0:00:02 > 0:00:04Hello and welcome to Bargain Hunt
0:00:04 > 0:00:06from County Down in Northern Ireland.
0:00:06 > 0:00:09Whoa!
0:00:09 > 0:00:12MUSIC: The Ace Of Spades by Motorhead
0:00:12 > 0:00:15Today, the team is en route to Greyabbey,
0:00:15 > 0:00:20a lovely little village on the shore of the Strangford Lough.
0:00:20 > 0:00:23Right, Harry, we've got some teams to meet.
0:00:23 > 0:00:25Let's go bargain hunting!
0:00:46 > 0:00:50MUSIC: Two Tribes by Frankie Goes To Hollywood
0:00:55 > 0:01:00LAUGHING: Oh, that was wonderful. Thank you, Harry!
0:01:00 > 0:01:03The teams will be battling it out in the Greyabbey shops today.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05The usual rules apply -
0:01:05 > 0:01:10£300 and one hour to buy three items to send to auction.
0:01:10 > 0:01:14Whoever makes the most profit is declared the winner.
0:01:14 > 0:01:16It's that simple! Ha!
0:01:16 > 0:01:20While I dismount, you have a wee look at what's coming up.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25The Reds are brimming with confidence...
0:01:25 > 0:01:27- You won't get that much off, surely. - Let's see, let's see, let's see.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30- OK.- You're underestimating us. - Sir, bring one more down.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33..there's family tension with the Blues...
0:01:33 > 0:01:34Well, it might just be one of these things
0:01:34 > 0:01:38- where we buy one thing for your dad...- And I get two things.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40..but all is resolved at the auction...
0:01:40 > 0:01:43- Who's the boss?- Daddy.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45..and the Reds are speechless.
0:01:47 > 0:01:48But that's all for later.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51Let's meet today's teams.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54For the Reds, we have friends Lynne and Pauline,
0:01:54 > 0:02:00and for the Blues we have dad and daughter combo Cleland and Gemma.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02- Hello, everyone. ALL:- Hello!
0:02:02 > 0:02:05Oh, it's lovely to have you here, lovely to have you here.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08Now, Lynne, you're good friends but how did you meet?
0:02:08 > 0:02:11Well, Pauline was a very good friend of my mum and dad's.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13She knew my dad way before she knew my mum, actually.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16Ah... Oh! THEY LAUGH
0:02:16 > 0:02:17So basically she was always...
0:02:17 > 0:02:20When I was born, she knew me and was always in the house
0:02:20 > 0:02:23and was the aunt... well, the "adopted aunt" that came to visit
0:02:23 > 0:02:25with the bags of sweets and chocolates.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28- Is she your favourite auntie? - That was quite popular!
0:02:28 > 0:02:29THEY LAUGH
0:02:29 > 0:02:32So, when you're not having fun together,
0:02:32 > 0:02:34what sort of work do you do?
0:02:34 > 0:02:37So work-wise, we had a van security company for 20 years
0:02:37 > 0:02:40- which we've just sold, literally in June.- Right, yeah.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42And then we've also ran a guesthouse for ten years,
0:02:42 > 0:02:44so that's going to be my next focus.
0:02:44 > 0:02:48It justifies my expensive habits, such as antiques.
0:02:48 > 0:02:52Now, Pauline, I believe you also run a successful business?
0:02:52 > 0:02:56Yes, I have four self-catering holiday cottages.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59So, when you're not working, what do you get up to?
0:02:59 > 0:03:03Antiques, auctions, restoration of old properties.
0:03:03 > 0:03:07Well, I'm very pleased to have you along here today doing Bargain Hunt!
0:03:07 > 0:03:09THEY LAUGH
0:03:09 > 0:03:12Now, Lynne, I know that you're great friends
0:03:12 > 0:03:16but how are you going to be out there, shopping for antiques?
0:03:16 > 0:03:17I think we'll be great.
0:03:17 > 0:03:21Pauline always had big collections of antiques and that was probably
0:03:21 > 0:03:24where I got a lot of my taste and inspiration from.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27So as long as we like it and it's pretty and practical...
0:03:27 > 0:03:28- And cheap.- And cheap!
0:03:28 > 0:03:30THEY LAUGH
0:03:30 > 0:03:31And maybe something of local interest -
0:03:31 > 0:03:34- it's always quite popular in Northern Ireland.- Yeah.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36We've just given it all away, haven't we?!
0:03:36 > 0:03:38THEY ALL LAUGH Well, it all sounds great.
0:03:38 > 0:03:42But now over to the Blues, Cleland and Gemma.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45- So when you're not hanging out with your cool dad...- Yeah.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48- ..what do you do? - I'm a senior recruitment consultant.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50Tell me a wee bit about it.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53I recruit for engineering and manufacturing,
0:03:53 > 0:03:57- so I recruit for the whole of the UK and Europe.- Wow.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59But you've got some wee ones as well?
0:03:59 > 0:04:01- Yes, two boys, Jacob and Ruben. - Two boys.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04So while you're out there being a high-powered businesswoman,
0:04:04 > 0:04:05what happens to...?
0:04:05 > 0:04:08Daddy has now turned into a childminder.
0:04:08 > 0:04:12- So you help with the childcare? - I do indeed. I retired last year,
0:04:12 > 0:04:15so I've taken on the childminding of two children.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17Tell me, before you retired, what did you do?
0:04:17 > 0:04:21Well, I worked for 35 years in Shorts in Belfast,
0:04:21 > 0:04:24- the manufacturer of aircraft. - Oh, right.- Very enjoyable.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28I was sorry to go, but unfortunately it's a new stage of my life
0:04:28 > 0:04:30- and I have to move onto it. - Right, OK.
0:04:30 > 0:04:31So what about your knowledge of antiques?
0:04:31 > 0:04:34- Absolutely none.- Absolutely none? - No.
0:04:34 > 0:04:35THEY ALL LAUGH
0:04:35 > 0:04:38Oh, look, they're quite happy about that!
0:04:38 > 0:04:41- Just here for the day out!- Yeah.
0:04:41 > 0:04:45But how are you going to get on together out there in the shops?
0:04:45 > 0:04:47- Probably not great.- Not great?
0:04:47 > 0:04:49- Who's going to be the boss?- Dad.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53Gemma just spends all the money, so I need to keep control of it,
0:04:53 > 0:04:55- and we'll see how we get on. - All right.
0:04:55 > 0:04:59Well, I'm sure you're going to have a wonderful time out there,
0:04:59 > 0:05:02but, before you go, I have to give you £300 for you.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05- Thank you.- And £300 for you.- Lovely.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09- Your experts await, so off you go! - Yeah!
0:05:09 > 0:05:12What a great bunch they are.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15Lining up with their teams and ready to do battle are...
0:05:16 > 0:05:18..Charles Hanson for the Reds...
0:05:20 > 0:05:25And hoping to polish up a profit for the Blues, it's Ben Cooper.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29Here we are in Greyabbey, a village full of antiques.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31- Gemma...- Yes?- ..what is it you'd like to buy?
0:05:31 > 0:05:33Irish sterling silver.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35I would like to find something quite retro.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37Something local, maybe close to Belfast.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39- OK, so something of local interest. - Yes.
0:05:39 > 0:05:43- Ornaments, that type of thing.- Yeah. - For gardens, garden seats.- Yeah.
0:05:43 > 0:05:47OK, teams, the pressure's on, your 60 minutes starts now.
