Norfolk 28 Bargain Hunt

It's that time again, let's go bargain hunting.

We're at the Norfolk Showground Antiques Fair today.

We've got two teams, two experts and possibly

too many items to choose from, but that's not going to spoil our fun.

Oh, no, so put your feet up and enjoy as the Red team get cheeky.

-OK, here we go.

-So, what did we say, 25?

It's about 15, I think, now.

Sorry.

We'd better get running.

-Come on, James.

-Come on, James, keep up.

And the Blue team run their expert ragged.

Come on, James.

But will all this effort deliver profits in today's auction?

-One more, come on.

-Come on.

Let's meet the contestants.

For the Reds today, we've got married couple Jane and Don,

and for the Blues, we've got mother and daughter combo from heaven Nikki and Heather.

Welcome everybody, lovely to see you.

How did you two meet?

We met when we were working together at the same police station, many, many years ago.

-That sounds romantic.

-Yes, sort of,

-but we had to keep it a secret because we were different...

-Sexes.

No, not sexes, different ranks and the powers-that-be won't like that.

-So, how did you keep it a secret, then?

-We just didn't meet in public.

Jane, when you are not on the beat what do you get up to?

Well, we're retired so we are not on the beat at the moment but I'm musical

-and I play the piano and I also play handbells.

-Do you?

That's not as straightforward as you think, hand bells.

It certainly isn't. Most people play with just one bell in each hand, but we play with two bells in each hand.

-So, you're putting these bells up and down like nobody's business.

-Like the clappers.

Like the clappers.

-Perfect. Has anybody cracked that joke before?

-Yes!

-In handbell-ringing circles?

-Oh, many times, yes.

-What about you, Don, have you got any hobbies?

I'm still gliding, I went solo when I was 16 and got an instructor rating

when I was 18 and I've been a gliding instructor ever since.

-What do you like about gliding so much?

-It's the challenge

of staying up in an aeroplane with no engine, just flying the weather, if you like.

And what do you hope to find today, Jane?

We'll be looking for some silver, little bits of silver, and possibly walking sticks.

I think walking sticks might sell well in this county.

You've got your plan, anyway.

Well, it's a plan whether we actually come back with any of it I don't know.

-Well, good luck anyway.

-Thank you.

-Perfect.

Now, the opposition, the mother and daughter combo from the heaven.

-Who applied to come on the programme?

-I did.

-Did you?

-Why did you want to come on the show, darling?

-I wanted to spend the day with my mum

because I've got three boys, I don't spend much time with my mum.

-So, it was nice to come and do something with her for a day. Thought it would be good fun.

-Yeah.

-And you are out to win today, are you?

-Yes.

-Definitely, oh, yes, yes.

So, what's your strategy, then, Heather?

I think we've decided that we might try and do some dealing with the gentlemen stallholders,

rather than the ladies.

Oh, I see, it's like that, is it?

-Yes.

-Yes, we may get a bigger discount that way.

You're going to use your charm?

We thought we might try.

-You're not going to get too flirty, are you?

-Oh, no, not at all.

-"Oh, no!"

-No, no.

-"Oh, no!"

-Wouldn't do that.

-No, quite. Now, Nikki,

you're the creative soul, you're a dab hand at dressmaking and all that lark, tell us about it.

I've just finished doing two years adult education in dressmaking.

I've been making some skirts and dresses of my own

and I love making them out of anything a bit crazy -

-strawberries or cupcakes, anything different.

-Really?

-Yes.

How do you make a dress out of cupcakes?

The fabric, not literally make it out of cakes itself, but out of the fabric,

anything like that, I make a skirt or dress out of it.

Sounds finger-licking good to me.

If you win today, or you might say WHEN you win today...

-When.

-If you win today, what are you going to spend the cash on?

-With our hundreds...

-Yes.

-I've got a sister who lives in Spain and she's not been too well lately, so...

-A little trip.

-Yes, a little trip and I mean, after that, depending on how many hundreds...

-Then there'd be a cruise.

-Well, that's right, yes.

-A cruise together with the boys.

