London 32 Bargain Hunt

In its time, this historic water-powered mill has been a bar,

a nightclub, even a house of ill repute.

But today, it's home to over 70 dealers, so let's hope

there's an antique or two about

because it's time to go bargain hunting! Yeah.

Bourne Mill in Farnham has a rich history dating

all the way back to the Domesday Book.

Nowadays, though, it's been transformed into a labyrinth

of small, winding rooms

that are simply stuffed with stuff.

So, are our teams today going to get lost

or are they going to get lucky?

Here's a quick peek at what's coming up.

It's a day of bronze.

-And a lot of silver.

-Good weight of silver in there.

It's got a London hallmark here.

It's not English standard sterling silver.

But who will win gold? Let's meet the teams.

Well, today on the show we have two pairs of pals.

For the Reds, we've got Ben and Harry.

And for the Blues, the girls, we've got Rachel and Gabby. Hello.

-ALL:

-Hello.

-Lovely to see you. What you could say, really,

the entertainers versus the fitness fanatics. How about that?

Now, guys, Ben, by night, you're a city DJ? Yes?

Very tiring, that disco work.

Yes, it is. It is very tiring. A lot of late nights.

And all those glamorous people whizzing around trying to tempt you.

-A lot of that.

-In one direction or another.

-Yeah, a lot of that.

And what happens with the drinking, too,

-cos I guess there's a certain amount of that.

-There's quite a lot. Normally when you DJ, it's free,

-so it's quite tempting to maybe drink too much.

-Nice for dancing to.

-Yeah, very good for dancing.

-That's always good at a disco, isn't it?

Where did you meet old Harry, then?

I met Harry out in Ibiza on a holiday with a mutual friend.

That sounds dodgy.

-Isn't Ibiza one of those places? It's a bit of a rave capital.

-It is.

-It's very good fun. A lot of dancing.

-The party island.

-The party island?

-Exactly.

-You said that with feeling, I have to say, Harry,

-cos are you a man that likes to party a bit, then?

-Yeah, I like to party.

-You're an entertainer, too?

-Yeah, I manage a restaurant in Notting Hill.

We do 30, 40 covers a night which is really good.

Tell me, between the two of you, what floats your boat when it comes to collecting?

Something to do with music, I bet.

Well, yeah, I collect vinyl, old vinyl, especially if you can get your hands on first pressings.

-They can be worth quite a lot of money.

-So, you're up for this, then?

-Is it going to be a good clean fight with our lovely girls?

-I hope so.

You hope so? That doesn't seem absolutely certain.

Anyway, very good luck.

-Now, Gabby...

-Hello.

-..these guys have only been friends

since Ibiza and some kind of ravy party.

-But you two have been close for ever, haven't you?

-Yes, for ever.

Basically, 20 years now. Since primary school we've been best of friends.

-Did you meet in the school yard and just get on with it?

-I think so.

Rachel's got a better memory of it than me.

Basically, I'd don't remember her not being there so it must've been

-the playground or something.

-Can you remember exactly, Rach?

I remember I was very, very shy at primary school

-and Gabby was a talker. So I kind of needed her.

-Have things moved on?

Yeah, she talks a lot now.

She gets out a lot and she talks a lot, which is really nice, isn't it?

-Now, you're studying for your PhD at the moment.

-Yeah.

Watch out, lads, there's some brains about.

What exactly is that in, darling?

I'm looking at the representations of female

philanthropy in Victorian novels.

Which basically is a good cover story for me to read my favourite books and write about them.

-Lots of job satisfaction anyway.

-Exactly.

-So, Rach, you're in the process of changing jobs.

-I am.

What were you and what are you about to become?

So, I'm still going to stay working in marketing

but I'm completely changing sector so I'm going to go

and work for a charity. I'm going to work for The Samaritans.

I'm really looking forward to that.

-It is a great charity, The Samaritans.

-Absolutely brilliant.

-Definitely.

-What bit of marketing are you in currently,

before your job shift?

I'm a marketing manager and I work for a skincare company,

so within beauty. So I do all the branding.

-But... I know that you're both fitness fanatics.

-That's right.

-We are.

But all this...all this fitness largely revolves around running,

-doesn't it?

-It does.

So, we've done a few marathons, half marathons.

We like to kind of involve travelling as well.

-So we've done one in Budapest, Guernsey...

-Have you? Very flat.

-That was the plan!

-Nice and flat.

-That is where I would do a marathon, where it's flat, yes.

-And we're going to Amsterdam this year.

-Another flat one.

-Brilliant.

