Lewes 01 Bargain Hunt

Today, the show comes from Lewes, in East Sussex.

These are the beautiful grounds at the Priory of St Pancras.

The priory fell victim to the

Dissolution of the Monasteries Act,

passed by Henry VIII in 1536.

But that's all in the past. Today, it's all about the present.

Two teams shopping against the clock,

looking to make a profit at auction.

So no time to waste. Let's go Bargain Hunting!

Welcome to Lewes High Street, where the teams are ready to

go into battle and try and come out

on top by making the biggest profit.

Let's have a wee look at what's in store.

Emotions are running high as one team are seeing red.

No, I hate them. I'm going to put my foot down.

They are absolutely hideous.

The others have a bad case of the blues.

-We are losing here.

-We are.

-We've lost. We're doomed.

-But I just haven't seen the right thing.

And the auction blows hot and cold.

-Oh!

-Come on!

Oooh...

But that's all coming up later.

First, let's meet today's teams.

-Hello, everyone. ALL:

-Hello!

Today, it's a family affair. And for the Reds, we have Sophie

and her grandad, Pat.

And for the Blues, we have Gemma and her dad, Tim.

So, Pat, you're retired...

-Yeah.

-..but you were a fireman.

And for all us gals, firemen are very glamorous characters.

Tell us a bit about your life as a fireman.

Well, I joined way back. It was in 1968 when I joined.

It's a job where you go in and it's something different every day,

and that's what keeps the adrenaline going.

I have to ask you, what made you apply to be in the show?

I've been trying to get the family

-to come on the show with me for years...

-Oh!

..and the only one who stepped up to the mark was Sophie.

Now, I know that you and Sophie are pretty close,

but you think of your grandad as a bit of a geezer, am I right?

I think he likes to think he's a bit of a geezer.

-Basically because I come from Peckham.

-Oh, right.

Peckham. I recognised your accent. THEY LAUGH

-Fools And Horses, I'm more the fool.

-Oh, right.

Now, Sophie, when you're not hanging out with your cool

grandad, what do you get up to?

I'm a supervisor in a menswear shop.

-Ah, right. But you like to travel as well?

-A fair bit, yeah.

I've done a lot of European capitals, but I'd like to do more.

So you guys obviously get on very, very well,

but how are you going to get on out there today?

Well, hopefully, we will work well as a team.

She's having all the profit anyway, so she's got to...

-That's very important.

-..work harder.

-THEY LAUGH

Well, that sounds wonderful and I'm sure you'll do well.

-And now for our Blue team.

-Hello!

-Gemma and Tim.

-Yes.

-Lovely to have you on the show.

So, Gemma, you're currently a student.

-Tell me what you're studying.

-I am.

I'm currently studying bioveterinary science.

I'm in my third year and I've just applied

to study vet school afterwards.

So another five years on top of the three years cos I thought,

"What about just staying in education and

"not ever getting a job?"

It's the best way of doing it.

I'll just rely on my dad for the rest of my life.

-Aw!

-It's good, it's fine.

-Well, that's what dads are for.

-Exactly.

-Tim, tell us what you do for a living.

-I'm an electrician.

-A lowly electrician.

-Right.

Luckily, being an electrician has taken me

to a lot of places around the world, so I feel quite privileged.

I've been to Hong Kong, Japan.

-Had six weeks in Central Park in New York.

-He never takes me.

-I get left at home.

-Ah. So how are you guys going to get on out there?

-We know what we like...

-Yeah.

What sort of things do you like?

Can we give that away now?

Because the opposition might get a few hints.

-They might get in first.

-We won't tell them. We won't tell them.

May the best Red team win.

I'm not going to hold you back any longer, folks.

-Now for the money moment. £300 for you, and £300 for you.

-Thank you.

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

Families, eh? And of course,

our teams need some guidance along the way, so let's meet the experts.

Helping out the Red tribe today, it's Nick Hall.

And scooping out a profit for the Blues, it's Philip Serrell.

Well, guys, it's absolutely packed with goodies in here.

-So what are we looking for?

-Anything that catches our eye, really.

Something pretty, I think.

Well, things to do with animals, that's our thing we love.

Something to do with country pursuits.

-Dogs.

-Dogs.

Dogs, horses. Anything along those lines.

-Sounds to me like we have got a plan, then.

-It's a plan.

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

BELL RINGS

-Well, look. Let's get stuck in and have a good look round.

-OK.

-Let's go find a dog.

-OK.

Right, teams.

Time to rove around for Rover.

By the looks of it, you're spoilt for choice.

They have loads of these dogs everywhere.

Yeah, if they've got loads...

Staffordshire dogs. Bit old school, bit like me, really.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

I'm not saying a word, Phil.

It's quite a cute little thing.

-How much is it?

-£45.

-It's £45, yeah.

Is it worth thinking about coming back to?

-It might be a little pricey.

-Pricey, yeah.

There's definitely a theme today.