-It's unlimited really.

-Well, I've glad we've made that plan.

-I'm sure the Reds are quaking in their boots by now.

-No.

-No worries.

Here's the £300 money moment. There you go, there's your investment.

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

Well, what lovely teams we've got today.

So, let's pair them up with some lovely experts.

Guiding the Reds will be Catherine Southon,

James Braxton assists the Blues.

The clock's ticking. Let's shop.

-Don and Jane, raring to go?

-Absolutely.

-Tactics, girls, what do we do?

-How about heading that way first?

-Absolutely.

-Bargain hunting.

Keep your eyes peeled, that's the main thing. Eyes peeled.

-Yeah, great eyeballs.

-What would they be used for?

After the wars, lots of people were walking around with no eyes,

-so they manufactured them.

-Are they full size?

-Did they actually use these?

-Yeah, full size, pop in the socket.

-How much on your fascinating false eyes?

-£500.

-£500.

-That's different.

-Thank you.

-£500.

Oh! We've obviously got an eye for quality.

Hey, Heather, leaves the gags to me.

I would have that for my daughter in her bedroom.

I would paint it all up.

I would paint it white. And I just think £12.

It's got to be a goer.

-Let me just check it's not wobbling too much.

-No, it's on uneven ground.

-It's not split or damaged anywhere. For £12, it's lovely.

-Practical.

-Yes, we'll go with that one, then.

-And it's real.

-It's got the little ink well.

Where you put your blotting paper soaked in ink.

-I had a desk like this when I first went to school.

-So did I.

Writing your name... "I love Bernie" in my case.

THEY LAUGH

-But it's, erm...

-Yes.

-Yes, we'll go for that.

She might even come down a bit more. She was kind of...

Can I just ask you, what's your best on this?

-£12.

-It's got to be a goer.

You couldn't buy this, you couldn't get anywhere near this today.

Right, our first buy.

So, buying the desk was child's play for Jane and Don at £12.

That's not a bad price, look, a stool for £10 with a tapestry top on it.

You know it's got mahogany legs, it's obviously been chopped off.

I think it may have been slightly higher because it would have slipped down into a more elegant foot.

-But it's pretty.

-Yeah, it is pretty, you're right.

It's not a lot of money either, is it, a tenner?

-We've had about ten minutes. Bought one time item, that's very good, done very well.

-Two items to go.

That's great, that stool.

Is the stool a bit...? What kind of...?

That looks like teak, it's 1970s G-Plan.

Mum, this one is 1970s, that's quite...

-It is G-Plan as well.

-'70s is quite kind of...

-How much on your G-Plan stool?

-£75.

-£75.

-Could we bargain with you with that, because it is Bargain Hunt?

-I can move a little bit.

-You can.

-They are very desirable at the moment.

-How much could you move on it?

-I could do £65.

Could you do £60? Go on.

-Would you?

-Yeah, £60, that's all right.

Shall we say yes to that?

-I quite like... What about the nest of tables? £45.

-That's G-Plan as well.

Also with this modern stuff, it is very important, it's very reassuring for people to find labels.

You've got G-Plan here, you've G-Plan over there.

-That's reassuring for people. And it's relatively cheap.

-Yes.

You're buying solid wood here, for a decent price.

Could you do the two at £85?

-£90.

-£90, £90.

So, you could apportion £50 to that and £40 to that.

Sure you can't do £85?

Come on, as a special, please.

£85 and that will be it.

£85. You see your feminine wiles coming out.

-Do you want to do the deal, two items?

-I think we will.

-Excellent, £85, thank you.

-Thank you.

Thank you very much indeed, that man. Thank you. Pay the man.

'What a start for Nikki and Heather, £50 for the stool and £35 for the tables.'

How much for your budgie?

-He's naughty.

-We don't want a naughty budgie.

-We don't want a naughty budgie.

-AS BUDGIE:

-I hope the Blue team win.

Nothing nicer than to relax at lunch time and have a large Scotch.

If you don't have a large Scotch at lunch time, you might have one in the evening.

Except that this is no bottle of whisky.

