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Our contestants today have both rocketed up the charts.

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But will they find any chart-busting bargains today?

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Let's find out. Let's go bargain hunting!

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Hello and welcome to Famous Finds.

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We're in Farnham in Surrey at The Antiques Warehouse and we're waiting for our famous guests.

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Today's contestants are two chicks who have made their fortune using their voices,

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but does that mean they're going to be any good at bartering?

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Our dynamic divas are given £300 to find three objects,

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the object being, of course, to make a profit at auction.

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If they make a profit, they get to keep it. Now let's meet today's contestants.

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If only we could find them!

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For the Red Team, meet Toyah. She was an icon of the early '80s punk rock scene

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and was well known for her powerful style and outrageous hair.

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She shot up the charts with records like I Want To Be Free and It's A Mystery.

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# It's a mystery Oh, it's a mystery

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# I'm still searching for a clue

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# It's a mystery... #

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Her varied career has seen her on stage and screen.

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Many know her as the voice of children's series Brum and as Barmy Aunt Boomerang.

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When I was in Cobblers, I was trampled on by a gang of stampeding wallabies.

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She's not afraid to hold back, but will she be able to drive a hard bargain?

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Welcome, Toyah. You're a strong character. Why did you want to take part on Bargain Hunt?

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Because I watch Bargain Hunt and always think I can do better.

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-Isn't that a trap everyone falls into?

-I don't know.

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It's quite fun looking at the box and saying, "Why did they buy that terrible thing?"

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It is the thrill of buying something that will sell for more money.

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Do you have any form of collectable that really gets you excited?

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I adore Troika. I think it's fantastic. It reminds me of my childhood holidays.

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-I love the modernism that came out of Cornwall. I get terribly excited by it.

-I can tell that.

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A bit more excitement perhaps later.

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-Who have you brought to help you in this task today?

-I've brought my best friend John. John Wain.

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-John Wain!

-Hi, Tim.

-You're not on the back of a horse!

-Not quite.

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-How do you know each other?

-I met John when he was impersonating me

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at his nightclub in Stoke-on-Trent.

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-So you're a nightclub owner?

-Yeah, a drag queen nightclub owner.

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-Is this the hottest place in Stoke?

-Yes. We've been there for 14 years. It's called The Club.

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-It's the longest established gay club in the Midlands.

-There'll be queues of people pitching up any minute.

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He's got the best legs in the world. They're better than mine.

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-How will you get on as a team?

-We'll get on brilliantly as a team.

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There will be a bit of arguing because John is more feminine in his taste than I am.

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-I don't believe that at all.

-There will be a bit of debate.

-No.

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-Have you got any tricks up your sleeves?

-That would be telling.

-What a tease! Anyway, very good luck.

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And they'll be up against another pop diva, Kiki Dee.

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Discovered singing with a band at the age of 16, her career spans four decades.

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She started off singing backing vocals for Dusty Springfield,

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but is still best known for her duet with Rocket Man Elton John.

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# Don't go breaking my heart

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# You take the weight off of me... #

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Their single Don't Go Breaking My Heart sent them to No.1 for six weeks.

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She also had hits with I've Got The Music In Me and Star.

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She duetted with Elton again in '93 and they topped the charts with True Love.

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But will she fall in love with any bargains today?

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So, Kiki, you have an amazing back catalogue of songs.

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Have any bits of pop memorabilia come your way during your career?

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I'm not really a collector because I've always lived in small spaces,

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but I do have my '70s silver boots with the rhinestone heels.

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-The nice nine-inch jobs?

-Yes. And I'm keeping those.

-Yes.

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I've got some vases that Elton gave me on my 50th which are beautiful Italian pieces

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in lovely yellows and reds and blues.

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-You're great mates?

-Yeah, we are.

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We're like brothers and sisters.

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-Are you still touring?

-I am still touring.

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I do acoustic music now with my music partner, Carmelo Luggeri.

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We do theatres and festivals.

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-If they want us, we'll go.

-Yes, absolutely.

-Anywhere.

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-Who have you brought along to help you today?

-My oldest friend Jenny.

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-Oldest friend?

-Yes.

-That's pretty cool.

-It goes back a long way.

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So how did you meet then?

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My ex is a songwriter and he wrote the lyrics to Amoureuse

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which Kiki recorded and had a hit with and Elton produced.

