0:00:08 > 0:00:12This flamboyant 18th-century Gothic revival building
0:00:12 > 0:00:15is Strawberry Hill House in West London.
0:00:15 > 0:00:19It's one of the jewels in the crown of Britain's architectural heritage,
0:00:19 > 0:00:21and was created by Horace Walpole,
0:00:21 > 0:00:24the son of Britain's first Prime Minister.
0:00:24 > 0:00:28He was a renowned collector, amassing thousands of objects,
0:00:28 > 0:00:31which were all sold off in one sale of the century.
0:00:31 > 0:00:34Now, that auction went on to make huge profits,
0:00:34 > 0:00:37which is exactly what we're looking for today.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40So, if you're ready, let's go bargain hunting.
0:01:01 > 0:01:05It's just a short journey from Strawberry Hill House in Twickenham
0:01:05 > 0:01:09to the Kingston Antiques Centre, where our teams are shopping today.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12Luckily, our Reds and Blues won't be taking thousands of items
0:01:12 > 0:01:14to the auction, just the three.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17But there will be a strict budget of only £300
0:01:17 > 0:01:20and only one hour on the clock in which to find them.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23So, before all that, let's have a look at what's coming up.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27The Reds have conflicting tastes.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30- Would you wear that? - I'd wear it, yeah.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33- What about you, Maggie? - There's no way I would wear that.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35The Blues reminisce.
0:01:35 > 0:01:39- No, no, no.- OK. They always remind me of school.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41Those blooming awful running races with a stopwatch. No.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44But who gets top marks at the auction?
0:01:44 > 0:01:47- The Reds or the Blues? - Yes!
0:01:49 > 0:01:51But that's all coming up a little later.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54First, it's time to meet today's teams.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56For the Reds, we have mother and daughter, Maggie and Katie,
0:01:56 > 0:01:59and for the Blues, friends, Chris and Peter.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02- Hello, everyone.- Hello! - That's the spirit.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04Right, Reds, I'm coming straight to you.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07Maggie, tell me, what made you apply to come on Bargain Hunt?
0:02:07 > 0:02:11Well, I was watching Bargain Hunt one lunchtime and at the end,
0:02:11 > 0:02:12there was a clip and it said,
0:02:12 > 0:02:16"We're looking for contestants in London and the south-east.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19"If you think this will be fun, why don't you apply?"
0:02:19 > 0:02:22So I thought, "Why don't I apply? It will be fun!"
0:02:22 > 0:02:25- And I knew just the person to ask. - She roped me in!
0:02:25 > 0:02:28Right, so, Maggie, tell me about your career as a maths teacher.
0:02:28 > 0:02:33I've been teaching maths in various schools and colleges in south-west London.
0:02:33 > 0:02:38I don't teach in a school any more but I teach at home.
0:02:38 > 0:02:39I do home tuition.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42OK, but hopefully it's not all work in your retirement.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44No, I have lots of fun.
0:02:44 > 0:02:49I do Pilates, I play tennis, but my passion in life is dance.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52Now, Katie, you sound pretty envious of this retirement
0:02:52 > 0:02:55but you're a way off from it, so what do you do for a living?
0:02:55 > 0:02:59So I work in digital marketing for a beauty company,
0:02:59 > 0:03:03but it's basically managing all online marketing
0:03:03 > 0:03:06and it's always evolving, so it's always keeping me on my toes.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09So you know beauty products in and out,
0:03:09 > 0:03:11but what about antiques and collectables?
0:03:11 > 0:03:14- How's your knowledge there? - So it's not great,
0:03:14 > 0:03:17but I love anything for interiors
0:03:17 > 0:03:20and I've got a really good eye for things that kind of stand out.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22Do you have the same taste?
0:03:22 > 0:03:24Not really, do we?
0:03:24 > 0:03:26We... No.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28I mean... We sort of...
0:03:28 > 0:03:30We agree towards the end, I would say.
0:03:30 > 0:03:31One of us always wins out.
0:03:31 > 0:03:35Or we come to the same conclusion at the end.
0:03:36 > 0:03:37- After much discussion.- Yeah.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40Well, thank you, Reds, it's time to turn to the competition,
0:03:40 > 0:03:42the Blues, Chris and Peter.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45- Hello.- Feeling good?- Yes. Thank you. A little bit nervous.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47- Oh, don't be nervous. - Excited as well, though.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50Good, I'm glad to hear it. So before we get into the competition,
0:03:50 > 0:03:54first of all, Chris, tell me, how did you and Peter become such good friends?
0:03:54 > 0:03:57Well, we met when my daughter started going out with his son.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00- OK.- So, he's my daughter's father-in-law,
0:04:00 > 0:04:03- I'm his son's mother-in-law. - The mother-in-law from hell.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05I don't believe it for a second.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08I'm the best mother-in-law his son's ever had.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11- He's only got one. - Chris, tell me about your career.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14- You're retired now, is that right? - I am retired, yes.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16I've been retired about seven years now.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18But when I was working full-time,
0:04:18 > 0:04:21I worked in a centre for disabled people, a day centre.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24And, Peter, you're still really busy, tell me about your career.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26- Yes.- I'm now a driving instructor.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28Before that, I was in photography.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31Specialising in black and white printing and things like that.
0:04:31 > 0:04:35Of course, digital photography came along and I was suddenly out of work.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38And a friend of mine said, you talk too much, you can drive,
0:04:38 > 0:04:39become a driving instructor.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42- And that's how it happened.- Tell me, I'm sure you're after profits,
0:04:42 > 0:04:45and of course that will be your tactic, but what about specifics?
0:04:45 > 0:04:48Are you buying low, trying to sell high, or are you
0:04:48 > 0:04:50spending all the money? What are you thinking?
0:04:50 > 0:04:52I don't want to buy anything I like.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54OK. Tell me more about that.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57Because I'm a hoarder. So if I bought something I like,
0:04:57 > 0:04:59I'd be so upset if we had to sell it.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01So, might obviously buy something for a profit,
0:05:01 > 0:05:03but something I don't really like.
0:05:03 > 0:05:05Now, listen, you have a budget of £300.
0:05:05 > 0:05:07Quite a lot. And I want you to spend it wisely.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10So, Reds, £300 for you.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12Exciting. Blues, £300 for you two.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15- Oh! Thank you very much. - That's the last you'll see of Chris.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17We have lovely experts waiting to meet you,
0:05:17 > 0:05:19so I'll invite you to do just that.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22Off you go. And find out who they are.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25- Thanks very much.- Well, it's all happy families for now.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27Let's see how that pans out.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30So, introducing today's experts...
0:05:30 > 0:05:32Banging the drum for the Reds, it's Nick Hall.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37And putting on the Ritz for the Blues, it's Caroline Hawley.
0:05:39 > 0:05:43Now, ladies, I feel like a thorn between two roses today.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46- What are we shopping for, Maggie? - Art Deco.
0:05:46 > 0:05:50I'm looking for glass, china and anything that catches my eye.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53Anything ornate, so pieces of furniture or mirrors
0:05:53 > 0:05:55or anything beautiful for the house.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57I'd like to find some jewellery,
0:05:57 > 0:05:59and maybe some silver.
0:05:59 > 0:06:00Excellent.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04Time to snap up a bargain, teams, your time starts now.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07- Let's go and find some, come on. - All right.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09- Let's go shopping.- Can't wait.
0:06:10 > 0:06:11Best of luck, teams.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17Rocking horses sell quite well, don't they?
0:06:17 > 0:06:20They do. They are always sought after for collectors,
0:06:20 > 0:06:23for people who are just having babies, for grandchildren...
