Ardingly 11 Bargain Hunt

Ah, Sussex. A very peaceful, tranquil part of the world.

Until now!

Let's go bargain hunting! Yeah!

Our location today is Ardingly International Antiques and Collectors Fair.

As usual, our teams have only one hour to find three bargains

that they hope will make a huge profit at auction.

Coming up, Mark Stacey does his best

to motivate the damp red team.

-We're very confident, yes?

-Very.

-Yes.

That's better. This is Bargain Hunt, after all!

And James Braxton's blues cut it fine.

Let's get on. Only six minutes!

But how will our teams fare at the auction?

Let's meet today's contestants.

For the red team we have brother and sister combo,

Rishi and Kirin. Hello.

-Hello.

-Morning!

-Lovely to see you.

Rishi, as brother and sister is this going to be full of arguments and strife?

I hope not. We used to bicker a lot when we were younger, but now we're older it's settled down.

That's because I let her get away most of the time!

Is that the case?

Well, I like to have my way!

I bet you do!

-This has been a successful year for you, Rishi?

-Yes.

I've graduated from Kingston University in Accounting and Finance.

-I'm really happy with the year.

-I hope you have a long and successful career.

-Thank you.

-Looking after somebody else's money! Now,

-Kirin, you're also fresh out of university?

-I graduated from King's College, London,

-where I studied molecular genetics.

-Such a talented family!

Is there much of an age gap between you?

-No, only two years.

-And you've been avid fans of this programme for a bit?

For many years, actually. At uni, me and my friends

would get up about midday and it would be on!

Just happened to get out of bed at 12.15. The first programme.

Exactly!

So it became part of our daily routine, I'd say.

Have you picked up any tips over the years from watching it?

I think so. You figure out what works well and what doesn't.

If you take the experts' advice. And you get to know more about the culture behind the items.

-What will go well on the day.

-Gosh, you have picked up some tips!

Very good luck. Lovely to meet you.

Now for the blues.

Michael and Janet. Lovely to see you.

-You've been married for 44 years?

-Yes.

-Gosh, that's an innings!

-It is, indeed! Sounds a long time, but doesn't seem it.

-No, it's gone quite quickly.

-How did the encounter work first off?

Well, as a young lad, with other young lads,

we used to watch the girls walk past a frosted glass window.

-In those days, they'd wear voluminous skirts and you could see their legs.

-Could you?

-Janet had the best legs of the lot.

-So you picked her.

-Where else would you go?

-Things haven't changed!

-Still got a fine pair of pins.

-Can you tell?

-Good. So what's your team strategy?

We intend to spend about two-thirds of the money. No more than that.

Leave a good sum for the expert.

You've watched the programme and seen the big spenders fail?

We have, indeed. We have, indeed.

Mark you, we've had some remarkable successes, too.

We'll look to you lot to build on those.

Here's the money moment. £300 apiece. You know the rules.

Your experts await. Off you go! And very, very good luck.

There we go!

Both teams have just one hour to splash the cash.

It's all about knowledge, tactics and nerve, this game.

-We're quite stingy with our money.

-Oh, dear, not another one!

You know what my job is, don't you?

It's to try and make you spend as much of the 300 as possible.

-And leave me as little as possible.

-Yeah?

-Up for the challenge?

-Definitely.

-Let's go into the Farmer's Pavilion.

Put yourself in the mind of the buyer.

It's difficult for me, because I'm buying for myself.

-You buy what you like.

-Unfortunately, nobody seems to share my taste!

The hat says it all, James!

I do like this item, actually.

Really? Do you like it?

-No.

-You don't like it?

-Not really!

If you were having dinner, inviting guests, it would be impressive.

It is quite decorative.

Yes, it's all right.

-We've got a complete difference of opinion here.

-Yes.

-I think so.

-We can come back.

-Shall we come back?

-Yes, let's do that.

Difference of opinion, eh? Keep looking for that bargain, reds.

What's your best price on the travelling clock?

-VENDOR:

-200.

-200.

-It's neat.

-It's silver, nicely marked.

-Quite good condition.

-Does it work?

-Yeah.

Well, that's a bonus!

-It is nice, isn't it?

