0:00:02 > 0:00:06Today, Bargain Hunt is in Ardingly, West Sussex,
0:00:06 > 0:00:09home to the stunning 16th century Wakehurst Place.
0:00:11 > 0:00:12Well, without question,
0:00:12 > 0:00:17the most impressive antique on this site is this great redwood.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19Planted in the 1800s,
0:00:19 > 0:00:22and now towering over the mansion at well over 100 feet,
0:00:22 > 0:00:27it is officially the United Kingdom's tallest Christmas tree.
0:00:28 > 0:00:32Well, I suspect our teams will not find anything quite so tall
0:00:32 > 0:00:35and as grand, but they might find something as old
0:00:35 > 0:00:37at the fair down the road.
0:00:37 > 0:00:38Well, let's find out.
0:00:38 > 0:00:40Let's go bargain hunting.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04We're here at the Ardingly International
0:01:04 > 0:01:05Antiques and Collectors Fair.
0:01:05 > 0:01:11With 1,700 stores across 44 acres and one hour to purchase
0:01:11 > 0:01:15three antiques, our teams really have got their work cut out
0:01:15 > 0:01:18in the hope of making a profit at auction.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21Let's take a look at what's coming up.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25It's all about animal instincts today.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27The Reds try to sniff out a deal.
0:01:27 > 0:01:29Why do you like it so much?
0:01:29 > 0:01:31It looks like our dog. Eugene.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33- Right, OK.- You're not sold, are you?
0:01:33 > 0:01:35- No, I am now!- I love him!
0:01:37 > 0:01:40And the Blues look like they're going on safari.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42- Why don't you have a look at the camel?- Do I have to?
0:01:42 > 0:01:45Do I have to?! But you're not so happy on the camel.
0:01:45 > 0:01:47Well, he also picked out a rhino over there.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50Oh, gosh, you're going around the world.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54And, boy, do things run wild at the auction.
0:01:54 > 0:01:58170, 180 with me. 170 in the middle, 170. 190...
0:01:58 > 0:02:00- Yes!- 45!- Are we all done?
0:02:03 > 0:02:04Well, before all that,
0:02:04 > 0:02:07we have two married couples battling it out today.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10For the Reds, we've got Dawn and Karen.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12And for the Blues, we've got Rebecca and David.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15- So, hello.- Hello.- Hello.- Hello.
0:02:15 > 0:02:19First question, to the Reds, so, you girls are actually both policewomen.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22- Yes. - And did you meet on the job?
0:02:22 > 0:02:25Or should I say, in your case, on the beat?
0:02:25 > 0:02:28- We did meet on the job.- We did meet on the job, yes.- You did.
0:02:28 > 0:02:29Nine years ago.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32Yeah, we got a call to a man with a knife
0:02:32 > 0:02:35in a block of flats, and I was a sergeant at that time,
0:02:35 > 0:02:38so off I went, running across to the flats,
0:02:38 > 0:02:40Dawn was just freshly in the police,
0:02:40 > 0:02:43and she came tottering along behind me.
0:02:43 > 0:02:45We de-armed him, took the knife off him,
0:02:45 > 0:02:47- got him custody, and that was very first meeting.- Yeah.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49- No romantic meal, or anything like that.- No.- No.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51So, don't mess with you two.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53- Definitely not. - THEY LAUGH
0:02:53 > 0:02:55But what do you do to wind down?
0:02:55 > 0:02:58- We like exercising, don't we? - Lots of exercise.- Yeah.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00And marathons, I've run three marathons.
0:03:00 > 0:03:01And I've run two.
0:03:01 > 0:03:05And we've got one more to go next year, and that's it, no more after that.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08- One more.- It'll be the last one. - Can't hurt anyone, can it?
0:03:08 > 0:03:10I'm just interested to know what your tactics are going to be
0:03:10 > 0:03:12from a Bargain Hunt point of view.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14I'm going to listen to everything that Dawn says,
0:03:14 > 0:03:17which is pretty much right, and go with what she says.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20- Is that...?- I may be the sergeant at work, but...
0:03:20 > 0:03:22- No, that's on film now, that's... - LAUGHTER
0:03:22 > 0:03:26Good to know. Anyway, turning to the Blues, Rebecca and David.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29Tell me, Rebecca, what do you do for a living?
0:03:29 > 0:03:31I'm an art teacher at a secondary school.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33And is this something that you set out to do?
0:03:33 > 0:03:35No, I didn't really know what I was doing, to be honest.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37I was at art college, doing a foundation year, and then,
0:03:37 > 0:03:41I just sort of flipped and went mad and I ended up at university
0:03:41 > 0:03:43doing archaeology and prehistory, kind of by mistake,
0:03:43 > 0:03:46kind of turned into a maritime archaeologist,
0:03:46 > 0:03:48without really realising who I was applying to!
0:03:48 > 0:03:52And they trained me to dive and doing sketching and measuring...
0:03:52 > 0:03:55Fascinating stuff. But David, what about yourself?
0:03:55 > 0:03:57Well, I'm a solicitor, dispute resolution solicitor,
0:03:57 > 0:04:01so, you know, running cases through to trial and worrying about
0:04:01 > 0:04:04whether we're going to win and, you know, it's quite exciting.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06And you're both quite well travelled, I believe.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08Yeah, we do quite a lot of cycle touring...
0:04:08 > 0:04:12- Do you?- ..we've cycled in China and New Zealand.
0:04:12 > 0:04:16Now, I was intrigued to learn that you two invite total strangers
0:04:16 > 0:04:19- into your home to stay overnight. - Yeah, we do.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21We have cycle tourists come and stay with us,
0:04:21 > 0:04:23and when they get there, like on Tuesday night,
0:04:23 > 0:04:26and you've got someone from Uganda who's travelling the world,
0:04:26 > 0:04:28it's just brilliant.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31- It's something we get a lot out of and actually love doing.- Uganda.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34He must be shattered by the time he gets to your place.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37He is, yeah. We give him a big dinner.
0:04:37 > 0:04:38You've got to work as a team today,
0:04:38 > 0:04:40so what are your tactics going to be?
0:04:40 > 0:04:43- I think look for, sort of unusual items, really.- Yeah.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46Yeah, I don't necessarily always agree with what David likes
0:04:46 > 0:04:47and vice versa.
0:04:47 > 0:04:51I think that's going to work, we're going to end up with a variety.
0:04:51 > 0:04:52Or a massive bust-up.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55- THEY LAUGH - One or the other.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58So, here you are, Blues, here's your £300.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01- And for the Reds, there's your £300. - Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:05:01 > 0:05:05- Off you go and find your experts. See you later.- See you later. - Thanks.- OK.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08I'm keeping my fingers crossed that these marriages are,
0:05:08 > 0:05:11as I think, made in Heaven.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13So, let's meet our experts.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17Trying to find the perfect catch for the Reds, it's Charles Hanson.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19And stepping up to the challenge,
0:05:19 > 0:05:21it's Richard Madley with the Blues.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25Dawn, what's your plan? What are we buying today?
0:05:25 > 0:05:28We're going to look for something maybe police-related, I think.
0:05:28 > 0:05:32I was thinking perhaps the bronze, or possibly a little Delft?
0:05:32 > 0:05:34- Mid-century modern, I think. - Mid-century.- Yeah.
0:05:34 > 0:05:38What I really, really would be excited to see is a little bellarmine jug.
