Wetherby 11 Bargain Hunt

We've got a creative lot on Bargain Hunt today,

so much so, I thought I'd try a spot of painting myself.

Ha-ha! Only joking. Don't worry, I won't give up the day job.

Let's go bargain hunting!

Well, Bargain Hunters, we're gearing up

for another round of antiques mayhem

here in glorious West Yorkshire at the Wetherby Racecourse.

Let's have a look at what's coming up.

Philip Serrell's taking part in marriage guidance.

-I had one of these as a wedding present.

-Right.

That explains why you remarried!

While David Harper meets his match.

But it has that sort of feel to it.

Do you think maybe we should swap positions?

Shall I put that red top on?

But which team will be victorious at the auction house?

I'm somewhat surprised by that.

But before all that, let me explain the rules again.

Our two teams each get an hour to buy three items with the £300

I'm just about to give them.

Then their items are taken away to auction and the team wins that makes

the most profit or the least loss.

Have you got it? Well, if not, don't worry, cos it will become

very, very clear, very, very soon.

All you've got to do is just keep watching.

Ha!

Today we've got David and Kay for the Reds

and Alan and Kate for the Blues.

-Welcome to Bargain Hunt.

-Hello.

Now, Kay, is there any sibling rivalry between you

-and your brother?

-Amazingly not.

We've got on really well ever since

-we were little children, especially if he does what I tell him.

-Ah!

David, how do you think you're going to get on today on Bargain Hunt?

Well, er, Kay's an art lover. She knows what she

likes on the painting side.

I've got a massive collection of stuff at home.

The house is absolutely full of junk.

So on that basis, my knowledge, your direction,

I think we'll be a winning team.

Gosh, we've got two experts, I think,

here on Bargain Hunt. This is a rare opportunity.

We welcome you and your sister and very good luck.

Now for the Blues, who are an

equally creative couple, aren't you, Alan?

-Well, I hope so, yes.

-What sort of things do you get up to?

Well, I write books professionally, books on popular history.

I also enjoy the theatre. I have old cars, which I tinker about with.

It says here you're an expert in ancient astronomy, too.

Yes, I've written an awful

lot of books dealing with the Stone Age and the Bronze Age,

detailing particularly how

the people at that time understood the environment in which they lived.

And included amongst that

was their understanding of the cosmos and of the stars,

hence stone circles and henges and so forth.

Yeah, most interesting.

Kate, what sort of things do you get up to?

I love acting and that's how I met Alan.

Alan had written a play and a mutual friend

asked me to read it to see if it was suitable for our company to put on.

And I read it and I said, "I really want to be in it!"

And so I went along to rehearsals.

Alan liked what he saw and he wrote a part in for me.

-Right.

-And the rest's history.

-Well, isn't that sweet?

-Yes.

I think you sound like ideal contestants

for us on Bargain Hunt today.

And indeed it's the money moment now! Here's your £300. Your £300.

There you go, teams. You know the rules.

Your experts await and off you go!

And very, very, very good luck.

Well, what a charming pair of pairs.

There will be expert help on hand

in the shape of David Harper for the Reds.

And Philip Serrell for the Blues.

And they'll be super-busy today,

as they'll be helping two pairs of Reds and Blues.

It's just really just a little sort of a... Probably around 1900.

A little footstool or a child stool and it's got this lovely colour.

You can't replicate that.

-No, no.

-Simple legs and you're always looking at these

to see if the legs have been replaced

and I would think it's highly doubtful.

It's priced up at £15, but she'll do it for us for 12.

It would be very popular with doll collectors

or teddy bear collectors.

They could sit their teddy on it.

-It's also good for grandmas with grandchildren.

-That's true.

Let's hope both teddy collectors and grandmas

are out in force at the auction.

Let's go this way, cos the sun's shining.

Having had a wander round, the Reds

have discovered something a bit fishy.

All right. Now, then. Now, I know what that is straightaway.

-I think it's a fish.

-A rainbow trout?

-It's a fish.

A-ha, yes! There we go.

You thought I was going to give you a maker.

-Well, I am. It's Beswick.

-Yes. Which is very popular, isn't it?

Very popular indeed.

How about condition? Are there any issues?

I've spotted something already. Can you see? A little mark.

So it's been off.

For me, that's not the end of the world. If I wanted that fishy,

and as a fisherman, and I wanted it cheap,

I'd buy it cheap because of that damage.

It's quality cos it's Beswick.

We'd be happy at 30 and that really is, I think, it.

-Go on. I'll go along with that.

-That's excellent.

Thanks very much.

At last, the £30 deal keeps everyone happy.

Over with the Blues, a retro tea set has caught Kate's eye.

I had one of these as a wedding present.

Right.

That explains why you remarried.

Dear, oh, dear. Do you like it?

-Um...

-Cos there's another one down here at 50 quid.

Eagle-eyed Philip has already spied

what he thinks is an even bigger bargain.

What can you do this set for, please?

45's the best. Very best.

-I think it's quite stylish.

-1950s, would you say?

-When did you get married?

-Well, I got married in 1969.

'69 and I got...

I should laugh, shouldn't I?

In fact, I got all of those.

It's nice to have the tray with it. >

It's been in somebody's loving care, has that. >

Is 40 quid any good?

The very best is 45. I'll do 45.

-Do you like it?

-It's a nice, clean piece.

-Do you want to buy it?

-Yes, please.

Yeah. OK, fine. Pay the man. Phew!

Two down, one to go. 25 minutes.

That's right, Phil, only 25 minutes, but you have got £243 left to spend.

Meanwhile, what have the Reds got their eye on?

