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Today, we're in the medieval market town of Leominster.

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Where the streets are literally lined with antique shops galore.

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So, what are we waiting for? Let's go bargain hunting, yeah!

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It's a funny old game, this, isn't it?

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Each of our teams today, start from the word go.

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With £300 apiece.

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They then work their way up and down the streets of Leominster

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hoping to bank a piece of hot antique.

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HE CHUCKLES

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And then it's the roll of the dice...over at the auction room.

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Who is going to make a profit and who isn't?

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Let's take a sneaky peek as to what's coming up.

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Hm...look at that.

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On today's show, charismatic Carlos goes on the charm offensive.

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They're very highbrow

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because they've been bought by two highbrow people.

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-Of course, of course.

-You smooth talker, Charles.

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-I'll come and stay, yeah?

-Yeah.

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However, there's fighting talk with the Reds.

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-I have to beat Charles...

-That's your mission today?

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I wake up in the morning, it's the first thing I think of.

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I've got to beat Charles.

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But before all that, let's meet the teams.

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How gorgeous is this? The Lion Ballroom in Leominster.

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Great place.

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Well, we've got a great bunch of folk on our show today.

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For the Reds, we have married couple Marion and Paul.

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And another married couple, Nick and Alison, for the Blues.

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-Hello, everyone.

-ALL: Hi.

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-Great to see you. Now, Marion. You're retired now.

-Yes.

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-But you used to work in the art world?

-That's right, yes.

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-Tell us about that.

-Um, I was the accountant

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for a contemporary art company that sold all round the world.

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Hm-hm.

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Subsequently, we took over a corporate company

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and we put all the art sculptures etc, etc on the cruise line ships.

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Gosh. And did you have to go and visit the cruises,

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-while they went out?

-I did. One perk I got used to.

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Accountants don't really get much perks but I did get... Yes.

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-Yes.

-On a launch party I went, yes.

-Well, that sounds all right.

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And you're something of a pinball wizard yourself.

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I am. I restore art on pinballs.

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Paul does the mechanics and I do the artwork.

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So, we...we like to paint pictures back on.

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They're older pinballs, 1960s, '70s.

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Have you collected them?

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We have our own but we also...

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We do them up and sell them on at a show, just once a year.

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-It's just a hobby, so...

-Well, how nice.

-Yes.

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Um, Paul, it says you like all BALL games, is that right?

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-Well, just one. Bowls, actually.

-OK.

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Well, it's all a question of pronunciation, isn't it?

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-Absolutely.

-So, why bowls?

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Well, when I was sharing a flat in my younger days,

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I shared with a teacher who was a keen bowler.

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-And he asked me to have a go.

-Hm.

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And I said, "Well, it's just an old man's game, isn't it?"

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Well, that was when I was 21 and I got into the game

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and I've been playing it ever since.

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And you're fond of the vintage vinyl.

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Yes, yes. We have a couple of jukeboxes,

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as well as...the pinball machines.

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Do you really? You lived in quite a house, don't you?

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-It's not, it's a little bungalow.

-No, it's only a bungalow.

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Well, I've got about 2,500 records, something like that.

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Are you going to buy any vinyl today if you can find it in Leominster?

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-Um, I might do, if I find some.

-OK.

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-You'll know what's rare, won't you?

-Definitely.

-OK.

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Marion, what sort of things do you want to buy, darling?

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Something silver, maybe, and quirky, definitely quirky.

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-Definitely quirky.

-If you can find quirky, yes.

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You can find quirky, I tell you. Anyway, good fun.

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-Thank you very much for joining us, you are brilliant.

-Thank you.

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Now, Nick.

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There's a great story about how you two met, isn't there?

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Yes, there is.

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I was in the police force at the time

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and a friend of mine came along and wanted me to go to

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an infamous nurses' party.

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He cajoled me to go and Alison was persuaded to go

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-and we met at the party.

-Right.

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And when it came to the end,

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I hadn't got anything to write her telephone number down on.

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And the only thing I could find was a £5 note.

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Then, the following morning I was on early turn

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and purchased a bacon sandwich from the police canteen

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with said £5 note.

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-Ah.

-But it wasn't until the end of the...

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end of my shift that I suddenly realised

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I had spent the £5 note.

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So I had to run back round to the canteen to get them to cash up,

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to see if they'd still got the £5 note.

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Fortunately, they had and the rest is history, as they say.

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Well, isn't that a marvellous story?

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Nearly lost her for the price of a bacon buttie.

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That's a sweet story.

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But, um, Nick, you've done plenty of nicking in your own time,

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-haven't you?

-Yes, I went into the police cadets at 17.

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And then into the regulars, where I did my full 30-year term.

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-Did you?

-All in Sussex.

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Finally retiring four years ago

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-having reached the rank of a custody sergeant.

-OK.

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And thoroughly enjoyed my time in there.

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-Now, Alison. You're a retired nurse.

-I am. I retired early, yes.

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Very sensible.

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But you've both come out of retirement

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to try your hand at something new.

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We have, yes. We moved up from Sussex

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and purchased a bed and breakfast...just outside Ludlow.

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We manage it between us and, er, yeah,

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it's going very well at the moment.

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And have you had any amusing stories from bed and breakfasting?

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Well, soon after we moved there we had a lady turn up at the door

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and she said to us that she wasn't alone.

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-She had an eagle.

-Oh, did she?

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An eagle. Which was a new experience.

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-What was he called?

-Sebastian.

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Was he called Sebastian the Eagle?

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-I mean, that's a classic, isn't it?

-Yes.

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So, are you going to be using your eagle eyes

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around the shops today in Leominster?

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-We definitely are, yes.

-We hope to spot a bargain from afar.

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I bet you'll do it from a great height.

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-We will. We will indeed.

-Yes, good.

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Well, on that happy note, I'm going to give you the £300 apiece, OK?

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-There we go. £300.

-Thank you.

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You know the rules. Your experts await.

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And off you go and very, very, very good look.

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Now, time to meet today's experts.

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Keeping an eye out for the Reds is Jonathan Pratt.

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And going into battle for the Blues is Charles Hanson.

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There's loads of stuff here.

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Have you got any idea what you want to buy?

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Well, we thought maybe silver is always good, isn't it?

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-Can be.

-Yes, you know.

-Something quirky.

-Quirky, great word.

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-I quite like wood.

-OK.

-Wood is good for me.

-OK. Alison?

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-And perhaps some silver. A little piece of silver.

