0:00:04 > 0:00:08I'm on my way to the antiques fair at Exeter's Westpoint Arena
0:00:08 > 0:00:09and according to this map,
0:00:09 > 0:00:12I need to make my way down Parliament Street,
0:00:12 > 0:00:13which is over there.
0:00:15 > 0:00:21"Parliament Street is believed to be the narrowest street in the world."
0:00:21 > 0:00:23Well, it should be OK.
0:00:26 > 0:00:28Phew, made it.
0:00:28 > 0:00:30Come on, let's go Bargain Hunting.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58Well, there's plenty of space for our teams here
0:00:58 > 0:00:59at the Antiques And Collectors Fair
0:00:59 > 0:01:02with over 400 stalls at their disposal.
0:01:02 > 0:01:06So, with 60 minutes on the clock and £300,
0:01:06 > 0:01:08they should have no trouble finding a bargain.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10So, let's take a look at what's coming up.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15On today's show, the Reds stand to attention.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18For Queen and country, tally-ho.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20And have the Blues found their crowning glory?
0:01:20 > 0:01:23- It's hideous.- It is and it's wonderful.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26Well, it crosses over into wonderful almost.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29By the auction, excitement takes over for the Reds.
0:01:29 > 0:01:30Ooh, ooh, ooh.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33And the Blues, well, they're jumping for joy too.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35Yes!
0:01:36 > 0:01:39But before all that, let's meet today's teams of married couples.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41For the Reds, we've got John and Becky
0:01:41 > 0:01:43and for the Blues, we've got Richard and Julia.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45- Hello. ALL:- Hello.
0:01:45 > 0:01:49Now, tell me, Becky, you were very much childhood sweethearts.
0:01:49 > 0:01:53We met at 15 and we've now been married almost 14 years
0:01:53 > 0:01:56- and we have three children. - Fantastic.- Yeah.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58And I believe you work with children.
0:01:58 > 0:01:59- I do. Yeah.- Tell me more about that.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02I'm a teaching assistant at a local primary school,
0:02:02 > 0:02:05which is really good. Working with 9 to 11-year-olds predominantly.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07- OK. Good fun?- It's good fun. I love it, yeah.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09- Very good.- It's very good fun.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12Now, John, you are lucky in so far as you're your own boss.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14Tell me what you do.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16- I'm a window cleaner.- OK. - It's a good, fun job.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19- I get to be in a lot of different places every day.- Yeah.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22So not always in the same place, which is nice.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25But a wee buddy tells me you've a wee sideline.
0:02:25 > 0:02:29Yes. I do like to restore cast iron benches.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31I like to take it back to its bare metal,
0:02:31 > 0:02:34repaint it and I like to finish it with English oak.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37- Sounds like a quality product. - Yeah, yeah. They are really nice.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39Now, John, what are you going to be like
0:02:39 > 0:02:41when you've got to do the bargain hunting thing?
0:02:41 > 0:02:45- Becky likes to be frugal with the money.- OK.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47But money burns a hole in my pocket, I'm afraid.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50Becky, purse strings held tight, are they?
0:02:50 > 0:02:53- Yes, they are.- OK. And is it going to work today?
0:02:53 > 0:02:54I have no idea.
0:02:54 > 0:02:58- We'll go with the flow and see what happens.- Anything could happen.- Yes.
0:02:58 > 0:03:02That's the Reds. Catch my breath. Over to the Blues.
0:03:02 > 0:03:08Now, Julia, I believe this isn't the first time you've met our Reds.
0:03:08 > 0:03:09No, it isn't actually.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11Because they are actually past students of mine
0:03:11 > 0:03:13when I was teaching in Taunton.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15How does that feel?
0:03:15 > 0:03:16It was a bit surreal, wasn't it?
0:03:16 > 0:03:18- It was a bit bizarre. - Fine as long as we win.- Yeah.
0:03:18 > 0:03:20HE LAUGHS Ooh, competition.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23We can settle some old scores.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25Now, Julia tell me how you met Richard.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28- We met through an advert in the paper.- OK, tell me more about that.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31Yes. Well, I got to the age of 40 and I was still single
0:03:31 > 0:03:33and forging ahead with my career and thought,
0:03:33 > 0:03:36"Actually, I don't really want to be single." So, wrote an advert
0:03:36 > 0:03:39- and Richard responded after a few goes.- OK.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42Very good. We know you're a teacher, are you still at the chalk face?
0:03:42 > 0:03:45Well, no, I teach in a different way now. I teach singing from home.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48- Right.- And I run three community choirs.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50- Absolutely fantastic.- Yeah.
0:03:50 > 0:03:51Now, Richard, you're retired now
0:03:51 > 0:03:54- but I believe you were in the RAF. - Yes, I was for 27 years.
0:03:54 > 0:03:59I joined as a boy at 15 and a half and, yeah, stayed until I was 42.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01And you retired at quite a rank?
0:04:01 > 0:04:03Yeah, I eventually got to squadron leader.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06Managed to convince a few people that I could do something.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09I'm sure they didn't take any convincing. That takes some doing.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11But, now, from the RAF straight into retirement or...?
0:04:11 > 0:04:15No, I joined the... Working for the police the following day.
0:04:15 > 0:04:19- As you do. From one blue uniform to another.- Yeah, absolutely.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21- But you're retired now?- I am. I love it.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23- I was born to be retired. - PAUL LAUGHS
0:04:23 > 0:04:25That's a common syndrome, that one.
0:04:25 > 0:04:27Now, have you tactics, a strategy today?
0:04:27 > 0:04:30- Yeah, beat those two. - Beat those two.- Really?
0:04:30 > 0:04:33- Really? Bring it on!- Absolutely. And have fun.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36If somebody's going to give me £300 and say, "Go find three bargains."
0:04:36 > 0:04:38Come on!
0:04:38 > 0:04:40- Actually, that does sound quite good.- It is good fun, yeah.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43- It is going to be good fun. I have no doubt.- Yeah.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45Well, if you're going to spend it, you're going to want
0:04:45 > 0:04:48- some pocket money. There you go, Reds.- Thank you.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50- And over to the Blues another £300. - Thank you.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53- Off you go and the best of luck to you.- Thank you.- Thank you.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55What an interesting dynamic.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57There's certainly some competition there
0:04:57 > 0:04:58but do you think at the end of the day
0:04:58 > 0:05:01the Reds are going to get a good school report?
0:05:04 > 0:05:07So, let's meet today's experts.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09En garde for the Reds,
0:05:09 > 0:05:11it's Charlie Ross.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14And will it be plain sailing
0:05:14 > 0:05:15for the Blues with Gary Pe?
0:05:17 > 0:05:19What are you going to be buying?
0:05:19 > 0:05:22- We have three children.- Yeah. - I think I'd like to buy three items,
0:05:22 > 0:05:24ideally to represent the three children.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27- I kind of fancy some glassware. - Yeah.
0:05:27 > 0:05:28- Something you can put alcohol in. - Yeah.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31I quite like cast iron items.
0:05:31 > 0:05:35I like a bit of weight to them and possibly something wooden.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39- Maybe some militaria. - Militarily, yes, yes.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42Right, teams, your 60 minutes start now.
0:05:42 > 0:05:43BELL RINGS
0:05:43 > 0:05:45- We must go and find it. Come on.- OK.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47- Let's go shopping. - Shopping, let's go.- Right.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50That's it, teams, get stuck in.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53There's so many interesting objects here representing
0:05:53 > 0:05:56so many different periods of time.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58Go and find some then, Reds. What about the Blues?
