:00:08. > :00:18.Oh! So many objects, so little time - so little sunshine! Let's go
:00:18. > :00:36.
:00:36. > :00:42.Today we're hunting bargains in the showground close to the historic
:00:42. > :00:47.city of Norwich. I just wonder what sort of history is going to be made
:00:47. > :00:54.here today. The reds are ladies with expensive tastes. Have a guess.
:00:54. > :00:58.Maybe 150. Oh, dear! My God, we were well out! Is that expensive as
:00:58. > :01:05.well? Yes. OK. If you two look at it it's bound to be. The blues
:01:05. > :01:08.can't make a decision. I think it's a possibility. Do you think it's a
:01:08. > :01:11.possibility? Yes, I think we ought to think a little while. We'll have
:01:11. > :01:15.a think about that one as well. Three minutes. But they are saved
:01:15. > :01:21.by the David Barby fan club. like David Barby and he deserves to
:01:21. > :01:24.win. Let's says �60. Thank you very much. Here are the rules again. We
:01:24. > :01:28.have two teams each with �300 to spend on three items which they
:01:29. > :01:37.take away and sell at auction. Hopefully to make a profit. Let's
:01:37. > :01:43.Serena and Jenny, how do you know each other? We are sisters.
:01:43. > :01:46.away! Yeah. Are you really? I'm the slightly older sister. Really? You
:01:46. > :01:51.can't tell that. One blonde and one brunette, that's brilliant. Mine's
:01:51. > :01:56.natural, yours isn't. Quite catty, too! You know each other because
:01:56. > :02:01.you are sisters. Yes. Did you have what is the usual sisterly
:02:01. > :02:05.relationship when you were younger? Sisterly love? No. Did you fight a
:02:05. > :02:09.lot? Absolutely. If there was something to fight about, we would
:02:09. > :02:12.do it. As petty as you like. What do you do for a living? I'm a
:02:12. > :02:15.finance assistant for a local high school. That's a nice job. It is.
:02:15. > :02:18.So you get great holidays. Absolutely, that's the best bit.
:02:18. > :02:22.That fits in perfectly. Do you have any children? I do, a daughter who
:02:22. > :02:24.is seven. Jenny, do you have nice, long summer holidays as well?
:02:24. > :02:28.currently not working I'm technically on maternity leave, so
:02:28. > :02:32.I can have as much holiday as I like. Congratulations. When did you
:02:32. > :02:36.have your baby? She's nearly nine months old now. So you'll be back
:02:36. > :02:39.to work soon? I run a company with my husband so I'm not planning on
:02:40. > :02:43.going back to full-time work. What experience have you got of
:02:43. > :02:49.antiques? Both Jenny and I had childhood hobbies of collecting
:02:49. > :02:53.animals. Jenny collected pigs. And I collected owls. Little china
:02:53. > :02:57.pigs? I had loads of them around my bedroom. I think we're going to get
:02:57. > :03:00.on terribly well today on Bargain Hunt. This is going to be an
:03:00. > :03:04.absolute hoot. Welcome to the show. We'll see how you get on in a
:03:04. > :03:09.minute. Now, the blues. Yvonne and Ricardo. How do you know each
:03:09. > :03:13.other? Richard is my brother-in-law. He is married to my eldest sister,
:03:14. > :03:17.Bernice. They've been married 27 years. That's how I know Richard.
:03:18. > :03:22.Do you see quite a lot of each other as a family? We do. I've got
:03:22. > :03:26.three sisters and we've all got husbands and two children each.
:03:26. > :03:33.Tell us about your animals. I've got three cats, a rabbit and guinea
:03:33. > :03:37.pig. Do they all get on? Yes. I get pigeons brought in quite regular.
:03:37. > :03:41.The cat, Henry, brings me pigeons and mice. I try and revive most of
:03:42. > :03:47.them and send them out into the wild. And I've had a rat. Do you
:03:47. > :03:52.give mouth-to-mouth? Try and revive that! What about animals in your
:03:52. > :03:57.life? We are full of animals. When I proposed to my wife, she accepted
:03:57. > :04:02.on one condition. That when we went on honeymoon we had to have the two
:04:02. > :04:06.new additions to the family. What, straight away? Straight away. We
:04:06. > :04:09.spent about 10 day in North Wales looking for Border collie pups.
:04:09. > :04:12.you were successful? Yes, we have had Border collies ever since.
:04:12. > :04:16.Amongst rabbits, guinea pigs, cockerels and hens. What relevance
:04:16. > :04:19.has any of this got to Bargain Hunt and antiques, do you know anything
:04:19. > :04:24.about it, Richard? I don't, no. I'm relying on Yvonne because she does
:04:24. > :04:28.a lot of car boot. You do the car boot, do you? Yes. What you like
:04:29. > :04:33.about it? I like the buying side of it and the buzz, if I get it cheap.
:04:33. > :04:39.I like a bargain. I have brought you a little present. Have you?
