0:00:02 > 0:00:03RHYTHMIC BEATING
0:00:03 > 0:00:08Today, we're in West Yorkshire at Marston Moor,
0:00:08 > 0:00:13the site of an historic English Civil War battleground.
0:00:13 > 0:00:14CRIES OF AGGRESSION
0:00:14 > 0:00:16On the 2nd of July 1644,
0:00:16 > 0:00:20the Parliamentarians, led by Oliver Cromwell,
0:00:20 > 0:00:23advanced on the Royalist army in a surprise attack.
0:00:23 > 0:00:27Cromwell's men were victorious within a couple of hours
0:00:27 > 0:00:30and took control of the north of England.
0:00:30 > 0:00:33We're off to a battle of a different kind.
0:00:33 > 0:00:36So, let's go Bargain Hunting!
0:01:01 > 0:01:05Welcome to the Great Wetherby Racecourse Antiques Fair.
0:01:05 > 0:01:09With stalls both inside and out, there's plenty to choose from.
0:01:09 > 0:01:14But, with both our teams jockeying for position, who'll be the winner?
0:01:14 > 0:01:17Let's take a peek at what's coming up.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20This mirror divides opinion. The Reds aren't keen.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23- What don't you like about it? - It's too old-fashioned.
0:01:23 > 0:01:24Well, it's an antique!
0:01:24 > 0:01:26THEY LAUGH
0:01:26 > 0:01:28But the Blues have a different view.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31- You really like it. Do you like it? - I've got my doubts.
0:01:32 > 0:01:36At the auction, which team will be looking at a profit? The Reds?
0:01:36 > 0:01:38THEY GIGGLE
0:01:38 > 0:01:40Or the Blues?
0:01:40 > 0:01:42- 50.- Break even.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44And I visit the world's oldest sweet shop.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46DOOR BELL
0:01:48 > 0:01:51Well, all that is coming up later, but let's meet today's teams.
0:01:51 > 0:01:55For the Reds, we have got sisters Rowanne and Rachel.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58And, for the Blues, we've got married couple Jane and Stu.
0:01:58 > 0:02:00- So, hello. ALL:- Hello!
0:02:00 > 0:02:03Turning my attention to you, Rachel,
0:02:03 > 0:02:06why was it that you chose Rowanne to be your partner today?
0:02:06 > 0:02:09Well, she's my sister and she's my best friend
0:02:09 > 0:02:12and Rowanne loves antiques. She collects a lot of stuff.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14She also likes dragging me out early in the morning
0:02:14 > 0:02:18to go to car-boot sales to sell some of the junk that she's collected.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21Now, I believe you work in a primary school but, on top of that,
0:02:21 > 0:02:26- I'm told you have this penchant for dressing up.- I do, yeah.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29The primary school setting's perfect for it, anyway,
0:02:29 > 0:02:31we're always having charity events, things like that.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33But, yeah, you can quite often see me dressed as a clown,
0:02:33 > 0:02:35or Olaf from Frozen.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37Just recently, we did World Book Day
0:02:37 > 0:02:40and I was Gangsta Granny. The kids absolutely love it.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43So, Rowanne, I believe you're a pensions officer.
0:02:43 > 0:02:45What does all that entail?
0:02:45 > 0:02:48Yeah, I'm a pensions officer at the West Yorkshire Pension Fund.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51I've worked there since I was 16.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53I know people might think it's a bit like accountancy,
0:02:53 > 0:02:57but I really enjoy it. I love the work.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00- According to your sister here, you collect junk.- No!
0:03:00 > 0:03:04OK. But what do you like collecting more than anything else?
0:03:04 > 0:03:07Oh, I'd just like the unusual pieces.
0:03:07 > 0:03:12Glassware, and things made of stone, or anything unusual.
0:03:12 > 0:03:17- Tactile things, touchy-feely things? - Yeah, things I like the look of.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19So, how do you two intend to play the game today?
0:03:19 > 0:03:21Spend big. Spend as much money as we can,
0:03:21 > 0:03:23hopefully to make the bigger profit.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25- Right.- We might not leave very much for our expert, though.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27No. No, we're not intending to.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30Right, OK, well, on that note, I'll turn
0:03:30 > 0:03:32to the opposition and say, hello, Blues.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34- BOTH:- Hello.
0:03:34 > 0:03:39Stu, let me ask you, apparently you've had a varied career. Explain.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41I started out as a mechanic,
0:03:41 > 0:03:44and I've done plumbing and working on a farm, the retail trade.
0:03:44 > 0:03:50But now I work with my wife Jane in the buying department.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53It says here, Jane, that you're in charge of your family business?
0:03:53 > 0:03:56- Yeah.- So you're the MD?- Yep.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59- I mean, you're responsible for how many people?- 125.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01- Including him.- Right.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03So, you like collecting, Jane? What sort of things?
0:04:03 > 0:04:07Military vehicles, mainly. World War II.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09You think big here, don't you? What's your biggest?
0:04:09 > 0:04:14The biggest has been a GMC seven-tonner troop carrier.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17So, I used to drive that around and take it to the shops and stuff.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20- STU LAUGHS - Dressed in the uniform.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22- Oh, you had the uniform, as well? - I still have.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24- I can't get into it any more! - What is it about Yorkshire people
0:04:24 > 0:04:27wanting to dress up all the time?
0:04:27 > 0:04:31- GI Jane.- GI Jane?- Of course, of course, yeah.- Right, OK.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33So, this could be a tricky one for you two because, Jane,
0:04:33 > 0:04:37I mean you're used to being in charge of the business.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40- Absolutely. - How's it going to work today?
0:04:40 > 0:04:42- Are you in charge?- Yeah. - OK. All right.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44- That's...- That's told me!
0:04:45 > 0:04:47So, it's the money moment.
0:04:47 > 0:04:51OK, so, Reds, there's your £300.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53Blues, there, your £300.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55So, off you go and meet your experts.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58Well, with two sets of keen collectors,
0:04:58 > 0:05:02I think we're in for a bit of a treat today.
0:05:02 > 0:05:06All the teams need now are their experts.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09Hoping to churn a profit with the Reds, it's Nick Hall.
0:05:11 > 0:05:15And hoping to ring in a profit with the Blues, it's Jonathan Pratt.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18Now, Rachel, what's on your shopping list?
0:05:18 > 0:05:21Something really big and heavy. Some sort of heavy metal.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23Something interesting and animal-orientated.
0:05:23 > 0:05:24Animal-orientated?
0:05:24 > 0:05:28I'd like a nice, dainty piece of furniture, if we can find one.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30Art Deco. Something that jumps out at me.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32Reds and Blues,
0:05:32 > 0:05:34your time starts now. KLAXON BLARES
0:05:34 > 0:05:36- Well, come on, then, ladies, let's shop.- Yes!
0:05:36 > 0:05:38Let's go and have a look. Come on.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40Good luck, teams. Straight down to business.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43Reds, does this tick a few boxes?
0:05:43 > 0:05:44METALLIC TAPPING
0:05:44 > 0:05:46- What about this, that's big and metal?- It's really nice.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49It's a bit of furniture. It's not very dainty, though.
0:05:49 > 0:05:53Yeah, but it's spot on. It's on trend. It's industrial furniture.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56- It is lovely.- And it's been upcycled. How much is it?
0:05:56 > 0:05:58Ooh, 250.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00Right, OK. I mean, that's fair enough for a retail price.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03- There's nothing left in it for us for profit.- No.
0:06:03 > 0:06:07- But it's a cracking thing. - It's nice.- It is nice.- Yeah.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09If you could get it for £50, that would be really good.
0:06:09 > 0:06:10"If", yeah.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13That's the general theme of things. Let's go find something like it.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15Fingers crossed it's out there, Reds.
0:06:15 > 0:06:19And will Jane find anything animal-related?
0:06:19 > 0:06:20Perhaps a bit of art.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23Or something a bit different than the run-of-the-mill.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25- Something different.- Why animal? - Because I've got dogs.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27What breeds do you have?
