0:00:05 > 0:00:07Oranges, oranges, oranges!
0:00:07 > 0:00:11I've got lovely oranges, fresh oranges, juicy...
0:00:11 > 0:00:14Hello, today we're in Newark, in Nottinghamshire.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17Once an important centre of the woollen cloth trade,
0:00:17 > 0:00:20there's been a market on this square since the 12th century.
0:00:21 > 0:00:23Madam, oranges!
0:00:23 > 0:00:25I've got the most beautiful oranges!
0:00:25 > 0:00:27They're cheap, they're juicy!
0:00:27 > 0:00:29But just over there are a couple of antique centres
0:00:29 > 0:00:31waiting for our dealers.
0:00:31 > 0:00:34So, let's go bargain-hunting!
0:01:01 > 0:01:05Well, our teams have £300 and just one hour in which to buy
0:01:05 > 0:01:07three items to take off to auction.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10But the big question is, will they make a profit?
0:01:10 > 0:01:13Let's have a look at what's coming up.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15The Reds are obsessed with tea.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18- We need something tea-related now. - OK.- Tea, tea, tea.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22And the Blues are uncovering some real treasures.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24A real bargain if it is what I think it is.
0:01:27 > 0:01:29And over at the auction, there are plenty of highs.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31You've done it, you've got it!
0:01:31 > 0:01:35- And plenty of lows.- Oh, no.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37And I'm going deep underground.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40There are more caves in Nottingham than anywhere else in the UK.
0:01:40 > 0:01:41Really?
0:01:41 > 0:01:44Well, that's all for later. Now let's meet the teams.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47And today, we have two teams of mums and daughters.
0:01:47 > 0:01:49And for the Reds, we have Janet and Helen.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52And for the Blues, Deborah and Grace.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54- Hello, everyone. ALL:- Hello!
0:01:54 > 0:01:57Lovely to see you, lovely to see those hats.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00So, steampunking. Well, we've had steampunking on the show before.
0:02:00 > 0:02:01Tell me a bit more about it.
0:02:01 > 0:02:06How I see it is, a group of sort of friends all getting together,
0:02:06 > 0:02:07it's all very splendid.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09- Yes.- It's all about the costumes.
0:02:09 > 0:02:14- Yes.- It's Victoriana but with a bit of a twist.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17So think HG Wells, mechanical clockwork.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20Now, when you're not steampunking, what do you do?
0:02:20 > 0:02:21I work part time in a shop,
0:02:21 > 0:02:25but other than that, I've got a jewellery business,
0:02:25 > 0:02:27I've been making jewellery for about 20 years,
0:02:27 > 0:02:31but recently I've obviously gotten into the steampunk jewellery.
0:02:31 > 0:02:35- Yes.- So I do lots of markets, craft fairs, I go all over the place.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37- Yeah.- It's all very good fun.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39Janet, you're retired now?
0:02:39 > 0:02:43Yes, I did retire for approximately two weeks.
0:02:43 > 0:02:45- Oh, right.- I do really like my job.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48- And what's your job?- I've been a rheumatology specialist nurse
0:02:48 > 0:02:50since 1991.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53- Really?- I now work three days a week.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56- Yeah.- And the other two days a week we spend together, don't we?
0:02:56 > 0:02:59Steampunking!
0:02:59 > 0:03:01Now, what else do you do in your spare time?
0:03:01 > 0:03:03I do singing.
0:03:03 > 0:03:07Now, you've done some fairly serious singing, haven't you?
0:03:07 > 0:03:11Yes, when I used to live in Cambridge,
0:03:11 > 0:03:14we had a combined NHS choir,
0:03:14 > 0:03:16and we sang with Jesus College choir,
0:03:16 > 0:03:18- and that was fantastic. - How wonderful.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21- It was a wonderful experience. - What an experience, yeah.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24And I think you're very keen to get a Golden Gavel, aren't you?
0:03:24 > 0:03:26- Oh, yes!- That's our aim.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29Well, I'd just like to give you a little bit of a preview.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32- They look nice.- There it is, that's what they look like.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34Yeah, well, have a great shop.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37Well done, the Reds. Now for the Blues, Deborah and Grace.
0:03:37 > 0:03:41Deborah, you've been in the civil service a long time, haven't you?
0:03:41 > 0:03:42Yes, 34 years.
0:03:42 > 0:03:4434 years.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46But you have other strings to your bow, don't you?
0:03:46 > 0:03:49Yes, I once had a reflexology treatment
0:03:49 > 0:03:53and I enjoyed it so much I decided to train as a reflexologist.
0:03:53 > 0:03:58- Yes.- That led on to training in aromatherapy massage.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00- Yeah.- It's just something that I enjoy doing.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02Yes. You're a great traveller, aren't you?
0:04:02 > 0:04:04- Yes.- Been to America?
0:04:04 > 0:04:07Yes, we've been lucky enough to go to America a few times,
0:04:07 > 0:04:08East Coast and West Coast.
0:04:08 > 0:04:12- Yeah.- We saw the sunset over the Grand Canyon, which was beautiful.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14What a life!
0:04:14 > 0:04:17Now, Grace, you're also quite keen on travelling, aren't you?
0:04:17 > 0:04:19Yes, I am. So,
0:04:19 > 0:04:23last summer I spent three weeks travelling around Thailand
0:04:23 > 0:04:24- and Malaysia.- Yeah.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26And as a student, you get a bit of time off, of course.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28Yeah, so the timetable is quite flexible.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30- And what are you reading? - I'm studying law
0:04:30 > 0:04:34at the University of Nottingham. I've only got about nine weeks left.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36Bit of aromatherapy needed here, I think.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38- Yes, I think so.- Yeah.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41Now, you love music and dancing as well, don't you?
0:04:41 > 0:04:44Yes, I've danced since the age of three years old
0:04:44 > 0:04:45with my dance school,
0:04:45 > 0:04:48and we actually performed at the Royal Albert Hall.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50- Really?- Which was very impressive.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52- A pro.- So that was really good fun.
0:04:52 > 0:04:56I'm surrounded by musicians, this is very exciting.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59Now, you're also very keen to get a Golden Gavel, aren't you?
0:04:59 > 0:05:02- Yes.- Yes, we are very competitive and, having watched the show
0:05:02 > 0:05:05for quite a while now, that's definitely our one aim
0:05:05 > 0:05:06that we'd like to achieve today.
0:05:06 > 0:05:10OK, Blues, here we have it, your £300.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13- Thank you.- And, Reds, £300.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15Have a great shop and off you go.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17- Thank you.- Well, there we have it,
0:05:17 > 0:05:21steampunk versus the Royal Albert Hall.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24But will there be harmony in the shopping?
0:05:24 > 0:05:26So, let's meet today's experts.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30Aiming to strike the right chord for the Reds, it's Phil Serrell.
0:05:32 > 0:05:36And trying to cash in for the Blues, it's Charles Hanson.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40So, Deborah and Grace, the sun is shining, what's our plan?
0:05:40 > 0:05:45I think I'd like some jewellery, something small, delicate, pretty.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48Quirky, it's going to be sellable.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50Like some silver and maybe some antique glass.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53Pretty, small, quirky, like us.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55- That rules me out. - THEY LAUGH
0:05:55 > 0:05:58Right, teams, your time starts now.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02Come on.
0:06:02 > 0:06:03Come on.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06So, there's no shortage of items on today's shopping list.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08In you go. Let's get going.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10- In you go.- Lovely.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13It's straight into the shops for our teams, and holding
0:06:13 > 0:06:16the purse strings today are Simon and Julie,
0:06:16 > 0:06:17from two local antique centres.
0:06:17 > 0:06:21- Shall we take it block by block? - Sounds good, Mum?- I think, yes.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23- Yeah? OK.- Focused and decisive.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26- I think.- Yes, Mum. Yes, Mum.
0:06:27 > 0:06:28So the Blues mean business,
0:06:28 > 0:06:31while the Reds take a more relaxed approach.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33What sort of things do you like?
