Lewes 4 Bargain Hunt

I do like to be beside the seaside. Don't you?

Yesss!

Oh! SHE LAUGHS

I love the fun of the fair, but not as much as an antiques fair.

So come on! Let's go Bargain Hunting! Taxi!

OK, thank you.

Bye-bye.

So here we are in lovely Lewes, and I'm off to meet the teams.

But in the meantime,

let's have a wee peek at what's coming up.

Today's teams show off their antiques knowledge...

Zenith are very under-valued because they're beautiful quality.

110.

THEY LAUGH

..and they're not shy when it comes to haggling.

I was hoping you'd be able to say 25.

-That's £275.

-Wow.

Do they think they could do it for 70?

THEY LAUGH

But will it all pay off over at the auction?

Selling then...

You did the right thing, ladies!

£60, isn't that wonderful?

75!

But that's all coming up later. First of all, let's meet the teams.

For the Reds, we have couple, Ian and Denise, and for the Blues,

we have best buddies, Karen and Mary.

-Hello, everyone. ALL:

-Hello!

Now, Ian, tell me how you two guys first met.

Well, at the beginning of 2004, um,

Denise found herself on her own and soon afterwards, so was I, and in

August, a mutual friend suggested that she call me just to say hi.

Well, she didn't call me, she sent me a text.

And I didn't really know about texts in 2004,

so when I'd worked all of that out, I phoned her at about 9.30

in the evening just to say,

"Thanks for the text, and how are you?"

And we agreed to meet the following month and bang! That was it.

-We've been together ever since, really.

-It was love at first text.

THEY LAUGH

I guess you could say that.

-Now, I believe you're very handy about the house.

-I try to be.

I'm reasonably good with my hands,

so I've got my new workshop outside now, so I am all kitted out.

What's your current project?

I've got a kid's pedal car that has got bashed about over the years.

My sons had great fun with it. And it's a restoration project now.

-I need to get on with it.

-Forget about it just now.

You're here to have fun.

But, Denise, I believe that you're quite a handy person as well?

-You're interested in crafts.

-I love sewing.

-What do you sew?

What is it, clothes or...?

Basically, I like going to charity shops and then altering items,

and I make things, like, for instance,

I make handbags out of jeans.

So, I'm always doing some sort of sewing.

-Make do and mend, that's our policy.

-Make do and mend.

Are you going to make do and mend today?

It'll be exciting.

What is your plan of attack for today?

Well, basically, I think we both love things that are old,

but we like things that have got a lot of memories as well.

We're looking for things that jump out at us,

and if they jump out at us as being interesting, then hopefully

somebody else will see merit in them and give us a profit. We are hoping.

That's what we're looking for. THEY LAUGH

And now for our Blue team, Karen and Mary.

-How did you two lovely ladies meet?

-We met when we worked together.

-We worked together in a doctor's surgery.

-Right.

-In South London.

You run an antique stall now?

Well, we are amateurs and we like doing a little bit of antiques.

-And we have done one in Detling.

-Oh, right.

-Enthusiastic amateurs?

-Very enthusiastic, yes.

-Amateurs who made a couple of bob?

-We did, actually.

-We did, yeah.

-Oh, wonderful.

-We did all right.

-Tell me a bit about your upcycling.

I love buying old pieces of furniture,

especially French furniture. I really enjoy that.

So I buy it online, do it up, paint it, and I usually keep it.

-So, Karen, you're pretty keen on antiques as well.

-Yeah.

Tell me a bit about that.

Well, started many years ago when I was very young,

and my dad took me into a bric-a-brac shop

and I bought a little porcelain doll for a couple of pence

and took it down to a local antique shop and got £2 for it.

-Your very first profit!

-That's what started me off with it, yeah!

But, girls, tell me, how are you going to get on today?

Well, anything that catches our eye, anything that we like,

hopefully, somebody else will like it, and sell it as a profit.

And now for the money moment.

-£300 to you. £300 to you.

-Thank you.

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

-ALL:

-Thank you.

Lovely folk!

The teams will, of course, need a little help along the way.

A big fan of the Reds,

it's Nick Hall.

And for the Blues,

it's Philip Serrell.

Excuse me, no, sorry,

this is me, here.

So, here we are, guys, ready for the big shop?

-Ian, what are you looking for today?

-Ooh, old wristwatches, cameras.

-Got a plan?

-Yes.

-Which is?

-To buy some treen.

-Buy some treen?

-Small pieces of treen.

Anything that's retro, vintage, I love vintage clothes.

-Anything that catches my eye.

-Just anything?

-Anything...

Are we going to spend lots or a little money?

-A little.

-A little money cos I'm Scottish.

-Right.

