Anglesey 17 Bargain Hunt

Bore da! Oh, no. Prynhawn da pawb.

Good afternoon, everyone. We're in North Wales.

Well, back to normal.

Let's go Bargain Hunting!

Bargain Hunt is in Anglesey.

We're at the Great North Wales Antique and Collectors Fair.

But if you want to discover

what our teams are going to uncover in this lot...

Ha!

..you're just going to have to wait and see.

Coming up, the Blues drive their expert to distraction.

I am going to go and lie down in a darkened room now.

And what's this? Has Anita gone native?

Mae'n braf fod yma.

That's all coming up.

First of all, though, let me remind you of the rules.

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

and the team wins that makes the most profit at auction.

Simple, innit?

Now, let's go and meet the teams.

Well, we're keeping it in the family way today, so as to speak,

because, for the Reds,

we have got Becky and Frank, mother-and-son combo,

and for the Blues, we've got Peter and Peapea or, should I say, Pea.

Welcome, everybody.

-ALL:

-Hello, Tim.

-Very nice to see you.

Now, you two, how are you going to get on in today's show?

Oh, we think we could do quite well.

We get on very well together as mother and son. We hardly ever argue.

Erm, so, yes, I think we should do OK.

It says you describe yourselves as "best friends".

-Yes, definitely.

-Pretty much so.

He keeps me in check.

So what do you do for a living, then, Mum?

I've got my own shop in Ruthin in Denbighshire,

and in my shop, we sell everything

that's either recycled, locally made or Fairtrade.

-So are you quite a green person, then?

-Yes. Yeah, have to be. My husband's an eco-scientist,

-so we don't get a choice in the matter.

-No, quite right, too.

Frank, you're in the middle of your studies, old fruit. Tell us about that.

Yes, I'm at Ysgol Brynhyfryd,

studying psychology, biology and physics.

-Are you?

-It's all very sciencey.

-Are you doing that at A-level, then, are you?

-Yes.

-And have you decided what you're going to specialise in?

-I have no idea, to be honest,

but I'm looking to follow up the field of psychology.

I haven't entirely ruled out being a musician, a rock star.

-No, naturally. Are you looking forward to this competition, Frank?

-Yes, I am.

We're very much looking forward to seeing how you get on. Good luck.

Now for the Blues.

So how do you two think you'll get on on today's show?

Fine, fine. We've got very similar interests.

We don't argue amongst each other very much,

so we shouldn't have a problem, really.

I think we might have a little bit of argy-bargy, though.

A little bit of, you know, "discussion".

Funny you should say that, Pea.

-You look a bit mischievous to me.

-Oh.

What do you like to collect, Peter?

I've got a collection of American silver dollars,

most bought ten or 15 years ago.

What's it with dollars? What do you like about those?

I just got one, then I got two

and every year, they produce a new one.

All the coins are worth at least twice as much as I paid for them.

So they've been an investment?

Well, I hope so, yeah.

-You're quite shrewd and canny, aren't you, Pete?

-I think so.

Now, Pea, I assume your name is an assumed name, is it?

It is.

Because I don't like the name my parents gave me.

-Which was what? You going to own up to it?

-Oh, do I have to?

Yeah, go on.

-Jane.

-So what don't you like about Jane, then?

-I think it's just boring.

-Yeah?

-Yeah.

-And where did Pea come from?

-From my husband.

I met him about 18 years ago

and he just started calling me Sweet Pea as a little joke.

How sweet!

Then it shortened to Pea.

-Peter, do you call her Pea?

-No. THEY LAUGH

And what do you do for a living, Pea?

Most of the time, I'm a ceramic artist.

So, I make objects in clay, mainly figures.

I do paint a little bit as well.

But I teach ceramics - two days a week usually -

and I do workshops.

-Fantastic. Have you got your own kiln?

-I've got two kilns.

-Oh-ho!

This is a serious woman when it comes to ceramics.

-You're going to have fun today?

-Yeah. I'm excited.

We're going to have fun today. First, though, the money moment.

Your £300 apiece. You know the rules.

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

Well, I've never had a contestant called Pea before.

But we always have two sweet peas as experts. And today's no exception.

For the Reds, it's our jewel in the crown, Anita Manning.

Hoping to keep the Blues from getting lost is Jonathan Pratt.

-Do we have any tactics?

-Open mind.

-What do you want to buy?

