Kedleston 31 Bargain Hunt

Cor! Have we got a recipe for a great show for you today!

Take one stately home,

one Red team, one Blue team, mix them up,

bake them gas mark 3 for 60 minutes...

What have you got? Ha! Let's go Bargain Hunting!

Today we've come to Kedleston Hall,

for centuries the home for aristocrats,

but latterly the home to film producers

who've used it as a backdrop for many a period drama.

But before I shout, "Action!" why don't we check out today's blockbuster

featuring the Red and Blue teams?

On the programme today the Reds aren't quite moving in the same direction.

-Oh, Jill, that's horrid!

-I know.

Meanwhile the Blue team remain "stationery".

-It tells you how to put the lead in your pencil, David.

-Oh, I say! Well, maybe I do need those, yeah!

But will it be a write-off at the auction?

And I'm only bid here... Well, I'm bid...

nothing.

Oh!

Firstly, let's all get acquainted!

Well, on today's show we've got a married couple versus a pair of chums.

We've got Jill and Peter for the Reds

-and Nicola and Jane for the Blues. Hello, everyone.

-Hello.

-Lovely to see you.

Now, Peter, when you met Jane, it was love at first sight, right?

Sort of. She actually hated my guts.

She was my secretary for a while and spent all her time changing all my work,

which wound me up even further, so we didn't get on for a long time.

-Eventually, you fell in love.

-Yes, yes.

-So you're a tax consultant?

-Yes.

-But to relax, you do something a little less taxing.

-Yes.

-I coach a junior cricket team, an under-15s team...

-Mm-hm.

And also play a thing called badgers hockey,

which is adults with children to bring them through, let them play...

We're there to help them and assist them as opposed to actually getting involved too much ourselves.

That sounds good fun. Now, Jill, you like to spend your leisure time in a particular period of the past.

Regency, I'm a Jane Austen fan.

So I dress up and we go to a ball once a year where I meet my sisters,

where we do some Regency dancing and have a ball in the old-fashioned Regency time with a meal, etc,

-so...

-And you like to think of yourselves as the Bennet sisters?

Very old Bennet sisters, yes.

-And have you got all the relevant kit to dress up in?

-Oh, yes!

-I've got about five costumes so far.

-Have you?

-Still growing.

-Brilliant.

-Now, you've worked together in the past.

-Yes.

Your husband would have it, not particularly happily...

How are you going to get on in today's show?

-I don't know!

-We'll see.

-It's going to be difficult, is it?

-It is.

-It's going to be fun.

-Might there be some sparks, do you think?

-Probably, yes.

Ah! OK. Well, stand by for that and very good luck.

-Now, Nicola...

-Yes.

-How is it that you two became friends?

We met at National Childbirth classes when we were both pregnant... obviously!

..About 18 years ago. And we've been friends ever since.

Now, you are an active participant in your village life...

-I am slightly, yes.

-Tell us about it.

-I am the secretary of the best village and biggest village hall

in Fulstow...in Lincolnshire.

We're great, we've got a massive stage

and we do a lot of balls and big charity events. It's very popular, the village hall.

-Well, very worthwhile.

-Yeah.

-But, Janey, you're particularly keen on your dogs.

-I am, yes.

-Tell us about them.

-Well, I've got two at home that I train in agility and obedience,

we belong to our local club and we do that...

I've a German shepherd called Mylo

-and a little poodle cross called Alfie.

-And are they very obedient?

When they want to be, yes.

What is it about dogs? I tell you...

There's a bit of a story behind Alfie though, isn't there?

Yes, just a little bit. I had Mylo and I really was determined that he needed a friend,

and I heard about somebody who needed to rehome their poodle cross,

so I thought, "Oh, he'd be perfect," and I brought him home,

and unfortunately I'd sort of forgot to tell my husband that I was going to bring home another dog,

-and it took a little while before he spoke to me again.

-Really?

-Yeah, just two days. It was fine.

-Oh, that's all right.

-He loves him now.

-You worked everything out.

-I did.

-Good for you!

Will you work together as a team? Are you going to spend all your money?

-Absolutely! Going to spend it all.

-Are you?

-No!

-You're not?

We're not going to spend it all!

I can see this is a unified affair and you're going to do very well.

Now the money moment. Here's your cash. £300 apiece.

-You know the rules, your experts await and off you go!

-Thank you.

-And very, very good luck.

I'm quite obedient, me!

So that's our teams, but what about our experts?

Hoping to polish off all the profit for the Reds, it's the sterling...

Driving seat for the Blues, it's that old classic...

So, Reds, Jill and Peter, this is all terribly exciting, isn't it?

-So then, you two, are we raring to go?

-Oh, yes!

-Absolutely on the ball.

-Yeah?

-What are we going to look for today?

-A bit of sports memorabilia. That could be good fun.

-Sporting memorabilia. What about you, Jill?

-Jewellery, a bit of bling.

-I like Art Nouveau, Art Deco, that sort of thing.

-Love it. Nicola, you like that?

-I'm more into local history, militaria stuff...

-Oh?

-I like my dead people.

-Excellent! OK, that's really interesting.

-Seems like there's going to be a bit of a conflict here.

-Probably.

-Yeah.

-Love it!

-We're not going to have any arguments, are we?

