0:00:06 > 0:00:10This beautiful brickwork may well look like a modern work of art,
0:00:10 > 0:00:14but I'm stood within a marvel of Victorian engineering.
0:00:14 > 0:00:21Constructed in 1841, it took well over 11 million bricks to build.
0:00:21 > 0:00:23So, where am I?
0:00:23 > 0:00:28I'm at the Ouse Valley Viaduct in West Sussex,
0:00:28 > 0:00:34and its 37 magnificent arches still carry over 100 trains a day.
0:00:34 > 0:00:36TRAIN WHISTLES So, grab your cuppa,
0:00:36 > 0:00:39sit back, relax and enjoy the ride,
0:00:39 > 0:00:43as we head off to the Ardingly Antiques Fair.
0:00:43 > 0:00:45Yes, let's go Bargain Hunting.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11The fair at Ardingly is one of the largest of its kind
0:01:11 > 0:01:15in the south of England, and with hundreds of stalls over 44 acres,
0:01:15 > 0:01:19our teams need to be as fit as a fiddle.
0:01:19 > 0:01:23Their goal is to make a profit and to aspire to win a golden gavel.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25Armed with £300,
0:01:25 > 0:01:28they have to buy three antiques all within the space of an hour,
0:01:28 > 0:01:30so let's see what's coming up.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35The Reds are conjuring up some magic...
0:01:35 > 0:01:37- Oh, I like it.- Perfect fit.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39- Natural, yeah.- It really suits you.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41- Does it suit me?- Yes.- Yeah?
0:01:43 > 0:01:46..the Blues are living life in the fast lane...
0:01:46 > 0:01:48Not for £95, you're not.
0:01:48 > 0:01:49Well, no, just that I'm...
0:01:51 > 0:01:53..and the auction brings thrills...
0:01:53 > 0:01:55- Yes!- Yeah!
0:01:55 > 0:01:57- ..and more thrills...- All done.
0:01:57 > 0:01:59- Come on, come on, come on... - Come on, come on, come on.
0:01:59 > 0:02:01I don't believe it.
0:02:01 > 0:02:05..and I visit a breathtaking 11th-Century church.
0:02:05 > 0:02:09I have found myself in what can only be described as
0:02:09 > 0:02:11a medieval art gallery.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16Well, that's all for later. So, to our teams.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18For the Reds, we've got Hayley and Chris,
0:02:18 > 0:02:21and for the Blues, we've got Jack and Roxy.
0:02:21 > 0:02:22- Hello.- Hello.- Hello.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25So, starting with the Reds,
0:02:25 > 0:02:28Hayley and Chris, you haven't known one another for very long,
0:02:28 > 0:02:29- is that right? - No. About four months.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31Yeah. Just, yeah, four months. That's it.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34We do a breakfast show on a commercial radio station in Sussex.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36That 4.30am alarm in the morning is a standard for us.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39We're usually competing against each other, as well,
0:02:39 > 0:02:42so this is the first time we've been actually teamed with each other.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44- Actually part of a team, so... - Oh, is that right?- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47OK. You obviously must get to meet lots people in the music industry -
0:02:47 > 0:02:48pop stars and such, like that?
0:02:48 > 0:02:52I think the best person I've got to meet - and dance with -
0:02:52 > 0:02:53is Ed Sheeran.
0:02:53 > 0:02:54- Ed Sheeran.- Yeah.
0:02:54 > 0:02:56I've never met him, but he looks like a very nice chap.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58He is, yeah. Very down-to-earth.
0:02:58 > 0:03:02So, Chris, you have actually had a meeting that you might
0:03:02 > 0:03:04describe as, literally, being out of this world.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07Mmm, yeah. I went to a dinner one night for a...
0:03:07 > 0:03:08It was a press launch.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11I didn't really know what I was going to and then I ended up
0:03:11 > 0:03:13on the same table as Buzz Aldrin and Quincy Jones,
0:03:13 > 0:03:16- which was an incredible moment.- Oh.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19To be honest, I sat there for half an hour with my mouth open,
0:03:19 > 0:03:21- just thinking, "How do I say hello to these people?"- Yeah.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23But you're a bit of a collector, as well.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25I am. It started off at a young age, actually.
0:03:25 > 0:03:26I've got my dad to blame for that.
0:03:26 > 0:03:30It's model trains and cars - still in boxes.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32- I started doing that at the age of nine, so...- Right.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34- ..I feel a bond already, there.- That's good.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36You're obviously, I think, going to make a good team,
0:03:36 > 0:03:38but what about tactics?
0:03:38 > 0:03:41With tactics, I think it's... It's whatever we, kind of...
0:03:41 > 0:03:43Whatever spots our eye, really, isn't it?
0:03:43 > 0:03:45- It's whatever catches us. - Yeah. Sparkles for me, I think.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48- Sparkles?- Sparkles will catch... - Like a magpie, really.
0:03:48 > 0:03:49- Yeah, that's exactly right.- OK.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52- Follow your nose, that's the way, isn't it?- Yeah.- OK.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55So, to our Blues, Roxy and Jack.
0:03:55 > 0:04:01- Hello.- Hello. Now, you actually met through who?
0:04:01 > 0:04:03Through a friend of mine. I managed bands back in the day,
0:04:03 > 0:04:05and my friend came into the pub and said, "I've met this
0:04:05 > 0:04:09"beautiful girl walking her dog, and she's coming in, and behave."
0:04:09 > 0:04:11So, we all waited with bated breath
0:04:11 > 0:04:13and Roxy walked in and she was dressed in white, from head to toe -
0:04:13 > 0:04:16from the trilby hat, right the way through. Big long, white coat.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19- Bearing in mind, this is mid-'80s - big shoulders.- Yeah, yeah, yeah.
0:04:19 > 0:04:20And I thought to myself,
0:04:20 > 0:04:23"I'm going to marry that girl one day" - and I did.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25- Good grief.- That was 31 years ago.
0:04:25 > 0:04:27- Fate. Fate.- Yeah.- There you are.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30I think you two are obviously going to make an interesting team,
0:04:30 > 0:04:32because you've both, sort of,
0:04:32 > 0:04:35worked in the antique business in a roundabout fashion. Is that right?
0:04:35 > 0:04:38Yes, we have. We used to have a shop in Brighton,
0:04:38 > 0:04:43where we did modern Swedish collectables. Scandinavian...
0:04:43 > 0:04:44You've got a slight advantage, there, Roxy,
0:04:44 > 0:04:46because you are actually Swedish.
0:04:46 > 0:04:47- Yes, I'm half-Swedish.- Half-Swedish.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49Yes, my mum's Swedish and I was born there
0:04:49 > 0:04:52and lived there for a few years, before we came back.
0:04:52 > 0:04:56Well, I know for a fact that you've both had some very interesting jobs.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59I used to be an air hostess, so I've travelled the world,
0:04:59 > 0:05:03and recently, I've been selling shabby-chic items,
0:05:03 > 0:05:06so I buy little stools and tables,
0:05:06 > 0:05:08I paint them and design them and then sell them on.
0:05:08 > 0:05:13So, the day and your tactics - have you got anything in mind?
0:05:13 > 0:05:15Yeah, we've got a big tactic - she's in charge.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18- Love it. Love it, love it, love it.- He's got it right.
0:05:18 > 0:05:2031 years and he's got it right.
0:05:20 > 0:05:24So, here you are, Blues. Here's your £300. It's all been counted.
0:05:24 > 0:05:25- Thank you.- Thank you.
0:05:25 > 0:05:29- And, Reds, here is your £300. - Thank you.- Thank you.
0:05:29 > 0:05:33- Off you go and find your experts.- Thank you.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36I don't know why, but I've got quite a good feeling about today.
