0:00:03 > 0:00:06Today we're in Detling, in Kent.
0:00:06 > 0:00:08In the 12th century,
0:00:08 > 0:00:11Christian pilgrims travelled through these parts
0:00:11 > 0:00:14on their journey from Winchester to Canterbury,
0:00:14 > 0:00:18to visit the shrine of St Thomas a Becket.
0:00:18 > 0:00:22But today, the pilgrimage ends at the antiques fair
0:00:22 > 0:00:25so, let's go bargain hunting, yeah?
0:00:25 > 0:00:26- ALL:- Yeah!
0:00:47 > 0:00:49HORN HONKS
0:00:52 > 0:00:58Today, our teams each have £300 and an hour to career around the fair
0:00:58 > 0:01:05visiting 400 stalls and picking up three purchases along the way.
0:01:05 > 0:01:09But will it be a rocky road or a smooth journey?
0:01:09 > 0:01:13Let's take a look at the journey ahea-ad!
0:01:13 > 0:01:16In today's show, the Reds have expensive tastes.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19- And how much is that? - Darling, it's £1,100.
0:01:19 > 0:01:20Oh, well, you can keep that.
0:01:20 > 0:01:21THEY LAUGH
0:01:21 > 0:01:23And there's no respect in the Blue camp.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26If we don't win, this is what Hilary will look like.
0:01:28 > 0:01:30And at the auction, there's some shocking results.
0:01:36 > 0:01:40But before all that, let's meet today's teams, or should I say,
0:01:40 > 0:01:44let's meet the in-laws because for the Reds we have
0:01:44 > 0:01:48Sarah and her grandmother-in-law, Heather.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50Get your mind around that.
0:01:50 > 0:01:54And for the Blues we have Simon and his mother-in-law, Hilary.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56- Hello, everyone.- Hello.- Hello.
0:01:56 > 0:01:57Hello, hello, hello.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00Now, Sarah, mother-in-law's can be bad,
0:02:00 > 0:02:03but is it as bad with grandmother-in-laws?
0:02:03 > 0:02:08No, Heather is an absolute joy. I'm so lucky to have her.
0:02:08 > 0:02:09I met her when we first got married
0:02:09 > 0:02:12and since that day we've been best of friends.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15- Did she fall for you on your marriage day?- Literally, actually, yeah.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18She fell down a flight of steps with a glass of champagne
0:02:18 > 0:02:21and I...and I knew from that day onwards that we were going to be
0:02:21 > 0:02:24the best of friends because the first thing she said...
0:02:24 > 0:02:28"Are you all right?" She said, "Don't worry, I haven't spilt it."
0:02:28 > 0:02:31Now, Heather, I should never ask a girl her age
0:02:31 > 0:02:35but are you prepared to own up at all?
0:02:35 > 0:02:38- Yes, I do.- Yes?- 94.
0:02:38 > 0:02:4294! That is ridiculous.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44- She's amazing, isn't she? - Just amazing.
0:02:44 > 0:02:49- To what do you ascribe, is it the wine business?- No, it's Guinness.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52- Guinness, is it really?- A drop of that every day.- Brown stuff?
0:02:52 > 0:02:55- Brown stuff.- Really?- Yeah. And a good sense of humour.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59A good sense of humour, well, that is remarkable. I do congratulate you.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02- And your husband's still with us, yes?- Yes.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04He's in a wheelchair, he's around here somewhere.
0:03:04 > 0:03:09- And how long have you been married to your husband?- 74 years.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12- Well, that is remarkable.- 74 years. - 74 years.
0:03:12 > 0:03:17My husband was in the air force, and he only got four days honeymoon.
0:03:17 > 0:03:21We went home to my mother and she lives near a great big
0:03:21 > 0:03:27ammunition dump and that night the Germans came over.
0:03:27 > 0:03:31And bombed the ammunition dump and my husband was
0:03:31 > 0:03:34so upset with all this noise that he took me,
0:03:34 > 0:03:37rolled me in a blanket and rolled me under the bed.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40Well, as you do, four nights into the marriage.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43Because the windows were shaking and the house was shaking
0:03:43 > 0:03:46- and so he pushed me under the bed and he got under with me.- Yes.
0:03:46 > 0:03:50And in the morning when I woke up, I said, "Well, my goodness,
0:03:50 > 0:03:54"they say the world shook but that's terrific!"
0:03:54 > 0:03:57So, are you going to be any good at this bargain hunting lark?
0:03:57 > 0:03:59- We are going to be fantastic.- We are going to be fantastic.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03We are going to be great. We're going to beat the Blues. A little bit of a competitive streak.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05Do you know anything about antiques?
0:04:05 > 0:04:07- A little.- Well, that's all right. - And you know I learnt it from you.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10Oh, well, then, you're going to be absolutely fine, then,
0:04:10 > 0:04:13aren't you, Heather? OK, very good luck. Now, Simon.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16It says it takes a brave man to work with his mother-in-law.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18Is that true or false?
0:04:18 > 0:04:21False. I think we've known each other for too long now.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24I know what to do. Just say yes.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27- Do what you're told!- Do what you're told, just say yes all the time.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29So, how did all of this come about, then?
0:04:29 > 0:04:32- You met Hilary's boy somewhere. Where?- Yes.
0:04:32 > 0:04:36I...I trained to be a set designer and so, in the theatre
0:04:36 > 0:04:40I designed the set for a musical that Hilary's son was in.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42But you've got a lot of bottle, haven't you?
0:04:42 > 0:04:45Yeah, I collect a certain brand of vodka which,
0:04:45 > 0:04:47throughout the world, there's different bottles for
0:04:47 > 0:04:52different cities and countries and I've got over...about 108 unopened.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55- Unopened?- Because if you open them they instantly lose their value.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58You're fond of vodka, are you? All right, then, perfect.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01And Hilary, you're frightfully fond of food, aren't you?
0:05:01 > 0:05:05- Oh, I love cooking.- Do you? - And I love nice food.
0:05:05 > 0:05:07What do you like to cook in particular?
0:05:07 > 0:05:11- I like to cook French food.- Do you? Complicated, rich?
0:05:11 > 0:05:13- Yeah, but I never get the chance. - Oh.
0:05:13 > 0:05:18- Unfortunately, the man I'm married to is a culinary desert.- Is he?- Yes.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21- Yes.- He only likes really plain food.
0:05:21 > 0:05:25- In fact, his favourite meal I cooked for him the other night. - Bangers and mash?
0:05:25 > 0:05:27- No, worse than that.- Oh, right.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30- Baked beans on toast and poached egg on toast.- Oh, no!
0:05:30 > 0:05:33And that, for him, he praised me, he said, "That was lovely!"
0:05:33 > 0:05:37Anyway, now, the money moment. Here we go. Look. £300. There's your £300.
0:05:37 > 0:05:41You know the rules, your experts await and off you go
0:05:41 > 0:05:43and very, very, very good luck.
0:05:43 > 0:05:4694, eh? Wow!
0:05:48 > 0:05:50So, let's get this show on the road.
0:05:50 > 0:05:56Christina Trevanion takes her hat off for the Reds and Kate Bateman is
0:05:56 > 0:06:00hoping to help the Blues sail away with the profits.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03Right, my golden girls...
0:06:03 > 0:06:05What are we looking for today?
0:06:05 > 0:06:08- I would like a perfume bottle. - Oh, gosh, that's very specific.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10Yeah, I'd like to go for something a bit quirky,
0:06:10 > 0:06:14- a bit individual, I do like vintage retro stuff, so...- Small but pretty.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16- OK.- Just like Heather.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18I just like shopping, really, and I look at everything
0:06:18 > 0:06:21- and I spend a lot of money and I get told off.- Oh, no!- Yeah.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24Teams, your time starts now!