-Eh, silverware.

What period do you like?

I'm Art Nouveau, turn of the century.

Some ceramics, but that's Jane's field rather than mine.

-I don't know anything about old ceramics.

-Neither do I. Let's look.

-I like Art Deco.

-So you're a pair with bags of style?

-Oh, yes!

When you say it's way out of your price range,

is it haggleable or way, way out?

Everything's haggleable.

-Is that a real word?

-"Haggleable"?

-'Well, it is now.'

-I'm just thinking it's too Welsh.

-Too Welsh?

-IN WELSH ACCENT:

-You can never be too Welsh.

Well, we are in Wales, after all!

-Now, I know you like the Art Deco period.

-Yes.

And, to me, that epitomises Art Deco.

-Definitely.

-It's bird's eye maple

-and that curved shape of it is absolutely lovely.

-Beautiful.

Marked up at?

-30.

-£30.

So stylish.

It would fit in in a modern home, wouldn't it?

Shall I asked the lady how much could...

What we are looking to do... I mean, it's not bad at 30,

but we're really wanting to get it kind of round about 20.

-20?

-18-20.

-We could get it for less. So, offer about 15.

-Ask her.

-What the very best is.

What the very best and then she'll come in and then... Let's see.

-Hello.

-Hello.

What is the very, very best you could do a map for us, please?

Eh, 30... I'll go down to 25.

-Can you go...

-20 and that's my very best offer.

-Can we push you for 18?

-No! Definitely not.

-20, Anita?

-I think it's a beautiful thing.

I think it's gorgeous, absolutely stunning.

It's got bags of style, just like yourself.

SHE LAUGHS

Definitely. Thank you. Shake on it.

Wonderful. Thank you.

Sealed with a kiss. Or two.

So, boys and girls, that's one down, one in the bag.

-You have been wonderful.

-Thank you.

We've got bags of time, we've got bags of time.

Don't get too relaxed, Reds. The clock's still ticking.

What have the Blues got cooking?

-You like your kitchenalia, don't you?

-I do like kitchenalia.

They're produced for using, so a reproduction isn't a reproduction,

it's just a modern version for the same sort of use, I suppose.

Looking at the bottom there, that looks a little more modern.

From the 19th-Century jelly...

-They're not jelly, sort of pate moulds and things like that, aren't they?

-OK.

-Is that something you...

-I've never bought any of them.

When they're clear white or copper, I can see the attraction.

I think these are a little modern. I wouldn't buy them myself.

-We could see how much they are.

-If you really like them.

Ask her how old she thinks they are. Find out something.

I mean, by all means, use your own...judgement.

-I can then wash my hands of it.

-Tut-tut, JP.

-What would be the price for just buying these two?

-I've got 22.

12 and ten. So if I said 18 on the pair?

How old do you think they are? Are they modern-ish?

-No, they are old ones. Definitely Victorian.

-Do you think Victorian?

-Definitely.

-Could we offer you 15?

Um... Yes, I suppose you could.

My advice to you is...your decision.

-If you like 'em, you go for them.

-We're going to buy them.

-Sold!

Right. An item apiece. And the competition is hotting up.

Do you know, oh, blimey, I forgot I was actually up against Anita.

I caught sight of Jonathan earlier on

and he was talking, talking, talking.

He's a very persuasive man, as well as being very good-looking.

Anita's always calm and, you know, never going to be a problem.

And I expect she'll just say, "We'll just buy that, anyway."

So we've got a real game on. A real game on.

He might be quite a tough opponent to beat.

-Nothing that particularly catches my eye.

-No.

You sure you're not interested in that?

-I'm sure. I'm absolutely 100%.

-OK.

-Look at that lady up there.

-A bit naughty, that, you know.

Looks like Peter and Pea have given Jonathan the slip,

while the Reds are sticking close to their expert.

That's an interesting lump. What have you got there, Anita?

Well, it's a piece of 20th-Century glass

and I particularly like this type of thing.

-Yes.

-If we look at that, look at that lovely big oil drop there.

I think that's gorgeous and, look, we have different tones of blue.

-Yes, the blue and the purple.

-And I like the asymmetric shapes.

-It's a very good shape.

-It's sort of young stuff again, isn't it?

Again, yeah, it's quite modern, in a way.

Do you know the designer's name on this one?

There's no maker's mark at all.

