Newark 7 Bargain Hunt

The Newark Showground is host to one of the largest

antique fairs in Europe.

It also hosts a county show, a vintage toy fair,

even a vintage tractor fair.

But what vintage will our teams be selecting today on Bargain Hunt?

We'll find out in a minute. In fact, let's go bargain hunting!

Newark-on-Trent is a picturesque market town in Nottinghamshire.

Its main historic attraction is the castle,

founded in the mid-12th century by Alexander, the Bishop of Lincoln.

The bishop also established a mint over the castle.

And the big question today is,

are our teams about to make a mint or simply

churn up a whole load of trouble?

Let's find out, shall we?

The Reds' birthday boy is working his charm on the stall holders.

It's my birthday. I can give you some puppy eyes.

While the Blues have a mystery for us.

-It's gorgeous. It's just like Reg at home.

-Right.

-Aw!

But who is Reg?

Down at the auction, it is hotting up for the Reds.

Come on!

And the mysterious Reg appears.

-Oh, Reg!

-He's a star!

Reg!

But before all that, let's meet the teams.

Well, we have got a jolly bunch on the show today.

For the Reds, we have got friends and colleagues John and David.

And for the Blues, good friends Louise and Angie. Hello, everyone.

-ALL: Hello.

-Now, John, how do you know each other?

We are both paramedics in the ambulance service.

I joined a few years before Dave did.

We both have a background in the Royal Navy.

We got on quite well together.

And we ended up working on an ambulance together.

-Well, that's rather a happy series of coincidences, isn't it?

-Yeah.

And what outside your working hours do like to get up to?

I am a massive rugby league fan.

I follow Hull Kingston Rovers. Home and away, wherever they go, I do it.

-I absolutely live and breathe rugby.

-Mm-hm.

Quite often, David and I strip my car down to its bare bones,

take it on a racetrack and just go hell for leather.

It's just a normal road car, but we take out the back-seat,

the spare wheel, make it as light as possible,

put our helmets on and let what bits of hair I've got left down.

-TIM LAUGHS

-Good for you.

Let the stress and tension out of the job.

Dave, what do you like about this driving business?

Is it just a good way of relaxing?

It is safe. It is controlled.

And, you know, you get to test the car's limits on a track,

in a safe, controlled environment rather than, you know...

Doing what you do an ambulance.

Well, no, that is safe and controlled as well.

-TIM LAUGHS

-Now, what do you collect, you chaps?

Do you collect anything?

I have got a very small collection of mugs of, like, locations.

-I actually love travelling.

-Souvenirs?

-Yeah, souvenirs mugs.

Strategy? Going to spend all the cash?

-As much as we can.

-Are you? I love it.

Good luck anyway.

Perfect. Now, Louise, you have been good friends for 11 years.

-Yes, we have.

-How did all that start?

Well, we met in a friend of ours' tack shop.

And we were in there shopping for horsey bits. And we got chatting.

-Didn't we? We got chatting. We had a lot in common.

-Yeah.

And we just liked each other straightaway.

-And we have for 11 years.

-Well, isn't that nice? And you run a lunch club.

We do. It's called Nosh And Natter.

-It is for some of the more elderly people in the village.

-Mm-hm.

We cook them a two-course lunch and then they have tea and coffee

and then they can have their natter.

How many older people will come to your nosh and natter sessions?

Including the helpers, we have got about 42.

-That is quite a substantial lunch.

-Oh, yes, it is a big lunch. Yes, yes.

-Angie, you are surrounded by animals, I gather.

-I am, yes.

-Tell us about them.

-I have four horses, four donkeys and six dogs.

-But you do live on a farm.

-Yes, yes. We had sheep and cattle.

I love animals.

-Yeah. Animal mad.

-You've also got a caravan park and some boat moorings.

Yes. The Oxford Canal runs up through the farm.

-People come and get away from it all for the weekend.

-Brilliant.

-And you manage all that as well, do you?

-Yes.

-What about collections?

Crystal. I've got a couple of crystal decanters. But I use them.

-They are in working order.

-Full of drink.

-Full of drink.

Well, intermittently full of drink because, obviously, we drink it.

OK. Angie, any ideas as to what you will buy today?

I've got to steer clear of Beswick horses,

-which I collect.

-They don't make any money at auction.

-No, I know.

-But, yeah, we'll just... We'll see.

-You're going to go with the flow.

-Go with the flow.

-Let the joy of it rub all over you.

Well, that is the answer, isn't it?

Anyway, it is the money moment now.

-Oh, yes.

-OK, here comes £300.

Louise is looking up. There we go.

You know the rules. Your experts await. And off you go!

And very, very, very good luck.

Well, I never did!

Time to meet today's experts.

Focusing on the Reds, it's...

And listening out for any deals for the Blues...

Now, what are the teams looking out for today?

