Lewes 2 Bargain Hunt

Historically the small town of Lewes in East Sussex

has seen its fair share of conflict.

But nothing can prepare Lewes for today's showdown. Oh, no.

The teams are at the ready, the battle lines are drawn,

so let's get it on and let's go Bargain Hunting!

In 1264, the Battle of Lewes was fought between King Henry III

and Simon De Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester.

Although Henry lost

and was stripped of his crown,

his son Edward ultimately went on to defeat De Montfort.

But who will take today's Bargain Hunt title -

the Reds or the Blues?

Only time will tell.

Let's have a wee look at what's coming up.

The Reds need a reality check.

-It's the wrong way round.

-What about that? I really like that.

That's 1,950 quid.

Forget that.

And there's toilet humour with the Blues.

Ta-da!

I can see you've got a sophisticated sense of humour.

-SHE LAUGHS

-Yes.

-Ah!

And the excitement spills over down at the auction.

(45!)

-Oh, yes!

-'48, I see.'

But that's all coming up later.

First, let's meet the teams.

Today we have two pairs of pals.

For the Reds, we have Brogan and Carly.

And for the Blues, we have Jill and Sheila.

-Hello, everyone. ALL:

-Hello!

-SHE CHUCKLES

Now, Brogan, I hear you're a bit of a jet setter.

A little bit, yes. No, in cabin crew for an airline,

so I get to travel all over the world.

Now, when you're not flying, what do you get up to in your spare time?

Bits and bobs. I like to dance. I love chocolate.

I eat chocolate a lot.

Do you both dance together?

-We used to, yeah.

-We used to, yes.

We used to be dance partners back when we were in school.

-That's how we know each other.

-What sort of dance do you do?

We used to do competitive disco. So freestyle disco dancing.

What's competitive disco?

Pretty much running along and lots of stretching.

Lots of stretching and being judged by people in lights and costumes.

-It was very fun.

-Travelled up and down the country,

didn't we, to do it? Loads of different places.

Go to competitions, compete against hundreds of people.

All right. Yeah. SHE CHUCKLES

But it was very, very good fun. Now, what sort of work do you do?

So I'm a HR assistant at an accident management company,

so it's a bit more serious than what Brogan does.

A lot more boring. Just more paperwork and things like that.

Well, you're obviously best pals,

but what kind of team are you going to make?

-The best.

-I think we make a very, very good team.

Carly knows lots about stuff and I just kind of twaddle along.

-We'll be fine. We'll just wing it.

-We're going to be great.

And now for our Blue team, Jill and Sheila.

Now, Jill, tell me how you two lovely ladies met.

Well, we met over 20 years ago now at the local playgroup

where our sons used to go.

We recognised each other and we thought,

"Oh, yes, we live in the same road. Let's get together with the boys."

Which we did and, you know, 20 years later we're still in the same road.

And what do you do for a living, Jill?

Well, I've recently given up working in an infant school

as a teaching assistant, which I did for 18 years,

and I've completely changed course

and I'm now working as a full-time cartoonist.

-A cartoonist? How interesting that is.

-Yeah.

And for comics or newspapers or what sort of...?

No, for online businesses.

Primarily at the moment for my partner's online self-help business.

But other businesses as well have got in touch

and so now I'm sort of doing it full-time which is amazing.

Sheila, I believe you're artistic as well.

I am. In fact I think she's just absorbed all my talent.

Oh, no, not at all.

So tell me what you do.

I paint in oils.

I mean, what Jill does is cartoons

which is something I totally could not do.

Mine is, essentially you'd call it hyperreal.

Whatever it is I'm painting,

which generally seems to be cakes and sweets, I paint every detail

so it's a very realistic kind of paint effect.

So when you're not painting, what do you do in your spare time?

I dance.

I dance as well, actually. In fact, many years ago both of us did start

-dancing for a bit of escapism.

-Oh, yeah, we did, didn't we?

-Modern jive.

-Yeah.

I recently started learning tango as well which is very difficult.

So how do you think you ladies are going to get on today?

Well, we've got to give these young ones a run.

-We're going to pull all the stops out.

-Absolutely.

We'll sniff out those bargains and beat those Reds. Not that I'm competitive.

-Did you hear that, Reds?

-We did.

-ANITA LAUGHS

Well, I'd better give you your money. £300, girls.

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

Good pals! Wonderful!

And of course our teams need a little helping hand along the way.

Setting sail with the Reds today is Nick Hall.

And trying to get ahead of them with the Blues

is Philip Serrell.

What are we looking for today? What are we looking to buy?

Well, I'm looking for silver and jewellery, I think.

I love anything a bit weird, a little bit anatomical,

a little bit ventriloquist's dummy, particularly.

If there's one of them, we're having it, Phil.

Yeah, we're both really into ventriloquist's dummies.

And what are you after, Carls?

I think I'm just going to keep an open mind

and see what I like the look of.

An open mind. Anything and everything.

-Wing it.

