Derby 3 Bargain Hunt

The Roundhouse was built by railway pioneer George Stephenson.

George, however,

is probably better remembered, with his son Robert, as the inventors

of the steam locomotive, the Rocket. Let us hope today that

our teams are going to rocket forth and produce some decent profits.

And let's go bargain hunting, yeah!

TRAIN WHISTLE

The Antique Fair, here at the Roundhouse, is in full swing

and there are plenty of stalls for our teams to choose from.

So, let's have a quick peek as to what's coming up.

Competition runs rife today, as both the Reds...

CROWD CHEERING

..and the Blues want to take home the trophy of success.

CROWD CHEERING

But who will be the champion of champions at auction?

-At £70. At £80 in the room.

-Go on, please!

Let's meet the teams.

So on our teams today,

for the Reds, we have married couple, Patrick and Donna.

And for the Blues, we have good friends,

at least they're good friends at the moment, David and Chris. Hello, everyone.

-Hello, Tim.

-Hello, hello. Donna, how did you two meet?

We are involved in Paralympic powerlifting, which is

for disabled athletes,

and they compete in what is traditionally known as the bench press competition.

I got involved because my mum was an athlete at the time.

-She was also a world record-holder.

-Was she?

-Yes.

-How fascinating. And you were a technical officer at our Games?

-Yes.

I've been, I think, refereeing now for about 25 years.

I've been an international referee for quite a number of those years.

So I've been out to a number of Paralympics, Worlds, Europeans and

had the wonders of being at London 2012.

-I bet it was pretty good.

-It was amazing. It was amazing.

Patrick, it seems you two are very well-suited, then, doesn't it,

what with your interest in sport?

Yes, because I'm a Paralympic powerlifter...initially,

and I competed at the Barcelona Games.

And, er, several other competitions, international.

Then I retired from there and went into being a referee,

an international Paralympic referee.

And I also refereed at 2012 as well.

What will your tactics be for Team GB in Red, today?

Well, I'm looking at glass and ceramics,

and Donna is...

-Yeah, I'd like a bit of bling. I always like my bling.

-Do you?

-Funny that.

-Fancy that. Fancy that, eh?

-Has it not always been thus?

-No.

-Exactly.

Well, nice mixture anyway. And good luck.

Now, Chris, the connection between you is because of horses, right?

Yes, we first met when we were, when I was about 16.

I think Bodge was about, or David, I should say, was about 21.

I've just retired from being a jockey. Two years ago now, actually.

So I still like my horse racing, and working around that still now,

-having horses.

-What about the thrills and spills of being a jockey,

because I think you are so brave? You go over the jumps and all that.

I wouldn't call it brave, probably stupid.

-With the bones you've broken, then...

-Yeah.

But I have ridden at the Cheltenham Festival, Aintree, Grand National.

No winners, but obviously winners elsewhere...

Taking part is the most important thing.

No, you never think like that. It is all about the winning, as is today.

Yes. So, David, what do you do in the horse-related world?

Tim, I am a head lad in a racing yard, so that means

I work very closely with the trainer, looking after the horses

in their day-to-day training of them, feeding them, looking after them.

That is quite a responsibility, though, isn't it?

-They are worth millions these horses.

-Some can be, yes.

I'm up at five o'clock most mornings,

sometimes seven days a week.

And sometimes if we've been racing, I don't get back until six,

-seven, eight o'clock at night.

-No, quite. Long old day.

But it is worthwhile when they go out and win.

But what do you get up to when you're not hard at work in the yard?

-Well. I play cricket for my local team.

-This is village cricket?

-Village cricket.

-The very best type.

-Oh, very much so.

And I also play table skittles as well, during the winter months,

-when it's cold.

-Too wet for cricket.

-Very much so.

And quite right too. So you are out there to win today, right?

And I'm going to give you £300 in just a second.

What sort of things do you think you're going to go for?

Er...anything that is going to make sure we are going to win.

-Right, so not just horsey stuff?

-Try not to,

but I can see we'll probably get tempted somewhere along the line.

-Will you?

-I'd like a bit of silver and perhaps a box or something.

-That sort of thing.

-All right.

Well, we've got a nice selection there, too.

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

£300, you know the rules.

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

Well, what a mixture, eh? Paralympics to horse racing. Mmm.

Now, let's meet our experts.

Aiming to give 100% for the Reds is Nick Hall.

And Jonathan Pratt is ready to rock'n'roll with the Blues.

PLAYS GUITAR RIFF

Well, here we are, Reds,

but I can't help think we really should be the Gold team.

-Nothing but gold.

-Absolutely. And what are you going to buy?

-I would like something silver and maybe a box.

