Grimsthorpe 27 Bargain Hunt

There are many famous castles across this fair land.

Windsor, Edinburgh, Roy. Heh!

And today, we have come to Grimsthorpe Castle,

so let's go bargain hunting, yeah!

They say that an Englishman's home is his castle,

well, today we are making ourselves right at home here

at Grimsthorpe Castle. But will it be domestic bliss or marital mayhem?

Let's take a quick peek as to what is coming up.

It's a battle of the sexes where the Reds are anything but serious.

A parachute there I could buy the wife.

No.

It's not really going to plan.

And the Blues are just so excitable.

THEY CHEER

She's off again!

Let's meet the teams, eh?

On today's show we've got a team with an opposing husband and wife,

each of whom have chummed up with a golfing buddy.

And for the Reds, we've got Lewis and Simon.

For the Blues we've got Di and Di. Hello everyone.

-All: Hello!

-Hello, hello.

Now, Lewis, Simon is not only your buddy, he is also your boss.

-Yeah.

-What exactly do you do, Lewis?

We are green keepers at Kennett Park. We cut the grass.

-Do you like cutting grass?

-Yeah, it's good, yeah.

-I get on my mower for eight or nine hours.

-Do you really?

-Yeah.

You are also a handy golfer yourself?

-Well, yeah.

-What do you mean, "Yeah"? What is your handicap?

-Two.

-I rest my case.

-So you get to practise a bit?

-Yeah, not as much as I should.

-Really?

-Yeah.

-You think you could be really good if you got time?

I could be, yeah.

-There you are. Now, Simon, you are the big boss.

-I am.

So if those greens aren't playable and they are having a competition

-then the buck stops with you?

-It does.

Do you go round with a pair of nail scissors

and shave the grass around the hole and all that stuff?

A pair of nail scissors and a stick.

When they are not working they get a little remainder to do a bit.

I think you are going to have a fantastic time today.

How are you going to get on with the negotiation, seriously?

I think I'll be the soft touch.

But this one here will bargain the price down.

He's that big, isn't he?

Give them a good thump on the top of their head if they don't play ball.

Is that right? Anyway, very good. Good luck, chaps.

Meanwhile, moving on to some of the better halves.

Di, Simon is your husband. Why are you in competition today?

He came home from work one day and he was really excited.

He said, "We've got an audition to be on Bargain Hunt." And I went,

"Oh, great! That's fantastic! That's wonderful!"

And he goes, "Not with you, love, with Lewis."

-Oh, no!

-I said, "I'm not having that!"

So I applied with a friend to be on the show.

Isn't that marvellous!

You like to do a bit of ballroom dancing, don't you, Di?

Yes, yes. We go regularly.

We go ballroom dancing. We like a bit of rumba or cha-cha-cha.

-Do you?

-Waltz. Quickstep.

We could make a bit of a music thing happen if you wanted to give us

a little dancing display. Do you want to do that?

Yes, go on.

Go on, give us a little dancing. Your special moves.

OK, here we are. How does the tune go? You have to hum the tune.

BOTH: # You're just too good to be true

# I can't take my eyes off of you... #

Oh, look at that!

# You feel like heaven to touch

# I wanna hold you so much... #

-LAUGHTER

-That is magnificent!

Entirely unrehearsed. Very, very good. Wasn't that good, Di?

-Very good!

-Di, it says here that you are retired.

-Yes.

What do you get up to to keep out of trouble?

-Play golf mostly.

-Do you?

-Mostly.

THEY LAUGH

-A bit of charity work as well.

-Do you?

-Yes, yes.

What did you do before you retired?

I was PA to my late husband in a chartered accountants' office.

-Were you?

-Yes.

-So you can keep your tab on the money then?

-I try.

-Very good.

-I will try.

Are you going to agree on some tactics, you two Dis?

Yes, we are going to beat the men.

You are going to beat the men

-but are you going to spend all the money?

-No.

-We'll be careful.

OK. Right, we will see what happens. Fascinating stuff.

The £300 moment. Here comes your £300. There is £300.

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

Very, very, very good luck. I'd say slow, slow, quick, quick, slow.

Which experts are here to provide counsel?

Helping the Reds sniff out a profit, it's Jonathan Pratt.

And pointing the Blues to a bargain, it's Anita Manning.

So, Reds, you are both keen golfers.

What do you think you are going to buy today?

Something wacky and unusual.

Something wacky. Is that a golfing term?

It is the way I play it.

Girls, we've got 300 quid and we've got a huge fair.

What do you fancy buying?

Jewellery. Sparkly.

That's music to my ears!

BELL RINGS

Your 60 minutes starts now.

Come on, guys, there is loads here. Let's get looking.