0:05:36 > 0:05:40So, which experts are helping our teams?
0:05:40 > 0:05:44Back on the beat, it's Charles Hanson with the Reds.
0:05:44 > 0:05:48And there's no time for horseplay, it's Richard Madley with the Blues.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51- What are we looking for, Hayley? - Anything pretty and sparkly for me.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54- Jack?- Yeah, well, I like a bit of Clarice Cliff, a bit of Art Deco...
0:05:54 > 0:05:58Well, for me, obviously, it's radio, so anything audio, possibly...
0:05:58 > 0:06:01And some unique garden urns that could be used indoors or out, maybe.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04Always a fan of a pocket watch, so that's going to be quite good.
0:06:04 > 0:06:05- Keep an eye out for that.- Yeah.
0:06:05 > 0:06:09Signage. Maybe something a little bit colourful for an interior wall.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13I WHEELy wish you the best of luck.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15Teams, your time starts now.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17CLOCK CHIMES
0:06:17 > 0:06:20I think I know where we can start. Come with me.
0:06:20 > 0:06:21Follow me, guys.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24Come on, teams. Let's hope you get off to a winning start.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27It has to be really shiny. Rainbow-shiny's good.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29- Really? What's rainbow-shiny? - Very...- Like the weather or...?
0:06:29 > 0:06:31No, like a prism.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34Left or right, Blues?
0:06:34 > 0:06:36- Or stay outside? - Shall we stay outside?
0:06:36 > 0:06:37- I like down there. - Let's stay outside.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39We'll have a look over here.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42- OK.- There's a quite interesting mix of things over here.
0:06:42 > 0:06:46Hayley may have already spotted something from her wish list.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48- It's shiny!- What's shiny?
0:06:48 > 0:06:50- This gold one.- Do you like that?
0:06:50 > 0:06:52- It's Romeo and Juliet.- Exactly.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55Or it's a scene after an artist called Anton Fragonard -
0:06:55 > 0:07:00almost a French Rococo courting scene - of a lady and gent.
0:07:00 > 0:07:01- It's quite modern.- Oh, is it?
0:07:01 > 0:07:06So, it's, sort of, like a French revival of a 19th-century type.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08Nice try, Hayley, but time to move on.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12I wonder what the Blues are up to.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15Have you seen anything yet that just captures your eye?
0:07:15 > 0:07:18There's some interesting industrial units there, and the chairs.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21- Those, sort of, tubular stacking chairs. They're...- Mm-hmm.- Yeah.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24- It reminds me of my childhood.- Yeah?
0:07:24 > 0:07:27Let's be tactful when dating them, eh, Richard?
0:07:27 > 0:07:28You're seeing a lot of this -
0:07:28 > 0:07:30the, sort of, cafe-type approach to it.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32- Do you know what I mean? - Yeah, yeah...
0:07:32 > 0:07:35- I like the fact that it's got some original paint on it.- Yeah.- Yes.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38And you might just have to go for a bit of a mix,
0:07:38 > 0:07:40- cos I don't think you're going to get a complete set.- I like that.
0:07:40 > 0:07:41I mean, how many would sell better?
0:07:41 > 0:07:43- Would it sell better at...?- Six.- Six?
0:07:43 > 0:07:45- Six is a good one. Not four.- Six, OK.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47No, I think we should go for six.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50Well, why don't we find out, first and foremost, how much they are?
0:07:50 > 0:07:53- Yeah. - You go and see the stallholder.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56- OK.- See what the best price is per chair...
0:07:56 > 0:07:58- I'm up for that. - ..and then come back and tell us.
0:07:58 > 0:07:59- Yeah, cool. I will.- Good.
0:07:59 > 0:08:00Good luck, Roxy.
0:08:00 > 0:08:04I hope the odds aren't stacked against you.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07Now, back with the Reds and Charles has spotted something.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10You might say, "Charles, they're almost Grandma's favourites."
0:08:10 > 0:08:12- But I quite like them. Do you like them?- Ah, the shells.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14They... Yeah, they're quite quirky.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16At auction, they're probably worth 150-250.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19- They're priced at 225, so they're really on the money, Chris.- OK.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22But you've got to... When you see an object in your hour,
0:08:22 > 0:08:24it's got to give you a heartbeat.
0:08:24 > 0:08:25- OK.- Yeah.- Have you a heartbeat?
0:08:25 > 0:08:27- No. No. OK, Chris?- Not for me.- OK.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30Right, well, thanks for coming. Come on. Follow me. Follow me!
0:08:30 > 0:08:33They won't be shelling out for those items, but what news does
0:08:33 > 0:08:36Roxy have on those chairs from that shy stallholder?
0:08:36 > 0:08:37What did he say?
0:08:37 > 0:08:40Well, he wanted 25 each for the chairs,
0:08:40 > 0:08:43- so that's 150, which is half our budget.- Oh-oh-oh, that's very toppy.
0:08:43 > 0:08:48I got him down to 120 for six, so it's £20 each.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51- I was thinking 12 each, to make a profit.- So was I.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53Roxy, I'm with you.
0:08:53 > 0:08:57- Jack, are you with Roxy?- Definitely. It's a shame, but I agree.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00- We've got to think, you know, we're taking these to auction.- I know.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03- Profit.- I'm really disappointed cos I really was partial to them.- Yeah.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05- But on the way back...- Oh.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07..I did notice something else which I spoke
0:09:07 > 0:09:08- to the gentleman about...- Yes?
0:09:08 > 0:09:10and it was this weather vane here.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12- Oh.- I picked up on this.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15I've knocked him down from £100 to £75.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18- HE INHALES - So this is a sundial in the form of
0:09:18 > 0:09:20an armillary sphere.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22- Mm-hmm. - And it dates from what? 19...
0:09:22 > 0:09:24- I would say 1930s.- Yeah.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26I think if it went into the auction,
0:09:26 > 0:09:30- they're probably going to guide it at £40-£60.- Oh, really?
0:09:30 > 0:09:32We know it's here. It's £75.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34- Shall we put it on our list?- Yes.- Yes.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36- And then come back to it. - I agree. Yeah, I agree.- Come on.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38- Let's keep going. - OK, keep going.- Right.
0:09:38 > 0:09:42So, no items bought for the Blues yet, but what are those Reds up to?
0:09:42 > 0:09:45A bit of treasure hunting, by the looks of it.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47Aren't they gorgeous sticks?
0:09:47 > 0:09:49Do you like them?
0:09:49 > 0:09:51- I do, actually. I do quite like them.- Do you?
0:09:51 > 0:09:53Yeah, I do. You can almost see people breaking these out for a...
0:09:53 > 0:09:56- Like a fancy dinner party, can't you?- Exactly.
0:09:56 > 0:09:57They're for special...
0:09:57 > 0:09:58It is just a sheet silver.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01They date to around 1910,
0:10:01 > 0:10:03but they are 325.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06- I thought it said 225, so there we are.- Oh, no.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09- I am slightly put off by that price, but they are lovely.- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12- At least it whets your appetite to see what's out there.- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:10:12 > 0:10:16And they are fantastic, but they could be just a bit too expensive.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18- Too much. - Yeah, it's a little bit too much.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21Definitely need to set your sights a bit lower, Reds.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23Maybe the Blues have got the right idea.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26Now, what do you think of this?
0:10:26 > 0:10:29- You can imagine that in a hallway in a Victorian house.- Exactly.
0:10:29 > 0:10:33And you're not afraid that the handles are a bit rusty?
0:10:33 > 0:10:35- I like that. I think it adds to it.- Does it?
0:10:35 > 0:10:37- I think it adds to it, myself. - Do you think so?