0:05:38 > 0:05:42- 20th century.- Yeah, definitely, yeah.- We are modern people. - Yes, we are.- Come with me.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45OK, teams, 60 minutes starts now.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47GONG
0:05:47 > 0:05:49DOGS BARK
0:05:49 > 0:05:52They're gorgeous. Right, anyway, guys, your hour has started.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54Let's go. Come on! Come on!
0:05:54 > 0:05:57- This way.- Yeah.- That way? - Round here.- Round to the left.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00- Round to the left. We're going that way.- This way, yeah.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02Every direction is the right direction
0:06:02 > 0:06:04when you've so much to choose from.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06You can't possibly go wrong.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08Or can you?
0:06:08 > 0:06:09- This is all quite pretty.- Yeah.
0:06:09 > 0:06:13- You know, maybe to you it's slightly too antiquey.- Yes.
0:06:13 > 0:06:17Knowing your taste now. We've got some really lovely objects.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19- Yeah.- Yeah. And some lovely owners. Oh, hello.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21KAREN LAUGHS
0:06:21 > 0:06:25Now, Charles, keep your charm for the negotiating.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27How are you doing, Blues?
0:06:27 > 0:06:30What have you seen? Something large? Something impressive?
0:06:30 > 0:06:32Oh, actually, he's quite nice, as well.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35Ah... Ah! What have you got here?
0:06:35 > 0:06:37Well, it's an 18th century French...
0:06:37 > 0:06:40- 18th century French. - Like ones we've seen on holiday.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42- Quite heavy.- Quite heavy, yeah?
0:06:42 > 0:06:46- We can see the quite price is quite heavy, as well. OK.- On we go.
0:06:46 > 0:06:47On we go, indeed.
0:06:47 > 0:06:51Well, there's no hanging around for the Blues.
0:06:51 > 0:06:52And what's Dawn spotted?
0:06:52 > 0:06:55- That Denby dog!- The Denby dog!
0:06:55 > 0:06:57I love it! I've got three of my own at home.
0:06:57 > 0:06:58You haven't?! Really?
0:06:58 > 0:07:01I haven't got that colour and this one is bigger than mine.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05- Oh, really nice. How much is he? - 140...- Oh! He's a lot of money!
0:07:05 > 0:07:08- Any chips on it or anything? - He's lovely and heavy.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10- Why do you like it so much? - I just love the style of it.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12- He looks like our dog. Eugene.- A real dog?
0:07:12 > 0:07:16- Yeah, we've got a French bulldog. - Bulldog?- And it looks just like him.
0:07:16 > 0:07:20- Right, OK.- You're not sold on it are you?- No, no, I am. I am.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23I love him, I absolutely love him. But he's too much money.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26He's a good dog in the window with a good retail price.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28I might have to come back and buy him myself.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30THEY LAUGH
0:07:30 > 0:07:32Aw, I think that's what you call puppy love.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36Now, are things spicing up for the Blues?
0:07:36 > 0:07:39Hold it there, let me have a look at this.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41- You hold it there for me. - Isn't it cute?- Yes, isn't that cute?
0:07:41 > 0:07:45- Silver pepper siften...- Sifter. - And I can't read the other bit.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47- It was made in...- 1897.
0:07:47 > 0:07:51It looks like to me, Birmingham, 1897, and the all-important
0:07:51 > 0:07:54question is how much is the asking price?
0:07:54 > 0:07:56- BOTH: 63. - 63?
0:07:56 > 0:07:59- That's quite a lot for such a... - Well, don't be...
0:07:59 > 0:08:01Don't be put off by that.
0:08:01 > 0:08:06Small collectable pieces of silver are very much in vogue.
0:08:06 > 0:08:07Let me just have a look at that.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10It's important to look with silver at the hallmarks
0:08:10 > 0:08:12which will tell us a huge amount.
0:08:12 > 0:08:17So we have the Lion Mark and above the hallmarks
0:08:17 > 0:08:19are the maker's marks.
0:08:19 > 0:08:21CSFS, which I've come across before,
0:08:21 > 0:08:24they were a small silversmiths, well, not in stature,
0:08:24 > 0:08:26- but in the things that they made. - Oh, that's quite nice!
0:08:26 > 0:08:30Ask the gentleman nicely what his friendliest price might be
0:08:30 > 0:08:32- and see what he says.- Yep. - Give him your best smile.- OK.- OK.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35I was wondering what your best price on that might be?
0:08:35 > 0:08:38The best I could do would be 55. And that would be it.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40- I think it's a nice little item.- OK.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43And it's always nice to get one under the belt early on
0:08:43 > 0:08:46and then we can relax into it and find a bellarmine jug
0:08:46 > 0:08:49and a piece of Delft, yeah? Good.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52Thank you very much indeed, sir. We would like to take it if we may?
0:08:52 > 0:08:56- What did we say?- 55.- Thank you, business is done. We've got a deal.
0:08:56 > 0:08:57Yeah.
0:08:57 > 0:09:02Great job, Blues, first purchase in the bag and only ten minutes gone.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04Nice to see the Reds have an eye on the time, too.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06I like the little pocket watch there, that's nice.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09- But I don't know what their... - Is there treasure?- Yeah.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11- The little pocket watch, that's quite nice.- Yeah, that's pretty.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14I've always liked pocket watches. I wore one on my wedding day.
0:09:14 > 0:09:15Shall we have a look at it?
0:09:15 > 0:09:18- Yeah!- May we browse the pocket watch, bottom shelf?- Yeah.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21Thanks a lot. What we've got here, team, is a very nice late
0:09:21 > 0:09:2719th-cum-very early 20th century Swiss jewelled lady's pocket watch.
0:09:27 > 0:09:32- So, it's seen some history.- Yeah. - There's one problem.- Oh, the hand!
0:09:32 > 0:09:35- It's missing the hand, but the hands are there.- Oh, I see.- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:09:35 > 0:09:39The condition of its working order isn't so important because
0:09:39 > 0:09:42it's a good looker and a standard watchsmith could get this working
0:09:42 > 0:09:46- quite easily, but it is nice. Good spot.- I like it.
0:09:46 > 0:09:50- I'm not 100% sold, to be honest. - OK.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52Only because it's busted.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54We can always come back and talk to the dealer.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56- I mean, the hour is very young still.- Yep.- Yeah.
0:09:56 > 0:10:00- Are you OK to hold it for maybe half an hour?- Yeah, absolutely.
0:10:00 > 0:10:04- Thank you.- Thank you. - Come on, guys. Let's go.
0:10:04 > 0:10:08Well, time and tide wait for no man or woman for that matter.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10Handbags, on the other hand...
0:10:10 > 0:10:13- Well...- Oh, my God!
0:10:13 > 0:10:16- Very fashionable. - It is quite specialist.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19Come on, she's looking really quite enthusiastic.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22Can I just look at the price just to log it for later.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24Of course. Have a look at the price.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26THEY LAUGH
0:10:26 > 0:10:29- Right, I'm getting it. It's 48.- Oh, you're getting it?!
0:10:29 > 0:10:34- No, no.- No, no, no, no.- 48. We'll just log that one. It is beautiful.
0:10:34 > 0:10:37- I'd like that for myself.- Mm... Quick, there's more items over here.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39We might be back, yeah.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41Nicely avoided, David.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43Now, could the Reds bag their first item
0:10:43 > 0:10:45with something Dawn has spotted?
0:10:45 > 0:10:47I think it's a tabletop, actually.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50I've just figured out, I think there's some table legs missing.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52- But it's really striking. - It's really interesting.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55Do you know, and I almost know nothing about it, what do you think?
