Anglesey 16 Bargain Hunt

We're on Anglesey today, close to RAF Valley,

former home of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

Our mission today is simple, our teams have 60 minutes

to find three items with £300 to take and sell at auction.

So, chocks away, chaps, and let's go bargain hunting! Yeah!

The Duchess herself has been known to shop here.

In fact, I had a nice chat with her the last time I was here.

How smooth is that?

And I expect she had more than £300 to spend,

because that's all our teams have got, and an hour,

but how will they get on here at the Mona Showground?

Let's have a quick squint at what's coming up.

'Today the Reds err on the side of caution.'

And I think if you've got a suspicion about something,

got a bit of a hunch, usually it's best to follow it.

I think maybe let's come back for it. Bear that price in mind,

but I do think maybe that's one to bear in mind,

I like that, I like it a lot.

But can the Blues be swayed?

I'm going to defer to your judgment,

I'm going to give you a clue, though, and the clue is...

'And what did I do to deserve this?!'

But before we give the game away, let's meet the teams.

Well, on today's show, we've got two teams of lovebirds

who just can't get enough of one another.

For the Reds, we've got Ash and Julie

and, for the Blues, we have Helen and Graham. Hello, everyone.

-Hi, Tim.

-Hello!

-Lovely to see you.

Now, you've given up the rat race, you two,

and are living in rural Wales, is that right?

Yes, yes, we decided to give everything up, didn't we?

-We did, yeah.

-Give up our jobs, sell our house and move to Wales.

-And has it been successful?

-Oh, wonderful.

-Is it?

-Yes.

-Best thing we've ever done.

-Yeah, it is, marvellous.

-Now, Julie, it says here you've got a soul connection.

-Oh, yes.

-Is it religious or musical?

-Musical.

-Ah, tell us about it.

Stax Of Soul, that's where Ashley and I met.

-He was with his friends and I was with mine...

-Yes.

-And he saw me dancing on the dance floor, didn't you?

-I did.

-And decided to come and chat me up.

-Right.

So, we started going out from then and we started following them

-and then we got engaged at one of their shows as well.

-Did you?

Yes, and we both kept half the ticket. You know when we first went?

-Yes.

-They gave us a ticket and they ripped it in half.

-We both kept our half.

-Did you?

-Yes.

-And do you ever put them together?

-Yes, we've got them in a frame...

-Nestling up.

-Yes, because when we got engaged we got all their autographs.

-Did you?

Put them in a frame.

You'd better tell,

for the audience who don't know what Stax Of Soul are all about,

give us the lowdown on Stax Of Soul.

It's a group that sings soul music

and we love dancing to that.

-They have a horn section and everything.

-Yes, yeah.

-Now, Ash, you like crawling round the garden.

-I love crawling...

Taking photographs.

Yes, yes, I love crawling round the garden,

-it's like being a child again with me camera.

-Hmm.

Since giving up work, I've treated myself to a digital camera

and found a macro lens.

I've started looking through this macro lens at amazing creatures -

insects - and I'm hooked.

I spend hours upon hours chasing butterflies and grasshoppers

and all types of creatures.

It must be quite a sight in your garden, really.

I can't believe the amount of life that is in a back garden.

I must have found easily 200, 300 different insects

in the back garden.

Anyway, are you going to get on all right, do you think,

-for the shopping today? You're not going to fall out, are you?

-No, no.

-I'll do as I'm told.

-Yeah.

Yeah, you know the rules! Very good, Ash.

-I've learned the hard way.

-Good luck.

-Thank you.

Anyway, nice to see you. Good.

Now, Blues, you're another couple that spend a lot of time together.

-Tell us about your whirlwind romance.

-Well, we met in work.

We went on our first date in the January.

We were engaged ten weeks later.

And we got married three years after that.

-Brilliant. And the rest is history, as they say.

-Yeah.

Now, Graham, you met at work, then. So what do you actually get up to?

We run courses teaching life skills in the community.

Things that me and you take for granted every day of your life.

-Right. And, Helen, you like to do a bit of travelling.

-I do.

Yeah, I've been very fortunate,

I've managed to be able to travel extensively throughout Europe

and to other parts of the world as well.

-This is on holiday or work or what?

-Both.

-Is it?

-Both, yeah.

What sort of places have you been to?

This year we managed to get to Australia, which was great,

holiday of a lifetime.

Graham's got family there, I've got family there.

-I haven't seen my family since I was seven years old.

-Oh, gosh!

-So...

-That was quite emotional then, really.

-It was.

-Yeah.

And, um, how are you going to find shopping together on Bargain Hunt?

I think we both know each others' strengths, don't we? So...

Yeah, with work, we spend a lot of time together,

so I think we'll do well.

Do you know anything about antiques?

-No.

-OK. You're bound to do very well!

-Now the money moment - £300 apiece. There's your £300.

-Thank you.

You know the rules, your experts await,

and off you go! And very, very, very good luck.

Well, whatever next!

