0:00:04 > 0:00:08This year celebrates 150 years at Portobello Market,
0:00:08 > 0:00:12and we're going to celebrate a century and a half
0:00:12 > 0:00:14with a tonne and a half of fun.
0:00:14 > 0:00:19So, let's get moving! Let's go bargain hunting!
0:00:19 > 0:00:22Ooh! Yeah.
0:00:45 > 0:00:49Don't crow about this, but did you know
0:00:49 > 0:00:51that Portobello was once a farm?
0:00:51 > 0:00:54And here we are in it today,
0:00:54 > 0:00:57the largest and most famous market
0:00:57 > 0:00:59of its type anywhere in the world,
0:00:59 > 0:01:02and our teams can't wait to get a slice of the action.
0:01:02 > 0:01:06So let's take a sneaky peek as to what's coming up.
0:01:08 > 0:01:09Today the teams are spoilt for choice,
0:01:09 > 0:01:12but the Reds can't see the wood for the trees...
0:01:12 > 0:01:15- Does anything catch your eye here? - Yeah, I like the figure.
0:01:15 > 0:01:17It's quite interesting. I like the colours.
0:01:17 > 0:01:21- She's missing a hand...but that's OK.- Oh, I didn't see that.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24..whilst the Blues have their heads in the clouds.
0:01:24 > 0:01:25Yeah, I really do like it. I'd like it
0:01:25 > 0:01:29if it was a real-sized version for me, but...this'll do.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32But will they reach dizzy heights at the auction?
0:01:32 > 0:01:34Yes, well done!
0:01:34 > 0:01:36Or will it all come crashing down?
0:01:36 > 0:01:39- Oh, my goodness.- Come on.- 19...
0:01:39 > 0:01:42But that's all for later. Let's meet today's teams.
0:01:42 > 0:01:48Well, we've got a couple of great teams on the show today.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51For the Reds, Bobby and Mandy, a married couple,
0:01:51 > 0:01:55and for the Blues, we have another couple, Duncan and Cory.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57- Welcome, everyone, to the programme. - ALL: Hello.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01- Hello, hello, hello. Now, you're married...- We are indeed.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03You are indeed, but you are married as a result
0:02:03 > 0:02:05- of somebody else's nuptials.- Yeah.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07We actually met at a friend's wedding
0:02:07 > 0:02:09- and a year later we got married ourselves.- Yeah.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12- How long have you been married? - Coming up to three years now.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14- About three and a half years. - Oh, brilliant.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16But is it true that you were late for your wedding?
0:02:16 > 0:02:19Yes, yes, that's right. I've got to admit we was three hours late.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21- I wasn't late.- YOU weren't late?
0:02:21 > 0:02:24What it was, the ladies on my side,
0:02:24 > 0:02:27- they were taking so long in getting ready...- Yeah.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30..and it took us three hours, and the person who was going
0:02:30 > 0:02:33- to marry us, he was actually ready to go, weren't he, Mandy?- Was he?
0:02:33 > 0:02:36- Yeah. The registrar...- Well, three hours late, I don't blame him, quite frankly.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39I don't know. Anyway, something's working all right so that's good.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41What do you do for a living, Mandy?
0:02:41 > 0:02:44- I'm an account manager for a beauty company.- Are you?- Yeah.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46So we buy beauty products and we sell them
0:02:46 > 0:02:48- to businesses all across the country.- Do you?
0:02:48 > 0:02:51Bobby, it says here that you have a burning passion for your job.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54That's right. I'm a firefighter.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57I've been doing the job for just over eight years.
0:02:57 > 0:02:59Any particular funny incidents that you've been involved in?
0:02:59 > 0:03:03Oh, yes. We was at a fire a couple of months ago,
0:03:03 > 0:03:06and there was two children in the building.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09I went into the building with the face mask.
0:03:09 > 0:03:13We located the children, and I was trying to pick the children up
0:03:13 > 0:03:15but the children was like, "No, you're a stranger.
0:03:15 > 0:03:20"You can't take us. Mummy said no. We don't talk to strangers."
0:03:20 > 0:03:23Aw, sweet. They're about to be incinerated,
0:03:23 > 0:03:25and they don't want to be picked up by the fireman.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28- Yeah.- That's pretty rich, isn't it, really?
0:03:28 > 0:03:31Now, you're incredibly competitive with one another, right?
0:03:31 > 0:03:34- We are.- Yes. And who normally comes out on top?- I think it's me.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37- Mandy.- Really?- Oh, see, look, he's not even disagreeing now.- No.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40So how are you two going to work when there's shopping business?
0:03:40 > 0:03:43Are you going to get on? Who's in charge? Who's got the knowledge?
0:03:43 > 0:03:46- You're looking at her. She's in charge.- She's in charge.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49- But he's very good at getting a good deal.- Right, so he's the negotiator?
0:03:49 > 0:03:52Yeah, so I'll pick things and ask him to knock down the price.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54- You'll kick the door down and he'll follow on.- Yeah.- Right, lovely.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57- And you're looking forward to it? - Yes.- Absolutely.- Well done,
0:03:57 > 0:03:59and we're looking forward to it too.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02- Now, Cory.- Hello. - how long have you two been together?
0:04:02 > 0:04:05- This will be our fifth year.- Really?
0:04:05 > 0:04:08And what keeps you busy and entertained, Cory?
0:04:08 > 0:04:11I'm a primary school teacher in the city of London
0:04:11 > 0:04:13so they keep me on my toes.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16When I started teaching, it was just after
0:04:16 > 0:04:20the London Olympics, and I got into class and this child -
0:04:20 > 0:04:24"It's you! From the Olympics! It's the diver!"
0:04:24 > 0:04:29- I was like, "Ohhh..."- Exactly. - Not quite Tom Daley, but thanks."
0:04:29 > 0:04:32Do you know, I've never met young Tom, but you could pass for him.
0:04:32 > 0:04:36Ooh, I don't know. We'll go with it.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39- Now, just tell me, how tall are you without the hairdo?- Oh...
0:04:39 > 0:04:42- Are you about 6ft 3?- 6ft 2, and then 6ft 3 with the hair.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44- An inch and a half of hair.- Yeah.
0:04:44 > 0:04:48- Now, Duncan.- Hello.- The social media plays a big part in your life.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51It does indeed. I'm a social media manager in London,
0:04:51 > 0:04:54and I basically work across a whole variety of different
0:04:54 > 0:04:57really big brands and tell them how they should act on social.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59- Really?- Yeah. - And you've certainly benefited
0:04:59 > 0:05:01as a result of your job, haven't you?
0:05:01 > 0:05:05So, yeah - as a result of being online basically 24/7...
0:05:05 > 0:05:10- Yes.- ..I get to see quite a lot of promotions and competitions
0:05:10 > 0:05:15before many people have picked up on them, and I've been very successful.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18In fact I think I've won seven holidays.
0:05:18 > 0:05:19I've been to the Caribbean twice,
0:05:19 > 0:05:24I went to Jamaica, Cayman Islands, I went to see the northern lights in Finland.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27I've been to Japan, Majorca, Poland... So, yeah.
0:05:27 > 0:05:31- And Thailand soon.- And Thailand? - Oh, yeah. Thailand's next.- Well...
0:05:31 > 0:05:36Bangkok, eh? How fantastic. Anyway, the money moment, I fancy.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39Here we go. There's your £300. £300. You know the rules,
0:05:39 > 0:05:44your experts await, and off you go. And very, very, very, very good luck.