OK, teams, 60 minutes on the clock. Your time starts now.

Come on then.

-Let's go shopping! Come on.

-Yay!

So plenty on the team's shopping list today.

-This is the theatre of dreams.

-Thank you.

Let's go and see what we can get.

Or it could be the stage of nightmares.

Ever the optimist, Phil.

By the looks of it, the Reds have headed for the same shop.

-Oh, lots to look at.

-It's £95.

That reminds me of Scotland, that little cruet set.

Ah, Bonny Scotland.

Oh, we're down in the bargain basement here, aren't we?

-Oh, I hope so.

-That's the name of the game.

Oh, wow, they've got some retro clothes down here.

Let's have a little look.

-Something will jump out at us.

-Yeah. Hopefully.

-Just make sure you catch it when it does.

-Yes.

-A Spice Girl.

-Tomorrow's antiques, that is.

-Yes, that will be tomorrow's antiques.

Right, teams, time to focus on what you want,

what you really, really want.

Phil's found something and he is joined by shop owner, Michelle.

So what we've got here is a little bayonet top hip flask,

bayonet top, because that's just how that works there.

This is cork, so it's almost, there's no stop in it.

It's self-sealing, so can you see the way it is slightly graduated?

-Yeah.

-So, as you turn it, it actually brings the top down.

-Right.

You've got this here, which,

I just want to make sure there is no damage to it... OK.

They're meant for sort of field sports, field pursuits,

so if you're out on your horse, out in the country doing whatever,

and it always makes me laugh that they give you a glass hip flask,

so if you fall over, or trip over, you know, more importantly,

you are going to lose your booze.

If it was silver, it's a couple of hundred pounds. Plated. It's £45.

It's like £30 to £40 worth at auction. Do you like it?

I like it, but I think that's too expensive.

-It's too expensive, that one.

-OK. Do you know?

They've been hand-trained by me, these two. Hand-trained.

We scoured the countryside looking for the meanest people

we've got, and this is what we came up with.

-What could you do that for, my love?

-Well, 35 would be the best.

-Don't look at me, don't look at me!

-I think it should be £30.

-Yeah. If we can do it for 30...

-If you can do it for 30, we'll have it.

-You've got your work cut out here, haven't you?

-Hmm.

-You thought I was bad, didn't you?

-Terrible.

-Go on.

-OK.

-Are you sure?

£30.

One item down in less than five minutes, Blues.

I'm just going to stick this in my pocket and see if I can fill it.

A nice malt?

Cheers, Phil. I'll drink to that.

How are the Reds getting on?

Look at this Cornish ware. This looks nice.

-Ah, you like that, Cornish kitchenware.

-Yes.

-Quite collectable.

Of course, the thing to look for is the more unusual

names on the jars, so, for instance, something like saffron would be

-worth more than, say, tea, coffee, flour, sugar.

-Ah, right.

So, you've got to look for the unusual names.

That's just coffee at the back.

Yeah, and there's no other names on the others?

No, so they're obviously not so interesting.

Can't we write it in afterwards?

It would be nice if we could put something rare,

saffron would be good.

I think someone would catch out your sneaky ways, Ian.

Someone's rather competitive.

We'll have no cheating on this show, thank you, Ian.

-Back to the Blues who have their hands full.

-They're postage scales.

You can tell that because it says postage here, look, you see?

'Thank goodness you're here, Phil.'

-If they bought the two, what could that be?

-£50.

-Do you want to have a think about that?

-Yes. What do you...?

I like that. I don't think I'll go with that.

I mean, I think they're decorative. I'm not sure how old these are.

Pop them back then, Phil.

Ah, Ian, now you're a watch enthusiast.

-What about that cabinet?

-Oh, oh, oh.

What sort of watch catches your interest?

I like Tudor and they were affordable.

They're starting to go up in price. And Zenith are very undervalued

because they're beautiful quality

-and most people don't know what they are.

-Interesting.

-But I can't see any here, unfortunately.

-What a shame.

I thought you were going to find us a real bargain.

Well, I'll keep looking, I'll keep looking.

Well, Ian, you certainly know your stuff when it comes to watches.

Now, teams, there seems to be plenty of perusing,

but not much purchasing going on.

-Are you panicking yet?

-Slowly.

-We're beginning to.

-You should be.

Nick does have a point. We're approaching the 20-minute mark

and you have nothing to show for it.

Meanwhile, the Blues have ventured outside.

Oh, this is the stuff I like.

Just the weather for sitting outside, isn't it?

-I like that table.

-Yeah, the table's nice.

-What's the table worth?

-In that state? Not a lot.

-No, no.

-How much is not a lot?

-20 quid.

-Are you really interested in it?

-Yes.

-Honestly?

-No.

