Westpoint 33 Bargain Hunt

Today's fair is in Exeter where, in 1682,

the last three women were tried and hanged for witchcraft in England.

For Bargain Hunt, I'll risk the same fate.

It's time for me to cast a spell of my own.

First, two drops of experts' sweat and tears.

Then a pinch of Red passion.

And last but not least, a dash of Blue determination.

Hocus-pocus.

Let's get some focus.

Antiques galore are waiting for us.

Reds and Blues, no time to lose.

It's time to dash and splash the cash.

Let's go Bargain Hunting.

We're here at Westpoint Arena in Exeter

where our teams have just one hour and £300

to find three items that will make a profit at auction.

So, let's see what magic lies ahead.

We have some tasty treats for you today.

Isn't that sweet?

Excuse the pun.

And fancy a brew, anyone?

How big a teapot is that?

At auction, it's far from a piece of cake.

-Oh, baby.

-Oh!

It's like pulling teeth.

But who gets the cherry on top?

Yes! Now we're rolling.

-Yes!

-Profit's profit.

But that's all coming up later,

so let's start at the beginning and meet our teams.

For the Reds today we've got friends Sue and Liz,

and for the Blues, married couple Tricia and Tim.

-Hello, everyone.

-Hello, hello.

Lovely to meet you all. Let's start with you, Reds.

Now, tell me, you've been friends for a long time,

but, Liz, how did you meet?

Sue and I started nursing on 13th September 1965.

You remember the very date?

-Yes.

-Both sort of nervous student nurses turning up

at the nurses' home, and we've stayed friends ever since.

So friendship was forged, a lifelong one, which is lovely.

-Yes, yes.

-But tell me, now you've retired,

so how do you fill your time? Nice and relaxed?

Oh, I do a few things, yes.

I retired about three years ago and I now do voluntary work.

I went and helped plant the poppies at the Tower of London,

-which was fantastic.

-Wow.

So that was two years ago because Sue was going to go.

-Yeah, that iconic installation.

-Yes, fantastic.

-Amazing.

-It was amazing.

-Now tell me, I believe you also have

a long bucket list which included a bit of pain,

-a bit of torture?

-Yes, that was a tattoo.

I always wanted a tattoo but when you're nursing at 18,

it's not the sort of thing that you do.

So when I was 65 I thought, "Right, now's the time to do it,"

and I had a little butterfly tattooed on my...

on the back of my neck.

-OK.

-My husband still hasn't recovered.

Oh, no!

Good work! OK, I must see that later.

Anyway, now, Sue, tell me, any hidden tattoos?

-No!

-No?

And I spent a lot of time persuading and bribing my children

not to have tattoos or piercings in horrible places.

So tell me, are you still working?

Well, until very recently, yes.

I retired on Thursday.

-Thursday this week?

-Yes.

-OK!

Tattoo time, I think, yeah.

-Yes.

-I'll get her booked in.

So, now that you do have some spare time, finally,

how are you planning on spending it?

I play tennis, belong to a book club,

I've just started a sewing club and do lots of voluntary work,

do a lot for the local hospice and other charities.

This is great. I have a feeling you're going to get the shop done

-in about 15 minutes.

-Yes. Vroom!

-You don't need an hour!

I'm interested to know about your knowledge of antiques

because you've got antiques in your blood.

Yes, my grandfather was Thomas Keeling,

who worked for Coalport as an artist, and he was a better artist

so he was allowed to sign some of the work, or initial it,

and I've managed to actually buy a few pieces.

Oh, lovely. You going to work well together?

-Yes, with the help of our expert, yes.

-Perfect, OK.

-So a team of three.

-As long as we don't chat too much.

Yeah, because we do talk a lot and we are worried about the hour.

Don't worry about that!

But it does whiz by, so play it carefully,

-and good luck to you.

-Thank you.

Right, let's move on to you, Blues, newlyweds since last year,

which is very exciting.

So, how did you meet, Tim? How did you and Tricia cross paths?

Well, we actually attended a pub quiz at a local pub in Exeter

for quite a while and it just so happened that one day

Tricia's team didn't really turn up.

It was only, like, her and one friend.

So thankfully the quizmaster just said,

"Oh, would you like to go and join nice Tim's team?"

-That's how he described you?

-Yes.

-That was the first vote of confidence.

-Yeah, exactly.

And then we just got chatting, and then...

-the rest is history, I guess.

-Oh, that's lovely.

Important question, did you win the quiz that night?

I don't think we did, actually, no.

-Well, some might say you won the lottery.

-Aww!

Tell me, you also have another love in your life

-and it's part of your career, too.

-Well, "15-love", one might want say.

I am a tennis analyst, so I provide live statistical data

for the World Tour tennis.

So does that take you all over the world?

All over the world...sat in Exeter.

Oh, I see, so it's all digital?

-Yeah.

-Tricia, what do you do in a working day?

I'm a supported living coordinator,

so we work with people with dementia, Alzheimer's

and people with learning disabilities.

And basically, I suppose we are trying to make ourselves redundant

because we are trying to enable them

to live their lives to their fullest.

