London 27 Bargain Hunt

This year celebrates 150 years at Portobello Market,

and we're going to celebrate a century and a half

with a tonne and a half of fun.

So, let's get moving! Let's go bargain hunting!

Ooh! Yeah.

Don't crow about this, but did you know

that Portobello was once a farm?

And here we are in it today,

the largest and most famous market

of its type anywhere in the world,

and our teams can't wait to get a slice of the action.

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

Today the teams are spoilt for choice,

but the Reds can't see the wood for the trees...

-Does anything catch your eye here?

-Yeah, I like the figure.

It's quite interesting. I like the colours.

-She's missing a hand...but that's OK.

-Oh, I didn't see that.

..whilst the Blues have their heads in the clouds.

Yeah, I really do like it. I'd like it

if it was a real-sized version for me, but...this'll do.

But will they reach dizzy heights at the auction?

Yes, well done!

Or will it all come crashing down?

-Oh, my goodness.

-Come on.

-19...

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

Well, we've got a couple of great teams on the show today.

For the Reds, Bobby and Mandy, a married couple,

and for the Blues, we have another couple, Duncan and Cory.

-Welcome, everyone, to the programme.

-ALL: Hello.

-Hello, hello, hello. Now, you're married...

-We are indeed.

You are indeed, but you are married as a result

-of somebody else's nuptials.

-Yeah.

We actually met at a friend's wedding

-and a year later we got married ourselves.

-Yeah.

-How long have you been married?

-Coming up to three years now.

-About three and a half years.

-Oh, brilliant.

But is it true that you were late for your wedding?

Yes, yes, that's right. I've got to admit we was three hours late.

-I wasn't late.

-YOU weren't late?

What it was, the ladies on my side,

-they were taking so long in getting ready...

-Yeah.

..and it took us three hours, and the person who was going

-to marry us, he was actually ready to go, weren't he, Mandy?

-Was he?

-Yeah. The registrar...

-Well, three hours late, I don't blame him, quite frankly.

I don't know. Anyway, something's working all right so that's good.

What do you do for a living, Mandy?

-I'm an account manager for a beauty company.

-Are you?

-Yeah.

So we buy beauty products and we sell them

-to businesses all across the country.

-Do you?

Bobby, it says here that you have a burning passion for your job.

That's right. I'm a firefighter.

I've been doing the job for just over eight years.

Any particular funny incidents that you've been involved in?

Oh, yes. We was at a fire a couple of months ago,

and there was two children in the building.

I went into the building with the face mask.

We located the children, and I was trying to pick the children up

but the children was like, "No, you're a stranger.

"You can't take us. Mummy said no. We don't talk to strangers."

Aw, sweet. They're about to be incinerated,

and they don't want to be picked up by the fireman.

-Yeah.

-That's pretty rich, isn't it, really?

Now, you're incredibly competitive with one another, right?

-We are.

-Yes. And who normally comes out on top?

-I think it's me.

-Mandy.

-Really?

-Oh, see, look, he's not even disagreeing now.

-No.

So how are you two going to work when there's shopping business?

Are you going to get on? Who's in charge? Who's got the knowledge?

-You're looking at her. She's in charge.

-She's in charge.

-But he's very good at getting a good deal.

-Right, so he's the negotiator?

Yeah, so I'll pick things and ask him to knock down the price.

-You'll kick the door down and he'll follow on.

-Yeah.

-Right, lovely.

-And you're looking forward to it?

-Yes.

-Absolutely.

-Well done,

and we're looking forward to it too.

-Now, Cory.

-Hello.

-how long have you two been together?

-This will be our fifth year.

-Really?

And what keeps you busy and entertained, Cory?

I'm a primary school teacher in the city of London

so they keep me on my toes.

When I started teaching, it was just after

the London Olympics, and I got into class and this child -

"It's you! From the Olympics! It's the diver!"

-I was like, "Ohhh..."

-Exactly.

-Not quite Tom Daley, but thanks."

Do you know, I've never met young Tom, but you could pass for him.

Ooh, I don't know. We'll go with it.

-Now, just tell me, how tall are you without the hairdo?

-Oh...

-Are you about 6ft 3?

-6ft 2, and then 6ft 3 with the hair.

-An inch and a half of hair.

-Yeah.

-Now, Duncan.

-Hello.

-The social media plays a big part in your life.

It does indeed. I'm a social media manager in London,

and I basically work across a whole variety of different

really big brands and tell them how they should act on social.

-Really?

-Yeah.

-And you've certainly benefited

as a result of your job, haven't you?

So, yeah - as a result of being online basically 24/7...

-Yes.

-..I get to see quite a lot of promotions and competitions

before many people have picked up on them, and I've been very successful.

In fact I think I've won seven holidays.

I've been to the Caribbean twice,

I went to Jamaica, Cayman Islands, I went to see the northern lights in Finland.

I've been to Japan, Majorca, Poland... So, yeah.

-And Thailand soon.

-And Thailand?

-Oh, yeah. Thailand's next.

-Well...

