Norfolk 23 Bargain Hunt

We're at a fair. and it's the appointed time again, so hang on tight,

look sharp and let's go Bargain Hunting.

Hello and welcome to Norfolk.

I'm at the Norwich Royal Antiques and Collectors' Fair.

Norfolk, a splendid county,

well-known for...

turkeys amongst other things but don't let that put you off.

Oh, no, there's plenty here to feather our nests with, if only you know where to look.

Gobble, gobble, gobble.

-Coming up in today's show... The Reds test Jonathan's expertise.

-Why have you picked these up?

And the Blues try and lead Charles astray.

Not feeling a bit horny today, are you? No.

Say no more.

And over at the auction, everyone's put to the test.

Yes.

I can't believe this. Oh, my goodness.

That's a lot to pack into one game. Best we'd trot off and meet our players.

So, who have we got with us today?

For the red team we've got friends, Kay and Margaret.

And for the blues we've got friends, John and John. Hi, teams.

-Hello.

-Now, you girls, how did you first get to meet?

We met in the pub and we were members of the dance team.

-You're fond of a drop, are you?

-Well, yes.

Now, what other hobbies have you got, Kay?

I line dance, swimming and play bingo.

-Do you?

-Yes.

-Alongside that and The Arrows, you really are a busy girl.

And have you got any hobbies that relate to Bargain Hunt, at all?

Yes. I collect little men and plates.

-Little men.

-Little men. Yes.

We're talking about models here, are we?

-Yes.

-Yes. Now, Margaret, have you got any buying and selling experience?

I've sold stuff and I've bought stuff.

-You're experienced then.

-Well, I wouldn't say that, but

usually a bit of tat here and a bit of tat there.

Oh, well, you'll fit in nicely with this programme.

-I think we'd better move on, don't you?

-Yes.

I think you're going to do very well today, you two.

You're just cheeky enough, I'd say. Now for the boys, John and John.

Have you two known each other a long time?

We have. Yes.

-30 odd years, it must be.

-Yeah. It must be. Technical college, we met.

-And what were you doing at the tech? Something technical?

-Radio and TV servicing...

-Radio and TV servicing to start with, it was.

-..to start with. Yeah.

-And you've remained friends ever since.

-Unfortunately.

-So which of you Johns is the bee man?

-I'm the bee man.

-Oh, you're the bee man.

-Yes.

Yes. So you keep them, do you?

I have one hive, at the moment, yes, which survived the winter,

thank goodness, and busy collecting pollen right this minute.

How many times have you been stung?

A few times. Not that many but the worst occasions are when a

bee can find its way inside your veil and you can't do anything about that.

You just have to press on and wait 'till it stings you, really.

-Yes.

-John, which hobby is it that takes up most of your time?

The classic cars, I suppose. Yes.

-Sort of building and restoring.

-What have you got?

I've got a Triumph TR250, which is the American version of the TR5.

And this is something that you bought as a wreck?

-Yes. It was originally found in a swamp in Louisiana.

-No!

-Yeah.

-Really?

Covered in mud and headlights shot out with target practise, I think.

Perhaps a little more of that, later.

Anyway, a lot of talent on today's programme. Now, the money moment.

£300 apiece. Here's your £300.

£300, look. Your experts await.

You know the rules and off you go and very, very, very good luck.

We've sent our teams off and they're eager to find three sensational

money-making items, but first, let's meet the individuals in the know.

It's our Bargain Hunt experts.

Looks like they're in fighting form.

Our young buck for the Reds.

Fisticuffs are ready.

Charles Hansen bats for the blues.

Don't get carried away, now.

Steady there, boys.

I'm by no means a bureaucrat.

In fact, I don't subscribe to very many rules but

there are some boundaries that we have to put on our game of frolicking good fun, today.

And the rules are, each of the teams get £300 and an hour to shop,

for three items and the team that makes the most profit at auction wins.

Dazzling.

Cheer up, chaps.

OK. It's time to get going.

The teams have had their pep talk.

Let's see if they've got what it takes out in the field.

OK, John, John, ready to go?

-Yes, we are.

-We've got the hour, that's it.

Let's hit the road, then.

-What have you seen?

-Vesta case.

-OK.

Silver. It's got a golfer on it.

-Right.

-It's quite heavy.

-Can I have a quick look at it?

It's not a lot of money, to be honest.

£22 is the price on it.

Stamp 95 which says it's obviously not an English-made piece of silver.