So, tactics? What's the tactics to lash up these boys?

We're just going to be really decisive.

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

Run you out of town, that's what we're going to do!

Oh, I like that challenge. Don't you?

-Anyway, here's the money moment. £300 apiece. 300.

-Thank you.

You know the rules?

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

It's game on and our experts are ready and waiting

to give their teams a chance.

Fishing for profits, though, is Jeremy Lamond.

And on the Blue team is the Wonder Woman of the antiques world,

it's Kate Bliss.

What are our tactics today?

We're primarily looking for silverware. There's a high price

for it at the moment, so hopefully it'll do well at auction.

Some nice bits of glass would be quite a sell, so, yeah.

And have you got an area you're particularly interested in?

-We absolutely love jewellery.

-Sparkly things, silver things.

-That's what we'd go for.

-Definitely.

-Fantastic. We'd better get started.

Let's go in here.

-Are we going to put the Blues through the mill today?

-Yeah.

-I think we should. Let's do it.

-Ha!

A shining wit. Keep it up, Jeremy.

I think we should keep our heads down and get stuck in.

-What do you think?

-Oh...

Sorry, Jeremy, that gag went right over my head.

What about this vase here? This is quite ornate.

It's not very nice, though, is it? Would you buy that?

-If this was 1800, it would be great.

-Yeah.

It's more like 1985.

Yep, 1985 was a good year for Chateau Lafite,

but its glassware isn't quite so sought-after.

There's loads of jewellery in here if I remember rightly. Here we go.

-Oh, fabulous.

-What do you think?

-Gorgeous.

-Quite a lot of costume pieces.

-We don't really want to go for brooches.

Right. Why is that?

THEY LAUGH

-Rachel's nanna.

-My nanna thinks they're a bit morbid.

She said to stay clear of brooches.

That's really interesting because, in the jewellery market,

brooches have become a lot less commercial in recent years.

Best pin your hopes on something else perhaps, girls.

It's pendants or rings that are selling a lot better than brooches,

-so that is really good.

-Nanna's on it!

-It's a good tip.

What do you think of those? Anything of value?

I don't think there's any first pressings here, but...

-Sure? Nat King Cole? Bing Crosby?

-Not worth that much, though.

Maybe go downstairs and see if we can find anything down there.

-Shall we press on?

-Yeah.

-Oh, dear, Jeremy.

With jokes like that, it's going to be a long player today.

Now, brooches are out. What about cuff links?

Cuff links are actually quite a good one because, you know,

-loads of gents like to wear them still.

-Yeah.

So they're perennial good sellers.

I don't know whether these are gold,

it does say "9-carat gold". I wonder if we should have a look.

-Sounds good.

-What do you think?

Gold prices are quite strong at the moment.

People expect to pay a little bit more as well.

OK. That's interesting.

It says here "9-carat gold and silver"

so they're not what's known as, you know, an 18-carat or 9-carat gold.

They are a very thin layer of gold plate on silver.

OK.

Which makes them less valuable, basically. Which is a shame.

All that glitters, eh, girls? Keep at it.

Jeremy, what do you think of the china set?

That one is a fairly modern set. And it's quite a diminutive rent.

And really, with china, you need a good strong colour and pattern.

Because that's fairly dull.

People don't want to put these things through a dishwasher

so they tend not to buy them.

Anything else you've spotted?

-What about those earrings?

-They're fun, aren't they? They're lovely.

Those, look, it says here "silver gilt".

But what we've got here, to me, looks like semiprecious stones.

You've got amethyst, that looks like a peridot.

Um, possibly a citrine there.

-And a garnet.

-Ah.

-And even a little aquamarine at the bottom, look.

-Oh, lovely.

-How much are they?

Well, considering they have got so many precious stones in them,

-they're £28.

-It's not that bad, is it?

I'll just give you the box

while I have a look at one with my eyeglass.

Have a closer look at them.

-Yes, they're stamped 925, do you know what that stands for?

-No.

Well, it stands for 92.5 parts of silver

per 100 parts of metal.

-OK.

-So if you had pure silver, it'd be too soft to work with,

so they have two mix it with another metal to make an alloy.

And 925 actually is the standard sterling grade of silver.

Oh, brilliant.

Semiprecious stones are really coming back in at the moment.

-So I think these would be quite a good lot in our auction.

-Shall we?

I think we should go for them. Unless you've got any objections.

The girls are keen, but will the price shine for them?

Hi, Arthur, what could you do on these for us?

Well, that's about £28 so we can do about 10%,

-so I could do that for 25.

-Right...

Go on, Arthur!

