Derby 29 Bargain Hunt

Today, we're at the world's oldest steam-engine workshop.

So let's go loco.

Let's go bargain hunting.

Welcome to the Jaguar Antiques and Collectors Fair,

which is being held today in the Roundhouse in the centre of Derby.

This building was constructed in 1839

for the repair and servicing of locomotives.

Today, though, it's being used as a platform for dealers

to show off their wares.

Coming up, Thomas tries to stick it to the Reds.

-You've never bought it, have you?

-I made an executive decision.

THEY LAUGH

-HE CHUCKLES

-While the Blues go nutty.

-Aw!

-It's a nutcracker soldier.

And will do almost anything to get the price down.

As well as raising a few eyebrows at auction.

-Yes!

-£30.

'Woo-hoo. Let's meet today's teams. What fun.'

Today we're testing the brotherly-sisterly bonded bit,

because for the Reds, we have Rick and Tim, brothers,

and for the Blues, we have sisters Sam and Cat.

-Hello, everyone.

-ALL: Hello.

Rick, I understand you used to be a maths teacher.

I taught for 33 years, Tim.

And 23 of those was as head of a maths department.

You'll be able to do the adding up.

I'd like to think so.

It's all about making a bit of profit,

so if the figures add up, then we'll be happy people.

Tim, would you say you are similar to your brother?

I think we are similar, inasmuch that I think

we are both challenged with the hairline.

LAUGHTER

-We both wear glasses.

-Yes.

We went to the same school for a period of time.

Same taste in shirts.

Same taste in shirts. And we were both teachers.

-Are you a maths teacher, too?

-Not a maths teacher.

I taught economics

and was head of sixth form at a school in Leicestershire.

You have also got a lot of interesting antiques.

You go to the fairs and the flea markets.

-We do watch Bargain Hunt, of course.

-Yes!

-Steady.

-That's the end of the programme.

-Just practising.

You've been in training.

This is going to be a phenomenal contest today.

I should think these girls are absolutely quaking.

-Are you quaking?

-Very much so.

-I can feel the quake.

You two are twins, yes?

So you could say that you are like two peas out of a pod.

You could say that. We are very similar.

We do a lot of things together.

We even went on a TV dating show in an attempt to get a date together.

-What happened?

-We failed miserably. We came away without a date.

But we hope we'll be more successful in Bargain Hunt.

Sam, what are you studying?

I'm studying environmental governance,

a Masters at the University of Manchester.

I'm living in Preston,

where I share a bed with my twin sister in a money-saving technique.

-One bed costs you less?

-Obviously.

-Cat, what are you studying, baby?

Um, I'm studying marketing management at the University of Central Lancashire.

I am doing a PhD in a couple of months in connecting communities

through youth-led radio.

Tell me, girls, what is your strategy?

You're clearly well qualified in lots of departments.

-We're going to try flirting today.

-Are you?

That's our top strategy.

I should think you've got A levels in that.

LAUGHTER Coming out of our ears in flirting. We'll compliment the males.

Flutter our eyelashes.

We have fake eyelashes for a reason. We're going to utilise them.

-So you'll stoop that low? You'll lie...

-Pulling out all stops.

-Yes, well, there we go, chaps.

-We're up against it here!

-I think you definitely are.

Anyway, now the money moment. £300 apiece. You know the rules.

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

Ooh, I wish I was a stallholder today.

With the help of an expert, each team gets £300 to buy three items.

But time is of the essence.

They only have one hour to secure the deals.

Easing into the job for the Red team is expert Thomas Plant.

While David Harper prepares for the challenge ahead with the Blues.

The tip is we've got to be very decisive.

What are we going to be looking for?

We're looking for quite a few things.

It could be teddy bears. Ugly ornaments.

Cabbage patch dolls.

-And the other tip - I don't want any faffing.

-No, no, no.

-No faffing.

So if we see something we like, we're going to go for it.

Just think nursery room. That's our theme, I think.

Nursery room?! Oh, my goodness me. Right. 60 minutes starts now.

BOTH: OK.

It looks like David will have to tune in to his feminine side with these girls.

-Teddy bears galore. Look at them all.

-Oh, my lord.

-I love the glasses.

-Same here.

They're so cute. How much are these ones?

Tell me what you really like about them, girls.

-It looks like a little old gentleman.

-And a little old lady, as well. So cute.

-Not a fantastic amount of age.

-Oh, dear.

What we would look for in a really valuable teddy bear would be

the wear, the way they are put on, a bump on the back,

a pin in their ear, a long snout, stitching on the tummy.

Loads of little signs that tell you it's an early bear. Something like a Steiff.

Having taken into consideration what you said, maybe these are not the ones for us.

Not a long enough snout, I don't think.

