Peterborough 29 Bargain Hunt

Welcome to Peterborough. And looking around me,

I can already spy some bargains.

So let's go bargain-hunting...yeah!

We're at the East of England Showground,

primed and ready to do battle with the multitude of indoor

and outdoor stalls that they have on offer here.

So, while our teams get to their battle stations,

here's a quick squint as to what's coming up.

The British weather may just rain on the Red Team's parade.

An umbrella stand.

So our plan is out the window!

Whilst the Blues keep in time...and in tune.

Do you like the tangerine, do you like the pewter

-or do you like the kingfisher?

-BOTH: Kingfisher.

There you go!

In unison. But first, let's get to the nitty-gritty and meet the teams.

Well, on the show today we've got boys versus girls,

and for the boys, we've got Barnaby and George

and for the girls, we've got Christie and Sarah.

-Hello, everyone!

-ALL: Hello.

Lovely to see you.

Now, Barnaby, you met at school, you two,

and you've been at the same university.

Yes, we both went to Kimbolton School and met about 13 years ago.

And now we're both studying at the University of York.

So, what have you been doing at university?

I'm studying economics and politics.

I'm in my final year, with not too long left to go now.

And what are you hoping to do when you leave?

I'm hoping to go into the Army. I've got a place at Sandhurst.

And how long will you be in for initially?

It's a minimum of three years.

But I could probably see myself doing a bit longer than that.

But I'm not sure if I'd want to stay in for my whole career.

Good luck with that. George, what are you studying?

I study history and politics at the University of York as well,

so a little bit of overlap with Barney's degree.

-Are you going into the Army too?

-No, I'm not going into the Army.

What are you hoping to do, then?

I'm hopefully going to travel, go travelling,

-and then perhaps do a law conversion after that.

-Right.

What, the budding solicitor?

Yeah, following in the father's footsteps.

So your combined knowledge of economics, politics,

and history and your obvious dress sense

is going to take you to great places today on Bargain Hunt, is it?

Well, hopefully, yes.

We'll spend lots of money, not leave much for our expert,

and cover a variety of different areas.

Well, that sounds exciting. Very good luck with that, chaps.

Now, girls.

Christie, you first met Sarah in the kitchen - is that right?

-Ish.

-Ish?

-We worked for a kitchen company.

-Oh, I see.

We met about ten years ago.

Were you installing them or advising people about them?

We were supplying them, to the trade.

It's rather good, isn't it, when your friendship

can span a number of years, through the workplace.

That's it, yes.

You then left, did you?

I then decided to have a child,

so, yeah, I then left.

-She's now two.

-How sweet.

Now, Sarah, you're something of an entrepreneur, I gather?

Trying to be, yes.

My mother and I set up a small business, selling home-made fudge.

What tempted you to go towards fudge?

Well, I left our kitchen company when I fell pregnant,

-and my daughter's two also.

-Really?

-You left at the same time, then?

-Pretty much.

I started doing a bit of part-time work

at this company where we get our fudge from,

and Mum said to me, "Why don't we have a go ourselves?"

-But your mother was an antiques dealer.

-She was, yes.

So has it all rubbed off on you?

It has. From the age of about 12,

I was dragged round to many antiques fairs.

I think these boys are quaking in their boots

now that they get the truth!

You're up against a pro here.

And what are you planning to buy between you

to get these profits rolling in?

We came with a bit of a plan, and silver

-is something we're going to look for.

-Cheap and shiny, I think,

-is the plan of action.

-Yes.

At least you're going to start at that!

Wait and see what happens!

We've heard all this before.

Anyway, now the money moment. Your £300. Here we go.

£300 apiece. You know the rules.

Your experts await. And off you go! And very, very, very good luck.

What lovely teams we've got today!

Let's see who our experts are today.

SHE HUMS A FANFARE

Not afraid to blow her own trumpet,

for the Reds, it's Catherine Southon.

And for the Blues, a man who knows how to tap into a good deal

and keep it in the palm of his hand.

It's Thomas Plant.

-Girls, excited?

-Very!

-Oh, yes.

-Is it Christie or Chrissie?

-It's Christie.

-Christie.

-And Sarah.

-Yes.

-Very nice to meet you.

-And you.

Adieu?! We've only just started!

Now, I think I am going to have a bit of fun with you guys.

-I like different.

-And a bit of heating, I think.

Heating's always good!

Are you two suffering?

Beautiful day for bargain-hunting(!)

Yes, Christie, we do quite often have to weather the storm.

But you could have opted for the great heated indoors, like the Reds.

We have a bit of a three-point plan.

We had a think on the way here today.

-And I think we want to look for some militaria, perhaps...

-Militaria.

-..something ornamental, for example, for a mantelpiece or desk...

-Right.

..and something novelty, a novelty item as well.

-Something quirky.

-A little bit quirky. I like that. OK.

