Shepton Mallet 12 Bargain Hunt

Welcome to "Zomerzet".

Hidden amongst the sleepy villages

is a complete whirl of activity.

We're at the Bath & West Showground near Shepton Mallet

for a huge antiques fair.

Now, I don't want you getting dizzy.

I want you to join me as we go bargain hunting - yeah.

This area boasts a wealth of culture and history.

We're a short distance away from the magnificent Wells Cathedral

and a short crystal's throw from the mythical Glastonbury Tor.

Just across a couple of fields,

there's the Pyramid Stage from the Glastonbury pop festival.

Hey, man.

The crowds today are browsing,

not dancing at the enormous Shepton Mallet antiques and collectors fair.

We've got two teams joining the throng.

It's a mystery object.

Let's see if the auctioneer knows what it is.

You're certainly a very good salesman, I'll give you that.

'The Reds are making an impression.'

I say, let's go bargain hunting!

'Am I right I'm being teased? The cheek!

-'The Blues are going all gooey.'

-What have you found there?

-A piggy.

-He's cute, isn't he, Mum?

-He is.

-He's got such a happy little face. Give him a tickle under there.

-Awww.

Blues!

'What's all this? Fraternising with the enemy?

'But all of that's still to come.'

Now, we all know that the rules is the rules,

and these are the Bargain Hunt rules.

Each team gets £300 and an hour to shop for three items

which are then sold at auction, and the team wins

that makes the most amount of profit or the least losses.

So, there you have it, eh?

Let's take a peek inside and meet the teams.

Stand by your easels because we've got an arty crowd on our show today.

The Reds have professional artist and art teacher, Rachel,

and her friend, Lynne. Morning.

-Good morning.

-Lovely to see you.

With our Blues, we have a professional artist, Ketty,

and her daughter, Ange.

-How lovely to see how.

-Hello, Tim.

-Lovely, lovely stuff.

Now, Rachel, what sort of art do you do?

I do very, very large landscapes.

-Do you?

-It always has to involve the sea.

I work in acrylic or sometimes oils.

What about memory jars?

My memory jars are from the bottles that I collect

and then I go beach combing because I absolutely love beach combing.

-I pick up anything that attracts my eye.

-Off the beach.

-Off the beach.

Put them into these glass jars and I have my memory jar.

I have about 30 of them in the dining room.

It's an ongoing sculpture for me.

Lynne, I understand that her 30 memory jars are nothing compared

to your collection?

-No, we have a couple of hundred irons.

-What, ironing irons?

-Ironing irons.

-Do you?

-We do.

-Flat irons?

-We have flat irons, gas irons, golf irons.

-Why would that be, then?

Well, it's my husband. His pet. He started it.

Now, what sort of team tactics have you got? What's your plan?

Definitely three objects in 15 minutes.

-You're going to be really quick?

-That's Rachel's plan.

What's your plan then, Lynne?

I think we probably won't do it in 15 minutes.

-You'll take the full hour.

-I think we probably will.

Will you spend a lot or will you spend a little bit?

I think we'll need to be careful.

-I think good quality objects is what we'd like.

-That's your plan.

All right, fine. Good quality.

-We want a good bargain, what we're looking for.

-Oh, Lord!

I can see she's going to do the negotiating. OK, fine.

This will be a riot. Anyway, thank you very much, girls.

We'll park that there and now, mother and daughter. How lovely.

Ketty, what's it like being

a professional artist like our Rachel?

-It's very nice.

-Is it? What sort of things do you like to paint?

Landscape.

I like to sit out and paint landscape and seascapes.

Big skies as well.

-You've exhibited?

-Yeah.

-Whereabouts?

-Royal Academy.

Say no more than the Royal Academy! We have an Academician amongst us.

Angie, do you have your mother's artistic genes?

I did study art for a bit but I decided to go into cheffing instead

which is a little bit creative, I suppose.

-No, it definitely is!

-I really love it.

What do you do for a living, you are a chef, are you?

I used to be head chef for going on nearly eight or ten years now,

but I decided to take a career move and change into teaching

to try and inspire young chefs of the future, really, to be honest,

because I feel like we need to start doing that.

When you were cheffing, it's incredibly hard work, isn't it?

Yeah, but if you love it, it doesn't seem like that.

It's almost a way of life and it's very passionate and outgoing,

and you get to meet cool people

and have chances of a lifetime doing different things.

-My mum's been very supportive all the way.

-Isn't that sweet?

