0:00:03 > 0:00:06Bargain Hunt is back at the races, and today we're at an
0:00:06 > 0:00:09antiques fair in Southwell Racecourse
0:00:09 > 0:00:10in Nottinghamshire.
0:00:10 > 0:00:11So cue in the puns.
0:00:11 > 0:00:16The going is looking good and we're odds on for a cracking show.
0:00:18 > 0:00:21So place your bets on the Reds or the Blues,
0:00:21 > 0:00:23and let's go Bargain Hunting!
0:00:48 > 0:00:53There are up to 200 stalls here at Southwell Racecourse and our
0:00:53 > 0:00:55teams have £300 each,
0:00:55 > 0:00:58with just one hour to buy three items which
0:00:58 > 0:01:01will hopefully make a profit at auction.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04Let's look at the race ahead.
0:01:04 > 0:01:09- On today's show, one of our Reds is kept on a tight leash.- Off you go.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12- Off you go.- Oh, poor Steve.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16One of the Blues is kept firmly in their place.
0:01:16 > 0:01:20- I do like it.- What about you, Steph. - No, come on, let's move on.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22We've been told. Carry on looking.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25By the auction, the Reds are feeling cautious.
0:01:25 > 0:01:28- How do you feel?- A bit scared. - Nervous.- But excited.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31And the Blues are having a good old giggle.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34THEY LAUGH
0:01:34 > 0:01:38That's all for later. But now let's meet today's teams.
0:01:38 > 0:01:42For the Reds, we have engaged couple Steve and Jane.
0:01:42 > 0:01:46And for the Blues we have married couple Chris and Steph.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49- Hello, everyone! ALL:- Hello!
0:01:49 > 0:01:53Now, Jane, how did you and Steve get together?
0:01:53 > 0:01:57Well, I was asked along to an engagement party and
0:01:57 > 0:02:00- a friend of mine set me up with three men.- Three guys?- Three guys.
0:02:00 > 0:02:04- At the one time?- At the one time. They all stood virtually in a row.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06SHE LAUGHS
0:02:06 > 0:02:08So I said, "OK, well the first one
0:02:08 > 0:02:11"that gets his message on my answerphone,
0:02:11 > 0:02:12"I'll go for a drink with."
0:02:12 > 0:02:13And that was Steve.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16- He was the lucky one. - THEY LAUGH
0:02:16 > 0:02:22- Now, Jane, you guys have been engaged for 19 years.- I know.
0:02:22 > 0:02:26- When are you going to tie the knot?- This year, this year.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28Now, Steve, you're both retired now,
0:02:28 > 0:02:31but you were in the RAF for 40 years.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34Yeah, yeah, I served on a Nimrod aircraft as a sensor operator,
0:02:34 > 0:02:37working equipment down the back of the aircraft, and the
0:02:37 > 0:02:40aircraft was involved in quite a lot of the conflicts over the years.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43Things like the Falklands War and Bosnia,
0:02:43 > 0:02:46the two Gulf Wars and finally Afghanistan.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48So, Steve, what do you do in your spare time?
0:02:48 > 0:02:51I like fly fishing so I go out and trout-fish.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54Hopefully bring some trout home for Janie to cook.
0:02:54 > 0:02:58And I also do some charity work with the Lincs and Notts Air Ambulance.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01So it's a sort of busy time, this being retired stuff?
0:03:01 > 0:03:05- Oh, yeah, it never stops. It never stops.- That's true.
0:03:05 > 0:03:10- What do you know about antiques and collectables?- Not a huge amount.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13- Not a lot at all. Not a lot at all, if I'm honest.- I know what I like.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17- You know what you like.- I know what I like.- So what about tactics?
0:03:17 > 0:03:18You've got to have a tactic.
0:03:18 > 0:03:20I want to find something a bit quirky,
0:03:20 > 0:03:25preferably from a stallholder that's got a lot of sympathy for us.
0:03:25 > 0:03:26Oh, right.
0:03:26 > 0:03:31- Who's going to be doing the dealing?- I think it'll be Steve.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34But you've got a lovely smile. You could get in there as well.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37I'll try. I'll try. I'll go in and see if they'll give me a deal.
0:03:37 > 0:03:41So that's it for the Red teams, and up against you today are the
0:03:41 > 0:03:43Blues, Chris and Steph.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47Now, you guys have been married for 44 years.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50Was it love at first sight?
0:03:50 > 0:03:54- No.- Tell me how you met.
0:03:54 > 0:03:59We actually met on a pontoon bridge. I saw him. And you saw me.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02"Oh, he's quite nice, he's quite nice." But we didn't really meet...
0:04:02 > 0:04:06- No, not for a long time.- ..until about a month afterwards, I think.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09- We met at a disco and that was it. - Fell in love.- We must have done.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11We must have done.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13And we got married two years afterwards, didn't we?
0:04:13 > 0:04:15- And lived happily ever after? - Well...
0:04:15 > 0:04:17THEY LAUGH
0:04:17 > 0:04:22Now, Chris, you're a retired GP receptionist.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25Does that mean that you were a tough cookie?
0:04:25 > 0:04:28Yes, I was a tough cookie. But I was fair. I was kind and I was fair.
0:04:28 > 0:04:33- Chris, are you enjoying retirement? - I am. It's really wonderful, yes.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36Not to get up at six o'clock in the morning
0:04:36 > 0:04:37and have to be at work at 7.30.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40Now, Steph, you're retired as well,
0:04:40 > 0:04:43but you were in the shoe industry. I love shoes.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45- I used to make ladies' shoes. - Did you?
0:04:45 > 0:04:49I did, yes, I made ladies' shoes for 44 years. I loved the atmosphere.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51I loved the people.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54- Are you enjoying retirement as much as Chris?- I am.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57Plus the fact we get to know each other now cos we worked
0:04:57 > 0:04:59- different shifts. - After all these years.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01Yeah, we did, we worked a lot of shifts and we were like
0:05:01 > 0:05:03passing ships in the night, really, weren't we?
0:05:03 > 0:05:06She'd go to work. I'd stay home. I'd go to work when she came home.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09- We never seen each other.- It's getting to know each other again.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12- So what do you know about antiques? - A little bit. Not an awful lot.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15We don't know a great deal, but we're going to go out there and
0:05:15 > 0:05:19- we're going to go, "Yes."- We'll do our very best.- And that's it.
0:05:19 > 0:05:23- And what about tactics? - We're going to spend! Spend!
0:05:23 > 0:05:25THEY LAUGH
0:05:25 > 0:05:29- They're the opposite of you.- Yes.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31Well, I suppose if you're going to spend a lot,
0:05:31 > 0:05:36- I'd better hand over some money to you.- Please.- £300.- Oh, thanks.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38- £300 here.- Lovely.
0:05:38 > 0:05:43Your experts await, so off you go and good luck.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45Loving couples. Wonderful!
0:05:47 > 0:05:49So let's meet today's experts.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52Hoping to be in tune with the Reds, it's Raj Bisram.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56And who's behind the mask for the Blues?
0:05:56 > 0:05:58Oh! It's Mark Stacey.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01Tell me, what are we looking for today?
