0:00:02 > 0:00:05Today's Bargain Hunt comes from Newark-on-Trent
0:00:05 > 0:00:08and this location is like an Aladdin's cave of wonders.
0:00:10 > 0:00:13And it doesn't take a genius to work out that today's
0:00:13 > 0:00:15will be a magical show.
0:00:15 > 0:00:19You know, there's only one wish that I have right now.
0:00:19 > 0:00:21I wish, I wish...
0:00:21 > 0:00:23I wish I could go bargain hunting!
0:00:24 > 0:00:27Your wish is granted!
0:00:27 > 0:00:30Well, in that case, let's go bargain hunting!
0:00:55 > 0:00:57Here in Newark, our teams have £300,
0:00:57 > 0:01:00but just one hour to buy three antiques that they hope
0:01:00 > 0:01:03will turn them a profit at auction.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05Believe me, that is not as easy as it sounds!
0:01:05 > 0:01:09Now, let's have a sneak peek at what's coming up.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12The Reds and the Blues are giggling all the way...
0:01:12 > 0:01:15Trust you to pick the most hideous things in the whole shop!
0:01:15 > 0:01:17An objet vertu.
0:01:17 > 0:01:21I love it when you speak French to me, Gary!
0:01:21 > 0:01:24But will they still be laughing at the auction?
0:01:24 > 0:01:26Fair warning.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28No!
0:01:28 > 0:01:30Yes!
0:01:30 > 0:01:32But that's all for later.
0:01:32 > 0:01:36It's now time to meet our teams and today it's a real family affair.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39For the Reds, we have mother and daughter - Elia and Rita.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41And for the Blues, it's mother and daughter - Sue and Tracy.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43- Welcome everyone, hello. ALL:- Hello!
0:01:43 > 0:01:45I'm going to start off with the Reds.
0:01:45 > 0:01:47- Now, Rita, it's lovely to meet you both.- Thank you.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50But, tell me, you've had a wonderful career. Tell me all about it.
0:01:50 > 0:01:54Well, I've been nursing since I was 18, since I left school.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57I've been in Saudi Arabia,
0:01:57 > 0:02:00and I'm now a school nurse and I've been doing that
0:02:00 > 0:02:03- for the last five years.- Oh, and do those kids put you through
0:02:03 > 0:02:07- your paces? Do they always come to you with fake headaches?- Sometimes!
0:02:07 > 0:02:09And do you just send them packing?
0:02:09 > 0:02:10Oh, no, no.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12A bit of TLC and then they go!
0:02:12 > 0:02:15You're a soft touch, Rita.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17- Has been known!- So what do you like to do in your spare time,
0:02:17 > 0:02:20cos you love all sorts of things, don't you?
0:02:20 > 0:02:22We do, yes, we do a lot together as well.
0:02:22 > 0:02:26We do lots of dog walking and car booting.
0:02:26 > 0:02:27We enjoy that a lot.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30Are you buying to resell, or just buying for the house?
0:02:30 > 0:02:32For me, it's just for the house!
0:02:32 > 0:02:36- For us.- Purely selfish reasons, we buy for us.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38Now, tell me, people say you shouldn't meet your heroes,
0:02:38 > 0:02:41but recently, Elia, you met one of yours? Tell us about it.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43I did. Shall I perhaps do a little rendition, give you a clue?
0:02:43 > 0:02:45- I'd love it.- Ready, yeah?
0:02:45 > 0:02:50# It's not unusual to be loved by anyone. #
0:02:50 > 0:02:52Elvis Presley, no?
0:02:53 > 0:02:57Sir Tom Jones, yes, I managed to get a selfie with him.
0:02:57 > 0:02:59- Very exciting.- What was he like?
0:02:59 > 0:03:00He was really lovely.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03Very warm and, yeah, it was just a fantastic experience.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06Went to see Jools Holland and accosted him when he went
0:03:06 > 0:03:07for a loo break!
0:03:07 > 0:03:10And I said, "Sir Tom, Sir Tom, please can I have a selfie?"
0:03:10 > 0:03:12- And he went...- IN WELSH ACCENT: - "Got to hurry up!"
0:03:12 > 0:03:15I quickly got my phone out and got a selfie. But he was brilliant.
0:03:15 > 0:03:16So what a great experience.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19Obviously, you two get along an absolute treat,
0:03:19 > 0:03:21- which is great to see. - Thank you.- But how do you think
0:03:21 > 0:03:22you'll get on as the Red team?
0:03:22 > 0:03:25Do you think you can be decisive enough to get three items?
0:03:25 > 0:03:27Absolutely, we're both good hagglers, so...
0:03:27 > 0:03:29- Yes, she's better than me, though. - I am a good haggler,
0:03:29 > 0:03:32so we'll be working our magic today and try and get the best price
0:03:32 > 0:03:33so that we can make some profits.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36- Cos we're going for the Golden Gavel, aren't we?- We are!
0:03:36 > 0:03:39We're going for the Golden Gavel today. That's our aim.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41I admire your confidence.
0:03:41 > 0:03:42- Watch it, you two, watch it. - I love it.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45Let's head to your rivals, then, the Blue team!
0:03:45 > 0:03:48Sue and Tracy, also mother and daughter.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51- Yes!- I'm so pleased to see all these mothers and daughters that get along
0:03:51 > 0:03:53such a treat. Yes, it's nice. And you're just best of friends?
0:03:53 > 0:03:55- Yes.- It's such a great thing.
0:03:55 > 0:03:56Now, Tracy, tell me about your career,
0:03:56 > 0:04:00because it's an interesting one, it's had all sorts of
0:04:00 > 0:04:03- changes and turns?- Yeah. Well, I went to university for the
0:04:03 > 0:04:07first time as a mature student when I was about 36.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09So I graduated when I was nearly 40...
0:04:10 > 0:04:11..as a social worker.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14- Fantastic.- It can be a bit challenging, but, you know,
0:04:14 > 0:04:16you can do some good work and meet some lovely people
0:04:16 > 0:04:18and hopefully make a bit of a difference.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21Well, it certainly doesn't sound like a walk in the park,
0:04:21 > 0:04:23and neither does your degree, cos you didn't have the luxury of
0:04:23 > 0:04:26just sitting back and studying, hitting the books. It was all go?
0:04:26 > 0:04:28Yeah, cos I was married and got a small son,
0:04:28 > 0:04:30he was a toddler at the time.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32He was, yes. That's where grandma comes in!
0:04:34 > 0:04:36But it all paid off because the results were good?
0:04:36 > 0:04:39Yes, I did get a First and a little prize for doing well.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41Great! It's wonderful, I'm so pleased for you.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43And I missed her graduation cos I was on a cruise!
0:04:43 > 0:04:45Can you believe it?
0:04:45 > 0:04:47- Did you hear that, ladies?- Yes!
0:04:47 > 0:04:50What a shame, but I'm sure you saw wonderful photographs
0:04:50 > 0:04:53- and you were so proud?- And she saved her outfit so she could put it
0:04:53 > 0:04:57on when we came back off holiday and me and her dad had some photos
0:04:57 > 0:04:59- took with her. - Oh, that's lovely.- So it was lovely.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02Now, Sue, you are the only one amongst us that can say
0:05:02 > 0:05:05you are retired. How lovely.
