Kedleston 16 Bargain Hunt

Today, it's antiques in the park, don't you know.

We're in the grounds of Kedleston Hall in Derbyshire.

And there's all kinds of treasure here to tickle your fancy.

So let's go bargain hunting.

What?

Kedleston Hall was built in the 18th century for lavish entertainment,

with grounds that were landscaped as a pleasure garden.

Today, we're going to combine two teams

and loads of antique stalls and a smidgen of mud,

which is bound to form lavish entertainment.

Coming up, the Reds are riding high.

# Like the swiftest arrow whizzing from a bow

# Wonder horse #

Girls?

Whereas Phil loses control of the reins.

LAUGHS

I give up. I absolutely give up.

I think I like these teams already.

Let's meet them.

We've got four feisty females on the programme today.

For the Reds, we've got Gemma and Louise. For the Blues, we've got Jenny and Sue.

-Hello, everyone.

-Hello.

-Hello.

Now, Gemma, how did you two become friends?

Me and Louise met at school. Since then, we've become closer friends.

We've been friends since. We have things we do together.

Paintings, the occasional thing that catches our eye we'll enjoy.

-What are you studying at university?

-I'm studying nursing at the moment.

I'm hoping to qualify as a nurse and midwife by the time I'm finished.

-Gosh! Is this your second degree?

-Yes, my first was called interpretation and practice.

-Which is pattern cutting for manufacturing of fashion garments.

-Right.

I enjoy this one more.

-Louise, you're also at university.

-I am at university, yes.

-What are you studying?

-I'm studying events management at Sheffield Hallam.

-Are you?

What do you hope to do with events management?

I'm in a placement year working for an independent record label in Nottingham.

I'm hosting gigs, festivals all around the city.

-And they call that work?

-I don't get paid. It's all voluntary.

-It may be but what a lovely thing to volunteer for.

-It's fun.

-Are you in heaven?

-Absolutely.

-Yeah.

What do you like to get up to outside work and study?

I love altering clothes. I like to re-style them, make them new, give them a new lease of life.

I used to do Irish dancing. I won the east of England championships when I was 15.

-That's something I was proud of.

-I bet you were. That's quite an achievement. And why not?

Will you girls be buying retro fashion items today on Bargain Hunt, do you think?

I think we're going to go for more antiques mainly.

-Really? You're going to go more trad?

-Yeah.

-Not hot and trendy?

-No.

-We love surprises. Hope you have a nice time on the show.

-Thank you.

-Great. Now, Jenny.

-Yes.

-You're retired. What did you do before then?

-I am retired, yes.

I used to work for my husband on Sheffield market selling fruit.

-Did you? You had your own stall?

-Oh, yes. Of course, yes.

It had been in my husband's family for 80 years.

-Had it, really?

-Yes.

-This is fresh fruit and veg?

-Yeah, fruit and veg.

-Got all the market patter?

-Tell them not to break the bananas.

Don't squash my tomatoes. Don't handle my lettuce.

-No handling of lettuce.

-Yeah.

-Now, Sue, you're married to Jenny's brother.

-Yes.

-You're also retired.

-Yes.

-What did you do before?

-I was a radiographer.

I worked in the children's hospital at Sheffield. Then I came back

to Chesterfield and help set up the first osteoporosis scanning service there.

-This is all with the NHS?

-Yes.

-How many years with the NHS did you do?

-All in all, over 20 years.

-Did you? Well done.

-You keep yourself busy?

-Yes. I do a bit of the old line dancing.

-Line dancing?

-And karaoke.

-Good for you. It's all a bit of fun.

-Yes.

What are your tactics today? Are you going to spend a load of money?

Spend a little. And hopefully make a lot.

-Is that it? It's as simple as that, isn't it?

-Hope so.

That's the great message from Bargain Hunt.

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

You know the rules. Your expert await.

And off you go! And very, very, very good luck.

Spend little, make a lot. Lovely motto.

And, of course, have some fun while you're at it.

Speaking of which, where are those experts?

Hope to learn some fancy footwork from our Irish dancing champion

is the equally nimble Anita Manning.

Good for her.

# Hillbilly rock, hillbilly roll #

But resisting the urge to learn anything from our line-dancing pros

is stick-in-the-mud Philip Serrell.

And talking of mud, it's definitely Wellie-weather today.

