Newark 26 Bargain Hunt

Welcome to the show.

Today, Bargain Hunt has come marching into Newark.

Now, I don't normally like to blow my own trumpet...

but have we got a thumping good show for you today.

Let's go Bargain Hunting!

-ALL:

-Yes!

Welcome to Newark.

Our teams have £300 and just one hour in which to buy

three items to take off to auction and, hopefully, make a profit.

Well, there's plenty to choose from around here,

so let's have a look at what's coming up.

On a very wet and windy day, the price has to be right for the Reds.

How much?

You say, "How much!"

-How much?

-How much?

Can the Blues also battle against the elements?

Suddenly, I'm warming up. I almost see the sun coming out with these vases.

-That's wishful thinking!

-He's delirious, help!

But who will weather the storm over at the auction?

The Reds?

Or the Blues?

But that's all for later. Now let's meet today's teams.

And for the Red team we have Patricia and Malcolm,

and for the Blues, Dorinda and Richard.

-Hello, everyone! ALL:

-Hello!

Lovely to see you here.

Now, Malcolm, tell me, how did you two meet?

I met Pat in a crowded pub.

Our eyes met and I walked across...

-Yes?

-And chatted her up...

-Yes?

-I said, "I'll ring you in a week's time, I promise."

When I rung her back, she says, "Who are you?"

I couldn't remember who he was!

True Romance. So, you ran off to get married?

We ran away, got married at Gretna Green.

Gretna Green? That's supposed to be anonymous, isn't it?

It was very quiet.

How long ago was that?

15 years ago.

15 years. Gosh!

Friday the 13th, unlucky for some.

-Very lucky for you two.

-It wasn't, no!

What a rotten chap. He's a shocker, isn't he?

-So, you're retired now?

-I'm retired, yes.

-So, what do you do?

Nothing.

-Nothing at all.

-Very little.

I'm one of these, I bought myself a new hat,

a Panama, I go and sit on the benches now and watch the world go by.

-Retirement hat.

-What did you do before?

I was a publican. Hard work seven days a week.

I bet it was.

-You helped him run the pub?

-I did.

-How long for?

-15 years.

I get the impression you probably ran the pub and he helped you.

Yeah, that's right.

-That's right.

-I didn't really want to say it but I thought that was the case.

-I was the backbone.

Yeah. So, what do you do now?

Well, I've just took up ballroom dancing as a hobby.

-Oh, have you?

-Yes.

Just to keep fit and enjoy it.

Do you dance, Malcolm?

-No.

-It was his idea to join

but he chickened out.

Difficult to dance when you're sitting on a park bench, isn't it?

Well, good luck, anyway. Now, on to the Blues.

Dorinda and Richard, tell me about how you met.

A friend of mine said, "I'll help you out."

He brought this young lady along.

-Yeah, this young lady?

-This young lady.

I took the other lady.

We clicked on the night, although it was a very dark room.

-And...

-He's a charmer, isn't it?

And, there you are, that's the tale.

Marvellous. Now, you're retired now, Richard.

-Yes.

-What did you do beforehand?

I ran a little engineering business,

making semi-components in brass and copper.

Right. What do you do now?

As little as possible!

You're all hyperactive here, aren't you!

Dorinda, you sound as if you're the active one, really.

Now, you are very much into dog training, aren't you?

-Er, dog socialising.

-Dog socialising, tell me all about it.

Richard and I are socialisers for a charity

who train dogs for autistic and disabled children and adults,

-and people with dementia.

-How interesting.

-How does it help?

-It helps them get up in the morning,

be ready to enjoy life again.

-And they do.

-And you've got all sorts of badges.

-Bronze, silver and gold.

-Yes.

Well, that's wonderful.

So, before we go shopping, what will you need?

-Some money, please.

-You certainly will.

I've got £300 for you.

-Thank you.

-I've got £300 for you.

Have a great time. Join your experts and off you go shopping.

It's the battle of the wedded bliss.

But will they make any brass?

And helping our teams navigate the stalls today...

Cheers, Phil! Mr Serrell will be looking after the Reds.

And steering the Blues in the right direction, it's Charles Hanson.

What's our plan?

Er, quality but not too expensive.

-I like your style.

-Something nice and useful.

Old and useful, like him.

I like glass with silver tops on, you know.

-I like your style.

-Are we going to buy a hat?

-We're going to buy a hat.

-We're not, are we?

Oh, no, he's got enough hats.

PHONE RINGS What's that?

Right, teams, your 60 minutes starts now.

WHISTLE BLOWS

Come on.

The teams are in fine fettle and raring to go. Good luck, everyone.

The hour is alive.

-Keep the faith.

-Yes.

In this cold, wild, weather, we must dig deep, OK?

Are our former landlords getting the first round in? A pub sign.

I love that Magnet Ales sign.

Price tag - £250!

How much!

That's quite sweet, isn't it?

A little... Isn't that sweet?

I thought, wow-wee, it's first-period Worcester.

It must be about 1760.

