Elsecar 19 Bargain Hunt

Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside,

beside the sea.

But this isn't the sea.

Oh, no, this is Elsecar reservoir in landlocked South Yorkshire.

For much of the 20th century,

day-trippers would come and splash in its waters,

and it became affectionately known as Elsecar by the sea.

But I don't have time to go for a paddle,

because just down the road there are two eager teams

waiting to get their hands on some antiques.

So, let's go bargain hunting!

Here at the Elsecar Heritage Centre,

there's not only an antiques centre for our teams to splash their cash,

but there's also an antiques fair taking place, too.

So there's plenty of choice for our Red and Blue teams to spend

their £300 on three items.

There's a snag though.

They have to do it in one hour.

The idea is to make a profit at auction.

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

The Reds are emotional.

-Oh, Maureen!

-Are you crying?

The Blues are knowledgeable.

Some of it is actually reproduced.

There are different qualities of carnival, unfortunately.

But will their knowledge pay off at the auction?

Keep going! Keep going!

And will emotions still be running high for the Reds?

But that's all for later.

Let's meet today's teams.

For the Reds, we have husband and wife, Maureen and Peter.

And for the Blues, we have friends and work colleagues,

Pauline and Caroline.

Welcome, everybody.

Hello!

-ALL:

-Hello!

A resounding...

Oh, I can tell you lot are going to be trouble!

Let's have a chat to the Reds first.

Maureen, so how did you meet your husband, Peter?

Well, I was drinking in a pub on my own.

Oh, right, I like it already.

As one does. In South Africa.

And our eyes met across a room crowded with Swedish tourists.

And it was love at first sight.

Did you think, "I think I'll have him"?

Yeah, I thought, "He looks all right."

So far he's my favourite husband!

I'm very happy about that, and I'm sure Peter is as well.

So, Peter, was it love at first sight for you as well?

Love at eight beers, I think!

So, you just clicked immediately?

We did. Absolutely.

We have the same sense of humour.

Maureen, I believe you are into bargain hunting already,

and that you do a bit of buying and selling?

Yes, I do a lot.

We started off when we first came over to make a bit of extra money.

But it soon became quite a passion.

I'm no expert,

but I will basically buy anything if I think it's going

-to make me a profit.

-And does it usually make you a profit?

-It actually normally does.

-Right, so you're going to be red hot?

Yes, I've got a good record.

I wouldn't say red hot,

-but I'll definitely be looking for the bargains.

-Wonderful.

So, guys, what are your tactics going to be?

Basically keeping Maureen under control.

She's spending other people's money.

Is she liable to go wild?

She's going to go wild with it.

I go wild with his money as well!

And are you competitive?

Do you want to beat these girls here?

Definitely! We like you but we want to beat you!

Oh!

That's it for the Reds.

Let's meet today's Blues.

It's Pauline and Caroline, workmates and friends.

How did you meet?

We work in the school office together.

Caroline joined the team earlier this year,

and she's part of the furniture and fixtures now.

She's absolutely brilliant.

Did you hit it off right away?

We did. One of the things that we sort of,

the first thing that ever happened was we had a World Book Day

and I decided I would make the costumes

for the three girls in the office.

I made the Cat in the Hat - you know, the really big hats?

I was so eager to get it done,

I put it through the laminator and went straight like this

-onto Caroline's head.

-Was that her first day?

That was the first day! I burnt her forehead!

Oh, my goodness!

I wasn't hurt in any away.

I'm absolutely fine now.

So, Caroline, that was your first experience with your new boss,

but after that you became firm friends?

We did, yeah. It's an experience every day working with Pauline.

Something happens every day.

-Every day.

-Now, do you know anything about antiques and collectables?

Pauline does and she's a bit of an antique herself, so...

Oh, right! Oh, she's cheeky.

I know. She got me for burning her head!

Just remember that she's your boss!

I have collected carnival glass for quite a few number of years.

I once bought a vase

and I subsequently found out they use them as funeral vases.

It had quite a lot of ash in the bottom.

-So I wasn't quite sure...

-What to do with it.

-..what to do with it!

With the remains!

Now, girls, the reason you're here -

how good are you going to be at the old bargain hunting?

-Brilliant.

-We're going to be brilliant, yeah.

They're going to be brilliant!

We like a challenge.

You like a challenge?

Yeah, yes.

Well, I have to give you some money.

£300 for you, and £300 for you.

Now your experts are out there waiting, so off you go!

We've got a competition on our hands today.

This should be fun.

So all our teams need now are some experts.

Batting for the Red team, it's Kate Bliss.

And who's behind the mask for the Blues?

It's Jonathan Pratt.

Hey, you two are buzzing, I can feel it!

What are you going to be looking for, Maureen?

