Newark 23 Bargain Hunt

Today's Bargain Hunt comes from Nottinghamshire.

I'm here at Notts County Football Club,

and I'll wager that you didn't know

this is the oldest football league club in the world.

Another thing you might not know

is that I'm pretty handy with a football.

Well, I hope that our teams are focused on the goal

of making a profit at auction,

and with that in mind, let's go Bargain Hunting.

Today, our teams will be shopping

in Newark-on-Trent, a former Civil War town.

They each have £300, just one hour,

and they have to buy three antiques

that they hope will make a profit for them at the auction.

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

The Reds are out shopping for themselves...

-That would do for me, wouldn't it?

-It would.

-No!

..and the Blues are up for a laugh.

-Thanks for bearing with me, guys.

-THEY LAUGH

There's plenty of excitement at the auction.

And I find out more about the man who founded the Salvation Army.

But before all that, now is the time to meet our teams.

It's a happy show today.

For the Reds, we have married couple Julie and John,

and for the Blues, we have friends - best of friends - Kerry and Rich.

-Welcome, everyone, hello. ALL:

-Hello!

Thank you for joining us. We're going to start with the Reds.

Straight to you, Julie.

-Tell us, straight to the point, if you'll forgive the gag...

-I will.

-You met fencing, didn't you? What a great story.

-We did.

We went to the Lake District for a fencing competition.

I saw John in a coach and I thought, "Wow, he looks good."

Very smart and stylish.

He thought the same about me, and it was love at first sight.

-And how did the competition go? Who won?

-I think I came second.

John is a very good fencer.

I did quite well cos I was a good fencer, as well.

You came second, John, but of course, you really won first prize.

-Exactly.

-Shall we say?

-Yeah.

Julie, tell me, you're retired now, but what did you do in your career?

I am. I was trained as a nursery nurse

and I looked after babies -

premature babies, sick babies - in hospitals, maternity units.

And then, later on, I worked with children with lots of disabilities,

various disabilities.

-So, a very varied and rewarding career.

-Very.

So, what about you, John?

You're also retired, but what was your career?

I trained as an artist, a commercial artist.

Oh, wow!

Then I left to join the environmental services in Hull.

OK, so, when you trained as a commercial artist at the beginning,

were these huge commercial installations,

were these big murals or was it small pieces?

I can see you up a ladder.

No, no, very tiny stuff, very tiny stuff.

The skill was being able to draw extremely accurately.

Now, what about tactics?

Are you going to spend the lot, keep some for your expert?

I think the idea is to try and spend a lot,

but buy things of interest, which will make a profit.

-OK, well...

-That's the tactic.

-It sounds like a good plan.

-We'll see how that pans out.

-We'll see, we'll see.

Well, thank you for chatting to me.

Let's turn to our Blue team today, great friends, Kerry and Rich.

-Hello to you.

-Hello.

Tell me, how did you two meet? Cos you're great friends.

Yes, my best friend Rachel had started dating a guy from work,

so she asked me to come down and vet him and see what I thought,

and whether she should carry on seeing him.

-I think I've passed the test.

-Yeah, no pressure there, Rich!

-That's terrifying!

-And all these years later,

they're engaged and getting married soon.

-Oh, congratulations.

-With a baby on the way.

-Yeah, as well.

-No! How exciting! That's lovely.

So, Kerry, tell me, what do you do for work?

I'm a community dietician, so I work in an area called Solihull

and I lead a team of dieticians who try to prevent

and treat malnutrition in the community.

Absolutely wonderfully rewarding career.

Great stuff. Now, Rich, what about you?

What's your story? Where do you work?

So, I'm the deputy creative director

at an advertising agency in Birmingham.

-Wow.

-And I'm responsible for writing the adverts

for a number of British brands.

So, YOU'RE the guy that comes up with all those witty tag lines

and everyone thinks, "Oh, I wish I'd thought of that?"

I am, yes. And the odd pun, as well.

Now, what about your spare time? How do you relax?

I visit a number of car-boot sales and flea markets.

-So, you're a real collector?

-Yeah, I think what I like to do

is sort of go through old antiques books,

find out what's on trend,

and then go to the car-boot sales and find some odd pieces.

Well, why not? Why not?

Now, you've got to go to the shops today

and in order to spend some money,

I'm going to have to give you some money.

So, Julie, for the Reds, £300.

And, Kerry, for the Blues, £300.

Your experts are so excited to meet you,

so go find them and get to those shops.

-Good luck, everybody!

-Thank you. Let's go.

Well, they'll be rifling for bargains today

and hopefully they're successful. Let's see how it all pans out.

So, let's meet today's experts. She doesn't need

to blow her own trumpet. For the Reds, it's Kate Bliss.

