Norfolk 23 Bargain Hunt

Norfolk has 41 broads and 100 miles of coastline

for you to go mucking about on on your holidays.

It's also got a socking great showground

where you can go Bargain Hunting!

The Norfolk Antiques and Collectors' Fair

is one of the largest in the country.

Which means two things.

There's lots of choice for our teams

and there's lots of walking.

Talking of which...

Come on!

-We definitely like to shop.

-Let's go shopping.

Coming up, we go wife-swapping to prevent marital disharmony.

Loser!

But there's still tension in the air.

Bye!

The cheek of it! I can't believe we've married them.

If I wanted a pint of beer every time I'd explained the rules to you,

I'd jolly well have to open a brewery. But here we go.

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

which they sell later at auction.

The team wins that makes the most profit or the least loss.

Got it? Hic!

I think I have!

On Bargain Hunt today, there's something of a first.

Because we've got two teams who've gone swapping before they go shopping.

For the reds we've got Liz and Jeremy,

and for the blues we've got Michelle and Dave.

So, Liz, what's all this business about swapping?

They used to be our neighbours, but I'm married to Dave on the blue team.

Michelle is married to Jeremy,

but in the interests of marital harmony, we decided not to play on the same team.

And also they're ridiculous and we will win.

-Just like that?

-Just like that!

It's a needle match. And you're being very rude to your poor hub!

-He knows I think he's ridiculous.

-Oh, good.

I think it is just as well you've had your swap.

Well, what fun! Liz, you've also swapped your job recently

from being a farm shop manager to being a mature student. Tell us about that.

I have. I always intended to go back to university, but never got round to it.

Then I got married and had children and decided when my husband went back to university

that I might join him. So I've gone to do pharmacy.

-So a bit of a copycat!

-A bit.

-Good luck with all that.

-Jeremy, what do you do for a living?

-I'm a customer services manager with the job centre.

It's socially responsible that job, isn't it?

Quite a lot of stress in it, I guess.

It can be, but quite rewarding as well.

Are you going to make a great team, do you think?

-Oh, yes.

-Definitely.

Good luck with that. Now, turning to the blues.

Michelle, apart from swapping your husband,

you've also done a bit of swapping elsewhere, haven't you?

Yes, we've swapped our homes.

Formerly we were neighbours of Dave and Liz.

We've swapped our old house for a lovely old cottage.

-Lots of nooks and crannies that are crying out to be filled with trinkets and knickknacks.

-Objects.

What do you do to earn a living, Michelle?

To earn a living, I'm a head of marketing for pre-paid currency cards.

They're the modern version of a travellers' cheque.

So, Dave, I assume you've swapped something, too.

I had to swap my job after an accident breaking my neck.

I couldn't really do my technician type jobs any more,

so I decided to go back and study, become a mature student.

-What's your subject?

-I'm studying education,

hopefully to be a primary school teacher.

So you and the wife did exactly start your new careers, your education, together?

-Pretty much, yes.

-Funny, this.

I'm getting a pattern here.

In fact, what we need to do now is lob out the money.

-Here's the £300.

-Thank you very much.

£300. You know the rules. Your experts await.

And off you go. Very, very good luck.

Gosh. An awful lot of swapping going on today!

Preparing to stalk out some bargains are today's determined experts.

On the prowl for the reds is Catherine Southon.

And hoping to dig up some treasures for the blues is Jonathan Pratt.

So, £300, one hour to shop. Let's get going!

Liz and Jeremy, I'm terribly excited for you, against your husband and your wife.

The sun is shining on us at Norfolk fair here.

-Are we going to beat them?

-Yes, we need to.

-Excellent.

-Or we'll never hear the end of it.

You like to swap. But do you like to shop?

-Oh, yes.

-We definitely like to shop.

-Come on. Let's go shopping.

Are you going to buy bits and pieces or big items?

-Big.

-Big. Big, cumbersome.

-Cumbersome?

-Ugly would be OK.

-Ugly?

-And practical would be good.

-We'd better go and look, then.

Come on!

With this swapping lark, I can't remember a bargain hunt with so much at stake!

-Is it a radiator?

-Looks like it.

-It looks like it's been made, though.

That's fun. 1950s. Made by Compact.

No, "radiator and towel rail."

