Lewes 6 Bargain Hunt

Today we're in the county town of Lewes in East Sussex.

You know what we're here for. Let's go bargain hunting. Yeah.

You know the rules. Each team gets ?300 and an hour to shop for three items which they sell at auction

and hopefully make a profit.

And here's a quick gander of what's coming up.

The Reds know what's best.

Bare breasts sell very well. They do. Yes, they do.

And the Blues test their expert's patience.

I'm going to sit in a darkened corner and I'll be with you.

Sit on the milk churn and cool down. We'll leave you there. Yeah. Yeah.

Ahh! So let's meet today's teams.

Well, it's family ladies day today on Bargain Hunt.

For the Reds we've got sisters Chris and Helen.

And for the Blues, cousins Helen and Di. Hello, everyone. Lovely to see you.

Now, Chris, you have just achieved your lifetime ambition at the age of 68 - I can't believe this.

Don't! It's 65!

Well, that's the first non-deliberate mistake!

So tell us what is this ambition. When I was young, I trained for the stage and never got on with it.

So at the age of 65 I have gone back and got myself an agent.

Have you really? Yeah. What roles have you picked up? I did a film we made in Romania

for American television. What were you playing? An Irish woman. With an accent you can do in America!

So give us an e.g. of the accent, then.

IRISH ACCENT: Well, here you come with your Boston ways and your high-flying notions.

Gosh, all this talent that's been hidden these 65 years. Marvellous. What other roles have you played?

A couple of old prostitutes. Really?!

I take it you're not well qualified for that role. I am a sex therapist.

You're not?! I am.

The day I heard I'd got accepted on the training course... For the sex? Yes. I rang my sister and said,

"I'm going to train as a sex therapist." And she said, "So am I!" And she was on the same course.

And you had no idea before you went on this course? No.

Helen, you've got a knowledge of antiques. Yes, I have.

And I love Art Deco stuff. So I go to auctions and buy little bits to decorate my flat.

Usually things with little chips so I can afford them. Will you buy Art Deco today? Hopefully.

If we find something, yes. Well, good luck with that. Delighted to meet you. Now, girls,

you have both served with the Women's Royal Naval Service. You're both Wrens. Jenny Wrens.

How come you started that, Helen? I was coming up to leaving school and didn't know what I wanted to do.

A friend of mine had had an interview and been accepted.

She said, "I bet I get in before you." ?10. Back in the '70s. When ?10 was ?10.

So I said, "You're on." And I beat her by a week!

That's marvellous, isn't it? So are you the leader of the pack?

No chance! Are you not? Oh, really?

Equal, equal. So, Di, did you enjoy your time as a Wren? Yes, I did.

I didn't stay in very long. Did you marry a sailor? Yes, I did. Is it inevitable?

My father was in the navy. I see. It really was in your blood. And now my son is. Gosh!

It's quite a family affair, really. So what's your tactic going to be?

Spend! Spend, spend, spend. Spend everything? I'd like to! Fabulous.

Now the money moment. ?300 apiece, you girls. You know the rules.

Your experts await. Off you go! And very, very good luck!

Preparing for a punch up is Thomas Plant, who'll be providing the expertise for the Reds today.

While Philip Serrell will be helping out the Blues.

He seems prematurely eager to toast their success.

Sisters today. Lovely to meet you. Thank you. What are your tactics?

Spend all the money. Spend all the money?

Are you two going to be trouble? How much trouble do you want? Oh, no! I always get the dodgy ones.

Who's the bossy one? Me. Really? I can do it, too.

Sibling rivalry. Sibling rivalry!

We want to spend. Spend, spend, spend. Just to leave you a little.

Be prepared to work miracles.

I won't ask who's the eldest.

How tactful! Twins! Come on, girls. Let's go.

Right, girls. In we go. Let's go and see what we can find.

Girls, I think we'll have an hour of pure fun. Yeah. Let's go.

Thomas, there's a really nice couple of vases. OK. What do you think they are?

I'd say they're a happy amateur. They're pretty,

but if they were professionally done the decoration would have stayed.

At auction, it's not that commercial. Sorry.

Those are nice quality. What's this? You've stumped me there.

I think it's a worm's playground. It is. What a lovely thing.

It is nice, isn't it? There's another one there. Oh!

That looks more like a kind of African head. I know. It's something for food preparation,

grain bashing... Oh, right. Something like that. Certainly for doing something with.

