0:00:08 > 0:00:11We wouldn't normally present Bargain Hunt mounted on a horse,
0:00:11 > 0:00:15but today, I'm in the saddle and we're heading to the races.
0:00:15 > 0:00:17We're at Epsom Racecourse at an antiques fair
0:00:17 > 0:00:19and we're raring to go.
0:00:19 > 0:00:23So, enough of this horsing around, let's go Bargain Hunting.
0:00:23 > 0:00:24Come on, Chunky, off we go.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54Now, there's no horse racing going on here,
0:00:54 > 0:00:58but our teams have plenty of stalls to trot around.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01And with 60 minutes on the clock, the big question is,
0:01:01 > 0:01:04will it be the Reds or will it be the Blues
0:01:04 > 0:01:06who are first past the post?
0:01:06 > 0:01:10And will either of them romp home with big profits at auction?
0:01:10 > 0:01:13So, place your bets and let's study the form
0:01:13 > 0:01:15and take a look at what's coming up.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19The Reds try their luck...
0:01:19 > 0:01:20Getting that for 25.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24That's not haggling, that's daylight robbery.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27..and the Blues are our new experts.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30- After that, the lid got more... - Conical.- Conical, yeah.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32Brilliant, brilliant information, guys.
0:01:32 > 0:01:35'At the auction, the Reds can't contain themselves...'
0:01:35 > 0:01:37We're in profit. Come on, lads.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39'..and the Blues go it alone.'
0:01:39 > 0:01:42- I think we'll say no, thank you. - You...
0:01:42 > 0:01:45No, no, thank you, guys. Goodbye.
0:01:45 > 0:01:46- All done.- 'That's all for later.'
0:01:48 > 0:01:51Let's meet today's teams of Reds and Blues.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53To my right, on the Red team,
0:01:53 > 0:01:54we've got very good friends Mark and Vip
0:01:54 > 0:01:56and to my left, for the Blue team,
0:01:56 > 0:01:59we've got very good friends Simon and Steven.
0:01:59 > 0:02:01- Welcome to you all. Hello. OTHERS:- Hi. Hello.
0:02:01 > 0:02:02Well, let's start with our Red team.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04Mark, tell us about what you do a little bit.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06You're into coding and the like, is that correct?
0:02:06 > 0:02:08Yes, I'm a computer programmer.
0:02:08 > 0:02:10It's anything from online movies to pension funds.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12So seriously varied?
0:02:12 > 0:02:15- Yes, I'll do anything. - I'll do anything.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17OK, so computer coding and programming is what you do
0:02:17 > 0:02:20day-to-day, but you also have quite a social conscience, don't you?
0:02:20 > 0:02:23Yes, I do some volunteering at Freightliners Farm in Islington.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25It's just a great way
0:02:25 > 0:02:27of locals being able to interact and learn on the farm.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30It's run by some very hard-working, dedicated people
0:02:30 > 0:02:32and I urge anyone in the area to take a visit.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35Will do. Vip, tell us what you do, you also are a professional?
0:02:35 > 0:02:37- Yes, that's right, I'm a doctor on the NHS.- Oh, fantastic.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40- Have been for 14 years.- OK.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43And had to travel the world with it and see a lot of things,
0:02:43 > 0:02:45so I've enjoyed myself.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48And, Vip, you've recently taken part in another challenge that,
0:02:48 > 0:02:51similarly to Bargain Hunt, was against the clock, is that right?
0:02:51 > 0:02:56Yeah, we got dragged into an event called Tough Mudder and it was over,
0:02:56 > 0:03:00- I think, 12 miles of...- At least. - ..muddy assault course...- Yeah.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02..barbed wire, electric shocks.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04I think today's going to be slightly tougher than that...
0:03:04 > 0:03:06- Do you reckon? Cleaner. Cleaner. - Much cleaner.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08Yeah, don't get any mud on these fleeces,
0:03:08 > 0:03:11they're expensive, you know? So, what about tactics?
0:03:11 > 0:03:13Do you reckon you're going to work well together as a team?
0:03:13 > 0:03:17- No, not at all.- No. No, we never have done to be fair.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19I think we're going to argue quite a lot,
0:03:19 > 0:03:21but I think that's why we'll do well, I think.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24Vip's a good talker, I think we'll get good prices.
0:03:24 > 0:03:26I think you two are going to get along much better today
0:03:26 > 0:03:28than you make out and hopefully, it goes very well for you.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30Now, these guys are the Tough Mudders,
0:03:30 > 0:03:33but Simon and Steven, tell me about your love of mud.
0:03:33 > 0:03:35That's right, it's called mudlarking. We go down...
0:03:35 > 0:03:37- SHE LAUGHS - It's called mudlarking.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39We go down the River Thames and we search around in the mud
0:03:39 > 0:03:41to try and find lost treasures from days gone by.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44So, you'd find things from coins to buttons to pipes.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46We'll eventually be forming a Thames museum,
0:03:46 > 0:03:49in the way that we're going to contribute some of our finds
0:03:49 > 0:03:50as well as some other members of the public.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54- So, that's just actually got charity status at the moment as well.- Wow.
0:03:54 > 0:03:55So, that's going to go ahead
0:03:55 > 0:03:57and they're going to put a museum up imminently.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59- That's fantastic. - So, watch this space.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02Tell me about your most interesting find mudlarking.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04It's got to be the dog tag that I found on the River Thames.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07It had an engraved inscription of his name and his service number.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10I got in contact with the local newspaper who put me in contact
0:04:10 > 0:04:13with the grandson after a couple of weeks and I returned it to him
0:04:13 > 0:04:15just as he was doing his family history.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17What a wonderful thing. And what is it that you do for a living
0:04:17 > 0:04:19when you're not larking around in the mud?
0:04:19 > 0:04:22I'm a graphic designer. So, I design anything for print.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24So, it can be banners, posters, brochures, leaflets,
0:04:24 > 0:04:26that sort of thing.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28Now, Steven, I believe you have to climb great heights
0:04:28 > 0:04:29to get on with your day job?
0:04:29 > 0:04:32I do, yes, it's not the most glamorous job in the world,
0:04:32 > 0:04:35- but I'm a roofer and I have been for 20 years now.- OK.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38And I've found quite a few things underneath the eaves.
0:04:38 > 0:04:39As you sort of strip the roof off,
0:04:39 > 0:04:42roofers and builders, I suppose, in days gone by,
0:04:42 > 0:04:44they just throw things in and then tile over it.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46Have you found anything particularly interesting?
0:04:46 > 0:04:50I have, yeah. I once found a 17th-century slating hammer
0:04:50 > 0:04:52with someone's initials engraved onto it.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54And just through research you managed to discover
0:04:54 > 0:04:56that it was 17th-century?
0:04:56 > 0:04:58Well, the last time that the place was roofed
0:04:58 > 0:05:01- was in the 17th century, so... - By the powers of deduction...
0:05:01 > 0:05:03- By the powers of deduction... - Brilliant.
0:05:03 > 0:05:07So, a detective, a mudlarker, you guys are quite the team.
0:05:07 > 0:05:11I hope that it's a great, great buy for you all today.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13I think it's going to be quite competitive today.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16Now, listen, you can't do any shopping without money,
0:05:16 > 0:05:18so let me hand £300 to you, Mark and Vip.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21Simon and Steven, £300 to you also.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24Now, off you go, a very good luck to you both.
0:05:24 > 0:05:28Listen, it's all about being macho and being muddy today,
0:05:28 > 0:05:31so, let's see them get down and dirty.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33So, all we need now are today's experts.
0:05:35 > 0:05:36Who's this for the Reds?
0:05:36 > 0:05:37Oh, it's Caroline Hawley.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41And hopefully, bringing good karma for the Blues,
0:05:41 > 0:05:42it's David Harper.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48All right, mudlarkers, what are we going to be looking for, Simon?
0:05:48 > 0:05:51Buried treasure. Early glass if we can find some.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53I'd like to buy something relatively low in cost.
0:05:53 > 0:05:54It's definitely early glass.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56Something might just catch my eye.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58I'm going to try and keep it low cost.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00All right, teams, there are 60 minutes on the clock
0:06:00 > 0:06:02and time starts now. BELL RINGS
0:06:02 > 0:06:05OK, we've got one hour to go mudlarking with no mud.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08- Ready for shopping? - Yes.- Yes, we are.- Come on.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15Right, where do you want to start?
