Horncastle 26 Bargain Hunt

We've come to Lincolnshire,

the place to come to view want to get your hands on a decent

sausage, but it is not all bangers we are here to look for.

Oh, no, because we have come... bargain hunting, yeah!

Today, we are in the bustling market town of Horncastle,

which became a settlement after the invasion of the Romans.

Today, our teams are planning to plunder the local

abundance of antique shops. So, standby.

Today, the Blues tell a cock and bull story,

quite literally.

Any mo...any moooovement?

While the Reds' lack of urgency pushes their expert to the edge.

Never before have I never bought three items,

but this might be a problem.

It looks like it is going to be a long day,

so let's get it underway and go and meet the teams.

Well, we've got girl and boy teams today.

For the Reds, we've got Andrea and Robert. And for the Blues,

we've got Jill and Phil.

-Hi, everybody.

-ALL: Hello.

Andrea, I understand you met Robert on public transport.

-I certainly did, Tim.

-What's that all about?

Well, I was 14 at the time and Robert was 16.

We met as I was travelling upon the number 16 bus home from school.

-That's, what, 35 years ago?

-Yep.

-You have been together for 35 years?

-We have been married for 35 years.

There we go, that is brilliant. And what do you do now, Andrea?

I am a part-time teacher.

So, I teach right from year one children, small children,

right up to year ten.

-And is it quite fun doing that work?

-It is, it's fantastic.

It's absolutely really rewarding.

-So, you love your job?

-I absolutely love my job.

-It says here, Robert, you love your job.

-I do.

-Which is what?

-Head green keeper at a golf club.

-Which golf club?

-Hickleton Golf Club in Doncaster.

-Ah, right. How long have you worked there for?

-17 years.

-Have you?

And are those wealthy golfers all

-duly grateful for all the hard work you put in?

-Some are.

You mark their card, I hope. Brilliant.

And you are interested in driving your caravan around Canada

-and New Zealand.

-Definitely.

Are you going to fund this out of your winnings on Bargain Hunt today?

-Yes.

-Highly unlikely. Highly unlikely.

-Tongue-in-cheek.

-Well, you never know.

You never know, you might get enough for a couple of tanks of gas.

If we're lucky.

-If you're lucky. Well, we shall see. Anyway, good luck.

-Thank you.

So, Jill, you're friends, but how did you meet?

Phil is my daughter's partner.

And father to my beautiful little grandsons.

This is a nice combination, the mother-in-law

and the son-in-law being best mates.

What did you think about him the first time you saw him, Jill?

Big. No, no, we got on straightaway, really, didn't we?

I'm brought flowers and chocolates and possibly a bottle of wine.

Well, never mind the girlfriend,

-just butter up the mother-in-law, is that right?

-Yep.

You are a lady of leisure now, Jill, isn't that right?

Well, I've retired, but I wouldn't say I'm a lady of leisure.

OK, what did you do when you are working?

I worked for 30 years in the school laundry at a public school.

And how many little kiddy-wids were there in that school?

-Oh, over 1,000, I think.

-Really?

-Yes.

So, you have retired from that now, so what did you get up to?

Lots of things. I am chairman of our ladies' local...group.

I knit, I sew, I look after my grandchildren, I walk.

Gad about a bit?

-I am a bit of a gadabout.

-Yeah, I thought so.

-Yes.

-So, Phil, will you be able to keep up with Jill?

-No.

I can't keep up with Jill - Jill is very active,

I am built for comfort, not speed.

I will just trail behind, carry on.

The best thing to do, mate, is to be the bag carrier, I find.

-Just pick up all the bags.

-I'll be the blocker.

That's it, lovely.

-It says here you are only ten years old.

-This is true.

I was born on February 29th, 1972.

-Oh, you're one of those.

-So, I am a 6'3", 22-stone 10-year-old.

You don't get a lot of them.

Have you got a plan then for beating these Reds?

-Yeah.

-Spend the lot.

-You are going to spend the lot?

-We thought so.

Talking about spending a lot, here is your £300. There's the cash.

You know the rules. Your experts await. And off you go!

And very, very, very good luck.

Right, they are going to spend the lot, let's watch them do it.

Today, Charles Hanson answers the call of nature, I mean duty,

to help out the Reds.

Whilst Jonathan Pratt gets his skates on and assists the Blues.

-What's the plan?

-Probably a bit of silver, Charles.

-Yes.

Jewellery, silver, little sort of snuffboxes, I suppose.

-Shall I?

-Yes.

I like a bit of wooden stuff.

-I can't abide writing slopes, I don't know what it is.