:04:39. > :04:43.Look at that. Darling, how sweet - look. It's a bow-tie. Well, I do
:04:43. > :04:47.admire your bow-ties. I thought that would be nice for you. This is
:04:47. > :04:50.just my colour scheme, too. Good. If I accept this gift, is it going
:04:50. > :04:54.to upset the reds because it's a blue bow-tie. I did notice you'd
:04:54. > :04:57.bought a blue bow-tie. There we are, that's really sweet. Thank you very
:04:57. > :05:04.much. Now the money moment. �300 apiece. You know the rules, your
:05:04. > :05:11.experts await. Off you go and very Each team is led by one of our
:05:11. > :05:14.select experts. Guide dog for the reds is David Harper. Are you
:05:14. > :05:24.raring to go? Absolutely. When those doors open you've got 60
:05:24. > :05:26.
:05:26. > :05:32.Dishing out the advice for the Well, you can start by browsing
:05:32. > :05:37.through everything in here. There's a lot to choose from. If there's
:05:37. > :05:40.anything there that's going to take your eye, let's have a look at it.
:05:40. > :05:49.Moorcroft is just absolutely... is a beautiful vase. Worth every
:05:49. > :05:54.penny. It's 600 quid but we are I like something like that. They
:05:54. > :05:58.are superb, but these are �300 to �400 a time. It looks like the reds
:05:58. > :06:03.have found something already. at that, that genuinely is a piece
:06:03. > :06:07.of art. Yes. Isn't it? And in the true sense of the word, because
:06:07. > :06:10.that is an absolute one-off. There may be hundreds of items similar to
:06:10. > :06:16.it but there will be nothing on planet earth that is exactly the
:06:16. > :06:19.same as that. It's a hand-made piece of glass, probably Murano. I
:06:19. > :06:24.never get sick of talking about Murano because it's such a good
:06:24. > :06:30.quality product. I like the colours. Yes. It's just beautiful,
:06:30. > :06:34.absolutely beautiful. I really like that. Do you? I do like that.
:06:35. > :06:38.it's modern. It is. It's something anybody could have in their house.
:06:38. > :06:43.It's probably 1960s, 1970s. Do you think it's that old? It probably
:06:43. > :06:46.could be. And it's not a lot of money. To be honest, I was
:06:46. > :06:50.surprised, I was expecting a bit more money. I'm sure they'd be
:06:50. > :06:57.happy to take a bit more off you. As a dealer, you'd be my dream
:06:57. > :07:02.client! In an auction I think that should make 30 quid all day long.
:07:02. > :07:07.It should do. So I think anything under that would stand a chance.
:07:07. > :07:17.How much is your best price on this? Ask her to be kind. Can you
:07:17. > :07:18.
:07:18. > :07:22.be kind to us, please? 28 any help? 25? Yeah, OK. Fantastic. Very good.
:07:22. > :07:25.They are good, aren't they? That's quick off the mark, reds. I didn't
:07:25. > :07:28.think we'd find anything le t alone in six minutes. To be honest, it
:07:28. > :07:32.doesn't take us very long and money. Exactly, especially when it's not
:07:32. > :07:36.yours - it's the perfect money to spend! Come on, keep on doing a
:07:36. > :07:41.great job. Let's see if the blues are off to a good start.
:07:41. > :07:51.barometer. A nice piece of work there. �68, not bad. It's Art Deco
:07:51. > :07:54.Beswick. Quite clever, isn't it? It's worth a thought but we'll
:07:54. > :07:56.think about it. We need to come back, we've just started shopping.
:07:56. > :07:59.Good point, David, but don't get complacent. Poole Pottery, very
:07:59. > :08:04.collectible. This is an Hors d'Oeuvres set. You've got pickles
:08:04. > :08:11.there, yoghurt and chutney, pickled onions, gherkins. Yeah. It's quite
:08:11. > :08:15.nice. It is. What is so nice is it's on its original stand. Right.
:08:15. > :08:21.Each piece nice and sharp, no chips and the stamp mark there. It's
:08:21. > :08:29.called Saladin. So they are trying to emulate that Saladin glazes of
:08:29. > :08:35.the Chinese. That would be very Art Deco style. Do you like that?
:08:35. > :08:39.Just confer with Richard, your brother-in-law. He has said nothing.
:08:39. > :08:46.It's a possibility. Do you think it's a possibility? Yes. Well done,
:08:46. > :08:56.Richard - do speak up, man. They are asking �45 for it. I was
:08:56. > :09:00.
:09:00. > :09:06.thinking 20. 25. That still is a little bit much. 22? Can you go 22?
:09:06. > :09:16.Yes, I can. OK. We'll have that. Thank you very much. Well done,
:09:16. > :09:18.
:09:18. > :09:24.Those owls are really quirky. are absolutely gorgeous. Are they
:09:24. > :09:30.peppers, salt? Yes. Really? They are very sweet. I used to collect
:09:30. > :09:34.those. You did. Did you really? There you go. There is owl each.
:09:34. > :09:39.They are amazing. Have you seen the price? I did. I'm now crying inside.
:09:39. > :09:45.What is it? �300. I know. And they are worth �300, they really are.
:09:45. > :09:50.Don't forget you're on a budget, ladies. 150. He is lovely. I used
:09:50. > :09:56.to collect pigs. Did you? What would you put in there? Matches.
:09:56. > :10:00.Yes. A Vesta. Named after the old vesta matches. He is cute. Is he
:10:00. > :10:05.hallmarked? No, he's not. Because we can't categorically say it's
:10:05. > :10:09.silver it's a problem when we go to auction. So leave old piggy here,
:10:09. > :10:14.I'm afraid. It looks like this little piggy is not going to market
:10:14. > :10:19.either. The blues have got their eye on a pair of Doulton vases.
