Grimsthorpe 6 Bargain Hunt

This, in television terms, is called a link.

It's also a sausage, which links us with Lincolnshire,

which is where we are today, but not looking for a load of old bangers...

what we're looking for is bargains, so let's go banger bargain hunting!

Mmm, that was delicious!

Well, Bargain Hunters, today we're in the grounds

of Grimsthorpe Castle,

the most beautiful place, that's oozing in history.

The big question is, though, is the fare here

at Grimsthorpe Castle oozing with bargains?

For one hour we'll be letting our teams loose with £300 and an expert

to truffle around and sniff out three profitable items,

but will they rise to the challenge and make loads of dough?

Will they have the correct recipe for success? Only time will tell.

Bargain Hunting for the Reds today are sisters, Penny and Elaine,

and friends and fellow lecturers, John and Sue.

Welcome to Bargain Hunt.

So, you reckon you've got a formula for winning today, is that right?

-Oh, absolutely!

-Definitely!

-And what would that be?

We're a formidable pair.

We know a bargain when we see one.

And we know what each other is thinking most of the time.

Which you would do, as sisters, because you're communicating

-telepathically, yes?

-Yes, something like that, yes.

Now, Penny, you're a bit of a collector?

-Yes.

-Tell us about it.

-Yes. I like collecting porcelain figurines, mainly.

And which is your favourite?

My husband and I's favourite piece is a Meissen figurine that we bought

about ten years ago that was quite expensive but we absolutely love it to bits.

And Elaine, do you enjoy collecting, like your sister?

I do, but with different things.

-I like furniture.

-Something a bit more chunky?

-Absolutely!

-Something you can get your hands on?

-Yes.

-That doesn't break?

And then I have to titivate it up and put in the house to fill yet another gap, really.

-So having titivated it, do you ever sell on?

-No.

-Always for the house?

-Always for the house.

-Hope you enjoy the show today.

-Thank you.

-Now for the Blues. John and Sue.

You're a lecturer at Derby College.

-What do you lecture in?

-Animal care and mainly dog grooming.

What does that involve?

Well, I teach students to groom dogs and do it so that they can go out and earn a living as a dog groomer.

-So have you got a few woofers yourself?

-I have, yes.

-An English cocker spaniel, a Labrador retriever and a border terrier.

-Gosh!

-John, you're a lecturer at Derby College, too?

-I am indeed, yeah.

-And what subject do you teach?

I teach horses, so teaching post-16 students how to ride and how to care for them.

But there is one love in your life that might rival the horses, isn't there?

Absolutely! Bargain Hunting!

That's what I like to hear! You watch the programme a lot?

My wife and I we fight to get home from work in the morning to see who gets to the television first and...

Is she not so keen on Bargain Hunt, then?

Well, she prefers ITV Loose Women, I'm afraid!

-Loose Women?!

-But I'm always home first, so I always get my way!

So what's the best bit of the show for you then, John?

It's when the teams find a bargain and make a lot of money...!

-Like what's going to happen today?

-Like the Blue Team today!

Oh, no!

-We're very competitive, you see!

-I love that! Now the money moment.

-£300 a piece. There's your £300.

-Thank you.

-£300, you know the rules.

The experts await and off you go, and very, very, very good luck.

Helping not one lot, but two lots of teams today,

Mark Stacey is offering some fatherly guidance

to the Red sisters.

Younger brotherly advice! The cheek of it!

And the Blues are hoping to teach an old dog new tricks,

in the form of David Harper.

-What do you mean? I'm not old!

-You're not a dog, either.

-I like these.

-What are they?

-They look like ash trays.

-They are. They look like ash trays.

-Mark, what do you think?

-Oh, I love them! A wonderful shape!

Aren't they unusual?

-Beautiful, aren't they?

-Phenomenal.

-Very sort of Art Deco-ey.

Absolutely, you're spot on, and with this engine turning,

-they're just wonderful, aren't they?

-What sort of age would you put on them?

They're hallmarked silver.

So we've got an anchor for Birmingham, and then the letter "M"

-which is 1936.

-Oh, wow!

That makes it about right, then.

Would it be a problem with them being ashtrays?

It is a problem because most people don't want anything

to do with smoking. A lot of people are giving up smoking.

If I had them, I'd use them for little sugar

almonds or bonbons after dinner.

If I was putting them in for sale, I'd probably say sort of £60 to £100

because of their very stylish shape.

I suspect you'll have to pay in the middle of that somewhere...

£70, £80, £90, whatever it is... but try and get them for that sort of range.

I can't promise a profit on these

and any other profit we might make

might go up in smoke, because of them!

-But they are lovely items and we adore them, don't we?

-Yes.

-Yes, we do.

-Go and flutter your eyelashes at the dealer,

and I'll catch you later. Good luck.

OK, will do.

And with eyelashes all a-fluttering,

they extinguished £80 on the ashtrays,

but let's check out the Blues, who hopefully aren't horsing around!

-I found this horse.

-Oh, wow!

I think it's a Beswick.

-Yeah, it is a Beswick.

-Don't you have some of these at home, Sue?

-I do.

-Tell me about it, Sue? What kind of date, then,

bearing in mind Beswick has been making for an awful long time?

-I really don't know.

-What do you think, David?

-You're my expert.

-Am I?

I thought I was just Tim Wonnacott's driver!

Suddenly I'm here to talk about Beswick horses!

Well, come on! It's got to be 1960s, I would have thought, 70s, somewhere around there.

Condition is absolutely everything and can kill the job altogether, so you've got to look for fractures and

repairs and that kind of thing, No breaks at all.

Now the thing is with Beswick, of course, that values have dropped in the last few years,

but I feel that it's a very good time to buy things like this because they can't get any cheaper.

£65. I reckon we can get them down.

Well, we'd have to, because I think it would...

-What do you think we could get it down to?

-To sell it we'd need...

Well, it would be nice to halve it!

-Shall we? What do you think, David?

-You're a bit rude, aren't you! Go on, have a go, yeah.

I'll leave it to you. I think you could charm them. Have a go, then.

You weren't wrong, David!