0:05:05 > 0:05:07- It's a lovely feeling. - So what about your spare time,
0:05:07 > 0:05:10now that you've got the luxury of so much of it, how do you spend it?
0:05:10 > 0:05:12I like going away a lot on cruises.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14Yes, tell me about wonderful travels.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16Eight, nine cruises up to now.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18We've done two already this year.
0:05:18 > 0:05:19This year? My goodness.
0:05:19 > 0:05:23Went to Dubai in January for my 70th birthday!
0:05:23 > 0:05:25That's amazing! So Dubai must've been an interesting place?
0:05:25 > 0:05:27Very, very interesting place.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29But one of my favourite places was Alaska.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31I absolutely loved it there.
0:05:31 > 0:05:35Now, tell me, obviously just like our Reds, you get on fantastically.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38Do you think you're going to get on well as a team on Bargain Hunt?
0:05:38 > 0:05:40- We think so, don't we?- Yeah, fairly well, yeah.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42What's your tactic today, then?
0:05:42 > 0:05:46We watch Bargain Hunt a lot and we think if you buy cheap,
0:05:46 > 0:05:47you seem to make more money!
0:05:49 > 0:05:53I don't know, but I think looking for something
0:05:53 > 0:05:55- you like as well, isn't it? - Would we buy it?
0:05:55 > 0:05:58Would we buy it and do we think somebody else will buy it?
0:05:58 > 0:06:00Well, I look forward to seeing what you come up with,
0:06:00 > 0:06:03but you won't come up with anything without some money!
0:06:03 > 0:06:07- So £300, Reds.- Thank you very much. - And, Blues, the very same, £300. - Thank you.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09Your experts can't wait to meet you,
0:06:09 > 0:06:10so go find them and get to those shops!
0:06:10 > 0:06:12- Good luck!- Thank you.- Thank you.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14Well, clearly we could all talk for Britain,
0:06:14 > 0:06:16but it's less talk and more shop that we need!
0:06:18 > 0:06:19So let's meet today's experts.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24It's never a rainy day for the Reds when they've got Kate Bliss.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29He's not one to hide from a challenge,
0:06:29 > 0:06:32for the Blues, it's Gary Pe.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35Now, Rita and Elia, what are you going to be looking to buy today?
0:06:35 > 0:06:38Well, we definitely know we want some vintage toys
0:06:38 > 0:06:42- of some description.- Yes.- A bit of bling, some jewellery maybe.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44- Oh, OK.- Something silver.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46- Right.- I love silver.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49Sue, Tracy, what are we buying today?
0:06:49 > 0:06:51What are we going to buy today?
0:06:51 > 0:06:52We've got very eclectic taste.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55- Eclectic?- But I've got quirky taste.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57- Quirky taste?- Yes.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00Well, I hope you're ready, teams, because your time starts now.
0:07:00 > 0:07:01WHISTLE BLOWS
0:07:01 > 0:07:02Let's go bargain hunting!
0:07:02 > 0:07:04Spend the money!
0:07:04 > 0:07:06Yes, spend, spend, spend!
0:07:06 > 0:07:09So it's straight to the antiques centre for our teams.
0:07:09 > 0:07:10And there's a lot to take in.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12- Crikey.- What do you think?- Crikey.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14- Lots of jewellery. - There's so much here.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16There's a little bear there.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18But he looks quite well loved, I would say.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20- Yes.- Quite worn.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23Well, condition clearly means everything to the Reds.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25So, time to move on.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28And to the Blues, where two items have already taken their fancy.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33What do you think of them outside the cabinet?
0:07:33 > 0:07:35Well, the shiny one's catching my eye.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38- Right.- But I think Tracy prefers that one.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40No, no, I'm just... It doesn't look great quality, it's very tinny,
0:07:40 > 0:07:43- isn't it?- It is tinny. - It's very tinny. Now it's out.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46No. OK, what about the Scottish brooch?
0:07:46 > 0:07:49It's a thing that you would attach on a kilt.
0:07:49 > 0:07:55- Oh, right.- It's obviously got some sort of topaz-y stone on it.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57It's quite nice, it's pretty.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59- Yeah.- How much is it?
0:07:59 > 0:08:01- It's only £8 as well. - Oh, is it?
0:08:01 > 0:08:05So, what's the decision?
0:08:05 > 0:08:07- Go for that if you want. - Well, I would like it.
0:08:07 > 0:08:08Yeah, that's fine, yeah.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11It caught my eye first thing and I'm just going
0:08:11 > 0:08:12with my instincts.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15Do you think we could get this at a lower price?
0:08:15 > 0:08:17- I'm sure we can.- Let's hope so. - I'm sure we can.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20Who's the better of the two of you in bargaining?
0:08:20 > 0:08:23She probably is, but being as I've chose it,
0:08:23 > 0:08:26- perhaps I ought to have a go. - Oh, right, OK.- Well volunteered!
0:08:26 > 0:08:28Well, there you go.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32So Sue has fallen on her sword and is in charge of the deal.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34LAUGHTER
0:08:34 > 0:08:36But what on earth have the Reds found?
0:08:36 > 0:08:39Trust you to pick up the most hideous things in the whole shop!
0:08:40 > 0:08:42Is she always like this, Elia?
0:08:42 > 0:08:45Yes! She likes the unusual, quirky things.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48- I do.- I love that outfit. I have to say she's got a lovely outfit,
0:08:48 > 0:08:51hasn't she? I think... They feel like they're resin or something.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53- She's marked. They are.- Is she? Let's have a look.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55She's not, nothing I recognise.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57I mean, really, in the doll market,
0:08:57 > 0:09:00- you get the traditional bisque headed dolls...- You do, yes.
0:09:00 > 0:09:04..which are French, German, you think of Armand Marseille.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06And these, yeah, there's not a lot of age to them.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08I'm not sure how saleable they'd be in the saleroom.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11- I don't like them. - All right, then, we'll leave them.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13Not quite the toys you were looking for.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15So I think it's best to move on.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18I wonder how Sue's getting on with the owner of that brooch?
0:09:18 > 0:09:20£5. Oh, that's brilliant.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22- OK. That's brilliant. - Oh, my goodness.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25- Well done, Mum.- And if we don't make a profit on that, well...
0:09:25 > 0:09:28- There'll be trouble!- What can I say?
0:09:28 > 0:09:29Well done, Blues.
0:09:29 > 0:09:33That's your first item bagged, in under ten minutes.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36To the Reds, and something smells good to them!
0:09:36 > 0:09:39Are perfume bottles something you collect?
0:09:39 > 0:09:41- Yes. She's got hundreds of them. - Yes, I do collect.- Do you?
0:09:41 > 0:09:43- Yes, I do. - And I end up dusting them.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45Let's get that cabinet open.
0:09:45 > 0:09:48Would there be much flexibility on price with that, Simon?
0:09:48 > 0:09:49- It's got 85 on it.- Yeah.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51I'll do it for £70.
0:09:51 > 0:09:53- OK.- Can you go a little bit lower, do you think?