-Have you been over it with a fine tooth-comb?

-Yes. It's perfect.

We think it is Murano, but we're not 100% sure.

-Uh-huh. OK.

-It's certainly one that we would think about, isn't it?

-Yes.

-So, keep that in mind.

That's not massive.

It's not very big. Well, it's small on you.

Have you got a big head?

Yes. I do have a reasonably-sized barnet.

There we go. Look.

I wouldn't. I personally wouldn't.

If you're going to buy silver, it's got to be novelty.

It's got to be rare makers, so...

I probably wouldn't.

-Are you all right with the camera?

-What's the sledge?

What's that?

-Is that a coal thing?

-Think about what's good to buy.

-I love that!

-Do you really? That's a little breakfast dish.

-It's quite a nice thing.

-Yeah, it is.

-Let's get moving.

-Right, OK.

En avant, as they say in France.

The Blues are taking a laissez-faire "haw-hee-haw" approach.

They need to focus. The Reds, though, have taken the bull by the horns.

-The bull?

-The bull.

-Yeah, it's lovely.

-Is he silver?

No, it's Dansk. I think it's plated.

Looks like it should be on a car bonnet.

SHE LAUGHS Possibly.

Can you tell us anything about it?

Haven't got a clue. I haven't got a clue, I'll be perfectly honest.

It's just an ornament, isn't it? Um...Danish?

-Are many people interested in bulls?

-Yes. Certainly in this area.

Large farming area. Can't go wrong with bulls, cows, sheep.

It's the right place.

-But it is plate and it is modern.

-It is. Yeah, I'm not arguing!

-What sort of price?

-I've got 20 on it.

-20?

-Go on.

-She's going to look me in the eyes now.

-She is going to bat her eyelashes now.

Come on. Let's see how good you really are. THEY LAUGH

I mean, I do like stylised animals.

-Make me an offer, then.

-Fiver.

Excuse me! That's not on offer. Harsh.

That's bringing tears to my eyes. THEY LAUGH

Try again.

-Come on.

-A wee bit...

-A little bit more, perhaps.

-What's the very, very best you could do?

-Go on.

-Make me a really, really fair offer.

-Eight?

-Ten.

Ten and I'll go. Go on. It's worth a chance at ten. How's that?

-How about nine? Meet us in the middle?

-No, ten!

Come on! I like even figures.

That's nice.

Mum and son.

-Mum's in charge...as always.

-I know. I don't look old enough.

Well, you're doing very well. There we are. Thanks, mate.

Oh, my team are wonderful. We've spent a little time

and we've bought two items.

Anita's fantastic. She's been guiding us really well, hasn't she?

Yes. She's right on the ball.

But they're a great team.

-Yeah, we'd be lost without her.

-Truly lost!

It's not going very well at the moment.

We've got one item in 34 minutes,

so we're getting a bit panicky now.

I think Pea is starting to panic a little bit and she's going,

"What about this?" Every single object she looks at, "What about this?"

Unless I get guidance, I don't know what to pick up.

Jonathan's OK when he's here. He seems to wander off a lot.

Mutiny in those Blue ranks. While Anita is on a charm offensive.

You're a Welsh speaker. Say something in Welsh.

SHE SPEAKS IN WELSH

HE SPEAKS IN WELSH

SHE SPEAKS IN WELSH

HE SPEAKS IN WELSH

-What did you say to him?

-I hope you enjoy.

-Oh, right. That's nice.

-"Croeso" is "welcome".

-Uh-huh.

-Coesau?

-Croeso.

-"Coesau" is legs!

-THEY LAUGH

Croeso i Gymru - Welcome to Wales.

Aw. How do you say, "Thank you and it's lovely to be here?"

Diolch yn fawr. Mae'n hyfryd i fod yma.

-A bit slower. A bit slower.

-Diolch yn fawr.

Diolch yn fawr.

Mae'n hyfryd i fod yma.

Mae'n hyfryd i fod yma.

-Fod yma.

-Fod yma.

-THEY LAUGH

Stick to the antiques, Anita! Now, back to business.

I like beaten metalwork.

Arts and crafts is one of my favourite periods.

Here we have this, it's almost like a mythical creature.

I really like it, whether it's a bit too expensive, I'm not sure.

-It looks like a kind of a dragon to me.

-It is a type of a dragon.

I'm not sure, to be honest.

A reflection of Anita Manning - what could be nicer?

