Newark 17 Bargain Hunt

Yes, it's the biggest of its kind in Europe,

attracting buyers, dealers from every corner of the globe.

It's the Newark International Antiques and Collectors Fair.

I hope you're standing by for this cos let's go bargain hunting, yeah!

Today, our Reds and Blues can choose from over 4,000 stalls

spread across 84 acres.

That's an awful lot of choice.

But here's a taste of what's coming up.

On today's show, the Reds appear to be having a love-in.

MUSIC: "Love Is In The Air" by John Paul Young

-Aw, thank you!

-Aw, thank you!

-Yay!

-Done it!

But the Blue team can't seem to agree on anything.

-I like it. I like the pattern.

-You would, but I'm not keen.

Well, we might... Do you think we'd make something out of that, though?

-No.

-Er...I think it's touch and go.

See that pot on the end of that stand, there?

Look at the face on her.

That's all coming up but first let me explain the rules.

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

which they sell on at auction later.

The team wins that makes the biggest profit or the smallest loss.

Let's meet today's teams, shall we?

Today, for the Red team, we've got Hazel and Jenny,

and for the Blues, sisters Pamela and Monica.

-Welcome all.

-Hello.

-Hiya.

Now, Hazel, how did you two meet?

Well, about five years ago, Jenny moved to our lovely little village

and she came along to a WI coffee morning, and the rest is history.

Now, Hazel, it says here that you're a retired lady.

I can hardly believe this.

What did you do before your retirement?

I worked in banking. I worked for a high street bank in a branch.

And then you come out...

-I did.

-..and joined the WI.

Well, amongst other things.

I bet you're the honorary treasurer.

No. Don't say that. I've just managed to get off the committee.

Oh, I see. Excellent.

Now, you have a shared interest in antiques. Hazel, tell us about that.

Well, we both like the same sort of era - we like the Art Nouveau

period and Arts And Crafts.

Do you ever go out shopping for bargains?

Oh, yes. We love rummaging in junk shops, charity shops,

antique shops...

So, you're, what I call, experienced.

Well, we would like to think so, yes.

Good. Jenny, it says here you're also retired, unbelievably.

And what did you do when you were working?

-I worked, for my sins, as a school teacher for 40 years...

-Did you?

..teaching art and design, and drama.

It says here you've got a creative side to your personality.

Well, not surprising, teaching what you...

It says here you write short stories and poems.

-Yeah.

-Nothing published?

Nothing published as yet but ever in hope, really.

Well quite. Springs eternal, doesn't it?

Like being on Bargain Hunt.

How do you rate your chances today, you two?

-Oh, great!

-Yeah?

-Oh, yeah.

-You're feeling really strong about this?

-We're going to win a pin...

-Win a pin.

-That's our aim.

You know what you need to do to win a pin, don't you?

Make a profit.

That's your challenge. That's great.

I think you're very, very scared, you two.

Quaking in our boots.

They have got the sisterhood on their side -

that family welding that makes them a special, powerful bond.

-True or false?

-False!

BOTH LAUGH

-Monica, you're the eldest sister by 18 months.

-I am.

What do you do for a living, Monica?

I'm a ward housekeeper on an orthopaedic ward -

I've been doing that for 39 years.

That's a long old stretch, isn't it?

-It's is. I'm due for my gold watch.

-Are you?

With these girls wanting a pin and you getting a gold watch,

we've got a right collection today, haven't we?

And what do you do when you're not working, Monica?

-I do a lot of line dancing.

-Do you?

-Yes.

-Go away for weekends...

-Do you do it with your sister?

I've got her into it, yes.

Now, Pam, what did you used to do when you worked?

I was a purchasing manager for a sportswear manufacturer.

And what did that involve?

I used to buy everything from the cotton right through to the bags

that we packed the garments when they were made.

So, you're good at negotiating then, are you?

I...think I am, yes. Hopefully that will come in useful later on.

Well, will it work with these antique dealers, do you think?

-I hope so.

-So, you're going to be in charge of haggling?

-I'm going to be in charge of haggling.

-Very good to hear it.

And what's your technique today to beat the Reds?

We're going to buy really good quality at cheap prices,

and hopefully make a small profit.

Sounds like your business model.

Anyway, here we go with the money. Here's your £300.

You know the rules. Your experts await.

And off you go and very good luck.

Sportswear, eh?

Bracing themselves for the cold today,

we have two seasoned Bargain Hunt experts.

The Reds will benefit from the wisdom of Anita Manning.

Blues will be hoping David Barby isn't sitting down on the job.

It's brass monkeys today, so they'd better get underway.

-Pam, have you been here before?

-No, never.

There's thousands of stalls to look at.

What are you going to look for?

Erm...art deco, wood, preferably oak, I like oak.

Right. Monica?

Art nouveau and blue and white porcelain.

-Anything that can make us a profit.