0:10:37 > 0:10:39- Now, let's go and ask the stallholder...- I would.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42- Excuse me, sir.- Hello there. - We're just admiring your rack.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44- We're very keen on this coat rack.- On this one.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46- STALLHOLDER:- Oh, yes?
0:10:46 > 0:10:49- We like that.- But we're a little concerned about the price,
0:10:49 > 0:10:51and we're wondering what would your best price be for us?
0:10:51 > 0:10:54- What's your best price on that? - Best price is £30 on it.- 30.- 30.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57- We can't squeeze you just that extra little bit?- No. No, no, no.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59- RICHARD:- I think that's a very reasonable discount.
0:10:59 > 0:11:03- It's something that you both like. It's eminently practical.- Mm-hmm.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05- OK.- I think, at £30, yeah.- OK.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08- Cheers.- Thank you. You've got a deal.- Thank you, sir.- Thank you.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10Well done, Blues.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13With 20 minutes gone, you've bagged your first item.
0:11:13 > 0:11:17I just hope the bidders will be as hooked as you are.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19Your turn now, Reds.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21- I like that gravy boat. - Where's that?
0:11:21 > 0:11:22That gravy boat, there.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24That's pretty,
0:11:24 > 0:11:26and it says "unusual sauce boat".
0:11:26 > 0:11:29- CHRIS LAUGHS - That's the description. So, what is unusual?
0:11:29 > 0:11:31- It's very grand, isn't it? - It's very grand.
0:11:31 > 0:11:35I think what sets this one off is, actually, is it a sauce boat?
0:11:35 > 0:11:41Because on this side, I can see, just embossed there, a cow milking,
0:11:41 > 0:11:43- so is it actually...- A milk jug?
0:11:43 > 0:11:45So it is unusual, so a good spot.
0:11:45 > 0:11:50I think it's worth, on a really good day, probably £35.
0:11:50 > 0:11:52So I think, really, it's one of those lots that
0:11:52 > 0:11:54- is just on the money. - Yeah.- Right, OK.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56- But a good spot - a good sign of things to come.- Good.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58Come on, guys.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01So, the search for something shiny is not going well.
0:12:01 > 0:12:05Maybe the Blues have found something to float their boat.
0:12:05 > 0:12:06I can't see anything.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09- I can't see anything that's grabbing me.- What's this?
0:12:09 > 0:12:13- Oh.- That looks a bit of fun.
0:12:13 > 0:12:14- Oh, yeah.- Doesn't it?
0:12:14 > 0:12:17Is it a cocktail... No, it's just flasks, isn't it?
0:12:17 > 0:12:19- Thermos... Are they Thermos?- Yeah.
0:12:19 > 0:12:23So, we're looking at a pair of 1950s Thermos flasks in
0:12:23 > 0:12:26- a very nicely fitted leather case.- Mmm.- Yeah.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29Got a maker's mark on top - "Zon-Vac".
0:12:29 > 0:12:32They seem in good shape but they're unpriced.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35Shall we find out how much this owner wants for them?
0:12:35 > 0:12:37- Good idea.- Yes, where's our man? - Yeah.- Oh, here we go.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40- Oh, sir. Morning. Hello there. - Morning.- Hello.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43- Are you all right?- We're admiring your cased Thermos flask.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45- But the price?- 80.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48- THEY GASP - Oh...
0:12:48 > 0:12:49Do your worst.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52I'd like to be able to buy these for £50.
0:12:52 > 0:12:56I need a little bit more, to get a profit. To get a little profit.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58I think Roxy can handle this one.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01Could you do 55? And then we've taken it off your hands,
0:13:01 > 0:13:02so you haven't got to pack it up later.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05Hmm. Very clever.
0:13:05 > 0:13:06All right, then.
0:13:06 > 0:13:10- Yeah? Bless your heart. Thank you. - Deal. Thank you very much.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12- Thank you so much, sir. That's very kind.- Great. Good.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15- Excellent, thank you. Great.- Thank you.- Thank you.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18Excellent, Blues. That's two items in the bag,
0:13:18 > 0:13:21but, with 30 minutes to go and no items purchased,
0:13:21 > 0:13:24the Reds had better get buying.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26I did spot some things just over there.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28- Oh, really?- What's over there?
0:13:28 > 0:13:31It's, sort of, like... It just looks really interesting.
0:13:31 > 0:13:32It's an old-school hairdryer.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34- Yeah, it's amazing. - Isn't it?- It's amazing.
0:13:34 > 0:13:36It's social history that people are going to get.
0:13:36 > 0:13:37- It's so retro, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40It looks clean. So, it's still got the Christmas tag on it.
0:13:40 > 0:13:41I don't think it's ever been used.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44"Greetings to Joyce from Mum and Dad.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47- "Christmas 1952."- '52.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50- Wow.- Amazing. Looking at that...
0:13:50 > 0:13:53yes, I see no reason why it can't be 1950s.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56It's, sort of, a revolution in materials.
0:13:56 > 0:13:57I love the materials.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00It's probably a Bakelite or later plastic.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03- I wonder how much it is. - There's a tag in there, isn't there?
0:14:03 > 0:14:08Oh, is there? I'm going to say... I bet it's about £35.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11- 48.- 48?- Yeah.
0:14:11 > 0:14:16OK. If that came into my saleroom, it would fetch between £30 and £50.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19- I think we should. - I think, yeah, see what we can get.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22- Shall I go and find the best price? - Best price, yeah.- OK, see you soon.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25- Do you really like it, though? - I do, and I think I'd use it.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28If I was buying it, I'd want to test it out.
0:14:28 > 0:14:29- Right, OK.- I really would.
0:14:29 > 0:14:33His bottom is £40 and he will go no further.
0:14:33 > 0:14:34But I do like it.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36It's retro, it's vintage, it's got style...
0:14:36 > 0:14:39Exactly, it's that vintage thing that people want right now,
0:14:39 > 0:14:40isn't it? It's that old-school vibe.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42Old-school vibe. I like it.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44- If you get the right person, they'll want that.- Yeah.
0:14:44 > 0:14:45- Oh, go on, then.- I think we should.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47- Hold on, hold on, are you sure?- I think we should.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49- Yeah, let's do it.- Let's do it. OK.- First one down.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52- I don't think that's a bad first item.- No, I'm quite happy with that.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55OK. Yes, sir, we'll take it. Thanks a lot. Many thanks.
0:14:55 > 0:14:56Well done, Reds.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59Hopefully, with a strong wind, it'll do well at auction.
0:15:01 > 0:15:032-1 up on the Reds,
0:15:03 > 0:15:07are those Blues just breezing along or is it the calm before the storm?
0:15:08 > 0:15:10Oh, hang on.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13- Oh.- "Oh, oh"?
0:15:13 > 0:15:15- Look at it. Have a look. - What's that?- What's he seen?
0:15:15 > 0:15:18- Look.- I don't know. - Look?- Look at that sign.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20Oh, yeah.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23- What do you think? - "Silverstone Circuit".
0:15:23 > 0:15:26- That's a temporary sign, as you approach the circuit.- Yeah.
0:15:26 > 0:15:28Not for £95, you're not.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30- Well, no, I just noticed that. I... - LAUGHTER
0:15:30 > 0:15:32- We think it matches your fleece.- No. Yes.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35- Yes. Yes, indeed.- And that's about all it got going for it.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37- Yes, OK.- It's modern. It's...
0:15:37 > 0:15:39I think I thought it was a bit more rustic...
0:15:39 > 0:15:42- Not rustic but old metal. Metal. - Yeah, yeah. Good try, good try.
0:15:42 > 0:15:44- Yeah, OK.- Not today, Jack.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47- Not today.- No. - No, we'll move on that one.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49Steering clear, hey, Blues?
