Detling 31 Bargain Hunt

Today we're in the county of Kent,

famous for the growing of hops.

In fact, it was a tradition for Londoners

to go hopping down in Kent during the harvest.

The big question for our teams today, though, is -

is the harvest going to be a bumper one?

Ha! Let's find out. Let's go Bargain Hunting. Yeah.

Don't believe everything you read,

because, actually, we're at the Kent County Showground

at the Detling International Antiques & Collectors Fair,

and if you want to see something unique,

well, just stagger around this place for a bit.

Let's take a bird's-eye as to what's coming up.

I think we came that way.

On today's show, the Reds test their expert's patience...

Listen, seriously, we've seen lots of things that have been good.

Which are the ones we're going to go for?

..the Blues speak their minds...

I hate it. I think it's hideous.

I'm going to start smacking bottoms in a minute.

..and at the auction, the Reds reach out to the world...

Go, internet!

-Come on, World Wide Web.

-Come on.

..whilst the Blues can't believe their luck.

-Is that a profit?

-What?!

-No...what?

So, time to meet today's teams.

For the Reds, we have sisters, Lucy and Zena,

and for the Blues, we have friends, Christina and Philip.

-Hello, everyone. ALL:

-Hello!

-Hi, hi, hi.

Now, Lucy, you work in a restaurant and you do a job as a receptionist.

I do, yes.

How do you do the mixture of the two? How does it work out?

It's pretty horrible.

I just have to stay on the bus from one job,

go past my house, pretty sadly, and then go to my next job.

-But what are your ambitions?

-Music, really.

I definitely, definitely want to do music as my main thing,

but I've done an induction course to be a masseuse

and then I'm also doing a bit of DJing.

So yeah...

The reception job, the restaurant, the masseurs business and DJing.

Yeah.

-You're a busy girl, aren't you?

-Yeah.

Now, Zena, you've got an eye for the vintage and all that stuff.

Yeah, I love vintage clothing. I've got an online vintage boutique.

Have you? And what's your favourite period?

Probably '50s and '60s, '40s.

Really, really glamorous, Hollywood, that kind of thing.

And what about this blogging business?

I'm a fashion and lifestyle blogger as well.

-But it's a really good blog.

-Thank you, Luce.

-And what do you do?

You just chat about stuff, don't you?

Yeah, just talk a lot of rubbish about clothes

and take a lot of selfies.

Hair. Zena always does my hair,

so she gets a lot of comments on kind of natural hair.

-Do you really?

-Yeah.

Well, you've not got so much hair yourself at the moment, have you?

I was worried my hair would fall out when I had my baby

so I shaved it off.

-And when is your baby due?

-Nine weeks.

-Nine weeks.

Gosh. We better get on with the auction then.

-Perfect. Good luck with that, girls.

-Thank you.

Now, Christina, you've been a secretary for nigh on 40 years,

-but you've recently had a career change.

-I have indeed.

About four years ago, I started to retrain in my spare time,

so I'm now a NAFAS -

that's the National Association of Flower Arrangement Societies -

area demonstrator.

CHRISTINA LAUGHS Sounds amazing.

I go around clubs and I do floral designs on stage

and talk about the flowers

and try and entertain the audience at the same time.

-So, you've got a motto, though, don't you?

-Yes.

If you don't feel fear, you're not alive.

I've recently come back from holiday,

and on holiday I jumped off a 6,500ft mountain

strapped to a man on a parachute.

-Were you terribly frightened?

-I was crying.

-Were you?

At the top of the mountain, I was crying,

but then once I was floating

and there was nothing I could do but sit there, it was great fun.

-Yes, the views were fantastic?

-It's like being in aeroplane.

Wonderful. Absolutely fantastic.

Well, there's a recommendation.

Philip, it says here you're retired now,

but you've also jetted all over the world, haven't you?

Yes, I've been to a few places -

I've been to Sudan, over Europe, Bosnia,

and also around the States with my job.

Now, you were based in the city, right?

That's correct. I used to be a Lloyd's insurance broker, so yeah.

Very good. Stripy suit, bowler hat.

Yeah, I did have a bowler hat in the early days.

In 1972, I did have a bowler hat.

I can see you in a bowler hat, actually.

Very, very distinguished.

Now, tell me about your collecting habits.

I really like collecting cuff links.

I've been collecting them since I was 15.

And how many pairs of cuff links have you got roughly?

-250, around.

-Have you really?

-Yeah.

-That's amazing, isn't it?

Are you going to buy cuff links today on Bargain Hunt

if you want to make a profit?

I'm told that I shouldn't buy cuff links to make a profit, so...

Somebody's turned you off. I don't know why.

I'm not sure that's the correct advice, actually.

I'd probably agree with you.

Now the money moment - £300 a piece.

Look at Lucy's face!

Lighting up like a National cash register.

You know the rules, your experts await.

And off you go, and very, very, very good look.

Gosh, this is going to be fun.

Our teams are F-A-B, and so are our experts.

Hoping to churn out the big money for the Reds is Christina Trevanion.

And preparing the Blues for a downpour of profits,

it's Kate Bateman.

So tell me, girls, what are we looking for today?

I'm really into my vintage stuff.

-So anything sorts of '50s, '60s would be really, really nice.

-OK.

-I'd like to buy something like a silver desk calendar.

-Oh, OK.

-And...

-Nothing too specific then(!)

-No, nothing...

You're open to anything(!)

-Good silverware...

-Good.

