0:00:15 > 0:00:16Well, you know me,
0:00:16 > 0:00:19I'm not one to make a song and dance about anything,
0:00:19 > 0:00:24but I couldn't resist the urge to shake my pompoms.
0:00:24 > 0:00:28We are here at the East of England Showground in Peterborough.
0:00:28 > 0:00:33We are ready, the teams are ready, so let's go Bargain Hunting.
0:00:33 > 0:00:34CHEERING
0:01:00 > 0:01:04Armed with £300 and one hour in which to buy three items,
0:01:04 > 0:01:08our Red and Blue teams then hope to sell on for a profit when sold
0:01:08 > 0:01:10at auction. But before we meet our teams,
0:01:10 > 0:01:12let's find out what's coming up.
0:01:14 > 0:01:18Charles is all fingers and thumbs with the Reds.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20It's completely original...
0:01:20 > 0:01:21- Oops.- God, Charlie.
0:01:21 > 0:01:22Sorry about that.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24The Blues brave the elements.
0:01:26 > 0:01:27We shall be as rusty as these pots.
0:01:27 > 0:01:29I know, I know.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32At the auction, the Reds get a gallop on.
0:01:35 > 0:01:36220.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38And the Blues are pumped up.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40Yes.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43Well, all that is coming up later, but let's meet today's teams.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46For the Reds, we've got friends Sharon and Dawn.
0:01:46 > 0:01:47And for the Blues,
0:01:47 > 0:01:51we've got the father and daughter combo of Roger and Gemma.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53- Hello. ALL:- Hello.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55So if I can start with you, Sharon,
0:01:55 > 0:01:57tell me a little bit about how you girls met.
0:01:57 > 0:01:58We actually met at my wedding.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01Dawn's partner and my husband are brothers,
0:02:01 > 0:02:03and we've been friends ever since,
0:02:03 > 0:02:06- that's 22 years ago. - So what do you do for a living?
0:02:06 > 0:02:08I'm actually retired these days.
0:02:08 > 0:02:10I was a midwife.
0:02:10 > 0:02:14But I've just spent the last few years doing up our house, walking my dog,
0:02:14 > 0:02:19and I've got a little room where I do painting and reading and drawing.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21So you are a multitasker, aren't you?
0:02:21 > 0:02:23I like to tell my husband that, yes.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27Women like you are in demand, I can assure you.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30Well, I don't seem to have a spare moment.
0:02:30 > 0:02:31So, Dawn, what do you do for a living?
0:02:31 > 0:02:34I'm a nurse and I work in child and adolescent mental health.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37It can be stressful, but very rewarding.
0:02:37 > 0:02:41In my spare time I do pottery, I'm a bit of a part-time artist.
0:02:41 > 0:02:46You are being very modest, because I know for a fact you are an award-winning artist.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49Yes, I won the People's Choice in an exhibition two years ago,
0:02:49 > 0:02:50which was amazing.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53I also do amateur dramatics.
0:02:53 > 0:02:54- Do you?- Yes.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57My favourite thing to do is play the baddie.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00And I have been told I've got a really wicked laugh.
0:03:00 > 0:03:04Would you like to just give us a taster of your wicked laugh?
0:03:04 > 0:03:07OK. We are going to win lots and lots of money!
0:03:07 > 0:03:09SHE CACKLES DRAMATICALLY
0:03:12 > 0:03:14Right, well, if you can do that again and come out of your shell,
0:03:14 > 0:03:16that would be really good.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18That's scary. Have you thought about your tactics?
0:03:18 > 0:03:22Oh, definitely, yes. We are going to go for a cheap, a cheerful
0:03:22 > 0:03:24- and we are going to go a bit... - Indulgent.- Indulgent.
0:03:24 > 0:03:26- Good luck.- Thank you.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28Turning my attention to the Blue team.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30And, Roger, I believe you are retired,
0:03:30 > 0:03:33but tell me a little bit more about what you get up to and what you've
0:03:33 > 0:03:35- been doing in the past. - At the moment,
0:03:35 > 0:03:37I'm in the middle of decorating my daughter's house,
0:03:37 > 0:03:39cos she's moving into a little cottage.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42I'm busy doing shop fitting through the nights for a company.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45Landscape gardening, interior decorating.
0:03:45 > 0:03:46So retirement is really nice.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48LAUGHTER
0:03:48 > 0:03:50You are an odd-job man, aren't you?
0:03:50 > 0:03:53- Yes.- You've lived an interesting life,
0:03:53 > 0:03:58and I think the words "adrenaline junkie" come into the equation.
0:03:58 > 0:04:02Yes, I decided to do a water-sport business in north Cyprus.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04I've done rallycross driving with a world champion,
0:04:04 > 0:04:08I've done powerboat racing with another world champion.
0:04:08 > 0:04:09A few bits and bobs, really.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12This is boys' dreams, isn't it?
0:04:12 > 0:04:14- Oh, it was good. - You've lived the dream.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17Well, still trying, actually. I'm trying to get wing-walking at the minute, but...
0:04:17 > 0:04:20- You mean...? - Yes, to stand on a plane.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23On the wings. That's the one I want to do before I finally retire.
0:04:23 > 0:04:27Right, OK. All right, well, in the meantime, Gemma, I mean,
0:04:27 > 0:04:30- how do you follow that?- I don't, I'm not really an adrenaline junkie.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32No. So tell me, what do you do for a living?
0:04:32 > 0:04:36I'm a drama teacher and I recently took up the post as head of year nine as well.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39- All right. Exciting stuff.- Yes, very exciting.
0:04:39 > 0:04:40Very satisfying, yes?
0:04:40 > 0:04:43- Yes.- But what do you do for hobbies and spare time?
0:04:43 > 0:04:45So I love to go and see any types of musicals.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48- Favourite musical?- If I was going for a classic,
0:04:48 > 0:04:50I would say Les Miserables.
0:04:50 > 0:04:51If I was going for more modern,
0:04:51 > 0:04:55I would probably say between Wicked or Billy Elliot.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58All right, OK. Interesting choices.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00Yes, very different.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02You've talked about your tactics and what you've come up with?
0:05:02 > 0:05:05- We've tried to.- But we don't agree.
0:05:05 > 0:05:07- No. All right. - So it should be good fun, really.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10Dad tried to say that he will pick two of the items and I'll pick one,
0:05:10 > 0:05:12but that's not going to happen.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15She's very good at bartering and I'm not so good.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18- Oh, you are good? - I'd like to think so, yes.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21Well, before you can do any bartering, you've got to have some money, haven't you?
0:05:21 > 0:05:24- Exactly, yes.- So, hands out, because I'm going to give you £300.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26- Thank you very much. - And don't worry,
0:05:26 > 0:05:29we're not going to leave you out, Reds. There you go.
0:05:29 > 0:05:34So, £300 - this is the part where I send you off to meet your experts,
0:05:34 > 0:05:36and I will see you later.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38- OK.- Lovely, thank you.- Thank you.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41Multitaskers, each and every one.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43Watch out, fair.
0:05:44 > 0:05:49And of course our two tremendous teams need two terrific experts.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53Teeing off with the Reds, it's Charles Hanson.
0:05:54 > 0:05:58And topping it off for the Blues, it's Caroline Hawley.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03Right, then, teams, what are your thoughts?
