Epsom 3 Bargain Hunt

Today, we're in Dorking, in Surrey.

Now, did you know that the colour of a chicken's eggs can be

predicted by the colour of its ears?

Yes, chickens have ears and I'm in the home of the Dorking chicken

and despite having red ears, it lays white eggs.

But we like unpredictability on this show, so let's scramble into action,

let's go bargain hunting!

On today's show,

our teams have Dorking's West Street antique shops at their disposal.

They each have £300 and one hour to bag themselves three bargains

that will make them a profit at auction.

Let's take a sneaky peak at what's coming up.

The reds are in disagreement.

-I actually quite like this table here.

-I think it's horrible.

It's risky business for the Blues.

Careful, Kim.

Our auctioneer's in shock!

Ouch!

And so are the teams.

20, 45...

-My gosh!

-It's still going.

But that's all for later.

So, let's meet the teams.

We've got the Reds today, we've got Elliot and Ian.

And we've got the girls, Kimberly and Julia.

-Hello, teams!

-Hello!

-How's it going?

-Very well.

So, boys, I believe you met at university, is that right?

Yes, we met about 11, 12 years now. We both studied archaeology at UCL

and just hit it off in the first week

-and we've been friends ever since.

-And did you both do archaeology?

Yeah, so I studied Egyptian archaeology and Ian did...

I just did general stuff.

General archaeology. So, when you graduated, did you take up a career

in archaeology?

Briefly, so, I worked for the Museum Of London for about six months to

a year and then I launched a men's accessories

-company about a year ago.

-Oooh!

-We essentially make pocket squares

but we work with some of the major galleries

and museums around the world.

So, the Tate, The National Gallery, The Louvre, erm, to put fine art

into pocket squares.

-And, Ian, are you still doing archaeology?

-No, again, I've

moved out of it. I work in financial fraud investigation these days.

Oh, my goodness!

So, it's a bit different. I'm still digging around for things but in

-spreadsheets rather than...

-Our very own Sherlock Holmes.

That's exciting.

So, Ian, I believe you've had some fairly intrepid travels,

is that right?

Yes, about nine or ten years I did a drive from London to the capital of

Mongolia for charity.

It took about four weeks to do, about 10,000 miles

and unfortunately crashed about 50 miles from the finish line.

-Oh, no, Ian!

-So, we made it on the back of a tow-truck in the end.

-Arriving in style!

-Yeah.

-I like it.

And tactics, team, what do you think?

Well, I've had a thought that up-cycling is a big thing at

the moment, so maybe if we can find some bits of junk that people can

-sort out.

-Junk?! There's no junk around here!

-Something that might

be able to make some money for someone down the line.

So, very best of luck!

That's our Red team, now over to our Antipodean girls. Hello, Blue team.

Hello! Kimberly and Julia. Now, I believe you're not really from

around these parts, are you?

No, we're both from Melbourne, in Australia.

And you worked in the banking industry in Australia?

I did work in the banking industry for nine years, before moving

-over here.

-OK.

And I've been able to continue my career here, successfully.

So, I've been very fortunate with some of the roles I've had.

Oh, fantastic!

And how about you, Julia, is that something that you've been into

-as well?

-No, I actually work at Heathrow for a logistics company.

So, for all the retailers, food and beverage, all their stock that goes

to the airport has come through us and we deliver it to them.

Oh, my goodness, logistically, that sounds like a nightmare!

Erm, we're pretty organised, so it runs smoothly.

Of course, of course, of course.

-My goodness, wow, so you must be super on it.

-Yeah, I'll try and

-be on it today...

-OK, brilliant.

..and organised with the time.

So, girls, what do we know about antiques? What's the plan today?

-Erm, I know a little bit about hallmarking.

-Good.

She's done her homework, hasn't she?!

I've watched a number shows, so I'm hoping that they'll give me a

little bit of an advantage but I don't know.

OK, Julia, what do you think?

Yeah, I agree and I also like jewellery, rings,

leather products are always good, a few artefacts

but I think we're going to have our work cut out for us today

with the two gentlemen.

Well, sometimes too much knowledge is a bad thing.

We'll be all right in that department.

Brilliant, right, well, that's it. This is the big money moment.

£300, there we are, to the Blues. £300 to the Reds.

There's your money, now, off you go, your experts await.

Best of luck!

Let's hope they'll still be best of friends by the end of this hour.

So, which of our experts are up for the challenge today?

Hoping to magnify the profits for the Reds it's Caroline Hawley.

And will the Blues have a profit

to write home about?

It's David Harper.

Right, boys, here we are, what are you looking for today, Ian?

Well, I'm going to be looking for furniture, more to renovate than

finished articles.

Something silver and hallmarked.

-Silver and hallmarked?

-Yes, please.

Sparkly, sparkly's good.

What about you, Elliot?

Basically, my plan is just to stop them from blowing all our cash.

We're going to make some money, hopefully!

-So, I'll be asking you a lot of questions.

-You do that!

Right, teams, your 60 minutes starts now.

BELL RINGS

Come on, then, let's shop!

Go for it, we've got 60 minutes.

Just dive in, you two.

-You want sparkly?

-Yeah.

Dorking's West Street is brimming with sparkly objects, Blues.

Getting them at the right price is the aim of the game.

Now, there's just a couple of things I'm going to explain to you.

This is an antiques centre, as opposed to a shop.

So, we're not always going to be able to speak to the

owner of the item, directly.

-We're going to have to make a phone call or something.

-OK.

-OK? So, you're ready to go?

-Yeah.