One would like that to be Edwardian and that would really be quite

collectable, but at £22, it's quite a reasonable price, really.

Can I come back to it if I can't find anything else?

Course you can.

'An early tip. Time will go quicker than you think.'

Is that a silver spoon? No. Plate.

Shame. Never mind. We'll come back.

Early pewter mug here, is it?

Oh, yes, John. Yes. Yes.

-That's nice.

-Looks pretty expensive.

Price is on it. 35.

-35.

-It's got a mark.

You're quite right. We look for a touchmark, first. Is there a touchmark on the base?

-It is. Yes.

-Yeah. Is it English?

Is it Dutch? I don't know.

I would say it's certainly mid-19th century but in a George II style.

Is that something we should bear in mind?

I quite like it. I think we'll think about it and we'll come back. Yeah?

It's a good thing to note.

Hide it under the counter there, so no-one else buys that.

Thank you. Cheers.

-Not feeling a bit horny today, are you?

-INAUDIBLE.

No. I'll say no more. Right.

Silver cigarette holder.

Oh, I say.

-It's for a roll-up.

-Oh, that wouldn't take a roll-up!

-I suppose it could be, yeah.

I think, John, really, we should go for something plain and simple.

That's too plain.

It is. It's a cheap one.

-Yeah. I'm so INAUDIBLE.

-Right.

Put them back.

Ah, I must tell you about the bonus buy.

Yes. There is a bonus buy.

Tempting as it may be, the teams can't spend all the money.

They'll give the leftover money to their expert, who'll trot off and find something

which, hopefully, will boost the team's profits later at auction.

Course it would help if the teams got on and actually bought something.

OK. And why did you pick that up?

-Because I like cats.

-And it's the Red Team.

-Yes.

-You like cats. This is Royal Doulton flambe.

It's a type of glaze, very hard to produce cos it had to be done in a very hot kiln.

They didn't make that many of them.

They are quite collectable,

but it's a market that goes...

up and down. When the market's strong, obviously, the prices are better.

So what would that make?

I think you'd probably be getting about

-£60 at auction for it.

-So you've got to get it for 50 or less.

£75 is the price on the bottom.

-Have a go, Kay.

-You can have a quick word, if you like.

See what you can do.

I think, I think it's a deal.

-So... pleased?

-Yeah. Very pleased.

-Good. Excellent.

-Yeah.

Well, done, ladies.

The first one in the bag for £55.

-It's for you.

-Is it?

-How much are they, John?

-55.

-For the pair?

There's some nice vintage motorcars over there, as well.

No Triumphs.

-Yes, there is. There's a TR.

-Is it? A TR what?

-TR2 there.

-This one?

Yeah.

Is it complete?

-£75.

-£7.50, I think.

That's better.

I thought you were a car enthusiast.

-Don't you see the value, in those cars?

-I do. They're very good.

-They are good, aren't they?

-Yeah. They're rather expensive.

-Right. Come on, gents.

I might just pop along and remind the Reds that they're up against the clock.

OK, team, progress report.

27 minutes have gone by.

-Has it really?

-27 minutes.

-Time flies when you're having fun.

-You're bought one item?

-Are you happy with that?

-Yes.

-Very happy.

-Got any plans?

Well, we've only actually made it down one row, so far.

-We're dragging our heels a bit.

-Is there a lot of chatting going on?

-Well, there's a lot to see.

-There is.

-It's a lovely, busy fair.

-It is.

-Absolutely.

-All right.

We've seen one or two things but we'll keep moving.

-All right, Mags?

-Yeah.

-All right, Kay?

-I'm fine, thank you.

Well, they seem very relaxed.

I'd say it was time to change up a gear.

Look. Look. 30 minutes to go.

John, 30 minutes.

30 minutes.

Half an hour gone.

OK, gents.

Some nice, really fun objects here.

What have you found, Jonathan?

-Something good?

-Oh, yeah.

-Something good.

OK. We have here a cast iron vesta case, modelled as Mr Punch.

Late 19th century, with a factory, or foundry mark,

I suppose you would call it, for a family called Zimmerman.

Sadly, lacking the top of his...

I like him. He's a good gentleman's desk sort of thing.

-He's got a happy face.

-He's got a happy face.

If it's maybe a forced grin, it's a bit Mr Blair, isn't it?

-Cheshire cat. You know, he's standing proudly.

-I like it.

Let's strike a deal.

So he's asking £80, but the man is saying we can have it...

I'll let you have it for £50.

-Thank you.

-£50 and I'm saying that's a good deal.

