Newark 12 Bargain Hunt

I'm at Newark International Antiques and Collectors' Fair

in Nottinghamshire. With around 2,500 stalls,

it attracts traders from all over the world.

It's going to be a long day, so they might just need a cuppa.

Dankjewel.

-Koszonom.

-Koszonom.

-Obrigado.

-Oh, you're very welcome. Job done. Let's go Bargain Hunting.

Yes? Si! SHE LAUGHS

Our teams have £300 and just one hour to try and find some

bargains in this truly cosmopolitan place.

How hard can it be?

Let's take a cheeky glimpse

at what's coming up.

The Reds get a lesson in haggling...

-What's the best price on that?

-That's it. You can barter, you know.

-Barter with me, then.

-£40.

-No!

It's all about equal opportunities for the Blues.

There's a golfer. He's a man, though.

Hang on, you said, "There's a golfer, but it's a man, though."

What's all this about?

And there's plenty of drama at the auction.

'100.'

Oh, come on!

That's all coming up later, but first of all,

let's meet today's teams. We've got two teams of best friends.

Well, they are at the moment.

We've got, for the Reds, Tom and Ian,

and for the Blues, Sarah and Helen.

-Welcome, teams! ALL:

-Hello!

Hello. Right, let's start with you boys over here.

-Tell me how you met, Tom.

-Um, we met in the wine trade, actually.

-We both used to work for a wine wholesaler.

-Right.

Eight years ago now.

And we sort of kicked it off

and been best friends ever since, really.

-What do you do know?

-I'm a sales manager for a publishing house.

-So very serious career, really.

-Yeah.

There is still a bit of fun that you like to have,

-isn't there?

-Maybe.

-Would you like to share that with us?

I'm a bit of a performer, I think.

In my spare time, I like to do the odd pantomime here and there.

I tend to be...

-the Dame.

-HE LAUGHS

-The Dame?

-Yes, the Dame.

-The Dame?

-And I'm proud.

THEY LAUGH

-But it's all good fun.

-Exactly. Ian, you're Dutch, I believe?

I grew up in Holland.

So my parents are English,

and I was born in Holland, and I lived there for nine years.

But I've been in the UK for 22 years now.

So my accent has sort of faded away.

-SPEAKS IN DUTCH ACCENT:

-If I want to, I can talk

a little bit more Dutch for you throughout the day.

Oh, that works for me. Phew!

-Tom does a good Dutch accent too.

-Yes!

Well, there's loads of international traders out there

today, so that could be very handy. Tactics?

Are we going to shop quickly? Are we going to spend a lot?

-Well, we initially thought we would probably spend not very much.

-OK.

But we've changed our mind, I think.

We're going to spend as much as we possibly can, I think.

-£299? BOTH:

-Yes.

-Brilliant.

-Well, very, very best of luck. Very best of luck. Enjoy.

-Thank you.

Hey, Blues, my goodness. Sarah and Helen, what are we going to do?

-They're competitive, aren't they?

-Don't worry, we're all right.

-We're up for a challenge.

-We know what we're doing.

-Oh, I like it.

-Now, tell me, girls, how did you meet?

-We met at a golf club.

-We were introduced by a mutual friend.

-OK. Do you still play?

-No, I don't any more.

-So you're a social golfer?

-I'm very social.

-I like it.

-Yes. Yes.

It tells me here that you've got an embarrassing holiday story.

-Is that right? LAUGHS:

-Yes.

-Go on, tell me your story. Go on, Sarah.

We were on holiday, my husband and I,

and we went right up to the north of Scotland.

So, you're out in the wilds...

Out in the wilds, we found a slightly bigger than normal

parking space and pulled in there. Nice river nearby.

Thought, "That looks nice."

Had a picnic, and then my husband said, "I'm going in for a swim."

We've got no swimming costumes.

"Oh," he said, "There's nobody here.

"I'll just go in, strip off and go in."

He said, "Well, I'm in, are you coming in?"

So I stripped off and went in.

And with that, we'd just got in, and I heard air brakes.

And he peeped up over the river bank and he said,

"Oh, Sarah, it's a coach!"

SHE LAUGHS

I said, "Quick! Bring the towels."

We only had little tiny hand towels, which was all right round him,

but it wasn't going to fit round me.

So I had to stay in the water with this towel like that,

and all these people came, stood on the bank, waving.

I love it. Helen, now, you are a retired teacher, aren't you?

-I am, yes.

-So what do you do when you're not golfing?

I like upcycling furniture.

I have to say I wouldn't upcycle

anything that was a precious antique.

A lot of my brown furniture that was in when I first got married...

-Is now blue?

-No, cream with a brown top, with a wooden top.

In fact, the children say,

-"Don't stand still in our house because..."

-You'll be painted.

"You'll get painted." Or distressed.

What's your tactics, team?

-We're going to spend most of what we've got.

-We hope, we hope.

Well, very, very best of luck.

Now, what do you need to go shopping, guys?

-ALL:

-Money!

