Derby 6 Bargain Hunt

Cor! This is exciting, isn't it?

You never know what you're going to find.

DETECTOR HUMS

Oh, no, just my luck, an old broken wheel!

Let's hope our teams have better luck as we go Bargain Hunting!

We're looking out for treasure today at the Jaguar Antiques Fair

at Derby University, but before all that, let's take a sneaky peek at what's coming up in the programme.

25 minutes, 25 minutes. Don't get me panicking!

'Susan and Belinda give David Barby the run-around...'

We've only got four minutes, Susan!

Oh, my! Oh, my!

'..metal-detecting mates Richard and Neil have a dig at me...'

Turn it round, it might be your date of birth on it.

What, 1617?! You cheeky monkey!

..and at the auction, the contestants go bonkers.

Gosh.

If that's put a smile on your face, let's nip outside and meet 'em.

Now, how did you two become mates?

Well, we actually were at school together,

but we didn't know we were at school together at that point.

-We both live in Matlock, both our husbands play golf, we met at a golf do.

-Did you?

-Yes.

-They're both plumbers.

-You're both plumbers?

-No, they are.

Oh, they are! Two blonde plumbers, it would be unusual, meeting in a golf social, I have to say.

-Anyway, Susan, you stayed at school and you actually turned it into a career, didn't you?

-I did. Yes.

How long did you stay at school for?

Well, until I retired two years ago, really. Addicted to school dinners.

-Is that what it is?

-Yes!

-All that custard and spotted dick.

-I can't get enough.

No, can't get enough, quite.

-What was your job particularly in the school?

-Teacher.

-You were a teacher?

-Yes.

-Very good.

What did you teach?

PSE. Personal and Social Education, or, shall we say, sex, drugs and rock 'n roll.

Oh, lovely. Now you're retired, what keeps you busy?

I've volunteered to be an appropriate adult.

If vulnerable people are interviewed by the police,

they have to have someone with them, and I go into interview with them.

Is it quite interesting?

Oh, it's dead interesting. You see all life there, fabulous.

Now, Belinda, you work with your hubby, the plumber?

I try and help him and not hinder him, yes!

Do you bend the pipes?

No, no, no, no. It's strictly in the office.

I answer the phone and I'm in the office bit.

Now, you're obviously pretty zany, you two, but your husband

-has a particular nickname for you, doesn't he?

-Oh, gosh, yes.

-Do you want me to say it?

-Yes, please.

Right! He calls me Loopy Lou From 42, because my house number is 42.

-That's because you are always saying daft things?

-I do.

I don't realise I've said it until everybody falls about laughing.

No, quite.

Then I think, "I don't know if I should have said that," but the grandchildren love it anyway.

So, have you girls got any tactics today? What's your tactics?

Oh, yes, the items have got to be beautiful.

-Beautiful.

-..practical...

-Practical.

..or preferably both of those.

Preferably both. Well, I think you're going to be a marvellous team, you two.

Very, very, very good luck.

I don't know how you boys are going to be able to cope.

You two work together, don't you?

-Yes.

-But you're not plumbers, by any chance?

-No.

That's a great shame, otherwise I could see you bonding up really rather beautifully!

So where do you work, then?

We work at a factory local to where we live, Tim.

-What do you make in your factory?

-Coffee.

-Do you?

-Yes. Tonnes of coffee.

That's a nice factory to work in.

-Very nice!

-Richard, you're a big Bargain Hunt fan. Why is that?

-I just love the show, Tim, I've been known to go home in my dinner hour to watch the show.

-Have you?

-I do.

Does this watching Bargain Hunt mean you have an extensive knowledge of antiques?

I wouldn't say extensive, but I like bits of silver.

-Yes.

-Those sorts of things.

-Have you picked up tips?

-Yes.

-Mainly from me?

-Of course.

We're going to see the fruits of my labour today then, that's lovely.

Now, it says here, Neil, you're keen on metal detecting?

-Yes, we both are.

-Both of you? Do you go out together, do you?

-We do, yes.

-Lovely. What sort of things do you find?

Lots and lots of silver coins, mostly a lot of rubbish,

but I have found such a thing as a Roman ear-wax remover.

A Roman ear-wax remover? Have you tried it out?

No, the wife did.

-The wife! She's not picky, your wife, is she?

-No!

I brought you something that I found in the field, Tim, to show you.

A little lead token with your initials on the front.

I don't believe that!

