0:00:02 > 0:00:03'Here's a quirky fact for you -
0:00:03 > 0:00:05'until the middle of the 16th century,
0:00:05 > 0:00:08'when a storm blew the spire off the central tower,
0:00:08 > 0:00:12'Lincoln Cathedral was the tallest building anywhere in the world.
0:00:12 > 0:00:13'How's that?'
0:00:13 > 0:00:15A tall tale indeed.
0:00:15 > 0:00:17But here's another fact for you -
0:00:17 > 0:00:20our teams are revved up and ready to go
0:00:20 > 0:00:23and are hoping for some sky-high profits.
0:00:23 > 0:00:26So, let's go bargain hunting, yeah!
0:00:49 > 0:00:54'Today our home is the very wintry Lincolnshire Showground,
0:00:54 > 0:00:57'where traders are setting up despite the ice and snow.
0:00:57 > 0:00:59'So, let's see if our bargain hunters
0:00:59 > 0:01:01'can bag a bargain to sell at auction.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03'Here's a quick peek as to what's to come.'
0:01:06 > 0:01:08'The Reds are out to make Bargain Hunt history.'
0:01:08 > 0:01:12I would love to go where no other expert has gone before.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14LAUGHTER
0:01:14 > 0:01:17'And the Blues think they're at Formula 1.'
0:01:17 > 0:01:19NATASHA YELLS EXCITEDLY
0:01:19 > 0:01:21Not so bad, not so bad!
0:01:23 > 0:01:26'At the auction, the Reds get all stylish.'
0:01:26 > 0:01:27We have been hijacked.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32'And the Blues get their legs out.'
0:01:33 > 0:01:34'Let's meet the teams.'
0:01:36 > 0:01:40Well, we intend keeping it strictly in the family today because,
0:01:40 > 0:01:45for the Reds, we have Fiona and Doreen, daughter and mother,
0:01:45 > 0:01:48and for the Blues we have James and Robert, father and son.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50- Hello, everyone. - ALL: Hello!
0:01:50 > 0:01:51Fiona, what do you do as a job of work?
0:01:51 > 0:01:55I am a registrar of births, deaths, marriages, civil partnerships.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58How many weddings do you think you've conducted?
0:01:58 > 0:02:03- I've been a registrar for nine years, I think, 1,000 plus.- Have you really?
0:02:03 > 0:02:06Yeah, genuinely, because on any given Saturday I can marry up to 12
0:02:06 > 0:02:11couples, so if you think about, erm, how many weekends are in nine years.
0:02:11 > 0:02:15- How brilliant. You're also into am-drams, aren't you?- Very much so.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18As a registrar, essentially, I am a frustrated actress,
0:02:18 > 0:02:21and so, a couple of years ago, I signed up with our local
0:02:21 > 0:02:24amateur dramatics group called the Prospect Players
0:02:24 > 0:02:27in Arnold in Nottinghamshire, and I have both appeared on stage
0:02:27 > 0:02:30and also helped behind the scenes with props and costumes and so on.
0:02:30 > 0:02:31I absolutely love it.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34When it comes to antiques, what d'you know about?
0:02:34 > 0:02:36I know very, very little. I know what I like,
0:02:36 > 0:02:38which is generally what other people don't like,
0:02:38 > 0:02:40things that are a bit weird and wonderful.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43So I will be looking to my mum for antiques knowledge
0:02:43 > 0:02:47because she's here as my sort of second expert.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49- Your guide and mentor.- Yeah.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52Now, Doreen, you must be very proud of your daughter,
0:02:52 > 0:02:54but you also do quite an important job yourself, don't you?
0:02:54 > 0:02:56Well, I sit on the Mental Health Tribunal.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59I work with a psychiatrist and a judge to decide
0:02:59 > 0:03:02whether people should be discharged from hospital.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05I find it rewarding and very challenging.
0:03:05 > 0:03:07Now, what's this about you being a "chair-o-holic?"
0:03:07 > 0:03:09This is what my husband says.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12I go to auctions and I buy chairs.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15He says wrecks, I think they're beautiful.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18I strip them back, I French polish them,
0:03:18 > 0:03:19and then I build them all up.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22- Do you do the upholstery?- Oh, yes. - Do you?- Oh, yes, I adore it.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25I think that's the fun part, putting the final...
0:03:25 > 0:03:26Yes, actually great fun.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28What are you going to do today
0:03:28 > 0:03:30when you go out shopping with the daughter, though?
0:03:30 > 0:03:32I'm not going to look at chairs.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34Erm, I would like to buy perhaps some silver.
0:03:34 > 0:03:38We would like one big thing, we thought.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40Erm, apart from that we're open. Open-minded.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42Well, good luck with that.
0:03:42 > 0:03:43Now, chaps.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47- James, you used to be a geography teacher.- Yes.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49And then what happened?
0:03:49 > 0:03:52Erm, then I took ill and had to stop working,
0:03:52 > 0:03:55and became a photographer.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57Had you got an interest in photography
0:03:57 > 0:03:59before you gave up the teaching?
0:03:59 > 0:04:04Oh, yes, I've been into photography since I was about 18 or 19, yeah.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06Love cameras. Any cameras.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09- Yeah, and you're into your woods? - Very much.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12Erm, like a bit of wood turning and hand carving.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14Do you do this in your own shed?
0:04:14 > 0:04:17Yes, in my own shed, and, sort of, not all the time,
0:04:17 > 0:04:20but enough to keep the brain going and the hands working.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23Now, Robert, you have, erm, an interesting job.
0:04:23 > 0:04:27Er, yes, I think so. I, erm, work for Lincolnshire Police.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29I take non-emergency and emergency calls.
0:04:29 > 0:04:33In a typical day, how many 999 calls would you receive?
0:04:33 > 0:04:35Normally you would take between 20 and 30, I would say.
0:04:35 > 0:04:36Good, and what d'you get up to
0:04:36 > 0:04:39when you're not dealing with the emergency calls?
0:04:39 > 0:04:42I get up to quite a lot of things when not taking emergency calls.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45Erm, I would say that people would describe me as a geek, erm,
0:04:45 > 0:04:51absolutely, so I enjoy doing things like table-top war gaming, erm...
0:04:51 > 0:04:53- Gosh, what's that?- So, erm...
0:04:53 > 0:04:56You know when you were a little boy and you played with toy soldiers?
0:04:56 > 0:04:58- Yes. - It's like that but for grown-ups.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01So you collect miniatures, you paint them, erm,
0:05:01 > 0:05:05you create the scenery around it, and then you play a strategic game.
0:05:05 > 0:05:06- Do you?- Yeah.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09What are your tactics going to be to win on Bargain Hunt today?
0:05:09 > 0:05:12Ah, well, we want to spend big. That's the main important thing.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14Maybe militaria or something.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17Of course you can never tell how it's all going to work out,
0:05:17 > 0:05:18which is what's such fun.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21Anyway, the next fun bit is the £300 a piece.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23There we go, £300 each.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26You know the rules, your experts await, and off you go!
0:05:26 > 0:05:28Very, very, very good luck.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30Let's hope we have no emergencies today.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38'Helping today's teams,
0:05:38 > 0:05:40'and making sure the Reds keep to time,
0:05:40 > 0:05:41'it's Mark Stacey, bless him.
0:05:41 > 0:05:45'And making sure the Blues don't monkey around, it's Natasha Raskin.
0:05:45 > 0:05:46'Which is which?'
0:05:49 > 0:05:51'Our teams have more than they bargained for.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54'It's a winter wonderland here in Lincoln.'
0:05:56 > 0:06:00James and Robert, tell me, are there going to be any family feuds today?
0:06:00 > 0:06:02- Because we've got father and son! - Well, erm...