All right.

There you, go Catherine - that was easy.

By gum, though, it's nippy...even inside these sheds.

-Morning!

-Morning.

Well, it might be chilly,

but we British, we can take the cold - we've had lots of practice.

-So what's this, then?

-Well, we've got United States...

-Yes.

-Yeah.

-What's this flag here?

-Don't know.

-Our nation's flag.

-It's different!

It IS different. It is different.

But it's got our home nations on.

So you've got Scotland, the three lions, and what's that there?

-Wales?

-No, it's an Irish harp.

So this is pre-independence for Ireland.

-Ireland separated in 1921.

-OK.

-So that's got some age about it?

-It's got some age about it.

But is that First World War? Could be.

"United we stand." In 1917, they joined us.

-It's in pretty good condition as well.

-It's in nice condition.

Sometimes these bits of commemorative do do quite well.

Is it a wall plaque?

Yes, you're quite right, it is a wall plaque.

Normally, these were produced in the northeast -

Sunderland, around there.

With this lustre design, this could be a Staffordshire piece.

-It's quite an interesting object.

-What price is it?

It's at £45. Shall we ask about this? Do you like this?

Yes, I...I don't think it's particularly attractive,

but I think what it stands for...

-is nice.

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

Yeah, if we can get the price down.

Quite right, Christie.

It all comes down to the money

and making sure you have some of it left for a rainy day.

Like today.

I love this. Look at the colour of it!

Very interesting.

Put your umbrellas in there... It's very Art Nouveau, isn't it?

Look at all these lovely curves.

-Very rich colour.

-Looks continental.

Go to Paris, Metropolitan signs...

You know you've got all those curves and all those swirls?

It's that same sort of idea, isn't it?

-I'd love that by the back door, anyway.

-How much?

£145.

-CATHERINE GASPS

-£145.

-Do you like it, boys?

-I do really like that.

I like the curves.

It's the colour, for me. It's nice and rich.

I'm slightly concerned about some of the chips

and the state of the bottom.

I wouldn't worry too much about that,

because generally speaking,

-it is actually in very good condition.

-OK.

What could you do on it?

I'll do it for the £120, but that really is...

-Right, £120.

-I'm happy to go with it. I really like it.

Catherine, you're obviously a yes.

I like it, but that's not perhaps the right reason.

-Do you think it's worth the price? Please say yes!

-Yes.

-Yeah.

-Yes.

-Thank you very much.

Thank you very much!

Thank you.

Yeah, make hay while the sun shines.

That's your first bargain bought. Keep it up.

Now, Blues, what's the price on that plaque?

-Come closer.

-LAUGHTER

-I'm going to be cheeky...

-I know.

-..and offer...

I watch the programme - I know you're going to be cheeky.

-£20.

-No.

-What can you do it for?

I won't budge below £30.

You're not going to budge. What do you think, girls?

I think we should look around and then come back.

-You don't think that, do you?

-I...

-You're the professional.

-I just think it's quite unusual.

I've never seen something like this. It could fly.

-Let's do it.

-Yeah?

-Yeah. Hooray!

Let's go.

Yes, united you stood, team.

And a very interesting item chosen.

Thomas, you should do some digging to find out more on that story.

Now, we've just passed the 15-minute mark

and after deviating from the plan, the Reds need to regroup.

So we've bought an umbrella stand.

It's not really novelty,

it's not really militaria,

and...

is it ornamental? What category does it fall into?

-None of them, really! It caught our eye.

-So our plan

is out the window!

Well, there's no need to turn a drama into a crisis, Catherine.

These boys won't be the last to experience

the heartbreak that is bargain-hunting.

How about...those knives?

The fish eaters?

People don't really use fish eaters any more,

so I would move on.

Bring out the fish knives, Maud, would you?

-Novel?

-Sorry?

Novelty? I haven't found anything. I'm just shouting "Novel".

Oh, novel!

Pepperette?

I've never seen anything like that before.

We see quite a lot of unusual things that are made into pepperettes.

At home, I've got a gavel, actually.

And that's a little chocolate pot. It's silver.

And it's a pepperette.

-Interesting.

-You wanted novelty. It's very expensive.

It's £135.

It's been around since Adam was a lad.

It's 1896.

Right. So it's late Victorian.

VENDOR: It can be £95.

-It's a thought.

-Yeah.

Something to bear in mind.

-Something to come back to.

-Yeah.

Perhaps a man-size pot would be more tempting.

Oh, that's a good thing, isn't it?

-Look at that.

-What is it?

It's a coffee pot.

-Chocolate pot.

-Chocolate, probably because of the size.

What's the very best on that?

-50 quid.

-It is different.

It's made by Christofle. It's the equivalent to our Walker & Hall.

It's probably a bit better. It's a bit like an Asprey.

So it's a really good make.

