Epsom 21 Bargain Hunt

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TIM: Today, we're in Epsom in Surrey,

where the only racing we're going to be doing

is against the clock.

So, saddle up, cos we're under starter's orders

and let's go bargain hunting!

Yeah.

Epsom Downs Racecourse is the venue

for today's antiques fair,

where each of our teams will be given £300

to complete the course,

and hopefully acquire three objects

to take home and sell later at auction.

The team wins that makes the biggest profits

or the smallest losses.

Epsom Downs, eh?

More like 'ups and...downs'.

Ha! Let's have a look at what's coming up.

On today's program, our teams get set for battle.

Samurai is a race of warriors, like you two.

-Like you two.

-Warriors of the field.

It looks actually quite appealing

in a...killer way.

But who will reign victorious at the auction?

What?!

Now, let's meet the teams, eh?

Well, today's show's all about best buddies

because today, for the Reds, we've got Trevor and Oliver,

and for the Blues, we have Shona and Adele.

-Hello, everyone.

-ALL: Hello.

-Very nice to see you.

-Now, Trevor.

-Yep?

-How did you two meet?

-I got invited to a Christmas party at Oliver's dad's old place.

-Yeah.

Had a couple of beers in the kitchen.

Started talking to, uh, Oliver.

-And then, uh, yeah, just sort of friends ever since, really.

-Yeah.

It's called "bromance", isn't it?

-Apparently so.

-Apparently.

-Yeah?

So, there are certain separate moments, but you pretty well do everything together.

-Cos you work together now.

-We work together.

-Tell us about the work.

-Farm work.

-Farm work.

-Yep, on the farm, so sheep, cattle, pigs.

-Yeah.

-Turkeys.

So, is this your farm, is it?

-It's a family farm, yeah.

-Right.

-How's your corn price this year?

-Oh, all right.

-All right.

-Yeah.

Well, you never catch a farmer saying it's brilliant, do you?

It's farmers, isn't it?

-How are you going to get on with your Bargain Hunt today? "All right".

-"It'll be reet," yeah.

But it should be reasonable.

So, Oliver, it's not just farming that keeps you two glued together.

-Is it?

-No. We've both got a passion for music.

I play classical guitar. I did a bit of singing as well.

But Trevor's a keen singer as well, and can play saxophone.

So, yeah, it's good fun.

So, talk to me about strategy today, then.

Are you going to be finding agricultural implements.

-Get something risky.

-Get something really risky.

-What - you mean 'risky', dodgy?

-Well, you never know.

-Well, yeah...

-Look at his face light up like a candle.

-A bit of the old...

So, this could be quite a recipe.

I think these two chaps are basically up for anything, if the truth is known.

Now, Shona, tell me, how did you girls meet?

Um, basically, it was about ten years ago.

We worked in the same office, but different departments.

And I was in the kitchen, you know, having a break.

I needed to find a fourth for a girls' holiday, and Adele happened to be there at the same time.

And I invited her to come along,

and she did, and we shared a room, and then we've been best friends ever since.

-It's a bit like "Blind Date", that.

-It was a bit like "Blind Date".

-Yeah.

But we've lived together for two years,

we got engaged, separately, a month apart,

got married in no time, each other's maid-of-honours.

-Really?

-We've got two boys, same ages.

-That's so close and so sweet, isn't it?

-Yeah.

-Now, listen, Shona, do I detect a touch of the antipodean in you?

-Yes. A bit of a Kiwi.

A bit of a Kiwi. And what dragged you over here, darling?

Um, I just came cos my parents are Scottish,

so I kind of came back over after university

and then I met an Englishman.

-Did you marry him?

-I married him.

-That's a marvellous thing, isn't it?

-Yep.

Adele, it says here you spend most of your time with your head in the clouds.

Yes, um, I am cabin crew.

-Um, absolutely love this job. I've been doing it for about eight years now.

-Have you?

-Yeah.

And what's the best bit of that job? What's the perks, apart from the travel?

Well, I do have to say, I did meet my very handsome husband at work.

He's a pilot. Very cliched.

-No!

-But, you know, you see them in a uniform...

Cabin staff meets pilot department.

Romance ensues, right?

-Indeed.

-Isn't that amazing?

Because, you know, one loves a romantic story.

-And it's rather nice when it works out like that.

-Yes.

-Good. How lovely is that?

OK, the money moment - £300 apiece.

You know the rules. Your experts await. And off you go!

And very, very, very good luck.

Dodgy. "Risky".

So, that's our teams. Now, who are their experts?

Tiny cup. Ha-ha! Big expert.

The Red team have the mighty Thomas Plant.

The Blues won't need the brolly today, though.

But they will need Claire Rawle.

-I feel like we're the Three Amigos.

-Yeah.

Because we're all come from farming stock.

My dad's a farmer, you two are farmers.

-Are you two excited?

-Oh, very excited.

What are you going to go for today, do you think?

I really love really handmade, beautiful craftsmanship.

I'm really keen for quite interesting, like maybe quite fun.

-Quirky items.

-Quirky items.

-Anything that stands out, isn't it?

-Anything, anything.

-Oh, OK. She's easy, then.

I'm going to shove you off and let you go, like I'm herding sheep.

-TIM:

-Quirky, fun and up for anything.

The perfect ingredients for a classic Bargain Hunt.

Remember, I don't want to be doing the choosing for you. OK, boys?

