0:00:03 > 0:00:05Today, we're in the county of Kent,
0:00:05 > 0:00:08and we have the building blocks in place for another fantastic show.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13And we're at a huge antiques fair.
0:00:13 > 0:00:15We have some skilful Reds
0:00:15 > 0:00:18and some determined Blues.
0:00:18 > 0:00:23So will they make sky-high profits or fall to the ground in a heap?
0:00:23 > 0:00:26Who knows? Let's go Bargain Hunting!
0:00:29 > 0:00:30Oops!
0:00:55 > 0:00:58We're here at the Detling Antique and Collectors Fair
0:00:58 > 0:01:01and there's a rush to get hold of all the bargains!
0:01:01 > 0:01:03Our teams have got £300
0:01:03 > 0:01:07and just one hour in which to buy three items to
0:01:07 > 0:01:11take off to auction and, with any luck, make a profit.
0:01:11 > 0:01:13Let's check out what's coming up.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16The Reds are acting up.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18- Go for the jugs? - Absolutely!- I like them.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20The Blues just want to lie down.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22If you have an ottoman at the bottom of your bed,
0:01:22 > 0:01:24do you want blankets in it?
0:01:24 > 0:01:25No! What do you want in it?
0:01:25 > 0:01:27BOTH: Wine!
0:01:27 > 0:01:30'And, at the auction, there are celebrations...'
0:01:30 > 0:01:32- Thank you, thank you!- Yes!
0:01:32 > 0:01:34- AUCTIONEER:- Well done. - Well done.
0:01:34 > 0:01:35'..and disappointments.'
0:01:35 > 0:01:37Come on!
0:01:37 > 0:01:38But never mind!
0:01:39 > 0:01:43That's all for later. Now, let's meet today's cracking teams.
0:01:43 > 0:01:47And, for the Red team, we have best of friends Ference and Jack
0:01:47 > 0:01:49and, for the Blue team, we have mum and daughter Kath and Nicola.
0:01:49 > 0:01:51- Hello! ALL:- Hello.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53Oh, resounding noise! That's splendid!
0:01:53 > 0:01:57You look most encouraging and enthusiastic!
0:01:57 > 0:01:59Now, how do you know each other?
0:01:59 > 0:02:02We met at the theatre that I started working at many years ago.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05- Yeah.- Ference was a duty manager at the time, weren't you?- Indeed, yes.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08- And I was a technician. - Do a bit of acting yourself?
0:02:08 > 0:02:11A little bit, yes, yes. I do some amateur dramatics,
0:02:11 > 0:02:14I'm a member of my local theatre group, Godalming Theatre Group,
0:02:14 > 0:02:17and I've also done a bit of extra work
0:02:17 > 0:02:20in a number of episodes of Midsomer Murders.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22Now, Jack, you're a bit of a star too, aren't you?
0:02:22 > 0:02:27Yes, I'm currently touring a one-man play on the life of Norman Wisdom.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30- Norman Wisdom?- Maybe. - Even I remember Norman Wisdom!
0:02:30 > 0:02:32- Goodness me!- I'd like to talk to Norman Wisdom. Speak to me, Norman!
0:02:32 > 0:02:34LIKE NORMAN WISDOM: Would you? What here? Now?
0:02:34 > 0:02:36All right then, go on!
0:02:36 > 0:02:37LAUGHTER
0:02:37 > 0:02:39It IS Norman Wisdom!
0:02:39 > 0:02:42If we can't find any antiques, we can auction Ference!
0:02:42 > 0:02:45- Ha-ha, ha-ha!- How dare you(!)
0:02:45 > 0:02:48- That's enough. - I think that's more than enough!
0:02:48 > 0:02:49What talent!
0:02:49 > 0:02:52- Got to come and see it!- Absolutely. Wisdom of a Fool, it's called,
0:02:52 > 0:02:54and it takes you through his whole life and career.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57Now, Jack, what about your love of antiques?
0:02:57 > 0:03:00Um, I've been collecting from quite a young age, so I've got puppets,
0:03:00 > 0:03:03I've got magic lanterns, cinema posters.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06So all sorts of things to do with entertainment, theatre and cinema.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09Ference, where do your antique interests lie?
0:03:09 > 0:03:11Well, I think Jack's more of an expert than me,
0:03:11 > 0:03:14cos I'm more down the tacky fridge magnet route,
0:03:14 > 0:03:17- which I'm not very proud of, I'm afraid.- Terrible business!
0:03:17 > 0:03:18Will you spend big or small?
0:03:18 > 0:03:22- Oh, big, I think.- Big, I think, yes. - Yeah.- Yeah, go for big.- Yeah.
0:03:22 > 0:03:23Bold chaps! Anyway, good luck, Reds!
0:03:23 > 0:03:26- Thank you very much for that. - Thank you.- Thank you.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28Now, Kath and Nicola.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30Now, Kath, you're retired now, aren't you?
0:03:30 > 0:03:32- I am, yes.- Wonderful. What did you use to do?
0:03:32 > 0:03:34I used to work in a school as a resources officer.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37But now you've stopped that, and I think it's a bit of gardening,
0:03:37 > 0:03:39- isn't it?- There is a bit of gardening involved now, yes.
0:03:39 > 0:03:44There always was, but obviously more time is spent on the garden now.
0:03:44 > 0:03:48- Yeah, yeah.- Yeah, I enjoy gardening, it's not a job, it's not work.
0:03:48 > 0:03:52No. Nicola, this gardening bug has bitten you, hasn't it?
0:03:52 > 0:03:53Yes, you could say that!
0:03:53 > 0:03:56I mean, in more ways than one! It's now your business, isn't it?
0:03:56 > 0:04:01It is, yes. After a long career in banking, I decided to have
0:04:01 > 0:04:05a complete career change and try gardening as a living.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07- Yeah?- And so far, so good.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10- Do you do Mum's garden?- I help, yes. - KATH GASPS
0:04:10 > 0:04:15You help? Ha-ha! There was a deep intake of breath there, Mum!
0:04:15 > 0:04:19- Would you not let her in your garden?- I'd let her, yeah.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22- Do you approve of her gardening techniques?- Not always.
0:04:22 > 0:04:26Oh, dear! I think we'd better move on! What about antiques, Mum?
0:04:26 > 0:04:28Well, I like antiques. I mean, I don't know much about them at all.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31I don't really know anything much. But I just like old things.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34- Do you?- Yes. - Well, good evening.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36LAUGHTER
0:04:36 > 0:04:37Now, what about you?
0:04:37 > 0:04:39I like small, sparkly things.
0:04:39 > 0:04:43- Do you?- I like glass.- Yeah. - Got a couple of Lalique pieces...
0:04:43 > 0:04:46- Oh, have you?- ..that I'm very pleased about, yes.- Yeah!- So, yeah.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48Well, if you can find a bit of Lalique within your budget today,
0:04:48 > 0:04:51- that would be rather exciting, wouldn't it?- Wouldn't it just?
0:04:51 > 0:04:54- Are you going to be spending a lot of money?- Ooh...- Yes.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56- We...- Yes! LAUGHTER
0:04:56 > 0:04:59Are you going to agree on anything at all?
0:04:59 > 0:05:02- Not a lot!- Not a lot?- No, not a lot. - This could be a wonderful shop!
0:05:02 > 0:05:05- Yes!- Now, what will you need, teams?
0:05:05 > 0:05:07- Money!- Money! - Money would be nice!- Well spotted!
0:05:07 > 0:05:10- Lolly! - Well done, Norman(!)
0:05:10 > 0:05:13Sharp as a razor, Norman, isn't he?
0:05:13 > 0:05:15Right, I've got 300 for you.
0:05:15 > 0:05:19- Thank you very much.- And I've got 300 for you, Norman, steady with it!
0:05:19 > 0:05:22- Thank you!- Well, off you go shopping and have a great time.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24- Thank you.- Thank you. - Well, well, well.
0:05:24 > 0:05:28Stage versus Sage! Who will win?
0:05:29 > 0:05:31All our teams need now are their experts.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35Studying hard for the Reds, it's Nick Hall.
0:05:37 > 0:05:41And hoping to grow decent profits for the Blues, it's John Cameron.
0:05:44 > 0:05:45Jack, Ference, here we are.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48Nice early start. The mist descending!
0:05:48 > 0:05:50- Feeling confident? - Very confident indeed.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52- Fantastic! - What's the plan of attack?