-It's obviously a tray.

-Yes.

It looks like a home craftsman, as opposed to a factory.

It's Art Nouveau in the design.

But we've also got the Arts & Crafts thing going on here,

haven't we? Which means everything

has to be completely and utterly handmade.

And it has that feel. There's no machinery involved here.

-Absolutely.

-It's pinned by hand.

It's beaten by hand. That's the idea behind Arts & Crafts.

It's harking back to almost the medieval form, isn't it?

The basic functions of manufacturing.

And the damage, however, does, I think, not make that viable.

-OK.

-So, again, I would want that for maybe £30 again.

-What do we reckon?

-What do you reckon?

I wouldn't want to pay more than

around about £30 for it, because of the damage.

-You're going to have to get as near to 40 as you can.

-37 and a half.

-I don't do change.

-Do 35, then.

-I'll do 38. How's that?

-We'll do it.

Good job, Reds. £68 spent in total, leaving a massive £232

for their third and final item.

What's the best on your mirror, my love?

-There's only 15 minutes left on the clock.

-What have you found?

We haven't found anything else yet.

And the Blues are feeling the heat.

You're walking past everything. You won't see anything.

People think there's a magic to this business, right.

There's no magic at all. Just use your eyes.

Someone's cut that up, shoved that up there

and tipped the bottom of it.

They seem to have lots of options,

but Kate's got her beady eye on something else.

This is almost like a corner jardiniere.

So this is "faux" - F-A-U-X - faux marble.

We've got a galvanised, or a tin, liner. If we tip it back here,

-this is mahogany.

-I like these insets.

-Yeah.

-You could either put a basin in it

and have it in the bathroom, you know, and get it plumbed in.

-Or you could put it into a conservatory.

-Great big pot.

Yeah, a great big pot. Right, what's the very, very best on that?

125.

If you want this, I think you should buy it. OK.

-Oh!

-Done deal.

Ah, isn't that lovely?

Alan let Kate have her wash basin, but is he going to regret that

now that they've got all their three items?

Over with the Reds, expert David -

sorry, I mean, this expert David - thinks he's struck gold.

Nine carat.

Do you think you ought to let David do that, rather than you?

I assure you he's got eyes like me. He can see.

The pheasant brooch is Jeeves & Company.

Jeeves of Old Bond Street, London. A London maker. If it's original.

I don't think it is an original case

because there's a bump in the middle which doesn't relate to the bird.

No, it isn't the original case,

-but, I've got to say, it's a nice subject.

-Yes.

You're going to spot now what I think is a potential problem.

Because you can hardly make out the markings.

-But I think it's London.

-Yes.

-It's gold, but we don't know how old it is.

-Yes.

But I think it's a cracking piece.

I do. And I also think it's the

-right area to sell something like that, isn't it?

-Utterly.

-Yes.

-It's a garnet eye.

-A garnet eye.

-Yes, I can see.

-What sort of price are they asking?

Well, he won't take less than 100 quid, unless, Kay,

you can charm him better than me.

I think you might have a better chance.

We really would like to go at 90.

I think that's what we could afford.

I'll meet you at 95.

-I think we should go with it.

-I'm happy to go with it. Yes.

Yes, let's go with it.

30 seconds to go and we'll have it.

£95. Thank you.

Crikey! Talk about cutting it fine.

Both teams now have all three items.

Let's remind ourselves what the Red Team bought.

David and Kay paid £30 for the Beswick trout -

let's hope it goes swimmingly at auction.

The Arts & Crafts pewter tray might be a

bit battered but the Reds paid £38.

And it's a very pleasant pheasant,

but at £95, will it fly?

Which piece do you think is going to make the biggest profit, Dave?

I think we've got a good chance with the Beswick trout.

I think I'm going to have to agree with my brother.

I hate agreeing with him...

-Do you?

-It's not my most favourite piece.

-No.

-But I think...

-I am her favourite brother!

-Yes.

-He's my only brother I've got.

-Yes, quite.

-Not much choice.

So, David Harper, what are you going to do with that?

I clocked a couple of items when

we were looking round, I'm going to go and see if they're still there.

Well, good luck with that, Dave.

Let's check out what the Reds are up against.

Alan thought this small stool was a bargain at £12.

We'll find out if it was a bargain buy.

The marriage-breaking tea set is a firm favourite.

Kate's enthusiasm for the corner unit won over husband Alan,

but will it win over the bidders?

How much did you spend?

-182.

-Thank you.

-You spent 182.

-So does that mean we want 118 going across?

-It does, yeah.

-Right, 118.

-The maths is done.

-There we are.

-Thank you very much indeed.

-It goes to Philip.

So have you got any ideas then, Phil?

-I'm going to Relate.

-You're going to Relate?

-Yes.

We've rucked up to north Yorkshire, to Tennants saleroom

in Leyburn with Rodney Tennant.

-Welcome, Tim.

-Thank you very much.

Lovely to be here. Now, David and Kay went with the old trout.

The trout is a very standard, popular model

made from the late '40s onwards.

-I love it when it leaps out of the water. It's very clever.

-Yes.

What's your estimate on it?

-£40, £50.

-Really? Cos they paid 30. That would be brilliant.

It would be a great kick-off if you can achieve that.

-It would, yes.

-Good.

The Arts & Crafts pewter tray.

I mean, this for me is the worst example of Arts & Crafts.

It's so weedy and thin, the metal.

It's almost like...evening workshops.

You know, anybody could make it at home.

They didn't pay a huge amount. What would be your estimate on that?

-15-25?

-£38 they paid, so there's a bit of a hole there.