-Shall we think about it?

-Yeah.

-There's lots to see. We'll think about it.

-There is lots to see.

Yes, these girls aren't impressed by size, I can tell you.

OK, we're at the halfway mark now,

and it looks to me like the Blues

are following the Reds' three-point plan.

This is for the London Rifle Brigade.

So, Sarah, you picked that one up. Have a feel.

OK.

This would have had a chain on it, would it?

So, OK, what do you think it is?

That tells you!

Yeah, that's it. A match-holder.

Close it up.

Turn it over.

Oh, and it's got a striker on it.

It's a strike.

So it's a vesta case

and it's got "London Rifle Brigade" there, so it would be

-First World War.

-I quite like this.

They're quite collectable, vesta cases.

-Is that silver?

-Yes, it is silver.

-If you open the lid, on the rim...

-Yes.

So what sort of date do you think?

It's got, um...the hallmark is...

I think it's early 1900s.

London 1904, something like that.

You've got the maker's mark there.

It's a good maker.

It's by a company called Sampson Mordan.

They are the premier silver manufacturers

of that period.

Yeah, I quite like that.

As long as the price is right, we like it.

Come on!

£130.

Oh...is that really...?

Why so much?

-It's military, innit?

-What's your very, very uber-best?

£120, then.

Sarah's stroking you!

-I can give you a cuddle.

-That won't work.

LAUGHTER

-You've not had many rejections like that, have you?

-No!

Where's the love?

I really do like that, but...

£110, if you want it.

-£100 and we'll take it now.

-Go on, then. Take it away.

Well done, Sarah. You didn't let rejection get you down.

You'd make a good dealer, you know.

Now, Barnaby and George - feeling thirsty?

I quite like that.

That is excellent.

That's really nice.

Is it for drinks? Oh, that's nice.

I mean, it's all plate.

It's all tin-lined, made in Germany.

See, if it was silver...

Yeah, that would be fantastic!

It would be brilliant. I like the idea, though.

So that's a no, is it, Catherine?

With two items under your belt, you Blues might be feeling smug.

But what about item number three?

We're looking for a bit of glass, I think.

-I think glass too.

-Yes.

Any particular colour?

White.

-White?

-No, clear.

Cor! I say, the Blues are set to clean up

if those Reds don't get on with it.

We're now into the final 15 minutes.

I think I'm going to go back

and have another look at that pepperette.

-The chocolate pot?

-See what I can get it for.

If you can see the best, best price you can get.

-Shall we carry on looking?

-Yes.

-Sounds good to me.

Great! That should get you back on track.

You've caught up with the Blues, so now stay focused.

Is it really in good condition?

Your eyes aren't any good, anyway!

-Have you got terrible eyesight?

-I have, yeah.

But I don't like to admit it!

Why aren't you wearing glasses?

Er, I, um...

Cos I don't need to!

They are a bit tired, I have to say.

We're all feeling a bit tired now, dear.

This is actually going horribly wrong.

I thought we were going to do really well.

We've bought one item.

He's gone off to look at the chocolate pot.

If we don't nail this soon,

we're in big trouble.

And if anyone can whip those boys into shape,

it's you, Catherine.

Now, how's the glass-hunt going?

There's some bits of glass here.

Do you like that?

-Yeah.

-What one do you like -

the tangerine, the pewter or the kingfisher?

BOTH: Kingfisher.

There you go!

What's the price of this?

It's on the back.

What can it really be?

The best would be

£150.

What is so special about that?

Right. OK.

This is by a company called Whitefriars.

There is the Whitefriars sticky label,

with a monk, like a Benedictine monk, on there.

Whitefriars was Powell & Sons beforehand -

a glass manufacturers just outside London.

After the war in the 1950s and '60s,

they employed a man called Geoffrey Baxter,

who designed this vase, designed the totem pole.

If you had this in your house in 1967,

you were the coolest thing in the world.

And it's a good colour, the kingfisher. It's striking.

Could you do any less on that, please?

I'll go down to £140. That would be the very best.

I still think that's a lot of money.

You've got five minutes.

What was the place round the other side you saw?

Let's go round the other side. Thank you.

You've actually got seven minutes, if that helps.

And George has just sealed the deal on the pepperette at £90.

Well done, boy.

-..£80, £90.

-£90 is fine. Thank you.

Thank you very much.

Both teams are looking for their final items now.

Quickly, quickly, quickly!

-Come on! No, no.

-I was looking at the rings!

Quickly!

Like it!

So...

Whitefriars, but indigo pattern.

So again, this is Whitefriars.

What do you think of that form?

-I like it. I think it's really attractive.

-Do you?

-I think other people will like that as well.

-It's different.

I do like the colouring of it.

-What price have we got?

-£98.

What can it be?

Can I just point out it's got a small inclusion here?

-I saw that.

-It's not damage.

