0:00:06 > 0:00:08Today, we've headed east to Lincoln,
0:00:08 > 0:00:12a city with a corking castle and a cracking cathedral. Ho!
0:00:12 > 0:00:16But we're not here for a history lesson or to admire
0:00:16 > 0:00:20the splendid architecture, we're here to do some deals.
0:00:20 > 0:00:23So, let's go bargain hunting, yeah!
0:00:45 > 0:00:49Here at the Lincolnshire Showground, we are really spoiled for choice.
0:00:49 > 0:00:52There are literally thousands of stalls
0:00:52 > 0:00:56and dealers come here from far and wide.
0:00:56 > 0:01:01So, teams, it's time to clock in and get weaving with the bargains
0:01:01 > 0:01:04and here's a quick squint at what's coming up.
0:01:06 > 0:01:11- The Reds' expert gets the hump... - Can we, for 15, please?- Go on.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14Thank you so much.
0:01:14 > 0:01:18- ..and the Blues are all high-fiving. - High-five, yes!
0:01:19 > 0:01:22And in the auction, the Reds are keeping everything crossed...
0:01:22 > 0:01:25Let's cross our legs now. Everybody cross their legs. Here we go.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30- ..whilst there's excitement in the Blue camp.- Go, go, go, go!
0:01:30 > 0:01:31Let's meets today's teams.
0:01:33 > 0:01:38Well, we've got some top teams on the show today. We have friends,
0:01:38 > 0:01:43students, for the Reds, Catherine and Maddie and for the Blues
0:01:43 > 0:01:45we've also got some friends
0:01:45 > 0:01:48but of the matrimonial type, Gemma and Andrew.
0:01:48 > 0:01:53- Hello, everyone.- Hi.- Now, Catherine, tell us about how you met Maddie.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56Er, I met Maddie on my first day of university.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59We lived in the same flat together, didn't we? In halls.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02She was the first person I met and we've been friends ever since.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06- Isn't that lovely? - Yes.- And you're now in which year?
0:02:06 > 0:02:08- Third year now.- Third year. Now, you're very sporty.
0:02:08 > 0:02:12- Tell us about your sports.- I am, I've played tennis since I was five.
0:02:12 > 0:02:13And how are you getting on with your tennis?
0:02:13 > 0:02:15Do you play for the university?
0:02:15 > 0:02:19- Yeah, I'm ladies' tennis captain. - Are you?- So, there we go.
0:02:19 > 0:02:20- Quite a serious business.- Yeah.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23- Do you like playing singles or doubles?- Doubles, for sure.- Yeah.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26It's better to have someone else on the court with you.
0:02:26 > 0:02:30- Now, Maddie, you're doing biomedical science.- I am.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32Last year we did a full human dissection, which was
0:02:32 > 0:02:36- the highlight of my degree so far. - Gosh.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39- How do you get a volunteer for a human dissection?- Do you know what?
0:02:39 > 0:02:42- I didn't get a chance to ask them. - No, quite.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44Now, what about antiques? Do you know anything about antiques,
0:02:44 > 0:02:46- either of you? - Absolutely nothing, no.
0:02:46 > 0:02:50Then I'd say you'll do terribly well on Bargain Hunt.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53Now, Gem, how did you two lovebirds meet?
0:02:53 > 0:02:57We met at secondary school and then got engaged at 18 and married at 21.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00- You're now a teacher yourself. - Yes, I am indeed.
0:03:00 > 0:03:06- I teach secondary school students, 11 to 16-year-olds.- Brave you.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09Not really, they're much better than primary-school children.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11When they go to secondary school, you can just have a bit more of a joke
0:03:11 > 0:03:15with them and, yeah, they're much more open to debate.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18Now, Andrew, you are, or were, in the IT business.
0:03:18 > 0:03:20Yes, I fell into it after school.
0:03:20 > 0:03:25After ten years, we'd just had our son and I was looking at him
0:03:25 > 0:03:28and his little limbs thinking all the potential he's got
0:03:28 > 0:03:30and why can't I do something different?
0:03:30 > 0:03:34And I decided to go to uni so sent off for a prospective,
0:03:34 > 0:03:37closed my eyes, picked a page, picked a course, job done.
0:03:37 > 0:03:38What did you get?
0:03:38 > 0:03:41- So I'm training to be a surveyor. - Really?- Yeah.
0:03:41 > 0:03:42Well, that's what I did.
0:03:42 > 0:03:46Qualified as a chartered surveyor and I've never regretted it.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48It's a good qualification to get, actually.
0:03:48 > 0:03:49- Very flexible.- Yeah, good for you.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52And what are your tactics going to be today taking on the Reds?
0:03:52 > 0:03:55I think we're just going to go crazy and spend all of the money.
0:03:55 > 0:04:00- That is a message that is music to my ears.- She's good at spending.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03Well, talking about spending, I need to give you some cash.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06Here's the £300, £300 apiece. There's your £300.
0:04:06 > 0:04:07Thank you very much.
0:04:07 > 0:04:11You know the rules, your experts await and off you go
0:04:11 > 0:04:13and very, very, very good luck.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15Biomedical science, eh?
0:04:15 > 0:04:16Cutting edge.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20Let's see who's helping the teams.
0:04:21 > 0:04:25Keeping the Reds under control, today's expert Mark Stacey.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28Making sure the Blues don't sink is Natasha Raskin.
0:04:33 > 0:04:37- Catherine, Maddie, are you excited?- Very.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40I've got high hopes for you because you've got youth on your side,
0:04:40 > 0:04:42you'll be enthusiastic.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44I can see you're going to be decisive, is that right?
0:04:44 > 0:04:47- No.- Absolutely not. - Oh, please don't.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50So today I'm in the presence of a teacher and a student.
0:04:50 > 0:04:54I have no idea what that makes me but I think I know who's in charge.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56Gemma, are you taking action today?
0:04:56 > 0:04:58Er, of course not, no.
0:04:58 > 0:05:02- Any thoughts on strategy? - Absolutely none at all.
0:05:02 > 0:05:06- Spend low, I always think spend low. - Oh, no.- No?
0:05:06 > 0:05:09We have an hour and that's all we have and it's like someone saying,
0:05:09 > 0:05:11"Do all your Christmas shopping in an hour."
0:05:11 > 0:05:13It's impossible but we can do it, right?
0:05:13 > 0:05:18Right, teams, let battle commence. Your 60 minutes starts now.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20HORN BLOWS
0:05:23 > 0:05:26Have you got any things in mind that you're looking for?
0:05:26 > 0:05:28- Gemma likes shiny things. - Anything shiny.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31Well, there are shiny things over here, so forward ho, forward ho.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34- Maddie likes cats. - I do, I'm a cat person.
0:05:34 > 0:05:35Oh, well, that's a good thing to know,
0:05:35 > 0:05:38so maybe we should look out for some pussies.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40You're saying you've never been here before.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42The thing about these fairs is that you have no idea
0:05:42 > 0:05:45- what you're going to find. - Crikey.
0:05:50 > 0:05:54- This is silver plate, I think.- OK. What would you have used it for?
0:05:54 > 0:05:57Well, it's like a table centrepiece.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00I mean, you could put fruit in there or sugared almonds or
0:06:00 > 0:06:01- something like that.- Yeah.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03The Victorians loved decorating their tables.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06I think this is probably going to be Continental, French or German.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09And the date is going to probably be about 1900 or so,
0:06:09 > 0:06:10so it's an antique.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13Oh, right. So would people be interested in something like that?
