Wetherby 24 Bargain Hunt

HORSE NEIGHS

No sign of any horses here at Wetherby racecourse.

But which of our teams is going to be first today past the winning post

as we giddy-up for a spot of bargain hunting. What?

Welcome to the Jaguar Antiques Fair at Wetherby Racecourse.

Which colour shall we put our bets on today?

The reds or the blues?

Here's a sample of what's coming up.

Saddling up are two teams of in-laws.

In red, it's "laugh a minute" with father and son-in-law Arnold and Andy.

In blue, brother and sister-in-law Robert and Gemma are racing around

at a bound.

-It's a ship's wheel.

-Wow.

And they're all jockeying for position at the auction.

But that's later.

-Welcome, chaps.

-Hello, Tim.

-Hiya!

So, Arnold, you're going to be looking at things from different perspectives.

In the wheelchair, I can get up close and personal.

-Yes.

-And Andy's going to...

-..be able to look a bit further afield.

-A distant view.

-Three foot, six foot. Perfect.

Where did your interest in antiques come from?

My great-great uncle was Henry Willett.

Henry Willett was a great collector of porcelain down in Sussex.

So as a child I always remember seeing the "cast-offs" of the collection on Grandma's fireplace.

-So that started me off with an interest.

-Did a career in antiques then follow?

Not really. It dropped a bit until my accident

and then, due to Bargain Hunt, which started four days after my accident.

The very first programme, and so I've been watching it from hospital beds and all sorts of things.

-For ten years.

-For ten years. I'm a long supporter!

-Well, we're going to see how you perform today.

-That's what worries me, Tim!

-Andy, you're just a great big kid, aren't you?

-Absolutely, yes.

-What sort of toys do you like to play with? Dinkys, is that it?

-No,

very expensive, very large-scale models of remote-controlled cars.

-These are radio-controlled?

-Yes.

-You zoom round in these quite serious bits of kit.

-Yes.

-That's quite something. You're also into two wheels.

-A bit of motor-biking.

Living just outside the Yorkshire Dales, I get up there regularly

-and do a bit of trail-blazing!

-Yes, and burn off some steam, too.

-Yes.

I see you're sporting similar scarves. What's the form of this?

Well, this is the inaugural meeting of the Philip Serrell Supporters Society.

And this is the badge of office

that we've designated.

Unfortunately, we are the only two members so far.

I wonder whether you'll finish up with Philip as an expert on today's programme?

-I wonder.

-I wonder. Anyway, good luck, chaps.

Are you in-laws, like the reds?

-Yes, I'm married to Robert's brother.

-She's my sister-in-law.

-Brilliant.

-Keep her on the straight and narrow!

Now, homework for you, Gems, is not a penance, is it?

No, not at all. I'm a teacher.

-I like to set lots of homework!

-Do you?

-I do, yes.

-Are you quite strict?

-I am. Lots of detentions if it's not in on time.

-Especially with my brother!

-Absolutely.

-Oh, poor old brother!

-What's your subject?

-Science.

-Mm-hmm.

Did you get infected with science when you were a nipper?

I did, yes. I've always been interested in the natural world

-and how the body works. Anything to do with science.

-Right.

-Robert, you nearly became a teacher, right?

-I did, yes.

-How did you escape?

-I escaped through building, really.

I decided one day I'd had enough of all the paperwork.

I can't deal with it how Gem does.

My friend was a builder and he offered me a job, so I said, "Yes, I'll take it."

I became an apprentice builder at the age of 23.

-So Bob the Builder was born!

-He was, yes!

-Prior Neil Morrissey, yes, Bob the Builder was born.

-Good.

You had a promising sports career in your youth?

Yes, while I was at university I played non-league football to quite a high standard.

I went to Everton and trained and played with the senior squad there.

But I struggled with injuries from being a child, really.

I'd always managed to keep going, but as I got older,

and became more of an antique myself,

the injuries kept coming so in the end I had to unfortunately give it up.

I'm still keen to play cricket and golf

but the football's taken a back seat at the moment.

Are you going to try and spend all your cash today? I do hope so.

-I'm pretty good at spending!

-I don't think we'll leave our expert with much!

-Hopefully not.

-It all starts here with the money moment.

£300 apiece. There you go. £300. You know the rules.

Your experts are waiting.

