Oswestry 70 Bargain Hunt

We've got a dancing theme on today's programme,

and, of course, there are a lot of similarities between dancing and

antiques, from fandango to filigree,

and vesta case to Viennese waltz.

So, let's go bargain hunting!

Today's show is a bumper one-hour long.

In fact, it's so jam-packed with fun,

we've had to especially choreograph it to get everything in.

Anyway, as a preview, why don't we take a quick sashay into the show?

The Reds fancy themselves as movers and shakers...

Jazz hands!

..but will it be the Blues who waltz off with the spoils?

So, let's meet our teams.

Well, we've got some top troopers on the show today.

For the Reds, we've got newly married couple, Sarah and Ed,

and for the Blues, we have great friends, Tracy and Paul.

-Hello, hello. Now, you're newly wed.

-We are.

How recently wed are you?

-Literally two weeks.

-Really? Well, congratulations.

-Thank you.

-That's so marvellous.

And the romance has been perpetrated by dance?

I've obviously always loved dance and I teach dance,

but Ed has luckily shared the passion.

When we're out dancing, he doesn't seem to be too intimidated.

Because you're learning your moves, isn't it?

And being confident with your partner, I guess.

-You have a particular love for the Charleston.

-Yes, that's right.

-Why is that?

-I just like the essence of the style, it's really bouncy,

it's really cheeky, it's very stylised.

You don't actually have to be a fantastic dancer.

-No.

-There's lots of tapping your feet, kicking your legs,

swinging your arms. So, yeah, it's not too sophisticated.

I mean, they didn't call them flappers for nothing, did they?

They flapped about a bit.

Now, Ed, hooking up with Sarah has led you a merry dance,

hasn't it, but in a good way?

Yes. I was in a ballroom and Latin dance group before I met Sarah.

I've always been keen on dancing, but when I met Sarah,

we've sort of evolved and she's got me into the Charleston,

which is... Like Sarah says, it's good fun, and bouncy and jolly.

Just like you two? That's lovely.

Now, what do you know about antiques between you? Anything or nothing?

This is when the truth comes out. Not that much. Not really.

I'll be looking out for some furniture, maybe some lamps,

-jewellery and perhaps some vintage clothing as well.

-What about you, Ed?

Not going to be a big spender today, I don't think. We're going to go for

the small buys, but big profits.

Small buys and big profits, well, there's an ambition.

OK, well, good luck with that.

Now, Tracy, it says here that you're just dippy about dancing,

-is that right?

-It is, yes. I'm very passionate about it.

-Why is that?

-I just feel really good when I dance.

-It takes your mind off the stresses of the day.

-And do you teach it?

-I do, yes.

-What's your favourite dance?

I suppose, personally, I'd say the Viennese waltz.

And that's pretty complicated to dance, isn't it?

It is difficult to make it look effortless.

And are antiques in your blood, Tracy?

Yes, my godmother owned an antique shop in Newport, Shropshire.

She had a house full of antiques.

-So, that's going to help you today, we hope.

-Oh, hopefully.

Now, Paul, it says here that you're a true thoroughbred

-of the dance floor.

-I am.

-Is that true?

-It is.

Over the years, I've been very fortunate

and I've danced in major finals at Blackpool Dance Festival,

which is very famous, as a juvenile, junior, amateur and professional.

-Gosh...

-I made finals in each.

-Have you?

-So, how long have you been dancing for?

-I've been dancing 50 years.

-Have you? You started as a nipper?

-I did.

-About two?

-When I was 10 years old.

-How sweet.

-And what are your favourite dances?

-As a teacher, you don't really have a favourite dance,

because you try and keep a good level in all the dances, but,

just recently, in recent years, I have been enjoying Argentine tango.

-Have you? Good.

-Yes.

Now, what sort of things are you going to be buying on

Bargain Hunt today, with your £300?

My plan is to buy big and cheap, and sell high.

OK, fine. Brilliant. And Tracy?

I think I would look for things that might interest the locals in Malvern.

Right, so you're buying strategically, very interesting.

-Now, the £300 moment. Here's your £300.

-Thank you.

-You know the rules.

Your experts await, and off you go.

And very, very, very good luck.

Or should I say, slow, slow, quick, quick, slow.

Live long and prosper, as Mr Spock would say.

Helping the Reds do just that is Christina Trevanion.

And hoping to turn a profit with the Blues, it's Kate Bliss.

You guys, you guys, this is lovely, this is really lovely,

-but we've got buying to do! Come on, honestly!

-OK, all right.

ALL: A one, a two, a three, a four...

-What do you reckon, do you think I've got potential?

-Yeah!

-So, what are we looking for?

-OK...

Well, I wouldn't mind looking out for some Art Deco pieces,

-just because I think there is a real trend for the vintage.

-Yes, I agree.

-Horsey things.

-And possibly Worcester, something from Malvern.

-Yeah, because your Worcester-based, aren't you?

-Yes, we are.

-So you know the area.

-And what about you, Paul?

-Automobilia.

-You're a bit of a petrol head, aren't you?

-Just a bit.

-OK.

-Let's do it.

-Yeah.

-Let's go.

-We've got our plan, are we going to stick to it?

-Yes.

-Well, I don't know about that.

-Come on.

Take to the ballroom, teams.

Your 60 minutes starts now.

-Oh, we've got a lot of wheels around here, haven't we?

-We have.

What have we got here? We've got a pair of chairs.

These probably would have been part of a set, originally.

I think they'd need to be re-upholstered. We've got this

lovely terracotta, russety material,

-but it's not to everyone's taste.

-No.

-They are pretty,

but the first thing we need to do,

as with everything, apart from maybe me, is turn it upside down.

So, let's have a look at its bottom.

So, we've got a sprung seat in here, which tells us that it's

probably 1930s, something like that.

So, it's a bit later than perhaps it looks. Initially, you think

maybe it's a Victorian salon suite. Very nice. We've got a little bit of

woodworm here. They are pieces with issues.

Character might not be enough here.

Technically termed as a project. Project piece. Are these yours?

-They are, they're mine.

-Brilliant.

And is that the rest of the suite up there?

-How many pieces have we got?

-There's four chairs and one two-seater.

Four chairs and one two-seater. And how much have you got on the set?

-500.

-500, which is instantly over our budget.

-Yeah...

Ouch, time for a sharp exit, stage left. Meanwhile...

-Oh, that's unusual.

-It's a Russian clock.

Paul has come across a Cold War classic.

And it's got a... what's-its-name base.

-Sort of Bakelite.

-Yeah, it's like Bakelite, isn't it?

Made in the USSR, Majak clock.

Yeah, it's pretty heavy, isn't it?