-All right.

Anything that's going to make sure we're going to win.

-Anything that makes a profit.

-Profit, profit. Come on, let's go find some.

Brilliant.

-We've got to look out of the box, then.

-Yes. Come on.

Clearly, it is all about winning today.

So with both teams at the starting line, your 60 minutes starts now!

WHISTLE BLOWS

It's a case of just diving in and seeing what grabs you, really.

WOLF WHISTLES

Hello, ladies.

He's a softy at heart, really.

And the Blues are off.

With their Bargain Hunt race card marked, they immediately home in

on a striking piece of silver.

-Anything horse racing.

-Yes.

This is probably going to be out of your price range...

-Will it be out of our price range?

-..but it is a stonking...

-What is good about this?

-Folkestone Gold Cup 1935.

-Oh!

I could do a stonking deal on it.

Still, at the absolute best, would have to be 250.

Not do 200?

-I can't do 200.

-That wouldn't leave Jonathan with a lot if it was 250.

-Wouldn't leave you a lot to buy two items.

-It wouldn't, would it?

No, that's probably...

-I think that's awesome, though.

-You've got some damage on the enamel.

The detailing there. Very cool.

It is very nice but I just think for the first item, it could be...

How about we go straight in, first place we get to,

and spend all the money on one object? How is that for a start?

I think what we'll do, we'll put it back and if we haven't,

-we'll come back.

-Yeah.

-225. Go on.

-You're really, really desperate, aren't you?

-Yes.

-I think we'll come back.

-But Folkestone...Folkestone's gone now.

I think we'll come back. She is not going to sell it for us yet.

-He's in love now.

-Yeah. We will get on, then.

-You know it is here.

We'll come back. It's a lovely young lady that we can come back to...

And she says she's doing 225.

She's thinking about it.

Thank you very much.

Chris seems keen enough, but David isn't sure about the first jump.

Fear not, still plenty of time to race ahead, gents.

-You don't like it.

-I don't. I think they're tat.

They're something you would bring back as a souvenir from your holiday.

Speak your mind, then, Donna.

-This is a fuse for a bomb.

-Does it work?

I hope not.

CLOCK TICKING

-Catch.

-It's not cricket.

What we're looking at is very traditional jewellery.

We have some lovely period pieces here. Gem set, good mounts.

-Are these moonstones, here?

-That is moonstones and opals.

But I know you passionately want to do a really good deal for us.

I can see it in your eyes. You are sparkling like the moonstone.

-I would do 180 on that, but that is really it.

-180.

Arts and Crafts, it is fantastic.

There is a juxtaposition to that Arts and Crafts.

-You've got this Art Deco piece here.

-A little basket.

-Yeah.

-That's quite a sweet thing.

-It is a cutie.

-What stones are in that?

-Marcasites, and he is 55 quid.

-So what sort of year would that be?

-1930.

-30.

I think this one here catches the eye quicker than this one here.

That is natural and that is cut by man.

I'm drawn towards the Art Deco one, because as an auctioneer,

I know the Art Deco style does well under the hammer at auction.

How generous could you be?

-We are at 40.

-40 quid.

-I don't think that is bad.

-Not overly...

-ostentatious.

-It is not too fussy, is it? It is wearable.

-Yeah.

Should we do?

-We do.

-We do. Deal.

-Shake the lady's hand.

-Thank you very much.

You are very generous, thank you very much.

Absolute star, thank you very much. In fact, even... Bless you.

-Ah!

-My goodness.

They'll remember you.

A smooth and perfectly executed lift for the Reds.

That's the first item in the bag.

Meanwhile, the Blues are horsing about.

Name, Rusty.

THEY LAUGH

-I wouldn't want it in my house, I would say.

-No.

-And you won't let your children play on it.

-No, definitely not.

No, OK.

-So, one item down.

-Yeah.

-Got to make a profit.

-Got to be.

-So we're on our way to gold.

-I suggest Olympic-sized profit, don't you?

-Absolutely.

-There's plenty more to see. Let's get stuck in.

-OK.

The thing is you have to buy things that have added value,

unusual, speculative, collectable, you know, and by doing so...

-A little vase over there.

-Yeah, the little vase over there.

-What little vase?

-This one here.

-Why did you both like that?

-It's red, isn't it?

-It stands out.

-It stands out.

-Pick it up, and have a look.

-Yeah.

-That was... It just automatically, sort of...

-28.

-Is it Poole? Let's have a look underneath.

-Yeah, Poole.

-Poole Pottery.

I think...it's not very big.

If we could get it for 18 quid...

Take a tenner off it.

I think we need to... We need to get a couple of items that aren't very much, to give us

an option of one big one at the end.

