Norfolk 26 Bargain Hunt

Is this a hit, or what?

You're right - today is double-up day,

or, should I say, Doubleday,

where £300 gets magicked into £600.

And our teams today are supposed to know something about antiques.

Well, that'll make a change, won't it?

-Let's go bargain hunting!

-HE LAUGHS

Yep! We're at the Norfolk Showground,

and somewhere out there in these hundreds of thousands of objects

are some cracking bargains

just waiting for their 15 minutes of fame -

like you, doll-face, eh?

Oh, yes! As usual, there are two teams trying to sniff them out.

Red Team do their own thing...

-250.

-Do you like it?

-Yeah, I do. Yes.

-Is it OK? 250?

-Oh, hold on! WOMEN LAUGH

-260.

-250!

The Blue Team bargain hard.

Throw this in for the same price. Come on!

THEY LAUGH

And on double-up day, the stakes are high.

Yes!

Let's meet the teams.

Today we've got two pairs of happily married couples.

For the Reds, it's Barry and Jill,

and for the Blues, it's Bhaj and Shelley.

-Welcome, everybody.

-Hello, Tim.

-Lovely to see you.

-Now, how did you two actually meet?

-Well, it was very romantic.

-We met in the back of a potato lorry.

-Did you?

Barry used to deliver vegetables to my mum's vegetable shop,

and I looked in the back of the lorry one day and thought, "Ooh!"

"Ooh! What have I found here? I've found a King Edward."

-THEY LAUGH

-Yeah.

-And was it love at first spud?

-Yes.

-Now, Barry, you're a dab hand in the antiques trade.

-Tell us about that.

-I just drifted into it, really,

buying and selling when I used to be in the docks.

And when I came out of the docks, I thought I'd get an antique shop,

buying and selling. It was good.

And, Barry, tell us about your best bargain.

Oh, yes. I bought a desk years ago. I bought three all in one go,

but the one I valued made no money,

and then this pile of wood and drawers,

I paid 50 for it and it sold for £800!

It turned out to be a Georgian knee-hole desk,

which I learned what they look like. I always remember that day.

That was when I thought I'd cracked it.

-And you've gone downhill ever since.

-Ever since!

-It's been desperate.

-That's always the way, isn't it?

Well, very, very, very good luck. Now for the Blues.

-So, how did you two meet?

-I was at Sandhurst, training.

One week we decided to go with a group of cadets to Reading,

and at the ballroom, I saw Shelley and her friends

sitting opposite our table, and I approached her.

-Oh, did you?

-We had a dance.

-Quite brave!

We sang to Harbor Lights... and that was it!

Brilliant!

-Now, you've both flirted with the antiques trade, haven't you?

-Yes.

-Tell us about that.

-My influence was my parents.

-Yes.

-I loved anything that was beautiful, old,

-like I am now...

-TIM LAUGHS

-Both beautiful and...beautiful.

-And Bhaj caught on, didn't you,

because he used to come and stay with my parents,

-so of course he got into the mood himself.

-Yes.

Gosh, we've got some experienced teams on the show! How lovely.

Just as well it's double-up day,

with £600 apiece coming through. How about that?

You know the rules. Your experts await, and off you trot!

And very, very, very good luck.

So, will these teams need their expert advisers?

With the Reds, it's Catherine Southon,

and on hand for the Blues, James Braxton.

Let's see how our teams spend their double-up-day dosh.

THEY LAUGH

-£600 burning in your pocket, isn't there?

-I know!

-Yeah.

-What's our tactics?

-Quirky.

-Quirky.

-We want quirky?

Find something that you are definitely not going to lose on, and make a profit.

-Do we want to spend a lot of money?

-Um...

-Yeah, 200 or 300.

-See if it fits.

-No!

-I've one big head!

Let's go looking.

That's a bit nice, isn't it?

Travelling trunk.

Like a buffalo hide on... Isn't it lovely, though? All studded.

-Yeah.

-You lift this up.

You've got your wooden coat hangers. This... Does this pull out?

Yeah.

That pulls out there.

Isn't that lovely?

So you've got another little section down here for your shoes or whatnot.

Is that original with it, though? Is that the right...

-Oh, gosh.

-Careful!

-It's all falling apart now.

-BARRY LAUGHS

-Gentle!