0:06:23 > 0:06:26It just boils down to the price. There's always a market for them.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29- It's quite expensive.- Is it? - Yeah, £175.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32It's not a rare antique one.
0:06:32 > 0:06:33It is just a usable one.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36That's maybe a little strong for us.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39- Yes.- I think the auction estimate would be around about 100, £150.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41- OK.- I don't think that's special enough for us.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43- Right, OK.- Not good enough for us. - No.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46Come on, fell at the first hurdle. Come on, you two.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48Trot on, then, Reds.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51Meanwhile, the Blues have already spotted some silver
0:06:51 > 0:06:53- that was on Chris's shopping list.- They're nice, actually, those.
0:06:53 > 0:06:58Now, I can see from here, the salts are Chester 1900.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00The spoons are Birmingham 1972.
0:07:00 > 0:07:04So what that suggests to me is that they've lost the original spoons
0:07:04 > 0:07:07and they've had some made to replace them.
0:07:07 > 0:07:11- Right, OK.- Which is not...- A match. - Yeah, which is not brilliant.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14And the original salt spoons would often be gilded.
0:07:14 > 0:07:18In the bowl, with gold leaf, to protect the silver
0:07:18 > 0:07:20- from the corrosion of the salt. - Oh, the salt!
0:07:20 > 0:07:23Shall we move on and look at something else?
0:07:23 > 0:07:26Sadly, not quite the silver item Chris was after
0:07:26 > 0:07:29but these should be right up Katie's street.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31These are kind of cool as well.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33Oh, they're nice!
0:07:33 > 0:07:35I mean, they are such a nice design.
0:07:35 > 0:07:37They've got that almost sort of
0:07:37 > 0:07:40St Tropez, south of France, retro look about them.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42They're modern copies,
0:07:42 > 0:07:44but they're in that really cool style, aren't they?
0:07:44 > 0:07:46Do you think they'd get much at auction?
0:07:46 > 0:07:49I think so. I'd bid on them, would you?
0:07:49 > 0:07:50I would. I like those.
0:07:50 > 0:07:54- £90.- And you're hard to please and you like those.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56- I do like those.- Yeah.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59I guess they've got those nice sort of angular lines that you like
0:07:59 > 0:08:00- with the Art Deco.- Yeah. Yeah.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03- They're almost reminiscent of that, aren't they?- Yeah. Nice and simple.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05- Can't go wrong.- So, these...
0:08:05 > 0:08:07- They are solid though. - Solid wood bases.
0:08:07 > 0:08:08- They're a little bit damaged.- Yeah,
0:08:08 > 0:08:11just needs a little bit of spit and polish, that's all.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13- It's fine. - But they're original '70s?
0:08:13 > 0:08:15Well, I'm not sure if they're original '70s
0:08:15 > 0:08:16or they're modern retro
0:08:16 > 0:08:19in the '70s style. But the all-important thing is - you'll know
0:08:19 > 0:08:22this cos you like interior design - is they've got the look.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24How much do you think we should...?
0:08:24 > 0:08:26Well, that's going to be down to your negotiating skills.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29- You've got to go and haggle hard now.- OK.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31Do you want to do it?
0:08:31 > 0:08:33- You do it.- Why don't you both go?
0:08:33 > 0:08:37- We'll both go, yes.- OK.- Find the dealer, see what you can do,
0:08:37 > 0:08:40and if you can get them down to £70, £80,
0:08:40 > 0:08:42I think there's still a margin left in it.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45- Do you like them enough to go and do that?- Yeah, definitely.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48- Do you think?- Yeah, for 70, 80, let's give it a go.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51Time to test your negotiating skills, Reds.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53Blues, is anything jumping out yet?
0:08:53 > 0:08:55I love those frogs.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57What do you like about frogs?
0:08:57 > 0:09:00I just love them. I've got frogs everywhere in my garden.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02- Have you? - Ornaments and hanging feeders.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04Ornaments in the kitchen.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06But they're rather expensive.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08- Yes.- How much?- 225.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10Too much, isn't it?
0:09:10 > 0:09:12Well, you can afford them, you've got the money.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14That's putting all your money in...
0:09:14 > 0:09:17- Into two frogs.- Yeah, two frogs. You know...- Too much...
0:09:17 > 0:09:19- Too much. - ..at the beginning, isn't it?
0:09:19 > 0:09:20- Got to leave some money.- OK, then.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22Right, you go ahead and find somewhere.
0:09:22 > 0:09:26Hop on. So a cautious start for the Blues, but have the Reds managed
0:09:26 > 0:09:29to get a better deal than £90 on the pair of lamps?
0:09:29 > 0:09:32- We've got them.- You bought them?
0:09:32 > 0:09:34- Yes.- We bought them.- And... How much for?- £78.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37- Fantastic. Well done. Good price. - Do you think it's a good deal?
0:09:37 > 0:09:39I think you've done really well.
0:09:39 > 0:09:41I think they will light up the saleroom.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44And only eight minutes in. You two are absolutely on fire.
0:09:44 > 0:09:45Woohoo!
0:09:45 > 0:09:49A united start for the Reds and their first buy within ten minutes.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51Blues, will these dogs cut it?
0:09:51 > 0:09:54- People love dogs.- Yes.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57- Knife rests, aren't they?- Are they? I don't know.- They could be.
0:09:57 > 0:09:58Yes, I like those.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01- They're knife rests and people like dogs.- Yes, they do.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04- Little dachshunds.- Yes. - And they're different.
0:10:04 > 0:10:05Yeah. I like that.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07- Right.- Right. - That's very decisive, Peter.
0:10:07 > 0:10:09- I am positive.- I like your style.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11- Yes. Dogs.- Dogs. Yes.
0:10:11 > 0:10:15The whole, what you call, pack of them. Pack of hounds.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17They're really sweet.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19- Well, they're plastic. - Are they plastic?- Yes.
0:10:19 > 0:10:20You thought they were glass.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23- I'd say they're plastic. - Yeah, they're plastic.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26How much are they? They're not expensive.
0:10:26 > 0:10:27£26.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30What would be the best on that?
0:10:30 > 0:10:34- If we do 23? - Could you do 18?
0:10:34 > 0:10:39I think I'd have to check with her, just to make sure she's happy with that but we can try.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41- Yes?- If they were glass, definitely.
0:10:41 > 0:10:42But plastic...
0:10:42 > 0:10:45- Yeah, 18, I'd be interested.- 18? - Put that back.
0:10:45 > 0:10:4618?
0:10:46 > 0:10:49- That's £3 each, if we get them for 18.- Yes.- Yes.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52- It's not a lot of money, is it? - I like those.- They look great.
0:10:52 > 0:10:56While Michael phones the dealer to negotiate on the knife rests,
0:10:56 > 0:11:00could the Reds' united front be about to crumble in the face of these?
0:11:00 > 0:11:03So what about these heads over here?
0:11:03 > 0:11:05What have you spotted? They're quite creepy, aren't they?
0:11:05 > 0:11:09I quite like anything kind of... for the home that's quite white
0:11:09 > 0:11:12because you can sort of put it on a white wall and it all blends in,
0:11:12 > 0:11:14and then you kind of notice them,
0:11:14 > 0:11:16and they're really quirky.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19- Yeah.- I don't like the way they stick out from the wall,
0:11:19 > 0:11:22and then they're severed at the neck.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25You're painting such a wonderful picture of them.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27How could I resist?!
0:11:27 > 0:11:29They are just unusual, quirky, decorative objects.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32- OK.- And how much are they?
0:11:32 > 0:11:33120 for the pair.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38A bit steep for two severed heads, what do you think, Maggie?