-Yes.

-We'll go for that.

-Yes. Yes.

That's superb, thank you very much for that.

The ladies are steaming ahead.

Two items under their belt, £195 left in the bank and the Blues haven't even started yet.

What about these?

Little knife I saw here. Yes. They're nice.

-How much are they?

-125.

They're not reproductions.

-Are they marked, sir?

-Across the top, there.

-Each one's got its own mark on.

-They're Coulter, aren't they?

-Are these silver-plated?

-Yeah, they are. Silver plated. They're nice.

They're very much what we call a Louis Cann style, of course.

Shell casting.

Scroll supports. Louis XV, in that revival of the period.

They are very nice. Nice, yeah, John. Good find. I like them.

General said he'll take 80 which is quite a good reduction.

Absolute death on that.

Absolute death. Absolute death.

You're a good man, aren't you? Yeah. I think they're very nice, John.

If I went to a sale, I think, John, my guide price would be...

between £70-100. OK.

On a bad day with discretion, 60, but they could make 100.

I think, guys, £80, it's a good buy.

I've said between 70 and 100.

John, we're in it for the...

-financial returns.

-Yeah.

You like it. John, it's a money-orientated business.

It's profit-making and I think if you're game, let's do it.

-All right.

-Right. There's the money.

-There you are.

-OK.

-£80.

£60 you said, didn't you?

-I'm a trier.

-That you are, John.

£80 for the knives and at last, a purchase.

Are you pleased with them?

This is my chance to have a word with John about his splendid set of wheels.

So, John, we're allowing you ten minutes off from the shopping so you won't be disadvantaged,

to tell us all about your magnificent jalopy.

This is one sexy beast, isn't it?

So what exactly is this model, John?

It's a Triumph TR250, 1968.

-This is as a result of ten years hard graft.

-Yes.

Can we have a look in the engine? How do I get in there?

-There's a lever...

-Oh, yes.

I remember those. Do that...

which lets off the spring.

So, John, this is the two and a half litre engine, is it?

-It is, yeah, straight six.

-Straight six.

When you got it, it was pretty well complete, was it?

The engine needed a complete strip down, every last nut and bolt and rebuilt up to spec.

It's a little higher spec now than what the car was originally.

It does, of course, beg the million dollar question, what is a vehicle like this worth? Do you know?

I suppose something about 16, 18,000, hopefully.

Depends on what somebody would be prepared to pay for it.

Well, it's a brilliant piece of kit and I do congratulate you.

-Thanks very much.

-I've a horrible feeling you're going to do rather well on Bargain Hunt, today.

-Thanks a lot, John.

-Thanks.

It's a big fair. Whilst I've been away, those reds have been testing our Jonathan's skills to the max.

What about...

-these two glasses?

-Those two glasses.

Why have you picked these up?

-I did.

-You did. What do you like about them?

-I like the colour.

-Amethyst glass.

-OK. Personally, it's not the most fashionable object in the sale room, in my mind.

-Hang in there, Jonathan.

At least you've got two items in the bag, unlike those naughty Blues.

-So how we doing, boys?

-Not so bad.

-We've got one item.

-You've got one item.

How much time left, Charles?

-We've got, Tim, so far, 20 minutes to go.

-20 minutes to go.

-And you've only got one item?

-Two possible over there.

Yeah. It's all very well though, isn't it?

-Piece of cake.

-Piece of cake?

-Yeah.

-Cake on plate.

-Yeah.

You have to admire their confidence.

Come on. Time to really step up the tempo.

Let's go round here.

-Beautiful glass. Beautiful.

-That is very pretty, isn't it?

OK, ladies, keep walking.

Keep walking. Keep walking.

Yep. Let's move on. Thank you very much.

-We've been down that end. We did that end to the middle.

-Yeah.

-Let's go this way and turn right.

Thanks. Keep moving.

Over here, gents.

See, I quite like this guy, here.

Look at this, here. Here we've got... Isn't that lovely?

A really nice silver, chamblevie pink enamel oval buckle. OK.

It's nice but is it paste? Is it...

No, it's not. We turn it upside down and there are hallmarks.

You can see it's hallmarked, as well, for London and that date letter P would mean it's George V.

So it's, you know, early, first quarter of the 20th century.

Lovely quality. Silver throughout. And I wonder how much it is.

Sir, how much, please?

- I've got 55 on it. £55. - You sound definite about that.

Yeah. I am, absolutely.

Don't want to talk you into anything, John. It's entirely up to you.

