Ardingly 4 Bargain Hunt

It's big.

It's bold.

It's Ardingly.

It's an international antiques fair in West Sussex

jam-packed with goodies.

So let's get up and at it - let's go bargain hunting! Yeah!

MUSIC: "We Found Love" by Rihanna ft Calvin Harris

Boasting the top end of 2,000 stalls,

Ardingly has considerable buzz, but if our teams today are going

to stand any chance of spotting that hidden gem,

they're going to have to pull their fingers out - big-time!

Here's a quick look at how today's teams got on.

Today the Reds are in it to win it.

-The whole idea of it is to...

-Is to sell what we've got.

..beat the Blues, if we can.

Hmm! While the Blues get slightly overwhelmed by the task in hand.

I've no idea what I'm looking for!

I'm like, "Ooh!"

That's all coming up, but first let's meet the teams.

Well, this is extraordinary, isn't it?

Two teams, each with lovely ladies with bright red hair

and bright orange handbags.

We have Barbara and Stirling for the Reds and we have

Emma and William for the Blues. Welcome, everybody.

-ALL: Thank you.

-Really lovely to see you.

Now, Barbara, you are resplendent today in red.

Was it this sense of style that first attracted Stirling,

-do you think?

-I don't know.

He had a cousin. When she got married I went to the wedding,

but he ignored me.

Two weeks later we met in London at a club and he came over

-and that's history.

-Really?

-Yes, yes.

-Now, you're one of a twin.

-I am.

-An identical twin?

-Identical.

And did you ever have any confusion between you and your sister?

Well, we did cos Stirling actually, at first,

couldn't tell the difference.

In fact, I wasn't sure if he was interested in me or my sister.

So, no identifying features to differentiate

you between one from t'other?

-I'm slightly taller than my sister.

-Yes!

Don't go there, Stirling. I tell you!

You just don't say anything about that question, Stirling,

or you're in trouble, I can tell you!

Now, apart from having an obsession, naturally, with Barbara,

you're also keen on something that's a bit more prickly, aren't you?

Yeah, I grow cactus and succulent plants.

So, how many of these prickly jobs have you got?

-At least 3,000, probably a few more now.

-3,000 cacti!

-Yeah.

-How long does it take you to water them?

-Um...a week.

Do you say to Barbara, "I'm just going out to water the plants,"

and you come back a week later?

Well, not really, I mean, I come back...

-This is not good for a relationship!

-I come back for food now and again!

You surface for beans and then you go back

and do a bit more watering for another week!

It's good for the marriage, though!

That is amazing! Now for the Blues.

Em, it took you quite a long time to get hitched with Wills, didn't it?

It did. Um, we went to school together

so from, like, the age of 11 we knew each other.

-However, we didn't actually get together until I was 17.

-Right.

And then we were together ten years...

-before he asked me to marry him.

-Never! Ten whole years!

-Wills, what took you the time, mate?

-I just like to make sure.

-I don't want to rush into these things.

-So, what do you get up to?

Are you keen on working? Do you work or are you a student?

Yeah, I work as a pensions administrator.

Um, it's, you know, a normal office job, however,

we have quite a good hobby - we're in a band together.

I sing and Will plays keys and guitar,

-so we do that with a group of friends.

-Do you?

Now, William, I gather you spend your life making people sick?

That's right, Tim, yeah. I work for a large security and defence company

and part of my job is trying to ensure that our military personnel

can really perform at their best.

And part of that is our air crew who fly every day in fast jets.

They actually get travel-sick like you or I would in a car.

-Do they, really?

-Obviously it's a bit more of a problem

-if you're zooming along in, you know...

-In your Typhoon.

Yeah, so every day, twice a day, we make them sick

in a variety of ways, so we either spin them

round on essentially a glorified office chair or we swing them

from side to side, shake them up and down in a box

-and you do build up a tolerance.

-Well, what an interesting job.

Now, the next part is taking the £300 apiece, that's easy.

-There you go, there's £300.

-Thank you.

-You know the rules.

-I do.

Your experts await and off you go, and very, very, very good luck.

I think I'm feeling a bit sick myself.

Making sure she can cash in some profits for the Reds is

the delectable Kate Bliss.

And believing he can already detect the sweet smell of success,

it's Charles Hanson for the Blues.

-So, Stirling, Barbara...

-Yes.

-Are you ready for this?

-Absolutely.

Wills, Emma, this is it, OK?

This is the hour of stardom. It could change your life.

So, what do you want to buy, you two? Any ideas?

Anything that's going to make us a load of money.

-Sounds good to me.

-Beat the Blues.

-Well, me, personally, I like furniture.

-Uh-huh.

I love, like, the vintage vibe.

-Do I detect a bit of competition creeping in there?

-Yes.

I really like musical instruments, anything musical, but I also

-really like design, so anything that just looks cool.

-OK.

-I don't really know anything about...

-If we head this way...

-Yeah.

-I know where to take you.

-Great.

Shall we make a start? What about over there?

-It looks good.

-Come on, then.

What do you think of those? Very decorative, aren't they?

What do you think, Stirling?

-Yes.