-You're not?

-No, I just like it, but I don't want to buy it.

-You don't want to buy it?

-Because it's too much work involved.

-You're not going to be doing it.

Do you know, I hate it when there's a row.

-THEY LAUGH

-I hate atmospheres.

Uh-oh. Domestic.

So how do we get over this one, then?

-We agree to differ and move on.

-Right, OK, fine, follow me, then.

-THEY LAUGH

-I did try.

Everyone loves a trier, Phil.

Right, Reds, you're just over 25 minutes through your shop

and still not a single item bought.

-Do you know what that is?

-It looks like a medical instrument.

It is a medical instrument, exactly right. It's called a fleem.

-Right.

-Fleem.

-And a fleem is an

antique blood-letting bit of equipment.

It's an ancient practice that goes back to medieval times.

The belief that if you had an ailment, if you let the blood,

the impurities flowed out and hence you got better.

Now, there is a big market for collecting medical antiquities

and this, I think, has got a bit of age to it.

It probably dates to, I'd have thought, the

-beginning of the 19th century, so around 200 years old.

-Gosh.

Different size of blades for different types of cutting

and, of course, so that you don't cut yourself, you can

close the blades back into the protective sheath like that.

-And it's nice and neat and fits in the doc's poc.

-Yes.

It's an unusual thing. There won't be another one in the auction.

If there are any medical collectors there,

they're not going to be spoilt for choice for fleems.

-You don't see many of them.

-No.

-Don't think I'd want to.

Now, look, it was £65. I've got them down to £50 if we want it.

Shall we go for it?

Do you think we can knock them down a little bit more cos

-it doesn't sort of exactly...

-No. £50 was it.

Believe me, I've drained every last drop out of this deal, Ian.

Let's buy this, at least let's buy at least one...

I think it's a good idea, Nick. Let's get this one.

At least it starts the ball rolling.

OK. Shall I go and seal the deal? 50 quid?

At last, your first item in the bag, Reds.

How are you finding the shopping?

It's harder than you think. Much harder.

We are really struggling to find the things that leap out and grab us.

There are plenty of things but they're at a price

we don't think we'd able to make a profit at auction.

-Yes, that's the big problem.

-Yes, that's the difficulty.

No-one said it was going to be easy.

With one item apiece,

time to leave the teams shopping whilst I go off fishing.

Norway is the land of fjords, fishing, mountains and glaciers.

And since the time of the Vikings,

Norway has always produced distinctive jewellery.

And what modern jewellery is more distinctive than

that of David Andersen?

This little brooch has terrific charm and style.

He founded his company in Oslo in 1878,

and for over 100 years,

this family company was world-famous

for its standards of craftsmanship and design.

It dates from about the 1950s, and is made of gilded silver.

The body has been segmented into bands of enamel,

just like little coloured glaciers.

Now, enamelling jewellery is a complicated process,

where powdered glass is fused with metal at high temperatures to

create this high gloss finish.

Little islands of contrasting colour dot the body

and a single eye gazes quizzically out at us.

And what is better than one David Andersen fish brooch?

Two David Andersen fish brooches.

Now, these brooches are sold together for £160.

There is a substantial discount there,

because I would expect to pay £100 for each one.

I could quite happily

see this little Nordic shoal

swimming on my lapel.

Now, with only 25 minutes remaining on the clock, both teams still

have two items to find.

Are you into vintagey stuff at all?

-Yes, I like vintage stuff.

-What, clothes as well?

-I don't know too much about clothes.

-No.

I think that coat there's quite cool, isn't it?

I mean, at any self-respecting rock concert you could wear that,

-couldn't you?

-I could wear that, yeah.

-How much is that?

-85.

-I think that's a really cool thing, that.

-Yeah, you can wear it, Phil.

-Wear it? I couldn't get in it!

-THEY LAUGH

Right, Blues, time to get your heads together.

I'm worried, because this all started wonderfully well.

Five minutes, first buy, bang! Home and hosed.

And now we've bought nothing.

I wonder if the Reds are having any more luck?

195? Gosh!

I know, it's not going to do it for us, darling.

That's a no, then.

-Take 100 off it.

-That far out?

-Yeah.

Right, Blues, your next item is well overdue.

So you like that?

-Yes, I do.

-Which is a WMF. It's a German factory.

-And that's £275.

-We've got good taste.

Do you think they could do it for 70?

-THEY LAUGH

-You can try.

-That's nice. That's very Art Nouveau.

-That's lovely.

Liberty's. It's Tudric. Liberty's, yeah.

Archibald Knox, and the price is?

Right, I'll swiftly put that back because that is £500.

I was going to say, it'll be over 300.

Time for a reality check for the Blues.

