Kedleston 22 Bargain Hunt

Three items to find, two teams, one hour!

Let's go Bargain Hunting!

Today, our teams get to stroll in the grounds of Kedleston Hall

at Jaguar Fairs Antiques in the Park.

There's plenty to choose from, yes? Well, here's what's coming up.

Musical brothers Richard and Adrian

decide to try before they buy!

FLAT NOTE

Do that!

But are they in tune with the bidders?

-£10.

-Woops!

The blues, Suzanne and Siobhan, can sure dish out rejection!

-What do you think about those two chaps?

-They're hideous!

-Not impressed, are you?

-No!

-£40.

-But can they take it?

I don't like the look of this. This is getting worse!

Once our red and blue teams have blown their £300 budget,

they head off to auction

and the team that wins is the team that makes the most profit.

Now, let's go and meet 'em!

You guys, you're both incredibly musical.

-Yes?

-Yep.

-Yep.

-What do you get up to, Richard?

I primarily hire out chamber organs that I've made myself.

And I tune harpsichords as well.

-Do you deliver them?

-I deliver them, tune them,

and take them away again at the end.

-Do you collect instruments as well as make them?

-I have a collection of South American instruments

which I acquired on a trip to South America.

What sort of things?

I've got a tarango

-and various percussive instruments such as braces with llama toe-nails!

-Oh, my Lord!

What did the llama think about their toe-nails being used?

-I didn't ask them, actually!

-No.

-No.

Now, your younger brother, Adrian, works in the music industry too, right?

Yes, I'm an organist and piano teacher.

-The organ is a wonderful instrument.

-It is, yes.

-Something you can seriously get gutsy with!

-You can make an awful lot of noise!

An AWFUL lot of noise!

-And you ring the bells?

-Yes, I'm a bell-ringer, too,

at one of the churches in Leamington, where I live.

It can be quite a dangerous business, bell-ringing?

If you don't know what you're doing, yes.

If the rope decides to fly away.

Fly away and it's tangled round your ankle at the time!

-Or your neck!

-Or your neck!

You'd sure know about it!

What do you enjoy collecting?

I've been collecting Archibald Knox pewterware for a couple of years.

Good area, that.

-Have you got any enamelled pieces?

-No, I haven't.

They're the kind of Holy Grail, aren't they? If you can come across a piece like that.

We've got some incredible talent here on the reds today, I must say!

Suzanne, you've got Siobhan, lovely Siobhan. Any other children?

Three more. Jeff, Corisand and Charlie.

-Corisand. That's an unusual name.

-Isn't it? Yes.

-Siobhan, you've got a baby.

-I have.

-What's he called?

-Little Sam.

-How old is he?

-He's 14 months.

-So he won't necessarily be watching you today?

-Not today, no.

-No, quite.

Suzanne, apart from being a full-time mother, what else do you do?

I'm a receptionist at a very large college for 14 to 19-year-olds.

-I should think they're a nightmare!

-No, they're wonderful!

-Oh, good!

-What sort of things do you have to do?

-I deal with the sick ones, the crying ones, the upset ones!

The ones that have lost things. And that's just the teachers!

I love it! Now, Siobhan, are you loving being a mother?

Yes, I love it to bits. Really happy.

-What do you do when you're not looking after Sam?

-I work from home.

I work for a car dealership and make customer service calls from home.

-Yes?

-I get to make sure they're happy with their cars.

-And are most of them?

-Yes.

The majority. We get the odd one, but the vast majority are happy.

-Which is good.

-I have to say that!

-Yes!

-You're particularly fond of Italy and Rome.

-A very special place for me, yes.

-My husband took me there and that's where he proposed.

-Did he really?

-At the Trevi fountain.

-Is he quite a romantico man?

He likes to be. Likes to think he is.

Instead of pulling a coin out of his pocket to throw into the fountain,

he pulled out my ring and asked me then.

-Pretty gooey stuff.

-Gorgeous, isn't it?

On that happy note, all I'm going to pull out of my pocket

is £300 apiece. There you go. £300. That's your money for today.