But, in fact, the early Worcester was so popular,

Worcester revived it in the 1920s,

-so, this, actually, this is a reproduction from the '20s.

-Ah.

But I love it because, sort of coffee, tea...

-It's really nice.

-It's pretty.

-We're brewing, aren't we?

We're brewing up here.

Never mind, Charles, the hour is young.

Now, how does an iron milling wheel take your fancy, Malcolm?

You've got one of these, haven't you, Malc?

I have. Old, fancy machinery.

What do you think to that, then? What's it for?

-It's not a chaff cutter, is it?

-It looks like it.

Do you know how old it is, is it sort of 1900-ish?

I should think around there, early 20th century.

So, what's the ticket price on this?

120.

I was going to say 120. I'll just...

Steady on, Malcolm!

-I'll take 100.

-That's a start, isn't it?

-Yeah.

-I think in auction it'll make 60 to 80 quid.

-Yeah.

I think that's about right.

Yeah, it should make about 60.

I'll do eighty. That's a fair bid.

-You both like this?

-Yeah, I think it'll...

-He does.

It's not my cup of tea but I know he likes it.

-You could do with coming down a bit more.

-Yeah, I think.

-Go on, do your...

-Yeah, I think he can come down a bit more.

You could come down a bit more...

You're from Yorkshire, aren't you?

THEY LAUGH

He is a farming man.

We Yorkshire lads, we don't like using us brass.

I'll do you another fiver, 75, and we're done.

-It's up to you two, what do you want to do?

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-Shake the man's hand.

-Thank you, sir.

-Have a good day.

-Thank you.

Right, follow me.

-Go on, off we go.

-Follow me.

Well done, Reds.

It's taken some haggling but that's numero uno for you and

you're only ten minutes in.

Teams, it's starting to look pretty wet out there today.

Time to dig deep.

Oh, Bennett. Not very glamorous!

I kid you not, when the going gets tough,

the tough really gets going on Bargain Hunt.

Let's go over there. I see a wonderful ...

The man is still standing with a gorgeous jardiniere.

Ha! Ever the optimist is our Mr Hanson!

Although I do think you should have brought some brollies, Blues.

Look at that for a jardiniere, hey?

-It's gorgeous, isn't it?

-Do you like it?

Er, I don't know.

I quite like it because it's what we call the Art Nouveau style.

-It is.

-Do you like it, Richard?

It does something for me. I'm not sure what.

Look at me. Do you like it?

Will it make money?

Well, listen, as the rains come down,

the buying must get keen.

I like it because it's got a great look.

It's 1910, this is Charles Voysey.

Think of the great Art Nouveau designer at Liberty.

It's got the Voysey tendril heart shape.

It's got this gorgeous, sinuous line.

Look at that line there,

-going up to that lovely little floral style.

-It's growing on me.

SHE CHUCKLES

It's missing its jardiniere.

-It's missing the jardiniere.

-Ah.

-I quite like it.

-Will that make a difference.

Yeah, I think so but condition's not bad.

-We like it.

-What's the value?

-That's 75.

-Pardon?

That's 75.

50, would you take 50 for it, please?

-As it's raining?

-Oh, yes, do you agree?

Well...

I like it.

-Do you agree?

-I like it.

If the condition's good and we should look at the condition,

I mustn't drop it in this wet weather.

-There's nothing.

-It's got a nice base to it, it's in nice order.

-Yeah?

-No cracks.

It's a good form.

I think it's a good lump. I think it's decorative.

I think it might appeal to the Americans.

-Richard, your call.

-Yeah?

-Go on, then.

-Yeah.

-We'll take it!

For £50.

Thank you very much.

Shake those hands.

Can I borrow your umbrella!

All we need now, definitely, are some umbrellas.

Follow me. I'm drenched.

And some clean glasses.

I'm not sure any of you could even see what you were buying.

One down, Blues.

Right, then, let's rustle up some umbrellas pronto, please.

Right, I've changed my coat.

I was so wet, I've gone to get my winter coat.

The umbrella's here, as well.

Oh, drowned! Thank you.

There we go, brollies all round, teams.

What a day, hey? This is all about the hour

and the survival of the fittest.

-OK, come on, Dorinda!

-Definitely.

-Let's go over here, come on!

Right, Phil, you've done a few wet shops in your time. What's the plan?

In these conditions, there's a certain tactic to be employed, right?

What you want to do is find a particularly drowned-looking dealer,

like our new very best friend here, right,

and you want to go up to the biggest thing on his stall

that he's got to lump home with him

because the last thing in the world he's going to want to do

is take this home.

Very cunning, Mr Serrell.

SELLER: I'd like to get rid of it today.

-Would be nice, wouldn't it?

-Yes.

What's your ticket price on this?

225.

THEY GASP AND LAUGH

Can you say, "How much?"

-It's a proper antique.

-It is.

These are used for transporting olives, aren't they?

-Are they?

-Probably it's Egyptian.

-Yeah.

It's probably 1800s.

It would have been probably a water storage jug.