-Ready to go for it.

-Hunt!

Get cracking, Reds. Now, are the Blues about to invest in

their first item, priced at £60?

Nice coffee set over there, Kimmy.

-What are you looking at?

-Whereabouts?

It is a very nice coffee set.

-Yeah, do you recognise that...

-There would've been six, do you think?

Erm, yeah, I would say so, yeah.

Japanese, Noritake, all good, all great quality.

The down side is they made 48 billion of the things

and they've been shipped all over the world.

So, you'll see it everywhere.

At auction, it probably wouldn't...

At auction it'll go, "Here's another Noritake set."

-Oh, OK. So, we might leave that one.

-Yes.

Let's look for something like you two, unique and beautiful.

Thank you!

Oh, David, stop flirting!

Have the Reds found the key to unlocking their first buy?

-Do you like that?

-What is it?

-What is it?!

What do you mean, "What is it?"

It's a key! Can you not see it's a key?!

Do you not have a key like that for your front door?

-No, sadly not. Ah, OK.

-Does that make it more appealing?

-A lot more appealing, yeah.

-I thought it might.

-Isn't that fabulous?

-Yeah.

-Do you know, I think that'll make a lovely

21st present.

I don't think it's got huge age to it, it might be '30s, '40s but it's

a really good, novelty thing.

I think that would impress the girls, what do you think?

I would hope so, yeah.

-How much is it?

-It's £35.

Now, I think that's a bit steep.

-So, shall I go and ask and come back? Right.

-See you in a minute.

Go and work your magic with Marion from the antique centre, Caroline.

Now, Blues, this looks sparkly.

-Oh, is that a little baby rattle?

-It IS a baby rattle.

-That's beautiful.

-Look at the price!

-That's a big price on that one.

-Oh, yeah, a bit over budget.

-A bit over.

Ooof, just a smidge at 465 - move on!

So, Caroline, do you have a price for the key, so the Reds can

open their account?

-They'll accept £20.

-OK. That's pretty good.

-Not too bad,

-what do you reckon?

-You both love it, don't you?

-Yeah, we really like it.

-Do you know that can open bottles as well?

-Let's go for it, then.

-I thought that would be the decider!

-Sold it.

-Yeah, I thought that would be the decider. Would you like that?

-Let's get our first item under our belt?

-Well, we have seen a little

-something while you were having a chat.

-It's a good one.

-Oh, have you?

-We'd like to ask you about.

-Right, OK, let's put this down.

-Hold on to that for a second, then.

Just this little enamelled 1960s calendar. It's only £10, as well.

So, just wanted to get your thoughts on it.

I have to say, I haven't seen a

perpetual calendar exactly like that.

Do you want to go and ask Marion if we can have a look? Cabinet seven.

Yeah, might as well, cabinet seven.

-Hello, Marion.

-Hello.

These guys have spotted something else very, very quickly.

What do you reckon, Caroline?

Well, when I saw it in the cabinet, I thought

it was something that would go in your handbag or something

but it's not, it's a little desktop, perpetual calendar.

So, let's have a look - we've got the months all around here,

all the days of the week and then the years going round the '60s.

Oh, there's a problem here, it finishes in 1984, which is

-probably before you two were born.

-Yeah.

-So, I think this is not of our time, is it?

-No.

-That's kind of put me off a little bit, actually.

-It doesn't have a use

any more, does it? Unless we're going to time travel.

It's a little bit redundant. Shall we put that back, do you think?

Yeah, I think so.

Sorry, Marion, we'll put that back. Now, there's the key.

Yeah, I really like the key.

-What do you reckon, Ian?

-Yeah, I think we can go with the key.

Let's just buy it, let's get our first buy.

I think we'll go for that.

Right, Marion, we would like to buy the key, please.

-Fine, that's fine.

-And your very kind offer of £20.

-Yes.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

Well done, Reds.

Onwards.

First item in the bag. So, with nearly 15 minutes on the clock,

Blues, you need to find your first.

What have we got down here?

Erm, well, my brother-in-law, back home, he collects Royal Doultons.

-OK.

-So, yeah. I just noticed there's a tiny, rare Royal Doulton figurine.

-Why is it rare?

-That's a very good question.

-Because it says on the

ticket "rare tiny Fat Boy." That's why!

-I am going by the ticket, David, yes.

-Shall we have a look at it?

-We can have a look.

-OK.

Look at the mark on the base. Tell me what it tells you.

-It tells me that it is a Royal Doulton.

-She's good.

-Oh, now...

-Does it say "Made in England" or "England"?

-It does, it says

"Made in England".

OK, any idea what sort of date that might be, then, Kimberly?

-No idea.

-OK...Julia?

-Is it more modern?

-Well, it's more modern

than an "England" stamp. "England" was introduced in around 1892.

The "made in" bit, it's probably 1930s but that's quite cute,

isn't it? Look at his face!

Couldn't you just fall in love with him?!

So, when the tag says "rare", how rare do you think that sort of

-thing would be?

-I've never seen a tiny Fat Boy, I've got to tell you.

-No?

-No, I haven't, I've never seen one. The thing is, Doulton is great

-quality, it really is but it's not what it used to be in value.

-OK.

There aren't so many buyers, bidders, collectors out there.

It's worth 10 or 20 quid, I would guess.

-OK.

-In auction. It's worth £35 all day long in there.

-Shall we find out how much we can buy him for?

-Absolutely! I'm off!

Excuse me...

can I please ask what your best price on the tiny Fat Boy would

-be, for us?

-Now, what have we got on the ticket there?