So we can ask and see whether we can get a bit knocked off.

-If you both really like it, then...

-You obviously don't like it.

-You've seen it a lot.

-You can get Poole vases that high.

-Yeah.

You know...it is better in some respects.

Some people haven't got room for that.

Have a small one.

-We both liked it. We'll see what the best price we can get for it.

-Go on, then.

-Hello.

-What is the best possible...

Can I just have a look, please?

I'm sure we could take that down to...£20.

-16?

-Oh, you.

Trying a little bit too hard. How about 19

-and that's the end of it?

-18.

That was our price when we came in, to be fair.

-Cash. Today.

-Cash today. 19 is perfect.

At 18 is even better.

-Can't help you with that.

-£18.50? That's meeting you halfway.

I'll tell you what I'll do, £18.99 and you've got a deal.

-OK. We'll take that.

-Thank you very much.

The Blues are finding their stride and that's the first item bought.

Well done, chaps.

Now, back to the Reds, and Nick wants to spice things up.

Look what I found for you. A taste of the Orient.

-Something nice and spicy from China. You like?

-OK. Interesting.

-Yes.

-Now that... Phil, take the weight. It is heavy.

-It is heavy, yes.

-What is it?

-Because...solid bronze.

-Is it?

-Feel the weight of that.

-That is just the lid.

-Oh, yes, that is quite heavy.

It's an incense burner.

There would have originally been a little burner sat there.

The heat coming up and then, of course,

-you would have the incense rising.

-And it would come out of the mouth.

-Yes, it would come out of its mouth.

-OK.

Now, he has been off at some point, and they've soldered him

-back on.

-Because he's got a bit of welding going on there.

But, you know, for the money, I think you can forgive that.

Have a look at the ticket. It's why I picked it up.

-75, I think.

-65.

-65.

-Yeah.

-How old would this be?

-It's late 19th century.

1890, 1900, thereabouts. So it is just over 100 years old.

100 years old, to have a bit of a blip on it.

-As we all know, the Asian market is strong at the moment.

-Yeah.

Look, you look at that. You have a chat. I'm going to go see the lady.

See what sort of deal I can get, and I'll come back and have a catch-up.

Right. That's OK.

Whilst Nick gets a price on the incense burner,

what have the Blues spotted here?

Right, chaps. Bit of glass.

Bit of glass and a bit of brass. Nice design.

Twisted, sort of, spiral stem. But the key is...

this is Baccarat,

probably the best French glass manufacturer of the 19th century.

Made famous in the mid-19th century with their big millefiori paperweights.

It's held up there with the likes of Lalique,

on that top level for manufacturing.

To see that the mark is on the brass...

-Is that a good thing?

-Well, yes. Because you can't see the glass.

It shows you that this isn't actually put together.

-And what is it?

-It's £50. It's not too expensive.

-Should we give it a try?

-Depends if you like it or not.

-I don't particularly like it.

-You don't like it.

-Let's put it back, then.

-OK, that's fine.

We'll come back to it.

Chris isn't so keen, but something to think about, maybe.

Now, does Nick have a price for the Reds?

If you like it, if you want it, this could be a Chinese takeaway for £45.

-Oh!

-Now, what do you think?

-It's damaged.

-That's why it's £45.

But is £45 going to be enough while it's damaged? Gold medal, remember.

I know, we need gold medal profits.

But...we might end up with a bronze medal.

-Now, look, let's start at the top and work back.

-OK.

If that was in perfect condition,

-we would be looking at probably £200-300.

-OK.

-This is my buy, so... She had her bling.

-I've had my bling.

That's right. You've got your jewellery.

Judging by what you told me that it would be if it was perfect,

to what the lady is willing to offer, then, yes.

-You hang on to that.

-Yes.

And then we've got all the time in the world to find our last big buy.

-Yes.

-All I've got to do is pay the lady,

-and that is item number two bought and in the bag. So, well done, you.

-Thank you.

Well, it may not be gold, but bronze ain't bad, Reds.

It's a second good lift of the day. Nice work.

Now, if you're sitting comfortably, I have a question for you.

What do you know about Wemyss pottery? Not a lot?

Well, you might know that it comes from Scotland.

At least, in 1882,

Robert Heron founded his factory in Kirkcaldy,

called it Wemyss Pottery

and churned the stuff out in a very populist style

until about 1932 and then the factory moved to Bovey Tracey

where it continued making Wemyss Wares, amongst other things,

until 1957.

So that's the potted history of Wemyss,

but the most popular production that they came up with

was these little jokers - piggy wigs.

Sometimes in pink, sometimes in yellow, sometimes in white,

sometimes with clover on

but all of an identical form.

