Derby 23 Bargain Hunt

It's 12.15 and we're in Derby today,

historic producer of textiles, porcelain

and all sorts of manufactured goods,

so it's an ideal place for us antique lovers.

Let's go bargain hunting, yeah!

Industrial Derby has long spawned famous manufacturers, designers and craftsmen,

but today, we want them to turn out some world-class bargain hunters,

so let's have a quick squint at what's coming up.

In today's programme, the Reds are sending Charlie Ross right round the bend.

Go and buy that chick for 120 quid. If you can, we'll have it.

Whilst the Blues leave Thomas Plant high and dry.

You'll leave me with nothing, but that's great. Go on, off you go.

So, without further ado, it's time to meet the teams.

On today's show, we've got two mothers and two daughters.

For the reds, Diane and Sian, and for the Blues, Jane and Liz. Hello, everyone. Hello. Hello!

Now, Diane, I understand you and the daughter are very close.

Yes, we do lots of things together. We're very similar.

We like to go shopping, we love coffee and we buy similar things.

Since retiring, you've decided to go to space? The University of the Third Age? Sounds galactic to me!

Not quite galactic, but very interesting. I'm a member of Burton upon Trent U3A.

I do several different things with them. I do Line Dancing, I do Crafts and I do History.

It's done for fun and to learn new things and to meet new people.

And stimulate the old grey cells? Yes, keep me going into old age.

Sian, you're an education welfare officer. What does that mean?

I support families and children to go to school.

We deal with the whole spectrum from children who have missed because they've gone on lots of holidays

all the way through to children who refuse to go to school completely.

Does it get upsetting for you sometimes? Sometimes.

You grow quite fond of some of the families and children you work with,

but it's a job and you're there to do a purpose. Absolutely.

And to help people if you can. Absolutely. Good.

It says here you're rather a crafty lady. In my spare time, I like to do lots of different crafts.

I do my knitting, my embroidery, my bracelet making, my cushion cover making,

anything to do in the evenings.

Are you going to be going for crafty things perhaps in Bargain Hunt today?

We've been thinking we might go for a bit of Denby Ware as we were brought up in that area.

The Denby dinner services never break, do they? They do not. They're bullet-proof. They certainly are.

And last for ever. Anyway, very good luck today, girls. Thank you.

Now, moving on, Jane... Yes. It says here your mother is your best friend. Is that really true?

Yes. My parents and I are very close. I'm an only child, so we've always done lots of things together.

I've recently got married, so now it's kind of become a foursome.

We all go out and do lots of things together.

Your hobby has become your full-time passion. Tell us about that. I used to be a secretary.

I decided to give up my job and do acting, which I love.

I went for an audition in London and got the first audition I did.

Also, I've got my own little media company.

We've just finished a film and we've submitted it to all the film festivals. Good. It's a short? Yeah.

Liz, you're a retired nurse. I am. What sort of nursing did you do?

A bit of everything. I always wanted to be a nurse.

I went into hospital when I was four and never wanted to do anything else.

When I was 21 and got my state registration,

I'd achieved my life's ambition and I had to rethink my life.

I did industrial nursing for 14 years and then I had Jane and I went into family planning.

I ended up as a practice nurse doing an odd session of vasectomies. Gosh! That was the fun part of the job.

You've done family planning and vasectomies. That's covering the spectrum. Bit of light relief there.

You might think it's light relief. Not necessarily for everybody!

What sort of things are you going to go with? We'll buy big.

Spend it all? Yes. We want to blow the lot.

I love this fighting talk. Now the money moment. ?300 apiece. There is your ?300.

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

Banging the drum for the Reds, it's that old charmer Charlie Ross.

And taking the Blues on a whistle-stop tour of the fair,

it's tuneful Thomas Plant.

Girls, who's the expert? Both of you? Absolutely.

Now, are we excited? Yes, we are. We are indeed.

What will we be looking for? I'm going to look for furniture.

Pottery. Old-fashioned things, pretty things.

