Newark 8 Bargain Hunt

Now, we are in for an epic show today,

with absolutely acres to cover.

So, no time for dawdling.

Let's go bargain hunting! Yeah!

Carry on, James.

With only one hour and 2,500 stalls to peruse,

our teams had certainly better put their skates on.

Let's hope they fly headfirst into a profit.

-CRASH

-Argh!

You all right down there?

Let's take a sneaky peek as to what's coming up.

The Reds are feeling frisky. Ooh!

-What about that woman with the thong?

-I beg your pardon!

Whilst the Blues are a bit wonky.

That one looks as if it's going that way

and that one looks as if it's going that way.

And I haven't had a drink, but I think you're absolutely right.

And everyone's a tad excited in the saleroom.

-Yay!

-Yes!

-45!

-ALL: Yes!

But that's all for later. Let's meet today's teams.

So, for the Reds today, we have great mates Luke and Lewis.

And for the Blues, we have sisters Sandra and Linda. Hello, everyone.

ALL: Hello!

Good to see you. Now, Lewis, you've been friends with Luke for ages.

Yeah, we met when we were five at Beavers,

in our local town centre hall. So, we've known each other 16 years now.

Isn't that nice? And you're an eager beaver when it comes to history.

Yes, I'm doing a degree in it. I'm in my last year at the moment.

-So, yeah.

-You must have gone to university as a child!

-And you collect history books.

-Yeah, as of about a month ago, it was 232.

-Really?

-Yeah.

-Have you read them all?

Well, up to about, I'd say, about 30.

-And what's the plan after graduation?

-I'm going into the army.

-Are you?

-I'm already in, actually.

What specialism are you going to have?

-Royal electrical mechanical engineer, aircraft technician.

-Ah.

-Maintaining the Jaguars.

-Yeah.

-If you like, yeah. Good fun.

And, Luke, you're also a student.

Student at Nottingham Trent, yeah, studying marketing and design.

-And you've done up a house and furnishing it and that.

-Yeah.

Recently, we moved into a converted cigar factory

and we moved in unfurnished,

so we've actually furnished it all with second-hand furniture that

we've found online and at car-boot sales and everything like that.

-And that's you and 'er indoors, is it?

-Yes.

-My girlfriend, four years strong now.

-Oh, good. That's lovely.

You've never been skip dipping, have you?

No, we haven't taken it that far.

My girlfriend has probably higher standards than I do.

-Otherwise, you'd be in every skip you could find.

-Potentially, yeah.

So, do you reckon you two are going to be pretty cool

when it comes to finding some stuff on Bargain Hunt?

Er...

-That's what we're hoping for.

-Come on, Lewis!

-We're going to get the golden gavel.

-Well, there's ambition with it too.

I think you're going to do famously. Lovely to have you on the show.

Now, you two are not only sisters, you're not only best friends,

but you also live together. How did that come about?

That was after a few glasses of wine one weekend

and my sister phoned me to say that she was feeling very lonely

and fed up, so I said, "Well, move in with me."

So, a couple of weeks later, we spoke again on the phone

and she said, "I've got someone to come and see my house."

"Why?" I couldn't remember the conversation at all!

I put my bungalow on the market, sold it and complete surprise.

So, what do you get up to in your spare time?

Well, I've got a Border collie and they need lots of exercise,

-so I walk him twice a day. I play bowls.

-Do you?

-Yes, indoor bowls.

I can't get the hang of the outdoor bowls, no.

-Keep losing it over the brow of the hill?

-No, I can't get it far enough.

I'm too weak.

So, I stick to indoor, which is obviously through the winter more.

So, Linda, what do you do with your spare time?

I love gardening, that's my passion.

-Reading, walking.

-And what is your job?

-I work in a fracture clinic, in the main hospital in Nottingham.

-Do you?

-Yes.

-So, plaster of Paris, you know all about that.

-Absolutely!

-Is it a busy place, your fracture clinic?

-Very, yes.

-About 200 people a day, the fracture clinic can see now.

-No!

-Yes.

-Really?

It's a really busy clinic, yes.

-What's the matter with people round here, then?

-Keep falling over!

You're a dynamic duo, you two. How are you going to get on

-when it comes to this bargain hunting business?

-Oh...

-You're going to be all right?

-Yes, I think so.

-Are you going to spend all your cash?

-Try to.

Are you? Good. That's what I like to hear. Anyway, now, the money moment.

Your £300 apiece. OK? There's your £300.

You're looking forward to this.

You know the rules, your experts await and off you go!

Very, very, very good luck! Gosh, what lovely teams we've got today!

And our experts are rather staggering too.

Hoping to rake in a profit for the Reds, it's Catherine Southon.

Shopping with style for the Blues, it's Richard Madley.

What's the long and short of it, teams?

Surely, this is an unusual combination. Two students and £300.

-That doesn't happen, does it?