-What's he got in there?

-Nothing.

-Let's have a little look.

-Might have been shoes.

-You might get a few bits and pieces in there.

And then we've got some drawers here.

Further, for, perhaps, jewellery or accessories, at the top.

That pulls down. How does that bit work?

Pull this down... Oh, lovely! Look at that!

Oh, yes. Look, straps to hold things.

You can imagine something like this on the Titanic.

Didn't rescue it from the waters, did you?

-I wish I had done.

-It's a very nice piece.

-About 1920s.

-'20s?

-'10.

-It might be a bit earlier than that.

-Might have been a film star's.

-Than 1910.

-Might have been.

-Put that back.

-What do you think?

-I think it's beautiful quality.

-I like it. How much is it?

It was £320.

You guys can have it for £260.

-What about 220?

-Can't be done.

-Two... What did you say?

-260.

It was 320.

250.

-Do you like it?

-Done.

-Is it OK? 250?

-Oh, hold on!

-We've done the deal. Sorry.

-You're out the programme now.

-Hold on, hold on!

-What did you just...

-250.

-It's worth that, yeah?

-You just shook on that?

-Yeah!

-250.

-You're happy with that?

-Yeah, I am. Yeah.

-Don't cry, Catherine!

-I'm crying over that.

-We didn't even examine it to check -

-I did. I gave it the onceover.

I think it's really stylish, and that's what I like about it.

You see trunks often coming up,

but you don't really see these lovely travelling trunks.

-No. It will go well.

-It's a stunning thing.

-Yeah.

-It's a heck of a lot of money, though.

-No, it's not.

-No?

Well, you did the deal. We'll blame you if it all goes wrong.

It's not. There's a profit in that.

Barry doesn't need Catherine's help - or so he thinks.

Will £250 be too much?

We'll see.

-A sweet little thing, isn't it?

-What period? I wouldn't know that.

Um, Edwardian, with the string. Pretty little... Nice design.

Good quality materials. It's so neat,

and book troughs always... they can take quite big books.

I love book troughs. You can just pop them in.

They make everything nice and neat. I should be neater, my wife says.

-Yes.

-It's a nice item.

-I like that.

-You've got quite a big budget, you two.

-I know.

-So are we willing to spend some of it?

-Yes.

-Yes, why not?

OK. How much have you got on your Liberty's Tudric, then?

-Um, 120 on the set.

-How much?

-120.

-What is your best price, please?

-The best is 85 on that.

-Er...

-Yeah.

-Um...65.

-65?

-65.

Yeah. I like this one.

Would you... Would you do 60 and 80 for these?

-For the two?

-I'll do 150 for the pair.

150 for the pair.

60 and 80...

So that's just a bit more. 150.

-145.

-145.

-For them both.

-Do you want to do that?

-Yeah.

-I think they're two nice items.

-That's a quality one.

A double-up-day double deal gets the Blues off to a flying start.

The Tudric tea set and the book trough

for a total of £145.

-Thanks a lot.

-Thank you, James.

-Thanks a lot.

Thank you very much.

So what are we going to do now? Do you want to go inside?

I always like to turn to the right, so let's turn to the right.

I know I can be accused of being a bit bonkers

about all this taxidermy, but I think this fish

is just a bit special, don't you?

I mean, it's not one of these spotted freshwater trout

or a chub that somebody's just oinked out of a reservoir

and had stuffed, and it's not one of those salmon

that's so huge that it defies belief.

It's what I call a very sensible furnishing-size bit of taxidermy.

It's long and thin,

and, to my eye, extremely interesting.

Now, you'd think that a fish like this

came from the South Seas,

some foreign, exotic bit of water.

Well, I have to tell you, it's called a garfish,

and the garfish is found in the summer months

around the southern and western coasts of the British Isles.

The condition of the fish is great,

but the case needs a bit of work.

The glass is secured to the case using passe-partout,

which is this paper-and-glue section,

which is distressed and needs replacing.

What I do like is this glued-on area of crushed shells

to resemble the sea bed.

The other thing I like is this.

It's the original taxidermist's label

for WJ Cooper,

St Ives.

So this thing was swimming in Cornish waters.

It was landed in St Ives,

and the local taxidermist stuffed it,

mounted it and framed it -

all of which adds up to make it mighty desirable in Cornwall.

