Builth Wells 4 Bargain Hunt

Today, we're surrounded by beautiful countryside in Mid Wales, just outside the town of Builth Wells.

But our teams won't be able to take in the views.

Oh, no, they've got work to do, so let's go bargain hunting. Yeah!

The International Antiques Fair at the Royal Welsh Showground

only happens twice a year

and it attracts over 10,000 buyers,

so our teams had better look sharpish and remain in focus

if they're going to stand any chance at all.

It's a proper generation game today.

Grandmother and granddaughter don't seem to see eye to eye.

-Do you like it?

-No.

-No. Do you like it, Margaret?

-Yes.

-Right.

And a father and son give our David cause for concern.

He worries me. He worries me. It's that look he has. It worries me.

-Today, it's a family affair. We've got a granddaughter and grandmother and a father and son. Hello.

-Hello.

-Hiya.

-Now, Rhianne, it says here you're incredibly close to your grandma. Is that true?

-Yeah, we live together and everything.

-Really?

-Yeah.

-You don't make too much noise to upset your gran?

-No, she makes all the noise.

-She plays her record player too loud and you tell her to shut it up?

-Yeah, something like that.

-What are your hobbies?

-I play netball a bit. I also make some jewellery to sell at craft fairs.

Margaret, you're a bit of an animal lover. Tell us about that.

-Well, I've got about 100 quails.

-How many?

-I should have 200, but at the moment, I've only got 100.

-100 quail?!

We sell the eggs. We do pickled eggs and Scotch eggs.

They're delicious, aren't they, quails' eggs?

-My only claim to fame is that we used to supply the smokehouse which supplied the Palace.

-Really?

-Yes.

But now they've moved away and we've lost our connection.

-What, the Royal Family?

-No, the smokehouse.

-They've gone up to Scotland.

-They've gone up in smoke!

-Yeah.

-And do either of you girls have anything to do with antiques?

-No.

-No? You know nothing about antiques?

-No, nothing at all.

-I think you'll do very well on this programme!

Great. And very good luck. Andy, do you reckon you've got the skills to beat the girls?

Yeah, I reckon. Got a good eye for a bargain and we'll just go for it. Yeah, a bit of luck on our side.

-So what do you do, Andy?

-I am a landscape painter and carpenter.

-And do you sell your paintings?

-I do, yes.

-Well, there we go!

Anybody who can paint and make money out of it deserves every bit of praise.

It's really enjoyable.

The satisfaction when you finish the painting and you get it framed up is absolutely fantastic.

-Then you sell it and get some money?

-That's even more satisfying.

-Marvellous.

-Pete, what did you do before you retired?

-I was in the computer industry.

I started in the 1960s. We were working on those ten-and-a-half-inch reels that you used to see.

-You remember those?

-Yeah. Whizzing round in one direction, then whizz around in the other.

-Yes.

-In all the movies.

-The computer rooms were absolutely huge.

-Probably as big as a hall at Builth Wells.

-Yes.

-It's incredible how the world has moved.

-In your short lifetime.

-Yes, it's absolutely amazing.

What's your strategy between you to lash these girls into submission today?

-An open mind.

-Oh, right?

-Yes.

-Are you going to spend all your cash or hardly anything?

-Mid-range.

-Mid-range?

-Mid-range, yes.

Now the middle range money, look. £300 apiece. There's your £300. There you go, girls.

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

For the damsels in the Red Team,

we have a knight in shining armour - Chris Gower.

And trying to blow all the brass for the Blue Team will be David Barby.

So, Margaret, what are you looking for today?

-I'll look for some Chinese porcelain or something like that.

-Lovely.

-What's your policy going to be?

-I don't know.

Something maybe a little bit off the wall that an interior designer might want.

-And you, Rhianne?

-Maybe something silver, some jewellery.

-And something pink?

-Yeah.

-Is that your favourite colour?

-Definitely.

-Maybe some farming equipment or some social history.

-That's very good. You can tie the two together.

-We've got an hour, ladies, so let's go.

-Quick!

OK, we'll follow your lead.

So can the teams bridge the generation gap and unite to find those bargains?

Walk towards the light, Blues!

Some social history, isn't it?

-Is it working?

-You've got the oil lamp there, the wick in there.

