Peterborough 31 Bargain Hunt

Today Bargain Hunt has headed east,

to The East of England showground in Peterborough.

But will today's programme be full of eastern promise?

Ha! Let's find out.

Let's go bargain hunting. Yeah.

As all you lovely Bargain Hunters know,

Peterborough plays host

to one of the largest antique fairs in the land.

It's said that there's something here for every collector's taste,

so our teams should have no difficulty

in picking up a bargain, eh?

Let's have a look at what's coming up. Oh, yes.

'On today's show. In the Red Corner

'there's plenty of punches being thrown.'

Thomas, can you come here, please? Now.

'And it's a knockout for the Blues.'

-GLASS VIBRATING It's perfect.

-Ding.

-Ding-dong.

'But who will take the heavyweight title at auction?'

-Go, Rich.

-Go on, Richard.

You're in profit.

Look at that!

'Let's meet the teams.'

Well, we've got two teams of friends on the show today.

For the Reds we have Laura and Shirley,

and for the Blues we have Lisa and Patrick.

-Hello, everyone.

-Hello.

Smashing to see you.

Now, Laura, is it true that you two met because of work?

It is, I'm afraid, because I'm an accountant, and a friend

referred Shirley to me and we got talking and haven't stopped.

And we haven't stopped.

Oh, fantastic. So it was a professional encounter?

-It was indeed, yes.

-What were you doing for her?

-Just tax returns.

-Was it?

-Yes.

-Yes.

And what's a good bit about it?

Meeting new people, going out, talking a lot.

Just basically what I'm best at doing.

And what do you like to get up to in your spare time?

Well, we currently have a boat, which was inspired by Shirley.

I saw hers and said, "I want one."

-So I got one.

-And what sort of boat is it?

-It's a narrow boat.

-Oh, lovely. So you do a lot of canalling?

Well, no, because it's a project at the moment, so it still needs

-to be refurbished and then we shall be doing a lot of canalling.

-Right.

-Now, Shirley, you've had a change in career.

-I have, yeah.

What did you go to, from?

I used to be a fraud investigator, financial fraud investigator.

And I'm now a registered childminder

and I have been for quite a few years.

-That is quite a shift, isn't it? Crikey.

-Not at all connected.

Not at all. I can't think of a connection.

So tell us about your travels in your narrow boat.

Well, we've travelled, I think

the furthest is probably up to Shropshire.

We did that back in the summer. Mostly weekends for me, at the moment.

But I do hope to move on to the boat and cruise the country continuously.

-You're going to live on it?

-Yeah, absolutely.

-Are you really?

-Absolutely. It's beautiful.

-Great.

Welcome, girls, and good luck with everything.

Now, Lisa, how do you and Patrick get to know each other?

Well, we met each other at pantomime at our local amateur dramatics group.

-Oh, no, you didn't.

-Oh, yes, we did.

Is that something you do a lot?

Yes, we do a pantomime each year

and then we do two plays a year as well.

Any particular ones that stick out?

The last time I was The Good Fairy.

You're frightfully keen on the forehand and the backhand

and running to the net.

Oh, yes, I do play tennis.

I play for two clubs in Nottingham.

Fiendishly, I'm told.

Well, I've got a mean backhand, sometimes. On and off the court.

-Now, Patrick, it says here you're a retired teacher.

-Indeed.

-What did you teach?

-I taught psychology at A-level.

-Ah.

You'll be well suited for today's competition then, won't you?

-Hopefully, yes.

-Will you be eyeballing the dealers and driving them down?

I'll try. I'll really try hard.

Suggest they lie down and have a little rest and all of that.

Do you collect at all?

I don't actually collect anything, but I do go to auctions.

I'm usually looking for props because, as Lisa said, we are

both part of an amateur dramatics group,

so I go to the auctions to see if I can find anything that would fit.

-Original, nice objects to dress up your sets?

-Absolutely.

What are your tactics going to be today, team?

Oh, we're looking for something that's useful

and also beautiful, really,

-that's got a use in the home.

-Yes.

Here comes the £300 moment for the accountant to count

and for the am-drams to dramatise.

Anyway, you know the rules, your experts await, and off you go.

And very, very, very good luck.

Cor, I say.

Time to meet today's experts.

Bringing out the big guns for the Reds, it's Thomas Plant.

And counting on success for the Blues, it's Christina Trevanion.

What are we going to be looking for?

For me, I think I do like quite small things,

something that attracts the eye, and I'm also very keen on jewellery.

You guys have got a great plan. Fill me in.

We were in a pantomime and we played different characters,

-so we've got some code words.

-OK.

So if we like something then we say it's going to be ding-dong bell - sells well.

-Ding-dong bell - sells well.

-What about you, Laura?

-Well, for me, it's more about what I don't like.

-Right.

So I really don't like anything animal-based.

No taxidermy.

Oh, no taxidermy. Definitely not.

And if we don't like it, it's going to be king,

because it's king rat - tat.

King rat - tat.

Right, teams. Your 60 minutes starts now.

And good luck.

-Let's go bargain hunting.

-BOTH: Yay!

-Right, well, let's hope we get lots of ding-dong.

-It would be nice.

It's game on, and the Reds have found one already.

-Is that for playing cards?

-For playing cards, yeah.

That is a lot of money - it's £265.