-OK, that's a nice way of putting it, isn't it?

-Yeah.

You describe yourself as a bit of a water baby.

-Tell me about that.

-Yes, yes.

I love water. I've... From very, very little,

I was straight in the pool.

I then learnt how to scuba dive, so...

-Cool.

-..that was pretty cool.

I learnt to dive in Falmouth

but I was lucky enough to go out to Egypt and dive out there.

So I've dived with turtles and saw a little reef shark,

which was amazing, literally, like, about this far away,

so that was really, really cool.

Now, tell me, have you ever bought any antiques, been to a fair?

Is this familiar territory for you?

-Not really.

-I would say this is unfamiliar territory, yes.

-OK.

-But avid watchers of the show, and we are, like,

we're one of those who go, "Oh, we could do that."

We're going to find out later whether we can or not, so...

Oh, you're one of those! OK, right!

Well, you won't be able to buy anything

without some dosh, so £300 for you,

Reds, and just to be fair, £300...

Look how excited you are! £300 for you, Blues.

Your experts can't wait to meet you so off you go, get shopping.

Well, given Tricia's love of diving,

let's hope our teams swim instead of sink.

Time to meet today's experts.

Hoping to hit the high notes with the Reds is Danny Sebastian.

And need an antique?

Who are you going to call? For the Blues, it's Gary Pe.

So, what's on the shopping list today?

Things that people might like to give as gifts.

Erm, perhaps things with dual interests, like golf and jewellery

or dogs and pottery.

I would really like a teapot because I collect teapots.

-Oh, right.

-So that would be cool.

Hopefully glass or silver.

Little things, mainly, with particular hallmarks on them.

I used to be a baker and I'm really into cooking,

so some kitchenalia would be brilliant.

-I think that's doable.

-Yeah?

Right, teams, your 60 minutes start now.

-Go!

-Let's go.

-Come on, let's go and have a look.

-Let's go hunting.

Off you go, then, teams, the hunt is on.

-Which way are we going, left or right?

-Let's go this way.

There's got to be a teapot in here, possibly.

Ah, a teapot, one of the great British classics.

And here's another, the British bulldog.

-Would somebody want him...?

-I don't like him.

You don't? No, OK, so...

-I think he's got an ugly face.

-Has he?

Oh, don't call him ugly!

Careful, he might bite.

What else draws your eye?

Sue, what do you think? I'm quite interested in that one,

-it's a little pillbox.

-Isn't it sweet?

-Oh, it's sweet.

It certainly is.

The numbers 925 represent sterling silver...

-Right.

-..so we know it's silver.

What we really want to know is what the price of it's going to be.

Yeah. Could I have a look at the little pillbox, please?

Yeah, certainly.

This is sterling silver.

-Right.

-I think it's possibly American, actually.

It's just such an unusual design.

What sort of age do you think it is?

Erm, I would have thought that was '50s, '60s.

-Mm-hmm.

-May I hold it?

-Certainly.

-Thank you.

-What do you think, Danny?

It's stamped as sterling, 1950s, nice little object, I think,

and not samey-samey.

I would be interested in that,

and I'm sure plenty of other people will be, too.

And how much is it, please?

-Oh, there we are, 38.

-I've got it marked at 38.

-Right.

-It's quite sweet.

Excuse the pun, but it is quite sweet.

£38 doesn't seem too far out.

We may even be a little bit lucky and get it a tad lower.

We may have a really helpful man here who is going to help us.

-Are you going to help us?

-I'll go to 32 for you.

Oh, you'll go to 30. Oh, you'll go to 30!

-I'll go to 30!

-Thank you!

-Oh, Sue!

-Well done, you!

-Is that a purchase?

Yes, that's a purchase.

-OK, shake the man's hand.

-There we go, thank you very much.

-Yes, thank you very much indeed.

-Fantastic.

Yes, indeed, a tasty little pillbox wrapped up for £30,

all within five minutes.

Come on, let's go and get some more goodies.

Meanwhile, over with the Blues,

Gary thinks he may have found Tim a bowl

for mixing all his dough ingredients.

I spy a mixing bowl, of sorts.

-OK.

-Mm-hmm.

-It looks fairly old.

-OK.

-Probably English.

There's enough patination to make me believe it's late 19th century.

How much is it on for?

-35 - that's not much, is it?

-That's not much at all.

If we could reduce that amount to something in the 22 range,

-I think that would be good.

-OK.

However, before we even ask the price on this one,

what do you think of this?

Wow! It's...

-It's some sort of barrow.

-OK.

Probably originally meant to transport sacks of flour

or sacks of potatoes.

Nice joinery here, it was probably smoothed out by a hand plane.

Great metalwork.

-You could use this as a towel rack.

-Yeah.

Something to decorate the garden with.

-Yeah.

-It's priced at 65.

I like it - I think it would have to be cheaper than 65.

-Absolutely.

-Yeah.

Yeah, I'd definitely want it a lot lower than that.

-Sort of 45 range.

-Yeah.

Which do you have a better feel for?

I'm not sure, actually, I do quite like the mixing bowl.

