0:00:05 > 0:00:08The Newark Showground is host to one of the largest
0:00:08 > 0:00:11antique fairs in Europe.
0:00:11 > 0:00:16It also hosts a county show, a vintage toy fair,
0:00:16 > 0:00:19even a vintage tractor fair.
0:00:19 > 0:00:23But what vintage will our teams be selecting today on Bargain Hunt?
0:00:23 > 0:00:27We'll find out in a minute. In fact, let's go bargain hunting!
0:00:50 > 0:00:54Newark-on-Trent is a picturesque market town in Nottinghamshire.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57Its main historic attraction is the castle,
0:00:57 > 0:01:02founded in the mid-12th century by Alexander, the Bishop of Lincoln.
0:01:02 > 0:01:06The bishop also established a mint over the castle.
0:01:06 > 0:01:07And the big question today is,
0:01:07 > 0:01:11are our teams about to make a mint or simply
0:01:11 > 0:01:14churn up a whole load of trouble?
0:01:14 > 0:01:16Let's find out, shall we?
0:01:16 > 0:01:20The Reds' birthday boy is working his charm on the stall holders.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23It's my birthday. I can give you some puppy eyes.
0:01:25 > 0:01:28While the Blues have a mystery for us.
0:01:28 > 0:01:32- It's gorgeous. It's just like Reg at home.- Right.- Aw!
0:01:32 > 0:01:34But who is Reg?
0:01:34 > 0:01:37Down at the auction, it is hotting up for the Reds.
0:01:37 > 0:01:38Come on!
0:01:40 > 0:01:42And the mysterious Reg appears.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46- Oh, Reg!- He's a star!
0:01:46 > 0:01:48Reg!
0:01:48 > 0:01:51But before all that, let's meet the teams.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54Well, we have got a jolly bunch on the show today.
0:01:54 > 0:01:58For the Reds, we have got friends and colleagues John and David.
0:01:58 > 0:02:02And for the Blues, good friends Louise and Angie. Hello, everyone.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05- ALL: Hello.- Now, John, how do you know each other?
0:02:05 > 0:02:08We are both paramedics in the ambulance service.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11I joined a few years before Dave did.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14We both have a background in the Royal Navy.
0:02:14 > 0:02:15We got on quite well together.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18And we ended up working on an ambulance together.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21- Well, that's rather a happy series of coincidences, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24And what outside your working hours do like to get up to?
0:02:24 > 0:02:26I am a massive rugby league fan.
0:02:26 > 0:02:30I follow Hull Kingston Rovers. Home and away, wherever they go, I do it.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33- I absolutely live and breathe rugby.- Mm-hm.
0:02:33 > 0:02:38Quite often, David and I strip my car down to its bare bones,
0:02:38 > 0:02:40take it on a racetrack and just go hell for leather.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43It's just a normal road car, but we take out the back-seat,
0:02:43 > 0:02:46the spare wheel, make it as light as possible,
0:02:46 > 0:02:50put our helmets on and let what bits of hair I've got left down.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52- TIM LAUGHS - Good for you.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54Let the stress and tension out of the job.
0:02:54 > 0:02:56Dave, what do you like about this driving business?
0:02:56 > 0:02:58Is it just a good way of relaxing?
0:02:58 > 0:03:00It is safe. It is controlled.
0:03:00 > 0:03:05And, you know, you get to test the car's limits on a track,
0:03:05 > 0:03:08in a safe, controlled environment rather than, you know...
0:03:08 > 0:03:09Doing what you do an ambulance.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11Well, no, that is safe and controlled as well.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14- TIM LAUGHS - Now, what do you collect, you chaps?
0:03:14 > 0:03:16Do you collect anything?
0:03:16 > 0:03:21I have got a very small collection of mugs of, like, locations.
0:03:21 > 0:03:25- I actually love travelling. - Souvenirs?- Yeah, souvenirs mugs.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27Strategy? Going to spend all the cash?
0:03:27 > 0:03:30- As much as we can. - Are you? I love it.
0:03:30 > 0:03:31Good luck anyway.
0:03:31 > 0:03:35Perfect. Now, Louise, you have been good friends for 11 years.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37- Yes, we have.- How did all that start?
0:03:37 > 0:03:40Well, we met in a friend of ours' tack shop.
0:03:40 > 0:03:44And we were in there shopping for horsey bits. And we got chatting.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47- Didn't we? We got chatting. We had a lot in common.- Yeah.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50And we just liked each other straightaway.
0:03:50 > 0:03:55- And we have for 11 years.- Well, isn't that nice? And you run a lunch club.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57We do. It's called Nosh And Natter.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00- It is for some of the more elderly people in the village.- Mm-hm.
0:04:00 > 0:04:04We cook them a two-course lunch and then they have tea and coffee
0:04:04 > 0:04:06and then they can have their natter.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08How many older people will come to your nosh and natter sessions?
0:04:08 > 0:04:11Including the helpers, we have got about 42.
0:04:11 > 0:04:16- That is quite a substantial lunch. - Oh, yes, it is a big lunch. Yes, yes.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19- Angie, you are surrounded by animals, I gather.- I am, yes.
0:04:19 > 0:04:25- Tell us about them.- I have four horses, four donkeys and six dogs.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28- But you do live on a farm. - Yes, yes. We had sheep and cattle.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30I love animals.
0:04:30 > 0:04:35- Yeah. Animal mad.- You've also got a caravan park and some boat moorings.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38Yes. The Oxford Canal runs up through the farm.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41- People come and get away from it all for the weekend.- Brilliant.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44- And you manage all that as well, do you?- Yes.- What about collections?
0:04:44 > 0:04:48Crystal. I've got a couple of crystal decanters. But I use them.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51- They are in working order. - Full of drink.- Full of drink.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54Well, intermittently full of drink because, obviously, we drink it.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56OK. Angie, any ideas as to what you will buy today?
0:04:56 > 0:05:00I've got to steer clear of Beswick horses,
0:05:00 > 0:05:04- which I collect.- They don't make any money at auction.- No, I know.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08- But, yeah, we'll just... We'll see. - You're going to go with the flow.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11- Go with the flow. - Let the joy of it rub all over you.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13Well, that is the answer, isn't it?
0:05:13 > 0:05:14Anyway, it is the money moment now.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17- Oh, yes.- OK, here comes £300.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19Louise is looking up. There we go.
0:05:19 > 0:05:23You know the rules. Your experts await. And off you go!
0:05:23 > 0:05:25And very, very, very good luck.
0:05:25 > 0:05:26Well, I never did!
0:05:26 > 0:05:29Time to meet today's experts.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31Focusing on the Reds, it's...
0:05:34 > 0:05:38And listening out for any deals for the Blues...
0:05:43 > 0:05:45Now, what are the teams looking out for today?
0:05:45 > 0:05:49- Possibly something agricultural. - Agricultural, OK.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52- I like a little bit of silver. - Silver.- A little quirky.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54A bit of quirky silver?!
0:05:54 > 0:05:56- Silver.- Silver and agricultural,
0:05:56 > 0:06:00something like a silver cream jug in the form of a plough.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03So something a little different, a little out-of-the-box.
0:06:03 > 0:06:04Out-of-the-box. We like out-of-the-box.
0:06:04 > 0:06:05We like out-of-the-box.
0:06:05 > 0:06:09Or a piece of jewellery with an animal theme.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12No pressure, teams, your 60 minutes starts now.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14- WHISTLE BLOWS - Shall we go inside?