0:10:55 > 0:10:57- It's different.- Different.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00It's quirky, which is what Dawn's taste is.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02- 40s, 50s, maybe? - I'd go 40s to 50s.
0:11:02 > 0:11:03- Sir, excuse me?- Yes, mate?
0:11:03 > 0:11:07We are just quite interested in this decorative,
0:11:07 > 0:11:10- what I think may have been a table originally?- Yes, sir, it is.
0:11:10 > 0:11:15What's nice about it, if you notice bottom left-hand side,
0:11:15 > 0:11:17it's actually signed, so it is a signed peace.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19- Oh, yeah.- Yeah.- Signature!
0:11:19 > 0:11:22- I see. It's got a signature on it.- How much is it?
0:11:22 > 0:11:24So I could give you all the legs,
0:11:24 > 0:11:29one of them is slightly damaged, to try and help you out, I'll do 60.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32- 60?- And I'm being...- 50?
0:11:34 > 0:11:3950? What if I said 55? 55. I'll shake it 55.
0:11:39 > 0:11:44- 55. Charles? - It's a gamble. It's a punt.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47- Go on, then, 50.- Oh, awesome!
0:11:47 > 0:11:50Thank you. Good man, thank you very much.
0:11:52 > 0:11:54Well done, Reds.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57First item bought and now you're level pegging with the Blues.
0:11:57 > 0:11:59But don't forget those chair legs.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02So, 25 minutes gone and the Blues
0:12:02 > 0:12:05are also looking for their second item.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08- I like that walking stick. - With the dog's head?- The dog, yeah.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10It is quite fun, yes. It's got a look about it.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13- Do you want to have a look? - Yeah, have a look, have a look.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15You can imagine it having general appeal.
0:12:15 > 0:12:19- General appeal, yes. - Oh, Crikey!- Oh, 240!
0:12:19 > 0:12:23- How many?- 240.- Well, you see, you guys have got all the taste.- Yeah.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26But not the money.
0:12:26 > 0:12:33- The price is 130.- 130?- 130? - Oh! Ooh! From 240 to 130.- Yeah.
0:12:33 > 0:12:38- Is that...- Without even asking. - I think it's beautiful.
0:12:38 > 0:12:42It looks really well carved to me.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45It looks like a greyhound or a whippet
0:12:45 > 0:12:49and I imagine that is carved walnut.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51It gives you a bit of a stare.
0:12:51 > 0:12:55- Well, he's got glass eyes. - It's still fair.
0:12:55 > 0:12:59It's... Look, it's at the top end, it's at the top end,
0:12:59 > 0:13:03but the dealer came from 240 down to 130.
0:13:03 > 0:13:07- Shall I go and ask the dealer if he will accept...- £100.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10- ..that one price. - I'm agreed on that.- Yes.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12If it's a yes, we'll have it, if it's a no, we can walk away.
0:13:12 > 0:13:16- OK, yes.- Yeah.- Leave it with me. No, I haven't done the deal yet.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21While Richard sorts out a deal for the Blues,
0:13:21 > 0:13:25it looks like the Reds have spotted yet another four-legged friend.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28- It's a Denby dog.- It is a Denby dog. It's a small one!
0:13:28 > 0:13:31Well, hopefully, I suppose when it comes to size, the bigger they are,
0:13:31 > 0:13:34the more expensive, and the smaller, they might be now in budget.
0:13:34 > 0:13:36I mean, look, look.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39- It's so cute.- Look at him, he's happy, look at him!
0:13:39 > 0:13:41- He is quite cute, isn't he? - He's really cute!
0:13:41 > 0:13:44I mean, he is cute, he almost says, "Look, don't leave me."
0:13:44 > 0:13:48I would hope he might be 1930s in date.
0:13:48 > 0:13:52- And he's just, as you say, quite a rarity in size.- Yeah!
0:13:52 > 0:13:55- What would be your best price on him?- What have I got on him?
0:13:55 > 0:14:01- 25.- 18.- Oh, God. That's your very best price?- That is.- OK. OK.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03In auction, again, if it came in to me,
0:14:03 > 0:14:06I'd guide him between £15 and £25.
0:14:06 > 0:14:11- £18, he could make a tenner, he could make 30.- Yeah.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14- But if you like him...- It's heart over head, isn't it, for me? No. No.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17- What have we got to lose?- Money.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19Make your minds up, ladies.
0:14:19 > 0:14:21- No, I don't think we'll make a profit on him.- OK.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24- OK, say goodbye, see you, see you, doggy!- ALL: Bye! Bye!
0:14:26 > 0:14:27So, it's a no to the cute dog.
0:14:27 > 0:14:31Meanwhile, Richard's back with price news for the Blues.
0:14:31 > 0:14:35- Guys, we have a dilemma. - Go on.
0:14:35 > 0:14:39His very best price is £120.
0:14:39 > 0:14:43- Right.- So it's half the ticket price but you know what?
0:14:43 > 0:14:46- We would have bought...- We would've bought the most beautiful item here.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49- ..a good object, wouldn't we?- If we go down, we go down in flames.
0:14:49 > 0:14:53- Well, are you prepared to go down? - Let's go for it!- We'll go down!
0:14:53 > 0:14:56- I'll come down with you.- We're going down! We're going down with the dog.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59- THEY LAUGH - Sold.
0:14:59 > 0:15:03Well, that's 2-1 to the Blues with half the time gone.
0:15:03 > 0:15:07Whilst our teams continue shopping, let me pop outside and show
0:15:07 > 0:15:11you how Sussex inspired one of our most famous authors -
0:15:11 > 0:15:15Lewis Carroll, creator of Alice's Adventures In Wonderland.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17Catriona, welcome to Bargain Hunt,
0:15:17 > 0:15:21you're the collections officer up in the Museum of Guildford.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24And you've brought along a selection of items
0:15:24 > 0:15:26all relating to Lewis Carroll.
0:15:26 > 0:15:30- Why?- Well, Lewis Carroll actually had a connection to Sussex.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33He had a holiday home in Eastbourne and also
0:15:33 > 0:15:35he visited his sister down in Brighton very regularly.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38There are some theories to suggest that part of Brighton
0:15:38 > 0:15:40was the inspiration for the rabbit hole because there's
0:15:40 > 0:15:43a tunnel in Brighton that connects various places
0:15:43 > 0:15:46so he was a regular visitor to Sussex.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49So, tell me a little bit more about the items that you've picked out.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52You've actually brought along a couple of books.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55These are special because they were signed by Alice Hargreaves,
0:15:55 > 0:16:00who is Alice Liddell, as was, and Alice Liddell is probably
0:16:00 > 0:16:01who Alice was based on
0:16:01 > 0:16:04- so they're early 20th century copies.- OK.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07By this point, Alice Hargreaves was very well known
0:16:07 > 0:16:10and quite famous and used to attend all kinds of events.
0:16:10 > 0:16:14She attended a centenary event in Guildford in the 1930s, so, yes, she's very famous.
0:16:14 > 0:16:18- So, Catriona, this collection is on view to the general public?- It is.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21We've got a series of things from the collection at the museum.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24So, starting with these which are magic lantern slides.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26So, these are...
0:16:26 > 0:16:28Oh, lovely, let me get it. Yes, be very careful, don't worry.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30- Yes, of course.- Oh, yes, that's a classic, isn't it?
0:16:30 > 0:16:33The Mad Hatter's tea party. So, lovely thing!
0:16:33 > 0:16:36- This dating to when?- So, this is from the late 19th century.
0:16:36 > 0:16:39Now, I have to say that I love this...
