Epsom and Dorking 11 Bargain Hunt

Today I'm in Surrey.

I'm currently beneath the streets of Dorking town centre.

These caves and tunnels date back to the 17th century,

and these upper levels were once used as wine stores.

But the use of this chamber,

a whopping 60ft underground,

is shrouded in mystery.

Some say smugglers hid their booty here.

But what about our teams?

Will they find any hidden treasure today?

Let's find out.

Let's go bargain hunting!

Phew! That's better.

Back in my comfort zone, surrounded by antique shops.

But will there be any bountiful bargains for our teams

to smuggle away to auction?

Let's have a gander at what's coming up.

The Reds get touchy-feely.

I like the fact that you're looking, you're looking,

you're talking, you're feeling, you're touching.

That's great.

The Blues rely on their expert.

So what does that mean, then?

Well, I was hoping you'd tell me.

-Well, do you want me to tell you, then?

-Please do.

-OK.

And at the auction there's highs...

Yes!

-£20 then.

-..and lows.

£10.

But that's all for later.

Today, we've got an all-female set of teams.

Hello, girls.

Hello!

For the Red team we have mum and daughter, Elizabeth and Charlotte.

And for the Blues, we have mum and daughter, Fiona and Mary.

Now, Reds first.

Elizabeth, tell me what you do.

Well, on my working days I work at

Westminster Abbey Choir School as their bursar.

Wow, that's an interesting job.

Yes, it's a lovely place to work.

What do you do in your spare time?

I love fixing things.

Oh, right. That's what a mum does, isn't it?

We fix things.

The most recent thing that I've taken up is fixing clocks.

So do you take them all apart,

all the mechanisms apart, and put them all together again?

Yes, I take lots of photographs

because there's a lot of wheels inside a clock,

And sometimes I'm looking at it,

I'm not quite sure how to put it all back together again.

But it is quite a challenge and it is quite fiddly,

but I really enjoy it.

So, Charlotte, you've just recently finished your studies.

What were you studying?

I was studying biology at Kent University.

You are now working.

I am, I'm a publications assistant at a medical communications company.

Now it says here that you were a vegan for about five minutes.

Tell me about that.

It was ten days, so it was quite a challenge.

I'm quite into animal welfare,

so I thought the best way to eat ethically

is to not eat animal material at all.

Tell me what kicked you back in.

Well, I was doing very well,

but then our CO brought in some bacon sandwiches for his birthday.

-Oh, right.

-And I couldn't really say no.

The first temptation and she was away.

Now, mum, daughter, how are you going to work together today?

Who's going to be the boss?

-This one.

-Oh, right!

Did you know you were going to be the boss?

No, I'm very stringent with money and very careful,

whereas Mum is an impulse buyer,

which is good in some ways because she'll say yes...

It's usually the other way round.

-No, not with us.

-Right.

But let's have a talk to the Blues now.

So, Fiona, tell me what you do for a living.

A lot of the time I interfere in my husband's business.

-What sort of business is it?

-We've got an insurance brokers firm.

Now, Fiona, it says here that you do a bit of theatrical moonlighting.

-I do.

-Tell me about that.

-I do.

I do some background extra work

and I've been in things like Downton Abbey...

Did you get all dressed up?

I love it, I love wearing all the period clothes.

Now, Mary, you've just come back from travelling.

-Yes.

-Tell me a bit about that.

I went to Fiji and Australia

and then I did a ski season,

and then I had to get a real job for a while,

and I've just quit that and I'm off again.

Oh, right. Any funny travelling stories?

So I went on a scuba diving trip in the Whitsunday Islands,

on one of the boats, and it took me to realise

until I was in the wet suit with the mask

and the gear on and everything like that, standing at the side of the boat

that I'm actually quite scared of fish, so I didn't...

Oh, right. And you don't like water?

Yeah, I didn't really like the ocean so I just sat on the side.

I got a great tan that day.

-Yeah.

-But everyone else looked like they were having a great time.

So how are you going to approach today's shopping?

Well, we're very good at shopping together.

-We're good at shopping.

-You like shopping?

We like shopping, yeah. We have to just limit Mary

to three things though, that's going to be the hard thing.

Mum's a fantastic haggler though, so relying on that big-time.

OK, I'm sure you will be absolutely wonderful.

But I better give you some money, gals.

-Oh.

-Yeah?

For the Reds, £300.

I'm giving it to the mums.

-It's much safer.

-It's much safer.

That's what they say. And £300 for you.

Your experts await so off you go!

Thank you.

What we've got today is girl power.

All our teams need now are their experts.

On-call for the Reds, it's Danny Sebastian.

And turning up the heat for the Blues, it's David Harper.

OK, guys, what are we looking for today? You first, Charlotte.

Some high-quality items that people want in their homes.

Well, bargains.

But also things that don't have any chips or bumps.