0:09:53 > 0:09:56I think, Simon, you could perhaps go to 65 for us on that?
0:09:56 > 0:10:00- I can't, no, sorry.- Oh, he's a tough man, he's a tough man.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02- Let's have a look at it. - That's pretty.- That is pretty.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04- Yes, absolutely. - What do you think, Kate?
0:10:04 > 0:10:06Well, let's have a little look.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08Lost the original stopper.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11Not 100%, I'm not sure, not sure.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14- OK.- It's certainly an old stopper, and it does fit.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17- It does, yes.- You've got a lovely, ornate, silver exterior.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19And you've got a nice hallmark there.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21So it is Victorian.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23- Yes.- It's a great shape.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25- That stopper's just putting me off. - I agree.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28Yet another item dismissed by the Reds!
0:10:28 > 0:10:30Come on, team, you haven't bought anything yet,
0:10:30 > 0:10:32and are playing catch-up.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35- What about that dog? - I don't like that.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38- No?- It's not doing it for me. - It didn't appeal to me.
0:10:38 > 0:10:39Not doing it. Move on.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41Well, if it's not doing it for you,
0:10:41 > 0:10:43it's not doing it for me, either!
0:10:43 > 0:10:45Back to the Reds. Almost 15 minutes gone,
0:10:45 > 0:10:48and still looking for their first item.
0:10:48 > 0:10:49Ladies, ladies, ladies.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51- Oh!- A Shalimar bottle.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54- Oh!- Like the ones you've got at home.- Have you got one of these?
0:10:54 > 0:10:56Not with the base on.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59- It's got the base.- OK.- And it's real glass, look.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01Can you still smell it?
0:11:01 > 0:11:03- There's no smell any more, no smell any more.- No.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05But isn't it so pretty?
0:11:05 > 0:11:08- So, what do you think of that, Elia? - Mum's the perfume bottle collector.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10- I do collect them. - She wears Shalimar often.
0:11:10 > 0:11:12So what age do you think?
0:11:12 > 0:11:14I think that's probably going back to the '60s.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16- Do you think?- I've got to say,
0:11:16 > 0:11:19it's really nice that it's got its label on the front, still, isn't it?
0:11:19 > 0:11:22- Yes, yeah. - And we've got Guerlain on the top.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25The lovely colour of that stopper is gorgeous.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29- It is, yes.- And of course they make the Shalimar scent.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32I mean, it's a beautiful bottle.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34I suppose it's something I would call vintage,
0:11:34 > 0:11:37- it's not antique, as such.- No.- It's in the sort of vintage collectables.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39But there are a lot of people out there, like you, Rita...
0:11:39 > 0:11:41- There are, yes. - ..who love scent bottles.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44- I love my scent bottles. - I noticed there's £18 on there.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46- Can they do anything on that? - I have spoken to him,
0:11:46 > 0:11:48and he will do it for £15 for us.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51So we've got a bit of play on it, I've haggled him a little bit.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53- Good girl!- And I think, you know, they would pay that,
0:11:53 > 0:11:57- if not a little bit more. - Well, what would you pay, Rita?
0:11:57 > 0:11:58I'd pay about £20 for that.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00- Would you now?- Yes.- OK.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03- Well, you both love it, I can see it in your eyes!- Yeah!
0:12:03 > 0:12:05- I think we should do it.- I do.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07- Let's go for it.- Great. Well done, Elia, go and do the deed!
0:12:07 > 0:12:09- I'll do it.- Brilliant.
0:12:09 > 0:12:13- She's a good girl, isn't she? - She is a good girl!
0:12:13 > 0:12:16That good girl helps the Reds draw level at 1-1.
0:12:16 > 0:12:18Now, what have the Blues found?
0:12:18 > 0:12:20It's gorgeous. And the colour of it is gorgeous.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23I agree with you. It's silver.
0:12:23 > 0:12:27What we've got here is, basically, a miniature compact.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30What attracts me to this is that the top is basically
0:12:30 > 0:12:33- in guilloche enamel...- Mm-hm.
0:12:33 > 0:12:38..engine turned, and then overlaid with sort of molten glass.
0:12:38 > 0:12:42And the firing creates that beautiful finish.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44You're obviously, obviously attracted to it.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47- I do like it.- It's your turn to bargain!
0:12:47 > 0:12:51- That's right.- Oh, no.- Mum says it's your turn, your decision.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53Always do what your mum tells you!
0:12:53 > 0:12:56Let's have a closer look, Blues.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58- It's very light. - Looks even better.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00It is a lovely colour.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02Ah, look at that.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05- Mirror.- There's some markings in there.
0:13:05 > 0:13:06There are the hallmarks.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09It's London, 1923.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11Is that a compact in there?
0:13:11 > 0:13:14- You know, the powder? - Yes. Because of that mirror...
0:13:14 > 0:13:16- Could you have it on a chain? - I was just going to say.- Well, yes.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19- Exactly.- There's a thing there for a chain to hold it round your neck.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21You could wear it. See? Look at that.
0:13:21 > 0:13:24- Bit further down.- It would look like a pendant, wouldn't it?
0:13:24 > 0:13:25It would, it's nice.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28And then you've got it for opening up and powder your face.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31- Exactly.- Your shiny nose! - Yes, that's right.- It is nice.
0:13:31 > 0:13:33I like it if we can get it for the right price.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35- Well spotted, Tracy.- But what is the right price?
0:13:35 > 0:13:37155 your starting point.
0:13:37 > 0:13:41I'd like to see this around the 90 mark.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44- I was thinking 80 or 90.- Oh! - There you go.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46You've got your target.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48Whilst the Blues get a price on that compact,
0:13:48 > 0:13:50let's check back in with the Reds,
0:13:50 > 0:13:52who are looking at something rather cute.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54- Oh, I love the lizard. - It is quite fun.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56The brooch market's a funny one.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58Not many people are wearing brooches these days.
0:13:58 > 0:14:00- No, they're not, I agree. - That's true.- Yes.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03So the commercial demand has gone down a bit.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05Hmm. The little guy's going to need another home.
0:14:05 > 0:14:09Now, has Gary managed to get the price down from £155
0:14:09 > 0:14:11on that compact?
0:14:11 > 0:14:14Ladies, I've just heard from the manager.
0:14:14 > 0:14:16- And...- And?
0:14:16 > 0:14:18- £90!- Yes! - Oh, yes, yes, yes!
0:14:18 > 0:14:22- Is that a sale?- That's definitely a sale.- Brilliant.- Excellent!
0:14:22 > 0:14:27Great job, Blues, you're leading the Reds 2-1 with 25 minutes gone.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29Now, while the teams continue shopping,
0:14:29 > 0:14:31I want you to meet someone very special.
0:14:39 > 0:14:43Look and admire this beautiful woman.
0:14:43 > 0:14:47This is Suzanne, by Rene Lalique.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50That great French art glass designer.
0:14:50 > 0:14:55She's from 1925 and her model number is 833.
0:14:55 > 0:15:00One of the most admired designs that Lalique created.
