0:00:02 > 0:00:05The antiques are out, the stalls are open, what are we waiting for?
0:00:05 > 0:00:07Let's go bargain hunting!
0:00:31 > 0:00:35The Ardingly International Antiques And Collectors' Fair
0:00:35 > 0:00:38is our scene today, bargain hunters, where our teams
0:00:38 > 0:00:41are going to have to struggle through
0:00:41 > 0:00:46literally hundreds of stalls to see what there is on offer.
0:00:46 > 0:00:50But before that, why don't we see what's coming up?
0:00:52 > 0:00:54The boys are caught red-handed.
0:00:54 > 0:00:55Can you call the police?
0:00:55 > 0:00:58I think they're trying to nick my watch.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01But will they catch a profitable bargain or three?
0:01:02 > 0:01:06- Mark's light fingers catch him out. - Hey, give me my plate back!- Oh.
0:01:06 > 0:01:10Will the game be a steal for the Blues?
0:01:10 > 0:01:13And will the auction drive them all to despair?
0:01:13 > 0:01:15- Oh!- Please, no.
0:01:16 > 0:01:20So, today, for the Reds, we have brothers Robert and Christopher.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23And Catherine and Malcolm, our married couple, for the Blues.
0:01:23 > 0:01:27- Hello, everyone.- Hello, Tim.- Hello. - Really love to see you.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30- Now, Chris, you're the eldest brother, is that right?- I am indeed.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32I'm the eldest, but as you can see, he is the biggest.
0:01:32 > 0:01:34- What does that mean, chunky?- No.
0:01:34 > 0:01:39- He's a gym enthusiast, so much bulkier than I am.- I see.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42And you've got a lot in common when it comes to your tastes.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45Both of us spent years of actually doing karate
0:01:45 > 0:01:48- and we both attained our second dan black belts, as well.- Technically,
0:01:48 > 0:01:51according to the government, we are dangerous people.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53What, two fingers and you could kill me at three yards?
0:01:53 > 0:01:56- One finger.- Oh, one finger!
0:01:56 > 0:01:58I am going to keep out of the way today, I can tell you that.
0:01:58 > 0:02:00Have you got any collecting interest?
0:02:00 > 0:02:03- Do you know about antiques? - Our dad's got a...
0:02:03 > 0:02:06He is a collector, and has been for some time.
0:02:06 > 0:02:07Has that rubbed off him?
0:02:07 > 0:02:09- We hope so.- Hope so.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11Are you quaking in your boots, you two?
0:02:11 > 0:02:15- Absolutely.- I'd say, don't fall out with them, all right?
0:02:15 > 0:02:18Whatever they say, if they look a bit aggressive, agree.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21- No, we'll run.- Yes, that's it.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23So, Catherine, how did you and Malc meet?
0:02:23 > 0:02:28We met on a cruise, and I spent a week running away from him.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30Then we came back a couple.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32They say this cruising is very romantic.
0:02:32 > 0:02:36- Well, 41 years.- 41 years ago?!
0:02:36 > 0:02:37- Today.- Today?
0:02:37 > 0:02:41- Yes.- It's not your 41st wedding anniversary!- It is.
0:02:41 > 0:02:42That is something else!
0:02:42 > 0:02:45- Well, congratulations.- Thank you very much.- How lovely.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47So, where were you cruising to, can you remember?
0:02:47 > 0:02:51- A cruise around the Greek islands. - But it all went wrong.- Oh, yes.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54- Did it?- It was meant to be a luxury cruise ship and it wasn't ready,
0:02:54 > 0:02:57so they put us on a converted car ferry.
0:02:57 > 0:02:59Oh, lovely. That sounds really romantic.
0:02:59 > 0:03:03We had two deck chairs and one tennis ball between about 300 of us.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05- THEY LAUGH - Well, never mind.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08There wasn't anything else to do, so we had to get together.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11- You had to fall in love.- Absolutely. - How sweet is that?
0:03:11 > 0:03:13Malcolm, you are retired now. What did you do before you retired?
0:03:13 > 0:03:18Well, I worked in a bank for 25 years and became assistant manager.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21Walked out, we bought a shop down on the south coast
0:03:21 > 0:03:23and then I started a driving school.
0:03:23 > 0:03:28I did that for 17 years and put 1,200 new idiots on the road.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31Oh, I love that. That is another good one.
0:03:31 > 0:03:35- You don't drive, you two, by any chance?- No.- Very sensible.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38- He's retired now.- Don't go to Malcolm's driving school,
0:03:38 > 0:03:41that's what I can tell you. Anyway, your luck is
0:03:41 > 0:03:44about to be tested cos here is your £300. £300 apiece.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47You know the rules. Your experts await. And off you go!
0:03:47 > 0:03:49And very, very, very good luck.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52Our two sets of teams are going to need some expertise
0:03:52 > 0:03:54to help them today.
0:03:54 > 0:03:58For the martial-arts-loving Reds, it is the gavel-wielding auctioneer
0:03:58 > 0:04:00Ms Anita Manning.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02And for the Blues, they will be relying on the experience
0:04:02 > 0:04:05and know-how of Mr Mark Stacey.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08MUSIC: Kung Fu Fighting by Carl Douglas
0:04:08 > 0:04:12- You guys are into martial arts. - We are indeed.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14How exciting is this!
0:04:14 > 0:04:16- Are we going to slash our way to profit?- We are.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18We're going to chop our way to it.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20- Your anniversary?- 41 years.
0:04:20 > 0:04:2341 years, and it doesn't seem a day or too long.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25Oh, I don't know about that.
0:04:25 > 0:04:27- You like jewellery?- Yes, yes.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30- Oh! I love jewellery! - I knew that would suit you.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32- We've got an hour. - With your help, we'll do it.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34MARK LAUGHS
0:04:34 > 0:04:38- Oh, you mad fools!- Wonderful, they've got faith in you, Mark.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41What could possibly go wrong? Don't answer that.
0:04:45 > 0:04:49When you are bargaining, the most valuable tool, my darlings,
0:04:49 > 0:04:51is a lovely, big smile.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54- Smile?- A big smile.- We've got those. - Have we got those?
0:04:54 > 0:04:59A karate chop, delivered with a smile. That'll do it.
0:05:00 > 0:05:04Hello. We were just wondering the price of your tinplate toys.
0:05:04 > 0:05:09- They're various prices, from £30 to £40.- In that? A-ha.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11- So, maybe keep them in mind. - Yeah, yeah.
0:05:11 > 0:05:15- Tinplate toys, collectibles.- Yeah. - OK, guys. Thank you very much.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17Thank you.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19Something to toy with there, Reds.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22Now, can Mark propel the Blues into action?
0:05:23 > 0:05:26My grandfather was an aviation pioneer.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29Shall I pick it up and we can have a look at it?
0:05:29 > 0:05:32I don't think I'd manage to pick it up. Oh, isn't it beautiful?
0:05:32 > 0:05:33- Do you like that?- I do!
0:05:34 > 0:05:36I don't know whether anybody would want it.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39- I think it is gorgeous. - Should we ask how much it is?
0:05:39 > 0:05:41- Yes.- Malcolm?- Yeah.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43How much is the propeller?
0:05:43 > 0:05:47- One and a half, 150. - An awful lot of money for one thing.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50Well, it is a nice-looking thing. It is quite unusual.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53- It is very unusual. - And I like your reaction, you know,
0:05:53 > 0:05:55that your grandfather was in aviation.
0:05:55 > 0:05:56Well, it just fits you perfectly.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58Well, it does, rather.
0:05:58 > 0:06:03- It's awfully beautiful.- What about the price, though?- Well...- 150.
0:06:03 > 0:06:07Let's think about it. I don't think it is going to get sold very quickly.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09It doesn't look like it, it's been here all day.
0:06:09 > 0:06:13- We can always come back to that and think about it.- It is lovely.
0:06:13 > 0:06:14That's one to think about, Blues,
0:06:14 > 0:06:17but you're going to have to start haggling sooner or later.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19Best foot forward.
0:06:24 > 0:06:28- What sort of price is it?- 75.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30- What would be your best price on that?- 85.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32THEY LAUGH
0:06:32 > 0:06:35Hmm, these stall holders are a canny lot.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38- This is great.- Oh, actually...
0:06:38 > 0:06:40- You like those, boys? - Yeah, let's have a look.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43That one, I think, is rather nice.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45I quite like that one, as well, actually.
0:06:45 > 0:06:49- That's the most expensive one.- They have got good taste, haven't they?
0:06:49 > 0:06:51- 85.- 85. A-ha.
0:06:51 > 0:06:56These are made of agate, and these agates were found
0:06:56 > 0:07:00in the burns and streams and the shores of Scotland.
0:07:00 > 0:07:05- Oh, right.- And they were taken down to Edinburgh, to the New Town,
0:07:05 > 0:07:08where you had people who polished and sliced these stones
0:07:08 > 0:07:11and mounted them on silver, on these lovely pieces.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13- So...- It's nice.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16The absolute death, and there's no bidding, no further bidding,
0:07:16 > 0:07:20- is £75.- 75.
0:07:20 > 0:07:24- I think we should go for it. I like that.- I think so.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26I think you've made a good decision, boys,
0:07:26 > 0:07:29because you've bought the best,
0:07:29 > 0:07:31and the best will always be fancied.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35- That's lovely.- Thank you so much. Cheers. Thank you.
0:07:35 > 0:07:37Well done, lads, that's your first lot got.
0:07:37 > 0:07:42And, surprise, surprise, it's a wee bit Scottish.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44- That is a hell of a lump. - It is, isn't it?
0:07:44 > 0:07:46You'd need a strong wall to hang it on, wouldn't you?
0:07:46 > 0:07:48Well, yes.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50That is probably a terrible amount of money.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52- Yes, I'm sure it is. - Shall we have a laugh?
0:07:52 > 0:07:55- Go on, then, let's have a laugh. - How much is your panel here?
0:07:55 > 0:07:58- It's way out of your range. - I thought it might be.- That'll do.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00Thanks, that'll do. Well, we did well.
0:08:00 > 0:08:01That's told us, hasn't it?
0:08:01 > 0:08:05It is going according to plan so far, isn't it?
