Newark 14 Bargain Hunt

Large antiques fair? Check.

Two teams of hopefuls with their experts? Check.

So, what are we waiting for? Let's go bargain hunting! Yes!

Welcome to the international antiques and collectors fair

at the Newark and Nottingham Showground.

This place is vast!

4,000 stalls, to be precise.

So our teams are going to have to have their wits about them

if they're going to succeed today.

But it's not looking good for the Reds,

-who seem to be trying to punch above their weight.

-That's £800.

-675.

-£1,400.

-The blues are having the opposite problem.

I've not seen anything that jumps out at me.

Well, we'd better go and meet the teams.

So, for the Reds today, we've got husband and wife duo, Rose and Alex.

-Welcome.

-Hello.

And father and daughter duo, Gary and Charlie.

-Welcome.

-Thank you.

-So, Rose, how did you two first meet?

About 41 years ago, I came to England on a six-week work experience.

I was in Oxford. Alex was doing something similar.

He came to see me, kept coming to Malta. We wrote,

and were married 37 years ago. And here I am.

Well done. I see you're retired now, but what did you do for a living?

Before that, both of us used to teach in secondary schools.

We loved our jobs, but we wanted to retire

when we were still on a high and we still loved the job.

Then, we had grandchildren.

And what keeps you busy, apart from them?

We love walking, travelling, we do scuba-diving,

so we do a lot of travelling for that,

and we also visit Malta, especially when it is not too hot.

Alex, you're something of an amateur photographer?

Yes, I dabble with wet photography, splashing about with fixers, developing solutions

and I went to digital photography, hoping to sell a few pictures and get them displayed.

What will you be looking out for today?

Well, I think Rose will be looking at small, attractive things,

glass, Medina glass. I'll be looking at functional things.

More geekish things.

Well, good luck today indeed. Good. Now, Charlie.

-Yes?

-Why did you team up today?

Well, Dad always likes the show. He always watches it and always says, "We should go on that".

So one day, I just decided to do it and he had no idea, whatsoever.

-Then one day I just said, "Dad, guess what? We're going on Bargain Hunt."

-And what do you collect?

Anything with a Union Jack on it.

My whole lounge is covered from head to toe in Union Jacks.

What do you like to collect, Gary?

Blue and white pottery.

Old stuff, and Oxo tins. I've got thousands of Oxo tins.

-Thousands.

-And ceramic jars with advertising slogans on.

-And how do you rate your chances today?

-Slim, to none.

-Not brilliant.

Well, I'm sure you'll do fine.

Now, the money moment. Here's your £300. £300, apiece.

You know the rules, your experts await and off you go and very, very good luck.

And those rules are that the teams each get £300 and an hour to shop

for three bargains, which they later sell at auction,

and, as usual, we have a brace of experts on hand to help out.

For the Reds,

Mark Stacey will be hoping to turn bargains into bucks,

while for the Blues,

Catherine Southon's found a novel way

to make short work of the task ahead.

Well, guys, I was going to ask you, what's our shop income?

I reckon with this rain coming in, we need to get in the shade.

Is there anything in particular you desperately want to try and find?

-I would like to look at glass, or stained glass.

-OK.

-You think that's going to be good?

-Yes.

-What about you, Alex?

-I was interested in technical items.

-Oh, gosh, that's quite a difference.

Gadgets versus glass? Mark, you've got your work cut out.

Charlie, Gary, this is all very exciting.

Have we got an idea of what we're going to buy today? What three things?

-No.

-No idea, right.

-It could be anything that jumps out at us.

We're going to see what we like.

-I like that. No real game plan, just see what happens.

-Yes.

Self-professed geek Alex is already eyeing up the goods.

-Jewellery.

-Jewellery. Do you like jewellery?

-I like Jewellery.

-I can't see much glass there.

-No.

No, nor can I. Pick up the pace, then, Reds.

We need to find you glass.

I'm not that sure about that. It's not terribly exciting.

No, not at all exciting.

You've got a lot of fair to get around, team.

-It's £125.

-Mmm.

-But do you like the pattern?

-I like the orange, that kind of colour.

We should buy this for Catherine on the blue team, what do you think?

"It's not the winning' but the taking part."

I think you're getting ahead of yourselves, Reds.

-Which way would you like to go now?

-Um...

I think what you've got to do is just, launch.

A-ha.

-Money box.

-What about that, then?

-I think it's reproduction.

-Yes, 'Made in China' is a bit of a giveaway.

-I think that's quite a nice design.