-OK.

-Ready to go?

-Ready to go.

-The hour starts. Going, going, now!

Let's go.

And what better place to find something precious

than in an old church?

-Wow!

-Isn't it great seeing antiques in this old building?

Just take it all in.

Let's hope and pray they find something precious.

With a multitude of antique shops to pick from,

the Blues opt for a place just down the road.

And it seems they have got their strategy sorted, as well.

We'll do three things, £75 each.

Jill would choose one, I will choose one,

and then we'll argue about a team one.

If we can get them valued 80 to 120, we might get a bit of profit.

And then we can leave you 75 to do the same.

And that's our 300 quid gone.

-Is my maths all right?

-Yeah, it is. Yeah, it is.

-Brilliant.

OK, well, that sounds like a plan. Half a plan.

Half a plan, that'll do. We'll work on it as we go on.

Yes. At this point in the game,

half a plan is better than no plan at all.

Now, let's hope our Reds' game will start to motor also.

What a gorgeous vase.

How much is it? Have a guess, we'll test you.

For a really good Moorcroft vase.

Oh, 250.

250.

345.

To go back to wholesale into auction,

this vase needs to be more like £200.

So that's the margin of the big leap we have got to make to try

and make some money.

-So, look around, see what you like.

-Yep.

Good advice, Charles, but that could prove easier said than done.

-Figurines.

-No.

I don't like silver spoons. They are a bit ordinary.

See this? I don't know what it is,

but there is just something about a writing slope that I just...

I don't get. Maybe it's because I work in IT,

nobody's still fussing... I have no idea.

It was an important piece of kit 200 years ago.

Today, they sit on sidewalls, on side tables,

so what people want to buy are the best examples of what you have.

-Move on, just not me.

-Yeah. Move along.

Yes, find something worth crowing about.

It is a tea cosy for those cold winter days.

-I'll have to work on a nag.

-Ha, ha!

So, now it is time to get cracking.

Gosh, these teams really know how to take a double yolker.

I just like this. I like the handle at the top.

Yeah, I do because it is very Art Nouveau, isn't it?

The handle is so freeform, like organic.

Hold on. Rewind.

Let's see that again. What did he say?

The handle is so freeform, like organic.

Ooh-ah, Charles.

I love this design here.

This design on the border, how it matches that handle. Can't you see?

It has always been together. This would be a biscuit barrel.

And on the bottom, with an old patent number here,

which would date it to around 1895, 1910

at the very latest. But it is a bit boring.

It is a bit mass-produced. And... Oops!

Sorry about that.

I don't believe it. Charles, don't smash it!

Sorry about that. Sorry!

We're OK. Thank goodness.

It is made of metal, good.

Move away quickly, Charles. Come along, teams,

we are 15 minutes in and no-one has bought a thing.

Smashing.

We can go somewhere else, there is another place,

but I would say we need to buy something here,

because we've got to get three items in our hour.

-OK.

-Right.

-So, we'll do that.

-Let's go around and have a look.

Less looking and more buying, methinks.

Perhaps a bit of silver might get our Reds off the mark.

I quite like these here.

They are quite sweet because they are not overly odd.

They are hallmarked in full.

And their hallmark is for Birmingham.

They're probably 1980s, but they're quite stylish.

-They are.

-So, they're quite good.

And there's so good I'm going to ask how much they are.

-OK.

-Yeah.

-Hello, sir, we're just admiring your nice boxes.

And I wondered how much they would be for a threesome?

The very best I could do on these is 102 for the three.

-Look at me, how much?

-102.

-There we are, there is no discount there.

£102.

Response, anyone?

Are they worth that?

I think they are, but at auction, they are a real gamble.

-They could make...

-60.

-Exactly.

Or they could make 120. Food for thought.

Charles, I think you better take charge, old boy.

And I have spotted something that might help beat these

Blues into action.

So, this thing is used for beating out your laundry.

You beat it like that, all right? This is before washing powder,

you've got no washing powder,

you've got a bit of an old tallow soap, which is useless.

And to get a lather on it, you beat it like this.

Bash it up to get the filthy stains out of your sheets.

And then you ring it out, three or four of you down by the pond.

You get hold of one and twist one way, I twist the other.

And when the electric goes off and we are reduced to

the circumstances that we might have been reduced to in the old days,

-you'll get to be bashing out your wash.

-And I'll smell.

Anyway, happy days, eh? How much is it? £230.

I should think that is about £160 too much,

in my view. OK, very good. Well, happy days and good luck.

Where would they be without me? Less bruised?