-Yes.

Watch this - Frank Spencer impression coming up!

"Ooh, Betty!"

You get a free buckle with it!

-I quite like that.

-What do you think?

-A great design.

-It's well made.

-It's almost got a Tunbridge ware look. Have you heard of Tunbridge ware?

No.

This is a technique perfected in Tunbridge Wells

where you get little bundles of wood that you cut very thinly.

They're all different colours.

Then you set them into these little marquetry panels.

So you make these wonderful designs on them. I like this little box.

This is probably made maybe somewhere like Italy.

-OK.

-Maybe in the 1920s or '30s.

It's a pretty little thing. It depends on the price.

-Exactly.

-It's 45.

-45? That's not bad. We don't know if that's his best price.

-What we might do is put it back, come back later and might get it a bit cheaper.

-OK.

-Is that all right?

-Yeah.

-Perfect. I'll pop it down.

Still no decisions, reds.

I suggest you keep an eye on the clock!

-Eyes peeled, everybody.

-Absolutely.

Michael, you're after silver glass. There's fun things here.

That's pretty, isn't it? And some age to it, is there?

I see a George III sort of thing. Probably a regency fellow, isn't it?

-It's an ink well?

-Yes.

-Is it? Yes. I quite like that.

-Don't you?

-Can you lift the lid up of that, Michael?

See whether the hallmarks match the base.

If you take the bottles out, just to be doubly sure.

Don't want them dropping out! Turn it over.

There's hallmarks there and hallmarks under the little box.

Do you think they match?

-Well...

-May I see?

-It's well welded on!

-The top comes off easily.

-Yes, it is.

It's a similar date letter. Isn't that an attractive design? Rather nice.

-It's petite but pretty.

-It's a clean bit.

Yes, it's something to think about, isn't it?

-How much, good fellow?

-Three and a quarter.

-Sorry?

-325.

-325.

-325? Oh.

It's very nice.

-Pretty, isn't it?

-Very pretty.

-That's something to think about.

-Thanks a lot.

-On your best price.

Yes, the budget is something to think about, blues.

Now, come and have a look at a nutty little item I've found.

You never know what you're going to find in these fairs.

Try this little fellow for size!

I had no idea when I got up this morning that I was going to find

an Australian kidney bean!

How do I know it's an Australian kidney bean?

Well, I once saw these when I was in Australia

and in fact, in my lifetime, I've come across four others similar to this,

each with silver mounts.

But being Australian silver, with no hallmarking system as in Britain,

these things aren't hallmarked

and very often go unrecognised in this country.

What we've got is the form of the Australian kidney bean

which had had its top chopped off

and replaced with a silver mount.

This is hinged to enclose matches.

You could take the match out,

then strike it on this rough piece of silver on the bottom to ignite it.

This one has the additional feature of being initialled.

We've got the initials CB here.

These were made around about 1880 to 1920.

There must have been quite a fashion in Australia for them.

If you look it up on the internet, occasionally one crops up for sale.

They make about 200 to 250 Australian dollars.

Over here, though, where they can be unrecognised,

this could be yours, perhaps, for £60.

-AUSTRALIAN ACCENT:

-Caw, strike a light!

The clock is ticking loudly and neither team has bought a thing.

Time to get pushy, experts!

What do you think it is, in the first instance?

-BOTH:

-A candlestick holder.

-It's a chamber stick, really.

This is bronze

and it's enamelled here, all the blue enamelling.

Yellow there, a bit of red. Little heart-shape symbols.

We know it's French because it's signed there.

They're very well known 19th-century bronze manufacturers.

They made a lot of miniature bronzes, classical studies.

It's quite a decorative item. It's practical in a power strike!

I'm building it in! Though artistically, it's a beautiful object.

-It looks nice.

-It looks very nice.

-It's a very classy item, isn't it?

-Has a bit of weight to it, as well.

-That'll be the bronze. Gilt bronze.

I will warn you, that because it's good quality and a good name, it won't come cheap!

True.

That is one of the considerations when you look at a precious object like this.

Shall we ask him how much he wants?

It's £150.

£150.

-I would personally pay about 60 or 70, but...

-You won't get it for that.

