Deene Park 27 Bargain Hunt

On today's show,

the fair is located in the grounds of the splendid Deene Park,

once the home of Lord Cardigan

of Charge of the Light Brigade fame.

The big question today is, though,

how much are our teams about to be charged

and will we finish up with carnage?

THUNDER CLAP Let's go bargain hunting. Yeah.

Lord Cardigan also led his cavalry

in the Battle of Balaclava.

We've got a right battle on today between husbands and wives.

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

'Today, the reds take on an expensive gamble.'

We've fallen in love with him.

Somebody must want him with lots of money.

It's all going to be my fault! No, we won't blame you.

We could say no.

'And the blues are full of hot air.'

PLAYS JAUNTY TUNE ON HARMONICA

TUNELESS DRONE

'The big question is, will both teams be hitting the right notes at auction?

'Before all that, let's meet the contestants.'

Today, we have a team of two wives battling it out against their husbands.

We have ex teachers Wendy and Sally

versus their long-suffering husbands, Jim and Dave.

Hello, everyone. ALL: Hello.

Now, Sally, how was it that you met Wendy and Dave?

When we moved to Nottingham, er...35 years ago,

we had a daughter who wanted to learn the piano.

Somebody recommended Wendy to us so I started taking her to lessons.

We've known each other ever since. And you hit it off, which is lovely.

Now, you've always enjoyed working with children? Yes, I have.

I worked as a school teacher for, ooh, 24 years.

Wendy, you also spent your career dealing with children. Yes, I did.

Older children, 16 to 18-year-olds,

who I taught in an FE college and in a sixth form college.

How do you think you girls are going to get on with the old bargain hunting? Brilliantly!

Absolutely! Bound to do better than the men!

Oh, really? Oh, yes. I feel a bit of pillow talk coming on.

LAUGHTER Anyway, good luck, girls.

Now, Jim, you, like your wife, used to be a teacher.

I certainly did. Yes, taught over 30 years.

What's your expertise? Modern languages, German and French.

Now, Dave, unlike the other members of the team,

you managed to avoid teaching.

I went into the Probation Service after I left university.

How are you going to get on buying these antiques, you two?

I think we'll do...remarkably well, don't you, Dave? Quietly confident.

You're going to hammer the girls?

LAUGHTER Well... In a manner of speaking!

I didn't say you were going to "beat" them. I said "hammer them".

I think... We think they're slightly over-confident. Yes.

Do you think they're a bit cocky? Just a bit. Just a bit?

See what I mean? There's going to be big trouble here!

Now, £300 apiece. Grab the dosh. You know the rules.

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

I predict deep, deep trouble.

'Now, let's meet the experts helping the teams today.

'Kate Bateman is on hand to ensure the reds remain pitch perfect.

'And in charge of the blues is Indiana Jones wannabe:'

OK, boys, I hear you brought along your other halves.

Well, "brought along" is a bit of an over-statement.

They're contestants, aren't they? Yeah, opponents.

Against you? Are we going to beat them? We're quietly confident.

The aim is not only to beat Thomas Plant but to beat your husbands. Oh, yes!

The honour of womanhood is at stake? Absolutely. No pressure(!)

We've only got an hour. Yes. Are we going to buy well? We are. Let's go!

Get in the tent.

'So, armed with £300,

'both teams must find three items in under an hour to take to auction.

'First to spot a potential item is Kate.'

Look, look, tiles. You like tiles.

I do. Sally likes tiles. What do we think? They are a bit modern.

Yeah. I'm not that desperate, really. They don't speak to me.

They have to speak to you? Yes.

There's a little Art Nouveau... I guess that's an ashtray.

That's really cute. It's probably WMF or something.

Who is it?

Oh, Liberty's Tudric! Ooh! Hey!

That's a good idea. It is a bit damaged.

Nothing a bit of spit and polish wouldn't get rid of. Pretty good.

54's quite a lot of money. It's worth haggling.

It is. I would have put that at 30 to 60 in a sale.

I think that's right at the top end.

It's a great name, circa 1920.