Looks like a bottle of whisky, doesn't quite feel like a bottle of whisky because it's made of plastic.

Turn it upside down and it says, "Nine transistors, Japan."

It is, in fact, the most extraordinary novelty radio, dating from around 1965.

Concealed in the cap is the tuner, with the on/off switch at the top.

Now, I keep telling you to buy novelties in their original boxes and, sure enough,

this one comes in its original box.

Look how well that's survived since 1965.

And inside, lo and behold, we've even got the original instructions

which intriguingly are in the form of a cut-out bottle of whisky, all tremendous fun.

How much is it worth?

Well, according to the internet and, largely in America, these sets bring between 70 and 100.

What's it worth here in Norwich?

Apparently, it could be yours for £20.

Bottoms up, what!

Back to the Red team, what's going on?

If you like it, Jane...

-Don't break it.

-It's got a special top on it.

-Just feels like a lignum vitae. Oh, it's an ink pot.

-It is, it's got a special lock.

-Has it got, like, a little ceramic...?

I'd like to have a look at that.

There we go.

It's glass in it.

-How much?

-£39.

-Shall we go for that?

-Shall I collar her?

Yeah, collar her.

You've got to sell it to us now because you can't get the lid back on. Can you do £25? ..Not at all?

-No.

-Can you meet us halfway?

Could you contact your...

'Play hard to get, Catherine. The only way, darling.'

If we come back in about five, ten minutes, is that all right? Lovely, thank you.

Colman's mustard, now you see that's very local.

-What do you think of the enamel sign, the Colman's mustard sign?

-Where's that?

-It's in the front.

'Come on, pay attention.'

-Oh, yes, Colman's.

-Would that be an original one?

Yeah, definitely an original with that damage.

I would think that could be a possibility

because I can't say I've seen an original Colman's sign before.

-Did they have a factory somewhere here?

-They still have the factory.

I think some of it's moved away but it is very local

and there is a shop which sells all the stuff in Norwich now.

Some little darling's used it for air rifle practice as well.

Is that what it is, is it?

We could bear it in mind, though, couldn't we?

I think it's quite fun.

Would you take £30 on the sign?

No, no, £40.

£40, OK. Thank you.

Right, £40.

-Are we going to...?

-We've still got plenty of time.

-We've got plenty of time.

I would say that's probably about 1840, something like that. Can I have a look at the tortoiseshell?

It's a little snuff box, is it?

Yeah, a little snuff box. Lovely patina too, it's quite nice.

-Nice colour inside.

-It's a lovely colour.

How much is on this?

-£40?

-That can be £40.

-It's entirely up to you.

Why don't you run and see what that lady can do and then come back and have a quick...?

Thank you so much. It can be £40, right, OK, we'll bear that in mind.

Is there something in the air, Bargain Hunters? Can't anyone make a decision?

-James, I did see this.

-Mum's seen something she likes.

-It might be me just...

What do you think? I haven't picked it up. What do you think of that?

-I think that's really pretty.

-It is pretty, isn't it?

Is it anything?

Yes, it will be continental, it's hard paste porcelain, probably Eastern Germany somewhere.

-I think that's really pretty.

-And it would have been a coffee set.

It is something that would have been destined for your china cabinet.

-No sugar bowl, so it's not complete.

-No, not complete.

No, but it is lovely.

What do you think?

-Do you want my honest opinion?

-Go on, you can tell me what you think?

I think it's difficult to sell that sort of stuff now, fashion has really turned away from it.

SHE LAUGHS I think that's really pretty.

-We'll carry on looking.

-I think that's really pretty.

That's another one with the enamel sign. You've got some hard choices to make, Heather.

-Yeah, so... I do like that.

-I'd prefer you to buy the enamel sign, out of the two.

-Do you?

We've got to be guided, we want to win, remember.

I know. OK, Well, I think we should be buying that, then.

Decisions, decisions.

-There's no cracks or damage.

-No cracks, no chip on there.

No chip, is there? In quite nice condition.

I mean, gosh, for £28.

-I think that's a goer.