-OK, yeah.

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-That sounds rather good.

-Well polished?

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-Yes. Oh, very well polished, yes.

-Good to go, yeah.

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OK, teams. Brush up your skills, because your time starts now.

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We're good to go.

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-Here, your little bowling club, Paul.

-Oh, is that what that is?

-Yes.

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-It's a bowling club scoreboard.

-It's a score...

-110, gosh.

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-We'll give that one a miss, I think.

-Yes.

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-These are, in the truest sense, wonderful antiques.

-Yeah.

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Just look at the quality.

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-We're looking at the prices, Charles, aren't we?

-I mean...

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-Oh, yeah. Gosh, you're right.

-This bunch certainly have taste.

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Just not necessarily the budget to match.

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Back to the Reds. And there's definitely a running theme here.

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If you're playing this game competitively, do you buy new ones?

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We tend not to use the old lignum vitae ones for competition now

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-cos they're generally too light.

-Too light?

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We all tend to play with composite bowls now,

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-which are one solid material.

-OK. So why would anyone want to buy these?

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As a curio. Some people actually collect them. They polish them up...

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-Oh, do they?

-Yeah.

-So, you're not interested in these anyway?

-No.

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-I don't think...

-That's a no from the Mrs.

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-Definitely, no.

-SHE LAUGHS

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Ah, the boss has spoken. Onwards and upwards then, team.

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-Oh, what about...? Look, can you see this, Marion?

-Oh, yeah.

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What's that you've found?

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-It's a '60s record rack.

-It's different.

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-I would probably buy that, if it was me.

-Yeah.

-What do you think?

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The sort of stumbling block, is that...

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People don't have vinyl like they used to.

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But Paul does, JP.

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Would they be displaying it in this?

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And if the answer to that is no, what else would they use it for?

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-Yeah, that's true.

-All we need now is a price. Cue Stan.

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-DEALER:

-It's £12.

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-OK.

-That's not bad, is it?

-That's not bad, yeah.

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If I was at an auction, I would bid more than £12 for that, so...

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-It's a sneaky one if we need to.

-OK.

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-But I can see the passion.

-Yeah.

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All right? So I think it's probably going to happen.

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THEY LAUGH

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Watch this space, eh?

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Meanwhile, some quirky silver's on the menu for the Blues,

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with an asking price of £75.

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Wow. There you go.

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-Have you ever seen...? I mean, are they...?

-Have a handle.

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-They're quite unusual.

-Have you ever seen anything like it before?

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What I like about them is they're leafy and they're long

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-and they are...what is described as tea or cocktail straws.

-Straws.

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So very nicely hallmarked. Which we can see on the leafy spoons.

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They are hallmarked London...1963.

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-Aren't they wonderful?

-They are.

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-Yes, they are.

-They're really pretty.

-They almost swivel and swing,

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-don't they, from that great '60s era?

-They do, they do.

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So...

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would you...suck through them?

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-Oh, yes. Look.

-Oh, you do.

-I hadn't realised that.

-Yes.

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So, I suppose, in your B&B, do you do this sort of thing then, do you?

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-No.

-Not at the moment.

-Well, here's an idea for you.

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Doesn't go down well with the full English.

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-But these are for auction...

-Yes.

-..and we need to make money.

-Yes.

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What are they worth, copper?

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-From days gone by.

-I don't know.

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-Well, I...

-Were you on the beat at this time?

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-I, I...

-Oh, no.

-I was... I was actually two years old, Charles.

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Oh, sorry. Sorry about that. Sorry.

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Sorry, mate. Sorry, mate.

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Oh, Carlos. Putting your foot in it again.

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Steph. Are you open to deals?

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-DEALER:

-Oh, I'm sure we can do something for you.

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-Say about...£50?

-We'll say 55.

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It's up to you, Alison.

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You know, you're a lady of quality and clout, what do we do?

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-I think we should go for it.

-Go for it, yeah, yeah.

-Yes. Are you sure?

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-Yes, let's do it.

-It's a bit early in the hour.

-Ooh, let's go for it.

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I'm always wanting to hang on until the last minute. Are you sure?

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-With this one, yes.

-Go on, then.

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Well done, Blues. You've bagged your first item.

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They're very highbrow because they've been bought

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-by two highbrow people.

-Of course.

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-Of course.

-You're a smooth talker, Charles.

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I'll come and stay, yeah?

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-Yes, I'll do you a good discount.

-Thanks a lot.

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And it seems that Charles has bagged himself a bed for the night.

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And all within ten minutes.

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-Ah, kilt.

-Would it suit me, that's the thing?

-No...it wouldn't.

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-Not with your legs, Paul.

-What would that have been used for?

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Right, it's, erm... Purely used as a goblet with lead.

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It purports to be 18th century.

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You have got some nice wear on the rims here.

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-But I don't quite like the crispness of these turnings here.

-Right.

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Which would suggest to me, it could be a very clever...later example.

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Well spotted, Mr H.

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Meanwhile, the Reds are still empty-handed.

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But has JP stumbled across something?

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Decoupage is that sort of...

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I think, basically, before TV and radio, people sewed,

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painted and cut stuff up and stuck it on things.

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And this is a piece of Victorian decoupage,

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where they've cut out little things from papers and...other magazines.

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And decorated what would otherwise be

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quite a simple little bentwood box

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with a portrait and all sorts of things on there.

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And these are...

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These are absolutely right for the period, I think.

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-It's lovely, isn't it?

-Um... I suppose...

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And what would you use it for? You could probably

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-put your needlework in there, couldn't you?

-Needlework.

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-It's steam bent.

-Right.

-So they get a piece of laminated wood,

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in this instance or I think it might just be beechwood.

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And they'd steam bend it. They'd get it so it's soft and pliable.

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And then they'd put it into the position.

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Let it cool down and it stays in the same shape.

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-I rather like it.

-Yes, I do as well.

-But...

-I don't... Yes.

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-The other side tells me what they expect.

-Yes.

-£90.

-90.

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-I would see that at £40 to £60.

-Right.

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And who knows, it might make £60, £80.

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At 90...it's a lot of work.

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Crikey, team. You need a big discount then.

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Let's leave you to find a dealer,

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whilst we check out some Chinese Chien Lung with our Charlie.

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-Isn't that wonderful? It would date to around 1770.

-Yeah.

-Wow.

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I love these Chinese figures here. All hand-painted.

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Oh, what a shame. What a shame. Can you see round here? Look.