There's one other thing I did see as we came through. There's a...

Oh, brace yourselves.

-This one, here.

-Oh, the brace.

-The brace. It's different, isn't it?

God, that's so diverse.

The little Art Deco ashtray to a woodworking...

I like that, though.

Look, I'll go and have a chat with the gallery staff

and we'll get it out and have a look.

-That would be great.

-Thank you.

-Good stuff.

Meanwhile, the Blues still only have one thing on their minds.

Yeah, there is a couple of dogs there,

but not really, not quirky, are they?

They're not. They're not.

-So we're looking for a quirky dog.

-No, nothing at the end either.

-I don't think so.

-Back downstairs.

-Back down. Back down.

Right, let's go and have a wander.

Hm. A quirky dog. I think you may have

your work cut out today, Phil.

-Guys, I found Stephen, and Stephen has the key.

-Great.

So, what we'd like to do,

if we could have a look at the brace, wasn't it?

Yeah, very much so.

Have a close look and see if you can spot a maker's name.

-They're often stamped.

-In the wood?

Into the wood, yeah, or sometimes engraved into the metal.

-It's obviously been cleaned up and polished.

-It's quite heavy as well.

But you like it as an object?

Yeah, I don't really understand what it is,

but that's fine, if you like it.

There's a great name for things like this. They call them mantiques.

-BOTH:

-Mantiques.

-Yeah, which is boys' toys, really.

The drill bit would go in there, you tighten it up, and then you'd put

a bit of elbow grease and screw your hole into the wood or masonry.

Yeah, it's nice. If I was into that...

It all falls down to price, as always with these.

Stephen, it's over to you.

What's the best you can work for us on that?

OK, well, this dealer does 20% for trade, so we're down to £48.

-I'd do 45 for you.

-45?

-Uh-huh.

-I like it.

-I think we should.

-I think there's a chance on that one.

-Yeah?

-Yeah.

-I'm happy with it.

-Yeah, that's great.

-From a commercial point of view...

-We got our first item.

-£45.

Ah, you know the drill, Nick.

Five minutes in, one item down, good work, Reds!

-What does that say there?

-Gem, you have a look.

Come on, Gemma.

-READS:

-Many make it the household, but only one the home.

Do you like that?

-It's quirky.

-Not a quirky dog, though, eh, Gem?

-I like the groovings of it, though.

-The groovings?

-The impressions, I don't know the...

-I like the groovings.

-The groovings of it...

-The grooving.

-Let's quickly,

-grooving on.

-Grooving on.

Knife rest there, they're quite nice, aren't they?

Only cos you like dogs. I'm not a fan.

Well spotted, guys.

There's two, look. There's the majolica dogs, 1900, 1910.

-£85.

-A little bit toppy for us.

-Yeah?

-For auction purposes.

They're ugly as well.

Crikey, Sophie.

There's no beating around the bush with you, is there?

-How are the Blues getting on?

-What's this, Phil?

-I think that's sweet.

It's a little school desk, isn't it?

I think that's really, really sweet.

How much is it?

It either says £45 or £95.

-£45 in my eyes, what is it really?

-95.

-Oh, it's 95.

-Yeah.

What you want to do is get all these off

and have a good look under this little cushion.

-Oh, no, that's lovely.

-It is nice.

-It's really good.

-Do you like that?

-I do, yeah. We?

-Yeah.

-Definitely, yeah.

Shall we go and see what we can do?

Oh! It's Stephen, just in time.

-Good sir.

-So, on the ticket there, it's 95.

Right.

But just chatting with Phil, we'd like to go low end,

which is at 50 straight away.

-All right, OK, well this dealer is willing to do 20%.

-BOTH:

-OK.

I can't work that out.

It's two lots of £9.50, isn't it?

-OK.

-So I'll take £20 off for you.

75 quid.

-Could we ask you to keep that put by for us?

-Surely.

-Don't let that other lot buy it.

-OK.

-It would knock the opposition.

-Keep it put by for an hour.

-An hour?

You've only got 50 minutes left.

We've got a question for you.

-We're looking for old dogs.

-Right.

-Have you got any old dogs?

-We want an old dog.

-Well, there's a dog over there,

on the ink well.

-Shall we have a look?

-We'll have a look.

We're going to have a wander round,

but you'll definitely keep that for us.

-I will. I'll go dog hunting for you.

-Yeah, you go dog hunting.

These two certainly have a penchant for a pooch.

Back to the Reds.

That's a weird little monk thing.

I don't know what it is.

What drew you to that?

Cos that's really quite an interesting thing.

-I suppose it's a bit weird.

-It is a bit weird.

I tell you what, I would imagine that the inside is hollow.

Ah, right, yes.

And it's going to be one of those porcelain candle snuffers.

They can be really collectable. Shall I go and find Stephen again?

-That would be great.

-Yeah.

-OK.

Stephen's a man in demand today.