-That's very mean!

-I am very mean!

Rishi might be the best person to negotiate.

And so polite!

Sorry, you said 130 was your best price? You can't go any lower?

-Sorry.

-Would you possibly be able to do it for 115?

Go on, Rishi!

-We would buy it.

-I paid that!

-OK.

-I can't really do that.

125, then?

125. Just for you, I'll do it for 125.

Thank you. Are you happy with that?

-Yeah.

-Yes.

-I think so.

-Yeah?

OK. Perfect.

-125. Thank you very much.

-Bye-bye.

-Are you happy with that?

-I am. I like that one.

I think you've bought quality. You can't fault it for the quality.

-Now we've got to get two cheap lots!

-Yes!

-Right!

I think so.

Rishi thinks politeness is his best tactic.

Time will tell if the reds need to be more ruthless.

But they've bought something. The money's no good in their pockets.

That's something you wanted, the silver and glass combo.

-I like those.

-An unusual shape.

-Yes, not the usual bowl.

-The nice neck.

-Bottle-shaped.

-And it's still got its little glass stopper.

Which is probably quite unusual.

-Michael, hi.

-This is nice. I can't quite read that.

-It looks like... It's a nice shape.

-In a shield, isn't it?

It would be London.

Its date is post 1891. It's probably Edwardian.

-I quite like that.

-We do like that.

-Best price on that?

-Could you do it for £35?

I can do it for 40.

-Top 35?

-Oh, please!

I'll do it for 35 quid for you.

-35?

-35.

-He's our man.

-35 you can have it.

-OK, that's really kind.

-Do you want to do that?

-Can we shake hands?

Shake hands.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

Give the man a kiss!

Do!

-How do you want to pursue this, Michael?

-I really like this.

He's got it up for 120. If I could get it for, how much?

-I think if we can get it nearer the 80.

-Hmm.

-We've got plenty of time.

-Yes.

-We've got 30 minutes to go.

-OK.

Plenty of time?! You're joking! Those minutes will go in a flash! You just mark my words!

Oh, the box. What do you think about the box?

I quite like it a lot, and I like the price.

Who made the decision on the chamber stick?

-Was that you, Rishi?

-We both liked the chamber stick.

-You really liked the box as well.

-Yeah.

-Do you want to buy the box?

-Yeah.

OK, well let's go!

Snappy decision, but don't forget, it's all about the price, guys!

-So you want it, do you?

-Yes.

-Yeah, I think so.

-Shall I have a word with the dealer and see what I can do?

-Yes.

Wish me luck!

There's good and bad news.

The bad news is I tried to get it for 30, but he has left this rare mother-of-pearl buckle

and if you do happen to know

someone who only needs one cufflink, we get that as well for the 35.

-35.

-That's all right for 35.

-I think so.

-Happy with that?

-Yeah.

-That's your second item. Well done.

-We're on a roll!

-Yep.

-I think so!

The reds sure know what this game is all about.

Two items in the bag. But have they made wise choices?

That's pretty, isn't it?

-Mmm.

-Quite a small one.

-It's rather nice with these wings here.

-Yes.

-I quite like that.

-Price on the rocking chair?

-Roland! Rocker?

-130.

Let's carry on doing a loop, shall we?

Right.

Let's keep this momentum going, shall we?

-Yep.

-I think we'll head straight up there, yeah?

OK, yeah.

-So we're feeling confident?

-Definitely.

-We can do better than that.

-We're feeling very confident.

-Yes!

-Very confident!

-This is Bargain Hunt, after all!

Steady on! It's not over until the proverbial...

Uh-oh! Stand-off!

A polite one, of course!

How are you? How are your team?

Michael and Janet are doing well.

So are my team. We've only got one item to find.

Have you?

ALL TALK AT ONCE

They're so hot on their antiques. They don't need me. You need to be very worried.

It wouldn't be the first time they didn't need you!

-Anyway, we're going outside now.

-Good luck.

See you later!

INAUDIBLE

-Oh, that's quite nice.

-Yeah, Denby.

An unusual shape that, a funnel.

A nice colour, too.

-Irish stuff.

-Belleek.

-Yes, Belleek.