0:06:02 > 0:06:04- A feuds.- A feuds, yeah.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07- Competition, maybe, healthy competition.- Yeah.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09Now, I think I've got my hands full with you today
0:06:09 > 0:06:11- cos you're a chair-a-holic. - Indeed! Love them!
0:06:11 > 0:06:13Does that mean you collect chairs?
0:06:13 > 0:06:15No, it just means I buy them, restore them,
0:06:15 > 0:06:16then can't bear to part with them.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18- Oh!- It's not really collecting. - It's not, no.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21Are you on the same page, though, with what you'd like to buy?
0:06:21 > 0:06:24- Do you have an idea?- Yeah, more or less.- Yeah, we've talked about it.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27- Something wooden. - Yeah, something wooden.- Wooden, OK.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30- Yeah, Arts and Crafts.- OK.- Yeah, absolutely.- Maybe a bit of silver.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33- Saw some skis.- We saw some skis, yeah, they could come in handy.
0:06:33 > 0:06:38- And you're in am-dram?- I do, I do a bit of amateur dramatics.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40Oh, what can I say? What can I say but...
0:06:40 > 0:06:42another opening, another show?
0:06:42 > 0:06:45'Right, teams, don't be tempted to clown around in the snow.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48'Your 60 minutes starts now.'
0:06:48 > 0:06:49Let's go shopping!
0:06:49 > 0:06:51- Shall we get cracking? - Absolutely.- That's a good idea.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54We'll start out here but we might just end up indoors.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59- It's Derby porcelain.- Oh, is it?
0:06:59 > 0:07:02- And it's obviously from a very large dessert service.- Yes.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05- Made around about 1820.- Yes.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08There's lovely Regency gilding all over it.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10- This is all hand painted.- Right.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13You can imagine what the service would have looked like.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15But it's a beautiful object, don't you think?
0:07:15 > 0:07:17It's very interesting.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20- Fiona, what do you think? - I quite like it. I quite like it.
0:07:20 > 0:07:24- Ah, quite. That's always a worrying word, isn't it?- It is.
0:07:24 > 0:07:25It's not priced, of course.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27- No, so is it free today? - Well, I don't know,
0:07:27 > 0:07:30but I'm having to wipe the snow off cos you couldn't see the pattern.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32- Indeed.- How much is that dish?
0:07:32 > 0:07:35Er, because it is early Royal Crown Derby, I want 110 on it.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38'Just to confirm, that's £110.'
0:07:38 > 0:07:41- Ooh!- Oh, I certainly don't like it that much.- No.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44I mean, it is, to be honest with you, it's worth every penny,
0:07:44 > 0:07:47but I don't think it's the sort of thing that's going to make us
0:07:47 > 0:07:48- enough profit at auction.- No.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50So let's carry on looking, shall we?
0:07:50 > 0:07:54- And if we don't keep moving, we're going to look like snowmen.- Exactly.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58It's a bit drastic out here in the snow, isn't it?
0:07:58 > 0:08:00You're turning into a snowman!
0:08:00 > 0:08:03- Shall we move inside?- I think so! - That's a good idea.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06Let's hop into the buggy because I don't know about you,
0:08:06 > 0:08:11- but I'm not loving trudging through this snow.- No.- Right, come on, boys.
0:08:11 > 0:08:15- Are you ready for the ride of your life?- Oh, yes!- Is this wise?
0:08:15 > 0:08:17The main building... I don't know!
0:08:17 > 0:08:19There's no seat belts in here!
0:08:19 > 0:08:24- Are you ready? - This could end in disaster.- Go, go!
0:08:24 > 0:08:27Not so bad, not so bad.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31Well, the Reds haven't moved very far.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33That's really pretty, isn't it, with the shell and the dolphin.
0:08:33 > 0:08:37- Where's it from, do you think? - I think it's probably English.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39- This is done by someone at home, I think.- Right.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41They've done this sort of poker work.
0:08:41 > 0:08:46They've scored out the pattern and burnt it in the design.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48I like it because it's quite rustic, handmade.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50The dovetails are quite handmade.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53I'm thinking it's probably made about 1900 or so,
0:08:53 > 0:08:57- something like that.- Yes.- But I do like that stylised dolphin.- I do.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00- How much is that, sir? - I was looking for about £60.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02£60, you see, it's not bad, is it?
0:09:02 > 0:09:06- I see that at auction as being an estimate of £40-£60.- Yes.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09- What do you think? - It's a bit different.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13- I would go to £50.- Could you knock it just below, say £48,
0:09:13 > 0:09:17- so we stand a chance? I'm sorry, am I cruel?- You are, but I love it.
0:09:17 > 0:09:21- Who can argue with that in this weather?- You're a lovely man!
0:09:21 > 0:09:23Thank you very much indeed.
0:09:23 > 0:09:28So the Reds pay £48 for their first item. Not bad for a box, eh?
0:09:30 > 0:09:33You're trying to make your escape before we've even stopped! Let's go.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35You survived the journey then, boys.
0:09:35 > 0:09:39There we are. Right, gentlemen.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42Let's hope the warmth will inspire you to spend some money.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45Meanwhile, the Reds have spotted something.
0:09:45 > 0:09:48- I quite like the thing with the pheasant on it.- I do. What is it?
0:09:48 > 0:09:50It looks like an ashtray.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53- I think that's exactly what it was originally.- Right.
0:09:53 > 0:09:59A green onyx ashtray with these sort of cold painted pheasants on them.
0:09:59 > 0:10:00They feel like spelters.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03They don't look like Bergman, which is the name we always look for
0:10:03 > 0:10:05in these sort of cold painted figures.
0:10:05 > 0:10:06The colour is quite nice.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08They complement each other reasonably well.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11- It's all to do with price. - What do you think it's worth?
0:10:11 > 0:10:15Well, I'd like to see it at £30.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17- Do you want to go and ask him how much it is, Fiona?- Go and ask him.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20And Doreen and I can have a little chat.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22Is she quite good at negotiating?
0:10:22 > 0:10:26- She can be ruthless.- Can she? - And intimidating.- Oh, really?
0:10:26 > 0:10:28I'm thinking more £40.
0:10:28 > 0:10:29Goodbye.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32Oh, dear, that's you told, then.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35(What happened?)
0:10:35 > 0:10:40Well, he started saying £180, but said absolute best price £160.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42So I think we gently replace it.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44I think we gently replace it and we walk away.
0:10:44 > 0:10:48- You're absolutely right, Fiona. - Sadly.- Sadly, but we must.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51Ah, that's a shame. Walk away and find something cheaper.
0:10:53 > 0:10:58Hey, that looks like a natty piece of silver for the Blues, Natty!
0:10:58 > 0:11:02They call them helmets because that looks like...
0:11:02 > 0:11:04That's for sauce, gravy.
0:11:04 > 0:11:08- OK. How does that appeal to you? - Is it...- So they've got the maker.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10Hallmark silver, Birmingham mark...
0:11:10 > 0:11:13And the letter I means 1908.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15It's a nice sinewy thing, isn't it?
0:11:15 > 0:11:18It's not the lightest thing you've ever felt
0:11:18 > 0:11:20and the gentleman has offered us £30.
0:11:22 > 0:11:26- It does actually feel a little heavier than it looks.- Yeah.
0:11:26 > 0:11:27How much did you say, £30?
0:11:27 > 0:11:30I'm sure you can do a little bit better than that.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33It cost me £25, so £26.
0:11:33 > 0:11:37If you're ready to go for it, then we can shake on it cos that doesn't scare me.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40£26 for a beautifully crafted bit of silver doesn't scare me.
0:11:40 > 0:11:45- I don't think we can go wrong with that.- No.- OK, right, let's do it.
0:11:45 > 0:11:46Thank you very much, sir.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50Well done, Blues. That seems like a cracking deal to me.
