Newark 6 Bargain Hunt

DRAMATIC VOICEOVER: In a time long ago,

one man had only one target in sight.

Yes, we're in Nottinghamshire.

And with any luck, our teams might pick up a tip or two

from the Prince of Thieves himself. Hi, Prince.

Who knows? They could hit the target and get the steal of a deal.

Or the whole thing could leave them all of a quiver. Ha!

Let's find out - let's go bargain hunting! Yeah!

Now, in the spirit of Robin Hood,

today's merry men have each won the heart of their fair maiden

in the most romantic of ways, utilising Cupid's bow.

Or was it Robin's bow? Well, whoever's bow it was,

let's take a quick squint as to what's coming up.

Catherine's risking her neck for the Reds.

I don't want to be buying a product that was made in the '80s.

If it was, you can take this and...

-While the Blues are excited.

-High-five! Cup of tea, bacon butty?

Go on!

But will it be the Blues bringing home the bacon at auction?

-Hopefully it'll work.

-We keep rubbing him.

-Or will it be the Reds?

-Yes! Yes!

-That's all for later. Now, let's meet today's teams.

On today's programme we've got a couple of couples.

For the Reds, we've got Robyn and Alan, and for the Blues,

we have Andrew and Stephanie.

-Hello, everyone!

-ALL: Hello.

Now, you two, originally from South Africa.

What dragged you back from South Africa to the mother country?

We came here on holiday first, and then Alan was offered a job,

working with excluded youth.

So we went back home and told our children we were emigrating.

Our daughter said we were mad.

She stayed, she was at university, and our two sons came over with us.

-But we're very happy here now.

-So it's described as a pastor job.

Yes, I have a bus that I run, and I work with young people,

-I go and visit ten different locations.

-Tell me about the bus.

Well, it's an old double decker bus,

we're a mobile children's centre really, or youth centre.

So where there is no youth club, your purple bus will go.

-Our purple bus will go.

-And what's it called?

-The Roadhog.

The Roadhog! The Roadhog isn't the only thing

that gets your engine revving, is it?

No, not at all, I've got a few other interests.

My classic car interest, importing old cars from South Africa.

Great, and then you restore them, do you?

Well, generally they don't need restoration,

-we bring them in and sell them straight on.

-Do you?

-Yes.

Sounds like we've got an entrepreneur on our hands here,

brilliant. What brought the two of you lovebirds

-together in the first place?

-We were both working in the hotel industry.

He wanted to buy me flowers apparently,

and the florist had closed down in our village,

so he phoned my housemate and said, "Is there anything you need?"

So she said, "Actually, we've got

"a huge lounge space and no lounge suite."

He said, "I've got one of those in storage, I'll bring it around!"

-Any old excuse, eh?

-Any old excuse.

We've just celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary.

-Well, congratulations.

-Thank you.

And you're looking forward to bargain hunting?

-Oh, so looking forward to it, been so excited!

-Good.

Now, moving on to the Blues,

because you're a couple of romantics too, aren't you?

Stephanie, tell us how you got together with Andrew?

Well, a work colleague, it was my 21st birthday, and she said,

"Happy 21st, I've arranged a blind date for you tomorrow

"with my brother, who's going to be taking you out."

-Right.

-Needless to say, not much work got done that day,

as I was grilling her extensively about what kind of nutter

would want to take out a girl he'd never even seen.

But luckily, he turned out to be my kind of nutter,

and we've been married 42 years.

Well, that's amazing, isn't it? Have you done anything to celebrate?

Yes, we went to Las Vegas to renew our vows.

And being Las Vegas, well, it had to be an Elvis chapel, didn't it?

Oh, was it? And was Elvis there to do it?

-Yes.

-Funny that, he goes on and on, doesn't he, that fella?

It says here you're quite adventurous.

Yes, I've done abseiling, indoor skydiving,

clay pigeon and rifle shooting,

but this year my husband's joining me,

because we're both going to take part in Europe's longest zip wire,

which is over five miles,

and he's going to be zipping along beside me on the wire.

-Really? Are you going to be able to hang on for five miles?

-I hope so!

I hope so too! Now, Andrew, tell us about your current job.

Well, I currently volunteer at a National Trust property

locally called The Workhouse.

I play the schoolmaster and I take the school lessons

and I love to watch their faces when I'm telling them off,

telling them to sit up straight and face the front and don't speak.

-Are you quite fierce with them?

-Indeed I am and I have a cane

which I tend to bend,

which makes the children's eyes look and the lips quiver a little.

It's lovely.

Anyway, good fun(!) So, being a former bank teller,

-you'll be able to keep tally of the money.