I'm thinking something sparkly, maybe a few animal figurines,

something along those lines.

CLOCK CHIMES The countdown's begun.

Your time starts now.

Great, let's go looking.

-Are you ready?

-So ready.

-Let's do it.

And the teams head straight out onto Dorking High Street

ready to hit the antique shops.

-And we're off.

-Good, good, good, I like the fast movement,

-that's very good.

-What have we got? Real hurry.

-Straight in.

I like the peacock.

-I quite like the peacock.

-He's quite sweet.

It's, you know, it's quite nice.

-It is OK, yeah.

-What does that really mean then, Mary?

-She doesn't like it.

-It's £10, I kind of think it hasn't got enough,

you know, if you get 100% increase, it's only £10, do you know what I mean?

Oh, gosh. Well, obviously you are used to much greater things.

Quite obviously.

What are you thinking, Charlotte?

I'm quite enjoying these microscopes.

-What do you think of them?

-They're quite interesting.

I don't think they're really going to be used for practical work

but they will... Great props.

People do like them and they seem to be all there, you know,

-it's quite nice.

-What is the price on it, Charlotte?

-£85.

-Oh, maybe we need to move on.

-Maybe.

-Yes.

We've just got here, we've got time.

I like the fact that you're looking, you're looking, you're talking,

you're feeling, you're touching. That's great.

So far, so good.

Both teams getting stuck in.

OK, what are we looking at there, Mary?

So this is a Tang style pottery terracotta figure.

-OK.

-"Impressed CH."

-Impressed CH.

-What, does that mean you're impressed?

Whoa.

-So what does that mean, then?

-Well, I was hoping you'd tell me.

Well, the Tang Dynasty goes way back, 1,000 years,

and the original Tang Dynasty figures, just like that,

were made from terracotta and they were made for burials.

That is a copy, so...

-Let's have a look at the markings. Just CB.

-CB, I think.

OK, SO I don't recognise that but this is a one-off handmade figurine

of modern manufacture.

-OK.

-But it makes it quite interesting, I think.

Fiona, are you interested?

-Not wildly excited.

-OK.

I have to admit. I don't like copies of things.

OK, bizarrely, that is probably rarer

than a Tang Dynasty clay pottery figure

of an attendant because they are in their tens of thousands.

But only the real McCoy will do for Fiona.

While Elizabeth seems to be sidetracked by her love of clocks.

This is a nice...

Now I know you like clocks, don't you, Elizabeth?

I know you like clocks. Is it a runner?

Well, it's... I'm not sure if it's ticking.

-It's ticking!

-It's ticking.

Yes. Yes, I wonder if there is a price on it.

What do you think, Charlotte? Do you like clocks also?

They all look the same to me.

They all... And they all do the same job.

Yes. It's working well, it says, and it's got Westminster chimes.

You can tell because it is got the three holes,

so they can be quite noisy clocks. It's £125.

-It's a lovely...

-Example.

-It's a lovely specimen.

I wouldn't mind one of my clocks looking like that

after I'd finished working on it but it is a bit pricey, isn't it?

It does seem a bit pricey, to be honest.

It looks like it's in great stead,

but these 1920s/1930s clock are just not overly the most in vogue

to be putting on people's mantelpieces these days.

-No.

-But, I mean, a lovely example.

-Shall we keep looking?

-Yes, I think so.

Still no luck for the Reds.

Meanwhile, the Blues have unearthed a cute little creature.

-Oh, piggy.

-Oh, piggy.

He's quite nice. Is he in good condition?

I can't see any chips.

-He's a good colour, he's a Blue Team member, isn't he?

-Yeah.

He could be the fourth team member.

-He could be our mascot.

-Yeah.

£28.

Fiona, do we like the pig?

-I do like the pig.

-You do like the pig.

-I do like the pig.

-OK, Mary,

does that mean that she really likes the pig or is it some sort of code

-for she doesn't?

-I think it's, "The pig's OK but we will keep looking."

-Is that right?

-We'll put a bookmark and come back.

OK, this might be a very long shop.

It could be at this rate, David.

20 minutes gone now and both teams still need to make a first purchase.

Kitchenalia in this corner.

Kitchenalia is always desirable,

there's a lot of collectors out there who collect Kitchenalia.

And of course very practical,

people like it to display in the kitchen and they can use it as well,

so if we can find something in here

that is really nice than we have always got

a chance of making a profit at auction with it.

-That coffee grinder is...

-That's a meat mincer, that one.

Does that seem something that would be interesting to people?

Not really. It wants to be in its box, really.

-Yes.

-And you have got loads of the different inserts that go in that,

-gives you the size...

-Loads of discs.

-That's right. And they don't seem to be with it.

-OK.

While the Reds grind to a halt, have the Blues got time to pamper?

So this is a pretty vintage pink press glass, it's a vanity set.