But it's an example of the sort of thing that I want you to go for.

There's no monkeying around with the Blues.

Lisa has spotted something.

-Little chair.

-Are you all right there?

Yeah, I wasn't looking at the monkey, I was looking at the chair.

-That's quite sweet, isn't it?

-A children's chair, sweet.

-No, no, it's...

-Hmmm, bit king.

-Bit king, he's started already.

-King, king. Hang on a minute.

King rat - tat.

Forget about the king, I think we have some bossy queens here.

Thomas, can you come here, please? Now.

I quite like that.

-Why do you like it?

-I just think it looks nice.

I can see Mint Imperials in there.

Do you know what I mean?

-I love a Mint Imperial.

-Exactly.

What are you lacking in your life?

A Mint Imperial dish, and there it is.

-To have and have on the side of your occasional table.

-Absolutely.

A few boiled sweets, Mint Imperials.

Just to freshen one's breath.

I agree, Thomas. Mmm, minty fresh.

Anyway, where do you think it's from?

-Here.

-It's kind of Moroccanish in flavour.

OK, it is from this section of the table, but you're right.

It's sort of Middle Eastern looking.

-Oh, is it?

-It's probably Edwardian.

-Oh, really?

-Oh, gosh.

-Oh, it's growing on me.

-Yeah, me too.

-As a dish on its own, it's rather lovely.

-Yes, it's very pretty.

It's pretty. I like your idea of Mint Imperials.

Go and have a conversation, and Phyllis and I

will turn our backs and watch.

-OK.

-Stand aside.

-Stand aside and let you get on with it.

-Go, Laura!

-The asking price is £38.

-Would you take £25 for it?

Let me have a look. The best I could do would be 32.

Oh, I don't think we can go into the thirties.

-I'll think about that one and come back.

-How are you?

-How are you getting on?

-32 is as low as he'll go.

What do you think about it in auction, though?

-To be totally honest, one would struggle.

-OK.

No, I agree, I agree. So we'll have that as a reserve, maybe?

-A reserve.

-Off you go.

-Lovely.

-Good idea, Reds. Keep looking.

In the meantime, peppered amongst various silver items,

the seasoned expert Christina has spotted something that might

be worth shelling out on - a pair of salt cellars.

I think they're silver-plated, but I've got a pair of them.

They're really quite nicely cast.

-What is the price?

-Yeah.

-OK, let's have an ask, shall we?

What have you got on your...?

15 for the two? So it's £15 for the two, guys.

I just think they're really quite nicely moulded.

They are quite late, but they are really beautifully cut and if you

look how naturalistic that is, they are almost cast from a real shell.

-What would you use them for?

-For salts and for salads.

-Yeah, yeah.

-I quite like them, actually.

-Do you?

-I do quite like them.

-I think they're quite sweet.

-I said to you, you can

make a choice. So is that going to be yours?

We're not under any time pressure, so don't feel like

you're under the kibosh, but it might be that we ask him

-what his minimum price would be.

-OK. That's good.

-Then maybe bear it in mind.

-Shall we do that?

-Do you want to try?

-Yep.

-Are you going to do our bargaining?

-Yeah, he's going to do his. I'll do mine.

-I can try it.

-Right.

SHE LAUGHS I'll give it a whirl.

-Do you think this is going to be our first ding-dong?

-It might be.

-Do you think it might be?

-Yes. I think he'll be chuffed with that.

What's your best price on these?

-The best we can do it for is 12.

-10?

-Deal.

-Thank you.

-Thank you very much.

-Ding-dong!

-Ding-dong, baby!

-LAUGHTER

Well done, Patrick! That's fantastic.

-How much did we buy them for? 10.

-£10? Yeah.

-Well done, that's great.

-First one.

-Good work. Gosh, this is going to be a breeze!

-Thank you!

-Thank you.

-Thanks ever so much.

BELL RINGS

-MUSIC: ROCKY THEME

-Round one in the bag.

Two salt shells for £10, bought within eight minutes.

These guys have a taste for bargaining.

Still searching for their first item,

the Reds are finding it difficult to convince their expert.

We noticed this rather unpleasant red dish.

But then! But then, Thomas,

-we saw this Clarice Cliff.

-How about this?

-Your candour knows no bounds.

-And we both loved it.

I really like the colours.

It's not a pattern I've seen before.

-Isn't that...?

-Which is why I'm attracted to it, Thomas,

actually, just from personal preference.

I would be...

concerned, because I think it's a huge investment, but I think

if you present it in a monthly sale, you might find yourself unstuck.

-You're very good at talking us out of things, but...

-Well, no.

-I don't mean to talk you out of it.

-I know, I know, I know.

-But I just don't want you to...

-But I take your point.

But I like the fact that you're spotting things

and I feel terrible that I keep on saying no or yes or maybe.

-OK.

-So let's carry on, I reckon.

-Keep looking.

-Yeah?

-OK.

Keep spotting them, girls.

Christina, in the meanwhile, is going for the grand slam.

Got to get you a tennis racket, haven't we?

-No!

-Come on! Bat it back at me, baby.

-I don't think so.

-I'm not entirely sure there'll be much tennis

-played with that, look.

-I think it's seen better days.

-Yeah.

-I think you might be right, sadly.

-Definitely.

-Aw!