They buried them under the sand, keeps the water cool.

I think we're going to be way out of our price range on those.

-What do you sort of...?

-Like, half that.

And that's going to insult you, so I don't want to do that.

-I mean...

-We ain't got much money left.

Because it's raining, I'd go down to, um...

135.

Getting near.

We're getting near.

I think Malcolm could be tempted here.

-It's old.

-I think it would attract a certain market.

How much is that one?

-That one?

-Yeah.

I'd do the same, 135.

-Do you want to do it?

-What's your best price,

your really best price?

-125, absolutely no lower.

-125?

So, this one has got a broken top on it.

But it's been repaired. That one, I kind of don't like that handle.

-No, I don't.

-I don't either.

The handles had a repair on it.

-Shall we toss for it, then?

-Yeah.

If I was going to take one home, I'd take that one.

I won't give you 50p, I'll give you 2p

A proper Yorkshireman!

I'll toss the coin but we're going to have that one.

You pick, heads or tails?

-You tell me.

-Heads.

-What do you want it to be?

-Heads.

It's a head.

Is it best of three?

We'll have that one, yeah?

-Yeah, go on, then.

-Thank you very much.

Off you go, off you go, off you go.

Well handled, Phil, but I think their mind was already made up.

Two down and one to go, Reds,

just 20 minutes into your shop.

How are the Blues bearing up?

-They're quite nice, aren't they?

-Yes, they're quite pretty.

They're really nice.

-Now, if you want a real dust-gatherer...

-Yes.

I'm very good with my dusting. Is she a good duster, Richard?

-Yes, she is.

-Well, these are the hardest vases to dust.

-Absolutely.

-Because they are beautifully encrusted with flowers.

And the dust within the crevasses is very difficult to get out.

But these are 1840.

What we call Coalbrookdale and they are very, very nice, actually.

-They are.

-They're almost seeing a renaissance in demand.

We've had a handle restored here.

Look at that whiteness there, that staining is a restoration.

They've got some age, there's a small chip.

We've been chipped and knocked in the rain but we're still going.

-We're still going.

-And the vase is still standing as well, Richard,

-don't you agree?

-Absolutely.

-Do you like them?

-Yes, that's quite pretty.

-Very nice.

-Are they a pair?

-They are. Like you two.

Well, this one says £65.

Suddenly, I'm warming up.

I almost see the sun coming out with these vases.

-That's wishful thinking.

-He's delirious, help!

-Help!

-Thank you very much.

I like these, Dorinda. These are real antiques.

These are 180 years old.

Yeah, I mean, they are beautiful.

Look at the enamelling and the flowers.

-Carnations and...

-Yeah. But what would you think we could get?

-What would you think?

-I think the dealer's over here.

-Yeah.

-Hello, sir.

Do you mind me asking you a question?

Good to see you, by the way, on this wet day.

-I know, it's dreadful, isn't it?

-It is.

-We are admiring...

-Are you now?

What's your very, very best price on this?

The best on those is £50, £25 each.

-So, the death would be?

-50. And that is absolute death.

I've knocked £15 off, I think.

Do you think we'd make a profit on those?

I think, with the wind blowing in Nottinghamshire,

on a sunny day with buyers out in force,

-they've got a good chance.

-Go on, then.

-We'll take your advice.

-It's a yes from us.

-Good.

Sold. Shake his hand, Richard.

-Now I can go home.

-Thank you very much.

It's nice to see you on this wet day. Shake his hand, Dorinda.

Thank you, sir.

Charles certainly took a shine to those.

Only time will tell over at the auction.

That's two apiece, teams, and 30 minutes in.

You experts are earning your stripes today.

You're looking a bit wet around the gills, Mr Hanson.

How's it all going?

We're keeping buoyant because we've bought two items

in terrible conditions.

But whilst stalls are here, we're going strong,

we're feeling very positive towards our last item.

And Phil?

I think we've bought things that perhaps Malcolm gravitates to

rather than Pat, so I think, you know, in that time we've got left,

we perhaps should let Pat, you know, find her own way a bit.

Well, best of British to you, teams.

Only one item each left to find.

Just think of that lovely, warm cuppa at the end of it all.

Two items down, one to go.

Weather could be a bit better, like.

Look for something now...really nice.

Yeah, some silver I think we want now.

Well, at least you're still smiling, Dorinda. Oh, look out.

It's the Reds! It's the Reds!

Don't get too near them.

They might bite.

Pat, what floats your boat?

Well, I like...

I collect Beswick cats.

I like cats. I love glassware.

I like cranberry glass and ruby glass. Waiting for...

Do you like glass floats? Fishing floats?

-They're a bit blokey, aren't they?

-I don't want fishing floats!

No!

Not exactly what Pat had in mind, Phil.

Dorinda was looking for some silver.

Actually, that's nice.

That's really nice. Is that William Comyns on the bottom there?

-Yes.

-What is it?

-Isn't that lovely? Beautiful object.

It's basically a small scent bottle case.