-I would quite happily buy that to put on my desk.

-Provided we leave the lid off on auction day so people can see what it is.

-Yes.

I just think probably with the heat in here, maybe it's expanded a little bit.

-Happy with that for £28?

-Absolutely.

-Yes.

-We're happy with that for £28.

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

Well done, Catherine, one inkwell for £28.

Time's running out and the Blue team are on the move.

Right, we'd better get running.

-JAMES LAUGHS Come on, James.

-Come on, James, keep up.

-"Keep up."

-Come on, let's go, you've got to keep up.

-It's not in my contract, this.

'You want to check the small print, mate.'

It's still there.

Hello, we've got minutes left to go.

I don't know what it's worth at all really.

-Not £50. Come on, £37, I think that's being really...

-£38.

-£38, yes.

-£38, I think that's fair enough, you've got to leave something for the man.

-OK, then.

-£38. Deal.

-Great.

-Thanks a lot.

That's £38 for the mustard sign, the Blues have a bag of bargains.

Seconds to go, now where's that snuff box gone?

So, what did we say, £25?

-It was about £15, I think, now.

-Sorry.

-Paper bag?

-No, the little tortoiseshell, please.

What did we say?

-£40.

-He knows.

'£40 for the snuff box and they're done. Congratulations.'

-Thank you.

-Hope you do well on it.

-Thank you, sir.

Sometimes an hour can seem a long, long time.

Sometimes, it just whoops by but an hour has now passed

and whilst I can go and track down the teams,

why don't we check out and remind ourselves what the Red team's bought?

Jane and Don snapped up this '70s seat of learning for a mere £12.

Catherine bargained hard to buy this lignum vitae inkwell for £28.

And, at £40, will this tortoiseshell snuff box, snuff it at auction?

-Are you happy?

-Yes.

-Didn't spend much, did we?

-No. It's hot, isn't it?

-Didn't spend much?

-Not a lot, no.

-I'm disappointed by that.

-How much did you spend actually?

-£80.

-Is that all?

Who's got the £220, then?

-That'll be me.

-Well, you can always trust a policeman.

-So they say.

-And a policewoman.

We've got double trust.

What is your favourite bit, Jane?

My favourite piece is a little tortoiseshell-cum-wood snuff box.

And which bit's going to make the biggest profit, Don?

The desk and chair.

Right, I just can't believe you finished with only £80 spent.

-Catherine, there you go, darling.

-Thank you very much.

£220, which is loads of dough, isn't it?

It is, I've never seen that much money on Bargain Hunt.

-I'm going to spend big actually.

-Are you? Oh, I love it when you have that bold talk like that.

Good luck, teams.

Why don't we remind ourselves now what the Blues bought?

Could you do £60?

Nikki used her feminine charms to bag a double deal.

She got the 1970s G-Plan teak stool for £50

and the G-Plan teak tables for £35.

-We'd better get running.

-Come on, James.

-Come on, James, keep up.

Will the bidders be keen as mustard on the Colman's sign for £38?

Let's hope so.

Got your breath back, James?

-Yeah, just about.

-You are such an athlete.

This is a man honed to the very peak of condition, have you noticed that?

-Oh, definitely.

-Yes.

-I've got that drawing-room figure.

I know. It's all in preparation for the Olympics, isn't it?

Now, listen, girls, you had a lovely shop up.

-We did.

-What is your favourite item, Heather?

Definitely the sign, the Colman's mustard sign.

Yeah, what about you, Niks?

-I think the tables.

-The tables, OK.

What did you spend overall, then?

In total, we spent £123.

-What, on all three items?

-Yes.

-£123.

-Yes.

-But we're good.

Does that mean I want £177?

Fab nails. OK, Niks. Thank you.

Look at that, that is very well counted out, darling, isn't it? Straight over to Jim Bob.

There you go, James, which is a nice little challenge for you, really.

-Normally I achieve my expert buy with about £17, so there you are.

-Do you?

Good luck with all of that.

Meanwhile, we're heading off to the marvellous Melford Hall.

And marvellous it is too.