Be a shining knight for our lovely girls. Can you do better than that?

How about 20?

-Ooh.

-I think I'd prefer...

I'd feel comfortable with something in the teens.

-So maybe 19, could you do that for us?

-19 we could do, we could do 19.

-Perfect.

-Fabulous. Thank you.

-Well done. Lovely. Thank you very much, Arthur.

-Thank you.

Arthur...you're a legend!

What about this thing here, looks like a silver matchbox holder.

-Have you struck lucky, Ben?

-I don't know.

-We can see it's not very decorative.

-It's not decorative.

Pass that to you to get your opinion.

As you rightly say, it's silver, it's got a London hallmark here.

But the date letter is rubbed.

To a silver collector, that's bad news.

But apart from that, it's in pretty good condition.

For £45, I can't really imagine that going for any more

-than that at an auction.

-No.

It should be 20 to 30, so if you can get that for 25...

-Haggle him down a bit.

-That would be worth a go.

-Does it set you alight, this?

-CRASH OF CYMBAL

That is bad. That is a bad joke.

Jeremy, you're on fire today.

Well, if you can't beat 'em, join 'em, eh?

-You like this, don't you?

-Yes.

Let's take it over there where there's a bit more light.

I'm going to bring something else as well,

-which I've just seen.

-Fantastic.

-So we'll take two pieces.

-Can you hold onto that for a second? Now, who spotted this?

-Rachel.

-I really like that.

-Let's have a closer look.

Let's get into it. Look at that. That is very neat.

-It's a little compact mirror...

-Oh, wow.

-..as well, that flips up.

-I like it, I'm just not sure about the lipstick being left in it.

-Yeah.

-Look at that. Does that put you off?

-It does a little bit.

I suppose people wouldn't be buying it to use it anyway.

It'd be a collectors' item.

The right collector would be right made up to own that!

Well, I think that's actually quite reassuring, because it shows

that actually it's been used, it has a little bit of age.

-It's not brand-new.

-Yes.

I'm just looking for any marks to the white metal,

-I can't see anything at all.

-No.

It's a little bit of a novelty item, if you like.

-What's that on there? What does that mean?

-Oh, well spotted.

-She's got eager eyes.

-Expert eyes there!

Ah, now that is exactly what I was looking for.

You've got marked "800" there.

Now, 800 is a continental mark that you see on continental silver.

So it's silver as a type, it's not English standard sterling silver,

-possibly French.

-Oh, OK.

So slightly lower grade of silver than English silver, but still

a grade of silver, and typically, actually, in design, quite French.

I've got French family, I think we should go for this.

-Oh, are you getting lucky vibes?

-Exactly.

I think this is a really neat little design here.

I'd like to see this at auction at probably £30-£50.

So why don't I go and do some negotiating?

We'll leave that little bowl for now because you like this so much.

We can always come back to that. I'll see you in a minute.

-OK, great.

-Thank you.

So, Kate's gone to work her magic. Go on, Reds!

Time to match your charm with your haggle-ability.

We think 45 is maybe a little bit too steep.

What's the best price you could offer us?

-Well, what were you thinking?

-We think around 20.

-Yeah, around the 20 mark.

-Erm, 20 is a bit low.

What would you think about 28?

Still a bit above our budget.

-We've got to make a profit, that's the end game.

-I know.

-Then again, you have to make your money as well.

-Absolutely.

-Could you do it for 25?

-25...

-It's a big drop, a £20 drop.

-Yeah.

It would be hugely appreciated

-and I think it might be one of our stars at the auction.

-Oh, OK, then.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

Smoothly done, lads.

This is it, isn't it?

All pretty girls together have to buy pretty things.

-And it is charming, isn't it?

-This is really neat.

-How much is it?

-The deck is 52.

-Right. And have you decided to go with it?

-Are you going with it?

-Yes.

-I think so. Definitely.

I really want to.

-OK, so that's the decision.

-Definitely.

-Your second item.

-Yes.

-We're moving quickly.

-You are.

-No stopping these girls.

They're pretty swift. But now you've made your decision,

I can give you might opinion on it and I think it is sweet.

-I mean, I rarely use lipstick myself but if I do it more often...

-Rarely?

That would be the case for me.

-Cheeky!

-Thank you. Good.

Well, we are almost up to 20 minutes on the clock.

These girls are racing ahead. So I have high hopes.

I think we're really going to give those Reds a run for their money.

Well, steady on, Mrs Bliss.

It ain't over until the hour's up

and you've got to find another item yet. 20 minutes gone, teams.

-What about the silver bowl down here as well?