0:11:38 > 0:11:40I think they are a bit steep, yeah.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42Nick and Maggie aren't convinced.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45Now, what news on the six plastic knife rests?
0:11:45 > 0:11:48Spoke to the dealer and she would be delighted to accept
0:11:48 > 0:11:50- your offer of 18. - Oh!- Lovely.- Brilliant.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53- One down, two to go. - Excellent! Brilliant.
0:11:53 > 0:11:54Thank you so much.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56- Thank you.- Thank you.
0:11:56 > 0:12:00Well done, Blues. That makes it 1-1 with 20 minutes on the clock.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02Now, what's caught Maggie's eye?
0:12:02 > 0:12:04So what is it you like about it?
0:12:04 > 0:12:06Well, I liked the top, that's what drew me to it.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09- The carving.- The carving, yes. It's so ornate.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12- A lot of work has gone into it. A lot of effort.- Yes.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15It is early to mid-20th century,
0:12:15 > 0:12:18carved as a part of a mass production,
0:12:18 > 0:12:21making Asian objects for the Western market.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24- Oh, right.- The one thing that this one stands out amongst the others,
0:12:24 > 0:12:28I think, is the depth of carving and the gauge of the timber.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31And if you look, that's quite a thick piece of timber.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34That's carved from a single block,
0:12:34 > 0:12:38and then pierced, so it's decorative, rather than being rare.
0:12:38 > 0:12:42Right. So it's not worth an awful lot, then.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45Well, it's got a value as a decorative, useful box
0:12:45 > 0:12:47for jewellery... How much is it, by the way?
0:12:47 > 0:12:4938. Oh, it's got its key!
0:12:49 > 0:12:51OK. Well, that's a bonus.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53- Yes.- I'm not sure about it.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56I think it just feels like... I've seen this sell quite
0:12:56 > 0:12:59a lot before and I'm not sure how popular it is now.
0:12:59 > 0:13:03There's a margin of profit, if you like it enough, to have a go.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06But if you don't like it, then there's no point paying for it,
0:13:06 > 0:13:09- I guess, really, is there? - Shall we put it on stand-by?
0:13:09 > 0:13:11Yeah, let's put it on stand-by.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14Cos I like that but we haven't been round and seen an awful lot yet.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17Sure. So we're not going to dismiss it completely.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20- Yeah.- Yeah.- We're going to put it down as a...- As a maybe.- Yeah.
0:13:20 > 0:13:22So, one for the back burner.
0:13:22 > 0:13:23And after a positive start,
0:13:23 > 0:13:26the ladies' diverse tastes are beginning to show.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29Now, will the silver-loving Blues have better luck with
0:13:29 > 0:13:30this piece of jewellery?
0:13:30 > 0:13:32I quite like that silver bangle.
0:13:32 > 0:13:37Now, those were very popular in the late sort of '40s, '50s, '60s,
0:13:37 > 0:13:39up until the '70s, really.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41And they're all really back in fashion now.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44Silver and white gold as opposed to yellow gold.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46- That's right. - That's what the young ones want.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49- So, shall we ask if we can... - Would you like to look at it?
0:13:49 > 0:13:51- Yes. I would.- There he is.
0:13:51 > 0:13:55Hello. Can we just ask you to have a look at this bangle in here, please?
0:13:56 > 0:13:58Now, let's have a look.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01- It's simple.- That's really nice.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03Look for the dents.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05Very often, they're hollow, bangles,
0:14:05 > 0:14:09so they're sort of rounded but hollow inside.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11And those are the ones that are more easily bashed.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13- OK.- This is solid.
0:14:13 > 0:14:17Been bent round and the fastening is like this. How it works...
0:14:17 > 0:14:20Do you see what I mean? It goes like that, so you can make it bigger.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22- You can make it bigger. - Or smaller.- Yes.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24Now, you've got £40.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27- Oh, £40.- 1947.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30And we've got the full hallmark here.
0:14:30 > 0:14:34So we've got the lion, we've got the leopard's head for London,
0:14:34 > 0:14:39and the K figure there. What do I think it will make at auction?
0:14:39 > 0:14:42It might make £35.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44Do you think they would accept 25?
0:14:44 > 0:14:46Really, you'd be looking at 35.
0:14:46 > 0:14:50- I'd like to take a chance on it. - Would you?- 35.
0:14:50 > 0:14:52- Would you?- Mm.- Yes.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55- Would you, Peter? - Yeah, I'm happy with that.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58And that makes it 2-1 to the Blues, with 35 minutes gone.
0:15:04 > 0:15:05Whilst the teams carry on shopping,
0:15:05 > 0:15:08I've been finding out how restoration work on one of
0:15:08 > 0:15:12England's architectural gems has been given a modern twist.
0:15:19 > 0:15:23This is Strawberry Hill House in Twickenham,
0:15:23 > 0:15:26built from 1747 and arguably one of
0:15:26 > 0:15:31the finest examples of Gothic Revival architecture in the UK.
0:15:31 > 0:15:35It was a method of design that was unusual for homes in the 18th century.
0:15:35 > 0:15:39It drew its inspiration from the architecture of medieval castles
0:15:39 > 0:15:44and cathedrals, with their arches, finials, and asymmetrical style.
0:15:44 > 0:15:48Well, this building now stands as an elegant example of that period.
0:15:48 > 0:15:50It hasn't always been so.
0:15:50 > 0:15:54Strawberry Hill House was the brainchild of Horace Walpole,
0:15:54 > 0:15:57the son of Sir Robert Walpole, Britain's first Prime Minister.
0:15:57 > 0:16:01He spent 40 years turning two semidetached houses
0:16:01 > 0:16:03into his dream Gothic Revival home.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08Of course, time takes its toll, and over the centuries
0:16:08 > 0:16:11this building has been altered frequently,
0:16:11 > 0:16:15finally becoming a teacher training college in 1923.
0:16:15 > 0:16:19Now, £9 million has been spent, bringing this building back
0:16:19 > 0:16:23up to scratch and the restoration continues apace.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25I'm here to meet Nick Dolan, who'll tell me more.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33- Nick, wow! Hi. - Hello, Natasha.- This is wonderful.
0:16:33 > 0:16:36I was promised Gothic. That's exactly what we have here.
0:16:36 > 0:16:39- And I'm focusing on that staircase. - The staircase itself,
0:16:39 > 0:16:42it was based actually on the library staircase at Rouen Cathedral.
0:16:42 > 0:16:46So talk me through this wallpaper. It's a real trick of the eye.
0:16:46 > 0:16:48It's an extraordinary recreation.
0:16:48 > 0:16:52It's actually based on the design of Worcester Cathedral.
0:16:52 > 0:16:57But it's deliberately there to fool the eye,
0:16:57 > 0:17:02and give that recreation of a Gothic interior.
0:17:02 > 0:17:07And of course, it's got some of the original 18th-century wall covering revealed.
0:17:07 > 0:17:11Now, it's an unbelievable resource to have the original wallpaper.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14- Yes.- But it's not the sole resource, is it?- Some of the extraordinary
0:17:14 > 0:17:17watercolours that Horace Walpole himself commissioned
0:17:17 > 0:17:22but actually they show how literally the re-creation has been.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25It looks like we're standing in that painting.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27- It's beautifully reconstructed, amazingly done.- Yes.
0:17:27 > 0:17:31So, I must see more of Strawberry Hill because I want to compare it
0:17:31 > 0:17:35- to other drawings.- There's plenty to see.- I'm here to inspect.
0:17:36 > 0:17:40All of Walpole's showrooms and private rooms have been restored.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42But what's still missing are the contents.