A little table or something, but I've seen so many other things, I think I'll just let it rip.

Old-fashioned things? Yes. What about me? Do you think you'll make much profit at auction?

I love your comment, "Let it rip." Let's go. Let's tear it up. Come on. Ooh-er!

Let's head off somewhere and have a look. Off we go.

Isn't that fabulous? Yeah. That's a necessaire or an etui.

It's for ladies to carry around all their necessary bits

that ladies need when they're going out.

I think my necessaire would have to be bigger. Your necessaire would have to be truly enormous.

More like a golf trolley. That's the one. Steady on, Charlie! They've got wonderful repousse decoration.

I'm not surprised to see that this is ?850.

We have rather expensive tastes. You do have expensive tastes.

I'm quite good at negotiation, but that's a step too far.

If you started negotiating this down to our budget, this lady would have every right in kicking us out.

OK, we'll leave it at that. It's a beautiful, beautiful thing.

And it's well outside your price range for sure.

What a good-looking thing! Do people still use them to divide their rooms up now? Yeah, they do.

I think somebody would. It's a good thing.

The ticket says it's Edwardian mahogany, so you're looking at 1900s, 1920s.

Look at... I like it. There are no chips. It's been re-waxed, probably just polished up a little bit.

And you've got these lovely hinges on the back here.

I do like this, actually.

I think the quality is really nice. I think we're going to go for it, but let's get a deal.

I'm going to go, "Do you know what? Slight scuffing..."

Come on then. What would be a price? It's 125. 125.

Just see what the best is and then work at it. Yeah, then I shall offer a tenner.

Are you going to do this? I love the fact that you're off... Off you go.

I'm not sure a tenner will go down too well with the dealer.

Meanwhile, Charlie is trying to tempt the Reds with some Tartanware.

Have you found something over there? It's not for me. This is not for you? Oh, no.

That's such a shame because I love a bit of Tartanware, being originally from Scotland. Or Mauchline Ware?

No, no, not my thing at all, Mr Ross.

What would be... What have we got on it? 125.

Hmm...

Well, all right.

We'll go for it. Come on. I think we should go for it. We'll go for it.

Thank you very much. Thank you very much.

Thank you. Thank you.

Oh, Thomas is sharing the love as ever.

Meanwhile, the Reds are falling in love with some Art Deco. Or is it?

Sian, what do you think about that cabinet? I really like it. It's very stylish. You haven't seen a price?

195. I think we do need to check it's of the period.

Yes. Because if it isn't and it's a reproduction one,

then I think we have to dismiss it.

If it is Deco, it's actually even at 195 worth the money. Yeah. OK.

It's extraordinary. It is veneered absolutely everywhere.

Mint condition. It's definitely of the period.

Why didn't the old man spot that?

Young eyes.

It's a good chunk of our money, but we're here for a bit of fun.

Yes. Let's get it for 150, Charlie.

Don't tell them we've fallen in love with it. I think she knows.

We were so busy looking at that, then your clock, do you know what we didn't look at?

Your cabinet. We love the way it's mirrored along the bottom. It's lovely.

You must be fed up with the sight of it. I am. You don't have to take that tone.

I'm pulling your leg! I lure you into a false sense of security about getting it cheap.

So, um... Have you got a nice, chunky profit left in that?

Um... 170 is...

Oh, we were looking closer to the 150 for it.

Well, let's split it - 160.

155? Go on then.

Happy, girls? Happy. Very happy.

My dear, you're wonderful. Thank you. Thank you very much.

We're thrilled with our purchase. Absolutely. I like a happy customer.

You've got three happy customers in one easy move.

No kiss for Charlie then.

Life is extraordinary. You spend half a lifetime looking for one old bird

and all of a sudden, you come across three.

Actually, a family of three cranes,

except they're not just ordinary cranes, they're Japanese cranes,

made of cast bronze

and I guess probably cast around about 1880,

so Meiji period.

Now, for the Japanese, the crane occupies a special mythological significance in their lives.

