Norfolk 3 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! Whoo!

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.

Hungry for success today, we've got as grand total of four teams

hoping to find quality antiques at knock-down prices.

We'll bring the bits to you now!

So there's double the number of deals to enjoy. Let's meet the first lot of Blues and Reds.

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.

-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.

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.

You'll fit in nicely with this programme!

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

You're just cheeky enough, I'd say. Now for John and John. Have you two known each other a long time?

-We have. Yes. 30 odd years?

-Yeah, it must be.

Technical college, we met.

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

-Radio and TV servicing,

-to start with, yeah.

-Was it?

-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.

-So you keep them, do you?

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

John, which hobby 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.

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,

but first, let's meet the individuals in the know. It's our Bargain Hunt experts.

MUSIC: "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor

Looks like they're in fighting form.

Our young buck for the Reds...

Fisticuffs a-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.

(Good Lord!) 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'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.

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

-Course you can.

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

-That's too plain.

-Far too simple.

It is. It's a cheap one.

-Yeah, I'm so pleased!

-OK, plain and simple.

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.

They didn't make that many. 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.

-Got to get it for 50 or less.

£75 is the price on the bottom.

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.

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.

-You've 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?

-There's a lot to see.

-There is.

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

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

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.

-That's a good deal.

-Yes.

-We'll go 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. Yes. They're nice.

-How much are they?

-Ooh, 125.

-They're not reproductions?

-No.

-Are they marked, sir?

-Across the tops, there.

Each's got its own marks.

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

Shell casting.

Scroll supports. Louis XV, in that revive Rococo of the period.

Gentleman said he'd take 80, which is quite a good reduction.

-Absolute death on that.

-Absolute death.

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.

-Right.

-Right. There's the money. There you are.

-OK.

-£80.

-Eh, £60 you said, didn't you?

-80!

-I'm a trier.

-That you are, John.

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

-Are you pleased with them?

-Yeah.

-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.

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

A really nice silver, Chamblevie, pink enamel, oval buckle.

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.

And I wonder how much it is. Sir, how much, please?

-I've got 55 on it.

-You sound definite about that.

-Yeah. I am, absolutely.

Don't want to talk you into anything, John. 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 wanted to see this chap here, actually, because, christening cup,

just spotted it, while we were looking at this.

This is 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! He's that one!

There's some marks on the bottom, which you say are Continental.

And it's 925. Got an import mark there, but we've got nothing...

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

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.

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.

Hoo-hoo! 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?

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

-Let's have a look.

It's obviously RN, Royal Navy.

It must be 19th century.

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

-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 is it made out of?

-It's tin, basically.

-Tin.

-With a lacquer.

-Yeah, lacquered tin.

If it went into an auction today, my sort of auction guide price would be 30 to 50, 40 to 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 and we'll see what we can do.

-OK.

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 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.

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 cat-astrophic at all, eh?

Get it? Miaow.

You spent £160, which is not too bad.

-I'd like £140 of leftover lolly.

-There you go.

-Thank you very much.

-This goes to Jonathan.

-Thank you very much.

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

The Blues kicked off

with a set of ten Christof 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.

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

-See what the mechanic can do with that.

-The mechanic? Is that what you call Charles?

Yes. Charles Hansen, Charles Bronson. And the best film he ever made was in 1972 called The Mechanic.

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

-Ha! 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.

They've been a great pair of Johns.

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.

Off you go and very good luck.

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

'We're off to T W Gaze Auctioneers, where Elizabeth Talbot

will cast a critical eye over our purchases.

-It's a treat to be here.

-Good, good.

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

The little Doulton cat.

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, really. £60-80 is our estimate.

-Fine. £55 they paid.

-Fine.

-Now, the cast iron vesta case. Mr Punch. So sweet.

-Yes.

A sweet little piece, this.

I like both 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 is 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.

Hopefully, they'll pay £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 not predicting much in the way of profit,

so we'd better 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?

-There we go.

-Oh!

-Oh!

What I've got here are four albums of postcards.

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. 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 here

and in that respect, if you were to look at some of them being 10p, some of them being 20p,

some of them being 30- 40p, 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.

-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.