Game, set, and match for the Blues?

Well, maybe not. Meanwhile, Thomas is trying to get cosy with the Reds.

What about a piece of folk art,

as in these wonderful Welsh blankets?

-Oh!

-These...

-Now, I love these.

-I knew you were going to say that!

-I love the textiles, the colours.

-Knew you were going to say that!

-The patterns.

-The textiles, the craftwork, the workmanship.

-It goes very well

with your jacket. Will it make a profit?

-Well, it all depends what you buy them for.

-Yes.

-Obviously, yeah.

You've got it, girl.

So this one here is 135.

-LAURA GASPS

-Gosh! OK.

-That puts it into a different...

-Yep.

-..realm.

-I, I... Do you know what?

-I don't want to go near it.

-Fair enough.

-Sorry.

-No.

-I thought you were going to say 30 quid.

-No, no, no.

-OK.

-No, they are...

-Those are handmade.

-I know, I know.

-They're handmade.

-The quality.

-Good quality.

-But we've got to sell it at auction, you see.

We need to make a profit! THOMAS LAUGHS

I have to agree with you there,

-even though it's very desirable to me.

-Right.

-It is.

No beating about the bush with these girls.

They know what they want or, rather, don't want.

The Blues, however, can be persuaded with a promise of a bottle or two.

Guys, what do you think about that?

It's...presumably an ice bucket?

-For very large gin and tonics?

-Yes.

-Yeah.

-LAUGHTER

My size.

My kind of boy.

It's a coopered jardiniere,

so it would have had a plant in it, originally.

Made out of oak and, obviously,

this lovely coopered banding here. What do you think?

-How old do you think it would be?

-I think it's probably 1920s, 1930s.

-I actually like this.

-However...

-Do you like it?

-I actually like this, yeah.

-She likes it!

-However...

-She likes it!

-Ding-dong!

-THEY LAUGH

There is a bit of a problem, with the banding. Erm...

Do you have... Yes, issues, but I don't think that is...

-That's not beyond fixable.

-PATRICK SIGHS

OK. But it would really depend on price.

-It would really depend on price.

-In auction...

I'd be thinking more 60.

-60?

-Do you think?

-Hm.

-I was thinking £20, £30.

-Really? Oh, right, OK.

-How much is it?

-I've got 35 on it.

-Oh, right.

-I'll let it go for 30.

-And that's...

-It's got a Lister hallmark on the bottom as well.

-Oh, nice!

-A what Hallmark?

-BOTH:

-Lister stamp.

-Oh, right, OK.

-The maker. So it's a decent make.

-That's good.

It's just, we're just a bit concerned about the...

Some of the stays are a bit loose.

-I could do 28.

-Ooh! Are you ding dong or...?

Erm, it is quite ding-dong, yeah.

-Let's go for it, then.

-Come on, then.

-Are you going to do it?

-Yep. We'll go for it. Be decisive and we'll go for it.

-Yeah?

-Go on, then. I'll blame him.

-LAUGHTER

Blame him, yeah!

Ha! I like your style, Lisa.

BELL RINGS

So the Blues rang the bell at 23 minutes

and bought this jardiniere for £28.

But how are the Reds going?

No buys as of yet,

but for £45, something shiny has caught their eye.

I saw these silver things. They're not really to my taste,

but I know Shirley likes unique items and I thought she may like them.

-So, just to clarify, it's not those in the case.

-No.

-It's just these here.

-It's the Chinese, yep.

-And they're £45, which I think is rather reasonable, really.

-Yes.

-They're marked sterling, which means sterling silver.

-Silver, yep.

And made in HK.

-Hong Kong.

-Hong Kong.

-OK.

-OK.

What these would have been is,

obviously, when we had Hong Kong as a member

-of the British Empire, Commonwealth...

-Empire, yep.

..and we would come in with our own ideas

-of the way we wanted things made.

-Yep. Yep.

But, of course, local craftsmen would make things

-to their own taste.

-Oh, OK.

-So we've got traditional English spoons,

but with Chinese takes on them, with the simulated bamboo

-and the stylised...

-Is that what that is? Simulated bamboo?

-Simulated bamboo and then there's...

-It's quite unusual.

-They're growing!

-We associate the...

-Yeah.

-Are they growing on you?

-They're growing on me.

-With these characters.

-Yeah.

-This fusion.

-The fusion.

-Fusion of East and West.

-Like food.

-Yes.

Fusion food, fusion antiques. Perfect.

Absolutely, and these are 1930s.

So shall we negotiate a bit of a discount?

-I think, as you spotted them...

-Potential profit at an auction.

-OK.

-..Laura, you're...

-Go, Laura, chief negotiator.

-I'll have a go.

So could you let me know what your best price on these ones are?

38.

To be honest, if you could give them for 35, I'd be really happy.

-OK, yep.

-Yes, really? Oh, super.

-Oh, that's fantastic.

-Thank you.

-That's a sale.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you very much.

-Is that it?

-You bought them?

-Yeah. We bought them.

-Our first buy.

-Our first item, yeah.

-That's brilliant.

The chief said yes. At last, they're all in agreement.

And these silver Chinese spoons are theirs for £35.

Still over half an hour to go to shop for two more buys.

But in the meanwhile, fancy a flutter?

Imagine the scene.

