Westpoint 32 Bargain Hunt

We are in Devonshire, in the West Country.

A county famous for its scrummy cream teas and beautiful coastline,

but there's no time for sightseeing round here.

Our teams today are going to be scouring for the best in the west

amongst the 400-odd stalls here

at the Westpoint Arena just outside Exeter.

Ha! No time to waste.

Let's go bargain hunting!

Yeah.

Our teams as usual have 60 minutes to find three items to take on

and sell at auction.

The big question is, though, will they be able to handle the pressure?

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

The Reds push the panic button.

-OK.

-We won't have a panic moment.

-No. What, us?

-Will we?

-Of course not.

While the Blues make an ass of themselves.

Go on.

-MIMICS ANIMAL

-Ba-ha-ha.

ALL: Ha-ha-ha-ha.

But before I give too much away, let's meet the teams.

We have two teams today who are hoping to

hone their negotiating skills in finding the best bargains.

For the Reds, we've got Angie and Paul, and for the Blues,

we've got Kathy and Dan. Hello, everyone!

-ALL: Hello!

-Hello to you, Tim.

-Hiya.

Now, Paul, how did you meet, you two?

Well, we used to live in the same street, then I moved away,

and a few months later I was driving to work, and I saw this car parked

in the lay-by with the bonnet up, and I thought -

I recognise that car, she looks like she's in trouble.

So I pulled into the lay-by to see if I could help.

Done a bit of mechanics in my time, fixed the car and away we went.

-Ha-ha-ha.

-So everything sparked into life?!

-It did, it did.

-Well, isn't that lovely.

-It is.

So, you're a bit of a petrol head then, are you, Paul?

-Yeah.

-And you like speed?

-Yes, absolutely, yes.

Done a few track days

and also got a motorbike which I enjoy zooming round the country on.

And, Angie, you also have a taste for speed?

Yeah, well, Paul got me into it.

So we've been going to events up and down the country so...

Yeah, yeah. You've been driven at 150mph by a professional

Porsche driver?

Yeah, it was a corporate race day and you go through all the cars

that are available to you on the day. And I absolutely loved it.

And you sit in with a professional racing driver

and you get to go round the track like a racing driver would

and it's absolutely amazing feeling.

You've also got the gift of the gab.

Oh, Tim, I'm in sales. So what more can I say?

-All my life.

-And what do you sell?

Well, I'm in the bathroom and kitchen industry so,

I sell to the trade customer not to the punters.

-You won't pull the plug on that then, ha-ha.

-No. Oh, very good!

Now, listen, you two. What are your tactics going to be today, Paul?

Well, we're thinking of going for something a bit different

-so maybe some sort of automotive memorabilia maybe.

-Hmm.

And if all else fails, erm,

-Angie the magpie will be going for something shiny.

-Yeah.

-Negotiating hard?

-Hopefully yes.

-It's all down to Angie

with the negotiating.

Well, I'd think - watch out stallholders!

-Ha-ha-ha.

-Ha-ha.

-Anyway, good luck.

-RED TEAM: Thank you.

-So...Kathy.

-Yes.

-Tell me, darling.

How did you two love birds meet?

We met eight months ago on a night out in Bristol and we got on

so well that we decided to spend the next 24 hours together.

We went to go and get sushi, we went to the cinema,

went to have dinner and then ended up back in the same bar that we met in.

-Really?

-Yeah.

So you've got a couple of passions in your life apart from Dan?

Yes, erm, I'm a massive travel fan, I've been to maybe six continents -

pretty much 30 countries, something like that.

30 countries?

-Yeah, it's been...

-How have you gone to all these countries then?

A couple have been charity trips and I went on a big gap year trip

so I did a three-month stint of nine countries in three months

which was really fast-paced but I really enjoyed it,

and I like to paint portraits of the people that

I meet or inspired by the people that I meet as well, so...

-You paint portraits?

-I do, yes.

-Gosh, that sounds like a busy old life to me.

-Ha-ha.

Dan, what do you do?

I'm a paralegal.

At a law firm in Bristol.

Does this paralegal lark involve you in a lot of negotiating?

Yes, I spend a fair bit of time on the phone talking to

contractors so, hopefully I can translate those legal

negotiation skills to get some bargains today.

Yeah, you alongside Ange.

-Good, we're getting the message here.

-Ha-ha-ha.

So tell me, what are going to be your tactics today?

Erm, maybe something camera related - I collect a few cameras

so maybe something like that or cinematography stuff, maybe for you.

-Something you can turn a profit on?

-Absolutely.

OK, fine. Well, that's the spirit.

-Anyway, now here we go with the £300. There's your £300.

-Thank you.

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

And very, very, very good luck.

Gosh.

But before we get started, we need some experts.

Oh, look out. Kate Bliss is on the hunt for the Red team.

While on the antique beat for the Blues, it's David Harper.

So, we have an awful lot to look at in here, Paul and Angie.

What are you going to be hoping for?

Well, Kate, I think a bit of nice glassware or sort of some

sparkly things, got to like a bit of bling, you know.

-Bit of silver, maybe.

-Yeah, bit of bling.

-Bit of bling, oh, I love bling.

-Dan, what do you like?

-Me too, I'm also a bit of a magpie.

-Ha-ha-ha.

-Are you really?

Ha-ha-ha.

