Westpoint 29 Bargain Hunt

Today, the show comes from the Westpoint Antiques Fair in Exeter.

Tim has passed the reins to me

and I'm getting togged up for some high-speed action.

ENGINE WHIRRS

14.9 million. Sold!

Now, for those of you that don't know, classic cars are my passion.

Auctioning them really gets me fired up...

-For the third and the last time, sold! 9.4 million.

-Congratulations.

But nothing beats the high octane thrill of presenting Bargain Hunt.

Come on, let's go bargain hunting.

We're here at the Westpoint Antiques Fair in Exeter

and we've two teams really hoping to hit the big time.

But first, let's see what's coming up.

The Reds find their ideal man...

-You have a thing for the uniform, is it?

-Yeah.

..and the Blues have a quacking time.

-Quack.

-No, not the duck.

-Not the duck. Kate. Send that back.

And there's excitement over at the auction.

£2.

Oh, yeah. Yeah.

So, let's meet the teams.

Now, today, we've got two mums and two daughters.

And for the Red team we have Samantha and Diane,

and for the Blue team, Megan and Elaine.

-Hello, everyone.

-ALL: Hello!

-Very nice to see you.

-And you.

-Now, Samantha, I'm told

you're not really mum and daughter, are you? You're best chums.

Yes. Yeah, more like best chums. Definitely.

-I'll agree with that.

-Is that right?

-Yes.

-You're the same age?

-No.

-I wish.

-Half a year's difference.

And what do you spend your life doing?

Oh, well, me and Mum do a little bit of rollerblading

together in our spare time.

I have three children at home, so they keep me very busy,

but in my meantime, I've just fully qualified

for painting and decorating and now I'm setting up business.

-So, where did you get all this interest from.

-My mum.

Very young age, yes.

Very arty, crafty, paint-and-decorate, all sorts, so...

-Yeah.

-Is that true, Mum?

-Oh, of course.

Yeah, I've gone back to college, so I can get my degrees,

and then we can do business together.

Who's going to be the boss?

-Both of us. Yeah.

-Equal, equal. We don't have to boss each other around

cos we work very well together, so I don't have to boss her...

Can you add up? Who's going to do the accounts?

-My mum, definitely...

-I am, cos I've had to go back to college

to do accounts, as well as the painting and decorating.

Have you? Now, you also read tarot cards, don't you?

I do. I like the esoteric knowledge.

Reiki-practitioner, crystal therapy and read tarot cards, rune stones...

So, what are the tarot cards telling you?

Oh, that we're going to be guided to the right items for the right

price and the right choice. Yes.

No trouble, really. No trouble, at all.

-Hopefully, not.

-Well, Megan, I hope you listened to all that.

-Now, what do you spend your life doing?

-I study psychology at...

-Psychology?

-Yeah.

-Brunel University in London.

-And what made you do psychology?

-I just really enjoyed it.

-I've always enjoyed being around people and...

-Yes.

And dealing with people, so it seemed like a great choice for me

and I got to do a year's worth of work placement, as part of my degree.

-Did you?

-Yeah, so I spent six months

working in a children's psychiatric unit.

-Mm-hmm.

-And I spent six months mentoring ex-offenders.

-HE GASPS

-That sounds quite scary.

It was quite scary, but it was very rewarding, as well.

I'm sure, I'm sure. And what else do you do in your spare time?

Well, at the moment I do a lot of dance and choreography and

musical theatre, but I used to be a competitive cheerleader, previously.

A competitive cheerleader. What is a competitive cheerleader?

Well, instead of just having the pom-poms

and doing the basketball games, we compete at national competitions.

I used to do it with my university, with lots of throwing

the girls around and dance and tumbling, so... It was good fun.

If I may say so, Mum, this sounds rather dangerous.

It's really quite scary.

They throw the girls up in the air really quite a long way.

That sounds horrible. It sounds like being on the touchline

when your son is playing rugby or something.

Yes, it is. It's equally...

Yes, I have a son who plays rugby and that was equally scary.

So, when you're not cheering, and bandaging them up,

-what are you doing?

-I work in publishing.

-I write indexes for books and I'm also a proof reader.

-Proof reader?

You must have huge powers of concentration.

-You do need to concentrate quite a lot.

-Yeah.

I think people mistake the ability to read with

the ability to proof-read and the two are very, very different skills.

You're also studying for a degree or a Masters, I think?

Yes, that's right. Yes.

I did a degree with the Open University a few years ago

and I graduated in 2011 and I decided to follow that up with

-a Masters degree at Bristol. I'm reading History of Art.

-Are you?

-Mm-hmm.

-That should come in handy today, shouldn't it?

-Oh, I hope so, I hope so.

-Now, you need a bit of dosh.

-We do.

-Certainly.

-300, for you.

-Thank you.

And with any luck, 300, for you. Off you go and have a fantastic time.

-Thank you! Bye.

-Brilliant.