0:08:05 > 0:08:08Don't lose heart, Blues, there's plenty to choose from.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11The trick is being decisive and coming prepared.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13Speaking of coming prepared...
0:08:13 > 0:08:15Do you want a wee glass?
0:08:15 > 0:08:19- Oh, he's got his own glass! - We brought one along just in case.
0:08:19 > 0:08:23Well done! I think I've got a couple of professionals here.
0:08:23 > 0:08:27Well, well, well, that hasn't seen ink for a few years.
0:08:27 > 0:08:28December, 1901.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30Yeah, so it's over 100 years old,
0:08:30 > 0:08:34just the beginning of the Edwardian period.
0:08:34 > 0:08:38And you have a further detail on the base of it, where it's cut.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40The glass is nice.
0:08:40 > 0:08:44It seems to feel in pretty good order, actually.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46- It has been an item which has been loved.- Looked after.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50It has been given as a gift and it has been treasured and cherished.
0:08:50 > 0:08:51Right, yeah.
0:08:51 > 0:08:55And could you imagine if it were...? Is it a teacher it was given to?
0:08:55 > 0:08:57It's given by the...
0:08:58 > 0:09:04"For 25 years' service by a few friends and parents."
0:09:04 > 0:09:07So, it may have been that it was a schoolteacher.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09Yeah, that sounds about right.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13In thanks for all the help she has given to children.
0:09:13 > 0:09:17- How much is this one? - It's marked for 150.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20Can you take a bit off of it for us?
0:09:20 > 0:09:22I'll do 125.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25125. What do you think, guys?
0:09:25 > 0:09:28- I think we should go for it, definitely, yeah.- I agree.
0:09:28 > 0:09:33- I think you've chosen quality again, guys.- Well, only the best.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36Only the best. They're going to take it. Thank you very much.
0:09:36 > 0:09:37Cheers, thank you.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40Only the best will do. But will it do best at auction?
0:09:40 > 0:09:45That's two items, guys. Two items, yeah. We've got one more.
0:09:45 > 0:09:5020 minutes gone. Anita and the Reds are racing ahead of the Blues.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53- I think we've done very well so far. - You like that inkwell.- I do, yeah.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55I like the brooch. Very nice indeed.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58Anita's guiding us, keeping us in line, I think, as well.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00The boys are doing wonderfully well.
0:10:00 > 0:10:04Often you get complacent if you bag the first two quickly,
0:10:04 > 0:10:06and you lose time.
0:10:06 > 0:10:11So, I'm going to remind them that they don't have a lot of time left
0:10:11 > 0:10:14and they have got to find something really quite quickly.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17Quite right. No time for complacency here, especially not
0:10:17 > 0:10:21in the Blue camp. Come along, chaps, let's get you off the mark.
0:10:21 > 0:10:22Eh, Mark?
0:10:22 > 0:10:25- Would have you seen there? - I just rather like it.
0:10:25 > 0:10:30Well, it's very typically late 19th century. I think it's continental.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32- It has got very old hangers on it. - Yeah, it's very old.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34And the subject's quite pretty, isn't it?
0:10:34 > 0:10:36With the bluebirds and the ducklings.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38Oh, it is signed there. Look, 1882.
0:10:38 > 0:10:43- It's...- It's really quirky.- It is. I think it's absolutely gorgeous.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46- Have we got a dealer? - How much is this?
0:10:46 > 0:10:49- 180.- Oh, gosh, it's 180.- 180.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51Shame it's so expensive.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54We do have to buy things, though,
0:10:54 > 0:10:57and I think Malcolm is rather taken with this. Aren't you, Malcolm?
0:10:57 > 0:11:02- I am.- That is so beautiful. Well, let's think about it.- OK.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05- If we have to...- OK. That's two things we're thinking about now.
0:11:05 > 0:11:0840 minutes in and the Blues haven't bought a thing.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11I think Mark is going to have to get pretty firm with the two,
0:11:11 > 0:11:12and get them haggling.
0:11:12 > 0:11:16At this rate, they will never be crowned champions.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21Oh, isn't that lovely!
0:11:21 > 0:11:24It's a bit like sort of Edward The Confessor's crown, isn't it?
0:11:24 > 0:11:26How beautiful.
0:11:26 > 0:11:30- What have you found there?- That.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32Very regal.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34Not convinced, Mark, eh?
0:11:34 > 0:11:36I don't know what you would do with this.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38No, not at all, but you could hang things from it.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41Sort of kitchen utensils or something,
0:11:41 > 0:11:43but it's actually a shade. I think it's a lampshade.
0:11:43 > 0:11:47I think it probably is an old lampshade. Would it sell?
0:11:47 > 0:11:49I have no idea.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52But at some point in the game, we're going to have to dip
0:11:52 > 0:11:55our hands in the pockets and say we are going to do something!
0:11:55 > 0:11:56Absolutely.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59Yes, that's the idea. Be firm, Mark,
0:11:59 > 0:12:01they'll spend something soon, surely.
0:12:01 > 0:12:02- I like that.- You like that?- Right.
0:12:02 > 0:12:06Well, look, it's priced up at £22.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09Should I go and have a word with the dealer and see what we can do?
0:12:09 > 0:12:12- See what we can do.- All right. You carry on looking.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19She said we can have it for £15.
0:12:19 > 0:12:23- Well, I think that's a bargain. - Yes.- Well, I think we should say
0:12:23 > 0:12:25- yes to that.- I think so. - That's our first purchase.
0:12:25 > 0:12:26- 15 quid.- Done.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28Hallelujah!
0:12:28 > 0:12:30They've looked at some pricey pieces
0:12:30 > 0:12:34and what do they cough up after all that? £15.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37Come on, Blues, there is still £285 in the kitty
0:12:37 > 0:12:38and not a lot of time.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40Oh, yeah, that's quite nice.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43- Should we have a look at it? - Let's have a look.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46- Have a wee look at it. - Careful there.- It's certainly big.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49- Should we ask him?- Only if you...
0:12:49 > 0:12:52I mean, we've still got a bit of time, guys,
0:12:52 > 0:12:54- and there are still lots of places up there.- Yeah.- We know where it is.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57You know where it is.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59Yeah, I'd give that one the chop if I were you.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04I love that red vase.
0:13:04 > 0:13:08- This one?- Yeah. Isn't it beautiful?
0:13:08 > 0:13:09It's Doulton, isn't it?
0:13:09 > 0:13:12You're absolutely right, it's Doulton,
0:13:12 > 0:13:15and it's known as a range of ware called flambe,
0:13:15 > 0:13:19where they have this very bright glaze.
0:13:19 > 0:13:20And it's sort of painted with a fishermen.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23They are normally by somebody called Noke.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26This is... Yes, it says they are flambe woodcut.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29And their shape number is 1617.
0:13:29 > 0:13:33The mark is the mark for 1902 to 1932, I think.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35It's...
0:13:36 > 0:13:37I'm not hungry.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39I'm checking to make sure it has not been restored.
0:13:39 > 0:13:43- And it seems all right. - I love the colour. I go for red.
0:13:43 > 0:13:47Would you like me to see what the lowest price is from the dealer?
0:13:47 > 0:13:50- Shall I do that?- Yeah, OK. - Yeah, that's more like it.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53- Have a good haggle, Mark. - Would you like it?- Yeah.
0:13:56 > 0:14:00The dealer says that the margin on this is a little bit tight.
0:14:00 > 0:14:05- I would pay £80 for it.- Well, that's the lowest she can take.- 80?
0:14:05 > 0:14:0780. We've still got a bit of money to find...
0:14:07 > 0:14:11- Maybe the plate that Malcolm liked so much.- Absolutely, yes.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13We could negotiate a bit on that.
0:14:13 > 0:14:15- That's a good idea.- And then we'd have our three items.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18- What do you think? - We'll go with that.
0:14:18 > 0:14:21- I'll try, I'll just try one more. - Try hard.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26Nothing we wanted to buy, but everything we loved.
0:14:29 > 0:14:34Aw, how lovely. A chap could get a bit misty-eyed.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37- 75.- Done.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40Well done, Mark, and the Blues are cooking with gas,
0:14:40 > 0:14:42in a flambe style.
0:14:42 > 0:14:47- See the wee lady's enamelled watch. - That's quite nice, actually.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50Very pretty at the back. That's so beautiful.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53Give me 90 quid. Look at the enamel on that.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56I don't know if it's Faberge or not.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59If it was Faberge, you would know.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02I'm not an expert, I'll leave it to you people.
0:15:02 > 0:15:06That's a nice little watch. It's from the 1930s.
0:15:06 > 0:15:10The porcelain of the face is in good condition.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13It has this lovely green enamel around here.
0:15:13 > 0:15:15So, we like that.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18But even better, we turn it round to the back,
0:15:18 > 0:15:22we see a nice picture of a romantic, young couple.
0:15:22 > 0:15:24Looks as if they're walking on the beach.
0:15:24 > 0:15:29- So, it's a nice watch. Is that one working?- Yeah, it's guaranteed.
0:15:29 > 0:15:33- Got a two-year guarantee as long as you don't bring it back. - Two-year guarantee.
0:15:34 > 0:15:39- Yep, it's ticking away like a good'un.- Could we buy that for £50?
0:15:39 > 0:15:43Can you call the police? I think they're trying to nick my watch.
0:15:43 > 0:15:47- Well, it was worth a try. - It's a beautiful watch.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49Would you go to 70?
0:15:49 > 0:15:53- Will it be cash?- It's always cash.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55- Shake hands.- Is that all right with you guys?- Cheers.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57Thank you. Very much.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59If you do well, come back and give me another few quid.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01I'll try and remember.
0:16:01 > 0:16:02Yes, of course they will.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04Ow!
0:16:04 > 0:16:08So, that's it, Reds, third deal done. You can breathe easy.
0:16:08 > 0:16:12The Blues are still one short and time is ticking away.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15They have spotted a few pieces, but which to go for?
0:16:15 > 0:16:17The big charger. You've packed it up, have you?
0:16:17 > 0:16:20Look, it's come back out of the bag. Look at that.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23Just think of the diesel you'll save not taking it home.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26Has diesel really gone up that much?
0:16:26 > 0:16:28That's a very good point.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31I mean, it's lovely. I do love it. I just...
