0:00:03 > 0:00:05Welcome to Stafford.
0:00:05 > 0:00:06A town with plenty of "sole."
0:00:08 > 0:00:12Once upon a time, it was something of a shoe-making powerhouse.
0:00:12 > 0:00:15But, sadly, that business has faded away.
0:00:15 > 0:00:17Let's hope our teams today don't make the same mistake,
0:00:17 > 0:00:20though, by forking out on a load of old cobblers.
0:00:20 > 0:00:23So, putting your best foot forward, ha,
0:00:23 > 0:00:25let's go bargain hunting!
0:00:25 > 0:00:26Yeah!
0:00:48 > 0:00:50Today, we are in Stafford Antiques Fair.
0:00:50 > 0:00:54So, there's no time for loafing about.
0:00:54 > 0:00:56But, will our teams be in step
0:00:56 > 0:01:00with one another or will the experts have to put the boot in?
0:01:00 > 0:01:04Ha! Let's take a sneaky peek as to what's coming up.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10On today's show, harmony is hard to find.
0:01:10 > 0:01:11That's all right.
0:01:11 > 0:01:12That's not nice.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15Expensive goodies are everywhere.
0:01:15 > 0:01:19- How expensive?- 1,500!- Oh!
0:01:19 > 0:01:21And at the auction, we've got everything crossed.
0:01:21 > 0:01:22No!
0:01:22 > 0:01:25But before all that, let's meet the teams.
0:01:25 > 0:01:28Well, it really is a family affair today,
0:01:28 > 0:01:34because for the Reds we've got Laura and Jane, mother and daughter.
0:01:34 > 0:01:38And we have Dennis and Clare for the Blues, father and daughter.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40Hello everyone. ALL: Hello!
0:01:40 > 0:01:41Lovely to see you.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43Now, Jane, you're no stranger to big audiences, are you?
0:01:43 > 0:01:46It was a long while ago, but I have played at the Royal Albert Hall.
0:01:46 > 0:01:50I played clarinet in the Derbyshire Youth Wind Band,
0:01:50 > 0:01:53and we won a competition and we closed the Proms
0:01:53 > 0:01:54with Land Of Hope And Glory.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56Were you nervous?
0:01:56 > 0:01:58Oh, definitely. The venue was awesome.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01It's as part of the process, you just get wrapped up in it,
0:02:01 > 0:02:03and thoroughly enjoyed it.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05So, do you still play the old liquorice stick?
0:02:05 > 0:02:07I don't, but I did try and convince Laura to learn.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10- Did you learn how to play then? - A little bit.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12Grade 3. But then didn't go any further with it.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15Now, Jane, you are a whizz with the computers, right?
0:02:15 > 0:02:20Yes, but only... only with regard to looking after accountancy software.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23- Is this something you've done for a long time?- It is,
0:02:23 > 0:02:26I've worked for the current employer for about 20 years now.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28But, you're not going to following your mother's footsteps
0:02:28 > 0:02:30and become a computer whiz then?
0:02:30 > 0:02:32- No, definitely not!- What are you going to do?- I currently study
0:02:32 > 0:02:35fashion accessory design at Nottingham Trent University.
0:02:35 > 0:02:36That sounds trendy.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38So I design leather goods, handbags.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41I tend to make bits of jewellery as well.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43Good for you. And is it fun, your course?
0:02:43 > 0:02:46Yeah, it's very hands-on. Because it's a very small course,
0:02:46 > 0:02:48there's only seven people. So it's very intimate...
0:02:48 > 0:02:49Almost individual?
0:02:49 > 0:02:52Almost. Yeah, almost. It's really, really good.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55So, what do you know about antiques between the two of you?
0:02:55 > 0:02:58I know loads from watching Bargain Hunt virtually every day.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00Then you know everything about everything!
0:03:00 > 0:03:01I know absolutely everything.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04- Now, just apply that knowledge, that's the thing.- Exactly.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07- And, do you have a strategy? - If I wouldn't give it house room, and if it wouldn't
0:03:07 > 0:03:10come through the front door, then we're not buying it.
0:03:10 > 0:03:12- Oh, you have to love it first? - We have to like it first, yes.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15OK, well good luck with that, anyway. Lovely to talk to you.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18Now, Dennis, it says here that you're a big kid at heart. Is that true?
0:03:18 > 0:03:21I don't know who told you that, Tim, but it probably is true, yes.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24One of your neighbours was complaining about your rock
0:03:24 > 0:03:27- band performance at home, with the drums and the guitar. - It's pretty terrible.
0:03:27 > 0:03:29So, what do you play, and why do you play?
0:03:29 > 0:03:31I've got about a dozen guitars
0:03:31 > 0:03:34because I collect and I play them very badly.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37And I have a full drum kit, and I play that even worse!
0:03:37 > 0:03:40- Lovely.- As well as quite a lot of harmonicas,
0:03:40 > 0:03:41which I'm not too bad on.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43- Right.- So quite musical.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46- Now, Clare, your father certainly has lots of energy.- He does.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49- Do you need energy in your job? - Yes, lots of energy.
0:03:49 > 0:03:53Erm, I'm a mental health nurse. It's a labour of love, definitely.
0:03:53 > 0:03:57I think it's the kind of job you couldn't do if you didn't enjoy it.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59That's because what you do is a vocation.
0:03:59 > 0:04:00Yeah, it is.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03And God bless you for loving it so much
0:04:03 > 0:04:05because a lot of people wouldn't.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08- It's the people who make it what it is, the patients.- Yes.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10Now, apart from being very busy at work,
0:04:10 > 0:04:12you've also just got a new home?
0:04:12 > 0:04:14- Yay!- Tell me about that.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16It's Victorian, and they've kept a log of the original features, in
0:04:16 > 0:04:20fact, I viewed it on my own with my parents and just put the offer in, didn't even ask my boyfriend.
0:04:20 > 0:04:24- Oh, really?- Yeah. But he liked it. So that was a bonus.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27So, it's a good old house, and have you had to rip it about?
0:04:27 > 0:04:30It was pretty much ready for us to move into, it's just...
0:04:30 > 0:04:34I've been kind of buying bits and bobs, coming to a lot of antique fairs.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36I go in a lot of charity shops as well,
0:04:36 > 0:04:38I am a bit of a bargain hunter.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41Ooh! Aren't we lucky, on our programme, eh?
0:04:41 > 0:04:46So, I've bought like, wardrobes, drawers, that kind of thing and done them up, painted them.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48I like sort of shabby chic-ing them, so to speak.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51Now, listen. When it comes to spending the cash, who's going to decide?
0:04:51 > 0:04:54Is it going to be you? Or you, Dennis?
0:04:54 > 0:04:57- I think we'll probably sort of go for one each.- Yeah.
0:04:57 > 0:04:58- And then one that we both agree on. - Yeah.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01And have you got any views on what you might go for, Clare?
0:05:01 > 0:05:03I know everybody says quirky
0:05:03 > 0:05:05so maybe something a bit weird, a bit unusual.
0:05:05 > 0:05:10- Not much to ask then. - Yeah. With mass appeal.- Mass appeal.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12Lovely(!) Right, I feel quite tired already.
0:05:12 > 0:05:16Anyway, now, here, the money moment. £300 apiece. There's your £300.
0:05:16 > 0:05:20You know the rules. Your experts await and off you go!
0:05:20 > 0:05:22And very, very, very good luck.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25So, who will having fun at the fair with our teams?
0:05:26 > 0:05:29Leading the Red tribe, it's Colin Young.
