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Welcome to Stafford.

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A town with plenty of "sole."

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Once upon a time, it was something of a shoe-making powerhouse.

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But, sadly, that business has faded away.

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Let's hope our teams today don't make the same mistake,

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though, by forking out on a load of old cobblers.

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So, putting your best foot forward, ha,

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let's go bargain hunting!

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Yeah!

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Today, we are in Stafford Antiques Fair.

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So, there's no time for loafing about.

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But, will our teams be in step

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with one another or will the experts have to put the boot in?

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Ha! Let's take a sneaky peek as to what's coming up.

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On today's show, harmony is hard to find.

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That's all right.

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That's not nice.

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Expensive goodies are everywhere.

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-How expensive?

-1,500!

-Oh!

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And at the auction, we've got everything crossed.

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No!

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But before all that, let's meet the teams.

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Well, it really is a family affair today,

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because for the Reds we've got Laura and Jane, mother and daughter.

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And we have Dennis and Clare for the Blues, father and daughter.

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Hello everyone. ALL: Hello!

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Lovely to see you.

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Now, Jane, you're no stranger to big audiences, are you?

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It was a long while ago, but I have played at the Royal Albert Hall.

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I played clarinet in the Derbyshire Youth Wind Band,

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and we won a competition and we closed the Proms

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with Land Of Hope And Glory.

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Were you nervous?

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Oh, definitely. The venue was awesome.

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It's as part of the process, you just get wrapped up in it,

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and thoroughly enjoyed it.

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So, do you still play the old liquorice stick?

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I don't, but I did try and convince Laura to learn.

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-Did you learn how to play then?

-A little bit.

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Grade 3. But then didn't go any further with it.

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Now, Jane, you are a whizz with the computers, right?

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Yes, but only... only with regard to looking after accountancy software.

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-Is this something you've done for a long time?

-It is,

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I've worked for the current employer for about 20 years now.

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But, you're not going to following your mother's footsteps

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and become a computer whiz then?

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-No, definitely not!

-What are you going to do?

-I currently study

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fashion accessory design at Nottingham Trent University.

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That sounds trendy.

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So I design leather goods, handbags.

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I tend to make bits of jewellery as well.

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Good for you. And is it fun, your course?

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Yeah, it's very hands-on. Because it's a very small course,

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there's only seven people. So it's very intimate...

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Almost individual?

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Almost. Yeah, almost. It's really, really good.

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So, what do you know about antiques between the two of you?

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I know loads from watching Bargain Hunt virtually every day.

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Then you know everything about everything!

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I know absolutely everything.

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-Now, just apply that knowledge, that's the thing.

-Exactly.

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-And, do you have a strategy?

-If I wouldn't give it house room, and if it wouldn't

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come through the front door, then we're not buying it.

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-Oh, you have to love it first?

-We have to like it first, yes.

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OK, well good luck with that, anyway. Lovely to talk to you.

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Now, Dennis, it says here that you're a big kid at heart. Is that true?

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I don't know who told you that, Tim, but it probably is true, yes.

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One of your neighbours was complaining about your rock

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-band performance at home, with the drums and the guitar.

-It's pretty terrible.

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So, what do you play, and why do you play?

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I've got about a dozen guitars

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because I collect and I play them very badly.

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And I have a full drum kit, and I play that even worse!

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-Lovely.

-As well as quite a lot of harmonicas,

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which I'm not too bad on.

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-Right.

-So quite musical.

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-Now, Clare, your father certainly has lots of energy.

-He does.

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-Do you need energy in your job?

-Yes, lots of energy.

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Erm, I'm a mental health nurse. It's a labour of love, definitely.

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I think it's the kind of job you couldn't do if you didn't enjoy it.

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That's because what you do is a vocation.

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Yeah, it is.

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And God bless you for loving it so much

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because a lot of people wouldn't.

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-It's the people who make it what it is, the patients.

-Yes.

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Now, apart from being very busy at work,

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you've also just got a new home?

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-Yay!

-Tell me about that.

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It's Victorian, and they've kept a log of the original features, in

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fact, I viewed it on my own with my parents and just put the offer in, didn't even ask my boyfriend.

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-Oh, really?

-Yeah. But he liked it. So that was a bonus.

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So, it's a good old house, and have you had to rip it about?

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It was pretty much ready for us to move into, it's just...

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I've been kind of buying bits and bobs, coming to a lot of antique fairs.

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I go in a lot of charity shops as well,

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I am a bit of a bargain hunter.

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Ooh! Aren't we lucky, on our programme, eh?

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So, I've bought like, wardrobes, drawers, that kind of thing and done them up, painted them.

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I like sort of shabby chic-ing them, so to speak.

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Now, listen. When it comes to spending the cash, who's going to decide?

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Is it going to be you? Or you, Dennis?

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-I think we'll probably sort of go for one each.

-Yeah.

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-And then one that we both agree on.

-Yeah.

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And have you got any views on what you might go for, Clare?

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I know everybody says quirky

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so maybe something a bit weird, a bit unusual.

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-Not much to ask then.

-Yeah. With mass appeal.

-Mass appeal.

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Lovely(!) Right, I feel quite tired already.

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Anyway, now, here, the money moment. £300 apiece. There's your £300.

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You know the rules. Your experts await and off you go!

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And very, very, very good luck.

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So, who will having fun at the fair with our teams?

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Leading the Red tribe, it's Colin Young.

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And she'll be a guiding light for the Blues, it's Kate Bliss.

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So, Jane, what exactly are you looking to buy?

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I don't know exactly but something wooden, something ornamental,

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-something that'll look nice in the house.

-Just like your expert then.

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I wouldn't say that.

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-Dennis, what are you going to be looking for today?

-In a word - beauty.

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Something quite pretty, quite simple, nothing too...tacky.

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-Colourful.

-Colourful.

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-Well, that's a good idea, Clare. You like colour?

-I do.

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-Can you tell?

-Yeah, I could never have guessed.

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By hook or by crook, teams, your 60 minutes starts now.

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KLAXON BLARES

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Let's go shopping.

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We've only got an hour so we better crack on.

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If there's something that stands out on a stall,

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it's going to stand out at auction.

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You're a wise man, Mr Young,

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and it seems Jane and Laura have taken your advice.

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-Pig?

-SHE SIGHS

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Well, my maiden name was Bacon

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and you think of all the pigs that Granddad...

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-It's not very nice. No. I'm not a fan.