-That's quite cheap.

-Yes. And it's useful!

So what would you want to pay for that, do you think?

If they'd do 25, great, but I don't think they would.

You never know. Chance your arm. Nothing ventured, nothing gained!

-No.

-Go and ask her.

-Yes.

Hello. Your best price on that?

-VENDOR: 30.

-30?

We were thinking in terms of 25.

I can't do 25.

-In between? 28?

-I'll do 28.

-28.

-It's sound, isn't it?

-Good. Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

Ooh, you're on fire, Janet!

The ceramic porker makes it two buys for the blues, but time is running out.

This is rather nice.

But it's had a bit of restoration.

-That would have been nice. It's Royal Worcester.

-OK.

It's a good name, but it's only £85, which is always a worry!

Put it down, please!

Are they ganging up on you now, Mark? Ha-ha!

-Sorry, Mark!

-No, that's fine. It's wonderful. I like it. Keep going!

Polite to the last!

Over in the blue camp, there are big decisions to be made.

But fast!

We'll see if we can get it for 80.

And then we have 236 for the silver ink stand.

1810, isn't it. Let's go on. Only six minutes!

Right, teams, be brave, and part with the cash before it's too late!

-A little egg cup stand. How much?

-45.

-45. It's quite nice.

-Yeah.

-But I don't know how practical it would be.

We don't...

It's very decorative. Silver plate, of course. What do you think?

-I think the price is a bit expensive.

-Why?

-Because again, from a practical point of view, it's just decoration.

-It is.

-But I like the handle.

-Yeah.

-If you can take those off for me.

We'll look at the base underneath.

This is a very Victorian item.

It's very Victorian.

It's jolly nice quality. Shall we see if we can get the best price?

-Have it as a consideration, at least.

-OK.

-I'll go and have a word with them while Rishi puts it back together.

-Was it 45?

45, yes.

Any chance we could get it for 30, my friend?

-Yes, I suppose so. Fair enough, yes.

-Happy with that?

-I'll do 30.

-I think we should get it for 30.

-It's a good price.

-Thank you so much. Thanks a lot.

-Thank you.

-I think you've got a good eye. For £30.

-I'm happy with that. Very happy.

-Can we see a smile, then?

-Of course! I'm always smiling!

Well done, guys.

That's it. Great stuff. Over.

-And you did have a very good expert, he was about to say!

-Of course!

-Pardon?

-Couldn't do without.

-He's a wicked man!

-I know!

That's all three items for the reds.

There's no going back now. Meanwhile,

the blues are back with the very expensive silver desk stand.

It's quite a gamble, this.

You're in the final selection, you'll be pleased to know!

We winkled a smile out of him!

We have £236.

Will it buy it?

Er...

-Yes.

-It will buy it.

We'll buy it.

It's a lot of money, it's very pretty. It's got age.

It's in very good condition.

We have four minutes to finally decide on this.

-Oh!

-You're tempted by that. You'd buy that?

Funnily enough, in for a penny, in for a pound. Don't you think?

-For 236, yes.

-Go on, then.

-I think we should do it.

-Go on, then!

Shake the man's hand. Thank you very much indeed. Thank you.

Thank you. Well done. Three minutes to spare.

We've done it. Well done. Very good.

-Thank you very much.

-Pleasure.

-I think we deserve a cup of coffee. Well done.

-We do!

Time's up.

That's mermaid speak for time's up.

So which of the teams bagged the best bargains?

Let's see what the red team's bought.

Mark encouraged the team to spend big

on the French enamelled chamber stick

at £125.

An early 20th-century inlaid box

caught Kirin's attention

for £35.

For £30, could the egg cup stand be an ace up the reds' sleeve at auction?

-Aren't they amazing, this brother and sister business?

-Wonderful.

-To not argue with one another?

-I know who wears the trousers, Tim!

Oh, yes? Now, how did you get on? How much did you spend?

-£190.

-£190. I'd like £110 of left-over lolly, please.

There we go. £110. There we go, £110, Mark.

-A tidy sum.

-A tidy sum, Tim.

-I plan on getting them something completely different.

-Right.

There's a challenge! Just go and buy!