0:06:15 > 0:06:18We want to kind of see a few things cos we can...quickly and then...
0:06:18 > 0:06:21- Yeah, OK. Lead the way. - ..just sort of stroll.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23Hm, interesting tactics from the Reds.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26Do the Blues have the same considered approach?
0:06:26 > 0:06:29That is a bit of mudlarking treasure, is it not?
0:06:29 > 0:06:32- It is indeed, yeah.- Tell us what it is.- I found one of these before.
0:06:32 > 0:06:33It's a cased gin bottle.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36So, these would've been part of a set of maybe 12 in a wooden case.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39And is that because it's shaped like that?
0:06:39 > 0:06:41It's designed so they can fit more in, and so they don't wobble over.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44- That's why they're called cased gin?- Yeah.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47OK, what are we looking for to spot, you know, a genuine article?
0:06:47 > 0:06:49- Bubbles, usually.- Yeah.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51Air bubbles in the way it's been free-blown.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54- Yeah.- So, you can hold it up to the light,
0:06:54 > 0:06:56you might see, yeah, can see some bubbles in there. Yeah.
0:06:56 > 0:06:58- Can see some creases. - Can see the streaks.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00Creases where it's been hand-blown.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02I'm trying to read what the seal says.
0:07:02 > 0:07:03That's definitely applied lip as well.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05Now, what do you mean by applied lip?
0:07:05 > 0:07:06The lip was applied after.
0:07:06 > 0:07:10- And dating to 18th century. - 1820 because of the lip.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12- They made them...- Later, later then? 19th-century?
0:07:12 > 0:07:15- No, no, pre-1820.- Pre-1820, why?
0:07:15 > 0:07:18Yeah, because of the lip, after that, the lip got more...
0:07:18 > 0:07:21- Conical.- Conical, yeah.- Brilliant, brilliant information, guys.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23I've got to say, this is fantastic.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25This is feeding my soul. Are you happy it's genuine?
0:07:25 > 0:07:27Yeah, I'm happy it's genuine.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30All right, come on, guys, if you found this today in the Thames,
0:07:30 > 0:07:32how much money are we looking at?
0:07:32 > 0:07:36I would say if it didn't have a seal on, maybe sort of 50 to 80,
0:07:36 > 0:07:38but as the seal might add value,
0:07:38 > 0:07:40then we could be looking maybe over...maybe 100.
0:07:40 > 0:07:41OK, well, let's see.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44Can we have a chat to you about the price of the bottle?
0:07:44 > 0:07:47It's up for 70, but I'll take 50.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50- You'll take 50? OK. - What about 40?
0:07:50 > 0:07:52- 48.- Yeah, 48.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56Well, honestly, haven't you just been steam-rolled?
0:07:56 > 0:07:58- Have you bought it for 48? - Yeah.
0:07:58 > 0:08:02The first object we see, bizarrely, relates exactly to what you do
0:08:02 > 0:08:06- as a passion and we buy it within a few minutes.- Excellent.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09Well done, Blues, you've got your early glassware.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11These boys certainly know their stuff
0:08:11 > 0:08:13and knowledge is power in this game.
0:08:13 > 0:08:17David, you're going to have an easy ride today, but will Caroline?
0:08:17 > 0:08:19Do you want to look down here?
0:08:19 > 0:08:21Maybe go for them, the tea set.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24- What? Do you have afternoon tea? - Yeah, sometimes. I like to sit down
0:08:24 > 0:08:26- with a nice china set if I'm going to.- Do you?
0:08:26 > 0:08:28When was the last time you had a cup of tea in the afternoon?
0:08:28 > 0:08:30I invite you all the time, you never come.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33- This looks like a nice little set here.- Well, there's six of them.
0:08:33 > 0:08:37Originally, I think that would have been part of 12-place setting.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40The two sandwich plates, milk, a sugar
0:08:40 > 0:08:43and sometimes a slop bowl, which was for slopping out the tea.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46- I think it looks nice, very eye-catching.- It's good colour.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48- Yeah.- You got to check, for a start, that it's perfect,
0:08:48 > 0:08:51cos people do not want broken pots, usually.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53And the million-dollar question is - how much is it?
0:08:53 > 0:08:55We best ask our shy stall holder.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58Hi, there. Yeah, just interested in the tea set.
0:08:58 > 0:08:59How much are we looking at?
0:08:59 > 0:09:02'I've got 39 on it, but I could let it go for 30.'
0:09:02 > 0:09:06- OK, let me have a word with my friend over there.- 'OK.'
0:09:06 > 0:09:07- OK, 30.- What do you think?
0:09:07 > 0:09:08We said we were going to haggle hard.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10Yeah, we were going to haggle hard.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12What would your lowest acceptable price be?
0:09:12 > 0:09:14Harder than that, Vip.
0:09:14 > 0:09:1524.95?
0:09:15 > 0:09:18Forget your bedside manner, go for it!
0:09:18 > 0:09:22- 'I'll let it go for 25.' - 25.- '25 is the best.'
0:09:22 > 0:09:26I did haggle very hard and he does seem like a nice chap, so...
0:09:26 > 0:09:28- CAROLINE:- Are we having it? - I think that's a sold.- Yeah.- Sold?
0:09:28 > 0:09:31- Yeah, I'm happy with that. - Excellent. Thank you, sir.
0:09:31 > 0:09:33- 'Thank you.' - Thanks very much, cheers.
0:09:33 > 0:09:34- 'Cheers, thank you.' - Thank you.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37- Well done.- Hooray.- Five minutes into the shop and you've bought.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40- We're off the blocks.- Yes.- We should go for a cup of tea, shouldn't we?
0:09:40 > 0:09:45No, not yet. Well spotted. Right, one down, two to go.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47Well, the Reds aren't getting stuck in the mud
0:09:47 > 0:09:49and the Blues aren't larking about either.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52They're on the scent with their second item.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55There's a bronze censer there, which I like the look of.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57- I like the workmanship in that. - You say a bronze censer,
0:09:57 > 0:09:59you've been watching this show, haven't you?
0:09:59 > 0:10:02I do watch it from time to time, it has to be said.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04Cos he comes up with the technical terminology.
0:10:04 > 0:10:05With it being a censer,
0:10:05 > 0:10:08does that make it a Japanese item or a Chinese item?
0:10:08 > 0:10:10Looking at it, I guess Chinese.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12That's pretty good, cos strictly speaking, I think
0:10:12 > 0:10:14if it was Japanese it would be called a koro.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16OK. That's cool.
0:10:16 > 0:10:17Mm. Do you know what it's used for?
0:10:17 > 0:10:21- To burn smelly stuff? - THEY LAUGH
0:10:21 > 0:10:22You're dead right. Absolutely.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25I couldn't think of a more technical term.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28You know what, that's a perfect description. It burns smelly stuff.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31You've got the holes in the top to allow the smoke to come out.
0:10:31 > 0:10:33Thing I like about it you could use it today.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35You could put potpourri in it right now
0:10:35 > 0:10:37- and just leave it in there, let the aromas come out.- Yeah.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39Now, Steven, how old is it?
0:10:39 > 0:10:41- I don't think there's a lot of age to it.- You don't?
0:10:41 > 0:10:42Because nothing is worn down.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44I've actually found one in the Thames.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47- I've got it in my front room.- You haven't?- I have.- Have you really?
0:10:47 > 0:10:49See, you two have got a natural eye here.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52And it's developed with experience, cos you talk about patination.
0:10:52 > 0:10:56You know instantly how to recognise real age. And you are right.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59- That doesn't have any real age. - How old do you think it is?
0:10:59 > 0:11:02- Are we talking 20th century? - I think so.- What day is it today?
0:11:02 > 0:11:04- OK, I think this was made last Tuesday.- Oh, really?- Yeah.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07That recent? OK. Maybe we could see what she could come down to
0:11:07 > 0:11:09and give us an idea of whether we want to go further.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12Well, there you have. You've got two beautiful ladies over there.
0:11:12 > 0:11:16- Do your best.- How much would your bronze censer be, at best?
0:11:16 > 0:11:17INDISTINCT SPEECH
0:11:17 > 0:11:19Oh, hello. Hello, Mother.
0:11:19 > 0:11:20I've got it up for...
