0:00:02 > 0:00:05Hello and welcome to Bargain Hunt.
0:00:05 > 0:00:07Now, can you guess who lived here?
0:00:07 > 0:00:09Let me give you some clues.
0:00:09 > 0:00:12The house is in Kent and the owner was known
0:00:12 > 0:00:14for wearing glasses like these.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17And like these.
0:00:17 > 0:00:20And he was often seen smoking a cigar.
0:00:20 > 0:00:24In 1940, he became Great Britain's Prime Minister.
0:00:24 > 0:00:27Yep, you've guessed it, I'm talking about Sir Winston Churchill.
0:00:27 > 0:00:30And I'll be learning more about the spectacles
0:00:30 > 0:00:32that adorned the great man a little bit later on.
0:00:32 > 0:00:36But for now, if you're ready, let's go Bargain Hunting.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03Today's competition takes place right here
0:01:03 > 0:01:05in Kingston's Antiques Centre.
0:01:05 > 0:01:09There are two floors crammed full of antiques and collectables,
0:01:09 > 0:01:14and all our teams have to do is find three items within a budget of £300,
0:01:14 > 0:01:17that will, hopefully, make them a profit
0:01:17 > 0:01:18when we head off to the auction.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21The only snag is they've only got one hour to do it.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24So, let's have a look at what's coming up.
0:01:24 > 0:01:26The Reds think they've hit the jackpot.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28- Great spot.- Can I have a high five?
0:01:28 > 0:01:31You can have a high five. Go and get haggling. Go on.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34The Blues get an antiques lesson...
0:01:34 > 0:01:37Vesta's always good. Horseshoe, the theme.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39- Sorry, I don't know what vesta is. - Oh!
0:01:40 > 0:01:43And at the auction, the pressure's on for the Reds.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45Come on, please!
0:01:45 > 0:01:47- And the Blues...- One more.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50That's all coming up a little later.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52For now, it's time to meet our teams.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55For the Reds, we have Heather and her son, Felix.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58And for the Blues, we have Susan and her son, Roger.
0:01:58 > 0:01:59- Hello, everyone.- Hello!
0:01:59 > 0:02:01Lovely to see the families with us today.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03Let's turn to the Reds first.
0:02:03 > 0:02:07Heather, tell me, what made you apply to come on Bargain Hunt?
0:02:07 > 0:02:10When Felix used to live at home and he used to go to sixth form college,
0:02:10 > 0:02:13if we had the opportunity to be in the house at the same time
0:02:13 > 0:02:17at a lunchtime, we'd have a sort of sneaky opportunity
0:02:17 > 0:02:19to sit and watch Bargain Hunt together.
0:02:19 > 0:02:23And we always used to say, "We should go on this."
0:02:23 > 0:02:25He said, "Come on, Mum, let's apply."
0:02:25 > 0:02:28- And now, we're here! - It's real!- It is real.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31Now, when you went to university, it was Oxford.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33- What did you study? - I studied psychology.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36Which you wouldn't know now, because I don't use it at all.
0:02:36 > 0:02:41I ended up doing more plays and more theatre than essays in the end.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44And sort of guiltily, have now shuffled away from psychology.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46- I'm now trying to go into acting. - OK.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49- What's the life of a budding actor? - It's all right.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52I'm currently doing a walking tour in South London, which is great fun.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55- And a few different plays. - That's cool.- It's great.
0:02:55 > 0:02:56So, tell me about your career.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59- You're a speech and language therapist?- I am.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02I've always worked with young people with learning disabilities.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05And as part of the job, we're kind of training people up
0:03:05 > 0:03:09to develop their sort of functional communication skills,
0:03:09 > 0:03:11so they can go out into the big wide world.
0:03:11 > 0:03:12So, with a colleague, I opened up
0:03:12 > 0:03:15a social enterprise cafe in Shrewsbury.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17We've been running for five years now.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20The aim of the cafe is to offer volunteering opportunities
0:03:20 > 0:03:22to young folks with learning disabilities.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25Sounds brilliant. Sounds like you're not one to shy away
0:03:25 > 0:03:27from a challenge, which is why we're here.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30- Exactly.- So, tell me, antiques and collectables,
0:03:30 > 0:03:32are they a challenge to you, or do you have great knowledge?
0:03:34 > 0:03:37I think our knowledge comes from watching Bargain Hunt, basically.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40- Absolutely.- We'll see how it all pans out.
0:03:40 > 0:03:44You've got some competition today in the form of the Blues.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46And I must say, Susan,
0:03:46 > 0:03:49it's very irregular that we allow additions
0:03:49 > 0:03:50to the Bargain Hunt uniform.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54Tell us about this waistcoat, it's dazzling.
0:03:54 > 0:03:56Well, I collect buttons.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58And I have done for many years.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01And I give talks about my collection.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04People think you're quite potty if you tell them you collect buttons.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06But they were items of jewellery.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09- They were really very valuable. - Amazing.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11I feel we could talk about buttons all day long.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13Certainly, you could give a talk on them!
0:04:13 > 0:04:15Let's get back to the start.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18So, tell me, first of all, whose idea was it to come on Bargain Hunt?
0:04:18 > 0:04:21Susan, what inspired you to take up this challenge?
0:04:21 > 0:04:24Well, nothing inspired me, actually.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26I didn't know anything about it.
0:04:26 > 0:04:30Roger filled in the application without telling me.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32I rang Roger up and ticked him off.
0:04:32 > 0:04:36- I said, "You should have..." - I know my mum, and I know my mum...
0:04:36 > 0:04:38You should have asked me first!
0:04:38 > 0:04:41I should have done it a lot sooner - that's what she meant to say -
0:04:41 > 0:04:43- because she loves Bargain Hunt. - I do, yes.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46And I know she's going to do fantastically well today.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48Oh, lovely. So, tell me, then, what's your career?
0:04:48 > 0:04:53About 30 years ago, I set up my own specialist debt collection business
0:04:53 > 0:04:55- for the shipping industry. - What does that mean?
0:04:55 > 0:04:57Well, ships sail all round the world,
0:04:57 > 0:05:00they need everything to keep them going - food for the crew,
0:05:00 > 0:05:03paint, tools, and they often sail off without paying for it.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06So I'm sort of the Robin Hood of shipping.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09I chase after the ships who've sailed off and haven't paid,
0:05:09 > 0:05:13and try and collect the money from their robber baron ship owner.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15Right, Blues, shall we talk tactics?
0:05:15 > 0:05:18I have a feeling that I know who's going to be in charge of the money.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20Well, maybe in charge of the shop, but Roger,
0:05:20 > 0:05:23- you've to be in charge of the money. - OK. Yes.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25So, let me give it to you now.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28- £300 for the Reds.- Thank you.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30And £300 for the Blues.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32- Thank you.- Don't give it to Roger just yet!
0:05:32 > 0:05:35- No!- Your experts are really keen to meet you,
0:05:35 > 0:05:38so I wish you the best of luck and send you on your way.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40- Thank you.- Thank you.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42Well, it's a real family affair today.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44Let's see how it all unfolds.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46So let's introduce today's experts.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50Lighting the way for the Reds, it's Nick Hall.
0:05:53 > 0:05:57And hoping to pull some strings for the Blues, it's Caroline Hawley.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01Well, Heather, Felix, here we are in glorious Kingston.
0:06:01 > 0:06:02What is on your shopping list?
0:06:02 > 0:06:05Well, I really love theatre and musical instruments.
0:06:05 > 0:06:09I think probably jewellery, silver and maybe some toys.
0:06:09 > 0:06:13I like glassware, particularly vases.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15So, Roger, what about you?