0:06:24 > 0:06:26- HORN HONKS - Our chariot awaits.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29- Fantastic.- Yes.- I know.- Come on, let's get to it, let's go shopping.
0:06:29 > 0:06:33- Absolutely.- All right.- Whoo-hoo!
0:06:34 > 0:06:37- We're on the clock.- We're on the clock.- On the clock.- We're ready.
0:06:37 > 0:06:41- Yes.- A leisurely bargain hunt. - We've only got one hour. Haven't we?
0:06:41 > 0:06:43It's fantastic.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46That's right, Heather. So, teams, you'll need to focus.
0:06:46 > 0:06:50- I'm not sure if I like it.- It doesn't matter whether you like it.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53Is there a profit? I'm not... Yeah, I would probably put that on the back burner.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57- I would definitely...- OK.- We can come back to that if you really want.- Remember it.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00- All right, remember it.- You don't have the same styles, then?
0:07:00 > 0:07:02Absolutely not.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04This could be interesting - whilst the Blues
0:07:04 > 0:07:08rummage around the outside stalls, the Reds have a different tactic.
0:07:08 > 0:07:12Right, OK. So...inside, hopefully we'll find our scent bottle
0:07:12 > 0:07:14that we're looking for.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16- And some silver.- And some silver?
0:07:16 > 0:07:19- OK, we'll get some silver over here. Shall we go and have a look?- Yes.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21They're straight on the scent.
0:07:21 > 0:07:22These, effectively, are scent bottles.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24Can you see in here?
0:07:24 > 0:07:28- I want big.- You want big? OK. All right. Fair enough.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30The lady has spoken.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33You don't get to 94 without knowing your own mind.
0:07:33 > 0:07:37Meanwhile, I think the Blues might be out of their minds.
0:07:37 > 0:07:38Oh, yes, Hilary.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41See, I did say I wanted quirky.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43- I said I wanted quirky.- Yeah, but, Simon, not a skull!
0:07:44 > 0:07:48- Not a lot for 295.- It's a person. That's just horrific.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51Can we get it for half price cos there's only half a skull?
0:07:51 > 0:07:54Oh, my God, that's the most macabre thing.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57- And his head opens up. - Go on, put it back.
0:07:57 > 0:07:58That must have been for anatomy.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01See, I told you I wanted something quirky.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04Alas, poor Simon. Maybe a bit too quirky.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07Now, the Reds are sticking to their shopping list, though.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09This is silver plate, isn't it?
0:08:09 > 0:08:12Well, no. This looks like a silver hallmark on here. We've got
0:08:12 > 0:08:15a Mappin & Webb silver hallmark on there, so that's solid silver.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18- I quite like that, though. - It's very traditional.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20- It's traditional.- Yeah.- Very pretty. - So, and those,
0:08:20 > 0:08:23- do you know what they're for? - They're for sugar.
0:08:23 > 0:08:24That's exactly right.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26- They are sugar casters.- Yes.
0:08:26 > 0:08:30- How much are they?- So, that one is at £135.
0:08:30 > 0:08:31Too expensive!
0:08:31 > 0:08:33Too small. Too expensive.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36You've got your work cut out there, Christina.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39I really want to try to find something that's going to
0:08:39 > 0:08:42- beat the Reds.- What about the lamps? Or are they stuck on the table?
0:08:42 > 0:08:45- Oh, good Lord!- Oh!- No! - Stop it, Kate.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47- No, no, no.- No.- No, Hilary.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49Oh. All right.
0:08:49 > 0:08:50That's a no, then, Hilary.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53Meanwhile, the Reds are still at the same stall,
0:08:53 > 0:08:54looking at silver.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57It's very unusual to get the pear shape.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59Lovely, clean hallmarks, once again.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01Yeah. I mean that is...
0:09:01 > 0:09:04- It is beautiful.- That is marked, isn't it?- Yeah. OK. So that's
0:09:04 > 0:09:08Asprey & Co. So we've got a London hallmark there. And it's B,
0:09:08 > 0:09:10OK, so that's 1937.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12It's still Art Deco, isn't it?
0:09:12 > 0:09:14Definitely. 1937.
0:09:14 > 0:09:15I'd say at auction
0:09:15 > 0:09:17I would put that at £100-£150.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20The fact that you've got that Asprey name to it.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22- Yes, that name is so important, isn't it?- Exactly.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25- You said you wanted to buy quality. - That's right.- It's a quality thing.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28It ticks your quality item. It ticks your silver item
0:09:28 > 0:09:30and it ticks that Art Deco box, as well.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32- Yes.- Yes.- It does tick quite a few boxes for us.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34- Yes, it does.- It does.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36- But again...- £155.- ..we'd want to get
0:09:36 > 0:09:38the price down a bit on that, wouldn't we?
0:09:38 > 0:09:41What would be your best price on that, please?
0:09:41 > 0:09:44- Money back? £130.- Really?
0:09:44 > 0:09:47Let's have a little look round and see if we can find anything else.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50Would you keep that for just about five minutes?
0:09:50 > 0:09:52Nah, I'll keep it for half an hour.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54Half an hour? Right.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57But it's not quite ticking the price box.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00Now, Blues. Have you found something less quirky?
0:10:00 > 0:10:01So, look. You've got a yard of ale,
0:10:01 > 0:10:04like when you're at a pub and have a yard. They always sell.
0:10:04 > 0:10:05Not for a huge amount, but they do
0:10:05 > 0:10:08sell because they're quirky and it's a nice thing.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11It's an unusual thing. And it's hand blown.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13If you get someone who likes...
0:10:13 > 0:10:16- Shall we do that, then? - ..a short drink, then
0:10:16 > 0:10:17they can have a long one!
0:10:17 > 0:10:18Steady on, Simon!
0:10:18 > 0:10:20We're really interested in this.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22How much is this?
0:10:22 > 0:10:25- £25.- I mean, we'd really to try to make a profit
0:10:25 > 0:10:28so we can beat the Reds.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31Could we get a little bit lower and maybe meet at £15?
0:10:31 > 0:10:34- £20.- £18? Go on.
0:10:34 > 0:10:38£18. Lovely. I want to shake your hand on that before you change it.
0:10:38 > 0:10:39That's brilliant. I think you've got
0:10:39 > 0:10:41a really good chance of a profit on that.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43So, first item in the bag. Yay!
0:10:43 > 0:10:45I'll drink to that. Well done, Blues.
0:10:45 > 0:10:49Now, what have the Reds got up their sleeves?
0:10:49 > 0:10:52- What is that? - What do you think about that? £68.
0:10:52 > 0:10:56- Silver glove and handkerchief... - Is that a manicure set?
0:10:56 > 0:10:58- Oh!- Oh my goodness me!
0:10:58 > 0:11:00- Oh!- Isn't that gorgeous?- Yes.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03But who buys that sort of thing these days?
0:11:03 > 0:11:06- But nobody would buy that... - But it's so sweet!
0:11:06 > 0:11:08..unless they collect little bags or something.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11Yeah, but you're buying with your heart, not with your purse.
0:11:11 > 0:11:14That's normally what I say to people.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17There's no money in that. Nobody's going to buy it.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20That's you told, then, Christina.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23This is Charlotte Rhead
0:11:23 > 0:11:25- Crown Ducal.- Oh, yeah. It is!
0:11:25 > 0:11:26It's a regular seller.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29They're less exciting colours, the orange and the browns
0:11:29 > 0:11:32when everyone wants the pinks, greens and the really nice ones.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34They're muddy colours, but they're rather nice.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37- Do you like that?- I don't think it's quirky enough.- No, it's not.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40Not weird. It's not a human skull.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43Lordy! Our teams are picky today.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47Well, look, you've got this wonderful Florian ware.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49Florian ware was produced by Macintyre
0:11:49 > 0:11:51but designed by Moorcroft.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54- So, this was before Moorcroft set up his own factory.- Oh, yes!