0:15:49 > 0:15:53Best look out, the Reds may overtake you on the next bend.
0:15:54 > 0:15:58I'm really liking this, look. It's just caught my eye.
0:15:58 > 0:15:59You're a camera fan.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02Yeah, and it's the... Again, it's like the first piece we bought.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05It's like that social history that people might really like.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07Do you know, all I know is that cameras is one
0:16:07 > 0:16:10of the most popular markets at auction, at the moment,
0:16:10 > 0:16:12and, obviously, we look at the Carl Zeiss
0:16:12 > 0:16:14and the more important names.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16This is more like a box Brownie, in some respects.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19It's the deluxe model of the Conway camera.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21When I see something like that,
0:16:21 > 0:16:23I just think of what people have actually caught on it during
0:16:23 > 0:16:26- that period and what, you know, people have taken with it.- Yeah.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29- No, you're quite right. It's a snapshot of history, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31Is it all complete, there, Chris?
0:16:31 > 0:16:35It looks like it obviously needs a good clean. The lens is dirty.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38The viewfinder's dirty, but you would expect that, because it's...
0:16:38 > 0:16:39You know, it's aged.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42- Yeah.- And it's not a piece that you use every day.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45OK, Reds, it's time to focus now.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47- Hello, sir. - STALLHOLDER:- Hi.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49This lovely Conway camera that you have, sir.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52- Yeah, made in Birmingham.- Yes. What's your best price on this, sir?
0:16:52 > 0:16:56- If you want it for a gambling price, £12.- OK.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58- Would you go to 10? - No, I wouldn't.
0:16:58 > 0:16:59- Oh...- Maybe meet him halfway.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02- What do you think? - Maybe meet him halfway.- 11?
0:17:02 > 0:17:04If you would pay 11, you can have it, yes.
0:17:04 > 0:17:05- Let's do it for 11.- 11?- Yeah.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07Superb. Thank you, sir. You're a good man.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09- Cheers. I'll wrap it.- Thank you.
0:17:09 > 0:17:11- Good, £11.- Excellent.
0:17:11 > 0:17:15- Two down, one to go.- Yeah. - We're doing very well. Let's go.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18Well done, team, you're now level pegging with the Blues,
0:17:18 > 0:17:22but there's only 15 minutes left to get your final item.
0:17:22 > 0:17:26I think we'd better make our way back to the sundial.
0:17:26 > 0:17:28- I'm hoping it's still there. - Hoping it's still there.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30- Come on, then. - Come on, then.- OK.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33And we might see something on the way.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35So, it's back to the start for the Blues,
0:17:35 > 0:17:38whilst the Reds have gone inside.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41Make your mind up, teams - tick tock.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44- Now, what's Hayley spotted? - This.- Oh, the hat.
0:17:44 > 0:17:48- It's that one there, isn't it? - It's very theatrical and very me.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50- Exactly.- I like it.- It's great.
0:17:50 > 0:17:54Importantly, vintage is all the rage,
0:17:54 > 0:17:57- particularly when it comes to textiles and accessories.- Yeah.
0:17:57 > 0:17:59- What's the condition like of this hat?- It looks OK.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02You can tell it's been worn by someone that's treaded the boards.
0:18:02 > 0:18:04Exactly.
0:18:04 > 0:18:06- A bit of history to it. - But I like that about it.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08It's almost... It's... It's...
0:18:08 > 0:18:09- It's had a life...- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:18:09 > 0:18:14..and it's seen the thrills and spills of theatre and drama.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16Sounds exactly like Bargain Hunt to me,
0:18:16 > 0:18:18with added twists and turns, of course.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20Oh, I like it.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22- Perfect.- That really suits you.- Natural, yeah.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25- Does it suit me?- Yes.- Yeah?
0:18:25 > 0:18:29Sorry, Hayley, but I think that would look better on me.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31Now, are the Blues on track for their final item?
0:18:31 > 0:18:33Erm...
0:18:33 > 0:18:36- The first one there, isn't it? - Yeah.- There it is.- Yeah.
0:18:36 > 0:18:40- Now, I can see our tubular chairs that we rejected.- Yeah.
0:18:40 > 0:18:41- Erm...- Oh, I can see it.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44- You can see it?- There.- You can see it. Here it is.- I do like it.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47We're back again and he's still here.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49- Well, that's an omen, isn't it?- I think it's a...
0:18:49 > 0:18:52- I think it's meant to be. I really like it.- It's been waiting for us.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54- OK.- And I've got a really good feeling about this.
0:18:54 > 0:18:55- You have?- Yeah, I have.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58Now, the price this morning, you will remember...
0:18:58 > 0:19:00He went from 100 down to 75.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02- Did he?- Yeah.- Indeed, indeed.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04Well, do you want to go and ask him one more time?
0:19:04 > 0:19:06If 75 is the price, do the deal.
0:19:06 > 0:19:10- Take it.- Do the deal. - OK, OK.- OK?- Yeah.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12Only minutes left, teams.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15What will it be? 1930s?
0:19:15 > 0:19:18I think '30s. Manchester-made.
0:19:18 > 0:19:23It's got the initials inside here - "DCP". But it's neat.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25Guys, it just depends on price. We've got five minutes to go.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27- OK, let's find out how much it is. - And I would like to spend...
0:19:27 > 0:19:30- Let's find out how much it's going for. Give him a shout.- OK.
0:19:30 > 0:19:31STALLHOLDER: It's £20.
0:19:31 > 0:19:3320.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35I was hoping for 10.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38- Oh, and it suits the lady, as well.- You can keep hoping, as well.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40- Really?- I'll go for £15.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42- 15?- Charles?
0:19:42 > 0:19:45I think it's great and I think it adds drama to the sale.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48I think, at £15, it will sit well.
0:19:48 > 0:19:49- OK.- It sits well on you.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52- I think we'll take it.- OK. Yes, we'll have it.- Thank you very much.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55Thanks a lot. Thanks. Yeah, great. That's it.
0:19:55 > 0:19:59A tip-top performance, Reds. You have all three items.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01Now, has Roxy got there in time?
0:20:01 > 0:20:02- Hello.- Are we done?
0:20:02 > 0:20:06Yeah, I spoke to the gentleman and it is 75.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08If he went any lower, he would lose money...
0:20:08 > 0:20:10- Well...- ..so that's fair enough.
0:20:10 > 0:20:12- Yeah, it is.- OK. - So you've done the deal.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14- We've done the deal? - Yes, £75.- Good. Well done.
0:20:14 > 0:20:16Marvellous. Well, may shake your hand?
0:20:16 > 0:20:20BELL RINGS Well, no time for SAW losers.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22Teams, your time is up.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25- I've got a really good feeling about that.- Well done.- I'm happy.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27- Good.- Well done. - You're happy, you're happy...
0:20:27 > 0:20:28- Yes, yup.- ..I'm happy.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30- Excellent. - Let's go and have a cup of tea.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33- Yes, really good idea. - Oh, yes, please.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35Let's take a look at what the Red team bought.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40They were blown away by this hairdryer, at £40.
0:20:44 > 0:20:49They snapped up this camera for just £11.
0:20:49 > 0:20:54And this top hat topped off their shopping, at £15.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56Well, I don't know about smooth operators,
0:20:56 > 0:20:59but you're definitely cool operators.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02So, tell me, what is your favourite item?
0:21:02 > 0:21:04- For me, I think it was the camera.- OK.
0:21:04 > 0:21:07I think my favourite was the top hat, because it had a bit
0:21:07 > 0:21:09of a story to it and it did suit me, as well.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12Well, you know what they say, you want to get ahead, get a hat.