They believe, for example, that every crane lives for 1,000 years.

It's therefore an emblem of longevity,

also fidelity and good luck.

What I like about these

is how beautifully they're made

and the very, very good condition.

As you look carefully at each of them, the colour is special.

These have been outside in all weathers

and this greenish oxidisation has taken place over the last 80 to 120 years.

I think they're drop-dead gorgeous.

What are they worth?

Well, this family could have been yours in an auction down the road for ?700.

Is that expensive for all three?

In this condition? I don't think so.

What do you think, Beaky?

Back to the Reds and the Blues, two teams who really seem to know what they want. How very refreshing!

Have we satisfied you? Yes. You feel sated on the furniture front?

I think Mum has been satisfied now and I want to find some silver. OK.

Tell me why you love Denby. I was brought up where Denby Pottery is.

Let's have a look then. Any type of silver?

I was thinking of silver jewellery because it always sells quite well.

Come on, Denby. We're off to Denby.

They will be sterling silver.

You haven't got any Denby, young man?

They're very pretty. They're silver.

These two girls love Denby Ware. You can't have everything.

But you can have this silver bracelet. That is, if you like your silver modern.

That is quite nice, actually. Love knots. Good, solid bit of silver. Love knots. Let's have a look.

I quite like that. It's attractive, isn't it?

People either buy them because they love the design and everything or they use the metal, don't they?

It's got an imported hallmark on it, so that means it's been imported into this country.

Does that make any difference? No, not really. It's solid silver.

It's been tested that it's assayed in this country.

Somebody's liked it, bought it, had it hallmarked, retailed it. It's attractive.

What's the very best on this one here?

I'll take 45 for that one. You wouldn't take 40 for it?

Or would you? I'll do 43 for you.

Oh... 43? That's an odd number. We don't like odd numbers.

I couldn't come down any more. Oh, please!

- ?40 then. Go on. - Yes, definitely.

You're welcome. Thank you very much. Thank you.

Thank you. I feel like I've bought it myself. This is bad. I'm not going home with it.

No, you're not. It's going off to the auction. Well done, Thomas. That's two bargains bought.

We've got jewellery which is what I wanted and a piece of furniture which you wanted.

We're both happy. Now it's a joint decision.

Charlie has found a quality piece by a quality maker, but it's still not that bit of Denby.

Oh, a pin cushion. Aw!

Now, that is as collectable an item as you will probably see anywhere today. OK.

Is it a little duck? It's a pin cushion. It's a bird. A little chick and it's just hatching.

The thing to check are the marks which are as crisp as you like. Aren't they clear?

And Sampson Mordan adds an extra premium because they're wonderful makers. Yeah.

It's beautifully detailed. It is fabulously detailed and I love it.

Look at the price, Charlie. I think it will be out of our price range.

The price tag's 200. It is. It's a nice piece.

I have to own up. We don't have 200, do we, girls? We do not.

What is the best price on it? We'll tell you how much we've got.

We've got to buy a few more items yet, Mr Ross.

"Mr Ross." We've gone all formal now. It was "Charlie" when things were going well. Now it's "Mr Ross".

What's the trade...? I think for you... For me. ..I would do 160.

We're nearly there. Nearly there. Definitely worth considering, perhaps looking for our third item.

I love it. I'm going to put it down if I may. Yes, we may come back.

We've got to buy three things. OK. If we buy that, we'd have to buy something for nothing.

I would do that for 150 to give you a bit more... We're getting closer, we're getting closer.

We'll see you later. Thank you very much. Thank you.

Good tactics by the Reds. The price has fallen from ?200 to ?150.

Could it fall further if they come back? Well, we'll see.

Is that a bit of Troika the Blues have spotted?

Obviously, Troika, an interesting factory from St Ives in Cornwall.

This one here or the smaller one? Yeah, I like that one as well. It's a name to conjure up with.

I... I like that one because on the other side it has the lighter colour as well.