0:16:31 > 0:16:34I haven't a clue what it will make at auction.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37If two or three people love it, it will be great.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41But 180 I think is quite a lot for us.
0:16:41 > 0:16:42150?
0:16:44 > 0:16:47- I can do 165.- Ooh!
0:16:47 > 0:16:51Halfway? 160?
0:16:51 > 0:16:52- Go on, go on.- Lovely!
0:16:52 > 0:16:57A dashing smile from Malcolm and it's job done for the Blues.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01- I'm surplus to requirements. - Nonsense, Mark.
0:17:01 > 0:17:03They couldn't have done it without you.
0:17:03 > 0:17:05Hey, bring my plate back!
0:17:07 > 0:17:09That's it, shopping time's over.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12It's now time to sell, and we've travelled east
0:17:12 > 0:17:14from Ardingly to Canterbury.
0:17:14 > 0:17:16But before we place our items under the hammer
0:17:16 > 0:17:18at the Canterbury Auction Galleries,
0:17:18 > 0:17:21first let's remind ourselves what the Red team bought.
0:17:23 > 0:17:27First up, our boys and Anita found the Red's arrow.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30The agate brooch costs them £75.
0:17:30 > 0:17:35And they dipped their nibs in at the silver-mounted glass inkwell.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38And it drew up at £125.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41With plenty of time to spare, they found their third item,
0:17:41 > 0:17:45a lady's enamelled wristwatch for a charming £70.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47Well, Robert, Christopher, this is the moment.
0:17:47 > 0:17:48We are nearly on the edge.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50You gave Anita all of £30, not a fortune.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53What did Anita spend it on? You clever girl.
0:17:53 > 0:17:57The boys and I were looking at tinplate toys earlier on,
0:17:57 > 0:18:01so I bought them a tinplate toy.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03- Oh, guys.- Oh, Lord.
0:18:03 > 0:18:07The stallholders were packing up, I was under time pressure,
0:18:07 > 0:18:09I looked at this little creature.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12It gazed at me with its light-up eyes,
0:18:12 > 0:18:14which don't light up,
0:18:14 > 0:18:18its poor, scruffy old coat and its broken paw
0:18:18 > 0:18:22and my heart melted and I had to buy it.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25Boys, I might have made a bit of a mistake.
0:18:25 > 0:18:31But I couldn't resist it. It's Japanese, it's post-war.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33I paid £15 for him.
0:18:33 > 0:18:36We might get away with it, but what do you think?
0:18:36 > 0:18:38Is he melting your hearts, boys?
0:18:38 > 0:18:41- What do you reckon? - It's quite funky,
0:18:41 > 0:18:43isn't it? But the big question here, Anita, is...
0:18:43 > 0:18:45Is it going to get us loads of money?
0:18:45 > 0:18:48It's not going to get you loads of money, boys.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51We get to cross our paws, actually, that's what we old dogs do.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53It might be a walk in the park.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55A walk in the park. I think we'll stop while we're ahead.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58Yeah, best do that. Decide later, Reds.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00It's certainly paws for thought, though.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03Oh, dear. These dog puns.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06Now for the Blues. Let's remind ourselves
0:19:06 > 0:19:09what the team bought with their £300.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12After much hunting, the Blues found their crowning first item.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15But it hardly cost a king's ransom.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18They were on fire with their second purchase -
0:19:18 > 0:19:21the flambe vase cost them £75.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24And they were drawn back to their hand-painted plate,
0:19:24 > 0:19:28and spent £160. Wow.
0:19:28 > 0:19:29Malcolm, Catherine, welcome.
0:19:29 > 0:19:33You spent 250, you gave Mark Stacey £50 of leftover lolly.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35Mark, what did you spend it on?
0:19:35 > 0:19:38I spent it on something you've always wanted.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40Something silver. Let me hand you that.
0:19:40 > 0:19:45- It's a Guernsey milk churn. - Isn't it beautiful!- Do you like it?
0:19:45 > 0:19:50- I do. On its own?- No, funny you should mention it
0:19:50 > 0:19:51as I'm going to hand one over to Tim.
0:19:51 > 0:19:55- Oh, look!- Look at that! - Which is a pair of them.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58- Do you like them? - Oh, they're beautiful, yeah.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00It doesn't stop there.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03- It doesn't stop there cos there's a third one.- No!- Oh, my!
0:20:03 > 0:20:07- How much did you have? - Well, I had £50.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10- Yes.- And I blew the lot on these three.- Are they're all silver?
0:20:10 > 0:20:14All silver. I thought that was a pretty good buy, actually.
0:20:14 > 0:20:18- £50 for three?- You did want some silver, and I had that in mind.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21- Because we have to listen to her, don't we?- Absolutely.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23So, I followed our orders.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25What, he's deaf, he never listens to me.
0:20:25 > 0:20:29- Well, isn't that nice? Do you like them, Malcolm?- I do, very much.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31How much are they going to make?
0:20:31 > 0:20:34- There's got to be 20 to 30 profit in there.- I would think so.
0:20:34 > 0:20:36I hope so, anyway.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38You don't think you're going to double your money then?
0:20:38 > 0:20:42Well, you know, Tim, I like to keep a little bit in reserve.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45- You don't want to tease too much. - No, I don't want to tease.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47I'd have a tease if I were you.
0:20:47 > 0:20:49I have a good felling about those pots.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52But it's not up to me, it's the Blues that decide.
0:20:52 > 0:20:54And they'll be doing that very, very soon
0:20:54 > 0:20:57as Anthony Prat, the auctioneer, is ready to sell.
0:20:57 > 0:21:00- Now, Robert, Christopher, how are you feeling?- Very well, thank you.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03- Feeling confident? - Yeah, I'd say so.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05That doesn't sound so confident.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08- I haven't decided yet.- We're trying. - That is difficult, isn't it?
0:21:08 > 0:21:11Not deciding whether you're confident or not.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13No, seriously, it's the moment, isn't it?
0:21:13 > 0:21:16- It's always nice in a crowded sale room.- Yeah.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19- But you come to sales quite a lot, don't you?- We do, yeah.
0:21:19 > 0:21:20So, you know what it's all about.
0:21:20 > 0:21:25The first lot up is going to be the arrow brooch, and here it comes.
0:21:25 > 0:21:27This Scottish silver-metal-mounted agate brooch,
0:21:27 > 0:21:29with arrow design.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31A delightful little brooch here. Who will start me at £30?
0:21:31 > 0:21:35- Come on.- 30 for the brooch? 30 I have.
0:21:35 > 0:21:3835, where? Who's 35?
0:21:38 > 0:21:4235 I have. 40. 45. 50.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45- 55?- Go.- 55, someone?- Come on!
0:21:45 > 0:21:48Who is 55? Selling at £50, the bid standing.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50- All in at £50 then.- No money.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52- £50.- What a shame.
0:21:52 > 0:21:56- That was a particularly pretty one. - It was a good one, wasn't it?- Yeah.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58Now, here comes the inkwell.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00Birmingham, 1900.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03Been engraved there. Good quality inkwell then.
0:22:03 > 0:22:04£60?
0:22:05 > 0:22:0860 for the inkwell? 60 on the internet.
0:22:08 > 0:22:1365? 70? 75, the internet. 75 where?
0:22:13 > 0:22:15- I'm not liking this. - 70 I have in the room,
0:22:15 > 0:22:1975 where? 75. 80? 85. 90?
0:22:19 > 0:22:2090 for someone?
0:22:20 > 0:22:24- Selling at £85. Are we all done then?- £85.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27Oh, I can't bear this! Minus £40.
0:22:27 > 0:22:30OK, that quickly, it's not too bad. Minus 65.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33Now, here comes the enamelled watch.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36Delightful little wrist watch with the enamel, decorative back.
0:22:36 > 0:22:40We have commission bids, we start at £60. 65 where?
0:22:40 > 0:22:43- That's close.- Who is 65?
0:22:43 > 0:22:46The watch there. 65 for someone?
0:22:46 > 0:22:49Selling at £60 then. Are we all done then?
0:22:49 > 0:22:51On commission at £60...
0:22:51 > 0:22:53Sold for £60, which is minus ten pounds,
0:22:53 > 0:22:56which means overall you are minus 75.
0:22:56 > 0:22:57What are we going to do about the old dog?
0:22:57 > 0:23:00Oh, we're going to go for it.
0:23:00 > 0:23:02It's going to make us bajillions.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05- We'll make loads of money with it. - That's confidence for you.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07- Anyway, that, I take it, is a yes?- Yes.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10We are going with the Japanese tinplate dog, and here it comes.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13He is looking for new home. At 135-A.
0:23:13 > 0:23:15- Ten pounds?- Oh, please.
0:23:15 > 0:23:19- Ten pounds I have.- Somebody has gone for it.- 15 where?
0:23:19 > 0:23:21Who is 15? 15 I have, 20?
0:23:21 > 0:23:2625. 30. 35? 35, someone?
0:23:26 > 0:23:28Who is 35?
0:23:28 > 0:23:30I have 30 on my left. 35 anywhere?
0:23:30 > 0:23:33Selling at £30 then. Are we all done?
0:23:33 > 0:23:35Well done, Anita, doubled your cash.
0:23:35 > 0:23:37I wasn't barking up the wrong tree after all.
0:23:37 > 0:23:39Yeah, you certainly weren't.
0:23:39 > 0:23:41And it went for a walk at that, I tell you.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43Anyway, that's plus 15,
0:23:43 > 0:23:45which means, overall, your score is minus 60.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48Now, the way things are today, that could be a winning score, right?
0:23:48 > 0:23:51- Could be.- On that basis, don't say a word to the Blues.
0:23:58 > 0:24:03- Catherine, Malcolm, how are you? - Very fine.- "Very fine."
0:24:03 > 0:24:06Do you know how the Reds got on? No? We don't want you to.
0:24:06 > 0:24:10Anyway, first up then is the pendant fitting, and here it comes.
0:24:10 > 0:24:14Continental brass crown pattern pendant mount. Good quality item.
0:24:14 > 0:24:16Ten pounds?
0:24:16 > 0:24:19Ten I have. 15 where?
0:24:19 > 0:24:2015 for someone?
0:24:20 > 0:24:22Selling at ten pounds then.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24- All done?- No!- Come on!