-But...

-I don't like it.

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It would make it in my house room.

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Your team-mates aren't exactly squealing with delight, Jane.

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-What sort of money is it then?

-I don't know. How much is the pig?

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-£65.

-65?

-And remember it's a rocker.

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I'd rather spend the rest of the time looking for some antiques.

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-OK, but if we can keep it in reserve...

-Yeah, keep it in reserve.

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Let's move on.

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Over to the Blues, and has anything lit up their shop?

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Let's see if there's anything that shouts at you.

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Yes, these big pots down there. They're rather attractive.

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It's a tea canister turned into a lamp base. It's quite fun, isn't it?

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-How much is that, Jeremy?

-65.

-65.

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-What would your very, very best price be?

-4,800.

-4,800?

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The best price for me. Why should it be good for you?

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Well, we want to win, Jeremy. We want to win.

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-We're not going in the right direction here, Dennis.

-£60.

-£60?

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-Yes, that's very tight.

-Do you like that?

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Well, it struck me straightaway, yes.

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-But it's not a big hit with your daughter.

-I'm not keen.

-I love it.

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-Would you put it in your house?

-No.

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-Cos if I put that in our house...

-Mum would hide it.

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-..it would be in a cupboard or in the loft.

-Or in the bin.

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-Or the bin.

-Well, I tell you what, have a think.

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-It's not going anywhere at the moment.

-OK, we'll think about that.

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All right. Great.

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Ten minutes gone and our teams are still searching for their first buy.

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-I can see why with the Reds.

-I don't think so.

-No?

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-A shortbread mould.

-No.

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-So, you don't like it?

-No.

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It's not as nice as I thought.

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-That's all right.

-That's not nice. I don't like that one.

-OK.

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Mum's not happy.

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Meanwhile, the Blues are on the hunt for some bling.

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You like this one? This is with opals.

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-I think that's really pretty. Do you like it?

-I do. It's beautiful.

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-I love it. I'd wear that.

-That's lovely. Thank you very much.

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Let's have a closer look at it, Clare.

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-I think that's really pretty.

-You said you wanted colour, didn't you?

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-Yeah.

-You've certainly got a bit of fire in there.

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What is it about opals that you like?

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I just like the fact that the colour changes

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whatever angle you look at it. It's not what it seems.

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Yeah, I can see that.

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-Do you know what it is that makes the colour in them?

-No.

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Opals have little cells in them that contain water,

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and it's actually the water that makes the light reflect

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-and create the colours.

-Oh, wow.

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So, it means you have to look after them very carefully

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because if it gets too hot then that colour will disappear

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but some people say that opals are unlucky.

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We certainly don't want that.

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But they say, "Good fortune favours the brave."

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Should they go for it, KB?

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All the opals are in good condition. We haven't got any bad chips on them

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and it's on a little nine carat gold shank, which is clearly hallmarked.

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-It's beautiful. I love it.

-So, we've got 65 on there.

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I don't think that's too bad for auction.

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The gentleman might give us a little bit off.

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-Do you want to have a check with him, Clare?

-Yeah.

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Excuse me, sir, can we have a chat with you about this ring?

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-We like it.

-It's beautiful, isn't it?

-Erm...

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-What's your best?

-The very, very best on that would be £55

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-but it's the absolute bottom price.

-51?

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-I'm afraid £55 is the best price.

-With a free box?

-With a free box.

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-No moving at all?

-No moving from 55.

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-Go on, then.

-First purchase!

-Yes!

-Great.

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-Way!

-Oh, I do love a bit of jewellery.

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Bravo, Blues, but perhaps your haggling could do with more sparkle.

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Back with the Reds, and has Jane

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taken control of her darling daughter?

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There's a nice box.

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-No, I like this one.

-Oh, OK.

-Yeah.

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I think it's really nice.

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At last!

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This is the first one I actually really like.

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-I would give it house room so...

-You would?

-Yeah.

-What is it?

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Well, it's a piece of lacquer. It is actually just a little trinket box.

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The decoration you've got on the top there, it's this overpainted print,

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which is in what's called a fete gallant scene,

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which is an 18th-century French design

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and it's got gilded rococo borders around it with scrolls.

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So, it's something that probably dates from 1900

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but in an earlier style.

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-OK.

-A good trinket box. It seems to be in good condition.

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-I like that one.

-You like it?

-So, how much is it, please?

-It's £15.

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-£15 is...

-Whether there's any wiggle...

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-Oh, there's always room for a wiggle.

-There's always wiggle.

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-Room for the wiggle.

-That's a brilliant wiggle. Do you want to go and do the wiggling?

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I'll see if we can do the wiggle.

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So, does the wiggle get anything off?

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It will get you £2 off. I can do 13.

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Oh, excellent. 13. That's fantastic.

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-All right?

-Yes. Are we...?

-Yeah. 13?

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-Yup. Team effort.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you very much.

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Wow. A wiggle can work wonders. Well done, Reds.

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-First purchase down.

-Yay!

-About time, too.

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And with 45 minutes of shopping time left, plenty of time for a chat.

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-The Reds! What are you doing here?

-The Blues!

-How are we doing, guys?

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-We've got one.

-One item.

-One item and one in reserve.

-No.

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-That'll be the rocking pig.

-No, we don't.

-Yes, we do.

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We have got one thing in common though.

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We're all short on time, aren't we?

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-So, let's get moving.

-See you later.

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Nice to see the "B-losers".

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That's not very sporting, Mr Young!

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We'll let the auction decide the winners and the losers.

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-What about that little pig?

-Pig!

-Ah!

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I wonder what that's going to do if it goes to market.

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Wow.

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Ah, there's a problem. Heavily worn on the hallmark.

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-OK, but they're there?

-Yeah. Let's have a look at the magical price.

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-175.

-Ooh.

-That's a bit expensive.

-It is for what we're doing, isn't it?

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-Yeah.

-Even if we get some knocked off,

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-it's still going to be too much for us.

-All right, OK.

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It was worth a look!

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So, that little piggy has to go all the way home.

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Now then, where have the Blues trotted off to in search

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of item number two?

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-Come on, Dad. Hideous.

-"Hideous," she said.

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-It's beautiful.

-That's what you just said, isn't it?

-Yeah. I'm not a fan.

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-It's from Caverswall, Stoke-on-Trent.

-Yeah, but...

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-WE'RE from Stoke-on-Trent.

-It's gold though.