-Oh, absolutely.

We want to win a pin -

-that is our main thing today.

-No pressure then, Reds.

-Let's go shopping.

-The Reds are pretty clued up.

I wonder if they'll give Anita a run for her money.

We were thinking also cake-standish,

cos that's very trendy at the moment.

Uh-huh. Oh, cupcakes, that's right.

They're very much the thing. We're WI girlies, you see.

A three-tier...

-Do you do all that jam and Jerusalem stuff?

-We do.

I don't know about jam and Jerusalem,

but it looks like the Blues have stopped for tea.

-I like it. I like...

-You would, but I'm not keen.

-I don't think I'd want it.

-It's not signed, does it matter?

-No.

-It won't be signed.

-How much is this?

-SELLER: 120 for the whole lot.

-Is that your best price?

-SELLER: Yes.

-OK, thank you very much.

-It's a big chunk of our money, isn't it?

-It is early on.

-But it's something to come back to, which I think is good.

-Yeah.

OK, thank you very much, sir.

I think we should have a look inside, OK? Come on.

-Girls, do you like that type of thing?

-Yes.

-We do. We do like.

-It's a shame it's not copper.

Yes, it is. I like copper.

This brass is not in at the moment. What's the price on that?

-Ooh.

-Yeah, 35, but I just thought you'd like it.

-We do.

-We love this sort of sort of organic motif.

That's exactly what we like.

But there's no brass in brass.

-Is that a desk tidy?

-Uh-huh. You girls like Oriental style as well.

-Yeah, we do. I quite like that.

-What's it made of, Anita?

It's some sort of lacquered wood

and it's probably from the 1920s or 1930s.

-Right.

-You would keep your letters in here.

-You've got your little ink stand here.

-And they're both complete.

-They're both complete.

-Is there any damage on it at all?

It looks not too bad. There is frost on it.

BOTH LAUGH

-Do you know? I really do like that. Do you, Hazel?

-I do, yes.

Now, it's 55 on it. We need to knock it down a bit.

You need to knock it down, but I think it probably is English,

but the motif, the Oriental...

People loved the exotic during those days,

so they've copied that from an Oriental pattern.

So, there's just a motif on the front panel.

If we look at the condition, we might expect, because of the

age of it, some sort of wear on the paintwork, but there isn't any.

There isn't. I can't see any scratches on it at all.

Do you want to go for that?

-Yes, definitely.

-We like it.

We were just wondering whether we could buy that for £30?

SELLER: No way. What's on it? 55. 45.

Can you do 38? SELLER: Can't do it.

-I mean, it's quite a nice thing.

-SELLER: Find another one.

EXPERT LAUGHS

You cannae kid a kidder.

SELLER: I've never seen one anything like it since I've bought it.

-Do you think there's any profit...?

-It has some appeal.

-Let's not dither, let's go.

-We will go for it.

She's very positive, isn't she?

SELLER: It's what you want though, isn't it? You've got to be positive.

-Right, shall we shake on it?

-Let's shake on it.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

I think you've got a couple of fans here.

We'll be back next week.

And so might we.

Good start, Reds.

Girls, that was excellent. Ten minutes down and one in the bag.

-Yes!

-I've got a pair of stars here.

But don't burn yourselves out too quickly, girls.

You've still got two items to find.

That's rather nice, isn't it?

And you've got all the elements of carved wood.

-What's that made out of?

-Wood.

-We know it's made out of wood!

-Very much like a...like a sycamore.

-What would it sell at at auction?

I think that would sell for probably £60/£70.

-Yeah, it is nice.

-I like the pattern on that as well.

Excuse me, madam, what is the best price on the book stand?

SELLER: 80.

That was very spontaneous, without a great deal of thought.

-Could you do it less than £80?

-SELLER: No, sir.

-£80.

-£80.

Well, we might... Do you think we'd make something out of that, though?

-No.

-I think it's touch and go, but the point is it's quality.

What you want to buy is something that's quality.

-I like it.

-OK, yeah.

You tell them, David. Quality is the thing.

-That's beautiful, that is.

-Out the corner of my eye...

You see that pot on the end of that stand, there?

That's very much in the Arts And Crafts...

Can we just go over there and have a look at it?

I don't know whether I like the colour.

-I'd sooner have the Moorcroft vase.

-I'd sooner have the...

-..or that one.

-Yeah, but you can't afford it, darling.

-No.

But that looks affordable.

-Told you.

-£28 - that's quite good.

-What does that mean, on there?

-That's Wilkes and Company,

and they were the forerunner of the Leeds Pottery Company.

-So, what sort of age has that got?

-This is 1870/1880.

It's quite... It doesn't look that old. It looks fairly modern.

-I think that's the beauty of it.

-It might go well then.

Just handle it, Monica. Tell me what you think.

It is nice. I just...

When you look at all these, they're all hand cut.