0:17:42 > 0:17:47Horace Walpole was one of the 18th century's greatest art collectors,
0:17:47 > 0:17:52but in 1842, 45 years after his death, his collection of paintings,
0:17:52 > 0:17:55ceramics, coins, miniatures, sculptures and furniture
0:17:55 > 0:17:58was sold off, some ending up in America.
0:17:58 > 0:18:02The auction was dubbed "the sale of the century".
0:18:02 > 0:18:06Now, curators here at Strawberry Hill are using modern technology
0:18:06 > 0:18:08to try and recreate Walpole's collection.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13So we know there was a great auction but it must have left
0:18:13 > 0:18:16lots of gaps in the collection. How are you trying to fill them?
0:18:16 > 0:18:21So, now, we try to find them and get them back in loans,
0:18:21 > 0:18:25bequests, and where we can't get the items back,
0:18:25 > 0:18:30then actually, we have re-creations, based on the original,
0:18:30 > 0:18:33for example this wonderful piece,
0:18:33 > 0:18:37a double portrait of Horace Walpole's mother and father, Robert
0:18:37 > 0:18:42and Catherine, with their country seat, Houghton Hall, Norfolk.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45Commissioned by Walpole for this room by Eckardt.
0:18:45 > 0:18:49But the original is too fragile to travel from America,
0:18:49 > 0:18:53and they've kindly given us permission to use the technology
0:18:53 > 0:18:56which is three-dimensional printing.
0:18:56 > 0:19:03Layers and layers of photographs in different lights to create,
0:19:03 > 0:19:07if you like, the landscape of the painting in three-dimensional form.
0:19:07 > 0:19:11And then transposed into a three-dimensional model
0:19:11 > 0:19:16that is printed out and then the colourways are layered
0:19:16 > 0:19:20- and layered on top of that. - Everything about it looks authentic.
0:19:20 > 0:19:24If I move around and allow the light to go over the oil,
0:19:24 > 0:19:27I can see cracks in the painting.
0:19:27 > 0:19:28I can see bumps in the canvas.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31I can see brushstrokes, texture.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34Really, genuinely, this is 21st century?
0:19:34 > 0:19:36- Really.- How good is that!
0:19:36 > 0:19:39Well, I'm going to enjoy exploring Strawberry Hill.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41- Nick, thank you so much for telling me about it.- Pleasure.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44In the meantime, it's time to get back to Kingston Antiques Centre
0:19:44 > 0:19:47to see how our teams are getting on with the shopping.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56The Blues currently have two items, the Reds only one,
0:19:56 > 0:19:59and with just 15 minutes left, Nick's feeling the pressure.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02I thought it was going to be a breeze. Here we are, 45 minutes on,
0:20:02 > 0:20:04we've got to get these last two things bought.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07It's going to be a disaster.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09Stay positive, Nick, things could be looking up.
0:20:09 > 0:20:13- We really like this area. - Oh, right. The whole area.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15- The whole area.- You're going to buy the whole lot?
0:20:15 > 0:20:18- I quite like this sort of dark china.- That bowl.
0:20:18 > 0:20:22So these kind of vases, the bowl, there's a planter.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25OK. They are all decorative and they are all Chinese.
0:20:25 > 0:20:29They are all very modern reproductions.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32- Ah, OK.- The Chinese box we looked at earlier
0:20:32 > 0:20:34was early to mid-20th century,
0:20:34 > 0:20:39so it had a bit of a vintage thing going on, but these are quite new.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42- OK.- And I think these will be a hard sell.
0:20:42 > 0:20:46- OK.- They are very much retail pieces, rather than auction pieces.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49- OK. We've got to hunt down some real antiques.- I think move on.
0:20:49 > 0:20:53- Yeah.- Yeah?- Move on.- Happy with that?- Yeah.- Come on, then.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55Chop, chop, Reds. Time's running out.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57The Blues are also clock watching.
0:20:57 > 0:21:01- What about stopwatches? - Stopwatches?- Are they...
0:21:01 > 0:21:04- What about them? - Do they go at auction?
0:21:04 > 0:21:05No, I don't think so.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07- No?- Look at the face.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10- No. No.- OK, then. - They always remind me of school.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13Those blooming awful running races with the stopwatch. No.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16Well, both teams could do with some sprinting, especially you,
0:21:16 > 0:21:20Reds, with two items still to find and only ten minutes left.
0:21:20 > 0:21:22See that necklace hanging at the back there with the red beads
0:21:22 > 0:21:25and the tiny black beads?
0:21:25 > 0:21:28That red is what we call Chinese cinnabar lacquer,
0:21:28 > 0:21:31a very complex technique of lacquer work
0:21:31 > 0:21:35that gives that wonderful orangey red, that buyers of
0:21:35 > 0:21:38Chinese lacquer work and works of art collectables love.
0:21:38 > 0:21:42It's on a 1930s Art Deco design piece of jewellery.
0:21:42 > 0:21:44So it's ticking that Deco collector.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46- You like it?- No, I don't like them.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48But you told me you liked Art Deco.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51I think jewellery is...
0:21:51 > 0:21:53..a gamble to buy.
0:21:53 > 0:21:54Does sell well at auction.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57Traditionally, jewellery does very well.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00It's going to boil down to the price, then, really, isn't it?
0:22:00 > 0:22:02- Mm-hmm.- OK, there you go. - Thank you very much.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08OK. So... There's the necklace.
0:22:08 > 0:22:10There's those beads.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12- It's beautiful.- There's the ticket.
0:22:12 > 0:22:14£38, that's not a bad price.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17It's got a pretty little clasp as well. It is not gold,
0:22:17 > 0:22:20it's gilded base metal, but it's all pierced, look.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22A beautiful thing. Nice quality.
0:22:23 > 0:22:25What are your thoughts? Come on. Come on, tell me.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28- I like that.- Would you wear that? - I'd wear it, yeah.
0:22:28 > 0:22:32- What about you, Maggie? - There's no way I would wear that.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34I still prefer my box.
0:22:34 > 0:22:38- Well, you could still buy the box. - We can get the box and that.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41With time running out, that sounds like a good compromise to me.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44You've chosen one thing each, that's fair then, isn't it?
0:22:44 > 0:22:46- OK.- Do you think? Yeah?
0:22:46 > 0:22:48- Yeah.- Right.- We just need to negotiate the price down.
0:22:48 > 0:22:50For that, we need Leslie. Hello, Leslie.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53Now, look, we think we'd like to buy this.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55- What's the best price on that?- 34.
0:22:55 > 0:22:5832 is a nice round number, threes and twos.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00It goes with your tops, doesn't it, girls?
0:23:00 > 0:23:04- Yeah.- Go on.- £32. - Yes.- Right, shake Leslie's hand.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06- Brilliant. - Finally, their second buy!
0:23:06 > 0:23:08Thank you very, very much.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10Right. We now need to go and see if that box is still there
0:23:10 > 0:23:13and do the same thing again, negotiate that price down.
0:23:13 > 0:23:15- OK.- Come on.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18Teams, you now have less than five minutes to buy your final item.
0:23:18 > 0:23:20See, we've been down there, haven't we?
0:23:20 > 0:23:23- We've done all that area... - What about the mirror?
0:23:23 > 0:23:28Oh, my goodness! That looks to me like it's in a cafe area.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31That's probably part of the fixtures and fittings.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34- They won't miss it, will they? - Do you think they might sell it?
0:23:34 > 0:23:37It does look a stonking great thing.
0:23:37 > 0:23:39It's very, very modern, I'm sure.
0:23:39 > 0:23:44- Yeah.- And I think that would look fabulous on a big white wall.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46Imagine that in a big, modern apartment.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49- Yeah, that would look lovely. - It really would.- Yes.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51Oh, look. Hello!
