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MUSIC: Don't You Want Me by The Human League | 0:00:02 | 0:00:05 | |
Today, we are in Hungerford in Berkshire, | 0:00:08 | 0:00:10 | |
and I've got a hunger for dance. | 0:00:10 | 0:00:13 | |
Well, this takes me back to the '80s, and even now, | 0:00:21 | 0:00:24 | |
I can still throw some moves on the dance floor, | 0:00:24 | 0:00:27 | |
so let's get a groove on - let's go Bargain Hunting. | 0:00:27 | 0:00:31 | |
Today, our teams are shopping in Hungerford. | 0:00:54 | 0:00:57 | |
From retro recorders to vintage vinyl, | 0:00:57 | 0:01:00 | |
from serious ceramics to pretty paintings, | 0:01:00 | 0:01:03 | |
the Hungerford High Street has it all. | 0:01:03 | 0:01:06 | |
Our teams as usual have 60 minutes to buy three items | 0:01:06 | 0:01:10 | |
to make a profit at auction. | 0:01:10 | 0:01:12 | |
Stay tuned, let's have a look at what is coming up. | 0:01:12 | 0:01:16 | |
The Reds rule with their hearts rather than their heads. | 0:01:17 | 0:01:21 | |
Your gut feel, go with it. | 0:01:21 | 0:01:22 | |
My gut feel is, go with it. | 0:01:22 | 0:01:24 | |
The Blues are very self-assured. | 0:01:27 | 0:01:29 | |
She has every confidence in you. | 0:01:29 | 0:01:31 | |
Has she? | 0:01:31 | 0:01:32 | |
I said you'd win. | 0:01:32 | 0:01:33 | |
And over at the auction, there are celebrations. | 0:01:34 | 0:01:37 | |
And commiserations. | 0:01:39 | 0:01:41 | |
Sold! | 0:01:41 | 0:01:42 | |
But that's all for later. | 0:01:42 | 0:01:45 | |
Now, can you feel the love in the room? | 0:01:45 | 0:01:49 | |
Today's teams are made up of married couples. For the Reds, | 0:01:49 | 0:01:54 | |
Amanda and Colin, and for the Blues, Mary and David. | 0:01:54 | 0:01:59 | |
Hello, everyone. | 0:01:59 | 0:02:00 | |
-ALL: -Hello. | 0:02:00 | 0:02:01 | |
It's lovely to have you along. | 0:02:01 | 0:02:04 | |
Now, Colin, tell me how you guys met. | 0:02:04 | 0:02:07 | |
We met on a blind date. | 0:02:07 | 0:02:08 | |
A blind date? | 0:02:08 | 0:02:10 | |
Yes, an actress friend of ours phoned us both up and said | 0:02:10 | 0:02:14 | |
she had a spare ticket to see a West End show, did we care to come along? | 0:02:14 | 0:02:19 | |
Did you fancy one another immediately? | 0:02:19 | 0:02:22 | |
Well, I can't speak for Amanda... | 0:02:22 | 0:02:24 | |
So I won't! | 0:02:24 | 0:02:26 | |
I did, "I like this one." | 0:02:26 | 0:02:28 | |
Yeah. | 0:02:28 | 0:02:29 | |
Now, Colin, you have had a very varied career - | 0:02:29 | 0:02:32 | |
tell me a bit about it. | 0:02:32 | 0:02:34 | |
Well, I started out as an actor, I came from a theatrical family. | 0:02:34 | 0:02:38 | |
Were you in any famous films? | 0:02:38 | 0:02:40 | |
A war film that is fairly well-known, | 0:02:40 | 0:02:43 | |
I was one of The Dirty Dozen. | 0:02:43 | 0:02:45 | |
Wow! | 0:02:45 | 0:02:46 | |
Perhaps later, I will ask you for your autograph. | 0:02:46 | 0:02:49 | |
-Thank you. -Please don't! | 0:02:49 | 0:02:51 | |
THEY LAUGH | 0:02:51 | 0:02:53 | |
Now, Amanda, you are not retired yet, | 0:02:53 | 0:02:57 | |
so tell me about your job. | 0:02:57 | 0:02:59 | |
I'm an events manager. | 0:02:59 | 0:03:01 | |
I have been doing it for 25 years, running my own business, | 0:03:01 | 0:03:04 | |
predominantly for charities, and I love it. | 0:03:04 | 0:03:07 | |
When you're not organising events, what do you do to relax? | 0:03:07 | 0:03:11 | |
-I love photography. -Ah! | 0:03:11 | 0:03:13 | |
I'm a keen photographer, | 0:03:13 | 0:03:15 | |
but the thing that I am passionate about are hand fans. | 0:03:15 | 0:03:19 | |
-Wonderful. -I have over 1,000 antique hand fans. | 0:03:19 | 0:03:22 | |
-That's amazing. -So it's a serious collection. | 0:03:22 | 0:03:23 | |
But talking of fans, I have a little something for you, Anita. | 0:03:23 | 0:03:26 | |
Your very own Bargain Hunt fan. | 0:03:26 | 0:03:29 | |
A Bargain Hunt fan! | 0:03:29 | 0:03:31 | |
That's absolutely terrific! | 0:03:31 | 0:03:33 | |
Ha-ha-ha! | 0:03:33 | 0:03:34 | |
So, what are your tactics | 0:03:34 | 0:03:37 | |
out in the shops today? | 0:03:37 | 0:03:39 | |
We feel that we ought to either win big or lose big. | 0:03:39 | 0:03:42 | |
Right. You're going to give it a blast? | 0:03:42 | 0:03:45 | |
Absolutely. We're going for it. | 0:03:45 | 0:03:48 | |
That's terrific. Now, over to the Blues, Mary and Dave. | 0:03:48 | 0:03:53 | |
Mary, tell me how you and your darling met. | 0:03:53 | 0:03:58 | |
I worked in a shop, | 0:03:58 | 0:04:00 | |
and Dave started work there on a Monday, as a delivery driver. | 0:04:00 | 0:04:04 | |
As he walked in the door, eyes met across the room... | 0:04:04 | 0:04:08 | |
Love at first sight? | 0:04:08 | 0:04:10 | |
Yeah, it was. | 0:04:10 | 0:04:11 | |
And you been together...? | 0:04:11 | 0:04:14 | |
I like to say that we've been going out together for 54 years, | 0:04:14 | 0:04:16 | |
but we've actually been married for 51. | 0:04:16 | 0:04:19 | |
I love it, I love it, I love it. | 0:04:19 | 0:04:21 | |
Now, Dave, you're pretty handy... | 0:04:21 | 0:04:24 | |
Tell me about that. | 0:04:24 | 0:04:27 | |
Most of the time, I've done restoration on vintage vehicles, | 0:04:27 | 0:04:29 | |
-mainly lorries. -Ah! -But now | 0:04:29 | 0:04:31 | |
I'm a bit old for getting underneath them, | 0:04:31 | 0:04:34 | |
so it's more into my workshop for a bit of woodwork, little lathe, | 0:04:34 | 0:04:39 | |
making rabbit hutches for the neighbours, | 0:04:39 | 0:04:41 | |
and all sorts of silly things like that. | 0:04:41 | 0:04:43 | |
Now, what about this big adventure that you went on? | 0:04:43 | 0:04:50 | |
Tell me about it, Mary. | 0:04:50 | 0:04:51 | |
We decided we'd had enough. | 0:04:51 | 0:04:52 | |
We been working all our life et cetera, | 0:04:52 | 0:04:56 | |
So we sold the family home, as it were, | 0:04:56 | 0:04:58 | |
bought a smaller house that we would be happy to live in, | 0:04:58 | 0:05:02 | |
and bought a motorhome, and so we went through France, | 0:05:02 | 0:05:05 | |
ended up in southern Spain, we wanted to live the Spanish life, | 0:05:05 | 0:05:09 | |
and my word, we did, we lived there for seven years. | 0:05:09 | 0:05:12 | |
Young people take a sort of gap year... | 0:05:12 | 0:05:14 | |
Absolutely! | 0:05:14 | 0:05:16 | |
We said we have taken ours a bit late. | 0:05:16 | 0:05:19 | |
Now, you are going to have a great adventure out in the shops today. | 0:05:19 | 0:05:23 | |
What sort of team are you going to make and what are your tactics? | 0:05:23 | 0:05:27 | |
Mine are, do as I'm told. | 0:05:27 | 0:05:30 | |
Hee-hee-hee-hee! | 0:05:30 | 0:05:31 | |
I think that makes for happy marriage. | 0:05:31 | 0:05:34 | |
Ha-ha-ha-ha! | 0:05:34 | 0:05:35 | |
Well, if you're going on a great adventure out in the shops today, | 0:05:35 | 0:05:38 | |
we'd better give you some money. | 0:05:38 | 0:05:40 | |
Oh, yes, please! | 0:05:40 | 0:05:41 | |
-£300 for you. -Oh, thank you! | 0:05:41 | 0:05:43 | |
And £300 for you guys. | 0:05:43 | 0:05:46 | |
Your experts await, so off you go. | 0:05:46 | 0:05:50 | |
Marital bliss, wonderful! | 0:05:50 | 0:05:53 | |
And our teams will need a little helping hand along the way. | 0:05:53 | 0:05:57 | |
A man with impeccable taste for the Reds. It's Philip Serrell. | 0:05:57 | 0:06:01 | |
