South 1 Bargain Hunt

Hello. Today we're Bargain Hunting in the beautiful market town

of Marlborough in Wiltshire.

Because it's such a historic place,

dating back over 800 years,

we should have no difficulty in digging out the odd antique.

'We've invited our two teams to the Marlborough Parade Antiques Centre.

It's here they'll fight to find the very best bargains.

Their quest will be to find three antiques

or collectibles for £300.

And they only have an hour to do it in

and they have to be careful what they buy as they have to sell

it at auction.

Each item will go under the hammer

and if it makes more money than the team's paid,

they'll keep the profit.

Let's meet today's challengers.

Here they are. For the Reds, we have

Kim and Alicia, mother and daughter.

For the Blues, we have Alex and Karen who are friends.

-Welcome to Bargain Hunt.

-Thank you, Tim.

Will you two do all right today?

Hopefully. We're pretty used to success.

We play together as a ladies' double partnership

and have won our local league for four consecutive years.

You're a dab hand with the racquet?

Definitely, at the net, Alicia on the baseline.

So you're the one sprinting around?

-This is true.

-Very good.

What do you collect?

I like clocks

and furniture but my biggest collection is cookery books

of which I have at least 800. That's what I tell my husband.

800 cookery books?!

They go back two generations.

My grandma was a cook in service.

Mainly they're handwritten.

Books were very expensive in those days.

I have her handwritten books and then my mother's.

And my own collection.

Does this mean your mother's a very good cook?

She's not too bad, Tim.

She must be brilliant with 800 cookery books.

She cooks a bit too healthily for my liking.

Oh, I see. What do you do, Alicia?

On my year out at the moment

and I will go to Bristol University

to study Politics and Sociology.

Do you want to be Prime Minister one day?

I don't know, Tim.

That's a long way in the future.

Do you propose to go on a worldwide trip

during your gap year?

I would if I had the money.

If I did, I would go to Australia

because I like the climate

and the tennis is on so I'd like to watch that.

Perhaps if you're a serious winner today on

Bargain Hunt, you'll have enough funds to take you on your trip.

That would be a certainty, then.

I love the confidence. Now for the Blues.

How do you know each other?

We were introduced by a mutual friend,

when we were pregnant with our first children,

who thought we might get on well.

Alex, I have a feeling you're a big child at heart.

I think you're probably right.

-What are you clutching in your hands?

-These are my dragons.

Part of my collection of little pocket dragons.

I have about 300 of these.

-300.

-Yes.

The sci-fi one, I'm really into my sci-fi.

When you're not potty training and looking after children,

what do you really do?

I'm a bit of an artist.

I paint children's canvases.

I did this one for my daughter.

I did a Thomas the Tank Engine for Alex's son

and others for other friends' children,

presents and things.

They're really lovely.

Something to hang up in the nursery special to that child.

Cos it's individually done by an artist.

Will you be into your art today?

Maybe more the ceramics.

I have family connections with Spode

and my nan's from Stoke-on-Trent

so I'll be looking for ceramic items if possible.

There's always plenty ceramics about. Good luck to you.

Now the money moment.

£300 apiece.

Kim looks interested. There you go.

Your experts await. Off you go!

Very, very, very good luck.

Both teams will have expert knowledge on hand

to help them pick up their bargains.

With the Reds...

For the Blues...

Today they'll be busy

as they'll help two pairs of reds and Blues.

I think this looks rather interesting.

What about the quality of the glass on the bottom?

I don't think the glass is that important.

It's probably from a travelling one because it's plain.

This is lovely with the turquoise.

The blue is very fashionable,

so I think it has a modern element.

-Has it got some age?

-It's Victorian.

I don't know if it's dated already...

-How much is it?

-165.

It's a lot of money. In this condition,

it's probably £80-£100

on a good day so 160's out the question.

How about that little marker?

We were talking about getting something that connected to games.

That's quite nice.

Well spotted. do you like it, Alicia?

I love it, yes.

It's quite unusual, a little bone hand

that you turn round - a whist marker or something like that.

I like the shape and the hand on the top.

Looking at the base,

there's a little bit of wear there,

so I think we're probably looking at 100 years old.

1900-ish.

It's a funny little object.

I think games will come back in fashion

so maybe the trend to playing games and your own entertainment

-might become more fashionable.

-It might do.

I think something like this, with a bit of age to it,

you won't want to play with it all the time

as there's more risk of breaking.

It's marked up at 78 so I think we need to negotiate on that.

It's a bit steep.

We need to get that down.

By £10?

If we can get it between £60 and £65,

that gives us a fighting chance.

I think we all like it

but we need to get the price down,

so let's chat to the dealers.

The Reds had a chat

and wound the card game marker down

to £65.

It looks like the Blues are feeling "saucy".

Phillip found these. I think they're fab.

What do you think?

You don't get much more elegant in a sauce boat than that.

-Are they silver?

-They are.

Birmingham hallmark for 1931.

It's like so many best-selling antiques at the moment.

They are simple, modern-looking.

That could have been designed in 1988.

Or 1991 instead of 1931.

You'd still believe it from that modern design.

-I really like them.

-I like them, a good find.

So, price?

£125.

That seems a bit steep

for two boats.

You could do with getting it under 100 if you can.

If you estimate them at auction at £100-£150...

I think you'd have people queueing up for them.

If you can get them for under 100, are you up for these?

-I reckon so.

-I think so.

Let's see if we can talk him down a bit.

Let's twist some arms.

The Blues' haggling worked.

They picked up the sauce boats to the tune of 90 smackers.

What do you like about this?