0:06:15 > 0:06:17Well, I'd like some buttons for my mum,
0:06:17 > 0:06:19and possibly something nautical.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22- A nautical button?- Yes, that would be a really good idea.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25They don't make much money, nautical buttons.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28- OK, right.- Right, teams, your time starts now.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31Come on, guys, you're playing my tune, let's go and shop.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34Come on, then!
0:06:34 > 0:06:35And they're off!
0:06:36 > 0:06:39And the Blues have quickly got stuck in.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42What about this cabinet over here?
0:06:42 > 0:06:45- Oh, straight to it. - What is the price on it?
0:06:45 > 0:06:46175.
0:06:46 > 0:06:51People do like retro now, don't they? There are collectors of retro.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53There are, there's a lot of those about,
0:06:53 > 0:06:56that pull down and they've a pastry board, you do that,
0:06:56 > 0:06:59- and sometimes they have a flour dispenser.- That's right, yes.
0:06:59 > 0:07:03But I don't think we're going to make any money on it at that price.
0:07:03 > 0:07:04Well, you'd get it down.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07Something tells me Susan's a tough negotiator.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10Reds, is anything jumping out at you?
0:07:10 > 0:07:14Amber is popular, this stuff's been around millions of years.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17Although the mounts are quite modern but, you know,
0:07:17 > 0:07:21you've got two or three shelves full of it here.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23And they can do quite well at auction,
0:07:23 > 0:07:26particularly if they've got a sort of very retro
0:07:26 > 0:07:28or a vintage-y style about them.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31- Things like that necklace. - At the back?
0:07:31 > 0:07:32That's quite a cool thing.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35- Are you interested in having a look at it?- I would like to look at that.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38Time to track down the shop owner and get a closer look.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41Blues, has something caught your eye?
0:07:41 > 0:07:44Those are very interesting up there, I don't know what they are.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47Art Nouveau, silver plate vases.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49- Oh, right.- 145. They're just plated and...
0:07:51 > 0:07:54- Hmm, I think that's a bit steep. - OK, OK.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57I haven't seen anything like that before, but, yeah.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00No, they have a look of WMF.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03- They do.- Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07- OK!- You can pronounce it! - Oh, I can. It took me a long time.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09Impressive, Caroline.
0:08:09 > 0:08:13WMF is a German manufacturer known for its Art Nouveau metalwares.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17Right, the Reds have found shop owner Lesley
0:08:17 > 0:08:19for a closer look at that amber necklace.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22Thank you. So, what can you tell us about this?
0:08:22 > 0:08:26Well, it's Baltic amber, so we know the quality of that.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28It's 39.
0:08:28 > 0:08:29It's not a lot of money,
0:08:29 > 0:08:31but it's quite a stylish thing, don't you think?
0:08:31 > 0:08:35- It is quite pretty.- Yes. - So, what is amber?
0:08:35 > 0:08:38It is fossilised tree sap from millions of years ago,
0:08:38 > 0:08:40which it's why it's highly sought after,
0:08:40 > 0:08:43highly decorative and quite collectible.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45- Fantastic.- Excellent. Can I have a look?- Yes.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47It's very light, isn't it?
0:08:47 > 0:08:50- It's very light, which I think is in its favour.- Yes.
0:08:50 > 0:08:51I would imagine on a night out,
0:08:51 > 0:08:54- you don't want anything too heavy and cumbersome.- No, no.
0:08:54 > 0:08:55It's quite eye-catching, isn't it?
0:08:55 > 0:08:58I do like the colours, actually, thinking about it.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00It goes quite nicely from lighter down to darker.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02What sort of movement do you think there'd be on the price, if any?
0:09:02 > 0:09:04Let's have a look...
0:09:04 > 0:09:07They'll do 35.
0:09:07 > 0:09:11Do you think they'd round it down for 30?
0:09:11 > 0:09:13- No, no, they wouldn't. - That was quite definite!
0:09:13 > 0:09:16I know. Well, I know most of the dealers here will build in 10%,
0:09:16 > 0:09:19and these guys are one of those specific dealers.
0:09:19 > 0:09:20- What do you think?- Yes.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22- OK, let's go for it. - Yeah, let's go for it.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25- That's fine. - Lesley, you have a deal.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27- £35, thank you.- Thank you.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29Well done, Reds, your first item in the bag.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32So, one down, two to go, are you happy with that?
0:09:32 > 0:09:34- Yes!- I think looking at it more and holding it,
0:09:34 > 0:09:36it's actually a lot nicer.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38I tell you what, I'm not sure we're going to wear it,
0:09:38 > 0:09:40pack it or wrap it. Whatever we're going to do,
0:09:40 > 0:09:42we're going to move on and find two more things.
0:09:42 > 0:09:43- Excellent.- Great stuff, come on.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45So, a decisive start in just ten minutes -
0:09:45 > 0:09:47let's hope you make a pretty profit.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50Now, has Susan spotted something she's willing to invest in?
0:09:50 > 0:09:55What do you think about the scarf, the Hermes scarf, Caroline?
0:09:55 > 0:09:58Well, Hermes, as you know, is a very, very expensive make,
0:09:58 > 0:10:02and they're slightly better if they're in a box.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04They have the original,
0:10:04 > 0:10:08I think it's an orange box with the lettering on, slightly better,
0:10:08 > 0:10:11but it's a good subject, the equestrian subject,
0:10:11 > 0:10:13and if it's in great condition,
0:10:13 > 0:10:16there's always people that collect these.
0:10:16 > 0:10:21Big name, big quality scarves, and I know it's a lot of money, £115,
0:10:21 > 0:10:26but if you were to walk into such a shop
0:10:26 > 0:10:28in the centre of Paris or London,
0:10:28 > 0:10:30you would pay an awful lot more than that for it.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32- Yes.- Time to take a closer look, Blues,
0:10:32 > 0:10:35and, luckily, Matthew is at hand to open the cabinet.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37Hi. Could we have a look at your scarf, please?
0:10:37 > 0:10:39You certainly may.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43- It is lovely. Nice colour, as well.- There you go.
0:10:43 > 0:10:47- Thank you very much.- That's lovely. Hold it up to the light.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50I always think any damage shows through the light.
0:10:50 > 0:10:54- If there's any...- Any little holes. - Little holes, or damage in the silk.
0:10:54 > 0:10:56- No, that's beautiful. - No, there doesn't appear to be.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58Feel how it's been beautifully rolled.
0:10:58 > 0:11:02- They always were, weren't they? - Absolutely fabulous.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04What would you do on it?
0:11:04 > 0:11:07Well, this dealer normally does 10%, so we could do 100 for you.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09You couldn't do it 90?
0:11:11 > 0:11:13Yeah, I think he'd be happy with 90.
0:11:13 > 0:11:14What do you think, Caroline?
0:11:14 > 0:11:18I think it's lovely. I'd be happy to wear it, would you?
0:11:18 > 0:11:20- Yes, yes.- I think it's lovely. - Great, that's our first item.
0:11:20 > 0:11:22Oh, he's decided!
0:11:22 > 0:11:25- Right. OK with you? - Yes, absolutely.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27- Right. Thank you. - Excellent team work.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30Susan negotiates and Roger seals the deal.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33In just under 15 minutes, it's one-all.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36Excellent. Brilliant, come on, let's be as fast on number two.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39Back to the Reds and it looks like Felix
0:11:39 > 0:11:41is doing some personal shopping.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44Is he always trying things on when you go out like this?
0:11:44 > 0:11:47- You can't walk past the clothes... - Just keep him away from the dresses,
0:11:47 > 0:11:50- that's the thing.- Now we go over to Shrewsbury Town versus Oldham.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53It does feel very commentator-esque.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55- It does, a bit. - It's also huge on me!
0:11:55 > 0:11:57But I think, anyone...