-If all goes according to plan.

Now, for the blues. Their first item is the set

-of ten knife rests.

-We do see quite a little bit of Christof,

actually, in terms of tableware and flatware. We're not strangers to it.

What is your estimate?

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.

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

-I like this.

-You do?

-I do.

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

-What do you think it's worth?

-We hope to make somewhere between £40-60 for that.

-£45 they paid.

Good chance of profit, which is brilliant.

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

-I like this.

-Thought you would.

It's hallmarked silver, dated London 1910, so a lovely period.

Guilloche enamel - the silver tooled underneath and enamelled over the top with this wonderful pastel.

A very unusual mauve-lilac-y colour.

What's your estimate?

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 have a look at it.

-Now, John, John.

-Yes.

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

What did he spend it on?

I always think pairs are better than one.

We're a good team. We've come a long way together. 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. Royal Worcester,

1950s and, importantly, John, in very good condition, as well.

-What sort of price did you pay?

-I spent £110 on them,

which, OK, you know, is £55 each.

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

so my guide price for the pair is 100-150. That's a base level,

so I would hope they'll make top estimate.

-They will go in as a pair?

-As a pair, quite right.

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 - they're extremely white.

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

You'd expect to see these figures,

-particularly late ones like this, brightly coloured?

-You would.

Generally, commercially, white items remain difficult to sell.

Unlike some of our estimates, which are quite tight, this one is quite wide - between £100-200.

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

-Right.

-Anyway, I wish you bon chance.

-Merci beaucoup.

-Kay and Mags, how are you feeling?

-Confident.

-Are you?

-Excited.

-That's what we love.

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

The seated cat. Lot 170. Here I start at £32.

-£32. Bid at 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. Plus £25. You've made £25 profit.

-Thank you.

-Isn't that brilliant?

-For a cat lover.

We have the cast metal figure, Mr Punch.

-I say £30. 20 I'll take.

-Come on, come on.

-Where are you?

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, the back wall. At 25.

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

Gentleman, 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.

Down to your Sylvester christening cup.

Lot 172,

the christening mug.

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

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

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. And 50.

-Yes!

-Five.

-Yes!

-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 and 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. Here they come.

Lot 176, we have four various

postcard albums, mostly of tourist views.

May I say, £50 for all of these?

30 I'll take, to start. Surely, come on.

£30 bid. 30 I have. I'll take two. At £30 only. Where's the 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. Could have been a lot worse.

But it's not curtains. That could be a winning score.

The big thing is, don't talk to the Blues about it, all right?

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

-We haven't discussed the lots.

-They wouldn't tell us anything.

-They wouldn't?

-Not a word.

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

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

Ten early 20th century Christofle knife rests.

Lovely to have ten of them.

Where may I say? Start me at 50.

-Let's move.

-30 I'll take.

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, lads. Not good, that.

-Sorry.

-Oh, no!

So, the tin box.

The late Victorian tin. It's the muffled effect.

As you see it there, with padlock and key.

Start me at 30.

A good piece here, at £30. 20 I'll take.

-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.

-One more, surely.

£30 at the front and selling. At 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.

London 1910. Where am I saying for this one? Start me at 40.

It's a lovely item. Unusual colour. 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?

-Yes, yes, let's go!

-You are going to go with it?

-They're a good pair.

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

50 to start.

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

-Oh, my goodness me.

-50 bid. 50's crept up at my side. At £50.

-I'll take five. At £50 only. Five.

-60. One more.

-55. 55.

60, new bidder. 65. 70. 70 now, with the lady. At 70.

-Both gentlemen out. At £70. The lady's bid at 70.

-One more.

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

Where's 80? For the pair of them, remember. 80's bid. 85.

-One more.

-90.

-Go on.

-90's now seated. Nearer to me, at 90.

-Take five.

-One more, sir.

At £90. Don't feel the pressure! £90. Any advance? £90.

It is minus £45.

That could still be a winning score.

Do not despair.

All will be revealed in a moment.

Neither the Reds nor the Blues managed to balance the books.

But I suppose you could say that the Reds lost least,

making theirs the winning score. Hurrah!