And very, very, very good luck!

Waiting like a coiled steel spring for the reds is Philip Serrell.

And warming up ready for the starter's orders

is Charles Hanson for the blues.

-Lovely day, isn't it?

-Brilliant day.

-Gorgeous.

-Got a plan?

Quirky sounds quite fun.

Quirky. A bit of silver.

Possibly some sports memorabilia, that kind of thing.

So, with some kind of plan, they're off.

The tricky bit - finding them bargains!

-Is it a brass fire extinguisher?

-Yes.

What's the inscription on the front?

Made by the Pyrene Company Ltd, in Brentford, England.

Does that fit into our "quirky" category?

It's quirky, I can tell you.

One of my great loves, when I think of antiques,

I think of true antiques with a true history which go back the years.

This is all great 18th-century English porcelain

which really began the whole antique industry.

A history lesson there from Carlos. Thank you!

Is that a tea machine?

That?

Arnold, mate, what would you do with it?

Why would you want a tea machine?

Every home should have one!

How much is it?

There's a good omen there, Charles. Rob Roy! I'm Rob

-and Roy's my father.

-Really?

It's a very stylish tile. It's on at £99.

What's it worth in the sale room?

-What are we looking at?

-40 to £50, probably.

-What do you think?

-About the same.

-Exactly.

-There's not the...

-No.

-We can always come back and negotiate.

-OK?

-Yes.

-Shall we move on?

-How much is that, please? SELLER:

-17. One-seven.

-Early Delft stuff, a certain amount of damage is acceptable.

-Yes.

It has actually come off a wall, so it's done quite well.

There's a collection of shoes I might by for Charlie Hanson.

I get 50 per cent off shoes!

Every leg joke in the book!

-A lot of the items out here are quite high quality.

-They are.

-Inside here.

-Exactly.

You've got to think rustic. Think rural. Think Yorkshire.

Think time is ticking!

I always wondered what goes on in there, Charles!

What do you reckon to that, Andy? Your sort of thing?

I'm not so sure. It's a bit damaged.

It looks like it could be from an officer's-type thing, in the army.

-Is that right?

-I can't feel waves of enthusiasm sweeping me off my feet!

No, it's...

Yeah, I'm probably feeling that way, actually.

-I've assessed the situation on that.

-I think you've nailed that.

-OK, fine.

-It's nice, but my problem is I don't know who would use it.

Somebody on a picnic.

I remember the last time I went out with a copper kettle and some china for a picnic!

It never came back!

My item that I spotted straightaway is here on the right-hand side.

-Here?

-The ship's wheel.

-Wow!

-Yeah.

-How much is it?

How much is it?

-It's a little bit out of our price range.

-What's your very best, sir?

-450.

-It's out of our range. Thank you. We appreciate it.

-The barometer's nice.

-Pretty.

-I can never remember how these work. Do you tap them?

That's coming from a science teacher!

Look at the frame. Is it wood or plastic?

-Um...

-I think that's plastic.

Plastic. Chrome-plated as well.

-So fairly mass-produced.

-Yeah.

-How much is it?

-It's £22.

Maybe we'll come back!

-What's it worth in the sale room, Gemma?

-Probably about 20 quid.

-Exactly.

-It's nice, but...

That's the mother of a watch, that is! How much is that one?

-SELLER:

-I've got 75 on that one. It does work.

So do I, but not very well!

You said it!

It fits in with my quirky. And also being a clock collector.

I promise not to run over your toes if you give us a decent price!

Um...

I could do it at 55. That would be the very best.

-Would you take 45?

-No.

-I didn't think so!

-£50. That's my bottom line.

-What do you think?

Time's ticking on!

I'd put that at 30 to 50 quid, right?

-But...

-So it stands a chance.

-A bit of a chance.

If he could ease you into another fiver through bribery and corruption!

-You can say this was on Bargain Hunt.

-Go on, then!

-45. Done.

-We have been!

The reds pocket their first item.

Robert, you were looking for sports memorabilia. But you've found another wheel!

-£40.

-£40.

-It's decorative, and where we're going is rustic.

-But I would say it needs to be a bit less than that to give us a chance.

-Absolutely.

Any discounts, sir, to friends?

To Hartlepool United fans, seeing as it's our...

It's our badge.

