Anglesey 16 Bargain Hunt

Today's antique fair comes from the Mona Showground in Anglesey,

where the local agricultural society have held their country fair

for the last 145 years.

These huge grounds measure almost 160 acres.

That's the size of almost 80 football pitches.

Today there is not a whiff of farming.

In fact, the grounds have been taken over by antique stalls.

Will our two teams manage to harvest a profit?

Time to find out.

Let's go bargain hunting.

Our two teams have got 60 minutes and £300 to spend on three items

that hopefully will return them a

profit when they sell them at auction.

Let's see what's coming up.

In today's show, the Reds are clear-headed...

-I think we'll go for it.

-Dave the decisive.

Dave the decisive, brilliant!

..whilst the Blues are confused.

Oh, we're going round in circles.

And at the auction, the Reds are desperate for the right bidders...

-Where are they?

-Yes.

-One more, one more.

..whilst the Blues brace for a bumpy ride.

-ALL:

-Oh.

-Ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch. But all that is coming up later.

So let's meet today's teams

and we're keeping it in the family

today, because for the Red team we have

got mother and son, Edna and David,

and for the Blues we've got father and daughter, Morris and Sue.

-Hello. ALL:

-Hello!

-So, Edna, tell me a little bit about yourself.

I began my career as a teacher on Merseyside

and I was a head of the year in a large comprehensive school.

We got the opportunity of early retirement

and decided to move to Wales.

And we bought an old chapel to renovate.

-Wow.

-It's a bread and butter Baptist chapel.

Through our garden there runs a stream

and it was made into a baptism pool

-and it was where Lord George was baptised.

-That's incredible.

It's an old stone house, so the windowsills are two-foot wide,

so I had to have something to put on them.

The first window I decided was blue and white pottery.

-Love it.

-And I had to have a Welsh dresser.

-Of course.

-And I also started liking antique snuff bottles.

So I collect those for another of my windows.

So, David, what do you do for a living?

I'm a qualified PE teacher

and I taught in a comprehensive school in St Helen's

and then I decided to move down to Wales.

I moved to a local school,

taught maths and now I'm teaching in a behaviour unit in the school,

so that keeps me occupied, shall we say?

With some characters, they're lovely.

Tell me about your sporting background.

I really enjoy my rugby.

My grandfather played for Great Britain...

-Wow.

-..in the 1930s.

I found a cigarette card with his picture on it, which is amazing.

-No.

-Yeah. Ogden cigarette cards.

-The ultimate accolade.

Yeah, superb. My dad played for Lancashire...

-Wahey.

-..which I thought you'd enjoy.

And when I was 18, I was lucky

enough to be picked for England Schools

and we toured New Zealand.

Was there anybody in that team that actually did go on...?

Well, I didn't want to mention it.

There was a guy called Jonah Lomu who seemed to run in

seven tries past us, so I have fond and upsetting memories of him.

So what about tactics, you two?

David and I usually agree.

Sometimes I think he buys a load of rubbish

and then it turns out to be worth quite a lot.

-Yeah.

-But he's a very good haggler.

-Is he?

-I do like a haggle.

-So I'll leave that to him.

-All right. Well, good luck, Reds.

Turning my attention to the Blue team

and turning to Sue, you've got a very busy-sounding job.

Yes. I work in the council at Rexham and I am a communications manager,

so I look after social media, the websites, graphic design, print,

Welsh language. So it's quite an all-encompassing job.

Now, I believe me and you share a bit of a dream.

-Do we?

-Well, I know that we both visit the island of Majorca.

-Ah, yes.

-And I think you've got a yearning to have a house there.

An aspiration I would describe it as. I would love to buy a house.

I'd love to retire and buy a house in Majorca, that would be the dream.

I was wondering, perhaps today, going round, I might pick something up and

perhaps make a few million and perhaps buy that dream property.

Yes. Well, if nothing else, Sue, we can both dream, can't we?

-We can.

-But, Morris, tell me a little bit about you.

Well, I'm retired. I used to work as an architectural technician

with a number of places.

Started off with Mobil Oil, of all things, in Manchester.

Ended up in Caernarfon in the County Council.

Took early retirement, started my own little architectural

business and then carried on until I was 70.

What about hobbies?

My original hobby actually was model aircraft building.

These were flying models.

But we're going back quite a long way.

And I've always enjoyed photography, had my own darkroom.

Now it's digital, obviously.

And on my 80th birthday, the family got together and bought me a drone.

So now I can combine the aeronautical thing

and the photography thing in one item.

-Fantastic.

-I really have enjoyed that.

-So, what about collecting?

I've got to be honest,

most of my knowledge comes from watching Bargain Hunt...

-Yeah.

-..Antiques Road Show.

You're saying all the right things, Morris, you really are.

I think because you do watch so many of these programmes,

I'm going to bow to this knowledge, really.