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-You've got a jigsaw puzzle.

-Hm.

-OK? You've got a jigsaw puzzle.

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It's been in about ten bits.

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What a shame.

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Because if this was a pair in good condition, it would be worth £1,000.

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-NICK WHISTLES

-I know.

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So when you see a price of £39...

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-You know that's suspicious.

-..you think that's really cheap.

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It really reflects it, doesn't it?

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-We'll leave him.

-Old hawk-eye Hanson's on it again.

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Meanwhile, the Reds are in negotiation

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for the best price on the decoupage bentwood box.

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-We can't come down as low as 40.

-What can you come down to?

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-60 would be the best.

-60?

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OK, so, auctioneer's estimate, 60 to 80. Is it worth 60 to 80?

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It's a nice object, it's decorative. Functional and useful.

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-I'm quite happy with that, I think it's all right.

-Yes, definitely.

-I think we should do it.

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-Yes.

-Do you think that's a sale?

-Yes.

-Definitely.

-Fantastic.

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Well done, Reds. That's both teams level-pegging with one apiece.

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Now, it just so happens that I've come across

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two wooden wonders of my own.

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Well, we've all heard the term treen

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applied to turned wooden objects.

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And here in Leominster, I've found this wooden tool.

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It is in fact a practice sword

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from potentially the early part of the 19th century.

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Made entirely out of one piece of timber.

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The flat curvy blade is in the form of a cutlass.

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And what's happened is the native craftsmen who created this,

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perhaps in Turkey, or somewhere in the Middle East,

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has turned the handle on the lathe.

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Then we've got a little mini pommel.

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And the blade itself has been inscribed

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with some geometric designs.

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It's the sort of object that would have been used,

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not by a child to practise, but by a warrior

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to literally practise their strokes.

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Absolutely glorious.

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Almost as glorious as this big old bowl.

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It is a whopper, isn't it?

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It doesn't look particularly spectacular as it is

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because it's got this thick, treacly patination.

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It would indicate to me that it might be late 18th

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or early 19th century.

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But when that's cleaned off, this thing will have a glorious colour.

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And it's the quintessential object to have in a country kitchen.

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It exemplifies also the 'waste not, want not' culture of India.

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When this thing developed a hole in the bottom,

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did he throw the bowl away?

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Course he didn't. He did a repair job.

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What he did, look, is to get a panel of metal

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and hammer the panel of metal over the hole

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so that the crack underneath wouldn't allow his washing-up water

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to flow away.

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Brilliant, isn't it?

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So how much?

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Well, the bowl today, here in Leominster, would set you back £70.

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And the sword? Well, that could be yours for £100.

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Now, that's cutting edge.

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Now, the big question is how are our teams cutting it

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out on the shop floor? Time check, please, JP.

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-We've had half an hour, guys.

-OK.

-We've nearly got two items.

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-I mean, that's not bad, is it?

-One and a half.

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So that record rack is looking more and more appealing.

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Meanwhile, the Blues have spotted some more sparkle.

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Pretty buckle in there.

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Where's that? Oh, that's lovely.

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Silver buckle in the Art Nouveau style made by the well-known

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firm Norman. Assay - Birmingham, in the year 1987.

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They're the sort we would have worn for nursing

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-when we first qualified.

-Of course, with your background.

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-Before your B&B.

-Yes, absolutely.

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-Unfortunately, we're not allowed to wear them

-any more. Why?

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-Health and safety.

-Isn't it sad?

-It is.

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-My mum wore one as well, she was a nurse.

-Did she?

-Yeah.

-Oh.

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I think it's time we had a butchers, Stan.

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-Can you see the price?

-£66.

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There we are.

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Just look at that for quality, the weight is fantastic. Importantly,

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yes, you've got the hallmarks.

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And what would you value that at your auction?

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Between £50 and £70. So I think that isn't a bad price.

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The only disappointment is it's 1987

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rather than being 1905, let's say.

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-What would be the best on that?

-Oh, it's a belter, isn't it?

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I'll find out for you.

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-A belter. Get it?

-It's bad, Stan. It's not good.

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Let's leave the Blues having a chuckle over the buckle

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and check in with the Reds.

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Oak long case clock painted dial, late 18th century, £400.

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15 years ago, that would have set you back £800 at auction.

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It's rather neat, but at £400...

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If you got that at £250, there'd be a profit.

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-There wouldn't be any budget left.

-No!

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THEY LAUGH

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Your team doesn't even have £250 left, JP.

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Anyway, that clock is ticking. Oh, Stan's back with the price.

0:17:400:17:44

-Well, this is a tough dealer, this one.

-OK.

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And he's saying that he can only go to £55.

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-Got a bit of time left, haven't we?

-Shall we mental note?

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A mental note of that one because I think we could come back to that.

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Something to ponder then, team.

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Nothing's grabbing you in here? Nothing's grabbing me.

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20 minutes left. What has old Charlie boy stumbled across here?

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Tea bowls and saucers in the Ca Mau shipwreck.

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The ship sank 1725 and remained at the bottom of the ocean

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until it was discovered by fishermen in '98. £28 each.

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The decoration on it, does that transfer or...?

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It's all hand-painted.

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If you imagine this lay on the seabed about 273 years, or

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thereabouts. And because it's porcelain, unlike leathers or woods

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which deteriorate in seawater, it's in remarkably good condition.

0:18:350:18:39

-I love that. You have got some issues.

-There's a few chips.

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And a chip on that one there and a chip on that one there.

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But you've got a lot of it. 12 pieces.

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Tempting, very tempting, eh, Blues?

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But at £28 apiece, that will blow your budget.

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In the right sale, that whole collection could make £300-£400.

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-Really?

-I kid you not.

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Let's hope you can get a generous discount, eh, Charles?

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-Little cutlery box.

-That is lovely, isn't it?

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It is lovely, little bit of oak. You really want £30 or £40 for that.

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Yes.

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But at £79, it's not exciting enough.

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But how excited are the Blues getting over

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that 18th-century shipwreck porcelain?

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Can do it for £220.

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What I've got to remember is you've got half of the teaware

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-covered in seaweed and there are a few chips as well.

-Yes.

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You're not exactly selling it, Carlos.

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I'm not convinced.

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-Particularly because I like the buckle.

-OK.

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I almost feel, Alison, that your early career in nursing,

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-it was made for you, wasn't it?

-I think it was.

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I think we need to either buy the buckle or take a chance on me.