-Money! Exactly. Here we are. Here is £300.

-Fantastic.

-Thank you.

-Spend wisely. Spend well, team.

-Enjoy. Your experts await. Now off you go. ALL:

-Thank you.

Very best of luck. Best of, best of luck. It's going to be

an interesting game. It's the wine buffs versus the golfers.

But who will be triumphant?

We'll have to wait and see.

And, of course, our two competitive teams need two fabulous experts!

She's on the case for the Reds. It's Caroline Hawley.

And on a roll for the Blues, it's David Harper.

So, what are you looking for?

-Not 100% yet, we're going to go with the flow, have a look.

-OK.

-So what are we going to be looking for, Sarah?

-We're looking for

something big and expensive to start with.

Love it!

-What about you?

-I would like jewellery or furniture, I think.

Jewellery or furniture? Right, OK.

I'm a big fan of wood.

-Yes, spend the money.

-Spend all the money!

-Spend the money.

-Leave you a little bit.

-OK, we're going to blow the lot?

-We are!

-GONG RINGS

That's it, teams. Your 60 minutes start now. Get cracking.

-Let's go hunt some wood!

-Let's go for it!

-Come on!

-Let's go see if we can blow the lot!

-Yes.

These teams clearly know what they want and they could be

parting with all their cash,

while the Reds are impressed already.

-They are impressive, these are, aren't they?

-They are.

If I was a bird, I wouldn't mind living in one of those.

Now that's for you, isn't it? Wine men.

-Yeah, that's perfect.

-I'll keep you company.

That's a novel way to store wine.

While the Reds scan outdoors, the Blues are going inside.

-There we are. Look at that!

-Woo!

-Warmth. Hats off.

-Wow, look.

-The world's our oyster.

-There we go.

-Right, turn left and keep on wandering.

-Keep on wandering.

And get buying.

-Wow! Do you not what these are?

-I don't have a clue.

They're hat blocks. Hatters' blocks for making and moulding hats.

Look at the different shapes.

You would have the material over it and then these holes, well,

that's woodworm, sadly, but a lot of them,

and then you would pin the fabric onto them...

-Right, OK.

-..to make your hats.

-Are these sort of things collectable, then?

-Yeah, yeah.

-I mean, they have a narrow appeal...

-Right, OK.

But I just think they're great cos I love fashion.

Yeah, well, let's find out how much they are.

I don't have a clue what the value would be or anything.

-I'm interested in the hat...

-How much are the hat blocks, please?

-They're between £20 and £50.

-Thank you.

-Food for thought, I think.

Good stuff.

That's one to think about. And it looks like the Blues have also

spotted some wood.

-Now they're good. There is some boxes for you.

-Yes.

-These look interesting.

-Which ones do you like?

I must say, I like that.

-I like that.

-You know of Anglo-Indian pieces?

Objects made in India by local craftspeople for,

generally speaking, the Brits in India.

That, looking at it, with the bracket feet is 19th-century.

-It's gorgeous.

-I like that...

-I like that as well.

I think we need to get it out, actually, don't we?

While the Blues examine the box, it seems the Reds

are giving a wine masterclass.

And what sort of price should your lay person go in at to buy

a good quality wine, to buy wine that's not going to give

-them that thumping head?

-It's all down to you.

And I would say the £10 and above.

I mean, you can get wines around the £7 to £10 a bottle

and I think they're all right.

But if you want like a really good quality one, you should be looking

-at £10 to £20, I'd say, normally.

-That's a great tip.

But time is ticking, guys, and the Blues are getting stuck in.

Right, so this is the interior.

So, remember, it's based on an English design but made in

the exotic Indian continent.

19th century, 1850, 1880, probably, something like that.

Height of the Raj.

And what would it have been used for originally, David?

-Well, literally, stationery.

-Oh, right!

-So what you have is compartment after compartment.

-Yes.

-And again, you've got your travelling handles here...

-Yes.

-..so it's almost a campaign piece, effectively.

-Yes.

It would probably be made for somebody,

-it could be an official, so it's all incredibly well made...

-Yes.

-..from, you know, an Indian hardwood, probably a teak.

-Yes.

Do you think that would make something at all,

make us some money if we could get it at the right price?

At the right price, I don't know what the right price is going to be.

-What do you think?

-It's £125.

-DEALER:

-I'll do it for 100.

-100.

I was thinking more like 80.

-DEALER:

-The best I could do would be 95.

-Could you make it 90?

-90?

92.

-Yeah, OK. I think that's fair.

-Yes, 92. Let's do it.

Good man, thank you very much. Cheers.

Thank you very much.

Woohoo! Wow, they're boxing clever.

Ten minutes in, and they have their first item.

-Marvellous, well done.

-We both liked it.

-Yes.

-That's good.

Keep up the good work.

Now, have those wine experts discovered something to their taste?

-Do you know, these are called Tantalus.

-OK.

-Is that from the Greek god?

-It is from the Greek god. Tantalus, yes.