:10:20. > :10:26.They are late, 1910, 1920. Yes, they've got an early Royal Doulton
:10:26. > :10:29.but often they got Doulton Lambeth period. What I particularly like is
:10:29. > :10:35.the mottled effect glaze you have. It was very fashionable for that
:10:35. > :10:39.time. Then you have this trailed Tudor rose. I find them very cool.
:10:39. > :10:42.They've got taste, they are sophisticated. Like us - the blue
:10:42. > :10:47.team. They are blue, all blue. That's what attracted me. And
:10:47. > :10:54.they're both in nice condition. What do you think, Richard? I think
:10:54. > :11:03.they're in very nice condition. They are nice, aren't they? I think
:11:03. > :11:07.they've got 150. I could do 130. How about 100? 110. 110. I think we
:11:07. > :11:11.ought to pass wait for a little while and perhaps come back. Could
:11:11. > :11:15.you hold them just for a little while? Could you put them on
:11:15. > :11:18.reserve for 15 minutes, sir? Yes, I will put them on there but I won't
:11:18. > :11:21.sell them. Thank you very much. Come on, let's move. That's it,
:11:21. > :11:27.David, take control. Reds are still aiming high, too high. 365.
:11:27. > :11:33.gosh! Troika. Is that expensive as well? It will be. If you two look
:11:33. > :11:43.at it it's bound to be. What kind of money is it? 240. We are getting
:11:43. > :11:45.
:11:45. > :11:50.Have a guess. Maybe 150. 120. dear. We are well out! You and your
:11:50. > :11:55.expensive items. Serena and Jenny, you are not a cheap date either of
:11:55. > :12:00.you! Remember, you are up against the clock. Hello, what's this?
:12:00. > :12:03.you heard of Victory V? I haven't. You've never had a Victory V?
:12:03. > :12:09.You've never lived. Is it like a Fisherman's Friend? It is. Really
:12:09. > :12:15.powerful. But this is an advertising clock for Victory Vs. I
:12:15. > :12:18.would imagine if you're a shopkeeper in 1900... If you were
:12:18. > :12:24.flogging loads of Victory Vs you would get this for free and you'd
:12:24. > :12:29.put it in your shop. This container is issued for our world famous
:12:29. > :12:35.Victory V lozenges. The world's winter sweetmeats. Not a nice
:12:35. > :12:41.description. No. Do you like it? do, actually. I don't like it.
:12:41. > :12:45.don't like it? No. You've got a much better eye than me, as you
:12:45. > :12:50.proved already. It's got an alarm on it as well. That's it, the shop
:12:50. > :12:56.has now closed. And look at the decoration here. That is positively
:12:56. > :13:01.art-nouveau influenced. And when it was new it would have been very
:13:01. > :13:04.bright and vibrant. I'm sorry, Jen, but I do really like that. I just...
:13:04. > :13:10.It's something different. There are people that buy and collect
:13:10. > :13:14.advertising things. So you think that would be a good one? I think
:13:14. > :13:21.it's a potential if the price was right. What would the very best for
:13:21. > :13:27.us be? 65. Never mind that. I could do 55. Can we be cheeky and say 50?
:13:27. > :13:30.50. I'm happy. Take a chance. You don't make money in this business
:13:30. > :13:34.unless you take a chance. Happy? Yes. Thank you very much.
:13:34. > :13:40.Marvellous. So two in the old bag for the reds. She's proved she's
:13:40. > :13:44.got the better I then I have. you both got good eyes, genuinely.
:13:44. > :13:46.Well, we haven't. You've got good taste. Me, too, we are in the club
:13:46. > :13:50.here! Yeah, people with specs always spot the most interesting
:13:50. > :13:55.things. Look what I've found. Were you keen on playing with jigsaws
:13:55. > :14:04.when you were a kiddywink? Well I was, and what a great example this
:14:04. > :14:07.thing is. Look at that. I reckon this is a 400 to 500 piece jigsaw.
:14:07. > :14:16.Because it's been enclosed in a frame from the moment that it was
:14:16. > :14:21.made in 1937, it hasn't been played with. So you have none of that
:14:21. > :14:27.play-worn damage which you so often get on jigsaws. This thing has been
:14:27. > :14:32.perfectly frozen in time. Within its frame. And it's a lovely image,
:14:32. > :14:39.isn't it? This vessel, the Queen Mary, was one of the most iconic
:14:39. > :14:42.passenger vessels that ever floated. We see her travelling in 1937,
:14:42. > :14:52.which is about the time that the sister ship, Queen Elizabeth, was
:14:52. > :14:53.
:14:53. > :14:57.launched in Scotland. It is an enormous craft, some 80,000 tonnes.
:14:57. > :14:59.And, of course, for many years, nearly 50 years in fact, she was in
:14:59. > :15:08.service and provided excellent accommodation to many millions of
:15:08. > :15:14.passengers travelling back and forth across the Atlantic. What
:15:14. > :15:23.would it cost you, for a memory? �25. That's what I'd call a cheap
:15:23. > :15:28.David has found something but can he get the blues thrilled about it?