-Possibly something agricultural.

-Agricultural, OK.

-I like a little bit of silver.

-Silver.

-A little quirky.

A bit of quirky silver?!

-Silver.

-Silver and agricultural,

something like a silver cream jug in the form of a plough.

So something a little different, a little out-of-the-box.

Out-of-the-box. We like out-of-the-box.

We like out-of-the-box.

Or a piece of jewellery with an animal theme.

No pressure, teams, your 60 minutes starts now.

-WHISTLE BLOWS

-Shall we go inside?

-Let's go inside.

-Come on, chaps.

I've got a feeling I am getting henpecked by the farmers' wives.

THEY LAUGH

-Before we go in, should we have a quick look here?

-Yeah. Sounds good.

-We might not find your quirky silver on here, though.

-No.

But sparkly silver has been spotted by the Blues.

This seems quite shiny, isn't it?

How about that for a toast rack for your farmhouse breakfast?

-Lovely, yes.

-That is in the style of Dr Christopher Dresser.

-Wow.

Now, is that valuable?

It's very collectible, but it is also fully priced.

-It's priced at 125. So the owner knows how good it is.

-Right.

-Let's have a look over here.

-OK.

The paramedics are being introduced to an usual veterinary instrument.

Something you might be interested in that is quite rare.

-Please.

-This is a fleam.

-A fleam is for blood-letting.

-It's like a blood-letting instrument.

-It is French.

Early. Unusual that the side opens up.

The fleam is a type of knife used for letting blood

during the 18th and most of the 19th centuries.

It was thought that by releasing some of the bad blood, it would

help cure a range of illnesses in both animals and humans.

Generally, they are made in brass, the later ones,

-but this is an early one.

-Yeah.

-Probably about 1800s, 1820s.

-Nice and worn, wasn't it?

-It is, yeah.

It is quite a nice early instrument.

-It is not everyone's cup of tea. It is quite early...

-It is quirky.

What do you think, John? You're not too impressed.

I'm not impressed with that piece.

-I think it is something different.

-You are not impressed, are you?

He won't even take his hands and hold it.

Yeah, he's not going to, is he?

I mean, I wouldn't even know what to do with it let alone how to

use it or operate it.

Well, it was designed to be placed over the vein

and then struck with a fleam stick to make a quick, neat incision.

What is your price on this?

-It's £58.

-£58?

-Yeah.

But we've got some damage there.

With the age of it, there is a little worm that gets into the horn

-and it does have a nibble on it, so...

-What is your best on this, sir?

I'd like to get myself 45 out of it, really.

What would you think at auction for something like that?

Obviously, I think, to buy it, you'd be looking at more like 30.

-Yeah.

-If you really want a deal...

-Your best price.

-The best price, 35.

What do you think, guys? It's a bit..

-Go for it, John, let's do it.

-Oh.

-There you go then.

-I was just going to say...

-Sorry.

I was just going to say, it's a bit of a weird one and we never know.

-But... It's done.

-Well, it's quirky, and that is my impulse.

-You've done the quirky.

-There you go.

-I love it, he is impulsive.

You are impulsive, aren't you?

I could see the sparkle in his eyes and he just didn't want to...

-You know.

-Are you happy?

-Yes.

And a happy John is a happy team.

£35 for the veterinary fleam. An early buy for the Reds,

within the first six minutes.

Now, where are those Blues?

This is a Victorian silver card case, a visiting card case.

They used to be £60 to £80 when I first started. And now...

So, if we could get that for £60 to £80...

-We'd be rolling back 40 years to get there.

-Well, we'll try.

I'd like to inquire about the price of the visiting card case.

There it is.

-Asking 95. 80 would buy it.

-Ah-ha, right.

-It's a little bit wobbly, the hinge.

-Hm-mm.

-What do you think, Richard?

-Well...

-Do like that?

-The hinge is wobbly.

-I could feel it the minute I picked it up.

-And it has been split.

I like the quality. I like the maker.

When it goes into the auction, that is going to

put off 90% of buyers.

I think we'll leave it.

What about these? They're quite interesting.

I like the fact they look like they're Chinese. And we've got...

Two dragons.

-Hello. Do you know anything about these?

-It's quirky.

-It is quirky.

-They are Thai naga.

Boat pieces. N-A-G-A.

They went on the prows of the boats, the dragon boats.

There are about 100 years old.

-But what is the price on them?

-There are £500.

-That's a shame cos we like those.

-Yes, we like those.

-Come on.

-Come on, we have still got...

-Onwards and upwards.

Oh, hang on. Now...

-I'm an auctioneer.

-Yes.

-I am the son of an auctioneer.

-I am the son-in-law of an auctioneer.

-Oh, wow.

-And here is an auctioneer's gavel.

-It seems a reasonable price as well.

Do you think we could maybe get it a little more reasonably?