-You're all right, aren't you?

-Oh, he knows his stuff.

-And they would be locked. Can you see here, the key?

-Yes.

So you could look at the contents, but you couldn't get in unless

-you had the key, so they would tantalise you.

-Ah, right, OK.

-Another word from Tantalus.

-Fantastic. Are these collectable?

-I would imagine that they are.

-Yes. Yes.

-I really like them.

-They are really smart.

-I really like them as well.

-How much are all these Tantalise?

-Tantalus.

-Tantalus.

Yes. 275...

..265, 250, and 200.

I think it would be quite fitting for us to get something like

-this, Ian.

-This one with the brass.

-That's what I was thinking.

-It's a good one.

-And the two. They'd be cut glass, I would imagine.

They're nice. Original stoppers. Nice quality.

I think, at £200, it's all the money.

But for you to sell at auction...

We'd need to get the price a bit lower.

They'd need to be a bit lower.

-I'm afraid I really can't.

-You must be able to do a bit.

I can't, I'm sorry.

-If I could I would.

-Nothing at all? Nothing at all?

We'll give them a bit of time to think about their prices and we'll

-come back to him, I think.

-OK.

I'm a bit nervous about blowing all the money on the first one.

Well, shall we go and see what else there is?

-Let's have a wander.

-Come on.

A wise move, guys. Now, the Blues have spotted a bronze figure.

Well, there is an Art Nouveau lady. She's not Deco.

-And she's Art Nouveau in style.

-She's a bit risque.

-That's nice, isn't it?

-Do you like that?

-I like that.

She's a candelabra. She's not ancient.

What's she made of, David?

-It looks like bronze.

-Oh, she's expensive.

-BOTH: 225.

-225?

-Well, I tell you what, if she was in period, as in circa 1890,

1900, 225, she would be in my back pocket and off I go.

So, the glamorous lady stays where she is.

And now it's Caroline's turn to give a masterclass.

Now, that's a nice sug...

-Do you know what this might be?

-Like a candle holder and you get

the glow with a light coming out of the...

Ooh! You've got an imagination, Tom. Ian, what do you think it is?

It looks like one of those things that you have on

a chain that smoke comes out of it, incense comes out of it.

-An incense swinger? In a Catholic church?

-That's it.

-No!

-Completely wrong.

-This is a sugar sifter.

-Oh, right!

Or a sugar shaker.

So, think of your strawberries and cream, that might be enough,

but you might want sugar as well. Now, that is a nice-looking thing.

You've got your silver hallmark.

The lion, British sterling silver,

you've got the leopard's head for London and the date letter here.

So, I mean, this is, it's a good thing. Silver is a soft metal.

And so it's, consequently, easily bashed.

-But this is in really good order.

-Yeah, it looks lovely.

Yeah, it does. It's a nice quality thing.

And if you went to a shop to buy that, a nice, smart,

antique jewellery shop,

you'd be paying in excess of a couple of hundred quid for that.

-Wow.

-Honestly. And what's the price of it?

-80.

-80?

-£80.

See, that's a nice thing, in nice condition, nice quality.

-What's the best price for it?

-That's it, you can barter, you know.

-Barter with me, then.

-£40.

-No!

-Ooh!

-That's cheeky. Up a bit.

What do you think, price-wise?

-I think at 55, there's a dead-cert profit.

-Yeah?

-There you go. The expert has spoken at 55.

-There's a dead cert at 55.

That said, I'll have to go with the expert. It's a deal.

Good stuff.

22 minutes in, and the Reds have their first item.

Meanwhile, the Blues have found something close to their hearts.

-There's a golfer...

-Golfer.

-He's a man, though.

Hang on, you said, "There's a golfer, but it's a man, though."

-What's all this about? We are all equal!

-I know!

-But you so rarely get female golfing figures.

-Yeah.

-DEALER:

-It's a female.

-Is it?

-It looks like a female.

-It does look like a female.

-Is it?

-She's a bit butch.

-There you go.

-There you go. That is a female.

-Oh, she is. She's...

-I can spot a female from a mile away.

-Yes.

Did you say you'd got another golfing picture?

Have you got something else to do with golf?

Are we saying we don't want this, then?

No, hang on to it for a minute.

While the Blues tee off with another golfing item,

the Reds are still on the wine trail.

-Is that silver?

-No, that'll be plated.

-Yeah, cut glass decanters, plated stand by Mappin & Web...

-OK.

..which is a very good silversmiths, platers.

Now, if you feel that, you can feel that's cut, not moulded.

-Can you feel it? It's quite sharp.

-Yeah.

-So that's beautifully cut, it's not like your Tantalus.

-No, no.

-The lids are different, aren't they? The stoppers.

-The stoppers.

-Yeah.

-And that's why that price is relatively reasonable.

-Because it's got the wrong stopper.

-Right.

Those stoppers have soured this deal.

But it looks like the Blues are very happy on the fairway.

-Right.

-'That one's got some age to it.'