:15:28. > :15:33.I love it. Do you like that? Is it leaves? Yes, overlapping leaves.
:15:33. > :15:42.Very much in Arts and Crafts style. It's quite nice, what do you think?
:15:42. > :15:49.Japanese-style. Early 1900s. Can I have a look at the mark underneath?
:15:49. > :15:52.That's a registration mark there. England, made after 1891. I like it.
:15:52. > :15:56.But it depends whether you like it. What's the best price you've got on
:15:56. > :16:04.this? �65. I don't know, David, we'll have a think about that one
:16:04. > :16:14.Isn't that just so plain and so elegant? Early 19th century.
:16:14. > :16:20.
:16:20. > :16:24.Georgian. So late George III. About 1820. With that lovely shade
:16:24. > :16:26.description therefore the key. That thing has been loved and cared for
:16:26. > :16:29.and polished for generation after generation after generation. Just
:16:29. > :16:32.think of all the people that have come and gone. All their problems
:16:33. > :16:36.that they were living with, using this box are all gone and forgotten.
:16:36. > :16:39.When you are handling things like this you are getting a touch back
:16:39. > :16:42.into history and time. Time is something the blues don't have much
:16:42. > :16:47.of. This was made by the biggest manufacturer in Birmingham of brass
:16:47. > :16:54.bedsteads. What's the price of that? 45. Richard, it's your choice.
:16:54. > :17:00.Bedsteads indeed! Time to wake up, blues. We've got 27 minutes left.
:17:00. > :17:05.We bought one object, the Saladin green. You want the Doulton vases,
:17:05. > :17:08.you are interested in them. What else have we seen? We'd better get
:17:08. > :17:15.looking. There's plenty to look outside but both our teams have
:17:15. > :17:21.opted to stay inside in the dry. It's a perfume bottle. It is
:17:21. > :17:26.damaged, I know, but it is silver. It is circa 1900. You've got a nice,
:17:26. > :17:34.engine-turned style enamel top to it. How much would you pay for
:17:34. > :17:44.that? I'm scared to say now. Go on, you are very good. �100. 50.
:17:44. > :17:47.
:17:47. > :17:53.are closer. �2. �2! �2. Really? How could we lose on that? It is
:17:53. > :17:57.utterly bonkers. �2, it's going to make a tenner, isn't it? Someone is
:17:57. > :18:02.going to pay a tenner for it but it's not going to set the world on
:18:02. > :18:05.fire. So we can do a deal if you fancy it. We are going to put
:18:05. > :18:09.together a nice, cheeky, little auction lot. Victorian, engraved on
:18:09. > :18:13.the top. That's nice. That would have been part of a lady's dressing
:18:13. > :18:18.table set. Do you know what that is? No idea. It's a sugar caster.
:18:18. > :18:25.Is it? Do you know why they are called sugar caster? Dead simple.
:18:25. > :18:31.Because they cast the sugar. If it was only small... That's a nice
:18:31. > :18:34.thing. What have we got here? That is probably 1920s. A bit of
:18:34. > :18:38.something made during the Art Deco period. Can you see the shape of
:18:38. > :18:41.the elephant? Yeah, that's quite cool. This is a proper trade lot
:18:41. > :18:45.this. How are you feeling? smiling. I think we can be quite
:18:45. > :18:51.cheeky putting a group of stuff together as one item. Cheeky?
:18:51. > :18:58.I'd be up for that. That is not a silver, that is it talcum powder.
:18:58. > :19:02.There you go, you've got two, four, six sweet things. One is worthless.
:19:02. > :19:10.What would be the absolute death, guys? 70. Really? I'd love to get
:19:10. > :19:14.it a bit cheaper to give us a chance. 65. 62? 65. OK. You drive a
:19:14. > :19:18.hard bargain, don't you? We are here to make money like everyone.
:19:18. > :19:24.It's up to you. It's a quirky one. We want something different,
:19:24. > :19:29.unusual. There we go up. Brilliant. Job-lot. Proper antique dealers,
:19:29. > :19:35.these two. Marvellous. Thanks, guys, really good of you. Well done, reds,
:19:35. > :19:38.all done. But the blues have still got two to find. We have not got
:19:38. > :19:44.much time. You are telling me, David. It looks like they're going
:19:44. > :19:53.back for those vases to me. Did you say 100? I didn't. Would you?
:19:53. > :20:00.all right. Just for you. He's going to do them for 100 for me. What
:20:00. > :20:10.about 80? Cheeky! No. Can we shake on the vases? �100. Thank you very
:20:10. > :20:14.
:20:14. > :20:24.Still one more to go, though, blues. Moorcroft, 285. 195. Now we have
:20:24. > :20:25.
:20:25. > :20:30.I'll do 50, that's the best. It's too much probably. You are running
:20:30. > :20:39.out of time and panic is setting in. The pot, the green with the leaves,
:20:39. > :20:43.I prefer that than the other. are talking about this. You have
:20:43. > :20:53.got a minute to go back. Do you know where it is? And I'm going to
:20:53. > :21:02.