It's very heavy. Moulded glass, as opposed to cut class.

I don't like the fact it's a bit rusty around here.

-I think it's probably '80s in date. What would you say?

-You reckon?

-I would think '50s.

-Would you?

-Because of the engineering.

-'50s or '60s, I mean, I'm guessing.

-You like clocks?

-Yes.

-Mm-hm.

What do you think of this, Tracy?

-It's different... But I...

-It's not beautiful.

No, I probably wouldn't have it on my dressing table.

Well, let's find out how much it is. How much is it?

45...

What would you pay for it?

-Maximum of about 25.

-Right. That's OK.

-That's my own personal position.

-It's a thought.

-Yeah, yeah, it is.

Sorry, Paul, the girls are not taken with the timepiece.

Over with the Reds, it's shades of the jazz age.

-What do you think of the chandelier?

-I love it. It's all Gatsby to me.

It's very Gatsby, isn't it? Great Gatsby, very glitzy,

very cool.

I think people would be drawn to this at the auction. It's just...

Can we get it for the right price?

What have you got on your chandelier, darling?

-'250.'

-£250.

-Gosh.

-That is a lot.

That is a lot...a lot of our budget.

It may be light fantastic, Reds, but is it £250 worth?

They do sell, but they don't sell brilliantly, brilliantly well,

unless they are very, very antique. And that's got some age to it,

-but it doesn't have a huge amount of age to it.

-Yeah.

-So, I think it's too much of a risk for this early stage.

-I agree.

Too vintage inspired. OK, move on, team.

Good decision.

Now, you know what they say, where there's muck, there's brass.

I'm not sure about this metalwork, though.

It's funny, isn't it? It's got a funny finish to it.

It's not the most beautifully made.

Well, I think it's brass,

but it's been soldered together in various places.

-Bit a fun, though. What's the price? 24.

-£24?

SHE TOOTS THE HORN

On that note, how are the Reds getting on?

So...

What's this, let's have a little look.

So, it's a little buckle...a nurse's buckle, they do use them for...

It's really rather sweet. It's got these lovely sort of birds here in the corners

and then the floral detail.

There is the full hallmark on there, although...

I know it's a Birmingham hallmark, not an early, early one.

It looks like it's more sort of the 1920s by the hallmark,

as opposed to Victorian or earlier. But it's still really rather sweet.

-It is.

-And it's great to have the two parts to it.

-Yeah.

-It's useful, isn't it?

-Yeah, exactly.

-What's your best price on that, please?

-45.

-Oh, no. That's too, that's...

-£40, then.

What do you want to do, guys?

-I'm not convinced.

-Not convinced. There are buckle collectors.

-Yeah...

-It's solid silver.

I think we should come back if we need to.

Yep. Are you sure?

-It's going to take us ages to get back up here.

-I think...

I think you stand a good chance of making a bit of a profit on that.

-40 quid, I think it's nice.

-It is nice, yeah.

If we make a fiver, I would be...

-OK. All right, then.

-And then we've got one done, and we can relax.

-We're done.

-No, we're not done, we've got two more to buy.

-Brilliant. £40, shake the man's hand. Done.

-Done.

One down for the Reds, meanwhile,

Kate has found something pointy and puzzling.

Well, I've never seen one of those before. Porto vase,

-it says on it.

-There's another one there.

-What is that?

Right, well, it's pointed, so I think you stick it in something.

-You've got a patent number on there.

-Oh, yeah.

And that's got a thread on it. So, I reckon you'd screw it into the side...

I don't know. I think that might be a Tim question.

Don't ask me, haven't got a clue.

If they were to go in the ground, in a border of a garden,

to grow something in...

Well, why not just stick something straight in the ground?

I suppose if it was something like mint,

that could spread everywhere, you want to contain it.

Would that be an idea? What do we think about these?

Is this a potential purchase?

Well, I've never seen anything like that before.

It's not terribly ornate, is it?

We got a little bit of damage, we've got a crack on this one.

-And a chip on that one.

-Which I don't like.

It might appeal, if we could get them at a, you know,

very reasonable price.

Mm, well, you have a little look, I'll just have a little chat.

This should be interesting, because no-one seems to know

what they are, or how much they're worth.

Bearing in mind they have got a little bit of damage,

he's come down to a tenner for the two.

-What do we think?

-You can't go far wrong with that.

I think we ought to accept that.

-Would you buy one, Tracy?

-I might, actually.

-Would you? Great!

-Shall we do it?

-Yes.

-Yes.

Well, they've bought something. But they don't know what.

It might be a journey of discovery.

Speaking of which, have you ever been to the Pacific?

Well, if you haven't, these three objects are going to take us

on a bit of a voyage.

They're going to take us to Melanesia.

It's the bit that's closest to Australia

and the collecting of the artefacts that are associated with

those people is a serious collecting field.

In this bracelet, we've got a combination, which is

basically a conch shell, which is the central

round piece that's been carved and cut.

And then, applied to that, is the tusk of a boar, which is

a tremendous status symbol.

Very desirable.

This piece is rare, because it's a gorget.

A sort of breastplate that would be worn by a warrior.

Intriguingly, inside the gorget,

we've got four teeth.

These teeth have come from dogs, because dog's teeth,

curiously enough, were also a form of currency.

Intriguing, really.

And the last piece is even more fascinating.

I've never seen one before, but it's a form of

decorative and ceremonial breast piece.

It displays a series of teeth,

which have been cut and polished

and then drilled and joined, so as to form a shaped panel.

What's so great about these things

is that they're not tourist market objects.

They haven't been made in the last 40 or 60 years

to entertain visiting cruise line passengers.

I would date these three objects to be before 1900.

I would estimate, say £1,500 to £2,000

in an appropriate sale for the lot.

What might they cost you out of a field?

The three could be yours for £100 each, that's 300.

Rather cheaper than going to the Pacific, what?

Now, back with the shopping

and our teams will go to any lengths for a bargain.

I quite like that teapot.

It's big and bold, but I think it's quite attractive as well,

-with the blue and white.

-Let's have a closer look, Tracy.

This is a very distinctive blue and white transfer printed pattern,

which is associated with the factory Spode.

Spode were making this kind of pottery

in the Victorian period right through to the early 20th century.

But let's just have a closer look at this. Hold the lid for me.

-We haven't got any factory marks at all there.

-Oh, dear.

We also haven't got any wear at all on the glaze.

And on the earlier stuff,

you very often get a sort of greenish colour in the glaze...

-So, basically it's pretty modern, then?

-It is pretty modern.

And the fact that you mentioned it was a transfer and it hasn't been painted on...

No, it's definitely not painted.

But that's not necessarily a problem.