-Not too often.

-Now, what are we looking for today?

-Toys.

-I'd like to look for some wind-up toys. Old wind-up toys.

-OK, toys.

Unusual bronze items. Perhaps Art Deco.

-We're looking at things to do with the war and possibly toys.

-Oh, OK.

-So, you've got quite a specific idea of what we're buying.

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

Right, teams, your time starts now.

Come on, guys.

Well, look at the weather. It's going to pour down. Let's go inside.

-Oh, shall we stop here?

-That's stopped them in their tracks.

Look at those!

We've got a pair of Carolean-style child's armchairs here.

They're not very old, but doesn't matter. They're handmade, in oak.

-£35 each.

-Do you think that's good though?

-Yeah, that's good. Don't you?

-I love them.

-Yeah.

-Look, we... We've hardly started. But, well...

-Yes.

-Do you think?

-Yes.

-Yes.

-I love your decisiveness!

-I love those.

-I like them.

-And for a pair?

-35 and 35 is 70!

-Is that what it is? There you go!

Is that good to sell at an auction, Richard, at that price?

I think they're great.

I'm a bit of a sucker for child's furniture,

but small pieces of furniture will almost sell better than large pieces

and here we've got a pair of child's open armchairs,

based on a 17th-century design,

great for the garden or for the nursery or for the playroom

-and at £70, I don't think we can go too far wrong.

-Fantastic.

-I think they're brilliant.

-What do you think?

-Yes.

-Shall we go for it?

-Absolutely, yeah.

30 seconds, we've been here, and we've made our first buy.

-It's got to be a record!

-Yay!

-Thank you, they're sold.

-Thank you.

-Thank you very much.

-Great.

Excellent. Come on, let's keep going.

Blimey, Blues! You're off to a cracking start.

And now, you can head indoors.

Seems the Reds have spotted something historical for Lewis.

What do you think, Lewis? Some of these ones here?

There's loads of just defence medals and stuff like that, isn't there?

-Do you have any World War I ones?

-Yeah.

-There's World War I in there.

-That one, there.

-That is. These are 1914 to 1918. Those.

-Right.

And this would be, probably...

They don't date these, but that's probably between the wars.

-How much are they?

-I've got 95 on them.

But I'll do a bit of discount, knock a tenner off, they'd be 85.

-So, you would not be able to go to something like £60?

-No.

There's not a lot of profit in medals, to be quite honest.

Unless some just drop in your lap.

This is what I'm a bit concerned about.

-Is there any profit to be had on that?

-Yeah.

And it's all about profit in this game. Time to march on, Reds.

The Blues have spotted something from the East.

-Is that Chinese-y?

-I know what you mean.

-It could be Asian, it could be Indian.

-Yeah.

It's almost like a carved sandalwood. I like the dog on top.

I like the dog.

-What is it?

-We're not quite sure yet. Is it a tea caddy?

-Is it a box? It's... It's an oak box.

-What does that say on there?

I'm relying on you to tell me that.

-Captain somebody or other.

-Right. Captain somebody or other.

-Ashes went in there? Do you think?

-Oh, I've just gone off it now!

No, he kept his love letters in here... That's what I meant!

What does it say on the ticket?

-£160.

-HMS Captain... Oh, it's from a ship.

-Oh, right. OK.

"From HMS Captain,

"which capsized September 1870 with the loss of almost 500 lives."

-Oh, dear.

-Oh, no. No.

-No?

-No!

-Not a happy story, no.

-I think we'll put that one back.

-I think so.

-Dog and all.

-That's a bit sad.

-Well, that took the wind out of their sails.

But the Reds are taking a walk on the wild side.

That item there looks really interesting.

This. Oh, that's lovely, isn't it?

-That's Black Forest, so this is German.

-OK.

And then you take up the head there and you've got the inkwell

-and the pen as well. Isn't that lovely? What's on that?

-118.

-I think that's really nice.

-Yeah.

It's nice and it's quite unusual and you're not going to see

something like that again in a hurry.

-It's got a nice patternation to the wood as well.

-Yeah.

-It's probably about 1900?

-Oh, OK. So it's quite old then.

-I mean, Black Forest items are collectible.

-Yeah, OK.

They do do well. Excuse me, may I ask, um... You've got 118 on this.

What is your absolute bottom bottom?

85.

I like him. He's got a friendly face, but perhaps at that amount...

A bit too much, but I like those scales over there though.

Yeah, they're very interesting.

Postal scales. They're about early 19th century, I would say.

Actually, it's probably later than that.

It's probably about 1860s, 1870s.

-What's your price on those?

-Bargain Hunt.

-Oh, looking at 85.

-You like those, do you?

-Yeah.

-What do you think about them?

To be brutally honest, if I put them into auction,

I'd put them at about 50, 60 quid.

-Yeah.

-But we'd be interested in buying them as a double.