Well, I'm looking for either something really big

that's going to have a lot of impact, or something really tiny.

I think we need to go for something of quality.

Maybe something that somebody could use, like a piece of jewellery.

I'm looking for some militaria, badges, helmets, that type of thing.

My grandma liked Moorcroft, so that's what I'm looking for.

Start looking, teams, your time starts now.

-Shall we go and see what we can find?

-Yes, let's!

-Come on, let's go looking.

-Come on!

It looks like both teams are going to try their luck

at today's antiques fair, but remember, there's also

an antiques centre at your disposal.

Reds, does this hit the right note?

I know nothing about music.

-Absolutely nothing.

-Have you ever bought a trumpet before, Maureen?

No. Definitely not. I wouldn't know the first thing.

-Anything special about it?

-Yeah, it's got a name, which is nice.

But it's quite worn here.

It's obviously been much-loved, I would say.

It says there, "VMI."

It's German. Look at that.

A German trumpet.

The valves, oh, that one's a bit sticky, isn't it?

Mouthpiece? Nothing.

Well spotted. We could do with the mouthpiece.

Mind you, sometimes that's separate in the box.

-But it is a bit worn, isn't it?

-It is, yeah.

Not really, not really my...

-Looking for something in better nick?

-A bit smarter.

I think we could do smarter.

-Absolutely.

-Let's put that down.

Find something smart then, Reds.

Blues, is this carnival glassware of good quality?

The problem is some of it is actually reproduced.

There are different qualities of carnival, unfortunately.

Yeah.

I don't think that would be suitable.

Pauline's the boss and the expert.

Maureen, are these bookends barking up the right tree?

I was looking at those dog bookends.

Yeah.

-They're different.

-They're quite unusual.

What is that made of? What is that material?

It's meant to look like bronze.

It's simulating bronze.

It's got very much an Art Deco look to it.

The dog's head's quite stylised.

It's quite sort of geometric, sort of angles, isn't it?

He's got a flat nose, he's got very pointed ears,

but it's just a base metal which has been bronzed

and then mounted on these oak bookends.

I don't think they started life together,

because I don't like the look of those screws.

I didn't see that, yes.

-They look a bit modern.

-They are, they do.

It depends on how much they are though, of course.

-45.

-45.

-I don't know.

-That's a bit much.

Even at 35, I don't think it's going to make a profit.

-No, I wouldn't. Not with that.

-OK.

-Are you vetoing them?

-Yeah, I'm vetoing that one.

The bookends have been vetoed.

Now, Caroline has managed to track down some Moorcroft.

It's very new.

But a lot of this market is very much interiors.

People are buying something they can use at home,

but it's also got a name, so it's got an investment value as well.

It's got some crazing on it though, Caroline.

It's just putting me off a little bit.

You know, that's the glaze. It's just as the glaze cools,

it contracts at slightly different speeds.

So that was actually in the manufacturing, was it?

That's the way it is. If you look at other...

You'll see it in different vases as we walk around.

Sometimes they use it actually to decorative effect.

So Caroline, what do you think of it?

I like it. I like the colouring of it, and it is more modern.

It's probably that somebody could use it now.

It's more decorative for, like, now.

-A bit of an investment.

-maybe.

Obviously, you can't guarantee the wiring!

Yeah, I understand that.

Excuse me. What is actually your very best price on that?

-Very best, £150.

-OK.

-What are you offering?

-100?

-100.

-No.

-No? Couldn't come down to 100?

-125.

-125.

OK. I'm thinking.

It's a risky one.

One for the back burner then, Blues?

Maureen, what do you have there?

Is that a Bakelite jug?

I think it is, Maureen.

What do you think of that? Have a look.

I quite like it. The handle's a bit tarnished.

I just like the idea of Bakelite.

I don't know why, but I think it's just fabulous

and it's early hard plastic.

Bakelite is so of an era, isn't it?

Very much sort of '30s through to '50s.

Can you get the lid off?

Maybe we can sell somebody's old whisky in there!

I don't think I'd want to put my coffee in there.

-No, I wouldn't.

-It needs a bit of a clean, I think!

But, hey, it's only £15.

I'm not sure how much it would make at auction, though.

It is just for decorative purposes, I would suggest.

-Absolutely.

-So, I'm thinking, you know, really,

for us to stand a profit at auction, it's got to be near

the £5, £10 mark, I would say, at least.

Best I could do on that is 10.

Why don't we just leave it just for five minutes and then see how we go?

-No problem.

-Bless you. Thank you so much.

-You're so kind.

-Great.

-Thank you.

-Might see you later.

Depends what else you find, Maureen.

Blues, what's on offer inside at the antiques fair?

Caroline, it says Moorcroft on here, look.