Coming up, we have some more bargain hunters,

poised to wow you with their purchasing prowess,

but before that, I fancy a spin.

TIM WHISTLES

'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 it's no mistake that this

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

Oh! Ha-ha!

It's hard to imagine now, but oranges, at that period,

were the choice fruit for the wealthy and noble. Mmm.

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.

Our next two teams are ready for a taste of the antiques trade.

Will their experience be bitter sweet? Let's meet them.

So, who have we got today?

We've got Sadie and Richard, who are friends, for the Reds.

And we've got father and daughter, Natasha and Gary, for the Blues. Welcome to Bargain Hunt. Brilliant.

Sadie, how do you know each other?

I've always known Richard. His parents owned the local post office when I was a child.

He would serve behind the counter. Everybody just knew Richard.

And you're about to have a baby.

-I am indeed, yes.

-Brilliant.

Congratulations on that. When's your baby due?

About six weeks.

Now, Richard, or should I say Richard Bailey MBE?

-Tell us about that experience.

-Well, that was fantastic.

It was a shock.

When the letter came from the Prime Minister,

I was emptying the mailbox and I straightaway opened it, read this letter, just couldn't believe it.

-I actually read it four times.

-Yes.

And you got your MBE for what?

Well, mainly for the youth work that I do in the area

and also the community work that I've done over many years.

Well, good for you.

-And congratulations on getting your award.

-Thank you very much.

-Very good luck to both of you.

-Thank you.

Now for the father and daughter combo.

Natasha, you're a bit of a thrill-seeker, aren't you?

Yeah. Last year I got into wakeboarding, which is basically

being pulled along on a board behind a boat or behind a cable.

-Really.

-Yeah. Myself and my partner sort of started that last year.

-This year I'm not going to be able to, because of having a baby.

-You too?

This is lovely.

We've got the Bargain Hunt creche going on.

You're a stallholder yourself, experienced in buying and selling?

Yeah. I regularly have a car-boot sale at our local car-boot area.

But it's not selling collectables or anything.

It's basically things that I no longer want or need.

-And it's the ultimate recycling, which is good.

-Yes.

-Very green.

-Exactly.

-Now, talking about green, Gary, you're keen on your tortoises.

-Yeah. Very keen. Yes. We have ten giant tortoises.

-Ten giants?

Yeah. From all over the world.

Different species. Our main ones are Aldabran tortoises.

-Who?

-Aldabran tortoises.

-Oh, yeah.

-Which can grow up to about half a ton in weight.

But tortoises aren't the only thing that you collect, are they, Gary?

No. I collect Swarovski crystal.

Been collecting that for about nine years now.

Have about 150 pieces.

You two enjoy a few unusual sports.

We've heard about that. Which is your favourite?

Jet skiing's very enjoyable.

There are a lot of people out there that shouldn't be on the skis.

-They're the people that you need off the water.

-Yes.

And responsible people back on.

Lovely. Well, I'm glad you enjoy that, Gary(!)

Got that bee out of the bonnet. Now, the money moment.

The money moment. The £300 money moment.

Here we go. £300. There we go. £300 apiece. You know the rules.

Your experts await. And off you go. And very, very, very good luck.

The pressure is really on for our teams as they only have one hour

to find three items, although they do have £300 to blow on them.

So, with plenty of ground to cover, I'm sure they'll be grateful for some expert guidance.

Captain for the Reds is Jonathan Pratt.

And riding the waves with the Blues is Charles Hanson. Oh, dear!

-They've got their flag raised, as well.

-Wow.

Is it your flag, madam?

-What's the best price, sir, on it?

-I can do you 75.

-Yeah.

-I quite like it, cos it's got nice social, military interest, of course.

-Yeah.

It's in fairly good condition and if it's hung well in the sale room, you could do quite well with that.

Would you be interested in it, Tash?

Absolutely. Stand up for your country.

-We'll have a think, but thank you for your time.

-Thank you.

Sounds like they might be back for that.

Now, have the Reds spotted anything that's taken their fancy?

How's that, then?

-Scary Spice.

-Yeah.

Possibly not antique, that.

Is there no discount?

Curiosity, how much would it cost to buy?