And why's this?

Because a bohemian sculptor was employed by Robert Heron early on,

he was called Karel Nekola

and he imported the tradition from Central Europe

and that is at New Year to present a little pig to a person

who you wanted to have prosperity in the new year

and that kind of caught on here.

These things are extremely collectable.

The late Queen Mother had a collection of Wemyss' pigs.

She loved them and, as a result of that, they have a substantial value.

In fact, a little pink pig like this you could expect to be worth

between £120 and £160.

Which is what I thought it was worth and I bought it.

Unfortunately, and this is a cautionary tale,

you have to look very carefully at the mark.

You might think that when it says Wemyss Ware

stamped into the bottom of the pig

and then RH & Co for Robert Heron and Co

that that was the maker's mark.

Well, you'd be wrong. That is a faker's mark.

A container or two of these things has pitched up from foreign parts

and what they do is to take something brown,

probably a tea bag, rub it into the mark

and over the bottom of these feet to make it look a bit older

and they do that to deceive you and I was deceived

because, in fact, one of these things,

if it's a modern reproduction like this one,

is only worth about £20.

And as a result this as an investment has turned out

to be just a little swine.

-PIG OINKS

-Hey!

Back to the shopping now,

the Reds have two items under their weightlifting belts

whereas the Blues have just the one.

Feeling the pressure, Jonathan is having a team chat.

-OK, chaps...

-Yep.

-..45 minutes is almost gone.

We've only got one object bought. We've seen a few things

and now I think we're really sort of floundering around trying to find

something else, not committing on what we've already seen.

-I think we need to commit now.

-I think we ought to go for the trophy.

I think go with the trophy,

maybe go back to the candlestick IF we can get it at the right price.

-Which you don't like it...

-I don't like it but if you think

-it's going to win it for us...

-Let's get the trophy.

-Yep.

That'll give us 12 minutes to look around

and then hopefully it's still there,

-if you don't find anything else, you get the candlestick.

-OK.

That sounds like a plan, definitely. Good plan.

OK, seems the Blues have a plan but the Reds are still under pressure.

-Try not to look too keen.

-I'm not.

-Hello.

-Hello.

-We're back.

-You're back.

You'll be wanting a second look.

We will be wanting a second look, yes, please. So what do we think?

-We ought to go for it, haven't we?

-Yeah.

-It's really right up your street.

-215?

-Go on, then.

-215.

-215.

-You're a star. Thanks very much indeed.

-Thank you.

-I hope you do brilliantly.

-So do I.

-Thank you very much.

That's only number two bought, we've still got loads to go...

It's OK but I think this is the winner.

Ever competitive and keen to raise the winning trophy today,

that's the second purchase for the Blues, well done.

But our power lifting Reds are still keen to raise the bar.

This is a nice example here.

Now, you can see on the label it says "Holmegaard"

-which is a Scandinavian firm.

-All right.

But if you flip it over, right under the signature,

you see there you've got the Holmegaard mark

which is etched into the base and then the date, 1961,

so we know it's bang on mid-20th century design

but between that you've got the squiggle which is a monogram

-and that actually is a P and a L and it stands for Per Lutken.

-OK.

He was the head designer at Holmegaard in the '60s.

-Now that little monogram adds a little bit of interest to it.

-OK.

-Now I like that, I like the fact that it's wide...

-Its plainness.

-..and it is quite plain, so it'll fit in anywhere.

-Yeah, yeah.

-Now, it's priced at £80.

-That's a little bit steep, isn't it?

-Yeah.

I mean, at auction, I think you'd maybe look at somewhere

-between £60 and £80...

-OK.

-..it would fetch

so we're not a million miles away.

It's marked so we know who it belongs to and where it's come from.

-Absolutely. Put it back, we'll see what else there is.

-Yep.

-But that is a possible maybe.

-Yeah.

-Yes, indeed.

Yep, have a think, Reds.

Now, it seems the Blues are back to the gee-gees.

-£105.

-We can't afford that.

-Who's it made by? Hang on.

-Beswick.

-That's class though, isn't it?

-Mm.

-How much have we got?

-£65.

So you'd need to get that for £60.

-Worth a punt, then. 50?

-Ask her, ask her. The lady's just over there.

-Excuse me.

-Go on, Chris, have a punt.

-Sorry to be really cheeky.

-OK.

-But we haven't got much money left...

-OK.

..time left. Would you do it for 50?

-I could do 60.

-52.

-Yeah, go on, then.

-The candles or this?

-Not my decision.

Candle.

I just don't think...

-Tell you what, we'll go and see what price we can get on the candle.

-OK.

-I want to go with this...

-OK.