:21:02. > :21:12.see you run from here. Do you know We said 65, didn't we? Can you do
:21:12. > :21:18.55? Not really. Because I like David Barby so much and he deserves
:21:18. > :21:22.to win, let's say �60. �60? Yes, we'll take that. Thank you very
:21:22. > :21:25.much. At last, Blues, and in the nick of time. Let's remind
:21:25. > :21:28.ourselves of what the teams have bought. For �25, the red team
:21:29. > :21:33.bought this 1960s Murano bars. The clock and lozenge combo is a breath
:21:33. > :21:43.of fresh air at �50. And for �65, they put together a mixed lot of
:21:43. > :21:44.
:21:44. > :21:47.silver. You're alright, you've got some shelter inside, but outside it
:21:47. > :21:53.is pouring. Have you been outside? I have been outside. Desperately
:21:53. > :22:00.trying to find some bargains. How have you got on in here? We've done
:22:00. > :22:03.quite well in fact. How much did you spend? �140. I'll have your
:22:03. > :22:05.�160 of leftover lolly, please. Thank you. That's a nice watch.
:22:05. > :22:15.David Harper, "The Shark". Shark! I've been called much worse.
:22:15. > :22:18.What you going to do? Are you going to spend a lot? I will spend it on
:22:18. > :22:22.something big and meaty, I think. Yes. Good luck, David. Good luck,
:22:22. > :22:25.girls. Why don't we check out how the Blues are getting on, eh? For
:22:25. > :22:29.�22 they are hoping to dine out with this 1930s Poole Pottery
:22:29. > :22:33.supper tray. And they bought this pair of Doulton Art vases for �100.
:22:33. > :22:37.David is positively delighted with this bulrush jardiniere. I like it.
:22:38. > :22:41.How much did you spend all together? We spent �182. �182. I
:22:41. > :22:44.would like �118 of leftover lolly please. 118 is a nice amount to
:22:44. > :22:50.pass over to you. Gives you plenty of scope to go for something, what,
:22:50. > :22:53.glitzy? I have instructions that it has to be a cat. Got to be a cat?
:22:53. > :22:56.cat brooch, something like that? Let's not be catty about this. Good
:22:56. > :23:06.luck, David. Good luck, team. Meanwhile, we are heading off to
:23:06. > :23:09.
:23:09. > :23:13.the Usher Art Gallery in Lincoln The Usher Art Gallery in Lincoln
:23:13. > :23:16.holds a substantial collection of the fine and decorative arts. The
:23:16. > :23:23.principal collection was the gift of James Ward Usher, who died in
:23:24. > :23:26.1921. He also endowed the place with funds to build this splendid
:23:26. > :23:36.museum building. Since then, there have been substantial additions to
:23:36. > :23:39.the collection, including a number of paintings. Of significant
:23:39. > :23:45.importance to the Usher Art Gallery is the collection of works by Peter
:23:45. > :23:47.de Wint. During the 18th century, Britain was in the process of
:23:47. > :23:56.industrialisation and De Wint's paintings captured pre-industrial
:23:56. > :24:01.Lincolnshire in its most idyllic state. This is a very typical De
:24:01. > :24:04.Wint picture, in his favourite medium, watercolour. What we've got
:24:04. > :24:12.is a painting of Torksey Castle, which is about seven miles outside
:24:12. > :24:15.Lincoln and meandering across the front here is the River Trent. What
:24:15. > :24:23.De Wint loved was to use soft washes, emphasising a broad, open
:24:23. > :24:32.landscape. What I like about this picture is that it illustrates the
:24:32. > :24:34.river traffic. At this time, Britain is still transporting large
:24:34. > :24:37.numbers of commercial goods up-and- down our navigable rivers, but
:24:37. > :24:47.nowhere in this painting do you see anything that smacks of
:24:47. > :24:49.
:24:49. > :24:55.100 years later, things had changed dramatically. Britain's landscape
:24:55. > :25:04.was completely altered and industry This painting certainly does have
:25:04. > :25:07.industrial overtones. It is, of course, by the 20th century's
:25:07. > :25:13.brilliant British artist, Lawrence Stephen Lowry. And it shows a
:25:14. > :25:17.quintessential Lowryesque scene. Thousands of little stick figures
:25:17. > :25:24.walking busily on the far side of the river, as if they have just
:25:24. > :25:26.knocked off from the factory gates. And larger figures here in the
:25:26. > :25:32.foreground, some of them earnestly leaning forward in typical Lowryish
:25:33. > :25:35.style. There is a hint of industry here with the power-station chimney
:25:35. > :25:43.smoking and an intensely impasto and rather grimy white sky, a
:25:43. > :25:53.typical Lowry signature. And sitting moodily in the centre of
:25:53. > :25:56.
:25:56. > :26:06.the picture is Lincoln Cathedral Interestingly, this commission was
:26:06. > :26:10.
:26:10. > :26:12.placed by the then MP for Lincoln, one Geoffrey DeFreitas. In the mid-
:26:12. > :26:15.Fifties he records in his letter that he commissioned Lowry by
:26:15. > :26:18.approaching his gallery in London, the Le Feuvre Gallery, and they
:26:18. > :26:22.said that Lowry was likely to be vain about wearing his glasses and
:26:22. > :26:25.to watch out for him in case he fell over. Which he promptly did,
:26:25. > :26:30.in the House of Commons at the meeting he fell downstairs and as
:26:30. > :26:33.DeFreitas said, the meeting did not go well. The commission did go
:26:34. > :26:41.ahead and Lowry visited Lincoln and was shown around by the MP and they
:26:41. > :26:43.settled on this particular spot where the subject was to be painted.
