0:00:02 > 0:00:06'Twas the night before Christmas in this grand old house.
0:00:06 > 0:00:11Santa was here, quiet like a mouse.
0:00:11 > 0:00:15Unaware of his antics, I was snug in my bed.
0:00:15 > 0:00:19Dreams of antiques swirling round in my head.
0:00:20 > 0:00:24Santa put presents under the tree
0:00:24 > 0:00:27for the Reds, the Blues, and one for me.
0:00:30 > 0:00:34But then I was woken by an almighty clatter.
0:00:34 > 0:00:39I tiptoed downstairs to see what was the matter.
0:00:39 > 0:00:43But as I approached, stalking my prey,
0:00:43 > 0:00:46a bit of bad luck gave me away.
0:00:46 > 0:00:48Ho-ho-ho!
0:00:48 > 0:00:51Shh! I ran to the door...
0:00:52 > 0:00:59..but magically, Saint Nick disappeared straight up the chimney.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01Caught you!
0:01:01 > 0:01:04I thought, "Did I imagine all this?
0:01:04 > 0:01:06"Was it a dream?"
0:01:06 > 0:01:11But I then saw the gifts that he'd left for our teams.
0:01:11 > 0:01:15Fleeces, hats and loads of lolly.
0:01:15 > 0:01:19And not forgetting some sprigs of holly.
0:01:19 > 0:01:23So grab your baubles and hang up your bunting,
0:01:23 > 0:01:27let's go Yuletide Bargain Hunting!
0:01:51 > 0:01:54We're at Newark Antique Fair for our Christmas bonanza.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58But our teams aren't here to buy gifts.
0:01:58 > 0:02:02The challenge is to buy three items which will make a profit at auction.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06So hang on to your baubles, here's a taste of what's coming up!
0:02:08 > 0:02:12The Reds try to ring up some Yuletide profit,
0:02:12 > 0:02:16the Blues disagree on their Christmas list...
0:02:16 > 0:02:18- Yes!- No, no!
0:02:18 > 0:02:22..and at the auction, Father Christmas is on the rostrum,
0:02:22 > 0:02:25where there are lashings of festive fun for the Reds...
0:02:25 > 0:02:27THEY CHEER
0:02:27 > 0:02:29..and the Blues.
0:02:32 > 0:02:37Like a child on Christmas morning, I'm very excited
0:02:37 > 0:02:41because we have a Bargain Hunt first today.
0:02:41 > 0:02:45We have family members going head-to-head.
0:02:45 > 0:02:49And for the Reds we have John and Emily.
0:02:49 > 0:02:53And for the Blues we have George and Sue.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56Now, who's going to tell me who's who?
0:02:56 > 0:02:58- George? Explain. - Right, Sue's my mum...- Yes?
0:02:58 > 0:03:02..John's my dad and Emily is my girlfriend.
0:03:02 > 0:03:07So now we know who everyone is, John, tell us where home is.
0:03:07 > 0:03:11Well, we live in Leicestershire and we're lucky enough to live
0:03:11 > 0:03:12in a Georgian chapel,
0:03:12 > 0:03:15so where we are, we're full of antiques
0:03:15 > 0:03:17and it's just a lovely place to be.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20Yeah, that must be a marvellous situation
0:03:20 > 0:03:22for a wonderful Christmas tree.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25Do you have a real one or a fake one?
0:03:25 > 0:03:27Well, we are very traditional in our house.
0:03:27 > 0:03:31Basically, every Christmas we go out to the same place every year and
0:03:31 > 0:03:35the farmer goes out into the field, we choose the tree, he comes along,
0:03:35 > 0:03:37he chops it down, he brings it round to the house afterwards.
0:03:37 > 0:03:42And it's an enormous tradition now to have this absolutely vast tree
0:03:42 > 0:03:44up in the house, going right up into the ceiling.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46It's just fantastic.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48Wow. So, Emily, what do you want for Christmas?
0:03:48 > 0:03:49Maybe a pair of ice skates?
0:03:49 > 0:03:52I hear you're very, very good at it!
0:03:52 > 0:03:53I'm really bad.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55I felt one time that I got far too cocky,
0:03:55 > 0:03:58thought I was doing really well, even started to assist people.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01- Oh, yes!- Very good!
0:04:01 > 0:04:05And then my friend started to fall and, instantly at that point,
0:04:05 > 0:04:07down I went and it was really embarrassing!
0:04:07 > 0:04:11Let's hope you fall on your feet out there in the fair, Emily!
0:04:11 > 0:04:14Have you got any special tactics?
0:04:14 > 0:04:17We rely on Emily's unbounded enthusiasm!
0:04:17 > 0:04:20And ruthlessness!
0:04:20 > 0:04:21And charm and beauty.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24Absolutely. And I am the voice of caution.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26Between the two of us, it's a winning combination.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28He's going to stop my impulsive buys.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30Right. These guys think they're going to win.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32Nah, nah.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35It's a very nice, festive thought, but...!
0:04:35 > 0:04:37Oh!
0:04:37 > 0:04:41George, what's been your most memorable Christmas?
0:04:41 > 0:04:43My most memorable Christmas has to be the time
0:04:43 > 0:04:45I got my brother a brick.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48I found in the garden, wrapped it up like a present.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50- A brick?- Yeah.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52The painful thing I didn't realise was that actually he had
0:04:52 > 0:04:54handmade me a clock.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56So he'd got me this really thoughtful incredible Christmas
0:04:56 > 0:05:00present, which I still own, and I got him a brick!
0:05:00 > 0:05:02- You cruel, cruel boy! - Mean!
0:05:02 > 0:05:04No Christmas spirit.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06- Maybe he'll get you back one day! - Maybe, maybe.
0:05:06 > 0:05:10Sue, tell me what your most memorable Christmas story is.
0:05:10 > 0:05:16I think it has to be our big family holiday Christmas in Dorset
0:05:16 > 0:05:17a few years ago.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19We were all there as a family.
0:05:19 > 0:05:23Part of the Christmas experience was to go to midnight mass.
0:05:23 > 0:05:29We're there singing away, ding dong merrily, and the man in front of me,
0:05:29 > 0:05:32his trousers suddenly fell down. Completely down.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34- Completely!- Completely down.
0:05:34 > 0:05:38And his wife just quickly did this kind of movement,
0:05:38 > 0:05:41pulled his trousers up, he clasped them at his waist
0:05:41 > 0:05:43and everyone carried on singing!
0:05:43 > 0:05:46It was a very surreal moment!
0:05:46 > 0:05:48It was very funny.
0:05:48 > 0:05:52Well, I suppose for shopping you need some money.
0:05:52 > 0:05:57Reds, your £300 is in that little red box there.
0:05:57 > 0:06:01And, Blues, your 300 is in that little blue box there.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04There you are. Isn't that lovely!
0:06:04 > 0:06:08Lovely. Now, your experts await, so off you go!
0:06:10 > 0:06:14Well, this is going to be a real Christmas cracker!
0:06:14 > 0:06:18And helping to get the party started are our Christmas helpers.
0:06:18 > 0:06:23Hoping to deliver some surprises for the Reds, it's Kate Bliss.