Blowing the budget for the Blues, it's Richard Madley. | 0:06:01 | 0:06:06 | |
-What are you going to buy today? -I was thinking something silver, | 0:06:06 | 0:06:09 | |
pretty girly. | 0:06:09 | 0:06:10 | |
I like chunky glass. | 0:06:10 | 0:06:12 | |
How about some toys, original packaging? | 0:06:12 | 0:06:14 | |
Well... Something mechanical, or something handcrafted. | 0:06:14 | 0:06:18 | |
Chop chop, teams. 60 minutes, your time starts now. | 0:06:18 | 0:06:22 | |
-Let's see what we can find. -Let's go and have a look, shall we? | 0:06:26 | 0:06:28 | |
Come with me. And they're off, today's teams seem pretty focused. | 0:06:28 | 0:06:34 | |
And straightaway... | 0:06:35 | 0:06:36 | |
£35. | 0:06:36 | 0:06:37 | |
I think that's got profit written all over it. | 0:06:37 | 0:06:40 | |
Yeah, I like profit, sounds good. | 0:06:40 | 0:06:42 | |
This jardiniere is continental, I think it's described as being French. | 0:06:42 | 0:06:47 | |
It's based on an 18th-century rococo design, do a design of the mid-18th century, | 0:06:47 | 0:06:53 | |
1750, 1780, and it's got this romantic panel | 0:06:53 | 0:06:57 | |
on the front of two lovers. | 0:06:57 | 0:07:01 | |
That sounds perfect for this couple! | 0:07:01 | 0:07:04 | |
The rococo style was used primarily in furniture, silver and ceramics. | 0:07:04 | 0:07:09 | |
It takes its name from the French word "rocaille", | 0:07:09 | 0:07:13 | |
meaning a rock or broken shell. | 0:07:13 | 0:07:16 | |
It's also got some chips. | 0:07:16 | 0:07:18 | |
Actually, yeah... | 0:07:18 | 0:07:21 | |
It's pottery, that's faience, | 0:07:21 | 0:07:23 | |
it's absolutely allowed to have a few chips. | 0:07:23 | 0:07:26 | |
I quite like the look of it, actually. | 0:07:26 | 0:07:27 | |
It's growing on you, though. | 0:07:27 | 0:07:30 | |
-It is growing on me. -It is. | 0:07:30 | 0:07:31 | |
It's not glass, but it's similar. | 0:07:31 | 0:07:33 | |
-It's chunky. -Chunky? | 0:07:33 | 0:07:35 | |
What's he going to take, 30, 25? | 0:07:35 | 0:07:37 | |
No, 25. | 0:07:37 | 0:07:39 | |
Time for Richard to find James, the shop owner. | 0:07:39 | 0:07:42 | |
-You stay there, I'll be back in a bit. -OK. -Good, good. | 0:07:42 | 0:07:45 | |
Up the road it looks like the Reds are making the same speedy progress. | 0:07:45 | 0:07:50 | |
I mean, these might be a possibility, three spirit labels. | 0:07:50 | 0:07:55 | |
If they're hallmarked silver. | 0:07:55 | 0:07:56 | |
-They seem to be, don't they? -Do you want to have a look at them? | 0:07:56 | 0:07:58 | |
-Yes. -Would you like to be whisky? | 0:07:58 | 0:07:59 | |
-Why not? -Would you like to be brandy? | 0:07:59 | 0:08:01 | |
-I'd love to be brandy. -And I'll be port, any port in a storm. | 0:08:01 | 0:08:04 | |
I can see the hallmark straightaway. | 0:08:04 | 0:08:06 | |
Well, you can, so we know they are hallmarked, we know they are silver, | 0:08:06 | 0:08:09 | |
but there are very much 20th-century, they're quite late. | 0:08:09 | 0:08:11 | |
Is it BNK? RNK? | 0:08:11 | 0:08:13 | |
RNK is the maker. | 0:08:13 | 0:08:17 | |
RNK does indeed indicate the maker, | 0:08:17 | 0:08:19 | |
London silversmiths Richards and Knight. | 0:08:19 | 0:08:22 | |
My eyes are that bad I thought that said London 1887, it's actually London 1987, isn't it? | 0:08:22 | 0:08:26 | |
So they are 1980s, aren't they? Quite modern. | 0:08:26 | 0:08:29 | |
What have we got on them? | 0:08:29 | 0:08:31 | |
38 each. | 0:08:31 | 0:08:32 | |
38 each. | 0:08:32 | 0:08:33 | |
That would be £114 for the three, more than a third of their budget. | 0:08:33 | 0:08:38 | |
See, I think for me, it's £30 for three, not each. | 0:08:38 | 0:08:42 | |
Yeah, I think it's... | 0:08:42 | 0:08:45 | |
Unless you can do something like £30 for the three, | 0:08:45 | 0:08:48 | |
I think it's going to have to probably go back in the cabinet. | 0:08:48 | 0:08:51 | |
Time to bring in Dave, the shop owner. | 0:08:51 | 0:08:54 | |
I'm willing to start at 40. | 0:08:54 | 0:08:55 | |
That's a start. | 0:08:57 | 0:08:59 | |
As long as it's not a finish, that's good. | 0:08:59 | 0:09:01 | |
Can we just sort of maybe squeeze you a little bit on that? | 0:09:01 | 0:09:04 | |
30? | 0:09:06 | 0:09:07 | |
-How about that? -Oops, too late. | 0:09:09 | 0:09:11 | |
-That hand was in there straight away, wasn't it? -I'm sorry. | 0:09:11 | 0:09:14 | |
No, it's really good to know that we have an input here. | 0:09:14 | 0:09:17 | |
I just know when I'm outnumbered. | 0:09:17 | 0:09:18 | |
Fair point, Amanda. | 0:09:18 | 0:09:20 | |
We are into this for about ten minutes, | 0:09:20 | 0:09:21 | |
and you've already bought your first item, that's wonderful. | 0:09:21 | 0:09:23 | |
-Lovely. -Let's go and see if we can find something. | 0:09:23 | 0:09:27 | |
So, three labels for £30, that's one buy off their shopping list. | 0:09:27 | 0:09:32 | |
Meanwhile, Richard's returned with the shop owner, James, | 0:09:32 | 0:09:35 | |
to discuss that £35 for the jardiniere. | 0:09:35 | 0:09:38 | |
Now, James, Dave and Mary are quite taken by the price ticket... | 0:09:38 | 0:09:43 | |
-More the price ticket... -It's a lovely jardiniere, isn't it? It's fabulous. | 0:09:43 | 0:09:48 | |
A highlight, it's still being removed... | 0:09:48 | 0:09:50 | |
Well, the thing is, I've just bought that for my friend for tonight, I put it in there. | 0:09:50 | 0:09:56 | |
That and two other plants cost me £26. | 0:09:56 | 0:09:59 | |
Well, that's all right, then. We'll give you 25 for that and then everybody's happy. | 0:09:59 | 0:10:04 | |
I think condition is all right. It's a grubby inside. | 0:10:04 | 0:10:08 | |
And it's got the odd chip but I think it's just a great thing. | 0:10:09 | 0:10:13 | |
Is there a profit in it for you? | 0:10:13 | 0:10:16 | |
-MARY: -Certainly not at that money. | 0:10:16 | 0:10:19 | |
-JAMES: -So what would you like to pay? -MARY: -25. | 0:10:19 | 0:10:23 | |
-JAMES: -25. Is that a firm bid? | 0:10:23 | 0:10:25 | |
-MARY: -Yes, it's a firm bid. | 0:10:25 | 0:10:26 | |
-20 would be better... -25. | 0:10:26 | 0:10:28 | |
Nice try, Dave. | 0:10:28 | 0:10:29 | |
I want you to do well, so I will accept your money, | 0:10:29 | 0:10:32 | |
as long as I keep my plant. | 0:10:32 | 0:10:33 | |
-MARY: -Yes, you can keep the plant. | 0:10:33 | 0:10:36 | |
-JAMES: -Is that all right, sir? | 0:10:36 | 0:10:37 | |
-The plant is yours, James. Thank you very much, £25. -Thanks a lot. | 0:10:37 | 0:10:41 | |
I think that's got profit written all over it. | 0:10:41 | 0:10:44 | |
We'll hold you to that, Richard. Only time will tell at the auction. | 0:10:44 | 0:10:49 | |
-Come on, let's keep going, then. -Don't stop now. -No, we're on a roll. | 0:10:49 | 0:10:53 | |
Meanwhile, the Reds have crossed the road and popped into Stuart's shop. | 0:10:53 | 0:10:56 | |
-Do you know what those are? -No. -They're not curling stones, are they? | 0:10:58 | 0:11:00 | |
-Absolutely spot on. -Are they really? | 0:11:00 | 0:11:02 | |
-Yeah. -Are they collected, though? | 0:11:02 | 0:11:05 | |
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Stu will tell you, though, curling is a sport that goes back through | 0:11:05 | 0:11:07 | |
the centuries, and early curling stones were really roughly hewn lumps of stone, weren't they? | 0:11:07 | 0:11:13 | |