0:05:31 > 0:05:35And she'll be a guiding light for the Blues, it's Kate Bliss.
0:05:38 > 0:05:42So, Jane, what exactly are you looking to buy?
0:05:42 > 0:05:45I don't know exactly but something wooden, something ornamental,
0:05:45 > 0:05:48- something that'll look nice in the house.- Just like your expert then.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50I wouldn't say that.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53- Dennis, what are you going to be looking for today? - In a word - beauty.
0:05:53 > 0:05:58Something quite pretty, quite simple, nothing too...tacky.
0:05:58 > 0:05:59- Colourful.- Colourful.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02- Well, that's a good idea, Clare. You like colour?- I do.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04- Can you tell? - Yeah, I could never have guessed.
0:06:04 > 0:06:08By hook or by crook, teams, your 60 minutes starts now.
0:06:08 > 0:06:09KLAXON BLARES
0:06:09 > 0:06:11Let's go shopping.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14We've only got an hour so we better crack on.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17If there's something that stands out on a stall,
0:06:17 > 0:06:19it's going to stand out at auction.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21You're a wise man, Mr Young,
0:06:21 > 0:06:25and it seems Jane and Laura have taken your advice.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27- Pig? - SHE SIGHS
0:06:27 > 0:06:28Well, my maiden name was Bacon
0:06:28 > 0:06:30and you think of all the pigs that Granddad...
0:06:30 > 0:06:36- It's not very nice. No. I'm not a fan.- But...- I don't like it.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38It would make it in my house room.
0:06:38 > 0:06:42Your team-mates aren't exactly squealing with delight, Jane.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45- What sort of money is it then? - I don't know. How much is the pig?
0:06:45 > 0:06:49- £65.- 65? - And remember it's a rocker.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52I'd rather spend the rest of the time looking for some antiques.
0:06:52 > 0:06:56- OK, but if we can keep it in reserve...- Yeah, keep it in reserve.
0:06:56 > 0:06:58Let's move on.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01Over to the Blues, and has anything lit up their shop?
0:07:01 > 0:07:03Let's see if there's anything that shouts at you.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06Yes, these big pots down there. They're rather attractive.
0:07:06 > 0:07:10It's a tea canister turned into a lamp base. It's quite fun, isn't it?
0:07:10 > 0:07:14- How much is that, Jeremy?- 65.- 65.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17- What would your very, very best price be?- 4,800.- 4,800?
0:07:17 > 0:07:22The best price for me. Why should it be good for you?
0:07:22 > 0:07:24Well, we want to win, Jeremy. We want to win.
0:07:24 > 0:07:28- We're not going in the right direction here, Dennis.- £60.- £60?
0:07:28 > 0:07:30- Yes, that's very tight. - Do you like that?
0:07:30 > 0:07:33Well, it struck me straightaway, yes.
0:07:33 > 0:07:37- But it's not a big hit with your daughter.- I'm not keen.- I love it.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39- Would you put it in your house?- No.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45- Cos if I put that in our house... - Mum would hide it.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48- ..it would be in a cupboard or in the loft.- Or in the bin.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53- Or the bin. - Well, I tell you what, have a think.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55- It's not going anywhere at the moment.- OK, we'll think about that.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57All right. Great.
0:07:59 > 0:08:03Ten minutes gone and our teams are still searching for their first buy.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06- I can see why with the Reds. - I don't think so.- No?
0:08:06 > 0:08:08- A shortbread mould.- No.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10- So, you don't like it?- No.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12It's not as nice as I thought.
0:08:12 > 0:08:16- That's all right.- That's not nice. I don't like that one.- OK.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18Mum's not happy.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21Meanwhile, the Blues are on the hunt for some bling.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24You like this one? This is with opals.
0:08:24 > 0:08:28- I think that's really pretty. Do you like it?- I do. It's beautiful.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31- I love it. I'd wear that. - That's lovely. Thank you very much.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33Let's have a closer look at it, Clare.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36- I think that's really pretty.- You said you wanted colour, didn't you?
0:08:36 > 0:08:38- Yeah.- You've certainly got a bit of fire in there.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40What is it about opals that you like?
0:08:40 > 0:08:43I just like the fact that the colour changes
0:08:43 > 0:08:46whatever angle you look at it. It's not what it seems.
0:08:46 > 0:08:47Yeah, I can see that.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50- Do you know what it is that makes the colour in them?- No.
0:08:50 > 0:08:54Opals have little cells in them that contain water,
0:08:54 > 0:08:59and it's actually the water that makes the light reflect
0:08:59 > 0:09:01- and create the colours.- Oh, wow.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04So, it means you have to look after them very carefully
0:09:04 > 0:09:07because if it gets too hot then that colour will disappear
0:09:07 > 0:09:10but some people say that opals are unlucky.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12We certainly don't want that.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15But they say, "Good fortune favours the brave."
0:09:15 > 0:09:17Should they go for it, KB?
0:09:17 > 0:09:21All the opals are in good condition. We haven't got any bad chips on them
0:09:21 > 0:09:26and it's on a little nine carat gold shank, which is clearly hallmarked.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29- It's beautiful. I love it. - So, we've got 65 on there.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32I don't think that's too bad for auction.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34The gentleman might give us a little bit off.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36- Do you want to have a check with him, Clare?- Yeah.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39Excuse me, sir, can we have a chat with you about this ring?
0:09:39 > 0:09:42- We like it.- It's beautiful, isn't it?- Erm...
0:09:43 > 0:09:47- What's your best?- The very, very best on that would be £55
0:09:47 > 0:09:51- but it's the absolute bottom price.- 51?
0:09:51 > 0:09:54- I'm afraid £55 is the best price. - With a free box?- With a free box.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57- No moving at all?- No moving from 55.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01- Go on, then.- First purchase! - Yes!- Great.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04- Way!- Oh, I do love a bit of jewellery.
0:10:04 > 0:10:08Bravo, Blues, but perhaps your haggling could do with more sparkle.
0:10:08 > 0:10:09Back with the Reds, and has Jane
0:10:09 > 0:10:12taken control of her darling daughter?
0:10:12 > 0:10:13There's a nice box.
0:10:14 > 0:10:18- No, I like this one.- Oh, OK.- Yeah.
0:10:18 > 0:10:19I think it's really nice.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21At last!
0:10:21 > 0:10:23This is the first one I actually really like.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26- I would give it house room so... - You would?- Yeah.- What is it?
0:10:26 > 0:10:30Well, it's a piece of lacquer. It is actually just a little trinket box.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34The decoration you've got on the top there, it's this overpainted print,
0:10:34 > 0:10:36which is in what's called a fete gallant scene,
0:10:36 > 0:10:38which is an 18th-century French design
0:10:38 > 0:10:43and it's got gilded rococo borders around it with scrolls.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45So, it's something that probably dates from 1900
0:10:45 > 0:10:47but in an earlier style.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50- OK.- A good trinket box. It seems to be in good condition.
0:10:50 > 0:10:55- I like that one.- You like it?- So, how much is it, please?- It's £15.
0:10:55 > 0:10:59- £15 is... - Whether there's any wiggle...
0:10:59 > 0:11:02- Oh, there's always room for a wiggle.- There's always wiggle.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05- Room for the wiggle.- That's a brilliant wiggle. Do you want to go and do the wiggling?
0:11:05 > 0:11:07I'll see if we can do the wiggle.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09So, does the wiggle get anything off?
0:11:09 > 0:11:11It will get you £2 off. I can do 13.
0:11:11 > 0:11:14Oh, excellent. 13. That's fantastic.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16- All right?- Yes. Are we...?- Yeah. 13?