I can see that in your house.

-What sort of plane was it on?

-I don't know if it was on a plane.

There's an information unit in there! A World War I bomber with a fitted kitchen!

To keep the milk fresh!

Probably not going to make any money, though. We have to beat them!

OK. We'll be guided by that. I quite like it.

Fighting talk, Catherine.

A bit of fun. Children would love it. A very small child!

OK.

-I quite like this thing here.

-Bellows?

I didn't know what it was. I don't know what it's for.

I can imagine it by your fireplace.

-That's just it.

-I'm used to the hand-held ones where you go like that over the fire.

I've clearly not made enough fires to know. I like that, though.

-Is it horrid?

-You said you wanted something ugly, and that fits the bill!

It's definitely ugly and a little cumbersome.

Why don't you pump the dealer for more information, Catherine?

Your bellows, for some strange reason, this lady is interested in.

-Well, I was told...

-Come and enlighten us. There's going to be a story!

I was told British Gas used them. When they're down holes, they pump fresh air down.

But I thought they were blacksmiths' bellows.

-When they're down where?

-When they're down holes, doing gas work.

-OK.

-To keep fresh air.

-I wouldn't have thought that would provide enough.

-No, I wouldn't.

-Do you like them?

I quite like them. We could come back.

How much could you do them for? Bearing in mind they're not the most attractive item!

They're endearing and full of character.

Up for sale for 40, they are.

Oh, come on! That's not much!

-I'd probably pay about 20.

-£30. How's that?

-£30, now. We're going down.

-WOMAN:

-That's the lowest.

-That's the lowest.

-The lady has spoken.

-The boss.

-A voice! A voice in the distance!

-I can see somebody buying that for their old house.

-Well, buy it, then!

-I think...

-Let's do it.

-Shall we just do it?

-Let's do it.

-Can we do it right now? Buy our first item?

-Whatever.

Go on, then. Shake his hand.

-Deal.

-The deal is done.

-First item.

-Thank you very much.

-Deal.

-Deal.

Well done, reds. That's your first item in the bag, and only ten minutes into the shop.

Meanwhile, what have our blues found?

This is quite fun, isn't it? The case suggests it's early 20th century, or '20s maybe.

180 quid.

Here you go. Put them on.

-Let's have a look.

-There we go.

You should put some proper lenses in there.

-That's what glasses ought to look like.

-This is the way to go.

-How do I look?

-How many fingers am I holding up?

That's more than he's used to!

-It's a bit different, isn't it?

-It is different.

-What's your best price on that?

-140.

£100 and you'll never see it again.

-I can't do that.

-I worry. I worry.

You don't want to go that way, do you?

You don't want to make a spectacle of yourself!

Hey, I do the puns round here.

-£120. Go on. Just today.

-Go on, then.

-120.

-120?

-Yes. Shall we do that?

-120. Go on, then.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

Well done, blues. It's now one-all as both teams have snaffled their first bargains.

-I like this guillotine.

-Yes.

-Looks very sharp.

-Quite interesting.

We could put your respective other halves in this!

That's a cutting comment!

-If they win, they'll keep winding us up.

-A cigar cutter.

Oh, it's a cigar cutter.

-The guillotine.

-Quite cumbersome to carry about.

-I think it's great.

-It is cumbersome as a cigar cutter.

I think it's brilliant. I like that.

Just a cigar cutter in the form of a guillotine.

Catherine seems a little too interested in this, for my liking!

-I don't know who would want it, to be honest.

-That's what I'm thinking.

I think the bellows would look nice in somebody's house.

-This, I don't know whether it's a bit odd.

-Yes.

Meanwhile, take a peek at what I've uncovered.

This is a gorgeous scene, isn't it?

Don't you feel yourself transported to Japan, here?

We're in one of those interiors,

probably with paper walls,

we've got these three gorgeous girls in kimonos

enjoying a cup of tea.

Outside, there's the land of the rising sun, look.

And some Japanese storks. One fella on the ground by a stream,

two more coming in to land.

At the front, there's Mount Fuji

and some characters including a Samurai with his sword.

All very lovely.

And in vibrant, brilliant colours.

Except that somewhere in this picture

is a hint or two

that actually it's not Japan at all

it's Europe.

Well, European-made, anyway.