It's just been done in the process of the glass being blown.

You see that there?

You can forgive that, can't you, really?

-Is £90 your final?

-Yes, I'm afraid it is.

Because it's such a nice piece.

It is good, though. That or the kingfisher?

I love the other one.

You like the drunken bricklayer, but it's a lot more money.

Time is not on our side.

-What do you think?

-Because that's under the £100 bracket...

This is more commercial, because it would fit into most interiors

-and colour schemes.

-That's it, yeah.

That's what I liked about it.

Yeah. If you think we should go for that, then...

Ooh!

THEY LAUGH

-Yeah?

-Yeah.

-Brilliant. That's it.

-Excellent!

-Three quality items.

-Well done!

-Well done.

Even if you do say so yourself.

Right then, Reds, over to you.

What do you think about that?

Is it a bottle stop thing?

He's so clever!

A wine stopper.

-And we think this is the god of wine.

-Bacchus.

-Bacchus.

-It's continental.

-It's weighty.

It's very weighty. Whether it's silver or not.

I'd love to say it was, but it's not marked at all.

-But it's a bit of fun.

-Exactly.

At 30 quid.

And it's definitely 19th century.

Yes, I think there's a definite draw there, in the age of it.

-What do you think?

-As time ticks on, I think... It's nice.

It's interesting.

And I think it's quite a good item,

with it being Bacchus, the god of wine.

-Do you like your wine?

-Yes!

-Bit of a story behind it.

Yes!

-"Love my wine!"

-Silly question!

-You're students.

That's a stupid question!

I think it does have a certain charm about it.

Yeah, I think that's a nice piece.

-What do you want to do?

-Go with it?

-I'm happy to go with it.

In the light of time constraints.

I'd say go with this as well.

Yeah? £30.

That was hard.

-Very hard!

-I'm sorry!

No pain...no gain.

Right then, that's it. Let's remind ourselves what the Red Team bought.

Barnaby and George fell for the curves

of this green enamel umbrella stand

and paid a whopping £120 for it.

Then they outflanked the Blues on the silver front

by finding this novelty pepperette.

£90 paid.

And just before they ran out of time,

they bagged the bust of Bacchus.

Beautiful!

That set them back £30.

Don't tell me, Catherine, you've exhausted these two fit young men!

Have you?

OK, so you spent in total how much?

-£240.

-£240. Can I have £60 of left-over lolly?

-Certainly.

-Thank you.

That's £60 going straight across to the lovely Catherine.

-What are you going to spend it on, Catherine?

-Hmm.

No idea!

OK.

Well, that is at least honest!

Why don't we check out right now what the Blue Team bought, eh?

They held a united front with this plaque

and bought it for £30.

And with its big price tag of £100,

did they strike it lucky with the silver vesta case?

Finally, they chose the Whitefriars glass vase,

paying a hefty £90.

-Have you had a nice shop?

-Wonderful shop.

I bet you have.

Now, tell me, darling, which is your favourite piece?

My favourite piece is the silver vesta we bought.

-What about you, Christie?

-It's got to be the Whitefriars vase.

Is that going to bring the biggest profit?

I'll probably go with the plaque that we bought.

Is that a pl-AH-que?

-A plaaahque!

-Plaahque!

ALL LAUGH

OK, well, it's the plaque pl-AH-que

-that's going to be the biggest profit?

-I think so.

Fingers crossed.

Depending on that American connection, right,

all of which has to be researched and sorted out.

That's the secret. And what did you spend overall, you chicks?

£220.

£220. Please may I have the £80 of left-over lolly?

-You can indeed.

-Thank you very much.

You don't like handing that over one little bit, do you?!

I can tell that, Christie!

There you go, Tom. Got any ideas where you're going, Tom?

Maybe, but...

Maybe not!

Maybe not. No, I have!

I promise.

You're a really naughty man.

Meanwhile, I'm heading off to show you a collection

that is sure to turn a few heads.

Tredegar House near Newport in South Wales

has a long and illustrious past.

It was visited by our current Prince Charles

in the early 1980s

and by King Charles I

more than 300 years earlier.

But it was his son, Charles II,

with his eye for style,

who could be credited with the inspiration

behind a large portion of the house.

The eagle-eyed viewer

who likes his architecture

will have spotted two styles here -

the mid 16th-century, loosely Tudor stone building

and the mid-17th-century Restoration brick and stone structure.

And it's a room from the latter part

that I'm going to show you today,

and boy, was it built to impress!

During his exile, Charles II and his followers

spent three years in France and the Netherlands.

When Charles was restored to the throne,

they brought back with them a taste for European opulence,

flamboyant styles and rich materials.

The period and its style were known as the Restoration.

The Gilt Room at Tredegar was created around this time

and would have been highly fashionable.

The contents are on loan kindly from Newport Council.

Oh ho ho!