Clock's ticking. What do you think?

-Come back?

-You've only got one item, gents. Less browsing, more buying.

The ladies have got the right idea.

I want to see this chap here, actually, because christening cup...

just spotted, while we were looking at this... yeah.

Think it's a Charles christening cup. It's not inscribed with a name.

I think he is Sylvester.

Is he the one that says, "Sufferin' succotash."? Yes. Is that what it is

That's the one.

You're going to have to wipe your faces now. Sorry.

There's some marks on the bottom which you are saying are continental.

And it's 95. Got an import mark there but we've got nothing...

Love it to have been an import mark but it is completely continental.

It's a gift for children. Silver-wise, you're looking at a few grams.

It's not a heavy thing.

The price we've got on there is £95.

You could have it for 60.

OK. Say £55.

-All right, then.

-Yes. Yes.

-£55.

-£55.

£55 is not excessive, I don't think.

We got there. We'll shake hands. Brilliant. OK.

That's everything for the Reds.

And one happy stall owner. But are those Blues about to go to the auction with just one piece, then?

It's actually a nice hatbox, John, isn't it?

It's obviously RN Royal Navy.

It must be 19th century, mustn't it?

-Yeah. Could be kept in his name, possibly.

-Yeah. Quite right.

It's in nice condition. Obviously, the patternation has survived.

There we go. If you open it up... like this.

-It's clean, isn't it?

-Yeah. What was it made of?

-It's tin, basically.

-Tin.

-With a lacquer.

-Yeah. Lacquer tin.

If it went into an auction today, my sort of auction guide price would be 30 to 50, 40, 50.

On a good day, you know, with two vibrant ladies wanting a nice hatbox, it could do quite well.

It's got a nice interior to it, as well, so it's quite unusual...

-Could be usable.

-Yeah. It could be.

I would look towards that sort of lower estimate, if you can get it at that and we'll see what we can do.

OK. We'll see the guy.

Good work, boys.

Two down, one to go.

-Gents, we've got two and a half minutes left. OK.

-Oh, my goodness.

-Two and a half minutes is all we've got left. Hold on. Hold that for me.

-Yeah.

-There's 20.

There's 20. What we need to do is go and buy that buckle.

If you can offer £40 for it, that completes our purchases.

-Yeah.

-Go on. Go and buy it. I'll take that.

Go on. Off you go. Go on.

Now I am not a hard man as you know, Bargain Hunters,

but when it comes to the game, I will not bend the rules.

The hour is up.

The shopping has to stop.

Sort them out, boys, eh?

OK. Let's shake on that.

That was close, gents. Let's just recap on what the Reds bought.

The little red Doulton cat was acquired for £55.

That's the way to do it.

£50 for Mr Punch.

And for £55 - suffering succotash - Sylvester the cat.

Not catastrophic at all, eh?

Get it? Meow.

So, Kay, which is your favourite piece?

The cat that I purchased.

Oh, yes. What about you, Mags?

-Punch.

-Punch is your favourite.

-Yeah.

-Which piece is going to bring the biggest profit?

-We think Punch.

-Punch. You agree with Punch?

-Yeah.

-OK. Fine.

You spent £160, which is not too bad.

-I'd like £140 of leftover lolly, please.

-There you go.

-Thank you very much. This goes to Jonathan. Go for it, boy.

-Thank you very much.

Good luck. Let's remind ourselves what the Blues bought.

They kicked off with a set of ten Christoff plated knife rests for £80.

Next, they purchased the lacquered hat case, hinged and inscribed.

And for an aching £45, who can blame them?

And finally, although they almost ran out of time, the George V

pink and enamel silver buckle, a bargain at £40.

Well, I don't know, Johns, it's raining cats and dogs outside.

-I don't know what we'll do in the convertible tonight.

-Get wet, I think.

Despite not buying any car-related material, you did buy three interesting things, didn't you?

-Yeah. I think so.

-Yeah. We did.

-Yeah. Jolly good.

So, John, which is your favourite item?

-My favourite item is the buckle, I think.

-OK. What about you, John?

I think the Royal Navy hatbox.

And which piece is going to bring the biggest profit?

-The hatbox.

-The hatbox. Yeah.

-Yeah. OK.

-In agreement with that?

-Yes.

We'll have to stand to attention, won't we?

Now, you spent £165 which is not bad. £135 of leftover lolly, please.

-See what the mechanic can do with that, then.

-The mechanic?

-Yes.

-Is that what you call Charles?

