Anglesey 19 Bargain Hunt

'Today, we're in Anglesey,

'the island home of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

'So, let's go bargain hunting!'

Now, Wills and Kate aren't the only royals

to have a connection with this place.

Edward I defeated the Welsh here

by cutting off their army's food supply.

'But will there be salvation rather than starvation today,

'as our teams fight for the Bargain Hunt honours?

'Speaking of honours, you'll never guess who we spotted.

'It's the Duchess of Cambridge herself! Well, I'm blowed!

'Will the reds or the blues win the Bargain Hunt crown when we get to the auction?

'Let's meet the teams, eh?'

So, taking the fair by storm today we have some loving couples.

For the reds, we've got Rhian and Peter.

For the blues, we've got Sophie and Connor.

-Hello. How are you all?

-Hello.

-Hi.

Very lovely to see you. Now, Rhian, how did you two meet?

I was with a group of friends in a nice restaurant.

I could feel somebody looking at me from a distance.

-You know that kind of magnetic glance.

-Yes. Very much so!

-Strange kind of stare.

-That's right.

So I turned round to investigate and there he was,

sitting there smiling at me, but he had some food on his face!

-There's nothing wrong with a little bit of dribble!

-No, quite.

Anyway, we started talking and we got on really well.

-And the rest is history.

-And you're married now?

-Newlyweds.

-Ah, isn't that sweet? Rhian, you've got quite a few talents.

-I do.

I studied karate for some years.

RHIAN LAUGHS

-And a bit of kickboxing.

-Oh, yeah!

Anyway, I also like music.

I play the violin, piano, and I played the harp when I was younger.

You've got a bit of an obsession, too.

Well, I do tend to go towards buying things that are wooden.

-Our house is starting to get a bit overrun...

-Frames.

-..with my purchases.

-Wooden frames.

-With nothing in them?

There are paintings in them and I do class myself as a bit of an amateur art dealer.

-You're building up a stock, right?

-Exactly. You're right, Tim.

-CHUCKLES

-Basically, anything made of wood?

I do have a secret weapon that Rhian doesn't know about, so, yeah...

-Which you're going to reveal?

-All will be revealed in the show!

Well, there's a little excitement.

You never know what these newlyweds are going to come up with! How sweet!

Anyway, very good luck. It's a treat to have you on the show.

Now we've got another couple of young lovers, which is marvellous.

-Soph...

-Hiya.

-You met Connor when you were students?

-Yeah, in Liverpool, on a classy night out.

-Classy night out?

Not so much really. It was one of those slimy kind of clubs.

-LAUGHING:

-Of which Liverpool has plenty!

-What were you studying?

-I was studying to be a vet, which I've completed now.

-You never have?

-Yeah.

-More qualified than a doctor, you vets, right?

-We like to think so.

-Is it seven years?

-No, it's five, the same as a doctor.

But it's more than one animal and they can't talk,

so we have to figure out what's going on, without them giving the game away.

-What else do you enjoy doing?

-I'm quite musical as well, so might have a bit of competition!

-Now, you're very competitive, Connor.

-I am, unfortunately.

I absolutely hate to lose -

-at anything, really.

-Yeah.

-She'll say that!

-Yeah.

-Do you go into a complete mood if you lose?

-Pretty much, yeah.

-You're not happy losing?

-Even if it's the smallest loss, I'm not a happy man.

Well, we'd better stand by for some sparks today.

What's your plan of action? You got a plan?

Yeah, three items. I'm going to pick one. Connor's going to pick one and the third one we can battle it out.

I also like wood so, you know, whoever gets there first!

-It's on!

-Watch out, the dealers of Anglesey. Ha ha!

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

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

And very, very, very good luck. Super-competitive or what?

Watch out!

'Our tutor for the reds today is:

'And hoping the blues will fly off with the deals of the day:

'Shop to it, then, teams.'

-Here we go, you two. Are you excited?

-Yeah.

-Very excited.

I'm intrigued, what's this secret weapon I've been hearing about?

Well, I am going to use my little love of wood

to look for one item, which I hear is a good seller in Cheshire.

Oh, my Lord! OK. 60 minutes. Here we go. Off you go. Go!

OK, let's go.

'The reds don't waste time just sitting around.'

As we like chairs, look at this lot.

Tall chairs, small chairs, baby chairs, upright chairs,

low chairs, armchairs.

'Whoa! That's enough about chairs!'

