0:00:02 > 0:00:05Today's fair is at Oswestry in Shropshire.
0:00:05 > 0:00:07Situated on the border of England and Wales,
0:00:07 > 0:00:12it's had two sides fighting over territory for many years.
0:00:12 > 0:00:14Once believed to be a Welsh settlement,
0:00:14 > 0:00:18the area then became part of England.
0:00:18 > 0:00:23The Welsh took it back for a bit in the 12th century,
0:00:23 > 0:00:29until the Act of Union in 1536 put the town back in England,
0:00:29 > 0:00:31where it still lies.
0:00:31 > 0:00:35But the only battle that we're interested in today
0:00:35 > 0:00:37is between the Reds and the Blues,
0:00:37 > 0:00:41so let's go Bargain Hunting.
0:01:05 > 0:01:07With stalls inside and out,
0:01:07 > 0:01:10there are hundreds of items to choose from.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13Both teams go into battle with £300
0:01:13 > 0:01:15and just one hour on the clock
0:01:15 > 0:01:18to buy three items to take to auction.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20But who will come out on top?
0:01:20 > 0:01:24Let's take a sneaky peek at what's coming up.
0:01:24 > 0:01:28On today's show, the Reds hope to sniff out the bargains...
0:01:28 > 0:01:31I smell a profit.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34..while Thomas has a tough time with the Blues.
0:01:34 > 0:01:35Now, come on.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37Why are you laughing?
0:01:37 > 0:01:41But over at the auction, the Reds are rejoicing.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43Yes!
0:01:43 > 0:01:45And the Blues are dancing.
0:01:45 > 0:01:46# We're in the money! #
0:01:47 > 0:01:49That's all for later.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52So let's meet today's teams.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54We have two happy couples.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57For the Reds we have Pax and Helena.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00And for the Blues, Charlotte and Ian.
0:02:00 > 0:02:01Hello, everyone.
0:02:01 > 0:02:02- ALL:- Hello, Anita!
0:02:02 > 0:02:03Wonderful, wonderful.
0:02:03 > 0:02:07Now, Pax and Helena, tell me how you met.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09Gosh, romantic story.
0:02:09 > 0:02:13About 32 years ago, on 31 Squadron in Germany,
0:02:13 > 0:02:16my husband was a bomber pilot on Tornadoes,
0:02:16 > 0:02:18and I worked for his Wing Commander.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21Oh, yeah, a romantic-looking guy.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23- Oh, very.- Did you go for him at the time?
0:02:23 > 0:02:25Well, he more went for me.
0:02:25 > 0:02:31But I resisted, and then a few years later, we met again.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34You fell in love all over again.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36Actually never stopped loving him.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39Oh, that's lovely, that's lovely.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42Now, Pax, I believe your real name is Tony.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44Where did Pax come from?
0:02:44 > 0:02:48Well, it's what, in the air force, we call a tactical call sign.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50I don't know if you've seen the film Top Gun,
0:02:50 > 0:02:53but they call themselves Maverick and Iceman.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55Everyone had a nickname.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58Yes, it's so that it's easier to talk to each other in the air
0:02:58 > 0:03:00when you are in the middle of a fight.
0:03:00 > 0:03:04I believe you also have got Helena into flying as well.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07Well, I think she was always quite interested in it, but...
0:03:07 > 0:03:08Not just the pilots!
0:03:08 > 0:03:10THEY LAUGH
0:03:10 > 0:03:12- No.- Since we've been together,
0:03:12 > 0:03:14Helena has done some flying training.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17When we fly, she sits in the front of the aeroplane
0:03:17 > 0:03:19and does quite a bit of the flying, as well.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22So, guys, you like to fly high,
0:03:22 > 0:03:26but what will your tactics be out there in the fair today?
0:03:26 > 0:03:29Well, we are going to spend as much money as we can,
0:03:29 > 0:03:32we want to go for quality, and we'll leave our expert
0:03:32 > 0:03:33as little as we can.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36- Give him a challenge. - Ah, that's wonderful,
0:03:36 > 0:03:38so you're going to give it a blast.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40- Oh, we are, Anita. - That's our Red team.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43Now let's meet today's Blues.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46It's engaged couple Charlotte and Ian.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49Now, you guys are a new romance.
0:03:49 > 0:03:50How did you meet?
0:03:50 > 0:03:56Well, we just met in a bar in Liverpool and eyes kind of met,
0:03:56 > 0:03:59bit of a cliche, just clicked.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02And fell in love across a crowded room?
0:04:02 > 0:04:06- Something along those kind of vague lines.- Yes, not too far off.
0:04:06 > 0:04:10Now, Charlotte, you've had quite a career path.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12And you started off as a comedienne?
0:04:12 > 0:04:14Well, not a very funny one.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17THEY LAUGH
0:04:17 > 0:04:22Yeah, I did a politics degree and then drama teacher,
0:04:22 > 0:04:26and then I did a little bit of stand-up,
0:04:26 > 0:04:28got told to get a proper job...
0:04:28 > 0:04:29- Who by?- Parents.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32Oh, right. Parents are always like that, aren't they?
0:04:32 > 0:04:36Stick in the mud, yeah. I'm a landlord now, so complete change.
0:04:36 > 0:04:37Now, when you are not working,
0:04:37 > 0:04:39I know that you're a very keen sailor.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41Tell me about that. You have a love for boats.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44I do. I've been sailing for quite a long time.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46I sail on the River Mersey.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49And Ian and I, we've, not long ago,
0:04:49 > 0:04:52just bought our first big boat together.
0:04:52 > 0:04:53- Oh, right, that's fabulous.- Very excited.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55So you're a keen sailor as well?
0:04:55 > 0:04:58Yes, funnily enough, since not long after meeting Charlotte.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01- Oh, right.- I realised fairly early on
0:05:01 > 0:05:03if I wanted to spend time with Charlotte,
0:05:03 > 0:05:04it was something I had to get involved in.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06- And they came as a pair?- Yes.
0:05:06 > 0:05:12So, you two guys are used to working very closely together on the boat.
0:05:12 > 0:05:16But what are your tactics going to be today?
0:05:16 > 0:05:18Well, spend, spend, spend.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20They want to spend big as well!
0:05:20 > 0:05:22Oh, this is fabulous.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25Well, if you want to spend, spend, spend,
0:05:25 > 0:05:30I think I'm going to have to give you some dosh to do that.
0:05:30 > 0:05:34£300 for you, and £300 for you.
0:05:34 > 0:05:38Your experts await, so off you go.
0:05:38 > 0:05:39Thank you.
0:05:39 > 0:05:43Masters of the air versus captains of the sea,
0:05:43 > 0:05:47this should be an interesting competition.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50And to help them out are today's experts.
0:05:51 > 0:05:56For the Reds, passing on his knowledge, it's John Cameron.
0:05:56 > 0:06:00And revving into action for the Blues, it's Thomas Plant.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05Right, Helena, Pax, what are we going to be buying today?
0:06:05 > 0:06:08Well, I'd be quite interested in some quality silver actually, John.
0:06:08 > 0:06:09- Some small bits?- Yeah.
0:06:09 > 0:06:10Good, good, good.
0:06:10 > 0:06:14I'm thinking big and bold, maybe orange, maybe something garish,
0:06:14 > 0:06:18maybe something useful, maybe something completely useless.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21- HELENA:- I quite like decanters, tantalus, something like that.
0:06:21 > 0:06:22Wine-related antiques?