0:11:16 > 0:11:20- Yup. Team effort.- Thank you very much.- Thank you very much.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23Wow. A wiggle can work wonders. Well done, Reds.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26- First purchase down.- Yay! - About time, too.
0:11:26 > 0:11:31And with 45 minutes of shopping time left, plenty of time for a chat.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34- The Reds! What are you doing here? - The Blues!- How are we doing, guys?
0:11:34 > 0:11:38- We've got one.- One item.- One item and one in reserve.- No.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41- That'll be the rocking pig. - No, we don't.- Yes, we do.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44We have got one thing in common though.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46We're all short on time, aren't we?
0:11:46 > 0:11:49- So, let's get moving.- See you later.
0:11:49 > 0:11:50Nice to see the "B-losers".
0:11:50 > 0:11:53That's not very sporting, Mr Young!
0:11:53 > 0:11:55We'll let the auction decide the winners and the losers.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58- What about that little pig?- Pig!- Ah!
0:11:58 > 0:12:00I wonder what that's going to do if it goes to market.
0:12:02 > 0:12:03Wow.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07Ah, there's a problem. Heavily worn on the hallmark.
0:12:07 > 0:12:13- OK, but they're there?- Yeah. Let's have a look at the magical price.
0:12:13 > 0:12:17- 175.- Ooh.- That's a bit expensive.- It is for what we're doing, isn't it?
0:12:17 > 0:12:19- Yeah.- Even if we get some knocked off,
0:12:19 > 0:12:22- it's still going to be too much for us.- All right, OK.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24It was worth a look!
0:12:24 > 0:12:27So, that little piggy has to go all the way home.
0:12:27 > 0:12:31Now then, where have the Blues trotted off to in search
0:12:31 > 0:12:33of item number two?
0:12:33 > 0:12:36- Come on, Dad. Hideous. - "Hideous," she said.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39- It's beautiful.- That's what you just said, isn't it?- Yeah. I'm not a fan.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42- It's from Caverswall, Stoke-on-Trent.- Yeah, but...
0:12:42 > 0:12:44- WE'RE from Stoke-on-Trent. - It's gold though.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47- I don't think you're going to persuade her on this one, Dennis. - Oh, dear.
0:12:47 > 0:12:51Oh, lordy. The children are bossing the grown-ups today.
0:12:51 > 0:12:55- What about those? They're nice. - I'm going to go with a no again.- No?
0:12:55 > 0:12:59I can't say I like them. No, I think we go.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02Don't give up, Jane, just take a look at Dennis.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04He's determined to find some pottery.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06There's some ceramics on here, Dennis,
0:13:06 > 0:13:10- if you want to look at ceramics. - Have any got the wow factor?
0:13:10 > 0:13:13You want the wow factor? Let's have a look along the back row.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15- Let's get in there. - There's a nice blue one.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17A colour-coordinated approach. I love it.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21So, we've got Moorcroft here impressed
0:13:21 > 0:13:24- and then the signature here for William Moorcroft.- Yup.- Oh!
0:13:24 > 0:13:28Now, the thing about Moorcroft is this fantastic tube lining
0:13:28 > 0:13:31that they did, which gives it a real texture,
0:13:31 > 0:13:33and of course really distinctive glazes.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36You can see at a glance that it's Moorcroft,
0:13:36 > 0:13:38the lovely blues and pinks and greens.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40- You like Moorcroft, don't you? - I do.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43I don't have any because it's too expensive but I just love it.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46Let's ask our stallholder cos we've got no price on there, have we?
0:13:46 > 0:13:48Is it the gentleman in the blue top?
0:13:49 > 0:13:51What would be your best price on that?
0:13:51 > 0:13:54- It's 350.- 350?
0:13:54 > 0:13:58Well, you can't argue, Clare, the man's got good taste.
0:13:58 > 0:14:02Don't be daft, Dennis. There's pottery aplenty at this fair.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05Meanwhile, Jane's throwing another item into the mix.
0:14:05 > 0:14:09- Laura, Colin, look what I've found. - Oh, that's nice.- What do you think?
0:14:09 > 0:14:12Finally, Jane has Laura's seal of approval.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15- Oh, it's like a vanity case.- Wow. - A mirror and everything.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18There we go. Do you think you'd get your make-up in there?
0:14:18 > 0:14:20No chance.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23It is very pretty, isn't it? It's nice and heavy as well.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26Yeah. It's Oriental. It's not very old though because
0:14:26 > 0:14:31- if you look at the drawer linings, you can see it is pretty new.- OK.
0:14:31 > 0:14:36- It's pretty, though.- Price tag? - 55, it says.- Which is good.- OK.
0:14:36 > 0:14:40So, there should be some wiggle room in there. Are you up for the wiggle?
0:14:40 > 0:14:42- Yeah. I'll do the wiggle! - Here we go.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46What's your best price on it?
0:14:46 > 0:14:49- I could do 45.- Oh!
0:14:49 > 0:14:53- Even lower would be better.- 40.- 40.
0:14:54 > 0:14:56Any more on that?
0:14:56 > 0:14:58- I'll do 35.- Brilliant.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01- Thank you very much.- Thank you. - The pressure's off.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04Not quite, Colin, you've still got one item left
0:15:04 > 0:15:06and just 25 minutes on the clock.
0:15:06 > 0:15:07- We need to get a move on.- Yep.
0:15:07 > 0:15:11- We've always got the pig!- No. - The pig is desperation.
0:15:11 > 0:15:15- Not according to Mrs Bliss. - What do you think of it?
0:15:15 > 0:15:17- SHE GASPS - Look!- I think it's cute.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19- I think the gentleman will agree, it's not old, is it?- It isn't.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22- It's not antique. - It's a solid piece of wood.
0:15:22 > 0:15:24It is a solid piece of wood.
0:15:24 > 0:15:26It's a nice thing, which is why I've got it.
0:15:26 > 0:15:28It's a decorative thing and it's probably got
0:15:28 > 0:15:31quite a few cousins around. It's not, certainly, a unique piece.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33I think it's probably an import.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35- The pig is not a British-looking pig...- No.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38..so I'm guessing it's made abroad somewhere.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41- What does a British pig look like? - Not like that.
0:15:41 > 0:15:45- So, what are we thinking?- I think that would go in any nursery.- Yeah.
0:15:45 > 0:15:49- I'd have it in my house.- Yeah. Oh, you'd have anything in your house.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52That doesn't say much, according to Dennis.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55I have to tell you, it hasn't got antique appeal
0:15:55 > 0:15:57so you'd never have collectors going for this.
0:15:57 > 0:16:01It is a decorative, fun piece. What would be your rock bottom, sir?
0:16:01 > 0:16:05- 45.- Could you do it 35?
0:16:05 > 0:16:0740 is better for me.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10It's very close to what I gave for it.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12I think for 35 you've got a deal.
0:16:12 > 0:16:17- OK, I'll do 35.- Oh, you're a gentleman!- Yay!- Thank you so much.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19The Reds actually looked at this earlier and they said
0:16:19 > 0:16:21- they might come back.- Really?- Yes.
0:16:21 > 0:16:25- So, did you come down to 35 to them, as well?- No, no, no. Just 65.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28Oh, fantastic! Thank you very much.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30Uh-oh, that's going to put the cat amongst the pigeons,
0:16:30 > 0:16:33or should I say pigs? Oh, Lord.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37Either way, Jane will be huffing and puffing when she finds out.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40And she's still determined to bring home the bacon.