..and then, say, a really nice jewellery box.

I would like silver, but nothing that's damaged.

Right, teams, your hour starts now! BELL DINGS

Come on, let's go.

-Let's go shopping.

-Great.

And they're off, with the Reds heading to what they know and love.

Having fun shopping, girls?

We could not resist coming to the clothes bit...

..whilst the Blues dive in for a bit of bling.

He's looking at the tiaras.

-Found a nice tiara?

-You'd look very good in the tiara.

I think a tiara would suit you, Filippo.

Now, what's CT found?

So, girlies, you mentioned about silver.

-Yeah?

-We'd really like a watch, though, if there was one.

A watch? OK. Some silver and a watch. OK.

There. There, there, there.

Ah! You're right. There's some watches. OK.

So, when we're looking at pocket watches,

there are three different types -

you get full hunters, which are...

Can you see the one at the back over there

where it's got a lid that will come over the face?

-Yeah. I think they're the ones that I like.

-Yeah.

So the more valuable ones are the full hunters. OK?

-Cos obviously you've got more silver content...

-Yeah.

..you've got more gold content, whatever it's made of, all right?

Could we have a look at the full hunter at the back there?

-The silver one.

-OK.

-I must point out, there is some damage.

-OK.

That's reflected in the price, though, obviously?

Of course. Naturally.

-'She's good, that Christina.'

-Thank you.

That's amazing. Thank you.

OK, so it's got this lovely white enamel dial

with black Roman numerals

which is standard for a pocket watch of this time.

We have got a nice silver hallmark in there,

-probably dating to about 1880.

-OK.

What does worry me is that this subsidiary seconds dial here

has lost its hands.

-Would that decrease the value?

-It would.

-Of course it would.

And then, yeah, you've got half a hand there.

Really we would want to be looking at securing this for under £30.

-Yeah.

-Oh, wow.

-OK?

-OK.

-All right?

We want it for a tenner.

You never know.

Work your magic, ladies.

So the Reds know what they want while the Blues know what they don't.

There's lots of Royal Worcester.

That's Worcester that you can spot a mile away.

-That probably is going to be too expensive.

-I don't like Worcester.

-No?

-No.

-All right.

-It's like I don't like Wedgwood either.

-OK.

-No Wedgwood, no Worcester. We're narrowing it down.

-Sorry!

Try keeping an open mind, perhaps.

Oh, those are genuine antiques.

-Not tempted?

-They're chipped though.

-No, they're not.

That is where they were resting in the kiln.

-Yeah, but it's chipped there.

-It is chipped there.

-I don't like them.

-No, I don't.

-You don't like them?

Philip's dismissed them.

You know, I told you - I might not get a say in this.

Chipped China is not my favourite.

Good luck with this pair, Kate.

Now, time to check how the Reds are getting on with that watch.

What would your price be on that, Billy?

As it is now and to give you a chance,

how's £60 for a full hunter?

Bearing in mind the damage that's on it,

can we go any less than that?

-And how much you like us.

-Yeah.

-THEY LAUGH

Nice try, girls.

I'll... 45, but that's scrap money.

-I'll give you it for scrap money.

-Yeah?

I think that's a little bit too much.

Shall we wait?

But there was something else that... sort of caught your eye?

Yes, the smallest tray I've ever seen.

Could we have a look at that?

Look at that there. It's actually a teapot stand. OK?

So you would've had, as a Victorian lady,

you would've had a silver teapot that you put on your teapot stand.

I would've thought a teapot would be too big for that.

Well, they would've had a specially shaped teapot to go on the stand.

But TB is probably Thomas Bradbury.

-Is that a good name?

-Yeah. Yeah, good name.

What's your best on that, Billy?

Well...to give yous a real good chance,

how's 35?

-30.

-20.

-OK!

-20!

-20!

-I like the 30!

-THEY GIGGLE

I'll shake on 30.

Steady on!

We've got offers flying all over the place.

-You said 35.

-And then...

And then I said 30 and she said 20, so 25.

I can't... I'll be losing that as scrap.

-25?

-For you, yes.

-Yay!

-Happy.

-You're a legend. Thank you.

-Thank you, good luck.

Let's go, go, go. One down!

And in just over ten minutes,

look at that, You're making this look easy.

Pity I can't say that for the Blues.

And you're going to dismiss that, the amethyst brooch?

Yeah, I think so, cos it's not...

-Yeah, but there's not enough round it.

-OK.

The amethyst is nice, but the rest,

the sea pearls aren't even coming out.

All right! OK, I've just...

Oh, my goodness. This is a hard sell.

You are difficult, Philip, cos I liked that one.

-We've bought absolutely nothing so far.

-Fine.

We're just trying to find that quality for a low price.

-Yes.

-Right.

-So let's have a look in here.

The diamond in the rough.

Let's keep going very quickly. Time, time...

Yes, 15 minutes gone, teams,

but you're in the right spot to keep a check on that, aren't you, Reds?

-So we've got a stall of clocks.

-We love Art Deco clocks.

-Yeah.

-Oh, really?

-They're so stylish.

-Ah!

-And we know they do well, they always do well, don't they?

-OK.

So there's Art Deco and there's Art Deco.

I mean, these sort of traditional oak veneered mantel clocks here,

not selling overly well at auction at the moment, sadly.

But then you've got something like this...

And that's cool and it's different.

..which is so sort of characteristically Art Deco.