If you turn it round, it might be your date of birth on it.

What, 1617? You cheeky monkey!

Immediately put that back in your pocket! What a nice thing.

-Now, the money moment, £300 apiece. There's your £300.

-Thank you very much.

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

Well, I don't know, plumbers, moles and metal detectorists, whatever next?

Next, it's the experts.

For the Reds, it's David Barby.

Slick!

And for the Blues, it's Nick Hall.

Right, as they get started, so does the countdown.

They have £300 to find three items in just one hour.

What do I do now?

Well, I might have a cup of coffee, actually.

-What are you going to look for?

-Something with really nice lines.

Perhaps something Art Nouveau, not sure yet.

I'd like to find a nice little silver Vestas case or a vinaigrette or something like that.

When we see it, we'll know.

-Some Clarice.

-A bit of Clarice.

-Let's go shopping.

-Yes.

I love going shopping, especially with somebody else's money!

'Don't we all, Susan!'

It's a lot of money, but I love that sort of stuff, and that's so useful, frames and stuff.

-I know, but we haven't got £1,300!

-I know, I know, I know.

-David, what are these?

-Those are little knife rests.

-Very attractive, aren't they?

They are nice. I like that little menu holder there. Can you see that?

-Yes.

-That's the very best you can buy.

This has got L and Company, that's Liberty and Company.

This is typical, designs after an artist called

-Archibald Knox, but I think that is going to be close on £200.

-Really?

The very, very depth, and I mean that, is £250.

-Why?

-Because you know what it is, it is so rare.

What about the casket?

-I need two for that.

-The tray?

-650.

-Oh!

I think we'd better move on!

Yes, you'd better, Belinda. That Barby's got expensive taste, you know.

Now, those Blues have spotted something quite divine.

-Do you know what these are?

-No.

-No, I don't.

-They're called icons, they were made in Russia throughout the 17th, 18th, 19th century.

And they would be on a wall with a little lit candle, and prayers would be offered to the icons.

Now, very early ones make a lot of money, but of course, people still produce and make them

today for use in people's homes, so you have to be very careful you haven't got a modern one.

I don't think there's anything early enough, so I think we will have to bypass that.

So let's keep going, see what else we can find.

Yep, in this game you've got to keep moving.

Tell that to the Reds.

They're stuck in the early 1900s.

I just want to show you something.

You see these magazines?

These are studio magazine.

They all date round about 1905.

Now, this was the bible for the arts-and-crafts movement.

This is housing, art, silverware, architecture...

Oh, right.

-Oh, look at this. Oh!

-Lovely.

-David's in raptures over these!

-The thing is, the studio, it's a very collectible thing.

They're an invaluable reference book.

-Competitions.

-They were designs for competitions.

That is how Liberty got their chief designers.

-What's your best price?

-I'll do you 50 for the lot.

-How many are there?

-12.

-What do you think?

I would rather have something I can touch and take away.

-You can turn the pages!

-Yeah. Can we think about it and come back to it?

-No, you want to take them now?

-No.

Do you think we could make money?

You can't listen to this!

Well, I think you might be a little bit kind

and probably bring it down slightly less.

-40.

-40?

Right, fantastic!

I agree totally now!

The price is down.

-Fantastic!

-Thank you very much.

-I'm deliriously happy!

-I am too.

Do we move on, or is there anything else?

Just before we move on, I do like that. Can you tell me a bit about that, please?

-This one?

-Yes.

This is actually a crumb scoop.

There's no brush with it or anything? That's how it is?

This never had a brush. This is a actually a crumb scoop, not a crumb tray.

And it was the crumb trays that had a brush. They generally hung on a wall, whereas this was designed

to actually sit on the table, and they shook their crumbs into it.

But this is designed by Liberty, designed by Archibald Knox by Liberty and Co, it dates to 1902.

The very best on that would be £80.

That is lovely.

-I do love it.

-That's silver?

No, that's pewter.

-That's what I'm saying all the time.

-But you're paying for the name.

We've got one little selection of Art Nouveau.

Keep this in mind.

-Yes.

-Move on.

-I think we should move on and see what else there is.

Span the stores. If there's something fascinating you want to go to, we'll go to it,

-but don't pick up everything.

-I won't pick up.

-OK.

-Oh, take control, David, eh, masterful?

-Right, look at the date.

-1992, seen by the Thames.

-Have a look, see what you think.

-Thank you.

It actually weighs two ounces.