0:16:43 > 0:16:44Anyway, chop, chop, teams.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46You've only got ten minutes to find your third item.
0:16:46 > 0:16:50- Struggling, struggling. - I like the wood but we've got wood.
0:16:50 > 0:16:51We need sparkles.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54- What make is this? - Moorcroft. It's expensive.
0:16:54 > 0:16:58- How expensive?- How much? - It's £1,500.- Oh!- Oh!
0:16:58 > 0:17:00We might have to compromise on sparkles, Lulu.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02I am going to duck through here, guys,
0:17:02 > 0:17:05cos I think we're struggling and we're really tight for time.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08- That wooden thing's nice. - What have we got?
0:17:08 > 0:17:10- £395.- Too expensive. - SHE LAUGHS
0:17:13 > 0:17:18Jane, Laura, come on in. I think I may have found our final purchase.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20Two items here - very, very similar.
0:17:20 > 0:17:24They're both marked at £88. Very pretty, very wearable.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27The key here is going to be the purchase price.
0:17:27 > 0:17:29Really desirable at auction.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31There's going to be plenty of people that want it
0:17:31 > 0:17:33but they're just not going to spend a fortune on it.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35- Do you like either of them?- Yes!
0:17:35 > 0:17:39I like that one better but this one's up to you
0:17:39 > 0:17:42- and I will not say no, how's that? - Very diplomatic, Jane.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44You could learn from your mother, Laura.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47That's very much a Victorian Art Nouveau design.
0:17:47 > 0:17:51- That one's a little bit more Baroque.- But... Oh...
0:17:51 > 0:17:53- Go on.- Come on, decision time. - We've not got time!
0:17:53 > 0:17:56Right. I like the rose gold on this one, I think.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58That's the bit that makes the difference?
0:17:58 > 0:17:59Yeah, rather than the yellow gold.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01- I think the rose gold hits it for me.- OK.
0:18:01 > 0:18:06- Is it possible to do a deal at £50? - Yeah, it is a possibility.
0:18:06 > 0:18:07- We can do that at 50?- Yes.
0:18:07 > 0:18:10- Brilliant, thank you very much indeed.- Pleasure. Thank you.
0:18:10 > 0:18:15- We did it. Three.- Three, done, down. - But I didn't get the pig.
0:18:15 > 0:18:16But the Blues did,
0:18:16 > 0:18:19although they're running out of time with item number three.
0:18:19 > 0:18:20Come on, Dennis!
0:18:20 > 0:18:23They're flying around the fair with minutes to spare.
0:18:23 > 0:18:28- So, show me which one that you like. - I like that one there.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31That one there? Right. It's not the most colourful.
0:18:31 > 0:18:35- If we went for a slightly smaller piece...- It's cheaper.
0:18:35 > 0:18:39..A, it's more affordable and B, you've got less chance of losing.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41It more mass appeal, isn't it, if it's smaller
0:18:41 > 0:18:44- cos it's going to be cheaper. - Yes, exactly.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47I quite like that one, Clare. What do you think about this one, Dennis?
0:18:47 > 0:18:50- Very pretty.- It is of course a very modern Moorcroft piece
0:18:50 > 0:18:52but it's a really nice colourful piece.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55It has all the distinctive marks of Moorcroft,
0:18:55 > 0:18:58the lovely tube lining, these lovely coloured glazes
0:18:58 > 0:19:01and it's in excellent condition, which is really important.
0:19:01 > 0:19:05- Beautiful.- 70 on there.- 70?
0:19:05 > 0:19:07What's the very best you could do for us?
0:19:07 > 0:19:14- The best on that is £60.- 60? - How about a really flat 50 for us?
0:19:14 > 0:19:17I tell you what, we'll go halfway, if it's all right with you,
0:19:17 > 0:19:19- and say £55.- What do you say, Clare?- Moorcroft!
0:19:19 > 0:19:23- Oh, if it makes you happy.- Yes! - You've got your Moorcroft.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25Oh!
0:19:25 > 0:19:30You're like a Cheshire cat, Dennis. You've got a deal, sir. Thank you.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33- The full measure. Time's up. - Yay!- Yes!- We've done it!
0:19:33 > 0:19:36- We've finally done it. - And in time. Just.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38I'm so happy I could cry.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41Let's check out what the Red team bought, eh?
0:19:41 > 0:19:46Hopefully, it's not unlucky - £13 for this trinket box.
0:19:46 > 0:19:50They were right made up with this vanity case bought for £35.
0:19:52 > 0:19:56And a deal was done at £50 for this Art Nouveau pendant.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01- OK, team, that was fun, wasn't it? - Yes, it was.- It was great.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03- Really good.- Yes, it was. - Yes, it was.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05So, which is your favourite piece, Mum?
0:20:05 > 0:20:07I like the box that I found with the mirror in it.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10- It's not very old but it's quite pretty.- It's your favourite?
0:20:10 > 0:20:12- It's my favourite.- Do you agree with your mother?- No.- Oh.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14So, which is your favourite bit?
0:20:14 > 0:20:18A little trinket box with a romantic picture on the top.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21- Is that going to bring the biggest profit?- I think so cos we got it quite cheap.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24- We got it for a bargain.- Your mother doesn't agree.- Apparently not.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26- I think my box will. - How much did you spend in total?
0:20:26 > 0:20:31- Only £98.- Only £98. Well, £202. Who's got the 202?
0:20:31 > 0:20:33- I have. There you go. - Thank you very much.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36202 coming straight over to Colin Young.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38- You like this moment, don't you, Colin Young?- I love it.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41It makes me feel so rich and there's rich pickings out there.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44There certainly are so, with any luck, you're on your marks.
0:20:44 > 0:20:45Thank you, Colin.
0:20:45 > 0:20:49Right now though, why don't we check out what the Blue team bought, eh?
0:20:49 > 0:20:53They went for some bling with this opal ring at £55.
0:20:55 > 0:20:59Were they off their rockers? A wooden pig was theirs for £35.
0:21:01 > 0:21:06And they went potty for pottery - a Moorcroft vase for £55.
0:21:08 > 0:21:14- That was amazing.- It was. - How much did you spend?- We spent 145.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16145, I like. 155, please,
0:21:16 > 0:21:18which is a tidy sum to be able to give Kate,
0:21:18 > 0:21:22but before that I'd like to know which is your favourite piece?
0:21:22 > 0:21:26I like the ring because it's pretty and it's colourful
0:21:26 > 0:21:29but I also like the pig cos it's a bit of a novelty.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32- OK. Dennis, which is your favourite? - Moorcroft, Tim.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34- Moorcroft is your favourite? - Absolutely beautiful.
0:21:34 > 0:21:36Which is going to make the most profit?
0:21:36 > 0:21:38- The pig. - We think the pig will fly, don't we?
0:21:38 > 0:21:41Oh-ho, Dennis, you've been thinking about that for ages.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44- Good on you. Anyway, over to you, Kate.- Thank you very much.
0:21:44 > 0:21:48- You're going to fly with your 155 but isn't this a nice fair?- Yeah.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51It's going to be difficult to please BOTH of these people.
0:21:51 > 0:21:53Listen, we don't care about pleasing them.
0:21:53 > 0:21:57- What we want is profit, don't we, guys?- Yeah.- That's your challenge.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59Anyway, good luck with that, Kate.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02Meanwhile, we're heading off to Stratford. Oh, yes, we are.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04To be or not to be? Now, there's a question.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12The Charlecote estate has been home to the Lucy family
0:22:12 > 0:22:15since the 12th century, and for all that time,
0:22:15 > 0:22:19these magnificent animals have lived amongst them.