-Anything with a profit.

I like Art Deco.

-So we're going to buy an Art Deco ventriloquist's dummy.

-Yes.

That sounds about right.

Right, that's a project, isn't it?

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

Let's go.

Go on, then. Off you go.

Definitely some variety in today's shopping list. Good luck, teams.

Oh, what's that?

What have you spotted?

This little silver thing here.

Ah! It is a little sovereign case, silver, Edwardian.

You can put a full sovereign or a half sovereign in.

-And they are quite collectable. How much is it?

-It's £195.

-Ouch.

-I mean, that's a lot.

Yeah, its auctioneer's estimate 81.20.

So you're going to have to come down a long way.

-So we'd have to get that down a lot.

-Yeah. But it's a pretty thing.

If you can spot that type of collectable at a better price,

-yeah, we're off and away.

-OK.

-Definitely do it.

So you're on the right track, Reds. Just remember your budget.

How are the Blues getting on?

That's a push.

-You see, I quite like that.

-Look out, Jill!

Suddenly knocked myself out.

I'm going to give you a little bit of information here.

-That looks very new.

-Well, no, it isn't.

-Is it not?

It's probably Edwardian. These were on the likes of hospital doors,

so I'm told, up until about 1950.

After that they put different door pushers on them.

But these things, I don't know why, but they didn't transmit bacteria.

And they reckon that if they still had all this door furniture on...

-Yes.

-..there wouldn't be half the diseases around.

Oh, wow.

Aye, that Mr Serrell, he's a fountain of knowledge.

Oh, something else has caught Carly's eye.

-Phil, what about that, the snuff box?

-What's a snuff box?

A snuff box is a box for putting snuff in.

-What's snuff?

-It's powdered nicotine that you put

on the back of your thumb or the back of your hand and...

-HE SNIFFS

-..snort.

Would they go well?

Some can if they're rare and early, not too dear.

That one is 70 quid and it's not rare but it is dear.

-But it is dear.

-So it's the wrong way round.

-What about that?

-I really like that.

-That's 1,950 quid.

-Forget that.

You certainly have expensive taste, Carly. I'll give you that.

Oh, the Blues haven't moved far.

I really like Art Deco shades.

-I like those. Do you?

-Yeah.

-I do like those two.

-There's a shade there that's quite...

-This is huge.

-£48.

Is that old, Phil?

-55.

-I mean, I prefer...

-I prefer those but...

-Well, you could buy them both.

That's true.

Just in time, dealer Andrew is here to shed some light.

You've got some interesting things in your store.

What about if we had a bulk buy of those two and that?

Um... Basically I could do 35, 35 and 35.

-So that's 105.

-Oh, these are 35 each?

Oh, no. We thought that was the pair.

I do like these, but I think they're too dear.

ANITA: Oops! Well, that didn't go to plan, girls.

What's the best buy on your stand

that's guaranteed to make a profit at auction?

Guaranteed profit is this decanter. Price - 38.

ANITA: A guaranteed profit? We've heard that before.

-Have you looked that mark up, Andrew?

-I have. It's 1930s.

So which country would that be from?

I think it's Belgium, the Low Countries.

-That sort of area.

-Yeah, yeah.

I like the mix of the pewter and the glass, Sheila.

I think it's an attractive object that you could have in a lounge

if you had those sort of colours.

-£38, I don't think there's a profit in that.

-No.

Can I just say, what's the death on it? Cos that's what I've been really

-wanting to say.

-The death?

-What, the death?

-£15 is the death, THE death.

-Well, I quite like it.

-What do you think? A possibility then?

I think that's probably worth a go.

Well, before we go on, is there anything else?

Yes. We've spotted the school bell.

-Really?

-BELL CHIMES

Bring out your dead!

-HE CHUCKLES

-I hope not.

We had a bell like that in my school.

-So £56.

-It's a lot of money.

-It's a lot, isn't it?

Can I ask our friend how much he'll come down?

I could do that one for £35.

What do you think, Phil?

I quite like it.

I have to admit, for me, the jury is out on our dimple decanter.

Our time's running. What would you like to do?

I think this one moves us.

It does. But I am a bit worried that it's a little bit too expensive.

-I think you're going to worry a lot, you.

-I know.

You've got the two priced at £50

which is £15 the decanter and £35 for the bell. Can we...?

I can do 33 on the bell,

15 on the decanter, so, 48 for the pair.

-48.

-Can we shake your hand on that?

-I don't see why not.

Good work, Blues. 15 minutes in and you only have one item left to find.

Right, Reds, you're playing catch up.

-Oh, nice handbag.

-Is this where we came in?

Hey, and look, girls, right up your street.

Vintage fashion is so on trend at the moment, honestly.

-Is it really?

-Yeah, yeah.

We do Saturday boutique sales of all this vintage fashion

and they love it.

We've got snake going across there.

I think you'll find that's imitation snake, Nicholas.

-What do you think?

-I do like it.