Talk about bling.

It's all a question of taste, really, isn't it?

If it is to your taste,

it is the most magnificent room here at Tredegar.

But you have to admire

the absolute scale of it.

The big thing to remember about the English Restoration is

that following Charles II's return,

everything became incredibly flamboyant.

And that is personified

in this fireplace surround.

What exactly are these putti doing

as they crawl up the sides of the fireplace?

The fruit spewing forth berries

and the tightness of the foliage and the brilliant way

in which it's been cut and carved.

And that continues over the entire central section here.

The large Solomonic columns.

Not actually made of real marble,

but painted in imitation of marble

and made to impress.

But apart from this Restoration fun,

there's actually a mixture of elements in this room.

The swagging underneath the frieze

and the vertical leaf carvings

are all Neoclassical,

so we're mixing elements in this space.

But every so often, some more Restoration carving bursts out,

like the swags underneath with more very, very ripe fruits.

But that's not the only thing to admire in this room.

So was the Gilt Room used as a bedroom?

I don't think so.

It's a part of the ground-floor enfilade of entertaining rooms.

It's the space that the Morgan family

would have brought their guests into to show off,

hence all this splendour.

So what are we doing with a four-poster bed here today?

Actually, the secret is that this is reproduction

and it's been especially made by the National Trust

so that the visitors to the house today

can have a nice little lie-down

and admire what is above.

So what's going on here, then?

It's an image after an original work

by an Italian artist called Cortona.

And it tells a story.

The girl that's bearing her bosoms

is in fact emblematic of lust.

The geezer down at this end,

with a wreath of vine around his head

and a big wine ewer behind him

is emblematic of Bacchus,

or drink.

And the girl in the middle, who's looking very severe

and is holding a book and a lamp of knowledge,

is emblematic of knowledge.

And she's kind of saying,

"Don't you go doing the drinking thing

"and don't you go doing the other thing."

So it's sending out a mixed message.

The message of life, really,

with all its pitfalls and its joys.

The big question today is, of course,

for our teams over at the auction -

is it going to be all bling or is it going to be just bust?

Now, a few weeks later,

we've come to lovely Lincolnshire

to see our items go under the hammer.

Well, well, well, how lovely is this?

Well, as lovely as Batemans in Stamford, actually,

-with the lovely David Palmer.

-Thank you very much.

Now, let's run through the Red items.

First up is this enamel umbrella or stick stand,

which is my least favourite, I think.

-Now, I like that.

-Oh!

It looks as though it should be bolted to some wall in Paris.

-Yes.

-It's nice and swirly, Art Nouveau-y.

That's what I mean. Out of the underground,

-that Metro is full of that swirl.

-Yes, it is.

I don't like these chips much.

But there we go - it's got a look.

It's different. It's not Colebrookdale. So how much?

-£60 to £90.

-How much?

-£60 to £90.

-Pounds?

-Yes.

£120 we paid.

That's a long way to go from £60 to £90 to get to £120.

-It is.

-OK, lovely.

Next is the novelty pepperette, which, I have to say,

-is charming, isn't it?

-It is.

It's really fun.

-It's a miniature chocolate pot, isn't it?

-Yes.

For putting pepper in.

-Yes, but you'd never use it on the table.

-No.

It would go straight into a cabinet.

-Which is where it's been since it was made.

-Yes.

It worries me slightly that the hallmarks are on the underside

and if you feel the rim of the base,

it feels as though it might have been reapplied.

But that's only a thought.

-OK. Not a very nice thought, if you don't mind my saying so.

-No.

So what's your price on that?

£50 to £80.

OK, fine. £90 we paid.

It wouldn't surprise me if we exceeded the £90.

-Really?

-Well, it's that novelty type item.

Even though you're suspicious about the bottom?

-That's why we've said £50 to £80.

-Is it?

So £50 to £80 covers you in case the bottom's not so hot.

If the bottom drops out, yes.

Lastly, this silver grotesque mask...

Paperweight job, I suppose?

It looks to me as though it should have a cork underneath it,

and you shove it on the top of an empty wine bottle.

-That's not a bad idea. That would be Bacchus, wouldn't it?

-Yes.

-Which kind of ties in.

-With a cork.

-Yes.

The only problem with a cork stopper is

the shape of that bottom, isn't it?

Where you get the cork to stay in that shallow rim base.

OK, so, how do you see it, for a silver fellow like that?

Well, we don't think it is silver. We've called it white metal.

-Ah!

-And I think one of the telltale signs is

if you put the two together,

you can see the warmth of the colour of the pot

and the harshness of him.

-Yes. He does look grey, I have to say.

-He does.

He looks more steely.

-So a cast white metal?

-Yes.

-So, what's your estimate for white metal?

-£30 to £50.

OK, fine. £30 paid.