Are the swastika tiles on the floor the hint?

No, not really.

Because the swastika, as a motif and emblem,

was around in all sorts of societies going back for thousands of years.

Is the hint in the open music book on the floor?

No. Is it in the fried bananas on the floor?

No. No, the hint is very, very easy.

It's written for us to read on the plaques on the wall.

What does that one say?

In Oriental script it says Villeroy.

What does that say? Boch, Dresden.

This plaque was made by the European ceramic factory Villeroy & Boch in Germany!

Now, Villeroy & Boch came into being in the 1830s.

And this plaque was transfer printed with these lovely colours

by Villeroy and Boch, I guess, in about 1860 or 1870

when everything Japanese was all the rage.

It was probably made as a plaque to be included in a piece of furniture,

except it never was.

What's it worth? This thing to a tile or plaque collector

I think is a good £150-worth.

But it would cost you here, today,

a mere £30.

So, it is full of Eastern promise!

Still on the clock, and with 25 minutes gone,

back to the shopping.

So what have the reds spotted now?

-Look at these, guys.

-What have you found? They're very expensive.

But they're a nice set. A set of four silver napkin rings.

-Are they actually silver?

-Yes, they are. They're hallmarked.

This is the crown, to tell us it's Sheffield.

Sheffield silver is always quite collectable.

And we've got an E there. That would date it to 1897.

I like the fact they're in their original case.

-Which is nice.

-Can I have a look?

-Do.

Is that a pheasant, or something?

It's some sort of gaming bird.

Sometimes, with country pursuits,

these sorts of items can be collectable, desirable.

It's just the price.

What is the best price you could do on them?

-180.

-I think at 150 we might have a chance.

-OK. 150.

-Maybe just a wishy bit more?

-140?

-Sounds good.

-Do you think we should shake on that?

-I think we should.

-I think so.

Thank you.

That's a good deal. Well done. Second item!

Nice hunting, reds. Two items bagged. One more to track down.

Time's moving on. But our blues are still intent on going head-to-head.

-I really like these.

-Yes.

These are so cool. We wondered if they were riding caps or quite what they were.

-VENDOR:

-1960s motor cycle helmets, usually used on scooters and things like that.

-This would go really well on somebody with an old Vespa or Lambretta.

-Yes.

-You couldn't wear this, though.

-Not legally.

But you could if you were going to a rally and wanted to look the part.

I've got quite a big head, though.

I don't want to push it.

Lovely.

You've got £50 each on these hats. Can you do any more on those?

Um, it's going to be difficult. What I could do

is I've got a pair of motorcycle gauntlets which are the same vintage.

I've got these at £40.

They're almost perfect.

That's £140 the three.

I could do them for £100.

-They're really good.

-Can we do 80 for it?

I'll meet you at 90.

90 quid. I think we've got a deal.

-OK.

-Lovely. Thank you very much.

-Pleasure.

There we go!

Motoring along with this racy attire,

that's the second purchase for the blues.

Let's hope it spurs them on to the finishing line. Just 15 minutes left.

What's this, then? A spot of Bargain Hunt confrontation.

-Hello!

-Hello!

We've bought really well. We're going to beat you.

This is nothing personal, but you're going down.

Enough insults. We're on TV!

What's that smell? It's the smell of losers!

I hope you're not going to regret that comment, Michelle!

We've got to go. Bye!

The cheek of it! My God, I can't believe we've married them!

There will be pillow talk! They're taking this wife swap thing very seriously.

Hurry up. Ten minutes to go.

Has Catherine found a window of opportunity?

What do you think about this?

-What's it made of?

-Pewter.

Pewter, is it?

No? Not impressed?

No.

-We've got to make money. We've got to win.

-Very true.

These are sometimes very good and collectable.

-OK. What are they?

-These are lantern slides.

-OK.

Look at this guy here. They're trying to reach the pig on the fork.

That's fun.

Oink!

That guy's just been given a right-hander. Can you see that?

Biff, baff, bosh!

Smash on the nose.

What could you do with these if you bought them?

That's a very good question.

Who would buy it? I really like them, but...

Lantern slides are very collectable,

especially ones, sometimes you get them with a handle on

and you can move them round and they do different things.

Sometimes they slide across.

These have been painted.