-Yes.

-Yes.

Talking about the money, £300 coming up - there's your £300.

You know the rules.

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

Wouldn't want to be a pupil of his.

Ooh! Heads up, it's time to meet today's experts.

Predicting a profit for the Reds is Catherine Southon.

And doing battle for the Blues is Richard Madley.

So, what are you after today, teams?

Alan, Robyn, apart from a hot-water bottle,

because it's absolutely freezing today, what are we going to buy?

-I was hoping pretty.

-Pretty, OK.

-Pretty... With you?

-No, something...

Something perhaps striking.

Something maybe small or silver, but anything really that jumps out at us.

Yes, anything that jumps out at us.

Yes, all right. Like a silver jack-in-the-box.

Saddle up, teams, your 60 minutes starts now.

Let's go for it. Come on, team!

Look, we've got a huge fair to go to.

I think I know where to start, come with me now.

And the Reds are diving straight in.

-That's pretty. Look at that lovely box.

-It is pretty.

What wood do you think it is?

-I'm not sure, but this is all brass and it's all been cut.

-Or pierced.

What's nice is that it does all meet together,

because so often when you buy boxes like this, they don't close...

-That closes quite nicely.

-I'd like to keep it in mind.

-It's beautiful, but not at that price.

-No.

-It's an eye-watering £280, if you were wondering.

-It's disappointing.

Yes.

-Never mind.

-Those Blues are also out to splash the cash.

-What do you like?

-That Chinese...

The Chinese urn stand? I would say it's possibly late 19th century.

-The price on this, please?

-190.

-190. It's a good start.

The lady has got a good eye, certainly, indeed.

-If we spent two thirds of our budget in the first two minutes...

-No.

It is a good thing, and the Chinese market is good,

-but I'm going to keep going.

-Thank you.

Today's teams have obviously got expensive taste,

but they'll have to reel it in if they want to make a tidy profit.

Now, over with the Reds, and something has caught Alan's eye.

-I like the look of that lantern over there.

-This one?

-Yes, that one.

-Why do you like the lantern?

-I don't know, it's striking.

There's something about it - I would say it's quite old.

Is it brass? It's not brass, is it?

-No, it's not brass, or copper.

-It's a very thin metal...

-It's a thin metal, no.

-I don't think it's that great quality.

I must admit, it's got a nice look to it.

If you had quite an attractive house with a nice porch outside,

-this would look...pretty stylish.

-Could be very pretty.

Actually, if you just had that in your garden, hanging up,

it might look quite... It just doesn't feel...

-Great quality, does it?

-No, no.

What do you do here, you open this up...

Open the flap and this is where you would have put your light in.

I think it would have taken a candle.

If we want to get this, it needs to be really cheap.

Cheap, yeah.

Hello, lovely man! So you've got the right colours on, the red.

You're with us in our team.

You can't recruit the dealers, Catherine.

-It's 65, do 50 quid on that.

-I mean, that needs to be a bit less

than that, I think, if we're going to make a profit.

-I don't think it's particularly good quality.

-No.

I think you're just buying it for the look.

-If you stand back and look at it...

-Coloured bulb in it...

-It's all different.

-Oh, you're selling it.

Can we say 35?

-Go on, then - give us 35 quid.

-OK.

-OK, 35.

Well done, Reds. That's your first item in just over ten minutes.

Over with the blues,

it looks like Richard has found something for Stephanie.

I'm drawn towards this cabinet here, because we did say

-we'd like something small and shiny, didn't we?

-Yes.

-Yeah.

There is a little piece in there,

I'm not even sure exactly what it is.

-An engine-turned something or other.

-Penknife, is it?

-Could be, we'll ask the owner if we can have a look at it and let's find out what it is.

-OK.

Rob, could we again have a look in your cabinet of curios?

There's this little engine-turned, silver...

-We're not even sure what it is.

-It's not marked.

-It went on a chatelaine chain...

-It's not marked? A-ha.

OK, not marked. That's fine. OK.

Oh, I see - it's a propelling pencil...

Knife...

It's silver-plated...

And I think that could be a good start for us.

THEY TALK OVER EACH OTHER HESITANTLY

What do you think? Do you like it?

We did say we wanted something small and silver.

-It's a collector's item.

-I was just thinking shiny!

-You could polish it up before the auction.

-OK.

Unmarked, that is a shame.

-However... Well...

-The price.

-Everything depends on the price, doesn't it?

-Indeed.

-The price on that, please?

-For this, sir, it's 45.

-So at £30, we couldn't tempt you?

-I couldn't, no, sorry, it cost more.

-I would take 40 for it.

-OK. Shall we go for it?