Sue's charm roped the horse in for just over a pony...

that's an incredible £30.

Well, Penny, Elaine.

We've got our first item, but it's nice to have a little bit of a break

-to look at our second item, isn't it?

-Absolutely.

Clearly it's a three bottle decanter stand,

but what I particularly like about it is what it's made of.

-It's made of papier mache and gilt brass.

-That's unusual!

It is unusual and then we've got three decanters.

-What do you think?

-It's different.

-Very unusual.

-It is.

-Very unusual.

-And its relative simplicity is actually very nice.

-That's what I liked.

-It works well with these.

but also what I liked about it, of course, bearing in mind

it's a little bit tired, it needs a little bit of loving care and attention,

it was marked up at £45, but they said we could have it for £35.

-Oh, wow!

-And £35 sounds quite a reasonable price to me.

I mean certainly if I was putting it into sale

I would quite happily put an estimate of £40 to £60,

-maybe £50 to £80 on this, so I think it might be worth a bash.

-Excellent!

-I totally agree on that.

-Absolutely, yeah. We'll go for that, then.

-There we are, then. Cheers!

-Cheers!

That's the spirit, but I hope that's tea they're drinking!

They paid 35 quid for the decanters

but it's a riot of colour over with the Blues!

Not very long ago, a few years ago, you would

have bypassed this thing if you'd seen it in a sale room or a shop,

but now this kind of retro feel, this is now a funky,

with-it, contemporary, wacky decorator's piece.

-It's £44.

-Well, it's a real interior designer's piece, isn't it?

-OK.

It's the kind of thing that will stick out like a sore thumb

in an auction room and would look really, really well mixed amongst antiques.

I think we really got the money down on the horse and I reckon we could do the same with this.

-I think so, too, yes.

-Oh, you're very good, you two! Shall we have a go?

-Yes!

-Come on then, guys, come on.

Brimming with confidence,

the Blues laid out £30 for the colourful vase.

-Mark, Penny.

-What have you found?

-This!

-Gosh!

-Oh, I like that!

What a monstrosity! Why do you like it?

Because it's beautiful! Look at it!

The colour is lovely, it's perfect. Do you know what it is?

-I do, it's a water filter.

-It is, too.

And basically the lid comes off and then we take the middle section off.

It says "The Berkefeld Filter"

and if you look inside that, you can see a little filter inside,

so you put that back on. You might put ice in there as well,

-and then you'd have nice chilled water.

-How lovely!

-So what sort of age is it?

-Well, 1890s, 1900s.

-Oh, right!

-It's 100 years old, or more.

-Gosh.

-I think we need to go and find out the price. Shall we go and do that?

-Yes, let's.

-And then we can have another drink.

-Good idea.

I think they'll need one after splashing out a whopping £175

on the water filter, but I do love a team that spends!

-I used to have one of these when I was a kid.

-Did you?

-Absolutely!

-You still are a kid!

He looks it, doesn't he, but that's typical,

we see these toys that remind us of our halcyon days as a kid, and you're drawn into it, aren't you?

-Absolutely!

-I wonder if it floats!

Well, that's the general idea. It is meant to sail!

-There's a label here "Star Yacht"...

-"Guaranteed to sail", there you go!

There's your guarantee for you, in writing!

I think probably 1950s or 1960s which is actually a good era,

really, because the people that were kids during those two decades

now hopefully have a bit of disposal income so they're the kind of guys

that are going to be wanting to re-live those long gone summer days.

-Can I tell you what I like about it?

-Oh, go on!

-More than anything else,

the box. Because it's got its original box,

it makes it so incredibly rare compared to an ordinary boat.

Well, David, you have the box and I'll have the boat!

-Then we're going to devalue it altogether, John!

-All right, OK.

-So what about the price?

-Well, I don't know.

-How much is it?

-I don't know.

-Well, I think you'd better go and find out.

-OK.

-What do you think, Sue?

-I don't know.

-What sort of price would it be?

-Well, it's difficult,

but I think anything under 50 quid is reasonable.

It probably might have an auction estimate of £40 to £60 but again,

because of the box here, it may just go.

Not ones to buck a trend, the Blues sailed in

-with their third £30 bargain, original box and everything.

-I really like...

Don't forget the box...!

Right. It's time to rein in the teams, time's up.

The shopping's over. Let's recap on what the Red sisters bought.

Stubbing out £80 from the budget, the girls started enthusiastically

with a pair of deco ashtrays.

They decanted £35 from their purse for

the three bottle stand and finally, will the £175 Victorian water filter

douse any profits at auction?

So, you frisky sisters,

-did you have a good time?

-We had a wonderful time...

-Wonderful!

-And which is your favourite piece, then?

-The water filter.

-I think our favourite is the water filter.

Is that going to bring the biggest profit?

Probably not... We think the decanters.

-That's your prediction?

-Yes.

Well, you spent and spent, which is lovely.

-We did!

-All £290 of the £300 which means there's only a £10 note left over to go to Mark.

Now that's enough to buy a lolly and a packet of crisps, isn't it?

And I was going to invite you to the pub, Tim!

-Two pints!

-Oh, you're buying again!

Well, it will be a bit of a struggle to find much of a bonus buy.

-We'll give it a bash!

-But it can't go to a better bloke, that's all I can say!

Anyway, good luck, Mark. Let's recap on what the Blues bought.

The Blues trotted in with a £30 Beswick horse

called "Spirit of Freedom".

They paid £30 for the 60s style multi-coloured bubble vase.

Finally, and without wishing to sound like a broken record,

the boat cruised in at yet another £30!

So, Sue and John, was that good fun?

-Yeah, it was.

-You seemed to have a nice time.

-Which is your favourite piece?

-The horse... The Beswick.

Yes. OK. Which piece is going to bring the biggest profit?

-I think the horse. We saved so much money on it.

-Yeah?

-I'm hoping that.

We shall find out in the auction.

-Exactly!

-The truth of the matter is, you only spent £90

which is completely miserable,

and £210 of leftover lolly, which is a phenomenal amount of money...

It's too much responsibility for me... I don't like it!