Well, girls, Irish dancing isn't that easy with wellies on.

-No.

-What do you want to buy?

I'd like to look at some jewellery.

That's what we're both after, a bit of jewellery. We'll leave it up to you.

You're talking my language, girls.

-What do you want to buy?

-Desk ornaments.

-Desk ornaments.

-Silver pin cushions.

-Silver pin cushions. Let's go and find them.

A specific wish list, Blues. There must be something else you'd like.

-Elephants.

-Really?

-Really, elephants.

-Let's just think about it. Don't put all our elephants in one basket.

-OK. We'll think about the elephants.

Not the most enthusiastic response from Phil there.

What will take the Red's fancy?

Here.

-See the lady with the fan.

-Oh, wow!

-Oh, yeah.

-Well, girls,

we've done a bit of Irish dancing. Do you fancy a bit of fan dancing?

LAUGHTER

What do you think?

-I do like it.

-I like it. I'm a big fan.

-You're a big fan of fans?

-That wasn't intended.

-Have a feel.

-I'll have a go.

-It's lovely.

-What's this made from here?

-It looks like tortoise shell.

But, in actual fact, it's a plastic.

It's a faux tortoise shell. It's a plastic that was made to look like tortoiseshell.

That's probably from the 1920s or 1930s. We've got this wee stand.

It's a lady who is going to a masked ball.

She's got her fan there and she can...

-What do you think?

-I think it's good fun, girls.

-I think it's a lot of fun.

-Yeah.

-It's £40.

-40?

-Yes.

-Who's good at bargaining?

-I am.

Come to the front. Do your best. Do your worst.

-£40? Have you been offered that today?

-I haven't.

-No.

How much would you buy that for?

Going to auction, I would put, maybe conservatively, 20 to 30.

OK, then. All right.

-Could you not go lower than 40?

-I can. I can do 30.

-30?

-Yeah.

-Could we do 25?

-It is a sunny day.

-You're pushing me to the bone now.

-Yeah, but...

-Um, yes, I will.

-Are you sure? Thank you.

-Brilliant.

-Shall we shake?

-Thank you so much.

-That's lovely. The girls love it.

-I'll be upset when it goes to auction because I want it.

-I'll be so sad to see it go.

I think it suits you two girls down to the ground.

Good going, Reds. And now,

from featherweight to heavyweight.

-£20 for that?

-Ooh!

-Hang on a minute.

I can't lift it.

-Is it that heavy, Sue?

-It is. It's so heavy,

-you can't lift it.

-Is it?

-Yeah.

-Oh, my God!

-Do you know where they're from?

-Scotland.

-They come from Ailsa Craig.

-Where's that?

-Ailsa Craig is an island off the west coast of Scotland off Turnberry.

All curling stones come from Ailsa Craig.

-The stone?

-That at auction is going to make

between 45 and £65-75.

We need to try and buy it for 40-45 quid.

What's the best you can do on that?

The best on that would have to be 55.

I reckon that'll do about 80 to 100.

-Could you perhaps hang on to it for us for about an hour?

-OK.

-I'll do that.

-If you can buy that for 50 quid. If you can sweet talk him to 45, so much the better.

I can sweet talk him.

-I've got humbugs.

-I've got mints.

-No?

LAUGHS

Where did they come from? Hardboiled bribery, eh?

For the Reds, it's all child's play.

-I like the pram. Look at this pram.

-It's great.

Is there a wee dolly about?

Oh, Louise, it's lovely.

-Go on, have a go. Have a go.

-Go on. We'll have a little go of it.

That is a little baby in there.

I'll put it back. It's probably worth a lot more than I think.

It's worth more than anything the Blues are going for, that's a certainty.

£10 for that?

-Nine and a humbug.

-No.

-No?

Works for me but Phil's trailing in their wake.

This is a ship that is rudderless. It's been ripped from my hands.

-I'm looking for an ornament.

-Looking for an ornament. Did you catch that?

Have you got any elephants?

Phil's looking bamboozled. The Reds are on the same wavelength, though.

Thank goodness.

-That's a very pretty thing.

-That's nice.

-Is it a pendant you can wear as a brooch as well as a necklace?

-Let's have a look at it.

-It's a hand-painted thing.

-Yeah.

-This is early 20th century.

Edwardian. Maybe up to 1920s.