I'm not sure I like it particularly

but we're going to an auction with lots of hunting, shooting,

fishing, riding

and this is a photo frame that maybe could be used

to put a child's photo in that's just started

riding, won their first rosette.

I think people always want photo frames for whatever reason

and good luck as well - a horseshoe.

All good points for me - what about you, Alicia?

I like the price.

It's a nice little piece.

It's rather crudely made

and it's the beginning of the 20th century - 1900,

1910, something like that.

20 quid, we have to go for it.

Shall we go and buy it? Come on, then.

And £20 is exactly what they paid.

This looks quite nice.

What was it that really drew you into it?

I love the shape - quite simple but stylish as well.

I like the lines of it.

I love the jug. I think it's a great shape

They call that a helmet shape.

You can imagine if you turned it that way round.

Like a Greek helmet.

I think by the style it will date

from the 1930s, Royal Doulton.

Someone decided to call it Valery.

With a lot of Art Deco stuff,

you get that lovely straight-line, simple design

which will fit into the modern house just as well as into a house full of antiques.

With all this gilding, of course,

not going to be able to put it in the dishwasher without ruining it.

-You'll have to get the scrubbing brush out then.

-I think so.

OK, so we know it ticks all the boxes,

does it tick the price box, that's the thing?

What are they asking for it? 84, that's a funny price, isn't it?

-It is.

-I think we probably need to get them down a little bit.

If we can get them down to 70-ish, I think we'd be of more of a chance.

-OK.

-Let's give it a go, shall we? See if we can get them down a little bit.

Sounds good.

The Blues do some hard bargaining

and manage to get the coffee set down to £70.

Now, what have the Reds got there eye on?

We are all healthy living people but this is a cigar cutter.

It is nine carat gold which is a good start.

It is by Alfred Dunhill which is a great name of the luxury end

of the retail market. Nice clean design.

You've got this sort of cross hatch design.

I think it is a golfing theme. It looks like a golf ball, doesn't it?

-Yes.

-You've got a nice clear hallmark there.

It's got AD for Alfred Dunhill then a crown for Sheffield.

375 for 9 carat gold. And then the date letter is 1981.

What prices is it marked up at?

£120 but I think we can get it down.

Do you think you need specialist collectors?

There's going to be people who smoke, whether we like it or not,

there are going to be people who like a cigar after dinner with a port.

If they want to come and make us a profit,

there are very welcome to, aren't they?

And cigars aren't cheap so if you're going to buy a cigar,

-you might as well buy a quality item to go with it.

-Exactly.

I don't think this is going to go up in a puff of smoke, I think

-we're going to do really well with this.

-Excellent.

So far the Blues have spent £160.

£90 on the sauce boats, 70 on the coffee set.

So, ladies, make your final £140 count.

I have to say, I'm not convinced by whatever you

-got in your hand.

-I'm not either, to be honest.

How could you not be convinced by something like this?

A nice little elegance snuffbox. Regency.

It's got a nice mother of pearl on the top here. A split on the bottom.

-Not filling us with confidence!

-It's made of ivory.

That's OK because it dates to 1810.

So it is OK with the law because it is pre-1947

so that is the cut-off date for selling this sort of thing.

But in fact if you look at the quality of it, it is

almost certainly actually going to be a Scottish piece.

How do I know it's Scottish?

It has actually got what you call a Scottish hinge there.

Developed in 1805 by a couple called Crichton and Smith

There you go, you can imagine a gentleman in 1810,

there he is in his powdered wig and has long coat, opening this up...

And away you go. Stuff boxes of this type are highly collectable.

They are only asking £65.

I think actually we should be able to get them down from that.

-What do you think?

-I'm not sure.

-Do we trust our expert?

-He is the expert.

OK, so if we lose because it doesn't make a profit, it is on your head.

-No, I don't think you're going to lose with that one.

-Go on, then.

-I'll see what I can do.

-You can do the bargaining.

-Trust me.

Talk about the kiss of death.

We will see if he is right about the snuffbox later at the auction.

Time's up. Not now, Jeeves. Let's recap on what the Red's bought.

Mum and daughter,

Kim and Alicia kicked things off with the 19th-century scorer.

Next in the bag was the early 20th-century brass frame

which Kim is hoping will appeal to the country sale room.

And finally was the nine carat gold cigar cutter which they chopped down

from an £120 to 95. So has it been good for you today?

They've been great. Great fun, honestly.

Lots of questions, lots of enthusiasm, and that makes the day go quicker.

-They put you on the spot a few times.

-Absolutely.

I felt like I was in school.

I'm sure they marked me 6/10, could have done better.

Well, we know that feeling, Mark. Have you had a good time, girls?

-Great time.

-Fantastic.

-Which is your favourite piece?

-Despite not being a smoker, the cigar cutter.

-What about you?

I liked the scorer.

I don't think it will bring profit but it was my favourite item.

£180 you spent so I would like £120, please.

Thank you very much. There's £120.

That might boost their profits at auction.

-It's a lot of money, isn't it?

-It is.

-But I don't think I would spend it all.

-Is that a hint?

-I'm going cheap.

-Cheap, that's not like you.

I'll was thought you went very expensive.

Let's remind ourselves what the Blues bought.

Alex and Karen's first buy was the pair of 1930s silver sauce boats.

Then they found the art deco-ish coffee set and bagged a deal of £70.

Finally, the girls aren't convinced by it

but there are trusting Philip with the ivory snuffbox.

Now, Phil, you are looking well wrapped up. Had a good day shopping?

-I think we have.

-Did you have a good time, girls?

-Yes.

-Which do you think will bring the biggest profit?

-I think the coffee set.

-I think it might be the sauce boats.

-For the saucy one.