They're hand painted.

Would they sell? This one's got 38. I thought that was the price of two.

I really like those. I think they're quite fun.

Yes, the reason I bought them is because of the subject.

They're really interesting.

We thought it was about 38 for the two, though.

No. I'll tell you what...

I'll tell you what I'll do.

60 for the two.

I've sold them for good money before.

Can we give you £40 for them?

You can give me 50.

45?

All right. 45 you can have it. OK?

-Done.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

-Thank you very much. Thank you.

Congratulations, reds. Your work here is done.

For now.

This is a 19th-century bit of stoneware.

Quite possibly from the Doulton factory.

They started off life doing earthenware pots, earthenware pipes,

sanitary wares, predominantly.

And they produced these sorts of larger ware before they branched out into more commercial things.

-How much are you asking?

-35.

Garden seat. Conservatory seat.

Pottery barrel for 35 quid is quite fun.

Could you do it for 20, please?

-Go for the jugular.

-25.

-Can I test it out and sit on it?

-Sure.

-Is that all right?

Yeah. Is this going to be the make or break, as it were?

The make or break of me, absolutely.

Let's give this a go.

-Going to clench the deal?

-If it holds me,

then it's going to hold anyone, I think.

It's novelty. There's no cracks in it!

Excellent. I think we should go for it.

25 quid.

So we've got things we can wear, things we can sit on.

We can look good and sit on something very comfortable.

What more could we want?

-OK.

-OK.

Perfect. Both teams have bagged three bargains.

But who's made the better buys?

Our mixed up couples have certainly made some mixed up purchases.

The question is, who will be smiling on the way home from the auction?

Excellent.

And that, my Fenland friends, is that, cos time's up.

So, let's check what the reds have truffled out, shall we?

Come on!

They started by blowing £30 on a pair of blacksmiths' bellows.

This set of silver napkin rings

set them back £140.

Finally, two wooden magic lantern slides cost them £45.

-Are we happy hunting?

-Yeah, we're happy.

You're happy to be together, aren't you?

-We are very happy.

-Over the garden fence, so to speak.

-We are.

-How sweet.

Now, which is your favourite piece?

-The slides, probably.

-The slides.

-Yes.

-Do you agree, Liz?

-I like the bellows, still.

-I don't care how ugly they are. They're endearing.

-Yes.

-As you do with a pair of bellows!

-I'm optimistic, maybe.

Are the bellows going to bring the biggest profit?

-I doubt it.

-Puff up the biggest profit.

-I shouldn't think so.

No? What will puff up the biggest profit, then?

That's a very difficult one. But I think the slides.

-We did get a good deal on those.

-There we go.

We've got some predictions. How much did you spend all round?

-215.

-£85 of leftover lolly somewhere?

-There it is.

-Thank you very much.

-I won't count it cos I trust you. Goes straight over.

-Lovely.

What are you going to do with that?

-You wanted ugly and cumbersome.

-Yes, preferably.

I'm not going anywhere near there.

Ah. Does that mean you're going for delicate and elegant?

-And beautiful.

-And profitable.

-Profitable.

-Maybe.

Such a tease!

Good luck!

Why don't we check out what the blue team bought?

-We definitely like to shop.

-Let's go shopping.

They focused £120 on the optician's eye-testing kit.

£90 was spent on two 1950s scooter helmets

and a pair of leather gauntlets.

Finally, they exchanged £25

for a 19th-century stoneware barrel.

Well, when you mix up the neighbours, you never know what'll happen!

-No.

-Had a good time?

-Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.

And your shopping partner's met up to expectations, has she?

-Exceeded.

-Exceeded!

You'll be doing this more often, then!

-We're a good team.

-What was the best bit for you, then?

I really, really loved the scooter helmets and gloves.

-That's your favourite?

-Absolutely.

-Do you agree?

-Absolutely.

-Your favourite too?

Are they going to bring the biggest profit?

I'm going to go with the stoneware barrel.

Purely on your recommendation.

-That's your nomination for the biggest profit?

-Yes.

Do you agree with that, Michelle?

-I might have to disagree with my partner.

-Really?

I think those gloves and the helmet have got the designer edge.

-I think they'll do well.

-Lovely.

-How much did you spend all round?

-£235.