You're doing well. I quite like you picking up everything. I like these clogs as well. Beautiful.

The clogs are quite sweet. I don't think they're the oldest. I don't think they have any age.

Look at that. There's no age in those. No.

Right. Right. Right. Move on, move on, move on.

I tell you what, girls, that's a funky thing.

Oh, my, my! Philip's going to have fun with this pair. I'm clearly talking to myself.

They've gone into the wide blue yonder. Sorry! It would suit you, that little granny chair.

I imagine it's for calling meetings to order or something. Cool thing.

I tell you what, girls. What I think we should do is have a look round the whole shop,

keep our powder dry. Let's go on that way. It reminds me of our school bell.

If we could get him down to 100, that's worth doing. I think so, too. He's lovely. I think he'd sell.

Right, girls. No, come here. What?

The bear. It's a Black Forest carved bear. They are sweet.

How much is he? 150. Oh, no! We thought we'd get him down to 100.

105? Cos he's useful and he's pretty. You don't like it! I do like it, I do!

Sewing is so popular. So what were you going to show us back there?

Well, I was going to show you here this lovely opalescent glass dish. It's lovely. Art Deco.

Yes. And you love Art Deco. I love Art Deco.

That's really attractive. Oh...

Oh! What a hideous green! Yeah.

I don't like the colour. Ghastly. I don't like that at all. It's horrible. What a shame.

What a shame. What a shame.

As ever, time is marching on. We're now 20 minutes into the shop and our teams need some decisions.

Mannequin, girls? I've always fancied a mannequin.

Really?! Well, so many people are buying vintage clothes now, aren't they?

Do you think it's worth anything? It's not attractive.

I've never met an overly attractive mannequin. They all seem a bit wooden to me, really. They are.

"For two weeks, everything on this stand is half-price." Yeah. And the ticket is 75 quid.

So half of 75 is... 37... ?37.50. So if we could perhaps get that for 25 or 30 quid,

that's got to be a steal, isn't it? I'd go for that if you think it would sell. I'm happy to go with that.

What are we going to call her? Oh, Mildred. Are you two safe to be left here?

I'll ask the dealer if we can get the dummy out. I'm not sure how he'll respond.

He'll tell you you've got two out!

Don't do yourselves down, girls.

Those things go for really good money. Yes, the half-dolls. She's quite a racy half-doll. She is.

And bare breasts sell very well. They do. Yes, they do. Oh-er!

This is a continental half-doll. You would do the rest of the doll, embroider it yourself.

Or put it on a tea cosy. But she's quite nice with the flowers in her hair.

How much is she? She's ?35. Oh, get her for 20? She's my definite buy.

I'd agree with that. You want her? Strangely enough, we agree. God, you could have...!

But knock it down a bit. Naturally. Shall we go and make a deal? Who'll do that? Christine's the dealer.

I don't mean dealer!

In you go. Go on. All right. Go on, girls. Work your magic.

Hello. We rather like this. What's your best price on it?

- 30 quid. - We're thinking more 15, 20.

You've been watching too much TV.

- 20. 20. - 25's the best. I'll do 25.

- 23. - No, 25 is cheap enough.

- 24 quid. - Done! - I have been!

That's terrific. Thank you. Stop congratulating yourselves.

What did you buy her for? 24 quid. Well done. First item in half an hour. That's all right.

She's going to go for 60 at least.

Brilliant! That's the first item bought by the Reds.

As the teams continue shopping, take a quick peek at what I've found.

Well, as they say, you learn something every day.

Here we've got something that looks like a tatty cardboard box.

Take the top off the cardboard box and it reveals...

..a perfect blob of glass.

It's a strange blob of glass, don't you think?

It's got this rounded top. And what would its purpose be?

Well, it could sit on my desk as a paperweight and do a job, but if you stick your pinkie underneath

you can see actually it's a super-duper magnifying glass.

But its true purpose is revealed if you use it to examine cloth.

If we take my scarf, spread it out as you would do,

actually this blob of glass is not only a magnifying glass, it's a scientific instrument.

Because to assess the quality and price, often, of cloth,

you need to count up the number of warp and weft strands there are in the make-up

of that piece of cloth. And that gives you a thread count. From that you can calculate price.

You hear about percale sheets.