What do you think, Paul?

I think for me, it's got to be motoring memorabilia,

maybe some bonnet badges, maybe some toy cars in boxes.

-Oh!

-Something a bit rare maybe.

-OK.

Right, are you ready then to go magpie-ing?

-Yes, we are.

-Let's do it.

-60 minutes.

-So, who's the boss?

-That'll be Angie.

-Ah, OK, we've got that clear then.

-Yeah.

-Let's go.

-OK.

-Let's go.

Well, stallholders, I hope you're ready for this motley crew.

The clock is on.

Has Kathy struck lucky already?

She's spotted a stylish matchstick holder.

-Right, so, Kathy...

-Yes.

-Talk to me. Why were you drawn to that?

-Unusual shape.

-Yet, it is actually.

Has it got a hallmark on it somewhere?

Yes, let's have a look. Look, here we go. Let's test here.

Can you see?

Erm, I can't.

When in doubt, cheat.

Ha-ha-ha.

Read the label.

-ALL:

-Ha-ha-ha.

London, and the date there, cos I can't make it out.

-This lovely lady here is much cleverer than me.

-1925.

-1925.

-Oh.

-OK.

-Can I...?

-Go on.

-I quite like it.

-Yeah.

So, with it being made in 1925, what kind of period does that fall into?

-Deco?

-Deco! Bang on!

-And it's the beginning of Deco - 1925.

-Hmm.

And it has that flair, that squared, angular design in the glass there.

It's pretty deco.

So, you pull your match and you literally strike it.

It's really posh. I mean, you'd have it...

It could be next to a little wine table or something or

on a fireplace.

It's a good design.

Just turn that over.

Well, that's a lovely base, look at that. Good piece of mahogany.

How much do you think this sort of thing would be worth?

What do you think is the best price now?

I've forgotten what I've got on it.

-What do you think you've got on it?

-Ha-ha-ha.

I like your style.

Oh, I'm sure we can do something nice on that one.

-Go on.

-£55 but no less.

-55, right.

-£10 reduction.

-Yeah.

Yeah, 55.

If you think it's going to make...

You know, 30 to 50 would be sort of a 'come and get me'

-auction estimate.

-OK, OK.

-It's a very good object.

-Hmm.

-I like it, I think people will go for it.

-Yeah, I like it.

Do you think we might get a little bit more off, could we make it 40?

Just maybe a little bit?

Oh, yeah, make it 50. How about that?

-That's a one-off.

-Oh, yeah.

-Can we go for it?

-Do you like it?

-I think it's...yeah.

-Shall we do it?

-I like it.

-I think it's a cracking buy.

-Go for it.

-Let's do it.

-Shake the lady's hand.

I'll give you the matches for nothing.

-Ooh.

-Thank you so much.

-Very sweet.

-Cheers, thanks very much.

-Lovely.

The Blues are on fire. Three minutes in and first item bought it.

Well done.

Are the Reds keeping up?

-Well, that's pretty.

-You see the little 30-hour carriage clock there?

That's nice.

It's interesting being the cylinder, isn't it?

We're looking at the little...

It's lovely. It's a fantastic little clock.

Let's have a little look here.

So, we've got, "made in the United States of America."

But, what's really nice is that we've got this patent number

and the date here.

What do you think are our chances with that?

I think it's a lovely thing, but I have noticed your price.

Price, yeah.

What are you looking at now? Without killing me.

-It's certainly a collector's piece.

-It is a collector's piece.

-I can see a Private person really going for this too.

-Yeah.

But at auction...

..could be anything from sort of £50-£100. It's a tricky one.

I'll go halfway, I'll go 80. I won't go less because it's a nice clock.

I don't want to give that one away, it's too nice.

-I do think it's unique, though.

-It is a little bit more unusual.

-It stands out, doesn't it?

-It does.

Generally, the condition is very good.

I like the fact it's got the patent number.

-I like the fact it's got the date.

-It's an early date.

It's a gamble.

It's going to go online at the auction,

-which will certainly help it.

-Yeah.

I would realistically put an auction estimate of probably

sort of £50-£100 but I think it's got a chance at that.

-Yeah.

-You couldn't knock another fiver, just for us?

Can we squeeze a fiver off?

You won't go less than 75, and that's it. That's the squeezing.

No more, because it is a very unusual clock.

Are we going to go for it?

-We should!

-I think we'd like to go for that, Mr Welshman.

-We've got a deal. Thank you very much.

-Thank you very much.

-You've got a nice little clock there. Thanks very much.

-Lovely.

-Well, that was pretty smoky.

-That's nice.

-You just don't hang around,

do you?

-ALL:

-Ha-ha-ha.

-We know what we like and we likes what we know.

-Ha-ha-ha.

Indeed you do, Angie. Good work, Reds.

And there's no stopping the Blues.

They've spotted a 19th-century porcelain dog.

Woof!

OK. He looks a bit sad. He didn't look quite so sad from faraway.

-Really?

-Yeah. Would do you think?

-It looks very miserable.

-Ha-ha-ha.

-Yeah.

-Ha-ha-ha.

Well, maybe you need to make him happy, give him a good home.

-He does look a bit sad, doesn't he?

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-I'm not sure that's going to appeal to customers.

-No.

-No?

-No.

-Have you gone off him?

-Yeah.

Oh.