0:06:13 > 0:06:15I think they would, people like cherubs
0:06:15 > 0:06:19- and they're quite cheeky, aren't they?- Yeah. Cheeky faces.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21- Shall we ask how much it is? Do you like it, first of all?- Yeah.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24- Quite like that, yeah.- It's quite quirky, isn't it?- Definitely.
0:06:24 > 0:06:28- There's no price, does it mean it's free?- No, my...
0:06:28 > 0:06:30I get so much stuff in...
0:06:30 > 0:06:33- 175.- Oh...
0:06:33 > 0:06:36You don't like it quite as much now, then, do you, girls?
0:06:36 > 0:06:38- We might have to think about that. - I think so too.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41- Cos you didn't want to spend big, did you?- No.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43OK, moving on.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46Now, let's see what the Blues have clocked.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48Any watches in particular that you like?
0:06:48 > 0:06:51There's two Omega ones in there, do you reckon they'd do us
0:06:51 > 0:06:52a deal for two?
0:06:52 > 0:06:54Two watches?
0:06:55 > 0:06:57First of all, when you're talking Omega watch,
0:06:57 > 0:06:59you're talking a serious brand, right?
0:06:59 > 0:07:02We're talking a world-renowned brand that anyone
0:07:02 > 0:07:04walking into an auction house knows what Omega is.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07Two would be probably too much because when someone comes in
0:07:07 > 0:07:11to look for a watch in an auction, they see a watch that they want.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14But when we're talking brands at a fair, we're talking prices,
0:07:14 > 0:07:17so you're going to see three figures on an Omega watch
0:07:17 > 0:07:18and, it depends on the watch,
0:07:18 > 0:07:21- but we're probably not going to make the retail back at auction.- OK.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24- I quite like the face of that one. - It's a very nice face, isn't it?
0:07:24 > 0:07:26Very classic and that's what's very popular at the moment
0:07:26 > 0:07:29and what you've got there is the baton dials, so you don't have
0:07:29 > 0:07:33the numerals, you've actually just got the nice chic, sleek batons.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36Very popular. You saw when your wife had expensive taste, £220.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39I'm going to look over here.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41See if you can coax your wife into buying something...
0:07:41 > 0:07:43that's less expensive.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45Well, they did say that they wanted to go crazy
0:07:45 > 0:07:46and spend the lot, Natasha.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53Have the Reds spotted something BOARing?
0:07:53 > 0:07:57- She is rather fine, isn't she? - Yeah, I like his little face.
0:07:57 > 0:08:01And it's got boar written there, so it's a male pig.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04The thing with this is that it's not hugely old
0:08:04 > 0:08:07- but it is a lovely subject.- Yeah.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10- And it's made in Rye Pottery, do you know where Rye is?- No, I don't.
0:08:10 > 0:08:14- Well, it's a small Cinque Port on the Sussex coast.- Oh, right.
0:08:14 > 0:08:18And they had a small factory there producing a lot of items, so I don't
0:08:18 > 0:08:22- think that's particularly old but he is a lovely subject, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24- Shall I go and have a word with the dealer and see?- Yeah.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27- But I'll come back and report first and you can carry on looking.- OK.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29All right?
0:08:29 > 0:08:31I don't know about you guys, I've sort of begun to
0:08:31 > 0:08:33lose feeling in my fingers and toes. You don't even have gloves on!
0:08:33 > 0:08:34- No gloves.- I'm freezing.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37There is a huge indoor area, shall we hop in there?
0:08:37 > 0:08:39We've still got plenty of time, about ten minutes gone.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41Shall we hop in and see how we get on there?
0:08:41 > 0:08:43Sounds like a good plan.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45Mark's back, this looks promising.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48Well, look, I'll tell you what, I think you're going
0:08:48 > 0:08:49- to be very pleased with me.- OK.
0:08:49 > 0:08:53- The dealer's just said I can have it for £10.- Brilliant.- Excellent.
0:08:53 > 0:08:57- I think we should go for it.- Yes? - Good one.- That's our first buy then.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59- £10.- Excellent.
0:08:59 > 0:09:03That's one item for the Reds in 12 minutes. What about the Blues?
0:09:04 > 0:09:07Immediately drawn to something just to your right, Gemma.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09- Oh, yeah.- Love that.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12What do you think of that enamelled little frog? Love or loathe?
0:09:14 > 0:09:17- Erm...- Somewhere in between. - Somewhere in between?
0:09:17 > 0:09:19I think he's absolutely gorgeous.
0:09:19 > 0:09:23- Not sure they like it as much as you do, Natasha.- Opens up, right?
0:09:23 > 0:09:27So it's a little sort of pillbox or patch box or something like that.
0:09:27 > 0:09:31It's lovely, it's enamelled on the inside and the outside.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34What we're hoping for is a little bit of hallmarked silver
0:09:34 > 0:09:38or marked silver because, without the silver element,
0:09:38 > 0:09:40these are really just, you know, decorative.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43But if we can find something here then we are in luck.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46Yup, there we are. So, silver. So it's marked silver.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49It's not hallmarked silver, it's enamelled, it's quirky.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51A frog is fun.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54It's not enamelled, you know, just with a foliate design,
0:09:54 > 0:09:56which might be a little bit more commercial,
0:09:56 > 0:09:58but a frog takes it, maybe, to novelty territory.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01- It stands out from everything else. - It does, it's unusual.
0:10:01 > 0:10:03I think it's got a nice appeal to it. What do you think of it?
0:10:03 > 0:10:06How much do think it will make at auction?
0:10:06 > 0:10:08I think it's a sort of £30-to-£50 lot.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11Enamelled silver is always popular, be it spoons,
0:10:11 > 0:10:14be it vanity mirrors but I think the size of this
0:10:14 > 0:10:18works in its favour, the shape and the design. I love it.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20I think it's different and I like the enamel
0:10:20 > 0:10:22and it's something shiny for you.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25Aw, he's a smoothie, isn't he?
0:10:25 > 0:10:28So it looks like the Blues might have been persuaded.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31Meanwhile, Maddie has found something purrfect.
0:10:31 > 0:10:32Oh! Oh, there's a cat!
0:10:32 > 0:10:34There's the Siamese cat. Oh!
0:10:34 > 0:10:37- She is obsessed with cats. - She does love them.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40- Go on, then, have a look. - Oh, it's Beswick.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43HE SIGHS
0:10:43 > 0:10:47- Absolutely ghastly.- Say what you think, eh, Mark?- She's adorable.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50- But they are well-made and people still collect them.- Yeah.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52- Look at his little face! - Yes, look at it.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55Yeah, let's hop back to Natasha and the Blues,
0:10:55 > 0:10:57do they have a price for that frog, yet?
0:10:57 > 0:11:01I have spoken with the lovely dealer who's given us a real go at £40.
0:11:01 > 0:11:02- Oh, fantastic.- What do you reckon?
0:11:02 > 0:11:06- Let's do it.- Go for it. High-five. Yes!
0:11:06 > 0:11:07We've got one down.
0:11:09 > 0:11:10Ribbit-ing stuff.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13Now, let's get back to find out the price on the cat.
0:11:13 > 0:11:18- Maddie's in disgrace because she is obsessed with cats...- Right.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22- ..and I'm not.- Yes, Mark, you've made that quite clear.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24I'm a dog man.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27- Right.- And she really likes this.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30What is the absolute best price on your adorable little Siamese cat?
0:11:30 > 0:11:32- £18.- 18?