0:21:12 > 0:21:14But what about the biggest profit?
0:21:14 > 0:21:17- I think the hairdryer. - I think you might be right.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20I think the hairdryer, if the right people are there on the day.
0:21:20 > 0:21:22Now, I don't want to be unkind but, let's face it,
0:21:22 > 0:21:25- you weren't the last of the big spenders, were you?- No.- Not at all.
0:21:25 > 0:21:30No, £66. I think frugal is the polite word.
0:21:30 > 0:21:36- So, by my calculations, you should be giving me £234.- There it is.- OK.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38- And four.- And the coins.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40And the coins, which I will pass to Mr Hanson.
0:21:40 > 0:21:42It's quite a daunting amount, Mr Knowles.
0:21:42 > 0:21:44- It is.- It really is.- Yes.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47And I think our hour was all about going modern, you know,
0:21:47 > 0:21:49going for the young and new generation,
0:21:49 > 0:21:53so my plan is to go back to my time and go antique. Go over...
0:21:53 > 0:21:57- 100 years old.- Good.- All right, Charles, be gone!- Thank you.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00So, let's remind ourselves what the Blue team bought.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05They hung on to this coat rack, for £30.
0:22:08 > 0:22:12These chrome-plated flasks set them back £55.
0:22:13 > 0:22:16And could this Herculean sundial, bought for £75,
0:22:16 > 0:22:18make them a strong profit?
0:22:18 > 0:22:21So, Blues, I think it's fair to say that your dealings today
0:22:21 > 0:22:25- were measured and businesslike.- Yes, it was.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28- Yeah, we thoroughly enjoyed it and I think we've done quite well.- You do?
0:22:28 > 0:22:31I like this confidence. I love it.
0:22:31 > 0:22:35- So, what about favourite object? - I think it's the sundial.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38- I'm really partial to that.- You are? - Yeah.- What about you, Jack?
0:22:38 > 0:22:42I think the second item, which were the thermos flasks in the
0:22:42 > 0:22:46- leather case. I really like that. - So how much did you two spend today?
0:22:46 > 0:22:52- £160.- Which then tells me you're going to give me £140...- Yeah, I am.
0:22:52 > 0:22:57..just like that. £140 goes over to Richard.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00- Well, off you go, my dear boy. - Thank you, Eric.- And do your best.
0:23:00 > 0:23:05So, while Richard is off spending the money, I'm off to church.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12This beautiful West Sussex countryside is home to
0:23:12 > 0:23:14a rare treat in British history.
0:23:15 > 0:23:20It holds a glimpse of life from the medieval world of 1,000 years ago.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23And within the village of Hardham lies this tiny church,
0:23:23 > 0:23:26dating back to around 1037.
0:23:26 > 0:23:27From the other side,
0:23:27 > 0:23:31this is a simple, if stunningly designed, building.
0:23:31 > 0:23:36But the interior, I am told, is truly astonishing.
0:23:39 > 0:23:41Rediscovered by the Victorians,
0:23:41 > 0:23:46these wonderful wall paintings are over 900 years old.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49And, until now, I've only ever seen pictures of these
0:23:49 > 0:23:52in the pages of reference books.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56Do you know, this just takes a lot of taking in,
0:23:56 > 0:24:01because I've found myself in what can only be described
0:24:01 > 0:24:04as a medieval art gallery.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07We're talking about 60 years after the Battle Of Hastings.
0:24:07 > 0:24:11Yes, 1066 and all that.
0:24:11 > 0:24:15I mean, 400 years before a chap in Italy called Michelangelo
0:24:15 > 0:24:20started painting his Sistine Chapel. It's just absolutely incredible,
0:24:20 > 0:24:22everywhere I'm looking.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25Just to think of the people who saw it for the first time, because
0:24:25 > 0:24:29these colours are so muted now. They would have been vibrant colours.
0:24:29 > 0:24:31I mean, you would have honestly thought that you were
0:24:31 > 0:24:35actually just one step away from heaven itself.
0:24:36 > 0:24:40But why were these images hidden for so many years
0:24:40 > 0:24:42and what stories do they tell?
0:24:42 > 0:24:45Roger Rosewell is a historian and author
0:24:45 > 0:24:49specialising in the history of medieval wall paintings.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52He's been studying images like these for years.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55So, I'm thinking, who on Earth painted these?
0:24:55 > 0:24:59Were they professional painters? Were they just local people?
0:24:59 > 0:25:03No, I think here, these people have done it many times.
0:25:03 > 0:25:08So, we have to imagine a travelling band of professional artists.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11Most paintings in England are painted on dry plaster,
0:25:11 > 0:25:13they're called seco, but these are true frescoes.
0:25:13 > 0:25:18And the way you do that is you apply fresh lime plaster to the walls
0:25:18 > 0:25:23and, as the lime water paint and a lime plaster dry,
0:25:23 > 0:25:26together they form a bond.
0:25:26 > 0:25:28Now, this fresco painting is very difficult in England,
0:25:28 > 0:25:32because of the climate and so, that's why we moved to painting on
0:25:32 > 0:25:34dry plaster in later centuries.
0:25:34 > 0:25:37So, these are quite rare, these are true frescoes.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40The Italian-type frescoes in an English church.
0:25:41 > 0:25:45And the fact they have survived at all is remarkable.
0:25:45 > 0:25:49What we've got to remember is that England in the Middle Ages
0:25:49 > 0:25:51was obviously a Catholic country.
0:25:51 > 0:25:55The Protestant Reformation in the 1530s/'40s culminates
0:25:55 > 0:25:59in instructions to take away and destroy all of this religious,
0:25:59 > 0:26:02superstitious imagery and so, it's covered up, it's whitewashed,
0:26:02 > 0:26:07and it remains undiscovered until the 1860s,
0:26:07 > 0:26:12probably when the church is being modernised, cleaned up.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15These paintings emerge and that is what we see today.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18They've lost a lot of their original colour, but essentially,
0:26:18 > 0:26:21they still remain an extraordinary survival,
0:26:21 > 0:26:25the finest survival, of Anglo-Norman paintings of this scale
0:26:25 > 0:26:28and size that we have anywhere in the country.
0:26:28 > 0:26:32And to someone like Roger, it's more than just decoration.
0:26:33 > 0:26:35There are several episodes here
0:26:35 > 0:26:37that I know you are more than familiar with.
0:26:37 > 0:26:42This lower tier of paintings tells the story of St George and,
0:26:42 > 0:26:45on the left, this figure on the horse is St George,
0:26:45 > 0:26:48we believe, appearing at the Battle Of Antioch
0:26:48 > 0:26:51where the Crusaders defeat the Saracens.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53So, that's 1098 at the Battle Of Antioch.
0:26:55 > 0:26:59Let's look at some of the most remarkable paintings in this church.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02And it is on this wall, in the chancel.
0:27:02 > 0:27:06And it shows the story of Adam and Eve, but not completely
0:27:06 > 0:27:07as we're used to in the Bible.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10In which, having been expelled from the garden, they are overcome
0:27:10 > 0:27:14with remorse and they desperately try to win God's favour.
0:27:14 > 0:27:18You can see below they are standing in water.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21And the theory goes that they go into the water
0:27:21 > 0:27:22to say they're sorry.
0:27:22 > 0:27:27And as they endure this punishment they've inflicted upon themselves,
0:27:27 > 0:27:31Satan comes along and says to Eve, "Time up, you can come out now."
0:27:31 > 0:27:36So, the poor woman climbs out of the water before she's served the
0:27:36 > 0:27:41full penance, thus destroying their effort to win favour again with God.
0:27:41 > 0:27:45It's not in the Bible, but here it is in the walls
0:27:45 > 0:27:47of this small church in Sussex.
