Belfast 19 Bargain Hunt

Today we're back in spectacular Northern Ireland

on the banks of Lough Neagh

which is the largest freshwater lake anywhere in the British Isles.

It apparently measures 300 square kilometres

and contains 800 billion gallons of water,

so they're not short round here.

But will our teams' profits today be overflowing? Let's find out.

Let's go Bargain Hunting, yeah!

We're at Ballinderry Antiques

where there are three huge floors stuffed full

which, put simply, means there are thousands of objects

for our teams to examine.

Let's take a sneaky peek, shall we?

-On today's show, the Reds are losing their heads.

-Whooo...

Oh, Jonathan, that is horrendous.

-The Blues are learning fast.

-What do you think?

Well, possibly, er...Georgian, maybe around 18th century?

Oh, gosh. Patience, she is amazing!

And it's getting cosy at the auction.

So, time to meet today's teams.

For the Reds, we have cousins Ann and Mary

and for the Blues, we have good friends Patience and Helen.

-Hello, everyone. ALL:

-Hello.

-Lovely to see you.

Now, Ann, you're keen on your cooking. Tell us about it.

I particularly like using old antique items.

I've got an old jam pan, copper pan, that belonged to my grandmother.

-Oh, lovely.

-Yes.

-And you also collect what they call kitchenalia, don't you?

-Yes.

I was reading in a newspaper

that Clarissa Dickson Wright's were having an auction,

so I was always after a marmalade shredder,

so I contacted the auction house

and on the day of the auction, my bid was accepted, so I've got...

-Clarissa's...

-..Clarissa's...

-..marmalade shredder.

-..marmalade shredder, yes.

-And does it do a good shred?

-It does, yes.

I tried it in February and I made Seville orange marmalade

and it worked beautiful.

So, while your cousin's off trawling for kitchenalia,

you have an eye for a bit of jewellery, don't you, Mary?

That's right, Tim, yes.

I love shopping and particularly bargain shopping as well.

Oh, I've picked up many nice little bits of jewellery.

Well, tell us about them.

Well, on one occasion, I got a beautiful Tiffany bracelet

-and I paid £20 for it.

-Did it come in its turquoise bag?

Yes, it did. And when I got home, I looked the bracelet up online

and I saw the bracelet was worth over £200.

-Was it?

-Have you still got it?

-I gave it to my niece.

-Ah, how very generous is that?

-Yes, I know.

But just shows, though, doesn't it, that these are out there to be found.

-Uh-huh.

-Have you got any idea what you might buy today, Mary?

Yes, well, again, I'd be looking at jewellery.

Something silver I would be interested in it as well,

-and something art deco.

-Really?

-Yeah.

And are you going to spend all your money between you?

Well, we'll have a strategy

and Ann will keep me right on on our strategy,

but we will hopefully make a profit and we're wanting to get bargains.

This is such a happy and lovely cousinly couple.

-Yes.

-Anyway, we're looking forward to it very much.

-OK.

Good fun. Great. Now, Blues.

Helen, you're retired, but what did you do in your working years?

Secretarial work, PA, admin, loved it.

-But you're not putting your feet up, are you?

-No, no, no.

Because, actually, you're a bit of a TV star in these parts.

-Well, I'm used to being the one asking the questions.

-Oh, right.

-A bit different today.

-So, what do you do in TV?

Er, we do a programme called Our Parlour,

a programme for older people by older people.

That's me, the older people!

And we address issues to do with older people and fun things as well.

It's not all doom and gloom because older people like to laugh as well.

Great. Now, Patience, you've even been on your friend Helen's show.

I have, indeed. Because of my background,

she asked me would I like to be interviewed by her.

What were you being interviewed about?

I went to a modelling agency, a school, when I was about 14.

A photograph was taken and it was seen by somebody in Vogue.

-I went from nothing right to the very top when I was 14.

-Oh, really?

And it really was a wonderful experience.

So, between the two of you,

what I want to know now is how you're going to get on on Bargain Hunt.

We're going to go sort of cheap and cheerful

and we're going to leave most of the money to the expert.

-Are you? That's your plan?

-Yes, that's the plan.

-OK.

Anyway, now the money moment. Your £300 apiece. Here we go, girls.

-£300.

-Thank you.

-You know the rules.

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

What a delicious mixture.

Now, we need two experts to head up our teams today.

Who is it going to be?

Hoping to juggle a profit for the Reds, it's Jonathan Pratt.

Gosh, he's good.

And rocking it for the Blues, it's David Harper.

So, Mary, what would you like to buy this morning?

I would like to buy silver jewellery and old watches.