0:11:33 > 0:11:35- Oh.- Hmm.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37- Would you do it for £15? - Oh, go on, then.
0:11:39 > 0:11:43- Can we? For 15, please?- Go on. - Oh, stop being catty, Mark.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47# You and your pussycat nose
0:11:48 > 0:11:50# What's new, pussycat?
0:11:50 > 0:11:53# Whoa... #
0:11:55 > 0:11:56So, what have the Blues spotted?
0:11:56 > 0:11:59- It's really heavy.- Is it quite a lump?- It's really heavy.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02The Japanese look. Blue and white's always popular.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04The thing is, when you have good ceramics,
0:12:04 > 0:12:05we want to see the condition of it.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08So before we make any sort of deal, we want to examine it.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11We want to see if we can get a little bit of info about the age
0:12:11 > 0:12:13because ageing East Asian items is very difficult.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15Yeah, no, I appreciate that.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18We want to look for marks, we want to look for crazing across it,
0:12:18 > 0:12:20that's the sort of cracking you see across the glaze,
0:12:20 > 0:12:23- if you know what I mean?- Yup.- And we want to get it at the best price.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25That's the name of the game, Natasha,
0:12:25 > 0:12:27and the ticket price on this is £180.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29OK, so show us the bottom.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32- No markings, is there? - Very simple. Show us the side.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34So what can we say about it?
0:12:34 > 0:12:37It's not a transfer print, it's actually painted by hand,
0:12:37 > 0:12:39which is why there's a certain cachet attached to it
0:12:39 > 0:12:41and why there's a certain value on it.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43Would you like to ask the lady
0:12:43 > 0:12:45- and see what we can get off it? - Yeah, sure.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47I think you'll be lucky to get much off that.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51Guys, I'm afraid there's no budget on this item.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53I mean, it is beautiful, I understand why.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56180 - the lady feels she'd be letting it go for anything less.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59- I appreciate that. - But now we know your taste, maybe,
0:12:59 > 0:13:01- if we can find something on a smaller scale...- Yes.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04- ..perhaps we'd have a better chance.- Off you go then, Blues.
0:13:04 > 0:13:05Time's ticking.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12Ah, what have the Reds found? This looks more like it.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15- A Royal Worcester figure.- We need an antique, don't we, really?- Yeah.
0:13:15 > 0:13:19- An elegant Chinese lady looking in her mirror.- How much is this?
0:13:19 > 0:13:23- The best on that would be 65. That would be...- No.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25- Shall be put them together?- Yeah.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30- Oh, there's two of them. - Because it is the same artist.
0:13:30 > 0:13:32I've never heard of them, I'm afraid.
0:13:32 > 0:13:36The nice thing about them, in some ways, is that they are white.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38If you've got a nice alcove either side of a fireplace,
0:13:38 > 0:13:40one on each shelf.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43- One on each side. - It looks rather nice, you know.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46How much would both of them be, then?
0:13:46 > 0:13:49I'd do 110 for the pair, but that is as low as I could go
0:13:49 > 0:13:50- and I think that's a bargain.- Yeah.
0:13:50 > 0:13:54They've got to be estimated at least at £80 to £120 for the pair.
0:13:54 > 0:13:58I don't suppose we could be terribly mean and squeeze you down to 100?
0:13:58 > 0:13:59100?
0:13:59 > 0:14:01Go on.
0:14:01 > 0:14:05- I think we've got to, then. - OK, yeah.
0:14:05 > 0:14:07-£100 for the pair. -It's a deal.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10Thank you. Lovely.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13Fantastic, we've just bought two beautiful ladies
0:14:13 > 0:14:15for two beautiful ladies.
0:14:15 > 0:14:1930 minutes and all items bought, that must be a record.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22Time for a sit down, methinks.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25This is rather weird, isn't it?
0:14:25 > 0:14:29To be in a field in the middle of Lincolnshire
0:14:29 > 0:14:35looking at a set of four rather curious black side chairs.
0:14:35 > 0:14:40These chairs are made out of solid, Ceylonese ebony.
0:14:40 > 0:14:45One of the characteristics of the island of Ceylon is that
0:14:45 > 0:14:51it once contained forests of very valuable timber, including ebony.
0:14:51 > 0:14:55And most of the Ceylonese ebony now has been worked out,
0:14:55 > 0:14:58it's been felled, it's been made into exotic
0:14:58 > 0:15:00and valuable pieces of furniture.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02It's dense, it's hard,
0:15:02 > 0:15:06it's one of the few woods that doesn't float in water
0:15:06 > 0:15:08because it is so heavy and so hard
0:15:08 > 0:15:12and it's extremely difficult to work.
0:15:12 > 0:15:16Forearmed with that knowledge, just look at how complicated
0:15:16 > 0:15:19and how beautifully made these chairs are.
0:15:19 > 0:15:26Very loosely, the style of the arcaded back on each of these chairs
0:15:26 > 0:15:28follows a 17th-century model.
0:15:28 > 0:15:32Look how slender the bottom of the baluster is.
0:15:32 > 0:15:38This is a craftsperson in Ceylon who has put these on a lathe,
0:15:38 > 0:15:40spun them, turned them
0:15:40 > 0:15:44and cut them with an extremely sharp instrument
0:15:44 > 0:15:48so that each of them is a perfectly-formed spindle.
0:15:48 > 0:15:52If we look at the underside, the same technique has been used
0:15:52 > 0:15:56but with substantially larger chunks of ebony.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58And it's all united by a rail,
0:15:58 > 0:16:00the rail goes all the way round
0:16:00 > 0:16:03making the bottom of the chair extremely sturdy
0:16:03 > 0:16:05so that it won't split at all
0:16:05 > 0:16:11and those rails have all been pegged into place using ebony pegs.
0:16:11 > 0:16:15That goes to make a very strong form of construction.
0:16:15 > 0:16:19This timber is not going to shrink, it's not going to warp,
0:16:19 > 0:16:25it's not going to wear no matter how many centuries you throw at it.
0:16:25 > 0:16:29Mostly, this type of chair can be described
0:16:29 > 0:16:33as a Catherine de Braganza chair,
0:16:33 > 0:16:38relating to the glorious moment when Charles, King of England,
0:16:38 > 0:16:39in the 17th-century,
0:16:39 > 0:16:44married Catherine of Braganza, who came from Portugal.
0:16:44 > 0:16:51Part of Catherine's dowry included Portuguese possessions in India
0:16:51 > 0:16:54and that is the link to these chairs
0:16:54 > 0:16:59and, as a result of trade in the 17th and 18th centuries,
0:16:59 > 0:17:03objects are imported into Britain of this type.
0:17:03 > 0:17:07The dealer that's selling them wants £1,600 for them.
0:17:07 > 0:17:13What do I think they might be worth in a specialist sale somewhere else?
0:17:14 > 0:17:19I guess somewhere between say £6-9,000.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24Is that a good enough reason to get excited?
0:17:24 > 0:17:25I think it is.
0:17:27 > 0:17:32Back to the shopping and the Blues still have two items to find.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35Meanwhile, the Reds have bought all three in 30 minutes.
0:17:35 > 0:17:36That's good going, girls.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39- Absolutely amazing. - We're speedy shoppers.- We are.
0:17:39 > 0:17:43You're speedy shoppers. Let's hope we don't repent at leisure.
0:17:43 > 0:17:45Come on, Blues. Only five minutes left.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47- Have you had a handle of it? - Yes.- You have.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49OK, do you mind if I do, terribly?