Two different colours. Does it make a difference who actually made it?

Yes, it makes a huge difference.

This one... I don't know who "EW" is. It won't take you a huge amount of time to find out who that is.

Troika did have its day.

It had a really, really exciting time when it was making huge amounts of money

and it was being widely collected.

You know it because you've seen it... We've seen it on Bargain Hunt!

What have we spent? We've spent 95 on the screen. 95 on the screen. And 40. And 40.

That means we've got 165 left, doesn't it? Yes. Yes. Yeah? Yes.

And how much is that? 185.

You've got to leave me something. Yes.

A penny will do, won't it? It will do. Shall we ask?

Yeah. What can be done? 160?

160... We can do it. We can do it just.

Is there any...

Anything we could do like 150...possibly?

For the Blue Team, bearing in mind I'm a Manchester United Reds supporter, I couldn't do 150,

but I could do 155 and that would be the end of it.

What do you think? Shall we go for it?

You have got... You can look for another ten minutes if you want.

Do you want to look for ten minutes, then come back? OK. I really like that. Ten minutes.

Right, go on, off you go. Stop thinking about it. Come on. Where are we going?

Both teams are dithering. Thomas and Charlie really need to take charge.

We've got 145 quid left. We have seen the Sampson Mordan pin cushion which is a fabulous thing.

So, it's this or the Troika. Troika has a name, it has a following.

This has no following. We don't know what it is. Right. It's ?48.

Decisions. Decisions. The little chick is too expensive. I think so.

You'd have to buy the little chick for 120 quid. Yes. Go and try and buy it. I'll stay here.

Go and buy that chick for 120 quid. If you can, we'll have it.

Yes? We'll go for the Troika and leave you a fiver to spend.

You'll leave me with nothing, but that's great. Off you go!

I'm terribly sorry.

If you really were sorry, Thomas, you'd make that your bonus buy. Three minutes to go, Reds!

It's probably one of our favourite things we've seen. OK.

We're a little bit struggling for money and we're going to be asking for about 110 to buy it with.

Right. No, I can't do that, I'm afraid.

Now the Blues are struggling to find the Troika.

Two minutes, teams.

Yes? ..could we have it for 150?

No, because you're wearing blue.

I'm sure I've got red somewhere.

For being so cheeky, how about 153?

Well done. Done. Go on then. Done. Thank you very much.

Thank you very much. He's got a nice handshake.

Good. That's job done for the Blues, but the Reds still need to find two more items.

Girls, that is not Denby. No. No, but it is something that we do know quite well.

Yes. Yeah. Yes.

What's the price?

The lady has said she's going to do us a deal with the little chick and this

for an amazing amount of ?144.

Fantastic. So, that's leaving me with a pound? Yes. Yes.

That's great. It might make a tenner which would be a really good profit. If it makes a fiver, it's a profit.

Yeah. But you have bought that chick which is fabulous.

Yes. Go for it, girls.

Thank you so much. That's sweet of you. Thank you.

So, that's ?4 for the Homemaker trio and ?140 for the pin cushion. Phew!

How tight was that, girls? Very. Very close.

30 seconds. Yes. Yes, just done. We spent all that money.

Our family drama is now done. Time's up. Let's remind ourselves what the Red Team bought.

All right, girls? "Nyah."

For the Art Deco style cocktail cabinet, the Reds shelled out ?155.

The Edwardian Sampson Mordan pin cushion cost a cool ?140,

and for the Homemaker cup, saucer and plate, they dished out ?4.

Well, you happy, smiling girls, having a whole hour with Charlie must be a thrill.

Wonderful. Wonderful. Which is your favourite piece, Sian?

A very small pin cushion, a silver little chicken. Do you agree with that, Diane?

No. This is one of the things we don't agree with.

Yes. My favourite piece was the cabinet that we bought. The "cabinette"? It's very stylish.

Is it going to bring the biggest profit? I think so. Do you agree?

No, I think the pin cushion will bring the biggest profit.

