Detling 14 Bargain Hunt

Today we're in Detling, Kent, one of the Home Counties.

Let's hope that it's home to some bumper bargains for our teams today.

So let's go bargain hunting, yeah!

We're at the antiques and collectors fair at the Kent County Showground,

and our teams have only got one hour to bag their three bargains.

So let's have a quick squint as to what's coming up.

It's a romantic kind of show today, as it's all kisses and flowers.

The Red team are dealing out the kisses.

I'll give you a kiss, how about that?

-That's worth another tenner, isn't it?

-Thank you!

Whilst the Blues are conjuring up the flowers.

-Oh, look at that!

-We've got a deal and a balloon.

-There we go.

-But will it be heartbreak at the auction? Uh-oh.

-Uh-oh!

Let's meet our teams, eh?

Well, on the show today, we've got two teams of friends.

For the Reds, we've got Jackie and Dorothy.

And for the Blues, we've got Rick and Rodney.

-Hello, everyone!

-ALL: Hello!

Lovely to see you. Jackie, how did you two become friends?

Well, I've known Dorothy for about 40 years.

When she moved to Margate, she joined the Margate Operatic Society

which I am a director and choreographer of.

But basically, it was her husband.

-Because he had all the talent.

-Oh!

If you know what I mean. She understands.

It's amazing you've remained such close friends,

after a statement like that. Good.

It says that you're very much in the world of entertainment. You love it.

-Yes, yes.

-Tell us some more.

Well, I started off a professional dancer at 14,

I've been with Jimmy Wheeler, Bill Maynard, Tommy Steele, Adam Faith.

And then my biggest thing was when I directed

and put together the first half of the Norman Wisdom show.

What was our Norm like, then?

-Was he nice?

-Oh, magic, lovely. Lovely chap.

Now, Dorothy, tell me, what did you get up to in your working years?

Well, my last job was I was PA to the local mayor.

I always said it was brilliant,

because if you didn't like the boss, you got a new one every year.

Yes, that is a very good point, isn't it?

-And how do you spend your time now?

-Um, quite busy, actually.

I... My main hobby,

if you can call it that, is governor of the local academy.

-And I'm also secretary and treasurer of a local charity.

-Quite something.

-Anyway, I wish you luck with your shopping today.

-Thank you.

-Good fun.

Now, boys. Rick, tell me, how did you become friends with Rodders?

We went to the same school together

and we've been best friends 16 years now.

-What do you do for a living, Rick?

-I'm a paper maker.

I make toilet tissue, yeah.

So what do you do when you make this toilet paper?

-What's your ROLL in it?

-I'm actually a team leader.

-In charge of white shift.

-You only do the white, then?

-That's the most popular colour.

-It is the most popular colour, yeah.

What about hobbies, Rick? What do you get up to?

I play a lot of darts.

-I also play a lot of online poker.

-Do you?

And a lot of live poker,

so I'm hoping the old gambler in me comes out today.

-Really?

-I do like a gamble.

-We'd better stand by for that.

Rodders, that's not your real name, Rodney, is it?

No, my real name is Paul.

The reason why it's Rodney, it's just a nickname from school,

and unfortunately it's stuck and it's with me for ever.

-And everyone knows me as Rodney.

-So what do you do for a living?

-Are you down the old roll factory?

-No, not me. No.

I used to work in the entertainment business.

Just nowadays, I do part-time children's entertainment.

-I'm also in a band currently called The Stress Monkeys.

-Sounds cool.

Yeah, we tour pubs and clubs around Kent and Maidstone.

Now, tactics today, what's your plans?

Well, we've gone quite sort of civil about this, and diplomatic.

-I'm going to choose one.

-I'll choose one.

-Then we're going to have a joint one.

-You going to blow the lot too?

-We're going to have a good go.

-Hopefully, yeah.

Talking about the lot, here it comes, £300 apiece.

There you go, Jack, £300.

£300, you know the rules, your experts await. And off you go.

And very, very, very good luck.

Lampooning for the Reds, it's Jonathan Pratt.

And in tune with the Blues, it's Kate Bliss.

So, ladies, here we are.

Anything you're after particularly today?

-I've got an idea what I don't want to buy.

-A bit of silver.

Vesta cases, pin cushions, and tea. You know, those boxes.

Right, OK, that's fairly specific. Not to buy!

Toys, anything interesting. Shiny and it catches my eye.

Beautiful or interesting.

-Definitely not boring.

-Like you two ladies, then!

Well, this should be all very straightforward, then.

But it's a busy old fair with lots of ground to cover

and hundreds of punters looking for bargains of their own.

Mind you, with only seconds of the 60 minutes gone,

Jonathan's already found a little something.

Do you like your Royal Worcester?