-..but I'll be diplomatic

-and we'll come back in two seconds.

-OK.

-We'll go and see how much it is.

-Cos at the moment it's 50, we've got to get them down.

-Yep.

There's not much time left.

No, seven minutes left to be exact, JB.

This shop could well be a photo finish for the Blues.

Meanwhile, the Reds are having a team chat.

-What are your thoughts?

-Well, we've got two...

-Yeah.

..and one possible and I think we ought to go for the possible

-because, well, we both like it.

-Yeah.

-Which one are you thinking of?

-This is the glass bowl.

-The Holmegaard, the Lutken, the Per Lutken.

-That's better, isn't it?

Cos it's got like, it's got the name on it, it's got the date on it.

-So shall we go and see if it's still there?

-Indeed.

And the price has to be right.

Get a move on then, Reds.

-Hello.

-Hello.

We've come back for the candlestick

and was wondering what price you would do for it.

The best price you could possibly do.

I'm afraid I can only take £5 off because it isn't actually mine,

-it's my son's.

-What do you think?

-But it isn't expensive for what it is.

-45, can only take £5 off.

-We don't want to insult you so we'll...

-Yeah.

-..we'll go and take the horse.

-OK. Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

Let's see if the Reds have more success.

What sort of money could it be bought for?

This is where the big smile comes into it,

dazzle you with his smile and get the price down.

Well, what would be your best bet on that?

I've got £80 on this and obviously it cost me quite a bit to buy it.

-Yes.

-Make me an offer.

Well, I was thinking of around about 45.

Ooh, that's criminal!

Push, Patrick, push!

-That's naughty.

-What if we rounded up to say 50?

-Yeah.

Do you think we could do a deal at £50?

-Meet me about halfway at 60?

-Bearing in mind...

-56?

-56.

-56?

-Yeah, we'll do 56.

-So if I take the vase, you thank this lady.

-Thank you very much.

-Much appreciated.

-Thank you, sir. Thank you.

-Job done.

Well, there we are, the third and the final purchase of the day.

-Well done, team.

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

Congratulations, Reds, the push paid off.

Feel the burn.

You now have your third and final purchase.

But with just two minutes left,

the Blues need to race back to secure the Beswick piece.

-Hi, there.

-Hi.

-Come back to get the horse, please.

-Oh, brilliant.

I'll just get that for you.

-We did say 50, wasn't it?

-52.

Oh, OK, then. Thank you very much.

-Third buy.

-Well done, chaps.

-Thank you very much.

-Next stop - the auction.

-Yeah.

-Good luck.

-Winners.

Yes.

That's it, the Blues finally reached the finishing line and with that...

Time's up. Well, it is for him.

Let's check out what the Red team bought.

They're pinning their hopes

on an Art Deco silver and marcasite brooch which set them back £40.

An oriental bronze incense burner cost them a smoking £45.

And finally, this piece of Holmegaard studio glass

bowled them over for £56.

-OK, you two, that was good.

-Yeah, that was excellent.

-Excellent.

What was the excellent bit for you? What's your favourite piece?

-I think the favourite bit for me is my bit of bling.

-Is it, Donna?

-Little sort of silver brooch.

-Do you agree with that?

It was very nice but the one I chose was a little bit superior.

-So which is your favourite piece?

-The Chinese bronze incense burner.

And that's your favourite and will it bring the biggest profit,

-do you think?

-I hope so.

-Yeah, do you agree, Donna?

It has a little bit of a problem with it, it's been soldered

but it was very cheap.

-Yes. So it will bring the biggest profit?

-Yeah, yeah.

-You reckon?

-Cos it's all profit, profit, profit.

Profit, oh, yes, it's all profit, profit. Yes, it's not a charity.

-No, no, no.

-No, no, we want you going home with shed loads.

-Exactly!

-And you spent how much?

-141.

-141.

-141...I'd like £159, please.

-OK.

-But I'm not going to count it because I trust you.

-OK.

This is part of your pension plan or it could be.

It's probably the best pension plan there is at the moment, Tim.

-Exactly right. Buy more antiques.

-Mm.

What are you going to go out and spend it on?

I'm going to follow instructions from my team-mates here,

they want three things, profit, profit and profit

so I'm going for gold.

All right, good for you.

Meanwhile, why don't we check out what the Blue team bought, eh?

A small Poole Pottery vase cost them a very precise £18.99.

They hope this equally small silver trophy celebrating

the Folkestone Gold Cup is going to be a winner for £215.

And finally, the Beswick Norman Thelwell Pony Express ornament

cost them £52.

Giddy up!

-OK, chaps, how are you? All right?

-Very good.

-Very good.

What's the odds on making a profit then after that shopping operation?