-Moorcroft, yes.

-It's modern again, isn't it?

Yeah. A little lamp.

-That's pretty.

-I like that.

That's pretty. Can you see the Moorcroft stamp on it?

There, look.

Oh, yeah. Can you tell me what your best price is on this, please?

-My very best on it would be 75.

-75? It is pretty.

-It's very pretty.

-I like that.

-Nice colours. And it's blue.

-Do you prefer it?

It's a small baluster. The other one's a large ovoid.

It is. I like the brass on the top.

-This is fitted better.

-It's got more...

It's more character with the fitting,

whereas the other's plastic, wasn't it, that was on there?

It was, but you could get that changed quite easily.

This gentleman's got a mixture of old and new on the stall here,

-you see.

-That one's quite...

OK. The lamp with the lady?

-Yes.

-Yes, OK, you're jumping about.

I'm jumping, but that's...

An original piece, a French piece.

You've chosen something which is very much deco.

Naked ladies, very popular in the '20s.

Still popular now, but there we are.

You know, the style, name,

you associate with 1925 of an exhibition in Paris,

but this is more into the '30s.

You've got Bakelite in the back and it's sort of like a lotus flower

or something, and it's designed simply as a desk light.

-Could do 50.

-Is 50 your best price then?

It is.

And that's helping you girls out today.

-Shall we go for that, Pauline?

-Shall we go for the lady?

-Yeah, we'll go for that lady.

-We would like to go for that, yes.

-You'd like to go for it?

-Yes, I would do.

-£50.

-That's lovely.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you very much.

That's deal number one done.

-Thank you.

-Well done, ladies.

-OK, that's one in the bag.

-One in the bag.

-Two more.

-Two to buy.

-Two to go.

Relax a little bit more. Let's go shopping.

-Thank you.

-Thanks very much.

So, in just under 20 minutes, the Blues have their first buy.

Kate, what do you have there?

Hey, I'll tell you what I have spotted, guys.

Come and have a look at this, Peter.

-So beautiful.

-Now, this looks a little bit worn on the front,

doesn't it? It's got a lovely plush velvet cover.

-But inside...

-I love it.

You love it?

Open it up, so, we've got "Album" here

written in beautiful gilt script.

This is typically Victorian. Very elaborate.

-Yes.

-And if we go inside, this would have been a family photograph album.

-Oh, my gosh.

-So you can see, you've still got the photographs in it,

but the nice thing about this one is the condition,

because so many of these get broken up,

people want the photographs and not the album.

-True.

-The actual mounts get ripped or foxed.

But this one, you can see,

-the condition of the photographs is really lovely.

-Wow, look at that.

And they are such good quality, aren't they?

All the way through... It is in really nice condition.

I think it's beautiful. It's so beautiful.

-We just bought one similar to that.

-Yes, we did!

-What was that?

We just bought one similar to that at a car boot!

-Oh, did you, really?

-But it was in a lot worse condition.

Was it? So, what sort of money did you pay?

I actually only paid £15 for it, but it was in...

It wasn't as elaborate as that.

Yeah. Now, the price tag is £70 on there,

-which is an awful lot more than your £15.

-Yeah.

But I think the interior condition is really lovely

and it's worth asking what the best price is.

Yeah. Hi.

You've got £70 on this.

What's the real best you could do for us?

The best I can do on that is 60.

I would say, if you could do around 50, that would be perfect.

Go on, then.

-Pretty please.

-You are twisting my arm up my back.

What do you think?

-That's great!

-That's a deal on that one.

-I think you've got a deal.

-Thank you, sir.

You're an angel. Thank you so much.

Well done. Put it there. Great. Well done.

Fantastic. Come on, then.

No time to lose.

You certainly haven't. Both teams have two items still to find.

What do you think about these?

A set of tea knives by Yates Brothers, 1922.

You can see here, you can see there's the hallmark

on all of these. It's in a fitted box.

Is it the original box?

If you look at it. Yeah, I mean,

you can see there's a bit of discolouration,

but it's fitted for it.

-Would you use them?

-No, probably not.

25.

£25 is not a lot of money.

Is it going to make a massive profit? No, it's not.

But if you buy it at the right price,

you'll make a small profit.

But at £25...

-No.

-I doubt it, you know?

Let's go and look in the antiques centre. Come on.

The knives aren't cutting it for the Blues.

So, whilst they head off to the antiques centre,

Maureen, is this going to shine?

So why has this caught your eye, Maureen?

I don't know. Well, it's big and it's imposing

-and I love the kitsch colour.

-Yeah?

I think you're right, it's a great colour.

Let's have a closer look at it.

So, I actually really like the shape.

It's almost a sort of bell shape, isn't it?

-I know.