Thank you for sharing a bit of your passion with us.

So, Angie, do you reckon you two have got what it takes

to give the Reds a good toasting?

As much as they are absolutely a lovely team, we are going to win.

LAUGHTER

-There's nothing like hitting them, is there?

-Fighting talk!

We'll see what happens. How lovely.

Now, the money moment. There you go, £300 apiece. 300 smackers.

You know the rules, your experts await.

Off you go and very, very good luck.

It's a funny thing on Bargain Hunt, isn't it?

Just occasionally, you just know we're going to have a ball.

We never let the teams loose without the guidance of some experts.

'Teaming up with the Reds is Jeremy Lamond.

'Piping in for the Blues is that young devil, Henry Meadows,

'old before his time.'

So, ladies, have you got anything in mind that you would like to buy?

-Yes.

-A bargain.

-Just a bargain? It could be anything?

I like things that are like weird little animals,

made out of silver or something like that.

Look!

SHE BLOWS FEEBLY ON THE BUGLE

'With that rather flat call to arms,

'they're off!'

-He's cute, isn't he, Mum?

-He is.

-Apparently, he's missing his wellies.

He's not going to go far without his Wellington boots, is he, Mum?

-He's a Russian rocket man. That's a Russian rocketeer. Is it?

-Yeah.

Look at the rocket 'ere. Look at the rocketeer.

'Oh, no! Jeremy's jokes have started already.'

-How about this?

-A little gong?

-I don't mind the middle

but it's the frame - it looks knocked together,

especially with the hooks.

'Come on, hen. You can do better than that.'

-I honestly wouldn't want to display that even if...

-We need to move on.

Thank you. Sorry about that.

'Glad someone's got some sense.

'Now, where are those Reds?'

-Hi, there.

-Hi.

-Just having a look.

What's in that?

With the handle. It's a mould, isn't it?

-Oh, my word, that's seriously heavy.

-That's the other part of the mould.

-I really like that.

-That's some serious weight.

MAN: They're milliner's moulds.

-Milliner's moulds?

-Wow.

-Do you like that?

-I like that.

-These go together.

-That's right.

-They push on.

-You have to find the groove.

You've got to find the groove.

That's been the story of my life, finding the groove.

-I've nearly found the groove at my age. There we go.

-That's it.

-Sink into the mud.

-What are you asking?

-275.

How much?!

If we buy that, we've got 25 quid left for two objects and a bonus buy.

'That's a no, then. Come on, Reds!

'You're going to have to work harder than that or you're just going to be licked.'

Looks like some more interesting things here.

-This is quite interesting, like a fly whisk.

-That's amazing.

-It's like from colonial days and stuff?

-Absolutely.

-It looks in good condition.

-It doesn't seem to have lost

any of its hair or anything.

-Exactly.

-Where do you think it would have come from?

Well, it's one of these things that could be going back to

the days of the Raj in India or Africa,

and it could have been owned by a colonial officer.

It's got a lovely silver ferrel or collar to it

and we can tell it's silver because of these hallmarks here.

We've got the lion passant which indicates it's English standard silver.

I like how that's been weaved at the base. It's quite unusual.

It could be a regimental piece, really. It suits you.

Keep the flies off you!

-What's this made out of? It's a bit dodgy.

-Human hair?

-No, its horse hair.

-Human? I hope not!

-Mum, feel that.

-I don't think your hair feels like that.

-It's horse hair, yeah.

-But back in the days...

-Mum, it's got my initials on it.

-We have to have it.

-We have to get this.

-Keep your voice down.

-'Now, don't look too keen, Angie.'

-How much is it, for a start?

-We'll need to get it down.

-Definitely, it's 35.

-We need to be about 20.

-It needs to be 25.

-20 to 25.

I'll offer him 15 and see how he goes.

Hi, I was wondering, what's the best you can do on that?

-25 the very best on that one. It's a nice one.

-It's nice.

You couldn't do it for 20, could you, pretty please?

SHE BLOWS KISSES

-Have I got to?

-"Have I got to?"!

-Yeah, you have.

-Thank you.

-Brilliant.

-Thank you very much.

-Top man.

-£20.

-'One down for the Blues.'

'So much on offer here today at Shepton.

'Our teams are having a great time, what might they find next?'

-Look at that. Lovely little teddy.

-What's in here?

-Oh, wow!

-It's a massage machine. You massage your head.

-I love it.

-These rollers, they become electrically charged.

-I love it!

