Norfolk 24 Bargain Hunt

Norfolk, dubbed Nelson Country after Horatio Lord Nelson,

who was born here.

And in the words of the great Horatio,

"Five minutes makes the difference between defeat and victory."

So how about 60 minutes? Let's go bargain-hunting, yeah!

The Norfolk Showground is host to many a county show,

and on today's programme our teams are going head to head

for the honour of being best in show.

But who will be top dog?!

Will it be the Reds, or will it be the Blues?

Let's find out, shall we?

Today, the Reds are working up a thirst.

-Do you like champagne, Jessica?

-I love pink champagne.

-Do you?!

I love hip flasks, um... and what's inside them, of course.

If that was full of a nice claret, it'd be worth double.

-And the Blues are bang on.

-How old do you think that is?

-Uh...Victorian.

-Well, good, yeah, how did you know that?

-I read the label.

-Did you? You didn't have to...

Before all that, let's get acquainted.

Well, it's fathers and daughters, the theme of our programme today,

and for the Reds we've got James and Jessica,

and for the Blues we've got Stephen and Olivia.

-Hello, everyone.

-Hello!

Now, Jimmy, what's this about you knocking around with royalty, then?

Yeah, I was ten years in Saudi Arabia, in Riyadh, the capital.

-I taught at King Faisal School...

-Did you?

..which had all the sons of princes and kings,

and I had a thoroughly good time.

And did you drag the kids with you? Everybody went to live out there?

-The whole lot.

-I was dragged in.

-Well, I went first...

-Yeah, yeah.

..and when I found it was great, I brought the family over.

So, Jess, when you were there,

-presumably you went to a lot of markets.

-Loads.

-You like a bit of shopping.

-Yes.

You're going to like it on Bargain Hunt, then, aren't you?

-So any techniques, how to haggle well?

-Embarrassingly, yes.

-I was led astray by Dad's friend. We used to go to souks.

-Roger, yes.

Roger, and he used to teach us to get the stall owner like this.

-No!

-And just slap him.

-Progressively getting harder.

-Harder, and he would drop the price.

-Really?

-Yes.

I suggest you don't try that today here in Norwich, right?

Cos you try that technique and you might not get on so terribly well.

-No!

-Anyway, so you've learned how to do it, anyway...

-Yes.

..which is perfect.

Will you be buying things like that today, do you think?

Well, I'd love to come across some Middle Eastern things,

-but there's no guarantee.

-No, no.

-But I will keep my eyes peeled.

-Keep your eye peeled.

I have every confidence in you, you international couple, you,

which is going to be so much fun. Anyway, good luck.

Now, for the Blues, Stephen, you're a man of many talents,

-but essentially of the agrarian variety.

-That's correct, yes.

-You farm here.

-Yes, I do, I've been farming here all my life.

And what's so great about Norfolk as a farming place?

-Because it's very flat, right?

-Well, it is, yes,

so you haven't got too many hills to worry about going up and down,

but we love it here, I wouldn't want to live anywhere else, to be honest.

-You also like to do a bit of acting.

-Yes.

-What sort of productions?

Well, I do a lot of local stuff.

I was Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar in the spring.

-Were you? Were you?

-Yes, and I've been in The Crucible

and many various things over the years.

-You're pretty hot property, then.

-Well, I quite enjoy it.

-What fun!

What does the daughter think about going and seeing the father?

-Is that good fun?

-Yeah, it is, cos I do a little bit myself as well.

-Oh, do you?

-Yeah.

-It's a thespian family, then!

-A little bit.

-That's amazing, isn't it?

So, Olivia, you were born on the farm, right?

Yeah, lived there my whole life.

-You've got a bit of a thing about tractors, haven't you?

-Yeah, I do.

I do a tractor run every year,

which is a group of women all dressed in pink,

and raise money for, uh... Cancer Research.

-Really?

-Yes.

-I mean, it must be quite a sight.

-Yeah, it's a real spectacle.

-So how many women and how many tractors?

This year, cos it was the tenth anniversary,

-there was 160 tractors.

-No!

-Yeah.

-All driven by women, all in pink?

-All in pink, all driven by women.

Where do you drive to and from, then?

We go through places like Harleston, hundreds of people,

100 people lining the streets.

I think you're going to have good fun today.

Will you be buying anything agriculturally related,

do you think, on the show?

-Well, I think if we can find anything.

-Yeah.

-But we'll keep an open mind.

-Open mind, that is the way to proceed.

And now you get the money moment, £300 apiece.

There's your £300, Jess. There you go, Olivia.

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

And very, very, very good luck. Ladies in pink on tractors, eh?

OK, that's today's family teams,

but who's here to help them out?

Lifting the veil on the antiques world for the Reds,

it's Caroline Hawley.

And hoping to change the fortunes of the Blues, it's Thomas Plant.

James, Jessica, what's the plan of action today?

What are you looking for? Do you agree, are you falling out, what?

-Um...

-We're going to try and agree.

