0:00:02 > 0:00:05Today, Bargain Hunt comes from Newmarket Racecourse,
0:00:05 > 0:00:09and here we have a statue of Charles II, keen horseman,
0:00:09 > 0:00:13who helped establish Newmarket at the centre of horse racing over 350
0:00:13 > 0:00:18years ago. And from here, horse racing spread throughout the world.
0:00:20 > 0:00:23Horse racing might well be known as the sport of kings,
0:00:23 > 0:00:27but will our teams turn in a right royal profit today?
0:00:27 > 0:00:31Well, place your bets and let's go Bargain Hunting.
0:00:58 > 0:01:00Well, there's no shortage of stalls here,
0:01:00 > 0:01:04selling antiques and collectables, both inside and out.
0:01:04 > 0:01:09And remember, our teams have £300 and just one hour in which to buy
0:01:09 > 0:01:13three items to take off to auction, and hopefully make a profit.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15Let's have a look at what's coming up.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18The Reds feel their odds are good.
0:01:18 > 0:01:19- Yes!- Yay!
0:01:19 > 0:01:20- Do you like that?- Oh, my God!
0:01:23 > 0:01:25The Blues are at odds with each other.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27Emmeline's in the driving seat now, you see.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30Yeah, you pick yours, I'll pick mine now.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32But at the auction will it be the Reds...
0:01:34 > 0:01:35..or the Blues...
0:01:37 > 0:01:38..who romp home?
0:01:41 > 0:01:43Well, that's all for later. Now let's meet today's teams.
0:01:43 > 0:01:47For the Red team today, we have good friends Lucille and Liz and
0:01:47 > 0:01:50for the Blues, we have mum and daughter Anne and Emmeline.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52- Hello, everyone. ALL:- Hello.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55Oh, that's a good, hearty start to the day.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57Now, girls, how did you two meet?
0:01:57 > 0:01:59I met Elizabeth in the pub.
0:01:59 > 0:02:00It was her 40th birthday.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02- Yeah.- I was taken across by my...
0:02:02 > 0:02:05- You can't be! - I'm more than that now.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07No! Carry on.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10- And saw her in the pub...- Yeah. - ..with all of her colleagues
0:02:10 > 0:02:13and she was wearing a pair of rabbit ears,
0:02:13 > 0:02:16a rabbit's tail and a pair of purple tie-on pants.
0:02:16 > 0:02:17And trousers.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20Oh, yes, of course, there were trousers, as well. Sorry!
0:02:20 > 0:02:22I'm pleased about the last bit!
0:02:22 > 0:02:23Introduced to each other
0:02:23 > 0:02:25and have been very, very good friends ever since.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27Oh, wonderful. How long ago was that?
0:02:27 > 0:02:2811 years this year.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30- It is 11! Good grief.- Is it?
0:02:30 > 0:02:32- Yes.- Have you ever tried that costume again?
0:02:32 > 0:02:34I was thinking of wearing it today,
0:02:34 > 0:02:37but I thought it'd be too much of a clash, so, no. No.
0:02:37 > 0:02:38What about antiques, girls?
0:02:38 > 0:02:40Do you know anything about antiques?
0:02:40 > 0:02:44A little, from my extensive research of Bargain Hunt...
0:02:44 > 0:02:46- Yes.- ..Antiques Road Show, those sorts of things.- Yeah.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49And I have a few little bits of antique at home,
0:02:49 > 0:02:51- so things that have been bought for me.- Right.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54Do you have a particular period you like or objects that you like?
0:02:54 > 0:02:56Well, my partner said to me do not say this,
0:02:56 > 0:02:58but I do actually like Art Deco and Art Nouveau.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00I know everybody says that,
0:03:00 > 0:03:02- but that's what I've got. - There's a reason, isn't there?
0:03:02 > 0:03:05- Yeah, there is. I love it.- The best Art Nouveau and Art Deco is just
0:03:05 > 0:03:07- wonderful.- Yeah. - And Lucille, what about you?
0:03:07 > 0:03:09I don't know very much about antiques,
0:03:09 > 0:03:11but I do enjoy having a good nose around...
0:03:11 > 0:03:13- Yeah.- See what's here.- Yeah.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15Eye caught by some pretty things and we'll have an expert today.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17- You certainly will.- Who'll hopefully
0:03:17 > 0:03:20- be able to teach us a few things. - You'll be leaning on the expert.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22- Absolutely.- We will. - And what about tactics?
0:03:22 > 0:03:24I'm going to be quite stern and say,
0:03:24 > 0:03:28"You are going to reduce your price," and if they don't...
0:03:28 > 0:03:30Please! Please, please!
0:03:30 > 0:03:32Oh, how could they possibly resist?
0:03:33 > 0:03:38- Give it a good go.- Have a fantastic time, enjoy rummaging around,
0:03:38 > 0:03:39spend plenty of money...
0:03:39 > 0:03:42- We shall.- Absolutely. - Now, Blues, Anne and Emmeline,
0:03:42 > 0:03:45you've been waiting a long time for this, haven't you, Mum?
0:03:45 > 0:03:46We applied three years ago...
0:03:46 > 0:03:49- Yeah.- ..and got a call twice every summer,
0:03:49 > 0:03:50but Emmeline was working
0:03:50 > 0:03:52at the Edinburgh Comedy Festival leafleting.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54And you weren't going to do it without Emmeline?
0:03:54 > 0:03:57No, I was waiting for Emmeline, so when the call came through
0:03:57 > 0:04:00for a third time, I thought, "Well, we better take it, really."
0:04:00 > 0:04:02- Fantastic.- So, yes. - I was like, "Oh, go on, then."
0:04:04 > 0:04:06It's a bit of an honour, though, isn't it?
0:04:06 > 0:04:08To be fair, I am really excited.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11- It'll be really, really good, yeah. - You're absolutely grinning.
0:04:11 > 0:04:12I'm so excited to be here!
0:04:12 > 0:04:15I've never seen anybody so excited to be on Bargain Hunt.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17I've been telling her for the past few weeks,
0:04:17 > 0:04:20- "You need to calm down," but now I'm here...- Yeah.- ..I'm the one.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22I'm like, "Yeah, bring it on!"
0:04:22 > 0:04:24And what about antiques?
0:04:24 > 0:04:29I go to antiques fairs and I do like to have a rummage around car-boot
0:04:29 > 0:04:32sales and I watch Bargain Hunt every lunchtime.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34- Every lunchtime?- Every lunchtime.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36It's an unwritten rule in our house that
0:04:36 > 0:04:40- if you're out and about and you want to ring Mum...- Yes?
0:04:40 > 0:04:42..you cannot ring between quarter past twelve and one...
0:04:42 > 0:04:45- Well, you can ring.- ..cos she's watching Bargain Hunt.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47- But you won't answer the phone. - I don't answer the phone.
0:04:47 > 0:04:48I just don't answer the phone, no.
0:04:48 > 0:04:52- It's my moment.- I've rang before, like, "Mum, please answer,"
0:04:52 > 0:04:54- and she's like, "No, Bargain Hunt's on."- Wonderful!
0:04:54 > 0:04:56Are you competitive by nature?
0:04:56 > 0:04:58Yes, I am competitive.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00I can't deny it, I am competitive.
0:05:00 > 0:05:01Very competitive?
0:05:01 > 0:05:03- Yes.- Yes.
0:05:03 > 0:05:04Yes, very competitive, yes.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06You spending big, spending small?
0:05:06 > 0:05:09- Going to, yes, spend big. - Yeah, we're going to go...
0:05:09 > 0:05:12- Well, we don't know, it depends what catches...- Go hard or go home.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14Now, what you all need, of course, is a bit of money.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17- Oh, yes, please.- 300 for you.
0:05:17 > 0:05:21- Thank you.- Don't panic, girls, here it comes.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23- 300 for you.- I'll have that. - Off you go, have a great shop.
0:05:23 > 0:05:27- Thank you.- I think they're going to have a wonderful time,
0:05:27 > 0:05:28but who will win?
0:05:28 > 0:05:30Friends versus family.
0:05:30 > 0:05:31We will see.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39Helping our teams jockey for position are our two experts.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42With his eye on the prize for the Reds, it's Colin Young.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48And, in the saddle, it's Jonathan Pratt for the Blues.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53- Here we are in Newmarket, then, Liz and Lucille.- Oh.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56- Oh.- What are we looking for?