-Yes.

And I think rather cleverly bought for your saleroom,

here in the sporting heartland of Yorkshire,

we've got the pheasant brooch.

Well, because of the marks on it, it's going to be post-1973.

-Right.

-Yeah, so it's not old,

but age doesn't make a huge difference in this case.

I suppose it will make...

£60-£80.

Fine. £95 they paid. There we go. I think there's lots of potential.

I have a funny feeling they won't

need their bonus buy, but let's go and have a look at it anyway.

-Ah! Oh! It's pewter.

-It's pewter.

-Pewter, yeah.

-Yes, OK. It's hand-beaten. It's got that gorgeous Art Nouveau shape,

but an awful lot of Arts & Crafts going on here,

because it's completely handmade.

Lovely stamp on the base. Can you see?

-English pewter, hand-beaten.

-Yes.

A reference number, W & Co,

so probably 1900 in date. Not much...

Certainly, well before the First World War

because at the beginning of it,

Art Nouveau came to a crashing end.

Are we allowed to know how much it's cost?

-Do you want to have a guess?

-That's worth quite a lot of money.

I would put probably...

70-90.

I was going to say 70, so...

-With no knowledge at all.

-Well, I like that.

-It would be great for 70! Because I paid 30.

-That's brilliant.

Oh! Oh, and I think we really need a good bonus buy,

so I think that's terrific.

£30 paid. That's very good, David.

Well done. You don't pick it now. You decide later.

But for the audience at home,

let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about David's fruit bowl.

Rodney, I'd like to present

this trophy to you as Champion Northern Auctioneer of the Year.

It's not a trophy, but it might easily have been, mightn't it?

It could well have been.

Not the most desirable, but would make a nice fruit bowl.

-£30 or £40.

-Well, that's great!

-£30 was paid by David Harper...

-Modest, yes.

-..as his bonus buy.

So if he can make a tenner's profit on that,

if they decide to go with it, it would be brilliant.

So that's it for the Reds.

Now for the Blues, and what a mixed bag they've got.

First off then is the little stool.

-£10 or £15.

-They paid £12.

-Bang on.

So that's OK, isn't it? Good.

Next the Picquot Ware tea set.

There's just so much of it about.

A few years ago, we thought

it was going to really catch on and there were people buying it,

whether they were Americans or whatever.

So we thought this was the thing.

-But it just dropped off the cliff again.

-So...

-And it may come back.

It may be the collector's item in five years' time, ten years' time.

But at the moment, it is sort of £25-35.

-£45 they paid for it.

-That's a fair retail price.

It's a fair retail price, isn't it? As you say, it's a bit of a punt.

Now the last item, Rodney, is this curious, corner fitment.

You could use it as a planter. You could find a lot of uses for that.

The big question for the audience at

home and the teams is, what's it worth?

Exactly.

Difficult to estimate.

Will it make £60-80?

They paid £125 for it.

They pushed the boat out for this object, in my view.

Depending on how it does will

determine whether they need the bonus buy.

So let's have a look at the bonus buy.

-Look at that!

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

It's just a really sweet bookcase

that you can use to put your bits on.

Absolutely. How old do you think it might be?

It probably might have started life as being 19th century.

I would say it's had a few alterations in its time.

It's been stripped and cleaned.

-How much did you pay for it?

-I paid 50 quid for it.

And I think that at auction, it should make £60-90.

You've got a prediction there. He reckons you could get £60-80

-for it maybe in the auction and you just have to think it through.

-Yeah.

But for the viewers at home, let's

find out what the auctioneer thinks about Philip's little shelves.

Well, what a useful thing this is, Rodney, isn't it?

Very, very popular.

Whether it was made to stand on the floor, sort of beside a bed, or...

It has been used as a wall bookcase, hanging bookcase.

So it has got dual purpose.

But it's very good-quality timber.

What would you estimate this at then, Rodney?

Conservatively, £70-90.

Very good. You see, he paid 50,

-which is a good price to pay in a fair.

-Well, that's very good value.

So if they go with the bonus buy,

they might claw back some of the losses on the corner fitment.

-Very good. We'll see what happens. Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

Now, David, David and Kay.

Are you happy?

A bit worried about our choice, but very happy to be here.

Are you happy, too, David?

-The adrenaline is coursing through the veins.

-Is it?

-Yes.

-Good. Let's hope it brings the best out in you.

-The first item up is the Beswick trout, and here it comes.

-Right.

196, the 1950s, '60s, Beswick model of a trout.

I think they were made from the late '40s onwards. Always popular.

-That's good.

-Start me where you will.

Start me at £30. £30...

I have 30 bid. Thank you. At £30 only bid. A Beswick trout at £30.

40. 50. 60.

Early promise.

£70. On the aisle, at the back of the aisle, at £70.

At 70.

The bid on the aisle at £70.

Are we all done this time?

Well done. You have made £40.

-Well done.

-£40 profit.

Lot 197, the Arts & Crafts pewter tray, circa 1900.

Start me where you will. £50? 20?

-Well, ten, then?

-Ooh!

-£10.

I've ten bid. 20. 30.

-£30.

-Oooh! Ooh!

£40. Centre here. On my left at £40. At £40. The bid is on my left.

You're out. And out of there. Out over here altogether.

Selling this time at £40.

Well done, David. £40.

-Plus two.

-Out of jail!

Lot 198, the nine-carat gold, pheasant brooch.

Start me at £100.

£50, then? £20, Nigel. 20.

20 bid. 30. 40.

At £40. On my left at 40. 50.

-Come on!

-60.

Anyone else? The bid is on my left. A gold brooch for that money.