-They're wall lights, you see.

So that would be fixed flush to the wall,

they're wired for electricity,

and then you've got your opaque coloured glass shade there.

-I mean, they're certainly Edwardian in style.

-Right.

I'm just wondering,

cos you can get a lot of reproductions of this sort of thing.

Are they the type of thing that people would go for?

This is the sort of thing that an interior designer would be

looking for, a couple doing up a house that wants to put

original features back in, and fittings.

It's certainly that style of shade,

-I would say it's late Victorian.

-How much would they be?

-I don't know.

-Shall we find out?

-Yeah, let's ask.

Excuse me, what are you asking for these - this set?

-Um, £80 for the lot, for the four.

-£80 for the four? Are they...?

Are they modern or...?

I think they're sort of '50s, probably.

What do you think? I mean, how do you feel about them?

I'm very happy, providing we can sell them and make a profit.

-Yeah, I think they would...

-Or at least have a chance.

They would probably be of interest to someone, I think.

Yeah, yeah. They're quite nice.

Can you help us on the price of that at all, please?

Um, £70 for the four.

-Is that best you can do?

-That's the best. That's really cheap for that.

You couldn't do £60?

Um, I'll meet you halfway - £65.

There's got to be a profit in there.

-I have to say, I'd be happy with that.

-Yes, I think so.

OK, then. All right, then.

Well, that's the first item found in record time

and one up on the Blue team, who are still getting into the swing of it.

Is that too pretty for you?

-Is that just too girly and just too...?

-It's pretty.

-Yeah, it is.

But I don't know if I love it, but...

Maybe we need to think about it and see.

I want to get you in the zone, I want to get you in it, OK?

You know, the hour is young. You have all the time in the world.

Shall we...?

-Let's press on.

-Press on, OK.

-We're going to be experts any moment.

-Well done.

Yeah, in an hour, you'll probably know as much as Charles does(!)

Ew, it's muddy here!

Yeah, I'm stuck in as well, yeah.

Tick-tock!

-You like that, Barbs?

-Yes, I do like that. You like that?

It looks very new, doesn't it?

Well, I would say, age-wise, it's probably '50s.

-Right.

-It's just little signs like the wear on the glaze here.

-Yes.

-And on the back here.

-Yeah.

-And the way this metal is scratched as well.

-That's not a brand-new reproduction, I can tell you that.

-OK.

What I like about this one is these hands because they are really nice

period hands, they're sort of almost Art Deco, actually, in style.

For somebody who's got a retro kitchen...

..that's quite a nice little feature.

Are they a popular thing at auction, would you say?

-Well, clocks are always...

-Acceptable, yeah.

..going to be fairly good sellers, depending on the condition,

obviously, and the age, but actual clock items are still good cos,

-obviously, they have a purpose.

-Sure.

-They have a function.

-What do you think?

-Well, I like it, but, I mean,

it's up to Stirling as well, because...

I'm very happy with it, you know,

we'd just like to make a profit on what we buy.

-I know.

-Whatever it is, it is, you know?

-Yeah.

Can we go and see...? Oh, here's our man.

You have a look round here and I'll go and see...

I do like these as well.

At this rate, your bargain hunting will be done and dusted

in just ten minutes.

Barbara, try and keep him under control, love, will you?

I don't think... No, it's horrible!

Emma, you're looking bewildered again.

I've no idea what I'm looking for, to be honest!

It's like, "Ooh!"

Where's my team? Your husband, isn't he a tennis player or a golf...?

-Golf.

-Golf, golf.

-But I play tennis as well.

-Yeah, isn't that sweet?

-That's nice.

-A little tennis bar brooch.

And, apparently, it's 1930s.

Do you like it, Emma? It's £65.

Oh, I don't know! I'm not sure!

-You're not sold by it?

-I don't know what I like, to be honest!

-Keep walking for a while?

-Yeah.

-And come back?

-Let's keep looking.

Would you wear this bar brooch?

No, I'm like more kind of wacky jewellery. I like big and bright.

Hang on. Any wacky jewellery, mate? Any wacky jewellery?

Maybe a bit like you, then, Emma!

-Well, I managed £30. What do you think?

-Oh.

I personally like it, but, um...

This game is not what you like, it's what you're going to sell.

You think at £30, in an auction,

we've got a chance on making a profit on that?

I think you've got a chance, I really do.

I would put that - if that came into an auction -

I would put an estimate of £30 to £50 on it.

I would buy it if that was me, yeah.

As long as it made the £50, I'd be very happy, yeah!

I think... Do you know what I think?

-I think we're faffing, I think we should get it.

-Yes, go on, then.

-Great. Number two.

-That's number two. Well done, thanks.

-Are you feeling pretty confident, you two?

-Well, as I say,

if we buy the three we could go back in the warm now, couldn't we?

This could be the fastest shop ever seen on Bargain Hunt.

Well done, Reds, that's your second item bought.

So, how are the Blues doing on that

"something bold and beautiful" front?

Guys, if you want a striking pair for a newlywed couple

and you really want to buy the best, you'd go for something like this.

-OK.

-That's what you're in for, isn't it?