-Helen, what are we going to buy?

-Buy small, low, and sell high.

Well, that's easier said than done. OK, Patience?

-I agree totally.

-Oh, my gosh.

-And how about you, Ann?

-I'm interested in Clarice Cliff

-and the art deco period, anything from the 1920s.

-Fabulous!

Well, it's really stocked full

-and I'm sure we're going to find some stuff.

-Oh, lovely!

Teams, your time starts now. WHISTLE BLOWS

-60 minutes, you two...

-Right.

-OK.

..to buy the three cheapest objects in here.

It would take 60 minutes to walk around,

-nevermind pick out something.

-I'm sure we'll miss a lot, you know.

-Get looking. Plenty to see.

-My, this is like an Aladdin's cave, isn't it?

-It is.

-There's a lot to look at and the Reds are jumping straight in.

-It's lovely.

-Isn't that lovely?

-Yes, it's lovely.

-It's really very nice because it's art deco.

-Yeah.

And it looks to be hand-painted. It's beautiful.

Art deco, it's more than a hint, actually.

-The shape is very art deco.

-Yes.

It says here, "Circa 1930" and that gives us the idea.

-It will have a fairly limited appeal.

-Yes.

The deco market for pottery has...

Its height was the '90s, late '90s.

Clarice Cliff has sort of settled

and so that sort of market associated with it

-is now not necessarily as strong as it used to be.

-Yes.

-But I think that would be a good safe start.

-Yes.

-Great, that's great.

-Good.

Do you want to leave it there or move on?

We'll move on and come back. We know it's there.

That's right, Reds. Take your time. Let's find those Blues, shall we?

This is like a maze. I think we've come out the wrong way.

A-ha, they're looking for a bit of bling.

What kind of thing, Helen, would you love to buy?

-I think silver seems to do quite well.

-Very well.

-OK.

-And jewellery, silver jewellery.

-Yeah, OK, very good.

-You must be good with jewellery.

-Well, I am good with jewellery.

I've noticed, I've noticed. Let me just have a look at those hands.

-Oh, Lordy.

-My gosh, Patience, look at that collection. It's fantastic.

-And the Bargain Hunt colours on this one.

-Oh, gosh.

-Not to be left out.

-Well, you're our good luck charm.

-That's it, yeah.

Let's see how lucky you are. Come on.

Lots of browsing so far, but no buying yet.

-Little silver vase that you can put a few roses in.

-OK.

That sort of thing. Something delicate and dainty.

You can re-enact your Tarzan fight scenes in the garden

in the pond, can't you?

Hold on, it looks like the Blues may have spotted something.

That little decanter there is such a little sweetie

-because it's very early.

-Right.

If you look at it, it's completely imperfect,

but its imperfections make it just perfect.

There'll be little bubbles in the glass, you can see.

The little ring turns on the neck there are absolutely misshapen.

That's a handblown piece.

So, if you look at the base there, look at the rough bottom. Feel that.

-Actually sharp.

-Yes, indeed.

You could almost cut your finger on that.

That's the pontil mark,

so that's where the rod has been snapped off the molten glass

and they've simply just shaped it a little bit

to give it some decoration. This was made 200 and something years ago.

-This is George III.

-Really?

-No doubt about it.

-Let's date it at 1800, thereabouts.

-My!

-My goodness.

So, this is before the time of the Battle of Waterloo,

-the Battle of Trafalgar. Priced at £48.

-We'll take it.

-Do a bit of negotiating first.

-Oh, absolutely.

-OK, shall we try a bit of negotiating?

-Yes.

-Definitely.

Get those negotiating hats on, Blues.

Elizabeth from the shop is ready and waiting for you.

What's the best you could do that for, please?

-Er, £40.

-Well, I think £40 is very generous.

-Thank you.

-No dealing needed there.

-All right. Thank you very much.

Well, we don't carry the goods, we just spend the money. Come on.

-Let's go and spend some more money.

-That was speedy work.

But what happened to the negotiating?

Never mind, Blues, with 15 minutes down, it's 1-0 to you.

Keep hunting, teams.

-You wouldn't make your jam in this, would you?

-I would, actually.

OK, if we want to go cheapie,

-actually, we need to avoid the cupboards, don't we?

-Right, OK.

If we want to stick to your plan, your game plan.

Now, can JP kick off the Reds' shopping with some pearls of wisdom?

-Look at this here.

-Aren't they lovely?

-Oh, aren't they lovely?

-Let's have a look. They're simulated pearls.

They're not natural pearls. Natural pearls would be thousands of pounds.

Cultured pearls are...the same, they're from a natural process,

so these are pearls that aren't. And I'll show you why.

