0:00:04 > 0:00:08Reading railway timetables can be tricky at the best of times.
0:00:08 > 0:00:10But in the 19th century,
0:00:10 > 0:00:13local time differences across Britain
0:00:13 > 0:00:16caused no end of problems when using public transport.
0:00:16 > 0:00:18But more of that later.
0:00:18 > 0:00:21First, it's time to go bargain hunting.
0:00:42 > 0:00:46We're in Nottinghamshire at the Southwell Racecourse antiques fair.
0:00:46 > 0:00:50Armed with £300 and 60 minutes on the clock,
0:00:50 > 0:00:52our two teams have to buy three items
0:00:52 > 0:00:55that hopefully will give them a profit when they sell at auction.
0:00:55 > 0:00:58Let's have a glimpse at what's coming up.
0:00:58 > 0:01:00The Reds are put to the test.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03- Where do you think it was made? - Er, abroad, because it says foreign.
0:01:03 > 0:01:04Foreign, yes.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07And the Blues practise their bartering skills.
0:01:07 > 0:01:11- I'd be thinking probably more about 30.- What about 40?
0:01:11 > 0:01:13- BOTH:- 35?
0:01:13 > 0:01:16While over at the auction, there's joy...
0:01:16 > 0:01:18Get in. Wahey!
0:01:18 > 0:01:19..and disappointment.
0:01:19 > 0:01:21Come on!
0:01:21 > 0:01:25OK, but all that is coming up later, so let's meet today's teams.
0:01:25 > 0:01:28And for the Reds we've got friends Zach and Fraser,
0:01:28 > 0:01:32and for the Blues we've got married couple Hugh and Rita.
0:01:32 > 0:01:34- Hello. ALL:- Hello!
0:01:34 > 0:01:36So, where's home for you two fellas?
0:01:36 > 0:01:39We both live together in Sheffield, but I'm originally from Dover.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42- And I'm originally from Scunthorpe. - Tell me how you two met.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44We actually met at university.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46We lived across the hall from each other
0:01:46 > 0:01:48and my first day I got a big knock on the front door,
0:01:48 > 0:01:51and there was little shy Fraser there, kicking his feet, saying,
0:01:51 > 0:01:53"Can we be best friends, please?"
0:01:53 > 0:01:55- Are you serious?- Yeah. - You're forgetting
0:01:55 > 0:01:57the four cans of lager that I was holding.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00- He had some cheap beer as a present for me.- Oh, I see. Oh, right.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03OK. And I see you've got a love of drama and film.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05Yeah. I studied drama at university
0:02:05 > 0:02:07but decided it wouldn't be a career for me.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09But we're big fans of the cinema.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11We go to the cinema two, three times a week.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14I'd probably say my favourite film is Quadrophenia, actually, yeah.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16My dad introduced me to it at a really young age
0:02:16 > 0:02:17and it's just kind of stuck with me.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20Fraser, I believe you share your birthday with a celebrity.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22I have the exact same birthday as Justin Bieber,
0:02:22 > 0:02:25so it's always kind of figuring out where I'm at in my life
0:02:25 > 0:02:26in comparison to him.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29I remember my 21st birthday - my mum organised a nice meal for me
0:02:29 > 0:02:32and everything, but then I saw on the news next day
0:02:32 > 0:02:33that he got a Lamborghini.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35At the end of the day, he might have a Lamborghini
0:02:35 > 0:02:37- but I'm on Bargain Hunt.- Exactly.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39And if you're watching, Justin,
0:02:39 > 0:02:42you've got to apply like anybody else.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45OK. So, when it comes to the tactics...
0:02:45 > 0:02:48Stay away from metals. We don't really know much about them.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51- No.- And probably go for the weirder items.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54Good luck, boys. I'm turning my attention to the Blues.
0:02:54 > 0:02:56Rita and Hugh. What part of the country do you two come from?
0:02:56 > 0:02:59We're from Melton Mowbray, where the pork pies and Stilton come from.
0:02:59 > 0:03:03- Oh, yes, famous.- And they only can come from Stilton or Melton.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06Hugh, tell me, how did you meet Rita?
0:03:06 > 0:03:08Well, we met on a Michael Caine film.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11Noticing Rita was rubbing her back, I thought I might be able to help
0:03:11 > 0:03:12as I used to be a reflexologist
0:03:12 > 0:03:15so that was how I managed to get talking to her.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18What do you do on these films? What are you working as?
0:03:18 > 0:03:21Normally I'm a body double and a stand-in for some major actors.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24You probably can't mention them or could you?
0:03:24 > 0:03:26Well, I could say I was the body double
0:03:26 > 0:03:29for the late Robin Williams on Night At The Museum,
0:03:29 > 0:03:32which was a really nice gig to get, dressed as Teddy Roosevelt.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34Oh, right. So, I'm assuming when you met
0:03:34 > 0:03:36it was a leap year because I believe,
0:03:36 > 0:03:39Rita, you did the proposing.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43I got a shop to put a big love heart in their window
0:03:43 > 0:03:45asking Hugh to marry me.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48- Absolutely lost for words. - Yeah.- Yeah.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50Well, you weren't quite lost for words, because you said no.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52LAUGHTER
0:03:52 > 0:03:53You said no?
0:03:53 > 0:03:56I actually wanted to ask Rita myself.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59So what about today? Is there a plan?
0:03:59 > 0:04:01We're probably just going to look for something
0:04:01 > 0:04:02that we think's going to sell.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06Something with animals on. Maybe a duck-billed platypus.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08I've been around quite a few markets,
0:04:08 > 0:04:10and when it comes to duck-billed platypuses,
0:04:10 > 0:04:12in 45 years I've never come across one
0:04:12 > 0:04:14so you might be asking a lot today.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16I know, but we've got to get it in there.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18OK, but before either of you can do any buying,
0:04:18 > 0:04:20you're going to need some money.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23- Yes?- Yes, we are.- Yes. - So, £300 for the Reds.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25Blues, there's your £300.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28- And off you go to meet your respective experts.- Thank you.
0:04:28 > 0:04:32Well, we could be in for a bit of drama today.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35Shining a spotlight on the best antiques to buy
0:04:35 > 0:04:37are two knowledgeable experts.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40Giving direction for the Reds, it's David Harper.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45And uncovering the best buys for the Blues, it's Gary Pe.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49So what would your dream purchase be?
0:04:49 > 0:04:52One of those old, like, 1950s toy, like, cars
0:04:52 > 0:04:54that children used to have.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56I think something for the garden would be really good.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58My grandad was a rabbit breeder so I've got to find something to do
0:04:58 > 0:05:00- with that. That would be quite interesting.- OK, yeah.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02You're a strange team, you two, aren't you?
0:05:02 > 0:05:06- Something silver. Maybe something practical.- Glittery?
0:05:06 > 0:05:07- Yes.- Yes.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09Teams, your time starts now.
0:05:10 > 0:05:11- Let's go.- Let's go.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13- Get set, go.- Go!
0:05:13 > 0:05:17And they're off, and it's not long before the Reds spot something.
0:05:17 > 0:05:21- What about this selection of spoons? - Tell me why you like them.
0:05:21 > 0:05:22They're in a nice neat matching box
0:05:22 > 0:05:24that looks in relatively good condition,
0:05:24 > 0:05:26- so I presume that maybe it could be worth something.- To be honest,
0:05:26 > 0:05:29I don't think there's much quality there, so I'm going to veto that.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31I'm going to second that veto.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33Well, there's no messing with these boys.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36Could decisiveness be the name of the game here?
0:05:36 > 0:05:38What period rocks your boat?
0:05:38 > 0:05:40Deco and nouveau.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42- What about modern?- Not particularly.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44Poole Pottery, English.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46It's functional because it's a clock.
