0:00:02 > 0:00:03MUSIC: King by Years & Years.
0:00:05 > 0:00:07It's a rather chilly affair today,
0:00:07 > 0:00:10but a touch of snow isn't going to stop us - oh, no,
0:00:10 > 0:00:15there are still ample antiques here just ripe for the picking.
0:00:15 > 0:00:18So grab your hot-water bottle, turn up the heat
0:00:18 > 0:00:20and let's go Bargain Hunting. Yeah!
0:00:47 > 0:00:50Today, we are limbering up in Lincoln,
0:00:50 > 0:00:55about to take on the enormous antiques and collectors fair -
0:00:55 > 0:01:00and, by jingo, just look at the size of it.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03But first, let's see what's coming up.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05Will it be a fairy-tale ending for the Reds?
0:01:05 > 0:01:09Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who is the reddest of them all?
0:01:09 > 0:01:11- BOTH:- We are!
0:01:11 > 0:01:13Or will it be the Blue story that ends in glory?
0:01:13 > 0:01:15Go on, that's it!
0:01:17 > 0:01:21We have got a cracking show for you today.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24For the Reds, we have got sisters Lisa and Lindsay,
0:01:24 > 0:01:28and, for the Blues, we have Nathan and Jamie. Hello, everyone.
0:01:28 > 0:01:30- ALL:- Hello! - Hi, lovely to see you.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32- Now, Lisa, you are a vegetarian... - I am.
0:01:32 > 0:01:35..which is not unusual at all.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37But what do you do as a living?
0:01:37 > 0:01:39I actually work for a catering butcher.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43How can you possibly do that?
0:01:43 > 0:01:47It's fine - I just do the work and don't eat the profits.
0:01:47 > 0:01:48I love it.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51So when you are not working, what do you get up to in your spare time?
0:01:51 > 0:01:52I do like to keep fit.
0:01:52 > 0:01:56I like to do a bit of running in our local park
0:01:56 > 0:01:58and also I train at a boxing gym.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01- Do you?- I do.- Is that kick boxing?
0:02:01 > 0:02:03- No, just normal boxing. - Thump-you-in-the-face type stuff?
0:02:03 > 0:02:05I wouldn't thump you in the face.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08No, that's sweet of you(!) I'm keeping my distance, anyway.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11No, brilliant. So, why did you take up boxing?
0:02:11 > 0:02:12It's just boxing training -
0:02:12 > 0:02:14it's not actually fighting against anybody else -
0:02:14 > 0:02:16but it's really good for your fitness,
0:02:16 > 0:02:18and also if you've had a bit of a stressful day.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20- Go and get... Exactly. - Just get it out of you.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23So, when things aren't going so good in the commercial butchers,
0:02:23 > 0:02:26- you go and take it out on a punchbag.- Yes.- Yeah.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29So, Lindsay, what do you get up to in your spare time?
0:02:29 > 0:02:32I love going to the theatre, going to concerts -
0:02:32 > 0:02:34quite cultural, really.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36Do you ever perform yourself?
0:02:36 > 0:02:38Oh, no, no, Tim, I wouldn't dare.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42- Why's that?- I wouldn't want to upset anybody
0:02:42 > 0:02:45with my voice or acting skills, to be honest.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48Well, we'll put you through the mill today and see you how you get on.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50- I am sure you will. - Might start you off on a new career.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52You two girls, what will you be buying today?
0:02:52 > 0:02:54What are you going to keep your eye open for?
0:02:54 > 0:02:57Probably something a bit more unusual and practical,
0:02:57 > 0:02:59so, something that looks a bit quirky, a bit different,
0:02:59 > 0:03:01but something that can be used, as well.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03Are you going to spend all your cash?
0:03:03 > 0:03:06- We'll try!- I think we'll have a good go at it, definitely!
0:03:06 > 0:03:08That's what I like the sound of. Good luck with that.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10OK, chaps - Nathan, tell me, how did you first meet?
0:03:10 > 0:03:13- What, me and Jamie?- Yeah.- When I first met him, I didn't like him.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16- Did you not?- No. - Now I don't like HIM, to be fair!
0:03:17 > 0:03:20No, we're... My boss put us together,
0:03:20 > 0:03:22we're both nightclub door supervisors.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25- Does that mean you are a bouncer? - Aye.- Yeah.- Posh word for it.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27"Nightclub door supervisor".
0:03:28 > 0:03:31- And when we first met, you didn't shake my hand.- I didn't.
0:03:31 > 0:03:32And then our boss put us together.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36- And we have been inseparable for four years.- That is rather fun.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39Are you still doing the door supervising job?
0:03:39 > 0:03:43- We do it odd weekends.- Bits and pieces.- It's just pocket money now.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45So what do you do full-time now?
0:03:45 > 0:03:47- I'm a school bus driver. - Oh, are you?- Yeah.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50Even worse than keeping people in order outside a nightclub,
0:03:50 > 0:03:52- I would think.- I have more arguments with kids on the bus
0:03:52 > 0:03:54- than I do on the doors. - I bet you do.
0:03:54 > 0:03:58So, Jamie, you have an interesting job.
0:03:58 > 0:04:02I am a security guard at a retailer, a large retailer.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05I kind of thought I would go into a bit of different security,
0:04:05 > 0:04:08obviously, than doors and stuff like that, but I play ice hockey...
0:04:08 > 0:04:11I've played since I was about 11,
0:04:11 > 0:04:14and I play for a team called Steel City Hawks now,
0:04:14 > 0:04:17and they're a bunch of good guys.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19And when you're not mucking about on the ice,
0:04:19 > 0:04:22playing the ice hockey, you get up to some other chilly stuff,
0:04:22 > 0:04:24- don't you?- Strange things, yeah.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27I actually run a paranormal team from Barnsley,
0:04:27 > 0:04:31and we basically help people who have paranormal issues in the house.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34They contact us and we go out on investigations
0:04:34 > 0:04:36and help them as best we can.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39I've only ever been once, and I got scared out of my life, didn't I?
0:04:39 > 0:04:41- Yeah.- I think I ended up going home early.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43- This is ghosts and stuff like that? - Yeah, ghosts, whatever.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45Can you exorcise a spirit?
0:04:45 > 0:04:48We've only ever had to do a cleansing on a house once
0:04:48 > 0:04:52in, like, the last couple of years, but it's not like...
0:04:52 > 0:04:56Usually we go in to debunk what's happening to that person
0:04:56 > 0:04:59- and kind of explain... - And help them?- ..a logical thing.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02Got any ideas as to what you might be buying today, Nathan?
0:05:02 > 0:05:04Well, what it is, erm...
0:05:04 > 0:05:07my grandad, who recently just passed away,
0:05:07 > 0:05:10he was big into his World War II memorabilia,
0:05:10 > 0:05:12so that's the kind of thing I'll be looking out for today.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14Just listening to old war stories,
0:05:14 > 0:05:16it feels like you're back in the day with him,
0:05:16 > 0:05:18so that's something I'll be looking out for.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21- OK, you will take your expert's advice?- Oh, yes.- Yeah.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23That's a very sensible thing.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26OK, the money moment. £300 apiece - here comes your £300.
0:05:26 > 0:05:30£300, girls and boys. You know the rules, your experts await,
0:05:30 > 0:05:33and off you go! And very, very, very good luck.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36Do you know something? I feel a ghostly moment coming on.
0:05:38 > 0:05:43And, of course, our two tremendous teams need two exemplary experts.
0:05:43 > 0:05:47Mark Stacey will be hoping to churn out a profit for the Reds.