-Turn it upside down, it's still got the bulb in it, look!

It's come straight out of a fitting, hasn't it?

You think it's about 1920s, 1930s?

I think it's slightly later.

It's certainly that style, but I think it could be

more like '50s, '60s in date.

It's certainly a sort of '20s, '30s style, and that green,

that kind of what I would call almost the bottom of a pond

-sort of green...

-Yes.

-It's very from that era, isn't it?

I can see Peter hesitating over this.

What do you think, Peter? What's your feeling?

I'm not so keen on it, to be honest.

Shall we find out how much it is?

I think that might make a bit of a difference

-if we know how much it is.

-What's your best price, please?

Well, it's on at 25, but I would consider offers.

OK. What would you pay, Peter?

I'd probably pay somewhere around 15, something like that.

-Would you go as low as 10?

-No.

-No?

-No, I couldn't go to 10.

-OK.

-I could do 15 on that for you.

Could you split the difference and do 12?

-Yeah, go on.

-Oh, bless you!

-What do we...?

-I like that idea.

I think it's certainly going to make a profit at 12.

I think we should go for it.

-OK.

-Can I override you on this one?

-I'll bow to your wishes.

-Thank you, darling.

-So £12? Final answer?

-Yes, absolutely!

-We'll do it.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you so much.

-Well, I think Peter better have the next choice.

-What do you think?

-It's a deal.

-Come on, then.

-OK, we will shake on that.

-Off we go!

Well done, Maureen. 2-1 to the Reds with 30 minutes on the clock.

I'm going to leave the teams shopping

as I head into the antiques centre to find out about a local hero.

I've been joined by Val Noble,

whose grandfather, John William Bill,

was a miner here in Elsecar.

What have you brought along to show me today, Val?

I've brought my grandad's medal.

It's the Fitzwilliam Medal for Kindness.

Oh, isn't that the most unusual little object?

It's a medal in the shape of a coal tub, and on the front,

it says the Fitzwilliam Medal for Kindness.

And we have an engraving of a pit pony.

Am I right there? Oh, look, the little wheels turn as well.

Isn't that fabulous?

Let's look around the back.

Silver hallmark, so it's a precious metal.

And the date is for 1904.

Why was he given a medal for kindness?

He was given it because of his act of bravery

in saving his pit pony's life.

He was working down the pit here at Elsecar one day

when the roof caved in, and there was enough room for him

to scramble out with his work friends,

but he decided to stay with his pony because there wasn't room

for the pony to get out.

He wasn't going to go without it?

He wasn't, and when eventually they did dig him out, they said to him,

"John Willie, why didn't you scramble out with us?

"Why did you stay?" And he said,

"I knew you would dig for a man but you wouldn't dig for a pony."

So, who gave him this medal?

The mine owner's wife, Countess Maud Fitzwilliam,

and she was the president of the Association for Prevention of Cruelty to Pit Ponies

and she needed a hero and she found a hero in my grandad.

And how did he do that?

Countess Fitzwilliam, being the president of the association,

was in contact with the mine owners throughout England,

and she passed on my grandad's story and used it to help change

their minds, to let the ponies come out of the pit

once a year for a holiday.

And they all agreed and it changed pit ponies' lives forever,

just that one week's holiday each year.

Now, Val, we all like to know what things are worth,

but I think that this medal

is a priceless piece of your family history

and the history of mining in Elsecar.

So I think that this little medal really is beyond price.

It is. Our family would never, ever want it to leave our possession.

It's priceless to us.

Val, that was a very touching story.

Thank you very much for telling it to us.

But now it's time to get back to the shopping and find out if our teams

have unearthed their three items.

Back to it and we are over 35 minutes into the shopping

and the Blues are now trying their luck at the antique centre,

while the Reds continue to scour the fair.

Pleased with how it's going, Kate?

Well, Maureen and Peter are great fun

and they are really enjoying the fair.

They are pouncing on pieces.

Maureen, in particular, I think, is acting on her gut instinct,

but we've got two great first and second purchases.

It's just a question of whether Peter is going to get his own way

with that third choice.

You have the next decision.

-Yeah.

-Lots of handbags, Peter.

THEY LAUGH

I tell you what, though, I think you would look good in that top hat.

You always look good in hats because it covers half your face!

Let's carry on up there.

Now, now. Blues, are you getting into the swing of things?

Little golfer.

Is it a salt and pepper pot? That's lovely, is that.

-I like that.

-It says it's made by Goebel.

Goebel made little porcelain figures.

You know the Dame Lucie Rie?

-Yeah.

-Little children with backpacks?

-Yeah.

-A lot of that sort of stuff.

We've got golfers in our family so...

Alan's on hand from the antiques centre to show you.

-Stopper's in it, yeah?