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We became very good friends. She got locked out of her flat one night and came and knocked on our door.

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-But the next day, we found out that the door wasn't locked, so it was serendipity.

-A coincidence.

-Yeah.

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-Are you keen on antique fairs and auctions, Jenny?

-Yes, my husband and I have a house in France.

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We go to vide-greniers all around the country and we drag Kiki along with us.

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-Bless her, she's very tolerant.

-Yeah.

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-Are you gonna beat the opposition today?

-We'll give it a good try.

-They're looking scared over here!

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Look at John's face!

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Anyway, the money moment, £300 apiece, the moment that you have been waiting for.

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There's your £300. You know the rules. Your experts await and off you go. And very, very good luck.

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So will they be hitting the high notes or the bum notes?

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One thing's for certain. They won't be singing solos because their experts are here to serenade them.

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With our Red Team, James Braxton,

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who never misses out on a chance to catch up with the latest tunes.

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And for the Blues, David Harper, who might be out of date with his music,

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but he is certainly up to date with his collectables.

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They're here to offer advice and help to our contestants.

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It looks like Toyah is making a cracking start.

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-We like these for their unusualness.

-Goodness!

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Two cats dressed in historical costumes, 18th century costume,

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breeches, long coat, ruffs going on here.

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What sort of spirit do you think they are in? The ticket here says "1950s".

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I thought they'd be '50s, '60s, yeah.

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-There's no breakages, obviously.

-Yeah.

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A little bit of glaze crackling.

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-I think that adds to it. There's nothing missing.

-The interesting thing is they're made in Italy.

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But I can't see them from Commedia dell'arte. They're Neapolitan.

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So they're from the south, sort of Naples, Capi di Monte.

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-Are they tourist pieces, do you think?

-I think so.

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They're quite sort of Galle school, the French artist Emile Galle, with these very green eyes.

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Is that a good thing?

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-Well, Galle cats make a fortune.

-We like the sound of that.

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-Thousands. But how much are they?

-45 for the pair.

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They don't seem unreasonable.

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-What do you think we should try for?

-As low as poss.

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-I'll leave it in your capable hands.

-Let's go and negotiate.

-Go on.

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And they knocked a whole tenner off with their capable hands paying £35.

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But will the Blues be as dexterous with their next item?

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-This is rather pretty.

-What does it say it is?

-It says that it's a cigar holder. It's too tiny though.

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You'd think you'd put the cigar in there, then you'd be very posh and suck on it at this end.

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But there's no hole. So do you know what it is?

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A cigar...cigar holder.

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It is. It's a cigar...cigar holder.

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-Holder holder holder.

-Exactly.

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Made for a very posh person.

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He not only had probably a solid silver cigar holder that he used to smoke through.

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-He actually had a holder for the holder!

-Brilliant.

-There are the hallmarks. Made in Birmingham.

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In 1938, the year before the Second World War,

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so the last of the good old years before the whole world blew up.

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-There are still people who smoke cigars.

-There are. And you've got a little chain.

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That attaches to a fob of some sort.

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Then when you want your cigar, you get your cigar holder case,

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you get your cigar holder out and smoke your cigar.

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-So do you think it's a contender?

-It says 40 here. Is that a good price?

-I think so.

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-It's solid silver. It's got to be cheap at that.

-It's very different.

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-It's a bit quirky.

-We like quirky.

-We do.

-Kiki, do we all like quirky?

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Yeah. I thought it was a lipstick.

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Hey, Kiki, use that as a lipstick!

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-Yeah, let's see what we can get.

-Shall we try?

-Yeah.

-OK.

-All right.

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And for £30, it seems they got a quirky deal.

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Now, I want to get to the bottom of Toyah's passion for Troika pottery.

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If you were to ask me why I liked it,

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I spent my summers in Cornwall as a child.

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And I think Troika is incredibly honest about the landscape -

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the shape of the tin mines,

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the shape of the standing stones.

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For me, Cornwall is about nature and it's about the links to paganism

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that never got eradicated during Victorian times.

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-It's clever stuff.

-Very clever.

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Troika is a factory that is incredibly collectable today.

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If you take a big pot like that, that is by somebody called Pascoe.

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If I turn it up, you can see underneath,

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there's her initials for Marilyn Pascoe.