-I'm looking for some quality,

I'm just a bit concerned cos it's slightly battered,

but is that inevitable when you've got something that's 100 years old?

I think it's probably inevitable

because they are dressing table jars.

What is really important with scent bottles is, number one,

to make sure the globular glass is in good condition,

-ie, there's no cracks or chips.

-OK.

You know, they're each certainly worth £100, in my opinion.

-Do you both like them, then? Are you both taken by them?

-I like it.

-I like that we're buying something quality.

-I mean, look at this,

this is what you call bellflower casting on the rim as well.

They are top-notch and if you owned a first-class cabin on board

Titanic, these would not have been out of place. They're that good.

Cos I'm a girly girl, I love...I love...

But are these chunky enough for you?

Yeah. I think they're a statement.

-Yeah.

-There's one man you want to impress, don't you, as well?

When he looks at your array of objects at the end of our hour,

and that's Mr Wonnacott. And he would give you a big tick for these.

-You know me so well, Carlos.

-See if you can make him an offer.

-I'll try.

Um, excuse me.

Would there be a deal to be made on the pair?

-Um...

-Would you take £160?

No!

I've got £110 on each, so that's £220.

If you take the pair, the best I can do you is £180.

It's entirely up to you. It's a big spend.

It's nearly two-thirds of the budget.

Sir, can we come back to you?

-You can always come back.

-Can you hold them for ten minutes?

-Yes.

-It's a big spend, you see, you can do that.

-Good hunting.

Thank you very much, sir, thank you.

Well done, though I'm not too keen on that price.

We're now 20 minutes in and our Reds are doing a STIRLING job.

Eh? STIRLING?

MUSIC: "Tainted Love" by Soft Cell

-Enamelled?

-First impressions? Exactly, enamelled.

They're nice, but do they sell well?

I think the nice thing about these is the enamel is

-just in amazing condition.

-Could they be Norwegian?

They are, exactly - you've been reading the lid, haven't you?

These are in their original box, which is also quite nice.

They are marked but it's teeny, teeny tiny,

and you've got a 925, which says to me

that they are sterling silver standard.

-I'm just not sure on the resale.

-You're not struck, are you?

-No.

-Can we just have a look and then come back?

-Make a mental note.

-Do you know how much they are?

-Yeah, I do know how much they are.

-You're not going to like it.

-Go on, then.

-He says they're £120.

-Did he?

-Yeah.

-Let's have a think.

-I think it's a bit of a no-no at the moment.

All right. Barbs says no.

There's no shillyshallying with you two, it's all about making a profit.

Unlike our dilly-dallying Blues with their expensive tastes.

-I'd really love something like that.

-But that's priceless, isn't it?

-£450.

-£450.

That one is £175.

It's going to be about £340.

How much is very cheap?

-About £350.

-Oh, golly!

-That's the pair.

No, they can't afford it.

OK, thank you very much. We'll move on.

We've passed the halfway mark, so this is a good time for a rethink.

-We've seen the vase that we like.

-Yeah.

-And the perfume bottles.

Do you mean we could go back and just get them,

so then we've got 20 minutes or 15 minutes to find our last one?

I wouldn't got both, I don't think,

cos that's, like, nearly all the money.

OK, so shall we get the...

-perfume?

-Yeah, let's get the perfume bottles.

-OK.

Or we can just pretend we've bought them

and then we know how much we've got left to spend.

-No, let's do it.

-All right, let's go buy them.

-OK, team, what's the plan?

-Perfume bottles.

-Are you sure?

-We're going to buy them and then we know...

-Big spend. Half the budget.

But I think then we can focus with our remaining budget.

Shall I go and get them now for £180?

-Yeah.

-Because he won't come down, will he? That was it.

And you go that way and perhaps get looking

-and buy something.

-OK.

-OK, see you soon.

-OK.

With two bargains already in the bag, at least you Reds

can have a leisurely think about your next move.

So, one - work out how much you have left...

-So, it's not even £100 yet.

-No, I think we could go a little bit up.

-I think so, because we don't want to leave her too much money.

-No...

That would be too easy for her, won't it?

Two, agree your strategy...

-The whole idea of it is to...

-Sell what we've got.

..beat the Blues, if we can.

Three, what's the perfect final item?

I'd like to put something where, you know,

I'd like to buy something where people that buy it can

actually display it and not hide it away in a corner or...

-Glass or silver or...?

-Yeah.

Four, get on with it!

I think this is where we need to go.

Perhaps you ought to consider hunting down your expert too.

Ah! There she is!

-Hi, guys.

-Hi.

-Hi.

-How you doing?

Now it's the Blues who are flying solo.

Let's try and find something we like.

-I want something to, like, catch my eye.

-OK.

Charles! Where are you?

Your team is looking dazed and confused,

whereas the Reds may have found something rather showy.

-This is the sort of thing you like, isn't it, Barbara?

-Yes.

Those lovely sort of...

But these are the, um, old ones, the genuine ones.

Mine are really what I say are copies.

What about this one? She's rather risque, isn't she?

-Yes, she is a little bit.

-Let's look at her.

-Who is it? Anything on the back?