You've got one of these, you're here in Peterborough today

and you want to have a bit of fun.

OK. £10 to spend.

What might I find?

RATTLING

Try one of these.

What is it?

A rusty tin? True.

A rusty tin that, perhaps,

once held throat pastilles in 1925?

OK. But what's inside?

We have 32 of these little jokers,

which are made of porcelain. What are they?

Well, the colour slightly gives it away - pale blue.

Some would say eggshell blue.

And the shape, of course, looks like little eggs.

Actually...

they're dummy birds eggs.

And if you were a canary or budgerigar breeder,

and you wanted to encourage your females to lay a few eggs,

you'd bung a few of these dummies in the bottom of their nests

and, hey presto! They get a bit broody

and start laying the real thing.

Weird or what?

And those 32 eggs

would cost you a £5 note.

And what might they be worth?

I guess...one EGG of a lot!

And that's no YOLK.

HE CHUCKLES

So what about the other £5 note?

Well, you could do a lot worse

than acquire, perhaps, this.

He looks as if he's standing by the seaside.

He's not. He's standing in a photographer's studio.

That background, with the breaking waves,

is not actually the foreshore of Blackpool.

And the rocks?

Probably made of papier mache.

Produced by Mr Gregson of Talbot Road, Blackpool.

Who is he?

The secret, of course is what's strapped to his arm.

His arm strap says Special Constable 192.

Quite why this special constable

felt he had to pose in the Blackpool photographer's

in this very shiny outfit, with his truncheon,

I haven't got the faintest idea, but it is a weird image.

That's unless I'm missing a trick.

Maybe there was a special constable number 192 in Blackpool,

who did an incredible act of bravery.

And we don't know about it.

That bit of research could reveal all sorts of interesting information

that could enhance the value of the card,

because these sorts of cards were produced locally

in incredibly limited numbers.

And that's what gives it added value.

What did it cost?

£5, here in Peterborough.

What might it be worth in Blackpool?

It could be worth as much as £20.

'Allo 'allo.

Back to the shopping and the pressure's on the Reds

to find two items in less than 30 minutes.

The Blues need to find one, but what will it be?

Well, we've not spent a lot of money yet, so I think we need to

look for perhaps something a little bit higher value?

Cos we're running out of time, maybe...

-We do need to be quite decisive.

-..we don't have to think so much.

-Can I have this?

-LAUGHTER

-There you are!

-No, I don't think you mean that.

LAUGHTER

Hands off! You're barking up the wrong tree.

The thing is with you two,

is when you know you want it, you want it.

-This is true.

-Yeah.

-This is definitely true.

-Yeah.

-But

-what

-do you want?

-I know you didn't want a tea service, or coffee service.

-Oh, no!

-You don't like that?

-The King.

-King.

-Oh, a king!

-King.

Ah, a king rat. You think that's tat?

You see, I would have gone for ding dong on that one. I like it.

-I would've gone for a ding-dong.

-In that case, I'll be overruled.

-I don't know how much it is.

-I don't mind being overruled.

-Ooh!

-Ooh!

Yeah, £325.

Let's keep on walking.

All too pricey. Bye-bye, foxy.

I love this salt dish. Is this a salt dish here?

-It is, in the form of an oyster.

-Absolutely.

-An oyster shell.

-Shall we have a look at it?

-Oyster, seafood, salt.

-Food, salt.

-It's quite novelty.

The very best would be 90.

The very best is 90. I like it...

But it's too risky.

For you guys, I feel if I make you a poor decision,

I think I'm...in for some trouble.

Thomas in trouble? Ha, never!

Christina, on the other hand, well...

Only kidding, Christina.

What have you got there, love?

Look at that. So we've got this wonderful...

What have we got on light? Look at it under this light here, look.

-Can you see those wonderful aventurine speckles?

-Oh, yeah. Yeah.

So this is very much in the Monart, Vasart, styles of art glass.

-Right.

-Really, really beautiful.

-What do you think of that, guys?

-I think it's nice.

-How much is that?

It is nice. What's he got on it here?

-1970s, so slightly later. He's got £85 on it.

-OK.

-Do you like it?

-Yeah, I like it!

-Hang on a second. Is it a mouse, a rat?

-ALL TALK

-It's...

-Ding-dong?

-No, it's ding-dong.

-Is it? It's a ding-dong.

-Can I have a feel, please?

-Yeah, of course.

-It's heavy.

-It's jolly heavy.

-OK.

And it has got a nice pontil mark on the bottom,

which makes me think it's obviously handmade or hand blown.

-All right.

-Yes.

-Lovely thing. Great colours!

And there's no chipping?

-It's perfect around the edge.

-That is the key, exactly.

-Oh, I know.

-When you're looking at glassware.

-Yep.

You do really want to make sure that

-it's perfect.

-GLASS CHIMES

-Ding-dong!

-It's got a good ring...

-LAUGHTER

-Shall I do that again?

-Ding!

-Dong!

-GLASS CHIMES

LAUGHTER

-What's your thoughts?

-Absolutely.

-You like it?

-Absolutely.

-Patrick!

I've never seen you have so much conviction.

-It's blue for the Blue Team, as well.

-Blue for the Blue Team, I like it.

-Shall I just go and find out how much he'll do it for?

-Yeah, why not?