-So are you guys excited?

-Oh, yes!

-So excited!

I can sense you're quite excited. Are you this excited on the farm?

I'm always excited a lot of the time.

Things that I like, I'll have the final say,

and if he has more knowledge, he'll have the final say.

-Does Dad have more knowledge?

-Of course!

-Yeah, he's wiser, older.

-Good! You've trained your daughter well.

-I have, actually.

-Right, come on, let's go.

-I wasn't expecting that.

-Let's go shopping!

-How are we going to cope?

-I figure it's going to be a nightmare.

-Is your daughter always like this?

-Certainly is.

-Oh, my God!

No time for reflection, teams, step to it!

It won't fit on my head.

Because you've got a big head or a small head?

-A perfect fit!

-I've got a big head!

-Perfect, is it an opera top hat?

Opera... No, it's not. Opera top hats collapse,

and then when you want them to go, you go...and it goes...

-Oh, brilliant.

-It pops out.

-But no.

-SHE LAUGHS

I've got a really big head.

-Nothing fits me.

-It would look good if it was the right size.

Yeah, absolutely, absolutely.

Do you know, top hats are good when they fit me.

-If they fit me, they're worth buying.

-Oh, really?

Because our heads have just got bigger and bigger and bigger,

as the generations have gone on, it's all that protein we eat.

Ah...

Who'd have thought you could tell all that from a top hat?

You're amazing, Thomas.

-Do you like champagne?

-I love pink champagne.

-Do you?

-Pink is my favourite. Champagne flute.

-You like the flutes better?

-I think the flutes are nice. I'd like to hold it like that.

-I don't.

-I think they are more elegant.

-I think those are really elegant.

-Shall we see how much they are?

-Yes.

-Are they individually...?

-£145.

For all of them? For the whole thing?

-Yes.

-For six.

-I think that is a lot of money.

-Too much.

-Yeah.

I expect a magnum of champagne for that, as well. Come on.

-Move on, Jessica.

-Let's go.

-I would. Pink champagne as well!

-How much for the box of keys?

-65 is the best.

-How much?

-£65.

They are good things, are they?

Something in an auction, a box of keys, it is just a good lot,

-isn't it?

-I quite like them.

-Go on, go on, Steve!

-All right.

-What was she saying?

-65 is the best. Go and negotiate.

-OK.

How do you think he'll do?

Erm... See if he turns on the charm. I don't know!

-Is he a charmer, your old man?

-A little bit!

-Is he?

-Go on, Dad!

Now, can I spot a theme emerging in the Red camp with this decanter?

-I don't think it has got a lot of age to it.

-No, it hasn't.

And it is obviously a glass with a plated mount. What sort of price?

SELLER: 135.

-I think that is way too much money.

-Because of the age?

Yes, I think so. It is a lovely thing. Hello, sir.

I mean, what would you...?

What would the mileage be with the price tag?

If that was full of a nice claret, it would be worth double.

-You would probably see double of it!

-Oh, you would!

I think it is lovely,

but I think it is too expensive to sell again at a profit.

-Thanks very much.

-Thank you very, very much.

-Caught Jessica's eye from across the room.

-It did.

So, has Stephen proved to be a smooth operator with those keys?

It is amazing, somebody has sprayed them.

Put them around photo frames.

-Have you got anywhere yet? What are you doing, just chatting?

-Yeah!

-Have you got a price yet?

-Well, we've got to find out.

-So, madam, what is your best price on these?

-65 is the best.

How about 50?

-How about no?

-60?

-60?

-55.

-No.

-Why not?

-65.

-60.

-Well done.

-What do you think?

-I like... I think we should go with it.

-We can do a lot with them.

-First lot?

-That's fab, isn't it?

-One down.

-Let's go.

Well done, Blues, locking down your first buy within 12 minutes.

Now, has James clocked a bargain too?

-Caroline? Jess?

-Oh, what's he found?

Sorry, James, we continued on our merry way.

All right, what do you think about the clock?

Do you know, that is lovely.

-It is quite nice condition.

-Definite Chinese vibe to it.

-Yeah, absolutely. What sort of price is it though?

-495 on there.

-How much?!

-495, yeah.

-Do you know how much money we have?

I have had a word with the gentleman,

and he is prepared to do that for 190.

-Apparently he has had a good day.

-He has had a jolly good day!

And I'm having a good day if he will...

And he will let it go at 190?

-He will let it go at 190.

-What do you think, Jessica?

-Are you happy with that?

-I like it.

-Shall we shake the gentleman's hand?

-I definitely like it.

-Yes, please do!

Thank you very much. Good luck, sir.

-Thank you very much.

-That is brilliant.

-A very, very quick decision.

-Excellent.

Goodness me, Jimmy.

That is a big spend for your first buy.

-I love things like that.

-Why do you like things like this?

-I don't know.

-I just love the whole musical instruments thing.

-Do you play?

No, I don't play anything, to my shame. But I do like them.

It had a mini spider on it.