-Shall we put him back?

-It'll make him even sadder.

-Really?

Next time we go by, his face is going to be even longer, isn't it?

Take me home.

Oh, poor doggie. You're a hard man, Dan.

Now, the Reds haven't moved stalls yet. Are you OK, Angie?

-Ah! Oh, my goodness.

-Ooh, scary price.

-Yes.

Let's just have a closer look at it.

-So...

-The price of it!

-The price tag is 280.

-Oh, it's pretty though.

It's lovely. It's got the lovely William Moorcroft signature

on the bottom - that WM, which is great.

But the key thing is condition.

Condition, yeah. There's no cracks or...?

No, let's just... It does look very good actually.

What sort of age would that be?

-I think it's post-1940 but let's to get our friend in.

-Magic Mike.

-Ha-ha-ha.

-Mike, we need you.

Am I right in thinking this is '30s, '40s in date?

-Yeah, '30s, '40s.

-'30s, '40s in date.

And this type of pottery is still fairly buoyant. It's called

tube lined pottery, and if you feel the design with your fingers

you can feel the outline of the design is slightly raised.

-Right.

-Hmm, yeah.

And that's what makes it so Moorcroft.

So, Mike...

I will do you a deal but I can't go much lower than...

140.

That really is cutting it half-price.

I like it, I'm thinking that maybe this is the first stall after all,

and although Mike's been really good to us,

maybe something we could think about, Mike, and...

-Yeah, Paul's right.

-You need to look around.

-I need to look around.

Yeah, I think so.

We might be back. Let's put it safely back on the shelf.

-OK?

-Lovely, thank you for your help.

-Thanks, Mike. Lovely.

Thanks ever so much, Mike.

That was some discount there, Reds.

But always good to keep your options open.

Meanwhile, the Blues are playing a merry tune. Well - trying to.

What is that?

-Blow through that. See what happens.

-Really?

-Go on.

DEEP WHISTLE

-Oh.

-Hello!

-Is it a caller?

-Oh, hang on a minute.

-There's... Is that like a bird call?

-Oh.

-Ha-ha-ha.

-Don't break it.

-Does it come out?

-Does this come out?

What does it do then?

It's a pipe from an entire organ.

Well, I never.

Next time I see that object or something like it

-I'll know it's part of an organ.

-That's the organ pipe, yeah.

DEEP WHISTLE

See? The experts learn on this show too.

What is that?

-Can you touch it?

-Go on.

-MIMICS ANIMAL:

-Ba-ha-ha.

-ALL:

-Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha.

For a fiver?

Yeah.

Does it double as a rolling pin?

Ha-ha-ha.

-I think we could live without it.

-Yeah, OK.

Is it a torch?

Have a grip of that. Grip it and squeeze it.

OK.

REVS UP

-Oh, it IS a torch!

-Isn't it brilliant?

That's awesome.

It's called a tantalus.

After the Greek myth.

-Because literally when it's locked, it is tantalising.

-Oh.

Ha-ha, it sure is, Kate.

I don't reckon your average person on the street is going to go,

"You know what, I'll have a torch that I've got to do like that for £40."

Ha-ha-ha.

-He's sort of sensible, isn't he?

-Yes, he's very sensible.

If we end up in that panic moment, Kate,

then maybe that's something we can grab.

-All right, remember.

-We won't have a panic moment.

What, us?!

-Will we?

-Course not!

So, to ease the panic setting in, the Reds have headed

back to see Mike about that piece of Moorcroft.

Right, Mike. Here it is. Let's talk business, team.

-Yes.

-Hmm.

-Over to you, Angie.

Well...

-We got you down to 140.

-You did.

Is that the best you can do, Mike?

Cos we've got to get a good deal at auction.

135.

-You're a decent Welshman, you know that?

-That sounds good to me.

-Sounds good to me, happy with that.

-Mike, put it there. Put it there.

-Thank you, Mike.

-Thank you.

-Brilliant, thank you.

-Lovely, we're doing well adding you, aren't we?

-Yeah, thanks.

You are indeed, Kate.

Two down, Reds. And well done.

However, the Blues have only got one item.

Have they sniffed anything else out yet?

-That looks quite nice, bit of jewellery.

-The quill pen?

-Does that appeal to you in any way, shape or form?

-What on earth is it?

Ha-ha-ha.

OK. Right.

-Well, let's think what it's made of. It's made from bronze.

-Bronze.

-I think it's probably an incense burner.

-Right.

So, it's quite an important process to go through, burning incense.

-And very often, the objects made to do that are of good quality.

-OK.

And it is of good quality. The petals are made in almost

two layers of sections.

Almost like two layers of teeth.

-Hmm.

-And they both independently turn.

-Oh, wow!

-It's definitely Far Eastern, it's probably Buddhistic,

-It's...

How much do you think that would make?

It's impossible to value, that's what I love about it.

OK. Price, please.

I've got 75 on it.

What do you think?

-I think probably 40 being the max, really.

-Yeah, yeah, absolute max.

I don't really want to spend more than that.

If you offered him 40, would you be happy?

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-Dan?

-Yeah, I would, yeah.

OK, who's going to make him the offer?

I'll shake your hand at 40.

Pretty please.

I'll do 43.

-BLUE TEAM:

-Ooh!

42...and we have a deal.

-42, we have a deal.