Two ounces of silver?

You feel the weight in that, Reg.

There's some good weight in there, isn't there?

You're right, that's obviously a nice sign of the quality of the gauge of a piece of silverware.

These embossed-lid boxes, castle tops as they're called, are very popular with collectors.

The declaration on the top there isn't as sharp as the Victorian originals,

but you wouldn't expect it to be.

But for a silver collector on a budget who can't afford the real thing,

they might have a look at something like that.

-It's got a nice, clear set of hallmarks, but we know it's modern, 1992.

-Do we know who made it?

It's the London and Silversmiths Company, which are good manufactures.

So, if the price is right, I think there's a bit of mileage in that. Now, what's the dealer asking? £68.

If we can get that down to maybe 40 or £50, I think we could be all right.

Yeah?

We're looking at this nice little silver box of yours,

I'm just wandering what your best price would be on that?

The very best is 55.

How would 45 sound?

Sounds more like £55.

Meet me in the middle, what about £50?

Well, I've been offered 50 before, so my best would be 52.

-£52 and we're out?

-What do you think, mate?

Your decision, mate, you're the silver boy.

I think that's a good lump, in't it?

It's a good lump of silver.

I'm happy with that, Neil. You happy with that?

-52?

-Yes, that's fine.

-We've got a deal. Thank you very much.

Interesting tactic, that.

Modern, metal, and it's a "lump".

There're quite a lot of goodies up here.

Quickly zip along. We've got little time.

It's not going to be for us, guys, but certainly keep looking for this type of thing,

-cos there is profit to had.

-OK.

Look, small, useful...

That is so heavy, is that a good sign?

Well, it's bronze and it's on a very heavy marble base, but it's not period.

It is a very, very good replica.

-Oh, is it?

-Otherwise, I think we would be talking

-in terms of a couple of thousand, if not more.

-Really? Right!

Now, a lot of girls get very, very hot about the thought of a bit of jewellery, right?

Well, if you presented this to one of those girls, I'm afraid they're going to be rather disappointed.

Because this ring is made entirely of little bits of hair.

It's a love token. If I take it out and I shove it on my pinkie,

you can just begin to get

a semblance of how, in miniature,

somebody who was so in love with this girl who had the initials DM that,

I guess around 1790 to 1820,

he set about creating a little love token for her.

You can see quite clearly the initials, there and there.

Then we've got some strands of blond hair which stand out from the auburn hair,

but the miracle is, of course, that this thing has survived for 200 years.

What would such an emotive and wonderful token cost you?

Well, it's available quite cheaply at £125.

A mere snip.

But cutting it fine are our teams.

We're running very close to the wind now.

Half their time gone, and they both have two items to find.

Charles Darwin's original pointer.

The trouble with this is, you need what's called provenance,

-such as a photograph, the person with the object...

-Actually holding it. Yep.

Without the provenance, I think we're on a bit of a sticky wicket there.

-Let's see what else we can find.

-We'll bat on.

I think this is very good. Anything to do with railways is quite collectible.

-Yes.

-I was just going to say.

It's not beautiful, is it?

Or practical!

I can see you're not impressed. Can you put it back?

Guys, what do you think about this photo frame, here?

-That looks interesting.

-Are they a pair?

I think they are, yes. So, guys, I know you're both metal detectors.

Have you ever found anything as big as that in your treasure chest before?

Um, not quite as big.

We certainty haven't found any ladies like that while we've been out metal-detecting.

Keep looking - you never know.

What are they made out of, Nick?

Well, they are cast metal.

It's not bronze. It's got a bronzed patination.

Now, stylistically, how do you rate it? Do you like the style of it?

I could see that in a nice, posh house.

Yeah. The whole thing looks late Victorian to me.

My gut feeling is it's probably later, made in the Victorian style.

But again, they're decorative. Pairs of things always sell well, anyway.

-What do you think?

-Let's see what the price is.

-£50 is the best.

-You couldn't squeeze it?

-Meet you in the middle at £45?

-No.

I think we'll have to settle on £50.

-He's not going to budge any more.

-No.

-What do you think about that?

-That's fantastic.

-You're going to go for that?

-Yes.

-Right, pay the man and let's get them wrapped.

-Yep, job done.

Uh-huh.

One more to go and still a couple of hundred smackers in the kitty.

-Why don't we go and find a nice bit of Clarice, to wow the buyers at the sale?

-That would make my day.