-We've got 75 on it and the best on it is 60.

-Right.

OK. And it's what, 1885, thereabouts?

-Yeah. It's fully hallmarked.

-Right. London hallmarked. Yes.

Nice, ebonised work.

Still got the original bottom on it, as well, which is nice.

Yes. Very, very nice. And the absolute best?

60.

60. Yeah. Yeah. It's nice. Nice example.

Yeah. That's very good.

-It's a stylish cane.

-OK. Shall we think about it?

Think about it, because that's one of my favourite pieces.

-Yeah.

-40 minutes to go.

-Fine.

-Plenty of time.

We can make a dash back, I think.

-Let's come back.

-Thanks for your time.

-Thank you.

Another item Gary is interested in.

The Blues seem to have found lots that they like, but they haven't actually parted with any cash yet.

Now, what are those Reds up to?

Well, it weighs a blinking ton, which is actually quite a good sign.

It's a lacquered brass theodolite, or a level.

It's a difficult one, really. I'm no great expert when it comes to this sort of thing,

but it would be used as a surveyor's instrument.

What I would obviously be wary of is that you do get fakes of this sort of thing made in the Far East.

But I think the quality's too good.

-Would you reduce the price on it?

-Um...

-Like 80?

I can't do 80, but I can do 85. 110 at the moment.

What do you think, Richard?

I was going to say to you, "What do you think?"

Well, she's come down by £25, so if it is really...

It's well made.

If you just have one in a sale, the internet generates the people.

I mean, you rarely get a collection of these at auction.

-Yeah.

-But £85, I think that's probably a good deal.

-Shall we try that one?

-OK. Thank you very much.

I don't think I'm as confident as I ought to be!

-SELLER:

-If it makes 200, I want a cut!

I hope for the Reds' sake it does make £200.

Wouldn't that be nice?

That's lovely. That's a really nice jug.

It's had some restoration and what we do is test it by doing this.

OK. So it's been restored there.

You might think, "My God, that's awful."

By rubbing your tooth on that part, you can see it's been restored.

-That's a nice jug.

-How do you know? What do you feel for?

-Yeah.

-You tap this side.

-Yeah.

-And that side there... is very soft.

-OK.

-Oh, OK.

-But it's a nice jug. Is it yours, sir, this jug?

It's nice. ..No, it's priced at £58.

What's the best you'll take? £50.

1820-ish?

-Yes.

-Yeah.

-Like it? Not really.

-I don't.

Well, at least she's honest.

But yet another item they haven't bought.

What do you think? Is it a bit heavy?

Well, the key for these things is condition, and the glass is in good order.

You've got some scratches on the foot rim which essentially helps you say it's...

This is an object that would have been picked up quite often.

Picking up and putting down on a dressing table,

it's going to get wear on the foot rim. That's about right.

The other thing is, you often find that you get later mounts

put onto glass where they ground down something slightly larger.

But looking inside, obviously, it's got a thread and the glass seems to be in nice order inside.

And it hasn't been dropped in any way, obviously. There's no dents.

What is your, eh, best?

£50 is the lady's best.

45?

-Go on, then. 45.

-OK.

-Thank you.

-There we go.

Shall we have a sit down as well?

We'll bring the bits to you now.

Come on, Jonathan. This isn't the time to be sitting down.

You might be two items ahead of the Blues,

but don't relax too much, as they're going back to look at the flag.

Sir? Just remind me, the provenance to this... How do you know it's come from the Falklands?

This was on HMS Active and there is a pennant that comes with it.

-Right.

-It's here.

-Right.

Which has HMS Active and there's the serial number on there.

Great. So it's all completely...?

-Yeah. I did a little research.

-Good.

-Now, your best price, sir, will be how much?

-Well, I'll do 75.

£75 for you, best.

-70 and we have a deal?

-Go on, then.

-Yeah. 70.

-Shake on it. Shake on it.

-Thank you very much.

-Thanks, sir.

Not bad work, Gary, although it has taken you 35 minutes to buy your first item.

The Blues banked the cane earlier and, surprise, surprise, they're back for a second look.

-All importantly, Natasha, we've got the all-important lion passant to confirm it's sterling silver.