You've got these little seed pearls here,

which are very sweet. And the little catch at the top here

-also has a seed pearl on it.

-That's nice.

And the wee chap is hand painted.

-It's quite an unusual wee piece.

-It's very unusual.

-Yeah. I do like it.

-I like it a lot.

-Has Phil got with the programme?

We're on a quest for pin cushions and desk ornaments.

If you have an elephant that looks like a desk ornament made out of silver, that ticks every box.

That's it, Phil. You've got it, mate.

But it's got to have a trunk that goes up not down.

Definitely a trunk up here. Big trunk. Yeah, lovely. Thank you.

Well, if you can't beat them you'd better join them.

The little figure on it, he's an attractive

cheeky little chappy. It's a wee work of art.

I think it's great. I think we'd like to take that.

-You like it?

-I do.

-What you could do to try and get it

for a reasonable price is to buy it without the chain.

Without the chain, yeah.

Without the chain, would you reduce the price?

-Probably. I don't know what the price is.

-It's 85.

-85 for that one.

So, would you accept 70?

Um...

-I think it's a reasonable offer.

-That sounds right.

-That sounds OK.

-Marvellous. Thank you.

-Brilliant. Fabulous.

-Ooh!

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

-It's no problem.

-Were you getting all excited there, girls?

-Yep.

They couldn't shake the man's hand quickly enough.

Two down, Reds. But nothing yet for the Blues. That's a worry.

You've got farmyards but have you got any elephants?

-Just out of curiosity.

-Yes?

-Why elephants?

-Because they're lucky.

-They're lucky?

-Yes.

Not always. Not always.

-What about elephant bookends? They're dreadful.

-Elephant bookends!

-Oh, wonderful!

-Fantastic.

If I could get them for £10, we'd have these.

My opinion don't count for anything, then?

-How much are they?

-They're worth £1.

-£1?

-They are truly awful.

-Oh, no.

-They are truly, truly awful.

-But look at the trunk.

-Yeah.

-Look at the trunk.

I'm sorry, the trunk's down. It's got to be up.

-Yeah, that's just what I thought.

-Yeah, yeah.

I'm going to have to find a dark room somewhere.

Oh, what shame!

I think we ought to buy them because it's got one of the boxes ticked out of the way then.

Well, I suppose so, yeah.

What's the best you can do those for?

I think they're worth £1. You've got 28 quid on them.

-I think if they were a tenner, I'd snatch them off you.

-Really?

-Yes, she's going to do it for ten.

-Oh!

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

I'll tell you what, they'll probably make a profit.

I give up. I absolutely give up.

Well, you can't, Phil, not just yet. There's 30 minutes to go.

And Anita's on to a winner.

# Champion the wonder horse

# Champion the wonder horse!

Do you girls like butter?

-Yeah.

-You tell me.

-What is it? Queen Anita?

-Yes. Princess Anita.

Oh!

# Like a la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la

-# Like a mighty cannonball he seems to fly...#

-Come on.

I was having some fun.

-I could gallop off into the sunset with that.

-Definitely.

Phil, on the other hand, has decided not to make a bolt for it.

And has come up with a plan instead.

You buy something, you buy something, I'll buy something.

That way, no more rows. No more forlorn searches

for white elephants with pin cushions that make desk ornaments.

-None of that.

-I know.

-What do you want?

-What do you think to this?

-Oh, here we go.

Er...

This sort of glassware, which is carved overlay. This is laid on the top

an it's cut into. No great age to it. Continental, mass produced.

It's probably, I don't know 5 to £10 worth.

-That's what I reckon to that.

-I quite like that, Sue, do you?

It's pretty. It's pretty.

-Shall I see the lady?

-It's up to you, my love.

This is what you call dog shopping, this is.

I'm here again.

Would you take a tenner for that, please?

Yeah. Thank you very much.

£10, Phil.

-Do you want to buy it?

-Yes.

Please.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, Phil.

I should get time and a half for this.

-Thank you.

-Thank you ever so much. Come on, my love.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you. Bye-bye.

-Bye.

-Thank you so much.

LAUGHS SARCASTICALLY

Well, you said to the elephants. You knew just what I wanted.

I've definitely got a headache with you two.

Phil, that could be to do with atmospheric pressure, you know.

Looking at a socking great cloud like that,

is precipitation in sight? You ask yourself.