-If we buy any of these chairs, it'll be decorative.

-Yeah.

-Unusual, not for practicality.

-Yeah.

-Are we interested in the chairs?

-Let's go.

-OK, let's go.

'So, it's a no to the chairs, reds.

'Have the blues got off on the right note?'

-The music box over here? Accordion, I think?

-Oh, right.

OK. Do you play?

-No, but I'll have a go.

-You can have a go!

-Really good that.

-You like it?

-I love that.

-How did you...?

I was going to say, "How did you see that?" How can you miss it?

It's fabulous, isn't it? Gosh!

-Sophie, please tell me you can play it!

-Not officially, no.

-But I would have a go.

-This is going to be a new experience.

-There should be two straps, which you put round each arm.

-OK.

PLAYS TUNELESSLY

'Ooh, crikey!'

-I think that's beautiful.

-Shall I give up the day job?

-No. I wouldn't. Stick to fixing animals.

-OK.

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

-It's a bit unusual.

-A bit unusual.

Musical instruments is a really funny market.

-Things can sell for 40 quid or £500, and you don't know why.

-Right.

Because it's a limited edition or whatever. Very specialist market.

-It's chancey.

-Hm. That could be our risk purchase.

-It is £110.

You'll get it a bit less, £90 or something.

-We can think about it and come back.

-OK, leave it there.

I don't think it's going anywhere quickly,

because they probably heard you play it.

I've got to put off his customers!

-Do you want to leave it for now?

-Yeah. We'll come back.

-You're only seconds in.

-Yeah.

-Let's have a look up here.

-OK.

'I love your enthusiasm, Sophie -

'considerably more than your playing ability, actually.'

We call it cranberry cos the Americans call it cranberry.

In fact, the real name is ruby glass.

-Very pretty.

-That is very pretty. Quite different.

45.

-Is this a Victorian piece?

-STALL HOLDER: Yeah.

-I don't know about the funnel.

-So this is replacement.

It's quite unusual, isn't it?

-It is unsual.

-What would your estimate be?

If I were at an auction and this came up, I'd expect it to go for 50.

Would you?

Well, look, we're undecided.

This is on the reserve list, if you don't mind.

-Well, that's the first thing that we all agree that we like.

-OK.

'So, the reds have a ruby in reserve

'whilst the blues have located a large nut.'

-Is it a coconut?

-Yeah. It's a carved coconut!

-A carved coconut.

-Isn't that bonkers?

-I think it's brilliant.

-How much is it?

-£95! How much can you buy a coconut for today?

The coconut was free as well! He didn't buy the coconut, did he?

-He probably just picked it up.

-Ah! Let's think.

That was carved in about 1800 - 200 years ago and more.

You couldn't go to the supermarket and pay £1 for one.

This was an absolute top-end bizarre luxury item.

Most people had never even dreamed of something called a coconut.

It would have taken months to get it back.

That's why somebody went to such great effort to carve it.

-Nice, isn't it?

-It's lovely.

-It's a particularly big one!

-It's a particularly big one.

-A massive coconut.

-Do you want it?

-Do you want a massive coconut?

-Do you want to pay £100 for a coconut?

-That's a...music box!

Let's leave it there for now. It's just an interesting object.

It's lovely.

'Nice find, blues.

'What are those reds tuning into?'

-The telly.

-The telly.

-Yeah.

Is it Bakelite or wood?

It's Bakelite.

Now, do you like it, first of all?

Whether you like it or not, I'm going to tell you about old tellies.

They are collectable. A, for the Bakelite.

B, because most of these were binned.

-So those that do remain are actually quite rare.

-OK.

Whether they work or not is irrelevant. They probably don't.

It's Bush. Good name. Very good name.

That could go for over 100, easily.

-Enthusiasm?

-I'll have to trust you on that one.

-I don't see it myself, but...

-Sir?

Do you mind if we do a bit of bargaining and bartering?

I like going up. Hope you don't want to go down.

-Well, we like the other way.

-Do you?

-How much?

-95.

-95?

-Yeah.

-What's your very best?

-My very best is 80.

-My vote would be yes.

-PETER: I'll shake your hand on 75.

STALL HOLDER: No. It's got to be 80. It's honestly cheap.

I think we've got about half an hour left.

And nothing has been bought! We haven't spent a penny!

There's that looking us in the face for 80 quid.

-Right.

-Shall we just go with it?

-Let's do it.