-That's an old one, isn't it?

-OK, and we've got some women golfers as well.

-Lady golfers.

-Lady golfers.

-That's interesting.

-It is interesting, that.

It's even got the name of the golf club on the rear.

-HELEN:

-"The Westwood Ho Ladies golf club, Bideford, Devon."

-Wow.

OK, so let's turn it back again.

Let's think about, is it an original print or is it a repro?

'It's original with hand-tinted.'

-OK, so it's hand-coloured.

-Yes?

So you've got a black and white print, effectively,

-and then coloured in by hand.

-Is that Edwardian?

-Edwardian?

-I think it's a bit earlier.

-Do you?

I do, I think mid-19th century, I would guess.

-It's certainly Victorian.

-Oh, right.

-Quite a rarity to see ladies golfing in the 19th century.

-Absolutely.

-It is, yes.

-Well, I think I am interested in that.

-How much are you asking for that?

-75.

-75.

-We're auctioning in Derby and this is Devon.

-Yeah, I know, I know.

But it's a golfing thing, this is the thing.

You got excited about lady golfers.

Well, not that excited because

you dumped this one very quickly, but there you go.

What's the absolute best price you think you could do for us?

Absolutely rock bottom would be 65.

And that gives me something to eat.

HE LAUGHS

65.

It's a tricky one, because, you know,

in a specialist retail environment you could pay a couple of

hundred pounds all day long. You know what, but you are lady golfers.

What's your instinct? Do you want to support your fellow lady golfers?

-Especially of that era.

-Right. OK.

I think we should... Would you consider 55?

'No, I can't, I can't.'

-60?

-60?

-60, go on, then, 60.

-Are you going to do it?

-Shake the man's hand.

-£60. Thank you very much.

Ooh! Those girls drive a hard bargain.

And they now have their second item.

While the teams continue their shop,

I have a fabulous collection that I want to show you.

These photographs were taken by a woman

who I find absolutely fascinating. A woman called Elizabeth Pulman.

Born in England in Lymm in Cheshire, to be exact,

in 1836, she married a chap called George Pulman in 1859.

And only two years later, they emigrated to New Zealand.

George Pulman opened a photographic studio in Auckland in 1867.

Elizabeth was fascinated by the Maori people of the

North Island in New Zealand, and she captured many of the Maori kings.

The Pulman Photographic Studio left a fascinating legacy of prints

of hugely historic importance, and these photographs in front of

me here are from Elizabeth's very own studio.

These particular examples are

incredibly rare early albumen prints,

bearing her studio copyright.

They date to the late 19th century and depict Maori people in

traditional costume and their stunning Ta Moko,

which is traditional Maori tattooing.

Each Moko contains ancestral tribal messages

specific to the individual wearer and their particular tribe.

These markings follow the contours of the face,

accentuating and emphasising the features.

Your head was believed to be the most sacred part of the body

and Moko on the face is the ultimate statement

of one's identity as a Maori.

Because this is a tradition we don't really understand or

consider particularly beautiful or cherished in the UK,

it's conceivable that these images could be picked up at

antiques fairs just like this for very little.

And it turns out that when these photos went to auction,

they actually fetched a staggering £7,100.

So next time you're out and about, it might just be worth

keeping your eyes peeled for some images just like this.

Time to get back to the shopping, and it looks like the Reds have

stumbled across a Bargain Hunt classic.

-I quite like it.

-Do you?

And what do you think? It's got a lovely glaze to it,

this lovely satin glaze.

-Ah, Clarice Cliff, you've heard of Clarice Cliff?

-I have, yeah.

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

-Yeah, there's no damage.

-What price is it?

-£70, I believe.

-70?

-Yeah.

Let's have a look at the mark.

'It's the dark blue mark, 1938.

'And it's part of the Inspiration range.'

-Yeah.

-You know your stuff.

-'..on the biscuit base.'

-Yes.

It's not quite as popular as the brighter sort of colourways.

You know, the really more iconic Clarice Cliff with the Art Deco,

-but it's a nice-looking thing.

-Yeah, I think it's lovely.

-Is there anything you can do on the price?

-'60.'

-Do you think there's profit in that?

-55?

-55.

-Go on, go on.

-55?

-Happy with that.

-55, it is. Shake on it.

-'Shake on it.'

Thank you very much. Thank you.

I never saw these two buying a bit of Clarice, but it means item

number two for them is in the bag.

And with 20 minutes to go,

the Blues have found something with a ticket price of £60.

-Now, what have we found here?

-It's a manicure set.

-But that's a button hook, a boot hook.

-Yes, it is, yeah, yeah.

And what do we have, scissors,

a little nail file. What's that for?

-It's a nail buffer.

-A nail buffer? Do you buff your nails?

-I'm a manicurist.

-You are not! Show me how you do it.

-How would you...?

-Ooh, I say!

-When you've taken all your polish off and everything.

You should try it, David.

-Well, shall we have a better look at it?

-Yes.

-Did you say it was Asprey?

