Newark 22 Bargain Hunt

Today, Bargain Hunt comes from Nottinghamshire.

And now, whilst the scenery is fantastic up here

at the top of Newark Castle,

it would've been quite different

had you been imprisoned in the lower quarters.

This dark dungeon once housed thieves and murderers,

but members of the Knights Templar from the infamous Crusades

were here, too.

Look, you can still see their etchings

carved into the castle walls today.

And what's this? There's another symbol.

Er, I think I'd better get out of here. Let's go Bargain Hunting.

Here in Newark,

we have two teams ready to do battle on Bargain Hunt.

They each have £300,

but just one hour to buy three antiques

that they hope will turn a profit at auction.

And believe me, that is no mean feat.

Now, let's take a look at what's coming up...

The Reds get carried away...

Ooh. What did you say to the chap?

-I'm afraid I've shaken his hand, as well.

-Oh, Joey...

Have you, Joey? Have you?

-..and the Blues are real movers and shakers.

-Go on.

-Work your magic.

-Erm...

And there's a relief....

-Oh!

-Just.

..and surprise at the auction.

-GAVEL BANGS

-Oh, wow.

-You see?

But that's all coming up later.

For now, it's time to meet today's teams,

and it's a real couples' convention.

For the Reds today, we have Joe and Barbara,

and for the Blues, we have Liz and David.

-Hello, everyone. ALL:

-Hello!

And we're to start with the Reds, so, Joe and Barbara, I believe you

met under very romantic, or is that a sarcastic comment, circumstances?

It was very romantic indeed.

Yes, it was the basement of the night shelter in Stoke-on-Trent.

I was going there to attend the meeting and Joe was chairing it,

-and that was about 30 years ago.

-Yes.

-30 years ago?

-Yes.

-But not content with getting married once...

-No.

-..you did it twice.

-We got married twice...

-To be quite certain.

-Tell me about that.

Well, there's a bit of a dispute as to which of us proposed

-to the other. Joe maintains...

-It was me.

-But actually, it was me.

I practised on my friend Jane, asking her to marry me.

-She always said yes.

-Of course she did.

She always did, so I'm sure it was like that.

But we married first in a registry office

-and two years later again, in church.

-In church, yes.

Oh, lovely.

-Now, Joe, tell me, you collect things at home, don't you?

-Yes.

-You do have a little collection of...

-Well, not a little collection.

A big... Several large collections, filling...

In our bedroom, especially, we've got a lovely collection of

Carlton Ware, and royal commemoratives is another passion...

-Cranberry glassware.

-Yes.

-All kinds of things, really...

-It's the Potteries that mean the most to you...

-Well, it does...

Well, absolutely, being honorary Potters...

I've lived in North Staffs for nearly 45 years,

Barbara a little bit less. We're just about now accepted as locals.

-Now, when it comes to Bargain Hunting...

-Mm.

..how do you think you'll fare as a team? Do you have any tactics?

Spending big? Spending a little? What's it going to be like?

I think we will be a very good team and I think it will be my eye

and Joe's brass neck that will get us through.

If it's 50, I'll say, "Will you take ten?"

Well, I can't wait to see you in action.

It sounds like you're going to have a hoot.

-We're really looking forward...

-We'll do our best, our very best.

I'm sure you will. Look forward to it.

-Thank you...

-So, let's turn to our Blues today, Liz and David.

You've heard the Reds saying they're going to do their best

and you've heard how they met. How did you meet?

We met at our local amateur theatre group.

I'd been a member of the group some years before and I'd left,

and in the meantime, David had come back.

They invited me back for an anniversary,

as part of the audience for an anniversary performance.

David was in it, and I watched him on stage. That was the first time I saw him.

And then you went on to join the group.

I re-joined the group after that and then about three years later

we got together and, er, the rest is history, really.

The rest is history, yes.

-And you're still acting, aren't you?

-We are at the moment.

We're doing a production called The Weir in Aldridge,

directed by our daughter.

Oh, wow. That's lovely.

Now, tell me about your love of gardening, too.

Because you don't just act together, you work together.

We do, we've got our own gardening business, yes.

And what's your garden like? Is it beautiful? Is it landscaped?

LIZ LAUGHS Is it manicured?

Or like anyone else when they have a profession at home,

-it's not what you expect?

-Yes, it's...

-We keep on top of it.

We keep on top of it, that's about it.

-Yeah, you've got to do everyone else's before you do yours.

-Before we do ours, yes.

You've acted together, you work together in the garden,

but this is something different, this is Bargain Hunt,

how do you think it's going to go?

Well, we're going to sort of go in... We don't know what we're

actually going to go for in the end, we'll just see what's available.

Spend small, but make big and get that golden gavel.