PRRRRP!

Not that good, I know! But regimental things are quite popular.

And, funnily enough, the Royal Welch Fusiliers,

their ranks in the First World War were quite strong.

And then, about 1915 they set up the Welsh Guards.

And so a lot of people left the Welch Fusiliers

to go to the Welsh Guards.

-OK.

-So, you know, I think there is collectable value in this.

I think it is quite cool. Don't you?

-That is quirky.

-You spotted it.

-Well, I like it.

-But you know, I don't have any idea what the value would be.

-It is £55.

-Is it?

-I would say it's worth probably 25. I might ask.

-OK.

Where has she gone?

So, whilst TP rallies the troops, the Red team search for a miracle.

Could you tell me about this, or how much it is?

I can. This is Miracle. So it has actually got a name.

Which makes it collectable. It is just a bit of costume jewellery.

-And it is very reasonable.

-1920s, '30s, is it?

I think it is about '30s, yes. Very reasonable piece.

-And is it a reasonable price?

-It is. It's £10.

Right. What do you think?

-£10? I think you love it.

-I do. I love these thistles.

-We should go for it. Yeah.

-Can you do any better, at all?

The lowest, the very lowest I would go, is eight.

-I think...

-I think that's... it's got something, I think.

-OK. OK.

-What do you think?

-Yeah.

-Yes.

-Brilliant.

-Fantastic.

-Take it for £8.

-Lovely. Deal.

-Thank you very much, deal.

-Deal.

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

How different can you get, eh?

From £190 for the clock down to £8 for this brooch.

Maybe they're not the big spenders I thought they were.

-The owner's back here.

-OK.

-So, I've spoken to him about the bugle.

-Right.

-Right.

-It's £25.

-Really?

-Oh!

-Do you think that's worth it?

Well, it could be worth a punt. Or I've spotted these -

a Parker pen set from the '70s.

-You've got the fountain pen and the biro and the pencil.

-Yep.

It's all there and never been really used.

-In its original...

-In its original slip.

Now... I'm a bit of a fan of pens only because

they are quite popular these days cos

they can be posted over the internet.

-Right.

-People like pens.

What was it again? What did you say?

-Them?

-Yeah.

-45's on it...

-Yeah.

-I'll do it for 30.

-£30.

-OK.

Still got the original cartridges, you know,

refills that have never been used.

-Oh, yeah. Underneath there.

-Goodness.

-Isn't that funny!

Just as it came.

-All complete.

-It's all complete, isn't it?

-Yeah.

-I might try that for 25.

-Yeah, I was going to say. A bit lower.

I might just have a quick chat and, er...

-see. Would you be happy at 25?

-I think so, wouldn't you?

-You're not giving any...

-Well...

-I can see this face.

-A pen's a pen, isn't it?

-Do you know what...?

-But it's a set.

-Mm.

Do you want the bugle instead?

-I prefer the bugle.

-What's it going to be, then, Blues?

Are the pens mightier than the... ha... bugle!

-We'll go with the bugle then.

-Sure?

You two have got more excitement with the bugle.

I don't want to fall out with you.

You've got more excitement with the bugle. And I will put these aside?

-OK. You might come back.

-A pen's a pen.

-I might come back.

CHUCKLING

-I may come back.

-Bugle it is.

-Now that the bugle's only 25...

-Yeah.

-It could even be better.

-Do you think we can get any less than that?

-Maybe.

-He's off.

-He's off.

Better go!

So, the Blues opt for the bugle at £25 and with 30 minutes

spent out in the cold they head inside to get warm

and their final item.

-What have you found, James?

-You keep a cigar in it.

-Oh, wow!

-That's one cigar, isn't it?

-That would be... the biggest...

-Do you smoke?

-I do. I love them, actually.

-It's the only thing I smoke.

-Do you smoke cigars the size of this one?

I've never seen... "Made in Rangoon, The Great Eastern Trading Company."

Mmm, no, at the end of the day it's just a bit of...

metal tubing, it's only that that makes it interesting.

-Yeah, and there's no cigar inside it.

-And there's no cigar inside it...

-Or lid.

-Or lid.

-Or lid.

-Well spotted, Jessica.

-Oh.

I think that's just been vetoed by your daughter, James.

-I think it has been. OK.

-Yeah.

-It's a fair veto, I think.

Just a pipe dream!

Yes, just a pipe dream, yes.

Great pun, Jess. Couldn't do it better myself.

GONG CHIMES

You like things which make noises, don't you?

-The bugle and then the dinner gong.

-This one, Grandma...

-Had one.

-Yes. One like this.

-How old do you think that is?

-Victorian.

-Good. How did you know that?

-I read the label.

-Did you?

You didn't have to say.

"Well, actually, Thomas, it's because of the style, you know.

"Don't you know this ornate style here and these grotesques?"

-How much is it?

-69 at the moment.

-£69?

Who's going to speak to them?

So far, I have to say, you two are appalling at doing the deal.