-OK, yeah.

-Go on!

-Right.

-Let's have a look.

-Go on.

-TIM:

-TP is definitely shepherding his team.

HE WHISTLES

-THOMAS:

-Come behind!

-CLAIRE:

-Don't worry. I shan't force you into buying dinky toys.

-SHONA: I quite like... We've both got two boys each.

-Right!

-ADELE:

-Tractors are a special favourite of my little boy.

-Right.

-Rufus is really into spacemen and starships.

-OK.

-ADELE:

-Do they tend to sell?

There's a very, very good market for these,

especially once you get into film memorabilia, "Batman", "Man from U.N.C.L.E."

I like the chickens. Is there chickens there?

No. They're just ponies.

There's a couple that look like...

I think you must be able to train chickens at some point.

-It's a different horse.

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

-Thanks very much.

So, shall we pop down here? This looks interesting.

-TIM:

-Struth! All I can say is they must have very interesting chickens in New Zealand.

-THOMAS:

-Do you know anything about antiques?

-Not a thing. No.

-TIM:

-Well, you'll do just fine, then, fellas.

-THOMAS:

-Do you know what this is?

-BOTH: No.

-What if I did that?

-Oh, is it off of a sword?

-Yeah.

-It's a sword handle?

-It's a Japanese sword handle.

-It's called a "tsuba".

-I like that.

-£59 you've got on that.

-Right.

-MAN:

-It could be £40, to be honest.

-"Could be £40."

-"Could be £40."

-So, that's "Could be £40."

-Yeah.

So, for your... And do you know what sword it would have gone on?

-What's it called?

-A Samurai?

-Samurai.

But Samurai is a race of people, a race of warriors.

-Warriors!

-Like you two.

HE LAUGHS

-Warriors of the field. Yeah.

-Warriors of the field.

-So, that's...that's quite nice.

-Yeah.

This is Meiji period.

So, it's dating from

the 20th century.

-So, that's something you can think about.

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-In your first five minutes of shopping.

Yeah, it's nice.

-CLAIRE: What sort of price are the enamel brooches there?

-MAN: Which one?

Um, with the leaves, the little white leaves.

-David Andersen.

-Yeah.

-That could be £50.

-ADELE:

-Oh, they're quite lovely.

Very, very typically Scandinavian design.

And there are quite a few of them that worked in these lovely enamels and silver.

So, I think it's actually very wearable today.

It's got very keen lines, it's in good condition as well.

It's really important there's no damage to any of the enamel.

-And I think it's charming.

-ADELE:

-I do like that.

-So, the white one?

-The David Andersen's £50.

Right. Can we move down a bit on that one?

-£49.

-Ohhhh!

You're a hard man.

CLAIRE LAUGHS

-ADELE:

-What about down a bit more?

-Go on.

-I'll make it £42.50, yeah?

-Ooh!

-There you go.

Can we do 50 pences? Can't we do £42, at all, please?

-Every penny helps.

-42 quid.

Are we buying what we like?

-I think we go a bit with what we like.

-Well, it has to be an instinct.

-Do you like it?

-I love it.

-You like it as well?

-Yeah.

-Oh, please. Thank you.

-Thank you so much.

Good work.

-TIM:

-Great bargaining, Blues.

Cracked open the purse nice and early.

Excellent, well done. Hey, within ten minutes, as well!

Great. Very positive. So, that's one down, two to go.

-So, on that high note, shall we head off in this direction?

-Let's go.

-Yeah.

-Yeah, good.

What do you...what do you feel like buying?

-You said, you know, "unusual".

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

Yeah, anything really unusual.

-Something that grabs you. You want something that grabs you.

-Yeah.

-TIM:

-Yeah. Olly's spotted something.

-THOMAS:

-What are you saying? Don't be afraid to pick it up. It's fine.

-I'm looking at that one.

-Yeah?

What's the other bottle, over there?

Look at that. So, you've got two bottles there.

A gin bottle.

-We both like gin.

-Yeah.

-You both like gin?

-We both like quite a lot of gin, yes.

I love old bottles.

They are widely collected.

-The writing on it's nice, isn't it?

-It is.

Gin was the drink of choice

in the 19th century.

Who do you think would have drunk gin in the 19th century?

Aristocracy?

-No.

-No? Normals.

Normals. Normals, in the 18th and 19th century.

-And do you know where the thing comes from - "an old soak".

-No.

If you can't afford to buy gin to drink,

they used to soak it in rags and used to suck the rag.

I've been on a few nights out like that.

-THEY LAUGH

-Trevor!

So, I think those are two rather good bottles, don't you?

-So, do you want to go for both or just the one?

-What would you say on that?

I always kind of have more in a lot than less.

-Yes.

-Do you think they'll do well as a pair?

-Well, people, you know...

It attracts more people.

So, the two bottles - what could they be?

-There's no price on... That one's £18.

-Yeah.

-£30.

-£30?

-£30?

What do you think, lads?

-I reckon £30's quite good, actually.

-30 quid.

-£25, you've got a deal.

-Go on.

-Yeah?

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

-Thank you very much.

-Thanks.

-Now, are you happy with that?

-I'm very happy with that.

-Yeah.

-TIM:

-Everyone's happy, then. Must be the effect of the gin.

Now, our Blue belles

have a budding interest in this rose bowl.

What about that - the nice, vibrant colour?

-"Bohemian Art Deco".