0:05:47 > 0:05:48Let's go shopping.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50Come on, follow me.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53Well, it's an eclectic shopping list today, teams.
0:05:53 > 0:05:54Good luck!
0:05:54 > 0:05:56Oh, the old snooker celebs.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58The old snooker celebs, Alex Higgins.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00So all three of these, Alex Higgins, John Virgo and Dennis Taylor.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03- John Virgo's from England. - He's English, yes, of course he is.
0:06:03 > 0:06:04- I thought he was.- Dennis Taylor.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06Dennis Taylor with his upside-down glasses.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08Well, they are local interest - do you like them?
0:06:08 > 0:06:10Well... It's the first thing we've seen.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12Yeah, we can put those in the memory bank.
0:06:12 > 0:06:13- Hmm.- Hmm.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16By the look on Gemma's face, she might be a bit snookered with those.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18Let's check in with the Reds.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21- Have some flowers. There we go. - That is a gift.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23Ah, Charles, you old smoothie!
0:06:23 > 0:06:26This I would date to around 1885...
0:06:26 > 0:06:29- Oh. Uh-uh-uh-oh...- ..1890.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31- Oh, what a shame.- Damaged.
0:06:31 > 0:06:32Well spotted, Lynne.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34I like it because, without the damage,
0:06:34 > 0:06:36I saw the price and thought,
0:06:36 > 0:06:40"Wow-wee - £35? It must be worth more like 80 to 100,"
0:06:40 > 0:06:43- but, of course, you saw that. Put the flowers back in.- Gorgeous.
0:06:43 > 0:06:44- There we go.- Couple of flowers.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46- We can always mental-note it, can't we?- Yeah.
0:06:46 > 0:06:47Come on, onwards and upwards.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49- Bye.- See you, bye-bye.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52Never mind, Reds, it's still early doors.
0:06:52 > 0:06:53Back to the Blues.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55So, guys, when you look in cabinets like this,
0:06:55 > 0:06:56very often you'll find things
0:06:56 > 0:06:58which are going to be well out of our budget,
0:06:58 > 0:07:00but there could be something interesting.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02I can't see any Irish silver here.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04There's something down there in the corner.
0:07:04 > 0:07:05A George Best fiver.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07What do you think? Do you know much about those?
0:07:07 > 0:07:09Well, I don't know an awful lot about money, in one respect,
0:07:09 > 0:07:11except we all know the name George Best,
0:07:11 > 0:07:14who was one of the most famous footballers out of Britain.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17He's certainly the most famous footballer out of Northern Ireland.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20- Gemma, you're going quiet again. Are you not very sporty?- No.
0:07:20 > 0:07:22Well, it might just be one of these things
0:07:22 > 0:07:26- where we buy one thing for your dad...- And I get two things.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29Probably! I can feel this sense that it might happen.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31- You quite like... - Can I look at that?
0:07:31 > 0:07:33- You'd like to have a look at it? - Yeah, yeah, please.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35- Hi.- A look at the five?
0:07:35 > 0:07:36- The fiver, yeah.- Certainly.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39- Oh, it's in the cover as well. - Oh.- In the cover.- Oh, right.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42Of course, you could use this in any shop and just spend your fiver.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44Yeah, and that's it gone.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46I should think the majority haven't been used
0:07:46 > 0:07:48and people might have framed them and saved them
0:07:48 > 0:07:50because they would have been in very limited numbers
0:07:50 > 0:07:51that they would have minted.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54- The next thing is condition, cos it's not very old.- Mm-hmm.
0:07:54 > 0:07:59So these... I mean he died in 2005, so minted a year later in 2006.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01So it's got to be perfect, and it is.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03I think it's a good buy.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05- Oh, now there's a turn up.- Yeah. - I wasn't expecting you to say that.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07I think it would go for a good price.
0:08:07 > 0:08:11It's certainly got every hope - it is local, it's sporting...
0:08:11 > 0:08:13I think those things you just mentioned there,
0:08:13 > 0:08:16- that he's been a local hero.- Yeah. - The best footballer in the world.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19- Why would you not buy it? - So we're going to go for it?- Yeah.
0:08:19 > 0:08:21Where can we start the bargaining here?
0:08:21 > 0:08:23- There's £20 on it now.- Yeah.
0:08:23 > 0:08:27- 14 would be my best, would be the best price on it.- 14...
0:08:27 > 0:08:3013's not a great number for me, so it's not...
0:08:30 > 0:08:32- What about 12? - I can do 12 on it today.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34Well done, thank you very much indeed.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36ANITA: Very good, team, that's ticked all the boxes.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39That's £12 for a fiver - bargain!
0:08:40 > 0:08:43Ten minutes in and your first item purchased.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45Reds, you're playing catch-up.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48- Is this your shop, sir?- Yes. - Is it your shop?- It is indeed.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50- Can we go inside?- Certainly. - Thank you very much.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53Wow. There's all sorts in here.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55What appeals to you straight away?
0:08:55 > 0:08:58I quite like these figurines, for £95.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01- What do you think of these figures? - I like them.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03- They will date to around, guess what?- 1910?
0:09:03 > 0:09:05Yeah, 1900 is our date.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07Let me give the dealer and let's get them out.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09- Agreed?- Right.- Yeah, please.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12May we just take your figures out the cabinet here?
0:09:12 > 0:09:13- Certainly!- Is the cabinet open?
0:09:13 > 0:09:15Certainly, just give it a little pull.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18Lovely. I'll give one... I'll give you the great man.
0:09:18 > 0:09:20- Is there a weight to it, yeah? - Have a handle of him.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22In the right place, they would be spectacular.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25Oh, they'd look fabulous! What is the least you'd take for it?
0:09:25 > 0:09:29You could have them... If I reduced the price by £20?
0:09:29 > 0:09:32- 75?- 75.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35Well, we'll have to have a think about it, if you don't mind.
0:09:35 > 0:09:36I don't mind in the slightest.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38You sure you don't want to just...
0:09:38 > 0:09:40- No, we'll go and have a look. - Right, OK.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43ANITA: Hmm, I think Lynne could have been tempted there.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45Now, Blues, what is the plan?
0:09:45 > 0:09:47- I'm sort of sensing, Gemma...- Yes?
0:09:47 > 0:09:50- ..that you want to take a bit more control.- Absolutely.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52Now let's head into the antiques centre.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55- Hopefully, we might find some Irish silver.- Maybe.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58It says it's open, it says, "Please come in." Let's go in.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01- Right, guys. Now here's a big mix of stuff.- Wow.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04- Much more antique-y than the last place.- Yes.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07Is there anything now which is beginning to jump out at you?
0:10:07 > 0:10:08Any Irish silver?
0:10:08 > 0:10:11I don't see any Irish silver. One thing with Irish silver,
0:10:11 > 0:10:13it's worth quite a lot of money and it's collectable,
0:10:13 > 0:10:15- so you'd expect it to be in locked cabinets.- Yeah.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18- Most of these items, which look silvery, will be silver-plated.- OK.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21- Sometimes on copper, sometimes on nickel.- OK.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24Gemma certainly has her sights set on that piece of Irish silver.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27Meanwhile, the Reds are keeping an open mind.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29Keep believing.
0:10:29 > 0:10:30- Hmm.- Wow!- Oh!
0:10:30 > 0:10:32So, whatever jumps out at you, just yell.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34I see a little till here.
0:10:34 > 0:10:35- Is it a wee till, is it? - It's a till.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37Scottish Provident Buildings, Belfast.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40Which actually is about to be turned into a very glamorous hotel.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43- Hotel.- Really?- You could find a modern use for it.