-OK, right then.

-You two have to go and do something magical.

-If you can get it for...

-If we can get it for 40.

-Start at 35.

-35?

-Start at 35 and see what happens. OK?

-Is that not taking it...

-No!

-OK.

It's an offer. Nobody should ever be offended by an offer. Go on.

So, while the Blues haggle, the Reds quibble.

I really like it but I can't imagine it doing very well at auction.

Can't you? Poole, the name Poole. I love hip flasks,

-and what's inside them, of course.

-It doesn't have a lot of age to it.

If it's plated and it's quite new, I think

maybe we won't go for it, to be honest.

Now, are the Blues going for a gong?

-What have you got it for?

-The lady will come down to 50.

-£19 off.

-Yes.

OK. It's not great but it's a start.

Do you think it'll make a profit at that?

It's got the potential of doing OK, but it's also got the potential

of not, of, you know, starting at 20 and then selling for two.

Do you know what I mean?

-You can connect with an item but is it going to make you money?

-OK.

I think the two items you've got will,

-and I want you to get a little...

-Bit more.

-Come on.

-Thank you very much.

-It's very fair, very fair.

-We'll carry on.

-Carry on. Let's go.

Thank you.

-Seems the gong has gone.

-Excuse me, please.

Would it be all right to have a look at one of your items?

Of course you may. What would you like to look at?

Can you tell us anything about your instrument, the mandolin?

-It does have a case.

-It has a case?

It does have a case but it's battered.

What's the very, very, very, very best, please?

-One musician to another, come on.

-75.

-75?

What's the musical market like? This is the problem.

It's a specialist market. It's a nice-looking thing.

You've picked it up because you're a musician.

That's beautiful rosewood, beautifully inlaid.

Inlaid there, isn't it?

I'm not an expert on mandolins but with the tension,

-what can happen is this twists.

-It can twist and warp.

The neck can bow either way?

Keep doing this and eventually it'll twist. But it's not.

Could this... Just a tiny little bit more on the price? We're...

-60?

-Oh, you're a tough one. 72.

-72?

-We were both thinking 60.

-We were.

-65 then.

65 and done.

-Thank you, sir.

-Thank you very, very much.

-You're not coming back again today, are you?

-We won't dare.

Well done, Reds, gaining your third and final purchase

with time to spare.

Now, have the Blues managed to hone down their search for item

-number three?

-What appealed to you on this?

-I thought it was quite pretty.

-It's dead pretty, isn't it?

Do you know what this is called?

It's called millefiori, which is Italian for 1,000 canes.

These are canes of glass

and then they've been all moulded together and then

hand-blown into this vase in the Italian Murano style.

-How old is it?

-Well, it's not that old.

With glass, the way to date glass is you look around the rim

and see what wear there is.

There's hardly any wear to this but it is very nice.

-It's got a good look to it.

-What do you think?

It's not that old so I wouldn't go a bundle on it.

I wouldn't go a bundle on it, but let's carry on.

We've still got some time.

Oh, well, the search continues but only six minutes left.

That's not much of a cushion.

-Ah, that's made for you.

-Get that with the leftover lolly.

Leftover lolly.

Good horse design, agricultural. It reflects you guys, doesn't it?

I just saw it and I thought, I've got no idea.

Words of Thomas. Put it down!

Best keep them in check, Thomas, because time is running out.

-Three minutes left.

-Right, OK, so what's it between now?

It is the glass vase and the gong.

-Glass vase and the gong.

-Yes.

-Right, OK.

-You don't like the fire irons set?

-No.

-No, OK?

-I do like the glass vase.

-OK, we're going to see what she'll do.

-I think we're that desperate, we've got to buy.

-OK.

-£34?

-£34.

-Could you maybe stretch to 30?

I think 30 is too much.

-You would stretch to 30?

-Yes, I will.

-28.

-No, 30.

-What do you reckon?

-£30.

You've got no choice. I think we've got to get it.

I really like it, I'll take full responsibility. It is pretty.

It is pretty and I'll tell you what, I trust a lady's eye, because,

-you know, it could be quite good.

-OK.

We've bought manly things. Our only female item we've bought.

-Third and final with seconds to spare.

-OK.

-Brilliant, let's do it.

-Go for it. Well done.

-Well done.

-Sorry!

-Sorry.

So that's £30 and you're all done with seconds to spare.

That's it, time's up.

Let us have a look at what the Red team bought, hey?

They picked up the chinoiserie clock for a bold £190.

Next, they bought the Celtic miracle brooch for a phenomenal £8.

Lastly, they plucked out the mandolin to the tune of £65.

-Was that good or was it good?

-It was fantastic.

-Marvellous.

You're so cheeky, you two, I tell you.

Jess, which is your favourite piece?

The brooch which has got thistles round the outside. Very pretty.

-Thistles.

-Thistles.

-Very good. And do you agree with that, Dad?

Mine is the mandolin, actually.

Is it going to bring the biggest profit?