0:06:01 > 0:06:04Something silvery and sparkly.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06- I've actually got a list. - Oh, no, not a list. Have you?
0:06:06 > 0:06:09- Do you agree with this list? - Yes, of course.
0:06:09 > 0:06:10I fancied something quite unusual,
0:06:10 > 0:06:14maybe some aircraft memorabilia from my time in the Air Force?
0:06:14 > 0:06:16We've got 1960s, we quite like 1960s.
0:06:16 > 0:06:20- Fountain pens.- Good Lord. - We quite like those as well.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22Action, teams! Your time starts now!
0:06:22 > 0:06:24BELL RINGS
0:06:24 > 0:06:26Let's go and see what we can find.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28- You know you've only got £300, don't you?- We do.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31- We'll spend it all. - We'll spend it all.
0:06:31 > 0:06:32Off you go then, teams,
0:06:32 > 0:06:36and it looks like the Reds and Blues are starting outside.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39- Silvery and sparkly. - It is, Jane, it's a claret jug.
0:06:39 > 0:06:44But it's actually a reproduction one and I can tell why from the glass.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47I spotted these. These are quite...odd.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49Yeah, they're stirrups, aren't they?
0:06:49 > 0:06:51- They're stirrups.- Horse stirrups.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54- I don't think there's enough oomph in that.- Not enough oomph.
0:06:54 > 0:06:59They might be good buys, Reds. We are at a racecourse.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01Blues, are these stacking up?
0:07:01 > 0:07:03- Do you like boxes, Steph? - I do, yeah.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05Because there is a lot over there, isn't there?
0:07:05 > 0:07:07- Yes, there are. - That's obviously a tea caddy.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10- Nice sarcophagus shape. - And that one might be as well.
0:07:10 > 0:07:11That's probably a tea caddy.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13I mean, these are proper antiques, you know,
0:07:13 > 0:07:16- but they are completely out of fashion these days.- OK, that's fine.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18So it depends on the price.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20- Would you like to go and ask how much those two are?- We will.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23If she wants something, does she bargain down?
0:07:23 > 0:07:26We've had us bartering when we went on holiday a few years ago.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28Did you? Well, let's see how she finds it here.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30Let's see how much these are, shall we?
0:07:30 > 0:07:32I like to show you this box if that's OK.
0:07:32 > 0:07:36OK, can we have a look at this? Can you give us some details for it?
0:07:36 > 0:07:40That one will be £100. We're talking about 185 on that one.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42I think we probably need to have a think about them. What do you think?
0:07:42 > 0:07:45- OK, that's fine. Yes, we'll have a think. Thank you.- Thank you so much.
0:07:45 > 0:07:49We might be back. Thank you. Thank you very much.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52So the boxes aren't ticking a box for the Blues,
0:07:52 > 0:07:54so what do the Reds have their eyes on?
0:07:54 > 0:07:55They're lovely.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58- They're lovely.- These are mother of pearl opera glasses.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00- Do people collect them? - They do collect them.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02Opera glasses are collectable.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06- The box itself is brand-new.- Yeah. - But the glasses are lovely.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09- Do you like them?- Yes, I think they look very nice, yeah.
0:08:09 > 0:08:13- They look in very good condition. - You spotted them. Well done.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15- I saw a sparkle.- Yeah, I like those.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17Well, let's see what the dealer will do.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20Well, they're priced up at £38, Raj.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23Try to negotiate the price with our shy stallholder.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26Can I ask you what could be the very best on these?
0:08:26 > 0:08:2834.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31- Get down to 30?- I can do 30.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34- You can do it for 30? - What do you think, Raj?
0:08:34 > 0:08:35I think that's not a bad price.
0:08:35 > 0:08:39- They come with a little box as well so...- Yeah, OK.- Happy?
0:08:39 > 0:08:41- I think we've got a deal.- OK, well, let's shake the man's hand.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44- Thanks very much indeed. - Thank you.- First deal.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47Well done, Reds. £8 off the asking price and
0:08:47 > 0:08:51that's your first buy in just under ten minutes.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53Now what are the Blues about to serve up?
0:08:53 > 0:08:54What about this sort of thing, Mark?
0:08:54 > 0:08:56Well, you liked that on the way in, didn't you?
0:08:56 > 0:08:59- I did quite like that, actually. - Well, why do you like it?
0:08:59 > 0:09:01I don't know. It's just so different.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04- The design is so different. - And do you like it, Steph?
0:09:04 > 0:09:06I like it. It reminds me of Arts and Crafts.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09Actually, when you look at it, the design is very bold, isn't it?
0:09:09 > 0:09:13- Yes, it is.- You've got all this hand work here, these scrolls...
0:09:13 > 0:09:15Is that what it would be, Mark? Would they be hand?
0:09:15 > 0:09:19Oh, yeah, this is all done by hand, and if we turn it over,
0:09:19 > 0:09:23this is all hand-done, you see. And there is a little thing there.
0:09:23 > 0:09:28- Can you see? SF 1978. - Oh, is that how old it is?
0:09:28 > 0:09:29So it's actually probably 1978.
0:09:29 > 0:09:33- Oh, my goodness.- But it's a unique piece, isn't it?- It is.
0:09:33 > 0:09:38- I've never seen anything like it. - No.- It's got £55 on it.
0:09:38 > 0:09:40Now, it's a difficult thing to value
0:09:40 > 0:09:42- because nobody's ever seen anything like it.- No.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44If I was being a sort of cheeky auctioneer, I would probably
0:09:44 > 0:09:47say sort of £30 to £50 or something like that.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50What do you think? Shall I go and have a word with the dealers?
0:09:50 > 0:09:51Yes, I think it's worth a try.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54You're always cheeky, Mark.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56But just how cheeky were you?
0:09:56 > 0:09:59Well, I tried to get it for £30,
0:09:59 > 0:10:02but the dealer was quite generous and said we could have it for 35.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05- People like quirky, unusual items, these days.- It is, it is.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08It would photograph well online. So is it our first item?
0:10:08 > 0:10:12- Yes, I think so.- I think so. - Amazing! Well done!- Not on the list.
0:10:12 > 0:10:13Not on the list.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15THEY LAUGH
0:10:15 > 0:10:19- It's 1970s. You said 1960s.- I did. - So we're close.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22- We did, we did, lovely.- Well, let's hope its copper-bottomed.
0:10:22 > 0:10:23THEY LAUGH
0:10:23 > 0:10:26It might not have been on your shopping list, Blues,
0:10:26 > 0:10:29but nevertheless, that's your first item
0:10:29 > 0:10:31with nearly 15 minutes on the clock.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34Now's not the time to be held back, Reds.
0:10:34 > 0:10:38- We found the perfect thing for you, Steve.- There we go.
0:10:38 > 0:10:42- That's you caught.- Wow, I mean, this is different. A ball and chain.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44- It's very different. - Where did that come from?
0:10:44 > 0:10:47These were literally from the days of, you know,
0:10:47 > 0:10:49- prisoners and prisoners of war. - Who is going to buy this?
0:10:49 > 0:10:53There are people who are into dungeons,
0:10:53 > 0:10:55you know, things like that.