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Ha-ha! No pressure then, team.

0:19:490:19:52

-That's a horrible way of putting it.

-No, don't worry.

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-Listen, we go to auction together, win or lose.

-Come what may!

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My feeling is, buy the buckle and rush around for ten minutes.

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-OK, let's do that.

-OK, it's a plan.

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Let's do that. Stan, the best on the buckle is...?

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-The best on the buckle is £55.

-OK.

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-WHISPERS:

-Shake his hand.

-Thank you, Stan.

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Thanks, Stan. We'll take the buckle.

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Decisive team, I love it.

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Which is more than I can say for the Reds.

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Only one item bought and the tension's starting to mount.

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You keep looking and see if there's anything that catches your eye.

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Dear, oh, dear, we're panicking now.

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We've one item. We've got to guarantee to get that rack.

0:20:300:20:32

We're at that panicking point.

0:20:320:20:34

I think they all knew that rack would come in handy.

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They look quite nice, but the stoppers,

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look at how they've been cast.

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They look quite modern.

0:20:400:20:41

Match holder, 1950, on onyx.

0:20:410:20:44

I don't thing that ever started off life with it.

0:20:440:20:47

-The quality between the two...

-Bit of a marriage...

-I think it is.

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There's got to be something.

0:20:500:20:52

We need some divine inspiration, don't we?

0:20:530:20:55

You certainly do, Mr H.

0:20:550:20:57

-What about this one? That's a clock.

-That's a good thing to pick up.

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-That's a cover, isn't it?

-Birmingham, 1902.

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What does it look like? It looks like crocodile skin, actually.

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You see it's been reduced from £145 to £110.

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A lot of people have been walking straight past it

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because they think, "Well, look, it hasn't got the clock in."

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A dealer would buy it. It's a funny shape, I have to say.

0:21:150:21:19

I'm wondering whether it is possible to put a hook in

0:21:190:21:22

-and they could have it to hang a pocket watch in.

-Right.

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Can we get a best price on that?

0:21:250:21:28

-What would you think?

-£50.

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-Can't do that, I'm afraid.

-No.

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Nice try, JP.

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-Is £80 too much? It's not complete, that's the problem.

-Yeah.

0:21:350:21:38

-Is £50 an offer?

-Yeah.

0:21:380:21:40

-I'll go and ring him.

-That's an offer, yeah.

0:21:400:21:44

Good man, Andrew.

0:21:440:21:45

You never know your luck, JP.

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And with five minutes left, you are running out of options.

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The Blues, however, have too many options.

0:21:490:21:52

-We're almost spoiled for choice here, aren't we?

-We are.

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There's so many nice objects.

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-That's pretty.

-What's that made of, Charles?

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It's...peculiar.

0:22:010:22:04

Unusual, quite right.

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Vintage, I'd go with that.

0:22:050:22:08

Metal dish with cats in a basket.

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The big question is, is it old?

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I think it's probably 1920s. Do you agree, Stan, this dish?

0:22:130:22:17

Let's have a look. Got a bit of age to it, hasn't it?

0:22:170:22:20

-You haven't got much time, have you?

-No, we haven't.

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I won't make a phone call, I'll just stick my neck out

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-and I'll get into trouble if I'm wrong.

-Yes.

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And I'll say...

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£65.

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Yeah, goodness me.

0:22:300:22:33

-We've got two minutes...

-Yeah.

-To go.

0:22:330:22:36

120 seconds I'll go now.

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This is in the Art Nouveau style, WMF, German.

0:22:380:22:41

-And it's a chrome plate.

-There's a bit of weight to it, isn't there?

0:22:410:22:44

It's got a nice colour, you can

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see it's got this peculiar gilded reverse.

0:22:460:22:50

We all know there's lots of cat lovers out there.

0:22:500:22:53

I think the big question Mr Wonnacott might be asking

0:22:530:22:55

the auctioneer in the sale room is, is it old?

0:22:550:22:58

You know me too well, Carlos.

0:22:580:23:00

Now, what's the verdict on that clock case?

0:23:000:23:03

-I'm afraid he said yes.

-Did he?!

0:23:030:23:05

-Yeah!

-Is that all right?

-Yeah!

-50 quid.

0:23:050:23:07

No-one's more surprised than me.

0:23:070:23:09

THEY LAUGH

0:23:090:23:10

Let's take it for £50.

0:23:100:23:11

See, JP, if you don't ask, you don't get.

0:23:110:23:15

Now then, have you made your mind up on that record stand?

0:23:150:23:18

-We can have it for £12?

-You can, it's upstairs.

-Would you go get it?

0:23:180:23:21

-I'll get it for you now.

-Brilliant, we're done. Thank you.

-Thank you.

0:23:210:23:24

Well done. And we can relax, well done.

0:23:240:23:27

That's the Reds done and dusted.

0:23:270:23:29

Now time to stick your neck on the line, Charlie boy.

0:23:290:23:32

We've got a minute to go. I think it's charming.

0:23:320:23:35

Stan, would you take £50?

0:23:350:23:37

Oh, I couldn't do that, no, I would be in trouble.

0:23:370:23:39

But your very best would be? £60?

0:23:390:23:42

-£60.

-Yeah.

0:23:420:23:43

I feel at auction it's worth between £50 and £80, so it might give us...

0:23:430:23:49

-Shake the man's hand.

-Thank you, Stan.

-Thank you.

0:23:490:23:53

Thank you very much.

0:23:530:23:54

And that is literally half a minute to go. We've done it.

0:23:540:23:57

-Well done.

-Good work. Thanks a lot.

0:23:570:23:59

Goodness me. Give us a kiss. Well done.

0:23:590:24:01

And that is your three items, Blues. Well done.

0:24:010:24:05

Time's up, let's check out what the Red Team bought, eh?

0:24:070:24:11

Their first item was the decoupage barrel box. They paid £60.

0:24:120:24:17

Next up, was the pocket watch case. A deal was done at £50.

0:24:170:24:23

And finally, they racked up their third item,

0:24:230:24:25

the record stand for £12.

0:24:250:24:27

-Well, that took you long enough to get started, didn't it?

-It did!

0:24:300:24:34

Anyway, having got off the mark, you did very well.

0:24:340:24:36

How much did you spend in total?

0:24:360:24:38

£122.

0:24:380:24:39

I would like £178, please.

0:24:390:24:43

178. Thank you very much. Thank you.

0:24:430:24:47

And which is your favourite piece?