-You're happy with that?

-I am.

-Yes.

You know the rules. Your experts await. Off you go!

Very, very good luck!

Anita Manning has the job of conducting the reds.

And Nick Hall is marching off with the blues.

What's on the shopping list?

-We're looking for musical instruments?

-Yes.

We thought perhaps glass, some quality ceramics.

-We just want nice things. Perhaps a bit of silver.

-I like silver.

-Quality.

-Yeah.

-We're looking for quality.

Something quirky, perhaps?

So that narrows it down, then!

-Shall we look in here?

-Yes.

£225!

-Bit out of our budget!

-Yeah.

We're open-minded. Pieces like Lalique always catch my eye.

That doesn't look like Lalique.

The quality of the print.

-It's a commemorative decanter. Copeland Spode made many of that type of item.

-Right.

This is commemorating the coronation of George V and Queen Mary.

We have these embossed flags

with King George and Queen Mary on.

I like the decanter lid.

That little crown is in good condition.

-There are no chips or breaks...

-Absolutely perfect.

-..on the rim.

It fits. That's the correct lid for the decanter.

And if we look underneath we have Copeland Spode.

A good factory. So it's of some quality.

But the thing is, look at the price there.

That's a good price. That's a good price.

-Do you think at £28 we're in with a chance?

-I think at £28, you are.

You could try to get something off that.

It's leaving us plenty of money for something else.

-I don't think that you'll lose on that.

-That would be good.

But you've got to try and pull it down a wee bit.

Can you do that?

Who's wanting to bargain?

On you go. On you go!

-I like it.

-You both like it?

-Yes.

If it doesn't sell, we'll just have a game ourselves!

I don't think that's a winning tactic! Right,

back to Adrian.

-How did you get on?

-I had a word and he can do it for 22.

-Well done!

-It's a good price.

-Yeah.

-That's good.

I know you wanted to spend money but I think it's quite a good idea

tactically, to get one in the bag really quite quickly

and to get something that's not a huge price.

-I think we have a chance of making a profit on that.

-OK.

So that sure is one in the bag for the reds. You're playing catch-up, girls!

They're cute.

And useful. Do you want to have a look?

Is the anchor Birmingham?

Absolutely spot on. You've done your homework!

And also the lion. Is that for Britain?

The lion is interesting. It's called the lion passant.

That's the way the lion stands.

That tells you it is English standard silver. It's been assayed by an English assay office

and it's up to our standard of silver.

As you say, the anchor is the Birmingham assay office.

These are made in a style much earlier than when they were actually made.

A classic 18th-century Georgian look, but these were made around the First War, that period.

-OK.

-So in their day they were reproductions, though they're old now.

-But they're nice things.

-They look a bit dented here.

-A little bit.

-Is that bad?

-Not really, no.

It's such a soft metal anyway, it can easily be knocked about.

But that is so insignificant it wouldn't make any difference to a collector.

-What price is on them?

-They're looking at 145 for the pair.

Ooh! That's a bit rich, isn't it?

-It's not too bad, actually.

-There's two.

-For the pair.

They're quite sweet little things.

If we could get it down a bit more on that, I think we'd be OK.

What about at auction? How would they go?

-I think they'll make 100 to £150.

-Really?

-I'm pretty sure they do.

-I think we all like these, don't we?

-Yes.

-Yes.

-Do you not?

-Well, we wanted a bit of silver.

-Yes.

Let's have a chat to the dealer and see what we can do on price.

Maybe you could charm him down a bit. Get him down to 100 quid.

-Right.

-See what he says.

-Go and have a look. See what he says.

-Let's go and find him.

Are these girls finally going to buy something?

-How did you get on?

-The lovely gentleman let us have them for 95.

-Well done!

-I'm really pleased with those.

So, one lot down. £95 gone.

-Two to go. Ten to 15 minutes we've used up.

-We're doing well.

Fantastic job. Well done, girls. Come on.

Yes, you go and pat all of yourselves on the back. Bravo!

-I really like this piece.

-Isn't that beautiful?

That's wonderful. It's got a translucent quality.

