Kedleston 32 Bargain Hunt

Today I've been let loose in the 820 acres that are the magnificent park,

here at Kedleston in Derbyshire.

But I'm not here just to admire the scenery. Oh, no.

We've got awesome antiques to inspect.

So, let's go bargain hunting! Yeah!

Beautifully crafted in the 18th century,

Kedleston Hall has a 20th century history, too.

Intelligence staff were based here

in the Second World War

and the grounds were used as an army training camp.

So, who is going to win the battle today between the Reds and the Blues?

Let's have a sneaky peek at what's coming up.

In today's programme, there's tension in the Red team...

Oh, there's an argument going on here!

Oh, there's tension in the Blue team as well...

So you're happy, you don't need to go and see any more of the fair.

-You've seen one tent and six feet outside, that's it.

-That's it.

Fair enough! Come on.

And later at auction, there's tension from the word go...

-Fair warning.

-Oh, he's gone again. Look at that!

Now, let's meet today's teams.

Well, on today's programme, we've got a couple of couples.

We've got John and Pippa for the Reds

and Wayne and Amanda for the blues.

-Hello, everyone.

-Hello!

-Lovely to see you.

Now, Pippa, how did you two meet?

We met on a night out in Leeds a couple of years ago.

-Did you?

-We did, yes.

-John celebrated a business deal.

-And the rest was history!

-Really?

-Mmm!

-Just like that!

-Indeed.

-Must have been quite a good deal you were celebrating!

-It was!

And what do you do for a job, Pippa?

I'm a teacher in a secondary school. So 11- to 16-year-olds.

Mainly teaching science, but also some health and social care.

-Are they quite a handful, that age group?

-They can be.

-Yes, they can be.

-Are you strict?

-Oh, I'd like to say firm and fair.

-I'd say yes!

-You'd say yes? She is strict. Brilliant.

John, what do you get up to in your spare time?

Oh, car boots, antique fairs.

I particularly enjoy going round charity shops to pick up

-the all-important bargains.

-Do you?

-I do indeed.

-So, you're well qualified for this activity today!

-Famous last words!

It's jolly difficult, isn't it, when you're put on the spot?

What sort of stellar things have you found in the past?

I've got some cuff links which I paid the princely sum of £3 for.

-And they're worth £90.

-Right.

What are your tactics going to be between you today?

-Try not to fall out!

-Oh! Is that likely to happen?

-No.

-No, we normally...

-Healthy banter.

-Yes.

-Anyway, don't worry.

In a moment, I'll give you your £300

-and there'll be no arguing about that!

-No.

Now, Amanda, how did you two meet?

We met at the Paul McCartney Fame School.

Wayne was doing music and I was doing set design.

-And how long have you been together?

-15 years.

-Have you really?

-Well, that's some going, isn't it?

-Yeah!

-You're also a self-published author.

-Yes.

I've just recently completed 50,000 words of a novel.

-And it's a post-apocalyptic story and it's quite dark.

-Is it?

-So, yeah, quite serious stuff.

-Right.

-Yeah.

So, Wayne, you're something of a rock star yourself?

Yeah, I've been in a band, Little Barrie. I left a few years ago.

It was quite a successful band and we toured Japan and Australia and America.

-Oh, good for you.

-Yes, it was good fun.

And what do you play?

I played drums and I sang in that band,

but with my solo stuff, I'm going back to guitar and singing.

Will you be looking out for musical items today?

-Yeah, I'm hoping to find a nice Gibson guitar.

-Oh, are you?

-Something like that, yeah!

-A nice Fender or something like that!

-Yes, something like that!

-Good fun. Anyway, now, the £300 moment.

There's your £300. You know the rules.

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

What lovely teams!

So, time to meet the experts.

In the hot seat for the Reds today, it's Catherine Southon.

And under starter's orders, David Harper is bossing the Blues.

So, the teams have just one hour to find three treasures

to sell at auction.

And the winners will be the team who make the biggest profit

or the smallest loss.

Now, I believe, Pippa and John,

that you're very good at doing these deals.

-You go to boot fairs, charity shops.

-John's good at doing the deals!

-Well, I try! I try my best.

-He likes to think he's a master negotiator!

Oh, do you now?!

-So, Amanda, I hear Wayne's a bit of a musician, is he not?

-He is.

-Definitely.

-So, a musical theme, Wayne?

-Yes!

Yes, I'm thinking of looking for maybe a vintage guitar

-or something like that.

-Oh, well, you'll know your vintage guitars.

-Yes.

What are we going to buy today?

I've nothing in mind, particularly, for myself.

-I fancy a bit of Art Deco, maybe.

-Do you?

-Something useful.

-Yeah?

I think the best way to be, actually, is keep an open mind.

-So I think that's a good idea.

-I agree.

-Shall we get going?

-Yes.

-Definitely!

-Come on, team!

Let me introduce you and Amanda to real rock'n'roll. Antique style!

-Yes!

-60 minutes of antique rock and rolling starting now. Go!

-Yes!

-Yay!

So, while the Blues get ready to rock,

the Reds are hoping to be on a roll.

We're looking for something useful, or something old that,

you know, you can still use in a different way,

-or something like that.

-Do you think?

-Maybe, yeah.

-Oh, dear! Already arguing!

-Oh, don't argue. Please don't argue!