A percale sheet is a sheet that's got a total thread count of more than 100,

indicating that it is super-luxurious and soft and lovely to sleep in.

Don't you think that's amazing? Well, I do.

What's a little blob of glass like this worth, beautifully finished?

Well, if you count your pennies and sharpen up your eyeball,

you might be able to buy this little fellow in the box for ?20.

That's not many pence per square inch.

After a great deal of effort, the mannequin is brought upstairs.

No, thanks, not for us. Come on.

No! We're having her! Mildred's coming home.

Brilliant. Let's have it. She's mad. Mad. Proper crackers. I think she's fine, actually.

She's destined to come home with us. I think so.

I quite like this cabinet. It's made out of oak. It's got these Gothic-y brass straps there.

Yeah. Really good quality thing. How old do you reckon this is?

I think it's probably between about 1890 and about 1915.

No great age, but there's some timber in there.

Nice to see something made of proper wood. Tree wood, this is. Or dogwood.

Do you know how you can tell it's dogwood? No. By the bark.

Boom, boom! Boom, boom! Why did we fall for that?

The old ones are the best. It's priced at ?80. I think it's going to make ?60-?90.

If you could buy the two for somewhere between 70 and 80 quid, that would be tidy. Steve?

She's ?37.50, isn't she? Yeah. And that's ?80. Can you do 30 and 70?

Go on, 100 quid. Wow! Yes. Do you like those two? Yes. Job's a good un.

Excellent. I think you've done really well.

Right, girls, let's wander on. See what else we can find. We need one more, Di.

Well done. That's two purchases in the bag for the Blues.

Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who's the fairest Red team of them all?

Oh, what's the mirror? The mirror is wonderful. It's what we call the Aesthetic Period.

The Aesthetic Period dates from the 1860s, influenced heavily by the art of Japan.

You see it with the black and gold.

45. It's not bad. It's not bad, is it?

But it's missing something here. But it's shabby chic. Someone will love the damage.

They will. You have got that, that shabbiness about it. Shall we find a price for it? Yes.

Forty. It couldn't be 35? I'll go and ring her. Do you mind? I need to get the code off it.

Ambrosia.

That is the creamed rice of all milk churns. It is. Shall we get it out? I wonder how much it is.

All right?

Gordon Bennett!

Let's plunk that down there. Can you get the lid off? You could use it for plants or something.

I can feel something going any minute now. That is wedged. Painted on. Let's have a look.

I was wondering if it was new, but that... Definitely not new.

That's old, isn't it? Pretty old.

OK, so what someone's done is get a five quid milk churn,

they've painted it pink... What do you think we could sell it for?

I think it would make anywhere between 20 and 50 quid,

but it falls into the category of something you can't put a price on.

I can't see anyone else rushing in to buy it. Let's see what else...

What about that doll's house? How much is it? How much? ?48.

Do you like it? I'm not against it. That's a no, then. "I'm not against it" is not a convincing argument.

Hold on. Weren't you in the navy?

Our rucksack! Kit bag! Kit bag, yay!

That's never 50 quid, is it?! Yeah. Oh, never. I've got one in my loft!

It's a French canvas leather military bag. Which do you prefer? That or the milk churn? Let's look.

Good idea. Leave that for a minute. I'll sit in a darkened corner and I'll be with you. Sit on this.

Bonkers. It'll cool you down. Absolutely bonkers. Sit on the milk churn and cool down.

We'll leave you there. Yeah. Yeah.

38. I knew it! What did I say?

Yes, you did. What do you want to do? Yeah. Thank you. We'll go for it. ?38, that's done.

Lovely. So, two items down. One more. Let's take a walk. Thank you, Tina, very much.

Great. That's the second purchase made for the Reds.

Now it's decision time for the Blues.

Come on, girls. We've got five minutes left.

Might be an idea to find out what this lady can do for the cheapest out of the three.

We've got a doll's house that we're looking at,

a milk churn and a French leather jobby whatsit thingy. OK. 45 on the military bag.

The churn's 48. And how much would the doll's house be? That's 48.

Which do you like the best? I like that one better. Could you find out the absolute finito on it?

I will. You're an angel. Thank you.

Come on, girls! Quickly! No time, no time.

Quickly! Meanwhile, the Reds race against time and head back to see if they can buy the bear cotton reel.

You like the bear. Yes. If we can get it for the right price.