0:11:20 > 0:11:2255, was it?
0:11:22 > 0:11:23Yeah.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25- I can let you have it for 40.- OK.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29Um...maybe could we get it down to 30, is that possible?
0:11:29 > 0:11:3035?
0:11:30 > 0:11:31Almost there. Almost.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33How about a couple of quid more? 33?
0:11:33 > 0:11:35- OK.- Yeah? You've got a deal.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39- Cheers. I've done the deal, guys. - You've done the deal? How much?
0:11:39 > 0:11:43- 33.- 33, great. A quick tip, don't call women "mother".
0:11:43 > 0:11:44But she's her mother!
0:11:44 > 0:11:47No, seriously, if you are going to charm them, it doesn't work.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49- I've tried it all. That one doesn't work.- Right.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51Seriously, well done, guys.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53It's smelling good, Blues. Two in the bag.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56It must be the least muddy treasure hunt you've ever had.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58Now, Reds, what's caught your eye?
0:11:58 > 0:11:59- These...- Little boxes, yeah. Look.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02A lot of those are made in Limoges, in France.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05- They are little pillboxes. - We knew that.- So they're modern.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07- Yeah. They always look fairly modern to me.- OK.
0:12:07 > 0:12:11So, I'm thinking from that you would say not a great...
0:12:11 > 0:12:12I would say it's a no from me.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15- It's a no from you, OK, that's good.- It's a no from me.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18A definite no from Caroline. Carry on.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21- We are well on track. Oh, hello, you.- Hello!
0:12:21 > 0:12:25- How good are you?! Two items in 15 minutes.- We are not hanging around.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28That's absolutely crazy. And, David, it's nice to have a
0:12:28 > 0:12:30couple of experts to give you some advice.
0:12:30 > 0:12:31It takes the pressure off, doesn't it?
0:12:31 > 0:12:34Exactly. If it all goes wrong, whose fault is it? Ta-da!
0:12:34 > 0:12:35THEY LAUGH
0:12:35 > 0:12:38Well, you've got 45 minutes left. Best of luck. Keep it up.
0:12:38 > 0:12:39- OK.- Think you'll relax a little?
0:12:39 > 0:12:42We never relax. We are like coiled springs.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44See you.
0:12:44 > 0:12:48Do these boxes, well, tick a box, Reds?
0:12:48 > 0:12:49Shall I try for them?
0:12:49 > 0:12:51- Yeah, I like them. I may not like the price.- Right.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53That one's only 85.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56With your superior haggling skills, you're getting that for 25.
0:12:56 > 0:13:00- Job done.- Yeah.- That's not haggling. That's daylight robbery.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02- So, you like that one?- Yeah. Excuse...
0:13:02 > 0:13:03Could I ask how much the...
0:13:03 > 0:13:05- Mother-of-pearl, yeah.- ..box.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07What would your lowest price on that be?
0:13:07 > 0:13:09It's got to be 70.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11That's the best I can do.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13- That's quite... - It's a 20% discount.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16- Yeah, which is a very good discount. - It's a good discount.
0:13:16 > 0:13:20- It is.- I don't know, maybe take a gamble on the mother-of-pearl box.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23I did say that maybe I'd get seduced by something a bit shiny.
0:13:23 > 0:13:27- That is a bit shiny. There is some boxes on here.- OK.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30Do you want to look next door first and come back?
0:13:30 > 0:13:31- Thank you.- Thank you.
0:13:31 > 0:13:35Choosing a box appears to be tough going for the Reds.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38Blues, are you using your knowledge to find your next item?
0:13:38 > 0:13:40- Wow, look at those!- Nice.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43He doesn't mess about, does he?
0:13:43 > 0:13:45- Straight in there. - They are awesome, aren't they?
0:13:45 > 0:13:47How would you describe these, Simon?
0:13:47 > 0:13:48Uh, a mantique.
0:13:48 > 0:13:52- Mantique.- A mantique! You have been watching the show!
0:13:52 > 0:13:54It is a mantique.
0:13:54 > 0:13:55Fantastic!
0:13:55 > 0:13:58What would you do with them, Steve?
0:13:58 > 0:14:01- I don't think it's broadcastable. - THEY LAUGH
0:14:01 > 0:14:02- They are quite cool.- Yeah.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04It's something to think about, isn't it?
0:14:04 > 0:14:08Simon says, "Hold fire." But we are heading towards the halfway mark.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11So whilst the teams carry on with the shopping,
0:14:11 > 0:14:14I'm heading to a land full of Eastern promise.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24Now, you may or may not know that the East Asian market is
0:14:24 > 0:14:26absolutely booming.
0:14:26 > 0:14:29And this item in front of me is exactly the sort of thing
0:14:29 > 0:14:33that you would expect to see at an Asian works of art auction near you.
0:14:33 > 0:14:34Now, what on earth is it?
0:14:34 > 0:14:39Well, let me tell you. It's an early 20th-century bronze Ruyi sceptre.
0:14:39 > 0:14:44That's R-U-Y-I. From the early-20th century, to be exact.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47And it's really a ceremonial sceptre,
0:14:47 > 0:14:50not like the ones that we see, of course, which are ceremonial,
0:14:50 > 0:14:54with their diamond-encrusted finial and long stick-like shape.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57This is more of a serpent-like shape, and that's important
0:14:57 > 0:15:01because this piece here is in the shape of a mythical dragon.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04It's really quite a masculine example of a Ruyi sceptre,
0:15:04 > 0:15:05if I'm honest.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08Sometimes they can be very colourful, decorated with
0:15:08 > 0:15:12cloisonne, enamel and jade, but this here is that dark bronze.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15And there we see a strong dragon's head.
0:15:15 > 0:15:19The mythical creature representing strength, authority, power.
0:15:19 > 0:15:23And we move along this S-shape body covered with birds
0:15:23 > 0:15:26and blossom, traditional Chinese markers.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29And it curves up at the end to create the terminal.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31And that is a lovely, leaf shape.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33A sort of acanthus leaf at the end.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35It really is a pretty item.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37Now what would this cost you?
0:15:37 > 0:15:40Well, you are looking to pay about £100-£200.
0:15:40 > 0:15:44And this exact example went under the hammer recently at auction
0:15:44 > 0:15:46and achieved £140.
0:15:46 > 0:15:51Not too bad considering that similar pieces can make two, three,
0:15:51 > 0:15:52even £400.
0:15:52 > 0:15:56So my advice to you is, if you are wandering around a fair
0:15:56 > 0:16:00and you see a Ruyi sceptre like this going for less than £200,
0:16:00 > 0:16:04don't stand on ceremony, snap it up while you can.
0:16:04 > 0:16:08Back to the shopping and it's two-one to the Blues.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10How are we doing for time, Caroline?
0:16:10 > 0:16:13We've got less than half of the time and we've only bought one item.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15The pressure's on.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17- So, are we ready to sh...- OK.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20- ..decide? We're going to have to... - Make some decisions, yeah.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23- Jack it up a bit.- OK.- OK? No pressure.- LAUGHING:- OK.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26- So we're still looking at boxes, yeah?- Yeah.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29Now, here's a silver-topped little box.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31- Mm.- 1904. Cut glass. Silver.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33That looks nice. What would it be used for?
0:16:33 > 0:16:36I was going to say, "Is that ticking your boxes?"
0:16:36 > 0:16:39It is. I said, "Mm." And so did Mark. That's two mms, yeah.
0:16:39 > 0:16:43- I think two mms are good. What is the absolute death?- 30.
0:16:43 > 0:16:4430, is it?
0:16:44 > 0:16:47- I don't know...- It's silver, cut glass.- We're running out of time.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49We maybe have to leave it, just for the moment, I think.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51OK. We've got a few frontrunners now.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54- So we'll think about it and... - Thanks very much.- Thanks very much.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56Dr Vip's remaining calm.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59But whatever you prescribe, remember, you are on the clock.
0:16:59 > 0:17:03With that in mind, Blues, where are you up to with your final item?
0:17:03 > 0:17:06- Great stall though, don't you think? - Yeah.- Yeah, awesome.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08- How much money have we got left? - Enough.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10Come on, keep the momentum up, Blues.
0:17:10 > 0:17:12How much is enough?
0:17:12 > 0:17:15- We must have over 200, I think. - Have we?- Yeah.- All right. OK.
