Derby Bargain Hunt

They say that you can choose your friends but not your family.

As we've got a family affair, let's hope that they choose some cracking bargains instead.

Let's go bargain hunting.

We're at the Jaguar Antiques Fair at Derby University.

It's a small but perfectly formed treasure trove but before we dive in

let's take a gander at what's coming up.

'The red team are cool as cucumbers at the fair.

'But will their confidence pay off at auction?

'The blue team use their charms to bag a bargain.'

# Don't sit under the apple tree With anyone else but me... #

'And I take a look around a charming house. Can't wait!'

For the red team, we've got a mother-daughter combo,

Margaret and Gwyn.

For the blues, we've got sisters, Jan and June. Welcome, girls.

-Margaret, you live with your daughter and grandson.

-That's right.

-Would you say you're a close family?

-Very close.

We have to be, living in the same house.

-What's your little nipper called?

-Edward.

-Is he close with Gran?

-Yes. He loves his grandma and grandpa.

-Gwyn, you have a passion for the outdoors.

-I do. Mainly horses and ponies.

I go to shows. I've been doing that since I was little.

Why did you come on Bargain Hunt?

-Mum's got a special birthday this year. She's 70.

-50?

Yes!

-She loves Bargain Hunt. She watches it every day.

-Do you?

-Yes.

-I thought it was something special for her.

-Isn't that marvellous?

-You're not afraid of getting your hands dirty. You built your own house.

-Yes. 30-something years ago.

My husband said, "That's where we're going to build." I said, "Yes."

My first job, a ten-ton load of hard core was tipped.

He gave me a sledgehammer to break up the hard core.

I had to barrow them all and tip them into the foundations.

You were foundations woman? What did your husband do? Have a cup of tea?

No, he planned it all out.

-He was management and you were labour.

-That's right.

-How do you rate your chances together?

-We'll be OK.

-Tops.

-You're going to be a good team?

-Yes.

-Anyway, now for the blues.

-I should think these sisters are quaking in their boots.

-No.

-No.

-Now, June, you're incredibly close to your sis.

-I am. Very close.

-It says here, not a day goes by without you talking to each other?

-Not very often.

What's this about the Antique Rogue Show?

We're three sisters and we love singing.

We decided to get a little show up of more-or-less '40s songs.

Good for you. Have you got any Vera Lynn numbers up your sleeves today?

-Andrews Sisters, perhaps.

-Shall we have a bit?

-OK.

-Go on!

BOTH: # Oh, give me land, lots of land

# And a starry sky above

-# Don't fence me in... #

-Gosh!

# Let me ride through the wide open spaces that I love

-# Don't fence me in. #

-Aren't they good?

And incredibly brave to do it just like that. You're very good.

There's only three million people out there!

Have you got an agent? You'll be getting bookings.

-You've got an unusual garden hobby.

-I wish I could take you to see it.

-What is it?

-Topiary.

-Topiary?

-Yes. I've made all kinds of shapes - a horse, a swan.

-Your garden must be a picture.

-It's nice.

How are you going to get on as a team? OK?

-BOTH: Ooh, yes.

-Ooh, yes! "Oooh! Yes!"

I think we'd better move on and give you the money quick.

There's your £300. You know the rules. Your experts await.

Off you go. And very, very, very good luck.

'Bang on time to help out:

'With new kid on the block:

'So, each team has £300 and one hour to buy three items.

'They put them up for auction and whoever makes most cash wins.'

-Mags, I read your CV. You don't like any china.

-I wouldn't buy any.

-What are we going to buy? Silver?

-Something worth a lot of money.

-You like blue and white.

-That's a start.

Profit is king. Let's go up this way and see what we can find.

-Let's start searching.

-Can't wait.

'That Margaret's not shy. She's spotted some silver.'

-That's pretty.

-That's lovely.

Does it open up?

-A mirror there.

-Powder in there.

-No powder compact.

-No brush. No.

-What would that be? Is that enamel?

-No. I think it's a stone.

-I think it's something like...

-Etching on the outside.

..tortoiseshell. It had a decoration of silver which has worn away.

Yes. I would go with that.

-It's too perfect.

-You've got 30.

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

< For this young lady?

< Give me 25 quid.

Can you do it for less than 25?

< It's a bit dented.

