Malvern 6 Bargain Hunt

Today, we're in the heart of England

and just like the Malvern Hills rise and fall,

so do the price of antiques.

So let's go bargain hunting.

Malvern in Worcestershire

is an area of outstanding beauty.

But what sort of antique beauties

are our teams going to uncover today?

Well, you're just going to have to wait and find out, aren't you, baby?

The Reds look like they're dining alfresco...

Bit like a boardroom table, isn't it? It's huge.

-..while the Blues are getting all tarted up.

-I think he suits them.

But will it pay off at the auction?

Well, that's all to come, but first of all,

let me remind you of the rules.

Each team gets £300 and an hour to shop for three items.

The team that wins over at the auction

makes the largest profit or the smallest loss.

Now, let's go and meet the teams.

So, for the Reds today we have partners Bill and Jenny.

-Hi, how are you?

-Hello.

-Hi.

-How did you two first meet?

I was curating an exhibition at the People's History Museum

in Manchester on a street called Edrie Street in Ancoats

and Jenny's grandma actually lived on Edrie Street

and I ran a reminiscence day and Jenny brought her grandma along

and during the proceedings

it became obvious that me and Jenny were getting on very well

so her grandma disappeared very slowly like Mrs Overall.

-How sweet. Is she quite subtle then, your gran?

-Yes.

She's no longer with us now but she's very pleased that we got together.

Isn't that nice? What do you do for a living, Jen?

I am a textile artist so I make mainly quilts.

That's what I specialise in.

You're very modest though, aren't you,

because you make it for the V&A.

Last year I had a commission which was really exciting.

They did a big quilt exhibition last summer

and I had a commission for that, so it was great.

It's very prestigious to have something commissioned by the V&A.

Very good luck today. Now, for the Blues.

The daughter and father-in-law combo, Rachel and Philip.

Hi, how are you?

-Hi.

-Very good thanks, Tim.

-Very nice to see you.

-So, Rachel, you're married to Phil's son, Richard.

-Yes.

You've got a degree in psychology

and you had an interesting final dissertation.

I really love shopping.

So I specialised in impulse purchasing

and the psychology behind impulse purchasing,

which has nicely led into my career in retail

and hopefully will give us the winning edge today.

I think that's very, very cool, actually.

To do psychology and do impulse buying at the end of it all

because the big retail chains, they want you.

They want to know about impulse buying.

Now, Phil, you're semi-retired.

Yes. Actually, I finished for good about three weeks ago.

Oh, right. So that's retired-retired?

What were you doing when you were a semi-retiree?

-When I was a semi-retiree, I worked for the Prince's Trust.

-How lovely.

In a number of capacities.

In various offices throughout the north-west.

-What do you collect yourself?

-I collect...

I'm a bit of a blue anorak guy when it comes to collecting model buses.

You're a well-qualified anorak - no, collector.

Now the money moment. £300 apiece.

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

Very, very good luck. Gosh, what interesting teams we've got today.

We have two select experts helping not one,

but two sets of Reds and Blues today.

Addressing the hardware for the Reds is Colin Young.

And putting the Blues in the picture is Anita Manning.

What sort of things do you want to buy?

-Something cheap that will make lots and lots of money.

-I like expensive.

Oh, right! We're going to have a great time then.

Graphics, things to do with shops.

I'm particularly interested in old shop cabinets.

Something old - kitchen like, kitchenalia.

-Are you a more practical person?

-I'm very practical.

-My trouble is there's so much that's going to catch your eye.

-It's hard.

-Let's go, we haven't got a lot of time.

-OK.

Not a lot of time indeed.

One hour, actually.

That sort of thing is doing quite well in the market at the moment.

-It doesn't make me think, "Wow."

-It's got to have that wow factor.

-Is that glass-bottomed?

-It's got a glass bottom.

-Sort of cricketers.

-A cricket theme.

-Don Pewter?

-Forget about that, Phil, it's empty.

The tankard is empty but your pockets are full,

so come on, get spending!

That's quite nice actually. I quite like that. Is it a light fitting?

It is, yeah. Imagine that when it's flipped over

and you've got the chains from it

and you've got the light beaming through.

-Lovely.

-Isn't that a wonderful thing?

The key is going to be pricing on it.

-Can we ask you what's your best price on this?

-It would have to be 55.

That's not unreasonable.

There is potentially a small margin in it for us. We'll do the rows.

When we get to the end of these rows,

if this is the best of the bunch from this, we can come back

and do a little bit of negotiating.

I think it's a great looking thing and we should come back to it.

Well, shine on, Reds. But still nothing bought.

Meanwhile, Anita has spotted something close to her heart.

It might be an idea to have a wee look at this Mauchline piece here.

This is obviously made in Scotland in a wee village called Ayrshire.

Is this practical enough for you? You're looking a wee bit...

-It's not really big, is it?

-It's still too feminine, isn't it?

-Have you got a big one?

-Steady on, Anita.

This is a daytime show, you dirty beast.

-What have the Reds found?

-What about that, then?

-I like that.

A nice mahogany top. Good turn legs.

It's actually a beech base but mahogany top.

It's all going to come down to one thing - should I ask a price?

-Is it something you're interested in?

-Definitely, I like that.

-35 squid.

-£35.

-Do you think she'd come down a little bit?

-What do you think?

-I think that's a little bit expensive.

-You do?

All right, 30, but I've got to get 30. I'm being serious.

Would you come down to 28, maybe?

I think the more we can squeeze it down,

the more profit we are likely to get.

Do you want to buy it at 28?

I think 28's a good price.

I'm not going to turn it down for two quid, even I won't do that.

The Reds kick off their shopping with a small mahogany stool

but don't put your feet up just yet, lads.

-What have you got that's a great bargain?

-A great bargain?

-They're always in the van.

-How much is that?