-Hallelujah!

Thank you very much. No worries.

Thank you very much.

'You're switched on all right, reds. First item bought. Come on, blues.'

-This is unusual. What's this?

-Sophie, we've got animals.

-Yay!

-We've got definite animals. We've got elephants.

-Camel.

-Horse.

So what do we... There's another one. You've got two.

-There's bits missing.

-Yeah, they need fixing.

I do like them. Do you like them?

Yeah. They're interesting, a bit different.

-What are they?

-That's what I want to know.

-They're just serving trays.

They're Indian. From...the 1920s, the last days of the Raj.

But I do think they were made for us in India.

Things you would serve your gin and tonics to stave off malaria.

Get that tonic and that gin, pile it in.

On the verandah, your G&T would be served on something like this.

You leave India and you bring them home.

Really good quality things. GOOD quality.

-How much are they?

-Let me find out. You hold that one.

'So, whilst David checks out the price on the trays,

'Chris gets to hear Peter's plan of action.'

My little secret weapon is that I believe chess sets sell well.

-Good, carved...

-They do.

-..ornamental chess sets.

-Weighted pieces, as well.

-Uh-huh.

-I think that Knutsford is quite an affluent area.

-It is, you're right.

Chess sets - collectors, for one thing.

-Practicality and entertainment.

-And it looks beautiful.

-Ornamental.

-All right, so, chess sets.

'Better go and find one then, guys.'

Yeah, they're nice. They've got a bit of damage, so...

I'm going to test you. How much do you think you can buy them for now?

-For the pair.

-About... 80 quid?

-OK. Connor?

-I think maybe a wee bit lower than that, 50 to 60?

-OK. How about a ten pound note?

-SOPHIE GASPS

BOTH: Sold!

-Combined!

-They've got to be.

-Yeah.

No point negotiating. Just have them.

Yeah. Bargain.

-Yes!

-Brilliant!

-Good spot, Connor.

Well, you know.

Day's work!

'A day's work, indeed, Connor. Your job's done there, blues.'

-Rhian's found something that tickled her fancy.

-What about these?

-Oh, nice.

-There's another two.

-There's three of them?

-Yeah.

If this were old, this would be much more bashed about.

The price is £7, so really decorative, but no age.

-Shall I take it back?

-Take that back.

-I like the look of that horse.

-Oh, I saw it.

-Did you see that horse?

-Yeah. Shall we have a look?

-# Ta-da! #

-Lovely. Thank you very much.

Oh, we like that. It's not bronze.

It's got the weight of bronze. It's spelter.

-It's a good-looking piece, isn't it?

-Yeah.

-Isn't it fantastic?

Nice price. It'll make a bit of money.

-What do you think?

-It might make about 90.

-OK.

Hello, sir. Could you give us your best possible price

on our lovely horse here? 47's on it.

The best I could do is 40.

40. I think that the man's given us a fair price there.

We're all happy?

Shake the man's hand. Thank you very much. Good man.

-Thanks very much. Lovely.

-Item number two.

-Item number two.

'Good work, reds, but the blues have only bought one item.

'What are they playing at?'

-Connor, it's competition time.

-SOPHIE LAUGHS

Don't look at the ticket and cheat.

It's Victorian - 1860, 1880.

-Dining table top?

-It's for dining. It's actually for drinking.

-It's for tea.

-Oh, right!

-It's a teapot stand.

-It's for drinking tea, which is just lovely.

-I love tea.

I love tea! And look at the feet on it.

-The feet are lovely.

-Little porcelain feet.

-I like that bit in the wood.

-Yeah, that's marquetry.

You've got a walnut body to it.

This here is satinwood stringing.

-Then ebony in the background.

-Oh, right.

-That's not painted on.

-It's pretty.

-It's actually cut in.

It's a good shape. Normally, you find them just in the round.

-Do you like it?

-I like it. Do you like it?

-Yeah.

-Do you want me to get a price?

-Yeah.

-Please.

-You keep on looking.

'Do your best, David. Now, what's Chris spotted?'

What about these vases up here, these yellow ones?

-Interesting.

-Shall we have a look?

-Yeah.

-Look at that! LOOK at that!

-Hand-painted?

Well, they're Carlton Ware. There you have it.

-Early Carlton Ware.

-CHRIS LAUGHS

-I know these are going to be way beyond our budget.

-OK.

I love the colour. Early Carlton Ware. It's going to be a seller.