There are collectors of blue and white transfer printed ware,

so, let's just ask how much it is.

-How much is this, please?

-We've got it on at 55.

-Right.

-What would be your rock-bottom price on that?

-What do you call a good price?

What do you call a good price? Um, I'm going to be cheeky now.

These two lovely people here are the most amazing dancers.

And they'll give you a little twirl if you can give us a good price.

-Won't you, guys?

-We would. Shall we do a Viennese waltz.

-Viennese waltz.

-That sounds great.

-On the tarmac.

-Do you like your Viennese waltz, sir?

-Mmm, yes. Oh, yes.

-Likes a Viennese waltz.

-Who doesn't? OK, guys. Take it away!

Whoo!

Yay!

Fantastic. Well done. Brilliant. Now, what do you make of that?

-Is that worth 25? Does the boss say, "yes"?

-Thank you.

-What do you think, guys?

-That's very nice.

-Thank you, yeah.

-Great, yeah.

-Fantastic. Well done you.

-Thank you.

I've heard of singing for your supper but dancing for your tea?

Anyway, it's worked for the Blues. That's two items in the bag.

-Time to step it up, Reds.

-You guys, what do you think of these?

These are rather fun.

I thought as a young couple, newlyweds, setting up home together.

-Yeah.

-Really great. I really like these.

-Great storage jars here.

So we've got baking powder, ground rice.

They really create a nice, warm, cosy image, don't they, for you?

And currants. Yeah, exactly, very trendy right now.

Great colour that lovely powder blue. I mean kitchenalia

-and vintage kitchenalia is really quite popular right now.

-Yeah.

And these are even better by Bretby so, good name

-to have on the bottom as well.

-OK.

-Good stuff.

-So, nice things.

-Have a look.

-Yeah.

-Let's see what...if we've got,

-because obviously these were made to be used.

-Yeah.

-So, very often you find that they've got damage on them.

-Discolouration.

So, we've got some staining in there.

But I think they make a really nice display. What do you think?

-Yeah, I think we should ask.

-They're quite funky.

-Very definitely.

-They are.

-OK. Brilliant.

-Hello.

-Hi.

How much have you got on your storage gars?

-Uh, for the set, £120.

-£120 for the set?

-Right, OK.

Could you come down any more on that?

If you were to take the whole set I'd do it for 85 for you.

-For the lot.

-I think, can we go any less than that?

-70? Please?

-No.

£70 please?

-For the lot?

-Go on, then.

-Thank you, brilliant.

-She just wants to get rid of us off her stall.

-Yeah, thanks.

-Cheers.

-That's OK. No problem, good luck.

-Thank you.

We spent forever looking for things and suddenly it's happened.

Those negotiating skills will come in handy for our newlyweds.

Things are looking up for the Blues, too.

With two items bought, they still have over 20 minutes

and a sizeable chunk of cash left.

Those spoons look quite attractive.

-These ones?

-Yeah. They're just enamel?

Quite expensive. They're £175, is the price, but they are beautiful.

-They are, aren't they?

-It's a lot. We've got a lot of money to spend.

Let's just have a closer look. They are silver or silvergilt.

And then enamelled. Turn them over and you can see the silvergilt.

-They are beautiful.

-They've got the silvermark.

-The hallmark.

-Exactly.

-Inside.

-So, they're 1930s in date.

-What would you think?

-I would probably say...

-150?

-..100, 150 probably.

-You do like your enamelled spoons.

-I know, they're wonderful, aren't they?

I've only recently bought them

-but I did have to pay a lot of money for them.

-Did you?

I can do them for 100, but I can't come any lower. That is it.

-We've got a little bit of time.

-Yeah. OK.

-So the first thing we've looked at inside.

-We don't need to.

-Shall we have a little think?

-I think so.

-Yeah.

-We can always come back to it. Potential I would say.

-Yes.

-Yeah.

-Thank you very much.

-They are very nice. Thank you.

-Thank you.

-They are lovely.

So, still one item to find in less than 15 minutes.

Are the Reds having any more luck?

What about these woven chairs?

-These?

-Yeah.

-It's like having a pair of love chairs, isn't it? Love seats.

-Yeah.

-Give it a rest.

-One each, it's perfect.

THEY LAUGH

This is usually by a company called Lloyd Loom and they've

manufactured this furniture which was made out of woven fibre

effectively so it's quite a sort of, a unique way of making furniture.

-They made chairs, laundry baskets. All sorts of things.

-OK.

Can they be used outside, outdoors?

Well, it's not recommended. Oh, here we go.

-OK.

-There we go. Lloyd Loom.

There we go. Fantastic. And by W Lusty & Sons.

-I love that. It's a Lusty product!

-OK.

-What a thought!

So, pair of them. One of them's got the label.

See if you can find the label on the other one. Spot the label.

See if there is one.

-Yeah.

-Have we got one on that too?

-Bingo.

-Perfect, well done.

So, two, a pair of Lloyd Loom chairs. We've got some caps on the

-front here. Not on the backs there.

-Oh, OK.

But, none the less, they are eternally popular.

To find a pair is quite unusual because usually they were split.

-Yeah.

-I sold a pair of these, very similar, last week for £50.

-So, you want to be getting these...

-For less.

-..for less than that.

-OK.

-No pressure.

-Let's see what we can do.

This is our third and final thing if you really want. You like them?

-I think we'll have a go, shall we?

-Yeah.

With 10 minutes left, Reds, you need to have more than a go.

You need to buy something.

-The thing about these is, people love the pheasants.

-It is nice.

-But it should be signed.

-So it's got the right marks.

Exactly, its Worcester. So it's about 1900 in date.

I would say looking at the time it's a choice between this which is

lovely, but it's £150 or maybe your clock, Paul.

How do you feel about that?

-I like my clock.

-OK.

-Let's go with the clock.

-Do you think, Tracey?

Because it's quirky.

And it's a lot cheaper

and then we've got some money left over so we can rely on you, Kate,

to find us a really good buy.

-No pressure, then!

-No.

Oh, I'm sure you can handle it, Kate.

Now, have those Reds made a decision yet?

What would your best price be on these?

-Not a lot?

-We are limited...

20 each?

20 each... 40 for both.

-35?

-38.

Let's do it. This'll be interesting to see.

-Right, we'll go for it.

-Yeah.

-Thank you.

-Perfect. Well done.

Thank you very much.

So the Reds can take a back seat,

but the Blues have a race against time.

So, looks like these guys are going home.

Packing up the clock.

Excuse me, have you still got the clock?

Yes, we have.

Brilliant. What do you think, guys?

-Well, you seem to have a good feeling about it.

-I do, I love it.

-And I know you like clocks.