0:06:14 > 0:06:16- Let's go inside.- Come on, chaps.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19I've got a feeling I am getting henpecked by the farmers' wives.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21THEY LAUGH
0:06:25 > 0:06:29- Before we go in, should we have a quick look here?- Yeah. Sounds good.
0:06:29 > 0:06:33- We might not find your quirky silver on here, though.- No.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36But sparkly silver has been spotted by the Blues.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38This seems quite shiny, isn't it?
0:06:38 > 0:06:41How about that for a toast rack for your farmhouse breakfast?
0:06:41 > 0:06:45- Lovely, yes.- That is in the style of Dr Christopher Dresser.- Wow.
0:06:45 > 0:06:46Now, is that valuable?
0:06:46 > 0:06:49It's very collectible, but it is also fully priced.
0:06:49 > 0:06:53- It's priced at 125. So the owner knows how good it is.- Right.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55- Let's have a look over here.- OK.
0:06:55 > 0:06:59The paramedics are being introduced to an usual veterinary instrument.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02Something you might be interested in that is quite rare.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05- Please.- This is a fleam. - A fleam is for blood-letting.
0:07:05 > 0:07:09- It's like a blood-letting instrument.- It is French.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12Early. Unusual that the side opens up.
0:07:12 > 0:07:16The fleam is a type of knife used for letting blood
0:07:16 > 0:07:18during the 18th and most of the 19th centuries.
0:07:18 > 0:07:22It was thought that by releasing some of the bad blood, it would
0:07:22 > 0:07:25help cure a range of illnesses in both animals and humans.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27Generally, they are made in brass, the later ones,
0:07:27 > 0:07:31- but this is an early one.- Yeah. - Probably about 1800s, 1820s.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34- Nice and worn, wasn't it? - It is, yeah.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36It is quite a nice early instrument.
0:07:36 > 0:07:40- It is not everyone's cup of tea. It is quite early...- It is quirky.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42What do you think, John? You're not too impressed.
0:07:42 > 0:07:43I'm not impressed with that piece.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46- I think it is something different. - You are not impressed, are you?
0:07:46 > 0:07:48He won't even take his hands and hold it.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50Yeah, he's not going to, is he?
0:07:50 > 0:07:53I mean, I wouldn't even know what to do with it let alone how to
0:07:53 > 0:07:55use it or operate it.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57Well, it was designed to be placed over the vein
0:07:57 > 0:08:02and then struck with a fleam stick to make a quick, neat incision.
0:08:02 > 0:08:03What is your price on this?
0:08:03 > 0:08:06- It's £58.- £58?- Yeah.
0:08:06 > 0:08:07But we've got some damage there.
0:08:07 > 0:08:11With the age of it, there is a little worm that gets into the horn
0:08:11 > 0:08:15- and it does have a nibble on it, so...- What is your best on this, sir?
0:08:15 > 0:08:18I'd like to get myself 45 out of it, really.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21What would you think at auction for something like that?
0:08:21 > 0:08:25Obviously, I think, to buy it, you'd be looking at more like 30.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27- Yeah.- If you really want a deal...
0:08:27 > 0:08:31- Your best price.- The best price, 35.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33What do you think, guys? It's a bit..
0:08:33 > 0:08:34- Go for it, John, let's do it.- Oh.
0:08:34 > 0:08:38- There you go then. - I was just going to say...- Sorry.
0:08:38 > 0:08:42I was just going to say, it's a bit of a weird one and we never know.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45- But... It's done.- Well, it's quirky, and that is my impulse.
0:08:45 > 0:08:49- You've done the quirky.- There you go.- I love it, he is impulsive.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51You are impulsive, aren't you?
0:08:51 > 0:08:54I could see the sparkle in his eyes and he just didn't want to...
0:08:54 > 0:08:56- You know.- Are you happy?- Yes.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58And a happy John is a happy team.
0:08:58 > 0:09:02£35 for the veterinary fleam. An early buy for the Reds,
0:09:02 > 0:09:04within the first six minutes.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06Now, where are those Blues?
0:09:08 > 0:09:12This is a Victorian silver card case, a visiting card case.
0:09:12 > 0:09:16They used to be £60 to £80 when I first started. And now...
0:09:16 > 0:09:19So, if we could get that for £60 to £80...
0:09:19 > 0:09:22- We'd be rolling back 40 years to get there.- Well, we'll try.
0:09:22 > 0:09:26I'd like to inquire about the price of the visiting card case.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28There it is.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37- Asking 95. 80 would buy it. - Ah-ha, right.
0:09:40 > 0:09:45- It's a little bit wobbly, the hinge. - Hm-mm.- What do you think, Richard?
0:09:45 > 0:09:48- Well...- Do like that? - The hinge is wobbly.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51- I could feel it the minute I picked it up.- And it has been split.
0:09:51 > 0:09:53I like the quality. I like the maker.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56When it goes into the auction, that is going to
0:09:56 > 0:09:58put off 90% of buyers.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00I think we'll leave it.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06What about these? They're quite interesting.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09I like the fact they look like they're Chinese. And we've got...
0:10:09 > 0:10:10Two dragons.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15- Hello. Do you know anything about these?- It's quirky.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17- It is quirky.- They are Thai naga.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20Boat pieces. N-A-G-A.
0:10:20 > 0:10:24They went on the prows of the boats, the dragon boats.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26There are about 100 years old.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29- But what is the price on them? - There are £500.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32- That's a shame cos we like those. - Yes, we like those.- Come on.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35- Come on, we have still got... - Onwards and upwards.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41Oh, hang on. Now...
0:10:42 > 0:10:46- I'm an auctioneer.- Yes. - I am the son of an auctioneer.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49- I am the son-in-law of an auctioneer.- Oh, wow.
0:10:49 > 0:10:53- And here is an auctioneer's gavel. - It seems a reasonable price as well.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56Do you think we could maybe get it a little more reasonably?
0:10:56 > 0:10:58If we spoke nicely?
0:10:58 > 0:11:02It is priced at £35. So, see what you could do, Louise.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04I think you could ask very nicely.
0:11:04 > 0:11:08What would be your best price on that? For me. Please.
0:11:08 > 0:11:13Do you want the final price or do you want the further haggling price?
0:11:13 > 0:11:16I think we could probably cut to the chase and have your final price.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18It's 30 quid.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21- It is a nice thing. What do you think, Richard?- I think...
0:11:21 > 0:11:24- Obviously, I'm biased, I'm an auctioneer.- I like it.
0:11:24 > 0:11:28- Let's have that as our... - That's what I like. Sold.
0:11:28 > 0:11:30- Thank you very much indeed. Thank you.- Great work, girls.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33You know the way to an auctioneer's heart.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35First item in the bag for £30.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37- Let's crack on.- Let's go.
0:11:43 > 0:11:44That's quite pretty.
0:11:44 > 0:11:49At last, the Reds might have found the quirky silver they were after.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52A little butter dish in the form of a heart. Is it silver or plate?
0:11:52 > 0:11:55Yes, it is hallmarked silver. The date is there.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00It's 1894, so it is Victorian.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02It has got the original liner.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05And it fits so snugly we know it is the original one. It's perfect.
0:12:05 > 0:12:06I like that.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09See, my wife would be saying, "Buy that."
0:12:09 > 0:12:13- Would she?- She would be, yeah. - And I like that.- Yeah.- Do you?- I do.