Well, you won't be going anywhere without some money,

so, Barbara, for the Reds, let me give you £300.

Liz, for the Blues, the very same.

Your experts are dying to meet you, so off you go, get to those shops.

-OK.

-Good luck. We're hoping for comedy, not tragedy.

But either way, it'll be dramatic.

With two antique centres for our teams to explore,

they've certainly got their work cut out.

So, let's meet today's experts.

Rocking it for the Reds is Kate Bliss.

And on the ball for the Blues, it's Gary Pe.

-Feel excited, you two?

-Very excited.

-Really, really excited.

-Good.

-Yes.

-So, what are you going to be looking for, Barbara?

Well, because we're from the Potteries,

we would love to have a good quality piece of pottery from

Charlotte Rhead, or Wedgwood, or something like that.

I think I'd like to get something with a bit of history to it,

-something that can tell a story...

-I like that and I like that...

Yeah, I'd like to get maybe a bit of silverware.

I do like musical instruments, I will have a look...

We really love these miniature pieces of furniture,

you know, an apprentice piece of a little cabinet, or something like that...

-I like the sound of that.

-..really pretty and I think they sell quite well, too.

I think you're right, if we find the right one.

TRUMPET BLARES

60 minutes on the clock. Your time starts now.

One hour. Let's go.

-Let's head in.

-Yeah, great.

-Oh, this looks a good place, doesn't it?

-It does, yes.

-Great.

First, to the Reds.

And something has immediately caught Kate's eye.

-The whole budget and more.

-Yeah. 345, Barbara.

-Yes.

-No.

-No.

-Nice, though.

-Oh, expensive taste, Kate. Perhaps move on.

And the Blues are also jumping straight in.

-Could they be on the case for their first purchase?

-Thank you.

-Ooh.

-Oh, it's got a lift out...

-Fantastic.

-There you go.

-Oh, wow.

-Get a date on that.

-Some newspapers in there.

-What's the date on the newspapers?

-1972.

-'72.

-But this trunk predates that.

-Yes.

-It's got those...

-Obviously.

-Yes... Absolutely for things.

-Mm.

-Blimey...

-Gloves and...

-It's very nice though, isn't it?

-If we could get that,

what sort of price do you think we should be looking for, Gary?

That's... Er...

-What is it at?

-65.

-Saying 65 at the moment, so...

I would estimate that at auction...

at between 30 to...45.

-Well, it might be worth asking.

-Do you want to go and have a go?

-I'll have a chat with him.

-Because you're, you're the haggler.

Let's see how it looks, sort of...upright.

-It's got a name on the side, as well.

-As well?

-Yes.

-Oh, fantastic. What does it say?

-It says PH Lane.

-Excellent, there you go.

-And then some more stickers.

It looks good, even standing up like this. What do you think?

Brilliant, that's the sort of thing I was looking for, I think.

-Yeah, yeah.

-Who's going to do the haggling, then?

-You are.

-David?

-LIZ LAUGHS

-Go on. Work your magic.

-That way. That way.

With David clearly shaking in his boots for their first deal,

let's head back to the Reds.

Now, could Barbara be on the right track with this find?

-So, chaps...

-Mm?

-..there's a rather jolly little engine here,

a little kind of locomotive.

-Um...

-So, £45. So, um...

It's not in great condition, but...

-The thing about toys, particularly tin plated ones like this...

-Yes.

..condition matters, the factory matters, and actually,

-Triang are a very well-respected company.

-Yes.

Are they your sort of thing, Barbara? Do you like old toys?

-Not normally.

-Not normally, no... It just caught your eye.

So why this one, then?

Well, I suppose my eye is attracted to colourful things.

Well, it's only a thought.

Would it make us a profit? I'm not sure.

If it's 45 and we, say got it for...

-20, even, or 25...

-Mm.

-I can see it.

-Shall we just think about that?

-Let's think about it.

-Yes, yes. A possibility.

-All right.

-Definitely. Let's crack on, then.

While we're here, I've just noticed something in this cabinet.

-Are you dog lovers, you two?

-Absolutely.

-We are.

-Are you?

-We really are.

-Well, come and have a look at this.

There's a pair of, I would say they're dachshunds.

-Yeah, I think they are.

-Do you see them? They're bookends.

-Yes.

And I think they're pottery, but they're glazed

-really realistically, aren't they?

-I thought at first they were bronze.

-Yes.

-I'm sure they're Staffordshire.

-Yes.

But we just haven't got any names.

-No, but I like those...

-So, they're decorative value, really.

-Yes.

Rather than a collector wanting them because they're by a particular factory.

-They're decorative rather than utilitarian, yes.

-I would say.

And they're a bit brown, they're a bit drab.

They don't really stand out very much.

So, what price would you want to pay for them, Barbara?

