Anglesey 20 Bargain Hunt

On today's show, we've got a Soroptimist, a Miss Wales finalist,

a mayor and a vicar who used to remove pigs' teeth.

Well, it's another day at the office, really.

Let's go bargain hunting, yeah!

# One more time... #

Our colourful contestants today have come

to the equally colourful Great North Wales Antiques and Collectors Fair

to scour the place for their bargains.

There will be potentially thousands of other buyers here,

so our teams won't just be competing against themselves.

Let's have a quick squint at what's coming up.

The Reds get competitive with each other.

I'm hoping it will do better than your item.

-We're a team. We should be doing it together.

-But we still have to be competitive.

Whilst the Blues sit down on the job.

-There we are.

-Cup of tea.

-Cup of tea, Vicar!

Let's meet the teams.

Well, our teams today comprise a mother and daughter for the Reds

-and a happily married couple for the Blues. Hello, everyone.

-Hello.

-Lovely to see you. Kathy, it says here that you're a Soroptimist.

-That's right.

-Does that mean you're an optimist?

-Very much, Tim.

So what is a Soroptimist?

Soroptimist actually means "sisterhood"

and it's a worldwide organisation

that are there to empower women and girls.

We lobby different countries.

At the moment, we are lobbying against women trafficking,

child trafficking.

We also do charities locally.

We support local charities.

So, apart from this power group though, you have another power base, don't you, in the courts?

I wouldn't say I have power, Tim, but yes, I am a magistrate.

-Sarah, does this mean that your mother's never at home?

-No, we get to see plenty of her.

-She sounds like a busy lady, anyway.

-She is very busy, very busy.

-It says you're described by your mother as her "little princess".

-Yes, I am. I always have been.

-That's nice, isn't it?

-Yeah.

You've obviously inherited your mother's good looks and those have served you pretty well so far.

Yeah, I've done a few bits of modelling here and there and I've been in Miss Wales.

-Have you?

-Yes.

-How did you get on?

-It was great fun.

We went round in limousines.

It was like the lifestyle of the rich and famous, really. It was brilliant fun, yeah.

-You're a Welsh speaker?

-I am, yes.

Can you translate, "Let's see what the Red Team bought"?

SPEAKS IN WELSH

Gosh, that's rather impressive! I'll make a note of that for later.

Very good luck. I'm sure you'll have a great time.

Darren, it has been said that you drive across North Montgomeryshire

in a double-decker bus dressed as Moses. Is that true?

What it is, I work for a schools charity called Impact Schools Team

and it has an aim to communicate Christian values in schools in a varied and relevant way,

so I'll do regular assemblies, but in the summer I have a double-decker bus and I've been known to dress up,

so the occurrence of being Moses, when my hair grows, it goes nice and curly,

so you have to imagine long hair, curly, grey, silver, beard as well,

all dyed, and I was Moses helping children understand the importance of rules and regulations.

So, you're a man of the cloth, you're also the mayor of your local town

and your surname is Mayor!

Yeah, I like to think that I was born to the task.

-Have you got your own chains?

-We have, but we haven't brought them with us today.

-Rather than bring them to an antiques fair where someone else might take a liking to them...

-They'd get nicked!

We thought we'd leave them at home.

-What's all this about pigs' teeth?

-For a year, I worked at a friend of mine on his outdoor pig unit.

When a piglet is born, they actually have four sets of very sharp teeth.

If you're not careful, they will damage the sow as well as each other,

so one of the health and safety procedures is actually to remove those teeth.

-Really?

-And so I removed well over 48,000 teeth.

You are clearly multi-faceted in your talents and should therefore do very, very well today,

mayor, vicar, dentist.

Now, Sian, having a husband who's a mayor has some perks, doesn't it?

Yes, we had a great time in our carnival, a really good carnival,

so we had to drive down the high street in a beautiful sports car,

this colour actually...

-And we just felt very much like Posh and Becks.

-Did you?

-What are your tactics going to be today?

-We'd like to get some really nice statement pieces.

We'd love to make a profit. That would be very good and very useful.

But generally, we hope we're going to get on well and agree.

I'm sure there'll be a general area of agreement.

Now the money moment. Here's your £300. There's £300.

You know the rules, your experts await and off you go and very, very, very good luck.

This is going to be fun today. What great teams!

