Wetherby 18 Bargain Hunt

We are back at Wetherby Racecourse,

so hang on to your hats, ladies and gentlemen

and let's go bargain hunting, yeah!

We're at a very sporty part of town here at Wetherby Racecourse,

with two teams champing at the bit,

longing to trot around the course.

So why don't we take a quick squint as to how they got on?

The Red team want to get the right price by any means necessary.

Should have maybe flirted for that silver a bit more!

I'm sorry, I'm sorry, too late was the cry!

I don't think that I was up his street, you know?

And it's all going to the dogs with the Blues.

HE YAWNS

It's OK, come on.

But before all that, let's meet the teams.

On the show today we've got two teams of friends.

Ian and Ben for the Reds, and Jill and Andi for the Blues.

-Hello, everyone.

-ALL:

-Hello!

-Very nice to see you.

-And you, Tim.

Ian, I understand you've worked with sheep for over 20 years?

Something like that, yes, one way or another,

I've been involved with sheep and beef over the last 20-some years.

Have you? You do a bit of am-dram yourself?

Yes, yes, me

and the daughter are involved in local amateur dramatics, yes.

Are you? What sort of part do you play,

the shepherd at Christmas, I suppose?

Ironically not, no, I've played anything from an Indian chief,

the Mirror on the Wall, and last year I was the pantomime dame.

How did you come across Ben?

I applied for a job at his dad's farm,

and that's where we became friends.

-Stuck with him ever since.

-Really?

So, Ben, what do you do on your father's farm?

A little bit of everything,

ploughing the fields, lambing, calving, yeah.

-What's your favourite task?

-Tractor driving, I think, definitely.

You are a pretty good shot, I'm told.

I do a bit of clay pigeon shooting, yeah.

Game shooting is my keen passion.

-Listen, are you Yorkshire farmers going to be any good at this lark?

-Absolutely.

Because you are known to be free spenders, you like to go out and blow the lot...

THEY LAUGH Careful with our money.

-You're looking forward to it.

-Absolutely.

It's a grand place here at Wetherby, and very good luck with it.

Girls, it says here you're dog crazy, Jill, is that right?

-Absolutely dog crazy.

-How did all that start?

Dog training, I had a rather unruly German Shepherd

when I was a bit younger, and took it along to a dog training club,

and caught the bug, really, went on to competing,

-then opening up a daycare centre with my friend.

-Isn't that lovely?

-You go to various dog shows.

-We do.

So, it's dancing with dogs, that's what most people know it as,

it's almost like obedience, but to music.

So, I suppose the Alsatian's very good at the waltz

and the Chihuahua is better at a little quickstep, is it?

-Probably! Yes, I'm sure it does.

-Exactly.

So, Andrea, what's your role in the business?

-Well, I prefer to be called Andi...

-Do you? Oh, right.

-..if that's OK.

That's your nickname, Andi?

It is, yes. Jill and I set up the business and I tend to do the banking

and things, which I hate, I hate doing that side of it.

But she managed to get rid of that job on you?

-She did, she was very clever, wasn't she?

-Pretty neat.

Now for the money moment. £300 apiece.

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

very, very good luck.

I could do with a treat myself!

So, who are our trusted experts today?

Making sure the profits stream in for our Reds, it's Natasha Raskin.

And flying by the seat of his pants, he's canny - he's Paul Laidlaw.

Ian, Ben, a couple of shepherds, lucky me!

Would I be right in thinking that you share several passions?

Namely, doggies?

-What are you thinking?

-Oh, a nice bit of Moorcroft,

if we can find a bargain Moorcroft, I think.

-Pooches, and on the other hand, mutts...

-Yes.

-Definitely!

..might be a flavour of what we buy today.

A bit of cheap silver, something like that.

Oh, I'm going to have my work cut out with you two!

Let's go, walkies!

But Jill, Andi, it'll be hard to teach an old dog new tricks.

Might be fooled, what do you think?

OK, so the blue and white is catching your eye,

-why do you have a look at that?

-It just caught me eye then, that's all.

Just looked very pretty.

It is quite pretty,

and do you think that's the kind of thing that would turn you a profit?

Depends how much it is to buy, doesn't it?

Shall we ask the gentleman and the lady?

-What price have you got on that?

-£5.

-£5, OK.

Shall we have a look?

-What do you think to that, Natasha?

-Let's have a little look.

Well, it's transfer ware, it is not hand-painted,

So if it were hand-painted

blue and white, we'd be looking at a slightly better product.

It is in quite nice nick, it's not the worst thing you've ever

seen, it's from Genoa, it's continental.

To be entirely honest with you, I don't think it's the kind of

thing that that on the rostrum, we are going to see a huge profit being

turned, but if you like it, it's really up to you, it's your game.

-We'll keep it in mind.

-OK, so, blue and white, OK.

-You're meant to be on the Red team!