You've spent a magnificent £209. I'm so proud of it.

£91 of leftover lolly goes straight back to you. How exciting is that?

Very good. I'm going to squirrel that away somewhere very useful.

Now you're off to the bonus bar. Have you any idea what you're doing?

-I have.

-That's marvellous.

-I know exactly where I'm going.

-Solid man.

Good luck.

Still to come on Bargain Hunt,

Alicia and Kim are glad they listened to Mark's advice.

But will Alex and Karen be happy with Philip's snuffbox selection?

We'll find out soon.

But first let's check in at Lawrence's auctioneers

in Somerset to see how auctioneer Richard Kay rates our items.

-Richard, good morning.

-Good morning.

Kim and Alicia, their first item is the little scorer.

It is a novelty piece. I can see many people buying it to use it.

But it is quite nicely made even though it has got a few little chips to its fingernails.

I suppose it is a sort of thing that makes appeal to somebody at £20-30.

Sadly, they paid 65. They're going to need quite a good trick to...

A lucky hand. To get out of that.

Next is the press moulded novelty brass photo frame.

Yes, I don't think that really can be described as a novelty.

It is rather a routine item.

Not terribly well made so maybe appeal to someone.

A girl with a horse maybe.

Have you got many horsey young girls here?

Oh, there'll be plenty here for the auction

but I don't think anyone will part with more than £5-10.

They paid 20 so that's not so far off.

What about this Alfred Dunhill cigar cutter?

Dunhill is synonymous with good quality items.

This is nine carat gold as well.

-I should think they might pay £30 or £40 for that.

-95 paid.

That's a bit gloomy, isn't it?

Based on the estimates, they are certainly going to

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

A set of six silver spoons with a golf handled finials

which I think are rather nice. Very sporty.

They cost the princely sum of £75.

Hallmarked, solid silver

and I thought they might appeal to a golfing collector.

-And what you think they'll make?

-If I was putting them in,

I'd put them in at 70-100, so I think we're roughly there.

I'd like to see them make £10 or so, hopefully on a good day.

-There's a good chance. Yeah.

-You don't have to decide right now.

Decide after the sale of your first three items

but for the viewers at home let's find out what the auctioneer

thinks about Mark's golf spoons.

Nice to have the golfing terminals on them but sadly they are not cased and

these spoons are a little bit more common than people might imagine.

-I would've thought is £20-30.

-Gosh. £75.

Now Mark's team are going to be pinning their hopes

on a tremendous profit predicted on these golfing teaspoons

-so that may not be so hot.

-They will need the luck of a hole-in-one.

They certainly will. Thank you for that information.

That is it for the Reds.

For the Blues, Alex and Karen, their first item is the coffee said.

Coffee sets are not quite as popular as tea sets.

The design is relatively unusual. It is in good condition.

-We would hope for £30-40.

-£70 they paid for that.

So that again might be just a bit jammy at the get that.

What about the silver sauce boats?

I would say they are probably a little bit too much on the small side.

But I think that realistically they are probably £40-£60 for the two.

I have to agree with you. They are on the small side.

£90 they paid, so that probably doesn't stand a snowflake's chance.

And what about the little ivory and gold snuff box?

Small snuff boxes are always popular.

We always have people who are interested in buying them.

Ivory perhaps not quite so popular as other substances.

We would have thought perhaps £30 - £50 for that.

-£49 they paid, so they are almost in the frame.

-Yes, they are.

So we have, on prediction, some problems with these three items.

They are going to need their bonus buy again,

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

What do you think of that?

-It's a squirrel.

-It is a squirrel, it is a squirrel.

-I think it's great.

-Is it a nutcracker?

-Well done. Look at it.

What is it made of? What is it?

A squirrel, wood, Black Forest, squirrel, nuts, it all works.

-I paid a very, very reasonable £20.

-Is that all?

-Which I thought was actually amazing.

-How old is it?

It would date to the latter part of the 19th century,

probably around eating 1880, 1900.

And profit?

Well, I think it should be worth at least £50.

-Really?!

-Yeah, I would have thought so.

-You watched his lips there?

-I did!

-We all watched his lips.

For the audience at home, let's go and watch the auctioneer's lips.

So, there we go, that's fun, isn't it?

It's a bit of fun, but this has had a very hard nut in it at some point,

which has unfortunately has resulted in it getting broken along the edge.

Oh, look at that, that great lump out of it. You're absolutely right.

He holds it for one second

and immediately finds the major fault and that is a fault.

That is very off-putting to a collector and also the fact

that the poor squirrel has lost the tips of his ears as well.

I would expect that it would probably attract

a bid of £10 or £15 in that condition.

OK, fine. Well, Philip Allwood has invested £20.

He is hopeful at that level anyway.

-Are you going to be taking the sale for us?

-I am indeed.

-Perfect.

Now, Kim and Alicia, we are on the edge of the auction.

It's such fun, isn't it? I can detect some nervousness here.

I think you're going to be perfectly all right.

You first lot up, though, is the whist scorer and here it comes.

Lot 101, the little whist scorer

and from bids here I start at 18.

18, 20, £22. 25 I have now.

£25. At £25 on commission.

And selling at 25. At £25.

Can I take 28 for it?

It's at 25 and selling, last time.

Brilliant, £25 is -40.

-It's all right, we can make it back.

-Now, the photo frame.

Lot 102 is a moulded brass frame in the form of a horseshoe.

£5 for that? £5 for it if you will?

£5 anywhere?

-£2 then?

-Come on.

£2 I see by the pillar.

At £2. I'm selling at £2 only.

So for £2, for the last time. All done at two?

-Oh, dear.

-I don't think I've ever sold anything for £2.