I think for an older market it might go well,

for someone, obviously, around our age, we're thinking...

We're not thinking outside the box there.

It actually fits in to the retro and the vintage market

which is a younger buyer's thing.

It's £55 but I'm sure we can negotiate that.

I can go and have a chat with the staff

-and see if there is some negotiation to be done.

-I think we can talk

and see what we can get it down to.

-Now, in all its glory.

-OK.

-Ta-da.

-Phil.

-SHE LAUGHS

-Any Port In A Storm.

-Yes.

I can see you've got a sophisticated sense of humour, Phil.

Yes, definitely.

It's honed through the years of Bargain Hunt, let me tell you.

-So, how funny is the price though?

-Yeah, let's have a look.

Well, that's it, look, £175.

-Ooh, that's a lot.

-Oh! That's a bit steep.

Time to take a closer look at that handbag.

-Ladies, I have Andrew and Andrew has keys.

-Hello.

-Hi, Andrew.

-Hi.

I spoke to someone earlier

-and apparently it could be £45 if we want it.

-OK.

OK.

Now, you're checking for quality, for condition, makers names, OK?

-So, we've got...

-Who's that?

-So, we've got a tag in there. And where was it made?

-It's faded.

Was it somewhere like Paris or New York?

Sounds promising. Could it be Milan, Monte Carlo, Tokyo maybe?

-Manchester.

-Aw.

I can tell you... Cos I don't live very far from Manchester,

I can tell you categorically there is a strong market

for retro and vintage fashion there.

-Carls, I think we should say yes.

-OK, let's do it.

-Do you want to buy it? Are you sure?

-Yes.

-OK, well, look.

We'll go off with our handbag, I'll pass the money your way,

-you carry on shopping, half an hour left.

-Half an hour.

-OK. Come on, Andrew.

-Thank you.

-One thing.

I can't believe we just touched a snake skin.

Aw, don't worry, Carly, it's not real snake.

Well done, girls. You've bagged your first bargain.

Halfway through your shop, remember to keep an eye on the time.

-I've always wanted a clock like this.

-Why?

I just... I just really like them. I'd like one in my kitchen.

This is mahogany.

There's a little box here that opens up and the pendulum drops down.

-Oh.

-Oh.

They're quite collectable, clocks like that.

How much is it? That's the thing really, that's the key to it all.

-Let's have a look.

-Where's the ticket?

Is there anything on it?

There doesn't seem to be anything on it, no.

Think about whether we should spend all of our money on this

or something else like it cos that isn't going to be cheap.

-You two have a chat amongst yourselves.

-OK.

-Right, I'll go find out the price.

-Will do.

So, what do you think? I like it

-but I'm not sure how much it would make at auction.

-I like it.

Remember you're not buying for yourselves, ladies.

You're buying for a profit.

-Oh, what's Nick found?

-That's so cool.

-It's very much in the Art Deco style.

-No, I really like it.

-In the manner of a chap called Hagenauer.

-I like it.

He used to make a lot of these in Austria.

Now, if it's by him we're quids in, it would make £200-300.

If it's not, if it is a copy of him,

then we've got to be really cautious on what we pay for it

but it's quite a stylish thing.

-Definitely. I really like that.

-I really like that.

-Shall I get someone with a key...

-Yes, please.

..and we can see if we can have a closer look at it.

See if we can find a mark.

And then we can fandango all our way to a profit, can't we?

-Brilliant.

-Thank you.

Positive thinking, I like your style, Nicholas.

I'm hoping that that is below 200.

Yeah, me too.

Phil's back. Decision time.

-The very best price we can get it for is £175.

-OK.

OK. So, I quite like it.

-Will it make £175 at auction, I don't think so.

-Right.

I think you either go with your heart and buy that

but you might be prepared to lose 100 quid.

Yeah. Don't really want to do that, do we?

Risky business, Blues.

Meanwhile, Nick has tracked down Steven

to get a closer look at that figure.

-There we are.

-Very nice.

-Yeah, it's cute.

-Found you.

-Hi.

-Hi.

-You tiptoed off.

Have you got us good news?

I have Stephen and I have a dancer.

I really like it. I want it.

Well, you can't take it home with you.

If we buy it, we're going to have to sell it.

-You know that, don't you?

-LAUGHS

-I take it it's not signed or anything.

-No, no, no.

-No, OK.

-I've given it a good once over.

What sort of date would you put on that?

Well, it's possible that it's 1930s but possibly into the '50s.

-I really like it.

-I really like it though.

-You both like it.

Is it something that you've bought well

and there's room to negotiate on?

There is a little bit, there's not a lot.

So, it would normally be 60 but I'd do 55.

-Are you sure? No lower?

-Absolutely. No lower.

-I like it.

-I like it. I think we should do it.

-Do it. We're doing it.

-I think we're in.

-OK. Thank you.

-Yeah, 55 it is. Well done.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

-Thank you. OK.

And there you have it.

40 minutes in and both teams have two items apiece.