0:16:39 > 0:16:41- well, what I'm assuming is a biscuit tin.- It is a biscuit tin.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44- And when does it date from? - This dates from about 1891,
0:16:44 > 0:16:481892, and it's a very interesting object because it's one of
0:16:48 > 0:16:52the first big commercial ventures that Lewis Carroll was involved in.
0:16:52 > 0:16:56He'd met a lady called Miss Manners when he was in Croydon.
0:16:56 > 0:17:00Her family produced biscuit tins and she suggested that he
0:17:00 > 0:17:03allow some of the images to be put on this tin.
0:17:03 > 0:17:05But when he found out that they were to contain biscuits
0:17:05 > 0:17:08and advertising labels, he was just horrified.
0:17:08 > 0:17:12He thought it was very improper and very abhorrent and eventually
0:17:12 > 0:17:15he allowed the tins to be produced, but when he sent the last batch
0:17:15 > 0:17:18to his child friends, he insisted that the biscuits be taken
0:17:18 > 0:17:21- away before they were sent out which I think it's really sad.- It is sad.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24- But obviously it sent him crackers, didn't it?- Oh, very good.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26Yeah, anyway, sorry about that.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29Well, listen, thank you so much for spending the time to show us
0:17:29 > 0:17:31these wonderful things.
0:17:31 > 0:17:32You're very welcome.
0:17:35 > 0:17:36Back to the shopping,
0:17:36 > 0:17:39and the Blues have two items and the Reds have one.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41They're both covering good ground
0:17:41 > 0:17:44but it looks like the Blues want to step it up a gear.
0:17:46 > 0:17:48A little bit before your time, but I know...
0:17:48 > 0:17:51- Oh, I remember Raleigh!- Eh? And you are both keen cyclists, aren't you?
0:17:51 > 0:17:53It's got a real look to it as well, I like it.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55I'll bet you it's got a real price as well.
0:17:55 > 0:17:59- Right.- I quite like that one.- £450.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01- Well, I just have fancy taste. - THEY LAUGH
0:18:01 > 0:18:02Great taste.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05Way out of your budget, Blues.
0:18:05 > 0:18:09Now, could it be time for tea for the Reds?
0:18:09 > 0:18:11What a gorgeous caddy.
0:18:11 > 0:18:15- Lovely.- It's circa 1840... - Yeah, I like it, I do like it.
0:18:15 > 0:18:19- Do you?- Yeah.- Why? Why? I like the wood.- The history.
0:18:19 > 0:18:20Yeah, the history, the wood.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22The history behind it, it's a pretty-looking object.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25So, as you open it up, you would open your divisions,
0:18:25 > 0:18:28you might have your green or bohea tea in there,
0:18:28 > 0:18:31your black tea would be in there and then you would mix it to how you
0:18:31 > 0:18:34would want the brew to taste and your butler might do that.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36What I like is you've got the...
0:18:36 > 0:18:41a very good maker there of new Bond Street, so it's, you know,
0:18:41 > 0:18:45high-end, affluent marketplace.
0:18:45 > 0:18:47- What do you think? - Good thing, that. Good thing.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50- Is it too much for us?- I'm going to look at the owner again.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52What's your best price, please?
0:18:52 > 0:18:56Well, very... And this is the really best price, is 210.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58Is it 2.10 already? Is that the time? Sorry.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01That's the price, sorry. Sorry.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04I think this game just got very serious.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06Think about it, OK?
0:19:06 > 0:19:08It's whether you go for the big spend now
0:19:08 > 0:19:11and then we're home and hosed or...
0:19:11 > 0:19:14- I like it.- If you want to go for it, we'll go for it.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17- Oh, golly.- Yeah.- Come on, come on.
0:19:17 > 0:19:21- Let's stir those tea leaves, OK? Seek the fortune.- Yeah.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23210, we'll take it.
0:19:23 > 0:19:28- All right. 210.- 210. Going, going, going, sold.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31- Thank you so much.- Thank you.- Thank you so much. I love it, thank you.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33Well, that stirred things up a bit.
0:19:33 > 0:19:37And now that's 2-2 with less than 15 minutes remaining.
0:19:37 > 0:19:42Back with the Blues, could Rebecca be brewing up their next deal?
0:19:42 > 0:19:45- Rebecca's found this teapot. - I found a teapot.
0:19:45 > 0:19:49- I had my eye on the camel in the distance.- The camel? The camel?
0:19:49 > 0:19:53- Hmm.- I just think he's got a charm about him.- I don't know.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56You love all animal stuff, though, like animal ornaments.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59- You see, he is distinctive. - BOTH: Yeah.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01- Now, the teapots...- Too common? - Well, there's three of them
0:20:01 > 0:20:04- and you can take your pick. - Actually, yeah, maybe you're right.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06I'm happy with that, I'm happy with that.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08But you're not so happy on the camel.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11- Well, he also picked out a rhino over there.- Oh, gosh, you're going around the world.
0:20:11 > 0:20:13Do you want to have a look at him?
0:20:13 > 0:20:15Well, yes, of course, we'd like to have a look at him.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19We'd also like to have a look at the price tag.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22I think that is quite an important...
0:20:22 > 0:20:2465.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27I don't know how much carved rhinos normally go for, so...
0:20:27 > 0:20:30- 65.- The camel's 45. - The camel's 45.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33- Camels are cheaper than rhinos. - BOTH: Yeah.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35Why don't you have a look at the camel?
0:20:35 > 0:20:39- Come on. Come on.- Do I have to?
0:20:39 > 0:20:43"Do I have to?" We got a reluctant sell here, David.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46- I knew he would want to go for some weird animal.- Rebecca...
0:20:46 > 0:20:48- I prefer him to the rhino. - Do you?- You prefer him...
0:20:48 > 0:20:51- I detect a reluctance, David. - Shall we say maybe?
0:20:51 > 0:20:53Let's just say maybe and have a little look around.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56Let's say maybe, we can always come back. OK?
0:20:56 > 0:21:00So, the Blues have agreed to disagree but you'll have to see
0:21:00 > 0:21:04eye to eye on something soon because time's a-ticking, isn't it, Charles?
0:21:04 > 0:21:10We have got nine minutes to go. Nine minutes, nine by 60 is...
0:21:10 > 0:21:13- I don't know.- However many seconds. It's not a lot.- No, it's not a lot.
0:21:13 > 0:21:17No. So, let's move, OK? Let's keep the faith, keep believing.
0:21:17 > 0:21:21You'll have to get moving, Reds. You too, Blues.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24Mm... What have they found now?
0:21:24 > 0:21:27It probably dates from the first half of the 19th century.
0:21:27 > 0:21:33What slightly concerns me is that the top is unfinished.
0:21:33 > 0:21:39That would intimate to me that this might be part of something larger.
0:21:39 > 0:21:43So, the price of £65
0:21:43 > 0:21:46reflects the fact
0:21:46 > 0:21:47that it might be adapted.
0:21:47 > 0:21:52Whereas, our rhino and our camel are still available.
0:21:52 > 0:21:56We've got four minutes left. We do need to make a decision.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59I think we'll go for the animals because it just looks a bit
0:21:59 > 0:22:02uninteresting and we don't really know...
0:22:02 > 0:22:03Cos it's got the dodgy top...
0:22:03 > 0:22:05I agree with you on that, so, what about the animals?
0:22:05 > 0:22:08- I'm quite interested in the silver pig.- Not another animal.
0:22:08 > 0:22:11- Shall we go and have a look? - The silver pig?