0:06:27 > 0:06:30German Shepherds, Shih Tzus, lurchers, Jack Russell.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33- How many have you got? Lots of S's on the end of those.- Quite a lot!
0:06:33 > 0:06:34THEY LAUGH
0:06:34 > 0:06:36Quite a few, quite a few.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38What's quite a few, ten? Five?
0:06:39 > 0:06:42No way! How many dogs have you got?
0:06:42 > 0:06:45- 13.- 13!
0:06:45 > 0:06:47Well, that must keep you busy, Blues.
0:06:47 > 0:06:51But now it's time to focus on antiques. How's it going, Rachel?
0:06:51 > 0:06:53It's harder than it looks, this, isn't it?
0:06:53 > 0:06:56- We've only just started! Don't panic.- OK.
0:06:56 > 0:06:58Now, that's nice. Do you like that, girls?
0:06:58 > 0:07:01- No.- I quite like it.- Yeah? - I don't like it.- No?
0:07:01 > 0:07:05- What don't you like about it? - It is too old-fashioned.
0:07:05 > 0:07:10Well, it's an antique! It wasn't made in the last week, you know.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12- You can't see yourself in it. - SHE LAUGHS
0:07:12 > 0:07:16No. Rowanne doesn't like it, Nick. We need to move on.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19But what you say about that is what we call pitting, on there,
0:07:19 > 0:07:20that, actually is a good thing.
0:07:20 > 0:07:24- Does it clean off?- No, don't ever clean it off, you devalue it.
0:07:24 > 0:07:28That is nearly 200 years of patination and wear and tear
0:07:28 > 0:07:32that adds to the kudos and the age of the object.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35- I can't see myself in it, I'm sorry. - No, it's no good.
0:07:35 > 0:07:37I'm wasting my time here, aren't I?
0:07:37 > 0:07:41I don't think any sales pitch was going to convince Rowanne.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43Keeping your eye on the time, Blues?
0:07:43 > 0:07:45These clocks don't look animal-related!
0:07:45 > 0:07:47- That's an old school clock. - It's a Smiths clock.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49It's an English company.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51The obvious thing is the dial is mottled
0:07:51 > 0:07:53and it's all in the face with things like this,
0:07:53 > 0:07:55- because that's what you're looking at, isn't it?- Of course.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59The case looks nice. It has this sort of wood effect, doesn't it?
0:07:59 > 0:08:01- I'd say no on that. - Right. Yeah, you're right.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03- I'm inclined to agree.- Yeah, yeah.
0:08:03 > 0:08:04That's another one, there.
0:08:04 > 0:08:06That's better, isn't it? A bit more industrial.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09They're asking the money for it, aren't they?
0:08:09 > 0:08:10- I was going to say, it's expensive. - Yeah.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12- That's far too much.- It's expensive.
0:08:12 > 0:08:13It's a metal case.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16I just want to see what they've got on the back there.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18It's the original mechanism on the back.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21What do you think? Do you think somebody would buy that?
0:08:21 > 0:08:25Again, if you look at the dial, the dial has an even fading
0:08:25 > 0:08:27and an even colour.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29But it is quite a lot of money.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32Can you see that making more than that? No?
0:08:32 > 0:08:33You're turned off by it? OK.
0:08:33 > 0:08:37So, ten minutes in, and the Blues don't have time or money for clocks.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40Reds, maybe it's time to sew up your first buy.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43Wow, what about that? Do you like that?
0:08:43 > 0:08:45It's old?
0:08:45 > 0:08:48- 1830.- February 27th, 1830. - There's a clue there, isn't there?
0:08:48 > 0:08:51- A bit of a clue that, Row!- Now, it's what you might call a tapestry.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53- What we in the trade call a sampler. - Right.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55They were made by young girls,
0:08:55 > 0:08:57part of that rites of passage of growing up.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00- They were taught needlework and all these other crafts.- Right.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03Produced by Ellen Pillings. There is a market for them.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05They're quite saleable.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08- But, as with everything, it's down to price.- Yeah.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10Shall I have a chat with the stallholder,
0:09:10 > 0:09:11see what sort of money it is?
0:09:11 > 0:09:14- You have a close look at it and let me know what you think.- OK.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16- Right.- Thank you.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18It looks really manky.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21Do you know, if I had that at home, I'd put it in the bin!
0:09:21 > 0:09:23Never mind sell it.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25OK, so, what are you thinking?
0:09:25 > 0:09:28- Are you ready for this? - Am I ready? I need to be ready.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31- Should I brace myself? What's happening?- We don't like it.
0:09:31 > 0:09:33- We think it's awful. - You don't like it. OK.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36- You won't like the fact that it's 100 quid, either, then?- No.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38- If you don't like it, don't want it...- Shall we leave it for now
0:09:38 > 0:09:41- and perhaps come back? - ..we can move on.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43- We're not short of time or money. - OK.- Just press on.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45Do you know why we're not short of money?
0:09:45 > 0:09:47- We haven't spent anything!- Yeah!
0:09:47 > 0:09:49Well, try and spend some, Reds.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52Stuart, are you in a mood for spending?
0:09:52 > 0:09:55- Sort of industrial lamps, that type of thing.- Yeah, cool.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57- Because I've seen one. - Have you, where?
0:09:57 > 0:09:59- Um, over here.- Oh, yeah.
0:09:59 > 0:10:03- It's just a bog-standard thing. - OK, yeah.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06The bracket shows it would have hung on a wall, wouldn't it?
0:10:06 > 0:10:09Do you know, I was thinking...
0:10:09 > 0:10:13- It's aluminium.- Yes.- What does it say, Stuart, down its...?
0:10:13 > 0:10:15- It was made in Glasgow. - It was made in Glasgow, yeah.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18- I think that's quite interesting. - It is. It's an aluminium casting,
0:10:18 > 0:10:21but it's got that sort of feel, post-war, '60s or '70s.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24What's it got on it? £65.
0:10:24 > 0:10:28- Have you any idea how old this is? - I would say it's late '50s, latest.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30- Yeah, the late '50s.- Right.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33I'm going to be really cheeky. Would you take 28 for it?
0:10:33 > 0:10:36The best I can do, I'll be honest with you, will be 50,
0:10:36 > 0:10:38- because I've paid up. I've had to have it burnished.- Right.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41- Ah, yes, you've had it cleaned, haven't you?- Yeah, yeah.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43- It's ready to rock. - Got my doubts about it,
0:10:43 > 0:10:46but, please, would you do it for 40?
0:10:46 > 0:10:49I'll do it for 45. And that leaves me very little.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51Very, very little.
0:10:51 > 0:10:52All right then, OK.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54Number one!
0:10:54 > 0:10:57Yes, well done, that's your first item, with 20 minutes on the clock.
0:10:57 > 0:11:01Reds, does this fit with the heavy metal criteria?
0:11:01 > 0:11:03A lump of metal there, that's a chair.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05Right, the fact that I could go and sit down in it,
0:11:05 > 0:11:06which is quite appealing at the moment.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09- Do you think it'll be too expensive? - Let's go have a look at it.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12- More than we've got, but go and have a look. Come on.- 350.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15- Go on, guess.- I reckon it's going to be £200 or £300, probably.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17- No, no.- Oh, I'm having this!
0:11:17 > 0:11:20- Really?- Yeah, I love this. - Are you sure? Why? Come on.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23- Because I like it.- Because you like it. And how much is it?
0:11:23 > 0:11:27£100 or very near offer. OK.
0:11:27 > 0:11:33It's a modern reproduction. It's got this mock verdigris finish,
0:11:33 > 0:11:36a pseudo-patination to make it look Victorian.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39But, you know, if it's not expensive, it's the sort of thing
0:11:39 > 0:11:43that someone at an auction could easily spend a couple of hundred on.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46- I like it. I think it's really nice. - Nice cushion.- Yeah.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48Nice cushion. I like that.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50- Sir, could you come over and join us?- Aye?
0:11:50 > 0:11:52So, you were in the background then.