0:05:48 > 0:05:49But bear in mind,
0:05:49 > 0:05:52Natasha Raskin will be hot on his heels with the Blues.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57- You're a boxer?- A little one.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00- And you look like Liza Minnelli. - I don't sing like her.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02So, life is going to be a cabaret, isn't it?
0:06:04 > 0:06:07I don't usually bring an entourage with me to Bargain Hunt
0:06:07 > 0:06:09but here I am with a couple of heavies!
0:06:09 > 0:06:14I think we should go for something a little bit unique, because we are.
0:06:14 > 0:06:18- And...- Sorry. Yeah, go on.- I was going to say cheap and cheerful.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20Cos we are!
0:06:20 > 0:06:23- OK, teams, your time starts now. - WHISTLE BLOWS
0:06:23 > 0:06:24Ooh!
0:06:28 > 0:06:30I have a funny feeling this is going to be a frantic hour.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33It might be. The thing is, we might just be whipping round.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36- Whipping round?- A little bit of craziness and all that.
0:06:36 > 0:06:37Well, looking at the weather,
0:06:37 > 0:06:40the Blues have the best idea by keeping warm inside.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43Cor, it's a chilly one today.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45- I don't want any dilly-dallying around.- We don't dilly-dally.
0:06:45 > 0:06:47- I want decisiveness...- Yes.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49I want clear...
0:06:49 > 0:06:50'Instructions?'
0:06:50 > 0:06:53- What do I want?- Choices. - Choices, that's it.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56So what is your taste, then?
0:06:56 > 0:06:57I like brass.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59Brass boys.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02A couple of brass monkeys would be well-suited for today's weather.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04Now then, what have the Reds found?
0:07:05 > 0:07:09I do really like that bottle, that little perfume bottle there.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11What have you found? Anything?
0:07:11 > 0:07:14- We have found a couple of things. - A couple of things.- What?
0:07:14 > 0:07:17- A little perfume bottle, there. - A little scent bottle.
0:07:17 > 0:07:21Yes, it's Continental. The top looks a bit dented.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23- I thought that was the pattern. - You thought that was the pattern?
0:07:23 > 0:07:26Well, that is a good start to the morning, isn't it?
0:07:26 > 0:07:29Excellent. Onwards, then, team.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32Time to check in with the Blues - how are you doing, chaps?
0:07:32 > 0:07:35- It's a lot harder when you're doing it, isn't it?- It is.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38I thought it would be just like a walk through the park.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41OK, maybe we'll just leave them to it, then.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44Meanwhile, the Reds are still at the same stall.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48I think it might actually be horned.
0:07:48 > 0:07:49Do you think it's horned?
0:07:50 > 0:07:53- No, I think it's papier-mache, you know.- You think so?- Yes.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56And what would it have been used for?
0:07:56 > 0:07:58- I think this would have been a snuffbox.- Snuffbox, yeah.- OK.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00Snuff is a form of powdered tobacco
0:08:00 > 0:08:04which was very popular in the 17th and 18th centuries
0:08:04 > 0:08:07and into the 19th century, and you took it like that.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10- Snuffing up your nose.- OK.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12But it is old, it is late 19th century at least.
0:08:12 > 0:08:16- So it's a hundred-and-odd years old...- Oh, OK.- Oh.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19..and priced at 65, and I think at auction, it would make...
0:08:21 > 0:08:24..around about the £40 to £60 mark.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26- Oh.- OK.- So, we'd need to get it a little bit cheaper.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29So, you would need to smile at the dealer,
0:08:29 > 0:08:33who is actually desperate to sell things in this terribly bad weather.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36- Would you like to know the best price on that?- Best price, please.
0:08:36 > 0:08:3865... I could do it for 50.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42Well, it's edging in the right direction, isn't it?
0:08:42 > 0:08:44- Could we get it a little bit lower?- 45.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47That would be my best rate. It is gold-mounted,
0:08:47 > 0:08:50- which makes it that bit more special.- Oh!
0:08:50 > 0:08:54- Look, my colleague here looks like Liza Minnelli.- She does.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56But she doesn't sing like her, so, if we don't get it for 40,
0:08:56 > 0:08:58- I'll ask her to sing. - I'll sing to you.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01No, no, it's worth it for a song! Give us a song.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04Sing us a song and it'll be yours for 40.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06Well, there's a challenge - can you rise to it?
0:09:06 > 0:09:09# Somewhere over the rainbow
0:09:09 > 0:09:11# We could have this lovely little box. #
0:09:11 > 0:09:15- You win.- 40 quid.- 40 quid.- Happy?
0:09:15 > 0:09:20£40 it is. Well done, and thank you so much for ending it so quickly.
0:09:20 > 0:09:26Going for a song. Good work, girls. Five minutes in and one item down.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28What is that?
0:09:28 > 0:09:29I think it must be a gavel.
0:09:31 > 0:09:33- It is a bit strange.- It is, yeah.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35I thought it was a peanut cracker.
0:09:35 > 0:09:36Well, it may actually... Do you know what?
0:09:36 > 0:09:38That will be exactly what it is, isn't it?
0:09:38 > 0:09:42I think it's time you fellows needed to crack on, eh?
0:09:42 > 0:09:44Any joy, Mark?
0:09:44 > 0:09:45This is quite practical.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49- Do you know what it is?- No.- No.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51Put your hands on there.
0:09:51 > 0:09:53- It is a loving cup. BOTH:- Awww!
0:09:53 > 0:09:55- Cheers.- That is nice.
0:09:55 > 0:09:59It's stoneware and it's 19th century, there are no marks on it,
0:09:59 > 0:10:02there is a little indent there, but that's probably a potter's mark.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05And it's modelled, typically, with these three greyhounds.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08- I'm not sure if I like that. - Really?- Mmm.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11- Do you like it?- I quite like it.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13Shall I just find out the best price for us to consider?
0:10:13 > 0:10:16- Because that's quite reasonable. - I think if we can get that cheap...
0:10:16 > 0:10:18And if we can get that at a really good price...
0:10:18 > 0:10:21- because it doesn't fit in with their other stuff.- No, it doesn't.
0:10:21 > 0:10:25- Shall I go and have a word with them while you carry on looking? - That would be good, thank you.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28Work your magic then, Mark.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31- What's this?- What's that? That is a thrasher.
0:10:31 > 0:10:33- A what?- A thrasher.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36When you hold it up, it becomes, obviously, a jointed item,
0:10:36 > 0:10:40and then when you spin it around, that leather joint swivels
0:10:40 > 0:10:44around the shorter item, and then you thrash bales of wheat or something.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47It has got a little bit of a woodworm issue at the top,
0:10:47 > 0:10:49but...in fact, peppered throughout...
0:10:49 > 0:10:53- Yeah.- ..but it doesn't scare me - it is quite a cool-looking thing.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55But no brass, so I am disappointed.
0:10:55 > 0:10:59We can't do nowt without brass, can we? Gutted, aren't we?
0:10:59 > 0:11:01What are you thinking? You moving on from that?
0:11:01 > 0:11:02- Walking on?- Yeah, we'll have a walk.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04The thrasher has been thrashed.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07You haven't bought anything yet, so, at this rate,
0:11:07 > 0:11:10- you'll get a good thrashing at auction.- How long we got?
0:11:10 > 0:11:13- Ladies... - Uh-oh, Mark is back with the price.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15It is priced at 35,
0:11:15 > 0:11:20but the dealer said the very, very lowest she could do was £20.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25But, while I was in there, I saw something in a cabinet.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29And it is an articulated fish,
0:11:29 > 0:11:32and it has been decorated with this sort of abalone shell
0:11:32 > 0:11:34which is like a mother-of-pearl.