0:17:49 > 0:17:52Right, OK, so, it's a burnt walnut, isn't it?
0:17:52 > 0:17:56It's absolutely lovely and inlaid with what looks to be like a maple
0:17:56 > 0:17:59or something lighter. All this around here
0:17:59 > 0:18:01and the figures all comes under one term
0:18:01 > 0:18:04and it's marquetry. It's beautifully done, the marquetry.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07What do you think that would make at auction?
0:18:07 > 0:18:08It's a tricky one.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11At auction, it's going to be a 40-60 lot.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14I mean, there's no way it's going to go in at something higher than that.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16- Have you asked what's the best price on that?- Oh, no.
0:18:16 > 0:18:18We were waiting for you to come and have a look
0:18:18 > 0:18:21- and tell us what you think.- I mean, it's a lovely thing.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23Shall we ask? There's no harm in asking.
0:18:23 > 0:18:27- What would be your best price on this?- Oh, hello again.
0:18:27 > 0:18:31Taking what you said with estimate, you would say 40-60,
0:18:31 > 0:18:34the closest I could get to that is 65.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37- Out of interest, she's also got a Chinese vase.- Whoa!
0:18:37 > 0:18:39- That's a serious vase!- Yeah.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41And I didn't know whether you wanted to have a look at it
0:18:41 > 0:18:44and maybe we could do a lot and do a deal and just tick them all off
0:18:44 > 0:18:46- all at once.- We are running out of time
0:18:46 > 0:18:50so, certainly, the idea of bulk buying is attractive at this point.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52Looks more like panic buying to me.
0:18:52 > 0:18:56So, what you have there is a serious lump of Satsuma ware.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58Straight over from China, made in the East
0:18:58 > 0:19:01to be exported back to the West. It's a souvenir
0:19:01 > 0:19:04but it's certainly not a souvenir like, you know, a donkey from Spain.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06It's a serious thing.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09It's for decoration, it's got that fabulous finial at the top,
0:19:09 > 0:19:11nicely executed, nicely produced,
0:19:11 > 0:19:13probably got a nice ticket price on it
0:19:13 > 0:19:16but everything about it screams good quality.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19Yes, it's 20th-century, but it's exactly the sort of thing
0:19:19 > 0:19:21that the East Asian dealers are buying
0:19:21 > 0:19:23to perhaps take back over to the East.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26- What are you thinking? - What are you thinking?
0:19:26 > 0:19:30Well, obviously, the question is if we've got enough money.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32I like it with the tray. I think it's worth a look.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34You've got three or four minutes left,
0:19:34 > 0:19:40the vase and the tray together, 65 plus 220 would make 285.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42What if we said 250 the lot?
0:19:42 > 0:19:44I'll say 235.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47So, this is exciting. The final offer is 235.
0:19:47 > 0:19:49If we break it down into 45 for our tray,
0:19:49 > 0:19:5140-60 at auction, I reckon.
0:19:51 > 0:19:53190 for that stonking vase
0:19:53 > 0:19:57which no auctioneer is going to put less than 150-250, are they?
0:19:57 > 0:20:02- I think we've got a real shot. - Bargain.- And a deal. Shall we do it?
0:20:02 > 0:20:03WHISTLE BLOWS
0:20:03 > 0:20:05That's it. Time's up.
0:20:05 > 0:20:10Yay! Thank you so much. High-fives all round.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13This is great. We did it just in the nick of time.
0:20:13 > 0:20:17Let's remind ourselves what the Red Team bought, eh?
0:20:17 > 0:20:19First up, Catherine and Maddy spent £10
0:20:19 > 0:20:22on this Rye Pottery saddleback boar.
0:20:23 > 0:20:29Then Maddy thought her Beswick Siamese cat was purr-fect for £15.
0:20:29 > 0:20:34And, finally, £100 was paid for these two Royal Worcester figures.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37- So, children, how did it go for you? - Good.- Excellent.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40- Which is your favourite piece?- The pig.- The pig.- Yeah, it was cute.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43Piggy wig, and which is your favourite piece?
0:20:43 > 0:20:47- Oh, definitely the cat.- And how much did you spend?- £125.- £125.
0:20:47 > 0:20:51I'd like £175 of leftover lolly, please.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54Thank you. You know what happens with this? It goes to the Maestro.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56- Thank you.- What's your plan, Mark?
0:20:56 > 0:21:01- Something small and something saucy, too, I think.- Really?
0:21:01 > 0:21:04You sussed them out so soon.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06Anyway, good luck with that.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09Meanwhile, why don't we check out what the Blue Team bought, eh?
0:21:09 > 0:21:13They hopped in with this decorative enamelled hinged box
0:21:13 > 0:21:16and jumped at the price of £40.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18And, in the nick of time, they spent £45
0:21:18 > 0:21:22on this Sorrento marquetry oval tray.
0:21:22 > 0:21:26And £190 on this impressive Japanese Satsuma ware vase.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31- Did you have a good shop?- Yes. It was very good.- Was it?- Yes.
0:21:31 > 0:21:36- We went all out to spend all of our money.- How much did you spend?- £275.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39Aren't they amazing? I'll have £25 of leftover lolly, please.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41Thank very much.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44Now, tell me, Andrew, which is your favourite piece?
0:21:44 > 0:21:49- We bought a Chinese vase that cost nearly all our money.- Did it?
0:21:49 > 0:21:52- But you loved it.- Yes. - He definitely didn't.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55- Is it going to bring the biggest profit?- I hope so.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57- It was my favourite item.- Is it?
0:21:57 > 0:21:59Both of you, it's your favourite,
0:21:59 > 0:22:01and both of you agree that it's going to bring the biggest profit,
0:22:01 > 0:22:06because it has too, right? Otherwise you are in serious shtoom.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09Well, here's a paltry offering for you, Natasha.
0:22:09 > 0:22:11What are you going to spend it on, darling?
0:22:11 > 0:22:13I don't know what I'm going to spend it on
0:22:13 > 0:22:15but one thing I would say is I'm going to take your lead
0:22:15 > 0:22:17and just have the attitude of, "Go for it, buy it,
0:22:17 > 0:22:20- "if you like it, go for it." - Very exciting stuff.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23And very exciting it is that we'll be trotting off very shortly
0:22:23 > 0:22:24to the auction.
0:22:40 > 0:22:44Well, it's lovely to be in the East Riding of Yorkshire
0:22:44 > 0:22:49at Beverley Racecourse at Hawleys Auctions with the boss,
0:22:49 > 0:22:54- Caroline Hawley herself. - Hello, Tim.- Thank you.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57How nice to be here. Now, we've got a load of old China here, OK?
0:22:57 > 0:23:03- Rye Pottery, brand-new pig. - He's great. He's a saddleback pig
0:23:03 > 0:23:05and he's marked boar on the front
0:23:05 > 0:23:07and I think he would make a fabulous present
0:23:07 > 0:23:10for lots of people I can think of.
0:23:10 > 0:23:11Who are boring.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14I have to say, I find him pretty boring.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17I mean, it's a pig, fine, but you know...
0:23:17 > 0:23:20- Lots of people collect pigs, though.- I know they do.
0:23:20 > 0:23:24- It's a modern pig and I think he's missing his sow.- Probably.
0:23:24 > 0:23:25- You would, wouldn't you?- Yes!
0:23:25 > 0:23:27I think probably they would have come as a pair.
0:23:27 > 0:23:29- Nothing to snuggle up to.- No.