Right, sparkly is what we are looking for, girls.

The stakes are high, so it could be a serious affair today.

My eyes are obviously close together.

OK, maybe not.

Oh, no, there we are, they fold. Good. Thank God for that.

Boys will be boys, eh?

Don't lose sight of the task in hand though, chaps.

-You getting all excited?

-Yes, I am.

She's away.

I'm shopping!

I don't expect you to have ever seen one of those before.

THEY LAUGH Not that old, no.

I remember one auctioneer once saying to customer,

"Oh, I've got a Singer sewing machine. What do I do with it?"

And he said, "I can tell by your shoes you are a sailing man.

"Tie a chain to it and chuck it over the side of your boat."

A great wee Scottish brooch there.

It's awful nice of you girls to have chosen a Scottish thing.

I don't know why you did that but it is nice.

We've got a wee amethyst coloured stone here.

We have the rapier with...

..it's like a piece of amber inside.

It's nice. I actually think that this is silver.

Wow!

If we have wee look, we can see that hallmark there.

Often these were made in Birmingham or Chester.

Uh-huh. This one was made in Birmingham,

although it's a Scottish brooch.

Scottish jewellery has a great appeal within the salerooms.

-I think it's really sweet.

-It is sweet.

-A nice thing.

-Yeah.

-A nice thing.

The price on it is £38. I think we should keep it in mind.

-OK.

-OK.

Keep it in mind. It's a nice thing and it has good elements in it.

Thank you very much.

-That was a good start.

-It's a good start.

We are going to have to just dive in on things.

There's an old parachute there I could buy the wife.

HE LAUGHS Yeah.

-Is that really a parachute?

-We can see if it works.

Demo only.

That doesn't sound overly good.

There is no guarantee it will work.

Best not to let it go to the wife then really. Just in case.

-Just in case.

-Just in case it doesn't work.

Just in case it works.

Now, now, chaps.

What we were looking for really,

have you got a nice carat solitaire for about 200 quid?

THEY LAUGH

Blues, if you don't ask, you don't get.

Now, Reds, are you still joking about?

That is the runway light.

That is pretty cool.

Can you imagine a loft apartment or something that as your main...

If you had it hanging from the ceiling.

-This is his wacky ideas.

-This is all right, innit.

How much is it?

-MAN:

-Very, very best would be 400.

Oh man!

I think, on that note, we have to say that we can't afford it.

That's a real shame.

It's a cool thing. It is designed to flip over, is that right?

Yes, what would happen is, there would be a guy standing at each

one and they would flip them over as the plane came in.

-As soon as the plane had landed, they put them down again.

-OK, OK.

-Bombing the airport.

-Oh, yeah, of course.

All very interesting but we can't afford it anyway.

Thanks very much. We'll move on.

OK, teams, 15 minutes gone. Time to start buying maybe.

If I see it, I'll know.

The Blues are still smitten with something from earlier.

-You are really keen on that brooch, aren't you?

-I am.

Let's just go and get it and that will be our first item.

-Yeah, great.

-Are you going to do a bit of bartering?

I'm going to try.

OK, let's go. You can do it, Di.

That's it, Anita,

send the two Dis off to do the deal with the shy dealer.

I just couldn't resist sending them back again

because I think they just fell in love with the brooch.

And if you fall in love with something, you've got to have it.

LAUGHING

Is that a smile of triumph?

-They said 24.

-It was 38 and he is saying 24. He paid 22.

Go for it, girls. You fell in love with it, didn't you?

-I loved it. Yeah, I must say.

-Yeah?

Indulge yourself.

Well done, girls. First buy in under 20 minutes.

Boys, are you taking things more seriously?

-So you quite like this?

-Yes, it's nice.

You've got a horseshoe-shaped base. It's part lacquer.

When you've got black lacquer on it,

it sort of puts it to the late 19th century.

Earlier ones tend to be all lacquered brass.

The older the better of these things. Name counts for a lot.

It's a great idea. 65 is not a lot of money.

You are not going to see a big profit though.

-Rock on then.

-Yes, we will leave it.

At last, chaps, a clear decision. Long may it continue.

What's that, mate?

I don't know really. Looks all right, doesn't it?

The guys are indecisive.

But they are having a bit of a giggle whilst they do it.

I'll be interested to see what they come up with, I have to say.

Back in business, the Blues are onto another bit of silver.

It is commemorating the silver wedding of the

Queen and Prince Philip.

1972. Limited edition of 1,000.

-So?

-It's unusual.

It's £40, is that right?

-MAN:

-It is, yes.

40. Is that the best you can do on that?

To give you a deal, 35.

Right, uh-huh. Is the little quaich silver as well?