-As two items.

-What if we said 130?

For the pair.

It's a gamble for both of us.

It may be a gamble for you, but it could be a loss for me!

-I can't do that.

-OK.

-I'm so sorry.

-It's OK.

-OK.

-Thank you anyway.

-Let's move on.

Unlucky, Reds, eh? Time to weigh in with the Blues.

-Do I smell something fishy?

-Ooh!

An oyster!

So, here we've got a set of five oyster plates

and the larger oyster plate.

They're what's called Majolica ware, so they're continental pottery,

and then glazed. Date-wise, probably the early part of this century.

-But they're unusual.

-They are unusual.

-And therefore, a little bit different.

-Yes.

So, I think they're the sort of things

that might just have an appeal.

As long as you think they might make a little bit of a profit.

I think there's a chance there's a profit in those,

but before we actually do the deal, shall I go

-and find out how much the owner wants for them?

-That's a good idea!

-OK, I'll go and have a word with the stallholder now.

-Okey dokey.

-Really like those.

-Yes, how many are there?

-Oh, five. Bet there should be six.

-Probably, yeah.

-There's a couple of little cracks round the edge.

-Is there?

-Yeah.

-Ladies...

-How did you do?

Well, I've had an interesting conversation with the stallholder.

Would you like to guess how much he wants for the set?

-Well, we've noticed a couple of damaged...

-Have you?

-A couple of little chips.

-Oh, well.

You've been doing your work, haven't you? A couple of little chips.

So, we would have thought, myself, 50.

-40.

-Oh! Ho-ho!

£50 is the offer. He was looking this morning for £100 for the set.

I think it's a substantial discount on what he was asking.

-Now, it's your call.

-It's a decision, isn't it?

-What do you think?

-I'd like them.

-Shall we go for them then?

-Yeah.

We'll get the auctioneer to display them nicely

on a nice 18th-century oak dresser,

with the floodlight on it, and his most handsome porter showing them.

-Yes.

-Shall we do that?

-Absolutely.

You Blues are sailing through your shop.

That's your second item in the first 16 minutes.

-But how are the Reds scrubbing up?

-I quite like this.

That's sort of like...

-Like an early washing machine, for washing your clothes.

-Oh, OK.

What do you think that's made out of?

-Copper.

-Copper.

-Yeah.

-It's just cool industrial.

-And it's got a brand on it as well.

-What's the price on the top?

-£22.

-Oh! You like the whole industrial thing.

-Yeah.

And you're buying into that. But what would you actually do...?

I know what it's supposed to be used for, once upon a time.

I think it could be quite ornamental,

-next to a fire or something.

-In the toilet, with your toilet roll on?

-That could work.

-That's a lot of lavatory paper, Catherine!

The dealer's a little camera shy,

-but Luke has worked his magic on the price.

-15's the very bottom.

-15's the bottom.

-What do you think? Get one under our belt?

-Yeah, I think... Yeah.

-Yeah?

-Let's strike up a deal!

That's the way you work, you two. Absolutely brilliant.

-Do we shake hands?

-Shake hands? Yeah.

-It's a deal.

Well done, boys. Let's hope you can clean up with that one.

Now, it seems Richard is doing a spot of shopping for 'er indoors.

Obviously, I'm biased cos you know that

I collect those for my wife and have done for all my married life.

-What's that then?

-That's a vesta case.

-Oh, yes.

-An early Victorian...

-Late Victorian matchbox.

-Oh, really?

-And that looks almost Japanese in design. £45.

-Is that dear? Cheap?

I could sort my wife's birthday present out while I'm here!

-But it's for you that we're looking at the moment.

-Yes.

Exactly.

Get with the programme, Richard. It looks like the Reds are packing up.

OK, that's one down.

While we're here, I was thinking about that - that suitcase.

-That's really nice.

-It's lovely, isn't it?

-Yeah, it is very nice.

Really nice quality. This is all like a canvas

-and then we've got a really nice-quality leather.

-Yeah.

-And so often...

-It's really chic.

They don't shut nicely and that looks like it shuts really nicely.

-Can we move it round?

-What do you think about that?

I think it's really nice. Something I'd use for myself!

I mean, I don't think a lot of these... You could use that one.

-Yeah.

-God, I'll say!

But wouldn't it look lovely on top of a wardrobe or on display?

It's in lovely condition.

It's got a nice little bit of age to it as well.

I don't think it's too old. It's probably '50s, '60s.

-And like you said, yeah, there's no...

-And the handle's lovely.

-Sometimes you can get really bad dents...

-It's worn really nicely.

It's a little bit stained, but nothing too bad.

-There's a bit of shape...

-You have 58 on it.

As we've bought your posser, what could you do on this?

Our camera shy dealer has agreed on £45 for the suitcase.

I'd say that's good value. It's listed as what? 58.