0:10:55 > 0:10:59- I'm just saying.- OK. - I'm just saying.
0:10:59 > 0:11:00Let's just put it down.
0:11:00 > 0:11:04I think Raj is encouraging you to move on, Reds.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06Shall we go inside now? Yep? Let's go. Let's go inside.
0:11:06 > 0:11:10Sounds like a plan, and it looks like the Blues have the same idea.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13- Oh, it is a bit warmer in here, isn't it?- Oh, that's better.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16- Yes, it is.- That's it! Get in the warm, Blues.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19And are the Reds about to lift the lid on their next item?
0:11:19 > 0:11:23- Now that, that is a nice piece. - Yeah, I like this as well.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25- What is it?- It's a cheese dish.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29It's for a, you know, a nice big, well, I guess, Stilton.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31What have you got on it? Cos I know there's no price on it.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34It's got 180 on it.
0:11:34 > 0:11:38- For you guys, 100.- 100?
0:11:38 > 0:11:40It's definitely something we should think about.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43- It's a real big tabletop.- Could you hang onto it for five minutes?
0:11:43 > 0:11:46- Of course.- Just whilst we... - Ask for ten.- Ten minutes.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49- Ten minutes would be OK? - No, not a problem.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53Great, lovely. Thanks very much. See you in a bit.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56£80 is a big discount, Reds. Is it wise to leave it?
0:11:56 > 0:11:59Now, any idea what the Blues have spotted?
0:11:59 > 0:12:03Now, this is quite interesting. What do you think it is?
0:12:03 > 0:12:04I thought it was a money box.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06Yeah, well, it does look like that, doesn't it?
0:12:06 > 0:12:07But I think it's for voting.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10Have you ever heard of being blackballed?
0:12:10 > 0:12:13- No.- You've never heard that expression?- No.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15Well, when you join certain clubs,
0:12:15 > 0:12:18- the members have to vote whether they want you to join.- Right.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21And they have a different token or ball to say whether it's
0:12:21 > 0:12:23a yes or a no.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25And then, of course, whoever does the counting will know
0:12:25 > 0:12:29- how many people voted yes or no, but they want know who voted.- No.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32So it's actually quite a fun little thing, isn't it?
0:12:32 > 0:12:35I think this is probably sort of late Victorian.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38- Oh, right.- 1880, 1890. Something like that.- Oh, OK.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40- You like it, don't you?- I do like it.- What about you, Steph?
0:12:40 > 0:12:43- No, come on, let's move on.- Oh. - You don't like it, then?
0:12:43 > 0:12:46- We'll carry on looking.- I think it's quite unusual.- You've been told.
0:12:46 > 0:12:51- Carry on looking.- Steph has spoken and the box isn't getting his vote.
0:12:51 > 0:12:52You'd best move on, Blues.
0:12:54 > 0:12:58I heard a wee rumour that Steve's a keen photographer.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01At £10, this should be right up his street.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03That's a Canon.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06- Yes, it's a little Canon box camera.- It's not a Canon, is it?
0:13:06 > 0:13:09- No, it's a Coronet. - It's a Coronet.- Yeah, Coronet.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11These were very, very common. OK?
0:13:11 > 0:13:12Not necessarily Canon ones,
0:13:12 > 0:13:15but the box brownies that you see everywhere...
0:13:15 > 0:13:16I like the box brownies.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19Yeah, these were one of the first cameras and there were thousands of
0:13:19 > 0:13:23- them made so, to me, it just hasn't got the rarity value.- OK.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26- Jane, what do you think about that? - I like it.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29- Yeah, I like it as well. - So you both like it?
0:13:29 > 0:13:30We both like it and it looks in...
0:13:30 > 0:13:32- the bellows are in good condition. - It's different.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34Students like a lot of those to put on shelves
0:13:34 > 0:13:36- next to their books and that.- OK.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39- It is what it is for the bargain price of a tenner.- Up to you.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42You like it. You got me...you got me to come round and have a look at it.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45- You like it.- I like photography.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48I like taking pictures of the birds and that so...
0:13:48 > 0:13:52Would it be crazy of me to say would you take a little bit less?
0:13:52 > 0:13:55- £9.- £9?- £9 would be great.
0:13:55 > 0:13:59- That's very good of you. - Thank you.- Thank you very much.
0:13:59 > 0:14:04Item number two snapped up for the Reds in just under 30 minutes.
0:14:04 > 0:14:06So, experts, how's it all going?
0:14:06 > 0:14:09They're such a lovely couple. You can see they love each other.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12And he was very quiet, but I loved it when
0:14:12 > 0:14:15he sort of turned just now and said, "We'll move on."
0:14:15 > 0:14:18- I just followed orders. - Quite right, Mark.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20And what about the Reds, Raj?
0:14:20 > 0:14:23So far, we haven't bought anything that they really wanted to
0:14:23 > 0:14:26start with, but they love the things that they've bought and
0:14:26 > 0:14:29they're really happy with them, so that's what counts.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32Plans usually go out the window in Bargain Hunt, Raj.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35The Blues haven't bought a thing off their shopping list,
0:14:35 > 0:14:38but are they about to pour some of their budget on this?
0:14:38 > 0:14:44- That's a big jug, isn't it?- It is. - It's huge. I think it's Italian.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47- And majolica.- What age do you think it would be, Mark?
0:14:47 > 0:14:51The difficulty with dating these is that the original style of
0:14:51 > 0:14:54- this would have been 14th, 15th, 16th century.- Right.
0:14:54 > 0:14:56But this is probably much later.
0:14:56 > 0:15:01I think, actually, it's probably 1890, 1900. I like that.
0:15:01 > 0:15:05Can you imagine that, if you had a big country dresser or table?
0:15:05 > 0:15:07Or even a loft apartment, these loft apartments,
0:15:07 > 0:15:10- you can get these big vases. - Well, in those loft apartments,
0:15:10 > 0:15:14- it could be a shower room. - It could, couldn't it?
0:15:14 > 0:15:19- Can you do a good price on that, or not?- I can come down to 80 on it.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22- Oh, £80. We want it for a bit less than that, don't we?- A little bit.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25I was thinking more of 70. Can you possibly do it for 70?
0:15:25 > 0:15:28- 79, how's that?- Oh!
0:15:28 > 0:15:30THEY LAUGH
0:15:30 > 0:15:36- That shocked me! Let's go 76.- Go on, then.- Yes.- Are you sure?- Yes.
0:15:36 > 0:15:42- Well, I think it's magnificent. - I do.- I do. 76.- You two are on fire.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45- That's our second item in half an hour.- Good, I'm so glad!
0:15:45 > 0:15:46Let's have a saunter.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49I wouldn't rest on your laurels too much, Blues,
0:15:49 > 0:15:52those final 30 minutes whizz by.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55There we are. Half an hour and two items bought.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57- Not bad, is it?- Not bad at all.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00- Nothing on our list. - None on our list.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02Well, this is what comes of lists, you see.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05- But we've got pottery and we've got brass.- True.- Yes.- Now, we need cash.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08- We do, we do.- Back to it, then.
0:16:08 > 0:16:12Both teams have one more item to find and 25 minutes to find it in.