I said to him, my words were,

we're not going to be able to afford to buy anything on your stall.

What does he do immediately? "Well, of course you can."

It's dated 1904. This could be something,

he's asking £75 but you could do a deal on that.

-It's quite a cute little thing.

-Will he do it for 40?

Would you take £40 for that? See, he would take it for £40.

-That's quite a sweet little thing, Royal Worcester.

-It is nice.

We can't just go straight in at 30 seconds and buy something.

So we'll put that right there in the corner so no-one can see it.

-Worth thinking about.

-Come on then, ladies.

Positive start, girls. I can see you mean business.

Well, if it's a quick start for the Reds,

then it's an early bath for the Blues.

Look at this.

-What is it, Kate?

-It says here it's a Boer War officers' bath.

-Look at that. Tin bath with its lid.

-What would they do?

So, this would have been carried around for the officer

to have his bath in. It's quite a weight, isn't it?

Yeah. How much is that?

I knew you were going to ask that. 175 is on there.

-But it's a nice thing.

-Lovely, interesting.

Let's have a look over here.

At that price, I don't think it'll wash with the boys.

Well, I found something lovely, but it was £695! I had to put it back.

This little bit on the end here doesn't fit in with the rest of this

and they're quite keen to get this lot away.

-Right.

-A pretty...

-That's rather nice.

Pedestal bowl or centrepiece, I suppose you'd call it.

It's made to look handmade, it has this planished, beaten finish.

It's plated. It's rather pretty, that. It's modern.

It has the sort of style of the, sort of,

-end of the 19th century about it.

-Yeah.

The man is mouthing over there, "And it's cheap."

What's this show called?

-Bargain Hunt.

-Bargain Hunt, right.

-160, drop the hundred.

-I can do it for 40.

-Whoo!

-Whoo.

He wants to get rid of it, so let's not stop there, eh?

Would it go for 25, then?

-Would it go for 25?

-No!

That would be too much.

30, what about 30?

-30 is a deal.

-£30.

I think we should go for that, then.

I think that's a good buy for £30.

-I think so, lovely. Thank you very much.

-That was very easy!

Yeah. Lovely.

-Gosh, there we are. Let's carry on.

-Yeah, lovely.

Carry on indeed. First purchase goes to the Reds

with barely seven minutes gone.

-Now, you boys said you liked silver.

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

This is actually silver plate rather than silver.

-But that is quite pretty, actually. This is a cruet stand.

-Right.

You literally put your vinegar,

you've got a little mustard pot there.

Date-wise, these bottles are cut glass rather than moulded,

so that's a sign of quality.

I would say the bottles are certainly late Victorian,

-early Edwardian in date.

-And are they the original stops for them?

I think they probably are, yeah. The stoppers are matching.

And I like the way they're faceted in the same way, do you see?

-Rodders, can you see that on your table at home?

-I don't think so.

But I'd give it a go, I think we could put

some olive oil in there, some balsamic vinegar.

-Obviously mustard.

-No good for me, I'm a salad dodger.

You're a salad dodger! Hamburgers and chips for Rick!

Put a bit of ketchup in there, bit of brown sauce.

THEY LAUGH

-Whatever takes your fancy, I say.

-Whatever takes your fancy.

-And the price is?

-We've got 55 on there.

Do you think we can get them down to 30?

Do you reckon we'd make profit if we get them down to 30?

-Let's have a chat with them. Hi, there.

-Hello.

What could you do for us on the cruet?

You've got 55 on the ticket there.

55. Um...

-45 would be my very best.

-35.

-Just for us.

-Just for us.

-It would have to be 45.

Profit, do you think, maybe a couple of quid?

-Yeah, on a good day, I would say.

-I'd go for that, wouldn't you?

-Let's go for it, come on.

-Have I persuaded you?

-I hope I've done the right thing.

-We've got a tenner off it.

Brilliant, first purchase.

Well done. Let's go.

Hey, that's my line.

Fear not, Kate, these boys are safe in your hands.

Right, so is that yours, or is that mine?

We're going to do one yours, one mine. And then together.

So is that going to be together, or yours or mine?

I'll take that one on. I like that.

Do you know, I think these teams are like-minded.

Because look what the Reds have seen.

So, what is this?

It's Carlton Ware. Cruet set.

It says it's silver, so presumably there's a silver mark on there.

-Yeah. Should be.

-And it's Chester...

-Oh, God, I can't read that.

-1923?

But, it's £185. So...

Yeah, but look.

Carlton Ware is a good pottery, porcelain factory.

They're very decorative, they're quite fashionable in their colour,

that lovely blue ground and these little beaded flowers.

And you've got silver mounts on them, and it's presented in a case.

So for your money, you've got quite a good...

And it's got a little spoon.

-A little spoon. Well, I'd buy it myself.