You can see the pattern here but in the middle it's worn away.

24, and that's my best. There's nothing left in it, then.

-< I've got a wife and children.

-How old are the children?

About 40!

-ALL LAUGH

-What do you think?

-Yes.

-Do you like that?

-I like it as well.

That is such an immediate decision.

-I think so.

-All right, Margaret.

-Decision made.

-23?

-< Give me 23.

23. Brilliant.

'That's the way to do it.

'The reds' first item bought and paid for in seven minutes flat.'

This is interesting.

This is something we could be looking at to make a profit.

It's not everyone's cup of tea.

We're looking at a piece of classic post-war mid-20th-century design.

The process is technically difficult.

They're very good, the glassblowers.

-They've blown that?

-Oh, yeah. When it's molten they pull it.

With studio glassware, it's all about the designer.

We need to see if it's signed.

Unfortunately, this isn't.

-If we can find some signatures, we could be quids in.

-I like that.

Good spot. We'll see what else we can find.

-'Not a massive hit with the ladies.'

-OK. Onward, team.

'Best foot forward, Nick.'

-What age are you, Margaret? Is that rude?

-She's 70 this year.

-I'm doing this for her birthday.

-That's wonderful.

What have you got planned?

-A surprise party. Don't say anything!

-I love it!

-What does that one say?

-I'm not telling you.

-"Love of sex" right at the nape of your neck.

-Ooh!

-Let me...

-Don't touch it!

Yours is very prominent. It's hotter in here than I thought.

What's this? What does it do?

-You wanted something quirky.

-Yeah. That's quirky.

-Cigarette dispenser?

-No. It's a tobacco cutter.

How does it work?

I think you push it down there

and this is the cutter.

Oh, it chops it. Is it heavy?

-Oh!

-What's it made out of, then?

-It's cast iron.

-I like that. Something with a handle to turn!

-I wouldn't pay 185 for it.

-No.

-I wouldn't.

Right, let's see if the owner's here.

-Where's he gone?

-Do we get extra discount for him not being here?

Well, I had a feeling you were going to pick that up.

He'll give you a very good discount.

-What's the best price?

-135.

-£60 off. That can't be bad.

-125.

-125?

-I want 125.

-130 and split the difference?

-I like this.

-Does Mummy like it?

-Yes. It's lovely.

-Turn the handle.

-SQUEAKS

Plays a tune. They've both got to agree. >

-I think we ought to go for it.

-Yes.

-Splendid.

-Shake the gentleman's hand.

'I hope the stallholder won't mind his mate slashing the price.

'Anyway, the deal is done so it's too late now.'

-How much have we got?

-300.

-Still 300 cos we haven't bought anything!

We've got some classic bits of studio glass.

Let's see what we've got.

-Mind if I have a look at this?

-Oh, I like that.

This is a nice piece of design. Italian.

Made on the island of Murano. 1950s, '60s, that sort of period.

Let's have a look underneath.

It's not marked so we've not got any specific designer.

-But it's a pretty thing.

-Do you like that, Janice?

I do, but not for that price.

Could you give me your best price on this, sir?

Um... OK, for yourself, then. £16.

£16. That's not BAD. I was thinking more in terms of ten.

-Halfway? 12?

-Ten sounds a nice round figure.

-I love ten. Yeah.

-£10?

-And I'll shake.

-OK. A deal.

-You're a gentleman, sir.

Our first buy. We've got a good chance of making a profit on that.

'Famous last words, Nick.

'The blues' maiden item is bought for a tenner. I love ten, I do.'

We've got a lot of time. We can pick something up. Wander.

Go back. You don't have to buy everything in the first 20 minutes.

It's very good if you can!

# We will walk up the avenue Cos we haven't got a care... #

Musical accompaniment. This is the way we should shop all the time.

These?

A pair of them.

-Goodness me! I love the square bases.

-They're unusual.

-They're very arts and crafts, aren't they?

-Yes.

-What does it say on the bottom?

-Oh! Townshend & Co.

-One of the best brass manufacturers in Birmingham.

-Ah.

Around about 1870, 1880, they were producing this type of ware.

-Townshend.

-Oh, it says there. Were you impressed?

Yes. Didn't need to ask.

People have candles a lot more now, for decorative purposes.

-And I love candles on a table.