0:06:23 > 0:06:29And coming gift-wrapped for the Blues, it's Paul Laidlaw.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31Well, ho-ho-ho, Blues.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33What are we looking for from Santa?
0:06:33 > 0:06:34Sue, what are you looking to buy?
0:06:34 > 0:06:36I would actually like things that people
0:06:36 > 0:06:38could give us Christmas gifts.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40Well, we thought perhaps some silver.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42- We always like silver.- Yes. - A bit of quality.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44I want something shiny on the Christmas table
0:06:44 > 0:06:46that you can look at while you're tucking into your turkey.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49I'd quite like some kind of old leather luggage
0:06:49 > 0:06:52or some leather books, because that's a big interest of mine.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55- Great! - Right, teams, time starts now.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57CHIMING
0:06:57 > 0:07:00- Let's get started.- OK!
0:07:00 > 0:07:04Come on, let's go and find them!
0:07:05 > 0:07:09- Where shall we go? - Where the stuff is!
0:07:09 > 0:07:11Which is everywhere! Come on.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14You should find everything on your shopping list,
0:07:14 > 0:07:17or do I mean Christmas wish lists?
0:07:17 > 0:07:19- BELL RINGS - Christmas!
0:07:21 > 0:07:24Hey, look at the date! Perfect timing!
0:07:24 > 0:07:25Aw!
0:07:25 > 0:07:28Yes, it's not long until the big day.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31And our teams are looking for festive items
0:07:31 > 0:07:34like these Christmas chalkboards.
0:07:34 > 0:07:38- Yes!- No, no!- Yes!- No!
0:07:38 > 0:07:40Funnily enough, once again I'm in the George camp, Sue!
0:07:40 > 0:07:43No! Look, a Christmas pigeon!
0:07:43 > 0:07:47It sounds like you've been vetoed, Sue.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49I don't know. What is it?
0:07:49 > 0:07:51I'll tell you what it's not, for £5, it's not silver.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54- So you don't care.- Oh, OK.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58- Ditch it, and let's move on. - Move on.
0:07:58 > 0:08:02Once again, that's a firm no from Paul and George.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05But have John and Emily found a maybe?
0:08:05 > 0:08:07I'm not too sure what it is.
0:08:07 > 0:08:11- The little penknife?- Yes.- Could we have a little look at that, please?
0:08:11 > 0:08:13- You can, yes. - So why do you like that?
0:08:13 > 0:08:16I just think it's quite pretty. It looks quite delicate.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18Very often these little pocket knives,
0:08:18 > 0:08:22or fruit knives, actually, because very often they were used for fruit,
0:08:22 > 0:08:26they are given too much pressure and the blade snaps
0:08:26 > 0:08:27or it's damaged on the end.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30And the little thing to check is that when you turn it on its
0:08:30 > 0:08:33side, does the blade fit the case?
0:08:33 > 0:08:37And you can see here that the tip goes right up into the case.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40So we know that that actually is the original length,
0:08:40 > 0:08:42which is really nice.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44The other thing which is particularly nice about
0:08:44 > 0:08:46this one, it's mother of pearl,
0:08:46 > 0:08:49and this has been tooled to give that lovely three-dimensional...
0:08:49 > 0:08:52It almost looks like fish scales, doesn't it?
0:08:52 > 0:08:54Just have a little inspection there for yourself.
0:08:54 > 0:08:58- Mind the blade.- How much do you think it would go for at auction?
0:08:58 > 0:09:03At auction they can make anything from sort of 20, 40, to £60.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06- OK.- So what's the price there, John? - 75.- OK.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08And what age would that be?
0:09:08 > 0:09:11It's 20th century. It's probably '30s, I would say.
0:09:11 > 0:09:16So, out of interest, asking for a friend, what would you say?
0:09:16 > 0:09:17I'm going to go down by, the very best...
0:09:17 > 0:09:20I'll go down by 12, so 63.
0:09:20 > 0:09:21- BOTH:- Hmm.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24What about additional student discount?
0:09:24 > 0:09:26- I am a student! - Depends on what you study!
0:09:26 > 0:09:29I'm going to make it a straight 60. But that would be my very best.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31- She drives such a hard bargain! - She does, she's quite scary!
0:09:31 > 0:09:33You're coming shopping with me!
0:09:33 > 0:09:36Shall we just have a look around and come back to you?
0:09:36 > 0:09:38- Absolutely, yes.- Are you going to be here for five, ten minutes?
0:09:38 > 0:09:40- Oh, half an hour. - Half an hour, fantastic.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43- I think that is very sensible. - Yeah.- Come on.
0:09:43 > 0:09:47It's lovely to see the Reds working in harmony.
0:09:47 > 0:09:51I just wonder if the Blues can finally agree.
0:09:51 > 0:09:53It's third time lucky.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55I like her, but there won't be any great age to her.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59Mind you, there's a wee bit of age.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01- She's electroplate. - What kind of period is she?
0:10:01 > 0:10:04Belle Epoque, so late 19th, early 20th century.
0:10:04 > 0:10:08The Art Nouveau is coming in here, look at the easy,
0:10:08 > 0:10:10natural frivolity and nature coming in.
0:10:10 > 0:10:15She's got this bacchanalian fruiting vine running through her.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17She's leaving me a bit cold, actually.
0:10:17 > 0:10:18I think she's quite nice.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20But Georgie likes her, so...
0:10:20 > 0:10:22- Christmassy? - It is quite Christmassy.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25- The rose garland.- Does it matter that she's lost a bit of the...?
0:10:25 > 0:10:27That's a good question.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29- On her nose?- Does it bother you?
0:10:29 > 0:10:30No. I think it adds more charm.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33I prefer it more like that than I would if it was a really polished...
0:10:33 > 0:10:37- Why?- Because it adds character. - I love your style!
0:10:37 > 0:10:41- Yes! It's got integrity. - Yeah.- She's £100!
0:10:41 > 0:10:45- Is she?- Yes.- I should read the label, shouldn't I?!
0:10:45 > 0:10:49I think she's a looker, but she's certainly £60-£100 worth.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51Right. So shall we see if there's any...
0:10:51 > 0:10:54- I think you should, aye. - ..wriggle room?- Yeah.
0:10:54 > 0:10:59While the Blues see if they can get a Christmas bonus on the bust,
0:10:59 > 0:11:02the Reds have found something bookish for Emily.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04- What do you think... - That's so pretty!
0:11:04 > 0:11:08- ..of that little set?- I like that. - That's really lovely, isn't it?
0:11:08 > 0:11:10Because you work in the library, don't you?
0:11:10 > 0:11:12Yeah, I work in the library at my university.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15I'm a big, big reader as well.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17- You're a bit of a bookworm?- Yeah!
0:11:17 > 0:11:20And did I hear somewhere that you do a little bit of bookbinding as well?
0:11:20 > 0:11:25- I do, yeah.- Yeah. - The hobby of many 23-year-olds!
0:11:25 > 0:11:26It is quite unusual!
0:11:26 > 0:11:29We've got quite a heap of books that Emily and her uncle
0:11:29 > 0:11:31have bound, at our house, on the book shelves.
