Newark 7 Bargain Hunt

With thousands of stalls and a taste of the continent, where could we be?

Actually, today we're in Nottinghamshire

at the Newark Antiques and Collectors' Fair.

So, what are we waiting for? Let's go Bargain Hunting in a gale.

Did you know that Nottinghamshire was the setting

for the notorious Lady Chatterley's Lover book?

I say, missus.

Let's hope that our contestants today don't have a similar scandal

as they delve deeply into all the stalls that are on offer here.

Here's a quick taster though, of what's coming up.

The Reds don't have time for sitting around.

-Girls, we haven't got time for that nonsense.

-Come on then, off we go.

While the Blues try an alternative way to make money.

Let's leave him there. He might make a couple of bob.

So, let's meet the teams.

Well, today on Bargain Hunt we've got two teams of friends.

Well, they're friends at the moment.

For the Reds we've got June and Moira

and for the Blues we've got Martin and Phil.

-Hello, everyone.

-ALL: Hello!

Hello, hello.

Now, June, how was it that you two met?

We met about 20 years ago and we met at work.

Like a lot of people do

and eventually I was invited to join the Getaway Girls.

The Getaway Girls? What do they do?

Well, they're a bunch of girls similar to ourselves,

there's 11 of us, and they are ex-staff from the bank where we work.

And we get together every so often.

We save up and we go here, there and everywhere.

We've been to Venice and Paris.

-Now, tell me about your love of the leopard print?

-The leopard print.

Cos we can see a bit of leopard printing here.

I mean, I love the boots.

-Now, Moira, you love collecting.

-I do, yes. I have themes in my house.

Each room has a theme.

In my bathroom I collect Pear's advertising things.

-The bedroom, red spot things.

-Red spot things?

-Yeah, like pottery with red with white spots.

-I see.

-In my kitchen I have blue and white stripes.

-Yes.

My summer house, china, cups and saucers, teapots and jugs.

-You're not obsessed at all, are you?

-No.

-It says here you've got your own private tea shop.

-We have.

We have a summer house in the garden

and it ended up a tearoom at the garden end.

But you're not open to the public, it's strictly by private invitation.

-So you don't charge them for a cup of tea?

-Oh, no.

-How lovely is that.

That's a sweet idea.

I think you're going to do incredibly well today, girls. Good luck. Meanwhile, chaps,

I should think you're quaking in your boots over here, aren't you?

-Absolutely terrified.

-We're not wearing boots, but...

-That's your first big mistake, I tell you.

Now, Martin, tell me about your love of music.

Well, I'm in a punk band myself. A hardcore punk band.

-Oh, hardcore punk.

-Yeah, it's different from a punk band.

-Of course, it would be.

-More full-on, more of those.

-You're more vicious, aren't you?

-Yes, we are. Full-on.

We encourage a lot of crowd participation. Lots of pogoing.

-Lots of pitting.

-Pogoing, fill us in on pogoing.

It used to be at Sex Pistols gigs you used to jump around.

-Like a pogo stick.

-But now it's more shove people around.

But everyone takes care of each other.

-You push 'em, but not too hard.

-That's it.

So, what's your favourite then? What do you like to sing?

We kind of play our own music. It's all original.

So why don't you just give us a little trill of what you sing,

-typically when standing up there.

-I knew this was going to happen.

# You're only happy she said

# When there's a drink in your hand. #

Isn't that fantastic. Give him a little round of applause.

You've got to be brave to do it and you didn't know I was going to ask.

-I was totally unprepared for that.

-Well, there we go.

Now, Phil, you're also a hardcore punk fan.

-Most definitely. It's how I met Martin.

-Is it?

We met at one of his gigs.

-Ended up me climbing on the stage and pogoing myself.

-Did you?

-Yes.

And you have a love of antiques?

Yes, it sort of come from an early age where I've been

running around car-boot sales trying to find the best deal.

I'd have £2.50 to spend and see what I could get.

It's amazing what you can buy for £2.50 in a car booty

-type environment.

-It's different today. 300 as opposed to 2.50.

-You get £300.

-I know, big boys.

-300 of our pounds.

I'm going to be intrigued by your performance, chaps. I have to say.

-Anyway, £300.

-Thank you very much.

-£300.

You know the rules, girls and boys, and off you go. Very good luck.

Leopard prints, eh?

We've got a couple of crackers lined up for you today.

First we have Philip Serrell who is hoping not to flush away all

the profits for the Reds.