-Definitely!

-Definitely?

-I never agree with what he says, so...

-Oh, dear!

-Right...

-Yeah.

-I think we better get cracking, come on.

-OK.

-Yeah.

-60 minutes. Let's go now.

-OK.

-OK.

Conflict!

Arguments!

Crikey! This'll be fun!

-So do you collect, Jill?

-Giraffes.

-Oh, giraffes?

-Anything to do with giraffes.

-Why giraffes?

I just think they're so lovely, tall and elegant and really cute.

-I've brought you two victims.

-Oh, yeah?

-Yeah.

That one's engraved.

-Well, Walker & Hall, really good high-quality Sheffield maker...

-Uh-huh.

-..of silver plate, so we know they're silverplated.

-Yeah.

-You see, there you go. So Malvern Priory Choir...

-It's 39.

-OK.

-Engraving kills the value...

-Yeah.

-Unless it's someone of note.

-Yeah.

-Right.

-You know, if that was Winston Churchill, circa 1909, it's worth £2,000.

-Mm-hm.

-But it's worth 30 quid because this person was a member of a choir.

-We don't know who the choirmaster was, we don't know who that person was and no-one's interested.

-No.

That's the thing.

That's rather harsh, David.

-Where I used to work we had thousands of these things.

-Oh, really?

-Where did you work?

-At the accountants I worked in, we had all the company seals.

-Oh, right.

-There were loads of these everywhere. That's what that would be.

-So you'd have the company seal

-under here?

-It goes in there.

-You take this out for each...

-Each seal.

-But they've obviously sealed it there.

-So what did you do if you were using those all the time?

-The accountants, if there's any legal documents...

-It's bringing back memories, is it?

-Yeah.

-Getting all sentimental, are you?

-Most of these were used to hold doors open!

Yes, it is a very good doorstop. It's pretty heavy.

Now, there's a turn up for the books.

Pete teaching Catherine a thing or two!

And it seems the roles have been reversed in the Blue camp too.

-It looks Art Nouveau shape to me.

-Mm-hm.

-Because of the sort of sinuous curves that are in there,

-and the art shapes.

-Yeah.

-I'd have thought 1920, 1930...

-Yeah.

-But I really...

-It's got a bronzed effect, hasn't it?

-Yes, exactly.

-It's not bronze, is it?

-No, no.

-Have you got it?

-Yeah.

-I don't want to let it go!

It's almost got a Japanese look to it, almost like an Aesthetic Movement Japanese late-19C bronze.

So it's Art Nouveau. You're absolutely bang-on, made by Bretby.

-Is that "England" or "Made in England"?

-Made in England.

-"Made in England". OK. If it's just stamped England, we know it's after 1891 and not earlier. Yeah?

-Right.

-If it's stamped "Made in England" that dates it to First World War or later.

-I said 1920.

-You were right.

-You were, yeah.

-So it's actually post-1920.

Where, we don't actually know. But we know the design is uber-stylish. Nicola, do you agree?

-I do, actually. I really like it.

-Mmm.

-Now the million-dollar question.

Yeah, is it a million dollars? That's the problem.

It could be within your budget, I'm sure.

Oh, he's tempting! Listen to him, he's tempting.

-So, £20?

-Yes, all right, I'll have it at £20. I'll have to...

-Go on, I'll do it for £20 for you.

-What?

-Yeah.

-Has he said yes to that?

-He has!

Quick! Shake on it!

-Yes, you can have it for that.

-Well, I think that's remarkably cheap. I was only joking there.

-OK. Are you happy...?

-I'm happy with that!

-I got it at a reasonable price, I'll put it out at a reasonable price.

-Nice man!

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

Thank you very much.

Well, I wish I'd said seven, but there you go.

Now, now, David! Still possible room for profit, even at £20.

Well, that's very good, a lovely purchase,

-and you have bought what you love, and that is fantastic.

-Exactly.

-Nicola, do you love it now?

-I do.

-Marvellous.

-She's into Art Nouveau!

-That's me done. Got to find something for you.

-Put it down...

-Without breaking it.

-Let's get you to buy something now. Thank you.

Barely ten minutes gone and item 1 from the Blue shopping list is bagged.

But already there's dissension over in the Red camp.

-What's that?

-Cane handle with rubber.

-Any good?

Not really, no. It's pretty old, but I don't think it'll get anywhere.

That's quite ugly-looking, but sometimes that means money.

-Oh, Jill, that's horrid!

-I know. I said it was ugly-looking.

-Oh!

Oh, I like that.

-No.

-Oh, look...

-Big chip.

-Chips, yeah.

-No.

-Forget that.

-Right, we've had probably about 15 minutes.

-OK.

-Yeah.

-Nearing 20 minutes.

-Right.

We need a "wam bam thank you ma'am".

She's right. You do need to get one under your belt soon, Reds!

Meanwhile there's unexpected harmony with the Blues.

Well, I think it certainly has a French Lalique look to it.

-Yeah.

-If that was Lalique and it was £160, I'd be off!

-Yeah.

-You wouldn't see me for dust!

Absolutely. I'd love to see "R Lalique" under there.

-Wouldn't that be nice?

-It's hidden behind the sticker!

Oh!

-But it isn't.