Ah, that's the obscure sporting connection!

-Thank you, sir.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

Nice, isn't it? £30.

Really, Charles?

-I think I've found the ideal lot for us.

-Right.

It's something that will stand the test of time

and could prove quite useful.

-Not a prosthetic leg, is it?

-No, no, no.

No, no. Come and have a look.

-Is it Tim Wonnacott?

-No, "useful", I said!

I'll remember that, Philip Serrell!

-Ping pong. Is it your game?

-Absolutely.

-Really?

-Tennis for the lazy person! Wow, look at that! That's nice.

It's nice, but probably not for us.

Sewing box?

Yeah, sewing box!

They've gone potty!

It's a step commode.

-It slides out.

-This slides in.

Burr walnut. All those knots and swirls there

that's typical of a burr. If you see a tree with a knobble on it,

-when they slice through that knobble, that's what gives this burr.

-Right.

A "veneereal problem" down here!

Just there.

Yeah.

So this would be sat beside the bed

and it would serve as steps, one there and one there to get into bed.

OK?

One issue. Apart from stating the obvious here,

what would you do with it today?

A plant pot.

-A plant pot, yeah. What's it worth?

-50 to £60?

-The dealer says we can have it for 20 quid.

-Really?

Have a word with him and see what you can do. Be gentle!

Hi, there.

-We were interested in the commode.

-Yes?

-Um, £20. How about if...

-Yeah, £20.

15 if your daughter's on telly?

If we can see this little girl on telly, I might just do a deal!

-Wonderful.

-Thanks very much.

-Thank you very much.

Hiya! What's your name?

Say hello!

Hello.

Oh, no!

Job done!

Look at those.

They'd be nice on a dresser, wouldn't they?

Any ideas on country of origin?

Feel the body. It's very cold, isn't it?

Very glassy. Very highly fired.

-Japan?

-China.

-I was going to say China.

-The style of the painting.

-Absolutely.

These would have come over on a Dutch East India ship bound for Europe

from the mystical Indies or China in around 1760.

-Really? That old?

-They are.

-There's a small chip in this one.

-They're what they call Nanking.

-They didn't produce glass. They preferred pottery.

That's one reason China never became a super-power so quickly

because glass wasn't invented there.

China invented porcelain in the Tang Dynasty, or seventh century AD.

It was their secret for 1,000 years.

-These are quite good. There's a chip on yours.

-There it is.

-Actually,

-they're so early...

-£15 each.

-They're quite unusual.

-£15 each.

-For the three, sir, best price?

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-Best price, those? Uh, £28.

28. Would you do them for £22?

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-Yes.

-I think for £22,

-you're a good sport, they're a bargain.

-Brilliant.

-We buy them.

-Absolutely.

-Yep.

-We'll take them. Thank you very much.

It only took you 35 minutes to flash some cash!

But the Philip Serrell Appreciation Society have two bagged already!

We've spent 60 quid. It would be really nice to buy something meaty.

In my view, you've really got to take a gamble and risk everything.

-We're winners!

-Or... Or... Or...

Or you can have the title of being the meanest beggars ever on Bargain Hunt...

-What do you think?

-You mean beggar!

-You can go and buy...

Let's buy something meaty.

Ah, something meaty. I can help you there.

Just look at this table.

We've got a dried terrapin,

a stuffed otter's paw,

sundry bones,

a skull and an incredible piece of modern sculpture.

What do you think about that?

Could it be Henry Moore? Sutherland?

Or could it be the vertebra from a whale?

This lump of bone would have been drifting round in the ocean,

washed up on the beach

and then saved.

I can see this thing elegantly presented on a sideboard

in a New England coastal cottage.

I can see it on the Isle of Wight, sitting on a dining table.

Anybody who is fascinated with things associated with the ocean

would fall in love with this natural product.

And the cost? Well,

a lump of bone - 400.

We do have a whale of a time, don't we, on Bargain Hunt!

And still splashing about in an ocean of antiques are our teams.

How are you gettin on, chaps?

Whenever we go anywhere, this is what he's like. He's just off!

Go on, Gemma. March him through.

This would suit you, Arnold!

Snowboarding!

-What have you seen, Gemma?

-That's pretty.

-A delightful cake stand.

-It's so fashionable to serve your cup cakes on these!

-Yes.