0:12:13 > 0:12:17- But it's not quirky at all.- It is quirky.- I don't think it is quirky.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19I just think...
0:12:19 > 0:12:24I'm thinking what my wife would like, and she would love hearts.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26If you were serving this in the Victorian era,
0:12:26 > 0:12:31in the 1870s, 1880s, you'd take this to your lovely wife...
0:12:31 > 0:12:34- I would take this to my wife with breakfast in bed.- Would you?- Yes.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37- With her toast and her jam. - LAUGHS: You are not that nice, John.
0:12:39 > 0:12:43I bought you breakfast this morning because it's your birthday.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46Now, can you take advantage of it being your special day?
0:12:46 > 0:12:50Where are we at? 75? See, it is my birthday.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54I can give you some puppy eyes.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56- Don't look at his eyes. - Don't make me cry.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02The full price is 75. I will do it for 55.
0:13:02 > 0:13:03- 55...- Yes.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06- I think that's too much.- Yeah.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09- Is there any way you could squeeze it down a little for us?- Um...
0:13:09 > 0:13:11It's my birthday today.
0:13:11 > 0:13:12Um...
0:13:12 > 0:13:17Well, if we say 45, then that is it. That is my final price.
0:13:17 > 0:13:21- Would do you think, John?- I would be happy with that.- Yeah?- It's a deal.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23- OK, thank you very much. - Thank you.- Thank you.
0:13:23 > 0:13:24Well done, birthday boy.
0:13:24 > 0:13:29£45 for the Victorian heart-shaped butter dish and knife.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32You now have 33 minutes to find your last item.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34- That way.- Over there.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38The Blues in the meanwhile
0:13:38 > 0:13:39can't leave silver alone.
0:13:39 > 0:13:43You have got silver cruets here, fish slices...
0:13:43 > 0:13:44What is that?
0:13:44 > 0:13:47- What is that?- I think it could be a wine funnel.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49I think you are spot on.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52This is for decanting wine.
0:13:52 > 0:13:57So you would uncork your bottle from the cellar and then you would
0:13:57 > 0:14:02pour your wine into a decanter through a funnel, like this.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05And this pierced dish here would catch all the sediments,
0:14:05 > 0:14:09the bits of cork, the bits of gunk at the bottom of the bottle.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12And then you'd leave it in your decanter and let it stand...
0:14:12 > 0:14:15for the rest of the day before you served your wine.
0:14:15 > 0:14:16That doesn't sound like a good idea.
0:14:16 > 0:14:18Well, it wouldn't last that long in your house.
0:14:18 > 0:14:21No, we just open the bottle and put a straw in.
0:14:21 > 0:14:25Well, nowadays, people don't decant as much as they used to.
0:14:25 > 0:14:30But there are collectors of wine-related memorabilia.
0:14:30 > 0:14:34And this is the sort of thing that still has a collector's market.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37- It has got hallmarks here.- Yes.
0:14:37 > 0:14:41That shows that it was made during the reign of George III, in London.
0:14:41 > 0:14:45- Wow.- It has got the maker's mark there. It is priced at 75.
0:14:45 > 0:14:46That is a bit steep.
0:14:46 > 0:14:50- It is a bit steep for a piece of silver plate, isn't it?- Yes.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53If you get it for 65, I think we are in the market.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56So, would you like me to have a quiet word with the stall holder?
0:14:56 > 0:14:59- Yes, please.- I'll come back to you and tell you what this price is?
0:14:59 > 0:15:05- Yes, please.- Bat your eyelashes. Use your charm.- Leave that with me.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07Charm their socks off, Richard.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10# Let it flow. #
0:15:10 > 0:15:14Now, was it the Blues who were looking for animal-related items?
0:15:14 > 0:15:17Well, it looks like the Reds have beaten them to it.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19- What do you think about the giraffe? - I just saw that.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21- That is lovely, isn't it? - I really like that.
0:15:21 > 0:15:25I think it fits our quirkiness, John. What do you think?
0:15:25 > 0:15:27It's just a figure. I mean, it's just...
0:15:27 > 0:15:29an ornament, basically, yeah.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35Is it painted bronze? I like that.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37- How much is on it?- 18.
0:15:40 > 0:15:44It's not the best quality when you look up close to it, is it? Really.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46But there's lots of other interesting bits and pieces here.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48Right.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51How is Richard getting along with the wine funnel?
0:15:51 > 0:15:53- It's priced at £75.- Yes.
0:15:53 > 0:15:57How much did he offer it to me for?
0:15:57 > 0:16:00- 60?- 60?
0:16:00 > 0:16:0165?
0:16:01 > 0:16:05- £50 is the price.- Wow. Deal.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07- Deal?- Absolutely. - Shake the man's hand.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09- Sold.- We've got a deal. - Before he changes his mind.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11Sold!
0:16:11 > 0:16:14Fantastic. The second Blue item ticked off the old list.
0:16:15 > 0:16:20Right, now, both teams have got half an hour left. Keep focused.
0:16:20 > 0:16:24- I quite like the chair. - The old ship's chair?- Yeah.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27Well, that's nice. You've got that nice cast-iron legs.
0:16:27 > 0:16:31Is it something that is going to slightly make a profit at an auction?
0:16:31 > 0:16:33I mean, furniture in general isn't great.
0:16:33 > 0:16:36But I suppose you could argue this is more a marine collectible,
0:16:36 > 0:16:39- couldn't you?- See, I would use that. - It is quite nice, isn't it?
0:16:39 > 0:16:42- How much is your chair?- 240.
0:16:42 > 0:16:46- 240. Ouch.- Bad luck, boys.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49Having spent £80 already, you don't have that kind of cash.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51It is a bit beyond your budget.
0:16:52 > 0:16:56I think if you had it in a proper maritime auction,
0:16:56 > 0:16:59that could make around £200 or £300.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02But I think in a general auction,
0:17:02 > 0:17:06there is a chance that it could make 50 quid.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09I think if we could get it under the £200...
0:17:09 > 0:17:12- You could get it at two but not under.- So it is a gamble.
0:17:12 > 0:17:16- Do you guys want to gamble? - I'm not the gambler.
0:17:16 > 0:17:17I'm going from your experience.
0:17:17 > 0:17:22- John is the gambler.- I'm the gambler. - John's the gambler.- I'm the gambler.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25- But not at 200 quid. - But not at £200.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28To gamble or not to gamble, that is the question.
0:17:28 > 0:17:32In the meanwhile, here is a sweet little something I found.
0:17:32 > 0:17:36Technically, you could call this thing a miniature portrait.
0:17:36 > 0:17:42The image of a man carried by his wife or lover sometimes
0:17:42 > 0:17:45as a piece of jewellery hanging around the neck
0:17:45 > 0:17:49and sometimes in a little leather case, making it portable.
0:17:49 > 0:17:54And you have an image which is ultra-realistic as to what
0:17:54 > 0:17:56that person actually looks like.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58A whole school of art,
0:17:58 > 0:18:02which is miniature portrait painting,
0:18:02 > 0:18:05grew up in 18th and 19th centuries
0:18:05 > 0:18:08and was only superseded effectively
0:18:08 > 0:18:10by the beginning of photography
0:18:10 > 0:18:13in the last half of the 19th century.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16Now, I am really thrilled to have found this miniature
0:18:16 > 0:18:18on a stall outside.
0:18:18 > 0:18:24The painting resembles, to me, a Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood painting.