-They're going to be a very good seller.

-About £180?

Probably slightly more. I'll find out.

'Whilst Chris seeks a price,

'David's found a price.'

A trade price. When we say a trade price, this is a dealer to a dealer.

He said, "No arguing, it's 55 quid."

-Do you want it?

-Yeah.

-Your purchase?

-This is my purchase.

I'll go and tell him we're going to have it.

Yes!

'Yes, indeed, Sophie. Good work, team Harper. Two down.

'But it's bad news for the reds.'

-Forget it.

-OK.

-It's £350.

-Right.

-Aw!

-But lovely! We can't afford them.

What have we got? Ten minutes? Quick! Another pair of vases.

'Now Sophie's puckering up.'

Oh, dear. This is going to be interesting.

SILENCE

So are you going to start or what?

'Go on, girl.'

TUNELESS NOISE

What other instruments do you play? Connor, is she better on the piano?

She's a lot better on the piano.

-You have a go!

-Don't you...! Give it to me.

It's all about the mouth movement and the dingle donglers on there.

-Are you ready?

-OK.

FANFARE ON SOUNDTRACK

They might dub in something over the top of that.

'Well, we couldn't broadcast what you really played.'

I'm kind of liking that. 45 quid in its box.

-Sophie, what are you thinking?

-I'm thinking accordion. Hm.

Because you play that better than the trumpet?

-Does your heart say accordion?

-My heart sings accordion.

-Well, if that's the case, you have to have the accordion.

-Yeah.

We've got four minutes. If it's gone we're in trouble.

-Oh, no!

-OK, go! It might be gone.

-Oh, no.

'It's all getting a bit tense for both teams.

'Peter is still on the hunt for that elusive chess set.'

-Clock is ticking and I'm about to go on one of my tangents.

-You're free to do it.

-Off the rein!

'Peter's found a chess set, but sadly, it's not complete.

'Bad move, reds.'

-How long have we got left now?

-13 minutes. I'm glad you asked.

-Shall we find something quickly?

-Yeah.

'Even though time's running out, the blues are still trying to make sweet music.'

-Is it still there?

-Yeah.

-It is still there.

-Oh, brilliant!

-There's the dream machine.

STALL HOLDER: It's only 110.

-We can make it 120.

-Aw!

-Perfect! Yeah.

Make it 150 and you've got yourself a deal!

Oh! I like your style!

Very best, £90. Can't do any more.

It does come with a guarantee, but it's only 30 minutes!

Or 30 yards.

OK, shake his hand, you're done.

-Thank you very much.

-Well done, you two.

'Job's done, blues, but time's a-ticking,

'and the reds have to find their last item.'

That any good? It's very unusual.

-It doesn't rock your boat?

-Not really.

Four minutes. >

Is this a yes or a no? I like it.

It's a no, I'm afraid.

What about these vases?

-Do you like?

-I do. Not enough age for us.

-OK.

-You want bling? Big? Flash?

-Oh, look at this!

Look at that FANTASTIC inkwell.

It's glass. It's crystal. It's on this big bold wooden base.

Brass top. I think that's really got it.

It would sit well on a nice desk in Cheshire.

It's got great quality. It's £175.

I would love to buy that. I really would love to buy that.

-I'd buy that.

-Quick! Shall we find out the price?

-< Two minutes.

-Two minutes!

Shall we find the man that works on the stall?

Or lady. >

-We love the inkwell.

-Oh, right.

-We love the inkwell.

-Unfortunately, we haven't got a lot of time or money. What's your very best?

-135?

Er... Well, I love it.

-I don't think it'll make us money, but time is against us.

-Oh!

-But it's lovely.

-Lovely quality.

It MAY make us a bit.

If it's not going to make money, I'm afraid...

-< One minute.

-What do you think of that vase?

I think we should buy it.

We're buying an item that's probably not going to make any money!

-I'll do 130.

-Oh, let's have it.

CHRIS LAUGHS

-Well?

-Ten, nine, eight...

-What about that?

-We haven't got time to think about that.

-OK.

-Let's have it.

-Thank you very much.

I think they'll do all right. Shake the lady's hand.

Shake the lady's hand, Rhian.

'Blimey! That was close to the wire. Well done, then, reds.'

That's it. Time's up. Let's check out what the red team bought.

'They paid £80 for this vintage Bakelite television set.

'Then they trotted off with this 20th century horse.