The responsibility! What will you do with it?

Well, I think I'm going to be a bit naughty and I think I'm going to buy

something we've looked at, but they'll never guess in a million years what it is.

I hope you're going to spend lots!

I'm going to try and buy something meaty, I promise, I'll try.

Yeah, try and spend the lot, eh?

Well, it's lovely to be in Derbyshire

at Charles Hanson's Auctions with Charles Hanson himself.

-Good morning.

-Good morning. All well?

I think so, yes, raring to go, Tim!

As ever, Charles, which is brilliant.

Penny and Elaine for the Reds, their first item is this decanter stand.

Now tell me, Charles, how do you rate that?

As a decanter stand. we can see it's warped,

it's a low grade of gilt metal, the decanters don't fit in,

yes, its truffle-shape is very attractive, but the quality is not there.

Yes, which means it's worth what?

It's worth not a lot really. My guide price is about £30.

-£30? Well, they paid £35.

-OK.

-So there we have it.

-They might just get away with it.

-Possibly.

Now, the silver deco ashtrays, they've got the look, they're made of solid silver...

It's that fast, furious living, 1930s, engine-turned finish,

wonderful asymmetric design, they're very nice, but we don't smoke today!

My guide price, Tim, would be between £30 and £40.

-Dear or dear! £80 they paid. £80, Charles.

-They are stylish.

They might make £50, Tim, but not more than that in my opinion.

No, they won't, no. Well you need to gird up your loins

here now, Charles, with this water purifying job.

-What do you do with it?

-Yes...

-It's decorative, Tim,

it's complete and that's really as far as I would go when it comes to value and assessing it.

On a really good day with the wind blowing, it might make up to £50.

-£50?

-That's my guide price.

-Five-oh?

-Yes.

-They paid £175 for this water purifier.

-It will make a big loss.

-I can't see it, Tim, unfortunately.

-No, I can't see it.

And they're definitely going to need their bonus buy, so let's go and have a look at it.

A pair of plates,

which I think are wonderful and they did actually cost me the whole £10.

All of it? You spent all of it?

All of it. They were marked up at £18 and they've got that lovely pattern on them

-which is known as the "tobacco leaf" pattern which goes right back to the 18th century basically.

-Made by?

These are made by Copland and Garrett and you can date them very specifically.

-They were in production from 1833 to 1847 so they're at least 150 something years old.

-Right, yeah!

-They're in very good condition.

-I would be very disappointed if they didn't double their money.

-Really?

-Oh, that's good.

It doesn't matter if you like them or not, because they're your bonus buy.

You'll simply decide after the sale of your first three items

whether you take them as a bonus buy or not, but for the viewers at home,

let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about them.

Well, Tim, they are what they are.

They're 130 years old, they're in this sort of "Japanesque"

-aesthetic Victorian High Empire style...

-Mass-produced?

..1870s... Yes, but they're in fairly good order, hand-tinted.

-And maybe you'll get £12?

-Absolutely.

-And maybe you'll get £8?

-Yeah.

-Impossible really to predict.

-Yeah, you never know.

-You never know!

So, Charles, that is it for the Reds.

Now, for the Blues, Sue and John, here we go.

First up are these horses. These horses have been breeding, you know.

-Amazing!

-Amazing, isn't it? We started off with one by Beswick,

which got damaged in transit,

so we've been out and found another one just like it...

by Doulton. We're going to give the teams a chance to select which they want,

and I bet you they go with the Doulton one, which is perfect,

but first of all, give us your view on the Beswick fellow.

I think, Tim, quite right, as soon as there's a slight chip

on a Beswick ornament being a horse or a hound, value freefalls

It's a good, standard type... They wholesale in the current auction market today at about £30.

-So £30 to £40 worth perfect?

-Indeed.

Right. What's it worth sans earhole?

Our guide price would be from £15 to £25.

What's the estimate on the Doulton one which is, I think, perfect?

Its value would be the same as the Beswick, if it was perfect of course.

-£30 to £40?

-Correct, £30 to £40 the guide price.

-That's perfect.

-Yep.

They paid £30 for their Beswick horse, and we're going to treat the purchase

of the Doulton one at £30, too, so it's perfectly equitable for them.

-Indeed.

-Thank you, Charles.

-OK.

Next is the bubble vase, something completely different.

I love the shouldered ovoid form, very elegant.

My guide price, Tim, between £20 and £30.

-£30 they paid.

-Fine.

So, you will not remember these from your childhood, Charles,

but every self-respecting 40 to 60-year-old in the audience

probably had one of these.

-Did you have one, too?

-I have to admit I did!

-Did you?

-Yeah. Mine was called Shamrock.

I'll tell you what's nice about this...

you've got the box, you've got the

sails and it's pretty well ready to cast off, isn't it?

Yes. It's one of those... It really is evocative of 40, 50 years ago.

My guide price... Bad day, £20, good day, £30.

-Well, let's hope for a good day because they paid £30.

-Right, OK.

Overall, we shall see. They may or may not need

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

-Oh, wow!

-Do you recognise them?

Weren't they on the stall that we bought the horse, is it the horse?

-Yeah.

-I tried to make you buy them.

They were on my mind for absolutely ages and I went back and thought, I've gotta have them!

These are Royal Doulton. everybody knows Royal Doulton.

But these two, because they're circa 1910, Art Nouveau, you've got

that lovely flowing great style and flair to it and lots of lovely colours,

as opposed to the more traditional Royal Doulton that has really gone off the boil.

-So how much did you pay for them?

-£70.

-£70!

-I think they're for nothing, personally.

-Really? They're brilliant for that.

-Absolutely.

Anyway, you guys, you don't decide until a bit later on but for the viewers at home,

let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about the pair.

They've got a hint of the Arts and Crafts about them, haven't they? But they're plain.

-They're just this boring brown wash.

-Plain Janes?

-They are plain Janes.

I mean, they're impressed, obviously Royal Doulton,

we know they're circa 1910, but they're fairly mass-produced.

-They're like skittles! I always want to roll them over!

-Do you?

Well, there would be fewer of them around if you did!