0:23:51 > 0:23:54I feel like Juliet.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56Hello, Romeo.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00Could you, pray, tell me the price of your heart?
0:24:00 > 0:24:03- On the wall? - It's really not for sale...
0:24:03 > 0:24:06- Oh, right, OK.- But they will actually let it go for £100.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08- What do you think?- I think...
0:24:08 > 0:24:12We haven't spent much up until this point.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14- That is nice.- That is.
0:24:14 > 0:24:16For £100, you want it.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18- Yes.- Are we sure?- £100, Yes.
0:24:18 > 0:24:20Romeo, yes, please.
0:24:21 > 0:24:24Brilliant. I am delighted.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27- Wow!- All three.- All within the closing moments.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29All done. Come on.
0:24:29 > 0:24:30- Well done.- Wonderful.
0:24:30 > 0:24:32Well done indeed.
0:24:32 > 0:24:33Job done, Blues.
0:24:33 > 0:24:35Reds, you just have minutes left.
0:24:35 > 0:24:37It's still here.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40Good. Grab it. Let's go and grab Leslie, see what price we can get.
0:24:40 > 0:24:42Right.
0:24:45 > 0:24:47- Leslie... Hi.- Hello.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49Now, we're running very short of time...
0:24:49 > 0:24:52- Right, OK.- ..and would like to know what price this can be, please.
0:24:52 > 0:24:54Right, it's very pretty.
0:24:54 > 0:24:56Let's see. Lovely jewellery box, with the key.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59- Yeah.- Which is always a good thing.- 35.
0:24:59 > 0:25:01It's not much of a discount.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04- We were thinking more around... - She's got trade three on there.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07- I'll do 34.- I think that's the best you're going to get.
0:25:07 > 0:25:09- It is, yeah.- You've got to buy it or not.
0:25:09 > 0:25:10- It is lovely.- It's £34.
0:25:10 > 0:25:14- It is nicely lined, actually. It's got the original key.- Yeah.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16Time is against us, ladies.
0:25:16 > 0:25:17£34, yes or no?
0:25:17 > 0:25:20- Yes.- One minute. We've got one minute.- Yes.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23- Are you sure? Yes? - OK.- Grudgingly, yes.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26- Yes.- Do it.- We've got a deal. - Right, done.- OK.- Thank you.
0:25:26 > 0:25:27Oh, that was tight!
0:25:27 > 0:25:31Right then, teams, the time's up.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34Let's go and have a lie down in a dark room, come on.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38Let's remind ourselves what the Red team bought.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42First up, they're hoping these lamps will light up the auction.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44£78 paid.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47Their second item was a compromise.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49Katie liked this necklace, bought for £32...
0:25:51 > 0:25:55..and Maggie chose their third buy and spent £34 on this wooden box.
0:25:56 > 0:25:59Reds, you had me on the edge of my seat.
0:25:59 > 0:26:00One minute left.
0:26:00 > 0:26:02Cutting it fine. Nick, you must have been a bit worried.
0:26:02 > 0:26:04Yes, I was having kittens.
0:26:04 > 0:26:06That's one way of putting it.
0:26:06 > 0:26:08- One minute left. - We got there in the end.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11- We got there in the end. - And there is some real variety.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14So which, then, of the three items, Katie, is your favourite?
0:26:14 > 0:26:16So I really like the necklace.
0:26:16 > 0:26:18And that's the one I fought hardest for cos you weren't...
0:26:18 > 0:26:21- I wasn't so keen, no. - ..particularly keen.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24OK. So is it going to bring the biggest profit, that's the question?
0:26:24 > 0:26:27I actually think the lamps are going to bring the biggest profit.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30I think they're just more of a sure bet.
0:26:30 > 0:26:33So, Maggie, tell me, do you agree? Which is your favourite item?
0:26:33 > 0:26:34- The lamps, yes.- The lamps! OK.
0:26:34 > 0:26:37And I think they will bring the most profit.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39OK, so, tell me how much you spent in total.
0:26:39 > 0:26:42- 144.- 144, which leaves 156,
0:26:42 > 0:26:44which quite clearly you've got there, Katie.
0:26:44 > 0:26:46Nick, it doesn't stay with me for long.
0:26:46 > 0:26:48- It doesn't.- Over to you.- It won't stay with me long either.
0:26:48 > 0:26:50So your work's not quite done.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53It's not, no. I'm going to, in homage to my team here,
0:26:53 > 0:26:54find something chic and elegant.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56- Oh!- OK. Sounds promising.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59So, while Nick goes to buy a bonus for the ladies,
0:26:59 > 0:27:02let's remind ourselves what the Blue team bought.
0:27:02 > 0:27:06First up, they forked out £18 on these knife rests.
0:27:07 > 0:27:11Next, Chris wanted some silver, and paid £35 for this bangle.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14And finally, it wasn't actually for sale
0:27:14 > 0:27:18but they bought this mirror from the cafe for £100.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21OK, Peter, Chris, Caroline, the hour's up,
0:27:21 > 0:27:25you can breathe a sigh of relief.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28Which, Peter, is your favourite of the three?
0:27:28 > 0:27:31Difficult one, but I think the mirror is my favourite,
0:27:31 > 0:27:33but the dogs will make the most money.
0:27:33 > 0:27:37- So you think they'll bring the biggest profit.- Yes, not much.
0:27:37 > 0:27:39Chris, are you in agreement with your great friend here?
0:27:39 > 0:27:41- Is the mirror your favourite. - No, it's not.
0:27:41 > 0:27:45My favourite is the silver bangle. I really like that.
0:27:45 > 0:27:49I do agree with Peter on this, the dogs will make the most profit.
0:27:49 > 0:27:52OK. So, finally, you're in agreement about something.
0:27:52 > 0:27:54Yes. For once in our lives.
0:27:54 > 0:27:59So, 153 spent means 147 is left over.
0:27:59 > 0:28:01- Who's got it?- I have.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03OK, Peter, hand it over.
0:28:03 > 0:28:05- I know it hurts.- It hurts, it hurts, yes.
0:28:05 > 0:28:07But it's going straight to your expert, Caroline Hawley.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10- Thank you very much. - Who has...any ideas?
0:28:10 > 0:28:12I have a few ideas.
0:28:12 > 0:28:15Yes. But nothing definite.
0:28:15 > 0:28:17Well, best of luck, Caroline, trying to find a bonus buy.
0:28:17 > 0:28:20It's time now for us to head to the auction.
0:28:26 > 0:28:29And, of course, I'm joined by Catherine Southon herself.
0:28:29 > 0:28:31Thank you so much for having us along.
0:28:31 > 0:28:32It's lovely to have you, Natasha.
0:28:32 > 0:28:34We'll start with the Reds, Maggie and Katie.
0:28:34 > 0:28:38We're starting with these very retro lamps.
0:28:38 > 0:28:40- I love them. Catherine? - I adore them.- Cool!
0:28:40 > 0:28:44They are just so wicked. I'd have them today.
0:28:44 > 0:28:47I would buy them, happily take them home.
0:28:47 > 0:28:491970s, lovely stepped design there.
0:28:49 > 0:28:53There's not a huge amount to them. And I love the olive shade there.
0:28:53 > 0:28:56They are quite simple, but they just scream style.
0:28:56 > 0:28:59What do you think your buyers will be willing to pay?
0:28:59 > 0:29:01Easily pay 50-70.
0:29:01 > 0:29:04- They paid 78. - Yeah, I think they did good.
0:29:04 > 0:29:07And then we move onto something that isn't quite as authentic
0:29:07 > 0:29:10- as our lamps.- Mm.- Reproduction, we think, this lacquer necklace.