Again, it all depends on how much we get for it, doesn't it?

That's the idea, Tim.

Time to quiz the stallholder.

We were wondering if we could ask the price of these.

Yes, absolutely.

So, 35...

I can take it down to 27.50.

-OK.

-And the sack truck?

-Yep.

-I can take that down to 45.

'So, which one will it be, Blues? Decision time!'

I quite like the sack truck.

-Yeah?

-Yeah.

-I quite like them both.

Is this a split decision?

I think I should play it safe and go with my wife.

That's a very safe decision!

So, the sack truck it is, then.

Is there any possibility we could get it down just a little bit more?

I'm really sorry, I've taken about a third off it,

-so I can't take any more.

-Not even down to 44, just £1?

-For a pound, absolutely.

-Would that be OK?

-That's fine.

-Perfect, thank you!

-You're welcome!

'Well done, Tricia. You never know,

'that pound might make all the difference.'

First buy done and dusted in less than ten minutes.

-We can relax a little bit!

-Perfect start!

-Yeah.

Don't get too relaxed, though - you have two more to find.

Now, then, what have the Reds seen? A bit of glass for Sue?

Glass, does that sell?

Whitefriars sells, without a doubt.

You know, it's well-known, it's popular, it's commercial.

It's probably top of the tree when you're talking glass.

Hello, sir - your stall?

-It is indeed, yep.

-We're looking for some advice, please.

-Yep.

-Of all these lovely colours, is there a most popular?

The kingfisher blue or the tangerine.

The rarest is the meadow green on the end there.

-This meadow green?

-Yeah.

-Right.

I quite like the cranberry-coloured ones.

-Yes.

-What sort of age is that?

1960s, 1970s, that sort of period.

I remember the name because our honeymoon hotel

-was called the Whitefriars.

-Was it?

So I've been aware of this stuff for a long time.

Might be a link here!

Yeah, there might be a link here, mightn't there?

-78.

-Is there movement at all on these prices?

-I can do a bit.

-Can do a bit, yeah.

-Yeah.

'While the Reds have a think about the vases,

'the Blues have decided it's time for tea.'

I spy a couple of teapots in there.

-Oh, yes.

-Probably made by Carlton Ware.

-OK.

-It appears to be the Australian pattern.

-So, the teapot is 43.

-Just for a teapot.

-Yeah.

-If it was a set, then of course I'd say go for it.

Yeah. We'll have a little think about it?

-OK.

-Yeah.

-Yeah?

One to keep warm on the hot plate, perhaps.

-But what about this one?

-That looks like a Doulton.

-OK.

-From the Burslem studio.

Late 19th century, about 1880.

-OK.

-Erm...

-Shall I have a look at how much it is?

Yes.

250 for that one.

-Shall we carry on?

-I think we should carry on.

-I'm in shock.

-Yeah!

I think Gary might need a cup of tea after that!

Now, then, back to the Reds, and the ladies seem to think

that doing a double deal might be an idea.

Do you think buying the two would make it more saleable,

if we asked if we could have the two together?

The two pieces that we've got, they're very similar in colour -

would it be best to get two different colours?

Yeah - if they were the same design, do you think?

-Yes.

-Yes, I think so.

A pair, but not a pair, in terms of colour.

-Are we mad?

-No. No, it makes sense.

-OK!

Could do that at 65.

I like this, and there is a green one, meadow green.

-Got 68 - could do that for 60 on that one.

-OK.

OK, so we now have, well, almost a pair.

-120 for the two.

-Could you possibly do it for 100?

No. No, 120 would be the very best.

-Would you meet us in the middle?

-We were hoping for 100,

because we're optimists.

Erm, 110, final offer.

110, done.

I think he's been as fair as he can be.

-Thank you.

-OK?

-Yes.

-Thank you very much.

-Cheers.

-Thanks very much.

So, the decisive Reds are doing a deal for

two Whitefriars vases for £110. But is Danny happy?

They're getting on great, they've bought two items,

we're only 20 minutes in. They're spending quite a bit.

I'm just a little bit worried whether or not

there's going to be any money left for me.

Mmm, we'll have to see about that.

Now, while both teams carry on with their shopping,

I have something to show you.

There are some items in the antiques world

that are made for practical purposes -

clocks, crockery, cutlery and the like.

But there are some that are made just to be admired,

just to be pretty, really.

And this quaich is exactly one of those.

It's a silver quaich,

a two-handled drinking vessel from the Celtic tradition,

and it's been created by an American designer,

William Snelling Hadaway.

Now, he was born in Massachusetts in 1872,

but he had itchy feet and he travelled to England.

He wanted to be a great silversmith, and believe me,

that's exactly what he went on to be.

This quaich is a lovely example of Snelling Hadaway's signature style.

We have some beautiful motifs that symbolise prosperity,

good luck and power -

the first two, prosperity and good luck,

symbolised by the dolphins on the handles and the carp at the base,

and power and prowess symbolised by the Viking longboats.

And what's interesting is that we have an example here from 1904,

sort of in the middle of his British career.