0:05:46 > 0:05:50- It's doesn't kind of leap out. - No. OK, right.
0:05:50 > 0:05:54Nice try, Gary. Now, how are the strong-minded Reds doing?
0:05:54 > 0:05:56I think they look quite different.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58I quite like them, to be honest.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01They've got that kind of '50s deco look to them.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04They're individual, though, aren't they? They don't come as a set.
0:06:04 > 0:06:05We could possibly ask for them as a set.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08Now, the thing with decanters is you always check to see
0:06:08 > 0:06:10- if the stopper is original to the bottle itself.- Right.
0:06:10 > 0:06:14Now you can tell with these two, they are absolutely original.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16- Matches up.- Yeah, they're matching.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18And that one looks right as well.
0:06:18 > 0:06:19The other one...
0:06:19 > 0:06:21Little nibble. Can you see?
0:06:21 > 0:06:24- Yeah.- So, look, if you turn that upside down now.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26Are you ready?
0:06:26 > 0:06:27You'd better be good at catching this.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30I was on the cricket team school, let's try it.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32- OK.- Ah, oof...- No, no, no.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35That's fine. Now we need to lock it.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37One...two and a half.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40- No.- Yes. - Really? I didn't know that.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43- Perfect.- Great tip, there, David.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46Number one has passed the test. Apart from a couple of nibbles.
0:06:46 > 0:06:47Number two...
0:06:48 > 0:06:50Similar sort of age.
0:06:50 > 0:06:51Nibble there.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54So they're all very well nibbled, are they?
0:06:54 > 0:06:55It's not fantastic quality.
0:06:55 > 0:06:56Number three.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03Hmm... It's a bit dicky, but they've got the look.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06I'd want the three for 20 quid as a chancy lot.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08- Good afternoon, sir.- Hello, there.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10I don't know whether this is worth dragging you in for this.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12- Right.- You might be very disappointed.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14- How much do we want to pay him? - About £20.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17Well, they cost me 30 for the three.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20I'm quite happy to sell them to you for £31
0:07:20 > 0:07:21and then I make a pound.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24If it's all right with Fraser, I'd like to accept that.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26- Yes?- Fraser?- Yeah, let's do it.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28Well done. Shake the man's hand.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31Well done, boys. That's your first item bagged.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34Meanwhile, Gary is still trying to impress Rita.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36- I spotted something there.- Uh-huh?
0:07:36 > 0:07:38- Very sculptural.- Nice.- Yeah?
0:07:38 > 0:07:40- Very white.- Yeah?- It's a torso.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43- I like that, actually.- Male version of the Venus de Milo.- Yes.
0:07:43 > 0:07:47I wonder how much it is, though. Is there a price on it?
0:07:47 > 0:07:49I think we have to ask, don't you think?
0:07:49 > 0:07:50Hi. What can I help you with?
0:07:50 > 0:07:52We're just really interested in this piece.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54Can you tell us a little bit about it?
0:07:54 > 0:07:56My sister bought it from a vintage fair
0:07:56 > 0:07:59probably about 20 years ago and she's had it ever since,
0:07:59 > 0:08:02but she's just literally decided to part with it.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06- It's plaster, isn't it?- Yeah. - Now, dare we ask, how much that is?
0:08:06 > 0:08:08We had £50 on it.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11- Oh.- I'd be thinking probably more about 30.
0:08:11 > 0:08:12We could...
0:08:12 > 0:08:14What about 40?
0:08:14 > 0:08:15- BOTH:- 35?
0:08:15 > 0:08:18That would be really good for us. No, 34.
0:08:18 > 0:08:2134, because if they go up in fives...
0:08:21 > 0:08:22And it's Rita's age.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24- Right, OK... - THEY LAUGH
0:08:24 > 0:08:26Do you know what? Go on, then, we can do it for 34.
0:08:26 > 0:08:27- Thank you.- That's lovely.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30- Beautiful, that's great. - Thank you very much.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33One torso in the bag, and a nice bit of haggling, Blues.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36Well done. Both teams have secured one item each,
0:08:36 > 0:08:38and all within the first ten minutes.
0:08:38 > 0:08:42Now, it is back to the boys who have found some Eastern promise.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45- That looks quite different.- OK.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47What is it about that that you like? The teapot?
0:08:47 > 0:08:50- All of the gold outline.- It's really, like, intricate and pretty.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53- Quite detailed, isn't it?- OK. OK.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55Well, there you go. There's one cup. Talk to me about that.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58- It's very small.- It is very small.
0:08:58 > 0:08:59Where do you think it was made?
0:08:59 > 0:09:03- Erm, abroad, because it says foreign.- Foreign, yes.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05It's a tourist piece,
0:09:05 > 0:09:07but more likely something that might be brought back
0:09:07 > 0:09:11after the Second World War so after '45, there were bases in Japan,
0:09:11 > 0:09:13you know, for Allied troops.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15And when they were coming back home,
0:09:15 > 0:09:19they were all bringing back tea sets for girlfriends, for relatives.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21And I think it falls into that sort of category.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24- So you're saying there's quite a lot of it out there.- There's a lot of it
0:09:24 > 0:09:25out there so I would say it's a no.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27The Reds know exactly what they want.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30The Blues, however, are still finding their bearings.
0:09:30 > 0:09:35- Right, which way?- Shall we turn...right?- Turn right?- Right, OK.
0:09:35 > 0:09:39Ooh. Guys, I quite like this.
0:09:39 > 0:09:44Now, I know you were looking for a duck-billed platypus.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46I've found you a duck.
0:09:47 > 0:09:52- Is that a wine decanter? - It is a decanter, yes.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55- Probably for oil because of the stopper in there.- Yeah, I would say.
0:09:55 > 0:10:00- I would say oil.- This is probably from the 1940s.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02- Right.- OK.- But it's very much
0:10:02 > 0:10:08in the style of a very famous ceramic designer, Sandoz.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11Edouard-Marcel Sandoz was an Art Deco artist
0:10:11 > 0:10:14who created figural and animal sculptures
0:10:14 > 0:10:16using bronze, ceramic and stone.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19So, while this isn't one of his, it does mimic his work.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21The more I look at it, the more it's growing on me.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24- It's actually a nice piece. - I see it's got £10 on it.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26- What's your best price you can do that on that?- Eight.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30- I think... Do you like it?- Yeah, OK. Go for that.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32Yeah, I think eight is really good.
0:10:32 > 0:10:33Thank you very much.
0:10:34 > 0:10:37It certainly is a bargain, Blues, well done.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39That's your second item in the bag after 16 minutes.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44As time continues to count down for our teams,
0:10:44 > 0:10:47I'm off to find out about a Nottinghamshire man's mission
0:10:47 > 0:10:49to save one very special clock.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58In the 1970s,
0:10:58 > 0:11:02a Nottinghamshire railway worker called Roland Hoggard
0:11:02 > 0:11:07put a massive 18-foot clock on the side of his barn wall.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10He'd spent years renovating it after buying it
0:11:10 > 0:11:14as a broken collection of pieces for just £25.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16So why am I telling you all this?
0:11:16 > 0:11:18Well, that clock was the very one
0:11:18 > 0:11:21that overlooked the platforms at St Pancras Station
0:11:21 > 0:11:24ever since it opened in 1868.
0:11:26 > 0:11:28Roland's clock represented the importance of time
0:11:28 > 0:11:30for the railway network.
0:11:30 > 0:11:34It's easy to forget that in the early 1800s,
0:11:34 > 0:11:37there was no such thing as one standard time in Britain.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40Towns across the country kept their own local times,
0:11:40 > 0:11:44often with as much as 20 minutes' difference between them.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47The need to synchronise time became imperative.