0:24:24 > 0:24:25To our youngest customer.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29- Terrible.- Now, here comes the bottle vase.
0:24:29 > 0:24:33Royal Doulton pottery flambe woodcut bottle-shaped vase.
0:24:33 > 0:24:35A big decorative vase at 150-B.
0:24:35 > 0:24:37- £50?- Yes.- 50 I have.
0:24:37 > 0:24:3955 where?
0:24:39 > 0:24:41Who is 55 then?
0:24:41 > 0:24:42I have £50 on my left.
0:24:42 > 0:24:4655? 55. 60. 65. 70.
0:24:46 > 0:24:4875? 75 for someone?
0:24:48 > 0:24:51Selling at £70. The bid is still on my left.
0:24:51 > 0:24:54- All done at £70?- One more. - Come on.- No further bid then?
0:24:54 > 0:24:57- £70, was it? Was it £70? It was, wasn't it?- 75.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00Big imposing charger there, 16 in diameter.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03Who will start me at £50?
0:25:03 > 0:25:0650 where? 50. Hush out there.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08- Come on!- Is anybody out there at all?
0:25:08 > 0:25:10£50, the charger. 50 I have.
0:25:10 > 0:25:1255. 60.
0:25:12 > 0:25:1560? 60. 65?
0:25:15 > 0:25:16- 70.- Come on!
0:25:17 > 0:25:2170? 75. 80. 85.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23- 90?- It's creeping.- No?
0:25:23 > 0:25:25One more? 90.
0:25:25 > 0:25:2795.
0:25:27 > 0:25:2995. 100?
0:25:29 > 0:25:31Top it off?
0:25:31 > 0:25:34Selling at £95 then. All done then?
0:25:34 > 0:25:36Oh, £95.
0:25:36 > 0:25:39That's five off a 100, that's minus 65.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42I'm afraid overall you are minus £75.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44Minus £75, what are you going to do about the bonus buy?
0:25:44 > 0:25:46- Are you going to go with it? - We're going to go with it.
0:25:46 > 0:25:48- Go with it.- We trust the lad.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51OK, you're going with a bonus buy, and here it comes.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54The Victorian silver model of the Guernsey milk pail.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56And the two other items with it.
0:25:56 > 0:25:59Delightful little things or souvenirs of the Channel Islands.
0:25:59 > 0:26:00£100, someone?
0:26:00 > 0:26:02£100 I have. 110 where?
0:26:02 > 0:26:04Who is 110?
0:26:04 > 0:26:07110 I have. 120? 130?
0:26:07 > 0:26:08Who is 130?
0:26:08 > 0:26:10No further bid? Come on, there.
0:26:10 > 0:26:14- Come on, one more.- Come on, one more.- Selling at 120.- One more!
0:26:14 > 0:26:17- Nobody is into action here, apparently.- Action!
0:26:17 > 0:26:19130 for someone?
0:26:19 > 0:26:21Selling at 120 then.
0:26:21 > 0:26:22The bid is on my left still.
0:26:22 > 0:26:27Oh, bad luck. 120 means that's plus 70,
0:26:27 > 0:26:28but as you are minus 75,
0:26:28 > 0:26:31we are still minus five pounds.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34So, you missed making a profit by only five pounds.
0:26:34 > 0:26:37But you need to congratulate him for saving your bacon.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39My gosh, that's a good show.
0:26:39 > 0:26:43Well done, Mark. They wanted to blame you, too.
0:26:43 > 0:26:47- I know. I pulled them back. - Brought them back from the edge.
0:26:47 > 0:26:51Yes, Mark's buy clawed back most of the Blue's losses
0:26:51 > 0:26:55to ensure that their minus five was today's winning score.
0:26:55 > 0:26:59Coming up, will our second set of teams manage to make some profit?
0:26:59 > 0:27:00Hmm, we'll see.
0:27:02 > 0:27:06Meanwhile, we're heading to the west of England. Actually, to Bristol.
0:27:12 > 0:27:17Today I've come to the Bristol City Museum And Art Gallery.
0:27:17 > 0:27:21This magnificent Edwardian, baroque-style building
0:27:21 > 0:27:24was opened in 1905.
0:27:24 > 0:27:27Like so many wonderful municipal museums,
0:27:27 > 0:27:30it's packed to the gills with fascinating objects
0:27:30 > 0:27:33from the very old to the very special.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36And the rare to the quirky.
0:27:38 > 0:27:41Bristol is famous for a number of things.
0:27:41 > 0:27:45John Cabot's voyage of discovery to America.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48Bristol cream sherry. The Suspension Bridge.
0:27:48 > 0:27:53And glass. And that is what I'm here to look at today.
0:27:55 > 0:27:57The Romans brought glass-making to Bristol
0:27:57 > 0:28:01and it continued as a steady trade until the 18th century,
0:28:01 > 0:28:04when business boomed, and the city soon became
0:28:04 > 0:28:07one of the most important glass-making centres in Europe.
0:28:15 > 0:28:18But why is Bristol glass associated
0:28:18 > 0:28:23so closely with this deep, glorious blue colour?
0:28:23 > 0:28:25Well, it's a bit of a mystery, really.
0:28:25 > 0:28:29Of course, in the town, they had got their porcelain works.
0:28:29 > 0:28:31And the porcelain works
0:28:31 > 0:28:36were already importing cobalt blue from Germany.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39And some bright spark thought one day,
0:28:39 > 0:28:43"I'll put a handful of this cobalt blue in the clear glass mix
0:28:43 > 0:28:45"and see what happens".
0:28:45 > 0:28:47Hey presto, there was a miracle.
0:28:47 > 0:28:51And this deep blue hue was created.
0:28:51 > 0:28:54The only way of being absolutely certain
0:28:54 > 0:28:57that the Bristol Blue Glass you're buying was made in Bristol,
0:28:57 > 0:29:01is to get a signed piece. Which is what we've got here.
0:29:01 > 0:29:03This is extremely rare.
0:29:03 > 0:29:07Underneath you can see in gold script "I. Jacobs",
0:29:07 > 0:29:10who was a celebrated maker in the city of Bristol
0:29:10 > 0:29:13between about 1780 and 1820.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16One of the other novelty items that I like
0:29:16 > 0:29:20is this decanter stand, or coaster.
0:29:20 > 0:29:22But my all-time favourite
0:29:22 > 0:29:26out of the museum display is this fellow.
0:29:26 > 0:29:28If I open it up, look.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33Isn't that amazing? It's a xylophone.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36Or, more properly, a crystallophone,
0:29:36 > 0:29:41made out of sections of Bristol blue glass of different lengths,
0:29:41 > 0:29:44representing the various notes.
0:29:44 > 0:29:47You can hardly believe that you'd make a xylophone
0:29:47 > 0:29:50out of solid glass rods like this.
0:29:50 > 0:29:54But, with special consent, I'm allowed to strike a note or two.
0:29:54 > 0:29:57Not too hard, mind you. Cos we can't afford to break 'em.
0:29:57 > 0:30:01But just listen to this. How sweet and clear.
0:30:01 > 0:30:03ASCENDING CHIME
0:30:04 > 0:30:09Marvellous, isn't it? And not a fracture in sight.
0:30:09 > 0:30:12We're back in Sussex at the Ardingly Antiques Fair.
0:30:12 > 0:30:14So many stalls, but so little time!
0:30:14 > 0:30:18Only an hour to pick three profitable items.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21Who will be facing the Bargain Hunt challenge next?
0:30:21 > 0:30:25I did not expect to find something quite so personal.
0:30:25 > 0:30:27Just hold on a sec.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30I'm trying to work out which is the ass...er...donkey(!)
0:30:30 > 0:30:32Let's meet the teams!
0:30:32 > 0:30:35Today for the Reds, we have partners
0:30:35 > 0:30:37Louise and Matthew.
0:30:37 > 0:30:39And for the Blues, we've got good friends
0:30:39 > 0:30:42- Bev and Lucy. Hello, everyone. - Hello!- Hello!- Good to see you.
0:30:42 > 0:30:45Now, Matthew, how did you two first meet?
0:30:45 > 0:30:48Well, we were both on tour with the BBC Symphony Chorus.
0:30:48 > 0:30:51We did a splendid six-day tour of Europe
0:30:51 > 0:30:54with 120 chorus and 120 orchestra,
0:30:54 > 0:30:57- so we were quite a swarm going across Europe.- Gosh.
0:30:57 > 0:31:00And we had a day off in Rome, which was very fortunate,
0:31:00 > 0:31:01and we happened to spend the day together.
0:31:01 > 0:31:04And, as they say, things sort of developed from there.
0:31:04 > 0:31:08We became chums and, on a slow burn, here we are today.
0:31:08 > 0:31:10Isn't that nice? So music brought you together?
0:31:10 > 0:31:14It did indeed. And it keeps us together still. We still sing together and...
0:31:14 > 0:31:15And where do you sing now?
0:31:15 > 0:31:18We sing locally, really. We don't do anything big any more.
0:31:18 > 0:31:21- You know, the voice is going a bit now.- Oh, come on.
0:31:21 > 0:31:23What, on account of your advancing years?
0:31:23 > 0:31:25- Yes, that's right.- Steady on.
0:31:26 > 0:31:29Good. What do you do for a living?
0:31:29 > 0:31:32Me, I'm a music teacher, and I absolutely love my job.
0:31:32 > 0:31:37I spend my life working with five-year-olds up to 12-year-olds,
0:31:37 > 0:31:40teaching them music on percussion instruments,
0:31:40 > 0:31:44on recorders, on clarinets, on brass instruments, singing.
0:31:44 > 0:31:45- You name it, I'll teach it.- Lovely.
0:31:45 > 0:31:48Yeah, but my favourite instrument is the ukulele.
0:31:48 > 0:31:50The moment you put a little ukulele into the hands
0:31:50 > 0:31:52of these little children, they're like, rock gods!
0:31:52 > 0:31:55- Good.- They're absolutely fantastic. They love it.
0:31:55 > 0:31:58Well, all I can say is the children are jolly lucky to have such a lovely teacher.
0:31:58 > 0:32:01- Thank you very much.- Don't you think she sounds fab?- Thank you.
