Alexandra Palace 11 Bargain Hunt

Royal palaces like Kensington Palace and Buckingham Palace

are all very fine and large,

but this is Alexandra Palace.

Literally a palace built for the people

and today, it's stuffed up with antique treasure.

So, let's go bargain hunting, yeah!

Palatial and architecturally magnificent,

Alexandra Palace today is home to antique and pop-up vintage stalls.

In fact, 100 of them.

But our teams, of course,

only get the usual £300 and an hour to bag three items.

Let's have a quick preview as to what's coming up.

-The Reds have a smashing time...

-..in gold.

-In gold?

CRASH Ooh!

A Minton lid has gone.

-That would be a breakage.

-We're going to have to buy it.

That would be a breakage. I'm so sorry, sir.

-..whilst zee Bleus work their French charm.

-Alors, ca, c'est combien?

-Tout l'ensemble?

-Tout l'ensemble?

-Oui.

-65.

-Ah, non. C'est trop.

-But who will be the ultimate victor at auction?

-Come on, baby...

-Oh, it's brilliant!

-Let's meet the teams.

Well, on Bargain Hunt today, we are keeping it all in the family

because, for the Reds, we have Sarah and her grandfather Freddie

and, for the Blues, we have Sarah and her mother-in-law Sue.

-Welcome, everybody. Hello.

-ALL: Hello.

-Lovely to see you.

-Now, Sarah.

-Hello.

-What do you do for a job of work?

-I am an HR assistant in the motor industry.

-Are you?

-Yes.

What does that mean?

I provide HR to about 600 employees for a European head office.

-Do you really?

-Yes.

-That's a big old job, though, isn't it? 600 people.

Yes, and that's just permanent people so we have lot of contractors

-and temps.

-Gosh.

-So it's a busy job.

-It says here that you're incredibly fit.

-Ooh.

-Ooh?

-A little bit.

What do you mean, a little bit?

Do you like to go running? What do you like to do?

I run to my grandad's a couple of times a week.

He lives about a mile away so I do a two-mile run.

-Yes.

-Three times a week, I would say.

Freddie, you were once upon a time

one of the Magnificent Nine bus drivers.

I was one of the first one-man bus drivers in High Wycombe.

There was nine of us

and it was at a time when the company was trying to save a bit of money.

-Surprise, surprise.

-Yes.

And it turned out to be quite a nice job, but we had to stay together

-because some of the lads wasn't all that keen on it at the time.

-No.

-And so...

-They'd pick on you, would they?

-Not, I wouldn't say, pick on us. You know...

-They weren't happy.

It was a bit dodgy at the time, but they got over it

and that's how we called ourselves the Magnificent Nine.

How many years did you drive the buses for, then?

I was conductor for three and a half years, driver three and a half years.

So that was seven in London

and then I drove the bus for 25 years in High Wycombe.

Now, why are you two going to make such a great team today?

Is it going to be youthful enthusiasm with age and experience?

Well, I think we'll beat the Blues, so I'd say no more. THEY LAUGH

Oh, right. That determined, are you?

-You happy with that, Sarah?

-Yes, happy with that.

-OK, fine.

Anyway, very good luck. So, Blues.

Tell me, Sarah, how long have you known your mother-in-law for?

-I've known Sue for 16 years.

-Have you?

-How long have you been married for?

-I've been married for nine.

So there's a big old gap there.

-Is that the longest engagement in northern Europe?

-Seven years.

-Seven years you were engaged!

-Yes.

-What was going wrong?

-Erm...

I was just weighing it up with regards to my mother-in-law.

-If she'd be suitable or not.

-Exactly. Yes.

So you thought a good few years and you looked at her

-and you thought, in the end, she'll do.

-I'll commit, she'll do.

-And you committed.

-Yes, I committed.

-All right, lovely.

-Now, you've got a baby.

-Yes, Joshua.

-Josh, how old's he?

-16 months.

-Is he trouble?

-No, he's lovely.

-Is he?

-He's a joy.

-Oh, isn't that sweet?

-He's a very good baby.

Now, Sue, it says here that you're a retired teacher.

Yes, a long time ago, but, yes, I taught French for 31 years.

-You never did! That is perfect, isn't it?

-Yes.

Yes, it was great fun.

Took lots of exchanges abroad.

And had a few adventures taking kids across Paris on the underground.

-Losing a few here...

-Just a few, yes.

-..losing a few there.

-A few nervous breakdowns.

-Yeah, no, great. Now, you're retired.

-Yes.

-What do you get up to?

-Oh, it's permanent holiday, Tim.

Mainly bowling because I'm quite sporty and it's a marvellous sport.

-I recommend it to anybody.

-And it's very social, isn't it?

-Incredibly so.

-Yeah.

-You meet thousands of people.

And they're all good fun, they're all out to have a good time.

You clearly get on splendidly, you two.

-Are you going to make a great team?

-We are indeed.

-Are you going to lash up these Reds?