If you were an amateur weather forecaster, a meteorologist,

you would simply have to have one of these in your garden.

George James Symons researched the ideal form of rain gauge

and came up with this.

I have to admit that I have a personal affinity with these things.

Because, once upon a time at my school,

naughty boys in the summer term

were known to get up and visit our geography master's weather station,

which had one of these gauges,

and relieve themselves into the rain gauge

June evenings, with apparently no precipitation,

according to the geography master's chart which he produced,

suddenly had the highest rainfall ever recorded in Britain.

I hasten to add that I was one of the naughty boys.

But I never got caught.

CHUCKLES

So, what's this thing worth? Well, it could be yours today

in a field in Derbyshire for £15.

That's seriously taking the wee-wee.

Now, with 20 minutes left, where do we stand, teams?

-One item to get.

-One item.

-Oh, dear.

-We're relying on Philip.

We've shopped at Lidl. We're waiting for him to shop at Harrods now for us.

That's one way of putting it. The Reds also need to get a trot on.

Giddy up.

Come on, girls. If I wasn't allowed to play with the horses, you can't either. Let's do some work.

Spoilsport.

-Where is he?

-Where's he gone?

-Where's Phil?

I'm going to take you into the 20th century and 20th-century design.

-I think it's very you, Anita.

-Is it?

-It matches your necklace.

-It does.

But it's not you?

-No.

-All right. We'll leave it. It is a bit of fun, though.

Here's a bit of silver. We've got all sorts in here.

-Can we take these two bits out?

-Yeah.

Let's just look at these two bits here.

OK. You've got that at £140.

And you've got this at £129.

It's a cigarette box. You could use it for putting cards in on your desk.

LAUGHS

-That's quite a nice thing.

-What is it?

-It's just a little dish.

Nice clear hallmark there, look.

I think at auction that would make

80 to 120. Something like that. What's the best you could do it for?

The very, very best I could do would be 95.

-But that really is the very, very best.

-I understand that.

-It's a nice thing.

-Yes, but for 60.

I think that's 50 to £80 and we've got 129 on it.

What's the best you can do on that?

I think that would be more useful than that.

90.

That is a better buy at 95 than that is at 90.

What I suggest you do... Could you put those by for us for 20 minutes?

-I can't guarantee we'll buy either of them.

-No, that's fine.

-But just... Thank you ever so much. Thank you.

-OK.

-Thank you.

-Elephant.

-Yes, elephants. Bye-bye.

Yes, sound the retreat, Phil. Quick work is what's needed all round now.

We've got to concentrate and get ourselves an item.

-I like these lights, these big film lights.

-They are nice.

Are these expensive, these big lights?

-Depends which one you pick, my darling. Which do you like?

-Which do you like?

-We like that one.

-The most expensive.

-I knew.

-550.

-550.

On the Blue team, Phil is also trying to nail that last item.

Girls?

You want a bit of silver, don't you?

-That's £170.

-Mmm.

-That's £70. It's not hallmarked.

-It's a snuff box.

-A snuff box.

-No.

That's just a sweet little cream jug.

What we've got to do... You've now got these three bits of silver,

there's two bits you saw earlier. You said you wanted to buy silver.

Out of the five bits that we've seen, which is your favourite piece?

-I quite like this but I don't like the price.

-Right.

-It's probably a christening mug.

-Yeah.

-I like that.

If I was going to choose, I'd choose the oval dish.

It's not a sure-fire profit. But I want you to choose what you like.

-Er... Well, I think the oval dish to be honest.

-Go on, then.

I think it's an awful lot of money to risk.

-Right. Sure?

-Oval dish, then.

-Right.

-Decision's made.

-I do like it.

-You go and get the oval dish.

I'm going to go and sit in a sheltered room somewhere.

Make it padded. Don't worry, ladies, I don't think he needs it.

-I like this one.

-Which one do you like?

-This one here.

-This one's nice.

-Yeah.

-Uh-huh.

A bit more expensive, that's the vintage.

-That one's 220.

-220?

-It's a much better quality stand.

-It's a military stand.

-Can you do it for 150?

-No.

-If I asked you again, could you do it for 150?

-Come on, girls, come on.

-170.

-175.

-170 because we're both so lovely.

172. Go on. Yeah!

-They do very well.