-How much is that?

-It says...I think it says 32 on it.

-Is it silver?

Er...

It says silver on the label but I would have to look at the hallmark.

If that is silver, then that is certainly worth £32.

OK, well, should we go have a look at it?

This style is called a quaich,

which is a Scottish drinking bowl style.

-And this is what this is copying.

-What do they drink out of it?

-In Scotland?

-Whisky.

-Anything you like.

I think this is quite an impressive bowl. Even though it's plate.

-And I think that's worth a go.

-What is the best price value you can do?

-28 on that.

-28?

Shall we have a look at a few more things

-and we can always come back to this?

-You can.

-I don't want to jump onto it just yet.

-It might be our backstop.

-Exactly.

-Quite right, Reds.

If you jump anywhere in this building,

you're likely to do yourself, and it, some serious damage.

So much so, I've decided to take a breather outside, by the leat.

Cor! This is a sight for sore eyes, isn't it?

When have you seen such a beautiful piece of cast bronze?

The base has got a lot of information.

It's stamped "E Onslow Ford, London, 1889".

So that establishes who the sculptor was, Edward Onslow Ford,

and the year that he sculpted the original.

This is the cast produced by Arthur Collie

and that's on our little plaque at the back.

So, Onslow Ford sculpted the original in 1889,

and by May 1890, editions of these bronzes were produced

by Arthur Collie in his foundry.

One upheld arm has a dove of peace on it,

the other arm is supporting an olive branch.

Olive being emblematic of peace and reconciliation.

What's most beautiful about this object

is the colour of the metal itself. If you look carefully,

there are sections with green flecking, which contrast

with other hues of brown.

And the frond of the olive branch is dramatically positioned,

giving you a tidal wave of motion above the model's head.

Isn't she gorgeous?

Well, I think she is and if you looked it up on the internet,

you would find other pieces of sculpture like this

available in London galleries

at prices between £10,000 and £15,000.

Some would say this young girl is worth every penny.

Halfway through, and both teams are still a-hunting.

It's nice, a bit out of our price range at 1,500!

-So am I rocking the boat with this one?

-CRASH OF CYMBAL

Another one of those great jokes(!)

Jeremy, old boy, just don't give up the day job, eh?

It says The Sporting Artist.

-I was just thinking... I was looking for runners.

-Ah.

-There we are!

Little boys!

Come on, you need to keep hunting

if you're going to be in with a sporting chance, girls.

What's caught my eye particularly is this little pillbox.

If that is silver - it's got to be silver, not plate -

that is worth a crack, little silver...

-Even at £38?

-Seems a bit steep.

Not at 38 quid.

But if you could get that for 30 quid, with the hounds on the top,

that would have quite a big appeal.

So do you want to look at that one or...?

I don't know.

No worries, Reds, but you've only bought one item

and there's less than 30 minutes left.

What about this lamp?

-I'm not keen on it.

-I could tell that you wouldn't like it!

Now, after a flying start, girls, time is now slipping away.

In fact, we're well over halfway. We've got to keep the momentum up.

-Exactly.

-Definitely.

-Don't worry. Off you go.

INSECT BUZZING

What is that noise? Is there a BLUEBOTTLE in here?

Oh, there it is!

It's got an English silver stopper,

but it's a sort of radiator shape, isn't it?

Although it's a perfume bottle, this could appeal either way,

man or woman. You can put whisky in there or your perfume, couldn't you?

What's good about the hallmark is it's a Chester hallmark,

so that's a minor assay office,

so people would buy it for that, it's quite collectable.

I think it's worth a go. What would you pay for it, without looking?

Around £30.

Well, it's priced at 28, so I think you're in the right ballpark.

If go and ask Valerie, she might give us a ticket on that one.

-We're very keen on this bottle, Valerie.

-Yes.

-It's £28.

A bit steep.

-Do you reckon you could take it down to about 20?

-I can do 20.

That's extremely kind. Thank you very much. Nice doing business with you.

Well done. Number two.

< I'll take it to the desk for you.

Thanks very much.

Well done, Reds. The sweet smell of success. OK, teams, 10 minutes left.

And you've both got one more item to truffle out.

Although this place looks small from the outside,

it's huge on the inside.

Who knows what you'll find?

Over here, girls. It's a scent bottle.

The Blues have gone all eau de Cologne, and I'm going all deja vu.

Another scent bottle?

We've got cut glass on the bottom.

A nice star-cut base, you can see there.

That looks to be in good condition.

Always need to check to see if there are any major cracks,

and then this mount on the top is actually really nice.