0:24:470:24:49

-The decoupage box.

-OK, that's your favourite.

-Yes.

0:24:490:24:52

-Mine's the record rack.

-OK.

0:24:520:24:53

Which is going to bring the biggest profit?

0:24:530:24:55

-I think the clock case.

-Clock case, do you agree with that?

0:24:550:24:58

-So do I, yes.

-OK, fine, clock case is the prediction.

0:24:580:25:01

JP, your special moment.

0:25:010:25:03

-Going into the breach, again.

-Do you know, I can't help myself.

0:25:030:25:06

I do like spending the money.

0:25:060:25:08

I've seen something that packs a bit of a punch this time,

0:25:080:25:10

-and maybe that would be it.

-Really?

-Ooh.

0:25:100:25:12

Oh, very enigmatic, I'm sure.

0:25:120:25:14

Right now, though, why don't we check out

0:25:140:25:17

what the Blue Team bought, eh?

0:25:170:25:19

First up, they drew the cocktail straws

0:25:200:25:22

and £55 was paid.

0:25:220:25:25

Next the belt buckle

0:25:250:25:26

which, again, cost them £55.

0:25:260:25:28

And their last item was an Art Nouveau basket.

0:25:310:25:33

They paid £60.

0:25:330:25:35

-Well, that was fun, wasn't it?

-Good fun.

-Brilliant.

0:25:360:25:39

-How much did you spend in total?

-We spent £170.

0:25:390:25:42

That is a mature amount of money.

0:25:420:25:44

-Can I have the £130 of leftover lolly, please?

-You may.

0:25:440:25:47

Oh, look at that.

0:25:470:25:49

Very nice too. Now, which is your favourite piece?

0:25:490:25:52

My favourite piece is the nurse's buckle that we bought,

0:25:520:25:55

-silver buckle.

-And do you agree with that?

0:25:550:25:57

Well, I rather liked the first lot, which was the silver cocktail

0:25:570:26:00

straws. And I quite like those, I have to say.

0:26:000:26:03

What is going to bring the biggest profit though?

0:26:030:26:05

I think probably the silver cocktail straws.

0:26:050:26:07

-Yeah, I would agree with that.

-Would you?

-Yeah.

-Carlos.

0:26:070:26:11

-I want to spend the entire lot, Tim.

-Oh, really?

-I do.

-OK.

0:26:110:26:14

Well, what's new, Charles?

0:26:140:26:16

Anyway, very, very good luck. But look smartish though, Carlos,

0:26:160:26:20

because very shortly we'll be heading over to the auction.

0:26:200:26:23

I'm at Halls saleroom here in Shrewsbury with auctioneer

0:26:270:26:30

Andrew Beeston.

0:26:300:26:32

-Andrew, good morning.

-Good morning, Tim.

0:26:320:26:34

Cracking to be here back in Shrewsbury.

0:26:340:26:36

First up is this decoupage decorated box.

0:26:360:26:41

Where do you think the box comes from?

0:26:410:26:43

It appears to be a Scandinavian sandwich box, basically, which the

0:26:430:26:47

Victorians have up-cycled into a work box with decoupage decoration.

0:26:470:26:52

-It's rather fun, isn't it?

-It is, yes.

-What's it worth?

0:26:520:26:54

£30-£50.

0:26:540:26:55

-Difficult thing to value, isn't it?

-It is on the day, really.

0:26:550:26:59

OK, fine. £60 they paid. So maybe they paid a bit too much.

0:26:590:27:03

Now, the next item is the silver-mounted watch holder.

0:27:030:27:07

That's a very nice object, I think.

0:27:070:27:10

Synyer & Beddoes hallmarked,

0:27:100:27:13

Goliath pocket watch to go in there.

0:27:130:27:16

The little standard one would disappear, really,

0:27:160:27:18

so it needs to be quite a big pocket watch to

0:27:180:27:20

go in there. But it's smart,

0:27:200:27:22

so it should easily do £50-£70.

0:27:220:27:25

I mean, the watch collector who likes to put his prize

0:27:250:27:29

watch in a special place will really go for that, won't he?

0:27:290:27:33

Oh, most definitely, yes. It's in good condition, as well.

0:27:330:27:36

Yes, they get thin and worn or the leather is bad.

0:27:360:27:39

I mean, everything is perfect about it. Just find a watch.

0:27:390:27:42

Yeah, exactly.

0:27:420:27:43

Anyway, they only paid £50, so they'll be delighted for anything

0:27:430:27:46

north of that.

0:27:460:27:47

Next is the chromium-plated record stand.

0:27:470:27:51

Now, there was a moment when you put your LPs down below

0:27:510:27:53

and you put your 45s up above.

0:27:530:27:56

And it's definitely a period piece from the '60s

0:27:560:28:00

and I think rather fun.

0:28:000:28:01

If you are vinyl collector of any generation, this is going to appeal.

0:28:010:28:06

Yeah, condition is key with these.

0:28:060:28:07

Once you've any damage, the value just drops away.

0:28:070:28:11

In good condition, £15-£25.

0:28:110:28:13

-OK, well, they only paid £12.

-OK.

0:28:130:28:16

-So that's perfect, isn't it?

-Yeah.

0:28:160:28:17

Maybe they won't need the bonus buy, but let's go have a

0:28:170:28:20

look at it anyway.

0:28:200:28:22

-Now, team, this is fun, isn't it?

-Yes.

-Yes.

0:28:220:28:24

What has JP spent your £178 on,

0:28:240:28:28

on the way of the bonus buy?

0:28:280:28:30

OK, I think it's probably flat.

0:28:300:28:32

Jonathan, show us what you bought.

0:28:320:28:36

-Did I spend it all?

-Did you spend it all?

-Did I spend it all?

0:28:360:28:39

Oh, wow.

0:28:390:28:41

Not that I'm for a moment suggesting that you're big pub goers,

0:28:410:28:44

but it's a pub sign.

0:28:440:28:46

It's a form of art work which I think is underappreciated

0:28:460:28:48

-and obviously they're pretty much one offs, these things.

-Right.

0:28:480:28:52

It's a pub called the Suffolk Punch.

0:28:520:28:54

This is oil painting onto board, obviously.

0:28:540:28:57

It's signed at the bottom, this RKH Jacob.

0:28:570:29:00

The style and the colour of it suggests it's

0:29:000:29:03

painted early part of the 20th century.

0:29:030:29:05

They chose this sort of palate and this sort of strong...