0:05:58 > 0:06:00- Let's start over there in the corner.- OK.
0:06:00 > 0:06:04- Cos, I mean, you said you were into glass, weren't you?- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06I can see two tractor seats and a piece of wood.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08- It's not the right colour. - Not tractor seats.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10- You don't want tractor seats? - No.- No.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12That's a no to tractor seats, then.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14Now, the Blues said they wanted some glassware.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17- We do like those.- I love them. - I'm getting excited now.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20- This is what you call a hot glass. - Yeah.- Right.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24Now, this shape reminds me of a design
0:06:24 > 0:06:28by a very famous German designer called Peter Behrens.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30- He is a major name.- Right.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33He designed furniture, he designed glasses.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36At an auction, would people recognise that?
0:06:36 > 0:06:39- Is it going to make some money for us?- Absolutely.- Yeah?
0:06:39 > 0:06:42- What I love about this is that the size...- Yeah.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45- I mean, look how dainty that is. - Yeah.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48- I mean, can you imagine yourself, like...- Yeah.
0:06:48 > 0:06:49Of course.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51- ..in proper society of course. - SHE LAUGHS
0:06:51 > 0:06:54With that in your hand and just...
0:06:54 > 0:06:56Yes, absolutely.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59- Fabulous, darling.- I love it. I love it. Yes.- Can I have a go?
0:06:59 > 0:07:02- Now, I don't know about you.- No, no, I would just... Straight back. Yes.
0:07:02 > 0:07:03Neck it.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06- Let's see you with that. - Yeah, I could be dainty.
0:07:06 > 0:07:07- He could be dainty, yeah. - GARY LAUGHS
0:07:07 > 0:07:09- I can do dainty.- He can do dainty. - I can do dainty.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12However, what's the price?
0:07:12 > 0:07:15Well, it says here £22 so...
0:07:15 > 0:07:17- Well.- 15.- Oh, come on, 10.
0:07:17 > 0:07:1815? 10.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21- No.- Aw. 12?
0:07:21 > 0:07:2612? Come on. It's our first purchase. I'll sing you a song.
0:07:26 > 0:07:30- I'm a singer. I'll sing to you. - Please don't sing a song.- Aw!
0:07:30 > 0:07:32- Oh, she's very good.- I'm good. - Go on, £12 then.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35- I can't do better than that. Well done.- Thank you.- Oh, fantastic.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39That's the first buy for the Blues in just five minutes.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41Top marks to our teacher.
0:07:42 > 0:07:46Now, Reds, John wanted to buy something cast iron.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48- Wow.- There we go, look at that.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50- That's awesome. - No home should be without one.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52- SHE LAUGHS - That is a big lump of cast iron.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54- That's an oven door.- That's amazing.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57- Do you like that?- Yeah, I do. - You don't really, do you?
0:07:57 > 0:07:59- You're not sure. I do. - I'm unconvinced.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02It's quite funny cos your wife and I are really loving this
0:08:02 > 0:08:04and you're the bloke that wants the cast iron
0:08:04 > 0:08:06and it's just not doing it for you, is that?
0:08:06 > 0:08:08- I do like it, it's very quirky. - It's different.- It is different.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11- Have you ever bought one before? - I've never bought an oven door.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13- Well, there you go. - I mean, ask me to value it.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16I haven't got a clue what an oven door is worth.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19I mean, let's face it, if that went to auction and nobody wants
0:08:19 > 0:08:22- an oven door, the auctioneer might not get a bid for it.- No.
0:08:22 > 0:08:26But if you have two jolly people like us two who really love it,
0:08:26 > 0:08:29- we'd start bidding against each other.- Who really want it.
0:08:29 > 0:08:30You could indeed.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32Let's just mull over it.
0:08:32 > 0:08:36We'll carry on looking around and if we see a stallholder,
0:08:36 > 0:08:38- we might have a go.- OK.
0:08:38 > 0:08:43So, at £28, is the oven door on the back burner, Reds?
0:08:43 > 0:08:45Now, what are the Blues focusing on?
0:08:45 > 0:08:48- Jewellery, there for you. - What about the telescope, Gary?
0:08:48 > 0:08:49- Oh, there you go, yes.- Yeah.
0:08:49 > 0:08:53- 370.- 370, no, we'll skip that for the moment.- No, no. Way too much.
0:08:53 > 0:08:57Move on, Blues. Now, what about the Reds?
0:08:57 > 0:09:00- How does bronze sell? - Bronze sells extremely well.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02- I love bronze.- I love these.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04These are fabulous.
0:09:04 > 0:09:05The only one thing to bear in mind,
0:09:05 > 0:09:10I mean, they are superb quality but they are modern.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13- I would suggest that they are not particularly auction items.- OK.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16I think they are more catalogue buys.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18If you want one for yourself, this is where to buy them.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21- But not to put into auction. - Excellent.- That's the key.- Right.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24Good advice, Charlie. Bronze wouldn't be a good move.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28Now, what have the Blues spotted?
0:09:28 > 0:09:32- What ever is it?- What the heck? It's a teapot.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35- Yes, absolutely.- It's a teapot. - You see the spout over there.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37You've got to hope there's going to be a lot of royalists
0:09:37 > 0:09:39in the auction.
0:09:39 > 0:09:41- It's hideous.- It is.- However...
0:09:41 > 0:09:43- It's wacky.- It's wild. Yes, absolutely.- Yes.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45- It's wacky.- And it's wonderful.
0:09:45 > 0:09:48- Well, it crosses over into wonderful almost, doesn't it?- It does.- Yes.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50Gary, is anyone going to buy that, seriously?
0:09:50 > 0:09:51The thing about auctions,
0:09:51 > 0:09:54I mean, there could be items that that are so ugly
0:09:54 > 0:09:57- that they develop a cachet on their own.- Uh-huh.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00- Of course, it depends on the price. - How much is the teapot?
0:10:00 > 0:10:03The best price would be £10.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05Could you do it for five?
0:10:05 > 0:10:10- Go on.- Now, is this the best thing in the fair or the worst?
0:10:10 > 0:10:11I think it crosses both.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14If you say the right price, it's the best thing.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16- A fiver?- Well, do you know what?
0:10:16 > 0:10:20Because you're so lovely, you can have it for a pound.
0:10:20 > 0:10:24- We've got a deal.- Deal?- Yes, deal. Thank you.- Deal.- Thank you.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27A pound! What a discount.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29The Blues are storming along.
0:10:29 > 0:10:34That's item number two with just over 20 minutes on the clock.
0:10:34 > 0:10:37Now, Charlie, the Reds haven't bought a thing.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39Is it time to crack the whip?
0:10:39 > 0:10:42- I like the look of these, Charlie. - Why are you looking for a whip?
0:10:42 > 0:10:45- I wouldn't like to say, Charlie. - THEY BOTH LAUGH
0:10:45 > 0:10:49- That looks dangerous.- Gosh. Are these for a coach and four, sir?
0:10:49 > 0:10:52- They're not coach ones.- Oh, they're not coach ones.- No, no.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54- You don't see jockeys with ones like that, do you?- No.
0:10:54 > 0:10:56- Not that long. - We've got these jockey ones.
0:10:56 > 0:11:00It's probably inscribed to somebody. We'll have a look here.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02"Cherub from Major Mac."
0:11:02 > 0:11:06And it says, "Callow & Son, Park Lane, London."
0:11:06 > 0:11:07Who were they, sir?
0:11:07 > 0:11:10They were the Royal whip makers.