I think with the right buyer, it could do, actually.

-What do you think, Jess?

-I think our Chinese clock, which is unusual.

-A bit of Oriental mystery, hey?

-Yes.

-Exactly.

So, £263 spent, leaving £37.

Caroline, go out there

and convert that into something that is uber-profitable.

-We've got faith.

-Have you?

-Good, good.

Anyway, enjoy a nice little rest. Meanwhile,

we're going to check out what the Blue team bought, aren't we?

They latched on to the box of keys, paying £60.

Secondly, they mustered up the military bugle for a sound £25.

And finally, the Murano-style glass vase for £35.

-How was it?

-Great.

It was really good fun.

-You can't believe the hour goes so quickly, can you?

-No.

-They were very excited.

-Were they?

-Somebody was a little too excited.

OK, well, we might ask who that somebody was.

Which is your favourite piece, Olivia?

I like the vase that we bought, our last item that we bought.

-OK, that is your favourite... favourite.

-Yep.

All right. And do you agree with that, Dad?

I prefer the bugle -

-the Royal Welch Fusiliers' bugle.

-A bit of militaria.

-Yeah.

Is that going to bring the biggest profit, do you think?

-I think so.

-We hope so, yes.

-We hope the bugle, yes.

-That's your prediction anyway.

-Yes.

-And you spent how much?

-115.

I'd like 185 of leftover lolly, please.

Thank you. That's it.

That's a good wodge, isn't it?

OK, Tom, for your challenge.

I've got my eye on something and I don't think

-there'll be much change.

-Oh, no.

Blow the lot, that's it.

Anyway, very good luck. Meanwhile, why don't we have a look at

two incredibly intricate bits from the 19th century?

So what do you do if you're a high-born Oriental

and you're going out somewhere smart

and you haven't cut one of your fingernails for the last 42 years?

Well, what you do is, you come here to Norwich

to the showground and you find one of these...

HE CHUCKLES

..which is a silver and enamel fingernail guard.

And this sheath fits over the fingernail and onto your pinkie.

It's made of solid silver,

probably around about 1880,

probably in Canton.

On top of the silver

they've laid some wire,

making little cells, and into that

they've inserted some enamel,

and then fired the enamel on top of the silver

and created this decorative effect.

What I want to know is,

how does this weird and wonderful Chinese confection

pitch up here in Norwich?

Well, I haven't got the faintest idea.

All I know is that with a bit of negotiation,

you can buy such a treasure as this for £15,

which is not much per square inch.

Also, you find other delicious confections in silver,

like this little boat.

This looks just like a gondola, doesn't it?

And where do you find gondolas? You find them in Venice.

Except this has nothing to do with Venice

because it was probably made in Malta,

where, in Valletta harbour,

they have similar-looking gondola vessels.

What you need to do is put your close-up lens on

and come and have a look at the way in which this gondola

has been made, because it is made of, literally,

thousands of bits of the finest silver wire you ever did see.

Each of those bits of silver wire has been contorted

into whirls and squirls

that go to make up the patterning on this vessel.

Is that not the most extraordinary thing you ever did see?

Well, it's called "filigree work" and it's very desirable.

Now, for the sharp-eyed amongst you,

you might have noticed that where the people sit

is a mini inkwell and a pounce pot.

And pounce is ground-up volcanic ash

used instead of blotting paper to mop up any spare ink.

The plinth itself is interesting.

That's been applied with some silver foil

and then rippled to make it look like water.

A bit of later black paint, here.

But look at the beautiful way the filigree has been crafted

to make the four bracket feet.

And if you turn it upside down,

even the nuts on the bottom are made of filigree.

The other joyous thing is, if you turn it upside down,

it's got a little sticker on it. What does the sticker say?

£22.50.

Do a bit of negotiation and this confection of the finest wire

you ever did see in all your life

could be yours for £15.

Amazing!

Well, the question is,

will the bidders be taking a punt over at the auction?

Any advance on £50?

It will sell to my maiden bidder for £50. All done?

GAVEL BANGS

Well, how jolly is this,

to come to Diss to be with Elizabeth Talbot,

in the saleroom in Diss?

-How are you?

-I'm well, Tim. Thank you.

-Good.

-James and Jessica went with this strut timepiece.

-Mm-hm.

-Any good?

It has the look of the chinoiserie period - early 20th century -

but it's a very basic timepiece,

-decorative rather than anything else.

-OK, fine.

-What's your estimate on that?

-£70 to £100.

-£190 paid.

On the basis of that,

they don't stand a snowflake's chance in a warm place.

-I don't think so.

-Good. Um, now,

the little brooch, which is sort of Woolworths, isn't it?

In a polite way, yes, it is.

It's just a stamped metal, tinny type of brooch.

Very much costume jewellery.

-With a bit of glass in it.

-Yes.

-Yup.

A bluish glass. How much for a lump of blue glass

-in some tin?

-We hope it will get £10 to £15.

-You are marvellous.