-Oh, yes.

-Oh, yes.

-Blue army.

-OK, fine. We'll come to the money moment now. £300 apiece.

-There's your £300.

-Thank you.

-£300. You know the rules.

Your experts await and off you go. Very, very, very good luck.

Gosh, what fun we're going to have today.

Now, let's meet our experts.

Here to keep the Reds on the rails is Kate Bliss.

And ready to milk some profit for the Blues is David Harper.

Oh, my gosh, I can't believe it. Mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

-Yes, yes, yes.

-Do we get on well?

-Well, that's questionable, David.

Oh, my gosh!

Sarah and Freddie, this is a fantastic location.

What are you going to be looking for?

-A bargain. A big bargain.

-A big bargain. That sounds great, Freddie.

-We're looking for something unusual and exciting.

-Oh, wow.

-Sounds like you.

-A little bit.

-SHE LAUGHS

-A little bit of vintage.

-Good. Good combination.

-60 minutes starts now, let's go.

-Let's find it.

-What about you, Sarah?

-Something that's really high-quality.

We don't want any tat. We don't want anything that's chipped.

We want something in really pristine condition.

-Wonderful. Let's get at it.

-Let's go.

Right, teams. Your 60 minutes starts now.

BELL RINGS

Ooh, that's lovely, Freddie.

It's a leather field case with fitted silver-plated sandwich box

and two glass flasks with silver-plated stoppers. Around 1920.

-Nearly as old as you.

-THEY LAUGH

Cheeky!

-I like that.

-You tell her, Freddie.

-It is lovely, Freddie.

-Do you know what...?

-Do you like it?

-It's... Yes, pop it on there.

So you've got a sandwich box

-on the inside, there.

-Do you like it?

-It's lovely.

It's silver-plated rather than silver.

-Oh, it's silver-plated, not solid silver.

-Not solid silver.

Is that for sandwiches?

-Yes.

-Not very big.

-Or, do you know what they used to have?

Gentlemen, who took a travelling case like this,

used to have sandwiches,

but very often they'd take a slab of fruitcake

because the dried fruit would be really sustaining

and would be better than sandwiches.

-OK.

-But I think this is more of a luxury item for the gentry.

-Do you like it?

-I really like it, yeah.

What I like is, you've got the cork in the top there which seals it up.

The tops are obviously original. They fit really well.

Considering it's 1920, it's in good condition.

You've got the original strap there,

the original leather-covered buckle which is rather nice.

The price seems a bit high, don't it?

At auction, I can see it doing anything from...worst scenario, £60,

to best scenario, it might make £100.

You've got 95 on the ticket, madam. What would be your very best?

-I'd do 80 and that would be it.

-You'd do 80.

You wouldn't take 75, would you? STALLHOLDER: 80.

80.

-What do you think? Should we take a chance?

-Shall we? You decide.

-Shall we?

-I think go for it.

-Yeah. OK.

-We'll go for it.

-£80.

-Done. Deal.

-OK, we're done.

-That was quick work, Reds.

Only five minutes in, and the first item is in the bag.

With any luck, that travel case will take you far.

Now, it seems Sue has found a French stall

and can brush up her language skills.

Do it in French.

-Alors, ca, c'est combien? Tout l'ensemble?

-Tout l'ensemble?

-Oui.

-65.

Ah, non. C'est trop.

To you and me, "That's too much dosh."

-58.

-58, non. C'est toujours...

Sorry, are you speaking Martian?

Non, non, c'est francais.

OK. What are these pots representing?

So that's...sugar, flour, coffee, spices, tea and pepper.

You know what's nice about that? It is complete.

You've got that French chic-ness to it. You've got the Art Deco feel.

-Sarah, what are your thoughts?

-I like it. What's, erm...

-What's the price?

-STALLHOLDER: 65.

Any room for...? I mean, after the French, I mean, come on.

I think she said 50.

-Yeah, fif... SUE: But that's still a bit dear.

-50, yeah.

-Not 50.

-I said 58.

-Shall we have a look at one of them?

Let me just collect the coffee.

We're looking at an Art Deco shape. Probably '40s.

-It's Second World War-ish, isn't it?

-Yes.

And they're not the best quality.

You're not buying quality, you're buying the style.

And if you look at the decoration, they're transfers.

The kind of thing, as a kid, you'd put on your arm.

-OK.

-So they're never going to be great quality.

-They've just got the look.

-OK.

-Yes. They're quite charming.

Are they worth the £58?

-I would go 55.

-Yeah, 55.

-Deal, 55?

-Deal.

-Oh, la, la!

Now the Blues also have an item under their belts.

And we're just ten minutes into the shop.

-You don't like that, surely?

-Don't you like that, Freddie?

-No. Oh, no!

-Please.

-Gladstone bag.

-If I had that, I'd put it in the bin.

-Would you?

You speak your mind, Freddie.

-Do you not want to know the price on this, Freddie?