While the girls attempt to hunt down a perfect bear,

Tom is still talking strategy.

We are going to a sale where there is going to be predominantly

silver and jewellery and small items, so I suggest we look for those.

Remember that a lot of silver at auction gets bought for scrap,

so it's got be pretty amazing.

and it does not take them long to sniff out something themselves

with this silver snuff box.

It's quite late in date.

What's interesting is you've got the duty mark, for the Coronation.

-OK.

-What about the monogram?

-Would that detract from its value?

-A little bit.

But, you know, there are a lot of AWs in this world!

-I can't think of any right now.

-It is heavy.

It is solid sterling silver.

A little thing, we call that a thick gauge. A heavy gauge of silver.

-Nice decoration on that lip.

-Silver gilt.

-I think we ought to put a bid in for that.

-OK, it's 85.

I think the 85 is far too much.

OK, Tim, Rick, whichever,

it's over to you to try and beat that price down.

The obvious question is what's your best price you can come out with?

The very best, and you can't knock a pound off that, 60 quid.

The gentleman has come down very kindly to 60.

-Which I think is a reasonable price.

-So at 85,

-if you come down to 60.

-That is his final price.

-He doesn't want to go lower than that.

-25% off.

-That's not bad.

-25%.

-But it is particularly good quality.

The hinge is lovely. That lovely hinge in there. This is silver gilt.

-I did tell you - no faffage.

-No faffage.

Do want to go with it, for AW?

-I would go with it.

-We'll do it.

-You want to go with it?

-£60.

-That's a very fast decision.

Wonderful.

Well done, boys. And no faffing on your first buy.

The twins, on the other hand, have found a right pair.

-This one. He's ugly and very cute.

-And this one, as well. I love these.

I prefer this one, it's got more of a cute face.

-OK. And it's a pair. Just like you two.

-That's me and that's Cat.

-Just throwing this out there, are they bookends by chance?

-No, they're not.

-BOTH: Oh!

-Liu Hai. Never heard of Liu Hai?

-No.

He's the Chinese god of wealth. But there is an interesting story.

Can you see what he's holding? This is why you two will love him.

-An animal of some sort.

-A hedgehog?

No. A beetle.

It's a three-legged toad.

-A three-legged toad!

-Yes, it's a three-legged toad.

Liu Hai, the god of wealth, will not travel anywhere

without his pet and his very close companion, the three-legged toad.

That is so cute.

And this one, I don't recognise the character

-but she's a seller of some sort.

-She?!

-I think it's a she.

-I like them.

-£80 for the pair?

-£80 for the pair.

Probably circa 1900, late 19th, early 20th century.

Standard fare, but well carved and I just love them.

-I do think they're very nice.

-I would not be happy paying £80 for them.

-No.

If it was 50, I'd consider it. But that's the most I pay for them.

Come this way.

-This is the gentleman here.

-I rather like these two items.

-Gorgeous, much like ourselves.

-No, like him!

-Sorry, like you, sir.

-I got confused. DEALER:

-Slightly balding. Yeah.

Yeah! £80 for the pair.

We were thinking £50 and a kiss.

DAVID GASPS

-Um.

-And a kiss and a hug and a cuddle.

-From both of us.

-DAVID:

-And me(!)

The lowest I can do...

-Is 60.

-..is 70.

£65.50?

£65.75.

Fluttering eyelashes and a cheeky smile will get you everywhere.

-68.

-We'll shake hands on that one, shall we?

That's brilliant.

-Thank you so much.

-Cheers.

-Thank you, sir.

-Thank you so much.

See. I told you so.

Let's check to see if the Reds are staying on track.

-That's not cut glass with it?

-That is cut glass.

It might be far too expensive. Yes, it is. Because it's silver.

-That is a lot of money.

-Too much to spend.

-I think there is too much.

-We haven't got enough.

-Ah!

-It's a nutcracker soldier.

-Does it actually crack the nuts in its mouth?

-Oh, dear.

-Wow!

He certainly does have character, doesn't he?

-He definitely does.

-DEALER: He's lovely.

-You want to pop a nut in there.

-He's gorgeous. He's got hair like us, as well.

-What a great Christmas decoration.

-Exactly!

Fantastic for Christmas. Sadly, it's nowhere near Christmas.

It's very new. In my world, he's very new. 20 years.

-He's cute.

-He is cute.

He's got a little drum. Do you think he's going to make money at auction?

-I think so.

-He has potential to make money.

18 at the moment. We're going to try and get the price down.

-I'm going to try and half that.

-Will you do your special flutter?

-We'll try.

-Really?

-The first time you tried, it didn't really work.

-He was married.

-This is a very different.

-Are you married?

-Married?

-No.

-You're not married.

-That can be quite useful.

-Are you ready?

-A double flutter?