-Let's have a look.

Oh, you've got a German mark on the bottom there.

It's quite difficult to read, but she's definitely continental.

Do you see in the base there you've got

-what I would call a little firing crack...

-Yes.

..in the base? Well, that was in the manufacture in the porcelain,

so that helps to date it and I would say she's definitely of the period.

She's strikingly Art Deco, even in actually her costume.

And the colours that you've got here in the glaze,

this bright orange is typical of the '30s, the late '20s.

How much is that one?

I've got £225 on her.

And is that the best you could do?

The absolute rock bottom on it would be £170.

-Can we think about it?

-Of course you can.

-Let's put her safely back.

-Thanks.

-But, I mean, I have to say to you,

that the fact that she is scantily clad,

the fact that she is half undressed makes it even more commercial.

You're not going in the next ten minutes, are you? Not now, I'm not!

Well, now you've got something to think about, you two.

That definitely won't go unnoticed on the mantelpiece.

-We've only got ten minutes to go.

-Oh, God.

-To find two items.

Is there anything we've seen so far, Emma, that you think

we should buy or that you like enough so that we've got...?

I thought we had longer than ten minutes!

So you'd better get on with it and make hay while the sun shines,

or we may have to push the panic button.

Look at the little dog studs there. Just here, Will.

OK, so what would they be used for, Charles?

They would, um, back in the Edwardian times when, you know,

elegance and sophistication was the art of costume and dress,

you would have had these sewn onto your shirt or waistcoat or

whatever else, and I suspect if they are...

Hello, madam. I'm just admiring your little studs in here, or buttons.

Are they, what, just post-Edwardian?

Yeah, they could even be late Victorian.

This is a really nice satin-finish case

and you've got this nice Morocco box. A bit of wear.

Are they spaniels?

Um, I don't know, they look like collies or something to me,

-like sheepdogs or...?

-How much are they, please?

£28 would be the best offer.

£28. I mean, that isn't bad because there's a huge group of dog lovers

in Sussex, there's a huge pool of vintage costume collectors...

I love vintage.

And, of course, our canine friends, I think,

would go wild for these. And if I was a gambling man,

out of the vase and those studs,

I would go for those dress studs.

But, again, it's your day, Emma.

Yeah, but we have only got, like, five minutes.

Yes, and you still have two items to find.

Now, you Reds, is there a bit of a theme going on here?

The thing about this is she's a lovely bronze, but...

How old is she?

She's not very old and that's why she's affordable, OK?

You're better off with your porcelain -

-the lovely risque dancer.

-I reckon, Barb,

if you go back to that man and offer him £150 and see what he says.

-You saying your wife's a charmer?

-Well, she can be, yes.

I reckon, if you offer him £150...

it gives us three... We've spent a fair bit of money.

-It gives Kate a little bit as well.

-Yeah, what have we spent?

First item, we spend £65, we then got the clock, which was £30. £95.

-Yeah. If you get that for £150, that's £245.

-IF we get it for £150.

-What happens if he says no?

-Well, if he says no, say...

We are wasting time here. Let's go and see what he says.

Go on, see what you can do. Right, off she goes.

You go for it, Barbara, whilst I keep my beady eye on those Blues.

Isn't that a gorgeous box? This is a beadwork

with opaque beads, and the date on those - 1814.

A year before the Battle of Waterloo. How much is this?

Um, the best on that would be £55.

CHARLES WHISTLES

It's peculiar inside, it's almost this tin-lined centre,

which would keep something very, very dry.

Maybe, I don't know, cigars or tobacco.

It's embroidered almost on this green...

Is that green silk or green satin?

It's...I don't know.

Green satin and then you've got this delightful opaque white beading.

Why I like it is because it's Georgian.

-It's 199 years old and that's history.

-But how much would it be?

These were £28.

-£25 and £45.

-SELLER:

-Yes, if you add the two.

-If we have them together.

-So that's £70.

That would leave...

-We've got two minutes to go.

-£50 for Charles to spend on something else.

If you're happy, I'm happy.

So £25 and...

£45.

-SELLER:

-£40.

-£40.

Come on, Barbara.

MUSIC: "Oh, Pretty Woman" by Roy Orbison

-It's me again!

-Did you bring your purse with you this time?

My lady - could you do £140?

-I really...I really can't go there, I'm sorry.

-£150?

-Please?

-Gun to the head!

-OK.

-Oh, you're an angel. Thank you very much.

-A pleasure.

-Thank you.

-£150.

-£150! Not bad!

-Yeah, have you done the deal?

-Yes.

-Fantastic!

-The gentleman was very kind and...

-Thank you, sir.

-You're a very nice man.

-Thank you very much.

-Come on, let's do it!

-Yeah. OK.

-£65.

-I love that.

I've got reservations about whether you'd get £40 for that, but...

I will stand by that and I'll be shot down

on the fields of Waterloo, and I think those buttons are

a dead cert, all in £65.

-Go!

-30 seconds to go.

-I'll shake your hand, then, thank you very much - sold.

-Thank you.

We'll take them. Thank you ever so much for that.

Well, you've had your 60 minutes, teams,

now let's check out what the Red team bought.