0:22:19 > 0:22:22Prized by their owners and coveted by outsiders,
0:22:22 > 0:22:25you poach Charlecote deer at your peril.
0:22:26 > 0:22:30But that didn't stop one man from trying his luck
0:22:30 > 0:22:35even though his primary talent was for writing and not for poaching.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38The legend goes that in 1583,
0:22:38 > 0:22:43William Shakespeare hunted deer at Charlecote without an invitation.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45You there!
0:22:45 > 0:22:50And the owner, Sir Thomas Lucy, didn't take kindly to poachers
0:22:50 > 0:22:54killing his deer, and it's said that Shakespeare,
0:22:54 > 0:22:59after he was caught, was brought here to the house to stand trial.
0:23:01 > 0:23:03With Lucy sitting in judgment,
0:23:03 > 0:23:07the bard-to-be awaited the landowner's verdict.
0:23:07 > 0:23:08Guilty!
0:23:08 > 0:23:12So, what was Shakespeare's punishment. A fine? A flogging?
0:23:12 > 0:23:18Well, no official records exist but Charlecote's custodians,
0:23:18 > 0:23:21the National Trust, believe there's some truth in the tale
0:23:21 > 0:23:25and curator Simon Chesters-Thompson is showing me a rare book
0:23:25 > 0:23:26which may help us learn more.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29What do we have in front of us?
0:23:29 > 0:23:31Well, we have in front of us the second folio
0:23:31 > 0:23:35of Shakespeare's Complete Works. All his plays, tragedies, histories,
0:23:35 > 0:23:38comedies and if we examine his works,
0:23:38 > 0:23:40there is quite strong evidence
0:23:40 > 0:23:44that Shakespeare was writing about his old enemy, Sir Thomas Lucy.
0:23:44 > 0:23:48- That's in The Merry Wives of Windsor, is it?- It is, yes.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51It's said that the pompous buffoon, Justice Shallow,
0:23:51 > 0:23:55is based on Sir Thomas and lines in the play poke fun
0:23:55 > 0:23:57at his encounter with the bard.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59Here we have Falstaff saying,
0:23:59 > 0:24:03"Now, Master Shallow, you'll complaine of mee to the King?"
0:24:03 > 0:24:06And Shallow responds, "Knight, you have beaten my men,
0:24:06 > 0:24:10"kill'd my Deere, and broke open my Lodge."
0:24:10 > 0:24:12You know, that is definitely, definitely,
0:24:12 > 0:24:16a reference to being naughty here, isn't it? It must be.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18It's one of several, I feel, yes.
0:24:18 > 0:24:24'The play is also laced with references to three pikes, or luces,
0:24:24 > 0:24:26'which adorn the Lucy coat of arms.'
0:24:26 > 0:24:31The Sir Thomas Lucy we were talking about as the nemesis of Shakespeare,
0:24:31 > 0:24:33he inherited the house in the 1550s
0:24:33 > 0:24:37and he used the enormous dowry from his 12-year-old wife
0:24:37 > 0:24:39to substantially rebuild it
0:24:39 > 0:24:43and he created one of the finest Elizabethan houses in England.
0:24:46 > 0:24:50Since then, Charlecote has been remodelled by successive generations
0:24:50 > 0:24:52but it was in the 19th century
0:24:52 > 0:24:54that it took on the appearance we see today.
0:24:56 > 0:25:00When George Lucy married Mary Williams in 1823,
0:25:00 > 0:25:03they used their wealth to furnish Charlecote
0:25:03 > 0:25:06with treasures from around the world.
0:25:06 > 0:25:10They went shopping big time, yes. Particularly to the Beckford sale.
0:25:10 > 0:25:13William Beckford had been the great connoisseur and collector
0:25:13 > 0:25:17of his age, but he was short of money by 1823
0:25:17 > 0:25:22and Christie's held a 37-day auction of his chattels.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25And along when George Hammond Lucy
0:25:25 > 0:25:28and he bought this quite remarkable table.
0:25:28 > 0:25:31It came from the Borghese Palace in Rome.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34This is something that is really extraordinary, isn't it?
0:25:34 > 0:25:40- Do we know what he paid?- On the 64 lots, he spent about £3,500.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43More than half of that went on this particular table
0:25:43 > 0:25:48- and he had to outbid King George IV, as well, to get it.- Did he really?
0:25:48 > 0:25:53What gets me going with it is it looks like a multicoloured table
0:25:53 > 0:25:56and you can hardly believe that it's pietra dura,
0:25:56 > 0:26:01that it's hard stone inlaid into stone and marble
0:26:01 > 0:26:07in an incredibly complicated jigsaw divided by this beautiful strap work.
0:26:07 > 0:26:12The panels of Siena marble, the yellowy and red marble,
0:26:12 > 0:26:16it goes to form a sinuous series of borders
0:26:16 > 0:26:20and each of those borders interconnect and interlock
0:26:20 > 0:26:24with another border, with another multicoloured marble,
0:26:24 > 0:26:29interspersed by lovely little animals - parrots and snails.
0:26:29 > 0:26:35All in stone, all inset and then polished. It is extraordinary.
0:26:35 > 0:26:39- It was a shrewd investment. - Anyway, thank you very much, Simon.
0:26:39 > 0:26:44Meanwhile, we're about to head down the road to Stratford-upon-Avon,
0:26:44 > 0:26:49and who knows, perhaps our teams have acquired similar treasures.
0:26:51 > 0:26:54We've found our way to the Bigwood saleroom...
0:26:56 > 0:26:59- ..to be with Mark Ashley. Good morning, Mark.- Morning, Tim.
0:26:59 > 0:27:04Now, for the Red team, their first item is this lacquered box and cover.
0:27:04 > 0:27:05How do you rate that?
0:27:05 > 0:27:08Well, it's in the 18th-century style
0:27:08 > 0:27:11although it's not as old as that and it's decorative.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14A little bit of the chinoiserie look about it,
0:27:14 > 0:27:17maybe even a little bit of French rococo. Done in lacquer.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20An attractive little box. I can see people wanting to buy that.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23- What's it worth?- 15 - 25. - Perfect. They only paid £13.
0:27:23 > 0:27:25- That's music to their ears. - They've done well.- They have.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27I think that'll do all right.
0:27:27 > 0:27:30Next up is this modern Far Eastern-made box.
0:27:30 > 0:27:31How do you rate that?
0:27:31 > 0:27:35Well, I would say if it had been an 18th-century one...
0:27:35 > 0:27:38- We've had them before for 500, 600 quid.- Yes.
0:27:38 > 0:27:41- So, I think we might get it away. - What is your estimate?
0:27:41 > 0:27:44- 30 to 40.- OK, £35 paid. - Oh.- Dead in the middle.
0:27:44 > 0:27:47Now, the last object is this Art Nouveau-style
0:27:47 > 0:27:50golden amethyst pendant.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53But modern jewellery, yes? Made in vast quantities.
0:27:53 > 0:27:55In the turn of the century manner.
0:27:55 > 0:27:57Can you sell that sort of jewellery here?
0:27:57 > 0:27:59I think we might struggle with that a bit more than the other things
0:27:59 > 0:28:02but it's decorative. 30 to 50.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05- Do you really? £50 paid.- Oh.
0:28:05 > 0:28:07But if there is a deep, dark, dank hole
0:28:07 > 0:28:09that they're about to plunge themselves into,
0:28:09 > 0:28:12it's probably around that pendant, in which case they'll need
0:28:12 > 0:28:15their bonus buy, so let's go and have a look at it.