Because you will text me or phone me and say,

"Oh, they picked the wrong item today.

"I could've told you it was the wrong thing."

-Oh.

-It's easy at home when you're sitting there.

Yeah. You're going to find this out in quick time.

OK, you're going to need some money to spend, so here we are, Sue,

£300 for the Blues.

-Thank you.

-Edna, £300 for the Reds.

-Thank you very much.

-And this is the bit where you move off and meet your

relevant expert, so I'll see you later.

Well, it looks like we've got something of a family affair

on our hands today.

So let's find out who will be guiding our team.

Hoping to spot a profit for the Reds, it's Thomas Plant.

And lighting the path for the Blues, it's Caroline Hawley.

What are we looking for today?

Possibly some blue and white pottery.

-Yeah.

-Snuff bottle.

All of a sudden, I've decided I'm going to look for something silver.

-I really like watches.

-Watches.

-I hope I can find a nice watch.

Possibly some sporting memorabilia.

I like things with animals in them,

so hearing what my father's just said, what about a silver animal?

Your 60 minutes starts now. DONG

Let's go. Yeah.

-Let's shop.

-They're off. And by the sounds of it,

mother and son are already having a difference of opinion.

I don't want to spend hundreds.

Well, I think you've got to spend to accumulate.

With so many stalls to choose from,

the Blues are taking their time to get their eye in.

-Is there more around here?

-Nothing there.

-Yes. Oh, right.

That's lovely, that little seed there.

-Oh, that's beautiful.

-So this is a seed that floats upon the sea.

These seeds fall from the trees in the tropics.

-Oh, wow.

-And they float to another island and that's how they generate.

-Oh.

-And sometimes we have taken these seeds and we have mounted

them into various receptacles.

This receptacle at the moment is a Vesta case, cos you open it up...

-That's lovely, isn't it?

-That's where you put your matches in.

-Oh, wow.

-You turn it over and that's where you strike them, there.

Oh, I've never seen one of those before.

This is in white metal. Possibly in silver.

-It is dated 1896 there. Can you see that?

-Oh, yes, I can.

-On the little cartouche.

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

-Yes.

-Yes.

-It's got some lovely engraving around this rim.

-Would that sell well at auction?

-People collect Vestas.

-OK.

-I would like it even though I don't collect Vestas.

I think it's absolutely beautiful. Can I hold it, please?

-Of course you can.

-Thank you. That is really lovely.

-How much is your Vesta?

-It's 100.

-What's your very best on it, please?

-85 would be my very best.

Is there any chance you could do 70 on that, my friend?

It looks like Dave's haggling skills are beginning to show.

It's got a lot going for it. It's dated for a fact.

-Yes.

-That's lovely. Sure we can't do 70?

You couldn't squeeze to 75 for us, no?

-I'm holding out for 80.

-Holding out for 80.

-What do we do? Do we think about it?

-I think we go for it.

-OK.

-I think we go for it.

-OK. Dave the decisive.

Dave the decisive, brilliant!

Well done, Reds, that's your first

item found with only three minutes gone.

Back with the Blues and Morris could be about to embark on some DIY.

-Do you do any woodworking?

-Yes. He used to do a lot...

-Did you?

-Yeah. Quite a lot actually.

And I had tools rather like this, which were my grandfather's.

-Yeah?

-So it would be going back a long way.

And they were these type of planes

-which were special riveting or rebating planes.

-Yeah.

-Which these are?

-Yes.

Yeah, because they'll actually do a different shape.

Oh, yeah. So a moulding on a skirting board for instance.

It's a moulding, yes, plane.

-And it's all done by machine now, isn't it?

-Yeah.

-Which is a shame.

Is that something you might be interesting in buying?

This was not on my agenda, I have to say, at all.

-Can I also say, it isn't silver.

-No, it isn't silver.

-There's no animals in it.

-Well, there might be.

There might be a dead spider or something.

-But it does appeal to my DIY instincts.

-I thought it might.

I like the box, I have to say. I really do like the box.

Oh, the box itself is nice.

And the fact that it's complete and in this box.

-But?

-And the tools are the same period, obviously.

-It looks late Victorian to me.

-Yes, I would say so.

The saw is very nice.

You're not convincing me that you love this.

"The saw is very nice" sounded a bit forced.

-But you love it, don't you?

-I think it's great.

How much is your box and tools, please?

-£160 for the whole lot.

-For the whole lot?

-That seems a good price.

-It does.

-That's over half our total budget.

-Should we think about it?

-It's entirely up to you.

-The price seems OK.

-But that's the gentleman's first price.

-I'll knock £5 off it.

-Could you take what I have?

-150.

-Yeah?

-I'll take 150 for it.

There's a lot of tools for your money.

And it's a good-looking box.

-Right, OK?

-Yeah. Fine.

-Deal.

-Whoa!

Excellent!

With half the budget spent, Sue doesn't look too happy.