I mean, you look at it and you think,

"Wow! It's an Art Deco piece,"

rather than just looking at a normal clock there.

Yeah, I really like that.

And it's cool, it's quirky, the colour scheme. I really like it.

-What do you think, Lu?

-Yeah, I think that's good that.

So that has got £65 on it.

At auction, I would say we might be looking at maybe 30 - 50, 40 - 60,

so we need to do some negotiating, OK?

Let's just have a little look in the back, see what we can see.

OK. So that's quite nice.

It looks like it's got its original movement on here.

And...it's a striker!

-Yeah? Which is nice.

-What does that mean?

-So it will strike on the hour.

-Oh...

And it's got its original instructions in there.

I do really like it, guys.

-I think it's a very stylish thing.

-I like it.

Can I ask what your best price would be on this clock?

55. Take a tenner off.

I mean, we would...

We were sort of thinking at auction, it might go for sorts of £40-60.

Is there any chance you could go towards...

-Well, you're correct there because I bought it for 40.

-Ah, there we go!

Could we say 45?

-Meet you in the middle...

-We'll say 45 then.

-Could we?

-Yeah.

-At 45?

-That gives me a fiver.

I think, at 45, that's a good price. No?

I think we should think about it. I think we should...

It's definitely, like, the top contender,

but should we have a quick zap?

So, as you're sisters, who normally makes the decisions?

Neither of us, really.

-Who...?

-We're proper indecisive people.

Are you? I never would've guessed(!)

Oh, no, we don't need that.

-OK. Let's move on. Thank you so much.

-We'll probably be back.

-It'll be 65 when you come back.

-THEY LAUGH

That's inflation for you.

Just remember, the clock is ticking, teams.

This is your 30-minute warning.

That's a fantastic thing.

Well, it's flowers, and, of course, I do flower arranging.

-Oh, yes, you're the flower...

-CHRISTINA LAUGHS

No, hang on. They're...convolvulus?

-Is that right?

-Yes.

Top marks!

-Call me Green Fingers Bateman.

-Can I have a look at it, please?

Not sure.

It's damaged, and I did say I wasn't going to buy anything damaged.

I don't like it. It does not shine out enough, really, does it?

But you've got, like, 25 minutes and you haven't bought anything.

-I know. We're going to do last chance saloon.

-Hold on.

It's really unusual, and to be fair, you can get replacements for these,

as this nice man knows.

-There is a lot of detail.

-It's really nice.

It's Victorian, so nouveau-y.

Yeah. I do quite like that.

So what flowers would you put in it? Or is that overkill?

-Oh...

-Come on, creative juices flowing.

-Iris?

-I think a lily, a lily.

-A lily would be beautiful in there.

-Something simple and gorgeous.

If you like it, girls, then get it, but it's not really my choice.

Maybe you'll grow to love it, Philip.

-..shifting blame already.

-I think so.

-Absolutely.

I'm running away already

cos we said we weren't going to get anything damaged

-and you've got something damaged...

-But we are running out of time.

I know. So fine, girls, get it.

We are running out of time.

So how much for that?

Well, it's up for 45, I can do it for 40.

40? Do you think 40?

If you like it and we haven't got anything for the moment.

This can be your buy, so, yeah, by all means.

-38's better, though.

-Genuinely paid £35 for it.

-Go on.

-£40.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you very much.

-Hope you do well.

-Yes, thank you.

Thank you. I think that's a good buy.

You've got one done, we've got about 25 minutes left.

That much time?!

-So, you know...

-Let's get going then. Come on.

Let's go and have a look.

Blooming marvellous, Blues... and about time.

Now, where have the Reds got to?

-I like this.

-Yeah, that's nice.

-That's really nice.

-Oh, that's lovely.

So it's a papier-mache black lacquered tray.

-Oh, great! Look at these guys flying kites.

-Mm.

Isn't that gorgeous?

Are these, like, hand-painted?

I think this is actually transfer-printed,

but it has been hand-coloured.

There's this wonderful gilt here. I think that's gorgeous.

-I think this looks really nice.

-I love that.

So what's the price?

£30 on it there. Is there any flexibility on that?

-Let me have a look and I'll see.

-Thank you.

-I can do it for 22.

-Ooh, 22.

-What's your thoughts, guys?

-It is nice.

If you like it, and you buy it because you like it,

-then I think that's a great reason to buy it.

-Any more wiggle room?

Ooh, "Any more wiggle room?" I like that. That's a good phrase.

-I'll wiggle to 20...

-Wiggle to 20.

-..and that's it.

-He's wiggling.

-You're not actually wiggling, though.

-No.

I think it's a really nice thing.

I do like it, but I do reckon that would probably sell

for, like, £20 in an auction.

I want to be getting my golden gavels.

-OK?

-Yeah, we'll leave the tray.

-Leave the tray? OK. All right.

Potentially we'll come back to that.

You've got lots on the back burner there, Reds.

But with only 20 minutes left, you need to spend, spend, spend.

This is my anxious face. They're brilliant

and they're looking at lots of different things,

but we're not actually making any decisions.

I've just got to maybe get them to focus a bit more.

Don't worry, CT, you're not alone.

Come on. I'm going to start smacking bottoms in a minute.

This is massively stressful.

I don't think they've realised quite how little time they've got left.

Well, as you mentioned it, you've just over 15 minutes.

What about that kind of stuff? Lalique-type things?

-The fish, maybe.

-OK, well, Sabino is a really good make.