And what great experts we have awaiting our bargain hunters today!

For the Reds, a man who really is a breath of fresh air - Chris Gower.

And keeping a look-out for the best bargains in town,

it's the Blues' David Harper.

Come on, you two, the sun is shining. That's a good sign.

-Fantastic. God's favour is upon us.

-We'll use all the powers in our arsenal.

-We'll try our best.

-Kathy, I hear you like Art Deco. Is that right?

-I do - the style, the glamour, the romance, the shapes.

Where's the dog collar? Where's all the mayor's regalia?

We don't try to flaunt it. We try to be real and natural...

Rubbish! This is Bargain Hunt. We flaunt it!

Anything colourful, blingy that, you know, catches your eye.

-There are a few things here that are going to catch our eye today. Shall we go and see them?

-Yes.

-Great.

-Are we going to flaunt it?

-Yes, we are.

-60 minutes, starting now!

Be careful, David. You are dealing with a higher power here. Don't go flaunting it too much.

-These prints... Are they a seller? No?

-No.

-OK.

-Not blingy enough for you anyway.

-No.

-It's rather sweet.

-Yeah.

-Not to buy. I was just trying to get a feel...

-So she's a browser, isn't she?

-You're a browser.

-I'm just trying to get a feel of what's around.

-This is the wrong show for browsing!

An hour's worth of browsing goes like that. We've got to do some buying!

There's nothing wrong with a bit of browsing as long as the buying isn't far behind.

It is a lighter, so it's got two areas of collectability -

those who collect old lighters and who collect Art Deco.

-It's a lot of money. It's 120.

-That's what I thought.

-Shall we just put it on reserve?

-Yeah.

-We'll keep it in my mind.

I agree with you totally.

I think we've got a plan, Darren, have we?

I think we'll head indoors and have a look at some of the stalls inside.

-A man with a plan, let's follow him.

-Let's go.

-Then when it all goes wrong, we'll just blame him.

-Yes.

-Anything here, Kathy, Sarah?

-I'll go and have a look in the corner.

-Corners are well worth looking into.

-So, this is where you want to be, Darren, isn't it, indoors?

-Yeah.

-That is lovely.

-Do you think so?

-Yeah, I like it.

Oh, yeah, very unusual, very different.

Oh, look at the price!

-£125.

-Yeah.

It's turn of the century, about 1900, 1910.

Some of the photographs may be original. They may be not.

But with a bit of tidying up...

It's a very unusual picture frame set, compendium, call it whatever you like, really.

How much do you think something like that would go for at auction?

Unfortunately, not much more than what we'll pay for it. I think we'll get it for about 100.

Sarah thinks it's pretty as a picture, but what about Kathleen?

-It's not grabbed me.

-It's not grabbing you.

-No.

-I like it.

-I like it cos it's different.

-All right.

Sarah could have it as her item, then we can look for something more...

-For £85, we might just be on the money.

-What do you think?

I think we're getting hot. Are we going to buy this?

-Yeah.

-Seth, just the man. We think we like this.

-What's your best price?

-I've had a look in my book

and I can sell it for £85, but no less.

85. We're beginning to like that a bit more, aren't we?

-Yeah, that's good.

-Yeah? Shall we get it or not?

-Yeah, I think so. I think we should make the decision and start to buy.

-I'll go with Sarah.

-I think you've made a sale.

-Thank you very much.

Good work, Sarah. A decisive deal and your first purchase. Well done, team.

The Blues look like they're about to take a pew.

Stick with what you know, eh, Vic?

-Aren't they good benches?

-I love them.

-Would this be oak then or...?

The way to test for hardwood or softwood is very simple. You just dig your nail into it.

If it sinks in, it's a softwood and it will last for five minutes outdoors.

-That's a hardwood. It's teak probably.

-So, it's good.

They're good, well-made things, those, nicely constructed.

They'd look lovely in somebody's garden because they look rustic and pretty.

Yeah. Let's just get a...

I quite like these. I'll get rid of those.

-The pegs aren't all there.

-It doesn't matter. It's just a replacement. It's running repairs.

If we just stick to these here...

Shall we try them out? Come on, Sian, you in the middle.

-Now, watch...

-Oh!

Just in case it collapses...

Hey, that Harper's a cheeky monkey!