Grinding on and on and on...

is Christina Trevanion.

It's not the first time he's made an ass of himself

and probably not the last...

it's Paul Laidlaw.

What are we going to do? Have we got a plan?

Yeah, we've got a plan.

First of all, we've got our shopping list -

-something silver.

-I'm sorry, a shopping list?!

Yeah, a shopping list. Never go out without a shopping list...

There isn't a grand plan, but we're looking at...

-Anything that we like, like toys or silver or jewellery.

-OK.

We'll know when we see it.

-Something decorative.

-OK.

And something quirky.

Quirky! We like quirky.

Brilliant, so anything that you are both passionate about,

that you really, really like.

Let's go for it. OK, let's go.

Hats off! Your preparation I am impressed by.

Whether it'll pan out or not, we'll see. Come on.

-Oh, there's a man with a whip.

-Watch out, teams,

it looks like there's no messing about with this dealer.

Or else!

Over here, yes.

Guys, what do you think about this?

-That's quite nice, hidden behind there.

-It's unusual.

It is unusual. It's a 19th century pine cherub,

so, it looks to me like it would have been part

of some sort of church interior,

possibly a pew or something like that.

I think it's got quite mass appeal, it's a nice thing.

-What's your thoughts?

-Can I just...?

-Yeah, of course.

-It's quite tactile, yeah.

-65...

-There is what looks like a bit of a split.

-It's got a headache.

Shall we find out how much?

Yeah, sure. I mean, I think...to be honest,

it's marked up at £65

and it's obviously been in a church where it's been painted,

so we've got a bit of paint here.

-Yeah.

-I just like it and its sort of rustic charm.

-40 would be lovely.

-I think 30 would be even better.

-Well, I think that! Go on, then!

Now, shall we...? I'm going to brave the whip!

Actually, do you want to do this, or do you want me to go in?

-It's up to you.

-Come on. Come hither!

TRADER LAUGHS

-Leaving your whip, sir?

-This just caught my eye here.

-Ah, yes, lovely, isn't it?

-Yeah, well, it's not that lovely.

-He has got a bit of a headache.

-It's got a big crack, yes.

-It's got lots of woodworm in it.

-Yes.

-It's got paint on it.

-Yes.

-Are you sure you want to buy this?

-You've marked it up at all of £65.

-I know, I know.

-I think that's probably a little bit high.

-What's your best?

-The very best?

-Yes, the very best.

-The very, very best.

-Very best.

-£40.

-£40.

-If that came in to my auction house,

I would put it somewhere in the region of maybe £30 to £50.

So, £40 is mid-estimate.

We're not going to make massive amounts of money on it.

Is there any more leverage in that price? Could I get you down to...?

£39.99.

Oh, go on, do us 35.

-35.

-50.

-35.

-55.

-35.

-60!

-No!

-You're going the wrong way!

-I know, I like going the wrong way.

35, go on.

-Please!

-35, OK, then.

-Brilliant.

-What a star! Thank you very much.

'Well, the sight of it

'certainly whipped these guys into action from the off.

'We're only a few minutes in and these Reds have already

'bagged their first item.'

Now, have the Blues spotted a bit of bling?

Oh, I don't know about the bling. I see some class there.

Oh, that Paul likes a bit of class

and, who knows, with a little bit of luck...?

-Is it going to be lucky for us?

-Oh, I don't know. It's blue.

It's a riding crop, isn't it?

-Yes.

-What are the blue stones?

-They're not sapphires.

-Are we looking at precious metal, though?

-It's silver.

And gold, or...?

I don't know about the gold.

I don't know whether it is gold or not, it hasn't been tested.

Oh, in that case, you're taking a punt.

Keep it on the back burner, maybe.

Yeah, because we're only a few minutes in.

We know where the stall is.

-OK, right, well, thank you very much for that.

-Thank you for your time.

That Graham's not taking any chances yet.

But Julie on the Reds is keeping the flame burning.

-Lamps.

-Wall lights.

-I hope so!

-Oh, OK. Oh, those are quite nice, aren't they?

It's like a ship's one, isn't it? Yes, look.

-Oh, that's clever, isn't it?

-That way and that way,

so it's like...

-they're made for a boat, I presume.

-Well...

just take that for me just a minute. Let's just see...

OK, well, that would make sense cos we've got this dolphin here.

I have to be honest,

I'm not sure that that fitting started life with it.

-Can you just see how the brass is different colours?

-Ah!

See how that almost looks like sort of a bit lacquered, a bit painted?

And I think if you've got a suspicion about something,

if you've got a bit of a hunch, usually it's best to follow it.

-Having said that, have you seen a price on them?

-Um...

Pair of ship's lamps, £110.

£110. I'm just not sure...

She's wary of those.

-You think that bit has been married to that bit.

-Absolutely.

-Yeah, technical terms, I like it. It's a marriage!

-Made in heaven.

Aww!

Like our team.

'And what a lovable team, you are.'

I like them very much and, like I say, I like the movement on them,

just not sure about these things.