0:06:03 > 0:06:07- It's quite daunting. - It is daunting, it's enormous.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09This is nice.
0:06:09 > 0:06:14OK, teams, 60 minutes on the clock, your time starts now.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16- BELL RINGS - Right or left?
0:06:16 > 0:06:19- Left. Let's go left. - Let's go right, then.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22Oh, dear, you're going to have your hands full today, Caroline.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25There are plenty of pickings out there in the antiques fair today -
0:06:25 > 0:06:28just keep an eye out for those potential profit makers.
0:06:28 > 0:06:32So do you often shop together, you two?
0:06:32 > 0:06:33When I've got a year spare.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37It does take me quite a while.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39Right, well, you've got an hour.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42You tell them, Caroline, and don't forget, that hour flies by.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45This looks promising, though. What have the Blues spotted?
0:06:45 > 0:06:47A tiny vinaigrette there.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50- Yes, small, isn't it? - Samuel Pemberton, I think.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52How much is your vinaigrette?
0:06:52 > 0:06:55- Sorry?- How much is your vinaigrette?
0:06:55 > 0:06:57- The little tiny one. - Yes, the little...
0:06:58 > 0:07:00- 260.- 260?
0:07:00 > 0:07:02Oh, right, 260.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04- A bit out our budget. - It's a gorgeous little thing.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07Samuel Pemberton, great maker.
0:07:07 > 0:07:08Look at the silver-gilt grille.
0:07:08 > 0:07:13And there will be a little sponge impregnated in there for the scent,
0:07:13 > 0:07:17- and the lady would hold it under her nose to stop the foul smells of the street.- That's a cute idea.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20What would be the best price you could do on it for us?
0:07:20 > 0:07:21The boss says 180.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23Oh.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25Oh, that's tempting, team.
0:07:25 > 0:07:30Gemma's eyes are lighting up, the boss has said 180.
0:07:30 > 0:07:31Gemma is grinning.
0:07:31 > 0:07:36- What do you think? - 150 to 200 maybe at auction.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38It's too risky. Put it down, put it down.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40- Put it down, Dad. - I don't think it is.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42I think that's really unique.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44I think we should go for it.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46No.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49Oh, dear. I will not come between dad and daughter.
0:07:49 > 0:07:53- I think we'll have to remember where it is and come back.- Yes, I agree. OK, let's agree with that.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55I like that.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57OK, can we just leave it for now and then we'll...
0:07:57 > 0:07:59hopefully we'll come back to you?
0:07:59 > 0:08:01You could have trouble here, Caroline.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03So a firm favourite for Roger,
0:08:03 > 0:08:06but Gemma is showing early signs of restraint.
0:08:09 > 0:08:10Hold your horses, Charlie,
0:08:10 > 0:08:14Dawn has spotted a pair of modern cast-iron horse busts.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17What are they worth? I will go and find out.
0:08:17 > 0:08:18OK.
0:08:20 > 0:08:21What do you think, then?
0:08:21 > 0:08:25I can just imagine them sort of on a plinth or next to a big front door.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27They could look the part.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30Yes. I love the patina and colour.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32This could be our extravagant piece.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35It's definitely going to be the extravagant piece.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37Oh, Charlie is back.
0:08:37 > 0:08:38- Guess how much?- Oh, go on.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41- He normally retails for 240.- Right.
0:08:41 > 0:08:46He said he's quite happy to go at 160.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49- What, for the pair?- For the pair, that's £80 each, basically.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52- OK.- Do you think you could try and get a little more off?
0:08:52 > 0:08:55- I can try.- Go on, girls, crack the whip.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57They might fall at the first hurdle.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59You don't think they're going to gallop?
0:08:59 > 0:09:01- But if you like them... Back in a minute.- OK.
0:09:04 > 0:09:08Good luck, Charlie, see if you can work your magic on the price.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11Meanwhile, the Blues continue with the animal theme.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14It's a wild boar, isn't it?
0:09:14 > 0:09:17- What do you think?- Is it going to resell again at auction?
0:09:17 > 0:09:18Not at that price, I don't think.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22Is it something you think you'd like to buy?
0:09:22 > 0:09:25- I think it's more a joke present rather than a real... - There's nothing wrong with a joke.
0:09:25 > 0:09:29Yes, this is true. What's your lowest price that you would take on this?
0:09:29 > 0:09:31£50.
0:09:31 > 0:09:35Oh, no, see, I'm thinking more £20.
0:09:35 > 0:09:36- No.- No, then.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38It's a no. No, it's a no, sorry.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43That's some ruthless haggling, Gemma.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46Now, has Charlie managed to do a deal on those horses?
0:09:46 > 0:09:48OK, so what did you do for us?
0:09:48 > 0:09:50- I worked my hardest.- Yeah?
0:09:50 > 0:09:52Right, best price - 150.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55- Oh.- OK.- Too much, isn't it?
0:09:56 > 0:09:59- Hmm... No.- Excuse me?
0:09:59 > 0:10:03- Is it?- When it comes to financial gain, I would say au revoir,
0:10:03 > 0:10:05let's leave them, but if you're keen...
0:10:05 > 0:10:08I think it's worth a gamble.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11If you've got faith in them, why not?
0:10:11 > 0:10:13Do you think we could get them to have a gallop?
0:10:13 > 0:10:17- A slow trot if you are lucky. - I tell you what, at work,
0:10:17 > 0:10:20I am known for my galloping skills.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23- Oh, look out.- Really, can you show me a little gallop?- I can show you a little gallop, are you ready?
0:10:23 > 0:10:26- Do you want to gallop with me, Charles?- No, I will watch you first.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28OK.
0:10:28 > 0:10:29And she's off.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32SHE WHINNIES
0:10:32 > 0:10:33She's unbelievable.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36- Crikey.- Well, you have galloping skills, Dawn.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38But do you have the gambling skills?
0:10:38 > 0:10:40- You are happy?- I am.
0:10:40 > 0:10:41- Despite the gamble? - Despite the gamble.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43- And that gallop?- Yes.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45So, £150.
0:10:45 > 0:10:49- Yes.- That's half our budget.- Yes.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52The man is over there, and we are going to say, "Going, going, gone."
0:10:52 > 0:10:54- Definitely.- Sold?- Yes.
0:10:54 > 0:10:59Sir, we will take your very fine recast horse heads.
0:10:59 > 0:11:00- Goodness me.- Thank you.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02It's a bold move, Reds.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04You've blown a big hole in your budget.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07One down, two to go.
0:11:07 > 0:11:11I think if I follow you with a gallop, I will go the slow trot.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13- OK.- Come on, then, I will follow you.
0:11:13 > 0:11:14Giddy-up, then, team.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18That's one item down for the Reds.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20What's the plan, Caroline?
0:11:21 > 0:11:24So we've had 20 minutes already.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26I think we should go outside to look at some more...
0:11:26 > 0:11:28I think we get that first - one in the bag.
0:11:28 > 0:11:29No, I don't think we do that.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31Oh, not again.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33I think we go outside to look at some outside stuff.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35And then we can always run back.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37- Right.- Have you got your running shoes on?- Yes.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39- OK.- Right, OK, outside.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42So while the Blues venture outside for their first item,
0:11:42 > 0:11:45the Reds are already scouting out for their second.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47Oh, the cocktail sticks.
0:11:47 > 0:11:48Yes, they are quite sweet.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50A bit retro, a bit fun?