Right, so, I mean the good news is they are candle snuffers and

they're by Royal Worcester, which is a great name. It's a good factory.

What's not so good is they are the modern copies.

Well, certainly this one is, which I think is Mr Punch, isn't it?

-Yeah, it looks like it.

-Oh, no, it isn't!

-THEY LAUGH

That's the way to do it, Nick.

It's a nice thing. It's well modelled, though.

Can I have a look at that one, Soph? Can I swap with you?

And you take him.

So we've got this friar reading the good book.

40 on this one.

-It's 33, this one.

-33 on that one. There might be a slim margin in it.

-I'm thinking, no.

-You've gone off them now?

Yeah, because they're not the old ones.

-And I think they are absolutely hideous.

-Well, you spotted them.

-Don't blame us!

-I spotted them. I saw that they were weird.

-Well, they are.

-They're weird and not worth anything.

-OK, fair enough.

Well, look, let's put them back in the cabinet.

We've still got all the time in the world.

-Not for us.

-Not for us.

OK, well, look, onwards and upwards. Let's see what else there is.

-You didn't want them, did you?

-No, no.

-OK.

-Just as well, isn't it?

You can see who's in charge, can't you?

Crikey, Sophie, you're not pulling

any punches today, are you?

Right, how's the dog hunt going?

I'm not too fussed about that dog over there.

But I have found one in here.

-But you'll have a look, won't you?

-Yes, please.

Let's have a look at this little doggie, if we might, then.

There we are.

-GEMMA:

-Can I see? Can I see? Oh.

-You like that, yeah?

I do, yeah. He's really sweet. OK.

He's not very much, but I think that...

-Heavier than I thought.

-Heavier than I thought, yeah.

What do you think, Phil?

I mean it's not bad. It's £14, so on your...

'12.'

-12. 12.

-Ouch.

I think we definitely want to get this one.

I've fallen in love with him, so...

'Lovely, OK. Are you sure it's a he?'

-Don't know.

-You're the vet.

You can't tell from that.

-Yeah, we'll do the deal on that, then.

-'OK, lovely.'

-Thank you very much.

-Is that desk and...?

And I think we'll also, while we've got you here, I think we'll...

-Go for the desk as well?

-We've got £75 for the desk.

-Correct.

-Shake the man's hand.

-OK.

-And we've got £12 for your dog.

-Yeah.

-Shake the man's hand.

-Thank you.

-Thank you very much indeed.

-And I'll do it just for good luck.

-Well done. Two items down.

Half an hour. Off we go.

Nice work, Blues.

Halfway into your shop and two items down.

Looks like Pat has found a familiar mantique.

How about that?

-Vintage fire engine.

-Is it an old one?

-Yeah, oh, I don't think it is.

-No?

It was made a week last Thursday.

VINTAGE HORN BEEPS

Not quite a mantique, then.

Right, teams, remember, your time's ticking away.

What about the scales in there? Is that something?

-At £145...

-Yeah.

-I think they're £60 to £90 worth.

That's what I think.

Money box owl? Quite like it. Price tag of £78.

-I think that's £20 to £30.

-OK.

They're cute little glass pots.

-£450.

-I didn't see that bit of it.

-Oh, no.

Ouch! This shopping isn't as easy as it looks. Eh, guys?

I think we were lucky that the two items were right next

-to each other and they jumped at us straightaway.

-Yes.

-Which is how we tend to shop. That was kind of our plan.

-Yeah.

-If we like it and it suited us, we'll have a look at it.

-Get it.

Time to get a grip on the situation.

You're 35 minutes into your shop!

There is not much up here, though, Nick, is there?

Certainly not as much as we saw downstairs, that's for sure.

You're still thinking about those candle snuffers, aren't you?

Go for those two and that gives a bit of time to

look for our last object and really concentrate on the last object.

You might be right. I think he might be right.

Ah, so coming round to the idea of those snuffers, eh, Soph?

Now you've seen them again, are you still anti them?

I just think they're a bit gross.

Cos you know why Pat's interested, don't you?

Because they're candle snuffers and he's spent half his life

-putting fires out.

-Yeah.

-THEY LAUGH

I think you boys have made up your mind. Poor Sophie.

-Why don't I go and have a chat with Stephen?

-OK.

-See if I can come back with a figure.

-OK.

-And just chew it over and you see what you think.

-OK.

-OK.

-All right, I'll go and get a price for you.

-That's great.

-I know you don't like them, but if they are collectable...

-Yeah.

We mustn't go for what WE like or what we don't like,

is it, really?

Precisely, Pat.

Now, hopefully there's a bit more unison over at the Blue camp.

-Right, so we're now losing time, aren't we?

-We are.

We've got two bits bought and we need to...

-Struggling on the last one.

-..we need to concentrate.

Ah, so now it's time to concentrate, Phil?

Let's hope Nick is a bit more focused.

There is a deal to be done if you buy them both together for one lot.

55 quid for the two.

-Well, they're so nice(!)