-30.

-Let's have a look at that.

-Chester.

It's a Chester hallmark and you come from Chester.

That's where I'm living at the moment and so close to my heart.

You look at that and tell me if you like it.

-I think it's a pretty thing, isn't it?

-It's beautiful, that.

Nice and delicate.

You've got a little compass there and you've got a little agate,

little bloodstone here. It's quite a pretty thing.

-It could be useful because she very often gets lost.

-I'm terrible.

I have no sense of direction whatsoever.

I think we've got to have it.

-What's the best price you can do on it?

-Will you do 20 on it?

I will do 25.

-20, I want to take it off your hands now.

-I'll split you, 22.

-22, yeah, happy with that?

-Are you happy?

I'd be happier at 20. Come on, £20.

Price of gold's gone up this week - £12.50 a gram.

You're making me cry. £20.

-That's very kind of you. You gave her a lovely deal.

-Thank you.

Well, Rachel, you're not lost now, girl. Good work, Blues.

There's the scales there, see.

What about this? That's the sort of period you were looking at.

That's the type of chair and with this one,

you get a table to go with it as well.

It's a bit like a boardroom table, isn't it? It's huge.

As long as you're not bored already.

-How much is the table and chairs?

-750.

750. Another abandoned purchase.

Oh, dear.

£750?! Ouch!

I've got some more scales here.

These scales are becoming an obsession, Phil.

OK, team, we have failed on 1970s teak over there.

Let's see if we can be successful here.

That looks fairly mundane, doesn't it?

-I quite like that. It's a bit more '50s.

-It's in good condition.

The key thing here is going to be the name.

We mentioned G Plan over there.

On that, with no name, it's a lump of teak that's worth a fiver.

But hopefully what you're going to find on here is this.

-Oh, right, there's a stamp.

-Gordon Russell.

Broadway Worcestershire.

So you've got something fairly local to where we're going.

You've got a fabulous maker on there as well.

The key is going to be the price, as ever.

Who's going to do the bidding and negotiating then?

-You could have a go.

-Who fancies doing it?

What would be your best price on the table?

I think the best price we'd be looking at

is probably going to be 140.

It's going to be bottom price.

That's still going to be quite tight for getting a profit at auction.

-It is in Worcestershire.

-Even in Worcestershire,

even the right place, in the right saleroom, on the right day,

I think with the wind behind it

we're going to struggle to get there.

I think it's really nice for people that are interested in that period

or are looking for the name, but how many are going to be there?

We've still got plenty of time. We can always come back.

Unless he's already sold it, of course.

-There's been a lot of interest.

-Has there?

-OK, let's move on.

-Is that of any interest to you?

-It's pretty, yeah.

This is Mdina glass which is a Maltese glass

and it's really quite collectible.

I thought it might appeal to you because of the abstract pattern.

I think it's rather pretty and it's quite collectible.

-Is this all Mdina?

-Yeah.

See if we bought two, could you do us a deal?

I can do 25 for the two. They would have been 30, 15 each.

-If you threw the chipped one in...

-I'd do the three for 30.

-Could you do the three for 25?

-No, 28 for the three.

28 for the three.

-I think that's a fair price.

-She's quite good, isn't she?

-Said that without moving her lips.

-28 for the three?

-I'd be happy with that.

-Are you happy?

-I am always happy.

And if we buy a set of scales with no weights,

we can always use them as weights.

Well bargained and it's two down for the Blues

but Phil has still to buy his scales.

Meanwhile, the Reds have decided inside is not where it's at.

-That's the end of the inside.

-Right.

We've got our light fitting and maybe the table, haven't we?

-I think we should definitely go with the light.

-Yeah.

We could get that down and there's a bit of profit to be made.

Let's make it quick and rush across

and get that purchase out of the way.

Then we've just got a few minutes for the last one.

Oh, stop horsing around, Blues.

You won't make a pony messing around like that.

Great news. It's actually still here

so let's see how well we can do on this one.

-Who wants to have a bit of a haggle?

-Will you do this one?

-OK, I'll have a go.

-We just had a little chat.

-Excellent.

We'll come down to 45.

With a bit of duress, could we bear to offer 40 to you?

Yes, that's fine.

-Thank you very much.

-Brilliant, thank you.

-Thank you.

-Thank you very much.

-Are we pleased with that then?

-Yes.

-Pleased with that.

-I'm really pleased.

-OK, that's two down.

Just got to go and negotiate that last one but time is running out.

We've literally got minutes to go.

So, both teams have two items in the old bag. Well done, Reds.

Now, it's Anita's turn.

I think that they're very nice.

And I think that Liberty - it's a good make, obviously.

Costume jewellery is hot just now. People like costume jewellery

and it seems to be doing well in the salerooms.

I think they're maybe from the 1950s, 1960s.

-Try them on.

-I've got earrings on.

-OK, Phil, you try them on.

-I'll try them on.

-Let Phil try them on.

Both of them.

With the beard, I think it's particularly attractive.

Stand back. Let me see.

You said you wanted something practical, Phil.

I think he's got the model look.

Blow us a little kiss.

They are squeezing my ears.

We're just wondering what price you can do them for, really.

I've got 15 on them. I'd do it for 10.

-Do you think you could manage eight? We're at the last item.

-OK.

Thank you so much. That's absolutely brilliant.

-I promise I won't keep them for me.

-They were for him, weren't they?

Well bargained, Blues, but no scales for Phil.

Well, there's part of the good news, team. It's still here.

Less objects on it but it is still here.

I think you mentioned a figure of 110 previously.

You're close.

We just wondered if we can bring you down a little bit further.

-Would you go for 100?

-Well, no, I can't take 100 on it.

I'll take 110 off you.

-110.

-If that's all right. If you're happy with that.

-108, squeeze a little bit more out of you?