It's quite sweet. 30, we could get it for less. But I think it's also,

it can be, not modernised,

but I think people now would buy it to use every day,

as in if they had a pretty dressing table.

I think they would. Actually it would be rather nice.

Are you excited, Fiona?

-Erm...

-No.

-Am I excited?

No, no, no, you're not excited.

I'm telling you you're not excited.

Do you know what? I suppose it's the candle holders,

if they were little pots that would be more practical, I think.

OK. Well maybe we could get a time machine,

go back and get them to make you something different to candelabras.

They can press glass, come on, they can do it.

Well, you can't go back in time in this shop.

25 minutes gone and still no purchases for either team!

Danny, what about this up here?

Price first. £14.

-14.

-Yes, for a salad bowl.

Midwinter, I remember that name from my childhood.

It was everyday sort of crockery

in the '60s, but this looks older than that.

It has got, sort of, a bit of Art Deco sort of styling to it.

-'30s, '40s type period.

-Yes.

Midwinter Pottery, founded by William Midwinter in Stoke-on-Trent

in 1910, became one of England's largest potteries by the late 1930s.

It's not chipped or damaged.

No, it does seem like it's in good stead.

It's quite nice, the colours are quite vibrant on it as well.

-Yeah.

-But I have got a feeling that at auction,

with a bit of wind behind us,

it should be worth between £15 to probably £25.

It's a nice name, it's got good lines.

It's in good, it's got lovely transfers on it.

Yes. And it's useful.

-And it is useful.

-OK.

-So shall we ask?

-Yes.

The owner would go down to £12.

That's not bad, I think it's a fair price initially.

Every little helps.

Yes. How about ten?

Ooh, dear.

-Yes, ten.

-Oh, thank very much.

OK. Shake the lady's hand.

At last the Reds have their first item.

One buy we've bought.

-Two to go.

-Two to go.

-And probably less than 30 minutes so let's keep cracking on.

-OK.

While the Reds and Blues still have a lot of shopping to do,

I'm off to find out about life in the fast lane.

Today I've come to Dorking Museum

to hear about this fascinating little collection

of scale model cars,

and I've been joined by Rob Rennie.

Rob, where did you get this collection?

They were brought together, we think,

by an enthusiast over a number of years,

possibly even a member of the Rob Walker Racing Team and they

portray the cars that the team used throughout 1953 to 1971.

Who was Rob Walker?

Well, Rob Walker was a wealthy individual,

he was the heir to the Johnnie Walker whiskey empire

so he had access...

-Was he a Scot?

-He was indeed.

Is that where the blue and white comes from?

Well, of course, yes, the Scottish national racing colours.

-Appropriate.

-Yeah.

But, yes, he was a Scot and he did have access to money and he indulged

himself in his passion for motor racing.

Did he live in Dorking?

He had two or three garages and a racing team based here.

What were his most notable achievements?

The team won no less than nine World Championship Grand Prixs

between '58 and '68.

He created a unique precedent,

no other private entrant ever won Grand Prixs against works teams.

Now, could these be bought off the shelf?

They're not like Dinky Toys,

they wouldn't have been in little boxes

that people would just go in to the toy shop and buy.

Most of them have been made by specialist little companies.

Ah. Now, these wee cars,

they're all lovely,

but is there something special about this one here?

Now this is a special car.

This is a Cooper-Climax,

and it's a replica of the car that Stirling Moss

used to win the 1958 Argentine Grand Prix.

Was this Rob Walker's first winner?

It was. And actually it was a game-changer

in terms of rear engine cars coming to the forefront

and winning Grand Prixs.

This was, in the post-war period, this was the first to do it.

And what about this one here?

What's the story behind this one?

Well, this is a Lotus Climax.

This car won the Monaco Grand Prix in 1961.

Rob, I see that it has no side panels.

Yes. Well, just before the start,

Stirling Moss went to his team

and said, "I'm wondering if we can take the side panels off,

because it's going to get very hot during the race.

They went to the organisers and they said, "Yes,

"providing you put another number onto the rear of the car so that

"the timekeepers can see him passing by and record him accurately."

All of these look fairly similar but this one looks completely different.

Tell me about this one. This is special.

-Is it?

-This is a Ferrari

250 SWB Berlinetta.

And it's a model of the car that Stirling Moss used to

win the 1960 Tourist Trophy race at Goodwood.

Ordinarily the teams would have communicated with their drivers

via pit boards held out as the cars went by the start and finish line.

But on this occasion,

because it was a road-going car it was fitted with a radio.

And during the course of the race,

Stirling Moss switched on the radio

because the BBC were covering the event.

So he could hear what was going on.

Wow, that was a fantastic story.

Thank you for sharing it with us.

Meanwhile, it's time for us to check back in with our teams.

Back on Dorking High Street,

the Reds have one item while the Blues have no purchases yet.