0:10:43 > 0:10:47My mother had identical when she had her drapery shop.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49- What do you think of it, Charles? - I like it.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51- I think it's all about nostalgia. - Yes.
0:10:51 > 0:10:55It's got local interest and also you remember your mother...
0:10:55 > 0:10:57- Uh-huh.- ..with something similar.
0:10:57 > 0:10:58Let's just pick it up.
0:10:58 > 0:11:02So, the reason we're going wild is because of that there, isn't it?
0:11:02 > 0:11:04- Uh-huh.- Yeah, that's simply it. - Look at that.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07And there's the interior. And let that drawer fall out.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10There you are, look - inside, you can go out all the way like that.
0:11:10 > 0:11:12- Inside, you've got the divisions... - Brilliant.- Lovely.
0:11:12 > 0:11:14Completely untouched.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16And I would date this to 1900.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18I really think this is almost made for us.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20- Local ladies, nostalgia. - Yes, I agree.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23- Lynne, go and find the dealer, OK? - OK.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26Both teams seem very keen on the "buy local" tactic today.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29Oh, look out - the Blues are back on the move.
0:11:29 > 0:11:33OK, guys, so here's more of an eclectic, as its name says, shop.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36- Yes.- Do you want to head in? Is there anything...?- Er, no.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39I really, really like this coat stand.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41- Shall we lift it out? - Yes, please.- Right. Now...
0:11:43 > 0:11:46- Do you think this all started life like this?- No.- No.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48- It's been put together bit by bit. - Yeah.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51- So, upcycling.- Yeah. - From your Celtic cousins.- Wales.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53- Llewellyn in Haverfordwest.- Yes.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56- Looks like it's a hub off something. I'm not quite sure.- Yes.
0:11:56 > 0:11:57There's a long post which...
0:11:57 > 0:11:59Who knows what the post had originally been?
0:11:59 > 0:12:01- But on the top, these hooks put on. - Yeah.
0:12:01 > 0:12:05- What you're buying here is not an intrinsic antique.- No.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08Looking at the cast-iron, that is probably about 1890.
0:12:08 > 0:12:13This limed pine, again I would have thought probably about 1900.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16- The hooks look like 1920s, 1930s. - Yeah, yeah.
0:12:16 > 0:12:18- Now, you like it? - I like it. I really do.
0:12:18 > 0:12:19Why don't you head into the shop,
0:12:19 > 0:12:23- see if the dealer wants to come out and do a bit of business?- OK.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25- Head in.- No problem.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28So, Cleland, how do you feel about it?
0:12:28 > 0:12:29I'm not sold on it.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31THEY LAUGH
0:12:31 > 0:12:34Ah, but you did choose the last item, Cleland.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36Lynne's back with a price for the till.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38- Hello.- I am really pleased with myself.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40I'm going to guess. 55.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43- He said he was looking 40 for it. - Oh, yeah?
0:12:43 > 0:12:46- And I said that we would pay 25. - Yeah.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48He went to 30, but I kind of stuck to my guns a bit.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51- And 25.- That's amazing. - That's a good price, isn't it?
0:12:51 > 0:12:52I think this was made for you,
0:12:52 > 0:12:56and I think you've bought it for a price made in heaven.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59Reds, that's your first item in the bag after 25 minutes.
0:12:59 > 0:13:04I had a feeling that your business know-how would get you far today.
0:13:04 > 0:13:08Let's see if the Blues are having any luck with that coat stand.
0:13:08 > 0:13:09This is Trish.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11- Hi, Trish. Hi.- Hi.
0:13:11 > 0:13:12Gemma, do your best.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15- I really like the stand. - Great thing.- Yeah.
0:13:15 > 0:13:19And I would love to get it for 20.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21Ooh. Now...
0:13:21 > 0:13:23OK. So we're at 45.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25Would 35 be any good for you?
0:13:25 > 0:13:2620. Please?
0:13:26 > 0:13:29- Well, you're a lovely lady. - Oh, yay!- So we'll go 20.
0:13:29 > 0:13:33- Oh, thank you so much!- All right? - 20? Well, shake the lady's hand.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35- Trish, thank you very much. - Thank you.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37ANITA: Well, there's no hanging about with you, Blues.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39That's item number two bagged.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41Now, how are the Reds holding up?
0:13:41 > 0:13:44- Let's go bargain hunting.- Exactly. We've had half the time already...
0:13:44 > 0:13:47- Oh, right. OK.- ..and only spent £25.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49You took the words right out of my mouth.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51So, Blues, is it back to the plan?
0:13:51 > 0:13:54Who knows? Maybe this is going to be the moment to buy the Irish silver.
0:13:54 > 0:13:57- You'll both be happy.- Yeah.- Let's head into the courtyard...- Yes.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59..see what there is.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02So, while they track down that bit of silver,
0:14:02 > 0:14:06I want to show you a Bargain Hunt favourite full of Irish charm.
0:14:06 > 0:14:12When it comes to Irish pottery, Belleek is a name to conjure with.
0:14:12 > 0:14:18And this intricately detailed basket is a splendid example of it.
0:14:18 > 0:14:22Belleek porcelain literally comes from the heart of Ireland.
0:14:23 > 0:14:28The key ingredient is a soft, white clay called kaolin.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30The Chinese have used it for thousands of years,
0:14:30 > 0:14:33but it wasn't until the 18th and 19th centuries
0:14:33 > 0:14:36that it was used in European pottery.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38In Northern Ireland,
0:14:38 > 0:14:41amateur mineralogist John Caldwell Bloomfield
0:14:41 > 0:14:45discovered local deposits of kaolin in the village of Belleek
0:14:45 > 0:14:50and recognised its potential to make liquid pottery clay, or slip.
0:14:51 > 0:14:57Bloomfield established his own pottery using this natural resource,
0:14:57 > 0:15:02and set about putting Belleek porcelain on the international map.
0:15:02 > 0:15:07My favourite pieces of Belleek are these wonderful baskets,
0:15:07 > 0:15:13first introduced by William Henshall in the 1860s.
0:15:13 > 0:15:20It is made of a wonderful, pearly, almost luminous white porcelain,
0:15:20 > 0:15:25and is literally made up of hundreds of individual parts.
0:15:25 > 0:15:31If we look at the base, we see these spaghetti-like strands,
0:15:31 > 0:15:38which have been hand-woven and interlaced by a master craftsman.
0:15:38 > 0:15:42The same spaghetti-like strands are crisscrossed
0:15:42 > 0:15:45to form this open bodywork.
0:15:45 > 0:15:52The rim is decorated with exquisite handcrafted flowers
0:15:52 > 0:15:54and shamrocks.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57And it's often said that you can see
0:15:57 > 0:15:59the fingerprint of the artist
0:15:59 > 0:16:01on the petals.
0:16:01 > 0:16:05The Belleek back stamp is distinctive
0:16:05 > 0:16:07and we can see it on this piece.
0:16:07 > 0:16:12And we can see the Irish wolfhound, the round tower and the harp.
0:16:13 > 0:16:17But Belleek baskets are marked differently.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19We can see this tab,
0:16:19 > 0:16:23and the tab bears the text "Belleek, County Fermanagh."
0:16:23 > 0:16:27And this is laid on a three-strand weave.
0:16:27 > 0:16:31The format of the text and the number of strands
0:16:31 > 0:16:33enable us to tell the date,
0:16:33 > 0:16:39and this one dates from the late 19th, early 20th century.