-108, go on.

Brilliant, thank you. Thank you very much.

Well done, Jenny. Again, you've sealed the deal.

Time's up.

It's now time to sell

and we haven't had to travel far to get to Philip Serrell's saleroom

in Malvern.

Before we find out whether our teams make a profit today,

let's remind ourselves what the Red team bought.

For £28, they bought this mahogany stool.

Love the music.

And for £40, they hope everything comes up rosy

with the glass lampshade.

Boy, they perked up when they paid £108

for this Gordon Russell coffee table.

You spent £176, yes?

You gave £124 of leftover lolly to Colin Young

and this is what he bought.

-Oh, that's really different.

-Didn't expect that.

-Not at all.

-What were you expecting?

-I don't know.

Something much more modern, I think.

It's absolutely wonderful mahogany.

It's Victorian, dates from probably 1850-1870.

Good mid-Victorian piece, lovely moulded edge to it.

The scrolling legs on it as well, original castors.

It's a breakfast table which is really of top-drawer quality.

What do you think it is worth?

I think you probably used up the rest of the money that we had

but I think it's worth maybe £100 on top of that?

-Guess what?

-I think there's a profit in it.

-You do.

I'm really excited about it.

Excellent, that's what I like to hear.

-I'll tell you the figure - £120 was spent on it.

-Get away.

-I think that's great.

-Thanks, Colin.

-You might have saved our bacon there.

-You like it?

-Yes, we do.

-Very much so.

-Good, that's a relief.

THEY LAUGH

You can decide later, Reds. Now for the Blues,

let's remind ourselves what the team bought with their £300.

You look at that and tell me if you like it.

Rachel navigated her way to a good deal with this gold compass for £20.

They paid £28 for three pieces of Mdina glass.

Phil lost all thought of being manly

when he saw these vintage gold-plated Liberty earrings for £8.

That's £4 a lobe, ducky.

So, Rachel, Phil, you spent a miserable £56.

-£244 went across to Anita and I hope she's blown the lot.

-I haven't.

Oh, haven't you?

-I remember this.

-You remember it.

-Yes, so do I.

Well, a pair of sweethearts here

and I thought this lovely little box or pincushion,

which is a Mauchline tartanware item.

It's Bonnie Prince Charlie tartan

and it would have been made at the end of the 1800s.

So, a nice collectable little thing

and tartanware is the most collectable of the Mauchline pieces.

Tell me, what do you think about it?

-I think it's really sweet.

-Yeah, it's lovely.

-Phil.

-Yeah.

You are speaking with a forked tongue, aren't you?

I'm slightly disappointed

because I thought it might have been scales but there we are.

Never stops going on about those scales.

It's very nice, very delicate.

-It's a ladies' item I think, very much so.

-It's gorgeous.

-Very pretty.

-So, big question, how much?

£22.

Not a lot and price was an important factor in buying.

-Will we make some money?

-You should make some money on that.

You're certainly Scotland's best ambassadress, I tell you.

I'd have her on my payroll.

Let's see how the Scottish lass will do.

We're now going to auction!

35, 35.

Well, we're on the edge. Never been to an auction before, this girl.

This is a dangerous way of playing it. Anyway, very good luck.

-Here comes the miniature stool.

-The little miniature stool or the table.

Bid me for that. Put it in the bidding, start me off.

I don't know. Give me £30 for it.

Give me 20. Give me a tenner, someone, quickly.

10 I'm bid at, 10.

10 bid. At £10, I'm only bid at 10. 10 bid, is there any more?

At £10, I'm only bid at 10. 10 bid, £10.

Any more at all? At £10, I sell then at £10 and done, thank you.

-£10 is minus 18.

-Oh, dear.

-That's not so swift, is it?

-No.

-Now, you'll make it all back on this.

-Lot number 333 is the shade.

Bid me for that.

Start me off, who's got £50 for it?

Who's got £40 for it?

Who's got £30 for it?

20 I'm bid. At 20, 20 bid.

£20 there, 5, 30. 5, 40. 5, 50.

50 bid, 5, 60, 5, 70.

70 bid. And 5, 80.

At £80 then. Bid's with me.

At 80. At £80 only. Is there any more at all?

At £80, bid's with me and it's done at £80 and done, thank you.

That is plus £40, thank you very much. Next is the coffee table.

-Here we go.

-Gordon Russell coffee table, bid me for that.

Start me off, someone. I'm bid straight in at £50 bid, at 50.

5, 60, 5, 70, 5,

80, 5, 90, 5,

100 and 10 with me. At 110.

-We're in profit.

-At 110. Is there any more at all? At £110.

-Is there any more?

-Ignore the estimate.

-At 110.

£110, you are plus £2 on that. Feeling better?

That is exciting, isn't it?

Listen, you were 22,

you got the coffee table away with a profit of £2, you are plus £24.

What are you going to do about this breakfast table?

-I think we should go for it.

-We should definitely go for it.

£24 could be a winning score. You've got that money in the bank.

You don't have to go for it. Anyway, you're going to do it. Yes.

Going with the bonus buy, you have £24 profit.

You're still going to spin the wheel and off we go again.

I'm bid £100. At 100.

At £100 only, 110.

110.

120, 120, 120 in the room.

At 130, 140.

-You're in profit.

-150, 160.

-160 in the room. 170.

-Yes.

-180.

Phone?

190.

-He's not finished.

-At £190.

At £190 and I sell then at £190 and done, thank you.

-Brilliant, that's really great.

-Well done, that's plus £70.

Congratulations, Colin. Overall then, you are plus £94.

Just don't say a word to the Blues. If you see them, don't talk.

Might have to wipe the smile off my face.

-So, Rachel, Phil, how are you feeling?

-Fine, thank you.

-Been talking to the Reds?

-No.

-Do you know what their score is?