And trying to play the blues for the Blues, it's Anita Manning.

I'd stick to the day job.

-Here she comes. Come on.

-Come on.

-Go, girl, go.

I think you boys are fast workers.

Phil, before you go another step you've got to wear this because

you've got to be an honorary member of Leopardskin Tours today.

-Gosh, I'm moved. I really am.

-You look fabulous, old fruit.

Now, start shopping, teams.

Remember, you've got £300 to spend on three items in 60 minutes.

Are we going to look for musical instruments today?

-That sounds good to me.

-Is it good?

OK, guys, let's harmonise and let's bargainise.

-Let's hit the high notes.

-It's lovely having two big, strong laddies to do it.

SHE SCREAMS

So, whilst Anita gets carried away, it's full steam ahead for Phil.

I'll tell you what I saw out here.

It's not really a girly thing, but people collect railwayana.

That's a carriage door from the Staffordshire Railway.

And it's the sort of thing that you could see a railway buff

buying that. How much is that railway door? That door, that panel?

65. Don't be embarrassed because it's too cheap.

-What's the best on it?

-Better for me or better for you?

-Better for us, really.

-50.

-Can we have a look at it?

Well, unless I'm wrong, is that off a railway door carriage?

-I would think so, yeah.

-What would this be, 1920s?

-It's like Oh, Mr Porter, isn't it?

-Yeah.

-And that would have fitted onto the carriage door.

-That's right.

You have to show a hint of enthusiasm when I go,

"What do you think to that then?"

What you do is go, "Gosh, that's fantastic." You don't go...

-But if it isn't, I can't lie.

-I've done it for years.

-What do you think to that?

-It's quite nice.

-Let's put that back then.

That's right, Reds. You tell Phil exactly what you think.

Are you cold, guys? Keep warm. Keep warm.

You should be doing some pogoing to keep warm, Blues.

-What are those Reds up to?

-Girls, we haven't got time for that nonsense.

-Come on then, off we go.

-You tell them, Phil.

-Have your hands warmed up?

-Definitely.

-There's lots in here.

There's lots in here.

So, as the Blues head inside and out of the cold,

the Reds are getting all excited.

-I like this.

-Oh, yeah, I like that. It's a proper posing stool.

It's got a lot of wear, hasn't it?

-What is it, anyway?

-It's a butcher's block.

-Oh, fantastic.

What is nice, I love the social history of this stuff.

These blocks here have like their own antiseptic quality.

-It's almost like self cleaning. And this is probably French.

-Do you think so?

-If we're interested in this it's going to cost us under...

-100.

-Yeah.

Excuse me, my love, would I be right in thinking this is probably French?

-Might be. 200.

-200, is that the death finish?

-That is the death.

Too much for us, my love. I think it's really cool. Don't dismiss it.

-No.

-I think at auction this is going to make 120, 180.

-OK.

-Let's have a think about it. Come on, let's go have a look around.

Thank you very much. Thank you.

So, the block is on hold for the Reds,

but meantime, what have the Blues plucked out from all this stuff?

Can you play that one?

I can't play banjo, especially as it has two strings on it.

Oh, that's got quite a lot of weight to it.

What I like is this lovely mother of pearl inlay around here.

-It's in very good condition.

-How much is this?

-About £2,000.

-£2,000?

-£2,000?

-I like it. I would love to have a banjo in my punk band.

-That would be awesome.

-It would add a folky twang to it.

Can you tell us a wee bit about this banjo?

It's what they call a long stem one and it's made of rosewood

and mother of pearl inlay and it's signed, this one, you know.

-Can you see it?

-W Dennis.

And it's got registration number which will make it Victorian,

-at least, I would imagine.

-How much is that?

-125.

-110?

-I can't.

Would you take 100 for it?

The best on it would be 120.

What do you think? Let's do it. Come on, let's do that.

Thank you, very much.

Well done, Blues,

that's one down and you're working in perfect harmony.

But, how are the Reds getting on?

We've been here for 20 minutes and we've not bought a shilling.

I beg your pardon? It's pounds you want to spend, not minutes. Come on.

-We should crank that through a guitar pedal. That would be it. Let's see you move.

-All right.

-That's it.

-Oh, I can see you at one of Martin's gigs, Anita. You go, girl.

Such a raver.

Phil, what do you think of the blowtorch? Not a lot.

See, you got to lie about it, you told me.

-That's really, really lovely. I like that.

-What on earth is it?

Well, what it is, is a doofer.