So we've got £13 off the listing price.

-I think that's fine.

-Yeah.

-I like that.

-That is it.

-You've got yourself...

-Shake your hand again?

-Deal at 45.

Here we go.

That's your second item in the bag, Reds. Well done.

Now, pop outside with me a moment. There's an invitation(!)

There are some extraordinary things in these fairs.

Look at this thing. What do you make of it?

Your challenge is to try and determine what this thing's for.

On the face of it, it looks vaguely medical, doesn't it?

If you were an agriculturalist,

it has a sort of milking parlour type feel to it.

Well, if those are you theories, you'd be completely wrong.

It is true, this bit is a lovely

soft bit of latex that's connected

to a turn wooden section and this

orifice seems to be a mouthpiece.

Except you'd never actually put this in your mouth.

What would you do with it then? Well, if you were in America

and you were standing beside one of these things, a duck pond,

and you were a sporting man, with your shotgun under your arm,

and you wanted to attract a jolly nice mallard that's landed on

the far side of the pond to come a little closer

so that you could bump it off, you'd hold this joker here

and you'd give it a slight shake, like this.

QUACKS

How about that?

And that, apparently,

is the nicest way that a duck on one side of the pond can attract

another duck to come across and enjoy a jolly nice time.

Just shake your hand like this.

QUACKS

And over it waddles, up comes your gun and bang-bang, there's supper.

This is a duck decoy from America.

And it's called, as you can see here, a Scotch call.

It was made in Oakfield, New York, and it's all patented up, look.

Number 1401.

How about that? I mean, it does sound like a duck, don't you think?

QUACKS

And for your average American,

he would have, on a little fitted belt, a number of these mouthpieces,

in order to use the device to attract other wild fowl,

to lure them into his sights, things like a goose or a teal.

Anyway, this one, of course, is set up for the duck,

and very realistic it is too.

So, what would an American duck call cost you in Newark

at this time of year?

This one could be yours for £40, and as they say,

you'd be quackers not to!

QUACKS

Let's flit off and rejoin the teams.

It's halfway through the shop and it's neck and neck with two apiece.

Our Blue birds have spotted something classy.

-What have we seen here?

-Well, we've seen those, Richard.

-Yes.

And I've asked the stallholder and they're £30 each.

-Right.

-Is that dear?

-Is that dear? Well...

-They're hallmarked, apparently.

-They are indeed, but they're brand-new.

-Ah!

-They are reproductions.

-Oh, are they?

-And that's why they're only £30 each.

-Yes.

They're based on a Victorian design, they look very pretty,

but from here, without even putting my glasses on,

-I can tell you they're brand-new.

-OK.

But come with me cos I'd like to show you something I've seen

-that might just appeal to you.

-Oh, OK.

And something that's appealing to our uni lads.

-What about that woman with a thong?

-I beg your pardon!

Oh, lordy!

-Oh, God! That!

-Ornate.

Mm, cheeky.

Now, I think Richard may have better taste.

I just thought they're an elegant pair of candlesticks.

-You were looking for something small and silver.

-Yes, I was.

They're Corinthian column...

Is it my eyesight or is one tilted to one side?

I think the important thing is, if you take them out,

you always need to line candlesticks up....

That one looks as if it's going that way

and that one looks as if it's going that way.

And I haven't had a drink, but I think you're absolutely right.

They do seem to lean one way and then the other.

-Yes.

-Time to move on?

-Yes.

-I think so.

-Thank you very much.

It appears the Reds have turned their attention

to something far more serious.

OK, so on the second shelf,

you've got German ones from the First World War and then you've got

ones from the British Army from the Second World War.

-That looks quite good.

-160.

-What are they?

-That's good the sign on...

So, what does this mark mean?

Honestly, I couldn't tell you what that particular one means.

I just wouldn't know on this, whether we would make money.

It's one of those things that people collect, but not necessarily...

I don't think they'll collect the American...

Do you think we might have one that's closer to home?

What are we going to do?

I think it's nice, but I don't think we'll make a profit on it.

-No, probably won't make a profit.

-Thank you for your time anyway.

Ten minutes to go and you each need one more item.

The Blues are still being drawn to pairs.

Do you like that little pair of bonbon dishes? The silver...

-They're nice. Yes.

-Like those.

-Look, circa 1902.

-Yes.

-Really nice.

-Shall we have a look at those then?

Yes. They're nice.

They are pretty. You take one and you take the other.

And you tell me all about them, if you can read the...

-Pair of silver bonbon trays.

-Yeah.

-They look quite good to me.

-Always nice to have things in pairs.

-Yeah.

-Premium.

-We've bot a pair of chairs, haven't we?

-Yes.

The hallmark's there,

-but I don't know what they mean.

-Birmingham 1902.

They look in good condition to me.

It's just really important on these items that have been pressed,

make sure they've got no splits, or they're not damaged in any way.