0:11:54 > 0:11:56This is his really, really early ware.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58Florian ware is so sought-after.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01- Don't drop it.- Is it perfect?
0:12:01 > 0:12:03- It will be absolutely perfect. - And how much is that?
0:12:03 > 0:12:05Darling, it's £1,100.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07Well, you can keep that!
0:12:09 > 0:12:10It's a bit more then we've got.
0:12:10 > 0:12:14It's a bit more than both teams have got put together, and some.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17Now, are the Blues messaging for help?
0:12:17 > 0:12:19I like this, Kate.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22It's for doing Morse code. But upwards and downwards? I don't
0:12:22 > 0:12:25understand why you'd have upward and downward?
0:12:25 > 0:12:27Well, perhaps it goes... What's this for?
0:12:27 > 0:12:30This is downwards so perhaps it's for that.
0:12:30 > 0:12:34But Morse would be tapping, though. So, dot-dot, S-O-S.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36But don't you think they are interesting?
0:12:36 > 0:12:39They are certainly interesting. It feels like a kind of Bakelite.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42It is. It's probably from the war, isn't it?
0:12:42 > 0:12:45- I mean, these, or the '50s? - Yeah, yeah.- Yeah?- It's quite cool.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47You'd better see what Simon says.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50- Er...Simon?- Simon?- Where is he?
0:12:50 > 0:12:53- Oh, he's here.- Come on. I'm going to ignore him, as well,
0:12:53 > 0:12:55cos I know he won't like them.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59- She's got a proposition for you. - Right?
0:12:59 > 0:13:01- £65.- Right.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04And he'll do it for £35 each.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06But I'm only going to buy one.
0:13:06 > 0:13:07OK.
0:13:07 > 0:13:11- And what do you do with it? - It's Morse code.- Right.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13She's fairly adamant. I don't think
0:13:13 > 0:13:15you're going to have much of a choice in this, but what
0:13:15 > 0:13:17do you think about it, Simon?
0:13:17 > 0:13:20Well, at the end of the day there's battles that you fight
0:13:20 > 0:13:21and battles that you give up on, so I think
0:13:21 > 0:13:23I'm going to let Hilary have this one.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25Always wise to agree with the mother-in-law, Simon.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28I really like them and I think we should go for them. I just think
0:13:28 > 0:13:29they're lovely.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32- Try and get it down a little bit more, though.- Go for £30.
0:13:32 > 0:13:33- Go for £30.- Right, I will.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36- Take the glasses off. Flutter the eyelids.- Go for £30.
0:13:36 > 0:13:40Dot-dot-dash...over and get that price down, Hilary.
0:13:40 > 0:13:44- £30.- Oh, all right, then. Good job.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46- Two items in the bag.- Hey!
0:13:46 > 0:13:48Well done, Blues, and with 25 minutes on the clock,
0:13:48 > 0:13:51the Reds haven't bought a thing.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53Now, let's take a break from the shopping
0:13:53 > 0:13:56and take a shufty at some finds of my own.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05Whoever it was that said that
0:14:05 > 0:14:08brooches aren't popular any more
0:14:08 > 0:14:11is talking absolute rubbish.
0:14:11 > 0:14:15Now, our American cousins don't describe brooches as brooches.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18They describe them as pins.
0:14:18 > 0:14:22And actually, some of them can be worth
0:14:22 > 0:14:23quite a lot of money
0:14:23 > 0:14:25and are incredibly interesting.
0:14:25 > 0:14:27Take this chap, for example.
0:14:27 > 0:14:31In this box, we have a dramatically
0:14:31 > 0:14:33beautiful bird, in my opinion,
0:14:33 > 0:14:35in flight.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37This is a cock pheasant.
0:14:37 > 0:14:41It's at full flap, and if you look at the detail on this thing,
0:14:41 > 0:14:44it's nothing short of exquisite.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47The first thing to clock is the colouring,
0:14:47 > 0:14:52because the tail department is a different colour from the body
0:14:52 > 0:14:55and a different colour from the two wings.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58Now, this is called multicoloured gold.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01It's been wrought most beautifully.
0:15:01 > 0:15:05You could almost pick out every feather.
0:15:05 > 0:15:06Interesting, isn't it?
0:15:06 > 0:15:10Now, if you scratch around, you can sometimes tell a bit about
0:15:10 > 0:15:14the contents of a brooch box from the outside,
0:15:14 > 0:15:17because this sweet little box says a lot.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21It's tooled leather.
0:15:21 > 0:15:25It's leather that's been stamped in imitation of snakeskin,
0:15:25 > 0:15:28and within the tooling, you've got some initials -
0:15:28 > 0:15:32EPS, which would have been the original owner.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34If I open the box up, you can
0:15:34 > 0:15:39see it's got the sweetest little brooch
0:15:39 > 0:15:41of a bunny rabbit
0:15:41 > 0:15:47sitting on its haunches, holding a natural pearl between its paws,
0:15:47 > 0:15:51and it's actually got little ruby eyes.
0:15:51 > 0:15:55And the maker is on the silk lid, Heming & Co.
0:15:55 > 0:16:00And they are a most prestigious firm of gold- and silversmiths
0:16:00 > 0:16:03that date right back to the time of George III.
0:16:03 > 0:16:07In fact, the original Heming was goldsmith
0:16:07 > 0:16:10to King George III and Queen Charlotte.
0:16:10 > 0:16:14The last box is purple velvet-covered
0:16:14 > 0:16:18and, sure enough, it too contains a bar brooch -
0:16:18 > 0:16:22not from a grand London goldsmith's
0:16:22 > 0:16:26but a Mr Perkin of Wakefield supplied this.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29But, by gosh, he did a good job.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32As you look at the Scottie dog in detail,
0:16:32 > 0:16:36look at the workmanship in its face and in its fur
0:16:36 > 0:16:41and if you're at all keen on Scottie dogs,
0:16:41 > 0:16:44this is a desirable little piece of jewellery.
0:16:44 > 0:16:50In short, don't let anybody say that brooches aren't interesting any more.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52So, what would all this lot cost you?
0:16:52 > 0:16:58Well, the American Black Hills gold brooch could be yours for £100.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01Is that cheap? You bet your life it is!
0:17:01 > 0:17:05If you look online, in America at that size,
0:17:05 > 0:17:08they can bring the top end of 600.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11What about the sweet little bunny rabbit?
0:17:11 > 0:17:16Well, that would cost you £100 if you were lucky and on another day,
0:17:16 > 0:17:19in another place, if you're romantically inclined,
0:17:19 > 0:17:23I think could bring the top end of £250.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25And what about the Scottie dog, found here in Detling?
0:17:25 > 0:17:28Well, that could be yours for £60,
0:17:28 > 0:17:34which just about represents its value in scrap 15 carat gold.
0:17:34 > 0:17:39Again, in my view, to the top end of £250.
0:17:39 > 0:17:44So, that's it, then - all you dog and animal lovers need to get out here
0:17:44 > 0:17:48and get stuck in and find yourself a pin.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54Back at the shopping, the Blues have two items in the bag,
0:17:54 > 0:17:58but things aren't going quite so well for the Reds, are they, Christina?
0:17:58 > 0:18:01I'm slightly concerned that we've covered quite a lot of ground,
0:18:01 > 0:18:03but we're half an hour down and we haven't bought anything
0:18:03 > 0:18:06and that makes me very anxious.
0:18:06 > 0:18:07Oh, lordy!