-Yes.

-How much is this one?

-That's 50.

-Uh-huh.

What is it?

It's a little drinking cup. You have these vessels which we call quaichs.

They are Scottish items where you had a handle like that on each side.

A little bit of whisky would be put in it

and it would be passed around at a wedding.

A little cup type thing.

It had to be filled quite regularly, I'll tell you that.

It's a nice little vessel. It has got a reasonable weight.

What's the price of that, please?

£40. To give you a chance. To make sure you get a profit.

-That's my best.

-Take it, girls.

It's £48 worth of scrap.

I think that's a blooming bargain, girls.

THEY CHEER

-She's off again.

-Are you off again?

You've made all these women very happy. Thank you very much.

What an agreeable dealer. Siding with the girls. Sensible bloke.

Now, whilst our teams shop on, join me for a quick time-out.

Ah, isn't this marvellous!

Are you sitting comfortably? I am.

In front of the most glorious Grade-1 star mansion in these parts.

Grimsthorpe Castle, up the way.

And it's not the only magnificent thing around here.

Because beside me

is a wee timepiece that is extremely fine in its own right.

In an overall glance, what grabs you?

It is, of course, the bright and very distinct blue

and white earthenware plaques that are set into the case.

They are gorgeous, aren't they?

They are clear as gin, along with the numerals on the dial.

These Arabic numerals were designed by a man called Lewis Foreman Day.

And he lived between 1845 and 1910.

Among the many things that he was associated with across his life

was a new alphabet and some new numerals,

of which these are an example.

They've got little curly Qs on the bottom of the fives.

There is a special tick that goes to form

the top of each of the ones as you go around the dial.

And it is emblematic of a period

in art history known as the Aesthetic Movement.

If I turn this thing round,

the movement inside, as a timepiece, is incredibly simple.

The clockmaker has produced something, frankly, that was cheap.

Anyway, what we have here is an object that sums up what was

important about the Aesthetic Movement.

Which was how to make art

and beautiful objects affordable for the masses.

And believe it or not,

you could buy a timepiece like this for as little as £80.

Now that just has to be truly aesthetic.

So, at 2-0, the Reds are making a meal of their shop

and the Blues are making this look easy.

That's my shopping done for the day.

-No, no, no, no, no!

-THEY LAUGH

We've had half an hour and we've not bought anything.

It's not really going to plan.

-I actually thought we would have finished by now.

-Yeah.

The wife will still be walking around panicking

-and I think we will be panicking...

-Do you think she will be?

-She'll still be panicking.

-That's reassuring.

If only they knew!

With the larking about over, are the Reds finally in a buying mood?

-I like that.

-Yeah, I quite like that.

-That's all right.

It's got 30 quid on it.

That's not bad, is it?

SHARP INTAKE OF BREATH

It's not terribly old. Frankly.

But it's novelty value. Where would you put it?

The boys' room in the garage. Fill it up of lager and...

-What do you think, mate?

-I like that.

-Yeah?

Let's grab this lady here.

Can we ask you how much you would do this for?

You've got on at the moment...

-WOMAN:

-I can do 25.

-£25.

There is no chance of anything less than that?

Can you not do 20?

-I can do 23.

-How much do you like it?

-We are going to buy it.

-I've got to make a little bit on it.

-I think we are going to get it.

-Yeah, I think so.

-We've got to buy something.

-They've got to buy something.

-HE LAUGHS

-No pressure.

-23.

-Thank you.

-That's fine.

That's one down.

And my heart-rate has started to slow down a little bit now.

Don't relax too much, JP. 25 minutes to get another two items.

Oh, Di.

1920s Carlton Ware.

Carlton Ware is good.

And Carlton Ware made a big range of items from the very,

very expensive lusterware down to the more...

..it's almost like an understated glaze and finish.

All of the Carltons, all the ranges have become popular.

Is it still as popular nowadays?

-It's gone off the boil just a wee, wee touch.

-How much is it, Di?

105.

-You can think about it.

-We'll think about it.

There is that bronze near the boots.

I don't know if that's got any more age to it, has it?

Men will buy that. Men will buy that.

MAN: Men will buy what?

LADIES: No, no, no!

SHOUTING JOKILY

How are you getting on, love?

We are doing really, really well.

The guys have just managed to buy their first item.

THEY LAUGH

Just taking their time.

They are looking at the quality and the condition.

Making sure that everything is up to spec before they buy it.

- Good thinking. Three guys against three gals. No chance.

THEY LAUGH

-Absolutely not.

-That's a red rag to a bull, that is, isn't it?

-On that note, come on, guys.

-Let's go buy that parachute.

-Yeah.

THEY LAUGH

I think the Blues won that face-off, don't you?