0:11:57 > 0:11:59I'm all for buying a bit of vintage fashion.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02I'm not convinced the sheepskin coat's the way forward.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04But, hey, who am I? I might be completely wrong,
0:12:04 > 0:12:06but if you want my advice, I'd find something
0:12:06 > 0:12:08- with a bit more couture about it. - OK.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11So, that one goes back on the rail, Felix.
0:12:11 > 0:12:15Over with the Blues and an equine theme appears to be developing.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18What about the little vesta? The little horseshoe vesta?
0:12:18 > 0:12:21Vestas are always good. Horseshoe, the theme.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24- Sorry, I don't know what a vesta is. - Oh!
0:12:24 > 0:12:27Tell your boy what a vesta is, Susan.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30Well, it's a little match box,
0:12:30 > 0:12:32and on the bottom will be a rough piece
0:12:32 > 0:12:34where you can strike the match,
0:12:34 > 0:12:38because in those days, there weren't safety matches.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41Spot on, Susan, and here's another fact, Roger.
0:12:41 > 0:12:44Vesta cases are a firm favourite on Bargain Hunt.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46- So, the matches go in here.- Right.
0:12:46 > 0:12:50Then you close the lid and you strike them here.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52Ah.
0:12:52 > 0:12:53And that's rather lovely.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56Can you see? It's more of a yellowy colour.
0:12:56 > 0:13:00It's been plated and the plating's worn, revealing the brass.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02But that's been in someone's pocket.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04That would be used all the time.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07- It's been well used. - Well used, well loved.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09Yeah, I think that's great.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11How old do you think that probably is?
0:13:11 > 0:13:13I think it'll be 1890, 1900.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15Yes, I would think so. Yes.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18Matthew, what can you do on that?
0:13:18 > 0:13:21I think the very best we could do on that would be 26.
0:13:21 > 0:13:24Ooh! It started with the right number, didn't it?
0:13:24 > 0:13:26It did, yes. 22?
0:13:27 > 0:13:29If we meet you halfway, 24.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31Did you say 23 or...?
0:13:31 > 0:13:35- Er, 23.- She's good, isn't she!? - SHE LAUGHS
0:13:35 > 0:13:37I think we could probably squeeze that for you.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39I think at 23, we'll have it.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41Yes, great! Yes.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44- Great, well done, Mum. - Goodness diddly me!
0:13:44 > 0:13:47- Thank you, Matthew. - That's how to negotiate.
0:13:47 > 0:13:48A cracking job, Susan.
0:13:48 > 0:13:53That's two items bought and £113 spent in just 20 minutes.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55Now, I'm not sure what the Reds have spotted.
0:13:55 > 0:13:59- Wow, look at the size of that. - Wow!- 19th century.
0:13:59 > 0:14:03Forged giant turnscrew, possibly from a shipyard.
0:14:03 > 0:14:08I mean, it's phenomenal, as a bit of social history.
0:14:08 > 0:14:13A working tool from yesteryear, it's big old lump, isn't it?
0:14:13 > 0:14:14How would it be used?
0:14:14 > 0:14:18I guess you'd be turning those sort of great big screws
0:14:18 > 0:14:20into the hulk of the boat, I'd have thought.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23- I'm guessing, I don't know.- No.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25It does look like a giant's toothpick, though, doesn't it?
0:14:25 > 0:14:27It does a bit, doesn't it?
0:14:27 > 0:14:30I can tell you that rare early tools do sell,
0:14:30 > 0:14:33there is a known collectible field for it.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35The price worries me a little bit.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38Now, they've got £75 on the price ticket.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40That's the kind of thing that could go for a fiver or something.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42I don't think it'll go that cheap.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45It's the sort of thing that might only make 20 quid.
0:14:45 > 0:14:50- Yes.- Or it might make 120 quid, if it is a rare form of early tool.
0:14:50 > 0:14:52I don't know.
0:14:52 > 0:14:57Look, let's get the piece out and have a closer look at it.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01And just get a feel for it.
0:15:01 > 0:15:03I love this turning on the handle, as well,
0:15:03 > 0:15:06and again, you've got more patination on the handle.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08The handle, I think, is mahogany.
0:15:10 > 0:15:11And it's just so well made.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14- What do you think, Mum? - Yes, I'm liking that.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17- £75, Mum!- 75. It does seem a lot, doesn't it?
0:15:17 > 0:15:19It is a bit of a gamble.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22You're going to have to get that down and it's going to be a gamble.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25All you need is two enthusiastic bidders and you're away.
0:15:27 > 0:15:29Yeah, we'll see if we can work the price down.
0:15:29 > 0:15:30I think we'll think about it.
0:15:30 > 0:15:34- We'll get Lesley on the case. - See what she says. Excellent.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37As the Reds head off to negotiate with shop owner Lesley,
0:15:37 > 0:15:40the Blues have found something off their shopping list.
0:15:40 > 0:15:44I see some toys down here, you mentioned toys before.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46Is that a racing cert?
0:15:46 > 0:15:49No, there's no such thing as a racing cert
0:15:49 > 0:15:52in the terms of profit and antiques, is there, Susan?
0:15:52 > 0:15:56No. Those toys all look very worn, too.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58- They do, don't they? - Condition is vital.
0:15:58 > 0:16:02Quite right, Susan. Maybe find some that haven't been so well-loved.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04Meanwhile, the Reds are after a hefty reduction
0:16:04 > 0:16:06on that big £75 tool.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09Now, Lesley, we've stumbled across in one of your cabinets back here
0:16:09 > 0:16:13this enormous great 19th-century - we think - shipbuilder's tool.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15- I know, yes.- You know it? - Yes, I do, I've seen it.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18- Once seen, not forgotten. - Yes.- It's got 75.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21- OK. 68?- That's the very best?- It is.
0:16:21 > 0:16:23I like it, I think we go for it.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25- I think it's unique... - It's a risk, isn't it, but...?
0:16:25 > 0:16:28On my head be it, Mum. I think I'm going to go for it.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31- So, we're going to buy the tool. - We're going to go for the tool.- £68.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33OK, right. Deal done, we'll have that.
0:16:33 > 0:16:35Well done, Reds. It's a risky buy,
0:16:35 > 0:16:38but Felix seems happy to take the blame if this one sinks at auction.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41- Two down, one to go. Forward march. Come on.- Fantastic.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44And with 25 minutes left and one more item to buy,
0:16:44 > 0:16:46will the Blues clean up with this?
0:16:46 > 0:16:48Ah, now!
0:16:49 > 0:16:52Gentleman's travelling toiletry case.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55- Mm-hm?- Says "sold as seen", but for me...
0:16:55 > 0:16:57I think that means it's missing a bit.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01Oh, to me, it looks brand-new and it looks hardly used.
0:17:01 > 0:17:03- Well, something would have been in here.- Oh.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06I think there's been another bottle, don't you, Susan?
0:17:06 > 0:17:08Another brush, probably.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11Or a brush, and here, there's been a comb.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13- Yes, there would have been.- Oh, OK.
0:17:13 > 0:17:17- But it is rather nice, actually. - It is.- It is quite nice.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20No, but they're nice quality sets.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22- They are quite nice. - It's beautifully silk-lined.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25- Most of it there.- Ebony brushes.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28Yes. But it's... Is it chrome?
0:17:28 > 0:17:31Yes, it won't be... Or silver plate. It's not silver.
0:17:31 > 0:17:35Would you have used something like that when you were at sea, Roger?
0:17:35 > 0:17:38Unfortunately, at a very young age,
0:17:38 > 0:17:41- I had the same hair style I have now.- Oh, right!
0:17:41 > 0:17:44So, I didn't actually need a kit like this.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47- No, maybe the polishing one.- Yes!