-You'd buy it yourself? Right.

-We'd need to get it a lot cheaper.

-You'd have to, I'm afraid, yeah.

-I just think it's lovely. It's different.

-Yeah.

But it depends what price he's going to do it for.

He's got a big smile on his face!

You should flatter him more, see what you can do.

We really like that, but we've got to make a profit at auction.

-Yeah, I know, it's tough, isn't it?

-You've got 185 on it.

-What would you do?

-I'd need 150.

-Can't do 125?

Er...

I'll come down another 10, you can have it for 140.

You can think about it.

Can I say, can you not go down to 125? I'll give you a kiss as well.

Oh, that's worth another tenner, isn't it?

-Well, that's what I thought.

-I can't go quite as low as that.

-130.

-130.

130, you've got to have a kiss. Thank you.

Looks like the deal's done, then?! Perfect.

-Looks like we bought that, then, Jack!

-Well, oh, sorry!

-It was sealed with a kiss.

-Sorry, I should have asked you.

-Are you happy with that?

-Too late now.

-I poked my nose in.

No, that's the way it's done. Well done.

-Right, we'll...

-There we go.

-Now it's my turn.

-Yes, right, I'll shut up, now.

-Thank you very much.

Great bargaining, Jackie. Done like a seasoned old pro.

That leaves you one item left and still 40 minutes to find it.

This is going to be a breeze.

I'm going to hold this one back, restrain her.

-I said we'd have to tie her down.

-No, don't be like that!

Now, I'm going to take you, if we head down there.

And then go right a bit.

Now, that's me all over. Slot machine.

-You a bit of a gambler, are you, Rick?

-Yes, I am.

I've got a man room. My wife built me a shed

down the bottom of the garden with my poker table, dartboard.

So, what do you gamble with? Horses, cards?

-Cards, yeah, poker. Texas hold 'em.

-Dangerous.

-Can be!

Where's Jackie?

The one thing she doesn't want is a tea box and I've found one.

-I'm looking at a tea caddy.

-Oh!

THEY LAUGH

It appears a disagreement is brewing with the Reds.

-No, I don't like that.

-You don't like it? I just thought...

-Doesn't ring my bell.

-A bit different.

-What you get from the gift shop.

-From a fair, yeah.

I bet you don't like that, either, Dorothy. Folies Bergere.

-Well, I don't mind it, but...

-Limited edition, Folies Bergere?

Oh, dear.

It seems the Reds are no longer dancing to the same tune.

Meanwhile, those Blues are happy to roll along with Kate.

Come over here, chaps. Now, these are '30s in date.

I think quite nicely made. It's a nice coopered jug.

The key thing is, though, that we've got a stamp here.

And that is the maker, basically.

Who's a French chap called Geraud Lafitte.

-The best cooperer, if you like, in France in the 1930s.

-Oh, right.

And you've got a little barrel here, which is the same, same name on it.

-85?

-Yes. But we might be able to do some talking.

-I actually quite like that.

-I quite like that.

It all depends on the price. And it might be good

-to get the two together and put them in one lot, maybe.

-OK.

Because they're by the same chap.

-Shall we find out what price...?

-Definitely.

-What sort of thing

could you do for us on these? If we...

-we've got...

-OK.

-Two for 70.

-Two for 70?

-Two for £70?

-Yeah.

I mean, I would probably put 40 to 60 on the two

-as an auction estimate.

-The two together. Yeah.

-I'd say,

would you take the both for 55?

-Do them both for 60.

-60.

-Both for 60.

What do you reckon, Rick?

I'm a gambler, I say, yes. I quite like them, I like the look of them,

-I like the fact we can get both of them for 60 quid.

-So you've got one.

Is this going to be on your shoulders?

Or is this going to be the one between us?

I don't know, I want to get a toy.

-All right, we'll take this one between us.

-Yeah, do you want to?

-Deal? Bargain?

-What are we doing, are we doing 60?

-I think.

-What about 58?

-58, go on.

-Yay!

-We got a bargain there.

Brilliant, we'll take them.

-Thank you.

-Shake your hand right now. Lovely, thank you.

Well done, fellas. Proving you can also drive a hard bargain.

That's two apiece.

-How you doing?

-Well, just having a look at paperweights.

They're only £25 each which seems cheap.

Would this be something that you collect?

I have got a few paperweights, actually.

There are collectors of these things,

and the collectors' price will be here or it could be at auction,

but it's going to be the same price.

-We can do you deal a deal on the lot, though.

-On the lot?

You'd sell us all five? Oh, he'd sell us all five, now it's talking.

Do you like the paperweights?

Yeah, I've got four more at home if you want to add them!

-Are they from Scotland?

-Yes.

-They are?

Before you make up your mind,

can you come and just look at one other thing?