Let's leave them shopping

and ring the changes as I found a piece of local interest.

BELL RINGS

Crested ware is the name given to inexpensive,

mass-produced holiday ornaments

which were bought by day-trippers and holiday-makers

in the late 19th, early 20th-century.

They were made of white porcelain

and they bore the crest of your holiday place.

This little bell was made by Clifton China

and dates from round about 1910.

It shows the crest of Hove with the full masted ship

and the motto of Hove underneath, "Floreat Hova" - let Hove flourish.

The front of this little crested bell

shows a poor, ancient, old granny with a toothless grin.

And the reverse shows a wealthy young lady of fashion

in fine coiffure.

These two characters from opposite ends of the social scale

have come together with one message - votes for women.

Because in this country, before 1928, women did not have the vote.

Now, Hove was a very active region in the UK for this struggle.

In the years before the First World War,

there were marchers, there were demonstrations,

open aired gathering and vigorous interruptions of political meetings.

This little commemorative bell would have been sold

to raise awareness of women's suffrage.

It would have rung the chimes of change in this country.

Crested ware, although very collectable,

is still relatively inexpensive.

You can buy pieces for £10, £20, £30

but this little piece,

because of its historical significance

and its association with suffragettes is priced at £140.

And for that money, it would have my vote any day.

Back to the shop and it's two items each for our teams.

15 minutes left on the clock.

-Thank you.

-I really like that.

-I do.

It's got really nice detail

and you can see that it's got markings here.

What have you done with Nick, girls? Oh, there he is.

-We just need to know what that means.

-There you are.

-Hi.

-What have you found?

-We found this perfume funnel.

Yeah, it's sort of decanting your perfume

out from the big bottle you buy at the store

down to the little pretty one on your dressing table.

So, it's got an import mark.

So, it was made abroad, imported into the UK

and then stamped at the point of import.

Which is nice cos it tells you about the story,

the history of the object and it tells you it is silver.

Now, how much is it?

So, it's £45.

-What would be your lowest on this?

-OK, this dealer will do you 35.

35. So, it's £10 off.

-I mean, how much...

-That's not a bad discount that, is it?

No, I think that's really good.

A sweet smelling deal for your little perfume thing, isn't it?

LAUGHS

I spotted something else around the corner as well.

-Just to throw that in the mix.

-Oh, let's have a look.

It's a nice bit of Art Deco ceramic which you might want to look at.

It's a similar price. Shall we go have a look at the plate

-and then make a decision?

-Mm-hm.

-Yes, definitely.

-OK.

-Thank you for that.

-Thank you.

Sounds like a plan, Nick.

Meanwhile, the Blues have found something

that may just help them to clean up at auction.

-It's an original Ewbank.

-It's a carpet sweeper. Isn't it?

-Yes.

-You wouldn't use it, would you?

-No, you'd use it.

-Would you?

Like that. Course you would. Look.

Underneath, that's where all the bits... It will work.

It will still work.

That's where all the dust collects, and then you empty it.

-I do like it, I'm just wondering if anyone's going to...

-How much is it?

£18. Oh, yeah, but we need to spend a bit more money.

-I wish we had got that.

-Oh, yeah. It's good, isn't it?

-Yeah. I wish we'd got that.

-Oh, well.

-Phil, we just picked this up.

-Ewbank, an original wooden Ewbank.

-So, how much is it?

-£18.

-18.

They told me you were going to spend, spend, spend.

No, we are actually, Sheila.

Do you know what? That might make 10 or 12 quid profit

but, you know, we'll have only have spent, like...

-..we'll have spent under 60 quid, won't we?

-Yeah. True.

-We've got to beat those Reds, remember. Let's put it back.

-True.

Right, Nick, let's have a look at that plate, shall we?

Oh, it's sweet.

-The detail is nice.

-Isn't it nice?

Now, I can tell you that that pattern is called Celtic harvest.

I can also tell you that it was designed by the great Claris Cliff.

On the back, you've got a factory stamp. They are Newport.

It doesn't look like a Clarence Cliff.

It's not your typical, asymmetrical, bright, bold linear designs.

It's just a little bit more fun than that.

Slightly later, these moulded wares

rather than those angular early pieces.

-What do you think?

-I prefer the fun...

I do like it, and it's nice, I just can't see anyone...

displaying it as much as the funnel.

I don't think they are sold, Nick.

Well, it's got £38 on the ticket.

I did have a word when I spotted it earlier, and it can go at £30.

I think the auctioneer will probably put 30 to 50 on it.

Silver funnel, of course, you got that down to £35.

An auction estimate's going to be either 20 to 30 or 30 to £40.

So you're kind of in the mix there.

I think funnel.

Nick thinks plate. What do you think?

-I'm on your team. Let's get the funnel.

-It's two to one.

That's you told, Nick.

You two are going to have to sprint round there and I'll catch you up.

Come on girls, 10 minutes left.

Right then, Phil, I think your ladies may need a hand

if they are in with a sporting chance.