0:17:47 > 0:17:50Steady on, Caroline. Let's move back to Felix,
0:17:50 > 0:17:53who's also bristling with excitement over another find.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56- What's he found?- What have you found?- Look at this.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58- Ooh!- Oh, I like those.
0:17:58 > 0:18:00- It's not bad.- So, pair of cufflinks.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02I love this whole equine theme, as well.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05- Really cool.- What's the price? Have a look.- Let's have a look.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07They're 12.50, for all three items.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09That's a really good price.
0:18:09 > 0:18:13Now, just bearing in mind these are made of a base metal,
0:18:13 > 0:18:14they're not gold.
0:18:14 > 0:18:18These will be gold-plated or just an inexpensive base metal.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20You're not buying a rare antique,
0:18:20 > 0:18:24they're probably made in the 1970s, that sort of period.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27But they're stylish - you're buying style,
0:18:27 > 0:18:29you're not buying a precious metal.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31Look, you've done really well, the boy done good.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33But you're not finished yet.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35Because you're going to take those, you're going to take that,
0:18:35 > 0:18:37you've got to go and find young Lesley,
0:18:37 > 0:18:41nail her down to a good price, get a real good discount
0:18:41 > 0:18:42and come back and let me know how you did.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44But well done, great spot.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46- Can I have a high five? - You can have a high five.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48Go and get haggling. Go on!
0:18:48 > 0:18:50If you can improve on the price,
0:18:50 > 0:18:52Nick seems to think the going's good.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55But will the Blues be first past the post with this clock?
0:18:55 > 0:18:58My mum was drawn, and I have to agree with her,
0:18:58 > 0:19:00to a clock on the top shelf.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02So, we just want your opinion,
0:19:02 > 0:19:04but I think that's going to be our third buy.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07Ah, here, yes, yes!
0:19:07 > 0:19:11- Silver alarm clock.- That's right. We think, nice silver frame.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13Practical clock,
0:19:13 > 0:19:17the sort of thing that pretty much anybody could use in their house.
0:19:17 > 0:19:21- Yeah?- And so...- Sort of timeless.
0:19:21 > 0:19:25Boom-boom! And it's very easy to see, isn't it?
0:19:25 > 0:19:28- It's modern. You know that, though.- Yes, yes.
0:19:28 > 0:19:30I think it's probably battery driven,
0:19:30 > 0:19:33- which in some ways is a good thing. - Quite.- Yes.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35Do you want me to see if I can go and find somebody for you?
0:19:35 > 0:19:37- Yes, please.- Right.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41Well, the Blues seem confident they've spotted their final item.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43How are the odds looking on the cufflinks?
0:19:43 > 0:19:46- We have a surprise.- Come on, make me proud, how did you do?
0:19:46 > 0:19:51We've spoken to Lesley and the best she can do is £10.
0:19:51 > 0:19:53That's a great price, £10.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56Well, all day long, you've got a profit in those at a tenner.
0:19:56 > 0:19:58So, going to get them paid for, get them bought.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01- Yes. Brilliant.- Excellent! - Fantastic.- Brilliant.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03We've decided! We made three decisions.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05You've made decisions, you bought all three things.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07- And we've got time to spare. - In record time.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09I think you can go and buy me a cup of tea.
0:20:09 > 0:20:11- Come on!- We shall. - Get these paid for. Well done.
0:20:11 > 0:20:13Job done, Reds. With 15 minutes on the clock,
0:20:13 > 0:20:16it looks like the Blues are about to negotiate on this time piece
0:20:16 > 0:20:19without their expert. A brave move.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21We'd like to ask about the clock.
0:20:22 > 0:20:26We're quite keen on it, but not so keen on the price.
0:20:26 > 0:20:31So, I think we're probably hoping for around 70 on the price.
0:20:33 > 0:20:34We can't really go that low.
0:20:34 > 0:20:36It would be 80.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39OK. Just because...
0:20:39 > 0:20:41- Maybe meet in the middle at 75? - Meet in the middle at 75?
0:20:41 > 0:20:44- Yes.- Brilliant. Thank you very much, Matthew.
0:20:44 > 0:20:48The Blues are happy with the price. Let's hope Caroline is, too.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51So, with the shopping over, it's time to call time. PHONE RINGS
0:20:51 > 0:20:53OK, I'll pass that on.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56Teams, your time's up.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58Has anything happened, have I missed anything?
0:20:58 > 0:21:03Well, we've just blown, but I think in a positive way, £75.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06- Ooh!- So, I think... - On the clock?- On the clock.
0:21:06 > 0:21:10Whoo! Well done. Susan, whoohoo! Well done.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13Let's remind ourselves what the Red team bought.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15I know!
0:21:15 > 0:21:17First up, they're hoping for a pretty profit
0:21:17 > 0:21:19on this amber necklace, bought for £35.
0:21:21 > 0:21:25Next, have they taken a risk on the shipbuilder's tool? Bought for £68.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30And finally, will they romp home with these cufflinks?
0:21:30 > 0:21:31£10 paid.
0:21:33 > 0:21:35- Well done, Felix, Heather. - Thank you.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37Which of the three items that you bought, Felix,
0:21:37 > 0:21:38is your absolute favourite?
0:21:38 > 0:21:41I do love the shipbuilder's tool.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43I think it's wicked. I think it looks really cool.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46It's special, it's unique and it's just weird.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48You're not sure, but do you think in your heart of hearts,
0:21:48 > 0:21:50it's going to bring the biggest profit?
0:21:50 > 0:21:53I hope sitting in the front row will be a shipbuilder
0:21:53 > 0:21:56who has an empty tool belt and goes "That's what I need!"
0:21:56 > 0:21:57And we'll be sorted for that.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00Heather, do you agree? Is the shipbuilder's tool
0:22:00 > 0:22:01your favourite item?
0:22:01 > 0:22:04No, my favourite item is the necklace.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06So, do you think it's going to bring the biggest profit?
0:22:06 > 0:22:10No, I think our third item, the cufflinks and the tie pin.
0:22:10 > 0:22:15Now, what did you spend? £113, was it?
0:22:15 > 0:22:19- Yes!- That's right.- I think it was. - Which leaves £187 left over.
0:22:19 > 0:22:22- And have you got it?- I certainly do. - Perfect. Right.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25- Nick?- Thank you. - Is that a challenge?
0:22:25 > 0:22:27Not really. It's a good antiques centre,
0:22:27 > 0:22:30and I'll find something, I think, because we went a bit off-piste.
0:22:30 > 0:22:34Something with a bit of quality and a bit of pizazz.
0:22:34 > 0:22:36- Sounds exciting!- Excellent.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38While Nick goes looking for his bonus buy,
0:22:38 > 0:22:40let's remind ourselves what the Blue team bought.
0:22:40 > 0:22:45First up, Susan negotiated a price of £90 for this Hermes-style scarf.
0:22:46 > 0:22:51The equine theme continues with this vesta case, £23 paid.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53And finally, Susan wanted some silver
0:22:53 > 0:22:56and splashed out £75 on this modern clock.
0:22:56 > 0:22:59Well, I have to say, well done, Blues,
0:22:59 > 0:23:01that was a very calm and considered shop.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04And Caroline, you must be super impressed by Susan's knowledge.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06Really impressed. Really impressed!
0:23:06 > 0:23:09In fact, I didn't need to be there. Mind you, nor did you!
0:23:10 > 0:23:14Which of the three items, Susan, would you say is your favourite?
0:23:14 > 0:23:15- The scarf.- The scarf.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17Now, it cost you £90,
0:23:17 > 0:23:19so do you think it's going to bring the biggest profit
0:23:19 > 0:23:22- or will that be something else? - Yes, I think that will.