-Very industrial.

Do you think the man might drop a little bit more off?

Would you come down to 40?

Yes. definitely the last one.

That's it, definitely. Thank you very much indeed.

-Thank you.

-You OK with that?

-We've got a deal!

-Yes, we've got a deal.

-OK.

It's a dog's life. Time is up.

-A celebratory dance?

-Yeah.

Jazz hands!

-Brilliant.

-Fantastic.

-That's number three. Well done!

-We're there.

Let's check out what the Red Team bought, eh?

They are pinning their hopes on a 1920s silver nurse's belt buckle

bought for £40.

They just couldn't contain themselves

when they saw those kitchen storage jars for £70.

And they hope they'll be sitting pretty

with a pair of Lloyd Loom armchairs for £38.

-That was great, wasn't it?

-Yes.

-We've had good fun.

-Yeah, you certainly have.

Now, tell me, which is your favourite piece?

I like the silver buckle,

but I'm not sure if we'll make a huge profit on it.

-But you like it.

-I like it.

-You've got a passion for it.

-I have. It's quite pretty, quite ornate.

-Quite manly.

-Very manly!

THEY LAUGH

Sarah, what about you, darling?

Erm... We bought some blue storage jars,

which I really like, and I think will be pretty sellable.

-You're a little homemaker really, aren't you?

-Yeah.

So, storage jars is favourite.

Are the storage jars going to bring the biggest profit?

I think so.

-How much did you spend?

-We spent £148.

I'd like £152 of leftover lolly, please.

Well buried.

-Thank you.

-OK. Thank you very much.

That's a 152. Now, what are you going to do with that £152?

Stick it in my pocket.

-Put it in the building society.

-Yeah, it might make more!

OK.

Haven't really bought much related to your dancing.

So I think we need to go dancey.

-Bit of a tutu.

-Yeah! Tutu who?

-Don't trot off too quickly, darling, because I've got Tim's Ton.

-More!

This is the extra 100. You know about this, don't you?

Thank you very much.

It's a special bonus buy which I'd be enchanted

if you'd bring back - what you buy - for a little confidential chat,

as soon as you've bought it.

-Don't tell the Reds a thing about a thing, all right?

-Exciting!

-Even more money!

-I know! Well, good luck.

That's your two bonus buys to find,

meanwhile, why don't we check out how the Blue Team got on, eh?

They took a leap into the unknown

with two mystery plant holders for £10.

They'll have something to spout off about if this makes a profit.

A Spode teapot bought for £25.

And just in time,

Paul persuaded the girls to go with his Eastern bloc clock for £40.

Well, well, well, that is a treasure, isn't it?

-It certainly is.

-Yeah.

-OK, how was the shopping for you, then, Trace?

-Brilliant.

I actually found a superb Spode teapot.

-Is that your favourite item?

-It is.

What about you, Paul? Is it the old Russian...

-It's my clock.

-Is it?

-My Russian clock.

Is that going to bring the biggest profit?

-Well, I think so.

-I don't think so.

-You don't think so, at all.

-No!

So what is going to bring the biggest profit?

-The teapot.

-OK, fine...

And how much did you spend in total?

£75.

That is a pathetic amount of money.

I'll have the £225, thank you very much.

That is a good old wodge. There you go, Kate.

The trouble is that this fair is about to shut up

and you'll be really pushed - I don't envy you this task.

And also, for this special programme, there Tim's Ton.

That's the £100 for the special bonus buy.

Now, when you've found it, would you pop back in a few moments

and have a confidential word with me about it.

And very, very, very good luck with that, Kate. Thank you.

Let's go shopping, girls.

You've both got two items to find.

First, it's Christina's bonus buy,

and she's got up to £152 to spend.

I have found something that is absolutely perfect for these guys.

I said I wanted to get something dancey for them... Look at this!

Just heaven, look!

It's a couple waltzing or...

Could be a tango, could be a foxtrot...

Could be a foxtrot. They're dancing - that's all we need to know.

£38?!

Well, we can do a little on it, for you.

Can you? What would your best price on it be?

28, would be the best.

£28. I'm very happy, so thank you.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

Well done, Christina, that's your bonus buy.

Now, how's Tim's Ton getting on?

Earlier, Ed said his favourite thing was that silver buckle we bought.

And I rather thought that as silver does sell really well at

Phil Serrell's saleroom so I thought I'd keep my eye out for some silver.

And Adrian, bless him, has kept behind some little bits of silver

I saw before. Have you got them there, Adrian? Brilliant. Thank you.

So that's the silver-mounted hobnail-cut scent bottle.

Very sweet, thank you.

-And your Chinese spoon.

-Brilliant. Thank very much.

And the silver bowl you've saved from the melting pot.

I feel like I've rescued it.

Brilliant, thank very much.

OK, so, what are we talking, Adrian - for the three?

Well, the scent bottle I'll let you have for £20.

OK. The spoon?

The spoon for a fiver.

And the bowel you can have at silver price - £35.

35... So what's that in total?

-£60 altogether.

-£60.

You'd be happy at that? Can't squeeze you any more?

-I'm afraid not a penny piece.

-That's the absolute death.

It is, I'm afraid. Got a mortgage to pay.

Oh, haven't we all! Brilliant, thank you.

With both items bought, I think it's time we had a chat.

Well, Christina. What a heap you've got here, girl!

Don't be rude.

I gave you £152 for the team's bonus buy...

What is that orange and black thing doing standing up there pertly?

I really don't think you should look at this.

-I don't think you'll like it.

-Well, you have to tell me about it.

Well, look, I had two dancers, just married,

and I thought kitch vintage jewellery,

beautifully enamelled, and I just thought it was perfect for them.

-What about the colour of her frock!

-She stands out, doesn't she?

You know what they call that orange, don't you? Uranium orange.

-Uranium orange?

-You could put a geiger counter over that.

I reckon it would go zz-zz-zz-zz...

-It is very much a colour of the '50s.

-It is.

So how much did you pay?

-I paid £28 for that.

-And how much money is it going to make?

I would hope it would make £40-£60.

-Do you really?

-I think it is a lovely thing, yeah.

I haven't seen another one like that.

-Now, I gave the £100, Tim's Ton.

-Yeah, you did.

And we've got this heap of old scrap here.

This is obviously a glass and silver mounted perfume bottle and stopper.

So we've a lovely silver mount on here

which has a Birmingham assay mark. So, nice and local.

I don't think it cost me a huge amount

-because it's with this little bowl.

-Two-handled trophy.

A two-handled trophy.

Missing its plinth, sadly. It would've sat on a plinth.

But it's unengraved

-so if anybody wants a darts trophy or anything like that...