-She's still not sure, is she?

I think we should go for it, Sophie.

-I think there's a margin of a profit there.

-All right.

Yeah, are you happy with that?

£55 for both of them and it'll make one lot in the auction.

-OK, fine.

-Are you sure?

-Yeah, yeah.

-OK, brilliant.

I'll go and tell Stephen it's sold and we'll push on for the next lot.

-Fab.

-Two bought. Well done.

-Yeah.

Well, it took a bit of persuasion, Soph, but you got there in the end.

How are you getting on, Blues?

-We're losing here.

-We are.

-We've lost. We are doomed.

We've got 20 minutes left. We've got a pocket full of money.

-What are we going to buy? How much do you want to spend?

-We'll spend...

A pound or £200?

£199 if it's the right thing,

but I just haven't seen the right thing.

Oh, dear. Oh, dear.

I think Sophie is with you there, Tim.

I'm just wary that Sophie hasn't chosen any of the three things.

-You know...

-True, yes.

-THEY LAUGH

-Have you got your eye on something?

-Yeah, but it's all like...

-I don't think it'll sell.

-Do you want to have a look at those?

-Yeah.

Have a look at those each and see what you think.

What does that one say?

-This one says £17.50.

-That's not bad. Does it say if it's silver?

-Silver...

-Silver and turquoise.

Well, turquoise is quite a good stone to have in jewellery.

It's a pretty design. And yours, Soph?

-It's £22 and it says Arts and Crafts.

-Yeah.

I think you might have hit upon a nice little group lot there.

Oh, sounds promising, eh, Soph?

-I think after touching them, they feel a bit cheap.

-Oh.

-They're not the quality you were hoping for?

-No.

Well, she knows what she likes at least. Ten minutes left.

Right, well, let's put these back.

Bearing in mind we haven't got long, just a few minutes left,

there was one thing I spotted earlier in a cabinet

back that way which you might like. But we're going to have to run.

Because we're going to run out of time.

-Let's go.

-OK, let's go.

-Come on.

MUSIC: Flight Of The Bumblebee by Rimsky-Korsakov

Right, Nick, it's time to work your magic.

Ooh, that's it.

Now, look, you two, it's this one in here. Something I spotted earlier.

Yeah, I like that.

-You like that?

-Yeah. It's really cute.

-Oh, alleluia.

I must admit, it's different, isn't it? Yes, I like that.

-It's unusual. Do you want a closer look at it?

-Yeah.

-Yes, very much so.

And I'll tell you now as well, it's got 48 on the ticket price,

it can be 40 if we really want it.

-OK.

-Let's go and have a look at it.

OK, Blues. Five minutes to go and one item left to buy.

-Well, they're Doulton, aren't they?

-Those are Doultons, yeah.

-If the price is right...

-You need the key to the cabinet.

Oh, looks like Stephen's busy with the Reds.

-So what do you think?

-I think we'll go for it.

-Yeah.

-I think we'll go for that...

-Yeah, your choice, Sophie, yes?

-Yeah, I like it a lot.

-Really?

-Yeah, I would have that.

-Do you want to know anything about it?

-LAUGHS:

-Not really. I'll just take it!

-Just buy it! I like this.

-Buy it! Buy, buy, buy.

-Give me some facts.

OK, well, look. It's advertising ware, it's smoking memorabilia,

it's 1920s-ish, I think. It looks like it should be.

Unless it's one of those pesky reproductions...

-At this stage, I think we ought to go for it.

-Yeah.

You're quite right. We haven't got much time, have we?

-So, it can be yours for £40.

-Done.

-Deal done?

-Deal.

-Right.

-Third item.

-Shake this man's hand and give him some cash.

-Thank you.

-And we...

Thank you very much Stephen. ..are done.

Great stuff. Three items in the bag. Well done.

Back to the Blues. And quick as a flash,

Stephen has arrived with a key.

-These are Doulton. Started off making drainage pipes.

-Oh, really?

Yeah, and we want to just check that there's any damage.

One of the best ways of checking for damage is run your fingers

round it like that.

Because your fingers are so sensitive, you'll feel

-if there's a nick or a chip there.

-Yeah.

-I can feel no nicks or chips.

-OK.

-Good.

-These were made back-end of the 19th century.

-And we've now got about two minutes left.

-On 48, what...?

-DEALER:

-That could be 40.

They're going to make at auction perhaps between 20 and 40 quid.

So if you're lucky, you get your money back.

Living on the edge here, team. One minute left.

-Could you squeeze that a bit more?

-We'll do another two, 38.

-GEMMA:

-I think that's our decision.

-Yeah 100%.

-Definite?

And you both like them?

-BOTH:

-Shake the man's hand?

-Shake the man's hand.

-Steve, thank you very much.

-Thank you.

Stop shopping! Time's up!

This pressure's not good for me.

-Well, we've done. Three items in the bag.

-Oh, my goodness.

Let's check out what the Red team bought.