0:05:44 > 0:05:45Gosh, how exciting.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48Time to meet today's experts.
0:05:48 > 0:05:52Detecting some bargains for the Reds, it's Jonathan Pratt.
0:05:53 > 0:05:57And hoping to sail through the shop with the Blues, it's Kate Bliss.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02- So, Bobby and Mandy, here we are. Are you ready?- Yes.- Yes.
0:06:02 > 0:06:03What are you going to be looking for?
0:06:03 > 0:06:07Um, I'd quite like some pottery, maybe something Art Deco.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09I think I'm going to try and find some little bargains
0:06:09 > 0:06:12and see if Bobby can haggle them down and get us a good deal.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15- Is that your skill, is it? - So I've been told, yeah.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17And I like useful things, so I'm thinking more...
0:06:17 > 0:06:20- So you're Mr Practical? - Yes, exactly. Mr Practical.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23OK, sounds like we could have a few differing opinions.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25Mm, that might be an understatement.
0:06:25 > 0:06:26BELL RINGS
0:06:26 > 0:06:30Seconds out. Round one. Start the clock.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32- Let's go bargain hunting. Come on. - OK.- Yeah!
0:06:32 > 0:06:33Let's go.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39And the teams have already been swallowed up by the crowds
0:06:39 > 0:06:42at Portobello. I can't even see Cory's hair.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44Ooh, there it is.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47I don't want to lose you guys. Stay close. It's packed in here.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51It's a great place to people-watch.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54- I mean, we could just while away the hour.- Just sit.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56Watching people all go past.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59And there's no time for that, JP. You have bargains to find.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02And Kate's got a dinky idea for the boys.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05- Now, Duncan, you collect toy cars, don't you?- Actually, Cory does.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07- Oh, Cory does.- I do, yes.- OK.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10- There's quite a lot of toys here. What do you think of this stall? - Aah...
0:07:10 > 0:07:14These ones down here have a little bit more age to them.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17- These are Dinky...- OK.- ..rather than Corgi and Yesteryear.- Yep.
0:07:17 > 0:07:22- What kind of age are they?- Well, some of these are '60s, '70s.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25Some of them might even be a bit earlier than that.
0:07:25 > 0:07:30In fact you've got some quite nice little...Dinky planes here.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32- This is a little seaplane.- Right.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35- What you've to look at with Dinkys is the condition.- OK.- Yeah.
0:07:35 > 0:07:41How rare the design is, how rare the model is and whether it's complete.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44And you can see that this is all in good nick.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47The paintwork's just slightly rubbed, you see, on the top there?
0:07:47 > 0:07:51But generally, that's a sort of average condition, I would say.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54Would it need a box or anything that goes with it?
0:07:54 > 0:07:56Originally it would have come in a box.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59To get the boxes for these as well is really unusual
0:07:59 > 0:08:02- so it'll sell well without the box.- OK.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04- What date was on that, Kate? - So, it's 1939.
0:08:04 > 0:08:06It's earlier than I thought actually.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09- What kind of price? For 40, now... - Yes. Now that's 40 -
0:08:09 > 0:08:13let's just see if the gentleman'll do anything. Hi there.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15Could you do anything for us on that? You've got 40 on it.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18- 30.- 30. Could you do 25?
0:08:18 > 0:08:22- No.- 27?- Yes.
0:08:22 > 0:08:26- 27.- 27.- What do we think?- I think we should go for it. I really like it.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28- Do you like it?- Yeah, I really do like it.
0:08:28 > 0:08:32I'd like a real-sized version for me, but...this'll do.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35- You like your travelling, don't you? - I really do. I like travelling.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38- Your own private seaplane would go down well?- Love that. Yeah, it's perfect.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40What shall we do? Shall we go for it?
0:08:40 > 0:08:43- Yes, I think we should give it a go. Definitely.- Great. OK, that was easy.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45Lovely. Yes, please.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48You're off to a flying start, Blues. Well done.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51- That is a great start.- Yeah? - Brilliant.- Let's go.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53You've got good taste.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56You landed your first item in the first five minutes.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59And the Reds have set their sights on something magnifying.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02- There's loads of different ones. - It's different.- Really interesting.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05- What draws you into this? - They're quite decorative.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07They're quite nice to have as ornamental at home.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09- They're unusual. - Yeah, they're quite pretty.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13When you're clearing a house you often find them because the people who have these...
0:09:13 > 0:09:15As you get older your eyesight gets more impaired
0:09:15 > 0:09:17and they're reading the paper and they like
0:09:17 > 0:09:19- to have a nice magnifying glass. - Yeah.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22- I quite like the ebony and the traditional ones.- Yeah, the one in the middle.
0:09:22 > 0:09:27How much...? Would you mind...? The one in front.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29That one. How much is that?
0:09:29 > 0:09:32It's £175.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36That's nearly two thirds of your budget, Reds.
0:09:36 > 0:09:42- It's a fair investment.- Yeah. - OK.- Thank you.- Thanks very much.
0:09:42 > 0:09:43Maybe not then.
0:09:45 > 0:09:50Over with the Blues, and they've got their eagle eyes on some silver.
0:09:50 > 0:09:51You like the shiny stuff, don't you?
0:09:51 > 0:09:54I really do, I'm like a magpie.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56What can we see? What can we see?
0:09:58 > 0:10:02- That's quite nice.- Yeah. - How much is that?- Which one is that?
0:10:02 > 0:10:06- I can do that for you... £55. - Do you like that, guys?
0:10:06 > 0:10:09- How old is it? I- would say it's turn of the century.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11OK. Yeah...
0:10:11 > 0:10:14I mean, it's silver-plated rather than silver.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16Silver ones command more of a premium, obviously.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19It's in pretty good nick. No bad dents.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22So what's the point of this bit? The...
0:10:22 > 0:10:26- Can you guess? - To see how much is in it.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28- Oh...- Oh, for a cup. That's great. - Yeah, OK.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31Now, why is it gilded?
0:10:31 > 0:10:35- I'm hoping you're going to tell me. - Well, it looks pretty, doesn't it?
0:10:35 > 0:10:40- Yeah.- But it's also gilded so the alcohol doesn't corrode the silver.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43- Oh.- OK? It's in good condition.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46The only thing is that the cork is a little bit loose in the top there
0:10:46 > 0:10:49but that's nothing too much to worry about.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52So this is appealing to your "I want something practical.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55- "I want something functional."- Yeah. - But how does Cory feel?
0:10:55 > 0:11:00- Mm... It depends on the price. - OK. So, the gentleman said 55.
0:11:00 > 0:11:05I'd prefer to see it at 40. So could you do anything more off for us?
0:11:05 > 0:11:07- 50.- OK, what do you think about that, guys?
0:11:07 > 0:11:12- I'd go for it if it was £45. - Yeah, I think 45...?
0:11:12 > 0:11:1545... Yes.
0:11:15 > 0:11:19- Perfect. That's great. - That's great, yeah.- Great haggling.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22- Thank you so much, sir, that's really kind.- Thank you.- Thank you.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25- So that is number two.- Yeah. - There's no stopping you guys.
0:11:27 > 0:11:31Well done, Blues. the Reds have some catching up to do.
0:11:31 > 0:11:32Any luck with that first item?