0:11:31 > 0:11:32- And they're just so beautiful.- Yeah.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34Oh, lovely. It's just a real work of art.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36So what do you think about this little set?
0:11:36 > 0:11:38- I think they're lovely. - I think that's absolutely lovely.
0:11:38 > 0:11:39They're really cute.
0:11:39 > 0:11:44So we've got a little red leather book shelf here,
0:11:44 > 0:11:49which is tailored perfectly for this little set of five volumes,
0:11:49 > 0:11:52also what looks like leather bound.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55- Does it have a price? - I can't see a price on there.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57We've got silk on the bottom there, which is rather nice.
0:11:57 > 0:12:01Made in Italy. Is there a publishing date in the volumes?
0:12:01 > 0:12:03Because we've got dictionaries, haven't we?
0:12:03 > 0:12:06- German-English. French-English. - 1952.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08- Italian, 19...? - '52.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11I think that would look lovely, especially before Christmas.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13It just looks so English and homely and lovely.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16- A nice little present.- Yes.- Yeah. - We'd better find out the price.
0:12:16 > 0:12:18- Yeah, where's the owner? - Let's go and find.- Shall I go...?
0:12:18 > 0:12:21Right, you have a closer look and check out the condition
0:12:21 > 0:12:24- and I'll go and find her.- Fab. - OK, thank you.- All right.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27The Reds aren't the only ones keen to do their first deal,
0:12:27 > 0:12:31Sue and George want to talk numbers on the bust Paul found.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33- I see you've got £100 on this. - Yeah.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36I was wondering if there is any potential wiggle room on it?
0:12:36 > 0:12:40- Probably the best is 90. - Is there any way you could go to 80?
0:12:40 > 0:12:43I can do 85 for you, sir.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45- We'll shake your hand. - OK.- 85.- Thank you.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48Thank you very much indeed.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50- Right then, come on then. - OK.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52Let's go and get two more treasures.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55That's buy number one in Santa's sack,
0:12:55 > 0:12:57and all in 15 minutes.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00We are doing well. Quality and on schedule, get in!
0:13:01 > 0:13:06Now, will the Reds follow their lead and buy this set of dictionaries?
0:13:06 > 0:13:09The price the stallholder's given me is 35.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12It's a yes or no really, isn't it? Are we prepared to take the gamble?
0:13:12 > 0:13:14It would make a lovely Christmas present.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16I think so. I think it's a lovely present.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18- We're here, we like it, let's buy it.- Yep, decisive.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21- Great!- OK. - I like decisive!- Good.
0:13:21 > 0:13:26- Right, come on.- So after 20 minutes, each team has one item each.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29But are the Blues about to score their second?
0:13:29 > 0:13:32I love him. I really like him.
0:13:32 > 0:13:36He's got masses of appeal to me.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38- I don't like it.- Aw!
0:13:38 > 0:13:41Oh, dear. That doesn't sound promising!
0:13:41 > 0:13:44He's got real weight. He feels like a quality piece.
0:13:44 > 0:13:48- What kind of age?- What's it made of? OK, not overly cold. Hang on.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51Spelter. A base metal alloy.
0:13:51 > 0:13:55- OK.- Period, the late 19th century, early 20th century chap.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58Sporting thing. Straight out of Boy's Own, is he not?
0:13:58 > 0:14:02We're not quite in unanimous agreement over the footballer yet.
0:14:02 > 0:14:03- Yeah.- But plenty more to look at.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06- Come on.- OK, I'll just pop him here.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09I don't think the boys think the statue's a keeper, Sue.
0:14:09 > 0:14:13Meanwhile, it's all teamwork in the Red camp.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16We're a bit curious about what that actually is,
0:14:16 > 0:14:19- but we don't know.- What, these here? - Yeah, the one that says "Leeds".
0:14:19 > 0:14:22- The case?- Yeah.- Well, I think it's full of maps.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25Let's have a look. This one's for Leeds.
0:14:25 > 0:14:26And if we open it up...
0:14:28 > 0:14:31Let's have a little look.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33- Oh, so it's a cycling road map... - Oh, that's lovely.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36- Which is really popular now. - ..which is quite fun.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38- A cycling road map.- Yes. - There we are.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41"Reduced by permission from the New Ordnance Survey."
0:14:41 > 0:14:44- Of course we all use OS maps today, don't we?- Definitely.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47- So what do we think of this? - I think it's really cool.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49- I really like it. - It's really quirky.- Yeah.
0:14:49 > 0:14:50I like the set as well.
0:14:50 > 0:14:54I think it kind of has an aesthetic, as well as being practical...
0:14:54 > 0:14:56- Quite unique.- Well, I would say it's great to have a set, isn't it?
0:14:56 > 0:14:58You've got a lot of maps in there.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00I can see the Lake District, Reading.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02They're not in bad condition.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05And of course they're linen backed to strengthen them.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07And that also helps to date it.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10And I would say you're looking at sort of, you know, '20s, '30s,
0:15:10 > 0:15:13- maybe, at the latest.- How do you think it would do at auction?
0:15:13 > 0:15:17The fact that it's a cycling road map has a little bit more interest.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19- OK.- What sort of money are we talking?
0:15:19 > 0:15:23Well, I've got £80 on them. The best price would be 60.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26- How many maps are there? - I don't know... 26.
0:15:26 > 0:15:27- 26 maps?- Yeah.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30You know, £60, I think you've got a chance.
0:15:30 > 0:15:31I like them, I like them.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33Executive decision when we go, "I like them".
0:15:33 > 0:15:36- I think we should do it.- Great. - Let's do it.- Fantastic.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38There's no holding back you two!
0:15:38 > 0:15:42That's a sale. Thank you very much indeed.
0:15:42 > 0:15:43Top work, Reds.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46That's your second item bought in the half-hour mark.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48Blues, you're playing catch up!
0:15:48 > 0:15:51And while they keep looking for stocking fillers,
0:15:51 > 0:15:54I've got some Christmas jobs to finish.
0:15:57 > 0:16:02I really need to get my cards in the post because there's not long to go
0:16:02 > 0:16:03before the big day.
0:16:07 > 0:16:11And even though it might be quicker and easier to send cards through
0:16:11 > 0:16:13the internet these days,
0:16:13 > 0:16:17lots of folks still want to send their seasons greetings
0:16:17 > 0:16:20the good old-fashioned way.
0:16:20 > 0:16:24Each of us sends around 20 cards through the post each Christmas.
0:16:24 > 0:16:29But I doubt they'll look like these weird and wonderful creations.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32These are some of the very first Christmas cards
0:16:32 > 0:16:36and to tell us more about them is historian Stephanie Boydell
0:16:36 > 0:16:40from Manchester Metropolitan University.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44Stephanie, what's the most important card here?
0:16:44 > 0:16:45Well, that would be this card here,
0:16:45 > 0:16:47which is in fact the first commercially produced
0:16:47 > 0:16:50- Christmas card. - The very first card?!
0:16:50 > 0:16:53The very first card. Made in 1843.
0:16:53 > 0:16:54Whose idea was this, anyway?