It looks every inch the Tudor house

but actually is a melting pot of alterations and design over the centuries.

Its most famous owner had a passion for the ornate and the elaborate.

Sir Cordell Firebrace, great name, and his rococo rooms were the talk of the town.

You'll notice I use the term rococo rooms in the past tense.

That's because at the beginning of the Second World War, like so many grand English country houses,

Melford Hall was requisitioned by the Army and used as an officers' mess.

On 21st February 1942, an Army dance was held in the house.

Officers were playing roulette in this bedroom.

At some point, in the night fallen coals set fire to an old beam

and by morning, fire had completely gutted the north wing.

Thankfully, one room escaped the ravages of the fire.

Possibly because of the immense thickness of this wall,

it provided a fire break, so that the fire didn't get as far as the drawing room.

And in this space, we can still enjoy the rococo focal point

created by Sir Cordell Firebrace's fireplace.

Great, isn't it? With these early rococo C and S scrolls,

this bird astride a flower-strewn branch in the middle of the tablet,

all within a framework which is neoclassical

with this architectural pediment and so forth so typical of the 1740s.

Just look at the elaborate brackets to the ceiling cornice

and all these rectangular frames applied in plaster to the walls,

effectively framing paintings and porcelain.

As you'd expect in a room that survived the fire,

it contains a remarkable range of objects, including a really intriguing mini bureau.

Intriguing because it's so small - it would fit into anybody's small flat or bedroom.

The traditional George II style piece with a full front.

You support the front on a rail which you pull out

and inside it's got an elaborate fitted interior.

This is a very rare, 18th-century piece of colonial furniture

made out a Chinese timber, a rosewood,

and the bureau sits on a purpose-built stand carved with Chinese flowers

on European style scrolly legs and sweet little carved pad feet.

Well, this room survived the heat of the fire, the big question today is

will our teams survive the heat of the auction?

We've travelled to Diss for today's auction.

Let's find out what the auctioneer thinks of our teams' purchases.

Well, it's happy and sunny outside and it's happy and sunny inside.

-It is.

-With Elizabeth Talbot in Diss.

-Hello, Tim, how are you?

-Very well thank you.

Now, Jane and Don - their first item is this little school desk, which is sweet, isn't it?

It is very sweet, yes.

But fairly standard.

Yes, and late. It causes a smile too, this one, I have to say.

So, what's it worth?

-We've put an estimate of £20 to £30 on it in the hope that that will find a home.

-They paid £12,

so, quite frankly, have it for your kiddiewinks,

sell it on and you will probably make a profit on what you sell it on in ten years' time.

-Or at least get the money back. A good way of doing it.

-Excellent. Well, good luck with that.

-Next up is the intriguing little lignum inkwell, I really like that.

-It's beautiful quality.

The little patent design still works where the bottle springs down.

-It's a little gem, I like that very much.

-What do you think it is going to bring?

-I'd say £40 to £60 would be fair.

-£28 paid, so that seems like a natural.

And their last item is this little snuff box which again is a little gem of its type, isn't it?

Absolutely. It's had a happy life and is in good condition, given the fact

that it could easily have been dropped and over worn.

-So, it's a nice piece, that one, but the value is modest, sort of £30 to £40.

-Yeah, £40 they paid on that.

So, I think overall Jane and Don have been pretty smart. They haven't over-extended themselves.

They've only spent £80 out of their total.

So their losses are not going to be huge but will they go with the bonus buy? Let's go and have a look at it.

So, Jane and Don, you spent a miserable £80 and gave Catherine £220.

-Did you blow the lot, Catherine?

-Did I? Here we are.

I bought you this rather nice wall thermometer

but I quite like the little owl because I think he's quite nicely cast.

-Yes, he is quite nice, isn't he? He's quite heavy.

-I just think it's quite a nice thing.

Very sweet. How much did you pay for that?

Well, I actually paid the same sum as we paid on all our lots.

-I paid £80.

-£80?

-How much is it going to make?

I hope we might scrape a little bit of a profit.

It won't make a big profit but maybe an little intsy tintsy one.