-Yes.

-Fluttering in stereo?

-Yeah.

-OK.

-Are you ready, girls?

-Yes. Let's try our very best.

-Do a better job.

-OK.

-We'll try.

Three, two, one, go.

Hey, gorgeous, are you all right?

We'd very much like this soldier here.

At the moment, we notice £18.

That surely can't be correct. Do you think you might have had a mistake there?

That's not really a compliment.

But, as you're so delightfully gorgeous

we'll accept the mistake

and perhaps you could tell us what the real price is.

DEALER: Yeah, if I could get a word in!

I would like to offer it you at £14.

-£14, sir? How about nine?

-How about nine and a kiss?

-DEALER: It's £9!

-Thank you, sir, that's brilliant.

LAUGHTER

Can I have a kiss, sir?

The girls' second buy and sealed with a kiss, sir.

-Thank you, sir, that's brilliant.

-Thank you.

Past the halfway mark

and it looks like the Reds are getting the short end of the stick.

You know what this is? It's an umbrella.

Then this retracts for when you have your umbrella out.

What every gentleman needs.

It has got this really ghastly end to it.

I don't like that at all.

But it's unusual, isn't it?

It is unusual, but I don't think it it's something we ought to be buying.

-No.

-Really?

-No.

-Really?

-Ah.

-I don't think there's going to be much profit.

How much is the umbrella?

-DEALER:

-£65.

I think that's pretty special.

-Do you?

-I do, I do, I do.

I don't want to tell you what to do.

But I think it's pretty good. I think it's collectable.

That retracts into there, so you put that in your pocket.

But to be really unlucky, just to make sure that we do lose,

I'll just check the actual canopy.

You're chancing your luck putting up that brolly.

That, as a canopy, is a thing of majesty.

-Is there going to be any profit in this?

-I have not seen one.

I think it's very desirable.

-There are huge collectors for walking canes.

-See what you can do.

-See if you can get it for £40.

-Stay there.

-Right.

I was looking at that and thinking that's not going to make any money.

Thomas, what are you doing?

I think he's bought it.

You can't make deals behind their back!

You've never bought it, have you?

I made an executive decision.

LAUGHTER

Thank you, Thomas.

-Executive decision.

-£30?

-I offered 45. "Get off," he said.

-What?!

He said 60 and I said halfway at 55.

55!

-Now, I think...

-Well done, Thomas.

-No, no.

-Thomas,

I'm going to hold you to task on this.

OK, I bullied them into one thing.

They are not keen on it at all, but I've never seen one.

So the umbrella walking stick is my little gift to them.

Really, Thomas. We'll see when we get to auction.

On the Blue side, it looks like Cat's digging in her claws.

-You've chosen an item. Cat's chosen item.

-I've definitely chosen an item.

-And I haven't.

Let's go find a teddy bear.

This is like the best job in the world for me.

Teddy bears galore, girls. Teddy bears galore.

Ooh! I like the one with one eye!

I love the one with one eye.

-I love the one with one eye.

-So do I, but this is my choice of purchase this time.

Do you love the one with one eye?

-I like the one with one eye.

-She doesn't like him, because I found him.

I want to find something myself. This is so frustrating. I like this one here.

-OK. Bring him out.

-He's got a bit of a bald patch.

-But haven't we all?

-What's wrong with that?!

-Yes, we heard. Bald is good.

-Look.

-The hump on the back!

-That is a good indicator.

-Yeah.

Shall I tell you the things to look out for on a really good teddy bear?

-Shall I tell you things?

-Yes, you tell me.

-A long snout, which it's got.

-A hump on the back.

-Yes.

-And it's good if they have a tag in the ear,

which this one doesn't have, actually.

Another few things are his limbs, nice and long.

Yeah.

-Yes, it's got gorgeous limbs.

-And the fur.

It's good that he's got bald patches,

-because, remember girls, bald is good. Remember that?

-Yeah.

Another thing, you will often see hand stitching,

that's where they were stuffed from the front.

-We should take him now.

-Look around a little bit longer. You may see another one you like.

This is my item. It's not fair! Tell her.

I'm not saying anything. I'm a bit scared at the moment.

Can we leave him and have a little run round? Then we can come back.

We can hide him behind other teddy bears.

We'll leave him for two minutes. If anyone takes him, I will be heartbroken.

Shall we ask the lady to put him on hold?

Can you do that, is that OK? BOTH: Thank you so much.

What can I say? It's a...

# Bare necessity # Ha.

But Rick and Tim now have to decide their own strategy.

So it's brooch-cum-pendant

and these are marcasites here, inset.

And this is 925.

It is silver, solid silver. Do you want to offer, Rick?

You'd prefer to have a look round.

We've got 15 minutes left,

so we ought to use that time as best as we possibly can.