0:16:14 > 0:16:15Up there, you see the owl?
0:16:15 > 0:16:17It's a studio pottery, and believe it or not,
0:16:17 > 0:16:21- the owl is the lucky emblem of the antique dealer.- Is it?
0:16:21 > 0:16:23Yeah, a lot of people don't know that. I was told that
0:16:23 > 0:16:27when I first started out in the business, donkey's years ago.
0:16:27 > 0:16:31And Raj and Mark are our wise owls today.
0:16:31 > 0:16:35Now, Blues, are you going to resort to the shopping list?
0:16:35 > 0:16:38Do let me know if you see something you'd like.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40There's one or two pieces of 1960s glass there.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42- A bit specialised, really, isn't it?- Yes.
0:16:42 > 0:16:46- Oh, what about the Spanish lady lamp?- Oh, gosh, that's hideous.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49- You're not serious, are you? - No.- No, good.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, Mark.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54Reds, is there a plan?
0:16:54 > 0:16:57We've still got the ball and chain on hold,
0:16:57 > 0:17:01and we've got the majolica Stilton dish on hold as well. So...
0:17:01 > 0:17:02Which one's the best?
0:17:02 > 0:17:06I think that the ball and chain is very different and...
0:17:06 > 0:17:07It's very individual.
0:17:07 > 0:17:10..it's quite humorous these days and I think that somebody
0:17:10 > 0:17:12- else will love it the same as you. - Shall we go?- Shall we do that?
0:17:12 > 0:17:14OK, let's go and do that, then.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17Go and hold down the ball and chain then, Reds.
0:17:17 > 0:17:21And I think Mark has got his eye on the time for the Blues.
0:17:22 > 0:17:24- I like this.- What is it, exactly?
0:17:24 > 0:17:27Well, what do you think when you look at that?
0:17:27 > 0:17:29It's some sort of timepiece, isn't it?
0:17:29 > 0:17:33- Well, there's something missing from it, isn't there?- Yes.- The case.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35- It's a longcase clock.- Oh, yes, of course it is. It's the face.
0:17:35 > 0:17:39It's from a longcase clock. You've got Thomas Wynne here, London.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41- Yes.- So it's a London maker.
0:17:41 > 0:17:45I mean, this type of brass face is very Georgian, it's 18th century.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48- Yeah.- I look at it as a very decorative piece.- It is, very, yeah.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50If you've got a nice old house,
0:17:50 > 0:17:52- that would look lovely up on the wall, wouldn't it?- Right, yes.
0:17:52 > 0:17:57- Oh, 265. Ah. I didn't see that bit. - No.- You beauty.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00- It's lovely, but it's... - Yes, it is a little bit, isn't it?
0:18:00 > 0:18:02Too much for us, isn't it? I would love to buy that, but we can't.
0:18:02 > 0:18:04No, we can't afford that.
0:18:04 > 0:18:08No, sorry about that. And do you know what I say?
0:18:08 > 0:18:11- Time is ticking, so we'd better get on.- We'd better get a move on.
0:18:11 > 0:18:12Quickly, right.
0:18:12 > 0:18:13It certainly is, Blues.
0:18:13 > 0:18:17Just 15 minutes left and it looks like the Reds are talking
0:18:17 > 0:18:20tactics to secure the ball and chain.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23Now, before we go in for the kill, we've already seen the price,
0:18:23 > 0:18:25it's £25 for the ball and chain.
0:18:25 > 0:18:29- 18.- 18?- Let's start at 18. - You think at 18.- 15.- 15.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32- Work our way up.- Let's see how it goes.- OK, OK.- Hi, there.
0:18:32 > 0:18:37- We've come back to ask a few more questions.- Yeah, OK.- OK.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40Shall I start off with what is the best price you can do it for?
0:18:40 > 0:18:44- It's always the best question. Um, I can do it for 20.- 20.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47- Go down slightly lower?- I think so.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49I'm a condemned man in November.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52I've got a wedding to pay for.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54- 15?- 15?- Too late for this.
0:18:54 > 0:18:5815, if one of you goes off wearing it.
0:18:58 > 0:19:03- OK.- That sounds lovely. No problem at all.- Come here, you.
0:19:03 > 0:19:05- There.- No getting away, Steve.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08- No getting away. I'll try! - Off you go.
0:19:08 > 0:19:09THEY LAUGH
0:19:09 > 0:19:12- # Going to the chapel and we're... # - Poor Steve.
0:19:12 > 0:19:14# Going to get married... # Job done, Reds.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16So, Blues, it's down to you.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18Ten minutes left.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20I'm thinking off the wall. I've just seen this.
0:19:20 > 0:19:24- What do you think of it?- I quite like that.- It's good fun, isn't it?
0:19:24 > 0:19:27- It is. I did spot it on the way through.- Did you?
0:19:27 > 0:19:29- And you never said anything. - I didn't.- No.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31Because I thought, "No, no, no," but I do quite like that.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33I know why you didn't say anything because it's not old
0:19:33 > 0:19:35and we're supposed to be buying antiques.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38But not necessarily, because the auction world these days is
0:19:38 > 0:19:40- about decorative items.- It is. - I love his eyes and his face.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43- He's quirky.- Can I have a look at him?- Have a look.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46You have a look, I'll find out the price. You have a look too.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48- Yeah, I will.- Oh, my goodness me.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52- How much?- The dealer actually said 35.
0:19:52 > 0:19:53There's a bit of wriggle room,
0:19:53 > 0:19:55but we need to get to the bare essentials.
0:19:55 > 0:19:57- BOTH:- Aw.
0:19:57 > 0:19:59- Go and have a word.- Yeah, yeah, all right, then.- Did you get it?
0:19:59 > 0:20:02- BARE essentials? - Yes, the BEAR essentials.
0:20:02 > 0:20:06It is the bear necessities now, isn't it?
0:20:06 > 0:20:08Madame, the BEAR necessities.
0:20:08 > 0:20:12Well, the BEAR necessities is 28.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15- You can't do 25?- No. 27.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18Oh, she's being very nice.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21- She's got a nice face.- Shall we? - Yes.- Are you happy with that?
0:20:21 > 0:20:24- We'll go for it.- Yes, I'm happy.- And we have got very little time left.
0:20:24 > 0:20:25We have.
0:20:25 > 0:20:30Thank goodness. I can't BEAR any more puns.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33We've done it! Three items, with 50 seconds to spare!
0:20:34 > 0:20:36That's it, teams, time's up!
0:20:36 > 0:20:39- Gosh, I need a cup of tea. - I think we do.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41I think we do. OK.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44Now, let's check out what the Red team bought.
0:20:44 > 0:20:49First up, Steve and Jane focused on these opera glasses and paid £30.
0:20:50 > 0:20:55Next, will this camera keep them in the picture? Bought for £9.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59And finally, they're hoping this ball and chain
0:20:59 > 0:21:01will secure them a profit.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03Bought for £15.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06- Well, guys, have you had a good time?- Fabulous.- Brilliant, yes.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09A fabulous time. What's your favourite item?