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It's crudely signed, almost with a felt-tip pen, in a way.

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Of course, it says St Ives on this one.

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That dates this piece to before 1970 because the factory moved out of St Ives to Newlyn in that year,

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so this might be maybe 1969, something like that.

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They are the antithesis really of some studio potters

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that were operating traditionally in Cornwall in the St Ives area.

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-We've got here a couple of bits of Bernard Leach.

-That's gorgeous.

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That, as a pot, is the ultimate functional pot.

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Troika, by the time they established themselves in St Ives in the early '60s,

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were far more interested, not in function, so to speak,

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but in creating a decorative look.

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That is not really effective as a vase, is it?

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But it's still just wonderfully mad.

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Well, it could be yours at a price.

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A big pot like this, if it was perfect, it might retail perhaps at £750,

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which is quite a lot of money, but on the other hand, it is an iconic object and rather fun.

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If it takes you back to happy days in Cornwall, what's wrong with that?

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Oh, those happy days! Now, on with the shopping.

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-What do you think, Ki? I quite like that.

-It's lovely, isn't it?

-It's pretty.

-Yeah.

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-And it's sort of with the stand.

-Yeah. It's versatile, isn't it?

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Let's ask our expert.

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-Is that me?

-Yes.

-Are you sure?

-What do you think?

-Have they always belonged together?

-Not necessarily.

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-But they look nice together.

-They do. I think that is really today, the old and new mixing together.

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It's recently been buffed up. That's nice. Look at that.

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-Marking on the bottom, "Made in London".

-That's nice.

-Looks quality.

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Nice maker's stamp there. How old do you think it is then, Kiki?

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I'd say probably about 1940?

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-Something like that? Or is it older?

-It's older.

-A bit earlier.

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This is quite Art Nouveau, 1890. But it has an Arts and Crafts feel to it as well,

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two movements going on at the same time in the late 19th century.

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And similarly with that, I think that's late 19th, early 20th century,

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so much older than you might think.

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Hold that, Jenny. Let's have a look at this base.

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-That's actually copper and brass.

-Very nice.

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That's nice. It's hollow, but it's really well made.

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-It's a dish.

-You'd use it for something like planting.

-Exactly.

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-What are they priced at?

-95.

-95 for the two.

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-If we could get it down a bit, it might be a contender.

-We'll try.

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What I like about that is I haven't seen exactly that stand ever before

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and I don't think anyone will have done, so they'll not say, "We see these things every week."

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-We need to make it a bargain now.

-Who's the best bargain maker?

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Let's flutter our eyelashes.

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Go on. It's working on me!

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Those charmers fluttered the price down to £50.

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And Toyah seems to be bedazzled by something she's found.

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-I really like this.

-It's great.

-It's unusual, isn't it?

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There's a beautiful quality about it.

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There's virtually no damage... that I can see, anyway. And the quality is fantastic.

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The column is good. It's got a cast-iron base, so it's not gonna topple over.

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I can tell you both that there are three bulbs in the top here.

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And the sockets have got some age.

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It can't possibly be Edwardian,

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but I think it's some sort of funny, sort of 1930s probably.

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-Uplights are expensive anyway, aren't they?

-Very expensive.

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-We could get a good price on this. It's 150 at the moment, so we could work that down.

-That's a good price.

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This has a real novelty aspect to it, very glam.

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It's glamorous. Even though there is a novelty side to it, it's still really good-looking.

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-I think it's a winner.

-Oh, good.

-Yeah.

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So we should go and negotiate it down?

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The lower we can get it, the greater chance of a profit.

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-We're going to need your skills.

-Let's go and do it.

-Be butch.

-I'll try.

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John's manly approach earned them a bright £50 discount.

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Now, Kiki might be a rock star, but her grandmother had a very different star quality.

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Those women were amazing, but she was a haberdasher?

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Yes, this is the tablecloth that my grandmother made with her own hands.

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And she worked in a shop up in Yorkshire.

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She used to make all my clothes as a child, and my sister.

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-It's lovely that it's come through to you.

-Yes.

-You love it to bits.

-I really like it.

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What she would have done is to buy a bolt of cloth, might have cost her five bob, entirely plain.

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And cut out that polygon, so that was a loose piece of material.

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Then the whole of the rest of this scalloped thing is crochet work.