0:11:50 > 0:11:54Do you know...? Yes, it's retro, it's quite funky.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56May we look at the little cocktail sticks in the case?
0:11:59 > 0:12:00There we go.
0:12:03 > 0:12:07Well, do you know what, when I say kitsch, you've got style,
0:12:07 > 0:12:10I'll give you that.
0:12:10 > 0:12:11So why does it appeal to you?
0:12:11 > 0:12:13- Come on.- I spotted it out the corner of my eye,
0:12:13 > 0:12:15I was kind of looking for something a little bit shiny.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18But maybe it is a bit too modern.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20It's got a certain kitsch feel about it.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23I like the shape, this almost pear-shape little container.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26Just turn it upside down for me. What's on the bottom?
0:12:26 > 0:12:29So it's almost... The body is like a chrome plate.
0:12:29 > 0:12:33It's not silver, it's not a quality silver plate.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36But what I quite like are these fairly novel terminals
0:12:36 > 0:12:38on the end of these sticks.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40You've got a pineapple, you've got a pear.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43You've got maybe a raspberry there.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45It has got style.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47I don't think it's overly old.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50- I don't think it's overly expensive. - We're not very good spotting old...
0:12:50 > 0:12:51- How much is it?- 15.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55- It's not...- Any room on it?- 12.
0:12:55 > 0:12:5612.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01Can we think about it? Is it OK if we have a think about it?
0:13:01 > 0:13:04- Thank you.- Thanks a lot. Come on, let's go.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08Right, we're halfway through the shop, teams,
0:13:08 > 0:13:12and the Blues are facing the elements in the name of profit.
0:13:14 > 0:13:15Gemma, this is the chair you like.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17I just thought it was quite cute.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20- It is quite nice.- You know it doesn't have any age to it, don't you?- No.
0:13:20 > 0:13:26It's made to look like an early sort of, well, 17th-century period chair.
0:13:26 > 0:13:27It's a good furnishing piece.
0:13:27 > 0:13:31- It depends on how much it is. - Exactly. Well, time is ticking.
0:13:31 > 0:13:32- OK.- Rain is pouring.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34- Yes, I know.- Shall we find someone to ask?
0:13:34 > 0:13:37- Yes.- Look, there is a young man over here.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39Hello. Hello.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43Our friend here is interested in your chair.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45- It's a nice one.- We need a good price on it.
0:13:45 > 0:13:47We've got 55 on the chair.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49We were thinking more kind of £30.
0:13:49 > 0:13:5330. I can drop down to 45, but that would be the bottom end.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55Can you not squeeze it down?
0:13:55 > 0:13:58- 35.- Meet you in the middle at 40.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01- It's up to you.- No, I don't think we are going to get that back. Caroline, what do you think?
0:14:01 > 0:14:06I think it's entirely up to you, at the risk of passing the buck.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08It would have been better at 35, I think.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11- But if you...- 35 for us?
0:14:11 > 0:14:13- Yes, can do.- 35.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16- We've got our first buy. - Yes!- Thanks a lot.
0:14:16 > 0:14:18Thank you. Thank you very much.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20- Thank you.- Thank you.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23- Good.- Well, well done.
0:14:23 > 0:14:24You made your minds up.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26- Yes, we did. - ERIC: Thank goodness for that.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28Right, shall we go and get a second one?
0:14:28 > 0:14:30- Yes.- My hair's getting wet.
0:14:30 > 0:14:31As a team. Right, come on.
0:14:31 > 0:14:35- We shall be as rusty as these pots in a minute.- I know.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38Finally, one item in the bag.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41Right, teams, that's two items each to find.
0:14:41 > 0:14:42What have you spotted, Charlie?
0:14:42 > 0:14:45There's a lovely little condiment jar down here,
0:14:45 > 0:14:50with a hammered lid, which is hinged in a lovely swing handle.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55- That's lovely.- That is gorgeous. - That's really attractive.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58It's a preserve or honey jar.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01Yes, I love the fact that handle reflects this design.
0:15:01 > 0:15:03It hasn't been overly polished.
0:15:03 > 0:15:07If you clean pewter, they can become almost like silver.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10And this hammered finish is almost a return to craftsmanship,
0:15:10 > 0:15:14malleability and just working the metal into a certain type.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16And I also like the faceting of the glass as well.
0:15:16 > 0:15:20So come on, then, end of the day, what could you do?
0:15:20 > 0:15:2265 on it at the moment.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25I'm just wondering if we find something else in the cabinet.
0:15:25 > 0:15:29Then we could almost just maybe do a deal.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31I do like that.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33Turquoise. I like turquoise.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36Careful of the spike on it. I've put a cork through there.
0:15:36 > 0:15:42- What do you think, Charlie?- Arts and Crafts style, silver and cabochon stone hatpin. It is silver.
0:15:42 > 0:15:46But at £28, will it make a profit at auction?
0:15:46 > 0:15:48It's a shame it's not marked.
0:15:48 > 0:15:52But the quality is superb, I love the gilt brass back.
0:15:52 > 0:15:53It's completely original.
0:15:53 > 0:15:56- Oops.- God, Charlie. - Sorry about that.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59- Is it OK?- Oops, you can say that again, Charlie.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02- It's OK.- Heart attack.- It's OK.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04- No, it's OK.- Catch me.
0:16:04 > 0:16:08- Charlie, just behave. - I'm sorry about that. I think it...
0:16:08 > 0:16:11You cannot take an expert anywhere.
0:16:11 > 0:16:12No. That's a first.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15The cabochon is in good condition.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17I can't see any chip on there at all.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20It's in good condition. It's been in great condition for 100 years.
0:16:20 > 0:16:21No thanks to you, Charles.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25Right, Reds, you need to make your minds up.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28Meanwhile, the Blues have taken shelter from the rain.
0:16:29 > 0:16:30Gemma, Roger.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34I found this little thing.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36Do you have any idea what this might be for?
0:16:38 > 0:16:40- A salt pot.- A salt pot?
0:16:40 > 0:16:42Where does the salt come out?
0:16:42 > 0:16:44I think it might be a smelling vessel of sorts.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46It is a smelling vessel.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49- There's the silver mark. - Yes.- Take that off.
0:16:49 > 0:16:50Silver-gilt inside.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52And the little stopper would come out
0:16:52 > 0:16:55and the smelling salts would be there
0:16:55 > 0:16:57- to bring you back...- OK.
0:16:57 > 0:16:59..when you are on the point of fainting.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02- I quite like that.- Do you like it?
0:17:02 > 0:17:04What sort of price do you think it might be?
0:17:04 > 0:17:06£30.
0:17:06 > 0:17:0728.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09- Not bad. I mean, is that something...?- How much
0:17:09 > 0:17:11do you think we could get it for?
0:17:11 > 0:17:13- Well...- 20 maybe?
0:17:13 > 0:17:14- 12.- 12?!
0:17:14 > 0:17:17- 12.- I don't think we'll get it for 12.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20- At 18...- Do people still use them?
0:17:20 > 0:17:23Well, I would have done if I knew you were buying that chair.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25Yes.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27Go and ask them and see if you can get 18,
0:17:27 > 0:17:29cos you've got a bigger smile than me.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32OK. What would be your best price?
0:17:33 > 0:17:36- 20.- Would you go to 15?
0:17:36 > 0:17:37No.