On the bright side though, they've

-got their first item after only five minutes.

-One down...

-Two to go.

-Now we have to please Sue.

-Yes. Oh, come on, Sue.

Right. So both our teams are speeding ahead.

And what's this Thomas has spotted for the Reds?

-Do you know what that is?

-It's not bookends.

-It's a book trough.

-A book trough?

You're in your library, no television.

-Oh, right.

-You've had enough of your knitting, yeah?

Your sampler work.

So you go up the steps, put them in the trough

and then walk in to your sitting room.

You sit down and start to read, you know?

-I think it's rather fun, don't you?

-It is. So what sort of wood is it?

-Coromandel.

-Coromandel.

With the brass, very Victorian, with this Gothic design to it.

-And he's got £70 on it.

-I'm not keen on the brass.

-Aren't you?

-I'm not keen on the brass.

-You'd have to polish it.

-That's true.

-So it is a no to the book trough,

and the search goes on for the next two items.

Inside, the Blues have seen this unusual lamp.

It is a Tiffany style.

-Yes.

-It's glass.

-I thought it was glass, top and bottom.

-Dragonfly. Beautiful.

-It is quite nice.

-It is stunning with the light.

-Yeah, it is nice.

-Yeah, yeah.

-How much is that?

-195.

Remember, you've only got £150 left!

What would your best price be on that lamp?

-I would do it for 180.

-That's out.

-That's out.

It is lights out for the dragonfly lamp

and the search goes on for Sue's animal-themed item.

Now, these are the silver animals that you're talking about.

-Yeah. Absolutely.

-They are terribly popular.

That little pig is gorgeous.

Yes, a lot of them are made by Sampson Mordan.

They're all Edwardian, turn-of-the-century, 1900-ish.

There's quite a lot of pigs about, so, consequently,

he's only 225, but look at the emu,

he's very rare, hence 1,250.

-And the frog.

-He's lovely, isn't he?

-Yeah, beautiful.

But we haven't got enough money. That frog is lovely.

So we need to say goodbye to the silver animals.

Moving on and the Reds are heading

inside, on the hunt for sporting memorabilia.

In a previous life, you were a PE teacher.

-I was, yes.

-Have you ever seen these?

-And they are not juggling.

-I was thinking rounders bats, maybe.

-They're not rounders bats.

-No? OK.

I think it's the term calisthenics or something -

where they sort of use these for exercise.

-Right, OK.

-So like this.

-Right.

-Cos they are weighted. Do you want to feel them?

-Oh, yeah, thank you.

-Oh, they are, aren't they?

-They have a weight to them.

-Yeah, yeah. And then you've got vintage skipping rope.

-Wow, OK.

I don't think it is going to be long enough for you to use.

-Possibly not.

-Maybe you, Edna.

-Did you used to skip?

-I did used to skip.

-Did you used to do sort of...?

-All sorts. I couldn't do it now.

So there's a vintage one there. Right. Just bear with me.

-I'm with you.

-Out of the corner of my eye, I've spied something else.

-Right, OK.

-Just behind you there.

-Look at this.

-Oh, my goodness.

-Look. Look.

-This is what every boy needs.

-Oh, isn't that fabulous?

Your own travelling tennis bag/suitcase.

There is your tennis racket in there.

There is your tennis balls.

You've got cricket whites, jumper, it all goes in there.

68 on there for that.

It was made by the Germans.

"Echt Vulcanfiber."

What are you thinking, Thomas?

-We could make up...

-Bit of a sporting...

-We've got a bit of a PE lot.

-Definitely, yeah.

-It's just a bit of fun, isn't it?

-Definitely.

-It's lovely.

So with a combined total of £101,

it is up to Thomas to exercise his powers of negotiations

to get the price down.

Now, with 20 minutes gone,

is Caroline holding the key to success?

I've never seen anything like this.

So it's a brooch that you'd wear the key and then with the chain.

-Yeah.

-It is not hallmarked silver.

-No, but it tests as silver, I'm sure.

-What is the price on that?

168.

It is certainly very unusual, but

that would be another huge ticketed item, wouldn't it?

After Morris blew half the money on the tool box,

this key is definitely over budget.

Now, has Thomas got a good deal

on sporting equipment priced at £101?

-She'll let us have the lot for £50.

-OK.

-That's over 50% off.

-Nicely done, Thomas.

-I did try a bit of a deal.

I said, "Look, if I could get

"20 skips done without breaking, could I have it for 45?"

-She said no.

-Oh. We would all like to have seen that.

£50. What do you think?

I like it. I think it's fun.

-I think it's a fun thing, yeah, definitely.

-Yes.

-Yeah?

-Yeah.

-That's your second item.

-Brilliant.

-Doing well.

-You certainly are, Reds.

Unlike the Blues, who still have two more items to find.

Will they make it to the finishing line in time?

Before we find out, I want to show you something

that's close to my heart.