-You have now!

-Minus £18 on that. Now the cigar cutter.

-Optimistic.

This is the one, we think.

1981 in date. Bids here start me at 55, 60, 65.

£70 is bid. 75, 80, 85, 90, 95.

I have £95.

100 now, 110, 120,

£125?

Lady's bid at £120 and I'm selling at £120 for the last time.

All done at 120?

-Well, that's brilliant, isn't it?

-Fantastic!

-£120.

You have made £25 profit on that. You were -58.

58 less 25 is... 58 less 25 is... Is that 32?

-33, isn't it?

-So we are -33?

-You are -33.

-That's a winning score, that!

-It could be a winning score!

This is the dilemma!

Listen, this is a dilemma

because what are you going to do with those spoons? Mark rates them.

-Mark, what do you think they will make?

-Well, I mean, I think...

Looking at who is here, I really can't...

They might sell, but 33 is a good score.

-What are you going to do, go with this bonus buy or not?

-No.

-You're not going to risk it?

-No. Even though we can trust him, but...

-But not tonight.

-We are not going with the bonus buy?

-No, we're not.

Are you sure? Well, we are going to sell it anyway and here comes.

Lot 107.

Six hallmark silver golf club teaspoons and bids here

start me at 25, 28, 30,

32, £35 is bid.

35. £38. £38 and I'm selling.

At £38 on my right.

And selling at £38, last time. All done?

Well, I think you made the right decision there, don't you?

That is minus £37,

so you did the right decision and didn't go with the bonus buy.

Made a thumping loss, but that's OK. You are actually minus £33.

-Could be a winning score.

-Could be a winning score.

That seriously could be and the trick here is don't tell the Blues a thing, all right?

-Seal everything.

-We will.

-Including your lips.

Bids starting at £60 on this.

£60, 65, 70, 75.

-So, girls, Philip, how are you feeling? All right?

-Excited.

-Confident.

-Do you know how the Reds got on?

-No, we don't.

You don't know how they got on? Good. We don't want you to.

So, your first lot coming up now is the Art Deco coffee set

and here it comes.

Lot 123 is an Art Deco Royal Doulton coffee set

and bids here start me at £40.

45, £50 is bid. £50 is bid. It's on commission at £50.

Absent bidder at 50 then and I'm selling at £50.

All done at 50? Last time at £50.

It's not as bad as it might have been. You are minus £20 on that.

Next, your sauce boats, girls.

Silver sauce boats.

Interest again here starts me at 40, 45, £50.

£50 bid for these, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75.

I'm out at £75.

It's on my right at £75 and selling now at £75. £75 last time.

All done?

£75. You're minus £15 on that. That's not looking good.

Lot 125.

It's an early 19th-century Scottish ivory snuffbox

and bids here start me at 35, £40 it.

£40 is bid, 45, 50, 55,

60, 65, 75, 80, 85.

-I'm out.

-Well done!

At £85 in the room. And I'm selling at £85 for the last time.

All done at 85?

So, you made £36 on that.

You had lost £35 so you are £1 in profit.

£1 in profit how good is that?!

What are you going to do about the bonus buy then?

-Going with the bonus buy?

-Yes!

-You are going with the bonus buy?

-We trust you.

-You are going with the nutcracker.

-No pressure there!

All right, so we're going with the bonus buy and here it comes.

Lot 129 is the Black Forest carved nutcracker.

Start me here on this one at £5, shall we? £5?

5 I see, 8... £10 now,

£10, 12, 15, 18,

20, 22? £22.

Lady's bid near me at £22 and I'm selling.

At £22 for the last time, all done.

That is so good! £22.

You've got £2 on that and overall you are plus £3!

-Yes!

-It was the right side.

-Definitely!

Not dramatic, but the right side.

Well, a profit is a profit and £3 to the better

makes the Blues the winners as, remember, the Reds lost £33.

Coming up, two more teams go Bargain Hunting,

but first, I'm off to one of Salisbury's loveliest houses.

Set within the walls of the world famous Salisbury Cathedral,

actually at number 53 Cathedral Close is Mompesson House,

quite the most glorious Queen Anne house you are ever likely to find.

It also enjoys spectacular views.

Mompesson now houses the Turnbull collection of English

drinking glasses, of which this is only a small selection.

Actually, there are 370 pieces also in the house.

The English glass industry was revolutionised in the 1670s

when a man called George Ravenscroft introduced glass

with a high lead content.

This flinty, grey glass was very soon adopted

by the drinking-glass makers

and baluster glasses of this form were produced.

This glass dates from around about 1700.

It's got a tapering, conical bowl and it then set on this baluster

that looks a bit like a squashed mushroom

and on a foot that has been overfolded.

I selected this little glass to look at.

The indication of its usage is engraved on the outside,

where we have got a hop and an ear of barley.

In fact, ale was brewed to a higher alcoholic content in the 18th century.

It was as alcoholic as wine and you had weak beer,

which was watered-down stuff for everyday drinking,

probably better for you than the water, or ale,

which, in elegant society, you would drink out of a glass like this.

Now, this glass is the absolute epitome of what

an 18th-century drinking-glass collector is looking for.

It's a cordial with a tiny little bowl and, joy of joy,

the top edge has been enamelled, and this enamelling

is literally powdered glass that has been painted on

and then fired on the outer surface.

Finally, and perhaps most amusingly, we have this little glass.

Which is called a toast master's or firing glass.

You can see that the small bowl is very thickly drawn.

And that is so that it deceives the eye into thinking that there's

rather more alcohol inside it than there really is.

And at a smart affair, the toast master,

who would be announcing each of those toasts, had to keep sober,

so this sort of glass wood could down on the amount of alcohol

that he is taking on board, meaning that he could continue with his job.