:26:43. > :26:53.Lowry was determined to include the power station chimneys and
:26:53. > :26:54.
:26:55. > :26:58.DeFreitas was determined that Lowry should include the cathedral. So,
:26:58. > :27:01.the end painting, finished in 1959, satisfied all parties. It was
:27:01. > :27:11.acquired by the Usher Gallery Trust in 1990 for display here and there
:27:11. > :27:13.
:27:13. > :27:16.can be no more appropriate gallery Of course, the big question today
:27:16. > :27:20.is for our teams. At the auction, are they going to be equally
:27:20. > :27:27.industrious? We are off to Sworders sale room outside Stansted
:27:27. > :27:32.Mountfitchet to meet our auctioneer, John Black. Good morning, John.
:27:32. > :27:38.Great to be here. Serena and Jenny, their first item is this Murano
:27:38. > :27:48.glass vase. How do you rate that? think it's a lovely decorative vase.
:27:48. > :27:49.
:27:49. > :27:53.Good colouring. We've estimated it at �20 to �30. Good, because they
:27:53. > :27:58.paid 25 and therefore that is slap- bang in the middle and therefore
:27:58. > :28:01.they will be very pleased with John Black. They should be. The next
:28:01. > :28:08.item is the Victory V tin and lozenge box. Which I guess is quite
:28:08. > :28:15.an unusual item, isn't it? It is. It is odd to put lozenges in a tin
:28:15. > :28:18.with a clock. A good bit of advertising, from the twenties or
:28:18. > :28:21.thirties. It is in fairly rough condition and 50 to �80, it should
:28:21. > :28:29.do that. They paid 50, so they will be delighted if they get anything
:28:29. > :28:32.more than that, that would be great. Lastly, the mixed bag of some
:28:32. > :28:37.silver-topped bottles, not out of a set, and a pretty oddball lot.
:28:37. > :28:41.in brilliant condition. Most of them are silver topped, but two
:28:41. > :28:45.aren't. The enamel is lost on one of them as well. But 60 to �100, I
:28:45. > :28:49.think that is a fair price. �65 was paid. David Harper found them. He
:28:49. > :28:55.thought that the whole lot together would do better, and I think he is
:28:55. > :28:59.likely to be right. If he isn't, though, they are going to need
:28:59. > :29:06.their bonus buy, so let's go and have a look at it. Now, girls, you
:29:06. > :29:09.spend �140, right? Yes. And �160 you gave to David Harper. What did
:29:09. > :29:14.you spend �160 on, David? Probably something that they would never buy
:29:14. > :29:17.a in a million years. But, have a look at that. It is silver, it is a
:29:17. > :29:27.cigarette case, but it is the engraving that we need to look at
:29:27. > :29:28.
:29:28. > :29:31.very closely. OK. What does it say? We have got Karl Hames Preis, 1940,
:29:31. > :29:35.one year into the second world war. It is obviously German and this is
:29:35. > :29:40.his award, the Iron Cross, so it is sending shivers up the back of my
:29:40. > :29:46.spine because it has historical interest. A militaria collector
:29:46. > :29:51.would be fascinated by it. Okay. it going to make a profit? Well,
:29:51. > :29:58.how much you think I paid for it? Well, you had 160. I'm really
:29:58. > :30:01.hoping you didn't pay all of that. Maybe �80? Very good. 75. I think
:30:01. > :30:11.it has a chance. With the right buyers online, particularly, to
:30:11. > :30:12.
:30:12. > :30:15.make a profit. You guys don't pick it now, you pick it after the sale
:30:15. > :30:18.of your first three items, but let's see for the audience at home
:30:18. > :30:24.what the auctioneer thinks about the German box. So, John, how do
:30:24. > :30:29.you rate that? It's a pretty box. A little damage on it. But a nice
:30:29. > :30:32.inscription. We have not found anything about Karl Hames Preis.
:30:32. > :30:35.the intriguing mystery of who this man is, and why he got his Iron
:30:35. > :30:45.Cross remains a mystery. But there we are, these things are intensely
:30:45. > :30:45.
:30:45. > :30:48.collectible, aren't they? Is this sale listed on the internet? It is.
:30:48. > :30:54.So anyone interested in militaria from the German perspective can
:30:54. > :30:57.follow this all away. What you think it is worth? 40 to �60.
:30:57. > :31:01.will be disappointing for David Harper because he paid �75. Still,
:31:01. > :31:07.you never know. The teams might not go with it or it might, as they say,
:31:07. > :31:13.take off in the auction room. Now, that's it for the Reds. Now the
:31:13. > :31:17.Blues, Richard and Yvonne. Their first item, which I think is
:31:17. > :31:22.actually a very smart is the little Poole supper tray. It is a useful
:31:22. > :31:26.lot. A nice tray, nicely fitted. seems to be in pretty good nick.