0:11:10 > 0:11:14Royal whip maker! It ticks all the boxes because it's got a Hallmark
0:11:14 > 0:11:15and it's got a maker's name.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17You've got to bear in mind,
0:11:17 > 0:11:19you're going to be taking that off to auction.
0:11:19 > 0:11:23How many people will recognise that this is the quality one?
0:11:23 > 0:11:26And if you've got an ordinary one, they make, you know, 20, 30 quid.
0:11:26 > 0:11:30- And this is, if you like, the Rolls-Royce.- Right.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32But, of course, the price is reflecting that.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35- And we'd better ask. How much is it, sir?- 125.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37- £125.- 125.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40And may I ask, what would be the best you could do on that?
0:11:40 > 0:11:42I could do 100.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44Cor, blimey, that's a reduction, isn't it?
0:11:44 > 0:11:46- That's the absolute limit.- Yes.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49Anything lower than that and this gentleman will use it on you.
0:11:49 > 0:11:50THEY ALL LAUGH
0:11:50 > 0:11:52Maybe I should ask then.
0:11:52 > 0:11:54Oh, steady!
0:11:54 > 0:11:56That's really generous, sir.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59- May we put it down and we'll ponder on that.- Keep going.
0:11:59 > 0:12:03So, the whip is joining the oven door on the back burner.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06We're almost halfway and it's 2-0 to the Blues.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08Whilst the teams carry on with the shopping,
0:12:08 > 0:12:10take a look at this for militaria.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20Now, this is a fine soldier's helmet.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23The technical name is a comb morion.
0:12:23 > 0:12:28But I'll put it to you that this is more than a style icon
0:12:28 > 0:12:33because first and foremost, all of the distinctive elements
0:12:33 > 0:12:36of this helmet is designed to protect the wearer.
0:12:36 > 0:12:37And how does that work?
0:12:37 > 0:12:40Well, this comb and peak
0:12:40 > 0:12:43rather cleverly introduces glancing surfaces.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45The guy that you're trying to defend yourself off
0:12:45 > 0:12:48is almost certainly coming at you with a sword
0:12:48 > 0:12:53and the sword will be deflected by the shape, the form of this helmet.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55Yes, these look good,
0:12:55 > 0:12:58but first and foremost, they will save your life.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01Now, how were these made?
0:13:01 > 0:13:03Let me blow your mind
0:13:03 > 0:13:08with the sophistication of the craft of the armourer
0:13:08 > 0:13:12when I tell you that that helmet was forged
0:13:12 > 0:13:16from one flat billet.
0:13:16 > 0:13:20Can you imagine the skill that it takes to raise this form?
0:13:20 > 0:13:26That extremely slender and hollow comb from one billet of steel.
0:13:26 > 0:13:30Now, later on in the lifespan of the comb morion,
0:13:30 > 0:13:34the penny did drop and they started to be produced in two pieces
0:13:34 > 0:13:36because it was cheaper and more economical.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39These could be mass produced.
0:13:39 > 0:13:43These later examples lacking this sophistication
0:13:43 > 0:13:47are relatively common and can be bought rather reasonably.
0:13:47 > 0:13:52Indeed, I've managed to secure such at auction for as low as £200.
0:13:52 > 0:13:53This particular specimen,
0:13:53 > 0:13:58I was happy to pay all of £1,100 for this.
0:13:58 > 0:14:02But if I had to buy this in a specialist arms and armour auction,
0:14:02 > 0:14:06I'd certainly go with a budget north of £2,000.
0:14:06 > 0:14:10So, not only is this an exquisite object,
0:14:10 > 0:14:13it's also a cast iron investment.
0:14:21 > 0:14:22Back to the shopping.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25We're halfway through and teacher Julia from the Blue team
0:14:25 > 0:14:28is thrashing her former pupils, the Reds.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31Gary, are you happy with the Blues?
0:14:31 > 0:14:36Two items, £13, in less than 30 minutes.
0:14:36 > 0:14:42And that hideous Hyacinth Bucket teapot for £1.
0:14:42 > 0:14:43That's got to be a record.
0:14:43 > 0:14:45Well, Gary seems pleased.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48Now, is this rubbing up the Blues the right way?
0:14:48 > 0:14:51- It looks like an Aladdin's lamp. - Yes, an Aladdin's lamp.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54- But technically, they call that a smoker's lamp.- Oh, OK.
0:14:54 > 0:14:56Of course, cos what they would do is,
0:14:56 > 0:15:01they would put oil inside that canister, light that up
0:15:01 > 0:15:04and just use that to, sort of, light their cigars or their cigarettes.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06Oh. It is quite expensive though.
0:15:06 > 0:15:11- 195. Unfortunately, we've only got 300.- Yeah.
0:15:11 > 0:15:12We could come back.
0:15:12 > 0:15:16- I mean, depending on what else we... - Yeah, maybe.- Yeah, maybe. Maybe.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18Keep that in mind then, Blues.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21Now, will this cut a profit for the Reds?
0:15:21 > 0:15:23I like the little fruit knife.
0:15:23 > 0:15:25They are lovely, lovely objects.
0:15:25 > 0:15:26I would say one thing,
0:15:26 > 0:15:28- you will see a lot of them.- OK.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31I think what we need to be governed by on something like that,
0:15:31 > 0:15:33obviously, is the price,
0:15:33 > 0:15:34- but B, the date.- Yes.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36Excuse me, sir. May we borrow you?
0:15:36 > 0:15:40My good friend here is particularly keen on your...
0:15:40 > 0:15:42- On the fruit knives? - ..on the fruit knives.
0:15:42 > 0:15:46- Thank you very much indeed. - I can see a hallmark there.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49Yes. Well done. Now, there's a little crown on them.
0:15:49 > 0:15:53- That tells you where it was made. - OK.- It was made in Sheffield.- OK.
0:15:53 > 0:15:56And there's the lion passant, that tells you it was silver.
0:15:56 > 0:16:01- And then it's on a B which you could date it.- 1919.- And it is £28.
0:16:02 > 0:16:06I suspect at auction it would probably make between £15 and £20.
0:16:06 > 0:16:10- OK.- Have you had this so long you want to get rid of it, sir?
0:16:10 > 0:16:12No, it's just faded from the sun.
0:16:12 > 0:16:13"It's just faded from the sun."
0:16:13 > 0:16:16Sorry, do you want to try that line again?
0:16:16 > 0:16:18THEY ALL CHUCKLE
0:16:18 > 0:16:20We know what they make at auction and we just want...
0:16:20 > 0:16:22- 20 would be my lowest.- 20.- 20.
0:16:22 > 0:16:27- Would you take £15? - He wouldn't, no.- No. OK.
0:16:27 > 0:16:29We could go to 18. If that would help.
0:16:29 > 0:16:33- You see, that's what I was angling for.- 18.- Did you see that?
0:16:33 > 0:16:36- 15 won't do.- I was fishing... 15 is no good but 18.
0:16:36 > 0:16:39- And it's girlie. It ticks the box. - Go one, let's buy it.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42- It's about time we spent some money. - Yes, I think so. £18.- £18.
0:16:42 > 0:16:48Finally, after 35 minutes, the Reds have bought their first item.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51So, what are the Blues up to?
0:16:51 > 0:16:52- I spotted something. - SHE LAUGHS
0:16:52 > 0:16:54- You have?- I have.- Where?
0:16:54 > 0:16:56- All right.- OK, what do you think?
0:16:56 > 0:16:58Well, it's not bronze.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00- It's a modern piece.- Yeah.- So, no?
0:17:00 > 0:17:04Very stylish, but we're selling at auction.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07- I mean, it's no more than about ten years old.- No.