-Unusual, isn't it?

-And it's got all the signatures. It is rather fun, isn't it?

-It is.

-And that's possibly what it was originally?

-I think so, yes.

And that's priced at 55.

We can leave this as a reserve. If we're running out of time, we'll come back.

-Fantastic, shall we do that?

-OK.

-Thank you.

-I'm still not seeing any glass, Rose.

-We might be back.

It's one of those things they have outside shops.

-Put your money in the slot... That's perfect for you.

-Yes.

It is imari. Quite late, 1900 or so.

The colours in it are subtle. They're not...

They're subtle, but I think the collectors like the very bright colours.

-I think we can think about that.

-Yes, exactly.

We haven't got all day, teams. You need to buy something!

I really think we should hurry. Where's Charlie?

-Probably still, still on the horse.

-What about this stall?

And I didn't mean a bacon sandwich.

It's another factory, Tupton, which do a similar decoration.

-What do you want to do?

-This table looks pretty cool.

Ah, down to business at last.

That looks a bit classy, Catherine.

It's quite nice, because it is stamped Asprey's of London,

so it's quite a good maker.

You're not terribly excited by that. I'm getting a vibe!

We want something more exciting.

Maybe the Reds are having more luck.

-Haven't you got a little silver candlestick and a draw of candles there?

-Yes.

-That would've been just a one-off.

-No, this would have been a pair.

This would've been a pair.

The only nice thing is it's got a Chester hallmark.

Chester's a slightly more unusual hallmark,

which I think is going to date it at the Edwardian period.

We're looking at something that's very much 100 years old.

-I quite like that little Greek key pattern around there.

-Yes.

It looks in reasonable condition, but it is only one draw candle.

-It's a weighted candlestick.

-Yeah, all right.

-There's no price on it, so it could be a fiver.

-We could ask.

-I don't think it is, but it could be.

-Yes, exactly.

-If it is, it would be quite cheap, wouldn't it?

-That's right.

Do you want ask him? Ask the nice chap?

-How much is this, please?

-£15.

We want to make a profit, would you let me have it for £10, please?

-Please?

-Because you asked nicely, I'll do it for 12.

Are we being mean, wanting it for ten?

-It is only one, you see, that's the problem.

-That's right.

-Ten.

Lovely, thank you very much.

A romantic kiss for a romantic candlestick.

And a kiss, as well!

I'm very impressed with you.

You've spent £10 in ten minutes, that's £1 a minute.

We've got £300 and I don't think we've got 300 minutes. We need to find the other two, pretty sharply.

Your arithmetic is quite right, Mark. You've got 50 minutes left, actually.

How have the Blues used their time, so far?

What about that? It looks like a monkey, or something.

It's like the head of a rattle, or something, a baby's rattle.

-It looks like it's silver. Is it a bear, or a monkey?

-It is a bear.

I think that's quite a sweet, little thing.

Bears are collectable,

though I still think he looks rather like a monkey!

At the moment that's got 45 on it.

-30?

-Yes, I'll take 30 quid for it.

I think for 30, it's difficult.

As it is, it's not really anything, is it?

-But it could be made into something.

-Yeah.

As a nice, little christening gift. Shall we have a think about that?

Because we're still very early in on our hour.

Would you mind if we have a little think about that?

-I shall be holding my breath.

-Thanks very much for your time, thank you.

I thought we had one there. Chop, chop, please.

You've got miles of stalls to trawl through today.

-That's unusual?

-Gosh, it is.

It's certainly glass!

-It's a hanging light from the '70s, or '60s.

-It's beautiful.

-It's very heavy. It's almost like crystals of ice.

-That's right.

It's actually glass.

I would think with the light inside, it would reflect really nicely.

I mean, in the right areas, these are considered really stylish pieces.

They are back in fashion, aren't they?

-But it's got no price on it, it may be free.

-That would be the day!

-What do you think?

-Let's think about it.

OK, we're doing an awful lot of thinking.

Not lighting up their lives, that's true!

But more buying, less thinking, please.

-I love the shells.

-They're lovely.

-Is that gold plated, on silver?

-Yes, it's gilded.

I've not seen any thing that jumps out at me yet.

-You haven't, have you?

-I've seen better quality stuff at car boots.

Eh! Don't let the stallholders hear you say that, Gary.

-It's seen better days, hasn't it?

-Yeah.

-We've only spent £10.

-Exactly.

So we've got quite a bit of money that we can spend.

Right, Reds, off you go, then.

-That's £800.

-Yes.

-How much is it?