0:18:07 > 0:18:09Now, Blues, there's no time to sit down.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12- I really like this. - I like that, I love the colour.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15And we've just recently decorated our house
0:18:15 > 0:18:17and bought loads of retro vintage furniture
0:18:17 > 0:18:18and this is just fantastic.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21- Yeah, I really like that. - This isn't for your house.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24This is not Let's Shop For Simon, this is Bargain Hunt!
0:18:24 > 0:18:26It is 175 so that will make a huge dent
0:18:26 > 0:18:29in the remaining money we've got, so maybe not.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31That's £170 more than I would pay, but...
0:18:31 > 0:18:35Right, there's your invitation to our house gone, then.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37You won't want to sit on any of our furniture.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40Oh, dear, trouble in the Blue camp.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43Now, what do the Reds have their eyes on?
0:18:43 > 0:18:46- A tiger!- Is that a bronze? - It's not bronze.
0:18:46 > 0:18:47I think it's an impressive thing.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50- It's got this wonderful signature down here as well.- Yes.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52So, let's have a look at his bottom.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54So, look at his bottom. We've got this moulding here.
0:18:54 > 0:18:58It's plaster, but it's really impressive and it just looks good.
0:18:58 > 0:19:02It's got damage on it, though.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04But I just think he's a really impressive piece.
0:19:04 > 0:19:05Where would it go, though?
0:19:05 > 0:19:08- Where would you put it in your house, then?- On the floor.
0:19:08 > 0:19:13- Or on a table. - How much is this?- £40.
0:19:13 > 0:19:14But what's it worth?
0:19:14 > 0:19:18I would say, at auction, it should be worth £50-£70, £60-£100.
0:19:18 > 0:19:23I think it's got the look. OK, it's not the quality that you want.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25If it were quality, it would be bronze
0:19:25 > 0:19:27and you would be talking thousands.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30I think we should go by Christina, she knows more than we do.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32- Do you think Christina knows more than we do?- Yeah.
0:19:32 > 0:19:36- Yes, let's buy this.- Thank you so much.- Thank you very much.
0:19:36 > 0:19:37Phew!
0:19:37 > 0:19:39We've bought something!
0:19:39 > 0:19:41Finally, the Reds have their first item,
0:19:41 > 0:19:45but there's just 20 minutes left and they've got two more items to find.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48Now, are the Blues about to get carried away?
0:19:48 > 0:19:51Honestly, when are you ever going to see something else like that?
0:19:51 > 0:19:56Cos that's the weirdest thing. I think it's for a baby or a cat.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59I mean, that's continental, I've never seen that in England at all.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02It's got to be '40s, '50s, I would think.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04Probably putting a baby in it's not the most PC thing,
0:20:04 > 0:20:08but you could imagine people with cats and stuff that might want to...
0:20:08 > 0:20:13- I don't know!- It's still a basket, though, isn't it?- It is a basket.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15- You're not sounding convinced. - I quite like it.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18And, to be fair, everything on this stall is 50% off
0:20:18 > 0:20:20so, seriously, what is the price?
0:20:20 > 0:20:21Ah, music to my ears!
0:20:21 > 0:20:25£80, which means we're at 40 at the moment,
0:20:25 > 0:20:27until we've done even more bartering.
0:20:27 > 0:20:31Excuse me, what's the best price you can do on this?
0:20:31 > 0:20:33The best I can do is 35.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36That is really, really the best and you have a bargain.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39- It's pretty tempting, I have to say.- It is tempting.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42- It's a really odd thing. - Yeah, that's for sure.
0:20:42 > 0:20:43You've got about ten minutes left
0:20:43 > 0:20:45so you've got time to think about it,
0:20:45 > 0:20:47see if there's anything else that catches your eye
0:20:47 > 0:20:49- and you could come back.- Good idea.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51Let's do a dash and know it's here and hope it's still here
0:20:51 > 0:20:56- when we get back.- All right, have a think.- Thank you.- Thank you.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58Whilst the Blues have a scout around,
0:20:58 > 0:21:00the Reds have one thing on their minds.
0:21:00 > 0:21:04- There's a scent bottle.- There's a scent bottle! Oh, my goodness!
0:21:04 > 0:21:08Shall we have a little look at it? Ooh, so we've got an atomiser here.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11- That's a nice one there, too. - Yeah, and a scent bottle there.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13That's really lovely.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16When I saw these little cherubs on here,
0:21:16 > 0:21:19I thought that's got to be one person and it's William Comyns.
0:21:19 > 0:21:21Oh!
0:21:21 > 0:21:22William Comyns was very famous
0:21:22 > 0:21:25for producing these little cherubs in cloudy landscapes
0:21:25 > 0:21:27so we've got a lovely little hallmark down here,
0:21:27 > 0:21:29which says WC for William Comyns
0:21:29 > 0:21:34and then London M, which will be about 1912.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37- 1912!- It's quite old. Yeah, it's nice.
0:21:37 > 0:21:41- But it is missing its stopper. - Oh, it's missing its stopper.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44- It would have had a little glass cap in there.- Right.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47But, nonetheless, we've got this cut glass detail on the side.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50Oh, that's nice, it's got a star.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53Exactly, and that's a sign of quality cos when it was made,
0:21:53 > 0:21:57it would have been clipped off so to get rid of that nasty rough edge...
0:21:57 > 0:22:01- They put a star there.- Yes.- And we're looking for quality.- Exactly.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04I like that. Do you like it?
0:22:04 > 0:22:06It would have been part of a much larger set originally,
0:22:06 > 0:22:09it would have been part of a whole suite of bottles
0:22:09 > 0:22:11that you would have had as an Edwardian lady,
0:22:11 > 0:22:14sitting at your dressing table.
0:22:14 > 0:22:19You would have all these different bottles, but only this one is here.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21It's got £85 on it, girls.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24Do you think she'd take some off cos it's missing the stopper?
0:22:24 > 0:22:27- Well, we can but ask, can't we?- Yes, let's try.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29- Do you want me to go and see what I can do?- Yes, see what you can do.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31- All right.- Thanks, Christina.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34If we don't win, this is what Hilary will look like.
0:22:34 > 0:22:35Cheeky!
0:22:35 > 0:22:39Now, Christina, do you have a sweet price for the scent bottle?
0:22:39 > 0:22:43Girls, I have done my best. She absolutely won't budge from £60.
0:22:43 > 0:22:47And do you think that is the best it could possibly get at auction?
0:22:47 > 0:22:51- Er, I think that is probably top end at auction...- Top end at auction.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53- ..but it is a scent bottle... - Yeah.- People collect it.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56- ..we are massively running out of time.- Right.- Yes.
0:22:56 > 0:22:59- We had better get it. - I think we will get it.
0:23:00 > 0:23:02Box ticked, the scent bottle
0:23:02 > 0:23:05is the second item for the Reds. Now, both teams have just one item
0:23:05 > 0:23:06to find.
0:23:06 > 0:23:10Oh, Kate, what about this? Hilary, what is this?
0:23:10 > 0:23:12What does it say? "Table bagatelle".
0:23:12 > 0:23:16I think that is really interesting. I wonder if there is any more to it?
0:23:16 > 0:23:19- Well, look, so there is other things. What about this?- Oh, right.
0:23:19 > 0:23:23- Ah!- That is lovely.- A racing game. - That is nice.- That is really cool.
0:23:23 > 0:23:25So you have got, yeah, turned ebonised wood.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27Date-wise, it is quite hard. This is early printing,
0:23:27 > 0:23:31- with this speckly printing you can see on there.- I really like that.
0:23:31 > 0:23:35- It has got a good box.- Oh, right. It has got the mat underneath.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38- The mat.- Hang on, what for? - Ah!- Look, here we go.
