0:00:08 > 0:00:12Today, we're in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames.
0:00:12 > 0:00:16Now, all these telephone boxes may be out of order,
0:00:16 > 0:00:22but will our teams be prepared to answer their call of duty,
0:00:22 > 0:00:26or are the odds going to be stacked in their favour
0:00:26 > 0:00:28or will they simply fall over like dominoes?
0:00:28 > 0:00:32Let's find out. Let's go Bargain Hunting, yeah.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01We're at the Kingston Antiques Centre
0:01:01 > 0:01:08and with over 100 dealers piled in with loads of hidden treasures,
0:01:08 > 0:01:12our teams are bound to find a few tasty treats
0:01:12 > 0:01:14to satisfy their appetites.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17They have £300 and an hour to shop for three items.
0:01:17 > 0:01:21Let's take a sneaky peak as to what's coming up, what?
0:01:23 > 0:01:26Today, the teams hark back to their childhood.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29I just love the shape. I used to do gymnastics.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31- Oh, did you, Stevie?- Yeah.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34- Tell me about your first train set. - Well, it was a bit like this.
0:01:34 > 0:01:36The train would go round, I'd watch it go round.
0:01:36 > 0:01:37It would go round again.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39It tell you, it was more fun than you can possibly imagine.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41And there's more fun to be had at auction.
0:01:41 > 0:01:42Thank you. £60, sir.
0:01:42 > 0:01:43- Yes!- Yes.- Yes.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45£40, the gentleman...
0:01:45 > 0:01:46That's all for later.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48Now, let's meet today's teams.
0:01:49 > 0:01:53On today's show, we have the most smashing teams,
0:01:53 > 0:01:55each with a mother and a son.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58As they say, some mothers do 'ave 'em.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01For the Reds, we have Adrian and Jacqui
0:02:01 > 0:02:03and for the Blues, we have Stevie and Richie.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05- Hello, everyone.- Hello.- Hello.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08Great to see you. Now, Adrian, you're good with numbers.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11- I do work in finance, Tim. - Tell us what you do exactly.
0:02:11 > 0:02:15- I work in recycled paper, packaging and cardboard.- Do you?
0:02:15 > 0:02:19We will take the box, the old corrugated cardboard,
0:02:19 > 0:02:24we'll recycle it and make it into packaging for branded goods,
0:02:24 > 0:02:28- recycled again, back on the shelf, all within 15 days.- Really?
0:02:28 > 0:02:30- Well, that's a neat little number. - Absolutely.
0:02:30 > 0:02:36That same old box potentially will pitch up four or five times a year.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38- Absolutely.- Eight times a year. - Absolutely.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41Good Lord, how extraordinary. Now, Jacqui, you are retired.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44- Yes.- That doesn't stop you getting down with the kids, does it?
0:02:44 > 0:02:46Oh, not at all.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49I'm very much into the new technology.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52I do e-mail everybody and they e-mail me.
0:02:52 > 0:02:56I actually don't like phoning people now and also, I am a...
0:02:56 > 0:02:59I would say a temporary resident of Facebook.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02I never contribute anything, I just follow what they're doing.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05But gripping the technology at any age is incredibly important,
0:03:05 > 0:03:08- isn't it?- Oh, it is. You're never too old to learn.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11- For instance, I'm here.- Well done, that's brilliant, isn't it?- Yes.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14- When it comes to collecting, do you do that at all?- Erm, yes.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16About three years before my husband died,
0:03:16 > 0:03:19- we were avid watchers of Bargain Hunt, of course...- Oh, yes.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21.."Flog It!" and all the other ones.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24We discovered that at Amersham which is just up the road,
0:03:24 > 0:03:25- there was an auction house. - Oh, good.
0:03:25 > 0:03:31We actually started collecting quite seriously the Dalton character jugs,
0:03:31 > 0:03:33- which...- Which you like?- Yes.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36What sort of thing do you think you'll be going for today?
0:03:36 > 0:03:38I shall be looking for small silver items
0:03:38 > 0:03:41cos we collected vesta cases and things of that type.
0:03:41 > 0:03:45- Nothing quirky, though, is our motto today.- No, nothing quirky.
0:03:45 > 0:03:49He's just saying that cos I don't like the word.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52Right, anyway, jolly good luck. Richie.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55- Hello, Tim.- Hello. You cover a lot of ground on your job, don't you?
0:03:55 > 0:03:56- Absolutely.- Tell us about it.
0:03:56 > 0:04:00I am a business development manager for a medical recruitment company,
0:04:00 > 0:04:03which sees me travelling all over the UK, overseas,
0:04:03 > 0:04:06- covering up to 4,000 miles a week in the car sometimes.- Really?
0:04:06 > 0:04:08- It's a busy old job.- Are you looking for nurses, doctors?
0:04:08 > 0:04:11Doctors predominantly. We do have a nursing section
0:04:11 > 0:04:12but I concentrate on the doctors.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15- Is that good fun?- Oh, absolutely. You get to meet wonderful people.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18The best part of my job is speaking to new people every day
0:04:18 > 0:04:20on the phone, face-to-face.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22It's a good job. I like speaking to people.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24Well, you like that cos you've got the gift of the gab
0:04:24 > 0:04:28and you've got the gift of the gab because you're quite keen on treading the boards.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30- I don't know what you're talking about, Tim.- Yes, you do!
0:04:30 > 0:04:34I absolutely do. I've been joined to a group now for the last few years.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36What sort of productions have you put on?
0:04:36 > 0:04:38Things like The Wedding Singer, the musical,
0:04:38 > 0:04:40they've had me in a whole Boy George outfit
0:04:40 > 0:04:41with dreadlocks and make-up and twirls...
0:04:41 > 0:04:45- Which you've loved?- Again, I don't know what you're talking about.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47I don't know what impression I'm giving off here.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50Yeah, right the way through to dressing up in Victorian costume
0:04:50 > 0:04:52- and doing the more period stuff. - Very good.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55- It is a lot of fun.- Stevie, your job is just child's play, isn't it?
0:04:55 > 0:04:57- Yes, it is, Tim.- Cos that's all you do?
0:04:57 > 0:04:59Yes, it is. I really enjoy my job -
0:04:59 > 0:05:02I work in a preschool from two years to five,
0:05:02 > 0:05:04getting them ready for school.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08I cannot believe that you are the mother of this strapping young man.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10I mean, that's extraordinary.
0:05:10 > 0:05:11- I was 20.- Were you?
0:05:11 > 0:05:14- Yes. I couldn't wait to be a mum. - Well, there you are.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16- And what a lovely job you did. - Thank you.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18How nice is that.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20You are not a stranger to the antiques hunting, are you?
0:05:20 > 0:05:22No, I love it. Absolutely love it.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24- And do you find bargains? - Yes, I do.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27- Do you?- Yes.- Tell us about your best bargain.
0:05:27 > 0:05:32I bought a fireplace, stripped it all down, I re-blacked it
0:05:32 > 0:05:36- and I resold that, I think I made about £180.- Did you?
0:05:36 > 0:05:37- Yes.- Just like that?- Yes.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39You're going to be good at this Bargain Hunting lark.
0:05:39 > 0:05:40I hope so but you never know!
0:05:40 > 0:05:43I think the biggest problem is that she can't take the things home
0:05:43 > 0:05:45- that she buys at the end of the day! - No, they've got to be sold.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47Anyway, are you looking forward to the £300?