-Czech?

-I like it.

-I think it is Czech.

-Two horses.

-You think it's Czech?

-I think... it's a copy of a Lalique which would cost you 4,000 quid.

-Yeah.

-For something like that.

-A quick interesting point here. Something to remember if ever you're out and you see Lalique...

-Yes?

-If it says "R Lalique" we know that it was made pre-1945.

-Yeah.

-Right.

-If it was "Lalique", nothing else, it was made after Rene died in 1945.

-Right.

-And the difference is quite great in price.

-Oh, right.

If something's made within his lifetime whilst he was still breathing,

even if it's exactly the same as something made a year later, it's worth substantially more.

-And you couldn't find it on the bottom there?

-Can you scratch on "R Lalique"?

-Yeah.

Fact after fact after fact, David really is on fire today!

-Catherine, what do you think of these? Because they are giraffes.

-Ah, the giraffe theme!

-Yeah.

-Well done for spotting something with a giraffe on.

-Yeah.

-I'll tell you exactly what I think. I think these are spelter, they're not bronze.

-Yeah.

Bookends on marble bases. I would say they've got the Deco style, but I don't think they are 1930s.

I think they're much later.

-If they were Deco, I think you'd be...yes, you would have found something quite good.

-Yeah.

-But I think probably...

-OK.

-How much is on...?

-Er...

-65.

-65.

Yeah...that's a lot of money, isn't it? I don't think we're going to make a profit on that, are we?

-No, no.

-Let's move on.

-I think we'll leave it and move on?

-I don't think they'll come down enough.

-OK.

I thought we'd struck gold there! Well, spelter...

If browsing, perusing and deliberating were Olympic sports,

our Reds would be triple gold medallists!

-You do like your glass, you two.

-Yes.

-And this one is signed.

-Oh, yes, OK.

-Olfons...

-Is it Orrefors?

-Orrefors, is it?

-Yeah.

-Put the... Sorry, they are sharing glasses.

-The shared glasses.

I've lost mine.

-Right, tell me why you like that, Nicola.

-I just think it's really simple and really nice

-and clean.

-Is that why you like Jane?

Yes, she's simple. She's not particularly clean, but she's simple.

Although neither of us are... Is it a make that you know?

-Yes, I do. I recognise it, Orrefors, I think it is, isn't it? Yeah?

-Yeah.

OK, so signed. Datewise...let's test you.

What do we reckon?

-'60s.

-Either very late '60s or mid-'70s.

-You say '70s?

-I think bang-on, don't you agree?

-Yeah.

-They're pretty good, these two.

-They are.

-They're pretty good.

-Now, then, shall we see if it rings like a bell?

-Oh, go on, then.

-OK.

If it rings like a church bell, it's in immaculately mint condition. Ready?

CLANG!

-That's not bad.

-That is... Not bad? It's fantastic!

-That's as good as any church bell I've ever heard!

-CLANG!

You've not been to my village!

Let's have a look at the wear. Little scratches on the base there with some wear.

Which is good, it's exactly what you want to see.

-I think it's very plain, but yet incredibly sophisticated.

-I do, I think it's lovely.

-It'd fit into any room.

-It's not exactly local history, but I think it really is lovely.

-If you like it, it's all down to price, isn't it?

-Yeah.

And this lady with the wonderful glasses is in a good mood, I reckon.

-Er...

-What's trade on that for us?

- Right... - Put it down for me.

Because I like to help you guys out, I'll go down to 25 for that. Daren't go down any more.

-25.

-25? OK. Do you fancy it? She's going to...

Could you do it for 20?

I honestly couldn't do it for 20.

-Do you want to come back to it?

-Yes.

24.

Aw! I think it's a great buy at 24.

-Yeah, go on. We'll go for 24.

-Marvellous. Thank you very much.

-That was really lovely of you.

-You're welcome.

-Thank you very much.

-I appreciate it, thank you.

Good, that's the Nicola buy. Fantastic!

-And it's got nothing to do with dead people.

-No...

-Well, I'm very encouraged.

-Let's go and buy a joint buy.

-See if we can find something we both like.

That's 2-0 to the Blues. Come on, you Reds!

-How about those little doggy cufflinks?

-They're quite sweet, aren't they?

Under-glass painted cufflinks. They've got little terriers.

They're probably about 1930s in date.

Quite cute, I should think quite commercial, fairly saleable.

-Somebody will buy those.

-People like dogs.

-People go after dogs, don't they?

-Yeah.

-How much are they?

-Well, they've got £30 on them which seems quite reasonable.

-It would be nice if they were gold, but they're not.

-They're not.

-They're plated, they're rolled gold.

-But the price reflects that, doesn't it?

-Yes.

-The only thing about this one...

-They are useable?

There's a hole on it.

-There is a little tiny bit of...

-Flaw.

-Yeah, above the head.

-Mmm.

Just there, there's a little bit of damage.

-Do you like them, Peter?

-They're quite nice.

-They are, yeah.

I can see people using them at least.

What could the cufflinks be?

What's your best price?

You've got 30 on them there.

-Well, I did hear you say they were cheap...

-No, I didn't say that!

She didn't say that! "Cheap" wasn't the word.

I said they were reasonable.

Oh, you can have them for 20.