0:32:01 > 0:32:03I feel like taking up music.
0:32:03 > 0:32:05- Very good luck.- Thank you. - Lovely to meet you.
0:32:05 > 0:32:07Now, Lucy. How did you two meet, darling?
0:32:07 > 0:32:11Bev and I met a couple of years ago when we worked at the Samaritans together.
0:32:11 > 0:32:13- Did you? - And we've been friends ever since.
0:32:13 > 0:32:15That's an amazing organisation, isn't it?
0:32:15 > 0:32:17- Yes.- Absolutely.
0:32:17 > 0:32:21And are you there to receive the calls,
0:32:21 > 0:32:22- or how does it work?- Yes.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25That's what you're trained to do, to sit on the phones
0:32:25 > 0:32:29for hours and hours and hours, as all the calls come in.
0:32:29 > 0:32:30Yeah, it's a valuable organisation.
0:32:30 > 0:32:33- And that's where you became friends?- Yes.- Lovely.
0:32:33 > 0:32:37We've got lots in common cos we're both vegetarians and we're both animal-mad.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40- Yes.- Yeah.- And she's just such a lovely little darling.
0:32:40 > 0:32:43She's young enough to be my granddaughter.
0:32:43 > 0:32:45But she's just so sweet and wonderful and I love her.
0:32:45 > 0:32:47Oh, isn't that nice?
0:32:47 > 0:32:50And Bev, you alluded to your love of animals. Tell us about that.
0:32:50 > 0:32:52Yes. Well, my late husband was a vet
0:32:52 > 0:32:55and I used to work in the surgery with him,
0:32:55 > 0:32:57and we'd take home rescued animals.
0:32:57 > 0:33:01And in the end I had eight cats and three dogs,
0:33:01 > 0:33:05some rescued chickens, tortoises and baby goats.
0:33:05 > 0:33:09- All my friends think I'm mad. - Well, that doesn't matter a scrap, does it?
0:33:09 > 0:33:11That doesn't matter a scrap, not at all.
0:33:11 > 0:33:14Both of you are pretty cool when it comes to bargain-hunting, aren't you?
0:33:14 > 0:33:17- We're scavengers.- Absolutely, yes.
0:33:17 > 0:33:20So give us the scavenging routine then. What are your techniques?
0:33:20 > 0:33:23Well, early start in Brighton, walk around the skips,
0:33:23 > 0:33:25see what's hanging out.
0:33:25 > 0:33:26- Skip-dipping!- See what we can grab.
0:33:26 > 0:33:29- I don't know if that's allowed. - What, skip-dipping?- But we do.
0:33:29 > 0:33:34- Yeah.- Skip-dipping. I know people who have found fabulous things in skips.- Yeah, we clean them up.
0:33:34 > 0:33:36- Bev cleans them up and takes them to charity shops.- Yeah.
0:33:36 > 0:33:39So we're doing our recycling, our green bit, helping the charity.
0:33:39 > 0:33:43- Well, you're not only blue, you're also green, which is so nice.- Absolutely.
0:33:43 > 0:33:45And talking about greenbacks, this is the money moment.
0:33:45 > 0:33:49Here comes your £300. £300 apiece, there's your 300.
0:33:49 > 0:33:52You know the rules, your experts await, and off you go!
0:33:52 > 0:33:54And very, very, very good luck.
0:33:54 > 0:33:58- The plan is quality, something pretty.- And a bargain.
0:33:58 > 0:34:01And it's to win, win, win, win, win.
0:34:01 > 0:34:04Oh, I like the attitude. Come on, let's keep this up.
0:34:04 > 0:34:06So the animal-loving Blues are full of fighting talk.
0:34:06 > 0:34:10But the musical Reds think they've got it cracked too.
0:34:10 > 0:34:12MATTHEW: I think there's a magic formula actually.
0:34:12 > 0:34:16It's magpie - I want that shiny thing.
0:34:16 > 0:34:20- Something shiny.- Yeah. Something musical.- Something musical.
0:34:20 > 0:34:22- And a name.- A name.
0:34:22 > 0:34:25- A name if we can.- Not too expensive. - Not too expensive. - Not Clarice Cliff.
0:34:25 > 0:34:27We want to make a couple of quid, don't we?
0:34:27 > 0:34:29- We want to make some money. - That's all you need.
0:34:29 > 0:34:31- OK, let's go in.- All right.
0:34:31 > 0:34:33So both teams have got plans.
0:34:33 > 0:34:35But will they stick to them?
0:34:35 > 0:34:38- How about that?- Well, it's very Deco, cos you've got the classic woman
0:34:38 > 0:34:41and you've got the, sort of, is it an Afghan?
0:34:41 > 0:34:43Would that be good to take, do you think?
0:34:43 > 0:34:46- Well, it's quite decorative, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:34:46 > 0:34:51We can come back and have a detailed look if we don't see anything else.
0:34:51 > 0:34:53So the Blues have gone to the dogs already.
0:34:53 > 0:34:55But are the Reds on song?
0:34:55 > 0:34:58Is this something someone might want to put in their hall,
0:34:58 > 0:35:00to put a pot on, or dried flowers and things?
0:35:00 > 0:35:04- Yeah, it's obviously a piece of Victorian indoor architecture. - Absolutely.
0:35:04 > 0:35:08Really, it would have been, perhaps, at the bottom of a stairway
0:35:08 > 0:35:10with railings and so on. Oh, right.
0:35:10 > 0:35:13Or supporting something. Do you want to have a wee look at it?
0:35:13 > 0:35:16- Yes, I will.- How do they...? - Well, they fit flat against the wall
0:35:16 > 0:35:18and then you can have a thing on top, you see?
0:35:18 > 0:35:21- It's oak, is it?- Yeah. - Probably, I should imagine.
0:35:21 > 0:35:23- I actually quite like them. - Do you? OK.
0:35:23 > 0:35:26- I quite like those.- I'd be interested to know what price it is.
0:35:26 > 0:35:29- Shall we go and see?- Oh, go on. Let's go for it.- Yeah.
0:35:29 > 0:35:33Go on, Matthew. Go on, Matthew.
0:35:33 > 0:35:36So, Reds, was it shiny? No.
0:35:36 > 0:35:38Was it musical? No.
0:35:38 > 0:35:41Did it have a name? No.
0:35:41 > 0:35:43Best laid plans, eh?
0:35:43 > 0:35:46The plaque is quite nice. Art Nouveau.
0:35:46 > 0:35:49- Do you like the Art Nouveau movement?- I love Art Nouveau.
0:35:49 > 0:35:51Do you think it's appealing, or do you think it's a bit dull?
0:35:51 > 0:35:54Well, it's very appealing to those people who like Art Nouveau.
0:35:54 > 0:35:55If you don't, it's dull.
0:35:55 > 0:35:59- Well, shall we move on into the other room?- Yes. - That's our backup plan.
0:35:59 > 0:36:02I love having backups, but don't forget we have to buy things.
0:36:02 > 0:36:05Three things, to be exact.
0:36:05 > 0:36:08But it looks like the Blues might be ditherers.
0:36:08 > 0:36:11How did you get on? They'll very kindly do it for 45.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13Sorry, the pair for 45.
0:36:13 > 0:36:16- I think we ought to go for it. - Could you come to 40?
0:36:18 > 0:36:20- Too much?- 40 and a mint?
0:36:26 > 0:36:29- 40 and a handful of mints.- She's a trier.- Yeah, absolutely. Yes.
0:36:29 > 0:36:32- Oh, he's taken the mint. - He's taken the mint.
0:36:32 > 0:36:34- £40.- Oh, well done.- Lovely.
0:36:34 > 0:36:37- £40.- Well done, love. - And a mint.- And a mint.
0:36:37 > 0:36:39- That was a £5 mint.- And a kiss.
0:36:39 > 0:36:41- Excellent.- Fantastic. Pleased with that.
0:36:41 > 0:36:44- First one in the bag. - Fantastic. How long was that?
0:36:44 > 0:36:47- About five minutes?- Yes.- Yeah. We're doing well.- Fantastic.
0:36:47 > 0:36:49Aha! Bribery.
0:36:49 > 0:36:52A case of SWEET persuasion, if ever there was.
0:36:52 > 0:36:56Now, what are those dithering Blues up to, eh?
0:36:56 > 0:36:59- It's in a nice, maple frame. - Yeah.- Let's just note.
0:36:59 > 0:37:01The colours are relatively good on it.
0:37:01 > 0:37:05- She's 14, look, Ethel Masters.- Sweet.
0:37:05 > 0:37:07- Well, it's quite decorative. - It's a possibility.
0:37:07 > 0:37:10- Well, everything's a possibility at the moment, Bev.- Absolutely.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13This is our fourth thing that might be a possibility.
0:37:13 > 0:37:15You know we're only allowed to buy three?
0:37:15 > 0:37:17Sadly, yes.
0:37:17 > 0:37:21I'm determined we're actually going to spend some money at some point.
0:37:21 > 0:37:23- Do you think that's frightfully boring?- Yes.
0:37:23 > 0:37:25- I thought you would. - But I do like the frame.
0:37:25 > 0:37:26I've had a word with the dealer
0:37:26 > 0:37:31and she says the very best price she can take for it is £65.
0:37:31 > 0:37:34- OK.- I mean, I don't think that's a bad price, actually.
0:37:34 > 0:37:36And I would have thought, comfortably,
0:37:36 > 0:37:40they would have put an estimate of 80-100 or something on that.
0:37:40 > 0:37:42So we've got a chance of a profit on that, you know.
0:37:42 > 0:37:44Yeah. I'm quite keen on it now.
0:37:44 > 0:37:46- I'm making an executive decision. - Shall we make a decision?
0:37:46 > 0:37:48- We're buying it.- Yes!- £65, OK?
0:37:48 > 0:37:51- We're doing it.- Wonderful, wonderful.- Winner. Sold.
0:37:54 > 0:37:56The Blues have finally bought something.
0:37:56 > 0:38:00Albeit with some strong-arm tactics from Mark.
0:38:00 > 0:38:04- What exactly are these? A wonderful shape.- They're called fire dogs.
0:38:04 > 0:38:06And we've got a pair here.
0:38:06 > 0:38:10And they would sit on either side of your hearth.
