Derby 24 Bargain Hunt

We're in Derby today,

having pulled into the world's oldest surviving railway roundhouse.

Now all we've got to do is to stay on track.

Let's go bargain hunting! Yeah!

This magnificent railway roundhouse was once filled with steam locomotives,

chuffing in and out.

Let's hope that our teams today

are well oiled and spick and span and prepared to proceed at full steam ahead.

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

There's a lesson or two to be learnt today, but will the Reds cut the mustard?

-Salt.

-Oh, pepper!

-Mustard.

-Oh.

-How would you get pepper out of that?!

And who knows about steam pumps, eh?

Why haven't I heard of steam pumps?

-I leave it to the Blues to educate their expert.

-It's a look like a Goth.

Before all that, let's meet the teams.

For the Reds, we've got Ella and Rachel. And for the Blues, Sammy and Chloe. Hello!

-Hello!

-Now, Ella, you have been mates for ages.

-Yes. We met at Brownies when we were about seven years old,

-but we didn't get on at all well.

-Didn't you?

-No. I was quite naughty when I was in Brownies.

-Rachel was very well behaved...

-Oil and water.

-Absolutely.

-Tell us about your job.

-I'm a trainee journalist at the Derby Telegraph.

I've been there about seven months. Every day is completely different.

I'm meeting new people all the time and covering stories of any variety.

-It's fascinating.

-Are you a cub reporter?

-I am! I am a cub reporter, yes.

-Rach, you work for the same paper.

-I do.

-Same role? Out poking around?

-I used to.

-I'm now a content editor.

-Ah!

-So I help design the layout of the paper, write headlines

-and proofread copy.

-Do you?

-You're a very modest person. You've won a journalistic award.

-Yes.

I won Best Trainee Reporter in the country in 2011.

-In the country?

-Yes.

-That's not mucking about, is it?

-How many cubs were up with you?

-I don't know exactly.

I bet there were several thousand.

What are you going to buy today?

We love anything with a story behind it. Anything with a history.

And something that, when you look at it, you can see where it's been.

That fascinates us both.

The story thing is important. We're naturally very nosy.

We want to find out the history of everything.

-Well, good luck. I hope you come up with some nice stories.

-Thank you.

Excellent. Now Sammy, you met Chloe when you were very young.

-We were only four. It was our first day of school.

-Was it?

-We just bonded from there.

-You've just graduated from university.

-Yeah, I did Media and Communications Studies.

I did a bit of everything in it. Print-based media, online media, even the psychology side,

looking at how the media affects people when they watch programmes.

Did you do anything on the press?

-We did!

-That's good. You'll be able to understand them.

Yeah, I'm onto their tricks.

Well, let's not know about that!

-Chloe, you're still studying?

-Yes, I am.

-What are you studying?

-Commercial photography.

-Enjoying it?

-Yes, I am. I'm in my last year now.

-You see yourself as an entrepreneur.

-I have an online vintage shop.

-Was this frocks or...?

-It ranges from clothing to vintage cameras.

-Anything eclectic, anything retro.

-And where do you go to get this gear?

-Well, I kind of buy in bulk from either the auctions...

-Yes.

I bet you buy those big cardboard box lots under the table.

-The things I have an eye on. No one else sees them but me.

-And you hope nobody's spotted it.

-Exciting, isn't it?

-Yes. I'm a rooter.

-A rooter!

-What will you be looking out for today?

-We said something quirky.

-Something different that nobody else would pick up.

-I mean, we're both into our retro, vintage.

I think something... Maybe something a bit girlie.

Yeah? Well, there's a large population of you out there so that might be the right strategy.

Well done, girls. Anyway, now the money moment. £300 apiece. You know the rules.

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

Well, you know what they say. The pen is mightier than the sword.

Weighing up the Red team's chances of winning today, we have the unforgettable Charlie Ross.

Thomas Plant does some old school detective work for the Blues.

-What are we going to do today?

-I think something vintage.

-What about you?

-Something quirky.

Anything with a good story behind it. And something a little quirky.