And the thermometer, does it work? I can't see without my glasses has it got stuff in it?

Yes, it has got mercury in it, it does work.

-Very nice, yes.

-It's lovely.

Well, I think the heat is coming on here and for the viewers at home,

let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Catherine's thermometer.

-Well, this is seriously wacky isn't it?

-I've never seen one quite like this before.

I think it's quite extraordinary.

The owl is a good subject, they tend to be quite commercial, the owls, don't they?

The combination with the thermometer is very unusual.

Yeah, I think we could be surprised by this.

-It's something which could appeal and do a bit better than we hoped.

-Yes.

-It's the quest for the novelty.

-Yes. The interest in Victoriana seems to be just warming up again, I think.

The quirkiness that you can find from the late-19th, early-20th century period

and that very much fits into that period, that category.

Catherine's done well to find it because it's seriously unusual. She paid £80. What's your estimate?

The estimate is £30 to £40 but I wouldn't be surprised

-if we get closer to what Catherine paid for it.

-I wouldn't be surprised if it made £100.

-You've teased them with your estimate.

-Well, we do it every so often.

We try to be realistic most of the time. That's nice, good item.

That's it for the Reds, now for the Blues, Nikki and Heather.

The G-Plan teak stool,

now is this cutting-edge Diss?

Well, it is, actually, we are probably one of the leading lights in terms of modern design.

We hold some very significant quarterly modern design sales now.

My concern is that it's in an antique sale.

As an example of a stool, I actually think it's a quite nice one.

The design is nice and the condition is good but we've put £25 to £35 on it

because I think the context is wrong.

Well, £50 paid and there could be a bit of a problem with that

and similarly, and rather bad luck on them, the same is going to apply for the nest of tables.

I think that's a possibility.

I think they just look at odds with what most people are coming to this room today to buy.

Well, £35 they paid for the nest of tables.

We've put £30 to £40 on them so we're not far off.

People might pick them up on the web, I just offer that as a hesitative comment really.

A question mark hanging over them.

Then from the mid-20th century to the enamel sign, it's quite a leap, isn't it?

It is. Well, they're spreading their odds, it's good.

Well, Colman's obviously is the local mustard manufacturer,

so we've got some allegiance there locally, which is good.

And enamel signs, there's always a strong following for them.

Shame it hasn't got a picture because illustrative ones are far more sought-after than the worded ones.

So, we think round about £50 to £70.

-Well, that's the mustard, isn't it?

-Ah, very good.

-Because £38 they paid.

Very good, that will be fine.

Well, one or two holes there particularly for the G-Plan

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

Girls, this is your bonus buy moment.

You only spent £123, gave James £177. Has he blown the lot? James?

I haven't, no, but I've bought something rather nice and precious.

So, it's nine carat gold, it's a racing pencil, a little pencil appears out of it.

By a very famous maker, you're familiar with him, Sampson Mordan.

Oh, yes. Oh, good.

-Nikki, do you like that?

-Yes, it's nice.

Out pops the pencil properly.

It's only 20th century, probably 1910, 1920s.

It weighs 16 grams with the pencil.

-16 grams.

-Nine pounds a gram at the moment.

-£150 worth of gold there, less the pencil.

-Less the pencil weight.

-Say it's £100.

-£100 and we got it for £60.

-I think you've done well.

-I think I've done well.

-I think he's done very well.

-I think we like you.

-LAUGHTER

-You know the way to a girl's heart.

-Nothing's changed with you, you old rascal.

-Small and precious.

Small and precious and preferably fits on a finger.

Anyway, seems like a no-brainer to me, girls.

Let's find out from the auctioneer what she thinks about James' little pencil.

There, Elizabeth, isn't that nice quality?

Nice quality. Good name, Robert Mordan,

well established name for telescopic and pocket pencils and knives and things.

So, from the right stable and nine-carat gold rather than silver or plated or anything. So that's good.

Even with a pencil that fits, I should think it is quite difficult

-to get hold of the pencils these days.

-They'd be rare.

I like that engine-turned stuff.