I don't want to be responsible for any break-ups between you!

Quite right, Catherine. They're meant to be buying, not bickering.

And both teams need to start thinking of their first buys.

-This looks interesting.

-The table is quite cool. The legs.

-Yeah!

-I like that.

-What is it you like there, Wayne?

-Sections of table.

Oh, it's a pub table leg. A pub table.

Is that why you like it, it reminds you of the pub?! Is that why?

-Happy memories!

-That's rock'n'roll, eh? Have a look at them. Why not?

-People do buy them and then they use them as garden tables.

-Yeah.

The only thing is, there's no leg. But, you know...

You stand them together.

So you could just make a rather nice round table, or three consoles.

So, you're thinking well. You're thinking out of the box here.

Standard sort of fare, they could be 100 years old.

That is British cast-iron at its mass-produced best!

These things were made in their millions. They'd have to be cheap!

-They'd have to be.

-They'd have to be cheap, by gosh.

-Do you want me to get a price?

-Yeah, let's find out.

-OK, let me.

You keep on looking at them.

-Talk amongst yourselves, I'll go and get a price.

-OK.

-I'd ask the dealer for a table top an all!

-Look over there? Yeah.

-That silver box.

-I'd move further away.

Well, let's look over here first.

-Oh, she's a lady that knows what she wants!

-Who would I be to argue?

-Yes, gosh, I wouldn't argue with her!

-Me neither!

I think Catherine is going to have her hands full with these two.

So, how are the Blues getting on with their topless table?

-All I could really do is 40. Honestly.

-OK.

I think that the best he's going to do. So it's up to you. Amanda?

-I'd be happier with 35.

-She's hard, you know! She's hard.

-Five is nothing, really, is it?

-It's everything to us!

I know, I know!

-Go on, then. Seeing as it's for a...

-Shake his hand! Shake his hand.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

So, £35 spent on the Blues' first buy.

Now, in-between their arguments,

the Red team are exploring the fair, which includes hundreds of stalls.

But the Blue team have only moved ten metres! And 15 minutes gone.

-Right.

-Oh, that's cool.

-It is.

-That is cool.

-It is, isn't it?

-That's very cool.

-That's great, isn't it?

-I like it.

-It's more metalwork.

-Yes.

-But I like it.

We're going with a theme here, aren't we?

Yeah, but did we know we had a theme?!

jell, I thought we were going to go for more...well, metal...

Will we go for, like, heavy metal? Heavy metal!

-Yeah!

-THEY LAUGH

-So, Amanda, tell us what it is.

-It's a weather vane.

Absolutely. Well done. Yeah.

I like the fact that it's got a horse on it as well.

-It's probably from an old stable.

-Absolutely.

-You can see that, can't you, on a lovely pitched, wooden roof.

-Yeah.

-How old is it, do you reckon?

-I'm not sure it's that old.

-I don't think it's old, old. No.

-It's not ancient, is it?

-No.

Maybe 20, 30 years. Maybe a bit older than that.

I think maybe a bit older than that. It might be mid 20th-century.

It's been painted black at some point.

You can see evidence of black paint here. Rust marks here.

The paint colour currently has cracked and aged fantastically.

I mean, you can't recreate that. It's just a lovely look.

I think it's like a blacksmith-made thing.

It's not something that you'd buy from a DIY centre.

-No, no.

-I don't think it's that. Shall I go and get a price on it?

-Go for it!

-Right. You talk about it. OK.

And while David goes off for a haggle, Catherine has a bright idea.

Look at this. That would be great as a lamp, wouldn't it?

-You're not convinced, are you?

-Not convinced about it, no!

At least the Reds aren't arguing at this point.

-Meanwhile, the Blues have bumped into a familiar face.

-Here he is!

-Hello!

-It's been a long time!

-Oh, my gosh!

-How are you feeling about this?

-My heart sunk!

-Oh, no!

I've got to be a bit firm on this one. 65. That is it.

-What do you think?

-Ah, haw-haw...

NEIGHS LIKE A HORSE

THEY LAUGH

I think it's worth £65 of anyone's money. No-one would say...

-Let's go for it.

-Shall we go with it?

-We like it.

-We like it.

-We all like it.

-OK.

-Are we actually going to get in the tent this time?

-Let's try.

-OK. We've done the deal.

-65.

-65. Thank you very much.

Now, with the Blues having two buys done and dusted,

-the Reds are measuring up their first buy.

-What have you found?

-Do you want to come and have a look at this?

-Right.

-It's interesting.

-It looks like it's really well-made.

-Oh, is it for beer?

It's a taxman's measure, apparently.

It's probably some sort of, like a dipstick type thing, isn't it?

-Putting into the barrels of beer.

-I think it looks well-made.

It is quite well-made. How much is it, by the way?

-55, I've got on that.

-Oh.

-55 is a little bit steep.

-It is steep.

What sort of person do you think would buy it?

Like, somebody that's interested in wines and beers?

No, I think somebody who collects instruments, actually.

It's probably turn of the century. Can you come down a bit on that?

-Not on that, I can't.

-Shall we do, what about for 50?

-Come on.

-For £50, I might be able to do it.

-I'm not interested at 50.

-Oh, dear.

-Oh, are you not?

-I'd have it at 50.

-I'm quite scared of him, actually!

Don't be scared!

I am quite scared!