-Beautiful.

-Is that stopper the real one?

-That's a glass stopper.

-The whole case opens up.

So, there we go, out it comes, like so.

That's a glass scent bottle in a very nice...

I think that's rather nice, actually.

-Is there a hallmark on that?

-There it is.

Ah, look, William Comyns, there's the all-important C.

He was the most important Edwardian silversmith in England,

and wherever you see Comyns spelt C-O-M-Y-N-S,

you place a premium on the price.

All beautifully embossed, and beaten.

An ordinary scent bottle case

might be £100. How much is this one?

-180.

-180!

It could be 80, you know?

I think the one is a mistake.

No, it's 18!

It can be...

150 would be the best.

-It's a very big spend.

-It is a big spend and we said before we left

home we wouldn't spend over 100!

It's a quality item. Take a chance, hey, Dorinda, take a chance.

But we have still got 20 minutes.

Can you... You're not going right now?

Will you still be here if we walk up there and come back?

-Promise?

-Yes.

-I think a quick march up there.

-And a march back.

-See you later.

-Thank you.

-Thank you very much.

One for the back burner, Blues.

Back to the Reds.

This is a leg of mutton, leather gun case.

-So, what you do is you would break your gun, wouldn't you?

-Yeah.

And I don't mean snap it in two, but you take it apart,

and you put the barrels down there.

And the stock down there.

-I think this probably dates to the Edwardian era.

-Oh...

-Yeah, she's old.

-1900?

-Do you reckon it'd make money?

-It's leather.

I mean, it's not my cup of tea, but it's old, isn't it?

It is old.

-So, what's the best you can do that for?

-35.

-Is that the death?

-That's the death.

-Would 30 buy it?

No. I've got a hat here, I'll give you the hat for free.

-Can I just try that on?

-It came with it.

-Hey, it suits you, sir.

-You'll really need it today.

-It's running down the back of my neck.

-Suits you, sir.

I beg to differ there, Malcolm.

I'm conscious that we've got to try and find something for Pat

-but let's ask him to put this by.

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-Yes, that's a bit of an omen with the hat.

-You hang onto that.

-Thank you.

-Thanks very much indeed.

You can never have enough hats, Malcolm.

Right, teams, ten minutes left,

time to make some decisions on your third and final items.

65. No. They're not as nice as that.

-That is nice, you know.

-It is nice.

-They're not as nice as that.

The more I think about it, I think we ought to have that.

-Yeah.

-Because it's lovely.

-Well done. Right, come on, team.

-Thank you, madam.

-Thank you.

-Have you got a spare coffee at all?

I'm only joking!

Nice try, Charles.

I'll put the kettle on,

whilst you seal the deal on the silver case bottle.

Although I think the Reds have something a little stronger

than coffee on their minds - an antique gin dispenser.

-Oh, aye, that's good!

-Oh, I like that!

-How much is that, please?

-450.

-Ooh!

What's that? £450?

-Oh, ouch!

-It's unusual, it's very rare.

-Yeah.

-It is nice, I like that.

-Pat, you seem to like that item.

-Oh, first thing I like...

-Start looking.

-..too dear.

-I'm looking, I'm looking.

-There we go, come on.

-Oh, wonderful.

-I'll follow you. This way.

-Come on, come on.

-A true gent, Charles.

Reds, just three minutes left. What are your thoughts?

I think you ought to get the gun case,

-cos I think that will make money.

-Yeah, go on, then.

-Yeah. Right.

-And I'm cold and wet.

-Go on, then.

-And Phil is... Well, but, yeah...

-We could almost...

You know, you... You just, you're singing,

just keep those legs and limbs moving, OK?

Even in this weather, the Blues can muster up a little skip to their

final item - but is the silver still there?

-Oh, it's there!

-Yes!

-Hello again, Madam.

-Hello.

-Hello.

-We've come in need.

-Have you?

-And you're absolutely positive

that's your lowest you can go?

I'll let it go for 145.

-Oh, thank you very much.

-Very kind.

-That is so kind.

-Thank you very much.

-Great.

-Done it. Ho!

-Well, despite the rain, despite the wind,

we've been together.

-Yes.

-We have.

-Lived the hour.

-We've sorted it out.

-We have,

and I can now tell you quite happily, let's go for a cup of tea.

-Oh, yes.

-Come on.

-Yes, please.

-Come on.

Well done, team.

I'll even throw in some cake and a hot water bottle, you deserve it.

So, the Reds have made their way back to the gun case.

-Get it bought.

-Are you having it, then?

-Yeah, we'll have it,

-we'll have it, we'll have it.

-So, Pat's had her own way all the way

-with this, hasn't she?

-Yeah.

-Utterly selfish.

-Oh! I wanted the gin.

You can tell we had a pub, can't you?

PAT LAUGHS

-Shake the man's hand.

-Thank you. Shake the man's hand.

-I told you it was all men, didn't I?

-Quick, before she goes in,

before she gets into the gin again.

I tell you, I could do with a stiff drink after all that.