Wow! Three-dimensional...

-What do you think, Anita?

-I think it's absolutely beautiful.

-It looks like Lalique. It LOOKS like it.

-That's what caught my eye.

Avesn. Avesn worked with Lalique

at one point and went on to Daum.

So we see the Lalique influence.

We have this wonderful opalescent glass

with these stylised swallows

swooping into the centre section here. Look at the work.

-The quality of this plate is wonderful.

-Really sharp.

The quality is good.

A good weight. Good colour.

-Beautiful design. I think this is a lovely, lovely piece.

-Mm-hmm.

-What do you think?

-I think it's absolutely wonderful.

It's really chunky.

-It feels good.

-It feels good.

Feels good. And it is period. It is from the 1930s.

From the '30s.

How much is it?

165.

165.

It will be fancied in the sale room.

They will recognise the quality of it.

-See what you can do to get the price down.

-Right.

-I'll have a word with the stallholder and see what she can do.

-Charm her!

Go for it, Lofty!

-What do you think about those two chaps?

-Oh, goodness! Hideous!

-Really?

-You're not impressed?

-No!

-You're not with me on this.

-No.

-No, not that one!

-Am I wasting my time?

-You are with those!

-Shall we move on?

Hold on - you're forgetting something, girls.

Something a bit quirky, perhaps.

Just in case you'd forgotten!

I've had a word with the stallholder and she'll do it for 125.

That sounds good.

125 is a great price.

You've bought that bit of quality.

-I feel that's the case.

-Well done.

-We're in with a chance of a profit.

-Give her the money quick!

I feel quite stately here, sitting in the grounds of a stately home.

But what I'm sitting on, I promise you, you'd never have found in a house like that.

Why? Because this is

the arch-typical rustic peasant-style piece of furniture, the like of which

you wouldn't find in an Adam residence.

The style of this is Irish.

It looks as if it was made sometime between about 1750 and about 1850.

And it looks as right as rain.

This thing, as a rustic piece of furniture, is worth a cool £1,200.

How come the price is £129, then?

Because this is a reproduction.

Made by the Chinese. Look at this paint job.

Look at all this flaking and blistering and the cracked ure on here

that make you think that this thing is at least 150 years old.

But what it hasn't got is any wear or rot on the bottom of its feet.

That's pointer number one.

Because this thing stood on mud floors and old stone flags for a couple of hundred years.

And you don't get feet like that if you've been hanging around in those conditions.

So the old Chinese have got this wrong as a fake.

But it still works somehow.

It's got the look.

If you've got yourself a cottage in the Cotswolds or in the Peak District,

up here in Derbyshire and you want the right-looking little rustic seat,

at £129 I tell you this is a snip.

-Girls, look what I've seen shining like a beacon over there.

-The lantern?

-The lantern.

-It's beautiful.

-It's lovely, yeah.

Is there any age to it at all, or does that not matter?

It doesn't matter enormously because it's such a great decorative item.

You've got cranberry glass, it's the original oil lamp.

You'd put the paraffin in there. That's the reservoir.

In the top you've got the glass chimney so all the fumes and smoke go up and out.

-But it would light all these fantastic pieces of coloured glass.

-Lovely.

Originally these were made in the late 19th century

through to the Edwardian period.

This one might be slightly later, but not much.

It's in pretty fair condition.

-It's had one or two knocks.

-It's a bit battered, but you'd expect it to be.

-Antiques are all about that lived-in look.

-Exactly.

-It adds a bit of character.

-None of the glass is broken. It's intact.

-It is really pretty.

-I think that would do well at auction.

-Do you?

-We don't know how much it is yet and I can't see a price on it.

-No.

-I'll go and have a chat with the stallholder.

-Yes.

-We'll leave this one to you!

-Yes.

-You're in my hands.

Yes, for this one.

Be quick, Nick. Half your time's gone already.

The lady will only take £200 for it as it is.

But what I suggested was, if we leave her with the oil lamp and the reservoir,

and we just take the shade, we can get that at 125.

She's got someone interested in the other part.

-Do you like it enough to do that?