0:21:09 > 0:21:11I like the little opera glasses cos they had
0:21:11 > 0:21:15a little bit of sparkle about them. Yes, so I like those.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18But are they the things that are going to make the most profit?
0:21:18 > 0:21:20I'd like the ball and chain to make the most profit.
0:21:20 > 0:21:21SHE LAUGHS
0:21:21 > 0:21:23What about you, Steve, what was your favourite item?
0:21:23 > 0:21:26I like the opera glasses as well. They're really nice.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29But I think the thing that's going to make the most profit is
0:21:29 > 0:21:31probably the little camera. That's really nice as well.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34- Great items...- Yeah, yeah.- ..for not a lot of money.- No, no, very little.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37- You've only spent £54.- Yes.
0:21:37 > 0:21:41- Can I have 246?- There we go. - Thank you.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44- Raj, that is a lot of dosh. - It certainly is, Anita.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46What are you going to buy with that?
0:21:46 > 0:21:49- A surprise.- A surprise? - A surprise.- Maybe a racehorse?
0:21:49 > 0:21:51You never know.
0:21:51 > 0:21:53Let's check out what the Blues bought.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56Chris and Steph dished up this copper bowl
0:21:56 > 0:21:59as their first purchase and paid £35.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02Next, they're hoping profits will pour in
0:22:02 > 0:22:04with this jug,
0:22:04 > 0:22:05bought for £76.
0:22:05 > 0:22:09And finally, let's hope it doesn't all come to
0:22:09 > 0:22:14a grizzly end with this bear's head statue, bought for £27.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16Well, guys, did you have a good time?
0:22:16 > 0:22:18- Great time, lovely, thank you. - Absolutely brilliant.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20What's your favourite item?
0:22:20 > 0:22:25- The brass and copper plate, I think. - Steph, what was your favourite item?
0:22:25 > 0:22:28- I still think it's the brass plate. - Is it going to make the best profit?
0:22:28 > 0:22:31- I think so, yeah. I hope so. - THEY LAUGH
0:22:31 > 0:22:35- Oh, I like your positive attitude. - I hope so.
0:22:35 > 0:22:36You've spent 138?
0:22:36 > 0:22:42- Not bad at all. 162, please.- 162. - Excellent, excellent.
0:22:42 > 0:22:46- Now, that's a goodly wee sum, Mark. - Indeed it is, Anita.
0:22:46 > 0:22:48Have you any idea what you're going to buy?
0:22:48 > 0:22:52Absolutely none, but I've got the list, and I shall be finding
0:22:52 > 0:22:55- something on that list, Anita. - You've got the list.
0:22:55 > 0:22:57So, before we head off to the auction,
0:22:57 > 0:23:01I'm going to the Victorian prison in Lincoln Castle.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08Behind me is the magnificent Lincoln Castle.
0:23:08 > 0:23:13Built almost 1,000 years ago by William the Conqueror, this castle
0:23:13 > 0:23:18has seen some of the most dramatic events in English history.
0:23:20 > 0:23:24I'm up here on the castle walls, and despite torrential rain,
0:23:24 > 0:23:28I have a wonderful view of Lincoln Cathedral.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31But I'm not here to admire the views,
0:23:31 > 0:23:35I am here to visit the castle's Victorian prison.
0:23:37 > 0:23:41Built within the castle walls is an extension of an earlier prison
0:23:41 > 0:23:47and it has remained unaltered since it was abandoned in 1878.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50I've come to meet Margaret Carstairs who's going to tell me
0:23:50 > 0:23:53a little more about the history of the prison.
0:23:53 > 0:23:59This particular prison was built in 1847 and occupied from 1848.
0:23:59 > 0:24:01Who'd have been held prisoner here?
0:24:01 > 0:24:05They would've been men, women and children.
0:24:05 > 0:24:09- Children as well? - Yes, from the age of ten officially,
0:24:09 > 0:24:10but we have records here
0:24:10 > 0:24:13of an eight-year-old boy being incarcerated here.
0:24:14 > 0:24:18The Victorians loved building prisons and this jail is
0:24:18 > 0:24:23one of 90 built or extended between the 1840s and the 1870s.
0:24:23 > 0:24:28The aim was to bring a new approach - reforming prisoners.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31It was called the separate system.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33So the prisoners were kept separately,
0:24:33 > 0:24:37- they had their own cell, and this was quite different.- Absolutely.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40The new regime thought that if they could separate people,
0:24:40 > 0:24:44reform them with silence, solitude and religion, they could make
0:24:44 > 0:24:45them better people.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49They certainly didn't want people getting together and plotting
0:24:49 > 0:24:52and actually learning skills from each other.
0:24:52 > 0:24:57So at the end of the day, you should walk out of here a better person.
0:24:57 > 0:25:01On the surface these cells would appear to be state-of-the-art,
0:25:01 > 0:25:05equipped with a flushing toilet, central heating and running water.
0:25:05 > 0:25:07So what was the catch?
0:25:07 > 0:25:11- Were they ever let out their cells? - They were, for two hours.
0:25:11 > 0:25:14- Two hours a day?- Two hours a day.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16First thing in the morning, you would be let out,
0:25:16 > 0:25:20a hood put over your head just with slits for eyes.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22You're not allowed to see anybody else.
0:25:22 > 0:25:26So even though you were with other people, there was no communication.
0:25:26 > 0:25:28No, and you were punished severely
0:25:28 > 0:25:31if you tried in any way to communicate.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34In theory, what the Victorians thought to be a good thing
0:25:34 > 0:25:36turned out to be cruel.
0:25:37 > 0:25:4022 hours of solitary confinement instead of reforming
0:25:40 > 0:25:43sent many prisoners mad.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49How long did the separate system last?
0:25:49 > 0:25:53- Here in Lincoln, virtually weeks. - Really?- Yes.
0:25:53 > 0:25:57As soon as this prison opened, the design of the prison made
0:25:57 > 0:26:00that we had fumes leaking upstairs,
0:26:00 > 0:26:03people were getting ill with what they called jail fever,
0:26:03 > 0:26:05it was overcrowded.
0:26:05 > 0:26:07It could not be implemented here in Lincoln.
0:26:07 > 0:26:11So ironically, did prisoners end up sharing cells?
0:26:11 > 0:26:15Yes, we had three to a cell here in busy times.
0:26:15 > 0:26:20Lincoln Prison abandoned the separation system, but prisoners
0:26:20 > 0:26:23continued to be segregated in the prison chapel during
0:26:23 > 0:26:26the communal act of Christian worship.
0:26:26 > 0:26:30Where we're standing, this is where the male prisoners were put in.
0:26:30 > 0:26:34Each man going in, the door closing behind him and so on until we get
0:26:34 > 0:26:38to the end, when a locking mechanism would shut all these doors.
0:26:39 > 0:26:41But of course, if we were actually
0:26:41 > 0:26:44- here, we wouldn't be standing on these steps.- Right.
0:26:45 > 0:26:46I'd be down here.
0:26:48 > 0:26:49Margaret.
0:26:50 > 0:26:54- And you'd be down there. - I don't like this! I don't like it.
0:26:55 > 0:27:00It's absolutely terrifying and so claustrophobic.