-It seems functional.

-The thing you haven't got is the plate at the back to reflect the light.

-OK.

-So that's missing.

-So it's not complete.

-No.

Ah, walk away from the light, Blues!

Would people have that in their home? I wouldn't have that in my home.

-I think Margaret might.

-I would.

-You see?

-£75.

-What do you think?

-I don't like it.

Sorry. I'm already being awkward. It's unfortunate that she's with me.

-There's pink in here as well.

-I know. We can come back.

-Shall we put this on our "possible" list?

-Right, yes.

-Possible, yeah.

Chris is looking a little bit like expert piggy in the middle already!

Not a great start on either side, but it's still early.

-This is like something off a rail yard.

-There's two of them.

-Yes.

-They certainly could be cleaned up.

-I think shot-blasted, yeah.

But I think they're more from an industrial establishment, as opposed to a farming community.

-But I know what you're looking for now.

-Yeah.

I've got a "wheelie" good idea too!

Over with the Red Team, Chris is employing full diplomatic skills.

Rhianne, I think we should change strategy. You're the boss. Lead on.

-Are we happy with that, Margaret? Let her lead us?

-All right. For a little while.

-Then you take over, right?

-Neatly handled, Chris.

What's the eagle-eyed Barby spotted?

-"Christie's sale." An auction sale.

-Quite interesting.

-It's not an original, is it?

-No, it's only 12 quid.

-But isn't it fun?

-It's really nice.

-There's a gossiping society crowd in the foreground.

-There's a lot going on, isn't there?

-Yes.

It is a bit of social history, so I'm guessing "sold to the gentleman in blue"!

-That could amuse someone, don't you think?

-£12 is a really good deal.

Shall we see what we can do with it?

He's got his best haggling face on.

How much, love? You've got £12 on it.

-Ten.

-No, less than that...

No, Bargain Hunt or not, £10.

-You must be on the eight, surely?

-No.

-Have you been told you're a hard woman before?

-Yeah.

LAUGHTER

Not even nine?

-Go on.

-Nine.

-£9?

-Yeah.

-Is that a good shout? Do you like that?

-Is the frame all right?

-Yes.

It's such an elegant situation.

Imagine an auction room like that - Christie's, 1850!

-OK, do you want it?

-Yeah.

-We've still got 291 quid then to spend on other things.

It is heading to an appropriate place, so let's hope it makes more than £9 in our saleroom.

I think we've done very well. Within seven minutes, you've got your first object

and completely out of kilter with what I thought you would buy.

-It was, unfortunately, but who knows?

-There's something else to find. That's the excitement of this show.

-Yes, the unknown.

-The unknown element.

There are a couple of known elements, one being you're a quarter of an hour into your shopping time.

-Another is that lots of girls like pink.

-Is that cranberry glass?

-Well spotted. Absolutely beautiful.

And it seems perfect. It's called an epergne and it's a Victorian centre-piece.

It's £360.

If you buy that, girls, you'll be in the red, not the pink.

-Oh, dear.

-What's it used for?

-We've got one at home.

-Always in the centre of a table.

-Right.

Sometimes fruit around the bottom and flowers in the vases.

-Over our budget.

-Yes, definitely.

-Unless he'll come right down, which he won't because it's very collectable. Shall we move on?

-Yes.

-Is that cranberry glass over there?

-It is cranberry glass. Shall we have a look at that?

Right, Margaret, let's try and get Rhianne interested in this.

-Do you like it?

-No.

-Do you like it, Margaret?

-Yes.

There's a pattern emerging in the Red camp and I thought Rhianne was in charge for a bit.

Come on, Reds, build a bridge. The Blues have found something that might help.

-Building blocks.

-Oh, my word!

-Columns.

-The columns are absolutely stunning.

And do they go all the way down?

Yes, all the way through the box.

It's probably the standard blocks underneath.

I love these moulded cornices here.

-Who would be interested in this, David?

-Oh, quite a lot of people are interested in toys.

Good interest in toys. You normally get them in terracotta blocks.

-Yes.

-But you don't get them often in wood sections like this.

-What about this bit of damage?

-It's a shame, but you've still got the rest of the label.

It's French architecture. It's made in Germany. We're looking at round about the 1870, 1880 period.