-Yes, I do.

-OK, yes.

-Happy?

-Yes.

-I'll go and break the good news.

-OK!

So the blues have got their second item.

Well - some of it!

Let's see if we can find a Stradivarius!

Good old reds, racing on.

Whoops!

Whoopsie! And the blues are... Oh, well, just having a chat!

-Nothing I would have thought of, but it's gorgeous.

-Great find.

What are we looking for for our last lot?

-Um...

-What do you fancy?

-You fancy a bit of pot or glass?

-I do like pot and glass.

-Let's find you a nice bit of Italian glass.

-Yes, that would be good.

The weird and wonderful!

Have you got any musical instruments?

We're looking to form a band, do a bit of busking!

Maracas?

The reds are going to be somewhere round this fair with their head in their hands like this!

Or marching on with a plan - unlike some!

Grumpy and Grumpier!

-Oh, love!

-Good luck to them, anyway!

-Yes!

A music stand.

We might find a Stradivarius.

-A-ha!

-Is that a Stradivarius?

No, I think it's cheap Chinese, actually!

Put it down and let's go!

The trumpet could be a bit of fun.

Have those cunning girls got wind of the reds' plan?

Ooh, a trombone.

That looks rather nice. Pick it up and let's have a look.

It looks quite special, really, with the engraving.

-Do you think it works?

-I'll have a go.

Yeah!

FLAT NOTE

Do that. Do that!

FLATTER NOTE

-Try again.

-I'm better on the keyboard!

Better with beans!

-Spotted anything yet?

-Not yet.

Less wind, more buying, please!

It could be good, it could be bad!

I think that's worth having a go at.

It's complete, it's in good condition.

-And this detail here.

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

It also gives it a reasonable amount of edge.

From the look of it I would think that's 1910, 1920.

-It's got an inscription.

-"Boosey & Co."

-Boosey before it became Boosey & Hawkes.

-Boosey & Hawkes.

They're prestigious instrument makers.

I think we should have a very strong go at that.

-This is quite sweet.

-That's nice.

-It's unusual.

Lovely Italian stuff. It might not be Italian.

Would you believe it? That, to me, looks typically continental.

Could be Venice or somewhere.

Way-ho, made in England.

There you go!

Anita Harris. She designed for Poole Pottery.

She worked for Moorcroft as well.

-She's set up on her own in the last couple of years.

-It's as modern as that?

Yeah.

We can have it for 45.

-I think we should go for it.

-Yes, I feel 45 is the right price.

-I'm happy to do that.

I think that's a good buy.

-Yes.

-Great.

-Happy with that.

-Thank you!

Reds are home and dry.

So we've got the mark underneath which we've learned is Anita Harris.

-Yes.

-Which is quite a good thing to have.

You always need the artist's monogram, signature or factory stamp.

-It's stylish as well.

-Yeah. It stands out.

-Yes, it's very distinctive.

-The colours work as well.

I see you're asking £45 on it. What would be your best?

The best would be 38.

-£38.

-We'll do it for 35.

-£35 doesn't sound out of the way.

-No.

-It looks European.

-It's actually growing on me.

-I like a lot of the post-war design stuff, anyway.

-I like this one.

-£35. Have you got your hand in your pocket?

-I think we should.

-Buy it.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

Time's up. I wonder if our teams' items are going to bomb today.

So, what's exploding into today's auction?

The brothers had a plan to start low spending only £22 on the Copeland Spode decanter.

Then splash out, paying £125 for the Art Deco plate.

And then...buy an old trombone

for 45 smackers.

Hmm. I feel a light shower of leftover lolly coming on!

Well, this has turned out rather nice, hasn't it? Anita,

-were they good, these boys?

-We had a wonderful time.

They'd worked out the tactics beforehand. They wanted to buy quality

and that's exactly what they did.

-I'm pleased with them. They were wonderful!

-I can feel the glow!

How much did you spend, boys?

-£192.

-192. I'd like £108 of leftover lolly, please.

There we go. Hand it to one person, then hand it on to somebody more attractive.