0:05:52 > 0:05:56Well, I'm in the market for something theatre, cinema related.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58- Possibly a bit of Art Deco. - Like it!
0:05:58 > 0:06:00What sort of things do you think we're going to be buying today?
0:06:00 > 0:06:03- Oh, I don't know. But I think we'll know when we see it.- I like that!
0:06:03 > 0:06:05Ference, my friend, what are you after today?
0:06:05 > 0:06:08I don't know, something edgy, maybe something local,
0:06:08 > 0:06:10- and things in good condition. - I like your tactic.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12- JOHN:- And how about you, Nicola?
0:06:12 > 0:06:15Small, shiny, perhaps collectables, I was thinking.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18Right, teams, the pressure is on!
0:06:18 > 0:06:21Your 60 minutes starts now! BELL RINGS
0:06:21 > 0:06:22Let's go Bargain Hunting!
0:06:22 > 0:06:25- Let's go and play!- Right!- Fantastic.
0:06:25 > 0:06:26And they're off.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28Best of luck, teams. Break a leg!
0:06:28 > 0:06:30A leg and an arm.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33That would probably cost an arm and a leg!
0:06:33 > 0:06:35- BOOM TISH! - Hee-hee-hee!
0:06:35 > 0:06:38- And the comedy duo have started already!- I'm here all week!
0:06:38 > 0:06:41Right, girls, a few bits and pieces here. Do want to take a look here?
0:06:41 > 0:06:43- Yes, please.- Yes. - Right, anything taken your eye?
0:06:43 > 0:06:44We've got paperweights here.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46Can you see that little cabinet there, little thing?
0:06:46 > 0:06:49- That looks really nice.- OK, we can have a look at it if you like.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52- Can we have a little look? - Yeah, if you want.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55- With those little sort of faux ivory handles...- Yeah?
0:06:55 > 0:06:58- ..it would date it to the 1920s and '30s.- Yeah.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01It's not hugely decorative and I think that's probably like
0:07:01 > 0:07:02- a little tool chest, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05You'd have some screws and things like that in it.
0:07:05 > 0:07:06Right, OK. We'll give that a miss.
0:07:06 > 0:07:10- Right, OK.- Keep looking. The stall holders are just waking up.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12Wakey-wakey!
0:07:12 > 0:07:14The Blues have money burning in their pockets.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17Meanwhile, Nick has a light bulb moment.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19A bit of Art Deco over there.
0:07:19 > 0:07:20- Yes.- That ceiling light.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23- Yes.- Is that the sort of thing you had in mind?
0:07:23 > 0:07:27- Let's have a little look.- It's got a classic Art Deco look to it.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30- Absolutely.- I know this is something you're passionate about?- Definitely.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33- But it's a really classy-looking object.- That is nice.
0:07:33 > 0:07:34I love all this original...
0:07:34 > 0:07:36Is it original? I don't know.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39- That might be a replacement piece. - Yeah?
0:07:39 > 0:07:41- But either way, looks fabulous. - It's great, isn't it?
0:07:41 > 0:07:43Once you've got a lamp in there, that's going to look great.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45You're going to need to obviously hook that bit on there.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47- Yeah.- Right.- It shines down.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50And then, of course, you get that right up on the ceiling.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53- Yeah.- You get the light coming through that beautiful peach glass.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56- Looks like a flying saucer, almost. - It does.- Yeah, absolutely.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59- Quite a stylish thing, isn't it? - Yeah, I like it.- I quite like that.
0:07:59 > 0:08:03- £48. - What do you think about the price?
0:08:05 > 0:08:08- Taking a chance at about 20, maybe. - Oh, you're harsh!
0:08:08 > 0:08:10- I know!- I'm thinking 30. I'm thinking 30.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12- Brutal!- Well, you never know.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15- We could try.- If the price were in an area you were comfortable with...
0:08:15 > 0:08:18- Yeah.- ..is it something you think you might want to buy?
0:08:18 > 0:08:21I think so. If we can get it for 30.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24- Shall we...?- Have a chat with the stallholder
0:08:24 > 0:08:28- and see if you can work your magic. - OK.- Dazzle her!- Yes, where is she?
0:08:28 > 0:08:29Absolutely.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31- Madam.- Yes?- Hello.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34Any chance of a quick word about your Art Deco light?
0:08:34 > 0:08:36- Yes, of course.- Thank you. - We're really liking it.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39- Yes.- But is there any movement on price?
0:08:39 > 0:08:42Is there any chance we could go for 30?
0:08:42 > 0:08:4330?
0:08:43 > 0:08:45My goodness! That's...
0:08:45 > 0:08:48I mean, the only reason we say that is, we do love the thing,
0:08:48 > 0:08:52I'm a little concerned, I think... the ropes are replacement pieces.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55- Yes.- And it just needs a little bit of work for the electrics...- Yes.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58..to be usable again, we're going to go to auction with it,
0:08:58 > 0:09:01we've got to bear all that in mind. Hence the offer.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03Well, to give you a chance, I'll do 30.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06- Oh, you're a star! Thank you so much.- That was easy, wasn't it?
0:09:06 > 0:09:09- Brilliant. Nicely done.- I like you! What else have you got we can buy?
0:09:09 > 0:09:12- You're brilliant! - Is that a deal, 30 quid?
0:09:12 > 0:09:14- 30 quid.- I think so. - We're done! Yes!- Thank you.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17Well, the razzle-dazzle worked! Good work, guys.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20I think this is going to be an absolute breeze, isn't it?
0:09:20 > 0:09:22I think this is going to work!
0:09:22 > 0:09:24Gentleman, Act One is over.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27- Huzzah!- Excellent!- Brilliant. - Let's move on to Act Two!
0:09:27 > 0:09:28Indeed!
0:09:28 > 0:09:30This theatrical duo are off the mark
0:09:30 > 0:09:35with their first buy within seven minutes! Now, where are the Blues?
0:09:35 > 0:09:37I leave you alone for two minutes and you wander off on me!
0:09:37 > 0:09:40- What have you seen?- Sorry, sorry. Well, we like lots on here.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42Do you like lots? What do you like?
0:09:42 > 0:09:46- That.- You like these printing blocks?- Yes.- You do?- Indeed.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48I just think it's very different.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51- They do have a kind of almost fossil-like quality to them.- Yeah.
0:09:51 > 0:09:53- I think they're wonderful. - You like them?
0:09:53 > 0:09:55I've never sold them at auction...
0:09:55 > 0:09:58- OK.- ..to sort of get a gauge of where are we on pricing and stuff.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00- I do like them, they are very now, they have that look.- Yeah.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03- Is there anything else on here that you like?- I like this box.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06You like the box, do you? What's inside here?
0:10:06 > 0:10:09- There's some little compartments in. - So it's fitted out inside.
0:10:09 > 0:10:13I'm wondering if this would've been for cigarettes or something.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15Well, when you've got compartments like that,
0:10:15 > 0:10:17that do have some adjustment,
0:10:17 > 0:10:20they're often for things like that which come in different sizes.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22Right, yeah, I see.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25- Possibly, it's quite a nice box, could be a sewing box.- Is it oak?
0:10:25 > 0:10:29- It IS oak.- Yeah.- It is oak. And these little mounts on here,
0:10:29 > 0:10:32- this has a kind of Japanese influence, I think, to that.- It is.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34Quite practical, and it's got a key.
0:10:34 > 0:10:36- Do you like the box? - I do like the box.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39So would you like me to ask the stallholder about the box?
0:10:39 > 0:10:42- Yes, please. - And Nicola wants to know about that.
0:10:42 > 0:10:46- Right, I'm going to leave you. Don't get up to mischief, you two!- OK.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48It's very much in vogue,
0:10:48 > 0:10:50printing your own fabrics and things like that now, isn't it?
0:10:50 > 0:10:54- Yeah, it is. - So I think they could be useful.
0:10:54 > 0:10:56- What news, John?- Right, girls.
0:10:56 > 0:11:00Starting with the printing blocks first. The stallholder informs me
0:11:00 > 0:11:02he usually sells them to interior designers
0:11:02 > 0:11:05who aren't looking to make a profit going to auction.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08- OK.- He's very honest.- Yeah. - And so, you know, he said, look,
0:11:08 > 0:11:11we might struggle, because he gets good money for them
0:11:11 > 0:11:13and some of these are £100 each.