At £60. I'll take 70 where? 70.

80.

90, will you? At £80. Are we all done?

Selling away this time at £80. Are we all done? On my left at 80.

-£80. Minus 15.

-Not bad, not bad.

-Just a slight blemish on your record.

-Absolutely.

So you had £42 of profit.

You've now got £27 of profit.

You are £27 up. What are you going to do about the bonus buy?

-Are you going to go with the pewter jobby?

-We really like it.

-It's terrific.

-We'd like to go with it.

We'll go for it.

Lot 202, the pewter, Art Nouveau, Arts & Crafts bowl,

with these rather extravagant handles on.

Start me where you will. Start at £40? £20? A good centrepiece.

A fruit bowl there. I've 20 bid. On the aisle. Thank you.

At £20 only bid. At 20. 30.

-40. 50.

-Yes!

At £50. It's a good make. At £50.

Right here in the front row at £50. I'll take five if you want.

-At £50 bid there. 55.

-Five!

-Five.

-60. Five.

At £65. In the second row at £65.

Look round once more. All done this time at £65.

-644. Thank you.

-Yes!

-Well done!

-Well done.

-Well picked.

-£65.

-I make that a profit of £35.

-Well, absolutely, really well done.

-Yeah, that's brilliant.

-Good profit of £35. So 55...

Is that £62? It's £62 of profit.

-That's very good.

-That's good.

-Put it there.

-Excellent. Thank you very much.

-Very, very, very, very well done.

-Thank you so much.

-I want one of those! Don't tell the Blues a thing.

-Not a thing!

-Oh, no, we won't.

-Absolutely not a thing.

-Shtum.

-Absolutely.

-Alan and Kate. Do you know how the Reds got on?

-No.

-You don't?

-No.

-We've managed to keep that quiet from you?

-Absolutely.

That's very, very good.

First up is the little milk maid's stool, and it's coming up now.

Lot 220, we have the 19th-century, rectangular stool.

£20? Little child's stool. £10? Little stand, if you like.

Put a copper kettle on.

-£10, anybody? Period piece.

-Come on!

-I've ten bid. Behind.

On the telephone now at £10.

-Are we all done?

-Telephone?

-15.

20. 25.

-30.

-Yes!

-35? 35.

40. 45.

-I don't believe that.

-50. £50.

On the telephone now at £50. Are we all done?

-You've done it again.

-Are you all out in the room? At £50.

Look around for the last time. Selling at 50.

-Nice buy, that!

-Plus £38. I mean, that is brilliant, isn't it?

Plus £38! Now, Picquot.

We have the 1950s, '60s Picquot tea set and tray.

Tea set and tray. £100? £50?

-20, surely?

-Come on!

-20 is bid.

Right here at £20.

At £20 only bid. 30, 40.

No? Surely at 40? At £40. They were very, very fashionable, these.

-They will come back...

-Bit more.

-Come on!

Without doubt. At £40, right in the front row.

50. 60.

Look at that, girl!

£60. Still in the front row at 60.

Anyone else? Looking round for the last time.

-That's the business, isn't it?

-At £60. I'll take five. 65.

-70.

-No!

Five. 75. 80.

Sure? At £80. Right here at 80.

All done. The bid right in the front row and you're out.

At £80. Selling at 80.

-£80!

-Yes!

-Well, that is remarkable, isn't it?

-Permit yourself a slender smile.

That is £35 profit, plus 35.

A 19th century, mahogany and ebonised, corner wash stand,

with this faux marble top.

Must be worth £100 to start me. £100.

£100 for a good piece of furniture like that.

£100. Put a jug and basin in it, or a plant in it. £50 then.

20. I've 20 bid.

At £20 only bid. At £20 only bid.

At £20 only bid. All done at 20? 30.

40.

At £40. 45.

At £45. This could prove to be the bargain of the day.

At £45. The bid's right here.

I look round once more.

Are you all done this time at £45?

Well, it wasn't the day for it today, was it?

-Cheap, that.

-Anyway, there we go.

That is minus £80. Now you made a profit of £73 previously.

You've just lost 80 of those £73,

which means overall you are, I'm afraid, minus £7.

Ah! Never mind.

-This is not so brilliant.

-I'm sorry.

-Never mind!

Well, never mind, as you say. It was going so terribly well, wasn't it?

-I think they were unlucky with that.

-I think they were unlucky with it.

What are you going to do about Phil's wall shelves?

-Shall we go for it?

-I think we should go for it.

-Do you?

-Yes, I do. I think we should go for it, yes.

-Do you think we should go for it?

-It's not my decision!

-There you are.

-We'll go for it.

-You're going to go for it?

-Definitely.

-You're happy?

-Yes.

We are going with the bonus buy, which is splendido.

Lot 226, the set of 19th century, mahogany book shelves.

Start me at £100.

Well, £50 then.

Hanging shelves or standing floor shelf.

£50. 20? 20 bid. At £20 bid.

Thank you. At £20.

At £20 only bid. All done at 20? 30.

40. 50. At £50.

Right in front of me now at £50.

Surely, 19th century, mahogany wall shelves?

At £50. They're here to be sold.

Are you all done? The bid's right in front of me. All done at £50.

Going, going...

-Gone!

-£50.

-There it is. Got to be sold. Sorry about that, Phil.

I think you were unlucky with that, quite frankly.

-Really unlucky.

-Bad luck, chaps.

So wiped your face with that.

Minus £7 overall.

So bad luck to the Blues.

After starting so well, they made a loss of £7,

making the Reds the winners, as remember,

they made a tidy profit of £62.