0:06:22 > 0:06:24- Absolutely.- Oh, lady after my own heart.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27I'm an engineer, I like things that are useful,
0:06:27 > 0:06:28that people can get benefit from,
0:06:28 > 0:06:30perhaps a little bit more than the ornamental things.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33Right, teams, you've got 60 minutes.
0:06:33 > 0:06:34Go!
0:06:36 > 0:06:37- Let's go shopping.- Yay!
0:06:39 > 0:06:40Let's go!
0:06:43 > 0:06:45Charlotte's quick to find her funny side.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48- Oh, look at this.- Yes, no?- That's a no.
0:06:48 > 0:06:52While the Reds are straight into the shopping.
0:06:52 > 0:06:54- Is that a yoke? A wooden yoke? - Yeah, yeah.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57Is that something maybe you would put on a wall...?
0:06:57 > 0:07:00It looks like there are some interesting things on here.
0:07:00 > 0:07:01Shall we have a look around?
0:07:01 > 0:07:03So, while the Reds scour their first stall,
0:07:03 > 0:07:05have the Blues started looking seriously yet?
0:07:05 > 0:07:08We are looking for orange, functional...
0:07:08 > 0:07:09- Yes.- ..useless...
0:07:09 > 0:07:11- And useless.- Well, you know...
0:07:11 > 0:07:14- But fabulous.- But fabulous as well?- Yeah.
0:07:14 > 0:07:15That narrows it down, doesn't it?
0:07:15 > 0:07:19- Anything around here?- Well, I still wondered about that yoke.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22- This is the sort of thing... - Helena said the yoke, John.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24Things like this are actually selling
0:07:24 > 0:07:27and being used in the home now.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30Meanwhile, what have the Blues found?
0:07:30 > 0:07:31It's very nice, very Art Nouveau, isn't it?
0:07:31 > 0:07:33- Hm-mm.- It's functional.
0:07:33 > 0:07:37We're looking at that being Edwardian, very British.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39It's quite restrained Art Nouveau.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42Yes. What sort of value would you think would be on that...
0:07:42 > 0:07:44- Well...- ..at an auction?
0:07:44 > 0:07:48At auction, that's got to be £40-£60, maybe 50 to 80.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50So shall I go and ask the stallholder?
0:07:50 > 0:07:52I think that would be useful, yes. See what we can do on it.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54I suggest you take a closer look.
0:07:54 > 0:07:55We'll do that.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57- I think it's quite...- It's got character.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59Because it would just paint up, wouldn't it?
0:07:59 > 0:08:02I don't know whether that goes with it?
0:08:02 > 0:08:04That will be a Georgian footman.
0:08:04 > 0:08:06They're not a pair, but it could work.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11- Is it quite heavy?- No, it's quite light.- It's quite light.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14Because they could paint up the same colour, maybe.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16Right. I've spoken to the stallholder.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20- OK.- And after a bit of negotiation,
0:08:20 > 0:08:23he said you could buy it for £45.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26Really? And there's also that, which could potentially go with it.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28Yes, it could go with it.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30So maybe could we get the two for 45?
0:08:30 > 0:08:36- Based on the fact...- He started at 80, and I got him to 45.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38You might have to pay a bit extra to get that, as well.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40Could we... £50 for the two?
0:08:40 > 0:08:42Oh, my gosh!
0:08:42 > 0:08:44Charlotte, you are a hard person, aren't you?
0:08:44 > 0:08:46Well, I was thinking 45 for two.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48OK.
0:08:49 > 0:08:50Don't ask, don't get.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53Thomas, you've got your work cut out here.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56Charlotte, you drive a hard bargain.
0:08:56 > 0:08:57Ian, how do you put up with this?
0:08:57 > 0:09:00- Every day.- Right, £55 for the two.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02- Marvellous.- Marvellous?
0:09:02 > 0:09:03- That's great.- Yes, let's go for it.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05I think it's lovely. It is really cute.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07First item down.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09And it's useful!
0:09:09 > 0:09:11- Indeed.- But it's not orange.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13- True.- It could be. - Very black. Come on.
0:09:13 > 0:09:17Well done, Blues, that's the first item bought in five minutes.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20Meanwhile, Helena finally gets to look at the item
0:09:20 > 0:09:21she spotted earlier.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23- Do you like that?- I do like it.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25So, what do you like about it?
0:09:25 > 0:09:32It's tactile, it's small, it looks nice, it has a use.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34I think it may be a yoke of some sort.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36Certainly looks like that, I can't think of any other use for it.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38And with these leather straps here,
0:09:38 > 0:09:39it definitely looks like
0:09:39 > 0:09:41it's for something of an agricultural use,
0:09:41 > 0:09:45doesn't it? Possibly around...maybe a goat, or maybe a donkey.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47The shape and the size of it would suggest
0:09:47 > 0:09:50something smaller than an ox, doesn't it?
0:09:50 > 0:09:53It's to use an animal's strength to drag something along,
0:09:53 > 0:09:56whether it be a plough or a cart or something like that.
0:09:56 > 0:09:57What about the price?
0:09:57 > 0:10:00Got £35 on there.
0:10:00 > 0:10:04Well... Do you think we could get that for a little less?
0:10:04 > 0:10:05Well, we can only ask.
0:10:05 > 0:10:06He's very good at bartering.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08Are you good at bartering, Pax?
0:10:08 > 0:10:09Well, sometimes, yes.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11Depends what it is.
0:10:11 > 0:10:12THEY LAUGH
0:10:12 > 0:10:16- Shall we find out?- You do the words, and I'll smile.- Let's go.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18While the Reds are off to negotiate,
0:10:18 > 0:10:20what's Thomas hanging his reputation on?
0:10:20 > 0:10:22- What about this?- Disastrous.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25This is disastrous? £350 is on that.
0:10:25 > 0:10:26Wow.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30- Moving on.- Move on.
0:10:30 > 0:10:31Maybe if it was orange?
0:10:31 > 0:10:34Now, Reds, how are the negotiations going?
0:10:34 > 0:10:36So this is £35.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39My wife has taken a shine for it.
0:10:39 > 0:10:40We don't think we could make a profit on that,
0:10:40 > 0:10:43so we wondered what you could do for us.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45Somewhere down nearer 20, maybe?
0:10:45 > 0:10:48My best, because I like Bargain Hunt, would be 25.
0:10:48 > 0:10:50- 25?- 25.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53Could we make it just one below that, 24,
0:10:53 > 0:10:56because the bidding tends to go up in fives, doesn't it?
0:10:56 > 0:10:57If it'll help you, OK, then.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59Lovely. Thank you very much.
0:10:59 > 0:11:00£24.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02Well done, there's your first purchase.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04Excellent. We're off the mark.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06- Yes.- Excited?
0:11:06 > 0:11:07- Yes, I am.- Well-spotted.
0:11:09 > 0:11:10Oh, thank you.
0:11:10 > 0:11:12I think I'll go and get a cup of tea and leave you to it!
0:11:12 > 0:11:15- You don't need me.- Oh, we do.
0:11:15 > 0:11:19So that's both teams off the mark in under ten minutes.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21Have the Blues found their next item?
0:11:21 > 0:11:23- No, nothing grabbing you here? - Nothing singing out to me.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27- No.- OK.- I think I'd like to move on. - All right.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29The Blues certainly know their mind.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31What about the Reds?
0:11:31 > 0:11:34Something, again, completely off our strategy
0:11:34 > 0:11:38that has caught my eye, is a toy bus garage over here.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40OK, like a diorama-type thing, yes?
0:11:40 > 0:11:42- Shall we have a look at it?- Yeah.
0:11:42 > 0:11:46Dioramas are modelled depictions of a variety of scenes
0:11:46 > 0:11:49and are still made by hobbyists to this day.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52It's a nice thing, but...