If we spoke nicely?

It is priced at £35. So, see what you could do, Louise.

I think you could ask very nicely.

What would be your best price on that? For me. Please.

Do you want the final price or do you want the further haggling price?

I think we could probably cut to the chase and have your final price.

It's 30 quid.

-It is a nice thing. What do you think, Richard?

-I think...

-Obviously, I'm biased, I'm an auctioneer.

-I like it.

-Let's have that as our...

-That's what I like. Sold.

-Thank you very much indeed. Thank you.

-Great work, girls.

You know the way to an auctioneer's heart.

First item in the bag for £30.

-Let's crack on.

-Let's go.

That's quite pretty.

At last, the Reds might have found the quirky silver they were after.

A little butter dish in the form of a heart. Is it silver or plate?

Yes, it is hallmarked silver. The date is there.

It's 1894, so it is Victorian.

It has got the original liner.

And it fits so snugly we know it is the original one. It's perfect.

I like that.

See, my wife would be saying, "Buy that."

-Would she?

-She would be, yeah.

-And I like that.

-Yeah.

-Do you?

-I do.

-But it's not quirky at all.

-It is quirky.

-I don't think it is quirky.

I just think...

I'm thinking what my wife would like, and she would love hearts.

If you were serving this in the Victorian era,

in the 1870s, 1880s, you'd take this to your lovely wife...

-I would take this to my wife with breakfast in bed.

-Would you?

-Yes.

-With her toast and her jam.

-LAUGHS: You are not that nice, John.

I bought you breakfast this morning because it's your birthday.

Now, can you take advantage of it being your special day?

Where are we at? 75? See, it is my birthday.

I can give you some puppy eyes.

-Don't look at his eyes.

-Don't make me cry.

The full price is 75. I will do it for 55.

-55...

-Yes.

-I think that's too much.

-Yeah.

-Is there any way you could squeeze it down a little for us?

-Um...

It's my birthday today.

Um...

Well, if we say 45, then that is it. That is my final price.

-Would do you think, John?

-I would be happy with that.

-Yeah?

-It's a deal.

-OK, thank you very much.

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

Well done, birthday boy.

£45 for the Victorian heart-shaped butter dish and knife.

You now have 33 minutes to find your last item.

-That way.

-Over there.

The Blues in the meanwhile

can't leave silver alone.

You have got silver cruets here, fish slices...

What is that?

-What is that?

-I think it could be a wine funnel.

I think you are spot on.

This is for decanting wine.

So you would uncork your bottle from the cellar and then you would

pour your wine into a decanter through a funnel, like this.

And this pierced dish here would catch all the sediments,

the bits of cork, the bits of gunk at the bottom of the bottle.

And then you'd leave it in your decanter and let it stand...

for the rest of the day before you served your wine.

That doesn't sound like a good idea.

Well, it wouldn't last that long in your house.

No, we just open the bottle and put a straw in.

Well, nowadays, people don't decant as much as they used to.

But there are collectors of wine-related memorabilia.

And this is the sort of thing that still has a collector's market.

-It has got hallmarks here.

-Yes.

That shows that it was made during the reign of George III, in London.

-Wow.

-It has got the maker's mark there. It is priced at 75.

That is a bit steep.

-It is a bit steep for a piece of silver plate, isn't it?

-Yes.

If you get it for 65, I think we are in the market.

So, would you like me to have a quiet word with the stall holder?

-Yes, please.

-I'll come back to you and tell you what this price is?

-Yes, please.

-Bat your eyelashes. Use your charm.

-Leave that with me.

Charm their socks off, Richard.

# Let it flow. #

Now, was it the Blues who were looking for animal-related items?

Well, it looks like the Reds have beaten them to it.

-What do you think about the giraffe?

-I just saw that.

-That is lovely, isn't it?

-I really like that.

I think it fits our quirkiness, John. What do you think?

It's just a figure. I mean, it's just...

an ornament, basically, yeah.

Is it painted bronze? I like that.

-How much is on it?

-18.

It's not the best quality when you look up close to it, is it? Really.

But there's lots of other interesting bits and pieces here.

Right.

How is Richard getting along with the wine funnel?

-It's priced at £75.

-Yes.

How much did he offer it to me for?

-60?

-60?

65?

-£50 is the price.

-Wow. Deal.

-Deal?

-Absolutely.

-Shake the man's hand.

-Sold.

-We've got a deal.

-Before he changes his mind.

Sold!

Fantastic. The second Blue item ticked off the old list.

Right, now, both teams have got half an hour left. Keep focused.

-I quite like the chair.

-The old ship's chair?

-Yeah.

Well, that's nice. You've got that nice cast-iron legs.

Is it something that is going to slightly make a profit at an auction?

I mean, furniture in general isn't great.

But I suppose you could argue this is more a marine collectible,

-couldn't you?

