0:00:04 > 0:00:07We're in the East of England Showground near Peterborough.
0:00:07 > 0:00:11The place is crammed with 1,700 stalls, so our teams
0:00:11 > 0:00:14should have no difficulty in shopping for bargains.
0:00:35 > 0:00:40Now the rules of the game - we give each team £300 and 60 minutes
0:00:40 > 0:00:43to snap up some low-cost collectables.
0:00:43 > 0:00:46They even have an antiques expert to help them.
0:00:46 > 0:00:50And if they make a profit later at auction, they get to keep it!
0:00:53 > 0:00:55So let's meet the teams,
0:00:55 > 0:00:59first the Blues, good friends, Nola and Frank. Welcome to Bargain Hunt.
0:00:59 > 0:01:03And now the Reds, Christopher and Doreen, welcome.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05Very, very nice to see you.
0:01:05 > 0:01:09- Now, Christopher, how long have you two been together?- 48 years!
0:01:09 > 0:01:12And he laughs. 48 years, I mean,
0:01:12 > 0:01:16you'd have to bump somebody off big time to get 48 years, wouldn't you?
0:01:16 > 0:01:20- No, we've stuck at it, we've got another 48 to go.- Where did you meet? - We met in Cambridge
0:01:20 > 0:01:26when we were students, and Doreen was scraping the barrel because I was one of the last few men there!
0:01:26 > 0:01:30The modesty of the man! What were you doing at Cambridge?
0:01:30 > 0:01:34I was a scholar at St John's, and I read geography and French literature.
0:01:34 > 0:01:38- And, Doreen, what were you reading? - I was reading geography with a subset of drama,
0:01:38 > 0:01:43and when we met I had been playing Sarah Good in The Crucible which was the old tramp, grey hair.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46- Blacked out teeth. - Blacked out teeth, what's changed?
0:01:46 > 0:01:50- It was like a vision of the future, then?- It was, really.- Brilliant.
0:01:50 > 0:01:54- You're retired now, Christopher. What was your job? - I was a vicar for about 40 years.
0:01:54 > 0:01:59Now you're also an author, you've had three books published. What sort of things do you write?
0:01:59 > 0:02:03- I've put the whole Bible into limerick verse.- Is that it?
0:02:03 > 0:02:07It's quite fun, really. I've got one for you too, if I may read it?
0:02:07 > 0:02:12There's really so much to be got At BH with Tim Wonnacott
0:02:12 > 0:02:17You only need say Yes, yes, yes, on the day
0:02:17 > 0:02:20And with luck You'll go home with the lot! LAUGHTER
0:02:20 > 0:02:24Brilliant. We're going to have tremendous fun with you two. Good luck on Bargain Hunt.
0:02:24 > 0:02:28- Thank you.- Now for the Blues, Frank and Nola, how lovely to see you.
0:02:28 > 0:02:34- Now, you're just good friends, is that right?- Yes, we've been good friends for about 45 years.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37Frank, you like to do a lot of flat green bowling.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40- Does that mean you don't like bowling uphill? - No, I like it on the flat.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43You also go digging around in Victorian rubbish dumps.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46I used to, I have had to give it up.
0:02:46 > 0:02:50Well, my back's given up, I'd still like to do it, it's good.
0:02:50 > 0:02:55What are you laughing about, Nola? he just said his back gave out. You're bursting into laughter!
0:02:55 > 0:02:59- He's bowling one minute and his back's given up in the next.- Oh, yeah!
0:02:59 > 0:03:02We're going to have trouble with you two, I tell you!
0:03:02 > 0:03:07It takes a little bit more effort to dig bottles up than it does flat green bowling.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10But your hobby must help with this bargain hunting lark.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13- Which one's that?- Poker. - Oh, yeah, I like a gamble.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17- So you can keep the old straight face?- Bit of a flutter. Yes.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19You're extremely modest, aren't you?
0:03:19 > 0:03:23- Absolutely.- You once won a great poker victory, didn't you?
0:03:23 > 0:03:28Yes, I did, I went in a competition and I beat 80 other contestants.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30At the old poker?
0:03:30 > 0:03:34At poker in a casino for two nights, and I won.
0:03:34 > 0:03:38- Did you? What did you get?- £2,000 and a holiday to the Caribbean.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40- The Caribbean!- I know! - Is that brilliant?
0:03:40 > 0:03:44Yeah. Going again when we've made some more money on bargains!
0:03:44 > 0:03:48- What, you're going to make a couple of thousand profit today?- I hope so.