Off to a quick start, Stirling and Barbara saw these brass

electric wall lights and were charged £65 for the set.

Then they were drawn to this wall clock

and didn't waste any time in securing it for £30.

Finally, they took a fancy to this Art Deco female dancer,

but did they pay too much at £150?

-We tried.

-There's no hanging around with you two.

-No, we tried our best.

-Straight in there.

-They're what we call Speedy Gonzales.

-That's right.

-She's speedy...

-And you're Gonzales.

-That's it.

-Thank you, Stirling.

-Now, Barbara, which is your favourite piece?

-I think the clock.

-The clock? And what about you, Stirling?

-The risque lady.

And is the risque lady going to bring the biggest profit?

-No.

-What is?

-The clock, I think.

-The clock.

-I think the lights might.

Oh, do you? And you spent, in total, how much?

-£245.

-That is such a good amount. £55 of leftover lolly, then.

-Yes.

-Please.

-Stirling's got it.

-Stirling's got it. Thank you.

With the greatest of reluctance, I notice.

-Straight over to KB.

-Lovely, thank you very much.

What are you going to buy, darling?

Well, do you know, Stirling and Barbara were really decisive,

-they knew exactly what they liked and didn't like.

-And quick.

-I felt under quite a lot of pressure.

-No.

Something that's going to make a profit, that's all we care about,

-isn't it?

-Absolutely.

-Yeah.

-Go for it, girl, you'll be fine.

-Super.

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

Emma and William almost blew the lot on these scent bottles,

paying a whopping £180 for the pair.

Then they took a fancy to these painted dress studs.

£25 paid for these.

And finally, in a moment of madness, they were sold on this

George III tin box, paying £40 for the privilege.

Just in the nick of time.

Yeah, just in the nick of time. Good fun?

Yes, really good fun, thank you.

Super. Which is your favourite piece?

Um, I really liked the last one that we bought, the green beaded box.

-It's Georgian?

-Absolutely.

-Yeah.

-It's kind of got a romantic...

I get those feelings too. And what's your favourite piece?

I think I like the scent bottles - I thought a bit of quality,

which is what we were trying to look for.

And are they going to bring the biggest profit, the scent bottles?

-No, I don't think so.

-I think they will.

-Do you?

-I don't know, I think they might struggle,

but the buttons that we bought will hopefully make some money

because they were fairly cheap and there might be collectors of those.

-OK, so what did you spend all round?

-£245.

-£245.

Can I have £55 of leftover lolly, please? Thank you. £55.

-Right, then, Charles.

-Thank you.

-What are you going to do with that?

Well, we had a lot of love today with my newlyweds.

I almost felt three's a crowd so I'm going to go off

and find a love token or something that's got...

-that chemistry.

-What are you like, Charles?! Honestly!

Anyway, very good luck with that, Charles. Well done, well done.

Meanwhile, while Charles searches for that love token, I'm going to

show you something that you've never seen before

and it takes drinking to a completely different level.

HE HICCUPS

Do you fancy a drink? Well, I feel quite drinky myself,

and if we were sitting in a Polynesian isle...

they would offer you a drink out of one of these jobs -

a shallow wooden bowl known as a kava bowl.

There'd be a bigger wooden container where some noxious

brew of brownish fluid would have been fermenting,

but the actual vessel that they would have used

and would have passed from person to person to have a wee sip

in a big village circular gathering

would have been a little dish like this.

Now, if I turn it over on the back, were you to rub your thumb over

that back surface, it's made up of literally hundreds of little dings.

That's because in that Polynesian village,

they hadn't got a machine tool when they made this

100 or 150 years ago,

they simply got a shallow sharp blade

and had exquisitely crafted...

using little cuts, and they've made it

so that if you rub your finger on the top and the thumb underneath,

you can feel it's no more than a quarter of an inch thick.

The inner surface has no dings to it at all.

That's because they took a piece of skin off the back of a shark,

which is rough, and they've rubbed over the inner surface to make it

completely smooth,

and that tapers it down to this narrow lip on the outer edge.

That's been carved with a sharp knife

with something that we now call entrelac,

which is like a continuous piece of ribbon

that runs all the way around that edge.

But it's a complicated carving and not easy to do.

Somebody's taken literally hundreds of hours to craft that

and then, so that you hold it sensibly from person to person

it's got these little lug handles on the outside,

and if you look at each of those, that's like a native totem pole.

It's sadly got a little damage now on the outer outer-edge, but

it's only a minor split, but you can see the exquisite carving inside.

There was considerable craft expended in making these bowls

because they were so important in terms of village culture.

This is the moment when you're entertaining the rellies.

What's it worth?

Well, you could buy it off this dealer round the corner for £20.

The trick is to identify the Polynesian island.

Is it Fiji?

Might it be Hawaii?

If it's Tahitian, it could be worth

£500.

Lovely, isn't it?

Cheers!

MUSIC: "Moves Like Jagger" by Maroon 5 ft Christina Aguilera

Well, it's cracking to be in Wisborough Green at

Bellmans saleroom with Jonathan Pratt, JP.