0:11:47 > 0:11:52So, in the 1840s, the railways adopted Greenwich Mean Time,
0:11:52 > 0:11:54a common time for all stations.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56To help passengers,
0:11:56 > 0:11:59huge clocks hung above all main-line station platforms
0:11:59 > 0:12:02and London St Pancras was no exception.
0:12:02 > 0:12:06For more than a century, it towered over the platforms,
0:12:06 > 0:12:09but by the 1970s, its future was uncertain.
0:12:09 > 0:12:13I'm meeting Alan Midleton from the British Horological Institute
0:12:13 > 0:12:15to learn more about its fate.
0:12:15 > 0:12:19Well, St Pancras station was in great disrepair at that time.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22British Railways had planned, I think, to pull the whole place down.
0:12:22 > 0:12:23It has fortunately been saved,
0:12:23 > 0:12:27but what wasn't saved was the station clock, this large dial,
0:12:27 > 0:12:30which was planned to be sold to an American.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32But as they took the dial off the wall,
0:12:32 > 0:12:36it was dropped and, of course, it's made largely of stone and slate,
0:12:36 > 0:12:39so that was the end of that dial, really.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42So that's when the dial was bought by Roland.
0:12:42 > 0:12:46So unusual was Roland's purchase that he made the news.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48The idea of not only preservation,
0:12:48 > 0:12:51it's to make something which would have been scrap
0:12:51 > 0:12:54and bring it back to working order again.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57Roland Hoggard was a retired railwayman
0:12:57 > 0:13:00who'd started work aged just 14.
0:13:00 > 0:13:01Not just passionate about railways,
0:13:01 > 0:13:04Roland was also a keen clock collector,
0:13:04 > 0:13:09so the chance to buy the broken St Pancras clock was unmissable.
0:13:09 > 0:13:10They said to him in the office,
0:13:10 > 0:13:12"Well, how on earth are you going to get all this home?"
0:13:12 > 0:13:15And he said, "I'm a railwayman. By the time I get downstairs,
0:13:15 > 0:13:18"it'll all be loaded into the back of train," and it was.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20They'd loaded the whole lot into the train,
0:13:20 > 0:13:22off it went to Nottingham and then got back to his home,
0:13:22 > 0:13:24which is quite close to here.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26Fantastic.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28Roland pieced the huge broken clock back together,
0:13:28 > 0:13:33fixed it to his barn wall and got it working again using a car battery.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37So how difficult was this for Roland to restore?
0:13:37 > 0:13:38The main part is the dial.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41A dial of that size, all of which was in pieces,
0:13:41 > 0:13:44much of which has been lost, he had to rebuild it.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47So up went the scaffolding at the end of his barn
0:13:47 > 0:13:49and he spent something like 18 months or so
0:13:49 > 0:13:51actually rebuilding this dial
0:13:51 > 0:13:53and then fixing the hands,
0:13:53 > 0:13:57getting it all attached to the clock mechanism and away it went.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59When Roland passed away in 2014,
0:13:59 > 0:14:02the British Horological Institute inherited the clock.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05Although they're currently restoring the dial,
0:14:05 > 0:14:08the 15-foot long hands are on display.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10- They are enormous! - They are quite large, yes.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13They're the largest pair of hands we have in this building, yes.
0:14:13 > 0:14:15They're in remarkable condition.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18We actually re-gold leafed them. Now they really look brand-new.
0:14:18 > 0:14:22And it's not just the visitors here that benefit from Roland's foresight
0:14:22 > 0:14:25to rescue one of our best-known industrial relics.
0:14:25 > 0:14:31When St Pancras underwent a massive refurbishment in the early 2000s,
0:14:31 > 0:14:36the craftsmen used the original clock to make a replica,
0:14:36 > 0:14:39which is now in St Pancras Station.
0:14:39 > 0:14:40What a great story.
0:14:47 > 0:14:48Back at the fair and, 20 minutes in,
0:14:48 > 0:14:51the Blues are looking for their final item,
0:14:51 > 0:14:53while the Reds still need two more.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56Now, could this be the toy the boys are looking for?
0:14:56 > 0:14:59- I think it might be. I think if might be.- OK.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01It depends though. How old is it?
0:15:01 > 0:15:02OK. Well, what...?
0:15:02 > 0:15:04No idea still!
0:15:04 > 0:15:07I mean, it is - it does look a bit old. It's got a bit of rust to it.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10But it might have been left outside for a while.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12But its style - what style is it?
0:15:12 > 0:15:15I want to say, like, 1930s maybe. I don't know.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18Bit later than that. With that red and cream, it's '50s or '60s.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20It's not in very good condition, though, is it?
0:15:20 > 0:15:23- No, no.- It's got a lot of marks and paint and stuff like that.
0:15:23 > 0:15:28Yeah, but it will definitely appeal to toy collectors.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30What have you got on the little fire engine?
0:15:30 > 0:15:32The absolute low I can do is 25.
0:15:32 > 0:15:3325 quid.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36- I think it's a bargain.- Very happy with what he said, to be honest.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39- Yeah.- Would you have it? - Yeah, I'd definitely have it.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41- Let's have it.- Let's do it, yeah. - Lovely, we'll have that, thank you.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43- MAN:- OK, brilliant. - We'll call back later.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46- Thanks a lot. Well done, boys. - Awesome.
0:15:48 > 0:15:50Object two. You're on fire!
0:15:50 > 0:15:52Ah, Very good, David,
0:15:52 > 0:15:55and it's exactly what was on Zach's wish list.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57That's now two items for the Reds.
0:15:57 > 0:16:01Back with the Blues and they still have £258 to splash.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04The toy money boxes.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07I think from here they're not that old, as you can see.
0:16:07 > 0:16:11- You can see.- The paint is too new.
0:16:11 > 0:16:15- So, no. I don't think so.- No.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18Moving swiftly on, and the Reds think they're on to a winner.
0:16:18 > 0:16:19I like the look of this.
0:16:21 > 0:16:23- You like the look of that?- Yes. - Why do you like the look of that?
0:16:23 > 0:16:27Well, I did have a little tip-off about these kinds of items and brass
0:16:27 > 0:16:31and I heard how someone bought it for £5 and it sold for over £60.
0:16:31 > 0:16:35- Do you know what it is?- No idea. - It's for putting hot pans on.
0:16:35 > 0:16:36Yes, or a hot kettle.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38- A hot kettle.- Oh. - It's called a trivet.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41But the thing is, there are trivets and there are TRIVETS.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44That is quite an ordinary trivet.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46But do you recognise the coat-of-arms?
0:16:46 > 0:16:48- It's British, isn't it? - It's British.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50Yeah, it's the royal coat-of-arms.
0:16:50 > 0:16:54It's British. So if that's the case, this is a 19th-century piece,
0:16:54 > 0:16:57probably the latter part of the 19th century,
0:16:57 > 0:16:59screaming Queen Victoria,
0:16:59 > 0:17:031887, the celebration of 50 years on the throne,
0:17:03 > 0:17:06or 1897, 60 years on the throne.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09A lot of these things were made in commemoration.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12- Have you just said they made lots of these?- Of course they did.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15- Yeah.- That is may be why it's got £12 on the tag.- It's cheap enough.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18Is it going to sell for much more than that, do you think?
0:17:18 > 0:17:22It might make its £10 or £20 worth in auction.
0:17:22 > 0:17:24I think if we were at a different point in the day,
0:17:24 > 0:17:26when we didn't only have one item left to select,
0:17:26 > 0:17:27- I think we would go for this.- Yes.
0:17:27 > 0:17:29Because we've got a fair bit of time.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31- We have actually.- We've only got to make one more selection,
0:17:31 > 0:17:34I think we should probably move on and maybe come back to it.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37OK. Listen, I don't think it's going to go anywhere, is it?
0:17:37 > 0:17:38Come on!