-Are you going to spot things?

-I think so. I've got a good eye.

-Good!

-A bit of jewellery would be nice.

-Silver would be good.

-Silver and jewellery. Come on, lead the way!

Come on, girls. Off you go.

-How about some jewellery?

-Right. It looks like the Reds are going to stick to the plan.

-I'm not sure about jewellery.

-Oh, dear. I can see trouble ahead!

We've barely started and the Blues are thinking about a cup of tea!

-Lots of silver.

-Those pretty little cups. What's it for?

-Espresso?

-Is it a little coffee cup?

-Aren't you a modern girl!

A girl of the 21st century. Are you a double or a single shot?

This is silver. These are made by Ainsley in Staffordshire. The silver collar is made in Birmingham.

-There's a green one there.

-It's cute.

-Oh, wow! I like that.

We've got a collection of them. And you've got a pair.

-Talking of pairs...

-Look at those! Imagine wearing those, girls.

-Oh, wow.

George II. Silver buckles.

And one of the few pieces of 18th-century jewellery to be worn by men and women.

-Do you like those?

-I like those.

-They're nearly always made out of polished steel and these are silver.

So these would have been worn by really quite someone.

Just fabulous. And they, I can tell you, are rare. They won't be within your price range.

-But it's worth just looking.

-Out of interest, how much are they?

Those could be yours for 120, the pair, which is...

-120?

-120.

You probably think, "What is this silly old man doing, looking at a pair of silver buckles?"

-There we are. There's a good, crisp lion. See the lion?

-Oh, well, that shows they're sterling silver.

-You wanted something with history.

-Yeah. I like these.

-I like them.

-Fabulous. They are fantastic.

-It is a silver sale, so...

-We need to start talking about price.

What did you say? 120?

-120.

-The very best?

-Who's the negotiator among you two?

-Is that me?!

Can you do 110? Please?

-- I'll do them for 110. - Oh, thank you!

-Are you happy?

-I'm not happy with it, no!

-I want to leave you happy!

I think they're worth the money, girls. They're fabulous things.

-And if you're happy with it, shake the gentleman's hand.

-Thank you so much.

-You hate us now!

Thanks very much indeed. That's a great deal. They're wonderful.

Well done, Reds. You've bought something. Now have the Blues sniffed anything out yet?

This is like a simulation of malachite glass. The hard stone.

-I like that one with the...

-Cherubs?

-What, this one here?

-I like the stopper in it.

-The atomiser with the chromed top.

It's got Czechoslovakia on it, so that's quite easy to date.

You've got a chip to the glass, which is a great shame.

Again, these things don't come up very often. This one is similar.

-With the flowers.

-That's nice.

-That is attractive.

This one works.

-Oh, yeah!

-Oh!

Your favourite perfume goes in there.

And it actually is a working thing. That is rather wonderful.

-On your dressing table...

-It would look really pretty.

-What's the best on that one?

-120.

I was thinking of offering you 90.

-99 sounds better.

-99!

-I like it. Do you like it?

-Yeah. I'd go for it.

-Yeah?

-Yeah, we could come back to it or...

-What do you want to do?

-Come on, don't dither. Be decisive.

-Do you want to make a decision?

- 95, then. We'll do a deal. - I think that's a deal.

-That's so far away from what I paid, it's not true, Thomas.

-Thank you.

-First item down.

-Well done. You've bought your first item. That makes it one all.

-What's that?

-Sugar. Getting warm, getting warm.

-Salt.

-Oh, pepper!

-Mustard!

-Oh.

-Pepper! How would you get pepper out of that?!

Look at the lid. That's where the spoon goes.

-Pepper!

-Don't you worry. Just take Charles with a pinch of salt.

-Now look at this for bijoux.

-Is that a Stanhope?

-It is, yeah.

-You don't know what a Stanhope is.

-You look through the wee glass. If you hold it in the right manner...

Stanhopes are novelty optical devices that were mounted in jewellery or trinkets.

The lens can magnify a tiny image up to 300 times.