It's not quite as well known as Lalique, but it's getting up there

because people that can't afford Lalique go for Sabino,

and it's a really good make.

-Do you like them?

-I like the fish.

-I like the fish.

-I do like the fish. I think the fish is quite quirky.

OK.

Crikey, something they agree on.

Excuse me, what would be the price on the fish?

You've got it marked up at 80, but I think it's quite...

Erm, yes...

-CHRISTINA:

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

-You see...

-I can do that...

-Best price.

-50 would be the best.

-50?

-Really would be the best.

-You couldn't come down to 45...

-I couldn't. I paid 45 for it.

-48!

-Yeah, 48.

-A profit's a profit.

-Erm, OK. 48.

-48 would give us a chance.

-48. What do you think?

-A small profit there.

-What do you think, girls?

-I don't know.

Oh, dear.

Meanwhile, where have the Reds got to?

Where are my team?

Seriously, where have they gone?

-Have you seen them?

-'No, I haven't.'

Oh, good Lord.

Oh, what a disaster. Now, what's the word on the fish?

I like the way the light shines through it.

-So, shall we go with the fish, then, for forty...

-Eight.

-Eight.

-Not 45?

-Are you sure not 45?

-No, no, no.

-46?

There's a chance. I think that has got a chance for a small profit,

and it's a really nice thing.

-It's good quality, good maker...

-Shall we take a fish then?

Doesn't seem to have any damage on it, does it?

You do need something.

-We'll take the fish.

-We'll take the fish.

-Take the fish!

-Thank you very much.

-You're welcome.

Thank you very much. Thank you.

Phew! That's two down. One to go.

Go! One more to go.

Ah! There are the Reds. All we need is Christina.

We've got 11 minutes left and we need to buy two things.

-That's what I'm trying to say to her.

-Come on, come on...

Listen, seriously, we've seen lots of things that have been good -

which are the ones we're going to go for?

We're going to go for the clock.

-Let's go and buy the clock and...

-Let's buy the clock.

We need to do that quickly, OK?

That's right, you take control, CT.

-OK. Hello, everybody!

-Hello.

-We're back again.

We were wondering, what was your best price on the clock?

-45.

-45.

-Yeah.

Could we say 40?

-That's only giving me a fiver now on...

-OK.

-I think at £45...

-I've spent a few hours on it as well.

-..we need to...

-Yeah, get the clock.

-That's a good price.

-Quickly.

-£45? £45?

-Yeah.

-£45. Thank you, sir.

-Done, done.

-You're a legend.

Finally, you and the Blues are now looking for your final buys.

Do you know that's Japanese. Do you know a lot about stuff like that?

-It goes on a belt.

-Yeah, thank you.

Right. Ha-ha! What do you think of that?

-I don't like it.

-Ergh! No?

-It's a Japanese netsuke, they're very collectable.

-Yeah.

Looks like some kind of boxwood, maybe something like that.

Very nice little inset eyes, little bead insets.

-What's the price on that?

-It's £20.

-£20.

-Would you do it for ten?

-I can't, no. Sorry.

-£12.50?

-Oh, look at him.

-15 would be the very best.

-15?

-15.

-Well, what do you think?

-13 is better.

-13 then?

-13!

-Anything! Come on.

-Go on, then.

-All right, 13. Shake the man's...

-Wait, this would be your last item.

-I know...

-Now, how desperate are we?

-..but I hate to see stressed ladies.

I think we are quite desperate.

I hate it. I think it's hideous, but then it's not about what I like,

it's about what will sell well.

Can you put it to one side just for a few minutes, yeah?

-Of course I can.

-Thank you very much.

-Right, get going.

-Let's go.

-Let's get outside now.

Right, power walk.

This isn't really the time for browsing -

you've less than ten minutes left.

That goes for you too, Reds.

Girls, there's a jewellery box here - what's your thoughts on that?

Oh, I like it. I like the quilting inside.

Yeah, it's pretty, isn't it? £130 is a lot of money to spend...

It's a lot of money, but hang on!

-ITALIAN ACCENT:

-For you, we make a special price!

-THEY LAUGH

-No, we could do something there.

What would be your best price on it, my darling?

-What would make you happy?

-30 quid.

-£20

-THEY LAUGH

Well, that'd make me sad, I'm telling you now.

that'd make me cry.

The top is original, but...

-The best I could do for that, really...about 80, really.

-About 80.

-Too much?

-I think that's going to be too much for us.

-I think that's a little bit too much.

-It's really nice, though.

-But thank you so much. It's been a pleasure.

-My pleasure.

Thank you.

Outside, the Blues are feeling the pressure.

-Table, nothing?

-No.

-No, no.

-I didn't want furniture. Absolutely no furniture.

-OK.

I'm not sure you can be fussy at this point in time.

Back with the Reds, and have they found a contender

for item number three?

-I really like this.

-This is the one, is it?

-That's really pretty.

-Ah, OK.

It's that this mother of pearl inlay top,

so, again, it's a papier-mache which has been ebonised there.

Mother of pearl inlay, gilt painting.

Open the lid. Oh, lovely.

OK, so it's got its original fitted interior.

It's a sewing box,

so it will have been full of needles and thread

and scissors and bobbins and all sorts of things originally.

But nowadays, they are used as jewellery boxes.

That's what I was thinking, more of a jewellery box.

So, very, very, very sweet.

We've not got much time left...

THEY SQUEAL

-She's about to have a baby!

-THEY LAUGH

-Oh...

-What's your thoughts?