I can see you have had some problems. Anyway, a little birdie told me you spent a lot of money.

We did. ?299.

Yes, this hasn't happened for years! Right, who's got the pound? I have.

About your person? Yes. Perfect. Just there. Lovely. That's the one then. Now, Carlos...

What are you going to do with that?

Buy a newspaper?

Very good luck with that, Charlie. Good luck, girls. Meanwhile, we'll check out what the Blue Team bought.

The Blues spent ?95 on the Edwardian-style folding screen.

They lavished ?40 on the modern silver bracelet with no less than seven love knots.

And, finally, ?153 was paid for the Troika rectangular vase.

It was easy! Easy spending money. Always easy spending someone else's.

# It's so easy... #

Was it a good time? Lovely. Which is the best bit for you?

Favourite piece is the silver bracelet. OK, that's good. With the little knots.

Favourite? Mine was the screen. The screen. Yes. Is that going to bring the biggest profit? No.

I think the bracelet may. How much did you spend? ?288.

I love that. That's a really surprising number.

Who's got the ?12? Me. This will be a challenge for your expert.

This is a quality fair. There cannot be many profitable things in this space to buy with ?12.

You said it - profitable. Yes. You could easily spend ?12.

I want you to put a zero on the end of that ?12, please.

I will do my best! Good luck, girls. Meanwhile, I'm going to dash off to the auction

to find something special there myself.

And who's our auctioneer today? It's our old friend, our old mucker Charlie Hanson.

I've snuck out of the saleroom to get a bit of peace and quiet and to share this one with you privately.

What we've got here actually is rather special.

The title on the outer cover is The Speaking Picture Book.

It looks like a typical chromolithic graphic printed children's Victorian book. You've got the child,

holding her doll, reading a book, enjoying herself. All right and proper, you might think for a cover.

Except this is no normal book. If I open it up and show you the inside cover,

it says, "The Speaking Picture Book, reproducing the voices of the cock, the donkey, the lamb, the birds,

"the cow, the cuckoo, the goat and the baby.

"In order to produce the sound, gently pull out the cord underneath the arrow

"on the text accompanying each picture." So here we have the cock.

And down here at the bottom is an arrow. Coming up the spine of the book

are a series of little leather-ended tabs and if I pull the one opposite the arrow, it goes...

SQUEAKY "Cock-a-doodle-doo!" Cock-a-doodle-doo!

Next page, the donkey. Yank the tab.

SQUEAKY "Hee-haw!" Ooh! Hee-haw!

The goat. "Me-e-eh!"

How good is that? The miracle is, of course, that despite multiple children yanking on these cords,

this thing is still in remarkably good condition. Importantly,

the mechanical pieces all work.

There's nothing electrical about this. Inside the box itself is a soundbox,

which releases the noise through these pierced ends.

So the survival of these books is very, very rare so when you come across one, you get a bit excited.

Now the auction estimate here today on this is ?20-?30.

What might it bring?

Well, if you look on some of the American sites that deal with speaking books

and what they call "movables", where you pull bits of string and sheets of paper move,

then this thing is likely to be worth in excess of $1,000-$1,500.

So that's maybe ?700-?1,000.

The estimate is ?20-?30. We're going to watch it being sold

and find out whether this book will truly break into song.

Well, Charles, this is bliss to be back here in the new saleroom. How's it going? Really well.

Well, it's lovely to be here. So first up is this extraordinarily nice Deco-style vitrine.

Isn't that fantastic? Tim, it has a look, so it has a value.

That's a relief! No, seriously,

because it's chunky, it's not very old, but haven't they reproduced the '30s style nicely?

We have high hopes for it, Tim. How high are your hopes? We put a guide price of 80-120.

They paid ?155. Yes. I pin my faith in you. Thank you.

Secondly, Charles, we've got this hatching little chick.

They say small is beautiful and it is a sweet object. A tiny one. It is.

That great name, Sampson Mordan, a renowned designer name in the late 19th and early 20th century.