-THEY LAUGH

I was about to say that. You stole my line, Natasha!

Hold on, it looks like our Blues are having a light bulb moment.

-What have you seen?

-It's like a lamp...

-Theatre light.

-A theatre light.

-That buying on trend, isn't it?

-It's beautiful.

Yeah, yeah, the tripod spotlight.

There will be no age to that. £300?

1950s, he says. It's about £300... Did he say £350?

-It was over £300, yes.

-Oh, but isn't it beautiful?

-Can we afford it?

-No.

-Then I don't care how beautiful it is.

-Come on, then.

-Let's get over there.

Yes, you rein them in, Paul.

Now, who is leading the way with these Reds?

OK, so, first of all, I'd like to say congratulations, Ben,

you've found some silver. What have you got in your hands?

-A bonbon dish.

-A pair of bonbon dishes. They are hallmarked.

Do you want to have a little look through this?

-It might help you to see more closely.

-How professional!

-Have you used one before?

-Whoa!

-No, I'm a natural.

-OK!

It's an anchor... I don't know what that is... A lion?

-Anchor, Birmingham.

-HB.

-OK, HB, that's the maker's mark.

-Doesn't weigh too much, does it?

-I was expecting it to be heavier.

Yeah, all in, I think a pretty girly bonbon dish for you, Ben,

and very well done.

-STALLHOLDER: I think I can do you a good price.

-Oh, you can?

What's your very best price on that, then?

-I would say £175, and you say...

-£140.

-£145 is our lowest.

-£145, and that's your very best price?

It is, really, because there are worth every penny.

I have to admit, they are a very lovely pair.

They are in good nick, they're very pretty, you can

see the marks clearly, I think 145,

hopefully we would be making about 160, 170, pushing 190 at auction.

So, what do you think? I'm going to let you guys make the decision.

I'm happy with that if you are.

I like them, as long as I make a profit, yeah. 145 do you?

Shall we shake hands? Oh, congratulations, it's a deal.

-Thank you very much.

-Well done, that's item number one sorted.

We are 15 minutes in and you Blues had better get buying,

or you could end up with your tail between your legs!

-What are we looking at, exactly?

-I like the...

It's a magazine rack, with a dog's head on.

-Of course, why did I not guess?

-Sorry, sorry, Paul.

It just sort of took my eyes when we were walking past.

-Can we have a look at it?

-Have a look, see if it's OK.

-That is... I mean, that's a hoot, is it not?

-It's fun, isn't it?

-Jeez, there's substance to that!

-It's heavy.

-Oh, bonus!

-Now I like it!

THEY LAUGH

-Dog on both sides!

-Is it down to the breed now?

-No, no, dog on both sides.

-That was a surprise!

So, we've lacquered brass, we've finest plywood,

this is probably machine-pressed ply.

An oak plinth, a bit of ebonising and you've got that whole...

-Wait a minute, there is something on the bottom.

-Is there?

-And it's made in Belgium.

-Right.

Wow! It means nothing. Um...

So, that could be a Belgian Shepherd, then.

That could be a Belgian Shepherd. What could that be?

That looks like a Munsterlander.

-HE YAWNS

-Paul, don't be rude!

It's OK, come on.

-Buy it, buy it! But £10 or £20.

-OK.

-Seriously. I'm rooting for us.

-OK.

-Is this the gentleman? Hi.

-How are you doing?

-How much is this?

Well, you've obviously got good taste.

It's got a full pedigree and it's... It's house-trained, right?

And it could go at a lowly £36.

-What?!

-It's a pedigree!

-I'd want corgis for that kind of money!

No, seriously, I could do it for...

very, very lowest, £27.

-PAUL SIGHS

-What?!

About seven pounds more than the most

-I would ever have advised you to pay for it. Can I open this up?

-OK.

I do like to see these things presented in my mind,

your stylish little 1950s magazine rack, in a context involving,

albeit a modern re-creation of

a Bush classic tranny radio,

that is THE transistor radio of the 1960s.

What's that radio worth at auction? £20-£30, on a bad day.

-How do you feel about the radio?

-We like the radios, don't we?

-Yeah, we do.

-Do you?

We've got one like that at work, actually.

-I can see that in my house.

-OK.

-Do you fancy that?

-Yes.

Bargain basement, bulk purchase price?

One radio, one kitsch magazine rack?

I'll do that for 25, then, and I'll do the radio for 15.

-Could we not do both for 30?

-Oh, what?

-Please.

-All right, we'll do 32.

-32.

We could call that 20 for the magazine rack, which is

what I suggested, £12 for the radio, sounds good to me.

-Yeah?

-I think that's a good deal, thank you.

Right, OK. And a wee kiss.

-Thank you.

-Come on, pucker up, big man.

Ha-ha! Well, I must say, you Blues have tuned into this game all right.

You've taken the lead. Woof! Get it?