It's hand-painted, three-tiered and very pretty.

-Very old-fashioned.

-Chintzy.

Chintzy. But it might appeal to the quality buyer in Yorkshire.

It's Staffordshire porcelain. It must be, the porcelain, 1890.

I'm not so sure about Leyburn, whether that's a ladies at lunch area. I don't know.

I think, knowing the clients who go there, it would be a good thing to sell.

-If the price is right.

-What's your best price?

-Thirty.

-Ooh.

-Wow.

-Wow.

-£30.

-That's not bad.

It's £10 a plate.

Do you see yourself entertaining with something like that?

Yeah, I do.

My one concern is it's quite stiff, the top plate.

It's slightly narrower. All the better when you're handling it.

-Did it come complete?

-It's just as I bought it.

The plates were all together. I like it. I think Gem's being...

-I'm not sure.

-..fair.

-It's another pottery, another china piece.

-Gemma, you're quite keen.

-I am keen on it, yeah.

Gemma's got a twinkle in her eye.

-Gemma's keen.

-I'm sold on it.

-Gemma's sold.

-I think Charles has chosen one for us, so buy something for yourself.

-I'll choose one and you choose the next.

-Could we go a bit less?

-30 is the best.

-28?

-30's the best.

-28?

-£28.

-Go on, then. A nice smile!

-Well done, Gemma!

So you're going to buy it?

-Yes, I suppose so.

-Yep! That's fair. You choose the next one.

-Can I? Thanks.

On the home strait. 15 minutes and the reds are still zooming around outside.

Might need some more power here.

And the blues have found - yes, you've guessed it - another wheely thing!

It's got the ship's wheel on it, the badge of Hartlepool United.

We know. We've heard it before.

-Is Hartlepool on the coast?

-Absolutely, yeah.

-The coldest football ground in the country.

-OK.

-But how much is it?

-Excuse me, how much for the barometer?

- 140. - 140.

-What do you think for 140, Charles?

-Unless it's £100, it's too much.

-I honestly think at auction, £60.

-Yes.

-Something like that.

-We'll leave it.

-I think we'll leave it.

Thank goodness for that!

-Let's go round this guy, guys.

-Thanks.

-Eight minutes and counting.

-Quick!

-Down here?

-Down here!

Charles is built like a runner. I'm built like a wrestler!

Come on! I'm the shortest!

-Do you like that?

-What are you looking for?

->

-Still useful today.

-Got to help us on price a bit.

-How much?

-A lot.

I can do it for 120.

The thing about this is that black furniture, ebonised furniture,

is not that sought after. That's the bad side.

But the good side is you've got that Arts and Crafts Japanesque influence.

These panels here, of cranes, are pure Japanese. They're lovely, lovely things.

1870s, 1880s.

Come on, what's the death on this?

-110, absolute bottom line. I can't do...

-What about 100?

No. No.

Without these two panels in, this is 30 quid.

With the two panels in, I think it's 80 to 120.

That's what I think it'll make in an auction.

-How much is that little table?

-This one?

-That one.

Um... It's a bit damaged. 50 quid.

Let's have a look.

-That's the damage there, is it?

-Yep.

The gallery's beggared.

And Arnold's better off in the leg department than that is!

Your jokes aren't getting any better, Phil.

How much? 50 quid? 240 quid we've got left.

-But you can only buy one item.

-The pair for 240.

I don't like the sound of that.

-What can you do the pair for?

-For 130 but that's bottom line, absolutely.

We've got a choice.

Either it's this at 110 or the two at 130.

-The two at 130.

-Yeah.

-I'd probably go for that.

I would have bought that at 100, but if I get that and make a tenner, I'm getting it for nothing.

I'm getting a headache, now. A real headache.

Anyone got any painkillers? The reds are done.

Just one more for the blues.

And Charles has only minutes left

to steer Rob away from them ships' wheels!

Now, may I see that little pendant, please?

This is footballing interest.

Two footballers with a ball.

More importantly, on the reverse,

it's hallmarked with the assay office town mark for Chester

and the date letter for 1925. It goes back to the glory days of early football.

FA Cup three years old at that time.

I can't think who won the cup in '25. It was a while ago!

I can't remember when the White Horse was. Was it '27, the White Horse?

This is going way over my head!

It's early and interesting and it's priced at...