This is a test that everyone does.

You rub them on your teeth, OK.

You rub them on your teeth and what happens,

because it's calcium and your teeth are calcium,

if you rub them together, they scrape and...

-Honestly, you know when you run your fingers down a blackboard?

-Uh-huh.

It's that feeling. It's like, ay-ay-ay.

-It's a nice decorative piece of jewellery.

-Exactly.

The easiest way of determining

whether they're natural or not is to look at the label

and although it says pearls, they know full well they're not

-because they've got a price tag of £22 on it.

-Yes.

So, what you've got is a really good piece of costume,

-if you like, pearls.

-Could I look at these ones here?

-We can do.

-Are you dismissing those completely?

-No, I'm not.

Right, so we'll put those... We'll have a think.

We're on the necklace route at the minute.

Whilst the Reds look deeper for hidden treasure,

the Blues have spied another piece of glass, this time at £12.

-That's quite pretty.

-Do you want to come and have a look, Helen?

-Do you like that, Helen?

-That's lovely. I think it's a good buy.

I would pay £12 for that.

Well, you'd pay an awful lot more in a shop somewhere else

-when it was new.

-I would.

-Yes, I would.

-Now, talking about when it was new, how old is it?

-Oh, I don't know.

-I have no idea, David.

-Well, I would say...

-I don't think it's that old.

-No.

-Um...

-1950s, maybe?

-80 years old?

-I think it's much newer than that.

-Newer than that.

-Newer than that.

But I've got to tell you, age has nothing to do with value these days.

-It's pretty.

-Just because something is old doesn't mean it's valuable.

Well, it's very bonny.

The light catches it well, but there's no age to it

and there's no great quality to it either, there really isn't.

For a reasonable price like that, I would buy it.

OK, it's no great quality, no great age,

-but it falls into the cheapie category.

-Yeah.

-And, Helen, you like the cheapie category.

-I do.

Head off, Helen, your turn this time.

OK, Helen, do your thing. Mark from the shop is on hand for haggling.

-A-ha.

-Hi, Mark.

-That's a lovely little glass you've got there.

-What can you do for us, please?

-Let's see what we've got on it. £12.

Not an expensive piece but nice all the same. You can have that for £8.

-Guys, what do you think?

-And that's the lowest you can go?

-Unfortunately, it would be.

-Right, you've been very good.

We'll not quibble. Thank you.

-Are you happy?

-Happy with that.

-Definitely.

-Couldn't be much cheaper, could it?

-No.

-It's lovely.

-Brilliant.

-If it makes £10, we're covered.

-We're in profit.

-We'll make £1 each.

-Exactly! Mark, if you can hold onto that, please,

because we need to go and spend some more money. Well done, you two.

And you have done that in just around 25 minutes.

-Two purchases.

-That's quite good.

-Very good.

You're on a roll, Blues. A real bargain buy there at £8.

So, how's it going, David?

Well, it looks like we're on a glass hunt, doesn't it?

Everything we look at seems to be glass,

so I'm determined to try and get something a little different.

Now, time is ticking on. Have those Reds made a decision on the pearls?

-So, you've got...two necklaces.

-Yes.

Ann, which would you prefer?

-I would prefer the real pearls any day. I would buy these any day.

-OK.

-Yeah.

-And, Mary?

I actually like these cos they're cheap and cheerful, so...

-Not a reflection on YOU at all.

-Of course not, JP.

Not at all, Jonathan, but they do the job.

I think they're nice and it's only cos the price, you know.

I would be bargaining them down cheaper

to what's on this as well, so I would go with these, Ann.

-The person who wanted to buy jewellery was Mary.

-Yes.

-So, does she get to choose?

-Yes, I'll let Mary choose.

-I think we'll go with this.

-Perfect.

With a ticket price of £22, let's see your bargaining skills, Mary.

Let's see what we can do on the price of these, eh?

-How are you?

-Good, thank you.

-What would the best price on these be?

-Let's have a look.

-About £10?

-£15.

-£15?

-Mmm.

-What about £10?

-No.

-No?

£15 is not a lot of money, not a lot of money.

-That's OK. We'll go with it.

-OK.

-Well done, Reds, you're away.

Now, as the teams continue their shopping,

I'm popping upstairs for a rummage in the furniture department.

Cor, there's one thing to be said about this antiques centre -

it is absolutely crammed with furniture.

And do you know something? People who say that there's no money

in brown furniture are absolutely wrong.

This is an example of some ethnographic tribal carving.

We've got a circular seat that's dished

and if you look carefully, it's been cut out of a solid lump of wood

and the solid lump of wood has all sorts of chisely-type marks,

slight roughness to the actual carving-out process.