0:11:52 > 0:11:56Both teams have bought their first items within 15 minutes.
0:11:56 > 0:12:00So, are the Reds any closer to making their second purchase?
0:12:00 > 0:12:03I like that card case. So you'd keep your business cards
0:12:03 > 0:12:05and all your visiting guards.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08It's actually not as old as I thought it was.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11- I thought it was going to be an Edwardian one.- Yes.
0:12:11 > 0:12:15But when we open it up, we've got Links of London.
0:12:15 > 0:12:19That's a sort of modern interpretation of that Edwardian one.
0:12:19 > 0:12:23It's priced at about £120, I think. What do you think?
0:12:23 > 0:12:26- It's quirky.- I don't love it.
0:12:26 > 0:12:30- As you say, if it was old, I would be going for it.- Shall we leave it?
0:12:30 > 0:12:32- Can we leave it? - Yeah, we can leave that.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35Yeah, but remember, girls, time is ticking
0:12:35 > 0:12:39and you've only got one item. So what are the Blues looking at?
0:12:39 > 0:12:41Vintage Monopoly box.
0:12:41 > 0:12:44It says on the label "old Monopoly box and contents".
0:12:44 > 0:12:47That's what I was keen on, the contents bit.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53- Wow, look at that! - It's got all the old money in it.
0:12:53 > 0:12:57Yeah, all the old money and the cards and the pieces, the houses.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00What have we got there? Thimble, top hat, is there a shoe?
0:13:00 > 0:13:02And the iron.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05- No-one wants the iron. - No-one likes ironing, either.
0:13:05 > 0:13:06I think it's going to be '50s.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09I think we can tell from the colour of the pieces
0:13:09 > 0:13:11and from also the money and the cards.
0:13:11 > 0:13:12It's got that very 1950s look to it.
0:13:12 > 0:13:17In fact, the cards almost have the same font as those British railway posters, you know,
0:13:17 > 0:13:19it's got that kind of nice appeal.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21One thing that we are missing here, what are we missing?
0:13:21 > 0:13:24- The board.- The board.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26Maybe if we take that to our dealer and say,
0:13:26 > 0:13:29"Monopoly without the board here.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32"Seeing as we're half-empty, could it be half-price?"
0:13:32 > 0:13:35If we could get that for around £12,
0:13:35 > 0:13:39we might at least get close to a profit there.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41- What do you think?- Absolutely. - Robert, you clocked this.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44- Shall we leave the negotiations to you?- I'll do my best!
0:13:44 > 0:13:47Go on, Robert, throw a double six.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49With 30 minutes gone,
0:13:49 > 0:13:53let's see if the Reds have found something they can afford this time.
0:13:53 > 0:13:57- We really do need to start finding some interesting objects.- Yes.
0:13:57 > 0:14:01We started off so well. Now, we're getting lost.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03Come on, Reds, focus!
0:14:03 > 0:14:08Has Robert managed to get an Old Kent Road price on the Monopoly set?
0:14:08 > 0:14:10- How did you get on?- Not too bad.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13The lady has very kindly knocked a bit off it,
0:14:13 > 0:14:14but not as much as maybe we wanted.
0:14:14 > 0:14:18- £18 is the best that she can do with it.- £18, it's a gamble.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20- It's a gamble. - But it's fun.- It's fun.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23- And isn't Monopoly all about gambling?- Yes, let's roll the dice!
0:14:23 > 0:14:29OK, OK! It is a bit of a gamble, but that's what Monopoly is all about.
0:14:29 > 0:14:31Well, they've taken a chance.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34But will they pass Go at the auction and collect £200?
0:14:34 > 0:14:39So from board games to puzzles and here's a puzzle for you.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41Once in a while on Bargain Hunt,
0:14:41 > 0:14:46I come across a complete mystery that completely foxes me.
0:14:46 > 0:14:51And today, the mystery is this - what is it?
0:14:51 > 0:14:55No, it is not a fossilised banana.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58No, it is not some kind of boomerang.
0:14:59 > 0:15:04What it has is a very light core underneath a sheath of leather
0:15:04 > 0:15:10which has been stitched up this seam. It weighs about 4oz-6oz.
0:15:12 > 0:15:17A lightweight, leather-covered, banana-shaped object,
0:15:17 > 0:15:21but for what purpose? It is utilitarian.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24There's nothing luxurious about this product.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27I think the most likely explanation
0:15:27 > 0:15:31is if you were in the silver or brass engraving industry
0:15:31 > 0:15:36and you needed a soft pad onto which you'd rest your wrist
0:15:36 > 0:15:39whilst doing some intricate process,
0:15:39 > 0:15:42perhaps engraving a piece of silver or a printer's plate,
0:15:42 > 0:15:46that would have the effect of saving any strain
0:15:46 > 0:15:51and that's the best and only real explanation that I can come up with.
0:15:51 > 0:15:56- Hello, here comes trouble!- What on earth have you got there, Tim?
0:15:56 > 0:15:58Well, I was hoping to ask you, Mark, actually.
0:15:58 > 0:16:02- What a bizarre-looking thing!- Yes. - Is it African or something?
0:16:02 > 0:16:06- Might be!- It's leather, isn't it? - Leather.- Stitched.
0:16:07 > 0:16:11- I'd love to know what it is. - So would I!- You do pick them!
0:16:11 > 0:16:14You be careful what you say, Mark. Anyway, back to your team, old boy.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16There you go, it's a mystery.
0:16:16 > 0:16:20MUSIC: "Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
0:16:20 > 0:16:23Back to the shopping and with 20 minutes to go,
0:16:23 > 0:16:25the Blues have already bought two items,
0:16:25 > 0:16:26while the Reds have only bought one.
0:16:26 > 0:16:30- We've really got to run! - Are you starting to panic, Reds?
0:16:30 > 0:16:33We would like to buy something that we both like.
0:16:33 > 0:16:38- What have the Blues spotted, then? - Let's find out.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40Here we are - World War I artillery gun sight.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43It's got its case, it's in at £125.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45But that's a nice thing, isn't it?
0:16:45 > 0:16:49The only thing I'm thinking of is "gun sight". Is that very niche?
0:16:49 > 0:16:52- Is it much more niche than a telescope?- Absolutely.
0:16:52 > 0:16:57But is it one of these things that it's so niche that they rarely come up to auction,
0:16:57 > 0:17:00or is it so niche that no-one's going to be interested in it?
0:17:00 > 0:17:02We don't have a crystal ball, that's the thing,
0:17:02 > 0:17:05- but it might be worth a shot. - We'll move on and look elsewhere.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07OK, we'll move on, but I have to admit I quite like that
0:17:07 > 0:17:10and it falls into the category of splashing the cash a little bit too.
0:17:10 > 0:17:12Absolutely. And unusual.
0:17:12 > 0:17:16Now, surely the Reds have a second item by now?
0:17:16 > 0:17:19Girls, I know what you're going to think about this,
0:17:19 > 0:17:24but it is quirky and it is a bit kitsch.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26Shall I tell you what it is?
0:17:26 > 0:17:28- It's a clock.- With a lamp.
0:17:28 > 0:17:29Ah, you see, I'm not needed again!
0:17:29 > 0:17:32- It's French.- Oh, is it?
0:17:32 > 0:17:37Probably 1950s, even though it's got that sort of Art Deco look about it.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40But I think it's quite stylish.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43You've got a seagull or a swallow riding the crest of a wave,
0:17:43 > 0:17:47you've got a stylish little lamp/clock combo going on there
0:17:47 > 0:17:52and I think this sort of thing done up is quite fashionable these days.
0:17:52 > 0:17:56And I could see that in someone's... Can't you?
0:17:56 > 0:18:02Erm, no, no-one I would know, but I would take your advice on board.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05- I think, given the time, it's worth taking a punt.- It'd be pragmatic.