£8 paid. Super-duper. And let's see if we can

strum forward here with this mandolin.

-Beautifully made...

-Yes.

-..exquisite objects...

-Yes.

-..that make very, very little at auction.

Yes, they're beautifully crafted and it's lovely use of timber,

expensive wood, as it would be in the day,

but they are quite prolific.

-Yes.

-A lot of them around.

I quite agree. But for that amount of work

in rosewood, with those fine lines and all the rest of it,

they ought to be worth £200 to £300, right?

-Ideally.

-But what are they worth?

-£40 to £60.

-There you go. It's not much, is it?

-No.

-So they've got some difficulty here, I would say...

-Yes.

..principally in the timepiece, in which case

they'll need their bonus buy. We'll go and have a look at it.

So, chaps, leftover lolly went to Caroline. What did you spend it on?

I spent it on...

this for my travelling pals.

-Oh.

-Oh-ho.

-Wow.

It's a lovely leather suitcase

in nice condition.

-Leather hearts.

-Leather hearts.

"Stateroom baggage". Yeah.

But the question is, how much do you think it's going to make in auction?

-What did it cost?

-Well, Jessica, James,

-I paid £32.

-£32.

And I think it could well double its money.

-Good luck.

-Yes.

It feels like we're going on holiday, doesn't it?

-It does.

-I'm all excited.

And you've only just met!

THEY LAUGH

-OK, Jess, what do you think about it?

-I like it.

-You like it.

Fair enough. Say no more.

Jimmy, do you like it or not?

-I do.

-It's very characterful, isn't it?

-It is.

Just like Caroline. Good.

You watched her lips. She said she's going to double your money.

-OK? Happy with that?

-Yes.

On the other hand, you may not need it because you may have made

so much profit that you may not need the bonus buy.

Let's be positive.

But right now, for the audience at home,

let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Caroline's case.

Right, Elizabeth, a little something for the weekend.

-THEY CHUCKLE

-How do you rate this?

Oh, it's a lovely piece of vintage luggage and people do like this.

I mean, they both collect it and some people renovate it and use it,

and have the pleasure of, you know, the well-crafted pieces.

I love the labels on this one.

-I think it gives a bit of atmosphere.

-It really does.

A lot of the time, these labels are bogus.

These, I don't think they are.

-No.

-I think they really do span a few decades of travel,

which, as you say, is evocative and really rather special.

Um, so it wants tickling up but not much.

What's it worth?

We've put £40 to £60 on that one.

Bravo,

cos £32 was paid by Caroline and I think she's got it spot-on.

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

They've got a collection of keys, mainly rusty old keys.

What's a group of rusty old keys worth?

Well, round about £20 to £30.

OK. Well, Thomas Plant got very, very worked up about these

and £60 was paid.

So that's a bit of a blow, isn't it?

The bugle for the Welch Fusiliers.

-You couldn't get much further from Wales.

-I was going to say,

-geographically it's in totally the wrong place.

-Quite.

But militarily it's in a good place because we do have

a good market for items which relate to military history.

-We're hoping that this will sell reasonably well.

-Yes.

It's a bit of a boom area as a collectible, isn't it, militaria?

It is. We're going through several years of very important

anniversaries. I think it's just focusing people's appreciation

-and significance on the topic.

-Exactly right.

-So how much?

-We've put £30 to £40 on that one.

That's a good old blow. £25 paid.

Um, good.

-Now, the Murano-style jug.

-Yes.

-Is it Murano?

-I would doubt it, to be honest.

-OK.

-I mean, who's to say?

But I don't think it's got quite the quality.

-Right, OK. So it's colourful.

-Yes.

-It's in good condition.

-Yes.

-And it's worth what?

-£15 to £25.

-OK, £30 paid.

So they're not so far off really.

If they've got a dark hole, it's the keys.

-I think so.

-Yeah, you might be struggling at £15 or £20.

-I think so.

-They paid £60, in which case they are going to need

their bonus buy, so let's have a look at it.

Olivia, Stephen, happy?

-Yes.

-Excited?

-Yes.

Good. OK, fine. You spent 115.

You gave TP £185... for his bonus buy.

Thomas, show us what you invested it in.

Well...

I bought this rather fine

enamel and silver bucket

by Roca of Spain.

It is fabulous.

It is an ice bucket par excellence.

If you want your ice in a bucket,

you're going to want it in something like this, aren't you?

-Yes.

-You're not giving it any love, are you?

It is so beautifully done.

This enamelwork is very difficult to do.

-I had a £5 note left out of all of this.

-Did you really?

-Yes.

Yeah, I did. I think it's rather good.

-180 then?

-£180.

-£180.

-OK. You've got to handle it, Stephen.

-Go on.

Thomas will tell you that the body of that thing

-is a sheet of copper. Right, Thomas?

-Yes.

The sheet of copper has then been fired

with its enamel surface,

to deliberately and artfully create that brown, bubbly business...

-Absolutely.

-..which is the enamelling.

-I do like the look of it.