0:03:48 > 0:03:52- They're quaking over here, these Reds!- I'm sure they are(!)
0:03:52 > 0:03:54I think you'll do very well at this.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57Now it's the money moment, here's your 300 smackers coming up.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00There you go, Christopher, there's the collection money.
0:04:00 > 0:04:06Now, are you ready for this? You know the rules, your experts await, and very good luck.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11For the Reds, and she's no mug,
0:04:11 > 0:04:14it's the talented Kate Bliss.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16And preaching for the Blues
0:04:16 > 0:04:19is the divine David Barby. Amen!
0:04:25 > 0:04:27Kate, what about this?
0:04:27 > 0:04:30I think that's lovely, Doreen, for several reasons.
0:04:30 > 0:04:35You've got this lovely Art Nouveau design, this twirling silver spiral,
0:04:35 > 0:04:39and just as an added bonus, you've got a little gem set in there.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42That's a citrine, which is a type of quartz,
0:04:42 > 0:04:45and it comes in that lovely amber colour, but the other thing is,
0:04:45 > 0:04:50we've got some initials, you may be able to pick them out with your spy glass. Can you see that?
0:04:50 > 0:04:53- Oh, yes.- And they are the initials CH - they belong to a gentleman
0:04:53 > 0:04:57called Charles Horner, and he's very collectable in his own right.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00- How much is it? - Well, the ticket price is £75.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03- What do you think about that?- Lots of money for a hat pin, isn't it?
0:05:03 > 0:05:08I would estimate this at auction at anything from £50, particularly since it's Charles Horner,
0:05:08 > 0:05:10to £70, maybe, on a good day.
0:05:10 > 0:05:14So I think if we can just negotiate a bit, we might stand a chance of making a small profit.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16It's small and neat, like us.
0:05:16 > 0:05:20- Yes, dear. - Well, you'd better show me where you got it from.- Oh, yes.
0:05:21 > 0:05:25They paid £68 for the hat pin. Have they been needled?
0:05:27 > 0:05:29I've just found this, David, what do you think of it?
0:05:29 > 0:05:34It dates from probably around about 1900, 1910, that sort of period.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37This here with the two turned columns is highly decorative,
0:05:37 > 0:05:42but what I like, you've still got the original pediment and the mask.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45- And it's got its key.- Original key. - And the pendulum.
0:05:45 > 0:05:49And the pendulum. It's good looking, and people are buying clocks at the moment.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51Bit like you, you see, David, good looking.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54- What's that, an old clock(?) - Good looking!
0:05:54 > 0:05:57What do you reckon to the price of it then, David?
0:05:57 > 0:06:02I can see a price tag there of £80 and then it's been reduced to £65.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04I wonder if you'll get him down any more.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07He's waiting for you there, off you go.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09- I'll be off, then.- See what he says.
0:06:09 > 0:06:16Nola's haggling skills, otherwise known as a battering ram, brought the clock price down to £35.
0:06:16 > 0:06:21- Hi.- Now I know you said you weren't particularly interested in pictures, didn't you?- Not really, no.
0:06:21 > 0:06:25But little portrait miniatures are slightly in a different class,
0:06:25 > 0:06:27they're almost classed as objets.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30And I found this one, which is quite interesting.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33- It's beautifully painted. - Isn't it just?- And is that silver?
0:06:33 > 0:06:36Yes, it is in silver, you can see the hallmark just here,
0:06:36 > 0:06:40- dated for 1905.- I do a bit of watercolour and oil painting,
0:06:40 > 0:06:43I mean, not as exquisite as that, but I can appreciate
0:06:43 > 0:06:46the craftsmanship of that, it's really beautiful.
0:06:46 > 0:06:50The most commercial subjects are pretty girls or young children
0:06:50 > 0:06:54and you've got a second best here, quite a young dapper gent there.
0:06:54 > 0:06:59He is, sort of sitting on this armchair here, red armchair.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02- What is it actually painted on?- They are usually painted on ivory.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05I know it's a controversial subject these days to use ivory,
0:07:05 > 0:07:10- but well over 100 years ago, it was commonplace.- And so how much is it?
0:07:10 > 0:07:13OK, I knew you were going to ask that!
0:07:13 > 0:07:17- Well, the price tag was £150. - Oh, that's quite a lot.
0:07:17 > 0:07:21I would probably estimate it at auction at between £100 and £150,
0:07:21 > 0:07:23but I could go and flutter the eyelids
0:07:23 > 0:07:25and see if I can get a little bit off for you?
0:07:25 > 0:07:28Go and do that. Flutter them really well!