Can I have £65 of leftover lolly, please?

Thanks, Dave. Over to you, JP.

It's your starring moment now.

It is. I have no idea what to buy.

Interesting to see what you come up with, matey.

Very good luck.

Have a great time, have a cup of tea.

Meanwhile, we're heading off somewhere positively divine!

Basildon Park in Berkshire

is one of the finest examples of a late 18th-century Georgian house

still standing today.

But it's been lucky.

By the 1950s, this country house, like so many British country houses,

had been stripped of its contents

and was threatened with demolition.

It hadn't been used as a family house since 1910,

and it came through two world wars battered, bruised and damaged

as a result of being commandeered by the army twice.

This left it in a terrible state of repair.

It had been stripped of many of its fittings such as chimney pieces, doors and sections of plasterwork

and all the furnishings were long gone.

Can you believe it?

What we see today is entirely as a result

of the energy, enthusiasm,

and cash of Lord and Lady Iliffe who bought Basildon Park in 1952.

In this eight-sided room,

known as the Octagon Room,

an earlier owner, one James Morrison,

had described it as "a casket to contain pictoral gems",

which is the way that the Iliffes treated it.

Their most important paintings are hung here.

Religious paintings by Batoni, and secular paintings by Pittoni.

But the most important and dominant features in this room

are the two pier tables behind me.

They really are magnificent.

They were acquired by the Iliffes after the sale at Brockenhurst Park

in 1956.

The idea of a pier table is that it stands in the break between two windows.

The light comes through the window on either side,

the pier table sits between the windows

and then the pier mirror goes up above.

Whatever the room looked like that contained this pair of tables

you cannot deny the quality of the manufacture.

The design is after Robert Adam

and the cabinet maker has taken exquisite care

in the inlay of this top.

Look at the density of classical ornament and detail in this thing.

Instead of inlaying a plain piece of satinwood,

what he's done is put a sheet of veneer down

and then inscribe that with red hot needles to give it detail,

and then hot sand to give it a 3D effect.

And if you look at the freestanding classical supports,

carved in wood and gilt,

they do have more than a passing resemblance

to the freestanding figures on the Acropolis in Athens,

which, of course, Robert Adam would have known all about.

And the classical theme continues.

Here, Lady Iliffe has placed two models of sphinxes,

alluding to Ancient Greece.

Except these are made out of crudely cast lead

that has then been patinated and stuck on marble bases.

But they look appropriate,

even though incredibly crude next door to the exquisite inlay.

The big question of course for our teams today over at the auction is,

are we simply going to make a sublime profit

or rather a crude loss?

TW Gaze is our destination today

for the auction in Diss.

It's marvellous to be with the gorgeous Elizabeth Talbot.

-Elizabeth.

-Tim, I'm flattered. Lovely to be with you, too.

Good!

What about these old bellows, then? Any good?

Well, bellows come through in all shapes and sizes.

This is a pair of foot bellows.

They've obviously lived a life.

They have a bit of damage, but they are characterful to stand by your inglenook or your big hearth.

They're a fairly staple example at 40 to £60 estimate.

-That's not a puffed-up price, is it?

-No.

But I'm full of hot air, so who knows?

Well, keep blowing, that's all I can say!

-£30 they paid.

-That's fair enough.

-Fair enough, isn't it?

Now, four little silver napkin rings.

Firstly, I don't think it's the right box.

I think that's a marriage. The gaps are too big and it doesn't fit properly.

They are fairly heavy-gauge silver

-but there's not much craftsmanship on them.

-How much?

We've put 80 to 120 on them because the silver market is fairly buoyant at the moment.

-But they're not that extraordinary.

-They're what they call "bog standard"!

Whatever the bog standard is for napkin rings!

Anyway, lastly, great fun are these hand-painted magic lantern slides.

Yes, they are great fun and they do bring a smile.

But they are two from a set of at least ten in number.

We know that because they're beautifully labelled.

-Yeah.

-And they're not mechanical. Some have little handles

and they make the characters do funny things.

-How much, then?

-20 to 30.

-Ten to £15 each?

-Yes.

-OK, fine. £45 paid.

-They're not going to make that much money. Not much magic there.

-No.

They'll need their bonus buy. Let's have a look.

Now, Liz, Jeremy, excited?