0:27:00 > 0:27:02All you can see is the vicar.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05It's no wonder this system sent people mad.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09Thank you, Margaret. It's been fascinating.
0:27:09 > 0:27:15Well, I can guarantee our teams will be praying for huge profits
0:27:15 > 0:27:19at today's auction, so it's time for me to head over to Bourne
0:27:19 > 0:27:22and catch up with auctioneer Colin Young.
0:27:34 > 0:27:36Today, we are at Golding Young auctioneers with
0:27:36 > 0:27:38auctioneer Colin Young.
0:27:38 > 0:27:41- Hello, Colin. How are you?- Hello, Anita. Nice to see a familiar face.
0:27:41 > 0:27:46Ah, yes. Well, here we are with the Red team's items.
0:27:46 > 0:27:48Our first item is the pair
0:27:48 > 0:27:52- of mother-of-pearl and brass opera glasses.- Yeah.
0:27:52 > 0:27:56Now, Jane wanted something sparkly.
0:27:57 > 0:27:58Definitely sparkly.
0:27:58 > 0:28:01But I think that's probably because they're not very old.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03- Do you like them? - I think they are fine.
0:28:03 > 0:28:06We have sold so many of these things that have been imported from
0:28:06 > 0:28:07the Far East over the recent years.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10- They are an object and they have a value.- Uh-huh.
0:28:10 > 0:28:14And a wee bit attractive because the mother-of-pearl in them.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17It is, that's the thing that sets them apart from being just
0:28:17 > 0:28:19a standard polished brass.
0:28:19 > 0:28:21So, yeah, nice little pairing.
0:28:21 > 0:28:23What's your estimate on that lot?
0:28:23 > 0:28:28- I mean, they're suddenly worth £25 to £40.- That's wonderful, Colin.
0:28:28 > 0:28:31- They only paid £30, so they have a chance...- Yes.
0:28:31 > 0:28:33- ..of making a profit on these.- Yes.
0:28:33 > 0:28:38Our next item, Steve fell in love with this camera here,
0:28:38 > 0:28:39and I can understand that.
0:28:39 > 0:28:43- Did you fall in love with it? - Uh, not really.
0:28:43 > 0:28:47I've just sold so many of these and it's not one of the great designs,
0:28:47 > 0:28:50it's not one of the rarities.
0:28:50 > 0:28:54I suppose, I'd put an estimate of ten to 30.
0:28:54 > 0:28:59He only paid 9 for that, so still a chance of a profit.
0:28:59 > 0:29:01Absolutely.
0:29:01 > 0:29:04- Our third item, the ball and chain. - Mm-hm.
0:29:04 > 0:29:09- Now, this couple have been engaged for 19 years.- Right.
0:29:09 > 0:29:13They are getting married quite soon and I was wondering if that
0:29:13 > 0:29:15would maybe put them off.
0:29:15 > 0:29:17Does it put you off, Colin? Do you like it?
0:29:17 > 0:29:20It's not necessarily my sort of thing, but we're having
0:29:20 > 0:29:24a little giggle like schoolchildren, so I'm sure exactly the same is
0:29:24 > 0:29:27going to happen in the saleroom and there'll be lots of interest in it.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30Good, good, good. What's your estimate on that?
0:29:30 > 0:29:35- I think 25 to 40.- Wonderful, Colin. They only paid £15.
0:29:35 > 0:29:36I think that was a good buy.
0:29:36 > 0:29:39- So that could be a good £15 worth. - Very much so.
0:29:39 > 0:29:45Well, your prediction is that they may not need the bonus buy,
0:29:45 > 0:29:48but we're going to go and have a look at it anyway.
0:29:49 > 0:29:55Steve, Jane, you spent a wee canny £54
0:29:55 > 0:29:59and you gave Raj 246.
0:29:59 > 0:30:02Raj, show us what you bought. Reveal all!
0:30:04 > 0:30:07- Oh, yes, I recognise that.- Oh, yes.
0:30:07 > 0:30:10- A really nice majolica Stilton dish. - Yes, we spotted that, didn't we?
0:30:10 > 0:30:13- We spotted that, I recognise that. - We debated about that.
0:30:13 > 0:30:16- you were thinking about it, weren't you, as we went round?- We did.
0:30:16 > 0:30:19- I seem to remember the price as well, if I remember.- Yeah.
0:30:19 > 0:30:21What did you pay for it?
0:30:21 > 0:30:26- Well, I think I got this extremely reasonably. I got this for £50.- 50?
0:30:26 > 0:30:29- Did you?- £50, yeah.- Wow. - You do get a big slice off it then.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32Ha, very good, very good.
0:30:32 > 0:30:34So how much is it going to make?
0:30:34 > 0:30:37I would hope it would make £50 to £80.
0:30:37 > 0:30:39So, you're happy with the item,
0:30:39 > 0:30:43you're happy with the price, but you don't need to make up your mind
0:30:43 > 0:30:47finally at the moment because we are going to go over and see what
0:30:47 > 0:30:50the auctioneer thinks of Raj's Stilton dish.
0:30:51 > 0:30:56For his bonus buy, Raj bought this Stilton cheese dish.
0:30:56 > 0:30:57What do you think of that, Colin?
0:30:57 > 0:31:02Well, I think he's bought something big, bold and impressive.
0:31:02 > 0:31:05It's the type of thing that is highly desirable,
0:31:05 > 0:31:09the original 19th-century ones. If you've got the works of Minton and
0:31:09 > 0:31:12these sort of factories producing things, then you're looking at
0:31:12 > 0:31:14many, many hundreds of pounds.
0:31:14 > 0:31:18But if you can't afford that, this is an ideal thing to change for it.
0:31:18 > 0:31:21An estimate of 25 to 40. We'll see them come through...
0:31:21 > 0:31:23They've only paid £50 for that,
0:31:23 > 0:31:26Colin, but you're not predicting a profit.
0:31:26 > 0:31:28- I'm afraid not on this one. - Not on this one.
0:31:28 > 0:31:31OK, but you never know, we might get lucky.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35Moving onto the Blues now,
0:31:35 > 0:31:40our first item is this modernist copper bowl.
0:31:40 > 0:31:44I think this is the type of thing that would appeal to someone
0:31:44 > 0:31:48- who is interested in art. Do you like it?- I love it.
0:31:48 > 0:31:50I think it's absolutely wonderful.
0:31:50 > 0:31:53It's got that sort of industrial look about it.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56I just wish I could find some more out about it.
0:31:56 > 0:31:59I really did struggle to find out who, when and how.
0:31:59 > 0:32:03- What's your estimate on the copper plate?- 40 to 60.- Yeah.
0:32:03 > 0:32:06They only paid 35, and I think that was a very good buy.
0:32:06 > 0:32:10So it looks like, with any luck, we will have a profit on that.
0:32:10 > 0:32:12Hope so.
0:32:12 > 0:32:16Going onto our second item, that big majolica jug.
0:32:16 > 0:32:20- An impressive-looking item. Do you like it, Colin?- I do.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23It is one of my favourite types of pottery, so I've got
0:32:23 > 0:32:26a little bit of enthusiasm for that, it has to be said.