-It's a Victorian massage machine.

-Look. Do you like that?

-Yeah.

I'm not entirely sure whether it's complete.

You screw this up here.

With the charge, you run it over your skin and give it a charge.

-Can I have a go?

-What a shock.

'That looks nice. Try polishing it.'

The headache's going now. I like it. I could get used to that.

How old is it?

They are usually Victorian but they were using them in the 1920s and '30s so any time,

sort of 1880, 1890.

-Shall we go and ask him how much?

-Yeah, you ask him.

I just wondered, erm, how much you are selling this for, please?

You may be shocked at how much I'm going to tell you.

Oh, I see! I was really slow then.

'Now everyone's a comedian!'

The reasonable price of this item is £60.

-Is that your very, very best?

-Am I going to say this?

I can't believe I am.

£50. End of story, not a penny less.

-What do you think, Jeremy? Will it make a profit?

-It is a risk.

But if you are buying, are you buying with your eyes,

your heart, or your head?

-I'm buying with my heart.

-Are you buying with your heart? Are you going with that?

Are you? If you want to go for it...

I tell you what, why don't we do an object each?

If I choose that one and then the next one can be you?

-This is your day.

-This is our tactics.

-I would like to go for that, please.

-You're going for an early buy?

-Yes.

'A head massager, bought with the heart. Oh, dear.'

He told you you're not going to make any money and you buy it. Well done!

LAUGHTER Thank you very much. That's very kind.

'It's one-all and it's still all very much to play for in this game.

Hey, Mum. There's something for you.

-What that?

-I'm only kidding with my mum.

-Look at that beautiful thing!

-Right, yeah.

-LAUGHTER

-"I say! Let's go bargain hunting."

'Lynne, my glasses are much more stylish than those.'

No, no.

Oh, crikey. You're crackers, you are.

I almost lost my nose.

'You need that nose for a bargain, boy. You've still got two to find.'

-Oh, no!

-It's the Blues.

-Quick!

Hey, Blues! Blues!

-Oh, no! It's the Reds.

-Quick, hide our item.

'Charge! Oops, wait a minute.

'They're on different teams. What's going on?'

-We're in competition!

-I know!

Clock garniture sets. Do you like those?

-I like the dog.

-I like the dog.

It's art-deco in style but I would have thought it's probably 1940s,

probably right at the tail-end of the decade period.

Look, he's got such a happy little face!

Look at his little face. Give him a tickle under... Aww, Mum!

He's got his tongue out and everything.

-And you've got these two here.

-Shall I get these out?

-Yeah.

-To go on each side.

-So they kind of sit at either end.

-Like that.

-Yes. A bit like that, really. Exactly.

-Yes. Beautiful.

And this is known as a clock garniture set

because it's got these to flank, flank the clock, basically.

So what's the condition of your pieces like?

-There's nothing broken.

-I mean, there is a few nibbles here.

Nothing serious though, is there? No. It's not broken in half.

And it would look really impressive on a mantelpiece, wouldn't it?

I think it would. What sort of prices have you got?

£75 on here.

I'll try and get it down to 30 or something.

28, 30.

Yeah, I mean, that would be ambitious, really, but if you can.

My mum is a magical lady.

-Fantastic.

-That's all I've got to say. And this lady looks fantastic.

Excuse me, is there a chance you'd go down to 30?

-Yeah, 30 is OK.

-30!

-Blimey! Well done! OK!

-Thank you so much. You're amazing!

-Well done, Ketty. Top haggling.

-Thank you.

-Shall we go and get our third item?

-Yes!

'Yes! Off you go. It's time for that third and final item.

'The Reds, on the other hand, are still looking for number two.'

-This looks intriguing.

-Oh, no.

-Do you like that?

That's a skirting board tool.

-Putting carpets under skirting board.

-Oh, yes.

-Do you like it?

-I do.

-What sort of price? I've never bought one before.

-That feels good quality to me.

-Yeah.

-You know, it's oak.

And iron, and, um...

-You need to use your knee.

-And people really do use these?

Yeah, they do this. They do that then they knock it with their knee.

-Oh, wow. OK. How much is that?

-What we haven't asked is how much it is.

I've got £15 on it.

-15?

-Oh, go on.

-Wah!

-What do you think?

-Yes, it's oak!

-Does it grab you?

-Well I'm a bit odd so... LAUGHTER

Would you like to rephrase that?

-I like strange objects.

-It's a mystery object.