But it's smooth.

They're chunky because they're carved hardwood and if I turn it underneath,

the beauty of the carving can be fully appreciated.

Cos the underside of that curved seat has been incised

with a series of lines that go to make up a geometric pattern.

And then the legs -

cos this thing's been made out of a single piece of wood -

have been carved.

You get four little legs which are bifurcated like this

and they, too, are covered in geometric carving.

And if you haven't got any metal tools, how do you do it?

Well, you do it with sharp pieces of stone, coral and shell

and it would take you a heck of a long time.

Where do they come from?

Well, they definitely come from the Pacific

and I suspect these things were made in the Austral Islands,

which is French Polynesia, a few hundred miles to the south of Tahiti.

One thing's for certain though. If you get your opportunity

of knocking around a place that's full of brown furniture,

keep your eye open for a couple of babies like these,

because these two stools would cost you, in this place today, £100.

But in an ethnographic sale, properly marketed,

they would bring at least £600-£800.

So, brown furniture no good?

No good? Don't tell ME that.

Back to the shopping and we've 20 minutes left.

It's 2-1 to the Blues and glass is catching their eye yet again.

Cheap enough. Helen, what do YOU think about those?

I quite like them. I was looking at them earlier on.

OK, Helen, by now I think you should actually be a glass expert.

-You're the auctioneer, they come in.

-Yes.

-What's the estimate?

I would say, if I were bidding for them, I would say £20?

-Yeah, I think £20-£30 is a sensible auction.

-Yes.

-So, if you can get them anywhere...

-Around that.

..around that, you stand a chance. So, what do you want to do?

-No, we'll look for something silver.

-Oh!

OK, move on, please, with your quest for silver.

Time's marching on and as the Reds still only have one item,

-they're starting to panic.

-That's what we should have looked at.

Is there a sale thing? Here's a part...

-Here is where things are reduced.

-You've got these little things here.

-Yes.

-It's glass, I'm hoping silver mounted.

-Yes.

-And you've got green enamel on top.

-Yes.

-It actually is my favourite colour.

-Yes.

And we ARE in Ireland, the Emerald Isle, I suppose, so...

-What do you think of something like that?

-I love those.

-Do you?

-I really love those. Can we see them?

-Yeah, course we can.

I'll give you one and I'll give... There we are.

-They have a practical use.

-Yes.

-They...

-You put them on your table and you show them off, don't you?

-Yeah.

So, what you've got is a pretty little pair of moulded glasses,

simply made. They're just blown glass into a little mould,

quite simply stamped-out silver tops.

I saw those and I thought, "Small, decorative, functional,

-"colourful..."

-Yes.

-Mmm-hmm.

But then you've got silver, so I thought they tick the boxes for you.

Absolutely, and a little bit sort of deco to it.

-Not so sure, eh, JP?

-Maybe.

-Will we try and bargain?

-Do you want to?

-Yes, absolutely.

-That could be a second purchase, perhaps.

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-Come on.

Will David from the shop be as thrilled as the girls?

-What is your best possible price on these?

-£50.

-No!

-Oh, blimey!

-No.

-I still think that's a bit expensive.

-If we want to make a profit, Ann.

-We'd go £40.

-£40.

-Great.

-Great.

-Shake the man's hand. Deal is done.

-Thank you.

That's two items in the bag now and we have less time,

-but we've only got the one item to get now.

-Yes.

-Panic over, perhaps?

-Panic over, JP.

-All right, thank you very much.

-Thank you very much.

Well done, Reds. But you don't have much time left.

Now, are those Blues still all glassy-eyed??

-What about that?

-Oh, my gosh! What is it? Oh, it's glass!

-Yes.

-Surprise, surprise!

I know, silver twice we were going for, but I do think that's lovely.

-Oh, my goodness me.

-Oh, that's lovely!

Now, isn't that the size of wine glass you can only dream about?

-Yeah.

-Would you actually use that? Would you drink from it?

Well, do you know, I might! But I'm very funny.

I like to have my own glasses for different wines.

I'm very fond of wine. But I do think that is lovely.

-I think it's a talking piece.

-Yeah.

-I think it's modern.

Um, I can't see anybody not taking a liking to that.

I'm sort of inclined to agree. Helen, I'm going to test you here.

What model or period of wine glass would you say that is based on?

-I have no idea.

-No, you do.

-HE WHISPERS:

-18th century Georgian.

-What's that, David?

Well, possibly, er...Georgian,

-maybe, around 18th century?

-Oh, gosh!