-675.

-I suppose the table is very expensive, isn't it?

-£1,400.

Thank you very much, £1,400. We've got good taste, thank you.

Expensive taste, more like!

Just look at the size of this place.

Surely, they can find something in all these miles of stalls.

The trouble with these, they are very specialised and very decorative.

Has anything jumped out at the Blues?

-Olive scoop.

-Really?

-Do you like an olive?

-I do.

-Would you like an olive scoop?

-Not out of that, probably.

-No.

-How much?

-Not at £44!

-Nice, though, isn't it?

-Mmm.

It's got a whacking crack in it, which is a bit of a shame.

-It's rustic and its unusual. I've never seen an olive spoon before.

-No, I haven't.

-It needs to be a lot cheaper than that, though, doesn't it? What about 25?

-What about 110?

-No.

-Hold on, this is not going the way we want it to go.

-35.

I normally knock 10% off, that'll be £4.50.

-I will knock 20% off for the Blues. We like the Blues.

-We do.

CHARLIE: Do you think anyone will buy that?

I really, really don't know. It's rustic, it's treen.

Treen is a piece of wood that's been made into something interesting, something useful.

-There is a crack in there.

-That's what we call patina.

That's what we call damage.

You can fill it with chewing gum and put a bit of stain on it.

-How about we do it for 30 and we've got a deal?

-Go on, then. Twist my arm.

Are we happy with 30 for it?

-You like it. Let's do it.

-I think it could go well, yeah.

-Are you happy with that?

-What the market?

-Yeah.

-No, the olive scoop.

It's different. I can't see it's going to make much.

We either go left, right or straight on,

-bearing in mind we've only spent a tenner and time is ticking away.

-I know.

-Shall we go there?

-All right.

Very decisive.

They've spotted something already.

What's this?

Les Gueules Cassees.

-It's obviously off some sort of tomb something.

-Yeah.

-Is the bronze?

It certainly feels a bit like bronze, doesn't it?

It's got the marks that show it's got a bit of copper in it.

-It's certainly quite decorative.

-I like that.

-It's certainly has a visual, decorative appeal.

-It's not the kind of thing you can buy today.

On the internet, if somebody French knows which monument it's come off,

or has the other part, it might well be quite a collectable item.

-I just don't know.

-Yeah.

-It's marked at £35.

I think it's going to be around £20 to £30 at auction.

-It depends what the dealer will sell it for.

-Yes.

-What is your best price on this?

-25 is the very best.

-£25.

-What do you think about that, it's not a lot of money?

-Not a lot.

-It leaves enough for a big item.

-OK, we'll go for it.

-Let's go for it.

-I think we'll take it for £25.

-Thank you very much.

So, Rose is thinking big.

Now, where are the Blues?

We've got 20 minutes left.

Ah, having a team talk.

-We've got one item. Do you want to think about the bear?

-Yeah.

You're a bit reluctant, I can feel it, Charlie?

-I quite like the monkey bear. The monkey...

-Are you sure?

-..thing.

-I think we really like them for 25, don't we?

-Yeah.

Maybe we can twist her arm a little bit.

-Do you to want to go and have a little...

-Yeah, I think so.

-..persuasive talk with her?

-Knock her down a bit more.

-And I'll just hang around here and see what I can find.

-OK.

I think Gary's got a bit of drive

and I think he probably will get that bear for 25.

He's going to haggle with her. He knows what he wants.

That's what I like about him and he will get it.

Go for it, Gary.

Hello, again.

It's still there.

We're going to buy the monkey/bear after all.

What did you say?

-We said 35, didn't we?

-25?

-30.

30 I'd be absolutely happy with.

Yeah, OK. 30.

Is that it, then?

-30 quid seems to be the order of the day.

-Yeah.

We've got loads of money left, haven't we?

-Let's find something else for 30 quid.

-Yeah.

£30? You've got to speculate to accumulate, Gary, old fruit.

We've got ten minutes left. We need to get a move on.

-We need to try and find this item, all right?

-Yeah.

-Right, I'm getting a bit worried now.

-Yeah, I am.

So you should be.

Anything grabbing you?

Apart from the time, that is!

I'm glad someone's keeping an eye on the time.

I'm starting to worry about you. That's a made-up piece of junk.

Junk is the word.

-The hanging light.

-The hanging light.

I can't remember where it was. Let's go and find it.

Let's go and find it.

Five minutes to go, teams.

Desperate times call for desperate deals.

We've been here before, you know.

-It is quite funky.

-Yeah. It's unusual.