You can see a silver hallmark there, even if it's a bit rubbed.

The hinge...

-Ah!

-..is broken.

-Oh...

But I wonder if that could be repaired.

Because that still snaps quite easily on there.

I think, to me, it looks like it needs a little pin.

The price tag is 99.

I think an estimate for this at auction would probably be £50-£80.

Rachel isn't enamoured with the scent bottle,

but she knows what she likes.

Maybe could we go back to the bowl?

The original bowl that you picked up. The silver one.

Are you coming back to that?

-I'd quite like to see what they do with the price for that.

-OK.

-All right. Where was that? In this one?

-Yes.

-TICKING

-Can you hear that, teams?

That's your clock ticking. Five minutes left. It's decision time.

We are out of time pretty much.

We've got the pillbox, which we looked at earlier, or the bowl.

Here's our little dish. I would call that a pin dish or a little bonbon basket,

if you like, for sweeties or something.

It's in lovely condition, I think it's 1940. 1942, there we are.

There's the hallmark just on the edge there.

It's not too light,

-so there's a little bit of good weight of silver in there.

-Yeah.

So, the ticket price on this is 45.

So I think, once we know what the very best price is on the basket,

and on the scent bottle, then we can make our mind up. OK.

I'm sure they can sweeten the price for you,

but you can only have one, girls. Now, Reds, have you made a decision?

I hope so, as we're all out of time.

I've spoken to the dealer and the absolute bottom price is £27.

We've got to pay that, we've got to buy this...

-I don't think we've got a choice!

-We are out of time.

-For love nor money, let's do it.

-Let's go for it.

That's entertainment!

-Well done, boys.

-Thank you very much for your help.

-Thank you very much.

What is the very best you can do for us on these two pieces?

Right, they're two different dealers, so I think I could

-probably do 85 on the perfume bottle.

-Right.

And, on that piece, I could do 38.

38? OK, that is a little bit better.

-And that is the absolute rock bottom?

-It is, yes.

Well, I know I said I loved the perfume bottle,

but I think in this case I'm going to defer to you, Rachel, you decide.

I think, because this one is in lovely condition and this one

is a bit damaged, I think this is the safer option, for me.

And I think it's lovely. I think I'd be happy with that, thank you.

Well done, Blues. Playing it safe, I see.

But there's nothing wrong with that.

Right, time's up, that's your lot.

Let's have a look at what the Reds have got.

They started off their spree with a silver matchbox case for £25.

Then they sniffed out a blue glass perfume bottle, £20 paid.

They didn't break the bank with their third purchase either,

a silver quaich for £27.

-Now, lads, have you had a nice time?

-Excellent time.

-What was the best bit for you, Harry?

-Probably the silver matchbox.

-It's your favourite?

-Yes. Hopefully it sets the saleroom alight.

Oh, you've got all the lines, haven't you? What about you, Ben?

I'd agree with Harry.

I think that's our best bet for a good profit.

OK. Well, we're in agreement. Lovely. So, what did you spend?

-I think about £72 in total.

-£72? I want £228 of leftover lolly, please.

-There you go.

-Thank you very much.

That's lovely. With the small change. There you go.

J, that's a good wodge.

You could buy most of the entire outfit here for that.

-Including the freehold.

-There are four floors and a ghost,

so I think I'll find a presence in there.

You don't stand a ghost of a chance. Anyway, good luck, chaps.

Meanwhile, why don't we check out how the Blue team got on, eh?

A pair of silver gilt earrings caught their eye first,

costing them £19.

It's been a day for silver.

This compact and lipstick holder set them back £52.

The silver jamboree ended with this 1940s dish, £38 paid for that.

Now, listen, girls. Which is your favourite piece, Gabby?

I quite like the earrings, I like the sparkly semiprecious stones.

Yeah. What about you, Rach?

I think the lipstick holder, definitely. It's nice and feminine.

Is that going to bring the biggest profit?

I think that the earrings are going to,

with the semiprecious stones - we got him right down to £19.

-£19!

-You got him down!

-Yeah!

-It was definitely all you.

-That's a good price for those.

-Rachel has been your secret weapon today. Perfect.

-No holding back.

-And what was the grand total that you spent?

-£109.

Who's got the 191?

-Me.

-Moi. Can I have it, please?

This is our leftover lolly,

all of which, without commission or stoppages for charges

or anything like that, goes straight to Kate Bliss.

-Great!

-She rubs her hands as usual, ready with the old, ever-open paw.

-Fabulous.

-What are you going to spend it on, Kate Bliss?

I might hit the cafe first.