-How much is it?

-HE GASPS

-95.

-Same price as the thing we just bought.

Would you still put it in the bin?

It's not my cup of tea. Is it yours?

I wouldn't go on holiday with it, no.

It's a Gladstone bag and the thing about Gladstone bags

is they open up very wide. They've got a framework on them.

I love it, myself, but I think 95 is a bit expensive. So let's move on.

-OK.

-Yeah. I don't like it anyway.

Seems Freddie has some strong likes and dislikes.

Best try something else, Kate.

Let's just have a little look. Is it Dinky underneath? Yes, here we go.

-Dinky...

-It's not a thing I would buy myself.

-You know.

-Liverpool.

-I can't see that making any profit.

-You can't see that?

-No.

-Your enthusiasm's killing me, Freddie.

-Let's put it back for now.

-Yeah, we may...

-There's plenty to look at.

We may have to come back.

-Are they silver?

-No, they'll be plated.

-Oh, right.

-Are you two quite romantic?

-A little bit.

Can I show you something that I think is quite romantic?

Can I have a look inside that box? Would you mind?

-The little box there, little enamel box.

-I did spot that.

-It's pretty.

Isn't that just absolutely lovely?

-A present from Leominster.

-Yes.

-So it's a novelty gift.

-Have a look.

-Oh, and it has a mirror!

-It has a mirror.

-Is it for patches or something?

-Yes, it's a patch box.

And you can tell the different between a patch box

and a pill box because of the mirror.

-Yes.

-So, if it's for pills, you don't need a mirror.

-I love it.

There's a little bit of romance behind the idea of patches.

The patch would be placed strategically on a lady's face

depending on her mood.

And depending on whether she was single, engaged,

-looking for a husband, looking for fun...

-I didn't know.

And the patches came in all different shapes and sizes

and if you placed a little spot, a little patch, here,

it might indicate that you were...

possibly available. I think it's late 18th, early 19th century.

So that might well have been around the time of the Napoleonic Wars.

Chipped and damaged, obviously affects it.

And they were made in quite big numbers. Is that priced at 30?

-I'm afraid that says 38.

-It looks like 30 to me.

-It looks like 30 to me.

-I should think we can do it for 30.

-Would be the best on it.

-Better be sure.

You might get a trickle of profit. You might.

Well, how about 25?

I'll do it for 28, but that's going to be it. Because it's a rare object.

26?

27 and that's it.

-27 for a Georgian patch box?

-Yes.

-Is it ours?

-Yes!

-Is that ours?

-So I can throw it in the air and celebrate.

-Yes, 27, deal.

-Thank you.

Well done, Blues. That's two items down.

At this rate, the Reds won't be a PATCH on this team.

How do you get the money out?

Oh, is there some money in there?

I don't know how you get it out though. You'd have to smash it.

It's like one of those Terramundi things

where you have to smash them out...

Yes, careful how you put that down, Kate.

-Can we get anything in gold?

-In gold?

-CRASH Ooh!

-Oops! Oh, no.

-What's happened?

-A Minton lid has gone.

-That would be a breakage.

-We're going to have to buy it.

-That would be a breakage. I'm so sorry, sir.

-Oh, no. Poor Sarah.

-Looks like an insurance claim for us.

-It would have to be me.

-Oh, I'm so sorry!

-Well, it looked as though it was all stuck on.

No, it wasn't stuck on.

As a tip, in future, when you pick up vases, just take the lid off first.

Good tip, sir. Now, I have a question for you.

Do you ever fancy buying a piece of history for yourself?

In a plastic envelope, I've found these three photographs

and this shot shows an occasion

which is clearly of national importance.

We've got a senior military man here, who could be a Field Marshall.

I don't know. He's got a great stripe running up his trouser leg.

But the character I can recognise, behind in the second row,

is Lord Louis Mountbatten.

Cousin to the Queen and, of course, at one time, Admiral of the Fleet.

The senior military men are all wearing black armbands.

So this could be a moment that commemorates

a funeral of a famous personage.

Bit more research required on that. But extremely interesting.

The photograph in the frame is much easier to identify.

It is, of course, Edward, Prince of Wales.

And if you look very carefully, down in this right-hand corner,

it says, "Copyright Canada 1919."

This is the moment

when Edward went on a tour around the world to the dominions

and colonies, basically to say

thank you very much for the sacrifice and contribution

that all those countries made to the Great War in supporting Great Britain.

And at this moment, he's visiting the dominion of Canada.

He, of course, became King Edward VIII but, tragically,

only for one year.

Because he abdicated.

And when he abdicated in 1936, just before Christmas,

it was because of this woman, Mrs Wallace Simpson.

And we see her in a photograph that's dated on, the back,

9th of the 9th, 1945.

We see her in this original photograph, seated

in a society pose, if you like, unusually not wearing white gloves.

Nearly all the photographs of the Duchess of Windsor

are with her wearing white gloves. Why?