Curling is one of the world's oldest team sports. | 0:11:13 | 0:11:16 | |
It originated in Scotland in the 16th century. | 0:11:16 | 0:11:20 | |
While the earliest-known curling stones came from Stirling and Perth, | 0:11:20 | 0:11:24 | |
and date from 1511, these are a little newer. | 0:11:24 | 0:11:27 | |
I would think these are at best 19th century. | 0:11:28 | 0:11:31 | |
Might be a little bit first part of this century, might they? | 0:11:31 | 0:11:34 | |
Those are probably late 19th, yeah. | 0:11:34 | 0:11:37 | |
And how much are those three? | 0:11:37 | 0:11:39 | |
£40 each. But I do have complete ones in the shop. | 0:11:39 | 0:11:43 | |
-But I'll bet they're not £40 each. -No, they're not. | 0:11:43 | 0:11:46 | |
How much is the set in the box? | 0:11:46 | 0:11:49 | |
Set in the box, £450 for the pair. | 0:11:49 | 0:11:52 | |
-Right. -AMANDA: -Next! | 0:11:52 | 0:11:53 | |
You've got to like 'em first. | 0:11:53 | 0:11:55 | |
-AMANDA: -Ah... | 0:11:55 | 0:11:59 | |
Changing the subject, is that a stirrup pump? | 0:11:59 | 0:12:01 | |
It's a no, then. At least you know what you like, Amanda. | 0:12:01 | 0:12:04 | |
I'm learning, I am learning. | 0:12:04 | 0:12:06 | |
That's 20 minutes of your time gone, teams. | 0:12:06 | 0:12:09 | |
Now the Blues have their hands on a tea caddy and a rosewood glove box. | 0:12:09 | 0:12:13 | |
Let's have a look... Let's look at the tea caddy first, | 0:12:13 | 0:12:17 | |
so this is a two-division tea caddy, OK? | 0:12:17 | 0:12:19 | |
So, grey tea, black tea. No recess for the mixing bowl, some of these tea caddies... | 0:12:19 | 0:12:25 | |
This was made as a two-division tea caddy, it's of a sarcophagus outline, | 0:12:25 | 0:12:30 | |
that means it looks like a Roman coffin. | 0:12:30 | 0:12:32 | |
Rosewood, original bun feet. | 0:12:32 | 0:12:35 | |
A price tag of 95. | 0:12:36 | 0:12:39 | |
Hang on to that one, Dave. | 0:12:39 | 0:12:41 | |
Then let's have a look at this one here. | 0:12:41 | 0:12:43 | |
These are often referred to as glove boxes. | 0:12:43 | 0:12:46 | |
But it's got a silk-lined interior, hasn't it? So... | 0:12:46 | 0:12:51 | |
It's also got pin marks. | 0:12:51 | 0:12:54 | |
-So perhaps it's been used for... -Jewellery? | 0:12:54 | 0:12:56 | |
..for jewellery, for hatpins. | 0:12:56 | 0:12:59 | |
Looks to be in nice condition, they are both in good condition. | 0:12:59 | 0:13:03 | |
I was thinking this could be useful as a desk top. | 0:13:03 | 0:13:08 | |
-This you can't use for anything, really, can you? -You're right. | 0:13:08 | 0:13:11 | |
Well, it's very nice, and I like the look of it, | 0:13:11 | 0:13:13 | |
but the point is, if you got it in your house, you put it there, you can't... | 0:13:13 | 0:13:18 | |
Very good, Dave, you are thinking of your market. | 0:13:18 | 0:13:20 | |
-We'll put that one back up there. -OK. -I think that's out of it. | 0:13:20 | 0:13:23 | |
I quite like that. | 0:13:23 | 0:13:25 | |
Can I have a look at it, please? | 0:13:25 | 0:13:26 | |
And it's got the key with it as well, which is nice. | 0:13:26 | 0:13:28 | |
I'm very keen on the keys. | 0:13:28 | 0:13:29 | |
What is the mechanical bits? You see, I like the mechanical bits. | 0:13:29 | 0:13:32 | |
-That works, yeah, exactly. -78. -Too expensive. | 0:13:32 | 0:13:37 | |
I think it's now time for Dave to show his true colours in negotiating | 0:13:37 | 0:13:41 | |
skills, and should we send him off to ask James how well he could do? | 0:13:41 | 0:13:46 | |
Dave, off you go. Do go off. | 0:13:46 | 0:13:49 | |
Time to do a deal, then, Dave. What are his haggling skills like, Mary? | 0:13:49 | 0:13:53 | |
-He's usually very good. -Is he? -Yeah. | 0:13:53 | 0:13:57 | |
Dave's back - any joy? | 0:13:57 | 0:14:00 | |
-No? -Well, he wouldn't accept 50. | 0:14:00 | 0:14:03 | |
OK. | 0:14:03 | 0:14:05 | |
But he accepted 40. | 0:14:05 | 0:14:06 | |
Oh! | 0:14:06 | 0:14:07 | |
SHE LAUGHS | 0:14:07 | 0:14:08 | |
-Well done! -Dave! -Yeah, good one. -The man! | 0:14:08 | 0:14:12 | |
She had every confidence in you. | 0:14:12 | 0:14:14 | |
-Had she? -I said you'd win. | 0:14:14 | 0:14:15 | |
So the box is secured for nearly half-price. | 0:14:15 | 0:14:18 | |
I think there's a profit in that, | 0:14:18 | 0:14:19 | |
I think there's a profit in the French pottery jardiniere. | 0:14:19 | 0:14:24 | |
So find one more item, | 0:14:24 | 0:14:26 | |
-of a similar ilk, or with profits written into it... -And we're there. | 0:14:26 | 0:14:30 | |
And we're there, aren't we? | 0:14:30 | 0:14:32 | |
So, positive feelings all round. Could we be on for a golden gavel today? | 0:14:32 | 0:14:37 | |
-There's something over here we might like. -But what is it, Phil? | 0:14:37 | 0:14:40 | |
It's copper. | 0:14:40 | 0:14:42 | |
-It's heavy. -Thank goodness you're here... | 0:14:42 | 0:14:44 | |
What sort of age do you think, Phil? | 0:14:44 | 0:14:46 | |
That's just what I'm having a look. | 0:14:46 | 0:14:49 | |
I think it's probably 19th-century. | 0:14:49 | 0:14:51 | |
Let's give Stuart a call. | 0:14:51 | 0:14:52 | |
Stuart? Listen, is this some kind of meat kettle? | 0:14:52 | 0:14:56 | |
-That's stew pans. -Stew pans, yeah. | 0:14:56 | 0:14:58 | |
Probably a hotel, probably a big house. | 0:14:58 | 0:15:00 | |
19th century, country house? | 0:15:00 | 0:15:01 | |
Yeah, definitely - probably made by Benham & Froud, someone like that, | 0:15:01 | 0:15:04 | |
big country house. | 0:15:04 | 0:15:05 | |
-Stuart, how much are these? -150 quid. | 0:15:05 | 0:15:07 | |
It's got the lid, it's got the handles, good size, good condition. | 0:15:07 | 0:15:12 | |
If you put those to auction on a bad day... | 0:15:12 | 0:15:14 | |
..you might get 80, £90 for it. | 0:15:15 | 0:15:17 | |
That's always the risk. | 0:15:17 | 0:15:19 | |
Good day you might get 180, 190. | 0:15:19 | 0:15:21 | |
I've got to tell you, you rarely see them this size. | 0:15:21 | 0:15:25 | |
See, I kind of think that this is what you gravitated to, | 0:15:25 | 0:15:28 | |
isn't it, the pair of you. | 0:15:28 | 0:15:29 | |
Your gut feel, go with it. | 0:15:29 | 0:15:30 | |
My gut feel is, go with it. | 0:15:30 | 0:15:33 | |
OK. | 0:15:33 | 0:15:34 | |
It's £150, Amanda! | 0:15:34 | 0:15:37 | |
-If that's your feel - I went with the other, it's your turn. -OK. | 0:15:37 | 0:15:40 | |
-You want to go for it? -Yes. Let's do it. | 0:15:40 | 0:15:42 | |
I'm with him. | 0:15:42 | 0:15:43 | |
-Well, looks like we're one for all and all for one, here. -Exactly. | 0:15:43 | 0:15:46 | |
-Thank you very much indeed. -Lovely. | 0:15:46 | 0:15:48 | |
-Thank you very much. -Happy? -Oh, yes. | 0:15:48 | 0:15:50 | |
-Brilliant. -On to the next. -On to the next. -Onwards and upwards. | 0:15:50 | 0:15:54 | |
It's a brave move, Reds - £150 is a big chunk of your budget. | 0:15:54 | 0:15:59 | |
Now, it's time for me to head away from the shopping | 0:15:59 | 0:16:02 | |
and learn more about a local annual festival unlike any other. | 0:16:02 | 0:16:06 | |
Here in Hungerford, they have a rather unusual annual event | 0:16:14 | 0:16:17 | |
named Hocktide that culminates in something called Tutti Day. | 0:16:17 | 0:16:22 | |
The festival dates back hundreds of years, | 0:16:22 | 0:16:25 | |