0:18:05 > 0:18:09- You see, I like you. I like you, Fiona.- It's worth taking a punt.
0:18:10 > 0:18:14What I didn't like with Doreen, "We'll take your advice,"
0:18:14 > 0:18:17knowing full well that if it bombs at the auction, it was Mark's fault.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19- No, no, no!- She's like that.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22Shall I go and find the best price first while you're looking here?
0:18:22 > 0:18:26- Please do.- And then we can make a decision, all right?- OK, excellent.
0:18:26 > 0:18:30- Thank you.- So, do you like that? - Yeah, actually, I do.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33I can imagine it being... And if you like it, that's fine with me.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35I'd have it in our spare room.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37I wouldn't necessarily want it right next to my bed.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40But I think it's interesting enough that I'd have it in the house.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44- Let's see what he says. - Well, it was £55.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47He said the best he could do is £40.
0:18:49 > 0:18:50What do you think? Shall we go for it?
0:18:50 > 0:18:56- Well, you see the clock, time ticking...- Yeah, let's go for it.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58Where do you think we can go next?
0:18:58 > 0:19:02I'd stay somewhere close, girls. You haven't got much time left.
0:19:02 > 0:19:0615 minutes to go and the Blues are pontificating over their third item.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09I mean, look at that! That is in absolutely lovely condition.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12One thing I would say - how often is someone going to use a writing slope?
0:19:12 > 0:19:14That's the thing. Laptops have taken that out.
0:19:14 > 0:19:19But they do become very fine objects for display.
0:19:19 > 0:19:20Let's have a look. Yes!
0:19:20 > 0:19:23Look at the condition of that. It's absolutely stunning.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25Looking at the condition of it,
0:19:25 > 0:19:28it might actually not be quite as old as we think there,
0:19:28 > 0:19:30it's probably more 20th century.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32What would you like to offer for this?
0:19:32 > 0:19:34I reckon that at an auction house,
0:19:34 > 0:19:37any auctioneer would put on that £80-£120.
0:19:37 > 0:19:42This would be a wee bit of a risk. Was £175, becomes £140.
0:19:42 > 0:19:43We'll maybe pass on that just now?
0:19:43 > 0:19:45- Aye.- Yeah, I think we're going to check out the sight.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48- You want to have a closer look at that again? - We'll walk down that way.
0:19:48 > 0:19:52Now then, what on earth have the Reds spotted here?
0:19:53 > 0:19:58- Ooh!- Oh, isn't that hideous? I think it's so hideous...
0:19:58 > 0:20:00- That it's actually quite cool? - ..that it's... Yeah.
0:20:00 > 0:20:05- It silences me.- I think, it's so hideous, it might sell, you know.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07Well, I quite agree with you.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09I think someone would buy it for the grandchildren.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12And you've got the water bath, so the water sort of flows down here.
0:20:12 > 0:20:16- Yes.- You know.- I can see it, yeah. I can see it in someone's garden.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19- And do you know, I will tell you one thing. Antique gnomes...- Yeah.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21..which were made in Austria in the sort of late 19th-century,
0:20:21 > 0:20:23- to be really big...- Yes, yes.
0:20:23 > 0:20:28- ..they make hundreds and hundreds of pounds at auction.- Right.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31Um, how much is it, sir?
0:20:31 > 0:20:34- 160.- Oh!- Ooh!
0:20:34 > 0:20:38I would love to go where no other expert has gone before.
0:20:38 > 0:20:39LAUGHTER
0:20:39 > 0:20:43I think, it's so hideous, I think we have to have it, girls.
0:20:43 > 0:20:44So, I'm sorry...
0:20:44 > 0:20:48Please, please, please let us have it for a cheaper price.
0:20:48 > 0:20:54- 125.- Oh, no!- It cost me £100, I've got to make something on it.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56How much time have we got left?
0:20:56 > 0:20:59Well, we've got just under ten minutes.
0:20:59 > 0:21:03So, if we can have a quick swizz down there, but keep this in mind,
0:21:03 > 0:21:06- I think it's so hideous...- Yeah. - I think it's so hideous.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08- THEY LAUGH - Come on, let's go!
0:21:08 > 0:21:11OK, well, let's bear that in mind, but I must admit, I do love it.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16How can anyone turn down a gnome?
0:21:16 > 0:21:18The Blues have returned to the gun sight.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20What have they focused on?
0:21:20 > 0:21:23Do you see the enemy? Do you see the Red Team?
0:21:23 > 0:21:25- It works, the optics are brilliant. - Yeah?- Yeah, have a look.- Yeah?
0:21:25 > 0:21:29- The optics are really clear.- Ooh! - There's a good weight in it.- Yeah.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31That's a...that's a tactile item.
0:21:31 > 0:21:33It's a proper piece, isn't it?
0:21:33 > 0:21:36- And do you know what? It's nearly 100 years old.- I know.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39- That's as clear as day.- It is. The optics are brilliant on it.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41Meanwhile, Mark has lost his team!
0:21:41 > 0:21:43WOMEN LAUGH
0:21:43 > 0:21:45£125. You've got a deal.
0:21:45 > 0:21:46And guess what they're buying?
0:21:46 > 0:21:49- Thank you very much. - Thank you very much.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51Well, that is just brilliant.
0:21:51 > 0:21:55I wandered off and started talking to myself. What have you been up to?
0:21:55 > 0:21:58- Er, we've bought the gnome fountain. - You've bought it?!
0:21:58 > 0:21:59- SHE LAUGHS: Yeah! - We did!
0:21:59 > 0:22:01I don't know what to say, but I think...
0:22:01 > 0:22:03- LAUGHTER - I think we've made history
0:22:03 > 0:22:07- and I think we're going to do very well with it.- I hope so, I hope so.
0:22:07 > 0:22:12Well, that's it, there's "gnome" more items for the Reds to get.
0:22:12 > 0:22:14And the Blues - are they finally going to make a decision?
0:22:14 > 0:22:18- It's seen action.- Seen action. - Yeah. What do you think?
0:22:18 > 0:22:21- I love it.- I think it's great. It just depends on the price.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24James, Robert and I have both done a wee bit of haggling today.
0:22:24 > 0:22:25You don't want to come on Bargain Hunt
0:22:25 > 0:22:27- and not do a deal.- Right, my turn, my turn.- Your turn.
0:22:27 > 0:22:31- I'll do it for 110.- 110?- Hmm.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33Couldn't we squeeze you down to 100?
0:22:33 > 0:22:36No, you can meet me halfway and do it for 105.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38- I think that sounds pretty good. 105.- I like it.- Yeah?
0:22:38 > 0:22:41- Yeah, I'm happy with that. Are you?- I like it, absolutely.
0:22:41 > 0:22:43- Thank you very much.- Aw, cool! Aw, thank you so much.
0:22:43 > 0:22:47- It's really kind of you. Thank you for being so compliant.- Cheers.
0:22:47 > 0:22:48WHISTLE BLOWS
0:22:48 > 0:22:51Right, teams, your 60 minutes is up! It's all in the balance.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54Do you know what? We had the most ambling time there.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57- Yeah, we did!- And then we only had about six or seven minutes left.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00Let's remind ourselves what the Red Team bought.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03They flew off the starting block and bought this 19th-century box
0:23:03 > 0:23:07with a carved shell and dolphin motif for £48.
0:23:07 > 0:23:09Next up, they paid £40
0:23:09 > 0:23:13for the 1950s French Art Deco-style clock and lamp.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16And finally, the novelty gnome water feature
0:23:16 > 0:23:21and paid no small price at £125. Wow!
0:23:21 > 0:23:25Well, girls, in a ray of sunshine, what fun that was, wasn't it?
0:23:25 > 0:23:29- It was.- Excellent.- How much did you spend altogether?- £213.