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-I don't think you're going to persuade her on this one, Dennis.

-Oh, dear.

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Oh, lordy. The children are bossing the grown-ups today.

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-What about those? They're nice.

-I'm going to go with a no again.

-No?

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I can't say I like them. No, I think we go.

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Don't give up, Jane, just take a look at Dennis.

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He's determined to find some pottery.

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There's some ceramics on here, Dennis,

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-if you want to look at ceramics.

-Have any got the wow factor?

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You want the wow factor? Let's have a look along the back row.

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-Let's get in there.

-There's a nice blue one.

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A colour-coordinated approach. I love it.

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So, we've got Moorcroft here impressed

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-and then the signature here for William Moorcroft.

-Yup.

-Oh!

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Now, the thing about Moorcroft is this fantastic tube lining

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that they did, which gives it a real texture,

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and of course really distinctive glazes.

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You can see at a glance that it's Moorcroft,

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the lovely blues and pinks and greens.

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-You like Moorcroft, don't you?

-I do.

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I don't have any because it's too expensive but I just love it.

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Let's ask our stallholder cos we've got no price on there, have we?

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Is it the gentleman in the blue top?

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What would be your best price on that?

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-It's 350.

-350?

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Well, you can't argue, Clare, the man's got good taste.

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Don't be daft, Dennis. There's pottery aplenty at this fair.

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Meanwhile, Jane's throwing another item into the mix.

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-Laura, Colin, look what I've found.

-Oh, that's nice.

-What do you think?

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Finally, Jane has Laura's seal of approval.

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-Oh, it's like a vanity case.

-Wow.

-A mirror and everything.

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There we go. Do you think you'd get your make-up in there?

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No chance.

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It is very pretty, isn't it? It's nice and heavy as well.

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Yeah. It's Oriental. It's not very old though because

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-if you look at the drawer linings, you can see it is pretty new.

-OK.

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-It's pretty, though.

-Price tag?

-55, it says.

-Which is good.

-OK.

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So, there should be some wiggle room in there. Are you up for the wiggle?

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-Yeah. I'll do the wiggle!

-Here we go.

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What's your best price on it?

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-I could do 45.

-Oh!

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-Even lower would be better.

-40.

-40.

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Any more on that?

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-I'll do 35.

-Brilliant.

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-Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

-The pressure's off.

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Not quite, Colin, you've still got one item left

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and just 25 minutes on the clock.

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-We need to get a move on.

-Yep.

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-We've always got the pig!

-No.

-The pig is desperation.

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-Not according to Mrs Bliss.

-What do you think of it?

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-SHE GASPS

-Look!

-I think it's cute.

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-I think the gentleman will agree, it's not old, is it?

-It isn't.

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-It's not antique.

-It's a solid piece of wood.

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It is a solid piece of wood.

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It's a nice thing, which is why I've got it.

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It's a decorative thing and it's probably got

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quite a few cousins around. It's not, certainly, a unique piece.

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I think it's probably an import.

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-The pig is not a British-looking pig...

-No.

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..so I'm guessing it's made abroad somewhere.

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-What does a British pig look like?

-Not like that.

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-So, what are we thinking?

-I think that would go in any nursery.

-Yeah.

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-I'd have it in my house.

-Yeah. Oh, you'd have anything in your house.

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That doesn't say much, according to Dennis.

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I have to tell you, it hasn't got antique appeal

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so you'd never have collectors going for this.

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It is a decorative, fun piece. What would be your rock bottom, sir?

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-45.

-Could you do it 35?

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40 is better for me.

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It's very close to what I gave for it.

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I think for 35 you've got a deal.

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-OK, I'll do 35.

-Oh, you're a gentleman!

-Yay!

-Thank you so much.

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The Reds actually looked at this earlier and they said

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-they might come back.

-Really?

-Yes.

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-So, did you come down to 35 to them, as well?

-No, no, no. Just 65.

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Oh, fantastic! Thank you very much.

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Uh-oh, that's going to put the cat amongst the pigeons,

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or should I say pigs? Oh, Lord.

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Either way, Jane will be huffing and puffing when she finds out.

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And she's still determined to bring home the bacon.

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Anyway, chop, chop, teams.

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You've only got ten minutes to find your third item.

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-Struggling, struggling.

-I like the wood but we've got wood.

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We need sparkles.

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-What make is this?

-Moorcroft. It's expensive.

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-How expensive?

-How much?

-It's £1,500.

-Oh!

-Oh!

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We might have to compromise on sparkles, Lulu.

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I am going to duck through here, guys,

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cos I think we're struggling and we're really tight for time.

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-That wooden thing's nice.

-What have we got?

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-£395.

-Too expensive.

-SHE LAUGHS

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Jane, Laura, come on in. I think I may have found our final purchase.

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Two items here - very, very similar.

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They're both marked at £88. Very pretty, very wearable.

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The key here is going to be the purchase price.

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Really desirable at auction.

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There's going to be plenty of people that want it

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but they're just not going to spend a fortune on it.

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-Do you like either of them?

-Yes!

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I like that one better but this one's up to you

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-and I will not say no, how's that?

-Very diplomatic, Jane.

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You could learn from your mother, Laura.

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That's very much a Victorian Art Nouveau design.

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-That one's a little bit more Baroque.

-But... Oh...

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-Go on.

-Come on, decision time.

-We've not got time!

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Right. I like the rose gold on this one, I think.

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That's the bit that makes the difference?

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Yeah, rather than the yellow gold.

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-I think the rose gold hits it for me.

-OK.

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-Is it possible to do a deal at £50?

-Yeah, it is a possibility.

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-We can do that at 50?

-Yes.

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-Brilliant, thank you very much indeed.

-Pleasure. Thank you.

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-We did it. Three.

-Three, done, down.

-But I didn't get the pig.

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But the Blues did,

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although they're running out of time with item number three.

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Come on, Dennis!

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They're flying around the fair with minutes to spare.

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-So, show me which one that you like.

-I like that one there.

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That one there? Right. It's not the most colourful.

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-If we went for a slightly smaller piece...

-It's cheaper.

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..A, it's more affordable and B, you've got less chance of losing.

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It more mass appeal, isn't it, if it's smaller

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-cos it's going to be cheaper.

-Yes, exactly.

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I quite like that one, Clare. What do you think about this one, Dennis?

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-Very pretty.

-It is of course a very modern Moorcroft piece

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but it's a really nice colourful piece.