0:16:39 > 0:16:40In the antiques world,
0:16:40 > 0:16:46items, periods and styles go in and out of fashion.
0:16:46 > 0:16:51Ten years ago, this basket would have achieved the high hundreds.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54Today, it's a good deal less.
0:16:54 > 0:16:59But my advice is, maybe this is the time to buy.
0:16:59 > 0:17:04Because a thing of quality is a joy for ever.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07And quality will always rise again.
0:17:14 > 0:17:18Back to it. And, so far, the Blues have disagreed on sporting items
0:17:18 > 0:17:22but settled for a George Best note and a hat stand.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25While the Reds went down memory lane.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28So, with just 20 minutes left, team, what are your thoughts?
0:17:28 > 0:17:30The first time that we bought,
0:17:30 > 0:17:32we think we bought really well, price-wise.
0:17:32 > 0:17:33We've a couple of other items
0:17:33 > 0:17:35we're hoping the other teams haven't spotted
0:17:35 > 0:17:37and we can swoop in in the last few minutes and get the deal done.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40I'm worried because we haven't quite yet found the jackpot
0:17:40 > 0:17:42which the girls really want.
0:17:43 > 0:17:45I have every faith in you, Charles.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48Now, how's the Irish silver hunt going, Blues?
0:17:48 > 0:17:49We want a bit of family unity,
0:17:49 > 0:17:52- we want to find something that you both like.- Yeah.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54So is there anything which is catching you
0:17:54 > 0:17:56or do you want to head inside the shops? What would you like to do?
0:17:56 > 0:17:58That is really cool.
0:17:58 > 0:18:00Hey, that's not exactly silver, is it, team?
0:18:00 > 0:18:02I mean, it's a little pedal car.
0:18:02 > 0:18:04Obviously, it's not a particularly old one.
0:18:04 > 0:18:06Telltale signs you want to look for on things like this
0:18:06 > 0:18:09- is things like the type of screws that are used.- Screws, yeah.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12The kind of plastics which are involved with it.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14- And it says 1938 on the front. It isn't.- No.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16- So it's just a pedal car.- Fun.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19- But it's fun.- Yeah.- And your kids would like it?- Love it.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21Especially if it comes with that hat.
0:18:22 > 0:18:26- The Cumbria Fire Service.- Cumbria? - That's nice and local.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29- Not. - THEY LAUGH
0:18:29 > 0:18:30So what's on the car?
0:18:30 > 0:18:32£95.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34- There's no price on the helmet.- No.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37Whether it's being sold with it, you can ask the question,
0:18:37 > 0:18:39because you seem to be more persuasive.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41OK. So if I try and get both together...?
0:18:41 > 0:18:44See what you can do. See if you can get both together.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46- See if they are together. - Right, OK.- At the 95.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48I think the man has just walked into...
0:18:48 > 0:18:51- Hello. How are you? - Not too bad, thanks. Not too bad.
0:18:51 > 0:18:56We love this. What could you do for both together?
0:18:56 > 0:18:59- 125. And that's the helmet and the car.- Ooh.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02Well, for both together, we would go 70, for both together?
0:19:02 > 0:19:06No, no. I suggest if we agree on £87.
0:19:06 > 0:19:08- I think 82.- Round it up to 85, and we'll have a deal.
0:19:08 > 0:19:10- 84.- It's a deal.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12- Perfect. Thank you so much. - Not at all.
0:19:12 > 0:19:14Well done. We've now got all three items.
0:19:14 > 0:19:18The Reds are probably floundering somewhere in a state of panic.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20I think we ought to have a cup of tea.
0:19:20 > 0:19:21- Yes, some lunch. - Some nice chairs down there.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23Come on, let's head down.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25- Thanks very much.- Thank you. - All the best.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28Well, you two are a couple of cool customers.
0:19:28 > 0:19:33It isn't Irish silver, but I'll settle for family unity instead.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35Well done, guys. You deserve to put your feet up.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38Now, Reds, you still need to buy two items,
0:19:38 > 0:19:40and Lynne's eyeing up some prints.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42I would be interested in those charts.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45- You're admiring Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter.- Yes.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48- Why?- They're very stylish. And... - Bring one of them down, come on.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51The framing's amazing. Is it...is it recently framed?
0:19:51 > 0:19:53Yes, the frames are modern.
0:19:53 > 0:19:55- So that is winter.- Uh-huh.
0:19:55 > 0:20:00So they are period prints, or what appear to be stipple engraving.
0:20:00 > 0:20:01They're nice, aren't they?
0:20:01 > 0:20:05They're sort of classical, and these are period frames.
0:20:05 > 0:20:09And we can see, it reads here that this print is around 1798,
0:20:09 > 0:20:12after Sir W Hamilton, RA.
0:20:12 > 0:20:13They're priced at 375.
0:20:13 > 0:20:17OK, but maybe... We did well last time. Maybe we can ask again.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19- It's our budget.- But you won't get that much off, surely?
0:20:19 > 0:20:20Let's see, let's see.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22ANITA: I love your confidence, Lynne.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25- Sir, bring one more down for us. Are they all the set?- Yes, all four.
0:20:25 > 0:20:26I can't believe we'd do this,
0:20:26 > 0:20:28because we said we wanted to go retro - we're going full-on...
0:20:28 > 0:20:31- Ask the question. How much are they? - What could you do?
0:20:31 > 0:20:34If I bring them below the 200, hopefully I'll sell them today.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37- And so your best price would be...? - 195.- Well, it's tempting.
0:20:37 > 0:20:41- Uh-huh.- Pretty good.- He's been... - That man's been so decent.- Yeah.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43We've only got ten minutes left.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45- PRODUCER: You've got five minutes left.- Yeah, we need...
0:20:45 > 0:20:48Hold on. Hold on. I'm hearing we've got five minutes left.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50- Oh, no!- Oh, goodness. Oh, right, OK.
0:20:50 > 0:20:51For the first time, fair warning.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54- Second time...- Yes, yes. - Are we going to say...?
0:20:54 > 0:20:56You're taking up all of my five minutes! Yes!
0:20:56 > 0:21:00Another great discount, and that leaves you with £80 in the kitty.
0:21:00 > 0:21:04Now, I don't like to worry you, but you need to get a wriggle on!
0:21:06 > 0:21:09Listen to me. We've only got four minutes left.
0:21:09 > 0:21:11- Four? Right. - What have we seen that we like?
0:21:11 > 0:21:14Well, we saw the vase first of all. And the spelter figures.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16I loved the red vase.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18- Well, I liked the spelter figures. - Lynne?- You only want the red vase
0:21:18 > 0:21:20because that leaves you more money to spend.
0:21:20 > 0:21:22No, the spelter figures.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24- How much were they? They were £70.- They were 70.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26Come on. Let's get the figures. Come on. After you.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29- Three minutes. Are they still there?- Yes, yes.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31- Yes, good.- Yes. Could we...?
0:21:31 > 0:21:34Your great nature - ask and ye shall receive.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37Would there be any chance of a reduction?
0:21:37 > 0:21:40- We have got £80 left.- Yes.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43- And we want to leave 20 for... - For Charles.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45I couldn't do 60. Honestly, you know...
0:21:45 > 0:21:47Could you meet us in the middle, maybe?
0:21:47 > 0:21:51I could come down slightly. I could come down to 68.
0:21:51 > 0:21:5468 for the figures, I think, is not a bad price.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56- We've got two minutes. Decision time now.- Yes.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59- We'll go for it.- Yeah. - Shake his hand.- It's a deal.