-It's a blowtorch.

-It will do for this and do for that.

It's a gubbins pot.

So, you put your gubbins in there

and what you do is start pumping the pressure up like that.

I think that would look nice on the sideboard, don't you?

Can't wait to see your sideboard.

Fill it with coffee. That would be nice in your teashop, Moira.

-It's a very early milk frother.

-Is it?

-Yeah, it is.

-What's the T for?

THEY LAUGH

For the avoidance of doubt,

this is NOT to be used anywhere near milk, tea or coffee.

But it's like a garden spray. That's what it originally was.

-Go on, buy it.

-Do you think we should get that?

-It's £28.

£28 for it, see if you can get it for 20 quid. I think

you'll make a profit. I feel one of me headaches coming on. Off you go.

Stop confusing us, Phil.

And if you missed that at home,

it's an early 20th century brass garden spray. Handy.

This for 20. We'll shake on that then.

Thank you very much, indeed. Thank you, thank you.

Come on, girls, on to the next.

Jolly well done, girls.

You've got a taste for this bargain hunting now and so do the Blues.

-I'm just seeing this over here.

-All right, cool.

Early 19th century meat plate. What do you think, Anita?

Blue and white is always popular. Tell me why you like it?

It's really jumped out at me.

I like the design, the flower and the birds, as well.

It's literally caught my eye there and then.

-Can you imagine a big roast beef or a turkey?

-Gammon.

You're teasing me now.

Let's have a look on the back and see if we have a maker's name.

-Ironstone China.

-For £98.

-It's transfer printed there.

-It's not hand painted.

-Right, OK.

-Can you explain how you know that?

OK. It was to produce things much quicker and easier.

And if you look at the seam, it's not nice and tight.

It's not hand painted, it doesn't have the flow of hand painted

but transfer print is absolutely fine for that time.

But you'd be wanting to get it for a lot lower.

Probably half, about £50-60.

-You all right there, sir?

-Hello. The boys fancied this big platter.

They like it because it's big. They like it because it's useful.

But it's maybe a wee bit dear for us to sell in auction so,

-maybe the boys could persuade you to...

-You can back us up.

We're Blue, the plate is blue.

Obviously you've got to get behind us on this.

I can't take that much off it, cos it's under-priced already.

85 is about the best I can do.

-80.

-Could you squeeze 80? You are a true gent. You really are.

Thank you very much.

Anita said £50, chaps. You don't mess about, do you?

You like to buy it, whatever the price.

-What about...have a look at these spoons.

-By all means do.

-These are Lincoln Imp.

-What is the Lincoln Imp?

It's the Imp up in Lincoln Cathedral.

Just tell me about this Lincoln Imp thing again.

It's the symbol for Lincoln and it's in a lot of churches.

We have it in our church at Grimsby.

So why is he not the Grimsby Imp then?

-He's the Lincoln Imp. That's what he's known as.

-He gets out a bit.

-He goes to Grimsby for his holidays.

-OK. What date are they?

It doesn't say the date. But they're hallmarked silver from Sheffield.

Even better.

It's quite nice that the retailer's mark is on here, which is

James Usher & Son, who are jewellers and silversmiths of Lincoln.

-Of Lincoln, yes.

-The auction is in Lincoln...

-I like it in the box, as well.

-Quite clever, really.

They are rat tail spoons, because that looks like a rat tail.

What do you think to do?

As a pair of cased spoons they're probably 40 quid at the most.

-Do you like those?

-I do like them.

-I like those.

-Let me have a word with the lady.

-OK, thank you.

So, whilst Phil checks out the price of the spoons,

Martin finds time for a little musical interlude.

-Want a wee dance, darling?

-Pogo.

-How do you do that?

-You rock, Anita.

Hats off for giving it a go. Oops!

-OK. That was exhausting.

-That was fun.

-We've still got one more antique to buy.

-That's true.

Tell you what, let's leave him there.

He might make a couple of bob.

He's earned £2.

SHE LAUGHS

I don't think that's what he was planning but a profit's a profit.

And talking of profits, how are the Reds doing?

It's like this.

I've had a word with the dealer and they've offered

these for 50 quid, which is a really good discount.

-So, I think you should buy them, personally.

-Yeah, we do.

-We like those. Brilliant.

-I'll keep looking.

That's two very happy shoppers.

Now, the Blues have nipped outside in their quest to find

their final purchase.

Would that fit you?

-I would love to go down a hill on that.