It's just the bright yellow, isn't it?

But I don't like it, personally. It's not me at all.

-Is it not?

-It's not, but then we're not buying for me, are we?

-That's a very valid point.

-We're not buying for me...

-How much...?

How much do you think that would make at auction?

-I'd like to see it make around £40.

-So, if we can get it from 20.

Let me have a word with the owner.

-Just talk about it and I'll be back in a second.

-OK.

Anyway, I think we ought to go for that one

if we can get the right price for it.

It would go into a modern home, wouldn't it?

-But I don't particularly like it.

-Right, 20 quid.

-Really?

-That's not bad.

-I think we ought to take that one, then.

-So you're happy at 20.

Yeah, I think we're OK with 20, yeah.

Just look at it - it's a nice piece.

It's growing on me. The more I look at it, the more I like it.

-OK.

-Now, what are you saying?

That it looks better from a distance?

Now, where are those WI ladies? Cake, anyone?

Ooh! Anita, that's what we were talking about.

That's what we were talking about.

Right, well, these are three-tiered cake stands and they would be used

when your friends came for afternoon tea.

-We do it all the time.

-We do it all the time, Anita.

And what should happen here,

and I don't think it's happening in this one...

They tip up.

..they tip up.

SELLER: That one also folds itself...on there as well.

-Oh, I see.

-OK.

-OK.

So it would be sitting against your wall,

tucked against your wall,

and when your friends and your pals come up for tea, you'd bring

that out and you'd put a nice little plate on it with your cakes.

-And a doily.

-And a doily.

-SELLER: Oh, indeed.

Very WI.

-Very... These are WI ladies.

-You don't say.

SELLER: I've got one actually that doesn't fold

but it's in mahogany - I'll just show you that.

Please.

I was just thinking that's got no detail on it, and it would be

nice to have something with a bit of beading or something, wouldn't it?

What about this one?

SELLER: That's a really nice one cos it's got the...

-This is a nice one.

-Shall we bear it in mind...?

-Bear it in mind.

What would be your best price on, for example, that one?

SELLER: I'd do that for 35.

35. So you know, girls, that you can...?

That could be our come back if we can't find anything else.

Definitely.

Having your cake and eating it, eh, Reds?

Time's getting on, you know. The Blues are belting ahead.

-Every single section is hallmarked.

-So, it's... Oh, it's a silver belt.

-Yeah.

-A bit like a line dancing cowboy belt, isn't it?

I don't think it would go round a modern waist, today.

It looks more like a dog collar, don't you think?

-No, it's not a dog collar.

-How much is the belt, please?

-SELLER: 200.

-£200, that really is...

-Too much.

SELLER: Every single piece is hallmarked, and all with birds.

-What sort of age?

-This has got to be round about, what, 1870?

SELLER: Yeah. I think it's London hallmarked for 1874/1875.

-Oh, I'm impressed.

-Well done, you.

SELLER: That's why he's the expert.

It's very much a...revive Rococo,

which is an element of the Arts And Crafts movement,

cos each one is contained within this square section.

I can't see without my glasses. I'm as blind as a bat.

That's a very, very nice piece, that.

-But it's a lot of money.

-It is, isn't it?

-It is a lot of money.

-OK, David, time's ticking on. What do you think?

Can we make a profit at this at auction or...?

Right, now, just think what we've looked at.

-You've looked at that tea service, which was 110.

-Yes.

-You've looked at the book stand...

-Yes.

-..which was at?

-80, was it?

-£80.

-Round about 80.

And then you've got this, which is twice as much,

but you've got the quality here cos it's silver.

But is it sellable? And we've got to make a decision quickly. Time's ticking on.

For a collector, it's a desirable piece. Is that the best you can do?

You couldn't do 140 for us?

SELLER: I'd do 150 and I'm making a loss - I paid 165 for it.

Just look at it. Have you seen another one like this?

-Shall we go for it. Let's have this as our big buy.

-All right.

Go on, we'll have this as our big buy.

-We'll go for that.

-We'll go for that.

We'll go for that. You seem to like it.

We're going to trust you on this one.

Let's hope your trust is well placed, girls.

We've got one more object to find and we've only got 20 minutes,

so I'm going to take five minutes to get from one pavilion to

another - that means 15 minutes left.

-Come on. Come on.

-We're running out of time!

And they're off with two in the bag.

Those Reds have got some catching up to do.

-There's no glass.

-No glass in it, OK.

-Leave it.

Yes, leave it, Reds.

Tick tock.

-Oh, we like.

-It's quite worn though, isn't it?

But then it's old.

Of course it's old.

Now, Anita needs answers, Reds.

What do you want to do?

We definitely would like the one with the beading on it.

-The cake stand.

-The mahogany one.

See if you can get another couple of quid off it, girls.

Go and ask him.

Can you take another couple of pounds off it for us, please?

