Hungerford 11 Bargain Hunt

Whether it's raining or snowing,

we don't care!

We get out there. Let's go Bargain Hunting, yeah!

Today, we're in the market town of Hungerford

which, as it happens, is rather good for shopping.

So, with loads of yummy antiques arcades

to whet our teams' appetites,

let's hope they're going to be hungry for all these bargains.

Right now, here's a quick taster as to what's coming up.

The reds are playing a dangerous game.

-Mind the cars!

-Do not die. You've still got my lawn mower.

While the blues like to try their luck.

-I've forgotten how much I said now.

-50!

-50 quid!

I never did! Cheeky!

You know he said 100!

So, let's meet the teams.

Not him!

Well, it's a right family affair on the show today.

For the reds we've got father and son, Stephen and Tom.

And for the blues we've got Debbie and Callum, mother and son.

-Hello, everyone!

-Hello, Tim.

-Hi.

Lovely to see you. Now, Tom, it says here you're a teenage entrepreneur.

No longer a teenager, but I certainly am.

I set up a young persons' website

helping young people to get jobs.

-I was lucky enough to sell that.

-Were you a young person yourself?

-I was 19 when I did that.

-Did you? Set up your own site.

Yes. Sold it 18 months later. I was very lucky to do so.

Since then, I've set up a website that allows businesses

to post request quotations.

So if you need 100 red fleecies embroidered with lovely Bargain Hunt logos,

suppliers can come on, bid on the order, it drives costs down and buyers save about 30%.

That's fantastic. And makes the founder of the website incredibly rich in the process!

Who knows! Early days.

That is the right answer. What do you do, Stephen?

I'm a parish clerk, Tim.

Gosh.

A show stopper! I see you're impressed!

And you'll say, "What is a parish clerk?"

What does a parish clerk do?

A parish clerk is really the interface with local residents

and finding out what residents want from the area

in services and facilities.

Good. It says here you're incredibly interested in antiques

and know an awful lot about them.

I wouldn't say an awful lot. I know a fair amount.

I like Victoriana and I'm also into social history.

-So I collect rather bizarre things.

-Like?

Like porcelain bed pans,

nutcrackers, corkscrews.

Are you going for any of that gear on Bargain Hunt, to make a profit?

-I think we will.

-Follow Dad's intuition and I'll do the negotiating.

This is going to be exciting! Very good luck, chaps.

Now, moving on to the blues.

-Debbie, it says here that you are a woman of many words.

-I am, Tim.

I write children's books.

What are the books about?

Dragon protecting.

-Oh, not dragons!

-Oh, yes!

-Yes? Scary dragons?

-No.

-Not scary.

-Not terribly scary, no.

Did you know that dragons are real? Still alive and hiding in dragon-shaped objects?

-They never are!

-They certainly are, yes.

I used to know one or two old dragons, I have to say!

Since I've grown up, I've rather given that up.

On that happy note! Callum, it says here you're a student. What are you studying?

Yes, I'm at Queen Mary's. I started in September, studying law.

But you didn't initially want to study the law, did you?

No. To begin with, I was going to go down the performance route.

Ever since I was a child, I've loved performing. In the past few years I've been dancing a lot.

I went for my auditions, and at the last minute I decided to maybe keep it as a hobby.

It's stayed as a hobby and I do love it. I still have a passion for it.

-What sort of dance?

-Contemporary.

-Was he a prodigy?

-He gets it all from his mother!

Modest!

Great. Just don't try going into the lawyer's office wearing your tights and pumps.

Because you'll be in dead trouble doing that!

Anyway, good fun.

You are clearly incredibly talented and creative, you two,

and you'll do incredibly well today on Bargain Hunt.

The money moment. There's your £300.

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

And very, very, very good luck.

Now, what did I do with my tutu?

And who might our experts be?

Well, hoping to guard all the bargains for the reds,

we have Colin Young.

While fighting it out for the blues we have James Braxton.

-Are you looking forward to this shopping?

-Apprehensive.

-Oh, relax about it. You'll be fine.

-I don't know anything about antiques.

What have we got in the bag, then?

The £300 comes in pound coins!

No, I have a magnifying glass,

reference works and other essential tools of my trade.

I usually have a plan. Let's spend five, ten minutes, looking around at everything in general.

And understand the space we've got.

You can get so concentrated on an individual cabinet,

and the time will disappear.

Let's have a mission, and come back and see where the hotspots are within the store.