0:29:050:29:08

He's almost got an Art Deco sort of interpretation

0:29:080:29:11

to the way he's been painted. I rather liked that.

0:29:110:29:14

OK. It's a pub sign.

0:29:140:29:15

I was going to say, presumably there's something on the back,

0:29:150:29:18

-is there?

-Let's have a look.

0:29:180:29:20

-Oh, yes, there is!

-Two for the price of one!

0:29:200:29:22

There are collectors of these sorts of things.

0:29:230:29:26

The breed the Suffolk Punch was endangered to the

0:29:260:29:28

point of almost extinction in the last century.

0:29:280:29:30

And it's now become more popular again,

0:29:300:29:32

so there is a resurgence of interest in it as a breed.

0:29:320:29:35

It's got a lot going for it.

0:29:350:29:36

Whether it's got as much as I paid for it,

0:29:360:29:38

which you're going to ask me.

0:29:380:29:39

The big question is, how much did you pay?

0:29:390:29:41

You gave me £178,

0:29:410:29:43

and I spent £178.

0:29:430:29:45

-Oh, no!

-You spent the lot.

0:29:450:29:47

-I spent a lot, yeah, I did.

-The whole lot.

0:29:470:29:49

Well, I can only say, that's quite punchy.

0:29:490:29:52

Now, you don't have to decide right now. You decide after the sale

0:29:520:29:55

of your first three items. But for the audience at home,

0:29:550:29:58

let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about JP's pub sign.

0:29:580:30:02

So, Andrew, this is a handsome thing, isn't it?

0:30:020:30:04

Cos it's not a transfer printed job, it is painted.

0:30:040:30:07

It is hand painted, yes.

0:30:070:30:10

A Mr Jacobs painted it,

0:30:100:30:11

but we don't know who he is, really.

0:30:110:30:14

He's not listed.

0:30:140:30:15

No, he'll be a jobbing sign writer, sign painter, don't you think?

0:30:150:30:19

Yeah, it's going to appeal as a decorator's piece.

0:30:190:30:23

Probably not going to be for a pub, but somebody will like it.

0:30:230:30:28

Be very, very big coincidence if you've got a pub called the

0:30:280:30:31

Suffolk Punch and you happen to be missing a sign.

0:30:310:30:34

-Anyway, there we go. I think it's rather fun.

-It is, yes.

0:30:340:30:37

How much?

0:30:370:30:38

-£100-£150.

-OK, well, JP paid £178.

0:30:380:30:42

Anyway, that's it for the Reds. Super-duper.

0:30:420:30:44

Moving onto the Blues, and we've got these very unusual solid

0:30:440:30:49

silver and heavy chunky drinking straws.

0:30:490:30:52

I like them, they're 1960s. Asprey's did retail,

0:30:520:30:57

this type of design in boxes of six.

0:30:570:31:00

We've only got two.

0:31:000:31:02

Good fun for sipping your cocktail.

0:31:020:31:06

I fancy the leaf on the end is a mint leaf

0:31:060:31:09

and they were made for mint julep.

0:31:090:31:11

Oh, that's quite possible, yes.

0:31:110:31:12

They're not old, but they're fun and they're very good quality,

0:31:120:31:15

so how much?

0:31:150:31:16

I think £40-£60. They've got to be.

0:31:160:31:18

Spot on, £55 our lot paid.

0:31:180:31:21

Not a lot of profit for them, probably.

0:31:210:31:23

Now we've got the Art Nouveau buckle, but out of period again.

0:31:230:31:27

It is, 1987.

0:31:270:31:30

Ari Norman, the silversmith,

0:31:300:31:32

well known for producing silver

0:31:320:31:35

bijouterie in the period style.

0:31:350:31:38

OK, well, they're nicely made, that's a fact. How much?

0:31:380:31:41

£30- £40.

0:31:410:31:43

£55 they paid, so they are light on that.

0:31:430:31:45

Oh, dear.

0:31:450:31:47

Now, we've got the pewter or white metal or spelter,

0:31:470:31:50

call it what you like, two-handled dish.

0:31:500:31:53

If you're a cat lover, then it's going to appeal to you.

0:31:530:31:58

Anything with kittens on or cats always sells.

0:31:580:32:03

I'd be disappointed if we couldn't

0:32:030:32:06

get £30-£40 for that.

0:32:060:32:07

They paid £60, actually. Which could be a bit too much.

0:32:070:32:11

Well, you never know on the day.

0:32:110:32:13

Well, if our feline friends let us down, they're definitely

0:32:130:32:16

going to need their bonus buy so let's go and have a look at it.

0:32:160:32:19

Now, Nick, you spent £170, magnificent amount,

0:32:190:32:24

and you gave £130 to Charles Hanson.

0:32:240:32:26

Charles, what did you spend it on?

0:32:260:32:28

Tim, sometimes you've got to go, go, gone and spend whole lot, so I did.

0:32:280:32:31

£130 on this

0:32:310:32:33

magnificent plate.

0:32:330:32:34

-Right.

-Right.

-What do you think?

0:32:340:32:37

-It's...quite big.

-Yeah.

0:32:370:32:39

What I love, Tim, about this is the fact it's a tin-glaze earthenware

0:32:390:32:41

body mimicking porcelain.

0:32:410:32:44

It's English delftware of probably circa 1760

0:32:440:32:48

and our interpretation of our friends in China.

0:32:480:32:50

You've got a whimsical fishermen here in this dazzling, almost

0:32:500:32:55

chinoiserie landscape.

0:32:550:32:56

So it's 240 years old and has a real history, I think, for the money.

0:32:560:33:01

-So you spent £130.

-Yes.

0:33:010:33:05

And what do you think it's going to make at auction?

0:33:050:33:07

Of course, this type of pottery is very crude

0:33:070:33:10

and it easily chips and the tin glaze in places on the surface

0:33:100:33:15

has been filled in with some minor restoration,

0:33:150:33:18

but don't forget it's so old.

0:33:180:33:19

I would hope between £150 and £200.

0:33:190:33:22

It's a bit of a gamble,

0:33:220:33:23

-but I have bought a real antique for my real Blues.

-Thank you very much.

0:33:230:33:26

-You like it?

-Yeah, actually. Very much.

0:33:260:33:28

What I like, Charles, is these things.

0:33:280:33:30

See those little lumps there?