Because she had the hands that resembled the hands of a man.

And she didn't like that and she liked to cover them up.

So, quite fun to find a photograph of her without gloves on.

The final photograph in my quartet is of the Duke himself,

seated in 1941. It says on the back, July the 20th, 1941.

Somewhere on July the 20th 1941, the Duke of Windsor

was governor of the Bahamas.

He was sent to the Bahamas to get him out of the way

and transported there in 1940

for the duration of the Second World War.

The Duke of Windsor liked to smoke his pipe,

and there he is, smoking his pipe.

He also loved little dogs, latterly pug dogs,

but here he seems to have some Highland terriers snapping about.

Probably because he's about to give them a Good Boy Choc Choc Drop.

So, here in Ally Pally, three photographs would cost you £25

and the framed photograph, the genuine Canadian 1919 one,

could be yours for a similar sum.

What might they be worth if you sold them

in an auction that was related particularly to royal memorabilia?

I don't know. I should think you might double your money.

And that's fair enough, isn't it?

Now, back to the shopping.

It's two-one up to the Blues

and the Reds have found a rather nice silver box.

You've got a bit of class there.

You have got a bit of class, but you have also got

-quite a hefty price tag.

-Ooh, hoo hoo! Oh my... Oh.

-195.

You'd drop down a lot from that price, would you, my darling?

-I'm starting to flap a bit.

-Don't flap.

-Yeah, don't flap, Freddie.

I think he's worried about spending too much.

Meanwhile, the Blues have spotted a perfume bottle.

STALLHOLDER: This one's a genuine R Lalique, an early one.

Is that signed?

-He never signed the early ones.

-Didn't he?

-No.

He just used to do them, take the labels as well.

But you can always tell it's one of his by the tops.

As far as I know, all Lalique pieces,

every Lalique I've ever owned has been signed.

I'm with you on that top. It's very Lalique.

It's that frosted, kind of glazed over.

The bottle itself, I would say, isn't Lalique.

It's just a piece of pressed glass. But how much is it? Is it cheap?

£30.

If that's Rene Lalique and it's 1930s,

it's worth much more than £30.

If it isn't Rene Lalique and we're wrong,

which we can be, it's worth three quid.

If you can get £3 off somebody.

Oh, ho. Over to you two.

-Here.

-You're the perfume girl.

-You wouldn't want to spend a lot on it though.

-No. Maybe a tenner?

-£10? No, I couldn't do £10.

-What's you best deal?

-25 would be the best.

Ooh.

It might get bids to a fiver.

Or someone might believe it's Lalique and it might make 50-70.

-Willing to go 20, definitely.

-Yeah, go on, then. £20.

-You've done a deal.

-A deal. Yep.

-OK.

Well done.

Very interesting. Very interesting.

-Right in time too. Three distinctly different things.

-Superb.

I'm going to treat you two to the best cup of tea you've ever had.

-You're on.

-Congratulations, Blues. All three items bought.

But the Reds still have two more purchases to make

and there's just ten minutes left.

-I quite like that piece.

-Now, that is something a little bit different.

We've got a lovely name on there. Do you see that? W Ottway and Co Ltd.

Ealing, London. So not far from here. 1915, which is rather nice.

In lovely condition. Have a little look, Freddie. See what you can spy.

I can't see nothing.

-Oh, I can see a bargain over there.

-Good spot, Sarah. So can I.

-Ooh, over there?

-I can see through it, yeah.

-Can you?

-It probably doesn't help that you've got glasses on.

-No.

-No.

-What do you think of it?

-I really like it.

I like the engraved piece there and I think it's a really unusual piece.

Originally, of course, it would have been

in a leather case which is missing.

But I have to say, despite the lack of case, it's in super condition.

Very often, I mean, it's a practical thing. It was made to be used.

-And you haven't got any major dents or wear in there.

-No.

-No.

-It's in nice condition.

-Mm.

-How much is it?

-Well, the price tag's 65.

-Not bad.

-Let's just see what the gentleman will do.

-What's your very best on that, sir?

-55.

-55.

-Hurry up, Reds. The clock is ticking.

I think it's quite a good quality.

And I don't think the price is too bad.

-Could you go a little bit more for us?

-How about...

-We've got to put it into auction. What do you think, Sarah?

-50?

OK, 50, then.

If it hadn't got the name on it, I think 50 would be expensive.

But because it's got the manufacturer,

the retailer's name, and we've got Ealing, London on there

-and a nice date there for 1915.

-And it's in quite good condition.

I think it's in great condition.

Just before we do the deal, what else have we got on here?

Because we are tight for time.

-Let's try and double up.

-So that's a possible maybe.

You need to make a decision.

We've got little Danish...

Little Danish salts and pepper if you like that sort of thing.

Ooh, they are nice. Can I have a little look at those?

-Yeah, of course.

-You wanted silver, Freddie, Sarah.

This is silver, but it's Danish silver.

-And what we've got are a salt and a pepper.