The minute I saw this decanter at a car boot,

I knew that it was coming home with me.

I've actually had it for no more than about ten years.

It was filthy, it didn't look a bit like this,

but I spent a lot of time cleaning it up and hey presto.

It looks as though it was made during the late Georgian period.

Just looking at the general shape of it,

it's very much 1820, the cutting is exquisite.

You've got this wonderful deep cutting on the shoulders,

and if you look carefully, you've got these arcades

where you've got fan and hobnailed cutting and that

decoration was actually extended to the stopper.

Now, having said 1820, it's not.

It is very Georgian in inspiration,

but this piece was probably made

somewhere between 1910 and around about maybe 1930.

That was a time when there was a great revival

in Sheraton furniture and, believe it or not,

the Georgian period was looked back on, in those days, as being retro.

This has been made of lead crystal.

Now, when people talk about lead crystal,

what they're saying is that the glass content

has got 24% lead oxide in the mix.

Now, I can tell you, when you pick this up, it is quite a weight.

I don't mind admitting, when it comes to pouring the wine, that's my job.

I wouldn't entrust anyone else with my decanter.

If I wanted to buy the equivalent quality of glass today,

and there aren't many makers out there, I can assure you,

that can do this, you would have to pay around about £280.

I'm pleased to say, when I was at the car boot,

I paid the princely sum of £28.

Decanters for me are the bargain buy of the moment.

How long that moment is going to last, let's watch, wait and see.

Back to the shopping and the Reds have two items, while the Blues

trail behind with just one.

Despite having only £150 left,

Sue has not completely ruled out another big-ticket item.

-I do love that tape measure.

-That's gorgeous.

-Isn't it just?

-I'll do it for 130.

We've gone quite high-end again, haven't we?

Nothing wrong with going high-end.

It's novelty, it's genuine antique, so...

It caught my eye immediately.

I think it's lovely. It's a lot better than the one I've got in my

handbag from a Christmas cracker.

I should hope so. While Sue measures up the remaining budget,

Thomas is serving up some blue and white pottery for Edna.

-There's quite a lot going on there.

-Quite pleasant.

Got like a little pretty deco trio,

sort of like an Italian lake scene.

-Yeah.

-Only issue is, when one drinks one's tea, is your finger out?

-Do you want to put your finger out?

-Pinkie.

-Pinkie out.

-All day.

-I like your style, Dave. Very stylish.

-That's quite nice, actually, isn't it?

-Is that...?

How many? One, two, three, four,

five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, 11, 12 cups. 11 saucers.

I think it is a no-goer, I'm afraid.

Not quite the tea party they were hoping for.

With only 20 minutes to go,

the Blues seem to have drifted apart, and Morris

is distracted by an extravagant bird cage.

VENDOR: I think they're very Indian, aren't they?

-Have a look at the pillars.

-There's a lot of work in them.

-Cor blimey, yeah.

-Your dad has got carried away

talking about bird cages.

They are nice, but I would imagine very expensive.

-Very, yes.

-He said we could have it for 1,100.

That one is definitely out of your budget, Morris.

With £170 left to spend,

the Reds are also being drawn to some pricier items.

-This is Czech.

-Oh.

-Look at that design of the trees.

-Forest, it's a forest.

Forest, yeah. If you put it against a light... See, look at that.

-Do you see that, Edna?

-Yes, I can, it's beautiful.

-Oh, I don't know.

-Have we got a chip?

-We've got a nick.

-Ohh.

-It was all going so well, wasn't it?

-Something else there.

-OK.

-Let me introduce you to Sweden.

And here we have a piece of Art Deco - sea green, beautifully

faceted, but look at that engraving of the female form.

-Beautiful.

-That is beautiful.

You've seen the price, it's £260.

Let's put that one down, shall we, Thomas?

Back with the Blues and Morris is in for a shock.

Good grief. Porthmadog high street.

Is it? How do you know that?

I've spent nearly all my life living in Porthmadog.

I went there during the war when I was four years old

and I lived there till I got married.

It was obviously some years ago,

because the town hall no longer exists.

They took it down. It's a great shame.

That's The Commercial Hotel, that would be the butcher's shop.

How far is Porthmadog from here, then?

-35 miles?

-35 miles.

-Yeah, it's not that far.

I like the Lowry-ish look to it.

The buildings and people in the foreground.

-I think it's lovely.

-Pen and ink and watercolour.

-Yeah.

-It's an original. Very reasonably priced at £48.

-What's your best price on that?

-£38.

-38.

Well, I'm not going to say anything now,

because it's your turn to buy something.

You're looking absolutely terrified.

-I am.

-So Sue is vetoing Morris' nostalgic desires.

-I think we should give Sue a chance.

-Yeah, I do, too.

With ten minutes to go,

it looks as if Edna has found one of the items she was looking for.

You did mention scent bottles, didn't you?

-I certainly did.