-Cup of tea, Vicar.

-Cup of tea, Vicar!

Right, ha-ha...

Blues, aren't you forgetting something?

-Shall I go and get a price while you have a look at them?

-Yeah, get a price.

-Thank goodness for that!

The Reds' hunt for Art Deco continues.

I can see already a Deco shape over there, Kathy.

-The teapots?

-The teapots. But they're not.

-I can see from here. They're not period.

-They're made to look old.

-I'm going to test you.

-OK.

-No, no.

I love competitions. Sian, are you ready?

-OK, how much... This is the absolute death.

-Best price?

-Best price, no negotiating.

How much can we buy the pair for?

This is going to show you just how cheap it is

to come and buy proper antique stuff in a place like this.

40?

Nothing wrong with a bit of optimism!

-Darren?

-£60.

-Oh, my lord!

95 and I think they're an absolute bargain.

-LAUGHTER

-We don't know.

I thought I was going to really surprise you then.

That's ridiculous. Under 50 quid a piece? Let's have a sit down.

-Let's go and have a quick look. Ten minutes and then we'll come back.

-All right.

-Let's go.

Be warned, Blues. If they're the bargain David thinks they are, they may not be there when you get back.

-You don't think anything like that?

-I was just looking at that.

-That just caught my eye too.

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

-The epergne.

-So they would have put flowers in there.

-It's a table centrepiece.

It's very nice. It's called Vaseline glass.

Again, it's about late Victorian, early Edwardian.

And if it's in good nick, I think we should find out about it.

I've never seen it with a brass holder like this.

-It's normally silver or something?

-Well, it's silver or silver plate or it's a base metal or it's glass.

I think it should be less than 90.

Can we get £70, I was thinking?

-Something like that.

-Sir!

-Oh, here we go.

LAUGHTER

-The Red Team, how are you?

-The Red Team. Good. We like this.

-I know, it's lovely. I've got 120 and you're going to want it cheap, aren't you?

-Of course we are.

Bottom, bottom line, and I'm being really nice, is 70. I won't go less.

Sarah, you were spot-on.

I think you're getting a nice bargain on that.

It's different and I would have it at home.

-Would you like to have this in your house? That's a good test.

-I would.

-Would you, Sarah?

-Not my style.

-No, but...

-The wooden wasn't...

-Yeah.

-This is lovely.

-I love it.

-Are we going for it?

-I think so.

-This lovely epergne?

-Yes.

-Yes?

-Yeah.

-Right, deal done. Excellent.

-Thank you very much.

We're racing ahead here today.

That's not a completely unanimous verdict, but it's two-nil to the Red Team. Well, I say "team"...

I like my item. It caught my eye straight away.

And I'm hoping it will do better than your item.

-We're a team. We should be doing it together.

-We've still got to be competitive, haven't we?

It's going very well. They know exactly what they want.

What we started to look for actually isn't what we've bought at all,

but the last item, I think we've got to please them quite a bit - blingy and Deco. Perfect.

I think you're a nightmare. That's what I think.

OK, Chris, you've got your work cut out there, boy.

Meanwhile, Sian's sharp shopping eye has spotted something shiny.

-A claret jug.

-That looks beautiful.

Why do you like that? Is it because you like drinking claret?

All the time. A lady of leisure.

No, I just think it looks a really beautiful piece and it would look nice on somebody's shelving.

-If it was a solid silver top...

-That's what I'd want.

It's not. ..I'd be drooling.

-It's silver-plated.

-OK.

-It's very good value for money.

-So we're looking for one with silver?

-Oh, my gosh! If you get one with silver, we'll go crazy for it.

They're like a flock of magpies. It's all shiny, shiny, shiny!

-The glass with the light behind it looks quite nice. What do you think? No?

-No.

# Shiny, shiny, sha-na-na-na

# Shiny, shiny, bad times behind me Shiny, shiny... #

Well, the Blues have yet to shine.

Nothing bought and we're nearly halfway through.

-I was attracted to this piece just here. I'm not too sure exactly what it is.

-It's a quaich, really.

-OK.

-So, it's a wine-tasting dish.

-I like it.

-Or whisky even.

It's pewter, hammered pewter, hand-made.

And the style is Art Nouveau. The marking on the base says "Tudric".

-It was made purely for a very famous retailer called Liberty. We know Liberty.