-A pretty smile gets you anywhere.

-Exactly.

-172!

-That's brilliant.

-Know your assets.

-That's right. While you've still got them.

Ah, you're still a little princess to us, Anita.

And with the Reds off for a fizzy drink, can the Blues follow suit?

Girls, come on. Quick, quick, quick. We have about a minute left.

I think they want to buy the oval dish, is that all right?

-For £90, though.

-Oh!

-I honestly can't do that.

Offer her a humbug, quick, Sue.

-OK.

-Thank you ever so much, thank you very much indeed.

-Shake the lady by the hand.

-Right, love.

-Thank you ever so much.

-Thank you very much.

-Can I offer you a sweet?

-I thought they'd make an appearance.

-Bribery.

-It's corruption.

We'll come back later on. Thank you. I'm absolutely exhausted.

How you got that done in time I do not know.

Neither do I.

Time's up. let's check out what the Red team bought.

The girls made light work of their first purchase, snapping up

this ostrich feather fan and holder in the first five minutes.

They were after some jewellery and spent £70 on this pendant.

Then they had a blow-out, buying a vintage lamp with tripod

for precisely £172.

Strike a light.

Very happy.

-Did I hear lots of money's been spent?

-Oh, yes.

Ooh, yes! Exactly how much money did you spend?

-£267.

-267? That is so good. Who has got the £33 of left-over lolly?

-I have. Would you like it?

-Very coy. Yes, please.

-Great wee birds.

-SCOTTISH ACCENT:

-Great wee birds.

Anita, there we go. From one great wee bird to another great wee bird.

-So, chicken, what are you going to spend it on?

-I don't know.

But I will promise you something, I will spend every single penny of it.

-Brilliant.

-We hope so.

-I love that sort of programme.

I love the bravery of it all. Why don't we check out what the Blue team bought, eh?

Sue got her elephants in the form of these bookends for £10.

Then, for another tenner, Jenny chose this continental glass basket.

Ooh!

And, finally, Phil got his way with a silver two-handled dish.

-To the wire.

-I know.

-You girls.

I know you're risky. I need you to own up to exactly what you spent today.

-Risky?

-Come on, Risky. How much did you spend?

-I spent £10 on my item.

I spent £10 on mine.

-Yes.

-We went for the silver then.

-On Phil's advice.

-Uh-huh. How much?

-95.

-115, yes?

-Yep.

-Who's got the £185 left-over lolly?

-I have.

You don't like giving this over at all, do you? Well, anyway,

-give it over.

-To you?

-Yes, to me.

-Right.

That's it. Lovely. We'll hand over all this dough to Philip now.

Who will probably go out there and spite you by spending the whole jolly lot.

I'm Philip "Cautious" Serrell. I spent too long with these two.

I'm going to spend three days shopping and spend £1.

-Is that what it will be?

-It's rubbing off, you see?

Good luck, Phil. Meanwhile, we're heading off to the bosom of Birmingham.

I'm here today at Birmingham's best-kept secret.

The Barber Institute of Fine Art.

Founded in 1932, thanks to a huge bequest

from Dame Martha Constance Hattie Barber,

It contains a most significant collection.

And is one of the finest small art galleries in the world.

Lady Barber had some very specific requirements.

Stipulating that the institute was to include, not only paintings,

but furniture, tapestries,

and objets d'art. And all had to meet the standard required by the National Gallery in London.

Otherwise, they weren't acquired.

So a tall order.

But the Barber Institute strictly upheld those requirements.

And, as a result, they have the most marvellous high-quality collection.

What do you think about this table?

I mean, isn't this magnificent?

For a kick-off, just look at the scale of the thing.

This is the refectory table to die for

if you happen to want to seat, say, 50 people for a banquet.

It was acquired by the Barber from Highclere Castle,

which we all know is the place where Downton Abbey is shot.

And it must have looked magnificent when set up there.

Made in the 17th century but with no outer legs or supports.

It means that all 50 of your guests can sit at benches or chairs

with their knees tucked underneath and never collide with any legs

because all the supports

are in the middle and that's clever.

But the collection is incredibly eclectic.

For example, in the middle of the table we've got a lump of bronze.

No ordinary lump of bronze. This comes from West Africa.

It comes from the Benin tribe.

And was made probably in the 18th century.