Meanwhile, over with the Reds, Ian has spotted a novelty watch.

It's early '50s, Hopalong Cassidy,

he was quite a famous TV star at the time.

And it's unusual, I think, to find it with its original box like that,

and even the saddle and the pommel and everything with it.

So the watch sits on the saddle, on the saddle stand,

and then you've got the actual outer case there with it as well.

45, they are asking for it and it's not working.

I think we need to get a closer look.

Michelle is on her way with the keys to the cabinet.

There we are. Let's have a look at this.

-Wow.

-It's been worn quite a lot, because the strap's got quite worn.

-It's been loved, by the looks of it.

-But...

Down to price, isn't it?

Whoever is selling it has been very honest to say it's not working,

which is a real shame.

-35 would be the very best.

-Oh.

I don't think there would be anything left at it at auction.

No meat on the bones at that price?

I was hoping you would be able to say 25.

-That's nearly half price.

-Perhaps we could meet in the middle?

-He said £30. Would that be doable?

-Yeah, I think that would be OK.

It's the most I'd want to pay, but, yes, OK, thank you.

Are you happy with this? You have a deal. Thank you so much for that.

-OK, so, two items bought.

-We can go and hopalong off now.

No time for joking around, Ian, you only have 15 minutes left.

But the Blues still have two pieces to find. Come on, Phil!

Time to have a word.

So you quite like Liberty and Tudric

and all that sort of stuff? So what about a tray?

And you just happen to have one?

-It's just one I made earlier.

-A magician.

-What do you think to that?

Do you like that or not? It's Tudric.

-The thing is, he said we can have it for £18!

-Really?

-Wow.

-OK.

-Is it stamped?

-It's stamped Tudric, look. Tudric pewterware.

-I think that's quite stylish.

-Yes.

But what I think it means is, I don't mean to buy that

and the postage scales because then we'd be a real mean team, aren't we?

-And I would like us to be a little bit more generous than that.

-Yeah.

So would you prefer that or the postage scales?

What do you think? Probably...

You're going to say this and you're going to say the postage scales.

Not again.

-You like this, we'll go with this.

-The price is good.

-That means I have to buy it.

-So whose hand do we shake for that?

Well, we'll just grab hold of that. Now we've got to go

and find something else now, so come on.

You've got your hands full today, Phil.

That's two items each team, 12 minutes left.

-You've got a hat, I'll try.

-I've got a hat.

-What?

-No.

There seems no sense of urgency with the shopping.

Right, ladies, what's the plan?

We've got our eye on something else.

I think Phil's got his eye on something else that

he'd like us to buy, but we'll see.

We've only spent £48.

We've got to break the three figure barrier.

It's just a question of finding something that they like.

(They are mean, aren't they?)

That was part of their tactics, though, Phil.

Has Nick found your final item, Reds?

So we've got a pair of really unusual brass stools

with this fantastic Middle East Persian design.

I really like this sort of cut-away articulated piece underneath.

If you could put, sort of,

hot coals or something in there to warm yourself up.

I think these have got a bit of mileage, you know.

And there's actually, there's a second one,

so we've got a matching pair, haven't we?

We have indeed. One each, really, for you two.

THEY LAUGH

And actually, they're identical, but if one looks in detail, this

has the remnants of red enamel in it and that one's blue enamel.

My, you certainly know your stuff, Ian.

They could be around about 50 quid-ish for the pair.

Something worth thinking about.

I'll try and see if it passes the seat test.

-There we go. Actually, they're quite comfortable.

-Comfy?

-They are.

-Really?

-They are quite comfortable.

-I tell you what, Ian,

you come and sit here, face me.

Now, what we've got here is a pair of Bargain Hunt book ends.

-How about that?

-THEY LAUGH

-So, what do you think, guys. Comfy?

-I like it now I'm sitting on it.

-You look like you've fallen out.

-THEY LAUGH

They are quite fun!

-We'll go tandem. Stay there, darling.

-Oh, sorry.

-That's tandem.

Now, what are you thinking? At 50 quid. Would you buy these?

I think just as an occasional couple of chairs,

-or stools that you can put somewhere in the house, yes.

-Well, OK.

-Do you like them enough to put a bid on them?

-Yeah.

-I think so.

-No more than 50.

-50's your limit? Your absolute max?

-Yeah.

-Yes.

Well, you best pop off and find Michelle.

With eight minutes to go,

Craig is here to help Phil's team find that final item.

I think these ladies, they want a make-a-statement piece.

What have you got that might just fit the bill?

But I've got to warn you...

-WHISPERS:

-They're mean. They are very, very mean.

-How about the Lalique?

-Oh, that looks lovely, doesn't it?

And it's a great name, it's a great name to have in your sale.