If you could get it for around £35, there's probably a chance of profit.

It might be one to think about. Go and ask the lady how much.

OK. I can try that. Think "tough"!

Imagine the look on your husband's face when we beat him. Oh, yes!

LAUGHTER

'Remember, all's fair in love and war, Sally.

'What are those blues up to?'

What is it about locks? I just like the sense of a key.

I like the different sizes of key.

Do you think there's been a change in locks recently?

Are you disappointed by a Yale?

LAUGHING: Very disappointed by a Yale!

This has got style, but I don't know if it's got any age.

No. This looks very modern to me. They've got no age to them.

They're sweet. Shame.

If you are restoring a property, they are ideal. Yeah.

But I think for the purpose of an antiques show,

they have to be a little bit older.

'Locks might not be the key to your success, blues.

'Back to the reds, and what news on a price for the Tudric dish?'

She says she'll do it for 35, which she thinks is quite fair. 35?

It is a very good price drop from 50-odd.

I would say leave it. You can always come back to it and think about it.

It's a nice thing. At 35 you might have a chance.

Let's hope no-one buys it in the meantime. OK. Carry on.

'Outside the main marquee,

'it looks like Thomas's team have spotted a Moorcroft candle holder.'

How do you know it's Moorcroft? Good point.

I could be facetious and say you just do.

It's just the traditional tube-line design.

These cells get filled with the colours, then they get glazed.

The glaze goes over this and the cells encase the colours.

It's a stoneware, instead of a porcelain.

Therefore, fired at a lower temperature.

This is a more modern piece of Moorcroft. That's very pretty.

You like that one? Yeah. A more modern piece of Moorcroft.

This one, I would suggest, would be 1970s, 1980s.

You can tell that by the colour, the pattern, with the cream glaze.

And the red. Is there a special price for that?

We can always ask. Can you do a special price for two? There's always a special price for two.

Well, I was asking 65 each.

I will do the two for...95.

95. That's a good offer. Now, I'm going to ask...

How about £80?

How about 90? That would have to be it.

I'm afraid. £90, that's £45 each. Um...

85?

OK, you can have them for 85. I think, yeah.

We're happy with that. Yeah?

Yes. I like it myself and it feels as though it's marketable.

Absolutely. We'll do that. Thank you very much.

'Good bit of haggling, boys. That's the first purchase for the blues.'

Hello. We're looking at this chair and wondering what you thought.

It's very pretty. I'll love it a lot more if they say it's only ten quid.

LAUGHING: It's 85.

I think it's a LOT of money. Yes, I think so, too.

You're not going to make a profit and that's the whole point.

I'm about to throw a spanner in the works. I've found something. Ooh.

Something tiny. Right! Now, first impressions? Isn't that lovely?

I really like that. He's got character. Look at his feet!

He's a little boy. Yeah.

You wanted quality. His toes! He's gorgeous!

Is he brass? He's bronze.

And he is a very, very, very good find. Ooh, bronze.

This mark tells me he's by Franz Bergman,

who is the pinnacle of Austrian cold-painted bronzes.

'Bergman was a Viennese foundry producing bronze sculpture.

'They had distinctive marks, sometimes including Namgreb,

'which is Bergman in reverse,

'and often used it on their more erotic pieces. Cor! Fancy that!'

I literally just found it in a cabinet over there.

Wow! The detail of his toes and his hair. How much is he? Yeah.

This is the... The rub. This is the bad news.

We haven't bought anything. No.

Bearing in mind you have a whole £300 to spend...

It's on at... It's on at 250. BOTH: Gosh!

I know! But this has a fantastic chance of a profit.

Really? Even at 250? Yeah. If we could haggle them down?

I would estimate that, no problem, at...200 to 400. Wow!

There's a real chance you could get 100 quid profit. I love his feet.

If you could get down to 200, 180, you've really got a chance.

It's going to be on the internet, this sale.

That is the best you could buy. He's in good condition.

You probably said, but how old...? He's going to be about, oh, crikey!

Probably 1920s. I think if you could get that at 200 or below,

you've got a really good chance of at least a 50 quid profit.