And leading the Blue army, it's Gary Pe.

So, what are you going to be looking out for, you two?

-Militaria, even brown furniture.

-OK.

We're going to look out for some really interesting items,

-maybe some mid-century modern.

-Mid-century - just my style.

-Some exotic silver.

-Yes.

-And maybe some very unusual jewellery.

-Ooh!

-Ooh!

Are we going to be safe or are we going to be bold?

I think we're going to go with our hearts, Gary.

We're going to buy something we like.

BELL RINGS Get ready, teams.

-Your time starts now.

-Let's get shopping.

-OK.

-Come on.

Let's go Bargain Hunting!

So, our teams head straight to an antique centre,

and first to the Reds,

where something has immediately caught Kate's eye.

Oh, there's a nice Gladstone bag there.

These are starting to make quite good money. A bit of vintage.

They are, and it's a good size.

It is, isn't it? Yeah, it's not bad inside.

-Slightly tatty there.

-Bit tatty.

-But at least it's fairly clean.

-It is.

-And that's what you've got to check for.

-That would do for me, wouldn't it, John?

-It would.

-No!

-We've got 85 on there.

-Ooh!

-Oh, gosh.

I have to say, at auction, though,

I would probably put a conservative estimate of 20-40.

Yeah, I was thinking that.

-So, we're quite a long way off that price, aren't we?

-We are.

It's not for the Reds,

but are the Blues looking at their first item?

What about the plate with the lady's head on?

That looks like an English plate, probably by Foley.

It has that Art Nouveau feel about it, doesn't it?

Those sinuous forms in the face.

-What sort of period is that?

-I would say about 1900s.

-It says £30 on it.

-Oh, £30!

Thank you.

-It's very light.

-It's not Foley.

-And how do you know that?

-Just by the feel of it now.

Is it hand-done?

That is hand-painted, but I think that this was painted,

-basically, at home, on a porcelain blank.

-Ah.

-Sadly. Quite expertly done.

-Mm-hm.

And it's got the Vienna mark.

I would have liked if the back stamp said Foley,

an English potter or factory from Staffordshire.

Very collectable.

-It's lovely.

-Yes.

-Yeah, I like your style.

So, a no for the Blues. Come on, teams.

Who's going to break the Bargain Hunt ice

-with their first buy?

-I quite like that.

-Ooh!

-The jug at the back?

Do you know, John, I like that, too.

-That's rather nice, isn't it?

-That is lovely.

-You like that?

-I do.

-Yeah.

Look at the design on the glass.

-Is that would you like about it, it's cut glass?

-Yes, I think so.

That catches my eye.

-What have we got on there?

-It's £80.

See, I think that is rather smart.

Well, I do, especially for the price.

I think that is a good buy.

I have to say, if it were silver, at auction,

it might make anything from 100-150,

maybe a little bit more. But it's not, it's plated.

I love this cut glass.

This is what's known as a serrated border there.

-I do.

-And sometimes people call it hobnail cutting

cos it's a bit like a hobnail boot.

And a lovely what's known as a star-cut base,

is a really nice sign of quality.

-But also, age.

-Yes.

And I would put this, probably, with the cutting,

at early 20th century.

-What do you think, price?

-I would say, because it's plated,

at auction, being mean,

I would say, yeah, 30-50, maybe a little bit more.

-But it's a nice thing.

-Right, time to start talking price.

I can do that for...

It's got 85.

-Yeah, I can do it for 65.

-65?

-Yeah.

-OK.

-I can't go any lower, I'm afraid.

-You can't?

-No.

-That's the absolute death, is it?

-It is, yeah.

Then I think we should go for it. Take a chance.

Do you know, I do like decisive contestants.

Good, you've got some. Right, thanks very much.

-Brilliant.

-Thank you.

Well done, Reds. That's your first item.

First purchase. Pretty smoky, I would say.

With 15 minutes gone, the Blues are playing catch up.

-What do you think of those?

-Nice. I like the colours.

-Are those German, Gary?

-Two of them are probably German.

And one is certainly from the French region of Vallauris,

-that big one there.

-The tall one.

-Exactly.

Now, I can see from here that the blue one

is identified as being from Vallauris.

As far as I am concerned, it could also be West German.

There's a lot of similarities

between the pottery coming out of those two regions,

cos they operated at the same time during the '50s.

The very tall one in the centre

-does remind me of German fat lava.

-Yes, exactly.

Lava - that's the operative word. Exactly.

-We can come back to it, OK?

-Let's come back to it.

Another item left behind by the Blues.

But could Julie have found something from her wish list?

I just love the design. I think it's exotic.

-I did say I wanted something a little bit exotic.

-You did.

I think it's exotic cos I love the pattern.