-Yeah. It's just not a great seller at all.

-TIM:

-OK, so, the boho's a real no-no.

Come on, let's move on.

-HE STRAINS OLIVER:

-Go on!

Hey, it IS heavy.

-Well, you could certainly work out with that.

-Yeah, that's it.

You want something rare? Something unusual?

-CLAIRE:

-We're always looking for something rare and unusual.

-There's something very unusual here.

-Oh, OK.

-Oh, my God. That's, yeah, lethal.

-You need to guess what it is, though.

-Yeah. Yeah.

-OK, well, I know it's something to do with thatching.

-Oh, right.

I've seen them before. So, you'd...

Cos it looks really dangerous.

Well, yeah, lethal, isn't it?

-It's a thatching needle.

-Yeah.

Thatchers would use it - the cord would run through here,

through the thatch, and then, as he pushes it down,

draws back the thatch and just works his way along the ridge.

-Oh, OK. I am sort of strangely attracted to that.

-It looks...

-But it's up to you.

-It looks actually quite appealing in a...killer way.

THEY LAUGH

SHONA: How much is that, may I ask?

Um, I've got £38 on it.

-You need it special, don't you?

-As special as you can do.

Bargain, bargain.

Real special for you - £25.

-£25. What do you think?

-£25.

-Would it make much?

-I was going to say £30, but £25.

-Ooh. You're a charmer.

-£25.

-Can I hold it for the weight of it?

Oh! Take cover, take cover!

-Oh, it's quite a weight, actually.

-CLAIRE:

-Yeah.

It's lovely how it's actually been used. It's something that's been useful.

-And now there's something quite appealing about it.

-Yeah.

-Let's do it.

-Can we do it?

-I trust this man. I think we do it.

-Yeah! Thank you so much.

-Yep.

-Excellent.

MAN: Thank you very much.

-Ahh!

-Ooh! Careful!

-TIM:

-Great work, team. That's two items stitched up in less than 30 minutes.

I tell you what - they are, um, great.

They've got different ideas about what they want, but they...

Once they see something they like, they're really clear and decisive.

-20 minutes, two items!

-Bam!

-Whoa! What are we going to do?

Let's spend loads of money!

-I think we need to do a big, decent amount now.

-Big, yeah.

-A nice big amount of money on something...big, maybe?

-We'll see.

-TIM:

-Well, I suppose that's unity of sorts.

But have the Reds corralled their second item yet?

-What about that horn?

-What's that, there?

-THOMAS:

-A bit of a cow horn? What do you like about that?

It's got a connection to us, really, hasn't it? It's obviously a horn off a cow.

-We farm cattle.

-Do you still de-horn cows?

-Yeah.

-We do, yeah.

-Yep?

Why do you de-horn cows?

Well, horns get huge

and it can be quite dangerous, handling them.

-And with each other as well?

-Yeah, and then they get them stuck places, which is always a pain.

-OLIVER:

-What do you think about it?

-Um... Do you know what it is?

-No.

Ah! Right.

-Snuff. We don't know the price of this, though, do we?

-No.

-No.

-How much is it?

-It's £500.

-£500. See? There you are.

-Out of your price range.

-Very out of our price range.

-A bit too nice for us.

Thank you, very much.

-TIM:

-Ha-ha! For that price, I'd STEER clear of that.

-Find something big and bold and something you guys are going to think, "God! What?"

-Yeah.

"That's amazing."

Oh! What about this, Shona?

This is really... Look, chunky.

It's a nice little thing, isn't it?

-ADELE:

-Compartments.

-CLAIRE:

-Nicely strapped. It's a good, sturdy chest.

-Do they do well at auction?

-Yeah. Funnily enough, they do.

-Cos, I suppose...

-People like them either to store stuff or just use them as coffee tables.

-Actually, yeah.

-Practical.

But, yeah, no, old chests, old blanket boxes and things.

-It's quite nice.

-It's quite trendy at the moment.

-Right, yeah.

-So, you know, unless you want to.

-SHONA: There's no harm in asking.

-Yeah.

-Hi. Sorry to interrupt you.

-You'll want to know what my best price is.

Absolutely. And we mean the bottom price.

-£160 is the best I can do.

-£160?

-Yes.

-Right.

-Well, we can think about it.

-Yes. Yeah, we've got time.

-We love it. Yeah, yeah.

-Have a think about it.

-It's a great item.

-Thank you.

-TIM:

-And I thought you were going to buy big for your third item.

Still time, though.

-I've seen something on that stand which is right up your strata.

-Yep. I can see that.

-Can you see that?

-I think I've spotted it.

-I think...

-Can we see, A, if we can afford to buy it?

-Yeah.

-And, B, what it is? Yeah?

-Yes.

-Yeah.

-Let's go.

-I like this.

-Yeah, I thought you'd like that.

-What is this - a fertility piece?

-More or less.

It's called a Makonde belly mask.

Makonde are a Central African tribe - Ivory Coast.

It's worn by young men...as well,

in conjunction with a female face mask,

and they do a dance.

-So they can get their other half pregnant?

-Well, basically, yeah.

-Ah.

-Those sort of connotations.

-And how old is this?

That one is about 1920s, 1930s.

-It's a very nice piece.

-Was it made for the tourist market?

-No.

No, I don't think so. Not this one.

-And how much is it?

-£320.

Oh, God... What's the best?

-That is about it...

-Is that it, is it?