And we've gone past the 20-minute mark.

-What have we got here?

-Like a magpie, attracted to this blue and white.

-I know, absolutely!

-You didn't expect that, did you?

-I didn't, no.

OK, so I'm going to cover up the sticker, tell me what it is.

-I would say an umbrella stand.

-Ben?

-A stick stand.

You've nailed it, it's an oriental stick stand

and it's actually quite gorgeous, isn't it?

Tell me about it, what's caught your eye?

It stands out, doesn't it? Big and proud, just like me!

NATASHA LAUGHS

Is it hand-painted, or is it another transfer?

It's transfer ware, yes.

You can see, when you look closely at the blue and white, you can

see it sort of bleeding and it's not got a surface to it at all.

There might be some hand-finished areas,

but generally, this is a print that's been put on.

But it's quite pretty,

it's almost got sort of hints of Moorcroft, Florian ware, doesn't it?

Perhaps that's what attracted you to it, with the birds and the blossom.

Shall we have a look on the bottom? Ian, I might need a hand.

There we go. What do you see on the bottom? Anything going on there?

Nothing.

No, it's unmarked, there is a wee bit of damage,

-but it's generally quite nice, isn't it?

-It is.

-OK, so, have you seen the price?

-I haven't.

Have I got to have a sit down to have a look at this?

You're going to have to sit down, I'm going to break it to you, it's £60.

-£60!

-£60, yeah. So, what are you thinking about that?

What do you think that's worth at auction?

Well, I think that my estimate at auction would be something

in the region of £40-£60, so it's pushing towards the higher end.

-But, Ian, this is your lot, it's over to you.

-I like that.

-Yeah?

Can you get it for cheaper?

-Well, yeah, it's all about the price, isn't it?

-It's all about the price.

Shall we speak to the lady and gentleman and see what we can...

-See what we can muster up.

-Yeah, exactly.

Excuse me, sir, your stick stand, what's the best price on that?

-40 quid. I can't go any lower.

-That's the absolute definite?

-That is it. And I've just dropped a third on that.

-OK, so, £40.

£40, that's at the bottom of your estimate, isn't it?

It's at the bottom of my estimate, however, it is within estimate.

I can see why you like it, it is very pretty,

it does have that tiny smattering of the Moorcroft style towards

the bottom, the Florian ware, it's a hybrid lot,

it caught your eye immediately...

-It stands out, like.

-What do you think?

-It's all right, yeah.

-40 quid?

-And you ain't got to carry it far!

-Thank you very much.

-Look at that, a deal has been done.

Handy for all those sticks, eh? And it may well hook in a profit.

Right, both teams now just need one item.

-That's discrimination, really.

-It is, yes.

-Prejudice!

They don't need any egging on, Paul.

Your Vesta with the little doggie on it, is it expensive?

-My best price on it would be... £130.

-May we have a look?

-Sure.

Thanks very much.

So, we know what it is. It's a Vesta case, a matchbox.

Gentlemen could wear it on a fob, if need be.

Foliate scroll engraved.

But what lifts it, and what drew your eyes to it, is the wee pooch.

-In enamelled porcelain?

-I believe it's enamelled porcelain.

-I think it might be quite celluloid-y, it's quite...

-Softer?

-It is soft.

-I haven't tried it with my teeth.

THEY LAUGH

I'd have preferred it in hand-enamelled porcelain, let's say.

Dogs sell, you know that.

You know, people fall in love with pooches.

-Um, I think it's enough money. I think it's enough money.

-Yeah.

I think if you wanted it, I'd say, fair enough. Not expensive.

-You want to take it to auction, however...

-Yeah.

And it's too dear for you. It's worth about £80 at auction.

-So, maybe the next one.

-OK. Thank you very much.

-Thanks very much, that's wonderful.

-Don't worry, every dog has its day!

-Now, you Reds, plough on!

-You can take the boys out of the farm...

Aah!

OK, so, when it comes to ploughs, you guys are taking the lead.

But sell it to me, tell me what you think.

Well, it's a bit before my time,

but I think if it's painted up right and put on somebody's garden walls,

you come up somebody's farm drive, it would look an absolute picture.

Because I can't think there would be too many people wanting to use that.

-Yeah, a good decorative piece.

-Definitely, yeah.

Ben, what do you think? Would you want this in your garden?

Yeah, I was just going to use it!

No, it's a bit older than the machines I'm used to working with.

-Yeah, exactly.

-You can't sit on that and drive it.

-THEY LAUGH

-Right, OK, so, the gentleman says

that he thinks it's a mid-18th-century piece.

-However, it's not for use, is it? It's purely decorative.

-Definitely.

And like you said, a little bit of work,

and this is proper pukka in your garden.

-Absolutely, stand out, it will look absolutely smashing.

-Yeah.

-It's 70 quid.

-£70, right, OK.

-I will do you a special offer.