What's Stanhope?

-That's the name given to these.

-And he was the name.

He made the lens that enabled you to do that.

-That's big enough to wear on a pendant.

-Oh, yeah.

Get it up to the light and focus and eventually you'll squiggle it around and see the Lord's Prayer.

-Isn't that fabulous?

-Oh, my goodness.

-It is tricky. Once you've mastered it, you get it.

What's the cheapest... What's the cheapest price you'd do this for?

29.

What do you think?

That's amazing.

It is pretty. I really like it. Rachel doesn't seem that keen.

-No, it's not that. It's the price.

-That's what I like to hear.

This game's about making a profit.

What are these?!

-That's the sort of thing that we buy!

-Do you think it's a good look?

-I love them.

-My eyes are too... I thought I had quite narrow eyes, but these are pushing inward.

-They are!

-Oh!

-They look steampunk, if you know what I mean.

-Steampunk, yeah.

-It's what?!

-Steampunk.

-You know, that retro lot that dresses up like the Victorian era.

Steampunks take modern technology like computers, but power them by steam.

- It's a trend, a look like a Goth. - This is an education for you!

-I'm being educated about steam punks!

-Gosh, Thomas, do keep up.

-It's the kind of thing we'd pick up.

-I love them. I love them.

Now time has flown by and we're in our last 15 minutes with both teams still needing two more items.

-You're waiting for that one thing...

-Pow!

-I'll know it when I see it.

-Well, let's wait and see, shall we? But you haven't got all day, girls.

-We have whiled away about 50 minutes.

-I know.

-We've got 10 minutes and we've bought one item.

-What about that?

-Oh. More silver.

-1775.

-Wow.

-It's almost mint condition.

-Wow.

It's £110.

-And the shape of it is so elegant.

-You like that, don't you? Call Gary over.

-Yes, sir?

-What's it going to make at auction? 75 quid?

-If I said £80, how's that?

-That would only lose a fiver.

-We don't want to lose!

-No.

75. How is that?

It's a fabulous thing, girls. We've got about 5 minutes left.

-75.

-It's a wonderful deal.

-Thank you very much indeed, Gary.

-Thank you.

-Thank you, Gary.

-Marvellous.

-You'd definitely get a head start in life with a silver ladle as your christening gift.

-Anyway, no time to celebrate. You need to find your final item and quickly.

-Four minutes! Come on!

Thank you.

# The heat is on... #

-This is you. This is you two.

-This is very me.

-All about you.

Is that kind of a Bakelite?

This would be...yes. An ivorine. Not ivory, but ivorine.

-A sweet '30s bag, isn't it?

-Oh, I do like that, yeah.

-With the Chinese pattern on it.

-Suits you, sir!

-That's a sweet bag.

-I like that.

-You like something! Quick!

Can we ask you about this?

-You've got £43.50 on it.

-Yep. I'll do it for 32.

That is the best.

-I like it.

-Let's go for it.

I would say it would be Japanese, 1920s.

-And this is ivorine - a simulant of ivory.

-OK.

-Simulated. Made to look like it.

-It's completely fine to buy it.

-OK.

-No problem. You can tell that it is ivorine

because of the uniformity of the bands in the design.

Can you see that? In ivory, it's cross-hatched.

In ivorine, it's a very uniform, straight line. And then you've got the mauve background to it.

-And this scene on there is rather fun.

-Yeah.

-Are we all done with this? Buy it?

-Go for it.

-Yeah.

-She's made a decision!

-Yes!

Well, you Blues bagged that one quite quickly. Well done.

With just a few minutes left, it's time for both teams to focus.

-Let's go to a different stall.

-A different stall.

-Oh, blimey...!

-Really quickly.

-We've got to be quick.

-I know.

We'll get down to the last minute...

-Have you seen these before?

-No.

-Know what it stands for?

-It's all mixed stones, but it spells something.

-Really?

-It looks like a mixed message.

-It spells "dearest".

-Aww.

Oh, that's so sweet.

Dearest. D for diamond. E for an emerald. A for amethyst.