0:11:52 > 0:11:54I think I heard you say it could be cheap enough.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57- My ears pricked up on that word "cheap".- They always do, mate!
0:11:57 > 0:12:01It's an auctioneer's twitch. I can't help myself.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03- So, when you say cheap...- 50.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05- If we put a 50... 50 quid?- Yeah.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08- What about 35? - No, no, no. It's got to be 45.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10- 40?- 45.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12- 42.- 43.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15Go on, then. Hang on, before we shake your hand,
0:12:15 > 0:12:18- you two have got to agree. - No, I'm happy with that.- We like it.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20- £43...for all that metal. - We like it.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22And you'll deliver it to Darlington!
0:12:22 > 0:12:23THEY LAUGH
0:12:23 > 0:12:26- 43 quid.- Bearing in mind you thought it was £300.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28- Are we there? - Yeah, yeah, go on.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31We've bought it. Too late, we've bought it. There's no going back.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33That was a great buy, Reds.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36Blues, it still doesn't look like you've seen anything animal-related.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39- I quite like these old chairs. - Yes, I like them, they're all worn.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42They've got a saddle seat, you know. And they're really comfy still.
0:12:42 > 0:12:46It looks all sort of country, doesn't it?
0:12:46 > 0:12:50Elm seat, ash spindles, it's what you'd expect, you know.
0:12:50 > 0:12:51Is it something that sells well?
0:12:51 > 0:12:54It's the kitchen chair. As long as the legs haven't been cut down.
0:12:54 > 0:12:58The thing is, it's the height to the kitchen table.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00If it doesn't get the height to the kitchen table,
0:13:00 > 0:13:03then you can only use it as an occasional chair.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06- I think it might be a little on the short side, actually.- I can't...
0:13:08 > 0:13:12- Yeah, you're quite low-down. - It's so comfy, though.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14Don't get too comfy, JP.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16How are we doing for time, Nick?
0:13:16 > 0:13:1925 minutes in, one item bought.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21- You're a bit cold, are you?- Yes!
0:13:21 > 0:13:24- How about we go indoors?- Yes. - See if we can find our next item
0:13:24 > 0:13:26and warm up at the same time?
0:13:26 > 0:13:27Sounds like a plan.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29- Come on, you two, let's get in. - Yes.- Thank you.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31- Let's get buying and let's get warm.- Yay!
0:13:32 > 0:13:35Blues, is it time to stir things up a bit?
0:13:35 > 0:13:37I can see that in a Victorian kitchen.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40- They're making these things in France.- Are they?
0:13:40 > 0:13:44I'm not suggesting that is, but there are so many reproductions
0:13:44 > 0:13:46that it kind of kills the market slightly.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48Best to avoid those, then, Blues.
0:13:48 > 0:13:49Reds, do you like Moorcroft?
0:13:49 > 0:13:52- You like Moorcroft, don't you? - Yeah, I do like Moorcroft.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55- Do you like it, Nick? - I love Moorcroft.
0:13:55 > 0:13:57- Yeah.- It's a little bit out of our price range.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59- Yeah. - Can you date it by the pattern?
0:13:59 > 0:14:02Yeah, some of the patterns were produced very, very early
0:14:02 > 0:14:04and they went out of circulation.
0:14:04 > 0:14:06Some of them they did revive,
0:14:06 > 0:14:09like, there's two versions of the carp pattern, which is very popular.
0:14:09 > 0:14:13The early one makes a lot of money. Four figures.
0:14:13 > 0:14:15- They reintroduced it back in the '90s.- Right, OK.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18Still saleable, but for a fraction of the earlier ones.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20So, you've got to be a little bit careful.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23And this is always popular. This is the pomegranate pattern
0:14:23 > 0:14:25on a miniature vase, and that is...
0:14:25 > 0:14:27See, that's £295.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30The pattern is key to these. A very popular pattern.
0:14:30 > 0:14:32Out of your price range.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34You only have £257 left.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37Now, Blues, the Reds have already looked at this mirror.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39They weren't so keen.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41It's a pretty impressive one, I will say.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44- It's got quite a lot of presence. - I like that.- Hi, there.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46- Hello, there.- How are you doing? - I'm not so bad, thank you.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49- Jane really likes the mirror. - Oh, yeah, it's a really nice mirror.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52- Nice colours on it, I think. - It is, it's a good Victorian one.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55- It's got a drawer there. - It has got a drawer. Oh, yeah.
0:14:55 > 0:14:59- Isn't it cute? It's a hidden drawer, really, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01- Fitted in with the moulding on there.- So, all this,
0:15:01 > 0:15:05- what would you do with...? - You'd do nothing with that.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07Unless it polishes off. Yeah, there's a few things like that.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10You just wax it and wax it, and it just becomes part of the colour
0:15:10 > 0:15:12and pattern of the whole thing.
0:15:12 > 0:15:16I mean, it's a really nice cut of mahogany and, all the way up here,
0:15:16 > 0:15:18the turning on these are very good.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21It's a really good quality one with re-entrant corners.
0:15:21 > 0:15:26This sort of, where the glass has become frosted, you know,
0:15:26 > 0:15:29- that's actually very fashionable, this sort of antique glass.- Right.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31You really like it. Do you like it?
0:15:31 > 0:15:34I've got my doubts about whether it'll make much at auction.
0:15:34 > 0:15:35How much have you got on it?
0:15:35 > 0:15:36I've got 95 on it.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38Would you...?
0:15:38 > 0:15:39I can move a little bit on it.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41What's the lowest?
0:15:41 > 0:15:4280.
0:15:43 > 0:15:4570? You wouldn't go to 70?
0:15:45 > 0:15:47I'll split the difference with you, 75.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49- Not a lot for what it is, do you think?- It's a nice thing.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51It's nice thing. It's a nice, quality thing.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54- Go on, Jane! Go for it, go for it! - I think so, we'll go for that.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56- Go for it.- 75, I think, yeah, that's it.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58They'll take it, thank you very much.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01- Thank you very much, appreciate it. - Thank you, it's lovely.
0:16:01 > 0:16:03Well, the Blues were more impressed with it than the Reds.
0:16:03 > 0:16:07We'll find out which team made the right decision at the auction.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09Rachel, do you like statues?
0:16:09 > 0:16:11I love statues.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13Do you like this, Rachel?
0:16:13 > 0:16:17- Oh, it's really heavy. - Is it?- I do like that, actually.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19- What is it?- What is it?
0:16:19 > 0:16:21- BOTH:- Card tray?
0:16:21 > 0:16:23- What's that, then? What's one of those?- I don't know.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26What sort of cards would you put on this?
0:16:26 > 0:16:28Well, it's called a card tray and it's a signed one,
0:16:28 > 0:16:32which is a Milo piece, and I can do that to £70.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34Nick! Nick!
0:16:34 > 0:16:37- What do you think to this?- What have you found?- We really like it.
0:16:37 > 0:16:41- Hello, there.- Hi.- So, what have we got? Tell me about it?
0:16:41 > 0:16:44- It's a card tray.- How old is it? - Don't know.- It's modern.- OK.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47So, it's in that sort of classic Art Nouveau style.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49- It's a modern version of that. - People still like it, don't they?
0:16:49 > 0:16:54They do. Art Nouveau collectors, of course, will buy the original ones.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56The modern versions of those, at auction,
0:16:56 > 0:16:59- you've got to be a little bit careful of.- Right, OK.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02- I'm doing that at £70.- At £70, OK.
0:17:02 > 0:17:05I mean, I do sell these in our general sales.
0:17:05 > 0:17:06Yeah?
0:17:06 > 0:17:09And they make 40, 50 quid.
0:17:09 > 0:17:11How much had you had your hearts set on it?
0:17:11 > 0:17:14What's the best, absolute best you could do on it?
0:17:14 > 0:17:1755 would be the absolute best.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19If you want it, you buy it.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21- Yes.- You like it, don't you? - I like it.