-What age would it be?

Roughly about '60s.

Yeah, '50s or '60s.

German, it's porcelain, made in a slip, glazed.

It's novelty and that novelty always sells.

It's a table cruet, so you've got the salt pot, I guess,

and the little golfer is the pepper.

More holes in the pepper.

And the way it stands is this little arrangement of golf clubs.

-It's quite cute, isn't it?

-Quite cute.

The important thing is you've got marks on here for Goebel

-on the bottom.

-Yeah. So, it is actually marked?

Yep. What's the best price you could probably do on that for us?

The best on that we could do would be £20.

-£20?

-OK.

-We will go with that.

That is absolutely fine. OK.

-Thank you very much.

-£20.

-There we are.

-Thank you very much.

That was easy, Pauline.

It's two-all and 20 minutes left,

so what's next for the Reds over at the fair?

And is Peter getting a look-in?

Now he's going to be in his element.

OK. What have we got there? We've got quite an assortment.

-What do you think?

-Legion of Merit.

Right. That's an American one, isn't it?

-Yeah, American.

-You've got to think where we are selling this.

We are selling this in Knutsford, you know?

I know it's going to be online.

Even so, it's quite a niche market, isn't it?

Not local. They are South African.

Oh, are they? Springbok.

That's quite nice for you guys, isn't it?

So, Second World War medal and South African services medal,

to WJ Timms, is that?

Oh, that's got a name.

Because there's not a lot of research on these, price-wise,

sort of reduces the price, doesn't it?

-Yes.

-I think we will think about that one.

-OK.

-We will park it.

-Yeah, park it.

-We will park it.

Peter's not convinced and the Blues are struggling with their last item.

You know, you love your ceramics, you actually really do.

-Yeah.

-And I don't know how many times I've heard the word Moorcroft

mentioned, you're desperate to buy a piece.

Go and find some, then, Blues. How are we doing for time, Kate?

So, eight minutes left, guys.

Not long. Now, this is what I remembered.

I wanted to show you this because, hopefully,

this will appeal to both of you.

We've got some First World War history here.

Three cards, lovely... Set in a lovely mount here.

But these are beautiful, I think.

They conjure up so much emotion.

And these actually were embroidered in coloured silks by the women of

France and then sold to the soldiers who were over there fighting,

to the Allied forces.

They've kept their colour quite well, haven't they?

The colour of them are beautiful, I think.

There's also this one here that goes with them.

Oh, lovely. So, that goes with the set, does it?

-It does, yes.

-Fantastic.

It's not only the decorative appeal and obviously the fact that they are

from the First World War, but very often, they are inscribed -

they are postcards - with lovely handwritten messages.

I'm just going to look at this one. It's dated December, 1917.

"Dear Father, just a card to convey the best of good wishes for a very

"happy birthday.

"You have seen many, so I hope you will see as many again.

"May this be the best of them all

"and every successive one grow brighter."

Isn't that lovely?

-So sweet.

-"With love, your ever-loving son, Harry."

He's thinking of his father over there, in December,

close to Christmas and...

-Oh, Maureen!

-I know.

-Are you crying?

They are. They are really emotional things.

-What does it make you think of?

-Just the sacrifice, I think.

More than anything else.

And it's almost romantic as well.

It's just lovely.

I love it. It's so beautiful.

-Rather nice.

-How much is it?

-That's the tough bit.

-Back to business!

We've got 32 on the back there.

Could I be really cheeky? Could you do it for 20?

-22.

-I can accept 22.

-I think so.

-Yeah? 22?

-What do you think?

-I think that's quite fair.

-That's fair.

-I think that's quite fair.

Well done, Reds.

That was emotional.

Guys, we're done.

Woohoo! Yes!

That's job done for the Reds.

So, with just five minutes left,

are the Blues heading back to the Moorcroft lamp

with a ticket price of £200?

-Is it still there? It is still there.

-It is still there.

We've come back to have a look.

-Another look?

-Yeah.

Can I squeeze any more out of it to help us with the auction?

-120.

-Are we going to go for it?

-Yeah, we will go for it.

-Let's go for it.

-Yeah?

-Yeah.

-Yeah?

-We've got to.

-We've got to. We are against time, really, aren't we?

-Yeah.

-It's perfect.

There's no chips or anything on it.

-No.

-All right. Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

OK.

That's it, teams. Time's up.

Let's go and have a well-deserved rest now, I think.

-Thank you.

-Well done.

Let's check out what the Red team bought.

First up, Maureen and Peter are hoping they are in the picture

with this photo album bought for £50.

Next, Maureen loved this green lamp.

Peter didn't. But they paid £12 for it.

And finally, it was an emotional final buy

and they paid £22 for these postcards.