The teams are running out of time.

Why don't we, just to keep things safe, go bag to the pig?

-Yeah.

-So we've got one purchase.

Are you in agreement we're going to go and buy the pig?

I like the pig, I like the pig, I have to say.

OK, before she changes her mind. Go. Come on.

I don't want to worry you at all, Elizabeth and Charlotte,

but we've only got one item and we've got about 25 minutes left.

-OK.

-So we're going to have to really crack on.

Get in here, get two items,

and let's see if we can make a great profit at auction with them.

While the Reds head to the same antique centre as the Blues,

David and the team are after a price

on their little piggy with Charles the manager.

I've got Bargain Hunt with me,

and they are looking at your pig. £28.

You know the one?

They have made an offer of 15.

She can do 18.

-18, yeah.

-Yeah.

-I think we're happy with that.

-Good. Thank goodness for that.

Success! That's the Blues' first item.

Purchase number one and you have had...

..38 minutes.

-Ooh!

-So at this rate,

we're going to be very lucky to buy purchase number two.

That's right, David, it's time to get a move on.

While the Reds are also up against it with just the one item bought.

Now, we're going to have to sort of

make this a bit snappy now, Charlotte,

because we're running out of time. That I am aware of.

As Danny chivvies on the Reds,

is David having any more luck with the Blues?

So it's just a handmade horseshoe planter.

-OK.

-Which I think is quite sweet.

It's £75 though so...

-Fiona?

-I think it's quite a lot for a load of old horseshoes.

Well, yeah, there are... But it is now a piece of art, isn't it?

It's nicely done. Yeah.

I quite like that. It's very cleverly done.

-I think it's quite sweet.

-What actually is it?

It's a planter so you put a nice pot in there, probably.

Sitting outside would look pretty good, wouldn't it?

-A log basket.

-A log basket would be better.

And you can't value it because, you know, if Henry Moore made it,

it's going to be worth several millions of pounds

but we don't know.

-I bet he didn't.

-No, no, he probably didn't.

So it's got nothing to do with what it is made from,

it's all about the intrinsic-ness of it.

It's a piece of art, really, it's quite cleverly done.

I like it. I'd prefer to be a lot cheaper than that,

£75 is just the only thing...

-How much time as we got?

-Well, not much. We've got about 15 minutes.

So I'm going to leave you two to chat and look around.

I'm going to go downstairs and get a price,

I'm going to give you the price,

then we're going to see if we can buy it.

-All right.

-Does that make sense?

-Yes, indeed.

-Thank goodness.

-Right. Good plan. Yeah.

While David goes to find the best price,

the Reds are underwhelmed.

Mmm. OK. Children's things.

-Bed pans.

-Including what looks like

children's commode and a children's bed pan.

I'm not feeling it, Danny.

Come on.

Back with the Blues, David has some news.

We can't get hold of the dealer.

The chaps downstairs have put two phone calls in

and we're waiting for a call back,

so at the moment the best they can do is 60.

Is it worth holding out the ten minutes to see if they call back?

But then at the end of ten minutes,

you've bought one object and then that's it.

-No, we'll have it at £60 if we have to.

-OK. OK, is that a plan?

-We'll have it at £60.

-We need something.

We need it less, really.

OK, with one minute left, we're going to buy that at £60.

That's number two done but we need number three now.

So there's a plan in place for the Blues.

Meanwhile, with 13 minutes to go, Danny has lost track of the Reds.

-Where are you?

-Oh, we're here, Danny. We've just found this.

-It's a Victorian tea caddy.

-Oh, I'm glad you've found

something because I know we're running out of time.

-Charlotte spotted this.

-I thought it would be quite a nice thing,

I'd love to give this to a friend or a sister.

-Do you think it's interesting?

-Very interesting.

I mean, tea caddies, they're quite popular.

Lovely wood, great colour, you know,

I like the blend of the inside colour of the wood,

and the outside sort of darker colour,

with nice little bun feet on it.

-Yeah.

-It's in nice condition.

Nice sort of... Nice shape on it.

Which is a typical, I suppose, Victorian tea caddy shape, really.

Shame it is missing the glass bowl.

Great commodity, you know, tea was, back in Victorian times.

I mean, it was as good as money.

Anyway, it says £50.

So shall we see?

-What do you think?

-At auction,

-it will probably make between probably 30 to £50.

-Right.

So if we can trim that down a little bit, then we're in with a chance.

-That sounds like a good idea. Charlotte, you've spotted it.

-Yeah.

-Would you like to go and see what you can...

-Do your best, Charlotte.

-Thank you.

-While Charlotte goes to find Charles,

the Blues have tuned into a potential item.

Ooh, Mary, Mary, look.

-A radio. Look.

-Do you like radios?

-I do, actually, yes.

-OK.

Pick it up, let's have a look at it.

-Is this Bakelite?