0:11:32 > 0:11:35- Does anything catch your eye here? - I quite like the figure
0:11:35 > 0:11:38- at the back, the wooden figure. - It's got some age.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40It's missing a hand. But that's OK...
0:11:40 > 0:11:43- Oh, that's handy. - Oh, I didn't see that.
0:11:43 > 0:11:47It's just quite interesting, I like the colours.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49- I rather like it. It's a nice, decorative figure.- Quite pretty.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52It's got quite a lot of damage, but I still think...
0:11:52 > 0:11:55Well, it's not made yesterday, if you look under...
0:11:55 > 0:12:00That's quite an old bit of wood. This is dry, patinated wood.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02So it is quite old.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04And how much is that one?
0:12:04 > 0:12:09- 85.- 85.- And what would you do...? Would you do anything else on it?
0:12:09 > 0:12:12- £30?- 60.
0:12:12 > 0:12:16- 60 would be the bottom line. - 60 would be bottom line. £60. OK.
0:12:16 > 0:12:18Would you see any profit in it at 60?
0:12:18 > 0:12:21It's possible. It's just a decorative figure.
0:12:21 > 0:12:25It's an object which has an indeterminable value.
0:12:25 > 0:12:31- It's not worth £400.- No. - But it's worth anything between 40 and 100, possibly.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34- What do you think, Bobby? I think we should get it.- All right.
0:12:34 > 0:12:39It's not bad. It was 85 and he's coming down to 60. Do you want it?
0:12:39 > 0:12:41Yeah, I think we should get it. I like it.
0:12:41 > 0:12:44- I think somebody would buy that. - Yeah, we'll have it.- OK, brilliant.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47- You should shake the man's hand, Mandy.- Definitely.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49Thank you very much.
0:12:49 > 0:12:50Well done, Reds.
0:12:50 > 0:12:54That's your first item, and you're halfway through the shop.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57Now - I've found something to get your juices flowing.
0:13:04 > 0:13:08If we were sitting on a boulevard in Paris rather than Portobello,
0:13:08 > 0:13:13what might we be drinking here 100 years ago?
0:13:13 > 0:13:17Well, one of the drinks would be a jolly nice citron presse.
0:13:17 > 0:13:22Except, you've got nothing to press your lemon with.
0:13:22 > 0:13:27But actually, here at Portobello, is the ideal tool.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30The warty looking lump of metal in the middle
0:13:30 > 0:13:33is supposed to represent a lemon.
0:13:33 > 0:13:39If I undo the hasp and open it up, you reveal a turned sycamore bulb.
0:13:39 > 0:13:43That's a lump of wood that's on a thread like that.
0:13:43 > 0:13:47You take yourself a jolly nice lemon. There's your lemon.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50You put the lemon inside the silver-gilt interior,
0:13:50 > 0:13:55which is all perforated with holes underneath.
0:13:55 > 0:14:00Fold under the cover, slap down the hinge, get yourself a glass,
0:14:00 > 0:14:02put it in the indentation on the tray,
0:14:02 > 0:14:05ready to receive the delicious lemon juice.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08I have not done this before this moment so it may not work.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11Let us...press on!
0:14:12 > 0:14:14Turn, turn, turn.
0:14:14 > 0:14:18And out of the bottom comes...
0:14:18 > 0:14:21Absolutely... Oh! Look!
0:14:21 > 0:14:26Absolutely, as if by magic, having given it a good squeeze,
0:14:26 > 0:14:29we get a mouthful of lemon juice. Look at that.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32It does work. Splendido.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35What needs to happen is this has to go to the restorer
0:14:35 > 0:14:38and all this bottom bit needs silver plating.
0:14:38 > 0:14:42That won't cost very much, maybe £40, £50, and then the trick is
0:14:42 > 0:14:46to make the bulb of the lemon itself more attractive.
0:14:46 > 0:14:51And I would propose that we should have that cold-painted yellow
0:14:51 > 0:14:54so that it looks like a lemon, and hey presto,
0:14:54 > 0:14:58you've got yourself a contemporary-looking lemon squeezer
0:14:58 > 0:15:01dating from the late 19th century, which would be worth,
0:15:01 > 0:15:05restored, £500 plus. What would it cost you?
0:15:05 > 0:15:08Well, here today, on Portobello,
0:15:08 > 0:15:13you could perhaps wring this little baby out for a cool £150.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17Some lemon. Some squeezer.
0:15:26 > 0:15:30While I sip my lemonade, the team are still shopping.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33Where have that lot got to now?
0:15:33 > 0:15:36There they are. Progress update, please, Kate.
0:15:36 > 0:15:37Well, I think we're flying.
0:15:37 > 0:15:41We've got two pieces in 13 minutes. They're lovely things.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44I think they've both got a chance of making a profit.
0:15:44 > 0:15:48The key thing now, I think, is that the guys don't get overconfident.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51Cory and Duncan, overconfident? Never.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53Who knew? We're experts!
0:15:53 > 0:15:56- We've found some nice things. - Yeah. One for you, one for me.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58Now something, I think, a bit zany.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01We want something a bit strange. We've played very safe,
0:16:01 > 0:16:04- we want to go...- Yeah, the next one maybe we'll go big.- Yeah.
0:16:06 > 0:16:10Go big or go home, eh lads? So, it's 2-1 to the Blues.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13But have the Reds found a second item yet?
0:16:13 > 0:16:17There's a silver... Like, a nut dish with a little squirrel on it.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20- With a squirrel on? That's cute, isn't it?- I thought that was nice.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23- Do you like squirrels?- Yeah. - Yeah, I thought that was pretty.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26The nut bowl is going to be silver plate, I would have thought,
0:16:26 > 0:16:28for that size. Yeah.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30How much is the nut bowl?
0:16:30 > 0:16:34- The very best is 110.- Ooh, OK.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38- It's quite decorative, isn't it? - Yeah, it's quite pretty. Is it heavy?
0:16:38 > 0:16:40- It's got some weight on it. - Little bit.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44It's just quite cute, I like that. But I think it's quite expensive.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47- It is quite expensive.- Well, it's going to take a lot of your budget.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49- If you buy this... - How much is it again? 110?
0:16:49 > 0:16:52It just says EPNS, electroplated nickel silver, under there.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54- Oh, right, OK.- Umm...- Yeah.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56I mean, it's the sort of thing that's, you know...
0:16:56 > 0:16:57It's too much, isn't it?
0:16:57 > 0:17:00..you take it out at Christmas when everyone has a walnut...
0:17:00 > 0:17:03- But not the rest of the year.- I don't know. It's a decorative object.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06Thing is, with these... With silver and silver plate
0:17:06 > 0:17:09you've got to buy things that people will use and display,
0:17:09 > 0:17:10and that is decorative.
0:17:10 > 0:17:13That's as much as I would say, but it's not me buying it,
0:17:13 > 0:17:15- it's you buying it.- Yeah.
0:17:15 > 0:17:19JP's not so keen. So they've decided not to squirrel that one away.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23Now, over to the Blues and I think they may be
0:17:23 > 0:17:25about to serve up item number three.
0:17:27 > 0:17:28What's the piece of green and yellow?
0:17:28 > 0:17:30- It's quite stylish, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:17:30 > 0:17:35It's very Art Deco in its shape.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38- You like it for decoration?- Mm.- OK, well, let's have a look at it.