Is this yours?

-If you can tell us the price.

-120.

Do remember the photo frame that we looked at earlier, the Asprey.

It's got the same initials on. It's stamped underneath.

It is beautiful quality, but I just think, £200...

-That's a lot of money for that.

-Yes.

What is the best price that you'll give us for that?

I'll do 115, if it'll help you.

115?

If you want my honest opinion, sorry, we have run out of time.

It's going to struggle.

I think, in the general sale, it's going to...we'll be lucky if we get 40 or 50 quid for it.

I might be wrong.

I think you might be right.

It's beautifully faceted.

It's lovely. It's hallmarked and it all matches, presumably.

190 is the very best I can do.

-Can we do it 170 and we'll go for it?

-No.

175, you said.

-Your choice, my love.

-Yes, go on.

Seconds to go.

We've run out of time, it's 115. I'm sorry.

Yes, I think we'll have to go for it. It's something we like.

And we'll pray before the auction.

Oh, looks as if the teams have finished.

Just as well, because time's up!

But there's still time for a quick reminder of what they've bought.

The Reds got all het up about a silver candlestick at £10.

They took a chance on a French memorial plaque for £25.

And, back where they started, in a desperate last dash,

Rose got her glass lamp fitting for £115.

What do you think is going to bring the biggest profit?

I think the silver candlestick, which we bought for £10.

It's going to bring in the biggest percentage profit, I think.

Percentage profit, you must remember that.

-How much did you spend all round?

-£150.

-Did you? A good number.

-£150 of leftover lolly, please, somewhere.

-There you are.

Thank you, very much. That goes across to the maestro.

Well, maestro, what are you going to spend it on?

I don't know, it's quite a lot of money, Tim. 150 quid.

-I'll find something special.

-Thank you.

Good luck with that. Meanwhile, why don't we check out what the Blue team bought?

The Blues were lukewarm on the beach, with the olive spoon for £30.

They were a little warmer about the silver cast teddy bear,

for another £30. But, not much!

They pulled out all the stops for the Asprey silver-gilt hip flask.

Oh, yes, at a whopping £180!

You should go for a hip flask with something spiritual in it.

You're looking freezing.

Now, tell me how did you get on, Charlie?

-I think we did really well, like the best you've ever seen.

-Really?

-Yes.

-How much did you spend?

-240.

Can I have £60 of leftover lolly, please?

-There you go.

-Thank you very much. 60 smackers going to Catherine.

-What are you going to do with that?

-I don't know, but I'm buying it quickly before I freeze.

Quite right, too! Meanwhile, we're heading off somewhere absolutely sublime.

Stoneleigh Abbey is Warwickshire was built on the site

of a 12th-Century Cistercian monastery.

The original manor house was built in 1561 by Thomas Leigh.

150 years later, the third Lord Leigh,

on his return from his Italian Grand Tour decided

to have a huge extension built, in the form of this imposing West Wing.

It was completed in 1726 and is, of course, the grand entrance.

In the middle of the 18th century, the Leigh family decided

that they wanted to jolly up this already incredibly impressive,

large entrance hall and they employed a series of stuccoists -

plaster worker - to create some reliefs that celebrated

the life of Hercules.

The main feature is the central scene,

showing the ascent of Hercules to Mount Olympus.

Hercules, with his lionskin, kneels before Jove,

with other heavenly figures looking on,

including Mercury, Mars and Venus.

Originally, Cupid appeared out of the clouds at the bottom,

but the ceiling was irreparably damaged by a catastrophic fire

in the West Wing in 1960 and he was lost forever.

The six ovals that run roughly around on the top of the doors

represent the Labours of Hercules.

But the panel that is my favourite is this fellow over here.

Here we've got a rectangular tablet, moulded in relief

and strategically placed above one of the grand fireplaces

down at this end of the entrance hall.

Now Hercules is relaxing up, underneath the tree,

and he is leaning on the most enormous club.

There is a girl lying provocatively on her side

and she is gesturing in a suggestive and tempting way,

offering him an opportunity to come down this gentle slope

to that rather nice-looking palace at the bottom,

where there is a swimming pool and plenty to drink

and a disco later.

The girl on the left, however, is a different kettle of fish.

She has got all her kit on. In fact, she's ready to go

and wearing a helmet.

She's pointing up the hill, a steep climb to a temple at the top,

where there is absolutely nothing to drink and no fun going on.

And this is Hercules's dilemma.

Does he go with the girl who represents sloth and wanton

behaviour, or does he go with the girl that represents virtue?