The Reds still have no buys,

but at least they have picked up the pace... At last!

Follow me!

It's down here and turn left, OK?

-Half an hour to go.

-Runs everywhere, Charles.

But if you ask me, all of this is turning into a bit of a comedy act.

-# Bring me fun... #

-Come on!

# Bring me sunshine Bring me love! #

In here, go on. In you go.

Meanwhile, back at the ranch.

-They're cast-iron bull's heads for, it says, gateposts.

-Oh!

But I'm sure it you could find some other way of using them.

But, you know, they are just... they're good novelty objects.

They are going to be 150 years old.

That's really heavy.

They have fittings, and it wouldn't be too difficult to make some...

-Stick them on the wall.

-Yeah. Exactly.

-I quite like them.

You wouldn't run off very far with these, would you?

No. You'd have to try and reuse them as something.

-What you would use them for?

-I just haven't seen them before.

-And they are asking 120 and 70.

-190 for the pair.

Yeah. If you could get them for 120 for the pair,

I reckon there could possibly be a profit.

Well, time is a-ticking.

So, worth taking the bull by the horns, I'd say.

# Bull rider. #

Now, Roberto, have you found something?

That is quite nice. Now, what is that?

It is marked BHA, that is German saltware-stoneware.

Probably made in the Bavarian region.

And it is £22. What's it worth at auction?

-15?

-Yeah. 15.

So I would probably say, yeah, nice vase,

if it could be cheaper, it is maybe worth buying.

If you never ask, you don't get,

but what I think it's worth at auction on a really good day...

It's worth £15.

And for a tenner, who knows. There could be a five pound profit.

-It's your day.

-Don't give a price, just ask.

-Somebody might...

It's your day.

The vase is terrible.

I know, Charles, what a load of...

Moo!

What is the best price on the bulls, collectively?

Those, I think we can go down to... Absolute best is going to be 150.

What do you think on that?

-Is there any movement?

-Any moo...any mooooovement?

Oh! Any profit?

-Anything in there, do you think?

-Man, it's difficult.

Well, Jill? Phil? You wanted to buy big.

Now, this is practically unheard of on Bargain Hunt.

We have got 15 minutes left and both our teams

still have three items to buy.

Come on, you lot, get a move on!

Team, sometimes when the going gets tough and you can't find

collectables and you can't find antiques and real quality,

look for something that goes far beyond that.

And over here... Lincolnshire is a great fertile land, a great region.

In this cabinet here, is a small horde of Roman coins...

-Oh, right.

-..found in Lincolnshire.

Five freshly dug up Roman coins in Lincolnshire

give that feeling of discovery

in the auction room, for £3.

-If they could talk, what could they tell you?

-Magic!

Is that magic? That's magic.

But they're real and they are here. And for £3,

-you can buy six Roman coins.

-It is a piece of history.

-And to me, you know, I'm embarrassed because they are so cheap.

-Yeah.

But it's amazing what you can pick up in an antique shop.

Guys, go on, buy them.

Charles, it looks like you've got your work cut out with these two.

It's a very, very hard shop, one of my hardest ever shops.

I have got ten minutes to go, what will I do? Panic.

Panic, panic, panic.

But through nervous energy, panic will often find a true gem.

Well, that's one done at least.

But while the Blues are still pondering the bull's heads,

Jill has spotted something shiny and in team colours.

-That's nice.

-Yes, it's quite pretty, isn't it?

-What about that?

-It's silver.

-Let's have a look at the back.

The important thing with this is the quality of the...

the condition of the enamel.

Any little chips... That's all very, very good.

1926. Good thing for the dressing table.

That's really... Ladies buy these things.

And you can still use it, so it has that sort of...

And it is below £100 at the moment.

-That gives us a bit of leeway, doesn't it?

-A bit of leeway.

-This is a good size, quite practical still.

-It has got a bit of weight.

-And a lovely shape to it.

-It's nice. It looks nice.

-I think, at auction, it's sort of £70 to £90.

-Right.

Absolute bottom is going to be 80.

80 plus 150 is £230.

Leaves 70 for one item and me.

You can leave me a couple of quid, it might be hard,

but have that in mind.

So, come on, it's make your mind up time. What are you going to do?

CLOCK TICKS

Right, let's say yes to the bull's heads, yes to the mirror.

We've got seven minutes left -

let's go upstairs, find something else.

-OK?

-Right, come on.

-Brilliant.

-Run!

At last! A second buy for the Blues.

Quickly, run, run, run!

More running, but it's going to be an upstairs race to the finish.