0:23:22 > 0:23:25So, Roger, do you agree with Susan? Is the scarf your favourite item?
0:23:25 > 0:23:27Well, I've got where I am today by agreeing with Mum,
0:23:27 > 0:23:31so I'm going to do that again, and say it's the scarf.
0:23:31 > 0:23:32Fantastic, OK.
0:23:32 > 0:23:34So, do you also think it's going to bring the biggest profit?
0:23:34 > 0:23:36I think if somebody wants that scarf,
0:23:36 > 0:23:38they'll pay over the odds for it.
0:23:38 > 0:23:43Now, over three items, you spent £188, so who's got £112?
0:23:43 > 0:23:47- Mum!- I have. - OK, Caroline, with £112.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50Thank you very much indeed, I'm going to enjoy this.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53- Do you have a plan?- I'm going to do it very, very carefully,
0:23:53 > 0:23:55whatever I do, or else Susan's going to be watching me.
0:23:57 > 0:23:58So, no pressure on Caroline, then,
0:23:58 > 0:24:00as she goes looking for the bonus buy.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03And I'm off to visit Winston Churchill's home.
0:24:05 > 0:24:10This is no ordinary pair of round tortoiseshell spectacles.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13They've just come to the market via a private seller,
0:24:13 > 0:24:17and are valued at £1,000-£1,500.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20Why? Well, they're thought to have been made
0:24:20 > 0:24:23for Britain's great wartime Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill.
0:24:25 > 0:24:29He lived here, at Chartwell in Kent, for 43 years,
0:24:29 > 0:24:32and in the long hours spent writing, reading and painting,
0:24:32 > 0:24:35his glasses were his steadfast companions.
0:24:37 > 0:24:39As well as this round-rimmed style,
0:24:39 > 0:24:42Churchill also favoured half-moon spectacles.
0:24:43 > 0:24:45While he had his day-to-day pairs,
0:24:45 > 0:24:49Churchill's opticians, CW Dixey & Son of London,
0:24:49 > 0:24:53kept back three copies in case of breakages and loss.
0:24:53 > 0:24:57This set on the desk, Churchill's desk, is thought to be one pair.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00These are going under the hammer at auction, that's the second pair,
0:25:00 > 0:25:03but the whereabouts of the third remains a mystery.
0:25:03 > 0:25:07Here to tell us more is the company's MD, Simon Palmer.
0:25:08 > 0:25:12So, Simon, Churchill's famed for his style, particularly his spectacles,
0:25:12 > 0:25:16so why, of all the makers, did he choose CW Dixey?
0:25:16 > 0:25:19Well, we were established in 1777 and we had a lot of royal warrants,
0:25:19 > 0:25:22and I think it's probably the reputation that first attracted him.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25And you have a couple of those royal warrants with you, haven't you?
0:25:25 > 0:25:26These are great archive documents.
0:25:26 > 0:25:30Yes, this one's Queen Victoria from 1893,
0:25:30 > 0:25:33and the other one is from King George VI from the Second World War.
0:25:33 > 0:25:36So, what documents are there in the archives? Receipts, etc,
0:25:36 > 0:25:38that show that Churchill was a customer?
0:25:38 > 0:25:41Well, our archive's a treasure trove of original documents,
0:25:41 > 0:25:44and the Churchill archive have a number of our original bills,
0:25:44 > 0:25:48of which two are here, and you can see this one's a bill dated 1915,
0:25:48 > 0:25:52and it's for spectacles for sketching and reading.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54And this one's from 1944.
0:25:54 > 0:25:58It says, "I received the half-eye spectacles this morning,
0:25:58 > 0:26:01"and as Mr Churchill no longer requires them,
0:26:01 > 0:26:04"I've arranged for the frame to be credited in full."
0:26:04 > 0:26:06So, this, as we know, wasn't his style -
0:26:06 > 0:26:08he preferred the full frame, didn't he?
0:26:08 > 0:26:10It's amazing how long he wore the same style for,
0:26:10 > 0:26:13if you think about it. He didn't change his style with the round-eye,
0:26:13 > 0:26:15but you occasionally see the half-eye where he's giving speeches,
0:26:15 > 0:26:18because I think he liked to peer over the top at the audience.
0:26:18 > 0:26:21Of course. So, this photograph you have here
0:26:21 > 0:26:24is an original pair of Churchill glasses, they've got one dot.
0:26:24 > 0:26:28This modern pair here has two dots. So what were these codes?
0:26:28 > 0:26:30The company came up with a very ingenious way
0:26:30 > 0:26:33of allowing Mr Churchill to determine which frame
0:26:33 > 0:26:35was for which purpose, and that was by putting little dots
0:26:35 > 0:26:36at the end of the arms.
0:26:36 > 0:26:41One dot was for a reading frame, and two dots were for giving speeches.
0:26:41 > 0:26:42I have seen a frame with three dots,
0:26:42 > 0:26:45but I'm afraid to say I can't work out what that's for, exactly.
0:26:45 > 0:26:48So perhaps it was for painting, for which he was also really well-known.
0:26:48 > 0:26:50Maybe card playing too - who knows?
0:26:50 > 0:26:52Now, your records show that Churchill wasn't
0:26:52 > 0:26:55a fair-weather client of the company, was he?
0:26:55 > 0:26:56He was a really loyal one.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59Our archives show he was a customer for nearly 50 years,
0:26:59 > 0:27:02buying the same kind of designs, and if you think about it,
0:27:02 > 0:27:03it's really unusual for someone to stay
0:27:03 > 0:27:05so loyal to a company for so long.
0:27:05 > 0:27:08And I believe the company even had spare spectacles waiting
0:27:08 > 0:27:09in case of an emergency.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11Yes, the company always kept a few pairs in reserve,
0:27:11 > 0:27:13and Churchill was always breaking frames,
0:27:13 > 0:27:17- so there was always a frame ready to send out.- So, over the years,
0:27:17 > 0:27:20Churchill can't have been the only celebrated client.
0:27:20 > 0:27:24Oh, we're very lucky. Just amazing patrons over the centuries.
0:27:24 > 0:27:26The Emperor of China was a client.
0:27:26 > 0:27:28So was Napoleon Bonaparte,
0:27:28 > 0:27:32and in the more modern age, we've had many writers and actors.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35For example, Ian Fleming was a client in the 1950s.
0:27:35 > 0:27:37And it was a few years after he came to us
0:27:37 > 0:27:40that he wrote one of his famous stories, For Your Eyes Only.
0:27:40 > 0:27:43No pun intended! So what's the document there,
0:27:43 > 0:27:45the little card you've got?
0:27:45 > 0:27:47That was his sight test record, when he came to the company,
0:27:47 > 0:27:49and actually someone from the firm has written
0:27:49 > 0:27:52"Author James Bond series" in it, in beautiful calligraphy.
0:27:52 > 0:27:54Thank you very much, Simon.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57Now, it's time to see if our teams will make Bargain Hunt history
0:27:57 > 0:27:59as we head to the auction.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07We're here now at Catherine Southon Auctions in Surrey,
0:28:07 > 0:28:09joined by Catherine Southon herself.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11Thank you so much for having us along.
0:28:11 > 0:28:13- Well, thank you for coming. - We're starting with the Red team,
0:28:13 > 0:28:17- Felix and Heather.- Mm-hm.- And we're starting with this amber necklace.
0:28:17 > 0:28:19It's pretty, it's dainty,
0:28:19 > 0:28:21is it going to float the boat of your buyers?
0:28:21 > 0:28:23I actually really like that.
0:28:23 > 0:28:26You know, it's quite cleverly made, because you've got all the silk,
0:28:26 > 0:28:30which has been plaited, and then you have lots of little pieces of amber,
0:28:30 > 0:28:33lots of different colours, different textures, different sizes.