0:17:39 > 0:17:44What's the factory? Let's look underneath. E&L Limited.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46I don't know that off the top of my head
0:17:46 > 0:17:48but you've got a nice registered mark there.
0:17:48 > 0:17:52I would think it IS '30s in date.
0:17:52 > 0:17:53How much is that, please?
0:17:53 > 0:17:58- I'll do the two for 50. - 50 for the two. What do YOU think?
0:17:58 > 0:18:01I'm trusting you, entirely.
0:18:01 > 0:18:05In terms of value, are people going to be looking for a name,
0:18:05 > 0:18:07- are they going to be...? - I think you're absolutely right.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09People ARE going to be looking for a name.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12You say you like Clarice Cliff - you know it's an established
0:18:12 > 0:18:14collector's market. This one hasn't got that,
0:18:14 > 0:18:16and for that reason I think £50 is quite a bit.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19Is that the very best?
0:18:19 > 0:18:22- I'll do 40 the two. - You'll do 40 for the two.
0:18:22 > 0:18:26- Burleigh is quite nice. - It is Burleigh, is it?- Yeah, yeah.
0:18:26 > 0:18:30- Can we have a look at the stamp on that one?- Yeah, Burleigh.- Oh, great.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33- So does that change...? - Oh, that's quite nice. Yeah.
0:18:33 > 0:18:36- Oh, the stamp's much clearer on that one, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:18:36 > 0:18:42And it's Pan pattern. You can see Pan here, playing his pipes.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45- Mm-hm.- That mythological figure, if you like.- Yeah.
0:18:45 > 0:18:49So Burleigh were doing something very similar to Clarice Cliff really,
0:18:49 > 0:18:53they were using quite vibrant colours like this, often quite
0:18:53 > 0:18:56geometric patterns, but this one is more telling a story, obviously.
0:18:56 > 0:19:00- Yeah.- I like the story and I like the colours.
0:19:00 > 0:19:04- The decoration is more your style. - I think it's quite striking
0:19:04 > 0:19:07and the kind of shape... is really nice.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10I'm being mean, but I would say at auction
0:19:10 > 0:19:13- I would probably put £25-£40 on it. - OK, well...
0:19:13 > 0:19:17But I'm being quite mean. 35 would be definitely worth a go.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22All right.
0:19:22 > 0:19:26- Brilliant.- Great. That's going to do it for me.- Let's do it.- Perfect.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29- Fab.- Great.- It's a deal. Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:19:29 > 0:19:34Oh, my goodness. Three pieces, 20 minutes to go.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37- Yeah!- I'm in shock. Well done.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42It's all over, Blues. Hats off to you.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45But the Reds still have two items to go.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47It's enough to drive you to drink, eh, JP?
0:19:47 > 0:19:50The key things with decanters, when you buy them at auction
0:19:50 > 0:19:51- or when you buy them ever...- Yeah.
0:19:51 > 0:19:53..people tend to drink too much spirits
0:19:53 > 0:19:55and they get clumsy and they smash them inside,
0:19:55 > 0:19:58so you often get a collar put on to try and protect the inside
0:19:58 > 0:20:01or to cover breaks. That's all right,
0:20:01 > 0:20:04in there it's all nice and clean and there's no chips and nibbles on that
0:20:04 > 0:20:06so that's fair enough.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09People aren't that fussed about buying antique decanters nowadays,
0:20:09 > 0:20:12they like buying quality, in good condition.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14It's probably from the '60s. So it's nicely cut...
0:20:14 > 0:20:17But I suppose you see quite a lot of those at auction.
0:20:17 > 0:20:18They come and go out of fashion.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21Honestly, Victorian decanters are no money at the moment,
0:20:21 > 0:20:23but a silver collar one like that,
0:20:23 > 0:20:25that's sort of a present for people.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27- Yeah, it's very pretty. - Yeah, I really like it.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29It caught my eye straight away.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31I think that's a nice little purchase
0:20:31 > 0:20:33and if you both really like it and you would both use it
0:20:33 > 0:20:38- then there's going to be every chance of making some money. - Yeah.- Excellent.- Hopefully.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41What would be your lowest price on the decanter?
0:20:41 > 0:20:43I'll do you 65 and this is my best.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45Yeah. I do like it, I think we should get it.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48- We have 16 minutes left...- I definitely think we should buy that.
0:20:48 > 0:20:52..so we need to buy an item because we have to go and get one more item.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55Come on, Bobby. Time to show us your negotiating skills.
0:20:55 > 0:20:59- Come on, you've got to do something on this. 60?- 60. Cash, yes?
0:20:59 > 0:21:03- Yeah. Cash, yeah. Deal? - You've got a deal.- OK, thank you.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06- I'll let you do the dirty job, you have to polish it.- All right, then.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09- OK, it's a done deal. - Yay, we got a second item.
0:21:09 > 0:21:11- Yep, perfect.- OK, let's have that.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13- Phew.- That's your second purchase, Reds.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16But I think JP is feeling the pressure.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18It's taking a lot of time,
0:21:18 > 0:21:23and they don't want to commit straight away to what they're buying.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26They're going to run out of time. We're going to make a rash purchase.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28I just hope it doesn't cost us money.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31- One more place? Have we got time? - There is, up here.
0:21:31 > 0:21:33Let's go further up this way.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36- Just a different selection of stuff. - Yeah.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38While JP has his work cut out with the Reds,
0:21:38 > 0:21:41Kate and the Blues are taking it easy.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43I don't think I've ever finished
0:21:43 > 0:21:46and had time to put my feet up before the clock was up.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49- We're experts now, that's it. - Go, Team Blue.- Go, Team Blue!
0:21:49 > 0:21:52While Team Blue have plenty of time to enjoy the sights
0:21:52 > 0:21:57of Portobello, Team Red are yet to find their final item.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59Bobby, Mandy, the clock is ticking.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02- I like these pocket watches. These are nice.- Do you?
0:22:02 > 0:22:04What do you like about pocket watches?
0:22:04 > 0:22:06I don't know, I think they're nice to collect.
0:22:06 > 0:22:10- They're very pretty and...- They tell you the time as well, don't they?
0:22:10 > 0:22:12I could do with that. Being late.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15As a fireman, you can't be late.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18- Oh, no, I've never been late on a shout, it's just...- Off duty.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21- It wasn't my fault, honest.- He was three hours late on our wedding day.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23How can you be three hours late for a wedding?
0:22:23 > 0:22:25- On our wedding day.- How...?
0:22:25 > 0:22:29I was ready, it was the others on my side. They weren't ready.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31We've heard this before, Bobby.
0:22:31 > 0:22:35But right now, I've got my dancing shoes on. Care to join me, Kate?
0:22:35 > 0:22:41# There won't be any joker With margin I'm all through... #
0:22:41 > 0:22:42Oh, she is a lovely mover, our Kate.
0:22:42 > 0:22:48# Cos I'm in the market for you. #
0:22:48 > 0:22:53It's all about timing, Reds. And you've only got five minutes left.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55- And here we have a little anchor. - Oh, that's nice.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58There is a maritime link, it's a tenuous link, this,
0:22:58 > 0:23:01but the auction house is on the Thames at Twickenham
0:23:01 > 0:23:03and obviously it's a thoroughfare.
