0:00:04 > 0:00:07Today, we're in Ardingly in West Sussex.
0:00:07 > 0:00:11Did you know that recently they unearthed dinosaur remains
0:00:11 > 0:00:15around these parts that date back 140 million years?
0:00:15 > 0:00:19Gosh, let's hope our teams have their wits about them today,
0:00:19 > 0:00:23so that they don't get the ROAR end of a deal.
0:00:23 > 0:00:25Who writes this stuff?!
0:00:25 > 0:00:27Anyway, no time to muck about.
0:00:27 > 0:00:29Let's go Bargain Hunting, yeah!
0:00:52 > 0:00:56We're at the Ardingly International Antiques & Collectors Fair.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58There's that many stalls around here,
0:00:58 > 0:01:00I hope our teams don't go dizzy!
0:01:00 > 0:01:04Let's have a sneaky peek as to what's coming up.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09'There's a difference of opinion over a rather pleasant pheasant.'
0:01:09 > 0:01:11And we also have got to buy a grand object.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14- So why are you looking at that? - THEY LAUGH
0:01:15 > 0:01:18'A certain someone is being rather flash with the cash.'
0:01:18 > 0:01:20Get your cash out!
0:01:20 > 0:01:22'And over at the auction, the teams are praying for profits.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27'And the excitement is rising.'
0:01:27 > 0:01:28Oh! Yes!
0:01:30 > 0:01:33Gosh, we've got some top teams on the show today.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36For the Reds, we've got sisters Kate and Rachel.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38For the Blues, we have Megan and Lauren.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40- Hello, everyone.- ALL: Hello!
0:01:40 > 0:01:41That's rather lovely.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44Now, Kate, you're studying for your PhD, is it?
0:01:44 > 0:01:45Yeah, in neuroscience.
0:01:45 > 0:01:47What are you studying in the brainbox department?
0:01:47 > 0:01:49I put people in a brain scanner
0:01:49 > 0:01:53and I'm trying to see what chemicals underlie schizophrenia.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55That's quite something. And what have you discovered so far?
0:01:55 > 0:01:57I'm about to analyse my results
0:01:57 > 0:01:59so fingers crossed there's actually something there!
0:01:59 > 0:02:02- Otherwise it's a PhD in nothing at all.- Yep! THEY LAUGH
0:02:02 > 0:02:04- No pressure, thanks!- No, no, no.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07But, I mean, you must have a hint of a tint that there's something amiss?
0:02:07 > 0:02:11- It's looking OK.- Is it? - Yeah, I hope.- Good.- Yeah.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14So, this is an incredibly intense job because it's very responsible
0:02:14 > 0:02:16and everything else. What do you do to relax?
0:02:16 > 0:02:18- I like to try and travel around. - Do you?- Yeah.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20What sort of places do you like to travel?
0:02:20 > 0:02:23- This year, I've been to Japan and then India.- What, the two?
0:02:23 > 0:02:26- Yeah, both of them.- Really? Gosh, you've been scooting on.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28What do you get up to in Japan?
0:02:28 > 0:02:31- I ate lots of interesting food. - Raw fish?- Yeah, raw fish.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33- Seaweed?- Yeah.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35Drank lots of sake, did some karaoke. It's good.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37And then you pinged into India.
0:02:37 > 0:02:41Yeah, I went to India. I went to a Hindu wedding. Seven days of dancing and drinking.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43- Seven days?- Yeah, it's very long. It's very intense.
0:02:43 > 0:02:44- Quite tiring, that, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47Rachel, what do you do for a living, darling?
0:02:47 > 0:02:49I work on a psychiatric ward as a support worker.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51- Oh, right, similar business to the sister, really.- Exactly.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53In the business together.
0:02:53 > 0:02:54I guess it's the sort of job
0:02:54 > 0:02:56where you do get very close to your patients.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59Yeah, yeah. They're really nice, yeah, exactly.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01It can be a bit tough, sometimes, but it's enjoyable.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03- But you can take it, right? - Yeah, yeah.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05Also, like your sister, you're an adventurer-er.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08Yeah, because I live in Sheffield, there's lots to explore cos the Peaks are nearby.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11Ever had any incidents when walking?
0:03:11 > 0:03:13Well, not walking, really,
0:03:13 > 0:03:16but one time I went hitchhiking with my friend and the police
0:03:16 > 0:03:21- stopped us because they thought that we were 12-year-old runaways! - THE SISTERS LAUGH
0:03:21 > 0:03:23but it all worked in our favour in the end
0:03:23 > 0:03:26- because they just gave us a lift to our destination!- Oh!
0:03:26 > 0:03:27So it all worked out fine in the end!
0:03:27 > 0:03:30A free police car lift. How lovely's that?
0:03:30 > 0:03:33- Are you looking forward to the Bargain Hunt?- Yes!- Oh, yes, so much.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36- Good. I think I'm getting that vibe from you. - THEY LAUGH
0:03:36 > 0:03:37So, that sounds good fun.
0:03:37 > 0:03:38- Anyway, good luck.- Thank you!
0:03:38 > 0:03:40Now, here we move over.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42- Megan.- Mm-hm? - How did you two meet?
0:03:42 > 0:03:44Well, we both met at university.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46We're in our second year now at Goldsmiths
0:03:46 > 0:03:48and we were on the same course.
0:03:48 > 0:03:52We had some seminars together so we struck up a friendship.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54Good. And you present a radio programme?
0:03:54 > 0:03:57- Yes. I started the radio programme in my first year.- Yes.
0:03:57 > 0:03:58It's called Nut Roast.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01I pick the nuttiest news from the week and then sort of
0:04:01 > 0:04:04- give it a roast on the show. - Oh, right.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06It was a very ambitious idea, I think.
0:04:06 > 0:04:10- It was sometimes just a bit rambling and confusing. - Was it?- But I enjoyed it.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12Now, Lauren, what is it that you study at university?
0:04:12 > 0:04:14I study politics with Megan.
0:04:14 > 0:04:19It's a really interesting course, actually, so at Goldsmiths, it's actually quite an arty university
0:04:19 > 0:04:21- and that kind of, like, seeps into everything.- Mmm.
0:04:21 > 0:04:22So, like, for example,
0:04:22 > 0:04:25we did a module last term on politics of the vision,
0:04:25 > 0:04:28which was also how politics affects film and art
0:04:28 > 0:04:30and the media, things like that.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33- Right. So, arty politics?- Yeah, it's really interesting, isn't it?
0:04:33 > 0:04:34Yeah, we enjoy it a lot.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37You've done a bit of travelling in your time, haven't you, Lauren?
0:04:37 > 0:04:40In summer 2013, I went interrailing with a friend of mine.
0:04:40 > 0:04:44We did kind of a bit of mainland Europe and then Italy.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46That was a lot of fun.
0:04:46 > 0:04:51Great, but not up to Tokyo in the morning and India in the afternoon, eh?
0:04:51 > 0:04:53- Like some people round here. - No, not quite that exciting.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55I mean, that is quite the little trip, isn't it?
0:04:55 > 0:04:58But Megan's thinking of hopefully going to Nepal in the summer.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01Yeah. I'm hoping it will be sort of lightweight trekking.
0:05:01 > 0:05:02I don't think I could do Everest this time.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05Yeah, high altitude training, you've done it?
0:05:05 > 0:05:08No, I haven't done any training yet and I do have quite a queasy stomach,
0:05:08 > 0:05:10so perhaps I need to bone up on a bit of that.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13I'd keep off the yak milk if I were you.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15Yes, no, I will try to avoid that.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18- That's not so good if you're tender in the tummy department.- OK.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20What about getting on with Bargain Hunt today?
0:05:20 > 0:05:22Have you got any ideas what you might be doing?