Erm, hopefully it's about 2-1 on but probably not.

In your dreams.

-Well, I wish.

-Exactly. Which is your favourite item?

My favourite item is probably got to be the little Poole vase.

-The Poole vase.

-Yes, I think so.

-OK, fine. Do you agree?

Erm...yeah, between that and the Beswick pony.

-Which is going to bring the biggest profit?

-The pony.

Is it going to make a pony?

-Fingers crossed.

-It might do, you never know.

-It might make a foal!

-You spent how much?

-£285.99.

-So that's £14.01. Thank you. £14.

-Don't forget the penny.

And one penny. Hope you're going to spend the whole lot, JP.

-I don't think I have much choice, really.

-I don't know,

you might spend a penny or you might not spend a penny

depending on how you're feeling.

-Or how cold it is.

-Yes, exactly. Anyway, good luck.

Time now for me to head off to the auction.

Lichfield is famed for its cathedral

and Richard Winterton's saleroom

and who we do have here but Richard Winterton. Hello, boy.

-Hello.

-How are you?

-I'm brilliant.

-Very nice to be back.

Now the Reds have gone for a mixture.

We start off with the little silver 935

-and marcasite basket-formed brooch.

-Mm.

-That's sort of meat and drink to you, isn't it?

-It is, yeah.

But ordinarily you'd put that brooch in a box with three or four

-other bits of low-grade jewellery...

-Yep.

..but here it is on its lonesome, what might it bring?

-£20.

-OK, fine. £40 paid.

-OK.

-That's not so hot.

-No.

Then we've got this bronze sort of koro and cover,

it's rather sort of tall for a koro but there we are.

-Not great quality, is it?

-No.

And this silvery stuff is a great glob of solder so the lion,

that dog of fo has been broken off and reapplied. Do you like it?

I personally don't like it

but at the present moment anything oriental

people seem to be getting excited and are bidding

although they probably haven't got a clue what it is

and they think it's going to be worth something in the future

so I'm afraid they go on the crest of the wave and are bidding

-at the moment...

-OK.

-..whatever the quality.

Well, that's marvellous, we love all that. How much?

-£50.

-OK, £45 paid.

-OK.

-More or less the right price.

-Now the Holmegaard bowl.

-OK.

-Says it all really, doesn't it?

Sort of '60s, sort of modernism,

sort of what the Scandinavians were churning out by the bucket-load.

It's nice that it's signed,

it's nice that it's got the date which always helps, always helps.

-Yeah, 1961.

-Yeah, it's nice, that's good and even without the colour,

it's got a bit of style about it, it's in at the moment, it's current.

OK. So putting your bold hat on, how much?

-£40 to £50.

-OK, £56 paid.

-That's not bad.

So two of the objects they appear to have paid

perhaps a tad too much for,

maybe the oriental fellow's spot-on but overall

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

Right, then, team, this is exciting, isn't it?

£159 you gave to Nick Hall. Nick, what did you spend it on?

-Mm, I went big and bought little.

-Ooh, OK.

-What d'you think? First impressions?

-Er, small.

Well, I've heard that before!

-But do you like it?

-I'm not a pot person...

-No?

-..but it is quite pretty.

Made by the firm of Minton, right in that sort of Arts and Crafts,

-Art Nouveau period. It's a wonderful term we call "Secessionism."

-OK.

Specifically for that type of decoration.

Erm, and people that like British art pottery

-like Minton Secessionism.

-It's very nice.

-Yeah.

-It is very nice.

I love this tube lining.

-It's like icing a cake, you know, with an icing sugar bag?

-Yes.

That's why it stands proud like that, isn't it?

Yeah, absolutely, stands away from the glaze.

So they would have put that on after they made the vase?

You'd have had people that were involved with the glazing,

-people involved with the tube line decoration.

-Right.

What did you pay for this?

I paid the princely sum of £80.

-SHE GASPS

-Yeah, it wasn't cheap.

Might have been on the cusp of what it's worth

but there might be a little bit of profit left in it.

-OK.

-Anyway, you can think about it, right?

I mean, you don't have to take it.

You've got plenty of time to cogitate.

But after the sale of your first three items,

I'll be saying to you, "Are you going with the bonus buy or not?"

All right, that's the challenge.

But right now, for the audience at home,

let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Nick's pot.

Nice bit of tube lined for you, Richard.

Great. Always got a good following, haven't they?

Minton secessionist stuff, yeah.

Yeah, erm, obviously depending they haven't paid too much for it.

-What's your estimate?

-We've got 50-60, it should just get there.

OK, well, Nick Hall paid £80. So he may have just paid a tad too much.