-Anita, what are you going to do next?

-I'm still going to keep with the quality.

I hope so, anyway.

I have to do that for them! They like nice things.

They like nice things. That's why they like you so much! Anyway!

On that happy note, why don't we check out what the blues bought?

The blues oozed charm to bag the bonbon dishes for £95.

They sealed a deal on the lamp at 125.

The girls then brought things bang up to date paying £35 for the modern studio vase.

Ah, the funds and the weather have dried up.

-Had a great time?

-Yeah.

-Loved it.

All shopped up. How much did you spend?

-255.

-That is such a good number! 255. I love it.

I need £45 leftover. Which is your favourite piece?

-I like the vase the most.

-Yeah?

-Yep.

-Suzanne?

-I like the vase, but also the silver dishes we bought.

Fine. You're ambidextrous. That's good!

-Please may I have the £45 of leftover lolly?

-You may.

Thank you. That goes straight to Nicholas.

-It's not a lot of money.

-Not huge, but it's a big fair. A lot of scope.

It is a big fair, isn't it?

Walk for four-and-a-half miles and not turn over one pot!

That's my experience. So I tell you, it's tough for the man.

Good luck, anyway. We're heading up the M1, and we're going to Barnsley.

This country pile, set in 70 acres of historic parkland

is called Cannon Hall.

It's home to a group of paintings collected by a local lad,

Victorian entrepreneur William Harvey.

Of his 54 pictures,

46 are Flemish, dating from the 17th century.

He particularly loved genre paintings from the Low Countries.

For example,

these two paintings by Gabriel Metsu sum up the best of Dutch and Flemish genre painting.

The top one is entitled The Music Lesson

and here we've got a rich Flemish matron

sitting in her Amsterdam house

about to receive her music teacher.

Rather like the central character in the movie The Girl With the Pearl Earring.

She's surrounded by all her luxurious possessions,

including, of course, the cello, lying on a carpet-wrapped table.

Down below, things get a little more raucous and bawdy.

And one of the endless fascinations for 17th-century Dutch artists

is the consumption of alcohol!

They just loved tavern scenes!

Here we've got a sportsman who's gone to his local tavern

and he has consumed a vast amount of alcohol.

So much so that he's slumped in a corner.

One of his stockings is descending.

His faithful hound is still looking on,

and standing to one side is the publican's wife,

removing yet another empty glass and carafe.

But behind his head - tee-hee-hee -

some fiend is coming through the shutters to remove the goose that he shot earlier

and is about to have a go, I suspect, at the pheasant down below!

But our Harvey didn't always get it right.

For example, with this charming picture on panel,

it says on the note underneath, "Rubens".

You'd think if you see a note like that, this is by the great master, Sir Peter Paul Rubens.

Actually, this delightful sketch of a young girl who's thought to be one of his eight children,

is probably by a later hand.

But at the time that William Harvey bought it,

he, no doubt, thought it was the genuine object.

I think it's just charming, don't you?

Such a different perspective on a child.

Just look at that soft and delicate string of poppets

around her neck.

But the collection includes some real surprises, little gems hidden away.

Like this portrait. It doesn't date from the 17th century, nor is it Flemish.

It's mid-18th century and painted by the famous British artist

William Hogarth.

Think The Rake's Progress. Think Marriage a-la-mode.

The artist that created those tremendous series of pictures

also painted this portrait.

It shows, in a very relaxed pose,

Frances, Lady Bowring, walking, nay, indeed, exercising her terrier in the park.

She's just deliciously teasing her glove.

The big question is, is she putting it on, or is she taking it off?

Let's hope it'll be gloves off for our teams today

over at the auction!

We've trotted out of Derbyshire, gone over the M1

and headed to the south-east, all the way to Market Harborough to be with Mark Gilding

-at Gilding's Auctioneers. Hi, Mark.

-Good morning!

-Lovely to be here.

Now, for a kick-off, Richard and Adrian bought this commemorative decanter.

-Yes.

-Light your fire?

I'm not into commemorative myself, but it's a good example.