0:16:54 > 0:16:58Well, this was the idea of Sir Henry Cole, who was a civil servant,
0:16:58 > 0:17:01and amongst his many achievements was that he set up the Post Office,
0:17:01 > 0:17:03- as we know it...- Right.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06..and also invented the first self-adhesive stamp,
0:17:06 > 0:17:07which was the Penny Black.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09You can imagine he was a very busy man
0:17:09 > 0:17:13and come Christmas time he had an awful lot of letters to write.
0:17:13 > 0:17:17And I think he got a bit fed up with having to write all these by hand.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20So he asked an artist called John Callcott Horsley
0:17:20 > 0:17:24to design a greetings card that he could send out to these many people.
0:17:24 > 0:17:28Have many of these first cards survived?
0:17:28 > 0:17:32- We think about a dozen have survived in total.- Really?
0:17:32 > 0:17:36So they are very collectable and we know that one of
0:17:36 > 0:17:39- them went at auction for about 22,500.- Wow!
0:17:42 > 0:17:46Cole's idea took off and the Victorians began sending cards
0:17:46 > 0:17:51every Christmas. But the designs were unusual, to say the least.
0:17:51 > 0:17:55Some of these cards are more likely to give you nightmares than feelings
0:17:55 > 0:17:57of good cheer!
0:17:57 > 0:18:01We've got three skeletons here, chasing one another.
0:18:01 > 0:18:06We've got a porker brandishing a knife at the butcher.
0:18:06 > 0:18:11We've got another butcher being chased by plum duffs
0:18:11 > 0:18:12and geese!
0:18:12 > 0:18:17It's all the things that we enjoy eating, coming back to eat us!
0:18:17 > 0:18:20Did the Victorians have a sense of humour, then?
0:18:20 > 0:18:23Well, people think the Victorians were a bit po-faced,
0:18:23 > 0:18:26but, as you can see, they weren't.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29And the cards the Victorians sent one another
0:18:29 > 0:18:33also chart the evolution of Father Christmas.
0:18:33 > 0:18:39But these characters don't look like the Santa Claus that we think of.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41Well, the early character, who's usually dressed in green,
0:18:41 > 0:18:44- represents the return of spring and life after winter.- I see.
0:18:44 > 0:18:48It's only later on that representations
0:18:48 > 0:18:51of what was actually St Nicholas, the secret gift giver
0:18:51 > 0:18:54who was always represented wearing red,
0:18:54 > 0:18:57starts to evolve into the Santa Claus that we all know and love.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00Santa Claus is all very well, Stephanie,
0:19:00 > 0:19:02but I think I like the funnies the best!
0:19:02 > 0:19:05I think you might like this one, Anita.
0:19:05 > 0:19:07ANITA LAUGHS
0:19:07 > 0:19:09Oh, that's wonderful!
0:19:09 > 0:19:12It's a Scotsman doing the cancan!
0:19:13 > 0:19:18Stephanie, this has been absolutely fascinating.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20Thank you very much for showing us these.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22And you know what?
0:19:22 > 0:19:27Who doesn't love getting a Christmas card?
0:19:27 > 0:19:29Hiya, I've got a special delivery for Anita Manning.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31Lovely. Thank you very much, thank you.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34- Merry Christmas. - Merry Christmas to you too!
0:19:35 > 0:19:38"Dear Anita, season's greetings.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40"Phil Serrell here.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42"I just wanted you to know that some of your friends
0:19:42 > 0:19:45"from the antique world have released a charity Christmas single
0:19:45 > 0:19:47"for BBC Children In Need."
0:19:47 > 0:19:51# It's lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you
0:19:51 > 0:19:54# Outside the snow is falling and friends are calling... #
0:19:54 > 0:19:57All the money raised from each and every download
0:19:57 > 0:20:00goes to a fantastic cause.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03But now, I've got to catch a sleigh back to Newark.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10With less than 30 minutes left on the clock,
0:20:10 > 0:20:14the Reds only have one item to find, while the Blues have to buy two.
0:20:16 > 0:20:20It seems Sue's gone back for that footballer statue from earlier.
0:20:20 > 0:20:24Although I think Paul's hoping she'll give him up for this.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27- So, what is this? A plough. - Well, do you know what that is?
0:20:27 > 0:20:30- A plough.- But this is a Victorian plough.
0:20:30 > 0:20:37- Yeah?- And of no mean quality, it's gilt, a bit of lacquering.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40I think these elements here are probably steel.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43That's a good thing.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45- Yes.- It looks solid, doesn't it? - Yeah, it's lovely.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47- Yeah.- It's quality.
0:20:47 > 0:20:52This was expensive in its day and it should be expensive today.
0:20:52 > 0:20:56- It's £120.- Ouch.- There's a whole host of collectors.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59How many agricultural bygones have you seen here?
0:20:59 > 0:21:02- Oh, yeah, lots. - They are popular. This...
0:21:02 > 0:21:04I like it, oozes style.
0:21:04 > 0:21:07But where this is gilt brass, finely executed,
0:21:07 > 0:21:10- this is spelter - mass-produced.- OK.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12Nicely modelled but the definition not quite there.
0:21:12 > 0:21:16- OK, well, of the two we'll go for the quality.- Ahh!
0:21:16 > 0:21:20It seems Sue's prepared to give up the footballer for the plough,
0:21:20 > 0:21:22but they've still got to do a deal.
0:21:22 > 0:21:27Back to the Reds, who are having a second look at that fruit knife.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29- So £60, wasn't it?- It is.- Yeah.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31What do you think, chaps?
0:21:31 > 0:21:35- Yeah.- I think we do it.- Yeah. - Yeah?- We've come back, we know.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37- Let's do it.- Super. - Yeah.- We'll take it.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40- Thank you very much indeed, lovely. - Thank you very much.
0:21:40 > 0:21:42- So, are you happy? - Yeah, really happy.
0:21:42 > 0:21:44Well done. Really good.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46Well, you can go and do your Christmas shopping now.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49- Merry Christmas to you. - Yeah, Merry Christmas.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52- Have a good one. - And you too.- Thank you.- Bye-bye.
0:21:52 > 0:21:53Well done, Reds.
0:21:53 > 0:21:57That's your Christmas shop done and dusted with 20 minutes to spare.
0:21:57 > 0:22:02Why is Sue still clutching the footballer statue?
0:22:02 > 0:22:04I thought they'd agreed on the plough.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07What's more, they're with the dealer who sold them the bust.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10Maybe she'll make the team's Christmas wishes
0:22:10 > 0:22:12come true once again.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15- So, we're liking the look of this. - Yep.- And wondering...
0:22:15 > 0:22:17- It's got a price of 120. - OK.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20And we were wondering whether we could perhaps
0:22:20 > 0:22:21come to some sort of arrangement?
0:22:21 > 0:22:24Probably the very best on that would be £80.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27- £80.- Yeah.- It's not bad, but it's still strong.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29Look, I'm just going to make you a wee offer.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31See if we can bounce this about a wee bit.
0:22:31 > 0:22:35- Yeah, OK.- I'll chip in at 40. Any use in that?
0:22:35 > 0:22:37- No.- Where could we be?
0:22:37 > 0:22:38Could we be at 60?
0:22:38 > 0:22:4160, that's looking better.