Very much so.

Now, what has Catherine spent the £85 of leftover lolly on?

Here's a clue.

JINGLING

-It's got bells on!

-It's got bells!

-It's got bells.

-Ready?

-Oh, my word.

It's Noddy!

What do you mean, "Oh, my word!"

He looks like an old Noddy.

-Yes, he's a '40s one.

-Do people buy these things?

-Yes!

-They do!

-Clearly not you, Liz.

-It has a following.

-Not me.

-How much of our hard-earned money?

-30.

-OK.

-What do you think it'll make?

That will bring you a profit.

He's going to melt the sale room. They'll get excited about him.

-They'll probably pay about £50 for him.

-Jeremy, has he melted your heart?

Not as such, no. Not as such.

Look at his little feet turning in. He's wonderful!

There's no persuading where there's no persuading.

The fact of the matter is, they're interested in profit

and if you need to take it, your choice will come later.

For the audience at home, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks of Catherine's Noddy!

Right, Elizabeth. Enid Blyton, eat your heart out.

He's lovely.

-We could do a threesome!

-Where's Big Ears?

I'm saying nothing. I like this little chap.

A 1940s felt figure of Noddy.

He's a little home-made figure

of a character that would have been top of children's wish lists at that time.

Yes. It's got that delicious feel about it.

The slightly faded felt, for example.

-It's slightly shabby. It's characterful.

-Yes. That's acceptable.

-Like you, Elizabeth!

-Thank you!

What's it worth?

-We put 30 to £40 on him.

-OK. Catherine paid £30.

Anything could happen, couldn't it?

Jolly difficult. Hang on, Nod. Let me pop you there.

Comfy? Yes.

Good. Anyway, that's it for the reds.

Now for the blues. What a great mix they've got.

I'm going to get you into focus here!

Look at that lot.

Age wise, I think it's early to mid-20th century.

It's not very early.

But opticians use these sets for generation after generation.

They're all exactly the same bit of kit, aren't they?

But I don't think this is going to find a big market in Diss.

-We'll possibly struggle with this one.

-How much are you going to struggle by?

We've put 80 to £120 on it, which I think is probably plenty.

OK. £120 was paid.

Who knows, they may get away with it. It's difficult, as you say.

Almost as difficult, I would say, as the 1950s skid lids from scooters.

-Skid lids?

-They are brilliant, aren't they?

-They're in good order, actually.

-The scooter is enjoying a revival.

-Absolutely.

-In all our cities.

-We normally have this sort of thing in an automobilia sale

so it's a bit out of sequence with what else is in the antiques room.

-But hopefully they'll make 25 to £30.

-Right. That's fair enough.

-£90 our lot paid.

-Oh!

-They paid perhaps three times more than the auction estimate!

-Oh, dear!

You never know you might have an obsessive here!

We have plenty of those, but whether they're obsessed with those is a different matter!

The last item is the stoneware barrel which has a feature I don't think I've ever seen before.

-The breadboard lid.

-Yes.

-The breadboard lid.

Well, it makes perfect sense.

Somebody has adapted a breadboard to fit the hole in the top.

You think it's been pimped up, yes.

But as a barrel, it's a lovely sized barrel.

Good proportioned barrel.

-A lovely piece.

-How much?

-We put 30 to £40 on it.

£25 paid.

So it all boils down to, really, how many nearly blind scooter owners you have

in the sale room as to how we'll get on today.

On that basis, they may need their bonus buy.

So let's have a look at it.

Now, Michelle, Dave, you know what happens now.

JP takes his little rag off. £65 you had, JP.

-What did you find?

-We're in an agricultural area.

And I just fell in love with this little thing, really.

-Ooh!

-It's a little silver cow.

It's made in 1854. It was made by a company called Hawksworth & Eyre.

It started off life as the finial on a butter dish, or something like that.

It's all there, though.

He's quite sweet, isn't he?

I can see you're hesitant. Handle it. Handling is everything!

Why have you brought me a cow?

There was nothing symbolic, I promise you!

I suppose the question is, how much was it?

I paid £65 and I thought that was a snip.

Personally, I think we'd get 80 or £90 for it.

You don't have to pick now. You choose later.

After the sale of your three items.

But for you at home, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about JP's cow.