It'd be really hard to lose money. Ooh, yes! Go for it. Go on!

Now you're going to make me do all the work? Yes.

Right. You found it. You've got to do two more items.

And leave me more than £1 for a bonus buy in 100 quid. Is that do-able? Yes. Course it is.

I'll try. Anything's possible.

BOTH LAUGH Keep looking at your £85 chair!

'Oh, Kate, go and see what you can do.

'Now, why don't you take a look at what I found here at the fair?'

This looks like rather a dull black box, doesn't it?

Those who watch Bargain Hunt a lot know I like these dull black boxes.

If you get hold of a good one, it has high-quality brass hasps

which open like this, to reveal a special interior.

Ha! How magnificent are these?

A pair of Georgian buckles, but no ordinary buckles.

Firstly, these are encrusted in fake diamonds known as paste.

And paste is nothing but glass,

high-quality glass, that's cut and faceted like a precious stone

and then mounted in a way, with silver foil behind,

that allows the light

to glisten and refract through the glass, just like a diamond.

The fact that all the stones are of a different size and shape,

they have to be fitted on a curve like this, which is complicated,

goes to make these a particularly special pair.

They were probably made between 1770 and 1780,

when this particular style of extremely arched and flashy buckles

was first produced.

For a collector, what's really nice about these flashy buckles

is that it has got the original case.

Believe it or not, there's an international community

of collectors of this sort of Georgian artefact.

As a result, I think these D'Artois buckles could bring

as much as £400 to £600 or 500 to 700 in a specialist sale.

What might you buy them for?

Well, if you're lucky,

they might come your way for a dazzling couple of hundred.

Right. Oooh! I have a result. And?

It was on at 250. I did try very, very hard.

The best death she'll do is 200.

It's a massive gamble. She will not go below 200. I have tried.

But he's so gorgeous! His little fingers, his little feet.

We've fallen in love with him and we think somebody must want him, with lots of money.

Are you pleased? I think that's a great buy. He's got weight as well.

Oh, you sweetheart. He's got weight.

It's all going to be my fault if you fail miserably. We won't blame you.

We could say no. It's our choice to say no.

I'm saying yes. And I'm saying yes. That's a great quality piece.

You can't take him home. We've got to sell him!

He'd just fit in my pocket! Don't!

We've got to pay the woman first! Let's go pay. Give her some money.

'Great. It's a lot of money, but worth a gamble

'and the first purchase made by the reds.'

What about the accordion? That looks quite new.

It isn't. It's a Diana Accordeon. That one's 75.

It's got the original box.

It's in amazing condition. I don't play the accordion.

I play the harmonica. You've got it there?

Look! You can knock out a tune now, can you? I can. Go on, then.

OK, right.

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'Well played, Jim.'

Can you play that at the same time? No, I wish I could. I'd ruin that.

He's good, isn't he? Yeah, he's good.

That's fabulous. Well done! But that did interest me.

It must be THE most difficult instrument to play.

TUNELESS DRONING

It's all there, isn't it?

Marvellous condition.

What's the very best on this? What about 70?

I can do 70, yeah, but that's about there.

I couldn't put much on it.

I paid a lot, but I really wanted it because of the condition.

Could we...? We've got a bit of time. Could we come back to it?

65. 65, best offer? Yes.

Thank you very much. We may well come back.

We'll give it some thought. We'll have a look round.

'Have a wee think, gents, but don't leave it that long.

'We're halfway through the shop. How are those reds getting on?'

That's very pretty. London 1901. I've got 49 on that.

Do you like that, ladies? I like it. It's the simplicity.

It's a lovely hobnail cut.

1901, the last year of Queen Victoria's reign.

It is pretty, isn't it?

It's lovely. Have a sniff.

Oh, it still smells! Smell it! Ooh, yes. That's great.

Oh! Isn't that lovely?

Can you do it down as far as 32? 32, yes.

Do you think that would be a good buy? That's a great buy for 32.

Thank you. Thank you very, very much.

You've saved my bacon because they were going to leave me £1.