If you look at Hercules's face, he is enigmatic.

We cannot tell which way he is going to turn.

Such is the human condition.

What a brilliant job the plasterers have done.

You can see the areas of the tree, with all those

frilly bits of leafage, which stick out from the surface.

It is effective, because it's a piece of sculpture that stands

proudly from the surface of the wall.

The depth and contrast of those surfaces

enable you to see the scene itself.

All in all, this thing is a tour de force.

That's before we examine these two babies at the bottom.

This is what you call a caryatid.

Actually, the tapering block underneath is called a term

and the caryatid bit is the humanoid form at the top,

which is, of course, Hercules.

His emblem, if you like, is this skin of a lion.

And why was Hercules wearing this lionskin?

Well, it's there to help him preserve his strength.

The big question is today, of course, for our teams over at the auction,

how much strength are they going to need?

What do you think, Herc?

Not a lot! But, our teams' lots are going before the bidders of Derbyshire

today at Hanson's auctioneers.

Well, we've relocated to the hamlet of Mackworth,

on the outskirts of Derby to be with Charles Hanson at his sale.

-Lovely, Charles.

-Hello, Tim.

-Very nice to be back.

-Great to have you.

Rose and Alex, their first item is the dwarf, silver candlestick.

Tim, it's pretty, it's loaded, it's beautifully cast

with Greek key ornament, but importantly, it isn't Birmingham, it's not Sheffield.

-It's hallmarked Chester.

-What's the hallmark date?

-1906.

At auction it ought to make, because it is Chester, between £30 and £40.

-Do you know, they paid £10 for it.

-£10, that's nothing.

It just shows there's a bargain or two at those fairs.

-It's silver, Tim, it's Chester.

-There you go. Solid silver job.

Your estimate is 30 to 40. That is an extremely encouraging start.

-Great, Tim, delighted.

-Lovely.

I fear it goes downhill a bit, thereafter.

-We've got this bronze plaque fellow, which is a spray of olive.

-Yes.

We've got the emblem of peace.

How this thing came to be in a fair and is being sold, I don't know.

It's something which has great sentiment. It's hard to value.

-I don't think it has much commercial appeal to collectors.

-That is the problem, isn't it?

Mark you, our team simply acquired it for £25.

How do you see it value-wise in the auction, Charles?

Tim, to a collector of that military background,

it has got a great appeal still.

-Between £30 and £40.

-That's optimistic, too.

What about the hanging shade. This is spectacular, isn't it?

Tim, I love that. I think it's something which, when I first saw it, I thought, it's modern.

It must be new. It's not, it's period Italian 1960s, at the very best.

You go to some wonderful London retail stores

and that could happily be £400.

-We have to think brave about this.

-We do, Tim.

I was going to be quite conservative, but it is such a good period piece

and a great feature for a home.

-I'm going to be quite strong.

-Are you?

-And quite...

-Brave.

-..brave.

-Good.

-And say between £80 and £120.

-I think you're spot on.

-They paid £115.

-Good.

-We're absolutely in the same ballpark.

-Good, I'm pleased.

It just depends on who's around, doesn't it, as per usual?

-Yes, it could be a high return or a pretty big fall, Tim, I think.

-Yes.

If it's a big return, they're not going to be fussed.

If it's not, they are going to need their bonus buy. So, let's go and have a look at it.

Rose and Alex, this is exciting, isn't it? Leftover lolly.

You spent 150. You gave that lovely Mark Stacey £150.

What did the genius spend it on?

I wanted to spend quite a lot of money, because I thought £150 wasn't a lot.

-It doesn't look very much, does it?

-Looks like a box to me!

A really, grotty old box, but actually, when you open it up.

-I'll help you with this.

-Thank you very much, Tim.

-Look at that.

-Come on, Rose, come and have a look.

-Come and have a look, Rose.

You see, you've got a little desk stand here.

This, I think, slides up like that. Then you lower it.

-Oh!

-You've got a sort of,

almost like a travelling campaign, or travelling filing system.

-I thought it was rather interesting.

-I think it's marvellous.

I mean, when you look at the back it's all nicely polished, look.

So, the thing is made to be freestanding in some way, shape or form.

It is, Tim. I really don't know what it was made for but I can tell you,

-because I know you are dying to know.

-Yes, how much?

-I didn't spend quite all your money, but I spent £130 on it.

-OK.

How much do you think it's going to get at auction?

I think it would be estimated something like 100 to 150.

It's good. It's lovely. We like it. It's very nice.