0:05:22 > 0:05:24Well, we're hoping to spend as much of the money as possible
0:05:24 > 0:05:27- and just sort of...- That's our aim. - ..be decisive.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29Be decisive and spend the lot. I love the sound of this.
0:05:29 > 0:05:33In fact, it is a moment for the £300. £300 apiece.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36- You looking forward to this, Raquel? There you go.- Amazing.- Look at that cash.
0:05:36 > 0:05:37You know the rules.
0:05:37 > 0:05:41Your experts await and off you go and very, very, very good luck!
0:05:41 > 0:05:43Mmm, queer stuff, yak milk.
0:05:46 > 0:05:51'And, of course, our two tenacious teams need two exuberant experts.
0:05:51 > 0:05:52'Hi-de-hi!
0:05:52 > 0:05:55'It's Charles Hanson with the Reds.
0:05:55 > 0:05:56'And drawing the battle lines
0:05:56 > 0:05:58'with the Blues is Charlie Ross.
0:06:08 > 0:06:09'Uh-oh.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11'We've got an early showdown.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13'Play nice, now, teams.'
0:06:13 > 0:06:15- So, what's the plan, Charlie? - Beat you.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17- Really?- Absolutely thrash you. - Yeah, yeah.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19With these girls, I can't go wrong.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22- I've got Lauren with the lenses. - Yeah.- And magnificent Megan.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25Well, I've got my flaming Rachel on the right-hand side here.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27Shall we go shopping? Come on, we're going shopping.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29THEY CHATTER EXCITEDLY
0:06:29 > 0:06:32'OK, skipadees, what's the plan?'
0:06:32 > 0:06:33What are we after today?
0:06:33 > 0:06:37Well, we're looking for something unique and maybe a bit garish. We want something different.
0:06:37 > 0:06:41Do I get a feeling today I'm amidst big spenders?
0:06:41 > 0:06:44- Yep, indeed.- I can already feel a hole burning in my pocket.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47I would like a big, loud, expensive object.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49You are going to spend all your money?
0:06:49 > 0:06:51I have no issue spending other people's money.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53Let's face up to this, teams.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55- Your 60 minutes starts now. - WHISTLE BLOWS
0:06:55 > 0:06:58- Well, I have got the spot for you and it's inside.- Excellent.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00- Jewellery...? - 'Well, the Reds are already inside
0:07:00 > 0:07:02'and getting down to business.'
0:07:02 > 0:07:03I like that sort of design.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05- A mean buy.- A mean buy.- I like you.
0:07:05 > 0:07:06Thank you.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08What I think we've got here is a very, very nice square
0:07:08 > 0:07:10hobnail cut decanter.
0:07:10 > 0:07:15If you feel how sharp the crevices are, we know it's been cut,
0:07:15 > 0:07:18but what is nice is the fact that that collar,
0:07:18 > 0:07:21- which is shiny...- Yeah.- ..is silver.
0:07:21 > 0:07:25- And the hallmark is hallmarked for London.- OK.- Ooh.
0:07:25 > 0:07:29Because, can you make out, second in, a leopard's head?
0:07:29 > 0:07:31- Oh, right! - And that's a hallmark for London.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35This was made, I think, in about 1925-1930,
0:07:35 > 0:07:38so it's what you might call a George V
0:07:38 > 0:07:41London silver-collared decanter and stopper
0:07:41 > 0:07:43- for maybe red wine.- BOTH: Ah!
0:07:43 > 0:07:44And what are we today?
0:07:44 > 0:07:46- BOTH: We're the Red team! - We're the Red team,
0:07:46 > 0:07:48so let's toast to that
0:07:48 > 0:07:52and it might be a good medium buy. What's it worth?
0:07:53 > 0:07:5450 quid?
0:07:54 > 0:07:56'A very confident guess there, Kate.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59'Our stallholder's not as confident.
0:07:59 > 0:08:00'He's a tad shy, bless him.'
0:08:00 > 0:08:02£65 on that, yeah.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05We might have to barter you down a bit for that one.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07Well, if you want to make an offer, you can do, yeah.
0:08:07 > 0:08:12I would like to have it in at perhaps between 40 and £60,
0:08:12 > 0:08:15so to me, I might just take the rough and tumble now on.
0:08:15 > 0:08:20- Sir, would you take £40?- £40 is a little bit low for me but...
0:08:20 > 0:08:23- There's a few scuffs.- Look at the ladies.- There's a few scuffs!
0:08:23 > 0:08:25- The hour is just dawning. - KATE LAUGHS
0:08:25 > 0:08:28- I'll tell you what I could do. For one, I'll do it for 45.- OK.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31- Look at me. I think so!- Yeah, 45? - Shake his hand.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33'There's no messing with you two girls.
0:08:33 > 0:08:37'Ten minutes in, one item down, I'm loving your work!'
0:08:39 > 0:08:42- A few nice things here.- Yeah, that's rather lovely, isn't it?
0:08:42 > 0:08:44The screen caught my eye. The decoration is really beautiful.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46- They're lacquered panels.- OK.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48Inset with mother-of-pearl.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50How much for the screen?
0:08:50 > 0:08:52- The screen is 90. - I quite enjoy the...
0:08:52 > 0:08:54I can do it for 70 if that helps.
0:08:54 > 0:08:55Oh, OK.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58Perhaps if you could bring it down, maybe, to 55?
0:08:58 > 0:09:00- Hang on. - THEY LAUGH
0:09:01 > 0:09:04- 60 but that's it.- Don't look so downtrodden!
0:09:04 > 0:09:05I just want a profit!
0:09:05 > 0:09:07Do you like it, girls?
0:09:07 > 0:09:09Do we have, like, a rough date on it?
0:09:09 > 0:09:11About 1910, 1920s?
0:09:11 > 0:09:14Absolutely. The Edwardian period, although it isn't English.
0:09:14 > 0:09:15Yeah, I'm a fan.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18And I think, at £60, that is quite a good price.
0:09:18 > 0:09:20I think we should take it.
0:09:20 > 0:09:21Yeah, I think we should.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23It's clean, it's all there.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26- And it would just make a nice decorative item. - Get your money out, Charlie.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29- Get your cash out for the girls! - THEY LAUGH
0:09:29 > 0:09:3220. 40. 60.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34- I love it when they pay, don't you?- Yeah! - THEY LAUGH
0:09:34 > 0:09:36Come on, girls.
0:09:37 > 0:09:38RACHEL LAUGHS
0:09:39 > 0:09:42- Good morning. - We don't really like glass.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44'I'm sorry, you don't like glass?
0:09:44 > 0:09:48'What do you think the decanter is made out of that you've just bought?
0:09:48 > 0:09:49'Aye, aye, what's Kate spotted?'
0:09:49 > 0:09:52- Do you use a microscope ever, Kate?- I used to use microscopes.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54- Yes, I did, yeah.- They're quite nice, aren't they?
0:09:54 > 0:09:59Catherine's renowned as an expert for scientific objects, so as
0:09:59 > 0:10:03an auctioneer, I think her passion is behind that sort of object,
0:10:03 > 0:10:05so it's worth noting and maybe thinking,
0:10:05 > 0:10:08- "Right, what else can we really find of that type?"- Yeah, OK.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10'Very shrewd, Carlos.
0:10:10 > 0:10:11'He's on the money today.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14'We are indeed off to Catherine Southon's auction in Croydon,
0:10:14 > 0:10:17'but what's Charlie found?'
0:10:17 > 0:10:19- Do you know what that is?- BOTH: No.
0:10:19 > 0:10:20I'll give you a clue.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25- Hold those up.- Oh.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28- What are you going to put in there? - Bookends.- Bookends!- Oh, OK.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30Yes, bookends.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32Very nice, with parquetry decoration.