What you've got is a Black Forest carved bear. There we are.

Probably carved in Switzerland. Interlaken. That's where they're normally from.

Sewing is quite popular I have to admit. Yes. I don't think we'll get 150, though. No.

Can we see if we can beat him down? On the bear.

I promise this will be our last thing. We've only got five minutes.

There's 150 on that. Yeah, I know.

120's the best, really. It's good stuff. I'm reluctant to take less.

If you don't buy it, someone else will. That's a good sign.

We'll go for that for 120? Yes. We've no time. Happy?

Deal. 120, OK.

We did it! We've done it.

Well done, Reds. That's all three items bought.

And in the nick of time, the Blues also buy their third and final item.

She's tried to phone the seller, but he's abroad. She says ?40. Are you going to buy it? Yeah.

Great stuff, great stuff. Done! Quick! Take a seat, Phil.

Have a drink.

Oooh!

I'm going to have a drink.

Well, those 60 minutes have just sailed by.

Just what gems have the Reds bought?

For ?24 of lolly, they bought an Art Deco porcelain half-dolly!

Now time to reflect on the ?38 they forked out for this Aesthetic-framed oval mirror.

And, finally, they picked up a Black Forest carved fruitwood cotton reel stand

for a cotton-picking ?120.

182. Not as much as we wanted to spend. Did I hear ?182? You did.

Is that what you spent? Yep. A thoroughly mature amount of money.

I'm rather proud of you. Thank you.

?118 I'd like, please, of leftover lolly. You can have ?118.

Thank you very much. Secreted in my pocket.

There's the three. Good. Straight over to Thomas Plant.

I can but try. So, Thomas, what are you going to spend it on?

I'll spend most of it on something you will love and you'll like it if you see it in a different light.

Right(!)

Good luck with that, Thomas. Meanwhile, why don't we check out what the Blue team bought?

The Blues fashioned ?30 of their budget on this vintage shop display mannequin. Nice.

They picked up an Arts and Crafts oak wall-hanging cabinet for ?70.

And, finally, for a possible stomach-churning ?40, they picked up this painted metal milk churn.

That was a close-run thing. Yeah. What are you trying to do to me?!

We thought we'd give you a run for your money. Did you ever do that!

Talking about running, Phil,

we know about this stuff, don't we? Well, girls, how much did you spend in total?

140. I'd like 160 of leftover lolly, please. Thank you very much, Di.

I'll trust you. Over it goes.

They have driven me to drink. Have they? You'll be off for a stiff one, then. Mm. Good.

Good luck, girls. Meanwhile, I'm heading off to a Jacobean wonder.

In the heart of the sprawling city of Birmingham lies an elegant, 17th-century Jacobean mansion.

Set in rolling parkland, Aston Hall was the vision and passion of a wealthy baronet,

Sir Thomas Holte.

Aston Hall, for the magistrate, really was a labour of love.

It took 17 years to complete following the laying of the first brick in 1618.

The hall was designed by John Thorpe, one of the most sought-after architects of the Jacobean era.

Other than the odd bit of internal remodelling, Thorpe's original design is pretty much preserved

as you see it today.

As you would imagine, for a wealthy 17th-century baronet,

he wanted the very grandest of entrance halls

and that's what he got. The original features that are still here include

the plaster strapwork ceiling in coffers

and also the magnificent door surrounds. The front door surround is made of wood

and painted to imitate stone,

but the rest of the door surrounds are extremely high quality, carved with coffering,

filled with geometric designs and what I particularly like

are these very unusual cut-stone curlicues that go to make up

almost an armorial design above each of the doors themselves.

Aston Hall retains a few items of furniture that originally belonged to Sir Thomas

and it has some other fine pieces of the period.

One of the all-time treasures at Aston Hall for me

has to be this chair. It's one of a pair.

One on its own is called a sgabello,

which is Italian for side or hall chair.

Most of the chairs of this type are relatively plain and unadorned,

but this one is absolutely plastered in rich carving.

This front panel is beautifully carved with these outset scrolls,

centred by the mask of a woman,

and in turn, between her and the scrolls, we've got boldly-carved swags of foliage.

When does it date from? Well, I would date it at around about 1580 to 1600.

Where does it come from? Italy for certain,

but where? Not Venice. Not flamboyant enough for Venice.

Probably somewhere solid and reliable like Tuscany.