Let's do it.

Even in this snowy weather, we can still find something.

-I think garden items may be cheap in the snow.

-I think they might.

What I like to look at are these mixed stalls, like here.

You've got such an eclectic mix.

A mixture of Victorian, some repro as well hidden in it.

This is one to definitely come back and have a look at.

Why come back?

Why not get buying now, chaps?

You've only got 60 minutes, remember.

-What have you found, Debbie?

-I've seen something interesting here.

-It has lions' feet and it looks quite interesting.

-It's got great marks.

-Is it a heavy fellow?

-It's not too bad.

-It's definitely metal.

-It's definitely brass, isn't it?

-What do you think, Cal?

-And it holds water.

Yeah, it's not leaking, so that's a good sign.

Been repaired a couple of times.

It's got a break there.

I bet you it's a sort of log bin, something like that.

It's got a good country house look.

That, polished up, would be fabulous.

Let's make it look a bit battered, before the chap comes out.

Let's throw some water in it!

Bring the price down, shouldn't it?

Now, now, James! Don't be wet!

Let's go in, shall we? Come on.

Don't forget the holdall!

Are you in charge? Is this your area?

No, I do all the polishing here.

You do all the polishing?

-You do a great job!

-Thank you very much!

I've never seen so much brass and copper in one place at one time.

It's spectacular, James, but we are supposed to be shopping, not socialising!

Over the road, Colin is getting one of the dealers on-side too.

-What's your name?

-I'm Rita.

Rita. You know this place very well indeed.

What's the piece of stock that's been here the longest?

Can you find that and we can see if we can get an absolute bargain price

because that person will be so desperate to get rid of it!

Can I leave that with you for the rest of the shopping time

to mull through and think what that might be.

Let's see if we can do that.

Somebody will have something that they are so desperate to get rid of

-and the price just might be right.

-It could be me!

Nobody would want to get rid of you, Rita! Good tactics, though, Colin!

Meanwhile, over with the blues, James is trying to get the price on the log basket.

-Passing salvo - the brass fellow there.

-Yep.

I can do it for £60.

-Tempted?

-Tempted, Cal?

-Very tempted.

-Yeah?

-Good useable item.

-Will it sell, James?

-It's a good lump. It is a good lump.

Look at the weather. Right time of year for a log bin!

It'll make a lot of money for you.

Shall we, then?

I think so.

-Tell you what.

-Oh, he's sobbing!

If we're going to buy it, if you want your 60,

is there any chance that your mighty man could just do the rim?

Just to show people what the colour would be?

-OK. I can put a bit of work into that.

-Would you?

That's very kind. Thanks a lot.

-Thank you very much.

-Really kind.

-Thank you.

- All the very best with it. - Thank you.

Crikey, you don't mess about, blues!

That's one down. But is the reds' master plan working out?

Is anything grabbing you, making you think, "I've got to buy this."

-No.

-That's worrying. That's worrying.

-Look at that Meccano.

Yeah, a little Magic Motor. A good vintage piece from the 1930s.

A big fly-wheel.

If you could build a group of these together, that would be all right.

What do you reckon to that wheel drive? £10.

Yeah. Ten on that, 35 on that.

And whatever the price is on that one.

If we could get it all for 50 quid.

Or less.

Can you contact the seller on this?

If we could make a bid of £35 on all those three things,

no negotiation, it's take it or leave it.

-Yes.

-And we'd be interested in doing that.

-I'll go and find out.

-Thanks very much.

So, it's a waiting game for the reds

as Rita goes off to try and do the deal.

But there's no stopping those blues!

We've just spotted this and we're curious about it.

"Butler's Crown Brewery Ltd."

-What a great bit of stained glass.

-It is.

-I wonder how much they've got on that?

-I wonder.

-Expensive, I'd say.

-Yes.

-I'll find out.

-Yeah!

Bit of work on the frame.

The Butler's. They spotted this as they were walking out.

I can do it for £300.

-It's special.

-It's out of our league, then, sadly.

-What's this funny thing behind here?

-It's good you've hit on that.

-What is this?

-For 100 quid, you can get a lot of history.

I don't know what it is. But I reckon it's early 19th century.

And if you can work out what that monogram is there,

I think you could find out a good bit of detail about it.

-What is it?

-I think it was maybe the top of a fire plate.

It's got to relate to something when you've got a monogram like that.