0:23:03 > 0:23:07This is silver. OK? This is a natural hard stone called agate.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10- It's quartz.- OK. - But it's coloured in bands
0:23:10 > 0:23:14so we call it a banded agate. Often used in Victorian jewellery.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17This, I don't think, is necessarily Victorian.
0:23:17 > 0:23:21It had a pin on the back there, which is no longer there.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23But it's not hallmarked.
0:23:23 > 0:23:27It doesn't look like it was made yesterday, I rather like that.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30- And it would have been worn...?- Here.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33With no pin and no hallmark, it could affect the value
0:23:33 > 0:23:35unless you can get a good deal.
0:23:35 > 0:23:37What would be the best price you could do on that one?
0:23:37 > 0:23:40- You'd do it for 30?- It's got to be 40.- It's got to be 40.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42- £40.- How about 35. 35?
0:23:42 > 0:23:47- OK.- £35, there we are. Shake the man's hand. Job done,
0:23:47 > 0:23:50- thank you very much.- Thank you very much.- Let's enjoy this sunshine.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53Cheers, Jim. You're a great sport.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56Anchors aweigh. You finally got there, Reds.
0:23:56 > 0:23:57WHISTLE BLOWS
0:23:57 > 0:24:00Game, set and match. Time's up.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03Fabulous. Thank you very much.
0:24:03 > 0:24:05- Well done, guys.- Thanks.- Thank you.
0:24:05 > 0:24:07Let's remind ourselves what the Red Team bought.
0:24:07 > 0:24:12The carved wooden temple figure was theirs for £60.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14Should be 'armless.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17They poured away another £60 on this cut glass decanter.
0:24:20 > 0:24:26And they set sail with this Victorian anchor cloak pin for £35.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30- Now, you spent how much?- 155. - Did you?- Yeah.- 155.
0:24:30 > 0:24:35- I'd like 145, please.- Yeah. OK. - 145. Thank you.- There you go.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38That's marvellous, Bobby. Now, which is your favourite piece?
0:24:38 > 0:24:40OK, I've got to say, it's the wooden figure.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43- And do you agree with that, wifey? - No, I think it was the anchor.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46- I love the little anchor boat. - OK, it's your favourite.
0:24:46 > 0:24:48- Is that going to bring the biggest profit?- I hope so.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50Do you agree with that?
0:24:50 > 0:24:53No, I think the wooden figure will actually fetch a bit more than that.
0:24:53 > 0:24:56- Well, there we are. We have a split decision.- Soon find out.
0:24:56 > 0:24:58One thing's for certain though -
0:24:58 > 0:25:01there's £145 going to JP, who just loves this moment.
0:25:01 > 0:25:03What a lot of responsibility that is.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06- I know. And what a crowd out there, eh?- What a crowd.
0:25:06 > 0:25:11But I've found the right person to go to with a good selection of stock
0:25:11 > 0:25:14who's willing to do a deal. And I have my eye on something...
0:25:14 > 0:25:18- Simple as that. - Purpose-made for these two, yes?
0:25:18 > 0:25:21I can't... You know, I nearly gave it away then. No, no, no, absolutely not.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24You'd be no good in the interrogation room, would you?
0:25:24 > 0:25:25- No, I wouldn't.- Have a good shop.
0:25:25 > 0:25:29Meanwhile, why don't we check out what the Blue Team bought, eh?
0:25:30 > 0:25:34This Dinky seaplane flew off the stall for £27.
0:25:36 > 0:25:41The 20th-century nickel-plated hip flask was theirs for £45.
0:25:43 > 0:25:48And they served up £35 on this Burleigh Ware tureen and dish.
0:25:50 > 0:25:52Well, that shop was collected, it was cool,
0:25:52 > 0:25:57it was authoritative, it was quick. It was easy, Kate, right?
0:25:57 > 0:25:59- We had a lot of fun, didn't we, fellas?- Yeah.- We really did.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01- Just got to make a profit now.- Yeah.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04Yes, quite. So, which is your favourite bit, Duncan?
0:26:04 > 0:26:09Mine was definitely the hip flask. I'm a whisky fan so it spoke to me.
0:26:09 > 0:26:13Did it? Yeah, OK. Very smooth. And what do you think, Cory?
0:26:13 > 0:26:16I was a big fan of the Burleigh pottery, the tureen. I think that's
0:26:16 > 0:26:19going to do us really proud in auction.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22- That spoke to you too, did it? - Yeah, it did.- That's a favourite.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25- OK. How much did you spend?- £107. - There you go. Perfect.
0:26:25 > 0:26:30- That's pretty miserable, isn't it? - It's great!- It's pathetic.
0:26:30 > 0:26:33OK. Please may I have £193?
0:26:33 > 0:26:36- There you go. - A whole fistful of money, that is.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38I don't know why we bother giving out this 300.
0:26:38 > 0:26:40Don't worry, I can put it right.
0:26:40 > 0:26:45- Oh, good. And I bet you will too. - I have seen something.
0:26:45 > 0:26:47We started off with a lovely little Dinky seaplane.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49You love to travel...
0:26:49 > 0:26:52- Yeah.- I'm going with that sort of theme.- Ooh.- Great.
0:26:52 > 0:26:54- I'm not saying any more. - Interesting.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56Could be a suitcase then, couldn't it?
0:26:56 > 0:26:59Well, hopefully a suitcase full of cash.
0:26:59 > 0:27:03In your dreams. Anyway, good luck, Kate,
0:27:03 > 0:27:06because very shortly we'll be heading off on our travels
0:27:06 > 0:27:09across to the auction room in Twickenham.
0:27:09 > 0:27:10How lovely.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23Well, we're at High Road Auctions in the centre of Twickenham
0:27:23 > 0:27:26with David Holmes, our auctioneer of the moment. David, good morning.
0:27:26 > 0:27:32- Good morning, sir.- Lovely to be here. With our shrine figure,
0:27:32 > 0:27:35apparently dating from sometime in the 19th century
0:27:35 > 0:27:38or very early part of the 20th century. How do you rate that?
0:27:38 > 0:27:39It's rather a nice object,
0:27:39 > 0:27:42isn't it? It's well carved, with a little gesso on it.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45- Some original paintwork visible. - Yeah.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48I think these objects need to be a lot earlier than this
0:27:48 > 0:27:51to be worth a lot of money. Still think it's rather sweet though.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54Nice decorator's piece. What do you think it's worth?
0:27:54 > 0:27:56- £30 or £40.- Is that all?
0:27:56 > 0:27:59£60 they paid, and they were very enthusiastic about it
0:27:59 > 0:28:00so we'll have to see.
0:28:00 > 0:28:03If you fancy a tipple,
0:28:03 > 0:28:06what better place to keep it than in a nice cut glass decanter like that
0:28:06 > 0:28:10with a silver mouth? The only thing is, it's not terribly old, is it?
0:28:10 > 0:28:13It's not, I'm afraid. It's quite modern.
0:28:13 > 0:28:16Obviously would have been quite expensive when it was bought.
0:28:16 > 0:28:19- Rather nice cut body. Probably a Bohemian glass decanter.- Yeah.
0:28:19 > 0:28:22It's nice and clean on the inside, ready to use.
0:28:22 > 0:28:24- Just bung your bottle of port in there.- Exactly.
0:28:24 > 0:28:26What could be nicer? What's it worth?
0:28:26 > 0:28:31- 40-60?- OK, £60 paid. And it might make a tad more, if you're lucky.