On the other hand, the team may not go for it. You never know.

Anyway, that's it for the Reds, now for the Blues.

We've got our equestrian themed team.

But they went first of all with the Poole vase.

The orange splodgey job.

Erm, and it's quite small, but how much?

£15. Tops.

£15 tops? Well, they only paid £18.99p.

And by the time you've got going,

I bet they come away from that with no trouble at all.

-OK, good.

-OK, brilliant.

-Next is the silver trophy.

-Yep.

-You are very keen on horse racing, yourself.

-I am.

Is the Folkestone Gold Cup

a renowned trophy?

Not that I have heard of, no.

No. There we go.

-So lots of provincial racecourses in the old days.

-Yep.

All with their trophies and their cups and whatnot.

That's quite a nice-shaped cup, isn't it?

-I quite like it as a form.

-It is.

We see quite a few cups come through

in different degreeing,

and they have a bit of a following. A bit damaged, though,

the enamel, which is a bit of a shame.

But we have 50-80. I wouldn't be surprised

if it gets to the hundred, really

-That's the finishing line for it, is it?

-I think so.

Do you want a shock, Richard?

Are you sitting down all right?

£215 was the purchase price for that.

-Oh.

-It's enough to make you burst into tears, really.

They must know something we don't, or an expert in the field in it.

I can't see that getting anywhere near.

Let's move on to Thelwell, shall we?

Jolly chubby little pony,

with a petrified child on board.

They're quite fun, we have a lot come through the sale room.

They have got a bit of following, and at £50-£60,

they should get to that...

50-60? That's fine, £52 paid.

-OK.

-Made in 1983, so no great age.

Anyway, that's it.

I think the trophy is going to torpedo them.

They will need a bonus buy, so let's go and have a look.

OK, lads, how are you feeling today?

-Very confident.

-Are you?

You spent up so beautifully, £285.99.

You only gave your man £14.01.

JP, what did you spend it on?

Well, since I had such a lot to negotiate with,

it didn't give me a great choice.

But we were shopping in Derby

and so I thought it would be sensible to buy a piece of...Derby.

Derby?

What I have here is a little coffee can and saucer

in the typical Imari palette, with the blue gilt and red.

It's a modern piece, admittedly,

pretty much copying a piece that would be made in the early

part of the 19th century.

With the £14 and a penny that you left me...

That's what we had.

-..I spent £14 and a penny.

-Did you really, the whole lot?

-I spent the whole lot.

-Wow.

What do you think this will make on its own?

Ah. It will make anything between £15 and £30.

I know that's a broad thing, but I can't see you losing money on it.

You're nearly guaranteeing it will make more than £14.01?

I am guaranteeing. I would be very certain...

That's not a guarantee, is it, "very certain"?

THEY LAUGH

It will make more than £15.

OK. Well, there you go. You don't choose now, you choose

after the sale of your first three items,

but let's find out from the auctioneer

what he thinks about JP's cup and saucer.

There we go, nice safe buy -

Imari pattern, Royal Crown Derby.

Out of a big set, I guess.

It is, and is the sort of thing

that we'd make £20 every single sale

and you're within a couple of pounds of that...

£14 and a penny...

-Oh, right, OK.

-..JP paid.

He paid all his money to acquire it.

-That's fine.

-Perfectly all right.

-Yeah.

-We'll look forward to some good results. Good luck, Richard.

-I'll need it.

-I think you will.

130...

Sold at 130.

475.

Patrick and Donna, this is exciting, isn't it?

Yes, it is.

-This auction has been a long time coming, hasn't it?

-It has.

We were shopping a few weeks ago so it's lovely we've now done catch-up.

First up is the brooch. Here it comes.

The little brooch we have there, nothing on my book.

£20, 15, 10 to go.

-£10, the brooch.

-Oh, come on.

£10, the brooch.

-Yes, yes, yes, yes.

-£12.

14, 16, 18.

Right away at 18. £20.

22, 25.

£25, all done.

Sold at 25.

Minus £15.

-Oh, dear.

-Duh-duh-duh.

-Now the bronze.

-Right.

There's the bronze.

Interest on the book. I'm in at 50.

I've got 60, I've got 70.

£70, a bid.

At £70, a bid.

At £70, £70, £70.

At £80 in the room.

80, on my left, at 80.

All finished, then.

-Keep going.

-Sold at 80.

Thank you, sir, at 80.

-Well done.

-You are plus 20.

Nice to see it's signed and dated.

Makes a big difference with the studio glass.

£10, I'm bid on the book here.

15, the internet.

That's not so good.

£20, sir, got you.

£25, I'm bid, internet.

£30 in the room.

Internet's out now.