-Yeah.

-If we're having a dinner party.

-They're very sturdy.

I think those are quite smart.

-What's the price?

-They've got £50 for the pair.

-Shall we ask the...?

-Excuse me, sir. Can we bother you?

-You've got £50.

-I have.

What's the very best you can do?

I'd like 40 for them, if possible.

As you've just bought something else, we'll make it £30.

I think they're good.

Would you like to give the gentleman a kiss?

'Perhaps not, but the reds have finished in a stunningly short amount of time - 16 minutes.

-'Time to up your game, blues.'

-Hello, sir.

Could we look at your silver box?

-What do you think?

-Not very heavy, Nick.

-Weight's not important.

-What about as a piece of design?

-I like it.

-You like the form?

It would make a nice gift.

-Let's see what we've got.

-Turquoise.

-You're absolutely right.

It's a piece of turquoise.

-It says so on the ticket.

-I was just very impressed with your knowledge!

It's a very pretty bit of Victorian silver. Let's check condition.

You've got to watch with silver.

People polish silver and have a tendency to over polish it.

You even get little holes appearing.

Hold that up to the light. Make sure that there are no holes.

The lid is fine. The base, have a look through there.

Looks all right, doesn't it?

Let's find some hallmarks. It's a nice set of marks there.

The lion passant, English standard silver. The date letter, 1891.

-So, all in all...

-Could we make a profit?

Well, it depends what they want for it.

-We need to get the...

-Excuse me, sir.

Hello. Don't hide. Come on.

We were wondering, what your best price could be.

-Can I just have a look?

-I think it says £20.

I'll do that for 65.

How would 50 grab you?

I'll give 60 quid.

-I think there's a bit of profit left in that.

-I like that.

It's Victorian. It's silver.

Shake the man's hand. Thank you, sir.

'Phew. A second item in the bag.

'Not a patch on the reds, though. I wonder what they're up to.'

This is the sort of shopping I like. Look at that blue sky!

-It's so nice. You can relax now.

-Yes.

-Yes.

You're leaving it up to me now to get that bargain buy.

What's the difference between a buffalo and a bison?

-I don't know.

-You can't wash your hands in a buffalo.

'Oh, dear. Did nobody tell him never to laugh at your own bad jokes?'

-I like that horse.

-Is that a palomino?

Oh, an Appal-appal-loos.

Don't be filthy!

-I'd buy that, would you?

-Not for that price.

No, but we might get him down.

What would your best price be on this?

On the subject of stallions! HE LAUGHS

What's your best price on that?

I'll go down to 85, but that will be my very best.

-So your best is 80?

-85. You're really trying!

-Shall we see what he says?

-It's there.

-We'll ask the expert.

We do like that. Nick, can we have your expertise, please?

-What have you found?

-A Beswick horse, but it's different.

Let's have a look. It's not an old Beswick.

It's quite a modern stamp.

-That's no good, then.

-A little late, a little dear.

Onwards and upwards.

'Oh, dear. This is turning out to be a bit of a struggle.

'Ah! There's nothing like an English summer.

'It's all right for some.

'The blue team still have £230 burning a hole in their pocket.'

-Ladies, what do you think about this coffee pot?

-Is it Chinese?

It's not. It's painted in the Chinese palette.

The nice thing is that it's 18th-century English ceramics.

It looks, to me, to be in fairly good condition.

-Is there a mark on it?

-No.

-They're very often unmarked.

-Oh, right.

-Will you hold that?

-TAPS CERAMIC

-It's quite naive, the painting.

I'm going to check the spout. A lot of spouts are restored.

A useful thing to do is gently rub your teeth round the rim.

You can often feel a grainy effect

where it's been mended and over-glazed.

Yeah.

-Now, I suspect that the lid has been restored.

-Right.

The pot, the base, is fine but this has had some restoration.

The only other thing is, of course, the price.

-The chap's asking 175.

-Yeah.

If we can do a deal and get the price down is it something you like?

Yes. Do a lot of people collect this blue Chinese ware?

They do. Shall we see what he says?

Excuse me, sir.

We like the pot. The restoration bothers me slightly.

What about 135 and these ladies will sing you a song?

I'll have 140 and the song!

Let's have the song. See if we can get him down.