-It is good, isn't it? Yeah.

-What do you think it's going to make?

-It's a good question.

They do a lot of 20th century here at Gaze's.

It could, if somebody falls in love with it,

make a bit of money.

But it could just bomb.

I do like the look of it. What do you think, dear?

Um, er...

-It's all right.

-Yeah, OK. Not very much.

-Not much.

-Olivia, it's not your cup of tea?.

-It's not, but...

-it's not hideous.

-OK. Thanks, Tom, for the lowdown on that.

But right now, let's find out, for the audience at home,

what the auctioneer thinks about Tom's bucket.

Well, there's a nice little bucket, isn't it?

Well, I like this.

I think it's got lovely quality and style to it, simple though it is.

And where's the design... The design is in

this rather nicely looped handle, isn't it,

and the blob-a-lob on the end - concealed hinge?

Less is more and I think the more you look at it,

the more appreciative you can be of it.

Tell me, how much?

£60 to £80 on this.

£180 paid by the Planter.

-OK, are you taking the sale today?

-I am.

We're in safe hands.

Jess, James, we're on the edge now.

We're on the precipice.

-Oh...

-Anything could happen.

What's your prediction, Jimmy? How are we going to get on?

-Well, colossal profits really.

-Really?

-Yes.

-Full of gung ho confidence?

-Full of gung ho.

Daughter ditto?

Complete opposite.

Oh...

-I'm expecting to crash and burn.

-Oh, don't be like this.

How can there be this yawning gap between the family?

-There is, isn't there?

-I know.

-It's a rift.

-A rift!

We can't see this, can we, James?

First up is the chinoiserie timepiece.

And here it comes.

Lot 40 - the chinoiserie decorated clock.

I have interest on the sheets and I start at £75.

-She starts at £75.

-85.

90. 5. 100. 110. 110. With me at 110. 120 the lady.

-130. 140. 150.

-Hey.

-150. Still with me at 150. Looking for 60.

It's a lovely piece. £150 only. Surely worth more? At 150.

-Are you all done?

-I can't bear it. £150 is where we're at,

which is -£40, which is nothing like as bad as it could've been.

-Right, James?

-True. That's true.

That is true. Now, watch the brooch.

A brooch. Start me at £10.

£10 on the pretty one there. At £10 surely?

5 I'll take. 5 is bid. Middle bid at 5.

Now gentleman's bid 6 is seated.

8 got. 10 bid. 12 I have. 15...

(Might make a profit.)

..20. 2...

22 standing on the aisle. At 22. Now looking for 5.

25 - new bidder.

25 on the brooch. Any advance?

It's marvellous. £25. I can't believe it.

Isn't she brilliant? Give her a kiss.

Give her a kiss. Quick. Lovely.

25. So you're +17 on that.

Look out, here comes Ferrari's mandolin.

We have a cased early 20th century Ferrari & Co,

Napoli, spruce-topped, rosewood bowl-backed mandolin. There it is

with its case. This is a lovely item.

A low start at just £22. 22. 25.

28. 30 in the room and I'm out. 32, new bidder. 35. 38.

40. 2. 45. 48. 50. 5. 60. 5...

-Ooh!

-..70. 5. 80, new bidder just behind.

85. Moving upstairs at 90.

Are you all out downstairs? You can come back. 95! Oh, 100 at the front.

We're coming to the front at 100.

Where's 10? £100.

It will sell.

-Yes!

-Yes!

-That's so good! That is +£35.

That means you are now +£12,

all thanks to that thing. It was a good one, wasn't it?

Now, what are we going to do about the old bag, eh?

-Are you going to...

-Old bag, Tim?!

I'm sorry!

-Excuse me!

-How insulting!

-What are we going to do though?

-I want to go with it.

-You want to go with it.

-I really like it.

-Yup.

-You've made your decision

and here it comes!

Lot 46 now. A fine piece of vintage luggage here.

It's the Nan Hing Leather Company suitcase.

Start me at 50. A fine suitcase. £50. A good, practical size.

20, sir?

20 bid. We're starting at 20. Must be worth more than £20.

22 is seated. 25. 28. And 30. 2.

35...

-Come on.

-Go on.

-Please?

..40. Thank God.

40 standing. At 40. Made a bid at 40. 2 I'll take. It's a super price.

At £40. On the aisle at 40.

GAVEL BANGS

£40 is brilliant. On her low estimate it shows an £8 profit.

You can't ask for more than that, can you?

You are £20

better off than you were seven minutes ago.

-How good is that? Happy with that?

-Fantastic.

-Very happy.

-That could be a winning score today.

It deserves to be a winning score. Don't say a word to the Blues.

-Mum is the word.

-Thank you, Caroline.

-Thank YOU, Caroline. Well done.

-Yes.

Olivia, Stephen, have you been talking to the Reds?

-We haven't.

-You haven't. So you don't know how well or badly they did?

-No idea.

-OK, that's great. We don't want you to know either.