-I like the colour of them.

The way the light shines off them.

-Opalescent.

-Oh, right, OK.

I like the shape of that one.

The fan design, yeah. Rather marvellous, isn't it?

I wonder if that one might be slightly out of our price range.

Probably. No, I always like expensive things.

-How much is this fan?

-145.

OK, so look at the way...

..the light comes through it.

-And it's signed "Sabino".

-Is that French?

French. And this is probably 1940s.

VENDOR: '30s, '40s, yes.

You've definitely got the Art Deco appeal.

-Yeah.

-Whilst the Reds consider the scent bottle,

the Blues are really starting to fret.

We need to buy something, don't we, really?

-We do.

-Yes.

-You really do.

There are only seven minutes left

and you still have two items to find.

-I'm in panic mode a bit now.

-Yeah, so are we.

£38. It's not going to make a lot of money.

-It's not going to make a lot, no.

-Right, we'll leave it.

But we're going to have to find something quickly.

-Yeah.

-Time stops for no man, Blues.

And the Reds also need to make a decision on their final item.

I quite like the other ones with the figures within the stoppers.

-Yeah.

-OK.

-With the lighter opalescence. Yeah.

I love the butterfly. So this one's made in France, so this one's going

-to be post-war.

-Yeah.

I think that's dead pretty.

-I think that one you'd have to be a bit of a connoisseur.

-OK.

You've got £70 on that one.

45.

-That's quite a nice price.

-I think if we could go 40...

-That would be...

-..we'd go for it.

-Definitely.

-Yes, OK, I'll do 40.

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

-That's wonderful.

-I think we go for it.

-I definitely do.

It's beautiful. And for that price, I'm thrilled.

-Third and final item bought.

-Third and final item, done.

-Brilliant, that's you finished, Reds.

-And relax.

-Great.

-But the Blues are really under pressure.

With two items to find

and just four minutes left on the clock,

this could be an impossible task.

Oh! We're going round in circles.

Oh, no!

We haven't looked right at the beginning, have we?

-No, we haven't.

-So come on.

-And you, Morris, keep up.

What about that little thing with the silver top on it?

How much is your silver-topped jar? Absolutely rock bottom.

27, I'm asking. But I'll do it for 20.

-Cute enough.

-It's not going to make much, is it?

-It's not going to make much...

-But we haven't got...

-1901.

-Birmingham. 1901.

-What about 18?

-What about 15?

-15.

-Not 15.

-15.

-16, can it be?

-17.

Oh, gosh! You're going to have to decide. It's up to you.

-Yes.

-Yes?

-Right, 17.

-Right, 17.

-Great! Well done, Blues.

But you're not out of trouble yet.

There are less than two minutes left and still one item to go.

Will our helpful stallholder come to the rescue again?

Now, that's a little Vesta.

It's interesting, because it's depicting cycling

and there's always a big interest in cycling.

If we turn it over to the other side, the lady in her skirt.

In Edwardian dress, yes.

So that's rather a nice thing. What's the price on that?

My best price on that would be £40.

-What do you think?

-I like it.

Hurry, Blues, just 20 seconds on the clock.

Cycling is massive now, isn't it?

Could you do that for 38?

-Are you happy with that?

-We'll go for that.

-Would you like that? Are we all happy?

-She's the handshaker.

Goodness. Finished in the nick of time.

-We're out of time.

-It's gone.

BELL RINGS Stop the clock.

-Your 60 minutes is up.

-Is it worse than you thought?

Yes. I'm never sitting on the sofa

again and shouting at them in the auction house, ever.

Let's remind ourselves what the Red team bought.

Edna and David hope to grow a profit

with the seed pod Vesta case bought for £80.

They look to serve an ace with the sporting items for £50.

And bought the opalescent scent bottle for £40.

So, Thomas, slick teamwork here, I thought.

Fabulous teamwork.

A great bond between mother and son.

It was a real pleasure to be involved in.

So, Edna, tell me, what was the one item that you liked more than any of

-the others?

-I think I liked the Vesta case.

-It was beautiful.

-But which do you think is going to give you the

-biggest profit?

-The perfume bottle.

-We did manage to get the price down quite a lot.

-You did.

-I hope it'll make us the biggest profit.

-What about yourself, David?

I really liked the mixed sporting lot we got.

-Yeah?

-I really did, yes.

I think that's a great lot.

I did hope to see Thomas skipping but we missed out on that,

-unfortunately.

-What about the one item that is going to give you the

-biggest profit?

-I would say the scent bottle as well.

-So what was the big spend, you two?

-170.

So you're going to cross my palm with £130.

-I am.

-OK.

So, Thomas, what are your thoughts on your bonus buy?

I think I'd like to find something which Edna mentioned,

-something which may sparkle.

-OK.

-May entice.

-OK, excellent.

-Sounds intriguing.

Well, while Thomas goes off for an enticing bonus buy,

let's remind ourselves what the Blue team bought.