And is a man who is collectable in his own right. Hugely.

So what's this going to make? Hopefully, up to ?100. Is that all?

?140 our lads paid. Right, OK. They thought they were up to hijinks.

Hmm. Now what about the trio at the end here? Homemaker. There's a crucial word now,

a word which describes that. Vintage.

It's 1957, it's Enid Seeney, it's her design and it's retro.

So what's just a trio worth? Imagine back in Woolworths in the day,

it would have been 2? pence. Today it's something which I hope will make ?30. Really? Yes.

They only paid ?4. If you achieve that, Charles, you're everybody's hero. Mind you, you are anyway.

Anyway, on that happy note, why don't we trot off and have a look at the Bonus Buy?

Well, girls, this is exciting. You gave one solitary pound to Charlie to do something with.

What did you do with it? There's not much you can do with a quid!

I thought I'd buy a newspaper, but I didn't... Whoo!

A little advertising tray. Oh! Avon advertising tray. Big enough for a sandwich.

A Deco scene on it there. You got no change, then? No change at all!

You spend the whole pound(?) On this. Fantastic. And what do you think that will make here today?

I'm hoping that the minimum bid will be ?5!

On that happy note, let's find out at home what Charles Hanson thinks about Charlie Ross' tin tray.

Well, here we go. Charlie Ross at his best. Give him a pound.

Yeah. It's got the look. It's got that Art Deco feel.

And, of course, it's Avon. It's not overly spectacular.

But that name Avon has a history. What's it worth, do you think? I hope on a good day

it might make between ?10 and ?20. Might it really? Because that cunning monkey Charlie Ross paid ?1.

Anyway, that's it for the Reds. Now the Blues. Looking a bit lonely over here.

Their principal purchase is that screen. Tim, when I saw it, I thought it was Edwardian.

On handling it, on understanding its weight,

it's probably Far Eastern, cheap timber.

Lacquered and glossed up to give the impression of something of the period, but it isn't.

Yes, quite. What's your best estimate? On a really good day, I think it'll make ?30-?40.

A degree of undressing yet to be done. They paid ?95.

Crikey. Moving on... what about the bracelet? Silver?

It is silver. Stamped 925. You've got the striking love knots.

What's it worth? It's under an ounce and the weight is probably around ?18... Of silver. ..scrap.

But it's a pretty object. Between ?30 and ?40.

?40 paid. We're in the frame. Good.

Lastly is the Troika pot. Yes. Now I have to say, I admit I rather like this stuff.

I like the simple geometry of it. I own not a piece of it, I have to say,

Tim, I do like it. It's different. Right. We haven't been able to identify the initials, EW.

We know it's the Newlyn period of the '70s, but, importantly, Tim, it's in wonderful condition.

With all that build-up, what sort of level do you think it'll find?

Tim, I really rate it and I hope it'll make probably ?100 plus.

I've put the guide price a bit less to create drama, theatre and romance for it. OK. ?153 they paid.

Right. There is an uphill struggle. I think it's a tad too much and they'll need their Bonus Buy,

so let's have a look at it.

Tom, I'll give you a hand and whoop off the rag. Oh!

I didn't expect that!

So this is the most hideous, the most ghastly... Magazine. ..magazine rack.

You said it! It IS ghastly!

The thing is, I saw it from this end. Of course. I thought that looks quite nice, sort of '50s Deco.

You do. You could do so many things - paint it, make it modern.

You could burn it. Burn it.

That was simultaneous, Liz! That was good.

Let's find out whether the auctioneer would pick it or not.

OK, Charles. Yes. A little something to stick your magazine in.

Crikey me. En route to the bonfire.

I suppose, period-wise, what are we talking? 1930s? Yeah. '20s? Something like that.

It's not a barrel of laughs in its form, but it's something which has a function. For ?12,

as a little icon of the 1950s mass-produced furniture market, which is what this is,

it has something about it.

If you go back to that kitsch time with your magazines in a '50s rack, this is the rack to have.