0:11:13 > 0:11:17The box, 19th century probably, maybe early 20th.
0:11:17 > 0:11:18Got that down to £60.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20He was looking for around 80 for it.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23So 60's the best price he'd do on that.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25- Do you like it?- I do like it.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28- I do like it. Would you be happy with that for 60?- I'm happy, yes.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31As a sewing box, it's nice, it's not bad condition.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33- And it is a useful item. - It is a useful item.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35- Go for it?- Yes, we'll go for it.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38- 60 quid.- Thank you.- Let's go pay the stallholder.- Fab!- First one done!
0:11:38 > 0:11:41Yes, a crafty first purchase for the Blues.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44£60 for the oak sewing box.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47The Reds, however, are being drawn back to Theatreland.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53Oh, he's nice, isn't he?
0:11:53 > 0:11:56- Good condition as well. - Good condition.- Yeah.
0:11:56 > 0:11:57I mean, this is right up your street.
0:11:57 > 0:12:01- I used to collect Pelhams, growing up.- Mm-hm.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03- And I've still got some at home and they're boxed.- Right.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06And I know the boxed ones do go for quite good money.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08I, as a valuer, see a lot of these around.
0:12:08 > 0:12:12- Yes.- And it's only the rarer ones collectors will get excited about.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15- Right.- But if you've got a nice collection and a lovely box
0:12:15 > 0:12:18to display them in, it just makes it a little bit more interesting.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20I think so. Depending on price, of course.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22Absolutely. So, have we got a price?
0:12:22 > 0:12:26- What does it say?- Um, "Pelham wolf puppet..."- We've got 65 on that.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28- Just for the one puppet? - Just for the one.- You need to be
0:12:28 > 0:12:30- buying the whole lot for that to get any profit on auction.- Yes.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33- Absolutely.- Do you want me to go and have a conversation with the dealer
0:12:33 > 0:12:37- and just see just how reasonable he can be and...?- Yes.- All right.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40While Nick goes off to check, the Blues are still browsing.
0:12:40 > 0:12:44Look at that lovely, look, look, kid's Penny Farthing there.
0:12:44 > 0:12:48- Oh, yes!- Oh, yeah.- But I'm pretty sure it's out of our budget.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50- Yeah, yeah.- OK. - Nice though, isn't it?
0:12:50 > 0:12:52Look at this here, look. Some sheet metal here.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55- It's just been cut out as a figure. - Yes!- This is what people are buying.
0:12:55 > 0:12:59- All sorts!- They are, aren't they? Yeah.- It looks like a lavatory sign!
0:12:59 > 0:13:01It does a bit!
0:13:01 > 0:13:05Anybody feeling flush?! Both teams have plenty of cash to spend.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08On that note, the Reds are getting ready to negotiate.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10Pull those strings, chaps!
0:13:10 > 0:13:13Let's talk money. So, we're looking at the Pelham puppets and
0:13:13 > 0:13:16we thought, displayed in this box as well, for that to be thrown in.
0:13:16 > 0:13:20- But it all depends on price. - What's the best you can do on those?
0:13:20 > 0:13:22I would do them for 90, the lot.
0:13:22 > 0:13:27Ouch! I mean, I think that's about what it might get near at auction.
0:13:27 > 0:13:31- Yeah.- 50? - I would say 50.- I can't do 50.
0:13:31 > 0:13:33- 60 quid?- 63, how about 63?
0:13:33 > 0:13:36- I wouldn't go much more than that, really.- 65.
0:13:36 > 0:13:37Moneywise...
0:13:37 > 0:13:38you're pushing it.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41- You're about on the cusp of what it might fetch.- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44But if you get two other enthusiasts, who knows?
0:13:44 > 0:13:47- But it's up to you, really, guys. - I don't want to pay too much.- 60?
0:13:47 > 0:13:53- 60? Can we do a deal at 60?- 60?- 60? Take the whole lot off your hands.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56- Just think of the space it'll clear out for you!- Yeah!
0:13:56 > 0:13:57Absolutely!
0:13:57 > 0:13:58LAUGHTER
0:13:58 > 0:14:01- If you don't tell the wife, I'll do it.- Yes!- Brilliant.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04- Fantastic! - Our lips are sealed.- Absolutely.
0:14:04 > 0:14:06- 60 quid for the whole shebang.- Done!
0:14:06 > 0:14:08'Well done, chaps!'
0:14:08 > 0:14:11- So, two down, one to go. - One to go.- The final act!
0:14:11 > 0:14:14- Great.- Here we go, let's do it.- Come on, let's go singing and dancing!
0:14:14 > 0:14:17- Hey!- A great negotiating performance from the Reds.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20Four puppets in a box for £60.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23Meanwhile, the Blues are on the scent of their second item.
0:14:23 > 0:14:27Now, you wanted little, shiny, silver things.
0:14:27 > 0:14:31- So feast your eyes, there's a whole host of things here.- Millions!
0:14:31 > 0:14:36- So let's have a look. I try to work the cabinets a bit at a time.- Yeah.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38- This is nice.- You like that?
0:14:38 > 0:14:40- Do you know what it is? - No.- Double-ended?
0:14:40 > 0:14:42Yeah, double-ended scent bottle.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44- Oh, OK.- Ooh!- Yeah.
0:14:44 > 0:14:48- This is Victorian.- Yeah. - It's ruby glass or cranberry glass.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51Women would have carried them in their, you know, in the kind of
0:14:51 > 0:14:54- muff there or pockets there.- Yeah. - And you had your scent on hand.
0:14:54 > 0:14:56- Would you like to have a look at it? - Yes, please.- You would?
0:14:56 > 0:15:00- STALLHOLDER: No problem at all. - Thank you.- Thank you.- Beautiful.
0:15:00 > 0:15:04- It is nice.- Yeah. It's nice, isn't it?- I think it's absolutely lovely.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06What have we got on the other end there?
0:15:06 > 0:15:09- This one's a screw on!- That's funny! - That's quite nice. If it's silver,
0:15:09 > 0:15:13then, obviously, it's... it's more desirable at the sale.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16Yeah, there is a hallmark there, so it's silver.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18- Is it?- Yeah, it's Birmingham, Birmingham hallmark.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21Since this was your spot, Nicola, you have a closer look at it.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23Thank you. I suppose, with collectors,
0:15:23 > 0:15:26that'd be a silver collector, perfume bottle collector,
0:15:26 > 0:15:28- cranberry glass collector? - It does have crossover.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30- You're absolutely right. - How much is it?
0:15:30 > 0:15:32- Because I can't see. - It's got 120 on it.- 120.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35- Hi there.- Hi there.- Um...
0:15:35 > 0:15:39- Got 120 on it.- Yeah.- Is there sort of much movement on that?
0:15:39 > 0:15:42- Let me just check it for you.- She likes it cos it matches her hair!
0:15:42 > 0:15:44LAUGHTER
0:15:44 > 0:15:47I wasn't going to say anything at all about that! Um...
0:15:47 > 0:15:49I could probably get that down to 95.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51Could you do 90?
0:15:53 > 0:15:54Um...
0:15:56 > 0:15:59- Go on, I'll do 90, yes.- You can't be any fairer than that!- Thank you.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01- So you'd better shake this lady's hand.- Yes, yes, please!
0:16:01 > 0:16:03- Thank you very much indeed. - Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06- Thank you very much. Thank you. - So you've got a purchase,
0:16:06 > 0:16:09you've got a purchase, now there's one that we both need to agree on.
0:16:09 > 0:16:10- That's right, yeah.- Brilliant.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13Fab! A second buy for the sweet-smelling Blues.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16Well within the halfway mark!
0:16:16 > 0:16:19I'm going to leave the teams to it while I find out about
0:16:19 > 0:16:21a collection combining two of my favourite things -
0:16:21 > 0:16:23history and ale brewing.
0:16:27 > 0:16:31One of the big breweries in Kent was the Fremlins' Brewery,
0:16:31 > 0:16:34which was situated just down the road in Maidstone.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38And it was founded in 1861 by Ralph Fremlin.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40The Maidstone Museum still retains
0:16:40 > 0:16:44a large number of artefacts from those brewing days.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47And we're lucky enough today to have Rebecca Arnott,
0:16:47 > 0:16:49the chief collections officer, with us.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51Well, it's lovely to see you, Rebecca.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53Now, tell me more about this brewery.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55Who exactly was Ralph Fremlin?