How do you know it's Asprey?

Well, it says Asprey on the ticket.

Right, let's have a look.

So there we have London and the maker, Asprey, Bond Street.

That's what we're looking at. OK.

They're gilded, so that's solid silver,

but then with a gold plating.

-Oh, right.

-Now, not in an Asprey box, though, Bob.

-'No.'

-What's the story there?

-Well, they made that for Kendall & Co in Paris.

-Clever.

No, I didn't know that. I thought Asprey just provided,

retailed themselves.

But they were providing other retailers with their brand in

the retailer's own box.

Everybody's getting a cut, aren't they?

I love it.

So date-wise, I'm guessing, with that hallmarking, 1920.

So you've got the brand, you've got the quality, you've got the box with

the connection to another retailer, which is really quite interesting.

-But we're missing a bit.

-Yes.

-So how do you value it based on that?

-Helen.

-That's going to be the thing

that takes it down a bit, isn't it?

The missing item, yes. I would think, £30.

-What will Bob think?

-I'd cry!

THEY LAUGH

So what would you say, Bob?

Can I go and check on my costs, because that's...?

-In other words, Bob, go and have a word with the wife.

-Yes.

OK, we'll see you in a minute. OK.

While Bob goes off to consult the wife, how are the Reds getting on?

They're really motoring and I think they want some wood now.

Tom loves his wood. So, I don't know, I can't think what sort of...

Anyway, we'll see where he leads and we'll hopefully get some wood!

So, the Reds are on the wood trail and has Bob got new good news?

-Bob, what does the wife say?

-Wife says 40.

-40?

-Ooh.

-Ooh, ooh.

And that really is it.

-HELEN:

-Would she go for 35?

No, don't like making losses.

No?

No, 40 is it.

-OK, it's 40 or nothing, Helen.

-38?

-Oh, my Lord.

40 or nothing.

-Yeah!

-Yes, we'll go.

-Sarah... Are you going to do it?

-Yes, we're going to do it.

-OK, shake Bob's hand.

With 15 minutes to spare,

they have nailed their third item of the day.

And check his nails, let's have a look at his nails.

Not bad, not bad!

And what have the Reds found? That's not wood.

-What are these fish jug type things?

-Glug jugs!

-Do you know, I love that green glaze.

-Yeah, I do.

-It's fantastic, they won't be a lot of money.

-They won't, OK.

They are very good. I just said I love them, I love that glaze.

-How much are they?

-18 a pair.

-You see, that's not a lot of money.

-No.

And I can see from here they're not wood.

-And you want wood?

-Still keen on word.

-Tom wanted a bit of a wood.

-OK, come on, then - wood, wood, wood!

Yes, wood, wood, wood. You can do it, guys.

Look at you two.

15 minutes left, you've bought three funky things. Are you pleased?

-Very pleased.

-Very pleased. And pleased we've done it in that time.

Yay!

-You've done really well and you've ended up with a bit of a bling.

-Hey!

-Exit, exit tea-time.

-Tea-time!

They are very happy ladies.

And have the Reds finally found wood happiness?

Look at this table.

-Looks smart. What is this, Caroline?

-Looks impressive.

That is an Edwardian mahogany envelope card table.

-Shall I show you how it works?

-Yeah, of course, that would be great.

Now, what you do, you spin this top round like this

and it should hit a point

where there's a button that flips up one of these.

OK, brilliant.

But I can't feel it, so I think that that mechanism

might be now defective.

-OK.

-So, we'll have to do it manually.

Will you be able to fix it? The spring.

The spring! Yeah, I mean, that could be done.

And it would pop up, one of these.

It reminds me of a card table or something.

It is a card table, that's exactly what it is.

An Edwardian mahogany envelope card table.

Look at the quality of these springs.

-These little indentations here to put your chips in.

-Right, OK.

That is the original baize liner,

the baize front here, all this is original.

Tooled leather, surround.

Yeah, tiny bit of damage on that.

But you can see how that is beautifully preserved,

-the colour of that.

-I think it's lovely.

The Edwardians often have this red mahogany colour

that was very popular.

-What's the price on it?

-We've got the price here.

-The price, 275.

-275!

275, but at one time, without harking back to the bad

or good old days,

-these would sell all day long, 500. 550?

-Right.

I don't know about you, but lots of people play cards.

-Yeah, I think it's a really nice piece.

-Poker.

Poker, yes, poker is a really good thing.

Now we've only got five minutes left.

So, if that's something that you're interested in. You wanted wood?

-Yeah, I like it.

-And you wanted furniture.

Something unusual as well, so if we can get it for the right price...

Hello, sir. Hi.

-DEALER:

-125.

We're hoping for double figures. You couldn't come into...

Can we get it under 100?

-I'll stick to three figures.

-OK.

-110.

Shake on 100?

Right, let me make £5. 105.

105?

-Do you reckon?

-Yeah, I like it. Let's go for it.

Wow, that's a massive discount and just in the nick of time.