0:17:38 > 0:17:42- 18, how's that?- 17.
0:17:42 > 0:17:43- OK, 17.- 17.
0:17:43 > 0:17:47- Well done, Gemma. - Thank you very much.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49Nice work, Gemma. Despite the weather,
0:17:49 > 0:17:51the Blues have come up smelling of roses.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53Second item bought.
0:17:53 > 0:17:5625 minutes to go, you are doing brilliantly.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58We've got loads of time!
0:17:58 > 0:18:01So where do you want to go?
0:18:01 > 0:18:03- Back inside.- I think because the sun is so hot,
0:18:03 > 0:18:05we'll go inside for shade.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07Inside. I'm so glad you said that, Roger.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09I am delighted you said that.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12Come on, get your brolly up, and let's go.
0:18:12 > 0:18:16It's for the best, Blues, time to go inside and dry off,
0:18:16 > 0:18:19whilst I head away to learn more about a local collection.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31In 1793, France declared war on Britain,
0:18:31 > 0:18:36and the resulting conflict engulfed Europe for the following 22 years,
0:18:36 > 0:18:38known as the Napoleonic Wars.
0:18:39 > 0:18:43Thousands of soldiers and sailors captured in battle by the British
0:18:43 > 0:18:45were imprisoned at the Norman Cross Depot,
0:18:45 > 0:18:48a prisoner-of-war camp not far from today's fair.
0:18:50 > 0:18:55Peterborough Museum's collection of Napoleonic prisoner-of-war artefacts
0:18:55 > 0:18:58is probably the finest on display anywhere.
0:18:58 > 0:19:02And I've been joined by Glenys Foss from the museum, and, Glenys,
0:19:02 > 0:19:05tell us a little bit more about the collection.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08The collection itself has been made by prisoners of war from Norman Cross.
0:19:08 > 0:19:13They are a mix of items made of either bone or straw largely.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16And they were made in the prisoners' spare time.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19They could then go and sell at the local markets,
0:19:19 > 0:19:23which was just outside of the depot itself, on the Eastgate.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25Just talk me through what you have brought along.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27The one on the end is an automata,
0:19:27 > 0:19:32an example of a few we have in the collection that are made from bone.
0:19:32 > 0:19:36Norman Cross was opened during the height of the Industrial Revolution,
0:19:36 > 0:19:39where people were interested very much in machinery.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42The one here is an example of what they call a spinning jenny,
0:19:42 > 0:19:45which was some of the machinery that was invented during that time.
0:19:45 > 0:19:46Tell me more about the box.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49I don't want to be unkind, but from the outside,
0:19:49 > 0:19:50it does look a little bit tired.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53The detail of the picture itself is wonderful,
0:19:53 > 0:19:56but the colours are quite muted when you look at them.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59- So let's have a look inside. - Right, here we are.
0:20:00 > 0:20:06Wow. So we've got a little desk set there, have we not?
0:20:06 > 0:20:10Would I be right in thinking that that's an internal tray that lifts out?
0:20:10 > 0:20:11It is indeed.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14A lot of them have these little compartments they can use,
0:20:14 > 0:20:16either for sewing or writing.
0:20:16 > 0:20:18And as you can see, the colours there,
0:20:18 > 0:20:22even better when you take another layer off
0:20:22 > 0:20:24to show underneath.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26I mean, it's almost jewel-like.
0:20:26 > 0:20:27Look at those colours.
0:20:27 > 0:20:31It kind of gives you a hint of what the box itself would have
0:20:31 > 0:20:33looked like when it was originally made.
0:20:33 > 0:20:38Now, I've heard it said that when these prisoners were released
0:20:38 > 0:20:42after the war, that some of them walked away quite wealthy men.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45Indeed. I mean, it is said in some sources that they might have made up
0:20:45 > 0:20:49to £1,000 to take back, which would have been a lot in that time.
0:20:49 > 0:20:53Thank you so much, Glenys, for bringing these items in for us.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56But meanwhile, let's check in with our two teams to find out
0:20:56 > 0:20:58how they've been getting on with their shopping.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09With just 23 minutes left,
0:21:09 > 0:21:11the Reds have only bagged themselves one item.
0:21:11 > 0:21:15The Blues, however, are sitting pretty with two.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17Right, Reds, decision time.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20The heavens have opened out there.
0:21:20 > 0:21:21So you like the Tudric?
0:21:21 > 0:21:23I love the Tudric.
0:21:23 > 0:21:24- OK.- And I like...
0:21:24 > 0:21:27The hatpin in the Charles Horner style.
0:21:27 > 0:21:28So what can we do?
0:21:28 > 0:21:30- OK.- What have we got?
0:21:30 > 0:21:31- Shall we start with this one?- Yes.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35So we have a ticket price of 65.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40Your very, very best, please.
0:21:40 > 0:21:44- I will give you one price. - OK.- For the two together.
0:21:44 > 0:21:45£60 for the two.
0:21:45 > 0:21:49So, basically, I was thinking 20 and 40.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52- 20 and 40.- I was thinking 40. That's marvellous.
0:21:52 > 0:21:58Really, that in a saleroom ought to be guided 20-30, 15-25.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01That in a saleroom, truly ought to fetch...
0:22:03 > 0:22:06..40-60, 30-50 on a bad day.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09So really, I think you are pretty much on the money as well,
0:22:09 > 0:22:13so are we going to say it's a sale?
0:22:13 > 0:22:15- BOTH: Yes, we are.- £60.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17- Definitely.- Yes, there we are.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19Shaking hands, we are going in.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21- Bite the man that fed you, quite right.- Thank you so much.
0:22:21 > 0:22:25Thank you, appreciate it. Thanks a lot. Wow. That's it, then.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28So we've done it, what shall we do?
0:22:28 > 0:22:29- A nice sit down.- I think so.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31- Ice cream?- Brolly?
0:22:31 > 0:22:33- I've left my brolly.- Well, follow me, I'll be your shelter.
0:22:33 > 0:22:35- Come on.- Oh, bless you.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38Well, that was slick work, Reds.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41That's all three of your items with bags of time remaining.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44Right, Caroline, your team have 20 minutes left.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47- How are they getting on?- I'm sure Gemma and Roger love each other
0:22:47 > 0:22:50to bits, but they don't always see eye to eye.
0:22:50 > 0:22:55So I am getting increasingly worried that the last buy might be a bit
0:22:55 > 0:22:59problematic. Roger definitely wants to buy this little vinaigrette,
0:22:59 > 0:23:02Gemma definitely doesn't want to buy it.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05But fingers crossed, it's going to be fine.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07Sounds like trouble, Caroline.
0:23:07 > 0:23:09I think you may have to intervene.
0:23:09 > 0:23:11Right, team, what's the plan?
0:23:11 > 0:23:13I don't think we are doing too bad, are we?
0:23:13 > 0:23:15No, not too bad, but we've only got 15 minutes left.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18Yes, we've got plenty of time. We've got a backup option from earlier.
0:23:18 > 0:23:20- What, the vinaigrette?- Yes.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23Yes, but we need to look and get something in the next ten minutes.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26And then give ourselves five minutes if we can't find anything at the end?
0:23:26 > 0:23:28Yes, and I will make the decision.
0:23:28 > 0:23:30- I'll make the decision.- No.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33- OK, let's go. - OK, team, that's enough.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36So it's all getting slightly fraught with the Blues.