And around the corner are what they call the Great Stairs

and, by jingo, these ARE great stairs.

Just look at the profusion of early-17th century carving.

Snuggling at the back is otherwise a rather undistinguished-looking

piece of wainscot-panelled furniture. Here it sits,

at the bottom of the stairs, but...

Very unusually, it acts as the cover or doorway to a secret closet.

How amazing is that?

The big question today is how many of our team members are going to appear out of a closet

over at the auction?

At 28. 30 do I see? 32.

35. 38.

At ?42 only. All done and selling.

We've popped down the coast to the Eastbourne Auction Rooms to be with Paul Achilleous.

Paul, good morning. It's a pleasure to have you here.

First up for our team, the Reds, is this German, porcelain-headed girl.

She's a nice example. Maybe you could put pins or hat pins in it.

Hand-painted. A nice example. Possibly ?20-?30 we've got in mind on this one.

OK. ?24 paid. They're in the frame. They stand a chance.

Next is the so-called Aesthetic Movement mirror,

which is kind of on the black side, don't you find? I do, yes.

Late-19th century. Nice painting with the flowers there.

I think it would have had a shelf.

It's seen better days. What sort of price? I think we're being quite generous. ?50-?60.

Really? Super. They only paid ?38.

They are fashionable. Yeah, well, could be a sure-fire profit.

And, lastly, what about the Black Forest bobbin holder?

Do you like that? It's a nice thing. Brought back as a tourist piece.

It will appeal to people who collect sewing implements, sewing items.

A bit of Black Forest interest, bit of sewing interest. How much money interest?

We hope it'll do 100, maybe 150. Marvellous. ?120 they paid.

On your estimates, Paul, this team won't need their bonus buy, but let's look at it anyway.

OK, girls, you spent ?182. You gave ?118 to Tom.

What did you spend it on? Well, girls, I bought... Oh!

That reaction! I never get that!

So, yes, it's a very smart Art Deco lamp. Beautiful. How much was it? ?100.

Yeah. That's not bad, is it? ?100. Alabaster, 1930s. With a spelter figure.

She's lost her little finger. Oh, so she has. We can't be perfect.

Tim, you look disappointed. Well, is that a crack up her armpit?

It is, but that's where the join is. It just needs some restoration.

Have we got the shade, Tom? No, but you can find a shade. OK. Ask him how much it will bring.

Yeah, how much? I see this making between 120 and 140.

Do you? I do. OK, you've done what you've done.

You're predicting a profit. Let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Tom's little lamp.

OK, Paul, do you fancy a bit of Art Deco? Well, I like Art Deco,

but it would be very nice if this was a bronze figure on a marble base, perhaps.

Unfortunately, this has an alabaster base. It's a gilt spelter one.

We've estimated it at ?40-?60. Really?

?100 was paid by Thomas Plant and he rates it as his bonus buy.

We better hope that the team don't go for it. That's it for the Reds. Now for the Blues.

First up for them is the rather attractive shop mannequin.

What sort of demand will you have for this in your saleroom, Paul?

They're very popular, normally. How old do you think it is? 1960s, 1970s perhaps.

Very popular because people will buy them, put them in their front room and hang clothes.

Military people buy them. What's your estimate? 50-80.

OK, ?30 paid. A dead cert winner.

And found by that silver fox Philip Serrell.

Next is the most solid looking oak wall cupboard I think I've ever seen! A lovely quality piece.

You can see by the strapping. Very well made. It's taken a whole tree to make this. I know!

Amazing. What's your estimate?

We've put 80-120 on this one. The silver fox has done it again. He paid ?70. That's pretty cool.

And, lastly, and suitably agricultural for Philip Serrell is the milk churn.

Yes, this one's been overpainted, very lately, been made to look a lot older than it is, I believe.

We've put an estimate of 40-60.

That's all right. He only paid ?40. On the face of it, we have three winners here,

courtesy of P Serrell and the Blues. Of course, it can go horribly wrong,

in which case they may need their bonus buy, so let's have a look.

Di, Hels, you ready for this? Always ready! Philip Serrell is yours for five minutes. Really?!

You spent ?140. You gave him ?160. What did you spend it on, Phil?

I didn't spend it all. You know you drove me to drink? We did.

Ooh!

My favourite! There you are, then.

Does it matter what it's worth? It's alcohol. I get silly on port!