Well, they're currently 66. Is that right? Yes?

I can see them at auction making maybe 15, something like that,

-on a bad day.

-Yes.

-You've got to think worst-case scenario.

-As you say, they're nice-looking, but...

-OK.

-Well done.

-Well, we'll put them back, we'll think about them.

-Yes, it's a shame.

Cos I thought that was really quite promising.

-Never mind.

-Let's move on to the Faberge eggs and the Ming vases.

-BARBARA LAUGHS

-I'm following you, Barbara!

Well, the Reds aren't wagging their tails in delight for those bookends,

but back with the Blues, has David got a price on that travel trunk?

-DEALER:

-He said 40.

-Could you do 39?

-GARY LAUGHS

I'll go 38, just for you.

-GARY:

-Oh! Oh!

-Oh, you're a star. Thank you.

-Absolutely.

-DEALER:

-I hope you have good luck.

-Thank you.

-Thank you very much, sir.

-Thank you very much.

-All the best to you.

-Does she like it?

-Yeah.

-35.

LIZ LAUGHS

-Oh!

-Thank YOU very much, sir.

-Thank you!

-Good luck.

-Yes, all the best to you, sir.

-Pleasure.

-Thank you, thank you.

-Thank you.

-Oh, wow. That's fantastic.

THEY LAUGH

My heart's...pounding.

-That's OK.

-There you go.

Well done, Blues.

That's your first item in the bag - and almost a 50% discount.

And it looks like the Reds have also clocked something.

-You like this clock?

-Kate...

What do we think of this clock?

-This one here? Let's have a look. So, it's oak...

-Yeah.

And we've got some little silver mounts, by the look of things.

-It's quite Art Nouveau in style.

-But was it made yesterday?

-I don't think so, no.

-No.

-I think it's got some age to it.

-Yes.

I'm just not thinking it's great quality.

-I'm just looking at the back there.

-No.

-No.

-We have got some workings. I think...

-No.

-No.

-No.

The ticket's fallen off, actually, so...

-No.

-No.

-Yes...

-I guess not.

-No, I don't think it's going to go brilliantly.

-No.

Right, shall we have a whizz down the other side?

So, the Reds still need to make a purchase,

but surely the Blues aren't looking to buy yet another trunk?

-I sense a theme going on.

-I think so.

Oh, gosh, no, that's £85.

That's a bit much for a small box, isn't it?

Maybe Gary can point them in another direction.

-Bit of pottery?

-I don't know anything about...

-Seems to be a Doulton there.

-Oh, Winston Churchill?

-Winston Churchill, exactly.

-What do you think? £48?

-48?

-If it's an original and good condition.

-Yeah.

Then 48 with a bit of haggling going on, that's also...

-Do you think that might be?

-..a piece that we could go for.

-Shall we bear him in mind, then?

-Bear him in mind.

-Good one.

-A thought.

Whilst the Blues are wondering about Winston,

the Reds have their eye on something from another wartime period.

We think we've got a couple of old shell cases.

-I think you're absolutely right.

-Looking at the bottom.

That one is a different shell, isn't it?

Yes, a cat of a different colour. They're not related.

They're not, no. Were you thinking of both, or just one?

-Just one, probably.

-Just looking, really.

A pair would be nice, but these are not a pair.

They're not a pair, are they? No.

The thing about trench art ware shell cases that have been

embossed like this is, there's quite a few of them around.

-Yes.

-Indeed, it could have been done by somebody who didn't fight at all.

-That's right. Yes.

-It may have been done afterwards, quite a bit later.

There's dates on here, but it's hard to work out what they all mean.

-So probably not, then?

-I would say we could do better than that.

-OK.

-Yes.

-I think we can find something more exciting.

-You're right.

Talking of which, I'm just conscious, time is ticking.

-Yes.

-Yes. We could - how is this for a suggestion -

we could see if we could negotiate on the locomotive.

-Maybe have that as our first purchase.

-Yes.

-I'd like to do that.

And then maybe move on and look for two others somewhere else.

-I think that's an excellent idea.

-Yes.

-Yes?

-Good idea, Kate.

With 25 minutes gone and no items bought,

you've got to get buying, Reds.

Back with the Blues,

can Gary convince the team this pottery is a prime purchase?

Royal Doulton looks better outside the cabinet, doesn't it?

-It does, yes.

-Yeah.

-It does.

They made this in three sizes and this is the largest,

and one thing I wanted to check was that mark.

-Right.

-Which is the old mark, because I think they produced this

for about 20 years or so.

OK, what does that tell you? How old is that one, then?

-Well, this would be from the '50s.

-Right, OK.

-You've got Royal Doulton collectors...

-Right.

-..you've got Toby jug collectors...

-Yeah.

-..and you've got Winston Churchill collectors...