0:05:56 > 0:05:57Jewellery or clocks, I think.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59And do you know what you want to buy today?
0:05:59 > 0:06:02I would like to buy something cute, something quirky,
0:06:02 > 0:06:05maybe some little animals, some little trinkets.
0:06:05 > 0:06:09- Your shopping list?- Crockery, maybe a nice piece of furniture.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12Yeah, I wouldn't like to buy anything small and quirky like a
0:06:12 > 0:06:16- little animal.- Excellent.- I'd like glass, I like things that are blue,
0:06:16 > 0:06:18- as well, so yeah.- OK, blue and glass.- Yeah, yeah.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21But open-minded and let's see what we get, really.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24Right, teams, your time starts now.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26I think we ought to go Bargain Hunting.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29- I think we certainly should. - Let's go.- Let's do just that.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32I think it's odds-on for a cracking show today.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34Overwhelming, isn't it, when you see it?
0:06:34 > 0:06:36You'll find it's overwhelming, this whole thing,
0:06:36 > 0:06:39because there's just loads of stuff to see.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42Among the outside stalls, something has immediately caught the Reds'
0:06:42 > 0:06:44eye and it's a book press.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46- Is it a book press? - Yeah.- I like that.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48Yep, late Georgian, beautiful colour.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51I'm going to hazard a guess, we're not going to be able to afford it.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53- OK.- Why is there a drawer in there?
0:06:53 > 0:06:54Why is there a drawer? Well,
0:06:54 > 0:06:57you'd be able to keep anything that needs pressing.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00What's the very, very bestest that you'd be looking for?
0:07:00 > 0:07:03350 on the tab, 260 would buy it.
0:07:03 > 0:07:04260 would buy? Right.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07- That would leave us with not very much, though.- Yeah.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09- No, I know...- Is there any more wriggle room on that?
0:07:09 > 0:07:12I could go one more tenner to 250 and that would be the definite.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14- 250.- Again, I like it.
0:07:14 > 0:07:18I think it's great. Could just see that slight "hmm"
0:07:18 > 0:07:20when you were looking at it, so...
0:07:20 > 0:07:25£250 would be a substantial chunk of their £300 budget.
0:07:25 > 0:07:26Now, how are mum and daughter getting on?
0:07:26 > 0:07:30I actually like the "prepare to meet thy God", as well.
0:07:30 > 0:07:31- Well, those things.- Lustreware.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33Yeah, this is Sunderland lustre.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36- And how old is it?- 1870, 1880.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39- Oh, wow, yes. - Typically Victorian, industrial.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41You know, this is collectable. People go for this copper.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43They do go for it, don't they?
0:07:43 > 0:07:46- Yeah.- "In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49"Let me never be confounded".
0:07:49 > 0:07:52- Ah, well, there we are.- It's like being on this show, isn't it?
0:07:52 > 0:07:54THEY LAUGH
0:07:54 > 0:07:56- Prepare to meet thy bargain!- Yeah.
0:07:56 > 0:07:57- It's old.- Yeah.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59It's in nice condition.
0:07:59 > 0:08:00It's got some story about it...
0:08:00 > 0:08:02- Yeah.- ..and it's not very expensive.
0:08:02 > 0:08:03Yeah, it's only £75.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07- Oh, is it?- What would your negotiation be, then?
0:08:07 > 0:08:10Well, I had it on for 75 but I could do it for 60.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13- Sorry...- Not even, like, 58, 57? - I'm rea... Oh.
0:08:13 > 0:08:1558 if it helps you, yeah.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17- 58?- 58 if it helps, yeah. - It's worth a punt.
0:08:17 > 0:08:18I quite like it and...
0:08:18 > 0:08:21- Go on, then.- Yeah, yeah. - There you are, go on, then.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23- It's sold.- £58, then, yeah?
0:08:23 > 0:08:25- 59, we said, didn't we?!- No!
0:08:25 > 0:08:29Oh, that's a good start, they've both agreed on their first buy.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31One down in just seven minutes.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33The race is on, Reds.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36- So, what's this?- It's what's known as an alphanumeric sampler...- OK.
0:08:36 > 0:08:40..because you can see that the person who made this was learning
0:08:40 > 0:08:42all the different types of stitch.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45And bearing in mind this was actually worked by somebody that was
0:08:45 > 0:08:47- 14 years old... - Yeah, that's lovely.- ..you know,
0:08:47 > 0:08:49an enormous amount of time invested in this.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52And the date's there, of 1902.
0:08:52 > 0:08:53Wow.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55- I really like that. - It's lovely. Yeah.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57The positives and the negatives -
0:08:57 > 0:09:00it tends to be the Georgian ones that command the bigger value,
0:09:00 > 0:09:02cos obviously the older the more interesting,
0:09:02 > 0:09:07but, nevertheless, that is a really good clean example of a sampler.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10Sale-wise, we're going to be a long way from where retail is,
0:09:10 > 0:09:14- is my gut feeling.- OK.- What's the sort of very best that you'd be
0:09:14 > 0:09:15looking at on...?
0:09:15 > 0:09:1795 would be the death.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19Death on that. Yeah, yeah.
0:09:19 > 0:09:20Do you think it's worth it?
0:09:20 > 0:09:22Worth every penny of it is the honest answer.
0:09:22 > 0:09:23Yeah, but at auction it's...
0:09:23 > 0:09:25Is it going to happen?
0:09:25 > 0:09:26It is going to be a gamble.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28Is it something we could come back to?
0:09:28 > 0:09:31- Definitely... - One for consideration, Reds,
0:09:31 > 0:09:33but you might need to work on the price.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36Blues, will you agree over item number two?
0:09:36 > 0:09:39So, what do you think about those?
0:09:39 > 0:09:41- What, the millstones?- Yeah.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43I'd buy a millstone every day of the week.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45- Would you?- Yeah, yeah. Yeah.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47Would you say a hundred for the two is too much?
0:09:47 > 0:09:50- Yeah, for me, personally. - No, I wouldn't. No, I wouldn't.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52- Would you buy them for 100 quid?- Yes.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55It doesn't set my heart on fire, really.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58How much are your millstones?
0:09:58 > 0:10:00100 for the big one and 80 for the small.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02Well, how much for two millstones?
0:10:02 > 0:10:03Two millstones?
0:10:03 > 0:10:08- 150.- OK, and how much is this one on its own?- 85.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10I think we can still have a look around.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13- We have got time, haven't we, to go and...?- 80 for that.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16- 80?- 80.- We'll come back, then. If she doesn't want it,
0:10:16 > 0:10:19- we'll come back.- Yeah.- All right, OK.- "If she doesn't want it...!"
0:10:19 > 0:10:22Oh, dear, their conflicting tastes are beginning to show.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25Will it be Anne or Emmeline who gets their way?
0:10:25 > 0:10:29Ah, the Reds are still looking at the £120 sampler.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32Earlier they'd got the price down to £95.
0:10:32 > 0:10:33So, ladies, what's happening?
0:10:33 > 0:10:35- Had a chat with the lovely gentleman...- Oh, right.
0:10:35 > 0:10:39..and he has agreed to drop the price to £90,
0:10:39 > 0:10:41which we think is good.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44- Excellent.- An excellent deal and we'd quite like to get that because
0:10:44 > 0:10:46- it's lovely.- Yeah. - You really like it, don't you?
0:10:46 > 0:10:47- Yeah.- We do. We do.- Go for it!
0:10:47 > 0:10:50- Yes?- Let's go for it. Yeah. - Marvellous.- OK.- Thank you very much.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53- Purchase number one.- Thank you, sir. - No worries.- You're lovely.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56The Reds love their first item.
0:10:56 > 0:10:57Good stuff.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59- THEY SIGH - We've done it.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01- How does that feel? - It feels better, actually.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04- Does it feel good?- Yeah. - Yes, you're over the first hurdle.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07- Onwards and upwards.- So, that puts our teams neck and neck
0:11:07 > 0:11:10and we're not even ten minutes in.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13So, the millstones caused ruction between the Blues.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16I wonder if they can agree on these butler's trays.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18- Emmeline, do you like those? - No, I do like it, yeah.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20I do like it. What do you mean, no?