0:06:33 > 0:06:35Anything tea-related.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38- There's a teapot. - That Cantonese teapot.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40Fairly, fairly common, really.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42OK, common.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44Don't want common.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46That's the attitude!
0:06:46 > 0:06:49Moving on, team. So, what have the Blues spotted?
0:06:50 > 0:06:51Let's have a look at that plaque.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53- Do you like it, ladies? - Yes, it's pretty.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55- There's some writing on the back. - I like this.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58That lovely old inscription on the back... Now, do you read French?
0:06:58 > 0:07:00- That's French.- Oh, is it French?
0:07:00 > 0:07:01Yeah, yeah. Dear sister.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04I thought "cher" was "dog", no?
0:07:04 > 0:07:07- No, "cher" is "dear".- "Chien" is "dog".- Oh, sorry, "chien" is "dog",
0:07:07 > 0:07:08- sorry.- "Cher" is "dear".
0:07:08 > 0:07:10Fine, but what a lovely plaque.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12And the quality is very, very nice.
0:07:12 > 0:07:16Simon, the best price, 165, to a humble man and my humble Blues.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19- Some lovely ladies. - And my lovely ladies.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21140 on that one.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24- Is there any wiggle room on that at all?- No.- Or is that the bottom?
0:07:24 > 0:07:25Then I think we just make a quick decision.
0:07:25 > 0:07:30I think we can keep it and it's one we've got in the bank, just in case.
0:07:30 > 0:07:31- Yeah.- Put it back and move on.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35One for the back burner. You don't mess about.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38Meanwhile, are the Reds boxing clever?
0:07:38 > 0:07:41- Box.- Oh, that's a nice box.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43- We like boxes. - Oh, yes, we like boxes.
0:07:43 > 0:07:47- What sort of box is this? - A wooden one. Put trinkets in?
0:07:47 > 0:07:49Well, it's a tea caddy.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52- Oh, wow!- Tea.- Tea. Have your tea. - Right.- Yes.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54- Has it got all the bits?- Well,
0:07:54 > 0:07:56there's a mixing bowl that should fit in here.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58Because you'd have India tea, China tea,
0:07:58 > 0:08:00mix it in the bowl and then...
0:08:00 > 0:08:01The interior...
0:08:03 > 0:08:05These are probably new lids, all this is new.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08- Right.- This is mahogany.
0:08:08 > 0:08:09Priced at...
0:08:10 > 0:08:14..£75. With this interior, it's worth £35, £45.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17- So, should we put that back? - Put it back.- Yes.- Put it back.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19At least we found a tea caddy, didn't we?
0:08:19 > 0:08:21We have found a tea caddy.
0:08:21 > 0:08:25Glad to see you're embracing the tea theme, Phil.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27Now, has Charles discovered a little gem for the Blues?
0:08:27 > 0:08:29And now, what I noticed, ladies,
0:08:29 > 0:08:31just in the cabinet of jewellery here,
0:08:31 > 0:08:34- is that little cherub looking all lost and alone.- Oh, yes.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37- Do you like him?- I do. No, you don't?- No.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39I quite like him.
0:08:39 > 0:08:43It says it's Victorian, I think it's 18th century.
0:08:43 > 0:08:47So rather than being like 1850s, more like 1770.
0:08:47 > 0:08:51And I think it may be made in a neighbouring town to Newark.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54- OK.- A town I come from. Heard of Derby?
0:08:54 > 0:08:55- Yes.- I think it's Derby.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58I think it's a Derby porcelain cherub, about 1780.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01OK, well, then...
0:09:01 > 0:09:05And it's only priced at £9, it's crazy.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08Could be a real bargain if it is what I think it is.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10So may I just call the dealer?
0:09:10 > 0:09:12- Yes.- 100%.- Yes.- Do you like it, though?
0:09:12 > 0:09:13- I like it.- Do you like it more now?
0:09:13 > 0:09:16- I like it more now.- May I look at this cabinet here?
0:09:16 > 0:09:21It's got these very sort of...very clear patch marks,
0:09:21 > 0:09:26which would say to me it is Derby, it is probably 18th century,
0:09:26 > 0:09:28rather than being Victorian.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30- And you know, yes, he's got a broken arm.- I was going to say...
0:09:30 > 0:09:33His arm's been off, but, you know, I suppose over the years we do have
0:09:33 > 0:09:36breakages. A flower-gatherer in fact he is,
0:09:36 > 0:09:40with a little bowl of flowers.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42The best price on this figure?
0:09:42 > 0:09:44I'll do it for eight.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47I mean, actually, he could be a little find,
0:09:47 > 0:09:54and I think might be worth, on a fairly safe day, £25 to £35.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56- I'm happy.- You're happy with that?
0:09:56 > 0:09:59- Even with the damage?- Even with the damage, this little cherub...
0:09:59 > 0:10:03- £8.- OK.- ..will hopefully fly away in Nottingham.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05And, Grace, if I can...
0:10:05 > 0:10:07Sorry. Grace, I like your style.
0:10:07 > 0:10:09- Is that OK, Mum, with you? - Yes, that is fine.
0:10:09 > 0:10:13Are you sure? Look at this cherub, is he nodding in approval?
0:10:13 > 0:10:15I think it is. Thank you.
0:10:15 > 0:10:16- OK.- That's really kind, sir, thank you.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18£8, very grateful.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20What a great start!
0:10:20 > 0:10:23The Blues have their first item in just under 15 minutes.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27And the Reds are playing catch-up.
0:10:27 > 0:10:28Oh, look, there's a tea caddy.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30Then again, it's got bits missing.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33I'm beginning to have a proper panic here.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35Yep, you need to get a move on, Phil.
0:10:35 > 0:10:39Meanwhile, have the Blues found that pretty item they were after?
0:10:39 > 0:10:41Quite like this brooch here, the silver brooch.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44I can just see under there, it says, "Art Nouveau buckle."
0:10:44 > 0:10:46Oh, it's not a brooch.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48- Oh, no, no. - It's a buckle for your waist.
0:10:48 > 0:10:50- Right, OK.- Ah.- No.- Do you need a buckle at all, or are you OK?
0:10:50 > 0:10:52- No, no, we can move on.- OK.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55- Come on.- Yeah. - Well, that's another no, then.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00Now, is Phil any closer to finding the first item for the Reds?
0:11:01 > 0:11:04- Do you like any of these pots? - I do quite like them, actually.
0:11:04 > 0:11:05I like the middle one. I like the green one.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07- I like the pots. - I like more the glazed ones.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10- Yes.- Yeah. Let's just have a look at the price, shall we?
0:11:10 > 0:11:12£17.
0:11:12 > 0:11:13I mean, I think that's quite decorative.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16It's the shabby side of shabby chic, isn't it?
0:11:16 > 0:11:19- It's still usable, yes. - What do you think? Do you like that?
0:11:19 > 0:11:20- Not like it?- Yeah, I like that. - I do like it.
0:11:20 > 0:11:22So, you all seem to like it.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25Time to find out if Julie can get a good price.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29- Hello.- Hi, Julie.- Had a word with the dealer, and he said he can do it
0:11:29 > 0:11:30for £8,
0:11:30 > 0:11:34or if you want the two, he could do the two for 15.
0:11:34 > 0:11:35- Oh, OK.- Let's just have a look, shall we?
0:11:35 > 0:11:38- What do you think of the other one? - I think we should spend two of them,
0:11:38 > 0:11:41- don't you?- I think so. I think we should go for them both, yes.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44- Would that be, then, one...? - One lot.- That would be one lot.
0:11:44 > 0:11:45- That's one lot, yeah.- One lot. I think so.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47Done and dusted. Thank you very much indeed.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50- Thank you very much. - Thank you very much.- Phew!
0:11:50 > 0:11:51And with 25 minutes on the clock,
0:11:51 > 0:11:54the Reds finally have their first item.