Yeah. And you've got some sort of crown. Ducal crown.

Yeah, an earl's coronet or duke's. You're right.

Very intriguing, blues.

Ah. Chinese blue and white.

It's late 18th, early 19th century.

And fairly crude in its appearance.

But yeah, that's sort of OK. A few nibbles on it.

They never make great money. They always make low tens.

And this one's priced at £22.

-£22.

-I think that's really nice, actually.

-What do you think, Tom?

-It's nice, apart from the price.

You don't think the price is good?

-22.

-Look at the age of it, Tom.

You're saying about making low tens?

It's going to sell for low tens?

-Well, yes...

-Surely the point of it is to make a profit, right?

I know we'll make a profit on that. I'm positive.

I think you'll definitely make a profit out of it.

-But it's only going to be tens of pounds.

-Oh, right.

-I thought you said it would sell for tens of pounds.

-No, no.

It won't sell for a tenner. If it went to auction, I think it's going to make more than the ticket price.

-So let's see what we can do.

-Yeah.

You're not that keen, though, Tom?

I don't really like it. It's a bit... I don't know. It's OK.

-I know that stuff sells.

-Tom, listen to the expert!

Well, I know, but...

He's not happy!

It's two to one, Tom.

-I don't want to go for your hunches.

-Go for it.

-Want to go for it?

I don't think Tom's crossing his fingers, chaps.

We would like to make an offer of £15 on that.

And again, to save you having to come back, doing all the negotiation,

-ask if they'll just take the £15.

-I will.

-That would be brilliant.

-I'll do my very best.

-Thank you, Rita.

Fingers crossed, guys.

Brass. It's all brass. And it's a good colour.

I've forgotten how much I said now.

-50.

-50 quid!

-I never did!

-Please!

-I think I said 100 quid.

-No!

-90 quid.

-What do you reckon, Cal?

-I do like it. The fact we don't know what it is is intriguing.

-Yeah.

And we don't know anything about it.

-It's a risk.

-It's quite an odd, magnificent piece, isn't it?

It's quite heavy, as well. You wouldn't believe how heavy it is.

Oh, you just want me to hold it now!

Yeah.

That crown has to suggest that it's come from somewhere quite exciting.

I'm not sure I want to sell it to you now, actually!

-It would make a nice coffee table.

-We can all say things, but I think you'll do very well on it.

Well done, that man.

We're easy punters, aren't we?

No, you're picking the right things!

-Good luck!

-Thank you!

The money I'm taking today!

Glad to see you're having fun, blues.

But with only two items snaffled, it really is time to head off.

And is there good news for the reds?

-£15, it's yours.

-£15. Fantastic. We're happy with that.

We're over the moon.

-Whatever. That's fine.

-"Whatever"!

-That's fine.

-If you could wrap that for us.

-I will do.

-I think the object is to win.

-£15 profit? Are you going to do it?

They're lovely. Mother and son team, the lovely Debbie and Callum.

They're people who make decisions.

-We're both in agreement, so that's...

-Shockingly!

-Amazingly!

-Only one more to go.

-I think we need to now...

-Something different.

-Yeah. Avoid the...

-No more bronze or brass.

-..bronze and brass!

So, maybe something more decorative?

-Yes.

-Cos the others are quite harsh.

-Yes.

-So... Good.

Excellent, Callum. And it looks like the reds have news on the Meccano set.

But is it what they want to hear?

-Good news.

-Good news?

-All done. £35.

-Wa-hey!

-Bought?

-Yes.

So we've spent how much now?

-35 plus 15.

-£50.

-£50.

£250 to blow!

So, get spending, chaps.

Come on, no time to waste!

-Thank you so much.

-After you.

Let's see how we are time-wise.

Look left. Look right.

-Hello!

-Hello!

We're the reds!

Rather like going to an art gallery. Keep walking until something catches your eye.

What about this meat platter?

I quite like these cos they do sell, don't they?

They do sell. They used to be really popular

and there were sales of blue and white transfer decorated stuff.

But just look at three o'clock on that plate.

You what?

Oh, yeah.

-A large chip.

-It's got a big old nibble out of it.

So I think we want to avoid that.

Well, we all like large chips

but only of the deep-fried variety, blues.

We've got ten minutes left. Let's split that time sensibly.

Five minutes downstairs to see what there is down there

and then we'll spend the last five minutes on the challenge I set Rita.

Which was to find the oldest piece of stock.