-Exactly.

..it's ready to go.

Again, another Birmingham mark,

and a maker's mark there which is William Hutton and Sons.

Then, I bought a lucky bat for us.

-Because I thought I might need it.

-Chinese lucky bat.

Chinese, yes, exactly. Obviously, one of a set originally.

I mean, that... I weighed it, and that would scrap at about £35-£40.

What are you like, eh?

Well, I know it's ruthless - ruthless -

-but we do have to bear this in mind.

-OK.

So, there's £30-£40 worth of scrap metal there.

Plus these other bits.

-Cos I paid £60.

-£60 for the lot.

-Yes.

-Really?

-Yes.

-OK.

And you see that making, what? £60-£80?

-Well, and a little bit more, hopefully.

-Do you?

-Quite optimistic, aren't you?

-I'm very optimistic.

-I've got a lucky bat, what more can go wrong?

-Well, that's true.

Now, I've got the invidious task of selecting which one I think

is going to make, in proportion, the highest profit, and I have to say,

that I don't see the vintage dancing brooch doing any good at all.

That's how I see it.

So, if I've got to pick one, I'll go with the traditional one,

-in the hope that they've got lots of silver in the sale.

-OK.

I don't see there's going to be a vast amount of profit in it,

but I think it stands a better chance, basically, than old,

tangerine dress face down there.

Right now, though, why don't we see how that poor Kate Bliss

is getting on, finding her bonus buys.

For Kate's first bonus buy,

She has up to a whopping £225 to spend.

Ooh, I like that. Always like something in the shape of a gavel.

And that is really neat, because you've got pepper one side,

and you've got salt the other, which is really sweet.

Let's just have a closer look.

We've got a little mark there, which tells me it's Danish.

Let's have a look. Danish silver-plate.

Shame it's not silver.

£43. Hi, there.

How does 30 sound?

-33, 33.

-33, well...

That's pretty good. 33 it is. I like it.

Thank you very much. Great.

Well done, Kate.

Now, just your Tim's Ton item to buy.

-I like your wheel.

-It's a very nice wheel.

-Yeah!

-Just the one?

-Of course. That's the only problem.

-What do you want for that, then?

-Well, I've got 90 on it.

-Right.

-But you won't want to pay 90.

-I won't.

-No.

I've got to put it into an auction. How does 50 sound?

-Can't quite go that low.

-No? I do like it.

-60?

-I'll meet you in the middle.

-BOTH: 55. Yeah.

-Done.

Thank you very much.

-Thank you very much indeed.

-Good negotiating, Kate.

Maybe you'll find the other three on the way home.

Didn't she do well?

I'm surrounded by objects that you've found with varying amounts of cash.

-Anyway, let's do the team's bonus buy.

-OK.

-I gave you £225.

-You did...

-This is what you found.

This is what I found. I'm afraid, on the cash front,

I haven't done very well.

-I only spent 33....

-Is that all it cost you?

-Mm.

-What is it?

-It's a gavel, right?

-Mm-hm.

But, when you look closely, you can see it's salt one side,

and pepper the other.

-Which I thought was rather fun.

-Well, I'm blowed.

Sadly, it's silver-plate, rather than silver. If it was silver,

it would be fantastic for £33.

And it's probably late '50s.

How much profit do you think there is in that, Kate Bliss?

10, 20. Pounds, as opposed to Danish euros...

-Krone.

-Krone.

-No, seriously. £10 or £20 do think is in it, do you?

-Well, possibly.

Now, talking about the wonders of Kate Bliss,

this is knocking around behind me.

This would be the Tim's Ton, would it?

Yeah, I'm sort of shifting in my seat on this one.

This is not the typical Kate Bliss buy, but we're going to sales, aren't we?

Well, that is true, actually. Strategically...

-Yeah. So, that's the plan here.

-Is it?

-£55 paid.

-And just the sort of thing he'd buy, isn't it?

-Well, it is.

Every day of the week.

And at auction, I am predicting somewhere between 50 and 70.

I'm supposed to make a prediction now, as to which one is,

in proportion to the price paid, is likely to bring the larger profit.

And, on the principle that I don't really know what to do next,

always turn left.

I'll go with your gavel jobbie,

because I just can't see the money in the wheel.

-OK.

-All right?

-Not really, but it'll have to be.

Well, that's what I'm doing anyway, so, tough.

Anyway, right now, before we get too childish,

let's head off to somewhere absolutely splendido.

Oscar Wilde was one,

as where both Laurel and Hardy.

Mozart's Opera, The Magic Flute, celebrated the fact that he was one.

Winston Churchill was one, but not a big, important one.

And goodness only knows how many members of the Royal family have been one.

Freemasonry has been around for the last 400 years.

It has been seen in the past as being secretive and,

if anything, a little sinister.

But things are changing in the world of funny handshakes.

Modern Freemasons want to present a warmer

and more welcoming face to the world.

As part of that process, they're opening the doors to lodges,

like this one in Worcester,

revealing the secret treasures within.

Whom have you there? OK, you can come in.

I bet you didn't expect to see such an enormous space as this.

This place houses the second largest museum of Masonic artefacts

anywhere in the country, and what an extraordinary, varied

and eclectic collection they have.

From Meissen porcelain to engraved glass,

precious, bejewelled jewels

sitting alongside rather mundane-looking objects,

but all redolent with symbolism.

I'm here to meet Colin Young.

Not OUR Colin Young,

but the chairman of the museum, to find out more.

Well, Colin, it's a treat to be here. My first question is,

how is it that Freemasonry has the reputation, to the outsider,

of being shrouded in secrecy? Is that the case?

Not any more. It was, when the Nazis came into power.

We saw what was happening to Freemasons in the conquered lands.

They were taken into concentration camps,

they were killed and, therefore, in this country, Masons went quiet.

Their big mistake, and everybody knows it was a big mistake,

was to go quiet after the War as well.

It took until about 1981-1984 before we woke up to the fact that,

-if you don't tell people what you are doing, they become suspicious.

-Mm.

And there is no reason to be suspicious. We're open to anyone.

Now, Colin, I don't expect to sit alongside

the chairman of a museum, who's got a two-handled jerry

in front of him. What's going on here?

This was used in the 19th century, when Masons were in lodge rooms.

Now, they didn't have large rooms like we have here, they were in pubs.

-Were they?

-Once the door was closed and the meeting was going on,

they tended to stay in the meeting.

And if a meeting's lasting two and a half hours and you've had

three or four pints of decent beer, you might want to use...

the facilities.

-This was a facility which you could pass under the table.

-Oh, very matey.

Very matey, yeah.

But what's important and makes it bespoke for Masons,

is the device outside, isn't it?