'And at the last moment, they bought this gorgeous inkwell.'

-Are you both happy?

-Yes.

-We are.

Is it true that you spent £250?

-Yes.

-250 smackers.

-That is a marvellous result!

-Who's got the £50 leftover lolly?

-I have.

I'm going to hand that straight over to Chris.

Your challenge - find something to make a profit. Super-dooper.

Meanwhile, why don't we check out what the blue team bought?

'Connor got the team started when he spotted this pair of Indian trays.

£55 was spent on this embellished early Victorian teapot stand.

'The blues finished on a happy note

'when they bought this accordion for a song - well, £90, actually.'

-You spent how much in toto?

-155.

-155.

I'd like 145 of leftover lolly, please.

OK, 145. Yes? Over to the Harper. You've got a challenge here, Dave?

I do, but I've proven that I have a natural, inbuilt musical ability, so I might go down that route.

-Might you?

-I might.

-You're such a tease.

-Thank you.

Let's hope you don't blow the wrong note! Good luck, team. Relax up.

We're heading to Buckinghamshire, to the gorgeous Waddesdon Manor.

At one time, there were over 40 Rothschild mansions and palaces

strung out across Europe.

Waddesdon Manor today stands as a living testament to a great family

of collectors and connoisseurs.

It was built by Ferdinand de Rothschild

and was completed around about 1883.

It still contains the most extraordinary eclectic collection of art and objects.

Following Ferdinand de Rothschild's death in 1898,

the house was inherited by his sister, Alice de Rothschild.

Alice de Rothschild must have been the most extraordinary woman

because in the 19th century, the latter end,

for a woman to be collecting arms and armour,

I guess was probably unique.

Whether you know much about arms and armour or not,

the shapes and the materials are absolutely fascinating.

Two of the pieces which I think are very special are these.

This is something called a couter, which is an elbow piece,

making up part of what could be 36 pieces of armour, all told,

to fully protect your body in a battle or ceremony.

If you could feel this thing,

you'd be surprised as to how light it is,

because the steel has been beaten so that it's extremely thin.

It's then been raised with an acanthus leaf.

That acanthus leaf finishes in a lovely terminal here.

Look at the way that scrolls around so tightly.

When you consider that that's been made in the 16th century

by a hammering technique, it's extraordinary.

The central helmet's fun, too.

This is called a burgonet. It's a type of open helmet.

Burgonets have a peak to them with a central ridge.

It, too, is 16th century, said to date from the 1530s,

and was made by the Madroni family in Mantua in Italy.

It's an extremely rare and handsome example.

And there are other things of Italian interest around these parts.

This magnificent piece of furniture is one of a pair.

It's by an Italian craftsman like no other,

Pietro Piffetti,

who was making furniture like this in Turin in the 1730s and 1740s -

very, very early Rococo style pieces of furniture.

His speciality, believe it or not,

was veneering in ivory and precious woods.

If you look at the eccentric shaped top,

it is almost completely plastered in the stuff.

Except that, instead of just inlaying flat sheets of ivory,

he treats them in a special decorative way.

Each sheet is engraved.

In the middle of the cartouche,

we've got a scene with a group of putti, one riding a dolphin

whilst playing a violin - that's clever.

And his putti mates are on the shore playing with each other

and a lot of fish.

When you consider that practically every other surface,

all the curvy uprights and the drawer fronts,

all of which curve and move,

are also covered with engraved ivory,

you get to twig just how important and special

these pieces of furniture are.

The big question today is, just how magnificent

are our teams' performances going to be over at the auction?

I'm selling away... 85.

90. Five. Right at the back, then, 95.

Frank Marshall & Co is where we're at in Knutsford

with Nicholas Hall, our auctioneer of the moment and all-round hero.

-Welcome Tim.

-How are you?

-Very well, thanks.

-Lovely to see you again.

-It's busy enough in this place.

-Packed to the gunwales all day long, it's been.

-We've brought all this to button your life up with.

-Thanks, Tim(!)

Not at all. Well, the red team are responsible for the Bakelite telly,

which I guess dates from about 1950.

Yeah, when we catalogued it we said '30s, '40s.

It's going to be nearer '50 than '40.

-The old brown Bakelite's not the best colour scheme.

-No.

The rarer the colour, the higher the value, but it's got a nice shape to it.

That streamlined Deco look about it. We've said 80 to 120 on there.

-£80 they paid.

-OK, good.