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She would have done that literally like lace-making with needles

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and then inserted her worked piece in the gap.

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And you can see the four oval panels running in the four corners

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-which I think look spectacular when you've got a bit of mahogany coming through.

-Absolutely.

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They are amazing people and their crafts.

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You've shown me yours, so I'm going to show you mine.

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-Fabulous.

-What do you think about that?

-It's lovely.

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-Nice, soft colours.

-Yes, it's really beautiful.

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This is all made of silk

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and your grandma could easily have been selling dyed silks

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for people to make up into exquisite pieces like this,

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except that the design of this is William Morris.

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And Morris and Co would actually have women employed by the firm stitching the whole thing

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or they'd sell them as kits where you'd buy the printed piece of linen with the pattern on it.

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This looks rather professional to me.

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-Would it be professional?

-It's difficult to tell, frankly.

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Because the skill of the amateurs, slightly like your grandma, was so high

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that they were as good as the women working for William Morris producing this stuff.

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The fact of the matter is that it is Morris and Co period,

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so we're talking about the 1880s.

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It's in brilliant condition. Anything by Morris or associated with Morris is very collectable.

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And as a result, this would cost you today, retail, £1,200.

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-1,200?

-Nigh.

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It's even more beautiful than it was before.

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-It's brass, isn't it?

-No, it's tapestry, love!

-Oh!

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Our teams are happily disposing of their £300

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and if there is any cash left over, they'll be giving it to their experts.

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The expert will spend it on a bonus buy which will be revealed to the team at auction.

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-Oh!

-You like that?

-Hmm.

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They will then have the tricky task of deciding whether to take the bonus buy

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as any profit it makes, they keep.

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But if it makes a loss, they do too. Tricky stuff!

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Let's go and catch up with today's songstresses and see whether they've spotted any bargains.

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And James always knows how to get a rock chick excited.

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-What about this?

-It's really lovely.

-We've been looking for silver items.

-Is it solid silver?

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No, it isn't, unfortunately. I think it's sort of nickel silver.

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And it would be a sheet of metal that would have been stamped out, die-stamped, so on a machine.

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-It's beautiful. How old do you think it is?

-I think it's continental.

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I think it's sort of new style, Jugendstil.

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I think it's that sort of...slight transition, quite Art Deco-ey.

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It's stylised, isn't it?

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-Anybody know the purpose of this?

-Storage of something.

-A plant?

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-I think it's a siphon stand.

-Gosh!

-That's clever.

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So, soda siphons, part of every drinks tray.

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Before all our canned stuff, you would have had a soda siphon.

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It's a siphon stand, but you could use it today on the table for putting a wine bottle in.

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-You don't need to put anything in it. It's really beautiful.

-It is beautiful.

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It's so evocative of Art Deco. I think it's gorgeous.

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Can we afford it?

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You'll be pleased to know we can.

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It's priced at £35.

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-That's so inexpensive.

-I know. It's lovely, isn't it?

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-Do you think we should negotiate lower?

-Of course we should.

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-Isn't that theft?

-No, it's out there for the taking. You haven't seen the auction room yet!

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-I think definitely we would love that.

-Yeah, good. Brilliant.

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-Shall we take it?

-No, I'll go and negotiate.

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-Oh.

-Oh.

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Who'd have thought it? James Braxton leading Toyah astray and getting the price down to just £20.

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Kiki and Jenny have been searching hard

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and have found something that makes them smile.

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Kiki and I have found this and we think it's lovely.

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It's quirky, but practical.

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-Practical? What for?

-It's a butter dish.

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-Would you use it as a butter dish?

-If I had a large table, I would.

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-Some people might think it's unattractive, but I think it's attractive.

-You're absolutely right.

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Half the population will say that is absolutely revolting and the rest will say it's wonderful.

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Personally, I think it's absolutely fabulous.

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-Good.

-Just like you, it makes me smile.

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You can't fail to be impressed with it, can you? It's lovely. How old do you think it is?

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-'30s?

-Yeah, it is. It's Melba ware. So it's made by... Yeah, OK, Wain and Sons. Staffordshire.

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-1930s. Probably late, maybe '40s.

-OK.

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-In perfect condition?

-I don't think it's ever been used for butter in its life.

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It looks absolutely brand new... which is a bit of a worry!