-£25.

-£25.

-MAN:

-Four minutes.

-Four minutes.

-I like it, but we're panicking.

-We are panicking.

-What's your absolute best price on the pendant?

-£20.

£20.

My valuation would be

30, £35 at auction.

Gemma's had her choice. I've had mine.

I like it. It reminds me of the World Cup coins I used to collect.

-Would you do £18?

-20.

20. Would you meet me half way and go 19?

20's a really good price, believe me.

What do you think, Charles?

-Do you think 20?

-Two and a half minutes to go.

I would say bag this.

-I agree.

-Yep.

-Yes.

-£20.

-We'll take that.

-We'll take it.

-Thanks very much.

-Got the money on you?

-No, I haven't. We've spent it.

-I have. I'm in charge of it.

-Gemma's in charge of the money.

Thank you.

Time's up and they've both passed the finishing post.

Any change is given to our experts to track down a bonus buy.

All that will be revealed at the sale room.

Let's see what the reds bought.

First up, Andy and Arnold clocked the jumbo pocket watch for £45.

Next, they spent more than a penny, £15 in fact,

on the Victorian commode.

Finally, they did a £130 deal

on the brass table and wall cabinet.

The thing is, we put all our eggs in one basket cos we've bought three lumps of furniture.

-How's that going to do?

-We did buy the clock as well.

Just a second. These three lumps of furniture are made of what?

-Timber.

-Yes.

-How could you go with Philip Serrell and not buy pieces of wood?

As you're the entire membership of the Philip Serrell Appreciation Society...

-And in the proper attire.

-All tied up, yes.

..you would buy all wood, wouldn't you?

-How much did you spend?

-£190.

You spent £190 so you've got £110 of leftover lolly, yes?

Certainly do.

Clearly, Philip, you have been in wonderful company.

We've had some fun. I'm going to buy something now to slow Andy and Arnold down a bit.

Good luck with that, Phil.

Why don't we remind ourselves what the blues have bought?

Gemma and Robert paid a cracking £22 for the Chinese porcelain bowls.

Next, they served up the George V three-tier cake stand for £28.

Finally, hoping not to score an own goal at auction,

they paid 20 smackers for the silver football pendant.

-Just in time!

-We've got some good pieces there.

How democratic is that?

Each piece chosen by each of you.

-Yes.

-Which is lovely.

-Absolutely.

-Are you happy about that?

-Yes. Mine was the most expensive.

-"Mine was the most expensive!"

-She was in charge of the money, so...

-And it ought to be Gem.

-How much did you spend overall?

-£70!

I know exactly what you're going to say! Measly!

Measly!

-Please may I have £230 of leftover lolly.

-It pains me to do it.

If you didn't spend it, love, it's up to you!

-230, Charles.

-This is ridiculous. Spend it all, Charles.

-It says, Tim, opportunity.

-We want the largest profit or the largest bust.

-We don't care.

-Oh, yeah?

-Do we, Gem?

Go and settle down and have a cup of tea.

The rest of us are shoving off to a beautiful country house

just down the road and it's called Newby Hall.

It's 1748.

You've just inherited a monumental pile of a property and you want to redecorate it.

Who do you call? Well,

Robert Adam and Thomas Chippendale, of course!

And this man, William Weddell, did just that.

And look at the results!

He was a keen art collector and shopaholic.

This room was created after a shopping trip to Paris.

He ordered this magnificent suite of Gobelin wall tapestries.

Having got the tapestries, he said to Robert Adam,

"I need a space that will exactly accommodate

"these magnificent pieces."

And hence the space was created in this exact form.

But it wouldn't look anything like this

were it not for the master craftsman Thomas Chippendale.

We often think of Chippendale as a furniture maker.

But he described himself as an "upholder".

An upholder in the 18th century was, in its broadest sense,

a house furnisher.

If we take this door, which was supplied by Chippendale,

Robert Adam would have said to Thomas Chippendale,

"Make the door according to this design."

With this tight guilloche moulding,

this entwined moulding running round the middle of that border.

Now, you'd kind of expect Chippendale to make a door like this.

But when it comes to the door furniture,

the door handle and locks, that too, is Robert Adam's design,

but Chippendale, who wasn't a metal worker,

would have found an out-worker who would have done that casting

and a gilder who would have done the gilding,

and brought those trades together and we finish up with the door as it is today.