Let's just find out what he would do them for.

Seems Jackie can't wait to steer the shop in a different direction.

I can do you exactly 100 for the five.

-We'll think about that.

-You'd be happy at 70, wouldn't you, for five?

Yeah, I'd want to come down a lot more.

We've got lots of time, so we can come back. Thank you.

-What is it, go on, lead the way.

-What have you seen?

-This is the one I like.

-You said cats.

-You've got three cats, haven't you?

-It's a tiger.

-It's still a cat.

I think it's lovely. It's just a bit... Who am I to say?

It's not my turn, unfortunately. So I can't buy it.

Well, at least we all agree on something.

They are on fire when it comes to shopping.

They are buying and buying quickly.

But when I say they, what I mean is...Jackie is on fire.

Great, it's going great. Fine. We've only got one more object to find.

So... But everything I like is too expensive.

I've seen some really nice things that we can't afford.

I'm going to keep looking, hopefully find one that is affordable,

but probably glass.

Well, Rodney. I think I've found you a toy.

What do you reckon about that? Pelham Puppets.

-If it's got all the strings, that may be...

-What you were looking for.

Yeah. There's the instructions.

Don't get it out, just in case you break it.

You know how clumsy you... That's why they call you Rodney!

Here's Kate.

-Hi, guys, what have you found here?

-Pelham Puppet.

Looking over here, Pelham Puppets, Rick actually saw it

and I came along because I wanted a toy.

You do really want a toy, don't you?

This certainly fits the bill on that front.

When it comes to puppets, and British manufactured puppets,

-Pelham is the name to go for.

-OK.

Let's just have a little condition report on the actual piece.

-Isn't he great?

-Yeah, see?

-If anyone can work that, you could.

I could pull a few strings!

Do you use puppets when you're doing your kids' entertainment?

A couple, yeah. Nothing like this, only mainly hand puppets.

There we go. Now he's sitting a bit better.

It does look really nicely crafted and that.

I would say, in date, he's probably '50s. Let's ask our stall holder.

-Because we haven't got a price on here.

-That's true.

-There is, there's one on the inside.

-Oh, is there?

-75.

-Hi there, madam.

-I notice it's 75 on the box.

What's the very best offer you can do?

Well, since I'm being very kind and generous today, 65.

-65.

-65.

We'll do 60,

and he'll make you a nice balloon flower as a special thank you.

Can't really go wrong, can I? But...

How about saying, "Please, Mary," very nicely.

Please, Mary? Very nicely?

-At £60, I think you've got a chance. And you love it.

-I really like it.

-This will be my buy, you've had your buy, got together.

-Done together.

-So I think we should do it.

-I think we should do it, yeah.

-You'd better stump up this flower, then.

-OK.

DRUMROLL

It's not going to pop! And finally, this goes in there.

-And you have a beautiful flower.

-Oh, look at that!

-Thank you so much.

-It's made your day now, Mary.

-Made my day.

-Can I have one?

-Of course you can.

Good stuff, Rodders!

Let's hope that any fools and Pelham horses work out at auction.

So, with less than 10 minutes left,

have the Reds picked up the scent of their final buy?

Well, let's dig it out.

Can we, can we get at it?

Not keen, eh, Jack?

Piece of decorative glass.

I mean, the way it's made I think is fairly straightforward.

-So it's, essentially, a nice piece of...

-Is it modern?

Well, course it is. Yeah.

You know, but do you think you're going to make money on that?

If we could get it a little bit cheaper, I do.

If we get it for 15 quid, you might.

What would be the best price you could do on this?

30.

There could be a profit in it. There could be.

-But you really don't like it?

-Do you not like those two?

-They're a bit unusual shape, aren't they?

-What do you think?

I'm not 100% convinced,

I don't really want to get something that Jackie hates.

No, don't worry about that. Have it if you want it.

You're going to go for it? Bit of a punt.

I think that's a very wise decision, because it's your decision.

You've done a very good job, you've worked very well together

in the sense of...

I've given in to her, and she's given in to me.

There we are. OK, well done, ladies.

That was, that was, that was... that was great fun.

That's the secret of a great friendship, compromise.

Time's up!

Let's check out what the Red team bought, eh? Is your number up?

I hope not!

They beat out a great price for the silver-plated tazza for £30.

Next, they, or rather Jackie,

shook hands at £130 and one smacker for the Carlton Ware cruet set.

And to finish,

they agreed to disagree on the blue glass bowl bought for £30.

I say, all that running around indoors, and we caught up with you.

-Always disappearing!

-Oh, sorry.

-No, doesn't matter a scrap.

-Which is your favourite piece?

-Um, the condiment set.

The condiment's your favourite. What about you, Dottie?

-I like the condiment set as well.

-You do? Good.