0:05:47 > 0:05:50- I can't wait.- Well, here comes the £300.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52- £300 apiece, you know the rules. - Thank you, Tim.- Thanks.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55Your experts await and off you go.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57Very, very, very good luck.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59That's the spirit.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01And it's time to meet today's experts.
0:06:02 > 0:06:06Weighing in for the Reds, it's Jonathan Pratt.
0:06:06 > 0:06:10Getting her skates on for the Blues, it's Kate Bliss.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13So, Reds, are you ready?
0:06:13 > 0:06:15- We are.- Yes.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17So, Stevie, what are you going to be looking for today?
0:06:17 > 0:06:18Whatever catches my eye.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21I think we're going to look carefully, buy wisely
0:06:21 > 0:06:22- and make a profit!- Yeah.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24Are you going to agree with her?
0:06:24 > 0:06:25- No.- Uh-oh!
0:06:25 > 0:06:27And nothing too quirky!
0:06:28 > 0:06:31OK, teams, your time starts now.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33ALARM CLOCK RINGS
0:06:33 > 0:06:35- Let's go shopping, come on, let's go.- Yes.
0:06:35 > 0:06:36- Shall we go? Let's go.- Yeah.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38Come on, then.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46I think the teams are going to have a right hoot today.
0:06:46 > 0:06:47OWL HOOTS
0:06:47 > 0:06:49Oh, no.
0:06:50 > 0:06:51Nice hat!
0:06:51 > 0:06:53That's a good look.
0:06:54 > 0:06:58Oh, look out - Jacqui's got her eye on some precious metal.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00Yes, I was just looking to see if there's any vesta cases,
0:07:00 > 0:07:02- cos they're particularly interesting.- Oh, OK.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05The other thing I saw which was quite nice is the ring tree...
0:07:05 > 0:07:07The little ring stand.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10- You see them on Bargain Hunt quite a lot actually.- What, ring stands?
0:07:10 > 0:07:13- Yeah, you do.- I actually haven't seen one on Bargain Hunt.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15Oh, have you not?
0:07:15 > 0:07:18Now, what have the Blues got their eyes on?
0:07:18 > 0:07:22I love the little scroll back, the little scallop shell in the middle.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24It's got some nice detail to it, hasn't it?
0:07:24 > 0:07:25Yes, some nice detail, yes.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27I tell you what, let's have a look at the back,
0:07:27 > 0:07:30because we just want to make sure it's a real period one
0:07:30 > 0:07:33rather than a reproduction.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35We've got the foundry stamp on the back there, I think.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38Although this looks Victorian in style,
0:07:38 > 0:07:41to paint it white actually in a nice bright room...,
0:07:41 > 0:07:45- Yes.- It might look...- Yes, well, it certainly lightens things.
0:07:45 > 0:07:49The question is whether it would suit a house in London,
0:07:49 > 0:07:51whether there is the right market.
0:07:51 > 0:07:55- There's £75 on it.- Yes, I'd like it a lot better than that, really.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57- I would like to see a lot better than that.- Yes, yes.
0:07:57 > 0:07:58Shall we go and ask the question
0:07:58 > 0:08:01- and then we know what we're dealing with?- Yeah, let's ask. Shall we ask?
0:08:01 > 0:08:04- All right.- Let's ask. - Not a bad start though.
0:08:04 > 0:08:06While they find out a price,
0:08:06 > 0:08:07let's see how the Reds are getting on.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11- I think it's a jam... - Little bad boy there.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13- ..preserving, you know, what you cooked jam in.- Yes.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16- Have you ever used one of these? - No, I'm not that old.
0:08:18 > 0:08:19My feeling is with this
0:08:19 > 0:08:22that it was probably made in the Far East somewhere.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24It looks like a Victorian pan, it's got a lot of weight to it...
0:08:24 > 0:08:25It was made by the thousand.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28If you paid £5 for it, I think you'd struggle to get £5 back.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30- Don't think we want that, then! - No, no.
0:08:30 > 0:08:31Cast it aside then, Reds.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34Now, here's David from the Antiques Centre
0:08:34 > 0:08:35with a price on the fire grate.
0:08:35 > 0:08:39I've spoken to the dealer. He'll do 45.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41- OK, that's come down a lot for us. - Yes.- Thank you.
0:08:41 > 0:08:42- Yeah.- What do we think?
0:08:42 > 0:08:45I would have liked it a little bit lower, if I'm honest.
0:08:45 > 0:08:46I would have liked it a little bit lower.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48Could we put it by and think about it?
0:08:48 > 0:08:50- Could you keep it for us just for ten minutes?- Yes.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52That would be brilliant. Thank you.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54- We've got one in reserve.- Yes. - Thank you very much.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56That's one on the back burner for the Blues.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59Now, has Adrian got things back on track for the Reds?
0:08:59 > 0:09:02- Tell me about your first train set. - Well, it was a bit like this.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05It was in a box like this, it had a train like this,
0:09:05 > 0:09:07it had some keys, track, the train would go round.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10I'd watch it go round, I'd watch it go round again.
0:09:10 > 0:09:11That was a lot of fun.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13I tell you, more fun than you can possibly imagine.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15What was it saying? He's had displayed,
0:09:15 > 0:09:19"Hornby goods set, working order, £45," is what it says.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22- Made in England. - It's not a Japanese copy.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24No, made in England. There's a lot of tin plate toys made in Japan
0:09:24 > 0:09:27so we know it is original. It's just whether it's worth a deal.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30If it were 30 or something, I think that would be interesting,
0:09:30 > 0:09:32- but 45's a little bit punchy. - Yeah.- Yeah.
0:09:32 > 0:09:36I always get slightly nervous about things I don't really understand completely.
0:09:36 > 0:09:37Fair enough. I've got one at home,
0:09:37 > 0:09:39for what it's worth in immaculate condition
0:09:39 > 0:09:42and that's valued at 150.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44- That's clockwork?- Mmm. It's slightly...
0:09:44 > 0:09:46- well, much better condition than this.- What do you think?
0:09:46 > 0:09:48- What do I think?- Yes.- Well...
0:09:48 > 0:09:50- it's boys' toys, isn't it?- It's not your sort of thing?
0:09:50 > 0:09:52- You would have bought me one. - No, it's not
0:09:52 > 0:09:54but if we can get it for 30, then I'd go for it.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56You'd be happy? I must say, I got the impression
0:09:56 > 0:09:59when we started that you were going to be the driving force.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01I thought you were going to be wearing the trousers...
0:10:01 > 0:10:04- Now, Adrian's gone straight in there.- Well, he's my son, isn't he?
0:10:04 > 0:10:06- Whatever I say, he'll do the opposite.- Boys' toys.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08The status quo is established!
0:10:08 > 0:10:12It could be just the ticket if you can railroad the price down.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14While they wait for an answer,
0:10:14 > 0:10:18let's see if Kate can bend the Blues into shape.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20Great, thanks. Cor, that's a weight.
0:10:20 > 0:10:21Yes. It's...
0:10:21 > 0:10:24- I just love the shape. I used to do gymnastics.- Did you, Stevie?
0:10:24 > 0:10:27- Yes.- If I remember rightly, cos I used to do gymnastics as well,
0:10:27 > 0:10:30- this is the bridge, is it not? - Yes, it is. You're correct, Kate!
0:10:30 > 0:10:34Obviously, it is a beautiful shape, no doubt it is a bronze, obviously.