THEY LAUGH

Because you're desperate for lunch? Yeah.

-See you later.

-Is it going to be something culinary, you think?

Well, I'm not exactly sure actually. I think I've got my work cut out.

The girls have done such a good job.

They've cleared out everything worthwhile buying in the place?

Possibly!

Well, that's exciting anyway. Good luck.

Meanwhile, I'm going to take you to the foothills of Surrey

to Clandon Park, where it is gorgeous.

Clandon Park boasts many beautiful works of art and stunning treasures.

It also has a link to the other side of the world,

which makes it unique in the United Kingdom.

This is the Onslow Room, described as the family museum room.

In 1888, the fourth Earl of Onslow was appointed Governor General,

aged just 34, of New Zealand.

And he headed off with his wife and three children.

While he was there, his wife produced a further son.

Being a diplomatic fellow - after all, he was Governor General -

and having a fondness for the Maori people,

he called his son a Maori name - Huia,

which means in Maori "precious treasure".

Shortly afterwards, the Maori people presented the child with this cloak,

a very special symbolic garment

with which he could wrap himself.

It's an extraordinary thing.

If you look at the ground, there's a woven, coir-type base

into which all these feathers, literally thousands

and thousands of feathers, have been woven.

And where did the feathers come from? They came from the kiwi bird.

That little bird in that cabinet.

Just exactly how many of those fellows had to be plucked

to create this magnificent cloak?

New Zealand is riven by geophysical faults,

and if we look at this photograph,

it shows the aftermath of a massive explosion,

a volcanic eruption which, in 1886,

spewed two million cubic yards of material into the sky.

The effects on the local population were catastrophic.

In one particular village, 150 local inhabitants lost their lives.

But it wasn't all an entirely sad story.

-HE CHUCKLES

-Isn't this extraordinary?

Can you believe that we're in an English country house garden,

and not in the back lands somewhere in New Zealand?

I must introduce you to Hinemihi.

Because she is not just a building,

she's very important in Maori cultural terms.

At the top of this building, we have a figure that's known as Tekoteko.

And the barge boards that go down at either side are actually

representative of her arms, open in welcome.

And at the end of these boards are her fingers.

It's a building that has incredible significance to the Maori people.

In this structure, following that horrendous volcanic eruption,

the surviving villagers, about 50 of them, sheltered and survived.

And those survivors' descendants today come to Clandon

and celebrate the fact that this structure is still with us.

It's an extraordinary story.

Almost as extraordinary, one might say, as the profits

that our teams are about to make over at the auction...

maybe.

Criterion Wandsworth Auctions

is our home today and Daniel Webster is our host.

-Hello, Dan, how are you?

-How do you do, Tim? Thank you.

-Very nice to see you.

Erm, so, first up for the Reds, we've got the matchbox case.

-Pretty classic object this, isn't it?

-Standard model if you like, Tim.

Neat little sort of spherical bun feet at the bottom there.

-What's it worth?

-£30 to £40.

£25 paid.

-Like shelling peas, isn't it?

-It is.

Next is the blue bottle.

French bottle bottom, Chester silver hallmark top.

Do you think that might be a marriage?

Possibly, a bit strange, isn't it, in that, as you say,

the bottle's French and we've got an English hallmarked top to it?

Sits on there quite nicely. I suppose looks the part.

What do you think that's going to bring?

Er, 30 to 40 on that one again.

£20 paid. Lastly is the quaich. Or quaich-style bowl.

-Big quaich, isn't it?

-It certainly is.

If traditionally the Scottish people passed this around

and they have a toast out of it,

-that's got about a gallon of whisky in it! Sadly, only in plate.

-Yes.

-Good, heavy, slight Arts and Crafts appeal to it.

-What's your estimate?

-We've got 30 to 40 on it.

-£27 paid.

So, we've got three potential immediate profits that is the price

paid versus the estimates which is a healthy position to be in.

It can all go horribly wrong, though,

so let's go and have a look at the bonus buy.

OK, Ben and Harry you spent the most miserable £72 ever seen

by man or boy and you gave Jeremy £228.

J, what did you spend it on?

-Well, in the spirit of our miserable spending, I've carried on.

-Oh, Lord!

-That's amazing.

-What do you think it is?

-Shoehorn?

-A shoehorn.

Yeah, absolutely right. Well, it's Japanese mixed metal.

It's about 1880, 1890, you've got Japanese motifs.

-Mount Fuji on the handle here.

-Is the damage going to affect the price?

I think you could beat that out.

You could probably shoehorn that out really, couldn't you?

How much did you pay for it?