It's really, really pretty. We've put about £50 to £70 on it as a little novelty.

That's fine. James paid £60.

OK, well, about the same.

-You know, I bet for the gold, it's worth about £60.

-Sure.

-Lovely.

-Look forward to a result.

-I'll do my best.

-Thank you.

Now, Jane and Don, are you excited?

-Very.

-Is it like making a big arrest?

-No.

-Better.

-Better.

-Definitely better.

-First up is the children's desk, here it comes.

Lot 182, 1970s pine school desk and matching chair.

Come on, team!

Where am I for the desk and chair? Start me at £20.

Come on, treat somebody here £20.

There's the chair, where's the interest on this one, at £20?

-£10 surely, make the little person very happy at £10.

-Come on.

-£10.

Anybody in? Thank you, gallery. £10 I have

Where's 12?

At £10 only, table and chair, desk and chair at 10. Any advance on £10?

It's a maiden bid and for nothing at £10.

-GAVEL BANGS

-Can you believe that?

That's flat, isn't it? Lost £2.

-I thought we'd definitely make something there.

-Yes.

That was our star buy.

Lot 183 now,

the lignum vitae screw-topped pot, opening to reveal the inkwell there.

Beautifully made that one. Where am I for this one? Start me at 30.

£30, surely.

£20. to start, a real collector's item.

£20 bid, 20. I have I'll take two.

It's £20 only on this one. 22.

25. 28. 30. 30, the gentleman standing ahead of me at 30.

I'll take two again.

At £30, very good value at 30.

Where's two? Any advance on 30?

£30 is plus two.

You don't have any profit, you have no loss at the moment.

-There you go.

-It's all square.

-Down to this snuff box.

-Lot 184 now.

Walnut snuff box with tortoiseshell lining there,

late 19th century. A sweet box.

Where am I? Start me at 20.

£20 on the walnut box, a beautifully made little box here at £20.

Come on.

20 the gallery, 22 the lady.

22 is the lady downstairs, I'll take five. Seated now at 22.

It should be worth more. At 22. Any advance?

It's worth a lot more. Come on!

£22, she sold it for £22, that's minus £18.

So, overall you're minus £18, that's bad luck.

-What are you going to do about the thermometer?

-Are we?

We're here for the fun.

-Yes, let's go for it.

-Sure?

-We're going for it.

-You've done us OK so far.

-The decision's made.

We are going with the dagger-form thermometer which is a pretty queer thing I have to say.

-Anyway, here it comes.

-Lot 188,

the wall thermometer surmounted with a cast owl,

circa 1908, lovely order, very unusual piece.

Interest on the sheet here. I'll start at £20. £20.

Only the thermometer, I'll take two.

At £20, only now where are you at two?

22. 25. 28. 30,

and two, 35.

38, and 40,

two, 45.

Back with me at 45. Lost the corner bid at 45.

Now where's eight? At £45, worth more surely, any advance on £45?

-I'm so sorry.

-Never mind.

45 is minus 35.

35 and 18...

Minus £53, minus 53 smackers, I'm afraid.

Started off so promising, didn't it?

If I'm perfectly frank, I really willed that thermometer to make a lot more money than that,

I saw it as being £100.

I do think you've been unlucky.

-Never mind.

-It may be a winning score.

-You never know.

-Don't be down in the dumps.

So, Nikki and Heather, have you been talking to those Reds.

-Not too much.

-Not too much.

-No.

-Then you'll not know how they got on?

-No.

-You don't want to know how they've got on.

-Oh.

Anyway, first up is the G-Plan stool and here it comes.

Lot 204 now, the 1970s G-Plan circular teak stool.

A piece of modern design for you.

Where am I for this? Start me at 20.

£20. It's highly collectable now, G-Plan is. £20.

Come on. Ten I'll take. Ten bid the lady, thank you, ten I have.

Ten is above, at £10, where's 12? 12 is bid.

15. 18.

20.

22. Downstairs at 22.

The gentleman at 22.

I'll take five. It's 22 downstairs now, any advance?