0:15:00 > 0:15:01She's beautiful.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04Her arms outstretched, the gaps in the drapes falling
0:15:04 > 0:15:07just against her tiny waist.
0:15:07 > 0:15:11Lalique was the king of a technique called cire perdue.
0:15:11 > 0:15:13That translates as lost wax.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16He would work out the model with his hands in wax.
0:15:16 > 0:15:21He would then let that dry, cast clay around the shape of the wax,
0:15:21 > 0:15:26let that set and then melt the wax out of the middle,
0:15:26 > 0:15:28and into the void he would pour the glass
0:15:28 > 0:15:33to create these beautiful moulded mini sculptures.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35Now, what's she worth?
0:15:35 > 0:15:39Let me tell you that a signed example of Suzanne
0:15:39 > 0:15:43marked "833" and "R Lalique..."
0:15:44 > 0:15:50..would usually sell for around 10, 11, £15,000.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53These are in serious demand.
0:15:53 > 0:15:57But you need that signature and you need that stamp number.
0:15:57 > 0:15:58Do we have it?
0:15:58 > 0:16:00No, we do not.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03This is after Lalique.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05It is Lalique-esque,
0:16:05 > 0:16:09but unfortunately this one doesn't really bear close inspection.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12Lalique would be turning in his grave.
0:16:12 > 0:16:13A master of moulded glass,
0:16:13 > 0:16:16he did not let a seam show,
0:16:16 > 0:16:20and this little statuette has a seam running right through her nose,
0:16:20 > 0:16:23making her less than attractive upon close inspection.
0:16:23 > 0:16:24What do we have here?
0:16:24 > 0:16:28Probably an example of Czech or maybe even French moulded glass,
0:16:28 > 0:16:34unsigned, unstamped, unloved. What's she worth?
0:16:34 > 0:16:38Well, Suzanne, I'm sorry, nothing can save you now.
0:16:38 > 0:16:39You're only worth about £10.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50Back to the shopping and the Blues have two items.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53The Reds only have one, with half their time gone.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55But something has caught the Reds' eye.
0:16:55 > 0:16:56What have you ladies found?
0:16:56 > 0:17:01Look at this, the hygienic inhaler circa 1910.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04Something the old asthmatics used to use.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06Yeah, it's got the old Boots chemist.
0:17:06 > 0:17:07Yeah.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09With your medical background,
0:17:09 > 0:17:11this could be a nice, interesting little buy for us,
0:17:11 > 0:17:13what do you think?
0:17:13 > 0:17:14Well, I think it's really interesting.
0:17:14 > 0:17:16It looks in nice condition, too.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18It's quite a specialist market.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20This sort of chemist, apothecary things.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23I wouldn't say it's got wide appeal.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26- I like it.- Do you? - I do.- I can see you do.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29It's really quirky, it's a bit different.
0:17:29 > 0:17:30Have you seen the price tag in there?
0:17:30 > 0:17:3285.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35Sounds expensive, Reds, but maybe there's a bargain to be had.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38What would they have predominantly been used for?
0:17:38 > 0:17:43- For colds?- They put something like Friars Balsam in the bottom,
0:17:43 > 0:17:47put hot water in to make it steam, and then just suck in the fumes.
0:17:47 > 0:17:48I really like it.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51This is your nursing background coming through, isn't it?
0:17:51 > 0:17:53- Absolutely, yes. - Not from 1910, though!
0:17:53 > 0:17:55- I wasn't suggesting that! - THEY LAUGH
0:17:57 > 0:18:00I think it's lovely.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02I think it's very unusual.
0:18:02 > 0:18:04It's got a lovely marbling.
0:18:04 > 0:18:06Do you know, that is really nice.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08Obviously it's basically a pottery
0:18:08 > 0:18:11which is white glazed and they've gone to the trouble
0:18:11 > 0:18:13of making it look a little bit special,
0:18:13 > 0:18:15putting that marble effect on it
0:18:15 > 0:18:17before they have transfer-printed it.
0:18:17 > 0:18:18So, you've got 85.
0:18:18 > 0:18:22- I think you need to find out the best price.- OK, I will.
0:18:22 > 0:18:23Come on, Elia, you can do it.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25Simon, what's your best price?
0:18:25 > 0:18:2885, I can do it for £60.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31Would you maybe go down to 57?
0:18:31 > 0:18:33I can't, no, sorry.
0:18:33 > 0:18:34- 58?- No, sorry. £60.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37I'll take your 60, then. We'll take it, thank you so much.
0:18:37 > 0:18:38Thank you.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40Great job, Elia.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43The rate you're going, I'm going to need something to catch my breath!
0:18:43 > 0:18:47That's two items bought and you're now level with the Blues.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49Nothing is catching my eye yet.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52What about this early 20th century letter rack?
0:18:52 > 0:18:54That's for stamps.
0:18:54 > 0:18:55I really like that.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58- Art Nouveau. - It's Art Nouveau, Tracy.
0:18:58 > 0:18:59I don't think it's very...
0:18:59 > 0:19:03- You don't think it's that unusual? - No.
0:19:03 > 0:19:04Not unusual?
0:19:04 > 0:19:06Hang on. Elia's the Tom Jones fan.
0:19:06 > 0:19:08Speaking of Elia, what's she got there?
0:19:08 > 0:19:10MUSIC: It's Not Unusual by Tom Jones
0:19:10 > 0:19:11What have you found?
0:19:11 > 0:19:14We've found a bronze Art Deco figurine.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16She's very Art Deco in style.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18She screams my mum.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21- She is striking quite a pose there, isn't she?- Isn't she just?
0:19:21 > 0:19:24The female nude was so celebrated in the Art Deco period.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27- It was almost revered. - Beautifully done.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30This has got that verdigris look about it
0:19:30 > 0:19:32with that green finish on it.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34It's the quality of the casting.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37This bit's a little bit crude around the back here.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40Is it worth 125?
0:19:40 > 0:19:45I would say at auction, she might make between £30 and £50.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48I think we might be quite a long way off the 125.
0:19:48 > 0:19:49- Really?- OK.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52OK, a no from the Reds, but the Blues have found something
0:19:52 > 0:19:54which may save their bacon.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57- What is it? - It's a pig or a boar.
0:19:57 > 0:19:59What's it used for?
0:19:59 > 0:20:01It's a seal.
0:20:01 > 0:20:02Oh, right.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05You would have the initials of a person engraved underneath
0:20:05 > 0:20:11and you could impress your initials onto letter or envelopes
0:20:11 > 0:20:14- basically to make it more official.- Right.
0:20:14 > 0:20:16Anyone that owned something like that
0:20:16 > 0:20:22- would want you to know that they were important.- Right.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24Have you got one?
0:20:25 > 0:20:26Are they collectable?
0:20:26 > 0:20:32- Yes.- It basically qualifies as an objet vertu.
0:20:32 > 0:20:33- Right.- An object of virtue.
0:20:33 > 0:20:37I love it when you speak French to me, Gary!
0:20:37 > 0:20:39Oh, la la!
0:20:39 > 0:20:40Now, back with the Reds.
0:20:40 > 0:20:44On reflection, they have decided to look at this little mirror.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47That's great. Lovely, thank you very much.