-Not at all. Clueless.

-That's what we like.

-First up is the compass fob and here it comes.

-Give me 20 to start.

20, I'm bid at 20, 20 bid. At £20, take 5, someone.

At 20, 20 bid.

-At 5 on the net, bid 30. At 30.

-30.

Bid's over yonder at £30 only.

30 bid, is there any more?

At £30 and I sell then at £30 and done, thank you.

Well done, girl, that is plus £10. That's all right, isn't it?

-Good start.

-Good start.

-355 is the Mdina glass.

Give me £30 for the lot, someone.

Give me £20 for the lot. Come on. 20 I'm bid at, 20. 20 bid.

At £20 only, who's got 5? 25, 30?

At 35, looking at your shoes again.

At 35, 40 is it?

At £35, right at the back and I sell then at 35 and done, thank you.

-That is £7 profit.

-Another little bit. Your earrings.

-Earrings.

Here we go.

20. 20 I am bid at, 20.

At £20, only at 20. 5.

30, 5. 40.

-Jammy.

-We knew this would be a good one.

40 bid I've got down here at 40.

At £40, is there any more at all?

At £40 and I sell on my right and done then at 40 and done. Yes.

-Yes!

-Plus £32.

That is excellent, excellent.

£32, £39, plus £49.

You spent £56 and you have made £49 profit.

-Nearly doubled the money.

-These two.

What are you going to do about the Mauchline job? Going to risk it?

-We're going to stick.

-Let's stay where we are.

-Stay where we are.

-You're going to what?

-There's no Scottish people here.

That's the decision then, we're not going with the Mauchline job.

Right, sticking with the 49 but we're going to sell it anyway

and see what happens. Great.

I'm bid £20 on the book bid at 20, and 5, 30. 30 bid, 5, 40.

-OK?

-40 bid, £40, and 5, 50. 50 bid.

And 5, 60, 60 bid. On the book.

£60 only, is there any more at all?

At £60, on the book, and I sell then at 60 and done.

Ye of little faith!

When Anita says something's going to do well on the international

market because it's Scottish, you have to believe the woman.

-A big slip-up.

-£60, you would have made £38 profit.

Do we get a golden gavel now because we made three profits?

That will be revealed later.

Wins all round today,

golden gavels indeed for our Blue team.

But the Reds had today's winning score.

Great job, teams!

Coming up, will our next two teams rise to their challenge?

Meanwhile, I'm off somewhere rather special.

Castle Howard in North Yorkshire was built over 300 years ago.

It's one of the finest houses in England today

and it contains an assortment of wonderful treasures.

I'm here to take a look at one of the magnificent bedrooms.

Some bedroom, hey?

Called the Castle Howard bedroom, it's a space that's completely

contained by large oil paintings by one particular artist -

Marco Ricci.

A Venetian who came here between about 1709 and 1710

and was employed by the third Earl

to paint no less than about 30 to 40 pictures.

Dominating the middle of the room is this enormous four-poster bed,

which is part of a commission which was undertaken

by the celebrated London cabinet maker, John Lynell.

Just look at that - a most complicated bed canopy.

What we see today is in two tiers, but originally

when this bed was made in the 1780s,

it had a socking great cupola on the top as well.

But the bed was moved into the Castle Howard bedroom in the 1870s

and at that moment, they found that the ceiling was too low,

so they lopped the cupola off and the cabinet maker replaced it

with that rather fancy gilt basket finial.

We're back in the Malvern Hills,

an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

and we're about to see if our next set of teams

can find a few beauties here at the fair to turn a pretty profit.

Let's meet them.

So, today, for the Reds, we've got best mates Andy and Chris

and for the Blues, we have mother and daughter combo, Karen and Jenny.

Hello, girls. Hi, boys. Lovely to see you.

-Andy, what do you do for a living?

-Electrician. Rewire houses,

buildings, things like that.

-But you are accident prone?

-Very much so.

I managed to break my nose a couple of months back on a barbecue,

just moving the barbecue.

Beer in one hand and a spatula in the other,

trying to move the barbecue, and the barbecue fell over

onto the grass, coal everywhere and I managed to smash myself

in the face with the spatula thing! There you go, really.

Oh, dear. It's just as well that you're a student nurse,

if your best mate's accident prone!

It does come in quite handy with Andy,

but I'm a mental health student nurse.

How did you get into nursing, Chris?

From college. I just got a Saturday job in a nursing home,

enjoyed it and just took it from there.

Have you any experience in finding a bargain and making a profit?

We have tried a few times.

The main was we tried to buy and sell a few cars.

We didn't really make that much money, did we?

No, the money we did make, we just went down the pub.

-Hard day's work, couple of pints!

-What about tactics today, then?

-See what catches our eye.

-Yeah.

Have you any experience in buying and selling antiques?

-Not really, no.

-No experience in collecting antiques

or anything to do with antiques?

We just show an interest in what we see on TV and things like that.

All you got to do is watch Bargain Hunt!

-That's all you will ever need to know!

-Yes!

This team is going to go far, I tell you, they are well qualified.

-Are you girls quaking in your boots?

-No, definitely not.

So, Jen, what do you do for a living?

I work for a gas company. An account manager/customer service.

So do you do a lot of chatting on the phone?

-I certainly do, and a lot of people ring up just for a chat.

-Do they?

A lot of people want to chat to somebody.

You also like swimming. Tell us about that.

I did. When we lived in South Africa, I went to boarding school

and joined the swimming team at the school

and did try-outs for South Africa,

and I ended up swimming under 18s for South Africa, Olympic team.

-Did you?

-My biggest achievement is I came second against Germany

in a very big competition,

so I think that was a very good achievement.

Karen, did you go to South Africa

with the daughter or stay in England?

We went as a family. Jenny was four, my daughter Sarah was two.