Uh, well, the best would be around about, uh, say, £275.

I can't go any less than that. It's a fairly early piece.

Not for the tourist market.

-You've got nice...good tribal marking.

-Yeah, I like that marking. There.

-If we could do a deal on this, if you like it...

-Yes.

..work a bit more on that price, if you wouldn't mind,

that means it leaves us with a little bit, and there'd be an incy-wincy bit for me.

MAN: Let me have a word with my partner, OK?

-I think it's a really interesting...

-It's interesting, yeah.

-TIM:

-Let's take a pregnant pause from the Red's belly mask

to see how the Blue team are cracking on.

Hi, Claire. Have you seen anything interesting?

Oh, my... Look how cute that red one is!

It's like a nut shape.

-Yeah.

-WOMAN:

-It's a type of nut, but I don't know what kind.

-Right.

It's so pretty. The little bottles.

-Oh, I quite like that.

-Oh, it's sweet...

-Oh!

-Of course we quite like that cos it's quite a nice price

-It's very expensive.

-Very expensive.

-Always choose the most expensive.

-So, we'll hand it back.

We obviously have very good taste.

-TIM:

-Now, back to our expectant Reds.

-MAN:

-I've just had a word with my partner. We're at £255.

£255.

So, you buy it at £255. You can't do it at £250?

-£250?

-Yeah.

Oh, well, I can mark it down another £5.

So, £250. So, that means we've spent £275.

-That means, after that, there's £25 left.

-Yeah.

So we have to buy something for 20 quid or something, which is fine.

-Yeah.

-Do you want to do it?

-I'm happy with that.

-We are going to beat the girls.

-Cos that is called taking a risk.

-Yeah. On... Yeah.

-£250, sir.

-Yep.

-Thank you.

-No problem.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you. Let's not go and spend a great deal of money now.

-No.

-TIM:

-Deep breaths, lads.

-CLAIRE:

-That's nice, isn't it? Really lovely.

And the wine-holder. That's pretty good.

Yeah, they've really started selling well, those sort of wine boxes.

-Even very plain ones, as long as they've got lettering on them.

-Mm.

-SHONA: Does it come with the wine?

-CLAIRE: It's all empty.

THEY LAUGH

It's here, it's here.

-OK.

-That's... Well, that's quite...

-There's one down here as well.

-Oh, yeah.

-Is that bigger?

What kind of age would that be?

Turn of the century? 1920s?

-Does it say?

-I don't know. Quite nice. We'll think about them.

-Yeah.

-TIM:

-OK, teams, best start thinking about that last purchase,

cos you're in the last 15 minutes.

What are we going to do?

-We'll have to really pull something out of the bag. Cos we don't have much left.

-That's it.

I reckon there's some good stuff round here for 20 quid.

-I reckon we'll find something.

-Yeah, we'll find something mental.

Two farmers - fabulous boys. Very nice.

Um, they really wanted something unusual,

and I believe they've got something I've never seen before.

-ADELE:

-What about this crazy fella up here?

-They're a lovely colour.

-Oh, they're nice...

-They're beautiful.

Yeah, yeah, actually. Beautiful again.

It's amazing how quickly this last few minutes will disappear.

So, I think we need to focus.

I think the mind is elsewhere. Don't you?

-I think I'm still with the wood.

-Do you know what? I think I am as well.

-You're with the wood? Then we go back to the wood.

-Let's do it.

-Excellent.

-TIM:

-Well done, Claire - reining your team in to perfection.

Your turn, Thomas.

-OLIVER: The jam things...

-TREVOR: Oh, yeah! I forgot them.

-Have you found anything?

-Uh, no.

-Boringly.

No, I was. I quite like...

Where are the coaches? Over there? Let's have a look. Let's have look.

I quite fancy you choosing a coaching lamp. Which one did you like?

That's railway as well, isn't it? Or a coach? Yeah, traction engine lamp.

-That's £44.

-Oh.

-A bit out of our budget.

You get different styles, don't you?

-Is that a door knocker?

-I don't know.

Um, I don't know.

Is that a door knocker?

I think it's for...webbing.

Tightening webbing.

-Like a ratchet.

-A ratchet. I quite like that.

-How much is that, sir?

-£23

-That would have gone onto maybe a flatbed.

-Yeah.

And that would have been looped onto the bronze holder.

And then your webbing would have gone on and you would have clicked it all in.

-We could use that on the farm.

-Yeah, that's it.

Is that your very best?

-MAN:

-£18.

-£18.

We're simple folk. We can only do zeroes and fives.

So, it's either going to be £10 or £15.

-All right, £15.

-£15?

THEY LAUGH

-Oh, I do.

-You like it even more, don't you?

-I do.

Will that be your third and final?

-I think we'd be silly not to go for it.

-I think you would.

-Silly? Right.

Cos I quite like your passion towards it.

-I think you've got a sale, sir.

-Lovely.

-Thank you.

-Three items.

-There we go.

-Boom.

-TIM:

-Hey, great work, chaps.

And certainly talking the talk.

So, now, you have to sort of focus.

-TIM:

-Exactly that!

I think I prefer the top one because it's not as wide.

-And with the wording on it, does that...?

-Yeah, no, that's popular.

That doesn't take away from it at all.

It's French, you know? It's exotic.

-SHONA: Bonjour.

-So...

-Why don't we see what we can get it for?

-Yeah. Yeah, definitely, yeah.