Absolutely. In a Georgian mallet form, old-fashioned form of decanter,

but to make it in a sort of stoneware thing, I think it's got wheels, this.

Yes, it's nice and in good order as well.

-What's your estimate?

-30 to 40.

Good. £22 paid. That's a good start. Secondly,

we've got an unpronounceable glassmaker's made this Deco swallow or...

-Swallows.

-Are they?

-Yes. Known as the swallow pattern.

Right!

This is by P. D'Avesn. Pierre D'Avesn.

French. Used to work for Lalique and Daum.

-So it's a known glassmaker. That's great.

-And a known pattern.

What do you think it's worth?

About £100. 80 to 120.

They paid 125. They paid the retail price, didn't they?

Yes, but it's a good-looking bit of glass and we may get to top estimate.

Right. They need to get there and further.

If they're going to make a profit.

Good luck with that.

And lastly, the Boosey & Co trombone.

Coming to auction to find musical instruments is a good idea.

-A brilliant idea.

-It's a place where they're traded at a fraction of the new price.

Yes, as long as the buyers are prepared to put in a bit of effort

to find the models and makers they like

and check the condition of it.

What's this worth, then? Are we going to hit the high notes, Mark?

-I don't think so. 30, maybe £40.

-Hardly any notes at all!

-No.

-No?

£45 they paid.

-Again, it could be a struggle, couldn't it?

-Yes.

This could all go very, very flat!

Now, let's have a look at their bonus buy!

You spent 192. You gave Anita £108. What did she buy? Anita?

Well, I know these chaps like quality

so I bought this very bonny little Royal Worcester blush ivory vase.

What do you think, chaps?

-It looks really nice. Is it hand-painted?

-Hand-painted.

-Yes.

-What sort of age?

-Turn of the century.

-Right.

Late 19th century.

It's really nice. I like it.

-Do you like it?

-It's so pretty.

-How much did it cost?

-The important question!

£75.

-Do you see a profit in it?

-Yes.

Might struggle to go to 100, but I hope to get at least £80 for that.

Right.

Perhaps 85. 90.

OK. I'm happy with that.

-Yes.

-Do you like it?

-It's a good bonus buy.

Well done, Anita. You've got two satisfied brothers here.

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

-So, Mark, there's a familiar subject for you.

-Yes. Worcester blush.

Obviously Worcester.

Quite nicely painted, but something's missing from the top.

Either an inner liner or outer cover or both. Something's missing.

But it is what it is.

It is what it is. Pretty standard object.

Someone may have a cover that goes with this particular model.

-That would be a happy day!

-It would!

-The optimistic auctioneer!

So, how much for this, Mark?

-60 to 80.

-Brilliant.

Anita paid £75 for it for her bonus buy. So that's about right.

OK. That's it for the reds. Now for the blues.

Their first item are the little footed tasters.

Good sellers, usually, those little sweetmeat jobs.

-Yes, they're nice bits of silver.

-Yes.

A little bit worn, but otherwise in good order.

How much?

-50 to 70.

-Really?

£95 they paid. They've torpedoed their chances with that!

-I think so.

-You never know, though. Next,

is the hall lantern. These were very good sellers at one time.

-Yes, they were.

-Every Victorian house-owner had to have at least two of these in the entrance hall!

-How do you rate it now?

-I think we've got a chance of making close to 100.

-My assessment is 70 to £100.

-They paid £125. I fancy a tad too much.

-I think so.

-So that's two times too much money so far!

And their third item, the contemporary studio vase.

Is this quite avant-garde for Market Harborough or not?

-You can still buy these on the internet!

-Brand-new?!

-Yes, brand-new.

-Hot out of the kiln.

-Hot out of the kiln by Anita Harris.

They've got a team of people working on these things.

It's Amsterdam pattern. Not a bad-looking thing,

-but I think it's a struggle. 20 to £30.

-Is that your estimate?

-It is.

They paid £35, you see.

So, all three of our contestants' items are billed as being too expensive.

Which means only one thing.

They've only got the bonus buy to look forward to!

Now, Suzanne and Siobhan, you spent £255.