-Yeah.

There, Gary, is our hallmark for London, the leopard's head.

And the all-important date letter which is, what, circa 1890.

1885, that one.

1885, so it's a good, late Victorian and it's ebonised stone colour.

Would you take 55?

I will take another £2 off. I'll meet you 58 and that'll be me done.

How about 57.50, then?

I'll do you 57.

Lovely. 57, then? Yeah.

The female touch here. The female touch.

Oh, Natasha, you do drive a hard bargain, love.

But that extra pound at auction could make all the difference.

So it's 2-2 to our teams and 20 minutes remaining on the clock.

The Reds have £170 left, the Blues have just a few pounds more - 173.

The jug isn't Natasha's cup of tea, but she seems to trust

Charles' opinion and the Blues are back, weighing it up.

It's 190 years old.

OK. It's printed,

Gary, and hand-enamelled. "God speed the plough".

Obviously made, I think, to commemorate a wedding

in the 1820s, so again, back to five years after Waterloo.

You know, 15 years before Queen Victoria came on the throne.

I've already said I don't like it, but... I think it would probably do well.

At the end of the day, Mr Wonnacott, you know, Dad, you might tell me,

son, it's a bad buy, but I like this and I think it will make a profit.

At £50, it might be, Charles. Don't be too hard on yourself, lad.

The Reds started off so well.

Now there's less than ten minutes left and still one item to find.

Luckily for them, they've got £170 to blow on it.

I like the colours.

Exactly. That's a nice bit of decorative glass. You like the colours.

I actually quite like this type of coloured glass, personally.

-Yeah.

-It's probably made out of white glass.

We need to ask...Dad?

-Yes!

-How much is it?

-£25.

-£25.

-I'll do it for 20 quid.

You can do it for £20. Not a lot of money.

Can you actually put something in there?

What is that?

-There's a few lines going across here.

-No.

-No.

Little bit of a chip. I think it's been polished out slightly. 15?

-15.

-Do you think we're going to make anything on it if it's not perfect?

That's just part of the body. That's just the way the colour is done.

That's not a flaw in itself.

12 quid?

Toss you a coin. 12 or 15.

Go on, then.

It's not a special coin out the van. Here we go.

-Heads.

-Heads.

Tails.

-15 quid.

-Never mind, then.

Even though they lost the coin toss, Sadie worked her charm

on the stallholder and convinced him to sell it to them for £12.

No. It's not the half-time whistle.

It's full-time. Game's over.

Stop the shopping.

Jonathan isn't so certain about the theodolite,

but Sadie weighed it up and decided £25 off was a good deal.

They paid 85.

Just a few minutes later, in the same tent,

Sadie spotted the scent bottle and again,

got a bit extra knocked off and it was hers for £45.

With just five minutes remaining,

Jonathan recommended some glass.

And with Sadie's help, they knocked the price down to £12.

Well, that was fun, wasn't it?

A real riot. Now, you cantered round to get two items from one stall in the first half an hour.

-We did. Yeah.

-Very proud of you, Dad.

-We were lucky.

All that training, Richard. Sadie, which is your favourite piece?

-The perfume bottle.

-Yes. What about you, Rich?

-The theodolite.

-Your favourite.

Which piece for the biggest profit, Sadie?

-I hope the theodolite.

-And you agree with that?

-I would agree.

OK. Fine. We'll hope for the best there.

You spent £142. I'd like £158 of leftover lolly, please.

£158, which is an awful lot of dosh.

-I don't understand what's going on here.

-A bit of shrapnel.

But straight over to you, Jonathan.

-Thank you.

-Are you feeling kind of confident?

I've seen the right place to go to.

-You have confidence?

-Yes.

Well, we look forward to the fruits of your labour.

-As long as it's just my labour.

-Yes.

-OK.

-Talking about labour...

We'll skip this subject!

-OK.

-Very good luck, Jonathan. See what I mean? Really dodgy, this.

Anyway, let's check up what the Blues bought, eh?

Both Gary and Nattie came over all patriotic,

so let's hope the bidders get behind them at the auction.

They bought the flag for £70.