0:07:30 > 0:07:34Kate had a frantic flutter and got the price down to £130.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39The teams are hard at it.
0:07:39 > 0:07:44Hopefully they haven't spent all their cash, as any leftover lolly will be given to their expert
0:07:44 > 0:07:50to go and scour the fair for that bonus buy which may boost their profits when they get to auction.
0:07:50 > 0:07:51Fingers crossed.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54- I've jumped the gun and I've bought something.- Oh!
0:07:54 > 0:07:58- Let's have a look. - I hope you like it.- Oh.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00What did you buy that for, Frank?
0:08:00 > 0:08:04Because I think it's nice, I thought it was nice, it's boxed.
0:08:04 > 0:08:09It's all right, but I'm not that keen on it, for goodness sake!
0:08:09 > 0:08:11- I'll make a profit on this. - Well, I hope you would do.
0:08:11 > 0:08:15It's half my money, remember. We're going to the Caribbean, I want half.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18Well, Frank, I think this is very good, because the overall style
0:08:18 > 0:08:22looks back to immediately after the Russian revolution.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24Post-revolution,
0:08:24 > 0:08:28and it's called Suprematist style. This was done in the 1950s.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31It was a reaction to the Second World War.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34It's a very, very interesting design.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37Festival of Britain you're talking about, aren't you?
0:08:37 > 0:08:38Yeah, this is when it became very popular.
0:08:38 > 0:08:44- It was marked up at £35 and I got it for £25.- Oh, that's not bad.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47- I didn't think it was bad. - No, I think that's right.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49Is it all perfect, Frank? Have you checked it?
0:08:49 > 0:08:52- Yes.- Let me take one out.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55- Oh, look, it's called Gay Day. - Oh, how nice.- How nice.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57Gay Day, that's lovely.
0:08:57 > 0:09:01This is a collector's item, and it's got its original box.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03I don't think it's ever been used.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06Right, Frank, you know what you've got to do now, don't you?
0:09:06 > 0:09:10- Yes.- Go and make the coffee, clear off.- OK, I'm off.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17It seems nostalgia is in the air today as Christopher
0:09:17 > 0:09:21finds an item from those good old post-war days too.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24This is Beswick. I'm not a great collector of pottery,
0:09:24 > 0:09:26but we do have two or three pieces at home.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28Well, this pattern is called Happy Morn,
0:09:28 > 0:09:30and it's titled on the back here.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33It's essentially depicting a couple on their wedding day.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35There they are coming out of church.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37We've got the bridesmaid in taupe.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40It looks a bit like a younger Charlie Chaplin.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43- He does, in that bowler hat. - And that moustache.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46What I like about it is, it's really of the time,
0:09:46 > 0:09:48it's so 1950s, just after the war,
0:09:48 > 0:09:51and there was a great outpouring of feeling,
0:09:51 > 0:09:54people relaxed for the first time, they were happy,
0:09:54 > 0:09:58and what a better way to picture happiness than a couple on their wedding day?
0:09:58 > 0:10:02- Absolutely.- Absolutely.- So how much, Christopher?- Well, £45.
0:10:02 > 0:10:06At auction I would estimate it probably between £25 and £40.
0:10:06 > 0:10:12So I think if we can negotiate a little bit, perhaps it might be a good buy.
0:10:12 > 0:10:16- We will.- If you can get it within Kate's auction price, we'll have it.
0:10:16 > 0:10:17- OK.- Good decision.
0:10:23 > 0:10:28They got the fruit bowls for £35, so it's a Happy Morn all round, really.
0:10:29 > 0:10:34We've got five minutes left and you keep passing this table,
0:10:34 > 0:10:37and I think it's something you should consider.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40- Yeah.- This is an envelope card table. - Right.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44It works quite skilfully. Look, as I move it
0:10:44 > 0:10:47one section raises, can you see that?
0:10:47 > 0:10:49- Yeah.- So it folds out, that's the little peg
0:10:49 > 0:10:53that pushes up, and then you fold the other ones out like this.
0:10:53 > 0:10:58There you are, mahogany, complete with these little saucers
0:10:58 > 0:11:00for counters and cards and money.
0:11:00 > 0:11:04This is a very nice piece of Edwardian furniture.
0:11:04 > 0:11:08Now we call this Neo-classical or Sheraton Revival,
0:11:08 > 0:11:11because he was the designer and manufacturer
0:11:11 > 0:11:15- that produced furniture in a classical style. - You know what it is?
0:11:15 > 0:11:19It's brown furniture. What do we say? We wouldn't buy brown furniture?