But overall, we have a predicted loss on the wee pot

and we've got a predicted loss on the stick stand,

so we're going to need the Bonus Buy for cert,

so let's go and have a look at it.

OK, chaps, this is exciting. You spent £240. You gave Catherine £60.

-What did the girl spend it on?

-Well...

I know how you students like a drink or two,

-so I bought you...that.

-That's very interesting.

It's very interesting. What on earth is it?

It is actually a bottle opener for your beers.

But the important thing about it is the name in there - Georg Jensen.

1981. It's modern,

but it's a bit of fun, and I think it's a modern collectable.

And how much did you spend on it?

I spent £20.

-OK.

-Don't you think it's great fun?

-Yes.

-I think it's brilliant.

-Yeah.

The ultimate thing - how much do you think it's going to make?

That'll make £40. We're not going to make a huge amount of money.

Well, you've doubled your money.

-I think we'll double our money.

-That's a nice prediction.

It's a great name, and somebody's got to keep hold of that

for the future, because that will be worth something.

The plan is, it's a cap to go on a beer bottle,

but that big rim, you wouldn't think of it, looking like that,

that you'd be able to twist off the cap.

But clearly you can,

because that's what the design of that rim is inside. So it's clever.

-A pretty good piece.

-It's a bit of fun.

-Exactly.

That's what we were looking for on the day!

I do feel it should be silver gilt or something like that,

because they've taken a lot of trouble to make that.

And to make it out of a base metal...

Because it's Jensen, you always think of good silver.

You expect a little bit more.

You don't have to decide right now,

but what we will do, for the audience at home,

is to find out what the auctioneer thinks about Catherine's cap-lifter.

OK, David Palmer. This is close to your heart.

It is. There's a definite theme running through this. I like this.

Georg Jensen, a big bottle cap that you prise the caps off with...

Your beer, or whatever - your Danish beer.

-I think it's fun.

-Not made of any precious metal,

which is what you'd normally expect of Jensen,

-so it's kind of a designer-y 1980s object.

-A practical piece.

How much?

-£20 to £40.

-OK.

Catherine paid £20.

She paid the right price.

Hopefully, that will retrieve some of the predicted losses.

That's it, though, for the Reds.

Now moving on to the Blues.

First up is this plaque.

How interesting is this?

This is academically very interesting.

Produced in this country.

It symbolises, as far as we can tell,

the Royal Standard and the American flag,

so some event took place that this is commemorating.

But inexpensively done on a bit of Sunderland-type pot.

Mass-produced, and probably sold from a stall

outside wherever these people met.

Yeah. And "United we stand"...

So there's been some concord between the two nations.

Probably should be in a museum.

And even might be, after today's programme!

-Indeed!

-You never know.

-So what's your estimate?

-£30 to £50.

OK, £30 paid.

So it might make a profit, which would be lovely.

Now, next is the vesta case.

-And this is special too, isn't it, David?

-It is.

It's very much a man's vesta case.

It's nice and chunky and it carries the crest there

of the London Rifle Brigade,

so it makes it a bit more special.

Bit of militaria for that sort of collector. How much?

-£50 to £80.

-Is that all?

-Well, I can't see why it should make more.

Well, might be just a militaria connection, I don't know.

So much nicer to have your little military connection

-of a good quality - Sampson Mordan.

-A good make.

Best make there is, but if only we had something inscribed,

that some particular officer had it, but you can't have everything.

£50 to £50 is your estimate. £100 paid.

Lastly, we've got the Whitefriars-style vase.

-How do you rate that?

-Not very highly, I'm afraid.

It's good quality, it's nice, but the market's been shot to pieces,

because the Chinese are producing this stuff to a very high quality.

That's not so good, is it?

It means you can get a nice piece of glass for not a lot of money.

I suppose that's true. But bad luck on the collectors of the real thing

who've paid big money to find that the values have dropped

because of the reproductions coming along.

So, on that rather depressing note, how much?

Well, we still think £20 to £40.

Well, they paid £90.

That could be the torpedo that sinks their particular vessel,

in which case, they'll need the Bonus Buy and,

in which case, we'd better have a look at it.

-Well, girls, this is exciting, isn't it?

-It is.

£220 you spent, which is a magnificent amount.

You gave our Tomato £80. What did you spend it on, Tom?

I didn't spend it all, and I bought you two a beautiful jewel.

Because you're both jewels.

-Aww!

-So this is probably like a native-made ring - it's quite rough.

You've got rubies, diamonds, emeralds in there, seed pearls.

-And they are real stones?

-They are real stones. Have a look.

-I like it.

-It's a very decorative ring.

It's quite fashionable, because it's a cocktail ring.

You could wear it today and people would think it was costume,

but actually it's all real.

-How old is it?

-19...

1900s, 1920s.

With the cut of the stones and stuff.

-But you haven't asked what I paid!

-How much?

-Did you spend all the £80?