-It's certainly very elaborate, isn't it?

-It says it's Edwardian.

-It's £120.

-Yeah, and it is, of course, it's a caster.

-It's a sugar caster.

-Yes.

And I have to say, it's the mother of all sugar casters, isn't it?

-It is, isn't it?

-It's a huge thing, really.

It's fairly light, though.

When we look at silver objects, we weigh them up,

we talk about the gauge of silver, actually how much silver is in it.

It's relatively light for a good-sized object.

-It is very light.

-But I know what you're saying -

there's this lovely, embossed decoration

where the silver's been hammered from the reverse side

to push it outwards to give that lovely, three-dimensional effect.

Oh, it's Chester hallmarked, which is quite nice

-cos Chester's a little bit more unusual.

-Yeah.

I think, because we've already got one nice object,

it's not silver, it's silver-plated,

perhaps we should have a bit of a look around before we decide.

-Before we decide, OK.

-But I do think it's a nice thing.

-That's fine. Well, we can keep it in mind.

-Yeah.

The sugar caster could be a sweet purchase for later.

With the Blues, it looks like Rich is sound as a hound.

What do you think of the pair of cast greyhounds?

Well, I can tell you, in terms of greyhounds,

-they're not period.

-I was going to say I love those.

-Yeah, I quite like them.

-Well, I like dogs, so...

-The price is 125 for the pair.

-125 for the pair, so...

Which is basically a reproduction price.

They're nicely modelled.

Easy does it.

-They're very heavy.

-Oh, excellent.

That's what... In which case, let's lay that down here.

These greyhounds need tender loving care.

Let's lay the other one so they're talking to each other.

-Aw, they are.

-They're talking to me as well, Gary.

Oh, that's good! Look at that. Aw!

There you go. I mean, that looks even better, doesn't it?

I think they're really lovely.

I think they're great. I think they're well cast.

They're well cast, that's right.

There's something quite intriguing about their faces.

-They feel quite modern.

-Exactly.

-I mean, they're not antique Deco pieces from the '30s.

-No.

-What do you think they're made of?

-They're cast iron.

What do you think, first item?

I think yes, if we can try and negotiate a price.

-Should you go and get the best price?

-OK, Gary.

-OK.

-Is she good at this?

-She's very good at this.

-Really?

-Yes, she's more of a haggler than I am.

-Ah.

Ooh, 89!

-89!

-He can do 89.

-Great stuff.

-That's the best I can do.

-All right, you love them,

I love that you love them.

-Let's go for it.

-And you love them, too.

Yes, I do. I'm a dog lover.

Aw!

Well done, Kerry. You're now level with the Reds at one-all.

But could this item Julie spotted put them back into the lead?

-Ooh, it's ceramic.

-What do you think?

-Ceramic top.

Or do you think that's painted?

I'm just going to have a look with my glass, actually.

You wanted exotic, didn't you?

Yeah, well, I mean, to me, that stood out.

I think it's been enamelled,

so, basically, it's been painted on.

Yeah, it's definitely a painted scene there.

Date-wise, I would say, just looking at the inside, as well,

it's probably very early 20th century, maybe 1920s.

It's lovely that the mirror looks good.

I think that looks like the original one, too.

It's beautifully engine-turned. And it is nice, isn't it?

-It's very, very nice.

-What do you think about that price, then?

Well, that's not too high, so if we could negotiate...

So, what's the best Simon can do on this one?

Would you consider 35?

I can't, I'm afraid. I'll do it for 50.

Ooh, we really would like a bit lower than that.

-Maybe 40.

-I'll meet you in the middle, 45.

-Would you?

-45?

-Good, I... That appeals to me.

-All right, lovely.

-Thank you very much indeed.

-Thank you.

-That is lovely.

-Great, well done.

-Lovely! And I can tell you really like that.

-I do.

Well done, Reds!

Whilst the Blues are looking for item number two

with half their time already gone, they have to get busy shopping.

But it looks like Kerry's interested in the bear necessities.

-Aw, what about this teddy?

-Aw!

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

-It's got an eaten ear.

-Yes.

-Full of character.

-Of course. What do you know about teddy bears?

Do you know anything about teddy bears?

I know the Steiff bears.

-Yes, they're the ones that sell.

-They're expensive.

-But I know that people love bears.

-Absolutely.

-And look at that expression.

-Yeah, he's got a lovely little face.

What do you think? He's £60.

He's worn. But that means well loved.

He could not be on auction and not be so old.

Absolutely. That's a plus for teddy bears.

-I don't really want to sell him.

-THEY LAUGH

Shall we have a look? Come on, let's pick him up.

He's got a little bit more fur on his back.

-Aw!

-Aw!

-Aw!

-Are you going to be able to part with this, Kerry?