0:23:38 > 0:23:42- Oh, it's the betting odds.- We want Esmeralda 2/1. Dead cert for profit!
0:23:42 > 0:23:46Absolutely. So, what is the best you can do on this?
0:23:46 > 0:23:50Well, it is 55 or 45. So, which horse do you want?
0:23:50 > 0:23:51I am a gambling man,
0:23:51 > 0:23:55but I will shake your hand for 45, without spinning.
0:23:55 > 0:23:56DEALER LAUGHS
0:23:56 > 0:24:00- Do you want to do it? He's gone for it!- Oh, well done.
0:24:00 > 0:24:02There you go. And we didn't go for the basket.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05- And we have bought three items. We are done!- Yay!
0:24:05 > 0:24:08Game, set and match
0:24:08 > 0:24:12for the Blues. Well done. Now, Reds, you need to get a wiggle on.
0:24:12 > 0:24:13Just five minutes left.
0:24:13 > 0:24:14Not stopped thinking
0:24:14 > 0:24:19- about the sugar sifter. - The sugar sifter.- I love you!
0:24:19 > 0:24:24- I like the idea of having a name. - Yes.- Something good quality.
0:24:24 > 0:24:28- Yeah.- We wanted something that was good quality, silver...- Yeah.
0:24:28 > 0:24:30..so it ticks a lot of boxes, doesn't it?
0:24:30 > 0:24:33- So, I think maybe we should go and have another look at it.- Yeah.
0:24:33 > 0:24:37- Let's see. Oh, I can see it. It's still there.- Oh, thank goodness.
0:24:37 > 0:24:41Would you mind if we had another little look at it, my darling?
0:24:41 > 0:24:45- We are slightly running out of time. - It is very pretty. I still love it.
0:24:45 > 0:24:47- Yes.- What was your very, very best price on it?
0:24:47 > 0:24:52- I can squeeze it to 120. - 120.- Well, that is not bad, is it?
0:24:52 > 0:24:55- And it is silver? - DEALER:- It is solid silver.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58It is solid silver. Hallmarked. And it is beautiful.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01- DEALER:- And very unusual. And you've got a top name. Sells itself.
0:25:01 > 0:25:05- I have to say, Christina, I would pay £120 for that.- Would you?
0:25:05 > 0:25:08- I love it.- Are you absolutely sure you cannot squeeze any more
0:25:08 > 0:25:10off that price, whatsoever?
0:25:10 > 0:25:13I'll do another five. 115. But that's it.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16Oh, isn't he lovely?!
0:25:16 > 0:25:18Well done, Reds. Another silver item in your bag.
0:25:18 > 0:25:20Mission accomplished.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22SCHOOL BELL RINGS
0:25:22 > 0:25:24Right, class, your time is up!
0:25:24 > 0:25:28That's it, we're done! No stress! Group hug. Group hug.
0:25:28 > 0:25:30Well done, my girls! Well done.
0:25:30 > 0:25:35Let's check out what the Red team bought. Those naughty Reds, yeah?
0:25:35 > 0:25:39The Reds eventually got off to a roaring start, with this statue.
0:25:39 > 0:25:40£40 paid.
0:25:41 > 0:25:44Next up, well, they had the sweet smell of success with this little
0:25:44 > 0:25:46scent bottle, which they bought for £60.
0:25:47 > 0:25:51Finally, they shook on this sugar shaker for £115.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55- You are amazing, you two. You spent over £200, right?- Yes.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57Precisely how much?
0:25:57 > 0:26:00- £200 and what?- £215.- 215.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03That is perfect. Please may I have £85 of leftover lolly?
0:26:03 > 0:26:05Thank you very much, Heather.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08I know you have had a brilliant time, but which is your favourite piece?
0:26:08 > 0:26:10Mine is the perfume bottle.
0:26:10 > 0:26:14- OK, fine. And what about you?- Mine is the Asprey silver sugar shaker.
0:26:14 > 0:26:16But which piece is going to bring the biggest profit?
0:26:16 > 0:26:20- I should think the lion. - The lion, biggest profit?
0:26:20 > 0:26:23- Do you agree with that? - Biggest, ugliest thing there is.
0:26:23 > 0:26:25LAUGHTER
0:26:25 > 0:26:28Now, you are amazing, girls. Absolutely amazing. You have had
0:26:28 > 0:26:32- the most lovely time, haven't you? - Oh, it has been so much fun.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35- Both of you are an inspiration, you really are.- Oh, thank you!
0:26:35 > 0:26:37- But time flew, didn't it? - It flew.- Yeah.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39- And you have got £85. - 85 whole pounds.
0:26:39 > 0:26:43- That means you're going to fly.- Very possibly.- OK, fine. Well, relax up,
0:26:43 > 0:26:46have a cup of tea. Right now, we'll check out what the Blues bought.
0:26:46 > 0:26:51The Blues went the full nine yards and bought this yard of ale for £18.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56The Morse code machine was their second buy for £30.
0:26:56 > 0:27:01And, finally, they cantered home with the Sandown horse racing game
0:27:01 > 0:27:02for £45.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05- Well, that was fun, wasn't it? - Certainly was!- Really enjoyed it.
0:27:05 > 0:27:08- A bit of conflict there, I felt?- Erm...
0:27:08 > 0:27:11- Well, no more than at home!- Yeah!
0:27:11 > 0:27:13Gosh! Well...
0:27:13 > 0:27:16But we agreed and disagreed and came to a compromise.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19- Exactly. Which is what life is all about, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:27:19 > 0:27:21Hilary, which is your favourite piece?
0:27:21 > 0:27:26Erm...I like the little Spitfire Morse code thingy.
0:27:26 > 0:27:28- And what about you? - The game at the end.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30The little racing game, cos I am quite a gambler myself,
0:27:30 > 0:27:33- so I quite like that.- And is that going to bring the biggest profit?
0:27:33 > 0:27:38I'll say no. I think the Spitfire will, but I prefer the game.
0:27:38 > 0:27:41Very good. So, you spent how much in total?
0:27:41 > 0:27:46- We spent £93.- OK, I would like £207, please.- There you go.
0:27:46 > 0:27:48So, that is a fair old wodge, isn't it?
0:27:48 > 0:27:51- That is a great deal for me to play with. Thank you.- Spend wisely.
0:27:51 > 0:27:55Just pray you spend it on something that is going to make a big profit.
0:27:55 > 0:27:58That is the name of the game. I will do my best.
0:27:58 > 0:28:01That is the name of the game, indeed. Anyway, good luck. Relax up,
0:28:01 > 0:28:04because we are about to head off on quite a little journey,
0:28:04 > 0:28:07vaguely that way, but it will take us, eventually, to West London,
0:28:07 > 0:28:09to the auction rooms in Chiswick.
0:28:18 > 0:28:23Well, isn't this nice, to find ourselves in prosperous West London,
0:28:23 > 0:28:25with Charles Hoy?
0:28:25 > 0:28:26- Good morning, Charles.- Morning, Tim.
0:28:26 > 0:28:30Now, first up, for the Reds, is...
0:28:30 > 0:28:33Well, a study of a big cat, shall we call it?
0:28:33 > 0:28:35Yes, what is it, exactly?
0:28:35 > 0:28:37- Possibly a tiger, possibly not.- Yes.
0:28:37 > 0:28:39It's, er, no, it's a good-looking piece.
0:28:39 > 0:28:42Obviously if this was the real thing, in bronze,
0:28:42 > 0:28:44we're talking thousands.
0:28:44 > 0:28:46It's not. It's obviously later.
0:28:46 > 0:28:47Not in bronze.
0:28:47 > 0:28:52And it is still a decorative piece, though, which is in its favour.