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It has all the distinctive marks of Moorcroft,

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the lovely tube lining, these lovely coloured glazes

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and it's in excellent condition, which is really important.

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-Beautiful.

-70 on there.

-70?

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What's the very best you could do for us?

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-The best on that is £60.

-60?

-How about a really flat 50 for us?

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I tell you what, we'll go halfway, if it's all right with you,

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-and say £55.

-What do you say, Clare?

-Moorcroft!

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-Oh, if it makes you happy.

-Yes!

-You've got your Moorcroft.

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Oh!

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You're like a Cheshire cat, Dennis. You've got a deal, sir. Thank you.

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-The full measure. Time's up.

-Yay!

-Yes!

-We've done it!

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-We've finally done it.

-And in time. Just.

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I'm so happy I could cry.

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Let's check out what the Red team bought, eh?

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Hopefully, it's not unlucky - £13 for this trinket box.

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They were right made up with this vanity case bought for £35.

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And a deal was done at £50 for this Art Nouveau pendant.

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-OK, team, that was fun, wasn't it?

-Yes, it was.

-It was great.

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-Really good.

-Yes, it was.

-Yes, it was.

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So, which is your favourite piece, Mum?

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I like the box that I found with the mirror in it.

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-It's not very old but it's quite pretty.

-It's your favourite?

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-It's my favourite.

-Do you agree with your mother?

-No.

-Oh.

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So, which is your favourite bit?

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A little trinket box with a romantic picture on the top.

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-Is that going to bring the biggest profit?

-I think so cos we got it quite cheap.

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-We got it for a bargain.

-Your mother doesn't agree.

-Apparently not.

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-I think my box will.

-How much did you spend in total?

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-Only £98.

-Only £98. Well, £202. Who's got the 202?

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-I have. There you go.

-Thank you very much.

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202 coming straight over to Colin Young.

0:20:330:20:36

-You like this moment, don't you, Colin Young?

-I love it.

0:20:360:20:38

It makes me feel so rich and there's rich pickings out there.

0:20:380:20:41

There certainly are so, with any luck, you're on your marks.

0:20:410:20:44

Thank you, Colin.

0:20:440:20:45

Right now though, why don't we check out what the Blue team bought, eh?

0:20:450:20:49

They went for some bling with this opal ring at £55.

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Were they off their rockers? A wooden pig was theirs for £35.

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And they went potty for pottery - a Moorcroft vase for £55.

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-That was amazing.

-It was.

-How much did you spend?

-We spent 145.

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145, I like. 155, please,

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which is a tidy sum to be able to give Kate,

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but before that I'd like to know which is your favourite piece?

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I like the ring because it's pretty and it's colourful

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but I also like the pig cos it's a bit of a novelty.

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-OK. Dennis, which is your favourite?

-Moorcroft, Tim.

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-Moorcroft is your favourite?

-Absolutely beautiful.

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Which is going to make the most profit?

0:21:340:21:36

-The pig.

-We think the pig will fly, don't we?

0:21:360:21:38

Oh-ho, Dennis, you've been thinking about that for ages.

0:21:380:21:41

-Good on you. Anyway, over to you, Kate.

-Thank you very much.

0:21:410:21:44

-You're going to fly with your 155 but isn't this a nice fair?

-Yeah.

0:21:440:21:48

It's going to be difficult to please BOTH of these people.

0:21:480:21:51

Listen, we don't care about pleasing them.

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-What we want is profit, don't we, guys?

-Yeah.

-That's your challenge.

0:21:530:21:57

Anyway, good luck with that, Kate.

0:21:570:21:59

Meanwhile, we're heading off to Stratford. Oh, yes, we are.

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To be or not to be? Now, there's a question.

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The Charlecote estate has been home to the Lucy family

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since the 12th century, and for all that time,

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these magnificent animals have lived amongst them.

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Prized by their owners and coveted by outsiders,

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you poach Charlecote deer at your peril.

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But that didn't stop one man from trying his luck

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even though his primary talent was for writing and not for poaching.

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The legend goes that in 1583,

0:22:350:22:38

William Shakespeare hunted deer at Charlecote without an invitation.

0:22:380:22:43

You there!

0:22:430:22:45

And the owner, Sir Thomas Lucy, didn't take kindly to poachers

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killing his deer, and it's said that Shakespeare,

0:22:500:22:54

after he was caught, was brought here to the house to stand trial.

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With Lucy sitting in judgment,

0:23:010:23:03

the bard-to-be awaited the landowner's verdict.

0:23:030:23:07

Guilty!

0:23:070:23:08

So, what was Shakespeare's punishment. A fine? A flogging?

0:23:080:23:12

Well, no official records exist but Charlecote's custodians,

0:23:120:23:18

the National Trust, believe there's some truth in the tale

0:23:180:23:21

and curator Simon Chesters-Thompson is showing me a rare book

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which may help us learn more.

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What do we have in front of us?

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Well, we have in front of us the second folio

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of Shakespeare's Complete Works. All his plays, tragedies, histories,

0:23:310:23:35

comedies and if we examine his works,

0:23:350:23:38

there is quite strong evidence

0:23:380:23:40

that Shakespeare was writing about his old enemy, Sir Thomas Lucy.

0:23:400:23:44

-That's in The Merry Wives of Windsor, is it?

-It is, yes.

0:23:440:23:48

It's said that the pompous buffoon, Justice Shallow,

0:23:480:23:51

is based on Sir Thomas and lines in the play poke fun

0:23:510:23:55

at his encounter with the bard.

0:23:550:23:57

Here we have Falstaff saying,

0:23:570:23:59

"Now, Master Shallow, you'll complaine of mee to the King?"

0:23:590:24:03

And Shallow responds, "Knight, you have beaten my men,

0:24:030:24:06

"kill'd my Deere, and broke open my Lodge."

0:24:060:24:10

You know, that is definitely, definitely,

0:24:100:24:12

a reference to being naughty here, isn't it? It must be.

0:24:120:24:16

It's one of several, I feel, yes.

0:24:160:24:18

'The play is also laced with references to three pikes, or luces,

0:24:180:24:24

'which adorn the Lucy coat of arms.'

0:24:240:24:26

The Sir Thomas Lucy we were talking about as the nemesis of Shakespeare,

0:24:260:24:31

he inherited the house in the 1550s

0:24:310:24:33

and he used the enormous dowry from his 12-year-old wife

0:24:330:24:37

to substantially rebuild it

0:24:370:24:39

and he created one of the finest Elizabethan houses in England.