But I mean, we could always come back.

I think maybe let's come back for them,

-let's bear that price in mind and come back for them.

-OK.

Oh, I see. Put them back on the back burner then...

Well, we're now 15 minutes in

and our Blue team still need to find all three items.

-Oh, that's nice.

-I like that.

-You know what this is, don't you?

I've certainly used a few of those.

It's a crown cap opener,

but this ain't your cast-iron key-ring affair,

your pub bottle of brown ale.

Look at the quality in that.

-Georg Jensen ring a bell? "George Jensen", Georg Jensen.

-Right.

Extremely important Scandinavian silver worker and designer

who, funnily enough, in his early career,

designed cutlery,

but now we associate the Jensen brand

with jewellery, silverware,

and just exquisite design.

Very nicely executed silver handle here,

sterling silver - great, we've got that assurance,

we know what we're talking about.

But nicely marked - Georg Jensen, Denmark.

That's a good object, that's a superior...

Actually, I defy you to find a better crown cap opener.

-I think that's the mother of them all.

-I'd use it.

-What price is it?

Shall we say, what...

HE INHALES SHARPLY

-Deep intake of breath!

-It was!

This is your auctioneer's hedge - 80 to 120.

-Shall we ask the lady?

-Yeah, go ahead.

Tell us the best price on that, please?

-120.

-120.

-That was my high estimate.

-It's a nice thing.

-Yeah.

-You'll never get another one, will you?

-No.

Is there any way on Earth that could be £80?

No, sorry, no.

How close can we get to that?

-100 and that's it.

-100.

It's got a great name.

-I defy you to find me another and £100...

-£99, it's a deal.

-OK.

-£99!

'Who knows? That £1 could make all the difference.

'Well done, Graham! That's item number one for the Blues.'

Thanks, madam. Wonderful. What a nice thing.

Now, both teams have each bought one item,

but we're nearing the halfway mark.

Oh, that's beautiful,

that Carlton Ware piece there

is a really rare pattern.

Twice the budget, but, hey, let's dream.

Nothing wrong with dreams - as long as you wake up.

Here we are.

That's quite fun, what's that?

Mabel Lucie or Lucie Attwell's Fairy Tree biscuit money box -

that's quite sweet, isn't it?

A money box... What, biscuit money box?

Oh, I see, so you put your money in there...

Oh, that's quite cute, isn't it? Yeah. And, also, there is

a really big following for Mabel Lucie Attwell's things,

so just the fact that you've got

all these wonderful illustrations on here.

We have got a bit of damage, but... Let's see. Where's our stallholder?

-The stallholder's this gentleman. Sorry, could you just...?

-Hi, there.

-How much is on your biscuit box?

-How much is it?

-200.

-Oh, is it?! Oh!

If it came in to me, initially, I'd say sort of maybe £60 to £100.

Um, 200, obviously is quite a lot of money.

Yeah, I don't think he's going to drop to 60, is he?

Well, probably not, but I do think that's one to bear in mind.

-I like that.

-Yeah, it is nice.

Of course, she has a sweet tooth, that Christina.

Now, it looks like it's the Blues' turn to light the way.

These are glass, enamelled and gilt baluster oil lamps.

May I? Is this OK?

Yeah. If you lift them up straight, you're OK.

That one needs reseating, I think. This piece...

-Yeah.

-That needs reseating. But apart from that,

-they're not broken or damaged, they're...

-OK.

You are tapping into the whole Napoleon thing,

which is a big international collecting field, let me assure you.

Napoleonic, let's call it. A pair - uncommon.

And they are today - as they were when they were new -

showy pieces.

Helen, gaffer, what are you saying?

-Could you live with them?

-No!

-No!

-So, we're of one mind here!

-But I think somebody else...

-Someone might.

-I think they might.

What's the best price?

If you want those, forget the price that's on there.

-I'll let you have the pair for 45.

-45.

Yeah, that's basically cost, so it's a...

I'm going to defer to your judgment.

Um, I'm going to give you a clue, though, and the clue is...

-It's a gift, OK.

-It's a gift, I'll tell you that.

-From 95, we'll have them for 45.

-You decide.

-Yeah.

-Thank you, my love.

-Didn't beat about the bush there.

-Thank you.

I'm not kissing you!

-THEY LAUGH

-You can have a kiss, not a problem.

Give the man a kiss.

Well, that sealed the deal.

Well done, Blues, that leaves you with one item left to find,

while the Reds are still angling for their second item.

-What's that there? Just have a little look at that.

-What's that?

Oh, it's got a mark on it.

OK, so that's signed Lalique, France,

-which is a late mark, Lalique.

-Yes.

But nice thing, very nice thing.

-Lalique is very collectible.

-It sure is.

Rene Lalique was one of the great designers of the 20th century.

He was a French artist, jeweller, and innovator,

but he's most famous for his glassware.

-Where's our...?

-Excuse me.

-Where's our man? Hello.

-What have you got on your...?