0:11:19 > 0:11:23Yeah, but when you saw brown furniture, we're not talking about a table and four chairs.
0:11:23 > 0:11:29Well, it's different, Frank, it's brown, for God's sake, brown!
0:11:29 > 0:11:31It's £190, OK?
0:11:31 > 0:11:34He's come down to 160.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37If you can get it down any more,
0:11:37 > 0:11:41you do so, but honestly we have no more time and I've had enough.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43Well, I don't want to spend my £160...
0:11:43 > 0:11:46It's got to come down, Frank, else we don't have it.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48We'll haggle with the man and see what he says.
0:11:48 > 0:11:52Off you go, I'll see you back in the green room in one minute.
0:11:52 > 0:11:54All right, come on, let's go.
0:11:54 > 0:11:58With Nola's notorious steely resolve,
0:11:58 > 0:12:02they nobble the card table for £130.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05Time's up, let's see what they've bought.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07The heavenly Reds
0:12:07 > 0:12:09bought an Art Nouveau hat pin for £68.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12Let's hope their optimism isn't pricked at the auction.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15The miniature may be of a dashing gent,
0:12:15 > 0:12:19but at £130, will a profit sweep them off their feet, Darcy?
0:12:19 > 0:12:22And at £35 they'll be hoping the Beswick fruit set
0:12:22 > 0:12:26leads to a Happy Morn on judgement day.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28Let's remind ourselves what the Blues bought.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31Those devilish Blues, Frank and Nola,
0:12:31 > 0:12:33bought this old ticker for a mere £35.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36But will things run like clockwork on auction day?
0:12:36 > 0:12:38Have they poured away any chance of making a profit
0:12:38 > 0:12:43with their 1950s Gay Day coffee set for 25 pink pounds?
0:12:43 > 0:12:45And will the Edwardian card table
0:12:45 > 0:12:51live up to being more than just a £130 lump of brown...furniture?
0:13:05 > 0:13:08Well, can you believe it? We're in Market Harborough,
0:13:08 > 0:13:11at Gildings Auction House with John Gilding himself.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14- How are you?- Fine, thank you. - You're keeping well?
0:13:14 > 0:13:17- Yeah, nice to see you again. - It's lovely to be back.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20- Now, Christopher and Doreen are what you call up for it, right?- Right.
0:13:20 > 0:13:25And their first item for the Reds is the Charles Horner hat pin.
0:13:25 > 0:13:30Is this pin going to be a good buy or not?
0:13:30 > 0:13:32I would hope, I don't know what you've paid,
0:13:32 > 0:13:35but it's £30 to £50 on my estimate.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38- Well, they paid £68.- Oops.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40Next up is the Edwardian miniature,
0:13:40 > 0:13:44- which is very beautifully painted, isn't it?- Fine painting, that is.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47Do you rate that at all, is that a collectable?
0:13:47 > 0:13:50I think it's very good, it's a very nice painting.
0:13:50 > 0:13:54My estimate is 80 to 120.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56Oh, that's a bit tight, that, £130 they paid.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58It might be a bit dodgy for them to make a profit on,
0:13:58 > 0:14:00but still, we shall see. And their third item
0:14:00 > 0:14:03is this little fruit set,
0:14:03 > 0:14:07which is Beswick, or Bes-wick, as some people like to call it,
0:14:07 > 0:14:11- and that is the Happy Morn pattern.- Right.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14Do you get a happy warm feeling when you see that or not?
0:14:14 > 0:14:17Well, Beswick is very collectable at the moment,
0:14:17 > 0:14:19but this is Beswick, it's Creamware,
0:14:19 > 0:14:21- not special.- It's plates, not figures.
0:14:21 > 0:14:27Exactly. I'm not in great...favour of that being of any great value.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30I think I said 30 to 50 as an estimate.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33Well, they only paid £35, they should be OK with that.
0:14:33 > 0:14:37They'll definitely need their bonus buy, so let's have a look at it.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39Now, Christopher and Doreen,
0:14:39 > 0:14:45you spent £233, and you gave Kate £67 of leftover lolly.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48- Now, what did she spend it on? Hi, Kate.- Hi there.
0:14:48 > 0:14:53- Hello.- There we have it. I couldn't find a sheep!
0:14:54 > 0:14:56But I found you a boxer.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58Right(!)
0:14:59 > 0:15:02Now, there is actually more than meets the eye to him.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05He's in lovely condition, but if you notice,
0:15:05 > 0:15:08- he's got a little tag in his ear... - Oh, a Steiff?