-35.

35...and he's rare.

-Only cos the ticket says he's rare.

-And he's survived all these years

-and yet he's so small.

-It's true.

-So, he is a bit special.

He's been packed away somewhere.

-I'll give you a chance, £20.

-Would you do it for 15?

OK, then, that's fine.

-Excellent, thank you so much!

-Are we doing it?

Marvellous!

-That's very generous.

-Right, keep on going!

Well done, one down.

A fair dinkum deal, Blues.

One down with roughly 20 minutes on the clock. So, Reds, what's next?

I actually quite like this table.

It's got an interesting design to it. I don't think that's bad, 180.

-It's got very nice legs.

-Yeah, it's an Art Deco style.

-Yeah.

-I'm surprised you like it, what do you think?

I think it's horrible. Really not a fan at all.

-Seems quite a lot of money, as well.

-Yeah, and I think it's modern.

The style of Art Deco but it doesn't have a lot of age to it, so

I would advise not to go with, unless you really,

really love it and it's absolutely up to you two.

I really don't like it.

I'll yield to your better judgment on this one.

I don't want you falling out!

-I think we're OK with that one.

-Shall we move onwards?

-Yes, for sure, let's move on.

-Come on.

No falling out whilst I'm in charge, Reds.

So, Blues, is this crystal cutting it?

It's quite nice, what do you think?

Looks nice and shiny, no scratches.

-We like shiny.

-Is it heavy?

-There is some weight to it, yeah.

OK, what we need to do is find out what kind of condition it's in,

so you hold it nice and flat, like that, give it a ding.

REVERBERATING DING

Well, that sounds pretty delicious, doesn't it?

That's a sign of quality. It also tells you that there's no

hidden cracks in it, cos it would sound more like this.

-THUMP

-OK, so turn it over...

and have a look at the base.

There's hardly any ware there, so your first instinct, Kimberly,

was right, there's no great age to it but it's a good looker,

-it's in good order and it's nice quality.

-Yeah, it is.

What would you pay for that in auction, then, Julia?

-Gosh, don't know, 50 quid?

-I think I'd pay 25 or 30.

Gosh, I'm the one that's got all the money!

LAUGHTER

-Let me see how much that was.

-How much is it?

-It's 22.

-22, well, it's

no money - it needs to be a tenner for you to be guaranteed to make

a few pounds because these things in sale don't make big money.

You know, they really don't.

But there's nothing wrong with its quality, so it's over to Christine,

-really.

-What do you think?

-It's an absolute bargain to start with,

isn't it? It's functional and people like functional.

So, that figure you were mentioning was ten, that would be the absolute

-rock bottom.

-Really?

-That's amazing, thank you so much.

-You're welcome.

What does that mean? We've done it.

Shake on it.

It's sounding good, Blues, and you've taken the lead with your

second item.

Reds, you need to get a move on, there's 30 minutes left.

So, whilst the teams carry on with the shopping, take a look at this

for a scoop.

So, the items I have got in front of me here are the products

of a very well-known gentleman called Arthur Lasenby Liberty.

Now, Arthur Lasenby Liberty, in the 1860s,

was working for a retailers in London and in 1874,

with a £2,000 loan from his future father-in-law,

he decided to establish his own business.

So, he took a lease from a shop in Regent Street and opened his

own shop, Liberty.

And that shop became one of the most famous

shops of the late 19th century.

He was such a, if you like, trend-setter of his time

and everybody went to him to buy their most fashionable

and most beautiful goods.

There's two frames on the table here that are typical Liberty

fabrics, from their archive collection.

They're instantly recognisable as Art Nouveau fabrics.

Look at the sinuous lines, this paisley here,

the influence from the Orient.

So, after he started producing these fabrics

and then he produced furniture and he became known for selling

ceramics, he produced two types of metal wares.

Cymric, which was his silver wares and Tudric,

which were his pewter wares.

And these spoons here, which are from the Cymric range were designed

by Archibald Knox.

They are typical, again, of the Art Nouveau style - we've got

these wonderful, almost, tulip flower heads up the stem here

and then we've got this in-filling, this detail here, this wonderful

enamel work, which is really rich in its peacock colours.

We've got this wonderful cobalt intermingled with this green

and enamelling, at this stage, was incredibly popular.

The richness and depth of colour that could be achieved from

enamelling was unparalleled at this time.

Enamelling itself is very, very thin layers of molten glass.

And by its very nature therefore is quite brittle.

And as we can see on these spoons here, unfortunately,

there has been a little bit of damage to the enamel,

and that will affect the value.

So, let's talk about money.

These two little frames, very, very sweet, but still available today.

We're probably talking £10 or £15 apiece.

However, this lovely set of spoons here - it's really quite unusual

to still have this complete set.

So often, you find that maybe there's only three or four.

They've been split as they've been inherited down the family.

The fact that they're not in their original box,

sadly, is a great, great shame.

Nonetheless, at auction, I would expect them to fetch maybe £500.

In a retail environment, such as this,

we're probably looking £800-£1000. But for me, the money is irrelevant.

I think they're just the most beautiful spoons I've ever seen.

Back to the shopping, we're over halfway through

and it's 2-1 to the Blues.

Reds, you need to up the ante.

Is there anything you can see that takes your fancy?

Well, this actually looks quite nice,

with all the nice walnut wood there and...

-That's burr wood.

-Burr wood?

-Yeah.

-Any difference?

-Well, the burr is the heart of the wood.

-Ah!

It's the gnarled beautiful...

-Yeah.