-We have 115 on it. Um...

The very best I could do on it would be 90.

OK. I think Lalique always sells because it's obviously that name.

Anyone who's interested in early 20th century glass

likes to buy Lalique.

-It's a later example.

-Yeah.

If that came in to me, I would put 60 to 100 on it.

-So, it's top end of the estimate.

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

Is there anything more that you could do on that, at all?

I'd do it for 80 and that really is cutting it to the bone.

Julie, what's your thoughts on that?

-Let's have a look.

-It's a lovely piece.

Really have a good look at it,

because the key to Lalique is condition, OK?

So, see if there are any chips, any nibbles, anything at all,

have a really good look at it. I like the fact that it's signed,

that signature adds on quite a lot of value.

Would you keep it for half an hour?

-Yeah, of course we will, of course we will.

-Is that OK?

Let's bear it in mind.

Ah, putting it in the keepnet for a while, eh?

So, teams, how are you feeling at the halfway mark?

I think the first two items that we got are great. I really love them.

I didn't think we'd be buying oil lamps today.

They're really nice and they hit the mark.

Hopefully they'll raise a bit of money on the day.

I'm very aware that we're running out of time, slightly,

-we need two more items.

-Right.

Out of the ship's lanterns and the Lalique, what do you think?

I think Lalique is more commercial...

-personally.

-What was the best price?

-80.

-You've got £300 to spend, so, out of our budget,

it's not a massive percentage.

-No.

-I would suggest let's go for the Lalique.

-OK.

Is there any more that you can do on that?

-For Ash and for Julie?

-Oh, please!

-For Ash and for Julie.

-She's Irish.

-Is she?

-Her parents are Irish.

-That's got to be worth £5.

-We'll do it for £75 for you.

-Do it for 75.

-Would you guys be happy at £75? Yes?

-Yeah, it's a nice piece, the Lalique.

Yeah? Brilliant. Well done, team. Two down. Des, you're a legend.

Thank you. Brilliant.

That's the way to land a fish. Well done, Reds.

Right, we've got two items - the Lalique and the wooden cherub,

so that's £110, so we've got £190 left,

so we need to buy something that we like

and we're not putting a price on it, we're just going to...

Go and grab it.

Grab away! There's loads to choose from in this fair.

It's Murano.

It's Venetian glass.

It's got it's original label.

It's tapping into a whole look,

this funky, retro thing.

-I liked it.

-It's a very nice bowl.

-Lovely.

Nice to have the original label on it as well.

Do you know? I think that seals the deal, doesn't it?

Without the original label, it's just another retro piece of glass.

-But it isn't.

-But it's Venetian. That's striking, isn't it?

Murano glass comes from the Island of Murano,

3km north of Venice in Italy.

It became the centre of Venetian glass-making back in 1291

when glassworks were moved out of Venice itself

to reduce the risk of fires

as many of the buildings were then built of wood.

-Early '60s, I would have thought.

-No reason to argue with that.

There's real work in this!

And it was probably quite expensive back in the day, 50 year ago.

We've got 35, but I'd like you to do some work on that. Can you?

Not very much.

-I think it's quite priced to sell. Maybe 32.

-What?

A tiny bit more, maybe?

30 and that'd be it.

I think that's the price

and, again, I think we're in this situation,

I think you've got a vendor that's giving you a great deal

on an interesting thing,

you've just got to decide, "Do I want it or not?"

-What do you think?

-Yes.

-Yes? She said yes.

-We'll wrap it.

-You got it.

-Thank you, Carly.

-Thank you very much.

Thank you.

-Thanks a lot.

-Well, you said decorative -

if that ain't, I don't know what is.

'So, you managed to stick to your own plan. Well done, Blues.

'Now, you Reds, this is your five-minute warning.'

What do you think of this?

Picture frame - £39.

£39. OK. The birds aren't as well moulded as perhaps they could be.

It probably started life as a clock rather than a picture frame.

It's a nice piece of marble, though, isn't it?

Do you think if we got that for 30...?

-I think you'd want it for less than that.

-Oh, do you?

-Yeah.

It's a fairly mediocre thing,

it's not going to be a one-off thing, but if you really like it

and you're buying it with a passion, see what you can get that for.

If you can get it for £20...go for it. Go on. Do your best negotiating.

What's your very, very best on it?

Oh, she's nodding!

Oh, he's giving her a kiss!

-I don't want to watch!

-Right.

-How much have we got it for?

-27.

-Yay!

-Well done.

-Well done, team.

Put it there, well done.

-That was hard work.

-And you gave her a kiss.

-I know!

Time's up! Let's weigh up how our teams have got on.

First up for the Reds was the cherub.

They feel it's got the potential to fly at auction,

so they bought it for £35.

Then they opted for the Lalique glass fish and hooked it for £75.

Finally, Ash and Julie thought the marble picture frame

would show their best side and fixed the price at £27.

Gosh, you've been a handful, haven't you?

I don't know how you've survived, Chrissy, I really don't.