-So that was the right price.

-Yeah.

Now, we've got a spelter horse. Is it really spelter?

-Is it bronze or bronzed?

-It's bronze, that.

-Yeah.

-That's cast bronze or I'm a Dutchman.

-Either way, it's a modern lump.

-It's a modern lump.

But at least it's bronze to start off with. So, how much?

-Well, we've gone for £50 to £80.

-Good man.

-£40 paid, so they got it at the right price.

-Yeah.

Now, moving on, we've got this so-called crystal,

but actually it's moulded glass, inkwell.

It's a magnificent thing, isn't it?

You can see that coming from the corporation mayoral chamber.

"I'll just sign a document using my..."

-That's very good.

-Is it?

-Yeah. You should do this professionally.

You stop jesting and give us an estimate on this magnificent lump.

-OK. £70 to £100.

-£130 they paid, so they're a bit over-the-top.

-A tad.

-They could have signed their own death warrant with that.

-Yeah.

In which case, they're going to need their Bonus Buy, so let's go and have a look at it.

Peter, Rhian, you spent 250 - which was a magnificent total, I have to say.

And you gave 50 smackers to Chris.

-What did you buy, Christopher?

-Another inkwell.

LAUGHTER

No, it's not a joke.

I know how much you love inkwells. Quite different from the last one.

A partners' inkwell. Silver plate, unfortunately.

-Not silver for the £50 I had.

-Right, OK.

-Do you like it?

Um... If you like it, we like it. CHRIS LAUGHING

-And I think it'll make us a profit, which is most important.

-OK.

-How much did you spend, Chris?

-£50. I spent the full amount.

It's a clean thing, ready to go.

-For £50, to buy that retail, I think is pretty cool.

-I think so, too.

-I'm warming to it.

-Yeah? He's warming to it.

-I'm warming to it.

-Everybody's warming to it.

In fact, we're getting red hot here.

Let's not go too far, and find out, for the audience at home,

what the auctioneer thinks about Chris's inkwell.

Thank you.

Talking of signing your death warrant.

-There's a definite theme.

-There is something going on here.

-A real running theme. This is a better quality one.

-Isn't it?

Yeah. Nice. Silver plate. Early 20th century.

-Good classic style.

-Proper bottles.

-Yeah.

Proper bottles, bit of wear and age to them.

This could do all right. Good buy, I think.

-What do you think it might bring?

-80-120.

-Really?

-Yeah.

-That Gower paid £50 for it.

-He did well.

-That's cunning.

-Yeah.

IF the teams decide to go with the Bonus Buy.

That's the big question at the time.

That's it for the reds. Now for the blues.

-What a table full we've got here, Nick.

-Yeah.

Table full of something, Tim.

How do you rate these teak tray table jobs?

-It would be nice if the inlay was still intact.

-Yes.

Again, I think it falls into that tourist ware art, really.

Visakhapatnam was the place for this type of inlay.

-Yeah.

-It's a great shame those lumps are missing.

-They'd be very difficult to replace.

-That's the issue.

The restoration cost is going to keep the price down. Although we're not being too mean.

-What's your estimate?

-We said 30 to 50.

Our team, though, only paid £10. Yes!

-That was a good buy.

-For £10?

-Gosh! Each or the pair?

-No, for the pair.

A five pound note each. That's Anglesey bargain hunting!

-I'll be off there in a minute. Gosh.

-I'm surprised.

-Anyway, shut up on that.

-OK.

-Move on to the beadwork.

-Yeah.

-We're missing beads, aren't we?

-Again, more missing beads.

-We had a bad moth in there?

-Yeah. I like the inlay round the side.

The walnut veneers are good and the little feet are pretty.

You could, rather than restore that,

get a nice mirrored inset top as a table centre.

Now you're talking. That's pure genius.

-What's your estimate?

-40 to 60.

-Is that all, after all that genius?

-We haven't got the mirror, yet.

-That's true.

They paid £55. So there's a good chance.

-Somebody will have a bright idea like you, and save it.

-Sure.

Now, whether you'll have a bright idea about the accordion or not!

-Would that be Sellotape keeping it together?

-The finest Sellotape.

It's obviously been at some raucous parties.

-It's had it, basically.

-Yeah.

-Difficult thing to value.

-They do make money if they're in good nick.

-Yeah.

They will make three figures, in good condition.

-In that condition, we've plumped for 30 to 50.

-OK, £90 paid.