-..beautiful finish, which, when it's cut, this is often used

-for veneers, to give this wonderful...

-Hmm.

-..look to it.

-1920s, '30s, I would say?

-Do you think people would buy it?

This is going to sound terrible!

But I've come across so many people recently

that buy pieces of furniture like this, paint them

and do a sort of shabby chic look to them, which, to me,

-goes against every grain - burr or not.

-Hmm.

-That's a real shame.

But that's a nice-looking thing

and I'm thrilled that YOU find it interesting, because I'm so sick

of people saying that brown furniture isn't interesting.

And what do you think about it?

-I really don't think it's very interesting.

-You don't?!

OK, that's my theory gone!

No, but I know that Ian really wants a piece of furniture and so, if it's

something that he wanted to look at, and the price is right, then...

Let's have a look. Now, here's the ticket. 220.

Ooh, reduced to 100. Now, that means one or two things.

-It means it's probably been lurking a while.

-Yeah.

-And it hasn't sold.

-Mm-hm.

-I still think it's dear.

-Hmm?

-Do you want me to go and rush and ask the price?

-Yes, yes.

-OK.

-Ask for a best price.

-I'll take this and run to Marion.

-Excellent.

-We need to be quick!

-Thank you.

-Good luck.

Consider yourselves told, Reds.

So, David, are you enjoying yourself?

Look at those two chatting away. They are so unfazed.

They're agreeing on things, but I think they've got a tactic as well

and I think the tactic is that they do not want to spend big.

They're looking to make small profit, all profit,

and get a golden gavel.

Many have tried, many have failed.

Good luck with your quest.

So, Caroline, have you managed to get a good deal on the cabinet?

-Hi.

-Hi.

-Hi.

-What's the, er, what's the damage?

-What's the damage?

Well, Marion's told me this is the deal of the century!

-Right...

-Go on.

-..are you ready?

-Yeah.

£50 and it's yours.

-I think we have to go for £50.

-Yeah.

-For something like this.

-He wants his furniture.

-You didn't want it to be £50, Elliot!

-I can see that!

-I'm heartbroken, but at least I can blame it on him

-when we lose money on it.

-And you're thrilled, are you, Ian?

-I'm thrilled, I think that's a good £50.

-Do you?

-Yeah.

-OK, that's a deal, then! Do you want it?

-Yes.

-Oh, God!

-Excellent!

-Excellent!

-Wow!

-LAUGHTER

-Aw, with feeling! Come on!

My goodness! The Reds don't agree on much, do they?

But nevertheless, that makes it two-all.

-Er, Kimmy?

-Yeah?

-I like this.

-You like that?

-I do.

-It is beautiful, isn't it?

-Oh, yeah, OK. Talk to me.

-I like it because it looks good. You can put anything in it.

-Like what?

-Well, you could put red wine or...

-LAUGHTER

-Exactly!

-The Australians, we do like our alcohol.

-Or you could put beer in it(!)

-LAUGHTER

-Well, what's the ticket price?

-Er, it's £22.

-OK, it's no money, is it?

-No.

-No.

-It really isn't. If we can get it for a tenner...

-Yeah?

..I think we'll make a few quid.

-So let's go through the checklist.

-OK.

-OK? So what are we looking for?

-Check the edges...

-Edges.

-..for cracks and chips.

-Yeah.

-Feels pretty good.

-Lots of wear on the base, I think.

-Quite a bit of wear. Yeah, there is wear. So it's got some age.

-Yeah.

Its style is very 19th-century,

but I'm going to take a guess that it's more into the 20th.

-Oh, it has had a repair. That's interesting.

-Ah-ha!

-Oh...

-Now, look at that.

-In the handle.

-Oh, yeah, you're right.

It's been stapled.

-Now, I've got to tell you that that does affect its value.

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

However, it also shows that, whoever had that repaired

-really valued that claret jug.

-That's true.

-They went to great expense to have it drilled and stapled.

-Yeah.

Sort of a good sign.

-Something that people look for as well is an original stopper.

-Right.

-So do you think that stopper is original?

-Yes.

-Um, yes, I do.

-Why?

-Um, it has the same pattern as around the base.

-Yeah.

-Mmm.

-OK.

-It fits.

-And let's see if it does fit. I'm going to just

-test something here. Give it to me, let's have a look.

-Yeah.

So we go in... One...

-LOUD CLICK

-Oh?

-..and a bit, OK?

-Put your hands out.

-What are you doing, David?

Careful, Kim.

Ooh...?

Thank goodness!

-That fits pretty well!

-It does.

-Pretty good fit.

-It would've been down to you if it had fallen off!

-Yeah!

-LAUGHTER

-Well, what are your thoughts?

If we can get it for 10, even I would buy it.

-Shall I get Christine and bring her in?

-Yes, please.

-Sure.

-You wait there.

-Let's see.

Quickly, David, time's ticking!

Now, how are the Reds getting on, Caroline?

We've only got 15 minutes and we've still got one to do.

So I'm hoping the guys have found something now.

I'm going to go and find out.

So, Blues, time to get that decanter for a good price.

-CHRISTINE: Hi, have you found something?

-Hi there, we have.

-This is just beautiful.

-Yeah.

Um, £22 - what's the best you could...

-will you do on that?

-It's got a lot of character, doesn't it?

-It does.

Yeah, I couldn't go any less than 10.

-Oh? 10's fantastic.

-But 10 I'll agree to, OK?

-Brilliant.

-Such big spenders(!)

-I know, we are, aren't we?

-Cheap and easy!

-Can we shake?