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-Oh, dear!

-Yes! But no...

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-That stamp is nicely worn. It's not faked.

-Right.

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How much is it? 40.

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That's not dear, is it?

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-I'd pay 40 for it.

-I would. Look at the face there,

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-on both the cow and the little girl.

-And the back is quite sweet.

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-He's got a bottom, too!

-Exactly. It's something you'd love to do as a kid - jump on a cow!

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-It's great fun.

-And if we get a bit off...

-They'll do that, I'm sure.

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-Where would you find a new one of this quality for that amount?

-Exactly.

-Really good quality.

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60 years old. I think it's a bargain.

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-Who's the negotiator?

-Let's just ask! Let's just say, "Look... Look, lovey...

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"We need a little off this." I think we should go and try.

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-OK, let's go and get her.

-OK.

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The Blues knocked the butter dish down to an a-moo-sing £25.

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Let's hope they haven't spread their money too thinly.

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Time's up! Let's remind ourselves what the Reds bought.

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Hot in at three, the Red team paid £35 for the pair

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of 1960s Italian pottery cats. Miaow!

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At two, it's a mystery how they managed to get their Art Deco siphon stand down to just £20.

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Currently at number one, it's the 1930s brass uplighter bought for £100.

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Let's hope it lights up the sale room.

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-Which is your favourite piece?

-For me it's the lamp.

-The cats.

-That's the favourites.

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You spent £155. Not too bad. I'd like £145 of leftover lolly, going straight to James Braxton

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to find that Bonus Buy. How difficult will this be?

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There's lots here, lots of choice.

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-I think I've spotted something to complement our uplighter.

-Well, trot off and get it.

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Meanwhile, let's remind ourselves what the Blues bought.

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Hurtling in at number three, the Blues go crazy for their silver cigar holder,

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dated 1938 and bought for £30.

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At two, don't go breaking our hearts with the brass copper vase and stand bought for £50.

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And cowabunga! In at number one is the Melba ware butter dish.

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At £25, let's hope it melts some of our bidders' hearts.

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-Well, you enjoyed that, didn't you?

-Yeah.

-It was great.

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-You spent a miserable £105!

-I know! Aren't we tight?

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-I'd like £195 of leftover lolly, please.

-I thought you would.

-Anyway, 195.

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-Bless your heart.

-Good buyers. They are real bargain hunters, these two!

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And great fun, too. We've got a real unusual mix of goods here.

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-I've got my mind on something even odder.

-Oh, good!

-We'll have real unusual gear!

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Good luck, David. The teams are very keen on their purchases, but will the auctioneer agree?

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Coming up on Bargain Hunt Famous Finds: something's got Toyah blushing.

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And the Blues are at a loss for words.

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# When two tribes go to war A point is all that you can score... #

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But before battle commences, let's find out what our auctioneer thinks about their lots

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over at the Chiswick Auction House in West London.

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-Good morning.

-Good morning.

-Very nice to be here. Now our first team, Toyah and John,

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-went with these rather wacky Italian figures. What do you make of those, William?

-Good fun.

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-They're not terribly old, though.

-They feel '60s to me. Do you think they're '60s?

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-I think they might be. Cats are a good subject.

-What's your estimate?

-Only £20-£30.

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That's OK. £35 was paid.

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they're not too far off. Now, the Art Deco siphon holder.

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-It's got that '20s look to it.

-And the way the brass is coming through is quite attractive.

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I agree. If it looks too new, it could be a reproduction.

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I think it's from between the wars. What's your estimate, William?

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-Another £20-£30.

-£20 paid on that, so if you get £30, we'll be very, very pleased.

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-We'll try our best!

-And then this uplighter.

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-I quite like lit interiors.

-It's very nice and not too high. It's good for a flat.

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-Fully tested and ready to go. Estimate?

-£60-£80.

-They paid £100.

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So there might be a dark hole there so, just in case,

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perhaps they'll need their Bonus Buy, so let's have a look at it!

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-Toyah, John, you OK?

-A little bit nervous.

-Yes?

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-Quietly confident.

-I'm glad to hear that.

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You're standing next to James Braxton, who is a legend.

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You gave him £145 of leftover lolly to find your Bonus Buy.

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-So show us your wares, James.

-I think I bought wisely on this.