-You've got a little bit of...

No, I would say that's more plastic than Bakelite.

-But it is...

-Veneered.

This is something that's come over from France or Belgium.

-So date-wise, what are we thinking, 1950?

-Yeah.

-Something like that.

-Yeah, yeah.

-It's got a great look to it.

-It's funky, yeah.

-It is funky.

Shall we take it downstairs and get a price?

-Shall we have a look?

-OK, who's carrying it?

-You're carrying it.

-I'll do the heavy lifting.

-Go on, then.

-If you drop it, that's all right.

Meanwhile, the Reds catch up with Charles and talk money.

So, what's the best price that you can do for us on this?

It says £50.

OK. I've contacted the dealer,

and bearing in mind it's missing its glass bowl,

the dealer would be prepared to accept £30.

That's a really good price for a Victorian item, then.

Yes, I think we should be happy with £30.

I think so, I think there's room now to make a profit at auction with it.

-We'll go the £30.

-Great. Thank you very much.

The Reds have their second item with ten minutes left on the clock.

Let's go.

Hot on the Reds' heels, the Blues are keeping Charles on his toes.

Here we go.

We have this lovely radio.

-Wow.

-We cannot find a price ticket on it.

You happened to have hit on the one item in the centre

that nobody knows who it belongs to.

We don't know which dealer of the 55 it is,

and we haven't any price idea.

How long haven't you had an idea who owns it?

Some weeks, maybe months.

Aha. Are you open to an offer, then?

-I will sell it.

-OK.

Just wait a minute. This is an usual situation here.

So what's it going to make in auction?

20, £30 maybe.

Yeah. So you need to make an offer based on that,

you want to make a profit. What's the offer going to be?

-£10.

-£10, yeah.

-Make the offer.

-Could you take £10, maybe?

I can't take ten but I will take 15.

-15.

-Yep.

-This is brilliant dealing, isn't it?

-Of course he's going to take that. Brilliant. Thank you.

-Thank you very much.

-Excellent. Good luck with it.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

-OK, that's number two.

And what are we going to do for number three?

-I like the log basket.

-I like the log basket, yes.

-OK.

-I think we'll do that because it's quirky and...

-Yeah.

-OK. Just wait, this might be our man.

-Saved by the bell.

-Talbot House, good morning.

Darren, hi. Fortuitous you should get back.

You have a log basket, ticket price at 75.

I have Bargain Hunt with me and the lovely Blue team.

They've made a cheeky offer of £40.

Would you consider taking that, please?

You can't take 40, but you would do 45.

-Thank you, Darren.

-Well, he's sold it. Thank you very much.

-Thank you, Darren.

-Thank you, Darren.

Thank you. Bye now.

Marvellous. Fantastic.

-OK.

-Great.

-With moments to spare.

-Thank you so much.

-Well done.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

You two have turned into superstars.

Where did that come from?

-You doubted us?

-High-five!

The Blues lucked out there,

getting their final item in the last five minutes.

Now the Reds are really up against it.

What do you think about these vases?

Pair of Doulton vases, are they?

Mm-hm. Pair of Doulton vases, early 20th century.

They're priced at £58.

Are they big enough for a pair?

The bigger the better, really.

I suppose the bigger they are, the more money they are going to be.

And they're quite nice, I mean, the colours, you know, they're not big,

loud, vibrant colours.

-Oh, I see.

-But, I mean, they're a well-known name,

been going since the turn of the 20th century.

What do you think they would go for at auction, then?

At auction... I mean, I'd like to think that

they could make 50 to £70, really, as a pair.

So if we got a bit shaved off...

-If we got...

-We could be there, could we?

-We could well be there.

OK. So shall I go and see if I can get a better price?

-See if you can get a better price.

-OK.

Hi, Helen, it's Charles.

Ticket price is 58.

What's your very best, please?

48. Thanks, Helen, I'll put that to them.

-48.

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

They've got a nice pair, it's a good make, Royal Doulton.

There's no damage.

-Yep.

-And I like the colours.

-And you like the colours.

-I do like the colours.

-Shake the man's hand, I think.

-OK, jolly good. Well, good luck with it.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

-Thank you very much.

-Thanks again.

-Thanks very much.

-OK.

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

Let's remind ourselves what the Reds bought.

First up was the Midwinter salad bowl at the healthy price of £10.

They bagged this Regency tea caddy, bought for £30.

And finally this pair of Doulton Lambeth vases

caught their eye, £48 paid.

Well, girls, did you have a good time?

-We did.

-Yes, we did.

Yeah. Now, tell me, what's your favourite item?

My favourite item is the tea caddy.

-Oh, right.

-I thought that was

something I would like myself, really.

-Oh, right.

-So it's my favourite item and I think

-it would sell well too.

-What about mum here?

My favourite item is the third thing that we chose which were

the Royal Doulton vases, a pair of vases, the same.