0:11:34 > 0:11:38They slice the interior of the shell out to make these little patterns.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41- It is £9.50.- £9.50.- I know.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43What is it used for?
0:11:43 > 0:11:47I think you'd have it in a little decorative bijouterie cabinet.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49- Could it be a bottle-opener?- No. No.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51I'm thinking beer!
0:11:54 > 0:11:56HE SIGHS
0:11:56 > 0:11:58I'm wasted, honestly.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00"Could it be a bottle-opener?"!
0:12:00 > 0:12:04Listen, I'm not so sure, Mark. I think it might be a bottle-opener.
0:12:04 > 0:12:05I love this.
0:12:05 > 0:12:09I'm not sure she's going to give anything off for £9.50.
0:12:09 > 0:12:10I can go and ask.
0:12:10 > 0:12:14You could go and ask but she might do 50p or £1 or something.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17- So, we'll say no to this? - I'm not particularly keen on that.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20If you're not keen on it, that's fine, cos we've already chosen mine.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22- Do you like this?- I...
0:12:22 > 0:12:25Do you know what? I like this, I'm going to go and see what we can get.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28- You go and see what you can get it for.- All right, go on, then.- OK.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30- Get a bargain, Lindsay.- I will.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33- Bear with.- Bear with?- Bear with.
0:12:33 > 0:12:34Hello!
0:12:34 > 0:12:36Crikey, those girls are on fire.
0:12:36 > 0:12:41Meanwhile, let's see if the Blues have found anything yet.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43Hey, those boys have some class.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45Ooh, and more brass, look.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48Beautiful writing slope for travelling and for writing on your...
0:12:48 > 0:12:50keeping up with your correspondence on your travels.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52It's like something off Harry Potter.
0:12:52 > 0:12:54Well, you know, it's got that sort of appeal,
0:12:54 > 0:12:56but they tend to be awfully expensive
0:12:56 > 0:12:58- and I don't know if they're a bit out of our price range.- Yeah.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01But a seriously good standout piece, isn't it?
0:13:01 > 0:13:03Decorative as well as functional.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06- Something you don't see every day. - Exactly, exactly.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09Now, any news in the Red camp?
0:13:09 > 0:13:11- You've got a big smile on your face. - How did you get on?
0:13:11 > 0:13:136.50.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15- I hope you've bought it. - I have bought it.- £6.50.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18- You didn't ask me if you could buy it.- I've just done it.
0:13:18 > 0:13:22You wanted no messing around, I didn't mess around.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24- I really like this. - You were decisive.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27You know, you two red-hot Reds,
0:13:27 > 0:13:33- you've got two items in ten minutes for a total spend of £46.50.- Yeah.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36- Now, isn't that cool?- Yes, we're great.- Yes, we're fast movers.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38- You are, and you're very decisive. - Yeah.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40Let's go and find our third item.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42- OK.- Let's spend some more money.
0:13:42 > 0:13:43Hey, I'm very impressed, girls,
0:13:43 > 0:13:48but there is still an awful lot of cash burning a hole in your pocket.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51Speaking of which, the boys still have all their money.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53- What do you think of this? - Eh?- The ship's...
0:13:53 > 0:13:57Oh, hello, have I spotted some brass?
0:13:57 > 0:13:59So, you've struck on quite a good market, there,
0:13:59 > 0:14:02because this is real boys-and-their-toys territory,
0:14:02 > 0:14:05but if someone has a library or a study or somewhere,
0:14:05 > 0:14:08- an area in which they can display it...- It's a nice thing to have.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10- Very nice to display. Would you have that on show?- I would.- Yeah.
0:14:10 > 0:14:14- I think I would, actually.- It goes with your brass thing as well.- Yeah.
0:14:14 > 0:14:16What's nice about it is it's sort of brass of two "halfs".
0:14:16 > 0:14:19I know that sounds silly - or brass of two HALVES, even -
0:14:19 > 0:14:23because you've got the clunky brass around the compass itself
0:14:23 > 0:14:26bolting it in, making sure that it's protected from the storm
0:14:26 > 0:14:27when you are on the ship,
0:14:27 > 0:14:30but then you've got brass inlay in the wood,
0:14:30 > 0:14:32it looks like mahogany, you've got brass inlay,
0:14:32 > 0:14:36so that brass fits into an area that was cut out from the wood.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39- I like that.- I like that. - It's got real appeal.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42- Let's go with that one.- Shall we go and find out how much it's worth?
0:14:42 > 0:14:44- Yeah, find out how much it is.- Yes.
0:14:44 > 0:14:48Our lovely stallholder is here, and perhaps you can do the asking?
0:14:48 > 0:14:50- Hello.- What has caught your eye?
0:14:50 > 0:14:52Your compass - we're interested.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55- Beautiful, isn't it? - Big question - how much?
0:14:55 > 0:14:56It's only £110.
0:14:56 > 0:15:01Right, OK, we knew it would be three figures but we weren't sure how much.
0:15:01 > 0:15:02Would you take £80?
0:15:03 > 0:15:05Come on, it's going to auction.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09- Yeah.- Oh!- Is that a deal?
0:15:09 > 0:15:13Well, that was fairly easy, chaps - some good haggling skills
0:15:13 > 0:15:16and it's some brass, just what you wanted.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21- Right, so we'll go in the warm, shall we?- Yes, please.- Definitely.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23So, the girls have decided to come in from the cold,
0:15:23 > 0:15:26and we will have a time check, please, Mark.
0:15:26 > 0:15:27You are doing really well -
0:15:27 > 0:15:32you've only used up 25 minutes of the hour, so you've got 35 minutes left.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35- This is a danger zone...- OK. - ..because you are confident now,
0:15:35 > 0:15:37you've got two items, you haven't spent too much
0:15:37 > 0:15:40but if we are not careful, we can miss that third item,
0:15:40 > 0:15:42- and we don't want to do that, do we? - No.- No.
0:15:42 > 0:15:43- So let's concentrate.- OK.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45Very true, Mark.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48We've seen it many times on this show - teams get too confident
0:15:48 > 0:15:53and the next thing is, it's down to the wire, so watch this space.
0:15:53 > 0:15:57Now, listen up, and check out my little pleasant pheasant.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00This is rather lovely, isn't it?
0:16:00 > 0:16:02If you could hold it, you'd be amazed
0:16:02 > 0:16:06how heavy a solid silver-cast little object like this is.
0:16:06 > 0:16:11I guess it weighs at least 15-17 ounces.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13It is like an ingot of silver.
0:16:13 > 0:16:18But the silversmith who crafted this in Birmingham in 1926
0:16:18 > 0:16:20really did know his stuff.
0:16:20 > 0:16:24Look carefully, and we have got an arrangement of feathers
0:16:24 > 0:16:26which looks naturalistic,
0:16:26 > 0:16:29and when you add up that each one of those
0:16:29 > 0:16:33has to be carefully scratched and honed
0:16:33 > 0:16:35so that it looks this realistic,
0:16:35 > 0:16:38you get an impression as to exactly how much work
0:16:38 > 0:16:41has gone into producing it.
0:16:41 > 0:16:43It was made in Birmingham in 1926 -
0:16:43 > 0:16:47you can tell that because there is a little hallmark
0:16:47 > 0:16:49stamped under its tail.
0:16:49 > 0:16:53And one of the tips to tell whether it has been filled with a base metal
0:16:53 > 0:16:58to artificially increase its weight, is to look inside that little hole.