-Patience, she is amazing!

-I'm learning very fast, yes.

Honestly, well done! That is modelled on a Georgian air twist.

Can you see the twist inside the stem?

They're pulled out, created purely by air, 18th century wine glass.

Now then I want you to test how this thing rings,

cos you know, being an expert in glass.

It makes a big difference and it's a good indicator

as to whether it's got any damage or anything. You just...

-Well, you know what you're doing.

-GLASS RINGS

-Oh, that's not bad!

-Nice little ring.

-It's still ringing.

-Yes.

-Nice ring.

-It's good glass.

OK, priced at £38 and we've got ten minutes left.

I think, from what we've seen, I know that you wanted silver, Helen.

-That's quite all right.

-Are you happy with that?

-Yes, yes.

-Being a glass expert.

-It's a new business for you.

-Yes.

-No, I really do like it.

-OK, hold it.

Whilst David goes off to find a price, the Reds hotfoot it upstairs

where they quickly spot a piano stool at £156.

Here we have an art deco stool. What draws you to it?

I suppose I think I like the style of the furniture.

-I like the embroidery. I think it possibly opens.

-Yes, it does.

-Yes.

So, I could see that as something that I would like myself.

-But would that sell?

-Small pieces of furniture sell.

-Yeah.

Small pieces that are unique and collectable, not big pieces.

-She's sounding like an expert.

-I think on that basis...

You like the art deco style and, actually, it is very strong.

You've got these metal mounts which add the contrast

and it's very geometric which is...

We're talking late deco again. This is circa 1930 and the deco style...

Well, the name doesn't come in till 1925.

There are elements and lots of design before that

which you can see, so this is kind of late into the period.

-Um, we don't have much time.

-Yes.

That's the key, that is one of the main points.

On hand to negotiate, is shop owner Donald.

-Um, Donald, what would be your very best on this?

-Let me have a look.

What I feel helps with this is if you can get his arm

-and put him in a half-nelson.

-Yes.

Um...very best on that would £115.

-Could you do it for £100?

-No. £110, that would be...

-How much do you like it?

-I really like it.

-Whose turn is it to decide?

-Mine, I think.

-Yours because we've had one each.

-It is nice and I like it.

-We have a few more minutes left.

Cover a bit more ground, if you want to,

and then you have to make a decision.

Best be quick about it, Reds. David's back with a price for the Blues.

-Bottom line, no more negotiating, £28.

-What do you think?

I think that's not bad because I mean, we're talking...

-It's £38 price, they're dropping £10.

-We're going with it?

-Definitely.

-Fantastic! Well done. And with five minutes to spare.

-Wow, can't be bad for that.

-I was getting worried.

-We're marvellous.

-We are definitely the genius where glass is concerned.

-Marvellous.

-The glass experts exit that direction. Go for it.

-Thank you.

Congratulations, Blues, you're done.

Meanwhile, the Reds are using every last minute

to see what they can find.

-Whoooo...

-Oh, Jonathan, that is horrendous!

And they're now thinking back

to something they saw at the start of the hour.

-Ladies, it's decision time.

-Right.

-Drum roll, please.

We have, here, the piece you were interested in earlier,

that chap here. We have the stool.

We have only, probably, three and a half minutes to go, all right?

-Which means that we not only have to decide, we have to do the deal.

-Yes.

Is it eeny, meeny, miny, moe? Or do you have a favourite?

I actually probably think I would go with that as opposed to...

-Yeah, I think...

-Right, I'm putting it down.

-It's going away.

-I think we go with this.

-You're going with that?

So, the stool it is, and with Donald sticking to his price,

-the deal is done at £110.

-We'll shake on it.

-Hurrah!

-Hurrah!

BELL RINGS Time's up.

That's really well done, ladies. There's three in the bag.

Let's check out what the Red team bought.

First up, the cousins shelled out £15 for the simulated dress pearls.

They relished the German condiment set at £40.

And the piano stool brought music to their ears at £110.

-You're finished. Well done.

-That's us finished, yeah.

-So, how much did you spend in total?

-We spent £165.

-Did you?

-Yes.

That's a mature amount of money, which is lovely. £165.

-I would like £135 of leftover lolly, please.

-Uh-huh.

-Thank you.

Now, tell me, which is your favourite piece, Ann?

My favourite piece would be the little salt and pepper set.

Really sweet. That's your favourite favourite?

-Yes.

-Mary, which is your favourite?

My favourite is the pearls. I like them.

I know they're not real pearls, but they're lovely.

-Exactly and they give you that thrill.

-Yes.

And are your pearls going to bring the biggest profit, Mary?