0:17:21 > 0:17:25- And 55, your very best? - 55? It is.- OK.- It is, yes.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28- I know that because that's what I bought it at!- Oh.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30- You can't say no. - We can't say no.- No.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32We're going to say yes.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34- That's very generous of you, thank you.- Thank you.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36- We really like it, thank you. - Great stuff.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38You should make a bob or two on that.
0:17:38 > 0:17:43Here's hoping, Reds. You have £202 left to spend on your final item.
0:17:43 > 0:17:45Blues, you've £180.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47Nearly there, one more to buy.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49- Have we seen the bell? - Is that a Yorkshire doorbell?
0:17:49 > 0:17:51- It says Liberty bell. - Well, it's just a bell.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54It's the sort of thing that would be in a chapel, isn't it?
0:17:54 > 0:17:56Let's see. Has it got a knocker?
0:17:56 > 0:17:58BELL RINGS
0:17:58 > 0:18:00It's not cracked.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02It's a Victorian bell.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05- It's a lot.- £125.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08- It's a lot of money. - Yeah.- A lot of money.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10What's the history behind the bell?
0:18:10 > 0:18:14To be honest, I haven't got a lot of history to it.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17I bought it from another dealer.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19Would you take 75 for it?
0:18:19 > 0:18:23I'm just thinking what I can make, that's all,
0:18:23 > 0:18:25- what it might bring at auction. - I'll be honest,
0:18:25 > 0:18:29I paid more than that for it, so the least I would take for it is 110.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32Would you go under 100? Would you take 95 for it?
0:18:32 > 0:18:34I've got to get 110 for it. Sorry.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36Bad luck, Blues.
0:18:36 > 0:18:41Teams, just under 20 minutes left to find your final item.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44Nick, have you spotted some bling?
0:18:45 > 0:18:47Now, my little red-hot chilli peppers!
0:18:47 > 0:18:50- I have been browsing on your behalf. - Oh?- Have you!
0:18:50 > 0:18:53- And I have found something I think you might like.- Oh, brilliant.- Wow.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56- Come and have a look? - Yeah.- Let's do it.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58- It is...- Is it jewellery?
0:18:58 > 0:19:00Well, it's kind of bling-ish.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02Bling-ish?
0:19:02 > 0:19:05- And it's red.- Oh!- And it's this.
0:19:05 > 0:19:09- It's a scent bottle. It's Victorian. - Really?- Around about 1870 to 1880.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12Victorian cranberry glass, facet-cut.
0:19:12 > 0:19:17- This will be silver plate with a gilt edging on it.- Right, OK.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20So, a double-ended scent bottle. A different scent either end.
0:19:20 > 0:19:25- Oh, I see.- This one here, you pop that button, it springs open...
0:19:25 > 0:19:27- How cute is that? - There you go on there.
0:19:27 > 0:19:32The other one you open up and that has a screw cap on the end.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34- I really like this.- Yes, I do.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36And that's on there.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39So, I had a quick chat with the stallholder, as well.
0:19:39 > 0:19:43They're asking £95 for it, but it could be £70.
0:19:43 > 0:19:44- OK.- Really collectable.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47Do you think it will make a profit, Nick?
0:19:47 > 0:19:51I would hope it would squeeze up towards three figures.
0:19:51 > 0:19:53I haven't seen, not a double-ended one.
0:19:53 > 0:19:57So, the question is, is it going to be our third, our final buy?
0:19:57 > 0:19:59- A red for the Reds? - A red for the Reds.- Absolutely.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02- Yeah, that's great.- Really?- I think you've done a really good job there.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05- I'm glad we brought you. - That, then, ladies, is it.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07All shopped out. All done.
0:20:07 > 0:20:08I'm just going to pay for this now
0:20:08 > 0:20:10and, hopefully, with the scent bottle,
0:20:10 > 0:20:12we'll come up smelling of roses.
0:20:12 > 0:20:13- I think we will.- Well done.
0:20:13 > 0:20:16Well done, ladies. Blues, anything calling out to you?
0:20:16 > 0:20:18- I like that phone.- Do you?
0:20:18 > 0:20:20- Yeah.- It's not terribly old.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22- Right.- Right, guys.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25I don't want to shock you, we've had 49 minutes.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27- We've got 11 minutes left. - Right. We'd better get moving.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30Shall I see if I can get a fiver off that bell?
0:20:30 > 0:20:33- Get it for 100?- Oh, do you reckon?
0:20:33 > 0:20:36- For 100.- The poor chap.- 100.
0:20:37 > 0:20:38Go on.
0:20:40 > 0:20:41He's been told.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43He certainly has.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45Good luck with that, Stuart.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47- Would you go for 100?- I can't.
0:20:47 > 0:20:48I don't hold out much hope.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50I mean, he was sticking his heels in at £110.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53I don't think he's going to shift from 110.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55He seemed really adamant on that, don't you think?
0:20:55 > 0:20:58- OK.- Yeah? - You've got yourself a deal.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01Well, he's shaken on it, but at what price?
0:21:01 > 0:21:04100, perhaps, not more.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06Here he is. Fill us in, go on.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09He split the difference. 105.
0:21:09 > 0:21:11- Well done. - Are you all right with that?
0:21:11 > 0:21:13- Well, you've shaken on it now. - I certainly have.- Well done.
0:21:13 > 0:21:18All items bought and £225 spent.
0:21:18 > 0:21:19PHONE RINGS
0:21:19 > 0:21:20What? What's that?
0:21:21 > 0:21:22Teams, your time's up.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24Let's go and ring the bells then, shall we?
0:21:24 > 0:21:26Let's remind ourselves what the Red team bought.
0:21:28 > 0:21:30First up, Rachel wanted some heavy metal
0:21:30 > 0:21:34and she paid £43 for this garden arch.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39Next, they bought this modern card tray for £55.
0:21:43 > 0:21:47And, finally, Nick sniffed out this scent bottle. £70 paid.
0:21:50 > 0:21:54Reds, you are, without doubt, impressive shoppers.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57I have to say, Nick, these ladies stuck to their game plan, didn't they?
0:21:57 > 0:22:00They were dogged, determined and didn't deviate once.
0:22:00 > 0:22:01Right. Favourite item?
0:22:01 > 0:22:04Oh, it's got to be my big piece of metal.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06- My gazebo chair.- And what about you, Rowanne?
0:22:06 > 0:22:08- The perfume bottle. - Very chic, isn't it?
0:22:08 > 0:22:10- And it's red.- It is.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13Which of the three items do you think is going to return you the biggest profit?
0:22:13 > 0:22:15- Guess which, go on. - I'm not guessing anything.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17The big piece of metal.
0:22:17 > 0:22:18The big piece of metal, OK.
0:22:18 > 0:22:22- Oh, yes.- Right. And, Rowanne, should I guess, as well?
0:22:22 > 0:22:24- I think the big piece of metal, as well.- Oh, you do?
0:22:24 > 0:22:26Sisters unified on this one.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29- Yes.- So how much did you spend in total?
0:22:29 > 0:22:30Was it 168?
0:22:30 > 0:22:34So you're going to give me £132, or somebody is.
0:22:34 > 0:22:36- Yes, I am.- There you go, Nick. - Thank you.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39- You can do good things with that, can't you?- I hope to, yes.
0:22:39 > 0:22:43I hope to live up to expectations and find something as bubbly and sparkly
0:22:43 > 0:22:46- as these two.- We trust you. We trust you.- OK, lovely.
0:22:46 > 0:22:50So, while Nick goes off to find something bubbly and sparkly,
0:22:50 > 0:22:52let's remind ourselves what the Blue team bought.
0:22:54 > 0:23:00First up, will this lamp light up the auction? £45 paid.
0:23:03 > 0:23:05Next up, the Reds rejected this mirror,
0:23:05 > 0:23:09but the Blues decided to take a punt and paid £75.
0:23:11 > 0:23:13And, finally, with minutes left,
0:23:13 > 0:23:17Stuart negotiated £105 for this bell.