0:16:58 > 0:16:59It is hollow,
0:16:59 > 0:17:03meaning there is nothing inserted into it to make it heavier,
0:17:03 > 0:17:07it is as heavy as the weight of silver itself.
0:17:07 > 0:17:08What's it worth?
0:17:08 > 0:17:12Well, if you are lucky and you find one in a place like this,
0:17:12 > 0:17:17priced up at between £300 and £400, that is about right.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19Because were you to melt it down,
0:17:19 > 0:17:24I guess there could be as much as £300 worth of silver in it.
0:17:24 > 0:17:28And therefore, you are not paying much for all that craftsmanship.
0:17:28 > 0:17:33Also, the real ones, when plucked, are good to eat.
0:17:34 > 0:17:35I like those ladders.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38We can always have a proper...
0:17:38 > 0:17:40Now, how are those plucky Reds getting on?
0:17:40 > 0:17:44With two items in the bag, they seem to be in cruise control.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47The Blues, however, still only have their one item -
0:17:47 > 0:17:49and 20 minutes are left, teams.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53Suits you, makes you look innocent.
0:17:53 > 0:17:54Yes, but we know better.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58Cumbersome.
0:17:58 > 0:17:59Croquet.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02Are tools what you're into? Is that something that you would like..?
0:18:02 > 0:18:05- I like me tools.- I see 'em too many times - my missus is a joiner.
0:18:05 > 0:18:09- Your missus is a joiner?- Yes, she is. - She's got the right idea.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15Oh, is there trouble brewing over with the Reds?
0:18:15 > 0:18:17They're not big enough, not wow enough.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19- It's got to be wow.- OK, wow. - We want something a bit more wow.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21How about the two-seater chair?
0:18:21 > 0:18:23- That is a nice chair. - That's beautiful.- That is nice.
0:18:23 > 0:18:27I think that would probably be out of our price range a little bit.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31They are little snuff bottles.
0:18:31 > 0:18:35So, whilst the West tend to have snuffboxes,
0:18:35 > 0:18:37in the Far East, they tend to be snuff bottles
0:18:37 > 0:18:41so they have got the little dipper inside to take out the snuff,
0:18:41 > 0:18:43whereas we would open up a box.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46It is quite nice, isn't it? What is your price on the four?
0:18:46 > 0:18:49- You can have the four for 120. - £120.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52I don't think the guys expected to be looking at tiny wee...
0:18:52 > 0:18:54OK, you can have them for 70.
0:18:54 > 0:18:58That is a bargain, because they cost a lot more than that.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01So, you're looking for cracks in the condition.
0:19:01 > 0:19:02They're very finely worked.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04They are popular.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06I think that we have got a damaged one here,
0:19:06 > 0:19:08so we would probably want to steer clear of that.
0:19:08 > 0:19:12Maybe two together would be a nice little pair.
0:19:12 > 0:19:13- OK.- That has got a bit of damage on it.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16So that's got a bit of damage, I think we can count that one out
0:19:16 > 0:19:18- if it's got damage. - So it's only these two
0:19:18 > 0:19:19that's actually in good condition.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22If you open them up, do they both have their stoppers in there
0:19:22 > 0:19:23and their little dippers?
0:19:23 > 0:19:25And we do - so, shall we ask about two?
0:19:25 > 0:19:26- Yeah, two.- We can ask for two,
0:19:26 > 0:19:29because it's better in a pair than it is on its own.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31I'm just going to say the stupidest thing -
0:19:31 > 0:19:33they have got a little bit of brass on them,
0:19:33 > 0:19:35so there has to be an omen there somewhere!
0:19:35 > 0:19:37Barnsley brass, I'm telling you.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39What do we think? So, for two of them, what do you think?
0:19:39 > 0:19:40You can have them for £50.
0:19:40 > 0:19:44- £50.- I can probably do 45. - 35 and we'll shake your hand.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47- Go on, then, 35. - 35, we'll have them.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50Well, that was some exceptional haggling there, boys.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52Very proud of you.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54We're now dilly-dallying, aren't we?
0:19:54 > 0:19:57- We are dilly-dallying.- And you said you wouldn't dilly-dally.
0:19:57 > 0:19:58We're not a dilly-dallying pair.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01Oh, girls, and you started off so well!
0:20:03 > 0:20:06OK, Blues, whatever you do, don't panic!
0:20:06 > 0:20:09- We're panicking now!- Yeah, we're starting to panic a little bit.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12We've only got ten minutes left and we've only got two items.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14Oh, dear.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17Right, Reds, I don't like to say "I told you so",
0:20:17 > 0:20:21but you still have that elusive item to find.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23You've done 40 minutes of flapping
0:20:23 > 0:20:25and now you have less than ten minutes left.
0:20:25 > 0:20:29Now, I adore this potter.
0:20:29 > 0:20:33- It's a Devon potter based in Barnstaple.- OK.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36And his name is Charles Brannam,
0:20:36 > 0:20:41and he's right up there with those potters from the Art Nouveau period.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43- OK.- I mean, this particular vase
0:20:43 > 0:20:46is very much that Art Nouveau, organic form.
0:20:46 > 0:20:51This one's priced at - oh, gosh, £225.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54- OK.- We did say we wanted to spend a bit of money.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57- We do want to spend some money. - But do you actually like it?
0:20:57 > 0:20:59Really like it, yeah.
0:20:59 > 0:21:00My honest opinion on it is,
0:21:00 > 0:21:03if that came into a saleroom that I worked at,
0:21:03 > 0:21:05then I would certainly put 100-150 on it.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08There won't be much else in the auction like it.
0:21:08 > 0:21:10It is a gamble, though.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12Have the boys made a decision yet?
0:21:12 > 0:21:14And what have they done with Natasha?
0:21:14 > 0:21:15Kind of panicking at this point.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17Are we going to go for something ridiculously big?
0:21:17 > 0:21:19I'm sorry to have abandoned you, there,
0:21:19 > 0:21:21but I went off because we're running out of time.
0:21:21 > 0:21:23I've found a wee thing... You'll probably hate it.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26I know you'll hate it. It's a wee piggy pincushion.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28It's absolutely hilarious. It's quite nice, actually.
0:21:28 > 0:21:30It's got a bit of a scar on its cheek,
0:21:30 > 0:21:31but as you rub it, it comes off.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34So, it can be cleaned. It's a kind of hollow gauge of metal -
0:21:34 > 0:21:36it's not a fine metal, it's a white metal, whatever it is.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39- It's a pincushion. - LAUGHTER
0:21:39 > 0:21:40It does have novelty appeal.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43And I think an auction estimate will be something like 20-40
0:21:43 > 0:21:45and the gentleman's got £30 on it.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47If we can get 20 on it, I think that'll be all right.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50We've only got two minutes left, so it's either that or nothing.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52Second question is, do you want to lead the negotiations?
0:21:52 > 0:21:56- I'll go and try and get £20 on it, I think...- Go negotiate, then.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59- ..or we'll have to pay. - Take this piggy to market!
0:21:59 > 0:22:01Oh, boys, you look thrilled(!)
0:22:01 > 0:22:04But unfortunately, you don't have much of a choice.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06Could I just speak to you about this?
0:22:06 > 0:22:08We really like this Charles Brannam vase.
0:22:08 > 0:22:13You've got 225 on it...could you do anything on that?
0:22:13 > 0:22:16The very best would be £190.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18- 190.- That is the very best.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21It is distinctive, it's going to catch people's eye.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23It's going to get the attention of people.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26- I like it.- Yeah.- Shall we go for it? - Happy with that?- Yeah.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28- Let's got for it.- We'll shake.