SELLER: I said 35 - I'll do it for 30.

BOTH: Oh, thank you!

They wanted a cake stand and they got a cake stand,

but they've still got over £200 to spend. Wow.

We need to spend a bit of money now.

I think we may...a big splash of cash,

cos we want to make a profit.

We'll get a real wow item now, I think.

That's what we're after.

A wow item? Sounds good.

Oh. What's the best you can do on that, sir?

SELLER: That one, £75.

-Heaven's sake. Why £75 on that?

-SELLER: Cos it's perfect.

What would you do with that, David? Put it over...

No, it goes under the plate. Think in terms of a large meat platter.

-Yeah.

-That goes on the meat platter, you put the joint on there,

all the juices go through and end up in the depression at the end

of the dish, and you spoon it onto your food.

-How old is that?

-This one dates from about the 1840 period.

And what would it make in auction? Cos that's quite expensive, isn't it?

Have we got enough money for that? We maybe haven't.

-It won't make that money.

-SELLER: I say it will.

Can I have your name and address?

So what price was that best price?

-SELLER: The best price...70.

-70.

65?

-You're just packing up, sir.

-65, save you taking it home.

SELLER: I think it cost me 60.

65, you're making a fiver profit - there you go - and you're on telly.

SELLER: OK, as I'm packing up.

-Do you think that's a good buy?

-Do you like that?

-Yes, I do.

-It's blue and white, and I like blue and white.

-That's you, isn't it?

I think it's a nice strainer plate.

The design here, the ruins, very similar to Copeland Spode

Italian ruins, but this is much earlier.

How much do you think that will make, David?

I think it's going to make around 70 at auction,

-so you're making a great deal of profit.

-We'll make something.

-Do you like that?

-Yeah, I like this.

-I think you should go for it.

Yeah, OK. £60 we said.

SELLER: It's a good thing for a dresser, super.

Thank you very much, sir, that's very kind.

I'm sorry we disturbed your packing up.

Thank you.

What did I say about that Pam? Good haggling or what?

That's the Blues all finished. Now, have the Reds found their wow item?

WHISPERS: It's gorgeous.

SELLER: It's got some crazing on the inside but I love it.

-That's really beautiful.

-I really, really like it.

Tell me what you like about it.

I just love the design, the way the bird's

feathers sweep out this way across the pot.

It shouts Arts And Crafts.

It shouts pure design of that period, doesn't it?

Well, you have the peacock here -

that is a popular motif of the Arts And Crafts, the Aesthetic period.

-It's gorgeous.

-The girls have fallen in love with it.

SELLER: Right. I'll wrap it up.

ALL LAUGH

I really like it.

Could do you any better than 60, please?

SELLER: 60's the best.

That's your absolute.

What do you think, Anita?

I think we need to spend a bit of money, don't we?

I think it's absolutely beautiful.

And if we're going to spend some money,

we might as well spend it on something we really, really love.

You're both smiling. You've fallen in love with it.

Absolutely, we love it.

Do you want to go for that?

-Definitely.

-How much have we got left?

Erm...225 left.

We could go for the three things together.

-Could we have the whole set?

-Yes!

-How much are they?

SELLER: £90 the pair.

And that's 60. 150.

Now, we love the jardiniere and we love the vases.

If we bought all of them together...

SELLER: If you bought the three, it would be 120.

-Girls, £120 for all three of them.

-We've got to do it.

-I think so.

I think they're lovely.

Girls, we've got our three items.

We've done it, in time!

Now, what would ladies of the WI do

when they'd completed a task successfully?

Er...they'd go and lay down on a chaise longue.

Have a nice cup of tea and a few wee fairy cakes.

Oh, let's go then, girls!

ALL LAUGH

Tea and cakes all round then.

That decisive pair knew just what they wanted, and here's a reminder.

It ain't Arts And Crafts, not is it Art Nouveau, but it is a lacquer

desk set dating from the early 20th century and bought for £45.

True to their WI ethos,

the team opted for an Edwardian mahogany cake stand at £30.

Will it get its just desserts at auction, though?

And, shouting Arts And Crafts,

this decorative planer with matching vases was a bit of a gamble at £120.

-Weren't we lucky?

-You excelled yourself with that one.

It's so lovely to see such happy customers. Have you had a good shop?

-We have had a wonderful shop, Tim.

-And you, Haze?

-Yes, very much.

Which is your favourite piece?

I think the last item that we bought - the vases and the jardiniere.

That's your favourite.

-That's the favourite.

-What about you?

Exactly the same - the ceramics. Yeah, lovely.

You agree about everything, you two, do you?

BOTH: Yeah, most of the time.

BOTH LAUGH

-WI.

-And they say the same thing simultaneously.

Well, we just want to win a pin.

We don't care about the money, we just want to win a pin.

You want a pin - how sweet.