-No!

-That's going to be a problem, is it?

-No.

-How old do you think he might be?

-Oh, certainly before 1950s.

-He's had a lot of cuddles, that's for sure.

-Absolutely.

I like the articulated legs and arms,

and that elongated nose. And look at that expression.

Shall we see what the best price is the dealer will do?

-Yeah, you do your best, Rich.

-So you do it this time?

-Yes.

-OK.

So, is Rich going to get a good price on that bear?

-Thanks for bearing with me, guys.

-THEY LAUGH

-I've spoken to the dealer.

-Right.

And we've managed to get the price down from £60...

-To...?

-£30!

-Yes!

-30? That's amazing!

-There you go.

That's a cute price on a cute bear.

Well done, team. Number two, let's go.

-Let's go.

-Yeah?

-Yeah.

-Good.

Now level with the Reds, what's Julie picked up?

This is just something we think could be brass,

but this, again, the design caught my eye.

-Yeah.

-But it's just unusual, we thought.

-Yeah, it is.

Gosh, it's heavier than I thought, actually.

I think, if you do that and you look at that,

it's beautifully cast

and there are elements of Art Nouveau, I would say,

almost sort of what's known as whiplash motifs,

which Art Nouveau is very well known for.

Turn it over, there's been a few goings-on on the back here.

You've got a repair or something going on here.

What sort of price are we talking about?

Not very much, £60.

But the reason I've done that is,

as soon as you do that, she just looks so grumpy.

-Don't you think?

-She does a little bit.

And for me, that actually puts me off,

that doesn't appeal to me.

So, it's a no to the grumpy face,

but how can the Blues say no to this smiling face?

-Oh, this is great, isn't it?

-It's a bunny wabbit.

-THEY LAUGH

-Oh, it's got plenty of character.

-Oh, he does.

-Carry on with the animalia theme?

-Oh, yes.

-This looks like something that's come out of a fair,

one of these merry-go-rounds.

It looks absolutely original.

Most of these items, actually, came from Czechoslovakia, Eastern Europe.

The problem is, we need to know the price.

Fairground figure - 395.

A little bit out of our budget.

Let's go and find something else, shall we?

One more item. Go on!

There's no point rabbiting on at that price.

How are the Reds doing?

So, we've got a pair of mustard pots.

What do you think? Do you want to have one each?

-We like, we like.

-Oh, look at this.

-You like?

-Oh, we do.

-Oh, and a liner, too.

-You've got the blue glass liners.

The original liners, as well. The blue glass liners.

Very desirable. We could even put our initial on there, look, John.

You could. You've got what's known as a vacant cartouche

-which could be engraved.

-Somebody could put their initial on there.

John, straight in to the ticket price.

-95.

-95. Now, they are Victorian, just.

The hallmarks are lovely and crisp on the bottom.

The best thing is, though, that they are dated for 1899,

but the hallmarks match.

They are absolutely a pair,

which is really nice to have, actually.

The condition, as far as I can see, is lovely.

-It is, isn't it?

-You've got this lovely embossed work

-which I thought you would like.

-Yeah.

-I do.

But I've had a little chat to the owner here.

I was just going to ask you. That was my next question.

And the best price - although there's no negotiation,

he said this is absolutely the death -

the best price is 75.

-Oh!

-Oh, definitely.

-Now, bearing in mind you've got a pair,

I don't think that's too bad.

-I don't, for what they are.

-I think that's good.

-Yeah?

-I think that's excellent.

-Good choice.

I think we should go for these.

-Do you?

-Definitely.

-100% happy?

-Yes.

-Oh, very happy.

We're all done, then. All three pieces.

-Ooh, we are!

-Right. Which means coffee time?

It does, John, it does. Come on. Well done!

Fantastic job, with 15 minutes to spare.

But the Blues have one more item to find.

-Found this bust.

-I can see!

-HE LAUGHS

-Yes.

-We quite like it.

We feel there's a great sense that it's been worked by the sculptor.

Well, it certainly has. What else do you like about it?

-I like his expression on his face.

-Right. It's a bit of ceramics.

Certainly qualifies as a mid-century piece,

-and I see that it's got an initial here - JM or MJ.

-Yeah.

The first question is, how much is it?

So, the price is 230.

We've got £181 left.

-Well, you really like this, right? We love it.

-Yes, it's striking.

Well, in which case, I've got no say in this because this is your game.

You really like it, somebody else probably will.

-I'm sure, yeah.

-So, who's going to do it?

-I'm going.

-I think Kerry should.

-Kerry, go and find the price.

The pressure's on, Kerry. So, can you get the price down?

It's good news, I think.

-170.

-Great stuff.

-So, it's within budget.

-I think we're very happy with it.