0:24:390:24:43

Since then, Charlecote has been remodelled by successive generations

0:24:460:24:50

but it was in the 19th century

0:24:500:24:52

that it took on the appearance we see today.

0:24:520:24:54

When George Lucy married Mary Williams in 1823,

0:24:560:25:00

they used their wealth to furnish Charlecote

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with treasures from around the world.

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They went shopping big time, yes. Particularly to the Beckford sale.

0:25:060:25:10

William Beckford had been the great connoisseur and collector

0:25:100:25:13

of his age, but he was short of money by 1823

0:25:130:25:17

and Christie's held a 37-day auction of his chattels.

0:25:170:25:22

And along when George Hammond Lucy

0:25:220:25:25

and he bought this quite remarkable table.

0:25:250:25:28

It came from the Borghese Palace in Rome.

0:25:280:25:31

This is something that is really extraordinary, isn't it?

0:25:310:25:34

-Do we know what he paid?

-On the 64 lots, he spent about £3,500.

0:25:340:25:40

More than half of that went on this particular table

0:25:400:25:43

-and he had to outbid King George IV, as well, to get it.

-Did he really?

0:25:430:25:48

What gets me going with it is it looks like a multicoloured table

0:25:480:25:53

and you can hardly believe that it's pietra dura,

0:25:530:25:56

that it's hard stone inlaid into stone and marble

0:25:560:26:01

in an incredibly complicated jigsaw divided by this beautiful strap work.

0:26:010:26:07

The panels of Siena marble, the yellowy and red marble,

0:26:070:26:12

it goes to form a sinuous series of borders

0:26:120:26:16

and each of those borders interconnect and interlock

0:26:160:26:20

with another border, with another multicoloured marble,

0:26:200:26:24

interspersed by lovely little animals - parrots and snails.

0:26:240:26:29

All in stone, all inset and then polished. It is extraordinary.

0:26:290:26:35

-It was a shrewd investment.

-Anyway, thank you very much, Simon.

0:26:350:26:39

Meanwhile, we're about to head down the road to Stratford-upon-Avon,

0:26:390:26:44

and who knows, perhaps our teams have acquired similar treasures.

0:26:440:26:49

We've found our way to the Bigwood saleroom...

0:26:510:26:54

-..to be with Mark Ashley. Good morning, Mark.

-Morning, Tim.

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Now, for the Red team, their first item is this lacquered box and cover.

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How do you rate that?

0:27:040:27:05

Well, it's in the 18th-century style

0:27:050:27:08

although it's not as old as that and it's decorative.

0:27:080:27:11

A little bit of the chinoiserie look about it,

0:27:110:27:14

maybe even a little bit of French rococo. Done in lacquer.

0:27:140:27:17

An attractive little box. I can see people wanting to buy that.

0:27:170:27:20

-What's it worth?

-15 - 25.

-Perfect. They only paid £13.

0:27:200:27:23

-That's music to their ears.

-They've done well.

-They have.

0:27:230:27:25

I think that'll do all right.

0:27:250:27:27

Next up is this modern Far Eastern-made box.

0:27:270:27:30

How do you rate that?

0:27:300:27:31

Well, I would say if it had been an 18th-century one...

0:27:310:27:35

-We've had them before for 500, 600 quid.

-Yes.

0:27:350:27:38

-So, I think we might get it away.

-What is your estimate?

0:27:380:27:41

-30 to 40.

-OK, £35 paid.

-Oh.

-Dead in the middle.

0:27:410:27:44

Now, the last object is this Art Nouveau-style

0:27:440:27:47

golden amethyst pendant.

0:27:470:27:50

But modern jewellery, yes? Made in vast quantities.

0:27:500:27:53

In the turn of the century manner.

0:27:530:27:55

Can you sell that sort of jewellery here?

0:27:550:27:57

I think we might struggle with that a bit more than the other things

0:27:570:27:59

but it's decorative. 30 to 50.

0:27:590:28:02

-Do you really? £50 paid.

-Oh.

0:28:020:28:05

But if there is a deep, dark, dank hole

0:28:050:28:07

that they're about to plunge themselves into,

0:28:070:28:09

it's probably around that pendant, in which case they'll need

0:28:090:28:12

their bonus buy, so let's go and have a look at it.

0:28:120:28:15

L and J, Laura and Jane, you spent a miserable £98,

0:28:150:28:20

you gave £202 to Colin. What did you spend it on, Colin?

0:28:200:28:23

-I spent lots of it, as you may have imagined.

-Yes, we wanted you to.

0:28:230:28:26

So, I left you with that wonderful title of,

0:28:260:28:29

"I'm going to go out there cos there are some rich pickings."

0:28:290:28:31

-Well, actually there's some rich piggings.

-Oh!

-Yay!

0:28:310:28:36

-And it's even got a red top to it as well.

-Perfect.

-Oh, it's beautiful.

0:28:360:28:40

When we were going round, there was one of those

0:28:400:28:42

that you absolutely loved. £175. We couldn't afford it.

0:28:420:28:46

It was a late Victorian one.

0:28:460:28:48

-That has cost £30.

-Really?

-Wow.

0:28:480:28:51

-But it's not really very old.

-No.

-But what's it going to make?

0:28:510:28:55

I think there should be a profit in that, I would have thought.

0:28:550:28:58

-It's pretty, isn't it?

-What's it made of?

0:28:580:29:00

It is actually silver but it's going to be a Continental thing.

0:29:000:29:04

-There's no full English hallmark so...

-Yeah.

0:29:040:29:07

So, you really are getting what you paid for with it.

0:29:070:29:10

-Oh, I like that one.

-You did good.

-That remains to be seen.

0:29:100:29:14

Thank you, Colin. Meanwhile, for the audience at home,

0:29:150:29:18

let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Colin's little piggy.

0:29:180:29:21

OK, what do you make of that little swine?

0:29:220:29:24

Well, it's the right colour for the team.

0:29:240:29:27

A little novelty thing, a little pig. A bit of fun.

0:29:270:29:29

-Someone will have a go at it.

-Is it silver?

0:29:290:29:31

Well, we've called it white metal.

0:29:310:29:33

In the trade, if it doesn't bear conventional hallmarks,

0:29:330:29:36

we call it white metal, gold, yellow...