0:21:59 > 0:22:00- Thanks, sir.- Thank you very much.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02ANITA: That's it, teams.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05Just in the nick of time, and with nearly all your money spent.
0:22:06 > 0:22:08- Three down.- Oh, great. - The figures await.
0:22:08 > 0:22:11- Job done.- I think they're great and they're very stylish.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14Let's remind ourselves what the Reds bought.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17Their first item was the mahogany cash till.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19Price paid, £25.
0:22:20 > 0:22:25Next, the set of four engravings cost them £195.
0:22:26 > 0:22:31And, finally, their two bronzed figures set them back £68.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34Well, girls, did you have a good time?
0:22:34 > 0:22:36- Fabulous.- Brilliant.- Fabulous.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39You spent a LOT of money.
0:22:39 > 0:22:41- LAUGHING:- We did indeed!
0:22:41 > 0:22:43Did you take a wee gamble, maybe?
0:22:43 > 0:22:44Yes...
0:22:44 > 0:22:47Oh, I like a team that takes a gamble!
0:22:47 > 0:22:50- Now, tell me, what was your favourite item?- The pictures.
0:22:50 > 0:22:54Do you think the pictures are going to make you the biggest profit?
0:22:54 > 0:22:56- Time will tell! - THEY LAUGH
0:22:56 > 0:22:57Lynne, what was your favourite item?
0:22:57 > 0:23:00The wooden cash till. I love the fact that it was
0:23:00 > 0:23:02for a Belfast building called the Scottish Provident Building,
0:23:02 > 0:23:05and the auction house is right across the road.
0:23:05 > 0:23:06- A local item.- Yeah.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09And the fact that we got it really, I feel, at a really good price.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12So you think, as well as being your favourite item,
0:23:12 > 0:23:14- it will make the biggest profit? - I think so.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17Well, you like spending money. CHARLES CHUCKLES
0:23:17 > 0:23:23You spent a magnificent £288.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26- Yes.- I'm proud of you, girls!
0:23:26 > 0:23:28Could I have a wee, tiny £12?
0:23:28 > 0:23:31- There you are.- This will be giving Charlie a challenge...
0:23:31 > 0:23:34- Yeah. Anita, you're quite right. - ..but is Charlie up for it?
0:23:34 > 0:23:36- Yes, he is.- It is miserable, but I can guarantee you
0:23:36 > 0:23:40- I'll buy you something rich in history.- OK, OK.- I promise you.
0:23:40 > 0:23:43While Charlie goes off to buy his bonus buy,
0:23:43 > 0:23:46let's check out what the Blues bought.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49First up was the Bank of Ulster £5 note.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52Price paid, £12.
0:23:52 > 0:23:56Next was the upcycled coat stand for £20.
0:23:57 > 0:24:02And, finally, they bought the small pedal fire engine for £84.
0:24:02 > 0:24:04Cleland, Gemma, did you have a good time?
0:24:04 > 0:24:07- Brilliant time.- Marvellous. - ANITA LAUGHS
0:24:07 > 0:24:09Now, Cleland, tell me first of all, what's your favourite item?
0:24:09 > 0:24:12My favourite item is the George Best £5 note.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15- Ah, right. Well, you wanted a local item, didn't you?- We did, yes.
0:24:15 > 0:24:19- Is that the item that's going to make the most profit?- I think so.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22- Gemma, what was your favourite item? - It's the coat stand.- Right.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24- I just love it. - You just had to have it?
0:24:24 > 0:24:25Yes. I love it.
0:24:25 > 0:24:29Is that the item that you think is going to make the most money?
0:24:29 > 0:24:31No, I think it's going to be our fire engine.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34- The wee fire engine. - The wee car?- Yeah.- OK.
0:24:34 > 0:24:39- Well, you spent £116.- Yes. - Could I have 184, please?
0:24:39 > 0:24:42- Really?- Yes. ANITA LAUGHS
0:24:42 > 0:24:43- Right.- There you go.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46Which I will pass straight over to Ben.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49- Thank you. - Ben, that's a lot of dosh.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52Do you know what you're going to buy?
0:24:52 > 0:24:54I have no idea what I'm going to buy,
0:24:54 > 0:24:56but probably I'm going to try the silver hunt.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59We haven't found anything Irish, but I could find something silver.
0:24:59 > 0:25:00Of course you will.
0:25:00 > 0:25:04While Ben goes off to buy his bonus buy, we're off to the auction.
0:25:16 > 0:25:21Today, we are in Ross's Auctioneers with auctioneer Daniel Clarke.
0:25:21 > 0:25:22Daniel, it's lovely to be here.
0:25:22 > 0:25:24We're delighted you're back again.
0:25:24 > 0:25:27Reds first - Lynne and Pauline.
0:25:27 > 0:25:31Their first item bought was this self-closing till.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33What do you think about it, Daniel?
0:25:33 > 0:25:36Well, I think it's late 19th century, early 20th century.
0:25:36 > 0:25:39It's rather nice to see the Belfast connection,
0:25:39 > 0:25:42HO Fielding of Scottish Provident Buildings,
0:25:42 > 0:25:47a very prominent office block just opposite the City Hall in Belfast.
0:25:47 > 0:25:51I think it's going to appeal to someone, perhaps,
0:25:51 > 0:25:55who has a themed cafe or a themed bar or something like that
0:25:55 > 0:25:58and I would expect it to make probably £60 to £80.
0:25:58 > 0:26:04£60 to £80? That's wonderful, because they only paid £25.
0:26:04 > 0:26:05It was Lynne's favourite item,
0:26:05 > 0:26:08and it was the item that she thought would make the most money.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10Well, let's hope she makes a profit on it!
0:26:10 > 0:26:12Excellent, excellent.
0:26:12 > 0:26:17Now, second item, chosen by Pauline, she loved these.
0:26:17 > 0:26:19It's the set of four engravings.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22Will your buyers like these engravings?
0:26:22 > 0:26:25Well, you have the buyers who want to buy original art
0:26:25 > 0:26:28and then, of course, there's people who are looking for something
0:26:28 > 0:26:32of a decorative nature and prints, of course, fit into that category.
0:26:32 > 0:26:36They're rather interesting because they are the four seasons
0:26:36 > 0:26:39and they're very, very nicely presented, beautifully framed.
0:26:39 > 0:26:44Because we have the complete set, possibly £100 to £120.
0:26:44 > 0:26:49Yeah, well, they really pushed the boat out on these engravings.
0:26:49 > 0:26:50They fell in love with them.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53They paid 195.
0:26:53 > 0:26:55So we might see a bit of a problem there.
0:26:55 > 0:26:57It could be difficult to achieve that.
0:26:57 > 0:27:02Their third item is the pair of figures.
0:27:02 > 0:27:07Is this the type of item that your buyers will like?
0:27:07 > 0:27:09Well, they are decorative.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11You could see them gracing a mantelpiece somewhere.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14They're not terrifically good quality.
0:27:14 > 0:27:19I think these gilded hammers don't actually belong.
0:27:19 > 0:27:21- Right. - But they have a look about them.
0:27:21 > 0:27:23You're obviously not going to be paying the price
0:27:23 > 0:27:29that you would if they were bronze, so perhaps £80 to £100.
0:27:29 > 0:27:32Well, they paid £68 for the pair,
0:27:32 > 0:27:35so there is the chance of a profit on that lot.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38- A slim margin. A slim margin. - A slim margin.- Possibly, yeah.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40They may or may not need their bonus buy,
0:27:40 > 0:27:44but we're going to go and have a look at it anyway.