0:10:32 > 0:10:33BOTH: Mmm.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36'Parquetry is a combination of fine and rare woods
0:10:36 > 0:10:39'inlaid to create a geometric design.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42'However, marquetry is used to describe the same process
0:10:42 > 0:10:44'but the decoration is floral.'
0:10:44 > 0:10:47Bit old-fashioned, so much that how many do you see now?
0:10:47 > 0:10:51- You see quite a few in sales rooms and people tend not to buy them.- Ah.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53I don't know whether they don't have books, or whatever,
0:10:53 > 0:10:56- but that's a Rolls-Royce one.- Yeah. - I mean, that's a beautiful object.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59- Yeah, it is stunning.- It is.
0:10:59 > 0:11:00I wonder how much it is.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02Do you want to ask, or does it not...?
0:11:02 > 0:11:05Well, if they're not selling much in auction,
0:11:05 > 0:11:07I think that's something we should consider.
0:11:07 > 0:11:08'Still, one to ponder on.
0:11:08 > 0:11:12'While you wander on, let's get a time check, Carlos, please.'
0:11:12 > 0:11:14We've had 30 minutes already.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17- It flies by, so just take it all in.- OK.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20What you see. That's quite nice over there, the pheasant.
0:11:20 > 0:11:21Do you like that? Is it a table lighter, sir?
0:11:21 > 0:11:22'Hang on, Charles,
0:11:22 > 0:11:25'you were looking for scientific pieces just a minute ago.'
0:11:25 > 0:11:27- I like the function. - I thought you would.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30Yeah, cos I didn't expect that at all.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33Spin it round. Look at that wonderful cock pheasant's face.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35It's one of those...he's nice.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38Yeah. Aw. Our taxi driver narrowly missed one of these this morning.
0:11:38 > 0:11:39Really? Oh, my goodness me.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42- Maybe it's a sign.- It's an omen. - It is a sign.
0:11:42 > 0:11:47Clearly it's not stuffed but actually cold painted,
0:11:47 > 0:11:51probably over a base metal and it would date, I think, to the
0:11:51 > 0:11:54interwar years, so maybe 1930s, thereabouts.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57It's quite jazzy. Do you like him, Rachel?
0:11:57 > 0:12:01- I do like him. I do like him. I feel it is a sign.- Yeah.
0:12:01 > 0:12:02I think that we should buy it.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04My only concern is look at the tail, can you see it?
0:12:04 > 0:12:05Oh, a little crack here.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07There's a small, little...split,
0:12:07 > 0:12:09which isn't too desperate...
0:12:09 > 0:12:11'Oh, nice nails, Kate.'
0:12:11 > 0:12:12Is the price not on it at all?
0:12:12 > 0:12:18- It's 145 but I could do a bit better, say 115.- Oh. Yeah, but...
0:12:18 > 0:12:19'Looks like John Sergeant.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22'Hello, Clash of the Titans?'
0:12:22 > 0:12:24Give her a lesson on how to buy. How do you buy?
0:12:24 > 0:12:27Well, like the bird, we're pumped up, our chests are out
0:12:27 > 0:12:29and we like our bird.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31It's a good size, though, isn't it?
0:12:31 > 0:12:33We know and we also have got to buy a grand object,
0:12:33 > 0:12:34you know, we're going...
0:12:34 > 0:12:38- So why are you looking at that? - THEY LAUGH
0:12:38 > 0:12:41- Get out of here!- Come on, girls, see you later.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43- He's cheeky, he's cheeky. - Get out of here.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45'Time to get back down to business.'
0:12:45 > 0:12:46What's your very best, sir?
0:12:46 > 0:12:49- Well, I'd do 95 to help, but... - Really?
0:12:49 > 0:12:50But that would be it.
0:12:50 > 0:12:51What do you think?
0:12:51 > 0:12:55I think I want it even more cos they want it, so let's go for it.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59- Sold!- Yes!
0:13:00 > 0:13:04'Whilst the teams continue shopping, I want to show you something
0:13:04 > 0:13:08'rather special that I spotted on a recent trip to Northern Ireland.'
0:13:10 > 0:13:12When you look around this shop,
0:13:12 > 0:13:17practically everything in here is at least 100 years old,
0:13:17 > 0:13:20with the exception of one object
0:13:20 > 0:13:23and that happens to be this table.
0:13:24 > 0:13:29And if you're a fan of what they now call mid-20th century,
0:13:29 > 0:13:35or mid-century, things designed in the 1950s and '60s,
0:13:35 > 0:13:37this will have considerable appeal.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42One particular species interests me
0:13:42 > 0:13:44and that's the 1960s furniture
0:13:44 > 0:13:48from Scandinavia that's made out of Brazilian rosewood.
0:13:48 > 0:13:53And that's the stuff with these dark, chocolaty lines
0:13:53 > 0:13:56in a mid-brown colour.
0:13:56 > 0:14:00And it's got one or two surprising features.
0:14:00 > 0:14:05If I shove the middle section like that, out comes a little platform.
0:14:05 > 0:14:06See that?
0:14:06 > 0:14:11Framed up in Brazilian rosewood, but inside is a composite material,
0:14:11 > 0:14:17that looks a bit like Formica, that is stain and moisture resistant.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20So, if I was to use this as a drinks trolley,
0:14:20 > 0:14:23and I've got my bottles of drink and I want to pour them
0:14:23 > 0:14:28out onto a surface that's not going to stain the polished wood,
0:14:28 > 0:14:33I take out that little platform and I do that precise thing.
0:14:33 > 0:14:34And that's the idea.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36This tray goes in and out
0:14:36 > 0:14:39and you have some flexibility.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42Bung on it the nuts or the olives or those irritating
0:14:42 > 0:14:47bits of sliced lemon when you're preparing drinks.
0:14:47 > 0:14:48Absolutely ideal.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50Are you impressed?
0:14:50 > 0:14:52Yes?
0:14:52 > 0:14:53Good.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56Because this table has yet another feature.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59Take the thumb pieces and give it a bit of a wrench...
0:15:01 > 0:15:03Look at that.
0:15:03 > 0:15:05The top splits into two parts.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08If I slip out that platform
0:15:08 > 0:15:11and bung that in the middle,
0:15:11 > 0:15:13you've got a little dowel on either side, look,
0:15:13 > 0:15:16which receives the insert
0:15:17 > 0:15:19and, hey presto, it shuts up.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22I've nearly doubled the length of my drinks table
0:15:22 > 0:15:26and I've got my drinks-pouring surface, this time, in the middle.
0:15:27 > 0:15:31This is nothing short of genius.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34Is this sort of furniture desirable?
0:15:34 > 0:15:35It certainly is.
0:15:35 > 0:15:39And if you were to scratch around one of those smart shops in London,
0:15:39 > 0:15:44you'd find a similar example priced up at about £600.
0:15:44 > 0:15:50But what does it cost you, here today in Grey Abbey in Ulster?
0:15:50 > 0:15:53This table could be yours for £60.
0:15:55 > 0:15:58'Now, back to the shopping in Ardingly and time's a-ticking.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01'It's 2-1 to the Reds and there's 20 minutes left.
0:16:01 > 0:16:02'Ooh, what have you found, Blues?'
0:16:02 > 0:16:04But this is nice as well. What is this?
0:16:04 > 0:16:06A bridge set. It's, like, a card game, isn't it?
0:16:08 > 0:16:10- Oh, isn't that fun?- BOTH: Yeah.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13- With the pencils? - Yeah, and they're all there.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15And it's oak. Oh, I'm excited!
0:16:15 > 0:16:17- You're excited?- Yes, I'm excited!