0:10:34 > 0:10:37Erm, because it's a nude as well, there are slightly -
0:10:37 > 0:10:39particularly from this angle -
0:10:39 > 0:10:41- slightly erotic overtones.- Yes.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46- I can see we've got the price here. It's 198...- Yes.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48..which is a lot of our money.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51I think this has been cast from a mould,
0:10:51 > 0:10:55- so it's after, obviously, it's not the original bronze. - Right, OK.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58If it's not the original, it's quite a lot of our money to be spending.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00Do you want to ask what the very best price would be?
0:11:00 > 0:11:03- Best price would be.- So we know what we're dealing with.- Let's find out.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05OK. Yeah, let's find out cos I do like it.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07Lesley from the Antiques Centre will have the answer.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10Hi, Lesley. Could you just find out the best price for us on that?
0:11:10 > 0:11:12- Yeah, I can do that. - That would be great.
0:11:12 > 0:11:13Thanks, Lesley.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15These dealers really are bending over backwards for us today.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18Now, have the Reds gone off the rails, or is it full steam ahead?
0:11:20 > 0:11:23- I can't get an answer from the dealer.- OK.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25I'm going to put my head on the block
0:11:25 > 0:11:27- and say 30's fine.- Brilliant.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29OK, shake the man's hand.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31- Very good.- Wonderful, that's a good start.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33We can leave you to play and Jacqui and I will go shopping.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35- How about that?- Yes. You go and have a look,
0:11:35 > 0:11:38I'll just set this up and check it really works.
0:11:38 > 0:11:39Well done, Reds.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42That's your first item in the first 11 minutes.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44Now, how are those Blues getting on with that figurine
0:11:44 > 0:11:47priced up at £198?
0:11:47 > 0:11:50135 would be the best on that.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53- OK.- OK.- Lovely. Thanks, Lesley. - That's quite a difference.
0:11:53 > 0:11:54Yeah, 135.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59- I'm not sure...- I'm not 100%. - You're not 100%, are you?
0:11:59 > 0:12:01- Right. Let's leave it where it is for now.- Yes, OK.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03- We can always come back.- We know it's there, we know the price.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05There we go. Gosh, it sure is heavy.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07One to think about
0:12:07 > 0:12:10but I think the Reds may be about to leapfrog ahead.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16- Adrian's house is called The Frog Pit.- Is it?
0:12:16 > 0:12:18- Yeah.- The Frog Pit?
0:12:18 > 0:12:21- Yeah.- It is pottery and it is glazed pottery.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23Kids made these things out of plaster sometimes
0:12:23 > 0:12:26and you could just have it painted but the glaze looks rather nice.
0:12:26 > 0:12:27They've said circa 1910, 1920,
0:12:27 > 0:12:30which gives it art pottery, early 20th-century, nice...
0:12:30 > 0:12:32and it's a frog. Your house is called...
0:12:32 > 0:12:35- The Frog Pit.- The Frog Pit. You bought the house called that?
0:12:35 > 0:12:38No, no. We bought a sign saying The Frog Pit
0:12:38 > 0:12:42from the Ideal Home Exhibition in about 1988.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44We've moved it with every house we've had.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47- You've always changed the name of your house?- Yes.- We have.
0:12:47 > 0:12:48It's always called The Frog Pit.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51I just saw it and it leapt at me. I thought, oh.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53That's what frogs do, isn't it?
0:12:53 > 0:12:54- They jump.- Well done.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56Now, let's have a shufty, shall we?
0:12:56 > 0:13:00- Oh, thanks, David.- Oh, great. Isn't that lovely?- Yes.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03- I think he's a splendid chap, isn't he?- He is.
0:13:03 > 0:13:05Let's have a look at him in the light, shall we?
0:13:05 > 0:13:08- Yes.- The light's quite good here.
0:13:08 > 0:13:09You see, it is heavily potted.
0:13:09 > 0:13:13It is basically clay pushed into a mould, I would assume.
0:13:13 > 0:13:19Finished off with a stamp. This is a proper earthenware clay.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21This is a nice, honest...
0:13:21 > 0:13:23- Frog.- A nice, honest frog, and...
0:13:23 > 0:13:26Maybe 25, 30?
0:13:26 > 0:13:27Yeah.
0:13:27 > 0:13:28Well, it's priced at £45
0:13:28 > 0:13:32but I have a feeling you're the lady for the job, Jacqui.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35Where is David? He's over there. Yes.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38Let's see if David can jump to the Reds' rescue.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40Meanwhile, the Blues have spotted some timber.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43- Is it heavy?- No, not too bad.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45I keep picking the heavy things, don't I?
0:13:45 > 0:13:49- Sorry!- It is certainly rustic.- Do you think there is any age to it?
0:13:49 > 0:13:51Well...
0:13:51 > 0:13:54Yes, I do. I certainly think there's some age to the timber.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56Some wear.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59- I think it's probably continental, you know.- Do you?- Yeah.
0:13:59 > 0:14:03I like that. It's something that I'd have, I'd have that in my house.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05- Would you have it for 45? - I wouldn't have it for 45, no.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08- No.- What would you have it for?- I'd probably have it for 20, I think.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11- Yeah.- Yeah.- 15, 20 quid. - I'm not liking it.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13- OK, that's all right.- It depends what they do it for.
0:14:13 > 0:14:15If you like it,
0:14:15 > 0:14:17don't let me stop you. Here's Lesley.
0:14:17 > 0:14:21- Lesley, what could you do this for? - The oak stool?- Yeah.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24- What's your very, very best? - 35 would be the best.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26- 35, yeah.- Thank you.
0:14:26 > 0:14:29- All right, thank you very much. - Cheers, thank you.
0:14:29 > 0:14:31What do you think, guys?
0:14:31 > 0:14:3335, I don't think we'll do it for 35.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35I think we've seen better things, haven't we, I think?
0:14:35 > 0:14:38- So far, so I think...- Yeah. All right, decision made.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40- Let's leave it for now. - Yeah, decision made.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43- Can you pop it back down there? - Of course.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46Now, has David got any good news for the Reds?
0:14:48 > 0:14:52Erm, 35 is the absolute best price.
0:14:52 > 0:14:53She won't go lower than that.
0:14:53 > 0:14:55I don't think we'd make that.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57- If we don't buy it, we've got a lot of work to do.- Yes.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00I think the sensible option, if you're not taken by it,
0:15:00 > 0:15:02- cos it's not my job to tell you what to buy...- No.- No.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04- David puts it aside...- Yes, please, if you would, David.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07..and if we've not come across anything in the next 15 minutes
0:15:07 > 0:15:10- that satisfies us any more than that, then we buy it.- Yes.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13- We need to work fast. - Speed is the essence.
0:15:13 > 0:15:15- OK, let's go.- Swift. - Come on, come on.
0:15:15 > 0:15:16You're halfway through
0:15:16 > 0:15:19and only the Reds have made a purchase.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21Get busy bargain hunting, teams.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23Now, take a look at what I've come across.
0:15:31 > 0:15:35I have scoured this Antiques Centre from top to bottom
0:15:35 > 0:15:41and this is by far the best thing that I have found to share with you.
0:15:41 > 0:15:46Now, you sharp-eyed Bargain Hunters will recognise immediately
0:15:46 > 0:15:50the significance of that oval marble plaque in the middle.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52Why?
0:15:52 > 0:15:56Because it's inlaid deliciously in other hard stones
0:15:56 > 0:15:59and it is known as a pietra dura plaque.
0:15:59 > 0:16:03The background stone is the giveaway as to where this thing
0:16:03 > 0:16:07probably came from because it's dark black
0:16:07 > 0:16:12and dark black pietra dura stoned pieces like this
0:16:12 > 0:16:14tend to come from Derbyshire.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17They tend to be made by the Woodruff family
0:16:17 > 0:16:21from about 1850 through to the end of the century.