Taking the reins with the Reds today is Colin Young

and with the Blues, always a good turn, it's Kate Bliss.

-So, what are we going to be looking for?

-Erm...

-Something stylish, something classy.

-Very elegant, beautiful.

Are the items going to find you or are you going to find them?

We're going to be divinely guided to an item.

-It's going to stand out.

-Yeah.

So, basically, something fast and something cheap.

-Yep, pretty much.

-That's right.

-No pressure, then(!)

Right, teams. Your 60 minutes starts now.

Full steam ahead, Mr Bosun. Full steam ahead.

-Let's start up here.

-OK, yeah.

Straight from the off,

the Blues have found something glitzy and girlie.

There's a little compact, there.

I don't know whether that's your thing.

That's for Kigu, which is a really well-known brand,

actually a British brand, in manufacturing compacts.

-This looks very much '50s.

-Is there anything in it?

That's where your lipstick would have been. You kept your powder under here.

-Does it flick up, or...?

-Just there.

-There, see?

-Oh...

You would have a little powder puff in there, to puff your nose.

So, did you use something like this, Elaine? I mean,

-you're talking very knowledgeably about it.

-No, my mother had one.

The price is 55, on there. Do you know what I like about it?

I like the fact that you've got the lovely little bevelled mirror.

-Do you see?

-Yeah.

-This one has got a great name, you know,

-the Kigu name is very well known.

-OK.

-But we think 55 is too much.

I would say anything from £25-£50, on a good day.

Would you go down, maybe, to 30, if we're really cheeky?

The best, 38.

Maybe 35?

36, that's it.

I think it's got a chance, at that.

The market for these sort of things is very much on the up.

You know, vintage is very in at the moment. They're good investments.

-Yes?

-Go on, then.

-Yes, we'll take it.

-First item done. Thank you.

First item in the bag. They're all made-up. Ha, couldn't resist it.

-So, girls, that took you about six minutes.

-Is that all?

-Six minutes?

-Doing well.

-I love it when a plan comes together.

Meanwhile, the Reds need to get a move on

but it seems they're all at sea.

-Mum likes the sailor things.

-You do?

-Yes.

-You have a thing for the uniform, is it?

-Yeah.

The manufacturer of these, Norah Wellings, very, very popular.

Plenty of them out there in the market.

Date-wise, they're probably going to be post-war, but only just.

When they were still very, very popular

and people were still looking at things that were, you know,

commemorating what had gone on in the war.

-Pricing?

-£25.

-£17. How much is yours?

-It's not too bad.

-£17.

-Do you think we'd make it profit on it?

There is the chance of a fiver loss,

there's a chance of a little bit out on it.

-Interesting piece, the face, there.

-One option.

-Keep it as an option for later.

-Definitely, yeah.

-OK?

And while we're on a nautical theme...

What's floating your boat?

I really like things that are silver and, like, velvet, as well.

-Like the pincushions.

-With the pincushions, yeah.

Things that have, like, multi-audience appeal.

Yeah, cos then, you would buy them, if you like silver

-or if you like pincushions or if you collect small animals.

-Yeah.

Have you done this before?

Pincushions are great sellers, cos you've got sewing collectors.

-These are some really nice examples, though, which means expensive.

-Yeah.

There's some little miniature chairs, little silver chairs.

-No, I don't like those.

-You don't like those? OK.

-Hi, there.

-Hello.

-It's us. Hi.

You haven't got a pincushion that's a little bit more affordable,

-have you, by any chance?

-No.

-No?

While we leave the Blues pondering,

the Reds are ready to drive a hard bargain.

Set of cars, down there.

Don't think they'll make very much profit on them, would they,

-at that price...

-No, it's only a few pounds apiece, play-worn...

I think it's time to rev up those Reds.

-And...

-How's it going, girls?

-And boys.

-Lovely, thank you.

-Spent all your dosh?

-No, not spent a penny yet.

-No.

-You haven't spent a penny yet?

No, we've not been guided to the item yet.

It's great that you've turned up, Charlie, because

I know that one of your areas of expertise

-is auctioneering in the automotive areas.

-Absolutely.

-Ah, wonderful.

So, we've been looking at if you have these. Should we be doing it?

-Absolutely.

-Really?

-What you need to go is the earlier ones, though.

-Early.

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

As early as possible and, hopefully, they'll have the paint on.

-OK.

-If they're missing the paint and the tyres

and if you can find something boxed...

-Oh.

-M & B, mint and boxed. That's what we like.

-M & B.

-Mint and boxed.

-Leave you to it.

-OK. Thanks, Charlie.

-Thank you.

-That's great help, because they haven't got any boxes.

-So, I think we'd better keep going.

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

Meanwhile, it's back to the Blues, wherever they are.

I've lost them.

-Where'd you go?

-Sorry.

-Where'd you go?

-Sorry.

-We got distracted by the things that were silver and glass.

-Oh.

All right, OK. What have you spotted?

-I like the one with the engine turned top.

-That's lovely.

-But £220.