0:17:07 > 0:17:12Too modern then, Blues. Now, are the Reds beginning to panic?
0:17:12 > 0:17:14- We haven't got much time left.- No.
0:17:14 > 0:17:16- What are we going to do? - We've only got one item.
0:17:16 > 0:17:21You have. But it looks like Charlie might have something in mind.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25Thank you very much indeed.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28Now, Blues, have you tracked down your third item?
0:17:28 > 0:17:31A nice bronze vase. Oh, it's substantial.
0:17:31 > 0:17:37It's probably French in this sort of rococo, Art Nouveau style.
0:17:37 > 0:17:39Very heavy. Isn't it?
0:17:39 > 0:17:40Yeah.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43- At that price it... - Does it do much for you?
0:17:43 > 0:17:45I don't think it's rocking Julia's boat.
0:17:45 > 0:17:49- Well, let's put it this way, you've got to decide.- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52- This is your call.- Yes.- But it's quality.- Would it make money?
0:17:52 > 0:17:55- It's quality, it's quality.- Yes, it's got some weight, hasn't it?
0:17:55 > 0:17:57- It's got some weight, absolutely. - Yeah.- But...
0:17:57 > 0:18:00- We'll think about it?- Yeah. - We'll think about it. Again.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03FRENCH ACCENT: A 'non' to a French vase.
0:18:03 > 0:18:07Now, Charlie, this helmet tin is looking right up my street.
0:18:07 > 0:18:10- I think I may have ticked a box. - Wow.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12- What do you reckon?- I love it.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14Royal Welch Fusiliers hat box.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16But the best bit of it is his name.
0:18:16 > 0:18:18- Courage.- Courage.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20- Courage. If you're going to be a soldier...- Mr Courage.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22Mr Courage.
0:18:22 > 0:18:24I think I need to get in there.
0:18:24 > 0:18:25- Oh, hang on. - PAUL LAUGHS
0:18:25 > 0:18:28- Hi.- Did you grab that? - I was about to tell you what it was.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30Do you realise who this man is?
0:18:30 > 0:18:33This is the world's leading expert in all militaria.
0:18:33 > 0:18:36- I am now going to button my lips. - Oh, is that military?
0:18:36 > 0:18:40- Stop it.- I saw this earlier. This is the Fusiliers officer's helmet tin.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42- Right.- Cracking good thing.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45I couldn't believe she'd take a tenner for it.
0:18:45 > 0:18:47- That's ticking so don't dally. - Hang on, hang on. Come back.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50Just tell us, it's got "By appointment to,"
0:18:50 > 0:18:52- is that by appointment to the King? - That's HM, the Queen, Victoria.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55- The Queen, so we are Victorian.- Yes. - Definitely? We're not Edwardian?
0:18:55 > 0:18:57- So, we're 19th century. - That chap there
0:18:57 > 0:19:00could have seen service in the Boer War but I am saying no more.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02PAUL GROWLS Good luck.
0:19:03 > 0:19:05- What a rotter. - I think we should go for it.
0:19:05 > 0:19:07I was going to get a price out of that rotten man.
0:19:07 > 0:19:08- And he's run away.- Run off.
0:19:08 > 0:19:12Leaving those soft, dulcet, Scottish tones and me hanging.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15But he mentioned a tenner and we're not going to get it for a tenner.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18I had a good bash at the owner, 35, I said. She said no.
0:19:18 > 0:19:23She said 42, I said no. 40 quid, we can have it. Do you want it?
0:19:23 > 0:19:25- Definitely.- Done.- I think so. - Get your cash.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27- We're going to pay for it.- Yes. Good. Let's go.- Let's go.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30The Reds are getting the hang of this now.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33That's item number two with only 15 minutes to go.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36Both teams have one more item to find.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38- I like it.- I like those.- I like...
0:19:38 > 0:19:40I mean, it is original
0:19:40 > 0:19:43and it has been reduced from 115 to 88.
0:19:43 > 0:19:45Now, let's have a look at this piece.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48- I mean, this is... - Is that for both, do you think?- Yes.
0:19:48 > 0:19:49Yes, it would be the pair.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52- Are there people out there that will want to buy that?- Will buy that?
0:19:52 > 0:19:58Let me tell you, this is in the Gothic revival style
0:19:58 > 0:20:06and very much in the manner of one of the most famous designers
0:20:06 > 0:20:07of the 19th century.
0:20:07 > 0:20:12- His name is Augustus Pugin.- Uh-huh.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14It could very well be...
0:20:16 > 0:20:18..that this is an original.
0:20:18 > 0:20:20If we got it reduced, and I know it's been reduced,
0:20:20 > 0:20:22- but we could give it a go.- Yeah.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24Would you see it making a profit at auction?
0:20:24 > 0:20:28Pugin pieces tend to make a lot of money.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30Can I go and try and negotiate? OK.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32- Shall I take both or just one? - Yes, yes.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35Go and negotiate a good price then, Julia.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38But will it be as good as the £1 teapot?
0:20:38 > 0:20:40Now, Reds, do you have a plan?
0:20:40 > 0:20:42These are the three options.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45- OK.- One, we buzz around here and try and find something.
0:20:45 > 0:20:49Two, we buy a cast iron oven door which unbeknown to you,
0:20:49 > 0:20:54- I negotiated down to £15 from 28. - OK.- OK.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57And the third object is the whip, which is 100 quid. You love it.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59- I do.- You do.- I love it.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02But whether you'll ever find somebody at auction that will pay
0:21:02 > 0:21:05£100 for a whip despite the fact it's by Royal Appointment
0:21:05 > 0:21:08and all the rest of it, frankly, it's a serious gamble.
0:21:08 > 0:21:10No pressure, shall we look at it?
0:21:10 > 0:21:13- Make the decision.- As the theme of the day is going, courage.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15- Yep.- JH Courage.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18Let's go with the crop. May I say, sir?
0:21:19 > 0:21:22I salute your bravery. Let's go and buy that whip.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25For Queen and country, tally-ho.
0:21:25 > 0:21:27Quick march, then, Reds.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29Now, Julia, have you managed to get a good price
0:21:29 > 0:21:32for the candlesticks with a ticket price of £88?
0:21:34 > 0:21:37- 75. So I've shook on it. Is that OK?- Oh, OK.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39- Are you OK with that? - You're not too disappointed?
0:21:39 > 0:21:41- No, not disappointed.- Are you sure?
0:21:41 > 0:21:43I'll go, as I usually do , "No problem."
0:21:43 > 0:21:46I'm so sorry. I just got overexcited like I normally do.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48You did, didn't you? There's a surprise.
0:21:48 > 0:21:49Let's have a large drink later on.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52Team, item number three, are you happy?
0:21:52 > 0:21:55- Yeah, yeah, of course. - Absolutely, yeah. Let's go pay.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58- Definitely.- OK. Great. Let's pay for it and have a coffee.
0:21:58 > 0:22:02Job done, Blues. Congratulations.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05Now, ten minutes left, Reds.
0:22:05 > 0:22:09- I'm reporting for duty, sir. This is Captain Courage here.- OK.
0:22:09 > 0:22:11And my two lieutenants here.
0:22:11 > 0:22:15This man on my left, sir, is still very keen on your whip.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17- It's still there.- Yes.
0:22:17 > 0:22:21I do. I do still like it. Was £100 the absolute, absolute...?
0:22:21 > 0:22:24That is the absolute, absolute death.