We'll find out at the auction about that.

Good luck. Good luck, Mark.

Let's remind ourselves of what the blues bought.

First off, Janet spotted a cut-glass scent bottle complete with stopper

for £35.

£28 bought them a pig-shaped novelty money box.

Will it bring home the bacon, though?

Last of all, they took a risk,

spending a whopping £236 on a Regency silver desk stand.

Well done, well done.

Well, Michael, you've got the right hat on, water-proof and leather!

-Yes.

-Did you have a good time, Janet?

A lovely time, yes, it was great fun.

And you spent pretty hard, didn't you?

We did. We managed to spend £299!

That is what I call a result!

-Is that a record?

-Can I have a pound, please?

-You can, indeed.

-Your lucky pound. One pound to go to you, James.

-Thank you.

-That's not so swift, from your point of view?

-No. I'm not undaunted, though.

I think I can find something for a pound!

They did very well to play the game. One item they bought for £236.

-Yes, chance your arm on something.

-I know!

-But a quality buy?

-Oh, yes.

A challenge for you, James. I don't envy you. But no better man for the job!

Thank you very much.

Meanwhile, we're heading somewhere incredibly interesting.

HMS Victory is berthed at Portsmouth's historic dockyards.

She was launched in 1765

and 40 years later sailed into battle with one of our most famous admirals, Lord Nelson.

Victory was also a work of art as well as a war ship.

As flagship, she literally carried the Admiral's flags - signals - to the remainder of the fleet.

She was also extremely elegant,

the long horizontal black and yellow lines interposed by the chequer of gun ports

were a particular favourite of Nelson's.

And if you were an admiral like Nelson, your quarters were equally impressive.

And this is the Admiral's Great Cabin.

And what a great cabin it is.

If you compare this with the miserable, small, squalid accommodation

for the average Jack Tar,

if one of those ordinary seamen happened to be ushered into this space

in front of the Admiral, they'd have been completely knocked out.

Because there are pieces of this that resemble very closely

the smartest of smart English country houses.

The dining table, the glassware,

the whole set-up reeks of class and privilege.

All this luxury does deceive you into thinking

that this is not a war ship.

But actually, the design of the thing is such

that the mahogany and satinwood banded panelling here is removable

and that reveals a port which would accept a massive cannon.

In fact,

that's the story of the whole of this Great Cabin.

The actual bulkheads that divide this space from the dining area

are also completely collapsible.

Why? Because when you have a call to actions,

the entire vessel is cleared for war

and that means that all this impedimenta has to be removed.

This becomes one large fighting space.

And on the table itself,

we've got a number of objects that are directly associated with Nelson,

including this magnificent solid silver Georgian dinner plate.

This is a piece of silver owned by Nelson himself

and it's a part of what's called the Copenhagen service.

There would have been probably a couple of dozen plates like this.

Next door to that, we have the absolute contrast.

This is the square board

that literally every Jack Tar had his miserable vitals off.

And the difference between his square meal

which probably wasn't that square or substantial,

and the Admiral's silver platter is to be seen before us.

Also,

we've got a gold watch that actually belonged to Nelson.

It's a repeating watch. If I press the button on the top, it chimes.

It gives you the hours and the number of minutes

which would have been handy for Nelson if he was striding the deck above in the dark,

as he would have some indication of the correct time.

And here we have a navigational instrument that was used by Nelson

for 26 years.

It's a piece of kit that's called an octant.

It's made out of ebony and brass and ivory

and it's a device to measure the angle between the horizon and a celestial object.

It was superseded around 1800 by the sextant

but still extremely nice

to have in the museum's collection.

The big question is today, of course,

how are our teams going to navigate their way around the rocky shore

that is the auction?

We've headed off to Sussex for our sale and the moment of truth for our teams.

At £30.

Selling for 30.

It's a treat to be at Denhams sale room just outside Horsham in West Sussex

with our auctioneer of the moment, Simon Langton.

-Morning, Tim.

-Great to be here.

Now, Kirin and Rishi

went with the chamber candlestick.

What a little peach that is!

Charming little thing, nicely signed.

-Great colour.

-Good order. What more can you want?

How much?

-50 to 75.