0:28:33 > 0:28:35I think it looks attractive.
0:28:35 > 0:28:38We have put a guide price of 30-40 on it.
0:28:38 > 0:28:40They paid slap bang in the middle of your estimate, £35.
0:28:40 > 0:28:42So, it could do all right.
0:28:42 > 0:28:44I think we might have a winner there.
0:28:44 > 0:28:48OK, we'll move on to a slightly more mysterious item.
0:28:48 > 0:28:50Not quite sure exactly what it is,
0:28:50 > 0:28:54but Nick thinks it's a shipbuilding tool of some sort.
0:28:54 > 0:28:58It could be, maybe for locomotives, something like that.
0:28:58 > 0:28:59It's a whopper of a tool.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02But what is it for? Someone will know.
0:29:02 > 0:29:04I don't, I'm afraid, but I do like it.
0:29:04 > 0:29:06- I think it's impressive.- Do you want to tell us what you think
0:29:06 > 0:29:09- it's going to make at the auction? - Well, this is really a guesstimate.
0:29:09 > 0:29:11It's £40-£60.
0:29:11 > 0:29:14Well, the team were happy to pay £68 for it,
0:29:14 > 0:29:17so hopefully they get a bit higher than you think it's going to make.
0:29:17 > 0:29:19- I really hope so! - And third and final,
0:29:19 > 0:29:23we've got these equestrian cufflinks, super sweet.
0:29:23 > 0:29:25They've got the matching tie stud, as well.
0:29:25 > 0:29:28It doesn't do a lot for me because they're not of any precious metal.
0:29:28 > 0:29:32They're only gilt metal but they're pretty smart.
0:29:32 > 0:29:33£20-£30.
0:29:33 > 0:29:35Well, the team knew they weren't precious metal
0:29:35 > 0:29:38and they didn't pay a precious price. Only £10.
0:29:38 > 0:29:41- Bargain!- Looks all right for the Reds.
0:29:41 > 0:29:44Catherine's very positive the team will make some profits,
0:29:44 > 0:29:47but just in case, let's see what Nick bought as a bonus buy.
0:29:48 > 0:29:50I went for glitz and glam.
0:29:50 > 0:29:53Something that might shine in the auction.
0:29:53 > 0:29:55Ta-dah!
0:29:55 > 0:29:57- Now, that's impressive. - SHE LAUGHS
0:29:57 > 0:30:00That's not a good reaction, Mum! What do you think? I like it.
0:30:00 > 0:30:02- Do you?- You do.
0:30:02 > 0:30:05Heather, I don't think you're as keen on it as Felix is.
0:30:05 > 0:30:08I don't know, I don't particularly like it.
0:30:08 > 0:30:10I wouldn't have it in my house, personally.
0:30:10 > 0:30:13It's classic, isn't it? In the form of a modern table lamp,
0:30:13 > 0:30:16with this lovely pink marble, gilt metal,
0:30:16 > 0:30:20almost ormolu mounts in a classic Grecian column.
0:30:20 > 0:30:23Dare we ask how much did you spend on it?
0:30:23 > 0:30:26- Thousands! £40. - Oh, OK. That's OK, then.
0:30:26 > 0:30:28- That's really good. - I like it more now, at £40.
0:30:28 > 0:30:31How much do you think it's going to make?
0:30:31 > 0:30:35I think it might make 60-80.
0:30:35 > 0:30:37- That's not bad.- I would hope so.
0:30:37 > 0:30:39Well, Nick seems convinced with his bonus buy,
0:30:39 > 0:30:41the Reds seem half convinced.
0:30:41 > 0:30:43Let's see if Catherine has seen the light.
0:30:43 > 0:30:46OK, so I'm glad I've been to the gym, Catherine,
0:30:46 > 0:30:48because I've got a lump to show you.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52Here is Nick's full marble lamp - what do you make of that?
0:30:52 > 0:30:56If you get too close, you see it is faux marble,
0:30:56 > 0:30:59but it's got this nice Corinthian capital at the top,
0:30:59 > 0:31:02with the acanthus leaves and the sort of stepped base,
0:31:02 > 0:31:05but it's modern, at the end of the day.
0:31:05 > 0:31:08I think £30-£50 is fair.
0:31:08 > 0:31:10He did only pay £40 for it, so perhaps that was...
0:31:10 > 0:31:12- That's OK.- ..his influence there.
0:31:12 > 0:31:15I think it's going to look quite rosy for the Reds, actually.
0:31:15 > 0:31:16I think it probably is, yeah.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19But let's head to the Blues - we have Roger and Susan.
0:31:19 > 0:31:23Are we convinced this is an original, authentic Hermes scarf?
0:31:23 > 0:31:25When you're buying one of these scarves,
0:31:25 > 0:31:27they usually are very exact measurements.
0:31:27 > 0:31:31It's 40 by 40, 60 by 60, 90 by 90.
0:31:31 > 0:31:33This doesn't come into those measurements.
0:31:33 > 0:31:36It's not the correct weight, they're all very precise in their weight,
0:31:36 > 0:31:40and also, when you look at the silk really, really closely,
0:31:40 > 0:31:43you can see it hasn't got that woven sort of pattern.
0:31:43 > 0:31:45I'm not convinced this is right.
0:31:45 > 0:31:47OK. So, whoever is going to buy it,
0:31:47 > 0:31:51- it's purely for the look, as opposed to the name?- Exactly.
0:31:51 > 0:31:54So, what do you think that someone would be prepared to pay for it?
0:31:54 > 0:31:56I think £60-£80.
0:31:56 > 0:32:00So it's not all doom and gloom because the team paid £90 for it.
0:32:00 > 0:32:01- So, it's close.- Right, OK.
0:32:01 > 0:32:05Our next item is this little brass vesta.
0:32:05 > 0:32:08So, another equestrian item. Shape of a horseshoe.
0:32:08 > 0:32:12Yeah, I mean, it's novelty and people like equestrian items,
0:32:12 > 0:32:15but there's not an awful lot to it. Again, not precious metal.
0:32:15 > 0:32:17It's brass, so it's quite basic.
0:32:17 > 0:32:19£15 to £20.
0:32:19 > 0:32:23OK, well, once again, the team paid just over - they paid £23 this time.
0:32:23 > 0:32:26Then moving in a completely different direction,
0:32:26 > 0:32:28we have this modern clock.
0:32:28 > 0:32:31It does have a silver frame. How do you think it's going to appeal?
0:32:31 > 0:32:34No. I daren't turn it round because you can see, really, the age to it -
0:32:34 > 0:32:37it is pretty much brand-new and it is silver.
0:32:37 > 0:32:41It does have a silver frame but it's a very thin amount of silver.
0:32:41 > 0:32:44So what's your estimate?
0:32:44 > 0:32:48- 30-50.- OK, well, the team paid £75 for the clock.
0:32:48 > 0:32:51Hopefully they won't lose too much money,
0:32:51 > 0:32:55but it doesn't look quite as good for the Blues.
0:32:55 > 0:32:57Not quite as rosy, no, no. We will try.
0:32:57 > 0:33:00Yeah, you will try, of course, but in case it all goes pear-shaped,
0:33:00 > 0:33:03they do have their bonus buy to fall back on,
0:33:03 > 0:33:05so let's see what Caroline bought for the Blues.
0:33:07 > 0:33:09- Shall I reveal it?- Yes, please.
0:33:09 > 0:33:11- Wow!- It's a doll's chair.
0:33:11 > 0:33:13It's a Victorian doll's chair.
0:33:13 > 0:33:15This is really good quality.
0:33:15 > 0:33:17It's ebonised on mahogany.