-How unusual.

-Can you see the holes in the top?

-Yeah.

-You have that one, Freddie.

Now, the reason I know they're Danish is because on the bottom

here, we have got 925

which is the standard for Sterling Silver.

-It stands for 925 parts of silver per thousand parts of alloy.

-OK.

So Sterling standard and beautifully enamelled.

This enamel, or liquid glass if you like,

has been overlaid on the silver.

But before they did that, the silver's been engraved

to give this lovely pattern underneath.

-You see, they've got a bit of a shimmer.

-Absolutely.

-Shall we just check the condition on that one?

-Yes.

-Let me just have a little look.

Ah, now that's got a wee bit of damage down here.

-Ah, OK.

-Do you see that? Where it's gone orange.

So the enamel's just slightly damaged on there.

But the good thing is, it's at the bottom

-so when this is standing on the table...

-You wouldn't notice it.

You don't notice it so much.

If it was at the top, here, it would really shout at you.

What...could you do if we took the two?

-Bearing in mind that one is damaged on the bottom there.

-Yeah.

Er... Very best for the pair would be 90.

So if these are 90, the telescope's 50, that's 140. You happy with that?

-Yes.

-I think so.

-I'm just... I'm happy with that, I'm just...

£90.

Because they're damaged, you can just do another fiver on those?

Just for us?

-85?

-Yes, OK.

-Yes, so that's 135.

-Would you? Wonderful.

-Freddie's in there. It's a done deal.

-Congratulations, Reds.

It sure is a done deal, Kate. Because...

Time's up. Let's remind ourselves what the red team bought, eh?

They're hoping an early 20th-century leather travelling case

may well take them a long way for £80.

They focused £50 on this early 20th-century style brass telescope.

And finally, this set of Danish metalware condiments

was picked up for £85.

-Well, that was something, wasn't it, Fred?

-Very good.

Right to the last minute. I don't know...

-OK, so which is your favourite piece?

-The leather case.

-Sarah, what for you?

-I like the salt and pepper.

-Salt and pepper. Favourite. Is that going to bring the biggest profit?

-I hope so.

-Yeah. Do you agree with that, Fred-o?

-No.

-No.

-I think the leather case will.

-You're obsessed by that. Yeah, lovely.

-Hope so, anyway.

-Why not? And how much did you spend altogether?

-215.

-£215.

I'd like £85 of leftover lolly, please.

-£85. You don't like passing this over much, do you?

-No.

No, not at all.

-OK, fine. £85 goes straight over to KB.

-Lovely.

Kate, what are you doing to spend it on, darling?

Might stick with something shiny.

Really? You've got the mark of these two, haven't you?

Anyway, relax up, team.

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

A graduated set of six French kitchen containers

was acquired for the culinary cost of £55.

An 18th-century English enamel patch box cost them £27.

And finally, a Lalique-style glass scent bottle

was purchased for a fragrant 20.

OK, Blues, we're cleared for landing.

-Ne-yow... Lovely.

-THEY LAUGH

-Was it that much fun?

-Teamwork, teamwork.

-Teamwork!

-Was it that much fun, Sarah?

-It was great. Oh, yes.

-Spending somebody else's money, eh?

-It was brilliant.

-With your mother-in-law?

-Yes.

-And DH.

-Yes.

-DH? Hello.

OK, which is your favourite piece, Sarah, please.

The Lalique, I think. The bottle.

The Lalique bottle is your favourite. Um... Mother-in-law?

-The patch box.

-The patch box?

-Yes. Lovely story.

-And is that going to bring the biggest profit?

-I hope so.

What's your prediction for the biggest profit, Sarah?

-Oh, I think it has to be the patch box.

-The patch box?

-Yes, definitely.

-OK, fine. And you spent how much altogether?

-£102.

102, then I would like 198, please.

From somebody. And...

we're going to gather this together

and pass it on to the ultimate shepherd of these things.

What are you going to spend it on, David?

Well, it's a bit scary. Look, they're all packing up, aren't they?

-I'm got a lot of money so the pressure is on, you know.

-OK, fine.

Good luck, David. Good luck, girls.

Meanwhile, we're going to head off, hotfoot, to the auction.

So, we've trotted from central London out to Bedfordshire

to the county town of Bedford,

to Peacock's Auction Room to be with Lindsay Vintiner.

-Lindsay, how lovely to see you.

-And you too, Tim.

Thank you for having us.

Now, for our Reds today, their first item is this travelling case.

Handsome leather-bound case.

But I've got a question for you. What do you rate that thing as?

Well, it's plated

and you would expect to find your sandwiches in there.

Erm, Mr Munnings, I suppose, would take this on a trip out

when he's painting and he'll have his sandwiches

and a few glasses of his favourite tipple in a travelling case.

I'm not sure they're quite up to today's standard

of sandwiches in scale.

But, um...maybe cake. We'll go with cake.

-So, how do you estimate a thing like that, Lindsay?