0:29:10 > 0:29:13But do you think, although repro, it's pretty stylish?
0:29:13 > 0:29:16The thing is, Natasha, so many of these are produced and they've got
0:29:16 > 0:29:18these sort of black bead spacers
0:29:18 > 0:29:21in the middle of this sort of Cinnabar Chinese bead
0:29:21 > 0:29:24and people want really to buy the real authentic.
0:29:24 > 0:29:26I've only put £10-£20 on.
0:29:26 > 0:29:30- They were happy to pay £32.- Right, well, I hope I'm proved wrong.
0:29:30 > 0:29:32And then we move onto another modern item.
0:29:32 > 0:29:36Again, East Asian its style, but very much a different item.
0:29:36 > 0:29:39- It's a box. - It's quite nicely lined inside.
0:29:39 > 0:29:40And it's quite well carved,
0:29:40 > 0:29:44in high relief of these dragons sweeping around.
0:29:44 > 0:29:47But it's essentially... brand-new, I'm afraid.
0:29:47 > 0:29:50Purely because of that, £10-£20.
0:29:50 > 0:29:53OK. Well, once again, the team paid £34 this time...
0:29:53 > 0:29:56- Yeah.- ..for this item. So...
0:29:56 > 0:29:59..it looks like they might need to lean on their bonus buy, doesn't it?
0:29:59 > 0:30:03They might. But I'm hoping that that will win it for them.
0:30:03 > 0:30:06OK. Well, just in case the lamps don't do as well as we think
0:30:06 > 0:30:08they will, let's see what Nick bought as a bonus buy.
0:30:10 > 0:30:12OK. Chic and elegant.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16- Oh!- Fits the bill.
0:30:16 > 0:30:18- I...- Yeah, I like it.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21- Do you?- Oh! Well, it's definitely you.
0:30:21 > 0:30:23- What... Is that... Is that marble? - It is, yeah.
0:30:23 > 0:30:27- OK, yeah.- What we've got here is a classic French bedside cabinet.
0:30:27 > 0:30:28- Oh, yeah?- Marble top.
0:30:28 > 0:30:32You've got quartered fruit wood veneers,
0:30:32 > 0:30:36carved, elegant, chic and elegant, I thought.
0:30:36 > 0:30:40- How much did you pay? - Ah! I paid a measly £60.
0:30:40 > 0:30:41- OK.- Oh!
0:30:41 > 0:30:45- Yeah.- My worry is it looks like one of a pair.
0:30:45 > 0:30:47You can buy them in pairs, you can also buy them singly.
0:30:47 > 0:30:49With a nice lamp on as a side cabinet,
0:30:49 > 0:30:51don't have to be a bedside table.
0:30:51 > 0:30:54- OK.- I was hoping it was a little bit of ooh-la-la.
0:30:54 > 0:30:58And how much do you think someone will be willing to pay for that?
0:30:58 > 0:31:02Well, in the past, I've sold these and I've got nearly £100 for them.
0:31:02 > 0:31:05- Oh, right.- So I'm hoping there's profit left in it.
0:31:05 > 0:31:06- Sounds good.- Yeah, yeah.
0:31:06 > 0:31:10OK, ladies, well, I think Nick is slowly but surely selling it to you.
0:31:10 > 0:31:13- Yes.- Remember, you don't make your minds up just yet.
0:31:13 > 0:31:16So it's time for us to find out what Catherine, our auctioneer,
0:31:16 > 0:31:19thinks of Nick's chic and elegant bonus buy.
0:31:19 > 0:31:21So Nick's choice is an interesting one.
0:31:21 > 0:31:23He's gone for a bit of furniture.
0:31:23 > 0:31:24- Mmm.- It's a bedside cabinet.
0:31:24 > 0:31:27Be nice if we had a pair, again, either side of the bed...
0:31:27 > 0:31:31And I have had interest. People have been phoning up about this.
0:31:31 > 0:31:33£40-£60.
0:31:33 > 0:31:35Nick will be pleased to see some interest in it
0:31:35 > 0:31:39because he paid £60 for it. OK, so, let's turn to the Blues.
0:31:39 > 0:31:41Friends Chris and Peter.
0:31:41 > 0:31:43Now, first up is the set of knife rests.
0:31:43 > 0:31:46What do you think of these dachshunds?
0:31:46 > 0:31:48I think they're lovely. I think they're really quite charming
0:31:48 > 0:31:51and people do like these little dachshunds.
0:31:51 > 0:31:53I sometimes call them little sausage dogs but whatever they are,
0:31:53 > 0:31:56they look lovely. Nice to have six there.
0:31:56 > 0:31:58The thing is they are knife rests.
0:31:58 > 0:32:02- They're made from Perspex.- What do you think they going to make?
0:32:02 > 0:32:05I've put £10-£20 on, but they'll make more than that.
0:32:05 > 0:32:06They will, won't they? Yeah.
0:32:06 > 0:32:08The team paid £18,
0:32:08 > 0:32:11so hopefully they'll be pleased with the overall result.
0:32:11 > 0:32:15And then our second item, it's this strap bangle,
0:32:15 > 0:32:17hallmarked for London, 1947.
0:32:17 > 0:32:20It's got a nice, very simple geometric design around it.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23It's quite current, quite fashionable.
0:32:23 > 0:32:27- I think it will sell all day long. £20-£40, no problem.- OK.
0:32:27 > 0:32:29Well, hopefully, we'll get towards the higher end of the estimate
0:32:29 > 0:32:31because they did pay £35 for it.
0:32:31 > 0:32:33And then we've got our mirror.
0:32:33 > 0:32:36Our glorious heart-shaped mirror.
0:32:36 > 0:32:39Yes. I think you can't walk past it and not look at it.
0:32:39 > 0:32:41Or look at yourself in it.
0:32:41 > 0:32:44It's not my taste, but people like it.
0:32:44 > 0:32:48It's very modern, and I think in today's market, it will sell.
0:32:48 > 0:32:51- So what do you think people will pay for it?- I think £50-£70.
0:32:51 > 0:32:55- They spent 100 on it.- Right...- But stranger things have happened.
0:32:55 > 0:32:58- Yes.- But you look a wee bit worried about it.
0:32:58 > 0:33:01- I am quite worried about that, Natasha.- Well, if you're worried,
0:33:01 > 0:33:04don't worry, because Caroline might come to the rescue.
0:33:04 > 0:33:07Let's find out what she bought for the Blues as a bonus buy.
0:33:07 > 0:33:10Well, there's only one person here who knows what's beneath
0:33:10 > 0:33:14the blue cloth so, Caroline, let us all in on your secret.
0:33:14 > 0:33:16- Are you ready?- Yes.- Yes.
0:33:16 > 0:33:17- Oh!- Oh!
0:33:19 > 0:33:20- Do you like it?- You've got Mettoy.
0:33:20 > 0:33:22Can I...?
0:33:22 > 0:33:23Isn't it gorgeous?
0:33:23 > 0:33:26It's a Mettoy Supertype...
0:33:26 > 0:33:28From the 1950s.
0:33:28 > 0:33:33From the 1950s. Exactly. It's tin plate, it's in great condition.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36- I just love it.- Oh, I love it.
0:33:36 > 0:33:38Aw, that brings back memories.
0:33:38 > 0:33:40- Right.- Does it really actually? - Yes, I did have one.
0:33:40 > 0:33:43No! That's so cool.
0:33:43 > 0:33:45So how does it work with the central dial, then?
0:33:45 > 0:33:47Well, you just turn it to whichever...
0:33:47 > 0:33:50- You choose your letter. - And then you go...