Bangkok, eh? How fantastic. Anyway, the money moment, I fancy.

Here we go. There's your £300. £300. You know the rules,

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

Gosh, how exciting.

Time to meet today's experts.

Detecting some bargains for the Reds, it's Jonathan Pratt.

And hoping to sail through the shop with the Blues, it's Kate Bliss.

-So, Bobby and Mandy, here we are. Are you ready?

-Yes.

-Yes.

What are you going to be looking for?

Um, I'd quite like some pottery, maybe something Art Deco.

I think I'm going to try and find some little bargains

and see if Bobby can haggle them down and get us a good deal.

-Is that your skill, is it?

-So I've been told, yeah.

And I like useful things, so I'm thinking more...

-So you're Mr Practical?

-Yes, exactly. Mr Practical.

OK, sounds like we could have a few differing opinions.

Mm, that might be an understatement.

BELL RINGS

Seconds out. Round one. Start the clock.

-Let's go bargain hunting. Come on.

-OK.

-Yeah!

Let's go.

And the teams have already been swallowed up by the crowds

at Portobello. I can't even see Cory's hair.

Ooh, there it is.

I don't want to lose you guys. Stay close. It's packed in here.

It's a great place to people-watch.

-I mean, we could just while away the hour.

-Just sit.

Watching people all go past.

And there's no time for that, JP. You have bargains to find.

And Kate's got a dinky idea for the boys.

-Now, Duncan, you collect toy cars, don't you?

-Actually, Cory does.

-Oh, Cory does.

-I do, yes.

-OK.

-There's quite a lot of toys here. What do you think of this stall?

-Aah...

These ones down here have a little bit more age to them.

-These are Dinky...

-OK.

-..rather than Corgi and Yesteryear.

-Yep.

-What kind of age are they?

-Well, some of these are '60s, '70s.

Some of them might even be a bit earlier than that.

In fact you've got some quite nice little...Dinky planes here.

-This is a little seaplane.

-Right.

-What you've to look at with Dinkys is the condition.

-OK.

-Yeah.

How rare the design is, how rare the model is and whether it's complete.

And you can see that this is all in good nick.

The paintwork's just slightly rubbed, you see, on the top there?

But generally, that's a sort of average condition, I would say.

Would it need a box or anything that goes with it?

Originally it would have come in a box.

To get the boxes for these as well is really unusual

-so it'll sell well without the box.

-OK.

-What date was on that, Kate?

-So, it's 1939.

It's earlier than I thought actually.

-What kind of price? For 40, now...

-Yes. Now that's 40 -

let's just see if the gentleman'll do anything. Hi there.

Could you do anything for us on that? You've got 40 on it.

-30.

-30. Could you do 25?

-No.

-27?

-Yes.

-27.

-27.

-What do we think?

-I think we should go for it. I really like it.

-Do you like it?

-Yeah, I really do like it.

I'd like a real-sized version for me, but...this'll do.

-You like your travelling, don't you?

-I really do. I like travelling.

-Your own private seaplane would go down well?

-Love that. Yeah, it's perfect.

What shall we do? Shall we go for it?

-Yes, I think we should give it a go. Definitely.

-Great. OK, that was easy.

Lovely. Yes, please.

You're off to a flying start, Blues. Well done.

-That is a great start.

-Yeah?

-Brilliant.

-Let's go.

You've got good taste.

You landed your first item in the first five minutes.

And the Reds have set their sights on something magnifying.

-There's loads of different ones.

-It's different.

-Really interesting.

-What draws you into this?

-They're quite decorative.

They're quite nice to have as ornamental at home.

-They're unusual.

-Yeah, they're quite pretty.

When you're clearing a house you often find them because the people who have these...

As you get older your eyesight gets more impaired

and they're reading the paper and they like

-to have a nice magnifying glass.

-Yeah.

-I quite like the ebony and the traditional ones.

-Yeah, the one in the middle.

How much...? Would you mind...? The one in front.

That one. How much is that?

It's £175.

That's nearly two thirds of your budget, Reds.

-It's a fair investment.

-Yeah.

-OK.

-Thank you.

-Thanks very much.

Maybe not then.

Over with the Blues, and they've got their eagle eyes on some silver.

You like the shiny stuff, don't you?

I really do, I'm like a magpie.

What can we see? What can we see?

-That's quite nice.

-Yeah.

-How much is that?

-Which one is that?

-I can do that for you... £55.

-Do you like that, guys?

-How old is it? I

-would say it's turn of the century.

OK. Yeah...

I mean, it's silver-plated rather than silver.

Silver ones command more of a premium, obviously.

It's in pretty good nick. No bad dents.

So what's the point of this bit? The...

-Can you guess?

-To see how much is in it.

-Oh...

-Oh, for a cup. That's great.

-Yeah, OK.

Now, why is it gilded?

-I'm hoping you're going to tell me.

-Well, it looks pretty, doesn't it?

-Yeah.

-But it's also gilded so the alcohol doesn't corrode the silver.

-Oh.

-OK? It's in good condition.