0:28:31 > 0:28:33And then lastly is a fun brooch.
0:28:33 > 0:28:35- Yes.- I mean, it's enormous.
0:28:35 > 0:28:39- It's rather nice though, isn't it? - Oh, yes.- With the agate body.
0:28:39 > 0:28:43- Scottish?- I think so. Made of agate, with a silver mount.
0:28:43 > 0:28:46- It's lost its pin, unfortunately... - Yes.
0:28:46 > 0:28:48..and the whole frame is slightly twisted.
0:28:48 > 0:28:50But it's a nice looking thing, isn't it?
0:28:50 > 0:28:53Yeah, it is. I agree with you, I think it's charming.
0:28:53 > 0:28:55I think it's worth quite a lot of money too.
0:28:55 > 0:28:58- How much do YOU think it's worth? - I said £50-£80.- Perfect.
0:28:58 > 0:29:00They only paid £35, which is cheap.
0:29:00 > 0:29:02- I think that's good.- I can see that making £100 or £120
0:29:02 > 0:29:05- if it gets picked up. - With a fair wind.- With a fair wind.
0:29:05 > 0:29:08If the anchor works out OK they won't need their bonus buy,
0:29:08 > 0:29:11but let's go and have a look at it anyway.
0:29:11 > 0:29:14Bobby, Mandy, this is your moment. You spent £155,
0:29:14 > 0:29:18I'm so proud of you. £145 went to JP.
0:29:18 > 0:29:21- JP, what did you buy? - Right, here we are.
0:29:22 > 0:29:25- Oh, wow.- Aw.- Isn't that pretty?
0:29:25 > 0:29:29How much? How much was that?
0:29:29 > 0:29:31- £50. Does that make any difference?- Wow.
0:29:31 > 0:29:33- I thought it would be more than that. - Yeah.- Exactly.
0:29:33 > 0:29:38I thought it was rather nice. I was taken by this pretty girl...
0:29:38 > 0:29:40Often am.
0:29:40 > 0:29:43And looking at her, she has short dark hair and the jewellery
0:29:43 > 0:29:46and the earrings gives you a hint of the period
0:29:46 > 0:29:48- which is the Victorian period.- Yeah.
0:29:48 > 0:29:51It's beautifully painted, on...
0:29:51 > 0:29:53I think it's a piece of porcelain, actually,
0:29:53 > 0:29:55in a base metal frame which is the letdown there,
0:29:55 > 0:29:57but the quality of the painting I really like.
0:29:57 > 0:29:58What do you think, Bob?
0:29:58 > 0:30:01Well, I think for the price that it is, I think it's
0:30:01 > 0:30:04a really good buy, that one, yes.
0:30:04 > 0:30:07- Slightly depends on what it brings, perhaps.- Yeah.
0:30:07 > 0:30:12- Which would be...roughly how much? - Er... Upwards to £100.
0:30:12 > 0:30:16- Upwards to 100?- Yeah, yeah. I think £50, it'll cover itself easily.
0:30:16 > 0:30:18Happy? Got that? Great. Right now though, for the audience at home,
0:30:18 > 0:30:22let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about JP's little miniature.
0:30:23 > 0:30:26There we go, David.
0:30:26 > 0:30:29- Extremely pretty young girl. - Very, very pretty
0:30:29 > 0:30:35portrait miniature. The frame lets it down slightly, I would say,
0:30:35 > 0:30:37- and it has a crack.- Oh, dear.
0:30:37 > 0:30:41And we have to estimate it accordingly.
0:30:41 > 0:30:43So cracked, what's it worth?
0:30:43 > 0:30:47I still think it's worth 50-80 because she is so charming.
0:30:47 > 0:30:51OK. Well, that's perfect, because JP, rather cunningly,
0:30:51 > 0:30:55only paid £50, and who knows, that may still be a winner.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58Marvellous. That's it for the Reds. Now for the Blues.
0:30:58 > 0:31:02- First up for them is the little Dinky seaplane.- Yes.
0:31:02 > 0:31:04- We ain't got a box...- No.
0:31:04 > 0:31:06..and it looks as if it's been played with, to me.
0:31:06 > 0:31:08Yes, it's been flown around the living room
0:31:08 > 0:31:09a few times, this one, hasn't it?
0:31:09 > 0:31:12Had one or two crash landings. And what's it worth?
0:31:12 > 0:31:14- I think it's worth £20 or £30.- OK.
0:31:14 > 0:31:17£27 paid, so they paid the right money. That's fair enough.
0:31:17 > 0:31:21Now, if you fancy a tipple to keep you warm out with the rugby
0:31:21 > 0:31:23down the road here in Twickenham,
0:31:23 > 0:31:26there's an ideal flask to buy, Right?
0:31:26 > 0:31:29- Right. Absolutely perfect. - Is it silver, or what?
0:31:29 > 0:31:31Unfortunately this one isn't silver-plated.
0:31:31 > 0:31:34It's a nickel plate, so it's a poor relation, really.
0:31:34 > 0:31:36I don't think it's a 19th-century one.
0:31:36 > 0:31:41- I see this as a 20th-century object. - How much?- 20 or 30 again.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44£45, so they're a bit shy on that.
0:31:44 > 0:31:49Now, lastly, two pieces from a 1930s dinner set.
0:31:49 > 0:31:53I'm afraid we do struggle with this type of the ceramic these days.
0:31:53 > 0:31:57In its favour it's Art Deco, and it's got rather a fun pattern
0:31:57 > 0:32:02- showing Pan with his pipes.- It's not Clarice Cliff, is it?- Exactly.
0:32:02 > 0:32:06- And only two bits.- It's not doing it for you, is it?- Not really.- No.
0:32:06 > 0:32:08How much does it do it to you for?
0:32:08 > 0:32:10Well, not that much again, I'm afraid.
0:32:10 > 0:32:14- £20, £30, possibly 40 on a good day but...- Well, that's all right,
0:32:14 > 0:32:18- £35 is all they paid for it.- OK. - So, somewhere in that frame, Dave,
0:32:18 > 0:32:21and you'll get them out of trouble, which would be fantastic.
0:32:21 > 0:32:24But for certain, in my view, they're going to need the bonus buy
0:32:24 > 0:32:26so let's go have a look at it.
0:32:26 > 0:32:31Now, chaps, you spent £107, which is not a lot, really.
0:32:31 > 0:32:35You gave Kate £193. Kate, what did you spend it on?
0:32:36 > 0:32:40- Well, hopefully, this is going to fly...- Oh, my God. That's great.
0:32:40 > 0:32:44..just like you two have in the last 12 months, all over the world.
0:32:44 > 0:32:47- Haven't you?- Yeah. - You're a pair of jetsetters.
0:32:47 > 0:32:50- For free.- Do you know how many holidays these boys have had?
0:32:50 > 0:32:53So I saw this and thought of you two,
0:32:53 > 0:32:56but I have to admit I have got a little bit of a weakness
0:32:56 > 0:32:58for globes too. And this one, I think,
0:32:58 > 0:33:02is particularly nice because it's by a British toy manufacturer
0:33:02 > 0:33:06called Chad Valley, who were based in Birmingham.
0:33:06 > 0:33:08I think it's a very saleable thing.
0:33:08 > 0:33:10- I absolutely love it. - Yeah, I think it's great.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13Where are we going to go next? Spin it.