I love that old lacrosse stick.

Did you play lacrosse, Sheila?

-Frequently.

-Really?

-You did not.

-38 quid, though.

So you could probably get that for about 30, £35

and I think, out of everything that we have seen,

that's more commercial than everything else.

People collect sporting ephemera and memorabilia.

So there's the first avenue.

Somebody who plays lacrosse might be up to it.

But the other one is that people buy things like this to dress pubs.

-Yes, I can see that.

-Yes.

I just think that, I actually think that's quite fun.

You've got a £175 clock, though it might lose £100 on.

You've got a lacrosse stick that is £38,

although have a quick whizz round in the next 10 minutes

-and just see if there's anything else.

-Yes, hold on to this.

And have a quick whizz round.

Have a quick whizz round with the lacrosse stick.

Jolly lacrosse sticks and all that.

What are we going to do? I wanted to spend a bit more money.

-Let's have a look over here.

-Do you know, that started so well?

We really hit the ground running.

I'm so pleased we bought those two lots earlier on

but it sort of ground to a halt.

I've sent them off to see what they can find.

I'm not sure if that's such a good idea, Phil.

That's like a big jelly mould.

Tailor's dummy. 85.

That's a bit kitsch, over-the-top, but in a way...

-But it's £285.

-Yes.

They're looking a little bit lost out there

and they have five minutes left. Time to have a word, I think.

Where's she gone? Where's she gone? Where's she gone?

I don't know, she's vanished.

Why do they always run like that with lacrosse sticks?

-They do, don't they?

-I was a hockey player, so I never played.

Jolly hockey sticks. Where has she gone,

cos she's now only got about two or three minutes left.

-Sheila!

-Oh, wait for it.

Look at what I've got!

It's the old Ewbank again.

Sorry, I've had to go back and look at this Ewbank again.

Right, let's have a look here.

So, what we've got is two items that are now one lot.

Of course, for all those lacrosse-playing cleaners

in the saleroom.

-£18 and £38 is 56 quid, is that right?

-Yup.

And I'm charged with going to see how much we can get it for, correct?

-Cos we've now run out of time.

-30, please, Phil.

-30? Behave!

I think we're going to beat those Reds.

-Who could resist?

-It's a match made in heaven.

Right, Reds, it was £35 for that perfume funnel.

Time to make a decision.

-There it is.

-Thank you.

-So, it's your last chance.

Yes. I think the funnel is a winner.

Right, put that in your pocket, give them some money and we are done.

-Yay!

-You've got a deal.

-OK, thank you very much.

-Thank you.

With a minute to spare. Well done. All three items, done and dusted.

Speaking of dust...

Right.

So our two items are one lot.

Originally priced up at £56.

Now, I smiled as best I can and I tried hard.

The best thing I can do for you is £45.

Yes!

-Let's do it.

-Come on then.

How can we fail with that?

-Go on, off you go.

-It's a job done.

-Thanks, Phil.

BELL RINGS 60 minutes up, team.

Stop shopping now.

-CHEERING

-Yes!

Let's check out what the Red team bought.

First up, they picked up the imitation snakeskin bag for £45.

Hoping to pirouette off with a profit,

was the bronze figure, they paid £55.

And finally, it was the little perfume funnel, settling at £35.

-Girls, did you have a good time?

-Yes. We had a really good day.

-A great day, yeah.

-What was your favourite item?

My favourite item was the dancing, decadent lady.

I loved her. I think she was lovely.

-Will it make you the most profit?

-No. I definitely don't think...

I think the perfume funnel that Carly was very fond of.

Carly, do you agree?

-The dancer, I think, is going to make the most money.

-Yeah, uh-huh.

Well, they sound very, very interesting items.

-But how much money did you spend?

-We spent £135.

Well, £165, please, girls.

-Thank you.

-Well, Nick, they seem to have bought girlie things.

Are you going to continue with that theme?

There is a bit of a theme there, isn't there, Anita.

I think what I'm going to do, in keeping with my team,

is buy something sleek, elegant, interesting and unusual.

Good luck. Let's check out now what the Blues bought.

Their first item was the green dipped glass decanter.

They paid £15.

Next up, the handbell cost them £33.

And finally, it was the curious combo of a carpet sweeper

and a lacrosse stick. Total paid £45.

Girls, you've got a big smile on your face. Did you have a good time?

We had a brilliant day, thanks. We really did. Yeah, it was great fun.

-What's your favourite item?

-Um, for me, I think it's the school bell.

All right, a school bell. Does it take you back?

-It does, brings back memories.

-Will it ring a success?

-Will it ring a profit?

-I'm hoping so, Anita.

What's your favourite item?

Well, I love the bell too,

but I also am a bit partial to the lacrosse stick.

Is that going to make you a lot of profit?

I'm sure it's going to make us a fortune.

THEY LAUGH

Now, how much did you spend, girls?

-£93.

-£93?

£207 for me.