Right. OK, better rein you in a bit, I think.

The Reds still haven't bought their first item. Come on, Reds.

I'm glad you found something,

-because we've had 15 minutes already and bought nothing.

-OK, yeah.

-Well, I think this is lovely.

-You know what it is?

-That is stunning.

-I think it's a smoker's box.

-Yeah, absolutely.

-For holding tobacco.

-It's mahogany, as well.

-And the jar's in there, as well.

-That's stunning.

-Can I hand it to you, very slowly?

Very slowly, yes. Just in case.

-There we are.

-There we go. And going to have a bit of a guess on date?

-About 1945.

-1945, yeah?

-I'll go with my mum, yeah.

-That's not bad.

OK. That's probably the newest it's going to be.

The jar that's inside it is one of those jars that...

Did it originally go with it? Probably not. Does it quite fit?

Not quite. But it's all going to come down to money.

If it went to auction, the estimate

I would place on it would be 25 to 40, so what's being asked for it?

-That's going to be the question.

-Oh, £40.

-Marked at 40.

-Well, you've got to do some serious damage on that price...

-OK.

-OK.

..to actually stand a chance of making a profit in the sale.

We were just looking at this item.

-Yes?

-I was wondering if you would be able to do it at a lower price

than what it's marked up for, at all, please?

-I can do you 20 on that.

-That's a deal.

-Brilliant, lovely.

-Thank you.

-Thank you very much. Brilliant.

£20. That's half the original asking price,

which is a smoking deal, girls.

Kate has finally caught up with the Blues.

What have you found?

It's a basket.

Let's have a closer look.

Great, thank you.

This is silver-plated, rather than silver.

It's done by a very well-known company in Germany.

-So, you see on the label, it says WMF?

-Mm-hmm.

Well, that stands for Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik.

-It's quite a mouthful, isn't it?

-OK.

But basically, it's a metal factory,

in Wurttemberg, in Germany, is what it's saying.

But the WMF factory were very well-known for making really

stylish Jugendstil, which is the German equivalent of Art Nouveau.

-Shall we just ask the best price?

-About £38, best.

-OK.

The thing that I like about it is that it's not very expensive.

We can always keep it on the backburner.

-Yeah.

-Can't we?

-Good decision.

The Reds also have their eyes on something shiny.

What sort of money are you looking for on these?

This is 170.

-170.

-170.

These spill vases were placed on a mantelpiece

and were used to hold firelighters -

either rolled-up paper or thin sticks of wood, called spill.'

-Silver, Birmingham, 19... No, 1894, they are.

-Oh, lovely.

-Yeah, so good Victorian model.

-Yes.

-You've got a good combination

of designs on there, because you've got this rococo scroll

that's happening around the base.

-I love the bows.

-Very neo-classical, as well.

-Yes.

It's a mixture of styles, it is.

Now, the problem that you have with these can be

the damage around there, so we're just going to hold it up to the

light and just see if we've got any edges and problems with them.

-Run your finger through...

-There's no damage.

No, it's nice and clean.

Marked at 170.

Would you be able to do them slightly cheaper,

-at all, for us, please?

-Oh... 145.

-145. What do you think?

-It's not bad.

We're getting a good price knocked off there, actually, yeah.

I think 145 is OK,

but for the miracles that we've got to perform at auction...

Would he knock them down any more?

Would he knock the price down any more, for us?

-OK, 40. 140.

-Yes!

-Look at the pain in his eyes.

-Thank you. Thank you.

-You're going to get your money back, you know?

-Yes.

That's two items down for the Reds and £140 left to spend.

The Blues are looking for some glassware -

preferably something that will clear a profit.

It's only £38 and it's blue.

It's, sort of, very much '60s, in shape, I would say. It's great.

It makes me think of the Scandinavian designers.

Mm-hmm, it says it's...Riihimaki.

What do we think about this one, though?

-I think that's sort of thing I would buy.

-Is that the colour you like?

-It's a great shape, isn't it?

-Yeah. I think that's really...

That was 58, price-wise.

I've just got to check there aren't any chips are cracks,

-with glass, obviously, really important.

-Yeah.

I like that better than the WMF thing that we just looked at, so...

-Right. OK.

-I like the blue one more than I like that one.

-Do you?

I do like that one, but I just like the blue one more.

OK.

Erm... I think we'd better see what sort of money we're talking.

While Kate goes off to do some haggling,

the Reds are also thinking of some VAST profits.

The thing that's interesting about it

-is actually that pink ground that's on it.

-Yes.

-Because a lot of them are fairly beige and boring...

-Yeah.

..whereas that's got a little bit of a fleck on it that's

just a little bit different in palette.

-What sort of money are you looking for on it?

-That's up for 65.

-OK.

-But...45 would be a fair...

-45 you would be able to do that for.

The number one thing is, is there any damage?

Well, that's actually not damage or breakage.

That's actually a shrinkage that's happened in the kiln.