-See, I would use that.

-It is quite nice, isn't it?

-How much is your chair?

-240.

-240. Ouch.

-Bad luck, boys.

Having spent £80 already, you don't have that kind of cash.

It is a bit beyond your budget.

I think if you had it in a proper maritime auction,

that could make around £200 or £300.

But I think in a general auction,

there is a chance that it could make 50 quid.

I think if we could get it under the £200...

-You could get it at two but not under.

-So it is a gamble.

-Do you guys want to gamble?

-I'm not the gambler.

I'm going from your experience.

-John is the gambler.

-I'm the gambler.

-John's the gambler.

-I'm the gambler.

-But not at 200 quid.

-But not at £200.

To gamble or not to gamble, that is the question.

In the meanwhile, here is a sweet little something I found.

Technically, you could call this thing a miniature portrait.

The image of a man carried by his wife or lover sometimes

as a piece of jewellery hanging around the neck

and sometimes in a little leather case, making it portable.

And you have an image which is ultra-realistic as to what

that person actually looks like.

A whole school of art,

which is miniature portrait painting,

grew up in 18th and 19th centuries

and was only superseded effectively

by the beginning of photography

in the last half of the 19th century.

Now, I am really thrilled to have found this miniature

on a stall outside.

The painting resembles, to me, a Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood painting.

Might it indeed be painted by, say, Millais or Holman Hunt?

Most miniatures are painted on ivory.

And if I turn the glass over, you can see on the back that

this is actually painted on silk.

And that silk has been applied

to the concave inside surface of the glass.

One big problem is that the glass has been chipped on this side

and the silk slightly damaged behind it.

I don't advise you to go out and buy a little miniature like this

and pay a lot of money for it.

In fact, the right price for it is what the dealer down the way

was asking for it.

That is - £25.

But what might it be worth if the research turned up

a Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood connection?

Ah, well, then you'd be talking a lot more than £25,

perhaps as much as £600 to £900.

Nothing miniature about that profit, eh?

Back to our teams.

And with two items each and only 20 minutes left,

there's pressure on both to find their third and final item.

-Quick, quick, quick!

-Come on, John.

-Bird on a perch.

A bird on a perch? I'm not sure.

-OK.

-No. I think... Probably not...

I don't think that is going to make us any money.

The girls have picked a bird of a different feather.

-Oh, look, a cockerel.

-A cockerel, You like that.

-It's gorgeous.

-It is just like Reg at home.

-Right.

-Aw.

-You've got a cockerel?

-Absolutely.

-And he is called Reg?

And he's those beautiful colours.

-It is by Anita Harris.

-Anita Harris!

Anita Harris was head designer for Poole Pottery.

She also worked for Moorcroft.

About ten years ago, she set up her own studios in Stoke

and she creates a lot of different animals, like the cockerel,

pigs, horses, cats...

She also does vases and chargers.

He's quite a lot of money.

It's an impressive piece, but we've got to work within our budget.

I can do...£80.

-£80?

-Lovely.

-It's a long way from 145.

-It is.

-Indeed.

-Would that make a profit, Richard? It's on you.

I think this is the first gamble that we are taking today.

I think the first two things we bought, I think

we bought them very safe. And I think there is profit.

This is a bit of a gamble. He is a lot of fun, isn't he?

-She wants to buy Reg.

-I love him.

-Let's have a deal. Come on.

-We're going to go for it.

-Can we have Reg's brother, please?

Three items, done.

The animal mad Angie picked up her ceramic cockerel for £80,

finishing the Blue's shop with a flash.

COCKEREL CROWS

Now, for the Reds still have one item left find.

Will they be as decisive?

-Would you go to an auction and pay 160 for it?

-No.

-I think...

-Let's have a quick look at it. They're glass eyes.

-That one is OK, but that one is chipped.

-Right.

Let's put it back.

-We've got three minutes.

-We've got three minutes. I'm panicking.

OK, ladies, we have bought our three lots.

I think it's now time to put that wine funnel to use.

-How about a glass of red or white?

-You are speaking our language!

Excellent!

So, while the Blues are off to celebrate finishing their shop,

-the paramedics are feeling the pressure.

-Let's go over there.

We'd better go and see about the chair. The chair or the giraffe.

Right. What do we want to do?

I claim this chair in the name of Bargain Hunt!

THEY LAUGH

Are we definitely going for that? What about the giraffe?

-I don't know.

-So, you said 80, but would you take 60?

-Yeah, 60 is fine.

60 on the giraffe. Could we do 190 on the chair?

-Yes, that's all right.

-190 on the chair.

One minute left, boys. I am coming over all faint.

Which will it be?

60 or 190?

-Your choice, Dave.

-60 or 190?

Don't give me the choice!

30 seconds, we need to make a decision.

It is your decision.

Erm...