Let's see if we can find something downstairs first.

SNEEZES

Bless you!

CLATTERING

Yikes!

I know you've still got £250, reds,

but don't waste it on breakages!

Now, the blues said they wanted to find something decorative.

Cal, I've seen something.

Look at this mirror. Look.

19th century. I quite like that.

Well spotted, Debbie.

Something's caught Stephen's eye, as well.

Well, I've found an interesting bit of World War II memorabilia.

It's a bubble sextant.

Nice original box.

Probably hardly used, as well.

The ticket price is 95,

but I'm sure that we can do something on that.

-Yes, it is a bit of a keen amount.

-Yes.

I've seen these at auction making 40, 50, 60, 70, £80. That sort of money.

So in effect, you've just got to be really, really down on the price

and if you want a good gamble with it,

it's got to be worth a gamble at 40 or £50.

Beyond that, you really are looking at shortening your margins.

So on the way out, what we can do is ask for a price on the sextant.

-Yes.

-So we've got that in mind and if we can't get a deal done across the way,

-we've got that to come back to.

-Yeah.

-Let's do it.

-You're in charge on this one!

-Yes.

There are plenty of collectors of aeronautical World War II items.

But as Colin says, it's all about the price.

That particular dealer, under these particular circumstances,

I'm sure would do it for 75.

-75. OK.

-If that's any good to you?

That could be.

So, it's an option, lads. But you need to find out what Rita has up her sleeve first.

Back you go!

-Oh, it's cold!

-Look at that!

That's not nice!

Eight minutes to go. We've really got to nail this, now.

-Mind the cars!

-Do not die!

-Mind the cars!

Right, we can go. We can go!

Meanwhile, the blues are taking it all in their stride.

-James, we've found something we'd like you to see.

-That's pretty.

How much have they got on that?

-65.

-65.

-Shall we get it off?

-Yeah.

It's lovely, isn't it?

There we are.

I can imagine somebody falling in love with that, can't you?

If you went round a sale room, you'd think, "That's a really pretty thing."

-It is pretty.

-I think so, yes.

The detail's quite nice.

It's laminated round here.

It's funny. They've done all that work

and they've left a scruffy old... It's cardboard!

I bet you it's '30s. That sort of thrift.

Bizarre, isn't it?

Does that change the value?

Not really, because it's very ancillary to the whole thing.

Your eye is drawn to this fabulous border, isn't it?

-It's pretty, isn't it?

-What's the address?

-"First-class furniture..."

-Norwich.

-Norwich.

So, if we leave the blues reflecting on this,

has Rita risen to Colin's challenge of finding the item

that's languished on the shelves here the longest?

All we're going to be doing is, "Are they any good?"

"Is the price right?" "Are we going to go for it or not?"

-So.

-There's dust inside.

-Really dusty.

-No marks.

-No marks.

There is a signature. They look a bit Oriental-ish.

Not really sure about them. Would you spend 20 quid on them?

-Let's make a silly offer.

-A silly offer.

They've been here for ever.

See if they'll take £28 for them.

-28.

-Yeah.

-I'll give them a ring.

-Is that a good price, team?

-Go and see.

-It is a pair.

-That's a discount of £60.

The price tag that's on them is 80.

80 for the pair.

Will a cheeky deal be done?

Time will tell. In the meantime, have the blues decided on the mirror?

We've been discussing your lovely mirror.

-It's beautiful.

-At great length. What is the best you could do on that?

I can do that for 50.

50.

Will it sell, James, that's the thing.

-Much as we love it!

-If you love it, somebody else may love it.

This lady liked it to buy it.

The interesting thing is it's decorative.

Mirrors always sell.

-I like it. I'm happy with that.

-Happy with £50?

-Yeah.

-Would you like it if...

Would you like it better if it was less?

-50 is the last price?

-I'll take another two off it.

-That's the best I can do.

-That might just help us.

-You're very kind.

-Lovely.

-You're welcome.

-Thank you!

-Thank you very much.

-Pleasure.

-Lovely. Thank you.

-We're done!

-We are done.

-Well done. Three really nice items bought.

-Yep. Happy.

-And different.

-Very different.

-Yes. A sporting chance.

Well done, blues.

But are the reds having the same luck?

The very, very best on those would be 60.

No. I think we'll go Lancaster, don't you?

I think we'll go with the Lancaster.

Thank you very much.

-Right. Time to run!