Morris and Sue hope to carve out a profit

with the tool box bought for £150.

They spent £17 on the silver-topped dressing table jar.

And paid £38 for the Vesta case.

Well, Caroline, a remarkable bit of spending there.

The second remarkable is these two are still talking to one another.

There was a bit of disagreement about the tools.

You're not keen on the tools, are you?

Not particularly. It wouldn't be my choice.

But I bow to my father's knowledge and carpentry skills,

so that's what we did.

But I think it put you off finding

something until the last five minutes.

Yeah, five minutes.

But the main thing is you did end up with three items and what was your

-favourite?

-The enormous box full of tools.

-Couldn't go wrong.

-Which is going to give you the biggest profit?

Obviously the tool box.

All right, Sue. What was your favourite buy of the day?

The matchbox.

Which do you think is going to give you the biggest profit?

-I'm going to say the matchbox.

-OK. How much did you spend in total?

-205, was it?

-Yes.

-205.

-Yes.

-Which means that somebody is going to give me £95.

There it is. OK, Caroline, there you go.

-Thank you very much.

-£95 for a bonus buy.

-Any thoughts?

-I'm going to do it quickly.

Right. OK.

So while Caroline goes off to make a speedy bonus buy,

we're off to the auction.

We've travelled from Anglesey to the auction in Nantwich,

Cheshire, where I'm joined by auctioneer Chris Large.

-How do you do?

-Lovely to be here.

Let's get straight down to business with our Red team,

Edna and David.

Their first item is this smart-looking Vesta case.

It's gorgeous, isn't it?

It's made out of a nut that's been polished,

I think it's continental. There are no hallmarks on it.

It's got a nice monogram on it and it's got the date on it, 1896.

Just a really lovely, sweet little piece.

It is. What is your estimate?

It has got a come-buy-me estimate of £30 to £50,

but I'm sure that's going to help it race on and make a lot more.

Well, let's keep our fingers crossed

because they paid £80 for it, but it's got potential.

-Yeah.

-OK. Item number two is a case of anyone for tennis?

-Yeah.

-And everything else for that matter.

-What do you make of that?

-Well,

exactly what we need if we ever have a British summer.

I think it's got a really trendy case as well.

I mean, I love the houndstooth interior.

Even if you're not into tennis, you can use the case.

-I think it's a great item.

-OK. Estimate?

-I think £15 to £25.

-They splashed out £50 on that.

But there's plenty to go for, isn't there?

-Definitely.

-And third item is that rather intriguing opalescent

glass perfume bottle with a butterfly stopper.

Now, what do we know about this?

Well, I don't think it's made by Lalique

and I don't think it's made by Sabino either,

which is what it looks like.

-Yes, it does.

-And wouldn't it be nice if it was?

But it's a nice decorative piece.

-It's got that great opalescence colour.

-And of indeterminate age,

-I think it's fair to say.

-That would be fair.

-So estimate?

-£20 to £30.

-They paid £40 for it, so it needs a good win to blow that

-into a profit, yes?

-Hopefully.

So, I think it worthwhile for Edna and David

to consider Thomas' bonus buy.

So, let's find out what that is.

So, Edna and David,

you left Thomas £130 to go and find a bonus buy for you.

Thomas, what did you come up with?

Well, you know I said, when you handed me the money,

something you mentioned, Edna, wasn't it?

I brought you a piece of jewellery.

-Ah, lovely.

-So this is a piece of British Arts and Crafts.

It's dated 1908, Birmingham, made by Gourdel Vales & Co.

It's a beautiful bit of silver, with enamelling, hammer-beaten,

what we call planished and then a little pearl drop at the end.

-That's beautiful.

-It is, isn't it?

-Yes.

-Come on then, what did you pay?

Well, see you're there.

David doesn't care about the money, he thinks it's beautiful.

This did cost, I have to say, £110.

-SHE GASPS

-Wow!

-It is wow, isn't it?

But it is a beautiful bit of jewellery.

-Nice box as well.

-Well, I think the box just sets it off.

-Definitely.

-We were looking for jewellery, weren't we?

-Yes.

-And you hadn't got any, so I thought this was ideal.

-Fabulous.

-Lovely.

-What do you think it will make?

I think these are very popular.

It's got a very good chance of making £120 to £150,

-because it's very beautiful.

-It is lovely.

The important thing to remember is

you don't have to make your minds up now.

Just wait until you've sold your first three items

and then that's when you make your decision.

But in the meantime, let's find out what the auctioneer has to say about

Thomas's Art Nouveau brooch.

So, here is Thomas' bonus buy.

It's an attractive-looking enamelled jewel, isn't it?

It's lovely, isn't it? It's a great

piece of Arts and Crafts silver.

It's Gourdel Vales & Co, Birmingham.

It's hallmarked 1908.

Lovely bit of enamel work. I really like this.