Now, Olivia, I have to ask you,

-are you having any second thoughts about anything?

-Um...

not second thoughts. I'm a bit dubious on a couple of them.

Like what?

I just don't think the keys are going to do very well.

Funnily enough, nor do I.

And nor does the auctioneer.

She's put £20 to £30 on that box, which you paid

£60 for. We'll see what happens.

-Yes.

-Anything else you're feeling shifty about?

-Well, we're not too certain about the vase either.

-No.

-Are you not?

-It was a panic buy.

Was it? Well, you had to grab it, didn't you, Olivia?

And you had to go with something. You paid £30.

She's estimated £15 to £25. I wouldn't worry about it.

It's very decorative and it's not chipped. It's not bust.

Somebody will have a go at it.

It'll be fine, all right? First up though are the dodgy ones.

The keys. Here they come.

Lot 62 now. The collection of 19th-century keys in a tobacco box.

Interest on the sheets nonetheless,

and I start here at £12.

-Ooh, 12.

-£12 bid. And 15. 18. 20...

Oh, dear.

..22. 25. 28. 30 in the room. At 30. 32 the lady. 32 is the lady.

Ahead of me at 32. I'm looking for 5.

-Come on.

-At £32. Any advance?

You never know when they might come in useful. At £32.

GAVEL BANGS

32. It hasn't crept enough.

32 is 8 off 40.

That's -28 but it could have been a lot worse.

Right, here comes the bugle. Stand by.

The Royal Welch Fusiliers.

It's travelled a few miles to get here but there it is, look.

And I start at £20.

£20 is bid. At 20. 22. 25.

28. And 30.

32. 35. 38. And 40...

Oh, she's sitting on bids.

..It is with me at 45. I've lost you on my right. 45 I have. Where's 8?

It's a good bugle. At 48. And 50.

And again it's with me at 50. Worth a try. 55 is the gallery. 60 I have.

65 in the gallery. Any advance?

GAVEL BANGS

Yes! 65. Look at that!

-You may know what you're talking about. Well done.

-That is £40.

I can't believe it! £40 profit!

OK, that means overall you're +12.

Stand by for the twin-handled glass vase.

Millefiori, twin-handled glass vase.

There it is. A pretty shade of blue.

Start me at 20.

Murano style for you at 20. 10 I'll take.

Somebody bid!

I'm not liking the look of this.

-It is pretty.

-Where's 12?

Surely worth more? At £10.

Where's the 12? At £10. It will sell, if you're all done, at £10.

-Oh, no.

-I can't bear it.

-GAVEL BANGS

-Oh, no, baby!

£10 is -£20.

You had £12. You're now -8.

-My, God!

-How bad can that be? That's rotten, isn't it?

-Never mind.

-Oh, dear. So what are you going to do?

You are -£8.

Are you going to risk it for the old Spanish bucket?

-I think we'll...

-At £180?

-I think 180 is a bit stiff, don't you?

-No, we can't go with it.

-We're not going with it.

-No? Even though you really, really liked it?

Um...

-No?

-I don't think so.

-The bucket is coming up right now.

Lot 69 next. The Spanish, silver and enamel

ice bucket by J Roca.

This is a wonderful, stylish piece. Start me at 50.

(Oh, no...)

£50. At £50?

Good quality here.

40 I'll take on the ice bucket.

-Come on. 40, sir? 40 I have by the door. At 40. I'm looking for

-2. No.

It's not a lot. Should be worth more. Come on.

At £40. Where are you at 2?

It's a maiden bid. Can I not tempt you to more?

At £40. All done?

GAVEL BANGS

-That is wicked, Tom, isn't it?

-It's shocking.

That is shocking. It's -140.

We're going to glaze over that.

Your score - you didn't go with the bonus buy, thank goodness -

is -£8. Yes? Overall, -£8 could be a winning score.

True.

On this programme it normally is. So don't say a word to the Reds

until we get our little conflab, all right?

OK. Super. Good stuff.

-Well, teams, been chatting about the score?

-ALL: No, we haven't.

No, you haven't. Not at all.

So you genuinely have no idea who is ahead and who is behind?

-No.

-No.

-On Bargain Hunt,

we don't have losers - we only have runners-up.

And I regret to tell you that the runners-up today

-by a chalk are the Blues.

-BLUES: Oh!

-£8!

Which ordinarily on Bargain Hunt would be a winning score, all right?

-Without any shadow of doubt. Have you had a good time?

-Lovely.

-Has it been good?

-Lovely.

-You've been fantastic on the show.

A glorious father and daughter duo. Thank you.

But the victors today are going home with money.

They're going home with £20!

-Hooray(!)

-Oh-ho-ho!

Look at her face - lighting up like a National cash register.

It makes it all worthwhile.

Did you have a good time?

-Amazing.

-Fantastic.

-Caroline is just fantastic.

Isn't she extraordinary? Yeah, she's just the business.

Join us soon for some more bargain hunting! Yes?

ALL: Yes!

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