0:11:52 > 0:11:54It's nowhere near as nice as it looked from a distance.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56So that's a no.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59Now, what's caught Thomas's eye?
0:11:59 > 0:12:00I rather like that.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03It's Charlotte Rhead, it's blue.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06I mean, I spotted it because I love this frieze around the inner rim.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08Have you heard of Charlotte Rhead?
0:12:08 > 0:12:12- Yes.- Yeah, a great designer from the Art Deco period.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15It's got that sort of vintage look, hasn't it?
0:12:15 > 0:12:17Well, it's useful as well, isn't it?
0:12:17 > 0:12:19- Yes.- That's what I like about it.- It's a nice size.
0:12:19 > 0:12:21Is there a good market for these?
0:12:21 > 0:12:23I think there is, it depends on...
0:12:23 > 0:12:24You've got £40 on it.
0:12:24 > 0:12:25What's the very best on this?
0:12:25 > 0:12:27I could do it for 35 for you.
0:12:27 > 0:12:2835, really?
0:12:28 > 0:12:32Well, thank you for that. But I was really thinking about £25.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35- Goodness.- Sorry.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37No, shall we settle for... Could we settle for 30?
0:12:37 > 0:12:41I was still wanting the 20, so can I meet you halfway and say 28?
0:12:42 > 0:12:44- OK.- Are you sure? I'm sorry about that.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47- No, no, we'll go for 28. - Is that OK?- Yes.
0:12:47 > 0:12:48You might have agreed a price, Thomas,
0:12:48 > 0:12:50but your team still needs persuading.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52What do you think?
0:12:52 > 0:12:53Yes, go on.
0:12:54 > 0:12:55It's a nice bowl.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57I like it. It's got a good look.
0:12:57 > 0:13:01Functional. I don't think you would be afraid to put fruit in it,
0:13:01 > 0:13:03- as well as it's decorative, yeah.- It's got a really good look.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06You think you've got some profit?
0:13:06 > 0:13:08I think you have, because it's Charlotte Rhead, it's got a name.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10The design is good.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12- I like it.- I think we should go for that.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15- We are definitely going to buy it?- Yes.- 28? Brilliant.
0:13:15 > 0:13:16Second item down.
0:13:16 > 0:13:17Loads of money left.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20- Loads of money, let's go.- OK.
0:13:20 > 0:13:22So it's a blue bowl for the Blue team.
0:13:22 > 0:13:23How's it going, Thomas?
0:13:23 > 0:13:26They are doing really well.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29I think their weakness is that they are actually quite clever.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31I mean, they are super bright people.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34And they're over-thinking quite a lot of objects.
0:13:34 > 0:13:38So, you know, that impulse buy is like, "Oh, I want to do the impulse,
0:13:38 > 0:13:39"but I don't want to do it
0:13:39 > 0:13:41"because I want to think about it a bit longer."
0:13:41 > 0:13:44I think follow your gut and see where it goes.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46I think we are doing OK, actually, aren't we?
0:13:46 > 0:13:49Yeah, now we've got the second item in place, yes.
0:13:49 > 0:13:53I think we need to just home in on spending the rest of the lolly.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55And we have some money to do it...
0:13:55 > 0:13:57- We do, we've got loads. - ..which is great.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59Good to see the Blues are confident.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01Let's hope that continues.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03Now, what have the Reds sniffed out?
0:14:03 > 0:14:04What do you think of that, there?
0:14:04 > 0:14:07You've spotted some silver, something shiny, haven't we?
0:14:07 > 0:14:09Let's have a look.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11It's a little silver-mounted perfume bottle.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13- It's nicely etched as well, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16I think it's got a fair bit of work gone into this.
0:14:16 > 0:14:18Is there a mark on there?
0:14:18 > 0:14:22It is not an English mark, and it's a bit rubbed.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25Often you get these in sets that come inside a travelling case.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28- Oh, I see.- Sometimes they get separated.
0:14:28 > 0:14:29How old do you think that is?
0:14:29 > 0:14:31That looks to me to be Victorian.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34I think it is foreign, I think it's continental, probably French.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36So it's got £110 on it.
0:14:36 > 0:14:37- You like the item?- I do.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39You think it will be popular at auction?
0:14:39 > 0:14:42I think, yes, for the right buyer.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44There is a market for perfume bottles, just perfume bottles.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47And it may make a nice gift, as well.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50- I'd like it.- You'd like it, let's go over and ask.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54Hello, there. The Red team here have taken
0:14:54 > 0:14:56a little shine to the perfume bottle,
0:14:56 > 0:14:58but we've got to take it to auction,
0:14:58 > 0:15:00we've got to try and get a profit out of it.
0:15:00 > 0:15:01So you know price is key.
0:15:01 > 0:15:03- Yeah.- Over to you, Helena.
0:15:03 > 0:15:04Well, we were wondering...
0:15:06 > 0:15:09..could you do 75 on that?
0:15:09 > 0:15:12- I'd do 79, but that's the best I can do.- 79?
0:15:12 > 0:15:14What are you thinking?
0:15:14 > 0:15:16- I'd be happy with that.- Are you happy with that?
0:15:16 > 0:15:17- Yes.- Pax? The boss likes it.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20Well, the boss is in charge, of course.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22I think we ought to follow the boss, don't you?
0:15:22 > 0:15:23Yeah, absolutely.
0:15:23 > 0:15:25£79, would you like to shake the lady's hand?
0:15:25 > 0:15:27- We can always come back.- Go on.
0:15:27 > 0:15:29- Shake hands, then.- Thank you. - Thank you.
0:15:29 > 0:15:30- Well done.- Thank you.
0:15:30 > 0:15:34£79, it's got a chance, it's got a fighting chance.
0:15:35 > 0:15:36I smell a profit.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38THEY LAUGH
0:15:38 > 0:15:40Let's hope so.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43So with half your shopping time left, what now?
0:15:43 > 0:15:44We have a plan now, don't we?
0:15:44 > 0:15:48- We do.- Because we seem to have bought two things quite quickly,
0:15:48 > 0:15:50so now we are going to look everywhere
0:15:50 > 0:15:52and then make a decision....
0:15:52 > 0:15:54We've done about 50 yards what's here,
0:15:54 > 0:15:58and there's 300 yards over here, so we'll have to see how it goes.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00The guys are flying,
0:16:00 > 0:16:03they seemed rather confident in what they like and what they don't like.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05It's a day out for me at the moment.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08With both teams two items in hand,
0:16:08 > 0:16:10it's a good time to have a break from shopping.
0:16:17 > 0:16:22Just down the road from Oswestry is the birthplace of Wilfred Owen,
0:16:22 > 0:16:23the great war poet,
0:16:23 > 0:16:25so where better to talk about
0:16:25 > 0:16:29a couple of panels which have a World War I connection?
0:16:29 > 0:16:32This panel shows figures in a landscape,
0:16:32 > 0:16:37and this panel shows deer grazing in a woodland scene.
0:16:37 > 0:16:41Although these are charming, there is no great quality.
0:16:41 > 0:16:43There is no great artistry.
0:16:43 > 0:16:49In fact, the backboard started life off as an old tea chest.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51But it is on the back...
0:16:52 > 0:16:56..of the panel that the story begins to unfold
0:16:56 > 0:17:01and make them much, much more interesting.
0:17:01 > 0:17:05Inscribed in a handwritten text are the words,
0:17:05 > 0:17:11"Made by prisoner of war at Stobs, 1916."
0:17:11 > 0:17:15Stobs was one of the largest military camps in Britain.