-Go on, do a deal.

-Shall we shake on that?

-Thank you very much.

-You're welcome.

Good work, Kathy.

And I thought Dan was the negotiator.

That's two down and one very happy team.

And the Reds...?

Now, I think you two have done really well so far.

-Yeah, I'm happy with what we've got.

-Yes, sounds good.

So, we have spent 210 and we've got two really nice quality items.

So let's not spoil it by panicking about the third.

-Yeah.

-Yeah, OK.

-Let's do it.

Now, panic has receded for the Reds, but how about the Blues?

I am panicking.

Seriously? How you feeling, Dan?

Erm, not great. We're not, you know...

-ALL:

-Ha-ha-ha.

That, there, is your treat.

All you need to do is buy something in under 15 minutes and

whatever time we've got left, we're going to be scoffing cakes, right?

-Right, OK.

-Great.

-Come on.

Huh! Now, that's got their juices flowing, David.

The cake challenge is on.

And is anything tempting the Reds?

Ooh.

-I expect that's going to be way out of our budget.

-225.

You've only got £90 left.

-Shame...continental silver.

-Nice, I did like that.

-Really decorative, aren't they?

-Isn't it pretty!

-Hmm, very pretty.

-No, let's move on cos it's not right.

-What a shame.

Yes, no time to waste, Reds.

Trot on!

We know, looking at those things, that they are not mass produced,

-are they?

-Yeah.

-No, yeah.

They're made in a blacksmiths somewhere,

a small little cottage industry and you've got a pair of them.

-So, they're made for outdoors...

-Right.

..to hold a pair of urns...

-Yeah.

-..with flowers, you know, bulging over the top.

-Yeah.

-But they are a bit odd.

-They're interesting.

Yeah, Dan, did you find them interesting?

Yeah, can't say I've ever seen anything that looks like it before.

Ha-ha-ha.

What sort of price are they?

£100 the pair.

£100 the pair. Have a feel of that.

-Oh.

-Weighty.

OK, we've got 10 minutes left and you are cashing in on the oddity

of them, they're a bit different.

And in my experience anything to do with horses

and people that enjoy horses involves a little bit of money

so they've got disposable income.

They would be drawn to them.

They'd be great for 50 or 60 quid. I think they'd be fantastic for that.

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-Yeah, great bit of fun.

We'll have to get her down then.

We'll have to see if we can work out something.

Well, look, you know what?

This is a very lovely lady.

This is a very lovely young man.

-Ha-ha.

-And he's going to try and charm you so badly.

-All right.

-OK.

So, could you do £60, maybe?

-Yes, yes, all right. For Bargain Hunt.

-Ha-ha-ha.

-Well, what a charmer.

-I know.

-Well done, Dan, well done.

And, madam, thank you so much indeed. That's so generous of you.

-Thank you so much.

-Shake the lovely lady's hand. Thank you.

-Thank you.

Marvellous, thank you.

Put that thing down.

Give me a high-five.

-And there's some cake coming your way.

-Let's do it!

-Mmm.

-Now, what do you fancy, chocolate cake?

-Oh, no, I like carrot cake.

-Carrot cake?

-Lemon drizzle.

So, as they head off for something scrummy,

the Reds are still on the hunt for their final item.

Anything taking their fancy?

-Hmm.

-So, it's got the atomiser.

-Pretty.

I like the colour.

So, £90 is the ticket price.

Let's talk price first before we talk about the thing.

In auction, scent bottles with the atomiser -

£30, £50.

-£50 perhaps because of the enamelling.

-Right.

But we're still quite a long way from the 90.

What would be your best on that?

-You could do it for 60?

-60.

Really, the person who is going to be looking at buying this is

-probably a collector.

-Yeah.

So I'm guessing for somebody like that -

condition is key for a collector.

Exactly. Let's just have a look at the mark on here.

Yes, we've got... Oh.

So, that's quite nice. We've got sterling on there.

-The thing that I like about this is that it's all original.

-Yeah.

-You know, it's as it should be.

-But it's all sterling silver, is it?

This is sterling silver.

This is brass.

So the actual mechanism is brass.

-I think that's a nice example.

-Yeah.

I think it's got a little bit of glass, it...in date,

-it's probably Edwardian, I would say.

-Oh, right.

And the enamel, as far as I can see, is perfect, which is crucial.

Yeah, yeah.

I think it's... It sounds to me like it's the top end of what you..

I'm not going to pretend, I would say it is the top end

but I would also say it's the best option we've looked at, probably.

-Yeah, yeah.

-Yeah.

-We should go for it.

-Let's do it.

Bit of a risky disky.

-Yeah, got to have one risky item.

-Yeah.

-Risk it for a biscuit?

-Yeah, OK. Let's do it.

-Let's do it.

-Great!

All three done. Put it there!

-Yay!

-Yay!

Crikey, a buy in the first minute

and a buy in the last.

Time's up, and just as well by the looks of it.

-Well, enjoy, you two. Cheers.

-Cheers.

-Cheers.

-Well done.

Now, shall we remind ourselves what the Reds bought?

The late 19th, early 20th century travel clock cost them £75.

They splashed out £135 on the Moorcroft jug.

And they paid £60 for the cut glass silver and enamel mounted atomiser.

OK, you lovebirds.

Which is your favourite piece?