0:23:29 > 0:23:31- I think he might attract somebody's attention.- OK, fine.
0:23:31 > 0:23:35- Well, it's just cheap stuff. How much?- £10-20.- OK, £10 paid.
0:23:35 > 0:23:40- Next, we've got the Siamese cat. - Well, it is as it is.
0:23:40 > 0:23:43It's fairly common and fairly modern,
0:23:43 > 0:23:44but there's still a following.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46There's a lot of people collect cats,
0:23:46 > 0:23:48a lot of people collect Beswick.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51- It's not a great favourite of mine, I have to say.- No.
0:23:51 > 0:23:55- And I've put 10-20 on it.- You're absolutely right. They paid £15.
0:23:55 > 0:23:59So two remarkably uninteresting and undistinguished pieces of ceramics,
0:23:59 > 0:24:04followed, I have to say, by two rather stunning pieces.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07- The pair of Worcester figures. - Yes, they are lovely.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10Blonde sheen in the Chinese manner.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12I think they're really rather lovely
0:24:12 > 0:24:14and they'd fit in to any interior, wouldn't they?
0:24:14 > 0:24:17I've checked all the way round, there's no damage at all.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20- I think they're great. - OK, how great?
0:24:20 > 0:24:23- Well, I've put 100-150 on them. - OK, well, they paid £100.
0:24:23 > 0:24:27So they were quite brave to spend £100, actually,
0:24:27 > 0:24:29and they may well get them out of trouble because, if they don't,
0:24:29 > 0:24:33they're going to need their bonus buy so let's go and have a look.
0:24:34 > 0:24:37So, you spent £125 only.
0:24:37 > 0:24:41You gave Mark £175 and, Mark, did you blow the lot?
0:24:41 > 0:24:42I didn't, Tim,
0:24:42 > 0:24:48- but I did buy something saucy for two very saucy girls.- Oh, wow!
0:24:48 > 0:24:52It's a shoehorn. I just thought that's a really good bit of fun
0:24:52 > 0:24:54and it's got a bit of age to it.
0:24:54 > 0:24:57I think it's probably early 20th-century or something.
0:24:57 > 0:24:59But I just thought it was lovely
0:24:59 > 0:25:02and the market likes quirky items these days.
0:25:02 > 0:25:07- So how much did you pay for it? - I paid a very modest, I think, £25.
0:25:07 > 0:25:09So how much do you think it's going to make at auction?
0:25:09 > 0:25:11Well, I think, you know,
0:25:11 > 0:25:13- it might do £40 or £50, on a good day.- Hmm.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16- Cos it's not that collector's look about it.- Yeah.
0:25:16 > 0:25:17It's lovely and small.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20It's got a nice, warm feel to the brass, so it can go, again,
0:25:20 > 0:25:24- on a little sidetable, or in a collector's cabinet.- Yeah.
0:25:24 > 0:25:27- Yeah, I see that.- I quite like it, you know.- It's different.
0:25:27 > 0:25:29It's definitely different.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32Wait until you see how you got on with the first three items, and then
0:25:32 > 0:25:37decide whether you're going to risk a further £25 on Mark's little leg,
0:25:37 > 0:25:39cos right now, for the audience at home, let's find out
0:25:39 > 0:25:41what SHE thinks about IT.
0:25:43 > 0:25:45OK, Caroline, what do you think about this?
0:25:45 > 0:25:47I think that this is great.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49For the gentleman that's got everything,
0:25:49 > 0:25:51- what about this saucy lady's leg shoehorn?- Yeah.
0:25:51 > 0:25:55Complete with bloomer, a little garter...
0:25:55 > 0:25:57I think that's really quite sexy.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00- About 1880, 1890, something like that?- Yeah, I would think so,
0:26:00 > 0:26:04and I've put a fairly hefty £60-£80 on it.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07I don't blame you, really, because, find another one,
0:26:07 > 0:26:10I don't think I've ever seen a so-called shoehorn
0:26:10 > 0:26:13- look quite like that...- No. - ..and it's good fun, isn't it?
0:26:13 > 0:26:16Yeah, I can see that going to the man that's got everything.
0:26:16 > 0:26:18That'd be a nice present, wouldn't it?
0:26:18 > 0:26:20- "Mantique", is the expression, is it?- A mantique.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22Well, anyway, it's come from Mark Stacey,
0:26:22 > 0:26:25who's definitely into his mantiques.
0:26:25 > 0:26:29- He paid £25, so Mark paid a pretty keen price.- Yeah.
0:26:29 > 0:26:31And if the team go with it, they could make, perhaps,
0:26:31 > 0:26:32a tidy profit on that.
0:26:32 > 0:26:36OK, that's it, now, for the Reds. Moving onto the Blues...
0:26:36 > 0:26:39you've got the little silver hinged box.
0:26:39 > 0:26:40It's got a suspension loop,
0:26:40 > 0:26:44so I guess it was designed to go on a chain.
0:26:44 > 0:26:46- Unless that's been added later. - It'd be unlikely, wouldn't it?
0:26:46 > 0:26:49- Is it a little pill box? - I mean, it's not very old, is it?
0:26:49 > 0:26:51- It's marked silver.- Yeah.
0:26:51 > 0:26:54- I would imagine its Continental. The enamel's good.- It's colourful.- Yeah.
0:26:54 > 0:26:57- And it's cheap...- Yes.- ..ish.
0:26:57 > 0:27:00- How cheap?- I think £20-£40 on a good day.- Do you?
0:27:00 > 0:27:01- Mm-hmm.- OK, £40 is what they paid.
0:27:01 > 0:27:03- Right.- And I can see it making £40.
0:27:03 > 0:27:05I hope so, but, yeah, I hope so.
0:27:05 > 0:27:08To the discriminating folk of Beverley, anything could happen.
0:27:08 > 0:27:09Yes.
0:27:09 > 0:27:14Next is the piece of tourist ware, the Sorrento tray,
0:27:14 > 0:27:16- which they paid £45 for.- Yes.
0:27:16 > 0:27:18But that was meant to go on a dressing table, wasn't it?
0:27:18 > 0:27:20Yes, I'm sure, and somebody's hung it up
0:27:20 > 0:27:22so it would make a picture on the wall.
0:27:22 > 0:27:24- Exactly.- It's beautifully inlaid,
0:27:24 > 0:27:27I mean, these things are made still in Sorrento.
0:27:27 > 0:27:31- This, I would say, is about 1920s-30s.- Mm-hmm.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34It's a good-quality thing. It's been made for the tourist market
0:27:34 > 0:27:36but it's a nice, attractive piece,
0:27:36 > 0:27:38and there's been a bit of interest in it.
0:27:38 > 0:27:41- Yes, oh, good.- So I've put 40 to 60.
0:27:41 > 0:27:43- Fair enough, £40 paid.- OK.
0:27:43 > 0:27:48So, you know, at 40, 60, 80, really, up to £100, it's cheap, isn't it?
0:27:48 > 0:27:50- Yeah, it is.- For the amount of work that's in it.- Incredibly cheap.
0:27:50 > 0:27:52- And it's in great condition.- Yeah.
0:27:52 > 0:27:57Which I have to say, largely applies to the large Satsuma pot and cover.
0:27:57 > 0:28:00- Isn't it fantastic?- Well, it's an impressive thing.- Yeah.
0:28:00 > 0:28:03There's a lot of pot for your money, there,
0:28:03 > 0:28:05and it's in great condition, no damage at all,
0:28:05 > 0:28:09and that would make a great, sort of, statement piece.