-Let's go, go, go, go, go!

Worth a try, Rita.

Mind the traffic!

Be quick, chaps, and watch that road!

We can do it. We can do it!

One minute to go.

Hello!

-Oh, look at that.

-Nice.

That's the one.

-Good luck with this.

-Thank you very much. Brilliant.

-A pleasure.

-Thanks.

-I hope you are the winning team.

-We hope so, too.

-Yes.

Crikey, reds, I'm exhausted. But that's it.

Time's up. Let's check out what they've bought.

To Tom's dismay, they bought the 19th-century Chinese blue and white ginger jar.

£35 was spent on the three Meccano constructions.

And the World War II Lancaster bomber bubble sextant

cost them £75.

-Last-minute again.

-I don't know.

One of these days you won't make it, you know that.

One of these days? Are we going to be invited back?

Depends on how you get on!

How much did you spend, anyway?

-£125.

-Definitely won't be asked back!

No, seriously, only £125.

-Only 125.

-That's a miserable total.

I'd like £175 of leftover lolly, please.

Thank you.

-175 goes straight across to our man.

-Thanks very much.

-That's quite a lot.

-It is.

I'm going to be able to buy a lot of Victoriana, cos that's what you're into.

-Absolutely.

-You are.

-No, we are, Tom.

-I'm not going to associate with that!

-We're really into it.

-I've obviously just started a bit of a family scuffle going on

-with that comment!

-Thanks for stirring it up, Colin.

Have a nice cup of tea. Meanwhile, we're going to check out what the blue team bought.

The large 19th-century brass log bin

set them back a fulsome £60.

£90 was paid for the intriguing mid-19th-century embossed brass plaque.

And the decorative 1930s painted wall mirror cost the team £48.

It's like a party round here!

Eh? Just like a cocktail party!

-How did you get on, Debs? Was it good?

-Yes, really good fun.

-Callum?

-I had a really good time.

We found some interesting pieces.

-Which is your favourite piece?

-That would have to be the second piece, the plaque.

Do you agree with that, Ma?

Yeah, I like the third piece, the mirror, the painted mirror.

That's your favourite. And how much did you spend?

-198.

-198. I'd like £102 of leftover lolly, please.

£102.

There's the £2. Thank you.

-Straight over to Braxton.

-Thank you.

Got any ideas as to what you're going to do, James?

I think the only material we haven't bought is silver

so I think I'll try and find some silver.

Right. Something profitable, hopefully.

Talking about making profits,

I've been for a good look around the shops myself

to see if I can find something that might make a bob or two.

Now, this slightly dull-looking but very high quality black box

once sat inside this outer leather travelling case,

which is, I have to say, incredibly tatty.

It's stained inside. It once had the original owner's initials on top.

That's been rubbed out. But that outer leather case has done its job.

All that wear and tear you see on the leather case

is not now reflected on the box inside.

It's protected it, and if I open it up,

it reveals the treasures within.

Look at that! How about that for an elaborate fitted interior?

Some of these mid-Victorian travelling cases

have got unbelievable numbers of fittings.

And this is one of them.

And the maker, he was proud enough to put his plaque, F.West,

and it's inscribed "Manufacturer to Her Majesty Prince Consort

"& Royal Family", no less,

"No 1, St James's Street."

So he's a prestigious London maker

working for the royal family

in a most prestigious address.

In fact, in the pecking order of Victorian travelling cases,

frankly, they don't get much better than this.

We've got a combination here of exquisitely-crafted cut glass,

exquisitely-crafted hallmarked solid silver,

hallmarked for 1860.

And each of the principle pieces

has then got a little disc of gold

onto which an engraver has inscribed the initials of the original owner.

There has been a problem, though.

Somebody lost the key.

So they've broken in.

They've bashed in this circular key hole,

that's caused a bit of damage inside and in the lid.

But at least that can be sorted out.

The scale and nature of the fittings are extraordinary.

In the lid itself, we've got a hinged down surface here

that contains a lady's dressing mirror.

Sadly, most of the mirroring has deteriorated

in the last 140 years.

Underneath this pull-out tray,

there's a whole section with blue velvet for loose jewellery.

But for the really precious things that you don't want the burglar to find,

there's a secret compartment.

If I take that out,

there's a rich gilt leather blotter

so that you can attend to all that correspondence

when you're travelling.

And underneath that, the holy of holy, where the precious jewellery is kept.