So, David Harper rates them, he paid £70. Will you get anywhere close?

I'm sorry. They're really bog standard. My guide price is between £25 and £35.

Oh, dear! Stand by for a bloodbath!

See you later. Good luck, Charles, thank you.

20, 30, third warning.

450, 500, sir.

How are you feeling, you girls?

-Excited.

-Are you excited?

-Yes, we are.

-What's your anticipation?

Do you feel you're going to make lots of profits today?

-I hope so.

-Yes, we hope so.

We're anticipating some wonderful things.

Maybe... Anyway, first up is your decanter stand, and here it comes.

We have a very handsome three decanters in a decanter stand.

-Fingers crossed!

-And circa 1900.

I am bid, bit of interest, £12, 15, 18, 20,

22, 25, I'm out, 30...

-Come on, please, come on!

-Come on!

-And some more!

-At £25...

-No!

-Last chance.

-No!

-At £25, standing at £25. Sold.

-At £25, that is not expensive.

-Cheap.

-That's mean, that's mean.

OK. Stand by for the ashtrays.

On we go now, 101, they're very stylish...

-They are lovely! Look at them!

-Silver...

They're quality!

-I'm bid here only £15.

-Oh, no!

-You're having a laugh, children!

-22, 25, 28, I'm out. Do I see 30?

Come on! They're very stylish.

At £28, 30.

-Thank you.

-32, five, come again.

-Come on!

-Please!

- Keep it up! - Yes, or no? Yes!

-Yes, lovely lady!

-She's done it!

-Yes.

£35. I'll take eight, fair warning, you're out, you're in, at £35. Sale.

£35 is £5 short of £40...

you're minus £45 on that!

-Hang on, hang on.

-Hang on, wait a minute, ladies.

Here comes the water cooler.

We've got this very attractive decorative water filter.

Where do we start? Well, I am only bid...

18, 22, 25, 28, 30, 35, 40...

That's what it is... they've got no taste!

Do I see five? Five, 55.

I'm out. Do I see 60? Come on!

-Come on, people!

-£55.

Do I see £60 now, surely?

Do I see £60? No more? £55, fair warning. Sale.

£55. That's minus £120.

That's 120, 165...

It's minus 175, girls.

-175, minus 175.

-Whoops!

This is a bit of an outing, this...

We don't have to pay this back, do we?

-I think we'll go with the plates.

-Quite right, too.

We're definitely going with the plates.

My goodness me!

106, we've got two very nice dinner plates, Vanessa, circa 1890,

with a tobacco leaf pattern.

-I'm bid £5.

-Oh...

Oh, come on!

Do I see eight? Come on! Surely £8.

-Oh, no!

-Come on, just £2 more!

-This is silly!

Eight, ten, 12.

-Yes, yes!

-Keep going, keep going!

Do I see 15 now, come on?

Yes, come on, people, you can do it!

Miss White, they're yours at £12.

-Oh!

-Well done, Miss White.

-We made £2.

-You've made £2. Well done, Mark.

That was a result, wasn't it, £2?

We've clawed it back a little bit...

Well, two of the 175! Overall then, you're minus 173 smackers.

-Just don't tell the Blues now anything, right.

-No, no.

-OK.

-Well done, you're a couple of sports, you two.

-Sue and John, how are you feeling?

-Yeah, great, pretty good.

We've got a complication with your Spirit of Freedom Beswick horse.

Yes...

We've had a problem with the damage

on the Beswick variety and we've come up with a replacement

by Doulton. How do you feel about doing a swap and taking instead,

the Doulton example? I mean are you happy to do that?

-I think we're happy to do that.

-Well, just for the fun of it,

we will offer for sale the Beswick horse with the damaged ear.

125, we go to...

a Beswick horse.

Do note this Beswick horse has a chipped ear.

And where do we start? I'm bid here £10, 12, £15...

-Oh, blimey!

-18, 20, 22, one more, I'm out.

Do I see 5 now? Come on!

One more. Do I see 5 somewhere?

No, because they want the Royal Doulton.

All done. Selling at £22 - yes, we are. Yours.

-£22.

-That's not bad, is it?

So that would have shown a loss of £8.

125A is a Royal Doulton horse,

similar in style to Spirit of Freedom Beswick...

No poorly ear.

And I am bid £18. Do I see £18,

22, 5? Are you sure?

One more, ma'am? In at £22. Do I see 5 for a very fine Doulton horse...

-Come on!

-Come on!

5, 8, 30, one more.

-Yes, come on!

-Yes, come on!

I'm out. At £30. Do I see 2 now?

Yeah, come on!

Your place sir, at £30 all done.

It sold for £30 and wiped its muzzle!

The bubble vase, here we go.

We have got a very fine 1960s colourful bubble vase,

there it is, bit of interest here.

I am bid 8, 10, 12, 15, £18!

-Yes...

-Wow!

-Come on!

-20, 22. Come on! It's decorative. 22, 5. I'm out.

-Come on!

30, 2...

Yes, come on!

Yes, one more, why not? 2, 5, come on, madam. At £32.

'Ave it!

You're out, you're in, at £32.

-£32!

-Hooray!

-£2 profit!

-Fantastic, all the way!

-You can't beat it...

-Now your boat.

Showing for you there, roll back the years,

it's a very nice Birkenhead Cheshire Star wooden boat in its original box.

I am bid for this super lot only £12...

-Oh!

-< - Do I see 15? - Come on!

Surely £15? I don't believe it!

15, 18, 20, 2, 5...

-Come on!

-Come on!

No, she says. You're out. You're in.

At £22. Do I see 5, 8?

You're out. You're in, sir.

-Come on, you're in!

-Come on!

£25.

We're all done. To you, sir, at 25.

£25, you're minus £3 on that.

Minus £5 on that. Overall you're minus £3. Minus £3.

What are you going to do?

-Are you going to bank your minus £3, or go with the Doulton vases?

-Mmm, what shall we do(?)

We're going to go for it, aren't we? Yeah, we're going to go for it.

And here it comes.

We're going to a very fine pair,

decorative pair, of Doulton weighted vases.