0:28:09 > 0:28:14- I think that's a good thing, and I would say 80 to 120.- Would you?
0:28:14 > 0:28:16- I would.- £190, they paid.
0:28:16 > 0:28:19- Right.- And they've really risked it for a biscuit.- They have.
0:28:19 > 0:28:21- Well, I hope they get out of it. - So do I.
0:28:21 > 0:28:23- It'll be very interesting to see... - It will.- ..cos it could
0:28:23 > 0:28:25so easily make £250 with people after it.
0:28:25 > 0:28:27- Oh, it could, and more, yeah.- Yeah.
0:28:27 > 0:28:30A lot of people, they're not bothered that it's not 18th-century,
0:28:30 > 0:28:33they'd rather have a big chunk of late 19th, early 20th,
0:28:33 > 0:28:35- and pay less money for it.- Exactly.
0:28:35 > 0:28:38If it all goes wrong, they're going to need their bonus buy,
0:28:38 > 0:28:40so let's go and have a look at it.
0:28:40 > 0:28:45Gemma, Andrew, you spent £275... so brave.
0:28:45 > 0:28:49And you gave £25 to Natasha. What did you spend it on?
0:28:49 > 0:28:51First of all, I must say, Tim, you must be very proud of them
0:28:51 > 0:28:53- spending all that money, come on. - I am.
0:28:53 > 0:28:55But do you remember that you were after a watch, at one point?
0:28:55 > 0:28:58- Yes.- Oh, yes.- Yes, well, I couldn't quite find a wristwatch...
0:28:58 > 0:29:00- Oh, wow.- But I found quite a nice,
0:29:00 > 0:29:02potentially military-issue pocket watch.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05- It's a nice thing, have a look at it.- Oh, I like it a lot.
0:29:05 > 0:29:07When I say "nice", it could be nicer.
0:29:07 > 0:29:10It's not in silver, it's in a sort of tinny metal,
0:29:10 > 0:29:14and the face is not covered in glass, it's covered in plastic.
0:29:14 > 0:29:19And the face itself, is a sort of standard early 20th-century face,
0:29:19 > 0:29:20but I really liked it.
0:29:20 > 0:29:22I know it's only £25, but it's rubbed,
0:29:22 > 0:29:24my gut tells me it is military-issue,
0:29:24 > 0:29:26I don't see an arrow on it.
0:29:26 > 0:29:28There are, sort of, weird Xs on the back that might...
0:29:28 > 0:29:31Someone might have mocked those up and put them on
0:29:31 > 0:29:32at a later date, I don't know.
0:29:32 > 0:29:36But it can't talk to us, all we can do is go with what we see.
0:29:36 > 0:29:39I think it's very stylish, rust comes for free,
0:29:39 > 0:29:40it's Swiss-made,
0:29:40 > 0:29:44and I think that at 25 quid, it's a bit of a goer.
0:29:44 > 0:29:47- How much do you think it'll make? - Well, I spent 25,
0:29:47 > 0:29:51- and my feeling is that its hammer price will be probably 25 or so.- OK.
0:29:51 > 0:29:54The estimate will probably be 20 to 30, something like that.
0:29:54 > 0:29:55OK, and we've spent all our money now,
0:29:55 > 0:29:57- which is good, every penny.- Yeah.
0:29:57 > 0:30:00- Happy with that?- Wonderful. - It's nice, it's got character.
0:30:00 > 0:30:02- Excellent.- Yes.- Well, on that happy note, let's find out
0:30:02 > 0:30:06whether the auctioneer thinks it's got character.
0:30:06 > 0:30:09- OK, Caroline, take a deep breath. - Thank you.
0:30:09 > 0:30:11Chromium-plated, all the chrome's rubbed off the back.
0:30:11 > 0:30:13I'm not so sure about the military.
0:30:13 > 0:30:18Plastic replacement glass... There's a few issues with that.
0:30:18 > 0:30:20Well, there are a few issues,
0:30:20 > 0:30:25- and one is it's a World War II military-issue pocket watch.- Is it?
0:30:25 > 0:30:28But it's in very bad condition, it's got a lot of wear, here,
0:30:28 > 0:30:31at the back, the serial numbers have worn off.
0:30:31 > 0:30:34It's, as you say, it does have a replacement "glass",
0:30:34 > 0:30:37in inverted commas, to the front.
0:30:37 > 0:30:39It is a piece of military,
0:30:39 > 0:30:42of which there's a great following for these sort of things
0:30:42 > 0:30:46- but the condition is so against it. - Yes.
0:30:46 > 0:30:48Well, you see, the thing is, Natasha, poor old love,
0:30:48 > 0:30:51- only had the £25 left.- Right, OK.
0:30:51 > 0:30:55So she's under pressure, she's got £25 burning a hole in her sporran...
0:30:55 > 0:30:57- Yeah, yeah.- And what's she going to do with it?
0:30:57 > 0:31:00- Buy a military pocket watch. - That's clearly what she had a...
0:31:00 > 0:31:02- had an ambition to do...- Right.
0:31:02 > 0:31:04..and £25 doesn't buy you much in the way of a military watch,
0:31:04 > 0:31:07- does it?- No, but I think she might just get out of it,
0:31:07 > 0:31:08I've put 30 to 50 on it.
0:31:08 > 0:31:10- Did you really?- Mmm, I did. - Are you feeling OK?
0:31:10 > 0:31:13Yeah, I think so, yes.
0:31:13 > 0:31:16- Really?- Yes.- You don't see it making a £5 note?
0:31:16 > 0:31:18- No, I don't think so.- Why's it military-issue, though?
0:31:18 > 0:31:22- Tell me that.- It's... Well, it's got these crosses on the back, here.
0:31:22 > 0:31:24- Yes, it has. - I'm not so sure, actually.
0:31:24 > 0:31:26It is very unlikely to be military,
0:31:26 > 0:31:30because military watches, shiny, in a brilliant whatnot,
0:31:30 > 0:31:33you take your military watch out, it shines of the chromium plate,
0:31:33 > 0:31:35what happens? A German shoots you through the head.
0:31:35 > 0:31:37- Yeah. - Because it sends a little message.
0:31:37 > 0:31:40Anything reflective doesn't exist in the military,
0:31:40 > 0:31:43- so that's the first thing that makes me feel a bit queer.- Oh, no...
0:31:43 > 0:31:45I don't believe it's military, but for me, it's not,
0:31:45 > 0:31:46it doesn't take my military box.
0:31:46 > 0:31:50- Right, I'm not a militaria expert by any means, at all.- All right.
0:31:50 > 0:31:53I think it's a bit of a, what they call a DOG.
0:31:53 > 0:31:55Talk about dogs, what do you think about the watch?
0:31:55 > 0:31:57Oh, he loves it, don't you, darling?
0:31:57 > 0:32:01- "Yes, I do."- Lick it if you don't think it's military.
0:32:01 > 0:32:04Anyway, there we go... So, anything could happen, couldn't it, really?
0:32:04 > 0:32:07- Yes.- Are you looking forward to the auction, today, Caroline?
0:32:07 > 0:32:10- Very much so, can't wait to get up there.- We can't wait, either.
0:32:10 > 0:32:14110, 120, 130, 140.
0:32:18 > 0:32:19Number nine.
0:32:19 > 0:32:24- Catherine, Maddie - this is really cool, isn't it?- Yeah!