A bit more social history, Blues?

Just chat about it. I'll see if I can find the dealer.

-This would be a good idea.

-I really like that.

-Whether we'd get it now...

-It looks like it's been up in a loft for ages

because it's got all this dust on it.

If we could get that for about 55, 60...

-Tell us the good news.

-I had a word with the dealer and he says £60.

-That's what we've just been saying.

-£60? I should go for it.

-Yeah, definitely. It's perfect.

-Yeah.

-You like it?

-Yeah, yeah.

-Oh!

-Totally.

Well done, boys. Two down.

-That's amazing.

-We're panic-buying!

-We've got a bit of time on our hands, but we still can't let up.

-We've still got to be looking very seriously for other items.

-Yeah. This is ridiculous.

-We're not sexist on this show, but the boys are definitely looking at boys' stuff.

-I like that file.

-And the girls?

-Here's a simpler version of the epergne.

It's in great nick.

Just a single vase and it's £80. It's about the same period.

-Late Victorian.

-How much do you think it's worth?

There's no great profit at auction, I'd say.

-OK, no point in buying it then.

-If we made £20, would you be interested?

-No.

-No?

The dilemma, the dilemma! Again, shall I put it back and...?

-Yeah, we'll just carry on. We can run the last bit, can't we?

-Well, we'll see.

-OK.

-Sorry.

-MARGARET LAUGHS

-Oh, you'll hate me!

We're 25 minutes in. It's about time you got your first item, Reds.

They can't agree. One is quite forceful, the other goes along with it.

Once the other one does like something, no, we don't like that and off we go.

It's different tangents all day so far.

-I'm definitely going to be the boss on the next one.

-Huh! Well, we'll see.

-If you don't buy something soon, Reds, you'll be dicing with danger.

-What about this one?

Oh, lovely. Treen.

Carved wood. This is quite an early piece.

An ordinary ball, slightly carved, then you open it up.

There it is. Dice.

Interesting, isn't it?

-It is interesting, yeah.

-Treen, it's very much a collector's piece, absolutely lovely.

I would say that's about 1810, 1820.

-Yes, George II, George III.

-George II, George III.

There you go. Not for us because I imagine this is quite expensive?

-How much?

-£150.

-£150.

-How much do you think it's worth?

It's worth between £150 and £200.

-Tempted?

-Yeah, I am, actually. It's something different.

It's top of the price range, but...

Any... A little bit lower for nice ladies?

-135. That's the very lowest...

-135.

-I really like it. It's different.

-What is there to discuss? Sold.

-Thank you.

-Thank you very much.

'Success! One down, Reds. But don't let those dice give you any ideas. We'll have no gambling on this show.

'Oh, all right then, just a bit of gambolling perhaps.

'So both teams are still hunting and only 20 minutes to go.

'I don't know. This game is hardly a walk in the park, is it?'

The really nice thing about having a decent walking stick is that it encourages you to go for a walk.

It shouldn't be like this, but if you love these things,

my gosh, they are an inspiration!

And what's lovely about this thing

is that fitted snugly to the top of it is an agate knop.

And the agate knop is in the form of an egg.

If we just have a quick squint at this,

you can see the strata of the stone which is in hues of brown,

then you get these delicious patterns. Look at that!

That's a treat to the eye

and as a knop that fits in your hand, it's well nigh perfect.

The ferrule underneath is hallmarked by a known stick maker -

London 1889.

Go down to the other end of the stick and you see it's got a quality terminal.

That's with a piece of iron on the bottom that goes up to a brass fitting,

so that when it's used for walking down the street,

the pavement doesn't rub away the bottom of the stick quickly,

which it would do if it was brass all the way down.

It's a thoroughly well-thought-out object.

What's it worth?

Well, you could buy such a beautiful stick here at Builth Wells for £65.

And that is not a lot of money

because to form the egg knop, have the original silver ferrule, etcetera,

makes this thing, in my view, into a walking stick

that ought to be worth, to a specialist,

something in the tune of £200 to £250.

So there's money to be made out of a wee stick like that.

In fact, "a-gate" quite excited about these things!

'Oh, dear! The teams are alternating between excitement and exasperation as they hunt for their next items.

'Time has ticked on. Only 15 minutes left.'

-Right...