What's it worth here in Norwich?

Well, the dealer's asking £100 for it.

You know what that means. It's just got to be snapped up!

-Pigs go well, don't they?

-Yeah. It's 120.

Pigs, yeah. Who's it by?

Is that bronze or brass?

-Feels like it's bronze, actually.

-I think it's bronze, yeah.

-It's interesting, though, isn't it?

-It is if you collect pigs.

If you collect pigs, 120... I think, if we can get it down a bit...

-It's more like a sort of £60, £80.

-80, I would think.

-80 quid.

-How much is on it?

-120.

-120,

-which is a bit hopeful.

-Well, we'd have to go a long way.

-Ask him what the best is he can do.

-Ask him what the best is.

-What's the best you can do on that?

-What have I got on it? 120?

120.

£90.

-No, it's too much.

-And that's good, a bargain.

-What about 60?

-No, I can't do it for 60.

-80.

-75.

No, I can't go any lower. 80's really good for that.

-Yeah. I think it's good for 80.

-Yeah. Let's get the piggy.

-You want him? Jill wants him?

-Jill wants him.

-Who am I to argue?

Let's just have a little feel of it.

I mean, it feels like it's bronze.

-But as pigs go, I wouldn't say he's...

-Yeah?

-..terribly attractive.

-It's a her, too.

-Sorry.

-What's a female pig?

-Sow!

-Sow!

-As pigs go, I wouldn't say she's terribly attractive, but...

-Pigs aren't!

-Do you want her?

-Yeah.

-Jill is adamant that she wants her.

-That's the one.

-It's my pig.

-It's your pig.

And I will take full responsibility.

-It's very good.

-So how much?

-80.

-80?

-Yeah, 80.

-Yeah.

-Yeah?

-That's good.

-You want that? Sure?

-Positive.

Barry knows his own mind, that's for sure!

I don't think Barry actually needs an expert.

He's quite happy to be on his own. He makes his own decisions.

I think Jill's out of the picture just as much as I am, actually!

-It's heavy!

-It's a heavy fellow?

-Yeah.

-Feel the weight.

-I wonder how old that is.

Do you think it's old, or do you think it's a souvenir?

-I don't know. Personally...

-It's broken, the leg.

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten,

11, 12, 13, 14.

-14.

-I don't know.

-Multi-legs.

-Looks carved out of one solid trunk.

-To think it's such a heavy thing,

and it's got one cracked leg. Look at that!

It's come clean off, hasn't it? Somebody's snapped that off,

and rather badly glued that... That's fine. Somebody will re-glue that.

-Look at that.

-Quite tribally-scar-y, isn't it?

It would be quite interesting to buy this

and just do the work on it, the research.

It's stained. It's come out of one trunk.

Let's see if we can secure at 120, 130.

Let's go and beat this lady down a bit, shall we?

-Go on. You do that.

-I'll do it.

What do you think?

Do you want my honest opinion?

-Yeah.

-Not a lot, really.

-35 quid.

-It's a nursing chair.

-Yeah.

-With a very high back.

I think that's worth 25 to buy, to 30. It would make a profit.

-What's your best on the chair?

-You've got 35 on it.

-Could you do it for 25?

-No. I could do it for 28, though.

-28?

-Hmm...

OK. Not bad.

I just think it's quite boring, isn't it? It's quite simple.

-Hmm...

-And if you've got to buy that,

-you've got to re-cover it, or...

-I don't know.

-Some people would keep it like that.

-No. It's not very...

-fashionable, is it?

-Exactly.

And I think, today, who would buy a nursing chair?

They might buy it for a child in their bedroom.

It's not a perfect height for a child.

It's perfect height off the floor, but a high back...

-I think it's...

-All right. That's a no, then, is it?

-Well...

-Take that as a no.

I don't think I could ever say no to you, Barry.

Ah! Perhaps Barry is listening to Catherine after all.

Now, how are the negotiations going for that African stool?

It works out at just more than £10 a leg.

So 150, and she won't be moved on it.

That has total integrity.

It is what it is. Um, it's rather fun.

-Yeah?

-Multi-leg stools are always fun.

Somebody will love that. That is an item...

That would be terribly trendy in a lovely Brussels apartment.

-So do you want to do it? 150?