Andrea and Roberto still have two items to find.

Time to stay focused.

It is some sort of scale for testing your eyes.

-Someone might collect...

-Orthos pointer, optical eye tester.

You never know, someone on the internet might pick this up

and think it's an interesting object.

To be honest, it is a bit of a strange thing.

But necessity... You know, we haven't got a choice now.

-No.

-I love this.

-You like that?

It's different, I've never seen one.

-Well, you need to get your eyes tested then.

-There you go!

Very sharp, JP, and it seems Charles may have spotted something, as well.

-It has been a tough shop so far, hasn't it?

-It has.

-Tough shop, eh?

But when the going gets tough, team,

you know, you come across a real treasure.

And to me, that plate is exquisite.

It's a wonderful border on what we call a blue celeste ground.

And it is marked for a factory called Davenport.

And Davenport were a factory in Staffordshire who closed

in the year 1887.

-Wow.

-Isn't that interesting? They closed, that was it.

And maybe 15, 20 years before that, they were making a quality

of plate like that.

That's 135 years old and it's a painted canvas. I love it.

-Beautiful.

-Like it?

-It's gorgeous.

-Really?

-Yeah.

-Is it?

-It's quality.

-The fact is, we've got two minutes to go.

Never before have I not bought three items, this might be a problem.

So, I'm going to say to you, why don't you race downstairs,

see what he says, see if he will take £35,

come back. If not, buy it at 40, because time is now running out.

Let me keep looking, OK? Come back as quick as.

We are definitely at panic stations now.

Two minutes left, and two minutes

is not enough time to start looking in more cabinets.

-Buy something.

-Let's do that.

-It's unique, it's different.

-25 quid, try that.

-Go on, then, let's go.

-Try 20.

Try 20, you never know.

Charles, with so little time,

it could be left to you to find Andrea and Roberto's final item.

So, Blues, how are negotiations going with the optical eye tester?

-I spoke to the dealer, and the best they're going to do is 30.

-Deal.

-It has to be a deal.

-We are out of time, that will do.

-That's it?

Well, at least they understand your need for speed.

-We've got a minute to go, what have you done?

-We got that, Charles.

Really? Well done. £40. Brilliant. Fantastic job.

That is wonderful. Right. 40 seconds to go. Now, hold on.

Hidden over here... Whilst you were downstairs negotiating,

I found another really rare plate. Look at this.

-What is in your hand by the way?

-I found this downstairs.

-Well done.

-It has got 25 on it.

-OK, we've got 30 seconds.

Here I have found a really rare Michael Crawley, a Derby artist.

And it is beautifully decorated, swagged and gilded - really,

really good plate. It's a tenner, OK?

And I reckon they'll say a fiver, because it's cracked.

That could be properly reset and repaired.

Ten seconds to go, my instinct is for profit,

that is worth more than that.

And for 20 for that or £8 for that,

I would say, if you want profit and a guarantee, buy that.

-We'll go with that.

-Sure?

-Yeah.

-Look at me, sure?

Go offer a fiver, see what you can do.

We have gotten literally ten seconds to go. Ten seconds. Ten, nine,

eight... Quickly!

..seven, six, five, four,

three, two and a half...

-How much?

-£9.

-£9?

-£9.

-OK.

-Lovely. Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

-Yes! They bought it.

Phew! That was a close shave.

Do you know, I kid you not... I kid you not, we have done it.

Give me a high five!

Well done, partner. Well done.

Well, that's it, time's up.

Let's remind ourselves what the Red team bought, eh?

In Bargain Hunt history, this will go down as one of the slowest

shops for one of the most meagre spends.

And it all started with Charles digging up these set of Roman coins

for a mere £3.

In the 58th minute, he talked Andrea and Robert into paying £40

for this 19th-century Davenport porcelain plate.

And finally, with no time left, they scooped up another plate,

this time Royal Crown Derby, for just £9.

-Are we all happy?

-Yes, we are happy.

-How much did you spend in total?

-I dare tell you.

-All right, then.

-Don't tell. What?

-£52.

-On all three pieces?

-On all three pieces.

-Right.

-Yep.

-So, can I have £248, please?

-You can.

Which is your favourite piece, actually, out of all that lot?

I think probably, strangely enough, the Roman coins.

That is your favourite?

Well, here we go, talking about coins, here are three of them.

-A few bags of sweets in there, mate.

-Absolutely, Dad.

But there's a way of doing it.

And if I can buy with pedigree and provenance,

I assure you we'll create drama, theatre and excitement at sale.