It's one of those things in the antiques magazines when they say,

"What is this?" If you get it right, 12 months' subscription.

It's going to work for us, isn't it?

Let's see if the auctioneer knows what it is.

LAUGHTER

-Shall we give it a go?

-Yeah.

-What do you think? I don't want to dominate.

This is the second one you've done! We've noticed.

But yes, yes.

-Shall we go for this?

-Yes, please. That would be great. Thank you very much.

'Another odd object chosen by Rachel.

'I feel a Jeremy joke coming on.'

Talking of carpets, we'd better go. Underlay! Underlay!

LAUGHTER Oh, dear!

'Oh, No. This is Somerset, not Rio.

'Umbrellas up!'

Do you know what part of the world that would have been made?

-Well, it's going to be China or Japan, isn't it?

-Yeah, well done.

-Good.

-I'm not sure which one.

-I would say Japan but I don't know.

-And there is no marks on it at all.

-No.

It's got a deep foot rim and therefore it's Chinese.

Oh, OK.

Also, with Japanese pottery and porcelain,

they tend to have stilt marks, three stilt marks there.

-Absolutely.

-It's possibly late 18th, 19th century.

We don't even know how much it costs, do we?

-I can't decipher it, I'm afraid.

-130.

-130.

-That would be too much.

-I don't love it that much, I'm afraid.

-OK, it's good food for thought though, isn't it?

-Absolutely.

What would your best, really, the lowest, lowest price?

-I would do it for 100.

-100. Right. Not 85?

-I don't think so.

-Nice to try.

-95, yes.

-95.

-What d'you think?

-What do you say?

-Um, I think we've got plenty of time left.

-Yes.

-I want you to be absolutely...

-I'm not 100%.

-Not 100%.

It's very pretty and thank you for your generous offer. Lovely.

-If you sell it for 85, we might come back.

-Mum!

'That Ketty doesn't give up easy.

'Now, is Rachel toughening up?'

We need to think with our heads, don't we? Not our hearts.

-We got to think with our eyes, not with our heads.

-LAUGHTER

-Remember, heartless eyes.

-Heartless eyes. Ruthless.

Come on!

'That's it, heartless eyes. Ketty's after that ginger jar again.

'She's like a dog with a bone.'

Excuse me, did you agree, if I came back, you could sell for 85?

-You can have it for 85.

-Will you hang on to it half an hour?

-I will.

'Persistence pays off. She got him down to £85.'

We need to find something of quality, quality.

'Time's moving on, Blues.

'Do you need a little help, perhaps?'

I can do that one for you today for £80. I'm asking 110 for it.

This is the nicest condiment set I've had.

You've got the Dick Turpin, it's a cigarette lighter.

Do you like trench art? This is quite nice.

That is a good, good piece.

You're certainly a very good salesman, I'll give you that.

Many, many years. Many years.

We've got a limited time and we've got an item that we were...

-Thank you so much.

-You're very welcome.

-Good luck, blue team.

-Thank you, go Blues!

I tell you what, if there was an Olympic sport in talking, that guy could talk for England.

Oh, my God, he's got it down!

Seriously, all the north and south coming out there. Fantastic!

Now, are Rachel and the Reds getting ruthless? Or is that heartless?

-Do you like that?

-Quite nice, isn't it? Is it gold?

No. It's not. It's rolled gold. So gold plated at best.

So what you are buying is a movement and a case.

Do people, will people buy that?

Yeah. At the right price. It depends. If you like it.

I think it's really attractive. I think, erm...

But will we make a bargain? Will we make a profit?

We've got to.

-I really like that.

-I think it's pretty.

Well that's, you know, you're buying it a little bit with your heart.

-More with my eyes.

-With your eyes.

What's your best price on this one?

-The best price on that one can be 65.

-65.

Is that really the best?

Because it's not a gold case. And there is a bit of a...

-55, very best.

-A bit of a dink in the front, here.

-Yeah.

-55.

-It's the way of the world.

-Shall we go for it?

-Time is fleeting.

-I like it, but...

-You keep getting them in there!

-We'll do it for 55.

-No worries.

-Thank you.

We bought, we bought the watch. That was quick.

'A ruthless buy rounds it up for the Reds.

'Those Blues are back at the ginger jar, again.'

Let's have one last look at it.

You check it, because you're the expert and I'm not.

It's beautiful, I love it.

-It's so charming. I love it.

-Go for it?

-Can we buy this off you, sir?

-You certainly can.