-OK, we need to negotiate.

-With that lady.

-So, we need our lovely lady to come and negotiate with us.

No.

So...

-I think we'd take this one, out of the two.

-Yeah, that's the best shape.

What is...? I mean, what's the bestest deal that will help us at auction day, you could do us?

Well, I can't do it for less than £40.

-That sounds quite good to me.

-Yep.

-40 quid?

-Yep.

-Lovely.

-£40? Finish. Shake on the deal, then.

-Thanks. I love your stall.

-Thank you so much.

-I love your stall too.

-Brilliant. Well done, guys.

So, I think that was an excellent purchase. I think they all are.

BOTH: Yay!

-TIM:

-Stop pedalling, teams.

Time's up. Let's check out what the Red team bought, eh?

First up, they bought these corking gin bottles for £25.

Next, they had the stomach

to pay £250

for the African belly mask.

Ooh-ah.

Last, the 19th-century webbing tool.

£15 paid.

Excuse me for interrupting you,

-but that was quite successful, wasn't it?

-I think so.

Did a birdie tell me that you spent £290?

-Yes.

-It did. Yes.

That is mature male expenditure.

Um, where's the £10 of leftover lolly?

Got that, Trev. Thank you very much. Good.

So, which is the favourite piece, for you?

Oh, I really like... we've got that fertility...

-Body suit.

-The mask.

-Really?

-Everything, yeah.

-OK.

-I like that.

-Mine's the same, actually.

-Is it?

-The body mask, yeah.

-You farmers are all the same, aren't you?

-Yeah, it's all about that.

It's all reproduction and...

..the earth's bounty and all that kind of stuff.

-Anyway, after all of that, Tom, you're going to get a £10 note.

-Oh, look at that.

Which is going to be difficult for you, I'd say.

-Don't spend it all at once.

-I won't spend it all at once. I'll try not to.

-It's a couple of coffees and a cake, if you ask me.

-Absolutely.

-Anyway, good luck. Good luck, team.

Enjoy your little break. Meanwhile, we're going to check out what the Blue team bought.

There's no way they were going to pass up

a Scandinavian silver and white enamel brooch for £42.

Their second buy was sewn up with the thatcher's needle,

bought for £25.

And, finally, they returned to the French wine crate

for a magnifique £40.

BOTH: Yay!

Three girls together, eh? This is a magical combination.

-Did you have a good time, Shona?

-Fantastic time.

-Good for you, Adele, was it? Absolutely loved it.

-Brilliant.

I've never seen such lovely smiles!

-Now, Shona, which is your favourite piece?

-The thatching tool.

Has it an antipodean connection, by any chance?

-No, I just thought it was really interesting and quite interesting to hold. Yeah.

-Appealed to you.

-Yeah.

-Perfect. That's what a personal favourite ought to be. What about you, Adele?

Um, for the good, old wine carrier.

The ten bottles of wine in, nice and safe.

That's your favourite? And is that going to bring the biggest profit?

-I think the thatching... hatching tool might.

-Might it?

I think the box of wine will.

THEY LAUGH

You're clearly quite close in your predictions. How much did you spend?

-£107.

-I can't believe that!

-I know.

-It's such a miserable amount, isn't it?

-We tried, we tried to do more.

-Tried to do more?

Anyway, I'd better have £193 of leftover lolly, please.

Thank you very much. £19... Cor, it's a lot, isn't it?

But it means all the more for Rawle to spend.

Absolutely, yes, I can go forth now and, um...

Multiply!

Indeed. Well, one hopes so.

Anyway, that's marvellous. Have a nice cup of tea. And good luck, Claire.

Meanwhile, I'm going to flutter off and show you something rather special.

You can't beat a nice China teapot

for brewing a lovely cup of tea.

But in a drawing-room situation,

what do you do with a red-hot teapot like this?

Well, what you should do is to put it...

..on a teapot stand, like that.

Victorian and Edwardian interiors

were stuffed with teapot stands.

Now, this particular teapot stand is special.

For a kick-off, the surface is incredibly decorative, isn't it?

What we've got here are a series of Brazilian butterfly wings

which have been delicately arranged in a pattern

and then frozen underneath the glass.

But the shimmering exuberance

is breathtaking.

If I turn it round, you can see the manufacturer's stamp.

It says "Les Papillons de Peguy",

which is "The Butterflies de Peguy",

Peguy being the manufacturing firm,

and stamped "Paris".

And I guess this was done in about 1930.

All very interesting.

But the valuable part of this particular teapot stand

is not the butterfly decoration,

but the stand itself.

On the face of it, you'd walk by it in an antique centre.

It seems to be rather dull, rusty iron.

And it is, indeed, made of wrought iron.

But this textured and ridged surface

is peculiar to one particular, famous French ironworker,

who's called Edgar Brandt.

And Edgar Brandt, who came from a family of metalworkers,

he designed and made decorative objects to go into homes

in the 1920s and 1930s.

His larger pieces can make phenomenal amounts of money.

Peer tables and fire screens

that realise more than 100,000 -

huge amounts of money for wrought iron.

This particular piece,

with its ridged frame

and these stylised flower heads,

dates from about 1930 to 1935

and is a desirable piece.

What would it cost you?

It could be yours, in an antiques fair,

for £95.

What might it bring?

Well, in a specialist decorative art sale, hot to trot for Edgar Brandt,

perhaps £400 to £600.