It's actually a firing crack and, really,

that's nothing to worry about on this. Looks to be in good order.

Can't really find any problems with it,

-but it's not tremendously valuable.

-Yeah.

-What do you think?

I think we should look somewhere else

-for our last item.

-I thought that.

Back with the Blues, Kate has some news.

-I've done a bit of swotting up.

-OK.

-Riihimaki glass, it is Finnish.

-OK.

-Scandinavian glass is very much on the up.

-Yup.

-And certainly, the internet is a really good place for this.

-OK.

-so we know our auction's online, so that's going to help.

-That's good.

-You like this one and then the two blue ones?

-Yeah.

Well, this is marked at 58.

Now, the stallholder's gone down to 35 on that, on the green one.

-Right, that's good.

-And actually,

I think that's a brilliant price reduction.

The thing I like about this one is that there is a designer

attributed to it, so we can't just catalogue it as Riihimaki.

We can say it's Riihimaki and it's by Tamara Aladin.

Now, Tamara Aladin was associated with designs very much

from the late '50s through to about 1975,

so that also helps us to date it

because the factory started in about 1910

and they're still making glassware,

-although...

-I'm happy with that. You like it, don't you?

-I love it.

Tamara Aladin, Riihimaki Finnish glass. Let's hope it does it. 35.

-It's got to have its...genie.

-Genie?

-From Aladdin's genie.

-Aladin. Aladdin. Pull the genie out, and...

-It's a good omen.

-Shall I go and do the deal?

-Yes, please.

-See you in a bit.

Great.

And if you could have three wishes, ladies,

I'm sure they would be profit, profit and more profit.

Now, I have a question...

What do you think this is? Oil? Wrong.

Vinegar? Wrong.

Something to do with communion? Wrong.

In my pocket, I have the answer, and here it comes. A little label.

Whisky. Yes, it's a noggin.

If you went to Scotland, sitting round a baronial table somewhere,

everybody would have one of these.

You could then administer the wonderful liquid yourself.

Pour your own Scotch to taste on to the haggis and the neeps

and the mashed potatoes.

And I just love the idea of being able to serve up your own whisky,

rather than having to pass around a bottle or a decanter.

It dates from 1910, this particular one.

The bottle itself is made by Levi & Salaman, of Birmingham.

The label is by Hukin & Heath,

very famous and made a lot of things for that

wonderful iconic designer Christopher Dresser.

I think it's a charming, charming object.

I paid £165 for this, because I simply loved it and I notice,

quite encouragingly, that somebody's got one for sale for £230 today.

Well bought, Ross.

One problem.

It's empty.

Back with the shopping,

both teams have two items apiece and there is 20 minutes left.

-We don't do figurines...

-No, we don't do porcelain.

You don't do figurines? OK.

-Wow, I like that.

-Do you want to go closer and have a look, Sam?

-Yeah.

-You do like it?

-Pop round and have a quick look.

-Stunning, I like that.

-OK, we're going to have a look at it.

-I can tell you a little bit about it.

-OK.

It's actually late 19th, early 20th century. It's oak again.

Those sorts of griffins, it's very much in the Jacobean style,

it's a, sort of, 17th-Century design

-but revival back up into the early 20th century.

-Yeah.

Now, as for money on it, 195, you'd have to get one

heck of a whack out of that to actually get it down, so...

-I think we should go for something cheaper.

-Yeah.

-Something cheaper?

Meanwhile, back with the Blues...

-Quack.

-No, not the duck.

-Not the duck.

Now, are you sitting comfortably?

-Then let's see what the Reds are looking at.

-That is beautiful.

-I like that.

-It's gorgeous, isn't it?

-It is fantastic.

That's going to be something that certainly is no newer

-than 1920, could be as old as around 1900.

-OK.

That's the, sort of, period that that drops into.

It's all going to come down to, "Is there repairs,

-"damage and the rest of it?"

-Doesn't look like it.

-No.

-That looks fine, doesn't it? Yup.

-Yes.

It's got a fairly high-sheen varnish on it, so we'll pop that back.

At auction, if that went in with an estimate of £30-£50

and it ended up making 70 or 80, you wouldn't bat an eyelid.

-Yeah.

-If it went to auction with an estimate of 50 to 80, I think

-you'd scare a few people off.

-That's yet another item rejected.

Come on, teams. You haven't got all day.

We made such a great start and, you know, they really know what

they like, but now, I don't know where the time's gone.

Where has the time gone?

What in the world have those Reds found now?

I love this globe, it's stunning. So, I just imagine one of those

old quaint places that have got one of these globes.

It has got the damage, which is reflected in the price,

so it's, sort of, all right.

But then, it's a total flip of a coin, when you go to auction.

Would you knock it down a little bit in price for us?

-- I'd do it for 90, for example. - 90?

-90? What do you think?

That's pretty good. What does your heart go with, Mum?

Cos I normally go with you on these things when we're stuck on something.

-I'd say, to make me famous, you want it for 80.

-Yes.