More lush blue velvet.

And a whole lot of compartments for taking your rings.

What's it worth? Well, tickled up, with all these imperfections sorted,

I think you could easily ask £2,500.

What it would cost you, though, in this state and ready to go,

a cool 1,000.

On that happy note, let's find out exactly what's going on over at the auction.

We've come down the A303 heading west

to Crewkerne, to Lawrences' lovely sale room to be with Richard Kay.

-Richard, good morning.

-Good morning, Tim.

Very nice to be here. Let's just run through our contestants' lots.

For the reds, their first item is the Chinese blue and white ginger jar.

Pleasant enough little piece. Useful and attractive.

Nicely proportioned and nicely decorated.

-Particularly if you've got ginger to store.

-Nowhere to put it.

-That's the place.

-Where does it date from? About 1900?

I'd have thought so. It's earlier in style than that,

-but not earlier in date.

-What's it worth?

I think it might make 30 to £40.

Absolutely right. It's the flavour of the moment, these ginger jars.

-That's a decent profit for them. They'll be pleased with that.

-Good.

Now, the Meccano set. We have a little selection here.

A beam engine looking device,

a clockwork motor, one or two boxes.

Does Meccano sell these days?

Yes, but this feels like the bottom of the toy box.

-It's all that's left.

-I see.

There's not much of it there

unless you're looking for bits to add to your Meccano collection.

-I see. Yes. You'd like a whole aeroplane?

-It would be nice to have a bit more of it.

-The Eiffel Tower?

-That would be great!

But what we have here are a few odds and ends.

What do you think for this group?

-20 to £30 for the lot.

-£35, they paid.

So they may have paid a bit too much.

Now, if you were lost in your Lancaster bomber somewhere over Germany in the Second World War,

-you'd have one of these handy.

-You would, apparently.

I'm not quite sure who'd want to buy it,

although I gather there are people out there.

We're always surprised by who wants militaria and items of aeronautica as well.

And if only the object could speak. What do you think it'll make?

Well, if the right people are in the room, and let's hope they are, 40 to £60.

OK. £75 they paid.

Good. Thank you very much, Richard.

They may or may not need their bonus buy,

but let's have a look at it anyway.

Well, chaps, what did Colin Young spend £175 on? Colin?

Well, I thought we've got to just blow the lot.

-You wanted excitement on the show?

-Go for it.

-We do.

Let's have a look at what I've spent every last penny on.

Right. Yeah. Wow.

-Yeah, wow?

-Yeah, wow.

-Yeah, wow.

19th-century. It's Chinese hardwood.

It's rosewood graining.

In there you've got set with it a liver and grain marbled inset plaque.

It's a really nice combination of things

that is popular in the current market.

-Am I selling it to you?

-You certainly are.

-I'm liking it.

-OK.

-How much do you think it will make at auction, Colin?

I've seen these make anywhere between 150 to £200.

So it's one of those areas of

cusp of a little bit of a loss, maybe,

cusp of a bit of profit, maybe.

-Yeah.

-A speculative one to go for.

We trust your judgement, Colin.

Don't trust him too much. Wait and see where you are with your first three items.

Now, for the audience at home, let's hope the auctioneer will reveal

exactly what he thinks about Colin's Chinese table.

-Isn't that handsome?

-It's a good quality thing.

Good quality and plenty of weight behind it, as well.

A substantial piece of furniture.

Several trees'-worth of hardwood in that,

and the carving is brilliant.

And a socking great lump of marble that is not cracked!

Not cracked yet! We'll look after it.

-Quite!

-I hope it might make 60 to £90.

-How much?!

About 60 to 90, I think.

Terrible! Colin Young has bought this as a bonus buy.

He really rates it and thinks it'll make £175-plus.

Well, we won't stop people from bidding on it,

but I'd be surprised if it makes that much.

I'd be delighted if it does, but it's not what I would expect it to make with ease.

Fair enough. I respect your view.

He won't, but I do!

On the other hand, the team may not go with this thing.

They may have made so much profit that they don't bother with it.

-Let's hope so.

-Well, we'll see!

Anyway, that's it for the reds. Now for the blues.

-This log bin.

-Yep.

Some of these vessels once were used for boiling clothes.

The old copper boiler and the brass boiler had a little fire underneath

and they were inset into a brick part of the building near the fire.

That's how you boil your water and do your weekly wash.