Coming up, will our next two teams

get in a spin as they go bargain hunting?

Find out in a moment.

But first, I'm off to somewhere really rather refined.

Just outside Leeds, standing majestically

above its extensive gardens and man-made lake is Harwood House.

Its neo-classical exterior is, if anything, enhanced by the addition

of this Victorian terrace and the grandeur is difficult to surpass.

But the outside is only the beginning.

You wait until you see these interiors.

Over the years, the Lascelles family have built on this legacy

by collecting beautiful items from all over the world,

some of which are now on display in the largest room.

This is it. The gallery. Stunning, isn't it?

It contains a cross section of all the collections here at Harwood.

We have Renaissance works of art, sculpture,

wonderful paintings, Chippendale furniture

and of course the hand of Robert Adam is everywhere.

Plus, of course, a great collection of Chinese porcelain.

These wares on this table are referred to as celadon wares.

They were all made in China between the end of the 17th century

and the 19th century and they are

all of this peculiar pale green colour.

If you were smart and rich in the 18th century,

the best thing you could do to show

off your collection of porcelain would be to mount it in metal.

Here we have got a piece of Chinese porcelain,

amusingly moulded with two fish back-to-back like Siamese twins.

The top mount has a wrap of bulrushes

that sit above a bit of rock work.

The shoulder handles are made out of bits of kelp

in metal that seem to be sticking like they do to a bit of rock

at the top, with similar elements wrapped around the bottom.

Lovely, isn't it?

Can you believe it or not but the current Lord and Lady Harwood

have a favourite piece in this house

and it just happens to be what they refer to as their kissing fish vase?

So, will our next two teams of bargain hunters pull out a

few favourites of their own back at Wetherby Racecourse?

Time to meet our new pairs of Reds and Blues.

For the Reds, Susan and Pam and for the Blues, Deborah and Jill.

Welcome to Bargain Hunt, girls. Hiya.

How did you two first become friends?

We met the first day our children started school, 28 years ago.

Was it really?

Yes, found out how much we had in common.

And what sort of things had you got in common in those days?

-All sorts.

-Mainly children.

-Going out for a drink.

-We used to enjoy going out together.

-Socialising.

-We wrote a lot as well together.

We enjoyed writing poetry together.

-Poetry is one of your great loves, is it?

-It is mine.

Pam, you are a bit of a car-booter.

Yes, jumble sales and charity shops, anywhere when I can get

a good old rummage in the boxes, you know, underneath, people ignore.

So you're looking forward to spending our money today.

Certainly am, lots of money.

Is there anything in particular that you get drawn to?

I like silk handkerchiefs and

scarves and lovely little wooden inlay boxes.

In fact, would you like me to give this bit now?

-Is that for me?

-It is for you.

I'm not sure if it will go with what you're wearing.

I'll definitely keep it for another day.

I guess that is late '30s, isn't it? Silk chiffon.

Just the thing to go in my pocket.

-On another day, perhaps.

-A slight clash with this old job.

-I shall keep it for another day.

-Good thinking.

Very sweet of you. Extremely good luck to the pair of you.

Debs and Jill, how do you know each other?

-We're neighbours.

-We have been neighbours for 16 years.

Yes, but we also get on extremely well.

Normally with neighbours there is a

little bit of iffyness at times but touch wood, we've never had any.

-How do you feel about antiques, Debs?

-I absolutely adore them,

but I think the thing that I like most about them

is the fact that they've belonged to someone else.

I like to imagine other people holding them.

-You are a very romantic person, aren't you?

-I am.

I can tell. How lovely.

Jill, you have a reputation for being careful with money.

That's very unkind.

I don't know where we got that from.

I know where that's come from!

It's because we have a routine

-where I put things on top of Jill's dustbin.

-Start from the beginning.

-I love gardening.

-Jill loves gardening and I don't.

Jill has a compost bin and I put

vegetables and things out for Jill to put in her compost bin.

Jill and I quite often make meals for each other

and one evening she had made an upside-down pineapple pudding.

It was only a couple of days after that I thought,

"Was it the pineapple that I put out for the compost bin?"

-It was!

-You like to re-use.

-Well, yes.

-Fruits thrown away by the rich and generous.

Rich next door. I am a poor, old, retired person, you know.

We are going to have great fun with you guys today on Bargain Hunt.

Thank you so much. Now the money moment, £300 apiece.

You know the rules, your experts await and off you go!

Very, very good luck.

So, three items, one hour and £300,

sounds like a piece of cake - pineapple cake.

That's pretty.

That is quite pretty.

-I like that.

-What do you like about that, then?

-I like the detail.

-It is that stoneware, isn't it?

You don't often see silver with that, do you?

You don't, it's quite unusual.

-Stoneware is quite a cheap material.

-It is beautifully dressed up.

So every day, they used to make sewage pipes out of the stuff.

All pottery started like that, didn't it?

Royal Doulton were making sewage pipes.

Then they were making big, posh vases out of

exactly the same material in the same finish.

I like a bit of that.

Look at the markings there.

They are nice and crisp. "HB" is the maker and then we have a lion.

The H is 1907.

That's quite early. Shall we get a price on it? Good morning.

What would be the best on that?

-What is on it?

-35.

-34.

-No, you can do better than that.

He knows what he's doing!

I think if we got it for nearer 20.

-How about 20?

-How about 25?

That's a good deal.

22 and a half.

There's the offer.

-Done.

-Yes!

-Well done.

Yes, well done!

Excellent work, Pam.

£22.50 buys you your first item.

-Do you like that mirror?

-I do like it.

It doesn't seem to have any damage to the mirror itself.