Hold it tight, Christina, and do your best, Lisa.

-Bless her. He's nodding. Are they shaking hands?

-They're shaking hands!

-This makes me nervous.

-Deal done.

-Deal done.

-How did you get on?

-Right. He said he'll come down to 45.

-Really?

-So what do you think on that one?

-I think that's a good price.

-But do you think it'll make a profit?

-I do. At £45, I do.

-I think it's a beautiful thing. It's fantastic.

-Ding-dong!

-It's ding-dong!

-Brilliant.

-That's it, then, team - we're done.

-Great. Cup of tea?

-Well done. Cup of tea, yes. Warm!

-Warm up!

Ding-dong, indeed!

The bell has run for the third and final time for the Blues,

bagging this Monart style speckled glass vase for £45.

But come on, Reds - 15 minutes left and you've yet to find your last two items.

Not to worry - Thomas is keeping an eagle eye on the time.

What's that one, there, the silver one, there?

Stunning. The face is all silver instead of enamel or gold.

-And the numerals are all gold.

-To start with, how much?

-How much is this one?

To give you a chance, I'll do it for 85.

What you've got here is an open face pocket watch with gold

-Roman numerals, silver face, second subsidiary dial.

-Lovely.

You turn it over then you've got this engraved back, very nice.

-It's pretty. You are in love already.

-I love the back of it.

-I love the decoration on the back.

-This is the lever movement, here.

-And it's moving?

-It's moving. So you've got the escapement wheel there, and that's moving away.

-What's the best on that one?

-For you, Thomas, 80.

-80.

-80?

-80?

-Yeah, definitely.

-Go for it?

-Yep.

-Number two.

Yes! It's been a long time in coming.

-I think it's got much wider appeal.

-Thank you for your time(!)

THEY LAUGH

Hey, I'm king of the puns. But seriously, well done, Reds.

Your second item, a silver pocket watch bought for £80 with 10 minutes to go.

-Well done, Cheers!

-Yes, cheers!

-Cheers!

-Celebratory tea.

While the Blues are relaxing,

Thomas, you need to gear up the pressure on the Reds.

-We've got 10 minutes left.

-Shall we try the next stall, then? Hope for the best?

Do you know what? I think we should. I think we should.

I have to say, that ladies' watch there.

-Ah, yes. Kind of '20s style.

-Yeah, it does look very 1920s.

-That's really quite nice, actually.

-So, you're looking at another watch?

-I'm looking at another watch.

-Can I have a look? Art Deco cocktail watch, again.

-Which I quite like.

-That does make it 1920s, doesn't it, if it's Art Deco, is that right?

-Yeah, I'm just going to see if it...

-Is it 1920s style or 1920s?

-I'd say 1920s, 1930s.

-OK.

-There's the movement of the watch itself.

It is a metal case, not a silver case.

-Right.

-But again, it's a vintage look.

-Very popular at the moment.

-That's what I liked about it.

-Here in this marcasite case.

-It has some age. Some genuine...

-The strap is all there.

-Yeah.

-We've got the holes in the strap.

-And it looks original, as well, is it?

-It is original.

-Hoping it's not too expensive.

-How much is this?

-I was asking for 30, but you can have it for 20.

-£20.

-£20.

Having said that...

-You like that marcasite...?

-That brooch-y thing, yeah.

-Oh, yes.

-That brooch as well.

-Shall we have a look at that?

-Yeah, definitely, please.

You could...

-have a little set.

-Ah! Ta da!

-Oh!

-And put the two together as a lot.

-That's perfect!

-OK.

-And this marcasite... Again, the marcasite, what is marcasite?

-I don't know, what is marcasite?

-I don't, I just know the style and I do know that I love...

-It's like a cut metal.

-Oh, cut metal.

-Yeah, and it rusts, so you've got to look after it.

-OK.

-But this is 1960s marcasite, it's silver.

-Oh, it is silver.

-It's marked "SIL", and it is a pin brooch.

-I really love that.

-It suits you.

-It goes great with the jacket.

-What can we do for those two together?

-You can have them for 40.

-35 and you've got a deal.

-Please!

-Oh, please.

-Yeah? You're a star.

-Thank you.

-Thank you very much.

-That's great.

-Lovely to meet you.

Time's up, and time for tea.

I have to say I'm quite exhausted.

-You do look a bit exhausted.

-You've shattered me out, you two.

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

First up, they spent £35 scooping up six solid silver spoons.

Let's hope they cause a stir at the auction.

They were also taken by a silver pocket watch, and £80 was paid.

And finally, to make sure they were on time, they bought a second one,

an Art Deco marcasite watch together with a brooch for £35.

-Have you had a good day, girls?

-A super day.

-Absolutely brilliant.

-Super duper day. How much did you spend?

-£150.

-That's mature.

-Can I have £150 of leftover lolly, please?

-You certainly may.

Right. Which is your favourite piece?

The last bit, which was the jewellery and the brooch, cos I think it will make a profit.

-OK. And it happens to be your favourite?

-Yes.

-Oh, good. What about you, Shirl The Pearl?

-The brooch was my favourite as well.

-OK. Is it going to bring the biggest profit?

Er, I hope so, yes, I think it's a bit of a gamble,

but I'm hoping so, yep.

-OK, fine. Over to TomTom. Our legend.