Where do we start? I'm bid here...

< £20, do I see two for them?

2, 5, 8,

8, 30, 2, 5, 8,

40, 2, 5. Are you sure, sir? One more!

-Come on!

-And you're out.

At £42, they're good things. Do I see five? Come on!

They've got to be worth more!

-Start running, David!

-They have!

At £42, we say sale.

Oh, no!

£42, yes? That's minus £28.

Sorry, guys. They've got no taste, that's the problem!

Overall, then, you're minus £31.

-That could be a winning score.

-It could be!

-Don't talk to the Reds about anything, right? Promise?

-No.

-We won't.

-Zip it.

-We will.

-You've been great fun.

-Excellent.

Well, the blues make a loss of £31, which may not sound great,

but that's nothing compared to the ladies in red

who had a disastrous loss of £173.

Coming up, more teams go bargain hunting, but first,

I'm off for a little stroll.

Unlike the changeable British weather, Grimsthorpe Castle has always impressed.

In 1540 work began to transform the place in preparation for a visit

from King Henry VIII, and from then on Grimsthorpe

has enjoyed a reputation for entertainment.

Sadly, Grimsthorpe went through a bit of a barren patch in the 19th century,

only being used for winter shooting parties, but scroll forward to 1910

and everything was about to change with the arrival of one sassy lady.

Eloise was an American who liked to party

and we can see her here in this exotic portrait by De Laszlo.

In 1911 she set about modernising Grimsthorpe

to bring it up to expected standards of Edwardian society.

And what better place to see an example of Eloise's taste than here,

in the Tapestry room, a room that's almost entirely contained all the way round by a series of tapestries

woven in the Soho tapestry works in London around 1720.

Now, these particular tapestries are referred to as arabesque tapestries

and if you look at the ground there are number of colours.

Panels of yellow, pale blue and this coffee brown.

In this example we've got a splendid cock pheasant preening himself.

Up above, a series of pendant ornaments each with a rather whacky parrot swinging in a circlet.

And it's the frames themselves that are called arabesque.

They are always constructed of a series of bits of strack work

and slender, sinuous, scrolling foliage and flowers.

So, what was Eloise's involvement with these tapestries?

Well, she in 1924 saved these tapestries from another family

property, Normanton Park, brought them to Grimsthorpe and carefully arranged for the re-hanging.

And I think she's done a splendid job.

And speaking of splendid jobs, what will our two teams of reds and blues make of the job of bargain hunting?

For the Reds we've got Julie and Emily and for the Blues we've got Gary and David.

Welcome to Bargain Hunt, very nice to see you.

Now, Julie, rumour has it

that you will sing along to anything is that true?

Not actually anything, no, but I do like singing.

-Do you?

-Yes.

-What sort of singing?

My favourite song is Mambo No. 5.

-Mambo No. 5.

-Are you going to give us a bit of a trill?

-No, I'm not.

Very sensible.

So, Emily, is it your mother that got you into this showbiz lark then?

Yes, I'm afraid so.

We went to theatre a lot when I was younger.

-And you're now a qualified actress.

-Apparently so, I am.

Tell us about it, did you do Am Drams and stuff at school, is that what got you into it?

I was in Oliver when I was in secondary school

and I did a few things in A level and at college as well,

-but my ultimate goal would be to be on the West End.

-Would it?

You never know who's watching this show,

all they've got to do is write in an offer you a part and you'll say "yes".

-Yes.

-Brilliant. Well, good luck on our show today.

Now, for the Blues.

You two guys are both in the police force, tell us about it.

We are police Community Support officers for Derbyshire Constabulary.

Brilliant. What sort of things do you collect, David.

Myself, I love studio glass, the brighter colours the better.

Oh, Lord, there's plenty of that at this fair.

And what about you, Gary, what do you collect?

I do collect most things, things like vintage port going back to the 1920s.

Have you? Do you ever drink it?

-They say it could be decanted and we could partake of a dram.

-Definitely.

Anyway, now is the money moment.

Here's your £300, £300 apiece, there's your £300,

you know the rules, your experts await and off you go.

MUSIC: "Mambo No. 5" by Lou Bega

Mark, what do you think about this?

It's an egg timer, obviously, but what's special about it?

I just thought it was interesting. A nice colour. What's the picture on the top?

Well, it says Burns Monument, that's Robbie Burns.

Scottish, then.

-And do you know what we call this work?

-No.

-Mauchline Ware.

This is actually a type of fruit wood and then we have this

-black transfer print on the top.

-How old would that be?

-It's certainly Victorian.

-Is it?

-Yes.

I would have thought it's about 1900 or maybe a bit earlier, little bit later.

-And it's a quirky item, isn't it?

-It is very quirky. I like that.

But, of course, what I want to know, is it a quirky price.

She was asking £85 for it, but I have got her down to £75.

-It sounds like she's done the deal.

-Without us!

-Does she take after you with this bossiness?

-Not at all, no.

Come on we've still got other items to find.

EGGS-cellent work from Emily. How are the Blues getting on.

-What have you brought?

-Four pieces of Lalique.

Well, they look very Lalique, don't they?

You've got the style, quality, that opalescent finish.

OK, it says Lalique, France.

And so Lalique, France tells me these things were made after 1950.

With opalescent glass, it's almost impossible to restore it

to its original finish, so we have to make sure there's no cracks in it, or damage...

-They look quite good.

-They look pretty good.

Now, £260 that's a lot of money even for Lalique. Shall we just go and see what we can do?

-Go and have a word with them.

-A team effort.

-Yeah.

Come on, let's have a word.

Our boys in blue are a real GLASS act.

They got the Lalique set down to £170.

It is nice. It's a little spoon obviously,

but the interesting thing about it is when we turn it over

we have got an Irish hallmark Dublin 1973

and we've got the makers mark there O'C

and then you've got the same little symbol as you've got on the top here.

It's very '70s style.

And there are a lot of collectors now for these more modernist things.

So what do you think it's worth?

-Maybe £40 to £60.

-Right.

-Now, I've had a word with the dealer.

He was asking £85.

-Right.