On the front at 30.

Sold at 30. There it is.

£30 is minus £26.

You were £20, you're now minus £6.

Uh-oh.

That it's a roller coaster, isn't it?

Wasn't it just?

Now, Reds, what are you going to do?

Will you go with the Minton pot, or will you stick with minus 6,

cos minus 6 could be a winning score?

-What's it going to be?

-What do you want to do?

We've just seen 20th-century design not do as well as we'd hoped.

It might give you a bit of a leaner.

-Stick.

-Stick.

-We'll stick.

-You'll stick?

-No bonus buy?

-No bonus buy.

OK, that's the decision made.

We're going to sell it anyway,

so let's find out.

Minton bottle vase. 894.

Nothing on my book.

Start me, £30.

£30 a go.

£20.

The buyers aren't here today.

£20, the Minton's at £20.

£20. 25.

£30.

35.

35 to you, sir.

Down here at 35.

Sold at 35.

Yours at 35.

It's minus £45.

-But you didn't go with it!

-No, we didn't.

You're so clever!

Minus £6 is your score.

That could be a winning score.

Don't say anything to the Blues and all will be revealed in a moment.

Do you know how the Reds got on?

-No idea.

-We don't want you to.

First lot up is your Poole pot.

Here it comes.

The small Poole vase.

Commission is on my book, 910.

I'm starting at 15.

£15, I'm bid. 15.

25, 25 with me.

25, 25, 25, 25.

25, on commission.

Room and internet are out.

We are sold, then, 25.

It's...£6 and a penny.

How about that?

The silver trophy there, the Folkestone Gold Cup.

Chester, 1929.

Nothing on my book, £20, I'm bid.

Oh, dear. 30, 40.

50, 60, 70, 80.

-90, 100.

-Yes.

Go on, more.

At 100.

Go on, please!

At £100.

Back of the room at 100,

sold at 100.

Yours it is, ma'am, thank you.

100, that's minus 115.

The little Beswick there,

popular one. £20, 25, 30.

40, 45, 50. 55, I'm bid.

In profit again.

55, at 55, at 55, at 55.

£60 in the middle.

£60, I'm bid. In the middle at 60.

Sold at 60. Yours at 60.

That is plus £8.

So, there we have it, lads.

I'm afraid it has not worked out as planned.

But what do you want to do about the bonus buy? Are you going to go with it?

-We are, I think we have to.

-OK, fine.

-Don't like it, but we will go with it.

The decision is made. We are going with the bonus buy. OK, fine.

Let us hope for the best, and here it comes.

The Royal Crown Derby, there it is. Coffee can and saucer.

Nothing on my book. Where are you going to be? £10. Five, five to go.

£5, I'm bid. £5. Five at a bid. Five at a bid.

Five, six, eight, ten.

£10 on my right. At £10. £10, £10, £10, £15.

-£20.

-Good.

-£20 in the middle.

-Bit more.

-£20 in the middle. All done, sold at

£20. Thank you, sir.

You were minus £100.99.

You've just made a profit of £5.99,

-which means you are £95 minus. Happy with that?

-Yeah.

-Could have been worse.

-I tell you, you could be in with a chance here.

-Well...

-Not much of a chance. There's always a chance.

Anyway, don't talk to the Reds, and all will be revealed later. OK.

-Thank you very much.

-Definitely.

-Thank you.

-So, has this been good?

-Very good.

-It has been good, hasn't it?

-I mean, been chatting to one another?

-No.

Well, it is no secret that I'm afraid neither team are going

-home with any folding money today...

-Oh!

-..which is a pity.

But, as usual, we have winners and no losers, just runners-up,

and the team that are running-up by a fair old chalk today are the Blues.

I mean, it started out very nicely.

You made £6.01, which was a fairly good wager,

and then the trophy let you down very badly.

Then you made another profit on the Thelwell pony, which is

very nice. And then you made a profit on the bonus buy.

I mean, if there was any justice, you should be streaks ahead.

Anyway, bad luck, chaps. Let's not dwell on it.

Because you did very, very well elsewhere, and bless you for it. OK.

Stick to the day job.

Now, the victors today, however, are the Reds,

who've managed to win by only losing £6.

-Oh!

-And £6 is neither here nor there, is it?

-Yeah, we won!

You got £35 profit on your Japanese koro and cover,

which was a considerable achievement.

And you missed going for the bonus buy, which was a very wise move too.

And that means you only lose £6, so have you had a nice time, Donna?

-Yes, it's been good.

-Have you? Patrick, been good?

-Marvellous.

Marvellous.

Anyway, we've had so much fun, why don't you join us soon

for some more bargain hunting, yes?

ALL: Yes!