The only thing is that the cork is a little bit loose in the top there

but that's nothing too much to worry about.

So this is appealing to your "I want something practical.

-"I want something functional."

-Yeah.

-But how does Cory feel?

-Mm... It depends on the price.

-OK. So, the gentleman said 55.

I'd prefer to see it at 40. So could you do anything more off for us?

-50.

-OK, what do you think about that, guys?

-I'd go for it if it was £45.

-Yeah, I think 45...?

45... Yes.

-Perfect. That's great.

-That's great, yeah.

-Great haggling.

-Thank you so much, sir, that's really kind.

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

-So that is number two.

-Yeah.

-There's no stopping you guys.

Well done, Blues. the Reds have some catching up to do.

Any luck with that first item?

-Does anything catch your eye here?

-I quite like the figure

-at the back, the wooden figure.

-It's got some age.

It's missing a hand. But that's OK...

-Oh, that's handy.

-Oh, I didn't see that.

It's just quite interesting, I like the colours.

-I rather like it. It's a nice, decorative figure.

-Quite pretty.

It's got quite a lot of damage, but I still think...

Well, it's not made yesterday, if you look under...

That's quite an old bit of wood. This is dry, patinated wood.

So it is quite old.

And how much is that one?

-85.

-85.

-And what would you do...? Would you do anything else on it?

-£30?

-60.

-60 would be the bottom line.

-60 would be bottom line. £60. OK.

Would you see any profit in it at 60?

It's possible. It's just a decorative figure.

It's an object which has an indeterminable value.

-It's not worth £400.

-No.

-But it's worth anything between 40 and 100, possibly.

-What do you think, Bobby? I think we should get it.

-All right.

It's not bad. It was 85 and he's coming down to 60. Do you want it?

Yeah, I think we should get it. I like it.

-I think somebody would buy that.

-Yeah, we'll have it.

-OK, brilliant.

-You should shake the man's hand, Mandy.

-Definitely.

Thank you very much.

Well done, Reds.

That's your first item, and you're halfway through the shop.

Now - I've found something to get your juices flowing.

If we were sitting on a boulevard in Paris rather than Portobello,

what might we be drinking here 100 years ago?

Well, one of the drinks would be a jolly nice citron presse.

Except, you've got nothing to press your lemon with.

But actually, here at Portobello, is the ideal tool.

The warty looking lump of metal in the middle

is supposed to represent a lemon.

If I undo the hasp and open it up, you reveal a turned sycamore bulb.

That's a lump of wood that's on a thread like that.

You take yourself a jolly nice lemon. There's your lemon.

You put the lemon inside the silver-gilt interior,

which is all perforated with holes underneath.

Fold under the cover, slap down the hinge, get yourself a glass,

put it in the indentation on the tray,

ready to receive the delicious lemon juice.

I have not done this before this moment so it may not work.

Let us...press on!

Turn, turn, turn.

And out of the bottom comes...

Absolutely... Oh! Look!

Absolutely, as if by magic, having given it a good squeeze,

we get a mouthful of lemon juice. Look at that.

It does work. Splendido.

What needs to happen is this has to go to the restorer

and all this bottom bit needs silver plating.

That won't cost very much, maybe £40, £50, and then the trick is

to make the bulb of the lemon itself more attractive.

And I would propose that we should have that cold-painted yellow

so that it looks like a lemon, and hey presto,

you've got yourself a contemporary-looking lemon squeezer

dating from the late 19th century, which would be worth,

restored, £500 plus. What would it cost you?

Well, here today, on Portobello,

you could perhaps wring this little baby out for a cool £150.

Some lemon. Some squeezer.

While I sip my lemonade, the team are still shopping.

Where have that lot got to now?

There they are. Progress update, please, Kate.

Well, I think we're flying.

We've got two pieces in 13 minutes. They're lovely things.

I think they've both got a chance of making a profit.

The key thing now, I think, is that the guys don't get overconfident.

Cory and Duncan, overconfident? Never.

Who knew? We're experts!

-We've found some nice things.

-Yeah. One for you, one for me.

Now something, I think, a bit zany.

We want something a bit strange. We've played very safe,

-we want to go...

-Yeah, the next one maybe we'll go big.

-Yeah.

Go big or go home, eh lads? So, it's 2-1 to the Blues.

But have the Reds found a second item yet?

There's a silver... Like, a nut dish with a little squirrel on it.

-With a squirrel on? That's cute, isn't it?

-I thought that was nice.

-Do you like squirrels?

-Yeah.

-Yeah, I thought that was pretty.

The nut bowl is going to be silver plate, I would have thought,

for that size. Yeah.

How much is the nut bowl?

-The very best is 110.

-Ooh, OK.

-It's quite decorative, isn't it?

-Yeah, it's quite pretty. Is it heavy?

-It's got some weight on it.

-Little bit.

It's just quite cute, I like that. But I think it's quite expensive.

-It is quite expensive.

-Well, it's going to take a lot of your budget.

-If you buy this...

-How much is it again? 110?