0:11:20 > 0:11:22It goes with the other one. You've got two of them there.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25They're early 19th century and very typically...
0:11:25 > 0:11:29If I had the choice, I'd buy the millstone rather than that.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31You choose the next one and then she can berate that.
0:11:31 > 0:11:36If we do this, then can we go inside and potentially look for cats?
0:11:36 > 0:11:38- Yes, yeah.- Is that a compromise?
0:11:38 > 0:11:41And Emmeline's just added cats to the shopping list.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43Reds, is that another press?
0:11:43 > 0:11:45It will have a block in there and you put your paper in there
0:11:45 > 0:11:47and that'll give an impressed embossed mark on it.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49- That'd have their name on it? - It's their name?
0:11:49 > 0:11:52- It'll have their name, most likely, yeah.- And we'd have to stamp it
0:11:52 > 0:11:53- to see whose name it is?- Yes.
0:11:53 > 0:11:57- Ah, right. On we go.- The Reds don't seem overly impressed.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00- What about this, Colin? - Will this fruit bowl make an impact?
0:12:00 > 0:12:04It's a European design and this sort of fan is almost
0:12:04 > 0:12:06a '30s Art Deco look,
0:12:06 > 0:12:11but then you've got this more classical construction of the base.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13It's very fragile, often damage on them.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15- Is there any damage on that? - Let's have a look.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17This is really where we're going to be looking for the pain
0:12:17 > 0:12:20- and the gain.- Ooh, yeah. - But that's all right, isn't it?- Yes.
0:12:20 > 0:12:21Rings very nicely.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24And the facet design in there.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26Yep.
0:12:26 > 0:12:27- Quite nice, isn't it?- It is.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29In good order. Who's going to hold that?
0:12:29 > 0:12:33- I will.- OK. As long I can have it back in the same number of pieces,
0:12:33 > 0:12:36- we'll be fine.- Yes.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38So, look at that. That's...
0:12:38 > 0:12:40- Again, condition is good.- Yeah.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42Yeah, good-looking thing.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44How much would you pay for it?
0:12:45 > 0:12:47- £25.- £25.
0:12:47 > 0:12:4830 at the most, I think.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50- 30? 30 at the most.- Yeah.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52- Right, well, here's your tag. - What do you think?
0:12:53 > 0:12:56It is priced at, as you can see, £45.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58Oh! We'd need to get that down, wouldn't we?
0:12:58 > 0:13:00- You would.- We would. - How much do you like it?
0:13:01 > 0:13:03We like it but...
0:13:03 > 0:13:06- At a price.- ..we're only willing to pay 30 to 45...
0:13:06 > 0:13:09Maybe if we can negotiate it down.
0:13:09 > 0:13:10Who's head of negotiation, then?
0:13:10 > 0:13:12- I did the last one.- That was quick.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15- That's you, then.- I did the last one!- Good luck, Liz.
0:13:15 > 0:13:19Despite having a substantial £210 left,
0:13:19 > 0:13:21they're clearly looking for a bargain.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23So, what's the best price?
0:13:23 > 0:13:24- We did the deal.- You did.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26We've got it for 30.
0:13:26 > 0:13:27Got it for 30, well done.
0:13:27 > 0:13:31- Thank you very much.- Two down and not too long on the clock.
0:13:31 > 0:13:33- Very good.- Fantastic.- So that's an impressive start, isn't it?
0:13:33 > 0:13:35- That is.- Now I'm really relaxed.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38- Yes...- Don't relax too much!
0:13:38 > 0:13:40The last item is often the hardest to find.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42But, Colin, you must be pleased with how it's going.
0:13:43 > 0:13:47Dream team. Two down, 16 minutes gone.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49What a giggle they are.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52They love looking at everything, they love delving.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54It's making shopping an absolute delight.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58Right, then, we're back at the millstones,
0:13:58 > 0:13:59but will Anne get her way?
0:14:00 > 0:14:01We were interested in the big one.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03How much did you say for that?
0:14:03 > 0:14:0480 was the best offer.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07- 80?- Yeah.- We are playing a bit of a strategy,
0:14:07 > 0:14:09and we understand if you say no,
0:14:09 > 0:14:13but if it was £79, then we'd make a profit.
0:14:13 > 0:14:14With the best sense of amusement, yes.
0:14:14 > 0:14:18- Thank you.- Thank you!- That's very generous.- Fabulous.- It's a result!
0:14:18 > 0:14:20Today's teams are in full gallop,
0:14:20 > 0:14:23with two items each in just 20 minutes.
0:14:23 > 0:14:29Anne and Emmeline are full of energy and they know what they like
0:14:29 > 0:14:33and I think they're buying stuff and with a good result,
0:14:33 > 0:14:37potential result. I'm really quite pleased, actually.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40With everything on track, I'm off to show you something which,
0:14:40 > 0:14:43like this racecourse, has a right royal connection.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54I'm sure I don't have to tell you what this is -
0:14:54 > 0:14:58this is a fire bucket - but the more you look at this fire bucket,
0:14:58 > 0:14:59the more unusual it is.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02It's half the size you'd expect it to be.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04So I don't think it was used in a house or a castle.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06I say castle because, of course,
0:15:06 > 0:15:10it's got a crown on it and we've got an E and an R.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13Edward Rex VIII.
0:15:13 > 0:15:15Edward VIII.
0:15:15 > 0:15:16What about Edward VIII?
0:15:16 > 0:15:18Was never crowned.
0:15:18 > 0:15:25He actually was king from January to December 1936 but then he abdicated
0:15:25 > 0:15:28for the woman that he loved, Wallis Simpson.
0:15:28 > 0:15:32Did all these things have to be thrown away or even repainted?
0:15:32 > 0:15:34So it's really a very rare object.
0:15:34 > 0:15:39A huge number of teacups, coffee cups, tea services,
0:15:39 > 0:15:43were made in anticipation of this person being crowned,
0:15:43 > 0:15:46but I've never seen a fire bucket.
0:15:46 > 0:15:50And I've never yet met anybody else that's seen a fire bucket.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52Now, let's go back to its size.
0:15:52 > 0:15:53What was it used for?
0:15:53 > 0:15:56We think - and I say we because I've asked two or three people -
0:15:56 > 0:15:59that it might well have been used on the royal train,
0:15:59 > 0:16:01some sort of transport.
0:16:01 > 0:16:06And perhaps, as it's sand and not water, it was used for a fuel fire.
0:16:06 > 0:16:10So, perhaps coal or petrol, paraffin, something like that.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13So it's an intriguing object and of course you could use it in a sitting
0:16:13 > 0:16:16room today. Use it as a waste-paper bin.
0:16:16 > 0:16:17As regards to its value,
0:16:17 > 0:16:21I bought it for a few pounds several years ago and it's been languishing
0:16:21 > 0:16:23in the back of my garage,
0:16:23 > 0:16:26and I've shown it to two or three valuers. They've been really
0:16:26 > 0:16:30intrigued and nobody I've yet met has seen one of these.
0:16:30 > 0:16:35How much? In their opinion, 100, probably 200,
0:16:35 > 0:16:38possibly even more because of its rarity value.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41So, there we have it, not bad for an old bucket.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54Back to it. We're 25 minutes in and it's already 2-2.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57Now, it looks like the Reds have been inspired
0:16:57 > 0:16:59by my fabulous fire bucket.
0:16:59 > 0:17:00That's a fireman nozzle.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03Oh, now, I do like a fireman!
0:17:03 > 0:17:05- Tell me more.- Well,
0:17:05 > 0:17:08this is wartime and you've got a triptych of them there.
0:17:08 > 0:17:13There are three. 1942, you know, Second World War examples.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15Made in Wolverhampton.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17Made out of a good, solid bronze.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20- Very, very collectable.- Ooh...- We did want to get a bit of jewellery.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22We wanted to get something...
0:17:22 > 0:17:26- Not that this isn't...- We could make them into earrings, I suppose.
0:17:26 > 0:17:28And a pendant, as well. There you go, you've got three pieces.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32- Erm...- Oh, let's ask.- Should I ask the price of them?- Yes.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34- We'll ask the price of it. - Let's do that.- OK.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36120 on the whole set.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39If they really want them, I'll do them for £80.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41What do you think they'd go for at auction?