0:22:28 > 0:22:29Well done, girls, I'm very impressed.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32A very mature amount of money well spent, I'd say.
0:22:32 > 0:22:36Done and dusted - three items in the bag, and all in the nick of time.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39- How did you get on?- He wouldn't drop!
0:22:39 > 0:22:41Oh, not even with your silver, slithery tongue.
0:22:41 > 0:22:43Not even with my smooth tongue!
0:22:43 > 0:22:46No, he wouldn't drop, so it's either £30 or put it back.
0:22:46 > 0:22:48- OK, personally, I think... - We get the pins.- We get the pins!
0:22:48 > 0:22:51- We get the pins.- Personally, I think it's got a bit of a shot
0:22:51 > 0:22:53because it's a real collector's item.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56If it's a novelty piece, we'll go for it, shall we? Gamble?
0:22:56 > 0:22:59- Yeah.- There's either a tenner loss in there or a tenner profit.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02- It could go either way.- No problem, we'll go for it.- Are you sure?
0:23:02 > 0:23:03- Yeah.- Oh, yay!
0:23:03 > 0:23:06Oh, GAMMon, chaps, don't be too disGRUNTled, eh?!
0:23:06 > 0:23:08Who writes this stuff?!
0:23:08 > 0:23:11OK, teams, your TIMES up!
0:23:12 > 0:23:14- We've done it!- Yay!
0:23:14 > 0:23:18- And you've found your big, bold, quirky item.- Yes, we've done it.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21- Now, who's making the tea?- You are!
0:23:23 > 0:23:25Let's check out what the Red Team bought, eh?
0:23:25 > 0:23:27"Times" up, that's clever!
0:23:27 > 0:23:31First up was the papier-mache snuffbox. They paid £40.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34And I can confirm that this is indeed
0:23:34 > 0:23:36a fish bottle-opener,
0:23:36 > 0:23:39bought for the bargain price of £6.50.
0:23:39 > 0:23:43And finally, the pottery vase set them back £190.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45Wow.
0:23:45 > 0:23:47Well, at least you're smiling.
0:23:47 > 0:23:51- We are, yeah.- Was it good fun? - It was great fun, really good laugh.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54A whole hour with Mark Stacey is bound to be a jape, isn't it?
0:23:54 > 0:23:56Which is your favourite piece?
0:23:56 > 0:23:59I think my favourite piece is definitely the vase.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02- What about you, Lindsay, you agree?- Yeah, the vase.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05Lovely. These sisters are welded together, you know. That's perfect.
0:24:05 > 0:24:07And which is going to bring the biggest profit?
0:24:07 > 0:24:09Erm, maybe the snuffbox, actually.
0:24:09 > 0:24:13I think the snuffbox, cos we made a good discount on that, as well.
0:24:13 > 0:24:15- We did, yeah.- And how much did you spend in total?
0:24:15 > 0:24:17We spent £236.50.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20That is a thoroughly mature amount of money.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23- It's a good amount of money.- So, can I have £63.50?- You do want £63.50.
0:24:23 > 0:24:28£63.50 is what I'd like and £63.50 is what I've got... Lovely nails.
0:24:28 > 0:24:32Moving over to Mark. £63.50, old fruit.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34What's your plan, then, old boy?
0:24:34 > 0:24:37- Well, we had a big love-in, didn't we?- Yes!
0:24:37 > 0:24:40- So, I think I'll go for something we all love.- Yes, that would be nice.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43That's quite enigmatic. Anyway, well done, Mark, good luck with that.
0:24:43 > 0:24:47Meanwhile, why don't we check out what the Blue Team bought, eh?
0:24:47 > 0:24:52Their first item was the ship's compass. They paid £80.
0:24:52 > 0:24:58Next up, they paid £35 for the pair of Chinese snuff bottles.
0:24:58 > 0:25:00And, finally, they're hoping the pincushion
0:25:00 > 0:25:04will bring home the bacon at the auction. £30 paid.
0:25:06 > 0:25:10- Well, chaps, how was it for you?- An experience!
0:25:10 > 0:25:14- So, which is your favourite piece? - Erm, I must admit, the compass.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17I like the Chinese snuff bottles that we bought.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20Are they going to bring the biggest profit?
0:25:20 > 0:25:23No, I think the pig's going to make the biggest profit,
0:25:23 > 0:25:26- just because we haven't picked it! - LAUGHTER
0:25:26 > 0:25:29- And how much did you spend all round?- 145.- Is that all?
0:25:29 > 0:25:31155, please, of leftover lolly.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33- There you go.- Goes to Natty.
0:25:33 > 0:25:37- Well, what are you going to do with that?- I don't have a clue!
0:25:37 > 0:25:40They were so relaxed at the beginning and so stressed out at the end,
0:25:40 > 0:25:42I'm going to have a very relaxed meander
0:25:42 > 0:25:45and see if I can find something that you'll like.
0:25:45 > 0:25:48I bet you'll come up with something hot. Anyway, good luck with that!
0:25:48 > 0:25:50Meanwhile, we're about to stagger off to the auction.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01Well, how lovely is this?
0:26:01 > 0:26:05Caroline Hawley at Hawleys Auctions on Beverley Racecourse.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08- A treat!- Welcome, Tim!
0:26:08 > 0:26:10Lovely to have you.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12Great to be in the East Riding.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15Now, for the Reds, their first item is this little snuffbox,
0:26:15 > 0:26:19which apparently has gold mounts - but they're not marked, are they?
0:26:19 > 0:26:23No, they're not marked, but I would think they are gold.
0:26:23 > 0:26:27Mid 19th century papier-mache, nice decoration to it,
0:26:27 > 0:26:30and I would think that is gold mount.
0:26:30 > 0:26:34There's no inscription, no initials on it.
0:26:34 > 0:26:36It's a nice thing.
0:26:36 > 0:26:41- And, consequently, I put £30-50 on it.- You're a brave girl, aren't you?
0:26:41 > 0:26:43- Mmm.- £40 they paid.- Oh, right, OK!
0:26:43 > 0:26:47So, hopefully they stand to make a little bit of profit.
0:26:47 > 0:26:51- Now, this next articulated abalone-shell fish thing.- Yes.
0:26:51 > 0:26:54Is it a beer bottle-opener? It's not a bottle-opener, is it?
0:26:54 > 0:26:57Well, I've done a bit of research on this abalone fish,
0:26:57 > 0:26:59but I think it could well be a bottle-opener.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02If you have a look in its mouth, the hook thing,
0:27:02 > 0:27:05it's not going to take any sturdy top off,
0:27:05 > 0:27:09- but I think it just might just do the odd...- Tweak.- Tweak.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12- Yes, what's your estimate?- 30-50.
0:27:12 > 0:27:16- Good Lord, they're going to love you! £6.50 they paid.- Really?!
0:27:16 > 0:27:20- Well, I based that estimate on others that I'd seen sold.- Really?
0:27:20 > 0:27:25But the object they'd taken a punt with is the Brannam pot.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28I put it down as 80-120,
0:27:28 > 0:27:32but I'm hopeful that it's going to get quite a bit more.
0:27:32 > 0:27:36- How much more?- Erm, how much does it need to be? I...
0:27:36 > 0:27:39£190, that's what it needs to be.
0:27:39 > 0:27:41Yeah, that's a bold purchase.
0:27:41 > 0:27:44Bold, lovely. Bold talk.
0:27:44 > 0:27:47In case it all goes wrong, though, let's have a look at the bonus buy.