0:23:29 > 0:23:34£213? I would like £87 of leftover lolly, please.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36- The £87.- Thank you, Fifi La Tour.
0:23:36 > 0:23:40- Which is your favourite piece? - It has to be the gnome fountain.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42Which is your favourite piece, Doreen?
0:23:42 > 0:23:45I would have to say the gnomes, only because that's awesome.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48- Awesome?- Yes!- OK, fine. - Grandiose and awesome.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51- And which piece is going to bring the biggest profit?- The gnomes!
0:23:51 > 0:23:54- I'm optimistic about these gnomes! - It's going to be the gnomes.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56Perfect! Now, Mark, over to you.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58- Thank you, Tim. - A modest amount of money,
0:23:58 > 0:24:01but for a man of your acumen, no problem at all.
0:24:01 > 0:24:05- I think I've got something small and elegant in mind.- We are intrigued.
0:24:05 > 0:24:06Anyway, right now, though,
0:24:06 > 0:24:08why don't we check out what the Blue Team bought?
0:24:08 > 0:24:14First up, they paid £26 for this helmet-shaped silver cream jug.
0:24:14 > 0:24:18Then, they took a chance on the wooden Monopoly box for £18.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23And finally, this World War I military gun sight
0:24:23 > 0:24:26in a fitted wooden case for £105.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29- Aw, we got there in the end!- Yeah.
0:24:29 > 0:24:31With two nicer men I couldn't have hoped to meet!
0:24:31 > 0:24:34- Ooh, here's another one! - She is so charming, isn't she?
0:24:34 > 0:24:36Anyway, well, thank goodness you did finish!
0:24:36 > 0:24:40- Just about!- Just about in time. So, you spent how much?
0:24:40 > 0:24:44- 149?- 149, yes.- £149 total? - Is that all?- Yeah, that is all.
0:24:44 > 0:24:49- Um, I'd like, therefore, £151 of leftover lolly.- There we go.- OK.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52- Well, it goes, as they say, from one to the other.- Yes!
0:24:52 > 0:24:56- Um, 151, what are you going to do with that?- I don't know, but just...
0:24:56 > 0:24:59I'm on a high, because I couldn't have had a better hour there.
0:24:59 > 0:25:00That was so much fun.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03- I'll find something fitting for father and son, I hope.- OK.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05Well, very beautifully said, Natasha.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08Actually, our next step is to take a little trip
0:25:08 > 0:25:10to Beverley, up the road.
0:25:10 > 0:25:12That's Beverley the place, not the person.
0:25:13 > 0:25:17And we're heading to Beverley Racecourse for today's auction.
0:25:29 > 0:25:30Well, can you believe it?
0:25:30 > 0:25:33We find ourselves in Hawleys Auctions,
0:25:33 > 0:25:36with Caroline Hawley herself. Caroline, good morning.
0:25:36 > 0:25:39Good morning, Tim, nice to welcome you to Beverley.
0:25:39 > 0:25:41Cracking to be here!
0:25:41 > 0:25:43First up is this little games box,
0:25:43 > 0:25:45which, I have to say, I think is fantastic.
0:25:45 > 0:25:47- So do I.- Do you?- I love it. - What do you like about it?
0:25:47 > 0:25:49I love this beautiful shell.
0:25:49 > 0:25:53The fish, the acorn, the oak leaves around it,
0:25:53 > 0:25:57I love everything about it, I think it's a really nice quality thing.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00What I like about it is the poker work.
0:26:00 > 0:26:01- I love the red hot poker...- Yeah.
0:26:01 > 0:26:03- ..that's done that incised design.- Yeah.
0:26:03 > 0:26:06And I love the fact that that's been lovingly
0:26:06 > 0:26:09created by somebody in a shed.
0:26:09 > 0:26:13- Yeah. Yes, it has, yeah. - In their own little workshop.- Yeah.
0:26:13 > 0:26:16An amateur craftsman has created that,
0:26:16 > 0:26:18probably for chessmen or draughts, don't you think?
0:26:18 > 0:26:22- I would think so, yeah.- A games box? - I called it a work/games box, yes.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25- So, what's your loving estimate on it?- £40-£60.
0:26:25 > 0:26:28Good girl, cos £48 is what they paid.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31- Ah! Good, good, good!- Perfect, isn't it?- Yeah.- Yeah? Brilliant.
0:26:31 > 0:26:35Then we've got this Art Deco-style bedside lamp. It's great, isn't it?
0:26:35 > 0:26:38It is. I love it! Well, as you know, I love all things French.
0:26:38 > 0:26:42- This is French, 1950s. - So, what's your estimate, Caroline?
0:26:42 > 0:26:44I've put £40-£60 on it.
0:26:44 > 0:26:48Well done. £40 they paid. So that's, um, pretty good, really.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51- Yeah, I hope it does the top end. - Yeah, exactly, so do I.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53Now, we've got the water feature.
0:26:53 > 0:26:55- We've had lots of interest in. - Have you?- Yeah.
0:26:55 > 0:26:57We've had one lady rang up, she'd seen
0:26:57 > 0:27:00the picture of it on the internet, and was absolutely thrilled,
0:27:00 > 0:27:05and has a mad, eccentric aunt that she was very happy to be
0:27:05 > 0:27:08- wanting to buy it for her.- So, will she bid, do you think?- I hope so.
0:27:08 > 0:27:13- I hope it turns into a bid and not just interest.- So, how much, then?
0:27:13 > 0:27:17I've actually put, maybe rather ambitiously,
0:27:17 > 0:27:20but I've put £80-£120 on it?
0:27:20 > 0:27:23- So you're happy with that? - Yes, I am.- £80-£120?
0:27:23 > 0:27:25£125 paid for by the team.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27- And, you know, anything could happen.- Yeah, absolutely.
0:27:27 > 0:27:30Depending on what happens determines whether they need the bonus buy
0:27:30 > 0:27:32or not, but let's go and have a look at it!
0:27:33 > 0:27:35Well, this is exciting, isn't it?
0:27:35 > 0:27:40You've spent a cool £213, you gave Mark Stacey £87.
0:27:40 > 0:27:44- What did the old codge do? - I bought this.
0:27:44 > 0:27:46- Ooh!- Which I thought was quite elegant.
0:27:46 > 0:27:50Yes, have a look. It's a little Carlton Ware ginger jar.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53I have to admit, I don't think I've ever seen a piece called
0:27:53 > 0:27:56"Famille Noire". This black and gold.
0:27:56 > 0:27:58And it's probably '50s, I would've thought.
0:27:58 > 0:28:00- And I thought it was quite stylish. - Mm-hm.- Yeah.
0:28:00 > 0:28:03And, you know, it's got a nice shape to it, it's got a good look,
0:28:03 > 0:28:05- and it's fully marked underneath as well.- Yes.- Yeah.
0:28:05 > 0:28:07It's a good collectable name.
0:28:07 > 0:28:12- I rather like it.- How much did you pay for it?- It cost me £30.
0:28:12 > 0:28:15Whether there's a huge profit in it, I don't know, but I'd like to see
0:28:15 > 0:28:18- at least £10 or £15 profit in it, something like that.- OK, super.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21Well, it seems you've ticked all the boxes there, Mark, well done.
0:28:21 > 0:28:23Um, right now, though, for the audience at home, let's find out
0:28:23 > 0:28:26whether Mark is about to tick the auctioneer's box.
0:28:28 > 0:28:33- Caroline, Carlton Ware.- Thank you. - Black.- This is fairly plain.- Hmm.
0:28:33 > 0:28:36And, as you say, it's black, which isn't everybody's cup of tea.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39- But quite rich looking. - Oh, it is! It is rich looking.
0:28:39 > 0:28:41- And it's in wonderful condition. - Yes.