I think we need to give Catherine a lot of money

to get us a better deal in the auction...

Come on!

-Quick.

-I would go for that.

The chair?

-Yes!

-We're done. We're done.

Literally, literally, with seconds to spare.

You have just sold your chair, young man.

190.

-WHISTLE BLOWS

-Stop horsing about.

60 minutes are up.

I am exhausted.

Let's check out what the Red team bought, eh?

Well, the Reds cut up their £300 by spending £35

on a 19th-century veterinary fleam.

A Victorian silver heart-shaped butter dish and knife

was Dave's birthday present for £45.

And with seconds to spare, the team gambled on a maritime chair

for £190.

Well, John and David, that was a last-minute canter, wasn't it?

It was a bit of a last-minute rush.

-And what was the total that you spent?

-We spent £270.

-£30 of leftover lolly, please.

-£30.

-Yep.

-Thank you very much.

Perfect, £30.

-So, which is your favourite piece, John?

-I like the chair.

-Do you?

-Yes.

-And what about you, David?

I think I am going to go with the fleam.

-Is your fleam going to bring the biggest profit?

-I hope so.

-I'm not sure, though. I'm not convinced.

-OK.

I think the butter dish will be the biggest one.

Well, this is the excitement of the game, isn't it?

-So, poor Catherine is going to get £30.

-I know.

But it is amazing what you can do with £30 sometimes, Catherine.

I'm going to give it a go,

but I'm not going to be as impulsive as you two.

Well, there is a challenge then, isn't it? Anyway, good luck, chaps.

Have a nice cup of tea. Meanwhile, why don't we check out

what the Blue team brought, eh?

The Blues pleased their auctioneer expert with

their mahogany stained gavel at £30.

They poured another £50

into buying a Georgian silver wine funnel.

And thirdly, their crowning glory was a ceramic crowing cockerel

by Anita Harris, bought for £80.

Well, well, well.

-Do feel you were ganged up on a bit?

-At times, a little henpecked.

-Yes.

Now, which is your favourite?

-The silver wine drainer, sifter, strainer.

-Lovely.

-And which is your favourite piece?

-Reg, the cockerel.

-Is it?

Because it is such a lovely reminder.

-It is.

-Of that little fella at home.

-Yes.

-And is your little Reg going to bring the biggest profit?

-No.

-No.

What is going to bring the biggest profit?

I think the wine strainer or the gavel.

-And how much did you spend altogether?

-We spent £160.

That's quite magnificent.

So please, may I have £140 of leftover lolly?

-There you go.

-Jolly good. I won't count it cos I trust you.

-And we will have it straight over.

-Thank you.

You now, it is a question of a bit of seed corn, isn't it?

For you to go out and have another go with.

I think I might be looking to the Orient for my next purchase.

That is very inscrutable of you. Ha, ha! Anyway, good luck with that.

Right now, though, we are going to go to gird up our loins

and head off, more or less straightaway, to the auction.

I have arrived at Hanson's sale room, at Etwall, in Derbyshire.

The man in charge is Charles Hanson himself.

-Tim, welcome.

-Thank you.

Now, these are unusual picks, I think.

-Yes.

-And well bought.

-Yes.

-We have got the fleam.

When I first saw it, I wasn't quite sure what it was.

What I knew is we had a really well-made object in horn

with these beautiful steel inserts.

I would think it would date to the 1850s. It is obviously French.

It is inscribed on that. It is a Parisian-made object.

And very fine quality.

I think it is a veterinarian one, don't you? Because it is so big.

I agree. It is quite rude as well.

But if it appeals... Around this great area of Derbyshire,

we have lots of good vets that come to our sales.

I am hoping it might appeal.

OK, fine. What is your estimate?

We have gone in with a guide price of between £30 and £40.

OK, £35 they paid, so that is fine.

Now the traditional butter dish.

A lovely embossed silver heart-shaped butter dish with its

little glass insert.

I think it is so sweet.

-OK, what is it worth?

-Between £30 and £40.

-£45 paid.

So they paid top end and they may be lucky to get their cash back.

But the principal investment for this team sits in this baby.

This secret to the thing is in the very,

very heavy cast-iron base with that screw hole in the middle.

Because I reckon, Charles, on a Victorian steamship,

that had a bolt in the deck so that a lady, with crinoline skirts,

could come and sit on deck

when she is going across the Channel or across the Atlantic.

I think it is a most interesting thing.

The problem is going to be, Charles, how do you value it?

It is a really interesting chair.

It has a great maritime interest.

If only we could find out which steamship,

-what time it served on what vessel.

-Exactly.

Then it is a different object altogether.

So we have been cautious purely because we are...

And we've gone in between £40 and £60.

-That is quite cautious, isn't it?

-Perhaps to cautious.

Well, I don't know. You know, how do you encourage people?