You gave Nicholas £45 to spend on the bonus buy.

It's beautifully presented here, I fancy,

and you can take the rag off!

-I feel a bit like a magician!

-Abracadabra, then!

-Are you ready?

-I don't know!

Oh, my God!

Now, they are house-trained! I checked.

-Why are we not surprised?

-What's your initial reaction?

Wow. Yes.

-Are you doggy people? Do you like dogs?

-Cats.

-We're cats.

-Very architectural, very decorative.

-Indeed.

-How much?

-Well, you gave me £45 and I blew the budget.

-Did you?

-It was £45.

-OK.

I must point out it's not an original. It's a modern pastiche.

The style is classic Art Deco, 1930s.

Russian hunting dogs, Borzois. But it's a modern version. Hence £45.

-Not thousands.

-OK.

It might make 50, 60. It might make 30 or 40. That's the gamble.

-Definite maybes.

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

I think you got half a hit there, Nick.

For the audience at home, let's see what the auctioneer thinks about Nick's dogs.

There you go, Mark. Bet you haven't seen any like these before, have you?

Only yesterday, Tim!

Oh. Really?

Yes, we see lots of these.

Cast concrete. Coloured concrete that's then been patinated

with this colour to make it look as if it's been sitting in a garden

with all that acid rain from the Industrial Revolution pouring over these dogs for a century!

-Yes.

-And actually, they came from Taiwan in a container last week!

-That's it.

We've got that cracked, then! Lovely! What are they worth by the gross?

-30 to 40.

-Really?

-Yes.

£45 paid.

-Oh, dear.

-Oh, dear! Still, they may not take the bonus buy.

-Are you taking the sale today?

-I am.

-We're in safe hands!

-Guys, how are you feeling?

-A bit nervous.

We keep thinking, "Have we paid too much?" You know.

"Are we going to make anything?"

I know. You've waited long enough for this.

So the agony will soon be over.

First item is your commemorative decanter. Here it comes.

A Copeland Spode decanter.

Bidding here opened at £10.

Decanter at £10. £12. 15.

18. 20.

-22. 25.

-Yes!

-Yes.

-25.

At £25 I'm bid. At 25. 28 I'll take. 28.

New bid at 28. 30 now. At £30.

He's shaking his head. It's £30. At 32 do I see?

It's £30. I will sell at £30.

-Yes!

-£30.

-Well done!

-Well done!

-Plus eight is lovely.

A French moulded glass charger.

-Look at this!

-With swallows. Lots of interest here.

I'll start the bidding at £60.

60 I'm bid on the book. At £60. Five.

70. Five.

80.

90 we're now into. At 90.

-More!

-Five I'll take. At £90. Phone and e-bidding. £90.

95. At 95 I'm bid.

100 I'll take. 100, now. At 100.

100 bid. 110.

£110 bid.

-120.

-Yes!

130.

140.

-Here we go.

-Yes!

150.

160.

170.

-180.

-Yes!

-190.

-Yes!

-200.

-200!

£200. The telephone's out, then.

With the internet at 200 and will sell. All out?

One last look at £200. And selling.

-Yes!

-Yes!

-Well done!

-£200.

-Yes!

-Thank you very much!

-Plus 75.

-That was excellent!

Lovely!

And 67. A Boosey & Co silver-plated trombone.

A Vector model, Class A.

£10? 10. 12. 15.

18. 18 I'm bid. At 18. 20 I'll take. It's £18.

18 I'm bid. Here to be sold. 20, new bidding.

22. £22. Still at 22. Five I'll take at 22.

At £22, the trombone. I will sell.

At £22.

-£22.

-What a shame!

-That is a shame.

It's minus 23.

Which means you are plus £60 at the end of that score.

Which ain't half bad!

Be very careful. Be very careful. You're up well.

Be very careful.

We're inclined not to go with the bonus buy.

-I'd say no.

-No?!

It's no. It's a nice item,

-but I think it's...

-No?!

I think it's pushing the limits!

Right!

We have no bonus buy. But we're going to sell it anyway. Here it is.