0:23:36 > 0:23:38The Reds, however...
0:23:38 > 0:23:41Cheers, team. Good health and, dare I say it, to the Reds.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43BOTH: To the Reds.
0:23:43 > 0:23:47I really wonder, actually, how the Blues are getting on.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50I bet they are having a right stressful time.
0:23:50 > 0:23:51Here's us chillaxing.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53You are not wrong there, team.
0:23:53 > 0:23:55As the fair closing time approaches,
0:23:55 > 0:23:59some stallholders are thinking about packing up.
0:23:59 > 0:24:01- Oh, no.- Right, Blues, time to get a move on.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04Was it here? It was here.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06It looks like they are heading back to the silver vinaigrette,
0:24:06 > 0:24:08five minutes left.
0:24:08 > 0:24:10It was in this one.
0:24:10 > 0:24:11Oh.
0:24:13 > 0:24:15How near the end of the fair is this?
0:24:15 > 0:24:18- Just about.- How worrying would this have been?
0:24:18 > 0:24:21- Yes, I know.- What did you say you could do it for, 170?
0:24:21 > 0:24:23- 160.- 160.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25Could we do it for 150 and shake your hand?
0:24:25 > 0:24:29- It's 160.- 155, in between.
0:24:29 > 0:24:31- Sorry.- 158?
0:24:31 > 0:24:35If it was a less-known silversmith, I might agree, but it isn't.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38- 159.- No, I'm sorry.
0:24:38 > 0:24:42- Pemberton is a good name. - Pemberton is a good name.- It is.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45- I'm happy, Gemma. - How long have we got left?
0:24:45 > 0:24:48- About three minutes. - OK.- I think we should go for it.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51160. Shake the man's hand.
0:24:51 > 0:24:54- We have a deal. Thank you very much. - Yes!- Phew, well done, Blues.
0:24:54 > 0:24:56ALARM RINGS
0:24:56 > 0:24:58Time is up, teams.
0:24:58 > 0:25:00Wow. That is amazing.
0:25:00 > 0:25:02Job done.
0:25:02 > 0:25:03At last.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06The fair is nearly done, and we are certainly done.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09- Yes, we are.- Shall we go and have a cup of tea?
0:25:09 > 0:25:12Let's check out what the Reds bought.
0:25:12 > 0:25:18First up, the pair of cast-iron horses set them back £150.
0:25:18 > 0:25:22Next, the pewter and glass preserve pot cost them £40.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28And finally, it was the Arts and Crafts silver hatpin.
0:25:28 > 0:25:31Price paid, £20.
0:25:31 > 0:25:35Well, Reds, I think it's fair to say that you were very focused today.
0:25:35 > 0:25:39I mean, you set off with your own iron will.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42I mean, a jolly time was had by all.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44You were having fun out there, weren't you?
0:25:44 > 0:25:47- Yes, definitely.- You were. So, Dawn, what was your favourite item?
0:25:47 > 0:25:48- The hatpin.- The hatpin.
0:25:48 > 0:25:53- But what do you think is going to give you the biggest profit? - I'd say the Tudric piece.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56OK. So, Sharon, favourite object?
0:25:56 > 0:25:59I think my favourite object is the Tudric preserve jar.
0:25:59 > 0:26:02But I'm going to have to stand by my horses' heads and say that they are
0:26:02 > 0:26:04going to make the biggest profit.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07Make the biggest profit? OK. So, what was your total spend?
0:26:07 > 0:26:09- 210.- 210.
0:26:09 > 0:26:11So leftover lolly?
0:26:11 > 0:26:13- BOTH:- £90.
0:26:13 > 0:26:15Which is going to find its way over there to Charles.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18- Thank you, Eric.- Got your eye on anything in particular?
0:26:18 > 0:26:22I'm quietly nervous, cos these girls are quite difficult to impress.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25I'm going to go with a big A for antique.
0:26:25 > 0:26:29Well, while Charles goes off to find an impressive bonus buy,
0:26:29 > 0:26:31let's find out what the Blue team bought.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35Their first purchase was the reproduction Charles chair.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38Price paid, £35.
0:26:39 > 0:26:43Next, the silver-top smelling salts bottle set them back £17.
0:26:45 > 0:26:52And finally, the Samuel Pemberton vinaigrette cost them £160.
0:26:52 > 0:26:53Well, that was quite a shop.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56I have to say, there wasn't a lot of harmony there.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59Now, don't take that the wrong way.
0:26:59 > 0:27:00You did run to the wire, didn't you?
0:27:00 > 0:27:05- Yes, we did.- I mean, they were unpacking stuff for you to buy, for goodness' sake.- Yes, they were.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07OK. So, Gemma, tell me, what's your favourite item?
0:27:07 > 0:27:10It's probably - I know you won't agree - but I like the chair,
0:27:10 > 0:27:13- I think it's really cute.- OK. And what do you think is going to give you the biggest profit?
0:27:13 > 0:27:15I think the smelling salts.
0:27:15 > 0:27:17Roger, what's your favourite item?
0:27:17 > 0:27:19It was the little silver vinaigrette.
0:27:19 > 0:27:21Right, OK. Good maker, as you know.
0:27:21 > 0:27:23Yes, very good maker, Samuel Pemberton.
0:27:23 > 0:27:27And what is going to be the object that's going to give you the biggest profit?
0:27:27 > 0:27:28I think possibly that.
0:27:28 > 0:27:32- So you went out and you spent big. How much did you spend?- £212.
0:27:32 > 0:27:37- £212, which means that you've got £88 left over.- Yep.
0:27:37 > 0:27:42- So who's the keeper of the money? - I am, here we go.- £88 it is,
0:27:42 > 0:27:45which is going straight over to Caroline.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48- Got your eye on anything? - I've got a few ideas, Eric.
0:27:48 > 0:27:53- Put it that way.- So while Caroline goes off for a few ideas,
0:27:53 > 0:27:55we are going off to the auction.
0:28:03 > 0:28:05We are in the cathedral city of Lincoln,
0:28:05 > 0:28:09and I'm at the new saleroom of Goulding, Young & Mawer.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11And I'm joined by Kirsty Young.
0:28:11 > 0:28:14- Welcome, Eric.- Thank you very much, lovely to be here.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17Down to business. First items for the Red team.
0:28:17 > 0:28:20A pair of cast-iron horse busts.
0:28:20 > 0:28:24Sharon actually thinks that these are going to give them the biggest
0:28:24 > 0:28:27- profit.- They are often used on gateposts at the entrance to
0:28:27 > 0:28:29people's driveways, things like that.
0:28:29 > 0:28:32They look fairly modern in their castings to us.
0:28:32 > 0:28:35We've put an auction estimate of £25-£40 on them.
0:28:35 > 0:28:38They paid, wait for this, £150.
0:28:38 > 0:28:40Could be wishful thinking.
0:28:40 > 0:28:41It could be, I'm afraid.
0:28:41 > 0:28:44All right. Let's go on to item number two.
0:28:44 > 0:28:46Early 20th-century
0:28:46 > 0:28:49glass-and-pewter Arts and Crafts preserve jar and cover.
0:28:49 > 0:28:51It's Sharon's favourite.
0:28:51 > 0:28:54Dawn thinks it's going to give them the biggest profit.
0:28:54 > 0:28:56But it's a nice-quality item.