-Never mind. Did you have a good time?

-Oh, brilliant.

I think that was patently obvious. Um, which is your favourite piece?

-The cherub.

-Was it?

-Yeah.

-OK, do you agree with that?

-No, picture frame.

Picture frame. What sort of cash did you spend?

-137.

-137. I'd like 163, please.

-Yes.

-If you've got that.

-You'll be lucky if you get that off her, Tim.

-Hey, I know.

-She doesn't like doing it, does she?

-I know, I hate it.

She's all right taking it.

-Oh, dear, oh, dear! Right then.

-Thank you very much.

-Good luck with your trawl, Christina.

-Thank you, kindly.

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

Graham and Helen got their silver

in the form of this George Yensen bottle opener

and they capped the price at £99.

Paul thought for their quirky buy,

they should go with the pair of gimballed oil lamps for £45.

And they fulfilled their decorative dream with this Murano glass bowl.

£30 paid.

-Now, Helen, Graham, did you have a good time?

-Yes.

-Superb.

Which is your favourite piece, Graham?

-Um, I'm going to go for the oil lamps.

-The oil lamps?

-Yes, the oil lamps.

-Do you agree with that, Hels?

-No, I like the bottle opener.

-The bottle opener's your favourite.

-What's going to bring the biggest profit, Graham?

-The oil lamps.

-Pair of oil lamps.

-You agree with that, love?

-No, the bottle opener.

-Quite close, aren't they?

They agree a lot. Great, how much did you spend?

We've spent £174.

£174...I'd like 126, please.

Thank you very much, straight over to Laidlaw.

Now, with all your canny Scottish, Celtic charm,

what are you going to come up with with that, do you think?

Today, I think I found something that will bring me luck.

-Will it bring them luck, though?

-I sincerely hope so.

Good luck, anyway. Good luck, good luck and good luck.

Now, why don't you have a bird's-eye at a bargain that I've found

that could just sink or swim -

or just sail away.

Increasingly, I find myself attracted to old period photographs.

This image is incredibly evocative

of the period of war.

What we've got is a troop ship

clearly drawn up at some docks

with civilians on the side of the dock

waving goodbye to the ship.

An emotional moment for all concerned.

I particularly like this gent in the bowler hat,

with his missus beyond,

wearing one of those

typically late-Victorian, incredibly elaborate big hats.

And then there's this urchin wearing a cap,

looking cheekily at the camera.

What we have is the name of the vessel

scratched into the negative - the Orotava.

And if you do your research on that vessel,

you'll find that this ship was launched in 1889,

principally for the Valparaiso to Liverpool run,

which it did for a couple of years

and then it transferred to sending goods from Britain to Australia,

which it did until 1899,

when it became a troop ship for the Boer War.

And I guess this image is from the Boer War period.

You've got a mixture of troops wearing various headgear.

A Glengarry look, this chap's wearing a tam-o'-shanter,

so clearly some Scottish regiments here,

and one or two slouch hats.

But if you look really carefully, you can see their expressions,

so gin-clear is this photographic print.

Just look at the raw youth of some of these young soldiers.

What are they thinking about

as they're about to leave on their campaign?

The history of ships and war is often intermingled.

In this image, we've got a ship called the Ortega,

which was a freighter and, in 1914,

at the outbreak of the First World War,

this ship found itself off South American waters,

approaching the Magellan Strait.

Unfortunately for her,

she encountered the German cruiser, the Dresden.

The Dresden fired a broadside at this ship

as if indicating that it should surrender,

but Captain Douglas Reid Kinnier

was not for surrendering.

He turned tail and ran for it.

This vessel's maximum speed was 14 knots

and the Dresden could steam forward at 20 knots,

so this was going to be no contest.

The Dresden was going to catch up,

except that Captain Kinnier

cunningly took his vessel into some shallow water,

which was a dangerous thing to do,

which the Dresden couldn't approach,

and for 100 miles, he navigated this ship through those shallows

so that he could eventually escape.

He was a brave man.

He had 300 French reservists on board and a valuable cargo

and he did not want to surrender them.

In fact, they were safely delivered to Rio de Janeiro a little later

and, for that, he got the DSO -

the Distinguished Service Order.

All that history is available to any one of us

coming to a fair like this and having a poke about.

What does it cost you to acquire such original photographic material?

Well, the large troop-ship image could be yours for £40

and the small merchant one for £20.

Now, that's no price, is it, for patriotism.

Right, off to the auction then.

All out and done?

Well, we've come a heck of a long way from Anglesey,

clean across the principality, across the M6,

and into Marshall's Salesroom in Knutsford to be with Nick Hall.

-Nick, good morning to you.

-Welcome, Tim.

First up is this so-called architectural carving,

which, I have to say,

is one of the worst things I've seen in all my life.

A bit of a whittler's paradise, isn't it?

It's a lump of pine for a kick-off, I mean,

-if you're going to carve, you might as well carve in a hardwood.

-Hmm.