0:11:54 > 0:11:55Well done!
0:11:55 > 0:11:57It's all square with our teams.
0:11:57 > 0:11:59Now, what has Grace spotted?
0:11:59 > 0:12:01The thing that attracted me was "the magic",
0:12:01 > 0:12:03and it just looks old and rustic
0:12:03 > 0:12:05- and...- Oh, well done. Isn't that amazing?
0:12:05 > 0:12:06The Magic Of Science.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08If it was The Magic Of Magic,
0:12:08 > 0:12:10it's got a real sort of wow-ee,
0:12:10 > 0:12:12blow the cobwebs off it, it's really quite exciting,
0:12:12 > 0:12:16but, to me, it's probably just a bit of scientific...
0:12:16 > 0:12:19Although, it's a book that you're quite right to look at.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22- Mm-hm.- And for £8, it might not even sell.
0:12:22 > 0:12:23- It's a shame.- OK.- But interesting.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26- Cool.- Good spot.- OK.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28Another decisive no, then.
0:12:28 > 0:12:32Never mind. Just remember, time is ticking.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35Now, it doesn't look like the Reds have gone very far.
0:12:35 > 0:12:36There's a pole screen there.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39Now, a pole screen, you basically put them...
0:12:39 > 0:12:43In the 19th century, lady of the house, make-up.
0:12:43 > 0:12:44If the complexion was a little bit awry,
0:12:44 > 0:12:48they almost filled their faces with a wax-like sort of foundation
0:12:48 > 0:12:53and the pole screen kept the heat off their faces,
0:12:53 > 0:12:55so their faces sort of kind of didn't melt.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57- Right.- Julie, how much is that pole screen?
0:12:57 > 0:12:59It's 70.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02OK, you stay there, I'll go and bring it over to us.
0:13:02 > 0:13:03- OK.- So...
0:13:05 > 0:13:07That is in mahogany.
0:13:07 > 0:13:11It probably dates to about 1865, something like that.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13- Wow.- Tapestry screen here.
0:13:13 > 0:13:17So, these screens, what happens to them is this part of the screen gets
0:13:17 > 0:13:19taken off and sold.
0:13:19 > 0:13:22Very often these get broken, or they get cut off here,
0:13:22 > 0:13:26so actual pole screens that haven't been touched are quite rare.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28I quite like this. Ten or 15 years ago,
0:13:28 > 0:13:32this would have been worth probably £300.
0:13:32 > 0:13:37This, at auction today, it's perhaps £40 to £60.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39- OK.- Mm!- Which is no money at all, really, for what it is, is it?
0:13:39 > 0:13:42What we need to do is find out from Julie what she can do it for,
0:13:42 > 0:13:44which hopefully is going to have a four in front of it.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47I could do 40 on that.
0:13:47 > 0:13:48I think that...
0:13:48 > 0:13:51I'd prefer to have a three in front of it.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53Yeah, about 30.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56What about if we split the difference and do 35?
0:13:57 > 0:14:00Well, I think, at £35, I think that's an absolute snip.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02- You think we should go for it, then? - Shake her hand quickly,
0:14:02 > 0:14:04before she changes her mind. Thank you.
0:14:04 > 0:14:05- OK.- Thank you very much.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08- You're welcome.- Thank you, you're a star, thank you.
0:14:08 > 0:14:12So, it's 2-1 up to the Reds and just over 30 minutes gone.
0:14:12 > 0:14:13Things are brewing up nicely.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16- We need something tea-related now. - Oh, OK.- Tea, tea.
0:14:16 > 0:14:20- Tea.- Back with the Blues, who are starting to feel the pressure.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22We've got to get going, don't we?
0:14:22 > 0:14:24- I mean, is this...?- That's pretty, I like that.
0:14:24 > 0:14:28- I don't want to touch it.- There is a young boy on the mantelpiece,
0:14:28 > 0:14:32but there should be a young girl facing him over there,
0:14:32 > 0:14:35and they've got divorced. We could inquire...
0:14:35 > 0:14:36No, I think...
0:14:36 > 0:14:39- Shall we inquire?- No. - We need to move on.- OK.
0:14:39 > 0:14:40OK.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43But has Phil finally found something
0:14:43 > 0:14:46- that is Janet and Helen's cup of tea?- What about...?
0:14:46 > 0:14:48There's a tea tray down there, look.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50It's got the word "tea" in it.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53You see, it's got nothing to do with tea,
0:14:53 > 0:14:55but I did slip the word "tea" into it...
0:14:55 > 0:14:56It's just a tray, isn't it?
0:14:56 > 0:14:58..on the grounds that I thought it might just help us out.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01- Do you like that tray or not? - Do many people use a tray nowadays?
0:15:01 > 0:15:03Right, OK, let's move on, then.
0:15:03 > 0:15:05Well, at least you tried, Phil!
0:15:05 > 0:15:06But how are things going for the Blues?
0:15:06 > 0:15:08It's getting a bit dicey, isn't it?
0:15:08 > 0:15:11- Mm!- It is getting a bit tight for time.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14Yes, teams, you are well past the halfway mark now.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16But the Reds don't seem too worried.
0:15:16 > 0:15:17Oh, look at the hat.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20- Hat.- For the goggles.- Oh, there.
0:15:20 > 0:15:21I do feel a bit underdressed, really.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23I feel like I should have a hat.
0:15:23 > 0:15:25I don't know whether that will fit on his head.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28Oh, that's nice, isn't it?
0:15:28 > 0:15:30And as you are now part of our team...
0:15:30 > 0:15:33- Yeah.- ..we do have for you...
0:15:33 > 0:15:38- What's this?- ..a limited edition Bargain Hunt goggles.
0:15:38 > 0:15:42- Only three sets ever made.- Really?
0:15:42 > 0:15:44- Wow.- There you go.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46- You look lovely.- You look lovely.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48I think it will take more than those to make me look lovely!
0:15:48 > 0:15:51But we're not buying the hat.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54So... Well, I'll tell you what I will do, I'll let you hold those
0:15:54 > 0:15:57and I will put me... What do you call this stuff?
0:15:57 > 0:15:58- Goggles.- No, I know that!
0:15:58 > 0:16:00- Steampunk.- Steampunk.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03- Steampunk?- There we go, that's gorgeous.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06Well, that's clearly a matter of opinion!
0:16:06 > 0:16:08Now, what's taken Grace's fancy?
0:16:08 > 0:16:10What do you think about this?
0:16:10 > 0:16:16That's nice, yeah. Rosenthal vase designed by Bjorn Wiinblad,
0:16:16 > 0:16:18it's called the Magic Flute vase.
0:16:18 > 0:16:19- Do you like it?- I do, yeah. - Yeah.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21No, that's quite nice.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24- I think it's worthy of a look, yeah. - Good piece.
0:16:26 > 0:16:27Thank you, Simon. OK, Grace.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31- I don't know.- Sell it to me.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34Beautiful Magic Flute vase.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37A good price.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39- I like that.- Condition good?
0:16:39 > 0:16:40- Yeah.- I think so.- Rim OK?
0:16:40 > 0:16:44- It feels OK.- It says Germany on the bottom.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46But there's no... I can't see a date mark.
0:16:46 > 0:16:48What do you think, Simon?
0:16:48 > 0:16:49Can you give us a fighting chance?
0:16:51 > 0:16:52Just this once...
0:16:52 > 0:16:53I can do 30 on it.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56If I was to take you to, say, 27.50?
0:16:56 > 0:16:58- 28.- 28?- 28, I think... I'm happy with that.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00I think we'll go with that.
0:17:00 > 0:17:01Shall we...? Do you think?
0:17:01 > 0:17:03Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06I'd say, yeah. It's worthy of a roll.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09- OK.- Thank you. Thank you, Simon. - Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:17:09 > 0:17:10What a relief!
0:17:10 > 0:17:12With less than 20 minutes left,
0:17:12 > 0:17:14the Blues have finally bagged their second item.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18And how are things going for you, Phil?