But it is £190 they paid, our team,

which is quite a big old slug, isn't it?

If you fail, that will seriously drag them to the bottom of the ocean

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

Now, John, David, this is your leftover lolly moment.

You spent 270. You only gave Catherine £30.

You did magnificently, you chaps. Catherine, what did you spend it on?

Well, you didn't give me much to play with, did you?

-No.

-No... Oh. What is it?

It's a compact. It is a lady's compact.

We are talking just gilt metal here,

but we have got a lovely riding crop on there and a riding hat,

which I think is really nice touch. Have a hold of it. Hold it. Feel it.

-Love it.

-Open it.

-Well, it has got weight to it.

-Ooops!

-DAVE LAUGHS

Well, it was all right.

Now, fortunately, we are on a carpeted floor. No damage done.

-That's easy. Don't fret.

-Right.

-So there we are.

-So, how much did you pay for it?

-£5.

-Come on!

-£5... That's... At that price, that is good.

Is there a profit in it, do you think?

We are going to double our money and maybe a bit more.

-OK? Everybody happy?

-Yeah.

-That's good.

For the audience at home, though, why don't

we find out what the auctioneer thinks about

Catherine's little compact?

OK, Charles, here is something for your Friday night out.

-Tally ho, hey, Tim?

-Yep.

-The engine turning is very good.

I presume, looking at the style of it, it must be, what, 1940s, '50s?

It is a gilded metal. But the finish is so good.

It is in clean condition. It is just a very nice object.

OK, well, what is it worth, Carlos?

Well, we would hope it would make between £20 and £30.

-You are a brilliant man. Catherine Southon...

-Yes.

-She, The Cunning One, paid a five pound note.

-How much? £5.

-She didn't.

-She did.

-I can't believe it.

-Anyway, that is it for the Reds.

Now, moving on to the Blues. We've got a gavel. An auctioneer's gavel.

So, Charles, try that on for size. You need a new one?

-Is a bit light, Tim, for me.

-Too light.

-It is a bit light.

-Yeah, I like a heavy gavel.

-Do you?

-Yeah.

-OK, fine.

-What is it made of, mahogany or something?

-It is mahogany.

It is probably late 19th century. It could be 1920s.

-It could be a bit later.

-How much?

-£15 to £25.

-OK, £30 paid.

-OK.

-Now, next is the wine funnel, which is Georgian and silver, yeah?

-Yeah.

It is a really good object.

-Yes.

-On the surface.

-Ah.

-But when you begin to look at it...

And we can see the marks on it. It is Georgian. It is probably 1790.

It could be 1800s. But who made it?

The marks are so rubbed.

And then what is slightly concerning is the fact that the top half

is very good in period,

but this bottom section just seems to have been almost clipped away.

If this was in good condition, it would be between £400 and £600.

-Would it really?

-It would. But this one is tired.

So we have gone in with a guide, because of its condition,

between 30 and 50.

OK, well, that is cheap enough then, isn't it? They paid £50.

-Now, I know you like to have a good crow.

-Yes.

-Right?

So tell us about this old cockerel.

It is by Anita Harris.

What she is renowned for are her reactive, fairly vibrant glazes.

I think this cock really sings.

-How much?

-My guide price, between £40 and £60.

-OK, £80 paid.

So there is some distance there to run, I fancy.

-Yeah, but this is the future. This is the future.

-Is it?

-Yes.

-I think I'll stick in the past.

-Yeah.

-OK, fine.

Thank you very much, Charles, for that.

On the basis that the cockerel doesn't do so well,

they're going to need their bonus buy,

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

Girls, have you any idea what Ricardo has bought for you?

-No, not at all.

-Well, this is exciting then, isn't it?

I'm going to help him by taking off the rag. Richard, here we go.

A pair of Continental silver miniature urns.

Probably made in Germany or possibly Holland. Brought into this country.

They have got an import mark on them for 1890.

I think they are small and pretty and they reminded me of both of you.

ALL: Aw!

-That will get you everywhere.

-I think I'm going to be sick.

-May we?

-Do, please, one each.

-What did you spend on them?

Well, they were priced, the pair, at £75.

But with a little bit of negotiation, I got them down to £50.

I can see them perhaps making £20, £25 profit.

So I think there is something left in them.

Being import marked, that means that it identifies

the moment of entry, in 1890, so they could have been older

than that, before 1890, when made on the Continent.

So, you know, there is a bit of mystique about them, isn't there?

-Sure.

-Do you think you might make £100 for the pair?

With a good day, a strong wind and a great auctioneer,

which of course we've got, we could push three figures.

-Well, there you go.

-Let's hope so.

-Hope springs eternal.

I mean, I can't think of anything more appropriate.

-We don't have to decide now.

-Do you know, you don't.

As you say, right now, we will check out what the auctioneer,

for the audience at home,

what he thinks about Richard's little earners.