-Steel frame.

-Just hold it up.

It's heavy, isn't it? For heaven's sake! Can you manage?

-I've got a bit of it as well.

-Where's that from, do you reckon?

-I think it's from some important...

-Council building?

-Probably a town hall, a council building.

It's very heavy lead. If you look at the cast-iron frame, it's got to be from the early 20th century.

-Do you like it?

-Would it go at an auction? Who would buy that?

-A person renovating an old property in Malvern.

-Right, I see.

OK, something to think about.

Your thinking window is closing, David. Only ten minutes and counting!

-On the theme of carving...

-Yeah.

-..I've just seen this Ashanti stool.

It's Ghanaian and every region would have had its tribal leader.

And when he was, so to speak, sitting in throne...in state,

this is what he would sit on.

And I'm just thinking, with the new taste for African art,

ethnic art, African carving,

this will definitely appeal to interior designers.

Is that a bloke or a bird on the left? Hard to tell from a distance. They've both got shelves.

-I like it, yeah.

-Yeah.

-Um...

Can you think of it perhaps as a bit of interior design?

-I can see where you're coming from.

-I like it.

-I like it.

I'm also thinking "time"!

-I'm also thinking "cranberry glass".

-You're thinking "cranberry glass".

-Let's get this one finished first, Mags.

-It's £65.

If the dealer takes 55, I see a nice profit for that.

-Hello.

-Hello.

-We like the Ashanti stool here.

-We'd obviously like it at a better price, wouldn't we, girls?

-Yeah.

-So what's your trade price?

-I could do it for 55, yes.

-55...

-Oh!

-Your money.

-I know. It's quite expensive.

-50?

-Yes, 50.

-50?

See? Leave it to these two. 50, are we happy?

-Yeah, happy.

-Deal done.

-Very happy.

Agreement at last and the deal is done. Well done, Reds.

But you've still got one item to go and I think I know what that'll be.

Decision time then for the Blues.

So we're left with the choice of the stained glass or something else you might see in that direction,

but we've only got ten minutes.

-I think we should go for that stained glass.

-I think it's got the quality.

-Are we agreed?

-Yeah, let's go.

He worries me, he worries me. It's that look he has. It worries me.

David is not the only one that's worried.

Girls, I'm really worried now. We've got less than ten minutes left.

-We'll get that man down to £114.

-With the epergne, the pink...?

-Yeah.

-His asking price is 360.

-That doesn't matter. We'll get him down. It's fine.

A bit of blind optimism always comes in handy.

-That'll leave me nothing to...

-Nan can flutter her eyelids at him.

-Nan, flutter your eyelids, quick!

-Go on then.

-Shall we do the deal?

Yeah.

Right, it's £80?

-It is, yeah.

-And there's no move on that at all?

-No.

I take it that's a "no"?

-You look so unhappy.

-I'll be happier in a minute.

Right, £80 it is.

-Done.

-We're happy with that.

-You're happy with that?

-Yes.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

-My pleasure.

-Are we done?

-We're done.

-Thank you.

-I'm so pleased.

-Thanks, David.

-Thank you, Andy. You have a lot to put up with.

-LAUGHTER

-It's been an interesting day.

All done, Blues. About time! Well done. Reds, you've got five minutes.

Now, let's see if Rhianne can pull off a miracle.

We've been shopping all day and we've just got a little bit of money left.

£114 we've got. That would leave him £1 to go round with.

And what do you want?

-That?!

-Yeah.

-No? Oh, OK.

-It's £360.

-I know.

This is Bargain Hunt, Rhianne, not Crimewatch!

-Oh, OK.

-I hate to say it, but I was right. Worth a try, Rhianne!

-Thank you very much.

-You're welcome.

But before you go, before you go...

The other pink cranberry vase up there?

-Yeah.

-Because we've now got five minutes.

And I like it. You like it.

-Rhianne, you don't.

-No.

-But I do.

Is there anything else on here that you like?

No. Go for what you think. You know the consequences.

-"You know the consequences." If we lose money, I've got to pay her out.

-That's the deal, is it?

-Yeah.

So it's a win-win then for Rhianne.

It's for sale at £60. It's worth every penny of it.

-If we're lucky at the auction, we'll get a bit more. If not, we'll get a bit less.