:31:26. > :31:30.is. The condition is always important. Good condition, the
:31:30. > :31:33.trade stand is a little bit flaking, but all in all, 30 to �50. �22 paid,
:31:33. > :31:42.that should make a profit. Brilliant. Next is the Doulton art
:31:42. > :31:46.pottery. Any good? They're a nice slim and decorative pair. We've
:31:46. > :31:50.only put �40 to �60 on them. You're teasing them, John? They should
:31:50. > :31:53.make closer to 80 or �90. Good, because �100 was paid. Yvonne will
:31:53. > :31:58.be completely distraught if you only get 40 to �60 for them. But
:31:58. > :32:08.that's the way the cookie crumbles. What about the Bretby foliate
:32:08. > :32:12.
:32:12. > :32:22.jardiniere? Quite standard for Bretby. It is a nice colur, but it
:32:22. > :32:23.
:32:23. > :32:29.may have had a stand at one point. 40 to �60. �60 paid. David Barbie
:32:30. > :32:33.found that and rated it. There we go, depending on Bretby and Doulton,
:32:34. > :32:37.they may or may not need the bonus buy, but let's go and have a look
:32:37. > :32:40.at it anyway. Now, David, you have been in the wars. I have. What
:32:40. > :32:43.happened? I tripped over a paving slab and propelled myself towards
:32:43. > :32:46.the bench. Dear, oh dear. Are you OK? Fine, just a dull headache, but
:32:46. > :32:49.otherwise OK. And you're under repair. Sorry, what did you say?
:32:49. > :32:52.Well, you haven't lost your sense of humour, which is marvellous. If
:32:53. > :32:57.you can cast your mind back to before the fall, you had �118 to
:32:57. > :33:05.buy the leftover lolly object. What did you do? I fell to temptation.
:33:05. > :33:11.And I bought this. Together with 11 others, all representing the months
:33:11. > :33:14.of the year. These are 50s/60s, decorated and designed by a
:33:14. > :33:24.gentleman called Bjorn Wimblad. These are typical Scandinavian
:33:24. > :33:25.
:33:25. > :33:28.items. They were made to hang up on the wall. Now, just imagine the
:33:28. > :33:35.plain yellow surface of the 1950s and 60s, these would look very
:33:35. > :33:39.striking. I think they are very minimalistic as regard to design
:33:39. > :33:43.and I think they would look good in a house today. There are 12 of them,
:33:43. > :33:48.all mounted on one wall. Yes, how much did you pay, David? �70.
:33:48. > :33:56.the 12? Right. Good. How much do you think they would make at
:33:56. > :34:01.auction? I have seen them in antique shops round about �12 or
:34:01. > :34:11.�15 each, so I think there is a possibility of a good profit margin.
:34:11. > :34:14.So retailing, maybe 140 or 160 the 12 and you paid �70 the lot. OK,
:34:14. > :34:17.that is the information you need to hang on to, Yvonne and Richard, but
:34:18. > :34:21.now for the viewers at home, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks
:34:21. > :34:24.about David's plaques. There are 12 of these. That is why they are
:34:24. > :34:27.called monthly plaques. How do you rate those, John? Rather
:34:27. > :34:32.disappointing. We have seen them quite a lot. I think they were mass
:34:32. > :34:35.produced. They were. They are rather fun images, but to be honest
:34:35. > :34:43.with you, we have only put 20 to �30 on it. Gosh, that is honest.
:34:43. > :34:47.For 12. Our Barby, the genius of the bonus buy, paid �70 for them.
:34:47. > :34:52.So if the team go with them, they are almost certain to make a loss
:34:52. > :35:02.on the bonus buy, aren't they? Are you taking the sale today? Yes.
:35:02. > :35:06.
:35:06. > :35:12.So, girls, are you excited? Nervous. Very nervous. Why are you so
:35:12. > :35:16.nervous? Because Jenny really didn't like the clock, and if that
:35:16. > :35:20.doesn't make some money, I'm in trouble. Well, it is a bit of a
:35:20. > :35:24.thing, isn't it? But actually, the auctioneer rather likes it and he's
:35:24. > :35:29.put 50 to �80 on it and if he's right, you'll make a profit, which
:35:29. > :35:34.is lovely. We are hopeful. Your first lot, coming up, is the Murano
:35:34. > :35:41.glass vase, and here it comes. 1960s, Murano art glass vase, we
:35:41. > :35:49.will start the bidding, low-start, at �10. Don't worry, don't worry.
:35:49. > :35:59.12, 15, 18. At �18. Are we all done? 20 now? Are we all done at
:35:59. > :35:59.
:35:59. > :36:02.18? �18, you are minus �7. We ain't The next lot is the rare
:36:02. > :36:12.advertising clock in the Chinese style and we will start the bidding
:36:12. > :36:13.
:36:13. > :36:23.here at �30. I am bid 30. Any advance? 40, 45, 50. 60. 65, 70. 75,
:36:23. > :36:25.
:36:25. > :36:31.�90 then, all done. That is what we like. Well done, girls! That is
:36:31. > :36:34.plus �40, straight up. Happy? are now. A quantity of silver-
:36:34. > :36:44.topped items and we have interest here. I can start the bidding here
:36:44. > :36:48.
:36:48. > :36:58.at �30. At 30 I am bid. 35, 40, 45, 50. 60, and �60, 65? 70. 75. 80, 85,
:36:58. > :37:04.
:37:04. > :37:11.90, 95. Get in there. 110. 120. 120, the lady has bid and I am selling.