-Well, yes. Charles Hansen.

Charles Bronson. And the best film Charles Bronson ever made was in 1972 called The Mechanic.

And I have to say, he does look quite like Charles Bronson, doesn't he? Yeah.

-Ripple of applause. Good.

-Well, I shall rev the engine.

Yes. He's just stopped blushing.

-You have got £135 there and a job to do, Charles Bronson.

-I have. A very important job.

-You have.

-They've been a great pair of Johners.

So, in that regard,

we need something which I think will reflect their paying and I've got a few thoughts in mind.

Oh, have you? Good. Well, off you go, Charles Bronson and very good luck.

Well, after the cut and thrust of all this buying and selling,

I'm going to have a stroll around somewhere really stately.

Three miles shy of the North Norfolk coastline, sits Felbrigg Hall,

where I have been granted a day's pass to have a little look around.

Felbrigg is a bit of a rich mix.

Initially a 15th century Tudor construction,

work started in 1620 to reconstruct it in the Jacobean style.

Take a second look and you'll see that when it comes to refurbishing the country pad,

a mere 50 years after completion, the Windham family ditched the old romantic west wing...

opting instead for the look of the time and a brand new extension.

Scroll forward to the early 18th century and you find the estate here at Felbrigg is not

flagging behind fashion because they built for themselves an orangery, at the time,

the most fashionable thing you possibly could have done and of course, it's no mistake that this

brick-built orangery sits so happily as a bed fellow to the main house.

It's a typical orangery structure, with very tall, glazed, south-facing windows,

allowing the maximum amount of light inside, so that the fruit would survive the bitter winters and

in the summer, the pots would have been taken out of the orangery and

set out on the lawn here to warm and ripen the fruits in the sunshine.

Oh.

It's hard to imagine now but oranges at that period were the choice fruit for the wealthy and noble.

Here we are in the kitchen at Felbrigg and in here, either the servants or the mistress

of the house would make quite sure that no vital part of this precious fruit would ever be wasted.

A very good use, of course, for oranges of the Seville variety

rather than these, was to make marmalade.

And you would typically have boiled your Seville oranges in sugar

and you'd insert them, when cooked, into this gadget.

Ram the Seville orange up the bottom end, here,

forcing it in with a wooden plug

and at the same time,

agitating this handle so that the skin of the orange, the unique part

that does away with having to have pectin to make the orange marmalade set, would be chopped

into uniform pieces and produce the delicious orange marmalade for which Great Britain is renowned.

The question is, how will our teams do today at the auction?

Well, it's 30 miles as the crow flies, from the showground

-to Diss and in Diss, of course, we've got T W Gaze's Sale Room, with Elizabeth Talbot.

-Hello, Tim.

-Very nice to see you, Elizabeth.

-And you.

-It's a treat to be here.

-Good, good.

Now the Reds, their first item, not surprisingly, is red.

The little Doulton cat.

I hesitate on this one to get so excited.

I mean, the early 20th century flambe that Doulton were very famous for producing

is what everybody starts to drool over.

The later 20th century examples become rather lifeless and, in my opinion, not all that exciting.

Not much more to say about it really. £60-80 is our estimate.

-Fine. £55 they paid.

-Fine.

Now, the cast iron vesta case, Mr Punch...

-so sweet though, isn't it?

-Yes.

But sadly, the hinge is not good on his cap and he's missing half his quill.

Poor fellow. Yes. Been in the wars. No. A sweet little piece, this.

I like both the subject matter of Mr Punch, he's always very commercial.

-And the fact the little vesta case with a striker at his feet makes a nice take on a match striker.

-Yes.

-40 to 60's our estimate, Tim.

-Is it?

-Yes.

-Well, they paid £50.

Right. Now, the little christening cup

which I think is absolutely charming, I have to say.

I think it's a sweet 20th century take on a traditional gift

for a child or person who's being christened.

And I guess, for somebody who collects christening mugs,

and there are people out there that do, they'll rather like to have a mid-20th century one.

Hopefully, they'll be prepared to pay somewhere between £40-60 for it.

£55 the team paid, so that's pretty well on the button, too.

I don't think we're predicting much in the way of losses but we're not predicting much

in the way of profit so we'd better go and have a look at their bonus buy.

Now, girls, you spent 160.

Jonathan has 140.

What did he spend the money on in the way of a bonus buy? Here we go.

-There we go.

-Oh!

-Oh!

What I've got here...

are four albums of postcards.

-That's different.

-It's different.