I don't know if they'll bring the biggest profit

but I think they'll bring a profit.

Well, JP, you take this money. Well done, my friend.

-Thank you very much.

-You've been around this enormous establishment.

Have you got inspiration as to what you're going to buy

-in the way of the bonus buy?

-I've... There's so much to see.

I've seen lots of things. I have a few ideas.

-I'm not going to show my hand just yet.

-Right.

-I know kind of what they like, so I'm going to do my best.

-Yes.

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

Hoping to pour out a profit,

they bought this early 19th-century glass decanter for £40.

They then went cheap and cheerful

for this oval cut-glass trinket box for £8.

And it's cheers all round to the tall wine glass

with an air twist stem for £28.

-Now, Hels, Patience...

-Yes.

-How was it for you?

-Wonderful.

-Was it?

-Absolutely wonderful. I enjoyed every second of it.

-Good.

-Same with you, Hels?

-Yes, I've enjoyed it immensely.

It's something to do with the charisma of your expert.

-No, it's the interesting people we've met.

-What do you mean no?!

-LAUGHTER Poor DH.

-Thank you.

So, which is your favourite piece, Patience?

I think one of the things I'd sort of thought about was a decanter

and when we saw that they were really quite expensive,

we sort of moved on.

And then I saw this other one and with David's great help,

learned a lot of things about decanters.

-So your decanter is your favourite?

-Absolutely.

Hels, which is your favourite object?

I think the last item that we bought.

It's an ornament but it's a very useful ornament.

-I think it'll be lovely.

-It's drinking yet again, Tim.

It's all drinking related.

-It's not so much an ornament then, more a glass.

-Yeah, a big one!

OK, fine. Great.

And which of these is going to bring the biggest profit, Helen?

I would say the first one, the decanter,

-I think will make us a bit of money.

-And you agree with that?

-I would totally agree with that.

-Lovely.

And you spent a paltry amount, a little birdie told me.

Well, we kind of started off

-by saying we were going to be cheap and cheerful.

-Yes.

We're very cheerful and we were very cheap as well.

OK, well, two cheap girls, right. And how much did you spend in total?

-We spent £76.

-Did you?

-We did.

-I'd like £224 of leftover lolly, please.

-You see, I'd like the expert to have...

-Would you?

I don't get to keep it, you know. I've got to buy something with it.

I understand that. You've taught us so much today

that I'm sure you will look after us.

OK, David, on that happy note, you can go away.

We're going to head off to the auction.

How lovely. We've motored the 40 minutes from Ballinderry

into the middle of Belfast to Ross's saleroom to be with Daniel Clarke.

-Daniel, good morning to you.

-Good morning.

Some paste-set sub-pearl jewellery.

Yes, I mean, just costume pearls,

five strings, metal clasp.

I don't think an awful lot of money. £5, £10, maybe.

-There's not an awful lot to say about them.

-£15 was paid.

Frankly, it makes what it makes

and I think they're going to be jolly lucky

if they got some girl who wants to spend £10 or £15 on it

cos it's just out of fashion, really, isn't it?

Pearls are not terribly fashionable any longer.

And as these aren't really pearls,

cos they're sub-cultured something or other composition,

not to worry, really. But thank you.

Now, rather more interesting, though, are these cut-glass condiments...

..basically because the enamel looks to be in quite good nick.

They are silver and they have a sort of charm, don't they?

Do you know, I do not think this is enamel.

-I think this is plastic...

-Do you?

..which is made to look like enamel.

Mmm, you're absolutely right.

If you put it under your tooth, it feels warm and it should feel cold.

I think they're lovely, lovely size and, in fact, very useable.

-So, how much?

-I think £30-£40.

I like the green. It's very eye-catching.

Me too. £40 paid by JP and Ann

and let's hope they get out of trouble with them.

So, their last item is the oak and chromium-mounted piano stool

which is very much of its time, isn't it?

Very deco in style.

The chromium bands are very typical of the period.

-£50, £60 maybe.

-Really?

-I think that sort of money.

-Well, they paid £110.

But there we are. That could be and probably will be their comeuppance

and, if that's the case, they'll need the bonus buy,

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

You had £135, JP. What did you spend it on?

Do you know what it is?

Er...

-It's...an ink...

-It's an ink stand.

-An ink stand.

Absolutely. I settled upon this because what I thought was...

I saw this lovely '30s shape, this oval outline

-and this almost sort of capstan-type little wells.

-Can ask...

-Yes.

-..what you paid for it?

-I paid £50.

-£50, right.

How much do you think it will make?

What I love about Ann - straight for the jugular!

I'd like to think that there's profit in it.