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Oh!

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-You like that?

-Mmm!

-It's a jardiniere.

-Jardiniere.

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-Made of brass.

-It's quite dull.

-It looks as though it was gilded at one point.

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It's suffered the rigours of probably being in a cold garage.

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It comes from this very famous Bavarian manufacturer, WMF.

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-It's a big name in decorative art circles.

-How much did you pay?

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-This is the crucial bit.

-£40.

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But are these things popular? They feel a bit old-fashioned.

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-Very popular in West London, where we are today.

-Seriously?

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It's capital of the aspidistra! They've got more net curtains to twitch in West London

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and indoor plants...

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-Very good for the humidity of your furniture.

-He's taking the mickey!

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-Just concentrate on the price. £40.

-Hold that thought. You don't decide right now.

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For the viewers at home, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks of the aspidistra stand!

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Well, here we go, William. A piece of period metalwork. Nice.

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-Some would say tinny.

-It's good in so far as it's WMF

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and that is a collectible make. The finish isn't terribly attractive.

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-But it's got some nice design.

-James bought this as the Bonus Buy. He really rates this object.

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-He thinks he'll make a splendido profit on it. He paid £40. What's your estimate?

-£80-£120.

-Really?!

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-It's got a good chance. The stand is a help.

-Yes, absolutely.

-It's all ready to go.

-A period piece.

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As you say, it is stamped up and that's the important thing.

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Now for the Blues, Kiki Dee and her friend got really excited about their cigar holder.

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-Oddball object.

-It's not the most practical thing you could buy,

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but it's got some decorative appeal and is quite pretty, so...

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-You could keep needles in it.

-Short needles.

-Well, all right!

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Short needles. How much, then, do you think?

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-That's £20-£30.

-£30 was all they paid, so not a huge amount.

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-Next is the copper stand and jardiniere. Did those two start off life together?

-I don't think so.

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They're very odd looking, but nice odd. They're the right colours and it's not an unattractive combination.

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-What's your estimate?

-We've put £60-£80 on.

-Fine. They only paid £50.

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That might turn them a profit. And what about this wacky butter dish? That's seriously '30s.

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It's very good fun. I'm not sure what the little child is doing.

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-She's embracing a moo cow.

-It's not a make we're familiar with.

-Melba ware?

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But if you had to have a butter dish, it is good fun.

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-And in quite good nick.

-It is. It could have had the ears broken. Being perfect makes the difference.

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-Estimate?

-£25-£40.

-Fine. They paid £25. So they're in with a shout with two objects.

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They may not need their Bonus Buy, but let's have a look anyway.

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So, Kiki and Jenny, you gave David £195, which is an awful lot of money!

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-It is!

-Has he spent the lot? Show us your wares!

-Tell me if you think I've spent the lot.

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-It's a Toby jug, is it?

-Kind of. It's a tankard.

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-First, you look at him that way.

-A double face!

-Look how happy he is.

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He's delighted. It says "Marriage" there. He's just found the woman of his dreams and is delighted.

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-One year later, turn him the right way round...

-He's miserable!

-It says "After marriage".

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He's wearing a black cap. During the days of capital punishment, a judge wore a black cap.

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So this guy's married, fed up, he's got his black cap on.

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-Is it made by anyone in particular?

-Yes. It doesn't say Doulton,

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but I would lay money on it, in about 1880.

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-Did you spend all the money?

-How much do you think?

-I've no idea.

-100?

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I wish you were one of my customers! 30 quid.

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-Oh!

-Her expression has suddenly gone from that...to that!

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Your expert rates it, but we don't know everything,

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so I think, for the viewers at home, let's chat to the auctioneer.

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So, William, are you an optimist or a pessimist? Is your cup half full or half empty?

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I like this little object. Turning it upside down is very entertaining.

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-Do you think it might be Doulton?

-I'm not sure. Doulton tend to mark their wares.

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There were plenty of other factories making items of this sort.

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-How much do you think it's worth?

-£30? £30-£40?

-That's great.

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David paid £30 for it. He rates it. Who knows? It might turn a small profit.

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-Are you our auctioneer today?

-I am.

-In good voice?

-Absolutely.

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We're in safe hands.

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-Toyah, John, how are you feeling?

-Excited.

-Excited.

-Are you worried?