-Yes.

So when you pick up a piece that's marked "Tudric",

you know the place that was purchased from was London, Liberty,

circa 1905, 1910.

So, the next question then, of course, the big question - price.

-What's it priced at?

-We've got a little tag by here.

-50 quid.

-£50.

-It's cheap.

-There's no doubt about it. It's cheap. Who's the best at negotiating?

-Darren.

Really? Darren?

-We'll see how it goes.

-OK, let's find him.

-Be gentle, Darren.

-I think he's just by here now.

-Hello. Are you ready to do some negotiating with a mayor and a reverend?

-And a reverend?

-Yeah, what a combination!

What would be your best price on this? We'll try and take it to auction to make a bit of money.

But you need to make a bit of money yourself. What's your best price?

£40. It's 50 at the moment. We can't do less than that because what we paid for it...

-It's a wonderful thing.

-It is.

-And we had to pay a lot for it.

You couldn't stretch back down to 35?

You're right. LAUGHTER

- In between 35 and 40? - We can do 40.

You like it, I like it and I think we can shake on 40.

-Thanks very much.

-It's a nice quaich.

Well, look at that - a mayor, a man of the cloth, a pig dentist and a pretty mean haggler, eh?

Well done, Darren. We've seen a lot of shiny today and Chris promised to find the girls a blingy piece.

-He's found a belter.

-Here he comes.

I think you're going to love this.

How can you get more blingy than that?

-Is it a belt?

-It is a belt. Well done. Just feel it.

-It's 1920s.

-It is genuine '20s?

-It is genuine '20s.

-Oh!

It was made in Germany and it came out of Germany after the war.

-Oh, wow! Holding some history there, aren't we?

-There is history with it.

It's so now in that to find a...

-It's a fashion accessory as well as jewellery.

-Yeah.

It's something that's practical for that special...

Imagine that around a Chanel black number or something!

It's fantastic.

Wow! And these are little seed pearls or something, are they?

Yeah, absolutely.

-Pearls down there in the middle.

-How much?

THEY LAUGH

-£85.

-"Bestest" price?

That, I... If she comes down, it won't be much, but it's just got everything.

-In fact, the true test will be - Sarah, try it on.

-It won't be very flattering over the red fleece.

-It will flatter the red fleece.

-Isn't she the model daughter?

-It's catching the light.

-Look at that!

-That's not a high street thing, is it?

-No.

-Are we going to go for it?

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-We'll go for it.

Excellent. Well done. It's our third item bought. Excellent. And within time.

-Good.

-Brilliant.

-What are we going to do now? Cup of tea?

-Paned o de.

-Paned o de?

-Yeah.

-Perfect.

The Reds may have beaten the clock, but the Blues are struggling to find item number two.

-Can we have a look inside there?

-Of course you can.

-Lovely. Thank you very much.

-Are there any there that grab your eye?

-I like the detailed ones.

-£30.

-£30.

Hmm...

You've got a silver bottom, marked "925". It's not British. It's a continental one.

But it's been tested to a certain standard, 925 standard,

so it then can gain a hallmark.

And it's cloisonne on silver, so cloisonne is this metal base pot or something,

then on top of that, they weld in these little cells, these little silver strips,

and then within those cells, those silver strips, they overlay or drip in hot glass

in varying colours, they let it dry, then grind it off and that's cloisonne.

-Do you think it would be good in the auction?

-It's not bad.

- What is your best price on that? - £30.

-30, was it?

-Yeah.

-It's not expensive.

-I do like it.

-And I would like it for 25, yeah.

-25 would be fantastic.

-25?

-25? Shake on 25?

-Good man.

-Excellent. Thank you very much indeed.

-Thank you.

Can I just make a point at how plans can go all... In this game. We didn't know that thing was there.

-It just...

-Are you pleased with that?

-Very pleased.

-I do like it.

Cleanly done and what a tiny buy! Don't stop there.

Maybe think back? One more item and you're sitting pretty.

A pair of old teak benches we can't value. They might make 50 quid, but they might make £200.

-Yeah.

-That's the thing. You've got a much better chance of making that elusive profit with those babies.

-I think we'll go for it.

-Shall we?

-Yeah.

-Let's do the deal.

-Come on.

David, you've talked them into it.