And all of these items are really signature items.

The handles are each individually hallmarked,

WSH, hallmarked individually because they weren't made specifically

for this piece, they were cast in silver several times en masse,

and they could have been used on anything that he made.

It's sort of pieced together using items that he created in his style.

So what we have here is a beautiful piece, not really to be touched,

more just to be admired from a distance.

But what's it worth?

Well, probably anywhere between £200 and £500.

Back to the shopping, and the teams are nearly halfway through.

The Blues only have one item in the bag, but the Reds have two.

We've got £160 left to spend,

and we've still got 35 minutes to look for the last item!

So come on, let's go and see what we can find.

The Blues know exactly what they're looking for.

Teapot, teapot...

Yes, they're still on the hunt for a great teapot!

How big a teapot is that?!

Staffordshire, blue and white, transfer-printed.

Price, 85.

-OK.

-It says that it's a Spode.

Now, I don't think it's that old.

-OK.

-But it's an old pattern, which I think might be old Italian.

I do really like the patterning, I think this is really pretty.

You don't see teapots this size.

-No!

-No!

-No, definitely not!

So, I mean, that's the only thing that sells it to me.

-Mmm.

-Yeah.

-The size.

-Yeah.

One to think about.

Now, then, what have the Reds spotted?

Oh, look at the tennis brooch with the tennis ball!

Oh, that's definitely what you would like, isn't it?

Yeah, but not everybody else.

Well, watch out. Tim, the tennis analyst, might love it.

But at the moment, he's more interested in kitchenalia.

That looks like some sort of grinder,

probably for something like nutmeg.

That looks really interesting.

Where does it originate from, do you know?

-It looks Asian, to me.

-OK.

Probably South Asian.

-Ah!

-Oh, wow, look at that.

India, probably. It comes in two parts.

You'd insert the nutmeg or peppercorns in there

and grind the spices.

-Ah.

-OK.

-Would you necessarily still use it

-for its function...?

-It is functional.

-OK. Yeah.

And this one here is some sort of rice measure.

£10. Oh, wow!

Some sort of semi hardwood.

Look at that decorated banding, I think that's quite nice.

£10 is a really good price, but then, 22...

-OK.

-Why don't we combine them as a lot?

Yeah, two together?

Two together, at the right price...

-Yeah.

-..that would make it more sellable.

-OK.

-Yeah.

Off you go, then, Tim, to do the deal.

And it's a familiar face!

What's the best deal you could do for them both?

So, that one I have at £22.

That one I have at ten.

32.

-I could do the two for 28.

-28?

£28 for the two of them - do we like the sound of that one?

-Yeah, I'm happy with that.

-Well, I'm happy if you're happy.

-Great.

-Let's go for it.

-OK.

-Thank you very much!

-Thank you.

Another double deal - the rice measurer and grinder for £28.

It's a happy team.

Two bits of kitchenalia in the bag.

-Yeah, and really unique kitchenalia as well.

-Absolutely!

Now, though, where are those Reds?

-I saw a rocking horse there.

-A rocking horse?

-You've seen a rocking horse?

-Yes.

That's more than the money - can't buy that.

-325.

-Yep. Can't buy that, out of our price bracket, sorry!

-Isn't it beautiful?

-It's lovely.

-Just too much money.

Just too much money.

Talking of money, Tricia's had a rethink about the blue giant teapot.

How much do you think you could do the gigantic teapot for?

I've got £85 on it.

-Yep.

-I could sell it to you for 75.

75. OK.

Well, that's another teapot to put on the stand for now.

We've got just under 20 minutes left.

We've got the time to sort of browse around

and we've got a couple of things in the back burner,

so, no worries, no pressure - we'll make it.

Let's hope so! Now, back to the Reds,

and Liz might have spotted something dual-purpose, just as she wished.

Walking sticks are quite popular, aren't they?

But they're quite expensive.

-165.

-Well, I quite like him.

-You quite like him?

-Yes, I do.

What sort of age do you think he would be?

-Is that hallmarked?

-1950s, probably, some...

He's got a brass collar.

-Bit of a pug.

-He's got amazing eyes.

-Glass eyes.

-What do you think about him?

They're collectable and practical.

-People use them to walk themselves.

-As a gift.

People also like collecting walking sticks.

Dogs are very popular.

-Yes. He's not a pretty dog...

-No?

-..but he is a dog.

I think you'd have to work a little bit on that price.

-We would, wouldn't we?

-That's a lot.

-You certainly will!

Now, where's the stallholder? Do your best, Liz!

We've got a problem - we love the walking stick...

-And not the price?

-We haven't got the money left to give Danny.

Yeah. Well, honestly, the very best I could do would be £140.

-140.

-It's a lovely thing, I mean, it's got ruby eyes.

What sort of age is it?

Erm, date, I would guess, not later than 1920.

This is beech, this part is boxwood.

I'm not sure what the head's carved in, actually.

-I think it's lovely.

-Do you?

Yes, I think it's lovely, it's unusual.

If we asked really nicely, would you be able to do 120?

-I couldn't, I'm afraid.