0:38:10 > 0:38:13And you would place the poker, the shovel,
0:38:13 > 0:38:17- and the tongs on top of it.- OK.
0:38:17 > 0:38:21- They're a lovely dog shape. - They do look like dogs. - They're quite sweet.
0:38:21 > 0:38:23- They're very sweet.- Edwardian.
0:38:23 > 0:38:25Early 20th century.
0:38:25 > 0:38:29- Very nice.- What's the price on them? £78. Crikey.
0:38:29 > 0:38:33- We have more to look at, I think. - Yes.- Let's go and have a look.
0:38:33 > 0:38:36- We may well be back, though. - Thank you very much.- We may be back.
0:38:36 > 0:38:39Talking of dogs, look what the Blues have spotted.
0:38:39 > 0:38:40A little woofer.
0:38:42 > 0:38:44- Good morning.- Hello.
0:38:44 > 0:38:49- We're just looking at the bronze. Are these bronze?- Yes, it is. Absolutely.
0:38:49 > 0:38:53- Oh, it's rather lovely, isn't it? - Do you collect bronzes?
0:38:53 > 0:38:56Well, I think bronzes are lovely. How much is he?
0:38:56 > 0:38:59Well, I've got £85 on it.
0:38:59 > 0:39:02But I could do a little off, I could do it for 70.
0:39:02 > 0:39:06- I don't know. I'm not sure. I'm not sure whether I like it or not.- OK.
0:39:06 > 0:39:08- MARK:- It's an Alsatian, by the looks of it, isn't it?
0:39:08 > 0:39:10- German shepherd.- A German shepherd.
0:39:11 > 0:39:15- What are your instincts?- Well, I'll be honest, it doesn't bark at me.
0:39:15 > 0:39:19It didn't bark at my Lucy either. So if it doesn't bark at you,
0:39:19 > 0:39:21we'll pop it back till we find a doggy that barks.
0:39:21 > 0:39:24But it is very nice quality, so we can put another thing
0:39:24 > 0:39:25in our thinking cap.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28- Thank you for showing us. - WOMAN: Thank you. You're welcome.
0:39:28 > 0:39:31So no bark, but could it bite at auction?
0:39:31 > 0:39:34Meanwhile, the Reds have also gone to the dogs.
0:39:34 > 0:39:36The fire dogs, that is.
0:39:37 > 0:39:40- I'll treat you, £60.- £60?- Yeah.
0:39:40 > 0:39:42They are bronze. They're fantastic.
0:39:42 > 0:39:46- Are these bronze ones?- They're bronze. They are really stylised.
0:39:46 > 0:39:50- They are. They are lovely. - What do you think.- £60?- £60?
0:39:50 > 0:39:54- Do you want us to try the mint trick again?- What, get another fiver off?
0:39:54 > 0:39:5655.
0:39:56 > 0:39:58It's worth a try.
0:39:58 > 0:40:01I don't know about you, but I really feel good about those.
0:40:01 > 0:40:05- I really do feel good about those. They've got a lovely weight to them. - Exactly.
0:40:05 > 0:40:07- I can see the practicality of them. - Let's go for it.
0:40:07 > 0:40:11- You shake hands this time.- I'll do it.- Sorry.- Thank you very much.
0:40:11 > 0:40:13So the Reds bag their second buy.
0:40:13 > 0:40:17Looks like they might teach the animal-loving Blues a lesson today.
0:40:19 > 0:40:22Well, we're both totally animal-mad, it's our life.
0:40:22 > 0:40:25So I don't want to say we've got to have it.
0:40:25 > 0:40:28But I think you're leaning towards saying you want to, aren't you?
0:40:28 > 0:40:31- It's ticking boxes.- Is it ticking boxes?- That's what it's doing.
0:40:31 > 0:40:35Let me just see. I mean, it is ticking boxes, this dog.
0:40:35 > 0:40:36They're both animal-lovers.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39It means an awful lot to them to buy an animal.
0:40:39 > 0:40:43- Is there any chance you can do it for 60?- Right.
0:40:43 > 0:40:45- I'll have to ask my husband. - He said yes, I can see.
0:40:45 > 0:40:49- Yes.- Did he?- Well, we do need food for the baby, don't we?
0:40:49 > 0:40:51We do. We do indeed.
0:40:51 > 0:40:54- Can we shake hands at 60?- We can indeed.- Thank you very much.
0:40:54 > 0:40:57- Are you happy with 60?- Yes. - Thank you. We're happy, very happy.
0:40:57 > 0:41:01Well, I can see you want it and, I think, if you really want something, you should have it.
0:41:01 > 0:41:05- You know me well. - You spotted that. Your eyes...
0:41:05 > 0:41:10- Are you happy?- Very happy.- Cool. - Yes, yes, yes. Wonderful.
0:41:10 > 0:41:15The Blues are back in business with their second buy. It's even-stevens.
0:41:15 > 0:41:17- How much have we spent?- £100.
0:41:19 > 0:41:23- All right.- Why?- Both of you are choristers, aren't you?
0:41:23 > 0:41:28- We sing, yeah.- We sing, yes. She's got a look in her eye.
0:41:28 > 0:41:32I don't know about this look in her eye she's got. Where's this going?
0:41:32 > 0:41:36- I remember something.- Oh, right. - OK. Is it back that way?
0:41:36 > 0:41:39It is back. Now, wait a minute, wait a minute.
0:41:41 > 0:41:45- You have a look there. Give me two minutes. OK?- OK, all right.
0:41:45 > 0:41:49So what cunning plan is Anita hatching, eh?
0:41:49 > 0:41:52Meanwhile, the Blues are talking about...guess what?
0:41:52 > 0:41:55Yes, you've guessed right. Animals.
0:41:55 > 0:41:58- And there's another.- Have you seen that little picture of a donkey?
0:41:58 > 0:42:02- Aw, he's lovely, do you like it? - But I was thinking of your animals.
0:42:02 > 0:42:05- It's quite a heavy frame. - Oh, it's beautiful.
0:42:05 > 0:42:08- And it's signed. It's 1920. - It's so wonderful.
0:42:08 > 0:42:12My late husband was a vet in Zimbabwe.
0:42:12 > 0:42:16- Oh, whereabouts in Zimbabwe? - In Bulawayo.- Oh, Bulawayo.
0:42:16 > 0:42:20And I helped, sort of, start up the donkey sanctuary in Bulawayo.
0:42:20 > 0:42:22- Really, a donkey sanctuary? - A donkey sanctuary.
0:42:22 > 0:42:26- So donkeys are so, so, so precious. - And I didn't know that.
0:42:26 > 0:42:29- No. But this was meant to be. - What is the frame made of?
0:42:29 > 0:42:33It's wood, but it's got a gesso on it, to give the decoration.
0:42:33 > 0:42:35- So it's just wood.- Yes.
0:42:35 > 0:42:38What would you like it to be made of? 15 carat gold?
0:42:38 > 0:42:41- Solid gold, really. For £125.- Absolutely.
0:42:41 > 0:42:45- But it's not... Where can you see £125?- Just there.
0:42:45 > 0:42:47Oh, you're right. All right, smarty.
0:42:47 > 0:42:49I'll go and have a word with the dealer,
0:42:49 > 0:42:51- you carry on looking. - See if you can knock her down.
0:42:51 > 0:42:54No, don't knock her down, try and haggle the price down!
0:42:54 > 0:42:57Now, what's that naughty Anita Manning up to?
0:42:57 > 0:43:01I've found something which I think you will fall in love with.
0:43:01 > 0:43:04- Oh, yes?- Oh, how exciting.- Musical?
0:43:04 > 0:43:06- It's musical.- Oh, right.- Great.
0:43:06 > 0:43:09- And it will be very relevant to the pair of you...- Oh, right.
0:43:09 > 0:43:12- ..as singers.- Oh, wow. - Follow me, darlings.
0:43:12 > 0:43:14- Oh, how exciting.- Thank you.
0:43:14 > 0:43:19Clever old Anita. Sounds like the Reds' game plan could be back on track.
0:43:21 > 0:43:25Back with the Blues, Bev has some serious persuading to do.
0:43:25 > 0:43:27How old is that picture? Why is it 125 quid?
0:43:27 > 0:43:30It's the subject matter,
0:43:30 > 0:43:31I don't think it's all that old.
0:43:31 > 0:43:34- It's just wood.- That's fine.- Sorry.
0:43:34 > 0:43:37But don't you think people are absolutely going to love that?
0:43:37 > 0:43:39I mean, there are other people that like donkeys and doggies.
0:43:39 > 0:43:42We do. Do you think other people will like them as much as we do?
0:43:42 > 0:43:45Yes, Lucy, look, I want that so much, please, please, please.
0:43:45 > 0:43:48Bev, It's wood. It's wood.
0:43:48 > 0:43:51I won't speak to you if you don't let me have it.
0:43:51 > 0:43:52Oh, nice try, Bev.
0:43:53 > 0:43:55Right.
0:43:55 > 0:43:59- Oh, wow. A conductor's baton. - Oh, my goodness.
0:43:59 > 0:44:02You took the words right out of my mouth.
0:44:02 > 0:44:04It's what you said.
0:44:04 > 0:44:07- Isn't that gorgeous? - Oh, it's gorgeous.
0:44:07 > 0:44:09Now, there's an inscription on it.
0:44:09 > 0:44:12And these were usually presented to conductors
0:44:12 > 0:44:14of orchestras or choirs.
0:44:14 > 0:44:18And I think this might be a chorister's baton.
0:44:18 > 0:44:21- Oh! Is that a hallmark, there? - A hallmark, yes.
0:44:21 > 0:44:25- Each of the little pieces of silver. Each have been hallmarked.- Lovely.
0:44:25 > 0:44:28- And it's 1921.- 1921.
0:44:28 > 0:44:30Do you know, it makes me go quite...
0:44:30 > 0:44:32It is, it's...
0:44:32 > 0:44:34- That was really special for somebody, wasn't it?- Yes.
0:44:34 > 0:44:36There are echoes of the past here.
0:44:36 > 0:44:39- Has it made you happy? - Very, very happy.
0:44:39 > 0:44:41- It's very, very nice.- But the big question is, of course...- I know.
0:44:41 > 0:44:43- It's very dear.- How much is it?