# Don't sit under the apple tree With anyone else but me

# With anyone else but me

# With anyone else but me No, no, no

# Don't sit under the apple tree With anyone else but me

# Till I come marching home. #

-135?

-140?

-Very melodic!

-Shake his hand.

'Music to my ears.'

That's it. Time's up.

'Let's remind ourselves what the red team bought.

'The silver powder compact cost £23.

'They cut a deal for the tobacco grinder.

'At £30, the candlesticks make a lovely pair.'

This is dead pastoral, this.

To finish SO early, you brilliant mother-and-daughter combo!

-Did you have a nice time?

-It's been lovely.

-What's your favourite piece, Mags?

-Number one, the silver compact.

-And what's your favourite piece?

-Mine's the tobacco cutter.

-That's a really wacky thing. You spent, overall, how much?

-£178.

-So I want £122 of leftover lolly.

-Mother has the money.

Mother has the money! Here we go. That is...

-120.

-That's £122. That's a tidy wodge for you.

It is. I might use the change to nip to the charity shop and get a hat.

A change of headgear would probably do you some good!

But don't spend all that money on ice cream en route.

-What a good idea!

-Good luck David, and thank you very much, girls.

Why don't we check out what the blues have bought?

'The Murano vase was a tidy £10.

'£60 was paid for the silver box.

'And they poured £140 into the coffee pot.'

Well, team, that was a turn-up. Eight minutes to go.

Flaming June, which is your favourite piece?

I like the vase best.

-What about you, freezing Jan?

-I like the box, but the coffee pot was more exciting.

We've got a mixture of predictions, which is fun.

-I'll be happy if anything makes a profit.

-It's incredibly difficult.

-You never know what's going to happen at auction. How much did you spend, Jan?

-210.

£90 of leftover lolly, please.

All beautifully warmed-up. So, £90, Nicholas. This is your chance.

-I've never had so much!

-More than a week's wages.

What are you going to spend it on?

I spotted something very early and very interesting.

I hope it's still there.

Well, that's a bit of a tease. Good luck with that.

Meanwhile, we're shoving off deep into the heart of Cheshire

to have a look at Rode Hall.

'Rode Hall, a house still lived in and owned

'by the family who built it in the heart of Cheshire.'

Normally, I'd simply take you straight inside.

But today, I'm going deep...

deep underground.

-VOICE ECHOES:

-This is an ice house.

I told you I was going deep, deep underground.

Well, here, I suppose I'm about 25 feet under the surface

in something that looks a bit like a beehive.

It's beehive shaped, made of brick,

all of which tapers to this bottom section.

Underneath me there would have been a grating.

The idea being that, in the winter,

the outside staff would come to the top of this beehive

and chuck through that hatch all the ice they gathered from the lake.

The idea of it being domed like this underground

is that the weight of the ice above

would pack it ever tighter down below,

discouraging it from melting.

Any ice that did melt would drain away

in this deep grating underneath me.

Exciting, isn't it?

But the temperature down here is at least ten to 20 degrees less than it is outside.

So this ice house is actually working.

Are you going to let me out of here?

Please?

That's nice to come in from outside.

What would you typically be using all this gathered ice for

on a baking August afternoon?

The number one luxury product in the 18th century was ice cream.

They didn't call it ice cream. They called it creamed ice.

The creamed ice was made way away in the kitchen

by taking the dirty old gathered ice

and pounding it in a mixture with salt.

That lowered the freezing point.

You'd then introduce a tub of cream that would be suitably flavoured,

and beat it within this super-cold environment.

Ultimately, that ice cream, creamed ice, would be formed,

brought from the kitchen into a room like this,

and introduced into this specialist piece of porcelain

called an ice pail.

This one was made by Spode around 1807.

It's beautifully decorated with these botanical flowers.

You would put the mixture of ice and salt in the bottom,

but leaving enough room to introduce the liner.

You would ladle the creamed ice from the kitchen container

into this smart container,

fill it up, then pop the lid on.

And in that recess, pack some more ice on top to make quite sure

that this remains super-cold when it's carried into the dining room,

and ultimately served on incredibly smart little ice trays

with ice spoons.

Our taste buds are completely jaded in the 21st century.