R for ruby. E for emerald.

S for sapphire. And T for a stone you might not have heard of - Tourmaline.

-Isn't that sweet?

-Really sweet.

-How did you spot that?

-I saw it immediately, all the stones.

-£75. Do you like it?

-I love that and the symbolism.

-All real. Set in nine carat.

-65.

65...

-And that's it.

-Really?

-Yes, really.

-Promise me?

-I promise you, yeah.

-£65. I think you should go for it. You both like it.

-I do.

-It's really sweet.

-It's found you.

-You've waited and it's come to you.

-It's the thing we've waited for!

-Thank you very much.

-There we are. Three items now.

-We've got them!

That's your three items done, then.

-# The heat is on... #

-If there isn't anything that grabs you, girls...

Now you two journos probably know a thing or two about deadlines and taking it up to the wire.

Two minutes.

Yeah, I know...

-Something.

-OK!

-Is there anything here you like?

Think of your budget, what you like.

-What's that?

-How old is it?

-Blue John.

-Yes, it's a rare mineral that can only be found in one location in the world - Derbyshire.

Two different Blue Johns.

-30 seconds. Do you like it?

-I've got 65 quid on it.

-How much?

-I'll do 40 quid.

-40 quid.

-Yes.

-Sold!

Phew! Time's up. Let's check out what the Red team bought.

The story behind these silver shoe buckles took their fancy

and they sealed the deal at £110.

Next, they scooped up this silver ladle for £75.

And in the final throes they dug up this silver Blue John pendant for £40.

-Hey! Had a nice morning?

-Yeah, it was really fun.

-How much did you spend all round?

-We spent 225.

-£75 of leftover lolly, please. Who's got it?

-We split it.

-Just to be awkward.

-Don't you trust each other?

-No!

-I bet you've got some stories to tell after today.

-Well, yes!

I hope you're going to keep it quiet. Especially about him.

225 you spent. Which is your favourite bit, Rach?

-The buckles.

-You like them the best?

-We love them. We had a good find there.

-And are they your favourites, too?

-I really like them. They're very, very stylish.

They seem to have a story behind them, which we love.

So £75 for you to spend, Charles. What are you going to do?

We're going to a silver and jewellery sale, so more silver.

Thank you very much. Meanwhile, here's what the Blue team bought.

The Art Deco perfume atomiser got the ball rolling and cost them £95.

Then they thought this ivorine and silk handbag looked the part and could make them a profit at £32.

And, finally, the gold "Dearest" ring had everything they were looking for and cost them £65.

Well, well, well, you're in clover, Tom.

-I'm in clover.

-You have had a lovely morning. Girls, did you enjoy it?

-Yes.

-It was so much fun.

-You didn't fall out at all?

-Not at all.

Not a cross word?

-So tell me, Chlo-Chlo, which is your favourite piece?

-I think it's got to be the bag.

-What about you, Sam-Sam?

-I like the scent bottle.

-Will that bring the biggest profit?

-I think the ring might do that.

-You agree?

-Yeah.

It's the ring of confidence between you two. Great.

-OK, how much did you spend?

-192.

-Did you? Who's got the £108 leftover lolly?

Here it comes. That is a tidy amount. There we go.

-108. There's a £5 note underneath, lurking somewhere.

-Look at that!

-OK, Thomas, what are you going to do?

-I'm going to spend it all. Spoff the lot, on something quality.

-OK.

-I've got something in mind. One of you is going to hate it, one is going to love it.

Thomas, you're a tease. Off you go. Very, very good luck.

Next, I've got my sights on something that's on the edge of being miniature.

Cor, this thing's a little treasure.

Look at that.

On the face of it, perhaps not terribly exciting, but just look at the detail.

Because this oval case is covered in sharkskin,

or manta ray skin.

It's been applied on some thin wooden boards

to create a little oval case to protect the precious object inside.

And if I open it up, you can see it's velvet-lined

to protect this precious portrait miniature.