I don't think we're going to run away, personally, but I think...

-I don't know, £50-£70.

-You might just trot though.

I think it should trot a small profit.

You don't pick now, you pick later

after the sale of your first three items,

but for the audience at home,

let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about JP's encrier. Ooh.

Now, there we go.

Something to warm the cockles of your heart, if it was in silver.

But I fancy, in plate, this could be a struggle.

Well, yes, there's the EPNS mark there. But there's lots going on.

You've got the pen holders.

I like this arrangement here, this sort of barrel opening

and, of course, you've got the original bottles which is good.

That's very often not the case. So, there's lots happening.

It's such a pity it's not silver, but it has to make £20 or £30.

Well, it needs to really, cos £50 was paid out of the bonus buy cash.

Anyway, that's it for the Reds.

Now for the Blues who've gone remarkably glassy-eyed here.

They start out with the little decanter, acid-etched with a vine.

Is that something that will sell well, do you think?

Interestingly, you have the three bands here

which would suggest that it could be Belfast glass,

-but I don't think it is.

-Blown glass bottom.

Quite a nice little piece, nice size.

-£20 to £30, maybe.

-OK, £40 paid.

Let's move on to the cut-glass trinket box in the form of an egg.

Yes, here it is. Um...it appears to be in perfect condition.

I don't think it's going to make an awful lot of money. £10, £20.

Great. They only paid £8. And what about the air twist stem goblet?

Yes, um, it's early 19th century,

clearly, by the twist in the stem.

-It's a very unusual size.

-Big, chunky thing, isn't it?

Yes, it's very curious.

I really am not sure what that was made for,

-but glass is always very popular.

-Mmm.

-Um...

I think probably £40 to £60.

OK, £28 paid, so you're predicting a decent profit on that

which could make up for some of the losses

on some of the other bits of glass.

But then they only spent £76 overall,

which means that the vast sum of £224 of leftover lolly

went to David Harper. What did he buy?

Right, Tim, well, all day we were searching for silver objects

and we bought nothing but glass.

-Yes.

-So, what do you think I bought you?

-Silver.

Quite a bucketful of silver.

Three silver picture frames

absolutely in as-found condition, so uncleaned.

-These are the kind of things that the trade love to buy.

-Yeah.

What did you pay for them?

-OK, I paid £50 for all three.

-Oh, very good.

-Bang on.

-That's a very good bargain, yes.

-So, there you go, girls.

You get your chance to pick later, but why don't we find out

whether the auctioneer of the moment today is similarly swept away.

Right, Daniel, this is a bit of a mixed lot.

We've got the art deco one and these two silver Victorian struck chaps.

Photograph frames are always very popular.

Um, somebody is going to have to do a lot of work

-but I think £40 to £60 wouldn't be out of the way.

-OK, £50 paid,

-but a lot of work to get these right.

-A lot of work to be done.

We look forward to your performance on the rostrum. Good luck.

Well, here we are, on the edge.

-How are you feeling, girls?

-Nervous.

-Are you?

-Excited.

Anything that you're particularly wishing you hadn't bought

-or are you cool with everything?

-The pearls.

-The pearls.

But we're talking about £15 here, sweet peas. It's nothing, is it?

-Everybody happy?

-Yes!

Oh, look at these naughty girls. Right, here we go.

Lot 319. A string of five pearls.

At £5.

At £10, thank you. At 10 here.

15. 20. 5. 30.

What are you worried about?

At 5, sir? At 35. Against you, madam.

-£35, I don't believe it. Look at that.

-There you go.

You lovely little... I think, Mary, you're my heroine.

-At £35.

-HE BANGS GAVEL

-£35 is plus £20.

-Quality costume jewellery.

Yeah, plus £20.

Now, perfect. Hang on.

£30. 20, please, for the condiments.

Rather nice. 20 I'm bid.

5. 30, thank you, sir. At £30 with you, sir. 30.

At £30, I have. All done.

-All finished at £35.

-HE BANGS GAVEL

-231.

-It finished at £35, oh, blast it,

which means you're plus £15. Look out, kids.

This is where we've got a problem.

£80, please, for the piano stool.

£40. I'll take 30 to open.

30 I'm bid. At 40. At 50.

At 60. At 5.

At 70. At 5. At 80.

Close.

-5. At 90.

-£110.

-At 5.

100. 110.

110 now. 115.

At £115 against you.

At £115.

-At £115.

-HE BANGS GAVEL

Yes!

THEY LAUGH

Well done!

£115. Plus £5 means you're plus £20.

-You're back in the money, girls.

-Could be a winning score.

-Yeah.