What? 20 quid, yeah? Kidding.

And, I will have to think very carefully about that!

No, no, no. 85, wasn't it?

-Perfect.

-Going to agree on 85. Thank you very much.

-Lovely. Thank you.

-Thank you.

-Brilliant!

'As Rachel plays the Last Post, it's time to stop the clock.'

Let's check out now what our teams have bought, shall we?

'The Reds were probably overcharged

'for this Victorian electric massage machine chosen by Rachel at £50.

'This unusual carpet layer's tool, also chosen by Rachel,

'cost £15, but it's probably best kept under the rug,

'except Jeremy's not got one.

'Finally, they bought this gold-plated Victorian watch for £55.

'Wow!'

Well, girls, is he not the most charming guy? Didn't I tell you?

-Yes, he certainly is.

-He really is lovely.

-We were very, very lucky to have him.

-I know!

Now, listen. Which is your favourite piece?

I really liked the carpet remover thing.

Stretcher. Carpet stretcher.

Really, what are you like? Honestly! You like the carpet stretcher.

-Right. What's your favourite?

-I think mine's the little box.

It's got a surprise in there.

-LAUGHTER

-A bit of a shock!

-A bit of a shock!

Now, is that going to bring the biggest profit, then?

-Your shocking box?

-I think it might.

-No.

-No?

You're not with this, Rachel, are you?

-There's been consensus all the way through.

-I can tell it's been harmonious.

-You spent how much all-round?

-120.

I'd like £180 of leftover lolly, please?

You certainly can. There you go. Are you going to count it?

I'm going to trust you. Millions wouldn't. Jeremy's favourite moment.

-What are you going to do, Jeremy?

-Quality. Good quality objects.

Well, I'm going to buy myself a caravan and do the Cotswolds.

Very sensible. OK, off you go and have a good trip.

Thank you, girls.

Have a nice cup of tea

and meanwhile we are going to remind ourselves what the blue team bought.

'Henry and the Blues flew straight in with their first purchase,

'an Edwardian fly whisk for £20.

'Ketty worked her magic to snaffle this art-deco style mantel clock

'for less than half-price at £30.

'And there was a lot of to-ing and fro-ing but Ketty

'finally beat the dealer into a pulp to land this ginger jar for £85.'

-That was great, wasn't it?

-Really good.

What are you girls cooking up here? Did you have a good time with Henry?

-Very much so.

-Absolutely. He's wonderful.

The proof is going to be in the pudding, of course, when we get to the auction.

-Which is your favourite piece?

-Probably the colonial fly swatter with my initials on it.

That's handy, isn't it? What with winter coming on and everything.

-What about you?

-Same.

-You like that very much, OK.

What did you spend in total?

£135. We tried to spend more, we really tried.

You didn't try very hard, then, did you?

My mum's just too good at bargaining, that's the problem.

And if you've been really good at that, Ketty,

then you'll make a huge profit, won't you?

That would be lovely.

-Now, please may I have 165 of leftover lolly? Yes.

-There you go.

-You don't like giving that over, do you?

-No, I don't. I love free cash.

-165, Henry Meadows.

-Thanks very much.

So, will you be going off to find something in the militaria end of life?

It's tempting but we spoke about a few things as we were going around, and sadly,

we didn't see any so I'm going to try and find some with this.

Big responsibility, Henry. Good luck with that.

Have a nice cup of tea, you girls.

Meanwhile we're heading off to Kelmscott manor,

which is an extraordinary place, as you are about to find out.

Born in 1834, William Morris was a leading figure

in the revival of the decorative arts and is often referred to as the father of modern design.

His influence can still be seen today.

This is Kelmscott manor,

his treasured country retreat in the Cotswolds. Gorgeous.

The original farmhouse was built around 1570 by William Turner,

and it remained in his family for nigh on 300 years until it was let.

He found it particularly appealing that the house had been built

by the family that lived in it, using stone, local timber,

and they lived here in harmony with the landscape and the seasons.

The countryside about these parts was a huge inspiration

on Morris's life and work.

Inside the house there are examples of his designs in every room.

William Morris himself slept here,

in what he proudly declared was the best bedroom.

Quite how you could describe it as the best, I do not know,

because it sits in a corridor between two other spaces,

so there would not have been a lot of privacy.

Mark you, William Morris did love this bed,

which looks like a 17th-century tester bed,

but in fact is made up of a series of 17th-century elements.