They look worried.

Hmm, they weren't joking about the parachute.

-Perfect.

-It fits nicely?

-Yeah, it's perfect.

Take it then. Absolutely.

Might I remind you of the time, boys? 40 minutes gone.

Go and ask the lady. Make an offer. And see what you can do.

Best you can do.

The Blues, meanwhile, are having a language lesson.

Anita Manning-style.

-That's a really old marble, isn't it?

-Yes, it is. Uh-huh.

And that one.

Do you know what we call them in Scotland?

Jawries.

Jawies?

THEY LAUGH

Spelled?

No, it's not a word you would spell.

-Jawries.

-Jawries?

-Jawries?

Jawries!

Jawries.

I'm wasting my time here.

THEY LAUGH

I'm not from the North!

I know these are all modern but I like the tin cos it's old.

And look at the price. Marbles in tin - £10.

Do you think she has lost her marbles?

No, I've just found them!

Oh, Di!

-You are not keen, are you, Di?

-Well...

You fancied a bit of glassware.

THEY LAUGH

Back with the boys who have been haggling with a shy stallholder.

Do you want to go for a tonne on it? It's a real punt.

I'd like to go just under the tonne.

If we could go 95 that would be definite.

-WOMAN:

-OK, we will do 95.

Go on, shake the lady's hand. Novelty value. Thank you very much.

All right, that's a big spend. 95 quid.

Who knows what's going to happen?

Right, Reds, with ten minutes left you are level with those Blues

who are looking at more glassware.

-That's beautiful!

-That's nice.

-Isn't it?

-What's the price?

65.

Oh, what do you think?

What do you think?

It's solid.

Of its type, it's good and it's quality.

You've got various different cuts here.

-What I always like to see on the base is some detail.

-Solid.

-To know that somebody has taken care over it.

-Right.

So it's another indication of quality.

If you had to buy that in a posh shop, it might cost you £200-£300.

-MAN:

-Yeah.

OK. But...

-Oh, oh, oh!

-She's off! She's off!

-But you have to weigh it up with how popular it would be today.

-Yes.

Having said that, if you pick that up and start looking at it,

it will be recognised as quality.

Your best price on that would be...?

Best price...

I'll do 20% off it. £13.

£13. So that's 52.

Could you stretch to 50? Please.

Yes.

THEY CHEER

You want to go for that, girls?

It's this or the marbles.

THEY LAUGH

I like the marbles.

-I think so.

-On you go.

Yeah, we'll go for it. Thank you very much. Thank you.

-I will wrap it for you.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

Girls, wonderful! We have got our three items, three lovely items.

-I think we deserve a cup of tea now.

-Definitely.

Let's go!

Great stuff, girls. Enjoy your cuppa.

Boys, there's less than five minutes left.

-You don't like these?

-No. Let's go and get something big. Crack on.

Right. Let's go straight to the tent, then. Come on, guys.

Um...

What about that? Can you not buy that?

Are you not allowed to buy that?

-We've got just last than a minute left. You quite like that.

-Yeah.

-It's unusual, isn't it? What can you make out on that?

-Gee-whiz.

It is a standard yard. What is the purpose of the standard yard?

The Weights and Measure Department would check, for example, you now,

-yardsticks that are used for measuring cloth in the market.

-OK.

-To check to see it was exactly a yard.

-OK.

If we have got a minute, I think that... Would you like that?

-Get the best price.

-What can you do that for?

-100.

-100?

-Yeah.

Not even 90? Come on.

95.

92.

-DEALER LAUGHS

-Go on, then.

-92? Yeah?

-Yeah.

-Thank you.

-Thank you very much. Thank you.

Well...

-What have you bought?

-I have no idea.

How quackers is this? Time is up.

I think I've got my work cut out to try and make a profit for you

guys in my expert buy. Let's go.

I need as much time as I can get to buy it, I can tell you.

Now, let's catch up with what the Red team bought, eh?

After 35 minutes, they bought the modern glazed sherry barrel for £23.

The demo parachute was picked up and put on for £95.

And with seconds to go,

they paid £92 for the brass standard yard measure.

-Well, that's unbelievable, ten seconds to go!

-Yeah, plenty of time.

Are you normally like this when you're mowing the greens?

Yes, yes.

A close shave, anyway. Now, tell me, which is your favourite item?

My favourite item is the parachute.

The parachute is your favourite item.

Very good. You'll need a parachute today?

-I think we will, yes.

-Yeah... Which is your favourite piece?

I like the parachute, but not the price we bought it at.

OK, so which piece is going to bring the biggest profit, Lewis?

-Probably that little barrel thing.

-Little barrel.