So, will our next two teams keep a clear head

when they go on the hunt for bargains?

We've moved to the Hungerford Antique Centre in West Berkshire

for our next pair of reds and blues. And here they are.

For the reds, we have got sisters Wendy and Shelley,

double trouble there, and battling away for the blues,

father and son, we have got Brian and Paul. Welcome to Bargain Hunt.

You are both sisters.

You're close, or are we going to have some fireworks today?

-We are very close.

-Yeah, we are close.

-But we debate.

-Debate. We are good at debating.

-A lot.

And you do a bit of chatting, don't you, with one another?

-Quite a bit, yeah.

-Every day.

-Twice a day. Three times a day.

-Three times a day?

-And then we might see each other in the evenings.

What sort of things will you be looking for today?

Maybe something silver. Because that always sells well.

And, um, we want something that is maybe a bit modern,

-bit Art Deco, maybe that has got some nice lines.

-Design-led?

Yes, that will go in a nice modern house.

-Because you are young and you are with it.

-Oh, definitely!

Clean and lean and all of that.

Very good luck to you, because I think you are going to be

rather good at this bargain-hunting larking.

-Now, for the boys, are you scared?

-Yes.

-You have seen this.

They are formidable.

-As you well prepared for today's bargain-hunting?

-Yes. I think so.

Got any collections yourself?

I don't actually collect anything

-but I have got a massive collection of tools.

-Where do you keep them?

-I have got three sheds and a garage.

-Three sheds and a garage?

-It is a family joke.

-Do you collect anything at all?

I have watched an episode of the Antiques Roadshow,

-thought I would mention that.

-Splendid programme. BBC programme.

It was an autographed Beatles record.

I saw it went for quite a good price at the time, so I thought, I will

choose a band around at the moment and I decided to choose the band U2.

What sort of things have you got in your collection? Just records?

Not just records, I have things ranging from inflatable cars...

Inflatable cars!

Inflatable lemons, and even, if I am allowed to say, U2 condoms.

-U2 condoms?!

-They are inflatable as well.

I don't think that is a trait...

The girls think that is terribly funny.

I don't think "U2 condom" is a trade name so we will probably allow that.

-It may be collectable one day.

-Now, the money moment. Here we go.

£300 a piece. Great wodger of cash, how lovely.

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

very good luck.

OK, teams, three bargains with £300. Let battle commence.

£300.

Anything you like in there?

I know! I'm still looking.

That's Beswick and that's Shelley.

-Get a little bit bored with those.

-But it's my name!

But it is 295. We're probably just out on that.

Yeah.

See the Elizabeth II pepper pot?

-Where?

-With the crown on it.

-At the back?

-Oh, yes!

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

-Silver jubilee.

-How much is it?

-£150 a pair.

-A pair?

-Oh, cos it's got the little salt with it.

-Yes.

-The silver salt.

-Why don't we look at that?

-Shall we?

Salt and pepper pots, or cruet set, if you fancy.

How does this kind of stuff sell?

It's becoming more collectible. We'd need to get the price down.

I don't know if this dealer negotiates but we'd need the price down.

-They'd be a speculative buy.

-OK.

-Because of the jubilee connection.

I think they're quite stylish. Do you know what I mean?

If there wasn't that on there, you'd happily use that.

I like the way the holes are there.

-Don't people go for kind of royalty kind of...

-They can do.

It's not as collectible as it once was

because we're not as royalist as we once were, if you know what I mean.

-Shall we see what we can get for these?

-Shall we?

-We'll find out the best on those.

-We'll run out of time.

-Yes.

We need to go round the corner.

The reds haven't bought the cruet set. They've put it on the back burner.

But it could be theirs for £100.

Over to the blues, now. What's tempting them?

What about this pair of plaques?

Right, what have we got there?

145.

OK. Shall we have a look at them?

We want to look at the Copeland plaques, if possible.

There we go. They're pretty smart, aren't they? Look at those.

Copeland & Garrett. 1830, '40, that sort of period.

They are going to be made out of, by the looks of it, porcelain.

Are they a collectors' piece?

They certainly will be. These are reasonably early bits of Copeland.

Bacchanalian figures, there.

Looks like Bacchus sitting in a basket. He's had a good night!

Yes, slightly risque.

Building on Greek and Roman myths, traditional stories.

-Um...

-Risky usually sells, doesn't it?

-It can do.

-What do you reckon it'd sell for?

Probably if they were in my sale room I'd estimate them at around 100 to £150.

Might possibly get a little more than that but it's...

-So if we can get them down to closer to 100 than...

-The 145.

100 is what we were looking at.

I think you might well have a chance there.

-OK, we'll try for the 100.

-Let's have a look.

-Let's go.

Right, chaps, time for some negotiating with the manager.

They're looking between 90 and 100. Can you do anything for me?

You're certainly in that ball game.

-I did a bit better than what you wanted.

-95. Most definitely!

-We'll have a go at that.

-That's put a smile on my face!

Strike one to the blues. The reds have some catching up to do.

What about something like these?

Like carpet bowls.

-Those kind of things.

-Oh, I quite like that!

-Do you?

Those are fun, aren't they?

-I think they're fun, too.

-I like them.

We need to get them out and see. They're in their original box

-with the rules of engagement.

-Absolutely.

-Have a proper look.

-They're pretty smart.

-Candlesticks.

Yeah. By Linley. Lord Linley.

Good quality. Great maker. Good name.

-But I just think...

-Around 150.

-We can come back to that, maybe.

-Yeah.

-Come back to it.

Actually it's... This is the original box.