-A special offer of 70?

-65, to you.

-65, just a fiver?

Cos you're too good-looking.

-Proper gentleman, proper gentleman!

-I think I'm blushing!

-I think I might exploit that. Can you make it 50?

-Make it 55.

55, OK, so, I think these trews have bagged us a bargain.

You should have maybe flirted for that silver a bit more!

I'm sorry, I'm sorry, too late was the cry!

I don't think I was up his street, you know what I mean?

So, what are you thinking?

£55 for a plough, you are a farm salesman - sell it to me.

-It's worth that in scrap!

-THEY LAUGH

I think, do you know what, more and more, I think we have to bear that in mind,

so, £55, you think it might scrap at that, it's got nice provenance,

how many mid-18th-century ploughs are going to be in the auction?

I think it's a good buy, and if you're happy with it,

we've got time on our side, so we can put it in the bank.

Something tells me it's not going to fly off the shelves.

-No, I don't think it is, is it?

-I don't think so.

But we can take the gentleman's kind offer up, perhaps,

-a little later on.

-Oh, definitely.

Perhaps I'll meet him later in the bar, too.

We'll go for a walk, see what else there is.

Well, you've definitely got a new admirer, Natasha!

But there's not much time left. We are in the final 15 minutes.

Afternoon, how you doing? Nice to meet you.

I think we're going to rapidly reach that point...

-Now, come on, Reds, stay sharp!

-OK, so, what have we got here?

We've got a little case set of Walker and Hall fish knives

and forks. They're quite cute, what do you think about those?

-I quite like them, yeah.

-Very nice.

So, we've got the plate marks, with the Walker and Hall

maker's mark and their little flag on the actual knife,

but on the ferrule, we've got the silvermark,

we got that all-important assay mark, the little lion.

So, these are actually really desirable, early 20th-century,

but if we can get them at the right price,

there could be a marginal profit. But it is a gamble.

It's a definite gamble. So, do you want to have a little look at these?

-Get a feel for them.

-Some weight to them, isn't there?

-You've got the bone handles, so they are bit sturdy.

-Very nice.

-They're very pretty.

-Shall we have a quick browse around?

-We've got 10 minutes, so...

-Dash and come back.

Now, Jill and Andi, have you sent Paul to the doghouse yet?

Let us have a look at that. This is working, perhaps, I think.

Birmingham, 1922.

A little prize spoon, and it's one of the dog clubs,

-or kennel clubs, what does it say?

-The English St Bernard Club.

Is the bowl engraved? When they are issued... Turn that around.

Ah, it was never awarded!

Or rather, if it was awarded, it was never engraved.

Because commonly, these are bought from...

Did you say this was a Fattorini piece?

Fattorini, and they manufacture and retail, typically,

enamelled medallions, prize medallions, prize spoons, little

trophy pieces, lapel badges, these are commissioned by the club,

bought in and then given out as prizes,

it may be engraved "Best In Show", yeah?

Well, I think it's a sweet little piece of period silver.

It's got the whole dog thang going on!

-I like that.

-OK. Don't like it too much, though, because...

-It's £35.

-Oh, help!

Actually, it doesn't seem like a lot of money, to be honest,

it doesn't. But you know we are going to ask the question!

-I'll do it for 30. How would that sound?

-Any chance you could go to 25?

Er... 28.

-At auction, they can do really well, if doggy lovers latch on.

-Yes.

If they don't, they can do really badly,

because the silver trade aren't that impressed by them.

-But at £28, you're not going to do badly.

-It's worth a try, isn't it?

And I think it's us! And I also think we're running out of time!

-Thank you.

-What do you reckon? Give them 28?

-That would be lovely, ladies, thank you.

-Wonderful.

-Thank you.

It's a risk, but it does reflect your personality,

so that's you lot sorted.

But now, you Reds have to decide what you're going to do.

-I think plough.

-Right.

-What do you think?

-Knives.

-Rock, paper, scissors?

-Right, rock, paper, scissors for it.

-One, two, three...

-Right, plough it is.

-Plough it is, OK.

Oh, my goodness, we've got five minutes!

-We have come to see...

-We've come to do your deal.

-..if you'll do a deal on your plough.

-Right, go on, then.

So, what did you tell us before?

You said 75, then you said 55, and now you're going to say 35.

-I didn't, I said 50.

-Oh, 50, you reckon we could get it for £50?

-£50.

-OK.

-Look, we've got £45 left.

-Go on, then, give us it.

-Oh, deal!

-Thank you so much.

-You've made a poor farmer very happy.

-Let me shake your hands. Can I give you a kiss?

-Yeah, go on.

Thank you so much.

A cunning tactic, Ben. Now you just have to save Natasha!

You have a plough!

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

Ben and Ian wanted silver, and got it in the form of this

pair of silver pierced bonbon dishes at £145.