-Yeah. We'll go.

-We'll go for it.

-Get back for an early coffee.

-It's burning a hole in my pocket.

Well, James seems confident.

That makes one of us, anyway!

Back with the Red Team, Barry just can't leave the nursing chair alone!

I know they're not in fashion now,

but it's a really nice, sturdy, well-made chair.

That back's good. It might have been re-done, but it's still good.

And for the money, I think it's an absolutely ridiculous price.

£35.

Where's she gone? Catherine doesn't like it.

-HE LAUGHS

-She doesn't!

She won't buy it. She should buy it, but she won't.

Let's buy it while she's gone. We're buying this. Yeah.

-We'll buy this.

-What about 25 for the chair?

-25 for the chair.

-Yes, OK.

There you go. Quick, while she's away.

At least £10 profit. Yeah.

Honest. Cross your heart!

-Guess what we've bought.

-Oh, no!

-We've got bad news for you.

-No!

-We bought it.

-Have you really bought that?

-Yes, course we have.

You watch that fly out for about £35, £45.

It's going to fly round your head in a minute.

There you go. See?

-Listen, if you're happy, I'm happy.

-I'm happy!

And I'm happy because we've finished 15 minutes early

-and I can go and get a coffee!

-That's good, then.

Well, can you believe it?

A whole hour has just slipped by,

and I wonder how the teams have got on.

Whilst I trot off to find them,

why don't we remind ourselves what the Reds bought.

-Do you like it?

-Done.

-Is it OK? 250?

-Oh, hold on! What did you just...

-250.

Barry just leapt in with both feet and shook on the steamer trunk

before Catherine could stop him.

At £80, will the bronze pig come up smelling of roses

at the auction?

-Guess what we've bought.

-Oh, no!

-We've got bad news for you!

No!

And Barry was adamant that the nursing chair

was a sound investment.

-Well, that was an experience!

-You can say that again.

I mean, is this man on his agenda or what?

I tell you what, he just goes off by himself and, er...

-We bought.

-You bought.

-We bought for England.

Good for you. And how much did you spend all round?

330, was it?

355.

355.

Please may I have £245 back?

£245.

There we go. Well, it's double-up day, isn't it?

What are you going to do, Catherine, with your £245?

I don't know, but I'm making sure that I am well away from this man.

And he would come with me! He would come with me.

We've already told her what she should buy.

-Listen, this is your bonus buy.

-It's mine!

-Do your best. Try and make a profit.

-She will. Good luck with that.

Why don't we check out what the Blues bought, eh?

Shelley and Bhaj did a double deal on their first two items.

The mahogany book trough was £60.

And the four-piece Liberty Tudric tea set was £85.

-It's heavy!

-It's a heavy fellow.

And the African stool has 14 legs.

Will it run away at the sale, though?

Where's the leftover lolly, then? That's quite a little wodge.

-How much did you spend, again?

-295.

295. That would beat the 300, and there's another 300.

-So £305 there.

-Thank you, Tim!

-You said you've never done this double-up before.

-No, I haven't!

I've therefore never given you quite this much money before.

Don't worry. You can entrust this with me.

This will be squandered on something.

You'll not be taking commission on this.

Yes. My rates have improved, I must say.

-Well, good luck with that, James.

-Thank you.

-And good luck, teams.

Thank you.

Meanwhile, we're going to head out to Melford Hall,

which is just magnificent!

This is the home of one of Britain's most distinguished naval families,

the Hyde Parkers.

Dominating the library is a portrait of Sir Hyde Parker.

This British seaman rose to the rank of Vice Admiral

after famous victories against the French and Spanish fleets.

CANNON-FIRE SOUND EFFECT

I'm here to find out more about his son, a chip off the old block.

Hyde Parker II was famed for his exploits, first of all,

doing his stuff for the Brits against the Americans

in the American War of Independence.

What's drawn me to the library is this series of paintings

produced by Dominic Serres

a couple of years after the events which are commemorated.

In particular, in the War of Independence

against the rebels in America

is a moment in October 1776

when Hyde Parker's squadron proceeded up the Hudson River,

and you see it in this painting taking on the rebel forts

known as the Washington and the Lee forts.

The problem for the British was that the rebels had constructed a boom.