It just says EPNS, electroplated nickel silver, under there.

-Oh, right, OK.

-Umm...

-Yeah.

I mean, it's the sort of thing that's, you know...

It's too much, isn't it?

..you take it out at Christmas when everyone has a walnut...

-But not the rest of the year.

-I don't know. It's a decorative object.

Thing is, with these... With silver and silver plate

you've got to buy things that people will use and display,

and that is decorative.

That's as much as I would say, but it's not me buying it,

-it's you buying it.

-Yeah.

JP's not so keen. So they've decided not to squirrel that one away.

Now, over to the Blues and I think they may be

about to serve up item number three.

What's the piece of green and yellow?

-It's quite stylish, isn't it?

-Yeah.

It's very Art Deco in its shape.

-You like it for decoration?

-Mm.

-OK, well, let's have a look at it.

What's the factory? Let's look underneath. E&L Limited.

I don't know that off the top of my head

but you've got a nice registered mark there.

I would think it IS '30s in date.

How much is that, please?

-I'll do the two for 50.

-50 for the two. What do YOU think?

I'm trusting you, entirely.

In terms of value, are people going to be looking for a name,

-are they going to be...?

-I think you're absolutely right.

People ARE going to be looking for a name.

You say you like Clarice Cliff - you know it's an established

collector's market. This one hasn't got that,

and for that reason I think £50 is quite a bit.

Is that the very best?

-I'll do 40 the two.

-You'll do 40 for the two.

-Burleigh is quite nice.

-It is Burleigh, is it?

-Yeah, yeah.

-Can we have a look at the stamp on that one?

-Yeah, Burleigh.

-Oh, great.

-So does that change...?

-Oh, that's quite nice. Yeah.

-Oh, the stamp's much clearer on that one, isn't it?

-Yeah.

And it's Pan pattern. You can see Pan here, playing his pipes.

-Mm-hm.

-That mythological figure, if you like.

-Yeah.

So Burleigh were doing something very similar to Clarice Cliff really,

they were using quite vibrant colours like this, often quite

geometric patterns, but this one is more telling a story, obviously.

-Yeah.

-I like the story and I like the colours.

-The decoration is more your style.

-I think it's quite striking

and the kind of shape... is really nice.

I'm being mean, but I would say at auction

-I would probably put £25-£40 on it.

-OK, well...

But I'm being quite mean. 35 would be definitely worth a go.

All right.

-Brilliant.

-Great. That's going to do it for me.

-Let's do it.

-Perfect.

-Fab.

-Great.

-It's a deal. Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

Oh, my goodness. Three pieces, 20 minutes to go.

-Yeah!

-I'm in shock. Well done.

It's all over, Blues. Hats off to you.

But the Reds still have two items to go.

It's enough to drive you to drink, eh, JP?

The key things with decanters, when you buy them at auction

-or when you buy them ever...

-Yeah.

..people tend to drink too much spirits

and they get clumsy and they smash them inside,

so you often get a collar put on to try and protect the inside

or to cover breaks. That's all right,

in there it's all nice and clean and there's no chips and nibbles on that

so that's fair enough.

People aren't that fussed about buying antique decanters nowadays,

they like buying quality, in good condition.

It's probably from the '60s. So it's nicely cut...

But I suppose you see quite a lot of those at auction.

They come and go out of fashion.

Honestly, Victorian decanters are no money at the moment,

but a silver collar one like that,

that's sort of a present for people.

-Yeah, it's very pretty.

-Yeah, I really like it.

It caught my eye straight away.

I think that's a nice little purchase

and if you both really like it and you would both use it

-then there's going to be every chance of making some money.

-Yeah.

-Excellent.

-Hopefully.

What would be your lowest price on the decanter?

I'll do you 65 and this is my best.

Yeah. I do like it, I think we should get it.

-We have 16 minutes left...

-I definitely think we should buy that.

..so we need to buy an item because we have to go and get one more item.

Come on, Bobby. Time to show us your negotiating skills.

-Come on, you've got to do something on this. 60?

-60. Cash, yes?

-Yeah. Cash, yeah. Deal?

-You've got a deal.

-OK, thank you.

-I'll let you do the dirty job, you have to polish it.

-All right, then.

-OK, it's a done deal.

-Yay, we got a second item.

-Yep, perfect.

-OK, let's have that.

-Phew.

-That's your second purchase, Reds.

But I think JP is feeling the pressure.

It's taking a lot of time,

and they don't want to commit straight away to what they're buying.

They're going to run out of time. We're going to make a rash purchase.

I just hope it doesn't cost us money.

-One more place? Have we got time?

-There is, up here.

Let's go further up this way.

-Just a different selection of stuff.

-Yeah.

While JP has his work cut out with the Reds,

Kate and the Blues are taking it easy.

I don't think I've ever finished

and had time to put my feet up before the clock was up.

-We're experts now, that's it.

-Go, Team Blue.

-Go, Team Blue!

While Team Blue have plenty of time to enjoy the sights

of Portobello, Team Red are yet to find their final item.