0:18:24 > 0:18:30Might it indeed be painted by, say, Millais or Holman Hunt?
0:18:30 > 0:18:32Most miniatures are painted on ivory.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35And if I turn the glass over, you can see on the back that
0:18:35 > 0:18:38this is actually painted on silk.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41And that silk has been applied
0:18:41 > 0:18:45to the concave inside surface of the glass.
0:18:45 > 0:18:49One big problem is that the glass has been chipped on this side
0:18:49 > 0:18:52and the silk slightly damaged behind it.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55I don't advise you to go out and buy a little miniature like this
0:18:55 > 0:18:57and pay a lot of money for it.
0:18:57 > 0:19:01In fact, the right price for it is what the dealer down the way
0:19:01 > 0:19:03was asking for it.
0:19:03 > 0:19:04That is - £25.
0:19:04 > 0:19:09But what might it be worth if the research turned up
0:19:09 > 0:19:12a Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood connection?
0:19:12 > 0:19:17Ah, well, then you'd be talking a lot more than £25,
0:19:17 > 0:19:20perhaps as much as £600 to £900.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23Nothing miniature about that profit, eh?
0:19:23 > 0:19:25Back to our teams.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28And with two items each and only 20 minutes left,
0:19:28 > 0:19:32there's pressure on both to find their third and final item.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34- Quick, quick, quick!- Come on, John. - Bird on a perch.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36A bird on a perch? I'm not sure.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39- OK.- No. I think... Probably not...
0:19:39 > 0:19:42I don't think that is going to make us any money.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45The girls have picked a bird of a different feather.
0:19:45 > 0:19:49- Oh, look, a cockerel.- A cockerel, You like that.- It's gorgeous.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52- It is just like Reg at home. - Right.- Aw.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55- You've got a cockerel?- Absolutely. - And he is called Reg?
0:19:55 > 0:19:58And he's those beautiful colours.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00- It is by Anita Harris.- Anita Harris!
0:20:00 > 0:20:02Anita Harris was head designer for Poole Pottery.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04She also worked for Moorcroft.
0:20:04 > 0:20:08About ten years ago, she set up her own studios in Stoke
0:20:08 > 0:20:11and she creates a lot of different animals, like the cockerel,
0:20:11 > 0:20:14pigs, horses, cats...
0:20:14 > 0:20:16She also does vases and chargers.
0:20:16 > 0:20:18He's quite a lot of money.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21It's an impressive piece, but we've got to work within our budget.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24I can do...£80.
0:20:24 > 0:20:28- £80?- Lovely. - It's a long way from 145.- It is.
0:20:28 > 0:20:32- Indeed.- Would that make a profit, Richard? It's on you.
0:20:32 > 0:20:34I think this is the first gamble that we are taking today.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37I think the first two things we bought, I think
0:20:37 > 0:20:39we bought them very safe. And I think there is profit.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42This is a bit of a gamble. He is a lot of fun, isn't he?
0:20:42 > 0:20:46- She wants to buy Reg.- I love him. - Let's have a deal. Come on.
0:20:46 > 0:20:50- We're going to go for it. - Can we have Reg's brother, please?
0:20:50 > 0:20:51Three items, done.
0:20:51 > 0:20:56The animal mad Angie picked up her ceramic cockerel for £80,
0:20:56 > 0:20:59finishing the Blue's shop with a flash.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01COCKEREL CROWS
0:21:01 > 0:21:05Now, for the Reds still have one item left find.
0:21:05 > 0:21:06Will they be as decisive?
0:21:06 > 0:21:10- Would you go to an auction and pay 160 for it?- No.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12- I think...- Let's have a quick look at it. They're glass eyes.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15- That one is OK, but that one is chipped.- Right.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17Let's put it back.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20- We've got three minutes.- We've got three minutes. I'm panicking.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23OK, ladies, we have bought our three lots.
0:21:23 > 0:21:27I think it's now time to put that wine funnel to use.
0:21:27 > 0:21:31- How about a glass of red or white? - You are speaking our language!
0:21:31 > 0:21:32Excellent!
0:21:34 > 0:21:37So, while the Blues are off to celebrate finishing their shop,
0:21:37 > 0:21:40- the paramedics are feeling the pressure.- Let's go over there.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43We'd better go and see about the chair. The chair or the giraffe.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48Right. What do we want to do?
0:21:48 > 0:21:51I claim this chair in the name of Bargain Hunt!
0:21:51 > 0:21:53THEY LAUGH
0:21:53 > 0:21:55Are we definitely going for that? What about the giraffe?
0:21:55 > 0:22:00- I don't know.- So, you said 80, but would you take 60?- Yeah, 60 is fine.
0:22:00 > 0:22:0460 on the giraffe. Could we do 190 on the chair?
0:22:04 > 0:22:06- Yes, that's all right. - 190 on the chair.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09One minute left, boys. I am coming over all faint.
0:22:09 > 0:22:11Which will it be?
0:22:11 > 0:22:1360 or 190?
0:22:13 > 0:22:15- Your choice, Dave. - 60 or 190?
0:22:15 > 0:22:17Don't give me the choice!
0:22:17 > 0:22:1930 seconds, we need to make a decision.
0:22:19 > 0:22:20It is your decision.
0:22:22 > 0:22:23Erm...
0:22:23 > 0:22:26I think we need to give Catherine a lot of money
0:22:26 > 0:22:29to get us a better deal in the auction...
0:22:30 > 0:22:31Come on!
0:22:31 > 0:22:33- Quick.- I would go for that.
0:22:33 > 0:22:34The chair?
0:22:34 > 0:22:36- Yes!- We're done. We're done.
0:22:36 > 0:22:40Literally, literally, with seconds to spare.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43You have just sold your chair, young man.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45190.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47- WHISTLE BLOWS - Stop horsing about.
0:22:47 > 0:22:4960 minutes are up.
0:22:49 > 0:22:50I am exhausted.
0:22:52 > 0:22:54Let's check out what the Red team bought, eh?
0:22:54 > 0:22:58Well, the Reds cut up their £300 by spending £35
0:22:58 > 0:23:02on a 19th-century veterinary fleam.
0:23:02 > 0:23:04A Victorian silver heart-shaped butter dish and knife
0:23:04 > 0:23:07was Dave's birthday present for £45.
0:23:07 > 0:23:11And with seconds to spare, the team gambled on a maritime chair
0:23:11 > 0:23:13for £190.
0:23:15 > 0:23:20Well, John and David, that was a last-minute canter, wasn't it?
0:23:20 > 0:23:23It was a bit of a last-minute rush.
0:23:23 > 0:23:28- And what was the total that you spent?- We spent £270.
0:23:28 > 0:23:32- £30 of leftover lolly, please. - £30.- Yep.- Thank you very much.
0:23:32 > 0:23:33Perfect, £30.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36- So, which is your favourite piece, John?- I like the chair.
0:23:36 > 0:23:38- Do you?- Yes. - And what about you, David?
0:23:38 > 0:23:41I think I am going to go with the fleam.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44- Is your fleam going to bring the biggest profit?- I hope so.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46- I'm not sure, though. I'm not convinced.- OK.
0:23:46 > 0:23:48I think the butter dish will be the biggest one.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51Well, this is the excitement of the game, isn't it?
0:23:51 > 0:23:53- So, poor Catherine is going to get £30.- I know.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56But it is amazing what you can do with £30 sometimes, Catherine.