-Yep.

-There you are, deal.

Excellent, thank you very much indeed.

16 minutes down and that's your first item sewn up, Blues.

It seems the girls are both keen on silver today.

-There was a little vase here that I...

-Robyn liked it.

To be honest, things like that will just sell on their scrap metal...

-Only scrap value.

-OK.

37p a gram!

-He's done his homework!

-He certainly has, Catherine.

Now, the Blues are EGG-cited about something.

That's fabulous!

-That's a great spot.

-That's superb, isn't it?

-Oh, yes.

-How cool is that?

-I think you've got to try it for comfort.

-Definitely, yeah!

I hope it's well made!

-There we go.

-Yes!

Comfortable as well.

That's lovely, it swivels, too.

Now, now - you'd better keep an eye on their spending, Richard.

I would think that's mid hundreds. I would think so.

You just carry on...

No time to sit about. The Reds are about to take off.

That left-hand prop would have been off a microlight or something

with a left-hand rotation engine,

probably it could be off a VW-powered aircraft.

I'm sorry, I have to interrupt you there.

You lost me when you mentioned prop.

You're not the only one, Catherine.

But don't you think, forget about the whole aviation thing,

I'm seeing that as a brilliant piece to stick on your wall.

They normally put a clock in the middle of it

and put it on their wall, but I'm looking at the wooden prop,

not the metal, not the three-blade. The wooden one on the floor.

In fact, the propeller he's holding there is a modern microlight prop.

-He's bought it!

-Yes!

I can't believe it!

That's the one that I wanted!

I thought that looked amazing and he's bought it.

Hesitate and you lose it in this business,

but look out, the Blues are about to fly away with a second item.

What's that little bit of enamel there? Was that a pipe?

I think it is. Should we have a look inside?

Ooh, yes.

-What are we thinking?

-Well... I didn't know what it was, for a start!

But I'm very impressed that you spotted it in the first place.

That's so unusual. The colouring on a pipe.

It's a nice little piece of enamel ware, isn't it?

Could be late 19th century. And, um...

Well...

It COULD be a Russian pipe, who knows?

Just a fun sort of thing.

-Love the decoration.

-Yes, colourful.

-The Russian market is quite strong, isn't it?

-It has been.

See if we can get the auctioneer to put that in his catalogue

-that it's a Russian enamel pipe.

-So it's cost 25,

what do you think it might fetch at auction?

Well, if I had it in my auction room, I think

I'd probably give it a guide price of perhaps £30-£50.

That's excellent. Put that in your pipe and smoke it!

Indeed.

-Shall we have it?

-OK.

-Yes, let's take it.

-Have it.

-Yes.

-We'll have it!

No messing about, Blues. Two items down.

Let's hope it doesn't go up in smoke, eh?

Ooh, look out, the Reds are about - arm for battle, teams.

-Look, oh! Shhhh!

-Ah!

-Shhhh! We've finished.

-We've finished!

Cards on the table, how many have you bought?

We have bought two.

You're ahead of us.

Well, can we have a look around here, then?

Yes, you help yourself, because we know another place

-where there's the third and final treasure.

-OK.

You're very confident, aren't you?

We're confident as well, aren't we?

-Good luck.

-Thank you.

-Maybe not, Catherine!

You're one behind the Blues now. But how are you feeling, Richard?

Look at me, I'm relaxed.

25 minutes in, two lots in the bag,

we are going well. These guys are good -

they bought two nice, small, quality items

which I think will do well and now we can relax

into the next half hour to make our third and final purchase.

Well, the Blues may be taking it easy, but the Reds still need to catch up.

I think Catherine's been a bit naughty and taken the bit between her teeth.

I'm really sorry, but as we didn't have a lot of time,

I've been and bought something without you seeing it.

I'm sorry.

Oh! LAUGHTER

-Oh, Lord(!)

-Argh!

-No, I promise you I haven't.

-I'm so glad you haven't!

I wouldn't be that mean!

Thank goodness for that. Now, the Blues are full of Eastern promise.

I was actually looking at this...

Oh, right.

This is called... It's a Ruyi sceptre.

A Chinese enamel Ruyi sceptre.

I've not seen one of those before.

No, what is it?

We bought one piece of enamel already,

that we understand is from Russia,

here's a piece of enamel from China.

And of course we've got exquisite taste...

-Oh, no!

-How much?

-Only £495!

-Oh, gracious!

-I know we've still got some money left in the kitty...

Oh, dear. But not that much!

-Have the Reds spotted a second item?

-That's nice.

Mm, that's a little telescope.

Look at that beautiful refracting telescope.

A pocket telescope, so you open this up, so we've got...