-That's a nice respect.

-You can tell they like them, Jonathan.

Take one each and let's have a quick look at them. There we go.

-Going back to what date?

-It's a real mixture, actually.

Mostly 20th century. I paid, for the four of them, £60.

-£60.

-How much?!

-£60.

For four of these.

But what you have to think about is I've got close to 400 cards in here

and in that respect, if you were to look at some of them being ten pence, some of them being

20 pence, some of them being 30, 40 pence, then collectively, you're getting up to 60 very quickly.

Anyway, for the benefit of the viewers at home, let's find out

what the auctioneer thinks about the collection of postcards.

So, here we go, Elizabeth.

It's the auctioneer's favourite really, cataloguing three or four albums of postcards.

They're mainly, unfortunately, fairly plain and simple holiday resort type cards.

-Seaside views.

-Yeah. Absolutely.

What would you roll the whole lot up at in terms of an estimate?

Well, we've put £80-120 on which may be a little bit optimistic but

they're nice, I think it's a good, complete collection, so we're being positive about the whole thing.

Good. Well, Jonathan paid £60.

-Right.

-He's got his head screwed on.

-Yes.

-He's pretty certain to make a profit, I guess.

Well, if we go according to plan.

-Yes.

-If all goes according to plan.

-Yes.

-Now, for the blues. Their first item is the set of ten,

which is an extraordinary number of knife rests.

Well, we do see quite a little bit of Christoff, actually, in terms of tableware and flatware and I think

-it does come in across the channel and find its way to East Anglia.

-Yes.

So we're not strangers to it

What is your estimate?

Well, I think we're being a little bit conservative but

I think realistically, £60-80 they'll sell at and I'd hope for a little bit more on the day.

-Yeah. Well, they paid 80, you see.

-Right. So they need you to feel that you'll get a bit more on the day.

But it's a kind of come and buy me estimate, isn't it? Ten of them, for 60 to 80.

It's not expensive. The unit cost is very low on that.

Yes. Lovely. Good.

Now, what about this Japanned naval officer's cocaide hatbox?

-I like this.

-You do?

-I do like this. Yeah.

I think it's, again, a bit of social and military history rolled into one.

-What do you think it's worth?

-Well, we hope to make somewhere between £40-60 for that.

Good. £45 they paid.

So that's got a good chance of making a profit, which is brilliant.

And their third item is this extremely nice, heavy, pink enamelled buckle broach.

-I like this.

-Thought you would.

It's dated. It's hallmarked silver dated, London 1910, so it's a lovely period late-Edwardian silver.

Guilloche enamel, so the silver's been tooled underneath

and enamelled over the top with this wonderful pastel.

It's a very unusual sort of mauve lilac-y colour.

The big question is, what's your estimate on it, Elizabeth?

Well, we hope to sell it for somewhere between £60-80.

Oh, that would be wonderful. They paid £40.

Anyway, whether it does well or not, they may be delighted to have a go

at the bonus buy so let's go and have a look at it.

Now, John, John.

You spent £165. You gave Charles Hansen £135 for the bonus buy.

What did he spend it on?

Well, I always think pairs are better than one.

We're a good team. We've come a long way together. OK.

Are you ready?

Pull the cloth for me.

Very carefully. There's one for you, John.

-You're a bit quiet.

-Yeah.

-Is that Paringware?

-Yes. You're quite right.

Paringware or bisque un-glazed porcelain.

And of a super quality. Ordered by a great Italian model, Missouri.

They are Royal Worcester, 1950s, of a very fine quality.

And importantly, John, they're in very good condition, as well. OK.

-I'm beginning to like them.

-Good.

Good. What do you think? Out of ten?

They're quite nice. Out of ten, I would say about seven, Charles.

-Yeah.

-Out of ten.

-Yeah. Yeah.

-I think they're nice.

-What sort of price did you pay?

I spent £110 on them.

OK. 110, which, OK, you know, is £55 each.

I would still see them in a sale room, individually, making 60 or 80,

so my guide price for the pair is 100-150. That's a fairly base level so I would hope, wind blowing,

good day and all of that, they ought to make top estimate.

-They will go in as a pair?

-They will go as a pair. Quite right.

Well, that's brilliant. That's the business end done.

For the viewers at home, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about the Worcester figures.

There's one thing you can say about these. They're extremely white.

Well, they are extremely white, Tim, and I would say that's actually to their disadvantage.

I bet. Cos you'd expect to see these Worcester figures,

-particularly late ones like this, brightly coloured, wouldn't you?