But the best profit I think would be on the first item, the salad bowl.

Right. Now you only spent £88.

-Yes.

-Can you give me £212, please?

-We can.

-Danny, that is an enormous amount of dosh.

-It is.

-Do you know what you're going to buy?

I think I'm going to try and spend the lot.

-Spend the lot, be brave!

-That's right.

While Danny goes off to buy his bonus buy,

let's remind ourselves what the Blues bought.

First up, they fell in love with this

20th century ceramic pig at £18.

This German valve radio was music to their ears at £15.

And finally they got lucky with this horseshoe bowl, £45 paid.

Fiona, Mary, you did an awful lot of window shopping

and I was a wee bit worried that

you weren't going to make it, but you did.

-We did.

-What was your favourite item?

The radio for me, definitely the radio.

Oh. Is that the thing that's going to make you most profit?

-I think so.

-Do you agree with your mum?

What's your favourite item?

My favourite item has got to be the little piggy that we got.

But I've got to agree with Mum on the most profit on the radio.

All right, so there's a wee bit of agreement on that.

-Yes.

-That's great. Well, girls, you spent a tiny, tiny, wee £78.

-I know.

-Well, you have to give me £222.

-There we go.

-OK.

222, that's a lot of money, David.

-It is, Anita. It's big pocket money, that.

-Big pocket money.

Are you going to spend big?

I don't know, but I'm certainly going to spend quickly,

unlike these two.

Well, as David goes off to buy his bonus buy,

we're going to head off to the auction.

I've travelled to West Sussex, to Bellmans Auctioneers

to meet auctioneer Jonathan Pratt.

It's lovely to be here, Jonathan.

It's lovely to see you again, Anita.

Now, our Reds, Elizabeth and Charlotte,

and their first item was this Midwinter salad bowl.

I rather like it, you know, it's a bit of the deco style about it

and it has a bit of jolly colour.

So kind of, you know, a straightforward useful thing

-in nice condition.

-Estimate, please.

30 to £50.

That's terrific. They only paid £10.

-Oh, good.

-I think that was a bargain.

-Yes, yes, I agree.

-Wonderful.

Their second item, this Regency tea caddy.

Very typically Regency in style,

but what's nice about it is, you know, it is in rosewood,

and it's very clean and sharp edges still and in a nice condition.

-Now, estimate?

-50 to 80.

-Well, they only paid £30.

-Well, OK.

-So again good price.

Now, their third item, the pair of Doulton vases,

Elizabeth loved these.

Yeah. 20 years ago they would made quite a lot more money

than they do now and there's some very good names attached to,

you know, decorators attached to the factory, but I think what I like about them is

they're nice and small, because they've got

this little dainty flowers on them,

these little pink flower heads and they're a pink pattern.

I've not seen that pattern before and I rather like it.

-What's your estimate?

-I'd say 30 to 50.

They paid 48, which is nearer the top estimate, but there is a chance.

-Yes, there is a chance, yes.

-All in all, not too bad for the Reds.

They may not need their bonus buy,

but we're going to go and have a look at it, anyway.

Well, girls, you were a wee bit canny, spent £88.

You gave Danny a magnificent 212.

Danny, did you spend it all?

I did say I was going to spend big.

-Oh!

-Ah!

OK. Is that a pin cushion?

It is a little pin cushion, in the style of the Victorian boot.

It's silver plate.

Round about 1940s, round about 1950s.

As we know, everybody's a little sewing bee these days,

so I've got a feeling it's going to

kick some profit into boot, this one.

How much did you spend on it?

-Yes, how much?

-Well, I did say I was going to spend big.

Was it £200?

-A tenner.

-A tenner!

OK. So how much do you think?

There's definitely room for a profit.

I'm really sorry, Danny, it's definitely not my taste.

It looks kind of strange to me.

But I trust your judgement.

So I guess we'll see, depending on how desperate we are.

So we have divided opinion here between mum and daughter.

But you don't need to make up your mind at this moment.

Wait until your first three items have been sold.

But in the meantime,

let's find out what the auctioneer thinks of Danny's pin cushion.

Bonus buy for the Reds.

Danny brought this 20th century silver-plated pin cushion

in the form of a Victorian brogue.

It's quite fun, in a sense of I like the style about it.

And it's very functional and I kind of see the appeal for it.

It's not something I like, particularly.

But then people who sew, you know,

-there'll need somewhere to put their pins.

-Estimate on that?

-£10-£20.

-Danny paid £10.

So, it may have been a good buy.

Now over to the Blues.

Fiona and Mary.

Their first item was this model of a sitting pig

with a quizzical expression. Yeah.

It's not an academic sort of collector's piece.

It's not by anyone in particular and it's not got a great deal of age,

but actually, you know,

what you've got is a very decorative model of a pig.