First up, after putting the screw on,

they managed to get the brace for £45.

Next up, they sniffed out the snuffers for £55.

And it was a match made in heaven for their final piece,

the porcelain ashtray, cost them £40.

Pat, Sophie, did you have a nice time?

-Yeah. It was great.

-It's been fabulous.

Pat, what was your favourite item?

Well, my favourite items were the candle snuffers.

-All right. Did you agree with that, Sophie?

-I HATED them.

-You hated them!

-They are so ugly.

-Sophie, what was your favourite item?

-The advertising ashtray.

All, right, OK. You think that's going to make the best profit?

Maybe, but I do think the candle snuffers

-might make the best profit...

-Even although you hate them.

-I HATE them.

-Well, how much have you spent, chaps?

-£140.

140? Well, that means you give me £160.

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

That's a lot of money, isn't it?

Have you got anything that you think might

please both of them?

-Well, that is my main goal, to please them beyond all else.

-Yeah.

-And if anyone can do it, you can do it.

-Thank you.

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

They were sitting pretty with their first item.

The school desk set them back £75.

Next, they purchased the pup for £12.

And finally, with a minute to spare,

a pair of Royal Doulton vases set them back £38.

-Did you guys have a good time?

-Fabulous.

-Such a good day.

-Really, really good day.

-Thoroughly enjoyed it, yeah.

Tim, what was your favourite item?

It has to be the dual children's desk.

Gemma, do you agree with your dad?

No, I found a little silver dog. And, yeah, he was...

He was my favourite, I think, so...

Whether he'll make a profit, I don't know, but...

-Fingers crossed.

-We'll just have to wait and see.

-We will, we will.

-How much money did you spend?

-125.

-Well, could I have 175 back?

-175 for you.

All right, which I'm going to hand over to Phil,

who loves to spend money.

Now, what are you going to buy with that, Phil?

-All that money for me?

-Phil, all that money!

-Can you do that?

-I'll lead them gently into a profit.

-We like that, Phil.

-We do.

-We like it.

We have every confidence in you, Phil.

-Fool.

-THEY LAUGH

While Phil's shopping, I'm going off on a little jaunt.

I've travelled a few miles along the coast to the town of Worthing.

Now a bustling seaside resort,

this Sussex town has a dark and hidden past.

During the 18th and 19th century, UK coastal towns like Worthing

saw a huge surge in the smuggling of contraband.

The quantities of imported goods were on a huge scale.

Gin was sometimes so plentiful

that it was said that people would clean their windows with it.

However, it was on the 22nd of February 1832 that the

smuggling trade in Worthing would change forever.

William Cowerson led a team of 200 men on a daring smuggling run

which would go down in local history

and also cost him his life.

I've been joined by local social historian Chris Hare.

Tell us more about the night in question.

Well, the smugglers had landed off the coast here,

and then they unloaded these barrels of brandy, hundreds of them.

So they came up here, and this was a rough field then.

And they carried on until they got to the junction of High Street

and Warwick Street, but there, they were ambushed by the coastguard.

The coastguard had been alerted.

They had, and so it was a planned ambush,

and the smugglers immediately dispersed.

And if we walk up there, I'll show you what happened then.

Great.

Today, Anita, Warwick Street is shops.

But in 1832, these were all houses.

And of course, no streetlights. It would have been dark.

This was like three in the morning.

So the smugglers come in here, in the dark.

There's a commotion because the riding officers,

these are the mounted coastguards,

are firing their pistols in the air, and they're doing

that as an alert to coastguards to bring in reinforcements.

So there's this commotion.

People look out their windows, the smugglers are in trouble,

they open their doors and let the smugglers into their houses.

And then they open the back doors, and then they go out into all the

little myriad streets and alleyways that were at the back in those days.

So the occupants of these houses were on the smugglers' side.

Very much so, very much so. And not on the side of the coastguard.

Now, the coastguard was led by Lieutenant Henderson,

but like nearly all the coastguard,

he wasn't familiar with this area at all.

So they went searching for them and would have gone

up in pursuit down alleyways such as this one here.

So Cowerson and a large group of smugglers

are tearing up this alleyway to

get to the Teville Stream, where there was a bridge.

And in those days, on the bridge was a gate that was padlocked at night.

And because they are held up by the gate,

the coastguard catches them up.

And Cowerson turns round with his six-foot hazel stave

and smashes Henderson on the arm, breaking his arm.

But unfortunately for Cowerson, Henderson was left-handed.

GUN FIRES

And he had his pistol in his left hand, not his right hand.

And he shoots him point-blank range in the chest.

And Cowerson falls lifeless to the ground.

But that was sufficient time for his men to scramble over the gate

and escape. All the coastguard were left with was Cowerson's dead body.

And what did they do? Where did they take the body?

Well, the body was taken to the local inn,

The Anchor, and that's just up here.

And we can go and have a look at it.

So before Cowerson's body was laid to rest, he was brought here.