You can always come back. You've got ten minutes.

-You've got ten minutes.

-Give ourselves ten minutes.

-You've got ten minutes.

-Ten minutes, and we'll come back.

-Come back.

-OK, Thomas.

That's all very well, but leaving decisions to the last minute is a very risky business.

Lovely. 70, yeah. And that's Max.

-Do you want a bag?

-And can have consequences.

Get prepared for horrifying news.

A lady was hovering and said to the owner, "If they don't have him,

"I want him."

So she must have heard us talking about him,

getting all excited, talking about stitching on the tummy.

The stitching on the back, his snout, his gangly arms, his bald patches.

-She hasn't taken him?

-Oh. I'm so responsible.

I'm absolutely devastated. I so wanted him and you wouldn't let me have him.

I thought we could look for another.

I think I'm going to cry. My eyes are welling up.

-OK, we'll just have to get on with it.

-Sorry. You're in trouble.

-You'll be in trouble later.

-Never mind, girls.

There's still poor old One-Eye.

Just minutes left and it's good to see the boys are keeping an eye on the time.

The Omega in the middle with the dark-coloured face.

-What you're buying there is a name.

-Of course.

-And you're buying a look.

If I was looking at both of these,

I would be going for the Art Deco one over the Omega,

-in my honest opinion.

-Better price.

-Looks better.

It looks a lot better. Absolutely. What do you think?

DEALER: You can't go wrong with Omega, the name sells itself, but that's a lovely looking watch.

Which one then, Rick?

-My feelings are we go for the Omega.

-OK, do Omega for a 100?

I'd let you have it for 105. 105. I'm making that on it.

-What do you think, yeah?

-Go for it.

-Can I shake on that?

Thanks a lot.

Before we go any further, I wear an Omega.

Show off!

The wristwatch is the final item for the Reds. But what about the Blues?

-110.

-Will they or won't they haggle for old One-Eye?

-Oh, it's still here!

-Yay!

-Talk to me.

-I love him. And look, he's got... Ooh!

He has got no eyes.

He's very fragile and he needs some loving

-and I think we could give him some.

-How much is he?

-Ooh!

-This is a crucial decider.

-£50! That's a bargain.

-Don't say that.

The with potentially no eyes, what's the best deal you can do on that one?

Um, I'll do 40.

BOTH: 40!

Not even 35, seeing as the heartbreak we experienced with the last bear?

-Go on then.

-35! Is that OK?

-That's fine.

-BOTH: Thank you so much.

He's gorgeous!

WHISTLE SOUNDS

This whistle-stop tour of antiques is now over.

The experts have given their very best advice,

so let's remind ourselves of what the Red team bought, eh?

'Brothers Rick and Tim wanted quality items

'and with no faffing, made a deal with on this and Elizabeth II silver snuff box.'

£60 paid.

Thomas made sure the boys made off

with this umbrella walking stick at £55.

On his head be it!

Finally, they settled on name over design,

'with an Omega stainless-steel wristwatch, which cost them £105.'

It's a test for you mathematicians.

You finally got there. It's £220, which means there is?

-£80 left to spend.

-Which is the £80, isn't that fantastic?

You give that to me and I get that back to you, there you go.

Tom's going to go off and find you a bonus buy.

But I have to ask you, Rich, which is your favourite piece?

-Um, I think the Omega watch.

-Omega is your favourite piece?

-Which will bring the biggest profit, Timbo?

-I think the cane.

-Yes. Give it the stick.

-I think the cane.

-Give it two sticks. Lovely.

-We've got the predictions.

-£80 is a good amount.

Any idea what you are going to get, Tom?

Do you know, they bamboozled me so much,

I need an abacus to work things out now.

Like I say, have a cup of tea, calm, and off to go. Something profitable.

Anyway, good luck, chaps.

Meanwhile, why don't we check out what the Blue team bought, eh?

'Our bubbly twins were drawn in by this pair of Chinese boxwood carvings

'and managed to sweet-talk the stallholder down to £68.'

Then they went crackers over a toy-soldier nutcracker

and used their charms again to squeeze it down to half price.

A measly £9 paid.

And they quenched their quest for something cuddly,

paying £35 for old One-Eye.

'Let's hope they find some sentimental types over at the auction.'

Now, girls, that's £188 of left-over lolly

that is going to go to the David Harper, the genius of the moment.

-Which is your favourite piece?

-Well, none of them really.

No, I love the teddy bear, he's gorgeous.

I love the fact that he's got one and a half eyes -

well, half an eye, actually, now.

And a little bit of lip's gone, to add a bit of character.

Somebody might feel sorry for him and give him a nice home.

I think he has the most potential for profit,

but that is not so much, when we have a nutcracker that doesn't crack.