0:27:47 > 0:27:51- Quite extraordinary.- Roger, this has been a rare treat for me.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54I just wish I could have you on hand to walk into any other church
0:27:54 > 0:27:58that I might find myself in, but, listen, thank you so much.
0:27:58 > 0:27:59Thank you.
0:28:00 > 0:28:03Well, 1,000 years after they were created,
0:28:03 > 0:28:06these paintings remain exactly where they should be in this
0:28:06 > 0:28:09beautiful little church here in West Sussex.
0:28:09 > 0:28:12And I hope they remain here for another 1,000 years or more.
0:28:12 > 0:28:17But now, we are off to the auction, where all is about to be revealed
0:28:17 > 0:28:19to our two teams.
0:28:27 > 0:28:31We've just nipped down the road to Bellmans and I'm joined by
0:28:31 > 0:28:35Jonathan Pratt. Jonathan, you're going to be our auctioneer today.
0:28:35 > 0:28:37- Absolutely, I'm looking forward to it.- Good, good, good.
0:28:37 > 0:28:41Starting with our Red team and our first item is described as an
0:28:41 > 0:28:47Ormond 1950s hairdryer. It's a, sort, of cream Bakelite.
0:28:47 > 0:28:50- And your thoughts are?- Well...
0:28:50 > 0:28:53This is what we call this retro mid-century chic.
0:28:53 > 0:28:56Electronics are difficult, because selling electronics at auction,
0:28:56 > 0:28:58we have to test them, electronically test them,
0:28:58 > 0:29:01so this is being sold as a work of art and not as a working hairdryer.
0:29:01 > 0:29:04- It's an ornament, as much as anything else.- Yeah.
0:29:04 > 0:29:06On that basis, because it's screaming '50s,
0:29:06 > 0:29:10in the sense of the Bakelite and the shape of the hairdryer and stuff,
0:29:10 > 0:29:11I've put £20-£30.
0:29:11 > 0:29:15Our team paid the princely sum of £40 for it.
0:29:15 > 0:29:17What about our Conway box camera?
0:29:18 > 0:29:21Well, I mean, obviously, there are collectable cameras.
0:29:21 > 0:29:24This is, sort of, sitting around the wartime period, by which point
0:29:24 > 0:29:26this is, sort of, a mass-produced camera.
0:29:26 > 0:29:29The collectability of this is a little bit limited, sadly,
0:29:29 > 0:29:33and so, you know, I've been particularly conservative,
0:29:33 > 0:29:35perhaps, at £5-£10.
0:29:35 > 0:29:39- No, no, no, you're doing good, because they paid £11 for it.- OK.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42- So again, they're within a whisper.- Mm.
0:29:42 > 0:29:46So, let's move on to our black opera hat.
0:29:46 > 0:29:51Just, again, show the people at home how we can condense this hat.
0:29:51 > 0:29:54- Look at that.- Oh, love it! Love it.
0:29:54 > 0:29:58And then to... I mean, how cool.
0:29:58 > 0:30:02- How cool.- It's a Manchester retailer, a Manchester maker.
0:30:02 > 0:30:03I mean, how do saleable are they?
0:30:03 > 0:30:07I suppose the limiting factor again with these sorts of prop is,
0:30:07 > 0:30:08essentially, the size of the head.
0:30:08 > 0:30:12I've got, sort of, a big head and I can never fit a top hat.
0:30:12 > 0:30:14Any top hat I get into the sale, it's very rare that I find one
0:30:14 > 0:30:16that fits, but they are very ornamental.
0:30:16 > 0:30:20They're a nice piece for a gentleman's dressing room,
0:30:20 > 0:30:21nice object to look at.
0:30:21 > 0:30:24I've seen people use bowler hats and top hats as lightshades.
0:30:24 > 0:30:26- Really?- Yeah.- How inventive.
0:30:26 > 0:30:28With imagination, you can use what you like, can't you?
0:30:28 > 0:30:31So, on that basis, because I think it's quite an iconic thing,
0:30:31 > 0:30:35it's not seen on heads any more, I've said £15-£25.
0:30:36 > 0:30:40Oh, really, they paid 15 for it. Well, thank you, Jonathan.
0:30:40 > 0:30:42Let's have a look at our bonus buy.
0:30:42 > 0:30:44Charles, what did you come up with?
0:30:44 > 0:30:47My style has always been to spend, spend, spend
0:30:47 > 0:30:49and gamble and go for it.
0:30:49 > 0:30:53I really tried to spend every last pound, but I did find
0:30:53 > 0:30:56something monumental, quite impressive and, really,
0:30:56 > 0:31:01with a big capital A, to impress the new generation.
0:31:01 > 0:31:04- Go on.- The youngsters. - Go for it.- Here we go.
0:31:04 > 0:31:06- I hope you like it.- OK.- OK.
0:31:06 > 0:31:10- Look at that.- OK.- Let's have a look. - Look at that. It lifts up like that
0:31:10 > 0:31:14and, I suppose, part of handling history
0:31:14 > 0:31:18is closing your eyes and just imagining the life it had.
0:31:18 > 0:31:22And this is a beautiful, obviously, mahogany table.
0:31:22 > 0:31:27It would date, in my opinion, to maybe around 1750.
0:31:27 > 0:31:29- How much did you spend on it, though?- What's it worth?
0:31:29 > 0:31:34If you were looking for a table almost 250 years old...
0:31:34 > 0:31:36- 180?- Yeah...
0:31:36 > 0:31:37I'd say around that, no more than 200.
0:31:37 > 0:31:40I bought this table for you
0:31:40 > 0:31:44- for £130.- Wow, OK.- Oh, OK!
0:31:44 > 0:31:48I would hope the auctioneer would guide it between 150 and 250.
0:31:48 > 0:31:53- I hope.- Listen, you two, you don't have to make your mind up now.- No.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56But let's go and see what the auctioneer thinks about the table
0:31:56 > 0:32:00about which Mr Hanson is so passionate.
0:32:00 > 0:32:05Charles has come up with a George II mahogany games table.
0:32:05 > 0:32:08I love these sorts of things, I really do.
0:32:08 > 0:32:09Because, you know, this is 100...
0:32:09 > 0:32:13Oh, crikey, nearly 300 years old, you know. This is circa 1740.
0:32:13 > 0:32:17Lovely piece of mahogany, but it's entry-level, for its example.
0:32:17 > 0:32:20There's no shape to the front, no coin whirls,
0:32:20 > 0:32:23no concertina action back legs and things like that.
0:32:23 > 0:32:25But a wonderful piece of wood.
0:32:25 > 0:32:27My feeling is, it's worth between £100 and £150,
0:32:27 > 0:32:30but they can fall foul and go less than that.
0:32:30 > 0:32:35The sum paid was £130, so, he's in the right sort of range, for sure.
0:32:35 > 0:32:38Anyway, let's have a look at how the Blues fared.
0:32:38 > 0:32:44These are their purchases. Starting with a pine wall-mounted coat rack.
0:32:44 > 0:32:46Yeah, well, perfectly functional. It's got some age.
0:32:46 > 0:32:50It's not terribly old, but it might be up to 100 years old, perhaps.
0:32:50 > 0:32:52Very useful, very functional, fits into modern interior style.
0:32:52 > 0:32:56- And in this type of sale, it'll sell very well.- What's your estimate?
0:32:56 > 0:33:02- £20-£40.- OK, they paid £30 for it. So, in with a fighting chance there.
0:33:02 > 0:33:03Well, on to item number two,
0:33:03 > 0:33:09which is described as a pair of Zon-Vac Thermos flasks.
0:33:09 > 0:33:12With a very chic-looking carrying case, leather.