Portrait miniatures are interesting things because not only are they miniature works of art,

often by distinguished and famous artists,

but they record characters in history who are often important.

The miniature typically was produced as a love token. Hence, as with this one, a little suspension loop

that would take a chain and a woman could wear this around her neck

with, effectively, an image of her loved one close to her heart.

This particular style of small, modest miniature was produced

between about 1730 and 1750.

You can see just how finely painted the details are,

including his neckwear, which is a jabot, or type of cravat.

This sort of flowing, lacy jabot is often associated with members of the legal profession.

The indications that it's a good one are also in the case

because this is made of silver that's been covered in a thin layer of gold. It's silver gilt.

Unfortunately, because it's got a corroded seam between the front and the back of the case,

I can't get it open. And that's a vital thing to do because evidence to help in its valuation

might be scrawled on the back of the image. Who's the artist? And who's the sitter?

All of those greatly affect what you might get for the thing at the end of the day.

What's it worth, though? Well, the other day at a fair,

I saw one of these sharkskin-covered cases on its own

and they were asking £150 for it.

This, complete with miniature, you might be able to buy for £300.

Who is the artist that I'd like this to be?

Well, a name to conjure with would be John Singleton Copley.

He was an artist who was painting in this period and he was known to paint on copper plates.

The other interesting thing was he was doing it in America.

What if this thing was by Singleton Copley?

What if that mid-18th century face is a recognisable American character

from the legal profession?

Someone who drafted, perhaps, the Declaration of Independence in the 1770s?

Last year, a little miniature of this sort of size with a not dissimilar subject

was estimated in an auction in New York at 30,000-40,000.

What did it sell for?

Top end of 200,000.

£300?

200,000?

I'd say that's no miniature profit.

Now let's shove off to the auction to see if our teams are in with a chance of making some profits.

Well, how lovely is this? Really snug in your saleroom, Charles, on the outskirts of Derby.

-Yes, welcome, Tim.

-Great to be here. Ella and Rachel are excited.

-They've gone with Charlie down the silvery, jewellery route.

-Yes.

-First off are these silver buckles.

-Tim, they're just wonderful. They're silver, London, 1750.

To me, Tim, you just wonder where have they walked and what steps have they walked upon?

-That's so exciting.

-How excited are you, Charles, estimate-wise?

I'm hoping the might make between 150 and 250.

-Really? As much as that? Well, the team paid £110.

-Great.

Everybody's rated them, so good luck with that, Charles. Next is the Old English pattern sauce ladle.

The hallmark is for William Tuite of London of circa 1764.

To me, the feel of it, whilst the buckles have that tactile feel of age,

this just feels as though it's had a big wash and whether it's had some alterations, I don't quite know.

-What do you think it's worth?

-£40-£60.

-OK, £75 paid.

Moving on to the little tad of Blue John. Where is Blue John sourced?

-The only mine in the world for Blue John is in Derbyshire.

-Welcome home, Tim.

In Castleton. Probably about 12 miles north of here. The great mines.

It's a wonderful little pendant in that neo-classical oval form and it's just decorative.

-What's it worth, Charles?

-It's Blue John, good value.

-We've put a guide price on it of £40-£60.

-Brilliant. They paid £40.

It just depends slightly on the buckle and the spoon. They may need their Bonus Buy. Let's look at it.

So, girls, this is exciting. £225 you spent and £75 you gave to Carlos the Rosso.

-So Carlos the Rosso, what did you spend it on?

-Something very small

-but absolutely delightful.

-Oh.

-With age and...

BOTH: Oh!

I like that reaction! Didn't you?

It's a little gold compass.

Now it's probably Edwardian. It might be just Victorian, 1900, 1910.

But it has a solid, 10-carat gold mount round it.

I spent the whole of the £75 on this because I think the gold content alone is probably the best part.

I was very pleased to buy it and I would like to think there's a little profit in it.

-How much do you think it'll make?

-Well, I played 75. I suppose 76 would be a result.

Anyway, we'll see what happens at auction,

but for the audience at home let's find out what the auctioneer thinks of Charles's pendant compass.