We emigrated, with my husband.

And did you work when you were in Africa?

-Yes, I had a dance school there.

-Do you keep the dancing up here?

-Yes, still got a dance school.

-Do you collect anything, Karen?

I like boxes, unusual boxes.

-Any old boxes?

-Yeah, any box.

-Why would that be, do you think?

When I was born and came home from hospital,

I believe my cot wasn't ready,

so I had to live in a drawer for a few weeks.

-So you might buy a box or two today?

-Yes, hopefully.

-Do you think you'll be able to win today?

-Definitely.

-Yes.

I think you're like two peas in a pod. Now, here we go, look.

£300 apiece. There's your £300.

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

Very, very good luck.

Gosh, what fun!

-Good luck.

-Good luck.

-Blues!

This antiques fair is overflowing with goodies,

so plenty for our teams to choose from.

So, Chris, Andy, glorious sunshine in Worcestershire.

What are you going to buy today, then?

-Something a bit different, maybe. No idea, really.

-What sort of thing?

-Something that catches the eye, something that shines.

-Yeah?

-What sort of thing do you want to go for?

-Dunno.

We're in the middle of the glorious countryside,

something that catches the eye, sparkles and tickles your fancy,

so to speak.

That's an interesting tactic!

If it sparkles, buy it! Colin, you've got your hands full, mate.

At least Jenny and Karen are using their heads,

and not being swayed by emotion.

Oops, spoke too soon!

OK, girls, what are we looking for today?

Bit of silver, and a box. I quite like the look of that.

-That's a big box!

-Very big box. How old do you think it is?

It's probably not terribly old, or it's been redone or something.

-What do you think?

-Tell me why you wanted a box.

-I just like boxes.

Mum's always liked boxes, little trinket boxes and just...

they're conventional to put things in

and I think this would be ideal in somebody's home.

I could see this being in my home,

you know, at the end of the bed to put your linen in

or something like that so I think it's a very good piece.

I like boxes as well because you can always fill them full of junk!

And this is a functional one.

-Let's look at the wee drawers down here.

-Yes.

So, quite a handy piece of furniture.

It's based on the old type of trunk,

which was a Saratoga trunk, which would have been a tin one

with an arched top, and possibly metal banding.

-This type of thing, it's a modern item.

-Do you think it would sell?

I think it would sell. If it was an older one, it would be better.

It is a reproduction, we know that. But we do like boxes.

The girls really like it.

Especially the mum. The mum really likes it.

But we noticed that there's a buckle missing on the front.

What's your best price? Would you take 30?

35.

Can you meet us halfway? £32.50, please?

-32, then.

-Oh, brilliant. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Thank you very much.

Now watch out, the Reds have spotted something shiny!

I hope Colin can persuade them that all that glistens is not gold,

and that certainly ain't gold.

It has got a bit of damage on it. What's the price?

I'll do that for 45.

-£45. Would you buy it even with damage?

-No.

-You wouldn't?

-I don't think so, no. It sparkled nicely.

But once you looked under the gloss, you're not so happy.

We've still got virtually an hour to shop.

-It's the first thing you've looked at.

-OK. Thank you very much.

-How much is that, then?

-It's got to be 280.

It's too expensive for us, then.

It's well worth it, though, because it's plenty of colour

and in beautiful condition.

I quite like that and that.

Let's see whether it's actually going to be

within our sort of budget.

-What sort of money are you looking for?

-I'm looking for £180.

-180.

That is a really good item, and at £180, on the face of it,

it's an absolute snip at the price.

-That is easily worth... minimum £600-£800.

-It's a fake.

No, it's not a fake. It's absolutely fine.

The negative is because of the restoration

that's happened around the neck,

for what you're trying to achieve, it's not going to work.

A good lesson from Colin. Thank you.

Stick to the quality items in top-notch condition. Thanks.

What about this little box here?

Oh, yeah, you're still on boxes, girls!

Boxes, boxes, boxes.

Now even the boys have caught the box bug.

Travelling suitcase!

I like that. That's nice. Hello there.

-It's quirky, it's nice.

-Yeah.

You see so many of these with no interior in them

and they make £2-£5 sale in, sale out.

Yeah, what are you looking for roughly for this?

-30 quid.

-30.

I like it. It gets my seal of approval.

-I reckon we go for it, then.

-Do you want to go for it?

-Yes.

-Do you want to negotiate the price?

-I'll have a word with the lady.

-Can you meet us halfway? 25.

-No, I can't.

-It's got to be 30 and that's it.

-£27.50?

-No.

-£28?

-No, 30.

-Well, we'll take that then for £30.

-Thank you very much.

-Job done.

Pleasure.

Well, that stall holder sure knew how to stand her ground.

Maybe you guys need a lesson in haggling

from the Anita and girl team.

25 minutes gone, and they've finally moved on from boxes to china.

-Do like that type of colourful item?

-Not really.

-It just took my eye, though.

-You like patterns?

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-Quite bold patterns.

-Poole always used very good designers.

These were done in the 1960s and the 1970s.

You had Poole and Aegean. We've got a mixture there.

People like that type of thing.

Everything's £10 an item on the table.

Everything £10 an item on the table?

I'm thinking that there's lots of things

that are nice for £10, really.

I'd probably buy them in a set, then I'd hang them on the wall together.

A set is obviously better.

If we did buy them as a set, so we bought the four round ones,

would you be able to do a better price then -

cos it's £10 each - than £40?

-I could do them for £30.

-What do you think, Anita?

I love that stuff anyway.

And I know that it's popular, and you're getting four of them for £30.

Is there another bit of movement in them because of the wee flaws?

-I'll go 28.

-As long as you love them, I think it's a good buy.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

-Oh, brilliant, thank you.

Look at that,

four pieces of colourful '60s Poole pottery for £20.