-There you go, £95-worth of teak benches. Hi there.

-Here he comes.

-Here he comes.

- The best price that you could do? - I'll do 95.

95. I think we'll be happy with 95.

-Yeah, that sounds reasonable.

-Shall we shake on it then? Thanks very much indeed.

And that's your lot. From a tiny box to two chunky, great benches.

Eclectic, these ecclesiastics, aren't they?

Yes, it's that time again. Stop the clock!

What was it that she said?

IN WELSH:

Yes, exactly. I couldn't have put it better myself.

They pictured this set of fan-shaped frames making a profit

beyond the £85 they paid for it.

The Vaseline glass epergne came next and cost them £70.

Finally, Chris found them the bling,

a 1920s paste belt for £85.

-Which is your favourite piece, darling?

-The eponine?

-Epergne.

-Epergne.

-Oh, the epergne is your favourite?

-Yes, it is.

-Does the daughter agree with you?

-I like the belt.

-The belt.

-I like the glitzy, glamorous belt.

-Will that bring the biggest profit?

-Yeah, I think so.

-You spent 240?

-240.

-Can I have £60, please? Thank you very much. £60, which is lovely, Chris.

-It is indeed.

-Have you got anything in mind that you might buy?

I'd like to find something Art Deco. Kathy here just loves Deco.

-We've got the glitz and other things. Now Deco.

-If it makes a profit.

-Indeed.

That's your challenge. Good luck. Meanwhile, why don't we check out what the Blue team bought, eh?

Bright and beautiful from the off, the Blues kicked off with a Liberty Tudric quaich for £40.

It was then all bargains great and small as they fell for this tiny cloisonne pot. £25 paid.

But were they wise and wonderful when they chose this pair of garden benches for £95?

-OK, Sian, which is your favourite?

-I liked the pewter dish.

-OK.

And I enjoyed what I thought was the pill box, although it's not really a pill box.

-I can't remember, but it's lovely.

-The box.

-The box.

-Will the box bring the biggest profit?

-I certainly hope so. It's the one that I like, so yes.

-Sian?

-I'm relying on David's judgment. I think the benches.

Ah! Well, there's the predictions. And the total spend was how much?

-£160?

-£160.

-I'd like £140 of leftover lolly.

-There you go, sir.

-Thank you. Super.

-And I know a man who likes going off with £140.

-Doesn't he just? He loves it! He loves it!

-What are you going to spend it on?

-I don't know, but I would have taken home those benches.

-You sacrificed your own position for the programme.

-That's the kind of guy I am.

Now you have to find summat else! Good luck.

Meanwhile, we're heading off to Bucks.

Here we are at Waddesdon Manor, a fairytale place if ever there was one.

Built by Ferdinand de Rothschild, member of the international banking dynasty,

it is an amazing property. Some would say it almost has a magical quality about it.

Sometimes when you're wandering through these stately homes,

you come across a work of art that is truly unique and extraordinary,

and this is just such an item.

Because what we have here is a central character, the elephant,

which is surmounted by the most elaborate of howdahs that you could possibly imagine.

The top tier has an eastern potentate wearing his turban.

And he's being protected by a parasol

or carapace, supported by two exotic attendants.

The platform that he's standing on is castellated and fitted up

with bejewelled cannon.

Below that, we have a section of the construction glazed with convex glass panels

which in turn has four mermaids holding conch shells at each corner.

They flank some paste, fake diamond-encrusted wheels

and that's just the upper part because the base is pure High Rococo.

Cast with shells in a variety of patinated metals

and then some glazed sections with these outset swirly, snarling dragons.

And the maker is a Frenchman who constructed it in London in 1774.

And you can see his name, H Martinet, on the elephant's trunk.

This was bought by Ferdinand de Rothschild and has been in this position ever since it arrived

in this house. We know it was here in 1889 because in that year

the Shah of Persia visited and it was reported in the local newspapers that he admired this

more than any other object in the whole of the house.

And in a way I think he was absolutely right

because this thing has one or two secrets up its tail.

Literally. Because the elephant contains a mechanical, clockwork engine

that drives certain automata parts. And the base has got another clockwork engine

that runs a music-making machine,

a cylinder musical box that plays four tunes,

and also motors some other moving devices. How do we get it to work?

Well, it runs like clockwork,

so take it away!