80, so competition's on.

-I was just going to ask him that.

-Competition's on. Excellent.

While the Reds mull over world economics,

the Blues are clear about one thing.

I wonder if it's a glass rolling pin.

Do you know, glass rolling pins were made in the Victorian period.

This is a much later one, I think. There's something quite...

-We found a glass rolling pin.

-Know anything about it?

-Are you a baker?

-No.

-No!

We are going to go out of this world and see what happens,

but we'll try and bargain our price down to 75, instead of 80.

-All right, OK.

-We were wondering,

would you maybe go down to 75 on that?

I know it's pushing it a little bit, but would that be possible, at all?

-Yes, that'll be fine. We'll get the deal done.

-75, lovely.

-Oh, fantastic, thank you.

-There's a lot going on here today, so...

-Time is money.

-Thank you so much. Thank you, lovely.

-Thank you.

With time running out, Kate has spotted something.

And it's only £20.

It's not particularly old.

It's not an antique, but I think it's highly commercial.

-The lady's just come down to £10.

-Oh, really?

-Yes.

It's Burleigh Ware, which is a very well known British manufacturer.

-Arden is the pattern.

-Is it damaged?

-No, as far as I can see it's...

-Transfer-printed?

-Yeah, it's transfer-printed, absolutely right.

-You're so knowledgeable.

-It's not particularly old, but it's...

-Commercial.

-..very commercial. What's the absolute rock bottom?

-Really, really, really, please.

-Rock bottom.

-We have to win...

-How about 7?

Not satisfied with that and, with just three minutes left,

something else has caught Elaine's eye.

It's a piece of art pottery.

You've got to ask yourself, "Who is going to like the look of it?"

Because it hasn't got a famous designer or a famous artist

associated with it, it's, literally, on its decorative appeal.

-What's the best price on this one, madam?

-I'll come down to 10.

I like both of them. I think... Cracking choices.

Just seconds left, Blues. So, what's it to be? The jug or the bowl?

This gets my vote.

-Yeah, I think we should go for that.

-I think that's a wider market.

-Yeah, I think you're right.

-£7.

-Bargain.

-Bargain.

-I think so.

-We'll have it, yeah.

-Great. Are we done?

-Say goodbye to the jug.

-Say goodbye to the jug.

Right, teams, your time is up.

-They don't even need a stopwatch with our team.

-Oh, no. We did it.

-Makes a change, us. We're on time.

-We are the A-Team.

-That was really odd. I thought we started off so well.

-You did.

-On that first one...

-And then, we descended into panic.

Now, let's remind ourselves just what the Red team have bought...

They struck a good deal on this

early 20th-century smoker's compendium.

They hope these Victorian spill vases will light up the sale-room.

And, ATLASt - get it? - this should get the bidders in a spin.

-Have you had a good time, girls?

-Lovely time, thanks.

-Really enjoyed it?

-Yes.

-Behaved yourselves?

-Yes, just about.

-Has the old man been all right?

-Yes, he's been fine.

-Very helpful.

-Very good.

-Old man?

-What's your favourite lot?

-Vases. Silver vases.

-The silver vases?

-Yes, yeah.

And what's going to make the biggest profit?

Maybe the smoking box, because we paid so little for it.

-Yeah, we hope it's... Keep fingers crossed.

-How much did you spend?

-£235.

-Did you?

-Yes.

-Bravo.

-65, to give to me?

-Yes.

-Yeah.

-There we are.

-You're very kind.

-Well, £65...young man.

-Thank you very much.

What are you going to spend it on?

I'm going to be buying something you've not really seen before.

Something different and I'm going to try

-and blow as much of it as possible.

-That's what we like.

-Oh, yes.

Now, let's go and see what the Blue team have bought.

They bought this 1950s ladies' compact and lipstick case

and, at £36, they think it's pretty pucker.

This Finnish glass vase, designed by Tamara Aladin,

should hopefully find a GENIE-AL buyer.

And they were BOWLED over, when they managed to buy this,

their final item, for just £7.

Have you been spending, girls?

BOTH: Hmm...

Hang on, let's try that again. Have you been spending, girls?

-We have been spending cautiously.

-Cautiously.

-But you bought three things.

-And wisely.

-Yes, we did.

-So, what was your best lot?

-My favourite is the compact mirror.

-Compact mirror.

-We've got the gold compact...

-Are you at one in that?

No, I love the glass vase. That's my favourite.

-And what's going to make the biggest profit?

-Probably the third one.

-The bowl.

-The bowl?

-The bowl.

-The one you don't like?

It's not that we don't like it, it's just not our favourite.

-We like them all.

-And it was a steal.

It was a steal. That's good. Was it a steal, Kate?

I think it was a steal, actually.

It was a little bit of a scramble at the end and I don't think

Elaine will mind me saying that she got slightly stressed.

-Just a little.

-No good getting stressed.

-Great teamwork.

-How much did you spend?

-£78.

£78?