You don't pick it now, you pick it after the sale of your first three items,

-but it's a very interesting object.

-Thank you, Tim.

-Well done.

And, for the audience at home, we'll find out what the auctioneer

thinks about the mobile filing cabinet.

OK, Charles, what do you make of this fellow?

These sliding out tin shelves, you wonder what was its purpose?

Was it for stationery, was it for letters? I can't quite work it out.

No, it has the feel of something that might have come from the Second World War period

-and it's a travelling thing, because you can fold it all up.

-Of course.

Perhaps military, for doing all the filing in these metal trays.

-The quality is quite nice. The satin birch lining, which it might be, is nice.

-Yes.

It's well made, well constructed. I can see someone taking it home

and maybe putting their collection of snuff boxes or something in there

and really admiring them, now and again, peeking at them.

Let's hope you'll be able to find a home for it. How much is it worth?

It's unusual, Tim, so we put a guide price on it of £100 to £150.

That old, cunning monkey, Stacey, he only paid 130, bless him.

-Yeah, that's a good price.

-He sees profit in it. Anyway, that's it for the Reds.

Now we move on to something completely different with the Blues,

Gary and Charlie. First item is their olive scoop.

I think it's made of beech and it's beautifully turned.

It has got some age, you can see on the rim

and the handle has got a good degree of patination.

-Yes.

-So it's not made yesterday.

-It's not worth a lot.

-No, Tim.

I've been quite mean and lean at between £20 and £30.

I think I'd follow you there. £30, they paid,

-which, I feel, is plenty.

-Good.

Now this little teddy bear is sweet, isn't it?

Tim, the bear is ever so sweet. It's beautifully finished.

It's got great depth of detail about it. I'm sure it's silver,

but it isn't hallmarked.

Looking at the depth of patination, the dirt in the crevices,

under the arms and in between the legs of this bear,

-it's got some age, Tim.

-Yeah.

-I think it's 1900, don't you?

-Yes, exactly, Edwardian.

-What's it worth?

-Because it's unmarked, I'm being quite cautious,

but I think it will sell, for its teddy bear appearance,

-between £20 and £30, but could make £40.

-Brilliant! They paid 30.

-OK.

-That's about right.

-Good.

-Now your favourite, Charles.

-Oh, Tim.

-A drinking flask.

When we look at factors affecting value, we think of quality. This really has all the quality about it.

It's silver-gilt, fully hallmarked, with the lovely silver-gilded sleeve.

-Lovely turned lid.

-Ready to go?

-It's wonderful.

-How much?

-I'm sure it will make probably between 150 and 240.

-That's my thought.

-It needs to make 180.

-OK.

-I can tip you the wink there.

-OK, Tim.

-The challenge is on.

If you fail, they'll need their bonus buy.

So, smartish, let's go and have a look at it.

-Now, Gary, Charlie, this is exciting, isn't it?

-Yes.

The leftover lolly moment. You gave Catherine 60 smackers.

-Catherine, what did you spend it on?

-I bought - da-da! - this.

-A bit of novelty silver.

-OK.

-I bought this as a money clip.

But it could be a paperclip of some description,

in the form of a wishbone.

I thought that was quite novel, quite interesting.

-How much did you pay for it?

-I paid £48.

That seems sort of cheap and exotic, doesn't it?

It's 1905. I thought it was quite an interesting little thing.

How much do you think that will actually realise at auction?

-I would like to think we've got a £10-£20 profit there.

-Unusual.

-Yeah.

-Go with your bow tie, Charlie. That's a cheeky chappie, that is.

Let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Catherine's little wishbone.

-Charles, this could be your lucky moment.

-Tim, it could be.

-It's a wishbone, isn't it?

-It certainly is.

-Cast almost with this clip on this mount.

It's London, 1905.

It'd be on the table. You'd pick that up to put your letters underneath,

-I think it's clever old Catherine, don't you?

-I think so.

-She paid £48.

-Do you rate it at all?

-I would value it between £30 and £50.

Fair enough. We're in the same ballpark, aren't we?

-Are you taking the sale?

-I am.

-Good, we're in safe hands.

-Thank you, Charles.

-Thanks, Tim.

-So, Rose and Alex, are you feeling confident?

-Definitely.

You paid £10 for the silver candlestick, right?

How you found that for £10 we can't work out. Here it comes.

Showing for you there, Chester silver.

Hallmarked for you there, 1908, with a lovely Greek key cast base.

I'm only bid £20. I'll take 2 for the Chester, silver stick. Come on!