0:17:40 > 0:17:41- Is that us being cool?- Yeah.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43No, definitely not, actually!
0:17:43 > 0:17:45While the Reds work on their cool credentials,
0:17:45 > 0:17:47the Blues have found something shiny.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49This should please Rita.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52- A Georgian tea strainer. - Georgian. Hmm... I wonder if it is.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55It looks silver or is it silver gilt?
0:17:55 > 0:17:58- Obviously it's silver.- Let's have a look at it.- Shall I get it out?
0:17:58 > 0:17:59Let's take it out.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08It is gilded in the interior. Now there's a purpose for that,
0:18:08 > 0:18:12because silver and acid don't interact well.
0:18:12 > 0:18:16- No.- So obviously a coating of gold is ideal
0:18:16 > 0:18:19so that, you know, it retains its look.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21Now, if it's silver, there should be hallmarks...
0:18:21 > 0:18:23- There you go.- Yes, there you go.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26I think you're quite right, I think it is Georgian.
0:18:26 > 0:18:27Why has it got a squeezy bit there?
0:18:27 > 0:18:31Because it's not for tea bags, obviously.
0:18:31 > 0:18:32If I take that teapot...
0:18:32 > 0:18:34Yeah.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36- See that spout?- Yeah.
0:18:36 > 0:18:37What if I insert that...?
0:18:37 > 0:18:40Oh, and you pour the boiling water on to the tea.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43In there, and by the action of...
0:18:43 > 0:18:47And that catches any leaves that come out instead of... Yeah, OK.
0:18:47 > 0:18:51- Is there a price on it?- There's no price.- Shall I go and ask?
0:18:51 > 0:18:53- I think we should. - OK, I'll go and ask.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56Rita's off to consult the dealer, who's a bit camera shy.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59- MAN:- You'll never find another one, they're as rare as hen's teeth.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02- OK.- Right, I've had a word with the dealer.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04He says that these are very rare.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06He wants 150 for it,
0:19:06 > 0:19:08but I've got him down to 110.
0:19:08 > 0:19:12But personally, I still feel that that's too much of a chance.
0:19:12 > 0:19:13So the Blues play it safe.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16Zach, on the other hand, wants to pull something out of the hat.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19- Rabbits!- Oh, my...
0:19:19 > 0:19:22- I don't particularly like them, but they are...- They are rabbits.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25- They are rabbits.- Not the response Zach was looking for.
0:19:25 > 0:19:26So, moving on.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28Do we like a bit of Clarice, Clarice Cliff?
0:19:28 > 0:19:31- Yeah, yeah.- 1920s, '30s Art Deco kind of thing, yeah.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34The earlier period. OK, what do you think?
0:19:34 > 0:19:37I think she's one of my all-time heroes of the 20th century.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40She was born in the late 19th or early 20th century
0:19:40 > 0:19:44but at the age of about 11 went into the potteries in Stoke-on-Trent
0:19:44 > 0:19:47and worked her way through different departments
0:19:47 > 0:19:48- so she could learn new skills.- Wow.
0:19:48 > 0:19:53And she became so good that the salesmen took her designs
0:19:53 > 0:19:56and they showed them to the retailers. The retailers loved them,
0:19:56 > 0:20:00came back to the factory and said, "We want to stock this range."
0:20:00 > 0:20:04It's a lovely thing, but this is the bottom range.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07It's not the hundreds of pounds, it's the low tens of pounds.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09So what kind of margins do you think we're going to make on that, then?
0:20:09 > 0:20:15Well, she's got £22.50 on it, 22 quid, so we'll get for 20 quid.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17It'll probably make £30.
0:20:18 > 0:20:22- I don't know if we want to aim higher. I don't know.- Yeah.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24Yeah, we can achieve more.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27Decisiveness yet again, Reds, but, with 50 minutes left,
0:20:27 > 0:20:29they'll need to find something soon.
0:20:29 > 0:20:30So will you, Blues.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33- Right.- These.- Oh, OK.
0:20:33 > 0:20:38They're majolica tiles. They look to be possibly English.
0:20:38 > 0:20:42- Early 20th century. - Or late, late 19th century.
0:20:42 > 0:20:43Yeah.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46- So would they be on the fireplace? - Yes, it's one of the uses.
0:20:46 > 0:20:51So, obviously the panels have been framed to hang on a wall.
0:20:51 > 0:20:56Let's have a look. Shall we put this on top of this chair here,
0:20:56 > 0:20:59so we can have a better and proper look?
0:20:59 > 0:21:04- Some of the glazing's very, very slightly cracked on that tile.- OK.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06It's not a crack, it's what you would call a craze.
0:21:06 > 0:21:10- Oh, right, OK.- Unfortunately, there's a backing here.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13- I think we need to call in the dealer.- OK.- Can we?- OK.
0:21:13 > 0:21:17- Hi.- Hello. - Could you tell us more about this?
0:21:17 > 0:21:20Yes, that's been labelled up wrong somehow.
0:21:20 > 0:21:24They're Art Nouveau. They're from a fireplace and they are Minton.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27The Minton mark on these tiles is hidden on the back.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30Consequently, it's impossible to confirm conclusively
0:21:30 > 0:21:35that these tiles are late Victorian and not later productions.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37- They are Minton, you've seen the mark?- Yes.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39- So did you have these framed yourself?- Yes, we have. Yes.- Oh, OK.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41Right. They're English.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44- Right.- Obviously, English majolica.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47That would be from 1890 to about early 1905.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50- Yeah.- Priced at £95.
0:21:50 > 0:21:55- That's a bit too much for me.- Yeah.
0:21:55 > 0:22:00I would still be thinking maybe £45 the pair for those.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02I could do £50 for the pair.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04Can you just drop it a bit?
0:22:04 > 0:22:07Just £1 because they go up in £5 increments.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09- 49?- Could you do 49?
0:22:09 > 0:22:12- Yeah, I'll do 49.- Do you think we could make a profit with that?
0:22:12 > 0:22:15That's close to 50%, so that rocks my boat.
0:22:15 > 0:22:19- Fantastic.- Excellent. - We like them.- Yeah.- We like them.
0:22:19 > 0:22:22Another decorative item bought and our final item.
0:22:22 > 0:22:23So that's it.
0:22:23 > 0:22:24It is, Hugh. Well done, Blues.
0:22:24 > 0:22:28You're all done and dusted and with ten minutes to spare.
0:22:28 > 0:22:29It's down to you now, Reds.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32- That's different. - Oh, wow, that's really cool.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35- It's a walking stick, isn't it? - It's a walking stick, yeah.
0:22:35 > 0:22:36Made from what, then, Fraser?
0:22:36 > 0:22:39Well, that's definitely the antler of a...
0:22:39 > 0:22:41- A deer.- I've no kind of what kind of wood it is, though.
0:22:41 > 0:22:43It's probably a root, isn't it?
0:22:43 > 0:22:46It looks a bit like a root, unless it has been twisted.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49- Quite a cool thing.- It's really cool, yeah. It's very different.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51I think this is in line with what we've been talking about all day.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54Being a bit weird and out there, taking chances on it.
0:22:54 > 0:22:56I think it's a particularly nice one.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58I don't know whether it's got a great deal of age to it.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00- How much is it?- WOMAN:- £35.
0:23:00 > 0:23:02Knock a tenner off for us, £25?
0:23:02 > 0:23:04I'll do 28.
0:23:04 > 0:23:0528.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07Well, you know what?
0:23:07 > 0:23:10Where will you find another one for £28?
0:23:10 > 0:23:13There's nothing like this anywhere else, is there?
0:23:13 > 0:23:14I think £28 is a good deal.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17It's fine, and it's our third purchase, yeah?