20?

-What do you think?

-Could you do 15?

-£5 isn't going to make much difference.

-On the mortgage!

You can have them for 15 so the dog doesn't get fed for a month!

Aw! Thank you.

I'm sorry, dog.

-Do you want them?

-Yeah.

-Yes, please.

-Bit of fun?

-Yeah.

-For £15.

-Yeah.

-First item in the bag.

Thanks. Thank you.

-Well done, Catherine. Thank you.

-Thank you very much.

Thank you.

Great bargaining, team.

But with one item bought with 30 minutes gone, you'll have to get a move on,

because the Blues could be homing in on their final buy.

Right, let me take it out.

And...we'll hand it to Jane. Tell us why you love that one, then.

Well, it's just different and it's practical...

-Oh, it's engraved.

-Are you actually using those glasses?

-I am actually using them.

-Can you actually see anything?

-Yeah.

-Oh.

They're about...they're about right for me, actually.

"BSS, Sept 21st 1941".

Let's have a look. We have sterling silver...

Life Long is the brand of pencil.

So it's a lead pencil and it's sterling silver,

which means that it's of the same standard as British hallmarked silver,

-but it wasn't made in Britain.

-I would have thought American.

-Probably American.

-What do you think it's worth?

-20 quid.

-20 quid, eh?

-No, 10.

OK. 10? You two, honestly!

-But what's lovely about it is its box.

-Yeah, and instructions.

-And instructions.

-Absolutely.

-It's never been used, has it?

-It's been presented to somebody and they've kept it in a drawer.

-Totally.

And I could give you umpteen examples of pieces that sell for three or four times their value

-because they have a box.

-Right.

Particularly with toys, boxes are worth generally more in good condition than the items.

-Do you want me to get a price while you chat about it?

-Go on, then.

-OK.

What do you want to buy?

I'll know when I see it.

You'll know when you see it?

-Right.

-That's always the way.

-That's the way.

It's like they still have an hour left, isn't it?

-Right, I brought the lovely owner.

-Hello.

-Hello.

-Here she is.

I'm just saying, I love the fact it's got the directions and everything with it, look.

-What, how to write?

-David!

-Do you need directions?

-It tells you how to put the lead in your pencil, David.

-Oh, I say! Well, maybe I do need those, yeah!

Right, what are we thinking, ladies?

Well, we were interested in finding out what the best price was.

45 seems a little bit too much.

40? You couldn't bring it down to, like, 25?

-No, no, no.

-You don't even want it for 25?

-No.

-30.

-30? 25?

28.

-Sold!

-You're going to hate me.

-She's glaring at me now, isn't she?

- £3 now. - 28.

-You're very good.

-Go on, then. Shall we say yes?

-For 25.

-If you're happy.

-I'm still saying 25.

-Oh, OK.

-Go on, 25, just the £3.

-That's my line!

It's your line.

-OK, 25.

-Lovely!

-All right.

-Thank you very much.

Yet another bargaining masterclass from the Blue team.

-Well, that is a joint purchase. I think we're all happy with that.

-Yes.

-There you go.

It's a good-looking piece and it's good quality, and its original box, fantastic. Well done.

-Well done.

-OK. Thank you.

-Teas are on me.

-Oh!

-Lovely, thank you.

-A nice cup of tea.

And well-earned too! Milk, no sugar, for me, please, David.

Now, is anything brewing with those Reds?

-So they're ice tongs.

-Right.

-A good mechanism there.

-By Jacques Adnet.

-Yeah.

-So French...

-Ow! They do...

-Do they work?

-They do work.

-Do they do the job?

-Look at the price tag, though.

-135.

-135.

-Oh, that's a lot of money!

-It's a lot of money, isn't it?

-We can treat you well.

-You can treat me well? You're going to have to treat me extremely well for that!

-70 buys them.

-The thing is, who uses ice tongs now?

-I know.

-It's a lot of money, even at 70.

-I mean, you'd have to have a really fancy bar

to have something like that.

That's why they're so relevant, because there are so many people buying this sort of thing now,

-setting out a Deco room, with a Deco bar.

-Yeah, I can see that.

-It's perfect for that sort of thing.

What do we want to do? Are you happy? You're not happy, are you?

I'm not happy with the price, I'm happy with the item, but not with the price.

Do you think you could do a bit better, Peter?

How about 55?

Can you go 55?

I really need 60.

59?

Yeah, I'll go 59.

-59, he'll take 59.

-Yeah, I'm not going to argue for a pound.

-59?

-We'll take them.

-We'll take them.

-OK.

-Thank you.

-A decision has been made!

-You happy with that?

-Thank you very much.

-You're welcome.

Thank you.

-Something unusual.

-Thank you very much. Thank you.

That's number 2 with ten minutes left.

Is that enough time to land your third?

What is quite nice here is the colours, the green enamel,

which is really quite striking.

-These lovely big fans coming out on the side...

-Yeah.

-This lovely big sort of tail at the bottom.

-Aquarium fish.

-Yeah.

-It's all marcasite.

-I mean, it's semiprecious, but it's got a look, hasn't it, about it?

-It has.

And the stallholder is willing to come down from £45 to £27.

What do you think, then?

-Yeah.

-Are you happy at that?