And they stood their ground with this stick stand for £40.

Finally, they are hoping their antique horse-drawn plough

could cultivate more than the £45 they paid for it.

Quite a loose spender.

This is the trouble, they come in off the farm

-and they go absolutely mad, right?

-Absolutely.

-What did you spend, in total?

-230, I think.

230, now, that is a mature amount of money

and I'm very proud of all three of you for spending so much.

-Why, thank you.

-Great. Which is your favourite piece, Ian?

I would like to think the cultivator is the best piece, for me.

Which is a plough to everyone else, right?

Fine, let's get that translated.

And is that the favourite for you, Benbow?

I think I like the silver, really.

And is the silver really going to bring the biggest price?

-Probably not, no.

-No?

I think the stick stand will probably make the most.

Do you agree with that, Ian?

No, again, I'm favouring the plough.

Well, it's nice to have a bit of unity in the team, isn't it(?)

So, you spent the 230, I'd like £70 of leftover lolly, please.

And, like the taxman, it gets taken and then it gets handed on

to somebody else, who happens to be Natasha.

How was the shopping for you today, petal?

Genuinely brilliant, I had the best time, you two were a scream.

Chalk and cheese, these two,

but I think I've got something that is going to bring them together.

Bring them together, and hopefully make a big profit, yes?

Of course, absolutely, it's on the way.

Well, we'll look forward to that.

Right now, though, why don't we check out what the blue team bought?

Everyone needs a mag rack, don't they?

Well, this one could be every man's best friend at £20.

After tuning out, Paul found a new signal with this retro radio,

bought for an enticing £12.

And, finally, they hope this Dog Club prize spoon

could be a winner at £28.

-LAUGHING AND CHATTING

-.and the clock running out!

Clock running out?

You're telling me! That was pretty close, wasn't it?

-It was, definitely.

-Now, Andi, which is your favourite piece?

I love the magazine rack.

I didn't at first but now I really love it.

It grows on you, eh? What about you, Jill?

I like the little spoon we bought, it's gorgeous, very sweet.

Do you want to just hang on to that or what?

I'd love to keep it.

-Well, you can't. Anyway...

-LAUGHTER

Which piece is going to bring the biggest profit?

-I think the radio might.

-The radio?

-Yes.

Really? Well, you've got the great radio head here, in your expert.

If he predicts it's going to do well, it probably will.

Anyway, fine. How much did you spend all-round?

-£60.

-Did you?

-We did.

-That's pretty pathetic, isn't it? On all three?

-Yes.

Well, buy well - that's the secret, isn't it?

-Well, I thought we could keep the change, so...

-Now way!

That's called leftover lolly and I want it.

So, £240 of leftover lolly.

That is a serious wodge, that is.

Good Lord.

OK, Paul Laidlaw, the challenge is yours,

the gauntlet is down, what are you going to do?

I'll tell you what I'm not going to do -

buy anything with a dog theme.

Well, there we are then, it isn't going to be doggy,

but it'll probably be delicious. Let's hope so.

Anyway, after that,

why don't we have a look at something that I found earlier?

Do you fancy a snifter? What?

Do you fancy a little bit of silver? Well, try this one on for size.

That's fun, isn't it?

Something to identify the contents of a cut glass decanter.

Cos once you've poured your bottle of brandy in

it looks, in the decanter, rather like the colour of a whisky.

You don't want to get them mixed up,

so you use one of these things to provide the ID.

They're collectable, sometimes because of the inscription on them,

and brandy isn't rare,

but if you had something like shrub or ketchup,

cos they went on sauce bottles as well as wine bottles,

then you're talking about several hundreds of pounds

as a result of the name on the label.

Turn this one over, it's got no hallmark on the back,

which is normally not a good sign,

but it's got a lovely inscription,

a cipher, somebody's initials.

Work out the initials and it says TW.

If you happen to be called Tim Wonnacott,

this has to be the wine label with your name on it.

But if you look at the style of that inscription,

that cipher, it looks very early 18th-century to me.

And then, if you look at the shape and form of the label itself,

it has something of the Scottish or Irish provincial about it,

which would make, to a wine label collector, this thing interesting.

How interesting?

Well, I think £150-£200 interesting.

The other interesting thing is that you could buy it here

today in Wetherby - it could be yours for 40.

See what I mean?

Now we've headed north of Wetherby to County Durham.

So, Peter Robinson is our host today at Thomas Watson auctioneers

in Darlington Saleroom, and very, very nice it is to be here, Peter.

Thank you very much, it's good to see you.

Now, the Reds. First up are some bonbon dishes.

Common or garden things these, normally, aren't they?

They are, yes. They're a pair, which helps.

They've got a nice late Victorian hallmark, 1894.

And we've got no box.

We've got no box, no presentation case, which would help.

We put an estimate of 60-80.

Well, they paid £145, so you're going to have to work really hard

-to make a profit.