-How much is this?

-120.

-Seems a bit steep to me.

-You think that's a bit much?

-I don't know.

-It's a wacky thing.

-It is.

-It's certainly unusual.

-Anyway, good luck.

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

Thank goodness the Blues have kissed and made up.

-Seems a lot for £25.

-It depends if they're silver spoons.

Even if they're not silver, it seems a lot.

Some of these might be silver... They're probably not. No.

-No? OK.

-I'd buy that, myself.

-Would you? This is the thing.

He would buy it, because he likes the spoons.

-It's up to you.

-At the end of the day,

it's something that someone like yourself may bid on it. You have to buy what you like.

-OK. Go and ask the stallholder.

-You ask.

-Is this yours?

-Yes.

Would you take £15?

-Oh, I should think so.

-Would you?

-Yes, I would.

Thank you, we'll take that.

The Blues have evened the score, and even Anita's at it again.

-Tell me how to say "thank you" again.

-Diolch yn fawr.

-Diolch yn fawr, gentlemen.

-Not bad! MAN: You're very welcome!

-I love that!

-HONK!

-I love that.

-Put it away and get buying, Blues!

Excuse me, sir. It's us again.

-We've been all round, and they still like this.

-It's drawing us back.

-It's drawing them back.

-But we haven't got many pennies.

-What would be your best on that, your very best?

-My best...

What's on it now? 45.

It hasn't got a maker's name on it.

It hasn't got a maker's name on it.

-I'll do it for 30.

-Please, 25? Pretty please. I'll bat my eyelashes.

I know, but I've got to make a little bit on it. 30.

You just said 25! That's going the wrong way!

No, YOU said 25! THEY ALL LAUGH

-I'll do it for 30.

-27?

-30.

-Hard push, here.

15 off is fair.

-28?

-28, then, I'll take it.

-Diolch yn fawr!

-Thank you very much.

-Diolch.

Diolch.

Well done, Anita! The Welsh lessons have paid off. But the Blues are talking at cross purposes.

-Would you take 140?

-No. It would have to be 160.

-What do you think, for 160?

-Crikey.

It's very collectable, it is very collectable.

-They are hideous things.

-I love them!

-But that's a massive, massive investment.

-It is.

-If I offer a kiss and a cuddle, what would you take?

-150.

-150, Jonathan, with a kiss and cuddle...from you?

-Really?!

-You're selling me now?!

-Go on, take it.

We've still 30 seconds left, there's time to think about it(!)

-You can give it more thought.

-Ask for 140.

-Would you take 145?

-No.

-Would you take 148?

-And I'll give you a cuddle and a kiss.

-Go on, then, 148!

Congratulations, that is very well done.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

I'm going to go and lie down in a darkened room now. I need to relax.

Poor Jonathan's a delicate flower, you know.

Right, that's it. You've had your 60 minutes.

Let's remind ourselves of what the Red team bought.

The lovely maple letter rack should deliver a profit.

It was a first-class deal, at £20.

They paid £10 for the little silver-plated bull paperweight,

but will it charge ahead at auction?

And they went back, for this modern studio glass vase,

but with no maker's mark, will it top the £28 paid?

-I didn't even spend it.

-You bought well.

-Why are you so guilty?

-Why are you feeling guilty?

-Because we've hardly spent any money.

-I do apologise.

-Do you think I'm going to be cross?

-Yes.

-Well, I won't be. How much did you spend?

-A measly £58.

-I'm furious!

Seriously, it's what you've bought that really matters.

Have you got the £242? It's 242. That is a fortune.

So, um, which is your favourite piece, Becky?

The first thing we bought, the Deco letter rack. Beautiful.

-I like the vase.

-Well done, you plough an independent furrow there!

-Which piece is going to bring the biggest profit?

-Probably the bull.

-I don't know. It's possible.

-We only spent a tenner on it.

There's been a lot of old bull about, that's for sure!

Anyway, handing over the cash. There's enough housekeeping to buy the grocer's.

-What are you going to do with it?

-I will try and spend, because these guys wanted to spend big money,

but what they looked at were fairly modestly priced.

-I'll do my best.

-Thank you.

I'd rather spend that than that.

-But I MIGHT spend that.

-You're such a tease! Anyway, thank you.

Let's check out how the Blue team got on.

Pea went all wobbly over these glazed jelly moulds, for £15.