He liked it so much he composed a poem to his bed, which his daughter,

May, in the 1890s worked up in crewelwork,

a type of raised wool stitch, all around the pelmet.

One of the verses is, "And the night is a-cold and Thames runs chill."

May also worked these vertical hangings,

which relate to an 1860s design of Morris's, called trellis.

The bed cover was worked by Jane Morris to a William Morris design.

There is the original pen and ink watercolour design

which would have been laid on to the linen

and then pricked through, before the girls

got weaving with their needles.

What is also quite fun around the room

are some of the archive photographs.

Here we have got the bed, taken from a very low angle,

so it looks enormous and very grand, and next door to it

is a rather unusual looking chest, which is still here.

The sort of piece that would have appealed to

the antiquarian in William Morris.

Fascinating, but nothing like as fascinating as it is going to be

today to discover how our teams get on over at the auction.

We skipped about 20 miles from Shepton to Bristol

to be at Dreweatts Saleroom with Simon Rainer.

-Simon, good morning.

-Good morning, Tim.

What about this electric shock gadget, is that any good?

We see some interesting items coming along.

I'd like to see a trade label or something.

It is a little bit of a tired, sad-looking example.

-Certainly wants rewiring. What is it worth?

-£30-£50.

They paid 50, I think they'll be lucky to turn a profit on that.

Next is the carpet stretcher,

essential if you are a carpet layer, not so much fun if you are not.

I cannot see a good use for it if you're not a carpet fitter.

It is nicely made, but it is completely useless.

-So what is it worth?

-£10... £15.

-They paid £15.

They haven't overpaid for it.

What about the half-hunting cased pocket watch?

It has quite a nice enamel dial, good condition, Roman numerals,

-subsidiary second.

-Is it worth a five pound note?

-I hope they'll get £40.

-Really?

-That is good, because they only paid 55!

-55, OK.

They will take a little bit of a loss they are. Should get £40.

If you can do that, you have done brilliantly.

Overall, they will need their bonus buy, so let's have a look at it.

This is leftover lolly moment, £180 you gave to the lovely Jeremy.

What has he spent it on?

Something super, hopefully.

-A teaspoon.

-I like that.

-But this is no ordinary teaspoon.

-No, I can see that.

This is a Fiddle pattern teaspoon, which is this sort of shape

because it's like the back of a fiddle. In silver.

This particular little teaspoon, a very ordinary looking teaspoon,

has come from a very extraordinary place.

Greenock, in Scotland. By a maker called John Heron in 1814.

It's a Regency teaspoon.

He sent it to be assayed in Edinburgh,

and these small Scottish silver makers are very collectable

in the market today, so you have a little Scottish silver teaspoon.

-I really like that. How much did you pay for that?

-£65.

But, if you're a Scottish teaspoon collector

and you haven't got a John Heron from Greenock, you'd want this one.

It's quite thin here, which suggests it has stirred

a lot of Regency cups of tea.

-You can imagine the hands this has gone through.

-I really like it.

-That's lovely.

-Great.

-Thank you very much.

Let's find out right now what the auctioneer

thinks about the Greenock piece of silver.

So, one Scottish piece of silver.

Yes, very nice and shiny -

in fact, I think it's been a little over polished, really.

Provincial silver, 1814, Edinburgh.

£30-£50, you may get a bit of interest with the Internet.

-OK, Jeremy spent £65 on that.

-I think that's too much.

-OK, fair enough, we'll see.

-That's it though for the Reds.

Now, the Blues.

-First up is there fly-whisk. Silver hallmarks.

-Yes, silver hallmarks.

From the top, it looks like it could be quite a nice cane,

but a fly-whisk - I don't think it has that much use.

-What's your estimate?

-£20-£30.

-OK, £20 paid, so that's all right.

Next is the art deco mantel clock.

Quite a nice look to this, the art deco piece there.

-Big lump for your money. £40-£60.

-Well, they only paid £30.

I can't believe that, quite frankly.

This looks to me like a lot that ought to make £100-£150

any day of the week, and to be able to buy it for £30,

I think is amazing.

I think I would have put my hand in my pocket for £30, certainly.

For £30, there you go. You put £40-£60 on it,

my estimate would be £100-£150 any day of the week.

-How about that for a challenge?

-All right.

-Brilliant.

And the last of their items is the ginger jar.

I think early 20th-century,

I did think it's old enough to be really popular, but it's got

a bit of a look, you can see the figure with the dragons here.

-What's your estimate?

-£60-£80.