0:23:17 > 0:23:18Three distinctly different things.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21- Yeah.- Are you sure? No Clarice Cliff, no trivet.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23Er...
0:23:23 > 0:23:25Yeah!
0:23:25 > 0:23:28You've got seven minutes to run and get the trivet if you want it
0:23:28 > 0:23:30- or you buy that.- Let's get this.
0:23:30 > 0:23:32I'm not into running, let's go get that.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35We'll have it, thank you. Thank you very much. Well done, chaps.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38Well done, Reds. That's your third and final item and.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41with seven minutes to spare, I'm going to call time early.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46Let's remind ourselves what the Red team bought.
0:23:47 > 0:23:53First up, they got this set of three Art Deco-style decanters for £31.
0:23:54 > 0:23:58Next, it was this retro-style fire truck. Price paid - £25.
0:24:00 > 0:24:04Finally, this rustic walking stick set them back £28.
0:24:05 > 0:24:10Well, David, I think a case of two cool dudes go shopping.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12- Er, three, Eric. Please include me in this.- Oh, OK.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15Yes, of course. So, Fraser, favourite item?
0:24:15 > 0:24:17It's going to have to be the shepherd's crook, I think. Yeah.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19It's just odd. I quite like that.
0:24:19 > 0:24:20But of the three items,
0:24:20 > 0:24:22which is going to give you the biggest return?
0:24:22 > 0:24:26The toy car, maybe. You sounded quite confident about that one.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29- Yeah.- Zach, what about yourself? Just tell me your favourite item.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32It's going to have to be the toy car. It's what I was looking for
0:24:32 > 0:24:35and I also think it's going to bring the most amount of profit.
0:24:35 > 0:24:36So not a massive spend, lads, was it?
0:24:36 > 0:24:40- £84.- So you're going to give me £216, is that right, Fraser?
0:24:40 > 0:24:41I should do, yeah. There's one.
0:24:41 > 0:24:43OK, splash the cash, come on.
0:24:43 > 0:24:45Straight across there.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48Mr Harper, is there something out there that's caught your eye?
0:24:48 > 0:24:50Yeah, there is, a few things.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52These are a couple of butch, kind of manly young men.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55Exactly, see the way they plume themselves up?
0:24:55 > 0:24:56I've got something in mind.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59- Something a bit butch and manly. - Oh, you are a cool dude.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03So, while David goes off to find something rather manly,
0:25:03 > 0:25:05let's remind ourselves what the Blue team bought.
0:25:07 > 0:25:11First up, the male plaster torso seduced them at £34.
0:25:13 > 0:25:17Next, was the porcelain duck decanter, billed at £8.
0:25:17 > 0:25:23And finally, this pair of Art Nouveau-style tile panels for £49.
0:25:23 > 0:25:24Well, Gary, I thought that was
0:25:24 > 0:25:27something of a steady shop - would you agree?
0:25:27 > 0:25:30Very focused. They knew what they wanted.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32So, Hugh, tell me your favourite item.
0:25:32 > 0:25:34My favourite item was the torso.
0:25:34 > 0:25:36I think that's a really lovely decorative item.
0:25:36 > 0:25:39Which is the one that's going to give you two the biggest profit?
0:25:39 > 0:25:40I think it's going to be that one
0:25:40 > 0:25:42because I think if a couple of people like it,
0:25:42 > 0:25:44they're going to pay lots of money for it.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47OK, Rita, what about yourself? What's your favourite item?
0:25:47 > 0:25:49The Art Nouveau tiles.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51It ticked all the right boxes, as far as I was concerned.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54Which of the three is going to give you the biggest profit?
0:25:54 > 0:25:56I think there's a good chance
0:25:56 > 0:25:59that that might be the duck jug that Gary picked out.
0:25:59 > 0:26:02- Total spend was?- £91.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05So who's going to give me £209?
0:26:05 > 0:26:07There we go.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09Thank you. So, Gary.
0:26:09 > 0:26:14- Thank you, sir.- So, £209. You could do an awful lot of good with that,
0:26:14 > 0:26:16- couldn't you?- I think so.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19I think I'm going to go for something dramatic.
0:26:19 > 0:26:23So while Gary goes off for a dramatic bonus buy,
0:26:23 > 0:26:25we're going off to the auction.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36Well, we've headed east and we're in the city of Lincoln
0:26:36 > 0:26:40and we've come to the saleroom of Golding, Young and Mawer
0:26:40 > 0:26:42and I'm joined by Colin Young.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44Well, welcome, Eric, back to the fine county of Lincolnshire.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47Thank you. Let's get on with the business, let's talk Red team.
0:26:47 > 0:26:50Their first items are these decanters
0:26:50 > 0:26:53which strike me as probably 1950s.
0:26:53 > 0:26:55Yeah, absolutely. Very much of the period.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58I suppose now it comes under that market of retro, really, doesn't it?
0:26:58 > 0:27:01Described as sugar-glass decanters.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04I suppose that's this granular texture, isn't it?
0:27:04 > 0:27:07It is, yeah. It's the finish that has been applied to it.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10- Very pretty things. Estimate? - £25-40 for all three.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13They paid £31. I think that was a pretty good buy, don't you?
0:27:13 > 0:27:16- Yeah. They're decorative at £10 each, aren't they?- They are as well.
0:27:16 > 0:27:18Second item that they purchased
0:27:18 > 0:27:22was this retro-style fire engine of sorts.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25Difficult to date really - '60s, '70s, '80s.
0:27:25 > 0:27:26I suppose it could even be modern-day.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29It could. I mean, it's got a little bit of rust on it
0:27:29 > 0:27:32which would intimate that it has got some age about it.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35As for estimate, we've put £25-40 on it.
0:27:35 > 0:27:37OK, they'll live with that, the two boys,
0:27:37 > 0:27:40especially because they consider this their best buy
0:27:40 > 0:27:42and they paid £25 for it.
0:27:42 > 0:27:44- OK.- So we'll watch and see.
0:27:44 > 0:27:50And item number three is this very rustic-looking walking stick.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53I mean, there can't be another one out there, can there?
0:27:53 > 0:27:55Not quite the same, it has to be said.
0:27:55 > 0:27:58No! Look at that, it's the weird and wonderful, it really is.
0:27:58 > 0:28:02I don't think it's going to excite walking stick collectors,
0:28:02 > 0:28:04but it's got to be worth £25-40.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07They paid £28 for that.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10- OK.- So three reasonable buys.
0:28:10 > 0:28:12They may not need their bonus buy,
0:28:12 > 0:28:14but let's find out what it is anyway.
0:28:15 > 0:28:18- Feeling the tension, boys? - Yep.- A sense of excitement?
0:28:18 > 0:28:20- Yeah.- Oh, yeah.- Good. We want you buzzing, don't we?
0:28:20 > 0:28:25- Oh, buzzing, buzzing.- David, these boys gave you £216 to go and spend.
0:28:25 > 0:28:27- I know, I know.- So would you like to reveal your bonus buy?
0:28:27 > 0:28:30They're looking very worried, they are.
0:28:31 > 0:28:33- Oh.- It's a trunk.
0:28:33 > 0:28:37It is a trunk and it contains manly tools.
0:28:37 > 0:28:39Wow!
0:28:39 > 0:28:41You've got trays and trays of old tools,
0:28:41 > 0:28:43but I think you've got a double whammy here.
0:28:43 > 0:28:46You've got somebody who might be interested in tools,
0:28:46 > 0:28:50old ones and then you've got the trunk itself.
0:28:50 > 0:28:52Late 19th, early 20th century.
0:28:52 > 0:28:54It's pine, it's been ebonised,
0:28:54 > 0:28:56but it's got that wonderful beat-up look.
0:28:56 > 0:29:00- I like it.- I agree. I like it as well.- What would you use it for?