0:23:56 > 0:23:57I'm going to give it a go,
0:23:57 > 0:23:59but I'm not going to be as impulsive as you two.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02Well, there is a challenge then, isn't it? Anyway, good luck, chaps.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05Have a nice cup of tea. Meanwhile, why don't we check out
0:24:05 > 0:24:06what the Blue team brought, eh?
0:24:06 > 0:24:08The Blues pleased their auctioneer expert with
0:24:08 > 0:24:11their mahogany stained gavel at £30.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14They poured another £50
0:24:14 > 0:24:17into buying a Georgian silver wine funnel.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21And thirdly, their crowning glory was a ceramic crowing cockerel
0:24:21 > 0:24:23by Anita Harris, bought for £80.
0:24:25 > 0:24:27Well, well, well.
0:24:27 > 0:24:32- Do feel you were ganged up on a bit? - At times, a little henpecked.- Yes.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34Now, which is your favourite?
0:24:34 > 0:24:38- The silver wine drainer, sifter, strainer.- Lovely.
0:24:38 > 0:24:41- And which is your favourite piece? - Reg, the cockerel.- Is it?
0:24:41 > 0:24:43Because it is such a lovely reminder.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46- It is.- Of that little fella at home.- Yes.
0:24:46 > 0:24:50- And is your little Reg going to bring the biggest profit?- No.- No.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52What is going to bring the biggest profit?
0:24:52 > 0:24:56I think the wine strainer or the gavel.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59- And how much did you spend altogether?- We spent £160.
0:24:59 > 0:25:01That's quite magnificent.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04So please, may I have £140 of leftover lolly?
0:25:04 > 0:25:08- There you go.- Jolly good. I won't count it cos I trust you.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11- And we will have it straight over. - Thank you.
0:25:11 > 0:25:14You now, it is a question of a bit of seed corn, isn't it?
0:25:14 > 0:25:16For you to go out and have another go with.
0:25:16 > 0:25:21I think I might be looking to the Orient for my next purchase.
0:25:21 > 0:25:25That is very inscrutable of you. Ha, ha! Anyway, good luck with that.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28Right now, though, we are going to go to gird up our loins
0:25:28 > 0:25:31and head off, more or less straightaway, to the auction.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42I have arrived at Hanson's sale room, at Etwall, in Derbyshire.
0:25:42 > 0:25:45The man in charge is Charles Hanson himself.
0:25:45 > 0:25:48- Tim, welcome.- Thank you.
0:25:48 > 0:25:50Now, these are unusual picks, I think.
0:25:50 > 0:25:52- Yes.- And well bought.- Yes. - We have got the fleam.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55When I first saw it, I wasn't quite sure what it was.
0:25:55 > 0:25:59What I knew is we had a really well-made object in horn
0:25:59 > 0:26:00with these beautiful steel inserts.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03I would think it would date to the 1850s. It is obviously French.
0:26:03 > 0:26:07It is inscribed on that. It is a Parisian-made object.
0:26:07 > 0:26:08And very fine quality.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11I think it is a veterinarian one, don't you? Because it is so big.
0:26:11 > 0:26:13I agree. It is quite rude as well.
0:26:13 > 0:26:16But if it appeals... Around this great area of Derbyshire,
0:26:16 > 0:26:18we have lots of good vets that come to our sales.
0:26:18 > 0:26:19I am hoping it might appeal.
0:26:19 > 0:26:21OK, fine. What is your estimate?
0:26:21 > 0:26:24We have gone in with a guide price of between £30 and £40.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26OK, £35 they paid, so that is fine.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28Now the traditional butter dish.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31A lovely embossed silver heart-shaped butter dish with its
0:26:31 > 0:26:33little glass insert.
0:26:33 > 0:26:34I think it is so sweet.
0:26:34 > 0:26:37- OK, what is it worth? - Between £30 and £40.- £45 paid.
0:26:37 > 0:26:41So they paid top end and they may be lucky to get their cash back.
0:26:41 > 0:26:46But the principal investment for this team sits in this baby.
0:26:46 > 0:26:48This secret to the thing is in the very,
0:26:48 > 0:26:52very heavy cast-iron base with that screw hole in the middle.
0:26:52 > 0:26:56Because I reckon, Charles, on a Victorian steamship,
0:26:56 > 0:27:01that had a bolt in the deck so that a lady, with crinoline skirts,
0:27:01 > 0:27:02could come and sit on deck
0:27:02 > 0:27:05when she is going across the Channel or across the Atlantic.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07I think it is a most interesting thing.
0:27:07 > 0:27:09The problem is going to be, Charles, how do you value it?
0:27:09 > 0:27:11It is a really interesting chair.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13It has a great maritime interest.
0:27:13 > 0:27:16If only we could find out which steamship,
0:27:16 > 0:27:19- what time it served on what vessel.- Exactly.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22Then it is a different object altogether.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25So we have been cautious purely because we are...
0:27:25 > 0:27:27And we've gone in between £40 and £60.
0:27:27 > 0:27:30- That is quite cautious, isn't it? - Perhaps to cautious.
0:27:30 > 0:27:33Well, I don't know. You know, how do you encourage people?
0:27:33 > 0:27:35But it is £190 they paid, our team,
0:27:35 > 0:27:38which is quite a big old slug, isn't it?
0:27:38 > 0:27:42If you fail, that will seriously drag them to the bottom of the ocean
0:27:42 > 0:27:45and they will need their bonus buy, so let's go and have a look at it.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48Now, John, David, this is your leftover lolly moment.
0:27:48 > 0:27:51You spent 270. You only gave Catherine £30.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54You did magnificently, you chaps. Catherine, what did you spend it on?
0:27:54 > 0:27:57Well, you didn't give me much to play with, did you?
0:27:57 > 0:28:01- No.- No... Oh. What is it?
0:28:01 > 0:28:03It's a compact. It is a lady's compact.
0:28:03 > 0:28:05We are talking just gilt metal here,
0:28:05 > 0:28:09but we have got a lovely riding crop on there and a riding hat,
0:28:09 > 0:28:14which I think is really nice touch. Have a hold of it. Hold it. Feel it.
0:28:14 > 0:28:16- Love it.- Open it. - Well, it has got weight to it.
0:28:16 > 0:28:19- Ooops! - DAVE LAUGHS
0:28:19 > 0:28:21Well, it was all right.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24Now, fortunately, we are on a carpeted floor. No damage done.
0:28:24 > 0:28:27- That's easy. Don't fret.- Right. - So there we are.
0:28:27 > 0:28:31- So, how much did you pay for it? - £5.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34- Come on!- £5... That's... At that price, that is good.
0:28:34 > 0:28:36Is there a profit in it, do you think?
0:28:36 > 0:28:39We are going to double our money and maybe a bit more.
0:28:39 > 0:28:41- OK? Everybody happy? - Yeah.- That's good.
0:28:41 > 0:28:43For the audience at home, though, why don't
0:28:43 > 0:28:45we find out what the auctioneer thinks about
0:28:45 > 0:28:47Catherine's little compact?
0:28:48 > 0:28:51OK, Charles, here is something for your Friday night out.
0:28:51 > 0:28:53- Tally ho, hey, Tim?- Yep. - The engine turning is very good.
0:28:53 > 0:28:58I presume, looking at the style of it, it must be, what, 1940s, '50s?
0:28:58 > 0:29:01It is a gilded metal. But the finish is so good.