-£85 paid.

-It's not bad.

And as you say it looks like an attractive piece,

and anything might happen.

But if the garniture doesn't take off,

they're going to need a bonus buy, so let's have a look at it.

Now, you gave Henry £165 left over, a huge amount of money.

-Henry, what did you spend it on?

-Well...the excitement!

-I'm too excited.

-Hold out your hands.

-What do you think to that?

-Beautiful.

-Oh, that's so cute!

-You obviously know what it is.

-It's a bird.

-Is it a pincushion?

-That's it, a pincushion.

-Oh, yes.

And it's silver, which is better than the other one.

Yes, hallmarked on the base.

It's by a factory called Sampson Mordan Company,

and this particularly piece is silver and it dates to 1900, 1905.

-It's so cute.

-I'd like to keep that.

-Well, you can't!

-We need to make some money out of that.

-How much is it?

Obviously, quality can also come at a price,

and this little chick wasn't cheap.

Oh, dear, not another one!

It started off at £160, and by the time I'd finished it was £105.

-105?

-105, yeah.

-Oh, how much profit do you think it will make?

-Not a lot!

-One pound!

-SHE GIGGLES

Right, on that happy note,

let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Henry's little chick.

-Look at that, sweet little wren, look.

-Yes, nice little thing.

-Sampson and Mordan.

-The best maker.

-Yes, yep. Chester.

Date wise, I think it's probably going to be 1900,

something like that.

Slight problems - it has been rubbed a little bit.

The date mark, you can't date it, because of the rub there,

and it won't actually stand up very well.

You can find similar examples selling for over £100

in pristine condition.

We've got problems there, so I'm saying £60-£80.

Well, our Henry, he paid £105 for it.

He thought it was a pretty little birdie,

but you've taken into account the condition and you may well be right.

On the other hand, the team may not decide to take it.

We'll find out about that in just a moment. Thank you, Simon.

At £40 now, 45 now, 45 and 50,

55, 60, 65, at £65, selling at £65.

-Rachel, Lynne, how you feeling?

-Excited!

-Would it be right to say you are quivering with excitement?

-I am.

Trembling. OK, let's just run through your items.

You spent a magnificent £120, £50 on the electric shock massage machine -

that was your choice, Rachel.

Then there's the carpet fitting tool, Rachel, that was your choice.

And Rachel the last choice was yours,

the gold-plated half-hunting case watch.

You paid £55 for that.

-Did you get a look in, Lynne, when it came to any of this?

-No.

-But you went along with it?

-I did. She's my friend.

And Jeremy what exactly was your role in this shopping?

I'm completely blameless, unless they make a profit, of course.

In which case you'll take all the credit!

Anyway, first up is the electric shock machine.

Are we set for a shocking result here? Let's find out.

Interesting lot here, £20. 20 anywhere? Start me at 10, then. £10.

12, 15, 18? No. At £15?

18 and 20, 22, 25, 28, 30.

No? At £28.

30 anywhere? All done and selling at £28.

-That is minus £22.

-Not too bad.

What do you mean, "not too bad"?!

You think you are some sort of bright spark?

I told you not to buy it!

18255, thank you very much.

Ash handle, Lot 677.

£20 for this lot.

£20?

-£10, start me off on this lot then.

-Another shocking lot!

£10, anywhere?

£8, thank you. £10 anywhere now, then? At £8, £10 anywhere?

All done at £8, we're selling at £8.

10 for anyone? All done at £8.

-That, my darlings, is minus £7.

-We did make a little.

Now, stand by for this watch.

678 is the Victorian gold-plated full hunter pocket watch.

-£40 for this lot? £40?

-40!

30 to start me then. £30, this lot.

20, then! 20, thank you. 22 anywhere now? At £20, 22 for anyone?

22, thank you. 25,

28, 30, 32?

No, back of the room at £30. 32 anywhere? All done at 30?

Selling, then.

-That is minus £25.

-But it made some money.

LAUGHTER

That's all we wanted to do, really.

25, that is 25... £54 is your total. Minus.

LAUGHTER

You are minus 54. What are you going to do about the Scottish spoon?

Are you going to ring fence your £54 of losses,

or are you going to go for it?

Do you want to go for it?

I think the decision-making here should be Lynne, really.

Bearing in mind the position that we find ourselves in!

-Yes, we'll go for it.

-Yes.

-We can only add to our losses, can't we?

Onto Lot 682, then, provincial silver teaspoon.