So, what are you going to do about this inkstand?

Are you going to go with it or are you going to stick

-at £20 in the back pocket?

-I think we'll stick.

So, you've decided not to go with it but we're going to sell it anyway.

Let's have a bit of fun. Let's see what it brings. Stand by.

A little art deco inkstand with a mounted calendar.

10 I'm bid. Thank you, madam. 15 I'm bid now.

£15 for the inkstand. 20 at the door.

At £25, lady's bid here at 25.

At £25, I'm selling. Back at 30.

At 5. £35.

-At £35.

-HE BANGS GAVEL

-Oh, bad luck, JP.

-Yeah, well.

You made the right call there, team, so you are preserved plus £20.

Now, £20 could easily be a winning score,

so don't say a word to the Blues.

-We won't.

-OK.

-We will resume play in a moment.

-Anything you wish you hadn't bought, Patience?

-No.

No, you're perfectly confident about everything.

I'm happy about everything.

And as you only spent £76, I think you have every reason to be.

-Anyway, first up is your glass decanter with stopper.

-Yeah.

And here it comes.

At £10 I'm bid for the decanter. At £10. 15?

At £15. The bid's on my left at £15.

-A Georgian decanter!

-At £20, I have.

At £20, I'm selling. At 5. At 30.

-At £30, all finished. £30.

-HE BANGS GAVEL

-£30 is only minus £10.

-Could have been worse.

Could have been a lot worse. Could have been a bloodbath.

You can make it all back now.

Nice egg-shaped box, this.

£30, to open but we'll take 10. Thank you, madam. I'm bid 10.

At 10. 15 with the porter. 15. Any more?

At £15 all done. I'm selling, last call.

-At £15.

-HE BANGS GAVEL

-It's a profit.

-That is £7 profit,, actually.

Nearly doubled your money, which means overall you're minus £3.

Early 19th-century wine glass with an air twist stem.

£20 I'm bid. At 5. At £25.

30. Your bid, madam, at 30. £30 now. New bidder.

With you, madam, at £35.

At £35, it's all finished.

-All done at 35.

-HE BANGS GAVEL

Takes you into profit. £35 is plus £7.

-You were minus £3, which means you finish up plus £4.

-Yes!

-That could buy us a cup of coffee.

-Well, exactly!

But if you decide to keep the £4

-or are you going to speculate to accumulate?

-Ooh.

Are you going to go with the bonus buy?

You've got one minute to decide, starting now.

-We're going to go.

-You're going to go with it?

-All right.

-They're going to go with the bonus buy.

-Go on!

I can tell you that the auctioneer's estimated it at £40 to £60.

-He thinks it's a cool lot. You only paid £50.

-Right.

You stand a good chance, but we're standing on the edge.

-We don't really know. This could go one way or the other.

-Stop it, Tim!

Lot 347. Could we say £60 for the three silver photograph frames?

Silver-mounted frames. £60. 50, 40, take 30. 30 I'm bid.

At £30 for the three frames.

40 with the porter. At £40 and three frames.

Come on, come on.

You're all done at £40.

-I'm selling at £40.

-HE BANGS GAVEL

Oh!

-£40!

-You had £4.

You just lost £10 which means your final score is minus £6.

-Ouch.

-And that, dear Patience, could be a winning score.

-All will be revealed in just a moment. Thank you very much.

-Lovely.

Have you been chatting to one another at all,

-like comparing the scores? CONTESTANTS:

-No.

So it's still a secret? You have no idea who's ahead and who's behind?

-No, we haven't.

-Well, it is my duty, nay honour,

-to reveal today that the team that is behind by a chunk is the Blues.

-Oh!

Yes. Minus £6. It was going along beautifully.

The trinket box, £7 profit.

And that large glass, £7 profit, which is so lovely.

Anyway, there we are. Let's not dwell. The overall score is minus £6.

-But have you had a great time?

-Wonderful!

-Yes.

We've had a great time watching you

and thank you for being so entertaining. And then there's David.

Anyway, now moving onto the victors. The victors today,

well done, who are going home with £20. £20 in profit.

You started out with £20, a lovely profit of £20,

then it went downhill a bit and then you picked up over the piano stool

and anyway, the final total is plus £20, which is very cool, isn't it?

-Lovely.

-Are you pleased with that?

-Really pleased. Delighted.

-Ann, you're pleased, Mary, you're pleased.

-Delighted.

-JP, you're pleased?

-I'm ecstatic.

I'm so pleased that everybody's so pleased and ecstatic.

-Join us soon for some more Bargain Hunting, yes? ALL:

-Yes!

-Ooh-ooh.