-Go for it?

-Yeah, I reckon go for it. 170.

-Gary, are you on board?

I defer to you. It's your game. You love it, then I love it, too.

Yes. Third item done!

-Yay!

-Yay!

-Yay!

And just like that, time is up.

Let's remind ourselves what the Red team bought.

They both loved this early 20th-century claret jug,

bought for £65.

This brass compact with a London view cost them £45.

And these Victorian silver mustard pots cost a spicy £75.

Well, John, Julie, what a cool, calm and considered shop.

-There was time to spare at the end.

-I know.

-How good is that?

It's very good. We are fantastic.

-THEY LAUGH

-I agree.

Is there anything that you bought that you'd have liked to take home?

I would have liked the compact that I chose, I have to say.

I could have that in my handbag now.

And, John, you loved those mustard pots.

-I did, very much so.

-So smart.

Yeah, they were our favourite, I think.

But which is going to bring the biggest profit?

What do you think, Julie?

Well, I think, for what Kate paid for them,

possibly the mustard pots.

-Oh, you've got real faith in these.

-Well, they were quality items.

Solid silver.

Well, in the end, this team spent £185.

It leaves Kate £115, so if I could please take that from you, Julie...

-Thank you. Straight to Kate.

-Thank you very much indeed.

And it seems to be mustard pots - deal of the day.

Are you going to buy a set of mustard pots with that?

Do you know, I've got my eye on a little gem,

-so I just hope it's still there.

-Ooh.

Well, while Kate goes to find her little gem,

let's remind ourselves what the Blue team bought.

These bronze painted greyhounds

became Rich's new best friends at £89.

Kerry fell in love with this teddy bear and paid £30.

And could this sculpture, costing £170,

get them ahead at the auction?

That was quite good.

You only had about ten minutes to spare at the end.

-You weren't down to the wire.

-It was a little bit intense.

-Yeah?

Yeah, we were running round everywhere,

looking for our third item.

But in the end, we got there, three items.

Which, Rich, is your favourite?

The sculpted head - the hollow head -

that we paid £170 for.

Yes, Gary was so pleased about that, actually(!)

-Yes, absolutely(!)

-SHE LAUGHS

But is he going to make you the biggest profit?

I think it could, yeah.

We've had a little chat afterwards and we definitely think...

-Optimism.

-..there's some room for a little bit of profit.

-Right.

And believe it or not, I gave you £300,

and you good people spent 289.

-I love your style.

-We did.

-We did.

Well, you have left Gary, your lovely expert,

your new best friend, £11, which I'll take from you, Kerry.

£11. I mean, Gary, I hope you don't have expensive taste

cos you're not going to get very far.

I've got my work cut out.

I mean, look at all these gorgeous things.

I'll have to ask the owner to keep this place open all night

to find something that's worth £11.

Well, while Gary does an all-nighter,

I'm off to Nottingham in search of salvation.

You may not instantly recognise this face,

but you're looking at William Booth,

and this man created one of the world's most recognisable

and iconic charities, The Salvation Army.

William was born in this very house on the 10th of April, 1829.

It's now known as the William Booth Birthplace Museum,

and I'm here to discover what led this great man to a life of charity.

I'm here to meet curator, Julie Obermeyer.

-Hello, you must be Julie.

-Welcome. Please come in.

I will do. I'll follow you.

William was born right here in this bedroom,

and in what was a comfortable Georgian home.

Julie, I don't know how impressed I'm meant to be by this door,

-but I presume it's got massive significance.

-It does.

This is the actual door to the pawnbroking shop

where William had to work when he was 13.

He ended up working here because his father basically went bankrupt

and they couldn't afford to keep him in school.

So, he was taken out of school

and apprenticed to Francis Eames, the pawnbroker.

I think it made a tremendous impact on his life

because up until this point,

he'd lived a middle-class life with his family,

and suddenly, he was thrust working amongst the people

who were the poorest and the most destitute of Nottingham.

And within a short time after starting here, his father died,

at which point, William became, really, the breadwinner

for his mother and his three sisters.

William converted to Methodism and began preaching to the poor

and the destitute on the streets of Nottingham.

But when his apprenticeship came to an end,

he struggled to find work and moved to London.

And whilst in London, William met the love of his life, Catherine.

They eventually married and helped form The Christian Mission,

helping the needy in London's East End.

So, when did the charity take on the name The Salvation Army?

The movement had been operating as The Christian Mission from 1865,

and 13 years later, in 1878,

William was writing an annual report

for The Christian Mission and had written,

"The Christian Mission is a volunteer army."

And his son Bramwell stopped him and said,

"Dad, I'm not a volunteer, I'm a regular."

He didn't want to be considered a volunteer.