0:22:41 > 0:22:43- I do like it.- What do you think, George?- I like it for 60.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45- I like it for 60.- But we'd be leaving the sportsperson...
0:22:45 > 0:22:48Can I just say, I really like him?
0:22:48 > 0:22:50I really like him, so perhaps two things?
0:22:50 > 0:22:53- What price have we got on him? - He's 85.
0:22:53 > 0:22:57- I could do him for 50 for you. - Oh, OK.
0:22:57 > 0:23:01Are you thinking, we've bought one thing, this could be three?
0:23:01 > 0:23:03- So perhaps we could... - Three, we could go the triple.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06Put in a very festive cheeky...
0:23:06 > 0:23:08100 for them both?
0:23:08 > 0:23:10100 for the both, for the two of them?
0:23:10 > 0:23:14- OK, then, we have a deal.- Yeah? - Oh, thank you so much.- Thank you.
0:23:14 > 0:23:18- Thank you very much, Careen. - Thank you.- Three items!- There we go!
0:23:19 > 0:23:22What a deal, Blues!
0:23:22 > 0:23:25That's £60 for the plough and 40 for the footballer,
0:23:25 > 0:23:29and with everyone bought up, I'm calling time early.
0:23:29 > 0:23:31CHIMES RING
0:23:31 > 0:23:32And I'm up for...
0:23:32 > 0:23:34I don't know, a wee mince pie!
0:23:34 > 0:23:36Oh, absolutely.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39Let's remind ourselves what the Reds bought.
0:23:40 > 0:23:44Bookworm Emily fell in love with this set of Collins dictionaries.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46£35 paid.
0:23:48 > 0:23:53Their second item was the set of vintage cycling maps, £60 paid.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58And finally, that was also what they paid for this
0:23:58 > 0:24:01George V silver pocket knife.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03Well, guys, did you have a good time?
0:24:03 > 0:24:04- It was fantastic. - It was so much fun.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06John, tell me, what was your favourite item?
0:24:06 > 0:24:10I think without doubt our favourite item was the cycling maps.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12- Right.- I think they were fantastic.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14Wonderful selection, really interesting.
0:24:14 > 0:24:16Are they going to make the most profit?
0:24:16 > 0:24:17I do, I think so, yeah.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20I think on both counts they're the best item.
0:24:20 > 0:24:22- Emily, do you agree? - Yeah, we're going to be so boring.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24I totally agree.
0:24:24 > 0:24:26I really like them, I thought they were so lovely,
0:24:26 > 0:24:29really different and quite quirky. Yeah. I love them.
0:24:29 > 0:24:31And you think they're going to make the most profit as well?
0:24:31 > 0:24:33- Fingers crossed. - Oh, they're in agreement.
0:24:33 > 0:24:37- They were a dream team. - The dream team!
0:24:37 > 0:24:39That's absolutely wonderful.
0:24:39 > 0:24:43Well, you spent a perfectly respectable £155.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46- Could I have 145? - You may.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49- There you go, hope it doesn't blow away.- That's lovely.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51Which I will pass straight over to Kate.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53Lovely. Look at that.
0:24:53 > 0:24:55So, Kate, do you know what you're going to buy?
0:24:55 > 0:24:59I have something in mind and let's just say it's quite seasonal.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02Ah! That's interesting.
0:25:02 > 0:25:06While Kate goes off to buy something seasonal,
0:25:06 > 0:25:08let's remind ourselves what the Blues bought.
0:25:09 > 0:25:13George and Sue found it hard to agree on anything,
0:25:13 > 0:25:16but they were both happy to spend £85
0:25:16 > 0:25:19on this Art Nouveau copper bust.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22George was impressed by the quality of the 19th-century
0:25:22 > 0:25:27bronze model of a plough, £60 paid.
0:25:27 > 0:25:31And Sue wouldn't let go of the spelter model of a footballer,
0:25:31 > 0:25:35which was theirs for £40.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38Well, guys, you made a great start.
0:25:38 > 0:25:43A wee bit challenging in the middle and then it came good in the end.
0:25:43 > 0:25:48And I believe in that fair there was one very happy trader.
0:25:48 > 0:25:50- There was!- There was indeed, yes.
0:25:50 > 0:25:54We bought all three items from the same stall!
0:25:54 > 0:25:57What was your favourite item, Sue?
0:25:57 > 0:26:02For me, stand out was the figure of my athletic boy.
0:26:02 > 0:26:04Now, is that going to make the most profit?
0:26:04 > 0:26:09I think so. We got him for less than half the ticket price.
0:26:09 > 0:26:11- Oh, well done. - So very pleased with that.
0:26:11 > 0:26:12- That was good.- Well done.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14George, do you agree with your mum
0:26:14 > 0:26:16or do you have a different favourite item?
0:26:16 > 0:26:18- I didn't like the figure at all. - Oh!
0:26:18 > 0:26:21Do you know what? I actually think it's probably going to do the best,
0:26:21 > 0:26:24but my favourite is the silver lady.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26I think she's got loads of character.
0:26:26 > 0:26:31Well, you spent £185, which is a very respectable amount of money.
0:26:31 > 0:26:35Could I have £115, please?
0:26:35 > 0:26:37- You can. There you go. - Lovely, thank you.
0:26:37 > 0:26:42Which I'll pass straight over to Snowflake Paul.
0:26:42 > 0:26:45You said you wouldn't!
0:26:45 > 0:26:47I couldn't resist it!
0:26:47 > 0:26:49Paul, what are you going to buy?
0:26:49 > 0:26:54Another piece of sculpture... Not!
0:26:54 > 0:26:55- No idea.- No idea.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58Well, make up your mind soon, Paul,
0:26:58 > 0:27:01we've got a Christmas auction to get to.
0:27:04 > 0:27:07And for our special festive sale,
0:27:07 > 0:27:10we've come to Hansons Auctioneers in Derby.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14Charlie, you're our auctioneer today,
0:27:14 > 0:27:18but you have dreams of being a rock superstar.
0:27:18 > 0:27:20What's all this about the Christmas single?
0:27:20 > 0:27:24We are very hopeful that what we've done for that wonderful BBC cause
0:27:24 > 0:27:27Children In Need with Mr Ross, Mr Braxton
0:27:27 > 0:27:31and Mr Serrell and myself, we can go places.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34We can rule the world on the stage of music as well.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37Don't get carried away, Charlie. Let's get back to business.
0:27:37 > 0:27:39I know.
0:27:39 > 0:27:44- Reds first.- Yes.- We have Emily and John and their first item was this
0:27:44 > 0:27:48little set of Colin's Gem dictionaries.
0:27:48 > 0:27:52They're rich, in the sense that they glow,
0:27:52 > 0:27:55and any enthusiastic book collectors who like to read,
0:27:55 > 0:27:58they're a great lot. They're complete on a lovely book stand.
0:27:58 > 0:27:59They're just a really good lot.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02- Excellent, Charlie. - Yeah.- What's your estimate?
0:28:02 > 0:28:04We've gone in between 40 and £60.
0:28:04 > 0:28:06Right, well, they only paid £35.