0:16:55 > 0:16:58So Ralph Fremlin, unusually for a brewer,
0:16:58 > 0:17:00was part of the temperance movement.
0:17:00 > 0:17:05He was a highly religious man and he was really opposed to public houses.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07What?! A religious man?
0:17:07 > 0:17:09Doesn't always go with brewing, does it?
0:17:09 > 0:17:13It is odd, but he tried to pioneer bottled beers.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15- Yeah.- For people to consume at home.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17So that they didn't go out and get drunk in pubs.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20- These are some later bottles that we have from the collection.- Yes.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23- And you can clearly see in this one, it says "Brewed in Maidstone".- Yeah.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26- Down there.- Sugar free, I see. - And almost sugar free, yeah!
0:17:26 > 0:17:29- Gosh!- They were very ahead of their time.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32In 1871, he set up the Earl Street, Havoc Lane site...
0:17:32 > 0:17:36- Yes.- ..to specifically focus on pale ales.- Right.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39- And he invited his brothers to join him and it was a huge success.- Yeah.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42I suspect he was a huge employer in the area, wasn't he?
0:17:42 > 0:17:44- And a good employer?- Yeah.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47By the 1880s, they were employing about 100 workers.
0:17:47 > 0:17:52They set up a benefits club to help their sick workers.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54- And they had a reading room.- Gosh, that again was ahead of its time,
0:17:54 > 0:17:56- wasn't it?- Yeah, they really were.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59They even had an allowance for their male workers,
0:17:59 > 0:18:02so you could have four pints a day, but you couldn't take them home.
0:18:02 > 0:18:04So could you drink the beer on site?
0:18:04 > 0:18:05- Yeah, you could.- No!
0:18:05 > 0:18:08- What a fantastic job!- If you wanted to take them home, you had to pay
0:18:08 > 0:18:10a duty, because, obviously, people could take them and sell them.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13Now, what about the significance of the elephant?
0:18:13 > 0:18:16The elephant was part of the Fremlins' logo.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19It had been part of the family crest,
0:18:19 > 0:18:21because they were involved in the East India Company.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23East India Company, yeah.
0:18:23 > 0:18:27This nodding elephant would have been a particularly well-known sight
0:18:27 > 0:18:30- throughout off-licences and pubs. - How wonderful!
0:18:30 > 0:18:33Now, he appears, doesn't he, on virtually all their products?
0:18:33 > 0:18:37He does. So we've got a lot of different examples of their logo.
0:18:37 > 0:18:38They were very good at branding.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40And even down to matchbox holders.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43Yeah. You see, it's quite a popular symbol, I think.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46And it would have had a certain mystique, wouldn't it, certainly
0:18:46 > 0:18:49in the early 20th century? How many people would have seen an elephant?
0:18:49 > 0:18:52- Exactly. Apart from on the Fremlins' signs.- Yes, quite, quite.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54Well, it's been absolutely fascinating.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57- I love my beer and thank you very much indeed, Rebecca.- Thank you.
0:19:03 > 0:19:05Back to it, and we're halfway through.
0:19:05 > 0:19:07Both teams have two items.
0:19:07 > 0:19:08Are they all on track?
0:19:08 > 0:19:10I'm pleased, I've got my Deco beauty.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13- Yeah, got Deco. - I'm happy with my Deco.
0:19:13 > 0:19:14Got something theatrical as well.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17- Yes.- Very pleased with that so far. - Yes. Onto the next!- Yes.
0:19:17 > 0:19:21Well, exactly. Get on it! What about the Blues, though?
0:19:21 > 0:19:22Right, girls, as you can see,
0:19:22 > 0:19:27the gates have opened now and it's like Moses has parted the fog,
0:19:27 > 0:19:30in have come the masses! All the bargains could start going.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32- Yes.- So, we've got half an hour left, let's find that other item...
0:19:32 > 0:19:35- Let's get the bargain. - ..then get ourselves back in
0:19:35 > 0:19:37- for a nice cup of tea, shall we?- Yes, please.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39- Yes, please.- Let's go this way. - This way.- Right.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43The Reds have spotted something red hot.
0:19:43 > 0:19:45Really cool, bang on trend.
0:19:45 > 0:19:49- Yeah.- 1970s West German ceramics.
0:19:49 > 0:19:55And you see the way you get this fabulous thick glaze?
0:19:55 > 0:19:56They call it fat lava.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59- I was just going to say lava, yeah. - Because it looks exactly like that.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02- Yeah.- I mean, this sort of stuff, years ago,
0:20:02 > 0:20:04- you wouldn't get 50p, a pound a pot. - Yeah.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07Now this stuff is bang on trend, they're writing books about it,
0:20:07 > 0:20:08there's collections building up.
0:20:08 > 0:20:12- Oh, right.- Yeah.- Commercially, that's where the money's at.- OK.- OK.
0:20:12 > 0:20:13What do we think?
0:20:13 > 0:20:17I'm totally with you on this one. I personally am not keen on this.
0:20:17 > 0:20:20- I love some of the other ones. - OK.- And I love the colours in this.
0:20:20 > 0:20:24- Yeah.- But I would trust your judgment on it.- Yeah.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27What about if we get a few of them together and get a deal?
0:20:27 > 0:20:30- Use your artistic skills. - Put some together.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33OK. Well, I'm thinking let's get a smaller one.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36- What about if you put that cylindrical one with it...- Right.
0:20:36 > 0:20:37- ..just to create a look?- Yeah.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39I mean, those three together would look really cool
0:20:39 > 0:20:42- in an auctioneer's catalogue.- Mm-hm. - Yeah, in a catalogue, as you say.
0:20:42 > 0:20:43That looks nice, doesn't it?
0:20:43 > 0:20:46- So if we're going to buy these, we'll go for those three?- Yeah.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48We might get a discount for buying bulk.
0:20:48 > 0:20:49- Right.- I'll go and see what he says.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51- Brilliant. thank you. - Fingers crossed.- Hurrah!
0:20:51 > 0:20:53Do your best, Nick.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56Meanwhile, do the Blues fancy a sit down?
0:20:56 > 0:20:57It's nice, isn't it?
0:20:57 > 0:20:59It looks like... It's got, it says here hospital chair.
0:20:59 > 0:21:03- I can see why.- Yeah, yeah. - But it's a type of Sedan chair.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06- It is, isn't it? - And looking at that there,
0:21:06 > 0:21:09I'm wondering if that has been sort of let in afterwards.
0:21:09 > 0:21:11- There's something about it, isn't there?- It is.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14There's something nice about it.
0:21:14 > 0:21:18Now I spotted on here... a maker's name,
0:21:18 > 0:21:22"John Carter's patent literary machine".
0:21:22 > 0:21:24- It's got a bit of worm in here as well, we can see.- Oh, yeah.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27Doesn't look too bad. What are you thinking of it?
0:21:27 > 0:21:29Well, I think it's nice. I mean, you liked it as well, didn't you?
0:21:29 > 0:21:32- Yeah?- It is nice.- Is that 65? - £65 is the price on that.
0:21:32 > 0:21:36The stallholder's quite a nice chap, actually, we might be able to do...
0:21:36 > 0:21:38- And we liked the drink cabinet.- That caught your eye, didn't it, Nicola?
0:21:38 > 0:21:40Do you want to look at that ottoman?
0:21:40 > 0:21:43- Yes, please.- See, look, she's smiling.- Yes, yes.- Come on!
0:21:43 > 0:21:45While the Blues go for a gander,
0:21:45 > 0:21:48Nick is back with news on those fat lava vases.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50Now, this one, the chap was telling me...
0:21:50 > 0:21:53- He's really knowledgeable about this stuff, actually.- Yeah.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56Normally retails that for 60 quid on its own.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59- Yeah.- OK.- But if we bought all three, we could have them for 95.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04Executive decision, Ference.
0:22:04 > 0:22:05- Let's do it.- Shall we?- Yes!
0:22:05 > 0:22:07- Go for the jugs?- Absolutely!
0:22:07 > 0:22:09- Right, I like them.- Done. Let's do it.- Really?- Yeah.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12- We'll go and pay him?- Absolutely. - Fabulous. Well done.
0:22:12 > 0:22:14These guys have cracked it!
0:22:14 > 0:22:17Final item in the bag with plenty of time left.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19Well, that's it, guys, all done.