We feel it's going to make ?15-?25. Do you? That's very fair.

He paid ?12 and I think good old Tom, he's done rather well. Hear, hear. Are you taking the sale? Yes.

A-ha! We're in safe hands!

Are you excited? Very! We're going to pay off the mortgage today. I feel it in my bones! Really?

I hope you haven't got a big advance. Whopping! Oh, dear. If we make a cup of coffee, I'll be happy.

Well, you have more modest expectation and you might be right.

The Deco cabinet, I think, is F.A.B. Charles' estimate is ?80-?120, which it definitely is,

but he's got a crowd of people here and anybody with any taste will recognise it for what it is.

And if all else fails, you've got the ?1 advertising tin tray. We don't know whether to take it yet.

It's a high-risk strategy. Very. We might make whopping losses on it.

We'll pick the vibes up. The first lot up is your big risk item, the Deco cabinet,

so let's all cross our legs. Oh, no!

Now it's being shown for you. Look at this. And I am only bid

for this wonderful object...45. Oh.

55.

65. 75.

I look for 80 now.

80 I'll take. Come on. ?80. 85. 90.

Five. And 100. I'm out. At ?100.

I'll take 105. Are you bidding, sir? No, you're not. At ?100.

That's a shame. All done?

Very disappointing. Well, it was high risk. It was.

I don't understand it. ?100 is so cheap. Anyway, ?55 down the drain. Next is the pincushion.

Being shown for you there. On the screen as well. I have got four bids on my book.

I will start at ?75. 80. 90. Five.

100. And five. I'm out.

At ?105 in the room. 110.

120. Come on! One for the road.

Fair warning. We sell at 120.

Someone's got a bargain. 120 is minus ?20. Could have been worse.

And he is trying. Yes. Now your ?4 plate, cup and saucer.

Circa 1950s or around 1957.

Ridgway Homemaker pattern trio. And I've got a number of bids.

I must start at two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten.

12. 15. 18. 20. Two. Five. I look for six now.

Fantastic. Six I'll take. Do I see ?26? Come on.

?26 I will take. One more.

You're all out. At ?25.

A commission buyer will take it.

Brilliant! Well, well, well. Isn't that extraordinary?

Spend ?4 and all of a sudden, you turn it into ?25. Just like that.

Just a pity it didn't work with the first two items! Anyway... Don't buy quality.

It's a struggle, isn't it? Anyway, overall, you are minus ?54.

Is that all? Are you going to take the tin tray? Will it make ?54?

It can't fail! I think we'll definitely take it.

We'll take it. The ?1 tray. Why not? And here it comes.

Number 66 is a very interesting Art Deco-style Avon chrome advertising tray.

Do I see ?5? It really... ?5 there.

I'll take six now. I'll take 600 pence.

At ?5. I look for six.

Six! Seven. Eight. Nine. One for the road. Ten.

- We've made a profit. - 11. 12. 13. 14.

Are you sure, sir? It might make 54 yet!

One more do I see? Come on! 14. 15. 16.

17. 18. 19.

20? No more? ?19.

Fair warning. All done? Yours.

There is ?19. That's plus ?18.

So take 20 off 54 is 34...

Make that minus 36. That doesn't sound so bad.

It's remarkable how you've clawed back out of nothing.

Fantastic tin tray, Charlie. Well done, girls. Minus ?36 could be a winning score. Yes.

So don't say a word to the Blues. OK. Well done, Charles. Well done. Thank you, sir. Thank you, girls.

So, Liz... Yes. Jane, do you know how the Reds got on? No!

You don't? Good. We don't want you to. Listen, your first object is the three-fold screen.

Right? And there it is.

The auctioneer thinks it's worth ?30-?40. Oh, rubbish! ?95 paid.

Well, it's got the look. It's not a huge amount of money to pay for what you get. If all else fails,

you've got your magazine rack. Your rack! We have the rack. Which is an attractive prospect.

I can't wait. You can't wait!