Here we go again. OK, Charles, we got that message loud and clear.

Very, very kind. Now, you guys go and have a nice cup of tea

while we check out what the Blue team bought, eh?

Jill and Phil proved they were made of strong stuff

with these cast-iron bull's heads,

paying £150 for the two.

And Jill got her way with this silver and enamel hand mirror.

Pretty and perfect, but at the cost of £80.

Last but not least, with the end in their sights,

they bought this optical pointer, paying £30.

How much did you spend in toto?

£260.

I'd like £40 of leftover lolly - who has got that?

-Jill?

-No!

-I've got back.

-OK, thank you, Phil.

Now, £40, you are going to have to get going, right?

-I've got to get some work done.

-What are you going to spend it on?

-I have no idea, I'll have to find something.

-OK, fine.

Better get on with it. Good luck, teams. Meanwhile, we are heading off

to the bosom of England.

We are going to Birmingham we are going to BMAG.

Do you know what BMAG is?

It is the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.

Now don't you know.

By 1885, the citizens of Birmingham had been

campaigning for their own museum for over 40 years.

But in that year, the campaign was won,

and the Birmingham City Museum and Art Gallery was born.

This place is bulging with historical objects,

some dating back for yonks and yonks.

That is what I love about antiques -

they can give you such an insight into the past, particularly at times

of political and religious upheaval.

Morning.

Nowadays, we expect newspapers and current affairs programmes

to criticise politicians and indeed royalty.

But in the old days, that was a dangerous game,

because you could very easily lose your head.

And there are works of art that record moments in our history

which were tense for a variety of reasons.

If we take this tin-glazed bowl,

you can see, in cobalt blue,

we have picked out the image of a king. James II.

The mystery with this little bowl is that it was made at all,

because James II was a Catholic,

he married an Italian woman and he loved the French.

Those were three factors that made him deeply unpopular, thus he only

reigned for three years, which goes to make this bowl extremely rare.

Next to that, and other piece of tin-glaze.

It says "Wenman and Dashwood forever."

This bowl was produced in 1754.

And we know that because in that year,

there was a highly controversial and keenly contested

by-election in the County of Oxfordshire.

And no doubt these bowls would have been produced by the Tory supporters

to be given to the electors

as a memento of that great occasion.

Scroll forward four years, to 1758, and here we have got

a Worcester mug with a mug shot of our ally from the Seven Years' War,

the King of Prussia.

In the war that we now to refer to as the First World War, though,

a series of these jugs, 11 of them, were produced for propaganda

purposes between about 1915 and 1919.

The one I like is this one of Marshal Foch,

who was the Commander of the French Armies.

All of these images are the creation of a political cartoonist.

And you can see his script signature -

Carruthers Gould - on the underside.

When you think about it,

his ability to criticise and caricature senior politicians,

indeed royalty, was only possible because of the freedom of the press.

And the freedom of the press in the 18th century is illustrated

most vividly by this spoon.

How come? Well, on the back of it, is a piece of script that says,

"I love liberty."

This spoon is associated with the radical thinker and politician

and journalist John Wilkes, who repeatedly went to jail

because he was determined that there should be freedom of the press.

We should be allowed to criticise who we want,

whenever we want to do it.

And thank God for him.

The other thing to thank God for is our teams over at the auction,

whose heads may be just about to roll.

Well, it is a great to be at Bateman's in Stamford

and even better to see David Palmer.

-Hello, how are you?

-Good morning.

-Nice to see you.

Now, we have got a few plates here. First up, though, are the coins.

Can you believe that it is possible to buy six, apparently genuine,

Roman coins for only £3?

No, I wouldn't have thought so, but you have achieved that, I believe.

I mean, three haven't got much of an image on them

and three get slightly better.

-Mm.

-We have estimated 15 to 20.

-Have you?

Well, Charles Hanson will be over the moon.

Next, is the Davenport plate, which is a high-quality cabinet job,

-isn't it?

-It is.

It is a lovely piece of 19th-century British art.

A couple of little scratches on the image.

What do you think it is worth scratched?

We are estimating it at £30 to £40.

-OK, £40 paid. It might get to 40.

-In with a chance.

That's great, that's the spirit.

-Now, Charles also found this cracked plate.

-They disguised the crack

-very well. You have to look to find it.

-Yes.

Can't see it from the top, but you can underneath.

Indeed you can. But who looks at the back of the plate?

-It's not the point of it.

-Not really.

And we have got a rather handsome show jumping scene.

Yeah, horses are popular around here.

-People do show jumping. It is a nice painting.

-Cracking job.