0:23:20 > 0:23:21Well, Blues, you set out with a plan,
0:23:21 > 0:23:24- but you found it difficult to keep to it, didn't you?- We did.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26But having said that, JP, I mean,
0:23:26 > 0:23:28these two were pretty big spenders, weren't they?
0:23:28 > 0:23:30They weren't afraid to splash the cash, no.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33I sort of had to try to rein them in just to keep some, I think.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36Is that a fact? Well, Jane, I'd like to know your favourite item.
0:23:36 > 0:23:38- The mirror.- The mirror.
0:23:38 > 0:23:39What about yourself, Stu?
0:23:39 > 0:23:41Favourite item? The bell.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43What about the item that's going to give you the biggest profit?
0:23:43 > 0:23:44I think it's going to be the mirror.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47- Stu, what about you?- I'm inclined to agree with Jane.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50- I think it could be the mirror.- So what was the total spend today?
0:23:50 > 0:23:52225.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54So you're going to give me £75, or somebody is.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56OK. So there you go, Jonathan.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58You've worked wonders with less than that before today, haven't you?
0:23:58 > 0:24:00- Yeah, yeah.- So, any thoughts?
0:24:00 > 0:24:05Well, they had intentions of the Art Deco and animals and it was found in
0:24:05 > 0:24:08nothing at all, so I'm going to find something that may include at least
0:24:08 > 0:24:10- one of those things.- OK.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13So, while Jonathan goes off to get his bonus buy,
0:24:13 > 0:24:16I'm going off on an exciting excursion.
0:24:21 > 0:24:2320 miles north-east of the Wetherby fair,
0:24:23 > 0:24:27I've come to the picturesque village of Pateley Bridge in the heart of
0:24:27 > 0:24:31the Yorkshire Dales. According to the Guinness Book of World Records,
0:24:31 > 0:24:36this small market town is home to the oldest sweet shop in the world.
0:24:36 > 0:24:41It first opened its doors in 1827 and has sold sweets ever since.
0:24:41 > 0:24:42BELL RINGS
0:24:42 > 0:24:45But our love of sweets dates back to prehistoric times,
0:24:45 > 0:24:48when honey was used to sweeten foods.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51By the 17th century, barley sugar and chocolate were on the scene.
0:24:51 > 0:24:56Toffee, marshmallows and fudge came along in the 19th-century,
0:24:56 > 0:24:58whilst the 20th century welcomed bubble gum,
0:24:58 > 0:25:02lollipops and a whole host of chocolate brands.
0:25:03 > 0:25:07Keith has been the shop's owner for over 20 years and is going to talk
0:25:07 > 0:25:08sweetly to me.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11So what is currently your bestselling sweet?
0:25:11 > 0:25:13Well, currently, it's this one here,
0:25:13 > 0:25:16which is the actual sour raspberry bonbon.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19And people say, you know, they don't have a raspberry that colour.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21- No, they don't.- There is actually, in America,
0:25:21 > 0:25:24a raspberry which is that colour and it's called
0:25:24 > 0:25:27the blue American raspberry, so it is a genuine colour sweet.
0:25:27 > 0:25:28- Interesting. - Over the last three years,
0:25:28 > 0:25:30that one is outselling most of the sweets.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32That's not just in our shop, throughout the country.
0:25:32 > 0:25:33- Right.- But, traditionally,
0:25:33 > 0:25:36the bestseller has always been the rhubarb and custard.
0:25:36 > 0:25:37The boiled sweets.
0:25:37 > 0:25:41- I remember those.- And, of course, here in Yorkshire,
0:25:41 > 0:25:45we're really close to the rhubarb triangle in West Yorkshire and it's
0:25:45 > 0:25:50from the tradition of the stewed rhubarb, as a pudding, adding custard to it
0:25:50 > 0:25:53and then, you add that and suddenly you want a sweet making the same.
0:25:56 > 0:25:59There are all kinds of sweets in here,
0:25:59 > 0:26:02but there's one that we've all heard of with a local connection.
0:26:02 > 0:26:06I've been fascinated with Pontefract cakes ever since a boy because,
0:26:06 > 0:26:08first of all, they're not a cake,
0:26:08 > 0:26:09and I didn't know where Pontefract was,
0:26:09 > 0:26:11but it's in Yorkshire, isn't it?
0:26:11 > 0:26:13Not far from here - Pontefract in West Yorkshire.
0:26:13 > 0:26:16In fact, here are the Pontefract cakes.
0:26:16 > 0:26:17And they're stamped, as well.
0:26:17 > 0:26:19Yes, I'll show you one of the...
0:26:19 > 0:26:20Do you want to put those...?
0:26:20 > 0:26:22Right, OK, I've got one, yeah.
0:26:22 > 0:26:27The liquorice little disc, the patty. In 1816, in Pontefract alone,
0:26:27 > 0:26:30there was 22 different makers of Pontefract cakes.
0:26:30 > 0:26:33- No, really?- Yeah. The monks introduced the liquorice
0:26:33 > 0:26:37around Pontefract, they started growing the liquorice root all round
0:26:37 > 0:26:39the castle for medicinal herbal purposes.
0:26:39 > 0:26:43And then, once sugar became more available through the trade routes,
0:26:43 > 0:26:46the makers started making the liquorice product
0:26:46 > 0:26:48and Pontefract started Pontefract cakes.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51And this is a thumper, which the ladies, mainly,
0:26:51 > 0:26:56used to work, cutting the liquorice slabs and thumping the disc
0:26:56 > 0:26:58at the same time. The record, I understand,
0:26:58 > 0:27:02is about 52,000 in a day for a lady to actually do.
0:27:02 > 0:27:04Well, I see this has been stamped with a building,
0:27:04 > 0:27:08but do all Pontefract cakes have the same symbol on them?
0:27:08 > 0:27:10Makers tended to have their own stamps.
0:27:10 > 0:27:15So some different makers would have their own mark to stamp down
0:27:15 > 0:27:18and a lot show the actual factory where they were being made.
0:27:19 > 0:27:23Not only do they sell sweets here, they also make their own,
0:27:23 > 0:27:24so I'm going to have a go.
0:27:26 > 0:27:28First of all, you need really hot sugar.
0:27:28 > 0:27:33Molten sugar at 310 degrees is poured onto a marble slab.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38Flavouring and colouring is added.
0:27:38 > 0:27:41The sugar is cut and worked into a sausage shape.
0:27:41 > 0:27:44Well, I don't want to be a wimp, but this is really hot.
0:27:44 > 0:27:47That's why if you're a confectioner, you've got strong hands eventually.
0:27:47 > 0:27:51- Right. OK.- So what we'll do is, once we've got this right...
0:27:51 > 0:27:56This is the old-fashioned way, which would be to cut it.
0:27:56 > 0:27:58- Yeah.- Turn it 90 degrees.
0:27:58 > 0:28:01Yeah. Oh, I see.
0:28:01 > 0:28:04- That's a humbug!- Correct. - Well, thank you very much, Keith,
0:28:04 > 0:28:07for showing me the art of sweet making here in Yorkshire.
0:28:07 > 0:28:12But let's find out if it's all sweetness and light at the auction house.
0:28:21 > 0:28:26Today, we're at Thomas Watson's auction house here in Darlington
0:28:26 > 0:28:28and I'm joined by auctioneer David Elstob.
0:28:28 > 0:28:30- Hi, Eric.- Good to see you.- And you.
0:28:30 > 0:28:32So, let's start with the Reds.
0:28:32 > 0:28:36These are two sisters, it's Rachel and Rowanne.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39And the first item they've got, believe it or not, is right behind me.
0:28:39 > 0:28:42- Yes.- A wrought iron garden seat.
0:28:42 > 0:28:43- It's a good lot.- Yeah.
0:28:43 > 0:28:44I like it. I think it will do well.
0:28:44 > 0:28:46It's very architectural looking.
0:28:46 > 0:28:49Obviously not hugely old, but it looks the part.
0:28:49 > 0:28:53- So what do you reckon? - Between 100 and 150.