The device is the two pillars, the all-seeing eye.

So, that's from the first half of the 19th century?

If we move along the table a bit,

what is the significance of this group here?

Those are what we call charity jewels. People say they're medals,

we call them charity jewels.

And if you gave a certain sum of money, you were able to have one

of these jewels and wear it on your coat when you went into the lodge.

-I see.

-The early ones are gold, of course.

What is not realised is the incredible amounts of money

raised by Masons across the land.

I mean, what sort of numbers are we talking about here?

Well, from 1981 until now, the Masons have given £55 million

to various charities, international disaster relief funds...

So, you would wear your jewel with pride in this lodge,

-having made your donation?

-That's right.

So, tell me, Colin, about this one.

Well, we call that the Hogarth jewel.

It is said to have been designed by Hogarth himself,

when he was a Mason.

He was Master of the Grand Steward's Lodge in 1753,

I think it was.

-Hogarth was, of course, the most extraordinary artist.

-Oh, fantastic.

The most profligate printmaker of the 18th century.

And made a fortune out of it.

So, we've got a jewel-set bezel around the outside

and then another inside.

This flaming aura, which goes to make up the central design,

all in silver and silver-gilt.

-So, would this be a serious treasure in the museum, then?

-Oh, yes.

-There are only a couple around in the country...

-Really?

..and we have one of them, of course.

This one, I think, is intriguing, largely because we seem

to have a chequerboard engraved under the glass of this cover.

We are sitting on a chequerboard.

What is the significance of the chequerboard within Freemasonry?

Well, in Freemasonry, we say this represents our journey through life.

Oh, right.

From darkness, before our birth, into light

and into darkness afterwards, I suppose.

And the middle part of this jewel, where does that come from?

That was made by a French prisoner of war,

probably 1805, 1800, something like this, during the Napoleonic Wars.

They made these, basically, to sell in order to get food.

Moving on, we've got the all-seeing eye above one, two, three,

seven stars...

Seven liberal arts and sciences.

-And the all-seeing eye being the eye of God?

-The eye of God.

-OK.

And if I turn it over, we've got

no less a personage than the Prince of Wales, Edward VII to be.

-He was a Freemason, was he?

-He was a Grand Master.

-Hence this jewel.

And hence he's wearing his Grand Master's column.

Well, that's marvellous. I can't thank you enough.

I see we've got a gavel here. What do Freemasons use the gavel for?

Well, the gavel is to call attention and keep order in the lodge.

Banging. the gavel.

And, of course, we're about to shuffle off to an auction,

where we have a certain very famous auctioneer,

who is very good at keeping us all in order.

-Thank you very much, Colin, for having us.

-Thank you, Tim.

-Well, Phil... How are you?

-I'm very, very well. As I hope you are.

-It's great to be here in Malvern in the country.

-Thank you.

Anyway, the first item Christina found,

-which is the nurse's buckle.

-Yep.

Now, I've noticed that these buckles are becoming increasingly

-difficult to sell.

-Yes, they have come down in value.

It's solid silver, it's beautifully made, you know,

all of that's great, isn't it?

It is, but it falls under that sort of category of collecting

that I think has had its day, Tim. We put £20-£40 on that.

-20-40 is your estimate. £40 they paid.

-Yeah.

So, Christina might just get out of trouble with it.

Now, here we've got the Bretby set of kitchenalia pots, which look

just like the Cornishware things, which are worth a lot of money.

-TG Green, yeah.

-Exactly.

So, the Bretby ones won't be worth as much as the TG Green ones,

-but you've got a set.

-Yeah, they're going to make what?

50 to 60, £60 to £70 all day long. What did they pay for these, Tim?

-They paid £70.

-I think they might just be all right with those.

Lovely. Now, last are these two Lloyd Loom chairs,

which look, to me, absolutely fantastic.

I think they're fine. What have we put on those?

-30 to 45, £30 to £50.

-Is that all?

-Yeah, they'll do that all day long, won't they?

-Well, they should do.

The sun's shining.

The sun's shining, they've got that spray-on gold look,

which is what they ought to have,

they've got the original Lloyd Loom labels.

-Well, there we go, we like them.

-Absolutely.

-And on that basis,

I think the kitchenalia will do well, the Lloyd Loom will do well.

I don't think they'll need their bonus buys,

but let's go and have a look at them anyway.

Well, teams, this is exciting, isn't it?

You spent £152, so £148 went to Christina. Show us what your bought.

-Well, I couldn't resist this.

-BOTH: Oh!

I really couldn't resist it.

It's a vintage piece, it's a little costume piece,

so it's not silver or semiprecious stone.

It's actually a base metal, but it's really rather beautifully done.

I actually really like that.

In wonderful sort of Art Deco colours, and I thought: you've

just got married, you're dancers, what could be more appropriate?

-You're so romantic!

-Sweet.

-I think I'm going to burst into tears.

-What do you think?

-I, personally, love this.

What period, then, Christina, please?

It looks Art Deco, but I think it's later, yes, I think

-it's harking back to something more romantic.

-'50s, '60s maybe?

Yes, exactly.

OK, lovely. Now you need to find out how much did she spend.

Yeah, the all-important...

-Well, I spent £28 on it.

-OK.

I don't think that's unreasonable.

-I would hope that she would make between £30-£50.

-Yeah.

-I was thinking hopefully 40.

-OK, 30-50 is her estimate.

-She spent 28. You're going to have to decide later.

-OK.

Now, let's get Philip's opinion on the brooch.

-OK, Phil, that's style for you.

-That's rather sweet, isn't it?

-I like that.

-Do you?

-Yeah, I do.

-Uranium orange.

-When do you think it was made, then? '60s?

-No, I think it's '50s.

But in a sort of heavy Deco style.

Yeah, I think it's really, really cool.

That could just do really well. We've put £20-£40 on that.

-What did they pay for that?

-28.

I think that one could do all right.

-Do you? How much is all right? Might it make 50?

-Yeah, it might.

-Might it?

-I think it might.

Again, it's that vintagey, kitschy, retro thing, isn't it?

It is, and it's in good condition.

So, that's the team's bonus buy.

Now, what about the Tim's Ton?

There are several bits, look.

What we've got here is, basically, a mixed lot of silver.

She spent £60 for the three items. Tell us about that.

Well, I thought dancing trophy, potentially.

-It was slightly tenuous, but...

-You're a wonder.

-I think I'd be a bit disappointed.

-Oh, no!

We won a big cup, right?

Maybe for third place, or something.

Fully hallmarked and you've got your scent bottle here,

or ladies dress dressing table bottle. Again, fully hallmarked.

And, of course, I couldn't resist my lucky batty bat.