Gary was instantly taken with the cane

and with Natasha's help, they got the price down to £57.

Like all their purchases today,

the jug was also something they spotted earlier.

It wasn't to Natasha's taste, but they went with it anyway, for £50.

You were very methodical in your walk around the fair and decisive,

which is admirable, and you managed to get inside

before it started to rain too, which is very clever.

-Did you have a great time, Natasha?

-I had a great time.

-Was it good for you, Dad?

-Yeah. Very, very good.

-Which is your favourite piece?

-I like the cane.

-The cane?

-Yeah.

-And what about you, Gary?

I like the cane, yes, very much so.

We're into a flagellation party. What fun!

And which piece is going to bring the biggest profit, do you think?

The cane will bring the biggest profit.

It's ridiculous.

-The biggest profit, Dad?

-The flag.

-Oh, the flag.

-Yes.

-Ah, we've got a change of heart here. Excellent.

-You spent £177, yes?

-Yes. We did.

I'd like £123 of leftover lolly.

Thank you very much. £123.

-What are you going to do with all that money?

-I'm feeling broody.

-Broody?

-With Natasha's forthcoming events,

I'm looking for something with a certain baby feel about it.

Lovely. I should stop while you're ahead.

Go off and make a serious purchase, Charles.

It's time to make our final trip to the auction.

We've come to see Elizabeth Talbot at TW Gaze, auction house extraordinaire.

-Very nice to be here.

-Thank you.

-Our Red team, Sadie and Richard, they went with this theodolite.

-Yes.

Actually, it's no more a theodolite than I am, is it? It looks like a theodolite.

It does. It is a 20th-century and very late 20th-century reproduction.

What do you think it's going to bring, or might bring?

-Well, we've put an estimate of £100 to 150 on it.

-Oh, have you?

Oh, well, that's very generous. No. £85 they paid.

Next is a little silver-topped scent bottle.

Very pretty item and to have a screw lid rather than a hinged lid is quite unusual too. Condition is nice.

So we've put an estimate of £48 to £58 on that.

48 to 58. They paid £45, so they'll be delighted if they turn a small profit on that, which is great.

And now we swim over very quickly to the Isle of Wight,

which is a long way from Norfolk, and we got this little turquoise...

-The medina.

-The medina glass vase.

-There is a collector's market for that ware.

It isn't 100% perfect, but it is a good colour.

Nice size. Our estimate is £15 to £25.

-Well, they only paid £12, which is cheap enough, isn't it?

-Yes.

It depends on what happens with the theodolite.

And just in case we catch the wrong angle with that, we'd better go and have a look at the bonus buy.

So, Sadie and Richard, you spent £142. You gave £158 to Jonathan,

who has your bonus buy. Let's have a look.

That's hideous. Oh, that is awful.

Oh...right.

We have a stuffed fish in a case.

It's not that old, but it's nicely presented. It's in good condition

and it's very decorative for the people who like this sort of thing.

Are there many people out there that like stuffed fish these days?

Well, let me tell you first of all how much I paid for it.

-£35.

-You were done.

-Not a lot of money.

Well, on that happy note...(!)

Cos they obviously love it.

Why don't we find out, at least for the audience at home,

what the auctioneer thinks about the old fish case.

So, Elizabeth, here comes supper.

-Thank you, Tim.

-How does that grab you, seriously?

It doesn't grab me at all, I'm afraid.

This, to me, is the fishy version of the theodolite.

-I personally think this is a reproduction bogus piece.

-Do you?

It's in a new case with new backing, which automatically makes me think

that it's not a good piece for collectors.

Well spotted, Elizabeth, cos that would be so easy not to reckon.

Anyway, for only £35,

which is what Jonathan Pratt paid for this as a bonus buy,

is there any prospect, if it's a modern reproduction of it, making any sort of profit, do you think?

-We put a £20 to £30 estimate on it, as a decorative item.

-Hmm.

Now, that's it for the Reds.

Moving on seamlessly to the Blues, Natasha and Gary.

Their first item, I think, is most interesting, this Union Jack.

What about that for a historically-interesting flag?

-Full-sized flags do sell quite well.

-Hmm.