0:22:11 > 0:22:14I know you haven't seen it, I just spotted it when you were
0:22:14 > 0:22:16looking at the rhino which I wasn't such a fan of.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18- Just have a look and we'll see what you think between them.- OK.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20We haven't got long though, so, shall we?
0:22:20 > 0:22:23OK, but can we agree we're going to buy either a rhino or a pig?
0:22:23 > 0:22:27- Yeah, agreed, agreed.- Yeah. OK. OK. - Done, let's go. Thank you.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30So, with the Blues in agreement,
0:22:30 > 0:22:33could the Reds have found their final item?
0:22:33 > 0:22:35There are some wonderful things here, aren't there?
0:22:35 > 0:22:37Some really nice objects.
0:22:37 > 0:22:41- And we've got how much left over? £40?- £40.- £40.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44Ideally less cos I need some money left for home time.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47Are you seeing anything that draws your mind?
0:22:47 > 0:22:51Anything that you think, wow, I must have?
0:22:51 > 0:22:53What's that egg? Upside down egg?
0:22:53 > 0:22:56Egg. That's a little Mauchline ware, isn't it?
0:22:56 > 0:22:58How nice.
0:22:58 > 0:23:02So, there you've got your thimble on the inside
0:23:02 > 0:23:04of that Mauchline ware eggcup
0:23:04 > 0:23:07which obviously celebrates Crystal Palace,
0:23:07 > 0:23:11it will date to, what? 1900, 1910, so it's a little Edwardian,
0:23:11 > 0:23:13almost in a tweed,
0:23:13 > 0:23:18- but it's quite pretty, do you like it?- It's a bit too much, I think.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21- It's priced at how much?- 59. - And it could be...?
0:23:21 > 0:23:23Erm...
0:23:23 > 0:23:25I could do 45.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28- Yeah, we are five pounds out. And a bit more.- Yes, thank you.
0:23:28 > 0:23:32You couldn't do 39 and leave me a pound?
0:23:32 > 0:23:35- It's silly, for pound, isn't it? 39. - Are you sure?- Aw, bless you!
0:23:35 > 0:23:38Shall we say going, going, gone?
0:23:38 > 0:23:41- Yes!- Shake her hand. We'll take it. For £39.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43- Thank you, that's really kind of you, thanks.- Sold. Very grateful.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46Thanks, madam, and we've got the egg.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49Good jobs, Reds, you have all three items in the bag.
0:23:49 > 0:23:54I hope the Blues aren't far behind you because time's almost up.
0:23:54 > 0:23:58- OK, this is the pig.- The pig. - The one I was talking about.- OK.
0:23:58 > 0:24:02I mean, I'm really into sewing and I just think it's a beautiful thing.
0:24:02 > 0:24:06I mean, it's a little bit dented there, but I just
0:24:06 > 0:24:09think he's got a real personality and it's useful and I like objects
0:24:09 > 0:24:12that actually have a use rather than just sit there as an ornament.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14- I'm worried about the price and the time.- Right, OK.
0:24:14 > 0:24:16It's priced at £65.
0:24:16 > 0:24:20Shall we ask the stallholder what the best price on the pig is?
0:24:20 > 0:24:22Yeah, bit concerned about the damage,
0:24:22 > 0:24:25- so, what's your best price on that? - 55.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28- How about going to 50? - It's a special price.
0:24:28 > 0:24:30Thank you, I really appreciate it.
0:24:30 > 0:24:33- We've got seconds left, shall we have a deal?- Yeah.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36- Right.- Your pig is sold!
0:24:36 > 0:24:39- Thank you very much indeed. - Thank you, thank you.
0:24:39 > 0:24:44Congratulations, Blues, you join the Reds with all three items purchased.
0:24:44 > 0:24:46That pig really saved your bacon.
0:24:46 > 0:24:48HE PLAYS ACCORDION
0:24:48 > 0:24:50Well, according to me, time is up.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53- I'm thirsty.- Me too.- Yeah? - And I'm hungry too.
0:24:53 > 0:24:57Hungry and thirsty, I think tea and biscuits are called for.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00- Yes!- Yes, sounds good. - Come on, let's go then.- OK.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03So, let's remind ourselves what the Red team bought.
0:25:03 > 0:25:08Dawn loved the design of this artist-signed table, and paid £50.
0:25:10 > 0:25:15Their budget took a hit with this Regency tea caddy, bought for £210.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18And will this egg-shaped thimble case,
0:25:18 > 0:25:22costing £39, EGG-cite the bidders at auction?
0:25:22 > 0:25:25- Ladies, have you had something of an arresting day?- We have!
0:25:25 > 0:25:28It's been brilliant. Really enjoyed it.
0:25:28 > 0:25:32- Mr Charles Hanson has been your anchorman today, has he not?- Yes!
0:25:32 > 0:25:36- Absolutely amazing.- When it comes to best buy? You tell me first.
0:25:36 > 0:25:41- Tea caddy for me.- What about you, Dawn?- I like the table.- Very retro.
0:25:41 > 0:25:43It's very retro.
0:25:43 > 0:25:47I don't think it's probably necessarily going to make any money.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50I've got a good feeling about the last buy, the little sewing egg.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53- The Mauchline ware.- I've got a feeling that might do quite well,
0:25:53 > 0:25:56- potentially.- Well, I've done some totting up,
0:25:56 > 0:26:02- and I know that you have spent, out of your 300, £299.- Yes.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05- Now, you've got to give me... - One whole pound.- One whole pound.
0:26:05 > 0:26:10I've got every confidence, when I pass this over to Charles -
0:26:10 > 0:26:13there you go - Charles, if ever there was a man
0:26:13 > 0:26:18who could magic something out of nothing, you're that man.
0:26:18 > 0:26:21I live a dream, and the dream is to turn £1 into
0:26:21 > 0:26:24something quite exciting, exhilarating, for a worldwide
0:26:24 > 0:26:27market to really chew on, so that pound might go a long way.
0:26:27 > 0:26:31- They've got every, every confidence in you.- Absolutely.- Yes, we have.
0:26:31 > 0:26:36- I hope so.- But meanwhile, let's see what the Blue team bought.
0:26:36 > 0:26:40They begun with this 19th century silver pepper caster,
0:26:40 > 0:26:42bought for £55.
0:26:42 > 0:26:48Next, they walked away with this walking stick at £120.
0:26:50 > 0:26:54Finally, they picked up this silver-plated pig pincushion
0:26:54 > 0:26:57for £50.
0:26:57 > 0:26:59I don't know how you contained yourself, Richard.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02Were they difficult to keep under control, or...?
0:27:02 > 0:27:05No, I think perhaps they got a false sense of security,
0:27:05 > 0:27:09being so comfortably ahead with the two buys in the bag.
0:27:09 > 0:27:13But we went down, and we had 43 seconds left!
0:27:13 > 0:27:16Well, the main thing is you've got three items,
0:27:16 > 0:27:19so I'm just interested to know which is your favourite item?
0:27:19 > 0:27:23I think my favourite is the dog's head walking stick.
0:27:23 > 0:27:25Maybe the little silver shaker.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28- Profit-wise, I'm going to go walking stick.- Walking stick.
0:27:28 > 0:27:31It's risky, but that's what I would go for.
0:27:31 > 0:27:37- OK, so by my reckoning, there is a little bit of money left over.- £75.
0:27:37 > 0:27:44- £75 there. Richard.- Thank you, Eric. - As always, in Madley we trust.
0:27:44 > 0:27:46Thank you. We were looking for a bellarmine jug,
0:27:46 > 0:27:49and then we changed to some Dutch Delft pottery, so I think I'll do
0:27:49 > 0:27:53exactly what we did today and buy something completely different.