0:17:15 > 0:17:19Actually, you have a whopping £247.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21Go and spend some money.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24Now, Reds, are you boxing yourself into a corner?
0:17:24 > 0:17:27I think the boxes are taking our liking and I think we just need to
0:17:27 > 0:17:29make a decision on one of them.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31And the first one we saw was quite nice.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34- That's the mother-of-pearl one? - The mother-of-pearl one.
0:17:34 > 0:17:38So we might go back and see if we can wrestle the gentleman down.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40What did it come down to, 70?
0:17:40 > 0:17:43- Mm. Yeah.- The other one, the silver one, has got a really lovely
0:17:43 > 0:17:47Art Nouveau design. It's £30. I don't know, it's your call.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50I've just completely changed my mind. I'd like the cheaper one.
0:17:50 > 0:17:52You'd like the cheaper one? OK. Let's do it.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54What made you change your mind?
0:17:54 > 0:17:57I think, listening to you, the auctioneer, I can see him doing...
0:17:57 > 0:17:58I'm not selling it though.
0:17:58 > 0:18:01- I know you're not.- I'm not selling it.- You sold it to us.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03You sold it to us though, I think. Yeah.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05- Go and buy it then. See if you can sh-sh.- OK.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08I think that means go and get a wee bit of the price, Reds.
0:18:08 > 0:18:12- Very best would be 28.- 28?
0:18:12 > 0:18:15- OK, let me just confer.- OK.
0:18:16 > 0:18:17- Should we do it?- OK.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20- OK, great. Thank you very much. - Absolute pleasure.- Cheers.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22Phew!
0:18:22 > 0:18:23Yes!
0:18:23 > 0:18:26- Well done.- Two down.- Excellent.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28So the Reds finally have a box
0:18:28 > 0:18:31and it's two-all with only 20 minutes left.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33Now, what's lighting up the Blues' eyes?
0:18:33 > 0:18:35What's your first impressions on
0:18:35 > 0:18:37those two converted lamp vase things?
0:18:37 > 0:18:40They look like they are Japanese. Have you had a look at them?
0:18:40 > 0:18:43- We know how much they are.- Oh, OK. Do you know how old they are?
0:18:43 > 0:18:47- No, no idea.- I think in auction they are 80 to 100 quid for a pair.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49- She wants 60.- 60 for the pair?- Yeah.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52- Might be able to get her down another tenner.- Do you like them?
0:18:52 > 0:18:53No.
0:18:53 > 0:18:57Crack on then, Blues. Caroline, how's it going?
0:18:57 > 0:18:58All is well.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01Not sure where they are going to go now or what they are going to do.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04But it's fun. They are a great pair of guys. I love them.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06So I think they are going to do really well
0:19:06 > 0:19:08and they are going to get their third item shortly.
0:19:08 > 0:19:10Fingers crossed.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13Fingers crossed indeed, Caroline. And the same goes for the Blues.
0:19:13 > 0:19:14Speaking of the Blues,
0:19:14 > 0:19:17they've spotted some 18th-century tobacco tins.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20Are these the kind of things that you might find in the river?
0:19:20 > 0:19:23I have found one. The one I found was Dutch, 18th century.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26And I wouldn't be surprised if that was around the same sort of time.
0:19:26 > 0:19:30- Where these things kept by sailors? - Yeah. They all smoked tobacco.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33- Everyone had a pipe and a their tobacco had to go somewhere.- Yeah.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35But the quality in those would have meant that it
0:19:35 > 0:19:39would have been held by a more prestige member of the, you know...
0:19:39 > 0:19:42Why is that? Because these are good quality, you think?
0:19:42 > 0:19:44- Yeah. They are hand-engraved. - Yeah.- They are brass.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46They weren't run-of-the-mill things otherwise
0:19:46 > 0:19:48we would have found what more of them.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51OK, and are these the kind of things that somebody would decorate
0:19:51 > 0:19:54themselves, a bit like scrimshaw? The sailors carved whales...
0:19:54 > 0:19:56Yeah, sometimes the sailors would, yeah.
0:19:56 > 0:19:58- What would you expect to get for that?- 100, 150.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01- As much is that? - Depends on its rarity.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03What's your opinion, what do you think about these?
0:20:03 > 0:20:07- Do you think they're as much?- 30, 50. 50 to 70. Let's get a price.- OK.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09Hi there. Can we just get a quick price on that one?
0:20:09 > 0:20:12- 70 will buy it if you want it. - 70?- 70, OK.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15- So, we are talking 70 quid.- Yeah.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18I mean, really, I'm going to have to bow to your expertise here.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21We want you to take the rap for something if it all goes wrong.
0:20:21 > 0:20:25I refuse! It's all down to you two.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28- No, no, no.- OK, I'll take the rap.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31I think it's worth about 100, but would people see the beauty in that?
0:20:31 > 0:20:34I think they would. What would make you feel happy?
0:20:34 > 0:20:36- 50, 60 quid?- 50, I'd be more than happy.- Yeah.
0:20:36 > 0:20:40Whilst the Blues negotiate a price, the Reds are going tea potty
0:20:40 > 0:20:43and have returned to the tea service stall.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45- We've got these two teapots.- Yeah.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47We're hearing good things about the one on the right,
0:20:47 > 0:20:49but we're worried that it's a bit too damaged.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52That's an 18th-century teapot. I mean, it's a good thing.
0:20:52 > 0:20:54- Is that did OK despite the damage? - Chinese...
0:20:54 > 0:20:56The spout has been taken off and...
0:20:56 > 0:20:59It's been taken off and it's been stabled back together,
0:20:59 > 0:21:01which I think just the art
0:21:01 > 0:21:03and the want to staple it
0:21:03 > 0:21:06makes it something that somebody has loved.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09But you are dead right, any damage knocks the price, enormously.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12And you'd definitely prefer that one to the one on the left?
0:21:12 > 0:21:15It's what you prefer. This is trying to be agateware.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17But it's put on with a transfer.
0:21:17 > 0:21:19That will be late 19th century, I would think.
0:21:19 > 0:21:23- That's a century earlier.- Yeah. - How much is this one?
0:21:23 > 0:21:25But this is going to be more of a gamble, isn't it?
0:21:25 > 0:21:27It'll be a gamble at £49, definitely.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29Yeah, that's too much at 49.
0:21:29 > 0:21:33I think we all agree that £20 would be almost...
0:21:34 > 0:21:35Almost a winner.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38The stallholder won't budge from £28.
0:21:38 > 0:21:43- Right, are you both agreed?- Yeah. - Yeah.- Good. Do the deal.- Excellent.
0:21:43 > 0:21:44- OK, thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:21:44 > 0:21:49Well done, Reds. Job done. So, Blues, it's all down to you.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52Can you get a good price for the tobacco tins?
0:21:52 > 0:21:55- What would be your best for the two? - 140, but that's it.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58It's a bit too much at the moment, but I appreciate you coming down.
0:21:58 > 0:22:03David, any help? What do you think? I mean, it's...it's a gamble.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06- This is the one I think is more interesting, personally.- OK.
0:22:06 > 0:22:11- So, decision time.- Right, go for it. - OK.- Shake his hand.- £70. Thank you.
0:22:11 > 0:22:12- Cheers, young man.- Thank you.
0:22:12 > 0:22:16- Well done. Three fabulous items. - Excellent.- Fabulous.
0:22:16 > 0:22:20- Five minutes left to spare. - Let's have a coffee.- Let's do it.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22Tough Mudder or this, which is tougher?
0:22:22 > 0:22:24I think I'm ready to change to Tough Mudder, yeah.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27- Definitely.- What about you?- I'd take a 13-mile run in the mud now.
0:22:27 > 0:22:30- Would you? Under the barbed wire? - Absolutely.
0:22:30 > 0:22:31- Electric fences?- Yeah, yeah.
0:22:33 > 0:22:35Right, teams, time is up!
0:22:35 > 0:22:38So let's remind ourselves what the Red team bought.
0:22:38 > 0:22:44First up, the Reds laid out £25 for this 19th-century tea service.
0:22:45 > 0:22:49Next, £28 was paid for this silver trinket box.
0:22:51 > 0:22:52And finally,
0:22:52 > 0:22:55they are hoping a profit will be pouring in with this Chinese teapot.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58Another £28 paid.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01Well, lucky us. Here we are with our lovely Red team.