It's in nice condition, it's a good size

and everyone loves a pig, don't they?

Now, what's your estimate on this?

I'd like to think we'd get £20-£30 for it.

Well, they paid 18, so they may make a profit.

-Sure.

-Their second item was this Nordmende radio - it's very vintage.

It's very retro.

You're quite right, this sort of is a popular market now,

and you're seeing a lot of styling of modern radios

bringing in this sort of taste.

I suppose though it's the wood effect.

You know, that may not go in its favour,

and it's also German, you know, with German stations on there.

But you know, we're an international sales room,

we can reach far and wide these days,

but that will have a limit on the value.

So, estimate on that?

Optimistically, 20-40.

Well, they paid only 15, Jonathan.

-That's all right, isn't it?

-So could be a profit on that one.

Their third item, what do you think?

It's a funny thing, isn't it? And what we sell at auction these days,

it doesn't have to be academic and antique to make the value because

it's all about style very often, it's about style.

And you've got to try and think outside the box

and think of the function. So, you're right,

maybe it did happen to have a liner of sorts or someone

can put something in it. They can fill it with moss,

and they can have a planter in there, or something.

Estimate on that, Jonathan?

I'd say between sort of £10-£20.

Yeah. Well, they have paid £45,

which is quite a lot of money, I think.

-I think it's a lot of money.

-For horse shoes.

But I could be wrong. So a wee bit of worry on that one.

They may need their bonus buy,

so we're going to go and have a look at it.

Fiona, Mary, you spent £78.

I know. Not enough, was it?

Well, we'll find out.

You left David £222, which was a lot of money, David.

It's a lot of money. The question is, did I spend it all?

-Did you?

-We have to work this one out.

Very elegant, I think.

Very sophisticated. Just like you two.

-Oh, stop!

-I don't know. Works every time.

-Is it a perfume bottle?

-It is a perfume bottle.

Very well done.

-Is it silver?

-It is silver.

The top is hallmarked, London 1922.

-How much was it?

-£25.

Oh, wow! Excellent!

And it took me two minutes to buy it.

-That's how you do it.

-Oh!

Right! So how much do you think it's going to make today?

Well, I'm hoping it's going to make more than that,

but I'm guessing he might estimate it at 20-40.

Oh! I would have thought because of the silver...

I know, it's too cheap.

Girls, you don't need to make up your mind just now,

which I am sure you're very happy about.

You wait until your first three items have been sold,

but in the meantime, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks.

Now David's bonus buy was this rather pretty scent bottle.

What do you think of that, Jonathan?

It's nice quality, isn't it?

I mean, you can see it's proper cut glass.

It's not moulded glass and finished.

You know, there's a lot of work and it's all very sharp edges.

It's rather nice. The mount's in good condition. Hallmarked 1922.

Stopper's in nice condition.

And it's just got a little bit of style about it.

There's no chips on the foot.

You know, actually, for what it is, it's OK.

What's your estimate on that?

-£30-£50.

-Well, David only paid £25.

I think that was a good buy.

-I think that was a good buy.

-Yes. Are you our auctioneer today?

-I am indeed!

-Terrific!

£20 I have. Who's got 5?

25, 30 with me.

35, 40 with me.

Selling £40.

Well, Elizabeth, Charlotte. Here we are. Auction day.

The moment of truth. How do you feel?

Excited, nervous.

-All of the above!

-All of the above!

All of the above! Your first item

was that wonderful Midwinter salad bowl.

Now you only paid £10 for that, for nothing!

Hopefully we can make a good profit on that,

because it's coming up right now.

Lot 269. A Midwinter's Burslem salad bowl of square form.

Nice decoration on it with its chrome rim - someone start me £20.

£20 for it.

-10 is bid.

-10.

Straight in at ten.

15 anywhere? 15 behind.

You're in profit.

15 behind. Who's got £18?

Start me. Go on, £18.

£18. Yes!

20 with the lady.

Did you want to bid? No.

£20 selling. 20.

-Brilliant!

-£20!

-Good start!

-Doubled your money.

So you're plus ten on that.

Second item is coming up now.

Lot 271, regency rosewood sarcophagus-shaped tea caddie.

And on this one, I've got 25, 35.

35, straight into £35.

-Straight into profit.

-Who's got 40?

£35 on commission.

I was expecting more here.

45 with me.

One more, sir. 50 and five with me.

-60 and I'm out.

-Yes!

£60 in the middle. Thank you and on commission

at £60 and selling to the room,

no other bids in the room. Are you sure?

Selling, £60.

-Lovely!

-£60.

Girls, you've doubled your money again.

That was £30 profit on that.

Which takes your overall profit, after two items, to plus 40.

Well done! That's terrific!

Lot 273.

A pair of Doulton Lambeth pottery vases.

I've got three bids.

15, 25, skipping those bits up to 55, 60 on the book.