0:20:47 > 0:20:48So, what do we think, ladies?
0:20:48 > 0:20:50Oh, it's beautiful.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52- It's in perfect condition. - Isn't it just?
0:20:52 > 0:20:54What's the mirror like?
0:20:55 > 0:20:57Oh, we've got a bevel on the mirror.
0:20:57 > 0:21:00Look at that. It's a lovely sign of quality.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02That is a lovely mirror.
0:21:02 > 0:21:03Look, it's beautiful.
0:21:03 > 0:21:04Is that a hallmark?
0:21:04 > 0:21:08It is. Let's just see if it's '30s or '50s.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11It's quite a '50s pink, I would say.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14- But in an Art Deco style. - It is.- Absolutely.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16Let's just have a look at that hallmark.
0:21:16 > 0:21:21It's Birmingham and we have a fairly modern little hallmark there
0:21:21 > 0:21:23for about, I would say, 1950s,
0:21:23 > 0:21:29so it is '50s, but it's got that lovely geometric sunburst motif,
0:21:29 > 0:21:32which you see so much in the Art Deco period.
0:21:32 > 0:21:36- I love it. I think it's gorgeous. - I love it as well.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38Have we just got our third item in less than an hour?
0:21:38 > 0:21:39I think we have.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42Hang on a minute, ladies, because what about the price?
0:21:42 > 0:21:44We've got 85 on there.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47I, if I had the money burning in my back pocket, not doing a lot,
0:21:47 > 0:21:51I would potentially spend £60 on it.
0:21:51 > 0:21:52I think it's lovely.
0:21:52 > 0:21:57At auction, I would say maybe 30 to 50, even 40 to 60.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59I think we need to send Elia off to do her stuff
0:21:59 > 0:22:01and get a really good price.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04I'll flutter my eyelashes. I'll be right back.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06- Leave it with me. - Pull out all the stops, Elia.
0:22:06 > 0:22:07I will. Wish me luck.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10- Good luck!- OK, thanks.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13Don't forget to use the mirror to check those eyelashes.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15Now, back to the Blues and that little piggy.
0:22:17 > 0:22:18He's not very handsome, is he?
0:22:18 > 0:22:20No, but handsome doesn't always mean good.
0:22:20 > 0:22:24- Exactly.- I can see that it's a boar.
0:22:24 > 0:22:29Yes, the head is sort of intentionally larger than the body.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31- It's bronze.- Oh, and that's an L.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33Is it an L? And a B?
0:22:33 > 0:22:34It looks like that's an L.
0:22:34 > 0:22:36That's our surnames.
0:22:36 > 0:22:37That's an L and that's a B.
0:22:37 > 0:22:41- It might be an omen.- A sign. - What better omen could you get?
0:22:41 > 0:22:44- It might be.- I think it's unusual enough
0:22:44 > 0:22:46for people to show interest in it.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49Look at that smile. There you go.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51I can't promise you a profit.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54It's not far off 70, so 35?
0:22:54 > 0:22:56Get it for 30, under 40.
0:22:56 > 0:23:01If you can get it for 40 or even 45, I'm happy.
0:23:01 > 0:23:02I'll go and see what I can do, then.
0:23:02 > 0:23:06- Off you go, then. I will await your return.- Fingers crossed.
0:23:06 > 0:23:08Right, it's up to Tracy to haggle this one.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11Talking of which, how is Elia doing with that mirror?
0:23:11 > 0:23:14We are priced at 85.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17What would be your best price on this please, Paul?
0:23:17 > 0:23:19Let's have a look.
0:23:19 > 0:23:21Look into my eyes, look into my eyes.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23Are you going to hypnotise me?
0:23:23 > 0:23:26The very best, to be honest, is £60 on that.
0:23:26 > 0:23:30Would you take 55? For today and today only?
0:23:32 > 0:23:34- Oh, go on, then.- Thank you so much. Thank you so much.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36- Mum is going to be thrilled. - Thank you.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39I'm sure Mum will.
0:23:39 > 0:23:40The deal is done, the deal is done.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42- She's done it.- Tell us the worst.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44- How much?- Well, he wanted 85 for it.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46- I know.- 55!
0:23:46 > 0:23:48SHE SQUEALS
0:23:49 > 0:23:52- Three items done. - Well done!
0:23:52 > 0:23:53Well done, Reds.
0:23:53 > 0:23:57You were behind the Blues, but now you're first past the finish line
0:23:57 > 0:23:59with 15 minutes to spare.
0:23:59 > 0:24:01- Come on, time for a cuppa. - I think so.
0:24:03 > 0:24:05Now, can the Blues join them?
0:24:05 > 0:24:07Right, I am back.
0:24:07 > 0:24:09- Here she comes. - Good news or bad news?
0:24:09 > 0:24:11There's a smile on her face.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13Not too bad. It was going to be 50,
0:24:13 > 0:24:16but I asked if we could maybe just go down a little bit more
0:24:16 > 0:24:20in case we got 50 so they've done it for 49 if we want it.
0:24:20 > 0:24:22What do you think?
0:24:22 > 0:24:24This or the letter rack?
0:24:24 > 0:24:25Well, I do like the letter rack.
0:24:25 > 0:24:29It caught my eye, but the more I have looked at that
0:24:29 > 0:24:31and the detail on it,
0:24:31 > 0:24:34you can even see tusks on him, his little nostrils.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36You can even see the little tail there
0:24:36 > 0:24:40and the plinth is absolutely lovely. So, I think we ought to go for it.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43- There we go then, Gary. - You've seen it in a different light?
0:24:43 > 0:24:45I have, yes.
0:24:45 > 0:24:47- You're convinced?- Yes. - We'll buy it.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49It's ugly enough to sell well.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52- Absolutely.- He's grown on me, I think he's quite cute now.
0:24:52 > 0:24:54GONG SOUNDS
0:24:54 > 0:24:55That's it, teams, time is up.
0:24:55 > 0:24:56We are done!
0:24:56 > 0:24:58CHEERING
0:24:59 > 0:25:02Let's remind ourselves what the Red Team bought.
0:25:02 > 0:25:06They loved the smell of this scent bottle, bought for £15.
0:25:08 > 0:25:12This marbled inhaler took their breath away for the price of £60.
0:25:12 > 0:25:18This 1950s enamelled hand mirror set them back £55.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22Well, Rita and Elia, from what I can see,
0:25:22 > 0:25:25it seems you have a new honorary female member of your family.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28- We do.- What a lovely shot, you all got along so well.
0:25:28 > 0:25:32- Yes.- Tell me, Elia, which was your favourite item of the three?
0:25:32 > 0:25:35Well, I really like the little novelty inhaler, I think.
0:25:35 > 0:25:37It's not really a novelty, it's a real one.
0:25:37 > 0:25:39Well, yeah, I think it's so kitsch.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42Do you think it is going to bring in the biggest profit?
0:25:42 > 0:25:45- Potentially not, no. - OK, so which one?
0:25:45 > 0:25:46- The mirror.- I think the mirror.
0:25:46 > 0:25:48- The mirror is exquisite, I love it. - It's really nice.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51So, remind me, how much did you spend in total?