Right, teams, your time is up.

WHISTLE BLOWS

Let's check out what the Red team have bought.

First - the mechanical mill. Price, £75.

Next up - the pottery amphora set them back £125.

Finally - they settled at £35 for the leg of mutton gun case and hat.

Well, Patricia and Malcolm...

Patricia, did you get a look in with these two shopping?

No, two farming boys, not a look in.

Not a look in.

Did any of the lots appeal to you?

No.

Only the gin, and it was too expensive,

-I couldn't buy it.

-Oh, dear. Never mind!

-But you had a good time?

-We did.

-What's your favourite lot, Malcolm?

-The gun case.

-Is it? What's going to make the biggest profit?

-The gun case.

-There is a crack in the record here.

Patricia, what about you, favourite lot? Not that there is one.

The urn, the water urn.

-Oh, yes.

-I think it's old and it will look nice in a garden,

water feature type thing, but it's got age, and I like that.

But that cost a few bob, didn't it?

-Ah, but it's an age.

-It ran a lot dearer.

£125, was it? HE SUCKS HIS TEETH

You think that's going to make the biggest profit?

-Yeah.

-There we have it.

Well, you spent £235, which means you must have £65 left over.

-We have, yeah.

-Hand it over. Who's got it?

-Oh...

-Never seen a man look so disappointed in all my life.

Almost needed pliers to get it out of there!

-He were careful.

-What are you going to do with that?

Well, I'd like to go and get Malcolm and I something,

but I've got a feeling I should probably...

-HE SIGHS

-..go and get Pat something.

Oh... While Phil goes off to...

HE SIGHS ..get Pat something,

let's check out what the Blue team have bought.

Their first item was the jardiniere stand.

Price paid, £50.

Next, the Staffordshire vases set them back £50.

And their final item was the little silver-cased bottle

they bought for £145.

Dorinda and Richard, it can be tough in the rain, can't it?

-It can.

-Did you get wet?

-Just a bit drowned.

You didn't let it bother your shopping, though, did you?

-No! No, no.

-You spent, spent, spent.

Well, you know, we've only got one chance.

I'm proud of you. What's your favourite lot, Dorinda?

-Oh, the perfume bottle.

-Isn't that a wonderful thing?

-I like that.

-What will make the biggest profit?

-Probably the jardiniere stand.

-Oh, do you...

Yes, the jardiniere stand.

-Where's the jardiniere?

-Yeah.

-That could be a problem, couldn't it?

-Yes, it's could, it could.

-Richard, what do you think,

-what's your favourite lot?

-Got to be the little scent bottle.

Yes, proper quality, isn't it?

-Yes, quality.

-Wonderful.

-Yes.

-Will that make the biggest profit, though?

-Erm...

-I think it may.

-You think it may.

Now, you've spent a princely sum of £245.

-Mm!

-Yes.

-Which means you've got 55 left over.

-Who is holding that?

-I've no idea.

-You are!

-Oh, he's a wag is this Richard.

-You can't get away with that!

-Can't really do that one.

-Charles, £55.

-Thank you very much, Charlie.

-What are you going to do with that?

-I think, these guys,

they've been married 50 years, which is wonderful.

-Yeah.

-So maybe something approaching maybe half antique,

something mid-20th century.

Here's hoping.

Now, I'm glad to say it's finally stopped raining,

so, just before the auction,

I've popped into Newark to take a trip down memory lane.

A lot of you will already know my passion for English furniture,

particularly Georgian furniture,

and this is an example that is particularly close to my heart.

Why? Because it was arguably the first piece I ever bought.

It was about 1969, I'd left school, I joined a firm of auctioneers,

and I'd already got a bit of a passion for furniture.

And I used to hang around in the saleroom,

and I started auctioning,

and I tried my hand at a little bit of dealing,

a bit of buying and selling.

I bought it from two part-time dealers,

and schoolteachers called Janet and John in Stuteley.

Cost me £8.

I remember it well, but it was in pretty ropey condition.

I had it restored, which cost £12. So, it stood me in at £20.

And then, in a rather mad moment, I gave it to my mother as a present,

and it sat on her dressing table for 30 years.

And she loved it, put all her bits in it,

and I just remember it in various houses where she lived.

And when she passed on, she left it to me,

so it came full circle.

I then gave it to my wife and my wife has it on her dressing table.

And, no doubt, one day, it will become my daughter's.

And just talking about the piece itself - it's mahogany,

its strung in boxwood, and it's got a few extra features,

it's Serpentine fronted, wonderful shape.

Very thin drawer linings, beautifully made.

Ogee bracket feet, another extra feature.

It does show just the change in prices

of Georgian furniture over the years.

So, in the heady days of the '80s,

this mirror would have been worth £300 to £400,

possibly even a little bit more in a smart shop.

Today, as little as £50 to £80 might be the estimate at auction,

but, really, I don't care what it's worth.

It's totally irrelevant to me.

This is a piece of social history for me, and I love it.

Right, time to take a trip to Nottingham for today's auction.