0:29:360:29:38

Has it got any marks at all?

0:29:380:29:40

-I don't know if I can any on it at all.

-So, it's got no marks at all.

0:29:400:29:44

It could be made of tin. It looks like foam underneath that red stuff.

0:29:440:29:47

Oh, yes, I don't think that's going to be the proper stuff, is it?

0:29:470:29:50

No, it certainly isn't. Will it make it a profit?

0:29:500:29:52

Well, we've put £10 to £20 on it.

0:29:520:29:54

Yeah, well, you're very kind cos that could make a five pound note

0:29:540:29:57

but you never know, the team might not go with it.

0:29:570:30:00

Anyway, next up for the Blues is the Edwardian design opal ring.

0:30:000:30:07

What do you think about that?

0:30:070:30:09

Well, it's attractive.

0:30:090:30:10

Unfortunately, as opals go, it's the more common opal,

0:30:100:30:14

the whitey-green colours, so that's a bit against it

0:30:140:30:18

but it's a good design. It's attractive.

0:30:180:30:21

-I think that'll go all right.

-And how much do you think it'll bring?

0:30:210:30:23

-Well we're thinking £30 to £40 cos it's not old.

-No, it's not old.

0:30:230:30:27

£55 paid. These teams seem to have gone with things that aren't old

0:30:270:30:33

or are reproductions because the next object looks mighty peculiar to me.

0:30:330:30:39

How do you rate that pig?

0:30:390:30:41

Well, we overuse the word "quirky" I think in the antiques trade

0:30:410:30:45

and I think that's the only thing I could say. What is it though?

0:30:450:30:48

Is it for a child to rock on? Is it just an ornament?

0:30:480:30:52

It came out of a container from the Far East not very long ago.

0:30:520:30:55

£35 was spent on that. Will you get them their £35 back?

0:30:550:30:59

Well, we've probably been a little optimistic.

0:30:590:31:01

We've put 30 to 40 on it but I think you're right,

0:31:010:31:03

I think we might struggle.

0:31:030:31:05

And the last object of their trio is the modern Moorcroft baluster pot.

0:31:050:31:10

Is that a goody?

0:31:100:31:11

Well, it's a piece designed by Emma Bossons in the 2000s

0:31:110:31:15

but it's a good piece.

0:31:150:31:17

It's got all the things that you look for in a bit of Moorcroft,

0:31:170:31:20

-the nice little pipe work and everything.

-Yes.

0:31:200:31:22

-Yeah, I think it's a nice little piece there.

-And the estimate?

0:31:220:31:25

-50 to 70 is our estimate.

-Great. £55 was spent.

-Ah.

0:31:250:31:29

So, they paid the right price for that.

0:31:290:31:31

I mean, the extraordinary thing about Moorcroft is

0:31:310:31:33

that such is the strength of the collector's market

0:31:330:31:36

that even for brand-new pieces, or nearly brand-new pieces,

0:31:360:31:39

-there is still a market.

-There is, definitely. We find that.

0:31:390:31:42

But no matter how much they make on the Moorcroft,

0:31:420:31:45

I doubt it will make up the losses on the pig and the ring,

0:31:450:31:49

in which case they're going to need their bonus buy

0:31:490:31:51

so let's go and have a look at it.

0:31:510:31:53

Now, Dennis, Clare, this is your moment. You spent 145.

0:31:540:32:00

You gave K Bliss £155. Kate, what did you spend it on?

0:32:000:32:04

So, in order to please you both and hopefully make a profit,

0:32:040:32:07

I've gone for something a little bit wacky.

0:32:070:32:10

-Ooh.

-Oh, wow!

-There he is.

-It's a teddy bear.

0:32:100:32:14

-Well, not quite.

-It's a monkey!

0:32:140:32:15

-He's more of a monkey and he has a little trick up his sleeve.

-Yes?

0:32:150:32:20

MARACAS RATTLE

0:32:200:32:23

-Well, I am blessed.

-I love it.

0:32:230:32:26

-It's a maracas player.

-It is.

0:32:260:32:30

He's died.

0:32:300:32:31

Do pick it up, Dennis, cos now it's done the necessary, it won't bite.

0:32:310:32:34

So, how much was he?

0:32:340:32:36

-He was £30.

-30?

-Yes.

-Interesting.

0:32:360:32:41

So, let me just tell you a little bit of background.

0:32:410:32:43

He's very much in the style of a toy company in Germany

0:32:430:32:47

making plush toys like this, which were mechanical wind-up toys

0:32:470:32:52

with instruments and they all performed.

0:32:520:32:55

-His maracas looks all right.

-Pardon?

-They do.

-Is there much...? Ooh!

0:32:550:32:59

-Is there much interest for this kind of thing?

-Lots of collectors.

0:32:590:33:03

Yes, they would be collectors for this certainly

0:33:030:33:05

and I would hope at auction he should make £30 to £50.

0:33:050:33:09

-Fair enough.

-That's good.

-That's good.

-Yeah.

0:33:090:33:12

We can't ask more than that. £30 paid then? Happy?

0:33:120:33:14

-Yeah.

-It's fantastic.

-Excellent.

0:33:140:33:16

Right now though let's find out for the audience at home

0:33:160:33:19

whether the auctioneer likes the mechanical monkey.

0:33:190:33:21

Here's a little something to entertain you.

0:33:230:33:26

MARACAS RATTLE

0:33:260:33:27

Well, it's great fun and it stops on time as well.

0:33:280:33:32

It's perfect. It's a well-behaved little monkey.

0:33:320:33:34

It's great. It does something, it's clockwork, it bounces up and down.

0:33:340:33:38

I think it will make people laugh. I think it's a good thing.

0:33:380:33:41

The details are all in celluloid or plastic. Felt hat.

0:33:410:33:45

-It probably is 1950s, isn't it?

-Absolutely.

0:33:450:33:48

'50s, '60s, that will be the period.

0:33:480:33:50

And people are pretty passionate about collecting toys.

0:33:500:33:53

-It's in good state.

-Yeah.

-What do you think it's going to bring?

0:33:530:33:56

Well, we haven't been mad on it. I think we've put £20 to £30.

0:33:560:33:59

-But it could make 40?

-I think it could.

0:33:590:34:01

It's got potential and the fact it works, as you've just demonstrated.

0:34:010:34:05

-I think...

-They're good fun.

-..it'll do well.

0:34:050:34:07

OK, £30 Kate paid so there's a good chance of it making a profit.