-I'm happy at 27, yeah.

-Right, OK. Happy?

-Yeah.

-That's it all done. Finished.

-Thank you very much.

So, with mere moments left, that's their third and final buy.

And no sign of that early promise of conflict either.

Tempus fugit! Cor, time flies!

In fact, time's up. Let's check out what the Red team bought, eh?

The Red team buttoned up their first purchase

with the doggy cufflinks for £15.

Next up are the Art Deco ice tongs for a cool £59.

And following closely behind is the 1940s enamel fish brooch for £27.

-Well, isn't it lovely to be down by the water?

-A bit cooler.

-A bit cooler.

-What was your favourite piece?

-The ice tongs.

-Do you agree with that?

-Yes, I do.

-Lovely. And which piece is going to bring the biggest profit?

-I think the cufflinks.

-Do you?

-Yes, I do.

-All right.

-And I think the brooch.

-And what did you spend overall?

-£101.

-Is that all?

Yes, I know. Terrible, isn't it?

Well, I don't know about that. Are they going to be 101 profitable pounds?

-Well, I hope so.

-We can but hope.

-So I'd like £199 of leftover lolly, please.

-There you go.

-Thank you.

-And...three, four.

That is a huge amount...

put straight across to somebody who's very expert at converting it into profit, aren't you, Catherine?

I'd really like to buy you a giraffe, Jill, but I'm not sure that it's going to happen.

-It's OK.

-I will try, but I can't guarantee.

-OK.

OK. Well, good luck with your quest. Meanwhile, why don't we check out what the Blue team bought?

First up, they picked up the Art Deco Bretby vase for £20.

Next, they bought the Orrefors fruit bowl for a smashing £24.

Finally, they bagged the sterling silver pencil and box

for just £25.

-Well, you two girls, that was good, wasn't it?

-Yes.

I mean, a whole hour with David Harper. What could be nicer?

-What more could a girl want?

-On such a lovely day.

-Now, which is your favourite piece?

-Probably the Bretby vase, I think.

-Is it?

-Yes.

-Do you agree with that, Nic?

-No, I like the glass fruit bowl.

-Do you?

-Definitely.

-That's your favourite? Will that bring the biggest profit?

-I don't think so.

-What's going to bring the biggest profit?

-Hopefully the vase.

-You reckon?

-Yeah.

-All right.

-And what did you spend?

-£69.

£69? Which is one shy of 70, that would be 31... £231, I'd like, please.

-There you go.

-£231.

-There you go.

-I don't believe this, David.

-I've no idea what to do with £231, I've no idea at all!

-You could go on a short break.

-Something marvellous.

-I could go on a cruise!

-We don't want that, but hopefully you'll blow the lot on something spectacular.

-I'll try!

That's what we're waiting for.

Now, one of my previous finds left me feeling very lucky indeed.

If you're a metal detectorist and you do a lot of detecting out in fields,

what do you do with all your finds?

Well, a surprising number of them finish up in antique fairs like this...

..including these two little pieces.

Now, the dealer I found these with

tells me that they were dug up in a field

just by Scone Palace in Scotland.

This token I am particularly chuffed to have found.

It's got that kind of creamy-brown patination on it which indicates that it's come out of the ground

after a considerable period,

and it says, "Lucky charm.

"This charm will not work unless you read the comic papers Chips, ha'penny,

"and The Wonder, a ha'penny."

The comic Chips had a long production run between the 1880s and the 1950s,

and I would date this particular token at about 1900,

one of the reasons being that it's made of solid lead,

which is not such a friendly material to use for tokens to give to children!

On the other side it's got a delicious message. It says,

"This charm, if carried in the pocket, prevents bad heads, severe slips,

"warts in the nose, burns, pains in the big toe and punctured tyres."

What's it worth? I should think it's probably worth a £5 note.

What did it cost? £3. Not a big profit there, but what a charming object.

The next fellow is rather more interesting and I think a bit older.

It too is made of lead.

Discovered in the same field in Scotland, and it's in the form of a head.

What we've got underneath is a double ring

which looks a bit like a slave's necklet,

and indeed this thing dates back to the period of slavery.

It's hollow underneath and may well have been used as a terminal on some sort of instrument.

What's it worth? Well, the dealer charged rather more for this, £9.

But if it does date back to the 18th century, it's got to be worth £40 or £50.

Keep looking!

With all that done and dusted, let's head off to the saleroom.

Well, we've not shifted far, we've stayed in Derbyshire.

In fact we've come down the road from Kedleston to Etwall, to Charles Hanson's excellent establishment.

-Charles.

-Morning, Tim.

-How lovely to be here.

Now, we've got a funny old selection today.

Jill and Peter have gone with the novelty cufflinks of the little terriers,

which are on the edge of something you'd buy in Woolworth's.

Yeah... I think if you look beyond the gilt-metal finish, they are terriers,

-and there's lots of ladies who come to auction, they like small dogs.

-Yes.

And, er, I don't know, a perfect pair of cufflinks for a lady or a gent.

-They're just jazzy.

-What are they worth now?

We've put a guide price on them,

because there's a bit of love for terriers in Derbyshire, between £30 and £40.

-Have you really?

-Yes, we have.

-Good gosh!