0:28:52 > 0:28:55- And we've put 80 to 120 on it. - That's very good.
0:28:55 > 0:28:59That's very good, cos our team only paid £40.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02- Great, OK.- So that's not much, is it? Gosh.
0:29:02 > 0:29:04Next is the classic cut-glass
0:29:04 > 0:29:07spherical silver-mounted scent bottle.
0:29:07 > 0:29:10Do people still want these things, Charles?
0:29:10 > 0:29:14Not as much, Tim. They still sell,
0:29:14 > 0:29:16but they're not in huge popularity at the moment.
0:29:16 > 0:29:19It is a good piece, however. It doesn't have any breaks,
0:29:19 > 0:29:21which they often do when they come in.
0:29:21 > 0:29:23The glass is in good condition.
0:29:23 > 0:29:24The silver cap or collar
0:29:24 > 0:29:27is dating to the early part of the 20th century.
0:29:27 > 0:29:32In good condition, closes nicely, so it's still a good little piece.
0:29:32 > 0:29:34- And worth?- We've said £30 to £50.
0:29:34 > 0:29:37- Oh, they paid £60, so that's a bit light.- OK.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40OK, finally is the silver sugar caster,
0:29:40 > 0:29:43which is a nice chunky thing, and it's a good size.
0:29:43 > 0:29:46It is, yes, it's a good one.
0:29:46 > 0:29:50In good condition, and most importantly, retailed by Asprey's,
0:29:50 > 0:29:53- who of course are the best makers... - Top of the notch.
0:29:53 > 0:29:55Yeah, the best makers there are,
0:29:55 > 0:29:58especially with the London crowd, it could just do OK.
0:29:58 > 0:29:59Like how OK?
0:29:59 > 0:30:01Well, we've said £40 to £60.
0:30:01 > 0:30:03Not OK at all!
0:30:03 > 0:30:05- Made a loss?- Yeah, they paid £115.
0:30:05 > 0:30:06OK...
0:30:06 > 0:30:08Which, I agree with you, it's a lot of money,
0:30:08 > 0:30:12and the way the market is for technically modern silver,
0:30:12 > 0:30:14they'll be lucky to get their money back, I think, on that.
0:30:14 > 0:30:18- Yes. If it had a bit more age to it it might stand a chance.- Exactly.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21So, whatever profit they MIGHT get on the big cat
0:30:21 > 0:30:24is going to be wiped out by the losses on the caster
0:30:24 > 0:30:27so they will need their bonus buy - let's go and have a look at it.
0:30:27 > 0:30:31- Well, this is exciting, isn't it, Heather?- Wonderful.- Wonderful.
0:30:31 > 0:30:33Oh, dear me!
0:30:33 > 0:30:37I mean, £85 of leftover lolly you gave to Christina Trevanion.
0:30:37 > 0:30:39CT, what did you buy?
0:30:39 > 0:30:42Well, I said time flew, didn't it? It really did,
0:30:42 > 0:30:46- and we pretty much used our whole hour.- Yes, we did.
0:30:46 > 0:30:50So I thought that this... would be quite appropriate.
0:30:50 > 0:30:52- Oh, a lovely little watch. - That's nice.
0:30:52 > 0:30:56- Oh, isn't that nice?- So this is a little ladies' silver fob watch
0:30:56 > 0:30:59in a solid silver case at the back there.
0:30:59 > 0:31:02- Solid silver?- Yep. So it's stamped on the back 935.- It's hallmarked?
0:31:02 > 0:31:04Well, it's not hallmarked for England.
0:31:04 > 0:31:07- I think it's probably Swiss. - I see.- Stamped 935,
0:31:07 > 0:31:09- so it's a good grade of silver. - Yes.- It's lovely.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12White enamel dial with Roman numerals there,
0:31:12 > 0:31:15and little gilt decorations, so really very, very pretty.
0:31:15 > 0:31:18- How much did you pay? - Well, I paid...
0:31:18 > 0:31:20What did I pay? Ten.
0:31:20 > 0:31:21Ten pound?!
0:31:21 > 0:31:25- Ten pounds!- Ten pound?- Yes. - Oh, I think you're brilliant.
0:31:25 > 0:31:28- That is lovely.- She's done well. - Did you say brilliant, Heather?
0:31:28 > 0:31:31- She's brilliant. - You don't choose now, Heather.- No.
0:31:31 > 0:31:34You choose after the sale of your first three items.
0:31:34 > 0:31:38- Whatever our sale gets, I shall have that.- Will you?- Yeah.
0:31:38 > 0:31:41Well, there we are! That's most of the programme gone.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44No! Anyway, all I can say is hang on a minute,
0:31:44 > 0:31:46because right now, for the audience at home,
0:31:46 > 0:31:48let's find out what the auctioneer
0:31:48 > 0:31:51thinks about Christina's little watch.
0:31:51 > 0:31:54Right, now, Charles, what about that?
0:31:54 > 0:31:58Yes. It's a good little piece, good condition, most importantly.
0:31:58 > 0:32:00And it should do rather well, actually.
0:32:00 > 0:32:03More as a piece of jewellery rather than for the watch itself.
0:32:03 > 0:32:06I mean, have you ever seen one in such good state?
0:32:06 > 0:32:10Apart from the dirt, which will clean easily, it's great, isn't it?
0:32:10 > 0:32:13It is, yes. No, I haven't - they normally are missing dials
0:32:13 > 0:32:15and smashed faces and all sorts.
0:32:15 > 0:32:16It's all going for it.
0:32:16 > 0:32:19- What's it worth? - £30 to £50, we've said.
0:32:19 > 0:32:21Brilliant. £10. Clever old Christina,
0:32:21 > 0:32:23- to find that for £10, I tell you. - Yeah, good buy.
0:32:23 > 0:32:25Next, Simon and Hilary.
0:32:25 > 0:32:29The yard of ale on a stand is a great object, isn't it?
0:32:29 > 0:32:31Yeah. What's your record, Tim?
0:32:31 > 0:32:35TIM LAUGHS I couldn't do it without dribbling!
0:32:35 > 0:32:38But when I was a kid, we used to have these in pubs in Devon.
0:32:38 > 0:32:40And you would try your hand at it,
0:32:40 > 0:32:43and it's much more difficult than you think.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46- Yeah, it should do rather well, it's a fun piece.- How much?
0:32:46 > 0:32:47We've said £10 to £20.
0:32:47 > 0:32:50OK, they paid £18. I fancy for my money
0:32:50 > 0:32:53that this will make £40 or even £50.
0:32:53 > 0:32:55With any luck.
0:32:55 > 0:32:58Next is the Morse code machine.
0:32:58 > 0:33:02Have you been able to research any more on this, Charles?
0:33:02 > 0:33:05We have a little bit. We're not sure exactly where it's come from.
0:33:05 > 0:33:09It is Bakelite, it does date around the 1920s or '30s.
0:33:09 > 0:33:13It's possibly military, in which case, you do get military buyers,
0:33:13 > 0:33:15so...an interesting little piece.
0:33:15 > 0:33:18- Excellent. The estimate is? - We've said £30 to £50.
0:33:18 > 0:33:21OK. £30 paid, so it's close enough.
0:33:21 > 0:33:24Great. Er, and lastly is the Sandown game,
0:33:24 > 0:33:28in its original box, with all the bits and pieces. A bit tatty.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30- How do you rate that? - I do rate it, yeah.
0:33:30 > 0:33:34We've seen similar ones before, they're always popular,
0:33:34 > 0:33:35the horse-racing games.
0:33:35 > 0:33:39Now, we date this...we're saying early part of the 20th century,
0:33:39 > 0:33:42possibly 1910, 1920.