0:15:08 > 0:15:11- ..so he is Steiff, you're right, Doreen.- I see, right.
0:15:11 > 0:15:15- You're very quick off the mark. - Sorry.- Oh, I didn't see that.
0:15:15 > 0:15:19He's probably '50s, I would say. I wouldn't call him antique,
0:15:19 > 0:15:24but as I say, in lovely condition. And quite saleable, quite collectable.
0:15:24 > 0:15:26And how much did you pay for him?
0:15:26 > 0:15:30I paid £55. I'm afraid I couldn't get him any lower.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33And what do you think he's going to bring?
0:15:33 > 0:15:38- Well, I think a collector might pay 60 to 80 for him.- Right.
0:15:38 > 0:15:42- Well, he's not exactly beautiful, is he?- No, he's not that, is he?
0:15:42 > 0:15:44If it's a Steiff, that's a different story.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47It's not the sort of furry type that you normally buy.
0:15:47 > 0:15:51- It's not as furry, no.- You don't have to be barking to like these things!
0:15:51 > 0:15:56Anyway, you don't have to decide right now, you can decide after the sale of the first three items,
0:15:56 > 0:15:59but for you at home, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about the old dog.
0:15:59 > 0:16:04Well, John, have you ever seen a woofer like this?
0:16:04 > 0:16:07It's got a serious bad breath problem, that one, hasn't it?
0:16:07 > 0:16:11- Look at its muzzle! Look, he had a growler in it, look. - Yes.- Its growler's bust.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13- Yes.- It should go, "Grr, grr, grr!".
0:16:13 > 0:16:16- I'm sure you're right. - Got a button, though.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19Yes, that's the bit with value, really.
0:16:19 > 0:16:20What's your estimate?
0:16:20 > 0:16:23My estimate is 40 to 60.
0:16:23 > 0:16:28Well, that's all right, she paid £55. That Kate Bliss, she rates it.
0:16:28 > 0:16:33- It could be one of those great surprises.- It could take the biscuit, that dog.
0:16:33 > 0:16:35Because I've never seen...!
0:16:35 > 0:16:37Anyway, that's it for the Reds.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40Now, moving onto the Blues, first up for them
0:16:40 > 0:16:45is this little coffee set, which is a really nice period set, isn't it?
0:16:45 > 0:16:49All complete in a box, it says on the bottom, Gay Day.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51- That's the pattern. - Bound to be popular.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53My estimate is 50 to 70.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56You're joking, surely! They only paid £25!
0:16:56 > 0:16:58Well, then that's a very good purchase, then.
0:16:58 > 0:17:02Anyway, second up is this truly hideous and ghastly
0:17:02 > 0:17:06continental Vienna regulator-type clock.
0:17:06 > 0:17:10- Dreadful.- I'm so glad you agreed. It's sort of rough, isn't it?
0:17:10 > 0:17:14Well, it's been over-varnished, it's got a paper dial,
0:17:14 > 0:17:17it's not really got a lot of hope.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20- No...- I mean, would you want to hang it on your wall?
0:17:20 > 0:17:22I wouldn't hang it anywhere! But they only paid £35,
0:17:22 > 0:17:25- which is terribly cheap. - Well, yes, but, I mean,
0:17:25 > 0:17:28our lowest estimate is 30 to 50, so, I mean,
0:17:28 > 0:17:30we just hope we can find someone to buy it.
0:17:30 > 0:17:35- This next item, I have to say, I think is phenomenal.- Right.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38The Edwardian envelope card table.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41- Give it a tweak.- Give it a tweak.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44- Ah, look at that.- And there it comes, see it, it's coming up.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46It allows you to turn it over.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49- Yes, clever, isn't it?- Very good.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52Well, I've got it in - conservatively, I thought -
0:17:52 > 0:17:54at 150 to 200.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56- Well, they only paid £130. - They bought it very well.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59I would predict they're going to make a stonking great profit.
0:17:59 > 0:18:03I've got a funny feeling about this, and they probably won't need
0:18:03 > 0:18:06their bonus buy, but we're going to have a look at it anyway.
0:18:06 > 0:18:10- Now, Nola and Frank, you spent £190, yes?- Yes.- Yes.
0:18:10 > 0:18:15You gave £110 to D Barby, what has he spent £110 on? Let's have a look.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18Well, you know I wanted a black cat to give me luck
0:18:18 > 0:18:20- when I found something for you two?- Yes.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22So I got another little cat.
0:18:22 > 0:18:24- Meow.- Do you like it?- Yes, I do.