If you could transport yourself back 250 years,

and imagine that explosion of taste and flavour in your mouth

when the cream ice that might have the zest of a lemon or orange in it,

or even some essence from distilled rose petals,

exploded in your mouth, the intense pleasure is impossible to describe.

The big question today is

are our teams at the auction going to finish up as cool customers?

Or are their assets going to remain frozen?

'The bonus buys are bought and paid for so, guess what!

'It's time for the auction!'

We've come to the other side of Derby to Bamford's saleroom

to be with James Lewis - from one seat of learning to another.

-James.

-Welcome.

-How are you?

-Very well. It's great to have you.

Gwyn and Margaret are lucky to be here. Here are their three items.

The powder compact fellow. I suppose you'd dangle that on a finger,

when powdering up your hooter.

I guess so. Or maybe you could put it round your finger while dancing.

-There's no great quality to it but it's solid silver.

-What's it worth?

-I think £30 to £40.

-£23 paid.

-Oh, fine.

-Let's hope you get some big hooters coming in.

Now, this tobacco cutter. From one extreme to the other.

It's quite a butch bit of cast iron, almost industrial art.

-I like it.

-Do you?

-I think it's great.

I love tobacco cutters and snuff cutters. I'm a fan of snuffboxes.

-It's my sort of thing.

-Pity you can't buy it!

-Exactly!

-Can you infect somebody with your love of tobacco chopping?

-I hope I can give it a damn good go.

-There it is. It's a cast iron lump.

-What do you think it's worth?

-£60 to £100.

-It needs to make 125.

-Ooh.

-If David Barby is going to turn a profit.

-I don't think it'll make £125.

-Nor do I, quite frankly.

Lastly, we've got these rather nice brass candlesticks.

Yesterday's antiques in some ways, but decorative.

It's good to have the name on them cast into the base.

They're stylish, nicely cast and pierced. £30 to £50.

-£30 paid.

-Fine.

They've got two winners and one dark hole so they may need their bonus buy. Let's have a look at it.

You spent £178 and gave David Barby £122. What did he do with it?

-Can I show you now?

-Do.

-I had to think of future generations.

So I bought two solid silver photograph frames. His and hers.

Each one, if you notice, has a little symbol of Concorde.

-Oh, yes!

-This is a collector's item for the future.

People who want memorabilia from Concorde days hope for one of these.

These were specially made to be sold in the Concorde shops

at the various airports where Concorde was used.

-Very nice.

-They date from the early part of the 21st century.

I paid how much?

-£30 each.

-Wonderful.

-I thought it was a good buy.

If anybody wants to advertise their money,

they've got the hallmarks on the front!

-There's a question you need to ask, Mags.

-Will they make any money?

Well, I hope so.

These are future collectors' items.

Concorde memorabilia is in demand now.

-That's good.

-You watched his lips. That's all you need to do.

You choose after the sale of your items

but let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about David's Concorde frames.

One thing that's always popular at auction is photo frames.

They appeal to everybody. When they're solid silver, they're great.

The Concorde link with that lovely hallmark. They're great.

And you've got these boxes.

They've got to be worth £30, £40 each.

-Well, David paid £60.

-I think that's fine.

So do I. They ought to be worth £60 each.

If not today, they will soon.

Somebody will twig that this stuff is good.

Concorde memorabilia is not doing its potential.

-It's a great investment area.

-A hot tip from the man who knows!

Anyway, that's it for the reds. Now for the blues.

June and Jan. First off, the Murano vase.

-If you had a pound for every one you'd seen.

-I'd be a wealthy man.

-You'd have several grand. There's a lot of it about.

-It's everywhere.

-The sort of thing I normally put in a box of glassware.

-Yeah.

On its own, gosh! If it makes £10, then great.

But it has absolutely no chance of making a huge profit.

-Quite right.

-Unless he paid £1 for it.

-The Victorian silver box. Rather sweet, inset with turquoise.

-Yeah.

Part of a dressing table set but it's so light.

It's as light as a feather. There's no quality in there at all.

And, oh! I've put a bit of a bullish 40 to 60 on it.

-And that's you being optimistic?

-Yeah.

-£60 is what was paid.

-Oh, blimey.

-That's a bit of what they call a bummer.

-Yeah.

Now the pottery coffee pot.

Old restoration, it says. How old's the restoration?

-About a year old, I'd have thought.

-That old!