It's well-made, I think it would appeal to lots of different buyers at the auction.

-Do you want to buy it?

-We can come back.

-Shall we ignore him?

-I think she's going for that.

-If you want, you get it.

-If it's a mistake, you did it!

-Oh! There's an argument going on here!

All this tension in the Red team!

There is real tension in the Red team!

-So, are we going to go with it?

-Yes. Let's go.

-Go for it. Go for it.

Yes, brilliant. Thank you very much.

And you can blame us if it all goes wrong! Thank you so much, sir.

No problem.

So, it's all a bit tense in the Red camp just now.

But at least they've bought something! 20 minutes gone.

-Happy?

-Yes. One down.

-You are! You're not.

Well, I'll go with the decision.

-I'm sure there's some inspiration in there.

-You can have your pick next.

-That's quite nice.

-The cardholder?

-Yeah. Yes. What do you think?

-No, I like it. I do.

-A little panel there with that lady.

-Is it hand-painted?

-It's not silver. No. I don't think it's silver.

But we've got a cigarette case, a lady's cigarette case.

What is nice about it is this little inset panel here.

Enamel panel of this lady. Very 1920s, 1930s Art Deco.

How much is this?

-130 is rock bottom.

-Oh, dear. It's not silver, though.

-What do you think?

-Very expensive.

-I think it's quite a lot of money.

-Would you do 100 on it?

-I can't. I'd like to make a tenner.

-We have bought this as well!

-Just because it's today.

-I tell you what, I'll toss a coin with you.

-OK.

-100, or 110.

Do you want it...? Are you interested in this?

90 or 110, on the flip of the coin, and I'll do it.

Oh, we're getting brave now! OK.

What, so...? What? What?

-90 or 110.

-90 or 110?!

-90 or 110?

-I can't bear to look! I can't bear to look!

-So. Oh, it's head!

-Oh, no!

-I think he's got it for 110.

-What have you done? You've lost.

Yes, we just had a little gamble.

Last I knew, we were thinking about that.

That's what I thought!

Now we've bought it. And we've paid more than we wanted to pay.

-Be it on your head.

-There's possibly a lesson to be learnt there!

-Right.

-Wow.

-Let's go and find something very sensible.

-Something sensible.

For five pounds!

John's got egg on his face. Now, back to the Blues.

Surely they've moved on by now! But, no.

There you go. There you go.

You've made it, without buying... Oh, dear. What have we...? OK!

-Right! Now then. Is that what you're looking at?

-I like it.

-Talk to me about it. Tell me why you like it.

-It's just great.

It's a piece of social history, isn't it?

Let me just have an inspection of it.

Lovely handle.

That's like an almost Bakelite handle. I mean, made...

Listen to that...

RASPING

-Hello!

-Yeah! It's straight out of 1920s, 1930s movie, isn't it?

-Yes.

-Are there any dates on it? It's a heavy old beastie.

Now, how do you pronounce that? "Yid-ske"?!

I think an added extra here is the fact that it obviously

is from the East, possibly Russian. It might be Polish.

-It's heading in that direction.

-I like it. What's on it?

-Do you like it?

-I do, yes.

-OK.

-Anything to do with social history.

OK. In the days when that was made, First World War,

1920-ish, somewhere around there,

you would have had to have been pretty wealthy to own a phone.

Let me find out how much it is. It might be a major risk.

-Shall we ask the lady? Hello!

-Hello.

-Nice to see you.

-What's the absolute death trade price?

-50.

-OK. Hang on, then. OK.

It's a tricky one, that.

Is it going to make ten quid in auction,

or is it going to make £200 in auction?

-That's why I love it.

-Yeah.

-Because you don't know.

-Yeah.

-Are you gamblers?

-I think we are, aren't we? Yeah. OK.

-50 is a little bit steep.

-Yeah, it is a little bit.

I'll do another ten, then. 40. That's really got to be the lowest.

You've travelled six feet without buying anything. Yes? OK.

So, shall we...?

Would you mind if we put that on hold at 40,

-just for another ten minutes?

-That's fine, yes.

And I'll see if I can make them

-walk another few feet before they buy anything else.

-Sure, sure.

-So, on hold, for us. Give us ten minutes, is that OK?

-OK.

-Right.

Right. Because you can only buy three objects,

do you understand? Yes?

And you've got a whole hour.

Put the telephone on hold! Liking your style, David!

It's going OK. John's found something, and then...

Slight disagreement!

But then, er, then relationships wouldn't be normal if there weren't!

He took a chance. He took a gamble, our John.

But I don't think it's going to be one that pays off.

-You got a bit caught out, didn't you?

-Yes, maybe. Maybe.

-Nice to see someone get the better of you!

-Yeah. Is it? Is it, really?!

I wonder where the Blues have got to.

They can't possibly still be in the same tent, can they?

Oh, yes, they can!

Yes, I like that.

-To make that chair would cost you 500 quid. And it is 38.

-Wow.

It's ridiculous. It's utterly, truly ridiculous.

It's so cheap, it's mad. Everybody should be buying these things.

But sadly, even at 38 quid, in auction it's going to be £20-£30.

It's never going to make you a great big profit.

So, good quality, worth buying for home.

-But not for putting into auction.

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

I think that's sound advice from David.

And with the price of furniture so low, your pound goes a long way.