0:17:15 > 0:17:20And in 1914, it became a prisoner of war camp,
0:17:20 > 0:17:25and home to some 6,000 prisoners over the next five years.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30Life as a prisoner of war would be terrible.
0:17:30 > 0:17:35At Stobs, prisoners were allowed to make trinkets from found materials,
0:17:35 > 0:17:38that's really just anything that's lying around,
0:17:38 > 0:17:40and sell them to prison officers,
0:17:40 > 0:17:44visitors or members of the local population.
0:17:44 > 0:17:48These panels are part of that craftwork.
0:17:48 > 0:17:53They illustrate a human story in an inhuman time.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56Now, if these were just decorative panels,
0:17:56 > 0:17:58they would be worth under £20.
0:17:58 > 0:18:03But with the markings on the back, and the Stobs connection,
0:18:03 > 0:18:09in a specialist militaria sale, they could fetch over £100.
0:18:09 > 0:18:13So, don't just look at an object on the face of it,
0:18:13 > 0:18:16it could be the story BEHIND the object
0:18:16 > 0:18:20that makes it more desirable and, therefore, worth more.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30Back to the shopping, and with only 20 minutes left,
0:18:30 > 0:18:34both teams still need to buy one item each.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36It's tracted to that shelf unit.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38It's quite a good-looking thing.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40Charlotte's looking really disinterested.
0:18:40 > 0:18:41- Does nothing.- Really disinterested.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43OK, come on, then.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45So, Charlotte still knows what she DOESN'T like.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48Meanwhile, Pax has spotted something he DOES like.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50I've seen some silver spoons over there.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52Silver spoons and sugar tongs...
0:18:52 > 0:18:54- OK.- ..in a box.
0:18:54 > 0:18:55They're not plated.
0:18:55 > 0:18:56- OK.- Can we have a look at those?
0:18:56 > 0:18:58Why not, it's your money?
0:18:58 > 0:18:59Come on, then.
0:19:02 > 0:19:06Right, let's have a look at these that you've spotted, Pax.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09They are quite nice. Well, they're a full set.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11And they're not silver.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13- They're not?- No, they're not, they're actually plated.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16- Oh, OK.- They look like hallmarks, but they're not.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18When you are looking for silver, if it's English silver,
0:19:18 > 0:19:20the first thing you're looking for is the lion patent.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22A sideways view of a lion.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24But even if they were silver,
0:19:24 > 0:19:28I wouldn't want to pay more than about £25 for them.
0:19:28 > 0:19:30We'll leave those, then. It was my mistake.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32- All right.- Thank you.
0:19:32 > 0:19:33We can all make mistakes.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36As long as you don't make the same one twice.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38Well, that's true.
0:19:38 > 0:19:39Keep looking, Reds.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41How are the Blues getting on?
0:19:41 > 0:19:45Guys, we've done outside, and we could go inside to the stalls,
0:19:45 > 0:19:47which might have items of...
0:19:48 > 0:19:53..more expensive, but smaller, so my kind of jewellery and silver.
0:19:53 > 0:19:55- Shall we do that?- That sounds like a plan.
0:19:55 > 0:19:59While the Blues head off inside, the Reds have found more spoons,
0:19:59 > 0:20:01but this time, they ARE silver.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04Well, it says silver handles, let's check them out.
0:20:04 > 0:20:05They are hallmarks.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08And that's that lion patent I was telling you about.
0:20:08 > 0:20:09That shows you they're English.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12The key thing, though, is condition and completeness.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15So they are not bad, they're not bad.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17What do you think, for a fruit salad or something like that?
0:20:17 > 0:20:20- They've got £75 on them. - What do you think?
0:20:20 > 0:20:23I think they've got a good chance of making that sort of money.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26Does it matter that the box is a bit tacky?
0:20:26 > 0:20:28No, it's the original box.
0:20:28 > 0:20:29It's the original box.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31I would say, without looking at that hallmark,
0:20:31 > 0:20:33I would say these probably date to the '30s.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36Who is doing the bargaining here?
0:20:36 > 0:20:37- 45.- So you looked at the wife.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39You're a bit like me, aren't you?
0:20:39 > 0:20:41We're supposed to be the men of the house, we look to the wife.
0:20:41 > 0:20:45I spent my whole working life being in charge, so, you know...
0:20:45 > 0:20:47You're submissive now, are you?
0:20:47 > 0:20:49- Is this true?- Oh, gosh, no.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51- OK.- I wouldn't have him if he was.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56Right, well, actually, I do think Helena's bargaining skills
0:20:56 > 0:20:58haven't let us down so far.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00- Oh, right.- So shall we find out?
0:21:00 > 0:21:02See what you can get, Helena.
0:21:02 > 0:21:03OK, you stand with me, though.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05- THEY LAUGH - OK.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08While the Reds go off to find the dealer,
0:21:08 > 0:21:09how is Thomas getting on?
0:21:09 > 0:21:12I think what we need to do is look for something with a bit of pizzazz,
0:21:12 > 0:21:15a bit of style to it. Yeah?
0:21:15 > 0:21:17I'm thinking orange and maybe amber.
0:21:17 > 0:21:19Good idea, good idea. Let's go and have a look.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22So the Blues still have something colourful in mind.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24Meanwhile, the Reds are about to start negotiating
0:21:24 > 0:21:26for those silver spoons.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28I need to get something off that.
0:21:29 > 0:21:33- OK, what were you thinking? - Well, I was thinking 48.
0:21:33 > 0:21:3548?
0:21:35 > 0:21:40Well, I was thinking about 50, so my bottom line was 50, so...
0:21:40 > 0:21:41Would you go 49, do you think?
0:21:41 > 0:21:45- Yeah, go on, 48, I'll do 48. - Oh, you are kind.
0:21:45 > 0:21:46Oh, what a gentleman.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48Thank you very much.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50He said his bottom line was 50, and he went to 48.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52He's like me. There we are.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55Take a leaf out of this woman's book here.
0:21:55 > 0:21:56Job done, Reds.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58Now with just 10 minutes left,
0:21:58 > 0:22:01Thomas is driving the Blues to find the last item.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04I'm just going to show you, I'll talk you through it,
0:22:04 > 0:22:06it will have a story.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09The carving on that is absolutely superb, I think.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12So, what you've got is a Chinese coconut bowl, halved.
0:22:12 > 0:22:14And this would have been made for our market,
0:22:14 > 0:22:17as the sailors would have gone over there in the 19th century.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20I'm talking, you know, 1850s and onwards.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23You've got this lovely Chinese stamp here.
0:22:23 > 0:22:24It's in remarkably good condition,
0:22:24 > 0:22:27because very often the coconut will crack.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29But this is in excellent condition.
0:22:29 > 0:22:30I like that.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33- Beautifully carved.- Like the carving, lovely...
0:22:33 > 0:22:34It's very fine, isn't it?
0:22:34 > 0:22:37And the quality is lovely.
0:22:37 > 0:22:39- And it's useful.- It is useful.
0:22:39 > 0:22:41Can I feel for the weight?
0:22:41 > 0:22:43Have a feel of it.
0:22:43 > 0:22:44Because coconut is very light.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47- Tactile.- Yes, it's tactile, isn't it?
0:22:47 > 0:22:48What's your very best on that?
0:22:48 > 0:22:52Well, I've got 150 on it.
0:22:52 > 0:22:53135?
0:22:54 > 0:22:57OK. Couldn't squeeze you to 120?
0:22:57 > 0:23:00If we had 120, we might be able to do a deal, mightn't we?