-Well, what do you think?

-80 quid?

-80?

-25?

-15.

-Bargain!

-You don't have to choose

until after the sale of your first three items, but right now

for the audience at home, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks

about Jeremy's shoehorn.

There we go, Daniel. A little challenge for you.

Er, Japanese brass shoehorn.

Obviously had some use in its day with the bent blade there

so it's going to put people off because of that.

That aside, it's nicely cast at the top there with the birds

and the flower heads so it's decorative.

-Well the big question is, what's it worth?

-30 to 40.

Jeremy will be pleased, £15 paid.

That's quite a canny bonus buy, if they go with it.

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

You've got the half hoop earrings for a kick-off.

How do you the those?

They're a decorative pair of earrings

and that's really all you can say about them.

-We've got an estimate of 20 to 40 on them.

-Perfect. £19 paid.

-Next is the lipstick holder.

-Pretty little thing. Art Deco period.

Milled decoration, nice turquoise cabochon as the handle there.

Neat little thing.

£30, £40, something like that.

They paid 52 actually so that's a bit above your estimate

but you never know, it's a quality object.

-Next is the bonbon dish or pin dish.

-Neat little thing.

Nicely pierced decoration, sort of quatrefoil shape almost.

Not much silver in it, though. It's a thin old job, isn't it?

Yeah, not much weight there.

Still, 1945.

End of the war, you know, not much silver about, I suppose.

Certainly will sell. Silver still very popular at the moment.

Good prices for scrap silver brings up the decorative silver as well.

-So £25-£40.

-OK, £38 paid.

Some of this slightly on the cusp, though, I think we'd better go

and have a look at the bonus buy.

Now, Rach, Gabbs, you gave Kate Bliss £191, Kate,

-what did you spend it on?

-Well, this is what I have bought for you.

-It's a box.

-OK.

-With a set of six rather nice teaspoons.

-Ah!

-Oh!

Now these are what's known as seal-top spoons

because they have that rather nice little

terminal on the end like a seal if you like which gives it its name.

And if you have a little feel of that, you can feel they've got

-a good weight.

-There quite weighty, aren't they?

They were actually made in Sheffield

and if you look on the back of the bowl you can see

a little crown, if you look carefully, which is the mark

for Sheffield so that's where the silver was tested and hallmarked.

They're dated for 1935 which is very much in the Art Deco period,

of course, and they have very much a sort of Art Deco look

-about them, I think.

-I like them.

-How much did you spend on them?

-Well, you gave me a lot of money.

-Yeah.

-We did.

-I was quite conservative and I have spent £50.

-OK.

-That's not bad, is it?

-Not too bad.

-Happy?

-Yeah, definitely.

-Yes, definitely.

Well, you don't pick now, you pick later if you need to

but for the audience at home, lets find out

what the auctioneer thinks about Kate's set of spoons.

Now, Daniel, a classic saleroom cased set of six spoons.

Nicely hallmarked, Sheffield, 1935,

yeah, good saleroom fodder for want of a better description!

Yeah, what are they worth?

-We've got 30 to 40 on them.

-30 to 40?

£50 paid by Kate Bliss.

She might be just a bit tight to make a profit on that.

That's very much top end, yes.

I know that smile, Dan, it's the smile that launched a thousand ships.

-Good luck today.

-Thank you.

-Now, Ben, Harry, how are you feeling?

-Pretty confident.

-Don't know.

Well, he's confident, I'm quite nervous.

Let's cross everything, all right?

Say our prayers because the first lot, your match case, is coming up now.

Lot 170, it's an Edwardian silver table matchbox case with

-interest at 35. 40 got.

-Paid 25.

-Go on, son.

-40.

-40? Did he say 40?

-He did say 40. That's plus 15.

-Nearly doubled.

-That's very fair.

I'd told you this was going to be all right.

Now here comes the perfume bottle.

Hallmarked silver screw-top perfume bottle.

Bottle blue glass French we have £20. At 25, 30.

You're in profit.

-35 in the room now. At £35 and in the room at 35.

-35?!

-That's another plus £15. That's two £15.

-Making it look easy!

Now here comes the quaich.

Early 20th-century electroplated Scottish more sort of a fruit bowl

rather than a quaich but there you have it. At £30 on commission.

You've got 30, you're in profit.

At £30, surely worth more. 35, 40, one more, sir?

-Only money. No, at £40.

-Did he say £40?

At £40, are we all done, then, at 40?

That is real nice.

That's real, real nice, plus 13, that is plus £43 overall.

-Getting in there.

-You spend 72 and you come away with £43 profit.