0:17:18 > 0:17:21I feel like I'm a fully fledged steampunker.
0:17:21 > 0:17:27I'm thinking of changing me name to Phil Vicious or even Sid Serrell,
0:17:27 > 0:17:28or something like that.
0:17:28 > 0:17:32Well, I did think you'd have your work cut out with these two!
0:17:32 > 0:17:34But it's time to step up your game, Reds.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37I think all the blood is being restricted from me head.
0:17:37 > 0:17:41It's affecting me antiques-spotting technique, I think.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43Oh, you are good, Phil.
0:17:43 > 0:17:47Nice try. Only ten minutes left and both teams have still to find their
0:17:47 > 0:17:51- final item.- These little salts here with the...
0:17:51 > 0:17:53Is that... Would that be silver round the rim?
0:17:53 > 0:17:56Do you know, they are really nice. I love their feet as well.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59- Yes.- I'd even say they've got an Arts & Crafts look...
0:17:59 > 0:18:00- Arts and... Oh!- Yeah.
0:18:00 > 0:18:04..in that sort of heavy four-legged flat foot.
0:18:04 > 0:18:06I think they're really quite stylish.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09How much do you think they might make at auction?
0:18:09 > 0:18:11Between £40 and £60.
0:18:11 > 0:18:12Well, they are 38.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14So if we can get money off that...
0:18:14 > 0:18:16- Well, let's see what we can get off it.- OK, OK.
0:18:16 > 0:18:18I would try and hang out at 30.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20- OK.- OK.- Cool. - I'll go and find Simon.
0:18:20 > 0:18:21Go on, Mum, do your stuff.
0:18:21 > 0:18:22- Simon?- Give me a hand up.
0:18:22 > 0:18:24I'm getting old. There we go.
0:18:24 > 0:18:28- Thank you.- Could we have a look at these salts down here, please?
0:18:28 > 0:18:30Yeah. These?
0:18:30 > 0:18:32- Yes, please.- There you go, Mum.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35Have a handle of both.
0:18:35 > 0:18:36OK.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38Oh! OK.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40Give me a check, first of all, Deborah. Condition?
0:18:40 > 0:18:43- Feel those feet, any chips? - I can't feel any chips.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46- Any nibbles?- I can't feel any.
0:18:46 > 0:18:47What's the silver like, clear hallmarks?
0:18:47 > 0:18:51- Yes.- Can you see a date letter, a lion...?
0:18:51 > 0:18:53- Yes.- Yes.- An anchor?
0:18:53 > 0:18:55- Yes.- And that's for Birmingham? - For Birmingham.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57What would be your best price, Simon?
0:18:57 > 0:18:59It's 38, there's 38 on them.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03I'll do it for 30, but...
0:19:03 > 0:19:05SHE INHALES SHARPLY
0:19:05 > 0:19:09Take £1 off that and I'll be your best friend for ever.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11Could you do them for 29 for us, please?
0:19:11 > 0:19:13- OK, I'll do them for 29. - Thank you very much!
0:19:13 > 0:19:15- OK.- Thank you, Simon, that's great.
0:19:15 > 0:19:16- Thank you.- Thank you.- Oh, that's it?
0:19:16 > 0:19:20- All right.- Yeah, you're done. - Your hand came out to mine!- Yeah.
0:19:20 > 0:19:24Hopefully, they'll be a bittersweet success.
0:19:24 > 0:19:25High-five, we've done it.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28Three down. Come on, let's get a cup of tea.
0:19:28 > 0:19:30- Follow me.- Thanks.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32Well done, Blues. You've clinched your final deal.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34Now, come on, Reds.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36Only minutes to spare!
0:19:36 > 0:19:37- Spirit kettle tea set. - Yes, we like...
0:19:37 > 0:19:39Yeah, tea sets are good, aren't they?
0:19:39 > 0:19:41They are all plated, by the looks of things.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43- I like this.- That's a spirit kettle on a stand.- I like this.- Do you?
0:19:43 > 0:19:45I would have that in my cabinet.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48I've got a cabinet full of teapots.
0:19:48 > 0:19:52- And cups and saucers.- I wonder why that doesn't surprise me.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54So, this is a spirit kettle on a stand.
0:19:55 > 0:19:56It's plated.
0:19:57 > 0:19:59That will...
0:19:59 > 0:20:01normally be...
0:20:01 > 0:20:03You'll have a hinge on there so these tip forward.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05- OK.- You've got a burner on there,
0:20:05 > 0:20:07which is complete, that's quite nice.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10And that just sits on there.
0:20:10 > 0:20:11I mean, if this was silver...
0:20:13 > 0:20:15..it would be £300.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17So it is priced up at £48.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22I think you've got to try and buy it for £30, £35.
0:20:22 > 0:20:23- OK.- If you can.
0:20:23 > 0:20:24- OK.- OK.- All right?
0:20:24 > 0:20:27- Let's see what we can do.- Do you want to have a word with Julie?
0:20:27 > 0:20:29Julie, we quite like that.
0:20:29 > 0:20:33- Right.- But we're thinking at auction it might be £30-plus.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36- OK.- So we were hoping that we could kind of buy it for,
0:20:36 > 0:20:37what, 20, 25 quid?
0:20:37 > 0:20:39Very best on that is 30.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42- What do you suggest?- I don't think we've got any option, have we?
0:20:42 > 0:20:43- Just go for it?- Yeah, I would, yeah.
0:20:43 > 0:20:47- We have to go for it.- Right.- OK. - 30? Yeah?- Thank you very much.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50- Thank you.- Thank you. - Thank you. You can have a finger.
0:20:50 > 0:20:51A finger!
0:20:51 > 0:20:54- Thank you very much.- Thank you. - Thanks very much, thank you.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57Phew! And the Reds have done it in the nick of time.
0:20:57 > 0:21:00WHISTLE BLOWS Checkmate.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02Right, teams, your time is up.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04- Tea!- Tea!
0:21:04 > 0:21:05- Yes, yes.- Tea(!)
0:21:06 > 0:21:09Let's check out what the Red team have bought.
0:21:09 > 0:21:14First, they pored over these green jars, costing them £15.
0:21:15 > 0:21:19Next, a Victorian mahogany pole screen took their fancy
0:21:19 > 0:21:20for just £35.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25And finally, will this electro-plated spirit kettle
0:21:25 > 0:21:26turn up the heat at auction?
0:21:26 > 0:21:29Price paid, £30.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32Helen and Janet, what have you done with this man?
0:21:32 > 0:21:35Have you turned him into a steampunker?
0:21:35 > 0:21:36- Yes!- We have.- How was your shop?
0:21:36 > 0:21:39- Good, yeah.- It was very good. - We enjoyed it.- We enjoyed it.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41So which is going to make the biggest profit?
0:21:41 > 0:21:42- The pots.- The pots.
0:21:42 > 0:21:43- The pots.- You are unanimous about that!
0:21:43 > 0:21:46- The pots.- Yes. - Which do you like the most?
0:21:46 > 0:21:51- The spirit kettle.- I like the screen because it's the only antique we
0:21:51 > 0:21:52- bought.- Yes.
0:21:52 > 0:21:54Anyway, I think you only spent £80, didn't you?
0:21:54 > 0:21:58- We did.- We did.- £80! Which means you've got 220.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01Hand it over. Don't look at each other!
0:22:01 > 0:22:02You hand it over.
0:22:02 > 0:22:03Come on, Mum.
0:22:03 > 0:22:05Cough it up. That's it.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07There we are. All right, Phil.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09What are you going to be doing with that?
0:22:09 > 0:22:12I'm tempted to buy 20 pairs of these. But...
0:22:12 > 0:22:15A little bit of a china and a tea theme developing,
0:22:15 > 0:22:17- so I'm going to explore that, I think.- Marvellous.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19So while Phil goes off to explore China,
0:22:19 > 0:22:23we'll check out what the Blue team have bought.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26This Derby figurine cost them just £8,
0:22:26 > 0:22:27but will it turn heads at the auction?