0:22:24 > 0:22:25I can't do any better than that.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28- Yes.- Even if you whipped him with it I don't think he would come down.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31The price goes up then.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33- Are you going to have it? - I think we are going to have it.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36- Thank you very much.- Put it there, sir.- Thank you very much.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38- Thank you very much, thank you. - Thank you.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41CUCKOO CLOCK CHIMES
0:22:41 > 0:22:43That's it, teams. Time's up.
0:22:43 > 0:22:47Well done, team. A whip! Away.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50Let's remind ourselves what the Red team bought.
0:22:55 > 0:22:59First up, will this fruit knife cut it for the Reds? Bought for £18.
0:23:01 > 0:23:05Next up, they paid £40 for this military metal hatbox.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10And finally, let's hope they don't come a cropper with this
0:23:10 > 0:23:13riding crop, £100 paid.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16Becky, John, three minutes, was it getting hairy at the end?
0:23:16 > 0:23:19No, we were fine the whole time.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22- All in control.- What's your favourite out of these three?
0:23:22 > 0:23:24- I love the hatbox, I think.- Yeah.
0:23:24 > 0:23:28Yeah, I think that's good. I like it. It's antique, yeah.
0:23:28 > 0:23:30- Is it the most profitable?- Yes.
0:23:30 > 0:23:32Was that an elbow? Did you get an elbow there?
0:23:32 > 0:23:34Several.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36And tell me, John, your favourite lot?
0:23:36 > 0:23:38It's the whip, I'm afraid it is.
0:23:38 > 0:23:43OK. I'm not surprised. But most profitable, still the whip?
0:23:43 > 0:23:45No, I think it'll be the hatbox.
0:23:45 > 0:23:49OK. We like the hatbox. What did the three cost in the end?
0:23:49 > 0:23:52- We spent £158.- OK, fair enough.
0:23:52 > 0:23:56So someone has got £142 change.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58Thank you very much.
0:24:00 > 0:24:01Thank you.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04Charles, dazed and confused, what are you going to do with the change?
0:24:04 > 0:24:07I'm probably going to go off and buy a bravery medal.
0:24:07 > 0:24:09For yourself?
0:24:09 > 0:24:10Yes.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13Good luck with that. I'm sure you deserve it.
0:24:13 > 0:24:15Now, let's go see what the Blues have got.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20First up, will be Blues be raising a toast at the auction
0:24:20 > 0:24:23with this set of glasses? £12 paid.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28And will profits pour in with this novelty teapot
0:24:28 > 0:24:31which they only paid £1 for?
0:24:34 > 0:24:38And finally, can these candlesticks set the auction alight?
0:24:38 > 0:24:40Brought for £75.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43Julia, I've got to ask, what is your favourite lot?
0:24:43 > 0:24:44I think the glasses.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47And dare I ask, the most profitable lot?
0:24:47 > 0:24:48What do you reckon? The teapot.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50- I thought you might say that.- Yeah.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53Now, give me some reason here. Help me here, Richard.
0:24:53 > 0:24:54Your favourite lot is?
0:24:54 > 0:24:56The glasses, I'm afraid, same.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59It reminds us of time we spent in Alsace.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02- And they're very much like the Alsace glass.- I see.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05- So we quite like those. - I like that we agree.- Yeah, we do.
0:25:05 > 0:25:07Are we going to continue this pattern?
0:25:07 > 0:25:08Your most profitable lot is?
0:25:08 > 0:25:11- No, I think the glasses are going to be the most profitable.- Really?
0:25:11 > 0:25:13- Really?- Yeah, yeah. In monetary terms...
0:25:13 > 0:25:15- But the pot was only £1.- I know.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18- But it probably will only go for 2, or 1.50 even.- Yeah, 1.50.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21Now, tell me, what was the total spend on these three goodies?
0:25:21 > 0:25:23£88.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26£88. So someone has £212 change for me.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29- And that is me. 210 and 2. - Very good.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32Thank you very much. Well, I say for me, but it's not, it's for Gary.
0:25:32 > 0:25:34Any ideas? You got a plan?
0:25:34 > 0:25:39Well, these two are such a stylish couple that I thought I'd get
0:25:39 > 0:25:43something special that would fit their home to a T.
0:25:43 > 0:25:45That's all I'm going to say.
0:25:45 > 0:25:46- I'm intrigued.- Mm.
0:25:46 > 0:25:51Well, from intrigued to the auction, which is where we're going now.
0:26:02 > 0:26:06Today we are at Ottery Auction Rooms with auctioneer David Sumner.
0:26:06 > 0:26:08- Hello there, David.- Hello there.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11Well, look at this for an offering from the Reds.
0:26:11 > 0:26:15They kick off with another silver folding fruit knife.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17Does it light your fire?
0:26:17 > 0:26:20If I've seen one, I've seen 100. I think I've got ten in the sale.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23- It'll sell. They always do. - Yeah.- £10-£15.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26OK. They paid £18. I don't think they're going to be upset at that.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28They might get 18 or 20 and a little profit.
0:26:28 > 0:26:30So we're happy enough with that.
0:26:30 > 0:26:35Now, from there, we get to Becky's favourite lot, which is
0:26:35 > 0:26:41this whopping great big black lacquered tin-plate box.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44What's to be said about that?
0:26:44 > 0:26:46- A lot. It's got the regimental thing on it.- Yeah.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49We've got a strong following for militaria in this area.
0:26:49 > 0:26:53It's also a fantastic piece of toleware. It ticks a lot of boxes.
0:26:53 > 0:26:54Like this thing a lot.
0:26:54 > 0:26:58So it's decorative in a market that's responsive
0:26:58 > 0:27:01- to luggage and so on.- Exactly, yeah.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04But more than that, you and I both know, the military market's hot
0:27:04 > 0:27:07and we have got a piece with a provenance
0:27:07 > 0:27:10right on the front of it. Estimate?
0:27:10 > 0:27:13- 30 to 40.- Well, I think it's worth every penny of that
0:27:13 > 0:27:16and it's goods news for the Reds because they paid £40.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19- So we've got a warm feeling about this.- Mm.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22Now, from there we go to what looks to me
0:27:22 > 0:27:24to be rather a fine riding whip.
0:27:24 > 0:27:26- Is it good?- It is.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29- Callow & Son, Park Lane - very noted.- Yeah.
0:27:29 > 0:27:32That's as good as it's going to get in that field.
0:27:32 > 0:27:36It's hallmarked silver. It's got the Callow stamp on the handle.
0:27:36 > 0:27:40A nice thing. A very cautious estimate of 25 to 45.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42I think it will just sail past that.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45OK. I think it should sail past it. I hear what you say.
0:27:45 > 0:27:47I think we are in the right neck of the woods.
0:27:47 > 0:27:48They paid a lot of money for it.
0:27:48 > 0:27:53It cost £100, so here's hoping that interest rallies.
0:27:53 > 0:27:57Well, we love the tin, maybe worried about the whip
0:27:57 > 0:27:58and the knife's fair enough.
0:27:58 > 0:28:01Bonus buy, who knows whether it will be needed?
0:28:01 > 0:28:04Let's go see what it is, just in case.
0:28:04 > 0:28:06Well, well, well. Becky and John,
0:28:06 > 0:28:08how excited are we about this bonus buy?
0:28:08 > 0:28:10I'm a little scared.
0:28:10 > 0:28:12THEY LAUGH
0:28:12 > 0:28:16- It looks intimidating there, does it?- I don't know what to expect.
0:28:16 > 0:28:18What do you have under there, Charlie?
0:28:18 > 0:28:20Well, how did we finish our shop? Can you remember?