0:16:19 > 0:16:20What do you think?
0:16:20 > 0:16:23I think it's a novelty item. I like its condition.
0:16:23 > 0:16:27I have no reason to believe that those aren't even the original
0:16:27 > 0:16:30pencils, which they might be, which would be rather lovely.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32How much do you reckon that'll go for at auction?
0:16:33 > 0:16:35In all honesty?
0:16:35 > 0:16:39I would expect it to be estimated at £40-£60.
0:16:39 > 0:16:40TOGETHER: OK.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42What is the best price you could do?
0:16:42 > 0:16:44- What is on it?- 65.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46It's a question of...
0:16:46 > 0:16:49I think if I sold you that for £50,
0:16:49 > 0:16:50that gives me a little bit of profit.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52Your call.
0:16:52 > 0:16:53I think we should go for it.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55- Yeah?- Deal?- Deal, then. - Ladies, thank you.
0:16:55 > 0:16:57I think that's very generous of you.
0:16:57 > 0:16:59'Very good, girls.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02'Get your spondoolies out, Rosco, and pay the man.
0:17:02 > 0:17:03'That's two apiece now,
0:17:03 > 0:17:05'so both teams are looking for their last item.'
0:17:05 > 0:17:07Literally, we've got ten minutes.
0:17:07 > 0:17:10- Over here is a really interesting... - OK.
0:17:10 > 0:17:13'I think Charlie's already been to this stall with the Blues.'
0:17:13 > 0:17:17- I love religious paraphernalia. - Oh, do you?- Yeah, yeah.
0:17:17 > 0:17:21That's quite interesting. And that's quite nice, you know.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23It's lovely. It's from the Roger Haynes collection...
0:17:23 > 0:17:26'The Haynes collection belonged to be the late Roger Haynes.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29'He was one of the UK's most renowned antiques dealers.'
0:17:30 > 0:17:33I think this would have been made in around 1860,
0:17:33 > 0:17:37so it's high Victorian, high Gothic, high neo-Gothic
0:17:37 > 0:17:40and it's got that feel about it, of the church.
0:17:40 > 0:17:41What do you think?
0:17:41 > 0:17:43I think it's a water font in the church,
0:17:43 > 0:17:45where you bless yourselves as you enter.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47I only think that cos of the cross at the top.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50- Let's find out a bit more, shall we?- OK, yeah.- Karen?
0:17:50 > 0:17:51- Sorry, excuse me.- That's all right.
0:17:51 > 0:17:52Function.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55- It's an offertory bowl, Charles. - So, like that?
0:17:55 > 0:17:58You go around the church with it and collect the contributions.
0:17:58 > 0:18:00What's the very best on this, Karen?
0:18:00 > 0:18:01It's an old make.
0:18:01 > 0:18:0385, you might stand a chance.
0:18:04 > 0:18:06Mr Wonnacott would love this.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09'I do, indeed, Carlos. Very nice.'
0:18:09 > 0:18:12It's quality. My only concern is the condition. You've got a split here.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14- Yeah.- Can you see it? It's coming away a bit.
0:18:14 > 0:18:18But it's original and the colour is superb.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20But its auction market value if it came to my saleroom might
0:18:20 > 0:18:23- be between 60 and £100.- Yeah.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25So, you've got real scope to lose
0:18:25 > 0:18:29- and I think the loss is more than the potential gain.- Yeah.- But I do like it.
0:18:29 > 0:18:30'Good advice, Carlos,
0:18:30 > 0:18:32'but remember, you're down to your last five minutes now.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34'Meanwhile, Roscoe's gone AWOL.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37'He's left his team to take another look at those bookends.'
0:18:38 > 0:18:40It's just so much better than the average one.
0:18:40 > 0:18:44You know, you see a lot of bookends
0:18:44 > 0:18:45and they make 30 or 40 quid
0:18:45 > 0:18:49and they're a bit boring, but this, with the parquetry,
0:18:49 > 0:18:51it's just worth asking.
0:18:51 > 0:18:52'Exactly, Charlie.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54'If you don't ask, you don't get, in this game.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57'Now, how are your team-mates getting on without you?'
0:18:58 > 0:18:59Pretty expensive, though.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01Certainly a bit of room on there.
0:19:01 > 0:19:06- Just butting in, girls. I did go and see the bookends.- Oh, yeah.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09And I thought to myself, "If they're 50 quid, we'll buy them.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11"If they're 100 quid, we won't buy them."
0:19:11 > 0:19:12And he said, "70."
0:19:12 > 0:19:13- So, I don't know...- Ooh!
0:19:13 > 0:19:15'Oh, is that a no, then?'
0:19:15 > 0:19:17Now, what were you looking at? That looked really lovely.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20- This cardholder.- Cardcase?- Yeah.
0:19:20 > 0:19:21Silver.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23- Is it Victorian?- Aye, it's 1900.
0:19:23 > 0:19:27So it's Victorian. Last year of Victoria's reign.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29Now, I'm just calling it in the last few minutes.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32I think we should go for the bookends over this.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37- Poor gentleman.- We haven't bought anything silver as of yet, though.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40Everything we've bought has been of some form of, like, wood.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43I'll tempt you with a price.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46175. That's down from 235.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49- I think it's a fantastic thing. - Yeah.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52But, I think, at auction it would probably make about £150.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54- Would it make 160? - SELLER LAUGHS
0:19:54 > 0:19:55It is lovely.
0:19:55 > 0:19:57And it does go quite well with the bridge set.
0:19:57 > 0:19:59I am a fan of it, actually.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02- It does, yeah.- We have about four minutes left, girls.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05- Shall we go for it?- Yeah... - Right, hang on, hang on.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08OK. I'm going to do a Pontius Pilate here.
0:20:08 > 0:20:09I'll wash my hands of this.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13If you buy it, I...
0:20:13 > 0:20:15And I could well be wrong, I often am.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17I think you'll lose a bit of money on it,
0:20:17 > 0:20:20but I would praise you highly for buying it
0:20:20 > 0:20:22because it's Victorian,
0:20:22 > 0:20:27it's silver, it's in good condition and it's nearly all your money.
0:20:27 > 0:20:31'And remember, it was you girls who wanted to spend big.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33'Decisions, decisions.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36'And time for a resolution from the Reds. That clock's ticking, team.'
0:20:36 > 0:20:40- We've literally got 180 seconds. - KATE LAUGHS
0:20:40 > 0:20:42What do we do, team?
0:20:42 > 0:20:46- I think...- What do we do?- ..er, time is of the essence.- Yeah, it's...
0:20:46 > 0:20:48- One second. Just hold that for a second.- Oh, oh!
0:20:48 > 0:20:50'Is that a good idea? You have one minute left.'
0:20:51 > 0:20:53How much could that damaged cup be?
0:20:53 > 0:20:5460 quid, Charles.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57Get rid of it, Karen. £50?
0:20:57 > 0:20:59All right, you can have it for 50.
0:20:59 > 0:21:03'Without the damage, this Derby mug would actually be worth 300-500.'
0:21:03 > 0:21:05We've got a minute to go. We either buy this
0:21:05 > 0:21:08mid-19th century oak offertory, or you buy this.
0:21:08 > 0:21:13I'm from Derby, and Derby and Chelsea got together in the period.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16I'm so precise, because the mark on the base
0:21:16 > 0:21:19of the entwined gold anchor and the D for Derby
0:21:19 > 0:21:25- means it was made between 1756 and 1769.- Wow.
0:21:25 > 0:21:27Isn't that amazing?
0:21:27 > 0:21:29And OK, it's damaged,
0:21:29 > 0:21:30but it's still together.
0:21:30 > 0:21:34It's either that for 50 or it's that for 85.