OK, Charles, it's apparently gold. It's got "10 carat" stamped on it.

-That's a nice object, Tim.

-Isn't it?

-10 carat?

-Might be American?

-OK.

It's just a nice object. It's marked, it's neat, it's tidy.

It's compact. And I suppose at auction today it's something I would guide at £60-£90.

-OK, £75 paid.

-OK.

-I think it should find its way home.

-Yes, Tim. Absolutely.

Now for the Blues. First up is the Czechoslovakian green glass malachite lookalike

-scent bottle.

-With that chrome collar and lovely oval stopper with the atomiser here.

-It's probably 1940s.

-Estimate?

-I could see it making about £40.

-Could you? £95 paid.

-OK.

-You'll have to have a bit of a spray-up to get it up to £95, I fancy.

Now the Japanese ivorine-framed handbag. Is that a goodie or a baddie?

It's a peculiar thing. I've had a couple of comments from people

-who feel that maybe the frame is earlier than the actual...

-I quite agree.

-..upholstered...

-Someone's done all that crochet work and knotted up.

-Correct.

I think it's striking and for a good night out it's a bag to impress your friends,

-but I think it's a marriage.

-How much?

-We're guiding it between £25 and £35.

£32 paid, so that's OK. They're in the frame. Now, lastly,

-the "Dearest" ring.

-Yes.

-Is that going to appeal?

-Yeah, it's that sentiment.

With these objects, often they were love tokens

and they were given as a sign of love in a period when love was love.

-Mm. True love.

-It's just a pretty ring. We're going to guide it...

The gold content alone ought to make £50-£80. I'm a cautious man.

That's why you're so successful. £65 paid.

-Right.

-So that should be all right.

So it just depends on the perfume atomiser jobby. If it goes wrong, they'll need their Bonus Buy.

Let's go and have a look at it.

-OK, girls, this is exciting.

-Yes.

-What do you suppose Thomas Plant has spent your £108 on?

-Got any ideas?

-No idea.

-No idea at all.

We've kept the secret pretty well. Tom, show us what you bought.

One of you will hate it, one will love it. Or you might both hate it! I said it was quality...

-What's that face for?!

-It's that "Chlo-Chlo's not happy" face!

I told you! I knew you'd hate it. Let me tell you what this is.

This is a piece of seminal glassware from Britain, 1967. Made by a factory called Whitefriars.

Designed by somebody called Geoffrey Baxter.

This is called a hoop vase. Many different colours, from the 1960s. This is cinnamon.

Not brown. Cinnamon. This is vintage. This is now very now.

It's a good piece of glass from a collector's point of view. And it's been hand blown.

You're liking this, aren't you? You're warming to this. I can see it all over your faces.

I think this is a good piece. This should make £120-£180 today.

-Great.

-OK.

-I spent £100 on it.

-It's growing on me.

-You paid £100. The prediction normally is £120-£180,

so there seems to be some money in that, girls, if you need it.

But right now let's find out whether our auctioneer, Charles Hanson, will go with it or not.

-Charles, this is exciting.

-Golly, Tim. It is. The colour isn't great.

It's quite dull, but it is what it is. It's from the '60s. Baxter joined in '54.

He began his textured grounds in this style from '67.

And it's something which today the younger generation love to acquire.

-Might it make the ton?

-Tim, it could make a ton,

but again to get the roar of the saleroom behind the object,

-we've put a wide guide to give it some girth. £60-£100.

-OK, fine.

-£100 is what Thomas paid.

-Good.

-Mark you, Charles, we've learnt to rely on you a bit here.

-The Great Escape!

-No pressure. Thank you.

12. 15. 20. 5. 30!

-How excited are you on the excited scale?

-I don't know.

-I'm a good 10.

You're a good 10? Look at this crowd. We could not get more folk crammed into this large space.

-No!

-Seeing all these people means some may be bidding on your lots.

-Let's hope so!

-Anyway, we've got a lot of silver in today's sale.