0:22:19 > 0:22:20The final curtain!
0:22:20 > 0:22:21Right!
0:22:21 > 0:22:24- Take a bow, you've been brilliant! - Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:22:24 > 0:22:28- And £185 spent.- Great stuff. - I think we've done well.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31- We're done, we're finished, let's go.- Great!- Come on.- OK.
0:22:31 > 0:22:32Great team effort, Reds.
0:22:32 > 0:22:36Now, Nicola has found something that's put a smile on her face.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38Is it the ottoman or the wine?
0:22:38 > 0:22:39So what do you think of this?
0:22:39 > 0:22:42- I love this! - Her face is glowing, Mum!
0:22:42 > 0:22:44- Love it.- Brilliant. Well, it's obviously -
0:22:44 > 0:22:47what I was growing up - known as an ottoman.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50My mum had one at the bottom of the bed, storing blankets in it.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53But, you know, if you have an ottoman at the bottom of your bed,
0:22:53 > 0:22:56- do you want blankets in it?- No. - No! What do you want in it?
0:22:56 > 0:22:59- Wine!- Wine! So, look at that - this has been cleverly converted.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02- They've put a zinc liner in there. - Mm-hm.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05And that could possibly be watertight.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07So you could probably have ice in there.
0:23:07 > 0:23:09OK. So you could chill the wine?
0:23:09 > 0:23:12- Yes.- A bit indulgent, and a lot of space for a lot of wine!- Yeah.
0:23:12 > 0:23:14But it's a fun piece, isn't it?
0:23:14 > 0:23:17- It is, it's nice.- Yeah. You like that, Nicola?- I love that, yes.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20- Do you?- Yes.- Does this tell us anything about her, Mum?
0:23:20 > 0:23:22Ooh... I don't want to say anything!
0:23:22 > 0:23:24- LAUGHTER - Mum's the word, obviously!
0:23:24 > 0:23:29- Definitely!- Shall we find out from the stallholder...?- Yes, please.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32Right. These two young ladies are interested in
0:23:32 > 0:23:36a couple of your items here. But interestingly, well, first of all,
0:23:36 > 0:23:38we can't see a price on it, Les.
0:23:38 > 0:23:40- This is 75.- 75 quid.
0:23:40 > 0:23:43- Without the bottles.- What would be the death on that, Les?
0:23:43 > 0:23:45- 60.- 60 quid.
0:23:45 > 0:23:47And that one's got 65. What about that?
0:23:47 > 0:23:49I could do that one for 50 for you.
0:23:49 > 0:23:5150 and 60, girls.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53So, what are you thinking?
0:23:53 > 0:23:57- Now we know the price, Nicola? - Yes!- I'm still...
0:23:57 > 0:24:00- She still likes it.- She likes that, doesn't she?- I really like that.
0:24:00 > 0:24:02And we said the last piece we would try and agree on.
0:24:02 > 0:24:06Exactly, yeah. No, I like both of them, so I'd be happy with that.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09- This is also a chair! - It's also a chair.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12- You could possibly lay down on there as well.- After!- After!
0:24:12 > 0:24:14I think you've sold it, Les.
0:24:14 > 0:24:16- There we are. £60. - Did we say 60?- £60.
0:24:16 > 0:24:20Fantastic, ladies! You've boxed up your final item.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23Right, teams, your time is up!
0:24:23 > 0:24:26I think I need to get you two inside for a well-earned cup of tea.
0:24:26 > 0:24:28Or perhaps something stronger!
0:24:28 > 0:24:31Now, let's remind ourselves just what the Red team have bought.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34First up, a peach Art Deco ceiling shade,
0:24:34 > 0:24:36lighting up at £30.
0:24:38 > 0:24:43They pulled some strings to buy a set of Pelham puppets for £60.
0:24:44 > 0:24:49And finally, a show-stopping set of three fat lava vases,
0:24:49 > 0:24:51£95 was paid.
0:24:51 > 0:24:54Well, Ference and Jack, once in the theatre,
0:24:54 > 0:24:56- always in the theatre! - Something like that!- Absolutely!
0:24:56 > 0:24:59Ference, which item do you like best?
0:24:59 > 0:25:01Um, I think the puppets.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04- You think the puppets?- Yes, yeah. That's my favourite, definitely.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07- And Jack?- I'll have to side with him on that. I used to collect them,
0:25:07 > 0:25:10- so I've got a soft spot for the puppets.- Of course you did, yeah.
0:25:10 > 0:25:11And what will make the biggest profit?
0:25:11 > 0:25:14- Do you know, I think it's going to be that lava.- It has to be.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16- It's going to be the lava. - You think the lava?
0:25:16 > 0:25:19- I still think the puppets, actually. - OK.- Puppets, lava.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22You spent 185, which is a pretty good spend.
0:25:22 > 0:25:24- Yeah.- But it does leave 115. - It does.
0:25:24 > 0:25:27- So if you'd like to hand that over. - A nice wad for you, sir.
0:25:27 > 0:25:29- Ference,- I- need it.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32- Oh, sorry.- I just need to pass it on with some words of wisdom.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35- Right.- Spend wisely. On what?
0:25:35 > 0:25:39Well, I'm going to find something with a bit of quality about it,
0:25:39 > 0:25:42I think. We're going to Canterbury, so something with a tale, maybe.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44- Oh! Wonderful! - I like it. I like it.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47So, while Nick goes off to give us a bit of Chaucer,
0:25:47 > 0:25:50we'll check out what the Blue team have bought.
0:25:50 > 0:25:52Firstly, they sewed up a deal
0:25:52 > 0:25:56on this 19th-century oak sewing box for £60.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00This late Victorian double-ended ruby glass scent bottle
0:26:00 > 0:26:03was theirs for £90.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07And finally, this converted, upholstered ottoman
0:26:07 > 0:26:10caught Nicola's eye. £60 was paid.
0:26:10 > 0:26:13Kathy and Nicola, good disciplined performance, if I may say so!
0:26:13 > 0:26:17- It was. It was.- Thank you very much. - Did you enjoy it?
0:26:17 > 0:26:20- Very much so.- Very much, yeah. - Good! You spent plenty of money.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22- We did.- What's your favourite lot?
0:26:22 > 0:26:24I think they all are, really.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26- They all are?- Yeah, yeah. - What a lovely, even choice.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29- Cover everything.- The cellaret! - The cellaret?- Yes.
0:26:29 > 0:26:30Well, it is a bit unusual, isn't it?
0:26:30 > 0:26:33- Yes, very.- Very!- We normally put blankets in ottomans!
0:26:33 > 0:26:35But you put bottles in there.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38- What will make the biggest profit, do you think?- Oh...
0:26:38 > 0:26:40I think probably that.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42- You think that? - Yeah, I think it will fly.
0:26:42 > 0:26:43Unanimity, marvellous.
0:26:43 > 0:26:46Well, anything to do with bottles is likely to fly, isn't it, really?
0:26:46 > 0:26:49- Yeah. I think so, yeah. - Now, you spent £210, didn't you?
0:26:49 > 0:26:52- That's right, we did.- That's a good chunk, but it still leaves 90.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55- Yes.- Hand it over. - There you go.- There we go.
0:26:55 > 0:26:57- And you know what happens to this, don't you?- Yes.
0:26:57 > 0:27:01- It goes to this man here. - Mm-hm!- £90 of the best.
0:27:01 > 0:27:03What are you going to do with that?
0:27:03 > 0:27:05Well, given their interest in gardening,
0:27:05 > 0:27:07I thought something horticultural.
0:27:07 > 0:27:09- Marvellous.- Wow.- Spot on.
0:27:09 > 0:27:13So, while John goes off to buy some flowers, we're off to the auction!
0:27:26 > 0:27:29Just down the road from Detling is the Canterbury Auction Galleries.
0:27:29 > 0:27:31And I'm here with today's auctioneer Cliona.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34- Hello.- Hello, very nice to see you. - Well, it's great to be here.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37Now, what about these Reds, what do you think of their ceiling light,
0:27:37 > 0:27:39which was their first purchase?
0:27:39 > 0:27:41Not with the original chains.
0:27:41 > 0:27:45It's not necessarily the 1930s in date, it's in that sort of style.
0:27:45 > 0:27:47- Yeah. - But it's a nice decorative thing,
0:27:47 > 0:27:51make a nice feature in any room. We've put £10-£15 on it.