-Now how good's that? Are you going to go with J?

-Absolutely.

-Definitely.

-Is that deffo? All right, that's a decision, then.

Lot 176 is a Japanese mixed metal shoehorn with interest.

-Again at 10, 15, 18 got.

-Profit.

-£18, are we done for 18?

-One more.

-18 here, internet, 20 takes it if you like.

20 it's yours. At £20 internet's money now.

At £20, are we done? Sure?

-For 20.

-Go on, a bit more.

-20 is plus five.

You have a profit on every item which overall means

-you are plus £48. Now, not a word to the girls.

-OK, of course.

-That's cool.

-Well done, chaps.

-OK, Rach, Gabbs, how are you feeling?

-Good.

-Confident.

-Are you?

-Yes.

-Do you know how the boys got on?

-No.

-No idea.

-They haven't told us.

-They're quite cool like that, not going to give anything away.

-Yeah.

Just lie back and enjoy it, that's the answer. And first up, earrings.

Lot 191 is a neat little pair of gilt hoop earrings.

There with interest again, 25 got.

25?! Look at this! Girls!

-I'm amazed. £35!

-40...

-Five.

-45?!

-50.

-50!

50, another bidder, internet. At £50 we all done?

This is nuts! 50.

-GAVEL BANGS

-I always said they were good,

those earrings.

-Good one, girls.

-OK, one off 20, that's 31. That is plus £31.

What a start, girls. Wow. Now the lippo holder. Stand by.

Great little thing. Again interest and we have 35. 45 got.

At £45 it's with me. 50 takes, are we done? £45. Are we all sure?

-Smart thing for 45.

-This is not enough. Oh, no.

-He sold it, £45.

-That's not too bad.

-That is minus £7.

-That's all right.

-Seven pounds off 31 means you're plus 24.

-Still up there.

Now, your pin dish.

Another neat silver thing. Nice pierced decoration.

Interest 20 and five got. At £25, the money's here at 25. 30. Five.

-35 we've made. At 35, are we all done?

-Go on!

-35.

He sold it at 35. That's three off. minus three.

You're still plus 21. That's good.

-Isn't it? Plus 21.

-Shall we take it?

-Don't know.

-Now, little girls.

-What are we going to do about the silver spoons?

-I don't know.

-Are you going to stick or twist?

-We thought if we got plus anything...

-We would stick.

-Yes.

-Because that's quite good.

-I think we'll stick.

-And what is it, 21?

-You've got 21.

-21's a nice number!

-21 is. £10.50 each. The decision is no bonus buy.

-Here come the spoons.

-Seal topped silver teaspoons with interest.

-25, 30 got. At £30 here and fiver in the room. 35 in the room.

-Oh, no.

-It's all right.

-At 35 in the room, we all sure at 35? Will sell.

-GAVEL BANGS

-£35.

-Yes!

Minus £15, so you did make the right decision.

-Well, that's brilliant.

-We did.

-So, listen, you're plus £21, how good does that that feel?

-Amazing.

-It's amazing.

-Amazing.

Now the big thing is, don't say a word to those miserable boys.

-Don't say a dickybird.

-Poker face.

-All will be revealed in a moment.

-Well done, girls.

-Fantastic, thank you.

-Yes! I can believe it.

Well, how lovely is this? To have a programme with two teams of winners.

Everybody's in profits today. How unusual is that?

-Now, have you girls and boys been chatting to one another?

-No.

-No, no.

-Not about the score?

-No.

-Right, so...

-The rivalry is keen, yes?

-Definitely.

-You both now know that you're in profit.

-Yeah.

It's just a question of scale.

I can tell you that the team that's marginally behind...

are the Blues.

-Yeah!

-But it ain't half bad, is it?

-No, no.

-£21 of profits going to the girls.

-Yay!

-Yes! Here we go.

-Thank you.

£21 coming up.

-That is pretty good, isn't it?

-I'll take that!

You didn't go with the bonus buy, you preserved your cash

-and you must be very, very pleased.

-Yes.

-Yes!

-Absolutely. Definitely.

But not quite good enough to beat the boys who walk home today

-with £48 in folding money.

-We're happy with that.

You're very happy with that, then, I can tell it.

Here's a bit of coinage coming up, another three to go on top of that.

-It all helps.

-£48.

And, of course, you get to be admitted to the ancient

-and venerable order of the Golden Gavel.

-Very good.

Because you made a profit not only on all three of your items

but you had a splendid profitable contribution from your expert.

Anyway, we've had an excellent day.

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

ALL: Yes!

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