-I wouldn't, personally.

I do want you to buy something that you like.

I like the butcher's block and I like the train door.

Didn't like the train door when we started.

-You didn't like the train door at all.

-These things grow on you.

Go on, get out of here.

Now, now, Philip, give the girls a break.

They're in it to win it, you know.

-I don't think Reds stand a chance.

-We're going to smoke the Reds.

-Definitely.

-They won't see us coming.

-That's fighting talk, boys.

Now, the girls are on a mission.

I think that butcher's block is very unusual.

I've never seen one before in an auction.

I think as I said it's 100, 150 quid.

-Do you think she might come down 20?

-Don't know. You can only ask.

You can only, only ask. The good news is it's still there.

-Should we see if she'll just come down a little bit?

-See what you can do.

-See if you can get a tenner off.

-Hello, we're back again.

We really like your butcher's block and we just wondered

-if you could come a teeny bit just to bring us under the 200.

-190 then.

-That's it, I'm afraid.

-Are you going to buy it?

-Oh, yes. We love it.

-Thank you very much.

-That's brilliant.

You didn't listen to Phil's valuation, girls.

That's a lot of beef for your block.

Let's hope your bravery surprises us later on.

Now, is Anita making the boys go all gaga?

What do you think about this, guys?

-Yeah, it's good that.

-Transistor Six Fleetwood.

A little radio in the form of a globe of the world.

And look, you change the station by this mechanism here.

Do you like that?

-I like that a lot.

-It's quite weighty, as well.

-Yep.

It looks quite modernish. Do you know what kind of...

-That would be '50s, '60s.

-'50s, '60s. That would be quite cool.

-Anything to do with music, really.

-If you get some hardcore punk through there, then that would be cool.

SHE LAUGHS

-Well, I'm sure it can be arranged.

-The design is really good.

-I like the colours, as well.

-Most importantly, does it work?

-I hope so.

Cos otherwise it will just be a novelty.

-It looks in fairly good condition.

-It looks like it would still work.

I'm sure that these things can be repaired, but it's the look of that.

-It's just so...

-Can you imagine on your mantelpiece, right there.

What it's doing is it's saying, "style."

-Now, are you interested, guys?

-Yeah, definitely.

-I would say so.

-OK, I'll see what I can do.

-Work your magic, Anita.

-How much do you reckon we could get for that?

-I don't know.

-We've only got 100 left, so...

-We want to leave some money.

-60 or 70.

-Yeah.

-He said he wants £85 on it.

-You know, it just completes the set.

It's exactly what we've been going for today.

-It's musically themed. It's a statement, it's bold.

-It's decorative.

-It's in a good condition, we're done.

-£85.

-£85, sealed.

Time's up, teams.

Let's remind ourselves what the Red Team bought, eh?

The Reds paid £20 for the old brass garden sprayer.

£50 was spent on this pair of Victorian silver gilt

teaspoons featuring a rat's tail and a Lincoln Imp.

And £190 was stumped up for the butcher's block.

Crikey.

-Have we got our neck on that block?

-Yes.

-Maybe at the auction.

What's all this about this block?

-You haven't bought a butcher's block, have you?

-We have.

-You haven't. How lovely.

-Butcher's block-cum-posing stool.

Which is going to bring the biggest profit, your old block?

No, we don't think so but we loved it so much.

We think it is going to be the garden spray.

-Lovely, how much did you spend all round?

-£260.

That is a cracking amount of money. Well done, girls.

£40 of leftover lolly, please. Straight across to PS.

-I'm going to blow the lot.

-Oh, fantastic.

-Every single penny spent.

But don't tell us what it is till later.

Meanwhile, why don't we check out what the Blue Team bought, eh?

The Blues paid £120 for this five string banjo.

That's nearly £25 a string.

They lashed out £80 on this 19th century Masons serving dish.

And the 1960s transistor radio in the form of a globe

cost the team £85.

We wanted to invest big. That's was our main target.

-Little birdie tells me you spent a lot. Is that right?

-285.

285, I'm proud of you, team.

-Well, we said we'd spend big from the start so we kept true to our word.

-You've cracked it.

OK, now £15 of leftover lolly. Well done, Phil. I give that to Anita.

Not much, Anita, but it is a lovely fair this, isn't it?

It's wonderful and I know that the boys go to lots of festivals

-so they should be used to the outdoors.

-Yes.

I've seen something which might make your time at the festivals

even nicer.

-Oh!

-That does sound...