0:28:06 > 0:28:09- Yeah.- So there could be good profit there, Charlie.
0:28:09 > 0:28:15- Definitely.- Second item is this boxed set of cycle maps
0:28:15 > 0:28:19from the beginning of the 20th century.
0:28:19 > 0:28:21They're great because they're complete.
0:28:21 > 0:28:23They're from 1901. Great lot.
0:28:23 > 0:28:28Really rate it because it's in fashion today, cycling, as well.
0:28:28 > 0:28:29What's your estimate, Charlie?
0:28:29 > 0:28:32Well, if I peddle hard, Anita, peddle hard on that rostrum,
0:28:32 > 0:28:34you never know, £100.
0:28:34 > 0:28:36But the guide between 50 and 80.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39- They paid £60.- OK.- OK.
0:28:39 > 0:28:41Let's go onto item number three,
0:28:41 > 0:28:45which is the little silver and mother of pearl fruit knife.
0:28:45 > 0:28:48Atkin Brothers, it's Sheffield, 1924.
0:28:48 > 0:28:52The mother of pearl is in nice condition. A lovely antique.
0:28:52 > 0:28:56Charlie, this might be an ideal Christmas present.
0:28:56 > 0:29:00Exactly, Anita. Tactical buying, I commend the Reds.
0:29:00 > 0:29:03Excellent. What's your estimate there?
0:29:03 > 0:29:05- Between 40 and 50. - They paid £60.- OK.
0:29:05 > 0:29:08- That might be all the money for it? - Yeah.
0:29:08 > 0:29:10Hold tight, Anita, I'll try and push it up.
0:29:10 > 0:29:15Well, they may need their bonus buy, so let's go and have a look at it.
0:29:16 > 0:29:22Emily, John, you spent £155.
0:29:22 > 0:29:26You gave Kate 145.
0:29:26 > 0:29:28Kate, show us what you bought.
0:29:28 > 0:29:30Well, just before I reveal, Emily and John,
0:29:30 > 0:29:31I'm going to take you back.
0:29:31 > 0:29:35It's the George III period and it's Christmas Eve.
0:29:35 > 0:29:39There's a frost on the ground, the local lord and lady
0:29:39 > 0:29:41have invited you up for Christmas Eve drinks.
0:29:41 > 0:29:47And this is what the butler is serving you your punch with.
0:29:47 > 0:29:50It is a little silver toddy ladle, you can see,
0:29:50 > 0:29:53and he would be very elegantly ladling out
0:29:53 > 0:29:57your toddy or your punch into a beautiful little Georgian glass.
0:29:57 > 0:29:59A very small portion!
0:29:59 > 0:30:01- Maybe two ladles.- OK!
0:30:02 > 0:30:04- Have a little look at it. - It's lovely.
0:30:04 > 0:30:06I think this comes from Perth.
0:30:06 > 0:30:08Why does it have a "B" on it?
0:30:08 > 0:30:09It has a "B" engraved here, doesn't it?
0:30:09 > 0:30:12Yeah. Which I thought was lucky - B for Bliss, I thought.
0:30:12 > 0:30:16It's got to be lucky. But that would be actually the family initial,
0:30:16 > 0:30:19- the family name.- So what's the...?
0:30:19 > 0:30:22- What was the damage? - I paid 85.- OK.
0:30:22 > 0:30:26If the right collector spots it, and there are a lot out there,
0:30:26 > 0:30:29then this could make 80 to £120 at auction.
0:30:29 > 0:30:30I think it's odd.
0:30:30 > 0:30:32It's not what I expected.
0:30:32 > 0:30:34Could you see it on your Christmas table?
0:30:34 > 0:30:37I certainly could. I'd buy it myself. I think it's lovely.
0:30:37 > 0:30:39- You like it.- Yeah, I do.
0:30:39 > 0:30:41You don't need to make up your mind just now,
0:30:41 > 0:30:45wait until your first three items have been sold.
0:30:45 > 0:30:46But in the meantime,
0:30:46 > 0:30:50let's find out what the auctioneer thinks of Kate's bonus buy.
0:30:51 > 0:30:55For her bonus buy, Kate bought this silver ladle.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58Will it ladle out profits at Christmas auction?
0:30:58 > 0:31:01Hopefully lashings of it.
0:31:01 > 0:31:04We know it's Georgian, we've guided it between 30 and 50,
0:31:04 > 0:31:07but I wouldn't be surprised if it made £100.
0:31:07 > 0:31:10Right. Well, Kate's paid £85 for it.
0:31:10 > 0:31:12She obviously likes it a lot.
0:31:12 > 0:31:15That's it for the Reds. Let's go onto the Blues.
0:31:15 > 0:31:20- OK.- George and Sue's first buy was this female figure.
0:31:20 > 0:31:22Do you like this?
0:31:22 > 0:31:26Anita, I do. As a bust goes, it's a really good bust
0:31:26 > 0:31:29because it has such style of the Art Nouveau.
0:31:29 > 0:31:33It's flowery, she's got movement on the base,
0:31:33 > 0:31:35she's gorgeous, she's got it.
0:31:35 > 0:31:40- She's your type, Charlie? - My type, Anita. Absolutely.
0:31:40 > 0:31:44- What's your estimate? - Between 80 and £120.
0:31:44 > 0:31:48- Yeah. They paid £85.- Good. - So, profit there. Hopefully.
0:31:48 > 0:31:49Definitely, Anita.
0:31:49 > 0:31:53Their second item was this 19th-century desk plough.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56Is this going to appeal to your buyers?
0:31:56 > 0:32:00It is good quality, it's bronze, circa 1890,
0:32:00 > 0:32:02it's high Victorian and neat.
0:32:02 > 0:32:04- Yeah.- Estimate on that, Charlie?
0:32:04 > 0:32:07Anita, again, I like that guide of between 80 and 120.
0:32:07 > 0:32:09- It's nice and wide.- Yeah.
0:32:09 > 0:32:14Well, they only paid £60 for it, so we could be looking at profit.
0:32:14 > 0:32:16- Anita, I really hope so. - Yeah.
0:32:16 > 0:32:19- Third item, completely different again.- Yes.
0:32:19 > 0:32:24And this is a spelter model of a footballer.
0:32:24 > 0:32:25Yeah, full of youth and energy,
0:32:25 > 0:32:28about to kick the ball into the back of the net,
0:32:28 > 0:32:32and to the footballing world, anything pre-Second World War...
0:32:32 > 0:32:34- Yes.- ..is highly sought after.
0:32:34 > 0:32:37I've gone in between 80 and £120.
0:32:37 > 0:32:39- They've only paid £40. - Wow.
0:32:39 > 0:32:42- They've been very canny. - That is a good price.
0:32:42 > 0:32:46- It is.- Should be a profit there. - Anita, back of the net.
0:32:46 > 0:32:48I think this team have done really well.
0:32:48 > 0:32:50- I agree.- And there's still the bonus buy.
0:32:50 > 0:32:53Let's go and have a look at it.
0:32:53 > 0:32:58George, Sue, you spent £185.
0:32:58 > 0:33:00You gave Paul 115.
0:33:00 > 0:33:03Paul, what did you buy?