-They seem... I think a little pair of bonbon dishes...

-I like them.

-They are pretty, aren't they?

-What about the price though, Richard?

-They're £75.

-They are, indeed.

-Is that dear?

Well, it's the proper price, but I think if I ask this gentleman,

or perhaps ask you to ask this gentleman nicely, he might be

able to give you a bit of discount and we could have a think about it.

-Yes.

-Perhaps you'd like to ask him.

-Yes.

-Can you do any less than that for us?

-Yeah, I can do those for 74.

THEY LAUGH

-I'll do it for 65.

-Oh, would you? Thank you.

-What do you think?

-65.

-65. Would we have a chance?

-65?

65. Well, I think that's a fair discount

-and we're looking for something just like that.

-Yes, we are.

And we've got seven minutes and 20 seconds to go.

-I don't think we'll find anything better.

-OK.

-So, I think we should...

-We'll go with it.

-If you're happy...

-Yes.

-Thank you, sir.

-Thank you very much.

-It's a deal.

-Thank you.

-Well done, Blues.

You're quite the pair of negotiators.

-We've done it. We've got our third item.

-Third item.

-In the bag, we're done.

-Yes.

-How about a nice cup of tea now?

-Fancy that?

-Oh, yes, please!

-Come on. Let's go.

Now, are the Reds any closer to their final item?

-I quite like the look of that horn there.

-Oh, yeah. That's interesting.

Hunting horn. Is that silver topped? Thank you.

May we have a look, please?

-Do you like the weight of that?

-It's pretty heavy, yeah.

There's a nice clear mark at the top. It's a London maker.

It says Piccadilly on the bottom there, I think.

Collar & Sons.

I guess this is probably late 19th, early 20th century.

A few dents to it though. 210, that's quite a lot.

I think we should make a last ditch attempt

-on those scales we saw earlier.

-On those scales.

-OK.

Get your skates on, team.

We are very close to the mark, guys!

-Right, scales.

-Just over there.

-Over there.

-It was 85, wasn't it?

-£85.

Haggle away. Right.

75.

-75 is the last ditch thing we can do.

-We have two minutes, guys.

-Two minutes? I say, call that a deal.

-I'd say that's a deal.

-Yeah?

Thank you for coming down.

Well done, Reds. Let's hope there's a weighty profit in it.

Stop! Your time's up, teams! Oof.

You're so stressed, aren't you?

I feel like that was like a terrible...

-I'm the calm and collected one.

-I think you need a lie down!

-I know, we need to get a drink.

-Let's go and get a drink.

Let's remind ourselves what the Red team bought, eh? Ooh.

They cleaned up with this copper vacuum washer for £15.

£45 was packed into this mid-20th century suitcase.

And they were £75 lighter after buying the late Victorian

set of postal scales.

First class.

-OK, you lovely Reds... Well, you went back for the scales.

-Yeah.

-Will they tip in your favour?

-Hopefully.

-Hopefully.

-She drove a hard bargain.

-Which is your favourite piece, Lewis?

-I think the suitcase.

-Yeah?

-Yeah.

-Favourite favourite?

-I'd say so.

I like the...posser. I think that looks really good nick.

That thing for doing the washing, I think that's a dolly.

-I don't know about posser. And you spent how much in total?

-£135.

-Yeah.

135, so does that mean I want 165?

And it goes straight over to Catherine.

So, what do you think you're going to do with that, Catherine?

I think I might follow the industrial theme

-and buy something along those lines.

-Like a nice pile of bricks?

-Yes!

Something just like that!

-Something really decorative for the modern home!

-Exactly.

Anyway, super-duper. Good luck, chaps. Have a cup of cha.

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

They spent £70 on the pair of 17th century style children's armchairs.

They served up £50 on this set of Majolica oyster dishes.

And the pair of embossed silver bonbon dishes were theirs for £65.

Sweet!

-Well, that was speedy to start off with, wasn't it?

-Absolutely.

-A few seconds.

-Did you have a lovely shop?

Had a brilliant shop, thank you. Yes, absolutely enjoyable.

Linda, which is your favourite piece?

-The chairs, definitely.

-The chairs are your favourite.

And do you agree with that?

-No, the silver bonbon dishes are my favourites.

-All right.

Well, we have a split decision.

Which item is going to bring the biggest profit?

-The silver bonbon dishes.

-The chairs.

-Oh, right!

-Remains split! Perfect. And what did you spend altogether?

-£185.

I'd like £115 of leftover lolly. Excellent.

Now, Ricardo, any idea what you're going to spend it on?

Well, whatever I buy, I've got to be quick cos these girls have

-set a record, so I'll be out there and back within seconds.

-Will you?

Well, hold yourself in readiness cos we haven't got to the auction yet.

But we will get there very, very shortly. Thank you very much.

And today, we're at Hansons auctioneers.