I think it's going to be the clock.

-Is it? OK.

-The little clock.

-Did you get it?

-Absolutely, the clock stood out, yeah.

-Yeah.

Is it going to bring the biggest profit?

-I think it will, actually.

-Do you?

-Amongst all the rest of it.

-Yeah, I agree, yes.

-Yes.

-You're very agreeable, aren't you?

-Yeah, we are.

-It's unusual.

-We get to this stage.

-BOTH:

-Ha-ha-ha.

What do you mean, this stage? You're not on the way out, you know?

-RED TEAM:

-Ha-ha-ha.

-You're still young!

-How much did you spend in total?

-£270, Tim.

-270... I'd like £30 of leftover lolly, please.

-Kerching!

Kerching, just like that. Very, very quickly.

So, Kate Bliss, this is a challenge cos £30 is not much, is it?

-It's not that much, no.

-Sorry, Kate.

-Sorry.

They've been a challenge all the way through, actually.

-Ha-ha-ha.

-Ha-ha-ha.

-They've been fantastic.

-Good.

Well, enjoy searching for your bonus buy

and go and have a nice cup of tea

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

And they paid £50 for the early 20th century

glass and silver vesta holder - with the matches.

They smelt out the Middle Eastern brass incense burner for £42.

And finally, the pair of rustic horseshoe jardiniere stands

set them back £60.

-OK, you lovebirds, how you getting on?

-Good.

-Brilliant.

-Did you have a nice time?

-Lovely time, yes.

Kathy, tell me which is your favourite piece.

Ah, the matchstick holder, I think.

-Oh, is it?

-Yes.

-Favourite?

-Yeah, very interesting.

-Do you agree with that, Dan?

-Absolutely.

-You do.

Very sensible.

And, will that bring the biggest profit?

-No, the lotus flower...

-Jobby...

-..heat thing...

-Incense burner.

-Incense burner.

-Lovely. Do you agree with that, Dan?

-I do.

-Very sensible.

-BOTH:

-Ha-ha-ha.

Your relationship is going places, I can tell you.

And how much did you spend in to-to?

We spent £152.

Did you?

-Yes, we did.

-Please may I have £148?

-Yes, you may.

I need it badly. Thank you.

So badly, I'm going to give it straight to the Harper.

Ha-ha. Thank you very much.

Now, you've been around a bit, David -

got any idea what you're going to go for, for these?

I have seen something that, if I get it for the money,

we will have never seen anything like it ever, and it relates very

much to something that one of you two are incredibly interested in.

-He's very enigmatic, isn't he?

-Thank you.

Well, that's most of the programme used up.

-Thank you very much, David.

-ALL:

-Ha-ha-ha.

On a happy note, I suggest you shove off and see if you can find it.

And very good luck.

Meanwhile, I'm going to take you on a silvery journey around the world.

Well, this is an amusing array of silver, isn't it?

When, I woke up this morning I didn't think that

I was going to find two beautiful modernist Swedish candlesticks.

But that's what I did find.

Here in Exeter! Isn't that extraordinary?

The design of these things is just so simple.

And because it's got this broad circular base,

I promise you - no matter what happens around the dining table,

the candle in this candle holder is never going to tip over.

That's the cunning design bit.

And then if you happen to have any wax dribbling around,

it'll gather in this dish here.

All in all then, this is cunning Swedish design.

I love it because this is actually fully hallmarked silver.

And what might they be worth?

Well, if you did a bit of negotiation,

you might buy the pair for £180.

What might they be worth in a specialist mid-20th century

design sale?

I think the top end of £400-£600.

So there's a profit in those.

Next up, is the most traditional of traditional Edwardian pieces

of silver, a little inkwell.

Ordinarily, you would expect a little Chester Silver inkwell

like this to be priced between £60 and £80.

Except it has a very unusual feature.

Cos if I lift up the lid like that

and apply my finger to the side button, what happens?

Ooh, look at that!

A whole section lifts up

and it reveals a container for putting your postage stamp in.

How neat is that?

And that will add significantly to this piece's value.

If you look at the label, look, the dealer is after £88 for it.

But if you value in the novelty of the secret stamp container,

that transforms this thing into something that

should bring between £200 and £300.

So there's a profit in that.

And as if to cap this tour of the fair here in Exeter,

I've found this little spoon.

It's too small for a teaspoon, it's an oddball shape for a coffee spoon,

but it would go into an egg beautifully.

The thing to note about this is the very oddball stem.

If I revolve it like that you can see that that stem

is made up of a twisted flat piece of silver.

So very much an arts and craftsy feel to this spoon.

Even more intriguingly, when you look at the mark,

it says 925, so that's the standard of silver but next door to that is

a tiny little mark that just happens to have a kangaroo on it,

which would indicate that this egg spoon, once upon a time,

managed to hop over from Australia.

Ha!

And what does that do to the value?

Well, that egg spoon, you can

buy on a stall around the corner for £8 today.

Properly catalogued and perhaps available on the internet

for our Australian cousins to bid on,

would transform its value, I reckon, to between £80 and £120.

So, as they say over there, "That's a beaut, mate!"

Five, 55,

60, 65.

Brian Goodison-Blanks is our man of the moment at

Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood's saleroom.

-Lovely to see you, Brian.

-Nice to see you again.

And we've got a pretty samey group, I'd say, for the Reds.