Whilst fashionable in the 1930s,

the use of butterflies for decoration today

is...not just terribly PC.

Well, we've trotted from the racecourse

all the way to West Sussex,

to Wisborough Green, to Bellmans' saleroom,

to be with the champion jockey of all jockeys -

ha-ha-ha - Jonathan Pratt.

-Hi, JP.

-Good morning, Tim.

-Very nice to be here.

Now, first up for the Reds are the two glass bottles.

So, JP, out of the two bottles, which is the best?

Uh, the one on the left - this little tapering, square-bodied Hoytema gin bottle,

um, seems to be more collectable.

-They have a sort of finite value, of course.

-Mm-hm.

The one on the right here is more of a traditional shape, but it is handmade.

-I don't know, I quite like bottles, in that respect.

-Yeah.

-So, how much?

-Uh, £40 to £60.

-That is marvellous. £25 is all they paid for the two.

So, that's a good leg-up to start off with.

Um, talking about a leg-up, how do you rate this pregnant lady's mask?

This type of belly mask

is very typically Makonde tribe, in Africa.

Um, and it's this sort of shape

and this vertical band carved down the centre.

But you've got to be very careful. They're producing these all the time.

They still make them today and sell them at the sides of the road,

so there could be a lot of confusion in this market.

But the wood's very dry and nice and seasoned,

so that it looks right.

-Yeah.

-So, I think it has got some age.

So, we come to the million-dollar question now. How's it going to do?

We have sold lots of these sorts of things, and we've done terribly well with them in the past.

I've put an estimate of £80 to £120 on the mask.

-Have you?

-Mm-hm.

-Well, that's not good enough.

-Is it not good enough?

-No.

The Epsom price for the pregnant mask jobbie is £250.

Well, it's a hard thing to price.

I think that we're going to see a lot of interest in it.

-So, it's a bit of a tempting estimate.

-Yes.

-Lovely.

Anyway, their last item is this bronze instrument.

I believe it's a webbing tool. And webbing for furniture, I believe.

-You know where you have the seats and maybe a bit of cushion on top.

-An upholsterer's tool?

-Yeah.

So, upholsterer's tool. Very nice. And, um, what's it worth?

-£20 to £30.

-OK, £15 paid.

-So, on the face of it, they've done incredibly well.

-They have.

But if this African mask jobbie doesn't do so well,

they could be completely torpedoed,

in which case, they'll need that bonus buy, so let's go and have a look at it.

OK, you lovely lads. You spent £290. I'm so proud of you.

You gave Thomas Plant £10, which is a challenge.

Thomas, what did you spend the £10 on?

Well, boys, I continued our theme...

Wow!

Hey! Look at that.

-Look at that.

-TREVOR: Look at that!

-So... You like that, don't you?

-Trevor!

-Carries the theme, there.

Carrying on the theme of the belly mask,

I thought I'd get another fertility figure here

of an African woman -

uh, probably Kenyan or something -

but I would say 1950s.

So, it is airport tribal.

-I don't think it's, um...

-Right.

-I don't think it's...

-Departure lounge.

-Yeah.

I don't think it is actually taken from a tribe and robbed them of their culture, no.

Did you blow the whole lot over her?

-I did, yeah. I blew everything.

-Oh...

-Would that be £10?

-£10. £10!

-Really?

-Well, you haven't asked me a question.

How much do you think it will make?

-It's going to double its money.

-I'm happy with that.

-Yeah, I'm happy with it.

-Absolutely. A couple of quid would be nice, wouldn't it?

-Very nice.

-Perfect.

Anyway, there we go. You don't pick it till the end of the day, if you need to.

But right now, for the audience at home,

let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Tom's fertility figure.

OK, JP, there's a bit of a theme going on here.

There is. Thomas's...

This is what I was alluding to when I was talking about the piece on the right there.

This is the sort of thing you might pick up at the side of the road.

I think this is a more modern carving.

-Is that called airport art?

-It's more of a tourist thing.

Anyway, there we go. Takes you all sorts of place. So, how much?

-£20 to £40.

-OK, £10 paid.

-OK.

So, I think Thomas has done good with that.

-And this little theme is amusing, isn't it?

-I rather like that bunch.

You like that group? OK, fine.

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

Let's hope you like this bunch too.

Cos we go from something wee, wee, wee - Scandinavian -

to something big, big, big - French.

-So, how do you rate the brooch?

-It's kind of the fashion at the moment.

It's silver and enamel, Scandinavian.

-Mr Andersen?

-Yeah.

-He's a known name.

-Mm.

-Um, but he's not, you know... He's not your Jensen.

-No.

It's in nice condition. I can't really say much more.

-Um, £30 to £50.

-OK, £42 paid. So, they're in the frame for that.

-OK.

Now, we don't see very many of these.

-Apparently a thatcher's needle.

-Yeah.

-But I'm not quite sure how it's used.

-No, I...

I did try... I tried to work out...

Um, you can find these things available on the internet.

And in the country. People like a little bit of, um...

-You know, they like oat forks and, you know, shovels.

-Exactly.

It's a bit of a kind of talking point, isn't it,

around your fireplace, your open fire.

-Um, OK, so, what's the estimate?

-£40 to £60.

£25 paid. So, that's not too bad.

-Now we've got the crate.

-Mm.

Which looks like a lot of nailed up bits to me.

It's kind of fashionable, isn't it? This sort of, you know...