0:28:56 > 0:28:58It is, very nice-quality one there.
0:28:58 > 0:28:59Stamped for English pewter.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02Nice finish on it. And I'd say £30-£50.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05All right, well, that's good news, insofar as they paid £40 for it.
0:29:05 > 0:29:08So, they are in the right sort of area.
0:29:08 > 0:29:10So, the third item is the hatpin,
0:29:10 > 0:29:14which has been inset with either a semiprecious stone or is it just
0:29:14 > 0:29:17- simply glass?- I would say it's most likely to be glass.
0:29:17 > 0:29:19Looking at it under the loop,
0:29:19 > 0:29:22it looks more man-made than to be a natural stone.
0:29:22 > 0:29:2520th century, all the same, nice design.
0:29:25 > 0:29:27We've put £10-£20 on it.
0:29:27 > 0:29:28Yes, they paid £20 for it.
0:29:28 > 0:29:31It's got a fighting chance there, but having said that,
0:29:31 > 0:29:34I think it's fair to say that they are going to need their bonus buy,
0:29:34 > 0:29:37so let's go and take a look at it.
0:29:38 > 0:29:42Ladies, you left Charles £90 to go out and spend.
0:29:42 > 0:29:45Charles, you did say you were out to impress these ladies.
0:29:45 > 0:29:48Yes, I know, and sometimes I can be a bit academic without giving you
0:29:48 > 0:29:50the real commercials. But look at this.
0:29:51 > 0:29:52Look at that for a dish.
0:29:52 > 0:29:54LAUGHTER
0:29:54 > 0:29:57I know it's quite small, but they say small is beautiful.
0:29:57 > 0:30:00- OK.- It's quite rare.
0:30:00 > 0:30:01It's what we call a spoon tray.
0:30:01 > 0:30:05If I said to you it probably dates to around 1780...
0:30:05 > 0:30:08Made by a factory in Shropshire.
0:30:08 > 0:30:10So we are going from west to east.
0:30:10 > 0:30:12And made at the Caughley factory.
0:30:12 > 0:30:15So it's a beautiful what we call temple pattern.
0:30:15 > 0:30:19Based on the great Chinese fashion in the 1780s.
0:30:19 > 0:30:21Nicely gilded. Have a handle.
0:30:21 > 0:30:23If you were polite society,
0:30:23 > 0:30:26you would have put your little teaspoon in that tray,
0:30:26 > 0:30:29maybe during your tea ceremony
0:30:29 > 0:30:31in that great period of history.
0:30:31 > 0:30:35- Not convinced, yet.- But when you hold it, does it take you back to 1780?
0:30:35 > 0:30:39And mad King George III was king of England at this time as well.
0:30:39 > 0:30:41And I just like it.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44What's it worth to you? What would you pay for it if you saw it at the
0:30:44 > 0:30:46- antique fair?- £30.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49Yeah. You may have bought a third-share in it.
0:30:49 > 0:30:51LAUGHTER
0:30:51 > 0:30:53It cost... Yes, I spent the whole lot.
0:30:53 > 0:30:54£90.
0:30:54 > 0:30:57And the shape is rare, its form is unusual.
0:30:57 > 0:31:03And if it was in my saleroom, I would guide it between 80 and 120.
0:31:03 > 0:31:05And hopefully it's got legs to brew.
0:31:05 > 0:31:10- OK.- OK.- Wait until you've sold your first three items and then decide
0:31:10 > 0:31:12whether or not to take a punt.
0:31:12 > 0:31:16In the meantime, let's find out what our auctioneer has to say about
0:31:16 > 0:31:18Charles's Caughley spoon tray.
0:31:19 > 0:31:23There we go, a little bit of 18th-century English porcelain.
0:31:23 > 0:31:26Very nice item. A Caughley spoon tray there.
0:31:26 > 0:31:28A little bit of wear to the gilding.
0:31:28 > 0:31:31We put an auction estimate of £40-£60 on it.
0:31:31 > 0:31:33Paid £90 for it.
0:31:33 > 0:31:35You know, I'm just casting my mind back 20 years ago,
0:31:35 > 0:31:38you would probably have had to pay at least £200 for it.
0:31:38 > 0:31:41- You would have.- We live in different times, do we not, Kirsty?
0:31:41 > 0:31:43- We do.- OK, well, that's the Reds.
0:31:43 > 0:31:47Moving on to the Blues. The first item up is an oak child's chair in
0:31:47 > 0:31:49the 17th-century style.
0:31:49 > 0:31:51Now, this is Gemma's favourite.
0:31:51 > 0:31:52But what do you think of it, Kirsty?
0:31:52 > 0:31:54A nice piece.
0:31:54 > 0:31:56Done in 17th-century style.
0:31:56 > 0:31:58It's obviously in the style, due to the dowels.
0:31:58 > 0:32:02You can see it's a bit too modern to be 17th-century there.
0:32:02 > 0:32:04We've put an auction estimate of £40-£60 on it.
0:32:04 > 0:32:0640 to 60. They paid 35.
0:32:06 > 0:32:08So, quite a good buy.
0:32:08 > 0:32:10And a little bit of beeswax on that.
0:32:10 > 0:32:13A few years of patination, it will look fantastic.
0:32:13 > 0:32:17Item number two is the Edwardian green-glass and silver-mounted
0:32:17 > 0:32:18- smelling salts.- Nice item.
0:32:18 > 0:32:20Obviously still got the salts in there.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23£25-£40 we've put on it.
0:32:23 > 0:32:25It should achieve that.
0:32:25 > 0:32:28Oh, cost 17, so, yes, so far, so good.
0:32:28 > 0:32:33Item number three is the George III silver vinaigrette.
0:32:33 > 0:32:34It's a very nice vinaigrette.
0:32:34 > 0:32:37Obviously very small, as vinaigrettes are.
0:32:37 > 0:32:38- Tiny.- Tiny, really.
0:32:38 > 0:32:40With a buckle on the front as well.
0:32:40 > 0:32:43We've given it an estimate of 80 to 120.
0:32:43 > 0:32:45Well, they paid 160, which, I think,
0:32:45 > 0:32:47might be considered to be a retail price.
0:32:47 > 0:32:50But we only need a couple of collectors in here and we could be quids in.
0:32:50 > 0:32:52You could be quids in, indeed.
0:32:52 > 0:32:53But having said that,
0:32:53 > 0:32:55I think it's fair to say that our
0:32:55 > 0:32:57team are going to need their bonus buy.
0:32:57 > 0:32:59So let's go and have a look at it.
0:33:01 > 0:33:06So, Blues, you left our Caroline here £88 to go and buy a bonus buy.
0:33:06 > 0:33:10Caroline, you said you had a few ideas, so what did you come up with?
0:33:10 > 0:33:13Well, do you remember on our shop,
0:33:13 > 0:33:17the one thing that was driving you on was to get a golden gavel?
0:33:17 > 0:33:20- Yes, it was.- And is that still driving you on?
0:33:20 > 0:33:22- Yes.- Not after all of her choices, no.
0:33:22 > 0:33:25Well, I thought that might be the case,
0:33:25 > 0:33:27so I've gone and bought you one.
0:33:27 > 0:33:29- Oh.- Ah!
0:33:29 > 0:33:31A golden gavel.
0:33:31 > 0:33:34- Can you see?- Yes, it's fab.