-Can I pick one out?

-Of course you can.

-Have the bowls.

-I think they're great.

-I love them.

-They're good fun.

What we've got here is a 1930s set of carpet bowls.

What I like about them is the box is original.

-They're all marked...

-Typical British weather.

-I'd have these.

-Would you?

-Yes.

-Oh, isn't that great? I think we should find out how much we can get those for.

-Yes.

They're £79 at the moment.

-Well, let's see what we can get them for.

-OK. Let's see. Brilliant.

The girls were quite taken by the carpet bowl set,

and negotiated a price of £60. Now, something else has caught their eye.

And Mark isn't impressed.

-It's a snuff box.

-And it's hallmarked.

-Yes.

-Hallmarked there,

and on the lid, which is right. But tell me why you like it so much,

I think it's awful.

I like the shape. It's useful to have on your dressing table.

You could stick rings or bangles in it.

-And it looks nice.

-It does look nice. It's clean and tidy.

There's not a lot one can say about it. It's hallmarked, a bonus.

I suppose it comes down to how collectible the society is.

At £105, if there isn't anybody there to collect it, it'll bomb.

But who knows?

-I think we need to try and get that down a bit.

-How much do we need to get it down by?

It's difficult to say, but we need to get it down to 80 or less.

-Right, OK.

-We must try and get that down.

-Are you up for it?

-Definitely.

-Let's go.

Don't mess with the girls, Mark!

They picked up the silver hallmarked snuff box for £85.

Also, as a desk, where do you put your computer?

-These are older pieces of silver.

-How do you know that?

Because you can read the labels. 1912!

89 quid. Let's have a look and see what we've got there.

It's almost certainly a German movement.

Probably dates to about 1900.

It's got an eight-day movement.

It's quite fun. They've obviously tarted it up a bit.

If we can it for £60 or something like that...

I think we could.

Let's have a go.

That's the blues' second. The 19th-century German mantel clock

came in at £70.

-Oh, look, Shelley, is that a...

-A barograph!

At £360, girls, so shall we move on from that, I think?

15 minutes left and so far the blues have spent £95 on the plaques

and £70 on the clock, leaving them 165 to spend.

We're back at those candlesticks.

-Do you think they might be...

-Well, they are pretty smart.

They spotted these candlesticks earlier.

Will they be as tempting this time round?

-Shall we get them out and have a look?

-Yes!

-I think we ought to.

A pair of boxed Linley column walnut candlesticks.

150. Nice and clearly stamped here, "Linley".

From the workshops of Viscount Linley.

One of the more respected furniture designers and makers of the last and into this century.

I don't know what they sold for new.

I would imagine... I would imagine more.

I think it might be worth a call, to see how far we can get them.

If we can get them closer to 100 than 150, you might see them making that.

Shall we see if a deal can be done?

They were asking 150, but our boys in blue snapped up the Linley candlesticks

for 120.

Meanwhile, the girls are weighing up another find.

But on balance, will it make a profit?

What do you like about it, Wendy?

It's a bit unusual. They're not your average scale that you find.

No, because they're tobacco scales.

They are made by a very good maker.

Avery is one of the most well known.

-What's it made out of?

-Metal, but it's had paint put on to simulate a wooden frame.

-I guess this is made 1940s, I guess.

-OK.

You could still go in tobacconists' then and buy loose tobacco and have a cigarette blended.

-How much is it?

-Well, the label here says it's £85.

That's a bad sign. We need to get that down.

If we get this, we can't get the salt and pepper pots.

True. If we get this, the salt and pepper's out.

You're not over impressed with that. It's still a consideration.

-I prefer this.

-I think this is...

-It's got a chance...

-It's different.

-..of making more money than the salt and pepper pot.

Well, to be honest with you, the limitation with this is who wants it.

People collect tobacco memorabilia and pipes and ash trays and snuff boxes!

You're selling it to me. Let's hope the people of Crewkerne like it.

-Yes. OK.

-They'd be silly not to!

That's both teams over the finishing line with their three items,

so let's have a quick reminder as to how the reds got on.

Reds got the day started with the 1930s boxed set of carpet bowls.

Next up, the silver snuff box.

Mark thinks it's more duff than snuff, but the girls disagree.

And weighing in finally was the set of tobacco scales.

Oh, dear!

-Did they run you round?

-They've run me ragged.

-But I've enjoyed it!

-I don't blame you!

-Well, girls, you had a good shop.

-Yes.

Yes, absolutely hectic. Which is your favourite piece, Shell?

Favourite piece? What do you think?

-I really like the scales.

-Yes.

-Mark gave us such a hard time about them.

The scales your favourite piece?

You spent a magnificent £205. That was really hot.

-£95 of leftover lolly. Thank you very much. £95 to you, Mark.

-Thank you, Tim.

We absolutely understand the difficulty you've been having!

Super!

-So you're up for this?

-Yes I think I've found something that might clean up a profit.

Clean up? There could be a hint there.

Meanwhile, let's remind ourselves of what the blues bought.

Brian and Paul's first buy

were the mid-19th-century Copeland & Garrett wall plaques.

Then they found the late 19th-century German mantel clock.

But last, and not least, were the Viscount Linley walnut candlesticks.

What is our favourite piece, Paul?

I'd say my favourite is the Linley candlesticks.

-You, Brian?

-I like the Spode plaques.

You like those best. Great.

You spent a magnificent £285.

Here are 15 miserable smackers for you to find that bonus buy.

-Sorry!

-Thanks(!) I'll do what I can.

What you do, you do.

-Very good luck with your trawl.

-I think luck might be needed for this one!

Still to come on Bargain Hunt -

our red sisters are still debating.