0:33:50 > 0:33:54- ..click, like that.- Nice.- It takes about an hour to do a sentence.
0:33:54 > 0:33:57- Oh, does it? Never mind! - How much did you pay for it?
0:33:57 > 0:34:00I paid 17 for it,
0:34:00 > 0:34:02which I think is a good price.
0:34:02 > 0:34:04And I think that's going to get certainly 30.
0:34:04 > 0:34:07- Really?- Might get 40.- Yes.
0:34:07 > 0:34:09OK. So, Blues, you're overall quite happy with that?
0:34:09 > 0:34:12- Yes.- Very happy.- But you don't need to make your minds up just yet.
0:34:12 > 0:34:16Right now it's time to find out what Catherine thinks of the typewriter.
0:34:16 > 0:34:21So, here it is. Caroline's gone for a vintage toy.
0:34:21 > 0:34:23And I'll bet you love it.
0:34:23 > 0:34:24I adore that.
0:34:24 > 0:34:27As soon as I saw it, I thought, yeah, this is a piece of class.
0:34:27 > 0:34:31Love the colour. It screams just retro to me.
0:34:31 > 0:34:33The condition is against it.
0:34:33 > 0:34:37A bit of rust here and there and really £15-£20.
0:34:37 > 0:34:39OK. Well, Caroline must have done a deal because she got it for
0:34:39 > 0:34:42- the odd number £17.- Oh, yes.
0:34:42 > 0:34:45I think I can say in summary that you're going to have your work
0:34:45 > 0:34:46- cut out for both teams today.- Yes.
0:34:46 > 0:34:49So, maybe good luck from the rostrum, Catherine?
0:34:49 > 0:34:51- It's going to be a challenge. - I'm sure you'll rise to it.
0:34:51 > 0:34:53You always do.
0:34:53 > 0:34:5565. Can I say 70?
0:34:55 > 0:34:5775, I've got now. Can I say 80?
0:34:58 > 0:35:00Right, Katie, Maggie, look,
0:35:00 > 0:35:02this is it, crunch time.
0:35:02 > 0:35:06- Do I detect some nerves? - I think we are a bit nervous.
0:35:06 > 0:35:09It's kind of thinking through the decisions we were making
0:35:09 > 0:35:13- when we got everything.- Are you saying in hindsight you're going...
0:35:13 > 0:35:16- "Why did we buy that?!" - Yes, indeed, yes.
0:35:16 > 0:35:18The first lot is the pair of lamps.
0:35:18 > 0:35:21- You paid £78 for them. Are you ready?- Yes.- Yes.
0:35:21 > 0:35:22Here they come.
0:35:22 > 0:35:24These are fantastic.
0:35:24 > 0:35:30A really nice pair of vintage 1970s pine table lamp stands.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33And I've got £55 here.
0:35:33 > 0:35:3555 and looking for 60.
0:35:35 > 0:35:37£55.
0:35:37 > 0:35:39- Come on.- No, more!- 55...
0:35:39 > 0:35:43- Come on. - Come on, I'm looking for £60.
0:35:43 > 0:35:44Are you all alive?
0:35:44 > 0:35:47Thank you. £60.
0:35:47 > 0:35:48I have on the internet £60.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51Out of commission £60.
0:35:51 > 0:35:54- Oh!- Oh!- Surprise loss. Wasn't expecting that.
0:35:54 > 0:35:56It's a loss of 18.
0:35:56 > 0:35:58Right, here we go. £32 you paid for the necklace.
0:35:58 > 0:36:00- Are you ready?- Yes.- Here it comes.
0:36:00 > 0:36:01Lot 305.
0:36:01 > 0:36:05We have a reproduction Chinese red lacquer bead necklace.
0:36:05 > 0:36:07And... £10?
0:36:07 > 0:36:10£10. £10, I have.
0:36:10 > 0:36:12- Oh!- 15 anywhere?
0:36:12 > 0:36:1315? No?
0:36:13 > 0:36:1515? Ten, I'll sell, then.
0:36:15 > 0:36:18- £10.- Sold at ten.
0:36:18 > 0:36:20That was quick. That was cruel.
0:36:20 > 0:36:22£10, that's another loss of 22.
0:36:22 > 0:36:25Overall, we are minus 40, ladies.
0:36:25 > 0:36:27Here we go. Ladies, are you with me?
0:36:27 > 0:36:30Our third and final lot is the jewellery box.
0:36:30 > 0:36:32- You paid £34. Are you ready?- Yeah.
0:36:32 > 0:36:35Lot 306. A modern hardwood jewellery box.
0:36:35 > 0:36:38And I've got £10 for this. I'm looking for 15.
0:36:38 > 0:36:39£10, looking for 15.
0:36:39 > 0:36:4115, I have. 20.
0:36:41 > 0:36:43Five. 25, I have.
0:36:43 > 0:36:4530 now. 35.
0:36:45 > 0:36:49- 35, looking for 40 now. 35, I have.- Oh!
0:36:49 > 0:36:5135. Yours.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53£35, fair warning.
0:36:53 > 0:36:57- 35 is a profit of £1.- Yay!
0:36:58 > 0:37:01That takes you down to minus 39.
0:37:01 > 0:37:03Do you want to go over the bonus buy?
0:37:03 > 0:37:05It's one you have to consider carefully.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08- Well, I think...- Why not?- Why not.
0:37:08 > 0:37:11- Why not.- Why not?- Yeah.- Going to go for it?- Yes.- We trust you.
0:37:11 > 0:37:14OK, Nick, the ladies are going for your French bedside cabinet.
0:37:14 > 0:37:16- Yeah.- Here it comes.
0:37:16 > 0:37:18Lot 310.
0:37:18 > 0:37:21A French bedside cabinet, early 20th century.
0:37:21 > 0:37:24£40, I've got on the internet to start this.
0:37:24 > 0:37:26£40, is there 50?
0:37:26 > 0:37:28£40. 50 is bid.
0:37:28 > 0:37:29Thank you. £50.
0:37:29 > 0:37:32- Come on. Come on.- 60.- Yes.
0:37:32 > 0:37:3560, lady's bid. Come on, internet. 65.
0:37:35 > 0:37:3765, thank you.
0:37:37 > 0:37:40- Yes! Yes.- 65, do you want one more?
0:37:40 > 0:37:42Are you sure? 70.
0:37:42 > 0:37:47- Yes!- 75. 75, it is yours, madam.
0:37:47 > 0:37:50That is good auctioneering.
0:37:50 > 0:37:53Well done.
0:37:53 > 0:37:55£75, a £15 profit.
0:37:55 > 0:37:58That makes you minus 24 overall.
0:37:58 > 0:37:59- That's better.- That's pretty good.
0:37:59 > 0:38:03- That's better.- You've seen Bargain Hunt a million times,
0:38:03 > 0:38:06you know that even though it's a loss, you could win overall.
0:38:06 > 0:38:07Fingers crossed.
0:38:07 > 0:38:11So keep it to yourselves, say nothing to the competition, OK?
0:38:15 > 0:38:19Chris, Peter, Caroline, we are all here for one reason -
0:38:19 > 0:38:22to try and make a profit. Do you think that's on the cards?
0:38:22 > 0:38:23- Yes.- I think so.
0:38:23 > 0:38:26- You do?- And the golden gavel. - Of course, two reasons, then.
0:38:26 > 0:38:28Profits and golden gavel.
0:38:28 > 0:38:32Our first lot is the item that you both thought was going to bring the
0:38:32 > 0:38:36biggest profit. It's your set of six dachshunds.
0:38:36 > 0:38:39- Here they come.- Lot 320 four.