-Thank you.

£150 there, TomTom.

Yeah, and they bought mainly silver.

-So I want to go for something completely different.

-Yay!

Which is not unusual for Tom. Have a great time, Tom, and good luck.

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

Firstly, they shelled out on a silver-plated condiment set for £10.

They planted £28 on this jardiniere.

And once those flowers have blossomed, they can place them

in the speckled glass vase that they bought for £45.

Well, that looked rhyming.

-How much did you spend?

-£83.

Gosh, it's pathetic, isn't it? Can I have £217 of leftover lolly?

-Now, Patrick, tell me, which is your favourite piece?

-The vase.

-The vase.

-What about you, Lisa?

-Same again, vase.

-OK, vase, vase.

-Vase going to bring the biggest profit?

-Indeed.

-We hope so, yes, we think so.

OK, fine, good. Seems to be fairly straightforward, this. They're in agreement.

-Everything is rhyming couplets.

-Wow!

-50s! Yeah!

-Cos there's so much there.

-Thank you!

What are you going to spend it on?

-Well, we have had quite a rhyming time, haven't we?

-Indeed.

-So I think I'll try and get something rhyming.

-Will you?

-I'll try. We'll see.

-Sounds interesting.

Good luck with that. Meanwhile, why don't we had off very, very shortly to the saleroom,

where I hope it's going to be warmer.

We crossed into Staffordshire for today's auction

and we're in lovely Lichfield.

And the auctioneer with his gavel at the ready is Richard Winterton.

-Richard, thank you very much for having us.

-Our pleasure.

Now, the Reds have got some pretty similar goods here,

by the look of it. We've got the six Chinese silver teaspoons.

Not very old and missing their case.

They are bit dull, bit boring, no case, there is

-nothing much going for it. We've put £20-odd on it.

-Fair enough.

-£35 was paid. Might they get to 35?

-No.

-You don't think so?

-No. Loss.

What about this key-wound, open-faced,

silver-cased gent's pocket watch?

-There is a market for them.

-How much?

-£15, £20?

We see a lot come through, probably get up to around 40.

It's a standard sort of thing.

Is it? Well, we've gone outside the standard,

to the tune of £80.

-So, we paid double the standard price.

-Yep.

So that doesn't stand much of a chance, does it?

No, we're not looking good.

-Now, marcasite jewellery...

-Yep.

-..was very, very, very popular in the '20s, '30s, '40s,

-'50s. Yep.

-Is it popular today?

-Not particularly.

-OK, great.

So we've got the marcasite encrusted cocktail watch

-and we've got the floral brooch.

-OK. We've gone for 30-50.

-OK, £35 paid.

So there is a chance they will wipe their face with the marcasite,

-but the rest of it is a no-hoper in your view.

-It's not looking promising.

In which case they are definitely going to need their bonus buy, so let's go and have a look at it.

Well, this is fun, isn't it?

£150 you spent. You gave TomTom £150.

-Tom, what did you spend it on?

-I bought... We saw it,

-and I absolutely adore these.

-Yay!

-It is a proper Welsh blanket.

-I hate that!

-I love it!

THEY LAUGH

-That's honest, Laura.

-I love it!

-It's so horrible.

It's handmade, is it?

Yes, these are handmade, and I just love the fact it is tradition,

it is part of this sceptred isle, this beautiful place we live.

-So it's reversible?

-It is. You like it a little bit more?

-It is growing on me!

-Growing a little bit?

But basically, it is Welsh wool.

-It's Welsh wool, it's a traditional Welsh blanket.

-Yes.

And they don't come cheap, I have to say.

-How much did it cost?

-It cost £130. I did spend all the money.

-Did it?

-It did. There's a lot of work here for 130.

-£130.

It's definitely my cup of tea. I would use it.

-I appreciate the quality, I love the fact it is Welsh wool.

-Me too.

-I have to say, the price worries me.

-Yes.

-What will it fetch, Tom?

I think you could possibly get a small profit. It could be 150.

If somebody is there who wants Welsh blankets, you go online

and you try and find a Welsh blanket for under £150, you'll struggle.

-It's definitely growing on me, yes.

-Well, there you go.

You've got all the information from TomTom. Thank you very much for that, Tom.

But right now, let's find out, excitingly,

what the auctioneer thinks about Tom's blanket.

OK, Ricardo. You are known as a Welsh blanket specialist.

-I can't see much more than £20 on it.

-Really?

I can't see much more than £20 on it. 20 to 40.

Our Thomas has spent £130 on this Welsh blanket.

-130?!

-£130.

-I'm speechless.

-Are you?

I'm honestly speechless.

All I can say is that some of these Welsh blankets,

particularly in the sales and fairs in Wales, make a fortune.

-Do they?

-They do.

But don't ask me which ones do and which ones don't,

because it's not my bacon. OK, that's the top and bottom of it.

There's nothing more to add to that.

So, we have got a no-hoper group from the teams,

and we've got a no-hoper object as a bonus buy.

-This is looking like a bloodbath to me.

-Oh, dear!

OK, moving swiftly on to the Blues.

They've gone with a pair of plated condiments.

How much for the shell salts? On their lonesome.

I think they could probably get £10-£15.

-They've got a bit of something about them.

-They've got whelk feet.

-Yeah.