-That's not enough. £125 paid.

-Think you might get that?

-We might get that.

-You might.

-It's tough, though. Right at the very top edge of it.

-Top end.

Next is the little inlaid box,

which I suppose is kind of Sorrento or further east.

It's heading that way. There's a bit of olive wood in there

so middle European, I suppose we could call it.

-That's safe, isn't it? But a nice quality box.

-Good thing. Good box.

I like it. We're talking 30 to 50 for that.

OK. £35 paid. I wouldn't be surprised if it made 50 or 60.

-It's a nice portable thing.

-Yes, and a good colour.

I think they've done rather well. Lastly is the egg cruet.

I like these. They always sell. It's a clean one.

It's by Elkingtons. All the plate's on it. We're talking 30 to 50 for that one.

They paid £30 for it. So subject to what happens to the Barbedienne chamber candlestick,

they probably won't need the bonus buy, but let's have a look anyway.

Kirin and Rishi, you spent £190.

You gave Mark Stacey £110 of left-over lolly. What did you buy?

I spent it on a little cream jug.

-Aw!

-In pottery. With the black cockerel. It's says Bonjour.

Good morning. It's for breakfast tea in the morning.

It's made not in France, but in Scotland.

-OK.

-It's made by the Wemyss factory,

Robert Heron and Son.

The late Queen Mother was a great fan of Wemyss.

I thought it was charming and quite collectable still, particularly with the cockerel on it.

-How old do you think it is?

-I think it's probably around 1900.

-So it's 110 years old or so.

-They made whole sets out of it.

Big sets with a teapot, brightly painted, naively painted.

-With cabbage roses.

-Pigs.

-They did lovely pigs.

-It's a cute piece, actually.

-You like it?

-I do.

-It's nice.

-Would you have your milk out of it?

Why not? Why not?

-I spent £60 on it.

-That's very good.

-I think it's quite good.

-Yeah.

Bear it in mind. You won't be asked whether you're going to take it until after the sale of your items.

For the viewers at home, let's see what the auctioneer thinks about Mark's jug.

-Bonjour! Ca va?

-Ca va bien.

-Comme ci, comme ca!

Good as that, eh?

-That's my entire repertoire of vocab in French!

-I've exhausted your vocabulary!

-That's me finito! I mean finit.

-Finito!

-Do you fancy that little jug?

-I like it.

-I love these Scottish bits.

-It's Wemyss as well.

-We're talking 40 to £60 for that.

-Brilliant. £60 paid.

You'll have to work fairly hard to get Mark a profit on that.

-I shall sing for my supper.

-Don't go crowing too early!

Anyway, that's it for the reds. Now for les bleus.

Michael and Janet, the cut-glass, silver-topped scent bottle.

-Handsome?

-A handsome bottle.

People like these for dressing tables. We're talking 30 to £50.

£35 paid.

So that's pretty good. This little piggy is about to go to market.

-But he ain't very old, is he?

-He lacks the one criterion we need.

Age. Probably ten, 15 years old.

-Yeah.

-20 to £40, I should think.

OK. £28 they paid, which is about the right price.

And the big risk factor for this team

is their major investment in this piece of Georgian silver, the wee encrier.

Well, it's a good little object. I can see it on someone's desk. Georgian.

-I'm thinking round about 120 to 150 on this one.

-Are you?

-Is that all? £236 they paid.

-There's not a lot of silver there, is there?

Not a lot of silver, but it's got this period charm to it.

And it is an unusual arrangement, having the box between them.

Anyway, £120 to £150, eh?

On that basis, they definitely need the bonus buy.

Let's have a look at it.

Michael and Janet, you spent £299.

You gave James one pound.

I've a funny feeling the value of what he bought would be about a pound!

I can't see him negotiating down to 50p.

So, James, a really tough call, this.

What did you manage to find for a pound?

There we are. Reveal yourself!

A tiger's claw, I was reliably informed by the seller,

-with a rather nice chain.

-Oh, yes.

-You got it for a pound?

-I got it for a pound.

-Very good.

-I'm rather pleased with that.

-Yes, well.

-Super.

-I think that's excellent.

-Very good for a pound.