0:29:01 > 0:29:04It is in clean condition. It is just a very nice object.
0:29:04 > 0:29:06OK, well, what is it worth, Carlos?
0:29:06 > 0:29:08Well, we would hope it would make between £20 and £30.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11- You are a brilliant man. Catherine Southon...- Yes.
0:29:11 > 0:29:14- She, The Cunning One, paid a five pound note.- How much? £5.
0:29:14 > 0:29:17- She didn't.- She did.- I can't believe it.- Anyway, that is it for the Reds.
0:29:17 > 0:29:22Now, moving on to the Blues. We've got a gavel. An auctioneer's gavel.
0:29:22 > 0:29:25So, Charles, try that on for size. You need a new one?
0:29:25 > 0:29:28- Is a bit light, Tim, for me. - Too light.- It is a bit light.
0:29:28 > 0:29:30- Yeah, I like a heavy gavel. - Do you?- Yeah.- OK, fine.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33- What is it made of, mahogany or something?- It is mahogany.
0:29:33 > 0:29:37It is probably late 19th century. It could be 1920s.
0:29:37 > 0:29:42- It could be a bit later.- How much? - £15 to £25.- OK, £30 paid.- OK.
0:29:42 > 0:29:48- Now, next is the wine funnel, which is Georgian and silver, yeah?- Yeah.
0:29:48 > 0:29:49It is a really good object.
0:29:49 > 0:29:53- Yes.- On the surface.- Ah. - But when you begin to look at it...
0:29:53 > 0:29:57And we can see the marks on it. It is Georgian. It is probably 1790.
0:29:57 > 0:30:00It could be 1800s. But who made it?
0:30:00 > 0:30:01The marks are so rubbed.
0:30:01 > 0:30:05And then what is slightly concerning is the fact that the top half
0:30:05 > 0:30:07is very good in period,
0:30:07 > 0:30:11but this bottom section just seems to have been almost clipped away.
0:30:11 > 0:30:15If this was in good condition, it would be between £400 and £600.
0:30:15 > 0:30:18- Would it really?- It would. But this one is tired.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21So we have gone in with a guide, because of its condition,
0:30:21 > 0:30:22between 30 and 50.
0:30:22 > 0:30:25OK, well, that is cheap enough then, isn't it? They paid £50.
0:30:25 > 0:30:28- Now, I know you like to have a good crow.- Yes.- Right?
0:30:28 > 0:30:31So tell us about this old cockerel.
0:30:31 > 0:30:32It is by Anita Harris.
0:30:32 > 0:30:37What she is renowned for are her reactive, fairly vibrant glazes.
0:30:37 > 0:30:40I think this cock really sings.
0:30:40 > 0:30:45- How much?- My guide price, between £40 and £60.- OK, £80 paid.
0:30:45 > 0:30:48So there is some distance there to run, I fancy.
0:30:48 > 0:30:51- Yeah, but this is the future. This is the future.- Is it?- Yes.
0:30:51 > 0:30:53- I think I'll stick in the past. - Yeah.- OK, fine.
0:30:53 > 0:30:55Thank you very much, Charles, for that.
0:30:55 > 0:30:57On the basis that the cockerel doesn't do so well,
0:30:57 > 0:30:59they're going to need their bonus buy,
0:30:59 > 0:31:01so let's go and have a look at it.
0:31:01 > 0:31:05Girls, have you any idea what Ricardo has bought for you?
0:31:05 > 0:31:08- No, not at all.- Well, this is exciting then, isn't it?
0:31:08 > 0:31:11I'm going to help him by taking off the rag. Richard, here we go.
0:31:13 > 0:31:18A pair of Continental silver miniature urns.
0:31:18 > 0:31:22Probably made in Germany or possibly Holland. Brought into this country.
0:31:22 > 0:31:25They have got an import mark on them for 1890.
0:31:25 > 0:31:30I think they are small and pretty and they reminded me of both of you.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32ALL: Aw!
0:31:32 > 0:31:36- That will get you everywhere.- I think I'm going to be sick.- May we?
0:31:37 > 0:31:40- Do, please, one each. - What did you spend on them?
0:31:40 > 0:31:45Well, they were priced, the pair, at £75.
0:31:45 > 0:31:49But with a little bit of negotiation, I got them down to £50.
0:31:49 > 0:31:55I can see them perhaps making £20, £25 profit.
0:31:55 > 0:31:57So I think there is something left in them.
0:31:57 > 0:32:01Being import marked, that means that it identifies
0:32:01 > 0:32:06the moment of entry, in 1890, so they could have been older
0:32:06 > 0:32:10than that, before 1890, when made on the Continent.
0:32:10 > 0:32:13So, you know, there is a bit of mystique about them, isn't there?
0:32:13 > 0:32:15- Sure.- Do you think you might make £100 for the pair?
0:32:15 > 0:32:18With a good day, a strong wind and a great auctioneer,
0:32:18 > 0:32:21which of course we've got, we could push three figures.
0:32:21 > 0:32:24- Well, there you go.- Let's hope so. - Hope springs eternal.
0:32:24 > 0:32:26I mean, I can't think of anything more appropriate.
0:32:26 > 0:32:29- We don't have to decide now. - Do you know, you don't.
0:32:29 > 0:32:33As you say, right now, we will check out what the auctioneer,
0:32:33 > 0:32:34for the audience at home,
0:32:34 > 0:32:37what he thinks about Richard's little earners.
0:32:38 > 0:32:40OK, Charles, are you liking?
0:32:40 > 0:32:43- What I like about these is they are quite heavy.- They are heavy.
0:32:43 > 0:32:47They have got a good weight. I love that chiselled gilt finish.
0:32:47 > 0:32:51- OK, how much?- A guide between about £50 and £70.- OK.
0:32:51 > 0:32:54Well, OK, Richard Madley paid £50. And he really rates them.
0:32:54 > 0:32:56I think he is right, don't you?
0:32:56 > 0:33:00Yes, I would really hope they might, just might, make £100.
0:33:00 > 0:33:02Well, there you go. Bon chance.
0:33:02 > 0:33:04Si, si. Oui, oui.
0:33:04 > 0:33:06- TIM LAUGHS - Oui, oui.
0:33:16 > 0:33:17Sold it!
0:33:17 > 0:33:20Have you ever seen more people crammed into a room?
0:33:20 > 0:33:22- It's fantastic. - I mean, it is standing room only.
0:33:22 > 0:33:24It is standing room only,
0:33:24 > 0:33:27and perhaps they're all here to buy your lots.
0:33:27 > 0:33:29- Possibly.- The word is out.
0:33:29 > 0:33:32Yeah. Now, you have got the fleam to start off with, right?
0:33:32 > 0:33:35£30 to £40 is the auctioneer's estimate. And here it comes.
0:33:35 > 0:33:39Gruesome but kind in the day, it was supposed to be a healer.
0:33:39 > 0:33:43There we are. We like it. My only bid here. £18.
0:33:43 > 0:33:44- Oh, dear.- 18.
0:33:44 > 0:33:46I am asking now 20.
0:33:46 > 0:33:47'Good object.'
0:33:47 > 0:33:48Come on!
0:33:48 > 0:33:50- 'Circa 1850.'- Internet! - 'I am only asking £20.'
0:33:50 > 0:33:52- Everybody needs a fleam. - DAVE LAUGHS
0:33:52 > 0:33:53I can't bear it.