I think we should ask the price.

I will go and find the stallholder and see what he can do on this, OK?

-Do your best.

-Hold fire.

Off you go, then, CT.

Now, I hope the Blues aren't going off the rails.

-Train set?

-Oh, hold on a sec.

-Mamod? Do you like Mamod steam engines?

-Yes.

These are collectable. Everybody plays with those.

I think we go back and get the...

-I think you've got so little time.

-..the hideous thing.

-Right, fine, we go back...

-Yes, we go back and get the hideous...

I'm sensing some...some resistance to my suggestion.

Trust your experts, teams - they know their stuff.

OK, girlie whirlies.

Right, so the asking price was 150. OK?

But he said that he could do it for £100 for us,

which I think is very generous.

I think that is very generous and that's really good,

but...I reckon it will only make about 80 quid.

How many minutes have we got left?

-Three!

-I don't think we have a choice.

We have to choose between something that we've seen or this box.

-All right, we get the box.

-The tray is just there,

but we would have to run and she is likely to go into labour.

Crikey, I'd rather you didn't.

-Right...

-Quick, quick. Can we remember where it was?

-Yes.

-Yes, I think it's just in there.

MUSIC: Rocky theme tune

-This is the fastest you lot have moved all day.

-I know!

-Hello!

-Hi there.

-We're back.

We would like to do the deal, please.

-Thank you.

-Thank you very much. We've done it.

Oh, thank God for that!

Where's Kate? Where's Kate?

-We've done it.

-Thank you so much, Kate.

That was a close run thing.

Well done, Blues, and in the nick of time.

We've got under one minute.

Well, we'll have to get it, then, won't we? We don't have any choice.

-I will go and do the deal, all right?

-Yeah.

Well done. Well done.

This is going to be our minus.

You never know, Reds - it could make you a fortune.

OK. £100, done the deal. It's ours.

59 minutes, 56 seconds.

HORN BLOWS Time's up!

I can bear-ly believe it.

-I think I need to lie down.

-Me too.

Well done. Happy?

-No.

-No!

-Oh, no! What?!

Oh, dear.

Well, let's remind ourselves what you bought, then, Reds.

The sisters spied some silver and splashed £25 on this teapot stand.

They struck a deal at £45 for the Art Deco clock.

Finally, they crumpled under pressure

and bought this papier-mache box for £100.

-So, that was fun, wasn't it?

-Yeah.

You must be puffed out.

Talk about leaving it till the last minute.

-Anyway, super. Did you have a good shop?

-We did.

Did you? Which is your favourite piece, Zen?

My favourite is the Art Deco clock.

-Is it?

-Yeah. Love it.

And, Luce, do you agree with that?

Mine's going to be the sewing box at the end.

Not sure it'll make the most profit, but probably my favourite item.

-That's your favourite favourite?

-Yeah.

What is going to bring the biggest profit?

-I think maybe the clock.

-Maybe the clock

-or the silverware at the beginning.

-OK.

And you spent in total how much?

-170.

-£170.

I'd like £130 of leftover lolly.

-No...

-Thank you very much.

-You don't like passing that over, do you?

-No.

-£130 goes straight ahead to Christina...

-Thank you!

What are you going to buy, babe?

My love, we saw about eight different things that we didn't buy,

-so I've got lots to choose from.

-We did.

OK, well, good luck with that.

You better get a leg on in case somebody buys them.

Anyway, meanwhile, right now,

we're going to check out what the Blue team bought, aren't we?

The Blues got off to a flourishing start

with this Art Nouveau epergne bought for £40.

They were hooked on the Sabino glass fish at £48.

And will this wooden dragon netsuke set the auction room alight?

Bought for £13. Lucky for someone.

A bit indecisive at the top, weren't you?

No, we just didn't like the rubbish that we were looking at.

Sorry!

-But you've finished up all right in the end.

-We did indeed, yes.

Do you have a favourite piece, Christina?

Maybe the Sabino glassware that we bought, the little fish, maybe.

-Maybe?

-Maybe.

-But you don't really like that much?

-I didn't really like any of the pieces to be honest.

-Oh, lordy.

And do you agree with that analysis, Phil?

I have to admit, I did like the Sabino glass,

but out of all of them, it was a bit car boot-ish,

I thought, the whole thing.

All right, fine. Well, fair enough.

I mean, that's, you know, say it as you find it.

Which piece is going to bring the biggest profit, then?

The netsuke piece, I think.

Yes, that will bring the best.

This has been a very happy trip, I can tell.

-No, it's been wonderful.

-We've had great fun. Yeah.

-Great expert.

-It's been good.

-Yeah?

-Yes.

And how much did you spend in to-to?

-101.

-101. Wow!

I'd like £199 of leftover lolly, please.

-Do I really have to hand it to you?

-You do, I'm afraid.

-Oh, dear. There we are.

-Yeah, gently.

-Gently.

-Thank you.

-Oh, all right.

Right, with the upmost tenderness. Thank you very much, Christina.

-Well, that's a fortune.

-Well, it is.

-That is a fortune, isn't it?

-Yeah.

What do you think you're going to spend it on?

Well, I've got a few ideas.

I've seen a few things around that you didn't like

but might make some money, so we'll have to wait and see.

Well, that is intriguing.

Almost as intriguing as our next little bit,

because Philip, I've got one or two little things

-that I'd like to show you.

-That's great.

How many pairs of cuff links did you tell me you had?

About 250.