0:33:13 > 0:33:17- And how much did you pay? - Yeah. Now, to come to that -
0:33:17 > 0:33:20you know I said I had a little bit of weakness for globes...?
0:33:20 > 0:33:24You had 193 so it can't be more than that.
0:33:24 > 0:33:27- I paid 60. OK?- OK.
0:33:27 > 0:33:31Now, I think... It was Portobello, which is high-end in general,
0:33:31 > 0:33:38but I have seen these go for £40-£60 estimate.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41- So you don't think it's going to make us any profit.- If I'm honest...
0:33:41 > 0:33:44- Did I word that...? - Come on, Kate, sell it to us.
0:33:44 > 0:33:46- Well, thanks, Kate. - It's a nice thing.- Absolutely.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49Well, thanks for the brutal honesty, anyway.
0:33:49 > 0:33:53OK. Why don't we find out for the audience at home
0:33:53 > 0:33:56quite what the auctioneer thinks about it?
0:33:56 > 0:33:59Well, it's extraordinary how global our business is today, isn't it?
0:33:59 > 0:34:01- Absolutely.- How do you rate that?
0:34:01 > 0:34:03- We do see...- Bit tinny, isn't it?
0:34:03 > 0:34:06It is made of two pieces of tin,
0:34:06 > 0:34:09obviously put together with a simulated rosewood base.
0:34:09 > 0:34:12So when do you think it was made, David?
0:34:12 > 0:34:16It's post '53. "By appointment" on the base there, the stamp.
0:34:16 > 0:34:19We do see quite a few of them though.
0:34:19 > 0:34:21What sort of money do they normally bring, then?
0:34:21 > 0:34:23They normally bring around £30.
0:34:23 > 0:34:27OK. £60 was paid by K Bliss for this.
0:34:27 > 0:34:31She may have slightly overreached herself with it.
0:34:31 > 0:34:34- We will find out in a moment in the auction, won't we?- We will.- We will.
0:34:36 > 0:34:38David's on the rostrum and the auction's under way.
0:34:38 > 0:34:41Last chance, sells it.
0:34:41 > 0:34:44There are a lot of people here, which bodes well.
0:34:44 > 0:34:47- How many auctions do you get to come to, darling?- Not too many.
0:34:47 > 0:34:49- Maybe two or three a year. - Two or three a year, lovely.
0:34:49 > 0:34:51Now, first up, then,
0:34:51 > 0:34:57let us put our faith in this object and up comes your shrine figure.
0:34:57 > 0:34:58Thank you very much.
0:34:58 > 0:35:00We come on to the Tibetan or Buddhistic,
0:35:00 > 0:35:06the painted gilt-decorated, carved temple figure. It has a bit of age.
0:35:06 > 0:35:11- £30 for this, let's get it started. - Aw...- £20 for it. Come on, all.
0:35:11 > 0:35:13£20 for this lot. Thank you, with the internet.
0:35:13 > 0:35:15- I'll take 25 in the room.- Oh, no.
0:35:15 > 0:35:18At £20 only, the bid is with the internet.
0:35:18 > 0:35:19I'll take 5 in the room.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22Have we any further interest? It's going to sell to the internet.
0:35:22 > 0:35:24This time, done at 20.
0:35:24 > 0:35:27- Dear, oh, dear, oh, dear. £20... - Oh, no.
0:35:27 > 0:35:30- ..is minus £40. Let's be brave. - Oh, dear.
0:35:30 > 0:35:32We've got plenty to get through.
0:35:32 > 0:35:35Moving on, lot number 162 is the modern, silver-mounted
0:35:35 > 0:35:40Bohemian glass decanter. £30 for it. £20. It's a cheap lot, somebody.
0:35:40 > 0:35:44Who's got a bid of 20? £20 for the internet. Take 5.
0:35:44 > 0:35:48- I can't believe it.- At £20. I'll take 5 in the room. 25.
0:35:48 > 0:35:52Bid me 30, internet buyer. Silver-mounted decanter at £25.
0:35:52 > 0:35:55The bid is in the room. I'll take 30, internet.
0:35:55 > 0:36:00It's going to sell to the room this time at £25 only...
0:36:00 > 0:36:03- Yeah, £25. It's minus 35... - Here we go, here we go.
0:36:03 > 0:36:04..we're up to minus 75.
0:36:04 > 0:36:07- Claw it back.- Claw it back.
0:36:07 > 0:36:10It's the agate cloak pin. It is silver-mounted.
0:36:10 > 0:36:14Very pretty little lot. £50 for it. Thank you, 50 with the internet.
0:36:14 > 0:36:16- Ooh.- Straight in at 50.- Yay.
0:36:16 > 0:36:19I've got £50. I have it with the internet.
0:36:19 > 0:36:22Final time, sells online, this time at 50...
0:36:22 > 0:36:25- OK.- £50 on the internet.- Aw.
0:36:25 > 0:36:26Well, that's plus 15.
0:36:26 > 0:36:28That's better than a kick
0:36:28 > 0:36:30in the necessary. So that is minus 60.
0:36:30 > 0:36:33So what are we going to do about the portrait miniature?
0:36:33 > 0:36:34BOTH: I think we need to go for it.
0:36:34 > 0:36:36- Yeah, let's go with it. - Minus 60? Are you sure about that?
0:36:36 > 0:36:39You're going to go with the bonus buy, the portrait miniature
0:36:39 > 0:36:42and we are going to cross our legs and hope for the best.
0:36:42 > 0:36:46The oval portrait miniature of the girl. And two conflicting bids.
0:36:46 > 0:36:51- We have to open it at £75.- Oh, straight in there.- Oh, yes.- JP...!
0:36:51 > 0:36:57- 80, 85. 90? 95, 100, and commission is out.- That's our losses gained.
0:36:57 > 0:37:02- 110, and it's profit.- £110. - I'll take 15. At 115 bid.
0:37:02 > 0:37:04Now you're in profit.
0:37:04 > 0:37:07The portrait miniature, 130 bid.
0:37:07 > 0:37:09I'll take 5 again, internet.
0:37:09 > 0:37:12At £130, the bid is online with the internet.
0:37:12 > 0:37:15- Final time, are we all done at 130? - GAVEL STRIKES
0:37:15 > 0:37:18That, my darlings, is plus £80.
0:37:18 > 0:37:21- JP saved us. - You were minus £60 before,
0:37:21 > 0:37:25- which means you're plus £20 overall profit.- Yay!
0:37:25 > 0:37:28- Thank you very much.- Well done. - Cheers.
0:37:28 > 0:37:30- That could be a winning score, couldn't it?- Yay.- Could be.
0:37:30 > 0:37:34Say nothing to the Blues. Congratulations and well done, JP.
0:37:34 > 0:37:35Perfect.
0:37:40 > 0:37:43- OK, guys. This is perfect, isn't it? - Yeah.- Are you excited?
0:37:43 > 0:37:46- I'm very excited. I've never been to an auction before.- Have you not?
0:37:46 > 0:37:49- What have you been doing in your short, protected life?- I know.
0:37:49 > 0:37:51- I bet you've been before, Cory, right?- I haven't.
0:37:51 > 0:37:54- You've never been either?- No. - This is terrible, isn't it?
0:37:54 > 0:37:57- Anyway, you've been inducted now, well and truly.- That's it.