BELLS TINKLE

Look at that!

That is magic. Look at his trunk!

And the tail!

Just extraordinary. The question is will our teams find extraordinary profits over at today's auction?

-Nicholas Hall, are you excited?

-Over the Moon, Tim.

-It's lovely to be at Frank Marshall and Co in Knutsford.

-Such a pretty saleroom.

-It is idyllic.

-In a lovely town.

Kathy and Sarah were the Reds. Sarah went with this series of picture frames.

-Rather smart, really, isn't it?

-Where do you think that comes from?

It's that olive wood. It could be Jerusalem, it could be Sorrento.

Any manner of places, really.

-Kind of 1900, 1910. A bit of fun.

-Yeah.

-The like of which I have never seen before,

-not precisely that type. How much?

-£50-£70.

-OK, £85 paid.

-Next up is the epergne.

-Yeah.

-Sort of vaseline glass, isn't it?

-With these opaque bits.

-Yeah.

-Do you like that?

-I like the glass.

Nicely moulded, well-coloured. I'm not so hot on the stand.

It could be that the original stand got damaged and this is a replacement.

-It doesn't match the quality of the glass.

-No, I think you're right.

Thank you very much. What's it worth? Yesterday's antiques.

A little bit out of fashion. We might have yesterday's estimate. We said £80-£120. It might be optimistic.

-The team paid £70.

-About right.

-They might make a pound or two.

But by far the most spectacular and speculative thing they've bought is this belt.

-A real bit of bling there, Tim.

-Isn't it?

-My only concern is what's holding your trousers up now?

-Mine?

-With this belt here.

-Ah, you spotted me taking it off earlier, Nicholas.

-The big question is is this a belter or not?

-It's got potential.

-We said £50-£80, but it could do more.

-£85 they paid.

-Good.

-At least they had a punt.

-Absolutely.

But they might need their Bonus Buy.

Kathy, Sarah, you spent £240, which was magnificent. You gave your man, Christophe, £60.

-What did you spend it on, Chris?

-Something I know you particularly will love, Kathy.

Art Deco vases.

-Wow.

-They're Shelley, they're 1926 and do you know what I love about them? The yellow ground.

Particularly saleable, I think. In porcelain. Do you like them?

-At first glance, they look... They just look.

-They just look!

-Do you like the butterfly motifs?

-I do. They are very... Oh, I like that.

-There you go. I knew you'd get to like these.

-How much did you spend?

-£60.

-Oh!

-Sarah, what do you think?

-They're not my taste, but...

-But they're pretty.

-They will probably make £10-£15, £20 at best.

-Profit.

-Profit!

I was just going to say!

No, no, we don't go backwards!

-Happy, kids?

-Yes.

-Well...

-Yes and no!

-Oh, dear. I'd say this is a mixed reaction. I tell you what we'll do now.

For the audience at home, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Chris's pots.

-Yellow is the colour of my true love's hair. What do you make of that?

-Shelley, 1920s, 1930s.

Classic Art Deco. I like the motif with the butterflies on.

-That gives a little bit of kudos.

-Quite an unusual colour or not?

-Yeah, it's not the usual palette.

-And a pair, so that's good. How much?

-40-60.

-OK.

-£60 paid. And they're supposed to be a Bonus Buy.

-Could get there.

-Not a dead cert profit, anyway.

-Not dead cert.

-You'll be nudging along.

-Edging.

Very good, all right. Well, that's a plank of hope, anyway.

That's it for the Reds. Now for the Blues. Their third item, the benches, are upstairs.

-They are.

-Too busy to bring down here.

-Yeah, the porters weren't too chuffed at this time of day.

-They're quite chunky things.

-Yeah, they're quite smart. Being a pair always helps.

They're nicely seasoned timber, good patination. They could do all right.

-40-60?

-Yeah. But could do better.

-£95 is what they paid, so that's quite a stride on, really.

-We might get there, though.

Anyway, returning to the table. The first item on here is the Tudric pewter quaich.

-How do you rate that?

-What you want with Liberty is a nice enamelled decoration. There is some -

the pierced handles there, but it's a little bit of a plain Jane for me.

-I don't think collectors will be excited.

-How much?

-Again, pessimistic, £15-£20.

-We might have been a tad mean.

-£40 paid. So that's another disastrous estimate.