-What's special about cuff links for you, then?

-I just enjoy them.

I worked up in the city, and as we were all in ties,

and in those days, we all had to wear sombre ties and suits,

the only thing that sort of made you stand out sometimes

-was your

-cuff links. OK.

-You've got 250 pairs.

-Yeah.

I've found two pairs here today at Detling

that I want to run by you.

Try those on.

Thank you very much indeed.

-Do you like them?

-I'm not keen.

I think these are more sort of like Liberace-type cuff links.

You know, very sort of over-the-top.

What do you think they're made of?

Quartz or something?

It is a stone - you're absolutely right.

-It's called aventurine.

-Uh-huh.

Comes in various colours - blue, green,

-but more popularly this brown with the gold flecks in.

-Yeah.

The quality of the stone polishing is very, very high,

-so I actually quite rate them as

-cuff links... Oh, all right.

..and they may not appeal to you in your particular collection,

-but I think they would appeal in the marketplace.

-Ah.

Here, in Detling, you can buy the pair for £18.

-That...that is incredible.

-That is incredible, isn't it?

And I think you'd probably, in another place,

-get something like £60 or £80 for them.

-I'd agree, yeah.

Now, something a bit more straightforward -

how do you rate these?

I really like these.

They've got wonderful sort of machining on both of them. Gold.

I'd like them in my collection.

-They are nine carat gold, so they're hallmarked, which is lovely.

-Yeah.

What I like about them is that terminal,

which, to me, is rather like a dumbbell.

Here, in Detling, the pair could be yours for £38.

That's incredible.

Now, let's not get too buttoned up about this

because right now we're heading off into West London for our auction,

and frankly, I can't wait.

We've crossed the M25 from Kent

and find ourselves in West London at High Road Auctions, Chiswick.

What could be nicer? With our auctioneer Charles Hoy.

-Good morning, Charles.

-Morning, Tim.

Now, the first item for the Reds is the silver teapot stand

which looks Georgian but it ain't.

No, exactly. It's the later part of the 19th century.

It's a good little piece.

What it has against it is it is engraved and, as we can work out,

someone with five initials on it, it'll be a tricky one.

We have put £30-£50 on it.

-OK, £25 paid. So that's a great estimate.

-Yeah.

Next is the Art Deco style mantel clock

-and that just reeks of the late 1930s, doesn't it?

-It does, yeah.

It's stamped foreign on the front

which suggests a European import around the 1930s period.

However, Art Deco is popular. There's lots of Art Deco houses

in this area so it does tend to be popular when it comes here.

-Yeah.

-We put £40-£60.

OK, £45 paid so that's well in the frame.

And lastly, the quintessential late Victorian papier-mache box.

Does this stuff sell still, Charles?

It does, Tim, but not at the same price that it used to.

It is in good condition though, it does have good inlay,

the interior is later which slightly works against it.

However, it's still a good piece and we've put £50-£70 on it.

OK, £100 was paid and I guess if there's a dark hole

into which this team are about to plunge

it will be via the papier-mache box.

Cos I vote that as a bit of a loser.

On that happy note, they may need their bonus buy,

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

Hey, kids, what fun is this?

Zena, what have you done to your hair?

Had a bit of a malfunction this morning.

-Was it supposed to go orange?

-It was not supposed to go orange.

Thank you for bringing that up.

Anyway, £130 of leftover lolly went to Christina. What did you buy?

There was a lot of sisterly love going on on our shop

and we pretty much ran out of time and it was between the box and...

So I thought, well, I'll give you the tray as your bonus buy

and you can see which one makes any money.

There we go. It's over to you.

So, girls, what did you like about this tray first time round?

You thought you'd never see it ever again.

I've kind of been having nightmares about this tray. I hate this tray.

-You hate the tray?

-I hate the tray.

That's changed, she didn't always hate the tray.

So, Luce, what do you like about it?

The picture. I think it's really nice. I like the colours.

And the gild on it. And we love the kite.

The little boys playing with their kites up here

and we thought it was sweet, didn't we?

-How much was it?

-It was cheap, wasn't it?

Well, I paid £20 for it.

To be perfectly honest,

I think it might make a little bit of money but we'll see.

Think on, because right now for the audience at home,

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

Now, this is an object that I think gives Chinese lacquer a bad name.

-Yes, it's not...

-Not the best.

..terribly inspiring.

Transfer printed.

Yeah, it's not hugely old. We have seen old ones.

There's not too much more we can bring to you about that.

Not terribly.

I mean, just gird up your loins and give us an estimate.

Yeah, we said £20-£40.

Yeah, and that's quite a gird up, I tell you cos £20 was paid.

-OK.

-Christina rates it and who knows?

She may well be right

but I think you're going to be lucky to get much of a profit out of that.

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

This looks rather promising. What do you think about the epergne?

Well, it is rather nice, Tim. It's a good design to it.

The base would need re-plating at some point.

What works against it is it is, in fact, broken on the inside

we can see, which is a pity.

However, though, it's still a nice piece.

And it is hidden within the frame of the Art Nouveau metalwork

so that goes in its favour.

And we did £30-£50 on it.

OK, £40 paid. I think you're right.

It could make £50 or even £60 on a good day.

Now, what about the Sabino glass fish?

If you can't afford the Lalique, Sabino's your man.

Exactly what it is. Trying to be Lalique.

Sabino, still a French company, we've seen lots of them before.

-Good little things.

-What's your estimate?

We said £30-£50.