0:27:51 > 0:27:52Yeah. Well, they paid 30.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55- That's all right.- So a couple of extra bids, and they'll be fine.
0:27:55 > 0:27:58- Yeah.- Now, Pelham puppets, they sell, don't they?
0:27:58 > 0:28:01They do. Um, especially some of the earlier ones.
0:28:01 > 0:28:04- Yeah.- And that skeleton, he's in his original box...
0:28:04 > 0:28:09- Yeah.- ..um, and probably dating to sort of around the 1950s.
0:28:09 > 0:28:12He is in a bit of a tangle, so if you've got a few hours...
0:28:12 > 0:28:14- THEY LAUGH - ..to untangle him!
0:28:14 > 0:28:17Have you not done that for us!
0:28:17 > 0:28:19So what about an estimate on these Pelham puppets?
0:28:19 > 0:28:22For all of them, we put £40-£60.
0:28:22 > 0:28:27Yeah. Well, they paid £60, so looks like they might be safe there.
0:28:27 > 0:28:31Now, what about the cylindrical vases, the German vases, the lava?
0:28:31 > 0:28:36- It's very of a period. - Yes.- Very sort of 1970s.- Yeah.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39Whether it's going to be everybody's cup of tea is
0:28:39 > 0:28:42a difficult one to say. I've only put £20-30 on them.
0:28:42 > 0:28:44They just don't do anything for me.
0:28:44 > 0:28:46But I have seen them make money.
0:28:46 > 0:28:49Hopefully, there will be collectors out there, um,
0:28:49 > 0:28:51and we'll get to the £20 at least.
0:28:51 > 0:28:55I hope we get to the £20, because they paid 95!
0:28:55 > 0:28:57- Oh, dear! - LAUGHTER
0:28:57 > 0:28:59Well, never mind! Moving swiftly on!
0:28:59 > 0:29:02After that pottery, I think we might need a bonus buy.
0:29:02 > 0:29:03Let's have a look at it.
0:29:04 > 0:29:06Well, Ference and Jack, you did a good bit of spending,
0:29:06 > 0:29:09but you still left that man with quite a lot of money
0:29:09 > 0:29:11and it looks like he's bought something absolutely enormous!
0:29:11 > 0:29:15- I know!- Well, now, I did say, as we were coming into Canterbury,
0:29:15 > 0:29:18I would buy you something with a tale.
0:29:18 > 0:29:20And I would not let you down.
0:29:20 > 0:29:22- How about that?- Wow!- Wow!
0:29:22 > 0:29:26It's a leather pig, in the Liberty manner.
0:29:26 > 0:29:29- Right.- Actually, they're footstools, is what they are, for the lounge.
0:29:29 > 0:29:31- Oh, OK.- So, what do you think?
0:29:31 > 0:29:33Well, as long as it brings home the bacon...
0:29:33 > 0:29:35- GROANING - I am so sorry!
0:29:35 > 0:29:37HE LAUGHS
0:29:37 > 0:29:42- How much did you pay for it? - Er, the princely sum of £110.
0:29:42 > 0:29:45- OK.- O...K. And what are you thinking at auction?
0:29:45 > 0:29:47- Er, about 20! - LAUGHTER
0:29:47 > 0:29:50- Right, that's done, then!- It's one of those home furnishing things.
0:29:50 > 0:29:53- These are luxury goods.- I think he's fun, though, he's great.
0:29:53 > 0:29:54- Yeah.- It's a fun item.- Yes!
0:29:54 > 0:29:57The sort of thing a lot of people will be bidding on, hopefully,
0:29:57 > 0:30:00to take home to furnish their lounge with, put their feet up.
0:30:00 > 0:30:01Is it a pig or a dog?
0:30:01 > 0:30:04It's actually one of those rare pig dog breeds!
0:30:04 > 0:30:07- Ah, yes.- The lesser-known Canterbury pig dog(!)
0:30:07 > 0:30:09You don't have to make up your mind now, chaps.
0:30:09 > 0:30:11Leave it to the auction.
0:30:11 > 0:30:14I just wonder what the auctioneer thinks of this pig dog?
0:30:16 > 0:30:18So, Cliona, what do you think of Nick's pig?
0:30:18 > 0:30:21- The pig with the long snout? - Yes, it is it a dog or is it a pig?
0:30:21 > 0:30:23Um, well, I think we've just gone with pig.
0:30:23 > 0:30:25- Yeah.- In that Liberty style.
0:30:25 > 0:30:28- Yeah.- Now, the Libertys do make quite a bit of money.
0:30:28 > 0:30:32So I think, as a fun, interior decorator's piece,
0:30:32 > 0:30:36or to the younger generations, I think it could appeal.
0:30:36 > 0:30:38We've put £40-£50 on him.
0:30:38 > 0:30:41Nick did spend £110 on it!
0:30:41 > 0:30:43Well!
0:30:43 > 0:30:47Obviously, with the £40-£50, we're not quite up there...
0:30:47 > 0:30:50- No!- ..but nothing would surprise me if he, um...
0:30:50 > 0:30:53if he flies away and, er, takes us by surprise.
0:30:53 > 0:30:56- A flying pig!- The flying pig!
0:30:56 > 0:30:58Now, onto the Blues. Nicola and Kath.
0:30:58 > 0:31:03They were with John. And they kicked off with this box, the oak box.
0:31:03 > 0:31:06- Well, it's a plain panelled oak box. - Yeah.- Probably Victorian.
0:31:06 > 0:31:08With plated mounts on it.
0:31:08 > 0:31:13- It is what it is.- Yeah.- We've only put sort of £10-£15 on it.
0:31:13 > 0:31:15They paid £60 for it.
0:31:15 > 0:31:18- Right, OK.- It's quite a lot of money for an oak box, isn't it?- It is.
0:31:18 > 0:31:20I mean, I suppose it could be used as a sewing box,
0:31:20 > 0:31:22- a work box or something of that nature.- Yeah.
0:31:22 > 0:31:25- We'll do our best to make the profit.- Splendid, I'm sure you will.
0:31:25 > 0:31:27Now, Nicola chose the next lot.
0:31:27 > 0:31:31- I like this scent bottle.- Yes. Yes, it's a very attractive
0:31:31 > 0:31:34late-Victorian cranberry glass and silver mounted scent bottle.
0:31:34 > 0:31:37- Yeah.- I rather fear I have been a bit mean.
0:31:37 > 0:31:40I have been admonished by members here...
0:31:40 > 0:31:45- Have you?- ..saying why was I so mean at £8-£10...- £8- £10!
0:31:45 > 0:31:48I think that probably is a fair comment. It should exceed that.
0:31:48 > 0:31:50Have you missed a nought off? 80-100.
0:31:50 > 0:31:53Let's hope we do put a nought onto that estimate.
0:31:53 > 0:31:55- Well, they paid £90, so they'll be very grateful if you could!- OK.
0:31:55 > 0:32:00- I'm sure they would!- And you very kindly called their third item,
0:32:00 > 0:32:04which is what I would describe as a wardrobe bottom, as an ottoman.
0:32:04 > 0:32:06- Which I suppose it is.- Well, yes.
0:32:06 > 0:32:09We're there to sell these things as best as we can!
0:32:09 > 0:32:12Somebody, has cleverly converted it with the leather top on it.
0:32:12 > 0:32:15- Yeah.- You know, maybe there is some potential in it,
0:32:15 > 0:32:18with a slightly different covering and painting it and whatever.
0:32:18 > 0:32:22But at £10-£15, that was the best I could come up with that.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25Yeah, yeah. Well, they paid £60.
0:32:25 > 0:32:27- Good luck!- Good luck.
0:32:27 > 0:32:31I think they could be needing their bonus buy, tee-hee!
0:32:31 > 0:32:33Let's have a look at it.
0:32:33 > 0:32:38Well, Nicola and Kath, you left this very smart man with £90 to spend.
0:32:38 > 0:32:41- Too much!- Too much, do you think? Well, what have you done, John?
0:32:41 > 0:32:46WELL, following my love of wood and kitchenalia...
0:32:46 > 0:32:49- I bought this!- Ooh! - This weird and wonderful thing.
0:32:49 > 0:32:50Look at you both!
0:32:50 > 0:32:53Even Charlie's thinking, "What is it?!"
0:32:53 > 0:32:56- What is it?- Yeah, what is it?- Well, interestingly, the jury's out.