-It was a tough call.

-I had to scratch around.

-Ho, very good!

-For a claw!

-Do you think it'll make two pounds?

You never know. Knowing my luck it'll be 50p.

I think we should get a fiver.

They don't allow bids under a fiver in this esteemed establishment?

You've been really cheeky leaving him a pound, and you get what you deserve!

-I think that's excellent.

-Thank you very much.

-Pleasure.

While you think about it, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks of James's one-pound buy.

Now, Simon, what about that?

Well...

-That would be a claw from a tigger.

-Yes, it's a tiger's claw pendant.

Silver-mounted.

It appears to be on a silver box-link chain.

These things are quite popular. Don't know why, but they are.

We're talking 30 to £50 for that.

-How much?!

-30 to 50.

-Really?!

-Yeah.

-Old Braxton paid one pound for it!

He's a thief! He paid a pound for it?!

-One pound. Remarkable.

-He's obviously got charm, this man!

He certainly has. He's got bucket-loads of charm!

And he's also quite toothy! No, I didn't say that!

Anyway, there it is. That's a very happy note to finish on.

If you get £30 and he only paid one pound, if the team decide to go with the bonus buy.

And that's the excitement of this programme.

-Anyway, we're standing by for some results. Are you in good voice?

-Always!

-Always.

-Kirin and Rishi, how are you feeling?

-Good.

-Yep.

-Positive.

Have you had a brotherly, sisterly chat? Are you all sorted?

I think so. We're both on the same wavelength, really.

-Yeah.

-How do you think you'll get on?

-I think we might be OK, actually. I'm a little bit confident.

-Are you.

First up is your candlestick. Here it comes.

180 is the 19th-century gilt bronze and enamelled chamber candlestick.

A handsome candlestick, this one.

What do we say for it? £50 for it?

30, then. Come along, now.

I'm bid 30 straight in. Do I see the two?

And two. 34. 36. 38.

40 and two. 44. 46. 48. 50.

And five. 60. And five. 70. Five.

80. And five? 80 seated now.

At £80 seated. Do I see the five anywhere?

At £80, then. I'm going to sell at 80.

Up to £80 it did so well.

That's minus £45.

OK, now, your inlaid box, baby.

-Better do well.

-Come on.

-Come on!

Lot 181 is the Tunbridge-ware-style box with a hinged lid.

Small collection of contents therein.

-I'm bid 30 and five...

-Profit straight up.

..and five. 60. And five?

With me at £65.

Are we all done and selling at £65.

All done at 65.

£65. £30 profit straight up.

Now, is your next item going to do any good? Stand by.

182 is the Victorian silver-plated egg cruet by Elkingtons.

Handsome little egg cruet.

£20 for this one?

Ten to get us going. £10. 12. 14.

-We're at £14, then. Are we all done and selling at £14?

-Surely not!

At £14 now.

What about the estimate of 30 to 50?

-Where are we...

-What happened there?

-Where are we here?

That's ridiculous! What did he sell it for?

-£14, Tim.

-£14. That's not even hard boiled!

That's minus 16. 45. 55. 61.

You're minus £31, yes?

-Yeah.

-Have you checked that? University graduates and all that?

-Yeah, that's fine.

-Molecular engineering.

-All right, are we?

-Figures are right.

-You're the finance man.

-Yeah.

-Minus 31. Double-checked. Super.

-What about the cream jug? Going for it?

-I think we'll leave it.

-At £31.

-Yeah, I think that's a winning score.

-You reckon?

-It could be a winning score.

-They're so cool, aren't they?

-Sorry, Mark.

-No apologies needed.

-You've made your decision.

You've decided you're not going with the Scottish / French milk jug.

-Yeah, lovely as it was.

-That's the decision.

We're going to sell it anyway. Here it comes.

185 is the 19th-century Wemyss jug.

There it is. Bonjour written on it.

Nice little jug for you. What do we say for this one?

I am bid 30 and five. 40 and five. 50.

With me now at £50. Are we all done and selling at £50, then?

All done at 50, are we?

Good call, kids.

£50 is a £10 loss.

So you did not add to your losses.

You were very cool. You ringfenced them at minus £31, which could be a winning score.