Anyway, how much did you spent all round, Jenny?

-How much did we spend?

-195.

-195. Haze, can I have £105, please?

-Yes.

£150, that goes straight without hesitations or repetition to

Anita Manning. What are you going to do with it?

Well, I'm not sure what I'm going to buy,

but I know that the girls will want me to spend every single penny.

-Absolutely.

-You rather like doing that though, don't you?

Yes, she said.

OK, go and have a nice warming cup of tea, girls, and good luck, Anita.

Meanwhile, we're going to remind ourselves what the Blue team

bought, aren't we?

They couldn't afford the Moorcroft but hoped this bright yellow

Aesthetic planter would prove a worthy alternative at £20.

We'll see.

An unusual thing, this, a late 19th century leather

and silver ladies' belt.

They paid a whopping £150 - let's hope it wasn't a waste of money.

And much to Monica's delight, the found a piece of blue and white.

This Staffordshire meat drainer, bought for £60.

I don't think we'll make money on it but I like it.

Maybe not, but it's quality. It's quality, quality.

You really are welded up from the hip, you two.

-We are, yes.

-So lovely, families. It's like one big happy family.

Yes, all the same height.

So, what did you spend all round?

-£230.

-That is such a good result, £239. I'm proud of you.

-£70, please of left-over lolly.

-There you go.

£70, that's still worthwhile going out with, isn't it, David?

Oh, yes. I want to buy either a pair or identical objects,

because we have two marvellous sisters here.

Well, that's a nice theme. Good luck with all of that.

Meanwhile, we're heading off to the frozen north, to

the borders of England and Scotland, actually.

Set in the stunning countryside of the Scottish borders is

Bowhill House.

Home to the Dukes of Buccleuch, it's been handed down through successive

generations and they all added to the wonderful

collections on display throughout the house,

and there's one room in particular I really want to show you today.

And it is...the morning room.

Typically positioned to capture the morning light,

this was the lair of the ladies of the house.

Where they would come to read, do a little bit of crochet,

all those ladylike pursuits.

But it's got an Oriental twist, this room,

most patently obvious in the wallpaper, which is a continuous

scene of hand-painted Chinese wallpaper

dating from the end of the 18th century.

In fact, quite a lot of this wallpaper was

exported from China because it was popular here.

Each piece is painted by hand, then butted and joined together

so that you get a continuous landscape.

The Chinese workshop was organised

so that specialist painters did certain bits of the wallpaper,

and you have to admire the artist

who created all these delicious pionees.

Perfectly formed with their multi-coloured, fleshy leaves.

The artist who created the bamboo did so in quite big sections,

but each frond finishes with those typical spiky thin green leaves.

And perhaps the most skilful is these birds.

The lovely varieties of exotic Chinese birds scattered throughout

the wallpaper, I think, are particularly charming.

But it's not only the wallpaper that's got an Oriental twist.

Looks really Oriental, doesn't it?

All these figures.

These Mandarin characters -

the Emperor at the top being fanned to keep him cool.

All within an incredibly complicated building,

with other courtiers outside on a veranda.

But that panel only applies to that width.

Move up a notch and we've got a completely different building.

We've got some other characters playing a game of chess or backgammon.

Until we get to the next section,

where we have something completely different.

Unlike the Chinese wallpaper, which was created

in a continuous scene, this piece of furniture

has a number of disparate scenes.

Go down below and look at the drawers and it's even more obvious.

That bottom drawer shows a blue kimono.

But the bloke who's wearing it has been decapitated.

Next drawer up - we've got a bit of a building with one or two figures.

The next drawer up we've got the part of the building

which is nothing to do with the building on the drawer down below.

And then this long drawer -

we're back into this business of having sections

of this and that butted up against one another in a completely discordant way.

So what's going on here? Is this Oriental?

Well, it is, in part, but it started off life coming from China,

probably around about 1650-1680, in the form of a screen.

With perhaps six or eight tall, 12-inch wide panels,

which were in lacquer and hinged together.

So, that zig-zag pattern type draught screen was what came from China.

And when it arrived here, a craftsman...

And this thing is attributed to Gerrit Jensen.

..cut it up and created the desk.

He did that because the flavour of the moment was Oriental things

and the screen gave him the basic raw material to create

something that's very Oriental looking.

Although the carcass of the thing he made here in Britain,

in about 1680 - so it's part European and part Oriental.

All incredibly complicated but very interesting.

The big question today is, is it going to be complicated, or interesting,

or just plain profitable for our teams over at the auction?

Let's hope all three, eh?

A worthwhile slog down south

brings us to Leicestershire for today's sale.

Well, I can't tell you what a treat it is to be in Market Harborough -

Gilding's Sale Room with Mark Gilding.

-Mark, how are you?

-Very well, Tim, how are you?

How are the sales going? Pretty good?

Yeah, very good - very busy at the minute.