Bobby, Mandy, the clock is ticking.

-I like these pocket watches. These are nice.

-Do you?

What do you like about pocket watches?

I don't know, I think they're nice to collect.

-They're very pretty and...

-They tell you the time as well, don't they?

I could do with that. Being late.

As a fireman, you can't be late.

-Oh, no, I've never been late on a shout, it's just...

-Off duty.

-It wasn't my fault, honest.

-He was three hours late on our wedding day.

How can you be three hours late for a wedding?

-On our wedding day.

-How...?

I was ready, it was the others on my side. They weren't ready.

We've heard this before, Bobby.

But right now, I've got my dancing shoes on. Care to join me, Kate?

# There won't be any joker With margin I'm all through... #

Oh, she is a lovely mover, our Kate.

# Cos I'm in the market for you. #

It's all about timing, Reds. And you've only got five minutes left.

-And here we have a little anchor.

-Oh, that's nice.

There is a maritime link, it's a tenuous link, this,

but the auction house is on the Thames at Twickenham

and obviously it's a thoroughfare.

This is silver. OK? This is a natural hard stone called agate.

-It's quartz.

-OK.

-But it's coloured in bands

so we call it a banded agate. Often used in Victorian jewellery.

This, I don't think, is necessarily Victorian.

It had a pin on the back there, which is no longer there.

But it's not hallmarked.

It doesn't look like it was made yesterday, I rather like that.

-And it would have been worn...?

-Here.

With no pin and no hallmark, it could affect the value

unless you can get a good deal.

What would be the best price you could do on that one?

-You'd do it for 30?

-It's got to be 40.

-It's got to be 40.

-£40.

-How about 35. 35?

-OK.

-£35, there we are. Shake the man's hand. Job done,

-thank you very much.

-Thank you very much.

-Let's enjoy this sunshine.

Cheers, Jim. You're a great sport.

Anchors aweigh. You finally got there, Reds.

WHISTLE BLOWS

Game, set and match. Time's up.

Fabulous. Thank you very much.

-Well done, guys.

-Thanks.

-Thank you.

Let's remind ourselves what the Red Team bought.

The carved wooden temple figure was theirs for £60.

Should be 'armless.

They poured away another £60 on this cut glass decanter.

And they set sail with this Victorian anchor cloak pin for £35.

-Now, you spent how much?

-155.

-Did you?

-Yeah.

-155.

-I'd like 145, please.

-Yeah. OK.

-145. Thank you.

-There you go.

That's marvellous, Bobby. Now, which is your favourite piece?

OK, I've got to say, it's the wooden figure.

-And do you agree with that, wifey?

-No, I think it was the anchor.

-I love the little anchor boat.

-OK, it's your favourite.

-Is that going to bring the biggest profit?

-I hope so.

Do you agree with that?

No, I think the wooden figure will actually fetch a bit more than that.

-Well, there we are. We have a split decision.

-Soon find out.

One thing's for certain though -

there's £145 going to JP, who just loves this moment.

What a lot of responsibility that is.

-I know. And what a crowd out there, eh?

-What a crowd.

But I've found the right person to go to with a good selection of stock

who's willing to do a deal. And I have my eye on something...

-Simple as that.

-Purpose-made for these two, yes?

I can't... You know, I nearly gave it away then. No, no, no, absolutely not.

You'd be no good in the interrogation room, would you?

-No, I wouldn't.

-Have a good shop.

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

This Dinky seaplane flew off the stall for £27.

The 20th-century nickel-plated hip flask was theirs for £45.

And they served up £35 on this Burleigh Ware tureen and dish.

Well, that shop was collected, it was cool,

it was authoritative, it was quick. It was easy, Kate, right?

-We had a lot of fun, didn't we, fellas?

-Yeah.

-We really did.

-Just got to make a profit now.

-Yeah.

Yes, quite. So, which is your favourite bit, Duncan?

Mine was definitely the hip flask. I'm a whisky fan so it spoke to me.

Did it? Yeah, OK. Very smooth. And what do you think, Cory?

I was a big fan of the Burleigh pottery, the tureen. I think that's

going to do us really proud in auction.

-That spoke to you too, did it?

-Yeah, it did.

-That's a favourite.

-OK. How much did you spend?

-£107.

-There you go. Perfect.

-That's pretty miserable, isn't it?

-It's great!

-It's pathetic.

OK. Please may I have £193?

-There you go.

-A whole fistful of money, that is.

I don't know why we bother giving out this 300.

Don't worry, I can put it right.

-Oh, good. And I bet you will too.

-I have seen something.

We started off with a lovely little Dinky seaplane.

You love to travel...

-Yeah.

-I'm going with that sort of theme.

-Ooh.

-Great.

-I'm not saying any more.

-Interesting.

Could be a suitcase then, couldn't it?

Well, hopefully a suitcase full of cash.

In your dreams. Anyway, good luck, Kate,

because very shortly we'll be heading off on our travels

across to the auction room in Twickenham.

How lovely.