Hallmarked for Edinburgh, 1814.

£20 for this lot, £20 for a silver teaspoon, here.

£20, 20, silver teaspoon here. 20.

£10 then, 10, 12, 15, 18,

£15 here. £18, now, then.

At £15, 18 anywhere?

All done at £15. At £15, then. Thank you.

£15, Lynne.

-That is adding minus £50.

-Right.

So your friend made a loss of £54,

and your decision has led you to a further £50 loss,

so you are minus £104.

Just don't say a word to the Blues, all right?

-OK.

-And I think you're lovely. Both of you.

-Thank you!

We think you're lovely, too!

-OK, girls, how are you? All right?

-Fine, thank you.

-Lovely.

-Not at all nervy?

-No.

-Very nervous.

-Why is that?

-Well, I'm just too excited.

-Oh, it's excitement nervous.

-Anyway, first up is the fly-whisk, and here it comes.

-£30 for this lot.

Silver mantelpiece, here, £30.

20 on this lot. £20.

-I don't believe this.

-£10 to start, then.

10, 12 now? 15, 18, 20.

No? At 18, 20 anywhere now then?

At £18, all done at 18?

Sell at £18, then. 989, thank you.

That is bad luck.

Now, let's hope the clock is going to make it all back.

I'm opening the bidding at £40 with me. 45 in the room now?

You're in profit.

45 and 50, five and 50. At 55 now,

£50, at 50. Fresh face, 55, 60.

Five now? £60 here, 65 now.

At 60, all done at 60? Thank you.

Well, you've doubled your money, that is plus £30,

which means overall you are plus 28. That's perfect.

Now, here comes this old ginger jar.

£50, 50.

42 to start me, then. £40.

Not looking good, is it?

£30. £30 for this lot. Start me at 30.

Thank you, 30, 32, 35, 38.

At £35. 38? At £35, 38? At £35,

all done at 35? Are we sure at 35, then?

Thank you.

That is minus £50. Well, you had £28, which is two shy of 30.

-You are minus £22.

-Get in!

-THEY GIGGLE

Minus £22, girls.

What are you going to do about the Jenny Wren pincushion?

-I think we'll stick.

-Do you think stick?

-I think we'll stick.

Right, they're not going to go with it,

but it's going to be sold anyway and here it comes.

£60, start me on something more than £60.

50, then! 50's bid, thank you. 55 now then.

At 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80.

85, at 85, anyone now then?

At £80, all done at £80?

Five anywhere? All done at 80.

£80 is minus £25, you did the right thing.

This lady is psychic.

There we go then, you did exactly the right thing.

In my heart of hearts,

I kind of thought that was going to be the level it would fetch.

Overall, it is minus £22, yes?

That is your overall score, which could easily be a winning score,

and do not say a word to the Reds.

Well, teams, happy bunnies?

-Yes.

-I can't imagine why, looking at the scores.

Have you been chatting?

-ALL: No.

-So the scale of your mutual losses remain a mystery to you both.

Well, I have to reveal that one team has made a whopping great loss,

and that team is the Reds.

CHEERING

They're not competitive at all, these people, you understand.

No, £104 with a minus sign in front of it is fairly hairy.

We were going for the big one.

-And Rachel...

-It's all my fault.

-It's not.

-It is!

-Anyway, there you go. You are still friends, aren't you?

-Only just!

I hope you've enjoyed it though, seriously. It's been good fun.

-It's an experience, isn't it?

-Yes.

-And one you would like to repeat?

-Yes, I would love to.

-Would you come again?

-Well, I'm not bringing her back.

-There you go!

Anyway, thank you very much for joining us.

The victors today managed to win by losing only £22.

Certainly respectable.

-Yay!

-The mother and daughter team.

But you did have that £30 predicted profit on the clock garniture,

which was a lovely thing, wasn't it?

And I fancy you could've done a bit better,

you ought to have done better, on some of the others.

-But you were very coy not going with the bonus buy.

-We did love it.

You loved it, and you love Henry, but you didn't go with it,

and that was the right thing.

We did assume it wouldn't make that on the day.

No, and the day was today.

LAUGHTER

Anyway, minus £22 is a respectable winning score, in fact,

so respectable, join us soon for some more bargain-hunting, yes?

ALL: Yes!

I know you're sitting there thinking,

"I could have done better than that."

Well, what's stopping you?

If you think you can spot a bargain, go to our BBC website and apply.

It would be splendid to see you.

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