That leaves me with a huge whacking amount to give to Kate, doesn't it?

-222. Does that make sense?

-Yeah. There you go.

It feels quite a wad.

Kate... Kate, you're going to have a bit of a time with this, aren't you?

What are you going to do with all that lot?

Well, do you know what I'm going to do?

I'm going to go and revisit old haunts.

-Ooh.

-Exciting.

Meanwhile, we're off to the auction.

We've come just a few minutes down the road, to the centre

of Exeter and we're at Bearnes, Hampton & Littlewood,

with our auctioneer for the day, Brian Goodison-Blanks.

-Good morning, Brian.

-Morning.

-How are you?

-Fine, thank you.

Now, Samantha and Diane went shopping with Colin

and the first object they have to offer you is this

-rather, dare I say, ordinary smoker's cabinet.

-Yes.

It's a thing you would have seen in most households,

-probably 50-60 years ago, when pipe-smoking was very popular.

-Yeah.

-It's probably 1920s.

-Yes.

And the vase and cover inside is probably a little bit later,

1930s, 1940s. Probably only about £20-£30.

Well, that's not too bad.

-They paid £20 for it.

-Oh, right, so we're probably...

-Probably about right?

-Probably about right, yes.

Well, from something that's really rather mundane to

a very nice pair of silver vases.

Yes, they are nice, aren't they?

Typical Victorian conical shape to them.

The thing is that, obviously, there's, with all the pierce-work.

The silver weight to them - not a great deal.

-But the decoration is the thing that I think is going to help them.

-Yeah.

But based on the silver weight and the fact they have weighted bases,

we're probably looking at about 40 to 60, as an open market value.

-CHARLIE HISSES

-Crumbs.

Well, I can tell you that

-Samantha and Diane paid £140 for these.

-Right.

-It's probably top-end, retail price.

-Can you get them out of trouble?

-We need a fair wind, I think.

-Yeah. Moving on to the globe.

You'd probably expect drinks to come out of that, but...

Decorative, I think that's about all we can say positive.

Some parts of the various countries have gone missing, haven't they?

They have, yes, so really only about £20-£30.

Mmm. £75 paid. That could represent a little loss.

I think they're going to struggle quite a bit with that, actually.

So it rather looks as if they might need their bonus buy.

-So, here we go.

-OK.

-Ooh.

It was £45 was spent

and what you have here is something from the 1920s-1930s.

A gramophone cabinet, with the most wonderful burr walnut top

on it, lovely cavetto moulding on the mahogany on the side,

lovely beading and wonderful cabriole legs,

terminating in pad feet.

There is one slight thing that brings the value down.

-CHARLIE CHUCKLES

-It doesn't have the gramophone.

That's just a minor thing, but nevertheless,

it's a wonderful-looking cabinet that you can use for drinks,

a whole variety of things you can use this for

and, hopefully, that person's going to spend a lot more than £45.

-What do you think of it?

-Yes.

-It's really nice, actually.

-Like it?

-So how much do you reckon it's going to make at auction?

I would put that into a sale with an estimate of £50-£70

and fingers crossed, you're at the top end of the scale.

-OK.

-Well, you don't have to make any decision now,

as to whether you go with it.

See how the auction's going and then pounce and make your decision.

But meanwhile, let's see what hat nice auctioneer thinks of it.

Well, the bonus buy is lurking in the corner there

and, once upon a time, it was a gramophone.

Yes, it was. I think it probably would have done a little bit better

had it still had the interior inside for the gramophone,

-because some of them are very collectable.

-Yeah.

But it's obviously been stripped out for a drinks cabinet.

But it has some nice walnut veneers to it.

Couple of...a few ring-marks on the top, so obviously

a few raucous parties with people leaving their drinks on the top.

1920s-1930s period again, at about £40-£50.

Well, they paid £45 for it, so they're in

-the right, sort of, ballpark.

-Right sort of area, yes, they are.

Well, that's the Reds. Now, moving onto the Blues, here.

-Megan and Elaine went shopping with the lovely Kate Bliss...

-Right.

..and have bought these offerings for you,

starting with the gilt compact and lipstick combination.

A lot of them were produced 1950s-1960s.

-The, sort of, the debutante days....

-Yeah.

They were very popular

and very useful for ladies going out for an evening.

We have collectors for them, who like the...

Some of them who like the enamel versions, with nice decoration,

nice attractive female figure on or flowers, you know.

But this one just has a, sort of, milled decoration,

so realistically, I think, probably about £10-£15.

-They paid £36 for it.

-Right.

-So they've paid top end, really, haven't they?

-Yes.

Then, we've gone off to Finland for a piece of glassware. It's...

-It's plain, isn't it?

-It is.

I think Kate's ascribed a designer to it -

Tamara Aladin, I think is her name.

It's the sort of thing that you would probably see in a modern

-shop today, because it has that kind of retro feel to it.

-Yes.

-That, sort of, throwback to the 1960s.

-Yeah.