That's 145. 25 minutes.

25 minutes. Don't make me panicky.

HE HYPERVENTILATES

Yep, you sure do need to get your skates on.

-We'll have to do better than this.

-We're usually good at spending money.

-Yah.

Ideally, we're looking for a bit of Clarice Cliff.

-Does that get anywhere near the mark for you?

-Not for me.

-No. We'll put that back, shall we?

-Yep.

Oh, look, we've got more stalls, more stalls, fantastic!

I love it.

It's quite interesting.

-Is that a Vesta?

-Yes.

What's the very best you can do on that, please, sir?

I'll do 40 on it.

40. Right, that's something I think we can really bear in mind.

-That's quite a nice...

-An interesting piece.

Your card cases, Sir, - how much are they?

That one's £78.

-The date of that one is probably circa 1910.

-Right.

-It's got a sort of velvet lining inside.

-It's going a bit, isn't it?

Yes, but I would be at that age!

But it's got quite a nice snap to it.

-Do you like that sort of thing - does that fill your criteria?

-No.

-It doesn't.

-What do we think, guys?

Can we have another little quick look around?

-You...

-I know time's running out.

-We've got ten minutes left.

-Yes. Can we just look at another stall?

-Yes. Do a quick scan all the way around, then we need you to come back.

-Yep, right, OK.

Okey-doke. Thank you.

OK. Come on, move!

There's a distinct lack of Clarice Cliff at this fair today.

So we might need to revise our tactics a little bit.

-Do not pick up unless you like, like, like.

-No. OK, OK, OK.

Let's head back up the way we came. There's an interesting stall with some nice glassware on there.

-Do you like those?

-Not for the price.

-I know, I know, I know.

-£225.

So, this was the stall I was talking about.

There's some nice interesting coloured glassware on here.

-I quite like that one.

-This is an interesting piece.

-Do you mind if I have a look, sir?

-No, not at all.

-Thank you.

-Yeah, I mean, this is a nice piece of glassware.

-Yes.

What is it about it you like?

I like the whole shape. And I like the pattern mark on it. It's a beautiful piece of glass.

Yeah. This would probably be Maltese, by a firm called Medina.

And if we have a look, there may well be...

In fact, it's got a little mark on there, Malta glass.

Now, a lot of this Maltese glass is almost identical to the Isle of Wight glass,

cos it was the same designer, hopped from one factory to the other.

A chap called Harris. There are collectors for Medina glass.

It's starting to roll, pricewise. It is not making a great deal of money yet, but if the price is right...

-Is there a price on it?

-There isn't.

How much are you asking for this bit of glass, sir?

I think I was asking 22 for that.

-I think, for a piece of this size, we need to get that down to leave any profit in there.

-OK.

How flexible are you on the price?

Um...

How about 15?

-How about 10?

-12?

11?

-Deal.

-Good man.

-Thank you.

You're brilliant.

You're very good at that. A natural.

Mean-spirited, some might say.

-So you're happy with that?

-Yes, I am.

So, that's our third thing. £11.

I think on the day we'll have collectors there

and there'll be a slim, but a positive profit in there.

-OK.

-Well done, guys. Good work done.

-Thank you.

I wish I could say the same for the reds, they still need two bargains.

-How much is this?

-I'll do you 75.

I bought it last night at 50.

I like those. Are they actually postcards?

They are greeting cards, so these would have been sent at Christmas or Easter.

Oh, look at the poor little mice going in there, and it says,

-"Wishing you a merry Christmas".

-"I haven't got anything."

Oh, these are beautifully done.

It's 137, yeah, there is some really nice ones.

Very typical of Kate Greenaway. Very typical.

Do people buy it and break it up?

I would be inclined to keep it as it is.

-Pussycats.

-Do you like pussycats?

-I do. I love cats.

-That's my little Algie at home.

I have one at home too, but he's not like that.

I do like that, David.

But would you come down to round it off at 70?

No, but I'll tell you what I've got on it...

-Could you do it at 70?

-It cost me 50. Go on, then, I'll do it at 70.

Well done, thank you so much. Fantastic.

-That's lovely, isn't it, David?

-What do you think?

-Yes, yes?

-I like it.

-I do. Second item.

Oh, look at this guy.

-It's old-feeling.

-We're all going moist here over these cards.

We've gone for ephemera today.

All three of you are going moist here with these cards.

There's little pussycats in here.

-Your favourites.