0:27:45 > 0:27:52Lynne, Pauline, you spent a magnificent £288.
0:27:52 > 0:27:56You only left Charlie a wee £12.
0:27:56 > 0:27:58Charlie, what did you buy?
0:27:58 > 0:28:00It was minimal, it was nominal,
0:28:00 > 0:28:03but when you can buy rich history for only £12,
0:28:03 > 0:28:05feast your eyes on this.
0:28:05 > 0:28:10It's a book which was published in the year 1683.
0:28:10 > 0:28:14And this book goes back to that humble age
0:28:14 > 0:28:16of the time of Charles II.
0:28:16 > 0:28:19It's called The Protestant Reconciler
0:28:19 > 0:28:22and, inside, you'll see just on that title page
0:28:22 > 0:28:27is the all-important publishing date in London for the year 1683.
0:28:27 > 0:28:30- Have a handle. What do you think? - Amazing.
0:28:30 > 0:28:31First impressions weren't...
0:28:31 > 0:28:34Yeah. But it's so invigorating.
0:28:34 > 0:28:36- Did you give £12 for it?- £12.
0:28:36 > 0:28:38And what do you reckon it will make?
0:28:38 > 0:28:39Well, £25, £35.
0:28:39 > 0:28:42- It's a good find, yeah. - It is, definitely.
0:28:42 > 0:28:44- Are you happy? - Yeah, yeah.- Happy.- Look at me.
0:28:44 > 0:28:47Well, girls, you don't have to make up your mind just now.
0:28:47 > 0:28:50Wait until your first three items have been sold.
0:28:50 > 0:28:54But, in the meantime, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks
0:28:54 > 0:28:55about Charlie's old book.
0:28:57 > 0:29:00Daniel, Charles's bonus buy was this book.
0:29:00 > 0:29:02Tell me what you think of it.
0:29:02 > 0:29:06The Protestant Reconciler, and it's dated 1683, so it's very early.
0:29:06 > 0:29:08It's a good old book.
0:29:08 > 0:29:12It's an old book. I see the name John Moore of Hull written inside.
0:29:12 > 0:29:15That was probably the person who originally owned it.
0:29:15 > 0:29:17The condition isn't great.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20It's probably used rather than abused
0:29:20 > 0:29:23but, of course, that has to be expected with something of this age.
0:29:23 > 0:29:26- I mean, I would put an estimate of £8 to £10...- Yes.
0:29:26 > 0:29:30..but I wouldn't be at all surprised if we could outstrip that
0:29:30 > 0:29:32and maybe make 20 to 30.
0:29:32 > 0:29:37Well, Charles only paid £12 for it, so we may have a profit there.
0:29:37 > 0:29:39- Hopefully. - Well, that's it for the Reds.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42Now onto the Blues, Gemma and Cleland.
0:29:42 > 0:29:48Now their first item was this Ulster Bank George Best £5 note.
0:29:48 > 0:29:52George Best, one of Belfast's greatest sons.
0:29:52 > 0:29:54Is it worth a lot more than £5?
0:29:54 > 0:29:56Of course, George Best is a household name in Belfast
0:29:56 > 0:29:59and pretty well everybody in Northern Ireland
0:29:59 > 0:30:01has got a George Best £5 note!
0:30:01 > 0:30:02SHE LAUGHS
0:30:02 > 0:30:05But the interesting thing about this particular one is,
0:30:05 > 0:30:06not only is it in pristine condition,
0:30:06 > 0:30:09but it's also got the original sleeve,
0:30:09 > 0:30:12and that makes it a little bit more special.
0:30:12 > 0:30:17And I would have thought that it should make £10 to £15.
0:30:17 > 0:30:19All right. Well, they paid £12.
0:30:19 > 0:30:22This was Cleland's favourite item,
0:30:22 > 0:30:26and it was also the item that he thought would make most profit.
0:30:26 > 0:30:30Perhaps somebody will consider it a collectable thing for the future.
0:30:30 > 0:30:35Excellent. Second item for the Blues was Gemma's favourite lot.
0:30:35 > 0:30:38That was the coat and hat stand.
0:30:38 > 0:30:39What do you think of that, Daniel?
0:30:39 > 0:30:42Well, I think the one important thing about a hat and coat stand
0:30:42 > 0:30:45above everything else is that it is functional
0:30:45 > 0:30:48and, of course, this is very unstable.
0:30:48 > 0:30:52The pegs look as if they've been removed possibly from a wardrobe
0:30:52 > 0:30:53and screwed on.
0:30:53 > 0:30:57- And I don't think there's an awful lot to recommend it.- OK.
0:30:57 > 0:31:02So I really can't see that making more than £10 or £20.
0:31:02 > 0:31:04Right, they paid £20 for it.
0:31:04 > 0:31:08The Blues' third item is the children's fire engines
0:31:08 > 0:31:10with fireman's helmet.
0:31:10 > 0:31:12Tell me, Daniel, what do you think of that?
0:31:12 > 0:31:15Well, it's clearly reproduction and there's evidence
0:31:15 > 0:31:19that the bar code has been rubbed off the bottom of it.
0:31:19 > 0:31:21And, of course, the other exciting thing
0:31:21 > 0:31:23is it's got the helmet with it.
0:31:23 > 0:31:24I think for a young child
0:31:24 > 0:31:28who is aspiring to get into the Fire Service in later life,
0:31:28 > 0:31:29this will be very exciting.
0:31:29 > 0:31:33It's a nice, jolly colour and I think it could sell jolly well.
0:31:33 > 0:31:35Estimate on that, Daniel?
0:31:35 > 0:31:36Say £60 to £80.
0:31:36 > 0:31:3960 to 80. They paid £84.
0:31:39 > 0:31:42But there is a glimmer of hope there?
0:31:42 > 0:31:45There is. It's unusual and it's an exciting thing.
0:31:45 > 0:31:49Well, it's all looking a bit shaky there, Daniel.
0:31:49 > 0:31:52They may need their bonus buy, so let's go and have a look at it.
0:31:54 > 0:31:59Gemma, Cleland, you spend £116.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02You gave Ben 184.
0:32:02 > 0:32:04Ben, what did you buy?
0:32:05 > 0:32:06- Ooh!- There you go.
0:32:06 > 0:32:09- A little silver and enamel pillbox. - Mm-hm.
0:32:09 > 0:32:10You wanted silver.
0:32:10 > 0:32:13As you can see, it's all tarnished around.
0:32:13 > 0:32:15- It will polish up lovely, and, inside, a gilt interior.- OK.
0:32:15 > 0:32:18There's a little stamp to the side which says 800,
0:32:18 > 0:32:20- so we know it's silver.- OK. - So it's continental.
0:32:20 > 0:32:22The enamel is in perfect condition.
0:32:22 > 0:32:24- What do you think? - How much did you pay for it?
0:32:24 > 0:32:26- What do you reckon I paid?- 30?
0:32:27 > 0:32:28- 50?- No.
0:32:28 > 0:32:3010.
0:32:30 > 0:32:33- Yes.- No!- Yes.- Wow!
0:32:33 > 0:32:35Hopefully, it'll fly.
0:32:35 > 0:32:37I want it to make about 40, 50?
0:32:37 > 0:32:39- Do you think?- I hope so.
0:32:39 > 0:32:41Have a wee handle of it. It's a lovely thing.