-Moo!

-Moo!

-There you go, Elizabeth.

-Oh, look at that!

-Isn't that sweet?

-That's very sweet.

-A recumbent cow.

Obviously the finial off something. A dish, or the lid of something.

-A butter dish, yes.

-Yes.

Very charmingly made. A little Victorian piece of silver.

We put 30 to £50 as a little piece of silver sculpture.

OK. £65 Jonathan paid.

-He lives in hope with that.

-Yep.

-We'll find out in a minute.

-Absolutely.

Thanks very much, Elizabeth.

Well, team, this is exciting, isn't it?

-Are you going to beat your respective other halves?

-We must.

-Of course.

-"We must".

We've taunted them and it won't look good if we don't!

Will there be a lot of pillow talk, do you think?

-No.

-As a result of this.

-No.

-No?

No pillow talk at all. OK. Fine.

Anyway, first up is the bellows. Here they come.

Lot 118. A set of blacksmiths' leather bellows.

£20 to start.

Bellows there for 20. Come on!

We're in a rural area. We need some bellows.

£10 to start. On the bellows. Anybody in?

-Daren't drop to five.

-Is it going to be a five pound note?

Nobody wants these for £10? No?

I'm not going to sell them for the sake of it, so we'll pass on those.

-Pass?

-They passed!

I'm not dropping for the sake of it.

-Pass?

-We'll pass on those, then.

Sorry about that.

So that's passed. That's terrible.

That's minus £30.

Lot 119. A set of four silver napkin rings.

Sheffield 1897. I have an interest on the sheets here.

-Thank God.

-Interest in these.

Start at £55. £55 bid on the napkin rings. 60. Five. 70. Five.

75 with me. At 75. 80. Five. 90. Five.

100. 110. 120. 130.

-140. I'm out.

-140. That's what we paid.

On the back wall at 140. Where's 50?

At 140, the back wall now.

-Come on.

-A bit more would be nice.

-All done?

-No!

-Very good.

-£140.

-What did we pay?

-140.

-It wiped its face.

Lot 120. Two comical hand-painted 19th-century wooden magic lantern scenes.

These are lovely. For two of them.

Start me at 20.

-Two magic lantern shades for £20, then.

-Come on.

Ten I'll take for both together.

Come on. £10. They take up no room in the car whatsoever.

£10. Come on.

We should have just bought silver.

Five I'll take for the both.

-Anybody in at £5.

-Nobody wants them.

Five, sir. Six, the lady.

Eight got. Ten the lady.

12 the gentleman. 12 in the middle. Where's 15?

At £12. Are you all done?

I'm not happy with that.

That is minus 33.

So overall, minus £63.

What are you going to do about the bonus buy?

-We'll go with it.

-We have to.

-Go with the bonus buy.

-We'll have to hope.

-Look at him over there. He's lovely!

-Oh, gosh.

-Perched on the chair.

-What are you going to do.

-Let's go with Noddy.

-We'll go with Noddy.

OK. Now you've made your decision,

I can tell you her estimate is closer to 40.

But mark you, her estimate on the bellows was 40 to 60.

So we're not going to...

-We're not going to get too excited.

-No going back now.

-Here we go.

-We're going with the bonus buy. Here comes Noddy.

-Yay!

-Yay.

Lot 124. We have the charming 1940s felt Noddy soft toy.

I start this one here at £22.

£22 is bid.

25. 28.

-30. Two.

-Yay!

-32. We have 32. Where's five?

-We're in profit.

32 I have now with me. Where's five?

35. 38.

40. 42.

42. He's nodding. Noddy's nodding.

At £42, 45. 48.

48!

We're going steady. Back with me now at 48. Where's 50?

At 48, now. Looking for 50.

-You'll miss him at £48.

-50, surely?

48. Well done, Catherine.

-Well done.

-Lovely. Plus £18.

And that is overall minus £45.

Which, the way things are going could be a winning score.

-Now, Michelle, Dave. Been talking to the other halves?

-Nope.

You mean to say they didn't give you any indication at all?

No. Poker-faced.

You've been married you guys between you for how many years?

-Nearly 15.

-15 years.

-And Jeremy didn't even let on?

-No.

He only said to me that we were going down, apparently.

And Liz? How long have you been married?