OK, that is the problem, though, it is cracked.

-Yep.

-Nice as it is, how much do you think is worth?

-£30 to £50.

-Even in that condition?

-Yes. And who knows,

-it could jump away all over the place.

-Really?!

Gosh, how exciting. On that basis, they won't need their bonus buy,

but let's go and have a look at it anyway.

Andrea, Roberto, you gave your man £248,

which is a ridiculous amount of money.

What did you spend it all on, Charles?

Well, I spent, team, £150 on what I think are wonderful.

Now, they don't look a lot, do they?

-I don't know, Charles.

-Have one.

Now, these are circa 1835.

These are table face screens.

In the period of the 1830s, in your hot fire or your hot drawing

room, you would've had this to protect your face against that heat.

-And how much did you pay, Charles?

-Do you know what?

I paid what I thought was a snip. I paid £150.

And if I was really gung-ho,

I would almost value these at between three and £400.

But let's be honest. You never know in this great business,

they could make £100.

But, goodness me, I rate them highly, Tim.

The big thing is, is this saleroom in Stamford ready for you,

Charles Hanson? In your Gothic revival sense.

Tim, I think sometimes objects speak volumes for themselves.

I am really repaired to stand by these and say they are great.

-What do you think about them?

-I think they are tremendous.

-Very unusual.

-Your moment to pick will come later,

but right now, why don't we find out what the auctioneer

thinks about Charles's table face screens?

-Well, these are rather fun, aren't they?

-They're lovely.

Really Gothic in appearance, high Victorian.

-Wonderful.

-How desirable are they on the market, do you think?

I don't know, I haven't sold a pair of these for ages.

These are in nice order. I don't think the metal is anything special.

Just standard.

With the screens themselves gone, we think about £80 to £120.

OK, fine. Well, Charles paid £150.

-He has obviously got completely flushed himself, hasn't it?

-Yeah.

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

And what a concoction we've got here.

A pair of cast iron bull's heads, what do you make of those?

I'm beginning to feel that they are not a pair.

-Oh.

-I think we have got one

from which a casting has been made to get the other.

Really? And where do think they might have come from then?

A butcher's shop? Abattoir?

-Right.

-A cattle fancier, I don't know, something like that.

Crude, though, aren't they?

-They are charming. Folky.

-Crudely charming.

-Yes.

What do you think they're worth

if you put your bravest possible estimate on?

Well, they would have a scrap value, I guess. £30 to £50?

There are going to be some very depressed

animal fanciers on the Blues, because they paid £150.

-I think only one is old, the other isn't.

-OK, fine.

Now, moving on then, the blue enamel and silver hand mirror,

that's a great little object, isn't it?

Little being the operative word. It is very little.

For a child, I guess. Silver and enamel, lot of work in that.

-Mm-hm.

-Not over popular, we've found.

Been selling mirrors like that at sort of 20 to £40,

so that's what we put on this one.

Oh, dear, £80 they paid.

Well, they will have to reflect on their past glories.

Yeah, or failures.

And lastly, is this extremely oddball device.

-Oh, this is cool, isn't it?

-Is it for measuring people's noses?

I think it is for measuring their eyesight.

I believe you had to place it on your face like that

and I guess the optician

or the barber, or whoever it is who does it, moves it up and down.

And underneath, we have a panel that tells you where you move it to,

-depending on your age.

-That's fascinating, isn't it?

-It is.

-So, what is your estimate on it?

-£20 to £40.

£30 paid by our team.

-Well.

-They stand a good chance.

-They do, they do.

They seriously need some help, though,

because those bulls aren't much, according to you, nor is the mirror,

so they are going to need that bonus buy. Let's go and have a look at it.

-Jill, Phil, excited?

-Yes.

-You spent that magnificent £260.

We wasted the lot.

No, you won't have done. Don't be pessimistic.

40 notes went across to JP, and he has been out

and bought something square.

I, for obvious reasons, took a shining to this one.

The Fallen Madonna With The Big Boobies?!

So here we have a late 19th-century

sort of earth...

I don't know, portrait perhaps, maybe, but in other words,

sort of a romantic scene, classical lady, barely dressed.

-It is...it is signed.

-Clearly a masterpiece, isn't it?

In this nice sort of oak, spoon-moulded frame.

There is no mystery

about how much I paid for it, because, frankly,

I only have 40 quid.

And I had to wrestle for it, but £40 is all I paid.

OK, £40.

Personally, I don't...I wouldn't have it on my wall,

but for 40 quid...

There has got to be a profit in there.

-I think it's awful!