-He's been quite generous, he's reduced it to £60.

-I like it...

-You like it?

-Yes.

-Shall we go for it?

-Yes.

-Come on, let's go and get it.

David, what do you think about these?

-Oh, a pair of I hope?

-A pair. I don't like 'em.

-I think they're funky.

-What do you think they are?

-Carriage lamps.

-I think so.

There's your bracket for hanging.

If you open up the back... Ah, now look at that.

What should have been in there is some sort of oil burner.

At some point somebody has converted it to electricity.

That's not a bad thing, doesn't worry me at all because that makes them more usable today.

I think they're great and if all else fails

we'll buy them ourselves and stick them on a police car.

-I don't like them, but I think we've got a chance.

-That's great David but how much are they?

-They're priced up at £40.

-What do you think they will fetch at the auction?

We might be lucky to get our money back, but who knows?

Don't worry, David, we get it, sitting on the fence.

-What do you think, Emily?

-Absolutely hideous.

I think you're being too judgemental there, Emily.

-I think your mother's found a very interesting piece of glass.

-Really?

It's a bedroom tray or something like that for your dressing table

and when you hold it up to the light you see all that milky design coming through.

It's press moulded and you've got two swans, madly in love with each other, swimming serenely

through a river setting underneath some willow.

We can see a signature there, Julienne France, so it's French.

I'd like to know how much it is, Mark.

It's quite a substantial piece for your money.

I'd like to see it at £70, £80 or so.

-If we can get it for that we might stand a profit.

-I think we should go for it.

-Well, on your head be it.

-Come on, as long as we can get it for a good price.

-OK.

The glass was priced at £165, but the girls swanned off with it for £80.

Now, hang on what's this, surely not more glass?

-OK, this is you, David, you love your glass don't you.

-It is me, yes.

There's no markings on it, but it's by Stevens & Williams.

-So, they are a Stourbridge maker.

-I've never heard of them.

They are known for this simple design, free blown.

Look at the nice wrinkles in the glass there and some bubbles.

If you look on the base the mark has been ground out and smoothed. What kind of age, David, do you think?

-I'd say '30s, '40s.

-It's got that feel.

It's got a lovely colour, can you see that in the light,

just reflecting there? This is the problem here,

we've got no acid etched mark and that's what I would like to see.

I'd like to see the factory mark and even better,

the blower, the guy that created and designed this piece.

So, it's not unheard of not to have a mark on, it's just it's so much easier

to sell the darn things when they do have a marking on there.

-So, what kind of money are we talking about?

-It's marked up at £73.

If it had that maker's mark on there I'd snap their hand off at £70 odd.

-We're having it.

-Come on.

Not only did David have it and he got a good deal, as well.

£73 down to £40.

And that also means one crucial thing, time's up.

Let's have a reminder of what the Reds bought.

First in the bag for the Reds

was Emily's Mauchline Ware egg timer bagged for a cracking £75.

Next up, Mum loved it, Emily hated it.

There was only going to be one winner, really.

Hang on, egg timer, plate and a spoon.

There's something missing here.

I just hope they don't get egg on their face at auction.

So, Mark, how were these girls.

They were very good. I did think we were going to cause one family

division with the difference over a glass dish, but other than that they were perfect.

Anyway, you spent a very respectable £215.

I'll have £85 worth of left over lolly which goes back to you, Mark. Are you excited about this?

It's a decent amount.

You get excited quite easily though.

-I do, Tim.

-You are quite low on the excitement threshold.

-Very low.

Yes, so how are you going to fizz up?

I've got something that might seize a bit of a profit.

-Really?

-Mmm.

-You are enigmatic.

OK, shove off and get it and good luck.

Let's remind ourselves what the Blues bought.

David said he liked glass and he wasn't lying.

First, the Blues found a set of Lalique and shelled out £170.

They'll be after even more brass at auction for their navigation lights.

And completing their glassy, brassy line-up was yet more glass, which set them back £40.

Hello, hello, hello, David.

-How many tickets did you get today?

-From the boys in blue?

Yes! Did they give you a hard time?

Of course, look at them they are pair of troublemakers.

You can tell that at first glance.

-Did you buy any glass.

-We did.

And what's your favourite piece.

-Sad to say, Lalique.

-Lalique glass.

-Same with you.

-It is.

Which piece is going to bring the biggest profit?

-Hopefully, the Lalique.

-Do you agree with that?

-I do.

-Singing off one hymn sheet here.

Anyway you spent £243, magnificent performance.

I've got 57 smackers here.

-Thank you.

-Not at all. What are you going to do with that David?

Well, I've got my mind set on a lovely boys only boxed toy,

that all three of us will like, but also that horrible Mark Stacey's had his eye on it

-so I'm going to grab it before he gets it.

-You better hurry, good luck.

Well, it's extremely nice to be in Derbyshire

at Charles Hanson's saleroom, with Charles Hanson himself, the legend.

-Thank you for coming.

-Very, very nice to be here.

The Reds Julie and Emily, they went with this little caddy spoon.

It is what it is. It's modern, but it's got a certain nice forward thinking design about it.

-Irish and hopefully lucky.

-And beautifully marked.

-And beautifully marked.

-How much then?

-My guide price would be about £30, between £20 and £30.

-Well, they paid £60 actually.

-Right, OK.

That's going to be pretty disappointing. What about the Mauchline Ware egg timer?

It's a delightful piece of treen, in nice condition.

-I suppose it's what, 1910?

-Something like that.

-if someone's looking for a Burns monument piece, it could make a good price.

-What will it make?

My guide price to them again would be between £30 and £50.

£75 paid. We're a bit light here.

We are light, but there's a long way to go.

What about this French dish?

Yeah, again all the look, it's got the wonderful fan shaped geometric handles.

-It's decorative, but press moulded.

-Press moulded.

And fairly mass produced.

-And Julienne's not a big name.

-No, it's not.

All right, I'm getting a bad feeling about this one, too. What's the estimate?

Well, Tim, I rate it with a guide price between £30 and £50.

-£80 paid.

-Right.

So, uniquely we have estimates which are less than half

of the price paid on all three items.