He was brought here, to The Anchor, which is now called

the Corner House, where the inquest was held.

And the jury returned the verdict of justifiable homicide,

which was no surprise. But many local people

were so sympathetic to Cowerson,

they almost felt it was murder.

But the body was released to the family

-and 1,000 people attended the funeral.

-1,000?

Which, given how small the population was then

compared to today,

would be like 10,000, 15,000 people at a funeral.

So he was regarded almost as a hero

who died for a just cause.

Chris, that's an incredible story, and thank you

-so much for sharing that with us.

-Pleasure.

But let's call it a night. Tomorrow, we have an auction to go to!

Today, we're at Bellmans Auctioneers in Billingshurst,

and we're joined by Will Pasfield, our auctioneer.

-Will, it's lovely to be here.

-Good, good.

-I'm glad you came. Nice to have you here too.

-Ah, thank you.

-Now, let's look at the Red team's stuff.

-Yeah.

First up is this carpenter's brace.

Now, carpenters' tools are very popular in auction.

-Do you like this piece?

-Absolutely love it.

It's a shame it's not signed, that one.

Not the end of the world, but we've got the

ebony pad on the end, which is a nice thing to see.

It's actually a wee bit of sculpture as well as being a functional item.

Yes, it's artwork. It's quite tactile. It's quite nice to touch.

What's your estimate on this item?

The estimate's £20 to £30 on this one.

Oh, well, they paid £45 on this one, Will.

-Could be a come and buy me estimate.

-Yes, yes. A little tantaliser.

Lovely, lovely. Now, what about these candle snuffers?

Royal Worcester, they're mid-20th-century. It's a good name.

They always will sell.

I've never actually understood why you can't just blow a candle out.

I've got to be honest with you, why you can't just blow one,

but they're not as collectable as they used to be.

-What's your estimate in these?

-£30 to £50.

-30 to 50.

-Now, they've paid £55...

-Right.

-..on these two.

We've got to be top estimate, that's what you're saying to me.

Yeah, excellent. Now, what about this little ashtray here?

The little advertising item for Abdulla cigarettes?

Yeah, like it. Once again, I do like it. It's a nice novelty.

And we need novelty in the world today.

Well, Sophie liked that one. What's your estimate on that?

My estimate on that is £40 to £60.

-40 to 60, well, they only paid £40 for it.

-Right, there we go.

-That's a good start.

-We could be sniffing a profit on this one.

-Yes.

So, all in all, not too bad, and they may not need their bonus buy.

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

Sophie, Patrick, you spent £140,

which was not too bad.

You left Nick 160.

Nick, what did you buy?

-Here we go.

-What do you think about those two?

-Well, that's quite nice.

-Can I hold one?

-Absolutely, one each.

-What are they?

They are fire irons.

You put them on the side of the hearth to rest your poker

and shovel and brush on them, but they're late Victorian, they're

Arts and Crafts, they've got that

sort of Christopher Dresser look about them.

-I quite like them.

-Good.

-I like them more than what we got.

Well, I'm selling it to you.

Hopefully, we're going to sell it to the punters at the sale.

-How much did you pay, Nick?

-Now, £30 for the pair.

-Really?

-Yeah, a bargain. I did say.

-How much do you reckon they'll go for?

-Big question. I would hope £40, £50 maybe?

-Oh, I like these, yeah.

We're in with a chance, Anita.

-You've done well, Nick. That's great.

-Brilliant.

-So you like them? You like them?

-Yeah, really like them.

You don't need to make a decision now.

Wait until your first three lots have been sold.

But right now, we're going to find out what the auctioneer

thinks of Nick's fire rests.

Will, what do you think of these fire iron rests?

-This is Nick's bonus buy.

-As objects, I love them.

They're beautiful. They've got a lovely shape.

Sadly, though, I think we're going to struggle with selling them

for a great deal of money.

We can still sell the big ones, the big country house ones.

These are more from a Victorian house,

from a small Victorian semidetached mid-terrace.

The need for these is slightly negated.

What's your estimate on this item?

-I'll put an estimate of £30 to £50 on those.

-That's not bad, Will!

Nick only paid £30, so there's a sniff of a profit there.

-Yeah, if they're needed, we should check out on those.

-Lovely.

So now turning to the Blues.

Their first item was this wonderful double desk and chair,

-turn of the century. What do you think? Do you like it?

-It's...

It's sweet, for want of a better word.

I personally love old against new.

And actually, in a contemporary room,

a nice bit of old will go quite nicely, I think.

-So what's your estimate on that?

-I'll put an estimate of £40 to £60.

-They paid £75 for it, but they're nearly there.

-Yes.

-With a good wind behind the little desk...

-Yeah, they're nearly there.

-We could get a surprise on that one.

-I'll do my best again.

Ah, excellent, excellent.

Now, this little doggie here, little silvery doggie,

-tell me what you think of that.

-It's a nice thing.