0:33:42 > 0:33:44Against it, it does have the pieces missing,
0:33:44 > 0:33:47probably missing some counters and possibly a ball in there.
0:33:47 > 0:33:50However, they often aren't complete, being that age,
0:33:50 > 0:33:53- so...- How much? - We've said £50 to £70.
0:33:53 > 0:33:55- £45 paid.- OK, they should be OK.
0:33:55 > 0:33:58I think it's the bookies' favourite!
0:33:58 > 0:34:01Well, whether it turns out to be the favourite or not,
0:34:01 > 0:34:04they may need their bonus buy, so let's go and have a look at that.
0:34:04 > 0:34:06Well, such excitement.
0:34:06 > 0:34:08You spent £93.
0:34:08 > 0:34:13£207 went across.
0:34:13 > 0:34:15Kate, what did you buy? Let me help you.
0:34:15 > 0:34:16Ta-da!
0:34:16 > 0:34:19I was so tempted to get you that cat basket,
0:34:19 > 0:34:21but I think Hilary would have killed me!
0:34:21 > 0:34:23I would have loved it!
0:34:23 > 0:34:25I did go back, but the people had left already.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28- So I went for something else. What do you think of these?- I love them.
0:34:28 > 0:34:31Royal Doulton, really nice, have a look.
0:34:31 > 0:34:34- They are a pair.- Matching pair. - They are beautiful.- They are.
0:34:34 > 0:34:35- They're rather cute.- You like them.
0:34:35 > 0:34:37- Very blue.- I do, and I know Hilary does as well.
0:34:37 > 0:34:40- Don't you?- Aw-w!- Yeah. - I could take these home.
0:34:40 > 0:34:42- There you go!- OK... - Don't bid for them!
0:34:42 > 0:34:44- They're really nice, Kate. - The best thing was the price.
0:34:44 > 0:34:46- How much?- £50 the pair.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48- Really?!- It was a complete steal.
0:34:48 > 0:34:51It was from somebody who didn't have much china on his stall
0:34:51 > 0:34:54- and didn't know much about it. - We didn't see them, did we?- No.
0:34:54 > 0:34:56I really think there's a profit in these.
0:34:56 > 0:34:58- £50 for two is great.- Yeah.
0:34:58 > 0:35:01Well, you don't pick now, you pick later, if you want to.
0:35:01 > 0:35:03But right now, for the audience at home, let's find out
0:35:03 > 0:35:06what the auctioneer thinks about Kate's matching pair.
0:35:06 > 0:35:09Well, Charles, the auctioneer's favourite,
0:35:09 > 0:35:11a bit of Royal Doulton.
0:35:11 > 0:35:16Yes. Royal Doulton. We've seen obviously plenty of it before.
0:35:16 > 0:35:18The mark on the bottom dates it
0:35:18 > 0:35:20around the first half of the 20th century.
0:35:20 > 0:35:23They are a good, er, pattern on them, they are in good condition,
0:35:23 > 0:35:27and they're normally quite stable - we've said £30 to £50 on them.
0:35:27 > 0:35:31- Well, Kate paid £50.- OK. - She rates them.
0:35:31 > 0:35:33I mean, they are in good nick,
0:35:33 > 0:35:37and very much that kind of Arts and Craftsy design.
0:35:37 > 0:35:40- Exactly.- Are you taking the sale today?- I am.
0:35:40 > 0:35:42Very good. We're in safe hands.
0:35:44 > 0:35:4750 bid, straight in. Do I see 5 anywhere? Selling...
0:35:48 > 0:35:50- Heather, how are you feeling?- Fine!
0:35:50 > 0:35:52- Are you excited?- Yes.
0:35:52 > 0:35:54It's my first auction.
0:35:54 > 0:35:57I can't believe it! What have you been doing your lovely long life?
0:35:57 > 0:35:59- Where have I been?- Exactly!
0:35:59 > 0:36:0294 years of age and never been to an auction before.
0:36:02 > 0:36:05- Isn't that a lovely first experience? - Amazing.
0:36:05 > 0:36:07I really, really want this to go well for you.
0:36:07 > 0:36:09Here we go. Here comes your big fat cat -
0:36:09 > 0:36:11plenty of those in London.
0:36:11 > 0:36:15Next lot, 64, then, is the plaster study of a...
0:36:15 > 0:36:18Well, we think tiger. Some sort of big cat.
0:36:18 > 0:36:21- Tiger?- Tiger?- Really?
0:36:21 > 0:36:25And start me at £60 on this, do I see a bit of £60? Surely!
0:36:25 > 0:36:26SHE MOUTHS
0:36:26 > 0:36:28£60, and 5. 70 at the back.
0:36:28 > 0:36:30No? 65 with me.
0:36:30 > 0:36:32You bidding, internet? No?
0:36:32 > 0:36:33All done and finished, then, at 65.
0:36:33 > 0:36:3670, just in time, OK! Sealing bid with you.
0:36:36 > 0:36:38Is that really at £70?
0:36:38 > 0:36:39Good God!
0:36:39 > 0:36:42It's going on the left at 70, then.
0:36:42 > 0:36:44- Sold for...- £70.
0:36:44 > 0:36:45£70, which gives you
0:36:45 > 0:36:47£30 profit, how about that?!
0:36:47 > 0:36:50Gosh!
0:36:50 > 0:36:51Now the scent bottle.
0:36:51 > 0:36:54Next lot, 65, then, is the glass scent bottle.
0:36:54 > 0:36:57Hallmarked London 1907, lovely little piece, this.
0:36:57 > 0:37:00And where do we start this? I have bids of 30 and 5, straight in.
0:37:00 > 0:37:03- Do I see 40 anywhere? - Oh, my goodness.
0:37:03 > 0:37:0540 straight in on the internet, takes my commission out.
0:37:05 > 0:37:07Do I see 5 elsewhere? It's with the internet,
0:37:07 > 0:37:10and selling with the internet at £40.
0:37:10 > 0:37:15- £40.- Aw-w!- Minus 20.- Never mind. No taste, no taste.
0:37:15 > 0:37:17You are still plus £10.
0:37:17 > 0:37:19Stand by for the caster.
0:37:19 > 0:37:21Next lot, 66.
0:37:21 > 0:37:24This is a silver sugar caster, made by Asprey's, of course,
0:37:24 > 0:37:26one of the best makers there is.
0:37:26 > 0:37:28Where do we start this? Start me with just £30 on it.
0:37:28 > 0:37:30Oooh!
0:37:30 > 0:37:3130 straight in at the back.
0:37:31 > 0:37:34Do I see 5 anywhere? 35 online. 40 with us.
0:37:34 > 0:37:37More than that, surely. It's beautiful.
0:37:37 > 0:37:40Do I see 5 elsewhere? It's surely worth it! It is Asprey's.
0:37:40 > 0:37:42It is silver. At £40 only.
0:37:42 > 0:37:45It will sell. To the commissions, then, at £40.
0:37:45 > 0:37:48- Started so well!- Oh, dear.
0:37:48 > 0:37:51That, I'm very sad to say,
0:37:51 > 0:37:54- is minus 75.- Oh, dear!
0:37:54 > 0:37:58You had £10, which means you're now minus 65.
0:37:58 > 0:38:00Oh, gosh.
0:38:00 > 0:38:02- What about that Dutch watch? - We're going with it.
0:38:02 > 0:38:04Yes, we're going to go with it.
0:38:04 > 0:38:06We're going to go with it.
0:38:06 > 0:38:07Yes.
0:38:07 > 0:38:10Moving forward, then, we're going with the bonus buy - here it comes.
0:38:10 > 0:38:12Lot number 70, then,
0:38:12 > 0:38:15is a late-19th, early 20th-century Dutch silver fob watch.