Well, just down the road in Nottingham is Mellors & Kirk,

and I'm with the boss today, Nigel Kirk. Hello.

Hello, Charlie.

Lovely to be here. Now, Patricia and Malcolm with their purchases,

they kicked off with this extraordinary mechanical object.

-What do you think of it?

-It's a grinder or milling machine.

-Yeah.

-And it's a splendid example of late Victorian,

-Edwardian, rural bygone, isn't it?

-Yes, but it is.

-What did it grind?

-It's been suggested it was grinding stubble,

but I'm not altogether sure.

-No.

-Looks like a domestic mincing machine.

-Yes. Bit big to have in the kitchen.

-Rather large.

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

-It is.

-How do you value it?

I think 60 to 100. It's a difficult one,

because some people will fall in love with it,

-and others just won't want it at all.

-I'm sure that's true!

-Well, they paid £75, so that's...

-Yeah.

-..smack in the middle of your estimate.

-Yeah, not unreasonable.

Very good. Now, what about the Mediterranean amphora?

I think it's not all that old.

-No.

-Certainly 20th century, possibly,

possibly late-19th century.

-Yes.

-But it looks ancient, and it isn't.

Yeah, yeah. Nice thing to put in the garden, I think.

-Yes.

-Another difficult thing to value, I would have thought.

It is, it's not unreasonable, I think.

-60, 80.

-They went for this in a big way.

£125 paid.

It's not impossible to see it making it,

-but I think that would be a very good result.

-No.

And then, of course, we've got the old shoulder of mutton,

and I think they got a free deerstalker to boot.

-The deerstalker's a bit on the small side, isn't it?

-Yeah.

The leg of mutton shotgun case is beautifully made.

-They always are, aren't they?

-Yes.

And it's a splendid object in itself, really.

Yes, it is, isn't it? And it's got a nice old label on it.

-It has. Yes.

-Yeah.

-Vintage luggage of all sorts is highly collectable.

-Right.

-And I think it will be interesting, that.

-Sort of money?

-£40, £60 with a free deerstalker.

-Good!

Yeah, with a free deerstalker!

-Buy one get a deerstalker free.

-Absolutely.

-It cost £35, so they...

-That's all right.

-They should be all right there.

-Yes, yes.

But, of course, it looks like things might be all right

without the bonus buy, but let's have a look anyway.

We're rather hoping that the young man's gone off and bought

something for you, Patricia, because it was a bit of a boys' outing,

-wasn't it, really?

-Boys' outing.

-We had some fun, didn't we?

I mean, we had some fun, didn't we?

-It's not a tractor part, is it?

-No...

-What have you bought, Phil?

-Well, this is just for you, my love.

-Oh, that's nice!

-A little silver matchbox.

-Oh, I like that.

-Do you?

-Pillbox, isn't it?

-No, that's a snuffbox.

-That's a snuff box.

-And that, you put little stamps in that.

-Oh.

-What was the price?

-Well, you tell me

what you think it should have been.

I'll tell you... It's all silver.

-Has it got hallmarks on?

-£40.

Well, he's a fiver out. Cost me £45.

-Very good.

-I think they'll make between 40 and £60.

-Yeah, I like them.

-You do?

-You did well.

-What about that?!

I've got a feeling you might be going with those,

but you don't have to make up your mind now.

In the excitement of the auction, you can take a look and decide

whether Phil's done a good deal or a bad deal.

But let's have a look and see what the auctioneer thinks of the silver.

Here we go. We've got a little snuffbox there,

which is rather charming.

-Well-made.

-Yeah. And a little Vesta, or match case.

Lovely engine-turned decoration on it, though.

-It is. Yes, it is, very crisply done and...

-Yeah.

Monogram is...HH?

So, we need Harry Holland to turn up in the sale and we'll be fine.

-We do. We do.

-Yeah. What about the two of them?

-How much?

-I should have thought £30 to £40.

Yeah. I think...

I rather hope they might make a little bit more than that.

-They could do.

-Yeah. Well, Philip paid 45.

-I think that's all right.

-Yeah.

-Mm.

-That's it for the Red team.

Now the Blues. Now, Dorinda and Richard kicked off

-with this Art Nouveau stand.

-Very Art Nouveau.

The only problem is, where's the jardiniere gone?

-I don't know!

-A bit useless without it.

-Yeah.

-But it could hardly be more Art Nouveau

-with the use of these seed pods.

-Yes.

And tendrils. It's a splendid object.

-Not of the best quality.

-I don't think it's Minton, is it?

No, isn't. No, no. It's maker unknown.

Yeah. What about value?

-30 to 50.

-Mm. Well, they paid 50, so...

They might get their money back.

Yeah. Now, the Coalbrookdale vases was their second lot.

It's something which the market is not very responsive to.

-I think these probably were made in Staffordshire.

-Yeah.

Or indeed elsewhere, but Coalport...

-they are not.

-So, that's going to knock the value a certain amount.

-£20 to £40.