-Oh, right.

..who could be interested.

-So you've got...

-Three different lots.

-Three different markets.

-OK.

-Well, the ticket price is 48.

-Right, OK.

So, Sir David, if we could get this down

to about 25, 30.

-Do you think you can do it?

-I'll go and see the gentleman.

-There we go.

-Don't drop it!

So David's in charge of another deal. Good luck, David.

Back with the Reds, and has Kate negotiated a better price

than £45 for the train?

Guess what, the seller says

-we can have it for 25.

-25.

-What do you think about that?

-That's excellent.

-I think that would be really good.

-Really good.

-Yeah, let's go for that.

-Well done.

-Good, first purchase, then.

-Absolutely.

-Well done.

But I have to tell you, we've got about half an hour left,

so we've got to get our skates on.

-We have.

-Come on, this way.

You had me worried there, Reds. Well done, getting your first item.

Back with the Blues, David is negotiating that £48 ticket price on the jug.

Has he managed to do a deal?

What did you get it for?

-25.

-Did you?!

You've done it again!

-25.

-Good one. Excellent.

-Onwards and upwards.

-Yes.

-Go, lead the way.

-We will fight them on the beaches.

The gavel is ours.

Don't get blase, Gary.

Remember, you still have one item to buy.

And whilst our teams are busy and riding high,

I'm popping outside to journey into the past.

-Well, hello, John.

-Hello, there.

-Hello, hi. I'm Tasha.

Pleased to meet you, pleased to meet you.

Believe me, I'm pleased, because when I heard I was coming to see

a classic vehicle, I did not expect to see this.

Tell me how you came to own this lorry.

It was supplied by a garage in Newark, Brooks Motor Company,

in 1929 to a coal merchant at Sutton-on-Tent, which is

a village eight miles north of here.

I've lived in Sutton-on-Trent all my life and I knew this vehicle

-when I was a small child.

-Really?

Even to the extent that when I was six or seven years old,

I used to ride in the back of it.

So as young as six or seven,

you were already obsessed with vehicles. Would that be fair to say?

That is very fair to say, yes.

Most people have never heard of a Manchester lorry.

And Manchesters were actually built by a company in Heaton Chapel,

just outside Manchester.

They manufactured the lorries from 1928 to 1931,

so a very short window.

Very short. It's wonderful, I must say.

I've never seen a wooden steering wheel before.

Well, I think, really, the wooden steering wheels were probably

something of an American idea.

A lot of the components on this vehicle were of American origin,

although it was put together in Manchester.

With the age of them now,

you don't generally see them at car rallies, because they're not

the most practical thing to drive, because one thing,

-it only has brakes on the back wheels.

-Oh!

It's all for trust in the Lord and use the handbrake

along with the footbrake, which are independent.

The starter pedal is in rather an awkward place.

-There we are.

-ENGINE STARTS

Oh, how good is that?

Can I hop in for a spin?

-By all means. Jump in.

-Oh, OK.

You won't be able to stop me.

There we are.

What a treat to see such an iconic piece of automobile memorabilia.

Now, back to the shopping and the Blues have two items

and the Reds have one.

What are the Blues honing in on now?

Moorcroft. Sometimes that sells, but I don't know enough about it,

and it's quite expensive.

-£70.

-We need that.

-We need that.

-I don't think it's very saleable.

-OK.

I think Joe and Barbara actually have got

a really good eye between them.

But it's taken us quite a long time to buy the first purchase,

which I don't think is their fault,

we just haven't seen the right thing that ticks the box for them.

So I think although we've only got half an hour to go,

the pressure's on.

We're going to go to new hunting grounds and see if we can get

two things that they both like in the bag.

What do you think of this?

That isn't what I was expecting.

Well, it's a big lump.

It's a Monart vase and it's coloured in green and amber, I guess.

And I can't see anything wrong with it.

-And I think Monart's a good name, isn't it?

-Absolutely.

You're right about that. Let's just... It's a weighty piece.

It is. A substantial piece.

They're like Caithness, these Scottish art glass factories

come up with what I think are some lovely pieces.

It's really eye-catching. How about the price?

That's just what I was looking at.

What do you think about the price?

We've got £145 on there.

-This is quite a lot relative to our total budget.

-Yeah.

What do you think we'd get in an auction?

I think it's a difficult one at auction.

It is a really good, sizeable piece.

This might fetch perhaps or have a cautious auction estimate of

perhaps 50 to 80.

-Right.

-It might perhaps get 80 to 120.

Joe, I think you need to ask what the best price is.

OK, I'll go and do that.

Good luck, Joe.

Barbara, what price would you like to pay for it?

I'd like you to put your finger over the 1 and just to see the 45.

-Really?

-Yeah.

A big difference, isn't it?