-It's up to you.

-You've got five minutes.

-I know. You're in charge from now on. You do it.

Another £5 off? 55?

-Yes, we're getting there. I should always leave it to you. Happy?

-Yeah.

-Happy?

-Deal done. Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

'And we can all breathe a huge sigh of relief.'

Time's up. Let's check out what the Red Team bought, eh?

'The Reds sort of managed to agree on three items.

'First, they bet on this Georgian, treen dice holder for £135.

'Then they found a carved, Ghanaian stool - £50 paid.

'Finally, they went back for this cranberry vase

'and splashed out £55 for it.'

-We did find something pinky and delicious, didn't we?

-Yeah, and it was horrible.

"Pinky and delicious." What are they like, this team?

"Pinky and delicious!" Rhianne, which is your favourite bit?

-Definitely our piece of treen that we got.

-Your piece of treen is your favourite. What about you, Margaret?

-I liked the glass.

-Is that going to bring the biggest profit?

-Yes!

-No.

-What is?

-That piece of treen cos I picked it.

It's amazing how proprietorial you can get about things on this programme.

-Anyway, you spent how much, darling?

-£240.

-£240. I'd like £60 of leftover lolly. That's great.

Straight over to the maestro. What will you do with that?

Trying to find something they both like will be quite an achievement. It's quite a challenge.

-All right, good luck.

-Thank you.

-Good luck, girls. Now let's check out what the Blue team bought.

The Blues got this print showing an auction at Christie's for the maiden bid of £9.

Next, they snapped up this set of German architectural building blocks for £60.

Finally, they dug out this heavy stained-glass window and bought it for £80.

-So you're quite happy?

-Definitely.

-So has this been a day of happy families?

-It's been wonderful. They're so compatible.

-It's most unusual.

-Brilliant. OK, Pete, which is your favourite?

-Definitely the building blocks.

-The building blocks. Andy?

-I like the blocks as well.

-But the stained-glass panel has grown on me.

-Will that bring the biggest profit?

-I think it might do.

-Do you agree, Pete?

-I think the building blocks.

-All right. How much did you spend?

-£149.

-So that's £151 of leftover lolly, thank you very much.

-There you go.

-Andy, thank you. I won't bother to check it. I'll pass it straight to the maestro.

Thank you. Tim, are you all right? What's with the stick?

It's just a decorative accessory. Do you like it?

-I do. That's kind, thank you.

-No, not like that, thank you!

Honestly, what's he like?!

Take you £151 and do your worst! Meanwhile, we're going to give it a bit of stick somewhere else.

If you want to learn about the history of pottery,

this gem of a museum is the place to come. The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery in Stoke-on-Trent.

In the 18th century, the area around Stoke-on-Trent was the powerhouse of pottery production in Britain

and also the rest of the world.

That was because this part of Staffordshire had an abundance of clay, coal and water,

all vital ingredients for the mass production of pottery.

And a number of up-and-coming potters took full advantage.

Josiah Wedgwood was one of them.

In these cabinets, we've got examples of creamware.

This is a type of ceramic body which started being made

in this part of the world in the 1740s.

But it wasn't until Wedgwood started his own factory in 1759

that he decided he was going to market creamware in a special way.

And he did that by making a gift to none other than George III's wife, Queen Charlotte.

She accepted the gift, she loved the tableware

and from that moment on Wedgwood marketed it not as creamware,

but as Queen's ware and everybody simply had to have

a piece of the Queen's ceramic.

That started Wedgwood off on his journey.

On this table we've got examples of Wedgwood's Queen's ware.

One of the most important ceremonies of the 18th century

was, of course, the tea making ceremony.

This one is decorated with a transfer print in black

and what I like about it is the way that this spout has been moulded with a cabbage leaf.

It just gives it that extra special quality.

Within ten short years of opening his first factory,

Josiah Wedgwood in 1769 opened this,

a purpose-built works which he called Etruria.

It's no mistake that at the top of the hill overlooking the works

he built his own private residence, Etruria Hall.

It's no mistake that there's a canal passing through his property

because he lobbied and worked incredibly hard

to get that canal placed exactly there.

All of that took foresight and a sort of political savvy which Wedgwood had in spades.

And guess what the first production out of the brand-new factory was in 1769.