So, we have hopes that it will make between £80 to £120.

£80 to £120. Well, that would be brilliant, because they paid £70.

-That's fair.

-Yeah. What about the cane?

The cane is late Victorian, it dates from the late 1880s,

silver-topped, fairly straightforward, but it is pretty. The silver is quite well repused.

Think about £100, £150 on that one.

-They only paid 57.

-Oh, right.

So, that was a complete bargain.

Brilliant. And what about the lovely agricultural jug?

It's a lovely piece of pearlware

and it's so well decorated, front and back.

And if your surname happens to be Wild,

the family that's got the connection, so much the better.

-I think that's a super piece.

-Yes.

And we hope that it will find a happy home between 120 and £180.

Gosh. £50 is all they paid.

So they could triple their money on this. That is exciting.

Well, before we get too flushed, let's check out their bonus buy.

Natasha and Gary, you managed to spend 177, which is pretty good going. You gave Charles £123.

Let's see what you bought, Charles.

I like to spend money, but thinking of Natasha's forthcoming baby

and all of that, I've got... Look at this.

It's different. It's interesting. It's quite speculative.

What I've bought is a Chinese softwood baby's bath tub.

And it will date to about 1890-1910, and I quite like it. What do you think?

I think it'll probably do quite well if someone put plants in it.

Put a baby, Natasha.

A baby's not going in that.

-It cost me £40.

-£40.

So, hopefully, Gary, it's going to make, you know, £60 or £70.

Course, you don't have to take it.

You may decide to reject it, but for the benefit of the audience at home,

let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Charles' baby bath.

Now, the big question is, Elizabeth...

would you be bathing one of your babies in this fellow?

I wouldn't now. They're too big.

I've never seen the like. I think this is quite charming, actually.

But not as a bath, but as just a wonderful,

decorative planter. I like the colour.

I like the mellow nature of it.

And so we've estimated at £40 to £60, because I think for that money

you couldn't really achieve a similar decorative item elsewhere.

Charles Hanson rates it. He paid £40.

-Oh, well, I think that's fine.

-You're putting a profitable estimate on it.

-What more can one ask?

-Absolutely.

-Well, actually, I do have a question to ask you.

-Yes?

-How are you feeling about today?

I'm all geared up for it, Tim, yes!

So, team, how you feeling? Sades?

I wouldn't say I'm overly confident.

-Are you not?

-No. Hopeful.

-What about you, Richard?

Anxious, I think is the word to describe it. Yeah.

We haven't got a lot of confidence, really, have we? No. We'll see.

First up, then, is the theodolite and here it comes.

We have the 20th-century brass theodolite.

Start me at 80.

50 to start, surely. Come on. It's a good piece there at 50.

50 bid. Thank you. 50, I have. I'll take 5. 55. 60. 5.

65, in the gallery. At 65 now. Where's 70?

At £65 only. Any advance on 65?

65. That's not so good.

Could be worse, though. Minus £20.

Well done, Jonathan. Good. Now, your second one.

The crystal glass silver-topped scent bottle with a screw stopper.

I'll start at just £28. £28 bid.

At 28. 30. 2.

35. 38. 40. 2. 45. 48.

And 50. 5.

55 bid. 55. 55. With me at 55 now.

60, anywhere else?

At 55. Am I missing anybody?

At 55. And 60. 5.

Yes? 70 and I'm out. 70. It's now in the room at 70.

Any advance on £70?

70 takes that, thank you.

That's absolutely super, isn't it?

£170. That's plus £25.

Lot 222. We have the medina turquoise ground lugged vase, there.

Little bit of damage. Interest shown. High start at £12(!)

£12 bid on the medina. At 12.

15. 18. 20. 2.

25. 28.

That is my item(?)

It's exciting. 30 bid.

32. You'll regret it. 35. A new bid at 38, with me.

40 and I'm out. 40.

Gentleman's bid, 40.

I'll take 2. 42, new bidder.

45. 48.

48 is further back.

At 48. You coming back, madam?

At £48. At 48.

At 48 further back and selling...

Well, isn't that brilliant? That's plus £36.

You've tripled your money.

That is really good. So, £36. You were £5 up before.