0:28:41 > 0:28:44It's got this lovely iridescent glaze to the inside.
0:28:44 > 0:28:47- Yeah, typical Carlton, such a good quality factory.- It is!
0:28:47 > 0:28:49- Beautiful quality. - Um, so what's that worth?
0:28:49 > 0:28:52I'm sticking my neck out, rather, and I'm saying £20-£30.
0:28:52 > 0:28:56- I don't think you stuck it out at all. £30 that Stacey paid.- OK.
0:28:56 > 0:28:59- He's very keen on the stuff.- Yeah? - And he rates it as a bonus buy,
0:28:59 > 0:29:01- so I think you'll be perfectly safe.- Good.
0:29:01 > 0:29:04- It's just got to make more than £30, OK?- I'll do my best!
0:29:04 > 0:29:05Anyway, that's it for the Reds.
0:29:05 > 0:29:11Now, for the Blues, we've got the silver helmet-shaped cream jug.
0:29:11 > 0:29:13Weighs just over 4oz.
0:29:13 > 0:29:17It is what it is, but I think it would grace any dining room.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20I like it. I put £40-£60 on it.
0:29:20 > 0:29:23Well, that's smashing, cos they paid £26.
0:29:23 > 0:29:26- That's cheap!- I mean, to be able to go out and buy, retail,
0:29:26 > 0:29:30a solid silver Georgian-style helmet cream jug
0:29:30 > 0:29:33- for £26, solid silver, is inexpensive.- It is.
0:29:33 > 0:29:37- Now, um, did you play Monopoly when you were a nipper?- I did!
0:29:37 > 0:29:40Endlessly, Tim! And I left it set up all over the living room floor,
0:29:40 > 0:29:43- much to my parents' annoyance.- I bet you built a lot of hotels?- I did!
0:29:43 > 0:29:46- I like getting the railway stations and the utilities.- Oh, so do I!
0:29:46 > 0:29:48- Yeah.- And when you've got all four!- Ooh, I know!
0:29:48 > 0:29:50You long for them to land on it!
0:29:50 > 0:29:54- Anyway, there we go! So, that box has been later made...- Yeah.
0:29:54 > 0:29:59..to hold somebody's cherished early Monopoly set. Is that the answer?
0:29:59 > 0:30:03Yes, I think so, because they always came in a cardboard box
0:30:03 > 0:30:06and not a wooden box, as far as I can gather, but this I think
0:30:06 > 0:30:10has been made out of the original cardboard box and stuck on here.
0:30:10 > 0:30:14- Yeah.- And, as you say, I think this has been made at home to house it.
0:30:14 > 0:30:17And all the pieces are metal,
0:30:17 > 0:30:20and the houses and the hotels are in wood. I think it's lovely.
0:30:20 > 0:30:22It makes me want to play, but sadly, we can't, Tim,
0:30:22 > 0:30:25- cos we haven't got a board with it. - So, what's a board-less set worth?
0:30:25 > 0:30:27- Well, I've only said £5-£10. - Have you?
0:30:27 > 0:30:30- Yes.- But it's quite tempting. £18, the team paid.
0:30:30 > 0:30:32- Right, OK.- It's difficult to assess, really.
0:30:32 > 0:30:36- It is very difficult to assess, but I think it's charming.- OK.
0:30:36 > 0:30:41Now, do you find the military gun sight, dated 1917, as charming?
0:30:41 > 0:30:45- No.- No?- No, I have to say that, but that is purely my opinion.- Exactly.
0:30:45 > 0:30:51- We do have a huge base of militaria clients.- Do you?- Yeah. Constantly.
0:30:51 > 0:30:54And they will ring, the people have been ringing today
0:30:54 > 0:30:55for a condition report on it.
0:30:55 > 0:30:59- So this will go.- It may not be your personal favourite.
0:30:59 > 0:31:03- No.- But how do you value this in the auction?- I've put £40-£60 on it.
0:31:03 > 0:31:07- Ooh, Lord! They paid £105.- Oh, gosh!
0:31:07 > 0:31:10Gosh, well, that, from the research I've done, that seems a little high.
0:31:10 > 0:31:12I hope it isn't, but it does seem a little high.
0:31:12 > 0:31:15- It seems out of focus to me. - It does.- Yeah. In which case,
0:31:15 > 0:31:18they'll definitely need their bonus buy, so let's have a look at it.
0:31:20 > 0:31:25Now, you spent £149, and you gave Natasha £151.
0:31:25 > 0:31:28- What did she spend it on?- I've gone for little bits of Arts and Crafts.
0:31:28 > 0:31:31- Oh, good!- Do you know, I knew you'd love this.- Yeah, it's good.
0:31:31 > 0:31:35These are either genuine or they are fake, and there's no in between.
0:31:35 > 0:31:38- Right.- It's a beautiful bit of Arts and Crafts silver, with this
0:31:38 > 0:31:42sort of honesty leaf shape at the top, with blue-and-green enamel.
0:31:42 > 0:31:46- Very much in the style of a maker called Hukin & Heath.- Mm-hm.
0:31:46 > 0:31:48It would be great if we could say it's by Hukin & Heath,
0:31:48 > 0:31:50- but we don't have a maker's mark. - OK.- But I absolutely love it.
0:31:50 > 0:31:53We were looking for something Arts and Crafts.
0:31:53 > 0:31:54If this were in Glasgow, I think
0:31:54 > 0:31:58people would take a good punt at this and pay up to 100.
0:31:58 > 0:32:00We're not in Glasgow, we're in Beverley. But I had to buy it!
0:32:00 > 0:32:06- I saw it, the dealer couldn't give it to me for any less than £70.- 70?
0:32:06 > 0:32:08I mean, I do like it. You're right, the back piece does look
0:32:08 > 0:32:10a bit more modern than the front, shall we say?
0:32:10 > 0:32:13I don't know if that's the case or not, but, um...
0:32:13 > 0:32:16- You like it.- Oh, I love it! - You liked it as soon as you saw it.
0:32:16 > 0:32:18- Perfect, so you love it? - Yeah.- Yeah.- Great.
0:32:18 > 0:32:21Well, on that happy note, let's find out whether the auctioneer loves it.
0:32:24 > 0:32:25- A little test for you.- Thank you.
0:32:25 > 0:32:29How old do you think this double photo frame is?
0:32:29 > 0:32:32At first glance, I would say
0:32:32 > 0:32:37it's Art Nouveau, fin de siecle, 1895-1905.
0:32:37 > 0:32:42But on closer inspection, I feel, sadly, it's brand-new.
0:32:42 > 0:32:46And I can see that for lots of reasons. If you turn it over
0:32:46 > 0:32:48- and see the back... - It's tough, isn't it?- ..it is new.
0:32:48 > 0:32:51- Here, we've got all this black muck, right?- Yeah.
0:32:51 > 0:32:54Which is the black muck that should be there from 1900.
0:32:54 > 0:32:58- But it's not, it's put on to make it look older than it is.- Exactly.
0:32:58 > 0:33:02- So it's new black muck.- Yeah.- Yeah. That is what a faker does...- Yeah.
0:33:02 > 0:33:05..to try and deliberately deceive you into thinking that something
0:33:05 > 0:33:10- is old, is to take screws and metal fittings, dip them in acid...- Yes.
0:33:10 > 0:33:12- ..sometimes bury them in a manure heap...- Yes.
0:33:12 > 0:33:16..put them in a place that makes them look old and then reassemble it
0:33:16 > 0:33:19- to kid you.- Yeah. It's an awful fact, to do,
0:33:19 > 0:33:22- but if it does kid someone, they'll pay the money for it.- Exactly.
0:33:22 > 0:33:25- So, as a fake, what's it worth? - I'm hoping £30-£50?