A group of six pots like this.

Wedgwood himself threw six of these babies

in black basalt, four of which survived the firing and decorating process.

One of my favourite pieces is this little scent flask.

Here we've got the typical Wedgwood blue jasper ground

that's been overlaid with white jasper,

but each of these jasper mounts is incredibly crisp

and it's applied in a way that's fired on the surface permanently.

But yet, this is a manufactured process that you can repeat again and again and again.

If we undo the silver top of this scent flask,

revealing a glass stopper, take that out and have a smell...

Oh, yes. The big question today for our teams at the auction is

will there be the sweet smell of success?

-We've come with a pretty rum selection of goods today to trouble our friend, Philip Serrell.

-Hi, Tim.

-Your saleroom is either getting busier or smaller.

-Hopefully busier.

-Good to see you.

-Now first up for the Reds is this oddball little thing.

-Yeah.

Treen items I know are a favourite of yours.

-What do you make of that?

-If you press that button in there,

this pops out and that unscrews...

hopefully.

I don't think that's for dice. I think that's for half sovereigns.

-Ah.

-And I think it's a little secret late-Georgian device for just keeping your sovereigns in.

Does that make it worth anything more valuable?

-I think that's £30-£50.

-Rhianne paid £135.

-Ker-ching!

-That's some money.

-That's having a go.

-OK. Next, the native stool.

-Yeah.

-How are you with West African carved stools?

-The natives of Malvern don't have stools like that.

-No.

-I wouldn't have a clue. I'm guessing £30-£50.

-£50 paid.

-That's a chance.

-This is a bit more traditional, except appalling quality. A piece of cranberry glass.

-Don't hold back!

Well, I have to say, don't I? You get this stuff that's gilt,

you get it with a rich colour scheme, with an attractive frilly glass base,

making it high Victorian. This has none of those features.

-All that will sell it is the price. We've put £30-£50 on it.

-£55 paid.

-Yeah.

-If I'm being perfectly honest, I think £30-£50 is quite generous.

You could struggle around £25. OK, I see three difficulties here,

which adds up to a heck of a lot of trouble, so they'll need their Bonus Buy.

Rhianne, Margaret, you gave the man £60. Chris, what did you spend the £60 on, please?

Well, here we have two very delightful feminine screens

and I didn't pay £60. I paid £38 for these.

-Mm, right, OK.

-You might call them fans. They're not.

They're face screens.

Georgian. Originally Georgian, but overpainted I would say

in the 1900s.

Early 1900s.

-I love them, Chris. They're gorgeous.

-They're about 1830.

-The painting is later.

-So people would just cover their faces?

-To hide the heat of the flames from the fire.

-How much did you pay?

-£38 - for the pair!

-Oh, I say!

-How much do you think these will make?

I think £50, £55, but if we're lucky I think possibly more.

-Happy?

-Yes, very.

-I don't think they'll make that.

-You don't?

-This is the voice of youth and confidence here.

-Yes!

-Anyway, on that happy note...

For the audience at home, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks of Chris's fans.

-This will cool you down, Phil.

-These are quite easy to put a price on.

It's got it on the back - three and sixpence.

-Basically, the screens are lateGeorgian, aren't they?

-Yeah.

And they started out life completely plain, like that, and some joker, aged four,

has then put a few daubs of paint on to make these decorated screens.

-They've been pimped up.

-Yes. What did you say?

-Pimped up!

-I thought so.

-It's a modern term.

-We don't have too much of that here in Malvern. It's got hot!

-Now you're having a hot flush, how much?

-30 quid.

-He paid £38.

-There you go.

-He might get out of trouble. At least he didn't pay £138.

-Absolutely.

Perfect. That's it for the Reds and now for a seriously oddball mixture.

-How about the modern coloured print of an auction?

-I think it's £5-£10.

-And he paid nine.

-So you're spot on.

-Yeah.

-Now I quite fancy the next item.

-I like this.

-Do you?

-I do.

What I think about it is if you take all the interesting bits out,

-you have got a lot of sticks in here.

-Yeah.

-Building blocks, but not decorated ones.

-No.

-Or embellished.

-But it's a nice thing.

In my eyes, it's £30-£50-worth, but it wouldn't surprise me if it ticked at 80 or 100 quid.