But will the bidders have a sweet tooth on the day?

This case full of sparkling spoons caught Peter's eye. Again, £15.

With seconds to spare, Pea couldn't resist this Palissy ware jug,

though Lord knows why!

At £148, it could prove to be their undoing.

-Come on, guys, are you giving him a hard time?!

-No, no!

-He's only young!

-I know that.

I'm not saying it, I don't believe it any more.

-Added years to his life.

-That was right to the last minute.

Which is your favourite piece?

I bought a small glass-fronted wall case, with some small spoons in.

-That is your favourite?

-Yes.

Which piece is going to bring the biggest profit?

-The glass-fronted cabinet with the spoons.

-Right.

-The Palissy ware.

-Hopefully.

-We've got a battle here.

-We bought that Palissy with 30 seconds to go and we spent...

-£148!

In the last 30 seconds! My word!

-We didn't spend much, apart from that!

-What was the overall total?

-178, we spent.

-178.

So can I have £122, please?

-That's 120. There's the two.

-122. I think you've done incredibly well.

It's a most interesting competition.

And now it's up to you, JP, to go and find something stunning for 122.

-Are you up for this?

-I am.

-After your lie-down?

-I'll just recoup.

Go and have a nice glass of milk. Anyway, now we're off to a castle.

It's called Eastnor Castle.

Eastnor Castle in Herefordshire is a fine, fine property.

Built in the early 19th century,

it's home to the Hervey-Bathurst family and it's still in private hands,

having been passed on from generation to generation.

Cor, look at this!

-Cuckoo!

-ECHOING

A vast, cavernous space,

constructed in the style of a great mediaeval hall.

But by the time we get to the 1980s, this space has been refurnished

as if it's an incredibly luxurious Edwardian drawing-room,

with all this soft furnishing and comfortable lamps and tables.

The original intention was to use this large space to display arms

and armour, in the same way that a real mediaeval castle would have done.

Indeed, today, we've still got 12 suits of three-quarter armour,

which is not incomplete,

it simply is armour that would have been worn on horseback,

and you don't need the protection below the knee.

Essentially, the collection was bought by the 3rd Earl Somers,

in particular, a sale in Milan in 1853, where he bought no less than 32 suits of armour.

The two complete sets of armour at this end of the Great Hall

date from around 1520.

And they are described as being "Emperor Maximilian I style".

What I like about them are these curvy, rather sexy, lines.

Now, the idea with the fluted areas is that,

by fluting the metal, you're able to make it thinner,

and therefore the suit of armour is more lightweight and easy to wear.

And also, by having all these curves,

it means that if you ARE struck by an opponent's lance, for example,

it would be much more likely simply to glance off.

It was in the Victorian period that interest in arms and armour seriously took off.

"The age of chivalry" and all that lark.

Indeed, collectors vied with one another frantically,

to buy groups of arms and armour, and the 3rd Earl described himself

as "having the disease quite badly", which he described as "armouritis".

You can see what he means, when looking around the Red Inner Hall.

I'm particularly fond of mounted armour, which you can identify

as coming from the Visconti family, because on the shield

it's got their crest, which includes a serpent eating a child.

Ghoulish.

And speaking of children, this little fellow

is a 19th-Century reproduction set of armour,

which would have been commissioned by a wealthy and proud father,

so that he could get his nine or ten-year-old kitted up

for a nice 19th-Century jousting competition.

Can you imagine how excited your average nine or ten-year-old would be to have such a gift?

Of course, one of the problems with suits of armour

is that when you're wandering around a stately home,

it can be incredibly dark.

Therefore, I like to come armed with an appropriate pair of glasses,

like these, so that if you really need to look into the matter,

one can get the correct amount of illumination.

Will our experts be able to shed any light on the thinking behind their bonus buys?

Hi, how are you doing?

I'm looking for something a bit unusual.

I find that in today's market, it's the weird and quirky things

that are making the money.

With 242, I can probably buy something of quite nice quality,

but if it has quality and it's a wee bit unusual,

that's where I might win.

I'm looking for, sort of, interesting novelty objects.

Stuff you can't necessarily put a rational amount on at auction.

A store may have 200-300 objects,

and you automatically filter out some things.

Modern silver, you don't want to look at. The reproduction stuff, you're filtering out.

And there's usually a few objects that I would be interested in.