0:17:41 > 0:17:43I think they're going to be there...
0:17:43 > 0:17:45We've still got so much time to shop.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48- Absolutely.- If we're five minutes from the end...
0:17:48 > 0:17:50- We could have these. - You can always come back for these.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53Yeah, I mean, it's good jewellery, isn't it?
0:17:53 > 0:17:57- It is.- Yeah...- That would be a serious bit of bling.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00Back with the Blues, Anne got her way with the last buy -
0:18:00 > 0:18:02will Emmeline now get a look in?
0:18:02 > 0:18:04I like those squirrels.
0:18:04 > 0:18:05- Do you?- Oh, well, moving on...- Ah,
0:18:05 > 0:18:06but she's allowed to.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09- No, no, no, no, don't say "moving on", she's...- This is my thing!
0:18:09 > 0:18:13- You've had your opinion.- Emmeline's in the driving seat now, you see?
0:18:13 > 0:18:14Yeah, you've picked yours, I pick mine now.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17- You can see the panic in Anne's face.- Yeah, that's right.
0:18:17 > 0:18:18"Oh, no, I don't believe it!"
0:18:18 > 0:18:20I don't believe we're going to look at squirrels!
0:18:21 > 0:18:25Emmeline seems determined to find that quirky item from her wish list
0:18:25 > 0:18:27and these squirrels could be in the running.
0:18:30 > 0:18:35Ah, that's right, Emmeline also had cats on her shopping list.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38Is there anything here that catches your eye? Because we have actually
0:18:38 > 0:18:40been walking for probably about ten minutes now.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42There's the cat there, erm...
0:18:42 > 0:18:45I mean, is that something...? You're a cat person but you're not...
0:18:45 > 0:18:47- You're not going on...- You're not going on about that cat.- No.
0:18:47 > 0:18:51Not quite the purrfect feline for our girl.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53- So, what, can we have a...? - We'll keep wandering, yeah.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56- Shall we keep wandering?- So, from cats to a man's best friend
0:18:56 > 0:18:58- for the Reds.- Is it an inkwell? - It's an inkwell.- Oh, my word.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00When would that be made?
0:19:00 > 0:19:02- Oh, my word!- Isn't it sweet? I would hazard a guess it's probably
0:19:02 > 0:19:05Bavarian, Black Forest, I would guess.
0:19:05 > 0:19:07I'll have a look on the bottom.
0:19:07 > 0:19:08How much are you loving it for?
0:19:08 > 0:19:10SHE SUCKS TEETH
0:19:10 > 0:19:12- 55?- Yeah, I'd go similar.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15- 50-55?- Yeah, I definitely would, as well.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18- Let's see what the price tag is on it. Erm...- Oh!
0:19:18 > 0:19:20- There you go.- 75.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22- Not bad, is it? - And it's Black Forest, yeah.
0:19:22 > 0:19:26- And how old is it?- You certainly see these things from the sort of 1870s
0:19:26 > 0:19:29- onwards.- Yeah.- It may be with those eyes in that gives it a clue that
0:19:29 > 0:19:31it's 20th century, rather than 19th
0:19:31 > 0:19:33- century.- I was going to say, what do you think they're made of?
0:19:33 > 0:19:35Yeah, it's just a great-looking thing.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38- So we all agree on valuation at 55. - Yeah.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41- Yep.- Who's going to be chief negotiator, then?
0:19:41 > 0:19:43- You are.- My turn? - You do the doggy tails.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46- OK, then.- You're on it. So do you want to go and have a word with the
0:19:46 > 0:19:48- stallholder and see if you can get it for 55?- Yeah.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51- Absolutely.- I wonder if they'll be as fortunate as last time
0:19:51 > 0:19:54now they're after another heavy discount.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56- Is she back?- Hello. I'm back. - Do we have a...?
0:19:56 > 0:20:00- How did you get on?- We have offered to buy it for £60.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03- So I thought maybe...- Shall we have a holding on this one?
0:20:03 > 0:20:06- Yeah, hold on that.- Hold on this one.- This and our fire hoses.- OK.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08- Yeah.- And we'll see if we can find the pretty thing
0:20:08 > 0:20:11that we're looking for, and if not we can...
0:20:11 > 0:20:12We know we've got options.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14- I think it will be fine going there. - Fabulous.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17- Come on.- Let's have a bit more of a wander.- Let's carry on.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19So, the Reds have options.
0:20:19 > 0:20:23But are both teams holding out for that final bargain purchase?
0:20:23 > 0:20:26Emmeline doesn't seem to want to let sleeping cats lie.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29We really like your cat.
0:20:29 > 0:20:30Can you tell us something about it?
0:20:30 > 0:20:32It was made by a guy in the south of France.
0:20:32 > 0:20:34He's got a little cottage industry.
0:20:34 > 0:20:38- Oh, right.- And it's carrara marble from Italy and it's been moulded
0:20:38 > 0:20:41and polished with real bronze.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43What would be your best price?
0:20:43 > 0:20:45Yeah, I think I've got 89 on that, haven't I?
0:20:45 > 0:20:50- Yeah.- So if I was to say 50 to you...- 50.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53..then that's nearly half the money.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55I mean, it's nice quality. You can see it's nice quality.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57It's nicely made. You know, £50...
0:20:57 > 0:21:00Would you do it just a little bit under 50, so we...
0:21:00 > 0:21:01What would you like it to be?
0:21:01 > 0:21:04- 48...- 29.- 29!
0:21:04 > 0:21:06Now who's being cheeky?!
0:21:06 > 0:21:09- 49?- Yeah, I'll do that for you.
0:21:09 > 0:21:11- Shake the man's hand. Come on.- Yes.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13CHARLIE: Yes, well done, Blues.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15A considerable discount there.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17Emmeline has her buy and after 40 minutes,
0:21:17 > 0:21:20mother and daughter are first past the post.
0:21:20 > 0:21:22Now, Reds, you're on the home straight.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24You've just got one more item to find.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26Do you like anything here?
0:21:26 > 0:21:28- Is there anything...- No.
0:21:28 > 0:21:30..nipping you in the backside? No?
0:21:30 > 0:21:33- OK.- OK, we've got the chance to look upstairs.
0:21:33 > 0:21:35- Have we?- Shall we quickly do that?
0:21:35 > 0:21:36- OK.- Have a look upstairs?- Yes.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39Best to leave no stone unturned, ladies.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41Onwards and upwards!
0:21:41 > 0:21:43Those... Those look tasty.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46- There we are, that was very good, wasn't it?- It was fun. Yes, yes.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49It beats running around like a headless chicken
0:21:49 > 0:21:52- till the last minute.- Yeah.- I think this was the best idea we've had.
0:21:52 > 0:21:54- Yeah. Well done. - And the best bargain!
0:21:56 > 0:21:59- Did you haggle him? - Did you haggle over the price?
0:21:59 > 0:22:01It cost £8.50!
0:22:01 > 0:22:03And they certainly won't make a profit.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06Reds, with ten minutes left, has anything caught your eye upstairs?
0:22:06 > 0:22:10- It's fantastic, isn't it?- It's amazing.- A true statement piece.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13- Yeah.- But the statement is, which piece would you choose?
0:22:13 > 0:22:15- That one?- You'd go for that?
0:22:15 > 0:22:18Straightaway. Straightaway you'd go in for that.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20- Why?- It appeals to me.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22OK. Erm...
0:22:22 > 0:22:23Which one would you pick?
0:22:24 > 0:22:27I don't know. That thing there and also that one.
0:22:27 > 0:22:30- It reminds me of something else. - Were you thinking of Troika?
0:22:30 > 0:22:33- Yes, yeah.- I'll be honest with you, I wouldn't know how to guide you
0:22:33 > 0:22:37through this because you really would want to spend so much time
0:22:37 > 0:22:40- and we've just got those few minutes left.- Yeah.
0:22:40 > 0:22:45I think making a choice in haste just might be the wrong choice.
0:22:45 > 0:22:46I think Colin might be right.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49With five minutes left, it's decision time.
0:22:49 > 0:22:50So, what's it going to be, ladies?
0:22:50 > 0:22:53- Probably go with the dog.- Go with the dog?- I think...- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:22:53 > 0:22:54Is that your final answer?