-Yes, here it comes.

-Thank you.

Philip, that is an extraordinary amount of money for you.

-I know, it's a holiday for me, then.

-Yeah.

-Absolutely.

What are you going to buy?

Well, I'm going to try and brush up on my wares that were

produced locally and just see if I can come up with something.

If anyone can do it, Phil, you can.

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

Today, we're in West Sussex at Bellmans Auctioneers with

auctioneer Will Pasfield. Will, it's lovely to be here.

Nice see you here, Anita.

-The Red team are a pair of very stylish wee lassies...

-Right.

..and the items that they've bought, I think, are very stylish.

First of all, handbags.

I don't know if you're into handbags, Will,

but what do you think of this one?

Um, I do quite like it, actually.

It's a little bit stiff in the design.

The pattern is very square, very stiff.

However, it is faux-snakeskin.

So if anyone wants to be politically correct these days, you can

have that handbag, and you'll be doing the right thing.

Textiles and vintage clothing are very popular

in the salerooms today.

People want to wear items which were associated with that

late 20th-century period, so I think that handbags,

it's the type of thing that doesn't need to fit you.

It's for everyone.

You're spot on.

Also it's practical. You can actually have it and use it.

Some of the old hats that you see, and some of the other

clothing is fantastic, but can be a bit annoying to wear.

The handbag's perfect. It's a good-sized bag as well.

What's your estimate on that?

-My estimate on that is £10 to £20.

-10 to 20?

-They paid 45 on it, Will.

-Oh!

-They paid a lot of money.

Well, if we've got some fashion divas in the room,

we may be able to achieve it.

Now, what about this patinated bronze figure after Hagenauer.

I think it's the best buy that they've done.

He does sell well.

It's got style, it's got character,

it can fit in almost any sort of an interior, he's popular.

I'm confident on this, and we'll do well on it.

It's not signed, but you've attributed it to Hagenauer.

Yes, we have, we have. We'll let people make up their own minds.

It's photographed. It's on the internet.

So if anyone's interested in collecting, they will find it.

-What's your estimate?

-£100 to £150 on that, and I'm confident.

-Excellent. They only paid £55.

-They'll make a profit.

Our little silver funnel, bottle funnel. It's hallmarked.

-What do you think of that?

-It's a sweet little thing.

A little bit of continental.

Will it ever be used for pouring perfume into a bottle?

Probably not, but actually just to sit there, just to be nice,

yeah, I like it.

-Estimate on that?

-£30 to £50.

Well, they paid 35, so there is hope for that there as well.

-Yeah, yeah, we should get them out on that one.

-Yeah. Excellent.

So, you've got great confidence in this lot.

They may not need their bonus buy,

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

Well, my lovely girlies, Brogan, Carly.

You spent £135, you left Nick with 165.

Nick, what did you buy?

-Now, I'll just give you a wee hand here.

-There we are.

Two for the price of one.

I said I'd get you something sleek and elegant,

just like our Red team, and there they are. They're both Edwardian.

They're both what we call poker work, and you get a hot poker,

and all this is handmade with the end of a red hot poker.

-A lot of work gone into them.

-Clever!

-And, they're what?

120 years old thereabouts. I rather like them.

-What do you think?

-Oh, it opens!

It gets better and better, doesn't it?

-How much were they?

-For the two, £55.

-Wow.

-Oh, that's so good.

How much do you think they'll make?

Well, it's difficult to know, really. I think these are the sort

of thing that a private buyer would go for.

You've got this lovely little child's stool there

for a little infant to sit on,

and those little workbox, sewing box-cum-coffee table.

Gosh, it's difficult to say, really. I've seen them make £40, £50 each.

I've seen them make 20 quid each, so we're in the lap of the gods today.

-They're very pretty.

-Yeah, no, they're really different.

You don't need to make a decision right now, but let's

see what the auctioneer thinks of Nick's poker-work stools.

OK, Will, two for the price of one.

-Do you like this poker work?

-I do like the poker work, actually.

I like the floral sprays,

it's very Art Nouveau, it's very interior-y.

It's quite mellowing to look at as well.

-I like them and they're useful.

-Uh-huh.

And look at the shape of this little stool.

I think it's just absolutely divine.

Yeah, they could have made it with just a plain frieze,

but they've pierced it,

they've shaped it and it's what I call, it sits nicely.

-So, what's your estimate on these two?

-£20 to £40.

-20 to 40.

They've paid 55. Have they paid too much, Will?

Um, they might have been at the top end of it, but we'll see.

-We'll let the auction decide that.

-Well, let's go onto the Blues.

First item bought was the continental

green glass decanter with the rather attractive pewter mounts.

-What do you think?

-Not a huge amount, if I'm honest.

When was the last time someone opened a bottle of wine,

decanted it into a decanter, and then poured it.

So, you see this as a decorative object,

-rather than a functional object?

-It's a decorative object,

and maybe not everyone wants this to decorate their mantelpiece.