-I don't suppose they will give it to us for that.

-No.

But it is a big piece.

If you like Monart glass or Scottish glass,

-it should be a good piece for your collection.

-Yeah.

OK, you said, "Put your finger over 1 and make it a 45."

I've got something I think actually quite close to that - 52.

Ooh!

What did you say to the chap?

Well, I'm afraid I've shaken his hand as well.

-Oh, Joe.

-Have you?

He's done a deal.

What do you think?

Well, I think that's good.

I think that's good.

I think there might be a few pence in it.

Joe, well done.

Oh, Joe, what a discount.

Both teams are level pegging at 2-2.

Back with the Blues, it looks like Gary's grabbing all the time he can.

They're very sellable,

because they are towards the end of the Art Deco period

-and into the 1940s.

-All right.

-And certainly very stylish.

What do you think about that?

That's only £11.

It looks good, but it doesn't work.

At least, I don't hear the tick-tock.

Which reminds me, one hour.

-Let's go upstairs.

-Come on.

With time running out, what's the Red team's plan?

Now I think since finding the Monart glass, we've had a bit of a U-turn.

And I'm just looking at the time

and thinking it might be better to stay here.

I think you're right.

We got two out of three. Let's stay here.

Let's journey on.

I'm going to take you down there. We'll have a look at that corner.

And surely it can't be time for coffee yet?

I'll tell you what.

-That coffee set is quite striking, isn't it?

-It really is.

It's quite lively, with that yellow and green.

What do you think about the colours?

-Six cups?

-Yeah, we've got six cups.

You'd want an espresso, wouldn't you?

-Yes.

-It certainly wouldn't do for me.

-I like my pint of coffee.

-Me too.

Can you read what it says on the bottom?

-It says Empire. So it's Empire ware.

-It says Shelton.

Does it say Shelton?

Yes. That's about a mile from where we live.

-Is it?

-Yeah.

-It appeals to me immensely.

Can I get my glass on it?

Yeah.

It says, "Empire, Shelton, ivory, England."

It does.

And it's got a series of numbers at the bottom.

"Golden wattle" is the pattern.

I think that might be an Australian plant.

-So we're talking '30s?

-I'm looking at the shape of it.

And I would say that is '30s and '50s.

I would say that's more of a '30s shape.

What kind of price in an auction?

I can see this at auction.

I would put an estimate of probably £40 to £60 on it.

-Right.

-I would say.

-OK.

I think you need to go find out the price.

-OK.

-And work your magic.

All right. I'll do my best.

The men are certainly busy haggling today.

Good luck, Joe.

With just ten minutes left,

the Blues have spotted something from the Orient.

-That's interesting.

-What does that mean?

It's got the four-character apocryphal mark.

This would be made in the reign of one of the last Qing emperors.

-His name was Guangxu.

-Right.

It belongs to the period from the late 1800s to 1908.

And is there much of a market for this sort of thing?

Oh, the Chinese market is booming.

-Is it?

-Absolutely.

Particularly for pieces that are marked,

and you've got a price of 27, so...

Why don't we have a bit of a chat with the lady

-and then hopefully you've got a deal?

-OK.

-Shall we go with that?

-Yes, absolutely.

-I'll go have a chat with her.

-Thank you.

-Good luck.

So it's up to David once again to haggle with the owner.

I wonder how Joe's done with that tea set.

-What's the news?

-Well, it's good news.

Though not quite as good as last time.

I'm afraid I've done the deal already again.

42.

All right.

They've been very generous and it's less than they paid for it.

-Oh, gosh.

-They paid 60.

-Oh, gosh.

-So 42, I think, is...

-Give them some more in that case...

-No, no!

-No!

Come on, Barbara, the game's called Bargain Hunt.

So that's your last item bought.

-We've done it, we've got three items.

-Finally.

-Well done.

But will the Blues be able to negotiate that £27 ticket

-price for the vase?

-20.

-20?

-£20. Is that your best price on that? Yeah?

It is, really.

-That clock was only £11.

-Yes.

-How about if we put that back...

-Yeah.

..whizz downstairs, because we've got time, you see what you can

-get the clock for and then we'll make our minds up.

-Have we got time?

-Have we got time?

-We've got time.

-Yes.

Sounds like a good plan to me, Liz,

but you don't have as much time as you think.

-Wait a minute! I thought that clock was broken.

-What do you reckon?

-It's ticking.

-It's ticking now?

-It's working.

-It's ticking now.

Well, it wasn't the last time I wound this.

Like I said, it's probably dirt from the wind-up mechanism,

-so it just took a little bit of time to unlodge it.

-Yeah.

-What do you think? That or the vase?

-I think we should...

Do you want to see what you can get that for?

I think I should have a chat with my...