20, I'll take 2 now. It's worth that. 2, 5, 8, 30.

Oh, come on. Chester. 35, 40. One more.

40, I'll take, sir.

All hands, 40 and 5. 50, 5.

One more. It wants a good home.

It's lonely.

50, I'll take 5 now. All out, I'll take one more, sir.

5. One more for good luck? "No", he says. 50, I'll take 5 now.

You're all out beside me. £50. Going, all-out.

At £50, going, going, gone.

-Yes!

-Well done!

-It's so exciting.

-Isn't it?

Well done. Well done, that girl!

-That's £40.

-That's good.

HE WHISPERS

Right, now the memorial plaque.

Where do we start this?

Do I see £20, please?

£20, do I see?

20, I'll take. Do I see £20?

Its history before you. 20, I'll take. I'm bid 20.

I'll take 2 now! Come on! 20, I'll take 2 now.

2, 5, 8, 30.

-Ah-ha.

-32, 35.

One more. No more? You're in for £32.

Do I see 5 now? Come on!

I'll take one more, if it helps you, sir. £32.

Its bronze, it's solid and I'll take 5 now. All out at £30.

Yes.

5, 40, 5?

The lady in red. Look at me.

LAUGHTER

Are you sure? One more for good luck. No.

40, I'll take 5 now.

Are you sure? Fair warning, we are going at £40.

Going once, going twice...

All out at £40 and selling it. Going, gone.

-That's it. You have £15 on that.

-Excellent.

-So you are £55 up.

You have a profit on two items. Will you get a profit on the third?

There it is, it really does look the part.

And I'm only bid here £40. I'm only bid £40.

I'll take 5 for it now.

Very stylish, I'll take 5 now. Come on! 40, I'll take 5 for it now.

-Oh, dear.

-£40, do I see 5 now?

-This isn't good.

At £40. I'll take 5, come on!

40, I'll take one more.

-Ouch!

-40, all done. All out...

-I don't like the look of this.

-..beside me, and around me. I'll take £45. Selling it at £40.

-Oh!

Yes, we are. Going, going, going, gone!

-That is minus £75. That is a blow, isn't it?

-You were right.

LAUGHTER

It is no laughing matter. It might be a joke to you!

For our team, it's a disgrace. Anyway, minus £75.

You had £55 and now you are minus 20.

-Such is the helter-skelter of life.

-Yes.

What are we going to do about this military campaign cabinet?

-Go for it.

-Yes, go for it.

-You have got nerves of steel.

You've been right up there, you've been right down there

and you are going to be go for the bonus buy? That takes...

-IN FRENCH ACCENT:

-..courage.

Courage, beyond the call of duty.

You trust Mark Stacey. Here we go.

-What did I do?

-You're going with the bonus buy. The decision is made.

Merveilleux!

There we are.

Hinged, satin birch front, revealing 17 wonderful metal shelf tiers

for your stationery, or you could convert it into whatever you like.

I will start this at £100.

-Oh, good.

-You've all seen it. Do I see 110, please? At £100 now.

Do I see 110? I'm going to go at £100. Do I see £110 now. Come on!

-At £100. My bid. Do I see 110?

-Oh, please.

120, 130. 140, I'm bid.

140, I'm bid. Do I see 145?

140 I'm bid, do I see 145? Come on!

At 140, I'll take 145, sir.

One more? "No" he says. All out? We sell on commission.

Going, all done, at £140.

There it is. That is a profit of £10.

You have a £10 profit on that

which means, your overall state of play,

after this extraordinary series of joys and disasters, is...

-minus £10.

-That's not too bad.

It's not too bad.

-Anyway, don't say a word to the Blues.

-Right.

-Listen, have you been talking to the Reds?

-No.

-Certainly not.

-Do you know how they did?

-No.

-That's right, we don't want you to.

This room is crowded.

If there's one person who will auction your goods to best advantage it will be Charles Hanson.

If the worst comes to the worst, you've got the wishbone clip.

Anyway, your first item is the olive scoop.

Do I see £15, start me off. Come on.

Let's see £15 now, surely.

-I'm bid £15.

-Yes!

-Straight in.

Do I see 18 now? Come on! At £15, where's 18 now?

At 15, let's see 18... 18.

-20, 2.

-Get in there.

5, 8... One more.

28, 30? Are you sure, sir? No more.

At £28 we're going once, going twice,

-Gone!

-How much did we get?

-28.

Back luck, team, minus £2. It could have been a lot worse.

Here comes the teddy bear.