When those things were ripped out, they didn't throw away the receptacles,

they put four hairy claw feet on and a couple of ring handles

and turned them into log baskets.

-But it doesn't look adulterated.

-No.

It has a kind of honesty about it and it's practical as well.

-How much is it worth?

-I think, as it stands, on its four feet,

-it's worth 50 to £80.

-Brilliant. They paid £60.

OK. Next is the large embossed plaque.

Someone's worked very hard on that

but they've produced an object which is large and heavy

without having any obvious purpose.

Yes. And what is the buyer going to do with it, Richard, apart from hanging it on a wall?

Probably polish it up a bit, in the hope it will look even better.

There's quite a nasty crack running through the bottom of it.

Somebody's attempted a repair on that, but it's quite distracting.

Yes. It's got something about it, and I do rather like it,

although I don't think it's worth a great deal of money.

I think we're looking at 50 to £80.

OK. They paid 90. I don't know how you value the painting around the frame of this mirror.

You're a paintings specialist.

Do you rate those jonquils, lilies, and the rest of it?

Well, bearing in mind that the decoration has been put on as decoration,

and it's meant to compliment the mirror

rather than be there in its own right as something to admire,

I think it's actually quite well done.

It's slightly influenced by the Dutch masters of the 17th century.

-Originally.

-OK. Yeah.

-But this thing dates from the 1920s, '30s.

-Much, much later, yes.

So what's it worth?

I think it's decorative enough to make 40 to £60.

Brilliant. £48 paid.

Depending on how all this heavy metal does

will determine whether they need the bonus buy.

Let's have a look at it anyway.

Right, team. You gave James Braxton £102, for better or for worse!

James, what did you spend it on?

It's all here. Not £102. I spent 40.

-Oh, wow.

-It's a sterling silver compact engraved with a map of India

inset with some rather rough rubies

on a gold stone ground.

-Wow.

-I'm liking that.

-Yeah, definitely interesting.

-Compacts are collectable.

-It's a nice souvenir of travels.

-Tim's probably visited most...

-Most of the places on there.

But you've got the whole sub-continent.

It's pre-division of the sub-continent.

So that happened in 1947 when Pakistan was formed,

so it's got to be before then.

-So that could be '30s, then?

-I think it is '30s, yes.

It's a '30s sort of thing, compacts.

So how much do you reckon we might make, then?

Ooh, that's a taxing one.

If it came into auction, I'd probably put 40 to 60 or 50 to 80 estimate.

So you could double your money, potentially.

-Happy with that?

-Yes.

-Good.

-Happy?

-Very happy.

Good. You don't decide now, you decide later after the sale of your three items.

Now let's check out what the auctioneer thinks about Braxton's compact.

There you go, Richard. Something for you to take out at the weekend.

Well, I think this is rather nice.

I think it's typical of Indian silver

in that it's quite a good weight in the hand.

And it's well made,

finely engraved and finely finished.

Although powder compacts are not what everyone wants to buy these days,

even ladies, sadly, um...

Blokes love 'em!

This is, at least, an interesting and unusual piece.

The lovely James Braxton invested £40 of his leftover lolly in this,

in the hope he'll make a decent profit for his team. Do you think he will?

-I think it will bring a blush to his cheeks.

-Do you?

40 to £60.

He'll burst out all over for that, I tell you!

Anyway, thank you very much, Richard.

-Stephen, Tom, are you excited?

-Yes. Very excited.

-How excited are you?

On a scale of one to ten, probably nine-ish.

The thing is, you can't control much, can you?

-No.

-No.

-You've bought it. The die is cast.

-Yes.

-You've had your advice from your expert and here you are.

-Here we are.

-He's pinning his reputation on this!

-The blue and white ginger jar

is the first lot up. Here it comes.

The 19th-century Chinese blue and white jar and cover.

-Oh, yes.

-Here it is.

Start me on this one at £20, if you will.

-At £20.

-Hand over there.

25 in the door. 30. 35.

-40.

-Positive start.

50. £50 by the cabinet for 50.

-Look at that.

-At 50.

Last time at £50.

-Well done, chaps. £50.

-Excellent.

Like shelling peas.

The Meccano boxed motor. Flywheel and buffer. £10 for these, if you will.

£10 for them? £10.

We've got the ten.

I'll sell at ten. It's an opening bid at £10.

-Oh!

-£10, last time.

-Minus £25. You're still plus ten.

-Swings and roundabouts.

-Plus ten.