You can't beat coming to Derbyshire

and if you come to Derbyshire, you should come to Etwall

and see Charles Hanson's saleroom. Very nice to be here.

-Thanks for coming, Tim.

-It's a pleasure.

-Now, Luke and Lewis, our Reds, have gone with a mixture.

-Yes.

-Kicking off with this copper washing device.

-Yes.

Makes you feel pleased to own an automatic washing machine really.

It does, Tim. Sometimes, I wish I'd been born in the old days

-because they were good days.

-Yes.

-But looking at this object, it's clearly hard work.

-Yes.

Because this, I've noted, was made between 1910 and 1929, perhaps 1915.

It really is a quirky object,

which to a collector of kitchenalia may be of interest.

Exactly, but there aren't so many of those collectors about, are there?

-No.

-What's it worth, Charles?

Well, Tim, I'm no domestic god, but my guide price, between 15 and £20.

-OK, £15 paid. So we're happy with that.

-Good.

Next is the suitcase.

-A little something for the weekend.

-Yes.

-How do you rate it?

-I like it.

I was trying to work out earlier how old it really is

because although it's well made,

it's beautifully sewn up all together,

I can't quite work out if it's 1960s or 1930s.

Does it have the smell of something not authentic?

-It looks too good to be true.

-OK, so how much?

-Between 20 and £30.

-OK, £45. That's a bit under. But still, there we go.

What about these scales?

Tim, in this saleroom, we've got some quite nice postal scales,

so I'm quite pleased this one's fallen into this auction.

It's in lovely condition.

I love the plinth, the colour, the polish patina is all there.

The metalwork is all very uniform, the colour's very good,

-all the measures are there as well.

-Yes.

And it must date to around 1890. So we're going back a few years.

Yes, exactly. So, how much might it bring, then, in your auction?

-Between 30 and 50.

-I see. So it is a bit off the £75 that they paid.

-Oh, dear.

-And that being the case,

it's not going to be a first class result,

probably, in which case, they're going to need their bonus buy,

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

OK, L&L, Lewis and Luke, two legends.

You spent £135. You gave Catherine £165.

What did you spend it on, Catherine?

I bought you...

It's a kind of mini garden roller,

but I think that this is actually probably a toy.

Because you've got a name on it. Knights.

Now, Knights were the predecessors of toymakers Chad Valley

and I just thought it was just great and it was kind of continuing

our theme of a bit of fun and buying things which were a bit different.

-And being on a roll.

-And being on a roll! I love it!

-I love it! What do you think, chaps?

-I think it's nice.

-It's different.

Not what you were expecting!

-No, definitely not.

-How much did you pay for it?

-35.

-35.

-Not bad.

But I think it would be worth a bit of a gamble.

If you need to go with it, you will go with it

because you really need to go with it, right?

-100%.

-Yes, exactly.

Anyway, right now though, for the audience at home,

let's find out whether the auctioneer needs to go with it.

-Charles, I want you to level with me with this.

-Thank you, Tim.

-OK?

-Give me the lowdown.

-It could be flat, Tim. It could be flat!

It's well worn. Clearly, it's a garden roller.

It's an object which was made in Hereford

-and it will date to probably as far back as 1920s.

-OK, brilliant.

So, the idea being that Dad is out in the garden, rolling the lawn,

and his little boy has got one of those and having a go too.

-It's a neat object.

-OK. Well, we like it.

-We do.

-But what's it worth?

It might make between 10 and £15.

-OK. Well, Catherine bought it, she rates it, £35.

-Right.

Anyway, that's good. Lovely. That's it for the Reds.

Now, for the Blues...

They've got these bleached oak children's chairs.

-17th-century style.

-Yeah.

Again, Tim, it's what people want, in terms of colour of oak.

-And I think what is good about them is they're so well made.

-Mm.

-And they would have been very expensive.

-Yeah.

If you got a chair for a special four or five-year-old,

they'd feel really like Little Lord Fauntleroy in those,

-wouldn't they?

-Yes.

-They are good fun and practical for children.

-Yeah. They're quality.

Yeah. What would they be retail? They'd be £100 each, wouldn't they?

We've put the two in together and what will happen will happen,

between 40 and £60.

-OK, £70 paid.

-OK.

-Well, that's not so far off.

Next, we've got a whole suite of French oyster dishes.

Great set because the condition's good.

There's a minor chip on a couple of the plates,

but their colour is Majolica, they are rich, they are vibrant,

they're quite frivolous, and if they were,

I suppose, true to their form,

they ought to be 1880 in period, 1890.

-They're not. They're more like 1930.

-Yeah, yeah.

-Unfortunate number is five. Plus a serving dish.

-Yes, indeed.

You'd like to have six or eight or twelve,

so we're slightly out of kilter there.

-How much, Charles?

-Between 40 and £60.

-OK, £50 paid.