I quite like this pitch pine here.

I quite like the Gothic look of it.

The one thing I don't like about it is that frieze along there.

It is £85. If you could get it for between...

£40 and £60, you might have a chance.

-OK.

-In auction it is going to make

£40 all day long and on a good day, 80 or 90.

Depends what you can get it for.

-Is there anything else you like?

-I like the candlesticks.

-You like those? Shall I get one down?

-What kind of wood are they?

-They are mahogany.

-Would they have been carved?

It's all the same piece of timber, isn't it? Art Nouveau period.

They are £80.

What would I see those making? They could make...

About 40.

About that. Again, they could

possibly make as much as the ticket price.

-Shall we see if a deal can be done?

-Excuse me.

Just wondered what the best price would be.

We've got £85 on it.

Absolute bottom price would be 60.

What about the candlesticks?

The candlesticks here again, we are looking at 60 for those as well.

-What if they bought the two?

-100 for the pair?

No.

Look at that mean look.

110 for the pair.

Could do 110 for the pair.

If I were you, I would buy that for £60 with the proviso

that if you come back in 20 minutes,

you can buy those two for 50 if you're happy with it.

OK. We'll do that.

If you don't find anything else, come back and have the same deal on that.

Are you happy to buy the mirror?

Yes, please.

Great gameplay there by the Blues.

They secured the mirror at £60

and have the candlesticks in reserve if they don't see anything else.

Let's see if the Reds have found anything.

It's a cigar case.

Look at that. Silver-mounted.

Can you see each individual piece of silver is hallmarked?

That is crocodile, I think?

What have you got on that one?

65.

I don't know whether you girls are drawn to that.

-I'm not.

-1895.

1895. That is quite early. 65 quid.

My gosh, girls, we've got just over 15 minutes.

-Think, you've got 15 minutes.

-We'll bear that in mind.

That's right, David.

Time is ticking along.

Both teams have only bought one item, but with the teams being led

by such knowledgeable experts, I'm sure they'll bag an item soon.

What do you think this is?

You think I'd know?

Let me have a look.

Right, we've got a wooden handle,

brass ferrule, brass there, brass there, spring there,

you pull that down and that action clearly stretches something.

Take your finger out.

It obviously grips something, doesn't it?

I don't think it grips anything at all.

You put something on there and it actually stretches it.

It is too big for a glove stretcher.

I quite like this because I think if we can get it for the right price,

it is a bit of a talking piece for people.

They can have it in the room,

say to the visitors, "What do you think this is?"

If I can get it for a tenner, something like that.

I don't truthfully see how you can fail at a tenner.

I've just got to do a bit of negotiating

now to get from 16.50 to £10.

-See what you can do.

-Hi.

You have £16.50 on this.

I just wondered what the best price was.

I would have been looking for 12, really.

Can you do it for a tenner for us?

All right, then.

You twisted my arm.

Thank you!

You've bought it? £10? Short and sweet.

Well done, you!

There's no holding you.

We were way behind the clock, now we are back on the pace again.

Well done.

That quick deal means item number

two is in the bag with a whopping £230 left to spend.

Now, the Reds appear to be back with the cigar case.

I like it. I really like it.

I don't want to break the thing. Clasp like that.

It is not in bad condition, is it?

The cigars go in. This is quite nice.

1895. Crocodile and silver. 68.

Shall we bid him 30? Let me bid him.

Hi there. Could it be 30 quid?

With a bit of silver polish.

No? 25, then.

I've got 68 on it.

The absolute bottom will be £50.

-40?

-No, sorry, I just can't do it.

He's hard, isn't he? That's why he smokes big, posh cigars.

It is a beautiful piece.

Do you think at 50, we could make a profit?

Can you put some wax on it

and some silver polish, give it a bit of a buff and do it for 45?

-Please.

-48.

-Make it 45 and we are done.

-48.

-Girls?

Go for 48.

Get polishing because we've only got five minutes or more.

All right, cheers.

Cigar smoke.

Absolutely. Thank you, thank you very much.

That would be lovely of you.

That's lovely. Now, quick catch-up.

We've got just over 10 minutes, that's two items bought.

-If you spotted it let's see it. What have you seen?

-The glass.

I saw that!

-No! No!

-Come on, come on, quickly.

With an excited Pam spotting a potential third item,

the Blues are chasing the game.

Are they any closer to sealing a deal?

-Come on, girls, shake a leg.

-OK!

Maybe not.

Tell me why you love that.

I love it, I love the shape of it,

I just want to touch it, the feel of it, the way it flows around.

-It's beautiful.

-Sh, a moment, stop being so enthusiastic and loud.

That only makes the price...

I don't know why we have been friends for 28 years.

Because we don't like the same things!

-Pam, you love it.

-I love it. I adore it.

-I hate it.

-Right.

What do you think I think about it, then?

I think you like it as a piece but

you don't like it, like it, you wouldn't have it in your house.

-I WOULD have it in my house.

-Would you?

I think it is eccentric, I think it is a bit bonkers.

I like it because it is quality.

Probably Italian, probably Murano,

probably not that old. What do you think looking at the colours?

-'70s?

-'60s, '70s, yes.

What does that make it?

-Collectible.

-Retro, doesn't it?

-Funky.

-Is that what it is?

I like it.

-I lived through the '70s, that was enough.

-What was I?

A-line coat and a woolly hat.

-What's the absolute best on this one?

-£40.

40.

I'll go with you two, but I still hate it.

Go and give that man £40 and we're done.

Are you sure you can't do 38?

-OK.

-I think 40 is reasonable.