0:33:03 > 0:33:05- One of these.- What is that?
0:33:05 > 0:33:08Right.
0:33:08 > 0:33:11Well, do you know what, these are commonly described
0:33:11 > 0:33:14as paper knives for opening one's envelope.
0:33:14 > 0:33:16- A letter opener.- But what's that got to do with Christmas?
0:33:16 > 0:33:18Nothing, is the answer!
0:33:18 > 0:33:21Because that is a meat skewer.
0:33:21 > 0:33:26When the head of the table is carving that roast at Christmas,
0:33:26 > 0:33:29this is embedded in the joint.
0:33:29 > 0:33:32- Nice.- We like that. - Like it, like it a lot.- Yeah.
0:33:32 > 0:33:36Fully assayed. Silver, solid, English silver.
0:33:36 > 0:33:391794.
0:33:39 > 0:33:41- Wow.- What do you think?
0:33:41 > 0:33:44Love it. Absolutely love it.
0:33:44 > 0:33:47- Me too, me too.- Oh, it's got some real weight to it.
0:33:47 > 0:33:50- How much did you pay for it? - I love that.
0:33:50 > 0:33:55I paid £85 for that, for Georgian silver.
0:33:55 > 0:33:58- Nice.- I'd pitch it at 80 to 100, maybe £120.
0:33:58 > 0:34:01And between roasts, you can open your mail in style.
0:34:02 > 0:34:04Nice job.
0:34:06 > 0:34:09I think we're unanimous there, Paul.
0:34:09 > 0:34:11You don't have to make up your mind just now.
0:34:11 > 0:34:13Wait until your first three items have been sold.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16But in the meantime, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks
0:34:16 > 0:34:19of Paul's bonus buy.
0:34:20 > 0:34:24And perfect for your Christmas joint, Charlie,
0:34:24 > 0:34:27Paul bought this meat skewer, silver.
0:34:27 > 0:34:30I love it because it's a proper antique,
0:34:30 > 0:34:33it's a lovely object of silver, it's a meat skewer
0:34:33 > 0:34:35from the year 1794.
0:34:35 > 0:34:39- An early one, Charlie. - It's history.- What's your estimate?
0:34:39 > 0:34:44Anita, it's dripping on the bird, between 70 and £90.
0:34:44 > 0:34:46They've paid 85.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48- That's good.- But chance of getting a profit.- Definitely.
0:34:48 > 0:34:51And it's interesting to know that these teams
0:34:51 > 0:34:53are made up of family members,
0:34:53 > 0:34:57- so there's going to be a lot of competition there today.- Definitely.
0:34:57 > 0:34:59Are you taking our sale today, Charlie?
0:34:59 > 0:35:00Anita, I am. I can't wait.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03I feel a Christmas jingle on the rostrum today.
0:35:06 > 0:35:10- Sorry!- Christmas is in full swing in the sale room.
0:35:10 > 0:35:13- Santa's on the rostrum... - I'm asking £20 only.
0:35:13 > 0:35:18And our teams hope their items will fly like Rudolph the Reindeer.
0:35:18 > 0:35:19Going...
0:35:19 > 0:35:23Well, guys, this is the day and this is the hour!
0:35:23 > 0:35:28The sale room is packed, Santa Claus is on the rostrum
0:35:28 > 0:35:31and you've got some wonderful items to sell!
0:35:31 > 0:35:36So those little dictionaries are a gem buy and here they come.
0:35:36 > 0:35:38If you get bored at Christmas time
0:35:38 > 0:35:40and you want to improve your English,
0:35:40 > 0:35:44French, Italian and Spanish and German, in the dictionary way,
0:35:44 > 0:35:46buy these volumes.
0:35:46 > 0:35:48I'm only bid £30.
0:35:48 > 0:35:50Do I see five now? They are wonderful.
0:35:50 > 0:35:51- Go on!- 35, 40, 45.- Yes!
0:35:51 > 0:35:53- Yes!- 45.
0:35:53 > 0:35:55I'm out. 45 bid.
0:35:55 > 0:35:57- 50.- Yes!- 50.
0:35:57 > 0:35:59- Come on!- 70, I am bid.
0:35:59 > 0:36:01Do I see five now?
0:36:01 > 0:36:04Fair warning. I'm selling at £70.
0:36:04 > 0:36:06Going, going, you're sold.
0:36:06 > 0:36:09- ALL:- Yes!- £70.
0:36:10 > 0:36:14That's a profit of £35.
0:36:14 > 0:36:15Fantastic.
0:36:15 > 0:36:19The next item coming up, those wonderful cycling maps.
0:36:19 > 0:36:22Oh, here we are, here we are, here we are.
0:36:22 > 0:36:24I can start. I'm asking 50 now.
0:36:24 > 0:36:2845 I am bid. I'm asking 55, 60, 5, 70.
0:36:28 > 0:36:29- ALL:- Yes!- Are you sure, sir?
0:36:29 > 0:36:3270 I'll take. 70 I'm out. 70 I'm bid.
0:36:32 > 0:36:345, 80.
0:36:34 > 0:36:36- 80.- ALL:- Yes!
0:36:36 > 0:36:39- 82, 85, 88, sir.- Yes!
0:36:39 > 0:36:4190 I'm bid.
0:36:41 > 0:36:45- ALL:- Yes!- 95, sir. 95. £100.
0:36:45 > 0:36:46I sell 95.
0:36:46 > 0:36:49- £100 bid!- ALL:- Yes!
0:36:49 > 0:36:50110, sir?
0:36:50 > 0:36:52At £100, going, going...
0:36:54 > 0:36:57Oh, £100!
0:36:57 > 0:37:03That gives you a profit of plus 40.
0:37:03 > 0:37:10So your profit after two items is plus £75!
0:37:10 > 0:37:14Third item is that wonderful George V fruit knife.
0:37:14 > 0:37:17I'm only bid for this gorgeous knife,
0:37:17 > 0:37:19- £20.- Oh!
0:37:19 > 0:37:2222, 25, 8, 32, 5, 8, 40.
0:37:22 > 0:37:24- Are you sure?- Your bid, sir.
0:37:24 > 0:37:2538, I've got you.
0:37:25 > 0:37:2740 over there. I'll take two.
0:37:28 > 0:37:31- 45. 48.- Come on!
0:37:31 > 0:37:32We want the golden gavel!
0:37:32 > 0:37:3448, 50. 5.
0:37:34 > 0:37:39Pull my cracker! 60, 5, 70.
0:37:39 > 0:37:41- Yes!- Yes!- 70 I'm bid. 5.
0:37:41 > 0:37:4380.
0:37:43 > 0:37:45- 80 I'm bid.- ALL:- Yes!
0:37:45 > 0:37:47Going, going...
0:37:47 > 0:37:50- ALL:- Yes!
0:37:50 > 0:37:53£80. Congratulations.
0:37:53 > 0:37:56That's plus 20 on that.
0:37:56 > 0:37:59Now, that takes your overall score
0:37:59 > 0:38:04to plus £95.
0:38:04 > 0:38:06Are you going to take the bonus buy?
0:38:06 > 0:38:10Kate paid £85 for it.