-Good.

-Next is the bonbon dishes, which I find pretty tinny actually.

They are tinny, but they are complete.

There's no splits in the silver, but they've been well worked.

You've got the nice quatrefoil motifs,

embossed Rococo foliage, so they're just pretty and quaint.

But I still think the hardnosed dealer will only

pay 10 or £20 for them.

Yeah, I would hope a lady might see them and say,

-"We'd like our sweets in there." Between 25 and £35.

-OK.

-Team paid £65.

-Oh, dear.

-At least, Linda did.

-Which is a bit strong, isn't it?

-It is strong.

-Yeah.

In which case, they're going to need their bonus buy.

Let's go and have a look at it.

-Sandra, Linda, excited?

-Yes, very!

-Yes, very!

Well, what has Richard spent the £115 of leftover lolly on?

-I bought you...a vase.

-Oh!

-Oh!

-Is it Chinese?

-Very good.

It is indeed a Chinese baluster vase, 20th century in date,

early or late, who knows? But what took me particularly was the price.

This vase was priced at 475.

I was able to buy it for £50.

-Good Lord!

-I then had to check what the 475 meant.

-Apparently, it's Belgian francs.

-THEY LAUGH

Is it hand-painted?

That is hand-painted, it's even signed underneath.

It's quite nice, actually, yes. It is very pretty.

How much do you reckon we'll sell it for?

Ah! Well, 475, I hope!

In Belgium. But here we are, we're at Charlie Hanson's today.

-I'm hoping you might make a 10 or £20 profit on it.

-That's good.

-Yes.

OK. Well, interesting,

cos the euro came into being probably at least 20 years ago.

So, 20 years ago, this thing was first put on the market

with 400 and whatnot francs on it.

For the last 20 years, it hasn't sold!

-He was delighted to see me, Tim!

-LAUGHTER

Right now though, for the audience at home,

let's find out what our auctioneer thinks about Richard's pot.

Here it comes, Charles. Your favourite.

-Nice little bit of Chinese.

-Baluster form.

-Mai Ping.

It is hand-enamelled, it's in good condition.

What we need to look at, Tim, is the age of it

and with a hard stone body,

often the condition doesn't wear and it's so hard to date.

You look for dimpling, you look for fritting

or work in the porcelain, you just can't see any real wear.

So, to me, it's not overly old.

The decoration's appalling, isn't it, really?

It's crudely done, whereas an 18th century or early 19th century one

would be finely done. There's no doubt the thing is not old.

No, I would say it's no more than 50 years old.

I'd love to say it's worth a high sum,

but it's worth between 30 and £40.

Cos old Madley paid £50 for it.

-It's strong.

-Exactly.

And you'll be taking the sale and that is our secret weapon.

-Thank you, Charles.

-Pleasure, Tim.

I'm bid five. 80. Five.

I'm out. Going once, going twice.

-Luke, Lewis, how are you feeling?

-Er... Apprehensive.

-Are you?

-Scared.

-Scared? But you're so brave!

-Not for this.

-You're not.

Catherine's our brave soul.

-Am I?

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-Come on, let's be confident.

Anyway, moving on, you've got your vacuum dolly. Here it comes.

There we are. Circa 1915, being shown for you there. I'm only bid...

Where do we start? £5 here.

At £5, 8. 10. 12.

-15, ma'am.

-Go on!

Do I see 15 now? At 12. Surely 15.

-15, 18...

-Yes!

-Yes!

-Get in there!

-All out. We are, to you, sir, at £25.

All done.

-Well done, Charles. That's plus £10.

-Good old dolly.

-I feel better about that, don't you?

-Yes, starting on the right foot.

189, a tan leather canvas suitcase. It's a jolly nice retro case.

I'm only bid here £10. There we are. 12 and 15. 18, 20.

Right now, do I see five now?

Come on, here we go.

It's in great condition. 25, I'm bid. I'm asking 30.

30, I'm bid. Do I see five now? 35.

We might make it!

-I'm asking 40. In the room. Elsewhere.

-One more!

Go!

It's over. At £35.

OK, minus £10.

You had £10, now you just lost it, now you've got nothing.

-OK? This is a bit like life this.

-Yes.

-OK, now. Postal scales.

These are delicious. Victorian postal scales, circa 1885.

And I'm bid here only 25. 30. I'm asking five.

35. 40. Five. 50.

Five. 50, I'll take one more.

Come on. Go on.

55, I'm bid. One for the road, sir.

-He dons the cap. 58. 60.

-Come on!

-Yes!

-We're nearly there!

We are so close!

-60, I'm bid. I'll take five now. Fair warning...

-No!

-One more!

-No!

-I'm selling down here, at £60. Going, going.

-£60 is minus £15.

-It's not as bad as I thought it might be.

Exactly. What are you going to do with the roller?

-We're going to roll on.

-Are you?