Well, we're at High Road Auctions in the centre of Twickenham

with David Holmes, our auctioneer of the moment. David, good morning.

-Good morning, sir.

-Lovely to be here. With our shrine figure,

apparently dating from sometime in the 19th century

or very early part of the 20th century. How do you rate that?

It's rather a nice object,

isn't it? It's well carved, with a little gesso on it.

-Some original paintwork visible.

-Yeah.

I think these objects need to be a lot earlier than this

to be worth a lot of money. Still think it's rather sweet though.

Nice decorator's piece. What do you think it's worth?

-£30 or £40.

-Is that all?

£60 they paid, and they were very enthusiastic about it

so we'll have to see.

If you fancy a tipple,

what better place to keep it than in a nice cut glass decanter like that

with a silver mouth? The only thing is, it's not terribly old, is it?

It's not, I'm afraid. It's quite modern.

Obviously would have been quite expensive when it was bought.

-Rather nice cut body. Probably a Bohemian glass decanter.

-Yeah.

It's nice and clean on the inside, ready to use.

-Just bung your bottle of port in there.

-Exactly.

What could be nicer? What's it worth?

-40-60?

-OK, £60 paid. And it might make a tad more, if you're lucky.

And then lastly is a fun brooch.

-Yes.

-I mean, it's enormous.

-It's rather nice though, isn't it?

-Oh, yes.

-With the agate body.

-Scottish?

-I think so. Made of agate, with a silver mount.

-It's lost its pin, unfortunately...

-Yes.

..and the whole frame is slightly twisted.

But it's a nice looking thing, isn't it?

Yeah, it is. I agree with you, I think it's charming.

I think it's worth quite a lot of money too.

-How much do YOU think it's worth?

-I said £50-£80.

-Perfect.

They only paid £35, which is cheap.

-I think that's good.

-I can see that making £100 or £120

-if it gets picked up.

-With a fair wind.

-With a fair wind.

If the anchor works out OK they won't need their bonus buy,

but let's go and have a look at it anyway.

Bobby, Mandy, this is your moment. You spent £155,

I'm so proud of you. £145 went to JP.

-JP, what did you buy?

-Right, here we are.

-Oh, wow.

-Aw.

-Isn't that pretty?

How much? How much was that?

-£50. Does that make any difference?

-Wow.

-I thought it would be more than that.

-Yeah.

-Exactly.

I thought it was rather nice. I was taken by this pretty girl...

Often am.

And looking at her, she has short dark hair and the jewellery

and the earrings gives you a hint of the period

-which is the Victorian period.

-Yeah.

It's beautifully painted, on...

I think it's a piece of porcelain, actually,

in a base metal frame which is the letdown there,

but the quality of the painting I really like.

What do you think, Bob?

Well, I think for the price that it is, I think it's

a really good buy, that one, yes.

-Slightly depends on what it brings, perhaps.

-Yeah.

-Which would be...roughly how much?

-Er... Upwards to £100.

-Upwards to 100?

-Yeah, yeah. I think £50, it'll cover itself easily.

Happy? Got that? Great. Right now though, for the audience at home,

let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about JP's little miniature.

There we go, David.

-Extremely pretty young girl.

-Very, very pretty

portrait miniature. The frame lets it down slightly, I would say,

-and it has a crack.

-Oh, dear.

And we have to estimate it accordingly.

So cracked, what's it worth?

I still think it's worth 50-80 because she is so charming.

OK. Well, that's perfect, because JP, rather cunningly,

only paid £50, and who knows, that may still be a winner.

Marvellous. That's it for the Reds. Now for the Blues.

-First up for them is the little Dinky seaplane.

-Yes.

-We ain't got a box...

-No.

..and it looks as if it's been played with, to me.

Yes, it's been flown around the living room

a few times, this one, hasn't it?

Had one or two crash landings. And what's it worth?

-I think it's worth £20 or £30.

-OK.

£27 paid, so they paid the right money. That's fair enough.

Now, if you fancy a tipple to keep you warm out with the rugby

down the road here in Twickenham,

there's an ideal flask to buy, Right?

-Right. Absolutely perfect.

-Is it silver, or what?

Unfortunately this one isn't silver-plated.

It's a nickel plate, so it's a poor relation, really.

I don't think it's a 19th-century one.

-I see this as a 20th-century object.

-How much?

-20 or 30 again.

£45, so they're a bit shy on that.

Now, lastly, two pieces from a 1930s dinner set.

I'm afraid we do struggle with this type of the ceramic these days.

In its favour it's Art Deco, and it's got rather a fun pattern

-showing Pan with his pipes.

-It's not Clarice Cliff, is it?

-Exactly.

-And only two bits.

-It's not doing it for you, is it?

-Not really.

-No.

How much does it do it to you for?

Well, not that much again, I'm afraid.

-£20, £30, possibly 40 on a good day but...

-Well, that's all right,

-£35 is all they paid for it.

-OK.

-So, somewhere in that frame, Dave,

and you'll get them out of trouble, which would be fantastic.