-So it's going to be a tricky one.

-Estimate on that?

-£10 to £20.

Well, they paid 15,

so there is definitely a chance of a profit there.

What about the brass bell? This was the girls' favourite item.

As a functional piece, superb. We've got a GR on there.

I don't know if that's trying to be George IV, George V. It's not.

It's not as early as it could be.

I mean, it still makes a nice ding, which you want a bell to do...

-It's important.

-Yes.

Turned beech handle on it, it would

have been lovely to see a rosewood handle on there,

or lignum vitae handle. So it's a copy, but it's functional.

Estimate on that?

-Estimate on that was £10 to £20.

-Well, they paid £33 on it.

So they were very, very keen.

What about their last lot here,

Will, do you like this one?

It's a lot comprising the Ewbank sweeper and a lacrosse stick.

-I'm going to struggle.

-SHE LAUGHS

I think, yeah, you're going to see an auctioneer working

hard trying to sell this later, I think.

Um, the lacrosse stick not so bad. It fits on a nice oak beam.

The carpet sweeper, ooh, you know,

do you display it for its aesthetic beauty?

-Estimate?

-£5 to £10.

-5 to 10.

Oh, you're going to have a challenge there, Will,

because they paid £45 on it.

Having said that, it looks as if they might need their bonus buy.

I think we need to see that.

Jill, Sheila, you spent a modest £93.

You gave Phil £207.

-What did you buy, Phil?

-I got these, look.

-Ooh!

-Little Tunbridge Ware brushes.

-Wow. Right. £15 each, £30.

-And Tunbridge Ware is hugely collectable.

-Is it?

-Yeah.

-OK.

What is it that makes it Tunbridge Ware?

Right, if you can imagine, lots of little matchsticks,

all stuck together with different coloured heads.

Then the tops are sliced off like that.

And then they lay them down like that. That's Tunbridge Ware.

So how much do you think they might fetch today?

-I think they'll make between £30 and £50.

-Right.

-OK.

-That was a really impressive look, wasn't it, eh?

-BOTH:

-Oooh!

-Dear me.

-A little bit underwhelmed, Phil.

-That's the story of my life.

THEY LAUGH

-We left you with a lot of money.

-We did!

They gave you a lot of money as well.

-Girls, you don't need to decide just now.

-OK.

But right now,

we'll find out what the auctioneer thinks of Phil's brushes.

Will, what do you think of the

little Tunbridge Ware brushes?

I like them. I like Tunbridge Ware. I think they're interesting.

It's nice that they're brushes as well.

They're not the typical Tunbridge Ware boxes.

Estimate on that?

-I'd put £10 to £20.

-10 to 20.

-Philip paid £30.

-Right.

Might you get there?

£15 each? It's not beyond the realms.

Are you our auctioneer today?

I'll be swinging the gavel later, yes.

I can't wait!

25 on the left, now.

Who's got £40 anywhere else?

All done, 100.

OK, girls. This is exciting. How do you feel?

-Excited.

-So excited.

-Coming up.

-Oh, right, are you raring to go?

-We really want it to come up now.

First item, our handbag is coming up now.

1970s faux-snakeskin and leather

patchwork clutch bag

by Hilmar of Manchester.

And I've got three bids on here.

I've got £25, £35 and I come in at £45.

-I'll take a 50 now for the bag, anyone.

-45!

It's £45 with me.

50 now, anyone?

-50 and 5. 60.

-60?

No? Sure you won't go? No? It's £55 from me.

60? You're not going to go? No, he's not going to go.

It's £55 for me. 60 anywhere else?

If you're all out, then it's with me at £55, at 55.

Yes!

55. You girls are brilliant!

55, that's plus 10.

Girls, your wonderful bronze figure coming up next.

The patinated bronze figure.

We have attributed this to Karl Hagenauer.

And I've got lots of interest on here,

and I come straight in at £100.

-£100.

-100!

-Do I see 110 anywhere?

110 anywhere? 10 anywhere?

Come on, guys. 110. It's commission bid at £100. I am looking for a 10.

-Good lot, this was.

-Is anyone going to move? I'm trying.

110 anywhere? It's with me at £100.

If you're all out, it's with me on the commission,

at £100. All done 100.

-Yes!

-It's still a profit, though.

-It's still a profit.

You paid £55.

You've made £45, girls.

And that takes you to

plus 55. Last item coming up, the lovely little perfume funnel.

Hallmark 925. With a maker's mark of RML.

And I've got a stonking bid of £10.

It was £10. There's 15, arm out. 15.

And 20. And 5.

No? At £20 down here.

Are you sure it's not worth the 5?

It is. It is definitely worth the 5.

-Behind at 25.

-And 25, come on.

-And 30.

And 5.

It's so pretty.

And 40. Come on, put your perfume in it.

£40, if you want it. He's not even making eye contact anymore.

'It's at the back of the room at £35.'

-'Anyone else?'

-BROGAN:

-Come on, come on, come on.