-Yes, well, I'll do my best.

-OK.

Well, rather better, I think, on the opportunity for profit

is this stick stand.

I mean with these sort of things, it could be 50 years old,

it could be 100 years old, and does it really matter?

We've put 40-80 on this, which, you know, is for nothing.

I mean, you get a great lump of ceramic for £40-£80, don't you?

-Absolutely.

-And our team paid 40, so they paid the right price.

-OK.

And they could turn a profit, and who knows?

That might make up for any losses on the silver bonbon dishes.

Well, that's a good idea, good thought.

Cos the next item is, erm, truly out of the yard,

so to speak, which is this plough.

Yes. I think it's actually not really a plough,

cos it lacks that big furrowing blade,

so I've been told by our learned customers it's actually a scuffler.

But we've put a very modest estimate of £20-£40,

so let's hope that I've been over-pessimistic there

and they get a good result on it.

-Well, £45 is the target.

-Yeah.

Well, they spent up magnificently, they spent £230.

They've speculated, hopefully, to accumulate,

and if all goes pear-shaped they've got the bonus buy to fall back on.

Let's go and have a look at it.

-So, Ben and Ian, this is exciting, isn't it?

-Very much so.

You spent 230, which is magnificent.

You gave Natasha £70, what did you spend it on?

Well, you gave me £70, I'm always going to come back with change.

So I didn't spend it all, but I did buy something that you

hithered and dithered over for quite a while.

Do you remember your Walker & Hall...

-Knife set.

-..knife set, yes! I'll bet you do. I bet you do.

Are you predicting a good profit with these?

-Well, do you want to know how much I spent?

-Go on, then.

-Did you get him down fairly well?

-I did all right, £15.

-15 quid!

-15?! Oh, fantastic.

I think these can't help but make around 35, £40. They're lovely.

-Walker & Hall is

-THE

-name in plate.

-That's the name, right.

And they're lovely,

-they're just a useful, pleasant thing.

-Marvellous, that.

-OK, everybody happy then?

-Yeah.

I don't when I've seen such blissfully happy people, actually,

which is a treat.

So, well done, Natasha, for that, but for the audience at home,

let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about the fish eaters.

Right then, Peter, the virgin set.

Well, they're not silver bladed.

They've got little silver ferrules here, and they're dated 1919.

I mean, the nice thing about them is that the set's complete

and they're in very good condition.

Looking at the blades, they've hardly been used, if at all.

-What's the estimate on them?

-20-40.

-OK.

-Which, you know, is, erm,

little money, when you think of what you're buying.

But I think, because of the condition, someone will go for those.

Well, if you're right at 20 to 40, I tell you,

Natasha will be delighted, because she only paid £15.

Which is rather clever of her.

That's it for the Reds. Now for the Blues.

We've got the doggy magazine rack.

Ideal for the Radio Times.

HE CHUCKLES

Well, yes, well put. 1950s Belgian item.

It's... It's stylish, you know, a little bit Art Deco in style.

If you're a doggy person then it's absolutely perfect.

You can see the old man coming home, he's got his slippers,

-he's got his pipe...

-Absolutely.

..he's got his magazine rack, he's had a hard day,

-commuting back from the office...

-Indeed.

And, you know, if he was to come in here

and look at our estimate at £20-£40...

He would think it's cheap at the price.

..it wouldn't be a bad purchase.

Anyway, £20 was paid by Jill and Andrea,

so I don't think they overpaid, anyway, which is the main thing.

Indeed.

What about the retro Bush radio?

I just... I'm not too sure how it will be received.

It looks the part, perhaps being a retro one it might actually

have better reception than the old ones,

so it might actually work better.

You're on crackling form today!

Well, you know, 15-£25, is the estimate I've put on it.

OK, fine. £12 is what was paid, so that's not too bad. No, no.

Next is the St Bernard silver commemoratives spoon,

and Fattorini & Sons of Bradford -

great makers and retailers, weren't they?

great makers and retailers, they still have a shop in Harrogate

-with the name Fattorini above it.

-Do they?

-Yeah.

So, what have you put on it?

We've put 20-40 on the spoon

and we're going to keep our fingers crossed for this one.

I wouldn't want to make it for 20-£40.

-It is a breed that is very popular.

-Yeah.

-Doggy people are doggy people. They're keen.

-They are.

Well, let's hope you can whip a few into shape today.

If not, they're going to need the bonus buy,

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

OK, Jill, Andi, this is your moment.

£60 is all you spent, £240 went to the great Laidlaw,

did he spend the lot? Paul?

I might have done. Check this out, this is serious.

A 400 million-year-old dinosaur egg.

-It looks like mouldy golf ball, doesn't it?

-Yeah, it does.

I've got to be honest with you, it is a mouldy golf ball.

But, it's a gutty, from its medium, which is gutta percha.