LAUGHTER We still might! You still might!

That is a good buy, ladies.

'The reds have now made their second purchase. Well done, team.'

You like your glass. I do, yes.

What do you think of that?

Er...intriguing.

It's Georgian, Victorian.

Early Victorian, late Georgian, I would say.

Right. Cut bodied. What is it for? Very good. What IS it for?

It's got two lips, hasn't it? What do you think it's for?

Juicing. It's not a shaving thing?

It's obviously for pouring. No.

Alcohol.

Oh, right. Think of what we drink alcohol out of.

You put your wine glasses in there. Wine glass coolers. Oh, right!

Water and a wine glass each side.

The bowls were smaller, not like these great big buckets we get for your Sauvignon Blanc.

Would you like to try a glass? Oh, have you got a glass?

So that would have gone in. Bowls would have been smaller. Yes.

Oh, I see, yeah. Cool your glass. How much is this?

I've got 32 on it. I'll do it for 20.

£20. £20!

I think 20's a good deal, don't you? It does sound...

But I've also got a pair. A pair? One of these?

Exactly the same? For 20? That's good.

Nicer pair here. YOU think nicer pair? I think more useful.

More useful? Slightly later in date cos of the shape.

They could be 35 for the pair.

35 for the pair? Would you do a deal on all three?

50.

45? I can do that.

What do you reckon? I don't think we can go wrong.

45? 45, the three.

Good deal. Thank you very much. Thank you.

'It's now two-all, as the blues make their second purchase.

'But, as ever, time is ticking away. Both teams have just 15 minutes.'

Can I ask you what those are?

Have they got a texture? Oh, yes, they have. An oat roller!

As if you didn't know it was an oat roller! I do it all the time(!)

What are you doing if you're not rolling your oats?

If you're playing this off against the Liberty, it's a lot less chance of a profit.

I'm moving more towards the Tudric. That's our plan, is it?

What do you think? What's to lose?

It may not be there. It's miles away.

Right down the far end of the...

We've got to hurry, because if it's gone, that's it.

Shall we go? Yes. Come on. I'm not running, not for anyone!

We will. We'll just walk fast. Walk very fast!

What have you found? It's a nice little filing cabinet.

I thought it might be '50s. I think you're being generous.

It's a bit earlier than you think.

I was looking to see how well made it was. '30s, perhaps?

I'm not sure about the... Those were the original fittings?

I don't think it started life like that. Things have been added.

Is it definitely oak? It is oak.

There's another one over there which looks more... Expensive.

Yes, but original. Right. Do you see what I mean?

It's always stayed as a piece of office furniture.

From the '30s, '40s. It's a lot more expensive, but we've got the money.

Hm. And it's a good buy.

Oak-lined drawers, aren't they? Oak-lined drawers, yeah.

Look at that dove-tailing. It's better than the other one.

I think it is, yeah. It's a good decorator's piece.

It's got that retro vintage look.

I just feel that we need to get the price down. That's fine.

What is the best on that one?

Um... What's on that? 180.

I could do 135.

Now, thank you very much. That's very kind.

How about we...

we just ignore the 1 and it's 80 quid, and we'll have it?

95? Don't ever say a figure!

95?

Yeah? I'll do it for 95. Steep learning curve, this.

You always say a figure. I started at 80. Could have got to 90.

You've already said 95. Deal.

Done. All right? That's fine. Happy with that? I am at that price.

Good. I think that's it. Thank you very much.

STALL HOLDER: Not a problem. You can't bid for it?

You can't, but we've got a very good chance of making a profit

and also conquering... conquering the fairer sex.

BOTH: Indeed.

Right, I want a cup of tea. To dream the impossible dream.

'That's it! The blues have purchased all three items.

'Well done. But what news on the Tudric dish and the reds?'

You're SO lucky! It's moved.

Yeah, it was over there.

Is this the one you want to go for? Yeah. I think so. Yes.

She's agreed to go down to 34. That is even better.

Well done. That's item number three. Well done, Sally.

Are we going to beat the men? Yes!