-Jill paid £15, so she'll be delighted.

-Well, hopefully.

Next up are these rather unusual ice cube nips.

Tim, they are just so advanced for their period.

-They look so streamlined they could be '80s or '70s. They are so cool!

-I agree.

-Cool, cool, cool.

-Very cool.

-How much?

They're really great, Tim, and we've put a guide price on of between £30 and £50.

-If we can nurture a really young...

-Did you say 30 to 50?

-Yes.

-Not quite cool enough.

-No?

-£59 they need to make. They paid up for them,

but I can understand that because find another pair, frankly. They're rare, aren't they?

-They've got style.

-They've got style. Exactly. Like you, Charles.

Now, this fish thing is very strange, really, isn't it?

It's marcasite and silver and enamel, there's a certain amount of work and effort gone into it,

but such an oddball thing to wear as a brooch.

It is, Tim, but importantly it's in good condition. The enamelling is good, as you say...

-It's costume jewellery, isn't it?

-Yeah, but to a fish lover, maybe to a fisherman, it's different.

-Good.

-How much?

-Tim, our guide price on it between £25 and £35.

-You are an excellent man, Charles Hanson. £27 paid.

-Great.

So we've got some pretty encouraging estimates, though.

-They only paid £101 so they can't expect a massive return.

-No.

Slightly depends on how these ice tongs do, really.

Based on that, they'll either need their bonus buy or not, so let's go and have a look at it.

Jill, Peter, this is the moment. You gave your girl £199.

Catherine, what did you spend it all on?

You look petrified!

-It's not that bad, I promise you. Are you ready?

-It is pointy, isn't it?

-Oh, that's lovely!

-Oh, I love you!

-Oh!

-You can have it as well! That's very nice of you.

-That is gorgeous.

-Thank you. Well, we did talk about getting you a giraffe! Not quite a giraffe...

-It's neckish!

-It's neckish.

-It's sort of more swanlike.

-I could see claret in that.

-Yeah.

-Can you?

-Yeah!

-Yeah.

-You're a man after my own heart.

-Or port.

-Yes.

-I'd like to think...is it silver?

-Silver plate.

-How much?

-I paid £40 for that.

-That's nice,

-That's not bad.

-£40?

I didn't think that was too bad, actually.

How much do you think it's going to make?

Ba-ba-ba...

OK.

-On a good day that could make £60, I think.

-Right.

-Or £70.

-Or 70. On a not-so-good day...

-It's a small profit.

-..it could make £20.

-I think that's the point.

-It's a silverplated claret jug, but it's a jolly nice one.

-It's a lovely one. You've done us proud.

-Good.

-Well, you don't pick now, you pick later

after the sale of the first three items, but right now for the audience at home,

let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Catherine's decanter.

-Well, well, well, look at that.

-Well, Tim, that's neat, isn't it?

-Isn't it nice?

-Doesn't it look like a duck?

-Yeah. Tim, I just wish it had hallmarks on and it was Victorian, 1884...

-Yes.

-And it was by...

-Crichton.

-..Retailed by Asprey's, and it would be worth probably £10,000.

-Could be, couldn't it?

-Yeah.

-How much, then, for this work of art?

Tim, we've put a guide price on of between £30 and £50.

Well, I think that's very fair. £40 was paid by Catherine.

And quite frankly to have such a satisfactory object for only £40 retail,

-I think it's just brilliant.

-Is it for port or claret or...?

-Whatever you like.

Port or starboard! Anyway, that's it for the Reds.

Now for the Blues.

And the Blues have got a wacky lot.

-First up is the Bretby Clanta vase. Now, Bretby's just down the road from here, isn't it?

-It is, Tim.

And, of course, Bretby were really renowned for producing really quite modernist designs and forms.

And what I like about this almost bronzed effect metalware vase is the fact...

-You can't believe it's ceramic, can you?

-You tap it, Tim, and you think it's going to sound metally,

and it doesn't, it's pot, and that's the joy of Bretby.

It's got presence, I think. And Bretby, generally speaking, doesn't make a lot of money, does it?

Well, I tend to disagree. I quite like Bretby, it is undervalued for its design,

and I'm sure in years to come we'll look back at these forms and say, "Goodness me, they were cheap!"

Yes. This could be Charles Hanson's tip for the future.

That's it, Tim. Buy Bretby now, because I feel... Look at it!

-OK, what's your estimate?

-Tim, we've put a guide price on of between £20 and £30,

-and I feel it will make more.

-You do?

-Mmm.

-Perfect. Well, £20 was paid by Jane,

-and I think she paid the right price, excellent.

-Good.

Next is the fruit bowl. What a lovely thumping lump of glass you get there!

I think it's marvellous. £24 our lot paid.

It has a lovely etch mark, has a lovely degree of wear to the base, we know its history,

-and our guide price, between £40 and £60.

-Well, I think that's the right estimate. Well done.

-Good. Next is the sterling silver propelling pencil.

-Mmm.

Which was given to children traditionally on their christenings or their 21st or something or other.

It's got an inscription on it, but dating from 1941.

You go back to September the 21st 1941. Where was our country, Tim?

-Oh, in a terrible pickle, I can tell you!

-Yeah.