I don't know whether we will make a profit.

A triumphant Red team celebrate their third purchase.

As we approach the final whistle, how are the Blues doing?

You like that?

I really like that. I think there is something special about that.

It is a brass bowl. This has either been lacquered on there

or painted on there and then the lacquer has either been etched off,

or almost like scratched or carved off.

You have this floral design there.

When I first looked at it,

I thought it might be Japanese but if you turn it over,

that clearly is not a Japanese signature so it is probably French.

In terms of date, the earliest that can be is 1900.

The latest it can be is five years ago.

The truthful answer is I really don't know. What's it worth?

£5, £50.

I've seen dafter things make £500.

I really like it. On my head be it.

-Have a word with the good man.

-What is the price for that?

25 for that.

-Five!

-15?

-Four!

-No, it is an unusual piece, that.

-Three!

-I'll do 20.

-Two!

-20?

-Don't look at me. I've got nothing to do with this!

One.

-Come on, 20.

-OK, you've robbed us. Cheers.

Thanks very much.

Time is up.

That concludes the shopping,

so let's remind ourselves what the Reds bought.

The Reds kicked off the day

by spending a modest £22.50 on a silver-mounted pot.

Look at the detail.

Next up for £48, the cigar case.

Finally, and it split the team, they spent £40 on the Murano vase.

Splendiferous.

I'll go with you two.

That goes to show it is not

easy to spend your money and we don't always agree on things.

-Hello!

-Hello!

You jolly nearly ran out of time, didn't you?

We did.

How much did you spend overall?

£110.50.

£110.50. There's a lot of leftover lolly.

-Who's got that cash?

-I have.

£110.50. And that 50 makes it 111. Another four makes us £4.50.

There must be £4.50 here. Look, we have £4.50 here.

-That's all right.

-How much have I got?

A whole wodge. Never mind about adding it up.

The maths is too difficult.

There you go, David. How are you feeling about that?

I think these two have just proven just how difficult it is

-to spend money even when it is not your own money.

-Yes.

You have never had great difficulty.

I can't think of anybody better to go and do it.

Very good luck with that.

Why don't we check out what the Blues have bought?

First up, the Blues bought

themselves a pitch pine mirror for £60.

Their second, acquired at breakneck speed,

£10 for the mystery item that nobody can quite put their finger on.

And for £20, the third and final item, a lacquered brass dish.

By George, I think they've done it!

We've finished!

-Yes!

-You are very happy there, aren't you?

How much did you spend overall, then?

How much did we spend?

60 on the mirror, 10 on the quirky piece and 20.

-It was £90.

-Thank you.

£90, so £210 of leftover lolly.

That is an awful lot of money.

Philip Serrell is an extraordinary man

and he can go out here now and blow

the whole lot on something very unusual.

On the other hand, he can play a

straight bat and follow your lead and spend a small amount.

He's going to be wonderful.

Off you go, Phil.

What a joy it is to be in North Yorkshire,

at Tennants saleroom with Rodney Tennant.

Good morning, Rodney.

Good morning, Tim.

The first item for the Reds is the stoneware mounted pot,

hardly the most ginormous object

but at least it has got a silver mount on it.

It has. No mark on it.

It is rather like Linthorpe, but it is probably not.

It could almost be Brameld as well.

South Yorkshire, you expect a Brameld mark on the bottom.

Make a local connection, if you possibly can.

Try to. If it was Brameld, it would be 40 to £60.

Let's be conservative and say 30-ish.

30-ish, very good. They paid £22.50.

Quite a precise number.

-I could see a profit.

-Wouldn't that be wonderful?

The crocodile skin wallet has seen better days.

Slightly chewed around the edges.

Do you think that is worth any more than £48?

Because of the damage, I don't think it is worth that.

What do you think it is worth?

-20 to 30.

-OK, a bit of a loss on that.

What about the brightly-coloured vase?

Jolly. Not very good quality, though.

Jolly, European origin, Central European, probably.

£30, £40.

Bright enough to brighten any room.

Very good. £40 they paid.

They are pretty close on all three items.

They may or may not need the bonus buy, but let's have a look at it.

Are you ready, girls?

-Wow!

-I love it.

It is Art Deco but even better than that, it's American Art Deco,

which could be very good news.

I did research it when I got home

and I did find one on an American site for 300 in an auction.

-How much did you pay?

-60 quid.

-Really?!

-I didn't blow it all.

-You were only teasing.

I was teasing!

So that could go for what? 60 to 100?

-It could do. It really could.

-I would buy it, wouldn't you?

I'd buy it. It's lovely.

You don't decide now, girls.

You can think about it after the sale of your first three items.

Let's see how the auctioneer is going to focus on David's lens.

It is an American table magnifier.

It looks, to me, bronze

but it is very soft so it is probably bronze spelter. Should be £30, £40.

That's the auction estimate.

He may or may not have paid too much, we'll find out in a minute.

Deborah and Jill for the Blues,

their first item is this toilet mirror.

Which is an awful lot of mirror for your money, I have to say.

It is, but that particular type of

mirror is just not the most popular at the moment.

-£20, £30.

-£60 they paid. It is a bit of a killer, isn't it?

I hope somebody's got a bit more imagination

and will perhaps make two objects of it.

Next is this little bench, this mechanical object

which I'm glad to say, I am not required

to venture any opinion on as to what it might be used.

These makers were connected with the manufacture of corks.

I've had it this way up to see

whether you would insert corks into a bottle.

If you collected corkscrews and

things to do with the vintners' trade,

then you would want to have this

and you would probably get 30 or £40 for it.