This is a little altar to the cult of the hand.

The Benin tribe's religion

sanctified hands and heads.

The idea being that, what you were born with in the way of brains, you were born with.

But what you did with your hands, subsequently, was a question of choice.

And if you went to worship, you put your hand

on the top of the altar while making a votive offering

in the hope that the god would strengthen that hand.

It's a charming idea. And this is beautifully carved.

And very unusual.

In fact, I wouldn't mind getting my hands on it.

And for my final item, well, it's so old and it's so precious,

I have to go into the prints and drawings office.

And surprise, surprise, I'm not going to be looking at a print.

This thing is so precious, we have to be in a high-security area.

What is it? It is a torque,

which is the name of a piece of jewellery.

This thing, were you to pick it up, you'd find it incredibly heavy.

It's made out of a square of gold that's been extruded

and twisted to give it this continuous spiral.

According to the Barber Institute,

this was made some 700 years BC.

So it's 2,700 years old.

Now that's a bit of mystery, isn't it?

It's a piece of jewellery that would have been worn by a big beefy warrior on achieving his manhood.

He probably wouldn't take it off until defeated in battle.

Whereupon, his opponent who'd vanquished him would nick it.

Whose was it? Where were they slain?

What a story this thing could tell.

I wonder what sort of story our teams are likely to be telling

around about now over at the auction?

Well, well, well. Richard Winterton's auction house

in Lichfield with Richard Winterton himself. Richard.

-Tim.

-Lovely to be here.

-I'm delighted to have you.

How do you rate this fan?

-Is that something that excites you?

-Not particularly.

-It's got plastic spines. What they call faux tortoise shell.

-Yep.

-How much?

-On a good day, official is 20 to 30.

The team paid £25. They loved it. They did, somebody else might.

-But you may be lucky to get a £5 note for this.

-Yep.

What about that gold, pearl and porcelain locket. That's pretty, isn't it?

If you like that sort of thing.

-Who is it going to appeal to?

-A lady perhaps.

-It's painted porcelain.

-The only thing good about it is it's gold.

-How much is it worth?

-£40.

-40 to 60.

-£70 paid. Going to have to struggle to get that.

I know you're into trendy modern lighting.

What we've got here is a theodolite stand that's had this

so-called theatre-type light stuck on the top.

-Yep.

-Is that quite Lichfield?

It has got some appeal.

I can see it getting to the 80-100 we've quoted on it.

-It just could sell.

-Lovely. Problem is, they paid 172.

-Tripped again.

-I don't know about that.

We do have a bonus buy to fall back on. Let's go and have a look at it.

-Well, girls, this is exciting, isn't it?

-Yeah.

What do you suppose Anita Manning spent your £33 on, eh?

-I have no idea.

-We are about to find out.

-OK. Go for it, Anita.

-These were two lovely wee birds.

I'm not a bad wee bird either. So I bought another bird.

Oh, my goodness.

Oh, wow!

-It's a parrot. It comes from Holland.

-Holland.

It has a lovely lustre finish.

It's quite exotic, a bit like you two wee birds.

-Tell me, do you like it?

-I don't know. I'm shocked.

-How much did you pay for this?

-Well, I spent all your money.

-33.

-£33.

-OK. For that kind of money, it's all right.

-It's not bad.

-The more I look at it the more I like it.

-It does grow on you.

-It's so bad that it's almost good.

-Yes.

-I agree.

OK. That's it, girls, yes?

Preserve those memories. You pick after the sale of your first three items.

But for the audience at home,

let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Anita's wee parrot.

Pretty Polly!

OK, Richard. Over to you, mate.

People do buy parrot things.

We put 20 to 30 on it because of that reason. As a quality item, it's a fiver.

I think you need to say, "No more, old fruit." 20 to £30

-is an excellent estimate.

-Thank you.

-Anita Manning paid £33.

-Huh!

But it could happen. It happened to her. It could happen to you.

Anyway, that's it for the Reds. Now for the Blues.

Boy, have we got some struggles here. Elephant bookends.

Made when? 2010?

-I think so.

-2009.

Made of? Wood?

-That's true. They are made of wood.

-People do buy these, Tim.

Surprisingly, they do buy them. We've got 20 to 30 on them.

-20 to 30?

-Yes.

-OK

LAUGHS

-Sue paid £10, £5 each. That's very good, isn't it?