-It's the best name, isn't it?

-Certainly in glass it is.

Ah, I think Mr Serrell has a cunning plan.

Now then, Nick, you were aiming for £50 on those stools.

How did it go?

I come bearing news.

-Yes, yes, yes.

-Right, you've got good news

-and you've got better news.

-Oh, right.

The good news is she said yes and the better news is you've finished!

-Yes!

-We've got three items.

Well done, Reds. Shopping complete.

Blues, you have one item left to find.

Time to present your case, Mr Serrell.

Who is the best name when it comes to glassware?

-Lalique.

-Lalique.

-This game's easy.

I don't know why I'm messing around now, really.

-It's too expensive, though, Phil.

-Really?

-Yeah, very expensive.

Can I just have a little look, please?

Oh, that's lovely.

Well, it's lovely if you just hold her up to the light, look.

-She's lovely, isn't she?

-And this is fairly modern, isn't it?

Well, it's definitely post-'58, I think,

when they dropped the R from the R Lalique signature.

-Which is Rene.

-Exactly.

-So why did they do that in '58?

It was to do with his death.

-Almost as a mark of respect.

-Exactly that, yeah.

-Right, so it's just got Lalique there, look.

-So it's stamped.

Lalique, France. And this would have sat on a lady's dressing table?

-Yes, for rings or pins.

-Rings, yes.

-So how much is it?

-95?

-Oh, Lalique. 110.

-How much is it?

-THEY LAUGH

-What do you expect?

-You're good, aren't you? You're not bad, either.

-So what would you pay for that?

-I'd like it for about 45.

-45?

No chance.

I'll say 65 because I'm quite generous.

There's mean and there's just...

-Just real mean.

-So what would you take for it, that's the real issue!

-I'd like 80 for it.

-But what would you take for it?

-70, but that's the end.

-OK.

-Hm.

-You like it?

-Definitely. I love it.

Well that's, home and hosed, isn't it? Thank you very much indeed.

Thank you for finding it for us.

Time's up, teams. Let's check out what the Reds bought.

First up, this steel and brass fleem set them back £50.

Their next buy was the Hopalong Cassidy watch.

They paid £30.

And finally, it was a pair of brass and enamel stools costing £50.

-Ian, Denise, did you have a nice time?

-Great.

-We did.

-Oh, who was the boss?

-Ian was.

THEY LAUGH

Ian, tell me, what was your favourite item?

The little Hopalong Cassidy Timex watch.

It was a fun little early '50s thing.

I just hope somebody out there remembers Hopalong Cassidy himself.

Denise, what was your favourite item?

I liked the two stools.

I think they are a good buy,

and I'm hoping that they are going to bring in a lot of profit.

Right, so you think they are going to make

-the best profit of all your items?

-Yes, yes.

-I'm going to stick my neck out and say I think they might.

-Right.

How much did you spend in total?

-Only 130.

-That leaves 170...

-It certainly does.

..which you have to now hand over to me,

so that I can hand over to Nick.

-Thank you, Anita.

-Nick, that's quite a lot of money.

-Have you got anything in mind?

-Absolutely nothing, no.

-Oh, dear.

It's a lot of money, and I'm going to have a good look round and find

something I think a bit quirky or unusual for my fun team here.

Well, let's check out what the Blues bought.

Their first buy was the silver plate hip flask. They paid £30.

Next, was the pewter tray which cost them £18.

And finally, the piece of Lalique glass set them back £70.

Mary, Karen, did you girls have a good time with our darling Phil?

-Yeah, we had a brilliant time.

-Yeah, we did.

-What was your favourite item?

-I think it was the piece of glass.

-It's the Lalique.

-Will it make the best profit, though?

-No.

THEY LAUGH

-I think it's going to be the tray.

-What's your favourite item?

-Do you agree?

-Like Mary, the Lalique's my favourite.

It's really beautiful. But I think the tray'll make the most profit.

-How much did you spend?

-118.

Well, that means that you hand over to me £182.

-There's 180, and 2.

-And 2.

Phil, that is a lot of dosh for you.

That's a year's wages in Worcestershire, that.

I've been taught to be careful, eh?

-We've got a wee Scots canny woman here.

-Aye, be canny.

You said that you liked a specific area of antiques.

I'm going to see if I can find something that might just...

-Ah, I know.

-Fit your little bill.

I'm sure you'll buy something wonderful, Phil.

But right now, we're off to the auction.

I've headed west to Billingshurst

to meet Will Pasfield from Bellmans Auctioneers.

-Will, it's lovely to be here.

-Good to see you.

Well, let's have a look at the Reds' items.

Now, this fleem here is a pretty gruesome old item.