OK, £48 paid so it's just in the frame

-and it might wiggle into profit.

-Yeah.

The last object is, I think,

probably just a shade off brand-new, don't you?

It is, yeah. Made most probably in a factory rather than handmade.

Clever, though.

It is, yeah, it's still a decorative piece of a dragon.

They do tend to be popular whenever they come in so we've said £20-£40.

OK. £13 paid. Well, you never know.

They might need their bonus buy so let's go and have a look at it.

-Well, what fun this is, isn't it?

-Yes.

You only spend 101, £199 went to Kate, what did you buy?

Ta-da! Something small and sweet.

-Ooh.

-It's a tiny little pillbox.

-You don't look convinced.

-No...

-Limoges.

-No, Limoges is good.

-Limoges. It's very sweet.

It's hand-decorated. It's got all the stuff on the bottom.

-Any damage?

-No, perfect.

I did try and spend more money but I couldn't find anything.

-How much did you spend then?

-It was £35.

-Oh.

-That's good.

-Not so bad.

-No, it's not.

-Have a peek.

-Here we go.

-It's quite girlie.

-That's OK, as long as it sells.

It's a sort of trinket box.

And how much do you think it will actually make?

It'll be nice to see it at 40-60.

I mean, I've seen these make over £100

but it all depends on the day on the sale. You never know.

I must admit, if I had seen that

I'd loved to have bought that as an item.

Ah, it missed your eagle eye.

-It did miss our eagle eye.

-It did.

Well, it's a sweet thing

and there's lots of collectors for little boxes, trinket boxes

and Limoges and its hand-painted so I think there's a good chance.

-Yeah, it's lovely. Thank you.

-Yes, I like that.

-Well, it ticks a few boxes, doesn't it?

-It does.

-That's the main thing.

Right now, though, for the audience at home,

let's find out whether it ticks the auctioneer's box.

Right, Charles, nice little feminine box.

Yeah, it's a nice little piece. Limoges is still popular.

People do still buy it.

Not as popular as it once was but even so it's a pretty little piece.

-How much is your estimate?

-We've said £20-£40.

£35 paid by the lovely Kate.

And she knows a thing or two about lovely things.

-Looking forward to the auction?

-We are, yes.

-So are we.

AUCTIONEER CALLS OUT BIDS

-How are you feeling?

-I'm feeling a bit nervous.

-I don't think it's going to go so well.

-Do you not?

-It's the box.

-It's that black box, yeah?

-It's the box.

Lucy, how do you feel about that, sweet pea?

I'm worried, I am worried about the box.

I think what we need to do is to grip hard here

cos first up is your teapot stand and here it comes.

Next lot then, 108,

late 19th-century silver teapot stand, hallmarked for London,

lovely little piece there.

Where are we starting? I have £30 bid straight in.

30.

Yeah.

£35 anywhere?

I'll open it to the internet, £35 and five online.

40 I still have, internet.

-Hey.

-Do I see five elsewhere? Come back with me at 45, internet.

It's with my commissions at £40 and selling, let's get five quickly,

it's going and selling to the commissions at 40 then.

-At 40.

-£40. You've just made £15 just like that.

-Yeah, plus 15.

-That's good, that's good.

Now, the mantel clock. I think this could do really well.

Not this clock.

Good little piece that. Nice little clock.

And where do we start? We have 60 and five on commissions already.

-65.

-£70 the next bid. To the room.

I'm over to 65 on commission bids.

Surely worth a bid, internet?

What about that?

We're finished and I will sell to the commission bidders at 65 then.

-£70 at the back just in time.

-CHRISTINA:

-Last minute.

It's a killer clock, this.

£70 is with you at the back, it takes my commissions out

selling to the lady at the back at 70 then. That's yours.

£70. Killer clock.

And 5 is 50, that is plus £25.

So that's two profits on the trot.

Now...

-flipping box next.

-Oh.

-CHRISTINA:

-Keep the faith, keep the faith.

-Think positive.

Next lot, 110 then, is a late 1930 20th-century papier-mache box.

There we go. Nice little piece this.

Lovely inlay on it if you've seen it.

And where do we start? Again I have interest here.

I have 50 and five, 60 and five straight in. Do I see £70 anywhere?

£70 the next bid to the room, surely worth a bid at that.

It's got to be worth it. One for you maybe, online?

Coming in at £70 for it, it's worth it.

Lovely little box, lovely little inlay on it.

It's with me at £65. Come on, internet, I can see you hovering.

-No.

-It's worth a bid. Surely worth a bid at £70, internet.

-Go internet.

-No? No?

-Come on.

-CHRISTINA:

-Come on, World Wide Web.

No, all done and finished then and I will sell.

I'll have to sell to the commissions at 65.

That's 65 then.

-She's going into labour, she's going into labour, oh, my goodness.

-£65.

No, no, no, don't labour.

Listen, you are minus £35. You had 40, you're plus £5.

-It's OK, we're still plus.

-£5 profit.

-We've got a fiver.

-Yeah.

I mean, think of the honour of that. That could be a winning score.

Now, what about this old, black tray which you don't like?

Shall we just do it? We don't need a fiver.

-Yeah, that's true.

-But you're up.

-Let's gamble it.

-You're going to go with it? You're in?

-Yeah.

-We're going with the bonus buy.

-It's going to backfire.

And here it comes.

Early 20th-century, Chinese papier-mache tray.

Nice little piece, that.

We have £15 on the books.