0:23:01 > 0:23:02How did you enjoy that?
0:23:02 > 0:23:06- Yes, it was much more enjoyable than I thought it would be.- Really?
0:23:06 > 0:23:07Then you ever expected?
0:23:07 > 0:23:10Now, of all these tea-related items, and our other item, which is
0:23:10 > 0:23:12your favourite, Vip?
0:23:12 > 0:23:16- I quite like the silver trinket that we bought.- Silver trinket, OK.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19Mark, what do you reckon is your favourite item of the three?
0:23:19 > 0:23:21- I liked the tea set we bought at the beginning.- Mm-hmm.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24But I'm quite interested in the teapot we bought the end.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26Caroline convinced me. I'm quite interested and think
0:23:26 > 0:23:28- that's got a chance. - Fantastic, fantastic.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31Which one do you think will make the most profit?
0:23:31 > 0:23:33- I'm going to go with the teapot at the end, I think.- Are you?- Mm.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36Mm, OK. So your money is on the teapot. Fantastic.
0:23:36 > 0:23:38And talking of money, last of the big spenders.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41- How much did you spend in total? - A whopping £81.
0:23:41 > 0:23:45I wouldn't say whopping. But it leaves us with a whopping 219.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48- It does indeed.- If I could please have that back. That's fantastic.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51- Just like that. And straight over to you, Caroline.- Thank you.
0:23:51 > 0:23:52Any ideas what you will be buying?
0:23:52 > 0:23:55- Nothing at all to do with tea. - OK.- In any shape or form.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57- I've got a few ideas.- OK.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59Well, on that note, let's sit down and relax
0:23:59 > 0:24:01and find out what the Blue team bought.
0:24:01 > 0:24:05First up for the Blues, at £48,
0:24:05 > 0:24:06will this gin bottle be the tonic?
0:24:09 > 0:24:11Next up, this Chinese bronze censer
0:24:11 > 0:24:13burnt a hole in their pocket.
0:24:13 > 0:24:14£33 paid.
0:24:16 > 0:24:20And finally, will this tobacco box be smoking hot?
0:24:20 > 0:24:21Bought for £70.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24What shall we call you?
0:24:24 > 0:24:26The Blue team and David or three experts? I'm not sure.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29I don't know. Two experts and a hanger on, I think.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32That was some serious knowledge you guys displayed.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34Did you enjoy doing that on Bargain Hunt?
0:24:34 > 0:24:36- Yeah, it was really good. - Yeah, yeah.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38Which is your favourite item, Steven?
0:24:38 > 0:24:40- Got to be the cased gin. - It's got to be the gin.- Yeah.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43And which do you think will bring the biggest profit at auction?
0:24:43 > 0:24:46- The gin.- So you're sticking with that? Favourite and biggest profit.
0:24:46 > 0:24:48And what about you, Simon? Do you agree?
0:24:48 > 0:24:51Um...no. I like... My favourite item is the tobacco tin.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53- For profit?- I think... Probably the cased gin.
0:24:53 > 0:24:55I probably have to agree with Steven on that.
0:24:55 > 0:24:57I think the gin's got some legs, with a bit of luck.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00I really hope so. Now, may I please ask you how much you spent?
0:25:00 > 0:25:02£151.
0:25:02 > 0:25:04- OK, so not hard to work out. You've got 149 left.- Yeah.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07If I could please have a back from you, that would be great.
0:25:07 > 0:25:08Look, that's a big wodge.
0:25:08 > 0:25:12- Mm.- OK. And £4. OK. David. - Lovely. Thank you.- For you.
0:25:12 > 0:25:14- That's a lot of money. - That's a lot of money.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16More money than I've seen in months.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19LAUGHING: Years, I heard. So what are you going to spend it on?
0:25:19 > 0:25:22I'm going to try and spend it on something that these two have
0:25:22 > 0:25:23no knowledge of whatsoever.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26Well, David, you'll have your work cut out there.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29While he's looking for something for the Blues, let's pop from Surrey
0:25:29 > 0:25:31over to the auction in West Sussex.
0:25:44 > 0:25:46I find myself here at Bellmans auction house with
0:25:46 > 0:25:49the veritably lovely Jonathan Pratt. How are you today, JP?
0:25:49 > 0:25:52- Very good, thank you.- Very good indeed. You should be excited
0:25:52 > 0:25:55because I've brought you this Clifton's tea set from Mark and Vip.
0:25:55 > 0:25:56What are your thoughts?
0:25:56 > 0:25:59I think from a distance you can pretty much tell the age.
0:25:59 > 0:26:02You know, that's late 19th, early 20th century, transfer decorated.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05Sort of a hint of Imari red on it there.
0:26:05 > 0:26:07There is a bit of that style about it.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09But it's only six cups and saucers and a cake plate.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12So I see it as not big enough and unfortunately,
0:26:12 > 0:26:14the pattern isn't terribly commercial.
0:26:14 > 0:26:16So my estimate on that would be £20-£40.
0:26:16 > 0:26:20Well, finally, a positive remark because they only paid 25 for it.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23That's what it'll make. It was never going to fly, that's the thing.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26What could fly, I guess, is our hallmarked trinket box.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29- What do you think of it?- It's a nice maker. It's silver embossed.
0:26:29 > 0:26:31It's got a lot of style about it
0:26:31 > 0:26:33and, you know, it would be great to see it all in silver,
0:26:33 > 0:26:37but the glass is in good condition and people buy objects to show off.
0:26:37 > 0:26:41So, again, sticking on the same theme, £20-£40 I've said on this.
0:26:41 > 0:26:45- You know, £28 paid against your 20 to 40, not too shabby at all.- No.
0:26:45 > 0:26:48Talking of shabby, shabby chic, shall we say?
0:26:48 > 0:26:49We've got this 18th-century teapot.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52Chinese, it is with a sort of Indian flower pattern.
0:26:52 > 0:26:53Tell me your thoughts.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56In really good order, it would be actually quite a desirable thing.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59This pattern... It's quite a desirable design.
0:26:59 > 0:27:01But, you know, it's not without fault - chips and breaks.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04And what you then can buy academically is interesting
0:27:04 > 0:27:07pieces of old pottery and porcelain on a slightly smaller budget.
0:27:07 > 0:27:09Now, when you say on a smaller budget,
0:27:09 > 0:27:11what's your estimate against the teapot?
0:27:11 > 0:27:14- £30-£40.- 30 to 40? The boys think this will do quite well.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17And no wonder, because they only paid £28 for it.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20That's the benefit of having David Harper as your expert.
0:27:20 > 0:27:22An East Asian specialist.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25I reckon these boys have done pretty well with their items.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28They may or may not need their bonus buy, but let's find out what
0:27:28 > 0:27:31Caroline Hawley bought for them nonetheless.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35Mark and Vip, this is particularly thrilling, this section.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38And I'll tell you why. Because you left Caroline Hawley
0:27:38 > 0:27:40£219 of leftover lolly.
0:27:40 > 0:27:43And I tell you what, I'm desperate, I don't know about you,
0:27:43 > 0:27:45to know what you blew it all on, Caroline.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48Or did she? Please reveal your bonus buy.
0:27:48 > 0:27:50Ooh, girlie.
0:27:50 > 0:27:56A purse. Not just any old purse. Silver. Hallmarked. 1922.
0:27:56 > 0:27:58Look at this chainmail.
0:27:58 > 0:28:01Each single link is marked with a lion to say it's
0:28:01 > 0:28:02British sterling silver.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05And no breaks. You'd like this, wouldn't you, Natasha?
0:28:05 > 0:28:07I would love it. I wish you had bought it for me.
0:28:07 > 0:28:11Aw. It's gorgeous. Now this was bought for, do you want to guess?
0:28:11 > 0:28:14- Five grand. - THEY LAUGH
0:28:14 > 0:28:16- No!- Very generous, Mark. Very generous.
0:28:16 > 0:28:19- 150.- And what do you think it will bring at auction?
0:28:19 > 0:28:24I would think maybe just a little bit more than that. Maybe 160, 170.
0:28:24 > 0:28:27- OK.- What I love about this one is the condition.
0:28:27 > 0:28:31It's in such good condition. It's 1922.
0:28:31 > 0:28:32- It's definitely interesting.- Yeah.
0:28:32 > 0:28:35Lads, this should appeal to you because such a girlie shop.