0:22:29 > 0:22:33Next up, this pretty porcelain vase set them back £28.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38And finally, they settled on a pair of silver-mounted glass salts.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40Price paid, £29.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45Debbie and Grace, that was a very focused shop, wasn't it?
0:22:45 > 0:22:47- Yes.- Yeah.- Fun.- It was good fun.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50You wanted and you went for it.
0:22:50 > 0:22:51What's your favourite lot?
0:22:51 > 0:22:55For me, it's the white vase that I managed to spot.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58- That really caught my eye. - That was your item, wasn't it?
0:22:58 > 0:23:00Will it make the biggest profit, do you think?
0:23:00 > 0:23:03I don't know. I think the cherub might make the biggest profit...
0:23:03 > 0:23:05- Do you?- ..because that was our lowest-priced item.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08Yeah. Debbie, what about you, what do you think?
0:23:08 > 0:23:09My favourite was the salts
0:23:09 > 0:23:11but, like Grace, I think that
0:23:11 > 0:23:14- the cherub might make the most money.- Yes.
0:23:14 > 0:23:15You spent £65?
0:23:15 > 0:23:17- Yes.- 65.
0:23:17 > 0:23:18That's not a lot, is it?
0:23:18 > 0:23:21So you've got £235 left over.
0:23:21 > 0:23:25- Yes.- May I have it? You know what I'm going to do with it, don't you?
0:23:25 > 0:23:27- Yes.- Yes, I'm going to give it to this man.
0:23:27 > 0:23:28What are you going to do with it?
0:23:28 > 0:23:31Charlie, I intend to make a really big splash.
0:23:31 > 0:23:35- Oh, dear.- And I intend to make a dream that won't be a nightmare,
0:23:35 > 0:23:36and will get a big return.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39So, while Charles goes off to splash the cash,
0:23:39 > 0:23:42I'm going off to explore a little bit of local history.
0:23:47 > 0:23:49Here, right under my feet on this cobbled street,
0:23:49 > 0:23:52lies a piece of Nottingham's hidden history,
0:23:52 > 0:23:56and I'm going underground to find out more.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59The city is home to a secret labyrinth of caves
0:23:59 > 0:24:01dating back to the Dark Ages,
0:24:01 > 0:24:04and I'm here to meet archaeologist Paul Flintoft,
0:24:04 > 0:24:08who is using state-of-the-art 3-D mapping technology
0:24:08 > 0:24:11to shed light on this mysterious underground world.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14What can you tell me about them?
0:24:14 > 0:24:17Well, there are 700 caves that we know of so far.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19There are more caves in Nottingham than anywhere else in the UK.
0:24:19 > 0:24:23- I suspect there is probably closer to 1,000 altogether.- Really?
0:24:23 > 0:24:25I'm quite intrigued, as a layman, really,
0:24:25 > 0:24:28to think that they built a shopping centre on something like this,
0:24:28 > 0:24:32and obviously it's structurally sound enough.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35They must have done a lot of surveys on whether it would hold the weight.
0:24:35 > 0:24:36They didn't even know these caves
0:24:36 > 0:24:39- were here when they were building the shopping centre.- What?!
0:24:39 > 0:24:41This was all discovered during
0:24:41 > 0:24:43- the build of the shopping centre. - Good grief!
0:24:43 > 0:24:47As new developments are taking place across the city,
0:24:47 > 0:24:49new caves are being found all the time,
0:24:49 > 0:24:51sometimes purely by chance.
0:24:51 > 0:24:54What was the most recent cave you found?
0:24:54 > 0:24:56The most recent cave we found is not far from here,
0:24:56 > 0:24:58- Parliament Street.- Yeah.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01- We didn't know that was there. That was part of a development.- Yeah.
0:25:01 > 0:25:05And it turns out that that cave was probably 12th century
0:25:05 > 0:25:11and it was used perhaps constantly until the 19th century,
0:25:11 > 0:25:13when it was used as a pub cellar.
0:25:13 > 0:25:15Extraordinary.
0:25:15 > 0:25:19And cutting-edge technology is now helping Paul's team to survey and
0:25:19 > 0:25:24assess the archaeological importance of Nottingham's caves.
0:25:24 > 0:25:28It's a 3-D laser scanner, so it basically rotates around,
0:25:28 > 0:25:32it shoots lasers out and it takes images three dimensionally.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35- Yeah.- If you really want to see it working, you need pitch-black
0:25:35 > 0:25:38because then you can see the laser array getting shot
0:25:38 > 0:25:40- out of it.- Oh, wonderful. Let's turn the lights off.
0:25:43 > 0:25:44When the lasers bounce back,
0:25:44 > 0:25:47it gives you an idea about what the distance is,
0:25:47 > 0:25:48and we can use that data to create
0:25:48 > 0:25:52a complete three-dimensional image.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58So if anything ever happens to these caves, you've got that for ever,
0:25:58 > 0:26:01- haven't you?- Absolutely. Yeah.- Yeah.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04Nottingham's caves have always played an important part
0:26:04 > 0:26:07in the region, dating back to medieval times,
0:26:07 > 0:26:09and as the city grew above ground,
0:26:09 > 0:26:12so did the cave system beneath it.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14These are all obviously excavated by hand.
0:26:14 > 0:26:16I mean, what a task!
0:26:16 > 0:26:19Chiselling away at this lot.
0:26:19 > 0:26:21Yeah. So, I mean, everything done by hand,
0:26:21 > 0:26:25just using picks, chisels, hammers,
0:26:25 > 0:26:28hand tools. I mean, you can feel how soft it is yourself to actually get
0:26:28 > 0:26:30- through.- Oh, that's extraordinary!
0:26:30 > 0:26:33I mean, a nail goes right into it.
0:26:33 > 0:26:35Yeah. So it still remains structurally sound,
0:26:35 > 0:26:37we are at no risk of it collapsing.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40- And it's sandstone, is it? - It's Triassic sandstone.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43- Yeah.- So 240 million years, give or take a few million years.
0:26:43 > 0:26:46But to actually carve through it by hand, as you can see,
0:26:46 > 0:26:51- it may be a little easier than you'd expect.- Yeah, yeah.
0:26:51 > 0:26:54As a result, people have worked and lived in Nottingham's caves for over
0:26:54 > 0:26:591,000 years, using them as cellars, as well as other local trades.
0:27:00 > 0:27:02So this is a tanning area?
0:27:02 > 0:27:06- Yeah. This was a tannery in the 16th century...- Was it?
0:27:06 > 0:27:09- ..until the early mid-17th century, yeah.- Yeah.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12And you can imagine how bad it would have smelled down here.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14All the different parts of processing,
0:27:14 > 0:27:17it would have been quite unpleasant.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20The caves continued to be used as slum dwellings
0:27:20 > 0:27:21until the 20th century,
0:27:21 > 0:27:24and became vital again during the Second World War.
0:27:26 > 0:27:28And then, this area here would've been used as an area of shelter
0:27:28 > 0:27:30during the Second World War.
0:27:30 > 0:27:32- They were quite lucky to have it. - Very lucky, yeah.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35So thousands of people would've been able to fit in here. A cram!
0:27:35 > 0:27:38I was going to say, the conditions wouldn't have been a great,
0:27:38 > 0:27:40but probably a lot better than being above ground!
0:27:40 > 0:27:43- Absolutely, yeah.- Who would have ever known all these caves existed
0:27:43 > 0:27:45under Nottingham? Quite an extraordinary story.
0:27:45 > 0:27:47Paul, thank you very much.
0:27:47 > 0:27:48- No problem, Charlie.- Meanwhile,
0:27:48 > 0:27:51it's time for me to resurface and get back to the auction.
0:28:00 > 0:28:05I am now in Mellors & Kirk saleroom and I am with the boss, Nigel Kirk.
0:28:05 > 0:28:07- Welcome.- Well, thank you, great to be here.