0:21:34 > 0:21:36- You want risk, that's damaged.- OK.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38That's overpriced.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40What have I done?
0:21:40 > 0:21:42- I've given you a bit of a problem. - THEY LAUGH
0:21:42 > 0:21:45- But I love that.- I am being sold by the risk.- And I'm a passionate man.
0:21:45 > 0:21:46- 280 years old.- Yeah!
0:21:46 > 0:21:48- Which one?- That one.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50- Sister love.- Sister love.- Together.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52The sister act is complete.
0:21:52 > 0:21:53'Crikey, no pressure, Charles.
0:21:53 > 0:21:55'The girls have taken a leap of faith there.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58'Well done, Reds. That's you done and dusted.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01'Now then, Blues, 30 seconds, you have to make a decision...
0:22:01 > 0:22:02'now!'
0:22:02 > 0:22:04I say the bookends but we need to go...
0:22:04 > 0:22:07- I say we came here to spend our money...- That's true.
0:22:07 > 0:22:08..and this is spending our money.
0:22:08 > 0:22:11The bookends, we were told, don't always sell
0:22:11 > 0:22:13particularly well at auction.
0:22:13 > 0:22:14I think we should go for it.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17One's safe, one is sensational
0:22:17 > 0:22:20but gambly gambly.
0:22:20 > 0:22:21Well, gambly gambly, then.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24Yep, in the theme of cards and games, let's gamble.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26Can it be 150 or...?
0:22:26 > 0:22:29It can't be 150. 160 really is the bottom, I'm afraid.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31- I'm shaking it for us.- OK.
0:22:31 > 0:22:32WHISTLE BLOWS
0:22:32 > 0:22:34Stop!
0:22:34 > 0:22:37Teams, that's it, time's up.
0:22:37 > 0:22:41- You have put you money where your mouths are.- Absolutely.
0:22:41 > 0:22:43And I will do the praying.
0:22:43 > 0:22:47I'm proud of you girls - a very mature amount of money spent.
0:22:47 > 0:22:51Let's remind ourselves what the Red Team bought, eh?
0:22:51 > 0:22:55After some banter over the decanter, they decided to buy it for £45.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00Next up was the rather pleasant pheasant at £95.
0:23:02 > 0:23:07And finally their last minute buy was the Derby porcelain cup for £50.
0:23:10 > 0:23:14- Well, that was sparky, wasn't it? - Yeah, it was excellent.- Very, Tim.
0:23:14 > 0:23:15Very nice. Now, Raquel, tell me
0:23:15 > 0:23:17which was your favourite piece, please.
0:23:17 > 0:23:21- Derby cup, I think.- Do you agree with that?- No, I like the booze decanter.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23- Do you?- Yeah.- Super.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26And is the decanter going to bring the biggest profit, do you think?
0:23:26 > 0:23:28It's a safe bet but I don't think it'll bring the biggest profit.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31I think the Chelsea Derby will bring the biggest profit.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34- Do you think it's going to do that, Raquel?- No, I think the decanter.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37- Now, how much did you spend in toto? - Both: £190.
0:23:37 > 0:23:39190. I'd like 110 leftover lolly, please.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42- Oh, right.- You don't like handing that over one little bit, do you?
0:23:42 > 0:23:44- Thank you very much. - But it couldn't go to safer hands.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47Thanks, Tim. We had a really brisk and buoyant hour,
0:23:47 > 0:23:50so hopefully I can keep it bubbling up and find that elusive bargain.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52What is it likely to be, Charles?
0:23:52 > 0:23:55Something which, I think, reflects a sister act.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58Something which is, I think, shiny, precious.
0:23:58 > 0:23:59Settle down, Charles.
0:23:59 > 0:24:01Go and have a lie-down, mate.
0:24:01 > 0:24:05Meanwhile, why don't we check out what the Blue Team bought, eh?
0:24:06 > 0:24:08First up was the dwarf screen.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11They settled on £60.
0:24:11 > 0:24:17Next was the bridge set, they dealt on £50.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20Finally, it was that rather gorgeous silver cardcase.
0:24:20 > 0:24:22They settled at £160.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27- Well, girls, that was fun, wasn't it?- Very fun.- It was.
0:24:27 > 0:24:31- Very fun and you spent a heck of a lot of money.- Yes, we've spent £270.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34- We kept to our word, didn't we, on that?- Yes.- Magic.
0:24:34 > 0:24:38Please may I have £30 leftover lolly. Thank you, that's very kind.
0:24:38 > 0:24:41Now, Megan, tell me, what is your favourite item?
0:24:41 > 0:24:44The sort of Japanese style screen because I thought
0:24:44 > 0:24:48- I could visualise that in my own house.- And, Lauren, which is your favourite piece?
0:24:48 > 0:24:50I was a big fan of the Japanese screen but I did like the cardholder.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53- OK, so that was your personal favourite.- Yeah.
0:24:53 > 0:24:55Is the cardholder going to bring the biggest profit, please?
0:24:55 > 0:24:58- No, I think the Japanese screen probably will.- And you agree?
0:24:58 > 0:25:00Yes, no, I agree. I also think the little bridge set
0:25:00 > 0:25:02could do quite nicely if there's the right person.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05I think you're hedging your bets.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08Anyway, 30 miserable pounds goes over to the maestro.
0:25:08 > 0:25:10What are you going to do with that, Charlie?
0:25:10 > 0:25:12Buy a box of chocolates!
0:25:12 > 0:25:15Nothing changes. Anyway, good luck with that.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18Make sure they've got soft centres because very shortly we're
0:25:18 > 0:25:20going to be heading off to the auction, aren't we?
0:25:30 > 0:25:35Well, if you leave Ardingly and go north and turn right, roughly,
0:25:35 > 0:25:37you finish up at this gorgeous golf club,
0:25:37 > 0:25:41at which you will find Catherine Southon's auction house.
0:25:41 > 0:25:44And here we are with Catherine Southon herself.
0:25:44 > 0:25:45- Catherine...- Welcome. - ..good morning.
0:25:45 > 0:25:48- Good morning, Tim. - Thank you for having us.
0:25:48 > 0:25:50The Reds are going to be really chuffed with this
0:25:50 > 0:25:54because their first item is the cut-glass and silver decanter,
0:25:54 > 0:25:56which has been a bit bashed, hasn't it?
0:25:56 > 0:25:58Unfortunately, yes, I think maybe
0:25:58 > 0:26:01someone's had a bit too many drinks and as they're putting the
0:26:01 > 0:26:04stopper back in afterwards, they've bashed the silver rim,
0:26:04 > 0:26:06so we've got a few dents around it.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09But it's a handsome piece, it looks good.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12- OK, how much?- 40-60.- OK, £45 paid.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14- So that's the right price... - That's fine.
0:26:14 > 0:26:16..and we're in the right place. Good.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19Next is the cold-painted
0:26:19 > 0:26:23spelter pheasant novelty table lighter.
0:26:23 > 0:26:28I'm not a big fan of it, myself, but some people like to collect
0:26:28 > 0:26:30novelty lighters but I think this is
0:26:30 > 0:26:32just a bit too chunky, a bit too big.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35- How much?- 40-60.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38- Really?- That's a bit mean. - OK, £95 they paid.
0:26:38 > 0:26:40Which is perhaps enough, I don't know.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42I think that's a little bit too much, I might struggle.
0:26:42 > 0:26:48Now, lastly, the little bit of Chelsea Derby porcelain which,
0:26:48 > 0:26:51in its own right, is as rare as a hen's tooth, isn't it?
0:26:51 > 0:26:54Really beautiful, late 18th century.
0:26:54 > 0:26:59Beautifully painted, love the ribbed side here. Nice cider mug there.