-Well, we think 30-40.

-Erm... It's nice quality and a good gentleman's piece.

-Yeah.

Yeah, no, I quite agree with you. Actually, they paid £80 for it.

Freddie went perhaps a little over the top there.

-Next up is the so-called three drawer telescope.

-Yes.

-That is not so hot, is it?

-It's not, I'm afraid. It is fairly modern.

The patine on it's not right. The inscription is all completely wrong.

We think it's brand spanking new, I'm afraid, Tim.

-What's it likely to be worth, Lindsay?

-We think 15-25.

-Ooh.

-Fingers crossed.

-Oof. £50 paid.

-Right.

So that could be a big problemo. Um...

-And lastly, I have to say, very smart condiments.

-Indeed, yes.

-I like them.

-They're great, aren't they?

They're Danish, they're silver, they're enamelled. They're a great colour.

Can imagine them on your Christmas dining table.

They're just the right colours for it.

-Erm...sadly the red one is damaged.

-Little chip, yeah.

It has got a chip out the enamel which is difficult to repair.

But they're still lovely objects

and the market is strong for this type of collectable.

-How much, then, Lindsay?

-40-60.

-40-60. OK, they paid £85.

Um... Just a tad too much on that. Way too much on the telescope

and perhaps a tad too much on the travelling case

means that they're going to need their bonus buy in my prediction.

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

Well, team, you gave Kate £85 of leftover lolly.

-Kate, what did you spend it on?

-Well, I promised something shiny.

And shiny it is.

What do you think?

-Can I?

-Absolutely. Have a little feel, Freddie.

So, it is, of course, a candlestick.

Known as a dwarf candlestick, because of the size.

And it's in a very distinctive style which is known as Robert Adam style

after an iconic architect and designer

who was actually in the 18th century.

But this is dated to 1908 so it's actually Edwardian in date

and has a very, I think, elegant and understated style about it

with these lovely swags and little borders around the outside.

-I like it.

-How much did you pay for it?

-I paid £20.

-Ooh!

-You done very well.

-You think, Freddie?

-I think so.

-Have you got good vibes?

-Yeah.

-Yeah, I think that's a bargain, don't you?

How much do you think it will make as auction?

Well, I really hope it will make more than 20.

I've got every confidence in it. I think it was a snip at £20.

It's small in size and there may have been a pair to it originally,

-but for £20, a silver candlestick.

-I like it.

Hopefully, you can't go wrong.

-Good.

-I think you're right.

-Well, we like those sentiments, don't we?

Anyway, you don't pick now,

you pick after the sale of your first three items.

But right now, for the audience at home,

let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Kate's little stick.

-So, Lindsay, there's a little treat for you.

-Right. Thank you, Tim.

Neo-classical in design.

Miniature dwarf candlestick.

-At a price, it'll sell, won't it?

-20-30.

-Really?

-Oh, that's excellent because Kate's only paid £20.

-OK.

-So that's pretty good.

-Stand a good chance then.

Anyway, that's it for the Reds.

Moving on, rather beautifully, to the Blues.

We have got a graduated set of kitchen pots from France.

They're a nice little set, graduated...

They're transfer printed, so...

-They're OK.

-When do you date them?

Are they '30s or are they 1950s, do you think?

I think they're '40s/'50s, yeah. They're somewhere around there.

There's a market for them

but they're not going to pay a lot for them.

-OK, how much will they pay then, do you think, Lindsay?

-10-20.

-Is that all?

-Yes.

-Do you know, I think you're right.

£55 was paid by Sue. I think she's completely bonkers.

Anyway, we won't tell her that.

Now, moving on, we have at last got a period antique little something!

-Indeed, yes. Very nice.

-A patch box.

-Indeed.

-Do you like that?

I do. I really like that.

Probably by Bilston, the enamel patch box, 18th century.

We've got a little bit of damage to the edge,

but it's just a lovely little present for someone.

-So, how much then, do you think?

-50-80.

-Do you really?

-Well, that's marvellous. £27 was paid.

-OK, yeah.

So that seems to be a profitable buy.

And lastly, the smallest and most miserable little scent bottle,

I think I've ever seen.

-But it is a period one, isn't it?

-It is. It is a Coty.

Lalique did make scent bottles for them,

-but this one is just a mass-produced example.

-Is it?

-We think, yeah.

-How much for that one?

-Five to ten.

OK. £20 paid so that might be a bit lightweight.

But their big problem is going to be the storage containers, I think.

And that means they are going to need their bonus buy, I think,

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

-Well, girls, you gave David Harper a fortune, didn't you? £198.

-Yeah.

-OK.

Looks substantial, so let's gather round while David does his reveal.

What did you spend £198 on, Dave?

Not quite 198. Take off 100 and a bit, and I spent £90.

Oh, dear. THEY LAUGH

Don't look too impressed. Just control yourselves.

It's an early 20th-century box.

I'm describing it as an artisan's box.