-You would.

They would, I think, benefit from a bit of colour, but

generally commercially, white items strangely remain difficult to sell.

I don't think they're going to make a huge fortune for them, I'm afraid.

How do you define a huge fortune?

Well, like some of our estimates which are quite tight, this one is quite wide.

Between £100-200.

-Charles Hansen won't be disappointed by that because he paid £110.

-Right.

They're his punt for his team

for a rather more expensive bonus buy than perhaps he might normally go for.

-Anyway, I wish you bon chaunce.

-Merci beaucoup.

-Now, Kay and Mags, how you feeling?

-Confident.

-Are you?

-Excited.

-Are you excited and confident?

That's what we love to hear. Now, is there any item that you think you've got a problem with, Kay?

Well, not really. We'll wait and see how they go.

You've always got Jonathan's postcards to fall back on.

First up then, Kay, is your flambe cat. Here it comes.

Lot 170.

And on this one here I start at £32.

£32. Bid at 32.

For the next flambeed cat, there.

-32. 35. 38. 42. 45. 48.

-Bit more.

50. Five. 60. Five. 70.

Five. 80 and I'm out.

-80.

-80. I'll take five. It's a gentleman's bid at 80 and selling.

80. Very well done. That plus £25, you've made £25 profit.

-Thank you.

-Isn't that brilliant?

For a cat lover.

-Yes.

-Exactly. Well, done.

-Mr Punch.

171. Now we have the cast metal figure, Mr Punch.

There's a vesta stand and striker, as you find him.

Needs some TLC, where may I say, I say £30?

£30 for this one.

-20 I'll take.

-Come on. Come on.

-Where are you?

Come on. At £20 for Mr Punch.

-Somebody, please.

-Ten bid.

Ten I have. Low start at ten.

I'll take 12. At ten. 12. 15. 18.

20. Two. 25. 25 is the gentleman.

25 is by the wall. At 25.

Are you all above at 25 now? Where's eight?

Gentleman further back at 25.

£25. That's a loss of £25. That means your profit of

£25 is wiped out and

it means you're absolutely nowhere, so far.

So it's all down to your Sylvester christening cup.

Lot 172. The christening mug.

This is fun with the figure behind is a cartoon cat, Sylvester, there.

Stamped 925, where may I say? Start me at 50.

£50, look.

30 I'll take.

Come on. 30 bid. 30 I have. 32.

35. 38. And 40.

40 the gallery. At 40 now. I'll take two.

42, new bidder.

45. 48. 50.

Five. 55. 55 now. Where's 60?

At 55. Am I missing anybody? At £55.

I don't believe it. Wiped its face.

£55. No profit, no loss, on that.

You have no profit, no loss, from the sale of the first two items

which means you have no profit, no loss.

What are you going to do about the postcards?

-It doesn't matter.

-Yes.

Yes. We've got to.

I don't blame you. You're going with the postcards and here they come.

At 176, we have four various postcard albums,

mostly of tourist views there. Lot 176.

Where may I say, a whole collection, a ready-made collection for you.

Say £50 for all of these.

They're nice albums, too. The books, themselves, are a nice example.

£50 for the whole lot.

30 I'll take to start.

Surely, come on.

£30 bid. 30 I have. And I'll take two.

At £30 only. Where's the two?

Cheap holiday - Just sit and look at the pictures.

£30 bid. Where's two?

At £30 only. Are you all done at 30?

Surely worth more. I'm disappointed with this at £30. Are you all done?

-£30.

-There you go.

-I'm sorry.

Apparently they're not worth 10p each.

-Quite.

-Anyway, so that is minus £30.

You were doing so beautifully but the overall score now, girls, I'm afraid, is minus £30.

-It could have been worse.

-It could have been.

-It could have been a lot worse.

But it's not curtains, all right, cos that could be a winning score.

-The big thing is, don't talk to the blues about it. All right?

-OK.

Now, have you been talking to the reds, at all?

No. We haven't discussed the lots, at all.

-They wouldn't tell us anything.

-They wouldn't?

-Not a word.

They're very, very coy, that's the thing.

But how are you feeling about this?

-Very excited. Yeah.

-Apprehensive.

-Really busy room, isn't it?

It certainly is. What are you apprehensive about, John?

Well, I don't know if it's going to do well or not.

I'd like to think we are but... don't know.

Well, first up are your knife rests, John and here they come.

Ten early 20th century Christoffel knife rests.

It's lovely to have ten of them.