-No.

-No?!

£50?

-You're such a tease, Tom.

-£50.

£50.

I predict £70 to £90.

-I like it.

-Good!

-Yes, I do too.

-We all like it.

-Well, you know!

-He's a clever boy.

We'll find out just how clever Thomas is in a moment.

But right now, for the audience at home,

let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about the ring.

With this ring, I thee wed.

Oh, that's so sweet of you.

-Rather fun, isn't it?

-It is. It's lovely.

It's got a lot happening.

It's a nice, busy little ring with lots of colour in it.

Yes. And it's precious metals.

Bit of gold in there, and all those little chips.

It's not one of those Suffragette ones, though?

-Not the right coloured stones.

-We've got a green.

-We've got green and pink.

-Perhaps it is.

That makes it more valuable.

-How much?

-£50 to £80.

-Brilliant. £50 paid by Thomas Plant.

I fancy that's going to claw back the losses

created by the Whitefriars vase.

Let's hope I'm wrong on that.

Well, let's hope so, but you can only give your honest opinion,

for which we thank you, David Palmer.

-And good luck today.

-Thank you.

Now, GB - George and Barnaby -

here we go. You've got the umbrella stand in green.

It's got one or two nibbles

and that's why he's estimated £60 to £90

rather than the £120 you paid,

but it's on the internet. Here we go.

French cast iron green enamel umbrella stand.

Late 19th century, Art Nouveau.

I mean, this is seriously attractive.

Should be in a Metro somewhere in Paris.

Let's go straight in at £30.

30 I'm bid. At 30. 2.

35, 38.

40, 45, 50.

-55. On the right at £55.

-Long way to go.

At £55, is that it? Finished and done at £55?

Is that all?

-Come on!

-Anyone else? At £55...

I can't bear it.

Nobody else?

That was pretty painful!

-That is minus £65.

-That was painful.

Minus 65 smackers.

The silver novelty pepperette,

as a little chocolate pot.

This is a lovely little piece.

20 quid for it? 20. 2.

25. 28. 30 off you.

30. 35. 40. New money at 40. 45. 50.

55. 60 with the lady behind you.

65. In front at 65.

Phone, are you in now?

70.

75.

80 on the phone. 85 in the room.

Go on!

At £85. I sell in the room at £85. Anybody else?

Very nice object.

At £85...

Bad luck, chaps.

Minus £5 on that.

Which means overall you're minus £70.

This is not going in your favour.

The continental white metal bottle stopper.

Bacchus's bust showing there.

A multi-functional piece.

Let's say £30 to start. 30 I'm bid.

2. 35. 38.

Now you're in profit.

40, if you will. 40. 45.

50 off you, sir. 50.

Right at the back at £50. I sell standing at 50 now.

-We've still got a bit more to do.

-Come on!

The standing bidder at 50, right at the back.

-He's tried!

-£50.

£50 is plus £20, which means overall you're minus £50.

-That's a bit bad.

-It is a bit bad.

What are you going to do about the bottle opener? Got to go with it.

-Yes, we've no choice.

-It's a bit of fun, isn't it?

-Exactly.

-Will it make you £50 of profit?

Well, you never know. Stranger things have happened.

Here it comes.

The Georg Jensen brass and steel bottle opener.

Circa 1981.

It's a really fun piece.

Let's go straight in at 10.

10 I'm bid. 10. 12. 15. 18.

You at 18. Take 20 now.

20. 22. 25.

-30, sir?

-Yes!

-30.

I'll take your 2, if it helps.

At 30.

32 on the net.

Net at 32. Sure you're out in the room?

I'll take your 5.

-Have another bid!

-With the net at £32. I sell then at 32.

Well done, Catherine. That was plus £12.

Made us a bit more respectable.

Overall, you are therefore minus £38.

And quite frankly, chaps, today, minus £38

could genuinely be a winning score.

Let's hope so.

-Well done, boys.

-Stranger things have happened.

-Don't say a word to the Blues.

-No, we won't.

Anyone else in the room now?

-OK, are you happy, girls?

-We are indeed.

-Do you know how the Reds got on?

-No idea.

-That's good,

because we don't want you to, because if you knew,

you might or might not take your Bonus Buy

if you knew what their score was.

Anyway, the first item that's going to pop up is the plaque,

which remains as interesting and almost as enigmatic as ever,

but, Tom, you have done a bit of research on this.

What's the theory, Tom?

I think it's the agreement with America in the late 19th century,

1898,

when we shook hands with them after a turbulent time in the 19th century

and we supported them in a war against Spain.

So that's why that plaque has us holding hands with the Americans,

with the flags, which I think makes it mighty interesting.

-I've got good hopes for that.

-Me too. Here it comes.

The Sunderland lustre plaque,

bearing the Royal Standard and the American flag.

£20 for it. Straight in - 20 quid.