-Happy?

-Very.

-Super.

On that basis, David, you've got your left-over lolly.

I'm going to try and find something girly and furry,

because that's what we've been looking for all day long.

Girly, frilly and fluffy, I would suggest. Wow, that's a handful.

Now, we're moving on somewhere glorious.

Actually, we're going to Bath. What could be nicer than that?

Originally built as a hotel at the end of the 18th century,

this impressive Georgian building was taken over by the Holburne Museum in 1916.

This museum has an individual's collection at its heart -

its founder, Sir Thomas William Holburne.

Its treasures were assembled simply for his personal pleasure

and it's going to be my pleasure today to show you

some of the finest examples.

Since its foundation, the Holburne has attracted

numerous further gifts and bequests, but the range and quality

of Sir William's collection still shape the character of the museum today.

Marvellous.

The son of a minor aristocratic family that settled in Bath

in the early years of the 19th century,

Sir William collected voraciously

and acquired the reputation as a collector of distinction.

And nowhere is his collection more distinguished than in the field of Italian majolica.

The centrepiece of his collection, and some would say the most important piece,

is this enormous bowl, which dates from 1495.

So this thing is over 600 years old.

The joy of majolica is that it's tin-glazed earthenware.

The colours are preserved under a lead glaze and therefore never fade.

And the story is the well-known one of Diana at her bath.

The myth says that Actaeon accidentally saw her naked in her bath

and, as a result, she scattered him with water and he was transformed

into a stag and, in turn, was killed by his own staghounds.

And now from one mythological story to another.

The extent of Sir William's antiquarian interests

is perhaps best reflected by the fact that he had over 100

small Renaissance bronzes in his collection.

The most instantly recognisable,

and frankly one of my favourites, is this fellow, by Francesco Fanelli,

who sculpted St George and the Dragon in the 1640s.

It's a wonderful representation of that moment, with a rearing horse

and a dragon, about to get the chop, writhing at St George's feet.

If you look at the haunches of the beast itself, it is patchy,

indicating, literally, centuries of oxidisation and polish.

That's what a good, old piece ought to look like.

Sir William was also interested in spoons -

over 120 early spoons in the collection.

But out of those, this, I think, is the most extraordinary.

It was made in Nuremberg around 1595.

It's made of silver gilt.

If you look carefully along the handle,

in miniature is a version of St George killing a dragon, also.

On the face of it, it's a spoon.

But if I move the slide half the way down,

you can see it's got the additional facility of a hinge,

meaning that this could be folded for travel.

If I hinge it open, and lock the slide again,

and give it a slight tweak on the end, it reveals another surprise -

a hidden fork. So it's a combination fork and spoon.

And as if that wasn't enough,

if I unscrew the finial on this end, it reveals a dip pen.

How extraordinary is this?

And, apparently, originally it also had a toothpick

and an ear-wax remover concealed within the stem, too.

It's the 16th-century equivalent of a Swiss Army spoon.

The big question today is, how much forking out profit-wise

is there going to be for our teams over at the auction?

Well, we've trotted just about four miles from the centre of Derby

to the charming village of Etwall to be with Charles.

So this is your brand-new sale room, Charles?

It is, Tim, and we're raring to go. Very exciting.

Rick and Tim, great name, first item

is the silver wee box, which could be the snuff or pills, I guess.

It dates to 1953 and you wonder, snuff in the 1950s?

Were you taking stuff then?

I wasn't even born in the 19... Well, hardly.

I wonder, we think today snuff, maybe it was a pillbox in the '50s.

-I think it was a pillbox.

-The nice thing is it ever so weighty.

It's beautifully made, it's heavy, it's solid silver, it's got a purpose. What's it worth?

I think, as a guide price, perhaps up to £100.

-My guide price between 60 and 80.

-Very good. Nice little tease.

-£60 they paid.

-It's a real bargain.

-It's a real bargain.

Talking about good objects, this is seriously wacky, isn't it?

In these wet, windy days across Derbyshire,

I'm sure it is going to have great appeal to collector.

-It ought to make perhaps £60, £70.

-OK, fine.

-They paid £55, which for a novelty, is, again, not half bad.

-No.

Good thing.

Moving on to something that is perhaps not so hot

is the stainless steel Omega watch.

The word "Omega", which is the quality, key word, is there.

It's a big name to conjure with.

It's just a shame it isn't in an intrinsic metal that has a higher value

than stainless steel.

-Is it £105 worth?

-I would say, Tim, no.

-Right.

My estimation - it's worth more like between £50 and £70.

So they could take a bit of a hit.

In fact, a hit that could wipe out any profit on that stick and on that box.

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

Now, Rick, Tim, you spent £220. You gave £180 to the Planter.

What did you buy, Thomas?