-Yes, there is a lucky bat.

-Oh, the bat!

-Yes.

-Sorry, that's the old bat on the end?

-Yes. Not me, the bat.

No, exactly. You're the young bat. No, no.

So, old batty terminal there, yes?

There is a huge amount of interest in Chinese wares

and I just couldn't resist, he was gorgeous. So, he was thrown in

-as well. So, £60...

-£60?

-Yes.

-For the three.

How much do you think they're going to bring in, though?

Silver price has gone up ever so slightly,

so, I'm rather hoping that they will bring us £60-£80 for the three.

You're going to have to go and cogitate and remember,

you don't have to take any of them if you don't want to, but now, for the audience at home,

let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Christina's bonus buy.

My pick of the two bonus buys was to go with these,

because I saw a ruckus silver for £60

and I was hopeful that we'd turn more of a profit on those than on

the dancers, but I could well be wrong.

That's the joy of this business, isn't it? We've all got different eyes.

-I mean, we put 30-50 on these.

-OK.

So, are a bit of a scrapheap lot, aren't they?

-Yeah, for me, they are.

-Well, we'll see what happens.

That's the excitement. And I'm delighted to be proven wrong,

but that was my choice. We have to move on,

which we do, from moving on from the Reds to the Blues.

And for the blues, they've got these two mystery pots.

But nobody really knows what these things are for.

-These are grave ornaments.

-You what?

-Grave ornaments.

So, you actually... When great aunt Florence is, you know...

-Laid out?

-..pushing them up,

You put this into the ground and you just turn it in,

and you've got a flower bunch.

-That is amazing. And the same with the other one?

-Absolutely the same.

That one you twist in, that one you bodge in.

-And they sit on someone's grave.

-I don't believe it.

-Well, that is the most perfect, logical answer.

-Grave vases, yeah.

This has been a grave concern to us, you know that?

I'm not sure that it necessarily helps the saleability of the objects.

No, I was just about to say that. I think the fact that they've come,

at one point or another, off someone's grave...

-So, what's the estimate, then, Phil?

-£10-£15.

-OK, £10 paid.

Well, it's going to be great to solve the mystery, though.

So, good on your researcher, to do the due diligence. Thank you.

Brilliant. Next is this large teapot, and it is a whopper, isn't

-it?

-That IS a teapot, isn't it? You could get both teams out of that,

in the cricket club, couldn't you?

Certainly could. I think I rather like it, don't you?

-I do in a sort of...

-In its chunkiness?

-Yeah! I do, I do.

-How old is it? Not very old.

-No, not very old at all.

-We've put £20-£30 on it.

-OK, £25 our lot paid.

You've put 20-30, I think that's a bit of a tease.

You watch, Phil, if that doesn't make £50,

-the next cup of tea is on me.

-Right, you're on.

OK. Now, lastly, straight from the USSR,

-do you like it?

-Yeah, I do, I think it's quite funky, actually.

We've put £40-£60 on that and I think that'll do well.

And I have to say I liked it too, when I saw it.

And they only paid £40.

I think, you know, for a clock collector, that is

the thing to buy, looking a bit to the future.

-I think they're quids in with that.

-Yeah, good.

That's brilliant. I think, overall, they've done extremely well.

I don't think they'll need the bonus buys,

but let's go and have a look at them anyway.

-Now, Tracy, Paul, this is exciting, isn't it?

-Yes.

-It is.

You were very parsimonious and only spent £75,

which meant that Kate had a huge fortune of £225.

Kate, what did you spend it on?

Well, I tried very hard to spend a serious amount,

but I saw this and got rather excited.

-And had to have it, because it is, of course...

-Salt and pepper.

..it's a salt and pepper. Well done.

Look at your eagle eye down here.

-And it's a gavel.

-And it's a gavel. Exactly.

And, among the auctioneering fraternity, us guys,

we like gavels and they are quite collectable.

It's also Danish, and we've got a little mark on the handle here

to show that it's Danish silver-plate.

So, when do you think it was made, Kate?

So, I think it's probably '50s.

How much did you pay for it?

-£33.

-£33!

Which I think, for a nice little piece of Danish design,

-and a novelty gavel, is rather good.

-Yeah.

-What do you think?

Well, I would probably say it could be anything from £30

to maybe £50, or even a little bit more.

Back to Phil for news on the gavel.

Right, Phil. This is a novelty for you, isn't it?

Well, do you know what, I think they've been very clever with this,

because every auctioneer collects gavels. And I've had every auctioneer the length of Britain...

"How much is that lot going to make at your next sale?"

-You haven't!

-I have.

Well, that's because you've illustrated it in the catalogue

-and you've done your very, very best for our teams.

-Yeah.

And I think that will do well. We've got £30-£50 on it.

-And I think it'll do top end of that.

-£33 they paid.

I think they're fine.

And they could be on a roll when we reveal Tim's Ton.

On this programme, it's special, because there are two bonus buys,

-and you have to consider next Tim's Ton.

-Ah.

And if we do our little sashay to one side,

I'll help Kate out by revealing...

From the beautifully designed to the...

working wheel.

THEY LAUGH

Obviously, done quite a lot of work in its time.

They are lovely garden pieces.

And I paid £55.

But I would think, here in Worcestershire,

we might just get the edge and a little bit of profit.

Yeah, but right now,

why don't we ask the auctioneer what he thinks about Kate's bonus buy?

-I don't know, it's £40-£60 worth, Tim.

-It's a bit tired, isn't it?

Yeah, it is, but somebody will paint it white and stick it on a pub wall or a stable wall.

It's just decorative, isn't it?

-But you don't rate it particularly?

-No, I think it's just going to make,

you know, if they're lucky, it's going to make £50, £50-£60.

OK, £55 was what they paid so, you know, that's about it.

OK, Phil, well, thank you very much for all these predictions.

It'll be very interesting to see what happens, won't it?

-Absolutely, Tim.

-Absolutely, Phil.

Time to do your stuff, then, Phil.

First up for the Reds is the silver nurse's buckle.

349, this is a rather nice little nurse's buckle.

-Bid me for that, someone.

-Beautiful.

-Start me off, the nurse's buckle.

-Bid me £30.

-Come on, come on.

-Bid me £20.

20, I am bid. At 5, 25. Lady's bid.

30, now. Your bid, madam, at 25.

At £25...

£25. It's a joke. J-O-K-E.

Minus £15, you was robbed there. Now, Bretby pots.

The Bretby storage jars, these are really cool.

Bid me £80 for the five.

£50. Well, bid me 40.

-Bid me £30.

-He's trying.

30 I am bid. At £30, then, 35 on the next bid.

40, 40 bid. 45. One more now?