-A bit unfair on them, really, but I think

-£10. They paid

-£10. OK.

So, the team paid the right price for the right objects.

Moving swiftly on, is the brass-bound oak coopered plant stand.

I don't think that's been made out of a marine vessel,

but it looks just like that type of thing to me.

We are not far from the home of brewing here in Burton on Trent.

Exactly. So because it is coopered...

Yeah, could have come from some nice barrel maker down the road.

-Yeah.

-Handy object, that. How much?

-We've gone £20-£30.

-Brilliant.

Our team paid £28.

The Blues seem to be paying the right money

in accordance with the estimates.

And lastly, that fantastic piece of Scottish glass,

whether it is Monart or Vasart, doesn't really make much difference.

It's covered in gold inclusions. A lovely looking thing.

-How do you rate that?

-I quite like it.

It is not signed, quite a few weren't.

We've got £40-£50 on it.

£45 paid, so, spot on. Well done, Blues.

You are exactly in the estimates with every single object.

So they won't need their bonus buy,

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

Yet more excitement. £217 to CT.

Christina, what did you spend it on?

-What was our sort of code for the day?

-Ding-dong bell.

-Yep.

-And...

-King rat - tat.

-King rat - tat.

You haven't bought any tat, have you?

I bought you a king rat, but he is not tat.

-Right!

-Let's have a look.

Does it have that magic word on it?

What, the Lalique word?

-It doesn't have the magic word.

-It is a lovely colour. Look at that!

I think he's rather lovely. Look at his bottom.

-I beg your pardon?

-Turn it upside down.

It's what you should do when you first see anything, look at his bottom.

-It does say something.

-It says "Sabino, France."

Oh, right. OK. Yes.

Sabino, they were very famous for their 1920s, 1930s opalescent figures

of graceful, elegant ladies and wonderful poses, and lamps.

-Yes.

-They did a lot of lamps, as well.

They also did animals, and he is from their animal series.

So, they started in the 1920s and 30s. He is not that early.

He is a bit of a later one.

And the magic question, of course, is how much?

Well, I spent £130 on it.

This is what happens when you leave me with too much money.

-Gosh, it's a nice thing, though, isn't it?

-It's lovely.

-It's different.

-Sweet little face.

-It's sort of cleaning its chops, isn't it?

-Yes, it's very sweet.

-Yes.

-Gosh, the colour is lovely.

-How much do you think it'll make?

Mmm... I would hope...

Don't be cross with me, don't be cross with me!

I think if he made what I paid for him, I would be delighted.

But I fell in love with him.

It's fair enough. I mean, we all fall in love, don't we?

Would you be likely, do you think, Lisa, to fall in love with it?

I like him, but I don't know whether I like him for £130.

-It's not exactly a love affair, then?

-No. Not really, no.

What about you, Patrick?

It is a very stylish thing, but as Lisa says, is it £130 worth of style?

But right now for the audience at home,

let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Christina's little rat.

Or is it a mouse?

This could be a mouse or it could be a rat.

It all depends what they paid for it.

It could be a nice little, sweet little mouse, or it could be a rat.

-How does £130 grab you?

-I'd be saying that you're pulling my tail.

No, I'm not. Not pulling anything.

-It is the truth.

-No!

Christina invested £130 in that rodent. It is beautiful.

It is beautiful. But Tim, we would see...

Quite a few... It's a standard... We see quite a few come through.

-Very '30s, though.

-It is very '30s.

This would have been churned out in their thousands.

-Yes, cos it's moulded glass.

-It's moulded glass,

it's made for the export market, because it has got "France"

on the bottom. When it has got "Paris", it is for the French market.

-So, this would have been turned out in...

-Churned out in their thousands?

-Thousands, yep.

-OK. So, it is not worth thousands, then?

-It is not worth hundreds, even.

-No, they regularly make £20, £25, £30.

Is that your estimate, then?

-Yeah.

-£130.

AUCTIONEER WHISTLES

-So, we are ready for the off?

-Yes. Looking forward to it.

-Crowded saleroom?

-Yeah, packed.

-Thank you very much.

150. 150. 160, I'm bid.

160...sold.

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

-Very exciting.

Your first item is the teaspoons all the way from Hong Kong. Here we go.

£10. £5, to start me.

12 silver spoons. Come on, let's go.

5, madam. 6, sir. 8, madam. 10, sir.

£10, the gentleman. Is that a yes? £15.

Internet bid at £15. Internet, you are hovering.

-Is that all?!

-£15.

-An outrage.

£15, away. It's all yours.

-At £15.

-£15?!

-Oh, dear, Thomas.

-That is devastating.

-Minus £20.

-Minus 20.

-Minus 20.

-AUCTIONEER: Now, 834,

the silver pocket watch.

The bid's on my book. Commission bids in there. 15. 20.

5, 30, 5.

35, with me.

35. £40, the internet.

£40, the internet. £40, the internet.

All in? And sold,

-at £40.

-Oh, no!

-We've lost 60 already!

No!

That's minus 40. Overall, you are minus 60.

-Now, OK, the marcasite now, OK?

-OK.

£5, to start me.

I'm in your hands, for 5.

6, 8...

..10...15.

Room. Internet, you're coming.

15. £15, in the room. £20, the internet.

£20, I'm bid, here. At £20, the internet.