Just don't say a word to the blues, of course.

-Are you nervous, Michael?

-No, just a bit twitchy!

-Twitchy?

-Yes. Other than that, I'm all right.

-How does he look when he's twitchy?

-He has this grin on his face!

-An inane grin!

-Are you feeling confident, Janet?

-Er, no!

-No.

-Yes,

-I feel confident about the first two, but the last one, the silver...

-Could be a problem.

-Yes.

First up is the scent bottle. Here it comes.

Lot 200 is the cut-glass club-shaped scent bottle.

Complete with stopper. I'm bid 30 and five. 40 and five. 50.

And five. 60.

-And five. With me now at £65.

-Has he got the right lot?

All done and selling at £65. All done at 65?

Well done, Janet, you found it.

£65 is a straight £30 profit. Straight up.

Lot 201. The 20th-century Belleek piggy bank.

There we are. What do we say for a piggy bank?

I'm bid 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20.

With me now at £20. Are we done and selling at £20, then?

The Belleek. It's now gone. £20. That's minus eight.

-A loss there.

-Minus eight. Doesn't matter, you're still plus 22.

Now, here comes the big one.

Lot 202.

The 19th-century Regency rectangular silver and cut glass stand dish.

Handsome stand dish, this. I'm bid 70.

And five. 80. And five. 90. And five.

110. And ten. 120. 130.

140. 150. 160.

170? With me at 160. I can take 165.

-165.

-165, then.

165. Left-handed, now?

-Keep going!

-I'm selling at 165. Do I see 170? All done!

Oh, dear! £165 is five short of 70, which is 30.

So you are minus £49. There is no choice in this for the bonus buy.

-Going with the bonus buy?

-Yes, bonus buy.

-Definitely going with it.

Here comes the tiger's claw.

Lot 205 is the tiger's claw pendant

on a fine silver chain.

What do we say for this? £30, do we say? 20, then, come along.

Ten if we must. I'm bid ten straight in. Do I see 12? 12 here.

14. 16. 18. 20.

And two. 24. 26. 28, is it?

26 straight ahead. All done at £26, then?

All done.

A round of applause for Mr Braxton, I think!

£26.

Which is a profit of £25,

which reduces your losses overall to only minus £24.

-Not bad.

-That's not too bad.

-It's not.

-Not terribly good, but not bad.

-Considering that silver.

-We've been round the houses with these four lots!

-Up, down, up, down!

-It's been a fantastic bit of the programme.

Anyway, minus £24 might be a winning score. Not a word to the reds, OK?

No. They looked too happy!

-(Not for long!)

-They're always smiling.

It's rather fun that the auction's still happening, away on the other side.

-Now, have you been talking to one another?

-No!

-Not comparing notes?

-No, nothing.

-Were you to have compared notes,

-you'd find incredible similarities between yourselves today.

-Right.

Neither of you are going home with any money! That is the similarity!

And the gap of no money between you is miniscule.

I have to say. Practically nothing in it.

And both of you did make an excellent profit of £30 on one item,

which is another coincidence.

How about that?

Anyway I have to announce who the runners-up are. And today, I'm afraid, it's the reds.

GROANING

-Yes.

-No!

-I fooled you there, didn't I? I fooled you.

-I thought we'd won.

Anyway,

minus £31.

I'm sorry about that. Rishi, are you OK with this?

I'm all right.

-This is not the greatest moment.

-Not really.

Everything that you learned at university, watching Bargain Hunt having just got up.

-Didn't pay off.

-It hasn't taken you forward!

Lovely having you on the show. Hope you enjoyed it.

But the victors today. What about this, Janet? Michael's face is marvellous!

-You started off with a £30 profit, which was brilliant.

-My responsibility.

And then you had this brilliant expert who spends one pound on an item

and sells the item for £26.

-Thank you!

-That has to be the most extraordinary profit on any object

on Bargain Hunt. From such modest beginnings, Braxton!

-Such a great oak tree grew.

-The alchemist!

Well, well done on that.

It's been a great competition.

Nothing between you. No shame at all.

-We've had a lovely time. Join us soon for more bargain hunting!

-Yes!

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