0:28:35 > 0:28:38- All that tea, china and trinket boxes.- Yes.
0:28:38 > 0:28:40Does this appeal to your feminine side, Vip?
0:28:40 > 0:28:42It's not something that I would jump to.
0:28:42 > 0:28:45- I know Mark knows his handbags, but I don't.- Do you, Mark?
0:28:45 > 0:28:48Um, but we're in your hands, I guess, Caroline.
0:28:48 > 0:28:50Well, it could be in yours. Pass it over.
0:28:50 > 0:28:52- Oh, it's quite heavy!- Yeah.
0:28:52 > 0:28:55Is this going to help us beat the Blue team?
0:28:55 > 0:28:58Well, I think if two ladies fall in love with this,
0:28:58 > 0:29:00it could be handbags at dawn.
0:29:00 > 0:29:02Well, handbags at dawn indeed.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05The boys don't seem too convinced by Caroline's bonus buy,
0:29:05 > 0:29:08but for you at home, let's find out what our auctioneer
0:29:08 > 0:29:10thinks of the silver mesh purse or handbag.
0:29:12 > 0:29:13Sticking with the girlie theme,
0:29:13 > 0:29:15these boys got awfully dainty things.
0:29:15 > 0:29:19Caroline went out and bought them this lovely silver mesh purse.
0:29:19 > 0:29:22- It's the right period. 1922. - Yes.- We've got the maker on it.
0:29:22 > 0:29:24Will it make them some money, Jonathan?
0:29:24 > 0:29:27A lot of work goes into making these things.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30And its condition is very good. You sometimes get damage to the chain.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33My estimate - £80-£120.
0:29:33 > 0:29:37Caroline won't be pleased to hear that because she paid £150.
0:29:37 > 0:29:39But it is girlie. The boys like girlie stuff.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42They don't have to go for it. I reckon they will.
0:29:42 > 0:29:46Anyway, that is our Red team. And let's see how our Blue team did.
0:29:46 > 0:29:49Simon and Steven. These are our mudlarkers.
0:29:49 > 0:29:51And I think that our first item really appealed to them.
0:29:51 > 0:29:52It's got that aged look.
0:29:52 > 0:29:55- It looks like something that was found floating around.- Yeah.
0:29:55 > 0:29:57They reckoned 18th century. You're not so sure.
0:29:57 > 0:30:00Well, this mark on the top here, this seal mark.
0:30:00 > 0:30:03It took a long time to work it out, but the bottom bit says Nolet.
0:30:03 > 0:30:04And it's Blankenheym & Nolet.
0:30:04 > 0:30:06They were gin makers, manufacturers, distillers,
0:30:06 > 0:30:09in the mid-19th century in Holland, in Rotterdam.
0:30:09 > 0:30:12You know, you can see the origins of 18th-century in style
0:30:12 > 0:30:14and you'd want the big onion-shaped one.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16And they are very, very valuable, those things.
0:30:16 > 0:30:18Sadly, for this, you know,
0:30:18 > 0:30:20it puts it smack in the middle of the 19th century.
0:30:20 > 0:30:22- And the maker tells us that?- Yeah.
0:30:22 > 0:30:25But does it have spirit? Have you put a spirited estimate on it?
0:30:25 > 0:30:28I think I have. I've put £10-£20 on it.
0:30:28 > 0:30:31You're wild. They paid £48 for it.
0:30:31 > 0:30:35I say we move swiftly on from the 19th into the 20th century.
0:30:35 > 0:30:38Here we are with our Chinese bronze censer.
0:30:38 > 0:30:41Well, it's what you call after the antique, really.
0:30:41 > 0:30:45It's going back to sort of very much into the old antiques styles -
0:30:45 > 0:30:4616th, 15th, 14th century.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49It's a censer, so it would be like an incense burner.
0:30:49 > 0:30:51You'd burn the stuff inside and it would come out through
0:30:51 > 0:30:53- the little holes. - Very dramatic.- Yeah.
0:30:53 > 0:30:56But the casting is really good. You know, it will sell.
0:30:56 > 0:30:58OK, are they going to be proud of your estimate?
0:30:58 > 0:30:59What have you popped on this?
0:30:59 > 0:31:03- I've got £40-£60.- Good. £33 for this and they went with it.
0:31:03 > 0:31:07Pleased to hear that. Now, moving on. Another sort of mudlarky thing.
0:31:07 > 0:31:11- It's a Dutch tobacco box, brass, copper.- It's a little bit rubbed.
0:31:11 > 0:31:13It's a tobacco box, it will get rubbed.
0:31:13 > 0:31:14Picked up, worn, wearing away the brass.
0:31:14 > 0:31:17You'll see the decoration start to disappear. That won't help it.
0:31:17 > 0:31:20But it is 18th-century and there are collectors of these things.
0:31:20 > 0:31:23They tend to be the people who buy oak and all that sort of stuff.
0:31:23 > 0:31:26Yeah, I think it's a great find. Now, tell us your estimate.
0:31:26 > 0:31:29- £40-£60 is what I've said.- 40 to 60. You know what, it's not too far.
0:31:29 > 0:31:32- They paid £70.- OK.- There is hope there.- Yeah.- There is hope.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35Well, JP thinks it's all a little bit touch-and-go here.
0:31:35 > 0:31:38So they may or may not need their bonus buy.
0:31:38 > 0:31:41But let's see if David Harper found them something extra special.
0:31:43 > 0:31:46Well, Simon and Steven, after larking round at Epsom,
0:31:46 > 0:31:50you left David Harper £149. What did you spend it on?
0:31:50 > 0:31:52OK, boys, I think you are going to like this.
0:31:52 > 0:31:54Particularly the condition of it,
0:31:54 > 0:31:57- bearing in mind what you two do for a hobby.- Ooh.- Oh.- Yep.
0:31:57 > 0:31:59This looks like it's been dug up yesterday.
0:31:59 > 0:32:01Exactly! You've nailed it.
0:32:01 > 0:32:03Grab a hold of that. Look at the shape of the body. What is it?
0:32:03 > 0:32:06- It looks like a bottle. - Of course, it is.- Yeah.
0:32:06 > 0:32:08It's pub advertising. It's memorabilia.
0:32:08 > 0:32:11- It's really fun.- You want to see? - It is in dreadful condition.
0:32:11 > 0:32:13I don't think you are ever going to restore him.
0:32:13 > 0:32:15And it's a great thing.
0:32:15 > 0:32:17It would have stood on a bar, I don't know,
0:32:17 > 0:32:211930s, 1950s maybe, something like that.
0:32:21 > 0:32:22Steven, are you not loving this?
0:32:22 > 0:32:24Um...no.
0:32:24 > 0:32:27Come on, Steven, if you'd dug that up in the mud near the Thames,
0:32:27 > 0:32:29- you'd be delighted, wouldn't you? - I'd throw it back.
0:32:29 > 0:32:31I can't believe it!
0:32:31 > 0:32:34Hand it over to this man, he's got much more style and sophistication.
0:32:34 > 0:32:37- I like it. I like advertising. How much did you pay for it?- 55.- Mm.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40- And do you think that's going to make a profit?- I don't know.
0:32:40 > 0:32:42- It's a bit of a gamble, yeah? - It's always a gamble.
0:32:42 > 0:32:44I love buying things that are gambles.
0:32:44 > 0:32:47What he's trying to say to you is, you've got to have bottle.
0:32:47 > 0:32:49- That's what he's trying to say to you.- Ah.- Good one.
0:32:49 > 0:32:51Now, you don't need to decide just now,
0:32:51 > 0:32:53although I think Steven's already decided.
0:32:53 > 0:32:55But let's find out what the auctioneer thinks
0:32:55 > 0:32:56of David's advertising bottle.
0:32:57 > 0:33:01David Harper went down an advertising and alcoholic route.
0:33:01 > 0:33:04He went for the Whitbread Pale Ale advertising figure.
0:33:04 > 0:33:06It says, "Good for him, good for you
0:33:06 > 0:33:08"since seventeen hundred and forty-two."
0:33:08 > 0:33:10And I want to know, is it good for the Blues?
0:33:10 > 0:33:12Come on, JP, give us your best here.
0:33:12 > 0:33:13I love the shape.