This chap here. That's screaming Newlyn, isn't it?

-You would have thought, at least.

-It is allegedly from Cornwall.

-You mean, it once holidayed there!

-Yes, exactly.

Isn't this a strange thing?

It's a walrus,

but inside, we have the face of a child.

And this big old chap here. He's very impressive. I like him.

That's the star of my copper show.

We'll see later what surprises they have in store for the teams,

but now we're off to the auction.

It's lovely to be back in my old stomping ground, Cheshire,

at Frank Marshall's saleroom, with my old mucker, Nick Hall.

-Hi.

-Welcome, Tim.

-Nice to be back.

Let's have a look at Frank and Becky's first item.

It's a repro... You could say Deco style, I suppose.

Yes, it's a mass-produced Indonesian export,

but it's a nice veneer, classic Deco form, just a modern slant.

-20, £30.

-£20 paid, so that's all right.

We've got another modern repro, which is boring. This Japanese bull.

Dansk, yes. A modern novelty.

An unusual thing to bring to an antiques auction?

-They bought it, did they?! They paid money?!

-It wasn't given away.

Do you think you'll get anything? 10 or £20?

-That's what we put on it, £10-£20.

-Perfect. They paid £10.

They paid the right price. Lastly, this Murano lookalike.

-Sumersault, whatever that is.

-Sumersault's the technique.

It's when you got different colours

encased within a sandwich of clear glass.

The 1960s original ones make good money now.

-This is 1980s, '90s.

-Lovely. How much?

-30 to 50.

-£28 paid.

-Good.

The way you're estimating, they won't need their bonus buy, but let's have a look at it.

Well, you spent a miserable £58. I mean, how could you do that?

-I do apologise profusely.

-No need to apologise.

You'll probably do well, having gone down the minimalist route!

£242 went to the lovely Anita Manning. What did you spend it on?

-Ooh!

-Oh!

-THEY LAUGH

-Isn't it cute!

-It's got a little face inside.

-I loved it.

He's so sweet!

It's a walrus with a little child's face peeping out!

-Now, this intrigued me. Has the walrus eaten the child?

-THEY GIGGLE

Or is the walrus skin protecting the child from the cold?

-I didn't know, but it tickled me to think about it.

-It's just so sweet.

-May I?

-Yes, of course.

-How old is he, do you think, Anita?

I think it's late 19th century, early 20th century.

-And it's perhaps based on a myth.

-It's certainly a talking point, isn't it?

-How much did you spend, dare I ask?

-There's the rub.

Em, the trader liked it, I liked it, he knew I liked it.

And he wouldn't come any further down than £150.

And I was in a flibbertigibbet mood, so I decided just to go for it.

On the basis that somebody else might have the same emotion today in the sale.

-Of course.

-I've never seen anything like it.

It's one of the most bizarre things I've seen.

Well done, just on amusement factor!

Well, your moment to pick will be after the sale of your first three items.

But for our viewers at home, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Anita's walrus.

-This is something a bit different, isn't it?

-Very much so. Yeah.

It's not a portrait of the purchaser, is it?

No, I don't think our teams look quite like that walrus!

-It's quite good fun, isn't it? It's got some age.

-It has. Late 19th century. It's Continental.

I think probably French, that Dieppe school of earthenware.

-I quite agree. How much?

-We have gone 70 to 100.

Anita Manning pushed the boat out.

She had all that cash and spent £150. Is she going to make it?

Are they going to go with it? We won't find out till a little bit later on.

But right now, that's it for the Reds. For the Blues,

Pea and Peter. First up are the graduated jelly moulds.

I find these difficult to enthuse about, personally.

They're not the most stylish of objects, are they?

Not beautifully decorated, that's for a fact. How much?

-Not an awful lot. 20 quid?

-Marvellous, they paid £15.

I'm very pleased with that.

They might be having a jelly and blancmange party yet, if they get a profit on it.

-What about the wall-mounted spoon rack?

-Yeah.

-Hideous, isn't it?

It is not my favourite lot, to be fair.

It all comes down to the price. If the price is right, as they say.

-What is the price?

-Well, we've put £10-£20, and be pleased to get it.

-They paid £15. Ever hopeful.

-You've got to be hopeful in this game.

-What about the creepy-crawly jug?

-Yes, Palissy ware.

Probably one of those Portuguese copycat pieces, I suspect.

So, how much do you think your audience will pay for that?