-Can we shake?

-But you're making good choices.

-Thank you very much.

Thank you, Christina, we really appreciate it.

'Fantastic, Blues, that's job done!'

Your two are brilliant! You're all spent up!

-Three objects...

-Yeah.

-..with loads of time to spare.

-Hooray!

-So I'm going to treat you to coffee and cake. How's that?

-Oh, nice!

-Ooh!

-Follow me.

-Thank you very much. Let's go!

-'Reds, it's all down to you.'

-Hi, guys, have you found anything?

-Well, we found...

-Well?

-..another...

-Yet another calendar.

-Oh, not again!

-And does this go to the present day?

-This one runs to 2042.

-Yeah.

-Oh, well!

-A bit more suitable.

-Well!

-What do you think?

-How much is it?

£18.

It still seems expensive, doesn't it?

I remember the first one. There was a lot of rubbing.

-Yeah, it's much nicer condition.

-This is in much better condition.

-What do you reckon it'd be worth?

-It's got to be worth £15, hasn't it?

-Shall we see if we can get it for a tenner?

-Yeah.

-Yeah?

-Go on, then, Elliot. Go on.

-Fingers crossed.

-You're the man!

'Ooh, the pressure is on, Elliot! But it's definitely off the Blues.'

-Very nice. Thank you very much.

-My pleasure.

-This looks amazing.

It's my pleasure. We're still on the clock, we've got 15 minutes.

-Fabulous.

-LAUGHTER

-To eat and drink!

-I can finish my tea in 15 minutes, no problem!

-Milk, ladies?

-Yes, please.

-Yes, thank you.

Hey, guys, I've got Steve with me

-to have a bit of a chat about the price.

-Oh, great!

-STEVE: Right...

-Right, Steve, we need it to be... What was it?

-£10.

-..£10.

-Hmm, yes. I don't think we can do that.

-Oh, go on.

-Er...

-Come on!

-Go on!

-I've got five kids to feed!

-LAUGHTER

-Aw!

-£2 isn't going to feed 'em!

-10?

-All right, a tenner.

-Excellent!

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you so much, Steve!

'Mission accomplished and with 10 minutes to spare!'

-So, you know what that means, don't you, guys?

-Pub?

No!

Gracious me! Your last buy! Come on, I'm ready to put my feet up!

-I don't know about you!

-Yeah, we are as well.

-Let's go for it.

BELL RINGS That's it, teams. Your time is up.

So, let's remind ourselves what the Red team bought.

The Reds opened things up with this key corkscrew. £20 paid.

Next up, at £50, will this wooden cabinet be filled with profit?

And, finally, will it be a bumper payday with this calendar? £10 paid.

So, chaps, perhaps not as plain sailing as it could've been?

-How did you get on?

-Um, it went well.

-Did it?

-Slightly fell out over one item.

-You know what they say -

there's no such thing as good taste and bad taste,

just your taste and my taste. So what was your favourite piece?

-Um, probably the little kind of key corkscrew thing.

-The key corkscrew.

-Yeah, a nice little novelty item.

-Ooh!

-Very different.

-Interesting!

-And, Ian, what about you?

-I really liked the perpetual calendar,

-mainly because I'd never seen anything like it before.

-Ah, OK.

And what do we think will make the most profit?

-Sadly, his cabinet.

-Really?

-Yeah.

-You look very pleased with yourself!

-I think we got a good deal!

-LAUGHTER

Brilliant. So what did you spend, chaps?

-We spent £80 in total.

-£80? So that leaves £220 of leftover lolly.

-Who's got it?

-You.

-I have it. There you go.

-Brilliant, fantastic.

-Caroline, straight over to you.

-Thank you very much.

Best of luck. Any ideas about what you'll get our boys?

Well, we were looking at a few pieces of Art Nouveau, so I'm going

to try and find a bit of Art Nouveau with a bit of profit in it.

Brilliant, so while you give it some thought,

let's check out what the Blue team's bought.

First up, will this Fat Boy jug bring a fat profit for the Blues?

£15 paid.

Next, at £10, they're hoping to cut a profit with this crystal bowl.

And finally, will a profit flow in with this glass decanter?

Another £10 paid.

-Where's my cake?

-Ha!

-We ate it.

-You guys...

-Sorry!

-..I can't believe you had so much time to eat cake!

-It's in here!

LAUGHTER Looks like you had an amazing time!

What was your favourite item, Julia?

Well, mine was kind of a tie with the crystal bowl

and the Royal Doulton, just for sentimental reasons of the family.

-What about you?

-Definitely the crystal bowl.

-Crystal bowl!

It looked pristine, it looks new, it looks never used.

What do we think will make the most profit at auction out of

-everything you bought?

-Well, I think the crystal bowl will.

-OK.

-And I think the Royal Doulton.

-Oh?

-So how much did you spend, guys?

-We spent £35 all up.

-David!

-I think it's a record.

-You spend more on lunch!

-I do, regularly!

OK! £265 worth of leftover lolly, please.

-All yours!

-I don't know what to say.

-You impressed me, Harper!

For goodness' sake, that's heavy!

So your thoughts? You'll have to spend it.

-It's going to go big! It's going to go shiny!

-Oh?

-It's going to go bling, girls! Oh!

-Ooh!

-We like.

-Sounds good!

-Brilliant!

Well, very best of luck. Let's see what happens at the auction.

MUSIC: Get Lucky by Daft Punk ft Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers

Today, we are in Sussex, at Bellmans,

with the wonderful Jonathan Pratt.

-Thank you for having us.