0:16:21 > 0:16:26In fact, this thing is top of its particular quality tree
0:16:26 > 0:16:29because this has been designed as a photo frame.
0:16:29 > 0:16:33If we hinge it open, you can see that it reveals
0:16:33 > 0:16:36a photograph of a very beautiful girl,
0:16:36 > 0:16:38perhaps on the eve of her wedding.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40If I open it on the other side,
0:16:40 > 0:16:44it reveals the three apertures for three photographs.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47You might have the groom on this side,
0:16:47 > 0:16:52the bride here and perhaps the happy couple together in the middle.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54Now, isn't that charming?
0:16:54 > 0:16:59Well, I think it's charming. It has a modern practical purpose.
0:16:59 > 0:17:04People spend on weddings vastly more and more, year on year
0:17:04 > 0:17:06and therefore, why not splash out
0:17:06 > 0:17:11and have a really special, gorgeous, deluxe frame,
0:17:11 > 0:17:12dating from another era
0:17:12 > 0:17:16but with this modern purpose about it for your wedding?
0:17:16 > 0:17:18But what would you have to pay?
0:17:18 > 0:17:21Here, today, in Kingston,
0:17:21 > 0:17:24it could be yours for a cool £225.
0:17:24 > 0:17:30To get it restored would probably cost you £100 or £150.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32Total cost, £400.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35What might you sell it for in a specialist sale?
0:17:35 > 0:17:38Well, it could make the top end of £1,000.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41So, that's a worthwhile turn, isn't it?
0:17:41 > 0:17:44In fact, almost worthwhile getting married for.
0:17:50 > 0:17:52Back to the shopping -
0:17:52 > 0:17:53it's 1-0 to the Reds,
0:17:53 > 0:17:55but are the Blues about to make a comeback
0:17:55 > 0:17:57with this gilt metal compact?
0:18:00 > 0:18:06There we go. Let's open it up and have a little look.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08- OK. We've got a little bit of damage inside.- Yes.
0:18:08 > 0:18:13- It's missing its powder.- OK.- You've got the mirror still there
0:18:13 > 0:18:15and you would have had your little powder in there
0:18:15 > 0:18:17- but it's still quite sweet.- Yes.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19What sort of age is that, Kate?
0:18:19 > 0:18:22- I would say it's probably '20s... - Hmm.- OK. ..'30s.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25- Yeah, it is nice. - What's the ring bit about?
0:18:25 > 0:18:28Well, it's literally to hold it on your finger.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31It is almost like a miniature bag to take out with you,
0:18:31 > 0:18:35to be worn in the hand, on the finger.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37American, gilt metal
0:18:37 > 0:18:40although we've got some tiny little enamel details there...
0:18:40 > 0:18:41- Yeah.- ..which is quite nice.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44Do you think it will have an effect on the sale
0:18:44 > 0:18:47if it hasn't got the compact part in there and everything like that?
0:18:47 > 0:18:50- I think it is nice to have it in perfect original order...- Of course.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52..but it's the outside actually which is quite good,
0:18:52 > 0:18:54- which will sell it.- Yeah.
0:18:54 > 0:18:56Excuse me, Lesley.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58Do you know what the price is on this? It is on the back of the ticket?
0:18:58 > 0:18:59It should be.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01Yes, that's going to be 85
0:19:01 > 0:19:03- and trade five so 80.- Right, £80.
0:19:04 > 0:19:08I mean, my feeling at auction would be to put it at 30 to 50
0:19:08 > 0:19:10- as an estimate.- Right.- OK.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13- So, what, you're looking at under 50. - Somewhere in there.
0:19:13 > 0:19:17- Somewhere in that bracket.- Let me take that with the details on it.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20- All right, thank you.- Thank you. - Great.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23- Ooh, it's tricky, isn't it? - It is tricky.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26Let's hope Lesley can come through for you, Blues.
0:19:26 > 0:19:27You haven't bought a thing yet
0:19:27 > 0:19:29and there's just 20 minutes left.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31Now, the Reds are getting all dolled up.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33These figures are quite fun.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36People like them for decorative purposes.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38- They are hideous but you might like them...- I don't...
0:19:38 > 0:19:40..and they might sell well, you see.
0:19:40 > 0:19:44- My opinion, for taste, is not really in the equation.- Yeah.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46Moving swiftly on,
0:19:46 > 0:19:49have the Blues struck a deal on the compact?
0:19:49 > 0:19:52I've got the dealer on the phone.
0:19:52 > 0:19:56He can't do any less than 55.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59It is close to what he is paid.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01It's a tough one. What do we think?
0:20:01 > 0:20:03- Well, we do like it.- Yeah, I like it. - Thanks, Lesley.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06- We both like it so...- I think we should go for it.- We go for that.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09- Let's do it.- Let's do it, yes! Number one.- Brilliant.
0:20:09 > 0:20:11- OK, where next? That way? - Let's go for it.
0:20:11 > 0:20:13- Let's go up, yeah.- All right. - Let's do it.
0:20:13 > 0:20:16Hurrah! That's your first item in the hand. Finally.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19Both teams still have two items to find
0:20:19 > 0:20:22but Adrian's thinking outside the box.
0:20:22 > 0:20:26What do you think of something like this? Collectable.
0:20:26 > 0:20:30- The Ilford Laundry.- Yes.- Is that...? My wife's from Ilford.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32- Do you think that's...?- Genuine.
0:20:32 > 0:20:36No-one's going to put an Ilford Laundry on a fake thing.
0:20:36 > 0:20:3838 quid.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40It's probably... Someone would drop off their laundry
0:20:40 > 0:20:43- and it would be delivered in this, do you think?- Yes.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46It would be delivered all flat. You give it to them in the bag...
0:20:46 > 0:20:49And then they bring it back to your house and one of these boxes.
0:20:49 > 0:20:53The whole vintage thing, people are buying into that kind of 1950s, retro style.
0:20:53 > 0:20:57The modern-day box would be recycled, corrugated,
0:20:57 > 0:21:01much more environmentally conscious so you can recycle it.
0:21:01 > 0:21:05Now, a box like this from being made to go the shelf,
0:21:05 > 0:21:09to being recycled and back on the shelf again, is 15 days.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12Whilst JP is being boxed in, let's see how the Blues are getting on.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15Remember that cast-iron fireplace?
0:21:17 > 0:21:20- We haven't really seen anything else that comes close, in my opinion.- No.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23- They've come down to £40, the gentleman said.- I agree.
0:21:23 > 0:21:28Yes, it's painted but it could be cleaned off and blacked up again.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31- I think that's quite a tidy little piece.- Yeah, I like it.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34- I like it.- I think we'll go for that.- I think we should.- £40?
0:21:34 > 0:21:37Great. Great? Grate!
0:21:37 > 0:21:39Brilliant.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41- Very good.- Takes a while!
0:21:41 > 0:21:44Best leave the jokes to me, Miss Bliss. Well done.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46That's your second item, Blues.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49Now, have the Reds got their second item packed up yet?
0:21:51 > 0:21:54- I can do 25.- 25.- I know that's...
0:21:54 > 0:21:57I think it's too much, personally, but on the other hand,
0:21:57 > 0:22:00we are running out of time and you like the object.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02His words were, he really liked the item.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05- I mean, he really liked the train set.- Yes, I know.