They're so confident. BOTH LAUGH

I know I'm supposed to be confident, but, you know! Go for it!

'Fighting talk, reds. Congratulations, that's your last item in the bag.'

Our teams have charged around the fair and time's up.

Why don't we check out what the red wives have bought?

'The small cold-painted figure of a boy smoking a pipe was picked up

'for a stonking £200.

'The Edwardian silver-topped scent bottle set them back a fragrant £32.

'And finally, they dished out £34 for this Tudric pewter dish.'

Look at them, smiling like Cheshire cheeses!

I don't know what Kate Bateman's doing but you're giving them the right treatment.

I encourage spending!

So what did you totally spend? £266.

That is magnificent, isn't it?

So, we'd like to have £34.

Not a tremendous fortune, but something to get your teeth into.

I can cope with that. OK. Well, go away and cope and have a good time.

Meanwhile, why don't we check out what the blues bought?

'The Moorcroft dwarf candlestick and bowl cost them £85.

'The trio of antique wine glass coolers cost them a cool £45.

'Finally, they filed away £95 into the oak five-drawer filing cabinet.'

We're quietly confident. Good. What did you spend all-round?

225. That is a good sum.

I'd like £75 of leftover lolly.

Thank you very much, which goes straight to Tom-Tom. Thank you.

Are you going to navigate your way to a decent profit? I really hope so!

'It's back to school for me, as I make my way

'through the Surrey countryside to visit Charterhouse school.

'Charterhouse has a history going back 400 years.

'John Wesley, who founded the Methodist Church,

'and the novelist William Thackeray were former pupils,

'or Old Carthusians, as they're known.'

If only these buildings could talk.

My gosh! They'd have a story or two to tell.

Imagine turning up here on the first day of term.

You're a 12-year-old. You're clutching your tuckbox.

Ooh, you wouldn't half feel nervous.

So, what was life like at Charterhouse?

Well, this is a typical room for a superior person.

This is a monitor's room, effectively a senior prefect's room,

where you get your individual bed and perhaps a splendido view.

In the old days, the ordinary pupils would have slept in a dormitory,

perhaps the top end of 20 pupils per dorm.

And if you were academically talented

and perhaps your parents didn't have the money to pay the fees,

you might apply for a scholarship.

If you were awarded it, you would become a gown boy,

simply because you were a scholar and were entitled to wear this gown

together with the mortarboard - all extremely smart.

'Charterhouse isn't only famous for its educational prowess.

'It also prides itself on its sporting associations,

'with football playing a major role in school activities.

'But if you took any bumps or bruises on the playing field

'or felt under the weather, there was only one place to go.'

If you had a medical problem between about 1880 and 1920,

you consult Dr Haig-Brown,

who spent almost his entire career as a medic as the school's doctor.

He travelled around with this tin box, so he was ready for all eventualities.

If you had a problem with your hooter,

he'd give you a nice nasal douche,

using this little contraption.

If you'd been knocked out playing soccer or in a boxing match,

he would administer this stuff, Sal Volatile - smelling salts.

Essentially, a concentrated ammonia mix

which, with one whiff up your nostril,

provides such a shock to the system

that it snaps you out of the unconscious state.

Let's hope he didn't have to use that too often.

'Of course, the big question today is

'will our teams be in need of first aid over at the auction?'

It's not taken us long to go from Deene Park to Market Harborough,

where we've come to a new saleroom, Gildings in Market Harborough.

Mark. Hello, Tim. How lovely to see you.

First up is the cold-painted bronze, but is it Bergman?

No, it isn't. It's not? No. OK.

It's quite a good model, but the casting isn't quite right

and a reproduction, in my opinion.

That's not going to help it, value-wise, is it?

Kate Bateman went £200 very, very strongly on this.

I'm at the completely opposite end of the value spectrum.

I thought you might be. £20 to £30.

Yeah. Well, that is a body blow.

The next item is this very nicely cut

glass Edwardian scent bottle with its silver stopper.

But slightly yesterday's antiques.

Fashions and lifestyles change and people move on to other things.

On any other day, this would have been part of a group lot,

rather than an individual lot.