0:28:15 > 0:28:20L and J, Laura and Jane, you spent a miserable £98,
0:28:20 > 0:28:23you gave £202 to Colin. What did you spend it on, Colin?
0:28:23 > 0:28:26- I spent lots of it, as you may have imagined.- Yes, we wanted you to.
0:28:26 > 0:28:29So, I left you with that wonderful title of,
0:28:29 > 0:28:31"I'm going to go out there cos there are some rich pickings."
0:28:31 > 0:28:36- Well, actually there's some rich piggings.- Oh!- Yay!
0:28:36 > 0:28:40- And it's even got a red top to it as well.- Perfect.- Oh, it's beautiful.
0:28:40 > 0:28:42When we were going round, there was one of those
0:28:42 > 0:28:46that you absolutely loved. £175. We couldn't afford it.
0:28:46 > 0:28:48It was a late Victorian one.
0:28:48 > 0:28:51- That has cost £30.- Really?- Wow.
0:28:51 > 0:28:55- But it's not really very old.- No. - But what's it going to make?
0:28:55 > 0:28:58I think there should be a profit in that, I would have thought.
0:28:58 > 0:29:00- It's pretty, isn't it? - What's it made of?
0:29:00 > 0:29:04It is actually silver but it's going to be a Continental thing.
0:29:04 > 0:29:07- There's no full English hallmark so...- Yeah.
0:29:07 > 0:29:10So, you really are getting what you paid for with it.
0:29:10 > 0:29:14- Oh, I like that one.- You did good. - That remains to be seen.
0:29:15 > 0:29:18Thank you, Colin. Meanwhile, for the audience at home,
0:29:18 > 0:29:21let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Colin's little piggy.
0:29:22 > 0:29:24OK, what do you make of that little swine?
0:29:24 > 0:29:27Well, it's the right colour for the team.
0:29:27 > 0:29:29A little novelty thing, a little pig. A bit of fun.
0:29:29 > 0:29:31- Someone will have a go at it. - Is it silver?
0:29:31 > 0:29:33Well, we've called it white metal.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36In the trade, if it doesn't bear conventional hallmarks,
0:29:36 > 0:29:38we call it white metal, gold, yellow...
0:29:38 > 0:29:40Has it got any marks at all?
0:29:40 > 0:29:44- I don't know if I can any on it at all.- So, it's got no marks at all.
0:29:44 > 0:29:47It could be made of tin. It looks like foam underneath that red stuff.
0:29:47 > 0:29:50Oh, yes, I don't think that's going to be the proper stuff, is it?
0:29:50 > 0:29:52No, it certainly isn't. Will it make it a profit?
0:29:52 > 0:29:54Well, we've put £10 to £20 on it.
0:29:54 > 0:29:57Yeah, well, you're very kind cos that could make a five pound note
0:29:57 > 0:30:00but you never know, the team might not go with it.
0:30:00 > 0:30:07Anyway, next up for the Blues is the Edwardian design opal ring.
0:30:07 > 0:30:09What do you think about that?
0:30:09 > 0:30:10Well, it's attractive.
0:30:10 > 0:30:14Unfortunately, as opals go, it's the more common opal,
0:30:14 > 0:30:18the whitey-green colours, so that's a bit against it
0:30:18 > 0:30:21but it's a good design. It's attractive.
0:30:21 > 0:30:23- I think that'll go all right.- And how much do you think it'll bring?
0:30:23 > 0:30:27- Well we're thinking £30 to £40 cos it's not old.- No, it's not old.
0:30:27 > 0:30:33£55 paid. These teams seem to have gone with things that aren't old
0:30:33 > 0:30:39or are reproductions because the next object looks mighty peculiar to me.
0:30:39 > 0:30:41How do you rate that pig?
0:30:41 > 0:30:45Well, we overuse the word "quirky" I think in the antiques trade
0:30:45 > 0:30:48and I think that's the only thing I could say. What is it though?
0:30:48 > 0:30:52Is it for a child to rock on? Is it just an ornament?
0:30:52 > 0:30:55It came out of a container from the Far East not very long ago.
0:30:55 > 0:30:59£35 was spent on that. Will you get them their £35 back?
0:30:59 > 0:31:01Well, we've probably been a little optimistic.
0:31:01 > 0:31:03We've put 30 to 40 on it but I think you're right,
0:31:03 > 0:31:05I think we might struggle.
0:31:05 > 0:31:10And the last object of their trio is the modern Moorcroft baluster pot.
0:31:10 > 0:31:11Is that a goody?
0:31:11 > 0:31:15Well, it's a piece designed by Emma Bossons in the 2000s
0:31:15 > 0:31:17but it's a good piece.
0:31:17 > 0:31:20It's got all the things that you look for in a bit of Moorcroft,
0:31:20 > 0:31:22- the nice little pipe work and everything.- Yes.
0:31:22 > 0:31:25- Yeah, I think it's a nice little piece there.- And the estimate?
0:31:25 > 0:31:29- 50 to 70 is our estimate. - Great. £55 was spent.- Ah.
0:31:29 > 0:31:31So, they paid the right price for that.
0:31:31 > 0:31:33I mean, the extraordinary thing about Moorcroft is
0:31:33 > 0:31:36that such is the strength of the collector's market
0:31:36 > 0:31:39that even for brand-new pieces, or nearly brand-new pieces,
0:31:39 > 0:31:42- there is still a market. - There is, definitely. We find that.
0:31:42 > 0:31:45But no matter how much they make on the Moorcroft,
0:31:45 > 0:31:49I doubt it will make up the losses on the pig and the ring,
0:31:49 > 0:31:51in which case they're going to need their bonus buy
0:31:51 > 0:31:53so let's go and have a look at it.
0:31:54 > 0:32:00Now, Dennis, Clare, this is your moment. You spent 145.
0:32:00 > 0:32:04You gave K Bliss £155. Kate, what did you spend it on?
0:32:04 > 0:32:07So, in order to please you both and hopefully make a profit,
0:32:07 > 0:32:10I've gone for something a little bit wacky.
0:32:10 > 0:32:14- Ooh.- Oh, wow!- There he is. - It's a teddy bear.
0:32:14 > 0:32:15- Well, not quite.- It's a monkey!
0:32:15 > 0:32:20- He's more of a monkey and he has a little trick up his sleeve.- Yes?
0:32:20 > 0:32:23MARACAS RATTLE
0:32:23 > 0:32:26- Well, I am blessed.- I love it.
0:32:26 > 0:32:30- It's a maracas player.- It is.
0:32:30 > 0:32:31He's died.
0:32:31 > 0:32:34Do pick it up, Dennis, cos now it's done the necessary, it won't bite.
0:32:34 > 0:32:36So, how much was he?
0:32:36 > 0:32:41- He was £30.- 30?- Yes.- Interesting.
0:32:41 > 0:32:43So, let me just tell you a little bit of background.
0:32:43 > 0:32:47He's very much in the style of a toy company in Germany
0:32:47 > 0:32:52making plush toys like this, which were mechanical wind-up toys
0:32:52 > 0:32:55with instruments and they all performed.
0:32:55 > 0:32:59- His maracas looks all right.- Pardon? - They do.- Is there much...? Ooh!
0:32:59 > 0:33:03- Is there much interest for this kind of thing?- Lots of collectors.
0:33:03 > 0:33:05Yes, they would be collectors for this certainly
0:33:05 > 0:33:09and I would hope at auction he should make £30 to £50.
0:33:09 > 0:33:12- Fair enough.- That's good. - That's good.- Yeah.