OK, that's going to bring the biggest profit?

-Do you agree with that?

-I think the parachute again.

Oh, dear. And how much did you spend in total, you two?

-£210.

-That's a splendid amount of money.

Now, £90 of leftover lolly, please. Thank you.

That's going straight to JP. Did you have a good time, JP?

I had really good fun, a good laugh.

Because his wife, Di, is on the other team,

just see if he can dig a hole.

And they dug a hole.

Now, with that leftover lolly, it's going to be your opportunity

to try and get them out of the hole, JP, so there is no pressure.

I've got something in mind.

I've seen something, a bit of a boy's toy,

-and I think they'll like it.

-Brilliant. Thank you very much, JP.

Right now, though, why don't we find out what the Blue team brought, eh?

They fell in love with the silver stag's head

and sword bar brooch, paying £24.

Next, they passed around the George V silver drinking

vessel for £40.

And finally, for £50,

they decided on the mid-20th-century cut-glass vase.

Now, Di-Di... How much did you spend, darlings?

-114.

-£114.

Then I want £186.

-All right.

-Please, £186.

-180-something-or-other.

-185...

-And there is my one.

-That is a lot of money, isn't it?

-It is.

-186 of leftover lolly.

I can see Anita getting quite a kick.

-THEY LAUGH

-So, Di, tell me,

which is your favourite piece?

It was a late-19th-century,

early-20th-century little silver brooch.

And it had a little Scottish theme.

And, Di, what did you think was your favourite?

A 1929 silver drinking vessel.

OK, those are your favourites.

And will your drinking vessel bring the biggest profit?

-I would think so.

-Yes.

-You think so?

-We do.

-There you go, Anita.

-That is a lot of cash.

-It is a lot, a lot of money.

The girls are shopaholics. They are wild!

A wild pair of shopaholics.

And the most enormous fun.

Not quite sure what I am going to get yet, but there are pointers.

-Yes.

-Oh!

-OK, pointers, hints,

fun, Anita -

anything could happen.

Thank you very much. And you won't have to wait long,

cos we're about to head off to the auction.

Well, we popped down from Grimsthorpe

to just outside Derby to be with Charles Hanson.

-Very nice to be here.

-Welcome.

Now, Charles, Lewis and Simon went with this sherry barrel.

It is what it is, really, a little sherry dispenser with a chrome tap.

An object which, hopefully, arouses interest for what it represents.

-It is not going to be worth a great deal.

-No.

-Just a bit of fun.

-How much?

-We put a guide price on...

Again, I think we are being really,

really mean because the sherry ought to be rich

and it ought to really rise. And our guide price - £20 to £30.

-Doesn't matter, £23 was paid.

-OK, good.

-So they paid the right price.

-Good.

Now we move from the sublime to the ridiculous, which is a parachute.

It is a demonstration jobbie.

-Who is going to buy that?

-Tim, do you know what? My concern...

I said to my colleagues, "Who is our end buyer?

"Who can we market this object to to really make it make some money?"

Because, to me, it could hang loose in a sale and really fall very flat.

-Now, what is your estimate?

-Oh, Tim, we just do not know.

I don't know what is going to make.

-We've gone in with a guide price of £10-£15.

-Is that all?

-Absolutely.

-Well, I wouldn't know either, but they paid £95.

-They haven't!

-They did.

I think they got a bit carried away.

Last item, another rarity, I have to say, is this incredibly

-beautifully crafted measure for our standard yard.

-Yeah.

It's gilded. The standard yard measure.

But of course, it represents a historical stance

on trading standards and measures and all of that.

And I suspect this one is circa... I suppose pre-Second World War.

-1940.

-It is almost a scientific instrument, but not quite. Yeah.

What is the estimate, then, Charles?

Tim, we have been quite cautious, to be kind,

and the guide price is between £30 and £50.

Well, they paid £92 for it.

And if it all goes horribly wrong, what with the parachute

and the measure - and it could go seriously, horribly wrong - they

are going to need their bonus buy, so let's go and have a look at it.

Well, chaps, this is exciting, isn't it?

You spent magnificently £210.

You had £90 of leftover lolly. JP, what did you buy?

Well, I thought I'd go for something masculine.

A pocket watch.

But not a simple pocket watch. It is silver cased, enamelled dial.

But hidden behind the handle, is Omega.

It is made by the Omega firm in Switzerland,

who are precision watchmakers.

This was made circa 1900.

But nicely produced. The dial is in nice condition.

And in the back there, it says that it got gold medal in circa 1900.

So, you know, it gives you the little date marker.

And you can see inside, the movement,

which will tick away if you ask it to.

There we are. Nice little thing, I think, anyway.

-What do you think, though?