0:32:56 > 0:32:59It was suggested that it's some form of juicer or I think...
0:32:59 > 0:33:01I mean, that certainly is a good shout for me.
0:33:01 > 0:33:04Put your fruit in there and give it a good sort of pummel there.
0:33:04 > 0:33:07But I love carved wood, it's good, it's got some age to it.
0:33:07 > 0:33:11- So how much did you pay for it? - I paid £40 for it.
0:33:11 > 0:33:13£40? How much do you think it would make?
0:33:13 > 0:33:17Well, I'm hoping it will make that and a little bit more, actually!
0:33:17 > 0:33:19- Well, we hope that as well!- Yes!
0:33:19 > 0:33:21Girls, you don't have to make up your mind now.
0:33:21 > 0:33:22Leave it until the auction.
0:33:22 > 0:33:26But I just wonder what the auctioneer thinks about this...
0:33:26 > 0:33:28Juicer?
0:33:28 > 0:33:30Well, I left John quite a lot of money - £90, I think -
0:33:30 > 0:33:32and he went off and all that.
0:33:32 > 0:33:34- Right. - Can you describe it for me?
0:33:34 > 0:33:37Because I am at a bit of a loss here, Cliona.
0:33:37 > 0:33:41Um, a wooden container, rectangular on the outside,
0:33:41 > 0:33:44cylindrical on the inside, a few holes at the bottom...
0:33:44 > 0:33:46- Two handles!- Well done!
0:33:46 > 0:33:47THEY LAUGH
0:33:47 > 0:33:50- What on earth was it used for? - Truly, I feel it was more
0:33:50 > 0:33:53- for ornamental purposes than anything else.- Yeah.
0:33:53 > 0:33:57I'm at a loss whether you put something that would drain away.
0:33:57 > 0:33:59John thought it was a juicer.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02I suppose you could ram the odd orange in there, couldn't you?
0:34:02 > 0:34:04But you wouldn't particularly want
0:34:04 > 0:34:06- to drink what came out of the bottom, would you?- Perhaps not.
0:34:06 > 0:34:10Um, but a Near Eastern thing, I don't think it's terribly old.
0:34:10 > 0:34:13- We've put £5-£10 on it.- Yeah. Yeah. You never know, of course.
0:34:13 > 0:34:15He paid £40 for that.
0:34:15 > 0:34:18So, what do you think?
0:34:18 > 0:34:20- Well, it's a decorative piece, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:34:20 > 0:34:23You know, you've got the nice carving on the handles.
0:34:23 > 0:34:26- We'll do our best. - Yeah, I'm sure you will.
0:34:26 > 0:34:29- So you'll be taking the sale?- Yes, I am.- Good, I'm looking forward to it.
0:34:29 > 0:34:31They couldn't be in safer hands!
0:34:36 > 0:34:38Straight in on the internet... Ten we have.
0:34:38 > 0:34:42Now, Ference and Jack, are you regular visitors to an auction room?
0:34:42 > 0:34:44- First time.- What do you make of it? - It's wonderful.
0:34:44 > 0:34:47I love the atmosphere. It's very theatrical, actually, isn't it?
0:34:47 > 0:34:51It is theatrical. Now, kicking off with that ceiling light, cost £30.
0:34:51 > 0:34:52Confident?
0:34:52 > 0:34:55- Not a lot of money for... - No.- It's a bit of Art Deco.
0:34:55 > 0:34:58You think that'll be all right. Well, anyway, here it comes.
0:34:58 > 0:35:01The pink tinted and frosted glass circular ceiling light.
0:35:01 > 0:35:02Lot 194.
0:35:02 > 0:35:04Who'll start me here at £10?
0:35:04 > 0:35:06Let's open up the bid then at £5.
0:35:06 > 0:35:08Let's get it going. £5 bid.
0:35:08 > 0:35:11- Who's in at ten?- Oh, dear! - Any further bids?- Thank you.
0:35:11 > 0:35:14Ten I'm bid. 15. 20.
0:35:14 > 0:35:1725. 30.
0:35:17 > 0:35:19- Come on!- Anybody else at £30?
0:35:19 > 0:35:23It's at £25 now. We all done at £25?
0:35:23 > 0:35:24You've only lost a fiver.
0:35:24 > 0:35:26Not too bad.
0:35:26 > 0:35:28- Now, Pelham puppets.- Mm-hm!
0:35:28 > 0:35:29I think you got a lot for the money here.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32- I think we've done really well. - Let's hope the punters agree.
0:35:32 > 0:35:33Here it comes.
0:35:33 > 0:35:36Lot number 195 is the Pelham puppets, the skeleton,
0:35:36 > 0:35:39the wolf, the two witches and, of course, the white box.
0:35:39 > 0:35:41We're opening up at £40, now we're looking for 50.
0:35:41 > 0:35:44Who's in at 50? £40 I'm bid. I'm looking for 50.
0:35:44 > 0:35:46Or 45, then, to get it going. 50 I have.
0:35:46 > 0:35:4860? 70.
0:35:48 > 0:35:52- 70!- The commission bid is here. - My word!- There we go. 70. 80.
0:35:52 > 0:35:55£70 it is online now. Does the room want to come in at £80?
0:35:55 > 0:35:58I'll take a £75 bid, if anybody wants to come in.
0:35:58 > 0:36:03It's a £70 here, looking for £75 now, anybody in at £75?
0:36:03 > 0:36:08At £70, on the internet now, I will sell, if we're all done at £70.
0:36:09 > 0:36:10- Plus a tenner.- Plus ten.
0:36:10 > 0:36:14- So you're now up £5. - OK.- All I can say to you now
0:36:14 > 0:36:19- is fat lava!- No pressure, Nick, but this is all on you!
0:36:19 > 0:36:22Lot number 196 is
0:36:22 > 0:36:26the German fat lava cylindrical vase and two others.
0:36:26 > 0:36:28Who'll start me here at £10?
0:36:28 > 0:36:30- £10 from someone. 10 I'm bid. - Straight in at 10.
0:36:30 > 0:36:33Who's in at 15? 15. 20.
0:36:33 > 0:36:3525. 30.
0:36:35 > 0:36:38- 35.- Oh, the cold sweat! - Anybody at 35?
0:36:38 > 0:36:41It's seated in the room at £30 now. Any further offer?
0:36:41 > 0:36:43Any further bid? If not, I will sell it £30, then,
0:36:43 > 0:36:45if we're all done, at £30...
0:36:46 > 0:36:49- Aw!- That is minus £65 on one lot. - Oh, no!
0:36:49 > 0:36:51But you were up a fiver!
0:36:51 > 0:36:54So it's not that bad! You're only down 60 overall.
0:36:54 > 0:36:57Now, what do you want to with this pig dog, dog pig?
0:36:57 > 0:37:00- We're going to have to just shove it in, aren't we?- Just go for it.- Yeah?
0:37:00 > 0:37:02- You're going to go for it? - Yeah, we'll go for it.
0:37:02 > 0:37:03Here it comes.
0:37:03 > 0:37:07Lot number 200 is the leather pig stool in the Liberty's manner.
0:37:07 > 0:37:09Straight in on the internet with a bid of £60.
0:37:09 > 0:37:11Now looking for 70.
0:37:11 > 0:37:1370 I'm bid. Now who's in at 80?
0:37:13 > 0:37:1680. 90. 100. 110.
0:37:16 > 0:37:20120. 130. 140. 150. 160.
0:37:20 > 0:37:24170. 180. 190. 200. 210.
0:37:24 > 0:37:25It's here at £210 now.
0:37:25 > 0:37:27Anybody at 220?
0:37:27 > 0:37:28220 online.
0:37:28 > 0:37:32230. 240. 250. 260, back to you in the saleroom.
0:37:32 > 0:37:36Thank you. 270. 280. 290. 300.
0:37:36 > 0:37:38THEY GASP
0:37:38 > 0:37:39It's at £300.
0:37:39 > 0:37:42Here on the internet at £300, then, if we're all done.
0:37:42 > 0:37:46At £300. Any further bid? If not, I'm selling at 300.
0:37:47 > 0:37:52- Yes!- Woohoo!- That is unbelievable! - Brilliant!- Thank you, Canterbury!
0:37:52 > 0:37:53- Yes!- Thank you!
0:37:53 > 0:37:56£300 for a leather pig!