0:38:10 > 0:38:11- No.- No, you're not going to take it.
0:38:11 > 0:38:13- No, we're not. - Are you sure absolutely sure?- Yep.
0:38:13 > 0:38:16- You're 95 ahead. - We'll stick with it.
0:38:16 > 0:38:18- We're happy with that. - And you're sticking.
0:38:18 > 0:38:22- Yeah.- Well, let's see what happens, because it's coming up now.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24- OK.- I'm only bid £20.
0:38:24 > 0:38:26I'm asking five now.
0:38:26 > 0:38:2920, 35, 45, 55, sir.
0:38:29 > 0:38:3150 I'm bid.
0:38:31 > 0:38:345, 60, 5, 70.
0:38:34 > 0:38:38All out at £65.
0:38:38 > 0:38:43- Well done.- Thank you so much. - You made the right decision.
0:38:43 > 0:38:48So your final score is plus £95,
0:38:48 > 0:38:53which is absolutely wonderful, and profits on all three items.
0:38:53 > 0:38:55- Yeah.- So, congratulations.
0:38:55 > 0:38:58But you've got to promise me one thing,
0:38:58 > 0:39:01- don't say a word to the Blues. - Lips are sealed.
0:39:06 > 0:39:08George, Sue, here we are.
0:39:08 > 0:39:10Look, the room is packed!
0:39:10 > 0:39:14- Awesome.- They've come from the four corners of the Earth.
0:39:14 > 0:39:18First up we have that Art Nouveau bust of a young lady.
0:39:18 > 0:39:20- It's coming up now. - A very good bust.
0:39:20 > 0:39:23Do I see 50 now?
0:39:23 > 0:39:2650 I'll take. 50 do I see?
0:39:26 > 0:39:2855, 60.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30I've got 5, 70.
0:39:30 > 0:39:32At £65.
0:39:32 > 0:39:34Going, going, sold!
0:39:34 > 0:39:38Aw, 65!
0:39:38 > 0:39:40That's minus 20.
0:39:40 > 0:39:42Your next item is that
0:39:42 > 0:39:46late 19th-century gilt bronze and silver desk set.
0:39:46 > 0:39:5145 I'm bid. 55, 60, 5, 70.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53- Are you sure, madam? - We're in profit.
0:39:53 > 0:39:5580 I'm bid, sir. Thank you very much.
0:39:55 > 0:39:56Well done, well done.
0:39:56 > 0:39:5880 I'm bid. do I see 5?
0:39:58 > 0:40:00Come on! £80.
0:40:00 > 0:40:03Going once, going twice...
0:40:03 > 0:40:07- It's yours.- £80.- Yeah!
0:40:07 > 0:40:11Well, that's plus 20, so that takes us back to zero.
0:40:11 > 0:40:14- Even Stevens, that's good. - Even Stevens.
0:40:14 > 0:40:16But you've still got your third item,
0:40:16 > 0:40:20which is that spelter model of a footballer.
0:40:20 > 0:40:2545, 55, 65, 75, 85.
0:40:25 > 0:40:28- Profit.- 95, 100.
0:40:28 > 0:40:30- Profit!- On your head, 110.
0:40:30 > 0:40:32110 I'm bid.
0:40:32 > 0:40:34On the wing over there.
0:40:34 > 0:40:36Do I see 120?
0:40:36 > 0:40:41On your head somewhere. I sell to a lady at £110.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43110.
0:40:43 > 0:40:47- Very good!- Well, there you are...
0:40:47 > 0:40:52Well, that is a profit of £70.
0:40:52 > 0:40:54Are you going to take the bonus buy?
0:40:54 > 0:40:56It's the meat skewer.
0:40:56 > 0:40:57- Yes.- Do you want to take a gamble?
0:40:57 > 0:41:00- Yeah, why not?- Absolutely, go for the bonus buy.
0:41:00 > 0:41:02No problem.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04On you go, Santa.
0:41:04 > 0:41:06£50.
0:41:06 > 0:41:07I'm asking five now.
0:41:07 > 0:41:09What a skewer.
0:41:09 > 0:41:1255, 65, 75, 85, 95, 100.
0:41:12 > 0:41:14110.
0:41:14 > 0:41:15Are you sure? 110, 120.
0:41:15 > 0:41:16It's Christmas time, so what a skewer.
0:41:16 > 0:41:19Look at me. I'll take 115 if it helps you.
0:41:19 > 0:41:20115, sir. 115?
0:41:20 > 0:41:21115 bid, sir.
0:41:21 > 0:41:23- 120.- Good on you.
0:41:23 > 0:41:25At 120.
0:41:25 > 0:41:27Going, going...
0:41:27 > 0:41:29Gone! 120!
0:41:31 > 0:41:34We deserved that, we deserved it.
0:41:36 > 0:41:43That takes your overall score to plus £105.
0:41:43 > 0:41:45Congratulations, congratulations.
0:41:45 > 0:41:47That's absolutely wonderful.
0:41:47 > 0:41:53But I don't want any falling out with your darlings at this point...
0:41:53 > 0:41:58- We'll try. - ..so don't say a word to the Reds.
0:42:03 > 0:42:06Well, my lovely Christmas teams, did we have a good time?
0:42:06 > 0:42:08- ALL:- Yes!
0:42:08 > 0:42:10Oh, it was wonderful.
0:42:10 > 0:42:16Both teams have made profit, so well done on that.
0:42:16 > 0:42:20But today's winners are...
0:42:20 > 0:42:23- ..the Blues!- Yeah!- Oh!
0:42:23 > 0:42:26- Yes!- Unbelievable.
0:42:26 > 0:42:31You made a profit of £105.
0:42:31 > 0:42:34And there you are. Well done.
0:42:34 > 0:42:36That's excellent.
0:42:36 > 0:42:37My lovely Reds,
0:42:37 > 0:42:42you also made a profit of £95.
0:42:42 > 0:42:46So you weren't all that far behind.
0:42:46 > 0:42:49So £95 to you.
0:42:49 > 0:42:54- Thank you.- You made profit on every single one of your items!
0:42:54 > 0:42:59You, the Reds, will be awarded the Golden Gavel!
0:42:59 > 0:43:01Yeah!
0:43:01 > 0:43:06- One for you.- Thank you. - And one for you.- Thank you.
0:43:06 > 0:43:08Wear them with pride.
0:43:08 > 0:43:13Well, Merry Christmas to you all and Merry Christmas to you at home.
0:43:13 > 0:43:16If you would like to find out more about the show,
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0:43:19 > 0:43:24But best of all, join us soon for more bargain hunting, yes?
0:43:24 > 0:43:26- ALL:- Yes!
0:43:26 > 0:43:28# Just hear those sleigh bells jingling
0:43:28 > 0:43:30# Ring-ting-tingling too
0:43:30 > 0:43:35# Come on, it's lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you
0:43:35 > 0:43:40# Outside the snow is falling and friends are calling "yoo-hoo!"
0:43:40 > 0:43:46# Come on, it's lovely weather for sleigh ride together with you
0:43:46 > 0:43:51# Oh, yeah, it's lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you. #
0:43:53 > 0:43:55Well, that's it, then. All done and sold. Thank you.