Well, Maureen, that was a highly emotional shop.

I know. We had a wonderful time.

There were a few tears, but mostly laughter.

-Peter, what's your favourite item?

-I think the postcards.

I think they are going to do well.

A lot of history with them and the story behind them so I think they will make a good profit.

Maureen, do you agree? What's your favourite item?

I really did like the postcards,

but my favourite one is the green retro lamp.

I definitely think that's going to make the most profit.

Because you didn't pay a lot of money for it.

We only paid 12 quid.

Well, all in all,

you spent £84, which means that you have to hand me over 216, please.

Certainly. There we go.

That's lovely. Which I will hand straight over to Kate.

-Thank you.

-Kate, it's a lot of money.

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

It's going to be quite a challenge to spend all of that,

but you never know. I might do it.

Have a go! While Kate goes off to find her bonus buy,

let's remind ourselves what the Blues bought.

First up, Pauline and Caroline are hoping this lamp will set

the auction alight. £50 paid.

Next, will they putt a profit with the novelty golf cruet set?

£20 paid.

And finally, as Caroline's gran used to collect Moorcroft,

she wanted to buy some.

They paid £120 for this piece.

-Well, girls, did you have a great time?

-We had a brilliant time.

-Terrific. And you were the boss today?

-I was the boss.

-Yes.

Yes.

Now, tell me, what was your favourite item?

My favourite item was the 1930s lamp.

Is it the item that's going to bring the most profit, though?

I think it probably will. Yes, I think it probably will.

It's something a little bit different.

And what about you? What was your favourite item?

My favourite would be the little golfing salt and pepper pot.

That was such fun. Is that going to make the most profit?

I don't think it will make the most profit.

I think the lamp will make the most profit, hopefully.

-OK. You are both in agreement there.

-I'm the boss.

You spent £190.

-Correct.

-Well done, girls.

Could I have £110, please?

-There you go.

-All right.

And Jonathan, £110.

-Yeah.

-What are you going to buy with that?

Well, I've got my eye on something. If it's still there, then wonderful.

But otherwise, something very nice for the ladies,

something different to what you've bought.

So I've certainly got an idea.

While Jonathan goes off to buy his bonus buy,

we are heading off to the auction at Knutsford.

Today we are at Wright Marshall Auctioneers with auctioneer Nick Hall.

-Welcome, Anita. Lovely to see you.

-It's lovely to be here.

Now, for our Reds.

First item that Maureen and Peter bought

was this Victorian photograph album.

What do you think, Nick?

Beautiful, isn't it? Absolute quality.

I love this lovely big embossed

metal decoration plaque to the front.

-It's a good-looking thing.

-It's strong. What is your estimate?

I put 40-60 on that lot.

Yeah? Well, they paid £50 so there is a hint of a profit there.

Yeah, mid-estimate. Good thing.

Good. Their second item was this industrial lighting.

Yeah. Well, of course, industrial lighting is one of those buzzwords at the minute.

I mean, whether this was in an industrial setting, I don't know.

I don't think it's terribly old but I do like the shape.

What's your estimate, Nick?

Well, I put 15-25 on it.

-Well, they only paid £12.

-That was a good buy, yeah.

-I think there's profit left in there.

-Profit there.

This may have been her favourite item.

-Yeah.

-But this made her feel very emotional.

It's one of those topics that does, isn't it?

It's military history, social history,

and, of course, people losing and sending away their loved ones.

The cards, as lovely as they are, are in plentiful supply.

-We see a lot of them.

-Estimate.

-For the four of them,

I think 10-20 is probably as much as we can expect.

Well, they paid £22.

-OK.

-So they may or may not need their bonus buy.

But we are going to go and have a look at it anyway.

Maureen, Peter, you left Kate £216.

Kate, what did you buy?

-Are you ready?

-Very.

This is what I came up with.

It's quite pretty. Look at that.

Look at the little flowers.

Well, as you can see, it's a dressing table set.

We have a jar for powder, we have two candlesticks,

a brush and a little hand mirror.

But the thing I really love about it is this enamel work.

The flowers here. Because this is beautifully done,

because this actually looks like silver but it isn't.

-True.

-So it's actually silver-plated,

which is quite unusual to get silver plate with such a high standard of enamel.

-How much did you pay for it?

-I actually only paid 38.

-38.

-That's not bad at all, actually,

for an entire matching set like this.

-It's so pretty. Yes.

-How much do you think?

-At auction?

-I could see that making between 40 and £60 easily.

Just for the enamel work. It's all in fantastic condition as well.

-You can't bid on it.

-I know.

Gutted.

Well, you seem very enthusiastic about it.

But you don't need to make up your mind right now.

But in the meantime,

let's see what the auctioneer thinks

about Kate's pretty dressing table set.