0:32:26 > 0:32:27It's got the look.
0:32:27 > 0:32:30It has got the look and it's got the condition and I'm quite
0:32:30 > 0:32:32- positive about this one.- Mm-hm.
0:32:32 > 0:32:34What's your estimate on that?
0:32:34 > 0:32:36I've placed an estimate of 50 to 80, but I'll be honest,
0:32:36 > 0:32:39I've had examples like this make over 100 before.
0:32:39 > 0:32:42- It's all going to come down to on the day, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:32:42 > 0:32:46- They paid £76 for that, so there is a chance.- Yes.
0:32:46 > 0:32:49Our team brought the first two items very, very quickly
0:32:49 > 0:32:53and they took a long time deliberating over the third one.
0:32:53 > 0:32:56They didn't leave themselves a lot of time at the end, and they
0:32:56 > 0:32:58bought this bear.
0:32:58 > 0:33:00- Tell me what you think of that. - Well...
0:33:00 > 0:33:03- Tell me what you think about it. - THEY CHUCKLE
0:33:03 > 0:33:05I think it's got a very sweet face.
0:33:05 > 0:33:10Yes. You can see this was one of those running-out-of-time scenarios.
0:33:12 > 0:33:14There's not a lot to say apart from
0:33:14 > 0:33:17it's modern, it's reconstituted concrete.
0:33:17 > 0:33:21It's nicely moulded and it's good and decorative.
0:33:21 > 0:33:23- It has a lot of positives about it. - That's right.
0:33:23 > 0:33:25It would fit in a garden
0:33:25 > 0:33:29- and it would look nice once it was weathered.- Yes.
0:33:29 > 0:33:31What's your prediction on that one?
0:33:31 > 0:33:36Well, £10 to £30, and I can't see it making any more than that top end
0:33:36 > 0:33:38because you can literally go to a garden centre and buy another one.
0:33:38 > 0:33:42- OK. Well, they paid £27 for that. - OK.
0:33:42 > 0:33:47- Positive on the first two.- Yeah. - Not so positive on this one.
0:33:47 > 0:33:52So they may or may not make a profit overall.
0:33:52 > 0:33:54They may need their bonus buy,
0:33:54 > 0:33:56and we're going to go and have a look at it now.
0:33:58 > 0:34:03Chris, Steph, you left Mark £162.
0:34:03 > 0:34:07- Mark, reveal all!- I will.
0:34:07 > 0:34:12- Ooh!- And it's on your list.- It is. - You said Chinese.
0:34:12 > 0:34:16I scoured that list for ages and I found you
0:34:16 > 0:34:20a period 18th-century Chinese export ware sauce boat,
0:34:20 > 0:34:23- with initials on the front. - That's beautiful, actually.
0:34:23 > 0:34:25I don't think they're your initials, sadly.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28- You like it, don't you?- I do. I do cos I like anything like that.
0:34:28 > 0:34:32- I love the shape of it.- I do. It's something I would've bought.
0:34:32 > 0:34:36- They are excited about it, Mark. - Yes. That's lovely, Mark.
0:34:36 > 0:34:37Yes, I do like that.
0:34:37 > 0:34:39- Do you want to know how much it cost?- Yes, please.
0:34:39 > 0:34:42I didn't spend all of your money. I spent £45 on that jug.
0:34:42 > 0:34:45Oh, that's good. And how much do you think it would be?
0:34:45 > 0:34:47I would hope it would make at least £50 or £60.
0:34:47 > 0:34:52Well, you obviously love this little item, but you don't need to
0:34:52 > 0:34:55make up your mind right now.
0:34:55 > 0:34:59We're going to go an find out what our auctioneer Colin thinks
0:34:59 > 0:35:00of Mark's little jug.
0:35:02 > 0:35:05Colin, a simple-looking item here.
0:35:07 > 0:35:11- Oriental and we know that the Oriental market is hot...- Yes.
0:35:11 > 0:35:13..at the moment. Tell me what you think of that.
0:35:13 > 0:35:17I think this is a really good thing to buy in the current market.
0:35:17 > 0:35:20It is one of the more common pieces.
0:35:20 > 0:35:24Even though we are looking at early 19th-century rather than earlier,
0:35:24 > 0:35:26it's got good enamel work on it,
0:35:26 > 0:35:31it's got the nice footed base to it, it's got everything going for it
0:35:31 > 0:35:33and I think there's going to be plenty of people bidding for it.
0:35:33 > 0:35:35What's your estimate on that?
0:35:35 > 0:35:38I place an estimate of 50 to 80 on it, which I have
0:35:38 > 0:35:39a lot of confidence in.
0:35:39 > 0:35:43We sell a lot of them and everybody wants them.
0:35:43 > 0:35:48- Mark only paid £45, so he's done a good job there.- He has indeed, yes.
0:35:48 > 0:35:52- Colin, are you taking the auction today?- As ever, Anita.
0:35:52 > 0:35:55I am looking forward to seeing you in action.
0:35:56 > 0:36:0022, 25, 28 to 30 in that room, at 30. Thank you.
0:36:00 > 0:36:05Well, guys, the moment of truth. We've got a packed auction here.
0:36:05 > 0:36:09- How do you feel?- A bit scared... - Nervous.- ..but excited.
0:36:09 > 0:36:13Cross everything because your first item is coming up...now!
0:36:13 > 0:36:15Lot number 81, a pair of
0:36:15 > 0:36:18mother-of-pearl gilt metal and brass-bound opera glasses.
0:36:18 > 0:36:19£20, anybody? 20.
0:36:19 > 0:36:23My bid's here 2. Bid 5. 5 bid. 28, 30, 35 on the internet...
0:36:23 > 0:36:2535!
0:36:25 > 0:36:2738 now surely, no? Last call then on the net.
0:36:27 > 0:36:29Sells at £35.
0:36:29 > 0:36:32Yes! Ha-ha!
0:36:32 > 0:36:37£5 profit. That is a great start, Raj.
0:36:37 > 0:36:39And your little camera is coming up next.
0:36:39 > 0:36:42Lot number 82 is the Coronet folding box camera there.
0:36:42 > 0:36:45First one in, £10 at the back of the room. Like a flash, £10 bid.
0:36:45 > 0:36:47At 10 bid. 12 now, do I see?
0:36:47 > 0:36:48Oh, come on.
0:36:48 > 0:36:50At £10 bid. 11, now do I see?
0:36:50 > 0:36:52Nobody else interested. It sells at £10.
0:36:52 > 0:36:55- We made profit! - A profit, it's a pound.
0:36:55 > 0:36:56A pound is a pound.
0:36:56 > 0:36:58Now the ball and chain.
0:36:58 > 0:37:00You're a wee bit worried about that?
0:37:00 > 0:37:03Yes, just a little bit worried about the ball and chain.
0:37:03 > 0:37:08Lot number 83 is a prisoner's metal ball and chain at £20 bid.
0:37:08 > 0:37:10Two on the net, 22, every wardrobe should have one.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13At 22, 5 anywhere else there, do I see? At £22, are we all done?
0:37:13 > 0:37:15Come on, come on. A bit more.