0:38:39 > 0:38:41We have a delightful set of...
0:38:41 > 0:38:42Yes, they're plastic,
0:38:42 > 0:38:47but they are knife rests, and they are in the form of dachshunds.
0:38:47 > 0:38:48What shall we say?
0:38:48 > 0:38:49- 20.- OK.
0:38:49 > 0:38:5120. Oh, she wants these. 30.
0:38:51 > 0:38:5340? 40.
0:38:53 > 0:38:55- 40.- No!- 50.
0:38:55 > 0:38:5760. I'll take five, if it helps.
0:38:57 > 0:39:00Any more at £60, then?
0:39:00 > 0:39:02£60.
0:39:03 > 0:39:05Well done, you two.
0:39:05 > 0:39:08£60. Your family is going to be so chuffed.
0:39:08 > 0:39:11That is a profit of £42.
0:39:11 > 0:39:14Let's keep it going with this bangle.
0:39:14 > 0:39:17- You paid 35. Here it comes. - Lot 325.
0:39:17 > 0:39:20Mid-20th century silver strap bangle.
0:39:20 > 0:39:21It's quite a nice design.
0:39:21 > 0:39:23We like this. £20?
0:39:23 > 0:39:25£20. Internet is five.
0:39:25 > 0:39:27Would you like another, madam?
0:39:27 > 0:39:29Thank you. £30.
0:39:29 > 0:39:31Thank you. £30.
0:39:31 > 0:39:32Lady's bid at £30.
0:39:32 > 0:39:35Five now. 40, thank you.
0:39:36 > 0:39:3845 now.
0:39:38 > 0:39:4050, thank you.
0:39:40 > 0:39:41£50. Against you, internet.
0:39:41 > 0:39:44I've got 50, then. £50.
0:39:44 > 0:39:45£50.
0:39:45 > 0:39:47£50, well done!
0:39:47 > 0:39:51OK. That's another £15.
0:39:51 > 0:39:54So, where are we? We are at plus 57.
0:39:54 > 0:39:57OK. Are you ready? This is the risk.
0:39:57 > 0:39:59£100 paid for this mirror. I really hope you get a profit.
0:39:59 > 0:40:01Lot 326.
0:40:01 > 0:40:04The contemporary mirror in the form of a heart.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07And you can put this in any room you wish.
0:40:07 > 0:40:08£50, please.
0:40:08 > 0:40:10£50 to start this.
0:40:10 > 0:40:1150. Five.
0:40:11 > 0:40:1260. Five.
0:40:12 > 0:40:1470. Five.
0:40:14 > 0:40:1680 behind.
0:40:16 > 0:40:17Five, I've got.
0:40:17 > 0:40:1990. 100 with me.
0:40:19 > 0:40:21- 110.- Yes!
0:40:21 > 0:40:22We've done it!
0:40:22 > 0:40:27130. 140. 145. 150 with me.
0:40:27 > 0:40:33160. It's with you at 160, at the back of the room at 160.
0:40:33 > 0:40:35£160.
0:40:35 > 0:40:37£160.
0:40:37 > 0:40:39That's brilliant.
0:40:40 > 0:40:43That's another £60.
0:40:43 > 0:40:44Add that to your total.
0:40:44 > 0:40:47£117 profit.
0:40:47 > 0:40:51But now Caroline comes into question because she bought you an
0:40:51 > 0:40:55interesting '50s toy, spent £17 on it. Do you want to go with it?
0:40:55 > 0:40:58- There's no doubt.- Yes. - No doubt whatsoever.
0:40:58 > 0:41:00Utterly trust you.
0:41:00 > 0:41:02Great. Here comes the bonus buy.
0:41:02 > 0:41:03332.
0:41:03 > 0:41:07This is a retro toy typewriter.
0:41:07 > 0:41:09£15.
0:41:09 > 0:41:11Thank you. £15.
0:41:11 > 0:41:14I'm looking for 20. Come on, ladies and gents.
0:41:14 > 0:41:16£20. £20, anyone?
0:41:16 > 0:41:17- £20.- One more!
0:41:17 > 0:41:20- Just one more!- Come on, £20.
0:41:20 > 0:41:21Anyone? 20.
0:41:21 > 0:41:23No?
0:41:23 > 0:41:24SHE GRUNTS
0:41:25 > 0:41:27Oh, gosh!
0:41:27 > 0:41:28It's no big deal.
0:41:28 > 0:41:30£15 is the end result.
0:41:30 > 0:41:32Tiny loss of £2.
0:41:32 > 0:41:34Takes you down to, overall,
0:41:34 > 0:41:37a brilliant, brilliant profit of £115.
0:41:37 > 0:41:39We couldn't have done it without you.
0:41:39 > 0:41:41I'm not going to tell you how the Reds got on
0:41:41 > 0:41:43- and don't you say a word to them. - No.
0:41:43 > 0:41:45It's very difficult to keep a straight face.
0:41:45 > 0:41:48- Very difficult. - Promise me you will.- Yeah.
0:41:48 > 0:41:49We will.
0:41:54 > 0:41:58One team ended in profit, one team ended in loss.
0:41:58 > 0:42:00So our winners today are the Blues...
0:42:00 > 0:42:06Well done. ..with a profit of £115, by the by.
0:42:06 > 0:42:08We told you, we told you.
0:42:08 > 0:42:09Unbelievable.
0:42:09 > 0:42:11- What?!- How did you do that?!
0:42:11 > 0:42:15Reds, a very noble effort, it was a loss, I'm afraid, of £24.
0:42:15 > 0:42:17But it could have been worse.
0:42:17 > 0:42:19Nick Hall got you out of a hole, actually.
0:42:19 > 0:42:21- Yes.- But it wasn't all bad.
0:42:21 > 0:42:25You had such a wonderful familial link and it's all been really cheery, hasn't it?
0:42:25 > 0:42:27It's been really great fun, hasn't it?
0:42:27 > 0:42:31- Really good fun. - But let's turn to the Blues.
0:42:31 > 0:42:32I mean, seriously, Blues.
0:42:32 > 0:42:36You sort of showed our viewers at home how it's done.
0:42:36 > 0:42:40It was profit after profit after profit and, as we all know,
0:42:40 > 0:42:43three profits on this programme...
0:42:43 > 0:42:44Make a golden gavel.
0:42:44 > 0:42:47Make a golden gavel! So before I give you the golden gavel,
0:42:47 > 0:42:49let me first give you the money.
0:42:49 > 0:42:51- Thank you.- £115.
0:42:51 > 0:42:53Now, you've got a plan for it, don't you?
0:42:53 > 0:42:55Yes. We'd like to donate it to charity.
0:42:55 > 0:42:57Well, you are very noble winners
0:42:57 > 0:42:59and...
0:42:59 > 0:43:01..noble...
0:43:01 > 0:43:04- That's what we came for. - Unbelievable.
0:43:04 > 0:43:07You have now been inducted into a hall of fame of sorts.
0:43:07 > 0:43:09- Thank you.- The golden gavel is yours.
0:43:09 > 0:43:12Wear it on your fleeces with pride. That was brilliant to watch.
0:43:12 > 0:43:15And of course it's just brought you two closer together,
0:43:15 > 0:43:16- hasn't it?- Oh, of course.
0:43:16 > 0:43:18Love him even more now.
0:43:18 > 0:43:21- Aw!- What a lovely endorsement for the programme.
0:43:21 > 0:43:24And if you want to join us, then apply to be on the programme.
0:43:24 > 0:43:26All the details are on the screen.
0:43:26 > 0:43:28Of course, join us again for some more bargain hunting.
0:43:28 > 0:43:30- Yes? ALL:- Yes!