The exception being the little timepiece.

Tell us about that.

It's by the Ansonia Clock Company, so it's an American clock.

And it's known as the 'Bee', a particular sort of model that

they produced around about 1880.

It's just a little travelling clock.

The original ones came in a small box

with the two bees on the travelling clock.

-Fun little thing.

-It's in good nick.

-It is, it's in good condition.

But it's probably only about £30-£40.

OK, they paid £75. So that's a problem.

Next is the Moorcroft jug.

Looks just like an old one,

feels just like an old one,

smells like an old one, but it's, in fact, a new one.

It is, it is very difficult sometimes for Moorcroft pieces

because they reproduced a lot of the old patterns

and this is the pomegranate and blue finch pattern.

But unfortunately this has the

iron mark on the bottom which dates it to 1995.

-Does it really?

-Yes.

-Dear, oh, dear.

What's your estimate?

Well, there're still collectors out there for these sort of pieces

and with the current market it's probably about £50-£70.

Ah, £135 they paid.

That's going to be their killer, I'm afraid.

And, lastly, the atomiser.

Yes, fun little thing, isn't it?

For ladies perfumes or toilet waters.

And with your green enamelling which is in good condition

but it's probably only about £20-£40.

-Well, that, I fear, is the right estimate because they paid 60.

-OK.

They paid the top retail price. There we go.

Well, all in all, I'm afraid this is not looking so pretty for the Reds.

They're going to need their bonus buy. Let's go and have a look.

Angie and Paul, happy?

-Very happy.

-Yes, very happy.

-Yes, very, very happy.

-Now, listen, you spent the 270. I'm so proud of you.

-Oh!

OK, £30 left over.

I'm going to take the rag off so that Kate can show off her wares.

-Ta-da!

-Ooh!

-Oh.

Look at those little beauties.

They are big beauties, aren't they?

-They're quite unusual, Kate.

-They are.

Oh, there's a little bit of a blue tinge going on here.

-Tell us about it, Kate.

-OK.

-Where did you find these?

So...

They are French.

1930s in date.

Very Art Deco, actually.

They are by a factory called Ezan,

who were designers of glass in France in the 1930s

and were very well known for making lampshades in glass,

lovely opalescent glass which is this lovely bluey opaque

sheen it's got to it.

Which obviously when it's lit up...

-Yeah.

-..with a bulb underneath will really come to life.

But they were only £30.

-You spent the full 30?

-I blew the lot.

-£15 a piece.

And I have to say, it took a lot of talking to get it down to 30.

Really?

That, I would say is a pretty good old sniplet.

I'm not allowed to say anything but I can't keep...

-And you think there's...

-..keep in check any longer.

..a bit of profit in there?

-If there's any justice in the world, Paul...

-Ha-ha-ha, yeah.

..there should be.

We've heard that before, haven't we? Ha-ha.

-Very good. Well done, Kate.

-OK, yes, good for you.

OK, we've got a good prediction of profit from Kate.

You don't pick right now, you pick after the sale

of your first three items.

So let's find out if the auctioneer likes Kate's lampshades.

OK, Brian. Don't get put in the shade by these.

They're a rather sort of interesting colour, aren't they?

They're quite nice sort of decoration and very topical.

Very, very much in the style of Lalique and Sabinos,

-the ones we all know.

-Hmm.

Age of these - not a great deal.

Probably reproduced late 20th-century.

Right.

But still decorative

and people out there are interested in modern lighting and lamps.

-Yeah.

-So still perhaps £100-£120 for them.

You think as much as that?!

Possibly cos they're that sort of style and modern lighting as well.

Well, Kate Bliss paid £30.

I tell you, if you could get £100-£150

that transforms the situation.

Oh, I'm already feeling

nice and warm about that.

Good. Anyway, that's it from the Reds.

Now for the Blues.

A vesta holder.

Well, it's sort of typical of the period, isn't it?

When smoking was a lot more popular and fashionable in the 1920s,

1930s, and interesting with the little glass pieces on there

for striking the non-safety matches.

-Yeah.

-Probably more useful as a toothpick holder these days.

That's a good idea.

Erm, how much?

Probably about £10-£20.

That is quite picky.

-They paid 50.

-Right.

OK, now, let's move forward to the incense burner.

-Yes, it's a fun little thing, isn't it?

-Looks like a Lotus.

It does, and if you unscrew it

then the leaves come out opened for your incense.

It's machine cut thread to the bottom which would indicate that it's probably very modern.

Nicely made. Got the right metal. It's made of bronze.

-How much?

-About £10-£15.

Oh, dear, £42.

So that's two killers.

And then the last item which has to be fun

is the pair of horseshoe form planters.

Yes, they're rather good fun, aren't they?

Just right for the West Country really.

The thing is, I think they are old horseshoes, aren't they?

That have been used up.

Yes, they're obviously discarded horseshoes from

the blacksmiths who have just decided to knock them up together.

Yeah, it's a good idea. The ultimate in recycling.

How much?

They are rather decorative so I think they are probably £60-£100.

Hey, clippety-clop. £60 paid.

There is a potential profit there.

Maybe they won't need their bonus buy after all,

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

KD, Kathy and Dan.

£152 you spent.

£148 went across to the chief.

-Now, I'm going to help you out here, Dave.