0:38:15 > 0:38:18And where do we start? I have 30 and 5 straight in.
0:38:18 > 0:38:19Do I see £40 anywhere?
0:38:19 > 0:38:22£40 the next bid. I'll open it to you, internet, at £40.
0:38:22 > 0:38:25Otherwise we're all done and finishing at 35.
0:38:27 > 0:38:29You went with the bonus buy,
0:38:29 > 0:38:34- which sold for £35.- Goodness! - Which means
0:38:34 > 0:38:36overall that it made a profit of £25.
0:38:36 > 0:38:39- Isn't that brilliant? - Isn't that brilliant?
0:38:39 > 0:38:43Overall, team, you are minus 40, which could be a winning score!
0:38:47 > 0:38:50What I really want to know is how you're feeling.
0:38:50 > 0:38:54- I'm feeling quietly confident. - Are you?- I am.- Mm-hm.
0:38:54 > 0:38:57- Quietly confident.- You like this game, don't you?
0:38:57 > 0:38:59- I do. Very much.- You like the thrill of the auction.
0:38:59 > 0:39:03- I do.- Very good. Anyway, for better for worse, for richer for poorer,
0:39:03 > 0:39:07we are just about to start with your first item, which is the yard of ale.
0:39:07 > 0:39:11Next lot, 86, is the yard of ale glass,
0:39:11 > 0:39:13probably the most popular lot we've had in all week.
0:39:13 > 0:39:17Where do we start it? 5 at the front, do we see 10 elsewhere?
0:39:17 > 0:39:21- 10 at the back. 15 there.- Come on! - Do I see 20 elsewhere?
0:39:21 > 0:39:22Surely worth that.
0:39:22 > 0:39:2520 online, then. Do I see 25 in the room?
0:39:25 > 0:39:2720?
0:39:27 > 0:39:29It's going, selling online, then, at 20.
0:39:29 > 0:39:32- Oh, well.- Plus £2.
0:39:32 > 0:39:36- Perfect. Plus £2.- Better than nothing.- Better than nothing.
0:39:36 > 0:39:39- Now, here comes the Morse code tapper.- I love this.
0:39:39 > 0:39:42Next lot, 87, is the Bakelite Morse code machine,
0:39:42 > 0:39:46and where do we start this? We have lots of interest here, actually,
0:39:46 > 0:39:49and we have bids of £60 and £70 bid already.
0:39:49 > 0:39:53- Oh, my God!- That's brilliant!
0:39:53 > 0:39:56It's with my commission bidders at 70 unless I get 5 quickly elsewhere.
0:39:56 > 0:39:58Online or in the room. It's going, selling,
0:39:58 > 0:40:00to my commission bidders at 70.
0:40:00 > 0:40:03- £70!- Brilliant!- How about that?
0:40:03 > 0:40:06Plus £40.
0:40:06 > 0:40:07You're vindicated!
0:40:07 > 0:40:09- I take it all back. - I'm never going to live this down.
0:40:09 > 0:40:11This is it.
0:40:11 > 0:40:14Next lot, 88, an early-20th-century Sandown horse racing game.
0:40:14 > 0:40:16Lovely lot, always popular.
0:40:16 > 0:40:19I see a bid of £30, surely, for the racing game.
0:40:19 > 0:40:22One for you, internet, maybe? 30 and 5, with me, internet.
0:40:22 > 0:40:25Have to come back with £40. 40 elsewhere.
0:40:25 > 0:40:2840 online. Do I see 45 elsewhere? It's with the internet,
0:40:28 > 0:40:30but it's at £40.
0:40:30 > 0:40:32To the internet, then, at £40 only.
0:40:32 > 0:40:36£40 it is, then - bad luck, you're minus £5 on that.
0:40:36 > 0:40:40But overall, 42 minus 5 means you're plus 37.
0:40:40 > 0:40:43Now, what about the vases? You love those vases, don't you?
0:40:43 > 0:40:46- Yes?- Yeah.- Yeah. I'm...- You want to go with the vases?- Yeah.
0:40:46 > 0:40:51- Go for it.- Yes.- You love them, don't you?- I do love them.
0:40:51 > 0:40:52And here they come.
0:40:52 > 0:40:55Next lot, then, 92, is the pair of Royal Doulton vases.
0:40:55 > 0:40:58Where do we start? I have 30 and 5 and 40 straight in.
0:40:58 > 0:41:01Do I see 5 anywhere? For £45, the next bid.
0:41:01 > 0:41:03Come on.
0:41:03 > 0:41:04Has to go 45 quickly. It's going,
0:41:04 > 0:41:07and I can sell to the commission bidders at 40, then.
0:41:07 > 0:41:09- Oh, no.- That's cheap.
0:41:09 > 0:41:115, just in time on the internet.
0:41:11 > 0:41:13Do I see... That takes my commission bidder out.
0:41:13 > 0:41:17Let's get 50 quickly. It's going and selling on the internet at 45.
0:41:17 > 0:41:22- Oh!- £45 is minus 5, meaning you are plus £32.
0:41:22 > 0:41:24But that could be a winning score!
0:41:24 > 0:41:26Doesn't matter.
0:41:26 > 0:41:28Plus £32, not to be sniffed at.
0:41:28 > 0:41:31- No!- Say nothing to the Reds, and all will be revealed
0:41:31 > 0:41:33in a moment. Thank you.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41Well, well, well. Have you been chatting about the scores?
0:41:41 > 0:41:42- No.- No? Not at all?
0:41:42 > 0:41:45OK. Well, this will come as a complete surprise.
0:41:45 > 0:41:48But the runners-up today by a fair old chunk
0:41:48 > 0:41:50just happen to be...
0:41:50 > 0:41:52- the Reds.- Aw-w!
0:41:52 > 0:41:54Sorry, ducks.
0:41:54 > 0:41:57- I mean, £30 profit on that big old cat, yes?- Yeah.
0:41:57 > 0:41:59That was good, wasn't it?
0:41:59 > 0:42:02And then it went down the proverbial a bit.
0:42:02 > 0:42:05Er, you went with a bonus buy, which was the high point -
0:42:05 > 0:42:08made you £25, which took the score to minus 40.
0:42:08 > 0:42:10- Oh, well.- Now, listen, Heather,
0:42:10 > 0:42:13- you've waited more than 90 years to come to an auction.- Yes.
0:42:13 > 0:42:16Did it live up to your expectations today?
0:42:16 > 0:42:20- Oh, yes.- Oh, yes.- Oh, good. - Of course it did.
0:42:20 > 0:42:22You'd like to be going home with profits, but by...
0:42:22 > 0:42:25- I'd like to be going home with some money, but...- Of course!
0:42:25 > 0:42:29Wouldn't we all? It's been absolutely a delightful experience
0:42:29 > 0:42:32- having you on the show, both of you. - It's been lovely.
0:42:32 > 0:42:36- Lovely to meet you. - Well, that's sweet of you.
0:42:36 > 0:42:39Great, great fun. Anyway, the victors today are the Blues
0:42:39 > 0:42:41who are going home with £32!
0:42:41 > 0:42:44Really going home with £32.
0:42:44 > 0:42:46There you go, Hils. Look at that.
0:42:46 > 0:42:50Plus £2, you got £40 for the Morse tapper,
0:42:50 > 0:42:52and, er, that wretched racing game let you down
0:42:52 > 0:42:55which stopped you getting your golden gavel.
0:42:55 > 0:42:59- And overall, plus £32, which is very good.- Yes, I'm very pleased.
0:42:59 > 0:43:02- And surprised. - And I'm very pleased for you.
0:43:02 > 0:43:03Anyway, we've had such fun.
0:43:03 > 0:43:07Why don't you have a look at our website and join us soon
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