Now put us out of our agony about this enamel and silver pot.

-It's rather sweet.

-Don't you think so?

-The enamelling is nice. Continental or maybe Middle Eastern.

-White metal rather than silver.

-And then we've got 0.925 underneath.

-So it is a good proportion of silver in it.

-Oh, yes. It's got silver content. Not hallmarked.

-But it's decorative, it's sweet, it's going to be collectable.

-How much?

-We've said £20-£40.

-£25 they paid.

-Good buy.

Depending on how those benches do will determine whether they need the Bonus Buy or not, so let's see it.

Now Darren, Sian, this is exciting.

You gave David Harper £140. DH, what did you buy?

-Sian, I bought this especially for you.

-Oh, thank you.

-My gift to you.

-Oh...

-Oh!

-That's lovely.

-A decanter.

-Thank you.

-You wanted a decanter.

-I did and that's beautiful. Is that silver?

-It's a silver top.

-And a silver collar.

-It's not plated silver?

-Hallmarked silver.

-Sheffield, 1908.

-Beautiful.

-By a lovely maker called James Deacon.

It's the real thing. Beautiful.

-So how much did you pay for it?

-Look at this - straight in! We're talking about the passion!

-What was it? How much?

-What do you think?

-Oh, come on. The last time I guessed, I was way off.

-40? 60?

-90?

-70.

-Well done! She's really good.

-David, that's called cheating.

-I watched your lips!

-I think that could easily make 100, could make 120.

It's a good saleroom, great area.

-Right, everybody happy?

-Yeah.

-You all like it, everybody's in love, feeling squeezy.

All right. Good. On that basis, now's the time to find out, for the audience at home,

what the auctioneer thinks about Dave's decanter.

-There you go, Nick.

-Typical. Always empty.

-Do you like it?

-Nice quality.

Edwardian, cut glass.

Nice hallmarked collar and rim.

-Again with the Edwardian assay marks.

-And what's nice about them is that when you take the stopper out,

pour your Scotch or brandy, that mount with its four lips

-enables you to pour it in any direction.

-One your way, one my way.

-How much then, do you think?

-We've said £70-£100 for this.

Well, I tell you, you will be very popular with our David Harper.

He paid £70. And it's a Bonus Buy.

-Good. Hopefully, we'll be toasting his success.

-Exactly. Are you taking the sale?

-I am.

We're in safe hands.

-Now Kath, Sarah, how are you feeling?

-A little bit...

-Excited.

-You're excited or more nervous than excited?

-Maybe nervous.

-Sarah?

-Excited.

First up is the photo fan.

Lot 152 is the late-19th-century painted, wooded, seven-section photographic fan.

£40 I'm bid. At 4-0, £40.

50 online. Thank you.

And 5. Bid's online at £55.

60. 5. It's all climbing. Online at 65.

Nothing in the room? It's all online. At £65. All done? Selling away.

There it is. £65. So close. Minus 20.

Now the vaseline glass epergne.

Lot 153 is the late-Victorian, Edwardian vaseline glass epergne.

Where are we at? £80 for it? 80? 60?

50?

£50? Nice Victorian, Edwardian glass epergne. Thank you, sir. 50.

Gent seated at £50. Any advance?

5-0, £50. Nothing online?

It's £50 and here. All done?

It's minus £20 again. You're minus 40.

Now your belt. This is going to save your day.

A real bit of bling, this. This is for a night out at the wine bar.

I've got £40. At £40. I've already got one.

Bid's with me at £40. Come on, give us a bid. 45.

50. At 50 with me. Another one? And 5. 60.

At £60, commission has it. £60.

You're out in the room. There's nothing online.

-Look out.

-At £60 and selling away.

£60. Minus £25.

Is minus £65.

-That's a tragedy, isn't it?

-So sorry.

-A tragedy of a morning.

So what about Shelley, then? Are you going to preserve your losses or have a crack at it?

-I think we should just go for it.

-Trust Chris.

-You may regret that!

-But I think so.

-Yes.

-OK, we're going with the Bonus Buy. Here it comes.

Lot 158 is a pair of 1920s Shelley vases. Smart-looking thing.

Real bit of Art Deco. I can start the bidding at £20. On commission at 20.

5. 30. 5. 40. 40 now. 40's the bid.