It's essentially sap from an Asian tree

and when heated it can be moulded into, in this instance, golf balls -

a technique invented by a Scots minister in 1840 something or other,

and it revolutionised golf.

Is it going to make money?

-It depends what I paid for it.

-What did you pay for it?

£200.

-You're joking!

-I am.

-£15.

-I was going to say, £200!

He's in a very jokey mood today, isn't he?

Seriously, I could mould something like that

out of what we make that work.

-£15.

-So how much will it make, Paul?

Do you know what? They're not overly valuable.

This one, I suspect, is a £20-£40 piece,

but that's what we need, a nice little banker.

-Are you happy with that?

-Mm-hmm.

-Do you play golf at all?

-No.

It's a waste of a good walk.

THEY LAUGH

We'd rather have the dogs!

That will be popular with several million people across the country(!)

Anyway, great.

On that happy note, why don't we, for the audience at home,

find out what the auctioneer thinks about Paul's golf ball?

Right then, Pietro.

What do you make of that?

OK. Well, we have had early golf balls in the saleroom

over the many years I've been here.

I've put an estimate of 20-40, cos I really...

I just really don't know how excited golfing people

are going to be about this golf ball.

OK. Well, Paul paid £15.

I don't know what it's worth, maybe £40.

-Anyway, interesting.

-Yeah.

-You're not a player yourself?

No, I'm not a golfer, no.

-But you're a very good auctioneer.

-Of course.

One of the best.

Excellent, thank you, Peter.

OK, chaps, bonbon dishes first.

Benjamino, you paid 145 for the bonbon dishes,

his estimate is 60-80.

-Oooh!

-Mark you, I think he's a bit tight at that.

The cylindrical stick stand, on the other hand, he likes very much.

-You paid £40 for that, 40-80 is his guesstimate.

-Oh, really?!

And, you know, the way things are that could make £100 very easily,

make up any shortfall with the bonbon dishes

and we'll be back to square one. Until we get to the plough.

£20-£40, he's put.

You paid £45. So we'll have to just hope for the best.

Hope for the wind behind it.

I think you need a big field, actually. And a lot of horses.

Anyway, there it is, first up are the bonbon dishes,

and here they come.

Lot number 202, a little pair of silver pierced bonbon dishes,

£40 bid, at £40.

45, 50, five, 60.

Five, 70.

£65 for a pair.

We need one more. We need a few more.

70, 75. £70, then.

At £70 for the pair of dishes.

75 on the internet.

Any more?

-Dig deep!

-I don't believe this.

£75 for the pair.

Five off 80. 25, 40, 65... That's minus 70.

-That's quite a body blow, that.

-Here we go!

Lot number 203, the blue and white stick stand.

I have £30 to start on this lot, at £30, the stick stand.

Five, 40, five, 50.

Five, 60, five.

70? 75? Yep.

80? 80, 85.

£80 front row.

The lady's bid has it at £80.

-Doubled your money.

-Here we go.

-Get in!

-Plus £40. Minus 30.

-Get in!

Minus 30, but it could be worse.

-Here it comes.

-The plough.

Lot number 204 is the horse-drawn cultivator.

And we have bids here starting at £35.

£35, 40, five.

50. Five.

60. £55.

60, five.

70, five.

80, five.

£85 I'm bid.

At £85, are we all finished at £85?

90, internet bidder.

95, 100.

-£95 on the book.

-Look out, he's going on.

At £95, shaking her head in the balcony,

being sold at £95...

-Get in!

-That is very good.

Get on, sunshine!

That is plus 50.

You were minus 30, you're now plus 20!

Get in!

-Oh, you guys, I'm so glad for you!

-Marvellous, isn't it?

You just can't predict anything.

What are going to do about the fish knives and forks?

-We've got to go with it, it's a good omen, isn't it?

-Yes.

-Really, really? Great.

-You're going to do it?

-Definitely.

-You don't have to, you know.

-It's a good omen.

Anyway, here they come, here come the fish eaters.

Lot number 208 is the case set or half dozen fish eaters,

Walker & Hall, 1919.

Can I have £15 bid to start?

At £15. At £15, 20.

25, 30.

35, 40.

Commission bid at £35, on the book at £35,

being sold at £35 for the set.

-Yes!

-And that's plus £20, look at that.

-So, overall, you're plus 40, OK?

-Not bad for a day out.

-That will do!

Listen, that is absolutely marvellous,

-were it not for the bonbon dishes, I tell you.

-Rub it in!

No, no, no, I'm not rubbing it in, but to recover from that body blow

and come back with £40 profit is pretty good.

Very well done.

-Now, Jill, Andi, how are you feeling?

-Fantastic.

-Are you feeling confident?

-Very.

What are you most confident about?

-I think we're confident about the...

-The magazine rack.

You like that. Well, £20-£40 he's put on that.

-That's good.

-You paid 20.