-Yes, little pussycats.

These are in lovely condition.

You've actually bought it,

which is great. What else have you bought?

Well, we have brought a collection of studio magazines, 1902 to 1905.

You know you only have five minutes to go, don't you?

-What are you talking to us for?

-You're holding us up!

Well, we stopped the clock for this chat, but it's going again. You better get on with it.

Ooh, I love setting the cat amongst the...

Right, the mother of pearl card case, it's that or the one downstairs...

-Or the crumb thing.

-Yes. Now which?

-What are you going for?

-I prefer the Art Nouveau crumb catcher.

I think I would, but I would like it for a bit less money, but I don't think she'll come down.

We've only got four minutes!

-Oh, my.

-Is it still there?

-Oh, my. Oh, my!

She hasn't. We're back.

It was just the price.

Can you please, please, please, come down slightly less?

-We have two minutes to go.

-We've got two minutes to go.

-Can you come down, please? A little bit less on that.

-Please.

-Please.

-70.

-70?

-That's it?

-That is it? Really?

-Yes.

-That's it then. Fantastic.

-Deal.

That's it. They've found their bargains, so let's now recap on what the reds have bought.

Susan and Belinda made an early start

with the Studio magazines at £40.

45 minutes later,

the 19th century card album came in at a cool 70 smackers.

And with minutes to go,

they begged for a good price on the Liberty crumb scoop.

That's pretty good, you're on a bit of a roll.

Oh, yes. Loved it. Yes, we've had a fab time.

How much did you spend overall, again?

£140 was it or something?

-Something like that.

-Well, I've got £120 left.

You must have spent £180. Are you sure about this, girls, are you?

-No, I haven't counted it.

-You've had such a good time.

-We have, yes.

-I was with you for the album. You bought that album,

-so you're pretty bullish about that.

-Yes.

-What was your final item?

The Art Nouveau crumb scooper.

Which was by Archibald Knox.

Which you can't afford to be without.

-Can you?

-Every household needs one.

Don't say that. Everybody should have one.

Everybody wants a bit of Archibald Knox. Anyway, there we go, then.

-Thank you very much.

-£120.

-What are you going to do with that, old fruit?

-They first had the idea

that they wanted something decorative and very practical.

-Keep doing that.

-We would you like you to make a whopping great profit.

-That's all we care about.

-There's the rub!

OK, girls, OK, David, good luck. Meanwhile, why don't we check out what the blues bought?

Richard and Neil went for more modern stuff.

Kicking off with a £52 reproduction silver snuff box.

Next to catch their eye was a fine pair of frames,

in the Victorian style.

And finally, they went for a 70s Maltese vase for a colossal £11.

-Did you have a good time?

-Brilliant, thank you.

-Good.

So, which is your favourite piece?

-The snuff box.

-The snuff box is your favourite.

-The vase.

-OK, the vase.

Which piece is going to bring the biggest profit?

-I think the vase.

-You think the vase.

-How much did you spend overall?

-£113.

£113. So that means I want £187.

Well then, 187, there we go.

Straight across to Nick. That's a reasonable sum to go for, isn't it?

-We should be all right with that. We'll find some nice little gems for you.

-I do hope so.

-You've had a nice time, that's the main thing.

-Marvellous.

-Well done, boys, and good luck.

But first, we're going to head off into the countryside, to a delicious mansion called Rode Hall.

I've come deep into the heart of Cheshire, to Rode Hall

where generation after generation of the Wilbraham family have grown up and by golly, crikey,

how well-connected these Wilbrahams are.

In the late 18th century, one guest at the house was the potter Josiah Wedgwood.

He had just perfected the making of a black earthenware named after the volcanic rock, basalt

and arrived clutching a rather special parcel for his hosts.

It's a portrait bust of the greatest bard of all that Britain produced, William Shakespeare,

and the material is indeed this new luxury miraculous ceramic product

of the genius Josiah Wedgwood - black basalt.

The discoveries at Pompeii, were revealing quantities of black Roman pottery

and this would have been an extremely smart and desirable colour.

This bust is modelled after an original by John Cheere.

So the original by Cheere would be sculpted out of a solid block of marble and be extremely expensive.

What Wedgwood was able to do, by talking a mould from the original,

he could reproduce in this dense black clay almost limitless numbers of these busts for a large market.

The other exceptional feature about this bust is that if we look behind,

just above the base, you can make out the initials, JW.