0:22:05 > 0:22:09- He really likes the box from Ilford. - What does his grandma really like?
0:22:09 > 0:22:10- I know, I know!- Or Mummy.
0:22:10 > 0:22:15- We have to do this. 25. Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21Both teams have secured two items but time is running out
0:22:21 > 0:22:24for number three. Time check, please, Kate.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26Right, we've got about seven minutes. No pressure.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28OK, what have we seen before?
0:22:28 > 0:22:31- We saw the stool, which you really liked.- Yeah, you really liked that.
0:22:31 > 0:22:35I didn't particularly but you really liked it.
0:22:35 > 0:22:37Then there was the bronze. That was a lot of money.
0:22:37 > 0:22:41- It was a lot of money.- So the stool, I think, is the better option.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44- What do you think? - Shall we go for the stool?
0:22:44 > 0:22:46- Let's make our way back up that way. - Yeah, definitely.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49- OK, let's do it.- Let's go. - Go, Kate. Let's go.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51Don't forget the clock is ticking.
0:22:53 > 0:22:57- We don't go light, do we?- No. - There's definitely some age to it.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59There is definitely age to it.
0:22:59 > 0:23:01What I don't like about it are the screw holes.
0:23:01 > 0:23:03But it's something or nothing.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06Yes, it's French and provincial but it is very rustic.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09- I've been pleading your cause. - Thank you.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12And begging. 30, and that's absolutely,
0:23:12 > 0:23:15it can be no more than that.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17It's quite a significant drop.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20- I like it.- Go for it? - Let's do it.- £30.
0:23:20 > 0:23:22- Thank you very much. Brilliant. - Thank you.
0:23:22 > 0:23:25You've done it! That's your three pieces.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27- Finally.- That's great.
0:23:27 > 0:23:31- You've definitely got one that you want. Are you happy, Stevie?- Yes.
0:23:32 > 0:23:34Hurray! We got there in the end.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37But I think Jonathan's pulling his hair out with the Reds.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41We've got two items bought which is, I think,
0:23:41 > 0:23:43an absolute miracle, frankly.
0:23:43 > 0:23:47We've got one thing on side, and do you know what?
0:23:47 > 0:23:50They are buying it. I don't care, they're just going to buy it.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53We have five minutes left and I couldn't bear to go
0:23:53 > 0:23:55and look in another cabinet.
0:23:55 > 0:23:59Maybe a leap of faith on this one, team.
0:24:00 > 0:24:02I think, and I honestly have to say this,
0:24:02 > 0:24:06- with such little time, we have to buy something.- I know.
0:24:06 > 0:24:11You both, I don't know if you liked it, but the frog jump out at you.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14- It did.- We got to a price of...- 35.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17- 35.- £35. If it could come down below that.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20I think we need to buy it.
0:24:20 > 0:24:24- She's the lady to convince. - No, I like it...
0:24:24 > 0:24:27No, no, no. I heard a yes. David, come over here.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29- Shake the lady's hand.- Yes.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32- Thank you very much.- All done. - We're buying the frog. Thank you very much.
0:24:32 > 0:24:36Well, that's in the can. Time's up.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39- We all deserve to have a rest, I think.- You have been so patient.
0:24:39 > 0:24:41It's my middle name. Come on.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44Let's check out what the Red team bought, eh.
0:24:44 > 0:24:48They steamed in with this Hornby train set for £30.
0:24:52 > 0:24:56They packed away this 1950s Ilford laundry box for £25.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00The 20th century pottery frog
0:25:00 > 0:25:03eventually leapt into their arms for £35.
0:25:05 > 0:25:07Which is your favourite piece, Jacqs?
0:25:07 > 0:25:10Though I'm loathe to say it I think it was the train set.
0:25:10 > 0:25:14It took me back to his youth and his brother's youth and, you know.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17That's the romance of antiques, isn't it?
0:25:17 > 0:25:19Which is your favourite piece?
0:25:19 > 0:25:23I'm into boxes, Tim, so the laundry box for me is the one.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26It's a long time since we've had a laundry box as a favourite.
0:25:26 > 0:25:31- But as they say, each to their own. - I do like boxes.- Exactly.
0:25:31 > 0:25:36- Very, very good. How much did you spend, Jacqs.- £90.- Is that all?- Yes.
0:25:36 > 0:25:38Please may I have £210 of leftover lolly.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41- In the special place. Thank you very much.- I believe it's all there.
0:25:41 > 0:25:45Gosh, that's nice and warm. Right, then. £210, JP.
0:25:45 > 0:25:48- You could buy most of this antique centre for that.- You're right.
0:25:48 > 0:25:52Jacqui wanted to choose an object and didn't get...
0:25:52 > 0:25:54A personal...
0:25:54 > 0:25:57- Did you not? - She wanted a piece of silver.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00Whatever takes your fancy and will make us a profit.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03- To be honest, it may be nothing you'd expect at all.- No, exactly.
0:26:03 > 0:26:06That's what's so lovely about most of the things you find, JP.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09Not what we expect. Anyway, good luck.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12It's the fear of the unknown, that's what keeps us going.
0:26:12 > 0:26:16Right now though, why don't we check out what the Blue team bought, eh?
0:26:16 > 0:26:20They spent £55 on this 1950s gilt metal compact.
0:26:24 > 0:26:28They burned up £40 for this Victorian cast-iron fire grate.
0:26:31 > 0:26:35They're putting their feet up on this provincial pine stool for £30.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41- Well, that was fun, wasn't it?- It was.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44- What did you spend in total again? - £125.- OK.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47£175 of leftover lolly.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49Thank you very much. Which is your favourite piece?
0:26:49 > 0:26:51- The compact.- Did you like that too?
0:26:51 > 0:26:54- Yeah, I'd say that was my favourite as well.- Was it?- Yeah.
0:26:54 > 0:26:58- So, you agree with Ma, that is the favourite.- Mummy's always right.
0:26:58 > 0:26:59Exactly right.
0:26:59 > 0:27:03Anyway, before we powder up, there's a good old wodge again.
0:27:03 > 0:27:05The latest accessories you've got in mind?
0:27:05 > 0:27:08It could be for a gentleman or a lady, what I've got in mind.
0:27:08 > 0:27:12- It's quite decorative.- Is it? Oh, you're such a tease.
0:27:12 > 0:27:13I can't wait to see.
0:27:13 > 0:27:16Anyway, we won't have to wait too long because shortly
0:27:16 > 0:27:19we're about to go off to the auction
0:27:19 > 0:27:21into, almost, the centre of London.
0:27:31 > 0:27:33Well, what fun is this?
0:27:33 > 0:27:37We've come all the way from Kingston upon Thames to Twickenham
0:27:37 > 0:27:41to be at High Road Auctions and David Holmes. How lovely to see you.
0:27:41 > 0:27:44- And you too, Tim. - Gosh, it's nice to be here. Good.
0:27:44 > 0:27:48Now, first up for the Reds is the Hornby O Gauge railway set.
0:27:48 > 0:27:52- How'd you rate that? - It's in good used condition.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55It's complete. It has its box with it. It's a nice thing.
0:27:55 > 0:27:58- How much?- £40-£60, Tim.
0:27:58 > 0:28:00Perfect. £30 paid.
0:28:00 > 0:28:03They paid the right money for making a bit of a profit.
0:28:03 > 0:28:06Now, the next item, this laundry box,
0:28:06 > 0:28:09I have to say, does not tick many of my boxes.
0:28:09 > 0:28:12- But what do I know? - I think it's quite a fun object.