0:33:300:33:31

They are called saggar marks. And when that was in a kiln,

0:33:310:33:35

there were 30 plates in a stack. And to separate them,

0:33:350:33:39

little tiny pieces of clay were put on those little lumps so that

0:33:390:33:44

when the stack was stacked, there was some support for the outer

0:33:440:33:49

edge of the plate, which otherwise might have collapsed.

0:33:490:33:52

I mean, it either gets your juices going or it doesn't, really.

0:33:520:33:54

-Do you feel your juices going, Nick?

-Yes.

-Good.

0:33:540:33:57

Well, on that happy note,

0:33:570:33:58

why don't we find out whether the auctioneer's juices

0:33:580:34:01

are flowing or not.

0:34:010:34:02

-Now, Andrew, a nice tin-glazed charger for you.

-Excellent.

0:34:030:34:08

How do you rate that?

0:34:080:34:10

Mid-18th century, circa 1760, English,

0:34:100:34:15

just what the collectors will be looking for.

0:34:150:34:18

Good.

0:34:180:34:19

We feel there's been a little bit of restoration to the tin glaze

0:34:190:34:23

with some fritting which has been sort of oversprayed.

0:34:230:34:26

There's a little bit of gloss orange peel effect here, which is really

0:34:260:34:31

why we've said restored and been a little bit cautious,

0:34:310:34:36

but it could do OK.

0:34:360:34:37

I don't think the restoration is excessive.

0:34:370:34:40

So, you're being cautious about it,

0:34:400:34:41

you've mentioned the word restoration.

0:34:410:34:43

What does that do to the price?

0:34:430:34:46

-We have put £50-£100.

-Well, fair enough.

0:34:460:34:49

It's a come-buy-me type estimate.

0:34:490:34:51

Charles actually paid £130.

0:34:510:34:53

-It may get there.

-It may get there.

-Yeah.

0:34:530:34:55

OK. We'll have to cross our legs and everything else

0:34:550:34:59

and hope that it does. Anyway, that is the excitement of this business.

0:34:590:35:02

-It is, indeed.

-And it is an exciting business.

-Oh, yes.

-Oh, yes.

0:35:020:35:06

OK, Andrew, the room looks raring to go, so rise to your rostrum.

0:35:060:35:11

-Now, Marion, my fair maid.

-Yes?

-You're looking forward to this?

0:35:120:35:16

-Yes, definitely.

-What about you, Paul?

-Oh, yes, definitely.

0:35:160:35:18

-It's exciting, isn't it?

-Yes.

0:35:180:35:20

-Jonathan, how nervous are you feeling?

-You know what?

0:35:200:35:22

-I can't measure how nervous I am now.

-Can you not?

0:35:220:35:24

-No. I have to beat Charles.

-That's your mission today?

0:35:240:35:27

I wake up in the morning, it's the first thing I think of.

0:35:270:35:29

-I've got to beat Charles.

-Yeah.

0:35:290:35:30

-That's a terrible thought, isn't it?

-I know.

0:35:300:35:32

First up is the Scandinavian lunchbox and here it comes.

0:35:320:35:36

The bentwood decoupage work box. Probably a sandwich box conversion.

0:35:360:35:42

-Start me, £20. £20?

-Come on, yes.

-Get on.

-Come on.

0:35:420:35:45

£20. Bid in the room at £20. £25 on the net.

0:35:450:35:49

£30 in the room. That's £30. £35?

0:35:490:35:51

-Come on.

-Come on!

-A bit more.

0:35:510:35:53

£35 internet bidder. £35 bidding on the internet.

0:35:530:35:56

At £35, make no mistakes. At £35.

0:35:560:36:00

Flat as a pancake. £35 is £5 off £40, that's minus £25.

0:36:000:36:06

The silver and crocodile skin pocket watch case.

0:36:060:36:09

Syner & Beddoes, Birmingham 1902.

0:36:090:36:13

Good-quality item. Start me at £30. £30? £30 in start.

0:36:130:36:17

£30. It's bid in the room at £30.

0:36:170:36:20

£35. £40. £45. £50.

0:36:200:36:24

-Come on.

-Yes!

0:36:240:36:27

At £60. Standing in the room at £60.

0:36:270:36:31

£10, that's not too bad. Minus £15 is your overall score now.

0:36:310:36:36

So what we need is for this thing to make £27.

0:36:360:36:40

So come on, we want £27.

0:36:400:36:42

-1960s chromium plated record stand.

-How groovy is this.

-That's great.

0:36:420:36:48

Number 140. £10? £10. £10 bid. £15. £20 for you? £20.

0:36:480:36:54

Yes!

0:36:540:36:56

-£25. £30 on the internet.

-£30. You're in profit. Overall profit.

0:36:560:37:00

£35 in the room. At £35. At £35, £40 on the internet.

0:37:000:37:04

-Wow!

-I need to change what I do for a living, I think.

-Hey.

0:37:040:37:07

-ANDREW:

-At £40.

0:37:070:37:09

Out in the room at £40.

0:37:090:37:11

Plus £28. You were minus £15, which means you are plus £13.

0:37:110:37:15

-How cool is that?

-Brilliant.

-Thank goodness for the record holder.

0:37:150:37:19

They'd rather have that than the sandwich box, I can tell you.

0:37:190:37:22

Anyway, there we go. So what are we going to do about Suffolk Punch?

0:37:220:37:25

-I mean, you are in profit, you are going home with folding money.

-Yes, exactly.

0:37:250:37:28

You don't have to go with the bonus buy, £178 worth.

0:37:280:37:30

Are you going to park it or are you going to swing with it?

0:37:300:37:33

Go with the sign or not?

0:37:330:37:35

We decided that if we made any money, that we wouldn't go with the Punch, I'm afraid.

0:37:350:37:40

-We're going to stick with it, but we do like it.

-Yeah, yeah.

0:37:400:37:43

-It's a lot of money.

-It is a lot of money.

-OK.

-So no, thank you.

0:37:430:37:46

-Thank you, but no, thank you.

-Absolutely.

0:37:460:37:48

We're not going with the bonus buy

0:37:480:37:49

but we're going to sell it anyway and here it comes.

0:37:490:37:51

-Straightaway, that should be £50. £50.

-That's very low.

0:37:510:37:56

£50 is bid. £55. At £55. I'll take £60.

0:37:560:38:00

Charles has got a long way to go.

0:38:000:38:02

At £55, make no... For £60.

0:38:020:38:05

£65, £70, £75.

0:38:050:38:09

Are you sure? You get two pictures, one each side.