-Ouch.

-I think they struck the wrong note with that.

-A bum note.

-They have.

And on that note, we'll have a look at their Bonus Buy,

cos they're going to need it.

Sophie, Connor, you spent 155.

£145 went to Mr David Harper. What did you spend it on, David?

Ho ho ho!

We made music, did we not? Come on!

-Brilliant!

-Sophie, here's your opportunity to redeem yourself!

I thought I'd never have to look at it again. ALL LAUGH

It's got its case, of course.

We think it might be a cornet, as opposed to a trumpet.

-We should know that, being so musical.

-I can play the trumpet!

-Oh, I do apologise.

-Cornet, yeah.

-How much did you pay for it?

-30 quid, with its box.

I thought, "We've got to have it!"

-How much do you think it's going to make?

-Not much!

-Could it make £60?

-It could do.

A £30 to £50 estimate, I'd have thought. It might make 50 quid.

Well done. For the viewers at home,

let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about the trumpet-cornet.

OK, Nick, this is your opportunity to shine on national television.

Unfortunately, I'd ruin your viewing figures if I played this, Tim.

-I'd better not.

-Is this going to bring many notes, do you think?

They are collectable. A little bit of pitting on the silver plate.

It could be polished out and done. £30 to £50.

-£30 paid.

-That's the right money.

-By David Harper.

-Good on him.

-You taking the sale today?

-I shall, Tim.

-Good luck!

-Thank you.

On the left at 120. At £120, any advance?

On the left at 120. Selling and away at 120...

-Rhian, Peter, you excited?

-Yes.

-Isn't it lovely to see a crowded saleroom? Stuffed up with folk who are here to buy your items!

-Yes!

-Maybe.

-I hope so.

Anyway, first lot up is your Bush TV set and here it comes.

Lot number 118 is the Bush type 22 TV in the Bakelite case.

Where are we going to go with this? £80 for it? 80? 60?

50? Surely at £50. £40? £30?

Oh, lordy!

Wake up. Have a go at this at £30, surely.

Thank you. 30 I'm bid. Gent seated at 30...

-This is no money, Chris.

-..Five I have.

40. 40 on the very end. Bidding in the middle? 45.

50 the end, now. At 50. Try another. At 50. Five I have.

Go 60? Thank you. 60. At £60. Nice early one.

With you on the end, sir. At £60 the bid.

-All done and selling away...

-I don't believe this.

-BANGS GAVEL

-£60. That's no money.

Minus £20. You'll make it up now on this gee gee, hopefully.

The ornamental 20th century cast bronze figure

of a standing racehorse.

Not sure if he's a National winner, but he's in solid bronze.

Starting blocks at where? 50?

40? £40? £30? Thank you, sir. 30 I'm bid. At 30.

Any advance on £30? 35. 40.

-< Five. 50...

-You're in profit.

Giddy up, horsey!

..Any advance? At £50 for the bronze. Selling away at £50.

Oh, well. £50 is plus £10. You are now only minus £10.

Lot 120 is the large, late 19th century hexagonal glass inkwell

a real desk-filler this one.

Smart looking object. Nice quality. 70? 60? 50?

£50 anywhere? Surely 50 for it. Come on, don't be mean.

50 online. They've had a look. It's £50 and away. Where's five?

Five in the room. 65 here. 70 with you, sir. At 70 standing.

Five? 80. Back in the room at 80 bid. And five now.

90. 90 has it in the room.

Five will you? The bid's at 90. It's against you online. At £90.

-£90 only.

-< Selling if you're sure.

-BANGS GAVEL

-£90 is minus £40.

Oh, I'm sorry! Oh, dear!

-I'm sorry about that, chaps. You're minus £50.

-Oh!

-What are you going to do?

-Let's go for it. Why not?

We've always had a thing for inkwells. LAUGHTER

-You're going to do it?

-Yes, do it.

-We're going with the Bonus Buy.

Lot number 124 is a 1940s silver-plated desk-top ink stand.

More commission bids on the book.

I'm going to start the bidding here at 75, 85...

-Look at this!

-At £90. The bid's with me at 90.

At 90 bid. On commission at £90.

Five? 100 against you. Back on commission at £100.

-Gosh! You doubled your money.

-Try one more.

110, thank you. The book's out. The bid's online at £110.

120, snuck in, thank you. At 120 in the back.

120 in the room and selling away...

-BANGS GAVEL

-That is plus £70!