And you get a properly-crafted piece,

and not some home-assembly jobbie from a superstore.

Now, 20 minutes left, and the Reds are putting their feet up.

We've got so much time, we can relax now. We've bought two items.

How much is your sofa set? 265. How much is the dog?

-No, we can't buy the dog!

-Aw!

As much as I'd love to sit here all day,

I suppose we'd better go and do some work.

Yeah, that's the general idea, Catherine!

Now, if those Blues are still in that same tent,

I'll eat my hat!

Looks like the hat's going to get it!

This is quite amazing.

Never in the history of Bargain Hunt has so much work

and so many purchases been made within 15 feet.

Now, John is trying - and failing -

to impress Catherine with his taste in antiques.

-Have you seen this, Catherine?

-Yes.

-What do you think to it?

-Pass.

In a word! It's one of those, you either love or you really don't like.

-And I'm afraid...

-Which are you?

-I'm the latter!

-All right!

-No, no.

She's made up... It's a definite no.

That'll be a no, then!

And those Blues are still umming and ahing about that old phone.

-Do you really, really want that telephone?

-I think so.

-I like it.

-We were drawn to it, weren't we?

-Yes, straightaway. Let's go for it.

OK. So you're happy? You don't need to go and see any more of the fair?

-You've seen one tent and six feet outside. That's it?

-That's it!

-Fair enough! Come on!

-Let's go for it! Come on!

-Are you happy with the deal? £40?

-Yeah, £40.

-Yes.

-I think that's really fair.

-I think so.

-Marvellous.

-I think so.

-OK, thank you very much indeed.

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

-Yeah, thanks!

-Right, well, we've got all day to go and do what we like.

-Ice cream?

-Sunbathe, ice cream, beer...

-Beer?

-That sounds like a plan.

-..cold drinks, the lot.

-Whatever you fancy.

-Yeah!

-I could take...

And while the Blues head for the ice cream van,

the Reds are now starting to regret putting their feet up earlier.

-10 minutes, 10 minutes.

-Where do you think?

Wherever you want to go. Where would you like?

-Can we go in here, this one?

-Let's look at this one, yeah.

-In there? OK.

Well, this is...we've got to make a purchase.

Well, I've got to say, this has been an absolutely wonderful day out.

It's fabulous. Does this come out of the budget?

Well, it's out of my pocket, this!

-Thank you, David!

-We haven't been very far,

bearing in mind we haven't been past the tents.

But nevertheless, it's been a great day out.

-Chin-chin!

-Chin-chin.

-Chin-chin.

Now, as the Blues relax, Catherine is starting to look a bit stressed.

-Right, five and a half minutes.

-OK.

And with just minutes to go, Catherine makes a cool spot.

It's a wine cooler. Turn it up, we can see there the EPNS.

-Nice design, sort of Deco.

-Clean lines.

-It looks like a bucket.

-I can see...

-Wine cooler. You could use that, didn't you?

-Yeah, people'd use it.

-It needs to be dirt cheap.

It needs to be like 30 quid.

We've literally got two minutes.

-Two minutes, OK.

-If you could do that for 30, Catherine says...

-Oh!

-..that we'd have a margin on it.

-Dear me!

-You've got such a lovely stall...

-Yeah.

-..and we'd love to come and see you again.

-Yeah, yeah.

-I couldn't do 30.

-30?

-No, couldn't do 30.

-What could you do?

-I mean it's plated...

-I know it's plated.

-But it's not...

-You seem a lovely guy as well.

-40.

-40?

-40...

-Can you do it for 35?

35!

-Go on.

-Oh, you're an honest bloke. Thank you very much.

-Thank you!

That's it, time's up. Let's check out what the Red team bought.

You feeling bullish?

For the boxwood brewery ruler, they paid a measured £50.

Try saying brewery ruler after a pint or two.

For the silver-plated cigarette case,

John lost the toss with the dealer and had to cough up £110.

And for the Art Deco wine cooler, they paid a cool £35. Cheers!

-Well, team, was that fun or not?

-Very good.

-Very fun, yeah.

Was it? Which was your favourite bit, Pip?

The wine cooler, the Art Deco one. I really like that.

-That's your favourite?

-Yeah.

-And what about you, John?

I like the cheroot case.

-It's just debatable whether we'll get the profit on it.

-OK.

Which piece is going to bring the biggest profit?

-I think the ice bucket.

-Probably the ice bucket.

Ok, so how much did you spend?

-195, I think it was.

-195.

I'd like £105 of leftover lolly, please.

Thank you. £105, super.

-There you go, Catherine.

-Wonderful! Thank you very much.

-What are you going to spend it on?

-It's going to be naughty

and it's going to be nautical.

Naughty and nautical and rather nice, I expect.

-Anyway, good luck with that.

-I hope so!

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

For the three cast iron pub table legs,

they served up £35.

For the wrought iron weather vane, they blew £65.

And finally, for the vintage telephone they paid £40.

Let's hope that's a good call.

-Well, that was fun. Fun, fun, fun?

-Yes.

-Fantastic.

Good for you. And what did you spend all round?

-£140 in total, wasn't it?

-Yeah, yeah.

-Was it 140? Could I have the 160 of leftover lolly?

-Yeah.

Jolly good. Now, before I give that to David, I want to know,

what is your favourite piece?

At the moment, it's the weather vane.