They are going to need their bonus buy. Let's go and have a look at it.

Da-na! I bought these.

These are a pair of conical salt and pepper pots. I'll give you one each to look.

I like them because of their shape

and also they've got little juvenile sports on them.

Children playing various games. I don't think they are Clarice Cliff.

It would be wonderful if they were but I suspect they are not.

But I liked them because I thought it would appeal to people

-and they were only £60.

-Oh, were they?

So, it's not too bad, and hopefully we'll shake out a profit somewhere.

THEY CHUCKLE

So, do you like them, Ems?

-They're sweet, I love the pictures on the front.

-I like them as well.

Good, I'm glad you like them. Actually it doesn't matter whether you like them or not.

What you want to know is, are they going to make a profit?

Well, I would hope so. I think if they appeal to a couple of people

we might have a £10 profit, or something like that.

So, you don't decide right now, you decide a bit later on.

For the viewers at home let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about them.

They don't feel right - to me, they don't feel 1930s.

I think they are a lot later

and I really feel they're purely decorative, hence I've catalogued

them as being printed marks Clarice Cliff,

-rather than actually by Clarice Cliff.

-You think it's all bogus?

-Possibly. I do.

-Well, there we go. It will be interesting won't it?

-What's the estimate?

-Tim, my guide price is between £20 and £30.

£60 Mark paid for these and he rates them.

Anyway, now for the Blues, Gary and David,

their first item in the auction is the Lalique dish set.

-They're a good set.

-Yes.

-There's four of them.

-Lovely.

-What's your estimate?

-They are in good condition. My guide price, Tim?

I could see them really making £25 each,

which would mean a guide price of £70 to 100.

-They paid £170.

-Right.

-£170. No way, hey, Jose?

I think we'll struggle to get that figure.

Now, these lamps which have come off a yacht. Nothing to do with coaches.

-What sort of period do you think they are?

-1940s, '50s.

And they are really decorative perhaps to a maritime collector.

They've got a certain patination to them.

They don't look entirely brand new.

My guide price is between £30 and £40.

-£33 they paid, so that has got some hope.

-I think so.

-They might make a bit of cash on that.

-Yes.

And lastly, then is the art glass vase,

which is rather lovely, isn't it? In those striated shades of green.

It's in that great, early 20th century established tradition.

It's a good-looking piece of art glass.

Could be Stevens and Williams.

-Not marked but very nice.

-How much?

My guide price would be, Tim, between £30 and £50.

£40 they paid so that's pretty well spot on.

So, any big hole here revolves around the Lalique side dishes.

-Correct.

-There's a potential big loss there, and they may

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

-Well!

-Different.

Different. It's fantastic! It's a 1960s original toy.

That has never seen water as far as I can see.

-You've got the original key in there.

-It'll sink.

It will not sink! It's made from pressed steel by a company called Sutcliffe,

a very, very good maker.

This is a late '60s, maybe early '70s boat.

Never been used, in its original box, guys!

Is it still in working order?

Absolutely - the key's in here, in its original bit of paper.

It's absolutely immaculate.

Honestly, I thought every boy would just go crazy over that.

Very disappointed, Tim.

It's a brilliant thing. How much did you pay?

-Well, what do you think I paid, guys?

-I'd say £20 to £30.

Very good - bang in the middle - £25.

I hate that, I really, really don't like it.

-I'm bombing, Tim.

-You're not at all.

I don't mind it. I don't know if I'd buy it myself but it may

-have a chance.

-I'd get hours of pleasure out of that. Hours.

-Would you play with it in the bath?

-Yes!

It doesn't really matter, Gary and Dave, whether you like it or not.

You have to trust your expert here. He sees a profit - how much profit?

Might make £40, £50 - might.

There you go - that's his prediction and you'll have your choice after the sale of the first three items

but for the viewers at home, let's find out what they think.

-Very, very nice, isn't it?

-Brilliant.

-In good condition,

it's always nice when there's a box with it. "The Sprite day cruiser. Clockwork."

-It's in good condition, though.

-Impeccable.

-It is.

It is. Made by Sutcliffe toys, great maker. What's it worth today, Tim?

I would see it going into a sale, bearing mind it's so complete and

neat and tidy, my guide price would be fairly wide between £20 and £40.

£20 and £40. Well, David paid £25. He really rates it.

-He reckons it will make a decent profit in the auction.

-It will do.

-And it jolly well ought to.

-Super thing.

-Frankly, find another one.

-Exactly.

-Are you taking the auction?

-I will be indeed.

-Aha, skipper,

-we're in safe hands.

-All aboard.

So, Ems and Jules, we are on the cusp of the auction.

Are you excited between you?

-Nervous.

-A little bit nervous.

What have you got to be nervous about? What are you nervous about?

Just in case it...

Doesn't go very well.

-Any particular object you are nervous about?

-The plate.

-What, the French glass plate?

-Yes.

Well, you paid £80 for it, right?

-Mmm.

-The auctioneer's estimate is £30 to £50.

-Yes.

I have to tell you, Julie, that you did find it, didn't you?

So that's why you're nervous.

Yes. And if all else fails you've always got Mark's conical Clarice

Cliff lookalike shakers, haven't you?

-Yes.

-Which is something to look forward to. But first up, it's the

-little caddy spoon of Mark's, and here we go.

-My number now is 150.

We have got the Irish silver, luck of the Irish always doubling...

Sorry - a Dublin silver caddy spoon.

There we are, lots of interest, I've got one, two, three commission bids.

-Yes!

-And I'm bid £20...

Do I see two, please? 20...

I'll take two... five... eight... I'm out, where's 30 now? 30...

two... five...

eight... 42... are you sure, sir?

I'll take two, at £40 bid, do I see two?

It's very, very nice, secure and selling at £40, all out.

I don't like the look of this. £40 is minus £20. That is bad luck.

The Mauchline ware, Burns monument, fruit-wood egg timer, a rarity.

A bit of interest here. I'm bid straight in £15... 18...

£20... Do I see two now? Come on.

-Aw, come on.

-Two... five... eight...