0:28:20 > 0:28:23There seemed to be a swift march off...
0:28:23 > 0:28:24A swift march.
0:28:24 > 0:28:30Well, just to cap that swift march, I brought you, a swagger stick.
0:28:30 > 0:28:32- It's rather a splendid thing. - It's brilliant.
0:28:32 > 0:28:36The swagger stick is a legacy from Roman times where the
0:28:36 > 0:28:41centurions had a vine stick as a sign of authority.
0:28:41 > 0:28:47This is to the Scottish Horse, formed in 1900 for the Boer War.
0:28:47 > 0:28:49I think there's a good profit in this, I really do.
0:28:49 > 0:28:53- You make it sound impressive. - Do I? Marvellous.
0:28:53 > 0:28:55- You've got the talk. - Talking of profits.- Yes?
0:28:55 > 0:28:57- What did you pay for it, Charlie? - What do you think it's worth?
0:28:57 > 0:29:01- £30-£40.- I'd push 50.
0:29:01 > 0:29:05- I paid £20 for it.- Oh, fab. - And I feel very confident at £20.
0:29:05 > 0:29:08It's not going to make hundreds but I think it'll make £30 or £40.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11- You look very comfortable with that, Charlie.- I feel remarkable.
0:29:11 > 0:29:14Do you know your chest gets bigger when you tuck one of these under
0:29:14 > 0:29:16your arm and your waist goes in?
0:29:16 > 0:29:19- Shoulders back. - Oh, sorry, yes. Yes, sorry, sir.
0:29:19 > 0:29:21I like it.
0:29:21 > 0:29:23- You both like it? - Yeah, it goes with the theme.
0:29:23 > 0:29:25And you both think it's worth more than the cost price
0:29:25 > 0:29:27- which bodes well. - Well, there you go.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30You don't have to make up your mind now, we'll leave that until
0:29:30 > 0:29:31the sale of your three items.
0:29:31 > 0:29:34In the meantime let's go see if the auctioneer thinks our swagger stick
0:29:34 > 0:29:37to the Scottish Horse will come galloping in with a profit.
0:29:38 > 0:29:43OK, now, Charlie went off, and running with a military theme
0:29:43 > 0:29:46that's running throughout this little shopping spree,
0:29:46 > 0:29:49we've got this swagger stick here to the Scottish Horse.
0:29:49 > 0:29:50What do you think of that one?
0:29:50 > 0:29:54I like swagger sticks. We've got collectors of swagger sticks.
0:29:54 > 0:29:55Have you? In your area?
0:29:55 > 0:29:59In this area, so this is really good. I really like this.
0:29:59 > 0:30:03That's why I've put on an estimate of about 40 to 50.
0:30:03 > 0:30:05But it wouldn't surprise me if it made a bit more.
0:30:05 > 0:30:07£20 Charlie picked that up for.
0:30:07 > 0:30:11- I think that was a very shrewd purchase indeed.- A good deal.
0:30:11 > 0:30:15Brilliant. Well, great news for the Reds. Over to the Blues.
0:30:15 > 0:30:19Now, sadly, Richard and Julia's first purchase has suffered
0:30:19 > 0:30:22a minor casualty en route to the sale room.
0:30:22 > 0:30:27But regardless, are they not lovely? Peter Behrens designed.
0:30:27 > 0:30:29They're very nice.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32I don't think it'll make that much difference to the price.
0:30:32 > 0:30:36- If they were a set of five, we would be saying about £20-£25.- OK.
0:30:36 > 0:30:40As a set of four, more likely about 10 to 15.
0:30:40 > 0:30:42And the five cost them £12.
0:30:42 > 0:30:46I think the fairest way to play this is we'll auction the good four
0:30:46 > 0:30:50and whatever they hammer at, we'll top that up by another £10.
0:30:50 > 0:30:53- Sound equitable?- Sounds fair. - Well, fingers crossed.
0:30:53 > 0:30:58Now, from a design classic to our novelty teapot.
0:30:58 > 0:31:00Do you like?
0:31:00 > 0:31:01- No. - HE CHUCKLES
0:31:01 > 0:31:06However, there are monarchists out there that will want this.
0:31:06 > 0:31:08So who am I to knock that?
0:31:08 > 0:31:11Tell me, what is your presale estimate?
0:31:11 > 0:31:12About £5-£10.
0:31:12 > 0:31:16Well, if I tell you they paid £1,
0:31:16 > 0:31:18you'll know why it's sitting in front of us.
0:31:18 > 0:31:21- It's a no-brainer, is it not? - They'll make a profit.
0:31:21 > 0:31:23Well, that is absolutely fine and dandy.
0:31:23 > 0:31:28Now, from a bit of fun to high Victorian candlesticks.
0:31:28 > 0:31:32I can tell you that Julia loved these and pretty much went off
0:31:32 > 0:31:37and bought them without consulting her compadres. Tell me about those.
0:31:37 > 0:31:39These were very, very nice.
0:31:39 > 0:31:43They've had cabochon and they've been replaced with plastic.
0:31:43 > 0:31:46They're a very nice pair. I can't fault them really.
0:31:46 > 0:31:48Well, making allowances for the fact
0:31:48 > 0:31:50that they've got replacement cabochon,
0:31:50 > 0:31:52what's your estimate on them?
0:31:52 > 0:31:54- Probably about 15 to 30.- Okey dokey.
0:31:54 > 0:31:58Well, if your estimation of their worth is true,
0:31:58 > 0:32:00there could be trouble in store for Julia.
0:32:00 > 0:32:05They paid £75, which I suspect would have been a fairer price
0:32:05 > 0:32:07- if they were entirely right.- Yeah.
0:32:07 > 0:32:10Moving on from the candlesticks, which could cause a problem,
0:32:10 > 0:32:12they're going to need their bonus buy.
0:32:12 > 0:32:15Let's see what Gary pulled out of the hat.
0:32:15 > 0:32:20Richard, Julia, you have left Gary £212 to invest.
0:32:20 > 0:32:24Gary, reveal your classy purchase.
0:32:24 > 0:32:28- Well, you did buy that classy, wacky, wonderful...- Teapot.
0:32:28 > 0:32:29So I thought
0:32:29 > 0:32:34what thing I could get to sort of finish that look with.
0:32:36 > 0:32:38- OK. Some diamonds?- I got you...
0:32:38 > 0:32:40Oh, my goodness me.
0:32:40 > 0:32:42- They are...- OK.
0:32:42 > 0:32:45- ..curtain tiebacks.- Oh, right. - Curtain tiebacks, yeah.
0:32:45 > 0:32:47- Late-19th century.- Yes.
0:32:47 > 0:32:50- Probably French.- They're quite stylish.- Heavy, stylish.
0:32:50 > 0:32:53- I think they're stylish. - Go on, then, what's the damage?
0:32:53 > 0:32:57I spent the princely sum of £10.
0:32:57 > 0:33:02Really?! So you're holding up our tradition of... I love it!
0:33:02 > 0:33:04I love it. I love you, Gary. Yes.
0:33:04 > 0:33:06- Mad about them. - Fantastic reaction.- Yes!
0:33:06 > 0:33:09Sounds like an opportunity for profit.
0:33:09 > 0:33:11Well, there you go. I mean, you can't lose with this.
0:33:11 > 0:33:14- Look how stylish they are. - So what are they going to make?
0:33:14 > 0:33:17If I was to buy these things, I'd pay 40 quid.
0:33:17 > 0:33:21- Do you like them?- Yeah, I do. Yeah, they're quite good.