Anyway, for our Red team today,

the first item is this lacquered desk set.

Which is very much of the 1930s and very much from the Orient.

Yes, an export piece. Art deco looking, pagodas on the front there.

-But not of great quality.

-No, I mean, quite poor quality, actually.

When you think of how fine Oriental lacquer can be,

we have come down the ladder quite steeply with this particular piece.

Yes, I think you're right.

Anyway, they paid £45, do you think they might make a small profit?

I think they might make a small profit - £50-60.

Is the estimate - fair enough. Next, is the Edwardian folding cake stand.

I mean, you couldn't underdecorate a thing more than that, could you?

-No, it's a standard model.

-Still, you get what you pay for.

They paid £30, might they make a small profit on that?

Yeah, I think a small profit again - £30-£40.

Lovely. That's that then.

Lastly, we've got this,

which includes a pair of vases like that and the jardiniere.

-It's a bit black for my taste.

-Yeah, pretty ghastly, I think.

-Do you?

-Yeah, really not for me at all.

Do you think it's Belgian...or northern France?

Somewhere like that?

Yeah, a continental pottery, fairly loosely decorated.

So, putting your most bullish and brave hat on, Mark...

THEY CHUCKLE

-What's your estimate on that?

-£30-40.

-Well done.

-They paid £120. We could all be horribly wrong, right?

-Yeah.

There could be a huge market upswing for black,

dark-glazed ceramic like this.

Well, the bidders, through the internet,

-on the continent may go for it and want it back.

-Exactly right.

On the basis of your estimate and our gut feeling - they're

in trouble with this and they're going to need their bonus buy.

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

Hazel and Jenny...a legend.

You spent £195 - £105 went to Anita Manning.

What did you spend it on, Anita?

-Ta-da!

-Oh!

-Well...

I've bought a lovely pair of birds for a pair of lovely birds(!)

Oh, we like, we like.

-Lovely.

-They're 19th century and they are beautifully modelled.

-What are they made of, Anita?

-They're made of spelter.

-How much did you pay for them?

-I spent £105, so I spent everything.

-You blew it?

-I blew it.

Great, we like that, we like that - we like splashing the cash.

-It's an investment, isn't it?

-Exactly.

-They're in perfect order.

-And how much do you think they'll do at auction?

-What do you reckon?

Oh, I'd like to think that they would make a reasonable profit

-of...£20/£30.

-Hmm.

-Well, bravo, Anita, for blowing the lot.

-We're all for that!

-You pick later, if you want to,

but let's find out whether the auctioneer

also thinks that these birds have got the wind up their tail.

Right then, Mark, here's your ornithology test.

Identification of birds, please.

-For me, this is a cassowary.

-And I've got the grebe.

And you've got the grebe.

There we go, they're not exactly related but nicely cast, aren't they?

Yeah, they're quite good quality, these.

-Probably late 19th century.

-What's your estimate?

-I've said 60-80.

OK, £105 Anita Manning paid. She rates them.

OK, that's it for the Reds. Now for the Blues, Pam and Monica.

Their first item is the yellow jardiniere that looks

-just like Burmantofts, but it ain't.

-No, it's not, unfortunately.

-What's it worth, do you think?

-£25-£40.

-Great - £20 paid.

I mean, for a bright and breezy,

lovely canary-yellow jardiniere, that is no money, is it?

-No, it's not - good value.

-Good value.

Next, is the ladies' silver belt. What a "belter" that is!

Yeah, that's really great. Really like that.

-It's good, isn't it?

-It is.

You cannot dream of a better quality, silver-mounted,

leather belt - I'm just knocked out by it.

Yeah, you've just got to have a very small waist for this one.

Or put your corset on.

But seriously, the whole linkage, the leather,

the whole thing reeks of somebody important.

-Yeah, it's 1870s, perhaps early 1880s.

-How much?

-I've got an estimate here of 80-120.

-Really?

Well, £150 was paid, but if it gets picked up,

-it could do considerably better.

-Yes, I agree.

What about the strainer?

I don't think we stand much chance with that one.

-From the good to the bad.

-Yes. Well, it's not cracked.

Lovely colours - blue and white.

I'm trying to think of all the nice things to say.

Yeah, good condition but a straight forward, sort of pastoral,

-landscape scene on it.

-Yes.

-And just not really collectible -

-these things...are not as strong as they were.

-So, what's your estimate?

-20-30.

-£60 paid. It's all going to depend on that belt for these guys.

Depending on how that goes, they may or may not need their bonus buy,

so let's go and have a look at it.

-Right, girls, this is the moment, isn't it?

-It is.

-Yes.

-Excitement.

-It is.

-Very.

-You spent 230 and you gave him 70.

-Yes.

-What did you spend it on, David?

-I spent the lot.

-Did you?

-On this box.

But if I open it up...

-Oh!