Very saleable, yeah? But what estimate do you reckon?

I've estimated it £70 to £100.

Thomas went and paid £110 for it and I can understand why.

Once again, with the right people chasing it,

we could be in for something of a little bit of a bonus there, yeah?

-Yeah. Fingers crossed.

-Well, that's it for the Reds.

On to the Blues, this is Morris and Sue with their expert,

Caroline Hawley, and three planes,

which is just the tip of the iceberg,

because we've got a box full of this stuff, haven't we?

-A chest full.

-It's great.

It's great to have a rummage through and all the different

moulding planes. They've got different-shaped blades.

I like seeing the makers' marks that are on them,

I also like seeing the names of the people who owned them.

Really nice little set of stuff. It's one man's work,

-you know?

-Of his lifetime.

-Exactly.

-So, estimate?

I've estimated this at about £80 to £120.

Right. They paid £150, so we're getting near where we want to go.

Item number two is quite a small little object,

that silver-top little box and the sort of thing I would have thought was

probably in a toilet set at some stage.

Definitely, yeah. Nice decorative piece for the dressing table.

It's Levi and Sullivan, Birmingham. It's 1901, hallmarked.

It's in nice condition.

You so often find that these have been polished so much that they have

-holes in them.

-Yes.

-And, luckily, this one's survived that.

-So, small object, small price?

-Yeah, £10 to £15.

They paid £17 for that.

-So, we're not far off.

-And finally this little Vesta case.

Well, it's got cycles on it.

Anything to do with bikes and cycles always adds a premium.

A great subject matter.

Unfortunately, it has a crack in it, which is on the reverse side of it,

-Which might pull the value back a bit.

-OK, estimate?

-£20 to £30.

-OK, They paid £38, so fingers crossed there.

So it's going to be worth their

while considering Caroline's bonus buy.

So let's now find out what that is.

So, Morris and Sue, you left Caroline £95

to go and spend on a bonus buy.

Caroline, you can do a lot with £95, so show us what you did.

I can. I did it very quickly. Very quickly.

I made my mind up, spotted it, seized it and here it is.

-Oh!

-Oh!

-What do you think?

-It's silver.

-It is silver.

And it's got a beautiful hallmark, but I don't know what it is.

It's in beautiful condition.

-It is.

-It's made by Turner and Sons from Birmingham in 1979.

To me that is timeless elegance.

-It is extreme...

-If you were to go into a shop and buy this brand-new,

it would cost way over £100.

It's really good quality.

The base will be weighted, so it's heavy.

It's not going to knock over. I only wish I brought a rose.

I cut one from the garden to put in it.

It's a beautiful specimen vase.

Yes, it's nice. How much did you pay?

-How much do you think I paid? It's solid silver.

-£45.

-I would say £45 as well.

-£15.

-Whoa!

-OK.

-Sure as eggs is eggs, there's a profit in that.

-I would say...

-Probably about the only item we have, so...

That's confidence for you.

Oh, ye of little faith.

Listen, you don't have to make your minds up about this

until you've sold your first three items,

but in the meantime, let's find out what the auctioneer has to say

about Caroline's silver vase.

So, here is Caroline's bonus buy, what you might call simplistic.

Yes, it's got that modernistic look, hasn't it?

-It's a look that people want.

-Definitely in a modern home.

And it's silver, I don't think you can go wrong with silver.

Turner and Sons, Birmingham. It's hallmarked for 1979.

-Just a nice, simple piece.

-So, estimate?

£20 to £40.

Well, she paid £15 for it, which was,

-I think, something of a very canny buy, don't you?

-Yeah.

-So, who's going to be up there in the rostrum?

-That will be me.

That will be you. OK. We'll be

watching and willing you on.

£110 I'm bid. At £110.

115 I'll take.

Any further bids?

Are you regulars at the auction?

I've only been to one before.

So it's still relatively new for you?

-Exciting, yes.

-So your first item's just about to come up,

it's the Victorian white metal mounted Vesta case.

Lovely thing. I love it.

It's a really nice thing. You paid £80 for it.

It's coming up now.

The Victorian white metal nut and mounted Vesta case.

Lovely piece this. I have two commissioned bids,

which I'm not surprised about.

My top bid here is £65 only.

-£70 I'm looking for.

-We want more than that, though.

At £65 I'm bid on commission. I'm selling at £65.

-£70. £75 I've got on commission.

-Yes.

-£85.

-Come on, one more.

At £75. I've seen these make a lot more in the past.

At £75 I'm bid.

-£80, is there? Any further bids?

-GAVEL BANGS

OK.

Well, hey-ho, minus £5.

£75. You paid £80 for it. You know,

-not a disaster by any means.

-Not a disaster.

-No.

-This is our lot.

-It is.

The vintage tennis set in the travelling case.

And for this lot I'm bid here, we have £10 bid only.

£15 I'm looking for.