0:33:13 > 0:33:16I think the body made of a bottle and the collar, it's a
0:33:16 > 0:33:17really cool thing.
0:33:17 > 0:33:20- Will they love your estimate? - I put £15-£20 on it.
0:33:20 > 0:33:23Oof! You don't have a lot of confidence in this, JP.
0:33:23 > 0:33:27- David does.- Does he? OK. - He bought it for £55.- Oh, OK.
0:33:27 > 0:33:29- You look a bit worried. - I know. I've got my work to do.
0:33:29 > 0:33:31You're not worried about the auction in general, are you?
0:33:31 > 0:33:34- No, not at all.- No, because you're at the helm.
0:33:34 > 0:33:36And I'm very excited about that, JP. Can't wait.
0:33:38 > 0:33:40Five. 60. Five.
0:33:41 > 0:33:4380. Five.
0:33:43 > 0:33:46Right, lads, here we are. We're in the auction.
0:33:46 > 0:33:48Tell me, how are you feeling?
0:33:48 > 0:33:51Excited. It's not like I expected at all.
0:33:51 > 0:33:53- Interesting. - A bit more buzz than you expected?
0:33:53 > 0:33:55- Yeah.- Very busy auction room. Vip, how do you feel?
0:33:55 > 0:33:58We are going to be making some money.
0:33:58 > 0:33:59THEY LAUGH
0:33:59 > 0:34:01- You feel positive then. You do. - I know we are. Yeah.
0:34:01 > 0:34:03Caroline, how do you feel?
0:34:03 > 0:34:05Very excited, as always.
0:34:05 > 0:34:07The auction room's full, so anything could happen.
0:34:07 > 0:34:09Let's start at the top.
0:34:09 > 0:34:11It's time to find out how the china goes under the hammer.
0:34:11 > 0:34:15Late 19th-century Clifton china porcelain tea service. Complete.
0:34:15 > 0:34:17Six cups and saucers, etc.
0:34:17 > 0:34:19Bids with me starting at £10.
0:34:19 > 0:34:24- Oh!- £10. I'll take 12, though. Ten is bid. 12 is bid.
0:34:24 > 0:34:27- 15.- OK.- 18.- Watch it climb.
0:34:27 > 0:34:2918 standing. 20.
0:34:29 > 0:34:3225. 25? No, she says.
0:34:32 > 0:34:35- £25...- 25.- Looking for 30 now.
0:34:35 > 0:34:37INDISTINCT SPEECH
0:34:37 > 0:34:39- £25.- I'll take 28 if it helps.
0:34:39 > 0:34:4025 here.
0:34:40 > 0:34:42£25 is getting it. Any more at £25?
0:34:42 > 0:34:44Surely worth a little bit more?
0:34:44 > 0:34:46£25. Selling. Fair warning at 25...
0:34:48 > 0:34:51Can you believe it? You paid on the money.
0:34:51 > 0:34:54£25 paid and it made £25.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57Zero made, zero lost. Item number two is our trinket box.
0:34:57 > 0:34:58Birmingham 1904.
0:34:58 > 0:35:02This lovely little daisy flower on the top, embossed on the top.
0:35:02 > 0:35:06With me, starting at 25. 25 I've got.
0:35:06 > 0:35:0825. 30. 35.
0:35:08 > 0:35:10- Yes!- 40. Who is going to go 40?
0:35:10 > 0:35:12Come on! Come on, lads.
0:35:12 > 0:35:1440. 42.
0:35:14 > 0:35:18I need 45 now. It's 42 commission. They won't believe me. It's 42.
0:35:18 > 0:35:2145, go on. One of you go 45. Go on, down the front here.
0:35:21 > 0:35:22You really love it. I know you do.
0:35:22 > 0:35:24£45.
0:35:24 > 0:35:28- Watch JP go.- No? 42. Thank you. Commission's out now at £45.
0:35:28 > 0:35:29Looking for a 50.
0:35:29 > 0:35:31£45.
0:35:31 > 0:35:32Yes!
0:35:32 > 0:35:33- Yes!- Gentlemen, you just made £17.
0:35:33 > 0:35:38- Very well done.- It's party time.
0:35:38 > 0:35:42Here comes our broken spout china teapot.
0:35:42 > 0:35:44Nice antique piece, this.
0:35:44 > 0:35:46Nice antique piece, this. I guess you've all seen it.
0:35:46 > 0:35:48Straight in at £20.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51Straight in at £20. I'll take five, though.
0:35:51 > 0:35:53We met £20, who's got five for it?
0:35:53 > 0:35:54- 20.- Come on.
0:35:54 > 0:35:56On the net at 25. I'm out at 25.
0:35:56 > 0:35:58- 30 in the room now, come on.- Come on.
0:35:58 > 0:36:0125 on the net. 25 on the net. Looking for a 30 now.
0:36:01 > 0:36:03Any bids in the room at 30?
0:36:03 > 0:36:05- Surely worth another bid. - Just come on!
0:36:05 > 0:36:08- Come on.- They know what they are looking at here. It's £25.
0:36:08 > 0:36:09Any more?
0:36:09 > 0:36:13Selling to the internet then at £25. Fair warning, everyone.
0:36:13 > 0:36:15- Oh, I can't believe it!- Oh, no!
0:36:15 > 0:36:17It's lost just £3.
0:36:17 > 0:36:20But it means that overall, you're plus 14.
0:36:20 > 0:36:23Now it comes down to Caroline's item.
0:36:23 > 0:36:24- What do you think?- I don't know.
0:36:24 > 0:36:28It would be really nice to finish with a profit, but it's boring,
0:36:28 > 0:36:29isn't it, not going for the bag?
0:36:29 > 0:36:32- OK, tell me, I need a definite answer.- OK.
0:36:32 > 0:36:34We'll go...no.
0:36:34 > 0:36:38It's a no. 100% no. Caroline...
0:36:38 > 0:36:41- There is no pressure on me now. - It's 100% no from you.
0:36:41 > 0:36:43You are not going to the bonus buy.
0:36:43 > 0:36:44Let's see how it gets on.
0:36:44 > 0:36:47A silver mesh purse. London, 1922.
0:36:47 > 0:36:49Nice, good size, this one.
0:36:49 > 0:36:51I've got £65 to start. £65.
0:36:51 > 0:36:5370. And five. 80. And five.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56- 90. And five.- It's going well.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59- 100. And ten.- 120.- 130.
0:36:59 > 0:37:01We're nearly there. 120. One more bid, sir.
0:37:01 > 0:37:03130. 130 on the net.
0:37:03 > 0:37:05Come on, 140?
0:37:05 > 0:37:08140 is bid. Against you, internet, 140.
0:37:08 > 0:37:09Any more net?
0:37:09 > 0:37:11150 on the net. No, he says.
0:37:11 > 0:37:12150 internet bid now.
0:37:12 > 0:37:15- £150, it is. - Caroline knows her stuff.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18Last chance. 150. All done?
0:37:18 > 0:37:23I cannot believe it. It made £150. Exactly what Caroline paid for it.
0:37:23 > 0:37:25So, in the end, it didn't really make a difference.
0:37:25 > 0:37:26No profit, no loss.
0:37:26 > 0:37:30So, it means that you have come away from Bargain Hunt with £14.
0:37:30 > 0:37:32You will go away with folding money. Can you believe it?
0:37:32 > 0:37:34But I need something from you.
0:37:34 > 0:37:36I need you to promise me you won't say a word to the Blues.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39- Promise.- We won't.- Promise? Thank you ever so much.
0:37:39 > 0:37:41Caroline, I can't believe it.
0:37:42 > 0:37:43£50. Who has got five?
0:37:51 > 0:37:56Steven, Simon, David, all in a row and all looking pretty excited.
0:37:56 > 0:37:58- How are you feeling? - Yeah, all right, yeah.
0:37:58 > 0:37:59Just can't wait for it to start now.
0:37:59 > 0:38:01Are you quite relaxed about the whole thing?
0:38:01 > 0:38:04- Yeah.- Quite a cool character, I tell you. I hope it would rub off on me.
0:38:04 > 0:38:07- How about you, Simon? How are you feeling?- Yeah, excited.
0:38:07 > 0:38:09Bit apprehensive as well cos I don't want to make a loss.
0:38:09 > 0:38:13Even though you are in the care of THE David Harper.
0:38:13 > 0:38:15- Thanks for the build-up. Here we go. - How could you be apprehensive?