-You're going to have a chat with your best friend?

-My best friend.

-OK, take it away.

-Your BFF.

That's brilliant. It's working.

-Well, it's got to be a sign.

-It has.

-That has to be a sign.

Has to be a sign.

But will they be able to do a deal on the £11 ticket price?

-Will be happy to do £6 for you.

-£6 for me, sir?

-Sir, thank you very, very much.

-I thank you.

-Thank you.

What a bargain you've found, Blues, and that's your final item.

-That's it, teams. Your time is up.

-Time for tea, eh?

-Yep, time for tea.

-Off we go!

Time to remind ourselves what the Red team bought.

They think they're on the right track with this toy train -

bought for £25.

Barbara was besotted by this Monart style vase, paying £52.

And they all loved this 1930s Staffordshire

coffee set at £42.

Well, I was on the edge of my seat.

-29 minutes and nothing bought.

-That's right. It was quite tense.

Yes, it was quite tense but, Barbara,

tell me, which of the three is your very favourite item?

I think the puff puff train.

-OK, and do think it's going to make the most profit?

-Yes, I do.

-I think so.

-Joe, favourite item?

I would agree that the train is my favourite. Really jolly red.

I think the vase, though, given the great discount that I got it,

-might make the most money.

-Now, what did you spend? £119.

-Yes, not too much.

-£181 please, Joe.

-That's it.

-Thank you very much.

And, Kate, do you have anything in mind?

Well, you know, Joe and Barbara were so discerning

and I mean that absolutely honestly.

They had such a great eye.

They spotted things that I completely missed, so I've got

a bit of a tall order here.

So, while Kate busies herself with the bonus buy,

let's remind ourselves what the Blue team bought.

Liz adored this cabin trunk and paid £35.

This Winston Churchill Toby jug made by Royal Doulton cost £25.

And the £6 clock was a last-minute buy.

Will it prove to be a bargain?

Well, Liz and David, you predicted that you'd get along a treat.

You worked well as a team and that's exactly what happened. Well done.

Thank you.

Now, tell me, what was your favourite item, Liz, of the three?

I think my favourite item has to be the clock.

-I think you just smell profit - that's all it is.

-Yeah.

Do you think it will bring the biggest profit?

-I think it will, I think it has to, yeah.

-And do you agree, David?

-Biggest profit?

-I did like the Toby jug. But, yes, I did like the clock.

Hopefully that will be the biggest profit.

Talking of money, you didn't spend a lot of it. £66 in total.

-£234 left. Please may I have it?

-You can.

-Thank you very much. OK.

-Coins.

Oh, yes, I want those coins. There they are.

Now, Gary, what are you thinking?

Is there anything you were disappointed that you didn't get?

-Something these guys walked past?

-These guys gave me such a hard time.

Maybe I'd return the favour.

Well, good luck with your bonus buy.

It's time now to head to the auction to see how it all pans out.

We've gone from Newark to Nottingham and I'm here at Mellors and Kirk

auction house with Nigel Kirk, Captain Kirk, shall we say?

-How are you today, Nigel?

-I'm fine. You're very welcome.

We'll start off with Joe and Barbara for the Red team with a red item.

This Tri-ang train. Does this bring back memories for you?

Well, slightly, yes.

I suppose it is, what? 1950-'60 period.

And it's been well played with, hasn't it?

The fact it's got its marks and losses and

has been through the wars a bit, really, that is part of its history.

A few nicks and scratches, so what will that do to the estimate?

I've suggested £20-£30 and I think it's got to be worth that,

-hasn't it?

-Well, Joe and Barbara will be pleased because they

paid £25 for it only, so, hopefully, they'll do well.

Now, let's move on to what I hoped would be

a Scottish bit of glass but, we have our suspicions, don't we, Nigel?

Well, I wish it was Monart or Vasart and at first sight

it does resemble that, but I'm pretty sure that's Czechoslovakian

and will not have the collector's interest.

So it's going now on purely decorative value,

not on its name, so what do you think it'll make?

It doesn't have much decorative value, so, I think, perhaps, 10,

-£20, whatever we can get.

-OK.

Whatever we can get, I'm going to sell it.

Well, I have to tell you Joe and Barbara did some pretty good

-haggling and they got it down to 52, so...

-Oh, dear.

-You might have your work cut out.

-I will indeed, yes.

Now, let's move on to coffee. Are you a coffee drinker?

Far too much of it. This coffee set is great, isn't it?

It was made at Chelton, one of the five towns in the potteries

and this, I think, has probably been somebody's wedding gift and it's sat

in a cabinet for 70 or 80 years and has survived in mint condition.

I think that will make £40-£60.

OK, well, that's quite good news because Joe and Barbara

-paid 42 for the whole set.

-Oh, that was reasonable.