Now, Barbara and Stirling have gone with these wall lights,

which I think have been ripped out of a pub, haven't they?

I really don't like them.

I don't like this sort of... This Victorian-type shade has

had its day, hasn't it?

Well, it's a reproduction and it's a bad reproduction,

and they paid £65 for this. There are four of them.

We are only seeing one of the four here, so how much?

Optimistically, £20 to £30.

Well, there you go, and that just about says it all,

so bad luck on them, so they're going to have to work hard

with their wee pottery wall clock.

I like it, I think it's quite a fun thing

and I think this sort of kitchenalia, if you would like

to call it that, but you could hang it anywhere you like

in the house, if you wanted to.

-Hmm.

-But it's quite fashionable now. Small, a bit of style.

-And perfectly formed.

-I think that'll do rather well.

£25 to £35 would be...

OK, Kate paid £30 for that, and I can see it making £50 or £60.

It could possibly.

And now, what about this very stylish, rather slinky

and attractive dancer?

Yeah, um, this sort of Deco feel about her.

Um, it is German porcelain, it's, uh, the factory is Katzehutte.

-What's that mean?

-Well, their mark is a little cat in a house.

-In a hut?

-Yes, so it's a "cat hutte".

-Oh, lovely.

I think £70 to £100 would be...

-Oh, dear, oh, dear, oh, dear. They paid £150.

-Oh!

They were really taken with her.

That could be exactly double what she's worth,

which could be another big problem following on from the wall lights.

On that basis, they're going to need their bonus buy,

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

Barbara, Stirling, you gave Kate £55. Kate, what did you do with it?

Well, I did feel under quite a lot of pressure for you two

-and I've done something that I rarely do.

-Ah.

I've bought something from an antique sale which isn't antique.

-Ooh!

-Wow.

-I was very much thinking of the lady,

-Stirling, I'm afraid, as you can see.

-Wow.

And we have two evening bags.

Um, this one, Barbara, which I thought was just your colour...

-has a top high-street brand name on the top.

-Right.

It's in beautiful condition, plush pink satin, beautiful inside,

and, of course, we have this one as well, which is very much

in the '50s style. Lovely beaded bag, lovely interior.

-How much did you pay for them, Kate?

-I paid... How much do you think?

BARBARA INHALES

-How much would YOU pay, Barbara?

-How much would I pay?

-£60? £65?

-This is looking good!

-I paid £10 for the two.

-Wow! Can I look, Kate?

-£10?

-£10.

-How much are they going to make?

Well, I would hope somebody might pay perhaps certainly between £20

and £30, maybe a little bit more if they really like the style of them.

I like anything like this, I must be honest.

-I thought you might.

-Yes, I do.

-Get away!

So you didn't think about me at all?

I'm really sorry, but you had a good innings, didn't you?

-You chose quite a few things you liked.

-Yes, I did.

Anyway, for the viewers at home,

let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Kate's old bags.

-OK, JP, there's something for you - look.

-Oh, thank you.

Um, do you rate this sort of quite modern, collectable

ladies' accessory job?

Fashion can sell, but you've got to have the right names to go with it.

-And these don't have them.

-They don't have them, no.

-£20 to £30, I'd say.

-£20 to £30 for the two, very good.

Well, that's a cheap night out, isn't it? £10 paid by Kate Bliss.

Now, that's it for the Reds. Moving on to the Blues.

What a mixture here! Look, the silver and cut-glass bottles.

There's a lot of workmanship involved in them,

they're typically late 1930s, 20th century.

-They would have been a part of a big set, yes?

-I suppose...

-With mirrors and brushes.

-You could probably match it, still, yourself.

-If you've got a few pieces at home you could...

-Build up a group.

-Build up a group, yeah.

-It should be worth a lot of money, then.

-I rate them at about £40 each, so that's £80 to £120.

-Is that all?

No, they paid £180, so they paid...

-That's a lot of money, though, I think that is a lot of money.

-OK.

What about the six so-called

-Essex crystal-type buttons?

-Uh...

Yeah, I mean, they're copying that reversed crystalline intaglio where

they eat away at the back and painted with normally dogs' heads

-and that sort of thing.

-They're not gold? They're just gold-plated.

It's base metal, it's glass and they are painted on the inside,

-but quality is quite apparent.

-Cos people like dogs, don't they?

-Well, they like animals.

-Of course.

-So, lovely, how much?

-£20 or £30 for these.

-OK, £25 paid. Super.

Now, we've got this very rare

-and, I think, rather charming tin embroider-cased box.

-Yeah.

I'm not quite sure what it would have held. Pencils?

Whatever you want to, that's about three inches high.

A load of work has gone into making that - I mean,

they're very fine beads, it's hours upon hours,

but everyone did this stuff in the 19th century and the 18th century

because they didn't have the benefit of TV and radio to sort of...

Well, they had leisure, didn't they? Exactly right.

They didn't have Bargain Hunt to watch. And it's dated, isn't it?

-So, you can tell the period spot on, that's perfect.

-Yeah, absolutely.

-How much would you put on it?

-£40 to £60.

-Great, they only paid £40.