But for certain, in my view, they're going to need the bonus buy

so let's go have a look at it.

Now, chaps, you spent £107, which is not a lot, really.

You gave Kate £193. Kate, what did you spend it on?

-Well, hopefully, this is going to fly...

-Oh, my God. That's great.

..just like you two have in the last 12 months, all over the world.

-Haven't you?

-Yeah.

-You're a pair of jetsetters.

-For free.

-Do you know how many holidays these boys have had?

So I saw this and thought of you two,

but I have to admit I have got a little bit of a weakness

for globes too. And this one, I think,

is particularly nice because it's by a British toy manufacturer

called Chad Valley, who were based in Birmingham.

I think it's a very saleable thing.

-I absolutely love it.

-Yeah, I think it's great.

Where are we going to go next? Spin it.

-And how much did you pay?

-Yeah. Now, to come to that -

you know I said I had a little bit of weakness for globes...?

You had 193 so it can't be more than that.

-I paid 60. OK?

-OK.

Now, I think... It was Portobello, which is high-end in general,

but I have seen these go for £40-£60 estimate.

-So you don't think it's going to make us any profit.

-If I'm honest...

-Did I word that...?

-Come on, Kate, sell it to us.

-Well, thanks, Kate.

-It's a nice thing.

-Absolutely.

Well, thanks for the brutal honesty, anyway.

OK. Why don't we find out for the audience at home

quite what the auctioneer thinks about it?

Well, it's extraordinary how global our business is today, isn't it?

-Absolutely.

-How do you rate that?

-We do see...

-Bit tinny, isn't it?

It is made of two pieces of tin,

obviously put together with a simulated rosewood base.

So when do you think it was made, David?

It's post '53. "By appointment" on the base there, the stamp.

We do see quite a few of them though.

What sort of money do they normally bring, then?

They normally bring around £30.

OK. £60 was paid by K Bliss for this.

She may have slightly overreached herself with it.

-We will find out in a moment in the auction, won't we?

-We will.

-We will.

David's on the rostrum and the auction's under way.

Last chance, sells it.

There are a lot of people here, which bodes well.

-How many auctions do you get to come to, darling?

-Not too many.

-Maybe two or three a year.

-Two or three a year, lovely.

Now, first up, then,

let us put our faith in this object and up comes your shrine figure.

Thank you very much.

We come on to the Tibetan or Buddhistic,

the painted gilt-decorated, carved temple figure. It has a bit of age.

-£30 for this, let's get it started.

-Aw...

-£20 for it. Come on, all.

£20 for this lot. Thank you, with the internet.

-I'll take 25 in the room.

-Oh, no.

At £20 only, the bid is with the internet.

I'll take 5 in the room.

Have we any further interest? It's going to sell to the internet.

This time, done at 20.

-Dear, oh, dear, oh, dear. £20...

-Oh, no.

-..is minus £40. Let's be brave.

-Oh, dear.

We've got plenty to get through.

Moving on, lot number 162 is the modern, silver-mounted

Bohemian glass decanter. £30 for it. £20. It's a cheap lot, somebody.

Who's got a bid of 20? £20 for the internet. Take 5.

-I can't believe it.

-At £20. I'll take 5 in the room. 25.

Bid me 30, internet buyer. Silver-mounted decanter at £25.

The bid is in the room. I'll take 30, internet.

It's going to sell to the room this time at £25 only...

-Yeah, £25. It's minus 35...

-Here we go, here we go.

..we're up to minus 75.

-Claw it back.

-Claw it back.

It's the agate cloak pin. It is silver-mounted.

Very pretty little lot. £50 for it. Thank you, 50 with the internet.

-Ooh.

-Straight in at 50.

-Yay.

I've got £50. I have it with the internet.

Final time, sells online, this time at 50...

-OK.

-£50 on the internet.

-Aw.

Well, that's plus 15.

That's better than a kick

in the necessary. So that is minus 60.

So what are we going to do about the portrait miniature?

BOTH: I think we need to go for it.

-Yeah, let's go with it.

-Minus 60? Are you sure about that?

You're going to go with the bonus buy, the portrait miniature

and we are going to cross our legs and hope for the best.

The oval portrait miniature of the girl. And two conflicting bids.

-We have to open it at £75.

-Oh, straight in there.

-Oh, yes.

-JP...!

-80, 85. 90? 95, 100, and commission is out.

-That's our losses gained.

-110, and it's profit.

-£110.

-I'll take 15. At 115 bid.

Now you're in profit.

The portrait miniature, 130 bid.

I'll take 5 again, internet.

At £130, the bid is online with the internet.

-Final time, are we all done at 130?

-GAVEL STRIKES

That, my darlings, is plus £80.

-JP saved us.

-You were minus £60 before,

-which means you're plus £20 overall profit.

-Yay!

-Thank you very much.

-Well done.

-Cheers.

-That could be a winning score, couldn't it?

-Yay.

-Could be.

Say nothing to the Blues. Congratulations and well done, JP.

Perfect.

-OK, guys. This is perfect, isn't it?