and is unique to this town. | 0:16:25 | 0:16:27 | |
Here to tell us more is Hungerford's Commons secretary, Robert James. | 0:16:27 | 0:16:32 | |
Robert, what is Tutti Day and how did it start? | 0:16:32 | 0:16:36 | |
Well, Tutti Day is the day when the officers of the Hocktide Court meet, | 0:16:36 | 0:16:41 | |
and it really results from the rights that John of Gaunt gave | 0:16:41 | 0:16:45 | |
to the commoners of Hungerford. | 0:16:45 | 0:16:48 | |
Back in the 14th century, | 0:16:48 | 0:16:50 | |
John of Gaunt gave the commoners hunting and fishing rights | 0:16:50 | 0:16:53 | |
to the local common. | 0:16:53 | 0:16:54 | |
The commoners lived in the high street, | 0:16:54 | 0:16:57 | |
and, to this day, are still granted these privileges - | 0:16:57 | 0:17:00 | |
but they come at a price, and every year, they are summoned to pay. | 0:17:00 | 0:17:04 | |
All ye commoners of Hungerford | 0:17:04 | 0:17:08 | |
are requested to attend your Court. | 0:17:08 | 0:17:13 | |
If they didn't pay, | 0:17:13 | 0:17:15 | |
they'd be fined by the visiting Tutti Men or debt collectors - | 0:17:15 | 0:17:18 | |
and if they couldn't pay the fine, | 0:17:18 | 0:17:20 | |
a kiss from the lady of the house | 0:17:20 | 0:17:22 | |
and a little tipple along the route would be accepted. | 0:17:22 | 0:17:26 | |
We have a drink - one or the other, coffee, whisky. | 0:17:26 | 0:17:29 | |
-Morning, madam. -Morning! | 0:17:29 | 0:17:32 | |
So, if the ladies had no money, of course, | 0:17:32 | 0:17:34 | |
they actually had to forfeit something, | 0:17:34 | 0:17:37 | |
and a kiss was the best way to deal with it. | 0:17:37 | 0:17:39 | |
Nowadays, women also act as Tutti Men - | 0:17:39 | 0:17:42 | |
and, with the roles reversed, | 0:17:42 | 0:17:43 | |
it is the man of the household who has to pay the debt. | 0:17:43 | 0:17:47 | |
Here, the women are prepared to go to great lengths to get that kiss. | 0:17:47 | 0:17:51 | |
The traditional Tutti Men uniform consists of a top hat and tails, | 0:17:51 | 0:17:56 | |
along with a staff topped with flowers. | 0:17:56 | 0:17:59 | |
And the flowers are used because, in days gone by, | 0:17:59 | 0:18:04 | |
there was - generally, the households had an awful stench. | 0:18:04 | 0:18:07 | |
And this would go on all day? | 0:18:07 | 0:18:09 | |
Well, then, we adjourn to the Three Swans Hotel, | 0:18:09 | 0:18:12 | |
where they put on anchovies on toast, | 0:18:12 | 0:18:15 | |
and this is the time when we slake our thirst. | 0:18:15 | 0:18:18 | |
The Hocktide festival is an annual Easter event | 0:18:19 | 0:18:22 | |
that still draws the crowds hundreds of years since it first began. | 0:18:22 | 0:18:26 | |
-Thank you. -Bye-bye. -Bye-bye. | 0:18:26 | 0:18:29 | |
So, we have some objects here which are historically connected | 0:18:29 | 0:18:33 | |
with Tutti Day - and there is a wonderful coffer over there. | 0:18:33 | 0:18:38 | |
Could you tell me a wee bit about that? | 0:18:38 | 0:18:40 | |
The coffer held all the important documents, | 0:18:40 | 0:18:43 | |
such as agreements with tenants - | 0:18:43 | 0:18:46 | |
but, more important, the charters of Henry VI and Edward IV, | 0:18:46 | 0:18:51 | |
who confirmed the commoners' rights. | 0:18:51 | 0:18:53 | |
These hunting horns are amazing - and this one looks particularly old. | 0:18:53 | 0:18:58 | |
Well, this is repeated to be the John of Gaunt horn, | 0:18:58 | 0:19:02 | |
probably it's 1362, 1365, | 0:19:02 | 0:19:06 | |
and when he gave commoners rights to fish, | 0:19:06 | 0:19:09 | |
he gave the hunting horn as a way to remind the neighbours | 0:19:09 | 0:19:13 | |
of the boundaries of the fishery. | 0:19:13 | 0:19:15 | |
Amazing. | 0:19:15 | 0:19:17 | |
Robert, thank you so much | 0:19:17 | 0:19:18 | |
for telling us all about this festival. | 0:19:18 | 0:19:20 | |
I'm sure that it will go on for many, many years to come. | 0:19:20 | 0:19:24 | |
But right now, it's time to check out | 0:19:24 | 0:19:26 | |
how the teams are getting on with their shopping. | 0:19:26 | 0:19:30 | |
With 25 minutes remaining, | 0:19:37 | 0:19:39 | |
both teams are taking it all in their stride. | 0:19:39 | 0:19:42 | |
It seems the Blues are eyeing up that piece of chunky glass | 0:19:42 | 0:19:45 | |
that was on their shopping list. | 0:19:45 | 0:19:47 | |
I think they are all fully priced, | 0:19:47 | 0:19:49 | |
but I think there is a deal to be done - | 0:19:49 | 0:19:51 | |
but the glass market is not strong at the moment, | 0:19:51 | 0:19:55 | |
and if we're going to auction with a piece of glass, | 0:19:55 | 0:19:57 | |
-it's got to come... -It's got to be good. | 0:19:57 | 0:19:59 | |
It's got to be good, it's got to be at the right price. | 0:19:59 | 0:20:01 | |
-Correct. -OK. -Edwardian cut glass tazza, | 0:20:01 | 0:20:04 | |
so that would be for...predominantly for - normally for fruit, | 0:20:04 | 0:20:08 | |
or maybe for pastries or bonbons, cakes. | 0:20:08 | 0:20:11 | |
What sort of price would you think that would fetch at auction? | 0:20:11 | 0:20:14 | |
Because I think that is something you could use. | 0:20:14 | 0:20:17 | |
-Today. -Roughly, I think that's worth about £30 at auction. | 0:20:17 | 0:20:20 | |
-At auction. -Mm. So we would have to be buying it at half-price... | 0:20:20 | 0:20:23 | |
-Yes. -To cover our... -Far less. -Yeah. | 0:20:23 | 0:20:25 | |
Can we just bear these in mind | 0:20:25 | 0:20:26 | |
-and go and see if we can find something else? -Absolutely. | 0:20:26 | 0:20:29 | |
We know where they are. | 0:20:29 | 0:20:30 | |
It seems Mary has other ideas, Richard. | 0:20:30 | 0:20:33 | |
Lead on, Mary. | 0:20:33 | 0:20:35 | |
Lead on, Mary. | 0:20:35 | 0:20:36 | |
Meanwhile the Reds have retreated inside | 0:20:38 | 0:20:40 | |
and are looking to spend their remaining £120. | 0:20:40 | 0:20:44 | |
-That's an interesting thing, isn't it? -What, that? -Yeah. | 0:20:44 | 0:20:47 | |
That is a propeller boss. | 0:20:47 | 0:20:50 | |
-It's not, is it? -It's for an old wooden laminated propeller. | 0:20:50 | 0:20:52 | |
-Oh! -Ah, now, I'm keen on that. | 0:20:52 | 0:20:54 | |
What I love about that is the way it's all laminated... | 0:20:54 | 0:20:56 | |
Mm-hm. | 0:20:56 | 0:20:58 | |
..and...and the prop would have come out here, wouldn't it? | 0:20:58 | 0:21:01 | |
-It would. -Oh, so... -That's the hollow in there, isn't it? | 0:21:01 | 0:21:03 | |
-Yeah, that's right. -And the propellers would come out... | 0:21:03 | 0:21:06 | |
-Yes. -I've got a pilot's licence, so that obviously interests me. | 0:21:06 | 0:21:09 | |
You'd have a hell of a job flying that. | 0:21:09 | 0:21:11 | |
Well... If you throw it hard enough, you might! | 0:21:11 | 0:21:13 | |
-Now, what else? -Well... | 0:21:13 | 0:21:15 | |
Let's see. | 0:21:15 | 0:21:17 | |
That's a bit of... | 0:21:18 | 0:21:19 | |
It's pegged there, and her mouth... | 0:21:19 | 0:21:22 | |
I mean, they're for hazelnuts, really, aren't they? | 0:21:22 | 0:21:24 | |
Kind of primitive folk art. | 0:21:24 | 0:21:26 | |
Not great age. | 0:21:26 | 0:21:28 | |
Might be Scandinavian. | 0:21:28 | 0:21:29 | |
-What do you make of it so far? -Rubbish! -Rubbish. | 0:21:29 | 0:21:32 | |
I think that's more interesting than that. | 0:21:33 | 0:21:35 | |
Sorry, Colin. I know, but there are collectors for... | 0:21:35 | 0:21:38 | |