He was serious about this and it was his full-time work.

So, William crossed out volunteer and wrote in the word salvation,

and the name has stuck since then.

The Salvation Army became a huge success,

expanding to 58 countries in his lifetime.

His work helped people all over the world.

So, how did brass bands come to be associated with The Salvation Army?

Well, The Salvation Army took on a lot of military elements.

And brass bands developed

out of their reaching out to wider audiences on the street

and trying to go to areas

where people weren't comfortable in churches.

So, it was a way to reach people on the streets,

to attract their attention and draw them in.

William died in 1912, aged 83.

His funeral took place in London and was attended by many thousands.

It was a funeral fit for royalty.

William Booth lived a long life in difficult times.

Experiencing poverty as a young man,

he took it upon himself to change the lives of others,

not just here in Nottinghamshire, but across the world.

And today, The Salvation Army is still one of the world's

most recognisable charities, and it's all thanks to this man,

who died over 100 years ago.

But now it's time to head to the auction

where our Red and Blue armies do battle.

So, here we are in Nottingham now, at Mellors & Kirk auction house.

I'm with Nigel Kirk, auctioneer.

-Hi, Nigel.

-Hello.

-Thank you for having us along.

We're going to start off with the Red team.

We'll start off with the claret jug.

Nice plated top to it. What do you think?

It's very well made, isn't it?

I would have thought probably Edwardian period,

certainly before the First World War.

Electroplate, with a very high-quality, cut-glass body.

-And in good order.

-What's it worth, Nigel?

-£40-£60.

-OK, well, John paid £65 for the claret jug,

so perhaps you'll have to keep the hammer up a wee bit longer

than you were expecting, and try and make that mark.

So, we'll move on next to this lovely compact.

It's enamelled with a view of London.

-Quite touristy, would you say?

-It is.

At first sight, one wants to sort of grab it and think,

"This is a really valuable thing." But it isn't. It's poor quality.

Although enamelled, gilded brass compact.

-What do you reckon it's worth?

-Well, because of that,

I've estimated it at 30-50.

Well, at £45 paid, it sounds like a very fair estimate to me.

-Fair price, yeah.

-So, then we'll move on

to these silver mustard pots, and the quality is there, isn't it?

It is, yes. And also, again, good condition, very well made.

And pre-1900, just. Late Victorian. Sheffield, 1899.

With the blue glass liners.

The only criticism, if there is one, with those,

is I think they would have been part of a condiment set.

But who knows?

They are a pair, they are attractive and they're eminently usable.

What do you think they're going to make, Nigel?

That's the all-important question.

I've given them an estimate of 70-90,

but it wouldn't surprise me to see them make just over 100.

Oh, well, that would be fantastic because they only paid £75.

-They must be professionals.

-They must be!

But, do you know, for each item, they've pretty much paid

almost exactly what you think they're going to make,

so they might well need their bonus buy.

So, let's find out what Kate bought for the Reds.

Well, Julie and John, you were very brave and bold,

and dared to spend quite a lot of the money

-that we gave to you.

-We tried.

-You did try very well.

-However, you still left Kate £115. Go on, show us, Kate.

-Are you ready?

Well, I had just a bit of a hunch that a piece of jewellery

might light your fire.

If we just have a closer look, you can see it's a lovely pendant.

It's what's known as a sort of openwork design,

which gives it a lovely, elegant feel to it.

It's probably Edwardian in date.

And then, in the centre, suspended here,

you've got what I think is probably an aquamarine.

Certainly aquamarine in colour.

It's on a nine carat gold fine chain.

Oh, it's very light, isn't it? Very delicate.

It is. It's very delicate.

How much did you pay for this?

-So, I paid £50.

-Oh, that's good.

-That's good.

-That is very good.

You don't need to make your mind up now,

but it seems the pendant is to everyone's personal taste.

It's time to find out if Nigel, our auctioneer,

thinks it's as good as gold.

Now, how big are your buyers on vintage jewellery, Nigel?

Tell me what you think of this necklace.

It always sells well because it's small

and in these days with internet bidding from all around the world,

it's easily posted, so I think this'll do quite well.

It's in reasonably good condition.

I think it's probably going to make £50, £60.

OK, well, fantastic.

-Kate paid £50 for it...

-That's good.

-..so she'll be very pleased.

Now, let's move on to Kerry and Rich.

Are you excited by his buys?

Other buys have excited me more, shall I say.

Shall we start off with this sculptural pair of greyhounds?

These are made of cast iron,

which have been painted with a finish to resemble bronze.

But these are of so recent a period,

in my opinion, they still feel quite warm.

-Well, what's your estimate, first of all?

-£40-£60.

-Kerry and Rich paid £89.

-That does seem a lot.