The World War II bubble sextant for a Lancaster bomber.

-This could fly!

-Start me at £50 on this one.

£50 is bid. It's on commission. 55. 60.

65. 70. Five. 80.

Five. 90. No?

It's £90 with me.

Against you in the room, for the last time. At £90 all done.

£90. You've navigated a £15 profit with that.

Plus 15. You are plus 25.

What are you going to do about the Chinese rosewood table, lads?

Are you going to go with Colin's table?

-We're going to go with it.

-Yeah. Save his reputation.

-Good team effort. We're going for it.

We're going with the bonus buy. Here it comes.

Rosewood stand with marble top.

Start me here at £30 on this one.

35. 40. 45.

50. Five. 60.

Five. 70.

Five. 75 in the doorway.

At £75. £80, now.

-85. 90. Five.

-That's more like it.

£95. On my right. Selling to the far right at £95. Any more?

At £95.

£95. That's five short... That's minus 80.

-Minus 80?

-Minus 80.

-Is that all?

That's all(!) You'll be pleased about that, Stephen.

25...

So overall, minus £55.

Very good. That could be a winning score.

If things go really badly for the blues!

Well done, chaps. Say not a word to anybody.

Thank you.

You've never been to an auction before? OK. What about you, Callum?

Never been. But I do feel an addiction coming along!

Do you? It's rather fun, isn't it?

I love having the crowd.

-It is an addictive process.

-It is. Every week I go and view an auction room.

Just can't stay away.

-Feeding a habit.

-If it's not one of your sales, it'll be somebody else's.

-Exactly.

Anyway, jolly good fun.

Your first item up is your brass log bin. Here it comes.

Lot 201.

The 19th-century bin with lion handles.

Bids start me here at £35.

35. 40. 45. 50.

55. £60 now.

-65.

-It's gone mental!

You're in profit. You're in profit, kids!

80. 85. 90.

-95. 100.

-Look at that!

At £100. Are we clear on that?

At 100.

You're definitely going into business!

-Plus £40. That's cool.

-Good start.

Lot 202. Large brass plaque.

Close bids on this. Interest starts me at 75.

80. £85 I'm bid.

It's on commission at £85.

At £85. Against you in the room.

-Oh, no!

-All done, then, at £85.

So close. 85. You're minus five pounds.

That's bad luck. Plus 35.

Lot 203 is an oval painted wall mirror, 1930s in date.

30. 35. 40, the bid's with me.

At £40 on commission. At £40. I'll sell.

On the book against you all. I'm selling at £40.

Blast it! £40 is minus eight pounds.

Which means... Five, six, seven, eight.

You are plus £27.

£27!

Listen, what are you going to do about this compact?

-I think so.

-I think risk it.

-You like that compact.

-Go for it.

They're playing the game!

£40, then, at risk.

Here comes the compact, right now.

Lot 207.

This small silver compact

with a map of India on it.

Start me on this at £30.

30 is bid. Straight in at 30.

At £30.

At £30. An opening bid at 30.

-I can't bear it.

-On my left

it's £30 and selling.

Oh, £30! And so quick!

£30. That's minus £10.

You are still plus £17.

The slow slide from a profit of 40 continuing through the whole competition.

But you go home with £17. Could be a winning score.

Not a word to the reds. We'll catch up all together in a moment.

-Thank you.

-Thanks.

Well, teams, this has been fun.

Have we not had a serious rollercoaster today!

We've had teams ahead, we've had teams behind

and we have a conclusion.

I'm afraid to announce today

that the runners-up are the reds.

-Oh!

-Oh!

But I have to say you were robbed!

Because you were £25 up at one moment.

And you went with the bonus buy, which didn't work out.

No Chinese market here in Crewkerne today!

And you finished up with being minus 55.

-It's a shame.

-You were robbed, actually.

Because the winners today have won by being plus 17.

Here we go, Debbie.

Here's your £17. This doesn't happen very often on Bargain Hunt!

A £40 profit with your old wash tub.

-That was pretty good.

-Absolutely.

Then it got eroded a bit, then it got eroded a bit more!

And you finished up with 17. And you're the victors.

-Yay!

-You've never been to an auction before.

-No.

-You're now an addict!

-Absolutely!

We know the feeling! Anyway, we've had such fun.

Join us soon for some more Bargain Hunting, yes?

Yes!

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"I could have done better than that!"

Well, what's stopping you?

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