That is the sole ray of sunshine that might shine upon this team

if they're lucky. They're going to need their bonus buy,

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

Right, sweet William and Emma.

HE LAUGHS

£245 you spent. £55 went to Charles Hanson.

Charles, what did you spend it on?

Tim, as if William was going to buy Emma a love token to really

impress her, I'll give him the box and say,

-"William, open it for your new bride."

-Oh.

-And show your lady and watch her face be full of delight.

-Light up.

-What is that?

-Do you like it?

-I don't know what it is!

Let me explain, it's a solid silver bar brooch,

modelled and cast in the form of a Celtic cloak pin.

It's hallmarked for Chester, 1935, and it's got great style.

Hasn't it, William?

-I actually think it looks all right. Yeah.

-You're a good man.

I thought it looked like a sword.

You thought it looked like a little kind of daggery type job?

-Yes.

-The all-important question, Charles,

how much did you spend on it?

-£25.

-Oh, well.

-That's pretty good.

I would really hope that this lot at auction will appeal to a lady

who will happily pay between £40 and £60, at least.

-Well, that's a prediction, isn't it?

-Yeah.

I can tell you are clearly impressed, Emma.

-You really like this thing, don't you?

-I really love it.

-You're bonding up with it.

-Yeah, bonding.

-It's colourful, like you.

And you don't pick now, you pick later if you need to, but right now

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

thinks about Charles' little pin.

-There you go. That's rather sweet, isn't it?

-Yeah, I quite like this.

It's got some craftsmanship to it.

I suppose it would have been a kilt pin or something, perhaps.

-Could you use it as a tie pin, do you think?

-Maybe you could.

I mean, for me it's not so much brooch, it screams something...

But if you were wearing sort of tweed, a scarf or something,

it might be more...

I don't know, well, it could be for men or women anyway,

-that's the point.

-It's hallmarked 1935 Chester.

It's by Shipton & Co, and Shipton & Co did produce arts and crafts

small items of this nature at that date,

so it's absolutely right for what it should be.

-And the Celtic designs are enduring, aren't they?

-Yeah.

And people love them still. OK, so how much for that little item?

-£20 to £40.

-OK, £25 paid by Charles.

I bet he'll do well on that so let's hope they go with the bonus buy.

Well, we'll find out in a minute, won't we?

-In a minute?

-In a minute.

£25 by the pillar. £30...

Barbara and Stirling, this is your exciting moment. We're on the edge!

Look at this room stuffed up with folk. It's good, isn't it?

-Yeah, absolutely fantastic.

-The wall lights -

I personally think these have been stripped

out of a public house not very long ago because they're modern,

and those acid-etched shades - no, not a great deal of age.

Anyway, you paid £65, the auctioneer doesn't like them.

He's put £20 to £30 on them.

-Fantastic!

-Harsh!

-That's a good start.

-Who knows with any of this?

First up, then, are your lacquered brass wall fittings

and shades, and here they come.

I've got 2194, a set of four lacquered brass wall lights

with pink tinted shades. Start me at £40 for these.

£40 is bid, thank you, at £40. Where's the £5 now?

£40 I have, looking for £45. Straight in at £40. £45 I'll take.

-Come on.

-Oh, no.

At £40, that's it at £40. Are you all done at £40?

This is the maiden bid of £40. Fair warning, all done at £40.

Sorry about that.

You're minus £25, but it's a classic. He put his hand up quick,

it cost him £40 and that was it. Now, here we go.

-It's a jolly nice thing, this.

-I love it, yeah.

Rather handsome. I like this, actually.

I can start straight in at £20. Who's going to go five?

-£25 and I'm out, now at £25. Where's 30?

-Go on!

-£25 here doesn't seem like a lot.

-That's nothing.

It's a nice object, this.

£25 by the pillar I shall sell. £30 seated.

-£35 standing.

-Thank you, you're in profit.

Listen to your daughter.

Come on!

40, she really wants it, 40. Any more at £40? It's theirs at 40.

All done, fair warning. £40 and selling.

That's reduced your losses to minus 15. Now, here we go.

-Here comes the Katzehutte.

-We've got an Art Deco female dancer...

-Fingers crossed.

-German, in her orange skirt and hat.

-And I've bids to start me at £65, straight in at £65.

-There you go.

Looking for 70 now, who's going to go 70?

70 internet, 75 with me, are you going to go one more?

-Oh, come on!

-£75 with me on the book.

Anyone else in the room want to join in? £75 with me on the book at £75.

Fair warning, internet. £75.

TIM PRETENDS TO CRY

-Never mind.

-£75 is minus £75. 75, 85, that's minus 90 overall.

It doesn't sound too bad if you say it quickly.

-If you say it quickly, yeah!

-Ouch!

-I'll say it quickly!

Here, listen, minus £90 - what are you going to do about the bags?

-Yes.

-Go on.

-We're going to go with them.

Quick decision, moving on, we're going to go with the bonus buy.

Lot 2200, we have the plush pink satin evening bag and another,

the nice one with the silver-bead ornament. So two in the lot.

Start me £20 for the two. Start me £20 for the two. Surely worth £20.