Yeah, I mean, really, it's... Gosh!

It isn't greatly fashionable, anyway.

Something where the market is on the decrease rather than increase.

And it's restored. I mean... Oh, blimey. I love it as an object!

-Yes.

-17th century, what traditional antique dealers and collectors love.

But it's not easy to sell with restoration. £50 to £80.

-£50 to £80? Really? £140 paid.

-That's too much.

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

-Yeah.

Nick Hall will be disappointed. That's his prize buy.

So there could be a big dark cracked hole opening up under the team.

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

So, girls, you spend £210.

Which was magnificent.

-You gave Nick £90. What did you blow it on?

-I was very frugal.

I've spent £30 only.

-Freddy the Frugal Frog. Do you like him?

-Very nice, yes.

-Is that Derby?

-Royal Crown Derby. A modern thing.

But they're made in fairly limited numbers. Perfect condition.

-People collect money boxes. There's got to be profit.

-Where are we?

-Where are we? Derby.

-Course we are.

-We're in Derby.

In a Derby saleroom selling Royal Crown Derby.

-There could be £10 or £20 in that.

-Lovely.

-I think we'll go for that.

-It depends.

It depends! A word of sisterly caution! You're absolutely right!

You'll get your opportunity to choose after the sale of your items.

Let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Freddy the Frugal Frog.

Right, James. Here's a treat for you.

Something you've never seen before!

Not alongside the other quarter of a million produced down the road!

The thing is with paperweights and money boxes,

with the demise of dinnerware,

Royal Crown Derby have had a wonderful business

making these for the last ten, 15 years.

Some of them have been an incredible investment.

The Millennium Dove sold at £500. I've sold one for £3,500.

-Have you really? That is a really strict limited edition.

-Yes.

-What about frog-face? Is he a limited edition?

-No.

-No?

-I reckon he's worth £35, £45.

-Do you? Our new Nicholas paid £30.

-Well, he'll be fine with that.

-Brilliant.

-Are you taking the sale today?

-I will be.

-Thank God for that!

-So, kids, you ready for this?

-Yes.

-It is exciting.

-It is exciting.

You have to cross everything, like David does.

First up, here comes the compact. And here it is.

The early 20th-century silver pendant compact.

Birmingham 1919. Start at £50? 50 anywhere?

40, then? £30, who wants it? 30?

£30? 20, then?

20 bid. 20. And two do I see? 22. 25? 25.

28? 25 has it. Eight do I see? 28...?

-You're in profit.

-..£25. And eight now?

At 25. 28? Seems cheap. At £25. 28, anywhere?

28. And 30?

At 28 here. And 30? Go on. One more.

At £28, the lady's bid.

And 30? At 28 and selling. Any advance at 28?

That's very good. Plus a fiver. Can't complain about that. 28.

Good. Now, this could be tricky.

This is the German iron tobacco cutter.

And I have one, two, three, four, five, six, seven bids on it.

95 starts it. 95. 100?

100, do I see? It's a great lot! Do I see £100 in the room?

At 95... 100. And ten.

120? It's against you.

At £110. 120 now? One more?

-< 115, if you like...

-Yes!

..At £110 with me.

Any advance? Are you sure?

Minus £15, which means, overall, you're minus ten.

That's a good deal better.

Now, the candlesticks.

By Townshend & Co of Birmingham. Nice to have them marked.

£50 for them somewhere? 50? 40?

£40? 30, then? 30, who wants them?

-Surely...!

-I want to put my hand up!

..20 bid. At £20. And two now?

At 20, and two. 22. 25?

25. 28? 28.

And 30? Thinking.

30. 32? It was his last bid. Go on. 32?

31? 31 nods. 32?

At 31. Don't look at me like that! You've made somebody very happy.

At £31. Are we all done? Yours, sir.

-Made two people very happy.

-£1.

Plus £1. So you are, overall,

-minus £9.

-That's not so bad.

-No shame in minus £9, I tell you.

-What are you going to do about Concorde?

-What did you pay?

£60. That's £30 each frame.

-Hm.

-Oh. Yes.

-I think we might stick with the £9.

-All right.

-I'll agree with that.

-Are you sure?

-It's your last chance.

-No.

-Not going with the bonus buy. Here it comes.

A wonderful quality pair of solid silver mounted photograph frames.