-You think it is horrible.

-Why is it awful, Jill?

-It is just not my taste at all.

No, but forget the taste bit -

can you see somebody buying it for £40?

-Yes, possibly.

-So, what would you hope, JP, that it might bring?

-Seriously.

-I would say 60 to £80.

I would be surprised if there was no profit in it, frankly.

-Yes.

-Very surprised.

Good, anyway, on that happy note,

let's find out what our auctioneer has to say about this.

-OK, David, there is a work of art for you.

-It is indeed.

-A shocker, isn't it?

-I don't dislike her. She is quite attractive.

We think it is all on canvas, don't we?

Yes, I am fairly certain it is on canvas.

-I don't think there is any age to her.

-Do you not?

-No.

The way the sponged-in trees are in the background.

So, how much is it worth?

Well, bare breasted women go well round here,

-and we think 50 to £80.

-Do you?

Jonathan Pratt paid £40 and he is very, very proud of it.

-Yep.

-Good. That's it, then, right?

-Right.

-Are you feeling OK?

-I am quietly confident.

Quietly confident, that is what we like.

Now, Andrea, Roberto, this is the exciting moment.

We have a saleroom jammed with folk.

And have they all come here to buy your lots?

That's the big question.

-First up, though, are the Roman coins.

-Thanks.

This is no small change, is it?

Roman bronze small coins. These are seriously old.

-That's great.

-Antiquities. £20 the lot. 20 quid.

A tenner, then.

-12, on the net at 12 now.

-That's in.

-I'll take 15 anywhere.

Is that 15? The net at 15.

-Yes, Charles.

-The bids are coming in now.

They are really old. 18.

At 18 now. Back on the net at 18.

-18.

-It takes a minute or two, but it's good, isn't it?

One more, internet, one more.

Nobody else at £18?

You sure?

-Yes!

-Excellent. That is very good. Plus 15.

That is a good start.

You only spent £52 and you're £15 up already.

-Now, here is your old plate, Charles.

-That is a beautiful plate.

£30 for that? 30?

£30 for the plate? An attractive little plate.

£30? £20?

£10?

-£5 for the plate?

-Such a good maker.

Five at the back. Right at the very back at five.

And I sell at five.

-Seven. At the back and seven.

-It's worth so much more!

Eight, down here at eight.

Nine. Ten.

12. The net now at 12.

At £12. I sell on the net at 12.

-That was worth more.

-That was worth a lot more.

That is minus 28.

-That was worth so much more.

-Minus 28.

It means you are minus 13 overall. Now, come on,

-Michael Crawley's plate.

-20 quid for it.

£20, the plate.

20. Ten, then!

£10 for the plate. £12 on bid on the net.

With the net at 12. 15. The net now at £15.

That's worth so much more.

-It's going.

-It's going, it's going.

-Ride the horse.

-At £25 now.

Goes, then, at 25. Is that it? At £25.

-So cheap!

-Sell, then, at £25.

The internet at 25, nobody else? You're sure in the room?

Yes! You've done it, you've done it.

And that is £16 profit,

which is fantastic. You are plus £3.

That is £1 each. OK? £3 profit for all that.

Now, are you going to risk your £3 profit on the screens

or are you going to stick?

Because £3 could be a winning score.

-No.

-You don't?

-We do, but we don't.

You do, but you don't? Quick, because where going to sell them.

-We'll stick.

-You're going to stick?

-Yeah.

-Stick? She is sticking.

-We are sticking.

-They'll stick.

Now that you have decided to stick, I have to tell you

that the auctioneer's estimate is £80 to £120.

So you may have done the right thing.

On the other hand, with the power of the internet...

We'll sell them anyway, and here they come.

These could fly. They're wonderful.

Gothic architectural fans, these are really rather nice.

There we are, 50 quid. Straight in, £50?

-They are worth that.

-You made the right decision, team.

We shall see, you never now.

£20, then. 20 quid.

-It's a joke.

-Take 12 now.

12. 15. 18.

20. 22. 25.

At 25. 28. 30.

32. 35.

38. 40.

45. At 45 now.

Against the wall at 45.

Are you done at 45?

-Minus 105.

-Yep.

Well, you did make the right decision,

but you are plus three.

OK? Plus three is the score we are interested in, so that's OK.

Now, don't say it word to the Blues, all right?

-Zip.

-Zip? Perfect. Bad luck, Charles.

OK, Jill, Phil, do you know how the Reds got on?

-No.

-Good, we don't want you to.

-No.

-Are you feeling confident, Jill?

-No.