0:33:12 > 0:33:14This, again, is very popular at the moment.
0:33:14 > 0:33:17There's this, sort of, revival in the mid-century style.
0:33:17 > 0:33:22But this has been fitted, obviously, with these two Zon-Vac flasks,
0:33:22 > 0:33:25which did fox me a little bit, and I was trying to work out,
0:33:25 > 0:33:27because I thought this looked older than that,
0:33:27 > 0:33:31and the quality of this is far better, I believe, than really this.
0:33:31 > 0:33:36So, I thought maybe the two were associated, but very useful objects,
0:33:36 > 0:33:39and certainly, where we are in Sussex,
0:33:39 > 0:33:42there will be people looking at those and thinking they could
0:33:42 > 0:33:45- quite easily use those on their next trip.- What do you reckon them?
0:33:45 > 0:33:49- I've said £30-£50.- They paid £55.
0:33:49 > 0:33:52- So, they're obviously still going to be in the game.- Yeah.
0:33:52 > 0:33:55But let's have a look at item number three,
0:33:55 > 0:34:01which I think is quite remarkable. The Swedish metal armillary sundial.
0:34:01 > 0:34:04The information on here tells you it's from Sweden
0:34:04 > 0:34:07and this chap is meant to be Hercules, under here.
0:34:07 > 0:34:09This type of object is very fashionable,
0:34:09 > 0:34:11people like buying objects for the garden.
0:34:11 > 0:34:13It's certainly something that will get an audience, for sure.
0:34:13 > 0:34:18And on that, I've said £100-£200.
0:34:18 > 0:34:22Well, £75 spend. I think it's fair to say that our Blue team are,
0:34:22 > 0:34:25- hopefully, going to be on a bit of an earner.- Mm.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28Either way, let's have a look at the bonus buy.
0:34:29 > 0:34:32So, Roxy, Jack, you did a sort of halfway spend.
0:34:32 > 0:34:33- Yeah, £160.- £160.
0:34:33 > 0:34:37So, that meant that I was able to give Richard here £140
0:34:37 > 0:34:39of your money to go and spend.
0:34:39 > 0:34:41Richard, would you like to reveal all?
0:34:41 > 0:34:45- Wow!- Wow, that is really cool. - Oh, we like that.
0:34:45 > 0:34:47- Yup, I really like that. - Can I ask what you spent?- Oh!
0:34:47 > 0:34:53- Well, yes, you can indeed. Straight in there! I paid £15...- £15!
0:34:53 > 0:34:59..for this painted box, scumbled box, painted to simulate light oak.
0:34:59 > 0:35:02It's pine underneath and inside it's got its original lining
0:35:02 > 0:35:05- and the lock, as well. - That's a really good price,
0:35:05 > 0:35:07but what do you think it will actually make at auction?
0:35:07 > 0:35:11I would hope that you're going to double your money, at least.
0:35:11 > 0:35:16I could see an auctioneer putting £30-£40 as an estimate.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19- Crikey!- That sounds good to me.- You like it?- Yeah.- I like it, as well.
0:35:19 > 0:35:21You don't have to make your minds up now,
0:35:21 > 0:35:25so let's see what our auctioneer thinks about this bonus buy.
0:35:27 > 0:35:28I like this sort of stuff.
0:35:28 > 0:35:30I like the fact that the Victorians will take
0:35:30 > 0:35:32a piece of pine and try and make it look like a bit of oak.
0:35:32 > 0:35:35But I do rather like it, because it has a function, obviously,
0:35:35 > 0:35:37it's a low side table, something to store kids' toys in,
0:35:37 > 0:35:40- so I estimate it at £40-£60.- Excellent.
0:35:40 > 0:35:43- Richard went out and paid £15 for it.- Pretty good.
0:35:43 > 0:35:45So, the omens are good there.
0:35:45 > 0:35:48The omens are also good because I know that you are the man
0:35:48 > 0:35:50- with the gavel today!- Absolutely.
0:35:50 > 0:35:53OK, well, go out there, Jonathan, and do what you're good at.
0:35:55 > 0:35:5885, 90, 95... Where's 100? 100, then, ahead.
0:35:58 > 0:36:01Are you sure? That's £100...
0:36:01 > 0:36:05- So, how is the excitement factor? - Properly excited now.- Very excited.
0:36:05 > 0:36:08- It's just hit me, yeah. - Nervous, too.- For what it's worth,
0:36:08 > 0:36:10I think it's fair to say, Charles, we feel much the same.
0:36:10 > 0:36:12Yeah, there's always that auction fever
0:36:12 > 0:36:13and there's nothing quite like it.
0:36:13 > 0:36:16I've never been to one before, this is my first time at auction.
0:36:16 > 0:36:19- Oh, really?- Yeah. - Genuine excitement and nervousness.
0:36:19 > 0:36:21Baptism of fire, quite literally, isn't it?
0:36:21 > 0:36:25Well, look, your first item is coming up, it's the Bakelite
0:36:25 > 0:36:29hairdryer, for which you paid £40, and here it comes.
0:36:29 > 0:36:32Lot 150, an Ormond 1950s hairdryer
0:36:32 > 0:36:35in a nice cream Bakelite body, in a vanity case.
0:36:35 > 0:36:38- Bids with me, £15, I have.- Come on!
0:36:38 > 0:36:39£15? 20.
0:36:39 > 0:36:4125, I have. 30 at the front...
0:36:41 > 0:36:44- Yes, keep going, keep going!- At £30.
0:36:44 > 0:36:47£30, gentleman at the front, and selling, yours, sir, at £30...
0:36:47 > 0:36:49- One more!- All done? £30.
0:36:49 > 0:36:50BANGS GAVEL
0:36:50 > 0:36:52- ALL:- Ohh!
0:36:52 > 0:36:55£30! Oh! Well, we're minus 10. OK.
0:36:55 > 0:36:59But the next lot is the Conway box camera. Here it is.
0:36:59 > 0:37:01Moving on to lot 152, a Conway box camera,
0:37:01 > 0:37:03deluxe model, no less.
0:37:03 > 0:37:05So, someone start me at £10 for the box camera.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08Ten at the front, thank you, £10. I'll take...
0:37:08 > 0:37:0915, 20...
0:37:09 > 0:37:11- £15, we are in profit!- 25, sir.- 25!
0:37:11 > 0:37:16- 25 here in the front. £25. - Come on, buyers!- Yes!- Any more? 30.
0:37:16 > 0:37:21- Yes!- On the right of you, 30. £30, selling, £30, all done at 30?
0:37:21 > 0:37:24- BANGS GAVEL - Yes!- Yes!- £30.
0:37:24 > 0:37:28- Well done, we're back in business. - Plus 19, OK. £9 ahead at the moment.
0:37:28 > 0:37:30- OK?- We're back in profit, brilliant.
0:37:30 > 0:37:33- Our next lot is the top hat. - That's my favourite.- Your favourite?
0:37:33 > 0:37:38Lot 154, a black opera top hat by Woodrow of Manchester.
0:37:38 > 0:37:42- Nice little collapsing one, this.- Let's go!
0:37:42 > 0:37:46- Start me at a tenner for it. There's ten.- Come on!- 15, 20...
0:37:46 > 0:37:48- £20!- Yes!- You're in, you're in.
0:37:48 > 0:37:5225 on the left, at £25. Selling, fair warning, at £25.
0:37:52 > 0:37:53Selling, thank you.
0:37:53 > 0:37:55Wow, 25, well done, you!
0:37:55 > 0:37:58- So, that's another £10.- Excellent.
0:37:58 > 0:38:02- OK, so you're £19 in the... - £19!- So, we come to the bonus buy.