Maybe if we were in the Scottish Borders in sheep farming

territory, you know, the collie dog might do better.

You know, we're in black Labrador territory down here.

-Oh, really.

-It's a wee thing.

-It's a wee thing.

It is definitely a wee little thing.

Um, I like it, but I can't get too excited about it.

-Tell me what your estimate is.

-£10 to £20.

-Yeah. It's not a lot.

-They paid £12 for it.

-Right, there we go.

-But it could make a profit.

Yes.

Excellent. Now, what about Doulton? Traditional auction fare.

Doulton, the best of the factories. Tell me what you think of these.

I still like them,

and I like the colours, but I think at the moment,

Doulton is struggling.

It's a little bit...fussy for today's market.

And same again, some of these things can be bought on size.

Much like the collie dog, they're a bit wee.

-I think we might struggle with these a little bit.

-OK.

-What's your estimate on the Doulton?

-£20 to £30.

20 to 30. They paid £38 on that, so they may struggle a wee bit.

In which case, they'll need their bonus buy,

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

-Gemma, Tim. You spent £125.

-We did.

-You handed over £175 to Phil.

-We did.

Phil, did you spend every penny?

No. No, no.

I've got something that I think is really interesting

and you'll...you'll love it or like it.

-OK...

-Are you ready for this?

-No.

-Yeah.

Are you ready for it? Go for it.

-Now, you're going to ask me what it is, aren't you?

-Yeah.

I don't actually know what it is,

but I thought it was really, really nice. It might be a donkey collar.

But I love this here, look. J Lee, Makers of Kingston.

And this lovely old bit of leather here. And I love things like this.

How much did you pay for it, Phil?

-I was hoping you wouldn't ask.

-THEY LAUGH

I paid £45 for it.

OK. How much do you think it's going to make?

-£46?

-THEY LAUGH

It's a profit.

But it's an unusual item, Phil.

-Nobody knows the price of it.

-Thank you, Anita.

Do you know, she's always on my side. It's lovely.

-You don't need to decide just now.

-OK.

-Probably a good job, really.

THEY LAUGH

But let's find out what the auctioneer thinks

about Phil's old donkey collar.

OK, well, this is Philip's bonus buy. What do you think of that?

I like it again.

Whether it's a donkey collar,

I'm not too sure.

I can't find out much about J Lee.

Did it go on a donkey? I don't know.

Has it been round a tiger in a zoo once upon a time? Who knows?

-We don't know, and that's what makes it interesting.

-And so exciting.

-Yes.

-What's your estimate on that?

The estimate on that is £20 to £40.

Philip paid £45 on that.

It could be their saving grace or it could be a complete choker.

SHE LAUGHS

I like it, I like it. This will be very, very exciting.

40. 5. 50.

60. 5 now.

5 anywhere? All done, thank you. 70.

Sophie, Pat, the moment of truth.

-Are your lots going to make lots of profit or not?

-Not.

Are you excited?

-I'm very excited, yeah.

-Full of anticipation?

-Yeah.

-We're quietly pessimistic.

-Pessimistic?

But you've bought lovely and interesting items.

Don't you just love their trust in me, Anita? Great, isn't it?

Warms the cockles of your heart, doesn't it?

THEY LAUGH

Anyway, the carpenter's brace, your first item, is coming up now,

and you paid £45 for it.

Lot 150 is a late Victorian beech

and brass mounted

carpenter's pad brace.

This is one with a nice

turn handle there.

And I've got two bids on here that

take me up to £25.

I'll take 30 on the floor.

30 and 5. And 40? £40.

One more, one more!

Is there a 5 anywhere?

5 anywhere? It's in the room

at £40. Are we all done then?

No! No!

Selling for £40...

No!

-£40.

-Who would have thought it?

-£40.

-Minus 5. Not bad, not bad.

-No.

Next item are the two Worcester candle snuffers,

and you paid £55 for those.

One is a monk.

And the other one is Mr Punch. There

they are. Stamped Royal Worcester as well.

And a starter for £10.

Who's got 15? 15 and 20. And 5.

And 30 and 5.

It's creeping up, it's creeping up.

And five behind. 35, sir? 35.

Beats me, I'm out.

Looking for 40, now in the room.

It's £35 on the right.

Is there a 40 anywhere?

Are we all done?

Selling for £35, one more, anywhere?

-All done at 35...

-No!

Come on, come on, come on.

-35.

-Aw, who'd have thought it? They're so pretty(!)

Oh, my heart was beating so fast there. 35.

-They're such a good pair together.

-Minus 5 and minus 20,

-you're at minus 25. That's not a lot.

-Not too bad.

You can make that up on the next item.

Lot 154 is a 1920s

porcelain ashtray, matchbox holder,

Abdulla superb cigarettes there.

And I've got bids here up to £40.

Do I see a 5 now anywhere? Anyone interested?

It's with me at 40, 45.

-50 and 5.

-They're going!

No, they shake their head at 55.