BROTHERS: Oh!

A flour dredger, pepperette, or pepper. It's silver,

-it's Victorian.

-It's very decorative, yes.

It's a piece of novelty silver, which is extremely collectable.

-Has it got a hallmark, Thomas?

-Naturally there is a hallmark.

It is sterling, solid silver. It's Victorian.

I paid a handsome price for that.

A handsome price, which would be?

-£50.

-£50.

-That looks good.

Are we going to make some money out of this?

As a piece of novelty silver, it's a given.

-I think that's quite nice.

-That's me being really confident.

-Can you be specific on an estimate?

-What do you mean?

-What will the hammer come down at?

-What do you mean, "What do you mean?"?

You know precisely what he means. He means how much profit?

-Come on, Thomas! I

-think there is at least £20 of profit.

You think it's a £50-£80 estimate?

-In your sale room, what would you put it at?

-80-120.

It's lovely. Very nice.

Well, you've got two satisfied customers.

Anyway, on that happy note, why don't we check out

what the auctioneer thinks about Thomas's little dredger?

-Here we go Carlos, that's pretty.

-Tim, that's pretty.

It's a sweet, sweet object.

It goes back to the year 1897,

celebrating Queen Victoria, 60 years on the throne.

Beautifully made, silver hallmark, London. 1897.

-I think Plant's done quite well.

-Put some icing on.

-I would guide it...

I think it's a good thing, I think it's novel

and I suspect it will make between £70 and £100.

Good man. That's what I like to hear.

-Strong, positive, with authority. Planter paid £50.

-Brilliant, Tim.

I hope I can guarantee a profit.

Now, moving on very nicely to the Blues, smoothly and succinctly,

Sam and Cat.

Their first item are these two Chinese...

I think they're quite well carved. Handle it, Tim.

I think I'll handle one, because I feel a bit of a handle coming on.

-They could have been made in the '20s?

-Yes.

I feel a bit 1920-ish coming.

Yeah, this chap has a wrinkle on his forehead

and that's not done yesterday and that's actually a split.

-He's perhaps worried, Charles.

-Absolutely. What's round the corner at auction?

They have a lovely patination, which is uniform,

and they clearly are certainly approaching antique. I think they will do quite well.

-How well?

-I think they might make up to £50 for the pair.

They need to, because they paid £68 for them.

So they are well on with those.

Now, the next object is not so obvious,

which is the nutcracker in the form of a bandsman.

-Now that seriously crackers, isn't it?

-But he's got great appeal.

-He's not overly old.

-What, '60s?

-I think so. 1960s, '70s.

Where's that going to go? On your dining table to crack your nuts?

Sometimes, Tim, novelty sells very well.

-I would hope he would make £25 or £30.

-Do you think is much is that?

-Yes, I do, really.

-It just goes to show.

-They only paid £9 for him. They did very well there.

-Very well, Tim.

Good. Now, moving on, is the large teddy bear.

Where's your teddy? Have you still got him?

-I've never had a teddy bear, have you?

-Never.

-I never had anything to hug when I was a child.

-Action Man?

-No, I didn't hug Action Man.

-Neither did I.

-How much do you think it's worth?

For a good pre-Second World War bear, probably continental, perhaps

French or German, and I would hope he ought to make between £30 and £50.

-That's a cautious guide.

-Is it? Well, they only paid £35.

-Great.

-I fancy they will do all right.

-It's a big market, teddy bears.

It's an international market. I don't think they will need their bonus buy,

but let's have a look at it, anyway.

-Now, Cat.

-Yes.

-Sam. What have you done to your hair, girls? What's going on?

-We've got lovely teddy-bear ears on today.

-Have you?

-Yes.

-I think that's going to help the sale of your teddy bear a lot.

-Thank you!

You spent £112 and you gave a wodge of dosh over to David.

In fact, you gave him £188.

I do hope that David Harper has blown the lot.

-Shall we have a little look at it?

-Go on, reveal.

-Cuddly, cute, sweet.

-Oh!

-Wow. Elephants are my favourite animals.

No way! Ah. Tim, I didn't know that!

Is it just ornamental, or does it have a purpose?

-No, it has a purpose.

-Can we try guess what the purpose is?

Please do and guess his age. Is he an Indian elephant or an African elephant?

-It's dependent upon the size of ears.

-The number of toes.

I'd say it was an African elephant.

I think it's an Indian one. The African has a much bigger ears.

I think that's Indian. What's it made from?

-Um...

-Tin.

-Lead?

-No. Almost.

-Aluminium?

-No. Very close. Silver.

-That's a lot better.

-They're doing well, Tim.

-You've obviously taught them a lot!

-More than I know(!)

-Silver hallmark.

-Silver hallmark, and it's 1907.