0:27:49 > 0:27:52- Now, Lindsay, Lisa, how are you feeling?- Good, thank you.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55- Feeling nervous?- No.- Not at all?- No.
0:27:55 > 0:27:58You spent £236.50 - that doesn't faze you at all?
0:27:58 > 0:28:00- No.- Perfect.
0:28:00 > 0:28:04£63.50's worth of leftover lolly you trusted to your man -
0:28:04 > 0:28:06what did your man buy?
0:28:06 > 0:28:08Well, something you've seen before, I think.
0:28:08 > 0:28:10LAUGHTER
0:28:10 > 0:28:13- That's a surprise(!) - Because I really liked it.
0:28:13 > 0:28:15I like these, sort of, dogs.
0:28:15 > 0:28:18These whippets or greyhounds, or whatever they were.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21And for £20, I couldn't really resist it.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24I'm not particularly keen on the colour, I think it's quite bland.
0:28:24 > 0:28:28Yeah, brown. Yeah, dull.
0:28:28 > 0:28:29We're not really beige people.
0:28:29 > 0:28:33- No. Other than that, you think it's quite nice.- It's fine, it's perfect.
0:28:33 > 0:28:34We love it!
0:28:34 > 0:28:37I'm getting the message here - it's not number one fave, is it?
0:28:37 > 0:28:40But are you going to trust your man with this?
0:28:40 > 0:28:42How much do you think we'll get for it?
0:28:42 > 0:28:46Look, we're in a country type area. I mean, it's a big one of its type,
0:28:46 > 0:28:49and it's got to make £30-40, hasn't it?
0:28:49 > 0:28:51On that happy note, you pick later,
0:28:51 > 0:28:54because right now, for the audience at home,
0:28:54 > 0:28:57let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Mark's little tyg.
0:28:58 > 0:29:01- There you go, Caroline.- Thank you.
0:29:01 > 0:29:04- Something for you to sup from.- Thank you. There's quite a lot to sup from
0:29:04 > 0:29:06- in there, isn't there? - You think it's a nice thing?
0:29:06 > 0:29:09I think it's gorgeous - but I really do like these things.
0:29:09 > 0:29:13This lovely, moulded design, all the way around, different in each panel.
0:29:13 > 0:29:15And these lovely dog handles.
0:29:15 > 0:29:17It's in really good condition,
0:29:17 > 0:29:18perfect condition!
0:29:18 > 0:29:20How much would you pay for it?
0:29:20 > 0:29:23Well, I can be a bit spendthrift at times - I might pay a lot for it.
0:29:23 > 0:29:27- What's your estimate? - I'm estimating it at £20-30.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30- OK, well, that genius, Mark Stacey, only paid £20 for it.- Brilliant!
0:29:30 > 0:29:34- Which I think is the right price. - Yeah.- It should make a profit.- Yeah.
0:29:34 > 0:29:37Anyway, that's it for the Reds - now for the Blues.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40Now, what a mixed bag we've got over here.
0:29:40 > 0:29:45Now, for a kick-off, is this novelty compass.
0:29:46 > 0:29:49- It's made to be a decorative item, really.- Isn't it?
0:29:49 > 0:29:52- It's sort of on a pseudo gimbal mount...- Mm.
0:29:52 > 0:29:56..and it's got this brass inlaid mahogany mount.
0:29:56 > 0:30:00- So, it's very much "much ado about not a lot", sadly.- Exactly.
0:30:00 > 0:30:03You know, we get an awful lot of nautical things here
0:30:03 > 0:30:06- that get an awfully...lot of money. - Yes.
0:30:06 > 0:30:08- This one isn't going to get much money.- No.
0:30:08 > 0:30:11But I'm sure they haven't paid a lot for it.
0:30:11 > 0:30:13- Well, they paid £80, actually. - Right.
0:30:13 > 0:30:16Which is not a lot for a great, big chunk of brass like that
0:30:16 > 0:30:17with a compass thumped in.
0:30:17 > 0:30:18It isn't at all.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21- So, how much do you think for that?- £60-80 I put.
0:30:21 > 0:30:24So, that's close enough to the £80 - they may get away with it.
0:30:24 > 0:30:26- I hope so.- I hope so, too.
0:30:26 > 0:30:27The same applies
0:30:27 > 0:30:31- with these so-called cinnabar lacquer snuffboxes.- Yeah.
0:30:31 > 0:30:34- They're made of composition, aren't they?- Yes, they are.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37They're purporting to be cinnabar lacquer, but sadly they're not,
0:30:37 > 0:30:39they're resin and plastic.
0:30:39 > 0:30:43And the thing is that the Chinese collectors,
0:30:43 > 0:30:47they will pay thousands of pounds for the genuine cinnabar lacquer.
0:30:47 > 0:30:50As they're not, I've only put £10-20 on them.
0:30:50 > 0:30:52And you're right, the team paid £35,
0:30:52 > 0:30:55so I think they have paid a bit too much.
0:30:55 > 0:30:59Now, this little piggy on the far side is coming to market.
0:30:59 > 0:31:00Yes, he is!
0:31:00 > 0:31:03We used to have a cattle market in Beverley, but this little piggy,
0:31:03 > 0:31:05I rather like him.
0:31:05 > 0:31:06He's just in base metal,
0:31:06 > 0:31:09and he comes along with these three little hat pins,
0:31:09 > 0:31:11but I think he's great!
0:31:11 > 0:31:13Yeah, so, what's your estimate for this little piggy?
0:31:13 > 0:31:17I've put a very conservative £10-20 on him.
0:31:17 > 0:31:19Mark you, in silver, they're a couple of hundred pounds,
0:31:19 > 0:31:21- in this base metal...- Yeah.
0:31:21 > 0:31:24Will it bring £30? Cos that's what the team paid, £30.
0:31:24 > 0:31:28And they need it because they're not going to make a lot, I don't think,
0:31:28 > 0:31:31- on the modern compass.- No.- And I don't think they're going to make
0:31:31 > 0:31:35- anything on the cinnabar.- No, so, a lot's resting on the piggy!
0:31:35 > 0:31:37- That or the bonus buy.- Right.
0:31:37 > 0:31:41And thinking about that, why don't we go and have a look at it?
0:31:41 > 0:31:46OK, chaps, you spent £145 and you gave Natasha £155.
0:31:46 > 0:31:50So, Natasha, show us what you spent £155 on.
0:31:50 > 0:31:53I think I detect a hint of sarcasm from Tim, there.
0:31:53 > 0:31:58I spent £15 on this brass planter for you.
0:31:58 > 0:32:01Now...don't look so excited(!)
0:32:01 > 0:32:03Let me tell you why.
0:32:03 > 0:32:06Don't you remember how obsessed you were with Barnsley brass...
0:32:06 > 0:32:08- Barnsley brass, aye. - ..and brass, brass, brass?
0:32:08 > 0:32:11And I thought, I don't really know Barnsley brass very well,
0:32:11 > 0:32:13but it made me think of industrial items,
0:32:13 > 0:32:16and I thought, "Let's show Nathan how beautiful brass can be."
0:32:16 > 0:32:21So, this is a sort of Mamluk revival, early 20th century,
0:32:21 > 0:32:24Cairo-ware, Ottoman style planter.
0:32:24 > 0:32:26- Quite a heavy gauge of brass... - It is heavy, isn't it?
0:32:26 > 0:32:28..and a very nice style.
0:32:28 > 0:32:31And surely we're going to get a number of hands going up for this.
0:32:31 > 0:32:34- I think it'll be all go for this planter.- How much did you pay for it?
0:32:34 > 0:32:37- 15 - that's nothing! - How much do you think it'll make?