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-Slightly, but there's a fantastic crowd here.

-Isn't it nice?

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-And they've all pitched up to buy your exquisite items.

-With pockets full of cash!

-We'd like to think.

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First lot up then are your Italian cats.

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Lot 74 is the pair of amusing 20th century Italian pottery cats.

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-Exciting!

-10 I'm bid, straight off. £12. 14.

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16. 18. 20. 22.

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£22 there. Anybody else want to come in? 24.

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Fresh bidder. 24 with the lady. Anybody else?

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Selling for 24, then.

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£24. John, that was not a good prediction. That's minus £7.

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Not cat lovers, apparently. Here's the siphon stand.

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Lot 76 is a bottle coaster. Unusual little lot.

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I already have a £20 bid. With me at £20.

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22. 24. 26. 28. £30.

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32. 34. 36.

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38. 40. 42. 44.

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46. 48. 50.

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£50, then. Still with me at £50. Anyone?

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-At £50... 55, just in time. At 55.

-James!

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All done, then? £55 in the room.

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James, well picked! How good is that? Plus £35.

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Overall, then, you are plus £24. And here comes the uplighter.

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Lot 78 is the brass uplighter. Start bidding at £30 for it?

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£20, then. Surely an uplighter must be worth £20. Thank you.

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A maiden bid of 20. 22.

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24. 26. 28. 28, 30. 32.

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34. 36. 38. 40.

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45. 50. 55. 60.

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5. 70. 75.

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At 75. It's going for 75. Anybody else? £75, then.

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£75. You're £25 down, which means overall you're minus £1.

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How terrible is this? You're minus £1!

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-You are minus £1.

-You can't even buy a paper!

0:35:100:35:14

-Oh, dear. It's less than a sandwich. What are you going to do? Go with James's jardiniere?

-Yeah.

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-Happy, John?

-Yeah.

-You're going to do it?

-Definitely.

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If it doesn't make a profit, you're in trouble!

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So we're going with the jardiniere. Here it comes.

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Lot 84 is a jardiniere. Is it worth £20?

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20...everywhere! 22.

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24. 26. 28. 30.

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32. 34. 36. 38. 40. And 5.

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-50. 5.

-In profit!

-60.

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65. 70.

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-Well done, James.

-75 here.

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80. 85. 90.

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-95. 100. And 10.

-That is amazing!

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At £110. 110.

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Anybody else want to come in? 110.

0:36:050:36:09

£110. James Braxton, you are a hero.

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Plus £70.

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Plus £70. Can you believe that?

0:36:150:36:18

-That is brilliant.

-The boy has done you good.

-And I hated it!

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-We saw that and went, "Eugh!"

-You've got the cash to go home.

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In fact, you are plus £69.

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-69. What a number!

-It's a number on Bargain Hunt!

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People don't make those profits and you have. Brilliant.

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Now do me a favour - don't tell Kiki anything.

0:36:400:36:44

-This smile will say it all.

-No! Go out looking gloomy!

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-Have you talked to the Reds at all?

-No idea, no.

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Good. We don't want you to. That could affect whether you go with the Bonus Buy or not.

0:37:030:37:09

-How are you feeling? Confident?

-Excited, actually.

-It's good fun.

0:37:090:37:13

They're not. They're both panicking! Quivering in their boots!

0:37:130:37:18

No! These are two cool chicks.

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The first lot up is the Birmingham silver cigar holder case.

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112 is the silver bright-cut cigarette holder case.

0:37:270:37:32

I've got an enormous £20 bid to start me. On £20.

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22 I'll take. 22 in the room.

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-25. £25 there.

-Come on!

0:37:400:37:43

28 there. 30.

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-32. 35.

-We're into profit!

0:37:450:37:48

38. 40. £40 I'm bid, then. In the middle at £40.

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Anybody else? £40.

0:37:540:37:56

That's £10 profit, girls. That's brilliant.

0:37:560:38:00

-I'm excited!

-The standing vase.

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The brass and copper jardiniere stand. 113. Unusual item.

0:38:030:38:09

Is it worth £30? £20 to start me. £20 for the jardiniere? £20.

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22. 24. 26. 28. 30.

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-32.

-Go on.

-32. At 32. 34.

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At £34 it goes, then. £34, then.

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That's minus £16.

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-Ohh!