0:27:53 > 0:27:59Right. And as he wends on his merry way, we're now off to the auction.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11Well, we've travelled just down the road,
0:28:11 > 0:28:13and we are in Bellmans auction house,
0:28:13 > 0:28:15and I'm joined by Jonathan Pratt,
0:28:15 > 0:28:19no stranger to this programme, as you all know. Jonathan, welcome.
0:28:19 > 0:28:22Let's have a look at what the Red team have bought today.
0:28:22 > 0:28:27I'm going to start with a 1960s rectangular table with an
0:28:27 > 0:28:29interesting ceramic tile top.
0:28:29 > 0:28:33Yeah, functional, bit of alternative decoration.
0:28:33 > 0:28:34- Absolutely fine.- Colourful.
0:28:34 > 0:28:38Colourful, yes, functional, useful, if you like that sort of thing.
0:28:38 > 0:28:41- Where are we when it comes to price? - £20 or £30, I've said.
0:28:41 > 0:28:44- Pushed the boat out there, they paid 50 for it.- Ooh.
0:28:44 > 0:28:46We'll watch, wait and see on that one.
0:28:46 > 0:28:51- Next, something which is, for me, more classical.- Absolutely.
0:28:51 > 0:28:56Sarcophagus shape, but coromandel tea caddy.
0:28:56 > 0:28:57What date do you want to put on it?
0:28:57 > 0:29:01This is Regency, so it's that very early part of the 19th century.
0:29:01 > 0:29:05Great wood. The canisters inside are very nice.
0:29:05 > 0:29:09Although, the glass jar here in the middle, it's very nibbled glass.
0:29:09 > 0:29:11I don't think it's the original one.
0:29:11 > 0:29:13Apart from that, the quality is there.
0:29:13 > 0:29:15- OK.- If you're going to buy a Regency tea caddy,
0:29:15 > 0:29:17that's the sort of one you'd want to buy.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20How much is somebody going to pay for it when they come along
0:29:20 > 0:29:25- to the auction?- Sensibly, I've sort of sat around £80-£120.- Right. OK.
0:29:25 > 0:29:27The alarm bells ring at this end of the table,
0:29:27 > 0:29:30cos they paid £210 for it.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33Let's keep our fingers crossed that the quality will out.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36But meanwhile, let's look at an egg,
0:29:36 > 0:29:39Mauchline ware, from up there in Scotland.
0:29:39 > 0:29:43They set up quite an industry, didn't they? Producing all sorts.
0:29:43 > 0:29:47They produced the Tartanware and the Mauchline ware, these printed wares.
0:29:47 > 0:29:50It's got a good subject on the front, and there are collectors
0:29:50 > 0:29:52of this sort of thing. I rather like it, actually,
0:29:52 > 0:29:53and I've put £10-£15 on it.
0:29:53 > 0:29:56OK, we're in a similar scenario
0:29:56 > 0:29:59- because they went and paid £39 for it.- Ah.
0:29:59 > 0:30:03Let's go and see our bonus buy because it looks to me as though
0:30:03 > 0:30:04they're going to need it.
0:30:04 > 0:30:11I just want to know what you managed to get for £1 at that antique fair.
0:30:11 > 0:30:14It was a daunting hour, it was highs and lows, it was big spend,
0:30:14 > 0:30:17- but cometh the hour... - Cometh the man.- Cometh the man.
0:30:17 > 0:30:21Time was ticking, and that market is really buoyant today.
0:30:21 > 0:30:23- Hello!- Hello!- Look at those.
0:30:23 > 0:30:26- I love watches!- You've got here two period,
0:30:26 > 0:30:28elegant gentlemen's wristwatches.
0:30:28 > 0:30:32They're not silver, they're not gold, but come on,
0:30:32 > 0:30:37to buy two really cool, classic wristwatches for £1,
0:30:37 > 0:30:40and have that one thrown in, it's not bad, is it?
0:30:40 > 0:30:43- I think you've done very well. - Thank you.- Well done.
0:30:43 > 0:30:48- So, how much do you think that they might make today?- Well...- Well...!
0:30:48 > 0:30:52I feel surely, they're worth between £20 and £30.
0:30:52 > 0:30:56How you managed that, I will never, EVER comprehend.
0:30:56 > 0:30:59Ladies, you may think this is a bit of a no-brainer.
0:30:59 > 0:31:03You don't have to make that decision now, but let's go and find out what
0:31:03 > 0:31:08our auctioneer thinks about these three rather interesting watches.
0:31:08 > 0:31:12So, here is that bonus buy. Not one, but three wristwatches.
0:31:12 > 0:31:15Gosh, look at all that. There we are.
0:31:15 > 0:31:16You got them?
0:31:16 > 0:31:19Mechanical wristwatches are quite fashionable.
0:31:19 > 0:31:23Funnily enough, it's something of their parents that they WILL wear!
0:31:23 > 0:31:25- Yes!- Here, you've got a Liga...
0:31:25 > 0:31:28That one actually still works, and that's quite nice.
0:31:28 > 0:31:30It is a good movement.
0:31:30 > 0:31:33These are less of interest, a little steel Sekonda,
0:31:33 > 0:31:35and this, obviously, one from the '50s,
0:31:35 > 0:31:38with a subsidiary second style. As a little group of watches,
0:31:38 > 0:31:40I think the money is there with those two predominantly -
0:31:40 > 0:31:42and that one particularly cos it still works.
0:31:42 > 0:31:45And that's a key point. £25-£35 for the three.
0:31:45 > 0:31:49Well, Mr Charles Hanson went out and paid the princely sum,
0:31:49 > 0:31:52for all three, of £1.
0:31:52 > 0:31:56- What?!- Yes!- No way!- Yes. - Oh, lucky boy.
0:31:56 > 0:32:00Let's have a look at what the Blue team have been buying.
0:32:00 > 0:32:03Starting with a silver pepper caster.
0:32:03 > 0:32:06It's modelled in the 18th century style.
0:32:06 > 0:32:09It is Chester hallmark 1897, by Saunders and Shepherd.
0:32:09 > 0:32:12Quite a nice silver maker.
0:32:12 > 0:32:14I rather like it because it is silver that you can use.
0:32:14 > 0:32:16I think it's going to chuck quite a lot of pepper out,
0:32:16 > 0:32:18but if you like your pepper, it would be perfect.
0:32:18 > 0:32:22- What do you think it is going to fetch?- I would have thought £60-£90.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25- OK, that's got to be a good start. They paid 55 for it.- Good.
0:32:25 > 0:32:28Um, number two object
0:32:28 > 0:32:32is the hardwood walking stick with the dog's head handle.
0:32:32 > 0:32:35I rather like this, it's quite a nice country thing.
0:32:35 > 0:32:39Well, it's a hound of sorts, greyhound, Borzoi...
0:32:39 > 0:32:41- Saluki, maybe.- Saluki, maybe.
0:32:41 > 0:32:44It's nice quality. I've put £30-£50.
0:32:44 > 0:32:48OK. They stuck their necks out there, at £120.
0:32:48 > 0:32:51- HE CHUCKLES - It's got a lot of running to do there.
0:32:51 > 0:32:53Let's hope it's a greyhound!
0:32:53 > 0:32:54Very good!
0:32:54 > 0:32:59Item number three - it looks like a plated pig pincushion from here.
0:32:59 > 0:33:03- People love pigs, people collect them.- They do.