-Yeah, it's great.

-It's a really good thing.

-Yeah, very nice.

-What did you pay for it?

-£90.

-So you spent all the leftover lolly.

-Was that all...?

-It was all the leftover lolly.

-Exactly.

You spent every single penny.

How much profit do you think it will make?

-My feeling is it is worth £100 to £150.

-OK.

You know, if it weren't by Omega, it'd be worth £40, £30.

You know, the Omega name - Omega movement - will give it some welly.

-OK.

-OK. But right now, for the audience at home,

let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about the pocket watch.

-Well, this is rather fun, Charles.

-Tim, do you know what?

The Swiss were wonderful people, weren't they? And they are.

-Certainly.

-Wonderful people.

-Cheese.

-Absolutely.

-Chocolate.

-And Omega.

-Or Om-ega.

-Watches.

-And this, Tim, is in wonderful condition.

Obviously, we look at that prestigious name, Omega.

It is a name that goes back to 1848.

This one, having had the back open,

we can see it also carries a mark which represents its,

I suppose, vitality at the Paris Exhibition of 1900.

-So it sings, Tim.

-Yes.

-It could really move.

-How much?

Our guide price is between £30 and £40.

But I wouldn't be surprised to see it double

if not triple expectations.

-So it could make £120.

-Yes, it could.

-It needs to cos JP paid £90.

-Right.

Anyway, that is it for the Reds. Now for the Blues.

-OK, they've gone with the stag's head brooch.

-Yes.

A little sword bar brooch,

but marked in Birmingham. It is not Glaswegian.

It is not hallmarked Edinburgh.

But it is just a pretty object which hopefully will appeal to

-our Scottish friends.

-Good. OK, what is your estimate?

-We put a guide price on it of between £10 and £15.

-OK, £24 paid.

-And it is bound to make £24.

-Yes.

Moving on, I think that is a sommelier's taster, don't you?

Yes, I do, Tim. It has a wonderful weight as well.

-Yeah.

-The gauge of silver is superb.

-That has a great thumb piece on it.

-It is.

It is a thick gauge silver. It is very clearly marked.

What is your estimate?

We put a guide price on it between 40 and 60.

I wouldn't be surprised if it makes £80 or £90.

-Brilliant, because our team only paid £40.

-Wow, good.

-£40 retail was cheap enough for that, wasn't it?

-Cheap.

OK, and finally, we have got the chunkiest of chunky,

chunky cut-glass vases I think I've ever seen.

That is amazing, isn't it?

-Tim, you just need to feel the nature of the cut.

-Yeah.

The weight of the body of this vase.

It is 20th century.

I say to collectors, Tim, "If you want to buy quality,

"buy glassware, buy cut crystal."

We have it in abundance, don't make it anymore.

And it is so inexpensive.

So we have put a guide price on of between ten and £15.

-And that is sad, isn't it?

-It is sad. But on the other hand,

I think it is the right estimate because £50 is what the team...

-Oh, no... 15?

-50.

-Oh, no!

-They paid 50. And they paid the wrong price, that's all.

-Yes.

That's easy. But what it does, it means they are probably going to

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

OK, Di-Di, this is exciting, isn't it?

You only spent £114 and you gave Anita 186.

And Anita has got an armful there.

-She does.

-Let me help you out now.

We will whoop the cloth off like that, revealing...

My wonderful girls were mad shopaholics.

And I thought what better for a couple of shopaholics

than this wonderful Parisian-type hatbox?

I'm going to help you out because...

-We perhaps ought to reveal what is inside?

-Yes. So as well as that...

-Oh, no!

-Fabulous!

That's great!

Not the marbles...

The girls agonised over buying these wonderful marbles,

-agonized over it.

-Oh, no!

And when I was buying the bonus buy, I thought,

"I have got to do it, I have got to do it!"

So what have we got?

Millions!

-I loved them.

-She loved it.

-I did, I love them. I adore them.

Oh, Anita, that is marvellous, absolutely marvellous.

So hang on a minute, we have got this multiple purchase...

-How much, Anita?

-£17.

Oh, wow!

Bound to make money on that.

It will need somebody with a wee bit of imagination

and it will bring a smile to their face.

-OK, girls.

-Absolutely, thank you.

-There you go.

For the audience at home,

let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Anita's marbles.

-OK, Charles, this will confuse you.

-Wow-wee, Tim,

-another day shopping in Paris?

-No.

We have got a Parisian-looking hatbox, right?

And inside it, a biscuit tin.

If I tip that up like that,

and we tip out the biscuit tin like that...

-Whoosh.

-Crikey me, Tim. What a peculiar lot.

I mean, they are not modern, are they? There are old.