0:38:02 > 0:38:04Are you feeling lucky? Do you want to go for it, or what?
0:38:04 > 0:38:08- Go on.- I trust you.- Oh, no!- We put all of our faith in you, Charles.
0:38:08 > 0:38:14- Thank you very much.- OK?- It's a yes. - Right, this cost you £130, so...
0:38:14 > 0:38:16- Pressure, pressure!- Yeah, yeah.
0:38:16 > 0:38:18Anyway, here it is.
0:38:18 > 0:38:22Lot 160, a George II mahogany card table, circa 1740.
0:38:22 > 0:38:26- Beautiful example here. - Come on.- Start me at £100 for it.
0:38:26 > 0:38:28Nice card table, this, £100.
0:38:28 > 0:38:31- It's absolutely worth that. - 50, then? Got to be worth £50.
0:38:31 > 0:38:36- There's 50, OK. £50 is bid. Let's go up now...- Come on!- £50 I've got.
0:38:36 > 0:38:3860, now? Can we see some...
0:38:38 > 0:38:42- 55.- Come on! It's a wonderful table.- 65, 70.
0:38:42 > 0:38:4775, 80, the gentleman's bid now, £80 it is, selling at 80, are you sure?
0:38:47 > 0:38:50Last one, are you sure? Are you going to go one more? £80.
0:38:50 > 0:38:52- I don't believe it! - ALL:- Ohh!
0:38:53 > 0:38:55- £80.- I don't believe it!
0:38:55 > 0:38:58Yes, we were at plus 19,
0:38:58 > 0:39:01- so we are now at minus 31. - Sorry, team!
0:39:01 > 0:39:04- All right.- It's OK.- Well, I still think you did the right thing.
0:39:04 > 0:39:07We've got to be brave. Not a word to the Blues, yes?
0:39:07 > 0:39:10OK, minus 31 could be a winning score, you never know.
0:39:14 > 0:39:19- How are you feeling?- Nervous! - But pretty confident, I think.
0:39:19 > 0:39:21Nervous and confident, that's good.
0:39:21 > 0:39:24Well, your first lot is the pine wall-mounted coat rack.
0:39:24 > 0:39:28Now, you paid £30 for it. The auctioneer thinks 20 to 40.
0:39:28 > 0:39:31Everything to go for. It's coming up now, so pay attention, everybody!
0:39:31 > 0:39:35Lot 176, a pine wall-mounted coat rack.
0:39:35 > 0:39:37Start me at £30. £30 for it?
0:39:37 > 0:39:3820, then?
0:39:38 > 0:39:41- Come on.- It's worth £20, come on, where's 20?
0:39:41 > 0:39:4320 there, thank you, that's £20. 25 anywhere else?
0:39:43 > 0:39:4725, 30, 30 here on the left now, at 30, who's got 35? £30.
0:39:47 > 0:39:48Come on, come on!
0:39:48 > 0:39:51And selling, 30, all done?
0:39:51 > 0:39:55Well, it sold for £30, you paid £30, you know, it could have been worse.
0:39:55 > 0:39:58The next item is the pair of flasks in the leather fitted case,
0:39:58 > 0:40:00very smart item.
0:40:00 > 0:40:04Lot 178, a pair of Zon-Vac
0:40:04 > 0:40:07chrome plated flasks in a lovely quality
0:40:07 > 0:40:12tan leather case. I can start it at £30. With me at £30, where's 35?
0:40:12 > 0:40:16Got to be worth more than £30, though. 35, 40 I have. Where is 50?
0:40:16 > 0:40:20- 50, thank you, and 55.- Yes!- 60.- Yes!
0:40:20 > 0:40:2465. 70. 75. 75, standing.
0:40:24 > 0:40:25Last chance at 75, all done?
0:40:25 > 0:40:27BANGS GAVEL
0:40:27 > 0:40:29- Yes!- Wahey, bingo!- Get in there!
0:40:29 > 0:40:31- Plus £20.- He did really well.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34OK, next item is your armillary sundial.
0:40:34 > 0:40:37- You paid £75 for it, it's coming up now.- Fingers crossed!
0:40:37 > 0:40:39Lot 180, a Swedish metal
0:40:39 > 0:40:43armillary sundial, early 20th-century.
0:40:43 > 0:40:45Popular lot, starting straightaway.
0:40:45 > 0:40:51I've got 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, nearly matching bids, £105,
0:40:51 > 0:40:53I have to go 110 next.
0:40:53 > 0:40:56110 at the back of the room. £110. Yours, sir, 110.
0:40:56 > 0:41:00- Yes!- Any more? Thank you, there we are.
0:41:00 > 0:41:02Two of you now! 120, back in, 130.
0:41:02 > 0:41:05Going 140 now, yes? 140.
0:41:05 > 0:41:08- 150.- Yes!- It's moving.- 160.
0:41:08 > 0:41:12Last chance, sir, 160. Fair warning, everyone else, at £160.
0:41:12 > 0:41:13So exciting!
0:41:13 > 0:41:14160, thank you very much.
0:41:14 > 0:41:16- 160.- I knew it!
0:41:16 > 0:41:20Lovely, 160, £85 profit.
0:41:20 > 0:41:24- You are £105 up, are you going to go for the bonus buy?- Yes.- Yes.
0:41:24 > 0:41:26- Right.- Absolutely. I really liked it.- OK.
0:41:26 > 0:41:28I think we've got a bit of profit there.
0:41:28 > 0:41:31Let's see what the market's like for scumbled boxes
0:41:31 > 0:41:33in this part of the world!
0:41:33 > 0:41:37Lot 186, a Victorian scumbled pine box.
0:41:37 > 0:41:41And I've got 20, 30, matching bids of 40 on the book, £40 I have.
0:41:41 > 0:41:43Ooh! What a starter.
0:41:43 > 0:41:4745, back of the room, 45, and I'm out now. £45, any more at 45?
0:41:47 > 0:41:53Any more? Then at £45, to our left at £45, are you all done?
0:41:53 > 0:41:55Selling, 45.
0:41:55 > 0:41:58- Well done! - Well done, well done.- Thank you!
0:42:00 > 0:42:03You just added another £30 to your total.
0:42:03 > 0:42:07So, you are a... You are plus 135. I mean...
0:42:07 > 0:42:11- That's good, isn't it?- That's mega! It's better than good, isn't it?
0:42:11 > 0:42:15- OK, but remember, not a word to the Reds, OK?- We promise.
0:42:15 > 0:42:17OK, and straight faces.
0:42:22 > 0:42:25Well, my number one concern today, teams, is that you've had fun.
0:42:25 > 0:42:27- ALL:- Yes.
0:42:27 > 0:42:28Yes? Excellent.
0:42:28 > 0:42:31Now, we do have to have a winner, but we don't have a loser,
0:42:31 > 0:42:35we simply have a runner-up, OK? So, are you ready for this?
0:42:35 > 0:42:37Because today's runner-up
0:42:37 > 0:42:39just happens to be the Reds.
0:42:39 > 0:42:45- Yes.- Sorry!- As it happens, you were minus £31.- No hard feelings.
0:42:45 > 0:42:49- No hard feelings. No, no.- We are together still!
0:42:49 > 0:42:51Good, good, that's what we want to hear.
0:42:51 > 0:42:55- And Blue team, didn't you do well?- Yeah!
0:42:55 > 0:42:59You ended up with a profit of £135.
0:42:59 > 0:43:04So, well done, Blues, well done, Richard. Also, Charles, OK?
0:43:04 > 0:43:06A sterling effort from both our experts.
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0:43:11 > 0:43:14But better still, join us next time for some more bargain hunting, yes?
0:43:14 > 0:43:15- ALL:- Yes!