You've got a lot of silvery things, so that's lucky. First up for you

is going to be the shoe buckles.

In all my time on the rostrum, you see objects you really like.

These are what I really like. These are mid-18th century,

maybe a pair of gentleman's silver shoe buckles. Clearly a wealthy man.

Made in London in around 1750. And you just wonder

where those buckles have trod and how that landscape has changed. That's history.

I have got interest here at £100. In the room, do I see 110 now?

110. 120. 130.

-I've got 140. 150. I'm out.

-Gosh. You paid £110. That is brilliant.

Made for a dandy. Who would like them? At 150.

I'm not referring to you, though! 150 I'm bid. 150 I'm bid.

Do I see 155? These are wonderful things. Remember where you saw them.

150. I'll take 155 now. Fair warning. I'll take 155

or they're down. At £150.

Fair warning.

Well, that's marvellous, isn't it? Plus £40. Straight up.

Straight in with a £40 profit. Now the sauce ladle.

Let's hope it doesn't drag you back.

There we are. Possibly by William Tuite of London of perhaps circa 1764.

Where are you? This is history. It's 1.45 ounces. A wonderful object.

Here to be sold. And I'm bid 22. 25.

28. 30. 2. 5. 8. 40. 2. 5. 8. 50!

-Gosh.

-5. I've got you. 5. 60.

-65. 70.

-Yes!

Go, Charles, go, Charles!

Who would like it at £80? Or it goes. We sell at £75.

£75. It wiped its face. No profit, no loss. No pain, no gain.

Now the Blue John pendant.

There we are. Being sold in Derbyshire and made in Castleton.

A wonderful neo-classical style oval Blue John pendant

on a silver chain, in silver. What a wonderful object.

I'm only bid for this piece of Blue John 22. 25. 28.

30. I'll take 2 now for Blue John.

-2. 5. 8. 40. 2.

-You're in profit. I don't believe this.

-£42.

-£42. 5.

48? Are you sure? On the front row, 45.

-8. 50.

-50. Good boy. That's what makes him a great auctioneer.

One more, sir? No? I'll take 8. 58?

58! 60. 2? No, he says. Thank you. It helps.

-Wringing blood out of a stone!

-The lady is in, the gent is out.

We'll sell at £60.

-And we say fair warning. All done.

-That is a remarkable performance.

I feel like bursting into tears. Plus £20.

£20, £40 and a wiped face means you are plus £60.

Now what about the compass?

-Oh...

-This is really hard.

-You're going home with folding money.

-Yeah.

-I think we said we wouldn't go for it if we were in profit.

-Yeah.

-Did you? Is that what you said?

-We've agreed.

-I mean I like it...

-He's just going to sell it now. Going or not?

-No.

-OK.

The decision is made. The die is cast. But we'll sell it anyway.

I'm bid £35. 45. 50.

5. 60.

-I'll take 5 now. 60. 5? Come on.

-Uh-oh.

-£60 I am bid.

-I think you could be right, girls.

5. 70.

5. One more. 5. 80.

-You're in profit. Well done, Charles.

-One for the road, sir?

-Are you sure?

-Pure bliss on Ross's face.

Who wants it or we sell it?

Well done. £5 profit on that. You've denied yourselves £5, but it could have been different.

It did stick at 60, but very exciting. Well done, Rossco.

So, overall then, your score is plus 60. Don't say a word to those naughty Blues.

Now, girls, here we are, on the edge and first up is the perfume bottle.

-Here it comes.

-Art Deco style, Czechoslovakian, green malachite glass perfume atomiser.

And it's from the roaring '40s. It has so much style about it. In great condition.

Do I see £30? For a wonderful '40s...

-..scent bottle.

-Tumbleweed. Silence.

-Atomiser. Start me at £20, then.

£20. It seems cheap. All the hands. 2. 5. 8.

30. 5. 40.

-5. 50. 5. This is a good thing.

-Come on!

-50 I'm bid.

-I'll take 5 now.

-Goodness sake!

-One more?

-Go on!