0:22:54 > 0:22:57- It is indeed.- It is.- I didn't even have to phone a friend, she's here.
0:22:57 > 0:22:58- Yeah.- Indeed.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00That's a different show, Reds.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03Let's just hope the dog's still there.
0:23:04 > 0:23:05So what was the best you managed?
0:23:05 > 0:23:09- 60.- Let's see whether I've got an ounce of charm in my body
0:23:09 > 0:23:12and see if I can actually manage to knock something out of it.
0:23:12 > 0:23:14- I couldn't say no to you, Colin.- OK.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16Just give me two minutes, I'll be back.
0:23:16 > 0:23:18- OK. No worries.- Let's hope.
0:23:18 > 0:23:20- Fingers crossed.- Fingers crossed. It's still staring at me.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23- Yeah.- Woof! What do you think the eyes are made of?
0:23:23 > 0:23:26- Plastic.- Sure?- Yes. - Not like resin or...?
0:23:26 > 0:23:2824-carat plastic.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31I'd definitely say they were plastic.
0:23:31 > 0:23:33So, Colin, did you get a huge discount?
0:23:33 > 0:23:35You're not going to be very impressed, it was a pound.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38But that pound might just be the difference
0:23:38 > 0:23:41between a victory and a loss.
0:23:41 > 0:23:42- So you got it for 59, then?- £59.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45- £59, very good. - I like the sound of that.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48There's going to be fear in the eyes of the Blues.
0:23:48 > 0:23:49- Definitely.- Bring it on.- Result.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52Right, teams, your time is up.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54- Yeah!- Yes!- And relax.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58Now, let's check out what the Red team have bought.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03First up, Liz and Lucille paid £90 for this sampler.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06But will it be old enough to make them a profit at auction?
0:24:08 > 0:24:10Next, with a trot and a canter,
0:24:10 > 0:24:14they swiftly bought this early 20th-century fruit bowl for £30.
0:24:16 > 0:24:21And in the final furlong, they bagged this doggy ink well for £59.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24That was a bit close, Lucille and Liz, wasn't it?
0:24:24 > 0:24:26Just a little.
0:24:26 > 0:24:28- Have you had a good time?- Oh, fantastic.- Absolutely brilliant.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31- Was it good?- Really fun.- You spent quite a lot of money, didn't you?
0:24:31 > 0:24:33- We did.- £179.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36- Absolutely.- Are you pleased with what you've bought?
0:24:36 > 0:24:37Yes, we are, very pleased.
0:24:37 > 0:24:38You are? What's your favourite?
0:24:38 > 0:24:41Mine is the Black Forest dog inkwell. Yeah
0:24:41 > 0:24:44- It's lovely.- It normally sells well, Black Forest.
0:24:44 > 0:24:46- And your favourite? - I like the sampler.
0:24:46 > 0:24:47- Yes.- Very pretty.
0:24:47 > 0:24:48I love samplers.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50Yeah. A bit of history.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53Yeah, I just hope they'll make as much money as they used to make...
0:24:53 > 0:24:54..in my day!
0:24:54 > 0:24:57What's going to make the biggest profit?
0:24:57 > 0:25:00- We think it might be the dog.- Yes, I agree.- You both agree with that.
0:25:00 > 0:25:02Now, Colin, what do you think?
0:25:02 > 0:25:04Out of all three, I think it's going to be one of them.
0:25:07 > 0:25:12So after that lavish spend, girls, you should have £121 left over.
0:25:12 > 0:25:14- We do.- Hand it over.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16- Right.- All of it?- All of it!
0:25:16 > 0:25:18Yes, all of it. Colin, there you are.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21- Thank you very much.- Right, Colin, what are you going to do with that?
0:25:21 > 0:25:25I'm going to spend as much as possible but just so you know
0:25:25 > 0:25:29what I'm going to be buying, it's going to be absolute clarity for you
0:25:29 > 0:25:32that the answer is going to be completely opaque.
0:25:32 > 0:25:36- Marvellous.- Marvellous.- That all sounds a bit of a riddle from Colin.
0:25:36 > 0:25:39So while he goes off to buy something opaque,
0:25:39 > 0:25:41let's check out what the Blue team have bought.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44Although the ladies had conflicting tastes,
0:25:44 > 0:25:46they actually agreed on their first item -
0:25:46 > 0:25:50this Victorian Sunderland lustre plate, bought for £58.
0:25:51 > 0:25:55Next up, Anne loved this millstone and settled on paying £79 for it.
0:25:57 > 0:26:02And, finally, Emmeline chose this cast resin cat for £49.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08Anne and Emmeline, you're supposed to go shopping on Bargain Hunt,
0:26:08 > 0:26:11- not just eat ice creams.- They were yummy.- They were delicious, though.
0:26:11 > 0:26:13Delicious. I love a flake on a sunny afternoon.
0:26:13 > 0:26:16Do you? You did well, you spent £186.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19- Yes, we did.- Pleased with that. - You bought rather an eclectic mix.
0:26:19 > 0:26:23- Yes.- Yes.- It got a bit tense, didn't it, round the old millstone?
0:26:23 > 0:26:25Yes, it did get tense, yes.
0:26:25 > 0:26:28- Slightly, yeah. - I got my way in the end...
0:26:28 > 0:26:29- As always.- ..and Emmeline agreed.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32- So what was your favourite lot? - I like the plate.
0:26:32 > 0:26:34- You like the plate?- Yeah.
0:26:34 > 0:26:35The wall plate, the lustre plate?
0:26:35 > 0:26:38- And your favourite lot? - I like the plate as well
0:26:38 > 0:26:42but I'm actually quite keen to see how the millstone gets on.
0:26:42 > 0:26:45- I'm sure you are.- Yes, yes.- What's going to make the biggest profit?
0:26:45 > 0:26:47I hate to say it but I think the millstone.
0:26:47 > 0:26:50- Yes, the millstone.- From what people have told me, yeah.
0:26:50 > 0:26:52Every good garden should have one.
0:26:52 > 0:26:56£186 you spent, which means you've got 114.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59- Yeah.- Thank you very much, indeed.
0:26:59 > 0:27:01I'm just going to pass that straight over to JP...
0:27:01 > 0:27:04- Fabulous.- ..who is going to buy what?- Thank you very much.
0:27:05 > 0:27:09Well, I've been listening to... You know, whilst they've been shopping,
0:27:09 > 0:27:11and actually some words that were said at the very start.
0:27:11 > 0:27:15- Ah.- It's very much in that vein is what I'm going to be buying.
0:27:15 > 0:27:16Oh, I like that.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19I think JP's bonus buy might be something to marvel at after that.
0:27:19 > 0:27:21Meanwhile, we're off to the auction.
0:27:30 > 0:27:33Well, I've come east to the Diss Auction Rooms
0:27:33 > 0:27:35and who have I with me?
0:27:35 > 0:27:37None other than the auctioneer Elizabeth Talbot.
0:27:37 > 0:27:39Hello, Charlie.
0:27:39 > 0:27:41- Lovely to be here.- Well, it's great to have you back.
0:27:41 > 0:27:45Now, Lucille and Liz, good friends, start off with the sampler.
0:27:45 > 0:27:47What can you tell us about that?
0:27:47 > 0:27:48- Well, it's a late sampler.- Yes.
0:27:48 > 0:27:52You can't get samplers much later than the Edwardian period, really.
0:27:52 > 0:27:54So, from that point of view, it's not very collectable.
0:27:54 > 0:27:58- And what about an estimate? - We put 40 to £60 on that.
0:27:58 > 0:28:01Yeah, I mean, I think that's absolutely spot on,
0:28:01 > 0:28:03but they paid £90.
0:28:03 > 0:28:05- Yes.- I mean, they were motoring, weren't they?
0:28:05 > 0:28:07That's strong, I think, for that, to be fair.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10Yeah. Now, what about the centrepiece?
0:28:10 > 0:28:13Well, that's a bit of bling. A bit of bling.
0:28:13 > 0:28:14It's in an earlier style.
0:28:14 > 0:28:18I don't believe it's quite as early as it's perhaps bought as.
0:28:18 > 0:28:20- No.- We have seen early 20th century examples very similar.
0:28:20 > 0:28:23- Yeah.- But it's a nice statement piece.