-It's beautiful.

We are of one mind here, which is great.

And which piece is going to bring the biggest profit, Dorothy?

-I think the silver-plated dish.

-The silver-plated dish.

-Do you agree with that, Jacks?

-No, no.

-Oh.

-I think it will be the condiment set.

-Nice and spicy.

-OK, how much did you spend altogether?

-190.

You spent £190, that's good.

-I'd like £110 of leftover lolly, please. Thank you.

-There you go.

Lovely. Right, then, a nice little wodge for you, JP.

-What are you going to spend it on?

-Tim, I'm just going to...

-Just going to go with the flow?

-He's going to wing it.

-Who knows?

Whatever you do, don't toss a coin.

Anyway, girls, go and have a nice cup of tea.

Jonathan's going to do whatever Jonathan's going to do

while we go and check out what the Blue team bought.

They got all saucy over the four-bottle cruet set for £45.

Hot on its heels,

they enjoyed a double in the form of the two coopered barrels for £58.

Finally, they bought the 1960s Pelham Puppet pony for £60.

Trot on!

OK, you likely lads. How was it, then, your shopping?

It was all right, we enjoyed that. Yeah, it's good.

What was your favourite?

The puppet that we saw was... and it had the instructions,

-the box, perfect.

-Personal favourite?

The barrels. I like the barrels.

Are they going to bring the biggest profit?

-I think so.

-You think they will, you're agreed on that.

-And how much did you spend altogether?

-We spent £163.

-Did you? So I would like £137 of leftover lolly.

-There we are.

Which is a good old wodge.

Now Kate, tell me, did they behave themselves, these two Rs?

Do you know, they were charming.

And they were real treat to go round with. We had fun, didn't we, fellas?

-We did, yeah.

-Well, you can do a bit of polish up for that.

-We could do!

Anyway, tea now... chase off, Kate Bliss.

Meanwhile, I'm heading off to Canterbury.

Now, what did you ever know about Thomas Sidney Cooper? Nothing?

Well, you're about to find out a whole lot more.

The Beaney House of Art and Knowledge

has stood in the heart of Canterbury since 1899.

The neo-Tudor-style building was funded by local benefactor

Dr James George Beaney, and today, it houses a number of collections

including a series of paintings by local artist, Thomas Sidney Cooper.

Cooper is celebrated

as the foremost English cattle painter of the 19th century.

He was born here in Canterbury in 1803

and, unusually for his time,

he had an extraordinarily long and fruitful life,

dying in 1902 at the age of 99.

There's the full range of his works here on display,

and it is a collection of national importance.

Famed also for painting landscapes,

Cooper began exhibiting in London in 1833.

He became a regular contributor to the Royal Academy,

with a record of 69 years

of continuous annual exhibitions.

Now, that's impressive.

And to tell us more about Cooper is curator here at the Beaney,

Krystyna Matyjaszkiewicz.

Now, this large work beside us

is particularly apt for the burghers of Canterbury, isn't it?

This painting of Canterbury

was commissioned by the Canterbury Corporation

for Canterbury Museum, for the predecessor of the Beaney.

And this is the arch-typical Cooper picture, isn't it?

Of cattle, in a landscape, and this is the outskirts of Canterbury

with Canterbury Cathedral in the distance.

-And can you date it particularly?

-We know that he painted it in 1835.

But at that time, he was painting it from memory.

He was living in London, painting it from sketches.

So in fact, the view of Canterbury isn't exact as it was then.

There was work being done on the cathedral

that he hasn't actually recorded in his painting.

But it's the view of the meadows, the water meadows,

just outside Canterbury.

We've got cattle here crossing with a mixture of cows, bulls,

there are calves, goats, sheep.

-And a donkey.

-And a donkey, yes!

It's marvellous, isn't it? So, this is very much Cooper's style.

And it's a style that turned out to be commercially

-very successful for him throughout the 19th century, didn't it?

-Yes.

He was enormously successful,

because once he started painting these views of cattle

in pastoral landscapes, they were just the sort of thing

that was lovely to hang in your dining room.

A very liveable-with picture.

And a landscape that was changing very much at the time,

because the 19th century is a time of great change, industrialisation.

So he became particularly popular with wealthy industrialists

who were building collections of art.

Although he did say he would have liked to paint other things,

and there are a few other types of things that he does paint.

Really, that became the thing that every collector wanted to have,

-one of those in their collection.

-And he made his living out of it.

He made a very good living.

And what I think is so marvellous about Victorian artists is,

particularly when they come from a humble background,

they have to earn their crust and support their family

and do all the things that anybody else does in a job.

And when you get into something that you can paint really well,

I don't blame them going on and on and on

producing the same wonderful images.

-Yes.

-I think it's perfectly fair and reasonable.