0:28:07 > 0:28:11Now, Helen and Janet started off with a couple of jars.
0:28:11 > 0:28:14- There is one of them. The other one, we have in the back there.- Yes.
0:28:14 > 0:28:15Probably Southeast Asian,
0:28:15 > 0:28:19and they've got this sort of ash-green glaze.
0:28:19 > 0:28:22They look old, but I'm fairly certain they are of 20th century.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25I agree with you entirely. What about a value on them?
0:28:25 > 0:28:27I suggested £40 to £60.
0:28:27 > 0:28:29- They only paid £15.- Oh, good.
0:28:29 > 0:28:30- That's great.- That's fine, isn't it?
0:28:30 > 0:28:33- Now, the next thing is more traditional.- Yes.
0:28:33 > 0:28:36- The pole screen.- It's a good example of its type.
0:28:36 > 0:28:38- It's something which is terribly out of fashion.- Yeah.
0:28:38 > 0:28:41And, of course, there should be a pair, and there's only one.
0:28:41 > 0:28:42Mm...
0:28:42 > 0:28:45- But it's got its original Berlin woolwork banner...- Yeah.
0:28:45 > 0:28:47And it's a little bit scruffy.
0:28:47 > 0:28:50- Needs a clean.- Yeah. - But it's not bad.
0:28:50 > 0:28:52No. Still saleable, then, in this day and age?
0:28:52 > 0:28:55I think if we give a sensible estimate of 40 to 60,
0:28:55 > 0:28:56it should get away.
0:28:56 > 0:28:59Good. Well, they did well to buy it for £35, I think, didn't they?
0:28:59 > 0:29:01- Absolutely.- Yeah. Now the kettle on stand.
0:29:01 > 0:29:03It's a good-looking object,
0:29:03 > 0:29:05but how saleable is that?
0:29:05 > 0:29:07Um... Not all that saleable.
0:29:07 > 0:29:09It's made of Britannia metal,
0:29:09 > 0:29:11which is basically electroplated pewter...
0:29:11 > 0:29:14- Yeah.- ..as opposed to an electroplated nickel silver.
0:29:14 > 0:29:16It was a cheaper option at the time,
0:29:16 > 0:29:21- and the date of that is going to be early 20th century.- Yes.
0:29:21 > 0:29:23It survived in reasonable condition.
0:29:23 > 0:29:27There are a few bumps and knocks, but it's going to make £20 or £30.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30- Well, they paid 30.- They might get out of trouble with it.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33They might do, but it does sound as if they might need a bonus buy.
0:29:33 > 0:29:35Now let's have a look at it.
0:29:36 > 0:29:39Helen and Janet, now that man there promised he was going to keep up
0:29:39 > 0:29:41that theme. What was the theme?
0:29:41 > 0:29:43- Tea.- Tea!
0:29:43 > 0:29:44- And china.- And china!
0:29:44 > 0:29:48- China and tea. Have you done it? - Well, I'll tell you what I've done.
0:29:48 > 0:29:51- There's a bit of china. - OK.- Thank you.
0:29:51 > 0:29:54- And there's an 18th-century tea bowl.- Oh, it's tea!- Oh, tea!
0:29:54 > 0:29:57That is an 18th-century piece of Worcester, Flight and Barr,
0:29:57 > 0:30:00and this is a pearl-ware chestnut basket,
0:30:00 > 0:30:03transfer-printed blue and white, nice thing.
0:30:03 > 0:30:06The two... I mean, this is how stupid this game is.
0:30:06 > 0:30:08Hang on. Don't say the price.
0:30:08 > 0:30:09I want these girls to guess.
0:30:09 > 0:30:11- Come on, girls, what are they worth?- £40?
0:30:11 > 0:30:16I paid £25 for the two, and I think they'll make between...
0:30:16 > 0:30:17£50 and £80, hopefully.
0:30:17 > 0:30:19- Yes, that's a bargain, isn't it? - Yeah.
0:30:19 > 0:30:22It's not just that. They are genuine antiques.
0:30:22 > 0:30:25This is 1790.
0:30:25 > 0:30:27And this is turn of the century.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30Well... Yeah, 1820s, something like that.
0:30:30 > 0:30:34We were dreading that you'd buy that horrible tray, weren't we?
0:30:38 > 0:30:39Oh, dear!
0:30:39 > 0:30:42Well, while Phil goes off in a sulk,
0:30:42 > 0:30:46let's see what the auctioneer thinks of his tea-related items.
0:30:47 > 0:30:49Phil loves a real antique,
0:30:49 > 0:30:52and in fact, he's bought a collective lot here.
0:30:52 > 0:30:56He's bought the tea bowl and saucer and the basket.
0:30:56 > 0:30:57What do you think?
0:30:57 > 0:31:01- Well, they are both very attractive examples of their ilk.- Yes.
0:31:01 > 0:31:07The tea bowl and saucer is writhen fluted semi-hard paste porcelain.
0:31:07 > 0:31:09- I think it's possibly Worcester. - Yep.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12Undoubtedly dates from the 1790s.
0:31:12 > 0:31:15But it's in quite good condition, nicely gilded.
0:31:15 > 0:31:19- And the basket?- The basket is, of its type, equally good.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22- It's slightly later, about 1820 or so.- Right.
0:31:22 > 0:31:25But all that pierced work is very cleverly done.
0:31:25 > 0:31:28It's all done entirely by hand with a knife
0:31:28 > 0:31:30when the clay is sort of cheese hard.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32- Very great skill involved. - Beautifully done.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35- Beautifully done!- What sort of value to put on those two?
0:31:35 > 0:31:37Well, I've only put £40 to £60 on them,
0:31:37 > 0:31:40which I think is, for what they are, too low,
0:31:40 > 0:31:42but it reflects the current market value.
0:31:42 > 0:31:45Yeah, yeah. Well, he did really well, Phil.
0:31:45 > 0:31:47- He paid £25 for the two. - That's a brilliant buy.
0:31:47 > 0:31:50- He stole them, really, didn't he? - He's very clever.
0:31:50 > 0:31:53Yeah. Now, Deborah and Grace hit off with a bit of Derby.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56I can only assume that Charles led them into that.
0:31:56 > 0:32:01Well, yes. It's a very common type of late-18th-century Derby figure.
0:32:01 > 0:32:03But of course at that period, on figures like this,
0:32:03 > 0:32:05they very seldom have marks.
0:32:05 > 0:32:08Although this particular piece has the characteristic of the Derby
0:32:08 > 0:32:12factory. These little three unglazed patches,
0:32:12 > 0:32:15which is as good as any mark and proves undoubtedly
0:32:15 > 0:32:19that this little boy holding a basket and wearing a chaplet
0:32:19 > 0:32:21of flowers is Derby.
0:32:21 > 0:32:22Can't be anything else.
0:32:22 > 0:32:24Brilliant. And value?
0:32:24 > 0:32:26It's not worth a great deal.
0:32:26 > 0:32:29There is a slight bit of damage to the arm there.
0:32:29 > 0:32:3125, 35, something like that.
0:32:31 > 0:32:3225 to 35, yeah.
0:32:32 > 0:32:35He's a clever chap. He's bought that for £8.
0:32:35 > 0:32:38- He did very well. - Now, on to the second lot,
0:32:38 > 0:32:39the Rosenthal vase.
0:32:39 > 0:32:41It's beautiful quality.
0:32:41 > 0:32:46- Yeah.- And it's the sort of modern, limited-edition pieces of porcelain
0:32:46 > 0:32:50which would be very, very expensive when it was new.
0:32:50 > 0:32:53But it's something which is unlikely to attract much bidding.
0:32:53 > 0:32:55No. What sort of level?
0:32:55 > 0:32:58- £20, £30. - Yeah. Paid 28.- Not bad, is it?
0:32:58 > 0:33:00- Not extortionate, is it?- No.
0:33:00 > 0:33:02And we've got to the pair of salt cellars.