-You couldn't, no.

-Oh, go on.

-Would 130 help you?

-How much would that leave you, then?

Don't worry about me, I can buy something for as little as £1,

if that's all you're going to leave me.

So, don't worry, if you like it, you love it - let's buy it.

What do you think, Sue?

-Yes!

-There's a shake of hand!

-Is that a yes?

-Absolutely.

-Shake the man's hand.

Thank you very much.

Well done, ladies - £130 paid.

Fantastic. We've got three items, we're all done.

Give us a group hug here. Ooh!

So much love in the Red camp today!

Now, what about those Blues?

I see bits of porcelain on that stall over there.

Not just any porcelain, mind - teapots!

They look like Belleek - the best Irish porcelain that you can find.

Now, if they are Belleek, there's only one condition

that I would impose, if you want to buy them.

-Yep.

-They have to have the early black mark.

-OK.

-All right?

Better have a closer look, then.

Which one do the couple prefer?

I quite like the one with the handle going over the top.

-All right, this one here.

-The bigger one.

-The bigger one.

Now, what was it I said that was important about Belleek?

That it's got a black mark.

Shall we look at the underside?

-Yeah!

-Tension...

-DRUMROLL

-Ta-da!

-Yes!

The all-important harp and hound Belleek black mark.

-And probably first period.

-Yep.

So, you've got sort of a coral form in here.

Sort of shellfish design.

-Mm-hmm.

-Or scallop design.

I mean, look at that kind of detailing.

And the porcelain, the translucency of it, is just remarkable.

-I do like the patterning on it, it's...

-That's right.

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

-No, absolutely.

But I see no price.

I see a price on the other one...

-Yeah.

-Yes.

-..which is 120.

So we're probably talking about an extra 50 quid on that.

-OK.

-And again, let's do the same thing with that.

-Let's just check it over.

-Check the mark.

-Yep.

-DRUMROLL

And lo and behold, black.

-Oh, wow!

-Right? So, like I said,

it's the highest quality Irish porcelain you can find.

There's a big market for them,

particularly the ones that have the black mark.

The price is not that scary.

-OK.

-It depends how low we can go.

I like them, I think they're really nice.

-They're nice.

-Yeah.

I'm liking the age in them as well, I think that's really good.

Now, compared to the giant of a teapot...

-Yep.

-..what are we thinking?

Spode being quite modern, I think it's less...

Well, this has the antique label.

Exactly, yeah.

-Shall we find out?

-Shall we find out?

-Is it your task to do?

-It's your turn!

I think it should be mine, as I'm the teapot lady!

You're the teapot lady, exactly!

OK, then, Mrs Teapot -

go and have a chat with the stallholder about the little one.

I am positive about the make, great patterns on it, so...

if we can get that right price then I'm happy and excited.

Now, then, Tricia, what news on that £120 price tag?

-So...

-Yes?

-88?

-Ooh!

-For the teapot?

-For the teapot, yeah, the small one.

-Item number three.

-Yes.

-Have we done this?

-I think we might have done.

-Tim, are you in agreement?

-Are we shopped out?

Oh, don't keep us in suspense, Tim!

-OK!

-Yes!

Go, team!

At last, Tricia's got her teapot, and with 12 minutes left to spare!

-Are we happy?

-Yeah.

-Yeah, very.

Hey-hey! Come on! Celebrate!

Let's remind ourselves what the Red team bought.

First up, they spent £30 on this sweet little 1950s silver pillbox.

They then bought two coloured Whitefriar vases for £110.

And finally, they're hoping to walk away with profit

with this unusual dog's head walking stick. £130 was paid.

Now, as I said to you at the beginning of the day,

you were going to get that shop done quickly.

You just don't have time to hang around!

38 minutes is all it took - well done!

Impulse buying, I think!

OK, well, tell me about the impulse buy.

Which are you thinking was an impulse buy?

I think the Whitefriars. We bought two Whitefriars vases,

which perhaps in hindsight was a mistake.

Well, you know, it's a good name, so, there's a good market for it.

-And you never know, right?

-Yes.

-Which was your favourite item, Liz?

I think the bulldog walking stick.

Do you think it's going to bring a good profit,

perhaps the biggest profit, Liz?

I think probably the first item we bought,

-which is a little sweetie pillbox.

-OK, Sue, do you agree?

I loved the walking stick, very nice buy, that,

and I'm not sure if any of the things will make much profit,

and I don't think the Whitefriars will make any profit at all,

-in hindsight.

-Oh, no! But you did spend a lot of money,

-I'm very proud of you - £270.

-That's right.

-£30 left.

-There you go.

Fantastic, thank you, Liz, going to Danny.

Danny, they've not left you much.

Do you have any ideas how you'll spend that £30?

We bought quite traditionally today, so I think we're going to

-go for something quite modern.

-OK.

So, as Danny moves into the 20th or 21st century for these ladies,

let's remind ourselves what the Blue team bought.

First up, they wheeled out £44

for this wooden and cast iron sack truck.

They then bought this rice measure and Indian spice grinder for £28.