How many have we got? One, two, three draws.

Look at that name on there.

Steward. Steward, good make!

Steward's of London were a 19th-century optician

and clockmakers, so well regarded in their craft that they even made

pieces for the British and foreign governments.

Let's look at the lens, important.

-Check the lens.

-Have a look through.

Does it look like it's focused? Just look in the distance.

-Do you see ships?

-I see nothing.

It's just got an opaque lens in the inside. So you're not getting...

It looks like it's got a problem with one of the lenses.

-That's just me.

-Can you see?

-I think it's fine.

Let me tell you, Steward is a very good maker.

-This is late 19th century...

-What do you want to pay for it?

That's the question.

If I was selling this, honestly, at auction, it's 80 to 120.

-It's on at £50. That would be a tidy profit, Catherine.

-To me...

It's still nice as a display piece.

-Yes.

-If we can get over 20, or something.

-If we say to him 20, because it's not working.

-Yep.

Do you want to try? Push it to 25.

Go on, Robyn - work your magic.

I just think if we can get that a bit cheaper, that'll be...

-Got it for 25.

-25 - I think we'd be crazy not to take it.

I think you're a star.

And if it works, fantastic. If it doesn't, it doesn't.

For £25, it's not a lot to lose.

It's a good gamble at that price, Reds.

Now, it's neck and neck,

but the Blues may have got a tip-off for their third item.

What we'd like from you,

is something we can buy from you to make a guaranteed profit on.

Guaranteed profit, 50 quid for this.

Guaranteed profit.

-It looks good, doesn't it?

-What do you think of that?

-It's nice, isn't it?

-Silver bowl, hallmarked.

-Mm-hm.

Looks like London to me.

Maker's Mark RP, late 19th century

and it's got two marks,

London mark for lion's head and a lion passant showing it's silver,

so you've got everything you want there, probably weighs 4oz,

so if worst came to worst, you'd get £40 for it, scrap.

What is it, a bonbon dish?

No, it's a bowl. Peanuts?

-Trinket bowl?

-Sugar?

-Whatever you'd like in there!

-You put whatever you want in there!

It's sweet if you only pay peanuts.

Over with the Reds, they're all of a panic - get a move on, now -

the clock is ticking. Quick time check, please, Catherine.

-We've got about eight minutes left.

-We have to buy something quickly.

Yes, you do, and it looks like the Blues are onto a winner.

And the most important thing is it's a guaranteed profit.

It's not often you can come to a member of the trade who will

-lay down his life and say, "There's money in this."

-And he's on film!

-Exactly, indeed.

-Guaranteed!

-We know where he lives.

Shall we go for it?

-Yes.

-Let's take it.

-Great, we've got a deal.

-Sorted.

-Thank you very much indeed. High five!

-Yay, we finished!

Done it! And we've still got...

-We've got time!

-Six minutes on our time.

-Cup of tea, bacon butty?

-Go on, yeah!

Well done, team. Now, while the Blues take it easy,

Catherine is taking a stab at that final item for the Reds.

Alan, what do you think about this? Look at that.

-A sort of ceremonial sword.

-OK, I don't really like it.

I'm not sure of its age. I don't how old it is.

Alan is going to take some persuading.

I don't think it's a modern reproduction.

I mean, if you look at the wear on the brass there,

there's quite a lot of patination, there's a lot of wear to it.

Look at the scabbard here, look.

All the brass on there - my thought is it's early 20th century.

-Do you think it's as old as that? I don't know.

-It's got 120 on it.

-Yes.

It's just...wondering if it's a reproduction.

What... What...

Why do you think it is a reproduction?

To me, it looks cast, but again... Instead of handmade.

-They could have cast it at that age.

-Yes, they could have cast it.

So there's no reason it wouldn't have been.

It's just I don't want to be buying a product that was made in the '80s!

-No, I did think that was made in the '80s!

-That's all!

If it was, you can take this and...

Oh, Lordy - Catherine's really sticking her neck out on this one.

I think novelty items like this do well at auction.

He's come down to 70.

I mean, if we could get it for 60, it might be worth a punt.

What do you think, Robyn?

Our friend Keaton would love this, because he loves swords,

collecting swords and looking at old military stuff.

I think that's lovely.

Could you come down to 60, sir?

INDISTINCT

-65?

-Thank you very much.

-Do you want to? What do you think?

-Well, it's up to you. Get it for 65.

-We've got seconds to go.

-It's fine.

You've got a deal then, sir, at 65.

I've shaken on it, there you are!

Teams, your 60 minutes are over.

-Yay!

-Well done. Fantastic.

Coffee. Let's go and warm up.