But it changes a bit, does it?

-Like the weather!

-Like the weather!

-Yes, like the weather.

-And which is your favourite piece?

-I think the telephone.

-The telephone?

-Yeah.

-OK, fine.

-You're getting worried here, aren't you?

-Slightly.

Has there been indecision in your shopping?

-Absolutely far from it.

-Far from it!

It's been a case of stopping them from purchasing

-everything that's in front of them.

-Oh, I see.

-Yes.

-You've been the restrainer today?

-Yes!

It's been quite a novel experience, I must say.

-Novel experience or not...

-Brilliant.

..there's a nice pile of cash, David,

and very good luck with that.

Meanwhile, I'm going to show you some of the quirky things

that I found here the last time I was at Kedleston.

It never ceases to amaze me

the number of people that queue up to come into these antiques fairs.

It's rather like the variety of objects that you can buy.

For example, today, I found one of these.

Did you have one of these when you were at school?

Well, if you did, you're of quite an age

because this wee terrestrial globe

was made in about 1930.

It's collectable on a number of counts.

First of all, it's made of tin plate and people collect tin plate.

Secondly, it's collectable cos it's got a globe on it

and people love globes.

And thirdly, it has a purpose.

And the purpose is,

hint at the bottom with a hole...

Open it up, it contains a pencil sharpener

and people collect pencil sharpeners.

How much? It could be yours

for a five pound note.

Now that is pretty sharp.

Next up, in our quest for little collectables,

is this fellow.

What we've got is a classical ram's mask

with the most gorgeous curly Q horns.

And that rather aristocratic, haughty look

that rams can adopt.

That long aquiline nose.

The quality of the carving,

with a little shell patera here at the back,

indicates that this thing was carved and made

at the same time that Kedleston Hall was created.

Kedleston Hall is Adam period.

This little parasol or swagger stick handle

is Adam period.

And what might this cost you here today

at the Kedleston Hall Antiques Fair?

Could be yours for £30.

That is not expensive.

But the variety of objects is just extraordinary.

Because if you think they're a bit wacky,

try this one on for size.

From the same stand, have you ever seen anything quite so kitsch?

It's plastic, it's Japanese,

it probably dates from the 1960s.

What is it? Well, it does have a purpose.

Get hold of the old nail,

give it a yank

and out comes a tape measure!

The trouble is, according to the stallholder,

it's only six inches long.

I said to her, "Never mind, dear. How much is it?"

She said, "A five pound note."

I thought, "I just have to have it."

In fact, the rich variety of these objects

makes me want to give it the thumbs up.

We've left the delights of Kedleston

and come to the delights of Charles Hanson's saleroom.

-Hi, Tim.

-Nice to see you, Charles.

-You too.

OK, now John and Pippa went with the boxwood extending rule

-which I think is a fabulous object.

-Oh, it really is.

We've got terms like kilderkin, cask of ale, the firkin,

it's really, really well made.

I think to a retired landlord or to somebody who's in this business,

-it's a wonderful bygone.

-OK, lovely.

But worth what, do you think?

£30 and £50.

But it could make a bit more.

OK, £50 was paid by our lot, actually.

Next you've got, draw yourself up to your full height, Charles.

-If you look at the girl, she's typical of the 1930s.

-Yes.

And that oval yellow...

plonked into the lime green background

-is a very jazzy kind of image, isn't it?

-Oh, Tim, she really is.

OK, it's not silver, it is plated.

But the enamelling - the green is lovely.

Obviously, that oval medallion on that yellow ground is quite cheap.

-But...

-Hmm, cos its photographic, basically, isn't it?

-It is, it is.

But it is what it is, Tim.

It's period. It's a lovely, lovely object from that high Deco time.

How do you rate it in your sale, then?

We've put a guide price on,

-and I think it's about right, of between £40 and £60.

-Uh-oh.

-£110 they paid.

-110?

-They've gone over the top, yeah.

-Golly.

OK, well, they may need to drown their sorrows

with a glass of something bubbly.

In which case, they'll need the wine cooler.

That, to me, is a very plain and ordinary, almost hotel-type,

-piece of plate.

-Yes, but it could be taken by some buyers to be Deco.

All right, fine. So if they did, and given a fair wind, how much?

With a fair wind blowing,

hopefully between £25 and £35.

OK, well, you need a fair gale then and several people competing

-cos they paid £35.

-Right, OK.

All in all, though, they may do OK

with the exception of the cigarette casing.

and in that case, they'll need their bonus buy.

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

-Now, John and Pippa.

-Hello.

-Hello.

-Hello.

You spent £195 and you gave Catherine £105.

What did you spend it on, Catherine?

Well, I said I was going for something nautical, I do believe.

-You did.

-And I have done

just that.

-Oh, wow.

-Wow, it's very small!

-We've got... It is very small.

There we are. It's a little fob, a silver fob,

but in the shape of a ship's wheel. Isn't that nice?

-It's very nice.

-Cute little thing.

-How much did you pay for it?

-Straight to it, £45.

-Well, how much profit do you think there is in it?

There's something there.

-There's a profit.

-Do you think it goes on a bracelet

-or as a little trinket?

-Probably, yes, on a bracelet.

One of these big bracelets with different charms on,

-I would have thought.

-And it's solid silver, isn't it?

It's absolutely, yes. It's dated 1899, round there.