0:38:090:38:12

-He is trying hard, isn't he?

-Yes.

0:38:120:38:14

At £75.

0:38:140:38:16

-That is minus £103.

-Oh, sorry, Jonathan.

-There you go.

0:38:160:38:20

We didn't swing with it. Just as well, you have a profit of £13.

0:38:200:38:24

Just don't say a word to the Blues, all right?

0:38:240:38:26

-And well done.

-Thank you.

-Well done. Bad luck, JP.

0:38:260:38:29

-Now, Nick, Allie, this is fun, isn't it?

-It is.

0:38:360:38:39

-Yes. Do you know how the Reds got on?

-No.

-Great, don't want you to.

0:38:390:38:42

Now, I really love these silver straws that you bought.

0:38:420:38:46

£55 you paid for them, which I think is plenty, personally.

0:38:460:38:49

£40 to £60 is its estimate, but really nice things and unusual.

0:38:490:38:54

And here they come.

0:38:540:38:56

-ANDREW:

-Silver cocktail straws with

0:38:560:38:59

the leaf shape bowls, London 1963.

0:38:590:39:03

£30 for these. £30?

0:39:030:39:06

£20 and start them. £20 bid I'll take.

0:39:060:39:08

Oh, come on.

0:39:080:39:10

At £20. Two ware at £20.

0:39:100:39:14

-I can't believe it!

-Wicked, so minus £35. There you go.

0:39:140:39:18

Now, here comes the belt buckle.

0:39:180:39:21

The Art Nouveau style belt buckle, Birmingham 1987.

0:39:210:39:26

£20 to start me. £20? £20 to start.

0:39:260:39:29

£20 to start the bid.

0:39:290:39:31

£10? Where are you? £10 bid.

0:39:310:39:33

-I feel giddy.

-I feel sick.

0:39:330:39:36

£15. £18.

0:39:360:39:39

£18, it's running to the back of the room at £18.

0:39:390:39:44

Minus £37. £35 and £37 is £72. Minus £72.

0:39:440:39:51

The Art Nouveau pewter or spelter, two-handled, kittens in a basket.

0:39:510:39:56

Straightaway to £20. £25.

0:39:560:39:58

£25, £30, I'll take it. £25. £30.

0:39:580:40:01

Let's go.

0:40:010:40:02

At £30. Bidding in the room at £30. £35 on the net.

0:40:020:40:05

£40 in the room.

0:40:050:40:07

At £40 it bids in the room. At £40.

0:40:070:40:09

At £40. Seated in the room at £40.

0:40:090:40:14

Minus £20, which means you're minus £92.

0:40:140:40:16

-How can that be? That's not right.

-What can I say?

0:40:160:40:20

-Minus £92.

-Oh, dear.

0:40:200:40:22

-I'd stick to the B&B business, if I were you.

-Yes, I think we'd better had.

0:40:220:40:26

No, seriously, it's just ridiculous bad luck, I'm so sorry.

0:40:260:40:28

-What are we going to do about the blue and white charger?

-We've got to go for it.

0:40:280:40:32

We're going with the charger. Definitely.

0:40:320:40:34

-Trust Charles for that?

-Absolutely.

0:40:340:40:35

Just take a chance. Pray, we have got to, don't we?

0:40:350:40:38

Well, Charles, such is the inspiration that you provide

0:40:380:40:41

for your teams they decided to go with your £130 investment.

0:40:410:40:45

-A lucky man.

-You're a lucky man.

-Absolutely.

0:40:450:40:48

The team have backed Charles Hanson yet again in his love of ancient ceramics

0:40:480:40:53

and here we go with the 18th-century tin-glazed charger.

0:40:530:40:57

-ANDREW:

-Start the bidding straightaway, £50.

0:40:570:40:59

Come on, let's go.

0:40:590:41:01

£50 is bid. £50 bid. Take a five. £55 on the net.

0:41:010:41:03

-Here we go. Let's row home.

-Yes.

0:41:030:41:06

£60. Bidding in the room at £60. £65 fresh bidder.

0:41:060:41:09

Come on. Hold tight.

0:41:090:41:12

£65. £65 bid in the room.

0:41:120:41:15

Internet, you're out. At £65.

0:41:150:41:17

-Oh, dear.

-Oh, dear.

0:41:170:41:19

At £65.

0:41:190:41:21

I'm sorry, team. Sinking.

0:41:210:41:22

We are, I think we might have sunk.

0:41:220:41:24

That's £35 off, that means it's another minus £65.

0:41:240:41:28

That is minus £157 scoring. OK, minus £157.

0:41:280:41:33

It doesn't sound too bad if you say it quickly.

0:41:330:41:35

Gosh, what excitement today, hey?

0:41:430:41:45

-Yes.

-Have you had a fantastic time?

-Brilliant.

-Great.

0:41:450:41:48

It's been marvellous, hasn't it?

0:41:480:41:49

Rarely is there such a chasm between the winners

0:41:490:41:53

and the runners-up as there are today, but there is a huge gap

0:41:530:41:56

and I'm afraid that the tail end of his gap are the Blues...

0:41:560:41:59

-I find that hard to believe.

-..who've managed to get minus £157!

0:42:010:42:06

Yes! How about that for a disastrous result?

0:42:060:42:12

I mean, minus £35, minus £37, minus £20 and minus £65.

0:42:120:42:16

-Take some beating, I tell you.

-Exactly.

0:42:160:42:19

I mean, that is a serious hounding through the whole arrangement,

0:42:190:42:22

-so we're not going to dwell, right?

-No, no.

0:42:220:42:25

-We have had a ride with you guys.

-It's been great.

-It has been fantastic.

-Brilliant.

0:42:250:42:29

-But the victors today go home with £13.

-Yay!

0:42:290:42:32

-Well done, Marion.

-Thank you.

-There's the £10.

-Thank you.

0:42:320:42:35

-And you get £3 coming your way.

-Wow, wonderful.

0:42:350:42:38

Really, the surprising thing, I think, is that wirework stand,

0:42:380:42:41

which is absolutely super-duper.

0:42:410:42:43

You managed to avoid the bonus buy, which is a wise move too.

0:42:430:42:47

-Did you have a good time?

-Perfect.

-Brilliant.

-We've loved it too.

0:42:470:42:50

In fact, such fun, why don't you join us soon

0:42:500:42:52

-for some more bargain hunting? Yes?

-ALL: Yes!

0:42:520:42:55

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