-Paid 50.

-Too much, I fear.

-Yeah.

But, of course, 20 years ago, you'd have steamed those away at 100,

-wouldn't you?

-Oh, yes. They were much more sought-after.

-Yeah, yeah.

Now, finally, the salts bottle

with very nice embossed decoration on it,

-and it is after all William Comyns.

-Yes.

So, it's Victorian, 1898.

-A saleable object, isn't it?

-It is a saleable object,

but, of course, it is a salts bottle and not a scent bottle.

-Ah.

-And while scent bottles are very sought after...

-Yeah.

-..it won't be of interest to those collectors.

-Right.

-So, although it looks like a scent bottle, it actually isn't,

and that I think will affect the price.

-I think 40 to 60, instead of 80 to 120.

-Yes.

Yeah. You've hit on a good academic point there.

-They paid £145.

-Does seem quite a lot.

Now, I've heard you're pretty good on the rostrum,

-but are you that good?

-No.

Well, it does seem that they might well need their bonus buy.

Let's have a look at it.

Now, Dorinda and Richard, you didn't leave this young man with

-much money, did you?

-No!

-What do you think he's done with it?

-Heaven only knows.

-Keep the faith!

That's the faith they've got in you, Charles.

-Shall I reveal it?

-Please do, Charlie. I almost spent the whole

amount on these wonderful pair...

Look at these.

You want to get funky, you want to, I suppose,

live in a modern home and you want style. I mean, look at these.

-Aren't they wonderful, Richard?

-They're...amazing.

Let me tell you, because it's a wonderful marriage,

insofar we've got almost these switches,

which came from a gas station probably 1940s, '50s.

Think of those wonderful hanging lights.

They've got that style about them. They are on and off switches,

and they've been mounted onto some salvaged oak and...

You know, if you want a nice hallway with some wonderful coat pegs

to look at and admire, which...

-I think they're wonderful.

-Dorinda, what do you think of them?

-Talk to me.

-I think they're awful!

-Richard?

-Quite unique.

Charles, how much did you pay for these awful things?

Well, they are so practically perfect,

they serve a great purpose, Dorinda.

-They cost £50.

-Oh. Right.

What do you think their value will be at the auction?

I think they're worth, on a really good day, maybe £100.

With the wind blowing, mind you.

But I would guide them between 50 and 70, Richard.

-Fine.

-Well, Dorinda thinks they are awful.

Will the auctioneer like them?

Possibly!

Now, Charles went off with some money here,

and this is what he bought.

I say! Most unusual objects.

-Yeah.

-I suppose these are the sorts of things

which do attract interest today, because they are retro -

to use a much-overused term.

-Oh, well done, yes. Yes. Well, there are two of them.

-Oh, good.

-But you're quite right, they might just appeal.

-I think they will.

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-Yeah. What about value?

-30 to 40.

-Yeah.

-For the two.

-Well, he paid £50 for the two, so...

That's not that out of the way, no.

-No.

-No. You'll be taking the sale today?

-Yes.

-Well, we've given you some challenges here, haven't we?

I'm intrigued to see how Nigel gets on.

-Are you confident?

-No.

-I'm a bit...

-Patricia, are you confident?

-What will be will be.

-Well, then, I think the answer is no

on both counts, there, Philip. Well, first up is the grinder or the mill.

Cost £75. Paid a bit of money for it,

but the auctioneer quite liked it. I like it, and here it comes.

Lot 148 - the Victorian cast iron mix patent Surprise Mill.

£50 for it. Bid at 50.

60 for it now. 50, I have. 60 for it.

£50 the bid.

60? 60.

70. 80. £80.

90 for it? £80.

Time's up. £80.

I sell to a commission bidder...

-Well done!

-Sliver of a profit, isn't it?

That's a fiver. That's pretty good.

Now the amphora.

Cost £125. Bit of a gamble.

Here it comes.

Lot number 149,

the Mediterranean pottery amphora. £20 for this.

20. Decorative lot.

20. 25. 30. 35.

-35. 40. 40. 45.

-A low start...

-45. 50.

-..but he's careening along now.

60. 70. 80.

-He's halfway.

-80. 90.

-Come on!

-100.

-Come on.

-100. And 10. At £100.

110 for it? Fair warning.

At £100, an online bidder, and I sell...

-110. 120.

-Come on, one more! Yes!

120. Quite sure?

I shall sell at £120.

Oh, my God! That's absolutely...

We've lost a fiver.

You've lost a fiver.

You made a fiver, you've lost a fiver. All that work,

you're back where you started.

Anyway, here is the shotgun case and the deerstalker.

Lot 150 is the tan hide leg of mutton shot gun case,

together with a deerstalker.

£30 for it, somebody?

30. 30 I am bid, thank you, At 30.

35 for it?

30 only bid.

35 do I see? 35 I am bid.

40 for it now?

35. Fair warning...

-So nearly.

-Selling at 35 online, to 8102.

Plus minus nought.

We've got my Bonus Buy.

You've got your Bonus Buy to come.