At £10 I can start this lot off on commission.

I see a room of tennis pros!

Come on.

At £10 is all I'm bid. £15, do I hear? At £10 bids.

Any further bids?

-Oh! Where's Andy Murray when you want him, hey! THOMAS:

-40, love.

Minus 45 in total. That's the running total.

OK. So, here we go.

You paid £40 for your perfume bottle.

The opalescence moulded glass perfume bottle.

And for this lot commission interest here with me £15.

I can start this off £20. I'm looking to continue.

£15 I'm bid on commission.

I'm selling. £20's bid in the room now.

At £20, the lady. £25 I'm looking for.

At £20. £25 do I hear?

At £20, any further bids?

So minus 20.

It gives us a rolling total now of minus £65.

The bonus buy. The bonus buy.

I think we need a team decision.

-We trust the guru.

-Yes, the man.

After those results?

Yeah. So here is the bonus buy.

Remember Thomas paid £110 for it.

The Arts and Crafts silver brooch, with enamelled decoration.

I have commission interests and two commission bids.

£110 is my top bid here on commission.

I'm selling. £120 I'm looking for.

£110, the bid's here with me on commission.

I'm going to sell. £110.

-Any further bids?

-Come on, Nantwich! Come on!

-GAVEL BANGS Oh! Well...

-Well done.

It did not lose you any money.

So your final total is minus £65.

-OK. Yeah. So not a word to the Blues?

-No. No, definitely.

OK, excellent.

How are we feeling today? Come on, be honest with Uncle Eric.

I'm a little bit nervous, really. We have a big priced item.

-I might be eating my words.

-A very fine joiner's chest.

OK. Paid £150 for it.

It's coming up now. Let's see if there's a profit.

Pine joiner's chest, full of tools.

And for this lot I have commission bids straight away of £40 only.

£45, 45. 50, 55. 60, 65. £65 is bid in the room.

-The commission is out.

-70 I'm looking for to continue.

70, do I hear? 70 on the internet.

75. 80 is on the internet now.

At £75, a room bidder has it.

£80 is bid on the internet. 85. 90 is there now on the internet.

At £85, 90 on the internet.

95? £90 is bid on the internet.

90, any further bids?

-GAVEL BANGS ALL:

-Oh!

-Ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch!

90. It could have been worse. But let's not go there.

That's a minus 60 to start with.

But you've got your little silver-top toilet jar.

You paid £17 and it's coming up now.

The silver-top jar. Lot 299.

And for this lot, £10 I can start this off here with me here on

commission. 15 is bid in the room.

The commission bid is out. £15 is bid.

£20 I'm looking for to continue with the silver.

At £15 with my bidder in the room. Any further bids?

Uh-oh. 15.

OK. Well, only minus two.

So, it gives me a minus 62 rolling total.

Your third purchase was the Edwardian Vesta case,

you paid £38 for it and it's coming up now.

The cycling interest Vesta case. Lovely piece this. Lot 302.

I have two commissioned bids,

£25 and a top bid straight away on commission.

£30 I'm looking for.

At £25 I'm bid here with me on commission.

30 I'm looking for. At £25 I'm bid.

I'm going to sell to my commission bidders.

If we're all happy. Any further bids? Sold on commission.

So, 25, is a minus 13.

That's going to give minus £75.

Are we feeling lucky when it comes to the bonus buy?

I don't think we've got any choice.

No, you always have a choice on this programme.

-Absolutely.

-Yes.

Yes? And this is a joint decision?

-It is.

-Daughter and father?

-Yes.

Let's hope this will buck the downward trend.

The modern silver bud vase, lot 308,

£10 I can start this bid off with me.

At £10 for the silver vase on commission.

At £10. 15 I'm looking for.

The silver vase. £15 is bid. Thank you. Takes the commission out.

At £15, a bid in the room? Surely... At £15 I'm bid.

I'm going to sell. You're all happy in the room? Any further bids?

Oh, no!

Well, let's not weep. Let us just wonder.

You've ended up with minus 75.

It's not a disaster, but having said that, not a word to the Reds, OK?

So, teams, smiley faces.

Smiley faces.

I mean, it's been a near run thing this particular show,

I don't mind telling you that.

There've been a lot of minuses around the place.

There is only £10 difference between the teams today, OK?

But the people with the biggest minuses are the Blue team.

Commiserations, he said.

It wasn't a good start.

I know, I know the joiner's chest was somewhat emotive.

We won't labour the point on.

But you bought interesting things and we commend you,

and when it came to bonus buys, you both broke even.

Can you believe that?

So there was a contribution of sorts from our two experts.

So, anyway, you've enjoyed yourselves?

-We've had a great time, thank you.

-That's all we want to hear.

And you've only missed out by a tenner. So look at this.

Hey! Drawing a sigh of relief.

I'm afraid nobody's getting any money today.

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-We really have.

-Absolutely brilliant.

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