0:32:37 > 0:32:39I reckon a good £20, £30, £40,
0:32:39 > 0:32:42so not a huge profit in it, but something, for sure.
0:32:42 > 0:32:45You can't get that for less than £15 at auction these days.
0:32:45 > 0:32:48Well, everything we've bought is brass, near enough,
0:32:48 > 0:32:50so we might as well have this, and all.
0:32:50 > 0:32:52Anyway, let's find out, for the audience at home,
0:32:52 > 0:32:55whether the auctioneer finds it equally as impressive.
0:32:55 > 0:32:58There we go - no Victorian front room
0:32:58 > 0:33:01was without the aspidistra stand.
0:33:01 > 0:33:02No, absolutely not.
0:33:02 > 0:33:06There is no aspidistra in it, at the moment.
0:33:06 > 0:33:08I think this is great - there's lots going on.
0:33:08 > 0:33:12Brass and copper aren't terribly fashionable at the moment
0:33:12 > 0:33:15because, I think, basically, people can't be bothered to polish things,
0:33:15 > 0:33:19but this does look great, and I've put £20-40.
0:33:19 > 0:33:20- Have you really?- Yes, I have.
0:33:20 > 0:33:22OK, well, Natasha really rates it.
0:33:22 > 0:33:25It's her bonus buy - she spent £15 on it.
0:33:25 > 0:33:29- Right, so, there's hopefully a profit in that.- Exactly!
0:33:29 > 0:33:33- With your skills on the rostrum, all will be well, won't it?- Yes!
0:33:33 > 0:33:34Yes.
0:33:34 > 0:33:39OK, Caroline, it's time to prove your point and take to your rostrum.
0:33:41 > 0:33:44So, when's the last time you went to an auction?
0:33:44 > 0:33:46- Erm, this is my first one.- Is it?
0:33:46 > 0:33:50- It is.- What about your sister? - Yeah, it's my first one, too.
0:33:50 > 0:33:51This is amazing!
0:33:51 > 0:33:54Of course, Mark, you've been to an auction before, haven't you?
0:33:54 > 0:33:56- Once or twice.- Just as well.
0:33:56 > 0:34:00Anyway, first up is going to be the papier-mache snuffbox -
0:34:00 > 0:34:01and here it comes.
0:34:01 > 0:34:05What's this worth? It's a gorgeous thing! £30?
0:34:05 > 0:34:0820 to go?
0:34:08 > 0:34:11Thank you, Rosie, very wise.
0:34:11 > 0:34:15£20, 22 anywhere? 22, 24, 26, 28,
0:34:15 > 0:34:1930, 32, 34, 36, 38,
0:34:19 > 0:34:2240, 42, 44, 46...
0:34:22 > 0:34:24Well done, you're in profit.
0:34:24 > 0:34:2748, 50, 55, 60, 65,
0:34:27 > 0:34:3070, 75, no? Sure?
0:34:30 > 0:34:32£70 over there...
0:34:32 > 0:34:3475 on the net.
0:34:34 > 0:34:3680, 85...
0:34:36 > 0:34:3980 in the back of the room.
0:34:39 > 0:34:42- 85 on the net. 90, sir. - You've doubled your money.
0:34:42 > 0:34:4695, 100, 110,
0:34:46 > 0:34:49120, 130...
0:34:50 > 0:34:55£120 in the room. 130 anywhere?
0:34:55 > 0:34:58130, 140. Are you out, sir?
0:34:58 > 0:35:05Are you sure? 130 on the internet - all done at £130.
0:35:05 > 0:35:09- That's amazing! - £130, you just made £90!
0:35:09 > 0:35:12£90. Whoever would have thought that?
0:35:12 > 0:35:14Not us.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17Plus 90. Hang on, here comes your bottle-opener.
0:35:17 > 0:35:21- What's this worth? 20 to start. - Fishy business, this!
0:35:21 > 0:35:25All over! 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30,
0:35:25 > 0:35:2832, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42...
0:35:28 > 0:35:31Hey, girls, you paid 6.50.
0:35:31 > 0:35:36..44, sir. Come along, one more, 44, are you sure?
0:35:36 > 0:35:39Ask the wife. No? 42 with you, sir.
0:35:39 > 0:35:43- All done at 42.- £42!- That's amazing!
0:35:43 > 0:35:46£42. This is getting ridiculous, girls.
0:35:46 > 0:35:49What's going to happen to your Brannam Pottery pot?
0:35:49 > 0:35:53161 is this rather lovely Brannam Pottery vase.
0:35:53 > 0:35:54Start me at £190.
0:35:54 > 0:35:56Hang on, £190.
0:35:56 > 0:36:01- 80 to go, £80, anywhere? - Terrible, isn't it?- Oh, no!
0:36:01 > 0:36:05£50, thank you. You both came in together. I'll take yours, John, 50.
0:36:05 > 0:36:1055, Gary. 60, 65...
0:36:10 > 0:36:1270, he's saying no.
0:36:12 > 0:36:1665 to Gary, 70 anywhere?
0:36:16 > 0:36:2170 new bidder, 75 anywhere? Oh, 75, 80...
0:36:21 > 0:36:23I can't bear it!
0:36:23 > 0:36:26- 85, 90...- Go on!
0:36:26 > 0:36:30..95, 100, 110 anywhere?
0:36:30 > 0:36:33Now it's you that's not playing, £100, on the right.
0:36:33 > 0:36:36£100 - all done at 100.
0:36:36 > 0:36:39Sisters!
0:36:39 > 0:36:44This is sisterhood. That's minus £90, but you had £125 before,
0:36:44 > 0:36:49so you're still £35.50 up.
0:36:49 > 0:36:51What are you going to do about the tyg?
0:36:51 > 0:36:53- Just do it.- I think we should go for it.- Let's just do it.
0:36:53 > 0:36:54You are so hot, you two.
0:36:54 > 0:36:58- Are you going to do it?- Yes, just do it, we'll go for it, go for it.
0:36:58 > 0:37:02Start me £20 for the tyg. Thank you, James.
0:37:02 > 0:37:07£20 on the internet, 22 anywhere? Thank you, Anna, 22, 24?
0:37:07 > 0:37:10You're in profit, that's a relief.
0:37:10 > 0:37:1322 in the room, 24, 24, 26,
0:37:13 > 0:37:1928, 30, 32, no? Are we sure?
0:37:19 > 0:37:22- Did I say it might make £10? - You did. You're right there, Tim.
0:37:22 > 0:37:23Profit.
0:37:23 > 0:37:2734...36, no?
0:37:27 > 0:37:3034. We're in at 34.
0:37:30 > 0:37:32All done at 34.
0:37:32 > 0:37:3434 is plus 14.
0:37:34 > 0:37:36Well done, Mark Stacey.
0:37:36 > 0:37:40£49.50. You took a punt, the punt didn't work, but everything else
0:37:40 > 0:37:43- made up for it, which is really cool.- Yeah.- It certainly did.
0:37:43 > 0:37:45- So, well done, girls. - Thank you.
0:37:45 > 0:37:48Lovely roller-coaster. Don't say a word to the Blues, all right?
0:37:48 > 0:37:50- Not at all.- Not a dickybird.
0:37:50 > 0:37:52Perfect. £49.50 is such a good number.
0:37:58 > 0:38:00So, Nathan, Jamie, do you know how the Reds got on?
0:38:00 > 0:38:02- No idea.- No idea. Just as well.
0:38:02 > 0:38:06First up comes the ship's compass. And here it comes.
0:38:06 > 0:38:08What's this worth?