-Any interest at £20?

-Come on.

-Come on!

-£10, then?

£10 is bid, thank you at £10. £10 in the centre. Where's £12?

£10 it is in the centre of the room.

At £10, I'll sell, maiden bid of £10. £12. £15. £18.

He shakes his head at £18. I've got now on the left at £18.

Any more than £18? At £18, fair warning, I shall sell at £18.

Plus £8, well done, Kate, that is a fantastic result, darling.

That means you're minus £82 overall.

-Minus £82 could be a winning score today.

-It might be.

If there's another bloodbath somewhere else!

-Wouldn't that be wonderful!

-In which case, you could be ahead.

-OK.

-In the meanwhile, say nothing to the Blues.

-No, not a word.

MUSIC: "Bonkers" by Dizzee Rascal

-OK, Ems, Wills.

-Hi.

-Have you been talking to the Reds?

-No.

-No? You don't know what their score is?

The first item up are the pair of silver scent bottles.

Now, if you wanted to go out and buy scent bottles,

-they don't come a lot better than those two.

-No.

-Really?

So, as far as the quality is concerned,

they have got quality in spades,

and if the worst comes to the worst, you've got that

Celtic clip or brooch to fall back on.

Lovely. OK, here we go, then.

Nice-looking lot, this.

Glass spherical scent bottles by Mappin & Webb.

I'm going to start at £60.

THEY GROAN

-£65, £70. £75, £80.

-Come on, come on.

£85, £90.

£95, £100. £110 and I'm out now at £110. I'm looking for £120.

Any further interest at £110? Anyone else in the room joining in?

I don't like the look of this, girls.

Fair warning, then, at £110. Our sale at £110.

It's £110, it's minus 70.

Well, it could have been worse.

It could have been worse, but...

-OK.

-Now, here come the studs.

-These with the nice dogs' profiles.

-I've got £20 to start. With me at 20? Where's five?

-Come on!

-We can make this.

-£25 clears commission at £25.

-Looking for 30 now.

-Come on!

-Who's going to come in at 30? 30.

At £30 now. Where's the five? £30. £35.

-£40.

-Yikes. One more.

Listen to the man over there. £45. £45 for the lady now at £45.

Going to go one more, sir? £45 against you.

You'll look very dapper in them, I'm sure you will. £45, go £50.

Go on, you'll regret it!

-£50.

-Yes! That's £50!

At 50, at £50, I could do this all day, but I'd better carry on!

£50 it is, at 50. I'm selling for £50.

Seated on the left at £50, all done?

£50! Yes!

-Plus £25. Hang on!

-Well done!

-Now, the beadwork and green job.

A green satin box and cover - start me off at £30.

It's got to be worth £30. £20, then.

£20's bid. Thank you at £20. On my right at £20. £25. £30.

£35. £40.

£40 has it by the pillar at £40.

-Come on! One more!

-Go on, then, one more!

-Come on, JP!

-One more.

It's your last chance at 40...

It wiped its face, £40. How disappointing.

Overall, you're minus £45,

which is nothing, really, compared to how it might have been.

Now, what are we going to do about the brooch for £25 -

going to go with it?

-We've got to go for it.

-It's a fine thing, isn't it?

2222, a late Arts and Crafts silver brooch and surely start me,

someone, at £30? Nicely presented, this, surely start me at £30?

-£20, then. Oh, £30 on the left.

-Yes!

-Where's the five in the room?

£35 at the back of the room.

Against the internet now at £35. I'm going to go £40 now, internet.

-Come on, internet.

-£35 at the back on the room. Fair warning, everyone.

£35 in the room.

-Plus £10. Well done, Charles Hanson.

-It's a bit.

-You've preserved your record.

-Yes.

-It's overall, though,

minus £35,

-which is not that bad.

-It's not bad.

-It's not bad.

It's obviously not great.

It's could be a winning score, though, Ems.

MUSIC: "Sexy And I Know It" by LMFAO

Cor, have you ever seen such happy-looking teams?

And so colourful too.

Anyway, sadly, the colour today of your money

is universally red because nobody has made any profits.

THEY ALL GROAN

And the team that has made the largest loss just happens to be

the Reds.

-So bad luck, Reds. Minus £82 is not a good number for you.

-No.

No, not at all.

You got that lovely £10 profit on your kitchen clock,

-but that, apart from the old bags at the end from Kate...

-Yes.

..were it!

It wasn't your day today in the marketplace.

-But you've had a nice time?

-Wonderful.

-Fabulous.

And thank you for being so entertaining and lovely for us.

-Thank you.

-We try our best.

Well, there we go, but the victors today - the Blues.

Minus £35 is the amount you've lost to win today.

-Thank you very much.

-Which is pretty average.

Anyway, £25 profit on those

little old dress stud things was a very nice number.

A washed face, a nice profit for the bonus buy from Charles -

thank you, Charles, for that. £10 for that.

But, anyway, it was that hit on the spherical scent bottles that

did it, wasn't it? Minus £35, but victors to the Blues.

Well done, chaps. In fact, so well done, why don't you join us soon

for some more Bargain Hunting. Yes!

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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