And finally, they paid £88

for an unusual Irish Belleek porcelain teapot.

Tea, anyone?

So, Tim and Tricia, it didn't take you long to find all three items,

but you did spend a while looking for a teapot.

Yes, just a little!

But you did get it in the end, so, Tricia, is that your favourite item,

-the teapot?

-I think it is, yeah, definitely.

-It has to be, doesn't it, after all that looking?

-Yeah.

And what about profit? Do you think it's going to bring the biggest?

I'm not sure if it will bring the biggest.

I reckon it might be the sack truck.

Tim, do you agree?

-I think my favourite's the little Indian...

-The rice measure?

The rice measure and the grinder because it's so unusual.

-Quite quaint.

-Exactly, and I think it will do really well.

OK, so you think that's going to bring the biggest profit?

-I think so, yeah.

-You did pretty well, only spending £160,

so who's got 140? You do, OK, thank you so much.

-So, all these notes, Gary, £140.

-Well, well, well!

How are you going to spend them?

I think I may have found something that's electrifying.

OK, OK!

Well, on that note, let's head straight to the auction,

where it's all going to unfold.

I've hopped over to Honiton and to Whittons auction house

to meet the man himself, Edward Whitton.

Thank you very much for having us along.

Thank you for coming along.

Now, I present to you the Red team's items.

Here we have Liz and Sue, great friends,

and will they still be great friends when this little sweetie box

goes under the hammer? Because it's a gorgeous thing, isn't it?

Yeah, it is, nice hinged top, silver, 925 standard,

fairly late in the last 20, 30 years.

It's machine-made but, you know, it's quite a novelty.

I've never seen one in a sweetie shape,

I think it's really lovely.

So, what do you reckon it's going to make, silver as it is?

-I've put 20-30 estimate.

-Well, the ladies paid £30,

top end of your estimate,

so hopefully they'll get a SWEET return.

OK, let's move on to something that might actually be a little bit sour.

This is their Whitefriars glass.

Tell me what you think of these.

Copy of the cucumber type of vase that they made but smaller.

But I personally don't like them,

don't have a lot of confidence in them,

hence the estimate of £20-30.

But, you know, hopefully we'll be surprised on the day.

The ladies paid £110 the pair.

-Right.

-I think they got a bit carried away.

-I think they did.

-So, if the vases go a little bit south,

all hopes might be pinned on this rather stylish walking stick.

Tell me your thoughts on this beauty.

Yeah, I like it. It's a nice lot, nice style,

it's got the silver band to it and the gemstone eyes,

so I've got hope for this one, to be fair.

-I mean, it's not unusual to see a dog handle, is it?

-No.

But there's something about this one.

Yeah, you can have dogs, fish, cats, they're not uncommon,

but they are quite collectable.

Often, items like this are difficult to age

because there are so many reproductions out there.

What do you think of the authenticity of this one?

I think this bit here is later, this is old,

and underneath the silver strip there there'll be a join,

so it's been put together.

So, how much are they going to pay for it?

I put 100-150.

-OK, well, the team paid £130 for the stick...

-OK.

..so we're on a knife edge here with these estimates.

So, just in case it doesn't work out,

let's find out what Danny bought as a bonus buy.

Well, Liz and Sue, you were so cruel to Danny, £270 spent,

you only gave him £30 to spend!

-We felt really mean.

-Oh, did you?

Let's find out, Danny, £30, what did you spend it on?

Well, I've spent it on something every house needs.

-Oh, wow!

-I love mirrors, I think they're great things,

people always need one.

This is a very contemporary one. It's not bevel-edged,

it's got no age to it, really - it's brand-new, to be honest -

but I just find it quite quirky.

It's lovely with the rope round the outside.

I just think that, in the auction, everyone's going to want a mirror,

-and I'm sure...

-It's whether they want THAT mirror, Danny!

-This is the question!

-How much did you pay for it, please?

You only left me £30!

You didn't spend £30?

I did, I spent the whole £30 on it!

Big spender, like us!

-Absolutely!

-So if we have got people who would like this mirror,

how much are they going to buy it for, do you think, Danny?

Well, I'd like to think it would probably reach somewhere

between 40, £50 quite easily.

Interestingly, you're meant to obviously fix it to the wall

-with that.

-Does that change anything for you?

No!

Well, the ladies aren't quite decided yet,

so in the meantime, let's find out what auctioneer Ed

thinks of Danny's quirky mirror.

Now I have a feeling, Ed,

that Danny was under a little bit of pressure when he bought

this bonus buy because bearing in mind we were at an antique fair,

and this doesn't have a lot, or any, age to it, does it?

It doesn't, no.

-It's as new as they come.

-Do you rate its style?

I think it's ghastly!

I mean, Ed, tell us what you really think(!)

No, it's an acquired taste.

OK, and what do you reckon it's going to be worth?

-50-80.

-Fantastic, well, Danny spent £30 on it.

-He will be delighted.

-Yeah.

Right, let's move on now to our Blues,

Tim and Tricia, and we're starting off here with a little bit of

an industrial lot, the set of coal trucks here, or a sack barrel,

-I would call it.