-You're very welcome.

Let's go into the Reds. First of all, we've got this

novelty brass and steel corkscrew that they bought. Look at that!

It's what you say, it's novelty.

-Bit of fun.

-An entry-level corkscrew, if you like.

-An entry-level corkscrew - a very good way of describing it.

-Exactly.

-There we are.

-A good start for somebody's collection.

What have you put on it?

I've gone for sort of an entry, £5-£10.

-OK, well, they paid £20 for it.

-OK.

OK, so the second item they bought is this walnut cabinet.

What do you think of that?

-Er...

-Ha-ha!

-Well, look, we've got plenty of furniture in here

-and it sits very well in this room, OK?

-Yes!

It's early 20th-century, the typical walnut thing.

It's a bit more traditional in its sort of shape.

A lot of people these days are painting furniture.

Do you think it will be destined to become "shabby chic"-ed?

-Be honest.

-Very likely.

-Oh, no! HE LAUGHS

But there's those green shoots of hope now,

that people are looking at the grain and liking the wood a bit more.

-What did you put on it?

-I put £40-£60.

-OK, well, that's not too bad. £50 paid.

-Mm-hm.

So, we're there or thereabouts, aren't we?

And, of course, their final item here was their perpetual calendar,

which they brought, which is still in date!

-It's valid to 2042! I mean...

-2042?!

-So it's got years left in it!

-Exactly!

-Ha-ha!

-So what have you put on it?

-I've put an estimate of £10-£15.

Fantastic, cos they only paid £10 for it.

-Perfect!

-So, it doesn't look like they're going to be

doing too badly, the old Reds. But they might need their bonus buy.

Let's go and see what it is.

-So, boys, this is wildly exciting, isn't it?

-Yeah.

-Well, you left Caroline £220 of leftover lolly.

-Yeah.

-Caroline, what did you spend it on?

-Have you any ideas?

-Well...

-Not a clue.

You like a little bit of Art Nouveau, don't you?

-Yeah.

-A little bit, yeah.

-Yeah?

-Well, I've got you a little bit of Art Nouveau!

-Ooh!

-That's fantastic.

-Very nice!

-I think she's stunning!

WMF! But look at this beautiful female.

Absolutely epitomises the period of Art Nouveau, 1895-1905.

-Do you know what it is?

-Is it something to do with, um,

-like a stamp press, something like that?

-No.

-A blotter?

-It's an ink blotter.

-And what did you pay for it?

What do you think I paid for it?

I'm going to go just over 100.

-You're nearly right. 140.

-OK.

-I really like it.

-Yeah.

-It's a lot of money, but it's nice.

-What do you think it'll...?

-Probably...

I mean, it's not going to make a huge profit.

-150? 160?

-OK.

-So you don't have to decide now, guys.

Don't worry, the pressure's off.

But let's see what the auctioneer thinks of Caroline's bonus buy.

So, here we are, this is what Caroline has bought

-to potentially save the day.

-Well, isn't that lovely?

-It's rather beautiful, isn't it?

-Yes.

-Very of its time.

It's late 19th-century, very much in the Art Nouveau taste, but...

-Is it commercial?

-Absolutely, yeah.

I mean, the Art Nouveau business has been very big for many years

and there's a certain selective approach I think to the buying now.

-Mm-hm.

-But, um, it's nice quality, nice condition.

There's a little bit of wear, I guess. You know, it's been used,

but that helps you know that it's not a reproduction...

-Exactly!

-..of which there are lots...

-And nicely marked.

-Yeah, we've got the nice marks on the end here.

-Yeah.

So, all in all, it's a perfectly saleable object.

What's your estimate on that?

-Um, my estimate is £60-£80.

-Ooh!

Ouch, OK.

Caroline paid £140 for it.

-Ooh, gosh!

-So they might be struggling slightly on that.

With the luxury of the internet, and a really good auctioneer...

-SHE LAUGHS

-..who knows?

Right, well, let's leave that there and head over to the Blues.

So they started off with the tiny character jug of Fat Boy.

-Fat Boy! What a great name, Fat Boy.

-What a great name, yeah, exactly!

-What do you think of that, JP?

-Do you know what?

I quite like the tinys more than the big ones.

-From a collector's point of view...

-Yeah.

-..you can collect more.

Precisely. I mean, they were very collectable a few years back

-and they were fetching very good money.

-Hmm.

But I'd probably say you don't get the opportunity at auction to

buy one singly any more. Who knows? Someone might just go the extra bit.

-So, how much have you put on old Fat Boy?

-£10-£20.

-Well, £15 paid, so that's not too bad.

-Good.

The next item they bought is that rather lovely and

very beautiful circular cut glass bowl. What do we think of that?

Cor, blimey, the weight of that is very good! So it's...

-TAPPING RESONATES

-It's lead crystal glass.

-It resonates...

-Yeah?

-..it's heavy. Yeah.

It is very nice quality and condition.

And if you go to a department store to buy something like this,

you'll end up paying a lot of money.

You will, exactly, but what is it at auction, JP?

-A conservative £5-£10.

-£5-£10. OK, well, they paid £10 for it.

-So...

-I don't a problem, personally.

-No, I don't.

That's probably a bit of a savvy buy there.

So, from one piece of glass to the next.

We've got the ewer and stopper over there, JP. How do you rate that?

-Immediately, you can see the age. It's a Victorian one.

-Yeah.

The cutting's much sharper, it's a better style.

-It's a good functional piece.

-Mm-hm.

-But obviously, you've got

-this riveted handle at the back.

-Yeah.