0:33:25 > 0:33:28Um, £70, Natasha paid.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30She might get her money back.
0:33:30 > 0:33:34It's a bit of a risky gamble for the teams to go with, but there you go.
0:33:34 > 0:33:35It is, but it's a pretty thing.
0:33:35 > 0:33:38And, um, of course, we're standing by for the auction, aren't we?
0:33:38 > 0:33:41- Yes! Can't wait!- With bated breath!
0:33:42 > 0:33:4418. 20.
0:33:46 > 0:33:48Are we done?
0:33:48 > 0:33:49Thank you.
0:33:49 > 0:33:52- Now, Fifi, Doreen, this is good, isn't it?- Yes, it's exciting.
0:33:52 > 0:33:55Yes, it certainly is. What's your expectation, Doreen?
0:33:55 > 0:33:58- Do you think you're going to make a massive profit?- No.- You don't?
0:33:58 > 0:34:03We'll either bomb or fly, and I hope that we're going to fly.
0:34:03 > 0:34:06- OK, fine. Well, let's start off with the little games box...- Yes.
0:34:06 > 0:34:10- ..with poker work decoration.- Right. - Beautifully made little thing.
0:34:10 > 0:34:13- The auctioneer loved it, she's put £40-£60 on it.- Gosh!
0:34:13 > 0:34:15You paid £48 and here it comes.
0:34:15 > 0:34:17It's a lovely little thing, you've all seen it.
0:34:17 > 0:34:20Who'll give me £20?
0:34:20 > 0:34:23£20? ..Thank you. 20. 22 anywhere?
0:34:23 > 0:34:27- Good.- £20! 22 anyway?- Oh, come on, it should be a lot more than that.
0:34:27 > 0:34:30Surely you've all seen it! £20, it's a cheap lot.
0:34:30 > 0:34:3222. 24. 26.
0:34:32 > 0:34:3428. 30.
0:34:34 > 0:34:36No. £28 with you.
0:34:36 > 0:34:39- I can't believe this. - £28. 30 anywhere?
0:34:39 > 0:34:43- Who's going to fill it up? £28, all done?- Oh, God!
0:34:43 > 0:34:45- GAVEL BANGS - Minus £20.
0:34:45 > 0:34:48- It is a bargain.- Never mind. We've got two other items.- Yeah.
0:34:48 > 0:34:52- Thank you, Doreen. - LAUGHTER
0:34:52 > 0:34:53Ever the optimist!
0:34:53 > 0:34:58This lovely 1950s French Art Deco-style lamp/alarm.
0:34:58 > 0:35:01What a lovely way to be woken in the morning.
0:35:01 > 0:35:04Lovely looking thing. I've got bids on the sheets,
0:35:04 > 0:35:06I've got to start you at £45.
0:35:06 > 0:35:09- Ooh, wow!- Already passing. AUCTIONEER:- 50 anywhere?
0:35:09 > 0:35:12- You're in profit there. That's nice.- Already!
0:35:12 > 0:35:1550? Thank you. 55?
0:35:15 > 0:35:18All done at £50?
0:35:18 > 0:35:19- GAVEL BANGS - £50 is plus £10.
0:35:19 > 0:35:21Which means, overall, you are minus £10.
0:35:21 > 0:35:24Right. Cope with that. We can cope with that.
0:35:24 > 0:35:27I have thought long and hard what I can say about this.
0:35:27 > 0:35:32It does, of course, feature in this month's Gnomes and Gardens!
0:35:32 > 0:35:34- LAUGHTER - Boom, boom!
0:35:34 > 0:35:36'Ooh! The Reds have brought their lucky hats!'
0:35:36 > 0:35:39It needs a hell of "a gnome" to house it!
0:35:39 > 0:35:41- Yeah!- How marvellous.
0:35:41 > 0:35:44- Now, we've had a lot of interest in this fine thing.- Yeah!- Good.
0:35:44 > 0:35:47Who's going to give me £80?
0:35:47 > 0:35:48- Come on.- Come on!
0:35:48 > 0:35:50- How much? Who said "How much"? - LAUGHTER
0:35:50 > 0:35:52They're distracted by our hats!
0:35:52 > 0:35:54Care to have a bid, sir?
0:35:54 > 0:35:5640. 45 anywhere?
0:35:56 > 0:36:0045, thank you, madam. 45. 50 anywhere?
0:36:00 > 0:36:04That's a lot of gnome for your money! 45. You know that, Madam.
0:36:04 > 0:36:0645. Yes, you are in. 50 anywhere?
0:36:06 > 0:36:08Are you seeing this right?
0:36:08 > 0:36:10- No!- £45...
0:36:10 > 0:36:11Are we done?
0:36:11 > 0:36:13No. GAVEL BANGS
0:36:13 > 0:36:15- THEY GROAN - Oh, dear!
0:36:15 > 0:36:17There's "gnome" justice in the world, is there?
0:36:17 > 0:36:19- THEY LAUGH - It's gone to ground.
0:36:19 > 0:36:21OK, fine, overall, kids...
0:36:21 > 0:36:24- you are minus £90. - Aw!- Oh!- OK? Minus £90?
0:36:24 > 0:36:27If you're going out with a bang, go out with a bang.
0:36:27 > 0:36:29- Exactly! What will you do about the ginger jar, then?- Go with it!
0:36:29 > 0:36:32- Go with it?- Go with it. I really like it.- Yes.- Yes?
0:36:32 > 0:36:34- BOTH: Yes! - OK, fine, here it comes.
0:36:34 > 0:36:38Gorgeous Carlton Ware "Noir Royale" ginger jar and cover.
0:36:38 > 0:36:42Nice quality piece. £20 to start?
0:36:42 > 0:36:45£20 surely for this Carlton Ware?
0:36:45 > 0:36:48Thank you, madam. 20. 22 anywhere?
0:36:48 > 0:36:5222. 24. 26.
0:36:52 > 0:36:5426. 28?
0:36:54 > 0:36:57- 28, yes? That's the right way! - Yes, yes, that's right!- 28!
0:36:57 > 0:36:5930. 32?
0:36:59 > 0:37:03- No.- Come on!- £30, with you, madam.
0:37:03 > 0:37:05All done at 30?
0:37:05 > 0:37:08- GAVEL BANGS - Oh!- £30 it is.- Well done!- OK.
0:37:08 > 0:37:11- Well, no shame.- No.- Wiped face.
0:37:11 > 0:37:14- So, overall, then, that's minus £90. - THEY SIGH
0:37:14 > 0:37:16- Um, it could be a winning score.... - LAUGHTER
0:37:16 > 0:37:19- ..if things go really badly for the Blues.- For the two Blues.- yeah?
0:37:19 > 0:37:22- Don't tell them anyway. - No, no, no.- Keep that quiet.
0:37:28 > 0:37:32So, chaps, have you been in communication with the Reds?
0:37:32 > 0:37:35- No.- So you don't know what their score is?- No, not at all.
0:37:35 > 0:37:38- Now, first, you've got the helmet-shaped cream jug.- Yeah.
0:37:38 > 0:37:41- £26 you pay for that.- Mm-hm. - The auctioneer loved it.
0:37:41 > 0:37:43She thinks that's terribly cheap.
0:37:43 > 0:37:45- She's put £40-£60.- Goodness! - And here it comes.
0:37:45 > 0:37:48Gorgeous little lot. What's this worth?
0:37:48 > 0:37:53- I've got bids on the sheets, I have to start you at £40.- Wow!
0:37:53 > 0:37:55- 42 anywhere?- Get on! - Wow!- We like that.
0:37:55 > 0:37:5744. 46.
0:37:57 > 0:37:5948. 50.
0:37:59 > 0:38:02- 55.- Yes!- 60.- Look at that!
0:38:02 > 0:38:04- 65.- We need this as big as possible.- 70.