0:29:00 > 0:29:02Maybe convert into some sort of wine container,
0:29:02 > 0:29:04so it would be a bit edgy and cool.
0:29:04 > 0:29:06It's got multipurposes, hasn't it?
0:29:06 > 0:29:08That's what I was hoping in the auction.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11It's not just going to be sold to a bloke who wants it in his shed.
0:29:11 > 0:29:14- So what do you think I paid for it, Zach?- I'd say 150.
0:29:14 > 0:29:17- Good, you're the kind of guy I like. 65.- Oh, right, OK. Nice.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20How much do you think it's going to fetch at auction then?
0:29:20 > 0:29:22I'd love it to make 100 quid.
0:29:22 > 0:29:25I see no reason why it couldn't touch three figures.
0:29:25 > 0:29:27Remember, you don't have to make your mind up now.
0:29:27 > 0:29:29Wait till you've sold your first three items
0:29:29 > 0:29:31and then you make your decision.
0:29:31 > 0:29:35But, meanwhile, let's find out what the auctioneer has to say
0:29:35 > 0:29:37about David's box of tricks.
0:29:39 > 0:29:40So here it is.
0:29:40 > 0:29:44It's a painted pine tool chest with a good number of tools.
0:29:44 > 0:29:47Classic combination of a good tool chest
0:29:47 > 0:29:49that's got a selection of tools,
0:29:49 > 0:29:51of which none of them are of any real value,
0:29:51 > 0:29:54but they do make the lot look good, don't they?
0:29:54 > 0:29:55Yeah. How do you reckon it?
0:29:55 > 0:29:5940-60, based on there's got to be £30-40 worth of box there
0:29:59 > 0:30:02and there's just a little bit in the chisels
0:30:02 > 0:30:03and bits of kit that's in there.
0:30:03 > 0:30:09David went out. He paid £65 for that little ensemble.
0:30:09 > 0:30:10It's got possibilities, yes?
0:30:10 > 0:30:13Yeah, fingers crossed. Might be the extra bid or two.
0:30:13 > 0:30:15Well, let's see if the Reds go for it.
0:30:15 > 0:30:18But let's move our attention to the Blue team.
0:30:18 > 0:30:23This is Hugh and Rita and their first item is the torso.
0:30:23 > 0:30:27- What do you think?- There's going to be a lot of people
0:30:27 > 0:30:28looking for this type of interior
0:30:28 > 0:30:32and I think the traditional antiquity collector would
0:30:32 > 0:30:35- certainly spend at least £50 on something like this.- Oh, yeah.
0:30:35 > 0:30:39So in terms of estimate we'll go for £50-80.
0:30:39 > 0:30:41Paid £34, which I thought was quite a good buy.
0:30:41 > 0:30:43- That's quite a good buy. - Yeah, I think so too.
0:30:43 > 0:30:47So the second item is this white porcelain decanter.
0:30:47 > 0:30:50I think Gary wielded a certain amount of influence
0:30:50 > 0:30:51in this purchase.
0:30:51 > 0:30:55He could see it possibly being by a man called Sandoz
0:30:55 > 0:30:56but it's not marked.
0:30:56 > 0:31:02No. That's where my big concern comes in that it's not very old
0:31:02 > 0:31:06and that's very clear, which means mass production and,
0:31:06 > 0:31:09yeah, might be sort of £5-15.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12- He only paid £8 for it. - That's perfect, then, isn't it?
0:31:12 > 0:31:16Well, there you go. So hopefully it will turn up trumps for them.
0:31:16 > 0:31:21But the third buy was this pair of tile panels.
0:31:21 > 0:31:24Art Nouveau style.
0:31:24 > 0:31:30Yes. I think that's as close as we can get in terms of dating them.
0:31:30 > 0:31:33I mean, it's really strong colours, nice and vibrant.
0:31:33 > 0:31:35The sort of thing you would expect
0:31:35 > 0:31:39in a late Victorian cast-iron fireplace.
0:31:39 > 0:31:42Have these been taken out of that and reframed?
0:31:42 > 0:31:43I think it's the other way round.
0:31:43 > 0:31:47I think they're modern ones that have just been framed up.
0:31:47 > 0:31:49- Estimate?- £25-40.
0:31:49 > 0:31:51Yeah, paid £49 for them.
0:31:51 > 0:31:53Well, all things considered,
0:31:53 > 0:31:57I think it's going to be well worth considering the bonus buy
0:31:57 > 0:31:58so let's find out what it is.
0:32:00 > 0:32:06Rita and Hugh, you gave Gary £209 to go out and find a bonus buy.
0:32:06 > 0:32:09Gary, we'd like to know what you spent it on.
0:32:10 > 0:32:14Well, remember that torso you got so excited about?
0:32:14 > 0:32:19- Yeah.- Well, I thought this provided the perfect combination.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23And something dramatic.
0:32:23 > 0:32:24- Beautiful.- That's really nice.
0:32:24 > 0:32:27A male nude and an angel.
0:32:27 > 0:32:28Has it got any age to it?
0:32:28 > 0:32:33Yes, this would be sort of late 19th century, early 20th century.
0:32:33 > 0:32:37Is it a limited edition type thing? Do you know how many there were?
0:32:37 > 0:32:39I don't know. I don't know. There's a title to it.
0:32:39 > 0:32:41- It says Hope.- Hope.
0:32:41 > 0:32:43- Oh, right!- Ooh!- That's very apt.
0:32:43 > 0:32:45How much did you pay for it?
0:32:45 > 0:32:48- 30.- Wow, bargain.
0:32:48 > 0:32:51How much do you think this is going to fetch at auction, if we're lucky?
0:32:53 > 0:32:55- Double.- Double. OK, I can live with that.
0:32:57 > 0:33:00Remember, you two, you don't have to make your decision now.
0:33:00 > 0:33:02Wait till you've sold your first three items
0:33:02 > 0:33:04and that's when you decide.
0:33:04 > 0:33:05But in the meantime,
0:33:05 > 0:33:08let's find out what the auctioneer has to say
0:33:08 > 0:33:10about Gary's dramatic print.
0:33:12 > 0:33:14Well, here it is, Colin.
0:33:15 > 0:33:17A little bit eerie for me, I have to admit.
0:33:17 > 0:33:18It's entitled Hope.
0:33:18 > 0:33:22A monochrome print, copyrighted from 1894,
0:33:22 > 0:33:25very much of that sort of period.
0:33:25 > 0:33:28And I suppose, really, a difficult seller in today's market.
0:33:28 > 0:33:31- What do you reckon it? - Well, £25-40.
0:33:31 > 0:33:34Generally, they make next to nothing, but it's big, it's bold.
0:33:34 > 0:33:36It's got a good strong frame on it,
0:33:36 > 0:33:38it should be worth that as a wall filler.
0:33:38 > 0:33:40Gary spent £30 on it.
0:33:40 > 0:33:43OK. Just don't see much of a profit for him.
0:33:43 > 0:33:46All right. Well, let's see whether they go for it.
0:33:46 > 0:33:48But in the meantime, who's going to be the auctioneer today?
0:33:48 > 0:33:50Well, it's my favourite part of the job,
0:33:50 > 0:33:53so you're going to be landed with me.
0:33:53 > 0:33:55This is could be interesting.
0:33:56 > 0:33:5740 bid. 5, 50. 5.
0:33:57 > 0:34:0160. 5. 70. 5. Sold.
0:34:01 > 0:34:03Gentleman, how are we?
0:34:03 > 0:34:06- Good, thank you.- Yeah, really good. - Ever been to an auction before?
0:34:06 > 0:34:09- No. No.- That's why they're smiling, Eric.
0:34:11 > 0:34:13Well, you're just about to find out what you're in for.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16But either way, it is an exciting place to be.