60 on the book. 60, who's got 5?

60, who's got 5? Come on, one more bid. Waving, thank you. 65.

70 with me.

-My goodness!

-75, 80 with me.

£80 still with me on my right.

£80. 85, 90.

There it is! Nearly there!

£90 it is. And £90 on commission.

Fair warning, at 90, I'll sell. All done at 90. Last chance, 90.

-Brilliant!

-£90.

Well done, girls.

So that's a profit of £42 on that,

which takes your overall profit to plus £82.

-That's what we're talking about.

-Well done, girls.

Are you going to take the bonus buy?

-Yes.

-Yes, we are.

-Yes.

-Let's see how it goes, because it's coming up now.

-OK.

-Lot 279.

Silver-plated pin cushion in the form of a Victorian boot.

Tenner? Start me £10. There's ten. Straight in.

I saw some hands pop up there. 15.

15 has it, standing.

18 I'll take, then. 18. 20. 22. 25.

-That's what I'm talking about!

-25. At 25, looking for 28.

Next. £25. Fair warning. Selling to my right.

-25.

-25.

-In profit. Amazing!

That's plus 15,

which takes your overall profit to £97.

-Oh! Brilliant!

-Well done. That's marvellous.

That's marvellous. But there's one thing I have to say, girls,

don't say a word to the Blues.

Have you been to auction before?

-Yes.

-Are you girls regular auction-goers?

No. Not regular, no.

She doesn't give very much information, does she?

Have you noticed that?

Now, your first item is that wonderful sitting pig.

The ceramic pig. It's coming up right now.

Lot 295. Oh, here he is.

20th century blue glazed ceramic model of a sitting pig.

I've got £15. 20.

25, I've got.

We're into profit, girls. We're into profit.

Who likes pigs? Put your hands up. £25. 35 I've got.

40. Thank you. And I'm...

-40.

-In the middle at 40, your bid then, sir, at £40 and selling.

All done, your bid, sir, £40.

£40, girls. £40!

That is a profit of £22, plus 22.

Your next item, the radio, coming up now.

-Lot 297.

-20th century German Nordmende valve radio.

Start me, start me £40.

£20 then?

£10 then. OK, 10 in the middle.

It's got to go up from here, though. 15, 20.

-Yes! Yes!

-25 here.

Right, I'm clawing on to these runs at the minute, 25.

-30 in the hat.

-30. You've doubled your money, girls.

Anyone else joining in?

You can tune into Stuttgart radio!

£30.

Selling at £30.

All done. Fair warning. 30.

Doubled your money again, girls.

Doubled your money. £30.

So that's plus 15 on that.

Which takes you to a running total of £37.

Next item coming up now.

Lot 299. 20th century decorative metal bowl,

formed at 16 iron horse shoes,

and may I say I can start with commissions at £20.

At £20. Who's got five?

You won't be able to do this at home, so buy it here.

£20. 25. 30 I have.

35 at the pillar at the back.

I've got 40.

-Come on!

-You going to go one more, sir?

Yes. Are you sure, now? Commission bid at £40.

Any more? Selling £40.

Fair warning.

Oh!

Well, that's a minus 5 on that.

Hard luck, girls.

-But that takes your overall total still a profit of £32.

-Not bad.

Now, are you going to take the bonus buy?

-Yes.

-I think we are.

-I think you've got a very good price there.

Let's see if we can make more profit because it's coming up right now.

Lot 305, a 20th century glass scent bottle with stopper.

And 10, 15, 20 I have.

20 I have. Who's got 5?

25, thank you and I'm out now.

-30.

-Yes! Into profit, girls.

-Into profit.

-At £35, any more?

Are we all done? It's £35.

I shall sell.

Profit again, girls.

Well done! 35.

So that's plus ten.

So, that takes your overall profit to £42. Well done.

Well done. Well done!

There's only one thing I have to say though, girls -

not a word to the Reds.

Well, it was very much girl power today,

with mums and daughters, and both teams making profit.

-Wow!

-So that was absolutely terrific.

But we have to have winners and we have to have runners up.

And today's runners up are...

the Blues.

-Oh!

-Hard luck.

But, girls, take consolation because you did make profits.

Profits, good profits in the first two items.

Your third one let you down just a wee bit.

But in the end, you still came out with £42 profit.

-Does mum get it?

-I'll take that.

I think that's a good idea.

That's a good idea.

But today's winners are the Reds, with £97.

Congratulations, girls!

That is a fair whack of dosh.

And I'm going to give it to the mum once again.

Because you have made profits on every single item,

do you know what that means?

Golden gavel.

Golden gavels, of course it is.

And if I just take a couple of these out,

one for mum and one for daughter.

-Thank you very much.

-Congratulations, girls.

Wear them with pride.

Did we all have a wonderful time?

-Brilliant.

-Yes.

-We did indeed.

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