They've made their final buy with just two minutes to spare.

HORN BLOWS Let's make no bones about it, teams,

your time is up.

Full house!

Let's remind ourselves what the Red team bought. Yeah?

How sweet it is the sugar caster cost £55.

The unusual Clarice Cliff bowl was also £55.

And will it deal a profit?

The Edwardian envelope card table was £105.

-That was a bit close, wasn't it?

-Very close in fact, yes.

-I think two minutes left at the end.

-My goodness, wow.

-We managed it.

You did, indeed you did.

Tom, what was your favourite item that you bought today?

We bought a sugar sifter, which I thought was absolutely fantastic.

-Silver one?

-Yes.

-What about you, what was your favourite item today?

I do like the poker table, or the card table, should I say.

But I thought the furniture was for him?

That was the wood for Tom, but I do like it,

-we need to have a game before we take it to auction.

-Yeah!

So, what did you spend today, guys?

We've spent £215 in total.

-£215, so I would like £85 then, please.

-Voila.

Well done! You're prepared, I like it.

-Caroline, £85, what are you thinking for the boys?

-That's great.

I'm thinking of something that will give you a taste of success.

Ooh, a taste of success! Brilliant.

While Caroline goes off to find a taste of success,

we'll find out what the Blue team bought?

First up, the Blues bartered hard for the mahogany chest at £92.

Our golf-loving duo bought the Victorian hand-tinted print for £60.

And they nailed the Edwardian manicure set at £40.

-Ladies! Loving your style with time to spare.

-Yes.

So, Sarah, what was your favourite item?

My favourite item is the Asprey's manicure set, that I found.

Well done, you. Helen, what about you? What was your favourite item?

It was the box from India.

Again, so appropriate because you set out to buy a box, didn't you?

I did and it's from India and I've just recently come back

from India were my stepson got married to an Indian girl.

-Oh, fantastic, so very appropriate?

-Very appropriate.

-So, how much did you spend, ladies?

-We've spent £192.

-So, please may I have £108 of leftover lolly, then, please?

-105.

-105.

-105. And change as well, perfect.

-So, David.

-Thank you.

108 Great British pounds just there, my love.

What are you going to spend it on?

-I don't know, but it's not going to take me long, is it?

-No.

No.

Well, while David whizzes off around the antiques fair,

we'll toddle off to the auction.

Well, I have to say it is a delight to be with you here,

Charles Hanson, at your auction house here in Derbyshire.

Pleasure, thanks for coming.

Now, the Red team over here, we've got Thomas and Ian.

They started quite spectacularly

with this beautiful silver sugar caster.

And it is beautiful because it has a good gauge of silver,

it hasn't been engraved.

It's very clean, I suppose, as a caster goes,

it's quite collectable as well.

So, what do you think, Charlie,

on the open market at auction, that would make?

We've put a guide price on it between £40 and £60.

Saying that, it could make a bit more.

-OK, well, they paid the top end, they paid £55.

-OK.

Good, OK, so let's hope we can predict bigger profits on this

next item, which is the second one they bought, the Clarice Cliff bowl.

It's really quite unusual. It's marked Clarice Cliff.

I've never come across the pattern before, ever, OK?

And that can be quite exciting. This pattern is quite unusual.

So it's a bit of a quandary, but how rare it is could really add value

-and that's quite exciting.

-So, what's your estimate on that?

We've put a fairly strong guide price on, that still might be low,

of between 80 and 120.

Oh, that's wildly exciting!

-They paid £55 for it.

-Good.

-So, potentially a bargain indeed.

-Exactly.

OK, and their third item was this rather lovely

envelope top card table. Isn't that nice?

It's functional, it's a lovely card table with the hinged corners,

with the gaming counters divisions.

You'd have your wells here for your counters.

Absolutely, it's clean, it's neat

and my auction guide price is between £50 and £80.

Oh, gosh, OK, well this is Ian's favourite item

and they paid £105 for it.

Crikey! OK.

Look, they might need their bonus buy, so let's have a look at it.

-Guys, you have very sweetly left Caroline a goodly amount.

-Yeah.

Yeah, £85 of leftover lolly. Caroline, what did you invest it in?

Something that's going to give you two guys the sweet taste of success.

Oh?

-What is it?

-What is it? What is it!

It's a tastevin. This is to taste wine.

-As you know, that's what you do.

-Yes.

And it harks back to an 18th-century design.

-It's got European hallmarks on it.

-Right, OK.

But having said all that,

it's silver and I think it's fantastically decorative.

Yeah, it looks pretty cool.

It does, it looks interesting and it's something that I've not

-seen before or not used before.

-Is it like a collectors' piece?

I think it's something that would look great for a wine collector.

So, how much did you spend on it?

-I spent £40 on it.

-Oh, wow, OK.

£40.

-How much will it make?

-I think it might get £50, £60.

-OK.

Guys, you don't have to decide now, have a good think about it.

But let's see what Charles thinks of Caroline's rather lovely tastevin.