That's a good tease. Good luck with that.

You've been bargain hunting frantically.

I've been off a bit myself and I've come up with a marvel in marble.

I found this marvellous marble with a curious

history on a trip to the antique shops of Lewes in West Sussex.

Well, some days is average days and some days are very, very good days.

And today is a very, very good day.

Largely as a result of this little fellow.

OK, it's a socking great lump of white Carrara marble.

But don't forget to always look at the back of a bust

to see if it's signed.

And this one is. Fiamingo, don't forget that.

Fiamingo.

Looking at the carved bust as I am from above,

I can see that the top of this child's head is most

exquisitely carved with waves of hair by the sculptor in marble.

Which is no mean feat.

But actually, we're looking at this bust from the wrong angle.

To look at this properly, I need to pick this up, and it's extremely

heavy, and put it on a high shelf because that is the angle

that this piece of sculpture was designed to be viewed.

It would have been carved about 1620 and mounted on a block on a wall,

above head height so that when you're parading in a grand house

and you look up you get to see the beauty of the child's face.

Look at how exquisitely the eyes have been carved.

And its pudgy little nose and mouth. And those tremendous fat cheeks.

Because in the early part of the 17th century children were

dying left and right of all sorts of disease and malnutrition.

So producing healthy children was incredibly important.

And the sculptor that has produced this has captured that chubby,

healthy child perfectly.

So who exactly was the sculptor of this baroque bust?

Well, I pointed out Fiamingo before I picked it up.

But actually the name you want to grasp is Francois Duquesnoy.

Duquesnoy came from the Low Countries.

He was Flemish and was a contemporary

and worked with Peter Paul Rubens.

Rubens, famed for his baroque paintings of fleshy women and children.

Surprise, surprise, Duquesnoy with this fleshy bust was equally

renowned for his chubby cherubs. But something happened to Duquesnoy,

because he moved to France.

And he renamed himself in France, Francois Flamand.

And than he left France and he headed for Italy,

where he became Fiamingo. And this is where he created this bust.

Why did he chip and change across these European countries?

I haven't got the faintest idea. Perhaps he was being chased

by his creditors.

Either way, it's made the research and identification

of the sculptor Duquesnoy something of a quest.

And for that reason,

I guess it was possible to find this bust in Lewes for sale for £200.

What might it be worth?

Properly attributed to Francois Duquesnoy, in a baroque sculpture sale,

I would say between £5-7,000.

That's why today is a very, very good day.

Is it boom...or bust?

And we're just about to find out as we head off to Lincoln

for today's auction.

Well, it's lovely to be at Golding Young and Mawer's

sale room in Lincoln with our old mate Colin Young.

-Colin, good morning.

-Good morning. Delightful to have you back with us.

What a mixture we've got today for these teams.

First off, insects beware

because here comes the insect killer of all insect killers.

-I mean, it's a magnificent object, isn't it?

-It is.

It's a really interesting thing. You can give them plenty of spraying.

But if they're that big you could hit them over the head, the size of it.

Anyway, what's a thing like that in terms of garden collectibles worth?

Well, I suppose £25-40.

Well, £20 paid so that's the right price. That's fair enough.

Now, if I was buying something to bring to a Lincoln sale room

I would bring something with a Lincoln Imp on the end.

Cos this is the symbol of Lincoln, isn't it?

Isn't it just. It is a really, really delightful little lot, this one.

Isn't it? We've got this Usher connection.

James Usher was the silversmith that made these as a souvenir.

Indeed, as a silversmith it really is the name everybody wants to have

-in their cabinet.

-Yes.

We put an estimate of 40-60 and it might be a little bit more

-than that because this really is such a sweet little lot.

-Absolutely right. Well, £50 paid.

Lastly and something completely different.

It's coarse, it's crude, it's full of character, too.

It's great, isn't it? A good sort of decorator's piece, really.

Yes. What somebody's done is to cover the surface in polish,

which is a big mistake cos

if you were making pastry you could use that as a chopping block.

-If it was bleached back without the polish on it.

-Yeah.

Something as small as that I would put an estimate of 50-80

and fingers crossed that we get up to about £100 for it.

Nobody's going to bite your hand off on our team. They paid £190.

I'd be very, very surprised if we get near on that.

OK, well, if you don't they're going to need their bonus buy. So, let's go and have a look at it.

OK, June, Moira, this is your bonus buy moment.

£40 only of leftover lolly went to Philip Serrell.