That Jenny is just haggle-tastic!

My goodness, look, a bare bottom on Bargain Hunt!

Chris, stop wasting your time looking at things like that!

Keep moving, lads! That's better.

These are the kind of mahogany long legs

you won't get into trouble with.

-What do you think to that?

-That's very smart.

-Isn't it!

-It's nice.

Let me tell you about it. Edwardian, period 1900 to 1910.

Mahogany with boxwood stringing.

The thing that sets this one apart from the mass -

and believe me, the mass usually make 20 quid -

is that you've got a double-layer shelf,

but it's this unusual dogleg arrangement on the legs.

It's just a very, very different piece.

-What do you think to it?

-I think anything that catches someone's eye

is worth putting in auction, cos it's caught someone's eye already.

If it's different from the rest, it will stand out more.

Are you interested in discussing price?

What sort of money would that hope to bring?

The bog-standard version of this, with the straight legs

and the single shelf, makes £20 to £30.

This one should make double that.

As a retail price, that's about the mark,

but you're buying to make a profit at auction.

So have a chat with the owner and see if you can strike a deal.

You've got 80 on that.

I can do it 55.

Could you come down a little more, maybe 45?

I can't go 45. 50.

-50?

-50 then?

It's well worth that. I'm good for £50.

-It's not a lot of money so I'm happy.

-Try and negotiate to 48.

-48?

Go on, then. OK, brilliant! Thank you very much.

Two items apiece.

Looking for their third item,

the girls in blue have been drawn to some sparkle.

-Jewellery?

-Jewellery, ladies?

-That's nice, the egg.

And I love that in the little purple box.

Let's have a wee look at that.

-Is that expensive?

-That is 165.

I love opals. I think it's pretty,

and I think the combination of ruby and opals

is absolutely lovely here.

-And it's very fresh.

-Has it got age on it?

Maybe the latter half of the 20th century.

Is it tempting you, girls?

-No.

-It's tempting me, but not my mum so it's something...

I just don't think there's much profit in it, really.

OK. You can always come back.

I wouldn't discard it.

And I know that you like it because of the stones and the design.

-So we might really have a think.

-Thank you.

Well, I can see Anita loves that brooch.

I hope she's not too disappointed at leaving it behind.

15 minutes to go,

and the Reds have split up in the hunt for that elusive third item.

And it looks like Chris has spotted something interesting.

And, yes, it's shiny.

-What have you found for us?

-I found a nice piece of silver cutlery.

A nice box set. It's a bit expensive, but it looks classy.

Lead the way, let's have a look.

Marked at 155. What do I feel that they're going to make

when it comes to the auction?

Should they make £100?

-Yes, every day of the week.

-OK.

Will they make any more than that?

That's where the pain's going to be. So you're on that margin.

If they can knock a good chunk out of it, you stand a chance.

If it's only going to be margins, then there is no point.

We can always ask the question.

The spoons LOOK good, but you need to get haggling, boys.

The team are looking at those very fine silver pair.

But we just have a slight problem with that.

-Is there anything you can do for us that helps us along?

-Not a lot.

You know the price of silver, anyway.

I do, that's the problem. The margins are going to be tight.

-135. That's it.

-135, yeah. We're a bit tight on time now.

I think if we have a nice word with the lady, about £120?

-I can't do that.

-Can you manage 125?

I would do 125.

Is this a team decision? Are we going to go 125 for that?

If I don't agree, he's going to beat me up,

so I think we'll go over them.

Thank you very much. Pleasure.

That wasn't bad, but just watch the girls at work.

That's quite a nice wee thing there.

What is it, if you don't mind me asking?

It's for little sweetmeats on your table.

-MAN: It's signed WMF underneath.

-Right, OK.

-Which is a mark of quality. What sort of price is on that?

-38.

-38?

-Is that your best price on that?

-Could you do 20?

I could do 30.

No. 25? >

Go on, then.

-What do you think, Anita, at 25?

-I think that's a nice thing.

MAN: There's no damage. The little pots are really nice.

-It's neat, I like it.

-Is it silver?

-It's not silver.

-MAN: No, it's plated but it's early...

-It's plated.

Tell me what you think about it.

I'd have liked it if it was silver.

Well, you wouldn't be getting it for £25!

What do you think it'll go for in auction?

I'd say £25 to £40. 25, 35.

But in an auction, you don't know. You don't know.

Is just on the day, what people want.

It's understated, but it has a classic elegance.

-Want to go for it?

-Could you go 22 on it?

I'll give you 20 to take it, shall I?!

THEY LAUGH

-Could you do 22 on it?

-Yeah,

-go on, then. You're a darling!

-It's a deal then.

-Thank you very much.

I wish we had slow motion, to see that again!

Squeezing that extra £3 off could make all the difference.

Well done, girls.

There's BARELY any time left. In fact, time's up.

The shopping's done, time to go to auction and we've returned

to Philip Serrell's saleroom down the road in Malvern.

But first though,

let's have a reminder of what the Red team bought.

The boys, Andy and Chris,

hope the travelling wardrobe will be a DRAWER at the auction.

Who writes this stuff?! £30 paid.

They laid out £48 for the Edwardian mahogany table.

And the shiny pair of silver serving spoons were priced at £125.

Chaps, you spent £203.

£97 went to the maestro Colin, what did he spend it on? Colin.

-Voila.

-Oh, wow.

-What do you think to that?

-Very retro.

-Absolute retro.

-So you like it?

-It's different, yeah.

Well, it's a design, what's known as the Tulip Chair,

which is a real design icon from the '50s.

It was designed by Saarinen for Knoll of New York.

And it's copied right up until this day,

you can still buy versions to this very day.

This is a vintage example, and we do actually have four of them.

-All the same?

-All the same.

This is actually the one in the worst condition.

-What do you think they were?