And then it's got this great biff out of it

and I think it came from Scandinavia

and, um, I should think it's about 1950s, wouldn't you?

-Yeah, I mean, you'd want it to be Flemish, Medieval...

-Yeah.

To have a chance for the collectors to get hooked into it.

£35 was paid for this,

now I find that an unbelievable amount of money.

It's a lot of money for what it is.

We've gone a bit lower than that, £15 to £20.

Anyway, we're on much more reliable territory

with the piece of Lalique, though, aren't we?

Yeah, Lalique's one of those iconic names.

-You can't go far wrong, really. Collectors galore for it.

-Yeah.

How much have you put on it, then?

Well, it's a post-war piece, rather than an early, pre-'45 effort.

So 40 to 60, but we might have been conservative on that.

OK. £75 paid.

I mean, they're obviously looking for £80 or £90,

and they may make it. They could easily.

And anybody who's looking for the 1930s couldn't better this, really.

Yeah, nice Art Deco picture frame.

And all of this is in good condition, isn't it?

With these birds holding up the sheets of glass.

Yeah, well, I mean, it's probably spelter,

but it's patinated to give that bronze effect.

-It does the trick, it's got the look.

-It's got the look for 1935.

-Yeah.

OK, I'm liking that very much. OK, put your bravest hat on.

-What are you going to get for that?

-I've put 30 to 40 on it.

-Our lot only paid £27.

-It's a good buy, that.

-So, it was a good buy at £27.

-Very good.

-I think that's going to do enormously well.

-Yeah.

I think the Lalique's going to make them a small profit.

I think this is going to bomb,

in which case they may need the bonus buy,

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

OK, you chickens. £163 you gave Christina,

-and what did you spend it on?

-Well...

-Something chunky by the look of it.

-..are you ready?

-Yeah.

-THEY GASP Brilliant.

-It's a Zimmer frame!

Well, it's a weather vane, obviously.

St George and the dragon, so I felt like I need to repatriate him

to his homeland.

It's a lovely hand-forged example

rather than it just being pressed out,

it's a really good, sturdy thing. I thought, we're here in Cheshire,

-they're got big houses, haven't they?

-Yeah.

They might need a weathervane. I paid £60 for him.

And how much do you think you'll get for it?

Well, I would hope that he would make sort of £80 to £100.

If you had to go and buy this again new,

it would cost you a small fortune, so I think he's quite fun.

-What do you think, Jules?

-Yes, I like it.

-Do you?

-Yes, yes, yes.

-It's a chunky one, isn't it?

-He's hurricane-proof, isn't he?

He's not going to fall over in the first puff of wind.

-What do you think?

-Yes, you did well.

-I like it.

-Good.

-But we'll see what happens.

-See what happens, OK.

You're absolutely right, cos you don't have to decide

until after the sale of your first three items.

But right now, for the viewers at home,

let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Christina's vane.

Here we go, Nick.

-There we are.

-This is a handsome job, isn't it? Don't you think?

It's a good thing, it's a great thing - architectural salvage,

-always a good market for that.

-So, it's all complete, yes?

-It's all there, yeah.

-All you need is a garage roof to attach it to.

-Yeah, so presumably your bit there just sits on the top...

-Just swivels.

-It's a good thing.

-OK, it's all together

and it's ready to go. Um, how much?

Well, we've been a tad mean, because it's not an old one.

We've put £30 to £50 on it,

but I could see it pushing on and maybe doubling that.

OK, well, it needs to,

because Christina bought it as a bonus buy and she paid the £60.

Now, we'll move on, neatly, to the Blue team,

who have got an eclectic group there, I think you'll agree.

It's certainly that, Tim.

We kick off with the 20th century icon, old Jensen there in the front.

Oh, yeah, another great name of the 20th century of the design field,

Georg Jensen. It's a nice thing, it's practical, it's collectible,

-it ticks a lot of boxes.

-And it's sterling silver.

-Yeah, that's a big, big help as well.

-It's a known pattern.

Yeah, the acorn pattern's always popular.

We'll have international bidders live online for that, I'm sure.

OK, so, where do you think we'll get to with the bidding?

Well, we've put 60 to 80 on it.

-Again, it could easily break into three figures.

-OK, well, it needs to.

-£99 they paid. Next are the oil lamps.

-Yeah.

Apparently, Napoleon and Josephine.

Well, they've got a certain look.

I'm not sure if it's a current and in-vogue look.

What, you think it's a bit old-fashioned

to make these into oil lamps?

Yeah, oil lamps have suffered a bit in recent times.

It's just the quality is the one thing that's niggling at me.

The casting on the bases is not a bad thing,

-but the glass, the paintwork...

-So, how much?

-Uh, well, actually we've gone 60 to 80.

-Well, that's all right.

-Is it?

-£45 they paid.

-No, they should do all right then.

Ten years, 15 years ago,

they were £150 to £200 every day of the week, weren't they?

-They were, yeah.

-That's where the little change in fashion

has taken a hole.