0:33:12 > 0:33:14We can't ask more than that. £30 paid then? Happy?
0:33:14 > 0:33:16- Yeah.- It's fantastic.- Excellent.
0:33:16 > 0:33:19Right now though let's find out for the audience at home
0:33:19 > 0:33:21whether the auctioneer likes the mechanical monkey.
0:33:23 > 0:33:26Here's a little something to entertain you.
0:33:26 > 0:33:27MARACAS RATTLE
0:33:28 > 0:33:32Well, it's great fun and it stops on time as well.
0:33:32 > 0:33:34It's perfect. It's a well-behaved little monkey.
0:33:34 > 0:33:38It's great. It does something, it's clockwork, it bounces up and down.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41I think it will make people laugh. I think it's a good thing.
0:33:41 > 0:33:45The details are all in celluloid or plastic. Felt hat.
0:33:45 > 0:33:48- It probably is 1950s, isn't it? - Absolutely.
0:33:48 > 0:33:50'50s, '60s, that will be the period.
0:33:50 > 0:33:53And people are pretty passionate about collecting toys.
0:33:53 > 0:33:56- It's in good state.- Yeah.- What do you think it's going to bring?
0:33:56 > 0:33:59Well, we haven't been mad on it. I think we've put £20 to £30.
0:33:59 > 0:34:01- But it could make 40? - I think it could.
0:34:01 > 0:34:05It's got potential and the fact it works, as you've just demonstrated.
0:34:05 > 0:34:07- I think...- They're good fun. - ..it'll do well.
0:34:07 > 0:34:10OK, £30 Kate paid so there's a good chance of it making a profit.
0:34:10 > 0:34:12- It's worth its weight.- Well, I hope the team go with that
0:34:12 > 0:34:16cos I rather fancy they're going to need to.
0:34:16 > 0:34:18- Anyway, brilliant, Mark. Are you taking the sale today?- Yes.
0:34:18 > 0:34:20- Ah, absolutely.- We're in safe hands.
0:34:22 > 0:34:27With me at £80. 40, 45. 50.
0:34:27 > 0:34:30OK. Now, Laura, Jane, this is exciting.
0:34:30 > 0:34:33- So, have you ever been to an auction before?- No, this is the first one.
0:34:33 > 0:34:35- Is it? And same for you, Ma? - Yes.- Oh, Lord.
0:34:35 > 0:34:38Well, at least Colin's been to one or two in his time.
0:34:38 > 0:34:39I'd like to think so.
0:34:39 > 0:34:42Anyway, first up is the red lacquer trinket box and here it comes.
0:34:42 > 0:34:48Lot number 55 - a little, pretty red lacquer 19th-century trinket box.
0:34:48 > 0:34:50Useful little thing. Keep your knick-knacks in it.
0:34:50 > 0:34:53£20. Who's got 20? A tenner?
0:34:53 > 0:34:56I don't let you go home without buying something.
0:34:56 > 0:34:59- A fiver then?- He's trying his best. - Surely. Straightaway!
0:34:59 > 0:35:02The man in the hat at a fiver. Sir, don't let him.
0:35:02 > 0:35:058? You've got to have 8. With me. 10, sir?
0:35:05 > 0:35:07I want you to battle this. Battle this!
0:35:07 > 0:35:11Don't agree on it. 10, sir. 10, the man in the hat.
0:35:11 > 0:35:14- The man in the hat for a tenner. - Well, he's trying. Come on.
0:35:14 > 0:35:16- He is. I know.- He is trying.
0:35:16 > 0:35:20It's a bargain and it's going away cheaply at £10.
0:35:20 > 0:35:22- GAVEL BANGS - No...
0:35:22 > 0:35:26- £10. Well, he's tried his best. - Yes.- Minus three.
0:35:26 > 0:35:30Lot 56 is the lovely little Chinese hardwood vanity box.
0:35:30 > 0:35:34Not old though but it's decorative. £30 for it.
0:35:34 > 0:35:36- Oh, come on.- Who's got 30?
0:35:36 > 0:35:41- Did I see 30? 20 then.- No. - Do I have to beg?- Yes!- Yes.
0:35:41 > 0:35:45At 20. A tenner then. Who's got £10?
0:35:45 > 0:35:47A fiver then, surely?
0:35:47 > 0:35:51- 5...- At £5. Sir, at the very back of the room at 5.
0:35:51 > 0:35:54- 20 on the net!- Oh! On the net. Thank God for the internet.- 20 on there?
0:35:54 > 0:35:58£20. At 20. It's shot straight in at 20.
0:35:58 > 0:36:02Sir, you're not going to let the internet have it, are you? 25, sir?
0:36:02 > 0:36:06- Go on!- Go on again.- You cheapskate, sir. At £20 then on the net.
0:36:06 > 0:36:09- The world has saved us. - On the net and I'll sell it.
0:36:09 > 0:36:13- £20!- Well, they saved you from selling it for £5 in the room.- Yes.
0:36:13 > 0:36:17So, some poor person on the internet bid that up. Dear, oh, dear.
0:36:17 > 0:36:19Now, here comes your pendant.
0:36:19 > 0:36:22It's a pretty thing in the Art Nouveau style.
0:36:22 > 0:36:26Surely £40 for that. It would make a lovely gift, wouldn't it?
0:36:26 > 0:36:28Surely. 20 then to get me on.
0:36:28 > 0:36:3120, sir. Thank you. I'm glad you came, sir.
0:36:31 > 0:36:33At £20. Do I see 5?
0:36:33 > 0:36:37- 25 on the net. - 25. 30, sir, have another.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40- 5, please, internet. No, you won't? - Come on, come on. Yes, you will.
0:36:40 > 0:36:43It's the anticipation of the net, isn't it?
0:36:43 > 0:36:4635 anywhere? At 30, it's the gentleman on my right then
0:36:46 > 0:36:49and I'll sell it. £30.
0:36:49 > 0:36:51Oh, dear, oh, dear. That's minus 20.
0:36:51 > 0:36:54So, that's a loss on everything, I'm afraid.
0:36:54 > 0:36:59That's minus 38. You only spent 98 and you've lost 38.
0:36:59 > 0:37:00Dear, oh, dear.
0:37:00 > 0:37:03What are you going to do about the bonus buy?
0:37:03 > 0:37:06I think no. In this auction room. I think we don't go with it.
0:37:06 > 0:37:10- Right, OK, no.- Are you going to park it?- We're parking it. - Are you sure? OK, fine.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13Not going with the bonus buy but we'll sell it anyway. Here it comes.
0:37:13 > 0:37:17The little Edwardian-style silver-coloured metal pincushion.
0:37:17 > 0:37:21It's a good-looking thing. Surely £15 for it.
0:37:21 > 0:37:2610 will start me. And 12, 14. 14. 16?
0:37:26 > 0:37:3016, sir. I'm now with you at 16. Do I see 18?
0:37:30 > 0:37:3218, thank you. Good competition, sir.
0:37:32 > 0:37:38- Oh, we're seeing some competition. - 22, 24, 26, 28,
0:37:38 > 0:37:39and an even 30, sir.
0:37:39 > 0:37:4432. Won't you have another, sir? I'm against you then at 30.
0:37:44 > 0:37:46- One more. Are you sure?- Oh, good.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49I'm with the gentleman standing at the back of the room then at 30.
0:37:49 > 0:37:53Are we all done at £30? And I'll sell.
0:37:53 > 0:37:55- Yours, sir.- Look at that. It wiped its face.
0:37:55 > 0:37:59So, your score overall, girls, is minus £38,
0:37:59 > 0:38:02which could be a winning score. It could easily be a winning score.