-50 quid?

-50 quid, OK.

-What do you think?

-£20 each.

-£20 each?

Well, that's good then

because the figure that was paid was £67 for a set of four.

-There's always a negative, isn't there?

-Go on.

-OK.

The upholstery on the seat potentially doesn't comply

with the 1988 Fire And Furnishing Regulations Act.

But there are exemptions for that for items

which are an antique or collectable nature.

And there are also exemptions for items

that are going to be used in an office environment.

-So no problems really.

-No problems.

But we've got four of these jokers, £67, we haven't asked him

how much the four might make

with the wind up their tail today, here in Malvern.

The last set of four I sold...

with a table admittedly, made £210.

-So, take the table out, I hope we might make the £100.

-OK.

-Sounds OK.

-I think you're interested, lads, aren't you?

-I quite like them.

-Yeah.

The more Colin keeps dribbling on about them, the better they seem.

Well, decide later you Reds but, in the meanwhile,

let's discuss the Blue team's three items.

Time for a little reminder.

Our Blues, Karen and Jenny, haggled hard on all their items.

They paid £32 for the wooden trunk.

They did a deal on the four colourful pieces of Poole pottery.

£28 paid.

And they negotiated well down to £22 for that WMF silver-plated dish.

Jenny and Karen, the left-over lolly moment. You only spent £82.

-Yes, we did.

-And £218 went to the legend Anita Manning.

Anita, did you blow the lot?

Well, I bought something

that I think the girls will absolutely love.

THEY GASP

Oh, my God, it's the brooch!

The girls, we looked at this and they fell in love with it

and I thought, "I'm just going to go for it

"because I know that they loved it to bits."

-We don't want to sell it.

-Can we not take it home?!

It's made of nine carat gold. It's not an old item

but it's an old design.

And we have these rubies and quite nice fiery opals.

-Are you happy, girls?

-Very happy.

-How much did you pay for it?

-Now, I managed to get it to £100.

-Yes! Get in.

-How much do you think it's going to make?

-Well, it should do over £100.

-Yeah, it's fantastic, that.

What is it in particular that you like about that brooch, then?

To be very honest, it reminds me of my great-gran,

and I think it was something that my great-gran,

with her being a lady of elegance,

would've worn on a scarf or on a little coat.

And it just really reminds me of my great-gran, to be honest, so...

We don't want to sell it!

-I'm afraid you're not allowed to buy it, either!

-I know!

But I'm glad I've made you happy.

You've made us very happy, thank you.

You'll make them even happier if you make a profit on this, Anita.

We'll see now as we go to auction.

£100.

210, 220, 230.

Thank you.

-Andrew, Christopher, how are you feeling?

-Very good.

-Little bit curious.

-Curious?

-Yeah.

-Why do you feel curious?

Well, curious, apprehensive. Just curious what's going on today.

Well, the travelling wardrobe, that funny old trunk.

P Serrell did not like that.

He put £10-15 on it. You paid 30, so he's not too happy with you.

-Oh, well.

-The Edwardian centre table, he really rates.

He thinks that's a great thing.

Paid 48, he's put 40-60, should make a bit more.

The Britannia standard silver spoons are gorgeous.

You paid £125. He's only put 80-120 on them, but he rates them.

-Oh, good.

-I think his estimate is low.

If the worst comes to the worst,

you've got your plastic chairs to fall back on, which is always nice,

reassuring from C Young.

First up, then, is the travelling wardrobe and here it comes.

Lot number 375, travelling wardrobe.

Who's got a tenner, chaps?

Now, these are rare things.

10, I'm bid. At 10 bid, at 10.

£10, £10, £10.

At £10, I'm only bid. 12 on the net bid at 12.

12 bid, 15, 15.

At 15, 18, 20 on the net bid, 20.

20 bid. 20 in the room, at 20, 20 bid.

At 5 on the net, 25.

30, now, 30 bid.

At £30, then... 35, 40, 40 bid.

At £40.

I told you, I said it was the one to go for.

Back to the room and done at 40...and done.

How brilliant is that! You got a profit of £10.

Lot 376 is the little Edwardian mahogany centre table.

I think this is a really pretty thing.

Will you bid me £50 or £60 to start?

Was that 50 or 60 or all of them, sir?

-50.

-That'll do. 50, I'm bid. At 50...60.

-70.

-Look at the profit you're in!

At 70... 80, 90.

-Doubled your money.

-110.

120, 130.

It's the shape that makes the world of difference.

170, 180...190.

-Amazing.

-Amazing!

210. 220.

Dear, oh, dear, oh, dear!

230, 240.

This is the brown furniture market that everybody talks about.

At £240, I'll sell, at 240 and done.

And your number, please?

£192 profit!

-Amazing!

-Look out, lads!

The silver spoons,

absolutely stunning quality.

90, I'm bid. At 90, 90 bid.

At £90 for the spoons. Any more?

-At £90.

-A bit more.

5 anywhere? At £90, there's the bid.

At £90, and I sell, then,

at £90 and done. Thank you.

So, that's £167 profit,

which is very respectable.

Disappointing about the spoons,

but congratulate Colin while the going's good.

-What are you going to do about the chairs?

-Play it safe?

We're pretty good on profit.

We can only lose £67 tops. We'll still walk away £100 up.

-What do you think, Colin?

-He can't say.

-Can't he?

-His lips are sealed.

-What do you think, then?

I can't say, my lips are sealed. The decision is yours.

-Will you park £167 of profit...?

-We can't lose that much.

Don't let Gamblor get the better of you!

-Are you going to park it?

-I think so.

-Are you going to go with it?

-I want to.

-Go on.

-What are you going to do?

-We'll go for it.

They're going with the bonus. We'll see it sold anyway.

Lot number 381 is the four contemporary chairs. There you are.