50, 50 bid. At £50, then...

-At £50, then, I say...

-Better than it might have been.

And thank you.

I'm afraid all my predictions are going well up the spout today.

Now, Lloyd Loom, this had better do it, or I'm going to be very cross.

Really lovely Lloyd Loom chairs, bid me for them. £60. At 60, 60 bid.

It's 60. 5.

70.

-Eh...

-70 bid.

£70 in the room. 75.

-80, 80 bid. £80, £80.

-Yes!

-£100, £100.

-85.

Look, £85...

£85. Where's the bid?

-At £85, and I sell, then, at 85.

-85, well, that's a relief, isn't it?

You were -35, which means you're plus +12. That is a peach.

Is that peachy, or what? That is a peach. You're +12, I'm loving it.

What are you going to do about the brooch? Do you want to go with

the brooch, or do you want to go with the bowl and the mixed silver lot?

Or, do you want to do nothing?

-We're not going to do nothing.

-I thought we should go for the silver.

Yeah, definitely the silver. Yeah.

OK, that's the decision, you don't need to phone a friend or anybody?

-No.

-Now, I have to tell you that my selection, which is

called Wonnacott's Winner, is on this mixed group of silver.

You've picked the silver, I've picked the silver,

Christina found the silver at £60

and we're going to sell it right now.

The little silver bowl,

Chinese spoon and a scent bottle.

20, I am started. At 20, 30. 40. 40 bid with me. At 40.

-At 40. 50. 60 with me.

-'Go on, keep going, keep going!'

-At £60, the bid's on the book. Is there any more at all?

-Oh, go on.

At £60 and I sell, then, at £60 and done. Thank you.

-Ha-ha! Well, it wiped its face.

-More is not all.

No bobbit, no loss, no pain, no shame, which means you've

preserved your winnings of +£12, and that's where you're safe.

We're going to sell the brooch, just to see what happens.

Really cool little vintage brooch.

I've got £10 bid. At 10. 15.

-20 on the net bid.

-20 on the net.

20 bid. 20, and 5. 25.

-30 on the net bid. 35.

-It's going up.

40 on the net bid. And 5 now?

-45.

-£45!

-45.

In the room, the net's out.

-At £45...

-Well done, Phillip Serrell.

£45, and done. Thank you.

That's two off 30, that is +17, but that goes to charity.

Well, I'm able to positively reveal the benefits of the researcher

in Philip Serrell's sale room today.

Because he's identified

that those Buchan and Porto vase jobbies are for graveyard ornaments.

Well, that's brilliant, because everybody dies in the end,

so they're going to be in great demand, aren't they?

-Exactly.

-Grave ornaments, there you are. Who's got £20?

Oh, come on.

Who's got £10?

10 I am bid, on the net. 10, 10 bid. £10.

-Yes!

-£10, £10. At £10 only. £10.

At £10, on the net, a nice sale, then.

At £10 and done. Thank you.

There we go, £10, wiped its face. Here comes the teapot.

There are teapots,

and there are teapots.

And this is a monster of a teapot. Who's got £40?

Or 30? I am bid at 30. 30 bid.

-At 30. 40. 50 with me.

-Yes!

-Oh, there you go.

-There you go, you've doubled your money.

-Oh, wow.

At 50. Any more at all? On the book...

At £50, and I sell, then, at £50 and done. Thank you.

Plus £25.

-They're pleased about that.

-This is a really cool thing.

A Majak mantle clock.

Who's got £50 to start me?

Come on!

20, someone. 20.

-At 20. £20 only.

-Come on.

Who's got 5? 25.

30. 5.

-40.

-Yes!

At £40 only. At 40...

You're out, madam.

At £40 on my right, and I sell,

then, at £40 and done. Thank you.

£40, it's wiped its face.

But it doesn't matter, there are no losses.

You are +£25, which is magnificent.

Now, what are you going to do, are you going to go with

the gavel jobbie, or are you going to go with the cart wheel?

-Well, we have had a bit of a discussion about this.

-Yes.

We've decided that we're going to go with the gavel.

You selected the gavel, I selected the gavel,

she bought the gavel and I rate the gavel.

Right, and in fact, Philip Serrell, who is not necessarily

the most generous of people when come see estimates...

he's put £30-£50 on it and you paid £33,

so that seems pretty cool to me.

The one you've selected is the gavel, and here it comes.

It's the Danish condiment gavel, really,

I suppose is what you'd call it.

-And, bizarrely, I've got one, two, three, four, five bids...

-Five bids!

But it's where we start, isn't it?

-Which in this instance is £120.

-£120!

-£120 only.

120. At £120. 130.

-140. 140.

-Kate!

150. 160.

-£150!

-170. 180.

The woman is so clever.

190 on the net, bid.

-At £190...

-£190!

Auctioneers all over the land are pressing their buttons.

At £190 on the internet, you're done, then, at £190.

And done, thank you.

That is +157.

157, I cannot believe it.

Hey, now hang on a minute, £157 worth of profit,

but, we are going to sell the cart wheel. Here we go.

Who's got £20 for the cart wheel?

-It really should make 50.

-Who's got £5 for a cart wheel?

Oh, thank you.

?5, I am bid at 5. 5 bid. £5.

Well, it's got £5...

-5 bid. £5. Any more?

-How can a woman get it so right and yet so wrong?

On the book and done, then, at £5.

That's a hell of a lot of wheel for £5.

Which is -£50. Anyway, that did not de-rail us, I have to tell you.

Because you went with right lot, which is the Danish gavel.

Well done. Anyway, you made £157 profit on that.

You had £25 before, which means

-you have a total of £182.

-Gosh.

We will have to go down to the cash machine

and get some money to pay you out in a minute, and in the meanwhile,

before we reveal all, don't say a word to the Reds, all right?

-Shtoom on that.

-Yes, definitely.

-Well done Kate Bliss, eh?

Well done...

-Well, teams, this has been fun, hasn't it?

-ALL: Yes.

How lovely to have double teams of winners.

Everybody's going home with profits. Such a satisfactory feeling.

Just the question of the scale of the profits. Now, have you been

-chatting to one another about profits?

-ALL: No.

No, not at all. Well, we're glad to hear it. There is a big gap.

You're all in profit and the team with the least winnings

just happens to be...

-the Reds.

-Awww.

-With +£12. That's not bad, is it, sir?

-No.

No, that's the right answer. Couple of drinks, here comes the £12.

There's 10 of them, and another couple of pounds.

I think Christina did very well finding both those bonus buys,

because both of them were crackers. We just didn't select the right one.

Either of us. Anyway.

You've made a profit, which is an achievement on this programme.