0:32:41 > 0:32:44Yeah, it's very nice. Yeah, good job. Well done.
0:32:44 > 0:32:46Happy bunny?
0:32:46 > 0:32:47Yeah...
0:32:47 > 0:32:48Humph.
0:32:48 > 0:32:50ANITA LAUGHS
0:32:50 > 0:32:55Now, folks, I'm not going to hold you to any decisions at the moment.
0:32:55 > 0:32:59Wait until your first three items have been sold
0:32:59 > 0:33:00but, in the meantime,
0:33:00 > 0:33:05let's find out what the auctioneer thinks of Ben's little pillbox.
0:33:06 > 0:33:11Ben's bonus buy was this rather pretty enamelled pillbox.
0:33:11 > 0:33:13What do you think of that, please?
0:33:13 > 0:33:15A lot of people collect these things.
0:33:15 > 0:33:18I don't think anybody is going to use it as a pillbox,
0:33:18 > 0:33:20but it's a nice size.
0:33:20 > 0:33:24I like very much the sunburst pattern on the top of it.
0:33:24 > 0:33:26It's nicely gilded inside.
0:33:26 > 0:33:28And the condition is lovely.
0:33:28 > 0:33:32- I think £60 to £80, possibly. - Excellent.
0:33:32 > 0:33:35- Ben only paid £10. - He got a very good buy.
0:33:35 > 0:33:37Not a lot of money. Not a lot of money.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40Are you wielding the gavel today, Daniel?
0:33:40 > 0:33:41I'm the auctioneer today.
0:33:41 > 0:33:43I'll look forward to the sale.
0:33:46 > 0:33:48£80 in the room.
0:33:50 > 0:33:52Well, girls, here we are at the auction.
0:33:52 > 0:33:55The room is packed. The internet is active.
0:33:55 > 0:33:59People are sticking their hands up, bidding for lots of things,
0:33:59 > 0:34:03and your first item is that little self-closing till
0:34:03 > 0:34:06- from the 19th-century.- Uh-huh. - That's a lovely thing.
0:34:06 > 0:34:09- You paid £25 for it. - It was Lynne's idea.
0:34:09 > 0:34:10- It was your idea?- Yeah.
0:34:10 > 0:34:14Well, good luck on that because it's about to go under the hammer.
0:34:14 > 0:34:17Mahogany till with the Belfast connection,
0:34:17 > 0:34:21originally in the Scottish Provident Buildings.
0:34:21 > 0:34:22I'll take 40.
0:34:22 > 0:34:2340, I'm bid.
0:34:23 > 0:34:25- 50. 50 now.- In profit, girls.
0:34:25 > 0:34:27At £50.
0:34:27 > 0:34:29At 60. At £60, I have.
0:34:29 > 0:34:31New bidder at 70.
0:34:31 > 0:34:33At £70 for the till.
0:34:33 > 0:34:35At £70 I have now for the till.
0:34:35 > 0:34:36At £70, you all out?
0:34:36 > 0:34:39The bid's against you, sir, at 70.
0:34:39 > 0:34:42I'm selling at £70.
0:34:42 > 0:34:44- Hammer's down.- Fabulous!- £70.
0:34:44 > 0:34:49Well done. That takes you to plus 45.
0:34:49 > 0:34:52Well done, girls. What a good start.
0:34:52 > 0:34:58Next lot, the four engravings bought for £195.
0:34:58 > 0:35:00A set of four engravings,
0:35:00 > 0:35:03The Four Seasons, beautifully framed and mounted.
0:35:03 > 0:35:07For the four of them, could we say £100 to open, please?
0:35:07 > 0:35:09- 80 online.- Yes, come on.
0:35:09 > 0:35:11100 here. At £100.
0:35:11 > 0:35:12It's in the room at £100.
0:35:12 > 0:35:14- Internet, come back in.- 140 online.
0:35:14 > 0:35:16140 online!
0:35:16 > 0:35:19- £140.- Go on! - The bid's online at 140.
0:35:19 > 0:35:25- At £140, against you, sir, we're selling now at £140.- One more!
0:35:25 > 0:35:27All done at 140?
0:35:27 > 0:35:30- That's not bad.- 140.
0:35:30 > 0:35:32- That could have been a whole lot worse.- It could.
0:35:32 > 0:35:35Now, you're -55.
0:35:35 > 0:35:40That takes you, overall, to -£10, which isn't too bad.
0:35:40 > 0:35:43After two items, you've got your third item coming up now.
0:35:43 > 0:35:46And that'd the pair of figures.
0:35:46 > 0:35:48Pair of spelter figures.
0:35:48 > 0:35:50We'll say £60, please, for them.
0:35:50 > 0:35:5250, anyone? £50, please.
0:35:52 > 0:35:5540, I'm bid. At £40 for the spelter figures.
0:35:55 > 0:35:56At £40.
0:35:56 > 0:35:58- Come on, Belfast!- At £40.
0:35:58 > 0:35:5950 with the porter.
0:35:59 > 0:36:0260. At £60.
0:36:02 > 0:36:03HE MOUTHS
0:36:03 > 0:36:05Five. At £65.
0:36:05 > 0:36:06- Back with the porter at 65.- Come on.
0:36:06 > 0:36:09- One more, we need.- At £65. - One more bid.
0:36:09 > 0:36:11The bid's with the porter at 65.
0:36:11 > 0:36:12All finished?
0:36:12 > 0:36:14At £65.
0:36:14 > 0:36:15- Oh!- 65.
0:36:15 > 0:36:17That is a sting!
0:36:17 > 0:36:20That's -3.
0:36:20 > 0:36:24Which takes your overall score to -13.
0:36:24 > 0:36:27Are you going to take Charles' bonus buy?
0:36:27 > 0:36:29It's the 1683 book.
0:36:29 > 0:36:31- What do you think, girls? - We'll take a chance, definitely.
0:36:31 > 0:36:33- Are you going to take it?- Yep.- Yes.
0:36:33 > 0:36:34It's coming up now.
0:36:34 > 0:36:37The early book, dated 1683.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40The Protestant Reconciler.
0:36:40 > 0:36:43We'll open the bidding, please, at £10.
0:36:43 > 0:36:4510, 20, 30. Any more?
0:36:45 > 0:36:48- £30 now for the early book. - Come on - we're in business!
0:36:48 > 0:36:51At £30 now for the early book, at £30.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53At £40, I have.
0:36:53 > 0:36:55- At £40.- Come on!
0:36:55 > 0:36:57- At £40, I'm bid 50. - Let's romp home with a profit!
0:36:57 > 0:36:58At £50.
0:36:58 > 0:37:01We have £50 now for the book, at 50.
0:37:01 > 0:37:04At £50, are you all finished at 50?
0:37:04 > 0:37:07All done at £50?
0:37:07 > 0:37:10- Oh, high five!- £50.- Fabulous!
0:37:10 > 0:37:13- Well done, Charles, that was brilliant.- I felt it.
0:37:13 > 0:37:15And fell done for taking the chance, girls,
0:37:15 > 0:37:20because that is a profit of £38 on the book,
0:37:20 > 0:37:26and that takes your overall score from -13 to plus 25.
0:37:26 > 0:37:29- Brilliant.- Well done, girls. Well done.
0:37:30 > 0:37:32Are you all out?
0:37:38 > 0:37:41Gemma, Cleland, this is the moment of truth.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44- The moment of truth.- Excitement. - Excitement.
0:37:44 > 0:37:48- How are you feeling?- Great.- Excited. - I think we're going to do well.