0:28:12 > 0:28:14I don't remember those times, I'm sorry to say.
0:28:14 > 0:28:16No, no, no, you're far too young, my boy.
0:28:16 > 0:28:20But it's a good style at the moment and we're doing OK with these items.
0:28:20 > 0:28:23- Like how much?- £20 or £30.
0:28:23 > 0:28:25Really? £25 paid.
0:28:25 > 0:28:28So they paid the right amount of money.
0:28:28 > 0:28:32- Lastly, though, is this lovely little frog face.- I like it.
0:28:32 > 0:28:34- Do you like it?- I do, yeah.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37Have you been able to find out anything about it?
0:28:37 > 0:28:40I think it's probably continental. It's not marked.
0:28:40 > 0:28:43- It's difficult to place when they're not marked, isn't it?- It is.
0:28:43 > 0:28:46'20s or '30s. It's a very tactile thing.
0:28:46 > 0:28:49I'm hoping that somebody will love it for their desk.
0:28:49 > 0:28:52- Just a nice thing, Tim.- What is your estimate on old frog face?
0:28:52 > 0:28:56We've only put £20-£30 on him. It's a bit of an unknown.
0:28:56 > 0:28:57£35 paid, the team paid.
0:28:57 > 0:29:02I have a funny feeling it might make it to £35. It's got the look.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05- It has.- Anyway, in case not, they'll need their bonus buy
0:29:05 > 0:29:07so let's go and have a look at it.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11Now, AJ, how about that? You spent just the £90.
0:29:11 > 0:29:15You gave £210 to our hero, Jonathan Pratt.
0:29:15 > 0:29:19- JP, what did you spend the money on? - Something for me, you promised.
0:29:19 > 0:29:22Exactly, it's just that. I bought something for the lady.
0:29:22 > 0:29:24- That's lovely. - A little pretty fob watch.
0:29:24 > 0:29:28OK, chromed metal from the 1930s.
0:29:28 > 0:29:31This is a stirrup, you've got the stirrup here,
0:29:31 > 0:29:33and then you've got a riding crop along the top.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36It's a cute little thing on its original leather strap.
0:29:36 > 0:29:39It's by Lang of Glasgow, I've got the dial upside down
0:29:39 > 0:29:41because you'd look at it that way, obviously.
0:29:41 > 0:29:45Nice little thing. The inscription on the bottom, some initials, EMB.
0:29:45 > 0:29:49But actually if you notice the date, it says 25th December, 1938.
0:29:49 > 0:29:51It's actually a little Christmas present.
0:29:51 > 0:29:55With an open back as well, a bit of a show off thing. I rather like it.
0:29:55 > 0:29:56How much did you pay?
0:29:56 > 0:30:00- I spent exactly the same as you. £90.- Oh!- Very good.
0:30:00 > 0:30:02- Is that all?- Bargain.
0:30:02 > 0:30:04It's the sort of thing I would say an auctioneer would probably
0:30:04 > 0:30:08price it at under 100, but it is the sort of thing that always runs away.
0:30:08 > 0:30:11- As long as it spurs them on.- Oh!
0:30:11 > 0:30:13- Oh, I got you, Tim.- Oh! Oh!
0:30:13 > 0:30:16Dear, oh, dear, they're sharp these two, aren't they?
0:30:16 > 0:30:20Potentially a couple of hundred pounds. The man has paid £90.
0:30:20 > 0:30:22That's your pick when you come to that moment.
0:30:22 > 0:30:24But right now, for the audience at home, let's find
0:30:24 > 0:30:27out from our auctioneer what he thinks about
0:30:27 > 0:30:30JP's stirrup watch.
0:30:31 > 0:30:35OK, David, let's trot on with this. What do you make of it?
0:30:35 > 0:30:36It is rather nice, isn't it?
0:30:36 > 0:30:40A little novelty item, a little lady's fob time piece.
0:30:40 > 0:30:43- I think it is rather sweet. - What is it worth, do you think?
0:30:43 > 0:30:47We've estimated it at around £40-£60.
0:30:47 > 0:30:49Possibly we've been a little mean on that.
0:30:49 > 0:30:53I think it could gallop away, as they say, a little more than that.
0:30:53 > 0:30:57- Yes. Well, JP paid £90 for it.- OK.
0:30:57 > 0:30:58He really rates it.
0:30:58 > 0:31:02OK, that's it for the Reds, now for the Blues. Richie and Stevie.
0:31:02 > 0:31:06Their first item is a major investment in a compact.
0:31:06 > 0:31:10- Does that do it for you? - I'm afraid it doesn't.- OK.
0:31:10 > 0:31:13It's a compact, I think, which is from the 1950s.
0:31:13 > 0:31:16It has an interesting interior to it.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19- But I really can't see that making a lot of money at all.- OK.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22- So how much then, David? - Ten or £20, I'm afraid.
0:31:22 > 0:31:26That's a big hit, I'm afraid. £55 they paid.
0:31:26 > 0:31:28OK, next up is the fire grate, which has
0:31:28 > 0:31:32unfortunately suffered some damage in transit.
0:31:32 > 0:31:36It's got a break on that top bar, and I have the ask you, what would
0:31:36 > 0:31:40that have brought if it had come to your auction in good condition?
0:31:40 > 0:31:44- I really could only see it making 20 or £30.- OK.
0:31:44 > 0:31:47So we'll treat it as an insurance claim and pay them
0:31:47 > 0:31:50out £25 clear of all charges.
0:31:50 > 0:31:52But put it in the sale anyway.
0:31:52 > 0:31:55- What is the estimate on it damaged? - Ten to 20, I'm afraid.
0:31:55 > 0:32:00So, the way it works is the mid-sale estimate, in its damaged state,
0:32:00 > 0:32:04which will be £15, anything over £15
0:32:04 > 0:32:07is added to the £25, which is
0:32:07 > 0:32:10- the insurance pay-out that they would have got.- OK.
0:32:10 > 0:32:14So that's the way we will play it. Now, next up is the stool.
0:32:14 > 0:32:17I get a feeling this has been made from possibly
0:32:17 > 0:32:21a railway sleeper or something like that. It is made of pine.
0:32:21 > 0:32:25Rather crudely with the four legs put into the base.
0:32:25 > 0:32:28- I'm not sure about this one, Tim. - Fair enough. How much?
0:32:28 > 0:32:31- Ten or £20, I'm afraid. - OK, they only paid £30.- OK.
0:32:31 > 0:32:34Let's just hope we don't finish up up the swanny with it.
0:32:34 > 0:32:37Anyway, if we do, they're going to need their bonus buy,
0:32:37 > 0:32:39so let's go and have a look at it.
0:32:40 > 0:32:44- Stevie, Richie, how are you feeling?- Nervous.- Yes.
0:32:44 > 0:32:47- We ain't started yet. - THEY LAUGH
0:32:47 > 0:32:51No, you gave Kate £175. Kate Bliss, what did you buy?
0:32:51 > 0:32:54- Are you ready?- BOTH:- We're ready.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57- Oh, wow.- Wow.- There he is.
0:32:57 > 0:32:59He's glass.
0:32:59 > 0:33:02- You may have heard of the name Lalique...- Yes, I have, yes.
0:33:02 > 0:33:05..when we talk about glass in the antiques business.
0:33:05 > 0:33:09Now, in 1945, Rene Lalique, who is the major name in glass
0:33:09 > 0:33:13manufacture in France, dies, but his son takes over the factory.