0:34:070:34:10

-It's worth its weight.

-Well, I hope the team go with that

0:34:100:34:12

cos I rather fancy they're going to need to.

0:34:120:34:16

-Anyway, brilliant, Mark. Are you taking the sale today?

-Yes.

0:34:160:34:18

-Ah, absolutely.

-We're in safe hands.

0:34:180:34:20

With me at £80. 40, 45. 50.

0:34:220:34:27

OK. Now, Laura, Jane, this is exciting.

0:34:270:34:30

-So, have you ever been to an auction before?

-No, this is the first one.

0:34:300:34:33

-Is it? And same for you, Ma?

-Yes.

-Oh, Lord.

0:34:330:34:35

Well, at least Colin's been to one or two in his time.

0:34:350:34:38

I'd like to think so.

0:34:380:34:39

Anyway, first up is the red lacquer trinket box and here it comes.

0:34:390:34:42

Lot number 55 - a little, pretty red lacquer 19th-century trinket box.

0:34:420:34:48

Useful little thing. Keep your knick-knacks in it.

0:34:480:34:50

£20. Who's got 20? A tenner?

0:34:500:34:53

I don't let you go home without buying something.

0:34:530:34:56

-A fiver then?

-He's trying his best.

-Surely. Straightaway!

0:34:560:34:59

The man in the hat at a fiver. Sir, don't let him.

0:34:590:35:02

8? You've got to have 8. With me. 10, sir?

0:35:020:35:05

I want you to battle this. Battle this!

0:35:050:35:07

Don't agree on it. 10, sir. 10, the man in the hat.

0:35:070:35:11

-The man in the hat for a tenner.

-Well, he's trying. Come on.

0:35:110:35:14

-He is. I know.

-He is trying.

0:35:140:35:16

It's a bargain and it's going away cheaply at £10.

0:35:160:35:20

-GAVEL BANGS

-No...

0:35:200:35:22

-£10. Well, he's tried his best.

-Yes.

-Minus three.

0:35:220:35:26

Lot 56 is the lovely little Chinese hardwood vanity box.

0:35:260:35:30

Not old though but it's decorative. £30 for it.

0:35:300:35:34

-Oh, come on.

-Who's got 30?

0:35:340:35:36

-Did I see 30? 20 then.

-No.

-Do I have to beg?

-Yes!

-Yes.

0:35:360:35:41

At 20. A tenner then. Who's got £10?

0:35:410:35:45

A fiver then, surely?

0:35:450:35:47

-5...

-At £5. Sir, at the very back of the room at 5.

0:35:470:35:51

-20 on the net!

-Oh! On the net. Thank God for the internet.

-20 on there?

0:35:510:35:54

£20. At 20. It's shot straight in at 20.

0:35:540:35:58

Sir, you're not going to let the internet have it, are you? 25, sir?

0:35:580:36:02

-Go on!

-Go on again.

-You cheapskate, sir. At £20 then on the net.

0:36:020:36:06

-The world has saved us.

-On the net and I'll sell it.

0:36:060:36:09

-£20!

-Well, they saved you from selling it for £5 in the room.

-Yes.

0:36:090:36:13

So, some poor person on the internet bid that up. Dear, oh, dear.

0:36:130:36:17

Now, here comes your pendant.

0:36:170:36:19

It's a pretty thing in the Art Nouveau style.

0:36:190:36:22

Surely £40 for that. It would make a lovely gift, wouldn't it?

0:36:220:36:26

Surely. 20 then to get me on.

0:36:260:36:28

20, sir. Thank you. I'm glad you came, sir.

0:36:280:36:31

At £20. Do I see 5?

0:36:310:36:33

-25 on the net.

-25. 30, sir, have another.

0:36:330:36:37

-5, please, internet. No, you won't?

-Come on, come on. Yes, you will.

0:36:370:36:40

It's the anticipation of the net, isn't it?

0:36:400:36:43

35 anywhere? At 30, it's the gentleman on my right then

0:36:430:36:46

and I'll sell it. £30.

0:36:460:36:49

Oh, dear, oh, dear. That's minus 20.

0:36:490:36:51

So, that's a loss on everything, I'm afraid.

0:36:510:36:54

That's minus 38. You only spent 98 and you've lost 38.

0:36:540:36:59

Dear, oh, dear.

0:36:590:37:00

What are you going to do about the bonus buy?

0:37:000:37:03

I think no. In this auction room. I think we don't go with it.

0:37:030:37:06

-Right, OK, no.

-Are you going to park it?

-We're parking it.

-Are you sure? OK, fine.

0:37:060:37:10

Not going with the bonus buy but we'll sell it anyway. Here it comes.

0:37:100:37:13

The little Edwardian-style silver-coloured metal pincushion.

0:37:130:37:17

It's a good-looking thing. Surely £15 for it.

0:37:170:37:21

10 will start me. And 12, 14. 14. 16?

0:37:210:37:26

16, sir. I'm now with you at 16. Do I see 18?

0:37:260:37:30

18, thank you. Good competition, sir.

0:37:300:37:32

-Oh, we're seeing some competition.

-22, 24, 26, 28,

0:37:320:37:38

and an even 30, sir.

0:37:380:37:39

32. Won't you have another, sir? I'm against you then at 30.

0:37:390:37:44

-One more. Are you sure?

-Oh, good.

0:37:440:37:46

I'm with the gentleman standing at the back of the room then at 30.

0:37:460:37:49

Are we all done at £30? And I'll sell.

0:37:490:37:53

-Yours, sir.

-Look at that. It wiped its face.

0:37:530:37:55

So, your score overall, girls, is minus £38,

0:37:550:37:59

which could be a winning score. It could easily be a winning score.

0:37:590:38:02

You've preserved it at minus 38. It's not a lot of money off the middle.

0:38:020:38:05

-No.

-So, don't say a word to the Blues, all right?

0:38:050:38:07

-No. Definitely not.

-Definitely not.

-Everything is hush-hush.

0:38:070:38:10

Dennis, Clare, do you know how the Reds got on?

0:38:160:38:19

-Haven't got a clue, Tim.

-Good.

0:38:190:38:21

Anyway, first up is the Edwardian design opal ring

0:38:210:38:25

and very, very, very good luck. Right.

0:38:250:38:27

It's a pretty little ring, this. This would grace anybody.

0:38:270:38:30

At £30 and 2 and 5. At 35 and do I see 40?