-So it's been repaired.

-It's got ups and downs, I'm afraid.

-OK. What estimate have you put, JP?

-Er, £10-£20.

-OK, brilliant. Well, look, they paid £10 for it.

-So that's not the end of the world, is it?

-No.

So, these guys are looking quite comfortable at the moment,

-our Blue team.

-I think so, actually!

-Exactly!

So they might not need their bonus buy.

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

Kimmy, Julia, you frugal Aussies, you!

-My goodness! You left over £265 of leftover lolly, didn't you?

-Absolutely.

-We did.

-Phenomenal! David, what did you spend it on?

-OK, are you ready?

-OK...

-You've gotta tell me what you think about this.

-Ooh!

-Interesting!

-It's shiny!

-It's shiny!

-It is shiny!

-It's silver, in colour!

-It's something to heat?

-Yes, what?

-Some butter?

-No? Toast?

-Oil burner?

-Toast!

-Toast!

-Well done!

-Yeah.

-Thanks.

-This is a toast warmer.

The key is the name and, importantly,

-Asprey had the Royal warrant, didn't they, at this sort of time?

-Yeah.

-So it's a nice piece.

-An ancient firm, founded in 1781.

They've been doing great things with lovely products

-for a very, very long time.

-And I do love a good piece of toast.

-Yeah?

LAUGHTER

You can't beat a hot piece of toast in the morning!

-How much did you spend on it?

-The big question - what would you spend?

-Er, 50?

-I was going to say 50.

-Yeah?

-Hmm, OK. It would be nice at 50.

-I think I spent the money. I paid 100.

-OK.

-Oh.

There was definitely room for a profit.

But like all of these things,

-there's a big room for a loss as well.

-Right.

-Yeah.

-So you've got that jeopardy.

-Don't worry. You don't have to decide yet.

You've got time to have a little bit of a think about it.

But let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about David's right royal toast warmer!

So, here we are, this is David's bonus buy.

What do we think of that, JP?

-I really like it.

-I love it!

-Yeah, it's really lovely.

Um, it sort of shows off the Edwardian love of breakfast

-and dining...

-Dining!

-Yeah!

That wonderful sort of event that was dining back in the day.

-You know, it's wonderful that it's by Asprey...

-Yeah.

-..which is, you know, the finest quality, of course.

-Exactly.

-Quality always sells, does it not?

-Quality always sells, absolutely.

It did start off - would've had something in the tray in the middle.

-What's your estimate?

-I've put £30-£50.

-Well, David paid £100 for this.

-Hmm.

So it could be a bit, er, touch and go.

David could be toast! No, we'll see.

We'll see. I know we're in safe hands. Are you taking the auction?

-I am indeed.

-Brilliant, excellent. We'll look forward to it.

You, sir, 65. 70 for me?

One more?

Selling...

Guys, how are you feeling?

-Good, a little nervous.

-Nervous?

-Very nervous.

-Very nervous?

You're shaking like a leaf! Are you all right?

So, first up, we have the novelty brass and steel corkscrew.

Here it comes.

Useful lot, this.

I've got 8, I've got 10, so I've got £10 to start me.

Start me at 10. Who's going to go 12, though? 10 is bid.

12. And I'm out now. 12?

I'll take 14, though. Any more?

14. 16.

-18...

-He's getting there!

-..20...

-He's crawling up there, isn't he?

20 at the back.

Make no mistake, it's going at 20, last chance, 20, fair warning.

That sold for £20, guys.

-It wiped its face.

-That's OK.

-So our next item is this walnut cabinet,

which you both thought was going to make a profit, OK?

Let's see if it lives up to those expectations. Best of luck.

Walnut cabinet by Inglesant of Leicester!

Early 20th century.

Start me at 40?

-£40?

-£40! Come on, JP!

-20, then?

-Ooh?

-20?

-Ooh!

-25?

30. Five.

40. Five.

45 here. Who's got 50?

-50!

-Yes! THEY GIGGLE

-60.

-Guys, you're into a profit! That's fantastic!

-60 on the left.

-60 with you, sir. 60? Another bid, though?

-Well done. See?

-Keep the faith.

-Last chance. 60, all done? 60?

-Brilliant.

So that's £10 profit.

Well done, guys. So our final lot now is

-the perpetual calendar. Here it comes.

-Fingers crossed.

An ornate brass 84 year perpetual calendar.

On the book, I have £8.

-8?

-£8, I'll take 10, though.

-Come on! Come on, one more!

10 here, thank you. 10. Looking for 12 next.

-(Well done.)

-10 is bid. Looking for 12.

12!

12? 15.

18.

-20.

-Brilliant.

-£20.

-Fantastic.

-In the middle at £20.

22. 25.

I say, guys, this is brilliant! Stellar!

It's going, then, at £25. Fair warning. £25.

GAVEL BANGS Amazing!

So you're £15 up. So, overall,

-you are £25 up. That's fantastic! Well done, you guys.

-Yeah.

Now, you need to decide whether to go with Caroline's bonus buy -

that wonderful little WMF tray. What's your thoughts, chaps?

I think, cos we've made a bit of profit,

we'll probably just keep with the profit.

You'll probably stick or you are going to stick?

-Definitely stick.

-Stick?

-Yeah.

-OK.

In which case, I can tell you that Caroline paid £140 for it.

-The auctioneer has estimated it at £60-£80, all right?

-OK.

So that may have been a very wise move,

but we'll see. Here it comes.

A WMF pewter desk blotter.

Start me £60, someone. £60? Thank you. And five. 70.