0:28:53 > 0:28:55Oh, they paid £43.
0:28:55 > 0:28:56Wow, they've done very well.
0:28:56 > 0:28:58Hopefully that's going to be a very good start.
0:28:58 > 0:29:06- I think so.- Item number two is the Art Nouveau-style bronze card tray.
0:29:06 > 0:29:08It is very much in the style, I'm afraid to say.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11It's not particularly old, but it's got a good Art Nouveau look to it.
0:29:11 > 0:29:13What about your estimate?
0:29:13 > 0:29:15A wide-ranging 40 to 80.
0:29:15 > 0:29:19They paid 55 for it, which is not bad as a reproduction price,
0:29:19 > 0:29:23but as we both know, had it been right, what, 300 to 400?
0:29:23 > 0:29:27- Easily. Yeah.- The third item is the double-ended scent bottle.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30Nice object. Probably from the 1860s or 1870s.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33Nice quality. The engraving's nice on the caps.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36Unfortunately, not silver hallmarked ends on it.
0:29:36 > 0:29:38- It makes a big difference. - It does make a big difference.
0:29:38 > 0:29:40- What about the estimate?- 60 to 90.
0:29:40 > 0:29:42They paid 70 for it,
0:29:42 > 0:29:45so your estimate is giving them something in the way of hope.
0:29:45 > 0:29:47Yes, I think they'll be somewhere near again.
0:29:47 > 0:29:52Well, the question is will they or will they not need their bonus buy?
0:29:52 > 0:29:55So, let's find out what it is.
0:29:56 > 0:30:01I have to say, Red team, that the faces are, if I could capture them,
0:30:01 > 0:30:04it would be great expectations, it really would.
0:30:04 > 0:30:05We're a bit worried,
0:30:05 > 0:30:07because it doesn't look like a bottle of prosecco.
0:30:07 > 0:30:09You did say that you were looking
0:30:09 > 0:30:11for something rather bubbly and sparkly.
0:30:11 > 0:30:14Well, hopefully we can buy something bubbly afterwards to celebrate.
0:30:14 > 0:30:18Either way, I've got to remind you that you left him £132 with which
0:30:18 > 0:30:22- to go and play.- We did. - Now, I spent 110 of it
0:30:22 > 0:30:24on not one, two, not three,
0:30:24 > 0:30:27but four things.
0:30:27 > 0:30:28Oh.
0:30:28 > 0:30:30Oh. Now...
0:30:30 > 0:30:32- Interesting.- What are they, I think you mean.
0:30:32 > 0:30:34- Yeah.- Right, OK, let's start.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37The first thing you've got here is an agate-mounted,
0:30:37 > 0:30:39silver-plated bookmark, OK?
0:30:39 > 0:30:41So you just put that on your page, right?
0:30:41 > 0:30:46Item one. Item two is a propelling pencil for the gentlemen or the lady
0:30:46 > 0:30:49that plays golf, because it's in the shape of a tee, but it's silver.
0:30:49 > 0:30:51And if you just twizzle the end...
0:30:51 > 0:30:52- Oh.- Exciting.
0:30:52 > 0:30:57..it comes out. Item three, 1930s Art Deco.
0:30:57 > 0:30:58Well, it's cocktails, isn't it?
0:30:58 > 0:31:01And what do you need for cocktails? You need a swizzle stick.
0:31:01 > 0:31:02Oh, wow.
0:31:02 > 0:31:04And that again is silver.
0:31:04 > 0:31:08And the fourth and final thing is again 1930s, Art Deco, silver.
0:31:08 > 0:31:11What you need for etiquette is a little toothpick.
0:31:11 > 0:31:14- I really like them, I do. - Yes, I do, as well.
0:31:14 > 0:31:16So, do you think these will do well at auction?
0:31:16 > 0:31:19Should do. I mean, you've got a good mix of potential buyers there.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22The sort of thing that private collectors love, but also the trade,
0:31:22 > 0:31:25the antique dealer, great stock for fairs, for shops, that sort of thing,
0:31:25 > 0:31:28- so hopefully, yes. - It goes without saying, ladies,
0:31:28 > 0:31:29you don't have to make your minds up now.
0:31:29 > 0:31:31Wait until you've sold your first three items
0:31:31 > 0:31:34and then either give it a go, or give it a no. But, in the meantime,
0:31:34 > 0:31:37let's find out what our auctioneer had to say
0:31:37 > 0:31:40about Nick's four silver accoutrements.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44And this is what the bonus buy consists of.
0:31:44 > 0:31:49It's a nice little lot. A lovely little dagger-form clip there
0:31:49 > 0:31:52with a bit of agate, and a propelling pencil which looks a bit like a golf tee.
0:31:52 > 0:31:54- It does, doesn't it? - A nice little lot.
0:31:54 > 0:31:56- And the estimate?- 50 to 80.
0:31:56 > 0:31:59Nick went and paid £110.
0:31:59 > 0:32:01It's a nice lot, but I think it's a bit strong.
0:32:01 > 0:32:04All right. Well, that's the Reds done and dusted.
0:32:04 > 0:32:08Now for the Blues. This is married couple Stu and Jane.
0:32:08 > 0:32:11The first item is this pendant lamp.
0:32:11 > 0:32:14Coughtrie of Glasgow, I believe, the maker there.
0:32:14 > 0:32:18Industrial brutal I think the term is.
0:32:18 > 0:32:19Industrial salvage, perhaps.
0:32:19 > 0:32:21That's even worse. OK.
0:32:21 > 0:32:23Either way, tell me about this market.
0:32:23 > 0:32:25- It's a bit of an unknown.- Is it?
0:32:25 > 0:32:28I don't know how it'll fare in the auction, to be honest.
0:32:28 > 0:32:30It's in good condition, that's one thing I will say.
0:32:30 > 0:32:34- Yes.- But we just hope we might find someone doing up an apartment
0:32:34 > 0:32:37or something like that in a very industrial style.
0:32:37 > 0:32:38- Estimate?- 40 to 60.
0:32:38 > 0:32:40All right, well, they paid £45,
0:32:40 > 0:32:43so there could be something of an earner in that one.
0:32:43 > 0:32:47And the next item is the table mirror.
0:32:47 > 0:32:50It's a very handsome Victorian mirror.
0:32:50 > 0:32:52I like it, I'm a traditionalist,
0:32:52 > 0:32:54but they're not an easy sell nowadays, as you know.
0:32:54 > 0:32:58- No.- It has a lot going for it. It's good quality.- What's your estimate?
0:32:58 > 0:33:01- 60 to 100.- They paid £75 for it and both of them think
0:33:01 > 0:33:04- it's going to give them the biggest profit.- Bit of wind behind it.
0:33:04 > 0:33:08OK. So, item number three is the bell.
0:33:08 > 0:33:11I like this. I think it's one of my favourites.
0:33:11 > 0:33:13It's dated 1776.
0:33:13 > 0:33:18- Make of that what you will.- Yeah. - I'm not sure if it's of that date.
0:33:18 > 0:33:19So what's your estimate, David?
0:33:19 > 0:33:2180 to 120.
0:33:21 > 0:33:24They actually paid £105 for it.
0:33:24 > 0:33:26It could go either way on that one.
0:33:26 > 0:33:29So they might need their bonus buy.
0:33:29 > 0:33:30Either way, let's take a look at it.
0:33:32 > 0:33:34- So, Stu and Jane, how are we feeling?- Excited.- Great.
0:33:34 > 0:33:39Excellent. Well, you gave JP £75 to go and spend on your behalf.
0:33:39 > 0:33:41JP, what did you find out there?
0:33:41 > 0:33:44I searched high and low to find something I thought you might approve of
0:33:44 > 0:33:46and you have to take time to judge this one, OK?
0:33:46 > 0:33:49- Look.- Oh, I like it.
0:33:49 > 0:33:50- OK, good.- That's nice.
0:33:50 > 0:33:52- I love that.- So, it is a gentleman's ink stand,
0:33:52 > 0:33:54but knowing you're dog lovers,
0:33:54 > 0:33:57a nice sort of pair of hounds there on the sides like that.