Bid me £50 to start, someone.

50. Give me £40.

Bid me 30, the price of one of them.

-Well...

-20! We cannot go on till we've sold these.

It's going to be a long old night. 20!

-Who's got £20?

-Come on!

Don't all look at your shoes.

-10, someone!

-Come on!

-5?!

-Come on!

-Told you you shouldn't have gone with them(!)

Will someone please put their hand up at a fiver?

5, I'm bid.

At £5 only, at 5, 5 bid.

£5. Is there any more?

Malvern is not ready for these!

At £5, there's the bid and I sell, then, at £5 and done.

That is minus £62.

Disaster on those! I can't believe it, but there we go.

It's happened. Don't tell the Blues a thing.

All will be revealed in a moment.

So, Colin's bonus buy pushes our Reds

back to a £105 total profit. Now for the Blues.'

-Now, Jenny, Karen... How are you feelings, girls?

-Very nervous.

-Very nervous! Do you know how the Reds got on?

-No.

-We have no idea.

Best not to know. Leather dome-topped trunk.

£32 paid.

-15-20 is Philip's estimate.

-Oh.

Could be a bit sticky, that.

The four Poole Pottery Delphis little dishes,

20-30, he's put on those. £28 paid, so that's close enough, isn't it?

And then the three-section sweetmeat dish, he's put 20-30 on it.

I think that's pretty mean.

I mean, somewhere else, on another day, I can see that at £60-90.

-It's a lovely, lovely, lovely thing.

-And perfect, with the glass. Quite an unusual object.

-Then the brooch to fall back on.

-Yes.

-So, don't be nervous.

-Right, OK.

-Let's go!

First up is the trunk and here it comes.

Lot number 396, well,

I never cease to be amazed, but I have two commission bids.

There we go, two commission bids.

I start off at £25 bid, 35 and 40.

40 bid with me.

-Yes!

-At £40, I won't be so rude next time.

£45 on the net bid. At £45. Is there any more at all?

Where? 50, 50 bid.

At 50, £50 only. 5, on the net bid.

At 55, one more? 60, 60 bid.

5, 65, 70, 70 bid.

-At £70, in the room...

-This is wicked, isn't it?

At £70 and done, thank you.

-That is plus 38, guys.

-Well done!

-That was your choice, excellent!

-You're a clever chicken!

Four little bits of Poole, start me off. What are they worth?

A tenner each, £40.

Give me 20 for the four.

20, £10 for the four, quickly.

10, I'm bid. 10, 12, 15, 18, 20,

lady's bid seated at 20.

At £20 seated, is there any more?

-Come on!

-And 5.

30, 5 on the net bid. 35.

-At £35...

-Bless the internet!

And done, then, at 35 and done, thank you.

Plus £7, that's two profits.

Now, what about this WMF joker?

This rather nice WMF dish,

there you are.

All complete and up together.

Who's got £40?

Bid me 20 to start, quickly. Who's got a tenner, someone?

10, at 10, 12, 15, 18...

20, 20 bid.

And 5 now? 25 bid.

At £25, I sell, at 25 and done, thank you.

Three profits on the trot, that was very, very good.

You are very pleased with yourselves.

38 plus 3 is 41, plus 7 is 48.

You are plus 48, girls.

I love it. Now, are you going to risk that by going with the brooch?

-Yes.

-Yes.

-Are you sure, girls?

-Yes, we trust you.

Yes, we're going.

-You're going?

-We're going for it.

We're going with the bonus buy and here it comes. Good luck, girls.

It's a little brooch. This is a lovely thing.

Bid me £100 to start. Bid me 80.

80 bid, at 80.

80 bid. 85, 85, on the net at 85.

-Is there any more at all?

-Please!

-At £85 only.

At £85, and I sell, then.

At £85 and done, thank you.

-That is minus £15.

-Sorry, girls.

It's only £15, so that takes you down to plus £33.

-Woohoo!

-You are plus £33 and that is a result, isn't it?

You paid only £82 in total, right.

You made £48 profit on £82,

which just got netted down to 33.

-Oh, that's my fault.

-That's not bad, though, is it? Good stuff.

-Are you happy?

-Yes.

-Very happy.

Could be a winning score. All will be revealed in a moment.

-Don't talk to the Reds.

-We won't, promise.

We've had some extraordinary results over the years on Bargain Hunt,

but today has to be one of the strangest.

-You teams have been chatting?

-No.

-Very good.

You both go home with substantial sums of money, lovely.

It's just a question of the scale of the winnings today.

And, sadly, the team that's running up are the Blues.

-Oh, no!

-Oh!

You managed to score a profit of £48,

which is extraordinary, when you consider that you only spent £82.

That is a real achievement.

Sadly, the bonus buy didn't perform quite as it might for you.

That reduced the overall profit to £33.

Therefore, the £33 is coming your way.

-Thank you.

-Another couple of little tackers coming.

Well done, Karen. Excellent!

And, because you made a profit on the three items you shopped for,

you can be entered to the venerable and ancient order

of the Golden Gavellers.

Oh, brill!

Out comes the black pad with your special clips. Well done.

-Well done.

-Thank you.

-Anita, something to add to your collection.

Wear those with pride

and congratulations for entering the order of the Golden Gavellers.

Thank you very much.

But the team that's going home with serious cash,

of course, are the Reds.

I'm very happy to hand over £105.

It might've been substantially more,

had you not gone with the bonus buy, the lovely plastic chairs,

which managed to lose you £62.

But, then, Colin Young did so well by making £192 profit

on the centre table,

it has been truly a game of snakes and ladders, hasn't it?

-You've had a good day, I guess?

-Yes.

-Fantastic.

-We've loved having you.

Fantastic performance, Colin.

Good fun too. Join us soon for some more Bargain Hunting, yes?

ALL: Yes!