Krystyna, thank you very much for telling us all about the great man.

Meanwhile, why don't we find out over at the auction

just how bullish the teams are going to be?

Gosh, this is a mixture.

But nothing that the Canterbury Auction Galleries,

almost slap bang in the middle of Canterbury can't handle,

with our old friend, Michael Roberts. Michael, good morning.

-Good morning, Tim.

-First up, then, for the Reds,

we've got the tazza that is trying incredibly hard

-to look like something that it isn't.

-Absolutely, yes.

It's got a Georg Jensen feel about it, hasn't it,

it's got that planished body.

But it's actually by a firm called Gero from the Netherlands.

Silver-plated, it's a decorative thing,

but not of any great consequence.

But that by Jensen, dating from the '30s,

-is worth a couple of thousand pounds.

-Absolutely.

-So you've got the look for how much?

-I would say between £40-£60.

-Thereabouts.

-Good. If you're going to buy the look, then it's a bargain.

Isn't it? Particularly if you can get it for £30,

which is what our lot did, that's very good.

Bravo. Next is the Carlton Ware.

-Very unusual mixture of ceramic and silver.

-Yes.

What's to criticise about it?

Not very much, it's a very nice thing as a little set.

Definitely got the look.

I don't think I've ever seen a Carlton Ware cruet

-quite like this, have you?

-No, I haven't. It's a very nice thing.

I see it being, sort of, 70-100, perhaps a little bit more than that.

-It needs to be a little bit more. 130 is what they paid.

-Fine, OK.

-Anyway, a nice and interesting lot.

-It is.

Which is more, I think, than can be said for the final lot,

-this piece of glass.

-Yes.

-I mean, it's quite a nice thing, it's not damaged.

-Absolutely.

It's a little statement in a house.

There's nothing particularly special about it.

I see it being £10 or £15, thereabouts.

-OK, £30 is what they paid.

-OK.

I think overall, this team have bought

-really quite wisely.

-It's not too bad.

They're attractive things, they should do well.

In case they don't, let's go and have a look at the bonus buy.

OK, now, Dotty, Jackie. This is the moment.

You've spent the £190 which is magnificent, I'm so proud of you.

You gave the boy £110.

JP, what did you spend it on?

-Well, I thought, working with such a couple of dishy ladies...

-Hey!

You'd buy a dish!

So here we have a lovely porcelain dish, made in Germany, in Dresden.

Hand-painted, little vignettes of flowers

in a nice little gilt border.

I suppose in some respects

the only thing you might say brings the value down a little,

there's a bit of wear on the gilding whatnot,

but who cares, cos I didn't pay very much money for it.

-How much did you pay for it?

-I paid a tenner.

-Wow!

-£10. That's brilliant.

Magic.

It's a guaranteed profit, I would say.

-I would see it making...

-It's a pretty thing, isn't it?

It'll make £30, perhaps. £35-30, I would say.

For a tenner, you can't go wrong.

You can't go wrong.

I think you've got two well satisfied customers here.

Absolutely.

-I think they think you're marvellous.

-I do.

-Well, we do.

-We all do!

-It's cos he's so young.

-Is that what it is?!

-It's all with youth?

-When you're ancient...

We all hail the youth! Anyway,

for the audience at home, let's find out

whether the auctioneer "hails the youth".

Well, there we are, that's a pretty standard little bit of Dresden.

All the typical features you'd come to expect with this sort of ware.

Augustus Rex, AR-marked,

Dresden standard sort of mark on the back, there,

and I suppose it is quite decorative, but, obviously,

it's a saucer so it's missing the cup

of whatever shape it may have been.

Just the saucer. How much?

Consequently, I would think £20-30.

Bravo, JP.

Paid £10, so that should turn a profit if they decide to go with it.

Excellent. Anyway, that's it for the Reds.

Now for the Blues. Similarly interesting and different.

Absolutely.

-The standard four-bottle cruet in a plated frame.

-Yes.

Good thing about it is the fitments appear to be original,

which often they're associated.

The stoppers appear to be original and everything appears to match

and is generally in a reasonably good condition.

OK, how much?

I would have thought somewhere between £50-70.

Well, they'll be delighted. They paid £45.

Next is the coopered oak little pitcher and barrel set.

-Yes.

-Which has got this stamped mark, hasn't it?

It presumably means something.

Gerard Lafitte is the name of the maker

and well known, actually, as a maker of these coopered barrels

and if you look elsewhere,

-you can find quite a lot on the market at present.

-Really?

How much?

-80-120.

-Gosh, that's great.

-£58 paid.

-That's not bad, fine.

Oh, I'm getting encouraged by this now.

Are we going to make this a hat-trick of good estimates?

What about the Pelham Puppet?