This is a series of long heavy metal chains

and wooden logs to prevent the sailing ships

from proceeding up the river and getting at Manhattan.

So Hyde Parker's squadron proceeds up the river

with a view to bashing a hole through the boom

and allowing free navigation.

And this is the moment that this action took place.

And it's this action which earned Hyde Parker

considerable honours, including his knighthood.

Now, you would expect,

in the library of a home

connected with famous naval personalities

to have lots of books relating to the sea,

but there's one in particular which I think is quite fascinating.

In this folio or large-edition volume,

we've got a whole series of maps and charts

relating to the American War of Independence,

and here indeed we've got a bird's-eye view

of the River Hudson. But what exactly would it have looked like

if you were proceeding on a ship itself?

Well, next door we've got five perspectives

from the water. Literally, if you were on a ship,

this is what the cliffs and bluffs and trees would have looked like

from about a mile or two offshore

as you proceeded up the Hudson river.

The narrows shown here,

the lighthouse, New York

and the entrance to the Hudson rivers.

Delightful, aren't they? And beautifully done.

This is watercolour painted over an engraving.

The big question today is, of course,

are our teams over at the auction going to find themselves

in the right place at the right time?

We're in Diss for today's auction, so let's find out

what the auctioneer thinks of our teams' purchases.

Hopefully she won't diss 'em.

Well, it's always a treat to come to Diss in Norfolk

to TW Gaze's saleroom, and an even bigger treat,

when you get here, to meet Elizabeth Talbot.

-Tim, you say the sweetest things.

-I mean every word of it.

-Thank you.

-Bless your heart.

Now, Barry and Jill have gone completely bonkers

on this so-called blond-buffalo-covered cabin trunk.

I've never come across a blond buffalo. Have you?

-No, I haven't.

-Not that I've been out with many.

But anyway, there it is -

oddball object, but beautifully fitted.

It is beautifully fitted, and indicates the life of luxury

that once people could live, but it's a little outdated.

-Yes.

-That's the problem I have with it.

I thought it was pigskin. I don't know how you can tell,

-but there you go.

-I have to tell you, these guys paid £250 for this.

That's why I think they've gone a bit bonkers.

-I think that's terribly steep.

-How much do you think?

We've given it an estimate of 100, 150.

There we go. Well, we've got to be real with this.

-Yes, I think so.

-OK.

Next we move on to the old sow - or the not-so-old sow.

Well, I would say less of the old, yes.

I mean, it looks old, doesn't it?

From several feet away and from the top,

but close inspection soon reveals it's not what it's purporting to be.

This thing is essentially bogus. It's a bit of cast bronze,

but it's been aged up to make you think it's old.

-If this was a real thing...

-I'd be getting very excited.

-It would be 600 or 800.

-Yes.

You would be going up that end of it.

What are we talking about here as an auction estimate?

-A tenth of that, so £60 to £80.

-In fairness, they only paid 80.

-Right.

-So they paid about the right price.

As long as it's properly described, it's a peach.

-No, it's a pig.

-Here we go again.

Now, their last item is the Edwardian nursing chair.

Perfectly comfy. What is it worth? Not a great thing, is it?

No. We see plenty, and they're difficult in modern settings.

It's a bit of a luxury to have a chair you can't actually sit in

in a regular way. But it's pretty, and the cane's in good order,

-so we put £30 to £40 on that.

-Well, £25 they paid,

so they may just about wipe their face for that.

Their big problem is the cabin trunk.

Depending on how that goes,

they'll need their bonus buy. Let's go and have a look at it.

So, Barry and Jill, you spent £355.

You gave Catherine £245 to find her bonus buy with.

What did you find, Catherine?

Well, I found this little picnic set.

There we are.

So we've got a little bottle here for your alcoholic beverage,

and then we've got this little pewter tin here

for your sarnies, although it's quite small,

so you wouldn't get a lot in there. But the nice thing about this,

this particular mark here dates it from after 1879,

-so it's probably late Victorian.

-So they're a set?

-Little picnic set.

-How much did you pay?

Well, I paid £120 for it.

Now, let me tell you something. Recently one of these sold

for £800. But - and there is a very big but -

it actually came from a very prestigious family.

But at the end of the day it's the same object,

-so, who knows, it might take off.

-It might, yes.

-Hmm.

-Hmm!