But, you never know, it might all depend

on another animal in their collection, the teddy bear.

-What do you think of him?

-Not a lot.

I had a feeling you were going to say that.

He's a little bit worn, shall we say?

-Well loved.

-Well loved.

There's a fine line between destined for the bin

and attractively loved and play-worn,

and I'm not quite sure where on that line this poor bear sits,

so I've said £5-£10.

Well, they paid £30 for the teddy bear.

-I hope I'm wrong.

-Yeah, so do I,

because it would be nice to see them make a profit on this wee lad.

And talking of wee lads, shall we move onto this big lad over here?

It's an incredible work of art, isn't it?

It's sculptured clay, larger than life-size.

I don't know if it's a head of a real person

or someone the sculptor has imagined.

It's in very good condition.

There is a monogram on the back - MJ.

And preliminary research leads me to think it might be the work

of a studio potter called Muriel Tudor Jones.

So, attributed to this artist. Excellent, quirky style.

At what sort of price?

Very difficult to predict.

£50 or £60, maybe, but could be more.

They haggled for him, and yet, they still paid £170.

It's a speculative purchase, and it might...

On the face of it, that does seem a lot,

but it's not impossible they will get their money back.

Perhaps they're going to need their bonus buy.

Let's see what Gary came up with for the Blues.

Well, Kerry, I think I have a sneaking suspicion

as to why you're on your own, but tell us, where's Rich?

So, last night, his fiancee Rachel gave birth to a beautiful baby girl.

-Do we have a name?

-She's Edith Jean.

-Aw, that is so cute!

And in true Bargain Hunt spirit, he says she's absolutely priceless.

That's so lovely! Well, please send him our regards.

-I will do, will do.

-So, it's all on you, Kerry.

-It is today.

-It's all on you.

-And you left £11 for Gary.

-We did.

Well, it's not quite as priceless as the new baby girl...

-OK.

-..but I was able to find this.

-OK.

-It's a bookmark...

-A bookmark, OK.

..in 830 silver.

It is by a Danish silversmith called Hugo Grun.

In Denmark, they called this kind of work skonvirke,

which means "beautiful work".

-And for £10, I was quite happy to have found this.

-OK.

-For £10?!

-£10.

And what do you think you could get for it at auction?

Times four.

-£40.

-That would be good, wouldn't it?

-Yeah.

Well, it's all on you today, Kerry, so don't make your mind up just now.

It's time to find out if Nigel

thinks that this is a Danish delight.

Now, we know that there are millions of lovers

-of Danish silver out there, Nigel.

-Yes.

-How much do you love this?

-I think it's great.

Although it's only a small piece, it's a collectors' item.

It's collectable because it's a bookmark.

And it's also going to be of interest

to people that like Arts and Crafts

and Scandinavian decorative arts of that period.

I particularly like the fact that it's not just plain silver.

It's studded with a cabochon, and the green cabochon is a chrysoprase.

It's a beautiful item, I totally agree.

That little dot of colour just lifts the whole thing.

But how much does it lift the estimate?

Probably £40-£60 is about it.

Well, I think Gary Pe must be the most genius man that's ever existed

because he somehow managed to pay £10...

-Amazing!

-..for this little bookmark.

And in general, for the sale today, is it a positive outlook, Nigel?

Yes, it is, it is. The market's good.

Great. Well, let's keep that positive energy going

as we head to the auction.

Well, John and Julie, Kate,

as a team, you stand in front of the auctioneer.

Are you confident in the lots that you bought?

-Supremely.

-We are.

-I'm glad that you're laughing and giggling.

It means there's a wee bit of nervous excitement.

And it's time for your first lot to go under the hammer.

Lot 184. The EPNS-mounted, cut-glass claret jug.

£20, again, is bid at 20.

25. 30 for it.

30. 35. 40.

-45 for it.

-Oh, come on.

-£40. A room bidder.

Selling in the room at 40.

45. 50.

-No? £45 to you, madam.

-GAVEL BANGS

Oh, 45!

We're starting on a tiny wee loss of £20,

but don't worry cos the compact's up next.

Lot 185.

Gilt brass compact with an enamelled view of London.

£30, I have for this on commission.

At 35. £40.

45. 50. 60.

-He's at £60!

-60!

-Profit!

-70. At £70, and I shall sell at 70.

-GAVEL BANGS

-£70!

-Well done! Well done!

-What a team. £70.

-Brilliant.

So, that's plus 25,

so all of a sudden, you're back in profit, plus five.

Now, £75 was paid for these mustard pots, so here we go.

Lot 186.

A pair of Victorian pierced silver cylindrical mustard pots.

£50, I am bid for the pair of these.

At 50. 60. 70. 80.

-80! Yes, profit!