As opposed to this great lump of Murano glass,

which, ten or 15 years ago, nobody would have been after at all,

-but now it's pretty well on style, isn't it?

-Really in vogue.

It's got that lovely '50s, '60s look about it,

it's a big name, Murano,

again, a classic of the 20th century.

-OK, fine, so put your big, brave hat on again.

-Hmm.

Big, brave hat on this one - well, £30 to £50, but if two

Murano collectors get stuck into the internet again, this could take off.

They paid £30. Anyway, there we have it.

Difficult to predict whether they'll need their bonus buy or not,

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

He had £126 and the canny Scot's been off.

What did you get, Paul?

Well, I said I was feeling lucky, I'm still feeling lucky,

but you might feel a wee bit of deja vu.

THEY LAUGH

-Oh, right.

-Remember this?

-We've seen that before.

The first thing we looked at, but you dismissed it out of hand.

Well, I liked it and still like it,

because of the underlying quality of that piece.

The world's full of brooches

and very few of them hold my attention for very long.

This does.

Look at the workmanship here and fine detail.

We've got a riding crop. This is in what I think's unmarked gold.

The little terminal is set with these mysterious blue stones

and dependant from this bar is this rather fine horseshoe.

It all adds up to my mind

to be a gorgeous little brooch

-with a gorgeous little price tag.

-So, what was the price?

After a job of work,

-£36.

-36.

Oh, yeah, it's a belter. I mean, have you warmed to it?

Well, it's looking a bit prettier.

Best-case scenario, those are sapphires,

it's precious white and yellow metal,

it's worth £150,

and to the end user, it's worth £250.

I'd say that's a canny purchase, wouldn't you?

-Could it be the bit of luck that we need?

-Well, absolutely.

It's a horseshoe. It's got everything going for it.

But you'll decide when you've sold the first three items,

but right now, for the audience at home,

let's find one what the auctioneer thinks about Paul's lucky horseshoe.

-Cor, look at that.

-Hmm.

-Is that not a handsome little piece, Nick?

Very pretty. Yes, a really sweet little thing, actually, that.

Nice quality, well made.

Um... Course, the debate is are they sapphires or are they not?

Well, difficult to be positive unless you take one out,

and you don't want to take one out cos the whole thing will fall apart.

I mean, there are tests that you can do

and what we didn't want to do was, as you say, dismantle it,

we didn't want to scratch the metal doing the testing on it

and damage the look.

So we've put a sort of a loose description,

but it's illustrated, it's online.

The right people will see it, is the important thing.

-So, what's your estimate?

-We've gone 40 to 70.

OK, £36 paid by that genius Laidlaw. Are you taking the sale today?

-God willing, yes.

-I think we're in safe hands.

30 I'm bid. 40 I'm bid.

-How are you feeling?

-Fine, yeah.

-Excited?

-Nervous.

-Nervous!

Do you have a confidence level that's very high,

or are you expecting the worst? What's the plan here, Jules?

-Uh, the worst.

-Are you?

Let's crack on with the first item,

which is the carved pine mask, and here it comes.

What's it worth? Where we going to go? £20? Surely worth £20. £15.

Get a 10 for it, come on. £10 somewhere, surely? Where's 10?

What's that? 5? 5 I'm bid. 10 online. We're moving now.

-Gosh, it's exciting. At £10 online.

-Go on.

You can't pay that off in weekly instalments either.

At £10, any further bids? We're going to squeeze another one.

£10 I sell, all sure and done?

Minus £25. Would it were another world. It doesn't matter.

Now, here comes the Lalique.

Smart-looking little thing, this, a bit of interest on the book.

I can start in at £20.

20 I start, at £20, the bid's on commission at 20, 25, 30 now.

-Any advance on £30?

-Keep going, keep going.

35 new bidder, 35. Any advance on 35? 40. At 40, come on.

-Keep going, keep going.

-45, thank you, 45 here. You listening, online?

It's 45 against you, I need another one. Come on. 50, thank you.

-50 I am bid.

-Keep going.

-It's all online at £55. You sure, sir?

£60, at 60 I'm bid. At £60, the bid's online at £60. You sure?

It's your last chance. It's online at £60.

The hammer's hovering, at 60 I sell. All out and sure?

£60 is minus £15.

Still, it ain't over till the large lady sings,

and here comes your next.

The Art Deco-style red marble

and cast-metal picture frame.

£40 only, not dear at £40. 40? At 30.

30 do I hear? Anyone, anywhere?

-Come on.

-£30, come on.

-He is trying.

-He really is, bless him.

-There's no bids at all.

-20 I'm bid, thank you, sir. 20 I'm offered.

At £20 I'm bid, at 20 only. It's worth more than that, come on. £25.

All done. All sure? I'm going to sell then, at 25 with you.

Minus £2. 25, 35, minus 42.

Dear, oh, dear. Minus 42. So, what are we going to do about the old...?

We're going to drown in debt, so...

-let's carry on.

-You're going to carry on?