0:33:53 > 0:33:5420, I'm bid.
0:33:54 > 0:33:56I'm asking five now. 20, I'm bid.
0:33:56 > 0:33:57Surely a fiver.
0:33:57 > 0:34:00- Oh, we have got a ways... - 'All out. I sell to you, sir.'
0:34:00 > 0:34:01It's over.
0:34:01 > 0:34:05Minus £15. That was a bloodbath.
0:34:08 > 0:34:10Now, the butter dish.
0:34:10 > 0:34:11It has a romance.
0:34:11 > 0:34:14It is a wonderful heart-shape butter dish with a glass liner.
0:34:14 > 0:34:19Birmingham made. Plant and Co, of 1894.
0:34:19 > 0:34:22I'm only bid here... 15, 18, 20.
0:34:22 > 0:34:25I'm asking two now. 20, I'm bid.
0:34:25 > 0:34:27Do I see two now? 20, I'm bid.
0:34:27 > 0:34:30Do I see two? Five, eight. 32. I'm out.
0:34:30 > 0:34:34I'm asking five now. It is a wonderful lot, full of romance.
0:34:34 > 0:34:37- I'm not happy, lads.- 32. I'm bid, five. 38. 40, I'm bid.
0:34:37 > 0:34:39- Don't miss it. 45, Sir.- Oh, my Lord!
0:34:39 > 0:34:42Don't miss it for wont. 45, I'm bid online. 50, I'm bid.
0:34:42 > 0:34:44Surely a fiver.
0:34:44 > 0:34:45- Come on.- Come on.
0:34:45 > 0:34:46- 'In the room.'- Surely!
0:34:46 > 0:34:47Surely a fiver, come on.
0:34:47 > 0:34:50All out. I sell online today.
0:34:50 > 0:34:53Make no mistake, we are selling at £50.
0:34:53 > 0:34:55Going, going...gone.
0:34:55 > 0:34:58£5. That reduces your losses to only ten.
0:35:01 > 0:35:02What is going to happen
0:35:02 > 0:35:04with the chair?
0:35:04 > 0:35:07I've got bids of 35, 40 and five.
0:35:07 > 0:35:09- I'm asking now for 50.- Look out.
0:35:09 > 0:35:11- 'A really interesting chair.' - Come on.
0:35:11 > 0:35:13Our heritage.
0:35:13 > 0:35:1445, I'm bid.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17I'm asking now 50. 45. Bid now, 50.
0:35:17 > 0:35:21- 'Good chair. 45. Asking 50.' - Come on, come on!- 'Come on. 45.'
0:35:21 > 0:35:26We are at 50 now. 45 online, you're out. I'm asking 50. 55. 60.
0:35:26 > 0:35:27I'm out.
0:35:27 > 0:35:30One more. All out. I sell to a lady.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33- No, no, no.- 'All out. Asking five.
0:35:33 > 0:35:35'I sell.'
0:35:35 > 0:35:37Fair warning. At £60.
0:35:37 > 0:35:38- 'Going, going...'- Oh, no.
0:35:38 > 0:35:40Gone.
0:35:40 > 0:35:42Oh, bad luck. It sank without trace.
0:35:42 > 0:35:43I can't believe it was that bad.
0:35:43 > 0:35:45£130 minus for that.
0:35:45 > 0:35:49You were minus ten before, which means you are minus 140.
0:35:49 > 0:35:53Now, you've got your £5 bonus buy to claw it all back with.
0:35:53 > 0:35:55Shall we have a discussion about this?
0:35:55 > 0:35:58- No.- Yes. - THEY LAUGH
0:35:58 > 0:36:01- Yes?- Get it? "Shall we have a discussion about it?" "No." "Yes."
0:36:01 > 0:36:02- You are going with it?- Seniority.
0:36:02 > 0:36:04- You are going with it? - We are going with it.
0:36:04 > 0:36:06OK. They are going with it. I don't blame you.
0:36:06 > 0:36:08That is the decision made. And here it comes.
0:36:08 > 0:36:12We have this wonderful gilt metal compact. A really sweet object.
0:36:12 > 0:36:14Mid-20th century.
0:36:14 > 0:36:17And I'm only bid here at £12. Do I see 15?
0:36:17 > 0:36:20At £12. I'm bid. 15, 18, 20.
0:36:20 > 0:36:22- It will do all right. - I'm asking two now.
0:36:22 > 0:36:2720, I'm bid. Let's go twos. Two. Five. Eight. Online.
0:36:27 > 0:36:29Come on, come on!
0:36:29 > 0:36:31Online, 30.
0:36:31 > 0:36:36- We have a long way to go.- 30 now. 30. Five. Online bid, 40.
0:36:36 > 0:36:39- Look at this. Catherine, isn't she marvellous?- Come On!
0:36:39 > 0:36:4135, I'm bid.
0:36:41 > 0:36:43Asking 40 now. Fair warning.
0:36:43 > 0:36:45You're out. And you're in.
0:36:45 > 0:36:49I sell at £35...
0:36:49 > 0:36:53- Yay!- We got in there. - What a winner. What a winner!
0:36:53 > 0:36:55- Thank you, you saved our bacon. - Plus £30.- A little bit.
0:36:55 > 0:36:58Which means, overall, you are minus £110.
0:36:58 > 0:37:00Which could be a winning score.
0:37:00 > 0:37:01Let's be positive.
0:37:09 > 0:37:11- Been chatting to the Reds?- No.- No.
0:37:11 > 0:37:13You don't know how the Reds got on?
0:37:13 > 0:37:15- We don't know how they got on. - OK. First up is the gavel.
0:37:15 > 0:37:17And here it comes.
0:37:17 > 0:37:19Nice tactile mahogany gavel.
0:37:19 > 0:37:23I'm only bid £12. I'm asking 15 now.
0:37:23 > 0:37:25At 12. 15. 18. 20, sir.
0:37:25 > 0:37:27I'm out.
0:37:27 > 0:37:31I'm asking two now for the gavel. All the hands go up.
0:37:31 > 0:37:34Two. Five. Eight.
0:37:34 > 0:37:3530.
0:37:35 > 0:37:38- You are in profit.- Well done.- Well done, girls. Well done, Richard.
0:37:38 > 0:37:3935.
0:37:39 > 0:37:4138. 40.
0:37:41 > 0:37:4245.
0:37:42 > 0:37:46- Come on, Hanson.- 45... - Look at you two ladies in the back.
0:37:46 > 0:37:48It's like watching the Grand National.
0:37:48 > 0:37:53All out. I sell. We go online today at £45.
0:37:53 > 0:37:57Well done, Richard. £15 profit.
0:37:57 > 0:37:58I'm loving it.
0:38:00 > 0:38:02Now, here comes the funnel.
0:38:02 > 0:38:05Silver wine funnel. There we are. An interesting funnel.
0:38:05 > 0:38:09We can't make out the maker's mark but it is 18th-century.
0:38:09 > 0:38:11I'm only bid here £18.
0:38:11 > 0:38:12Gosh!
0:38:12 > 0:38:15I'm asking 20 now. 18.
0:38:15 > 0:38:18- 20. Five. Eight. 30. - Come on!
0:38:18 > 0:38:22No more? 28, commission bid. I'm asking now 30.
0:38:22 > 0:38:2530. I'm asking two. Come on! All out.
0:38:25 > 0:38:27- Lulu.- You are out in the room.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30- We are live online. - Oh, Lulu.- Oh, no!