-Ooh, that's lovely!

..there we have these little gold-mounted,

mother-of-pearl hat pins.

And just to complete the dress, you've got three little buttons

to match, complete with their original rings.

If they wore one of those little stock stops, or a little tie,

-that would go across. So, that...

-Is absolutely beautiful.

-They're gorgeous.

-It really is. Oh, it's lovely.

-But aren't they lovely?

How much do you the profit will be on those?

-I'd like to see them go for about 90-100.

-Are they gold?

I'm not sure whether the auction house has tested it,

but I understand they're gold. But they are nice, aren't they?

-Oh, they are.

-The way you lot are going on,

I should think they'll probably make 300!

-They're worth it.

-Let's hope they do.

On that happy note, for the viewers at home, let's find out

whether the auctioneer is similarly enthusiastic.

There you go, Mark.

-Something for the weekend.

-Well, a good set, isn't it?

-Isn't it?

Yeah, hat pins and buttons all fitted in the case.

And a little brooch, it's all ready to go.

-Yeah, it's got the right look about it.

-And...how much do you think?

I'm thinking £50-£70.

David Barby paid £70 out of his leftover lolly,

in the hope that he'd make a superior profit on it.

-Who knows, he might yet.

-Absolutely, could well do.

-Be positive.

Thank you very much, Mark.

MUSIC OVER AUCTION

-Now, Hazel/Jen, how are you feeling?

-Great.

-Absolutely great, yes.

-Really excited!

-You're almost matching in everything, aren't you?

-Absolutely.

-Black arrangements and your red tops - very smart.

-So, are you predicting big profits today then, Haze?

-I don't know.

-You don't think so?

-No.

-Anything you regret buying, Jenny?

-No.

-No, because we bought things we loved.

-We did.

-Yes.

-Splashed the cash!

-"Splashed the cash."

-Well, you certainly did that - £195. The lacquered desk set.

-Yes.

-He has estimated £50-£70.

-Oh.

-You paid £45.

-And here it comes.

-This Eastern, lacquered desk stand.

Nicely decorated and bidding opens here at £22.

I'm bid at £22.

£22, £25, £28, £30.

-£30 bid now. £30, £32.

-£32, this is very good.

The bid's with the internet and there's no bidding in the room.

Internet wins then at £32. Oh, £35 - there's somebody else.

-£35.

-Thank goodness for the internet.

£38 then, at £38. That's it, keep pressing at £38.

I'm bidding at £38.

MOUTHS WORDS

£38 is the bid.

GAVEL BANGS

£38, I think we finished up at, didn't we? Which is minus seven.

Very good, thank God for the internet(!)

This Edwardian, inlaid, three-tier cake stand.

Bidding opens here at £15.

£15 then for the cake stand. Bid here at £15.

£18, with the internet at £18.

At £18, I'm bid at £20. I'm bid at £20.

Against you, internet, at £20. £22 I'll take.

It's inlaid and everything.

£25, at £25.

£28 now, at £28 now in the room.

£28. I'm bid £30.

Do I see internet £30? £32?

You're in profit!

£35 I'm bid now, £35.

-You're still out, internet.

-He's going on, look.

£38. Shaking his head then at £38 I'm bid.

Internet wins at £38.

GAVEL BANGS

That is so good, that is plus eight, which means, overall, you're plus £1.

-We can cope with that.

-Yes, that's 50p each.

The treacle-glazed pottery, with the peacock pattern.

What do we say for this? £20 I'm bid then?

-Please.

-Five. 30.

Five. 40.

45. My bid's are out, then, at 45.

In the middle, at 45.

-45, 50.

-Come on.

-55.

-Come on, it's lovely. It's lovely.

-60. 65.

70. 75.

-Internet.

-80.

-Yes!

85.

90. 95.

100.

Yes, this is the business.

100, with the internet. You're out in the room. 110.

-New bidding with the internet.

-Yes.

-120.

£120. Last look around the room, then, and selling, at £120.

GAVEL BANGS

-120. Wiped its face.

-That's good. I knew that they would be fancied.

They were colourful, they were exotic and there were three of them!

ANITA LAUGHS

Very good. After all that flim-flam, you're plus one, all right?

-One quid?

-£1. Between you, that's 50p.

So, what are you going to do with the Bonus Buy?

-Are going with the Bonus Buy?

-We love them.

-You rate those birds.

-You're a couple of birds, yourselves.

-We're going for them.

-Two birds are going with two birds, right? Yes?

-Definitely.

-OK.

-Very good.

-Bidding opens here at £32, for the pair of these. At 32.

35, 38, 40, 45.

-(It's going up quickly.)

-45 bid, then.

-At 45. 48, 50.

-Come on.

-Yes, yes!

-50 bid. Five.

-They're lovely.

£55, I'm bid. At 55, at 55. 60. New bidding at 65.