A lot of people think that they were for letting blood on humans,

-but actually it's for animals, mainly.

-So it's a rural instrument.

Yeah, it's a fairly rural instrument and then you'd

actually use a fleem hammer, which we don't have with it,

and you'd put the blade on the vein and you'd...

Don't tell me any more, Will, don't tell me any more.

-I'm a city girl.

-OK.

But it has a good age about it.

Yes, it's got a good age to it, but as you've just touched upon,

some people couldn't even bear hearing about it or holding it.

Other people think it's a wonderful piece of history.

-What's your estimate?

-My estimate is £20 to £40 on it.

-Well, they paid £50. Have they paid too much?

-Maybe a little bit.

-Now, Ian was determined to get a watch.

-Right.

We thought he might get some beautiful Victorian or

Georgian piece, but he got Hopalong Cassidy.

-Tell me about that.

-I like it.

The original books in the 1920s, and then the TV show in the 1950s.

This is the merchandise from the '50s. It's novelty.

Novelty is good and it's got its original box and packaging.

-What's your estimate?

-My estimate on that is £20 to £30.

Well, they've paid £30 for it, but they have a chance.

-They've got every chance.

-Third item. A pair of brass stools.

I think these are very attractive. They're decorative. They're clean.

I wouldn't fancy sitting on them for a great period of time.

They're a nice pair.

It's about as good as I can say for them, though.

-The fact that they're a pair.

-Estimate on the pair of stools?

£30 to £50 for the two.

-They paid £50, so they could get there.

-They could.

I know you'll do your best.

Yeah, I'm not going to guarantee anything on that one.

Well, they may or may not need their bonus buy.

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

Denise, Ian, you spent £130.

You left Nick with 170.

-Did you spend it all, Nick?

-No, I didn't, actually.

I was quite frugal. Now, it was a bit of a tough shop

and I thought we might need a hand.

THEY LAUGH

What do you think? Do you like that? Nice to meet you.

It's the bidder's hand.

Yeah. Keep bidding, keep bidding, keep bidding!

Obviously, it's an artist's model. And that's what it's for.

For studying human form.

And they are quite popular and decorative,

and people like them and collect them. It's not an old one.

-How do you do.

-Very well, I hope.

So you didn't pay a lot for it, then?

-15 quid.

-Well done.

-15!

-How about that?

-Well done.

-Yes?

-Happy with that?

-A very good price...

-Is that worth a hand?

I'll give it a thumbs up. Thumbs up.

-Thumbs up for that. Thank you.

-Good.

-So, you both like it?

-Yes.

But you don't need to decide just now.

Wait until your other three items have been sold.

But in the meantime, let's find out if the auctioneer thinks Nick's

model will make a handy profit.

Nick has bought this rather interesting handy object.

It's an artist's model of a hand. Tell me what you think about it.

Um, I like them.

Wonderful objective look at, wonderful objects to play with.

Sadly, not a lot of age to it.

The Victorian ones can command huge prices,

many hundreds of pounds. However, it's just a nice thing.

-It's a bit of fun, isn't it?

-It is.

-What's your estimate on this item?

-20 to 30.

Nick only paid £15.

-We should turn them a profit on that.

-Well, that's it for the Reds.

Let's take a look at the Blues' items.

First is the little hip flask. Now, tell me, what do you think of that?

I like the hip flask.

Always a welcome sight out on a day's sports somewhere.

Not silver-mounted. It's only silver-plated.

And a lot of people tell me that they prefer the ones in

leather cases, etc, because, obviously, you could risk

having it smash in your pocket, which wouldn't be very good.

But nonetheless, I like it. It's there, it's not broken.

-Estimate on that?

-10 to 20.

-10 to 20.

Well, they've paid £30 for it so they might be

a wee bit short on that one, but still a nice item.

Next is this Tudric pewter tray. Arts and Crafts.

-Do you like the Arts and Crafts?

-I do like the Arts and Crafts.

Tudric as well is a very good name to have.

You could associate it with Liberty's as well.

It probably did come from there,

but it's not stamped, so we can't say that.

Look at the divine handles.

Every part of the surface has been hand-hammered.

In Glasgow, we love metalwork,

probably because of our industrial past. But I like that type of thing.

-Tell me your estimate.

-10 to 20.

Well, they paid £18, and I don't think that was

-a lot of money for that.

-No.

-I can see a profit there.

-Their third item here, a piece by Lalique.

-Yes.

Karen and Mary both loved this, and who can blame them?

-The best of names when you're talking about glass.

-Yes.

Post-1945 because it's got the etched signature in there.

-Originally, this was sold as an ashtray.

-Right.

A very fancy ashtray.

These days though, it's probably better as a pin tray,

a ring tray, etc, etc,

because obviously we're not allowed to smoke indoors.