So you've done us a favour making it an individual lot? Yes. How much of a favour, price-wise?

£10 to £20. Not much of a favour, then! £32 was paid.

Lastly, we have got a bit of pewter which is, at least, real. It is.

Tudric stuff is sought after.

It's got this slight cast poppy in it, which is nice.

Otherwise, it's quite corroded. How do you rate it?

I've said £20 to £30. £34 paid, so we've got a problem.

They're going to need their bonus buy, so let's have a look at it.

Wendy and Sally, a legend, you spent £266.

Crafty couple! £34 of leftover lolly went to Kate Bateman.

Kate, what did you spend it on? Something very pretty.

BOTH: Ooh! What do we think of that? Ooh!

It's lovely. It is prett... Ooh, it's quite light.

Does that mean it's delicate? Can I ring it? You give it a chink.

RINGS CLEAR Oh! It's sound as a bell!

That is the ring of confidence! It's very pretty. I paid £18 for it.

No? Which I thought was a bargain. 18? Yeah. Oh, wow!

It's a 19th-century wine glass.

It's got a twist stem. I think that's really pretty.

It has got a chip. Does that reduce the value?

That's why I got it for 18. Right, OK.

There probably is a little profit.

If you turn it the right way, you can't see it.

I think there's a chance on that. It's really pretty.

What sort of profit are you thinking? Not a huge amount.

It might make up to £30. It's very girly. I thought you'd like it.

Anyway, you're happy with that? BOTH: Yes.

Very good. Treasure those thoughts and those pearls of wisdom.

We're going to check out, for the audience at home,

what the auctioneer thinks about Kate's glass.

Here we go, look. That's a handsome looking glass.

Lovely spiral trumpety type stem.

Yes, it is, and some nice engraving round the top.

A set of 12 of those, once upon a time,

went around a handsome Victorian dining table?

Yes. Would have been good, wouldn't it?

We've just got the one now. Yeah, one on its own. OK.

Stand by. Estimate?

£10 to £20. OK, £18 paid.

So, that may just scrape away with a profit for the team,

if they decide to go with it.

Moving on to the blues,

we've got the Moorcroft dwarf candlestick base and the bowl.

Moorcroft is always fought after at auction.

It is, yeah. A great name and very collectable. What's your estimate?

My estimate for the two is £40 to £60. £85 paid.

So that's a bit light.

Now, we've got a pair of wine glass rinsers and another.

Probably a late Georgian one and a couple of Victorian ones. Yes.

Never easy things to sell, are they, wine glass rinsers?

No. The single one would make good use in the middle of a tea caddy.

Replace an old mixing bowl. That would do, wouldn't it?

Struggling to make more than £15 to £25 of these.

Gosh, £45 paid, so that's a bit over the top.

But lastly, we've got this lovely golden oak English filing cabinet.

That takes you back to a late-Victorian office. I think it's great.

When filing furniture was properly made, as opposed to being in tin.

Ha! I think it's a really good bit of furniture

that fits what people want to buy today. Exactly.

So, it does the business. How much is the business?

80 to 120. £95 paid, so they paid the right price.

And who knows? It could take off.

In which case, they're not going to need the bonus buy, but let's have a look at it, anyway.

Now, chaps, Jim, Dave, this is exciting, isn't it?

Because you gave Thomas Plant the whole £75.

The big deal is, has he spent the lot?

Tom, over to you. I didn't quite spend the lot, gentlemen.

I bought this very smart mahogany box

with The People's Physician, all beautifully cased.

There you are. Have a look. Right. Actually, it's the whole package.

It's the books, which are, I have to say, pretty sort of... Interesting.

But, you know dated. But it's the package, the lovely case it's in.

If I had my time again, I'd be a doctor.

Would you? Hm. Dr Plant! Dr Plant. Has a sort of ring to it.

Well, I'm impressed. What is it made of?

It's beautifully crafted mahogany. Oh, right. With a glass door.

It was £50. £50?

I think it's a lot of money.

It was 75 marked up and they weren't really budging but I spent 50 on it.