Now, the suite of furniture is something you'd expect Chippendale to make.

Loosely in a French style, but Chippendale's commission for these chairs

was governed by the fact that Weddell had bought the Gobelin tapestries in Paris

and said to Chippendale, "I need enough pieces of seat furniture

"that are exactly going to accommodate the tapestries."

Hence the size and form of these frames.

If you look at this pole screen,

which was made specifically to shade 18th-century ladies' faces

from the radiation coming from the fire,

so that their faces didn't go red in the heat.

This pole screen includes a Gobelin tapestry panel

out of Weddell's order from Paris,

and Chippendale then made the frame to contain it

and this delicious tripod base.

The big question today is, of course,

are our teams going to have any red faces

over at the auction?

Saving any embarrassing blushes

is auctioneer Rodney Tennant.

But before we hear his estimates,

let's not forget the bonus buys.

First up is Philip Serrell with the red team.

Andy and Arnold, you spent £190.

And you gave P.Serrell £110.

What did he spend all that cash on?

I'm glad you asked. It's heavy! I bought these.

-Oh.

-Look at the look on his face!

They're a pair of bookends. Not these two, these! Bookends. Marble.

I think they're quite cool. They've got that 1930s, '40s look.

They reminded me of those heaters.

Yes, exactly right. Very stylish.

I think they're a good look, they cost me £30.

Are the people of Yorkshire ready for these?

That's the problem. They're either going to make 15 quid or £60.

-Hand them round.

-Are they really lumpy?

-They are heavy, yes.

Quite a lump. So they do work as a bookend.

They're substantial enough to hold up the Penguins.

How do you feel about this, Arnie?

As members of the Philip Serrell Supporters Society,

-we've got to take his advice.

-Fool!

-If we didn't take his advice, we'd never live it down!

-Actually,

you don't have to decide right now.

Wait until the sale of your first three items

and depending how you're getting on, you can pick the bookends or not.

For the audience at home, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks.

Here it comes. There's your half.

I'll hang on to my half.

I'm not into the Art Deco of the '30s. I appreciate it,

but I don't have a house with that period of things in.

If you do have and you're an avid Art Deco collector

and wanted a pair of bookends, then these are the things for you.

-Absolutely.

-To me they're 15 to £25.

-Yes.

But if you want a pair of real, real Art Deco bookends,

-then you'll certainly give more than that.

-OK. £30 was paid

by Philip Serrell in the fond hope that Leyburn is stuffed with fervent Art Deco collectors!

-Right.

-We shall see. Anyway,

first up for Andy and Arnold

is this jumbo so-called advertising novelty watch.

What do you make of that?

It's a very cheaply-made thing, isn't it?

It is obviously a novelty, but I think it's a novelty clock.

I don't think it's been for advertising. I think the hands are later.

-Replaced.

-The whole thing is, I think, it's quite amusing.

But it doesn't have a lot of commercial value. 20 to £30.

OK, fine. £45 they paid.

-OK. I hope they're lucky.

-Well,

-they may be. These one-off whacky things can do quite well.

-Absolutely.

It's difficult to value, frankly.

Next is the burr walnut step commode.

-No hope!

-No?

-I wouldn't have thought so!

-No hope at all?

-Thunder boxes are not worth much at all nowadays.

-Right.

Somebody might just buy it and take the innards out

and use it as a little slipper box, that's fine.

But as it stands, it's worth a tenner.

It doesn't pull my chain!

No, quite. Good.

-Anyway, £10, perhaps ten to £15.

-If you're lucky.

-They paid £15, so there we are.

The last lot for them

includes these two items.

The Eastern two-tier tray jobbie, tray table.

And the rather nice Aesthetic Movement bathroom cabinet.

Yes, that's very nice in that Japanesque style.

-I rather like that.

-It's smart, isn't it?

It's a very smart Aesthetic Movement thing.

I put a miserable estimate of 70 to 100 on it. It may make more.

-But 70 to 100 it should definitely make.

-£130 was paid.

-Yes.

It's difficult when you get two pieces in quite contrasting styles

to see how anyone's going to want both of them and pay full value for both.

We bring you two pieces. You catalogue the two pieces in one lot.

-That's the bonus. That's the serious thing.