-1920s, '30s, that type of thing.

-Yes, Tim.

You can see the wear and tear on the exteriors of the marbles.

You have got some oddballs in here as well. Literally, odd balls.

-Like these bigger marbles.

-Yeah.

I think, Tim, my favourite item of the ensemble is probably

-the little tin.

-Do you?

Because that tin, I suppose, captures the age of the Art Nouveau

but in fact is more like 1920s, '30s.

That is quite nice.

The marbles, Tim, dare I say it, they are two a penny.

-OK. What is your estimate?

-Tim... Oh, dear.

I want to see them go, so the guide price is between £10 and £15.

Well, of course, Anita - she knows her marbles, right?

She spent £17.

Yes, OK.

And the ultimate decision will, of course, happen in the auction.

-And you'll be there, wielding your hammer in a minute.

-Yeah.

I can't wait, Tim, I will be intrigued to see what

they will bring.

-Well, thank you very much, Charles, and good fun.

-Thank you.

-Great.

£10. Good morning, sir. I've got 12. 15. 18.

One more do we have?

-Simon, Lewis, how are you feeling?

-Very comfortable.

-Are you very comfortable?

-Certainly am.

-Typical golfers, right?

You know, you're looking forward, everything is going to be all right.

First up is the sherry barrel. Here it comes.

There we are, a modern blue glazed shaped barrel and cover

with gilt lettering on, Brown and Pank's.

Where do we start this lot? Well, I have got two commission bids here.

-Oh!

-And I can start at 12, 15, 18, 22 and I am bid.

I am asking 25 now.

25, 28, 30.

-Hey!

-I'm out.

30 I'm bid, do I see? For this wonderful barrel.

-Wonderful barrel.

-30 I'm bid.

I'm out. Bid me two. I sell to a lady.

Congratulations, it is yours for £30 today. All done.

Now that's a barrel of fun.

OK, plus £7.

Very good. Well done, chaps.

-Lot 118.

-The parachute.

It's a 1970s parachute pack

in green and grey cloth,

inscribed to the reverse

"Demo Only".

-LAUGHING

-There we are.

We haven't tried it out. Please don't try it at home.

There we are. And I've got a number of bids.

And I can start... 15, 18, 20, 30.

Give me 35. 30 I'm bid.

Surely a fiver. 30, I'll take 32 then.

32 online. Internet bid, 32.

-I'm asking 35. Bid me a fiver...

-Look out.

-..or I shall sell.

All done. Fair warning.

At £32...

It's over.

Minus 63, that's a big old minus, isn't it?

Never mind, never mind.

We're at minus 56.

Circa 1940, by BH Bell of London.

Wonderfully made, a real work of art from a bygone age of measures.

And I'm bid here. I've got...

Two bids, both at £30.

Take me out, five. £30, I'll take five now.

Five now. 35 I'm bid.

I'm asking eight now, takes my bid.

Give me eight. Surely one more.

40 online, do I see five now?

-45, 50.

-We're off.

-There's a spell.

-45 on the net.

I will now say going, going...

All done at £45.

Minus 103. Minus 103. Well, it doesn't sound too bad, does it?

Not when you say it like that, Tim.

What are we going to do about this Omega watch?

-Oh, we're definitely going to go for it.

-Do you agree with that?

-Yeah.

-OK, lovely.

OK, we're hoping against hope,

and here it comes.

There we are, a wonderful early-20th-century

Omega pocket watch

in a... It is a silver marked case.

I can start this Omega off at £45.

It is silver. 45 is my commission. 50.

Five, 60.

I'm out. £60 I'm bid.

-Come on!

-Come on!

£65, I'm asking five now.

We need a bit of luck.

Five. 70, 70.

Online, do I see five now? Fair warning. You're out online.

You're in, sir, in the saleroom. It's yours. All done, we are at £70.

£70 is minus £20. Not to fret, it's minus 123.

Now, minus 123 could be a winning score.

It's been bad luck, I have to say.

Anyway, go out and put your best stroke forward.

45, 48... Fair warning...

-Now, Di, you OK?

-Yes.

-Do you know how your old man got on?

-No idea.

That's just as well. Good. Anyway, how are you feeling? Confident?

-Hmm...

-Sort of.

-Listen, you really want to beat those boys, don't you?

-Oh, we do.

-Definitely.

-OK, fine.

-That's the plan.

-That IS the plan.

Here you go, first up is your brooch. And here it comes.

What a lovely object.

Birmingham, but it's a Scottish-style

silver stag's head and sword.

I'm only bid here... £10 only.

Full of Scottish promise.

-Yes!

-15, 18, 22, I'm out.

Five, eight. 30. Two.

-Five. Eight.