I think we've got a small chance of making a small amount of money.

It's never going to fly, unless there's a couple of doctors in the room.

Is there a doctor in the house? Could be a hypochondriac's dream! Exactly!

Are you a hypochondriac? I wasn't until I looked at this.

I'm rather glad you didn't become a doctor, Tom.

I think you're rather better as a furniture expert than a doctor, don't you?

Anyway, for the audience at home,

let's find out whether the auctioneer agrees.

Cor, look at this, Mark. That's handsome, isn't it?

Your answer to home-diagnosis.

All ailments. Yeah. Several volumes of it.

To be honest, in my opinion, the best thing is the cabinet. Really?

What's your estimate on The People's Physician?

£20 to £30. Is that all? It is.

Thomas Plant, Dr Plant, paid £50 for this lot.

CHUCKLING: And he's supposed to know what he's doing.

Anyway, don't take his diagnosis as read.

Very good luck, Mark. Thank you.

Wendy and Sally, how are you feeling? Oooh!

Yes. Quite excited. Very excited. Just for the fun of it.

First up, we've got the Bergman bronze.

Which sits in a category which is subject to debate, really.

Ooh. The auctioneer doesn't think it's old. He's put £20 to £30 on it.

The word "reproduction" in the catalogue gives a very hard sell.

It doesn't let other people make their minds up.

So, I think... I still like it.

I thought it was lovely. I thought it was beautiful.

I've seen much, much worse reproductions.

It was exciting when we bought it. Good. We've all had an excitement.

Who knows? When the hammer drops, in just a few moments,

it could be in a very different place to the £20 to £30 estimate.

Let's find out what the bronze is about to make. Here it comes.

Lot 192, a reproduction cold-painted model of a boy smoking a pipe,

after Bergman, and bidding opens with me at £10.

Oh, no. £10 I'm bid.

£10, £12, £15. 15 I'm bid.

£18. £20? £20 I have. 22?

At 22 bid. At 22. We're online bidding. You're all out in the room?

Fair warning, then, at £22. Uh-oh! Oh, no.

BANGS GAVEL £22. I'm so sorry!

That's OK. It's OK. That's minus 178.

The worst is over, surely?

Not necessarily. Here comes the scent bottle.

Edwardian cut-glass silver-topped scent bottle.

London 1901. Lovely quality this.

Starts with me at £10 only. 12 I'm bid in the room. 15.

18. 20. 22. 25.

28. 30.

£30. 32. 35.

38, it's in the room, not online.

Come on, online. Go 40!

At 38, fair... £40 online. At 40.

Your turn, then, at 42. Thank you.

Waiting for you, internet. 45. 45. Online. Fair warning...

BANGS GAVEL

Well done, you! £45 is brilliant. That's plus £13.

Plus 13. Super. Now, the shallow dish.

Lot 194 is the Tudric pewter

lozenge shaped shallow dish and £12 is my opening bid.

- £12 I'm bid here. At 12. £15. £18. - It's going up!

22. 25.

28. 30. Come on!

- 32. 35. 38. - We're in profit!

40. 42. All out on the right with 42 here. 42.

That is £8 profit.

These are solid profits.

Nothing to be ashamed of.

You're now minus 157. Oh...golly!

It's that body-blow of the wretched smoking boy.

It's like the smoking gun! Yeah.

What are we doing about the glass? Are you going for it? I think we will. I don't blame you.

Why not? There's a chance it might make a profit. £18 paid.

Let's see what happens. Yeah.

Bids open at £10. £10 I'm bid now. Oh, come on!

£10 for the continental wine glass. £10 I'm bid.

Ten only here. £12 do I see? Oh, come on!

£10. Are you bidding online? You're flashing, not bidding. £12.

Thank you! We've got a bid at 12. We're online.

All out in the room and selling at 12...

BANGS GAVEL Oh! £12 is minus six.

LAUGHING: Which takes you back up

to minus 163.

Minus 163.

That's quite a big number, isn't it?

There should be an award for bombing so spectacularly.

You're remarkably perky, you two. That's all I can say.