Well, it's meant to be sort of like the, uh...in the kitchen, put your wine in it and all that.

-But I don't think this has very much age. That's the problem.

-How much?

-Um...

£20 to £30. Someone might pay more. Who knows?

-£40, they paid, actually. £40.

-They might pay less.

-So, I think they paid top dollar for it.

-Mm.

-But you never know.

-You might get there. You're very persuasive, as we know, on the rostrum.

-I'll endeavour.

Endeavour. Can't ask for more than that.

Anyway, if you don't do too well, they might need their bonus buy. So, let's go and have a look at it!

Shona, Adele, you economical two, you -

you spent £107 only.

And you gave to Claire £193.

Claire Rawle, what did you spend it on?

-Da-da!

-BOTH: Yay!

THEY LAUGH Yes!

We secretly hoped.

I know, I know. I did rather get that feeling.

-So, I did go back and I...

-How much did you get it for?

-£170.

-OK.

Which I'd hoped to get it for a bit less.

But I still...it is the sort of thing that, I mean, I have been selling for sort of £200.

We may not make a huge profit on that,

but I hope, perhaps, we could make £10 or £15.

-Yeah.

-Great. Well, you've got the prediction. You're clearly in love with it.

You knew it before. You re-encountered it.

Everything is blissful.

Why don't we, for the audience at home,

find out whether the auctioneer is in love with it as much as our girls?

So, well, that's a dirty great chest, isn't it?

-You know, they make nice coffee tables.

-And good for storage.

-Absolutely, yeah.

-It fits in with the modern taste of interiors at the moment.

-Perfect. What's your estimate?

-£70 to £100.

-£170, Claire Rawle paid for that, as a bonus buy.

That is risky, isn't it?

-That's...I mean, if I can get to that, I'll be very pleased.

-I bet you will.

Anyway, the team may not need to go for it.

-But, anyway, are you taking the sale?

-I am, indeed.

Oh, we're in safe hands.

Now, Trevor, Oliver, how are you feeling?

-Very good.

-Anything you wish you hadn't bought, Oliver?

-No, not at all.

-Not at all.

-You're...

-I'm happy with everything.

-They're all champions, aren't they?

-Are they?

-Well, I don't know.

-You hope they are.

-THEY LAUGH

You're confident. That's the main thing.

Now, first up are the two glass bottles, and here they come.

JP: Start me £40 for this. £40, the two bottles?

Surely, we have £40. Where's £40? £20, then?

Get me off at £20.

-No interest.

-£10, then. There we are. Hands go up.

£10 is bid. Where's £12?

It's a maiden bid of £10. Any more at £10?

Internet, come on in.

-Fair warning. Selling for £10. £12, thank you.

-Yes.

-£15? TIM:

-Oh, come on!

-Now we're hotting up. £18?

-WOMAN:

-No!

-"No," she says. £18 on the left.

Any more at £18?

Fair warning. I'm selling, then. Last chance. £18.

-GAVEL BANGS

-That's £18. How miserable.

-I didn't like that.

-£2 short of £20, which is minus £7.

Still, there we go, chaps.

-Now, the belly mask.

-JP: Belly mask.

Uh, Makonde tribe.

Uh, bids with me starting at £100.

With me at £100 on the book.

-At £100.

-£100 on the book?

At £100 I have. Looking for £10.

£110. £120 against you.

£130 with Lizzie on the telephone. At £130.

At £130 - standing in the room at £130. Anyone else want to join in?

Fair warning, everyone else?

-It's going to be sold. TIM:

-Uh-oh.

It's a big risk.

-All done at £130?

-Oh, bad luck, lads.

£130. You just gave birth to a pup.

Ha-ha-ha! £130, £230.

-That's minus £120.

-Oh, good.

Now, the webbing tool.

Starting off at £20 for it. £20, the webbing tool.

Could be useful.

So, bad luck.

£10 here. £12.

Come on! £12 is bid with the gentlemen at... £12.

-Not great news.

-In the centre of the room at £12.

There we are. £15 by the fire exit. £18?

-£20?

-Ooh.

-£25. Is that £30?

Shakes his head. It's £25 with you, sir. Don't back out now.

It's £25 there. I saw it.

£25 and I'm selling. All done at £25?

-£25 is plus

-£10. At least we got one.

-That is champion, isn't it?

Plus £10. Does that feel good?

-Uh...

-Well, average.

Minus £117.

Anyway, what you going to do about the other African figure?

-Are you going to ditch these African...?

-We've got to go for it.

-Yeah, we're going to go for it.

-So, you're going with the bonus buy. And here it comes.

An African ebonised and carved wood female figure.

Starting at £40 for this. Let's get the ball rolling.

£40? £20, then.

£20. Surely, for this figure, £20?

-Oh, a bit gloomy.

-JP: £10?

And hands are shooting up now, surely.

£10. It's got to be worth a tenner.

Who's going to go £10? There, we've got £10 in the front row. At £10.

Let's creep up again. It's got to be £12 next.

£10 I'm bid. In the centre of the room at £10.

-Are you all done at £10?

-Not so fertile.

Maiden bid of £10. It's going at £10.

Fair warning, then. Yours, sir, at £10.

Well done, Tom. That's wiped its face. There we go.

There's no shame in that. Anyway, minus £117.

Now, listen, chaps, it could be a disastrous day for the Blues, right?

-In which case, £117 could be a winning score.