They've got the Concorde hallmark on them. A great pair.

As a normal pair, they've got to be £60. Shall we say 80 to start?

The original boxes. They're a good lot. 60?

Come on. They're worth that. A pair of Concorde solid silver frames.

60 bid. 65, now?

That is cheap. At 60. Any advance?

65? 65 taken.

-70. 75. 80...

-We'd have been in profit!

..85? They've got to be worth that.

-Future investment. Go on...!

-Changed your mind?

-Yeah.

..90. Five?

Is that a definite no?

It's a definite no. 90 here.

A brilliant pair of frames at 90. 95 anywhere?

And selling to the lady seated. At 90. Any advance?

-£90 is plus £30.

-Wow! That's good! Well spotted.

We should have gone with it.

Anyway, there we are.

Overall, you're minus £9, which is not a bad score, I tell you.

-It could be quite good.

-It could be a winning score.

Don't tell the blues a thing.

June and Jan, do you know how the reds got on?

-We don't. No idea.

-They haven't talked to you?

-No.

We don't want you to know. YOU won't want to know!

Here comes the vase.

Couldn't be anything other than late '50s, '60s, this vase.

Where shall we start? £15? Ten if you like?

£10 for the Murano vase.

Ten anywhere? Isn't it worth £10? Come on.

£10 somewhere? Ten, thank you. At £10. 12, now?

At £10, sir. 12 do I see?

At ten. Any advance? £10 only? Is that it?

At ten. Single bid. Yours.

Wiped its face. That's good. No problem at all with that.

Very pretty little silver box, embossed.

It's set with a little turquoise. I've got three bids on commission.

45. 48. £50. And two starts it. 52.

55, now? At 52. And five, do I see?

At 52. All three bids absentee at the moment.

55 anywhere?

At £52 and selling. 55, do you want? Seems sweet at that.

All done?

£52. Minus £8. That's quite close enough, though. Not bad.

Now, the coffee pot. Stand by.

-The 18th-century pearlware...

-Stand by for a blood bath!

..One, two, three bids on it. Two within estimate. One higher.

I'll start at £75. 80?

80 winking. 90. 100?

100, do I see? >

With me. Do I see 100 now?

100. And ten. 120?

130. 135? Go on! I can see you shaking your head. One more.

130, it's with me. 140, if you like.

At £130 with me.

Well done indeed. That's minus £10. I take it all back. Fair enough.

Minus £10 is brilliant, Nick.

-You are, overall, minus £18.

-That's all right.

-We'll get that back with Fred.

-It could have been a lot worse.

-What are you going to do?

-Freddy will pull that back for us.

-# Bom, bom-bom

-Bom, bom-bom. #

-You two musicians! We're going to go with it, anyway?

-Yes.

-We're going with the frog.

-Good.

-Here it comes.

The Royal Crown Derby, Freddy the Frugal Frog.

I can start the bidding at £30. Two, do I see?

30. 32?

32. 35. 38?

It's against you at £35. 38 now?

At 35. Stuffed full of £10 notes!

At £35. 38 anywhere? Go on!

At 35. It's with me, then, at £35...

Cor! Cunning last-minute bid at £38.

Don't hold me to that £10 note thing. 40 anywhere?

40 do I see?

With the lady in the room at £38.

Well done. £38.

That's plus eight. That's super, Nick. Lovely bonus buy.

-Overall, you are minus £10.

-That's not bad, is it?

-No.

Minus £10 could be a winning score.

-Never know!

-All will be revealed in a moment.

-You been chatting to one another?

-EVERYONE: No!

I'm able to reveal that there is precisely £1 between the teams.

-A pound!

-£1 separates the victors from the vanquished.

Gosh!

Who do we think is ahead or behind?

We don't have losers. We have runners-up and they are the blues.

ALL GROAN

No shame. Only £1.

You have managed to be runners-up by being £1 behind your friends.

You managed to lose £10. That's normally a winning score on Bargain Hunt!

Things have been so tight today, that's how it finished up.

-I hope you had a really good time.

-Fantastic.

-Fantastic.

Thank you, but the victors, who managed to win by only losing £9,

-Gwyn and Margaret. Did you have a nice time?

-A super time.

Join us soon for some more bargain hunting. Yes?

Yes!

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