Vintage port. Sought after. Wow. Fonseca, 1997. A good year. It cost me ?45.

So what sort of price do you think we might get for it?

If we get somewhere between 40 and 60 quid, that would be lovely. Wow.

What you might get is gout! We're not old enough for that yet. No, quite.

There we go. You clearly like it. Absolutely. We do. You're fond of a drop yourselves.

So why don't we find out if the auctioneer's keen on a drop?

Well, here we go. Mr Serrell comes up with his bottle of 1997 vintage port.

Are you a port drinker? I'm not, I'm afraid. Are you?

I have been known to touch a drop, but I'm not the expert. But it seems to be fully sealed.

It hasn't been tampered with. What's your estimate?

We've put 20-30 on this one. OK, ?45 he paid.

That could be Mr Serrell's loser if the team decides to go with it.

Are you taking the sale today? I am, Tim.

Good. We're in safe hands.

Fair warning now. At 120.

Room bidder has it again at 120.

OK, girls. Are you excited? Yes. Good. Lovely. We're glad you're excited about it.

We're on the edge, as they say. Firs up is the porcelain half-figure.

And here she comes. We now move to Lot 50,

the Art Deco continental porcelain half-doll with hand-painted decoration. How about 20 to start?

20 I'm bid. I'll take two again. At 22. Bid in the seat there.

Take five. At ?22 in the seat there.

At ?22. 25. 28.

You're in profit. In profit. 32. 35. 38?

35 is the gentleman standing. I'll take eight elsewhere. I'm selling it to you, sir, at 35.

That is plus ?11. You are a dream. Isn't she good?

We now move to Lot number 51, the Aesthetic-framed oval mirror.

Due to conflicting bids, we start this at ?40 only. At ?40.

I'll take two from you. At ?40.

42 bid. 45. 48. 50.

Just wait until we get to mine! 50. At ?50 only.

Who'll go five? At ?50. Anybody else coming in, then?

At ?50, then. All done? ?50 is splendido.

That's plus ?12. So plus 11,

plus 12. Is this going to be plus 14?

And Lot number 52 now is the Black Forest carved fruitwood cotton reel stand.

Again conflicting bids. We start this at 75.

I'll take 80 from you. 85.

90. Five. 100. 110.

120. I'm out. At 120.

You've wiped your face at 120.

At ?120. At 120. You're out on the 'net as well.

130 on the internet now. 130, you're in profit. Yes!

140 in the room now. Take 50 next.

At 140. Look at it go! Room bidder has it at 140. All done and selling.

That is plus ?20. You have a profit on all three items. Do we get the golden gavel?

That is 23...plus 43. I shall decide later.

No, seriously, girls. You're ?43 up. What about the Deco spelter figure?

Are you going to trust Tom? What did you pay? ?100. Or stick?

I think we should, but I'll let you. What are you going to do? I think your sister is sensible on this.

What are you going to do? I'll protest, but go along with it.

I want it minuted. You have cash in your hand right now.

So this is it then, kids. We're not going with the bonus buy.

Reluctantly. You'll be mighty relieved, Tom, I fancy. We're not going with the bonus buy.

But we'll sell it anyway, just for the heck of it. Here it comes.

Due to conflicting bids, we're straight in here at ?70.

Five on the 'net straight away. At 75. I'll take 80 with you, sir.

At 80. And five. And 90. And five. 100, is it?

- 110, is it? It's going to make it. - Oh, I told you!

120, back in. At 120. 130 is it next?

Look at it! I did say 140.

At ?120, then. I just had no faith. ?120.

- Selling on this bid, then. - So much for sensible! Oh, ye of little faith.

I must admit, I had no faith. Anyway, that made ?20 profit.

It was a bit risky. Don't let's get snarky about this.

If I had a fancy in this, it would have made half that amount.

So I'm completely wrong. Just wait 'til I get her home.

You shouldn't doubt Thomas. But I doubted myself.

I'm a doubter. You shouldn't be a doubting Thomas, Thomas.

There we go, kids. You made a profit on each lot. Don't say a word. In fact, go out looking gloomy.

Look gloomy. Is that possible?

I don't think so!

OK, Hels, who does that remind you of? Well, who do you think?

Frankly, my dear... How are you, kids? Great. Excited.

First up is your mannequin. And here it comes.

Where are we here? Lot number 72.