-Thank you, Tim.

-Cos I'm just going to take this off, gently like.

-OK.

And reveal!

-Right.

-Oh.

We're thinking... Yes, OK.

That was my response as well after I'd bought it.

-BOTH:

-Ha-ha-ha.

-But, Kathy, I couldn't resist it.

-It's to do with me!

It IS to do with you.

-Photography.

-Oh, lovely.

It is an incredibly well-made plaque with a bronze insert there.

An award given to a stunning photographer in that year.

-So if I take that...

-Yep.

-Because this is a very difficult thing to show, isn't it?

-Yes.

We go from '43 to 1971.

It's a really cool thing.

What it's worth - you know seriously I just have no idea at all.

-It could bomb or fly.

-OK.

I think that's the message he's giving you.

-This is a high risk. High energy strategy.

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-What did you pay?

-Well, I paid the money - £90.

-£90.

-I think I paid strong money for it.

-Yeah.

Well, it's the top end. What's the most optimistic?

I wouldn't be surprised if it made £20

or £250.

-Wow.

-Absolutely...

-That's quite a wide spectrum. Ha-ha-ha.

Thank you very much.

I mean, if you're really broke, right, and you've got this

thing that could make you everything back or make it doubly worse...

-Ha-ha-ha...

-..then, you know, you've got to think it through,

haven't you?

-Yeah.

-Hmm.

-I love it, I think it's great.

-You love it? Yeah, yeah.

OK. Well, you're eternally optimistic which is lovely.

Great couple. Anyway, there it is.

Why don't we now find out for the audience at home what the

auctioneer thinks about Dave's plaque.

There we are, somebody else's presentation plaque,

it looks like to me.

Yes, and it's great.

It's the British Photographers' Association,

in the south-west.

It's very difficult with pieces like this

cos it's just a small, sort of, professional photographers group

and so the history is very difficult to obtain.

But, it was presented from the '50s through to the '70s.

It's quite nicely cast bronze.

But it's a very, very specific item

so it's limited in its appeal, I'm afraid.

Hmm, and that makes it difficult to sell.

And that means you could struggle up on that rostrum with that,

in a minute.

I think I may do a little bit, but I'll do my best.

I'm sure you'll do your best. But, it could be - how much?

£20-£30.

It's probably £30-£50 to a collector, perhaps.

OK, well David Harper's taken a punt and I think

if they go with that, and they make a profit,

I'll probably eat my hat. Again.

Ha-ha-ha.

-Anyway, we'll find out in a minute.

-Yes.

Thank you very, very much, Brian, that's great.

Thank you.

At 20 I have in the room.

22 internet.

22, 25.

And I'm selling then.

How are you feeling, Ange?

-Bit nervous to be honest, Tim.

-What about you, Paul?

No, no, looking forward to it.

-Are you just solid?

-Yeah, absolutely.

Reliable? Yeah.

-Is this typical of him?

-Yes, solid, reliable, yes, yes.

-You're the effervescent one, are you?

-Mad, yeah.

I didn't say that. You're in sales.

-Excitable.

-Ah, excitable, yes.

There's no point in going out to sell something

-if you don't believe in it.

-Absolutely.

-You've got to give it a good old punt.

-Yes, absolutely.

Exactly, that's why you're so good at it.

Now, first up then - the Bee circular travelling timepiece

and here it comes.

A little clock there for you. And what am I saying for that?

£40?

£40 for the clock?

Start at 20 then. £20.

20 I have straightaway for the clock at 20.

And two now elsewhere.

22, 25, 28.

28? Can't see you, 28.

30, 32, 35, 38.

35 here.

38 elsewhere now.

Quite sure then. Clock for £35, I need now.

-No way.

-No.

Selling then, at 35...

BANGS GAVEL

-I don't like the look of this.

-That's a shocker.

35 is, I'm afraid, -£40.

-That's not good.

-It's confirmed our worst fears.

Next one is the Moorcroft pottery jug

of pomegranate and blue finch pattern.

And what am I saying for that?

50.

At five now elsewhere.

At £50 for the jug.

55, 60, 65, no?

At £60 standing then, looking for five now elsewhere.

Five internet, are you in?

No, it's in the room now at £60.

I'm selling then at 60.

BANG

Dear Lord.

£60 is 40 short of 100.

That is -£75.

So the atomiser there for you.

And, again, what am I saying for that?

£40.

Start at 20.

Come on.

20, thank you. At £20 I have.

And two now, elsewhere.

The atomiser for the gentleman at 20.

And two at all elsewhere?

22, I can see you now.

25, 28, 30.

Come on, come on.

Sure? At 30 standing then.

Looking for two now elsewhere.

No, at 30 by the cabinets then.

-32 - fresh place.

-Ooh.

-35, sir.

-Ah, there's hope, there's hope.

-There's hope.

Two seated then. Thank you, sir. At £32. And selling now.

You're quite sure and all done?

BANG

£32 is -£28.

-It's -£143.

-I don't believe...

-£143? Dear, oh, dear, oh, dear.

So, are we going to go with the bonus buy?

If we going to lose, let's lose big.

Exactly. So, we're going with it then, yes?

-Yes, I think we should, Tim.

-Yes, I think so.

-Fine.

-Decision made.

No mucking about. Here we go.

So the pair of lamp shades there.