0:33:03 > 0:33:05It needs a little bit of work,
0:33:05 > 0:33:08- it just needs the back area sorting out a little bit.- That's true.
0:33:08 > 0:33:12- He may need a good polish.- Yep. - Little piggy, I've said £20-£40.
0:33:12 > 0:33:14They paid 50 for it.
0:33:14 > 0:33:17So, I think we're going to have to go to the bonus buy here,
0:33:17 > 0:33:20if we're going to save the Blue team's bacon.
0:33:20 > 0:33:24So, Richard, reveal all, when you're ready.
0:33:24 > 0:33:27Well, I've bought something that I think will please David. Rebecca...
0:33:27 > 0:33:31- It's not that rhino, is it? - Not that what?!- Oh, you haven't!
0:33:31 > 0:33:37- Oh, no!- You know I love it already! You know I love it.
0:33:37 > 0:33:41As I thought, I might please one and disappoint the other, Eric.
0:33:41 > 0:33:48- Yeah.- However, it's a well-carved model of a black rhino, now extinct.
0:33:48 > 0:33:50Would you like to know how much I paid for it?
0:33:50 > 0:33:52I think you probably remember how much it was priced at.
0:33:52 > 0:33:57- Was it 75 or 65?- 65.- It was indeed. And I bought it for £50.
0:33:57 > 0:33:58- That's pretty good.- That IS good.
0:33:58 > 0:34:01Oh, look, I got a positive!
0:34:01 > 0:34:05- Positivity!- So, now you're going to ask me...- How much do you think...?
0:34:05 > 0:34:07How much do I think it is?
0:34:07 > 0:34:11I think if we get a 10% or 20% profit today, we've had a good day.
0:34:11 > 0:34:14- Yeah.- Is that it?!- Yep!
0:34:14 > 0:34:18The good news is, you don't have to make your minds up now. OK?
0:34:18 > 0:34:22Meanwhile, let's go and find out what our auctioneer thinks
0:34:22 > 0:34:23about our black rhino.
0:34:24 > 0:34:28Well, Richard has really come up with the goods here,
0:34:28 > 0:34:34by finding a quite, I think, well-carved figure of a rhino.
0:34:34 > 0:34:36Yes, he's pretty well done.
0:34:36 > 0:34:41Anatomically, you've got... The skin is all rough, and he has a big horn.
0:34:41 > 0:34:44Is this made as a tourist piece,
0:34:44 > 0:34:48you know, when people visit Kenya or somewhere out in Africa?
0:34:48 > 0:34:51It's a good size, it's nice quality, it's a fun thing.
0:34:51 > 0:34:53- £30 to £50.- 30 to 50.
0:34:53 > 0:34:56That man Madley went and paid £50 for it.
0:34:56 > 0:34:58- Yeah.- It's not a bad buy, that.
0:34:58 > 0:35:00- I think it's got potential, wouldn't you agree?- Yeah.
0:35:00 > 0:35:02He's still got the horn, so he's all right.
0:35:02 > 0:35:05So, Jonathan, you're going to be up there in the rostrum,
0:35:05 > 0:35:08- wielding the gavel.- Absolutely. - OK. Well, in JP we trust.
0:35:10 > 0:35:1285, 90. 95, where's 100?
0:35:12 > 0:35:14100 dead ahead.
0:35:14 > 0:35:16Are you sure? It's £100. Fair warning.
0:35:16 > 0:35:20So, what is the feeling here at the moment?
0:35:20 > 0:35:24- Optimistic, excited. - Optimism, excited.- Can't wait.
0:35:24 > 0:35:27- Never been to an auction.- You've never been to an auction before?
0:35:27 > 0:35:29- This is the best way to do it.- What a way to start going to auction.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32- And what a leader to have. - Quite right! At your service.
0:35:32 > 0:35:34Thanks, Charles.
0:35:34 > 0:35:38The first item that is coming up is the rectangular table. Very 1960s.
0:35:38 > 0:35:40The estimate is 20 to 30.
0:35:40 > 0:35:44But let's see how the crowd react, cos they are the people who matter.
0:35:44 > 0:35:45254.
0:35:45 > 0:35:50A 1960s rectangular table with abstract design. A cool thing, this.
0:35:50 > 0:35:53And 20, 30, £30 I have to start with.
0:35:53 > 0:35:55- Good start.- Great start.
0:35:55 > 0:35:57Come on. £30. 35, 40.
0:35:57 > 0:36:01- With me, 45, 50 with me. - Yes!- Broken even.
0:36:01 > 0:36:0355, 60 with me. 60 commission.
0:36:03 > 0:36:06- £60? £60, anyone else now?- Come on!
0:36:06 > 0:36:10At £60, I'm selling. Last chance, everyone, at £60, all done.
0:36:10 > 0:36:15- £60.- Ah, £60. OK. Good start,
0:36:15 > 0:36:17£10 profit. OK.
0:36:17 > 0:36:19Our next item coming up
0:36:19 > 0:36:22is the Regency coromandel tea caddy.
0:36:22 > 0:36:26- It's a lovely thing.- Lot 256.
0:36:26 > 0:36:29Regency coromandel tea caddy of sarcophagus form.
0:36:29 > 0:36:31I've got 100, and straight in at £120.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34- Quite right.- £120. Looking for 130 now, though.
0:36:34 > 0:36:37£120, looking for 130? 130, 140.
0:36:37 > 0:36:41150, 160. 170, 180 with me.
0:36:41 > 0:36:43- 190.- It's a cracking box.
0:36:43 > 0:36:46And I'm out now. £190. At £190.
0:36:46 > 0:36:48Fair warning at 190.
0:36:50 > 0:36:54It was either going to race away or fall. What a shame.
0:36:54 > 0:36:56You are in a minus-20...
0:36:56 > 0:36:59But you're only minus-ten collectively.
0:36:59 > 0:37:01So, we now come to the next lot.
0:37:01 > 0:37:05It's going to be the Mauchline ware egg. Here it comes.
0:37:05 > 0:37:09Lot 258, Mauchline ware egg-shaped thimble case.
0:37:09 > 0:37:14- Four bids I have.- Four bids! - 35, got to go straight in at £45.
0:37:14 > 0:37:16- We're in business!- £45. Looking for 50.
0:37:16 > 0:37:18That's what I'm talking about!
0:37:18 > 0:37:2245, any more? At £45, are we all done?
0:37:22 > 0:37:25- Selling at £45.- 45!
0:37:25 > 0:37:30OK. You're plus-six, which takes you to minus £4 collectively.
0:37:30 > 0:37:34I think this is a bit of a no-brainer,
0:37:34 > 0:37:37but when it comes to the bonus buy, ladies, are you going to go with it?
0:37:37 > 0:37:38- Yeah!- Yes.
0:37:38 > 0:37:41- Yes!- We trust the man. - We trust this man.- OK.
0:37:41 > 0:37:45- All three watches cost the princely sum of- £1. Correct.
0:37:45 > 0:37:49- And the estimate is 25 to 35. - Ooh! Nice!- Thank you very much.
0:37:49 > 0:37:541950s Liga gentlemen's gold-plated mechanical wristwatch.
0:37:54 > 0:37:58And another two watches there as well. Start me at £10 for it?
0:37:58 > 0:38:01There's 10. Straight in at a tenner. 10, 15 anywhere?
0:38:01 > 0:38:05- Where is the other bidder?- Ten in front, 12 now. 12.- Here we go.- 15.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08- 18.- Go on!- 18, 20, yes?
0:38:08 > 0:38:1120 is bid. I will go 2.