-We've got a little mark there - Chester mark.

-Does it work?

Yes, yes! Yes, it's sending me North, due North.

-I think it's really nice, I do like it.

-We shall bear that in mind.

Bear it in mind cos right now, for the audience at home,

we're going to find out

what the auctioneer thinks about Catherine's little fob.

Here we go, Charles.

Small packages, delightful objects, sometimes.

Tim, I feel as though we're sailing in the right direction.

-Land ahoy, Tim.

-Just keep on a straight course, Charles.

-Yeah, I will do.

-A strong hand on the helm.

-I will do, skipper.

-OK.

Yeah. Tim, there's a lot going for this object

and it really is small and very beautiful.

And it's a charm?

-Yes, Tim, it's a charm.

-Could be a charm.

-Exactly.

-Could be a fob, could be almost anything, couldn't it?

-Exactly, Tim.

-What's it worth?

-Between £40 and £60.

OK, £45 paid by the maestro Southon.

-Anyway, that's it for the Reds.

-OK.

Now for the Blues, who've certainly gone in

-for a bit of heavy metal.

-Yes.

-Rule Britannia, Tim.

-Yes!

All you want is six nuts and six bolts

-and you've got yourself a table, if you can find a top.

-Yeah.

-This is of age, isn't it?

-Yeah, yeah.

This is a high Victorian.

-Could be Colebrookdale.

-Absolutely.

-Could be 1880s.

What's it worth?

Tim, we've put a guide price on

-of between 30 and £50.

-Brilliant,

-£35 paid.

-Great.

-So that's OK.

-It's cheap.

-Amanda's keen on that.

-Now, Wayne went with the weather vane.

-Yes.

-Now, I make that relatively modern wrought iron.

-Yes.

-And old cut sheet metal gee-gee and letters.

-Yeah.

-Do you think?

Tim, in Derbyshire, we have lots of riders.

-Yeah...

-Lots of local stud farms nearby.

-Mm-hm.

-And it is just a lovely object regardless, as you say,

of perhaps the marriage with the bottom half being far later.

What's it worth?

-Between £30 and £50.

-£65 paid.

-Right.

-So you'd better gallop at it.

-Yes, I will.

-Excellent.

Now, lastly is this telephone

which is something out of a First World War movie, I feel.

-Yeah, I did some homework, Tim, into the firm called Jydsk.

-Jydsk.

Jydsk, who are Danish and they stopped, really,

-producing these in 1940.

-Did they? Oh, right.

-Yes, so I've read.

-So in that regard, it's quite interesting.

-Yes.

You've got to have a telephone

-so why not have an old one and in a period style?

-Absolutely.

Well, how much, then?

-Between £30 and £40.

-Perfect, £40 paid.

-Great.

Jolly good. Well, it slightly depends on the Britannia table,

it slightly depends on the telephone.

It slightly depends on the wind vane actually,

as to whether they'll need their bonus buy.

It's all slightly dependent.

So let's go and have a look at the bonus buy.

-You gave £160 to David Harper.

-Yeah.

-He seems to have got a tray full.

-David?

-I've got a tray full, absolutely,

of very fine and incredibly sophisticated...

-Ooh!

-Ooh!

-..and expensive,

-solid silver...

-Yeah?

..place card holders.

But look at the stamp and tell me what it says.

-Say that word.

-Tiffany.

-Oh!

-Tiffany. They are just delicious.

-Nice, organic.

Oh, they are fantastic,

-they are fantastic!

-Very nice and how much were they?

-A lot of money.

-Oh, no!

-How much?

150.

-Ooh.

-Oh!

-How old are they?

They're not hallmarked. Because they're American...

-Right.

-..they're just not sterling so they could be of recent manufacture.

-Yeah.

-They could be 50 years old.

-OK.

-They probably still make them today in the same style.

-Are you happy, Amanda?

-Yeah.

-Yes. Oh, they're nice.

-Are you happy, Wayne?

-I'm happy, yeah.

-Good.

You're such a delightful couple, you always look happy, which is so nice.

Anyway, on that happy note,

why don't we find out whether the auctioneer's happy or not?

Right then, Charles.

Menu holders by the magical American firm Tiffany.

I think the name Tiffany, the fact that they're silver,

they're sterling... OK, Tim, they are not overly old.

-The second half of the 20th century, I would picture.

-Yeah.

And they are just organic,

they have that lovely naturalistic flavour about them.

And, Tim, I like them.

-Me too.

-Good.

-How much do you like them?

-They are a set,

they have that name to conjure with, they are designer.

-Between £100 and £200.

-OK, 100-200 is your estimate?

-Yeah.

-David Harper paid £150.

-OK.

I mean, he seriously

-pushed the boat out in a big spend.

-Yeah, it's a big spend.

Cos I think there could be a moment

-when they're only worth £20 each.

-Yeah.

-Which is £120.

-And I think that might be the moment, actually.

-Yes...

-Sadly.

We shall find out in a moment, won't we?

-It's what I thrive on, Tim.

-What I thrive on, too.

No, we sell at £120...

There...

Online 110... £200 surely... Online...

Sold.

-Now, John, Pippa, this is exciting.

-Very exciting.

-Charles Hanson sits in his saleroom, which is crammed with people.

-Yeah.

-Very encouraging sign, that. Stand by, then.

-Right.