-What did you spend it on, Phil?

-Very unusual. What can this be then?

-Have we seen it before somewhere?

-We might have done.

Well, what did he ask us when we went there before? Was it £50 or something?

-It was 65.

-Well, the girls ummed and ahhed about buying it.

-Ah!

They ummed and ahhed about buying it. It was priced up at 65.

I eventually got it for all of the 40 quid that we had left.

It's a carriage panel off a door on a railway carriage.

Of the North Staffordshire Railway Company.

-Do you think that would make a profit?

-Is it leather?

No, it's just painted wood. But I think it's a nice thing.

You like it, don't you?

Yeah, and the thing about it is railway memorabilia is

massively collectible.

I'd like to see it estimated at £40-60, £50-80, that sort of area.

-But who knows.

-And then on the internet, right?

So that might be a bonus buy that will bring us up there.

Lovely. OK, thank you very much for that, Phil. Thanks, girls.

Meanwhile, why don't we check out for the audience at home

what the auctioneer thinks about Phil's railway panel.

Well, that's a great bit of railway history, isn't it?

Isn't it a wonderful thing. Interesting finish.

A little bit of scuffing we can see.

But I think it's quite an exciting little lot.

I think it's fantastically detailed... Almost like a transfer really.

Because in the 19th century some of these railway carriages were

made of papier-mache and the papier-mache panels were cut out.

I don't know that this is papier-mache.

I think it's a wooden board.

For my money, this could have come off a carriage

and for a railwayana collector this is an exciting object.

Yeah, it has got the age.

I don't think it's 19th century, so where do we go estimate wise?

Again, 25-40, it's got to be worth those sort of figures.

But you could easily see this racing on at £70, 80, 90.

Full steam ahead, I'd say. Old Serrell paid £40 for it.

-I think that was a good buy at 40, without a doubt.

-Yeah, me too.

Good. Anyway, that's it for Phil Serrell and his Red Team.

Now for the Blues and wee Anita Manning.

-And first up is the banjo.

-Interesting little banjo this one.

The first thing I thought when I saw it was the unusual

-nature of the number of strings that are on it.

-Oh, yes.

-Five strings.

And I was convinced it wasn't called a banjo

-so I thought I'd better just find out the real name of it.

-Yes.

And you'll be very surprised to know that these are called

five string banjos.

HE LAUGHS Well done for doing your research.

Well, my hope in there was that having that extra string would

have added a lot more value to them because generally they're £25-40.

-That sort of range.

-What sort of money?

It's not really going to add anything more to my 25-40, I'm afraid.

-Is that where you're at?

-That's where we're at.

-They paid £120.

-It's a big number, that.

-It is a big number.

It could be such a big number they don't recover from it.

Let's hope that they do cos their next item

is the blue and white transfer printed Masons serving dish.

Yeah, good 19th century example.

Values have gone down a little bit in recent times.

-£50-80 is what we look at now.

-Really, well, £80 paid.

So we're predicting possibly a small loss on that.

How about this trendy radio set?

Did you have one of these when you were a nipper, Colin?

-Too posh for you?

-No, just a little before my time.

-Really?

-Yeah.

-Well, there we are.

-When do you date it from? Is it '60s?

-Yes, it is.

-What's it worth?

I would have thought a good £25-40 investment from any

-buyer would be good.

-£85.

-85?

-Yep.

They've overpaid on the banjo,

they've overpaid on the meat dish,

they overpaid on the radio which means they'll pay

the price later at the auction and they'll need their bonus buy.

Let's go and have a look at it.

Phil, Marty, this is a special moment.

But actually, Phil, this is a special day for you, isn't it?

-It's my 21st birthday today.

-I don't believe it.

-It genuinely is.

Very many happy returns from all of us. It's a special moment.

And a special moment for Anita

because she had £15 of leftover lolly to go off

and find you something special with which is not a lot.

It looks enormous so I'm going to flip it off.

-Very nice.

-£15?

£15, well, the boys like to go to music festivals and I thought if

the boys took something like that along it would bring a bit of style.

-Do you like it, boys?

-That's classic. I love it.

-Have a hold.

-Go on.

It's quite a heavy lump, isn't it? So, it's by somebody called Sirram.

Have you ever heard do Sirram? I don't think I ever have.

No, it's new to me.

Probably from the 1940s and we have two flasks,

we have our sandwich boxes and cutlery so it's all there.

All you need - cucumber sandwiches which is the perfect thing

to eat at a music festival.