0:26:59 > 0:27:01- But smashed.- Unfortunately, yes.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04The bottom's been off and it's been reglued
0:27:04 > 0:27:07and that's against it completely.
0:27:07 > 0:27:11To my mind, is that worth a £10 note,
0:27:11 > 0:27:13or will a collector pay a bit more
0:27:13 > 0:27:17because they've just got to have a gold Chelsea Derby
0:27:17 > 0:27:19marked piece of porcelain?
0:27:19 > 0:27:22Exactly that. They might not have that one piece in their collection
0:27:22 > 0:27:25and they might not be able to afford it, if it was perfect,
0:27:25 > 0:27:29so why not buy it? And I think it is worth a bit more than a £10 note.
0:27:29 > 0:27:31- Like how much?- 40-60.
0:27:31 > 0:27:33OK, £50 paid.
0:27:33 > 0:27:35OK, well, depending on how it all goes, they may or may not
0:27:35 > 0:27:39need their bonus buy but let's go and have a look at it.
0:27:39 > 0:27:43OK, team, this is fun, isn't it? You spent 190, which is magnificent.
0:27:43 > 0:27:47You gave £110 to Carlos Hanson. Charles, what did you buy?
0:27:47 > 0:27:51I felt like a soldier, I felt almost Roman and statuesque
0:27:51 > 0:27:55because I'm from Derby and from Derby came my old mate,
0:27:55 > 0:27:57a Roman soldier.
0:27:58 > 0:28:03- Oh, what do you think?- It's actually much prettier than I expected.- Why?!
0:28:03 > 0:28:04- I'm sorry.- No faith in you.
0:28:04 > 0:28:06- Oh, right.- No, not really!
0:28:06 > 0:28:10What I love about this man is that he was made in Derby in the
0:28:10 > 0:28:15very early days when we were making porcelain here in England
0:28:15 > 0:28:20and indeed Europe because he would go back to around 1770.
0:28:20 > 0:28:24- Just have a handle, it's tactile, it's...- What's it made out of?
0:28:24 > 0:28:28- He's had a little hand missing and it's been returned.- Well, yes.
0:28:28 > 0:28:31Absolutely, there's been some restorations.
0:28:31 > 0:28:35- How much did it set us back? - Well, have a guess.
0:28:35 > 0:28:38- I'm hoping no more than 80. - It cost me 110!
0:28:40 > 0:28:42You've got to go for it. It has such history.
0:28:42 > 0:28:45How do you think the damage will do, in terms of profit?
0:28:45 > 0:28:47How much do you think we'll make?
0:28:47 > 0:28:50I would estimate it between 80-120.
0:28:50 > 0:28:52I think it's a gamble worth taking.
0:28:52 > 0:28:54- So it's quite taut. - Tim, it's quite taut.
0:28:54 > 0:28:57- OK, fine, that's what you have to remember, girls, OK?- BOTH: Yeah.
0:28:57 > 0:28:59With our feet on the ground.
0:28:59 > 0:29:01You will choose after the sale of your first three items.
0:29:01 > 0:29:03But right now, for the audience at home.
0:29:03 > 0:29:06Let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Charles's figure?
0:29:08 > 0:29:11OK, Catherine, here's your Charles Hanson.
0:29:11 > 0:29:14He loves his 18th century porcelain and, boy,
0:29:14 > 0:29:17- has he gone strong with this.- Yes.
0:29:17 > 0:29:21Erm, the thing is, it's got a lot against it, Tim.
0:29:21 > 0:29:23This is really been through the wars.
0:29:23 > 0:29:26The arm's off, the cockerel's tail's off.
0:29:26 > 0:29:29All of the side has basically been bashed and repaired.
0:29:29 > 0:29:32- You name it, it's gone.- Yeah.
0:29:32 > 0:29:35I mean, I don't want to knock somebody's goods
0:29:35 > 0:29:36but he's paid 110 for this
0:29:36 > 0:29:39and as the bonus buy, it is going to be difficult for the team.
0:29:39 > 0:29:41I'm going to really struggle with that.
0:29:41 > 0:29:43And what's your estimate though, on a good day,
0:29:43 > 0:29:47- putting your best foot forward? - £40-60.- Who knows?
0:29:47 > 0:29:50- You may ignite somebody's... - Who knows?- ..enthusiasm,
0:29:50 > 0:29:52and we could all be proven wrong.
0:29:52 > 0:29:54OK, that's it, then, for the Reds.
0:29:54 > 0:29:57Now, for Megan and Lauren,
0:29:57 > 0:30:01their first piece is the four-fold screen.
0:30:01 > 0:30:03We've got the lovely Japanese lacquer and then this
0:30:03 > 0:30:05laque burgaute, which is the sort of
0:30:05 > 0:30:09chips of mother-of-pearl inlayed into the lacquer.
0:30:09 > 0:30:10Do you like that, Catherine?
0:30:10 > 0:30:14It does look quite attractive but I wouldn't say it's the best quality.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16I don't actually like the frame as much.
0:30:16 > 0:30:18- So how much?- 60-80.
0:30:18 > 0:30:20OK, fine, £60 paid.
0:30:20 > 0:30:22So that's the right estimate in the right place.
0:30:22 > 0:30:26Right, now, the oak-cased bridge set,
0:30:26 > 0:30:28which I guess is an amateur case
0:30:28 > 0:30:33done by a man in a shed in about 1925.
0:30:33 > 0:30:36It does the business, it holds a nice few sets of cards
0:30:36 > 0:30:39and you've got the pencils there as well and the little notebooks.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42- Yeah.- And bridge is still a popular game.- Certainly is.
0:30:42 > 0:30:45- So how much, then?- 30-40.- £50 paid.
0:30:45 > 0:30:49And lastly is the Birmingham 1900 cardcase.
0:30:49 > 0:30:54People do like cardcases and as far as a cardcase goes,
0:30:54 > 0:30:57there's a lot of decoration on there and it hasn't been cleaned too much.
0:30:57 > 0:31:02So you've got a nice decoration there and nice clear hallmarks.
0:31:02 > 0:31:06- I would say 100-150 on that.- Would you? They paid 160.- Oh, did they?
0:31:06 > 0:31:09- Yeah.- Oh, we might struggle on that. - To get to 160?- Yes.
0:31:09 > 0:31:11Well, if it is a struggle for you, Catherine,
0:31:11 > 0:31:13they're going to need their bonus buy,
0:31:13 > 0:31:15so let's go and have a look at it.
0:31:15 > 0:31:19- Well, girls, you're looking keen. - Always.- We are.- Always, I love it.
0:31:19 > 0:31:21OK, you spent 270, which is magnificent.
0:31:21 > 0:31:23You gave Charlie Ross £30.
0:31:23 > 0:31:25Charlie, what did you spend it on?
0:31:25 > 0:31:27Well, you did such a good job, girls, spending all the money.
0:31:27 > 0:31:31I was left with a miserable £30 and I didn't even spend all of that.
0:31:31 > 0:31:35- Oh, wow.- But I bought you a profit. Are you pleased to hear that?- Yes.
0:31:35 > 0:31:37Oh-h!
0:31:37 > 0:31:40Well, that's a positive reaction.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43Now, this is a parallel rule from the 19th century.
0:31:43 > 0:31:45It's ebony and brass.
0:31:45 > 0:31:49It lacks a maker's name, which I'm a little bit disappointed by.
0:31:49 > 0:31:51But for £10, I thought it was a steal
0:31:51 > 0:31:55and the bonus here is that this was next to it and the guy said,
0:31:55 > 0:31:57"Well, there's an old spirit level there,
0:31:57 > 0:31:59"would you like me to chuck that in with it?"
0:31:59 > 0:32:01And I said, "Rather!"