Green probably not the most decorative colour,

but still attractive and I think we've probably said, sort of,

-30 to 40 on that.

-They paid £35 for it. I think they did quite

well to get that at a fair for that sort of money.

-I think they did. I think it's a reasonable price.

-Yeah.

Moving on to the bowl. What more can I say than, "the bowl"?

It's Burleigh Ware. Talk to me about it.

Well, it's very typical 19th century,

late 19th-Century Staffordshire Burleigh Ware,

-with a blue and white transfer printed decoration.

-Yeah.

Probably, originally, part of a set of a wash bowl.

Blue and white is still very popular,

but not so much with this, sort of, decoration.

If it were the more oriental pieces, I think it would

-appeal little bit more.

-Yeah.

But very, very typical standard earthenwares

-and tablewares of the late 19th century.

-Yeah.

So, realistically, only about £10-£15.

That's OK, because they only paid £7 for it.

Yeah, that's reasonable, I think.

So, the bowl, we think, will do all right.

-Yes.

-And they might well need their bonus buy.

Well, they left Kate with £222 to spend.

Let's see what she spent it on...

Megan, Elaine...

-Did you give this young girl some money to spend or what?

-Lots.

-Never have you felt so rich, Kate.

-I know.

-Well, let's have a look.

I spent a tenner.

-HE MOUTHS

-It's a jug.

-Oh, excellent. Oh, I love it.

-So, I know...

-Elaine, you particularly liked this, didn't you?

-I do, yes.

And we did get to the third item in a little bit of a rush.

-Yeah.

-I think it's fair to say.

And we had a little bit of a toss-up and we went for what we went for.

-Mm-hmm.

-But, I think, for a tenner, this is a steal.

-It's perfect.

It is signed. I don't know the artist,

but we have got a signature there, which is quite nice.

So, how much do you think it's going to make?

Well, if that doesn't make £20,

there is no justice in the auction business!

If my wife went shopping with £222, I'm...

I'm sure she'd spend more than a tenner.

-But it's not about what you spend, it's about profit.

-Mm-hmm.

-That's right, exactly.

-You're right.

-And I think there's profit here.

-There jolly well should be profit here.

-You like it.

The girls like it. Let's see if the auctioneer agrees with them.

-Large.

-It is large, isn't it?

Well, it's very typical studio pottery.

-Very, very typical 1940s going on 1950s-1960s period, isn't it?

-Yeah.

This one, I think, has got a small mark on it.

Couldn't find that, really, with any of the references that we have,

because it's one of the more obscure factories, I think.

-I think probably only about £10-£15.

-She spent 10.

-Right.

-Value for money, I think.

-Yes.

-And that again, like the bowl, needs some flowers coming out of it.

It does. It needs a few flowers. Probably dried flowers,

in this instance. Typical, sort of, decoration

-that they would have had in that sort of period.

-Yeah, yeah, yeah.

-Now, Brian, you will be taking the sale?

-Yes.

-Well, good luck.

Let's see how they get on...

5...

-Well, girls. Feeling confident?

-Yes.

-Yes.

-Very confident?

-Very confident.

Fantastic. Here we go.

Lot 344 is the early 20th-century oak smoker's compendium.

1930s, single-glazed door, fitted with a tobacco jar

to the interior, as well. what am I saying for that? £30.

-Start at 20, then.

-Come on.

-Way in the corner at 20.

-Straight in at £20.

-2, now, elsewhere.

22. 25, standing. 28. 30. 2.

35. 32, standing.

5. Do you wish to come in, sir? No? 32, here. On my right, at 32.

-Come on, girls.

-£32. You're all done now, at 32? You quite sure, sir?

35, change of mind. 38, sir.

38. 40. 38, this time.

-38.

-I've already written the price down and it's gone up.

-38.

-Yes!

That is a profit of 18 smackers.

Here come the spill vase.

Lot 345, a pair of late Victorian trumpet spill vases.

-Birmingham, 1894. Conical form.

-Cost 140.

Say that very quickly and it doesn't sound a lot.

And with me at 25, 28, £30, here. 32, I'm out.

-32.

-Not going very quick.

-No.

At 32, I have. 35. 38? 40. 2.

45, 48, 50, 5, 60. 55, here.

60 elsewhere. £55. 60, internet? No.

At 55, then.

At 55 and finished now, at 55.

55.

That represents a small loss of £85(!)

-Here goes our globe.

-It just means the globe's got to

make about 100 quid and you'll be well away.

Lot 346

is the terrestrial globe on stand, in your hands here.

What am I saying for that? £20? 20, straight away, thank you.

I have at 20. And 2, now, elsewhere? At £20, opening bid.

22, internet? 25, sir. 28, internet?

-We paid 75 for it.

-We're creeping up to 30.

-Come on.

-32, 35, 38, internet?

-It's got to come back for this.

-A world of bidders for it.

-35. Looking for 8, now. At 35.

Not going to get the 8. I have the 35, though.