-But do you think it will sell in the auction?

-I think at £15, it's cheap.

-OK, chaps, you've got the message there. Lovely.

-Lovely.

Ask how much bubbly it's going to make.

How much bubbly is it going to make?

I think on a good day we could double up on this one.

-That sounds good.

-That is the right answer, Anita Manning.

Right, for the audience at home let's find out what the

auctioneer thinks about Anita's picnic set.

Here we go, Colin.

What you're always needed, a nice Sirram picnic set.

-Isn't that blue?

-Very blue.

So, we got two picnic boxes, a couple of thermoses, four plates,

-four saucers.

-Looks like we're sorted out for lunch on sale day.

How do you rate this thing, Col?

-Well, not very highly it has to be said.

-All right then, how much?

Well, in good order they generally make £10-30.

This one sort of isn't so I'll keep the estimate of 10-30

-but I think it's not going to be good.

-OK, £15 paid by Anita.

She only had £15 to spend, bless her.

I think for £15 it's not too bad and it will perform its function again.

Anyway, talk about performing functions,

are you taking the sale today?

I am indeed.

50 I'm bid, five surely.

OK, June, Moira, we're at the edge of the auction

and what have you got there, you naughty girl.

This is our mascot and we call him Leopardskin Tim.

-I can't imagine who he's like.

-You've heard then?

-Oh, how sweet.

-He's here for luck.

-I think that's absolutely fab.

I hope it brings you good luck. Your first item is the garden sprayer.

Paid £20, he's estimated £25-40 so that's good. Look out aphids.

The 20th century brass garden sprayer.

Very nice thing, who is going to start me at 40? 30, anyone?

32 now surely? 35, 38.

Bid 40, 42, 45 now.

You doubled your money, I don't believe it.

42 here, 45 there, 48 who is going to be first with their arm? 48, 50.

-£50?

-Bid 60.

-£60?

65 bid. At 70 now, there's a last call. Going this time at £65.

GAVEL BANGS

£65, that's brilliant. Which means you are + £45. Good girls.

Now, next up are the teaspoons.

A pair of Victorian silver gilt teaspoons this time.

Rat tail but also topped with a Lincoln Imp.

What a wonderful pair of spoons. Start me at £80. 80.

£80 anybody? 50 to go then. Good local interest, as well.

-Terrible hush.

-Who is going to start me at £40? 40 straight in.

45, bid 50. Who is first out of 50?

-I've got 45 already. 50 and 5 now.

-You're in profit.

-You're in profit with 55.

-At 50 any more now?

I'll take two, let's roll on if you're unsure who is in. 52.

-55, 58 bid. Bid 60. 62.

-That's better.

62 now and surely 65 on the net. You were bidding away earlier.

65 on the net 68 bid. 68. 70 now.

Surely 70 now. I have £68 in the room. Are we all done?

Certainly are then. Selling than at £68.

68 is +18. You were 45 before.

-+63.

-Up now is a pine and metal bound butcher's block.

A wonderful piece of furnishing. Could also use it as well.

Who is going to start me at a couple hundred? 200, anyone?

150. £100, bid. 100 obviously scared you off. At £100.

£100 bid. 10 now, chop-chop.

Let's get on 110, 120 now.

110 in the room. 20 surely. At 110 bid. 120, 130, sir? At 120. 125, sir?

You know you want to but not that much.

At 120 bid, five now surely. At 120 done and finished at £120.

That's -£70. You were +63 which means now you're -7.

-That's a result.

-Phil is going to make that up on the bonus, isn't he?

-Oh, dear. Are you going to go with the carriage?

-I think so.

-We're going for the thrill of the chase now.

-Are you?

-The Phil of the chase.

-Absolutely bonkers, the pair of them.

We do our best.

-Anyway, that is your decision, Moira?

-Definitely.

We got the decision. Going with the bonus buy.

The railway carriage panel for the North Staffordshire Railway Company.

Who is going to start me at £50 for this one? 50. 30 to go then.

20 I'm bid. 30 on the net. 40 now. 50 if you like? 50 bid. 60 now? Nope.

I'll take five if it's going to help. Got to move on.

-At £50, 55, 60 in the front and five now.

-We're out of trouble, Philip.

75 now, do I see 75? Not coming in now. 75, bid 80.

You doubled your money, Philip.

Anywhere else at £80. It's in the front row at 80.

-Last call sold at £80.

-That is a bonus buy.

-That's all right.