0:25:51 > 0:25:53We spent 130 smackers.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56That's right, 130, so £170 I will take from you.
0:25:56 > 0:25:59Oh, smells good, thank you very much.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01Does 170 smell good to you, Kate?
0:26:01 > 0:26:04Look at that, it's a lot of money to play with.
0:26:04 > 0:26:05Make us proud, Kate.
0:26:05 > 0:26:07- Get us something quirky. - I've got my orders.
0:26:07 > 0:26:10Well, Kate is not giving anything away, but she does have her orders,
0:26:10 > 0:26:14so in the meantime, let's find out what the Blue Team bought.
0:26:14 > 0:26:17This Scottish plaid brooch cost just £5.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22The George V enamel compact was bought for £90.
0:26:25 > 0:26:27Will this desk seal make a profit at auction?
0:26:27 > 0:26:30£49 paid.
0:26:30 > 0:26:33Well, Sue and Tracy, you did not always see eye to eye.
0:26:33 > 0:26:35I didn't see that coming.
0:26:35 > 0:26:37Neither did we!
0:26:37 > 0:26:40Now, tell me, Sue, which of the three is your favourite item?
0:26:40 > 0:26:43Well, I thought I would like the brooch for a start,
0:26:43 > 0:26:45but I saw the compact that Tracy really liked
0:26:45 > 0:26:46and that's really, really nice.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49Did you just like the brooch because it was so cheap?
0:26:49 > 0:26:52Yes, that would be it. Cheap and shiny.
0:26:52 > 0:26:53Which is going to bring the biggest profit?
0:26:53 > 0:26:56I think the brooch will make the most profit, I really do.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59Tracy, what about you, do you agree with your mum's favourite item?
0:26:59 > 0:27:01Yes, I do like the compact the best, I think,
0:27:01 > 0:27:02although the boar grew on me.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05Do you think therefore that that will bring the biggest profit?
0:27:05 > 0:27:09I've got a terrible feeling that she is right and the brooch will.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11How much did you spend in the end, remind me?
0:27:11 > 0:27:13£144.
0:27:13 > 0:27:15Please can I take that from you, Tracy.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18You can.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21That is 155 and the extra nugget.
0:27:21 > 0:27:24Gary, £156.
0:27:24 > 0:27:26- Thank you very much.- Whatever are you going to do with it?
0:27:26 > 0:27:29Well, there was a bit of tension there with the team,
0:27:29 > 0:27:33especially with that boar, but it won them over in the end.
0:27:33 > 0:27:37So, I want to keep the peace in the land of Blue.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40That's a good idea.
0:27:40 > 0:27:43While Gary keeps the peace amongst the Blues,
0:27:43 > 0:27:46let's head off to the auction to see how it all pans out.
0:27:50 > 0:27:52I've come to Nottingham to meet Nigel Kirk
0:27:52 > 0:27:54of Mellors and Kirk Auctions.
0:27:55 > 0:27:57Thank you for having us along, Nigel.
0:27:57 > 0:27:58A great pleasure.
0:27:58 > 0:28:00Well, we're going to start with the Reds,
0:28:00 > 0:28:03and it was Elia's first choice, this scent bottle.
0:28:03 > 0:28:05What do you make of it, does it smell good to you?
0:28:05 > 0:28:09Yeah, it does. Commercial scent bottles are very saleable,
0:28:09 > 0:28:10highly collectable things.
0:28:10 > 0:28:13I think it probably dates from the 1930s,
0:28:13 > 0:28:16in good order with a blue glass stopper, made for Guerlain.
0:28:16 > 0:28:18- Good name, that.- A very good name.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21I've given it an estimate of 20 to £30.
0:28:21 > 0:28:23It should make all of that and perhaps more.
0:28:23 > 0:28:25Fantastic. It's such a stylish thing,
0:28:25 > 0:28:28and stylish Elia only paid £15 for it.
0:28:28 > 0:28:30- Bargain!- Well done, Reds.
0:28:30 > 0:28:33Now, they both chose this Boots inhaler.
0:28:33 > 0:28:35What do you think Jesse Boot would make of that
0:28:35 > 0:28:39- turning up in the auction today? - He was a remarkable man, wasn't he?
0:28:39 > 0:28:42That is not a particularly rare item.
0:28:42 > 0:28:44I can understand why they bought it,
0:28:44 > 0:28:47because obviously the Nottingham connection,
0:28:47 > 0:28:51it's home to Jesse Boot and where his company still exists of course,
0:28:51 > 0:28:54very much so, and it's in good condition, but they are not rare.
0:28:54 > 0:28:57I think it's worth 10, £20.
0:28:57 > 0:28:59They paid £60 for it.
0:28:59 > 0:29:01Hopefully, the novelty aspect,
0:29:01 > 0:29:03people will just pay over the odds, perhaps,
0:29:03 > 0:29:06- and these girls will see a profit. - Hope so.
0:29:06 > 0:29:09Now, we move on to our third and final item,
0:29:09 > 0:29:10a bit girlie, this one.
0:29:10 > 0:29:14Pink enamel, silver, it's quite sweet, isn't it?
0:29:14 > 0:29:20It is. Looking at that, although it is hallmarked Birmingham 1954,
0:29:20 > 0:29:23you'd be forgiven for thinking it could date from the 1930s.
0:29:23 > 0:29:26- Absolutely.- That one appears to be in fine condition.
0:29:26 > 0:29:28Although it is a mirror on its own without the brushes,
0:29:28 > 0:29:30who wants second-hand hairbrushes?
0:29:30 > 0:29:32So, 30 to £40, it should make that.
0:29:32 > 0:29:35Well, the ladies paid £55.
0:29:35 > 0:29:38They loved it, but they might have paid all the money.
0:29:38 > 0:29:39I think they paid fully the price.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42So, perhaps the Reds will have to lean on Kate.
0:29:42 > 0:29:44Let's uncover now her bonus buy.
0:29:46 > 0:29:49OK, Rita, Elia, still giggling, still happy?
0:29:49 > 0:29:51Absolutely.
0:29:51 > 0:29:57So, Kate, reveal to us, you had £170 to spend.
0:29:57 > 0:29:59- We did.- A good wedge. Are you ready?
0:29:59 > 0:30:02Yes.
0:30:02 > 0:30:04What it is?
0:30:04 > 0:30:06Slightly underwhelming there.
0:30:06 > 0:30:09- No!- I thought this would be perfect for you two,
0:30:09 > 0:30:11maybe I've got it completely wrong.
0:30:11 > 0:30:12Is it perfume?
0:30:12 > 0:30:15So it is a tiny little scent bottle.
0:30:15 > 0:30:18But I just saw it, thought of you two,
0:30:18 > 0:30:21- because it is the perfect pocket-sized example.- It is.
0:30:21 > 0:30:23And I know you two love your scent bottles.
0:30:23 > 0:30:28- We do.- We do.- And the thing about this was it is just so tactile.
0:30:28 > 0:30:30It's silver-plated,
0:30:30 > 0:30:34it's not silver, but it has the beauty of silver, if you like.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37I think it's early 20th century in date.