The life-size vintage shop display.

It's a female mannequin. Again, conflicting bids mean

we start this at ?40. I'll take two.

You're in profit, girls. Five. Eight? At 45.

I'll take eight elsewhere.

- Come on! - Would normally make 70 or 80.

At ?45. Is there eight elsewhere?

At ?45, then. Letting it go on that bid at 45.

?45. I'm not complaining. That's plus ?15.

And Lot 73. We have the oak Arts and Crafts wall-hanging cabinet. Good quality one there.

Straight in here at ?70. I'll take five. At 70. Five. 80.

Five? 80 has it. This is no money, Phil.

I thought this would make more. I'll take a fiver. At ?80 only. Anybody else, then, at ?80?

I'll take another five quickly. Letting it go. At ?80.

Don't be greedy, girls. ?80 is plus ?10. Still plus ?10. There's a lot of mileage in that.

And Lot number 74 now. The large, painted metal Ambrosia milk churn.

There it is. It's 63cm high there.

We're in commission here at 28. 30 I've got.

At ?30. Commission bid at 30. I'll take twos. At 30. And two. Five.

Eight, sir? 38. 40 with me. And two, may I say? At ?40 only.

Still on commission at 40.

At ?40, then. Absentee bidder at ?40. Out on the 'net, out in the room.

Anybody else, then? Come on!

42. Yes! Yes!

I'll take five. At ?42.

Anybody else at 42? 45 if you like.

At ?42 only. Anyone else at 42?

Well done, girls. Well done, Phil.

Settle down. Quiet and reserved. OK, girls, you are now plus ?27.

You have a profit on all three items. You have made ?27 profit.

That's amazing. What about the port? Are you going to go with the port?

Or are you going to park it? Yeah! Yeah.

The sale of alcohol at auction is legal and certain fortified wines have become collectable

in recent years. Vintage port is often bought as a gift and regarded as a good investment opportunity.

Consequently, Phil may well be onto a real winner with this one.

The decision's made. Here it comes. Lot number 78.

The bottle of Fonseca 1997 vintage port. ?20 to start?

Who's in at ?20 for it? 20 on the internet. At 22. Take five. 25.

Eight, is it? Eight. And 30? 30 is bid. I'll take two. I'll take five.

35 is bid. I'll take eight now. 38. 40. 42 now.

Yes! At 42. Take five.

At 42. 45 is bid. 48.

And 50? You're in profit. Well done, boy. At ?48.

On the internet at 48. Take 50.

At 48. Come on, round it off at 50. Who's in at 50?

Well done, girls. At ?48, then. Fair warning. The gavel is up at ?48 now.

?48 is plus ?3.

Yay! Thank you, Phil! Oh, lord!

Quiet and reserved. I like people like that.

You are plus ?30, OK? Wow! You made a profit on all three items and the bonus buy.

Don't say a word to the Reds. Absolutely not. Keep this mum.

Well, well, well. Some days is good days and some days is bad days, but today happens to be a good day.

Both of these teams are looking as pleased as punch.

They know that they've all made profits.

And they know that they've done very well making profits.

But they don't know how well each team has done.

And I have to reveal today that, exceptionally on Bargain Hunt,

not only have both teams made profits, but both teams are entitled to the golden gavel!

Not just one team, but both teams have made profits on every single item that they've sold,

which is very unusual to happen once. To happen twice in the same programme is exceptional.

So there is a degree of anticipation as to who is ahead and who's behind here.

I have to reveal that the team slightly behind today are the Blues.

Oh! Never mind! Which is bad luck.

Well done. You have managed to come second today by winning ?30. Thank you.

The other team, marginally ahead as I say.

?43 of profits.

Good. Well done. So 43 coming across just like that. Thank you, Tim. Very nice.

Now for the golden gavel presentation.

The admittance to the Ancient Order of Golden Gavel winners.

Take one, darling, and pin it on. Thank you! Take one, darling. Take one, darling, and pin it on.

Take one, darling, and pin it on. I feel like the Duke of Edinburgh!

Take one, darling, and pin it on.

So it is pure joy all round on today's programme.

So you should join us for some more bargain hunting. Yes? YES!

I know you're sitting thinking, "I could have done better than that!"

Well, what's stopping you? If you think you can spot a bargain,

go to our BBC website and apply. It'll be splendid to see you.

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