-TWINS: It's got age.

-Good age, yes.

-It's a very cute item, actually.

-What do we think we put in there?

-In there?

-Yeah. What's it for?

-Oh, pins!

-Yeah! Wow!

-Yes, well done.

-It's cute, it's an animal.

-How much did you pay for it?

-Oh, gosh.

I had £188 left and I said, "That's everything I've got.

"I will give you everything for that."

How much do you think it would make, that's the question?

-It is.

-I've seen them do 250. I've seen the make 100.

Your moment to decide will be after the sale of your first three items.

But now, for the audience at home,

let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about David's elephant.

There we go. Pack up your trunk, Charles. That's rather sweet.

It's a wonderful thing. 1907. He's an Edwardian elephant pin cushion.

-There is the condition issue. This ear.

-That's not so good.

Maybe he's had an operation many years ago. The hallmark's fairly clear.

Where do you see it coming in in the auction?

Between £70 and £100.

Poor old David Harper paid £188 for that great tusker. Too much.

But, with any luck - I didn't say that -

the teams won't take it and we'll be all right. Anyway...

-Are you taking the sale?

-I will be, Tim.

-We're in safe hands.

Now, Timbo, Ricardo, how are you feeling?

-We are on the edge here.

-We certainly are.

-Expectantly nervous.

-Are you?

-Expectantly nervous, Tim.

-Why?

-Why, you're a man of the world, you've been around?

-I know, but,

-we really want to do well.

-Do you? I know you're very competitive.

Anyway, first lot up is your novelty, silver, wee pillbox.

Silver snuff box, engine-turned, with a wonderful hinge.

-Hallmarked Birmingham.

-Go, Hanson.

-And I'm bid £45.

-45!

50 I'll take now, come on.

At £45, 55, 60. I'm out. Come on, now.

-Go on!

-60, I'll take five. Come on. One more do I see?

All out at £60.

Going, going.

Gone. It's gone at £60. It's wiped its face.

We can't complain about that.

No profit, no loss, no pain, no gain. Here we go.

Now, this walking stick.

Umbrella walking stick. There it is, very stylish.

I'm only bid here £35.

-Agh!

-45, 50, I'm out.

50. I'll take five. It's novel. 5, 60. 5, 70.

-We're in.

-5. 80.

-You're in profit, this is what I like to see.

Just look at him go. Go, Hanson.

-5. 90.

-5.

-Come on!

-One more for the road, sir.

-He's kicking that ball down the right wing.

-I'll take one more.

-Go on!

-5.

-100. No more. One more do I see? Going once.

100.

ALL: Yes! LAUGHTER

105. 110.

The wife says no, I believe. 105, we'll sell it at 105.

-Fair warning. I'll take 110. Yes.

-Well done.

That's a cool 50 smackers, look at that. Plus 50 at a stroke.

The Omega stainless-steel waterproof wristwatch.

A wonderful thing. I'll start this Omega at £70.

5. 85. 95.

-£100 here. 105.

-Yes!

I'm out. Come on, 105 now. Do I see 110?

-Go, Hanson.

-It's a wonderful watch.

It's got the name. I will take 110.

Do I see one more? Come on.

Going, going, gone.

And he's done it. 105. Another wiped face. That's OK, isn't it?

Very pleased about that, aren't you? So you've preserved your plus 50.

Are you going to risk any of that £50 substantial profit on the dredger?

We said if we were more than £20 up, we wouldn't take it,

but it does seem a nice...

I think it's a nice item, he's got it at a good price.

-We're here to enjoy ourselves, we'll go for it.

-Decision's made.

Risking all. I love it. You're having a punt and here it comes.

There we are. It's a wonderful Victorian silver pepper dredger.

I'm bid 55. I'll take for it now, please, 60.

-One for the road.

-We're in profit.

-Come on.

It's a lovely, novel... 60 I've got.

60. I'll take five now. Come on. All out.

-I feel vindicated.

-One more do I see? Going at £60.

Well done, Charles. That's plus £10, I'm not fussed about that, that's really good.

-You are plus 60.

-Super.

-Could that be a winning score, Tim?

Eh, you've been watching too much of this programme, Tim. Two Tims, you know.

-What a great name!

-Oh, I know. Great name.

Listen, don't say a word to the Blues.

This is a secret. And go out looking a bit down in the dumps.

Otherwise, they'll get the hint. Difficult for you two, I know.

LAUGHTER

-You're twins. You are like Tweedledee and Tweedledum.

-A little.

-Those boys are bit like Tweedledee and Tweedledum.

-They are! I know.

-And they're not twins.

-No, no.

-Very similar.

-They haven't that special bond like you have.

Most certainly not.

They also don't have teddy-bear ears on the top of their heads.

-These are very special.