0:33:13 > 0:33:18And Marc introduces a much heavier type of glass,
0:33:18 > 0:33:19a sort of lead crystal.
0:33:19 > 0:33:23And this is more of the lead crystal type
0:33:23 > 0:33:25than of the Rene Lalique type.
0:33:25 > 0:33:29In fact, I think it was probably made in the last 20 years or so.
0:33:29 > 0:33:31- Is it a tit?- A little bird...
0:33:31 > 0:33:33It could be a tit, it could be a swallow.
0:33:33 > 0:33:35It was actually sold to me,
0:33:35 > 0:33:38- the antiques centre actually thought it was an owl.- Really.
0:33:38 > 0:33:40It could be a little blue tit, couldn't it?
0:33:40 > 0:33:44- How much did you pay, Kate, for this? - I paid, with the Lalique name...
0:33:44 > 0:33:46- Mmm-hmm.- ..65.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49And what do you think it might make at auction,
0:33:49 > 0:33:51if you were to put a figure on it?
0:33:51 > 0:33:55Well, Richie, I've seen these make 30, 40,
0:33:55 > 0:33:59£50. On a good day I've seen them even make sort of £70-£80.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02- OK.- So it is a gamble.
0:34:02 > 0:34:04It is a thoroughly nice thing, isn't it? Do you like it?
0:34:04 > 0:34:07- I do like it.- What about you, Richie? - Yes, it's good, I like it.
0:34:07 > 0:34:11Let's find out, for the audience at home, whether the auctioneer finds it quite as charming.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16OK, David, there we go, a classic of its type, I'd say.
0:34:16 > 0:34:19Rather nice little piece, a little piece of Lalique.
0:34:19 > 0:34:21Lalique French glass.
0:34:21 > 0:34:23Not the largest piece of Lalique, I must say.
0:34:23 > 0:34:27But a very sweet little songbird. It is one of the later items.
0:34:27 > 0:34:31- When would that be, 1980s, 1990s? - Very possibly.
0:34:31 > 0:34:34I think anywhere from the '70s to the '90s.
0:34:34 > 0:34:37- But expensive when it was bought. - Yes. How much now?
0:34:37 > 0:34:39Around £40-£60.
0:34:39 > 0:34:42OK, £65 was paid by Kate Bliss.
0:34:42 > 0:34:43She really rates it.
0:34:43 > 0:34:47- And it will be listed on the internet, won't it?- Oh, absolutely.
0:34:47 > 0:34:49Well, there you go. If only it could tweet.
0:34:51 > 0:34:55Ha! David is already on the rostrum, and with his gavel in hand,
0:34:55 > 0:34:57the auction is underway.
0:34:57 > 0:35:00OK, Jacqs, OK, Adrian. You happy?
0:35:01 > 0:35:02Philosophical.
0:35:02 > 0:35:06Anyway, first up is going to be the clockwork O gauge set,
0:35:06 > 0:35:07and here it comes.
0:35:07 > 0:35:09Moving onto lot number 74 now,
0:35:09 > 0:35:12is the rather nice, the Hornby O gauge.
0:35:12 > 0:35:14And we are looking at bids of £40 for this one.
0:35:14 > 0:35:16Go on!
0:35:16 > 0:35:18Where are the big kids out there? Bid me £20 for the lot.
0:35:18 > 0:35:21Thank you, sir. Five again. 25. 30, madam.
0:35:21 > 0:35:23- 30, sir. Five. 40. - JACQUI:- Yes!
0:35:23 > 0:35:26Five, again. £40, the gentleman's bid standing in front.
0:35:26 > 0:35:29Doesn't seem a lot, does it? At £40 only.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32- Are we done? Last chance at 40. - JACQUI:- Yes!
0:35:32 > 0:35:34£40 is brilliant. Plus £10.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37- Good start.- Well, you are out at the gate, Jacqs.
0:35:37 > 0:35:39Lot number 75.
0:35:39 > 0:35:41A bit of fun. 1950s or '60s.
0:35:41 > 0:35:43It is the Ilford Laundry box.
0:35:43 > 0:35:47Bid me £20 for it. 20 bid. Five, sir. 25, thank you.
0:35:47 > 0:35:50Bid me 30 on the internet. 30 bid. Take five again, sir.
0:35:50 > 0:35:53- Are you sure? At £30, it is on the internet this time.- JACQUI:- Come on!
0:35:53 > 0:35:57All out in the room. Selling online, are we done at 30?
0:35:57 > 0:35:59- 30.- Yes, that's OK.
0:35:59 > 0:36:00£30 is plus £5.
0:36:00 > 0:36:03Lot number 76 we are on.
0:36:03 > 0:36:05It is rather lovely, again the 20th century.
0:36:05 > 0:36:08Bid me £10 for it.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10Come on!
0:36:10 > 0:36:12Thank you, madam. 15, again.
0:36:12 > 0:36:14Come on!
0:36:14 > 0:36:1615, sir. £20, madam.
0:36:16 > 0:36:18- I'll take 18 for it. - JACQUI:- Come on!
0:36:18 > 0:36:21- We are struggling here.- Yes.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24- Two again.- No.- Are you sure? - Yes.
0:36:24 > 0:36:28At £20, the gentleman's bid. Any bids with the internet? This time,
0:36:28 > 0:36:30are we done at 20?
0:36:30 > 0:36:32£20, it is a toad.
0:36:32 > 0:36:35- Minus £15.- We'll give you one and take the other.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37So, I'm sorry.
0:36:37 > 0:36:39You've washed your face, no profit, no loss, no pain, no gain.
0:36:39 > 0:36:43- So, what are we going to do? Go with the fob watch?- Yes.- Yes.
0:36:43 > 0:36:45The auctioneer's estimated 40 to 60.
0:36:45 > 0:36:48- JP paid 90.- I know.
0:36:48 > 0:36:52I personally think anything up to £150 for this would be
0:36:52 > 0:36:55- the right money. - I love it, you see. I love it.
0:36:55 > 0:36:57Somebody must love it like me.
0:36:57 > 0:37:00Lot number 80 is the rather lovely novelty,
0:37:00 > 0:37:03the Swiss pendant fob watch.
0:37:03 > 0:37:05Bid me £50 for it.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08Super little lot this. Let's get us going, guys. Bid me £30 for it.
0:37:08 > 0:37:1235. 40, sir. £45 with the internet buyers.
0:37:12 > 0:37:16At £50, with the internet.
0:37:16 > 0:37:18Come on, come on!
0:37:18 > 0:37:21Done at 50. £50.
0:37:21 > 0:37:24- £50.- £50.- Did he really sell it for £50?
0:37:24 > 0:37:27- That was a steal.- £50.
0:37:27 > 0:37:29They've just dirtied our face.
0:37:29 > 0:37:32You... First you had a washed face, now you're dirty again.
0:37:32 > 0:37:36No, seriously, you've been very brave about that, and terribly British.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39Because we know it is worth more than £50, don't we?
0:37:39 > 0:37:42- That was a steal.- An absolute steal. Still, never mind.
0:37:42 > 0:37:46- Haven't seen anything like it.- It still could be a winning score, minus 40.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49Could be. You could be ahead of those Blues.
0:37:49 > 0:37:52- Let's be optimistic, shall we? - Oh, yes, I'm optimistic.
0:37:56 > 0:37:59So they all look chancy, your purchases.
0:37:59 > 0:38:02Which is kind of bottom-clenchingly tense.
0:38:02 > 0:38:05And your first one coming up is the compact,
0:38:05 > 0:38:07and here it comes.