GAVEL BANGS

£22, I am sorry that is minus £28.

Slightly like she predicted actually.

Now, here come the G-Plan teak tables.

Nest of tables. Where am I for the nest of tables?

Start me at 30. £30. Come on, several tables for only £30.

20. £20.

Surely a nest of tables, G-Plan, they are very sought-after, these.

£20. G-Plan tables at 20. £10 I'll take.

Oh, dear.

Dear, oh, dear. They will sell but...

Come on, they should be in a modern design sale. £10.

Does nobody want these? 10. Thank you, sir, ten I have.

Bids are in at ten. Low start at ten. Where's 12?

At £10. Any advance on the £10?

£10, I'm sorry that is minus £25, that is minus £53.

Now, the Colman's mustard, this is going to have to motor, Heather.

This is my choice.

Lot 206, the enamel Colman's mustard advertising sign,

local interest, Colman's mustard, great favourite of everybody.

And on this one here, I start at £18. Low start at 18.

On the enamel sign at 18, where's 20?

£18. I have on the enamel sign, where's 20 now?

20 bid. 22. 25.

25 in the gallery, where's eight?

At 25. 28 downstairs.

28, now standing at 28. Where's 30?

30 with the lady, she's taken control, 32. Go on one more. 32.

Yes, 35. 38, and another at 38.

-There's a story behind this one at 38. Where's 40?

-One more.

-Yes, no, 40 bid.

-Yes!

Going two. 42. Don't stop now. 42 downstairs, at 42.

42. Where's five?

At 42 and selling.

GAVEL BANGS

£42 is very nice because that's a plus £4 job

which takes the losses down to minus £49...

-That was horrendous.

-£49 with the G-Plan.

Now minus £49, is he going to claw a bit back, are you going to go with the bonus buy?

-Yes.

-Big time.

-Yes, you are. Big time, you are going to do it.

That's the decision. We are going with the bonus buy.

Lot 210 is the nine-carat gold racing pencil.

A Mordan pencil here, pop it in your pocket when you're going racing.

Lot 210, fine quality item.

And I start this one here at £30.

£30, straight in at 30. nine-carat gold at 30,

which is stamped. 32. 35.

38. 40. 2. 45. 48.

50. 5. 60.

60. With me at 60.

I'll take five elsewhere. Where are you at five?

-Surely worth more. Any advance on £60?

-Uh-oh!

GAVEL BANGS

£60, wiped its face, that's a little bargain for somebody, isn't it?

-It is.

-Somebody in this saleroom

is walking away very, very happy today.

They've probably got the teak stool,

the teak tables and now they've got a cheap gold pencil to go with it.

I mean, all they've got round to that place that melt down the gold

and they've made themselves nigh on £100.

That's pretty good, isn't it? Anyway overall, girls, you are minus £49.

-That is a wee bit disappointing for you.

-Just a tad.

-You girls can take it on the shoulder, can't you?

-Yes.

-Yes, you can.

-And who knows? Minus £49 might be a winning score.

-Mmm.

-Absolutely right.

-Well, well, well! How close is this? Been talking, teams.

-No.

Well, both teams know they have made a socking great loss.

That is not news but how close is this loss?

I have to tell you there is only £4 between these teams.

Four measly little pounds of losses that separate you.

And the team that sadly have lost £4 more than the others are the Reds.

GROANING

CHEERING

Minus £53 you are.

I'm gutted.

I'm afraid I don't see much in the way of pluses down your line of totals.

-So, I'm not going to dwell on a lot quite frankly.

-Best not.

-We've loved having you on the show.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

Thank you very much. Now, the victors, the mother and daughter combo from heaven,

you also don't have very many pluses on your side, so I'm not going to dwell on that.

But you have nevertheless reigned victorious today.

-So, are you happy about that?

-Yes.

-And James, of course...

-I don't how.

I promise you that's what the maths says.

Your only victory was with the Colman's mustard sign...

-Well done.

-..which Heather is very pleased about.

It's been lovely seeing you on the show.

-In fact, join us soon for some more bargain hunting, yes.

-Yes!

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