-Quite.

-Let's hope for the best.

-It's a very nice wall cabinet.

£130 it has to make.

-I will try.

-If you do extraordinarily well! Anyway,

that's it for the reds. Now the blues. Gemma and Roberto

with their three 18th-century blue and white Chinese bowls.

Well, that's much more my thing, real antiques.

18th century. Probably 1770s.

Made in China for the export market.

Small bowls like that.

To be able to buy those for, what will they make, 30 to £50,

-what a bargain.

-Yeah.

They're in mint condition.

If you're talking about a minimum price of £10 each,

that has got to be a great investment.

They'll be delighted. £22 was paid for them.

-Which just goes to show retail in a fair just how inexpensive some things can be.

-Absolutely.

-Yes.

-We go for something completely different next.

-That's the three-tier cake plate stand.

-The cake stand, yes.

These are fine. They're actually becoming very collectable.

But they've really got to have their original dishes on them.

So we've got the wrong plates in it, basically?

The wrong plates in it. Three decent plates, but they don't belong to that.

-See, they're ill-fitting.

-Doesn't even fit.

Jam that in and you'll chip it.

-Yes. That's not...

-That's not good, is it?

-No.

Separately the plates are worth two or three pounds.

The stand is worth ten, £15. So 15 to £20.

15 to £20. Great. £28 they paid.

Now, the silver football token.

1925 and it's never been inscribed, which is nice, isn't it?

That's probably the important thing. Thousands were made.

But that hasn't been inscribed and at 20, £30,

-you wouldn't buy a plated one for that. And this is solid silver.

-Yes.

-£20 paid, so that's not too bad, is it?

-No. Well bought.

Excellent. There we go. They haven't done too badly,

but they're likely to need their bonus buy so let's have a look at it.

Now, Robert and Gem, you've spent a pathetic £70.

I mean, honestly! What is going on here?

You gave Charles £230. What did he spend it on?

I wanted to spend it all but I couldn't. But look at this.

-Just look at that!

-Oh, right!

Spin it round, very slowly.

This is a continental soda glass. Wine glass. Briefly,

etched and engraved.

This would date, in my opinion, to around 1780, 1790.

It's history. It's a true antique.

You see so many collectables. You've got to buy antiques because they're good investments.

It was only £100. I say "only", but it's a good thing.

-What do you think, Gems?

-It's very pretty.

-I'm not sure how much you'd make on it.

-Just feel it.

-It feels lovely.

-Exactly. Light,

foot rim's good. The marks are nice.

I like it.

-Feel it. Don't drop it!

-What do you think, Tim? Would you have paid £100?

I couldn't possibly comment!

Anyway, you will decide after the sale of your first three items.

But for the audience at home, let's find out what Rodney Tennant thinks about the glass!

Right, then, Rodney. Here we go.

-One engraved and acid-etched goblet.

-Mm-hmm.

Late 18th century, probably Silesian.

The only trouble is it's got a big chip in the knop there.

-Oh, dear!

-That makes a very big difference.

To glass collectors, that finishes it, really.

It makes what I call a 70 to £100 or a 100 to £150 glass worth probably 20 to £30.

-Oh.

-It's a case of who spots it tomorrow.

-I doubt Charles could have spotted it cos he paid £100.

-Exactly.

-It's a bonus buy.

-He can't have spotted it.

-The team may not go with it.

-Let's hope they don't have to.

Thank goodness for hawk-eyed Tennant here!

-Are you excited?

-Can't wait, Tim!

It's impressive when you see a sale room full of people like this.

-We had difficulty getting through. It's unbelievable.

-Tight crammed.

First up, the jumbo watch. Here it comes.

A rather amusing novelty piece.

Start where you will. Start me at £20.

£20? Ten?

An amusing timepiece. Ten bid. 20.

-30. 40. 50.

-Get in there!

No? £50 the lady's bid.

Down here. At £50.

60, new bidder.

£60. You'll go a long time before you can get another one!

For the last time. Are you all done?

£60 is plus 15.

-That's very good, isn't it?

-It'll do us!

-Great.

Now, the step commode.

Ten bid. Right on the aisle at £10. At £10. Take 20, where?

At £10, right on the aisle. At £10. The commode. Anyone else, surely?

Are you all done at £10?

I hope you never need one!