It's still with me at £50.

5 anywhere?

I've still got a commission going.

All done, then?

With me at £50, on the book at 50...

-LAUGHS:

-A £10 profit!

-£50.

-We got a profit, we got a profit.

-Well done.

That's plus 10 on that.

Minus 15. It's not a lot. Are you going to go with Nick's bonus buy?

He's lit the fire.

-Yeah.

-Yeah, definitely.

-Why not?

-In for a penny...

I have to say to you that

the auctioneer has estimated at 30 to 50.

So he sees a potential profit.

You're going to go with the bonus buy, well done. Well done.

-I think luck's going around...

-Yeah. I hope so.

Lot 160 is a pair of

late Victorian brass fire iron rests.

-Guys, we need this.

-I have bids here up to £20.

I'll take a 5, anywhere. Is there a 5 anywhere?

Have we got a 5 in the room?

-ALL:

-Come on!

-I'll take a 5.

-There's 25.

-25!

35? I'm out. Do I see 40 anywhere? 40 anywhere?

Are we all done at £35?

It's a profit,

it's a profit.

That's plus 5.

That was so exciting.

Well, that takes you, all in, to

-being minus 10, which is not bad.

-That's not bad! Not bad, yeah.

-Sorry, guys, no money to take home, but hey.

-That's fine.

The only thing is, don't say anything to the Blues

because that might be a winning score.

Gemma, Tim, are you quite excited about this? Are you nervous?

Yes, butterflies.

-Is this your first auction?

-It is.

-For both of you? BOTH:

-Yes.

That is so exciting. You might become addicted.

Well, maybe, it depends how much money we make or lose.

First item, coming up now.

Lot 176, an early-20th-century

hardwood double-seated school desk.

And I've got bids now, here.

I've got three bids here,

and it takes me up to £45.

Who's got 50 now?

50 for the school desk

-anywhere?

-There we are.

-55. 60.

60's got it. Do I see 5 anywhere?

It's on my left at 60.

5 anywhere else?

You're all out then, it's fair warning.

It's on the left here at £60.

All done at 60.

Ah, £60.

Minus 15. Never mind.

-The next item, and I think you picked this one, Gemma...

-I did.

-..the little collie.

-There it is,

sweet little thing here.

Straight in at £10. I go on the

commission at 10. 15 now. 15 anywhere? 15?

£15, I see. Looking for 20 now.

20 anywhere else?

It's with the lady at £15.

All done then, at £15.

-15!

-A profit.

-A profit on that.

-That's £3.

That's plus 3, so a good buy, a good buy.

Now, that's taking you to minus 12,

and that is not too bad at all.

Lot 180 is the pair of old

Doulton small stoneware vases.

Nicely shaped vases, these.

And who's going to start me

off at £10 for these vases? £10.

£10 is bid.

15. 15.

And 20.

And 5. We'll squeeze you one more.

5, no?

5 anywhere else?

No further interest? At £20.

Aw.

I think you were a wee bit unlucky there.

A wee bit unlucky.

Minus 18 there,

that takes you to minus 30.

-But that, in the grand scheme of things, is nothing.

-It's not.

Could be made up by this wonderful, weird donkey collar

that Phil bought for £45.

Are you going to take the bonus buy?

We're already in a loss, so we might as well.

We're here for the day, so, yeah.

-We'll go for it.

-Oh, you'll go for it.

-Nothing to lose.

Well, I have to tell you at this point that the auctioneer has

-estimated it 20 to 40.

-Oh, that's good. That's OK.

-No, it's not.

It's not good at all. That's really bad.

Here it goes.

Lot 186 is a late-19th-century

leather and brass mounted

donkey collar or harness.

You can do what you want with it if you buy it,

though, ladies and gentlemen.

£10 to start me for the donkey collar.

£10 is bid. Looking for 15 now. £15.

-It can only be one person who wants a donkey collar.

-Oh, no.

No? 15 and 20.

No, he shakes his head. It's £15 seated. Are we all done?

I'm selling at £15. All done at 15...

-Aw.

-I haven't helped you, have I?

So, the bonus buy, I'm afraid, brings us minus 30 there.

So all in all, all in all, it's minus 60.

Now, in the grand scheme of things, that quite possibly...

-You're being very kind.

-..could be a winning score.

She is lovely, isn't she? She's lovely, isn't she?

-I feel a lot better now.

-Yeah, so do I.

Well, well, well. That was so, so exciting.

You were both wonderful, wonderful teams.

And it's just so unfortunate that one has to be the winner,

and the other has to be the loser.

And today's loser...

..the Blues.

THEY LAUGH

Your old donkey collar didn't lead you into any success at all,

but it was a wonderful, wonderful item.

So you ended up with minus £60.

But the Reds, triumphant...

at minus ten. THEY LAUGH

Not bad at all. Not bad at all.

But I think that you both played a wonderful game,

and you both gave us a lot, a lot of fun.

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