-(Yes!)

You're in at £35. 38 online, 40.

Oh, my goodness.

40 I'm bid, online. Do I see five now?

On the net, in the room?

Bid me £45. All done? We are, at £40 today. Fair warning...

-Yes!

-That is plus £16. Look at that, well done indeed.

-Wow!

Now, here's your lovely taster.

Wonderful circle of silver, drinking, sommelier vessel.

In the year 1929. There we are.

Super lot. We have a phone line, too.

Where do we start this? I can start at £40.

It's heavy, it's good. 45.

-50. Five. 60. Five. I'm out.

-Hey, girls!

Five. 70. Five. 80. Five.

-80 I'm bid.

-Doubled your money.

I'm asking five now. 90 on the phone.

95.

100. Wonderful object.

-100.

-Yes! Good boy.

-I'll take 105.

Fair warning, £100. We're live on the phone. It's over.

-ALL: Yes!

-Well done.

£60 profit, just like that.

Is that not good? That is so cool.

You are now, girls, plus 76.

And we've got an item to go, which is the cut-glass vase.

A wonderful cut crystal - could be Waterford,

could be Stourbridge - vase.

And I'm bid here, straight in at £12.

I'm asking 15 now. 15, 18. I'm bid online.

Do I see 20 now?

20 I'm bid. Do I see two?

Two. Five. Eight.

Eight. 30. 35.

-Go on.

-40. It's so heavy. 35, 40.

-Five.

-Go on.

-I don't believe this.

-45, 50.

-Go on!

50, 50, 50... Five.

-60.

-Yes!

The lady, at £55.

You're out online. You're out, sir, as well.

At £55, fair warning. It's yours.

ALL: Yes!

OK. £55 is plus £5.

That means, girls,

you are plus £81.

And you have a profit on three items.

And we all know what that means.

What excitement!

So, what are we going to do about the hatbox and the marbles? Eh?

Going to go with it?

Risk 17 of your hard-earned £81 profit? OK.

-Yes, we've got to go with it.

-Of course you are, aren't you?

-You love them.

-I love them.

You think they're worth a good deal more than £17.

-We do.

-OK, fine. You're going with the bonus buy, and here we go.

There we are, we see all sorts.

It's a modern circular hatbox with a quantity of marbles

in a very nice 1920s or '30s Pre-Raphaelite-inspired tin.

I'm only bid here... Nothing.

-GIRLS LAUGH

-Do I see £5?

Only a fiver. I'm out. Five, six, seven.

Eight.

-Rough.

-Keep going.

Nine. 100p. 1,000.

Ten, 11, 12, 13.

14.

15.

Are you sure, sir?

We've come so far.

-Two more.

-Up for a pound.

Do I see 15? 16? No more. On the net, £15.

-16. 18. 20. Two. Four.

-Yes!

22 I'm bid, your bid.

Do I see four now?

24. 26.

No. 24, on the net.

We are selling, all done. Fair warning, all out.

At £24 today. It's over.

-That's perfect.

-Yes!

-Well done. Well done, Anita.

Well done!

That's plus £7.

-Girl power.

-Yes.

-Girl power.

-Bring on the girls, every time.

-Assisted by the odd boy.

-Yes.

Anyway, seven pounds profit means you are plus £88.

-Wow!

-Plus £88.

-That's wonderful.

-What is your charity?

Lincolnshire Lady Taverners.

Lincolnshire Lady Taverners, this is your lucky day.

Right then, teams. Now, I know that this has been a needle match, right?

And what with the husband and wife and everything.

Si, you have been determined to beat the girls today.

-Definitely.

-And I'm very, very sorry to tell you...that you haven't.

In fact, you have failed miserably.

Well, I'm sorry about that.

Minus £123, girls.

-Oh, no!

-Oh, no...

All in all, that was a bit of a killer all round, wasn't it?

-Well, we've had a laugh. Haven't we?

-Certainly.

We've had a fantastic time.

And I hope divorce proceedings will not ensue.

Because the girls are going home with £88 of profit.

How about that, boys?

£88. Well done, Di.

£88, I can't believe this, this is so splendid-o.

£16 on the stag's head brooch.

£60 on that sommelier's doo-dah.

And you get a profit out of the glass vase, too, which means

you go home as members of the venerable Order of the Golden Gavel.

There's your Golden Gavel pin. That's for you to take, Di.

Take one, darling, pin it on with pride.

I've never seen three girls look happier than

when receiving the Order.

-That can go with your collection, Anita.

-Thank you.

Wear those down the high street, I tell you,

they'll be so many people asking.

Anyway, we've had a great time.

Thank you very much and join us soon for some more bargain hunting, yes?

ALL: Yes!