Those indicate that this bust was one of the first produced

and likely to have been finished by Josiah Wedgwood himself,

which makes it very, very important and lovely, of course, to see it surviving here at Rode to this day.

Of course, the big question today is, are our teams over at the auction, likely to go bust?

Well, whatever happens, they'll be busting to hear auctioneer James Lewis's estimates.

First, though, the experts have been hunting for their bonus buy, so what did David Barby spot?

So, girls, you spent £180, giving David £120. What did he spend it on?

Oh!

That is lovely, David, honestly.

That is a dreadful thing. Your reaction was so spontaneous(!)

-Tell me about them.

-These are Russian.

-OK.

-I like Russian.

Silver. Silver gilt spoons.

They date to the latter part of the 19th century, they are engraved,

with this lovely spiral detail all the way around.

They are nice, David.

When you say silver gilt?

They are silver with a wash of gold on top.

It is what you expect with something Russian and valuable, but these are rather special items.

I think I like them.

I'm getting to... The more you talk about them, I'm warming to them.

So, the big question, how much?

I paid £70 for these.

Do you think we will make a profit?

If the right buyer is there, yes!

-Yes!

-OK.

You don't have to decide right now, you decide after the

sale of your first three items, but let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about the Russian spoons.

Now, James, the Russian spoons?

They are very, very pretty.

The Russian market has done so well recently.

I just wish they were in one of our big antique and fine art sales,

rather than the general, I think that might affect them slightly. I've put £40 to £60 on them.

Oh, dear, poor David Barby will be hysterical about that, he spent £70.

You know, I think they're worth it, I just think that they should be in an

-antique sale instead of a general.

-But very nice to have six, and in their kind of original box too.

-Yes.

-So I think he's done well with it.

-I do.

-We just have to stand by.

Now, Susan and Belinda and David Barby have gone with The Studios.

-There are 12 of them.

-Yes.

It is a classic reference book, isn't it?

It is, but I find that with almost all of these reference works, whether they are

The Studio or anything else, that people are not using them as much,

they are using the internet as a reference

-work and therefore book shelf space is not required, really.

-Oh, dear.

-So, a bit of a downer to start with.

It is, because on my book shelves, I've got a complete set of The Studio, 27 years' worth of

these magazines, which I've been hanging on to, and I do refer to, but, OK, I'm a dinosaur.

I got the message.

-What do you think they are worth?

-£20 to £30.

£40 they paid, so they might get there. So that's OK, they may just get there.

Next is the wee scrap book, stuffed with nice lithographic cards. It's a good set, isn't it?

It's a great set, that, I really, really love it. It's a great album. I really like it.

-And it's in good nick.

-It is.

-And complete.

-Yes.

-Very good.

So, how much do you think?

-Well, I've put £60 to £100 on it, but we do have a telephone bid.

-Do you?

Well, I won't tell the teams that. They paid £70.

-I think that's got a good chance.

-That could be a little squeaker, couldn't it? It could go quite well.

Lastly, a really useless, but very stylish object, the crumb scoop.

Another great lot, I really like it. It's Archibald Knox, it's Liberty, it's got all the right marks on it,

I think we have four bids on it already and telephone interest again.

-Ooh.

-So, well done Red team.

Well, of course it ain't happened until it's actually happened.

But I'm confident.

-So, what's your estimate? Full of confidence.

-£60 to £100.

OK, £70 they paid. It might make £120.

-It would be nice.

-Very nice.

-It seems to me that they have three quite passable lots.

-Yes.

That's it for the Reds, now for the Blues, Richard and Neil.

Their first item is the reproduction silver snuff box, which on the face of it looks brilliant, doesn't it?

But I can't see anybody really falling in love with that.

-£30 to £50.

-Well, £52 paid, it's on the cusp, isn't it?

It's got a chance.

At something like £60 or £80, I could see somebody having a bit of a tickle at it.

Next is the pair of photo frames, which look like bronze but they ain't, are they?

No, they're cast iron. 20 years ago I used to sell these and sell them very well.

Now they are very hard.

I would be very surprised if they made more than £30 for a pair.

-£50 paid.

-I think that is too much.

-That's going to be a problem.

-Yeah.

-Lastly, they have their Mdina

Which I always find confusing, because you have Mdina on Malta,

which produced this stuff, then you the Medina glass works on the Isle of Wight which produced very similar

things and they sound the same. Presumably, that's the Maltese type.