-And five.

-65. 70.

-£75 at the back of the room. At £75. 80? 85.

90.

95.

100.

And 10. And 20.

130! One more bid, madam? 140?

140, with the lady!

140 has it down the front now. £140. Are you sure?

£140. Fair warning. Hammer's coming down.

Wiped its face. Well done, Caroline.

Well done. So the bonus buy sold for £140. You end today

-on plus £25.

-Yes!

-Fantastic.

-Yeah.

-Well done, chaps.

-Happy with that.

-Now, that could be a winning score,

-but promise me you won't say a word to the Blues.

-No.

50...

-Guys, my goodness, how are you feeling?

-Good, good.

-Nervous!

LAUGHTER

-I am nervous.

-Be calm, be calm.

It'll be fine. Look, we've got some great lots ahead of us.

First up is the Royal Doulton character jug. Here it comes.

Tiny jug there.

-I've got a tenner.

-Come on.

-Commission bid at £10.

-Come on!

-He's got a commission bid of £10.

-Come on!

-Surely 12? I'll go 11?

It's with me at 10.

11, on the left. 12.

13, sir? Who's going to go 14?

-It's £13, on my left. At £13.

-Oh, no!

-£13.

-Fair warning. Seated...

-GAVEL BANGS

-Oh, no!

-Oh!

That's minus £2 profit, girls.

We might be able to salvage something.

Circular cut glass bowl coming up now.

Really heavy quality, this. It's nice. Good condition.

Start me at £20?

£20 for it?

-Tenner, then? Straight in at 10?

-Come on! £10, beautiful thing.

-Come on! £10 for a nice bowl here.

-Come on!

-£10?

10, thank you! On the left at 10.

12.

15. Yours at £15. Any more, at £15? It doesn't seem like much more.

For another three... 18 in the centre.

18's getting it, then. Selling at 18. All done?

-Oh, it's a profit!

-£18, there we go, well done, so...

Well, you're plus £8 on that lot.

That means you're plus £6 at the moment.

Your Victorian ewer is coming up now.

Good Victorian one, this. I've got £20 straight in. £20.

-Straight in at £20. Well done, girls, £10 up already.

-Come on!

-I'll take 2, if it helps.

-Go on!

-On the book at 20.

It's going to go at £20, then.

Maiden bid at 20. Surely worth more?

Who's going to go another £2?

£20, then. I'm selling on the book at 20...

-GAVEL BANGS

-20 gets it.

-ALL: Yey!

There you go! LAUGHTER

Well done, Blues! So that is plus £10,

-so, overall, you're plus £16.

-Wow!

-You've got an important decision to make now.

-Yeah.

So are you going to go with David's bonus buy?

-It's the Asprey & Co toast warmer.

-Hmm.

-Ooh?

-A little toast rack.

What's your decision, girls?

What do you think?

I know what that means!

-"What do you think?"

-LAUGHTER

-So you're not going to go with the bonus buy?

-No.

-OK. In which case,

I can tell you that the auctioneer put an auction estimate of £30-£50.

-OK.

-Ooh!

-OK, so that could've been the right decision.

-OK.

-But quality always sells, David.

-Yeah.

-Absolutely!

-It's not over yet.

-Let's see what happens.

-An Asprey & Co silver-plated toast warmer.

For this, I've got £20 to start, which is nothing!

-£20!

-Oh, my God!

-25. 30.

35... At the front here, at 35.

-Let's keep going, though.

-Oh, my gosh!

-It's still going.

-Still going.

40 gets it, by the pillar. 45.

50. 55.

£55. On the left, at 55.

-At £55.

-Oh, my gosh!

-Any more at £55?

-Getting a bargain.

-60, just in time!

-At 60, it's getting a bit better.

-65!

-Yes!

65 has it now. At 65. Are you stopping now?

-£65.

-GAVEL BANGS

-Aw!

-Aw!

-Good decision, then!

-Yeah, but it was a good...

-Good decision!

-£65. There we go, David, so you lost £35 on that.

-Ouch!

-But never mind. Now, look, you end today on plus £16.

-Yes!

-Fabulous!

-Well done, Blues. That could be a winning score.

-Promise me you won't say ANYTHING to the Reds.

-Lips are sealed.

With the man. 10. 15...

I can delightfully reveal that you're both going home with profit.

-Ooh!

-Good!

-But there's only £9 in it.

-Ha!

-Aw!

-£9!

-Oh, my goodness.

Now, we don't have losers on Bargain Hunt, only runners-up

and I can tell you that today's runners-up are...

-the Blue team.

-Aw!

-I knew it!

-LAUGHTER

-Yes! Yes!

And you ended the day with £16 profit, so well done, you.

-Your notes and pound. Well done!

-You'll get your half later.

-Woohoo!

-Thank you.

-Did you enjoy it?

-Yes, absolutely.

-Loved it?

-So much fun!

-First auction experience as well.

-It was fantastic.

-Well done.

-Boys!

-Yeah!

-Well done! My goodness! LAUGHTER

The winning team!

Unbelievable! You ended the day with £25.

-Well done, you.

-Thank you very much.

-There you go, there's your £25.

-Thank you.

-Don't spend it all at once.

-We won't.

Did you enjoy the experience?

-Wonderful, absolutely fantastic.

-Yeah.

-Brilliant, well done.

Well, we've had a lot of fun today,

so thank you, everybody, for making it so much fun.

Don't forget, you can find more details on our website

or, of course, follow us on Twitter. Details are on your screen now.

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- Yes? - ALL: Yes!