-There's lots of "hmms" going on here!

Probable. Probable. If we're desperate.

Well, there's a lot of humming and hemming and ha-ing.

You've got plenty of time to make your mind up.

You don't decide until after the sale of your first three items.

But, for the viewers at home, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about the picnic set.

-So, here we go, look, Elizabeth.

-I'll take this one.

-Something for your next picnic.

-Thank you.

It's lovely, isn't it? Good order.

Combination of silver and glass is nice. That's a good bottle,

and then you've got the sandwich tin.

I think these are so neat, don't you, with a hinged side?

It's very clever engineering. It's beautiful.

It looks as though it's hardly been used.

-It's just a gem.

-Of course, this is a double-up day,

so Catherine has spent £120 on this. You think she'll get her money back?

We've put £80 to £120 on it, so we're there or thereabouts.

Brilliant. Thank you. That's it for the Reds.

Now for the Blues, Shelley and Bhaj.

Their first item is this extending book trough,

-which is pretty good, isn't it?

-It's Edwardian,

from a nice period of furniture making, so it's nice,

-though it's a simple item. I like that very much.

-Good.

-What do you think it's worth?

-We've put £38 to £48 on it.

-That's quite a precise estimate!

-We like to be precise if we can be!

38 to 48! I like that very much. OK. They paid 60.

Bhaj went bonkers for the Tudric tea set.

Well, it has the name, but as Tudric pewter goes,

it's a fairly late and uninspiring example really,

-to be perfectly blunt.

-OK, you've been blunt.

Let's be even blunter and say what you think it's worth.

We've put £35 to £45 on that.

£85 they paid, so they may have a bit of a problem there.

-And lastly...

-Yes.

..we've gone with the native stool,

-this West African multi-legged stool.

-Yes.

-How do you rate that?

-Not much call for these locally,

-I'm afraid...

-Really?

It has got a lot of character, but I don't think there's much demand.

-We've kept it quite low on this one.

-OK, fine.

-Give us the good news there, then.

-£40 to £60.

-Ooh!

£150 they paid.

-That's not so good, is it, really?

-I can't see us getting that at all.

On that basis, they'll need their bonus buy,

so let's go and have a look at it.

So, Shelley and Bhaj, you spent £295.

It's double-up day, so James Braxton got £305 of leftover lolly,

which is enough for a semi-detached house round these parts.

-What did you spend it on, James?

-This.

My, my!

It's a bit of Swedish glass, very similar to Orrefors,

-and very pretty, I thought.

-Very pretty.

Now, does that appeal at all, Shelley?

-Well, not personally, no.

-No.

But I do think it's rather beautiful.

Swedish glass has a calling in this country.

-There are some collectors of it.

-There are.

-How much did you spend on this?

-Well, you'll be pleased to know,

-not £305.

-I hope not. I'll drop it!

-THEY LAUGH

-No. I spent £10 on it.

-£10!

-£10?

-£10.

-What do you think about that now?

-Oh, I think it's great.

-I mean, how fickle are you, Shell?

-No. Profit is my concern.

Of course it is, and you're absolutely right.

-Isn't that a clever buy, for a £10 note!

-Well done, James.

You saved a lot of money for the BBC.

And hopefully make a lot of profit for you.

Marvellous.

Well done, James! Sounds like a winner to us.

But for the viewers at home, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about James's Orrefors glass.

So, James Braxton has been off and has come back with that little baby.

-Thank you.

-Orrefors.

We think so. Very much of that type. A simple little vase.

It's collectible now, this type of glass,

but it's not the rarest. Nicely wheel-cut.

But we've kept that at £20 to £30 as an estimate.

Well, James very cunningly only paid £10 for it.

-Really? Oh, that's not too bad.

-For a lovely thing like that.

Just shows that in these fairs there are some snips to be had.

So, £20, £30, £40? You might reach up there?

-Hope so.

-Elizabeth, thank you. Are you taking the sale?

-I certainly am.

-We're in safe hands.

28, on commission still. Where's 30?

Here's £28. Little runner at 28.

Barry and Jill, our legends. How you feeling? All right?

-Fine, yeah.

-Yeah.

-Not bad.

You feeling confident about everything, Barry?

-Yeah, I am. Yeah.

-Yes.

You are confident? What about you, Jill?