-Yep.

-Well, that could be a Malteser then. How much?

Gosh, you know...

Is it worth a fiver?

-Maybe.

-£5 or £10.

-£5 or £10.

There you go, they paid £11.

We seem to have nothing there that has real potential?

-No.

-Not real potential to take off.

On that basis, they are definitely going to need their bonus buy, so let's go and have a look at it.

So, Richard and Neil, you spent £113, giving Nicholas £187 of leftover lolly.

-What did you blow it on, Nick?

-How about Spurs? What do you

-think about that?

-Lovely.

-You like that?

-That's beautiful, yeah.

I think it's probably late 17th or early 18th century,

Spanish in origin, obviously it would have been one of a pair, but it's a rare thing.

It is lovely , isn't it?

-Hmm.

-It is the sort of thing I would like to dig up.

-How much did you spend on that?

A lowly £40 only.

It's a lot of history for £40, don't you think?

-Yep. Yep.

-Definitely.

What do you think it will make?

I would hope we're looking at maybe £60 to £80.

I'm pleased with that.

Very pleased. Yes. Good choice.

Anyway you don't decide right now, you possibly pick it later

if you want to, but for the viewers at home, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about the spur.

James, here we go, look. Something to sharpen up your equestrian skills.

The most obvious problem is it's only one.

It is like candlesticks and everything else, you really want to see a pair of them,

but it is 17th century, it's a lovely piece of history.

So, how much do you think they are worth as a Spanish relic?

-I would say £30 to £50.

-Brilliant, £40 was paid. So, Nick has done well?

I think so. I think there is a profit, there. There should be.

If the team decides to take it.

-I would.

-Yes, I know you would, but will they?

We'll find out about that in a moment. Thanks, James.

Susan and Belinda, now, are you excited?

Absolutely!

-Yes.

-How excited are you?

-Terribly!

-Are you?

We have got some stuff to be really optimistic about, depending on how the market is here today.

First up, then is the art magazine, here comes The Studios.

Lot 804, the 12 Studio art magazines, great reference works,

where should I start them? £20.

20 bid. 22 now.

At 20 and 2 do I see? 22. 25.

-Come one.

-No at 22 here. 25 anywhere?

At £22 seated on the aisle, don't give me that look, David Barby.

I don't like that look.

£22. 25 anywhere?

At 22. Are we done? 25. 28. 28.

28 and 30. Come on, Cyril. 30, 32.

Give him some stick. 32, well done. 34.

-33.

-Come on.

-Yes.

33. 34.

It's going for a good cause, go on.

-Will you treat him to a pint?

-Yes!

-34, yes, 34.

-Whoo-hoo!

35? On the isle at 34.

Any advance? Well done.

-Minus £6.

-That was a struggle. He did well.

There's not much beer in minus £6.

-I'm disappointed.

-We did well, though.

This is a great album. Some wonderful cards in here.

Where shall we start it?

I have one absentee bid,

but I'll start it at £60 and 5 do I see?

65 on the phone. 70, 5.

On the phone at 75.

At 75 it is a good album.

-75, 80 anyone?

-It's worth more.

80 in the room, do you want?

-80, sir, well done in the aisle at 80.

-Yes!

-5.

Go on, one more? Persuade him.

-How good are you?

-He doesn't want it.

Thank you very much. On the aisle it's selling, it is yours at £80.

That is plus £10. Well, we got there. We made a profit.

There is nothing wrong with that. Now the crumb scoop.

Liberty and Co.

Liberty & Co crumb tray designed by Archibald Knox.

I can start the bidding at £60 and 5 now. At 65.

75.

85. 90 and 5, 95 in the room. 100 now.

-Yes!

-At 95 and 100 where?

At 95, do I see 100? At £95, any advance? With you at 95.

-Yours sir.

-Oh, we did alright. That was good.

-That was OK.

-Plus £25 so that was very good.

So, you are... Let me see, 25 you are plus £29 up.

That is a very nice position to be in.

What are you going to do about the tea spoons?

I would say no. What do you say?

I don't think so, either.

The decision has to be yours.

-I would say no.

-We're going to say no.

Are we going to kick ourselves?

-We'll say no.

-Our decision is no.

It is, is it? For certain?

-Yes.

-Here we are, the set of six Russian silver gilt tea spoons

and 1, 2, 3, bids on it.

£38 starts it, 38. 40. 5.

50. 5. 60 takes it.