0:33:17 > 0:33:21It's got beautiful, beautiful gilt highlighting,
0:33:21 > 0:33:24all these spindles are in good condition.
0:33:24 > 0:33:26- I absolutely love it.- I love it.
0:33:26 > 0:33:30And the upholstery is original upholstery.
0:33:30 > 0:33:33The last quarter of the 19th century, I would think.
0:33:33 > 0:33:37This is needlework, cross-stitch. It's badly worn now.
0:33:37 > 0:33:41- Top marks, Caroline. - It's delightful.- Thank you so much.
0:33:41 > 0:33:44Well, except, we need to know how much you paid for it.
0:33:44 > 0:33:46- Well, I paid 40.- Whey!
0:33:46 > 0:33:50- Well done. What do you think it will make?- 65, 70.
0:33:50 > 0:33:51I need to remind you, Blues,
0:33:51 > 0:33:54that now is not the time to make up your minds,
0:33:54 > 0:33:56so while you're mulling it over,
0:33:56 > 0:33:58let's see what Catherine, our auctioneer,
0:33:58 > 0:34:00makes of this delightful doll's chair.
0:34:00 > 0:34:05So, Caroline has gone for a rather sweet doll's chair.
0:34:05 > 0:34:08Let me just plonk it down.
0:34:08 > 0:34:09What do you think?
0:34:09 > 0:34:11Well, I think my bottom's too big to go on this,
0:34:11 > 0:34:15- so I think it's definitely for a teddy bear or a doll.- Yes.
0:34:15 > 0:34:19You're not supposed to say yes! But this is definitely Victorian.
0:34:19 > 0:34:23It's seen better days. Ebonised back, ebonised frame.
0:34:23 > 0:34:26It's a little bit worn in places.
0:34:26 > 0:34:28Nice to have the original upholstery.
0:34:28 > 0:34:29Before I get to your estimate,
0:34:29 > 0:34:32I just want to clarify that my bottom wouldn't fit on it, either.
0:34:32 > 0:34:34So, what do you think it's worth, Catherine?
0:34:34 > 0:34:35- £30-50.- 30-50?
0:34:35 > 0:34:39- Well, Caroline was content to pay £40 for it.- Yeah, well done.
0:34:39 > 0:34:42Sounds to me like you might have your work cut out today,
0:34:42 > 0:34:45- but you're looking forward to going on the rostrum?- Oh, yeah.
0:34:45 > 0:34:46I'll give it everything!
0:34:46 > 0:34:48You always do, Catherine, best of luck.
0:34:50 > 0:34:5255, 60, 5...
0:34:54 > 0:34:59OK, Heather, Felix, Nick, feeling positive about today's auction?
0:34:59 > 0:35:02- Pumped. I think this is it. - Really?- Very excited.
0:35:02 > 0:35:06I think we've got some interesting items that could possibly do well.
0:35:06 > 0:35:09He told me his rent's due today, so we've got to make some profit.
0:35:09 > 0:35:11Literally, it's all counting on this!
0:35:11 > 0:35:14Or moving back home, so we better do well!
0:35:14 > 0:35:17- It's all on this.- Heather, for you, we're going to make a profit.
0:35:17 > 0:35:19We want to avoid that at all costs.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22First item we've got coming up, Heather, is your favourite.
0:35:22 > 0:35:23It's the necklace.
0:35:23 > 0:35:26- Here it comes. - Lot 277, ladies and gentlemen,
0:35:26 > 0:35:32we have a modern, polished amber and silk multi-strand necklace.
0:35:32 > 0:35:37I'm looking for a very mere £30.
0:35:37 > 0:35:39- Oh!- That would be a good start.
0:35:40 > 0:35:43£30 is bid, thank you. £30 straightaway.
0:35:43 > 0:35:44I'm looking for five.
0:35:44 > 0:35:48- Come on!- Pretty little necklace, £30.
0:35:48 > 0:35:49Come on, that's cheap.
0:35:49 > 0:35:50Come on, please!
0:35:50 > 0:35:52Make someone's day.
0:35:52 > 0:35:54- £30... - BANGS GAVEL
0:35:54 > 0:35:57Oh! We're starting on the back foot.
0:35:57 > 0:35:59Looks like I'm coming home, Mum!
0:35:59 > 0:36:02You paid £30, so you've lost five just then.
0:36:02 > 0:36:05So, this is it, Felix, the shipbuilder's tool.
0:36:05 > 0:36:08£68 paid, I really hope there is profit in it.
0:36:08 > 0:36:14Lot 278, this is... Well, it could be a shipbuilder's tool.
0:36:14 > 0:36:17It could be a railway tool, but it is some form of tool.
0:36:17 > 0:36:21I'm looking for £40, please. £40 to start this.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24- Go on!- Oh, dear. 40's not much.
0:36:24 > 0:36:27£40. Come on, ladies and gentlemen. £40?
0:36:27 > 0:36:2930, then?
0:36:29 > 0:36:32- Oh, she's dropping. Sinking! - That's a bargain!
0:36:32 > 0:36:35This has to sell. £20?
0:36:35 > 0:36:38- Oh, go on.- No!- Felix, what happened?
0:36:38 > 0:36:40Come on, £20. Thank you, there's a man that knows.
0:36:40 > 0:36:42£20. I'm looking for five.
0:36:42 > 0:36:43£20, I have.
0:36:43 > 0:36:47Any more? Fair warning. £20.
0:36:47 > 0:36:49Deep breath! £20.
0:36:49 > 0:36:51I'd get that spare room ready, if I was you.
0:36:51 > 0:36:56Yes! That was a loss of 48, which means overall, you're now -53.
0:36:56 > 0:37:01OK, team, you only paid £10 for this set of cufflinks so, come on,
0:37:01 > 0:37:03- here we go.- There should be a profit in this one.
0:37:03 > 0:37:04Let's get some profit.
0:37:04 > 0:37:08Lot 279, some rather nice vintage gilt and enamel
0:37:08 > 0:37:12equestrian cuff links, and a matching tie stud.
0:37:12 > 0:37:15£30, anyone? £30?
0:37:15 > 0:37:1720? Thank you.
0:37:17 > 0:37:19£20, we're in profit!
0:37:19 > 0:37:20£20, then.
0:37:21 > 0:37:24Fair warning, £20.
0:37:24 > 0:37:25- OK, £20.- Aw!
0:37:25 > 0:37:29Right, you did make a profit, so that's £10.
0:37:29 > 0:37:32Take that from your 53, you're -43.
0:37:32 > 0:37:37So, the question looms, the big question, is Felix moving back home?
0:37:37 > 0:37:39No, I'm just kidding! The big question is,
0:37:39 > 0:37:42are you going to go with Nick's bonus buy?
0:37:42 > 0:37:45- I suppose you don't have much to lose.- Yes!
0:37:45 > 0:37:47- Nothing to lose. - Are you ready for this?
0:37:47 > 0:37:50- Yes.- The bonus buy is all on Nick, here it comes.
0:37:50 > 0:37:55282, a contemporary faux-marble table lamp stand with shade.
0:37:55 > 0:37:58£30? £30.
0:37:58 > 0:38:00It's not happening.
0:38:00 > 0:38:01This has to be sold.
0:38:01 > 0:38:0320. Thank you. £20.
0:38:03 > 0:38:05Any more at 20, then?
0:38:05 > 0:38:08- Fair warning at £20... - BANGS GAVEL
0:38:08 > 0:38:10Oi, oi, oi, OK. £20.
0:38:10 > 0:38:13Team, I can see why you're a wee bit deflated.
0:38:13 > 0:38:17That's another loss. It means you risked it, it didn't pay off.