Do I see £20 anywhere?

£20 the next bid, to the room. Surely worth that?

Got to be worth a bid of £20, isn't it, for the tray?

Nice little piece. Chinese. 20 online now.

Do I see 25 in the room?

It's with the internet at £20. Let's get 25 elsewhere.

It's with the internet bidder at 20. I will sell online at £20 then.

GAVEL BANGS You've sold it for £20.

A wiped face. There's nothing the matter with that.

You are going home with folding money.

A £5 note. How good's that?

Well, at least we didn't make a minus,

-that's what we set out to do.

-How good is that? Well done.

-Fantastic. Don't say a word to the Blues, all right?

-OK.

Mum is the word.

-How are you feeling?

-Fine, excited.

Good, how excited?

-Hmm, medium.

-Oh, medium excited.

-Yes.

-What about you, Phil?

-I'm very excited.

-Are you?

I can't wait for the big finale.

I'm gagging for a gaggle.

Anyway, first up is the epergne in the Art Nouveau style.

And here it comes.

Next up, 130 then, it's the Art Nouveau style epergne.

Glass liner. Lovely little piece, this.

Lovely colour to the glass on it.

I am a fan of it. Where do we start?

I have a 30 bid straight in, actually. Do I see five anywhere?

Surely with a bid of 35 elsewhere.

I have 30 on commissions, have to be 35.

35 online now. 40 with me. And five, internet.

-£40.

-45 elsewhere?

It's going with my commission bidders and selling at 40 then...

Uh-oh.

-Wiped our face.

-Did we?

-Wiped your face.

Thank goodness.

-You watch the programme, you know all the terms.

-Yes.

-Wiped your face.

-Unfortunately.

OK, now, glass fish.

It's had lots of attention, lots of people like it

and again I have interest.

I have 20 and five and 30 bid straight in.

Do I see 35 anywhere for the Sabino fish?

It's got to be worth that, surely.

35. Well spotted, Madam.

Do I see £40 anywhere?

It's with me...it's with you, sorry, at £35

unless we get £40 elsewhere.

-It's going, selling on the left then at 35.

-£35.

-That means you are minus £13. Isn't that terrible?

-Bother.

-Oh, no.

Anyway, now, here comes the wooden netsuke.

Let's hope for the best for this.

Next lot then, 132 is a wooden netsuke in the form of a dragon.

And where do we start this? I have interest here.

I have 20 and five and 30 bid straight in.

Do I see five anywhere? £35 the next bid?

-Is that a profit?

-What?

It's shaped like a dragon, it's a lovely little thing.

-Hideous thing.

-Shh.

To the commissions at 30 then.

-Yes.

-£30 is plus £17.

-Good grief.

-Good grief.

-Amazing.

And overall you have £4.

So what are we going to do about this bonus buy?

Are we going to go with the bonus buy, do you think?

-Go on, then. We'll go with it.

-I mean, you've got the £4.

Do you want to part with £4

or do you want to go with the bonus buy?

-Go with the bonus buy.

-Go with the bonus buy?

-Yeah, go with the bonus buy.

-Going to do it? Going to risk it?

-We'll risk it.

-All right, lovely. So, here it comes.

Lot 136, this is a little Limoges porcelain trinket box.

Lovely little thing it is and where do we start?

I have 20 and five on commissions already.

Do I see £30 elsewhere?

Surely worth a bid at £30. I have 25 on commissions.

It will have to be £30 in the room or to the internet.

One for you maybe on the internet. Come in at £30 for it.

Lovely little piece, it's worth it.

Very good condition. It's with me at £25.

I can sell to the commissions then at 25.

-KATE:

-No.

-£25.

-I know.

Overall then, you are minus £6. Bad luck, team.

Never mind.

-But, listen, minus £6 could be a winning score.

-Yes.

-Don't say a word to the Reds.

-Zip.

-Zip. Perfect.

We've got some jokers on the programme today.

Look at this lot.

-All gagging to know what goes on, hey?

-Yes.

Well, I can tell you there is absolutely nothing

between the teams today in terms of performance

because you have... CONTESTANTS LAUGH

-you have all performed...

-Badly.

-..brilliantly.

Not badly.

And there's just a few quid between you

and the team that's marginally behind

just happens to be the Blues.

-LUCY:

-Yay!

-CHRISTINA:

-Bother!

Overall, minus £6.

-And, I tell you, there's no shame in that.

-No.

-Christina, have you had a lovely time?

-A fantastic time.

-It's been a blast, hasn't it?

-Such a laugh.

-Phil?

I've had a great time.

My expert was great, you were great, everything was great.

I know. It's lovely to be on such a great show too.

No, seriously. It's been a hoot.

You've been marvellous, well done for taking part.

But the victors today are going home with £5.

-Whoo!

-Whoo-hoo-hoo!

Lucy! Take the cash!

Split it with your sister. Smell it, enjoy it.

Revel in it.

Now, what I want to know is, Zen, how are you feeling about it?

-I'm happy that we won.

-Yeah, happy that we won.

Winning makes everything better.

You be careful with the hair colour next time, all right?

Next time I see you I want green, yeah?

-How're you feeling, Luce?

-I'm...very, very happy that we won.

Are you... Do you feel like a champion?

-Yes.

-Yeah, well, you are a champion.

-Most definitely.

In fact, we have had the most champion programme.

Have a look at our website.

And join us soon for some more Bargain Hunting, yes?

-ALL:

-Yeah!