0:38:11 > 0:38:1422, 25... 28 next?
0:38:14 > 0:38:1625 here. Looking for 28.
0:38:16 > 0:38:18- 28.- Yes!- 30.
0:38:18 > 0:38:2130. £30, down the front at £30.
0:38:21 > 0:38:22Selling 30, all done?
0:38:22 > 0:38:25- Yes!- £30!
0:38:25 > 0:38:29OK... Loss...29, over...
0:38:29 > 0:38:31so collectively your total
0:38:31 > 0:38:33is plus £25.
0:38:33 > 0:38:36- Yes!- Yes, come on! Come on, team!
0:38:36 > 0:38:39That can be a winning score, ladies, OK?
0:38:39 > 0:38:43- But remember, not a word to the Blues, OK?- Correct.
0:38:47 > 0:38:51- Hello, Blues.- Hi.- What's the mood of the moment?- Really nervous.
0:38:51 > 0:38:54- A bit of excitement. - Yeah! Excellent.
0:38:54 > 0:38:56That's what you want, get the adrenaline pumping,
0:38:56 > 0:39:00everything else. So, you've got your first item coming up now.
0:39:00 > 0:39:03- It's that little silver pepper caster.- Yes.- Yeah.
0:39:03 > 0:39:05Nice object, let's see how it goes. Here it comes.
0:39:05 > 0:39:09Lot 280, a silver pepper caster of 18th century design.
0:39:09 > 0:39:13And with this, start me at £60.
0:39:13 > 0:39:15Straight in, £60.
0:39:15 > 0:39:1630, then?
0:39:16 > 0:39:17Got to be worth £30. There's £30.
0:39:17 > 0:39:21Back of the room. Who's got 5 now? Lovely little caster here.
0:39:21 > 0:39:23£30 is bid. It's gone quiet.
0:39:23 > 0:39:2535 in front. 40. At 45.
0:39:25 > 0:39:29- 50.- Come on.- 55. 60.
0:39:29 > 0:39:31- You're in profit.- 65, 70.
0:39:31 > 0:39:3375, 80.
0:39:33 > 0:39:3580 at the back of the room. Any more at £80?
0:39:35 > 0:39:38No other interest, then? It's £80
0:39:38 > 0:39:39and selling.
0:39:39 > 0:39:42£80. Very good.
0:39:42 > 0:39:44You start off with a £25 profit there.
0:39:44 > 0:39:47Now, your next lot is your hardwood walking stick.
0:39:47 > 0:39:50And I can start at £30 on the book with me.
0:39:50 > 0:39:5335, 40. OK, so I've got 40 now.
0:39:53 > 0:39:55And 5, and 50, and 5, and 60.
0:39:55 > 0:39:5865. I'm out. 65 in the room.
0:39:58 > 0:40:00Commission's out now at £65.
0:40:00 > 0:40:0170. 5.
0:40:01 > 0:40:04- 80.- Come on.- 5, 90.
0:40:04 > 0:40:06- 5. 100.- Come on.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08And 10. 120, 130,
0:40:08 > 0:40:10140, 150,
0:40:10 > 0:40:12160, 170.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14170 in the middle. 170 now.
0:40:14 > 0:40:16£170.
0:40:18 > 0:40:22So, £170. A £50 profit.
0:40:22 > 0:40:24So, you're already plus £75
0:40:24 > 0:40:26on your first two lots.
0:40:26 > 0:40:27The next item is
0:40:27 > 0:40:29your silver-plated pig pincushion.
0:40:29 > 0:40:31Great little thing, this. Nice little chap, this.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34- I've got two bids on the book.- I'm really nervous.- Who is a pig lover?
0:40:34 > 0:40:38- £20? Put your hand up. £20. - Come on.- Who's got 5?
0:40:38 > 0:40:40Surely worth another fiver?
0:40:40 > 0:40:4325, 30 with me. 35, and I'm out now.
0:40:43 > 0:40:44In the room, £35.
0:40:44 > 0:40:47- Looking for 40, though. Any more?- Come on.
0:40:47 > 0:40:50At £35, lady's bid.
0:40:50 > 0:40:54Selling, then. Last chance, everyone else. £35.
0:40:55 > 0:41:00Ooh, 35 is a minus-15, but you're still
0:41:00 > 0:41:03- in a plus-£60 position, OK? - Good, good.
0:41:03 > 0:41:07So, we've now got the big decision on the bonus buy.
0:41:07 > 0:41:12- And we're talking rhinos.- Yes.- I can see there may be a problem here.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15- Well, I just think it's pig versus rhino.- Let's go for it.
0:41:15 > 0:41:19- Let's go for it.- You're going to go with the gamble?
0:41:19 > 0:41:20Excellent, all right.
0:41:20 > 0:41:25- Well, it cost £50. The estimate from the auctioneer is 30 to 50.- Hmm.
0:41:25 > 0:41:29I know. So again, everything to play for.
0:41:29 > 0:41:34Lot 290, a carved hardwood figure of a rhino, with rough textured body.
0:41:34 > 0:41:37- Start me at £30. Start me £30. - Come on.
0:41:37 > 0:41:40£20, then. £20 is bid. Thank you.
0:41:40 > 0:41:4325 standing. Madam, would you like to go 30?
0:41:43 > 0:41:4530. 35. 40.
0:41:45 > 0:41:47- 45. 50.- No way!
0:41:47 > 0:41:4955. 60.
0:41:49 > 0:41:5165. 70. 70, seated.
0:41:51 > 0:41:55Bid at 70 seated. Any more, anyone else?
0:41:55 > 0:41:57Lady's bid, 70, all done?
0:41:59 > 0:42:05£70! £20 profit, which collectively gives you plus-£80 in total.
0:42:05 > 0:42:10- Not bad.- Excellent.- I think you should pat yourselves on the back.
0:42:10 > 0:42:11You know?
0:42:11 > 0:42:15And you're never going to think of rhinos in the same way again,
0:42:15 > 0:42:18- are you? Well done, Richard. Well done, you.- Well done.
0:42:18 > 0:42:24Well done, Blues. OK, just to remind you, not a word to the Reds, OK?
0:42:24 > 0:42:27- Is that understood? - That's understood.
0:42:32 > 0:42:36Well, my first concern is that we've all had a good time. Yes?
0:42:36 > 0:42:38- ALL:- Yes! - Yes, that's what I need to know.
0:42:38 > 0:42:41There is some good news for both of you, because you're both in profit.
0:42:41 > 0:42:44- Yes!- It's always nice to know, that, isn't it?
0:42:44 > 0:42:48Well, it's now my duty to tell you who the runners-up today are.
0:42:48 > 0:42:51So, by turning my back, I have to tell you, Reds,
0:42:51 > 0:42:53it is your good selves.
0:42:53 > 0:42:55- Ah!- I'm sorry to say it,
0:42:55 > 0:42:59but what I CAN tell you is you're going home with £25. OK?
0:42:59 > 0:43:01- It's worth having, isn't it? - Better than a poke in the eye.
0:43:01 > 0:43:03It IS better than a poke in the eye.
0:43:03 > 0:43:05But we can't have everything in life, can we?
0:43:05 > 0:43:06But in your case, Blues, it looks like you have.
0:43:06 > 0:43:10You're walking away with £80 worth of profit.
0:43:10 > 0:43:13So it was a convincing win at the end of the day.
0:43:13 > 0:43:16So well done, you, and well done, Richard.
0:43:16 > 0:43:19- It goes without saying, well done, Charles.- Thank you.- OK.
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