OK, Charles, are you liking?

-What I like about these is they are quite heavy.

-They are heavy.

They have got a good weight. I love that chiselled gilt finish.

-OK, how much?

-A guide between about £50 and £70.

-OK.

Well, OK, Richard Madley paid £50. And he really rates them.

I think he is right, don't you?

Yes, I would really hope they might, just might, make £100.

Well, there you go. Bon chance.

Si, si. Oui, oui.

-TIM LAUGHS

-Oui, oui.

Sold it!

Have you ever seen more people crammed into a room?

-It's fantastic.

-I mean, it is standing room only.

It is standing room only,

and perhaps they're all here to buy your lots.

-Possibly.

-The word is out.

Yeah. Now, you have got the fleam to start off with, right?

£30 to £40 is the auctioneer's estimate. And here it comes.

Gruesome but kind in the day, it was supposed to be a healer.

There we are. We like it. My only bid here. £18.

-Oh, dear.

-18.

I am asking now 20.

'Good object.'

Come on!

-'Circa 1850.'

-Internet!

-'I am only asking £20.'

-Everybody needs a fleam.

-DAVE LAUGHS

I can't bear it.

20, I'm bid.

I'm asking five now. 20, I'm bid.

Surely a fiver.

-Oh, we have got a ways...

-'All out. I sell to you, sir.'

It's over.

Minus £15. That was a bloodbath.

Now, the butter dish.

It has a romance.

It is a wonderful heart-shape butter dish with a glass liner.

Birmingham made. Plant and Co, of 1894.

I'm only bid here... 15, 18, 20.

I'm asking two now. 20, I'm bid.

Do I see two now? 20, I'm bid.

Do I see two? Five, eight. 32. I'm out.

I'm asking five now. It is a wonderful lot, full of romance.

-I'm not happy, lads.

-32. I'm bid, five. 38. 40, I'm bid.

-Don't miss it. 45, Sir.

-Oh, my Lord!

Don't miss it for wont. 45, I'm bid online. 50, I'm bid.

Surely a fiver.

-Come on.

-Come on.

-'In the room.'

-Surely!

Surely a fiver, come on.

All out. I sell online today.

Make no mistake, we are selling at £50.

Going, going...gone.

£5. That reduces your losses to only ten.

What is going to happen

with the chair?

I've got bids of 35, 40 and five.

-I'm asking now for 50.

-Look out.

-'A really interesting chair.'

-Come on.

Our heritage.

45, I'm bid.

I'm asking now 50. 45. Bid now, 50.

-'Good chair. 45. Asking 50.'

-Come on, come on!

-'Come on. 45.'

We are at 50 now. 45 online, you're out. I'm asking 50. 55. 60.

I'm out.

One more. All out. I sell to a lady.

-No, no, no.

-'All out. Asking five.

'I sell.'

Fair warning. At £60.

-'Going, going...'

-Oh, no.

Gone.

Oh, bad luck. It sank without trace.

I can't believe it was that bad.

£130 minus for that.

You were minus ten before, which means you are minus 140.

Now, you've got your £5 bonus buy to claw it all back with.

Shall we have a discussion about this?

-No.

-Yes.

-THEY LAUGH

-Yes?

-Get it? "Shall we have a discussion about it?" "No." "Yes."

-You are going with it?

-Seniority.

-You are going with it?

-We are going with it.

OK. They are going with it. I don't blame you.

That is the decision made. And here it comes.

We have this wonderful gilt metal compact. A really sweet object.

Mid-20th century.

And I'm only bid here at £12. Do I see 15?

At £12. I'm bid. 15, 18, 20.

-It will do all right.

-I'm asking two now.

20, I'm bid. Let's go twos. Two. Five. Eight. Online.

Come on, come on!

Online, 30.

-We have a long way to go.

-30 now. 30. Five. Online bid, 40.

-Look at this. Catherine, isn't she marvellous?

-Come On!

35, I'm bid.

Asking 40 now. Fair warning.

You're out. And you're in.

I sell at £35...

-Yay!

-We got in there.

-What a winner. What a winner!

-Thank you, you saved our bacon.

-Plus £30.

-A little bit.

Which means, overall, you are minus £110.

Which could be a winning score.

Let's be positive.

-Been chatting to the Reds?

-No.

-No.

You don't know how the Reds got on?

-We don't know how they got on.

-OK. First up is the gavel.

And here it comes.

Nice tactile mahogany gavel.

I'm only bid £12. I'm asking 15 now.

At 12. 15. 18. 20, sir.

I'm out.

I'm asking two now for the gavel. All the hands go up.

Two. Five. Eight.

30.

-You are in profit.

-Well done.

-Well done, girls. Well done, Richard.

35.

38. 40.

45.

-Come on, Hanson.

-45...

-Look at you two ladies in the back.