0:30:37 > 0:30:41But actually, perfectly usable today, isn't it?
0:30:41 > 0:30:42I would quite like it. It's very kitsch.
0:30:42 > 0:30:45- How much did you pay for that? - That's the thing.
0:30:45 > 0:30:48Rita's right on the money, aren't you?
0:30:48 > 0:30:50It cost me a tenner.
0:30:50 > 0:30:52Oh! Right! That's not bad at all.
0:30:52 > 0:30:54Well done, Kate. Nice.
0:30:54 > 0:30:55- Good.- Yes.- Thank you.
0:30:55 > 0:30:57Well, everyone here seems pretty chuffed,
0:30:57 > 0:30:59but it's time to find out if Nigel thinks
0:30:59 > 0:31:02the scent bottle will bring the sweet smell of success.
0:31:03 > 0:31:06Well, Nigel, it's not silver, but do you think your bidders
0:31:06 > 0:31:09will be attracted to this little scent bottle?
0:31:09 > 0:31:12It remains to be seen because I haven't given it a date
0:31:12 > 0:31:15and the reason for that is because it's very recent,
0:31:15 > 0:31:16it's a modern piece.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19Although you would be forgiven for thinking it perhaps
0:31:19 > 0:31:22was late Victorian, it is of recent manufacture.
0:31:22 > 0:31:27So, somebody may pay £20 for it, but they may not.
0:31:27 > 0:31:29OK, so that would be your very top estimate, £20?
0:31:29 > 0:31:33- I think so, yes. - Well, Kate paid half that, only ten,
0:31:33 > 0:31:37so there is some hope yet for this scent bottle, modern as it is.
0:31:37 > 0:31:40Now, let's move on to another mother and daughter,
0:31:40 > 0:31:42this time Tracy and Sue.
0:31:42 > 0:31:44We start with this Scottish
0:31:44 > 0:31:47almost-silver-but-not-quite plaid brooch.
0:31:47 > 0:31:48It's got the look.
0:31:48 > 0:31:51It does, it looks like a lovely Victorian silver plaid brooch.
0:31:51 > 0:31:55Of course, because of Queen Victoria loving the Highlands,
0:31:55 > 0:31:57everybody loved these brooches.
0:31:57 > 0:32:00This particular brooch is not that old.
0:32:00 > 0:32:02I think it's certainly safe to say it's 20th century.
0:32:04 > 0:32:07On the back is stamped with the word "mizpah",
0:32:07 > 0:32:09which is a lovely emotional bond.
0:32:09 > 0:32:13It means "though absent we are together", or words to that effect.
0:32:13 > 0:32:15- It's a charming thing. - Well, it's all fairly romantic.
0:32:15 > 0:32:19- It is.- But...does it have a lovely estimate?
0:32:19 > 0:32:24No. Just a very, very small estimate of perhaps £10-£15.
0:32:24 > 0:32:28£10-£15 would be all right, Nigel, because these ladies only paid five.
0:32:28 > 0:32:31- Oh, that was cheap. - They did very well.
0:32:31 > 0:32:35Tracy went for this enamel compact.
0:32:35 > 0:32:40People love collecting them and that one is early 20th century,
0:32:40 > 0:32:43the enamel is undamaged, it will sell.
0:32:43 > 0:32:48£40 or so, I would have thought, was a realistic estimate for it.
0:32:48 > 0:32:51The ladies did pay £90 for the compact.
0:32:51 > 0:32:53Fingers crossed the buyers will strangely go wild for it
0:32:53 > 0:32:55and they will make a profit.
0:32:55 > 0:32:59So, perhaps all hopes are pinned on this little boar.
0:32:59 > 0:33:01He is right up my alley, let me tell you.
0:33:01 > 0:33:02He's so cute!
0:33:02 > 0:33:04Well, he would be mine, too,
0:33:04 > 0:33:07but unfortunately it's a modern reproduction
0:33:07 > 0:33:11made of bronze resin and it's going to really boil down
0:33:11 > 0:33:13to somebody that collect ornaments of pigs,
0:33:13 > 0:33:15of which there are quite a few,
0:33:15 > 0:33:18but I think it's only going to be £10 or £15.
0:33:18 > 0:33:21Well, they paid £49 for it.
0:33:21 > 0:33:23Given that Nigel's a wee bit worried,
0:33:23 > 0:33:26let's find out what Gary bought for the Blues as a bonus buy.
0:33:27 > 0:33:31Well, Sue and Tracy, you almost spent half of your money,
0:33:31 > 0:33:35but not quite, which means that you left Gary £156,
0:33:35 > 0:33:37and I don't know about you, ladies,
0:33:37 > 0:33:40but I'm desperate to know what you bought.
0:33:40 > 0:33:42BLUES EXCLAIM
0:33:42 > 0:33:44They're quite nice, actually.
0:33:44 > 0:33:48A pair of bronze Dogs of Foo.
0:33:48 > 0:33:51Now, dogs is a bit of a misnomer,
0:33:51 > 0:33:56because they are actually mythical representations of lions.
0:33:56 > 0:34:01- Right.- I believe that they were made in the late Qing period,
0:34:01 > 0:34:06which is sort of late 1800s to early 1900s,
0:34:06 > 0:34:10during the reign of the last Chinese emperor, Puyi.
0:34:10 > 0:34:16They are supposed to bestow mythical powers of protection
0:34:16 > 0:34:19and they are supposed to bring good luck as well,
0:34:19 > 0:34:23which I hope they will bring us today.
0:34:23 > 0:34:25Nicely done, Gary, nicely done.
0:34:25 > 0:34:27How much do you think they're worth?
0:34:27 > 0:34:28Oh, no!
0:34:29 > 0:34:32I don't know. £30-£40?
0:34:32 > 0:34:34I would go as far as £60.
0:34:34 > 0:34:37I paid all of £20.
0:34:37 > 0:34:39Great!
0:34:39 > 0:34:42How much do we think we're going to make?
0:34:42 > 0:34:44- Twice that.- It's not time to make your minds up just yet,
0:34:44 > 0:34:47let's see how you get on at the auction first.
0:34:47 > 0:34:49Well, it's time to head back to Nigel
0:34:49 > 0:34:53to see if he thinks Gary's dogs will prove auspicious at the auction.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57So, for the ladies, Gary kept to this small theme.
0:34:57 > 0:35:00But, this time, a small pair of Dogs of Foo.
0:35:00 > 0:35:02What do you make of these, Nigel?
0:35:02 > 0:35:06Well, Chinese bronzes have a very ancient history,
0:35:06 > 0:35:08and they are saleable.
0:35:08 > 0:35:13They are small, they're only early 20th century date.
0:35:13 > 0:35:16Somebody, unfortunately, has tried to polish them,
0:35:16 > 0:35:17there is metal polish left on them.
0:35:17 > 0:35:19In the mouth, isn't it?
0:35:19 > 0:35:23And bronze isn't really intended to be polished,
0:35:23 > 0:35:24unlike brass, of course.
0:35:24 > 0:35:27But there are a pair and in good condition,
0:35:27 > 0:35:29£40-£60, I should think.