0:28:23 > 0:28:25It's got this glass bowl, which is pretty.
0:28:25 > 0:28:27It's all intact, etc, so, you know, it's there to impress
0:28:27 > 0:28:29neighbours and friends, if you like that sort of thing.
0:28:29 > 0:28:33- Yeah, I mean, the glass has got a really good Deco look to it...- Yes.
0:28:33 > 0:28:35- ..hasn't it? - Yes, it has.- How about money?
0:28:35 > 0:28:36We've been very broad on this one.
0:28:36 > 0:28:38- Have you?- Broad?
0:28:38 > 0:28:41Yeah, broad. We've put 50 to £100 as an estimate.
0:28:41 > 0:28:43- Have you?- Yes. - They will be thrilled.
0:28:43 > 0:28:46- Lucille and Liz will like that because they paid £30.- All right.
0:28:46 > 0:28:48OK. Well, hopefully we'll do a bit better than that.
0:28:48 > 0:28:49Yes, yes, I'm sure you will.
0:28:49 > 0:28:53I'm sure you will. Now, what about the Black Forest inkwell?
0:28:53 > 0:28:56I just wish it was earlier.
0:28:56 > 0:28:57It would be nice if it were.
0:28:57 > 0:29:00I mean, it's a quality piece which digs deep into the traditions
0:29:00 > 0:29:02of the Black Forest region, in terms of what it is,
0:29:02 > 0:29:04- the way it's decorated and carved, and so on.- Yes.
0:29:04 > 0:29:07It's ticking all the boxes but it's just too recent, really.
0:29:07 > 0:29:08It's not a collector's piece.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11However, there are people who love anything to do with dogs.
0:29:11 > 0:29:13So, I mean, the theme is strong.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16It's got its liner, it's big enough to be, again,
0:29:16 > 0:29:17quite a nice statement piece.
0:29:17 > 0:29:19Yeah, so what have we put on this?
0:29:19 > 0:29:22- We've put 70 to £100.- Yeah.
0:29:22 > 0:29:25They paid rather an odd figure, but a reasonable figure, I think, £59.
0:29:25 > 0:29:28- £59?!- Strange, isn't it?
0:29:28 > 0:29:31Well, whatever happens, they might need their bonus buy.
0:29:31 > 0:29:32Now, let's have a look at it.
0:29:33 > 0:29:34Now, Lucille and Liz,
0:29:34 > 0:29:38you left this lovely man with £121, didn't you?
0:29:38 > 0:29:41- Yes, we did.- Do you think he's done you proud?
0:29:41 > 0:29:42- We think so.- I think so.
0:29:42 > 0:29:44- Do you?- Yeah, yeah. - What have you got, Colin?
0:29:46 > 0:29:47- THEY GASP - Yes!- Yay!
0:29:47 > 0:29:49- You said you liked that?- Oh, my God.
0:29:49 > 0:29:52- Yes, very good. - You like that, don't you?
0:29:52 > 0:29:57- I spent £81 on it.- Wow.- Oh. - And Benjamin Chang
0:29:57 > 0:30:01is not particularly well known within the market.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04So it is an absolute gamble.
0:30:04 > 0:30:06- It really is. - It's a statement piece.
0:30:06 > 0:30:08Someone will love that.
0:30:08 > 0:30:12- It's a statement gamble.- Whether you go for it will be exactly that.
0:30:12 > 0:30:15It is a statement piece, but is it meant to be a bit of a state,
0:30:15 > 0:30:17- who knows?- He's brave, isn't he?
0:30:17 > 0:30:19- He is a bit.- He's very brave.
0:30:19 > 0:30:20Anyway, girls,
0:30:20 > 0:30:23I can tell by the way you were reacting you quite like that,
0:30:23 > 0:30:25but you don't have to make up your mind now.
0:30:25 > 0:30:28Let's see what the auctioneer thinks of Benjamin Chang.
0:30:30 > 0:30:31This is very striking, this piece.
0:30:31 > 0:30:35And, to be fair, would probably sell better in a modern design sale
0:30:35 > 0:30:37of post-war artefacts.
0:30:37 > 0:30:39- What about the stand? - I don't like that particularly.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42- No.- I'm not sure... Presumably the artist Put that in that
0:30:42 > 0:30:45but I don't think it does the artwork of the glass much justice.
0:30:45 > 0:30:48No. What about the value? Difficult thing to value, isn't it?
0:30:48 > 0:30:49It's very difficult.
0:30:49 > 0:30:51We have not sold any of the artist's work before.
0:30:51 > 0:30:54Benjamin Chang's work has not passed through here before
0:30:54 > 0:30:56so we have no precedent that we can directly link to.
0:30:56 > 0:30:58But we've put 30 to £40 on it.
0:30:58 > 0:31:02- Right. Well, Colin went quite bullish and he paid £81 for it.- £81?
0:31:02 > 0:31:04If one were to buy that from a gallery,
0:31:04 > 0:31:05a studio or a specialist outlet,
0:31:05 > 0:31:08that's not a lot for a piece of handcrafted artwork.
0:31:08 > 0:31:10Well, only time will tell with the Reds.
0:31:10 > 0:31:13Now, on to Anne and Emmeline, mother and daughter.
0:31:13 > 0:31:16And they bought - what would I call it? - an old-fashioned antique.
0:31:16 > 0:31:20- "Prepare to meet thy God."- Indeed. Well, when I was starting out,
0:31:20 > 0:31:23I remember that sort of thing was very exciting when you saw a piece
0:31:23 > 0:31:26of traditional Sunderland lustre come through.
0:31:26 > 0:31:29The problem is it's the pious variety - dare I say it?
0:31:29 > 0:31:33Had that been a portrait or a historical commemorative piece
0:31:33 > 0:31:35or something with a bit more pizazz...
0:31:35 > 0:31:37- A bit of Nelson, or something.- Yes.
0:31:37 > 0:31:39- Yeah.- We'd have really got excited. - Yeah.
0:31:39 > 0:31:41- What about a value?- Not high.
0:31:41 > 0:31:43Not what they used to make.
0:31:43 > 0:31:44No! 20 to £30.
0:31:44 > 0:31:46Oh, crumbs.
0:31:46 > 0:31:47They paid £58.
0:31:47 > 0:31:52- Hmm.- Anyway, from the sublime to the ridiculous, onto the millstone.
0:31:52 > 0:31:57Ah, yes, a piece of architectural reclamation, which we like here.
0:31:57 > 0:31:58- With moss.- With moss. Adds...
0:31:58 > 0:32:01We have dust on furniture, we have moss on millstones.
0:32:01 > 0:32:04That's good. But it's not too big.
0:32:04 > 0:32:06People do like them for garden features.
0:32:06 > 0:32:08We put 50 to £80 on it.
0:32:08 > 0:32:11Yep, yep. They paid - again, it's rather an odd figure - £79.
0:32:11 > 0:32:15- Right, OK.- They think that this will yield their biggest profit.
0:32:15 > 0:32:17- OK.- Now, what about the cat?
0:32:17 > 0:32:19A whole cast bronze resin.
0:32:19 > 0:32:21- Yes.- It seems very en vogue at the moment.
0:32:21 > 0:32:23And I have to say, we do see a lot of it
0:32:23 > 0:32:26through the saleroom in different forms.
0:32:26 > 0:32:29Now, this actual example doesn't appeal to me particularly.
0:32:29 > 0:32:32- Well, what about an estimate? - We put 60 to £100.
0:32:32 > 0:32:34- 60 to £100?!- Mm-hm.
0:32:35 > 0:32:37- Splendid. - This could be their lucky lot.
0:32:37 > 0:32:39Well, I thought they were going over the top.
0:32:39 > 0:32:40They paid £49.
0:32:40 > 0:32:42- Right.- People like cats.
0:32:42 > 0:32:44- Yes, they do.- They do like cats. - Yes.
0:32:44 > 0:32:45Well, whether they like cats or not,
0:32:45 > 0:32:47they might need their bonus buy.
0:32:47 > 0:32:49Now, let's have a look at it.
0:32:49 > 0:32:50Now, Anne and Emmeline,
0:32:50 > 0:32:52you spent pretty well, didn't you?
0:32:52 > 0:32:54- I thought we did.- Yes. - You did very well.