-70. In the room at 70. You're out, at 70.

-We need more.

75. You're out, in the room.

80. New bidding. At £80, I'm bid.

-Go on!

-85, now. At 85.

This is for both of them, at 85. Fair warning, internet, then.

And selling at 85.

Bad luck, Anita. That IS bad luck.

85, is minus 20,

which means, overall, you are minus £19.

Listen, don't be depressed about this.

-Minus £19 could be a winning score.

-You never know.

We've lost your pound. We've lost your 50 pence each.

Optimism!

It could still be a winning score.

After all, it's the taking part that's important.

-Absolutely.

-Exactly.

-And we've really enjoyed doing that.

It's been really good, hasn't it? But it ain't over yet.

-Just don't say a word to the Blues.

-We won't say a word.

No point in depressing them.

£18, I'm bid.

-So, Pamela, Monica. Are you feeling suitably sisterly?

-Yes, we are!

-You're all bonded up?

-We are.

-Excited, yes?

-Yes!

-Very.

-At least you don't know how the Red team have done?

-No.

All will be revealed later, but first up is your yellow planter.

-Here it comes.

-Victorian, yellow-vased,

earthenware jardiniere. £10, only, though.

Oh, come on!

10, I'm bid. £10. The planter, then, at 10.

-£10.

-Oh!

-£12, £15.

-Oh, no!

15, bid. At 18 now.

-Please, please, somebody bid!

-£18, I'm bid, then, for the planter.

-It's with the internet.

-Another one!

-Selling at 18.

-Oh, no.

He's sold it. £18, is minus £2.

-Well, that's the first one.

-Doesn't bode well.

-No, it doesn't.

This is a nice thing, this silver-mounted leather belt.

The cast panels and buckle. Bidding opens with me here at £50.

-Five, 60, Five, 70.

-It's going up.

80, five, 90.

£90, seated. At 90.

-No, no, no. Keep going.

-Five, I'll take.

£90. The bid's in the room.

Seated and selling at £90.

BANGS GAVEL

-Oh, dear. £90.

-Dear.

-There we go. That's minus 60.

-62.

-We're out for a big loss here.

-Can't pay it.

Now here comes the drainer.

19th century. And bidding here £10 only.

Oh, come on.

£10. Bid at ten. 12, 15.

I'd give 30 for it.

18. 20.

22. 25. 28.

Bit more!

Internet, your turn then. At 28. It's in the room now at 28.

-Come on. A bit more. Please!

-Sorry, girls.

Selling then at £28. 30.

Good job I waited. £30.

Oh, it's gone up.

-In the room at 30.

-BANGS GAVEL

£30.

That's minus £30. Equals minus 92.

OK. What are we going to do about the hat pin? Have a poke?

-Yes.

-Yeah, yes.

-I think we loved it.

Yeah, we loved them and we're going to go with them.

-Yeah, you love them, don't you?

-We loved them.

-We did like them.

-We've nothing to lose, have we?

-Well, yeah.

THEY LAUGH

Your reputation. Or mine.

Here we go. We're going with the bonus buy. Here it comes.

A pair of gilt metal and mother-of-pearl faced hat-pins

and matching dress buttons.

All in the case. Bidding opens here at 15. 25.

35. £40. High bid at 40.

-No! Come on, bit more.

-Bit more.

It's at £40. 40. Five do I see at £40?

-It's worth more than that.

-50.

60. 60. Bid then at 60. New bidding on the internet with 65.

Oh, internet 65.

Selling at 65.

BANGS GAVEL

Oh, so close! David, such bad luck. £65. Which is minus £5.

Good for having a go though. Why not?

-You'd never know without having a go.

-No.

-So that's minus 97.

THEY GIGGLE

-It's not so bad if you...

-Not if you say it quick!

If you say it quickly.

And who knows. Minus £97 might be a winning score.

It might. THEY LAUGH

I doubt it, but it might.

All will be revealed in a minute. You've been very good sports.

Haven't they been lovely?

32.

-Well, this is fun, isn't it?

-Yes.

Yeah, you've been chatting, you girls?

-No. Not at all.

-My favourite teams, all girls.

THEY ALL LAUGH

Well, we've had some shocking results today.

And we've had some shocking results.

The team with the really shocking results are the Blues.

I mean, the water did not go down your gutter at all today, did it?

No, it didn't.

As for that belt, minus £60. It torpedoed your chances.

-But there we are. You had a good time?

-Lovely time, thank you.

We've loved having the sisters on board.

-And David Barby, of course.

-Thank you very much.

But the victors today have managed to win by only losing £19.

Oh, brilliant!

-So nothing to take back for WI funds, I'm afraid.

-No, no, no.

-But we have had a lot of fun.

-Oh, yes!

Well, God bless you all. It's been a great show.

In fact, join us soon for some more bargain hunting. Yes?

All: Yes!

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