Yes, quite. I think this could do the ton.

-David paid £60 for it, but I think it'll do more.

-He's in with a good shout.

-And it's on the internet.

Lastly, you've got the leaded light window pane.

-The trouble with these is you always need a hole the right size to fit it into.

-You do.

If you haven't got that, you are snookered. £40-£80.

-£80 paid. So that's a bit tight.

-Absolutely right there.

The building blocks will determine whether they need the bonus buy or not.

Let's have a look at it anyway.

So, chaps, £151 of leftover lolly went to David Barby. David, this is either your Golden Globe award

or it's the Bonus Buy. Which?

Bonus Buy, Tim. Sorry to disappoint you. I thought of interior decorators and that modern look.

-That's really nice. What's it made of?

-Terracotta. I can't be certain on its date. Probably 20th century,

but it's such a piece that gives impact when you go into a room.

I can imagine this on a mantelpiece, off-centre maybe.

On a piano, a low sideboard.

-It has that element of drawing your attention.

-Talking points.

-It's the sort of thing I was thinking of.

-I know you were.

-You've hit the nail on the head there.

-This one is good, I like it.

-It cost me £120.

-What sort of price are these things selling at?

Well, I've seen them in shops, in high-class antiques shops or interior decorator shops,

-and they're three times that amount.

-It could be boom or bust!

On that happy note, for viewers at home, let's find what the auctioneer thinks about David's little bust.

-Something to titillate you.

-It doesn't. I think it's 40 quid.

-Oh, dear.

-What did he pay?

-He paid £120.

I'm afraid, in my opinion, this is brand spankers.

We thought there was little age to it. If there had been, it's a three-figure lot all day long.

Yes. £40-£80. £120 paid by Barby.

I just hope that the teams don't go with it!

How exciting is this?

And 10. 110. 110.

At £110.

-Right then, you chickens. Are you up for this?

-Oh, definitely.

-Relaxed, Mags?

-Yes. Going to win a fortune.

-I love that. Positive thinking.

Here comes the dice holder. Doesn't it look lovely?

Lot number 370 is this little Georgian... Well, you can use it as a dice holder,

but I think they're sovereign holders. Really nice. £50 to start?

Bid me £30 for this. 30 I've got.

30 bid. 5. 35. 35.

And 40. 40 bid.

In the room at 40. And 5. 45. 50. 50 bid. 55.

55. 60.

5. 70. At 70 bid.

-And 5.

-Come on now.

-At £75 and it's being sold and done, then.

At 75... 80? 80.

80 bid. £80.

-80?

-And 5. Have another go.

-Go on!

At 85. 90, may I? 90 bid.

At 90 and 5. Fill it up now, sir.

-100.

-Yes!

-A good auctioneer.

£100. 110. Have another go, sir.

-Go on!

-120. 130. One more!

-It's a cracker!

-140.

-You're in profit!

-At 140. 150.

-Get in there!

-At £150 and done. At 150 and done. Thank you.

-Yes!

-That was such a result! £150.

-Brilliant.

And we were worried about 30!

Now listen, here comes the African stool.

I'm starting at £25 bid. At 25.

And 30. And 5. And 40. And 5. And 50. And 5.

You're in profit.

80 and 5. 85, with me.

At £85. Is there any more at all?

-Bid's with me. At £85. And done at 85.

-Look at that!

-85. That's plus 35.

-Plus 35.

-And plus 15 before.

So you've now got 50. Plus 50.

Here comes the glass. Stand by.

Start me at a tenner, someone. 10 bid.

£10. 12. 12 bid. At 12.

15. 15. In the room at 15. 15 in the room.

18. 20. £20. And 5. 25. 30 now?

At 25. Right out yonder.

-At 25. 30. 30 bid.

-Go on, Phil!

At £30 seated. There's the bid.

At £30 and I sell, then, at £30. And done, thank you.

-£30 is minus 25.

-Don't say it.

-But...

You had 50, you just lost 25. You are plus 25.

-To make a profit is a miracle.

-There we go! There we go!

-How exciting is that?

-Are you going to ditch the face screens?

-I think ditch them.

-Please, no.

-What will you do?

-She says no. She's the boss.

-You're not going to do it?

-No.