Well! Keep taking the tablets.

LAUGHTER We have to.

Don't go saying a word to the blues.

Not a word. Keep a smile on your face.

Now, Jim, Dave, how are you feeling? We feel good, yes. Confident.

Very good. I'm glad you feel good.

That's good you feel good. Do you know how the other team fared?

N-n-no. We don't. They... Look a bit moody?

They seemed good-moody, but they didn't say anything to us.

Perfect, I think we've got it cracked. First up is the Moorcroft.

Two pieces of Moorcroft. Here it comes.

The Moorcroft dwarf candlestick, light blue ground,

and a small Moorcroft bowl in good condition.

Bidding opens here with me at £40. £42 I'm bid now. At 42.

At 42 in the room. All my bids are out at 42.

45. 48.

£50, I'm bid. At 55. At 55. 60.

£65. At 65. 65.

£70. At 75. 75 bid.

Go on! £80. At 85 now. 85. £90, I'm bid.

Well done, chaps. Profit. £95 bid.

That was better.

Here at 95. You're all out online? Front row.

Fair warning, then, selling at £95...

£95 is plus £10.

That is brilliant. That's the first hurdle overcome.

Promising start. The second are these glass rinsers.

215 is the Regency cut-glass rinser and a pair of others.

£10 for the three? £10 only I'm bid.

Antiques - £10! At £10, £10.

£12, I've got. 15, I'm looking for.

Who's bidding then? At £12... Yesterday's antiques.

BANGS GAVEL

£12. I'm afraid that is minus 33. I'm sorry, gentlemen.

Lot number 216. I like this. Oak five-drawer filing cabinet.

I have to start the bidding at £70.

£70 I'm bid here, at £70.

At £70. 75. 80 here. At £80. 85, now. At 85.

£90 in a fresh place. 95.

100 at the front. £100. Yes! Yes!

Thank you very much. At 100, front row and selling at 100...

BANGS GAVEL Uh-oh. £100 is plus £5.

Which, I'm afraid, reduces you...

to minus 18.

What are you going to do? Go with the bonus buy? You can't ask Tom.

We're definitely going with the bonus buy. We'll go with it. Definitely? Yes.

Without a shadow of a doubt? Absolutely.

OK, fine. And here it comes.

Bidding on the books start here at £12 with me.

£12. 15. 18. 20. 22. 25. 28.

30. 32. 35. 38.

40. 42.

42 behind, then. You're out at 42.

45, fresh bidder. 45. Well done!

You're at 48. 50. £50. Still at the back at £50.

One more. You clever old fruit. BANGS GAVEL

Dr Plant has done it again.

£50. £50 paid.

Wiped its face. No shame, no gain. TOM LAUGHING

Well done, Tom. That means, overall, you're minus 18.

That was exciting. There we go, minus 18. Could be a winning score.

Don't say a word to the reds. We won't. Perfect.

Well, teams, how are we all?

JIM: Very good.

Not been comparing scores? ALL: No, no.

It's no secret that nobody's going home with money in their pockets.

It's just a question of the scale of the losses between the teams.

LAUGHTER And there is a chasm between them.

In fact, there is £145 worth of losses

between the teams today!

Sadly, the runners-up by a long mark happen to be the reds.

Hooray! Which is not right, actually.

There was no stopping that big old £178 initial loss, was there?

Anyway, you couldn't recover from it, but you were very, very womanly about it.

LAUGHTER What does that mean? You linked arms.

You were forthright. You took it on the chin.

You displayed all the British values that we love and endear so much.

So, there you go. Thank you.

Did you have a nice time? We had a lovely time. A great time.

I'm sorry about the end result, but the men haven't done much better.

They managed to reduce the losses to only minus £18.

WOMEN GROAN Which is... Almost respectable.

LAUGHTER ..a respectable loss.

But there we go. Minus £18 is a winning score.

So I congratulate you, Jim and Dave and Thomas. Thank you.

I hope you enjoyed the experience. It's been great.

It's been a lovely experience.

Join us soon for another experience. Yes?

ALL: Yes!

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