It's nice to see that you're having your say. | 0:21:38 | 0:21:40 | |
This is a bit awkward. | 0:21:40 | 0:21:42 | |
Time to get the price from Heather. | 0:21:42 | 0:21:44 | |
-22. -Is that the very best? -I can bring the dealer. | 0:21:44 | 0:21:48 | |
-If you could, that would be lovely. -Yes. -Thank you very much indeed. | 0:21:48 | 0:21:51 | |
I think that you could be talking, for those, at auction... | 0:21:51 | 0:21:54 | |
..probably around 15-30 quid. | 0:21:55 | 0:21:57 | |
-So, if you can get them for 20... -Mm. -15 would be ideal. -OK. | 0:21:57 | 0:22:00 | |
Whilst you wait on a price for the nutcracker, | 0:22:01 | 0:22:04 | |
let's see if the Blues are having any more luck | 0:22:04 | 0:22:06 | |
tracking down their piece of glass. | 0:22:06 | 0:22:08 | |
-Ah! -I really like it, but... | 0:22:08 | 0:22:10 | |
-Yeah. -Do you think it has been left standing | 0:22:10 | 0:22:13 | |
when somebody has decorated the room, | 0:22:13 | 0:22:15 | |
or do think that's supposed to be part of it?! | 0:22:15 | 0:22:18 | |
I guess we've got to check the colour on the walls first. | 0:22:18 | 0:22:21 | |
Is that emulsion or it gloss? | 0:22:21 | 0:22:24 | |
The only other thing was that it's by Will Shakespeare, look. | 0:22:24 | 0:22:27 | |
Seeing as we're going to Stratford-upon-Avon... | 0:22:27 | 0:22:29 | |
I thought it would be good for the auction! | 0:22:29 | 0:22:32 | |
You've written the script, already. | 0:22:32 | 0:22:34 | |
This one was working in the 1990s. | 0:22:34 | 0:22:36 | |
I never noticed that. I thought that was a code. | 0:22:36 | 0:22:39 | |
It's a nice shape to it. | 0:22:39 | 0:22:41 | |
-It's got... -Shame about the splashes. | 0:22:41 | 0:22:43 | |
It's a shame about the splashes. | 0:22:43 | 0:22:44 | |
To be or not to be, then, Richard? | 0:22:44 | 0:22:46 | |
I don't think this Will Shakespeare is going to make as much | 0:22:46 | 0:22:49 | |
as his great-great-great-great-great grandfather, the writer. | 0:22:49 | 0:22:52 | |
-OK, I'll go and put it back, then. -OK. | 0:22:52 | 0:22:54 | |
It's not to be, then, Mary. | 0:22:54 | 0:22:56 | |
Ten minutes left on the clock, teams. | 0:22:56 | 0:22:59 | |
Right, Reds, there was a £25 price tag on that nutcracker - | 0:22:59 | 0:23:03 | |
so, what's the news? | 0:23:03 | 0:23:05 | |
-Well, Heather, is this good news or bad news? -£20. | 0:23:05 | 0:23:08 | |
-Yes. -Yes. | 0:23:09 | 0:23:11 | |
-Yes? -That makes it unanimous. | 0:23:11 | 0:23:13 | |
Shake the Lady's hand. | 0:23:13 | 0:23:15 | |
-Heather, thank you very much indeed. -Thank you. | 0:23:15 | 0:23:17 | |
Well done, Reds, that's the way to do it! | 0:23:17 | 0:23:19 | |
All three items in the bag. | 0:23:19 | 0:23:21 | |
Five minutes left and it seems the Blues are having a second thoughts | 0:23:21 | 0:23:25 | |
on the glass comport they spotted earlier. | 0:23:25 | 0:23:27 | |
I like it, it's smart. I personally like it. | 0:23:27 | 0:23:29 | |
-If I can give him 20 quid, I'll have it. -It's actually bigger... | 0:23:29 | 0:23:32 | |
-Yeah, it's bigger than you think. -..than you think. -Yeah. | 0:23:32 | 0:23:35 | |
Yeah, I like that. | 0:23:35 | 0:23:36 | |
Let's just ask Richard what he thinks. | 0:23:36 | 0:23:38 | |
Right, Mary, decision time. | 0:23:38 | 0:23:40 | |
What about if I got it for £20? | 0:23:40 | 0:23:42 | |
If you got this glass tazza for £20, | 0:23:42 | 0:23:45 | |
you'd be a better negotiator than Dave - and he is good. | 0:23:45 | 0:23:49 | |
-OK! -So, I think, you go off and find James... -OK. | 0:23:49 | 0:23:52 | |
..and we'll wait here for you to come back | 0:23:52 | 0:23:54 | |
-to tell us how successful you've been. -Right. | 0:23:54 | 0:23:56 | |
-Happy? Off you go. -OK. I'll go and find him. | 0:23:56 | 0:23:59 | |
-Right... -Good luck! -Now the pressure's on. | 0:23:59 | 0:24:02 | |
I know. She can't be better than I am. | 0:24:02 | 0:24:05 | |
Good luck, Mary. | 0:24:05 | 0:24:06 | |
That didn't take too long, did it? | 0:24:07 | 0:24:09 | |
No, it didn't take too long at all. | 0:24:09 | 0:24:11 | |
-No, it didn't take too long at all - and, Mary... -Give us a clue. | 0:24:11 | 0:24:14 | |
£19. | 0:24:14 | 0:24:16 | |
£19! | 0:24:16 | 0:24:17 | |
Fantastic. | 0:24:20 | 0:24:21 | |
Great. That's two-thirds off, and the end of your shopping. | 0:24:21 | 0:24:24 | |
Well done, Mary. | 0:24:24 | 0:24:25 | |
-Thank you. -Now that is a good deal. | 0:24:25 | 0:24:27 | |
That panned out well. | 0:24:28 | 0:24:30 | |
Let's check out what the Red team bought. | 0:24:30 | 0:24:32 | |
First up were the three spirit labels - price paid £30... | 0:24:34 | 0:24:37 | |
..next, the two-handled copper cooking pot cost them £150... | 0:24:39 | 0:24:44 | |
..and finally, the Black Forest treen nutcracker set them back £20. | 0:24:45 | 0:24:50 | |
Amanda, Colin, did you have a good time? | 0:24:51 | 0:24:54 | |
-Terrific. -A great time. -Amanda, what was your favourite item? | 0:24:54 | 0:24:57 | |
I think it's the big copper pot. | 0:24:57 | 0:25:00 | |
Will that make the most profit? | 0:25:00 | 0:25:03 | |
I'd love to say yes, | 0:25:03 | 0:25:04 | |
but I think it is going to be the silver spirit labels. | 0:25:04 | 0:25:07 | |
Yeah. Colin, what was your favourite item? | 0:25:07 | 0:25:10 | |
I agree on the copper pot. | 0:25:10 | 0:25:11 | |
I think it's super - but, again, I'm toeing the line here, | 0:25:11 | 0:25:14 | |
-I have to go with the spirit labels. -Yes! | 0:25:14 | 0:25:17 | |
THEY LAUGH | 0:25:17 | 0:25:18 | |
You spent £200. | 0:25:18 | 0:25:20 | |
Can I have 100, please? | 0:25:20 | 0:25:22 | |
Indeed you may. There you go. | 0:25:22 | 0:25:23 | |
100, which goes straight over to Phil. | 0:25:23 | 0:25:25 | |
-Thank you. -Do you know what you're going to buy, Phil? | 0:25:25 | 0:25:27 | |
There's going to be a clue here, are you ready? | 0:25:27 | 0:25:29 | |
-Mm-hm. -I am going to go and SHELL OUT some cash. | 0:25:29 | 0:25:33 | |
-BOTH: -Ooh! | 0:25:33 | 0:25:35 | |
Well, while Phil goes off to buy his bonus buy, | 0:25:35 | 0:25:38 | |
let's remind ourselves what the Blues bought. | 0:25:38 | 0:25:41 | |
The first buy was the jardiniere planter - price paid £25. | 0:25:41 | 0:25:47 | |
Next, the glove box set them back £40... | 0:25:47 | 0:25:52 | |
..and finally the glass comport cost them £19. | 0:25:52 | 0:25:55 | |
Well, Mary, Dave, you were very much together from beginning to end. | 0:25:56 | 0:26:03 | |
Mary, what was your favourite item? | 0:26:03 | 0:26:06 | |
-The glass dish... -Uh-huh. | 0:26:06 | 0:26:08 | |
-..on a stem. -Is that the one that's going to make the most profit? | 0:26:08 | 0:26:11 | |
-Perhaps! -Perhaps. -Yes. -Perhaps. | 0:26:11 | 0:26:14 | |
Let's get Dave to help us out here. | 0:26:14 | 0:26:16 | |
Dave, what was your favourite item? | 0:26:16 | 0:26:17 | |
The wooden box. | 0:26:17 | 0:26:19 | |
Yeah. You're a craftsman, and appreciate that kind of thing. | 0:26:19 | 0:26:21 | |
-Very nice. -Now, tell me, | 0:26:21 | 0:26:23 | |
do you think that's going to make the biggest profit? | 0:26:23 | 0:26:26 | |
Yes. I do. Yeah, I think it's really nice. | 0:26:26 | 0:26:28 | |
You only spent a wee teensy-weensy £84. | 0:26:28 | 0:26:33 | |
Could I have £216, please? | 0:26:33 | 0:26:38 | |