20.

Tenner, then.

£10. 10 I'm bid.

On the net at 10. 12. At 12. 15.

In the room at 15. 18. Net at 18.

20. At 20. Back in the room at £20.

Should be £100, this.

22.

25. Net at 25.

-At 25.

-Go!

-On the net at 28.

28, net. 30, net.

With the net at 30.

At £30. 32 in the room.

SARAH GASPS

Here in the room at 32.

Sell, then. 35. Back on the net at 35.

38. In the room at 38.

The room has it at 38.

Finished at 38?

40.

-Yes!

-Yes!

What a good auctioneer.

45?

-42.

-Go, go, go!

At 42. Sell in the room, then, at £42.

No-one else at 42?

Thank you. We'll take the £12 and run.

-OK.

-Thank you!

Now, well...this vesta case is going to be interesting.

..With the arms and crest of the London Rifle Brigade

of 1898.

By Mordan. A very nice one.

£30 I'm bid. 30.

5. 40.

45 now. Here at 45. Take your 50.

At 45. 50. 55.

60 I've got.

At £60.

This side at 60.

65.

-At 65. 70.

-Come on!

-At 70.

-What's it going to make?

At 70. At 70.

Sell, then, at £70.

-Are you all out in the room?

-No!

Finished at 70? At 70.

The internet at 70.

That's minus 30.

You are £18 down.

-Oh, no, now it's the vase!

-Minus £18.

So, now, the Whitefriars at £90.

He's not confident enough, because of the Chinese reproductions,

to give it the Full Monty, cos he's nervous about it,

because he's not a Whitefriars expert.

-No.

-That's the problem.

And here we have a man who IS a Whitefriars expert.

A very attractive glass vase.

Really rather attractive vase there.

£20 for it. 20 quid, the vase.

Anybody at 20?

10, then, for the vase.

Fiver for the vase.

5.

You'll have to go 6 on the net. 6.

You want 7?

At 7. In the room at 7. 8 on the net.

At 8. Go 9, madam.

9.

At 9.

This is ridiculous! It's Whitefriars.

Sell at 10. It's worth 12.

Look at it. Have a good look.

At 10.

-Sell at £10.

-I can't believe he's selling a Whitefriars vase for £10.

On the net at 10. You're out in the room. Anybody else?

Sell at £10.

Well, there we go, girls. I'm sorry.

That has rather torpedoed the chances there.

And I'm sorry, Tom.

It's not the end of the world.

It's not the end of the world. Sorry, girls.

It's minus £98. So, moving on...

What are we going to do about that lovely ring? Have a go?

Yes! I think so.

I don't think you can fail, do you?

No!

Gold, nice stones, the thing is perfect... Here it comes.

Rose gold diamond and gem-set ring

in a pierced scroll design.

This is really rather lovely. 50 to start.

Straight in at £50.

-Anybody, 50?

-Go on - it's worth 50.

20, then?

10. 20.

Net at 20. Internet at £20 now.

I'll sell on the net at 20. 22.

At 22.

Here at 25. Anybody else?

At 25. 28. 30.

At 30 now.

At £30.

32.

35. 38. You in at 40? 40.

-The gent here at 40.

-Kick on!

At 40.

Sell with the gent, then, at £40.

I sell this side at 40.

The gent here at 40. 42. 45?

At 42.

Worth 100!

48 on the net. You're both out.

Here at £48.

Make it 50, somebody.

You in again?

-You look like 50.

-Well done, Tom!

Back in there, Thomas.

At 55. The net at 55.

At 55.

I sell, then, on the net at 55.

Nobody else at £55?

Yes! Well done, Tom. That is a £5 profit on that,

which means he's justified...

vindicated, Tom.

That's great. So 98 becomes 93...

Oh(!)

When you go out of this room, look really confident.

-Broad shoulders.

-Look as if you've just made £198 of profit,

to confuse the Reds.

And all will be revealed in a moment.

-OK, girls?

-Thank you.

Well, today, it's just a question of scale.

The scale of losses.

Because neither team are going home with cash,

but the team that have managed to generate the largest losses today

are, I'm afraid, the Blues.

Oh, no!

Sorry, girls!

They managed to lose £93,

despite making a couple of profits,

-but overall, it wasn't a great score, was it?

-No.

But you had a nice time, Christie?

-We did.

-Sarah?

-It's been absolutely wonderful. Thank you.

We've loved having you, and you've been great fun.

Just like our boys, who are going home victors today

by only losing £38.

-Well done, boys.

-They're so polite.

-They are!

-Was it good for you, George?

-It was brilliant fun.

-Very good. Same with you?

-Absolutely.

Well, very good luck with your career in the Army.

Thank you very much for joining us. It's been great.

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

-ALL: Yes!

I know you're sitting there thinking,

"I could have done better than that!"

Well, what'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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