0:38:30 > 0:38:33- At £30. Going, going, gone! - What a load of rubbish.
0:38:33 > 0:38:37- Minus £20.- Oh, dear.- Oh sorry, love.
0:38:37 > 0:38:38Listen, you had £15 profit.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41You've just lost 20. You are now minus five.
0:38:41 > 0:38:43- Hey-ho.- Here comes Reg.
0:38:43 > 0:38:45- There is our fine cockerel. - Come on, Reg!
0:38:45 > 0:38:48There he is, by Anita Harris. Our wonderful cock.
0:38:48 > 0:38:51- Lots of interest.- With bids.- Yes!
0:38:51 > 0:38:56Let's feather up and I can bid here at £25.
0:38:56 > 0:38:59I'm asking 35. 40. Five. 50.
0:38:59 > 0:39:03- Go!- It's a wonderful object. 55. 60.
0:39:03 > 0:39:06- Five. 70.- Yes.- I'm out. - Oh, no!- Come on.
0:39:06 > 0:39:11I'm out. 70, I'm bid. Don't miss this cockerel for one bid.
0:39:11 > 0:39:1370, I'm bid. Five!
0:39:13 > 0:39:15- Yes!- 80. Five. 90.
0:39:15 > 0:39:19- One more. 100!- 100!- 110.
0:39:19 > 0:39:21- 120. 130.- 130!
0:39:21 > 0:39:24- All done? It's a wonderful thing. - Good old Reg.
0:39:24 > 0:39:26Come on!
0:39:26 > 0:39:28- Keep it in Derbyshire or I shall sell... 130!- Yes!
0:39:28 > 0:39:32- 140. 150. - You are such a marvellous man!
0:39:32 > 0:39:34- He is.- He is a marvellous man.
0:39:34 > 0:39:36145. 150.
0:39:36 > 0:39:37155.
0:39:37 > 0:39:39Yes, 155.
0:39:39 > 0:39:41- I'm bid 150.- Oh, Reg!
0:39:41 > 0:39:45Asking now 155. Don't miss it for one bid.
0:39:45 > 0:39:47Or I shall sell for the first time...
0:39:47 > 0:39:51- 155.- Yes!- 160.
0:39:51 > 0:39:52165.
0:39:52 > 0:39:54They've come so far.
0:39:54 > 0:39:57LAUGHING AND SHOUTING
0:39:57 > 0:39:59This is unbelievable!
0:39:59 > 0:40:02- Go, Reg!- I will take 170.
0:40:02 > 0:40:03But thank you.
0:40:03 > 0:40:07We are selling at 165 for the first time...
0:40:07 > 0:40:08I don't believe it.
0:40:08 > 0:40:10For the second time...
0:40:10 > 0:40:15I shall sell. Thank you very much, sir, it's yours. 165.
0:40:15 > 0:40:18- It's yours, sir. Well done. - THEY CHEER
0:40:18 > 0:40:20Hooray!
0:40:20 > 0:40:24- Well, well, well.- Thank you to the bidder, you are a gracious man.
0:40:24 > 0:40:27That is plus £85.
0:40:27 > 0:40:29Secretly, I always thought it was a delicate thing.
0:40:29 > 0:40:32- THEY LAUGH - No, I didn't.
0:40:32 > 0:40:37Well done, seriously. So, that plus £85. You were minus £5.
0:40:37 > 0:40:39That means you are plus £80.
0:40:39 > 0:40:43- That puts a completely different complexion on all this.- It does.
0:40:43 > 0:40:45- I'm going to have a heart attack. - It really, really does.
0:40:45 > 0:40:47What are you going to do about the urns then?
0:40:47 > 0:40:50- Are you going to go with them?- Do you fancy a gamble?- Oh, go on, then.
0:40:50 > 0:40:52Let's go... We'll go with it.
0:40:52 > 0:40:54We know the auctioneer thinks it's worth £50-£70.
0:40:54 > 0:40:58- OK.- Yeah.- You are trusting Richard. - We do trust him, yeah.
0:40:58 > 0:40:59Look out.
0:40:59 > 0:41:03They are very, very nice. 35 bid now. 40?
0:41:03 > 0:41:0435, I'm bid.
0:41:04 > 0:41:07I'm asking 45. Bid 50. Bid five.
0:41:07 > 0:41:08Bid 60. Bid five.
0:41:08 > 0:41:09Bid 70. Bid five.
0:41:09 > 0:41:11Bid 80. 85. 90.
0:41:11 > 0:41:13We're at 90. 90!
0:41:13 > 0:41:15- 95. 100.- Oh, my Lord!- 110.
0:41:15 > 0:41:17Let's go 120, ma'am.
0:41:17 > 0:41:18- I'll take 115.- Go on.
0:41:18 > 0:41:22I'm bid 115 in the room. I'm asking 120.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25You are out online. It's over.
0:41:25 > 0:41:28- 115 is...- Brilliant!- ..plus £65.
0:41:30 > 0:41:32That is plus £145.
0:41:32 > 0:41:35- Is that not extraordinary? - I can't believe it!
0:41:35 > 0:41:37- Yes.- It's the rollercoaster of life.
0:41:37 > 0:41:40- Now, girls, say nothing to the Reds.- No, no.
0:41:40 > 0:41:43We don't want to spoil their day.
0:41:43 > 0:41:47- Our lips are sealed. - £145 might even be a winning score.
0:41:47 > 0:41:48Let's hope so!
0:41:55 > 0:41:57What an all-round excellent programme.
0:41:57 > 0:42:00But there is a chasm between our teams today.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03The runners up, by a good old lump, are the Reds.
0:42:03 > 0:42:04Oh! Poor us.
0:42:04 > 0:42:06"Poor us," she says.
0:42:06 > 0:42:11I mean, your £30 compact bonus buy was the shining example of how
0:42:11 > 0:42:13to do it, Catherine.
0:42:13 > 0:42:15- The rest of it was not much cop, lads, was it?- No.
0:42:15 > 0:42:18The chair made you £130 of loss.
0:42:18 > 0:42:20That was not so swift really.
0:42:20 > 0:42:22Anyway, the overall number is minus £110.
0:42:22 > 0:42:25But you've taken this on the chin, haven't you, chaps?
0:42:25 > 0:42:26- We have, yeah. - You've been very good.
0:42:26 > 0:42:28I'm sorry it didn't work out for you.
0:42:28 > 0:42:30Principally because of that wretched chair.
0:42:30 > 0:42:34But the girls are going to go home with £145.
0:42:34 > 0:42:37That is pretty splendid really.
0:42:37 > 0:42:39You started off all right with the gavel.
0:42:39 > 0:42:42That was OK for a little old profit of £15.
0:42:42 > 0:42:45But £85 for Reg the cockerel.
0:42:45 > 0:42:48Topped up with Richard's lovely little urns.
0:42:48 > 0:42:51They produced £65. Did you enjoy it?
0:42:51 > 0:42:53- We loved it.- Did you? - We had a great time.
0:42:53 > 0:42:55With all that cash, I'm not surprised...
0:42:55 > 0:42:57THEY LAUGH
0:42:57 > 0:43:00£145 is up there with the winnings, I can tell you.
0:43:00 > 0:43:03Congratulations. It's been such fun.
0:43:03 > 0:43:05Join us soon for some more bargain-hunting, yes?
0:43:05 > 0:43:07ALL: Yes!