-Yay!

-You've done it.

£70 profit saves your bacon

and sends you away with plus £20.

-Yes!

-There we go. It's a success.

-Don't say a word to the blues.

-We won't.

-Soph, Connor, you been chatting to those naughty reds?

-Yes.

-No.

-No.

-Yes? No? You haven't.

-No.

-Not about the score, anyway.

-No, about the weather.

-You're so sweet, Soph.

-How lovely Knutsford is.

-Just want to be sociable, but not break the rules.

-Yeah.

-Very good.

First up are the Indian trays and here they come.

Lot number 135, pair of early to mid 20th century

Indian marquetry inlaid trays.

Smart looking things and good to find a pair as well.

50? £50 for the pair?

40? 30? Who's in at £30?

-At £30?

-Uh-oh!

Start me now at £20. Anyone awake still?

-Let's get some bids going.

-Come on!

-At £20? 15?

-Oh!

Ten? Hello, do you want them?

Yes!

At £10, second row seated. At £10.

-15. 20.

-Yes, come on!

You've doubled your money.

At 20 only and selling away at £20...

-BANGS GAVEL

-Ooh!

-£20, then. Plus £10.

Disappointing, but it's a profit.

Lot 136 is the Victorian beadwork and inlaid stand.

Nice little lot there. Commission bids. I start at 30.

At £30. Selling and away, if you're sure and done?

At £30 and selling...

-BANGS GAVEL

-Oh, no. £30 is minus £25.

You are minus 15.

OK, now, the accordion. Stand by.

Lot 137 is the mid 20th century Italian Soprani

120 button piano accordion - interesting little lot this.

If you don't bid up, I promise I will play it.

That'll make you wish you'd bid on it then! £50 for this?

50? 40? 30? At £30?

25? Thank you. 25 seated. Any advance on £25?

At 25. 30 online. 35. Don't let it go now at £35.

40.

-Come on. Come on.

-Ooh!

The bid's online at 40. All done and sure? Selling away at £40...

-BANGS GAVEL

-£40 is minus 50.

That is overall minus £65.

-Ooh!

-Ooh, dear! What about the trumpet and cornet, then?

-We were going to buy it anyway.

-We're going to go for it.

-Yeah.

-Yes?

-Mm-hm.

-That's the decision.

Going to trust you, Dave. We're going with the trumpet-cornet.

You're going with the Bonus Buy -

one cornet, two ice lollies and a trumpet.

Who's going to make sweet music with this lot?

Silver-plated trumpet. Actually, we think it's probably a cornet.

Where are we going to go? Start me where? £50? 40?

30? Nice one in the silver plate. Good named maker as well.

20 I'll start. Who's in at £20? Surely.

-Thank you, sir. 20 I'm bid...

-Come on. Come on.

..Bid's in the room at £20. 25 online against you. 25 here.

30 I'm bid. At £30.

You finished online? Yes or no? At £30 on my left and selling.

-35 new bidder.

-Yes!

-Come on!

40, he's still in. At 40. Going another one, sir? Come on.

-Go on!

-40 against you.

The bid's in the front on my left. You finished at the back?

It's 40 here. Selling away on my left at £40 and done...

-BANGS GAVEL

-Yeah!

-Plus £10, well done.

Always lovely to see the Bonus Buy make a profit.

-Overall, you're minus £55.

-Oh!

-BOTH: Oh!

Nothing to brag about but you never know, it might be a winning score

so don't say a thing to the reds and we'll convene in a moment.

You're great, you two.

-What a belting day we've had, haven't we?

-Yeah.

-You haven't been chatting about the scores?

-No.

-No.

Well, it is my privilege and my duty to reveal that today,

by a substantial chunk, the runners-up are...

-the blues.

-Oh, no!

LAUGHTER

-I'm afraid it's minus 55.

-Oh!

-Yes!

-LAUGHTER

-Don't look too sad about it.

-I'm quite sad.

-No!

You've been such a smashing couple and I'm sorry for you,

but nevertheless, the tidal wave that's hit us from the reds is unstoppable.

Because they're going home with a profit of £20. There are the 20 smackers, darling, which is lovely.

-You had a good time?

-Fantastic.

Join us soon for some more bargain hunting, yes?

YES!

-Ooh!

-LAUGHTER

I know you're sitting there thinking "I could have done better!"

Well, what's stopping you?

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

It'll be splendid to see you!

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