All that you see, one for each member of the family. Lot 195.

Where may I say? Start me at 50.

£50 for the knife rests.

Good quality ones. £50 surely.

-Let's move.

-30 I'll take.

Oh, dear.

All quiet on the western front, here, at £30, surely.

Come on. 20 bid. Low start at 20.

I'll take two. 22. 25.

28. And 30.

-Oh, dear.

-Struggling.

-32.

32 is a front bid. 35, new bidder.

35 is by the door. At 35, not dear.

At 35, not much each. At £35 only.

At 35, are you all done?

A good buy for someone.

Minus £45.

-Not good, that. I'm sorry.

-Oh, no.

So, tin box.

Lot 196. A late Victorian tin. It's a muffled effect.

Previous ownership of H Seeds - wonderful name.

As you see it there with padlock and key.

Where am I saying for the hat tin? Start me at 30.

£30. A good piece here at £30.

-20 I'll take.

-Oh, come on.

-What's the matter with these people?

Five. 28. 30. 30's the front bid.

At 30. Thought it would make more.

At £30 only. I'll take two.

-Surely.

-At the front and selling.

30 all done.

Dear oh, dear. £30 is minus £15.

That's not so good. The buckle.

Lot 197. We have the silver and pink Guilloche enamel buckle, here.

-London 1910.

-This must do well.

It's in exquisite order, that. 197.

-Where am I saying for this one? Start me at 40.

-Let's go. Let's go, more.

It's a nice item. Unusual colour.

£30 to start, surely.

Come on. You're all quiet. 20 bid. 20 I have. I'll take two. 22. 25. 28.

30. Two. 35. 38. 40. Two.

45. 48. 50. Five. 60. Five. 70. Five.

-80.

-That's OK.

-75 now. 80 may I say?

At £75, a lovely item. At £75.

£75. You are plus £35 on that.

Well, done. Good, Charles.

35. That means you're minus £25.

You are minus £25.

So are you going with the bonus buy?

-No.

-You're not.

No. Go on. Yes. Yes. Let's go.

-You are going to go with it?

-Yes. We're going with it.

-Are you happy?

-Yes.

-You're going with the bonus buy.

-Well, done.

-We got a decision and we're off. Here it comes.

-Good luck.

-Come on.

-Lot 201.

They're a good pair.

We have the mid-20th century Royal Worcester Paringware figurines.

That's good. Good name.

-Females is rather stylish.

-They are.

As you see them. Where may I say for these?

They are Royal Worcester.

-Start me at 100.

-Come on.

100. 50 to start.

Oh, I don't believe this.

Oh, my goodness.

-Oh, my goodness me.

-50 bid.

50's crept in at my side. At £50.

I'll take five. At £50 only. Five.

60. One more.

55. 55. 60, new bidder.

65. 70. 70's now with the lady.

At 70. Both gentlemen out.

At £70. This lady's bid at 70.

Any advance on £70? 75. 75 is the gentleman's bid.

At 75 now. Where's 80? For the pair of them, remember.

-Come on.

-80's bid. 85.

-One more.

-90.

-Go on.

-90's now seated.

Go on, sir. One more.

-£90.

-One more, sir.

£90. Any advance?

It is minus £45.

That could still be a winning score.

Do not despair.

And all will be revealed in a moment.

Gosh, what fun.

Unfortunately, today's results relates scale of losses rather than walking home with any pound notes.

That is no news to the teams because they've been through their individual performances.

But what they don't know is the scale of the losses between the two of them and who's

-marginally just ahead, cos you've not been talking have you?

-No.

-Boys and girls, you've not been talking.

-No.

-Well, I have to reveal that the team with the most losses today,

therefore the runners up, are the blues.

-Really?

-You went with the bonus buy which was unfortunately, really, because that added £20 to it.

You were minus £25. Yes.

The enamel buckle that you found, Charles, magnificent.

A brilliant profit of £35 but that wasn't enough to stem these losses across the board.

But you've done extraordinarily well by only losing £45.

-But have you had fun?

-Yes.

-Great day.

-You have.

-Very good. Yes.

-Well, we've loved having you on the show, and you, Charles.

-Thank you, Tim.

But the victors today, by only managing to lose £30 are the reds.

Congratulations. We had a wiped face, or two.

-You made your lovely profit, on your little pussycat.

-I certainly did.

£25 on that. That was great.

Overall, minus £30.

But it's been fun. And join us soon for some more Bargain Hunting. Yes?

Yes.

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