It's not over yet.

Internet's at 20. You coming?

Go on, do it.

-He's drawing it out.

-22.

-He is.

-25.

-He's being very kind.

-No? £25, all done?

-Oh!

£25, is minus a tenner, which means,

-overall...you're minus 70.

-What happened there?!

So, what are we going to do about this old rug, then?

-We might as well give it a go.

-Nothing left to lose.

-Is that the accountant in you talking?

-Probably.

-Yeah. You want to have a punt?

-I think we might as well.

-I do.

-Anyway, you are going with the Bonus Buy.

-Yep.

OK, now you've decided, I can tell you what

-the auctioneer's estimate is, which is, I'm afraid, £20-£40.

-Oh!

20-40 is all he estimates.

Anyway, it's coming up next. Let's hope for the best.

You've been so brave.

Pure Welsh wool. I'm 30, with me.

-Ooh.

-£30.

With me. 35. £40.

45, on the internet.

-£45. £50. £60, on the internet.

-People have no appreciation.

-At £60, with the internet. At 70, with the internet.

-All online.

-At £70, with the internet. At £70. Here at 70.

-Oh, no!

-£80.

-80.

-80.

-£80, bid.

-Yay!

-Are you coming again? £90, the internet.

At £90, the internet.

£90, the internet. Are you all done?

Go on, internet!

I can't bear it, Tom.

£90 is only minus

£40, so you have shown him. You've shown him.

Anyway, today, unfortunately, for you girls, it is minus 110.

-Yes, it is!

-Ooh!

-That's a good loss!

Patrick, Lisa, do you know how the Reds got on?

-No.

-Not at all.

First up is the pair of plated salts and here they come.

Pair of the silver-plated condiments, then.

Gosh, they look good, don't they?

With the shell detail on it. Where are you going to be?

-Nothing on my book. Start me at £5. Who's going to come in?

-Come on.

£5. £5.

-Don't just stare at them!

-No money, is it?

-He's bidding!

-Thank you, sir.

-Good.

-£5, I'm bid. This is the time to come and put

your hands up. At £5.

-£6.

-Someone else is bidding.

-£8, madam. Got you, thank you. £8.

-Go on, sir, they're lovely. Go on.

-At £8. £8.

At £8. Do we have 10?

£8, you're all done.

Oh, dear.

£8 only. Well, there we go. So, now,

-the plant stand.

-I'm not sure how it's going to go.

Commission on the book. £20, I'm bid. 5.

-Straight in.

-30. 5.

-You're in profit. Look at that!

You doubter!

At £40. £40.

£40.

At £40, I'm... 45, the internet.

45, the internet.

-45?! Wow!

-At £45, the internet. You're all done?

Sold, then, at £45.

That is plus £17. Nothing the matter with that.

OK, now, the Monart fellow.

I'm in at 40. I've got 50. I've got 60.

-I've got 70.

-Yeah, yeah, yeah.

-£70, with me.

£70, with me. £70.

Come on, there's more money in that, if it's Monart.

At £70. £80? All done?

Sold, then, at 70.

-We're not going to complain.

-No, that's fine.

-Five off 60.

That's 50. That's £25. Plus 25.

£40 in the bank. Now, what about that little rodent, then?

-I think we will decline.

-Really?

-Yes.

Well, now you have decided, I can tell you what the auctioneer says.

-He says £20-£25.

-Oh, that's mean!

Anyway, you're not going with it. We are going to sell it, anyway.

Here it comes.

A lovely little mouse. Lot 861.

-It's so pretty.

-There it is.

-So pretty.

Mouse. 5, I'm bid. 10, I'm bid.

15.

20. 5. 30.

30, the bid, with me.

35, the internet.

40, the internet. 5, the internet.

50, the internet. 60, the internet

-70, the internet.

-Go on!

-80, the internet.

-There we go!

80, the internet.

At £80. At 90, the internet.

90, the internet!

Room's out. We're selling.

They love rodents on the internet.

-£90...

-Well done.

-..which is minus £40.

-Good decision, team.

-If you had gone with it, you would have absolutely nothing now.

-Yeah!

But you made the right decision. You have ring-fenced your £40,

which may be a winning score. Say nothing to the Reds.

All will be revealed in a moment.

Well, well, well. What fun.

-There are similarities between our teams today.

-Ah!

Each team had a Bonus Buy

that made an identical loss of £40.

LAUGHTER

The problem was that one team went with the Bonus Buy and one didn't.

Who is counting?

I'm counting. That means that the runners-up today,

by a substantial margin,

-are the Reds.

-Yes!

-Oh.

-Bad luck.

-It was a disaster.

-Minus £110

is not so brilliant, is it? In fact, it is minus, minus, minus,

all down the scorecard, so I am not going to go

into the individual detail. What's the point?

-What I care about is, did you have a good time?

-It was brilliant.

-Absolutely brilliant.

-You have been very sporting and thank you

for joining us. But the victors today go home with some money,

-which is brilliant. You go home with £40. How about that?

-Thank you.

Largely made up of the £17 for the plant stand,

-which you didn't believe in at all, Patrick.

-I didn't, no.

And £25 for the Monart vase.

-Good. Anyway, good fun? Yes.

-Brilliant fun, thank you.

Anyway, good to see you.

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

ALL: Yes!