They paid £10 for it, frankly.

If you can get 30 to £40, that is a delightful profit.

They'll get more than 10.

Now, next is this oddball bowl.

Trying to be Art Nouveau but

the way it is constructed and the finish on it, I'm not happy.

It is decorative and somebody will buy it.

-What do you think you might get for it?

-10 or £15?

£20 paid.

So they're going to need their bonus buy.

Let's jolly well go and have a look at it.

£210 went to Philip Serrell - did he spend the lot?

No, I think I am going to move to Yorkshire because I spent 15 quid.

I bought that little cannon, a model of a firing cannon,

and usually these things can be 18th or 19th century.

They are put on later carriages. I'm not sure about the age of this.

That is definitely 1930s, something like that.

How much profit can we expect to make?

I think it might make 20 to £30.

Potentially doubling your money

on the bonus buy, which would be brilliant, wouldn't it?

-It would.

-Think it through.

For the viewers at home, let's find

out what the auctioneer thinks about Philip's cannon.

No great age to it, but it has been well modelled.

I hope they didn't pay too much.

It is a bonus buy item, it's come from Philip, he paid £15 for it.

-That's all right.

-Will he turn a small profit?

He certainly should. £15.

It is a bargain. There are lots of bargains to be had.

-There are, out there.

-Lots and lots

-and now is the time to go bargain hunting.

-It is!

With that excellent plug, we will

-shove off and see you on the rostrum in a minute.

-I look forward to that.

40. 50. 60. 70. 80.

£80.

Now, if your enthusiasm is reflected with your spiky hairdo...

We could do awfully well.

..you should do awfully well.

I'm glad you are feeling positive

and up for it because we have got a room full of people here.

We've got an auctioneer who's

cooking with gas and I'm full of hope for you.

First up is the pot with the silver mounts. Here it comes.

Lot 244.

We have the stoneware silver mounted pot, pottery one. £20.

10 bid. At £10 only bid. 20.

30 in the middle. At £30.

At £30, I'll take another 5.

Are you all done this time at £30?

The bid's right down here now. At 30.

£30.

That's £7.50.

245.

The 1895 silver-mounted crocodile leather cigar case.

Start me where you will. £20.

10.

10 bid.

15, 20, 25, surely, at £25.

The bid is on my left now. At £25, look round for the last time.

£25 is not so good, is it?

Don't worry.

That is minus £23 on that.

Never mind. Here comes the Murano.

Lot 246. This continental vase

in the form of this lily.

Highly decorative glass vase. £20? 10? Has to be sold.

10 bid, 20, 30, 35. At £35.

40.

Another 5? At £40, the bid is on my left at £40.

Anyone else?

All done this time at £40.

It has wiped its face.

I make that overall, you are minus £15.

That's brilliant!

-Are we going with the bonus buy?

-What are you going to do?

-Yes.

-Are you?

-Yes, I love it.

Rather attractive, this.

Art Deco bronze desk magnifier.

£20. 20 is bid. Thank you, sir.

£20, 30.

I'll take five off you, sir. I know times are hard.

At £35, right in the front row. £35.

Is there anybody else? Another five off anybody?

Selling this time at 35.

Minus £25. I am so sorry to tell you that.

You don't accumulate without speculating.

You have speculated.

Overall, then, you're £40.50 down the drain.

That could be a winning score.

It could easily be a winning score, so don't say a thing to the Blues.

Deborah and Jill, do you know how the Reds got on?

-I don't.

-Very good, we don't want you to.

First up is the mirror and here it comes.

Lot 268, the pitch pine toilet mirror in the Gothic style.

Start me where you will. £40.

30, £20. 20 bid.

30, 40...

-Look, he's going.

-Sh! Sh! Sh!

40 on my left, at £40 on my left.

I'll take 5. £40 on my left. Are you all done this time at 40?

£40 it is. That is minus £20. Bad luck, chaps.

Lot 269, the metal, brass and wooden bench-mounted doofer!

Sh! Sh!

It does for this, does for that and does for everything.

I think it is actually to do with the vintner business and corkage.

30 to start. 20!

20 bid, at £20.

30, 40, 50, at £50.

At £50 the bid right here. Are you all done this time?

£50, that is super!

Lot 270, the etched lacquer and brass dish.

Start me at £10. £10.

Oh, come on!

I might be wrong. 20, 30, 40, £40 second row.

Are we all done this time? 40.

£40, you have doubled your money, plus 20 on that.

You are now plus 40.

£40 up. It is a very good score. It could be a winning score.

It doesn't matter, we'll go with Philip.

You are going to do it.

You are going with the cannon.

274, the brass model starting cannon.

Nicely turned item. £20.

10, 10, 20.

At £20 at the back of the aisle.

5, then, sir. At £20, I'll take 5 off anybody.

Going, going, gone.

£20. Thank you, sir.

That's great, isn't it? £5 profit on that. That is so good.

Overall, you are plus £45.

-Excellent.

-£45 profit.

-That is half the money we spent, which is pretty good.

-50% profit.

It doesn't get any better than that.

Don't tell the Reds a thing. We will reveal all in a moment.

How lovely is this?

Both teams with scores in the 40s.

Except that one team happens to be minus 40 and the other is plus 40.

The minuses are the Reds.

THEY GROAN

All I can say is that you two girls have been great sports.

The victors, though, are the Blues.

They managed to win by making a profit of £45.

Mr Sorrell is something of a hero, I fancy, today.

Overall, plus £45. Here is the £45.

There you go, Deborah.

We've had great fun. Join us soon for some more bargain hunting. Yes?

-ALL:

-Yes!