0:33:02 > 0:33:05- Edwardian in date, early 20th century.- Yes.
0:33:05 > 0:33:07They are still only £20 or £30.
0:33:07 > 0:33:10Yeah. Paid rather an odd sum, £29.
0:33:10 > 0:33:12That's a strange figure.
0:33:12 > 0:33:15- Must have been a bit of haggling there, I think.- Must have been.
0:33:15 > 0:33:18- Yes.- Well, they might need their bonus buy.
0:33:18 > 0:33:20What did Charles end up with?
0:33:21 > 0:33:22Charles, over to you.
0:33:22 > 0:33:26Sometimes you need a presence in a saleroom. OK?
0:33:26 > 0:33:30In a saleroom, it's all about theatre, drama and romance,
0:33:30 > 0:33:33and I think this object has that in abundance.
0:33:33 > 0:33:35Are you ready? OK. There he is.
0:33:35 > 0:33:37- Oh, my God!- He's wonderful!
0:33:39 > 0:33:42He's life-size. What you think of him, seriously?
0:33:42 > 0:33:45OK, he's too big for your bed.
0:33:45 > 0:33:47Yeah, but he looks a bit dirty and...
0:33:47 > 0:33:50I mean, who's going to want to buy it?
0:33:50 > 0:33:53- Where is his clothes? - Well, you know what?
0:33:53 > 0:33:56That's part of his charm. He needs looking after.
0:33:56 > 0:33:59You know, this is no ordinary teddy bear.
0:33:59 > 0:34:00It's a Merrythought bear.
0:34:00 > 0:34:03It was a very important Ironbridge, Shropshire, firm who began
0:34:03 > 0:34:06to make teddies in the 1930s.
0:34:06 > 0:34:10I think this bear probably is 1980s, late '80s,
0:34:10 > 0:34:12but importantly,
0:34:12 > 0:34:15I think he was made for maybe a wonderful toy shop,
0:34:15 > 0:34:18- for an exhibition many years ago. - What do you think he's worth?
0:34:18 > 0:34:21- I've got to ask you the question. - I think £40.
0:34:21 > 0:34:23Yeah, like £50.
0:34:23 > 0:34:26£40 to £50, that's probably about right, isn't it?
0:34:26 > 0:34:29- Charles?- Sometimes you make a memory in life,
0:34:29 > 0:34:31and this bear has got legs,
0:34:31 > 0:34:32I think, to run.
0:34:32 > 0:34:38And to run... If the right toy shop or the right collector falls in love
0:34:38 > 0:34:40with him... I have.
0:34:40 > 0:34:45- How much did you pay, Charles? - Stop...- Charles?- £100...plus 75.
0:34:45 > 0:34:49- £175?!- Yes, it is.
0:34:49 > 0:34:52How much do you think someone is actually going to pay for that?
0:34:52 > 0:34:54I think, on a really...in the right market,
0:34:54 > 0:34:57he is worth £300, and I mean that.
0:34:57 > 0:34:58He wants a new home.
0:34:58 > 0:35:00Just look here, look.
0:35:00 > 0:35:01You know, he's got the six-pack.
0:35:01 > 0:35:05- Aw!- Wonderful.
0:35:05 > 0:35:08- Give him a kiss. - THEY LAUGH
0:35:08 > 0:35:12It's fairly obvious to me that the girls don't really like this
0:35:12 > 0:35:14teddy bear, but will the auctioneer love it?
0:35:15 > 0:35:18Charles Hanson occasionally does some very strange things.
0:35:18 > 0:35:22- Yes.- And sometimes they involve purchasing odd objects.
0:35:22 > 0:35:25What about valuing it? It's not an easy thing to value, is it?
0:35:25 > 0:35:26It isn't, really, is it?
0:35:26 > 0:35:29We'll just have to appeal to somebody's better nature.
0:35:29 > 0:35:31- What sort of money?- £40, maybe 60.
0:35:31 > 0:35:33£40 to £60.
0:35:33 > 0:35:37You can't possibly believe what Charles Hanson paid for this.
0:35:37 > 0:35:40- How much?- £175.
0:35:40 > 0:35:42Perhaps he knows something I don't.
0:35:42 > 0:35:44Well, we'll find out.
0:35:44 > 0:35:45You'll be taking the sale?
0:35:45 > 0:35:47I hope so, yes.
0:35:47 > 0:35:48- Well, good luck.- Thank you.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51Let's see how Nigel gets on with the teddy bear
0:35:51 > 0:35:52amongst the antiques.
0:36:00 > 0:36:03Right, Helen and Janet, are you excited in your lovely hats?
0:36:03 > 0:36:05- Yes!- As excited as this man?
0:36:07 > 0:36:09- Have you been to a saleroom before? - No.- Never?
0:36:09 > 0:36:12I've only done charity auctions, that's it.
0:36:12 > 0:36:14- What do you think?- I think it's really exciting.
0:36:14 > 0:36:16Charlie, I've got to be part of the team here.
0:36:16 > 0:36:17Sorry, yes, carry on.
0:36:20 > 0:36:22These are rubbish. I can't see a thing.
0:36:25 > 0:36:27Look, here are your jars. You can't see your jars. Look.
0:36:27 > 0:36:29£20 for two of them.
0:36:29 > 0:36:32£10. 10, I'm bid at £10.
0:36:32 > 0:36:33Come on, they cost 15.
0:36:33 > 0:36:3415 online.
0:36:34 > 0:36:3620? At £15.
0:36:36 > 0:36:38- An online bid.- Oh, not 15! Come on.
0:36:38 > 0:36:42£15, and I shall sell at £15.
0:36:42 > 0:36:44- Ohh...- Well, we didn't lose.
0:36:44 > 0:36:47Well, it's not bad. You didn't make a profit, you didn't lose money.
0:36:47 > 0:36:49I like a good old-fashioned antique, the pole screen.
0:36:49 > 0:36:51And it's a good example.
0:36:51 > 0:36:54And it cost £35. Here it comes under the hammer.
0:36:54 > 0:36:57Victorian carved and gilded mahogany pole screen.
0:36:57 > 0:37:00£30, I'm bid. 35, £40.
0:37:00 > 0:37:02- You're making profit! - 40 it is, 45 for it?
0:37:02 > 0:37:05- £40, the bid.- You're into a profit. - 45 anywhere?
0:37:05 > 0:37:08At £40, hammer's up, selling for 40, online bidder.
0:37:08 > 0:37:09There you are.
0:37:09 > 0:37:11You've made a £5 profit.
0:37:11 > 0:37:12Well done, girls!
0:37:12 > 0:37:16Now your spirit kettle on stand cost £30.
0:37:16 > 0:37:17Being sold now.
0:37:17 > 0:37:22236. Electroplated spirit kettle and a lamp stand.
0:37:22 > 0:37:25And £15. 15, 20, 25.
0:37:25 > 0:37:2625, 30.
0:37:26 > 0:37:29- At 25. 30 to you, madam?- One more.
0:37:29 > 0:37:30£30. 35?
0:37:30 > 0:37:3235. 40?
0:37:32 > 0:37:33You are making a profit on this!
0:37:33 > 0:37:37£40. In the centre of the room, selling for £40.
0:37:37 > 0:37:39Plus a tenner!
0:37:39 > 0:37:44You've made £15, you haven't lost money on anything at all.
0:37:44 > 0:37:48Now, are you going to go with the tea bowl and the basket?
0:37:49 > 0:37:52- Let's go for it.- Go for it.
0:37:52 > 0:37:54They live on the edge here, don't they, Phil?
0:37:54 > 0:37:57I've never seen two people get so excited about 25 quid.
0:37:57 > 0:37:59Here we go, here we are!
0:37:59 > 0:38:00Lot 242.
0:38:00 > 0:38:03The reticulated and blue-printed pearl-ware basket
0:38:03 > 0:38:05and the late-18th-century
0:38:05 > 0:38:07white and gilded tea bowl and saucer.