:37:12. > :37:17.�120. Excellent. Fantastic. So, 30 and 20 is 50, so that is plus 55
:37:17. > :37:22.and it means overawe you are plus �88. 88 smackers up. How good is
:37:22. > :37:30.that? What you going to do about the cigarette case? Do you mind if
:37:30. > :37:37.we pass? No, I don't mind. Are you happy with that? You don't like it?
:37:37. > :37:40.No, sorry. No offence. Don't worry, I'm offended. You are definitely
:37:40. > :37:46.not going with the bonus buy. OK, we are going to sell it anyway.
:37:46. > :37:50.Here it comes. Lot 105 is the German World War period cigarette
:37:50. > :37:59.box. We have interest here and I can start the bidding at �60. 60
:37:59. > :38:09.I'm bid. Any advance? 70, 75, 80, 90, 95, 100, 110, 110 in the room.
:38:09. > :38:10.
:38:11. > :38:16.Any further interest? �110 and I will sell. 110. The smuggler.
:38:16. > :38:21.done. Well, that was 35. We never were very good at taking advice.
:38:21. > :38:24.Well done, David. Listen, you are actually up 88, and that is
:38:24. > :38:34.something to be proud of. Don't tell the Blues a thing. Keep quiet
:38:34. > :38:39.
:38:39. > :38:42.about that. Well done, girls. Do you know how the Reds got on?
:38:42. > :38:51.Not at all. You don't know how they did. Are you feeling a bit nervous,
:38:51. > :38:59.darling? Why? I don't know. It's just a game. I know. He's ever so
:38:59. > :39:05.calm. Nerves of steel. I know, I know. First lot up is the Poole
:39:05. > :39:09.supper tray, and here it comes. Lot 120, this very pretty 1930s Poole
:39:09. > :39:13.Pottery Party tray. We will start the bidding at �40. Some interest
:39:13. > :39:20.here. You have nearly doubled your money. Any advance at 40? I will
:39:20. > :39:30.take five. �40, I will sell on the maiden bid. �40 only. Doesn't
:39:30. > :39:31.
:39:31. > :39:36.matter. �40 is plus 18, a very nice start. A pair of delightful Doulton
:39:36. > :39:45.vases. There we are. We will start straight away at �40. Any advance
:39:45. > :39:51.on �40? 45, 50, 55, 60, 70,75, 80, at �80. One more! Are we all done?
:39:51. > :39:57.85 anywhere? �80, I will sell. was right, �80 was a bit rich, but
:39:57. > :40:06.nearly got there. That is minus 20, which means you are minus two. I
:40:06. > :40:11.can't bear the tension. The jardiniere. The low-start to tempt
:40:11. > :40:21.the bidders. �15 for it. 15 is bid, thank you. I can't believe this.
:40:21. > :40:26.
:40:26. > :40:36.22, 25. 28. 30. 32. 35. 38. 40. �40 here on the left. Come on! At �40,
:40:36. > :40:36.
:40:36. > :40:40.I will sell. Oh dear, �40 is minus �20 which means -�22. Are you going
:40:40. > :40:46.to risk it all or ring-fence your losses at �22? What is it to be?
:40:46. > :40:53.think we are going to ring fence. We are going to stick. You're not
:40:54. > :41:02.going with Wimblad? Definitely not. We are not doing it. She doesn't
:41:02. > :41:05.like them. Richard doesn't like them either. Well, if you don't
:41:05. > :41:14.like them, it is difficult. �70 would be quite a lot to invest.
:41:14. > :41:18.Here we go. 12 Bjorn Wimblad pottery roundels showing the 12
:41:18. > :41:22.months of the year. Shall we start at �20? 20. In the room at �20. 22.
:41:22. > :41:29.25, 28, 30, at �30. I am going to sell. Make no mistake, your last
:41:29. > :41:36.chance, at �30 only. Oh, David, that is a tragedy. I wanted those
:41:36. > :41:40.myself. Well, you cannot bid yourself. -40, you did not go with
:41:40. > :41:50.them. Overall losses of �22, but that might be a winning score, just
:41:50. > :41:59.
:41:59. > :42:04.You have been chatting to one another? No, well I'm afraid to say
:42:05. > :42:14.that the team that is behind today is just a little bruised. Minus �22,
:42:15. > :42:15.
:42:15. > :42:18.chaps. It started off so beautifully, didn't it? �18 up and
:42:18. > :42:28.I had full and high hopes from that moment on, but then unfortunately
:42:28. > :42:30.
:42:30. > :42:33.it went into decline. Just a slight one. Just a slight one. I don't
:42:33. > :42:36.want to dwell on that, and -�22 would normally on Bargain Hunt be a
:42:36. > :42:40.winning score, but today the Reds are unstoppable. They are going to
:42:40. > :42:47.go home with �88. That is a folding amount of money. Well done. Thank
:42:47. > :42:52.you very much. There is some of it and here is the �3 to make up the
:42:52. > :42:55.eight. So congratulations on that, and congratulations, of course, on
:42:55. > :42:59.getting your bonus buy, because if these girls had trusted their
:42:59. > :43:02.expert they would have another �35 to go home with and you would have
:43:02. > :43:10.had 123, but we're not going to rub that in. The secret is, always