0:18:24 > 0:18:29- Who made it?- David Sharp from the Rye Pottery.- Oh, right.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32Quite a well known maker of the '50s and '60s.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35Fully signed, here we are. There are the two holes.
0:18:35 > 0:18:36How much did you pay for it?
0:18:36 > 0:18:40- £38.- That's good.- That is all.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43- It's unusual.- It is unusual, I love the decoration.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46- Actually, I love the colours. - I do too.- The colours are lovely.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48People do collect cat items.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51Oh, yes. Cats are great favourites.
0:18:51 > 0:18:54- Yeah.- Particularly on our show.- Why?
0:18:54 > 0:18:57- Do you want to feel it, Nola? - No.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59- Do you want to stroke it? - No, I like dogs better.
0:18:59 > 0:19:03You don't have to decide right now, you decide after the sale
0:19:03 > 0:19:06of your first three items, but for the viewers at home,
0:19:06 > 0:19:10let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about it. Poor little pussy!
0:19:10 > 0:19:13So, it's raining cats and dogs today, John.
0:19:13 > 0:19:17Rather, kind of, flattened form, this pussy cat, don't you find?
0:19:17 > 0:19:20- Do you think it's been run over? - Recumbent.- Recumbent, yeah.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22- Good auctioneering term, that. - Yes, of course.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25What do you think it's going to bring?
0:19:25 > 0:19:27- £20 to £30.- Right. - Although I do realise
0:19:27 > 0:19:31that they cost somewhere in the region of probably £70 to £80.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33Brand new from the shop, yeah, absolutely.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36Barby paid £38, but then, I think he's obsessed by cats, you see.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39- He loves cats.- He loves cats. OK, well that's a big mistake.
0:19:39 > 0:19:43- Anyway, you're taking the auction, right?- Yes.- Very good. Stand by!
0:19:48 > 0:19:49INAUDIBLE
0:19:49 > 0:19:52- Doreen, Christopher, how do you feel?- Top of the world.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54That's what I love to hear!
0:19:54 > 0:19:56That's what's great about being on Bargain Hunt.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59- Are you excited about this process?- Very.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02First lot up is the little hat pin by Mr Horner,
0:20:02 > 0:20:06who sat in a corner, and here we go.
0:20:06 > 0:20:11138 is the hat pin, Charles Horner, Chester 1909.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14Lovely piece, this piece. I open the bidding
0:20:14 > 0:20:17at £40, and you're all out.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19£40 on commission, 5 in the room,
0:20:19 > 0:20:2150, I'm bid 50, I'm bid 50,
0:20:21 > 0:20:24at £50, it's your turn.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26- 5. 55...- Come on, come on!
0:20:26 > 0:20:28Do I see £60 anywhere?
0:20:28 > 0:20:31Selling and away, then, at £55.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34£55. It's only minus £13,
0:20:34 > 0:20:38and that's not as bad as it could have been. Now, the little miniature.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41Lovely little miniature here, please.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43What will you say for that? Ought to be 200.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46I'm only bid 70 here on commission, at £70 on the miniature,
0:20:46 > 0:20:49will this hold at no reserve?
0:20:49 > 0:20:52- at £70, I'm in...- 70 is very cheap! - Come on!
0:20:52 > 0:20:5570, 70, 70... Now it's being sold. Make no mistake,
0:20:55 > 0:21:00£70, have you all done? Quite sure, finished away at one main bid of £70.
0:21:00 > 0:21:06- Oh, no.- £70, that's minus £60. Oh, dear, oh, dear.- I'm so sorry.
0:21:06 > 0:21:10- I'm not getting a good feeling here. - He catalogued it very well.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12- The Beswick fruit set. - Now the Beswick.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15Large bowl and six small, Happy Morn.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18Who's in there at £50? £20, and again, no reserve.
0:21:18 > 0:21:23at 5, bid 25, bid 25, at £25 I'm bid.
0:21:23 > 0:21:28Quite sure? All done? Finished away, then, at £25.
0:21:28 > 0:21:32- £25, that's minus £10.- They've all gone to sleep, haven't they?
0:21:32 > 0:21:34We've lost on everything!
0:21:34 > 0:21:40You've got what they used to call a GSOH, right, Great Sense of Humour.
0:21:40 > 0:21:44WLTM, Would Like To Meet somebody who could make a profit!
0:21:44 > 0:21:48No, seriously, that means overall you are minus 83.
0:21:48 > 0:21:52- That's not too bad.- It could have been worse, couldn't it?