-No-one can compete with these.

-They are special.

Just like you - very, very special.

And David. We mustn't leave David out.

-My mother says I'm special.

-Of course you are.

-Your mother's always right.

-She's always right.

First up is your wooden carvings and here they come, my sweets.

A fine pair of Chinese boxwood carvings. I'm only bid here...nothing.

SHE GASPS

Start me off. Do I see £15? £15 I'm bid. 18, 20.

5. 30. 35.

40.

-Are you sure, sir?

-This is no money!

£25 I'm bid. Do I see 40? Come on. I look for 40. 40. 5.

I'm not happy about this.

And we sell at £40.

-£40!

-Aw. That's a loss.

That is minus 28.

-You were quite right to be worried about those.

-We were.

-You were right.

-I had no part to play in the choosing of those items.

-Good.

You've made that perfectly clear.

Look at that. There we are. His jaw opens.

LAUGHTER

They're laughing at him! And I'm bid nothing. Do I see £10?

He's a wonderful thing. I'm bid £10. I'll take 12. Come on!

12, 15. 18.

-20. 5.

-They love him!

5, 30.

£25 I'm bid.

-Come on!

-He wants a new home. We don't see many of these.

-You certainly don't.

-LAUGHTER

I'll take one more. Do I see...? 30. 35.

Look at me. I'll take 2 it helps you.

32. 35. You can't leave it now, sir.

Going at £32.

We sell at £32,

-to a lady. Fair warning. Yours.

-That is plus £23.

You were minus 28, you're only minus £5. We're on a roll here.

And teddy is coming.

A very nice early 20th-century straw-filled teddy bear.

There he is, with a hump back. He lacks his left eye.

-Aw!

-You can't resist, can you?

His other eye is hanging off, so be careful. There he is.

That will not sell it.

20. I will take 5 now. Just look at him, he's a really good bear. 5. 30.

5, madam, in the hat.

I love your hat. One more. 35. 40? Do I see 40 now? Are you bidding? No.

£35 all done. Fair warning at £35.

-He's gone. £35, he's wiped his face.

-That's all right.

It's not, really, because you're minus £5, which is a complete bore, really.

That's a very difficult situation to be in, isn't it?

-Yes.

-It's like being between a rock and a hard place.

-That's what they say.

-It is.

What are you going to do? It is a difficult one.

We don't have an awful lot of time.

-We'll go for the elephant.

-It's a big risk, girls.

-Are you sure you want to do this?

-Yeah, just for kicks.

We're positive. Stop making her change our mind!

-Are we going?

-We are going with it.

We're going with the elephant and it's going to be sold right now.

Come on.

It's a very nice Edwardian, novel pin cushion and I'm bid 70.

I'll take 5 now. 5, 80, 5.

95. 100, 110. I'm out.

One more do I see? At £110.

115. 120.

Let's see one more bid surely. I'll take 125, or we go once.

We go twice. And we sell to you, sir.

ALL: Oh!

-Girls, I'm so sorry.

-BOTH: Don't worry.

-Nellie certainly packed up her trunk.

-She did!

And off she went to the circus.

-And she never came back.

-I think I might have to go.

Let's see. You're minus £5.

The heffalump sold for minus 68,

-which means, overall, you're minus 73.

-BOTH: OK.

-Which is not so bad, is it?

-Not so bad, not so good either.

-The big thing is don't say a word to the Reds.

-We certainly won't.

-We don't want you ruining...

-Not after this!

Well, well, well. What an extraordinary day we've had.

-Have you been chatting to one another?

-Absolutely not.

-Not a word.

With the two brothers versus the twins.

How could we have such similarities in today's show

finish up quite so poles apart?

I'm sad to say that the runners-up today,

by a whopping margin, are the Blues.

Oh, no, girls!

-Honestly!

-Dearie me.

Minus £73.

-Not too bad, to be fair.

-It's not too bad.

The only glow I get is out of those nutcrackers.

They were extraordinary.

Ridiculous!

-Bought for £9 and sold for £32.

-That's excellent

and I spotted that one, actually.

Oh! "I spotted that one, actually!"

Anyway, I'm glad you had a nice time. We've loved having you on the show.

-But the victors today are going home with £60.

-No!

That's what I mean.

How can these guys make a profit of 60 and these guys lose 73?

It's inexplicable, isn't it?

Of course, the answer is that you bought an umbrella walking stick

and the umbrella walking stick did it.

You got two wiped faces, which is pretty good

and a profit of £50 on your walking stick.

-Has it been great for you, Tim?

-Excellent.

-Rick?

-Absolutely first class.

Nice result. Going home with cash and smiling like Cheshire cats.

Anyway, you had a great day.

Join us soon for some more bargain hunting, yes?

ALL: Yes!

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