'Back of the room, then, at £35.'

-£35.

-It's all right. We broke even.

You broke even. You're at plus 55 at the moment.

-Are you going to take the bonus buy?

-Yes. We're going to do it.

-55 was paid.

-It's up to you, girls.

-You have to make up your mind.

-You choose, go, go.

-We're not going for it.

-You've changed your mind?

-No.

-Do you want to change it back again?

-No, we're not going for it.

Are you definite? You're not going to take the bonus buy.

OK, they're not going to take the bonus buy. But you are up £55.

Let's see how it does.

Lot 212 is a poker-work table stool with a hinged lid,

Moorish cut-out sides and also a very nice little stool as well.

Lovely shape to the stool here, like a little mushroom. And I've got £35.

I'll take 40 now.

40. 5. 50.

Come on, Jill, 50.

Let me squeeze you once.

-£50 if you want it. It's with me at £45.

-45.

-Who's got 50 anywhere else? 50 on my left.

-Yes!

With the commission. I'll take a 5 now.

Who's got a 5, anywhere?

It's on the left at £50.

I'll take a 5, anywhere?

If you're all out, hard left at £50.

We're all done then.

Selling at £50, you're all out.

£50. You did the right thing.

That was at minus 5.

But your total now is

plus 55.

Well done, well done, girls.

That was terrific.

But when you go out there, say nothing to the Blues.

OK. Don't worry, they're going to lose.

Jill, Sheila, oh, the moment of truth now.

-Have you been to an auction before?

-A couple of times.

-Ah, so you're auction hands.

-It's very exciting.

-It is exciting.

Well, your first item's coming up.

That very nice European decanter.

Lot 228 is a 1930s Dutch or continental dimple green

glass decanter.

There you go. Nicely pewter-mounted, this,

and pinched for ease of pouring here.

Start me off at £10.

-Start me off at £10.

-£10.

-Standing, 10.

Seated, 15. And 20.

And 20.

No, it's 15, seated.

Who's got 20, anywhere else? A nice decanter, this.

-Another one!

-Put your wine in it.

Anyone interested? It's seated at £15. You're all done.

You're all out. It's seated at £15. All done.

£15. Aw. We got excited. We thought it was going to run there.

That's an excitement for us,

-isn't it?

-£15. You haven't lost any money.

But you haven't made any money.

But that's not too bad a position to be in.

Next one. Next one.

Next one is the bell, and you both loved that bell.

Turned beech handle. There it is. Nice bell, this.

And I've got £25 bid.

25, good start, girls.

At 35.

45. 50.

No? Still with me at 45.

Go one more? Are you sure?

With me at £45.

50, anywhere else? 50, anywhere else?

With me, on the commission, then, at £45, all done.

Brilliant, girls, brilliant! Brilliant.

£45, that makes you plus 12 after your

second item. Your third item, one of my favourite items,

the lacrosse stick and the Ewbank sweeper.

Here we are.

The vintage Ewbank Albion oak carpet sweeper

and the Hickory lacrosse stick.

-Was it a piece of madness?

-I've got £15 bid.

Who's got 20 now? Who's got 20? And 5.

And 30, go on, £30 will have it.

£30 to buy it. It's £25 for me.

Who wants it for 30?

£30 anywhere?

I'll take 28, if it helps.

£28. I'm splitting the difference.

Oh, yes, yes, yes, yes.

Do I see 30 now? 30, anywhere?

The commission's out. It's 28 in the room.

30, anywhere?

It's in the room at £28. All done at £28.

Aw. £28.

Aw. Which is minus 17.

And with your plus 12,

that takes you to minus 5.

Make up your mind. Do you want to go with the bonus buy?

-What do you think?

-No.

-No, you're not going to go with it.

£30 was paid for it,

and I have to say to you that

the auctioneer estimated it at £10 to £20.

It is coming up right now.

A late Victorian Tunbridge Ware rosewood and parquetry table brush.

And another little brush to go with it too.

And I've got two bids at £20.

I'll take a 5 now. I'll take a 5, anywhere.

It's two bids at £20. Take the five?

I'll take the 2.

22 on my left.

Lovely. Do I see the 5 now anywhere?

I'm out. It's on the left at 22. I'll take a 5.

Anyone?

At £22 and all done at 22.

You did the right thing there, didn't you?

22. You did do the right thing, but it nearly got there.

So that leaves you, your total,

at minus 5,

which is not a bad score.

It's not too bad, is it? Pleasantly surprised.

It could be a winning score.

But what you've got to do is to remain calm

and give nothing away to the Reds.

-OK.

-OK?

Well, girls, that was great fun, wasn't it?

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

And today's losers are...

the Blues.

-BOTH:

-Aw!

You did very well, girls. You were absolutely wonderful.

So your final score, which is not bad at all, is minus five.

So, well done, girls. But victorious today are our wonderful Reds.

Your total is £55.

Join us soon for more Bargain Hunting! Yes!

-ALL:

-Yeah!