-We should get that.

Moving on very swiftly. We go to an overlaid glass basket.

-Do you like that one?

-It's moulded glass.

It's... It's got virtually nothing going for it.

-If we make £10 we've done great.

-OK.

-We only paid £10.

-That's what it's worth.

-OK.

Lastly, we've got the hallmarked solid-silver dish. That's heavy, isn't it?

-Yep. It's got some sort of design bits to it.

-It looks Danish, doesn't it?

I was going to say exactly the same thing. It does.

It's got that bit of look. We've got 40 to 50 on it. I think it should get to the 50.

Um... Because it's got a bit of style to it and it stands well looking at it.

-They paid 95. Slight problem.

-Yeah.

They'll need the bonus buy. Let's go have a look at it.

So, girls, you spent an under-par £115.

You gave an over-par £185 Philip Serrell.

Now, Phil, what did you spend it on?

Their caution rubbed off on me too. I didn't spend much.

-But look, I bought that, which I think is a good old-fashioned antique.

-Oh!

Look at that look of complete underwhelment.

-Are you abuzz or what?

-Is it brass?

It's bell metal. It's a measure.

I would think that's quiet early. It's a Georgian shape.

-It cost £25.

-Oh, right. Is that all?

-25?

Would you buy it for 25, Sue?

Um...

-Well...

-Come on, be honest, girls.

-We didn't spend more than ten, did we?

-On ours, so.

It is quality. I can see it's quality.

-And I can see that it is antique.

-It'd look good in a pub, wouldn't it?

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-So would I.

-It is, it's a collector's item.

I think the jury's out as to whether these girls are going to go with it.

You don't need to decide now. We'll find out what the auctioneer thinks of Phil's measure.

Cheers then, Richard. Here's a little something for you.

Thank you. Very kind. We have a lot come through. I know it's Georgian, it's got some age.

It's got a bit of history about it. It's the sort of thing we put 20 to 30 on it.

£25 Philip paid. I'm not surprised he paid 25. If we're going to get a profit, I don't think so.

-It's too bog standard.

-Need a bit of luck, Richard.

-Thank you.

-You too.

90. 95.

40. £40.

Sold then at 90.

-How are you feeling, kids?

-A bit nervous but we're excited.

What have you got to be nervous about?

-We don't know if we'll make anything.

-No.

-We've no idea how it's going to go.

-Are you worried about it?

-No, I'm just too excited.

-Are you?

You've always got Anita beside you, which is your lucky ticket.

-With her parrot bonus buy.

-Oh, yeah.

First lot up is your fan. And here it comes.

402. We have a little ostrich-feather fan with a little painted stand.

-Come on.

-£5. 5 bid, 6 bid, 7 bid.

£7 I'm bid. £8. £9.

£10. £12.

-£14. £16.

-It's going up.

£16. In the middle at £16. £18.

At £18. Right there at £18.

-At £18.

-Come on.

-All done.

Sold at 18.

Not as bad as it could've been. That's minus 7?

Not too bad. Now the pendant.

403. £20. 5. 25. 30. 5. 40.

£40 I'm bid. At 40. 5. 50.

60. 70.

£70. Right there at 70.

-At 70.

-Come on.

He's in at 70. Sold at 70.

£70. Wiped its slate. A lot better than he said.

Excellent, girls. Well done.

Now, the big old number is this lamp.

£50. £50 to start me. 50.

-£50. 40. Anyone come in? £20.

-Uh-oh!

£20 I'm bid.

25.

£30. £40.

£50. £60.

-Come on.

-£70. £80.

-I can't bear it.

-£90.

£100. 110. 120.

130. 140. 150.

-160. 179. 180.

-Look at that.

-190.

200.

-210. 220.

-Good auctioneering.

Come on.

220 and I'm really worried because I did dish this on film.

LAUGHTER

230. 240.

Girls! Look at this.

250. 260.

All of us.

260. 270. 280.

-You might get to 3.

-280.

-290. 300.

-300.

And this is making me look a right one, I can tell you.

-At 300 on my left. At 300. I love it. I love it.

-All done.

-£300.

-Sold at 300.

-Good stuff.

-Yes.

-Oh!

-Oh, that is so good.

-That's amazing.

-What was that?

You've just made £128.

-Yes!

-Oh, my God!