-Yes, I'm quite confident.

-You went with that big old trunk.

-Yeah, I did.

-Why?

-They're selling very well at the moment.

-Well, you paid 250.

-Yeah.

Her estimate is £100 to £150.

I think that might mean "come and buy me".

-Hopefully tempting.

-"Come and buy me".

-Yes. Lovely.

First up... Here we go, Nelly.

Lot 94 now, the buffalo-hide and nickel-silver travelling trunk.

Fine piece, the piece of travelling luggage.

I have interest on the sheet shown, and I start here at £80.

-Got a long way to go.

-£80 is bid.

At 80 now. I'll take five. It's a good example here

at £80 only. Where are you at five? 85. And 90.

-Five. 100.

-Come on, phone. Keep going.

110. 120. No? 120. With me at 120.

Where's 30? A good piece of luggage here

at 120. 130. 140.

-150, 160.

-Come on...

170. 180.

-More?

-Little bit more!

-At 180.

-Bit more...

-Fine luggage at £180. All done?

Coming back in?

Oh, it's coming back in!

No? No. 180's with me.

The phone's out at 180.

-It could have been worse.

-It looked like it was going to be a lot worse.

Yeah. Minus 70, that's all. Now, here comes the old pig.

Lot 95, we have the bronze sow.

Reproduction little piece, but a good subject.

Interest on the sheet shown here, and I start at £40.

£40 on the sow there. I'll take two.

At £40 now. Come on, where are you? At 40. Where's two?

42. 45?

48, and 50.

Five, sir? 55. And 60.

She's tugging at your heartstrings. 65. And 70.

75. And 80.

-80...

-He keeps looking at it lovingly, doesn't he?

You'll have a sleepless night tonight without this, sir. 85,

and I am out. 85 in the room now. Looking for 90.

-You're in profit.

-A central bid at 85. Any advance?

-Plus five.

-Well done.

-Overall you're minus 65.

Minus 65 overall. Here we go. Now it's your chair.

Lot 96, the Edwardian nursing chair with cane back there.

Pretty little chair, this one. Start me at 30.

Very pretty little chair for £30, surely. 20 I'll take.

Come on, don't be shy. £20 surely.

-Ten I'll take.

-Fiver?

Oh, no, sir. No! Ten, surely?

-£5?

-Ten in the gallery.

At £10 only. Where's 12? We can go 12 now.

At £10, gallery. Where's 12?

Very pretty chair for nothing at £10.

-Where's 12?

-That's very cheap.

-12 with the lady. Thank you.

15. 15 is still the gallery.

-Now where's 18?

-Come on!

-At £15. Are you all done?

-SHE BANGS HAMMER

£15. That is minus £10 on that.

-So overall you're minus £75.

-Rats.

-Oh, dear!

So, what are you going to do about the sandwich box?

-We'll go with it.

-Sure you want to do this?

-Yes.

If I'm down, we might as well be down big.

Well, you are down big already, I have to tell you. £75 down.

-You going to go with it?

-We'll go with it.

-Right.

OK. The decision's made. Going with the bonus buy.

-Anyway, here it comes.

-Lot 100 now,

the late 19th-century hunter's leather case by James Dixon & Son.

Lovely little item, this, in gorgeous condition.

I start this one. Interest is shown, and I start at £40.

42, 45. 48 and 50. 55 and 60.

65 and 70. I'm out.

-Keep going.

-And 80. Five. 90.

90's the catalogue. At 90.

-95. 100.

-Come on!

-110.

120's the front. 130.

-Yes!

-Oh, good!

-Where's 40?

At 130 right in the corner there. Looking for 140.

-At 130 and selling...

-Come on!

-Well done.

-A bit disappointing.

£130.

-Plus £10, which means you're minus £65 overall.

-Not too bad, is it?

-That's not too bad.

-You did well, Catherine.

-Swings and roundabouts, wasn't it?

-Don't tell the Blues a thing.

-No.

-There you go.

-So, Blues, you been chatting to the Reds?

-No.

-No. No conversation at all.

-Oh, we've said, "How are you?"

-Yes.

-The usual.

-But you don't know what their score is.

-No, no.

-Super.

-Right, Bhaj. You found the African hardwood stool.

-Yes.

£150 you've paid on that, and they've estimated £40 to £60.