It's like watching the Grand National.

All out. I sell. We go online today at £45.

Well done, Richard. £15 profit.

I'm loving it.

Now, here comes the funnel.

Silver wine funnel. There we are. An interesting funnel.

We can't make out the maker's mark but it is 18th-century.

I'm only bid here £18.

Gosh!

I'm asking 20 now. 18.

-20. Five. Eight. 30.

-Come on!

No more? 28, commission bid. I'm asking now 30.

30. I'm asking two. Come on! All out.

-Lulu.

-You are out in the room.

-We are live online.

-Oh, Lulu.

-Oh, no!

-At £30. Going, going, gone!

-What a load of rubbish.

-Minus £20.

-Oh, dear.

-Oh sorry, love.

Listen, you had £15 profit.

You've just lost 20. You are now minus five.

-Hey-ho.

-Here comes Reg.

-There is our fine cockerel.

-Come on, Reg!

There he is, by Anita Harris. Our wonderful cock.

-Lots of interest.

-With bids.

-Yes!

Let's feather up and I can bid here at £25.

I'm asking 35. 40. Five. 50.

-Go!

-It's a wonderful object. 55. 60.

-Five. 70.

-Yes.

-I'm out.

-Oh, no!

-Come on.

I'm out. 70, I'm bid. Don't miss this cockerel for one bid.

70, I'm bid. Five!

-Yes!

-80. Five. 90.

-One more. 100!

-100!

-110.

-120. 130.

-130!

-All done? It's a wonderful thing.

-Good old Reg.

Come on!

-Keep it in Derbyshire or I shall sell... 130!

-Yes!

-140. 150.

-You are such a marvellous man!

-He is.

-He is a marvellous man.

145. 150.

155.

Yes, 155.

-I'm bid 150.

-Oh, Reg!

Asking now 155. Don't miss it for one bid.

Or I shall sell for the first time...

-155.

-Yes!

-160.

165.

They've come so far.

LAUGHING AND SHOUTING

This is unbelievable!

-Go, Reg!

-I will take 170.

But thank you.

We are selling at 165 for the first time...

I don't believe it.

For the second time...

I shall sell. Thank you very much, sir, it's yours. 165.

-It's yours, sir. Well done.

-THEY CHEER

Hooray!

-Well, well, well.

-Thank you to the bidder, you are a gracious man.

That is plus £85.

Secretly, I always thought it was a delicate thing.

-THEY LAUGH

-No, I didn't.

Well done, seriously. So, that plus £85. You were minus £5.

That means you are plus £80.

-That puts a completely different complexion on all this.

-It does.

-I'm going to have a heart attack.

-It really, really does.

What are you going to do about the urns then?

-Are you going to go with them?

-Do you fancy a gamble?

-Oh, go on, then.

Let's go... We'll go with it.

We know the auctioneer thinks it's worth £50-£70.

-OK.

-Yeah.

-You are trusting Richard.

-We do trust him, yeah.

Look out.

They are very, very nice. 35 bid now. 40?

35, I'm bid.

I'm asking 45. Bid 50. Bid five.

Bid 60. Bid five.

Bid 70. Bid five.

Bid 80. 85. 90.

We're at 90. 90!

-95. 100.

-Oh, my Lord!

-110.

Let's go 120, ma'am.

-I'll take 115.

-Go on.

I'm bid 115 in the room. I'm asking 120.

You are out online. It's over.

-115 is...

-Brilliant!

-..plus £65.

That is plus £145.

-Is that not extraordinary?

-I can't believe it!

-Yes.

-It's the rollercoaster of life.

-Now, girls, say nothing to the Reds.

-No, no.

We don't want to spoil their day.

-Our lips are sealed.

-£145 might even be a winning score.

Let's hope so!

What an all-round excellent programme.

But there is a chasm between our teams today.

The runners up, by a good old lump, are the Reds.

Oh! Poor us.

"Poor us," she says.

I mean, your £30 compact bonus buy was the shining example of how

to do it, Catherine.

-The rest of it was not much cop, lads, was it?

-No.

The chair made you £130 of loss.

That was not so swift really.

Anyway, the overall number is minus £110.

But you've taken this on the chin, haven't you, chaps?

-We have, yeah.

-You've been very good.

I'm sorry it didn't work out for you.

Principally because of that wretched chair.

But the girls are going to go home with £145.

That is pretty splendid really.

You started off all right with the gavel.

That was OK for a little old profit of £15.

But £85 for Reg the cockerel.

Topped up with Richard's lovely little urns.

They produced £65. Did you enjoy it?

-We loved it.

-Did you?

-We had a great time.

With all that cash, I'm not surprised...

THEY LAUGH

£145 is up there with the winnings, I can tell you.

Congratulations. It's been such fun.

Join us soon for some more bargain-hunting, yes?

ALL: Yes!