0:37:15 > 0:37:205 anywhere else now? Then surely at 22, on the net selling at £22.
0:37:20 > 0:37:23Amazing what you can buy on the internet these days.
0:37:23 > 0:37:27- 22. A profit on all three!- Yeah.
0:37:27 > 0:37:28And that is
0:37:28 > 0:37:31plus 7, which brings you
0:37:31 > 0:37:35to the grand total of 13.
0:37:35 > 0:37:37Not unlucky for you.
0:37:37 > 0:37:39Are you going to go with the bonus buy?
0:37:39 > 0:37:41- I say no.- No.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44Cos we've made some profit and we're going to give it to charity.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47We're going to see what it makes anyway, and it's coming up
0:37:47 > 0:37:48right now.
0:37:48 > 0:37:53Lot number 87 is a majolica Stilton dish and cover. At 30 bid.
0:37:53 > 0:37:552 now, do I see? At £30 a bid.
0:37:55 > 0:37:5832, 35, 38, bid 40. £40 bid, 42.
0:37:58 > 0:38:00No, 42 bid, 5 surely.
0:38:00 > 0:38:04At £50 a bid. 2 now, do I see it? Going then at £50.
0:38:04 > 0:38:07- Ooh.- Oh.- £50.- That's good, I'm pleased.
0:38:07 > 0:38:09That was exciting.
0:38:09 > 0:38:11Yeah, that was exciting. So we didn't lose money on anything.
0:38:11 > 0:38:15- Now, you look ecstatic!- We are.
0:38:15 > 0:38:19But when you go out, I want you to calm down a little bit, all right?
0:38:19 > 0:38:23Because we don't want the Blues to know it could be a winning score.
0:38:32 > 0:38:36Well, guys, this is the exciting moment.
0:38:36 > 0:38:40- Tell me how you are feeling? - A bit apprehensive but excited!
0:38:40 > 0:38:42- Apprehensive.- Nervous excitement.
0:38:42 > 0:38:44Your first item, that wonderful
0:38:44 > 0:38:51- modernist copper bowl, is just about to come up...- Right- ..now.
0:38:51 > 0:38:56Lot number 100 is a modernist copper two-tone bowl. £30, anybody?
0:38:56 > 0:39:0030 is first in, 30 is here. At 30 bid, we've started. At 30 bid.
0:39:00 > 0:39:0232 now, do I see? Look at what we're selling, ladies and gentlemen.
0:39:02 > 0:39:07At £30 bid. 2 again now then. Main bid, lady's bid, going then at £30.
0:39:07 > 0:39:12£30. So you're minus 5 down. What a shame on that.
0:39:12 > 0:39:15Your next item is that wonderful large majolica jug.
0:39:15 > 0:39:18- Let's hope we can make it up on that.- I hope so.
0:39:18 > 0:39:23Lot number 101 is a large Italian majolica water jug. 30 to go then.
0:39:23 > 0:39:24£30, anybody? 30.
0:39:24 > 0:39:26We have 22 on the internet.
0:39:26 > 0:39:29At 22, 25, 28, 30 now.
0:39:29 > 0:39:3332, 35 now is on the internet then.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35At £38 bid, 40 surely...
0:39:35 > 0:39:38- They've got a good bargain. - At 38...- Oh, yeah.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41At 38, are we all done then? Going at £38.
0:39:41 > 0:39:45- Oh, no.- Oh! 38.
0:39:45 > 0:39:48Never mind, you might make it up on the concrete bear.
0:39:48 > 0:39:49THEY CHUCKLE
0:39:49 > 0:39:53Lot number 102 is the bear's head.
0:39:53 > 0:39:56Who wants to start me in the room at 10?
0:39:56 > 0:40:01You do? 12 is there. 15 with me. 18 now first. 18 bid. 20 now.
0:40:01 > 0:40:04At £18 my bid is down here. At £18 the bid is in the front here.
0:40:04 > 0:40:05At 18, are we all done?
0:40:05 > 0:40:06Going then at £18.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08£18!
0:40:08 > 0:40:11Oh, no! That takes you
0:40:11 > 0:40:14to minus 9 and an overall minus
0:40:14 > 0:40:17of £52.
0:40:17 > 0:40:19It's make your mind up time.
0:40:19 > 0:40:21Are you going to take Mark's Oriental jug?
0:40:21 > 0:40:23- It's Oriental.- Definitely.- Yes.
0:40:23 > 0:40:26- Well, you can't not take it. - You can't not take it.
0:40:26 > 0:40:31Well let's see if we can make up and get you into profit
0:40:31 > 0:40:34because it's coming up...now.
0:40:34 > 0:40:38Lot number 106 is the Qianlong porcelain-footed sauce boat.
0:40:38 > 0:40:40This time, who is first in? £30, anyone?
0:40:40 > 0:40:4230's there, thank you.
0:40:42 > 0:40:45At £30 bid. 2 now, do I see? At 2.
0:40:45 > 0:40:475, 38 on the net. 38, bid 40 now.
0:40:47 > 0:40:4940 bid, no. At £38, the bid is on the net.
0:40:49 > 0:40:52And then at 38, are we all done? 40 surely.
0:40:52 > 0:40:54Last call then going at £38.
0:40:54 > 0:40:57- No!- £38.
0:40:57 > 0:40:59That's another minus 7, I'm afraid.
0:40:59 > 0:41:00Which takes you to
0:41:00 > 0:41:05a not-so grand total of minus 59.
0:41:05 > 0:41:08- But don't be downhearted. - We're not.
0:41:08 > 0:41:12That MIGHT be a winning score.
0:41:22 > 0:41:26- Well, guys, did you have a great time?- Fantastic.- Great.
0:41:26 > 0:41:31- Brilliant.- Wasn't the auction so exciting?- Very.
0:41:31 > 0:41:34And you were all absolutely wonderful.
0:41:34 > 0:41:38Unfortunately, there are winners and there are not winners.
0:41:38 > 0:41:43And unfortunately, today our runners up are...
0:41:43 > 0:41:45- the Blues.- Oh!
0:41:47 > 0:41:52And you bought such beautiful, beautiful items, but unfortunately,
0:41:52 > 0:41:54you made a loss on every single one of them!
0:41:54 > 0:41:56THEY LAUGH
0:41:56 > 0:42:02- Which brought you to a total of minus 59.- Ooh!
0:42:02 > 0:42:07But the Reds made profits on every single item.
0:42:07 > 0:42:10£5 on your little glasses,
0:42:10 > 0:42:16£1 on the camera and £7 on the old ball and chain.
0:42:16 > 0:42:18Yay!
0:42:18 > 0:42:22You have made the grand and splendid total
0:42:22 > 0:42:25of £13!
0:42:25 > 0:42:28Fantastic. That's brilliant.
0:42:28 > 0:42:32- I know it is for charity and every penny counts.- Exactly.
0:42:32 > 0:42:36Because you have made profits on every single item, I would like
0:42:36 > 0:42:42- to formally present you with your own...- Oh, thank you so much.
0:42:42 > 0:42:45..individual golden gavel.
0:42:45 > 0:42:46- Lovely, thank you.- Brilliant.
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