-I'm a bit surprised.

-Well, I'm disappointed for you.

Anyway, first up is your trough, and here it comes.

Lot 116, we have the Edwardian mahogany extending book trough.

This is lovely. Good quality. Little trough, this one.

Start me at 30.

£30. 20 I'll take.

Come on. The little extending trough there. 20. 22.

25, 28, 30.

32, new bidder. 35.

38. 40.

Two. Lovely item at 42. 45.

One more. 45. It's now seated at 45. Any advance on £45?

-48, new bidder.

-Ooh, lovely.

48. It's moved to my right at 48. And 50. Get back again at 50.

55!

55 is standing. I've lost you, seated. At 55.

Any advance on £55?

Not too bad, Shelley! 55. It's only minus five.

-That was a struggle to get there!

-Thank goodness!

-Now, your tea set, Bhaj.

-Lot 117.

We have the Liberty's Tudric four-piece pewter tea set here,

lot 117. Where may I say for the... Start me at 30.

Nice wicker bindings to the handles. £30 on the Liberty's Tudric.

£30. 20 I'll take.

20 bid, sir. Thank you. 20 I have. I'll take two.

At £20 only. Where are you at two?

At £20 on the Liberty's. 22 just behind.

25. 28.

30. Two.

35. 35 is nearer to me. At 35. Lost the cap.

Any advance?

-£35 is minus 50.

-Disaster. Disaster.

Let's hope you'll claw it back with this stool, Bhaj.

Lot 188, the West African nupe hardwood stool.

I have interest on the sheets here starting at just £40.

-40...

-At £40 on the stool.

£40 I have. At 40 now. Where are you at two?

At £40. Here on the stool at 40.

The only one we have for you today, at 40.

42. 45.

48. And 50.

Five. And 60.

Back with me at 60. Where's five?

At 60. Am I missing anybody else at £60?

£60 is minus £90, is 145.

-Minus 145.

-Could be worse!

-How much?

-Could be better!

-Minus 145.

That's a lot of pressure on the Orrefors vase.

-It certainly is!

-That is pressure, James.

You are so right. So are you going to go with the glass vase?

-Definitely.

-We're going with James.

Well done. All right. Very good.

Lot 122, the Swedish glass vase, possibly by Orrefors there.

Certainly in the style. Lovely blue-tinted glass vase, this one.

Interest on the sheet shown here, and I start at £10.

£10 only. Where's 12? It's for ten only now.

Looking for 12. At ten. Wave at me if I'm missing you at ten.

12. 15. 18.

20. Two. 25.

-It is Swedish!

-28. And 30.

Well done, James!

Back with me at 35, left. 35 I have. Where's the eight?

It's a pretty vase at 35. 38. And 40.

40 again. With me at 40. Looking for two elsewhere.

At £40. At £40. Are you all done at 40?

-£40. That's very good.

-Well done, James.

That is plus 30, which means you are...

-minus 115.

-Well, it's a bit...

-Very respectable!

-Minus 115.

-Oh, dear.

-Not bad.

-What's respectable about that?

-THEY LAUGH

-Oh, dear.

-We've still got our shirts on.

-Yeah.

-It might be a winning score.

Don't talk to the Reds. We'll catch up in a moment.

Well, what fun we've had today! I mean, who would have thought -

experts making large profits on their bonus buys!

So well done, both experts.

But sadly, owing to the horrific losses

that both teams managed to clock up in this exercise,

even the experts' bonus buys weren't enough

to drag back the disgraceful situation.

And the team which is running up by a really large chalk

-are the Blues.

-Wow!

-Minus £115.

-THEY MOAN

-Minus £115.

-Well done, James.

-That's a shocker, isn't it?

-It is.

I'm not going to dwell on it, but £30 profit on the Orrefors

was very good. That's how to spend £10, isn't it?

-Very well done.

-We won't dwell on it. I just hope you've had fun.

-Loads of fun.

-We've loved having you on the programme.

But the victors today, who won by only losing £65...

-THEY CHEER

-..are the Reds.

-Well done.

Well done for that.

And even your profit on the picnic set wasn't enough, Catherine.

-It did help, though.

-You're well and truly the victors. Congratulations.

Join us soon, then, for some more bargain hunting. Yes?

Yes!

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