Others may describe it as a tool box. But I think it is absolutely...

-Ooh, I like that.

-..gorgeous. This is not for a plumber or a joiner.

This is for an artisan. That's my thought.

What I adore about that, is it's completely well used and patinated.

Does it have any profit in it?

-Well, you know, it's a tricky one, isn't it?

-TIM LAUGHS

-Um...

-Answer a straight question!

Quite possibly not.

Judging by the response that everyone seems to have to it.

-Gone down very well(!)

-Thank you very much, Dave.

-Some days, he's good days. Some days, he's not so good days.

-No.

And on that happy note,

why don't we check out what the auctioneer thinks about Dave's box?

As if by magic, comes David's tool box.

-Lindsay, you're bound to love this.

-Well, erm...

I hate to admit it,

but I have got one at home which I put my costume jewellery in.

Did you pay a lot for yours to put the jewellery in?

-About a tenner, I think.

-Did you?

-Yeah.

So would that mean that you think

this bonus buy's worth about a tenner then?

-Yes.

-You do.

-I do. Maybe 20.

-10-20.

If we have...

I'm afraid David Harper, who spent £90 on that,

if he persuades his team to take that as a bonus buy,

I can confidently predict they are going to be torpedoed.

-They are, I'm afraid.

-Are you taking the sale today?

-I am indeed, yes.

We're in safe hands.

On commission, up, 320, up, 340... £20, 22 online now.

24 at the back, keying out. 24. At £24 at the back of the room.

How are you feeling, Freddie? You feeling a bit nervous?

-Bit shaky, yeah.

-Yeah. Don't worry.

-If you need to hang on to somebody, you can hang on to me.

-Yeah, OK.

-All right.

-Well, first up, then,

is the leather travelling case with the decanters and the sandwich box.

Here it comes.

Nice lot this, for your travels. There we go. £50 start me for it.

50. Must be 20 to start if you're interested. 20's all I'm bid now.

20. At £20, 22, lady's bid now, 22.

24, 26,

28, 30,

32, 34,

36, 38, 40.

45, 50, 55...

-Come on, baby!

-At £60 now. The bid's in the room now.

At 60.

-65, lady's bid now.

-Hey, 65.

-Eh?

-At 70, 75...

-70.

-80.

-At £80 now. The bid's here now at 80. Come on.

-One more!

-We're in the money here!

-Gentleman's bid now.

-Go on.

-At just £80...

-Oh, yes, yes, yes.

-Yes!

-I knew you'd change your mind.

-At 85.

-We're in the money, baby.

It's the lady's bid now at 85, 90. He's back in now, 90. Can't resist.

-At £90 now. It's the gentlemen's bid.

-(How much?)

-90.

At £90.

-Yes!

-Yes.

-That's very good.

-Well done, Freddie.

-You have got a good eye.

-We're in money.

-Well done, Freddie.

-That's all right.

-Who said it couldn't make money?

-She did.

-Yeah. She's wrong.

-She's wrong.

-Excellent.

-What's now?

-Now, telescope.

-It's an attractive thing, isn't it?

But sadly, reproduction. We'll try and sell it, here we go.

£20 to start me, are we?

20? Ten to get on then. Come on, guys. Ten is all I have here now.

Ten, at £10. 12 here now. 12. At 12.

14, are we? 14. 16. At 16 now.

It's on the front row here now. 16. At 16. 18 online now, at 18. 20.

At £20, now. It's on the front row now at 20. At £20. 22. At £22.

24 online now. At 24. At 24. 26. At £26. It will suit you.

It's a lady's bid. It's in the room, then, at £26.

£26 is four short of 30 so that's minus 24.

You were plus ten, you're now minus 14.

OK, here we go. Now, the Danish enamel. There it comes.

There we go. £100? 100. 50 get on, surely?

50? I've got just £40 start.

If we lead from the book now. 40. 45 in the room now.

50, 55,

60, 65,

70, 75. That clears my book.

It's a lady's bid then.

-At 75, then, we're all done?

-Come on!

-Oh, dear.

-Lady's bid, £75.

£75 which means it's minus £10,

-which means you are minus £24 overall.

-Not so good.

-Are you going to go with the candlestick?

-Definitely.

-Definitely are, yes.

-It's got to be cheap, that candlestick.

At £20. So you're going to go with it. We're going to go with the bonus buy and here it comes.

Right now we have the silver dwarf candlestick now. Nice stick, this.

£20 start me, are we? 20?

20's bid online, thank you. At £20. Straight in this time now at 20.

22, lady's bid, thank you. At 22.

At 22. 24 online now. 24.

26, lady's bid now, at 26. At 26.

28. At 28 now. 30. At £30 now.

It's a room bid. 34. At 34.

36 at the back now. At 36.

38. At 38 now.

The bid's in the room here now. 38. At 38 now. Sweet little stick, this.

-At 38 now. It's a lady's bid now. You're out online.