One more, sir, I've got five...

do I see eight, now? £25... surely eight now.

-You paid £75!

-£25 with the auctioneer on the book.

28... I've got 30... Two? No more.

With the auctioneer 30...

I'll take two, come on.

All done, fair warning, absentee bid secures, at £30 selling.

-It's so cheap, minus £45.

-Oh, no.

-And now the plate!

-Now your plate.

Stand by, Jules. Be strong.

Next. We have got a very nice, opalescent, French-press moulded

oval glass dish with swans on a pond, in the Art Deco style.

I am bid straight in 15... 18...

20... two... Do I see five now?

Do I see £25... surely, 25... 28...

Come again, sir.

30... two... five, one more, sir?

-Go on.

-Sir, against you, I'm here. £32, do I see five? Come on.

At £32, fair warning.

-At £32 in the yellow top, you secure it.

-£48.

That's £48, yeah.

£32 equals minus £48.

48, I'm afraid that is minus £113.

Lovely.

Minus £113, that's not so swift.

What about these little shakers, then?

-I think we should just do it.

-We've got to.

We're going with the bonus buy and here it comes.

A very nice pair of interesting conical shaped shakers.

There they are, marked Clarice Cliff.

We have interest and I'm bid, straight in, £15,

do I see 18? Let's go for it. 15...

18, 20, two... five... eight... 30...

32... I'm out. Five... eight... 40... two...

-five... one more, sir?

-Come on.

-£48...

-Come on!

£48...

-Oh, come on!

-£50 and two...

five... Your place, ma'am, at £52, where's five?

Fair warning.

Oh, come on, this is so close.

Just a few more.

52, they're yours.

-Ohh!

-£52 - You're only eight off. That is terribly close.

-It's very close.

-Very, very close.

So, you are minus £121... what is that? 138...£121.

-Minus 121.

-That's not bad.

-Minus 121, which is nothing, really.

Slightly out.

-We were close.

-We were close.

And you know, this could be a winning score at £121.

-Really?

-It could the number that wins you the competition.

If it goes really badly for the Blues, it could be.

-So, don't tell the Blues a thing.

-No.

-Not a word. Look confident.

-We will.

-We're good at that.

Now, between the two of you,

you bought those Lalique glass salad dishes, didn't you?

-Are you feeling nervy at all?

-Yes.

-Yes.

-Why's that then?

-Because you paid too much?

-Yes.

-Probably.

-You did pay £170.

They've got the Lalique signature, which is very nice.

But £70 to £100 is Charles Hansan's estimate. I'm afraid you could be a ton light here.

My number is now 175.

We go to a super lot of four

Lalique moulded glass side dishes. Being shown for you there.

I'm bid £35...

Let's go for it - do I see £40 for Lalique?

£40, that's £10 a dish, surely.

Getting a bad feeling here.

Surely £40 do I see?

I don't believe it.

Very cheap at £35. They will be sold.

-At £35... 40...

-Ahhh! Thank God!

Five... 50... five... 60. That's better.

55 with me - do I see 60?

Fair warning, they're going, they're going, they're going, gone.

-Ohh!

-Is that minus £115?

I think it is. I think it's minus £115, that...

that must be almost a record-breaking score for a single loss.

-No!

-Stand by, then, here come the lamps.

176. Let's go, we've got a pair of late-Victorian style yacht lamps.

There they are. Where do we start?

I am bid on these decorative lights only £20, do I see two for them?

20... I'll take two...

let's go for it. £20... two...

five... Do I see eight now?

-You're all out? At 25...

-Come on.

-Eight... thank you.

-Well done.

I've got 30... and two... one more...

Make a name for yourself, I'm out. And at £32, fair warning.

I'll take 35... now otherwise £32, thanks for coming, they are yours.

£32, well done, £32.

You are minus £1 on that.

-Such bad luck. Now the art glass - it's all down to you, Dave.

-It is.

Now, 177 is a very handsome, decorative art glass vase.

Where do we start? I am bid, with three bids here.

At 25... 28... 30... two...

-Do I see five? Come on.

-Come on.

It can do more than that.

-One more, sir.

-Never mind one more, we need a hundred more!

40 to the lady... I'll take two... one more surely, otherwise £40...

Going, it's going at 40...

£40, wiped its face, brilliant.

There you go, you are minus £116 overall.

What about this clockwork boat, then?

-I think we've got to.

-Oh, my gosh.

Well, here it is, the little boat.

181 is a very nice 1960s Sprite clockwork boat cruiser.

Not quite my decade, but not far. Bit of interest here.

-Come on, Charles.

-And I am bid for this

lot straight in £25...

-Oooh!

-Do I see eight? Eight... 32...

five... eight... 42. I'm out.

-Come on, at £42, do I see five? Come on, now!

-Keep on shaking!

one more, surely one more, it's yours, sir, at £42,

out over here, all done to you, sir.

Thanks for coming.

-Yes!

-Well done.

What about that? A profit of £17.

I don't believe it.

Well, I do believe it actually, that's absolutely super.

£17, you went with the bonus buy, which means you are minus £99.

Oh, we've broken the 100 barrier.

You've clawed it back.

Listen, that could be a winning score,

don't tell the Reds a single thing.

-Don't tell the Reds a thing, promise?

-Promise.

I do love it on Bargain Hunt when the bonus buy situation makes a real difference to the result

of the programme. Now, have you teams been talking?

-No.

-You haven't been talking at all? That's what we like.

Unfortunately we have to have a team that is the runners-up

-and today the runners-up just happen to be the Reds.

-Oh-h!

I am really sorry about that because you did manage to lose on absolutely every item.

At one point, you were minus £113.

But you went with the bonus buy.

-That made it worse.

-Which took your losses to minus £121.

The other team, the victors, on the other hand,

managed to lose on every single item with the exception of the bonus buy.

You went with the bonus buy, you got £17 worth of profit from

the bonus buy, which took you back from minus £116 to minus £99, which

means you are the victors today. How about that?!

So, this bonus buy lark is a jolly good feature.

We've had a great programme today.

-Join us soon for some more bargain hunting, yes?

-Yes!

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