-Well, I've put 70 to 100.

-OK, they paid £148.

Whatever they've done with these moulds,

and those spoons is likely to be wiped out by the failure of that Palissy ware jug,

in which case they're going to need the bonus buy, so let's go and have a look at it.

-This is exciting, isn't it?

-Yes.

Are your longing to know what JP spent the £122 of leftover lolly on?

-Yes, definitely.

-You, too?

-Yes.

-OK, put them out of their agony!

Oooh...

-Not very big.

-Not very big.

What we have here

is a little silver mounted, silver-covered table lighter.

You have a certain amount of silver, which has a certain amount of weight and value to that alone.

-How much did I pay for it?

-Go on.

-£30.

-OK.

The silver alone would probably sell for... There's £35 to £40 of silver.

Is it a working lighter?

-I imagine it needs gas and a flint, but I'm sure you can.

-I like that.

-Jonathan, do you see this as a sure-fire profit?

-Yes.

Handy for a lighter, having a sure-fire profit!

-There must be £30 in the silver itself.

-There's more than that.

-There's £35 to £40 worth of silver.

-OK, we watched his lips.

You know you can trust this man.

You'd even buy a car from him, probably.

Anyway, on that happy note, the audience at home are going to see

what the auctioneer thinks about Jonathan Pratt's lighter.

-Nicholas, that's pretty clean and functional.

-It is, indeed.

And silver is doing very well, of course.

-Nicely hallmarked, little motto on the front.

-How much?

-40 to 60.

Brilliant. £30 paid. Clever Jonathan Pratt.

All will be revealed in a moment. You taking the sale today?

-I am indeed.

-We're in safe hands.

-Frank, Becky, how are you feeling?

-Stressed.

-Where's the stress?

-Look at this room, jammed up with people who came here to buy your items.

-If only!

-First up, the three-division rack. Here it comes. Good luck.

-Lot 50.

I've got commission interest.

I can start the bidding straight in here at 22, 25, £28.

At £28. 30, 32, 5 with you? 35, lady seated. At £35 in the room.

Any advance? At £35, lady seated. All done at 35.

-BANGS GAVEL

-Yes!

-Well done.

Plus £15. That's a very good start.

Now, the Japanese sculpture.

That's your fault, this one!

-AUCTIONEER:

-I've got commission interest. I can come straight in

at 10, 15, 18, 20, 22, 25, 28.

£28, I'm starting. Straight in at £28.

Commission bid is with me. At £28. Any advance?

-At 28, 30. 35 I have.

-I don't believe this!

-Give me 38?

Squeeze a bit more. I've got 35. 38 is with you. I'm out. It's your bid.

At £38. If you're all sure. I'm selling with you, at £38.

Well done, that's amazing! Plus £28 on that.

Plus £28, 38... You're plus 43 already!

Antiques of the future. £20? At 20, somewhere? Somewhere, surely.

Thank you. Front row, £20 bid. You bidding online?

There's a flutter. I've got £20 in the room. Give me 5. 25, thank you.

30, thank you. Front row at £30. You listening online?

It's against you. We're all waiting for you. £30 in the room.

At 30. 35, thank you. Don't lose it, you'll like it.

It's a nice vase! I'll take 38.

I love that man!

38 in the front row? Thank you.

£38 in the front row. I'm looking for 40. 40 online. At £40.

You know I'm coming back to you. At £40, are you finished?

OK, thank you, I've got £40 online. I'm selling online. At £40.

-£40.

-Yes! Thank you!

So, £12 on that. 42...53...£55.

Plus 55. Well, I eat my words.

-Do the happy dance. Sorry.

-You spent £55, which I criticised roundly.

You just made £55 profit, having spent £58.

You've doubled your money. This is amazing.

What are we going to do about the earthenware boy?

-We're not going there.

-I beg your pardon?

I absolutely adore him, but we said if we made more than a fiver, we were sticking. Sorry, Anita.

-No, no.

-You don't need to phone anybody or anything? No?

-No.

-All right, that seems to be a firm decision.

They're not going to go with the bonus buy. But we'll sell it just to see what happens.

-Here it comes.

-Who's bidding on this lot? Come on. Unusual item, this.

Good glaze as well. 50 for it? £50, someone? 40? Show willing. At £40?

It's a nice rare little piece. A good bit of porcelain. £40? 40 bid?