-£128 just like that.

-Fantastic.

-What are you going to do about the parrot?

Go for it. The most we can lose is £33. We don't want a lot at the end of the day.

-Oh, nice girls.

-£33. Are you going to have a tickle at it?

-Yeah.

-Shall we?

-Yeah, let's have a go.

£10. 10, 10, 10.

5. 5 got you. 5. 6, madam.

7. 8.

-9. 10.

-We've not lost too much.

15. 15 it is. 18.

-Come on, guys.

-£18. The middle room at 18.

Sold at 18.

£18. A few shy of 20. That's minus 15.

-You had to have a go?

-I'm happy with that.

-You had to have a go.

-That takes you 15 off 21, which means your 106. OK, girls?

-Brilliant.

Super. Well done.

Nothing you wish you hadn't bought, Jenny?

-Not really.

-No.

-None of it.

None of it? You want to send it all back?

Listen, Sue, you're not going to do that, love.

-Happy?

-Yes.

-First lot up

are the elephant bookends and here they come.

-Right. We've got 424. A pair of bookends.

-Trumpety-trump.

£5. Nothing on my book at all. 5. 6. 7. 8.

-9. 10.

-White, he's gone.

-12.

15. 18.

£20. Yes, sir?

-22.

-I don't believe this.

-25. 25. On my left at 25. All done.

£25.

£25. That is remarkable. Congratulations, Sue.

-Thank you.

-Plus 15. Well done, girls.

Now, the basket.

£5.

£5?

£2. £2 I've got. £3, madam. £4, sir.

£5. £6. £7. £8.

£9. £10.

No. £10 there. At £10. £10.

-£10.

-£10.

£10.

Wiped its trunk.

OK, fine. That's it then. You girls have done very well.

Now for the silver dish.

25. 30. £30 I'm bid.

35. 40. 5. 50.

5. 60. 5. 70.

-Nice thing.

-70. 70. Sold

-at 70.

-Bad luck, Phil.

£70. It's damn sight better than his estimate.

Now, plus 25 minus 25. £15.

That means, overall you're minus £10.

-Oh.

-Which is nothing. It's a paltry lot.

-What are you going to do about the measure. Are you going to go with the bonus buy?

-Why not?

-£25.

-We'll go with it.

-We'll go with it.

-Yes. The decision's made. We're going with Phil's old mug and here it comes.

-Old mug!

We go now to 430.

The Georgian brass one-pint measure there. Lot 430.

£5 I'm bid. 5. 8. 10. 12. 15.

20. £20 right there at £20.

The internet is out at £20. At £20.

I'm bid. £25, internet? £30, room.

£30. Room at £30.

-£30.

-You show them, Philip.

-£35. £40.

-Ooh!

-You show them, Phil.

Room at 40. Internet, you're out.

-Sold then at 40.

-I love it.

Give him a kiss. Plus £15.

LAUGHS

He saved your bacon, girls, I can tell you that.

He made you £15. You were £10 loss before, which means you are plus £5.

-How cool is that?

-Lovely.

To make money on Bargain Hunt is an achievement, so congratulations.

-Just don't say a thing to the Reds, all right. All will be revealed in a minute.

-Lovely.

Well, what a cracking programme we've had today.

It's lovely to see both teams going home with profits.

And both teams are feeling pretty cocky about this because both teams think they're going to win.

But one team is substantially behind.

And that team is, I regret to say, the Blues.

-Oh!

-The Blues go home wit a £5 profit. Here's your £5, girls.

-Oh, thank you.

-There you go.

Not much each but it is an achievement, I have to tell you.

And everybody was so rude about your bookends, weren't they?

Well, I knew they'd wipe their trunks.

They did more than wipe their trunks, they went off to the circus.

Good luck, girls. But the victors today who are going home with £106.

Look at that. There's 105. And £106.

-It wasn't going so well.

-I know.

-Until up popped my man with the lamp.

-Yeah.

-Gosh! That was exciting.

-Yeah.

-So exciting.

-That lamp made £300.

-Wow!

It made 300, which meant you got a profit

of £128. I congratulate you, all three of you.

Looking so happy, I can't tell you.

Very good profit. Join us soon for some more bargain hunting, yes?

ALL: Yes!

I know you're sitting there thinking, "I could've 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 will be splendid to see you.

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