0:33:34 > 0:33:39And it's, I would say, mid-Victorian, it's gilt metal,
0:33:39 > 0:33:41and it's an auctioneer's gavel.
0:33:41 > 0:33:44With this wonderful bloodstone drop on it.
0:33:44 > 0:33:48They are called bloodstone because the little flecks of red in the
0:33:48 > 0:33:53greenstone represent blood or were said to look like blood.
0:33:53 > 0:33:55And also it can have magical properties.
0:33:55 > 0:33:58- That's brilliant.- How much did you pay for that?
0:33:58 > 0:34:01You look worried. How much do you think I paid for it?
0:34:01 > 0:34:04- Gilt metal?- Yeah.- Don't know.
0:34:04 > 0:34:05Look at the detail.
0:34:05 > 0:34:08It's amazing.
0:34:08 > 0:34:10- 55.- 55? Any more?
0:34:10 > 0:34:11- 30.- 30?
0:34:11 > 0:34:13£18.
0:34:13 > 0:34:14- Oh.- Brilliant.
0:34:14 > 0:34:15And I love it.
0:34:15 > 0:34:18I know you will make money on this.
0:34:18 > 0:34:20I absolutely know you will.
0:34:20 > 0:34:22- Brilliant.- I think it's gorgeous.
0:34:22 > 0:34:26Meanwhile, let's find out what our auctioneer has to say about
0:34:26 > 0:34:28Caroline's golden gavel.
0:34:29 > 0:34:33So, here it is, in the form of a gavel with a bloodstone.
0:34:33 > 0:34:36Absolutely. On point for the auctions, as you know,
0:34:36 > 0:34:38all the auctioneers use the gavels.
0:34:38 > 0:34:41Very nice item, obviously, it is gilt metal, not gold.
0:34:41 > 0:34:43There would have been the gold value there if it was.
0:34:43 > 0:34:46But I've still put a nice estimate on it of £30-£50, which I think,
0:34:46 > 0:34:49nice collectable item, they should be able to achieve that.
0:34:49 > 0:34:53I think Caroline did well there, she paid £18 for that.
0:34:53 > 0:34:54So, are you taking the sale today?
0:34:54 > 0:34:59- I will be.- Well, we are all looking forward to it.
0:34:59 > 0:35:02170, 180, 190, 200, 220.
0:35:05 > 0:35:07So, are you regulars to auction rooms, or what?
0:35:07 > 0:35:10- Yes.- Yeah, yeah, so...
0:35:10 > 0:35:12It's another day at the office for you.
0:35:12 > 0:35:14There's that unique feeling, Eric, of being in an auction room,
0:35:14 > 0:35:17- isn't there?- There is. You've got your first item coming up.
0:35:17 > 0:35:20It's the pair of cast-iron horse busts.
0:35:20 > 0:35:22Let's see how we get on, here they come.
0:35:22 > 0:35:25Who will start me at £50 for these, surely?
0:35:25 > 0:35:27- 50.- They are worth it, they're worth it.
0:35:27 > 0:35:2930 we have. 32 anywhere now?
0:35:29 > 0:35:3130 we have. And 32.
0:35:31 > 0:35:33- Here.- 38.
0:35:33 > 0:35:35Bid 40. And two.
0:35:35 > 0:35:3645 now.
0:35:36 > 0:35:3848. And 50 now, surely.
0:35:38 > 0:35:40At 48 I have on the net.
0:35:40 > 0:35:41And 50 anywhere in the room?
0:35:41 > 0:35:43At 50 is bid.
0:35:43 > 0:35:45- These might go.- At 50 I have in the room.
0:35:45 > 0:35:47Five anywhere now? 50 I have, lady's bid.
0:35:47 > 0:35:48Five anywhere now?
0:35:48 > 0:35:52Are we all sure, then? We are selling in the room at 50.
0:35:52 > 0:35:53It's such a shame.
0:35:53 > 0:35:55They were so more deserving.
0:35:55 > 0:36:01But you paid 150, so it is not the best of starts, ladies, at -100.
0:36:01 > 0:36:03OK. Everything to play for.
0:36:03 > 0:36:05- We have.- Everything to play for.
0:36:05 > 0:36:09- Keep the faith.- So the next item is the early-20th-century
0:36:09 > 0:36:12glass-and-pewter Arts and Crafts preserve jar and cover.
0:36:12 > 0:36:14- Here we go.- And who will start me at £50 on this one?
0:36:14 > 0:36:1750, surely. 30, then.
0:36:17 > 0:36:2020. 20 to get us started, surely.
0:36:20 > 0:36:22Very nice one, pewter top there.
0:36:22 > 0:36:24£20. 10, then.
0:36:24 > 0:36:2610 it will have to be.
0:36:26 > 0:36:2810 we have. And 12 anywhere now?
0:36:28 > 0:36:31At 10 we have. Surely this is where we are going to start and not where
0:36:31 > 0:36:33- we are going to finish.- I don't believe it.
0:36:33 > 0:36:35The auctioneer is trying, she is working hard.
0:36:35 > 0:36:38Selling at 10.
0:36:38 > 0:36:39Oh.
0:36:39 > 0:36:44Shame, shame, shame. Either way, it is a £30 loss.
0:36:44 > 0:36:48Which basically takes us into -130.
0:36:48 > 0:36:51Listen, we've got a piece of jewellery coming up now.
0:36:51 > 0:36:54- Here we go.- The early-20th-century hatpin there.
0:36:54 > 0:36:56And who will start me at £20 for this one, surely?
0:36:56 > 0:36:58£20 for the hatpin.
0:36:58 > 0:37:0010, then. 10 we have.
0:37:00 > 0:37:02- 12 anywhere?- Come on, internet.
0:37:02 > 0:37:03At 10 I have. And 12 anywhere now?
0:37:03 > 0:37:06- Surely.- 12 anywhere now?
0:37:06 > 0:37:10Are we all sure, then? Are we selling at 10?
0:37:10 > 0:37:12- Oh, team.- Oh, team.
0:37:12 > 0:37:14You paid 20, sold for 10.
0:37:14 > 0:37:16Made a £10 loss.
0:37:16 > 0:37:21It has given you a spiffing total of -£140.
0:37:21 > 0:37:23So, the bonus buy.
0:37:23 > 0:37:24Are you going to go with it, ladies?
0:37:24 > 0:37:26- Yes!- Yes!- Yes. OK.
0:37:26 > 0:37:28Just to remind you, it is the spoon tray.
0:37:28 > 0:37:30The auctioneers think 40 to 60.
0:37:30 > 0:37:33It is always good to over-deliver.
0:37:33 > 0:37:35Either way, it's coming up now.
0:37:35 > 0:37:38And who would like to start me at £60 for this one?
0:37:38 > 0:37:3960. £30. 20?
0:37:41 > 0:37:44- I don't believe it.- Oh, my mother will be watching this.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47- She'll want to buy it.- 10 bid to start.
0:37:47 > 0:37:49No, no, no, no.
0:37:49 > 0:37:50It is 10 we have.
0:37:50 > 0:37:5112 anywhere now?
0:37:51 > 0:37:5312 bid. 15, are we coming back?
0:37:53 > 0:37:55At 15. And 18.
0:37:55 > 0:37:5718 is bid. And 20 now.
0:37:57 > 0:37:59At 18 is bid, and 20, 22.