-Do you need to take a pill, Jill?

I do.

OK, first up, though, are your bull's heads,

-and here they come.

-Lot 126, cast-iron bull's heads.

Possibly from a butcher's trade signs.

Let's start at what, 30 quid? 30 on bid.

30. Five. 40. Five. 50. Five.

60. Five. 70. Five. 80.

Five. 90. Five. 100. 110.

-Hey!

-120. 130. 140. 150.

-160. 170.

-Phil!

-180. At 180. 190.

# We're in the money! #

At £190, then. £190, anyone else?

Done and... Let's make it 200.

-Try the 200.

-Yeah, go on!

-Go on!

-Go on!

-200, he's in it 200.

-Yes!

210. At 210.

Someone, £210. Nobody else? All done at 210?

Your last chance.

Bull's-eye!

You find some more, that's the thing. You find some more.

That is very good, isn't it? That is plus £60.

Who would have thought? Now,

your little mirror, darling.

20 quid for it. £20. 20. Two. 25.

28. 30. 32. 35. 38.

40. 45. 50. 55.

55 in the doorway.

Goes in the doorway at £55. And I sell then at 55.

-60.

-Yes!

Internet, that's more like it.

60 is on the net. 62 off you.

In the room at 62.

Sell in the room... 65.

It needs to be...

It's up. It is a lot better than 20 to 40, I can tell you that.

65,

so you're only minus 15 on that, don't worry.

Now, here comes the slide.

Not many have got one of these at home. 20 quid for it.

Tenner, then.

£10.

-Fiver.

-No!

-There's one here!

Five, six.

At six now. In the room at six.

Seven. Eight. Nine.

Goes on at nine. Ten. 12.

- Come on! - 15. At £15.

Against you at £15.

And it sells then at 15.

-So out of focus.

-At £15, no-one else at 15?

Nothing more on the net?

Minus 15 that is.

Which means you are plus £30.

Now, are you going to go with the bonus buy?

-Yeah, we'll go.

-Yes.

-You're going to go with it? Yeah?

The decision is made.

I can now reveal what the auctioneer's estimate is.

He says 50 to £80.

Oh, hello.

So, you paid 40 and he is reckoning you could double your money, JP.

Good, good.

You're plus 30, going with the bonus buy,

and here comes our lovely girl.

Oh, dear, the excitement!

Lot 132, really rather nice, interesting piece.

50 quid for it. Straight in, 50 quid.

We've even got a phone bid on this. £50, phone.

Straight in, 50.

-50 on bid on the phone.

-Yes! JP!

-Squeeze some more out of it.

-Milk it for all... No, no.

-60. 65.

70. 75 on the net. The net now is 75.

Do you want to go 80? 80. Back on the phone at 80.

The net is back at 85. 90, phone. The phone at 90. Take a five.

- 95. Make it 100. 100. At £100 now. - Still going.

JP profit-making machine rolls on.

At £100, I sell to the phone then at 100.

You all done at 100?

-Plus 60.

-Well done!

-Well done.

-Good skills.

-Oh, he gets all those.

-No, no, get out of here.

-Oh, dear.

-Did you see that? Beard against cheek.

-I've got a rash now.

-Listen... You've got that shaving rash.

Anyway, lovely, that's plus 60, plus 30, means you are plus 90.

-90 quid!

-Yes, very good.

-Well done!

-That is a very good partnership you have got.

Now, listen, that could be a winning score.

Don't say a word to the Reds, all right? Don't spoil their day.

How lovely is this? Two teams of winners.

I do adore it when it comes like this.

Everybody is going to go home with cash.

But how much each? Have you been chatting?

ALL: No.

Well, it doesn't happen much on Bargain Hunt,

and to have a double whammy is really, really super.

So, it is just a question of scale, really.

And the runners up today are...

-The Reds.

-Oh, no!

-Well done.

The Reds are going home with money, though, £3.

Look at that.

THEY LAUGH

£1 each.

That is very good, isn't it?

-Have you had a nice time?

-We've had a fantastic time.

Thank you very much for coming.

But the victors today go home with £90.

-90?!

-Yes!

-£90 you go home with.

-Thank you!

£60 profit on the nude portrait,

which is a very nice bonus buy for anybody to contribute.

And, of course, you got £60 for those old iron bull's heads.

Just shows you can't tell. It is all part of the fun of Bargain Hunt.

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

ALL: Yes!

I know you're sitting there thinking,

"I could have done better than that." Well, what is stopping you?

If you think you can spot a bargain, go to our BBC website and apply.

It'll be splendid to see you!

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