0:44:43 > 0:44:45How dear, how much are we going to need?
0:44:45 > 0:44:49Well, there's more on the ticket
0:44:49 > 0:44:51- than we actually have.- Yes.
0:44:51 > 0:44:56- Oh.- Right.- That's a bit of a problem.- The ticket price is £210.
0:44:56 > 0:44:58And we've got £200 left.
0:44:58 > 0:45:02- So we will really have to strike a deal on this one.- OK.
0:45:02 > 0:45:04- If you want to buy it. - It's wonderful.
0:45:04 > 0:45:07- I absolutely love it. - So do I.- I really do love it.
0:45:08 > 0:45:09So the big question now is,
0:45:09 > 0:45:13will the Red team be able to talk the dealer down below 200?
0:45:13 > 0:45:16Meanwhile, the Blues move in for the kill.
0:45:19 > 0:45:21The news is, I've spoken to the dealer,
0:45:21 > 0:45:24she said we could have it for 100.
0:45:24 > 0:45:28- And then I told her about the Bulawayo story.- Yes, yes, yes.
0:45:28 > 0:45:31- And she said, "I can't go any less than 90".- OK.
0:45:31 > 0:45:34Well, what do you think? You love it, don't you, Bev?
0:45:34 > 0:45:38- I absolutely adore it. - I love it because you love it.
0:45:38 > 0:45:43- But I...- It just look... Look, it's all nicked.
0:45:43 > 0:45:46- Age.- You're our expert. What do you think, expert?
0:45:46 > 0:45:49Here we go again, Mark's in the firing line.
0:45:50 > 0:45:53I think you love it. And I think the subject of friendship.
0:45:53 > 0:45:56- Yeah, that's lovely.- And you two are friends.- Absolutely.
0:45:56 > 0:45:58- I think it was made for us. - Hold on a second,
0:45:58 > 0:46:02I'm trying to work out which is the ass...er...donkey(!)
0:46:02 > 0:46:06- I'm the donkey.- You're the donkey and you're the doggy.- Yes, yes, yes.
0:46:06 > 0:46:09I think it looks quite kitsch. The frame.
0:46:09 > 0:46:12- I know that's how it's meant to be. - I think it's cute, isn't it?
0:46:12 > 0:46:15- I think it's lovely. - And with your story about Bulawayo.
0:46:15 > 0:46:17- You have to have it. - I've absolutely got to have it.
0:46:17 > 0:46:19- Can I have it, Lucy, love? - You can have, Bev, anything.
0:46:19 > 0:46:23- Anything for you, Bev.- I love you. Thank you.- Although it is wood.
0:46:23 > 0:46:26I knew, as soon as we saw that from over there.
0:46:26 > 0:46:28- You just knew.- Come on.- Done.
0:46:28 > 0:46:32- Thank you, my friend, thank you. I love you.- I'll blame you.
0:46:32 > 0:46:35So there's a turn-up for the books.
0:46:35 > 0:46:39The dithering Blues have bagged their final item before the Reds.
0:46:40 > 0:46:45You and I have just made this couple's day.
0:46:45 > 0:46:46But it's too much money for us.
0:46:46 > 0:46:50What is the very best that you can do on that?
0:46:50 > 0:46:54Well, I'll give you one price and it is absolutely the best price.
0:46:54 > 0:46:55And it's 160.
0:46:56 > 0:46:58160.
0:46:58 > 0:47:00- I think we've got to go for it. - I think we've got to go for it.
0:47:00 > 0:47:06- It's beautiful.- I think you've made them very, very happy.
0:47:06 > 0:47:08- Thank you very much.- Thank you very much.- Thank you so much.
0:47:08 > 0:47:09It's nice to meet you.
0:47:09 > 0:47:11Thank you very, very much.
0:47:11 > 0:47:15I did not expect to find something quite so personal
0:47:15 > 0:47:18- and quite so beautiful. Thank you so much.- Yeah, it's lovely.
0:47:18 > 0:47:20- You've made our day.- It's brilliant.
0:47:20 > 0:47:22You really have. Thank you.
0:47:22 > 0:47:26- Good, good, good, good. - Can I go...Oooh!
0:47:28 > 0:47:32That's it. Bargaining time's over.
0:47:32 > 0:47:33Let's go to auction.
0:47:33 > 0:47:36And we're returning to The Canterbury Auction Galleries
0:47:36 > 0:47:37to sell our items.
0:47:37 > 0:47:41But first, let's remind ourselves what the Reds bought.
0:47:41 > 0:47:43The Reds' first buy was the fake pair
0:47:43 > 0:47:46of 18th century wooden corbels for £40.
0:47:47 > 0:47:51Next they paid £60 for the pair of bronze fire dogs.
0:47:52 > 0:47:56And their final buy was the Edwardian silver and ebony
0:47:56 > 0:48:00conductor's baton, for which they paid £160.
0:48:00 > 0:48:04Now, Lulu, Matt...
0:48:04 > 0:48:07- you spent 260, which is a magnificent total.- Yes.
0:48:07 > 0:48:11And you gave Anita a measly £40. Anita, what did you spend it on?
0:48:11 > 0:48:13I wanted to buy something wee and sparkly,
0:48:13 > 0:48:16but I ended up with something which was just wee.
0:48:16 > 0:48:19It's a little, silver brooch. It's hallmarked silver,
0:48:19 > 0:48:22from about the 1930s.
0:48:22 > 0:48:24But it's the pattern that I like.
0:48:24 > 0:48:26It's lovely. It's beautiful, Yeah, I love that.
0:48:26 > 0:48:28The Celtic interlaced knot.
0:48:28 > 0:48:31- Yes.- That would look really nice on a scarf
0:48:31 > 0:48:34- or a cravat or something. - Yes.- It's lovely.
0:48:34 > 0:48:38- How much did you pay for it? - I paid £22...- Is that all?
0:48:38 > 0:48:41- ..which is not too bad.- That's very good.- I think that's pretty good.
0:48:41 > 0:48:44- And it's silver.- It's beautiful. - And it's hallmarked.- Beautiful.
0:48:44 > 0:48:47£22. I mean, would you like to make that for £22, Matt?
0:48:47 > 0:48:49- I'd have that... - I don't think I could.
0:48:49 > 0:48:53I was going to say, would you like to buy that for me for £22?
0:48:53 > 0:48:55Of course, my love. Of course.
0:48:55 > 0:48:57- Absolutely beautiful. Well done.- £22!
0:48:57 > 0:48:59- Thank you very much. - I'm glad you like it.
0:48:59 > 0:49:01- That's fantastic. Yeah.- £22!
0:49:01 > 0:49:05Has Ms Manning chosen well? Well, we'll see before long.
0:49:05 > 0:49:09In the meanwhile, let's discuss what the Blue's three items.
0:49:10 > 0:49:15The Blues paid £65 for the late Victorian sampler.
0:49:15 > 0:49:20Then £60 for the Art Deco bronze German shepherd.
0:49:20 > 0:49:25And, finally, £90 for the little watercolour of the donkey and dog.
0:49:26 > 0:49:29Now, Luce, Bev, this is exciting, isn't it?
0:49:29 > 0:49:33- Absolutely.- And they're all giggling with amusement here.
0:49:33 > 0:49:38£215 you spent. £85 went to Mark. Mark, what did you spend it on?
0:49:38 > 0:49:42Well, Tim, I was on strict orders to find a piece of Lalique.
0:49:42 > 0:49:45- It's lovely.- I love you! - And I found a piece.
0:49:45 > 0:49:47It's not a period one, I'm afraid.
0:49:47 > 0:49:50It's not Rene Lalique, it's certainly post-war.
0:49:50 > 0:49:52- But I thought it's nice quality. - It's magical.
0:49:52 > 0:49:56- And it's always a good name, Lalique.- It's perfect quality.
0:49:56 > 0:49:59Yes, the quality's good. But it did cost a lot of money, you know.
0:49:59 > 0:50:03- OK, how much did it cost?- It cost me £70 of the 85 you left me.
0:50:03 > 0:50:06- OK.- I would have put sort of £50-70 on it.
0:50:06 > 0:50:08So it's right at the end of the estimate.
0:50:08 > 0:50:11But you can't find much at a good fair
0:50:11 > 0:50:13that's Lalique for under £100 really.
0:50:13 > 0:50:15- Yes.- I'd pay 100 for it.- Easily.
0:50:15 > 0:50:17And it's a really decorative little piece.
0:50:17 > 0:50:19And that's exactly what we were looking for.
0:50:19 > 0:50:22- And you found it. - Yes.- We're well chuffed.
0:50:22 > 0:50:25- Well chuffed.- Unbelievable. - We're well chuffed.
0:50:25 > 0:50:26Good, isn't it?
0:50:26 > 0:50:30We'll see whether they're still as chuffed later on
0:50:30 > 0:50:34as we're now about to put all the items under the hammer.
0:50:34 > 0:50:37Now, Lulu, Matthew, how are you feeling?
0:50:37 > 0:50:38- Confident.- Are you?
0:50:38 > 0:50:41The patron saint of auctions is looking favourably on us.
0:50:41 > 0:50:44- Smiling at us this morning. - Which one is the patron saint?
0:50:44 > 0:50:46- St Bargain of Hunt. - Oh, St Bargain of Hunt.
0:50:46 > 0:50:49Of course it is. He's sharp, this one.
0:50:49 > 0:50:53And here we go, look. How exciting. Come on, the corbels.
0:50:53 > 0:50:57And we go to 178, a pair of modern hardwood corbels.
0:50:57 > 0:51:00We have a starting bid of £30. 35 where?
0:51:00 > 0:51:03Pair of corbels there. 35 I have. 40. 45.
0:51:03 > 0:51:0750. 55. 60. 60 where?
0:51:07 > 0:51:09It's only got £55, the bid's standing in the room there.
0:51:09 > 0:51:11All done at £55 then.
0:51:12 > 0:51:15Plus £15, I feel another container coming on.
0:51:15 > 0:51:18OK. Now, here come the bronze fire dogs.
0:51:18 > 0:51:23170b is the pair of bronze fire dogs in the Arts and Crafts style.
0:51:23 > 0:51:25£50. 40 then to start.