0:32:01 > 0:32:04Because I think that's worth a fiver on its own.
0:32:04 > 0:32:07I think that's probably 1910-1920.
0:32:07 > 0:32:10But, frankly, at 10 quid for the two.
0:32:10 > 0:32:11Don't say no, girls.
0:32:11 > 0:32:14No, I think this is quite sweet as well
0:32:14 > 0:32:17because you see spirit levels now and they're sort of plasticy.
0:32:17 > 0:32:21- They're horrible, aren't they? Exactly.- Not very pretty.
0:32:21 > 0:32:25Do you think it will be an issue that it doesn't have the maker's...?
0:32:25 > 0:32:27No, I just think that it'll only make 20 or 30,
0:32:27 > 0:32:30whereas if it had a maker's name it might make 40-60.
0:32:30 > 0:32:35- Well, I think that sounds like an impressive potential profit.- Yeah.
0:32:35 > 0:32:38Well, you don't pick now, you pick later if you want to.
0:32:38 > 0:32:39But right now, for the audience at home,
0:32:39 > 0:32:45let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Charlie's instruments.
0:32:45 > 0:32:48Now, Catherine, I need you to level with me.
0:32:48 > 0:32:49What do you think of this lot?
0:32:49 > 0:32:53Very nice. I mean, an ebony parallel rule there.
0:32:53 > 0:32:56So this would have been used on a ship to look at your charts,
0:32:56 > 0:32:57to do your mapping.
0:32:57 > 0:33:01And then we've got a little spirit level there, which is fine.
0:33:01 > 0:33:03This has come out of your toolbox, hasn't it?
0:33:03 > 0:33:06They do the business, yeah. It would have been nice to have
0:33:06 > 0:33:09a name on but that's probably me being a bit picky.
0:33:09 > 0:33:12I mean, it's lovely, the hinges are there, it works.
0:33:12 > 0:33:15Well, it's Charlie Ross's bonus buy from heaven because he only had £30
0:33:15 > 0:33:19and he has bought both of these pieces for £10.
0:33:19 > 0:33:21- Brilliant.- How about that?
0:33:21 > 0:33:24- What's your estimate? - Well, I put 30-50 on it.
0:33:24 > 0:33:27- There you are, that's why the man's a genius.- He is a genius.
0:33:27 > 0:33:29Mark you, you've got to sell them for more than £10,
0:33:29 > 0:33:32that's your next challenge, Catherine.
0:33:32 > 0:33:36- I will do my very best for everybody.- Of that, I have no doubt.
0:33:38 > 0:33:42160 in the room. 35...
0:33:42 > 0:33:44This is amazing, isn't it?
0:33:44 > 0:33:46You got that decanter and stopper that's a bit
0:33:46 > 0:33:48bruised on the top, Charles found it for you.
0:33:48 > 0:33:51We could all do with a swig. Look out, here we go.
0:33:51 > 0:33:54Lot 144 is a George V silver mounted
0:33:54 > 0:33:57cut-glass decanter and stopper.
0:33:57 > 0:33:59£50 I'm looking for, £50.
0:33:59 > 0:34:01Who's going to give me 50?
0:34:02 > 0:34:04Come on, think of the amount of drink you can get in there.
0:34:04 > 0:34:07£50. Any interest at 50?
0:34:07 > 0:34:0940 then.
0:34:09 > 0:34:1140 is bid, thank you, 40.
0:34:11 > 0:34:13Would you like to go 5?
0:34:13 > 0:34:15Are you sure? £40 standing.
0:34:15 > 0:34:19It's standing at £40. Thank you, 5.
0:34:19 > 0:34:21- 50, 55.- Profit!
0:34:21 > 0:34:2455, I have seated at £55.
0:34:24 > 0:34:26£55, any more at 55 then?
0:34:26 > 0:34:2955, I will sell at seated.
0:34:29 > 0:34:3155, 60, 5.
0:34:31 > 0:34:3470, 5.
0:34:34 > 0:34:37- Go on, sir!- 75 seated.
0:34:37 > 0:34:3975 all done.
0:34:39 > 0:34:40That is plus £30.
0:34:47 > 0:34:51- That's great!- Great cackle there.
0:34:51 > 0:34:54A very impressive table piece.
0:34:54 > 0:34:55We have an early 20th century,
0:34:55 > 0:34:58cold-painted spelter pheasant table lighter.
0:34:58 > 0:35:01£40, £40, it is £40.
0:35:01 > 0:35:04- Gorgeous, come on.- Come on!
0:35:04 > 0:35:065. 45. 45. One more.
0:35:08 > 0:35:12Yes, 5, 50 we've got.
0:35:12 > 0:35:14- £50.- Come on!- Any more at £50?
0:35:14 > 0:35:16I'm selling at £55 now.
0:35:16 > 0:35:1860, they all want it now.
0:35:18 > 0:35:2060, 5.
0:35:20 > 0:35:22- It's a slow build.- One more? 65.
0:35:22 > 0:35:24Do you want one more?
0:35:24 > 0:35:25ALL: Yeah!
0:35:25 > 0:35:30Do you want one more? No. £65 seated at 65 in the aisle.
0:35:30 > 0:35:32Any more at 65 then? All done.
0:35:32 > 0:35:35- 65.- OK, OK.
0:35:35 > 0:35:38- I'm sorry, that's minus £30.- Oh, no.
0:35:38 > 0:35:40- Don't give us that look!- No, I...
0:35:40 > 0:35:43- OK, at least we got... - At least it went.
0:35:43 > 0:35:48Lot 146, we have an 18th century Chelsea Derby porcelain cider mug.
0:35:48 > 0:35:52It has been restored on the bottom but it's a jolly nice piece,
0:35:52 > 0:35:54beautifully painted there.
0:35:54 > 0:35:58And who will give me £40? Any interest at 40?
0:35:58 > 0:36:01£40, come on. 40, please, 40.
0:36:01 > 0:36:0530 then. £30, any interest at 30?
0:36:05 > 0:36:06She's really begging.
0:36:06 > 0:36:07It's here to be sold today.
0:36:07 > 0:36:09£30, thank you.
0:36:09 > 0:36:13£30. £30. It's sad.
0:36:13 > 0:36:15It began so well.
0:36:15 > 0:36:18£30, I will sell for 30. £30, any more at 30 then?
0:36:18 > 0:36:20£30?
0:36:20 > 0:36:24- Well, she's tried, Charles. - She did.- She's tried really hard.
0:36:24 > 0:36:27That's minus £20. Overall you're minus £20.
0:36:27 > 0:36:29So what are you going to do about the bonus buy?
0:36:29 > 0:36:31- Are you going to park it? - We're minus 20.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34- We're going for it.- We've got nothing to lose.
0:36:34 > 0:36:37- OK, you're going with the bonus buy. - Faith in you, Charles.
0:36:37 > 0:36:38You really want to have a run, don't you?
0:36:38 > 0:36:41OK, fine, they really, really want to have a go.
0:36:41 > 0:36:45Thank you, lot 150. We have another piece of Derby.
0:36:45 > 0:36:48An 18th century porcelain Derby figure.
0:36:48 > 0:36:52We have a little bit of damage there but I would like £30, please,
0:36:52 > 0:36:56to get this started. Come on, £30.
0:36:56 > 0:37:00£30. Come on, 18th century Derby piece.
0:37:00 > 0:37:03Is bid. Thank you. £30 on the net. £30.
0:37:03 > 0:37:04On the net, any more at £30?
0:37:04 > 0:37:07- It's so cheap.- They've not seen it.
0:37:07 > 0:37:09£30, against you in the room at £30.
0:37:09 > 0:37:10£30, no?
0:37:10 > 0:37:13You're all shaking your heads.