So, here we are, Charlie. Everything you need to taste your wine.

Exactly, yes, indeed. And in style.

It harks back to the very early days,

possibly early 18th century with the ring handle.

-Pretty object, nicely embossed.

-OK, so what's your estimate on it?

A guide price between £30 and £50.

OK, brilliant, well, Caroline paid

right slap bang in the middle of that, she paid £40 for it,

-so she'll be delighted with that.

-Good.

So, moving onto the Blue team, we've got Sarah and Helen

and their first purchase was that rather lovely mahogany chest.

What I like about this, Christine, is its size.

It's got that Georgian look about it with the shallow bracket feet

and it just shows, I suppose, the scars of history

in its patternation, and that's a sure sign of age.

So, what do you think that would fetch here at your auction?

-We've been quite cautious, to be kind.

-Yes.

So, we've put a guide price of between £30 and £50?

-£30 and £50. OK. The Blue team paid £92 for it.

-Crikey! OK.

So, next is the rather lovely golfing print there,

very appropriate for our ladies as they are both golfers.

You look at this print and you can look at the costume of the day,

you look at the early golfing irons of the day as well.

It's just really quite charming and the colours are good,

-it's fresh and we do have lots of golfing collectors.

-OK, brilliant.

So, how much do you think your golfing collectors

would be willing to pay for a hole-in-one there?

-Our guide price, hopefully it will make between £20 and £40.

-Right, OK.

-Well, look, the ladies paid £60 for that.

-OK.

Right, so their final item was obviously the little set over there,

which is the really pretty little Apsrey manicure set.

I think it's a really good lot in the sense one can't quite work out

how it all began,

ie what parts came with at the beginning,

but the utensils are silver gilt, they are fully marked Asprey.

And for that, you buy great quality.

Great, OK, so estimate, sock it to me.

Yes, we put a guide price on it between £30 and £50,

but it might make 65, 75.

-Brilliant, well look, they paid £40 for it.

-Good.

So, we might be able to recoup some potential losses there.

But it sounds like they're going to need their bonus buy.

So, let's have a look at it.

Sarah, Helen, this is exciting, isn't it? Very exciting.

Now, you left David with a goodly sum, £108.

-David, what did you buy for our lovely ladies?

-There we have it.

-It's a very good!

-It is, isn't it?

What do you think it is?

Is it an instrument of torture?

I don't know what you do on a weekend, but, yeah...

It's an archaeological find

reputedly found in the grounds of an Indian temple.

And it is a katar, which is a south-east Asian punch knife.

And would be handled like that as a self-defence thing,

and you would literally punch with it.

-So, it's something nice and friendly, then.

-Yes!

I'm thinking so.

David, how much did you pay for this wonderful artefact?

-Thank you, thank you for that. £45.

-Oh.

Don't worry, you don't have to decide now,

you really don't have to decide now,

but for the benefit of those at home, let's go and see

what Charles thinks of David's katar.

What do you think of that?

It's really interesting because it's almost trying to determine,

clearly it's been buried and is that level of wear due to

erosion and corrosion of the object, or is it really old?

How early is it? And my instinct is it's probably late 18th-century.

-OK, right.

-So, it's got a real history attached to it.

-What have you estimated it at?

-In its condition, it's quite sorry.

But it has the opportunity of moving,

we've put a guide price on it between £20 and £40.

Quite a wide guide.

OK, all right, David paid £45 for our rather sad katar.

But never mind, all is not lost. Are you taking the auction for us?

-I will indeed.

-Brilliant. How exciting, looking forward to it!

45, 50. Going, going, going. Sold!

You both seem very cool as cucumbers, very collected,

I like that.

-The way we are, yes.

-Very calm, OK.

Done our part, there's not a lot we can do about it now.

No, it's in the hands of the bidders.

Fingers crossed and hope there's interested people out there.

Now look, we've got your sugar caster coming up, best of luck.

-CHARLIE:

-My number now at 182, this delicious silver caster and cover.

And I can start this at £45. 50, I'm bid. Do I see 5 now?

Come on, bidders. Come on!

I'll take five, come on! 50, 5 online.

I'm asking 60.

The net will take it at £55.

Sale!

£55, you've wiped your face, no profits, no losses,

there's nothing to be ashamed of that.

Now, next up is your quite exciting Clarice Cliff bowl.

And I am a bid for this 55, 65, 75, 80.

-Keep going, keep going!

-Come on!

And I'm bid £80, 85.

95, I'm bid, 100 on the net. Do I see 110?

-'120, 120, I've got 130.'

-That's amazing!

No more? I've got 150.

160 bid online. Do I see 170?

And I shall sell at £160.

-Sold!

-Fantastic, well done.

That's £105 profit, that's unbelievable.

You've spent £105,

which is the profit you've just made, on the card table.

-So, if it doesn't sell?

-Which is coming up now!

'This is a card table of circa 1910,

'it has the envelope fold-over design.'