0:33:57 > 0:33:59Very typically late 19th century,
0:33:59 > 0:34:03Victorian sort of neoclassical revival with your little inkwells.
0:34:03 > 0:34:06Typically sort of high Victorian, really. Have you got one of those
0:34:06 > 0:34:09- in your collection?- No, no. Not yet.- Not yet, no.
0:34:09 > 0:34:11No, not yet. It's solid brass, is it?
0:34:11 > 0:34:13Solid brass. Well, have a feel. There you are.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16As you can tell, my arm was starting to shake actually there.
0:34:16 > 0:34:18That's lovely.
0:34:18 > 0:34:19How much did you pay for it?
0:34:19 > 0:34:2150 quid.
0:34:21 > 0:34:23- It's OK.- So, is that English, do you think?
0:34:23 > 0:34:26It actually French. It's got a mark on the base that says, "Depose".
0:34:26 > 0:34:29- It's like a registered mark, isn't it?- Copyright.- Yeah, copyright.
0:34:29 > 0:34:31You think it's got a good market?
0:34:31 > 0:34:34If we're going to make a profit, it's going to be a small profit.
0:34:34 > 0:34:36You don't have to make your minds up now.
0:34:36 > 0:34:39wait till you've sold your first three items and then make your decision.
0:34:39 > 0:34:44In the meantime, let's find out what the auctioneer had to say about Jonathan's brass ink stand.
0:34:46 > 0:34:49Well, there is one bonus buy.
0:34:49 > 0:34:51Now, what do you make of that, David?
0:34:51 > 0:34:54- Well, I like it.- Yeah. - I think it's nice quality.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57Very decorative. It's got hounds, it's got swags, it's got urns,
0:34:57 > 0:35:01- it's got everything.- I noticed it's even got its original little liners.
0:35:01 > 0:35:04It's always nice to find those in there, isn't it?
0:35:04 > 0:35:07The liners are in there. It's French, late 19th century.
0:35:07 > 0:35:09Yeah, I think it's a good buy.
0:35:09 > 0:35:12- So, what do you call a good estimate on that?- Well, I've put 60 to 80.
0:35:12 > 0:35:16Oh, then it was a good buy because Jonathan paid £50 for that.
0:35:16 > 0:35:17- Very shrewd.- Could be an earner.
0:35:17 > 0:35:20- I think so.- Let's hope so. Who's taking the auction today?
0:35:20 > 0:35:22- I am.- You are?
0:35:22 > 0:35:25So, it's good to know we're in a safe pair of hands.
0:35:25 > 0:35:27At £100, 110?
0:35:27 > 0:35:28110 bid.
0:35:28 > 0:35:30At 110.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33- Well, how are we, ladies? How are we feeling?- Really excited.
0:35:33 > 0:35:36- Yes?- Yes. Confident as well, confident.
0:35:36 > 0:35:39- We like to hear this, Nick, don't we?- Absolutely. Full of confidence. - We do, yeah.
0:35:39 > 0:35:43First item coming up is your wrought iron arbour garden seat.
0:35:43 > 0:35:46You paid £43 for it.
0:35:46 > 0:35:48You think this is going to be the biggest profit, don't you?
0:35:48 > 0:35:50- Yeah.- We're just about to find out. Here it is.
0:35:50 > 0:35:53393 is a wrought iron arbour garden seat.
0:35:53 > 0:35:55Very handsome, classical-looking arbour.
0:35:55 > 0:35:58I'll start you with interest, straight in on the book at £100.
0:35:58 > 0:36:01100 I'm bid. 100 I'm bid on commission.
0:36:01 > 0:36:03110. 120 on the internet.
0:36:03 > 0:36:05130. 130 bid.
0:36:05 > 0:36:07140, 150... No?
0:36:07 > 0:36:09It's 140 on the internet.
0:36:09 > 0:36:10At 140 bid online.
0:36:10 > 0:36:11This is fantastic.
0:36:11 > 0:36:15Fair warning. At 140, all done?
0:36:15 > 0:36:17140.
0:36:17 > 0:36:20£140, ladies.
0:36:20 > 0:36:24That is giving you plus £97.
0:36:24 > 0:36:26Nice start.
0:36:26 > 0:36:29Your second lot is the Art Nouveau-style bronze card tray.
0:36:29 > 0:36:34You paid £55 for it and it's coming up now.
0:36:34 > 0:36:37396, the Art Nouveau-style bronze card tray.
0:36:37 > 0:36:39Not particularly old this, but a very nice look to it.
0:36:39 > 0:36:41I'll start you with interest at £40.
0:36:41 > 0:36:4340 I'm bid on commission.
0:36:43 > 0:36:45£40. I'll take 45.
0:36:45 > 0:36:46- Come on.- £40 it is on the book.
0:36:46 > 0:36:48Do I see five anywhere?
0:36:48 > 0:36:4945, sir, with you.
0:36:49 > 0:36:52My book's out. At £45, it is in the room.
0:36:52 > 0:36:54At 45, then, fair warning.
0:36:54 > 0:36:57At £45.
0:36:57 > 0:36:5845.
0:36:58 > 0:37:00You lost a tenner.
0:37:00 > 0:37:02Still gives you plus 87.
0:37:02 > 0:37:06Next item is your Victorian ruby lustre double-ended scent bottle.
0:37:06 > 0:37:08- Yeah.- For which you paid £70.
0:37:08 > 0:37:09And here it is.
0:37:09 > 0:37:12399 is a Victorian ruby glass double-ended scent bottle
0:37:12 > 0:37:15and I'll start you at £35.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18- 35 I'm bid.- A bit low. - 35 I'm bid for it.
0:37:18 > 0:37:2035. 40 I'll take.
0:37:20 > 0:37:2140 bid. 45 bid.
0:37:21 > 0:37:2345 with me.
0:37:23 > 0:37:25Oh, it's worth more than that!
0:37:25 > 0:37:29At 45 bid. 50 bid. 55?
0:37:29 > 0:37:3155 it is with me.
0:37:31 > 0:37:32At 55 bid, the internet's out.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35- Keep going.- The bid's against the internet at £55.
0:37:35 > 0:37:39Do I see 60? At £55 then, fair warning, I'm selling.
0:37:39 > 0:37:41At £55, all done?
0:37:41 > 0:37:4455.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47Well, I mean, £70 spent, 55...
0:37:47 > 0:37:49- Minus £15.- I thought that would've done better than that.
0:37:49 > 0:37:52So...it's taken your rolling total down to 72.
0:37:52 > 0:37:54- Still reasonable.- Still.
0:37:54 > 0:37:56So, would you like to go for your bonus buy?
0:37:56 > 0:37:59- I don't think we're going to.- No. - No, we're quite happy with that profit.
0:37:59 > 0:38:02Well, you might be interested to know that the auctioneer valued
0:38:02 > 0:38:04that lot at £50 to £80.
0:38:04 > 0:38:05Oh! That's low.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08- And here it is.- 405,
0:38:08 > 0:38:10lovely little lot of small silver.
0:38:10 > 0:38:13Very nice little lot. I'll start you with interest at £50.
0:38:13 > 0:38:15£50 I'm bid on the book.
0:38:15 > 0:38:16At 50, I'll take 55.
0:38:16 > 0:38:18£50 with me, it is.
0:38:18 > 0:38:2055 anywhere?
0:38:20 > 0:38:2155 online.
0:38:21 > 0:38:24My book's out. It is an internet bid at £55 then.
0:38:24 > 0:38:26Fair warning. At 55.
0:38:26 > 0:38:31- 55.- That was cheap. Someone got a good buy there, I think.
0:38:31 > 0:38:34Good decision on your part. Well, well done, ladies.
0:38:34 > 0:38:37But it goes without saying, I see you're pleased, poker faces.
0:38:37 > 0:38:40- In you go, not a word to the Blue team.- No, no way.