-Sure?

-Yes.

-You really want to.

-But we'd better not.

You're not. She's the boss. We're not going with it.

But we're going to sell them anyway.

Bid me £60 for them.

30?

Bid me £20. Face screens. 20 I'm bid. At 20.

At 20. And 5. 25. And 30.

30 bid. £30. At £30 in the room.

At 30 bid. 35. 40.

-40 bid. At £40.

-Well done.

-45, may I?

At £40 and done. Thank you.

-It's only £2.

-£40 is plus £2.

-But you did lose 20.

No recriminations. You've got £25 in your pocket, which is lovely.

-The big thing now is don't say a word to the Blues. It's a secret.

-Right.

-Go out looking miserable.

Don't look as if you've made any money.

-Do you know how the Reds got on?

-Not really.

-Not really?

-Not at all.

That's better. We don't want you to know anything at all.

So your first item, the print of an auction, comes up now. Estimate £5-£10. Here we go.

You can go to your own little auction with this. A sepia print of Christie's sale in the 1850s.

Start me off, £20, someone. 20. No money at all.

-Who's got a fiver?

-Surely!

5 everywhere. At 5. Can I say 8? 8.

-10.

-We're in.

12. 15. One more.

-The tension!

-At £15 only. At £15. There's the bid.

And I sell at £15 and done, thank you.

-Well done, team. That's your first profit.

-Good start.

-Your choice.

This rather nice set of building bricks. There you are.

Start me off. Who's got £30?

20 to start it. At £20 only. At 20.

- And 5. And 30. And 5. - Coming up now.

40 bid. With me at 40. is there any more?

At 40 only. And 5.

50. 5. 60. 60 bid. And 5. 70.

70 bid. 5. 80. 5. And 90.

100 bid here now. At £100 only. At 100.

-You're out and done, then. At 100.

-£100 is plus 40.

-Very fair.

-Thank you, David.

-That's £46. Well done, Dave.

Now if you've got a window that's broken, this might just do the job.

Bid me £50. Who's got £20, surely?

-£20. Barby's looking wounded again.

-I am.

-I see that hand up again.

Who's got £20?

-Start me at 10.

-Oh, no.

-That's absolutely ridiculous.

10. Look at the look on his face!

At £10 only. At 10.

12. 12 bid. At 12. There's the bid.

One more anywhere? At £12. 15. One more, sir?

At £15 and I sell, then, at 15. And done.

Minus 65. You had 46.

Minus £19. What are you going to do about the terracotta bust?

-You want to go with it, don't you?

-We're negative anyway. Might as well take the risk.

-I'll go with you.

-Are you going to do it?

-Yes.

-The decision is made. Here it comes. Here comes Barby's bust.

There you are. The terracotta bust. I don't know. I'm bid £20 for it.

At £20 only. At 20. 5. 30.

5. 40. 5. 50.

5. 60. 60 bid.

And 5. 70. 5.

-80. 5.

-Look at this!

-90. 5. 100.

110. 120 with me. At 120.

-At £120 only.

-I don't believe this!

At £120 and done. Thank you.

-Well done, Barby! Wiped its face.

-We didn't make a profit.

-Overall,

by an extreme piece of misfortune, you are minus £19.

Minus 19. Could be a winning score. All will be revealed in a moment.

-Well, we have had a most interesting time, haven't we, girls?

-Yes.

-And boys.

-We have.

-There's been a lot of rivalry.

And the runners-up are... the Blues.

Minus £19. These guys made profits, though.

They made profit on their print, they made profit on those German wood blocks.

-David, you even got a wiped face on your terracotta bust.

-Unbelievably!

I feel you should be going home with money, but you're not. That honour sits with the Reds,

who are going home with £25. Look at these girls!

-Aren't they gentlemanly, these boys?

-They really are.

Cheering you on. £15 on the little sovereign case.

That was a good profit, £35 on the African stool,

none of which was appreciated in the auctioneer's chat.

-and then to make a couple of pounds on those face screens, Chris, was a triumph.

-Thank you.

-You've all done terribly well. Had a good time, Mags?

-Lovely.

-Rhianne?

-It's been all right.

-Going to go into the business now?

-I should be on his side.

-My assistant!

-How lovely.

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

-YES!

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