This could pull you ahead of the field, couldn't it?

It could lose money.

-No.

-What are you going to do with it?

-What?

-The Bonus Buy.

-Go for it.

Go for it. We're going to trust you.

Can't go wrong with silver, can you? We hope.

-We hope.

-Here they come now.

Lot 156 is the silver snuffbox, engine-turned,

together with a silver book match case, of 1931.

£20 for them?

20 I am bid. At 20.

25. £30. 35.

At £30. 35. 40?

40. 45? At £40.

£40 it is. 45 anywhere?

We need another bid.

Selling for £40.

Oh, that's a shame! But for Philip, you would have broken even.

Thanks, Charlie.

I think you've done very well. You've had a lot of fun,

you've spent lots of money,

and minus five invariably is a winning score on Bargain Hunt.

-Thank you very much.

-Cheers.

Here we are. Are you excited?

-Yes!

-Are you confident?

-No!

-Been to a saleroom before?

No, never.

This is your debut. Well, your debut

is the earthenware jardiniere pedestal,

and here it is.

Lot 172 is the Art Nouveau jardiniere pedestal.

£20 for it. 20 is bid. At 20. 5. 30. 35 in the corner.

40 for you.

-At £35...

-Come on, come on!

-..at the back of the room.

-40 online.

-40 online!

50. At 45 I am bid.

-50 online.

-£50!

- £50! - Thank you anyway.

At £50, an online bid, and I sell...

I've never seen anybody look so excited about making

absolutely no profit whatsoever.

But you didn't lose money.

Here we are, now. The Coalbrookdale vases.

Cost £50, and here they are.

Lot 173 - a pair of Staffordshire floral encrusted vases,

£20 for the pair.

20 for them. £20.

Is there a bid at 20?

£20. Any bid?

20 I am bid. 20. 25 over here.

30? In the room at 25.

-Come on!

-No!

-I don't believe it.

-£25.

-It's a sign of the times, Charles.

Selling at £25.

-No!

-That is a shame.

I feel for you. Lost you £25.

But never fear, you've got the William Comyns,

you've got the salts bottle.

You paid £145 for it.

Here it comes.

Lot 174 - Victorian silver salts

bottle case and £40 I am bid.

At 40. 45. 50.

60. 70. 70.

80. 90. £90.

A room bid at 90. 100. Thank you, madam.

-Come on, it's worth all of this.

-Keep going!

-110, sir? 110. 120? 120.

-Come on!

-130?

-Hold my hand.

-120. Lady's bid.

-Come on! Take me to paradise!

-£120.

-One more.

-I shall sell at 120.

-Oh, no!

-Don't worry, my dear.

That salts bottle lost you £25.

Add that to the previous £25 and you are down

just a nice cool round £50.

You're so near, yet so far.

-Yeah.

-All is not lost because, of course,

the great thing is we have these

switches to come.

Now it's time to light up the room, Charles.

-I'm going to have a guess, now.

-Oh, no!

I'm going to guess that you're not going to go with the switches.

Surprise me.

Surprise me.

We said if we didn't make anything we'd go with the Bonus Buy.

-We did.

-Did you?

-Go on, then.

-You sure?

-Yeah.

You're going to go with these.

-Oh, lord.

-Oh, dear.

-Oh, my word.

Lot 180 - a set of eight brass electric switches

adapted as coat hooks on two boards.

£30 for them, please.

30. £30. 30 I am bid.

At 30. 35 anywhere? At 35 online.

40 for them? £35. 40... 40 I am bid.

-45.

-Come on.

-45.

-Charles might have the last laugh here.

At £45. 50 for them?

Surely. £45 it is.

50. 60. 60.

£50, a room bid, you're out online.

£50. I'll sell at £50.

4924.

Charles, everybody's right.

Everybody's wrong.

They made exactly what they...

-You're very excited about that, aren't you darling?

-Yes.

The fact is you were down £50, and thanks to Charles...

-We're still down!

-..you're still down £50.

-We've lived the memory, haven't we?

-You've lived the memory.

-Not a word to the Reds, OK?

-No.

And all will be revealed later.

I can't wait!

The general idea on Bargain Hunt is to make profit,

and to go home with money,

and you have cleverly succeeded in failing on both counts!

Not one of you have made a bean,

even with these two fine experts with you.

I know. I know.

Anyway, we don't have losers.

We have runners up.

And the runners-up by quite a large margin,

because they did lose quite a lot more money than the other team...

It is the Blue team.

Yes, you managed...

You managed to lose a pretty steady way all the way through, really.

Well, £50.

People have lost more, of course.

And people have lost less, and on today's occasion,

this team have lost less.

You've only lost £5!

-Have you had a good time, though?

-Lovely.

-Really enjoyed it.

-Have you had a good time?

-Wonderful.

-Absolutely.

-It's remarkable...

-Absolutely wonderful.

Good. It's remarkable how much fun you can have losing £50.

-Indeed it is. When it's not yours!

-When it's not yours.

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