And you would not think in the middle of that pickle somebody would be going into a shop

and buying a silver propelling pencil and then paying to have the initials put on it.

That's what is so extraordinary.

That's why these objects bring history to life.

-Maybe, Tim, it was a war baby having their initials and birth date put on.

-Exactly.

And, you know, lost in time, Tim.

£25 paid. What's it going to make?

Tim, I will happily, hopefully say to you, it's going to make a profit with a guide price of between £25 and £35.

And that is terribly reasonable, isn't it?

On that happy note, I don't think they will need the bonus buy

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

Nicola, Jane, you only spent the £69. You gave £231 to David Harper. What did you spend it on, David?

-Did you give me all that money?

-Certainly did!

-Gave you loads.

-And what did you just say to me?

-I said, "I hope he's spent it all."

-You hope he's spent it all. Watch her lips. She said, "I hope he's spent it all!"

-OK.

Do you really? OK.

Do you still hope I spent it all?

No.

-So who loves it, who hates it?

-I hate it.

-Oh! Do you know what it is?

-It's a...

-Piggy bank.

It's an early 20th-century style American cast-iron piggy bank, but it's very special.

Watch this. Put your coin inside the cannon...

And go...!

-Oh!

-Oh!

-Isn't that fantastic?

Have a feel of that. Early 20th-century in style...

Whether it is early 20th-century... we're struggling to decipher it, really.

-But it's got some age and it's fun.

-OK, million-dollar question.

-How much did you spend?

-How much would you spend on it?

Well, £231 you had, actually.

-I'd have spent a fiver.

-Oh, you horror, you absolute horror!

-Well, I'd have spent more than that.

-How much would you spend, Janey?

-£10.

-Double that, that's what I spent.

-20.

-And I would imagine he would estimate it at £30-£50.

If two online bidders think it's got age, it could make £200 easily.

OK, girls. Why don't we find out whether the auctioneer thinks it's fab too?

Right, Charles, there's something to put your profits in after the auction.

Well, Tim, sometimes, without a swagger, I look at these concerned because they're so difficult to date.

This one has all the right degrees of wear in the appropriate places.

-It's musty, it's got that patination, but still I'm on the fence.

-Me too.

-Is it worth £20-£30?

-We've put a guide price on of between £30 and £40,

-and to military enthusiasts...

-Not much money, is it?

-No, it's nothing, Tim.

-OK, fine, so we're predicting a small profit on that?

-Indeed.

If the team decide to take it.

Now, the big question is today, Charles, how enthusiastic are you feeling in this very hot weather?

Do you know, Tim, when the going gets tough, the tough gets going for Hanson!

-And I can't wait, Tim, to create drama.

-Mmm.

You'll certainly do that, Charles. Very good luck.

And I shall say going at 90 and gone at £90.

-Now, J and P...

-Right.

-This is exciting.

-Looking forward to winning.

-Let me just run through your lots.

You've got a pair of cufflinks, you paid £15 for them,

-little Scottie dogs on, he's estimated 30 to 40.

-That's good.

Which is fair enough, isn't it? The fishy brooch, he likes that, £25-£35,

-and if worst comes to the worst, you've got that lovely claret jug.

-We have.

OK, first up are the cufflinks and here they come.

108, a pair of novelty cufflinks. 108...

I'm only bid here £18.

Thank you, sir. 18. 20.

22. 25.

-28. 30.

-Yes! Yes!

-You're in the money!

32. 35?

-Look at that.

-One more, sir.

They're a pair as well!

Are you sure? Go on! 35!

I've got you. 38? 38. 40?

-Ooh!

-45.

50. 55. £55 all out. I'll take one more, madam, or we'll sell...

at £55.

You're out online. But thank you.

Yes!

That's a world-record price, that! Plus £40. £40 profit.

I'm amazed.

-Now, here come the ice tongs.

-Mmm...

These are really interesting, a rare and unusual pair

of Art Deco nickel plate ice tongs on the screen there.

And I'm bid here only £35. 40 I'll take now. £35. 40 I'll take.

40, I'm out.

£40 I'm bid. Do I see 45 now? They are inspired at £40.

That's a shame.

-He's struggling, I tell you. He's trying really hard.

-He is.

At £40. Selling at £40 only. All out.

-Uh-oh!

-Oh, well.

-That is minus £19.

-Never mind.

That still makes you plus 21.

Good man. Now here comes your fish.

Here is a wonderfully decorative marcasite green enamel brooch

in the form of a fish on the screen. 110. I'm only bid £18.

20. 22. 25. 28.

30, I'm out. £30 I'm bid. Do I see 32 now?

30 I'm bid. One more do I see?

Going, all out and gone at 30.

£30 is plus £3. You are plus 24. Now, that's fair enough, isn't it?

Yeah.

Very often there's no plus at all!

What are you going to do about the claret jug?

Are you going to go with it? You love it.

-I do, I do.

-You fancy it?

-I want it myself!

-What shall we do?

-I think we go for it.

-OK, we'll go for it.

-You all right with that, Jill?

-Yes, I think so.

-OK, Pete?

-Yep.

-We're going with the bonus buy.

Number 114. And I'm only bid here £28.

Look at this. Do I see 30 now?

28. 30. 32. 35.

Online 35. 38. One more?

-Are you sure?