0:23:02 > 0:23:03Split it at 125.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06125. It's a risk, but it's a good risk.
0:23:06 > 0:23:10And I wouldn't be embarrassed about buying that.
0:23:10 > 0:23:11It's a quality item.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14- Yeah.- DEALER:- I think you've got a chance with this at 125.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17I think we'd have a chance at 80, but we're never going to get there.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19You may have a chance at 150.
0:23:20 > 0:23:22- Shall we do it?- Well, I think we're running out of time.
0:23:22 > 0:23:25We are running out of time. We really are.
0:23:25 > 0:23:26- This is it.- I guess...- Decision.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29I think we'd probably better go with that one, hadn't we?
0:23:29 > 0:23:30Let's do it, decision made.
0:23:30 > 0:23:32It's very attractive.
0:23:32 > 0:23:34So the Blues are all shopped-up too.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37Teams, that's your hour, time's up.
0:23:37 > 0:23:41Well, well done, you two. That's it, third and final item.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43I don't know about you two, but I need a cup of tea.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45Me, too. Let's go.
0:23:47 > 0:23:51Let's remind ourselves what the Reds bought.
0:23:51 > 0:23:55Their first buy was Helena's yoke, price paid, £24.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00Next, their silver-mounted perfume bottle.
0:24:00 > 0:24:02It cost them £79.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07Finally, the silver spoons, bought for £48,
0:24:07 > 0:24:09but will they scoop up a profit?
0:24:11 > 0:24:13Well, did you guys have a good time?
0:24:13 > 0:24:14- We did.- We had a great time.
0:24:14 > 0:24:16What was your favourite item?
0:24:17 > 0:24:19The first item we bought, which was the yoke.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21What's going to make the most profit?
0:24:21 > 0:24:25The most profit, I would imagine to be the spoons.
0:24:25 > 0:24:27Pax, what was your favourite?
0:24:27 > 0:24:29My favourite was the set of spoons.
0:24:29 > 0:24:31What do you think's going to make the most profit?
0:24:31 > 0:24:35I think the most profit will be made from Helena's choice,
0:24:35 > 0:24:36which was the perfume bottle.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38How much money did you spend in total?
0:24:38 > 0:24:40151.
0:24:40 > 0:24:42I thought you guys were going to spend BIG!
0:24:42 > 0:24:43- So did we.- We tried.
0:24:44 > 0:24:48Well, will you give me 149?
0:24:48 > 0:24:51John, that's quite a lot of dosh.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53Do you have something in mind?
0:24:53 > 0:24:55I've got something I've spotted, yeah,
0:24:55 > 0:24:56I just need to go back and see if I can get it
0:24:56 > 0:24:58at a slightly better price.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01While John goes off and tries to get a great deal,
0:25:01 > 0:25:05let's remind ourselves what the Blues bought.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08Will the bidding heat up for the fireplace and fender?
0:25:08 > 0:25:10It cost £55.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15Next was the Charlotte Rhead ceramic bowl.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17Price paid, £28.
0:25:18 > 0:25:23Finally, the silver and coconut bowl cost them £125.
0:25:25 > 0:25:27Well, guys, did you have a good time?
0:25:27 > 0:25:30- It's been great. - We had a smashing day.
0:25:30 > 0:25:31So, Charlotte,
0:25:31 > 0:25:33you were very determined about what you did like
0:25:33 > 0:25:35and what you didn't like.
0:25:35 > 0:25:37Is she always like that?
0:25:37 > 0:25:40- Of course.- Is that one of the reasons you love her?
0:25:40 > 0:25:41One of the many.
0:25:41 > 0:25:43Charlotte, what was your favourite item?
0:25:43 > 0:25:46I like the coconut bowl, I thought it was very nice.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49I have to agree, I think for me, the way it was made.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51Is it going to make the best profit, though?
0:25:51 > 0:25:53We think maybe the fireplace...
0:25:53 > 0:25:54- I'd agree.- ..might make the most...
0:25:54 > 0:25:56So once again, in agreement.
0:25:56 > 0:25:59- I think so, yes.- What a couple!
0:25:59 > 0:26:01They were a pleasure to shop with.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04Remind me again how much money you spent?
0:26:04 > 0:26:06We've spent £208.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09Will you give me £92?
0:26:09 > 0:26:11Not a bad sum of money, Thomas.
0:26:11 > 0:26:15It's not a bad sum of money, and I plan to spend the lot.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17- Great.- Oh, marvellous.
0:26:17 > 0:26:22So while Thomas goes off to try and spend the lot,
0:26:22 > 0:26:24we're going to go off to the auction.
0:26:31 > 0:26:32Today we're at
0:26:32 > 0:26:36Trevanion and Dean Auctioneers and Valuers in Shropshire,
0:26:36 > 0:26:39with auctioneer Christina Trevanion.
0:26:39 > 0:26:41It is such a pleasure to have you here, Anita.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43It's great to be here, Christina.
0:26:43 > 0:26:45It's absolutely wonderful.
0:26:45 > 0:26:49So, for the Reds, Tony and Helena,
0:26:49 > 0:26:51we really have a table of two halves.
0:26:51 > 0:26:54We have the sparkly,
0:26:54 > 0:26:57and we have the not so sparkly.
0:26:57 > 0:26:59Our first item is the yoke.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02Does this old yoke make you smile, Christina?
0:27:02 > 0:27:04It really does. I think it's just fabulous.
0:27:04 > 0:27:07We are in the right place, we are in a rural county.
0:27:07 > 0:27:09It's the kind of thing that you could put on your wall.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12I've put £20 to £30 on it as a good decorative thing.
0:27:12 > 0:27:15They've paid £24, so it's not a lot of money.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18Now, what about this wee scent bottle?
0:27:18 > 0:27:19Isn't this a pretty thing?
0:27:19 > 0:27:21It is so sweet.
0:27:21 > 0:27:22What I particularly like about it
0:27:22 > 0:27:25is this lovely engraving around the glass.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28Really sweet, they're eternally popular, good sellers.
0:27:28 > 0:27:31And I think it's a nice thing, it's a commercial thing.
0:27:31 > 0:27:35So, possibly French, with a little bit of je ne sais quoi.
0:27:35 > 0:27:37A lot of je ne sais quoi.
0:27:37 > 0:27:38THEY LAUGH
0:27:38 > 0:27:39What's your estimate?
0:27:39 > 0:27:42I have said £30 to £50 at auction.
0:27:42 > 0:27:43Well, they paid 79,
0:27:43 > 0:27:47so it's going to need an awful lot of je ne sais quoi...
0:27:47 > 0:27:48- It really is.- ..to make a profit.
0:27:48 > 0:27:50We might need a bit of ooh la la on that one.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53And their third item was the cutlery.
0:27:53 > 0:27:58Often when I see cased cutlery like this, my heart sinks.
0:27:58 > 0:28:00Because when was the last time we used fish servers?
0:28:00 > 0:28:03When was the last time we used cased flatware like that?
0:28:03 > 0:28:06The thing it HAS got going for it is it's King's pattern.
0:28:06 > 0:28:08King's pattern, obviously, we get Queen's pattern,
0:28:08 > 0:28:10we get King's pattern, Albion pattern, Dheli pattern,
0:28:10 > 0:28:13King's pattern is one of the most popular patterns.
0:28:13 > 0:28:15And what's the estimate?
0:28:15 > 0:28:17Well, I've put £40 to £60 on it.
0:28:17 > 0:28:18They paid 48...
0:28:18 > 0:28:22- Oh, that's great.- ..so I think that they have a chance of a profit...
0:28:22 > 0:28:25- Agreed.- ..on that so that's excellent.