-You want it?

-In Catherine we trust.

We're going to go with the roller. You're only minus £15.

These boys want to have a punt.

They want to play the game and that's what we're doing

-and here it comes.

-We can do it.

It's the garden roller. There we are. Bit big for a doll's house.

-Oh, look at it! It's so sweet!

-So sweet.

Where do we start this? I'm only bid here £5.

Oh, no!

Six, seven, eight, nine, ten.

-12, 14...

-Come on!

20, 25, 28.

-Yes!

-Go on!

-Go on!

-Up! Up!

-You can do it!

-Up! Up!

One for the road! No.

-I can't bear it!

-No!

-No!

Bid me 30, sir. One more. 35.

-THEY CHEER

-Yes!

40!

Are you sure? No, we sell at £35.

It's over.

£35, wiped its face. Minus 15.

Now, listen, chaps, you've done incredibly well.

-Don't say a word to the Blues.

-No, we won't.

-We'll keep that quiet.

-We'll try our best though to keep a straight face.

-That's it.

Straight face on.

-Sandra, Linda, how did the Reds get on? Do you know?

-No idea.

-No idea.

OK, fine. Well, you won't want to know!

Anyway, first up are the two children's armchairs

and here they come.

Number 210. They're showing for you there.

I can start straight in, bids at 40, five. 50, five. 60, five.

Go, go!

-They're wonderful chairs! Five, 70, 80...

-There we go!

-Yes!

Are you sure, madam? Do I see one more bid? 80, five. 90, five.

Oh, wow!

And I sell to you, sir, today at £90. Going, going...

Well done, Richard! Now, here we go then.

Here come the Longchamp terre de fer.

They are elegant Majolica dishes for oysters.

-And I can start off number 211 with bids at £45.

-Gosh!

Starting at 45.

And we'll go to the phones. 50. 55. 60.

65. 70.

-THEY GASP

-Richard!

Out in the room. Live on commission. Thank you. At £65.

-Aw! That was good!

-That's £15, it's plus £35.

Now, bonbons.

Fenton, Russel & Co, Birmingham, 1902. Bonbon dishes.

They're shown for you there and I'm only bid £22.

Aw!

I'm asking five now. 22 is my commission. Five. Eight. 30.

No more. Bid 30 online? Or I sell.

30, I'm out. And we sell at £30.

All done. Fair warning.

Listen, girls. You had £35 of profit. You've just lost £35.

-You finish up with nothing.

-No!

What are we going to do about the old Chinaman then?

-Yes!

-We're going with it.

You've been through this fantastic helter-skelter.

You've been up there. You've been down there.

You've finished up nowhere and you're going with the bonus buy.

This is exciting. Here it comes.

316, a very nice early 20th century Chinese porcelain vase.

It's not overly old. But it's wonderfully painted.

Where do we start? I'm bid £15.

I'm asking 18 now. The net's going up. £25, I'm bid.

-30, I've got right now.

-Oh, yes! Go on!

35 online, I'm bid. 40 there. Do I see five online?

40. All done. Bid five.

Going... At £40...

-45!

-ALL: Yes!

-THEY LAUGH

-55. 60. Five.

70. Five.

ALL: Yes!

I sell at £70.

-It's yours.

-Yes!

-£70.

-Well done, Richard!

Plus £20. So, overall, your score is plus £20.

Now, the thing is, say nothing to the Reds.

And all will be revealed in a moment.

-So, teams, was this fun or was it fun?

-Definitely fun, yeah.

-Yes.

It was fun!

Particularly successful for one team and not the other

and the unsuccessful team today just happens to be the Reds.

Now, listen, guys. This is not a massive loss.

Minus £15 would ordinarily be a winning score on this programme,

-but it ain't good enough today.

-Aw!

What let you down? It was that suitcase let you down a bit, yeah?

-And the postal scales let you down a bit.

-Yeah.

But they did better than they were predicted to do.

So there's no shame in any of that.

And then, the lovely garden roller even did well to wipe its face.

-Yeah, it started a bit rocky, didn't it?

-It did.

It was what you call undulating.

And then it got flattened and it never recovered.

Anyway, bad luck, chaps.

Thank you very much for coming and playing with us.

-But today, the girls are going home with profits of £20.

-Thank you.

And you had a real rollercoaster too.

A couple of profits to start off with,

then that big loss on the bonbon dishes,

which was a tragedy, but our friend,

the baluster Chinese vase, he came back, brought you £20 of profit.

So, well done for that, Richard.

-Saved everybody's bacon.

-It did, indeed.

Because to have a wiped face as your final score would have been

-just unfortunate, wouldn't it?

-Yes.

-Anyway, well done, Richard.

-You saved the day.

-Thank you.

-Excellent. Very good fun.

In fact, it's been so much fun, why don't you join us soon

for some more bargain hunting, yes? Yeah!