And now it's time to find out what Kate bought as

a bonus buy. Will the Reds be pleased with that?

So, here it is.

Crikey, what the heck is it?

It's a stamp case and in 1906, 1907, in the Edwardian period,

of course stamps were really important things and

so this, probably, would have been worn on a gentleman's fob chain.

-It's made of English silver.

-May we ask how much?

-Well, I paid 25.

-That seems very reasonable.

-I'd hope it would make £20-£40.

Fingers crossed. I think it's a nice one.

I love that myself and obviously we can't buy...

-It's got a satisfying snap.

-Yes, it has.

It closes really tightly, doesn't it? Which is nice.

As Barbara says, it's a satisfying little piece,

but what will our auctioneer think of Kate's envelope?

Will it be first class in his eyes?

Here it comes.

Will Kate be first past the post, do you reckon,

-with this little stamp box? It's so sweet.

-It's one of those.

Postage stamp case, envelope design.

They are not that rare and stamp collectors

will occasionally buy them,

but they want the unusual shapes.

Occasionally, you might find some enamel on them that sends the

price up into the stratosphere.

That one dates from 1907, when you could post a postcard for

a hapenny and it might even be delivered the same day.

That one is a little bit tired and is

-a common model, so 20 or £30.

-20 or 30.

Well, Kate, I think, has done pretty well. She paid £25 for it.

-Fine.

-So, again, we're not too worried.

It's a pretty good start for our Reds.

So let's move over to our Blues, Liz and David.

We'll start with this huge cabin trunk. It stands tall, doesn't it?

Well, it's certainly large, isn't it?

And although this trunk probably dates from about 1930,

it's evocative but it's not evocative enough.

OK, so what kind of price are you talking?

What do you expect it to fetch?

Well, I think if we get 20 or £30 for it, I'd be pleased,

-but I'm not that optimistic.

-They paid £35.

-Paid too much.

They might struggle. OK.

Well, let's move on then to a great man, Winston Churchill.

-He's not in the flesh, he's here.

-Here he is.

-In ceramic.

Royal Doulton, of course.

You'll have sold thousands of these in the past.

This Royal Doulton Toby jug seems to encapsulate something of the

man's character. However, because it was so popular, because he was so

important, it was made in enormous numbers, so 20, 30, maybe £35.

The team paid £25 for this one.

I don't think they've paid over the odds.

They're not going to lose at that, no.

Now, let's move on to the Art Deco clock.

One often finds with the phrases, Art Nouveau and Art Deco,

is they are very overused phrases and, yes,

this particular clock dates from the period, more or less, and is

designed in that sort of style,

but it is stretching the point a little bit.

-A little bit, you think.

-Yeah.

I've given that a wide estimate of £20-£40.

Oh, the team will be chuffed. Do you know what they paid for this?

-£6.

-Six?

-How good is that?

-Excellent.

Well, Nigel thinks he's got some work to do for the Blues,

so let's find out what Gary bought as a bonus.

-Ah.

-Bit of quality.

-Wow.

-It is a piece of Wedgwood Lustre.

-So?

-You know what I'm going to say.

-Yes.

-How much did you spend?

-£32.

-32?

-Can I hold it, please? 32?

-What do you make of that?

-That's pretty.

-Do think it'll make us a few bob today?

-£80.

-Do you think so?

Gary, I love it but it's time to find out if Nigel,

the auctioneer, is bowled over by Gary's lustrous Wedgwood.

Now, Gary must be a man of excellent taste because he's gone for

a bit of lustrous Wedgwood.

It's designed by the great Daisy Makeig-Jones in the 1920s and

such pieces can bring colossal prices if they are decorated

with fairies or elves,

but she also did cheaper ranges decorated with other things

and sadly this is not a fairyland Lustre and it's badly rubbed.

-It is, isn't it?

-Instead of being perhaps £200, I think 20 or £30.

Despite the fact that the team left him so much money,

-he only spent 32 on...

-That's, OK.

-..the wee lustrous bowl.

-He should be all right.

-He should be all right at that.

-So are you looking forward to taking the sale today?

-Absolutely.

-Do you love auctioneering?

-I do.

Excellent. We can't wait to see you in action.

It's time to see how it all plays out at the auction.

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-Joel and Barbara, this is the moment of truth.

-Yes.

-How do you feel?

-Excited.

-Excited?

-Yeah.

-Barbara, you look like you're fit to burst.

-Half cheerful, half fearful.

-Yes.

-Is that your motto for life?

-Absolutely.

-It is.

-Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

-The train is coming up now. Are you ready?

-We are.

-Here we go.

-OK.

Tri-ang red-painted tin plate toy train. Circa 1960. £20, for it?

20, any interest at 20? £10. 10, 15, 20, 20, 25, £20 I'm bid.