0:33:21 > 0:33:24So we've got quality, we've got period,
0:33:24 > 0:33:29we've got a price tag that certainly Julia loves to bits.
0:33:29 > 0:33:32But we're not going to make up our mind now, are we?
0:33:32 > 0:33:35We're going to leave that until the auction of your other three items.
0:33:35 > 0:33:40In the meantime, let's go see if the auctioneer likes Gary's tiebacks.
0:33:41 > 0:33:42Well, Gary went away
0:33:42 > 0:33:48and came back with this pair of gilt metal curtain tiebacks.
0:33:48 > 0:33:49Do you like those?
0:33:49 > 0:33:51I do. It's functional.
0:33:51 > 0:33:55Imagine you've got some beautiful Victorian velvet curtains.
0:33:55 > 0:33:58You need something to tie them back, just the job.
0:33:58 > 0:34:02I am in your camp. And I defy you to find a smarter pair.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05Tell me what you think they're worth, David.
0:34:05 > 0:34:08I've put an estimate of 15 to 25.
0:34:08 > 0:34:11However, I think they could go on a bit.
0:34:11 > 0:34:14If two private people have got those curtains
0:34:14 > 0:34:17- and need the tiebacks, this is it. - Absolutely.
0:34:17 > 0:34:20Even at your cautious estimate, Gary will be happy
0:34:20 > 0:34:22because he got them for £10.
0:34:22 > 0:34:25- I think that was pretty damn canny. - Yeah, profit in that.
0:34:25 > 0:34:26Are you the man with the gavel today?
0:34:26 > 0:34:30- I am indeed.- Well, I am looking forward to seeing you in action.
0:34:30 > 0:34:32- Good luck to you. - I don't think we need it.
0:34:32 > 0:34:33£110.
0:34:33 > 0:34:35226 for these vintage...
0:34:39 > 0:34:42- How are you doing, Becky and John? Happy?- Yeah, very.
0:34:42 > 0:34:44You're not regretting any of your purchases, are you?
0:34:44 > 0:34:45No, loved all of them.
0:34:45 > 0:34:48Ah, but you can love them but still think you paid too much.
0:34:48 > 0:34:51- Maybe, maybe.- Well, first up is going to be your fruit knife.
0:34:51 > 0:34:54Mother of pearl grip scales, silver blade, Assay marks,
0:34:54 > 0:34:57nothing to worry about condition wise.
0:34:57 > 0:35:00You paid 18, he estimates 10 to 15. Up it comes now.
0:35:00 > 0:35:01Lot 360.
0:35:01 > 0:35:04It's a folding fruit knife with a silver blade,
0:35:04 > 0:35:06mother of pearl handle, nice example.
0:35:06 > 0:35:07I've got £10 with me.
0:35:07 > 0:35:1212, will you? £12 for the fruit knife. 12. 15. 18?
0:35:12 > 0:35:13Looking for 18 for this lot.
0:35:13 > 0:35:14One more.
0:35:14 > 0:35:1718? Looking for £18. 18.
0:35:17 > 0:35:19- Yes!- Done it.- 20 and I'm out. Looking for £20 for this lot.
0:35:19 > 0:35:21£20 anywhere in the room?
0:35:21 > 0:35:25Make no mistake, I'm selling to the internet at £18.
0:35:25 > 0:35:26GAVEL BANGS
0:35:26 > 0:35:28£18, I'm happy with that, no loss.
0:35:28 > 0:35:31The internet gets it at 18, it washes its face,
0:35:31 > 0:35:32and that is not a bad start.
0:35:32 > 0:35:34Now, up comes the hat tin.
0:35:34 > 0:35:35This is the one they're hoping for.
0:35:35 > 0:35:40Lot 361 is a 19th-century painted metal hatbox with engraved
0:35:40 > 0:35:44brass plates, "JH Courage, Welch Fusiliers,"
0:35:44 > 0:35:47with hinged-lid opening to reveal separate compartments.
0:35:47 > 0:35:50Interesting lot, this. I've got £40 bid.
0:35:50 > 0:35:51- Straight in.- Straight in.
0:35:51 > 0:35:5445. 50. 55?
0:35:54 > 0:35:55£55 for this lot?
0:35:55 > 0:35:57Let's move to the internet.
0:35:57 > 0:35:58Yes, please.
0:35:58 > 0:36:0155. 65. 70. 75.
0:36:01 > 0:36:03Looking for £80 for this lot.
0:36:03 > 0:36:05Last chance at £80.
0:36:05 > 0:36:08I'm selling to the internet. That's your bid.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10- Very good. 75.- Excellent. That's good.- Well done.
0:36:10 > 0:36:13That's a profit of £35 on that lot and to date, very good.
0:36:13 > 0:36:15- Now, up comes...- Oh, dear.
0:36:17 > 0:36:20All I can say is good luck.
0:36:20 > 0:36:23362. This is the riding crop there,
0:36:23 > 0:36:26mounted with leather, silver-bound.
0:36:26 > 0:36:30Again, I could just jump straight in at £35. 40, will you?
0:36:30 > 0:36:34£40 anywhere in the room? £40? Let's move to the internet.
0:36:34 > 0:36:35Yes, do let's move to the internet.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37I've got 40 before you.
0:36:37 > 0:36:39- (It's gone very quiet.) - It has gone very quiet.
0:36:39 > 0:36:4245. 50. 55, Patrick.
0:36:42 > 0:36:43Hang on!
0:36:43 > 0:36:4460. 65.
0:36:44 > 0:36:46- Come on, 65!- OK.
0:36:46 > 0:36:4770 I'm out.
0:36:47 > 0:36:50I'm selling to the internet at £65.
0:36:50 > 0:36:52- Oh, £65.- That's too bad.
0:36:52 > 0:36:54That is a loss of £35,
0:36:54 > 0:36:56which wipes out your profits! BECKY GIGGLES
0:36:56 > 0:36:59But look, a break even at this stage
0:36:59 > 0:37:01and we've got the swagger stick
0:37:01 > 0:37:04- and the military stuff has come good so far.- Yeah.- What do you think?
0:37:04 > 0:37:07- You'll go with it?- Shall we go for it?- Absolutely.- Definitely.
0:37:07 > 0:37:10Right, so all hopes on the swagger stick. Here it comes now.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13Lot 366, again, interesting little lot, this.
0:37:13 > 0:37:16It's a Scottish Horse Regiment silver-plated swagger stick
0:37:16 > 0:37:18with brass finial.
0:37:18 > 0:37:21- I could start me away at 32.- 32.- 32.
0:37:21 > 0:37:24- We can eat tonight. - 35? Thank you, sat down. 35, 38?
0:37:24 > 0:37:27- 40. 42. 45.- Ooh!
0:37:27 > 0:37:2948. 50? Not at 50?
0:37:29 > 0:37:31Looking for £50 for this lot.
0:37:31 > 0:37:34£50? I'm selling at £48.
0:37:34 > 0:37:36Make no mistake.
0:37:36 > 0:37:38- Very good indeed.- Yes! Fabulous.
0:37:38 > 0:37:42- Thank you.- That is a profit of £28 on the lot and overall.
0:37:42 > 0:37:45And I've got to say, well done, Charlie,
0:37:45 > 0:37:47and well done, you. Because I think you acquitted yourself
0:37:47 > 0:37:49- very well there, did you not? - Absolutely, we did.
0:37:49 > 0:37:53But before we get carried away in this euphoria,
0:37:53 > 0:37:55- I've got to say, poker faces on. - Yeah.
0:37:55 > 0:37:57Give nothing to the Blues, OK?