So, Nick, what do you think of Kate's bonus buy?

I like it. I like it a lot, actually.

It's really quite a practical, useful, lovely little thing, really.

-Yeah. Rather nice.

-Mirror, mirror, on the wall,

who's the prettiest of them all?

Well, it's practical, it's useful,

it's a nice-looking set in a good condition.

It could do all right. Yeah.

Why not? I've put £30-50 on it.

-Well, Kate paid 38.

-Hey, that was a good buy.

I think it was as well.

Well, that's it for the Reds.

Let's have a look at the Blues.

-Right.

-Now, Pauline and Caroline's first item was the table lamp.

Yeah. Well, I've catalogued it quite cautiously as Art Deco style.

If you look at the underside, the back of it,

the construction of it, you can see it's later.

But it's stylish and it's got the look.

What's your estimate, Nick?

Well, for a stylish lot, I've given it a stylish 20-40.

They paid £50 for it.

-OK.

-It's an attractive looking thing, but might struggle a wee bit?

Might a bit, yeah.

Their second item is this lovely wee condiment set,

little golfer's condiment set.

It was Caroline's favourite item.

Yeah, it's good. I like it as well.

It's a nice thing. And I think the collectors are going to like this.

It's got everything going for it, really.

You've got golfing enthusiasts, the ceramic collector,

the condiment collector, the Goebel collector.

They're all going to be chasing after this.

-What's your estimate?

-Well, on this I have put £20-40 on it.

-They paid £20 so very hopeful on that.

-It's a good buy.

-There should be profit in that.

-Good buy.

Their third item was the Moorcroft lamp base.

Yeah, it's got that magic name, hasn't it?

Moorcroft. And this wonderful tube lining decoration and of course the

quality, even though it's modern, the quality still shines through.

Estimate on that?

My estimate, because it's not a rare pattern, quite a common pattern,

-£40-50.

-Yeah, well, they paid £120.

They pushed the boat out there.

-Wow.

-So it may be that they need their bonus buy on this one.

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

Pauline, Caroline, you left Jonathan 110.

-Yeah.

-Jonathan, what did you buy?

You ladies, I'm sure you like a little bit of jewellery.

-Wow.

-That's not what I expected.

No. I don't think we did see this when we went shopping.

What drew me to it was it's just

very happy and it has that sort of...

Reminds me of sort of chintz patterns of the mid-20th century.

It's silver hallmarked Birmingham 1945, so fits in rather neatly,

end of the war, hooray.

Celebrate. And it's jolly and that sort of thing.

-It's very, very pretty.

-And how much did you spend on that?

Straight in there. Straight in there.

It cost me £30.

Right. And how much do you think it might bring at the auction?

I see a profit of £10 or £20.

So, girls, do you like it? Is it to your taste?

-It is, yeah.

-Beautiful, yes. Love it. Really, really like that, Jonathan.

-Nice piece of jewellery.

-Good.

So you're very enthusiastic.

And good price. But you don't need to make up your mind just at this

moment. But in the meantime,

let's see what the auctioneer thinks about Jonathan's lovely wee brooch.

Now, Jonathan bought this little brooch for his bonus buy.

It's a nice thing. It's actually made in Birmingham, 1945,

although it looks earlier. It's got a bit of an Art Deco feel about it.

Good little thing, really. Sweet little thing.

-Very, very pretty.

-Yeah.

-What's your estimate?

I think £30-50.

Well, Jonathan paid £30.

-Did he?

-Yeah.

-He did well. That was a good buy.

-Wonderful.

Now, Nick, you're going to be our auctioneer today.

I am waving the gavel for you, yes.

I always look forward to watching you on the rostrum.

-Thank you, Anita.

-So good luck.

£40 on my left.

Maureen, Peter, here we are at the auction day.

Maureen, you've left your specs behind.

Can you see that auctioneer?

Yes, I'm going to strain, but I've left them somewhere in my handbag.

-So she can't see the hammer go down!

-Never mind, never mind.

Well, the first item coming up is the Victorian photo album.

Next up, lot number 229.

Nice quality Victorian photograph album.

60 for it.

-40.

-Come on.

-30.

-Go on.

-Where are we? 30 I'm bid.

Thank you. 35.

Thank you. 35. Go 40.

40 bid. At 45 now.

At 45 standing.

All sure and done. 45 it is.

Any more? All sure?

Oh!

We were nearly there, guys. 45.

-£5.

Let's hope we can make it up on your light fitting.

-You loved that.

-That was my favourite piece.

Lot number 231.

A piece of vintage industrial lighting this time.

25 for it.

£20. Tenner.

25 I'm bid online.

-Thank you.

-Yes!

At 25. 30. Online at 30.