£35 for the globe,

which is not a bad price for a globe

when you haven't got Russia with it.

Means that we are down £107.

-What are you going to do about this bonus buy?

-Go for it.

-Yeah.

Lot 350, the early 20th-century walnut cabinet on stand.

Formerly a gramophone cabinet. And what am I saying for that? £30?

-£20, the cabinet? 20, I have.

-He's got 20.

-22, now, at all?

At £20 only, maiden bid, centre of the room, at 20. Do I see 2?

-22, internet. 25, sir.

-Internet.

-25. 28, internet. 28.

-30, now, sir.

-Saved by the internet.

-32, internet.

-Get up.

-No, it's in the room, at £30. At 30. At 30, all done.

Internet's dropped off now. At £30. In the room at 30, then.

-At 30.

-£30.

£15 loss. Can you add 107 to 15?

Because it comes up with £122 loss.

-An absolute steal, at 122.

-Done it in style.

So, whatever you do... You've done it in tremendous style!

Keep quiet, don't mention it to the Blues and go away

and pray, like the clappers.

-And you never know, 122 could be a winning score.

-We hope so.

Megan, Elaine. You haven't been talking to those Reds, have you?

-Those naughty Reds?

-No.

-You haven't got a clue what they've done?

-No.

-Lips are sealed.

-Just as well, just as well. Here goes.

Lot 366 is the

1950s KIG gilt compact and lipstick combination.

And what am I going to say for that? £15?

-£10, then.

-Come on.

-5, to start, then.

-Fiver?

-Oh, no.

£2, then, if you will. 2, I have.

-Wave of the hand, at £2 and 3, now.

-Oh, girls.

At £2 only, then. You're quite sure, then?

To you, sir, then, at £2.

Thank you.

-Oh...

-I don't believe it. I do not believe it.

-That's just ridiculous.

According to my maths, that's -34. It wasn't a very hard sum to do.

-That's outrageous.

-Here we go. We're going to bounce back now.

We're going to Finland.

So, the green glass vase, and what am I saying for that? £30?

30, thank you, straight away at £30. And 2, now, elsewhere?

At 30 straight away, maiden bid. 2, internet, are you in?

At 30, back wall, then. 2, I'm looking for, now.

Quite sure, then? 1960s green glass vase, at £30 only.

-Oh, no.

-That's minus 5.

That means you're now minus 39.

Steadily growing the losses, I like it.

So, the blue and white patterned bowl, there.

-What am I saying, again? Is it 15? Is it 10?

-Please don't go below 10.

-Is it 5?

-Oh, no.

-It's 5, this time. At 5, I've taken in the room.

8, internet. Are you in?

No, at £5, the room has it, then.

8, internet is in. Saviour again.

10, sir? 10, I have. 12, internet?

At £10 in the room. 12, internet. Are you in?

Internet's out. It's in the room at £10, then.

-Yes.

-You've...

You've smashed a profit out of that. £3!

-Oh, my God. How did it happen?

-You're only minus 36.

-We've got to think about the bonus buy.

-It's your decision.

-Yes.

-Yes, we'll do it. Definitely.

-Going for it.

-We're going for the bonus buy.

-Oh, boy!

Lot 372 is the large art pottery ewer,

with the brown glazes and, again,

various interests here,

commissions with me. 10, 12, 15,

18, £20, I have. 20, with me.

22, now, elsewhere? Any advance on 20, then. With the 20.

2, Internet, are you in? No, at £20. That's all there, then. At 20.

That's all it is today, at 20.

That'll do.

You've doubled your money.

So, the result of all that wonderful shopping in a full hour

is that you are minus £26.

Well, that's not too bad. It could have been worse.

I think that's a stunning result. Now, not a word to the Reds.

Samantha and Diane, you've lost some money, haven't you?

Megan and Elaine, you've lost some money, haven't you?

It's all a question of who's gone the furthest down the plughole, really, isn't it?

Well, I can safely say that it's the Red team that have had

the biggest loss.

As if it wasn't bad enough, you were down £107. You then

went with that fabulous walnut cabinet and, well done, Colin,

That lost you another £15.

So, £122 later, I've got no cash for you.

But don't you be too smug, girls,

-because you weren't swimming in profits, were you?

-No.

But, probably the nadir of your existence,

if I may call it that, was the gilt compact.

Cost - 36,

sold - 2.

-That was good, wasn't it? A loss of £34.

-That was an outrage.

-Outrage.

-It was an outrage. You did better on the glass vase.

-We was robbed.

You were robbed. You're quite right. You were robbed.

The great thing was your bonus buy, Kate, wasn't it?

An enormous jug which cost 10 and you doubled your money.

It was your choice, really.

Well, well done, because it took your loss to a tiny -

-a miserable- £26.

-Yay!

Which, I have to say, in comparative terms, is really rather good.

-Anyway, had a great time?

-Yes.

-Good time?

-Yes.

Well, why don't you join us for some more bargain hunting next time? Yes?

ALL: Yes!