-You never know.

-Think about that, Oliver.

-Yeah, you never know.

Anyway, the thing is don't say a word to them, all right?

Keep it quiet. We'll reveal all in a moment.

Adele, Shona, how you feeling?

-A little nervous.

-Do you know how the Reds got on?

-No.

We don't want you to, cos it could affect your choices later,

whether you go with your big bonus buy or not.

OK? So, anyway, first up is the Scandinavian brooch.

And you paid £42 - here it comes.

JP: And, um, I can start with £15.

Straight in at £15, looking for £20 now.

-£15?

-£15.

£20, now, far left, on the Chesterfield, at £20.

Looking for five, though. £20. Yours, madam, at £20.

At £20, then, I'll sell.

If you're all done, it's £20.

GAVEL BANGS

-Oh!

-£20 is minus £22.

That's a body blow.

Now, here comes the needle.

JP: Very useful. Repair your house. Do your hair with it.

£40 for it. Start me at £40.

£40? £20, then. Start me at £20. He's waving his catalogue.

£20 dead ahead. Internet came in just at the same time.

£20. So, it goes to internet at £20.

At £20, by the clock. £25 on the net.

-Oh, go on, sir. One more.

-Oh, go on.

£30 is bid. Against you, internet, at £30.

Internet wants it. £35 on the net.

-Don't sit down. Keep standing. TIM:

-Don't sit down!

£35. One more, sir. You sure? £35 on the net. Any more at £35?

-£35...

-Internet bid. You really want it. I can tell.

-It's gone.

-No, he doesn't.

£35, internet bid. Anyone else? All out, then.

-Selling at £35. TIM:

-£35 is brilliant.

Well done. That's plus £10.

You are coming in, kids. That is minus £12 you're at, at the moment.

Now, this wine-bottle carter.

Uh, nicely decorated.

And it's, um, a popular lot.

Uh, everyone wants it.

I've got £25, £25, £25. Get rid of them.

£45? £55, £60.

-TIM:

-I don't believe it!

£65. With me, starting at £65.

With commissions, at £65.

£65?!

£70 clears the commission now.

£70, seated far left at £70.

-TIM:

-You're amazing, children.

£70. On the left, it's £70. Any more at £70?

-£70!

-Selling at £70.

You are so clever.

Hurrah! That is so good.

That is plus £30. You are so cool.

Which means you're plus £18.

You have £18 in your back pocket.

What are you going to do about the pine trunk? Will you go with it or stick at plus £18?

-It's really hard cos we're plus. But we love it.

-We both love it.

Never mind about loving it. You have to think about the profit, all right?

Yeah, think about the profit, girls.

-What do you think?

-Well, yeah.

-We'll do it.

You're looking a bit doubtful.

I mean, you're not just doing this to be nice to Clairey, are you?

-No, don't be nice to me.

-Ignore Claire.

-Just...

-What are you going to do?

-We were so chuffed she bought it.

-I think we'll go with it.

You'll go with it. OK, fine. You're going with the bonus buy.

You are not going to be dissuaded or moved. We're going with the bonus buy, and here it comes.

Commission bids again.

Uh, £80, £90, £100, £110.

Uh, keep on going, Johnny. £110, £150, £160, £170, I have.

-What?!

-£170 on commission. £180 on commission.

-What?!

-£180 with me on commission. Looking for £190 now.

£180. Looking for £190.

£180!

£180, then. Selling to the book.

Commission bid £180.

TIM £180?!

£180 is plus £10.

Now, you had the £18 before.

Which means, you lot are plus £28.

And I have to apologise big-time.

Let me publicly apologise.

I've been so sniffy about that chest. And what do I know?

Well done, Claire Rawle. That's all I can say.

-£180.

-It was a lovely chest.

I'm speechless. I'm absolutely speechless. That is so good.

Congratulations. Now, listen. You've got £28 there.

Don't for a... Don't think about telling those Reds, all right?

Do not spoil their day.

And all will be revealed in a moment. Well done.

-And well done, Claire.

-Thank you.

-Thank you!

What fun! What fun. Boys versus girls.

So, boys, you started out very positively, yes?

-Yeah.

-You were definitely going to beat the girls.

-Definitely.

-Girls, you started out very positively. You were going to beat the boys.

-Yes.

Well...you did.

-Cos those boys...

-TREVOR: Ohh!

THEY LAUGH

-We were so close!

-Those boys, £117 worth of losses there.

-It all went wrong with that belly.

-It did.

-Belly jobbie.

-She was a beauty, though.

-She was a beauty, yes.

Anyway, there we are. I suggest you stick to the farming in future.

THEY LAUGH

Good idea.

-But have you had a nice time, Trev?

-Beautiful time.

We've loved having you on the show. Thank you very much, Oliver. You've been a great couple of sports.

Because the girls are going to go home with money. They go home with £28.

Yes! Shona, you're pleased about that.

There's your £8. You got very close to getting a golden gavel.

Cos you got profits on two of your items,

but slipped on the wretched brooch from Scandinavia.

But you made a lovely profit on the bonus buy, so well done for that, Claire.

Even though I thought the pine trunk was absolutely appalling.

So, I know nothing either.

-Anyway, it's been fun, hasn't it?

-Excellent, yes.

-Fantastic.

HE LAUGHS

Anyway, been fun. Join us soon for some more bargain hunting, yes?

-ALL:

-Yes!