-They're nice quality, they've been nicely made,

there's no damage to them.

How old are they? Are we talking sort of 1940s, '50s?

Yeah, they probably are 1940s, around that time.

I think they're saleable, up to a price.

-And what's that price?

-30-50.

OK, well, the team paid £44,

and I reckon they'll do all right, won't they?

It's quite a fun thing, someone will come away with that

and they'll be quite happy.

So, let's move onto another wooden set of items,

this is this novelty grinder and the rice measure.

So we're from a different continent altogether, we're over in the East.

Whilst they look the part, how old do you really think these are?

Within, I'd say, the last 15, 20 years, to be honest, at the most.

Do they fall under tourist item?

Yeah, it's a holiday memento.

Sort of a taste of the East when you come back to the West?

Yeah, the sort of item you pop on a kitchen windowsill,

something like that. You wouldn't use them.

-They don't look very hygienic, do they?

-No.

OK, so, bearing in mind that we can't really use them

and we're not sure quite how we'll display them,

how does that affect your estimate?

20-30.

OK, well, the team paid £28,

-so we're getting there, fingers crossed.

-Yeah.

On the right lines.

Now, we're sticking with the kitchen

but now we're onto fine Irish porcelain.

Belleek here - quite an unusual example of one of their teapots.

Yeah, nice looking pot, no damage to it.

It's a clean, collectable item.

When you're selling Belleek,

do you have Irish bidding for it or does it tend to stay around here?

Yeah, we've got quite strong Irish connections

that will buy a lot of this porcelain.

-What do you reckon it's worth?

-25-35.

OK, well, the team paid two fat ladies, 88 for the teapot,

which means they might need their bonus buy.

So let's find out what Gary came up with.

Well, Tricia and Tim, you spent a fair amount of money at the auction

but you left plenty for Gary to play with,

so are you worried about what he got up to

when he went back to the fair?

I think he will have done quite well. I'm hopeful, yeah.

He's been very good at guiding us through so far.

OK, Gary, guide us through your bonus buy, then.

Well, I promised something electrifying -

what about a danger sign?

-Oh!

-33,000 volts of it.

-Very nice.

-That is interesting.

-Yes.

Got positive vibes about that one.

It is a porcelain enamel sign,

obviously from the Indian subcontinent,

and this probably would have come out of an electrical power station.

Now, it's very useful nowadays.

Can you imagine attaching this to your fridge

if you want to go on a diet or something like that?

Well, that depends how much whisky gateau you make, Trish!

So, how much did you actually spend on it?

-Well... £15.

-Ooh!

-OK.

-That's very good, actually.

-OK, I'm happy with that.

There's a lot of collectors for enamel signs,

and this is in fairly good condition.

How much do you think it would make in auction?

I'd like to think it would treble that amount.

Does sound very good.

That sounds very positive, I'm quite happy with that!

Let's see if Ed, our auctioneer,

is feeling positive about Gary's dangerous sign.

Now, Ed, I'm going to presume that, like me,

you don't speak fluent Sanskrit?

-No.

-No, you don't, neither do I.

If that even is the language depicted on this sign.

But tell me, does this smell danger in the auction room or do you think,

in fact, it's going to get loads of attention?

It's a bit of a novelty item, isn't it?

Put it on the toilet door, wherever!

In the kitchen.

Do you think this will appeal to those who have a taste

for the macabre, with the skull and cross bones?

Yeah, you try and find them, though. We'll hopefully try and find them.

I don't know what it's going to sell for, to be honest,

but I think 20-30 is what I'd put on it.

Well, I tell you what, Gary paid £15

for this dangerous sign and I don't think in that case

-he'll be in too much danger.

-No.

Well, we've discussed these at length,

and I presume you'll be itching to get them under the hammer.

-Looking forward to it.

-In that case, let's get started.

£50 here, for an estimate. 50 on the internet.

Are you still feeling good about the lots that you bought?

-Not all of them.

-Which is giving you a headache?

-The second one that we bought.

-The vases.

-The Whitefriars.

-But pleased with the other two.

-Yes.

We're starting with the silver pillbox.

-See how that does.

-Here comes item number one.

595, item number two, a silver pillbox.

What, £20 for this?

£20 I'm bid. £20? 22?

-For the silver, the sweet.

-He's off the mark.

22 here. Four, six,

eight, 30...

-Brilliant!

-Yes!

-Yes!

At £30 here. 32, is it?

At £30 here, 32 anywhere else?

At £30, then, at £30, here.

Oh, well, it broke even.

Good start, that.

OK, so we're back to square one.

But this is your dreaded lot.

The Whitefriars, £110 paid.

These two Whitefriars vases here, 596,

and 32, I'm bid. Four, six, eight...

They've got a long way to go.

38, and 40.

At 40, 42. 44.

Come on!

46. At £46. 48?

-At 50?

-Come on!

-At £48 here.

-Oh, come on!

£50 anywhere?

50. We're at £50.

And two, I'll take.

At £50, then.

Ladies, £50. You had a feeling it wasn't going to go well.