0:38:17 > 0:38:21- -63 is where we end up. - That's not too bad!
0:38:21 > 0:38:24It's not too bad but this is a competition, so we've got to play
0:38:24 > 0:38:26the numbers game here. OK.
0:38:26 > 0:38:29All you have to do is, firstly, keep your mouths sealed,
0:38:29 > 0:38:32don't say anything to the Blues, and hope that they lose more.
0:38:32 > 0:38:34I shall never speak of this again, believe me!
0:38:39 > 0:38:42Right, Blues, are you ready for this?
0:38:42 > 0:38:43Catherine Southon is on the rostrum.
0:38:43 > 0:38:46She is offering your Hermes scarf as we speak.
0:38:46 > 0:38:48- Are you a bit nervous? - No, we're confident.
0:38:48 > 0:38:53- Good.- We're good.- Well, you paid £90 for it, so let's hope for profit.
0:38:53 > 0:38:58It's lot 288, a vintage silk Hermes-style scarf.
0:38:58 > 0:39:01Who will give me £20 to start this?
0:39:01 > 0:39:04- Ooh!- £20?- Oh, no.
0:39:04 > 0:39:06Thank you, internet. I have £20.
0:39:06 > 0:39:10£20. 30, thank you.
0:39:10 > 0:39:11I've got 35.
0:39:11 > 0:39:13Susan, you look worried.
0:39:13 > 0:39:1635, all done?
0:39:16 > 0:39:18OK, listen, it happens at auction.
0:39:18 > 0:39:22£35 is a loss of £55.
0:39:22 > 0:39:26So, we need this vesta case to make some money.
0:39:26 > 0:39:28You paid £23! Here we go.
0:39:28 > 0:39:31Lot 289 is a brass vesta in the form of a horseshoe.
0:39:31 > 0:39:34What shall we say for this? 10? 10 is bid.
0:39:34 > 0:39:3810, 12 14, 16.
0:39:38 > 0:39:40- A bit of competition.- 18, 20.
0:39:40 > 0:39:4222...
0:39:42 > 0:39:44- Come on!- Surely another?
0:39:44 > 0:39:46- £1 away!- One more!
0:39:46 > 0:39:49- 22, 24, 26.- Yes!
0:39:49 > 0:39:52£26, it's yours, sir.
0:39:52 > 0:39:55£26. OK, so you made three.
0:39:55 > 0:39:57We're clawing our way back here.
0:39:57 > 0:39:59You're now -52.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02What can we get from this clock?
0:40:02 > 0:40:06Lot 290, we have a modern clock with a silver frame.
0:40:06 > 0:40:09I've got bid on the internet of £20.
0:40:09 > 0:40:12- Ooh! Starting low. - I'm looking for 30.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14Thank you. 30, I have.
0:40:14 > 0:40:16£30, I have. We would like more.
0:40:16 > 0:40:18Yes, we would!
0:40:18 > 0:40:20- I think she read your mind! - Any more?
0:40:20 > 0:40:22Oh, 40 now.
0:40:22 > 0:40:2350.
0:40:23 > 0:40:2550, I have. £50.
0:40:25 > 0:40:28Seated at £50.
0:40:28 > 0:40:3050 it is. OK, it's another loss, Blues.
0:40:30 > 0:40:3325. So, overall, what have you lost?
0:40:33 > 0:40:36£77.
0:40:36 > 0:40:38Right, so 77 is our loss.
0:40:38 > 0:40:42It's not what we were hoping for, so Caroline Hawley now has her moment
0:40:42 > 0:40:45because she bought you that doll's chair that you love.
0:40:45 > 0:40:48Do you think it's worth risking more loss?
0:40:48 > 0:40:50Absolutely, yes.
0:40:50 > 0:40:52OK, Caroline, it's all on you.
0:40:52 > 0:40:54Are you ready, Susan?
0:40:54 > 0:40:55Here we go, here's the bonus buy.
0:40:55 > 0:41:01We have the sweetest Victorian ebonised doll's chair, lot 294 here.
0:41:01 > 0:41:04With original upholstery.
0:41:04 > 0:41:06How can you resist?
0:41:06 > 0:41:08£30. £30 straightaway.
0:41:08 > 0:41:12- Straight in at 30. - OK.- Already got £30.
0:41:12 > 0:41:1435, 40, madam?
0:41:14 > 0:41:16It will fit in the car, I promise.
0:41:16 > 0:41:19- £40. 45.- Yes!
0:41:19 > 0:41:21- 50, thank you.- Yes!
0:41:21 > 0:41:23Caroline's item has made a profit.
0:41:23 > 0:41:25£50, 55.
0:41:25 > 0:41:29£60, £60 now.
0:41:29 > 0:41:30£60, fair warning.
0:41:30 > 0:41:34That was the best result. Well done, Caroline!
0:41:34 > 0:41:36So, Caroline has given you a helping hand.
0:41:36 > 0:41:39The doll's chair made more than Catherine was expecting.
0:41:39 > 0:41:41£60 is a £20 profit.
0:41:41 > 0:41:45We'll add that to your loss, it's -57 overall.
0:41:47 > 0:41:49Now, I know that you two have seen Bargain Hunt before.
0:41:49 > 0:41:53- It's a numbers game. That could be a winning score.- OK.
0:41:53 > 0:41:57So, don't be pessimistic and don't say anything to the Reds.
0:41:57 > 0:41:59- OK?- OK.
0:42:05 > 0:42:08Well, teams, you just never can predict what's going to happen
0:42:08 > 0:42:11on Bargain Hunt, can you?
0:42:11 > 0:42:15- £6 separates our teams today.- Oh!
0:42:15 > 0:42:16Now, I've given it away here
0:42:16 > 0:42:19that neither team made any money, clearly,
0:42:19 > 0:42:23because £6 either end does not mean profit.
0:42:23 > 0:42:25Our winners today, with a loss...
0:42:27 > 0:42:30..of £57, are the Blues!
0:42:30 > 0:42:31Yay!
0:42:31 > 0:42:35Now, I have to just point out that Susan was so despondent,
0:42:35 > 0:42:38you thought, "I can't believe we came here, we lost all that money."
0:42:38 > 0:42:40Susan, can you believe you've actually won?
0:42:40 > 0:42:43I was speechless, absolutely speechless.
0:42:43 > 0:42:46We'll turn to the Reds, because you did get one profit, didn't you,
0:42:46 > 0:42:48- on your cheapest item?- Yeah.
0:42:48 > 0:42:50So, that was a bit of a no-brainer.
0:42:50 > 0:42:53Was going on Bargain Hunt the perfect way
0:42:53 > 0:42:55- to have some family bonding time?- It was really fun.
0:42:55 > 0:42:57And spending time with Nick has been brilliant.
0:42:57 > 0:42:59- So thank you. - It's been my pleasure,
0:42:59 > 0:43:02Just sorry you've got nothing to take home other than memories,
0:43:02 > 0:43:04- but you can't put a price on that. - No.
0:43:04 > 0:43:06Well, I've got nothing to offer the Blues either.
0:43:06 > 0:43:09You are our victors but no money to show for it,
0:43:09 > 0:43:12- but some fond memories, I hope? - Absolutely.
0:43:12 > 0:43:13It was very good fun.
0:43:13 > 0:43:17Well, we had mothers and sons today, and if you're sitting at home
0:43:17 > 0:43:19with your mother, son, father, brother, whomever,
0:43:19 > 0:43:22then do think about applying to be on the show.
0:43:22 > 0:43:25All the details are showing on your screen now.
0:43:25 > 0:43:28But one thing I ask you is keep tuning in.
0:43:28 > 0:43:31Join us again for some more Bargain Hunting.
0:43:31 > 0:43:32- Yes?- Yes!