With me at 55. At 55. 58 where?

In the cap. £55, anyone else?

-Good decision, girls.

-Great!

THEY HUM A TUNE

Gosh, that's quite a reaction. Anyway, that is minus £15.

-You did make the right decision, which is very good.

-Yes.

You have preserved your profit of £29 - you're £29 up.

Now the big thing is now, don't tell a word to the Blues.

-No. Straight faces.

-Well done, girls.

It could be a winning score.

-So, Richard and Neil, have you been talking to the Reds?

-No.

-Not at all.

-Good.

Let's run through your lot, shall we?

The castle top box.

£52 paid, you loved it, £30 to £50 is its estimate.

I should be disappointed if you don't wipe your faces on it.

For that little lump of silver, even though it is new, so what, it's a nice thing.

-The bronze photo frames, £50 paid for those, he has put £20 to £30. That is disappointing.

-Hmm.

The little bit of glass, you can't lose much, you only paid £11 on it.

He put £5 to £10 on it. You'll get £5 to £10, you won't make that much

profit. But what you have got to look forward to is the Spanish spur if you decide to go with that.

-Brilliantly found by Nick.

-Mm-hm.

Anyway. First up is the castle-top snuff box, here it comes.

826 is the silver castle top snuff box.

The manner of Nathaniel Mills, but a 20th century version,

and where shall we start that?

£30 for it with me. £30,

32, do I see? 32.

32 with the lady. 35.

38. 40 and 2. 45. 50.

-50 and 5, 60.

-Yes.

-60 has it against the absentee bid.

-Good.

-At £60 and 5 now.

At 60, any advance? 62 if it helps, at 60 and selling. Yours.

-Plus 8. Very good. Lovely.

-Good start.

So, will the same thing happen with these frames? Here we go.

Photograph frames, circa, 1895.

Vaguely art nouveaux in style.

That transitional period.

I can start the bidding at £25.

25, 28 do I see? At 25 and 8 now.

At 25, absentee bid.

25, 28 do I see?

28, competition by the door. 30 with me. 32 for you.

32 by the door.

At £32 and 5, do I see.

At £32 and selling.

Anybody else?

Come on. Bad luck.

32 minus 18, which means, overall you are minus 10.

So down to the Mdina vase.

828, the 1970s Maltese Mdina studio

glass vase, £20 for it.

It's a stylish-looking vase,

£15 then, who wants it for 15?

You would have to go to Malta to get another.

10 then. Oh, come on. £10, someone.

10! Thank you, kind lady, at £10.

11 do I see? 11. 12.

13. 14.

-15.

-Gosh.

14.50!

14.50!

15. 15.50, sure. At £15, well done. Yours!

£15, brilliant. That is four. Overall you are minus six.

Very good. You could stick at that or go with the spur. What do you want to do?

-We have decided to go with the spur.

-You like that spur, yes?

-Yes.

-You really rate it, you metal detectorists!

-Yes!

So, we're definitely going with the bonus buy, we're going with the spur, here it comes.

It's a really interesting lot this one.

It's the 17th century steel Spanish spur.

Circa 1660 in date.

I can start the bidding at £32.

35 now. At 32, 35 anyone?

32, 35 back. 38, 40. 42 now.

At £40, very back. 42, it's worth more than that. At £40. Is that it?

-At 40 and selling at £40. Anybody else?

-(Come on.)

£40 wiped its face. No profit no loss.

No pain, no shame.

Overall you are minus six.

That might be a winning score, just don't talk to the Reds, OK?

-OK.

-All will be revealed in a moment.

-What excitement, eh? Been chatting have we, about the scores at all?

-No.

-No, not at all.

-No well, there we go. Unfortunately on Bargain Hunt,

somebody has to the runners up, and the runners up today are the Blues.

I mean minus £6 is the overall score.

You went with the spur, you thought you were going to go somewhere with it, it went and wiped its face.

Which was disappointing, I have to say, but the victors today, to whom

I'm going to give money, I have to say...

-They're winning to the extent of taking home cash.

-Thank you so much.

-Is it all there?

-No. There you go, there is your change.

-Thank you.

Brilliant. £29 is your victor's total. You fortunately did not go with the bonus,

but you preserved your £29. Which was so clever of you.

I'm so pleased you are going home with your £14.50 each,

which is a good number. Anyway, we've had a great day.

Any way, join us soon with some more bargain hunting, yes?

ALL: Yes!

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