Well done, Reds. Got there in the end.

Let's weigh up what the Red team bought, eh?

They really lit up for this 20th-century

copper and glass lantern at £35.

They focused on the Steward telescope and got it for just £25.

Catherine is risking her neck, literally,

on this novelty officer's sword letter-opener at £65.

Well, you lot, that wasn't entirely plain sailing, was it?

-A little bit of a disagreement!

-Yeah(!)

OK, which is your favourite piece?

-I have to say the lantern.

-OK.

I'd agree, because we all agreed on that.

It's something that we all like and it's grown on me.

-Good, so the total that you spent is how much?

-125.

£125, so I'd like £175 leftover lolly, please.

Thank you. Catherine...

You've had your work cut out today, haven't you, doll?

I have, yes, we haven't agreed on everything.

There's been a view ifs and buts.

But today, I think I'm going to go off and buy something...pretty.

Oh, good.

The thing is, you're totally in control, you don't

have to defer to anyone, you have £175 and the world is your oyster.

-Enjoy!

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

They paid £40 for the late-Victorian silver-plated etui.

£25 went up in smoke on the Russian enamel pipe.

It's the dealer's guaranteed profit -

the silver sugar bowl set them back £50.

-Well, was that fun, or was it fun?

-It was smashing.

-Wonderful!

Really enjoyed that.

What's this guaranteed profit, then, on the silver bowl?

Well, hopefully, according to our expert

-and according to the gentleman who sold it to us, it is.

-Yes, good.

Well, there's something to look forward to.

-And how much did you spend all round?

-£115.

I'd like £185 of leftover lolly, please.

185. Thank you.

-Loads of leftover lolly going across.

-Thank you.

What are you likely to spend that on, any ideas?

I might go back to that honest silver dealer who guaranteed

a profit on that bowl he sold us.

-I can't go wrong.

-Absolutely!

-Go and find another one.

-He could have a pair!

Well, good luck with that.

Meanwhile, we're going to dash to Masson Mill, heard of it?

It's in Matlock Bath, in Derbyshire - how lovely.

Located on the banks of the River Derwent

is this magnificent Grade 2 listed building, the Masson Mills.

Originally constructed as a paper mill back in 1771,

this location was later to become the jewel in the crown

to one of England's earliest entrepreneurs.

Self-made industrialist and inventor Sir Richard Arkwright

was at the forefront of the Industrial Revolution

and is known as the father of the factory system.

It was near this very spot that Sir Richard Arkwright had

the vision to harness the power of the River Derwent

in order to fire up one of the finest textile mills in the world.

Let's take a shufty, shall we?

This room is full of clanking machinery which, in its day,

would have produced the finest-quality thread

anywhere in the world.

It once upon a time employed 500 people throughout the building

and, Arkwright's employees, such was the noise of these machines,

had to learn how to lip-read.

Combining this semi-skilled labour force with powered machinery,

by harnessing the power of the River Derwent, Arkwright made

developments to many machines, producing a system

in which labour was divided, greatly improving efficiency

and increasing profits.

Robert Aram, the current owner of Masson Mills, is showing me

some of the machinery that has been restored to full working order.

-What do you think of that?

-My word!

That is something else, Robert, isn't it?

'Arkwright was one of the first to use James Watts' steam engines

'to power textile machinery

'and this led to an enormous increase

'in the number of power looms.'

Well, Robert, this is quite a hairy machine, isn't it?

-What was it used for?

-This was called the Devil

or the Fearnought.

When the cotton came in, in the bale, the bale would be broken open

and the cotton would be thrown into this machine.

The machine would then rotate these very fearsome hooks,

which would interconnect

and they would rip the cotton apart

and really, this is what Arkwright does - he takes raw cotton

and turns it into the finest thread in the world.

There's more of the tale to be told over here, isn't there?

So, Robert, we're now in the weaving shed.

Tell me about this loom.

This loom that you can see here

is possibly the oldest working loom in the world.

It's a Harling and Todd Lancashire loom that was acquired second-hand

in 1867, and 150 years later,

it's still turning out beautiful-quality cloth.

This is a shuttle, Tim.

The purpose of the shuttle is to take the thread

from one side of the loom to the other

and that is called the weft.

Well, thank you very much, Robert.

I fear we now have to get weaving, though,

and slip off to the auction.

And today, we're off to Hanson's Auctioneers in Etwall.

I think it's only nearly 50 miles from Newark to Etwall

in Derbyshire to join my old mate and mucker, Charlie Hanson.

-How are you, Charles?

-Good to see you, mate - very well.

-Great.

Now, for these lucky Reds is this hanging lantern.