-You certainly can. -Quite a lot of dosh. | 0:26:38 | 0:26:41 | |
Do you know what you're going to buy? | 0:26:41 | 0:26:42 | |
I don't know what I'm going to buy yet, | 0:26:42 | 0:26:45 | |
but I do know that whatever it is, | 0:26:45 | 0:26:47 | |
I have got to negotiate as hard as these guys. They are tough. | 0:26:47 | 0:26:53 | |
Well, while Richard goes off to buy his bonus buy, | 0:26:53 | 0:26:55 | |
we're off to the auction. | 0:26:55 | 0:26:57 | |
Today we are at Bigwood Auctioneers near Stratford-upon-Avon, | 0:27:07 | 0:27:10 | |
and I've been joined by Mark Ashley. | 0:27:10 | 0:27:13 | |
Mark, it is lovely to be here. | 0:27:13 | 0:27:15 | |
Lovely to have you with us, Anita. | 0:27:15 | 0:27:16 | |
Excellent. Now, let's look at the Reds first. | 0:27:16 | 0:27:19 | |
They wanted to buy silver stuff, | 0:27:19 | 0:27:22 | |
and their first lot was this little trio of silver labels. | 0:27:22 | 0:27:28 | |
-What do you think? -Silver labels, always nice, always saleable. | 0:27:28 | 0:27:32 | |
They look Georgian, although they're quite modern - late 20th century. | 0:27:32 | 0:27:36 | |
What is your estimate? | 0:27:36 | 0:27:37 | |
30-50, we thought, on those. | 0:27:37 | 0:27:39 | |
Well, they paid 30, so that's not too bad. | 0:27:39 | 0:27:43 | |
Let's move on to their second item, this monster of a pot. | 0:27:43 | 0:27:47 | |
It's big enough to feed a family for a fortnight. | 0:27:47 | 0:27:51 | |
-What do you think? -Great thing - | 0:27:51 | 0:27:53 | |
and I believe the top and the bottom match perfectly. | 0:27:53 | 0:27:57 | |
They've both got an M on. | 0:27:57 | 0:27:58 | |
Could be the first initial of the house - | 0:27:58 | 0:28:01 | |
because something like this is in a grand house. | 0:28:01 | 0:28:04 | |
-Of course. -You know, it's not in the cottage down the road. | 0:28:04 | 0:28:07 | |
We're thinking sort of 60-80 on that. | 0:28:07 | 0:28:09 | |
60-80. | 0:28:09 | 0:28:10 | |
Well, they paid...£150 for it. | 0:28:10 | 0:28:15 | |
A bit steep, I think. | 0:28:15 | 0:28:16 | |
A wee bit steep. | 0:28:16 | 0:28:18 | |
So, on to their third item - it's this Black Forest carved nutcracker. | 0:28:18 | 0:28:25 | |
-What do you think? -People collect nice little bits of treen like this, | 0:28:25 | 0:28:29 | |
so I think there's a market for that. | 0:28:29 | 0:28:31 | |
I was thinking about £20-£30. | 0:28:31 | 0:28:32 | |
20-30. Well, they paid £20 for it. | 0:28:32 | 0:28:35 | |
-That's not bad. -So, there's a hint of a profit there. -Yeah. | 0:28:35 | 0:28:38 | |
But all in all, they may need their bonus buy - | 0:28:38 | 0:28:42 | |
so let's go and have a look at it. | 0:28:42 | 0:28:44 | |
-Philip, what have you got? -Well, I seem to remember saying | 0:28:46 | 0:28:49 | |
-I was going to shell out some cash, didn't I? -You did. | 0:28:49 | 0:28:51 | |
Well... | 0:28:51 | 0:28:52 | |
-That. -Blimey! | 0:28:53 | 0:28:55 | |
That... | 0:28:55 | 0:28:56 | |
-The clue was "shell out", you see... -Yes. -..because this... | 0:28:56 | 0:29:00 | |
..is a carrier for ammo. | 0:29:00 | 0:29:02 | |
Now, what happened to these, this is made out of canvas. | 0:29:02 | 0:29:04 | |
A lot of them were made out of leather. | 0:29:04 | 0:29:06 | |
-The leather ones are worth more... -Mm. | 0:29:06 | 0:29:08 | |
..but they become collectable. | 0:29:08 | 0:29:09 | |
You get your coat of arms painted on them, | 0:29:09 | 0:29:12 | |
and they make great stick stands. | 0:29:12 | 0:29:13 | |
-Yes. -Of course! | 0:29:13 | 0:29:15 | |
OK, now... This cost me 40 quid. | 0:29:15 | 0:29:19 | |
-I'm impressed. -I like it. | 0:29:19 | 0:29:20 | |
I'm just wondering, is it First World War or Second? | 0:29:20 | 0:29:22 | |
Well, I wouldn't claim to be an expert, | 0:29:22 | 0:29:24 | |
-but I think it's probably First World War. -Mm. | 0:29:24 | 0:29:26 | |
You think this will make a profit? | 0:29:26 | 0:29:28 | |
I think it is going to make between 50 and £80, | 0:29:28 | 0:29:30 | |
that would be my shot for it. | 0:29:30 | 0:29:31 | |
-That's fair enough, as far as I'm concerned. -Yeah. | 0:29:31 | 0:29:33 | |
But you don't need to make up your mind just now - | 0:29:33 | 0:29:35 | |
wait until your first three items have been sold. | 0:29:35 | 0:29:38 | |
But, in the meantime, | 0:29:38 | 0:29:40 | |
let's find out what the auctioneer thinks of Phil's carrier. | 0:29:40 | 0:29:43 | |
Now, Phil's bonus buy was this - what we'd call a cordite carrier. | 0:29:45 | 0:29:51 | |
It was developed in the 1880s, instead of gunpowder. | 0:29:51 | 0:29:55 | |
This would have been kept in an arsenal or an armoury. | 0:29:55 | 0:29:58 | |
It would have had a lid, as well, | 0:29:58 | 0:29:59 | |
and it would have been brought out in order to fuel the canon. | 0:29:59 | 0:30:03 | |
Yeah. Is it going to make an explosive profit?! | 0:30:03 | 0:30:06 | |
Well, we're thinking about 50 to 70. | 0:30:07 | 0:30:09 | |
50 to 70. | 0:30:09 | 0:30:10 | |
Well, Phil only paid £40 for it. | 0:30:10 | 0:30:12 | |
That's it for our Reds. | 0:30:12 | 0:30:14 | |
Now over to our Blues. | 0:30:14 | 0:30:15 | |
Now, their first item was this jardiniere. | 0:30:15 | 0:30:19 | |
Is this type of thing still popular? | 0:30:19 | 0:30:22 | |
It's a bit over the top. | 0:30:23 | 0:30:24 | |
-I would say, in today's market, it's a bit fancy... -Mm-hm. | 0:30:24 | 0:30:28 | |
..but it's a big piece, it's a good decorator's lot. | 0:30:28 | 0:30:31 | |
-50 to 70 is about what we'd think. -50 to 70. | 0:30:31 | 0:30:34 | |
Well, they've only paid £25. | 0:30:34 | 0:30:36 | |
I think that was quite a good buy. | 0:30:36 | 0:30:37 | |
-Very good. -Now, their second item is this Victorian rosewood glove box. | 0:30:37 | 0:30:43 | |
I think it's a lovely thing. | 0:30:43 | 0:30:44 | |
-What about you? -I totally agree with you. | 0:30:44 | 0:30:46 | |
I think it's a beautiful rosewood box. | 0:30:46 | 0:30:49 | |
Mother-of-pearl inlaid - and why we know it's a glove box, | 0:30:49 | 0:30:52 | |
not just its size, but if you open this up and look inside, | 0:30:52 | 0:30:56 | |
you can see this is where the glove stretchers would have been kept. | 0:30:56 | 0:30:59 | |
So it's a really super thing - about 50 to 70. | 0:30:59 | 0:31:02 | |
50 to 70 - well, they paid £40 for it. | 0:31:02 | 0:31:05 | |
It's in great condition, and the fact it's got a key, as well. | 0:31:05 | 0:31:10 | |
-Good thing. -Lovely thing. | 0:31:10 | 0:31:12 | |
Their third item, little 19th-century glass tazza. | 0:31:12 | 0:31:16 | |
I love this, personally, I think it's a super buy. | 0:31:16 | 0:31:19 | |
High-quality, love the Greek key border. | 0:31:19 | 0:31:23 | |
30 to 40. | 0:31:23 | 0:31:24 | |
30 to 40. Well, they paid £19. | 0:31:24 | 0:31:28 | |
-Oh! -So, hope for a profit there. | 0:31:28 | 0:31:30 | |
A good buy, I think. | 0:31:30 | 0:31:32 | |
A good buy. Well, they may not need their bonus buy - | 0:31:32 | 0:31:35 | |
but we're going to go and have a look at it anyway. | 0:31:35 | 0:31:37 | |
You left Richard 260 - what did you buy? | 0:31:39 | 0:31:43 | |
-It's impressive! -Wow! | 0:31:45 | 0:31:47 | |
-I got an impression! -It's impressive. | 0:31:47 | 0:31:50 | |
I bought you a tureen. | 0:31:50 | 0:31:52 | |