0:38:45 > 0:38:46And it's all a big build-up, isn't it?
0:38:46 > 0:38:49- So, how are we feeling? How are we feeling?- Excited.- Excited.- Yes.
0:38:49 > 0:38:51That's what we want to hear, isn't it, JP?
0:38:51 > 0:38:54- Oh, yes, absolutely.- Yeah. Have you been to auctions before, by the way?
0:38:54 > 0:38:56- Yes.- No.- Oh, a first time for you, Jane.
0:38:56 > 0:38:58- Yeah.- OK, well, enjoy the moment.
0:38:58 > 0:38:59- I'm going to.- Enjoy the moment.
0:38:59 > 0:39:01Yeah. Anyway, first item coming up.
0:39:01 > 0:39:05It's the lamp. You paid £55 for it and it's coming up now.
0:39:05 > 0:39:08421, Coughtrie of Glasgow.
0:39:08 > 0:39:09It's a wall-mounted corner lamp.
0:39:09 > 0:39:11A bit of salvage this, I like it.
0:39:11 > 0:39:13I'll start you at £40.
0:39:13 > 0:39:1440 I'm bid on the book.
0:39:14 > 0:39:1640, I'll take 45.
0:39:16 > 0:39:19£40 it is with me on commission. 45 anywhere?
0:39:19 > 0:39:21- Come on. Go up one more. - 45, a lady's bid.
0:39:21 > 0:39:2245 in the room.
0:39:22 > 0:39:23I'll take 50 next.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25At £45, then, fair warning.
0:39:25 > 0:39:27I'm going to sell at £45.
0:39:27 > 0:39:29All done and finished at 45.
0:39:29 > 0:39:35- Damn!- Oh! £45.
0:39:35 > 0:39:37You broke even with a £45 spend.
0:39:37 > 0:39:39Next item coming up is your favourite, isn't it?
0:39:39 > 0:39:42It's the mirror for which you paid £75.
0:39:42 > 0:39:43And it's coming up now.
0:39:43 > 0:39:46424 is a large mid-Victorian mahogany toilet mirror.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48A really handsome mirror this.
0:39:48 > 0:39:51I'll start you with interest at £35.
0:39:51 > 0:39:5435 I'm bid. £40 I'll take.
0:39:54 > 0:39:57At £35, any interest at £40?
0:39:57 > 0:40:00- Come on!- 40 online. I've got one bid online at £40.
0:40:00 > 0:40:01Do I see 45?
0:40:01 > 0:40:04One bid on the internet then. I'm going to sell. No interest?
0:40:04 > 0:40:06It's a cheap mirror. Lovely Victorian mirror.
0:40:06 > 0:40:10It's on the internet, then. I'm going to sell at £40.
0:40:10 > 0:40:12Ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch!
0:40:12 > 0:40:13Oh, that is bad.
0:40:13 > 0:40:15It's a sign of the times, I'm afraid.
0:40:15 > 0:40:18Oh, well. Minus £35.
0:40:18 > 0:40:21- Not the end of the world.- It is. - No, it's not! Trust me, it's not.
0:40:21 > 0:40:22It's not the end of the world.
0:40:22 > 0:40:25Next item coming up, your favourite, Stu - the Liberty Bell.
0:40:25 > 0:40:28You paid £105 for this.
0:40:28 > 0:40:30Let's see if it rings true with our buyers today.
0:40:30 > 0:40:32427.
0:40:32 > 0:40:34Large cast iron Liberty Bell.
0:40:34 > 0:40:37It is cast "Independence 1776".
0:40:37 > 0:40:39- With a great bracket... - Now, this is going to be it.
0:40:39 > 0:40:42- This is going to be the one. - And I'll start you at £55.
0:40:42 > 0:40:43At 55. I'll take 60 for it.
0:40:43 > 0:40:4655. 60 bid in the room.
0:40:46 > 0:40:4760 bid the room. At 60.
0:40:47 > 0:40:49I'll take 65.
0:40:49 > 0:40:50At £60 then, in the room.
0:40:50 > 0:40:52I'm going to sell at £60.
0:40:52 > 0:40:54All done at 60.
0:40:54 > 0:40:57Oh! Ouch! OK.
0:40:57 > 0:41:01Gives you minus 45, which takes us
0:41:01 > 0:41:05to a total of minus 80.
0:41:05 > 0:41:07- Are you going to go for the bonus buy?- Well, I like it.
0:41:07 > 0:41:09- I think we should go with it. - All right, let's go for it.
0:41:09 > 0:41:13- Live dangerously. Come on, Jane! - We'll go for it, let's go for it.
0:41:13 > 0:41:16- We're going for it. - Jonathan, you paid £50 for it.
0:41:16 > 0:41:18- Got to be a good buy, hasn't it? - Yes, I think so.
0:41:18 > 0:41:20We're about to find out, coming up now.
0:41:20 > 0:41:24433 is a handsome French cast brass ink stand.
0:41:24 > 0:41:26Late 19th century.
0:41:26 > 0:41:29I'll start you with interest at £35.
0:41:29 > 0:41:3135 I'm bid the ink well.
0:41:31 > 0:41:3335. I'll take 40.
0:41:33 > 0:41:34At £35.
0:41:34 > 0:41:35£40 I'll take for it.
0:41:35 > 0:41:39- Any interest at 40 for the ink well? - Come on!- At 35 bid.
0:41:39 > 0:41:4140. 45 online.
0:41:41 > 0:41:4245 online.
0:41:42 > 0:41:45I'll take 50. At 45, it is on the internet, then.
0:41:45 > 0:41:46Are we all done and finished? I'm going to sell.
0:41:46 > 0:41:48It is an online bidder.
0:41:48 > 0:41:49- 50 in the room.- 50!
0:41:49 > 0:41:51£50 in the room.
0:41:51 > 0:41:52Come back if you want on the internet.
0:41:52 > 0:41:55It's a nice thing, this. It's £50 in the room, then.
0:41:55 > 0:41:59Fair warning, I'm going to sell at £50.
0:41:59 > 0:42:01£50.
0:42:01 > 0:42:02You're breaking even.
0:42:02 > 0:42:04It still leaves you with minus 80,
0:42:04 > 0:42:07but I think you were absolutely right to go with that lot.
0:42:07 > 0:42:11- You didn't lose, we did.- Yeah. - Thanks for that, thanks for that(!)
0:42:13 > 0:42:14You can tell we're in Yorkshire, can't you?
0:42:14 > 0:42:16I love you lot!
0:42:16 > 0:42:18Anyway, that being said, you know,
0:42:18 > 0:42:21we don't want you to say a word to the Reds, OK?
0:42:27 > 0:42:29So, teams, the question is, have you had fun?
0:42:29 > 0:42:30Yes. Absolutely.
0:42:30 > 0:42:32That's all we want to hear, boys, isn't it?
0:42:32 > 0:42:35But when it comes to the result,
0:42:35 > 0:42:40today's runners up with minus 80 are the Blues.
0:42:40 > 0:42:43Yes. It could have been far worse.
0:42:43 > 0:42:45- No!- Not a lot.
0:42:45 > 0:42:47The gods were not smiling today, were they?
0:42:47 > 0:42:50Well, the dogs won't be fed tonight now, that's it.
0:42:50 > 0:42:52Oh! We'll have that on our conscience.
0:42:52 > 0:42:55But with plus £72, ladies.
0:42:55 > 0:42:57I mean, you got off to a cracking start, didn't you,
0:42:57 > 0:43:00with that arbour. Gave you a profit of how much?
0:43:00 > 0:43:02- 97.- £97.
0:43:02 > 0:43:06- Heavy metal. - It really was a formidable start.
0:43:06 > 0:43:08- It was.- So I'm in a situation
0:43:08 > 0:43:13where I have to pay you your final profit of £72.
0:43:13 > 0:43:15- Thank you very much.- Well,
0:43:15 > 0:43:18I think it fair to say that we've all had a lovely time,
0:43:18 > 0:43:20but that's it from us. In the meantime,
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