This doesn't look so terribly old to me, Charles. How do you rate it?

Tim, I tend to agree. It's got that Moorish look.

It's got that Turkish flavour, but will it be a delight at auction?

Ha-ha! I don't see it being terribly tasty.

No. To me, Tim, it's got some signs of rust,

but I don't think it's very old.

So this is £35 worth, according to our team.

That's what they paid retail. Can you turn them a profit, Charles?

Tim, it's a work of art, so hopefully between £30 and £40.

You are a miracle worker if you get that. OK, good.

Now, I really rate this next item. This little telescope.

Tim, it's a really nice lot.

It's so tactile, it's an object which is from yesteryear.

I suspect it's probably circa 1850 in date.

The finish on that patinated metalwork is really good.

It's a lovely three-draw telescope, which we really rate.

Ordinarily, for my money,

that little four-draw telescope

is £150 worth. How do you rate it?

It's a really good object.

There's a slight mark there,

but we would hope it might make between £70 and £100.

OK, £25, the team paid. Can you believe that, Charlie?

-That, Tim, is a remarkable price.

-Isn't it? Now, that's that.

Next is the little novelty toy naval officer's sword.

How do you rate that, Charles?

Again, Tim, novelty is one thing, early-20th-century collectables

of a militaria interest are also highly sought after.

Clearly it's a letter opener, but even so,

to a militaria collector,

we hope it will make between £30 and £40.

-OK, £65 paid.

-OK.

Overall, then, we've got a bit of up and down here, haven't we?

I think we've got all up, actually.

-I think all the lots will do very well.

-Do you?

-Yes, I do.

-You're eternally optimistic.

-I hope so.

Just in case you're wrong, we might need the Bonus Buy,

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

£175 you gave to Catherine Southon, who is known to be

a bit of a devil when it comes to the spending sprees.

Catherine, what did you buy?

This is what I bought. Now this is Tudric pewter.

It's a basket and it's all handmade.

This has all been hammered,

can you see that lovely patination, that lovely feel?

Now, I was really pleased with this because I only paid...

How much?

-£10.

-No!

-How much?

-£10!

-Really?

-Yes, I'm so happy with this.

£10?!

-Wow.

-£10 is all I paid. I know...

you will make money on this.

-I think it's going to make 30, 40.

-I'm very impressed, well done!

-Isn't she a clever girl?

-Very.

You don't have to choose it, but right now, for the audience at home,

let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Catherine's basket.

Well, Tim, it's lovely. Lovely finish, nice patinated pewter.

It's obviously Tudric, that great Liberty name.

Not quite Cymric, it's pewter ware, I love the hammered ground.

It's quite a boring rim though, isn't it?

It's not really a style that really oozes nouveau or Celtic form.

-It's a bit whimsical.

-Yes, to me, it comes more in the deco bit.

Yes, I can see this at 35 Acacia Avenue in 1928

-with the tangerines in.

-I like your style.

That is where I think it comes from.

It's got that lovely colour, that nice pewter hue.

My only concern is a small dint there, which you can just see.

You've got such an eye, Charles. I never even noticed that little bump.

It clearly had a bit of a shock in the night. OK, what's it worth?

-Because it's Tudric, love the name, between £50 and £70.

-Do you really?

-That cunning girl Catherine, she only pay £10 for that.

-£10?

-£10, it's her Bonus Buy.

-I can't believe that.

With any luck, the team will go with it and you'll sell it

for 40 or 50 and everybody will be stinking of roses, Charles.

-I hope so, Tim.

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

Now the Blues, Andrew and Steph.

They went with the little etui, which in engine turning

and solid silver, is really sweet, isn't it?

It's a really sweet object.

The engine turning is good. Again, what I like about it,

it hasn't been overly cleaned, it hasn't been overly polished.

I think to the buyers at auction, it's quite sleepy.

It is in good condition, it's all complete, all the utensils

and the hooks, the blades are all there.

-There is some minor wear, nice object.

-OK, how much?

Our guide price, we're being a bit cautious, between £20 and £30.

-Gosh, £40 paid.

-OK.

-Now, moving on is the enamel pipe.

-Do you think that comes from Constantinople?

-Tim, I believe so.

It bright, it's vibrant, it's quite fun.

Clearly, it's from a very distant region to our European friends.

-It's probably 1930s.

-Could be, couldn't it?

-Yes, I think so.

-Bit of touristy ware, but fun.

-It's in good condition.

-How much?

-Tim, between £15 and £25.

-OK, £25 paid.

So we're on the cusp again, there.

What about this nice Carolean-style bowl, Charles?

If only it was period, if only it was 1615,

James I or Charles I.