-Right.

Here we go, this is the extending rule and here it comes.

Wonderful tactile object.

Couple of bids here. £25, £30...

I'll take five now. 35, 45.

I'm out. £45.

-Bid me 50, now.

-Yeah, go on.

-One more.

-£45 for a gorgeous object. At 45, you're all done.

To you, sir, I sell to you in the centre. At £45.

And I can say going, going, going, gone.

It deserved better, £45. There we go.

Never mind, it's not too bad. Minus £5.

Now, here comes the cigarette case.

There it is. You're live on the phone.

I've got four commission bids, here. And I can start this lot

at 45, 55...£65.

I'm asking 70 now.

In the room, bid me £70.

It really is just so Deco.

75 I'm bid.

Online, bid me 80. 80, I'll take five now.

£80 on the net.

-I'm out. On the phone, 85?

-Oh!

-Life's too short.

-Oh, dear, I'm getting a bad feeling about this.

-85, online?

You're out. 90 online, bid me a fiver.

Five online. Do I see 100?

Fair warning. Come on, don't be shy.

-£100 online.

-Well done, Charles.

-Whoo-hoo!

-Yes!

-Well done, Charles, keep going.

-110, come on. At £100, I'll take 110.

-Or we say going once, going twice...

-Take 110!

-Yes.

At £100, fair warning.

Well done, Catherine. You done very, very well with that, darling.

-CATHERINE:

-Well done.

-It's only minus £10. OK, now the wine cooler.

Look at it, it's just wonderful.

-In this heat, you can cool yourself down.

-Ice in it!

154 - I'm only bid here £12. Do I see 15 now?

All the hands! 15, 18, 20.

22...5. 8?

-30, 35.

-Good boy.

-5, 40.

It's lovely. 45!

-Yes, you're in profit.

-One more?

-Well done.

45, 50, it really is.

It really is. £45 down here.

Do I see 50 now? One more, Carolina.

55! Are you sure? Thank you, sir.

50, I'll take 5. One for the road.

You're out online,

-we're out across the world.

-Look at that, that is amazing.

At £50, we sell to a lady at £50.

-How brilliant.

-Fair warning. You're out, Sir. Five!

-60, Carolina.

-Oh, he's gone again, look at that! Amazing man.

I'm ever so sorry. "One more," she says.

Yeah? 65.

-5 and 70?

-Yeah!

-CATHERINE:

-That's an expensive ice bucket.

-CHARLES:

-I sell to you. It'll cool you down

and we sell at £65.

Going, going at £65, all out.

-Sold.

-Plus £30, marvellous.

That wipes out all your losses and you are now plus 15.

How cool is that? That is so cool.

-I can't believe it.

-Beats the expected price.

It has to be the most expensive wine bucket ever sold in Derbyshire.

All right, now what are we going to do with this fob job?

-Oh...

-Are you going to have Catherine's little fob or not?

-What are you thinking?

-I think I trust Catherine, definitely.

-You're going to do it? OK.

-Might as well.

Now you've decided to invest £45 in Catherine's little fob,

I can tell you that the auctioneer has estimated between £40 and £60.

So he's on your side.

And I really don't think you'll be going south on this.

It's a wonderful object, it really is. I'm only bid £25.

I'm asking 30 now.

Bid me 30...5, 40, 45, 50.

I'm out. 50, I'm bid. Do I see 5 now? Come on,

65 online. 70.

-Online, talk to me, Isobel.

-£70?!

-It's a fantastic choice!

-70?

-CATHERINE:

-£70!

-£80.

-£80?

-85.

-No!

-Good Lord.

-5 will be 90.

It IS rare.

£90, I'm bid. Do I see 5? Come on, one more!

-You've doubled your money, Catherine.

-Oh, that's good.

It's not good, it's brilliant.

-At £95. All-out.

-Well done, that man!

-£100 I've got!

-He's done it! Dear, oh, dear.

-Come on, then, Charles.

-110?

-110?

-Do I see 120?

No. Fair warning. we say going, going,

gone at 110.

All-out, we really are. All done.

-£110, that's marvellous.

-Fantastic.

-Well done!

That's five...50. That is plus 65, Catherine.

Overall, team, plus 80.

-How good's that?

-I'm amazed.

-I am amazed!

Out of absolutely nothing, you have made £80.

Do I see 5? Surely £25. Who would like? No...

-Now, Wayne, Amanda, do you know how the Reds got on?

-No.

-No.

-No idea?

-No idea.

-We don't want you to know. Are you looking forward to this?

Oh, fantastic. Can't wait.

-Very excited.

-Any piece that you wish you hadn't bought?

-Probably the telephone.

-Telephone?

-Feeling a bit dodgy about that?

-Yeah, maybe.

-What about you, Amanda?

-Ooh, we were a bit shaky with the weather vane.

-Were you?

-Yeah.

A little bit but we like it.

I don't think you've got any worries about that, I really don't.

-No, no.

-I think you'll be fine.

If the worst comes to worst, though, you can go back for the Tiffany

-and go with the place card settings, if you want to.

-Yeah.

-Yes.

-Anyway, first up are the pub legs, here they come.

-Right.

There they are. And I've got 45, 55,

-I'm asking 60 now. At £55...

-£60?!

-Ah!

-Come on!

-Look at that!

-£55, let's see 60, surely. At £55.