0:38:02 > 0:38:05You've preserved it at minus 38. It's not a lot of money off the middle.
0:38:05 > 0:38:07- No.- So, don't say a word to the Blues, all right?
0:38:07 > 0:38:10- No. Definitely not.- Definitely not. - Everything is hush-hush.
0:38:16 > 0:38:19Dennis, Clare, do you know how the Reds got on?
0:38:19 > 0:38:21- Haven't got a clue, Tim.- Good.
0:38:21 > 0:38:25Anyway, first up is the Edwardian design opal ring
0:38:25 > 0:38:27and very, very, very good luck. Right.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30It's a pretty little ring, this. This would grace anybody.
0:38:30 > 0:38:35At £30 and 2 and 5. At 35 and do I see 40?
0:38:35 > 0:38:3940, 45, 50? Have another, surely?
0:38:39 > 0:38:42- 45. The gentleman seated at 45. - Ooh, keep going.
0:38:42 > 0:38:46Surely I want 50 from you. It's selling on my right to...
0:38:46 > 0:38:49- 50. Thank you, madam.- Yes!- 50. 5, do you come back, sir?
0:38:49 > 0:38:53Have another. It's the lady's bid now at £50.
0:38:53 > 0:38:55- There's more mileage in it yet. - One for luck.
0:38:55 > 0:38:59£50, the lady's bid and I'll sell. Are you all sure?
0:38:59 > 0:39:01GAVEL BANGS
0:39:01 > 0:39:03- £50.- Bad luck. Minus £5 but pretty close.
0:39:03 > 0:39:06Now, this rocking pig I'm not so sure about. Here we go.
0:39:06 > 0:39:10We did wonder what you could do with this. Did you say kindling, sir?
0:39:10 > 0:39:12- HE GASPS - No, no, surely not.
0:39:12 > 0:39:14- Kindling?!- So rude!
0:39:14 > 0:39:18- Kindling?- It's with me at £40.- Is it?
0:39:18 > 0:39:24At £40. Do I see 5? Internet, you've got to be 45. I've already got 40.
0:39:24 > 0:39:27- Thank you. At 45 on the net...- 45?
0:39:27 > 0:39:31- Do I see 50?- Good Lord. - It's going on the net at 45.
0:39:31 > 0:39:34At 45 and I'll sell it. Are you all sure?
0:39:34 > 0:39:38- It'll be away then at 45. - Well done, that man.
0:39:38 > 0:39:42- GAVEL BANGS - 45!- Plus £10. That is very good.
0:39:42 > 0:39:47You're currently plus 5 then. And now we go with Moorcroft
0:39:47 > 0:39:49so this is the excitement, Dennis.
0:39:49 > 0:39:54Certainly a good piece, very collectable,
0:39:54 > 0:39:59- and I can start it straight off at £50.- Not bad. Not bad.
0:39:59 > 0:40:03Do I see 5? 55, madam. Thank you. It's a good piece.
0:40:03 > 0:40:07- I can take you on in commission at 60. 5, 70, 5...- Yes!
0:40:07 > 0:40:12- Here we go.- ..no? It's with me at 70. Are you all sure?
0:40:12 > 0:40:16All done. It's away. Selling at £70.
0:40:16 > 0:40:18- GAVEL BANGS - £70.- Well done, Dennis.
0:40:18 > 0:40:20- Well done, Dennis. Fantastic. - Moorcroft!
0:40:20 > 0:40:23Plus £15. Perfect. You had £5 previously
0:40:23 > 0:40:27so that means you are plus £20 at this vital juncture.
0:40:27 > 0:40:30Now, do you fancy the monkey, in which case you'll go with Kate
0:40:30 > 0:40:32and her investment of 30 or you can pass
0:40:32 > 0:40:35and we'll simply watch the monkey go by.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38- Shall we keep the 20 quid?- I want to...- It's money for the...
0:40:38 > 0:40:40Yeah, but we could just go with it and it'd be fun. You only live once.
0:40:40 > 0:40:43- Are we doing it?- Go for it.- Yeah, why not?- OK, the decision is made.
0:40:43 > 0:40:45We're going with the monkey, and here it comes.
0:40:45 > 0:40:501950s, '60s little clockwork maracas monkey.
0:40:50 > 0:40:53What about £25 for it? Surely. It's a good thing, isn't it?
0:40:53 > 0:40:57It's a bit of fun. Who's got 25? It gave us a lot of fun.
0:40:57 > 0:41:00It's entertaining. It's £20. Surely?
0:41:00 > 0:41:03- You disappoint me.- Come on! - £10, sir. Was that a bid?
0:41:03 > 0:41:0710 at the back, sir. 12 standing. 14, sir. 16?
0:41:07 > 0:41:12Have another. Go on, sir. 18, seated. Make it 20, sir, please.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15Are you sure? It's 18. Very disappointing. At 18...
0:41:15 > 0:41:20- 20, madam.- Oh, well done. Well done. Crack on!- Yes!- Well done, that woman!
0:41:20 > 0:41:25- 25? 30, sir? Don't let her get away with it.- Yes!
0:41:25 > 0:41:31- And 35 now, madam? Go on.- Well done, Kate.- One for luck!- One for luck!
0:41:31 > 0:41:35- It's with the gentleman at 30 and I'll sell it.- One for luck.
0:41:35 > 0:41:39- £30.- Aw, £30. It wiped its face so no shame in that.
0:41:39 > 0:41:42Anyway, there we are. You've preserved your 20. Everybody's happy.
0:41:42 > 0:41:45- £20 could be a winning score. It could be a winning score.- Could be.
0:41:45 > 0:41:47Don't say a word to the Reds
0:41:47 > 0:41:49and all will be revealed in a moment, all right?
0:41:55 > 0:41:57- Well, teams, that was fun, wasn't it?- Yeah.- It was.
0:41:57 > 0:42:00- Been chatting about the scores? - Nope.- Nope, not at all.
0:42:00 > 0:42:04Well, I have to reveal that one team today, as usual, is a bit behind
0:42:04 > 0:42:06and they'd be called the runners-up
0:42:06 > 0:42:08and the runners-up today happen to be the Reds.
0:42:08 > 0:42:12- Oh!- Yes!- There you go.
0:42:12 > 0:42:15It's not really surprising cos you made a loss on all three items.
0:42:15 > 0:42:18- Yes.- And then unusually the bonus buy just wiped its face.
0:42:18 > 0:42:21That doesn't happen so often. Oh, dear.
0:42:21 > 0:42:24- Well, anyway, did you have a nice time?- Yes.- Lovely, yeah.
0:42:24 > 0:42:27Well, it's an experience, isn't it? Thank you for being so sporting.
0:42:27 > 0:42:31- But the victors today, the Blues... - Whoo!- ..go home with a whole £20.
0:42:31 > 0:42:34There's your £20 note, which is brilliant, isn't it?
0:42:34 > 0:42:37You nearly made a profit on all three items.
0:42:37 > 0:42:43That first opal hoop ring letting you down by £5 didn't help
0:42:43 > 0:42:44but otherwise a profit on everything.
0:42:44 > 0:42:48A wiped face again on the bonus buy, which is really unusual
0:42:48 > 0:42:51- but there we go. You had a good time? - A brilliant time.
0:42:51 > 0:42:54But if you at home and think you could do it a bit better,
0:42:54 > 0:42:58then take a gander at our website and have a go yourself.
0:42:58 > 0:43:01Why don't you join us soon for some more bargain hunting, yes? Yes!