Well, there we go. Your first item is the three-panel screen. And let's see what happens.

It's an Edwardian-style, mahogany, three-panel, fold-up screen.

Over here! Thank you very much! Showing over there.

And I'm bid 30. Two. Five. Do I see eight now?

?35. Come on. Do I see eight? A wonderful furnishing piece.

Miss Hornblower? 38. 40. Two.

Five. 48. I've got 50.

Five. I'm out. ?55. I look for 60 now.

Come on. I look for 60.

Fair warning. I'll take one more bid. Or we sell to the lady. All out?

It's yours at ?55. Sold!

?55, was it? ?55, then, is minus ?40.

Oh, dear, oh, dear. He was right. Here comes the bracelet.

Hallmarked 925. I'm bid nothing. Start me off. Sorry.

Start me off. Do I see ?20 for a solid silver bracelet? 20. I'm out.

?20 down there. I'll take two. 20.

It's a maiden bid. Two. Five. Eight? Are you sure? 25, ma'am?

25. I look for eight now. It's a wonderful thing. One more?

What a shame, but it goes at ?25. All done. Sold.

That is not a lot of money. ?25 is minus ?15.

Overall, you're minus ?55. Now the big number. Here comes Troika. Cross everything. I have.

A wonderful Troika stoneware rectangular vase or flask. I will start at ?75.

80 I look for now.

?75 I'm bid. 80. Five.

90? 85 I'm bid.

I've got 95. And 100.

105. 110. 115.

120. 125. 130.

Do I please now see 135? 135.

140. 145.

I'm out. One more! 145.

One more do I see? I look for 150.

Fair warning. We'll sell it. I look for 150.

Going, going, gone to the lady.

That's minus ?8,

which means, overall, you are minus ?63,

which, when you say it quickly and consider how bad it might have been, is not so bad.

And that could be a winning score. Now what about the magazine rack?

You fancy it, Janey. I love it. Are you going to have a go at it? We're going with the Bonus Buy.

Here it comes. Well done, girls. The number now we go to is 88.

Interesting object. Do I see ?5 for it? Wonderful thing.

Iconic. All the hands! Five. Eight. Ten.

12. 15. 18. You're in profit. Well done, Tom.

Five. Eight. So ghastly, it's going to make a lot of money!

30. 32. Five?

All the kisses for Tom, eh? Plus ?20 there. Absolutely super.

It takes you down to minus ?43. That could be a winning score in the rollercoaster of today's auction!

We will reveal all in a moment. Thank you very much.

But before we announce the final scores for the teams,

there's one more lot to go under the hammer.

Next up is the Speaking Picture Book, estimated ?20-?30.

Potential value - well, let's say at least ?500.

What's going to happen? Is this book going to sing or not? Here it comes.

I will start this Edwardian animal noise book with a bid here at ?50.

I'll take five. Five. 60. Five. 70. Five.

80. Five. 90. Five. I've got you. 100. 110.

120. 130. 140. 150. Keep smiling.

160. 170.

180. 190. I've got 195. Take it away at ?200.

260? Look at me. I'll take 250, then. He's out.

At 240. I look now for 250. Fair warning.

Sold! So that went well over the estimate, but there's still plenty of room for a profit.

Well, teams, been chatting? No, no.

Well, I'm proud to reveal that there is only ?7 between our teams today.

Ohh!

?7 between the winners and the runners-up and the runners-up today, by ?7,

are...the Blues.

Which is bad luck, isn't it? Your total is minus ?43.

They shouldn't chortle too much because your total is minus ?36!

So it is as close as close can be.

You had some monstrous losses throughout, didn't you? It didn't just go your way.

But the victors today who go home with nothing and who win by only losing ?36...

Once again, the Bonus Buy came storming through.

Who could spend ?1 and go home with ?18 of profit? Nobody but Rossco.

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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MUSIC: Wonderwall by Oasis

All these great memories and, you know, it absolutely shaped me.

It just takes me back to that time.

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