0:21:52 > 0:21:55So what will you do about the old dog? Will you go with the woofer?
0:21:55 > 0:21:57- Yeah, I think I'd go for it. - It's good quality.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59- It did have a growl.- Did it?- Yeah.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01- Has it lost it, has it? - Yeah, it's gone.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04It's been neutered. We're going with the bonus buy,
0:22:04 > 0:22:06it's the old dog, and here it comes.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09The Steiff boxer. There we are, please,
0:22:09 > 0:22:11the boxer dog, the puppy,
0:22:11 > 0:22:16button in the ear, and bidding starts with me on commissions
0:22:16 > 0:22:19- at £50, and you're all out in the room.- £50! Straight in.
0:22:19 > 0:22:22£50 I'm bid 50 for the Steiff, at £50, I'm bid.
0:22:22 > 0:22:24- Do I see £5?- Oh, come on!
0:22:24 > 0:22:29At £50, it will be sold, maiden bid.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32£50, selling at £50.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35- Oh, no.- Oh, no, £50. - He lost his growler!
0:22:35 > 0:22:39Minus £5. You went with the bonus buy, so that means you're minus £88.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42That's a good round number!
0:22:42 > 0:22:46I must say, you're a couple of punters, you two, aren't you?
0:22:46 > 0:22:50- Oh, I'm so sorry!- Don't worry. - Don't tell the Blues anything.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53- No, no.- No, no. - No, don't even mention losses.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08Now, Nola, we don't want any more trouble from you, right?
0:23:08 > 0:23:11- Do you know how the Reds got on? - No. Not at all.- No idea.
0:23:11 > 0:23:12We're glad about that.
0:23:12 > 0:23:16We're all predicting a bit of an awayday winner if you're lucky.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19- A GAY Day winner!- A Gay Day winner.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22Well, a Gay Day winner and, frankly, the card table winner,
0:23:22 > 0:23:25and your continental clock should do pretty well too,
0:23:25 > 0:23:28so stand by, bargain hunters, because this could be a result.
0:23:28 > 0:23:32Now, first lot up is the Gay Day coffee set, and here it comes.
0:23:32 > 0:23:37161, the cups and saucers. Gay Day pattern, original box,
0:23:37 > 0:23:42another good lot here, please. £80 for those, £22 bid and a low start,
0:23:42 > 0:23:4522, how about 25? £25, I'm bid 25,
0:23:45 > 0:23:49- 25, in the room now at £25. - No money, this.- Oh, come on!
0:23:49 > 0:23:5130. £30 I'm bid. £30, I'm bid. 35?
0:23:51 > 0:23:55- Well done, Frank.- £30, I'm bid. Now this is not enough, surely.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57At £30 I'm bid, 30, at £30, I'm bid 30,
0:23:57 > 0:24:00- do I see 5 anywhere? - Not a Gay Day set, is it?- No.
0:24:00 > 0:24:0240. £40 on the dresser, I'm bid, 40.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05I thought they'd make a lot more than this.
0:24:05 > 0:24:07£40, in your hand entirely,
0:24:07 > 0:24:10the lady's bid, finished away then at £40.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13- No money, £40. - Yes, Frankie-boy, we done it!
0:24:13 > 0:24:1661a, extra to some of your catalogues,
0:24:16 > 0:24:20this is the little Vienna wall clock on the side there, please.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23I think the nail has just come out...
0:24:23 > 0:24:26LAUGHTER
0:24:26 > 0:24:29- OK, this is it. - It is such a nice clock.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32Will you bear in mind there's no smoking in the room, please?
0:24:32 > 0:24:34LAUGHTER
0:24:34 > 0:24:36What will you say for that, £80?
0:24:36 > 0:24:39£30 I'm bid on commission here at £30.
0:24:39 > 0:24:43£35 in the room. £35, I'm bid 35, the commissions are lost.
0:24:43 > 0:24:47- Go on!- £35 I'm bid.- Come on!- At £35.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49£40 I'm bid, 40, 5, 45, bid 45,
0:24:49 > 0:24:51bid 45, 50 for you, sir,
0:24:51 > 0:24:54at £45 along the line then at £45.
0:24:54 > 0:24:57All done, quite sure? £50 I'm bid, £50.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00- Yeah, go!- It's there at 50,
0:25:00 > 0:25:045. 55, another bid of 55, at 55, bid, 55, you all done?
0:25:04 > 0:25:08Selling then, £55 and away at £55.
0:25:08 > 0:25:10- Yes.- Yay! We're off!
0:25:10 > 0:25:12You are plus £20 on that!