-Oh, no!

38 I'm bid in the room. 40. 45. 50.

Yes!

One more, madam. Do I see...? Oh, 50 online.

-55?

-Keep going.

-On the net 50, I'll take 55 now.

55.

Online, bid me 60 now. 60. 65?

You can't lose it for one. Look at me. You can't lose it for one.

Are you sure? Thank you.

65 over there. Online, give me 70 now.

You're in, ma'am, on my left-hand side.

We say sale, going once, going twice at £65. Fair warning, thank you.

-65.

-Brilliant.

-Clever girl!

-Thank you, Catherine.

-No, thank you.

-Plus 25...

You are plus 49.

-Oh!

-OK. Plus 49.

Out of the ruins springs great profit.

That's very good, isn't it? £50 plus. Well done. Congratulations.

-Now, do you know how those naughty Reds got on?

-No idea.

-No.

-No idea?

That's the way we like to keep it. First up, then, is the Bretby vase and here she comes. Ooh la la!

Now my number is 130, it's a wonderful Art Nouveau Bretby.

Look at this vase.

This, I predict, will be the serious antique of the future.

And I'm only bid £18.

-Oh!

-Come on!

18. 20. 22. 25?

I'm out. £25 online. Do I see 28 now? Issy, talk to me.

-30 online.

-Yes!

-Yes!

35 online. £40 online. 45? 45. Online, 50?

This is more like it, go on!

I predict this being big in years to come.

Are you sure? Trust me!

55. Online, bid 60?

65? No, the wife says no, but thank you.

60 I am bid. Do I see 65 now?

We sell on the internet, we're live at £60.

Yes!

-Excellent!

-Yeah.

-See what I mean? £20 well spent.

-Yeah. Translated into £40 profit.

-You are clever, you girls. Now, can we do it with Orrefors?

-All right!

You might want a wonderful Orrefors glass fruit bowl.

It's shallow, it's spreading and there it is.

It's typically 1960s. 131. I'm only bid 25, 28, £30.

I'll take 35 now. I'll take 35. It's Orrefors.

35. 38. 40, madam. I'm out.

At £40, I'm asking 45 now. It's a wonderful Orrefors.

-Go on!

-Go on!

Give me a fiver or we sell at £40 to a lady who is in the centre...

-That's brilliant.

-Plus £16.

There's nothing the matter with it. It's well-bought. That's the point.

Now, your long life pencil.

..Live long, you might want a Life Long pencil.

132, I'm only bid £22. I'll take 25 now. It's solid silver.

At 22. 25. 28.

-Yes!

-We're in profit!

30 I'm out. Give me 35 now. 35. 40?

-Are you sure, sir?

-Come on!

-Go on!

-40! Yeah!

-Yes!

£40, I'll take 45 now.

At £40, and we say fair warning, all out, we really are.

-Yes! Well done, Charles. That's plus £15.

-Well done, you.

No, well done, you!

So 15 and 16 is 31 plus 40 is 71.

-Plus 71. You had a profit on each item.

-Yes.

You spent £69 and you take away a profit of £71.

That is so well done!

Now, what are you going to do about the iron money bank?

-I think we're going to sell.

-I think we're going to go for it, aren't we?

-Are you going to?

-If we lose the 71, you're in trouble.

Well, it's a bit impossible!

It would be difficult, wouldn't it?

There you go, you're going with the bonus buy.

-And here it comes.

-Number 136 is a very nice American money box...

And I'm only bid here... Well, I'm bid...nothing.

It's a super novelty. 10 I'm out. £10, it's worth all of this.

At 10. 12. 15.

-18. 20. One more, sir?

-Go on!

-One more!

-25. 30?

-Yes!

-Are you sure, sir?

I'll take 28.

Between friends. 28.

I'm looking for 30 now. At £28, fair warning, going, going, going...

I love it! £28!

Listen, that's plus £8.

So that means you're plus £79. How about that? Plus 79.

-And Golden Gavels!

-Yes!

Maybe.

-OK, teams, this is fun, isn't it? Haven't we had a jolly day?

-Yes!

Absolutely stupendo!

Well, sadly on Bargain Hunt, we can only have one team of winners,

-but we've got two teams who are taking away cash today!

-Ooh!

But the runners-up by a smallish margin today

just happen to be the Reds.

-Which is a shame, isn't it, really?

-It is.

But who would have thought those very, very cheaply made terrier cufflinks

-would make a profit of £40?

-Yeah.

-I was knocked out by that.

Anyway, overall, you're plus 49. There's your 49.

-Did you enjoy it?

-We did and we're donating this to a cancer charity.

Are you? Oh, that's very generous and that's nice.

-Anyway, congratulations. Thank you for coming.

-Thank you very much.

The victors take home £79!

-Yeah!

-Which is very, very able, I would say.

Well done, Nics. There's your £79.

Consistently solid profits,

that justifies your entry to the Golden Gavel Club!

Look at that!

-One each. Nic, rip it off. That's it.

-Go on.

-Well done.

-Thank you, sir.

-This is fantastic.

-There you go.

-I hope you've enjoyed your day.

-Yeah, very much.

Well, we've loved having you.

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 think you can spot a bargain,

go to our BBC website and apply.

It'll be splendid to see you.

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