Well, there's a good collecting base for Pelham Puppets,

and I think there's nothing wrong with it.

-It's in good overall condition.

-It's got the box.

-It's got the box.

A few instructions.

Anyway, good, so estimate.

-I think that's £30-50.

-Oh, dear, there had to be a downside.

£60 paid, so that might be the object that drags them back.

I think it may well, yes.

And if it drags them back too much, they'll need a bonus buy,

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

Now, Rick and Rodney, this is exciting.

You gave Kate £137.

She's very canny when it comes to this stuff.

-Good, good.

-Kate, what have you spent the 137 on?

Well, I got thinking about the Pelham Puppet, cos, Rodders,

-you were really struck on getting the toy, weren't you?

-Yeah.

I thought, when Bob Pelham started the Wonky Toys,

which was the start of Pelham Puppets,

he made an awful lot of donkeys and horses.

-Really?

-OK.

So I thought, "Perhaps we need something to help your horse along."

-So...

-Ah, another one.

-..I came up with another one.

-Brilliant!

-In its box. Yellow box means '60s,

date of manufacture. The lid goes over to you, but this one

is a little bit more unusual,

-because this one is the schoolmaster.

-Oh, excellent.

-I like it.

-It's giving a little wave.

How much was that for, then, Kate?

-Well, I paid £20.

-Oh, right! OK.

Well, what we're going to have today,

I tell you, is a Pelham Puppet fest.

Yeah, excellent.

Let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about the number two puppet.

Well, you're not going to believe this,

but the Bliss has gone out and had a second chew at it.

Now, this is going to test you, Michael,

but it seems pretty well to be there.

Do you think this one is any better than the other one?

I would say slightly worse, really.

I would have thought that the horse would be more collectible.

OK, so what's your estimate?

I think probably the same as the last one, really, £30-50.

-OK, well, Kate, this time round, paid £20.

-Oh, great.

So they're definitely getting cheaper, and we have a graveyard now

of Pelham Puppets to offer in just a moment.

-Good luck.

-Thank you.

Now, girls, how happy are you on a scale of one to 10?

-Nine.

-Nine?

-Oh, I'm about a 15!

Are you really? Why are you only a nine, then?

-Are you unhappy about something?

-No, I've just got to liven up!

-It's been a long wait.

-OK, gin and tonic helps.

-Absolutely!

-Now you're talking some language.

Now, the circular tazza, our Jensen lookalike,

is coming up next and here it comes.

The Dutch silver-plated tazza, starting at £25. £30?

£30 where? £30, I'm looking for.

At the back, 30. I'll come back to you.

30, 35.

I'll come to you know. Standing, thank you.

40, 45.

-No?

-Look at this, girls - £45.

Surely worth 45. Any further interest at 45?

-45 standing.

-Come on, someone.

50 bid.

-55 behind.

-Good man.

-He's a good auctioneer.

-No, thank you, though.

50 with the lady. Online and out.

Nothing on the phone, so I'm going to have to sell to £50.

Plus 20. Well done, Jonathan. Well found.

-Brilliant.

-Now, Jackie, this is your Carlton Ware cruet.

Lots of interest in this. Great thing starting at 60.

60 on commission.

Who's 65?

70, 5,

80, 5,

90 and 5,

100 and 10,

120,

110 with you, 120 where?

Who's 120? Fresh bid.

130, sir.

With you, 120.

-130.

-Good man. Yes!

-Fantastic.

-150.

He's not related to you, is he?

No.

Looking for 150. Back in, 150.

160, 170.

Thank you, though. 170 on the internet, back in.

With you at 160, then. Any further bids?

Looking for more, as always,

as is my role here. 160, though, with you.

I will sell it at 160.

160, well done, girls. Wasn't that good?

Clever thing, you. And you thought you were going to lose a fortune?

You've just made £30, love.

-Wonderful.

-Fantastic.

Good, good, good. Now, here's the blue circular bowl.

Useful bowl for your kitchen for your fruit.

228 and commission interest.

£30 on commission, straight in. Who's 35?

-£30.

-I thought it would only make 10.

Surely worth £35. Anyone at 35?

-Go on.

-35. 40?

-45.

-You've got a profit on each lot.

THEY EXCLAIM

£45, anyone at all?

I think he feels sorry for us, poor old berks.

Still selling at £40.

Who would have thought that? Great, plus 10.

Yeah, plus 10, which makes you plus £60, you clever two.

-I cannot believe that.

-60!

Anyway, you've got the 60 smackers.

What are we going to do about the bonus buy,

-that old saucer?

-We're definitely going to do it.

OK, Dot, OK, Jacks, the decision's made,

we're going with the bonus buy and here comes the old saucer.

So, Dresden design, with the floral sprays and the courting couples.

So who's going to start me off at £10?

20, even better.