30? Don't make me beg! At £30. Where are you? Where's the bids at 30?

Come on, let's get this lot sold and move on. 30 I'm bid online.

5, 40. We're there, we're stuck at £45 online, if you're sure. 50, 5.

All done, you sure? I'm selling online at £55.

-Yes!

-£55. Bad luck, Anita.

-Sorry, Anita.

It was a piece of frivolous buying, on my part. But I enjoyed him.

-I bet you're glad you didn't go with it.

-Just a bit.

Minus £95, that would have been.

Overall, you didn't go for the bonus buy. You preserved your £55 profit,

with a profit on all three items, which could be a winning score.

Just don't tell the Blues a thing, right?

-So, Pea, Peter, do you know how the Reds got on?

-No.

-No.

-No?

They passed us in the corridor, but that's it.

-Did they look confident?

-No, no.

-Rather sad?

-Unable to say.

-OK.

First up are the jelly moulds.

-Let's see if you can get into a quiver.

-Lot 71.

Who's up for jelly and ice-cream on this? We're going to go £20?

10 for the two. Where's £10? 10 online. Thank you.

At £10, the bid's online. At a tenner. At 10 only.

Any advance on £10? You all done? Are you sure?

Parties are going to finish early, then. At £10.

-Selling at 10 online. 10, it sold.

-All the children will cry.

-Minus £5.

-Now the ace.

10 I'm bid in the front row, thank you. 10 I'm bid. 10 offered.

You get the cabinet AND the spoons. £10 only? At a tenner? £10.

15 at the back. 20 in front. At 20. Still going to go, sir? 5, I have.

Right at the back at £25. I'll take 28 with you, madam, if it helps.

What about 26? I've got 25. At 25 it is, right at the back.

Gent standing. All done? No-one online. It's with you. At 25 it is.

Well done, Pete. You were right, we were all wrong!

Plus £10. That means you are plus £5.

What's going to happen with the Palissy jug?

So where are we going to go? 70? 60? 50? Come on, where's £50?

At £50, where's the collectors?

Are you bidding? 50 quid. 5 in the room. And 5, 60. 5, 70.

75 has it back in the room. Anyone else? At 75, right at the back.

All done... 80 online. 85 with you, sir. 90 here.

5 with you, thank you, sir. 95 back in the room. 100 online.

Still in? 110 with you. 110, I'll take. At 110, back in the room.

Gent standing, at 110. 120 here. 120, I have.

Last call, selling online at £120. All done?

What a shame. Minus £28, which means overall

you are minus £23.

-That's not bad.

-What are you going to do with this cigarette lighter?

-Go for it.

-Yeah, we're definitely going for it.

-Definitely.

-Good buy, from Jonathan.

-Where we going to go? £40, surely.

40, 30, 20. We're going the wrong way! 20 I'm bid. Where's 5?

-20. At 25, thank you, madam. 30, 5. 40, 5. 50, 5.

-Go, Jonathan.

£55, with you. Any advance? Anyone else? 55 it is. At 55, all done?

-I don't believe it.

-There we go.

-£55 gives you £25 profit,

which means, overall, you are plus £2!

You just made £1 each! This is wonderful, this programme, isn't it?

The money we've got to share around, £1 each profit! Is that good?

Cash winnings.

Just as well you've got a decent expert with you!

Hang on a minute. £2 could be a winning score.

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

-This has been a result. Everybody happy?

-Yes!

-You ought to be happy!

How lovely to have two teams in profit.

-Oooh!

-How rare is that?!

But it is, as ever, simply a matter of scale of profits.

And the team with a good deal less profit than the other today are the Blues.

-Aww!

-Bad luck, Blues.

-We made some money, anyway.

-Here's £2! OK, Pea?

That's one for you, and one for Pete. And nothing for Jon.

You've been very colourful for us, particularly you, Pea.

-Well done for that. But the victors today...

-Yes!

-Yes!

-My gosh, they're going home with £55.

-Wooo!

The mother and son combo, which is particularly satisfying, isn't it?

You made a profit on all three items, which means...

..you get a Golden Gavel! Except we've run out of gavels, and you get a tiepin instead.

-So, do take that, darling.

-There we go.

Wear it in your street with pride. Anita, that goes in your collection, which is lovely.

I hope you've had a good day.

Fantastic.

We've loved having you on the programme, all of you.

-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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