0:38:07 > 0:38:09£20, I'm bid at 20.
0:38:09 > 0:38:11Commission bidder at 20. 25 for it?
0:38:11 > 0:38:1325 online. 30? 30.
0:38:13 > 0:38:15Another bidder online at 30. 35?
0:38:15 > 0:38:17There you are, you've made a profit.
0:38:17 > 0:38:19What a good decision that was, girls.
0:38:19 > 0:38:22£40. 45? At £40.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24Selling to the internet at £40...
0:38:24 > 0:38:29Well done. You've doubled your profit to £30.
0:38:29 > 0:38:31Well done!
0:38:31 > 0:38:34Now, that might be a winner, it might be a loser,
0:38:34 > 0:38:36but it's a jolly good effort.
0:38:36 > 0:38:39So not a word to the Blues, and good luck.
0:38:45 > 0:38:46Are you old hands at the saleroom,
0:38:46 > 0:38:48- or is it your first time? - No, first time.- Never been before.
0:38:48 > 0:38:51First up is your Derby figure.
0:38:51 > 0:38:55- Only cost £8.- Lovely little cherub.
0:38:55 > 0:38:57Oh! Here it comes.
0:38:57 > 0:38:58Lot 258
0:38:58 > 0:39:01is the late-18th-century Derby figure of a child.
0:39:01 > 0:39:03And £20. I am bid at 20.
0:39:03 > 0:39:0725, 30, 35, 40, 40 for it?
0:39:07 > 0:39:09- Charles!- 40 for it? At £35 only, bid.
0:39:09 > 0:39:1140 anywhere?
0:39:11 > 0:39:13Selling at £35.
0:39:13 > 0:39:16- That's very good.- Good start. Off and running.
0:39:16 > 0:39:19That's very good. You've made £27 profit.
0:39:19 > 0:39:22Now here is your Rosenthal vase.
0:39:22 > 0:39:23Cost £28.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25We love this, it's so modern.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28£20 for it? 20, I'm bid. 25.
0:39:28 > 0:39:3230, 30, 35. Up £30. 35 for it?
0:39:32 > 0:39:35£30 it is, selling to a commission bidder at £30.
0:39:37 > 0:39:39- Plus two.- Right. The Golden Gavel...
0:39:39 > 0:39:41You're up.
0:39:41 > 0:39:43£29 overall so far,
0:39:43 > 0:39:46and here come the salts, and they cost £29.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48£20 for the salts, please.
0:39:48 > 0:39:5120? Silver-rimmed salt cellars, £20.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53£10. 10, I'm bid at 10.
0:39:53 > 0:39:5515, 20. 20, 25.
0:39:55 > 0:39:58At £20. 25 for them?
0:39:58 > 0:40:00- Oh, no.- Sure?- Please.- Oh, no.- £20.
0:40:00 > 0:40:02And I sell... 25, 30.
0:40:02 > 0:40:05- Go on!- 30, 35.- You've done it. You've done it!
0:40:05 > 0:40:07You got it! Your Golden Gavel!
0:40:07 > 0:40:10- £30 it is.- Golden Gavel! - Over here, selling for 30.
0:40:10 > 0:40:11- 122.- You've done it!
0:40:11 > 0:40:13Do you know, girls,
0:40:13 > 0:40:17I couldn't have been more excited by anything in my life.
0:40:17 > 0:40:18Look at them, Charles.
0:40:18 > 0:40:20We've done it, we've done it!
0:40:20 > 0:40:24That £1 profit got you the Golden Gavel.
0:40:24 > 0:40:25The escape to victory, we did it.
0:40:25 > 0:40:27You've made £30.
0:40:27 > 0:40:30Now, here is the big moment of your life.
0:40:30 > 0:40:32Are you going to go with this teddy bear?
0:40:32 > 0:40:33- No.- Definitely not, right.
0:40:33 > 0:40:36Would you like to know the auctioneer's estimate?
0:40:36 > 0:40:38- 200 to 300.- No!
0:40:38 > 0:40:39I am lying.
0:40:42 > 0:40:45- The auctioneer's estimate was £40 to £60.- Thank goodness for that!
0:40:45 > 0:40:47But it could make that, you never know.
0:40:47 > 0:40:49Yes, Charles. Here it comes.
0:40:49 > 0:40:54266 is this giant Merrythought teddy bear.
0:40:54 > 0:40:56£40 for it?
0:40:56 > 0:40:58£40, £30.
0:40:58 > 0:41:0030, I'm bid at 30. 35 anywhere?
0:41:00 > 0:41:02- It's a long way from 175, girls. - Hold tight.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04- There's a long way to go. - At 35, only bid.
0:41:04 > 0:41:0640 for it? £40.
0:41:06 > 0:41:12- 45? 45. 50 for it anywhere else? - Come on, room!
0:41:12 > 0:41:14£50. 60 for you.
0:41:14 > 0:41:16That's £50, the room bidder.
0:41:16 > 0:41:1860 I'll take on the net. At £50.
0:41:18 > 0:41:22- £50 it's making.- I sell at £50.
0:41:22 > 0:41:24Jolly good
0:41:24 > 0:41:27because that one lot, in one easy move,
0:41:27 > 0:41:30lost £125.
0:41:30 > 0:41:32Charles, you are looking disappointed.
0:41:32 > 0:41:34I think, Charlie, what they say in this business
0:41:34 > 0:41:36is right place, right time.
0:41:36 > 0:41:37This was wrong place, wrong time.
0:41:37 > 0:41:40- It doesn't matter. - You've still got a Golden Gavel.
0:41:40 > 0:41:43- Yes!- And when you've got your Golden Gavels
0:41:43 > 0:41:45firmly pinned on your chest,
0:41:45 > 0:41:50- you can think, "Thank goodness we didn't go with that bear!"- Yes.
0:41:55 > 0:41:59Seldom can there have been a more exciting competition.
0:41:59 > 0:42:00Nowhere.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03I can reveal that you've both made money!
0:42:03 > 0:42:05- ALL:- Whoo!
0:42:05 > 0:42:06Isn't that superb?
0:42:06 > 0:42:10You, Red team, miserable little profits here and there,
0:42:10 > 0:42:13but they all add up, don't they?
0:42:13 > 0:42:17And, Blue team, miserable little profits here and there,
0:42:17 > 0:42:18but they all add up!
0:42:18 > 0:42:23And, of course, the wisest thing was that the Blues didn't go with their
0:42:23 > 0:42:25bonus buy.
0:42:25 > 0:42:27You of course made a little bit of money on your bonus buy.
0:42:27 > 0:42:31The upshot of all this is that we have two teams
0:42:31 > 0:42:34that have made exactly the same profit.
0:42:34 > 0:42:37Wow! Well done.
0:42:37 > 0:42:41Isn't that astonishing? You have both made £30.
0:42:41 > 0:42:43Presumably, you throw in the bonus buy as a decider?
0:42:43 > 0:42:46No, no, I have another way of deciding, Philip.
0:42:46 > 0:42:48Get back in your place.
0:42:49 > 0:42:52I'm, first of all, going to dish out £30 for you.
0:42:52 > 0:42:55Well done. £30 for you, girls.
0:42:55 > 0:42:58Now, there is a way of deciding this
0:42:58 > 0:43:01because the Blues have won...
0:43:02 > 0:43:05- ..Golden Gavels!- Yes!- Well done!
0:43:05 > 0:43:07Look at that!
0:43:07 > 0:43:10Pull out your Golden Gavels.
0:43:10 > 0:43:12- Well done.- Well done, girls.
0:43:12 > 0:43:15- Wonderful.- You were only a squeak away, weren't you?
0:43:15 > 0:43:17If only I could give you one as well, but never mind.
0:43:17 > 0:43:21- Have you had a good time?- We have. - Wonderful.- Fabulous.
0:43:21 > 0:43:22- Have you had a lot of fun? - Brilliant, yeah.
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