It's the type of thing that I can see sitting

on a lady's dressing table and you put your wee bits,

your rings, your earrings and so on.

-What is your estimate?

-The estimate's 60 to 80.

They've paid £70, so I think they've done well,

and they should make a profit on that.

They may not need their bonus buy,

but we're going to go and have a look at it anyway.

Karen, Mary, you spent a wee £118,

-were you being a bit careful there?

-Yes, a bit miserly.

-We were being cheap.

-Oh, you were being cheap.

You were being cheap. However, that allowed you to give Phil

a magnificent £182.

-Phil, did you spend it all?

-Ah...no!

-I spent 50 quid. Are you ready for this?

-Yes.

-What's that?

-What's that?

-It's an apple corer?

-An apple corer.

No, I'll show you exactly what it is.

This is lignum vitae,

which is the only wood that doesn't float and this is a 12 bore...

-Shotgun.

-..chamber cleaner.

-Oh, OK.

-So there we are.

-You hold that and you hold that.

-Thank you.

So this is for cleaning the chambers of your 12 bore shotgun.

It dates back, I would think, to that sort of Edwardian era,

which was the golden age of English game shooting.

So it's a real collectors' piece.

Now, it cost me £50. It's a gamble.

If there's two collectors here, it can make £80 or £90.

-If there isn't, it can make 25 quid.

-Girls, do you like a gamble?

-I love a gamble.

-No, I'm Scottish.

THEY LAUGH

-That's why we go together so well.

-I don't like wasting money.

Well, Phil's buy was this shotgun bore cleaner.

He's a country man as well so this type of thing is something that

would appeal to him. Does it appeal to you?

Yes, I do like it, it's for a 12 bore.

Probably the most popular gun used in sport.

Anyone who's got a nice gun round here and you want to take

good care of it,

it's just for cleaning the ball bit where you put your cartridge.

Wonderful piece of wood. You can feel it in your hand.

-It's quality.

-It's tactically interesting as well. I like it.

-What's your estimate?

-£20 to £30.

-Well, Philip has paid £50.

-Has he paid too much?

-He's probably paid at the top end of it.

You know, if it had Purdey

or Boss & Co written on it, then we'd be laughing.

It hasn't, so he's going to give me a bit of work on the rostrum to do.

-You're taking our sale today?

-I will be.

Well, I'm looking forward to that.

35 on the left now. Who's got £40 anywhere else?

-Have you been to an auction before?

-Uh-huh. Yes, yes, we have.

-Oh, so you're old auction hands.

-I wouldn't say that.

First item is the brass fleem.

You paid £50 for it and the

auctioneer's about to sell it right now.

Lot 306, a Victorian steel and brass fleem with the

three folding blades.

And who's going to start me off at £10?

10. 15.

And 20.

No, it's 15 in the middle of the room.

Looking for 20 now somewhere else.

It's in the middle of the room at £15.

If you're all out, selling them, at £15.

-That's a wee bit disappointing.

-That cut deep, guys.

-ALL:

-Ohhh!

Well, that's minus 35,

but the next item is your favourite, wasn't it?

The Hopalong Cassidy watch.

Do you think anybody can remember Hopalong Cassidy?!

Ah, yeah, well, there's an example of this watch

in the Victoria and Albert Museum.

It's one of my favourite lots.

This is the child's novelty Hopalong Cassidy wristwatch with

a nice original box as well.

And I've got three bids here, take me up to 15, 20, 25, 30, 35,

40, £45 bid.

Who's got 50, now? Who's got 50?

50, I see, and 5. And 60.

60 has it. Do I see 5 anywhere? 5, anywhere?

Gentleman seated at £60.

-'5 from anyone?'

-£60! Isn't that wonderful?

£60. Are we all done?

Selling for £60...

-Oh, yes.

-You have doubled your money.

-Well done.

-That's what I like.

Oh, that is excellent.

So that's plus 30.

You have almost

eliminated the loss you made.

Oh, gosh.

Your last item is this lovely pair

of brass and enamel decorated stools.

-Paid £50.

-Bids here up to £20.

Do I see the 5 anywhere? 5, 30, 5, 40, 5.

No, £40 still with me.

Looking for the 5 now. Are you all out?

Then, it's with me at £40. It's fair warning.

It's on the commission at £40.

All done at 40.

-40.

-Never mind.

Ah, minus 10. What a shame.

I thought they would go further than that.

That brings your total to minus 50.

Now, that's not bad. Are you going to take the bonus buy?

Nick paid £15 for it.

-I think we've got to try and recoup our losses somehow.

-I think so.

So if he felt it was good, I think we should have a go at it.