0:32:24 > 0:32:27- You're pleased about this, aren't you, Catherine?- Nervous!
0:32:27 > 0:32:31- Anything you wish you hadn't bought? - The cat.- Don't be mean about the cat!
0:32:31 > 0:32:34- I'm sorry!- The auctioneer's estimate is £10-£20 on the cat.
0:32:34 > 0:32:37- That's the second item, so... - A possible profit, then.
0:32:37 > 0:32:39Well, you know, Beswick is sought after stuff,
0:32:39 > 0:32:42it's on the internet, I bet you'll be perfectly all right.
0:32:42 > 0:32:45Anyway, the first item is the old boar - or the not so old boar -
0:32:45 > 0:32:47and here it comes.
0:32:47 > 0:32:49What's this worth? £10.
0:32:49 > 0:32:54Oh, straight in, madam - you know a bore, don't you? £10!
0:32:54 > 0:32:57All done at... 12... All over, lots of them!
0:32:57 > 0:33:0010, 12, 14, 16, 18...
0:33:00 > 0:33:03Keep going! 20! 22,
0:33:03 > 0:33:0624, 26, 28,
0:33:06 > 0:33:0930, 32, 34...
0:33:09 > 0:33:1132 with you, sir.
0:33:11 > 0:33:15- Are we done...? - £32, I don't believe it!
0:33:15 > 0:33:18- Good Lord!- 40.
0:33:18 > 0:33:2042, 44.
0:33:20 > 0:33:23Are we done at 42? Yes, we are.
0:33:23 > 0:33:25Plus £32!
0:33:25 > 0:33:28Nothing boring about that!
0:33:28 > 0:33:31- So who was responsible?- Me!- "Me!"
0:33:31 > 0:33:33- I'm taking that one!- Now, next!
0:33:33 > 0:33:34Beswick, here we come.
0:33:34 > 0:33:36What's this worth?
0:33:36 > 0:33:38Let's start it - £20 to start.
0:33:39 > 0:33:42£20. I thought cats would be more popular than pigs.
0:33:42 > 0:33:46- £10 for the recumbent cat.- Come on.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49£10 anywhere, surely - speak now.
0:33:49 > 0:33:52£10. 12 anywhere?
0:33:52 > 0:33:5412 on the net, 14 anywhere?
0:33:54 > 0:33:55Come on.
0:33:55 > 0:33:59£14, are we done at £14?
0:33:59 > 0:34:01CHILD SHOUTS OUT
0:34:01 > 0:34:05Definitely! Another shriek! Minus one pound.
0:34:05 > 0:34:08- You're still +31.- Not too bad.- Yeah.
0:34:08 > 0:34:11- OK. +31.- That's OK.- Now I'm happy.
0:34:11 > 0:34:13Now, white Worcester figures.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16Great quality items. £100 to start.
0:34:17 > 0:34:20£100, come along, don't be shy.
0:34:20 > 0:34:24£100. 80, was that a bid, sir?
0:34:24 > 0:34:27Thank you, sir. £80. 85 anywhere?
0:34:27 > 0:34:2985. Speak to me.
0:34:29 > 0:34:33Are we done at £80?
0:34:34 > 0:34:38£80 is £-20, which means you're still £11 up.
0:34:38 > 0:34:40Plus £11.
0:34:40 > 0:34:43- We're going to argue now!- Are you?
0:34:43 > 0:34:46- What, about this shoehorn?- Yeah!
0:34:46 > 0:34:49- You don't like it? - I want to go for it.- Maddie doesn't?
0:34:49 > 0:34:52- Maddie wants to end in profit.- I do.
0:34:52 > 0:34:54You don't think that shoehorn will bring more than £25?
0:34:54 > 0:34:58- I'm becoming more and more convinced.- That it won't or it will?
0:34:58 > 0:35:00It will. It's endearing itself to me.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03Well, what we want is terms of endearment.
0:35:03 > 0:35:06No, seriously - YOU want to go with it - what do you think, Maddie?
0:35:06 > 0:35:09- I'll go with it, go on, then. - We're going with the Bonus Buy.
0:35:09 > 0:35:10That's brilliant.
0:35:10 > 0:35:12Now you've decided to go with the Bonus Buy,
0:35:12 > 0:35:14I can tell you the auctioneer's estimate, which is
0:35:14 > 0:35:16£60-£80.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19She thinks it's worth 60 to 80, so we're going to cross our legs,
0:35:19 > 0:35:21more than anything else.
0:35:21 > 0:35:23Let's cross our legs now. Here we go.
0:35:23 > 0:35:27What's this worth? £30 to go.
0:35:27 > 0:35:30Yes. £30 on the net, straight in.
0:35:30 > 0:35:3335 anywhere? 35. You like it too, sir. I can see that.
0:35:33 > 0:35:35He does!
0:35:35 > 0:35:37- He's nobody's fool.- He's grinning.
0:35:37 > 0:35:4050, 55, 60.
0:35:40 > 0:35:41Well done, Mark.
0:35:41 > 0:35:44- You genius.- 70. 75.
0:35:44 > 0:35:46No, he's shaking his head.
0:35:46 > 0:35:48Go on, you're allowed. 75?
0:35:48 > 0:35:50No? Go on! No?
0:35:50 > 0:35:5475 on the net - you missed out, 75.
0:35:54 > 0:35:5580 anywhere?
0:35:55 > 0:35:59£75 on the net, it's not a lot for a lot of sauce!
0:35:59 > 0:36:0275, all done, at 75.
0:36:03 > 0:36:07Well done! Now, we can uncross our legs,
0:36:07 > 0:36:10that's perfect. That's +50, OK?
0:36:10 > 0:36:16You are +61. Now, that is, girls, just super. Well done, Mark.
0:36:16 > 0:36:20- Well done.- But the thing is, will it be a winning score?- Hope so!
0:36:20 > 0:36:23Well! We'll find out in a minute, won't we?
0:36:23 > 0:36:26Don't say a word to the Blues, all right? So, congratulations.
0:36:26 > 0:36:27- Thank you!- Very, very good result.
0:36:34 > 0:36:37- Now, Gemma, Andrew. Do you know how the Reds got on?- No.
0:36:37 > 0:36:39Would you like to know how they got on?
0:36:39 > 0:36:42- They gave us evil looks when they walked past.- Evil looks?
0:36:42 > 0:36:46- Those girls wouldn't give you evil looks!- Oh, they did!- Did they?!
0:36:46 > 0:36:48Now listen, the hinged box
0:36:48 > 0:36:52- with the frog... £40 you paid for that.- Yes.
0:36:52 > 0:36:56- The auctioneer has estimated that at £20-£40.- OK.- Here it comes.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59It's a lovely little thing, £20?
0:36:59 > 0:37:04That's straight in, Sir - thank you. 20. 22 anywhere?
0:37:04 > 0:37:0622, 24, 26, 28,
0:37:06 > 0:37:0930, 32, 34...
0:37:09 > 0:37:11You're shaking your head the wrong way.
0:37:11 > 0:37:1432 at the back. 34 anywhere?
0:37:14 > 0:37:16£32, are we done at 32?
0:37:16 > 0:37:18No, no, no!
0:37:18 > 0:37:20Yes, we are.
0:37:21 > 0:37:25- Just shy.- We can do that, we can do that! That's fine.- -8.
0:37:25 > 0:37:29It's a minor loss. A minor loss. A temporary aberration.
0:37:29 > 0:37:34Lot 103 is this gorgeous Sorrento marquetry oval tray -
0:37:34 > 0:37:37what's this worth? £40?