I like this embossed acanthus detail,

it's Edwardian of course.

The Edwardians ousted our late Victorians,

-they revived all these wonderful styles.

-Right, how much?

Scrap value is about £22,

so we've gone in quite cautiously

-between 20 and 30.

-OK, they paid 50.

Andrew got carried away, he obviously liked the style of it,

Charles, so you'll have to work pretty hard on that.

If you're unsuccessful, they're definitely going to

need their Bonus Buy, so let's go and have a look at it.

Now, Richard...

You had £185.

How marvellous is that?

What did you spend it on?

-Oh, that's nice.

-Ah!

-An 18th-century Chinese tankard.

Quart tankard.

Probably made round about 1800.

It's got a nice rope twist handle

and it appears to me

-to be in pretty good shape.

-And much did you pay for it?

How much did I pay for it?

-I secured it for £100. Right?

-Right.

-That's lovely, I love the handle.

-So you'd go and buy it, Andrew?

-I would.

-What about you, Steph?

-I would definitely buy it.

I'm not certain about the price...

Well, you get a chance to choose after the sale of the first three items,

but the audience at home, let's find out

what Charles Hanson does think of Richard's mug.

Well, that's handsome, Charles.

Oh, Tim, if objects can identify an expert, this is really me,

because it's just so antique and so real.

This was made in China in the Qianlong period,

which was 1735 to '99 and was made for us Europeans

to admire the wonderful products made in China.

It's great, because you've got this what we call entwined handle,

with this sprigged ornamentation,

which was copied by the Leeds Creamware potteries

in which China thought, "Well, they're popular, we'll do the same."

It's high-fired porcelain,

you've got some minor tearing to the handle,

the handle hasn't been off, but it's full of Eastern promise

-and I love it.

-You love it.

What I like about it is, it looks like transfer printing

-blue-and-white, but it ain't.

-Hand-painted.

-It's hand-painted.

-It is.

-We know where it came from, we know when it came,

we know exactly what it copies.

What we don't know - at least we'd like to find out from you,

-Charles - is what it's worth.

-Tim, again, we've been quite cautious.

-Surprise, surprise.

-We've put it between £50 and £80.

-Is that all?

Richard Madley, he paid £100 and he really rates that.

-Well, we've learned a lot, Charles. Thank you very much. A lovely object.

-Pleasure.

All will be revealed in the auction in a minute.

-Are you taking the stand?

-I will do indeed.

-We are in safe hands.

Do I see five now? 50 I'm bid, do I see five now?

50, 5, 60.

I'm out at £60. All done.

-OK, Robyn, Alan, how are you feeling?

-Very good.

-Very excited.

My first auction I've ever been to.

-Is it?

-It's thrilling!

-What about you?

I've sold bulls and cows and things like that before,

but never, um, never...collectables.

Really?

Well, you've got some collectables. Be proud of it.

We are on the edge, your first item is coming up...

right now.

Number 100 is a wonderful copper and glass ceiling hanging lantern...

It looks good, doesn't it? It looks the business.

I'm bid here £12. I'm asking 15 now.

15, 18, 20. 5 and 30, I'm out.

35, 40, 5, 50,

-5...

-Look out!

-60 I'm asking now.

Come on, one more, do I see? Good morning, it's yours, ma'm, at £55.

£55.

That is super, plus £20.

-Brilliant.

-Perfect.

Now, the telescope.

Will it make £100?

It's a very good London three-draw telescope by a very good name.

A good name, that's a really good name, that one.

Where do we start this lot? We really rate it.

I'm only bid £40 here, 45 online.

You paid 25, he's got 40 already.

55.

-Yes!

-5!

-Yes!

At 60... I'll take five, sir.

All done at £60.

-Yes, brilliant!

-So that was plus 35. Well done.

So overall, you are plus 55, which is magnificent.

Now, what about the letter knife?

Our wonderful, novelty, sword letter opener, there we are.

Nice object, 102, I'm only bid...

I've got 15, 18, 20...

This is our fault, because he didn't like it.

-I'll blame you both.

-Prove him wrong.

25, 30, 5...

-Keep going. Keep going!

-40 here,

45? 45, we've got you over there.

50 online. Make no mistake, we are going at £50.

Well done, Charles.

£50 pounds is minus £15. Overall, you are plus £40.

-What are you going to do with the pewter basket?

-Go with it.

Now that decision is emphatically made,

I can tell you that Charles loved it.

He's estimating 50 to 70 - you only paid £10, Catherine.

So if it's right, 50 to 70 on a £10 purchase is super.

Anyway, let's see what happens,

we're going with the Bonus Buy and here it comes.