0:28:25 > 0:28:28They may not need their bonus buy,
0:28:28 > 0:28:31but we're going to go and have a look at it, anyway.
0:28:33 > 0:28:38Pax, Helena, you gave John £149.
0:28:38 > 0:28:41John, what did you buy with it?
0:28:41 > 0:28:45Well, feast your eyes on these.
0:28:45 > 0:28:47- Here we are.- Oh, my goodness.
0:28:47 > 0:28:52A set of six Art Nouveau silver buttons, dating from about 1901,
0:28:52 > 0:28:54and people collect just buttons.
0:28:54 > 0:28:56So a nice bit of crossover appeal there.
0:28:56 > 0:28:59So how much of a dent in the 149 did it make?
0:28:59 > 0:29:02Well, though they are buttons, they didn't cost buttons, they cost £70.
0:29:02 > 0:29:04But I think that with the internet,
0:29:04 > 0:29:07this is the sort of lot that gives us a chance.
0:29:07 > 0:29:09What sort of profit might we make on that?
0:29:09 > 0:29:12Well, they can make around that sort of money at auction.
0:29:12 > 0:29:16I have checked, but you do see sets exactly the same make over £100.
0:29:16 > 0:29:17Does that sound good to you?
0:29:17 > 0:29:18- Yes.- It does.
0:29:18 > 0:29:20Do you like them?
0:29:20 > 0:29:22- I do, actually. - They are very pretty.
0:29:22 > 0:29:25But you don't need to make up your mind just now,
0:29:25 > 0:29:29wait until after your first three items have been sold.
0:29:29 > 0:29:31But in the meantime,
0:29:31 > 0:29:35let's find out what the auctioneer thinks of John's set of buttons.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40So, the bonus buy, Christina.
0:29:40 > 0:29:44- Do you like these?- I love them, and we do see them an awful lot.
0:29:44 > 0:29:47And they are always beautiful and always sought-after.
0:29:47 > 0:29:49Great that you've got a set of six.
0:29:49 > 0:29:50So often we see a set of five,
0:29:50 > 0:29:52that somebody has then found a different button,
0:29:52 > 0:29:54put it in with a set.
0:29:54 > 0:29:55Very beautiful, and I love them.
0:29:55 > 0:29:57What's your estimate?
0:29:57 > 0:29:59Well, at auction, I've put £60 to £100 on them.
0:29:59 > 0:30:01They've got to be worth that, haven't they?
0:30:01 > 0:30:03They are just beautiful, they really are.
0:30:03 > 0:30:06- Well, John paid £70...- OK.
0:30:06 > 0:30:09..so there is definitely a chance of a profit there.
0:30:09 > 0:30:11Let's hope so, yeah, I think so.
0:30:11 > 0:30:12That's it for the Reds.
0:30:12 > 0:30:16Now on to the Blues, Charlotte and Ian.
0:30:16 > 0:30:19Now, again, quite a mixture of items.
0:30:19 > 0:30:21- Eclectic.- Pretty and...
0:30:21 > 0:30:22well, functional.
0:30:24 > 0:30:25Tell me what you think about it.
0:30:25 > 0:30:28I think it would be great if it was complete, wouldn't it?
0:30:28 > 0:30:29But it is a bit of a marriage,
0:30:29 > 0:30:32and probably not a marriage made in heaven,
0:30:32 > 0:30:35because you've got a rather lovely Victorian cast-iron fireplace
0:30:35 > 0:30:36with a Georgian footman.
0:30:36 > 0:30:39If it were complete, I'd be happy.
0:30:39 > 0:30:40What's your estimate?
0:30:40 > 0:30:43I've put £30 to £50 on it, I think I've probably been a bit mean,
0:30:43 > 0:30:45but it just needs so much doing to it.
0:30:45 > 0:30:50Well, they paid £55 on it, so they might nearly be there.
0:30:50 > 0:30:52Their next lot was the Charlotte Rhead.
0:30:52 > 0:30:56Now, this isn't typical of Charlotte Rhead.
0:30:56 > 0:30:57It's an incredibly pretty bowl.
0:30:57 > 0:31:00And I'm a huge admirer of the Rheads.
0:31:00 > 0:31:03I think what's actually particularly nice about this example
0:31:03 > 0:31:05is you can see the influence of her father, Frederick, who was so,
0:31:05 > 0:31:08so incredibly talented at his pate-sur-pate.
0:31:08 > 0:31:09And you can see that here.
0:31:09 > 0:31:11Because pate-sur-pate, of course,
0:31:11 > 0:31:12is the sort of layering of enamels
0:31:12 > 0:31:15to create this wonderful sort of, almost translucent effect.
0:31:15 > 0:31:17And I just think it's beautiful. I love it.
0:31:17 > 0:31:21And for someone who collects Charlotte Rhead,
0:31:21 > 0:31:25then that would be a perfect example of her early work.
0:31:25 > 0:31:26Very pretty, what's your estimate?
0:31:26 > 0:31:28Well, I've put £30 to £50 on it.
0:31:28 > 0:31:32Well, that's wonderful because they've only paid £28.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35- Oh, brilliant. - So perhaps a profit...
0:31:35 > 0:31:36- That's good. - ..for Charlotte Rhead.
0:31:36 > 0:31:38Excellent, excellent.
0:31:38 > 0:31:42Now their third item is this oriental bowl.
0:31:42 > 0:31:44Coconut shell and silver.
0:31:44 > 0:31:47The Oriental market is hot just now.
0:31:47 > 0:31:48Yeah, it is, it really is.
0:31:48 > 0:31:52What's really, really nice is the carving is so particularly lovely.
0:31:52 > 0:31:55All these wonderful scholars, attributes, these wonderful mondes.
0:31:55 > 0:31:58So often you see these and they're cracked.
0:31:58 > 0:32:00And this is really in very good condition still,
0:32:00 > 0:32:01and a nice mark on the bottom.
0:32:01 > 0:32:04We've had quite a lot of interest in this, so I'm hoping,
0:32:04 > 0:32:07hoping that you'll get two very competitive buyers with it.
0:32:07 > 0:32:09Now, what's your estimate on that?
0:32:09 > 0:32:11Well, I've put £60 to £100 on it.
0:32:11 > 0:32:13I think it's a nice piece.
0:32:13 > 0:32:16- What have they paid?- £125.
0:32:16 > 0:32:18That's not too bad, it could get there.
0:32:18 > 0:32:20- It could get there.- Yeah, and more, hopefully.
0:32:20 > 0:32:24OK. They seem to be doing not too badly.
0:32:24 > 0:32:25A bit of a rollercoaster, isn't it?
0:32:25 > 0:32:28They may not need their bonus buy,
0:32:28 > 0:32:31but we are going to go and have a look at it, anyway.
0:32:31 > 0:32:33Charlotte, Ian.
0:32:33 > 0:32:38Well, you spent £208 and gave Thomas £92.
0:32:38 > 0:32:42- What did you buy?- I said I'd spend a lot, and I bought you...
0:32:42 > 0:32:45He's a little Black Forest carved inkwell.
0:32:45 > 0:32:46Now, come on.
0:32:46 > 0:32:47THEY LAUGH
0:32:47 > 0:32:49Why are you laughing?
0:32:49 > 0:32:52Ian, I want you to hold it, have a look at it.
0:32:52 > 0:32:53It's continental, probably carved in
0:32:53 > 0:32:55the Black Forest in southern Germany.
0:32:55 > 0:32:57It's an unusual face.
0:32:57 > 0:33:00Real expression, he's got these wonderful little glass eyes.