And interest here with me at 35, 40, 45, 50.

(Profit! First time.)

£50 here. 55, do I see elsewhere? You quite sure then?

With me at £50, commission bid has it here.

Looking for five now in the room.

55. At 55, I'm out now.

At 55 it's yours, madam, at 55.

And 60 now at all? In the room in the room dead and centre then

at 55...

You've doubled your money, Kate.

BANG

Well done but not quite enough. At 55...is +£25,

-118.

-£118.

Could be a winning score.

-Ha-ha.

-Ha-ha.

-Ha-ha.

-Really?!

-Do you know how the Reds got on?

-No, no idea.

Dan, you haven't been chatting to them? Good.

-Kathy, you found the vesta holder.

-Yes.

Which is a sweet little thing, isn't it?

Yes, it's my favourite, I think.

With the cut bit you can strike a match on and all that.

£50 paid.

His estimate, I'm afraid, is rather depressing.

It's £10-£20.

-Oh, dear.

-Oh.

-Oh, gosh.

-For solid silver and cut glass that's all he thinks it's worth.

-OK.

Anyway, first up is the vesta holder. And here it comes.

Lot 237. The early 20th century glass and silver vesta holder.

And, what am I saying for that?

£20?

-Start me at 10.

-Oh, come on.

10, thank you, sir. Won't go any lower than that.

At £10.

And 12 now, at all?

12, thank you. 15, 18, 20, 22, 25, 28.

25 gentleman seated then.

Eight at all elsewhere?

At 25, original bidder at 25.

And eight I'm looking for.

At 25 now, and all done.

BANG

£25 is better than £10-£20.

But still unfortunately it's -25 in the score line.

Now...

So the incense burner, what am I saying for that?

-£10.

-Cool.

-£10 straightaway, thank you.

At £10. And 12 now.

At £10 only. Do I see 12 at all?

At £10 then. At £10. And 12 at all?

Ooh!

Quite sure then, at the maiden bid of 10.

BANGS

-Gosh.

-That's -£32, OK.

-Now, girls.

-Calm down now.

Lot 239 is the pair of rustic horseshoe garden jardiniere stands.

And, what am I saying for those?

£100.

-Better.

-£100?

Start at 40, if you will.

HE MOUTHS

40, thank you. At £40.

At 45, 50, 55?

55 here then.

At 55, and 60? I'm out then.

It's £55 here.

-Somebody knows what they're worth.

-Come on.

At £55. And 60 at all?

Quite sure then, I'll sell here at 55...

BANG

No, it's not happened.

It's £55.

And that, sadly, is -£5.

Which means you -£62 overall.

Now, the photographer's plaque.

How do we feel about that?

£90 paid. Are you going to go with it and risk £90 for a bit more?

-Ho-ho-ho.

-You know what I think?

-I do quite like it.

-You do like it?

-And you know what, never give up.

-Let's go for it.

-Ha!

-Good motto.

-Let's go for it.

-Yeah.

-Let's do it.

-Is that the answer?

-Why not?

OK, here it comes.

20th century oak and bronze presentation plaque.

An interesting piece.

And local interest here with me at 35, 45, 50.

-£50 here.

-(Oh!)

At 50 with me. And five now, elsewhere.

55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85,

90, 95, 100, 110. 110.

Commission is out then. With the gentleman in the room at £110.

Come on!

The man's done it again!

All done now. At £110 then.

BANG

-Amazing.

-Yes!

£110!

-I'm shocked.

-Well, what were you nervous about?

What have you got to be nervous about?

That is fantastic, isn't it?

That is +£20.

Whoever would have thought that?

Not me! And these kids - they went with it,

-they saw the potential.

-Yes, we did.

-Good on you.

-Well done.

-That's a proper result.

I'm so pleased.

Anyway, it makes the overall score a bit more palatable.

Which is -£42.

Good.

And -£42 could be a winning score

-so don't say a word to the Reds.

-Nothing.

MUSIC: "The Only Way Is Up" by Yazz

Well, well, well.

What excitement we've had today, haven't we?

-Oh, we have.

-Yes!

It's enough to make you want to throw each other around, I tell you.

-ALL:

-Ha-ha-ha!

Anyway, the team that's quite considerably behind in the score

just happens to be the Reds.

-Oh.

-Knew it.

--£118.

-Ha-ha-ha.

-Made up of some solid losses.

-RED TEAM:

-Ha-ha-ha.

-All the way through.

-There certainly were.

What I love about you, Angie, is that you can take it on the chin,

-right?

-Oh, yes.

You won't be a moaning minnie about this, will you?

-You know, on another day it could have been very different.

-Yes.

As it was though, the £25 profit from the opaline glass shades

was brilliant, Kate. So, thank you very much for that.

And you've been just fantastic, you and Paul.

Now, the victors today are victors

cos they've only managed to lose £42.

-Yes!

-Yes!

And it would have been worse without David Harper's £20 credit,

so well done for that.

-Thank you.

-Nobody ever thought that bronze lump could possibly

-be translated into raw cash.

-Me especially!

But anyway, there we are. The kids knew though, didn't you?

-You knew.

-Yes, we did.

-Anyway, have you had a nice time?

-Lovely.

-Great.

-Very nice to see you, Dan.

Anyway, join us soon for some more bargain hunting. Yes?

-ALL:

-Yes!