Any advance on £40? With me.

Online's out. It's all on the book. Selling here at £40.

I can't bear it. All your losses are 20, 20, 25 and minus 20.

Overall, you are minus £85.

-Oh, dear.

-You never know. That might be a winning score. Don't say a word to the Blues.

-Now Darren, Sian, been talking to the Reds?

-No, not at all.

-Good. Glad to hear it. So you don't know how they've done.

-No.

-First for you is going to be the Liberty quaich.

-Yeah.

-Yes?

-Here it comes.

-Liberty and Co Tudric pewter Art Nouveau twin-handled quaich. There we are.

-15? 15? 10?

-Gosh.

It's not a charity auction. Who's in at £10? 10 online. Someone's awake!

15. 20. Here we go.

Let's get going now. At £20.

Where's 5? At £20 for the Liberty bowl. At 20.

Selling at only £20 online.

£20. That's bad. £20 is minus 20.

OK, cloisonne pot and cover.

Lot number 170 is the little 20th century,

0.925 silver and cloisonne enamel box with lid.

Start me at £20 for it? £20 anywhere? At £20?

-18? 15? 15 bid me.

-Oh, gosh!

Thank you, sir. I'm bid £15. Any advance on 15?

Cloisonne on silver. 20 online. Try another, sir?

-Go on!

-25. Thank you. Second row, seated.

At £25. £25, selling in the room. All done and finished?

-£25. It's a wiped face.

-OK.

-Anyway, now the garden benches.

-The benches.

Two slatted wooded garden benches. Nicely weathered. I've got a bit of interest in these.

I can start straight in at 80. At £80. Bid's on commission with me.

5 online. 90 against you. At 90 I'm bid. Any advance?

-And 5. 100. £100. Don't stop there.

-You're in profit.

120. 120 I'm bid. 130.

I've got 135. I'll take 140 online.

140 online. The book's out. The bid's online at £140. All done?

At £140 and selling.

-Yes!

-You are £45 up. Now that's a better job.

-It is.

I like those benches. That was good news.

You were minus £20 before, which means overall you are plus £25.

-Is that not a lovely, warm feeling?

-It's a lot better.

-Like having a lot of collection money!

-I wouldn't get rich on that!

-Now what about that decanter?

-To be honest, I think it is a no-brainer. We'll go for it.

That's brilliant. Now I can tell you the auctioneer's estimate, which is £70-£100.

You paid 70. He thinks it's worth a ton. So there you go.

If he's right, you'll be taking home some more cash. If he's wrong, it could all be boo-hoo.

-Anyway, here we go.

-Lot number 175 is the particularly nice George V cut glass and silver decanter.

I'm going to start the bidding at 70. 5. 80. 5. 90.

5. 100.

20, new bidder. 130. Another, sir?

-140.

-What is this?

-At £140.

£140, all done. Selling away. Yours, sir.

Yes! That's so cool, isn't it?

You've doubled your money. He bought it for you with love.

It got transported into £70-worth of profit, which is not to be sniffed at.

-Not at all.

-Overall, you are plus £95.

-How good is that? It IS good.

-Very good.

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

-Our lips are sealed.

-Don't spoil their day!

Well, well, well, hasn't this been fun? I don't know when I've seen such happy teams and experts.

I don't know why, but there we are.

So we have a wealth, literally, of difference between the teams today.

You cannot believe that the teams who bought in the same place and sold in the same place

achieved such a huge differential. The team with the whopping loss today, of course, are the Reds.

-So sorry.

-Minus £85 is not a great result, really, is it?

It went minus 20, minus 20, minus 25, minus 20.

-It was consistent! Sorry. It wasn't running down your gutter today.

-It certainly wasn't.

-I hope you had a nice time.

-Fantastic.

-Your first auction.

-Yes.

-They don't all go like this.

-Probably her last!

Very nice to see you. The victors, though, are going home with £95.

Look at Sian's face!

-Now that is made up with a profit of £45 from those benches.

-Yes.

-Which is pretty jolly good.

-And £70 from David Harper's silver and glass-mounted decanter.

-That was a present.

A special present. An all-round team effort.

-Very, very good. In fact, so good why don't you join us soon for some more bargain hunting?

-YES!

I know you're sitting there thinking, "I could have done better than that!" What's 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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