£50, standing. This is a wonderful thing. It's iconic. I'll take 5. No? You're all out.

I'll take 5 or we sell to a gent standing at £50.

Fair warning. We sell at £50.

£50. Well, Charles thought it was worth 40. He sold it for 50.

You paid 95. That's minus £45. Look out. Here's the old handbag.

A nice object. Full of glamour. I'm only bid £10.

It seems very cheap at 10. Do I see 12? I'm out.

The lady on the settee at 12. 15. 18. 20.

22. 5.

25. 8. 30. 2.

-35.

-Come on.

-38.

-Made a profit.

40. This is a good thing.

5. 50. One for the road. 50.

5? Look at me. Are you sure?

-I love that. "Look at me."

-You're out.

It's 50 over there. I'll take 5.

Fair warning. We sell on my right. Fair warning.

We go at £50.

That's plus 18.

Well done. We were so sniffy about your bag and it made £18,

which is super. Which takes you down to only minus £27.

Now...

-Here comes "Dearest" ring.

-I'm bid £25.

28 do I see now? 25. 8. 30. And 2.

5. 8. I'm out. 38.

This is a good thing. Nine carat gold. Do I see 40?

38. At 40.

-5. 50. 5?

-It's still going.

One for the road? 55? No, he says.

I'll take 5. Or we sell at £50.

-Sold.

-Ah! £50.

Is minus £15.

-Back where we started.

-Bad luck.

27...37...

Minus 42.

OK, minus £42. What about this Whitefriars job?

-I think...

-We've got nothing to lose.

-You know what you're talking about.

-Well, I don't know...!

-You're going to go with it?

-Yes.

-You're going to trust Thomas?

-Yes.

Now you've decided all that, the auctioneer's estimate is £60-£100.

-Oh, no.

-On that happy note, here it comes.

Where do we start this? I've got one, two, three, four, five bids on this.

-Ooh!

-And I will start this at... Oh, dear.

70. 5. 80. 5. 90. 5. 100. And 5.

-110. 15. 120.

-You genius! Look out!

Do I see 130? Look at it.

-125 I'm bid.

-Go on, Charles. Go!

-125 I'm bid. Come on.

-Let's not get carried away.

125. Take a look. A second glance before we sell it.

Selling at 125.

Going, going, going. Gone.

Well done. Plus £25. I think Tom deserves a kiss.

-Well done.

-£25. Isn't that good?

Well done, Tom. That reduces your losses to only £17.

Minus 17. That is insignificant, isn't it?

-Nothing.

-Was that good?

-It was good.

-A really good pick. Congratulations.

Don't say a word to the Reds. All will be revealed in a moment.

-Well, teams, anybody been chatting about the results?

-No.

It's what you call poles apart. Sadly, the runners-up today by a long chalk are the Blues.

£45 down on that Czechoslovakian perfume jobby.

That was a bad smell. Then you made a little gift out of that bag,

which was marvellous and unpredicted. You went with the cinnamon vase and got £25 profit

out of your lovely expert. But still it totalled only minus £17,

-which is not enough.

-No.

-"No!"

But what we've loved about having you on the show is you've been such fun. Thank you very much.

But the victors today are going to go home both with cash. They go home with real money.

Like 60 notes' worth of real money. You made a profit.

You made a profit on your buckles. Marvellous.

And on your Blue John pendant. And on your Bonus Buy, a fiver.

And you wiped your face with the silver ladle.

Now, using my privileged position on this programme, you should really get three profits for a Golden Gavel

but you did make three profits and got a wiped face,

so I'm using my discretionary powers to enter you into the ancient and noble order of the Golden Gavellers.

Oh, look at this! Hang on.

I'll just blow the...dust off these.

This doesn't happen so often. All right? Ella, ditto.

-And Charles, add this to your collection.

-Thank you, sir.

-Wear your badge with pride.

-I will.

-A profit, nearly, on every lot is an achievement.

It's been lovely having you on. Congratulations.

-In fact, 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 can spot a bargain, go to our BBC website and apply. It will be splendid to see you!

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