There we are, made by Liberty under the Tudric name, in around 1925.

oval basket, there we are.

I am bid for this, I've got a couple of bids...

Oh, yes.

I've got one at £12...

One at 15...

18 I'm bid online, I'm asking 20 now.

20, 2, 5, 8...

Yes, yes!

-40, 2, 5...

-Gosh!

He's phenomenal!

55, 60... Are you sure?

You've come so far! 65.

70.

At £65, I'm selling, all done at 65.

Yes! Yes, yes, yes!

That's plus £55.

-Wow!

-55 and 40 is plus 95.

Excellent, that's very respectable.

Now, well done, well done, well done.

Thank you for containing your excitement! You did very well!

Listen, don't say a word to the Blues, right?

All will be revealed in a moment.

-So Steph, what have we got here, love?

-My lucky pig.

-Hopefully it'll work.

-Keep rubbing him.

-If not...!

You'll knock it off!

Fair enough. Lucky pig. Let's hope so.

First up is the little etui, and here it comes.

My number is now 122, very nice late-Victorian plated etui.

I'm bid here, straight in with me, at £12. Do I see 15 now?

-Go on.

-Go on - more, more!

Bid me 8 now. 8. 30.

Go, Charles.

All out, I sell to you, sir, at £35.

Oh, bad luck, team. Close enough.

Now, enamel pipe.

It's now 123.

I'm only bid £12, I'm asking 15 now.

Interesting lot - 12 I'm bid, 15, 18, 20.

-Oh, come on!

-Go on!

-Come on, Charles!

-20 I'm bid.

2, 5, 8...

One more.

At £25, going, going...

Oh, no, wiped its face!

-I thought we were there!

-Oh, dear, oh, dear.

-Here comes the bowl.

Rub the pig!

-It's no good, that pig, I can tell you.

-Guaranteed profit.

Being shown to you there, a very nice bordered, beaded rim bowl.

London, 1908, I'm bid here

straight in at £18, 20 and 2, 5,

-5, 30...

-Come on, internet!

It's a wonderful bowl, go one more.

40 over there. 5, 50... 5...

-60?

-Yes, you're in profit!

-Well done.

-65.

Fair warning, at £60.

Plus £10.

You were minus £5, overall you're plus £5.

Now, will piggy help you make the decision as to

-whether you go with the Chinese tankard or not?

-He says stick.

We're not going with the Bonus Buy, but we're going to sell it anyway.

The auctioneer's estimate is £50-£80,

he doesn't think it's worth £100.

Let us find out who is right and who is wrong,

cos here comes the Bonus Buy.

It's a wonderful Chinese tankard, blue and white painted,

in wonderful condition and unrestored.

I'm bid here straight in at £35,

I'm asking 40 for it now.

45, 50, 5, 60,

5, 70, 5, 80...

-Crack on!

-95, 100.

At 110 I'm bid, 120, 130...

-Good boy! You're in, there.

-Well...

-Good spot.

-I sell, thank you, madam, at £130.

-Plus £30.

-Well done, Richard.

-Bad luck, team.

LAUGHTER

-Piggy's going!

-Oh, Piggy's going!

I had my doubts about him, actually! Anyway, there we are.

Well done, Richard.

Don't talk to the Reds about the score

and all will be revealed in a moment.

Well, well, well. You teams been chatting at all?

-No.

-Not about the scores?

-No.

Well, today is a tale of the team that took the expert's advice

and went with the Bonus Buy and the team that didn't

take the expert's advice and didn't go with the Bonus Buy.

So, we only have one team of winners,

we don't have loses any more, we only have runners-up

and the team that are runners-up,

who managed to go home with cash nevertheless, are the Blues.

Who sadly are runners-up by only having managed to accumulate

-a score of five lonely pounds. But have you had a nice time?

-Lovely.

-Absolutely lovely.

-A wonderful time. Really enjoyed it.

We've loved having you on, and congratulations, Richard,

on your substantial profit, which your team didn't take up!

You weren't a mug after all, were you?

Anyway, the victors today, though,

who go home with a cool £95...

Whoa!

This is folding money!

You started out with a lovely £20 profit on your modern light.

The telescope, as predicted, made £35

so that was a jolly good find,

and then Catherine, unbelievably,

comes up with a £55 Bonus Buy profit which is a fantastic number.

-Congratulations on that.

-Thank you.

-You'll be well pleased then, Alan, won't you?

-Yes, very well pleased!

You look like a very happy couple.

Quite rightly so.

We've loved having you on the show.

In fact, it's been such fun,

-why don't you join us soon for some more bargain-hunting, yes?

-ALL: Yes!