-It's nice. -Oh, OK. -A soup tureen. | 0:31:52 | 0:31:55 | |
It's rococo in design. | 0:31:55 | 0:31:57 | |
It's Continental. It could be from France, it could be from Spain. | 0:31:57 | 0:32:02 | |
-Mm! -It's impressive, it's got these cast handles. | 0:32:02 | 0:32:05 | |
It's got the gadroon decoration. | 0:32:05 | 0:32:07 | |
-What exactly is it made of? -It's made of bronze... | 0:32:07 | 0:32:09 | |
-Oh! -Mm! -..and let me tell you now, that is a heavy lid. | 0:32:09 | 0:32:14 | |
-OK. -How much? -How much? | 0:32:14 | 0:32:16 | |
It was priced at over £100, but I bought it for you... | 0:32:16 | 0:32:21 | |
..for £30. | 0:32:21 | 0:32:23 | |
-That was good. -Sounds good. -That was good. | 0:32:23 | 0:32:26 | |
Well, I'm glad you think so, | 0:32:26 | 0:32:27 | |
-because I had a very good feeling about it myself. -Uh-huh. | 0:32:27 | 0:32:30 | |
But do you like it? | 0:32:30 | 0:32:32 | |
-Well... -Does it appeal to you? | 0:32:32 | 0:32:33 | |
-It grows on you. -I like the bottom. | 0:32:33 | 0:32:36 | |
-You like the bottom? -Yeah. | 0:32:36 | 0:32:37 | |
Right, OK. | 0:32:37 | 0:32:38 | |
How much do you think it will make? | 0:32:38 | 0:32:39 | |
I could see this making... | 0:32:39 | 0:32:42 | |
..double, treble, quadruple what we've paid for it. | 0:32:42 | 0:32:45 | |
-Sounds good to me! -That sounds good! | 0:32:45 | 0:32:47 | |
You don't need to make up your minds just now. | 0:32:48 | 0:32:51 | |
Wait till your first three items have been sold. | 0:32:51 | 0:32:53 | |
In the meantime, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks | 0:32:53 | 0:32:56 | |
of Richard's weighty buy. | 0:32:56 | 0:32:58 | |
Richard's bonus buy was this splendid and very impressive | 0:33:00 | 0:33:06 | |
bronze tureen. | 0:33:06 | 0:33:07 | |
Do you like it, Mark? | 0:33:07 | 0:33:09 | |
I think it's a really brilliant thing! | 0:33:09 | 0:33:12 | |
Fantastic shape - the sort of thing you'd expect to be in silver. | 0:33:12 | 0:33:15 | |
I don't think I've ever seen one bronze. | 0:33:15 | 0:33:18 | |
The lion masks on the top - great thing. | 0:33:18 | 0:33:22 | |
Yeah. That would have been in a big house, wouldn't it? | 0:33:22 | 0:33:25 | |
A grand house. | 0:33:25 | 0:33:27 | |
Well, what's your estimate? | 0:33:27 | 0:33:29 | |
Well, I think 200 to 300. | 0:33:29 | 0:33:30 | |
-200 to 300. -Mm. | 0:33:30 | 0:33:32 | |
-You've got great faith in this item. -I rate it. | 0:33:32 | 0:33:34 | |
Richard paid £30. | 0:33:34 | 0:33:37 | |
-I can't believe that! -Yeah. | 0:33:37 | 0:33:39 | |
Was there an "O" missing off the price tag?! | 0:33:39 | 0:33:42 | |
If Mary and Dave decide to go with it, it could be their lucky day. | 0:33:44 | 0:33:48 | |
Are you our auctioneer today? | 0:33:48 | 0:33:49 | |
-I am. -Ah, I'm looking forward to it. | 0:33:49 | 0:33:52 | |
130, now - will you bid me 130? 140 - at 50 all done. Sir! | 0:33:53 | 0:33:58 | |
Amanda, Colin, how are you feeling? | 0:33:58 | 0:34:01 | |
Excited, yes. | 0:34:01 | 0:34:03 | |
-A wee bit nervous? -Slightly. | 0:34:03 | 0:34:05 | |
First item, those lovely silver labels, you paid £30 for them - | 0:34:05 | 0:34:10 | |
good luck because they're coming up now. | 0:34:10 | 0:34:12 | |
Lot number 301. | 0:34:12 | 0:34:14 | |
Three silver spirit labels. | 0:34:14 | 0:34:16 | |
They're from the late 20th century, | 0:34:16 | 0:34:18 | |
but their design is perfect of the Georgian period. | 0:34:18 | 0:34:22 | |
The Internet's in at 30, I've got 5. | 0:34:22 | 0:34:25 | |
Bid me 40 now. | 0:34:25 | 0:34:26 | |
At 40, will you bid? | 0:34:26 | 0:34:28 | |
40 on the net. | 0:34:28 | 0:34:29 | |
All done, all finished, are you sure? | 0:34:29 | 0:34:31 | |
40. | 0:34:31 | 0:34:33 | |
£40. | 0:34:33 | 0:34:34 | |
£40 - guys, well done, into profit in the first lot. | 0:34:34 | 0:34:39 | |
That's plus 10. | 0:34:39 | 0:34:41 | |
No, no, do you know what? I'm anxious about this pot. | 0:34:41 | 0:34:44 | |
It deserves to make money, but whether it will or not... | 0:34:44 | 0:34:47 | |
I know, I know. | 0:34:47 | 0:34:48 | |
You paid £150, you pushed the boats out on that. | 0:34:48 | 0:34:52 | |
It's coming up now. | 0:34:52 | 0:34:54 | |
There we are, what about it? Surely it's £50, isn't it? | 0:34:54 | 0:34:57 | |
A lovely big pot like that, going to start me off? | 0:34:57 | 0:35:00 | |
Thank you, sir, back of the room at £50. | 0:35:00 | 0:35:02 | |
Who's going to bid me 60? | 0:35:02 | 0:35:04 | |
60 on the net. | 0:35:04 | 0:35:05 | |
Sir, do come back, 70 - 80 on the net? | 0:35:05 | 0:35:09 | |
I have 70 on the room with you, sir. | 0:35:09 | 0:35:12 | |
Back of the room at 80, now, just come in. | 0:35:12 | 0:35:15 | |
-Have 90, sir. Will it go 100 on the net? -90, we're still in. | 0:35:15 | 0:35:18 | |
I have 90 in the room, will you even it up? | 0:35:18 | 0:35:21 | |
Otherwise I'll take the gentleman's bid. | 0:35:21 | 0:35:24 | |
-Oh, go on. -Back right of the room at 90... | 0:35:24 | 0:35:26 | |
90, sir. | 0:35:26 | 0:35:28 | |
£90. Oh, hard luck, there. | 0:35:28 | 0:35:30 | |
I think it did better than we thought it would! | 0:35:30 | 0:35:32 | |
It could have been worse, it could have been worse. | 0:35:32 | 0:35:34 | |
That leaves you with a loss on that of minus 60. | 0:35:34 | 0:35:40 | |
Overall score after two items, to minus 50. | 0:35:40 | 0:35:44 | |
-OK. -Third item is the Black Forest nutcracker. | 0:35:44 | 0:35:48 | |
You paid £20 for it. | 0:35:48 | 0:35:50 | |
Good luck - let's hope we can claw some profit back. | 0:35:50 | 0:35:54 | |
-Absolutely. -Here we go. | 0:35:54 | 0:35:55 | |
Start at 20. | 0:35:55 | 0:35:57 | |
I've got 20, who's got 5? | 0:35:57 | 0:36:00 | |
Who's got 25? | 0:36:00 | 0:36:01 | |
It is £20 on the net, at 20, who is going to bid me 5? | 0:36:01 | 0:36:05 | |
At £20, you don't want it, then? | 0:36:05 | 0:36:07 | |
It's on the net at 20, and I'll sell it... | 0:36:07 | 0:36:12 | |
£20. | 0:36:12 | 0:36:13 | |
£20 on that. | 0:36:13 | 0:36:15 | |
Ah. No loss, but no profit. | 0:36:15 | 0:36:18 | |
That takes your overall score to minus 50. | 0:36:18 | 0:36:22 | |
You've got to make up your mind now, are you going to take the bonus buy? | 0:36:22 | 0:36:26 | |
1, 2, 3... | 0:36:26 | 0:36:28 | |
Yes! | 0:36:28 | 0:36:29 | |
-That was a very definite... -We absolutely love it. | 0:36:29 | 0:36:32 | |
..vote of confidence for Philip. | 0:36:32 | 0:36:34 | |
Oh, dear! | 0:36:34 | 0:36:36 | |
Philip paid £40. | 0:36:36 | 0:36:38 | |
I can tell you, now that you've decided to take the bonus buy, | 0:36:38 | 0:36:42 | |
that the auctioneer has valued it at 50 to 70. | 0:36:42 | 0:36:45 | |
-Oh! -So, we have hope there. -Fingers crossed. | 0:36:45 | 0:36:48 | |
So, good luck, guys, coming up now. | 0:36:48 | 0:36:51 | |
311, the cordite carrier. | 0:36:51 | 0:36:54 | |
What about it? Surely that's £50, isn't it? | 0:36:54 | 0:36:57 | |
Start me off, then - £30. | 0:36:57 | 0:36:59 | |
Let's get it away. | 0:36:59 | 0:37:00 | |
Got to sell it now. | 0:37:00 | 0:37:02 | |
20, then? Madam, thank you. | 0:37:02 | 0:37:03 | |
20 to start me. | 0:37:03 | 0:37:05 | |
30 on the net, 5. | 0:37:05 | 0:37:07 | |
40 net. | 0:37:07 | 0:37:08 | |
I have 40 now. | 0:37:09 | 0:37:10 | |
5, madam, have another. | 0:37:10 | 0:37:12 | |