0:38:300:38:35

40, 45, 50? Have another, surely?

0:38:350:38:39

-45. The gentleman seated at 45.

-Ooh, keep going.

0:38:390:38:42

Surely I want 50 from you. It's selling on my right to...

0:38:420:38:46

-50. Thank you, madam.

-Yes!

-50. 5, do you come back, sir?

0:38:460:38:49

Have another. It's the lady's bid now at £50.

0:38:490:38:53

-There's more mileage in it yet.

-One for luck.

0:38:530:38:55

£50, the lady's bid and I'll sell. Are you all sure?

0:38:550:38:59

GAVEL BANGS

0:38:590:39:01

-£50.

-Bad luck. Minus £5 but pretty close.

0:39:010:39:03

Now, this rocking pig I'm not so sure about. Here we go.

0:39:030:39:06

We did wonder what you could do with this. Did you say kindling, sir?

0:39:060:39:10

-HE GASPS

-No, no, surely not.

0:39:100:39:12

-Kindling?!

-So rude!

0:39:120:39:14

-Kindling?

-It's with me at £40.

-Is it?

0:39:140:39:18

At £40. Do I see 5? Internet, you've got to be 45. I've already got 40.

0:39:180:39:24

-Thank you. At 45 on the net...

-45?

0:39:240:39:27

-Do I see 50?

-Good Lord.

-It's going on the net at 45.

0:39:270:39:31

At 45 and I'll sell it. Are you all sure?

0:39:310:39:34

-It'll be away then at 45.

-Well done, that man.

0:39:340:39:38

-GAVEL BANGS

-45!

-Plus £10. That is very good.

0:39:380:39:42

You're currently plus 5 then. And now we go with Moorcroft

0:39:420:39:47

so this is the excitement, Dennis.

0:39:470:39:49

Certainly a good piece, very collectable,

0:39:490:39:54

-and I can start it straight off at £50.

-Not bad. Not bad.

0:39:540:39:59

Do I see 5? 55, madam. Thank you. It's a good piece.

0:39:590:40:03

-I can take you on in commission at 60. 5, 70, 5...

-Yes!

0:40:030:40:07

-Here we go.

-..no? It's with me at 70. Are you all sure?

0:40:070:40:12

All done. It's away. Selling at £70.

0:40:120:40:16

-GAVEL BANGS

-£70.

-Well done, Dennis.

0:40:160:40:18

-Well done, Dennis. Fantastic.

-Moorcroft!

0:40:180:40:20

Plus £15. Perfect. You had £5 previously

0:40:200:40:23

so that means you are plus £20 at this vital juncture.

0:40:230:40:27

Now, do you fancy the monkey, in which case you'll go with Kate

0:40:270:40:30

and her investment of 30 or you can pass

0:40:300:40:32

and we'll simply watch the monkey go by.

0:40:320:40:35

-Shall we keep the 20 quid?

-I want to...

-It's money for the...

0:40:350:40:38

Yeah, but we could just go with it and it'd be fun. You only live once.

0:40:380:40:40

-Are we doing it?

-Go for it.

-Yeah, why not?

-OK, the decision is made.

0:40:400:40:43

We're going with the monkey, and here it comes.

0:40:430:40:45

1950s, '60s little clockwork maracas monkey.

0:40:450:40:50

What about £25 for it? Surely. It's a good thing, isn't it?

0:40:500:40:53

It's a bit of fun. Who's got 25? It gave us a lot of fun.

0:40:530:40:57

It's entertaining. It's £20. Surely?

0:40:570:41:00

-You disappoint me.

-Come on!

-£10, sir. Was that a bid?

0:41:000:41:03

10 at the back, sir. 12 standing. 14, sir. 16?

0:41:030:41:07

Have another. Go on, sir. 18, seated. Make it 20, sir, please.

0:41:070:41:12

Are you sure? It's 18. Very disappointing. At 18...

0:41:120:41:15

-20, madam.

-Oh, well done. Well done. Crack on!

-Yes!

-Well done, that woman!

0:41:150:41:20

-25? 30, sir? Don't let her get away with it.

-Yes!

0:41:200:41:25

-And 35 now, madam? Go on.

-Well done, Kate.

-One for luck!

-One for luck!

0:41:250:41:31

-It's with the gentleman at 30 and I'll sell it.

-One for luck.

0:41:310:41:35

-£30.

-Aw, £30. It wiped its face so no shame in that.

0:41:350:41:39

Anyway, there we are. You've preserved your 20. Everybody's happy.

0:41:390:41:42

-£20 could be a winning score. It could be a winning score.

-Could be.

0:41:420:41:45

Don't say a word to the Reds

0:41:450:41:47

and all will be revealed in a moment, all right?

0:41:470:41:49

-Well, teams, that was fun, wasn't it?

-Yeah.

-It was.

0:41:550:41:57

-Been chatting about the scores?

-Nope.

-Nope, not at all.

0:41:570:42:00

Well, I have to reveal that one team today, as usual, is a bit behind

0:42:000:42:04

and they'd be called the runners-up

0:42:040:42:06

and the runners-up today happen to be the Reds.

0:42:060:42:08

-Oh!

-Yes!

-There you go.

0:42:080:42:12

It's not really surprising cos you made a loss on all three items.

0:42:120:42:15

-Yes.

-And then unusually the bonus buy just wiped its face.

0:42:150:42:18

That doesn't happen so often. Oh, dear.

0:42:180:42:21

-Well, anyway, did you have a nice time?

-Yes.

-Lovely, yeah.

0:42:210:42:24

Well, it's an experience, isn't it? Thank you for being so sporting.

0:42:240:42:27

-But the victors today, the Blues...

-Whoo!

-..go home with a whole £20.

0:42:270:42:31

There's your £20 note, which is brilliant, isn't it?

0:42:310:42:34

You nearly made a profit on all three items.

0:42:340:42:37

That first opal hoop ring letting you down by £5 didn't help

0:42:370:42:43

but otherwise a profit on everything.

0:42:430:42:44

A wiped face again on the bonus buy, which is really unusual

0:42:440:42:48

-but there we go. You had a good time?

-A brilliant time.

0:42:480:42:51

But if you at home and think you could do it a bit better,

0:42:510:42:54

then take a gander at our website and have a go yourself.

0:42:540:42:58

Why don't you join us soon for some more bargain hunting, yes? Yes!

0:42:580:43:01

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