0:33:00 > 0:33:03And it's an inkwell, so I've got double collectors there.
0:33:03 > 0:33:06I've got inkwell collectors and Black Forest collectors.
0:33:06 > 0:33:08How much did you pay for it?
0:33:08 > 0:33:10- I told you, I spent the lot.- Go on.
0:33:10 > 0:33:11- £90.- BOTH:- No way.
0:33:11 > 0:33:13Yes, 100%.
0:33:13 > 0:33:15- Back of the net.- OK.
0:33:15 > 0:33:18It's unusual, it's strange.
0:33:18 > 0:33:21It is, it certainly is, isn't it?
0:33:21 > 0:33:24And you think it will make, how much?
0:33:24 > 0:33:25Oh, it's going to make hundreds.
0:33:25 > 0:33:28- OK.- Hundreds of pounds.
0:33:28 > 0:33:31- Ker-ching!- I've never, ever seen another one.
0:33:31 > 0:33:34- I can understand that.- Honestly, you guys hate it that much?
0:33:34 > 0:33:37I've never seen... He looks marvellous.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40Now you don't seem too convinced on this one.
0:33:40 > 0:33:44- No.- But you don't need to make up your mind just now.
0:33:44 > 0:33:45But in the meantime,
0:33:45 > 0:33:50let's find out what the auctioneer thinks of Thomas's scary inkwell.
0:33:52 > 0:33:53Right, Christina.
0:33:53 > 0:33:56Now, what do you think?
0:33:56 > 0:33:57Do you want me to be honest?
0:33:57 > 0:33:59SHE LAUGHS
0:34:00 > 0:34:01Be honest, Christina.
0:34:01 > 0:34:03Let's focus on the good things.
0:34:03 > 0:34:06I mean, I think it's an interesting thing.
0:34:06 > 0:34:09The market at the moment wants everything that's quirky,
0:34:09 > 0:34:11unusual and well done.
0:34:11 > 0:34:12And I think it ticks those boxes.
0:34:12 > 0:34:16I have estimated it at £20 to £30, I really don't rate it hugely highly,
0:34:16 > 0:34:18but I'm fully prepared to be wrong.
0:34:18 > 0:34:22Thomas has paid £90 for this scary carving.
0:34:22 > 0:34:24OK. A scary carving.
0:34:25 > 0:34:27Shall I amend the catalogue description to say that?
0:34:27 > 0:34:29THEY LAUGH
0:34:29 > 0:34:33But it is an unusual item, and the market likes novelty items.
0:34:33 > 0:34:34It certainly does, yes.
0:34:34 > 0:34:37So I'm hoping it will treble my estimate, I hope so.
0:34:37 > 0:34:40OK, are you our auctioneer today?
0:34:40 > 0:34:43- I will be, yes.- Well, I am looking forward to that, Christina.
0:34:49 > 0:34:53Pax, Helena, the moment of truth, the auction is here.
0:34:53 > 0:34:55- How do you feel?- Excited.
0:34:55 > 0:34:58- Excited.- Nervous.- Absolutely.- Have you been to an auction before?
0:34:58 > 0:35:00- Yes, I have.- What about you, Pax?
0:35:00 > 0:35:03Well, I used to help occasionally by holding up some of the lots,
0:35:03 > 0:35:05that's the extent of my...
0:35:05 > 0:35:10Right. OK, chaps, your yoke cost £24.
0:35:10 > 0:35:12It's coming up now.
0:35:12 > 0:35:15Lot 135 is the oak yoke.
0:35:15 > 0:35:17I've got to start this at 35,
0:35:17 > 0:35:19£40 with my commission bidder at £40 here.
0:35:19 > 0:35:21I'm looking for five now.
0:35:21 > 0:35:23At £40, are we going to stop there?
0:35:23 > 0:35:24It's at £40.
0:35:24 > 0:35:28If you are all done, then, selling to my bidder at £40.
0:35:28 > 0:35:29Yes!
0:35:31 > 0:35:33£40.
0:35:33 > 0:35:35What a wonderful start!
0:35:35 > 0:35:38That's plus £16.
0:35:38 > 0:35:41Your second item is about to come up.
0:35:41 > 0:35:47It's that beautiful, continental silver-mounted perfume bottle.
0:35:47 > 0:35:49You paid 79, fingers crossed,
0:35:49 > 0:35:51because it's coming up now.
0:35:51 > 0:35:53Lot 137 is the
0:35:53 > 0:35:55continental silver-mounted perfume bottle and stopper,
0:35:55 > 0:35:56circa 1900.
0:35:56 > 0:35:58Really pretty little example, this,
0:35:58 > 0:36:01with the beautifully engraved body there, as well.
0:36:01 > 0:36:04I've got a clear book here, so bid me £30, somebody.
0:36:04 > 0:36:08Bid me 30. Straight away online at £30, I have.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10Bid me 5. At £30, I have.
0:36:10 > 0:36:1235 with you, madam, thank you.
0:36:12 > 0:36:14At £35 seated, where are you online?
0:36:14 > 0:36:15Come on, we need more.
0:36:15 > 0:36:16At 35, I have, then.
0:36:16 > 0:36:21If we are all done, I will sell, make no mistake, to the room at 35.
0:36:21 > 0:36:2335!
0:36:25 > 0:36:30So that is minus 44, which,
0:36:30 > 0:36:32after your first two items,
0:36:32 > 0:36:35is taking us to minus 28.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37Oh, dear.
0:36:37 > 0:36:41But never mind, we still have those wonderful spoons.
0:36:41 > 0:36:42Fingers crossed for these.
0:36:42 > 0:36:43Here they are.
0:36:43 > 0:36:46Lot 139 now is the cased set of King's pattern handled
0:36:46 > 0:36:48fruit salad servers and spoons.
0:36:48 > 0:36:52I've got a fairly mean bid, I think, here of £32.
0:36:52 > 0:36:53So that's where I will start.
0:36:53 > 0:36:54Bid me 35, someone.
0:36:54 > 0:36:5735 clears my bidder at £35 online.
0:36:57 > 0:36:59Bid me 40. At 35, I have.
0:36:59 > 0:37:01Bid me 40 now. These are silver handles.
0:37:01 > 0:37:03Looking for 40.
0:37:03 > 0:37:04At £35.
0:37:04 > 0:37:06If you are all done, then, I will sell,
0:37:06 > 0:37:09make no mistake, online, at £35.
0:37:09 > 0:37:1035.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13Oh, what a shame. We started off so well.
0:37:13 > 0:37:16That is minus 13,
0:37:16 > 0:37:20which takes us to a grand total of
0:37:20 > 0:37:22minus 41.
0:37:22 > 0:37:27But you still have the bonus buy, you have John's bonus buy.
0:37:27 > 0:37:32Those lovely Art Nouveau buttons. He paid £70 for them.
0:37:32 > 0:37:34Do you want to go with the bonus buy?
0:37:34 > 0:37:38- We do.- Well, they are coming up now.
0:37:38 > 0:37:41Lot 145 is the set of six silver Art Nouveau buttons,
0:37:41 > 0:37:43import mark for London, 1901.
0:37:43 > 0:37:44Bid me £40 for them.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47Bid me £40. 40 is bid.
0:37:47 > 0:37:4965, I have straightaway online, sir.
0:37:49 > 0:37:5070 in the room.
0:37:50 > 0:37:53At £70 in the room, where is five?
0:37:53 > 0:37:56It is with you then, sir, at £70.
0:37:56 > 0:37:58Oh, £70.
0:38:00 > 0:38:01£70.
0:38:02 > 0:38:04Neither loss nor profit.