-90, 100.

-£100, I am bid. 110 for them?

-Come on!

-At £100, selling.

-GAVEL BANGS

-Yes!

-Terrific.

-£100.

-Excellent.

That's another 25, so all of a sudden,

you have ended up plus 30.

Now, bonus buy.

-I think we'll go.

-I think we'll go.

-We'll definitely go.

-It's lovely.

-Yes, we have faith.

Right, Reds, here comes your blue pendant.

Lot 192, it's the pierced gold pendant.

And £30, I am bid for this. At 35. £40. 45.

-40, I'm bid. 45 for it?

-Oh, come on.

Over here at £45

-in the room, and I sell.

-GAVEL BANGS

-Oh, no!

-Just out.

-Oh, no.

-I'm really sorry, guys.

-That was surprising.

So, it's made a tiny loss of £5,

which dents your profit ever so slightly.

£25 is what you've ended up with.

We can go home with a big smile on our faces.

Yes, and our heads held high.

But what to do now is not have too big a smile on your face,

-cos you don't want those Blues to know how you've done.

-No.

So, it's keeping a straight face, don't say a word to them,

and you never know, £25 could be a winning score.

Right, Kerry, you are the solo representative for the Blues.

It's all on you, but Gary is here to lend you some support.

-So, here we go, the first one.

-Courage.

-The greyhounds.

Lot 208.

A pair of bronze painted iron sculptures of greyhounds.

£20 for them?

-£20?

-20!

-20, I'm bid. 25.

30? 30? 35.

35. 40.

-35. I sell at £35.

-GAVEL BANGS

Do we have to tell Rich? Can we just keep that to ourselves?

£35. It's a loss of £54.

Our next lot is our wee teddy bear.

Oh, my goodness, he's seen better days, but he's so cute.

You paid £30. Let's see.

Lot 209. Vintage gold plush teddy bear.

£10 for it? 10, I'm bid.

15. 20.

20. 25. 30.

35. 40. 45.

Yes!

-On my right at £45.

-GAVEL BANGS

OK, well done! 45.

So, that's £15.

OK, you're now minus 39,

-so this is your jeopardy lot.

-Here's the big one.

-The sculpture head.

Lot 210. Studio pottery sculpture of a head.

£20, I'm bid for this. At 20. 25 anywhere?

-25.

-25. 30.

35. 40. 45.

£45. 50 for it?

-At £45, I shall sell.

-GAVEL BANGS

-Oh, my goodness. £45 sold.

-Oh, no!

-But Rich loved it.

That's a loss of 125, which means, overall,

you have lost £164.

But there's still a chance, Gary.

Kerry, the bonus buy, lest we forget.

-I think we've got nothing to lose.

-You're going to go for it?

-I think so.

-THEY LAUGH

Lot 216, Danish Arts and Crafts silver bookmark.

£20, I am bid. At 20.

-Profits!

-25. £30. 35. 40?

40. 45? 45. 50?

50 on the internet.

£50, I am bid, and I shall sell

-to the internet bidder at £50.

-GAVEL BANGS

Good work, Gary!

Good work! £50.

So, Gary made you £40,

so you come in at minus 124.

-Things have been worse.

-Yeah.

-Stranger things have happened.

This could be a winning score. You never know.

Teams, here we are. It's one man down today

because we don't have Rich, who's become a dad in the last 24 hours.

Back to business now.

What matters now is whether one team is more rich than the other.

Which means that, today, our runners-up...

it's Kerry for the Blues,

the sole representative for the Blues.

And our winners today are the Reds. Well done.

-Yes!

-We'll come to you in a moment.

-Well done.

But let's just talk about how wonderful

-that auction was for you, Kerry.

-Dreadful!

Do you know what, you've got to be in it to win it,

and you put all in on that head and it didn't work out.

-No, backfired on us.

-But it could have been worse.

Gary clawed back quite a nice chunk, actually, with his bonus buy.

So, well done, Gary. And well done, you, Kerry, for standing here alone,

cos that is no mean feat.

But let's head today to our winners, John and Julie, the Red team.

-How good is that?

-Wonderful.

-You have won today

with a profit of £25.

Wow! 25!

I am going to give you £25, because guess what?

You earned it. You did so well.

-How good does it feel?

-It feels absolutely wonderful.

Of course, my object made a good profit.

You made a good profit. Well done.

I'm so pleased you had fun,

and once again, well done, Kerry, for standing here alone.

It's been a great show today, and if you want to find out more

about the other great Bargain Hunt episodes,

then go onto our website. The details are in front of me now.

And, of course, you can see what we're up to on Twitter. We are...

But we do hope that you'll join us again for some more bargain-hunting.

-Will you? Yes? ALL:

-Yes!