You are plus £41. How good is that?

It's marvellous. Now...

-Make a decision on your fish.

-You can bank the £41, yes, or you could go with the fish which costs £35.

Are you going to go with the bonus buy or not? Quickly.

-No.

-No?

This we have catalogued as a composition of a roach.

Make up your own mind. I don't think it's as old

as it's purporting to be.

20, I have. Straight in at 20.

I'll take 2. For nothing, at 20.

-£20.

-OK. Well, there we go.

Minus £15.

I think our decision was...

-Well done. Well done.

-Even if I do say so myself.

-OK.

-I built you up for that.

-Well done.

You banked your £41 and you have hung on to your £41,

which could be a winning score, but don't tell the Blues, all right?

So, do you know how the Reds got on?

-I have no idea.

-You didn't talk to them?

-No. No. They wished us good luck.

-Did they?

Well, that's very gentleman and ladylike to do that.

First lot up is the flag and here it comes.

The union flag here,

with a provenance linked, apparently, to the Falklands War in HMS Active.

And I start here at £12. £12.

Bid at 12. £12, I have.

£12. 15. 18. 20. 22. 25. 28. And 30. 2.

35 and 38. 40. 42.

45 and I'm out.

At £45. Am I missing anybody?

At £45. Are you all done...?

-Oh, no!

-£45. That's bad luck.

-Oh, dear!

-That's five off 50. You're minus £25.

-Yeah.

-Oh, dear.

We have the late Victorian ebonised cane with silver top.

Start me at 50.

30, I'll take, surely, to start.

30 bid, sir. Thank you. 30, I have, I'll take 2.

It's £30 only.

32. 35. 38. 40. 2. 45.

48. And 50. 5. 55 in the back corner.

60, new bidder.

65. And 70. 70, with the lady.

Both gentlemen are out. It's 70 at the front now.

I'll take 5 again. At 70.

It's a front bid. Any advance?

£70. Thank you.

That is plus £13...which means, overall, you're minus £12 still.

Now, your jug.

We have a 19th-century Staffordshire pottery farmer's arms jug.

Dedicated to John and Ruth Wild.

50 to start. £50.

Anybody in? Come on. 30's a low start here.

30, going backwards. 32.

35. 38. And 40. And 2.

45. 48. And 50. 5.

Come on, one more.

Where's Mr and Mrs Wild?

55 at the front. 60?

Where's 60? At 55, all done...?

-Dear, oh, dear.

-I could just cry about that.

£55. You made a £5 profit on it.

There's nothing the matter with that,

but you are still minus £7.

How can that be minus £7?

But there you go. It's minus £7.

We can't be miserable. What are you going to do about the baby's bath?

-Shall we go for it?

-Yeah, what have we got to lose?

The unusual Chinese softwood painted baby's bath.

Start me at £30, for this.

£20. Come on. £20 on this. 10 bid only.

At 10 bid only. 10 I have. I'll take 12. 12. 15.

18. 20. 2?

22, new bidder. 22 is now in blue.

I've lost you above. Any advance on £22?

£22. I'm afraid you've accumulated another £18 worth of debt,

which means, overall, you are minus £25. Don't despair, though.

-It could be a winning score.

-Yes, yes.

You don't know how the Reds got on

and all will be revealed in a moment.

Swings and roundabouts, eh? You chaps been talking to one another?

No communication, so you don't know who's ahead or who's behind?

-No.

-No. Well, I have to reveal

that the team behind by quite a chalk are the Blues.

Oh!

LAUGHTER

Sorry.

You guys have been really unlucky, because you were going to be walking on air today, right?

Actually, curiously enough, as it's turned out, it's finished up as being minus £25.

-Natasha, we wish you all the very best, darling...

-Thank you, Tim.

-..with your baby.

-Very good luck.

-Thank you.

-Super. Now, the Reds.

The victors today.

-I know. That's a surprise.

-I know.

Did you have no confidence in me?

I'm going to give you £41.

How good is that?

£41. Go straight down to the shop and buy another pram.

£41 all round. Very good form. We've had great fun. Join us soon for some more Bargain Hunt. Yes?

ALL: Yes!

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