0:34:16 > 0:34:18We think so and we've been doing it for donkey's years, haven't we?
0:34:18 > 0:34:21- Absolutely.- OK. So your first item's coming up.
0:34:21 > 0:34:25It's the three Art Deco-style decanters.
0:34:25 > 0:34:27Paid 31. Coming up now.
0:34:27 > 0:34:31Lot 260, three Art Deco continental sugar-glass decanters.
0:34:31 > 0:34:33Who's going to start me, then? £50 for the lot.
0:34:33 > 0:34:35£50, anybody? 50, 40, 30.
0:34:35 > 0:34:37- It's only £10 each.- Go on.
0:34:37 > 0:34:40£30? 20 to go, then. 20? Look at what we're selling here.
0:34:40 > 0:34:41£20, anyone? 20, and 10.
0:34:41 > 0:34:42£10. 10 to go, then.
0:34:42 > 0:34:4510 bid. At 12, 15, 15, 18, no? 15 but a bid. 18 now, surely.
0:34:45 > 0:34:49- That's it. Keep it rolling.- 18? 18, 20 bid, 2 bid, at 2, and 5.
0:34:49 > 0:34:51- This is what we like.- Go on!
0:34:51 > 0:34:53- Come on.- On my left here, then.
0:34:53 > 0:34:56The net's out. Sells in the room at £25.
0:34:56 > 0:34:59Oh, £25.
0:34:59 > 0:35:02They deserved to do better, boys,
0:35:02 > 0:35:04but, hey-ho, they're in at minus £6.
0:35:04 > 0:35:06The next lot that's coming up
0:35:06 > 0:35:10is your retro-style Hook And Ladder fire chief push-along toy.
0:35:10 > 0:35:12You paid £25 for it.
0:35:12 > 0:35:13Coming up now.
0:35:13 > 0:35:18Lot 262 is a retro-style Hook And Ladder fire chief car.
0:35:18 > 0:35:20Who's going to start me at £40 for it?
0:35:20 > 0:35:21£40, anybody? 40?
0:35:21 > 0:35:2430 to go, then. 30? £20, £20, and 10 to go, then.
0:35:24 > 0:35:25- 10.- Oh, come on!
0:35:25 > 0:35:2710 bid, 10. 12 now, do I see it?
0:35:27 > 0:35:3012 bid, 15 bid, 18 bid, 20 bid, 2 now?
0:35:30 > 0:35:32At £20 bid, 2 for anybody else now.
0:35:32 > 0:35:35- The dream purchase!- Come on!
0:35:35 > 0:35:3628 bid, quickly.
0:35:36 > 0:35:3828 bid. 30.
0:35:38 > 0:35:40- Go on! - LAUGHTER
0:35:40 > 0:35:42- 30. 2 now, do I see?- Yes!
0:35:42 > 0:35:4430 there. 2 from either of you now?
0:35:44 > 0:35:4632 on the net. 35.
0:35:46 > 0:35:48- Yes!- 35 back in the room, then.
0:35:48 > 0:35:49Any more bids? Last call for everybody.
0:35:49 > 0:35:53Selling in the centre of the room at £35.
0:35:53 > 0:35:55Get in!
0:35:55 > 0:35:57Well done, boys.
0:35:57 > 0:36:02Plus 10, which gets your rolling total to, wait for this, plus £4.
0:36:02 > 0:36:05- Yes!- Great.- £4! - So, we've moved out of the minus.
0:36:05 > 0:36:07You're into the positive.
0:36:07 > 0:36:08We've got your third item coming up.
0:36:08 > 0:36:11You paid £28 for it. Let's see what the walking stick market
0:36:11 > 0:36:13is like in this part of the world.
0:36:13 > 0:36:17Lot number 264 is the rustic walking stick with horn handle.
0:36:17 > 0:36:19Who's going to start me at £30?
0:36:19 > 0:36:2130? 20 to go then, surely.
0:36:21 > 0:36:23£20, anybody, 20? 10?
0:36:23 > 0:36:25- Oh, come on.- £10, thank you, sir.
0:36:25 > 0:36:2810 bid. 12, 15, 18? Nope.
0:36:28 > 0:36:3015 bid. 18 for anybody else now?
0:36:30 > 0:36:32- £15 bid, last call.- Oh, come on!
0:36:32 > 0:36:33At £15, are we all done?
0:36:33 > 0:36:36We sell, then, at £15.
0:36:36 > 0:36:38Lost our profit.
0:36:38 > 0:36:40- Boo!- OK, 15...
0:36:41 > 0:36:44So that's minus 13,
0:36:44 > 0:36:46so we're at minus £9.
0:36:46 > 0:36:49- Single figures.- The question is, are you going to go with your bonus buy?
0:36:50 > 0:36:52I think so. I want to.
0:36:52 > 0:36:53I do have faith.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56It's your tool chest with all those tools.
0:36:56 > 0:36:57David paid 65 for it.
0:36:57 > 0:36:59It can work.
0:36:59 > 0:37:00OK. Off you go.
0:37:00 > 0:37:04Lot number 269, 19th or early 20th century
0:37:04 > 0:37:06ebonised pine tool chest this time.
0:37:06 > 0:37:07Shall we say £80 for it?
0:37:07 > 0:37:10- Let's say more.- £80. £50. Anybody?
0:37:10 > 0:37:1150? 40?
0:37:11 > 0:37:12- Oh!- £30 to go, then, surely?
0:37:12 > 0:37:14£30, anybody? 30, quickly now for the tool chest.
0:37:14 > 0:37:16£30, Victorian tool chest.
0:37:16 > 0:37:1730 is bid. At 30, bid 2.
0:37:17 > 0:37:21Making it 2. 2 bid. At 2. 5? 5 bid. At 5. 38 now?
0:37:21 > 0:37:24- Come on.- At £35. Are we all done? 8, now, surely?
0:37:24 > 0:37:25£35, we're on the market.
0:37:25 > 0:37:2838 on the net. 38 bid, 40 now?
0:37:28 > 0:37:30£38, net bidder has it. At £38, 40?
0:37:30 > 0:37:31Last call for the room, then.
0:37:31 > 0:37:34On the net, then. Selling on the net at £38.
0:37:34 > 0:37:35Done at 38.
0:37:35 > 0:37:3738. Ouch.
0:37:37 > 0:37:42Erm, either way, it gives you a minus 27 on that.
0:37:42 > 0:37:43We're now at minus 36.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46- Pleased with that, boys? - Can we borrow a fiver to get home?
0:37:46 > 0:37:48Is that all right?
0:37:48 > 0:37:51- Listen, boys, not a word to the Blues, OK?- Yep.
0:37:55 > 0:37:58- So, Rita and Hill, how are you feeling?- Excited. Nervous.
0:37:58 > 0:38:00- Very excited.- Yeah, you are.
0:38:00 > 0:38:02There's a hint of trepidation here, Gary, isn't there?
0:38:02 > 0:38:03More than a hint!
0:38:03 > 0:38:05Have you been to an auction before?
0:38:05 > 0:38:09- I have not.- Many years ago. I used to go with my dad.
0:38:09 > 0:38:11Well, either way, your first item is about to come up.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14It's that sculpture of a male torso.
0:38:14 > 0:38:16You paid £34 for it.
0:38:16 > 0:38:18Let's see. That is a stylish thing.
0:38:18 > 0:38:22Lot number 285 is a modern simulated marble sculpture.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24This time, the male torso there.
0:38:24 > 0:38:26Start me at £80 for it. £80, anybody?
0:38:26 > 0:38:2780? 50 to go, then, surely.
0:38:27 > 0:38:2950? Who's first in? £50?
0:38:29 > 0:38:3150? 30? £30, quickly now.
0:38:31 > 0:38:3330 is bid, at £30 on the net.