I've got a couple of bids, I can start at 35, 45,

'55. 60, I'm bid.'

60, I'm bid, come on. Bid me a fiver! Five, I'm out!

I'm asking 70 now, live online in the UK.

No, no!

And I shall sell at £65.

Ooh, so you're minus £40 on that.

So, overall, you're up £65.

-Right, guys, are you going to go with the bonus buy?

-Yes.

You're going to go with the bonus buy, let's carry on

this old rollercoaster ride and see what happens!

'A really good 19th-century silver French wine taster, delicious lot.

'And I can start this with me'

straight in at £40. 40, I'm bid.

Do I see 5? 5 there.

Caroline, you're into a profit, well done.

Well done.

45 surely ain't?

You're all out.

At £45, seller, where you are?

Brilliant. Well done, Caroline, you're up £5 on that.

Overall £70, you're in profit, guys.

-That could be a winning score, fantastically done.

-Thank you.

-Now, what have you not got to do?

-Talk to the Blue team.

-Don't talk the Blue team, exactly. Zip it, OK?

-Yes.

Sarah, Hels, how are we feeling?

-Excited!

-Nervous!

So excited, you're squeaking!

First up is your mahogany box. Here it comes.

'Number is now 204, really attractive,

'shows the scars of life,'

and it's a survivor. There we are, I'm only bid £35.

Oh!

35, bid now 40? 40 bid, 45.

-Come on, bidders.

-Come on!

'40. 50, I'm bid. Asking 5, come on.

'50, I'm bid, do I see 5 in the room?'

-£50.

-Oh, come on!

I'm not seeing 5 anywhere.

-Sold it.

-Oh!

-£50, oh, my goodness.

-Cheap!

We're down £42 on the first lot.

But all is not lost, we've got the ladies golfing print coming up now.

Best of luck, girlies.

Number 205, a wonderful hand-tinted engraving

of circa 1885 and I'm bid here only £20.

-Oh!

-I'm asking 5 now.

At 20 I'm bid, do I see 5? 30, 5, 45.

Look, he's determined, there's a bidder over, he's determined.

55, I'm out. I'm asking 60 now.

-65.

-Come on!

I'm asking 70. Or at £65?

-Sold!

-Hey!

-Fantastic.

So, you're up £5 on that, right?

Which means you are down £37 overall.

But now we've got this beautiful quality Asprey manicure set.

'It's a wonderful lot and I'm only bid here at £20.

'I'm asking 5 now.'

At 25, 35 bid, 40 bid.

-Oh, yes, yes!

-Marvellous.

At £40. 5, I'm bid. 50, I'm bid.

You're in! There's a profit.

Fair warning, you're all out.

I shall sell today at £55.

-Sold!

-Oh!

Yeah, we made a profit!

So, you just made £15.

But overall, sadly, you're down £22.

So, girls, I need a unanimous decision.

-Are we going to go with David's bonus buy?

-We are.

It's a relic, like us.

It's a relic.

It's a relic.

Here we go, girls. Here's your bonus buy, we're going to go with it.

Best of luck.

It's a punch knife, 18th-century, we believe, Indian katar.

I am bid on my book £20.

Oh, yes, that's a start!

20, I'm bid.

2, 5, 8, 30.

Come on. Oh, it's climbing!

2, 5, 8, 40!

-Go on!

-'45, 50.'

-Go on!

-Oh!

'40, I'm bid, 45! 48 bid, 50 bid.'

-Yes!

-You're into a profit.

-Yes!

-Well done, David.

And I will say going, going...

Sold at 48.

-Oh, well done.

-Well done, David.

So, you've managed to recoup £3.

Overall, girls, we are at minus £19.

But you never know, it could be a...

Winning score!

It could be a winning score and what have you not got to do?

We haven't got to talk to the Reds.

No, don't tell the Reds. Zip it, zip it!

This beautiful rolling Derbyshire countryside, slightly sort of...

It's a bit of a metaphor for the journey that we've taken today,

isn't it, guys? It really is, it's sort of been a bit up and down.

-Yes.

-Let's be honest.

But I have to say unfortunately we do have to have

a runner-up on Bargain Hunt.

And today's runner-up

is the Blues.

Oh!

I'm afraid, Blues. I mean, very unlucky.

-It all went a bit downhill.

-It was all my fault!

-No!

We've loved having you. Have you enjoyed the experience?

Thoroughly enjoyed it, it's been lovely.

Brilliant, we'll gloss over the fact that you lost £19.

But it's not really relevant, is it? No.

-But today's winners, the victorious Reds.

-Yay!

Who I have to say were quite spectacular.

-With your Clarice Cliff bowl.

-It was a good one, wasn't it?

None of us really expected it to do anything and then it went

-and made £105 profit for you.

-Wow!

-Leaving you with £70 today.

-Oh!

So, very well done, you.

SHE LAUGHS

I have a feeling it might be invested in some wine.

Yes!

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you've been absolutely brilliant, you all have.

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-ALL:

-Yes!