-Overall, you're minus £6.

-I was shocked at that one.

-Here comes the Melba ware.

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114 is the Melba butter dish and cover. Showing for you there. Fun item.

0:38:350:38:41

10 for it? 10 I'm bid. A maiden bid of £10. At £10.

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Anybody else want to come in? £12, the lady. 14.

0:38:450:38:50

-£16, standing.

-Come on.

-£16.

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£18. £18 down below, then. At £18. Anybody else?

0:38:540:38:58

£18.

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-You're minus £7 on that.

-Not bad.

-Which means minus £13 overall.

0:39:000:39:05

Well, it's not bad. It's not disastrous, is it?

0:39:050:39:09

-Not disastrous at all.

-It's not over till it's over.

-Going for that Doulton jug?

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-Minus £13 could be a winning score.

-We don't know, do we?

0:39:150:39:20

No. I think we should go for it. Life's too short.

0:39:200:39:24

-Oh, well done, Kiki.

-And given what he paid for it.

0:39:240:39:28

-I think we should do it.

-Fancy taking a punt?

-Oh, yeah.

0:39:280:39:33

-Are you sure?

-Yes!

-Going with the Bonus Buy.

0:39:330:39:36

Lot 118 is this miniature jug with a double face. 118.

0:39:360:39:41

Is it worth £10.

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A maiden bid of £10. £12. 14. 16.

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18. 20. 22, in front of me.

0:39:460:39:49

-Come on.

-Anybody else?

-Come on!

0:39:490:39:53

26. 28. 30.

0:39:530:39:55

32. 34. 36. 38.

0:39:550:39:59

40. 45. 50.

0:39:590:40:02

£50 there. 5, somebody else? At £50, then. Anybody else? £50.

0:40:020:40:07

-Yes!

-Well done. £50.

-Saved our bacon!

-Oh, well done.

0:40:070:40:12

Saved your bacon. Plus £20. That looked really dodgy.

0:40:120:40:17

Anyway, £50 paid. £20 profit from that.

0:40:170:40:21

You were minus £13, so you have £7 profit.

0:40:210:40:26

-At least we're in the black!

-You are in profit.

0:40:260:40:30

-That's rare enough.

-Absolutely.

-Thank you.

-Is it...

-Sir!

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Oh! Oh!

0:40:350:40:37

-Well done, you two.

-Isn't he a lucky boy?

-We are theatricals, darling!

0:40:370:40:42

-You have your £7 profit. Just don't tell the Reds. I will reveal all in a minute.

-OK.

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Isn't it marvellous to have two teams of winners? Two teams that have made profits!

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It's just a question of scale. Which team has made marginally less profits today?

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And that team is...the Blues.

0:41:070:41:11

Ohh!

0:41:110:41:12

I thought as much!

0:41:120:41:14

-The turn, that was very good!

-You've done so well, guys.

0:41:140:41:20

Splendid profit on the Bonus Buy. The little character jug.

0:41:200:41:24

Overall, you have made...£7.

0:41:240:41:27

-Wow!

-There's a fiver. I've got another couple in here.

0:41:270:41:31

-There is £7.

-Thank you.

-What are you going to do with it?

0:41:310:41:36

-We'll triple it and send it to Cancer Research.

-Will you?

-I think so.

0:41:360:41:40

-That's your charity.

-Oh, yeah.

-Have you had a nice time?

-Amazing!

0:41:400:41:45

Thank you so much for having us!

0:41:450:41:48

You've been great. Thank you.

0:41:480:41:51

But the victors are the Reds. Look how pleased they are!

0:41:510:41:55

-And surprised!

-And surprised!

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Didn't look so good to start off, but the siphon stand, James, was a great success.

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Not so good with the uplighter and then the jardiniere stand was the blinder, James.

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You're the hero. Two massive profits.

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And wearing such a bad tie as well!

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You wouldn't think he'd be able to judge great antiques.

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-I like the tie.

-Give it a quick stroke.

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-So you are £69 up.

-Oh!

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This is what they used to call folding money in the old days. Here's £4. How about that?

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-Thank you.

-What will you do with that?

-Give half to John.

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-It'll go to Macmillan Cancer Support.

-A very noble cause.

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-We've loved having you. Join us soon for some more bargain hunting! Yes?

-ALL: Yes!

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