0:38:33 > 0:38:35At 30 bid. 32 now, do I see?
0:38:35 > 0:38:38Come on. Oh, come on. £30 bid, 2 for anybody else now?
0:38:38 > 0:38:39Maiden bid has it. Any more bids?
0:38:39 > 0:38:42- No!- Come on.- Oh, come on!
0:38:42 > 0:38:45- Come on, come on.- It's all action on the internet. At £30 bid.
0:38:45 > 0:38:47- 32 on the net.- Hooray!- 32!
0:38:47 > 0:38:51Last call, then, selling at £32.
0:38:51 > 0:38:53- ALL:- Oh!
0:38:54 > 0:38:5532.
0:38:55 > 0:38:57Minus 2.
0:38:57 > 0:39:01So, the next item is the continental porcelain decanter. £8.
0:39:01 > 0:39:04- There's got to be a profit in this, Gary!- Got to, got to.
0:39:04 > 0:39:05£30 do you have for me?
0:39:05 > 0:39:07£30, anybody? £20.
0:39:07 > 0:39:08£10, anybody?
0:39:08 > 0:39:10Tenner. £5, anyone.
0:39:10 > 0:39:12- £5.- Oh, come on.
0:39:12 > 0:39:14Fiver. A couple of pounds.
0:39:14 > 0:39:15Start with a pound.
0:39:15 > 0:39:171. At 1 bid.
0:39:17 > 0:39:18We've broken a duck, at 1 bid.
0:39:18 > 0:39:20- Oh...- 3 bid, 4 bid, 5 now.
0:39:20 > 0:39:22Do I see from anybody else?
0:39:22 > 0:39:275, front row. 6 bid, 7. 7 bid, 8? No.
0:39:27 > 0:39:29At 7. It's lucky 7 in the front, then.
0:39:29 > 0:39:33At £7, front row has it. Selling then at £7.
0:39:34 > 0:39:35- Sold.- Oh, no!- Oh, minus one.
0:39:35 > 0:39:37Minus one!
0:39:37 > 0:39:41Minus one. Running total now, minus three, OK?
0:39:41 > 0:39:44Right, here's your pair of Art Nouveau-style panels.
0:39:44 > 0:39:46You paid £49 for them.
0:39:46 > 0:39:47They're coming up now.
0:39:47 > 0:39:49Lot number 289
0:39:49 > 0:39:53is the pair of Art Nouveau tile fields, this time.
0:39:53 > 0:39:56£40, anyone? 40? 30? 20 to go, then?
0:39:56 > 0:39:5810?
0:39:58 > 0:40:0310 is bid. 12 now? 12 on the net. 15 in the room. 18, 20, 2.
0:40:03 > 0:40:05Quickly now. Two fabulous-looking things.
0:40:05 > 0:40:0722, 25, 28.
0:40:07 > 0:40:08- Ooh, good.- Come on.- 30 in the room.
0:40:08 > 0:40:1232 now. 32, 35? 5 bid.
0:40:12 > 0:40:1438? 38. 40? No.
0:40:14 > 0:40:17- Go on, 40. Go on.- At £38.
0:40:17 > 0:40:18Is there 40 from anywhere else, then?
0:40:18 > 0:40:22At £38, last call for everybody. Sells on the net at £38.
0:40:22 > 0:40:23Oh!
0:40:23 > 0:40:25Minus 11.
0:40:25 > 0:40:28So, you paid 49, sold for 38, minus 11.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31Gives us a rolling total of minus 14.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33Oh!
0:40:33 > 0:40:35It is not the end of the world.
0:40:35 > 0:40:39I know, I keep saying this to people, but, either way,
0:40:39 > 0:40:42it does beg the question, are we going with the bonus buy?
0:40:42 > 0:40:45- Yes.- Gary paid £30 for it.
0:40:45 > 0:40:47You get a lot of print for your money, a lot of good frame.
0:40:47 > 0:40:49- A lot of frame, yeah.- Yes, yes. - The auctioneer's got faith,
0:40:49 > 0:40:52cos he thinks it should be worth 25-40.
0:40:52 > 0:40:56Lot 294 is the monochrome print titled Hope.
0:40:56 > 0:40:59Who's going to start me at £50 for it? 50?
0:40:59 > 0:41:02Nearly the size of the rostrum, it is. £50.
0:41:02 > 0:41:05- It is big.- It's a great piece. - It's gorgeous.
0:41:05 > 0:41:0730? £20, anybody?
0:41:07 > 0:41:09£20, do you have for me? 10?
0:41:09 > 0:41:11£5?
0:41:11 > 0:41:12No!
0:41:12 > 0:41:14A pound is bid.
0:41:14 > 0:41:15Wow.
0:41:15 > 0:41:17What a bargain, that is.
0:41:17 > 0:41:19£1 is all I'm bid.
0:41:19 > 0:41:21£2 is bid on the internet.
0:41:21 > 0:41:22£3 is bid.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25The condition is very, very good on it, as well.
0:41:26 > 0:41:28Selling then at £3.
0:41:28 > 0:41:32All I can do is apologise, but say that's the market.
0:41:32 > 0:41:35Oh, right.
0:41:35 > 0:41:36- Sorry.- OK.
0:41:36 > 0:41:42Minus 27. Now gives us a rolling total of minus £41.
0:41:42 > 0:41:45Oh, well. It's OK.
0:41:45 > 0:41:46OK.
0:41:46 > 0:41:49Hey-ho. You win some, you lose some.
0:41:49 > 0:41:50Erm, one final word -
0:41:50 > 0:41:52not a word to the Reds.
0:41:52 > 0:41:54- No.- No worries.- We're schtum.
0:41:59 > 0:42:01So, are we still full of the happy factor?
0:42:01 > 0:42:03That's what I'm saying. Yes, yes, yes?
0:42:03 > 0:42:06It's been a very close competition between you.
0:42:06 > 0:42:08Now, listen. No, don't get too excited...
0:42:09 > 0:42:11..because nobody made a profit.
0:42:11 > 0:42:15So, nobody's taking any money and I can tell you now,
0:42:15 > 0:42:17that there's only £5 in it.
0:42:17 > 0:42:19- No.- Ooh!
0:42:19 > 0:42:22Yes! So, we do have a winner and we do have a runner-up,
0:42:22 > 0:42:24and the winner on this occasion
0:42:24 > 0:42:25are the Red team.
0:42:25 > 0:42:29- Yes!- Oh, yes.- Well done. - What's happened to you?
0:42:31 > 0:42:33Well, while they go over the top, OK...
0:42:33 > 0:42:36- Over the top.- ..you were let down big time...
0:42:36 > 0:42:39- By the bonus buy.- ..by the bonus buy.
0:42:39 > 0:42:42- But it was beautiful. - But well done, Blues, anyway.
0:42:42 > 0:42:43And what do we say?
0:42:43 > 0:42:45Look at these faces on these lads, eh?
0:42:45 > 0:42:48It looks like they've done the triple, don't they?
0:42:48 > 0:42:51- It does.- I think it's more shock than anything else.
0:42:51 > 0:42:53- Absolutely. - You did make one positive.
0:42:53 > 0:42:57You did make a profit on the children's toy, didn't you?
0:42:57 > 0:42:59Yeah, yeah. Well, I said, I said that was my dream item...
0:42:59 > 0:43:01- Yeah, you did. - ..and it pulled through.
0:43:01 > 0:43:05Well, it did pull through, because it gave you minus 36 as a total.
0:43:05 > 0:43:08So, as I say, £5 in it.
0:43:08 > 0:43:11But, either way, have we enjoyed ourselves, everybody?
0:43:11 > 0:43:14- Yes, yes.- That's what it's all about.
0:43:14 > 0:43:17And we do hope that you've enjoyed watching at home.
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