-You're going to. You're sure about that?

-I think it's fun anyway.

-Are you both in agreement?

-Yes.

-Are we in agreement?

-We're in agreement.

You're both in agreement. The auctioneer has estimated it

-at 20 to 30.

-Right.

So we've got a chance of a profit.

Artist's articulated softwood model of a hand and a wrist.

Start me off at £10, please, everyone, for this. 10 is bid.

Do I see 15 anywhere? 15?

And 20? And 5.

25?

And 30?

-It's 25 on the left.

-Come on!

-One more. One more.

-Selling for £25.

25, 25. That's a profit of £10.

And that's pretty good.

So you made the right decision there.

And that takes

your overall to minus 5.

-Just a fiver. Just a fiver!

-That was so close!

-Oh, you are nearly there!

Well, Karen and Mary, here we are at the auction.

-Have you been to an auction before?

-No.

-No.

-No, never? It's exciting.

It's a piece of theatre. And we are part of the cast.

-We are.

-Today we are, yeah.

Your first item is that little silver plate hip flask.

You paid £30 for it, is it going to make a profit?

We'll find out right now.

Lot 332 is a silver plate-mounted glass hip flask.

I've got three bids here and I come in at £15.

I'll take a 20.

20, I see. Looking for 25 now.

Let's move on. 25, anywhere?

22, anywhere, then?

22.

25.

28.

And 30. 32.

35.

38.

And 40.

42?

No, he says. It's £40, seated still.

Is there a 2 anywhere?

It's seated at £40.

Are we all done at £40...

£40, girls.

That's plus 10 quid! Excellent.

-Next one is that lovely Tudric tray. Now, I loved that.

-Did you?

Yeah, I think it's lovely. And you only paid £18 for it.

-Yes, we did.

-Cool thing.

A Tudric pewter twin-handled oval tray.

There it is, good shape to this tray.

£10 to start me for the Tudric tray. £10.

-Come on, guys, it's got to be worth a tenner.

-Oh, come on!

10 is bid. £10. 15.

15. And 20.

And 5.

22, I'll take 22.

25. 25.

-'28.'

-25, girls!

30? No, he's not reaching for the pad.

I think you're beside yourself. You're beside me as well.

It's at £28. All done, 28.

£28!

You girls are quietly making profits. That's plus 10.

You're plus £20 over all.

And you've got your best item to come up.

This wonderful piece of Lalique. You paid £70 for it,

which is a lot of money, a big gamble.

But the auctioneer has estimated it at 60 to 80. You've got faith in it.

Phil and I have got faith in it. He's got faith in it.

And it's coming up now.

Lalique centrepiece here, pin tray, ashtray,

whatever you want to use it for. And I've got bids here.

I've got 35, 45, 55, 65, £75 bid.

-75!

-80.

And 5. And 90. And a 5. And 100.

100 holding it in the back corner there. Do I see 110 now?

110 anywhere?

-I love it!

-No, it's £100, back corner then.

At £100 all done, 100!

100. That is plus 30. This is wonderful.

You have made a profit on everything!

Total profits are 50 wonderful pounds.

-Are you going to take the bonus buy?

-No.

-At £50.

-Sorry, Phil.

-I'm fine with that.

-Do you have faith in Phil?

-No.

THEY LAUGH

So you're not going to take it. And it's coming up now.

It's a late 19th-century brass and lignum vitae

12 bore shotgun bore cleaner.

There it is. And £10 to start me for this.

10 is bid. Do I see 15? 15.

And 20. And 5.

Do I see 30 anywhere else? 30, anywhere else?

-You did the right thing, ladies.

-It's a good thing, though, Phil.

All done at 25.

-Well done, well done.

-25.

So that's minus 25.

But you didn't take it, so it's leaving you

-plus 50.

-There you go.

Hey, I better not say that too loud in case the Reds hear me.

-So, well done, girls!

-Thank you.

Well, teams, that was very, very, very exciting. And great fun!

Unfortunately, there has to be winners, and there has to be losers.

And the losers today, I'm afraid, are the Reds.

-ALL:

-Aw!

In the end, you came out with minus 5.

And that's not too bad at all in the grand scheme of things.

But our girls here, profit on the hip flask of £10,

profit on the tray, another £10,

and your wonderful piece of Lalique made a profit of £30.

You decided, very cannily,

not to go with the gun cleaner.

So you have ended up with £50, girls. Absolutely wonderful.

There you are, £50.

But because you have made a profit on all three items,

-you are awarded the Golden Gavel.

-The best bit of all.

-One for you.

-Thank you.

-One for you.

-Thank you.

-Wear them with pride.

-We will.

Everybody played a wonderful, wonderful game.

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-ALL:

-Yes!