What do you mean it's all right? It's brilliant, boy.

Anyway, that's +40. Which means overall you are +33.

-Well, 33, yes.

-Is it your favourite number?

-It is now.

It could be your lucky number. That could be a winning score.

Just don't say a word to those Blues, all right?

Got to have another one, surely.

-Do you know how the Reds got on?

-No.

-No idea.

-Just as well.

Your banjo, you paid £120 for that.

-It's hit a bit of a bad note, I'm afraid. £25-40 is his estimate.

-OK.

-That's fine.

-Let's hope it goes well. Here it comes.

This is the rosewood and mother of pearl inlaid five string banjo.

Who is going to start me at 80? £80 for it?

-50 to go then.

-Come on.

-30.

20 to go then. 20 over there.

I'll take two, if it's going to help anybody. It is. 22 bid,

25. 25, 28, 30, 32, 35, 38, 40.

40 and two now. At 40, two is the last call. Selling at £40.

42 the excitement. Late bid on the internet at 42.

All done and finished and selling at £42.

Minus 78. Oh, dear. Minus 78.

Settle down, boys.

An early 19th century blue-printed Masons Ironstone dish.

Who's going to start me at £100. 100. 80 to go then. 80.

Big sizeable dish. £80.

Imagine how much meat you could get on that plate.

Who is first in at 50? Come on, 50 bid. Five surely.

At 50 five again now. 55, bid 60, 65, 70?

65 bid, 70 surely. Any more bids now? At 65, eight is the last call.

-Done and finished at £65.

-No.

That's -£15, 78, 88, -93.

-OK, moving along. Now the radio.

-1960s Fleetwood Six Transistor Radio,

in the form of a globe. Who is going to start me at £80 for it? 80.

50 will do then. 50?

-40 if you like. £40 bid.

-That's it. We're in.

At £40 bid, I'll take two if it's going to help. 42, 45, 48 now.

-Have another one.

-Come on.

-50 bid.

Five may I say? At £50. Any more now? Front row has it. 52, 55, 58?

58 bid? No, 55.

Done and finished at £55.

55 is -£30. So that's minus 123. Dear, oh, dear.

What are you going to do with the picnic set?

I think we've got no real choice.

There's the decision, £15 paid for the picnic set.

The auctioneer's put £10-30 on it

-so you're nicely in the middle there, Anita.

-There we go.

Very nice piece of vintage kit that you really need to get your hands on.

£30 for it. 20 will do. 20 anybody?

-Come on, you want some sandwiches.

-10 on the internet.

12 anywhere else now. 12 bid. 15 now do I see? 18 bid now.

-We're in profit.

-No you're not.

-No we're not.

-We're up to 18.

-Now you are.

-Made some money.

Are we all done then? You're out in the room. You're not.

-£20 in the room.

-Come on.

-Sold at £20.

-That gent has just made my birthday.

Plus £5, I love it, don't you? Which means you are minus 118.

Which means you are minus 118 which is not so bad

if you say it quickly enough.

And the big thing, birthday boy, is don't say a word to the Reds.

All will be revealed in a moment. Thank you very much.

28 now, 30.

Well, well, well, well. This is a first on Bargain Hunt.

Come on, Anita. Wheel it in.

-The 21st birthday party balloon for Phil.

-Thank you, guys. That's great.

You had your cake with your bit of lunch, right?

Which is pretty cool and now you've got your own helium balloon.

-How's that?

-I'm ecstatic. Thank you so much.

It's been great for you to join us on your special day

and we've loved having you.

Now, the moment of revealing what's actually going on.

The purpose of this programme. Who's ahead and who's behind?

And I have to reveal that the runners-up today just happen

to be the birthday and his mate.

THEY GROAN

So close.

-Well, actually, not so close. Minus 118 was your total.

-Yes!

Which is getting up there with the highest minus scores, I have to say.

-Anyway, you've been very sporting. I hope you've had a nice time.

-Indeed.

-Excellent time.

-I hope you enjoy the rest of your birthday.

Good luck with that.

Now, girls, you're the victors

and you're actually going home with money. £33.

There's your 30 and here comes £3.

Which we know on this programme is a considerable achievement.

-It was a rollercoaster ride, wasn't it? Did you enjoy it?

-Thrilling.

-We loved it.

-I loved it too.

It shows you're never going to quite know how it's going to

-turn out in the end.

-Absolutely not.

In fact we've had so much fun why don't you 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 will be splendid to see you.

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