0:37:57 > 0:37:58We've got a crowded room,
0:37:58 > 0:38:01we're connected with the internet, and if all else fails
0:38:01 > 0:38:04you could find your way with the globe. All right?
0:38:04 > 0:38:05- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:38:05 > 0:38:09OK. Brilliant. Now, first up is your seaplane and here it comes.
0:38:09 > 0:38:16Lot number 184 is a Dinky die-cast. It's the four-propeller seaplane.
0:38:16 > 0:38:21- It is without a box but we can start at £15.- Come on.- Here we go.
0:38:21 > 0:38:23I'll take 18 for this one. 18, 20.
0:38:23 > 0:38:272 again, sir? 22. 25.
0:38:27 > 0:38:308? 28. £30. 2 again.
0:38:30 > 0:38:33- £30. The bid is on commission... - Come on.
0:38:33 > 0:38:36- Sells on commission at 30... - You're in profit. Good boys.
0:38:36 > 0:38:38- Plus £3.- Well done. - That is a miracle.
0:38:39 > 0:38:44- I think it should have made 40. - That was good.- And lot number 185.
0:38:44 > 0:38:47It is the rather pretty nickel-plated hip flask.
0:38:47 > 0:38:51It's a very clean example. Rather nice one. Bid me £30 for it.
0:38:51 > 0:38:54Come along. £20. Who's got a bid for this lot?
0:38:54 > 0:38:59- Rather nice hip flask. Thank you, sir. £20 only.- £20 only.
0:38:59 > 0:39:0125. £30, sir.
0:39:01 > 0:39:03- Go on.- Come on.- Yes.
0:39:03 > 0:39:05Anyone with 5 on this lot?
0:39:05 > 0:39:07Are we done this time at 30?
0:39:07 > 0:39:10£30. Bad luck. You're minus 15 on that.
0:39:10 > 0:39:11Overall, minus 12.
0:39:11 > 0:39:14- This is it.- Lot number 186
0:39:14 > 0:39:16is the Burleigh Ware.
0:39:16 > 0:39:19It's a rather unusual Art Deco-style tureen and...
0:39:19 > 0:39:21It's all resting on you now.
0:39:21 > 0:39:23And again, commission forces me to start it on 20.
0:39:23 > 0:39:29I'll take 5 in the room. At 25, 30. 5 again, sir? I've got 38,
0:39:29 > 0:39:30give me £40. Thank you.
0:39:30 > 0:39:33- We've got 40. Well done, Cory. - Oh, my God.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35Take 5, internet buyer.
0:39:35 > 0:39:39- £50, the bid in the room.- 50!
0:39:39 > 0:39:44Are be done? It's £50. The bid is in the room. Final time at 50...
0:39:44 > 0:39:47- £50...- Yes! Well done. Brilliant.- ..is plus £15,
0:39:47 > 0:39:49you were minus £12 before,
0:39:49 > 0:39:50which means you have £3.
0:39:50 > 0:39:52- Yes!- Yes!
0:39:52 > 0:39:58- That's £1.50 each.- Night out. - I'll give you it all.
0:39:58 > 0:40:00What are you going to do about Chad Valley and the old globe?
0:40:00 > 0:40:06- We'll just go for it, yeah.- Really? - Yeah.- Now, guys, do you want to win?
0:40:06 > 0:40:10- Steady, Kate.- Let's go. Let's do it.
0:40:10 > 0:40:13Yeah. OK, we're going to go for it.
0:40:13 > 0:40:16Against all the expert advice.
0:40:16 > 0:40:22There's no denying the youth and enthusiasm, right? You want it,
0:40:22 > 0:40:24you're going to go for it - it's your show,
0:40:24 > 0:40:27- you shall have the last say. - I think we should.
0:40:27 > 0:40:29We're going with the bonus buy and good on you.
0:40:29 > 0:40:31And here we go.
0:40:31 > 0:40:35A Chad Valley tin-plate terrestrial globe. A rather clean example.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38£30 for this one. £30 with the internet.
0:40:38 > 0:40:42- 30?- I'll take 35 in the room. 35, thank you.
0:40:42 > 0:40:44- Little bit more.- At £35, still with the internet.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46I'll take £40 in the room.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49- It sells to the internet... - Come on.
0:40:49 > 0:40:51All done at £35 only...
0:40:52 > 0:40:56Minus 25. You had 3.
0:40:56 > 0:40:59Means you're minus 22. OK, that's the maths...
0:40:59 > 0:41:01Sorry, chaps. Sorry, chaps.
0:41:01 > 0:41:05- Never mind.- Anyway - could be a winning score.
0:41:05 > 0:41:09- Say nothing to the Reds.- We won't. - Thank you very much. Well done.
0:41:13 > 0:41:17Now, there is, I have to say, £20 between the teams,
0:41:17 > 0:41:19which is not much, is it?
0:41:19 > 0:41:23The difference is that one team is £20 in profit and the other team
0:41:23 > 0:41:24is 20 odd in deficit,
0:41:24 > 0:41:28and the team in deficit are, I'm afraid, the Blues.
0:41:28 > 0:41:31- Oh, no.- I mean, you've tried so hard, haven't you?- Yeah.
0:41:31 > 0:41:34You've reached for the sky. You so nearly got there,
0:41:34 > 0:41:37and along came a few disasters like that globe.
0:41:37 > 0:41:40- That was not a great thing. - Who would...? I mean, honestly.
0:41:40 > 0:41:45I mean, really. They sell normally very, very well. Today, not so good.
0:41:45 > 0:41:47Anyway, there we go.
0:41:47 > 0:41:50You did have £3 profit overall, and then 25 of it
0:41:50 > 0:41:52went down the proverbial, which means your score was minus 22.
0:41:52 > 0:41:55- If I can butt in just very briefly...- Course you can.
0:41:55 > 0:41:57The fastest shop I've ever done.
0:41:57 > 0:41:59- Yeah, exactly. So slick. - 20 minutes spare, we had.
0:41:59 > 0:42:03Yeah, well, you know, shop in haste and repent at leisure.
0:42:03 > 0:42:06Anyway, well done. It's been great having you on the show,
0:42:06 > 0:42:09I hope you've enjoyed yourselves but the victors today go home
0:42:09 > 0:42:12- with 20 notes.- Yay.- Yes.- There you go, Mandy.- Thank you very much.
0:42:12 > 0:42:16Take that. Take the old boy out and show him a good time.
0:42:16 > 0:42:18- Didn't start off terribly well, I have to say.- No.- No.
0:42:18 > 0:42:22Like that minus 40 and the minus 35, and then you got a little bit back
0:42:22 > 0:42:27on the Scottish brooch, but the big contribution came from JP.
0:42:27 > 0:42:33- Yeah.- JP's portrait miniature made an £80 profit. How cool is that?
0:42:33 > 0:42:36- Fantastic.- It's amazing. - Thank you, JP.- Amazing, JP.
0:42:36 > 0:42:39- And overall that gives you plus £20. - Yay.- Mandy, has it been fab?
0:42:39 > 0:42:42- Fantastic.- Yeah, really good. Good for you, Bobby?- It's been great.
0:42:42 > 0:42:44It's been a great experience.
0:42:44 > 0:42:46We've adored having you on the programme.
0:42:46 > 0:42:48Thank you for coming to play.
0:42:48 > 0:42:51- In fact, join us soon for some more bargain hunting, yes?- ALL: Yes!