The Royal Worcester ivory ground vase, nicely painted with flowers.

Bidding starts at 30. 35 with me. At 35.

35 for the Worcester here. At 35.

35 here. At 35.

35 I'm bid. At 35. Eight I'll take.

38. 40, now. At £40.

40 bid. At 40. £40. At 42 to bid. At £40.

It's with the internet at £40. At 40.

All out in the room. Selling to the internet, the Worcester vase at £40.

You made the right decision.

The right decision!

Put it there, boy.

Very good. Well done.

Well done, my sweet chicken!

-Do you know how the reds got on?

-No, we don't.

-You've not been chatting to them?

-No.

Good. First up are the silver wee dishes. Here they come.

The hallmarked silver pedestal bonbon dishes.

Birmingham 1926.

I'm bid here 20, 30, 40, £50.

-Yes!

-Halfway there!

50 I'm bid here. £50. 55.

-60. At 65 in the room.

-Come on!

-65 I'm bid.

-More than that, surely!

I'll take five. It's £70 seated here. £70.

At 70.

75. He's back in at 75. Your turn now. Right at the back at 75.

And selling. At £75.

-Ouch!

-Bad luck. £75 is minus 20.

-Yeah.

OK, now the hall-lantern.

A Victorian brass-framed hall lantern.

-Swinging on this lot, isn't it?

-Yes.

£100, do I see?

Silence. At £45, then.

Someone surely needs a hall lamp!

45. 55.

£60. 60 right at the back.

At £60. At 60.

Someone's woken up at the back, now!

£60. At 60. Right at the back. And five.

-65, there he is. At 70, now. At 70.

-Come on! Don't stop now!

£70. At 70.

Five I'll take. At £70. All done and selling now at £70.

This is getting worse! Minus £55.

Now, here's your studio pot.

Which he didn't like!

Anita Harris studio pottery vase.

Amsterdam pattern.

£5 I'm bid. £8. £10.

It's a start!

12 seated. £12. 15 I'll take. £12 again.

Must be sold. It's £12. 15.

£15. 18. 20. At 22.

25. 28.

28 here. At 28. 28.

30.

With you now at £30. At £30.

30 and will sell now. £30.

Uh-oh! Minus £5 on that.

55. 60. That is minus 80.

Minus 80!

Hey, girls!

Ee-up!

What are you going to do about the Borzoi? Going with the stone Borzoi?

-We'll go with it, yeah.

-Can't get much worse, can it?

-Go on!

-You're going with it?

-Yeah!

-You don't like dogs, though!

-We don't like it, but we trust Nick!

Reproduction Art Deco-style stoneware model.

Two Borzoi. What do we say for this? £10 I'm bid.

-Away.

-12. 15. 18. 20.

22. 25. 28. 30.

32. 35. 38.

40. 42.

-45.

-There you go!

45. It's 45.

It's £45.

I will sell at 45.

£45. Wiped its face.

-Well done!

-There we go. It wasn't all a loss, was it?

-No profit, no loss. No pain, no gain.

-Yeah.

Anyway, overall you are minus £80. Just don't say a thing to the reds!

-No, we won't!

-OK.

Well, we have got quite a contrast between the two teams today.

Without further ado, I must reveal that the blues are the runners-up.

By a considerable margin, I have to say!

You guys are minus £80, right?

-You sadly didn't make a profit on any lot.

-No.

The bonus buy washed its face, which is unusual, so there you go.

-I hope you had a nice time.

-Brilliant.

-Been good?

-Yep.

-Fantastic.

-Fabulous.

-Good.

We've loved having you on the show. Now, you guys.

I'm going to give you some money. £60 they get.

60 smackers of real money comes your way. There you are.

You made a £75 profit on the Art Deco bowl. That was the real treat.

Which, strictly speaking, was your find, Richard?

It was, yes.

You're very pleased about that.

-You didn't go with the bonus buy.

-Thank goodness!

-It was just as well.

Have you had a good time?

-A great time.

-Great.

-Lovely. We enjoyed having you on the show.

Join us soon for some more bargain hunting, yes?

Yes!

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