0:38:07 > 0:38:11It is the 1950s, the circular, the enamelled gilt metal compact.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14It has got a nice interior. Any collectors in?
0:38:14 > 0:38:17Bid me £20 for this one. £20 only. £10, thank you, sir.
0:38:17 > 0:38:20I'll take 12, the lot. At £10.
0:38:20 > 0:38:2412 with the lady. 15 again, sir. 18, madam.
0:38:24 > 0:38:26£18. Bid me 20, sir. Are we done this time?
0:38:26 > 0:38:30Lady's bid gets it. Done at 18.
0:38:30 > 0:38:33£18 is two off 20,
0:38:33 > 0:38:37which is 35 short, so that is minus 37.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41Well, team, some days it is good days, and some days it's bad
0:38:41 > 0:38:44days, and I'm afraid to say that today,
0:38:44 > 0:38:46for your cast iron fire grate,
0:38:46 > 0:38:50is not a particularly great day, because it has suffered damage
0:38:50 > 0:38:54and was delivered in a damaged condition.
0:38:54 > 0:38:57They glued it together so that it has gone on views together,
0:38:57 > 0:39:00but it is not right or proper, so we will pay you out, irrespective,
0:39:00 > 0:39:03£25, which is the mid-sale estimate,
0:39:03 > 0:39:05as an insurance settlement.
0:39:05 > 0:39:07So for the purposes of today's auction,
0:39:07 > 0:39:12whatever it makes will be added to the £25 you already have.
0:39:12 > 0:39:15And I can't do it any fairer way than that, I'm afraid.
0:39:15 > 0:39:16£20, again.
0:39:16 > 0:39:18Fabulous bit of kit there. Bid me £20 for it.
0:39:18 > 0:39:20Come on.
0:39:21 > 0:39:24A lovely Victorian fire grate. At £10 I have in the room.
0:39:24 > 0:39:26Yes, we're off, we're off, we're off!
0:39:26 > 0:39:28I'll take 15 bid. £20, sir.
0:39:28 > 0:39:31- Come on, come on.- £20, the bid is in the room.
0:39:31 > 0:39:33£20. Your bid, sir.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35Done at 20.
0:39:35 > 0:39:39- £20 in the room, which is pretty good, isn't it?- Yes.
0:39:39 > 0:39:41You get your £25 anyway,
0:39:41 > 0:39:44plus the fiver, that is plus £30.
0:39:44 > 0:39:45You are minus £7.
0:39:45 > 0:39:49Lot number 98 is the little provincial pine
0:39:49 > 0:39:52stool on the little splay legs. £20 for this.
0:39:52 > 0:39:54£20 for it. £10 for it. Thank you.
0:39:54 > 0:39:5815, madam. 15 with the internet. I will take 18 in the room.
0:39:58 > 0:40:02£18 for this rather nice little stool. Any bids at 18?
0:40:02 > 0:40:06I've got to sell it with the internet then. Are we done at 15?
0:40:06 > 0:40:09- Oh!- Oh, no! - Anyway, that is minus £15,
0:40:09 > 0:40:12I'm afraid. Which means overall you are
0:40:12 > 0:40:16minus 22. You are minus £22.
0:40:16 > 0:40:19- What are we going to do about the swallow?- We are going to go for it.
0:40:19 > 0:40:22- We are in with a chance. - We'll give it a go. - You're always in with a chance.
0:40:22 > 0:40:25Anyway, here we go, then, here comes your bonus buy.
0:40:25 > 0:40:29I'll take 35 in the room. A cheap little lot there.
0:40:29 > 0:40:32I thought it was funny. 35 bid. £40 with me, sir.
0:40:32 > 0:40:33Five again.
0:40:33 > 0:40:36£45, thank you. I will take 50 on the internet.
0:40:36 > 0:40:38Come on, come on!
0:40:38 > 0:40:40- 55 in the room.- RICHIE:- Yes!- Go on!
0:40:40 > 0:40:43- I'll take 60 on the internet. - Oh!- Go on!
0:40:43 > 0:40:4565, sir. Thank you.
0:40:45 > 0:40:48- Go on, go on.- 65, 70 bid. Take five again, sir?
0:40:48 > 0:40:50- ALL:- Yes!
0:40:50 > 0:40:55At £75, in the room, final time, are we all done?
0:40:55 > 0:40:58£75 is plus £10.
0:40:58 > 0:41:02Well done, Kate Bliss. You've not lost your touch, girl!
0:41:02 > 0:41:05That means, overall, you are minus £12,
0:41:05 > 0:41:07- which is nothing.- Not bad. - Respectable.
0:41:07 > 0:41:11I mean, ordinarily on Bargain Hunt, a minus £12 score is a winning score,
0:41:11 > 0:41:14so say nothing to the Reds. And all will be revealed in a moment.
0:41:14 > 0:41:18- Great team. Great punt, eh? Well done, Kate.- Well done, Kate.
0:41:23 > 0:41:26- OK, teams, you been chatting about the score at all?- ALL: No.
0:41:26 > 0:41:29Because there are remarkable similarities tonight.
0:41:29 > 0:41:32- Neither team are going home with any cash.- ALL: Aww!
0:41:32 > 0:41:35That's the first thing to reveal. And there isn't a heck of a lot between you, I have to say.
0:41:35 > 0:41:37Both teams went with the bonus buy,
0:41:37 > 0:41:39which is always a nice thing to note.
0:41:39 > 0:41:42But the team that is behind, they are not losers, of course,
0:41:42 > 0:41:45they are just runners-up, ha-ha, are the Reds.
0:41:45 > 0:41:47- Ah!- Oh!
0:41:47 > 0:41:51The squeal of joy from the Blues is a treat to behold.
0:41:51 > 0:41:53Anyway, bad luck, really,
0:41:53 > 0:41:56because you started off with a £10 profit, which was lovely, on the Hornby.
0:41:56 > 0:42:00You got another £5 profit on that ghastly laundry box. I'm sorry.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03- I know.- There's money in boxes. - And the toad didn't do so well.
0:42:03 > 0:42:05Whether it was a toad or a frog, it was minus five.
0:42:05 > 0:42:09- And then the bonus buy torpedoed you, really.- Yes.
0:42:09 > 0:42:11You had a white face up to that moment,
0:42:11 > 0:42:13- and it was just bad luck, wasn't it? - It was.
0:42:13 > 0:42:15And the frog, it was such a sweet little object.
0:42:15 > 0:42:17- Yes, he's hopping mad. - He is hopping mad.
0:42:17 > 0:42:19He's not the only one who is hopping mad.
0:42:19 > 0:42:22Anyway, you've been really British about it, thank you.
0:42:22 > 0:42:25And great sports people to take it on the chin.
0:42:25 > 0:42:29- But the winners today have won by only losing £12...- Yes!
0:42:29 > 0:42:31..which is splendido, isn't it?
0:42:31 > 0:42:34You got £30 on the damaged fire grate, which is
0:42:34 > 0:42:35a bit of a whiz, really.
0:42:35 > 0:42:39And £10 for the swallow, and you went with the swallow,
0:42:39 > 0:42:42you followed Kate Bliss's advice, which is very, very sensible.
0:42:42 > 0:42:44So, minus 12.
0:42:44 > 0:42:47It is a sheet of bronco between that and making a profit, really.
0:42:47 > 0:42:49So you've done very well. In fact, it's been so much fun,
0:42:49 > 0:42:52why don't you join us soon for some more bargain-hunting, yes?
0:42:52 > 0:42:53ALL: Yes!