0:38:02 > 0:38:03Julia, Richard, how are you feeling?
0:38:03 > 0:38:07- Excited.- Great.- Oh, I get the excitement. Wonderful. OK.
0:38:07 > 0:38:09We're going to kick off with the Peter Behrens glasses.
0:38:09 > 0:38:14I've got to say, sadly one of the wine glasses was broken in transit.
0:38:14 > 0:38:16But nevertheless, it's fair to compensate, you know.
0:38:16 > 0:38:20We asked the auctioneer what he thought the estimate would be for
0:38:20 > 0:38:22five and the estimate for four.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24The difference is £10.
0:38:24 > 0:38:26So what we'll do is we'll auction them
0:38:26 > 0:38:30and what ever they sell for, we will give you that extra £10.
0:38:30 > 0:38:32- We'll top it out.- Fantastic.- OK. - So we're going to find out now
0:38:32 > 0:38:34how good a spot they were. Here come the glasses.
0:38:34 > 0:38:39Lot 382 is a set of four vintage Peter Behrens designed
0:38:39 > 0:38:42clear glass green stem vases.
0:38:42 > 0:38:44Who will start me away at £20?
0:38:44 > 0:38:4615. 18? 18.
0:38:46 > 0:38:48We're in.
0:38:48 > 0:38:51Not at 22. Let's move to the internet. 22?
0:38:51 > 0:38:52Internet's calling.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54I'll move back to the sale room for one last time.
0:38:54 > 0:38:5625. 28? Not at 28.
0:38:56 > 0:38:58Looking for £28 for this.
0:38:58 > 0:38:59Come on! Come on!
0:38:59 > 0:39:01Make no mistake, I'm selling at 25.
0:39:01 > 0:39:02That's your bid.
0:39:02 > 0:39:04- Yes!- Yes!- £25.
0:39:04 > 0:39:09- Plus £13, add on the compensation. Puts you up £23.- Wahey!
0:39:09 > 0:39:13Now it's the £1 teapot. Come on, let's have a look.
0:39:13 > 0:39:16Lot 383 is this collectable Leonardo teapot,
0:39:16 > 0:39:19modelled as a crown, for you monarchists out there.
0:39:19 > 0:39:21I've got some interest in this already.
0:39:21 > 0:39:24I can start with me at £8. 10, will you?
0:39:24 > 0:39:2712. 15. 18. And I'm out.
0:39:27 > 0:39:28Looking for £18. Make no mistake,
0:39:28 > 0:39:31I'm selling at 15. Back of the room.
0:39:31 > 0:39:33- Four two...- Yes!
0:39:33 > 0:39:35I've got to say that £15 is a profit
0:39:35 > 0:39:39of 14, bringing your overall profit to £37!
0:39:39 > 0:39:41With the candlesticks to go, now, big spend.
0:39:41 > 0:39:42Let's have a look and see.
0:39:42 > 0:39:47Lot 384 is a pair of Gothic Revival brass candlesticks with
0:39:47 > 0:39:50replacement plastic cabochon beads.
0:39:50 > 0:39:5120 bid. Thank you. 22, will you?
0:39:51 > 0:39:5522. 25. 28? 28. 30.
0:39:55 > 0:39:57- Come on. - Keep going, keep going, keep going.
0:39:57 > 0:40:0032. 35. 38? Not at 38. Come on!
0:40:00 > 0:40:02Looking for £38 for this lot.
0:40:02 > 0:40:03£38 anywhere in the room?
0:40:03 > 0:40:05- 38 anywhere?- Come on, come on.
0:40:05 > 0:40:08Make no mistakes I'm selling at 35 then. That's your bid.
0:40:08 > 0:40:12Oh, deary me. £35 is a loss of 40.
0:40:12 > 0:40:15Is there anyone we can blame for the candlesticks at all?
0:40:15 > 0:40:17- Richard?- Um...
0:40:17 > 0:40:19Now, what are you going to do? Are you going to go
0:40:19 > 0:40:21- with the bonus buy?- Definitely.
0:40:21 > 0:40:23- Got your tiebacks? - Definitely. 100%.- Yes?- 100%.
0:40:23 > 0:40:26- Well, good luck with the tiebacks. - Thank you.- Here they come now.
0:40:26 > 0:40:30Right, 388, pair of late 19th-century brass curtain tiebacks
0:40:30 > 0:40:33with engraved scrolling decoration there.
0:40:33 > 0:40:37Been a bit of interest already in these. I've got 22 bid.
0:40:37 > 0:40:38- Oh, look at that!- Yes!
0:40:38 > 0:40:4225, will you? 25. 28. 30?
0:40:42 > 0:40:4430. 32 and I'm out.
0:40:44 > 0:40:47I'm looking for £32 for this lot. £32 anywhere?
0:40:47 > 0:40:50I'm selling at 30 in the room.
0:40:50 > 0:40:51- Yes!- Very good.
0:40:51 > 0:40:53Well done, Gary.
0:40:53 > 0:40:56£30. It's a profit of £20.
0:40:56 > 0:40:58Giving you an overall profit,
0:40:58 > 0:41:02not of £5 but of £17.
0:41:02 > 0:41:05How do you like them apples?
0:41:05 > 0:41:07What we've got to do now is turn it back a notch,
0:41:07 > 0:41:10- because we're going to give nothing to the Reds, are we?- No.
0:41:10 > 0:41:13We're going to walk through there, they're not going to have a clue
0:41:13 > 0:41:15- how we've done.- No, no. - No, not a chance.
0:41:15 > 0:41:16- But we're feeling good.- We are.
0:41:21 > 0:41:24Cut it with a knife, could you?
0:41:24 > 0:41:27The tension!
0:41:27 > 0:41:29- Did you joy it?- It was great. - Brilliant.- Brilliant.
0:41:29 > 0:41:31OK. Do you think there's much between you?
0:41:33 > 0:41:35Ah!
0:41:35 > 0:41:36Go on, then.
0:41:36 > 0:41:39Can I say that before the bonus buys,
0:41:39 > 0:41:42£3 difference between the Blues and the Reds.
0:41:42 > 0:41:44- No.- Yeah.
0:41:44 > 0:41:47But inevitably, there's going to be a runner-up.
0:41:47 > 0:41:50And today, the runners-up are the Blues.
0:41:50 > 0:41:52- THEY GROWN - Yes!
0:41:52 > 0:41:54- JULIA:- Oh, well done.
0:41:54 > 0:41:57Runners-up, however, with a profit of £17.
0:41:57 > 0:42:01Not to be sniffed at. Sadly it wasn't enough.
0:42:01 > 0:42:02Oh, no.
0:42:02 > 0:42:07Before the bonus buys, the Reds were in the lead with a break even,
0:42:07 > 0:42:10and then the cavalry, by way of Charles Ross, came in.
0:42:10 > 0:42:16The Scottish Horse produced another £28 and therein is your profit.
0:42:16 > 0:42:19It was a close run thing but the student beat the teacher.
0:42:19 > 0:42:22THEY LAUGH
0:42:22 > 0:42:27- Listen, you walk away with a profit and there you have it.- Thank you.
0:42:27 > 0:42:30- Thank you very much.- £17 and well done. But the students...
0:42:32 > 0:42:33..all of £28. Who wants that?
0:42:33 > 0:42:36- Wonderful.- There you go. - Thank you very much.- Well done.
0:42:36 > 0:42:39Profits from both teams, wonderful stuff.
0:42:39 > 0:42:42- And we enjoyed it, did we not? - Brilliant, brilliant.- Fantastic.
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