-I think so!

-I don't know!

And the blues clock up some profit.

Very good, Paul.

First, let's check in at Lawrence's Auctioneers in Crewkerne

to see how auctioneer Richard Kaye rates our items.

Wendy and Shelley's first item are these carpet bowls.

-Plastic, 1930s, in a box. They're complete.

-Yes.

And they have the instructions, if you don't know how to play.

£20. £30, perhaps.

£60 paid. You need to be pretty hopeful.

Talking about being hopeful, next up is the snuff box.

-Is it a snuff box?

-It looks like one from here.

Looking at the bottom,

one can see that it's had four supports removed,

cabriole legs that would have been three-quarters of an inch long.

-Originally it was a dressing table box.

-Ah!

Those have been snapped off in order for it to be presented

to "The Wiltshire men in London",

whatever they were doing between 1861 and 1911.

It's commemorated with this box. We'll never know.

-£30, perhaps, maybe a little more on a good day.

-With the wind up its tail.

With the wind up its tail. But with its legs missing,

people will walk away from that.

I think you're absolutely right, Richard. They paid £85 for it.

It'll be a struggle to get that for it. Really.

-When you were a nipper...

-Not that long ago!

No, quite! That's my point! Do you remember going to the sweetie shop

and being presented with a fine Birmingham-made set of scales like these?

I never looked at the scales.

-You probably did!

-I did!

-I was looking at the liquorice allsorts!

-Which came pre-packed!

-What we have is something that would have stood on the shop counter.

It's nicely authentic and old-fashioned.

-Yes.

-I think that they might make 30 or £40.

£60 they paid for that. We have a trio here, in my view,

of what might be termed really "sticky" objects

in terms of making profits.

-FRENCH ACCENT:

-So for certain they're gonna need the bonus buy. Let's have a look.

Now, this is... No, don't laugh, girls. It's wonderful.

It's a Royal Doulton stoneware soap dish

especially made for Wright's Coal Tar Soap.

It cost me £58.

Right. OK.

-What do you think, girls?

-It was made for a soap?

Wright's Coal Tar. All the information is on the bottom.

I love that little dragonfly, don't you?

-It looks really dunky.

-Dunky?

Sorry, Mark! Is this the kind of stuff you have in your house?

-I would have that in my house.

-Really?

This is the girl who bought the tobacco scales!

-Well, I just...

-OK. How much do you think it will make?

Well, they do vary. It could, on a good day, make 65 or £70.

-Look at his eyes!

-But on a bad day...

-Right.

-You obviously don't like it much!

That doesn't matter. Don't decide now. Decide later.

For the viewers at home, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks of the soap dish.

I think that's quite a pretty piece. The fact that it's Doulton will appeal to collectors.

Nicely marked on the base. I see that making 30 to £50.

So enthusiastic. Brilliant.

£58 was paid by Mark Stacey as his bonus buy.

We won't tell him about your estimate, all right?

Keep that quiet for a bit!

That's it for the reds. Now the blue team.

Their first item is this German frightfully elaborate mantel clock.

It's a test of time that has not stood the test of time very well.

Because when one looks at it closely,

there are all sorts of amendments and repairs to it.

Clock collectors, as you know, are terribly concerned about originality.

-Even if they're only spending 50 or £60.

-Oh, yes.

-Which is probably all this will make on a good day.

-50 to £60, you reckon? £70 paid.

The next item are the pair of plaques.

Apparently Copeland Garrett plaques.

-So collectible relief-moulded plaques with these classical subjects.

-Yes.

Rather ruined frames, aren't they?

The frames are not what people will buy them for.

-The collector might be more interested in what's in the frame.

-Yes.

Although the frames do give them a nice period feel

-and I'd rather have them in frames like that than modern frames.

-Yes.

-The plaques are not too bad condition.

-No, and nice subjects, too.

-How much do you think they're worth?

-They might make 60 to £80, if we're in luck.

Yeah. £95 paid.

Now we come to these jokers. A pair of brand-new candlesticks.

-The only thing classical about them is the shape of the columns.

-Yes.

But the intriguing thing about them is that they are stamped "Linley".

The quality is a little surprising in that respect.

-I think they might make 80 to £100.

-Brilliant. £120 was paid.

So we're all on the right frame.

Just in case, we'll look at the bonus buy. Here it comes.

Here's the bonus buy. Oh. Yes.

-Whoa!

-It is a rather neat barometer.

A little aneroid barometer.

Which I thought for 15 quid wasn't too bad at all.

Absolutely fantastic for 15 quid.

-Do you want to handle the merchandise?

-Will it make a profit at auction?

I think there's quite clearly a profit in it.

I'm gonna predict a ten or £15 profit, I would have thought.

-Excellent.

-Well done, Philip.

They both love it. They both think £15 is a very inexpensive price.

You don't have to decide now. Decide later.

But for viewers at home, let's find out

whether the auctioneer thinks the barometer is set fair or not.

So, is all set fair for the auction?

Well, it says rain. And rain suggests disappointment.

It's the sort of thing that would hang in many homes. It doesn't have the rarity or scarcity appeal

to give it a great deal of market.

-Gives you something to tap at the bottom of the stairs.

-But it's set firmly at rain.

So low is the pressure and low is the expectation.

-I think ten to £20 at best.

-Really?

-Mmm.

He only paid £15, so it's pretty well spot on, isn't it?

-He'll be all right with that.

-Absolutely.

Are you an optimist or a pessimist? Is your cup half empty or half full?

My cup is always half full. But that empties it pretty quickly!

Well said!

Wendy and Shelley, we're at the auctioneers. How nice is that?

-Very!