0:32:54 > 0:32:55- Yes.- You spent nearly £200...
0:32:55 > 0:32:59- I know.- ..leaving JP with 114, I believe.
0:32:59 > 0:33:02- Just too kind.- Yes.
0:33:02 > 0:33:03What have you done with it?
0:33:04 > 0:33:09- Oh!- Oh, right, yes.- I like that!
0:33:09 > 0:33:12- I was the one who said I liked blue glass.- You did.- Yeah.
0:33:12 > 0:33:14- I don't like blue glass. - You don't like that, anyway?
0:33:14 > 0:33:17- What? It's all over our house. - Tell us about it.
0:33:17 > 0:33:21OK, well, look, what you have here is a late 19th-century
0:33:21 > 0:33:26- blue flash glass decanter, a sort of bottle shape.- And how old is it?
0:33:26 > 0:33:28It dates from about 1880, something like that.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30How much did you spend on it, then?
0:33:30 > 0:33:32It cost me £100.
0:33:32 > 0:33:35- Right.- I think I'm about on the money.
0:33:35 > 0:33:38I would say £80 to 120 might be a sensible estimate for it.
0:33:38 > 0:33:42- I like blue glass, I collect... I do buy blue glass.- Do you not like it?
0:33:42 > 0:33:46- I like it more than I did. - I can't work this out at all.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49You don't like it, you do like it...
0:33:49 > 0:33:52My initial reaction was it was something from the 1970s.
0:33:52 > 0:33:55Yeah, I can understand that. Yes, I can understand that from here.
0:33:55 > 0:33:57I do like it a lot more.
0:33:57 > 0:33:59I don't know whether I would have spent £100 on it.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02Well, you don't need to make up your mind now, girls.
0:34:02 > 0:34:04- Yeah.- Think about it, cogitate,
0:34:04 > 0:34:06and then I will ask you during the sale
0:34:06 > 0:34:08whether or not you want to go with the decanter.
0:34:08 > 0:34:11Meanwhile, let's see what the auctioneer thinks
0:34:11 > 0:34:13of this rather splendid blue glass decanter.
0:34:15 > 0:34:16- Very elegant.- Yep.
0:34:16 > 0:34:18- A lovely colour.- Yep.
0:34:18 > 0:34:20A little bit unstable.
0:34:20 > 0:34:21It worries me.
0:34:21 > 0:34:24I fear for something that's tall and elegant like that.
0:34:24 > 0:34:26It needs lots of drink in it, doesn't it?
0:34:26 > 0:34:28But it wouldn't survive with lots of drink in it.
0:34:28 > 0:34:30It would soon be emptied here, that's the thing.
0:34:30 > 0:34:33So the good news is, I like the shape, the colour, the condition,
0:34:33 > 0:34:34it's all very nice.
0:34:34 > 0:34:38The bad news is that there's more supply than demand.
0:34:38 > 0:34:41- What about value?- We've put an estimate of 50 to £100 on it.
0:34:41 > 0:34:43Yeah, well, Jonathan is at the top of your estimate.
0:34:43 > 0:34:45- He paid 100.- Right, OK.
0:34:45 > 0:34:47We might just squeak through, yeah.
0:34:47 > 0:34:48Whack it on a bit more with your gavel.
0:34:48 > 0:34:51- I'll try.- And you'll be taking the sale?- I shall, yes, indeed.
0:34:51 > 0:34:53- Good. Looking forward to it. - Thank you very much.
0:34:53 > 0:34:58I start this here at 22, a fine bowl there for 22...
0:34:59 > 0:35:02Lots of people here. Lots of bidding.
0:35:02 > 0:35:04- I want lots of arms up.- You want lots of arms up.- Lots of arms up.
0:35:04 > 0:35:07- Have you been to a sale before? - Never.- No.- Never?
0:35:07 > 0:35:09- Never ever.- This is our first.
0:35:09 > 0:35:10A debut, what about that, Colin?
0:35:10 > 0:35:12- Well, it's good.- Colin's our first.
0:35:12 > 0:35:14- Colin's your first, is he?- He is.
0:35:14 > 0:35:16The worry is it might be their last.
0:35:18 > 0:35:20Anyway, what about the sampler?
0:35:20 > 0:35:22- Good colours.- Very nice colours.
0:35:22 > 0:35:27I think... Colin, possibly we'd like it to be a bit earlier.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29The only weakness with it is the age.
0:35:29 > 0:35:31Even though it's over 100 years old,
0:35:31 > 0:35:34you really want an early Victorian or a Georgian one.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37- Yes.- But strong colours. It is Edwardian.
0:35:37 > 0:35:39Lot 107, the Edwardian sampler.
0:35:39 > 0:35:41And I do start at £30. £30.
0:35:41 > 0:35:45That's a start. You've got to start somewhere.
0:35:45 > 0:35:47At 32, the lady. 35, I have.
0:35:47 > 0:35:4935. The room is out.
0:35:49 > 0:35:50That's a bargain.
0:35:51 > 0:35:53- Oh, dear.- That was painful.
0:35:53 > 0:35:55That was painful. Never mind.
0:35:55 > 0:35:58What's 55 if you say it quickly?
0:35:58 > 0:36:00Here comes your centrepiece. You might get it back on this.
0:36:00 > 0:36:04A polished brass table centrepiece there with this nice glass lining,
0:36:04 > 0:36:08beautifully cut. It's a showstopper for your table at £50.
0:36:08 > 0:36:09- How much?- 50.- 50.
0:36:09 > 0:36:1125, if you will.
0:36:12 > 0:36:1420 to start.
0:36:14 > 0:36:1620 bid. Well done.
0:36:16 > 0:36:17I've seen a lady bid with a lovely smile.
0:36:17 > 0:36:1825, the lady.
0:36:18 > 0:36:20Middle at 25.
0:36:20 > 0:36:22£25.
0:36:22 > 0:36:24£25 with the lady in the middle at 25.
0:36:26 > 0:36:28Oh, dear, that's another fiver down the drain.
0:36:28 > 0:36:30You're now down 60.
0:36:30 > 0:36:33Having said that, we've got the lot that you both think
0:36:33 > 0:36:35- will make the biggest profit.- Yes.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37The Black Forest inkwell.
0:36:37 > 0:36:38Interest on the sheet with me.
0:36:38 > 0:36:41I'm starting here at £32.
0:36:41 > 0:36:42£32 is bid.
0:36:42 > 0:36:44At 32. I'll take five now.
0:36:44 > 0:36:4635. 38. 40. 2.
0:36:46 > 0:36:51At 45. 48. 50. 5. 60 is now front row.
0:36:51 > 0:36:52I'm out. 60, the front row.
0:36:52 > 0:36:55- 60?- 60 in the front row. - We've got £1.
0:36:58 > 0:36:59It's a profit of £1!
0:36:59 > 0:37:00You've made £1.
0:37:01 > 0:37:03Plus £1!
0:37:03 > 0:37:05What about Benjamin Chang?
0:37:05 > 0:37:07You're down £59.
0:37:07 > 0:37:10The great man spent £81 on Benjamin Chang.
0:37:10 > 0:37:14It's a gamble but in for a penny, in for a pound, so let's go for it.
0:37:14 > 0:37:16- Yeah.- You're going to go for it? - Yes, we are.
0:37:16 > 0:37:18Well, your bonus buy is on.
0:37:18 > 0:37:20- Indeed.- Right, no pressure.
0:37:20 > 0:37:22It cost £81.
0:37:22 > 0:37:24You're only down 59.
0:37:24 > 0:37:28What can go wrong...go wrong... go wrong...go wrong?
0:37:28 > 0:37:30Start me at 30.
0:37:30 > 0:37:32A good piece of modern art.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35£30.
0:37:35 > 0:37:37- Come on.- Hang on, someone's there.
0:37:37 > 0:37:40- 20.- Someone knows her Benjamin Chang.- Yes.
0:37:40 > 0:37:4125.
0:37:41 > 0:37:4228.
0:37:43 > 0:37:45New bidder. 30. In the middle at 30.
0:37:45 > 0:37:46Where's 2 this time?
0:37:46 > 0:37:48It's a good vase for £30. A lot of glass.
0:37:48 > 0:37:50It's an awful lot of glass.
0:37:50 > 0:37:52Are you all done at 30?