0:38:15 > 0:38:20The next item under the hammer is your soda glass gin bottle.
0:38:20 > 0:38:24The Blankenheym & Nolet green soda glass gin bottle.
0:38:24 > 0:38:26Bids on the books. I've got £20.
0:38:26 > 0:38:28£20. Who's got five?
0:38:28 > 0:38:3025, but that's me out now at £25.
0:38:30 > 0:38:31I've got to go for 30 now.
0:38:31 > 0:38:33- Any more interest? - THEY GROAN
0:38:33 > 0:38:35Come in on the net now. It's £25.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38- Interesting gin bottle.- £25. Come on! Will them on.- Come on.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41Selling then at 25. Fair warning.
0:38:41 > 0:38:43THEY GROAN
0:38:43 > 0:38:45- For nothing!- For nothing!- Cheap.
0:38:45 > 0:38:49Yeah. Well, that £25 hammer price means that you've lost 23.
0:38:49 > 0:38:50I thought it would do better.
0:38:50 > 0:38:52- Yeah, all right. - Not the end of the world.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54We can claw it back perhaps with our censer.
0:38:54 > 0:38:5620th-century Chinese bronze censer.
0:38:56 > 0:38:57After the antique.
0:38:57 > 0:38:59Very nice quality. £30, I have.
0:38:59 > 0:39:01£30, I have. Who's got five?
0:39:01 > 0:39:0330. 35. I'm out now at £35.
0:39:03 > 0:39:05- 40 somewhere else then?- Go on!
0:39:05 > 0:39:07Come on, £40. It's 35 here.
0:39:07 > 0:39:09It's worth more than this. Come on.
0:39:09 > 0:39:11£35. Someone else go 40. Where are you? Come on.
0:39:11 > 0:39:13- 40. Yes!- Yes!
0:39:13 > 0:39:14Could be more. Give me more.
0:39:14 > 0:39:16It's one at a time now.
0:39:16 > 0:39:18- Counter bid. Counter bid. - One more bid. 45.
0:39:18 > 0:39:22£40, it is. Selling at 40. It's on the left at £40.
0:39:22 > 0:39:23Fair warning.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25- That's all right.- £40. Plus seven.
0:39:25 > 0:39:27You needed that profit.
0:39:27 > 0:39:29It means that you are still under, you are minus-16.
0:39:29 > 0:39:32But we could claw it all back with our tobacco tin.
0:39:32 > 0:39:33Let's see what happens.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35Bronze tobacco box. 18th-century Dutch.
0:39:35 > 0:39:38Nicely decorated. Popular lot, this.
0:39:38 > 0:39:39My estimate's gone, anyway.
0:39:39 > 0:39:43- 55. 75. 95. - THEY CHEER
0:39:43 > 0:39:44- £95!- 95.
0:39:44 > 0:39:46- I have to start at 110.- I knew it.
0:39:46 > 0:39:50£110. 120. It is a nice example, this. It's £110 with me.
0:39:50 > 0:39:53- Who wants to go? One more bid. - Really happy. Really happy.
0:39:53 > 0:39:55Internet is quiet now. Fair warning.
0:39:55 > 0:39:58I'm selling at £110.
0:39:58 > 0:39:59- 110!- 110.
0:39:59 > 0:40:00We've done it!
0:40:00 > 0:40:03That means you've made a profit of £40 on the tobacco tin.
0:40:03 > 0:40:04- Your favourite item.- Yeah.
0:40:04 > 0:40:09- And overall...- And it's still cheap. - Yeah. You now have a profit of £24.
0:40:09 > 0:40:11- There we go.- £24 overall. - Marvellous.
0:40:11 > 0:40:13I'm so pleased for you. But it doesn't stop there
0:40:13 > 0:40:17because will you or will you not go with David's bonus buy?
0:40:17 > 0:40:18It's up to you, Si.
0:40:18 > 0:40:20It's up to me. Well, you don't like it.
0:40:20 > 0:40:24I think it might be a bit rich for 55. I think we'll say no.
0:40:24 > 0:40:27- Yeah.- Thank you very much...- No, no. Thank you, guy. Goodbye.
0:40:27 > 0:40:29THEY LAUGH
0:40:29 > 0:40:31Well, goodbye could be the word of the day cos it could be
0:40:31 > 0:40:32a good buy or it could not.
0:40:32 > 0:40:34Let's find out if you've made the right decision.
0:40:34 > 0:40:37We have this painted metal Whitbread Pale Ale advertising figure
0:40:37 > 0:40:40inscribed, "Good for him and good for you
0:40:40 > 0:40:42"since seventeen hundred and forty-two."
0:40:42 > 0:40:44£25. On the book at £25.
0:40:44 > 0:40:47- 25, OK.- 30. Waving on my right at 30. Now where is a fiver?
0:40:47 > 0:40:49- Come on, one more bid.- Go on.
0:40:49 > 0:40:51- 30 on my right. - We need...several more bids.
0:40:51 > 0:40:52Come on, £30.
0:40:52 > 0:40:55Selling at 30. It's going on the right at £30.
0:40:55 > 0:40:57Last chance and selling. All done?
0:40:57 > 0:41:00- Good decision.- Boys!- Good decision. - You made the right decision.
0:41:00 > 0:41:03It made £30. It would have been a loss of 25.
0:41:03 > 0:41:05And you would have been £1 under.
0:41:05 > 0:41:08- There we go! Good decision. - You are £24 over.
0:41:08 > 0:41:10I tell you what, that was a rollercoaster.
0:41:10 > 0:41:12- We did it. We got it. - Very well done.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15Finishing Bargain Hunt with folding money is no mean feat.
0:41:15 > 0:41:17And, of course, it's not a lot of money,
0:41:17 > 0:41:19but it could be a winning sum.
0:41:19 > 0:41:22- Let's hope so.- Please don't say anything to the Reds.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25We are just about to find out who won and who lost.
0:41:36 > 0:41:38Well, here we are, Reds and Blues, it's crunch time.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41And was that not such good fun?
0:41:41 > 0:41:42- Yeah.- Pretty good.- It really was.
0:41:42 > 0:41:46I have some good news for both of you. Both teams are in profit.
0:41:46 > 0:41:48- Oh!- Oooh!
0:41:48 > 0:41:51I feel a little bit of a competitive edge.
0:41:51 > 0:41:54I wonder who came out in front. Let me tell you, there's a tenner in it.
0:41:54 > 0:41:56No!
0:41:56 > 0:41:57THEY LAUGH
0:41:57 > 0:42:00And our runners up today...
0:42:00 > 0:42:03are the Reds. CHEERING
0:42:03 > 0:42:04Oh, no!
0:42:04 > 0:42:07Look at these boys. Let's turn to you, Reds.
0:42:07 > 0:42:08Don't. Don't.
0:42:08 > 0:42:10Mark and Vip, look at this man.
0:42:10 > 0:42:12You did really well. Come on.
0:42:12 > 0:42:15You did enjoy yourselves cos you had great reactions during the auction.
0:42:15 > 0:42:19Yeah, it was our first auction and actually, very, very tense
0:42:19 > 0:42:20and exciting at the same time.
0:42:20 > 0:42:23Yeah, that's the way to do it, in style, on Bargain Hunt.
0:42:23 > 0:42:26Now, let me give you some money cos I've got a wee bit of folding.
0:42:26 > 0:42:29- £10. Lovely. - And then I have got four coins.
0:42:29 > 0:42:32So, split down the middle that's seven quid. Couple of pints.
0:42:32 > 0:42:34- Yeah.- I suppose in London that's only one, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:42:34 > 0:42:37But very well done. Let's turn to our winners today.
0:42:37 > 0:42:39- Simon and Steven.- Yes! - Very well done.
0:42:39 > 0:42:42A tenner in it, as I said. And it's £24 profit.
0:42:42 > 0:42:45Let me hand over your money, because here I've got two tens for you.
0:42:45 > 0:42:47And then, just like the boys,
0:42:47 > 0:42:50they just had slightly more folding stuff. Sorry about that.
0:42:50 > 0:42:52- We've got, oh, there we are. Four coins.- Excellent.
0:42:52 > 0:42:55- So you had a great time? - Lovely.- Yeah, fantastic.
0:42:55 > 0:42:56Really good fun. Me too.
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