Nice bit of industrial lighting, this.

It's online at £30.

All sure and done, selling at £30.

-Yes.

-Fantastic.

Well done, you.

£30, so that is a profit of £18.

Overall score on your first two items at plus 13.

You're in good profit.

Your third item is coming up now.

Lot number 233.

Four various World War I silk postcards.

£20 for the set of them.

Come on. £20.

£20 for all four of them.

Not each. For the whole lot.

Ten, then. Surely.

£10. Ten I'm bid, thank you, online.

At ten now. At ten I am bid online.

Going once, twice, third and final time.

At £10 only.

-Oh.

-That's nothing.

Hard luck. So that is -12.

So it leaves you in the end

with profit of one huge £1.

-We are rich.

-Woohoo!

-We are rich.

-You are in profit, guys.

You're in profit. Now, you have to make up your mind.

Are you going to take Kate's bonus buy?

-I think we should give it a go.

-Give it a go. We're only £1.

-Yeah, I know. Yeah. Let's do it.

-Take a gamble.

Next up is lot number 239.

It's the glamorous vintage five-piece dressing table set.

Where are we going to go? £50?

40. Come on, 30.

At £30. 20, start me.

Come on. 20, I'm bid. Thank you. 20 online.

25. 30, I have.

At 30. 35. 40. 40!

£40 and selling. Going once, twice.

40 I have.

£40.

That is plus two.

Which leaves you, in the end, to plus three.

-Yeah, got £3.

-Yeah!

-You'll have to share a coffee.

Well, girls, here we are at the auction.

Are you excited? How do you feel?

Little bit nervous but really,

really hoping we are going to make a profit.

All right. OK, OK, OK.

Your first item's coming up.

Lot number 255 is the continental

Art Deco-style silvered metal table lamp.

Little bit of interest on the book.

I'm straight in here at 15, one five.

£15, I'm at 15 now.

£15. Any advance on 15?

20. 25 now.

25 on commission.

30 I'm bid. Thank you.

The bid's online at 30 now.

Online bidder at 30 and selling.

-ALL:

-Oh!

-What a shame.

Well, that's -20 there, girls.

But let's hope we can make up on your second item.

Here we go.

Lot number 257 is the Goebel of Germany ceramic novelty

golf salt and pepper pot.

Start me off.

Come on, I've got £20.

Bid me at £20.

-Come on. Come on.

-Really good collector's lot.

20 I'm bid in the room, then. Thank you. At £20 now.

At 20 only. Maiden bid.

-Five? Five? Five?

-You all sure? I will sell at £20 if you're done.

£20, girls.

Well, you didn't lose any money but you didn't gain any money.

And that means that you're still, after two items, at -£20.

Here we go, girls.

Lot number 259.

Nice lot. It's the Moorcroft table lamp in the Magnolia pattern.

I've got interest on the book here.

I can start the bidding straight in at £35.

35 I'm bid.

And 40. Five.

-50. Five.

-Come on.

Keep going. Keep going.

I've got £65.

Any advance? 70. Five.

75 now.

Back on commission at 75.

Selling. Nobody else?

All sure and done?

75.

So that is -45 on that one,

which takes you in the end to -65.

Right, at this point, you have to make up your mind

whether you're going to take your little enamel brooch or not.

-Jonathan paid £30 for it.

-Yeah.

-You're definitely going to take it?

Yes. Why not?

-Go for it.

-Good luck, girls. Here we go.

Lot 265 is the fine quality glass enamelled

hallmarked silver brooch.

Good maker this as well.

I've got interest on the book. I'm straight in at £45.

At 45, I'm bid 50, and five, 60,

-five, 70, five, 75 now. Any more?

-You might do it.

-Come on. Keep going, keep going.

-85?

85 now.

Any advance anywhere else? Going once, twice,

third and final time at £85 I sell.

85.

Plus 55.

That takes your overall score to -£10.

Now, many a time that has been

a winning score on Bargain Hunt,

so don't say a word to the Reds.

Well, everyone. Have we had a good time today?

-Brilliant.

-Oh, brilliant, brilliant, brilliant.

We have winners and we have runners-up

and today's runners-up are the Blues.

Guys, you bought with your heart.

-We did.

-But in the end, you were -10, which is not a lot.

If you say it quickly.

But what I can say to you is

you were wonderful, you were great sports.

-And we had a lovely time.

-Thank you very much.

And today's winners - the Reds.

Yes.

It was a wee bit like that, though, wasn't it?

The star of the show was Maureen's lamp.

-It was.

-Completely.

In the end, you were plus 3.

Woohoo!

I think we'll give it to you, Maureen.

Thank you.

We've all had a great time and you've all been wonderful,

wonderful, wonderful sports.

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