0:38:04 > 0:38:06- No.- So that means,
0:38:06 > 0:38:10chaps, that you are at minus 41,
0:38:10 > 0:38:15but don't be despondent because minus 41 could be...
0:38:17 > 0:38:18..a winning number.
0:38:18 > 0:38:22But you've got to promise me that you won't say a word to the Blues.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24- No, we won't.- But well done, anyway.
0:38:24 > 0:38:26Thank you, Anita.
0:38:32 > 0:38:34Charlotte, Ian, here we are.
0:38:34 > 0:38:36- How do you feel?- Can't wait.
0:38:36 > 0:38:38- Are you excited?- Totally. - Completely.
0:38:38 > 0:38:40Overwhelmed.
0:38:40 > 0:38:42But tell me, have you been to an auction before?
0:38:42 > 0:38:44- Once or twice.- Once or twice.
0:38:44 > 0:38:46Did you feel like this?
0:38:46 > 0:38:47It didn't compare.
0:38:47 > 0:38:50First item is the Victorian cast-iron fireplace.
0:38:50 > 0:38:53You paid £55 for it.
0:38:53 > 0:38:58So, let's hope we can make a profit on that, because it's coming up now.
0:38:58 > 0:39:01Lot 160, now, is a Victorian cast-iron fireplace.
0:39:01 > 0:39:03Interest here with me at £40.
0:39:03 > 0:39:06Bid me 5. At £40, I have here.
0:39:06 > 0:39:07Looking for 5 now.
0:39:07 > 0:39:08At £40.
0:39:08 > 0:39:10If there is no further interest...
0:39:10 > 0:39:1345, 50. 45.
0:39:13 > 0:39:14- Go on, one more.- At £50, I have.
0:39:14 > 0:39:17If we are all done, then, at £50...
0:39:17 > 0:39:19£50.
0:39:19 > 0:39:23Oh, minus 5, not too bad.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25Your next item is coming up.
0:39:25 > 0:39:27Charlotte Rhead, you only paid £28.
0:39:27 > 0:39:29A great buy.
0:39:29 > 0:39:31Let's hope we can make a profit on that.
0:39:31 > 0:39:33Lot 162 is this rather lovely early
0:39:33 > 0:39:36Charlotte Rhead for Bursley Ware bowl.
0:39:36 > 0:39:37Bid me £20 for it.
0:39:37 > 0:39:39At £20.
0:39:39 > 0:39:4020 is bid. 25 here, madam.
0:39:40 > 0:39:42Go 30? 30.
0:39:42 > 0:39:4335.
0:39:43 > 0:39:45Profit. Made our money back.
0:39:45 > 0:39:46Made our money back.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48At £45 with the lady seated.
0:39:48 > 0:39:49At £45.
0:39:49 > 0:39:51Looking for 50 now.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53At £45 I have, looking for 50,
0:39:53 > 0:39:56but I'll sell to the room at 45.
0:39:56 > 0:39:58£45.
0:39:58 > 0:39:59Well done,
0:39:59 > 0:40:02that's absolutely brilliant.
0:40:02 > 0:40:05You have just made a profit of £17.
0:40:05 > 0:40:08Which takes your total to
0:40:08 > 0:40:09plus 12.
0:40:09 > 0:40:11We're still in profit.
0:40:11 > 0:40:15Your next item is the Chinese silver and coconut bowl.
0:40:15 > 0:40:19You liked that one, you paid £125, it's coming up.
0:40:19 > 0:40:21Lot 164 is this rather interesting
0:40:21 > 0:40:24Chinese silver and coconut-mounted bowl.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26I've got to put you straight in at 70, 80.
0:40:26 > 0:40:29At £80, Internet bid here at £80.
0:40:29 > 0:40:31Bid me five. At £80, I have.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34Online at £80, I'm looking for five now.
0:40:34 > 0:40:36£80, fair warning, Internet, it's at £80.
0:40:36 > 0:40:38I'm looking for five.
0:40:38 > 0:40:41It's against you all, online at £80.
0:40:43 > 0:40:46Ah. £80.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49Oh, dear. That is minus 45
0:40:49 > 0:40:51on that.
0:40:51 > 0:40:56That takes your overall total to minus 33.
0:40:56 > 0:40:57Don't lose hope.
0:40:57 > 0:41:01Are you going to take the bonus buy that Thomas bought for £90?
0:41:03 > 0:41:06- I'd say not.- I'd say a big, fat no.
0:41:06 > 0:41:11A big, fat no. I think we have a unanimous decision there.
0:41:11 > 0:41:15The auctioneer's estimate was £20 to £30.
0:41:15 > 0:41:20- Generous.- Well, it might be a come-and-buy-me estimate.
0:41:20 > 0:41:23He paid £90 for it, let's see how it does.
0:41:23 > 0:41:25Lot 170 is the desk inkwell.
0:41:25 > 0:41:27It is on commission at £45.
0:41:27 > 0:41:28Here with me at 45.
0:41:28 > 0:41:30Looking for 50 now.
0:41:30 > 0:41:3250 is bid. 5 here.
0:41:32 > 0:41:33At 55 with me.
0:41:33 > 0:41:35Looking for 60.
0:41:35 > 0:41:36£55, if you are all done...
0:41:36 > 0:41:3860 is back.
0:41:38 > 0:41:40Online. 60, online.
0:41:40 > 0:41:44Looking for five. But it's against you all online at £60.
0:41:44 > 0:41:46£60.
0:41:46 > 0:41:48- Made the right decision.- Good Lord!
0:41:48 > 0:41:49£60.
0:41:49 > 0:41:50It was a good item.
0:41:50 > 0:41:53But it's still minus 30 on that.
0:41:53 > 0:41:56So you made the right decision,
0:41:56 > 0:42:02and it leaves your total at minus 33.
0:42:02 > 0:42:04But don't, don't be sad...
0:42:04 > 0:42:06We're definitely not sad.
0:42:06 > 0:42:09..don't be sad because that could be a winning score.
0:42:09 > 0:42:11It could be a winning score.
0:42:11 > 0:42:13- It could.- Could be a winning score.
0:42:13 > 0:42:15The only thing is, don't say a word to the Reds.
0:42:22 > 0:42:27Unfortunately, no teams have gone home with any money today.
0:42:27 > 0:42:28- Aw!- No.
0:42:28 > 0:42:32We have winners and we have runners-up.
0:42:32 > 0:42:35Today's runners-up, I'm afraid, are the Reds.
0:42:35 > 0:42:37Aw.
0:42:38 > 0:42:43You started off so well with that terrific profit.
0:42:43 > 0:42:46Was it as exciting as flying?
0:42:46 > 0:42:48Depends who your pilot is.
0:42:48 > 0:42:49Ah, right.
0:42:49 > 0:42:52In the end, it was minus 41.
0:42:52 > 0:42:56That's not too bad in the grand scheme of things.
0:42:56 > 0:43:02So our victors today, are our Blues with minus 33.
0:43:02 > 0:43:04Result.
0:43:04 > 0:43:07Just as well you didn't take the bonus buy.
0:43:07 > 0:43:09That was a good decision with hindsight.
0:43:09 > 0:43:10- I liked it.- So did I.
0:43:10 > 0:43:13Each to their own.
0:43:13 > 0:43:16But you were all wonderful sports.
0:43:16 > 0:43:17Tell me, did you all enjoy it?
0:43:17 > 0:43:19- We did.- Did you have a great time?
0:43:19 > 0:43:21- Yes.- So did we.
0:43:21 > 0:43:24So did we. Well, don't forget to
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