You're all out, I'm bid.

We're out online, Liz, and we sell at £55.

Gavel is under a fair warning at £55.

Well done, Charles. Lovely stuff.

-Well done, well done.

-Smashing.

-That's all right.

-Plus £20.

Look at this, the wind's blowing in the right direction today.

-It certainly is.

-Certainly is.

And here's a wonderful wrought iron, black-painted weather vane.

I'm only bid, well, I've got 15, 18, 20 and 2, 5,

8, 30...I'll take 5 now. It's a wonderful thing.

-Oh!

-Come on!

-£30, I'll take five now.

5, 40, 5, I'm out.

-On the net, give me 50.

-Come on.

-45, 50 online.

-50 online!

-50...5, one more.

Look at me. No she says.

-Come on!

-50, do I see five? One for the road!

She says yes at 55! 60 online, Liz?

-I'm asking online, bid me 60.

-Oh, go on!

-No, we're in the saleroom.

-No!

£55 and I can say going, going, all-out online? Yes, you are.

-Sold.

-THEY GROAN

55 is minus ten which means overall you're plus ten at this point.

Now, here comes the old blower.

This is a really interesting Danish Jydsk black enamel telephone.

Bit of interest here and I've got a couple of bids

and I can start this lot at £20.

-THEY GROAN

-I'll take 2, now.

£20, bid me 2 for a really interesting...

-2, 5, 8, 30...5?

-Come on.

-Go on!

-35?

-Go on!

-Come on, come on!

-It's a great phone, it's vintage.

-One for the road.

-It's heavy!

-40, 45, 50...

-Yes!

-Yes.

-Yes!

-One more. 50?

-DAVID:

-Come on!

£50. No, she says, but thank you.

45, I'll take 50 now. At £45, bid 50.

One more, you're out online.

50 online? No. 45 in the saleroom.

-DAVID:

-Bit of profit, it's OK.

And I can say going, going, at £45. Sold.

-That a five pound note, that's fair enough.

-OK.

-And it's got a plus sign in front of it.

-Yeah.

So you are plus 15, team.

So what are you going to do about Tiffany?

-Oh...

-You can park it at 15 or chance it for 150.

-Shall we park?

-We'll park.

-Let's park.

-Are you going to park?

-Park and ride?

-Yeah, we're going to park.

Now you've decided, I can tell you

that the auctioneer's estimate is 100-200.

So he's put a very broad price on.

Frankly, he doesn't quite know what they're going to bring, either.

-So it's a difficult one, it's a chancer, right?

-Yeah.

So you're not going with it

but we're going to sell it anyway and see whether David's right.

Here it comes.

Where do we start these? We have got interest.

They are solid silver and great stands.

I've got £75 on my book here.

Bid me 80, now. They are Tiffany, darling.

80, 90, 100, sir. I'm out.

At £100, we're live in the room. Bid 110.

110, the lady over there. Bid 120, they are...

120, 130, 140, 150.

They are stunning at 140.

-They are cheap at 140. Online?

-DAVID: Come on!

-Do I see 150 now?

-Go on!

You're out online. We are asking you 150.

Go on.

-Yes, 150, 160...

-Well done, Dave.

-155?

-You've gone with it, boy.

-No?

All done. On the net, you're secure, at £150. Fair warning.

You had a go and, frankly, it was near enough, so well done.

-All right.

-No shame in that.

-Brilliant.

-You've got £15 coming your way, all right?

-Yes.

-Fantastic.

-Cash.

-Yeah.

-So you did the right thing there, sticking, I guess.

But don't say anything to the Reds

and all will be revealed in a moment.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

-Well done.

-Yeah.

£100... Fair warning, £100. All-out.

Well, teams, well, well, well. Have you been communicating at all?

-Not at all, no.

-No.

-No.

Cos I've never seen two teams look incredibly pleased with themselves

like you lot seem to be.

I think you know that you're all going home with cash, right?

That is no secret between you.

It's just a question of the scale of the winnings.

And unfortunately the runners-up today,

-even though they take home money, are the Blues.

-BLUES: Oh!

Because you're going to take home £15.

-JOHN: Well, that's all right.

-There you go, Amanda.

-That's a fiver each.

-You split your money with David Harper?

-Yeah!

-You get paid.

-That's pretty cool!

Well, nobody trusted David with his Tiffany place holders

-but actually they wiped their face so no shame with that, Dave.

-No, yeah.

You made a nice £20 profit on the cast iron legs,

which was not expected, and you finished up with £15.

-So that's not so bad, is it?

-No, no.

-Good.

-No, to take home a profit...

-Yeah!

-..in this game

is quite an achievement. So well done for that.

-But the victors are going home with 80.

-Oh, well done.

-Yeah, yeah.

-Such a shock!

-Such a shock.

-Very much a shock.

-Well, largely because

Catherine contributed £65 of profit with her little fob...

-Thank you very much.

-Oh, yes.

-Yeah!

-..which was very clever.

And you've got £30 of profit on that EPNS wine cooler

-which I swear on another day might only make maybe £20.

-yeah.

-So you did really, really well on that.

-Yeah.

-Did you enjoy it, John?

-Oh, very much so - fantastic.

-Good for you.

-Pip?

-Yeah, excellent.

-OK, well, we've loved having you.

In fact, join us soon for some or bargain hunting.

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