0:37:37 > 0:37:4120 to go? Thank you, straight in. 22 anywhere?
0:37:41 > 0:37:42Thank you.
0:37:42 > 0:37:45All over - 22, 24, 26, 28, 30,
0:37:45 > 0:37:4832, 34, 36, 38, 40,
0:37:48 > 0:37:5242, 44, 46, 48, 50,
0:37:52 > 0:37:5555, 60, 60?
0:37:55 > 0:37:5965. 65 on my left,
0:37:59 > 0:38:02all done at £65...?
0:38:02 > 0:38:04- How about that?!- Plus £20!
0:38:04 > 0:38:10- Peaks and troughs!- That's £20. You are plus £12, kids. Now the big one.
0:38:10 > 0:38:13- Can we go home now?- No! Now the big one.
0:38:13 > 0:38:17It's a very, very impressive Japanese Satsuma ware vase
0:38:17 > 0:38:21and lid with a with a dog and Fo finial to the top -
0:38:21 > 0:38:23now, what's this worth?
0:38:23 > 0:38:25- £100 to go.- Come on!
0:38:25 > 0:38:28£100. 80 to go.
0:38:28 > 0:38:31£80, thank you on the internet.
0:38:31 > 0:38:34£85 in the room. 90 anywhere?
0:38:34 > 0:38:37- Dear, oh, dear.- Come on!- 95. 100.
0:38:39 > 0:38:43- Yep, 110. 120.- They're still going.
0:38:43 > 0:38:46110 in the room, 120 anywhere?
0:38:46 > 0:38:48Come on, come on.
0:38:48 > 0:38:51110 in the room, don't be shy,
0:38:51 > 0:38:55- 120 anywhere?- Go on!- Are we done?
0:38:55 > 0:38:58She's delaying and delaying! Was that a bid, sir?
0:38:58 > 0:39:02Just adjusting your hat. Very wise!
0:39:02 > 0:39:06110, 120 on the net. 130 anywhere?
0:39:06 > 0:39:11- Come on, Japan!- Come on. - Are we done at £120?- Oh, Lordy.
0:39:11 > 0:39:14- All done at 120... - I can't bear it.
0:39:14 > 0:39:15GAVEL BANGS
0:39:15 > 0:39:18£120 - you tried so hard.
0:39:18 > 0:39:21-70. That means you are -58.
0:39:21 > 0:39:24- Scary.- That's OK.
0:39:24 > 0:39:28That doesn't sound too bad when you say it quickly.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30That is a dirty shame, you know.
0:39:30 > 0:39:32It's a dirty shame. Anyway...
0:39:32 > 0:39:34Let's park that.
0:39:34 > 0:39:37- What are we going to do about the pocket watch?- We really like it.
0:39:37 > 0:39:41- You're going to do it? £25, have a go at that?- Yeah.- OK, fine.
0:39:41 > 0:39:44Now you've made your decision, you're going to go with it,
0:39:44 > 0:39:46- she liked it, too. She put £30-£50 on it.- That's great!
0:39:46 > 0:39:50- The estimate is good, here it comes. - What's this worth?
0:39:50 > 0:39:5220 to go for the pocket watch.
0:39:53 > 0:39:56£20 - come along, it's for nowt.
0:39:56 > 0:39:58£10 for the pocket watch.
0:39:58 > 0:40:01Thank you, Sir - very wise. £10,
0:40:01 > 0:40:0312 anywhere?
0:40:03 > 0:40:0712. 14, 16, 18... No?
0:40:07 > 0:40:1016 at the back. 18. 20.
0:40:10 > 0:40:1322, 24... No.
0:40:13 > 0:40:1522 on my left...
0:40:15 > 0:40:1624 anywhere?
0:40:16 > 0:40:18- We need two more!- £22.- No, come on!
0:40:18 > 0:40:2024, 26...
0:40:20 > 0:40:23- Yes!- Anything we do now...!
0:40:23 > 0:40:2726 in the room, are we done at 26...
0:40:27 > 0:40:29- 28, from the net.- Oh!
0:40:29 > 0:40:3230, 32.
0:40:32 > 0:40:3432, hurry up, internet.
0:40:34 > 0:40:3930 in the room, are we done at £30?
0:40:41 > 0:40:43Plonk!
0:40:43 > 0:40:45£30, there you go.
0:40:45 > 0:40:47Minus £53, very brave.
0:40:47 > 0:40:49Anyway, could be a winning score.
0:40:49 > 0:40:50You never know your luck!
0:40:56 > 0:40:59Well, what a happy programme we've had today, haven't we?
0:40:59 > 0:41:01It's been great.
0:41:01 > 0:41:04But how can there be such a chasm of difference
0:41:04 > 0:41:08when it comes to results between teams shopping in the same
0:41:08 > 0:41:11place and selling in the same saleroom?
0:41:11 > 0:41:15And the team that are behind by a big wallop today...
0:41:15 > 0:41:17The runners-up are the Blues.
0:41:18 > 0:41:21Minus 53, OK?
0:41:21 > 0:41:24- Which is a big number, isn't it, really?- It is bad.
0:41:24 > 0:41:28You made £20 on that lovely Sorrento tray, which is
0:41:28 > 0:41:31a good result, which is absolutely marvellous,
0:41:31 > 0:41:35and that wretched Japanese pot let you down with the -70.
0:41:35 > 0:41:37I mean, I loved it, actually,
0:41:37 > 0:41:40- I can't understand why it made such a miserable amount.- I loved it, too.
0:41:40 > 0:41:43You went with the Bonus Buy, which was the wise move.
0:41:43 > 0:41:45Natasha came up with a fiver on that, even though
0:41:45 > 0:41:49I was extremely rude about it! What do I know?!
0:41:49 > 0:41:51Nothing. That's great.
0:41:51 > 0:41:54- Well, it's not so great, really!- But thank you!- It was a glorious defeat.
0:41:54 > 0:41:58- What's great is that you came on the show.- It's been fun.
0:41:58 > 0:42:00- And you've had a nice time. - It's been great.
0:42:00 > 0:42:02Could have gone either way.
0:42:02 > 0:42:04You took your risk and sadly,
0:42:04 > 0:42:07- Japanese Satsuma was not your friend.- Out in a blaze of fire.
0:42:07 > 0:42:09Blaze being the operative word,
0:42:09 > 0:42:13because the Reds are going home with £61 - how cool is that?
0:42:13 > 0:42:17So how can they lose over 50 and you get to take home 61 smackers,
0:42:17 > 0:42:19Catherine?
0:42:19 > 0:42:22Mainly because your boar did so well,
0:42:22 > 0:42:25which I was very rude about, plus £32 on that.
0:42:25 > 0:42:29And then, Mark Stacey coming through with the saucy bit
0:42:29 > 0:42:31of Victorian girl's leg,
0:42:31 > 0:42:34which made a profit of £50 - that helped, too, didn't it?
0:42:34 > 0:42:38- A real roller-coaster, just the best.- Yes, really good.- Good.
0:42:38 > 0:42:42- Are you going to take up antique-dealing, you two? - Definitely!
0:42:42 > 0:42:45- I think that would be a risk! - You think it would be a risk?!
0:42:45 > 0:42:49- SHE should, maybe!- Well, there you go! We've had a lovely day.
0:42:49 > 0:42:52In fact, why don't you join us soon for some more bargain-hunting, yes?
0:42:52 > 0:42:53ALL: Yes!