Early 20th century, he wants a good home.

He really does.

Do I see £15 for him? He probably is silver.

£15, surely.

£15, do I see? Look at him, the bear.

15, 18, 20, I'm out.

20, I'll take 2 now. Come on!

20, I'll take 2 for a sweet bear. Come on!

-2, 5, 8...

-They like him.

-Not exactly.

-He's late Victorian, sir.

-Go, go, go.

-Edwardian, even.

-"No" he says. At £25...

-Oh, no.

-He's got to go.

He's got to go.

At £25, he really has to go. 28?

-Why not?

-Hurray!

-It's closer.

32? Look at me. No?

Do it, mate. £2.

All out? 30, I'll take 2 now. Fair warning.

I'll take one more. At £30. Sold!

Wiped it's face. Very good. Wiped it's face.

There's no profit, no loss. No pain, no shame.

If you want a fabulous hip flask, here is one.

Edwardian. It's silver gilt, glass mounted,

London 1905, it's silver gilt.

-I'm bid £100 straight in.

-Oh!

-£100.

-Nice start.

-Do I see 110 now?

-110, 120, 130... Go on!

-140, 150.

-160, 170. I've got 160, 17, 18, 19, two...

-You're in profit!

-210. I'm bid 210.

-So good!

-Come on!

-It is really beautiful.

Do I see 220? Come on! Silver-gilt Asprey.

I'll take now 220. Going once... I'll take 220. Going twice.

-And we sell it at £210. All done.

-Yes!

Bingo!

LAUGHTER

-You are plus £28.

-Wonderful.

-Which is really super.

-What you are you going to do about this money clip?

-Oh, we're going to go for it.

The decision is made. We're going with the bonus buy. Here it is.

Very, very nice, in the form of a wishbone, it's extremely novel,

and I'm sure you'll agree, very attractive.

It's London, it's 1905 and we like it, it's a wonderful thing.

Start me off. Do I see £25? 25, eight, 30, two, five, eight, 40.

One more? No. Come on, it's a really novel thing, it's lucky.

45... 40, I'll take. One more? No, he says.

-40, I'll take two now, come on.

-Please!

40 I'm bid. Do I see two for good luck? Five, eight for good luck. 50.

-You're in profit. Yes!

-Two, five...

It could be yours with a bit of luck. No more?

55, yes or no? No.

All done to you, sir, at £52. I'll take one more.

Come on! All out, fair warning. Going, going. Gone to you.

Well, well, well. That is something else, isn't it? That was £52, yes?

You are plus four on your bonus buy. Well done, Catherine. Nothing the matter with that.

-Overall, you are plus £32, which could be a winning score.

-Oh, obviously!

Could be a winning score. Don't talk to the Reds. All will be revealed in a moment.

Well, haven't we been lucky today?

Two stellar, successful and dynamic teams sharing the stage.

-Been chatting with one another?

-No.

-You don't know where you stand?

-No.

Well, one of the teams today had a bit of bad luck.

Actually, both teams went with their bonus buy

and scored a substantial profit from that.

So the experts can walk tall, which is lovely.

Just one team had an unfortunate slip up, with a glassy thing.

And the team that slipped up with that, sadly, will suffer,

because they are the runners-up today - and it is the Reds.

It was that wretched thing, wasn't it?

Minus £75 just scuppered you.

You had a profit of 40, you had a profit of 15.

You were cruising so beautifully and that light fitting let you down.

-We should have listened to Mark.

-Well, whatever it is, hindsight is a fine job.

But I must say I thought it was a great fitting myself.

I can see it making a lot of money somewhere else, another day.

Still, so bad luck. You came really, really close.

But you've sadly fallen at that fence.

Never mind, better luck next time.

But the victors today - Gary, Charlie -

-you're going to be going home with £32.

-Wooh!

-Yes! There's your £30.

-Yeah!

-Yes, you are pleased with this, aren't you?

-Yes!

-£32.

-Thank you.

-Nice profit out of the money clip.

Well done, Catherine, for that.

Then you got that £30 profit on the hip flask, which was fab, wasn't it?

-Well done, Papa G.

-Well done, Papa G!

-How are you going to spend your money, Gary. Are you going to take her out for a drink?

-No!

-Oh.

-Oh!

-Are you are going to take ME out for a drink?

-He is, yes.

-If you like!

I don't know how you're going to split it, but I hope you enjoy it.

We've loved having you on the show.

-Join us soon for some more bargain hunting, Yes?

-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'll be splendid to see you.

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