-Oh, we need one more.

-One more.

-Go on.

£20. Going on? Selling at 20.

-Small loss.

-£20.

-£20, not too bad.

Means you've lost five but hope is not lost.

We have got our Monart-style vase. You paid £52 for it.

-Let's see how it gets on.

-£10 for it? 10, 10, I'm bid, at £10.

-15 for it?

-Starting at 10.

-£10. 15, I say. 15, 20.

-Come on.

-Go on.

-25, 25, 30.

£30. Here on selling at £30.

-Oh. Sold for 30, so you've lost 22.

-27.

-Overall, we're minus 27.

-There goes the golden gavel.

Oh, don't worry too much about that.

We're now pinning our hopes on our coffee set.

-Barbara, you loved this coffee set.

-Yes.

-Fingers crossed

it makes more than 42.

-40, I'm bid. Here at 40. 45, for it. 45.

-ALL: Yes!

-45.

Online bidder, selling at £45.

-£45.

-A modest profit.

-OK, so you've clawed back £3. You're now minus 24.

-Minus 24.

So I have a question for you -

what are you going to do about that bonus buy?

Well, we liked it very much and I think we would have gone for it

anyway, but particularly where we are, I think we've got to go for it.

-You're going for it?

-Yes, I think so, definitely.

Edward VII silver envelope novelty postage stamp case. 1907.

-£20. Is bid at 20.

-Yes.

-25, 30. 30, 35, for it? £30 in the room.

35, I'll take anywhere else. £30.

Oh. £30. OK, so...

We need five, so you're now minus 19.

Minus 19, that's almost nothing.

It's almost nothing. Do me a favour -

-keep it to yourselves.

-Absolutely.

-Don't say anything to the Blue team.

-Our lips are sealed.

We'll see you it all goes in a minute. Well done.

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Liz and David, look at you bonding with Gary. Are you excited?

-Oh, over the moon.

-You're over the moon?

You've not made any profits yet!

-I don't care, I'm just here.

-So you're just happy to be here.

Promise me, no matter what happens,

-you'll still be happy to be here.

-Yes.

Now, you've got three fab items. We're starting off with that trunk.

Here we go.

A canvas-covered cabin trunk.

£20 for this. 20? £10. 10, bid. £15 on my right.

-We need more.

-I'm selling. £15.

-I can't believe it.

-No!

We've lost 20, so all of our hopes are now pinned on Winston Churchill.

£20 for this, I have bid at 20. £20, 25, £30.

-30. Profit.

-35, I've got.

40, 40, 45. £40, the bid. 45, anywhere? And selling. Here at 40.

ALL: Yes. 40. Fantastic.

So that's plus 15, which means that you're still

minus five, so, hopefully, this brass mantel clock is going to make

-more than the £6 you paid for.

-Bid at ten, 15 for it? £10.

-Oh, we're in profit. We're at ten.

-15, I'm bid. Online. 20 for it now.

-£15. An internet bid. Fair warning.

-Oh, wow.

-£15.

That's plus nince, which means you are now plus four. You're in profit.

-Oh, no, what do we do?

-OK. That's the question - what do you do?

-I want to take something home with me.

-So what did Gary buy for you?

He bought that lovely lustrous bowl. Did it appeal to you?

It did, but I want to take some money home.

So, 100% not going for the bonus buy. Gary still loves you.

I can see it in his face, he's not offended. He paid £32 for it.

Very famous maker. She recently made £32,000,

but let's see what happens with this lustrous bowl.

Here it comes.

168, Wedgwood miniature Lustre ware bowl. £20 for it, please.

20, I'm bid. 25, on commission. 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, over here.

60, anywhere? 60, 70, 70, 80, now. At £70 and I shall sell.

-Yes.

-£70.

-We're so sorry.

-Well done, Gary.

-So that has made £38.

-Don't tell us that, please!

So, Gary's reputation has increased,

your profits have not, but a profit is a profit and £4

could be a winning score. So I say very well done to you.

Keep it to yourself, don't say anything to the Red team,

and we'll see what happens in a minute.

Thank you.

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Well, here we are, Reds and Blues.

Today, it was a battle of the betrothed.

Now, only one team could come out in front.

That's not to say we have winners and losers.

We have runners up on Bargain Hunt but today's runners up are the Reds.

I'm so sorry. Congratulations, Blues.

We'll head straight to Joe and Barbara. You ended up minus £19.

-You're OK with that.

-We're OK.

-A positive attitude....

-Definitely.

..to your wee loss. And talking of wee things, our Blues today made

a wee profit of £4, so let me hand it over to you.

There you are, Liz. £4. How does that feel in your mitt?

-Absolutely brilliant.

-Fantastic.

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-Yes!