0:37:13 > 0:37:16- £30 then, all done. 30.- £30.
0:37:16 > 0:37:19- OK, that's 70, that's minus £80. - Absolute joke.
0:37:19 > 0:37:23So that means overall minus £100.
0:37:23 > 0:37:28- I'm sorry.- That's spectacular.- We're still in with a chance.- You do.- Yes.
0:37:28 > 0:37:30- You are an amazing, amazing woman. - Silver linings.
0:37:30 > 0:37:32Anyway, there we are.
0:37:32 > 0:37:34OK, well, good fun anyway. Thank you very much.
0:37:34 > 0:37:36Don't say a word to the Blues.
0:37:41 > 0:37:45Girls, do you know how those Reds got on?
0:37:45 > 0:37:48- Not at all.- No.- Good, we don't want you to.
0:37:48 > 0:37:50First up is your screen and here it comes.
0:37:50 > 0:37:52This is lot 163.
0:37:52 > 0:37:56A small early 20th century Japanese folding screen with
0:37:56 > 0:38:01the mother-of-pearl and I would like £50 for this. Is bid.
0:38:01 > 0:38:04- £50 straightaway. - Straight in there, girls.
0:38:04 > 0:38:06Don't let it go just for £50.
0:38:06 > 0:38:11Any more at 50? 5, 60, 5, 70...
0:38:11 > 0:38:15- You're in profit.- No more? Are you sure?
0:38:15 > 0:38:19£70. Any more at £70. £70 then.
0:38:19 > 0:38:22All done, lady's bid at £70.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24- How much did you sell it for?- £70.
0:38:24 > 0:38:2770 is perfect, you've made a £10 profit on that.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30Megan is the screen warrior, which is very good.
0:38:30 > 0:38:32Oh, I'm worried about this one.
0:38:34 > 0:38:36With pencils, with cards
0:38:36 > 0:38:39and I would like £30.
0:38:39 > 0:38:41£30, he's bid, thank you.
0:38:41 > 0:38:45- 30.- Well done, madam. - £30, any more at 30?
0:38:45 > 0:38:50Nice oak case. 35, £35.
0:38:50 > 0:38:53£35, come on, we've even got the pencils there.
0:38:53 > 0:38:5635, where were we? 40. 5.
0:38:56 > 0:38:5850. 55? No more.
0:38:58 > 0:39:0250. £50 I've got. £50.
0:39:02 > 0:39:04- £50, any more at 50? - We want one more.
0:39:04 > 0:39:06- £50 then. - One more for the golden gavel.
0:39:06 > 0:39:12All done at £50 then. Going once, going twice, it's sold.
0:39:12 > 0:39:14No trumps, wiped its face.
0:39:19 > 0:39:22- Not a loss. - Not a loss but no profit.
0:39:22 > 0:39:28Lot 165 is a Victorian silver cardcase, beautifully embossed,
0:39:28 > 0:39:31it's a really nice cardcase here and I would like a...
0:39:31 > 0:39:36- Where should we start? We've got 55, 60. With me at 60.- Oh, come on.
0:39:36 > 0:39:42Any more at 60? 65. £65. I've got 75 on the net. 80, where are we?
0:39:42 > 0:39:46- 85, 90, 5.- Come on.- 100.
0:39:46 > 0:39:50- 110, 120, 130. - Oh, we're nearly there.
0:39:50 > 0:39:52You sure? 130,
0:39:52 > 0:39:55£130. One more?
0:39:55 > 0:39:57- Yes! Come on!- 130, £130.
0:39:58 > 0:40:03£130, any more? It's a very pretty case at 130.
0:40:03 > 0:40:05130, no more? 130.
0:40:05 > 0:40:08All done at 130.
0:40:08 > 0:40:12- It's yours.- What's he going to sell it for?- Minus £30.
0:40:12 > 0:40:17So that means overall you are minus £20 after all that shemozzle.
0:40:17 > 0:40:19Having got up there with the screen,
0:40:19 > 0:40:21you've been dragged down by the cardcase.
0:40:21 > 0:40:24- Chin up, darling, chin up.- So are we going to go for the bonus buy?
0:40:24 > 0:40:26- Yes, we are, we love it. - I think we should.
0:40:26 > 0:40:29A whole lot hinges on this, doesn't it?
0:40:30 > 0:40:32Lot 169.
0:40:32 > 0:40:37We have a 19th century ebony parallel rule at the top there
0:40:37 > 0:40:41and the associated but jolly nice brass and oak spirit level.
0:40:41 > 0:40:46- £20, come on, £20. Is bid, thank you. £20.- Doubled our money.
0:40:46 > 0:40:48£20, any more at 20?
0:40:48 > 0:40:5322, 5, 28, 30, 5.
0:40:53 > 0:40:56We're in profit!
0:40:56 > 0:40:5940, £40, your bid at 40. £40.
0:40:59 > 0:41:02- 5, 50?- Oh, yes!
0:41:02 > 0:41:07- 50?- £45. Do you want another?
0:41:07 > 0:41:11- A tenner well invested, wasn't it?- £45, 50? Why not?
0:41:11 > 0:41:12- 50, yes!- £50.
0:41:12 > 0:41:16I will sell at 50. All done, £50?
0:41:16 > 0:41:18Go with that, girls.
0:41:18 > 0:41:21- That is so good, isn't it? - Give me a kiss, darling.
0:41:21 > 0:41:23Oh, yes. Oh, yes.
0:41:23 > 0:41:28Covered in kisses. So that means overall you're plus £20.
0:41:28 > 0:41:32That could be a wining score, thanks to Charlie Ross, our legend.
0:41:32 > 0:41:35Say nothing to the Reds and all will be revealed in a moment.
0:41:35 > 0:41:37Thank you very much.
0:41:42 > 0:41:48The rivalry between these teams today is extreme.
0:41:48 > 0:41:50They look young and lovely
0:41:50 > 0:41:52but actually they are fearsome with one another.
0:41:52 > 0:41:55So you've not been talking about the scores?
0:41:55 > 0:41:56- ALL: No.- Not at all.
0:41:56 > 0:42:00Well, I can reveal there is a chasm between the two teams today.
0:42:00 > 0:42:06- Yes! And the team that is way behind are the Reds.- ALL: Yeah!
0:42:06 > 0:42:09Started out beautifully.
0:42:09 > 0:42:12Plus £30 on that decanter.
0:42:12 > 0:42:15Nobody would have predicted a £30 profit on that
0:42:15 > 0:42:17and it went downhill all the way after that.
0:42:17 > 0:42:20And what can I say, really, apart from bad luck?
0:42:20 > 0:42:21Did you enjoy the experience?
0:42:21 > 0:42:25- Lovely.- Yep, yep.- Good. OK, well, we've loved having you on the show.
0:42:25 > 0:42:28I'm sorry it turned out to be such a disaster for you.
0:42:28 > 0:42:30All I can say is better luck next time
0:42:30 > 0:42:33because the Blues are going home with £20 profit.
0:42:33 > 0:42:35- TOGETHER: Yay!- There you go, Megan.
0:42:35 > 0:42:39Well done. £10 off that screen, which is great.
0:42:39 > 0:42:42And then, of course, that fantastic bonus buy, Charlie.
0:42:42 > 0:42:44That parallel ruler, £40 profit.
0:42:44 > 0:42:47Super-duper. Overall, plus 20.
0:42:47 > 0:42:49- Well done.- Thank you.- Yeah.
0:42:49 > 0:42:53Thank you and thank you, Charlie, for making our day so blissful.
0:42:53 > 0:42:56It's been such fun. Join us soon for some more Bargain Hunting.
0:42:56 > 0:42:59- Yes?- ALL: Yes!