£20 on the live auctioneers' platform.

20!

£20 bid.

Who's 25? Thank you. 30.

Who's 30? Anyone at all?

£30.

Any more bids?

If not, I will have to sell at 25.

-£25 is plus £15.

-That's magic.

-It's not all the rage, but that's brilliant.

-Yeah.

-So that means, girls, you are plus 75.

-I can't believe that.

The big thing is you don't want to depress the Blues...

-No.

-..so don't say a word.

Absolutely. We'll look miserable.

Yeah, schtum.

Schtum.

Lovely, thank you very much.

Rick, Rodney, been talking to the Reds?

-No.

-No.

-They're very chatty, those girls.

Not to us on the way out, they weren't.

They're perhaps covering something up.

-You never know.

-But they're lovely, chatty girls, aren't they?

Yeah, they're all right.

You've got that cruet, which is your first item. You paid £45 for that.

-50-70 is his estimate. He likes it, it's in good condition.

-Oh, good.

Here comes the cruet.

The silver-plated, four-division cruet,

so start off, £50 on commission.

- Looking for £55. - Great!

Good thing.

55 now, good cruet.

55, 60?

-Go on!

-65.

70 and 5. Any further bid?

That is brilliant.

Can't see anyone waving at me now, so it'll have to be £70.

70 selling on commission. £70.

-Way!

-All right!

Plus 25.

-That'll do.

-Now, what's going to happen with this?

Stand with a pitcher, both by Gerard Lafitte.

Good quality, who's going to start me at £60?

60.

Who's £60 now? Thank you, £60.

65.

The wine barrel and pitcher here, £65.

65, 70?

70, 75.

80, 85.

85, who's £85?

Well done, Kate.

Come on, £85.

No? It's going to have to be £80. Sticking with the lady at £80.

Selling at 80. Two to 60, that's plus 22.

250 is the 1960s Pelham Puppet,

the one you've all been waiting for here.

250, the puppet of the horse, £20. The Pelham Puppet.

-Come on!

-Come on!

£20 now, going to bid £20?

Up, up, up!

-Who's £20 on this?

-Uh-oh.

£20 bid, thank you.

20's in.

25, 30.

35? Who's the 5?

Pelham Puppet, internet.

At £30, we're going to have to sell it.

If there's no more bids at 30, selling.

£30.

Oh, dear, that's minus 30. That means you're plus 17.

-What are we going to do about the other puppet.

-Go for it.

Got to go for it.

-Are you?

-Yeah, go for it.

You are determined, aren't you?

OK, we're going to go with the Pelham Puppet and here it comes.

We have another Pelham Puppet. Add to your collection.

The school master here, good start here, £20, the Pelham Puppet.

-20?

-Come on.

£20 now. Going to bid £20?

£20 where? 20?

£20 bid, thank you. 25?

30, 35?

No, at £30.

-Who's the

-5? Come on, one more.

Anyone in the audience here want a Pelham Puppet?

-Yeah, they all do.

-£35.

-Can I not tempt you at all?

-He's trying his best.

If there's no more bids at 30, I'm selling.

Plus £10, which is marvellous.

Overall, that is plus £27

and a very, very good result.

-Fantastic.

-Yeah, excellent.

-Well done, boys.

That was what they call a team effort and congratulations.

Now, don't say a word to the Reds, OK?

I do love a programme where we get double profits.

Such a rarity on Bargain Hunt!

Anyway, it's just a question of the scale of the winnings today,

which is nice,

and the team who are marginally behind on the winning stakes

are the Blues.

You have £25, £22,

then you lose £30 on a puppet

and then you make a bonus of £10 on a puppet.

-Yep.

-Yep.

-But it adds up to £27.

There you go, Rick, there's your 20 and here comes the shrapnel.

How are you, Rodney?

-You enjoyed your day?

-Yep, brilliant.

Super, smashing, great.

OK, well, we've loved having you on the programme.

Couple of sportsmen. It's been marvellous.

And thank you very much, Kate.

Now, for the Reds, they're going home with marginally more, like £75.

ALL: Ooh!

Jacks!

I knew you were going to enjoy this moment. There's that, darling.

And I've got some shrapnel for you too.

There's a bit of it, look.

And, of course, because you've made a profit on every item,

you are admitted to the ancient and noble order of the Golden Gavel,

now represented by these pins, so there you go, darling,

you've got your pin.

-Thank you very much.

-There you go, Dotty.

There you go, JP. Dotty, have you had a good day?

-I'm ecstatic.

-Are you?

Well, you've got your pin, you've got your dough, you've got Jonathan.

-What more could you ask for?

-Absolutely nothing.

Anyway, all the very best. It's been fantastic.

Join us soon for some more bargain hunting, yes?

ALL: Yes!

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