-Yeah.

-Are you excited?

-I'm very excited. I've never been to an auction before.

-Have you not?

-What have you been doing in your short, protected life?

-I know.

-I bet you've been before, Cory, right?

-I haven't.

-You've never been either?

-No.

-This is terrible, isn't it?

-Anyway, you've been inducted now, well and truly.

-That's it.

We've got a crowded room,

we're connected with the internet, and if all else fails

you could find your way with the globe. All right?

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

OK. Brilliant. Now, first up is your seaplane and here it comes.

Lot number 184 is a Dinky die-cast. It's the four-propeller seaplane.

-It is without a box but we can start at £15.

-Come on.

-Here we go.

I'll take 18 for this one. 18, 20.

2 again, sir? 22. 25.

8? 28. £30. 2 again.

-£30. The bid is on commission...

-Come on.

-Sells on commission at 30...

-You're in profit. Good boys.

-Plus £3.

-Well done.

-That is a miracle.

-I think it should have made 40.

-That was good.

-And lot number 185.

It is the rather pretty nickel-plated hip flask.

It's a very clean example. Rather nice one. Bid me £30 for it.

Come along. £20. Who's got a bid for this lot?

-Rather nice hip flask. Thank you, sir. £20 only.

-£20 only.

25. £30, sir.

-Go on.

-Come on.

-Yes.

Anyone with 5 on this lot?

Are we done this time at 30?

£30. Bad luck. You're minus 15 on that.

Overall, minus 12.

-This is it.

-Lot number 186

is the Burleigh Ware.

It's a rather unusual Art Deco-style tureen and...

It's all resting on you now.

And again, commission forces me to start it on 20.

I'll take 5 in the room. At 25, 30. 5 again, sir? I've got 38,

give me £40. Thank you.

-We've got 40. Well done, Cory.

-Oh, my God.

Take 5, internet buyer.

-£50, the bid in the room.

-50!

Are be done? It's £50. The bid is in the room. Final time at 50...

-£50...

-Yes! Well done. Brilliant.

-..is plus £15,

you were minus £12 before,

which means you have £3.

-Yes!

-Yes!

-That's £1.50 each.

-Night out.

-I'll give you it all.

What are you going to do about Chad Valley and the old globe?

-We'll just go for it, yeah.

-Really?

-Yeah.

-Now, guys, do you want to win?

-Steady, Kate.

-Let's go. Let's do it.

Yeah. OK, we're going to go for it.

Against all the expert advice.

There's no denying the youth and enthusiasm, right? You want it,

you're going to go for it - it's your show,

-you shall have the last say.

-I think we should.

We're going with the bonus buy and good on you.

And here we go.

A Chad Valley tin-plate terrestrial globe. A rather clean example.

£30 for this one. £30 with the internet.

-30?

-I'll take 35 in the room. 35, thank you.

-Little bit more.

-At £35, still with the internet.

I'll take £40 in the room.

-It sells to the internet...

-Come on.

All done at £35 only...

Minus 25. You had 3.

Means you're minus 22. OK, that's the maths...

Sorry, chaps. Sorry, chaps.

-Never mind.

-Anyway - could be a winning score.

-Say nothing to the Reds.

-We won't.

-Thank you very much. Well done.

Now, there is, I have to say, £20 between the teams,

which is not much, is it?

The difference is that one team is £20 in profit and the other team

is 20 odd in deficit,

and the team in deficit are, I'm afraid, the Blues.

-Oh, no.

-I mean, you've tried so hard, haven't you?

-Yeah.

You've reached for the sky. You so nearly got there,

and along came a few disasters like that globe.

-That was not a great thing.

-Who would...? I mean, honestly.

I mean, really. They sell normally very, very well. Today, not so good.

Anyway, there we go.

You did have £3 profit overall, and then 25 of it

went down the proverbial, which means your score was minus 22.

-If I can butt in just very briefly...

-Course you can.

The fastest shop I've ever done.

-Yeah, exactly. So slick.

-20 minutes spare, we had.

Yeah, well, you know, shop in haste and repent at leisure.

Anyway, well done. It's been great having you on the show,

I hope you've enjoyed yourselves but the victors today go home

-with 20 notes.

-Yay.

-Yes.

-There you go, Mandy.

-Thank you very much.

Take that. Take the old boy out and show him a good time.

-Didn't start off terribly well, I have to say.

-No.

-No.

Like that minus 40 and the minus 35, and then you got a little bit back

on the Scottish brooch, but the big contribution came from JP.

-Yeah.

-JP's portrait miniature made an £80 profit. How cool is that?

-Fantastic.

-It's amazing.

-Thank you, JP.

-Amazing, JP.

-And overall that gives you plus £20.

-Yay.

-Mandy, has it been fab?

-Fantastic.

-Yeah, really good. Good for you, Bobby?

-It's been great.

It's been a great experience.

We've adored having you on the programme.

Thank you for coming to play.

-In fact, join us soon for some more bargain hunting, yes?

-ALL: Yes!