0:37:57 > 0:38:00Well, not a word to the Blues, cos, frankly, if you did,
0:38:00 > 0:38:01they wouldn't believe you! So there you go!
0:38:01 > 0:38:03LAUGHTER
0:38:08 > 0:38:11Nicola and Kath, something tells me about your demeanour,
0:38:11 > 0:38:14that you've never been in an auction before?
0:38:14 > 0:38:15- No.- Never.
0:38:15 > 0:38:20- What do you think of it?- Well, it... - So far, it's quite exciting!
0:38:20 > 0:38:22- You sound rather nervous, darling. - I am.
0:38:22 > 0:38:25Anyway, the rectangular work box
0:38:25 > 0:38:27- is a pretty thing, isn't it? - It's a lovely thing.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30- You really like it, don't you? - I loved it.- Good, good.
0:38:30 > 0:38:31Well, anyway, here it comes.
0:38:31 > 0:38:35Lot number 216 is the oak and plated mounted rectangular work box.
0:38:35 > 0:38:37Who will start me here are £10?
0:38:37 > 0:38:40Ten we're bid, 15. 20, 25.
0:38:40 > 0:38:4125. 30.
0:38:41 > 0:38:43Anybody at 30?
0:38:43 > 0:38:4725 it is in the room, looking for £30 now. Any further offer? 30.
0:38:47 > 0:38:5035. The bid is at £30 here now.
0:38:50 > 0:38:51Any further bids?
0:38:51 > 0:38:54With the lady at £30. I will sell unless I get another bid.
0:38:54 > 0:38:58Looking for 35, but I have it at 30, I will sell, at £30 then,
0:38:58 > 0:39:00if we're all done at 30.
0:39:00 > 0:39:02Aw! Well, you've lost £30, girls,
0:39:02 > 0:39:05but never mind! Never fear! You have the wonderful scent bottle to come.
0:39:05 > 0:39:08Smile, for goodness' sake! Here's the scent bottle.
0:39:08 > 0:39:13Lot number 217 is the late-Victorian silver mounted and cranberry glass
0:39:13 > 0:39:14double-ended scent bottle.
0:39:14 > 0:39:16Going to open up at £35 now.
0:39:16 > 0:39:18I'm looking for 40. Who's in at 40?
0:39:18 > 0:39:2040, 50, 60, 70.
0:39:20 > 0:39:23- Here we go!- 80. Anybody at £80?
0:39:23 > 0:39:26The bid is at £70 standing now. Looking for £80.
0:39:26 > 0:39:28It's at £70, then, are we all done?
0:39:28 > 0:39:3180, you're back in. 90.
0:39:31 > 0:39:33Go on, one more, £90.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35- MAN: Go on.- £90 I'm bid. - LAUGHTER
0:39:35 > 0:39:39- Oh, dear!- £90 it is, £90 and standing. Well done.
0:39:39 > 0:39:41Well done, £90.
0:39:41 > 0:39:42You've broken even, well done.
0:39:42 > 0:39:43Phew!
0:39:43 > 0:39:47So, actually, you're only minus 30. Here comes
0:39:47 > 0:39:49the lot you so like, the ottoman.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52Lot number 218 is the mahogany box ottoman cellaret.
0:39:52 > 0:39:53Who'll start me here at £10?
0:39:53 > 0:39:54£10 someone? 10 I'm bid.
0:39:54 > 0:39:56Looking for 15 now.
0:39:56 > 0:39:5810 is it here, looking for 15.
0:39:58 > 0:39:59Any interest at 15?
0:39:59 > 0:40:01At £10, then. Are we all done at £10?
0:40:01 > 0:40:04There'll be a lot of "whining" if it doesn't make more money.
0:40:04 > 0:40:05GAVEL BANGS
0:40:05 > 0:40:07- Aw!- Oh!- £10, minus 50.
0:40:07 > 0:40:09Dreadful! Well...
0:40:09 > 0:40:11Well, you lost £30 on the work box
0:40:11 > 0:40:14and £50 on the ottoman, which is £80.
0:40:14 > 0:40:16You washed your face on the other. You are minus £80.
0:40:16 > 0:40:20What do you want to do with John's extraordinary item?
0:40:20 > 0:40:22- Yes, we're going to go for it. - You're going to go for it?
0:40:22 > 0:40:24- Definitely.- Are you sure?- Yes, yes.
0:40:24 > 0:40:28- It's here.- Oh!- Look, here it is. Doesn't it look splendid?
0:40:28 > 0:40:32Lot number 222 is the Near Eastern carved wood rectangular container.
0:40:32 > 0:40:33The two-handled container there.
0:40:33 > 0:40:35Who'll start me here at £5?
0:40:35 > 0:40:37£5 I'm looking for.
0:40:37 > 0:40:39£5 I'm bid, thank you very much.
0:40:39 > 0:40:42Who's in at 10 now? Any interest at £10?
0:40:42 > 0:40:44- 10 we have.- 10!
0:40:44 > 0:40:46- 20.- 20!
0:40:46 > 0:40:47- No, you sure? - MAN: Quite sure.
0:40:47 > 0:40:4925 for anybody else in the room?
0:40:49 > 0:40:51- CHARLIE: Ha, "quite sure"! - Oh, 25 on the other platform.
0:40:51 > 0:40:5325 we have, now looking for 30.
0:40:53 > 0:40:56They seem to be out, £25. We'll give them a chance.
0:40:56 > 0:40:5925 it is here in the saleroom. Anybody else in the room bidding?
0:40:59 > 0:41:02Looking for £30, I do have the 25, I will sell.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04If we're all done at £25?
0:41:04 > 0:41:06If we're sure?
0:41:06 > 0:41:08- Oh!- Minus 15.
0:41:08 > 0:41:10Well...
0:41:10 > 0:41:13the positive way of looking at that is that you've had a cracking time
0:41:13 > 0:41:16and you haven't even lost £100.
0:41:16 > 0:41:18- No, I think that's very good. - Just 95(!)
0:41:18 > 0:41:21- Golden gavel's out, then?- Yes, you won't be getting a golden gavel.
0:41:21 > 0:41:23We assume we're not getting one.
0:41:23 > 0:41:26It may come as a shock to you, but, you know, three losses
0:41:26 > 0:41:30and a break even doesn't, sadly, give you a golden gavel.
0:41:30 > 0:41:33It gives you absolutely nothing other than huge satisfaction
0:41:33 > 0:41:36- that you might have beaten the Red team.- Yeah.- Yes.
0:41:36 > 0:41:39Cos they may have lost more than 95, so don't discuss it with them.
0:41:39 > 0:41:42- No, not at all. - Later on, we'll find out.
0:41:47 > 0:41:50It's a funny thing, Bargain Hunt, isn't it?
0:41:50 > 0:41:53You know, both teams are given £300.
0:41:53 > 0:41:57The idea is that they both spend wisely and make a good profit.
0:41:57 > 0:42:00In this case, one of them has managed it wholeheartedly.
0:42:00 > 0:42:04The other one has been, frankly, an abject disaster.
0:42:04 > 0:42:06But, of course, we don't have losers, we have runners up.
0:42:06 > 0:42:10And, by some absolutely enormous margin today,
0:42:10 > 0:42:12the Blues are the runners up.
0:42:12 > 0:42:15Because I'm afraid you lost £95.
0:42:15 > 0:42:18It just went loss, loss, loss.
0:42:18 > 0:42:20Anyway, you two haven't got much to be smug about, have you?
0:42:20 > 0:42:22- LAUGHTER - Well...
0:42:22 > 0:42:24You were masters of the loss yourselves!
0:42:24 > 0:42:28In fact, you were £60 down, until it came to the great man there.
0:42:28 > 0:42:31- Yes!- Absolutely!- What did he do? He bought a shiny leather pig.
0:42:31 > 0:42:34- Yeah!- He paid £110 for a pig! Most people thought he was bonkers.
0:42:34 > 0:42:36The auctioneer thought he was bonkers.
0:42:36 > 0:42:40- £300!- Amazing. - So, I think that's just remarkable.
0:42:40 > 0:42:43That's a profit of £190 on one pig.
0:42:43 > 0:42:45Take off your miserable loss, of course...
0:42:45 > 0:42:46LAUGHTER
0:42:46 > 0:42:50..and it reduces your profit down to £130.
0:42:50 > 0:42:52- Ah, thank you!- And there it is. - Thank you!
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