0:37:53 > 0:37:55- Oh, dear.- Is that a loss?
0:37:55 > 0:37:58That's a loss of £51.
0:37:58 > 0:38:03Never mind. £110 has in the past won Bargain Hunt.
0:38:04 > 0:38:05Not often.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08- We came to come second.- No, no.
0:38:08 > 0:38:11It could well be a winner so no word to the Blue team and we'll find out
0:38:11 > 0:38:12what happens later.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17And 5. 25. And she's smiling.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24Here comes the Sunderland lustre plate.
0:38:24 > 0:38:26- It was a genuine antique.- Yes.
0:38:26 > 0:38:28They make reproductions of these, don't they?
0:38:28 > 0:38:30- This was genuine.- A genuine antique.
0:38:30 > 0:38:31A proper Victorian item.
0:38:31 > 0:38:34- I think this is a good buy. - You think this is good?
0:38:34 > 0:38:36I think it's going to do well.
0:38:36 > 0:38:38- Do you?- I like it, yeah. I can imagine it in a kitchen.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41- Like, on the side. Would look lovely.- Yeah.
0:38:41 > 0:38:45I like the caption on it, "Prepare to meet thy God".
0:38:45 > 0:38:46I think we're about to.
0:38:48 > 0:38:50I start at 10.
0:38:50 > 0:38:51£10.
0:38:51 > 0:38:54That's the price of a reproduction one.
0:38:54 > 0:38:5520 new bidder. 22.
0:38:55 > 0:38:5825. 28. 30.
0:38:58 > 0:39:002. 35. 38.
0:39:00 > 0:39:0240. Yes?
0:39:02 > 0:39:04- 2. 45.- You can't stop.
0:39:04 > 0:39:07Buyer to my left at 45. Where is the 8?
0:39:07 > 0:39:09£45 to my left.
0:39:09 > 0:39:10Bid at 45. All done?
0:39:12 > 0:39:14- Oh!- That's quite awkward.
0:39:14 > 0:39:17Minus £13. That's not bad.
0:39:17 > 0:39:18- That's OK.- Here we go.
0:39:18 > 0:39:22- Here comes the millstone. - Start me at £15 on the millstone.
0:39:22 > 0:39:24Oh, you would, wouldn't you?
0:39:24 > 0:39:2540 bid.
0:39:25 > 0:39:27We've got 40 already. That's a good start.
0:39:29 > 0:39:30At £40.
0:39:30 > 0:39:31Where are you at 2?
0:39:31 > 0:39:33At £40.
0:39:33 > 0:39:34Come on, don't be put off by the weight.
0:39:34 > 0:39:36- Come on!- I feel smug.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38- I'm gutted.- Hang on.
0:39:38 > 0:39:39At £40.
0:39:39 > 0:39:4140.
0:39:41 > 0:39:43He's really happy, look.
0:39:43 > 0:39:46That's a £39 loss.
0:39:46 > 0:39:47I am very smug about that.
0:39:47 > 0:39:50- Are you?- Because I didn't want to buy that thing.
0:39:50 > 0:39:55Did you know you're now down £52 with a cat to come?
0:39:55 > 0:39:57- The good news about the cat is the auctioneer...- Here's the cat.
0:39:57 > 0:40:03The auctioneer has estimated the cat at 60 to £100.
0:40:03 > 0:40:06- My cat!- Come on, cold cast resin, always popular.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08£50. 30, if you will.
0:40:08 > 0:40:10Come on, where are the cat-lovers?
0:40:10 > 0:40:13- It's a cute little cat. - Oh, we've got a plunging cat.- Yes.
0:40:13 > 0:40:1720 to start. It's here to sell.
0:40:17 > 0:40:1920 gallery. 22 below, 25.
0:40:19 > 0:40:21Oh, go on, sir. It's a bit of fun.
0:40:21 > 0:40:2328. 30 got.
0:40:23 > 0:40:24- Yes.- A bit more.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26In the gallery, where are you?
0:40:26 > 0:40:2830, all done, with the gentleman.
0:40:29 > 0:40:30Agh!
0:40:30 > 0:40:33That made a rather catlike noise there.
0:40:33 > 0:40:34That wasn't very pleasant.
0:40:34 > 0:40:38Well, you've lost £19 on the cat.
0:40:38 > 0:40:40So how much have we lost altogether?
0:40:40 > 0:40:43According to me, you've lost £71.
0:40:43 > 0:40:45Not bad going.
0:40:47 > 0:40:51Anyway, never mind, you've got a rather splendid decanter to come.
0:40:51 > 0:40:53- Yes.- Now, it cost £100.
0:40:53 > 0:40:54What do you want to do with it?
0:40:54 > 0:40:57- Well, I think we've got to go with it.- What?- Yeah, just go with it.
0:40:57 > 0:40:59- Yes?- Well...- Yes.- Go low.
0:40:59 > 0:41:02Lot 138, we have the mid-19th-century
0:41:02 > 0:41:05bohemian blue cut-glass decanter.
0:41:05 > 0:41:07Where may I say for this one?
0:41:07 > 0:41:08Start me at 50.
0:41:09 > 0:41:11- They've all gone quiet. - It's a lovely decanter.
0:41:11 > 0:41:13- It does look very pretty, doesn't it?- And...
0:41:13 > 0:41:1530 to start.
0:41:15 > 0:41:17What did you spend on this, JP?
0:41:17 > 0:41:19- Too much.- No, what?
0:41:19 > 0:41:20£100.
0:41:20 > 0:41:2222. 25.
0:41:22 > 0:41:2528. 30 bid.
0:41:25 > 0:41:2730 in the room. Commissions are out.
0:41:27 > 0:41:29It's 30. Standing at 30.
0:41:29 > 0:41:30Any advance? 32.
0:41:30 > 0:41:31New bidder in the gallery. 35.
0:41:31 > 0:41:3538. 40 bid.
0:41:35 > 0:41:3740 and selling.
0:41:39 > 0:41:4240. So, minus 60.
0:41:42 > 0:41:43Yep, that's very good.
0:41:45 > 0:41:49Right, Blues, £131 lost but not a word to the Reds.
0:41:49 > 0:41:51- Our lips are sealed. - It could be a winning score.
0:41:51 > 0:41:53It could be, it could be.
0:42:03 > 0:42:06Has there ever been a closer competition?
0:42:06 > 0:42:08It's been absolutely thrilling.
0:42:08 > 0:42:10It's a nail-biter.
0:42:10 > 0:42:13It's only a nail-biter cos you have both lost so much money,
0:42:13 > 0:42:15it's almost unbelievable.
0:42:17 > 0:42:20Losses to the left of me, losses to the right.
0:42:20 > 0:42:23Here I am, stuck in the middle of you lot.
0:42:23 > 0:42:25Oh, what can you do?
0:42:25 > 0:42:28I mean, we don't have losers, though, of course.
0:42:28 > 0:42:31Now, the runners-up this time are indeed the...
0:42:33 > 0:42:34- ..Blue team.- Oh!
0:42:35 > 0:42:37Yes!
0:42:37 > 0:42:38We're the best team.
0:42:38 > 0:42:41They can't believe it, can they?
0:42:41 > 0:42:42They were dreadful!
0:42:42 > 0:42:45But they weren't quite as bad as you.
0:42:45 > 0:42:47But never mind.
0:42:47 > 0:42:49I don't know what you lot are looking smug about, frankly -
0:42:49 > 0:42:54loss, loss, but your saving grace, you made £1 on your ink well.
0:42:54 > 0:42:57One whole pound! In this pocket I have no money,
0:42:57 > 0:43:00and in this pocket I have no money.
0:43:00 > 0:43:01Have a look at the golden gavel
0:43:01 > 0:43:05because you're only collectively about £250 from it.
0:43:05 > 0:43:07But never mind. Have you had fun?
0:43:07 > 0:43:08- We've had such fun.- Yes.- Good.
0:43:08 > 0:43:10- Have you had fun? - It's been amazing, yeah.- Yes.
0:43:10 > 0:43:14Well, it's been great fun losing so much money with you.
0:43:14 > 0:43:16Couldn't have lost money with a nicer bunch of people.
0:43:16 > 0:43:19- Thank you.- Thank you.- Anyway, don't forget to have a look at our website
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