Sell it for a tenner?

Minus £5. You're down to plus ten.

The Aesthetic Movement ebonised hanging wall cabinet.

We throw the two-tiered table in with it. Start me at £100.

As good as you'll get. £100. 50?

£20, then. £20. 20 bid.

In there at 20. 30. 40. 50.

60. 70. 80. 90.

100, yes? 100.

And ten.

120.

£120 on the aisle.

At 120. I've come back to you.

Are you all done this time at £120?

120. A loss of £10. You were £10 up. You now have absolutely nothing!

-Zilch!

-After all that!

What are you going to do about the bookends?

-I think we have to. Agree, Andy?

-Go for it.

-In for a penny, in for a pound.

-Going with the bookends.

We're going with the bonus buy. £30 was paid.

£20.

£10, then. They're here to be sold. 10 is bid.

Thank you. 20. 30.

One more? £30, right at the very back. At £30.

Are you all done this time?

At £30.

Selling at 30.

£30. Wiped its face. This is not improving is it?

All that for...

So, do you see the Philip Serrell Appreciation Society expanding?

I'm going to resign from it!

-Good fun.

-You're our president, Philip!

I tell you, a zero score could be a winning one.

Don't say a word to the blues.

-Gems and Robs, do you know how the reds got on?

-No idea whatsoever.

-You won't want to know, either!

-Good!

-Now,

first lot are your three Chinese bowls. And here they come.

-They must be worth £20 each. Start me at £60.

-Come on.

-£50, then?

20 bid. At £20, 30, 40, 50.

60. At £60 on the aisle.

Three period 18th-century Chinese plates.

At 60, 70. 80.

-That, Charles...

-This is amazing!

Charles, you are fantastic!

£100 on the aisle.

At £100. Are you all done? 110, a new bidder.

£110. The bid is on my right, now.

At £110.

Yes!

-£110.

-How good is that?

-Delighted.

-It's £88 profit. In a stroke.

Cake stand. Who'll start me at £50? 40?

£40. It's a good plate stand.

I've 30 bid. At £30 only bid. At 30.

All done at 30. 40.

50.

60.

70.

£70. Selling at 70.

£70?! What's going on?

£70. That's two off 30.

Come on, Gem!

That's £42.

Plus £42 again!

-Here comes the pendant.

-£20. 20.

£20. Silver football medallion.

20 bid. At £20.

All done at 20?

Selling at 30.

That football memorabilia!

With me, now. £30. Anyone else? All done?

-Selling this time at £30. All done.

-Come on!

£30 is plus ten.

88 is 128.

That's 130... £140.

You have not only made a profit on each lot,

but you've doubled the £70 you spent! I don't believe that!

Are you going to have a go at the bonus buy? What's your plan?

Even though Charles is the most fantastic expert,

he's even said himself, I think we should stick. Do you reckon?

-Yes.

-Stick.

-I'm happy with that.

You're not going to go with the glass?

I'll be gutted if it brings 200 quid or something!

£50, anybody? A period continental glass. £50.

£20? £20, anybody? This glass? 30.

40. 50. 60. 70. 80 on the telephone.

You're out and you're out. The bid's on the phone. All out.

At £80.

I'll apologise to Charles here.

Everybody was sniffy about that glass,

and it just made £80, which is only £20 shy.

It did well on phone bids.

-They could have gone to two grand.

-Exactly.

Don't say a word to the reds and we'll reveal all in a moment.

I'll have to reveal it, then.

Yes.

-It's the reds.

-Yeah!

-The losers?

-It's a whitewash.

-They're behind.

Yes!

-Come on, Charles Hanson!

-Well done!

-Come on, Gem!

-Bad luck, isn't it?

-Aye, aye.

You finished up at the end of the day by scoring nothing!

-Zero. No profit. No loss. No pain, no shame.

-Nice.

-That's fair, isn't it?

-Well done, guys.

-It's just bad luck.

-Well done. Well done.

He's such a lovely man, this. I haven't given him his money yet.

The thing is, all this love and happiness and fraternity,

but actually, the reds don't know that the blues actually won

by £140!

-That is folding money, isn't it?

-Thank you very much.

Here, Rob, is your £140. Congratulations to you all.

-Anyway, join us soon for some more bargain hunting, yes?

-Yes!

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