-Three years? About three years.

-Don't look at her!

-You're married to Liz!

-I'm in so much trouble now.

Really? Are you in so much trouble?

I'm going to be.

-Anyway, first up is the eye testing kit. Here it comes.

-Lot 140.

If you want to give up the day job, an optician's eye-testing kit.

Two pairs of frames. Where am I for the set?

Start me at 100.

50 to start.

-Oh, dear.

-50, sir. Well done.

£50 bid. At £50 I have. I'll take five.

It's the only one we have for you today.

At £50. Where are you at five?

At £50. Maiden bid. He's stealing it.

He's looking at you. You need your eyes testing.

£50 is bid. Where's five?

At £50. Surely worth more. Does nobody want this one at £50?

This could be a body blow. At £50. That's minus £70.

Now the scooter helmets. Here we go.

Oh, no.

Lot 141. Two 1950s scooter helmets

and a pair of leather scooter gloves or gauntlets.

Lot 141.

Interest on the sheet here.

I start at £18. £18 bid. There we go.

£18 now. Where's 20?

£20?! You paid 90!

Oh, no!

35. 38.

40. Two.

-It's back with me at 42. Where's five?

-Come on!

At £42, there. Where are you at five?

At £42. They will sell.

£42 is not brilliant, is it?

-I think that's minus 48.

-I'm not getting the golden gavel, am I?

You're not getting the golden gavel, definitely not. Now the barrel.

Lot 142. 19th-century stoneware barrel in the manner of Doulton.

This is lovely. A bread board top to go with it. A lovely wooden top.

Where am I with this one? Start me at 30.

20 to start, surely?

Come on. £20 on the barrel there.

Ten I'll take.

Ten bid. Thank you. Ten I have.

Where's 12? £10 now. Where are you at 12?

At £10 bid now. Where are you at 12?

At £10, it's a maiden bid.

Any advance on £10?

Nobody want that at 12? Surely worth more. Come on!

Come on. This is so disappointing on the barrel at £10.

£12, surely. One more bid?

You're a stubborn lot today.

I've bigged you up so much in front of Tim. I said you'd bid for anything.

You're not bidding at all today. Come on. £10. Where's 12?

Surely worth more.

Nobody want it?

-What a disappointment.

-£10 is minus £15.

Which is minus 133.

Are you going to go with the old cow, then, or what?

I don't think there's any point in not going with it!

-Absolutely.

-In for a penny, in for a pound!

-The only way is up.

-There we go.

-We're going with the bonus buy?

-Absolutely.

Very good. And now you've decided,

I can tell you that her estimate is 30 to £50.

£65 paid.

This, I'm afraid, could continue the familiar pattern!

But you never know. Bonus buy, here it comes.

Lot 146.

The Victorian silver recumbent cow.

Beautiful detail. It's got a textured hide.

A lovely piece. Sheffield 1854.

I have interest on this one here

starting at £18.

£18. 20. Two. 25. 28.

30. Two. 35. 38.

42. 45. 48.

50. Five. 60. I'm out.

60 is in the room to my left. At 60.

65. New bidder. 70.

-Five. 80. Five.

-Look at this, JP.

-Better.

At 85 now. Where's 90?

-At 85 and selling.

-No, no.

-85.

-OK.

A profit of £20, JP.

-That has saved a certain amount of bacon.

-Yes.

It may have put you in a winning position. Who knows?

£113 is the minus sign.

Minus 113.

Well done for that. That's good. Nice little profit.

Well done.

Don't say a word to your other halves

until we meet up in just a moment or two.

Well, I don't know about you mixed up teams of wives and husbands.

But today has been an outright disaster all round.

Whatever your mixed skill base might be,

you've managed to spread the disaster from one to the other.

There's not a lot between you

and nobody's going home with any money.

I'm afraid the team that's trailing today, significantly,

are the blues.

The only profits generated today on either side of the teams

were by the experts on their bonus buys.

The only thing I've got to say is well done, Jonathan

on your old cow finial, mate, which made a £20 profit.

You are minus 113, blues,

which is bad luck.

The reds are minus 45

-but your Noddy did make a profit of £16, Catherine. Well done for that.

-Thank you very much.

I just hope that divorce proceedings are not going to ensue as a result of this show!

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