-Yes.

-Are you excited?

-Yes.

Ever been to an auction before?

No. Car auctions.

Well, this is just the same

-and we hope people will pay thousands for your objects.

-Thousands and thousands, Tim.

First up, the carpet bowls. Here they come.

Lot 187. Boxed set of carpet bowls with instructions.

20, 22, £25 is bid.

£25 is bid. It's on commission.

28, now. I'm out. At £28.

-Come on!

-On my left at 28.

I'm selling now at 28. 30, new bidder.

32.

No? £32. Still on my left. Last time, then.

At £32. All done.

-Bad luck. Minus £28.

-Oh, dear.

-All is not lost.

Snuff box, engraved "Wiltshire men of London".

25, 30 £35 I'm bid.

-£35 I have.

-I'm surprised. I didn't think it would make that.

At £35.

Any more? At 35 and I'm selling.

For the last time at £35. All done.

-Bad luck, girls. £35, so it's minus 50 on that.

-Oh, no!

Lot 189 is a set of shop scales.

1940s, 1950s in date.

And 22, 25, £28 is bid. £28 I have. On commission again.

At £28. 30 now. I'm out.

-It's in the room now at 30 on my left.

-I'm amazed.

Selling at 30. Any further bids? At £30.

-35. 40.

-Good lord!

No? £40. Far left at 40.

I'm selling now at £40.

All done at 40?

That's not so bad. £40. Minus 20.

50, 70, £98.

Minus 98 overall.

OK. Shall we go for the...

What are you gonna do about the dish?

-Let's go for it.

-Why not. Go for it.

-Sure you want to do this?

-I think so.

-I don't know.

Sure you want to go with this?

-It's the difference between winning!

-Make your mind up!

I want to do it. Let's do it.

-They said that...

-Quickly!

-Fine. Do it.

-You're going with it?

Going with the bonus buy. Here it is.

Lot 193. Doulton stoneware soap dish.

Shall we say £50 for that? £50 for it?

At £50 if you will.

40, then to start. 40 I see. Who'll say five?

It's at £40. On my far right at 40.

At 40. 45 now. 50.

£50. By the cabinet at 50.

-£8 more.

-I'm selling at £50.

Any more? At £50, then, for the last time. At £50. All done.

£50. To get so far!

-Pants!

-Yeah, pants indeed!

Overall, you are minus £106.

-Gee!

-It was an experience!

-It was, yes.

-It isn't over yet!

-You could have won.

-We could have.

-OK.

-If it goes really badly for the blues, you could be ahead.

-How lovely would that be?

-Marvellous.

-Don't tell the blues a thing.

-We won't.

-Not a thing.

Things are going rather well today.

We don't want you to know how the reds got on, and you don't!

The first item is your mantel clock.

Here it comes.

Lot 209. Gothic revival mantel clock.

Bids. Start me here at 25. £28 is bid.

28. 30. Two.

35, now. £35.

38. 40.

Five. £45. To my left at 45. 50 seated.

55. 60. Five. 70.

Five. 80.

£80. Thank you. 85.

90. Five.

100 and ten.

£110, gentleman standing.

At £110.

And I'm selling now at £110 for the last time. All done at 110.

Plus 40. That is very good, Paul.

Very good. Now, the Copeland.

Lot 210. A pair of Copeland wall plaques.

From bids here I start at 45. 50. £55 is bid.

£55 is bid.

At 55. Can I say 60 for them?

It's at £55, then. And selling.

At £55 for the last time.

All done at 55 now.

Oh, no. That's minus 40.

You're back to square one!

A pair of walnut candlesticks

from the workshop of Viscount Linley.

Bids start me here at £30.

30 I have. 35.

40. Five. 50.

Five I have. At £55 now.

At 55. 60.

Bidding, madam? 65.

70. Against you. 75.

75, the lady's bid in front of me.

80, now. Gentleman on my right. It's against you.

85. 90.

£90 on my right. I'm selling at 90.

At £90 for the last time, then. £90.

All done at 90.

£90. Minus 30. Oh, bad luck.

What a helter-skelter that was!

-What a helter-skelter.

-We nearly done it, didn't we?

Nearly. Minus 30. No shame in that. What about the barometer? Are you going with it?

-We loved the aneroid barometer.

-You're going with it.

-We've got to.

Boys, you've done incredibly well. Even at minus £30.

We're going with the bonus buy, the barometer. Here it comes.

Lot 215. Mahogany aneroid barometer.

Start me here at £10, if you will.

£10 for it? At £10.

At £10.

Five anywhere? At £5. Five I see. Who'll say more?

At £5. Eight now.

Ten? £10. Back of the room at ten.

Selling at £10 only. All done at ten? Last time at ten.

Ten. There's a storm brewing.

Minus £5 on that.

Overall, minus £35.

That's not so bad.

-Don't tell the reds a thing.

-We won't.

-Don't tell the reds a thing.

We will reveal all as to whether that's a winning score in a moment.

I think both teams know they've made whopping losses.

What they don't know is the scale of the losses.

That's what I'm going to reveal now.

The team that has a seriously ginormous loss

is actually the reds.

Knew it!

Pretty good, minus £106, girls!

-If you're gonna do it, do it in style.

-You've done that!

Now, the victors.

They're looking kind of cocky, but still managed to lose £35.

It started off so beautifully, frankly.

Paul, with your mantel clock you made a stonking profit of £40.

£40 profit on the first item

and we thought you were in the money today

but it went downhill, didn't it?

Down the line it was minuses, but nevertheless, you won today.

I congratulate you with only minus £35.

Just don't do it again!

Join us soon for some more Bargain Hunting, yes?

Yes!

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