0:25:12 > 0:25:15- You are phenomenal! - We're giving it to charity anyway.
0:25:15 > 0:25:19- Now, hang on.- 161b, which is the envelope card table.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21Lovely little piece this is, please.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23Here we go then, what will you say for that, £300?
0:25:23 > 0:25:25I'm bid £100 on commission,
0:25:25 > 0:25:28£100 I'm bid for the envelope table.
0:25:28 > 0:25:31£100, I'm bid 110, I'm bid 120,
0:25:31 > 0:25:36120 bid, 120, 130. £130. Now this should be more.
0:25:36 > 0:25:39£130 I'm bid, it will be sold, there's no reserve.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42At £130, I'm bid 140.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44- It's not on the screen, you see. - That is so cheap.
0:25:44 > 0:25:48- At 140, I'm sure it should be more. - It's cheap! Cheap.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51At £150, I'm bid 150. £150.
0:25:51 > 0:25:55At £150, I'm bid 150. Quite sure, then, all done,
0:25:55 > 0:25:59happy and away, sold at £150, the bargain of the day.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01Bargain of the day, look at that.
0:26:01 > 0:26:05£150. Plus £20 though, you are overall
0:26:05 > 0:26:09- plus £55, how cool is that? - Oh, magic.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12- What about having a go at the bonus buy?- No, no, no.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15- You don't fancy the cat? - What, the road kill? No.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17- You sure? It's 38... It's £38.- We're going to...
0:26:17 > 0:26:20- You're going to bank it?- We're going to take the money and run.
0:26:20 > 0:26:24- You're a bit of a poker player, aren't you?- Yes!- OK, cats are off.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29We're going to sell it anyway, so here comes the pussy.
0:26:29 > 0:26:34And 166, the David Sharp sleeping cat,
0:26:34 > 0:26:37this is the Rye Pottery model.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40Hand painted, what will you say for that, £100?
0:26:40 > 0:26:44£30, I'm bid £30, the Rye cat here at £30, I'm bid £30,
0:26:44 > 0:26:48I'm bid 30, do I see £5 now? It's the maiden bid and it will be sold,
0:26:48 > 0:26:52at £30 I'm bid. £35 in the room,
0:26:52 > 0:26:54at £35, are you all finished?
0:26:54 > 0:26:57Sold and away at £35.
0:26:57 > 0:27:01It's minus £3 on that, which is nothing, is it, really?
0:27:01 > 0:27:03You didn't go with it anyway,
0:27:03 > 0:27:05- so you banked your £55, congratulations.- Brilliant.
0:27:13 > 0:27:18Isn't it amazing, the difference between two teams?
0:27:18 > 0:27:19What a bit of luck can make,
0:27:19 > 0:27:22and what a bit of misfortune can bring upon you.
0:27:22 > 0:27:24Anyway, have you been talking to one another?
0:27:24 > 0:27:28- ALL: No.- No idea how well or how badly you've done?
0:27:28 > 0:27:32I have to say that the runners-up today have done particularly badly,
0:27:32 > 0:27:35and they happen to be the Reds. So sorry about that.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38Doreen and Christopher, minus £88 overall,
0:27:38 > 0:27:40and it's quite a score, isn't it?
0:27:40 > 0:27:44- We certainly hit the jackpot, didn't we?- You really did there, Doreen!
0:27:44 > 0:27:47- Anyway, I hope you've had fun. - We have indeed.
0:27:47 > 0:27:51Cos we thoroughly enjoyed having you, but for the victors, this is extraordinary.
0:27:51 > 0:27:55You have made a profit on every single lot.
0:27:55 > 0:27:58- Yes, Frankie-boy!- Yes, Frankie-boy. - What about me?- Good old Davie!
0:27:58 > 0:28:00Davie-baby!
0:28:00 > 0:28:03So you are £55 up, which is brilliant.
0:28:03 > 0:28:08But you didn't go with the bonus buy so you managed to preserve your £55.
0:28:08 > 0:28:12- Yes.- And indeed, I'm going to give you £55.- Oh, brilliant.
0:28:12 > 0:28:15- What do you think about that, Nola? - I think it's magic, marvellous.
0:28:15 > 0:28:19- We'll give that to charity, aren't we, Frank?- To the Macmillans.
0:28:19 > 0:28:21- The Macmillan nurses.- Yeah.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24That's very noble of you, and I hope they'll be duly grateful.
0:28:24 > 0:28:28Great programme, join us soon for more bargain hunting, yes?
0:28:28 > 0:28:29ALL: Yes!
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