0:38:04 > 0:38:0675. 80.
0:38:06 > 0:38:0885.
0:38:08 > 0:38:10£80 with the lady on my right.
0:38:10 > 0:38:1385 anywhere? It's a good-looking lot.
0:38:13 > 0:38:16All done at £80?
0:38:16 > 0:38:19- GAVEL BANGS BOTH: Yes!- That is plus 54.
0:38:19 > 0:38:22- Very good.- That gives us something to work with.
0:38:22 > 0:38:23It does.
0:38:25 > 0:38:30Lot 218 is this vintage wooden Monopoly box and contents.
0:38:30 > 0:38:31£10 for the Monopoly?
0:38:31 > 0:38:34£10 straight in on the internet.
0:38:34 > 0:38:3612 anywhere?
0:38:36 > 0:38:39All over. 12. 14. 16. 18.
0:38:39 > 0:38:43- Yes! That's what you paid for it! - 16 with you, madam. 18 on the net.
0:38:43 > 0:38:47- 20.- Well done.- 22.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49Is the internet interested?
0:38:49 > 0:38:52We're in the room at 20. 22 on the net?
0:38:52 > 0:38:54No, Madam, are you not in?
0:38:54 > 0:38:55It's a good game!
0:38:55 > 0:38:5722 on the net.
0:38:57 > 0:39:00All done at £22?
0:39:01 > 0:39:02- Yes!- Well done.
0:39:02 > 0:39:05- That's plus- £4. Good on you! - Yeah, brilliant.
0:39:05 > 0:39:08- Meaning you are plus 58.- OK!
0:39:08 > 0:39:14The World War I military gun sight by W Ottway in a fitted wooden case!
0:39:14 > 0:39:16What's this worth?
0:39:16 > 0:39:18- You tell me. £40 to go.- Come on!
0:39:18 > 0:39:21- £40 to go.- Oh, no, there's no bids. - Let's see a hand. Let's see a hand.
0:39:21 > 0:39:24- Thank you, sir.- Come on.- Ooh!- £30. - That's going to go the wrong way.
0:39:24 > 0:39:29- Here's a young guy in the mix. - 45. 50. 55. 60?
0:39:29 > 0:39:3155 with the gentleman in the hat.
0:39:31 > 0:39:33£55!
0:39:33 > 0:39:36Who'll give me 60?
0:39:36 > 0:39:40- Are we done at £55?- A bit more. A bit more!- Yes, we are!
0:39:40 > 0:39:42GAVEL BANGS, ALL GROAN
0:39:42 > 0:39:43- Oh, no! - LAUGHTER
0:39:43 > 0:39:47- Minus £50. Oh, dear! Oh, dear! - Sinking of the ship there.
0:39:47 > 0:39:51- Still got something. - You've got £8 actually. £8! £8!
0:39:51 > 0:39:54- £8 profit! - Oh, yeah!
0:39:54 > 0:39:56- THEY LAUGH - How about that?
0:39:56 > 0:40:00- This has been such fun!- OK...- And it's not over yet!- £8, £8, £8, £8!
0:40:00 > 0:40:04You going to hang on to the £8 or you going to go with the frame?
0:40:04 > 0:40:06- Oh, it is a proper risk, isn't it? - It is a risk.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08I say we've got £8 profit.
0:40:08 > 0:40:10- Let's stick! - All right, we'll stick.
0:40:10 > 0:40:13- OK. Now you've decided, I can tell you what the auctioneer said.- Yes.
0:40:13 > 0:40:18- She says she doesn't think it's very old. She's put £30-£50 on it.- Ooh!
0:40:18 > 0:40:22- And, er, Natasha played 70. But the market will decide.- That's true.
0:40:22 > 0:40:24This is a very buoyant little saleroom.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26You have decided not to go with the bonus buy,
0:40:26 > 0:40:29- er, but we're going to sell it anyway, and here it comes!- OK.
0:40:29 > 0:40:31Gorgeous little Art Nouveau-style
0:40:31 > 0:40:36enamelled Sterling silver double photograph frame.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39What a charming lot!
0:40:39 > 0:40:41What's this worth? £20?
0:40:41 > 0:40:4320. 22 anywhere?
0:40:43 > 0:40:4522. 24. 26.
0:40:45 > 0:40:4828. 30. 32. 34?
0:40:48 > 0:40:5032 with the gentleman.
0:40:50 > 0:40:5234. 36.
0:40:52 > 0:40:5338. 40.
0:40:53 > 0:40:5642. 44.
0:40:56 > 0:40:5846. 48.
0:40:58 > 0:41:0050. 55.
0:41:00 > 0:41:0260. 65.
0:41:02 > 0:41:0570. 75.
0:41:05 > 0:41:08- 80?- Look out, it's in profit. - No, you're shaking your head.
0:41:08 > 0:41:1075 with you, sir.
0:41:10 > 0:41:12£80 anywhere?
0:41:12 > 0:41:15£75! 80 anywhere?
0:41:15 > 0:41:17- GAVEL BANGS - Well done.
0:41:17 > 0:41:19Anyway, you're going to park your profit at
0:41:19 > 0:41:22- plus- £8... Yeah. - ..which is very, very fair.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25And that might be winning score, and all will be revealed in a moment.
0:41:31 > 0:41:35Well, well, well! I've known some gaps between the teams -
0:41:35 > 0:41:39even in kilts! - but this is a gap to beat all gaps.
0:41:39 > 0:41:43And the lower end of the gap sits with the Reds.
0:41:43 > 0:41:44ALL: Oh!
0:41:44 > 0:41:49- £90 you're down the drain! That is something else, isn't it?- Cruel!
0:41:49 > 0:41:51Largely because of that gnome water feature!
0:41:51 > 0:41:52LAUGHTER Aw, it was wonderful!
0:41:52 > 0:41:55- Underappreciated!- Totally. - Underappreciated.
0:41:55 > 0:41:57Minus £80. It was unfortunate, wasn't it?
0:41:57 > 0:42:00The Deco bedside lamp, though, that did you a favour - plus £10.
0:42:00 > 0:42:04- Anyway, minus £90. - Hey, we do things in style.
0:42:04 > 0:42:06- LAUGHTER - You certainly do! Minus £90.
0:42:06 > 0:42:08But actually, the Blues are going home with some cash.
0:42:08 > 0:42:10- They're going home... - Whoo-hoo!- Yes!
0:42:10 > 0:42:12They're going home with £8. How lovely is that?
0:42:12 > 0:42:14But I'll tell you, you jest!
0:42:14 > 0:42:19They made a profit of £54 on a piece of silver to start off with.
0:42:19 > 0:42:21They made another profit on the old Monopoly.
0:42:21 > 0:42:25- And then, they had that Ottway gun sight!- Yeah!
0:42:25 > 0:42:27- Minus £50.- Such a shame!
0:42:27 > 0:42:29- Such a shame!- It was! - I never liked it.
0:42:29 > 0:42:31- LAUGHTER - Anyway...and, of course,
0:42:31 > 0:42:32if you'd played your cards right,
0:42:32 > 0:42:34you could've had a further £5 from Natasha,
0:42:34 > 0:42:36being the profit on her bonus buy,
0:42:36 > 0:42:38but ye of little faith never trusted her.
0:42:38 > 0:42:40- It was his fault. - Exactly. You blame him.
0:42:40 > 0:42:42- LAUGHTER - Anyway, I'm glad you joined us.- Yes.
0:42:42 > 0:42:46And thank you very much for supporting this Celtic half of
0:42:46 > 0:42:48- our programme here.- It was amazing. - In fact, it's been so much fun,
0:42:48 > 0:42:51why don't you join us soon for some more Bargain Hunting?
0:42:51 > 0:42:53- Yes? - ALL: Yes!