Could do better than that, quite frankly.

Then you've got the Bush radio, which is retro looking.

It's a modern radio, isn't it?

But it's got the old style.

15-£25 he's put on that, you paid £12.

-Then you've got the St Bernard...

-That's sweet, isn't it?

..Dog Club spoon. £28 you paid,

-he's put 20-40.

-Right.

And as you only paid £60 in total, you girls,

you can't expect the world, can you?

Well, I don't know, I think we'll do OK.

-You think you'll do OK.

-Yeah, yeah.

Anyway, first up is the magazine rack, and here it comes.

Lot 224, the Belgian 1950s magazine rack this time.

£15 to start me for it.

At £15. At 20 I'm bid.

At 25, at 30. At £30 on my right now.

£30, 35 anywhere?

At £30, gentleman's bidding on my right then

at £30 for the lot now, on my right at £30.

Being sold for £30 this lot, all finished?

Plus £10.

-Well done!

-That's marvellous, isn't it?

Lot number 225 is the Bush battery and mains retro radio.

£15 can I say for it to start?

At 15. 10 only.

At £10 only for this lot.

15 for it, 15 I'm bid, thank you.

At £15. 20 anywhere?

Come on, one more.

20, thank you. 25, sir? Nope.

£20 behind the office door, at £20.

Being sold at £20 for the lot.

25. 30.

25 on the balcony now. At £25, a balcony bid of £25.

-Plus £13.

-What a result!

Lot number 226 now

is the enamel silver St Bernard Dog Club spoon, 1920s.

At £10, 226 at £10. 15?

At £10 only, at £10 for it.

-15 for it, St Bernard Club silver spoon.

-No!

-Come on!

-I want to bid for it myself, please!

At £10, 15 I'm bid.

At £15, all finished at £15.

-£15, that's not so good.

-For such a fine thing.

Minus £13, that is.

Which means, over all, you are plus 10, girls,

-so there's nothing the matter with that.

-You're up!

-That's brilliant.

It is better than having the minus sign.

-We loved the spoon and that's the one that let us down.

-Who knew?

Strange. Very strange, that, actually, but there we go.

Clearly not a St Bernard area.

-What a team.

-Good job, folks, good job.

Hang on, girls, what are you going to do about the bonus buy?

-Are you going with the gutty?

-Come on, let's go for it.

-£15 for the golf ball, going to do it?

-Yeah.

Decision's made. Now that you've decided

I can tell you what the auctioneer's estimate is,

-which is £20-£40.

-Fantastic.

So he's predicting the money, so let's go for it.

Lot number 230, the gutta percha golf ball.

£15 for it, a collectable for a golfer at £15.

At £15. 20, can I say for it?

At £15 for it, at £15, can I say 20?

Don't let us down now!

It's got to wipe its face, hasn't it?

Selling then at £15, all done.

-£15.

-We tried!

That was a hole-in-one, wasn't it?

That's what they call a birdie.

That's what you paid for it, isn't it?

-Yes. Is that us broken even?

-Yeah, broken even.

-Yes, fair enough.

-No profit, no loss, doesn't matter.

-We took a punt.

-Worth a try.

You took a punt, all right.

Straight in the rough!

-Well, there we go.

-It was worth a try.

You are still plus £10, all right?

£10 is a very respectable score.

To make any sort of profit is brilliant on this programme.

Just don't say a word to the Reds.

-Not at all.

-We'll reveal all in a moment, thank you very much.

How lovely is this? Both teams going home with cash.

But how much will go each way?

And the ones that are marginally behind, I'm afraid to say,

are the Blues.

THE BLUES GROAN THE REDS CHEER

Well done, guys!

Boys will be boys!

£10 profit on the magazine rack, that was very nice.

£13 profit on your radio set, that was very nice.

Not so good on the St Bernard, and nothing at all on the golf ball

means, girls, you're going home with a £10 note.

Wow! So we get something!

You certainly do!

To make any sort of profit on this programme is an achievement,

so you've done very, very well, girls.

-This'll go on a dog charity.

-A dog charity, good for you.

And you have been great fun, too.

Any time I want my dogs looking after, I'm down your place.

Anyway, thanks so much, girls, it's been great.

-Well, chaps, didn't start out very well, did it?

-No.

-No!

But what's so fun is that, from those not very good beginnings

you make £40 out of that old stick stand,

£50 out of the plough!

How did that ever happen?!

And then the fish knives and forks,

which I promise you nobody wants normally,

she makes £20 of bonus buy profit out of them.

-She knows what she's talking about.

-She's clearly a genius.

Anyway, £20 plus £20 is £40.

£40 is your winnings today, chaps,

-and there's nothing to complain about there, right?

-Not at all.

-Have you had a good time?

-Very good.

-We've had a great time.

In fact, so great, why don't you join us soon

for some more bargain-hunting, yes?

ALL: Yes!