0:37:59 > 0:38:0122. 25 now.
0:38:01 > 0:38:04- 25. 28? No.- £25.
0:38:04 > 0:38:06Eight anywhere now?
0:38:06 > 0:38:08Are we all sure, then, at 25?
0:38:10 > 0:38:12I failed, I'm sorry.
0:38:12 > 0:38:1625. Gives you -65.
0:38:16 > 0:38:20Add that on and you've got -£205.
0:38:20 > 0:38:21Eric, I'm lost for words.
0:38:21 > 0:38:24But if you're going to go down, go down in style.
0:38:24 > 0:38:26If it's any consolation,
0:38:26 > 0:38:29I really think that several of your lots there were far more deserving
0:38:29 > 0:38:32than the bids you got. Well, with a heavy heart,
0:38:32 > 0:38:34don't say a word to the Blues.
0:38:34 > 0:38:36LAUGHTER
0:38:44 > 0:38:47- How are we feeling, Blues?- Very good.- Yeah, positive.
0:38:47 > 0:38:50- Positive.- Very positive.
0:38:50 > 0:38:52Do you come to auctions all the time?
0:38:52 > 0:38:55I've been to a few, you've been to a couple.
0:38:55 > 0:38:57So, the excitement factor is in there.
0:38:57 > 0:38:59- Yes.- So your first item is coming up.
0:38:59 > 0:39:02It's the oak child's chair in the 17th-century style.
0:39:02 > 0:39:05- It's coming up now.- And who will start me at £60 for this one?
0:39:05 > 0:39:0860. 40, then.
0:39:08 > 0:39:09- £20.- No, come on, more, more...
0:39:09 > 0:39:1120 is on the net.
0:39:11 > 0:39:12Two anywhere now?
0:39:12 > 0:39:1422 in the room.
0:39:14 > 0:39:1525 on the net now.
0:39:15 > 0:39:1625 is bid.
0:39:16 > 0:39:1828 now. At 28.
0:39:18 > 0:39:20- Bid 30 now?- Come on.
0:39:20 > 0:39:21At 28 is bid.
0:39:21 > 0:39:23And 30. 32, no.
0:39:23 > 0:39:24At 30 I have on the net.
0:39:24 > 0:39:25And two anywhere now?
0:39:25 > 0:39:27At 30 is on the net.
0:39:27 > 0:39:30Are we all sure, then? Are we selling on the net at 30?
0:39:30 > 0:39:32Spend your money.
0:39:32 > 0:39:3430.
0:39:34 > 0:39:37Paid 35, the hammer has come down at 30.
0:39:37 > 0:39:39It's only -5.
0:39:39 > 0:39:41- I did tell you.- No, no.
0:39:41 > 0:39:44I mean, don't despair, OK, it's only -5.
0:39:44 > 0:39:46- Don't fall out.- OK.
0:39:46 > 0:39:50So, the next item is the Edwardian green-glass and silver-mounted
0:39:50 > 0:39:54smelling salts jar. Let's see what the auction room thinks. Here it is.
0:39:54 > 0:39:57And who will start me at £40 for this one?
0:39:57 > 0:39:5920, surely, for the sweet smelling salts jar?
0:39:59 > 0:40:01£20. 20 we have.
0:40:01 > 0:40:03And two anywhere now? At 20 we have.
0:40:03 > 0:40:05And two anywhere in the room?
0:40:05 > 0:40:09Are we all sure, then? Selling on the commission at £20.
0:40:09 > 0:40:11£20...hammer.
0:40:11 > 0:40:14You are plus £3 there.
0:40:14 > 0:40:17So we are chipping away at the minus.
0:40:17 > 0:40:20So the next item is the George III silver vinaigrette.
0:40:20 > 0:40:22Let's see what it makes.
0:40:22 > 0:40:25I have got bids on the book, and we are starting with me at £80.
0:40:25 > 0:40:28£80 with me. And five anywhere now?
0:40:28 > 0:40:29At 80 is with me.
0:40:29 > 0:40:3085. And 90.
0:40:30 > 0:40:32Bid five now, surely.
0:40:32 > 0:40:3490 is with me. 95 it is on the net.
0:40:34 > 0:40:36100 anywhere now?
0:40:36 > 0:40:37Come on, we want 100.
0:40:37 > 0:40:40- We want 100.- Are we all sure, then?
0:40:40 > 0:40:43Are we selling on the internet at £95?
0:40:45 > 0:40:4795.
0:40:47 > 0:40:54That is a loss of 65, which gives us a minus of £67.
0:40:54 > 0:40:58But you know, you never know, because you've got the bonus buy.
0:40:58 > 0:41:00- Yes, we have.- I've got a lot of faith in that bonus buy.
0:41:00 > 0:41:02- I have.- Yes.
0:41:02 > 0:41:03But I don't want to sway you.
0:41:03 > 0:41:05- Are you going to go for it?- Yes.
0:41:05 > 0:41:08- Definitely.- Caroline paid £18 for it.
0:41:08 > 0:41:10The auctioneers are positive,
0:41:10 > 0:41:12they've gone with 30 to 50 as their estimate.
0:41:12 > 0:41:13Let's see. Here it comes.
0:41:13 > 0:41:16So, who will start me at £50 for this one, surely?
0:41:16 > 0:41:1830, then. £30.
0:41:18 > 0:41:2020, then.
0:41:20 > 0:41:23£20 for the brooch.
0:41:23 > 0:41:24No.
0:41:24 > 0:41:2620 we have. Two anywhere now?
0:41:26 > 0:41:28At 20 we have. And two anywhere now?
0:41:28 > 0:41:30At 20 is bid.
0:41:30 > 0:41:31This is so cheap.
0:41:31 > 0:41:34- Crazy.- 25. 28 now?
0:41:34 > 0:41:35No. At 25 I have.
0:41:35 > 0:41:37Are we all sure, then?
0:41:37 > 0:41:40We are selling, the gavel is raised, at £25.
0:41:41 > 0:41:4325.
0:41:43 > 0:41:47Well, you ended up with a positive of £7 there,
0:41:47 > 0:41:53which has chiselled away at the minus and taken you from -67 to -60.
0:41:53 > 0:41:55- OK.- It's a good loss.- But that can be a winning score.
0:41:55 > 0:41:57Not a word to the Reds, OK?
0:41:57 > 0:41:58- Yes, definitely.- Yep.
0:42:07 > 0:42:11Well, that was something of a rocky ride for both teams,
0:42:11 > 0:42:13I think it fair to say.
0:42:13 > 0:42:15Both teams are not going to get any money today.
0:42:15 > 0:42:18LAUGHTER
0:42:18 > 0:42:21Because both teams were very much in the minus.
0:42:21 > 0:42:24But some were more minus than others.
0:42:24 > 0:42:28And at -£205, I'm afraid our runners-up are the Reds!
0:42:28 > 0:42:30CHEERING
0:42:30 > 0:42:34Yes. But you did it with such panache.
0:42:34 > 0:42:36No two ways about it.
0:42:36 > 0:42:41But turning our attention to the Blue team, who made a mere -£60.
0:42:41 > 0:42:44- But have won.- Congratulations.
0:42:44 > 0:42:47- Thank you.- We've had a great time, haven't we?
0:42:47 > 0:42:49And let me tell you now that that's it from us.
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