0:51:25 > 0:51:29- Oh, come on.- Get it going. 40 I have. 45 where?
0:51:29 > 0:51:3245? 45. 50 on the internet.
0:51:32 > 0:51:3455. 60 on the internet.
0:51:34 > 0:51:38- 60. 65. 70.- Yes!
0:51:38 > 0:51:4275. 80. 85, no? 85.
0:51:42 > 0:51:46Bidder at 90? Internet, 95. 100.
0:51:47 > 0:51:53110. Bid's on the internet at £100. All done at 100.
0:51:53 > 0:51:55Yes!
0:51:55 > 0:51:58You made another 40. Plus 40.
0:51:58 > 0:52:02- You are plus 55.- Oh, my goodness. - You are so good, you two.
0:52:02 > 0:52:05And 170c is the conductor's baton.
0:52:05 > 0:52:07London, 1921.
0:52:07 > 0:52:09- Who will start me at £100?- Come on.
0:52:09 > 0:52:11100 someone? 75.
0:52:11 > 0:52:14Let's get it going at 75. 75 I have.
0:52:14 > 0:52:1680 where? 80 I have.
0:52:16 > 0:52:18- 85. 90.- Yes, yes.
0:52:18 > 0:52:20- 95?- It's a good one.- 95 internet?
0:52:20 > 0:52:22It's beautiful. It's so beautiful.
0:52:22 > 0:52:26- 95?- Go on.- 95. 100.
0:52:26 > 0:52:28And 10, internet.
0:52:29 > 0:52:31110. 120.
0:52:31 > 0:52:34Where's 120? It's only 110. 120.
0:52:34 > 0:52:37Another bidder in the room. 130.
0:52:37 > 0:52:39Selling at 120, bid standing in the room at £120,
0:52:39 > 0:52:41are we all done then?
0:52:41 > 0:52:44£120. That is such bad luck.
0:52:44 > 0:52:46Anyway, there we go. It's minus 40,
0:52:46 > 0:52:47it could have been a whole heap worse.
0:52:47 > 0:52:50Which means overall, you are plus 15.
0:52:50 > 0:52:52You still have 15 in the bank.
0:52:52 > 0:52:55- Wow. Goodness me.- Even after all that.- I hadn't been counting.
0:52:55 > 0:52:57- The rollercoaster of Bargain Hunt. - So exciting.
0:52:57 > 0:53:00- Gosh, it's exciting, isn't it? - It is.- And rather tiring, don't you find?
0:53:00 > 0:53:02Anyway, fine. There we go.
0:53:02 > 0:53:05- Now, are we going to go with the Celtic knot?- Definitely. Yes.
0:53:05 > 0:53:09We're going with the brooch. And it is going to be sold now.
0:53:09 > 0:53:12175a. The George VI silver brooch,
0:53:12 > 0:53:14Celtic design. £20.
0:53:14 > 0:53:17- Yes, please.- 20 I have. 25 where?
0:53:17 > 0:53:20- 25. 30.- Look at this.- Yes! - 30, someone?
0:53:20 > 0:53:23- 35. 40. 45.- Yes!
0:53:23 > 0:53:2650. 55. 55, someone?
0:53:26 > 0:53:2855. 60 for someone?
0:53:28 > 0:53:32Selling at 55. Bid's on my left there. All done at 55 then.
0:53:32 > 0:53:34- Well done, Manning.- That's good. - High-five, mighty Manning.
0:53:34 > 0:53:36£55. That's brilliant.
0:53:36 > 0:53:39So that is plus 48.
0:53:39 > 0:53:44- We've made money. - That is folding cash, isn't it?
0:53:44 > 0:53:45That's a pub lunch.
0:53:45 > 0:53:48- Well done, Anita. That's perfect. - Thank you. Brilliant.
0:53:48 > 0:53:50Anyway. Plus 48 ought to be a jolly good winning score.
0:53:50 > 0:53:52- Yeah.- So don't say a thing to the Blues. All right?
0:53:52 > 0:53:55- Lips are sealed. Thank you.- Well done.
0:54:04 > 0:54:07Now, Bev, Luce. Here we are. Do you know how the Reds got on?
0:54:07 > 0:54:09- Not a clue.- Not a clue. Good. That's what we like.
0:54:09 > 0:54:13So first up is the sampler, and here it comes.
0:54:13 > 0:54:17190a. The Victorian needlework sampler, dated 1892.
0:54:17 > 0:54:21£50. 50 I have. 55 where?
0:54:21 > 0:54:24In red there. 55. Someone at 55, I have.
0:54:24 > 0:54:2660. 65. 70. 75.
0:54:26 > 0:54:29- 80. 85. 90.- Yes!
0:54:29 > 0:54:3295. 100. Selling at £100, the bid's standing.
0:54:32 > 0:54:36Are we all in at £100 then? No further bid?
0:54:36 > 0:54:38- That's plus 35.- That's all right. - Yes.
0:54:38 > 0:54:41- I wonder if he lives in Foley Villa. - Quite.- You never know.
0:54:41 > 0:54:44190b, the bronze figure, the German shepherd.
0:54:44 > 0:54:4830 I have. 35. 35 I have. 40. 45.
0:54:48 > 0:54:52- 50. 55. 60. 65. 70.- Yes!
0:54:52 > 0:54:55- You're in profit.- 75? 75, someone?
0:54:55 > 0:54:58Selling at 70, bid's on my left there. All done at £70 then.
0:54:58 > 0:55:00Plus £10.
0:55:00 > 0:55:03You are brilliant. Brilliant, Bev.
0:55:04 > 0:55:07- Sorry.- Now, donkey and dog.
0:55:07 > 0:55:10And the little watercolour, 190c.
0:55:11 > 0:55:14Friendship. Commission bid of £40, 45 where?
0:55:14 > 0:55:1945 I have. 50. 50 for someone?
0:55:19 > 0:55:22Selling at 45, bid's in the middle then. Are we all done at £45?
0:55:22 > 0:55:24Selling at 45 then.
0:55:24 > 0:55:26No, bad luck.
0:55:26 > 0:55:30You've just lost £45. And you had £45 worth of profit,
0:55:30 > 0:55:32which means now you have absolutely nothing.
0:55:32 > 0:55:35- No loss. It doesn't matter. - No profit. No loss.
0:55:35 > 0:55:37- We didn't make a loss though, did we?- You didn't make a loss.
0:55:37 > 0:55:39Now, you've got the pheasant.
0:55:39 > 0:55:41- Are you going to punt on the pheasant?- Absolutely.
0:55:41 > 0:55:44- We're relying on you.- Are you sure? - I love it. We both love it.
0:55:44 > 0:55:46That's a decision then. We're going with the pheasant.
0:55:46 > 0:55:48- Yes.- And here it comes.
0:55:48 > 0:55:52195a, the modern Lalique figure of a pheasant.
0:55:52 > 0:55:55We have several bids. Starting at £50. 55 where?
0:55:55 > 0:55:5855 I have. 60. 65.
0:55:58 > 0:56:0170. 70 for someone?
0:56:01 > 0:56:03- 70 where?- Come on.
0:56:03 > 0:56:06Come along now, 70 for someone. Selling at £65.
0:56:06 > 0:56:09Go on, go on, please.
0:56:09 > 0:56:11Is that a bid? 70. 75.
0:56:11 > 0:56:1480. 85.
0:56:14 > 0:56:1690. 95.
0:56:17 > 0:56:22Selling at £90, bid right at the front. All done at £90 then.
0:56:22 > 0:56:26- Well done.- We didn't make a loss.
0:56:26 > 0:56:29Well, isn't that brilliant? You made £20 profit on that pheasant.
0:56:29 > 0:56:32So congratulations, Mark. Well done, Bev and Luce.
0:56:32 > 0:56:36- It's so good, super. That feels good, doesn't it?- Fantastic.
0:56:36 > 0:56:38- The thing is now. - We've got to keep zipped.
0:56:38 > 0:56:40That's it. We know that bit. We're not going to say a thing
0:56:40 > 0:56:43- till we catch up with the Reds in a moment.- Absolutely.
0:56:43 > 0:56:45- Well done.- Thank you so much. - Thank you.
0:56:46 > 0:56:48Thank you.
0:56:58 > 0:57:00Well, isn't this lovely? Out in the park.
0:57:00 > 0:57:03But this programme is not a walk in the park, is it?
0:57:03 > 0:57:05It's jolly difficult to make profits.
0:57:05 > 0:57:08And today, we have two teams who have made profits.
0:57:08 > 0:57:13Both of you are in the black and that is quite an achievement.
0:57:13 > 0:57:15Just a question of scale of profits again.
0:57:15 > 0:57:19And the runners-up, the team that have marginally less
0:57:19 > 0:57:21- in the profit stakes, are the Blues.- Oh!
0:57:21 > 0:57:23- That's OK.- Which is a pity, isn't it?
0:57:23 > 0:57:26- We're cool. We're cool with that. - You certainly are cool, Luce.
0:57:26 > 0:57:29- I'm going to hand over your £20. - Oh, bless you, thank you.
0:57:29 > 0:57:31Which is £10 for both of you.
0:57:31 > 0:57:33Or are you going to make a little donation with that?
0:57:33 > 0:57:35It's going to go to our animal charity.
0:57:35 > 0:57:38- Is it?- So we're so pleased about that.- Well, lovely.
0:57:38 > 0:57:41- You must be very chuffed.- We're really happy.- Unbelievably chuffed.
0:57:41 > 0:57:43We've had the most wonderful time. Bless you, all of you.
0:57:43 > 0:57:46Well, we loved having you. It's been a treat.
0:57:46 > 0:57:49But the victors today are going home with £48.
0:57:49 > 0:57:51Which I think is going to be spent in the pub, isn't it?
0:57:51 > 0:57:53- No, no.- It's not going to be spent in the pub?
0:57:53 > 0:57:55- Actually, it's not.- Oh, isn't it?
0:57:55 > 0:57:59No. I've commissioned a new piece of work for my flute choirs.
0:57:59 > 0:58:01And this is going to go towards it.
0:58:01 > 0:58:04Anyway, join us soon for some more bargain-hunting, yes?
0:58:04 > 0:58:06ALL: Yes!
0:58:06 > 0:58:07Good on you.