0:38:08 > 0:38:1140 to go... Come along, surely £40 for the compass.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14It's a great-looking lot!
0:38:14 > 0:38:17Thank you, Dave, the voice from behind. £20.
0:38:17 > 0:38:1820 quid!
0:38:18 > 0:38:2022 anywhere? Thank you, sir.
0:38:20 > 0:38:2422, 24, 24, 26,
0:38:24 > 0:38:2928, 30, 32, 34,
0:38:29 > 0:38:3236, 38, 40...
0:38:32 > 0:38:34It's going up.
0:38:34 > 0:38:39No? £38 with you, sir. £38, all done?
0:38:39 > 0:38:42LAUGHTER
0:38:42 > 0:38:44Minus 42, I'm afraid.
0:38:44 > 0:38:46Now, some snuff bottles.
0:38:46 > 0:38:5079 are the two Chinese snuff bottles.
0:38:50 > 0:38:52What are these worth?
0:38:52 > 0:38:55£10 for the snuff bottles? Thank you, all over.
0:38:55 > 0:38:5810, 12, 14, 16,
0:38:58 > 0:39:0118, 20, 22, 24,
0:39:01 > 0:39:0526, 28, 30,
0:39:05 > 0:39:0832, 34... 36, no?
0:39:08 > 0:39:10£34 with you, sir.
0:39:10 > 0:39:1236, she's in again. 38...
0:39:12 > 0:39:14Go on, that's it!
0:39:14 > 0:39:1536 quid!
0:39:15 > 0:39:1836, keep it up!
0:39:18 > 0:39:21£36... 38...
0:39:21 > 0:39:2240 on the net!
0:39:22 > 0:39:2542, 44 on the net,
0:39:25 > 0:39:2746 in the room.
0:39:27 > 0:39:3048 anywhere?
0:39:30 > 0:39:3148!
0:39:31 > 0:39:34- 48, 50, 55...- Come on now.
0:39:36 > 0:39:40£50 in the room. Are we done?
0:39:40 > 0:39:42I'm getting right into this.
0:39:42 > 0:39:43£50, thank you, sir.
0:39:43 > 0:39:4550 quid!
0:39:45 > 0:39:47Plus 15, very good.
0:39:47 > 0:39:50- Pig pincushion.- Now, pig pincushion.
0:39:50 > 0:39:53Start me a tenner, thank you, £10.
0:39:53 > 0:39:5712, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24,
0:39:57 > 0:40:0226, 28, 26 on left, £26...28...
0:40:02 > 0:40:05Oh, I was so sure... Oh, 28!
0:40:05 > 0:40:0830, 32, £30 in the room.
0:40:08 > 0:40:10We broke even!
0:40:10 > 0:40:13It's yours, sir, at 30. £30 in the room.
0:40:13 > 0:40:17Are we done at 30?
0:40:17 > 0:40:19At least we haven't lost nowt, have we?
0:40:19 > 0:40:21Wiped its face.
0:40:21 > 0:40:24OK, so that's it - no profit, no loss, no pain, no gain,
0:40:24 > 0:40:26- and, overall, you are minus 27.- OK.
0:40:26 > 0:40:30Minus £27 is the final score. Now, what about this planter job?
0:40:30 > 0:40:33I think we'll go for it, yeah. May as well. We're in the negative.
0:40:33 > 0:40:35Well, we're in for it
0:40:35 > 0:40:36and here it comes.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39£20 to start me.
0:40:39 > 0:40:41£10 anywhere?
0:40:41 > 0:40:46£10 for the planter. It's for nowt. Thank you, James, £10, 12 anywhere?
0:40:46 > 0:40:51Oh, Dermot, a maiden bid of a tenner. Have you seen the quality?
0:40:51 > 0:40:52No!
0:40:52 > 0:40:54£10 only.
0:40:54 > 0:40:5612 - it's creeping up.
0:40:56 > 0:40:5912... 14. Hello, madam, again!
0:40:59 > 0:41:02Here we go, I'll buy you some flowers!
0:41:02 > 0:41:0516? £14, 16 on the net.
0:41:05 > 0:41:08Come on, don't let him beat you. 18.
0:41:08 > 0:41:1120? £18 in the room.
0:41:11 > 0:41:14Your perseverance has paid off, madam.
0:41:14 > 0:41:18£18, are we done? Yes, we are!
0:41:18 > 0:41:19Brilliant!
0:41:19 > 0:41:22Plus £3... Minus £24. OK, chaps?
0:41:22 > 0:41:24- Yeah.- Anyway, it could be a winning score. COULD.
0:41:24 > 0:41:26Minus £24.
0:41:26 > 0:41:28Say not a word to the Reds, all right?
0:41:28 > 0:41:30- Not a word.- Well done, thank you.
0:41:30 > 0:41:33Oh, guys. Still, we tried our hardest.
0:41:39 > 0:41:40Well, well, well...
0:41:40 > 0:41:45two teams, same place to shop, same amount of money to invest,
0:41:45 > 0:41:47what a difference in the result, eh?
0:41:47 > 0:41:51Anyway, the team that are running up by a good old wodge are...
0:41:51 > 0:41:53- the Blues.- Oh!- Bad luck, Blues.
0:41:53 > 0:41:57I mean, you entered into the spirit of this, didn't you, Nathan?
0:41:57 > 0:41:59- Oh, yes!- You certainly did, gosh!
0:41:59 > 0:42:02Anyway, there you go, you got £15 off those snuff bottles.
0:42:02 > 0:42:05- Yeah, I thought they would've done better than that.- Do you?
0:42:05 > 0:42:06We took the expert advice.
0:42:06 > 0:42:08There we go.
0:42:08 > 0:42:11Anyway, they did extraordinarily well for what they were.
0:42:11 > 0:42:15And the Eastern brass planter - well done, potted on that.
0:42:15 > 0:42:16£3 on the bonus buy.
0:42:16 > 0:42:18That's a profit. A profit's a profit.
0:42:18 > 0:42:20But overall, minus £24...
0:42:20 > 0:42:22which is not the end result, was it, really?
0:42:22 > 0:42:25But you didn't invest much and you had a good time.
0:42:25 > 0:42:27Oh, loved it - been cracking, hasn't it?
0:42:27 > 0:42:29- Was it good for you, Jamie? - Yeah, it's been fantastic.
0:42:29 > 0:42:31Good, well, we've loved having you on the show.
0:42:31 > 0:42:34But the victors today, who are going home with £49.50...
0:42:34 > 0:42:38would have been likely to go home with a whole wodge more
0:42:38 > 0:42:41if Mr Brannam's West Country pottery had done better, right?
0:42:41 > 0:42:44Because you bought a snuffbox for £40, you sold it for £130,
0:42:44 > 0:42:48you made yourself £90 profit - that was so cool!
0:42:48 > 0:42:51You then bought a fish bottle-opener jobbie for £6.50
0:42:51 > 0:42:53and you sold that for £42,
0:42:53 > 0:42:55which gave you £35, which was so cool.
0:42:55 > 0:42:57And then along came Mark Stacey
0:42:57 > 0:42:59and you gave them a lovely bonus buy,
0:42:59 > 0:43:00which made another profit.
0:43:00 > 0:43:03So, there's been loads of profits for you. Did you have a good time?
0:43:03 > 0:43:05- Had a fantastic time. - It's been brilliant.
0:43:05 > 0:43:06We've loved having you.
0:43:06 > 0:43:08In fact, it's been so good, why don't you join us soon
0:43:08 > 0:43:10for some more bargain hunting? Yes?
0:43:10 > 0:43:11ALL: Yes!