-We did.

-So it's lost £60.

So the unusual walking stick,

which the auctioneer thinks should make between £100-150,

really has to go some to get you back into the black.

80, I'm bid, five.

-90. Five.

-Come on, come on.

95, 100. And 10.

110, 120. 120.

At 120, 130, is it?

-LIZ:

-Go on, it's beautiful!

-AUCTIONEER:

-At £120 here.

Come on, internet.

At £120.

OK.

120. So close.

It's another loss of £10.

We're straight into that all-important question -

are you going to go with the bonus buy?

-Yes.

-Yes.

-OK, Danny,

the ladies are going to go with your bonus buy.

No pressure. You paid £30 for it

and the auctioneer actually reckons £50-80.

So, here's hoping for a profit.

Good mirror here, a bit nautical.

£50 for this one?

30, I'm bid. 32.

-Profit!

-Yes!

-34. 36.

Now we're rolling!

At 38? 40.

-42.

-Still cheap!

-At 42.

At 42. And 45.

-Yes!

-At 45.

-I don't think he can quite believe it.

At £45...

-Fantastic!

-Ooh, I deserve that!

Am I getting one from you as well? Mwah!

£45. Finally I get to write a plus here!

Plus 15, brilliant.

-So, overall, minus 55.

-Well, it could be worse.

Well, yeah, you can't really get excited about that, can you?

In my nightmares it was worse.

Tim, Tricia, how are you feeling?

-Good. Excited.

-A bit apprehensive.

Here's your first item. It's the set of coal trucks.

You bought for £44, so hopefully we'll get a profit

on our first item. Here it comes.

30 for this?

20 then. 20 to start me.

20, I'm bid. At 20.

And two, and five, 25.

Come on.

28, and 30.

I've got £30 here.

-Getting there.

-Getting there!

And two. Good pair of sack trucks.

-34...

-Up, up, up!

-Still going.

At 34. Bid's at the back.

-TIM:

-Only

-£10

-away.

-AUCTIONEER:

-At £34.

Oh, 34.

£10 less than what you paid for them.

So, now it's on to our grinder and measure.

Are you ready for this? £28 paid.

The novelty items here, the grinder and rice measure.

And £20? 22. At 22.

-22.

-24. 26.

-Gary, it's getting there.

At £26 here.

-At £26.

-Come on.

-28.

Yes!

And 30 I'll take anywhere else.

At £28 here. 30 I want.

-We're all waiting.

-£28.

-Done.

-Oh! That's like pulling teeth!

Oh, my goodness!

Right, OK, so that was £28.

So zero, we're back to where we started, minus 10.

Right, OK, Belleek teapot, £88.

We need this Belleek to make some money.

605, Belleek teapot here.

And 22, five, eight, 30, five.

40.

We need more than that.

At 42.

At £42 here.

Five I'll take.

-AUCTIONEER:

-At £45 anywhere else?

-TIM:

-Oh, no.

At £45.

I think the kettle's just boiled!

Right, OK, £45 hammer, there.

It's a loss of 43.

Right. Overall, minus 53, Blues.

That's where we are. There's no getting around it.

Minus 53.

-So, danger, danger, high voltage.

-Here we go.

Here comes the bonus buy.

-Are you going to take it?

-I think we better.

-I think we should, shouldn't we?

-I think so, yeah.

I don't think there's a question about that one.

-It might be a shock!

-Might be a shock!

-Exactly!

We actually need a shock result.

Now, Gary paid £15 for it.

Shocker - the auctioneer thinks £20-30.

-No!

-20-30.

I can't look.

Danger sign, here.

Lot number 609.

20 for this?

15, I'm bid.

-At 15, and 16.

-Oh, oh, oh!

At £16, and 18.

-At £18.

-Doesn't that feel good?

20 I'll take. At £18 here.

A bit more. A bit more.

20. That is it.

At £20. Sold.

-Yeah!

-Profit's profit.

A sweet profit at last, thanks to Gary.

Fantastic. £20, which means a profit of £5. OK.

So, that takes you down to minus 48.

-Well, do you know what...?

-Result(!)

But you've had a nice time, right?

Yeah, definitely. I'll stick to the tennis, I think!

-So you're not giving up the day jobs!

-No.

I think you're both safe in your roles, don't worry.

What a relief!

Now, interestingly, the biggest profit made today

was on the most contemporary item, which was Danny's bonus buy.

Ooh, it's looking rosy!

But I don't have any money to give anyone.

I've got empty pockets.

So everyone made a loss.

So how important was that bonus buy?

Let me tell you.

Today's winners...

The Blues.

-DANNY:

-Well done!

Believe it or not.

But, Danny, kudos to you, because for the Reds, who broke even,

then there was a loss, then there was another loss,

you swooped in with a profit of £15.

And all of our hopes were hinged on it,

but it wasn't quite enough to beat the Blues -

Minus 55 overall.

But, I tell you what, not a lot in it.

Blues, minus 48.

So just pipped at the post.

I don't think you guys can believe it, actually.

No.

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that everyone's got a smile on their faces

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