-Bit more.

At just £38.

Well done, Kate. £38 is plus £18

which very, very sadly means you are minus £6 overall.

Which is nothing, isn't it? And that could be a winning score.

Now, have you been talking to the Reds? Do you know how they got on?

-No.

-No, no.

-You haven't got the faintest idea. Very good.

You've got your six storage jars coming up now and here they come.

Interesting lot, these. There we go. £20 start me for them? 20, are we?

Must be a tenner. Come on, guys. Ten.

I'm going to have to say the word - five? Five, thank you.

I've got now five. At fine only now. Six. At six. Eight, ten,

12, 14, 16.

At 16. The bid's in the room here now at 16.

18. To my left now at 18.

-20. At £20 now. 22.

-Long way to go.

At 22. 24. At £24 now.

The bid's in the room now at 24. At £24. 24. The bid's over here.

You're all done? At £24 only.

-24 is minus 31.

-Ouch.

-Oh, dear.

-Ooh, la, la.

-Sorry, David.

-Oh, no.

-Come on, Dave, let's win it all back.

-Let's go.

Let's win it all back, eh? Come on, then.

The 18th-century patch box there.

Sweet little lot, this. Make a lovely present for someone.

-I've got to go in at just £40 on the book.

-Oh, good.

-Now at 40.

45, 50, 55.

Clears my book now at 55. At 55. 60 online now.

-At 60, five. At £65 now.

-65!

-70.

-Look at that, 70!

-Five, at £75 now.

-The bid's in the room now. Just £75 only.

-I can't bear it.

That's marvellous. That's plus £48.

-£48.

-Wow.

-Look at that. Now, the scent bottle.

There we go now, the Lalique style. Interesting lot, this.

-I've got to start at a tenner on the book now.

-Ten.

-Ten.

12 in the room now. At 12. 14, 16,

-18. At £18 now.

-Come on.

-Bid's on commission. 20 in the room now.

-Yes.

-22 on commission.

-Yes, it profited.

-At just £22 only.

-Well done.

-£2.

-That's fantastic.

-Plus £2.

-Fantastic.

There's the sweet smell of success there. Anyway, you were 17 before.

You've got that £2. You're now plus £19, OK? Now, the tool box.

What are you going to do about the tool box?

Do you want to risk it for a biscuit or hang on to your £19?

-Do you mind if we hang...?

-Of course, I don't mind.

-You've picked some lovely things.

-Listen, course, I don't mind.

-We're not going with the bonus buy?

-No, sorry.

We're not going with the artisan's box.

-But, we're going to sell it anyway.

-Yeah.

-Just to see what happens.

Anyway, here it comes.

No contents, sadly. It's just a box you're buying here.

I've got a tenner bid for it now. Ten, at £10.

the bid's on commission for this box. 12. 14.

At 14.

16, lady's bid now at 16. 18. At £18 now. 20.

At £20 now. It's the lady's bid now at 20.

22, 24. At £24. 26.

-At 26 now, 28.

-Are there no artists in the room?

-28. Come on, sir.

At 28. 30.

At £30 now. 30. 32, lady's bid now.

-34. At 34.

-Come on!

-£36 now.

It's the lady's bid, 36.

-What happened to the women of Bedford?

-40.

-At £40.

-£40!

-Getting carried away now at 40. At £40.

There's nothing in it. You do you that, don't you? 45. At 45.

Gentleman's bid now at 45.

-Gentleman's bid now.

-Come on!

-At £45.

-No!

-No.

-£45.

-I'm so sorry.

-£45.

-Good decision.

-Is minus £45 on that.

Her very best estimate was £10-20. You made £45 on it so that's...

-No shame in that, David.

-Better than my French tins.

Oh, yeah, well done(!)

Anyway, so, girls. You didn't go with the bonus buy.

You preserved your winnings which are plus £19

which could easily be a winning score today.

-So, say nothing to the Reds, OK?

-OK.

-Well done.

Sadly, on Bargain Hunt, we can only have one team of winners

and one team of runners up and the runners up today,

by a slight chalk, are the Reds.

Ooh!

Started off so beautifully, Fred, didn't it? Plus £10.

Then you went into a slide.

Then you trusted your expert with her little candlestick

but it wasn't enough to take you into profit.

-And your score is minus £6.

-Oh.

-We tried.

-You tried very hard.

-In fact, Fred, you've been very trying.

-THEY LAUGH

Anyway, bad luck, Reds. But it's lovely to see you.

But the victors today, who go home with £19,

and here are your £19, kids.

£48 on your patch box, profit, was something else, wasn't it?

That really resuscitated the balance.

And you didn't go with the bonus buy,

which is a very wise move, so that's brilliant, isn't it?

-Brilliant.

-Are you happy, you too?

-Very happy.

Yeah, well, you should be very happy too.

We've had a splendid day.

So splendid, why don't you join us soon for some more bargain hunting.

-Yes?

-ALL: Yes!