-Yes, yes.

Well, support the girl.

We're going to go with the bonus buy then, and here it comes.

Good bit of architectural salvage, all the rage at the moment.

I've got to start straight in on commissions.

-I start the bidding at £50.

-Oh, that's not bad, eh?

-And 55, and 60, 65.

-Good.

-80, 85's against you, at 80.

At the back, £80 I have, at 80 now.

With me at 80, and 85, I'll take, and 90.

I've got £90 bidding online.

-That's good.

-I can't believe it!

You need to revive me...

And don't stop there, come on.

This is blowing a bit of a gale now.

-Tim, I did it! I did it!

-Go on!

-Online, 110, 130...

-Ah!

130, we're in the money here!

-Someone's happy in the back at 130, 140.

-Go on, go on, go on! Get it on!

The bid's online at 140. 150.

-New blood back in the room.

-Steady!

-He's not finished.

-150, 160.

170, 170 now. At 170, keep coming, come on, don't stop.

170, 180.

£180, the bid's online. At £180,

I sell. All sure and done?

-180.

-Get in there!

-Fantastic!

-Thank you!

-That is plus £120.

Tim, I'm giving you the kiss, I don't care! It's fantastic!

This is unusual.

That is amazing.

120 less the 42 of losses

would be £80.

-You are plus £78.

-What a stonker! Well done, well done.

-Well done, you. Well done, you.

-Settle done, all right?

-Don't say a word to the Blues.

-No.

Right then, so, first up is

the Jensen bottle opener, and here it comes.

What's it worth? £80? £60?

50? Come on! It's Georg Jensen, it's silver.

50 I'm bid. At 50, 55, 60, 65. 70, you say. 70 I've got.

Straight in then. At £70. Bid's at 70.

-At £70...

-I thought someone out there online would like it.

70 it is, on my right, at £70.

No further bids, all sure, nothing online. 70 I sell.

I don't believe it. £70 is minus 29.

That is a body blow.

That's a body blow.

Now.

It's a pair of early 20th century oil lamps, they're milk glass

and nicely decorated with portraits of Napoleon and Josephine.

What are they worth? £80?

80? 60?

-50, come on. For the pair, not each. £50. 50 for them.

-That's not much.

Come on, £40. £40!

-£30.

-£30!

-30 I'm bid, 40 online.

Still in? 45.

Back in the room at 45 now.

45 only - for the pair.

At 45 I'm selling for sure. Last chance.

-Wiped its face.

-You could have been luckier!

Not tonight, Josephine!

Right, now, here comes the Murano.

Now, what's it worth?

£50. £40.

-30. At £30.

-£30!

-25 then. Get the ball rolling.

Let's get a bid in the air, come on. £20.

Thank you, sir. 20 I'm bid, right at the back there.

Any advance on £20 and it's not dear at that. £20 only. At 20 I'll sell.

All quiet. Hammer's hovering - with you, sir.

Minus £10, so that's minus £39.

You guys were seriously unlucky, in my opinion.

That is the most disappointing result. Anyway, here we go.

What are you going to do about the brooch?

-Are you going to run with the brooch?

-We vote...yeah!

It might bring us some luck!

OK, here we go then, and here comes the brooch.

I've got a little bit of commission interest. I'm straight in at 30.

At £30, with me on the book now at 30.

At 30 bid, at £30, 35 online.

-(Come on.)

-Commissions are out, it's all online.

-Nothing in the room? It's all online?

-Oh...!

-All sure? All done?

At 35 only.

Oh, no!

£35 is minus £1.

Which rounds it very beautifully to minus 40, yes.

Anyway, go out of here looking confident.

Don't say a word to the Reds

and all will be revealed in a moment.

What bad luck, eh?

Well, a vast chasm, at the last moment,

opened up between the teams today,

who, as I say, had done very, very badly on their own account,

until an expert's bonus buy just happened

to come out of nowhere

and take them to another place. And as a result,

the runners-up by a long chalk today

are the Blues.

THEY CHEER AND LAUGH

Bad luck, Blues. The water didn't go down your gutter, did it? No.

-We were unlucky.

-I know. Well, bad luck about all of that.

I think it could have gone the other way, actually,

with a bit of good fortune, but it wasn't with you.

-But have you had a nice time, Helen?

-Yeah.

-Graham, was it good for you?

Paul, you can take it on the chin, can't you?

And have to, occasionally.

Anyway, the victors today,

who managed to lose on every single item that they bought,

but, as I say, Christina's weather vane

made a profit of £120.

You were £42 down the proverbial,

then along came £120 profit,

which means you go home with £78.

-Yay!

-Thank you very much.

Which is why this programme is such a thrill,

because you never know what is going to happen.

A great thrill at the end of our show, and well done, team.

And it couldn't have happened to a nicer couple, I tell you.

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

I know you're sitting there thinking,

"I could have done better than that!"

Well, what's stopping you?

If you think you can spot a bargain, go to our BBC website and apply.

It'll be splendid to see you!