I'm on the net at 40. | 0:37:12 | 0:37:14 | |
Who's got 5? On the net, then, selling on the net at £40... | 0:37:14 | 0:37:19 | |
40! | 0:37:19 | 0:37:21 | |
£40. | 0:37:21 | 0:37:23 | |
Phil paid 40, so your score remains the same at minus 50. | 0:37:23 | 0:37:29 | |
But don't be too sad. | 0:37:29 | 0:37:31 | |
That could be a winning score. | 0:37:31 | 0:37:33 | |
-It could indeed. -Yeah. | 0:37:33 | 0:37:35 | |
Mary, Dave, here we are in the auction! | 0:37:42 | 0:37:44 | |
Have you been to auction before? | 0:37:44 | 0:37:46 | |
-Yes... -Yes - and I bought Mary a concrete mixer. | 0:37:46 | 0:37:48 | |
-At auction? -Yeah. | 0:37:48 | 0:37:50 | |
I thought you were going to say a diamond ring, there! | 0:37:50 | 0:37:53 | |
-Your first item was that lovely planter. -Yes. | 0:37:53 | 0:37:56 | |
Now, it's a big, wonderful thing. | 0:37:56 | 0:37:58 | |
You paid £25 for it - good luck on it, it's coming up... | 0:37:58 | 0:38:03 | |
-Now. -Ooh, good! | 0:38:03 | 0:38:05 | |
Faience jardiniere of rococo design - surely it's £50? | 0:38:05 | 0:38:10 | |
Rather a pretty piece. | 0:38:10 | 0:38:11 | |
Surely? Who's got 50 for that? | 0:38:11 | 0:38:14 | |
Start me off - 30, then, surely. | 0:38:14 | 0:38:17 | |
Let's get it sold. | 0:38:17 | 0:38:18 | |
Who's got 20? | 0:38:18 | 0:38:19 | |
Surely it's... Madam, 20 bid. | 0:38:19 | 0:38:22 | |
Who's got 5? 20's the bid on my left, and I'll sell it at £20. | 0:38:22 | 0:38:28 | |
-At £20. -Are you all done? | 0:38:28 | 0:38:30 | |
Lady's bid. | 0:38:30 | 0:38:31 | |
Ah. 20. | 0:38:31 | 0:38:33 | |
-£20? -Yeah. | 0:38:33 | 0:38:36 | |
Minus 5 - but that's not a lot of money, guys, | 0:38:36 | 0:38:38 | |
that's not a lot of money. | 0:38:38 | 0:38:40 | |
Your next item is that lovely rosewood glove box. | 0:38:40 | 0:38:44 | |
Absolutely beautiful. | 0:38:44 | 0:38:46 | |
-You paid £40, you loved it. -I loved this. | 0:38:46 | 0:38:49 | |
A good box this, surely it's £50 - start me off! | 0:38:49 | 0:38:52 | |
You've all gone... 20. | 0:38:52 | 0:38:54 | |
You've all gone to sleep. | 0:38:54 | 0:38:55 | |
That would be a steal at £20. | 0:38:55 | 0:38:58 | |
5. 30, sir. | 0:38:58 | 0:39:00 | |
5. 40. | 0:39:00 | 0:39:02 | |
5. 50. | 0:39:02 | 0:39:03 | |
5. | 0:39:03 | 0:39:05 | |
50. 50, in the room at 50. | 0:39:05 | 0:39:09 | |
Christian. | 0:39:09 | 0:39:10 | |
£50, well done, well done. | 0:39:10 | 0:39:12 | |
That's plus 10 on that, | 0:39:12 | 0:39:15 | |
-which takes you into profit... -Oh! -..of £5. | 0:39:15 | 0:39:19 | |
Your third item is that beautiful glass comport. | 0:39:19 | 0:39:23 | |
You paid £19 for it - good luck with that. | 0:39:23 | 0:39:27 | |
Let's hope we get more profit. | 0:39:27 | 0:39:29 | |
Very nice piece, what about it? | 0:39:29 | 0:39:31 | |
It's surely £30, isn't it? | 0:39:31 | 0:39:33 | |
20 will start me straight off. | 0:39:33 | 0:39:35 | |
Who's got 5? | 0:39:35 | 0:39:36 | |
I've got 20, left with me at 20 and I'll sell. | 0:39:36 | 0:39:38 | |
Into profit already! | 0:39:38 | 0:39:40 | |
Are we all done? | 0:39:40 | 0:39:41 | |
20 and it's gone - are you all sure? | 0:39:41 | 0:39:44 | |
£20! | 0:39:44 | 0:39:45 | |
-£20. -Ooh! | 0:39:45 | 0:39:47 | |
Well, it's plus 1, | 0:39:47 | 0:39:49 | |
so it takes your overall score to plus 6. | 0:39:49 | 0:39:52 | |
Oh! | 0:39:52 | 0:39:53 | |
Are you going to take the bonus buy? | 0:39:53 | 0:39:55 | |
-Yes. -Yes. | 0:39:55 | 0:39:56 | |
Well, if you're definite, | 0:39:57 | 0:39:59 | |
I can say that the auctioneer has valued it at... | 0:39:59 | 0:40:02 | |
200 to £300. | 0:40:02 | 0:40:05 | |
Whoa! | 0:40:05 | 0:40:06 | |
-Right! -It hasn't been sold yet. | 0:40:08 | 0:40:09 | |
Lot 338, the substantial bronze tureen and cover. | 0:40:10 | 0:40:16 | |
We've got quite a lot of interest. | 0:40:16 | 0:40:18 | |
I can start it straight off at £220. | 0:40:18 | 0:40:22 | |
-I can start at 220. -He started at 220! | 0:40:22 | 0:40:24 | |
Who's got 240 for it? | 0:40:24 | 0:40:26 | |
I'll be disappointed if it doesn't make more than that. | 0:40:26 | 0:40:28 | |
240, sir. I can take you on, sir. | 0:40:28 | 0:40:31 | |
260, 280. | 0:40:31 | 0:40:32 | |
Go on, sir. 300, 320, 340, 360. | 0:40:32 | 0:40:37 | |
Oh, my giddy aunt! | 0:40:37 | 0:40:38 | |
380, 400. | 0:40:38 | 0:40:40 | |
400, 420, 440. | 0:40:40 | 0:40:43 | |
420. | 0:40:43 | 0:40:44 | |
I'm 420. | 0:40:44 | 0:40:45 | |
Go on, have 440. | 0:40:45 | 0:40:47 | |
450. | 0:40:47 | 0:40:49 | |
You're nearly there? | 0:40:49 | 0:40:50 | |
460. | 0:40:50 | 0:40:51 | |
Yes, sir! I'm with you, 460. | 0:40:51 | 0:40:54 | |
With the gentleman at the back at 460! | 0:40:54 | 0:40:58 | |
Selling at 460, 2207. | 0:40:58 | 0:41:01 | |
Well done! | 0:41:01 | 0:41:02 | |
-Thank you! -Well, was that a wee surprise?! | 0:41:04 | 0:41:08 | |
Er, yes. | 0:41:08 | 0:41:09 | |
Wee?! It was...huge! | 0:41:10 | 0:41:13 | |
So that gives you a profit of £430, | 0:41:13 | 0:41:19 | |
which takes your overall score... | 0:41:19 | 0:41:22 | |
to £436! | 0:41:22 | 0:41:27 | |
And remember... | 0:41:30 | 0:41:32 | |
..don't say a word to the Reds. | 0:41:32 | 0:41:34 | |
Well, my lovely couples, did we have a great time? | 0:41:41 | 0:41:44 | |
-Fabulous. -Oh, look at all the smiling faces, experts, | 0:41:44 | 0:41:48 | |
aren't they just absolutely wonderful? | 0:41:48 | 0:41:50 | |
And today's runners-up are the Reds. | 0:41:50 | 0:41:55 | |
-ALL: -Aww! | 0:41:55 | 0:41:56 | |
You started off magnificently with a profit of £10 - | 0:41:58 | 0:42:02 | |
-and it was a wee bit all downhill from there. -Exactly. | 0:42:02 | 0:42:05 | |
So, you ended up with minus 50. | 0:42:05 | 0:42:08 | |
-A mere bagatelle... -Oh, absolutely. | 0:42:08 | 0:42:11 | |
..but the Blues, on the other hand, | 0:42:11 | 0:42:12 | |
-who didn't start off particularly well... -No. -No. | 0:42:12 | 0:42:15 | |
Ended up with £436 profit! | 0:42:15 | 0:42:20 | |
Yes! | 0:42:20 | 0:42:22 | |
But, let's break it down a little bit. | 0:42:22 | 0:42:25 | |
Yeah! | 0:42:25 | 0:42:27 | |
After your own three buys, you ended up with plus 6... | 0:42:27 | 0:42:31 | |
-Well! -..and Richard... -Well done, Richard. -..was the hero of the day. | 0:42:31 | 0:42:36 | |
Well done, Richard! | 0:42:36 | 0:42:37 | |
Making £430 on that big tureen. | 0:42:37 | 0:42:41 | |
Well done on that. | 0:42:41 | 0:42:42 | |
-That was absolutely magnificent. -Very well done. | 0:42:42 | 0:42:45 | |
So, your final result was £436 profit. | 0:42:45 | 0:42:50 | |
-Well done. -Well done! | 0:42:50 | 0:42:52 | |
That was absolutely marvellous - which I will hand over to you. | 0:42:52 | 0:42:56 | |
There. Now, don't spend it all in the same sweetie shop. | 0:42:56 | 0:43:00 | |
I won't. We'll spend it on another trip abroad. | 0:43:00 | 0:43:03 | |
Oh, excellent. Wonderful, wonderful. | 0:43:03 | 0:43:05 | |
But we did have a great time, didn't we? | 0:43:05 | 0:43:07 | |
-We did. -Great, great day. | 0:43:07 | 0:43:09 | |
If you'd like to find out more about the show, | 0:43:09 | 0:43:11 | |
check out our website, | 0:43:11 | 0:43:13 | |
or follow us on Twitter - | 0:43:13 | 0:43:14 | |
but best of all, join us soon for more bargain-hunting, yes? | 0:43:14 | 0:43:19 | |
-ALL: -Yes! | 0:43:19 | 0:43:21 |