0:37:48 > 0:37:52- You're confident?- Confident. - Are you confident, Gemma?- Totally.
0:37:52 > 0:37:55Your first item, it's the George Best banknote.
0:37:55 > 0:37:57- Local hero.- Local hero.
0:37:57 > 0:37:59- Paid £12 for it.- Yes.
0:37:59 > 0:38:02- Good luck.- I think it's going to be good.- Coming up now.
0:38:02 > 0:38:06The George Best £5 note, complete with the sleeve.
0:38:06 > 0:38:09Could we open the bidding, please, at £10?
0:38:09 > 0:38:13- 10, 20, 30, 40.- Yes!
0:38:13 > 0:38:15- 40 now, any more?- £40?!
0:38:15 > 0:38:18At £40 for the George Best note. At 40.
0:38:18 > 0:38:21At £40, I'm bid now for the George Best note.
0:38:21 > 0:38:23At £40, you're all done?
0:38:23 > 0:38:24All finished at £40?
0:38:24 > 0:38:27I'm selling at 40.
0:38:27 > 0:38:29Well done, well done.
0:38:29 > 0:38:31The hammer down at £40.
0:38:31 > 0:38:36That's plus 28 on our first item.
0:38:36 > 0:38:37Go, you!
0:38:37 > 0:38:40Oh, brilliant, congratulations.
0:38:40 > 0:38:44- Second item coming up is the upcycled coat stand.- Yes.
0:38:44 > 0:38:46You paid £20.
0:38:46 > 0:38:48Good luck. Coming up now.
0:38:48 > 0:38:50The hat and coat stand.
0:38:50 > 0:38:54Could we say £10 to open, please, for the hat and coat stand?
0:38:54 > 0:38:55£10 anywhere?
0:38:55 > 0:38:57£5 to open.
0:38:57 > 0:38:58£5 I'm bid.
0:38:58 > 0:39:00At £5.
0:39:00 > 0:39:02- I'm sorry. - At £5 for the hat and coat stand.
0:39:02 > 0:39:04At £5.
0:39:04 > 0:39:05At £5, I have.
0:39:05 > 0:39:09Any more? At £5, last call.
0:39:09 > 0:39:11- At 10. It's the porter's bid.- Yes.
0:39:11 > 0:39:13At £10.
0:39:13 > 0:39:16At £10, it's against you, sir, at 10.
0:39:16 > 0:39:17It's with the porter.
0:39:17 > 0:39:20I'm selling at £10.
0:39:21 > 0:39:23- £10.- Sorry.
0:39:23 > 0:39:27So that's -10 on your second item.
0:39:27 > 0:39:28Takes your overall score...
0:39:28 > 0:39:30- Yeah.- Still in profit.
0:39:30 > 0:39:33- Plus 18, so not too bad.- OK.
0:39:33 > 0:39:37Your third item, the little pedal car with the fireman's helmet.
0:39:37 > 0:39:42£84 paid. Good luck. Good luck. Coming up now.
0:39:42 > 0:39:46Pedal fire engine, complete with a fireman's hat.
0:39:46 > 0:39:49Could we open the bidding, please, at £40 anywhere?
0:39:49 > 0:39:51£40. Say 30.
0:39:51 > 0:39:5330, I'm bid.
0:39:53 > 0:39:54At £30 I'm bid.
0:39:54 > 0:39:5540, thank you.
0:39:55 > 0:39:57- At 50.- Come on.- Climbing.
0:39:57 > 0:40:0060. At 70.
0:40:00 > 0:40:03At 80. The bid's here at £80.
0:40:03 > 0:40:05- It's in the room at £80.- And again.
0:40:05 > 0:40:09At £80 we have now for the fire engine, £80.
0:40:09 > 0:40:11At £80, I'm selling.
0:40:11 > 0:40:13With you, sir, at £80.
0:40:13 > 0:40:16Last call, at 80.
0:40:16 > 0:40:18£80.
0:40:18 > 0:40:22Paid 84, got to 80, so we're -4 on that.
0:40:22 > 0:40:26But you're still in profit after your three items.
0:40:26 > 0:40:28Plus 14.
0:40:28 > 0:40:32Now, at this point, you have to make up your mind -
0:40:32 > 0:40:34are you going to take the bonus buy?
0:40:34 > 0:40:36- Gemma's not for it.- No.
0:40:36 > 0:40:38- But I'm going to make an executive decision.- Oh.
0:40:38 > 0:40:40- We're going for it. - Are you?- Go, you.
0:40:40 > 0:40:43- Is your daughter in agreement? - No.- No?
0:40:43 > 0:40:45- Who's the boss?- Daddy.
0:40:45 > 0:40:46Daddy's the boss.
0:40:46 > 0:40:48Ben paid £10.
0:40:48 > 0:40:53The auctioneer has estimated it at 60 to 80.
0:40:53 > 0:40:55- No way?!- Yes way.
0:40:56 > 0:40:58It's still to be sold, right enough.
0:40:58 > 0:41:00It's going under the hammer now.
0:41:00 > 0:41:03Silver and enamel pillbox, pristine condition.
0:41:03 > 0:41:06Could we open the bidding, please, at £30?
0:41:06 > 0:41:0830 I'm bid. 40.
0:41:08 > 0:41:0940 now. At 50.
0:41:09 > 0:41:11At £50.
0:41:11 > 0:41:12At £50.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15At £50 now for the pillbox.
0:41:15 > 0:41:17At £50.
0:41:17 > 0:41:20Try 60, madam. £60 here.
0:41:20 > 0:41:22We have £60.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25At £60 we have for this silver and enamel pillbox.
0:41:25 > 0:41:27All finished at £60?
0:41:29 > 0:41:30- Oh, my goodness!- £60.
0:41:30 > 0:41:34The right decision to take Ben's bonus buy,
0:41:34 > 0:41:37and you just made a profit of £50 on that,
0:41:37 > 0:41:41which takes your overall profit to £64.
0:41:41 > 0:41:45- Woohoo! - That is absolutely wonderful.
0:41:45 > 0:41:46Brilliant.
0:41:48 > 0:41:49All finished?
0:41:57 > 0:41:58Well, guys, did we have a good time?
0:41:58 > 0:42:00- ALL:- Yes!
0:42:00 > 0:42:02We had a fabulous time,
0:42:02 > 0:42:08and I have to say that both teams started off spectacularly
0:42:08 > 0:42:10with wonderful wins...
0:42:11 > 0:42:14..and then it all went a wee bit downhill,
0:42:14 > 0:42:17but then you were rescued by your experts,
0:42:17 > 0:42:21and each of your experts made you a little more money,
0:42:21 > 0:42:26and both teams are going home with profits and folding money.
0:42:26 > 0:42:28Yay!
0:42:28 > 0:42:33I have to say that today's winners are...
0:42:33 > 0:42:35..the Blues! THEY CHEER
0:42:40 > 0:42:41Happiness, happiness?
0:42:41 > 0:42:43- Yay!- Well...
0:42:45 > 0:42:50..I have to hand you over a quite spectacular £64.
0:42:50 > 0:42:52Whoo!
0:42:52 > 0:42:53Well done, guys. Well done.
0:42:53 > 0:42:56But well done also, the Reds.
0:42:56 > 0:42:58Yay!
0:42:58 > 0:42:59Absolutely wonderful.
0:42:59 > 0:43:02And I have to hand you £25.
0:43:02 > 0:43:04Whoo!
0:43:04 > 0:43:08What a terrific score, and how wonderful.
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