0:35:29 > 0:35:31That would be fantastic, they are super-decorative,
0:35:31 > 0:35:34and super-cheap at only £20.
0:35:34 > 0:35:35Oh, that was good!
0:35:35 > 0:35:37So do you reckon your buyers will be raring to go today?
0:35:37 > 0:35:39- Definitely. - And does the same go for you?
0:35:39 > 0:35:40- Yes.- Fantastic.
0:35:40 > 0:35:43Let's head straight to the auction.
0:35:43 > 0:35:47150. Selling.
0:35:47 > 0:35:49Well, Rita and Elia, Kate.
0:35:49 > 0:35:51- Girl power!- Girl power.
0:35:51 > 0:35:53What do you reckon, is Kate now an honorary member of your family?
0:35:53 > 0:35:56She is. Absolutely. You're ours now, Kate.
0:35:56 > 0:36:00So, you're in it together and you're starting up with the scent bottle.
0:36:00 > 0:36:02Now, you loved this, didn't you?
0:36:02 > 0:36:04Just right up your street.
0:36:04 > 0:36:08- It was.- So hopefully we have other scent bottle collectors in the room.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10- Let's hope so. - Are you ready, ladies?- We're ready.
0:36:10 > 0:36:12Here it comes.
0:36:12 > 0:36:13Lot 231,
0:36:13 > 0:36:16French fluted gilt vase shaped scent bottle.
0:36:16 > 0:36:19£20 I'm bid, here at £20.
0:36:19 > 0:36:2225, 40, 45, 50, 60.
0:36:22 > 0:36:24Girls!
0:36:24 > 0:36:26£60, a room bidder.
0:36:26 > 0:36:27£70 for anybody else?
0:36:27 > 0:36:29Oh, my God!
0:36:29 > 0:36:30I sell.
0:36:32 > 0:36:33Yes!
0:36:33 > 0:36:35That feels good. That feels good.
0:36:35 > 0:36:36What a start!
0:36:36 > 0:36:40£45 to start off with. Now is the inhaler, you paid £60.
0:36:40 > 0:36:45The Boots hygienic inhaler cover from the early 20th century.
0:36:45 > 0:36:48£10 for it? £10?
0:36:48 > 0:36:49Ten I'm bid. 15?
0:36:49 > 0:36:51£10 only bid.
0:36:51 > 0:36:55- 15. 20. £15 the bid. - Oh, come on.
0:36:55 > 0:36:57£15.
0:36:57 > 0:36:58Oh, no!
0:36:58 > 0:37:00- Sorry, I just lost it.- Ladies.
0:37:00 > 0:37:05At £15, it wipes out your profit exactly. You're back to zero.
0:37:05 > 0:37:09So this time you need to make more than £55 to get back in profit
0:37:09 > 0:37:10with this hand mirror.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13Silver and pink enamel hand mirror.
0:37:13 > 0:37:14£20 I'm bid.
0:37:14 > 0:37:1620, 25, 30.
0:37:16 > 0:37:1830. 35 on commission.
0:37:18 > 0:37:1940 to you sir.
0:37:19 > 0:37:21- £40. - We need more.
0:37:21 > 0:37:23In the room at £40.
0:37:23 > 0:37:25Fair warning. £40.
0:37:25 > 0:37:26£40!
0:37:27 > 0:37:30- 40.- So close!
0:37:30 > 0:37:34So we started off so strong, but we've just lost £15.
0:37:34 > 0:37:37You were on zero, so we are now minus 15.
0:37:37 > 0:37:41But don't worry, don't apologise, it's auction, what can you do?
0:37:41 > 0:37:42I'm sorry!
0:37:42 > 0:37:44You still have a decision to make.
0:37:44 > 0:37:49Will you or will you not go with Kate's little travel scent bottle,
0:37:49 > 0:37:51- the wee portable one? - Yes, I think we'll go for that.
0:37:51 > 0:37:54- We trust you.- We trust you, Kate. - Going for it. Go for it.
0:37:54 > 0:37:57Well, Kate is a very trustworthy, I think you made the right decision.
0:37:57 > 0:38:00Only £10 paid, can you go wrong with this?
0:38:00 > 0:38:01- Come on.- Yes, come on.
0:38:01 > 0:38:05Oval silver coloured metal scent flask.
0:38:05 > 0:38:07£20 for it.
0:38:07 > 0:38:10- 20, 20 I'm bid, 25, £20 bid. - ALL: Yes!
0:38:10 > 0:38:12Wait a minute, you're back in profit.
0:38:12 > 0:38:1625, 30? 30. 35.
0:38:16 > 0:38:18£30, 35 online.
0:38:18 > 0:38:2140, 35.
0:38:21 > 0:38:24Selling at £35.
0:38:24 > 0:38:26Yes!
0:38:27 > 0:38:29Thank you very much!
0:38:32 > 0:38:37£25 means that you're back in front, £10 profit.
0:38:37 > 0:38:42Fantastic. I tell you what, the faces you were pulling were amazing!
0:38:42 > 0:38:44I need you two to put on a poker face now.
0:38:44 > 0:38:46- Yes, we do.- Because you can't say anything to the Blues,
0:38:46 > 0:38:48they can't know. Deep breath.
0:38:55 > 0:38:59Right, ladies, you're all linking arms with Gary, too.
0:38:59 > 0:39:02Oh, my goodness. I think Kate is an honorary member of the Red family,
0:39:02 > 0:39:04is Gary now in the Blue family?
0:39:04 > 0:39:06- Yes.- Definitely. Definitely.
0:39:06 > 0:39:08- Fantastic.- Until the losses come in.
0:39:08 > 0:39:12- No.- No, no.- Stay positive, Gary. - All for one and one for all.
0:39:12 > 0:39:16First lot is that Scottish plaid brooch.
0:39:16 > 0:39:18- Are you ready for this? - I hope so.- Yeah.
0:39:18 > 0:39:21Anything over a fiver, we are in the money.
0:39:21 > 0:39:25The Scottish silver-plated plaid brooch.
0:39:25 > 0:39:26£10 asked for it.
0:39:26 > 0:39:28£10. Surely.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30Any bid at ten? £5.
0:39:30 > 0:39:31Any interest at five?
0:39:31 > 0:39:33Five, I'm bid here at £5.
0:39:33 > 0:39:37Ten, do I see? £5 only.
0:39:37 > 0:39:40You paid exactly the hammer price.
0:39:40 > 0:39:44OK, so we're back to where we started, no profit, no loss.
0:39:44 > 0:39:46So here we go with the George V silver.
0:39:46 > 0:39:50George V silver and mauve enamel compact.
0:39:50 > 0:39:52£50 for it, please.
0:39:52 > 0:39:5350. Or 30.
0:39:53 > 0:39:5730 I'm bid, at 30, 35, 35, 40.
0:39:57 > 0:40:0240, 45, 50, 50, 60.
0:40:02 > 0:40:06£50 in the room, selling at £50.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08Oh.
0:40:08 > 0:40:1250, it's your first loss. You've lost 40 there, ladies,
0:40:12 > 0:40:13but don't worry,
0:40:13 > 0:40:15hope is not lost because we've got our desk seal
0:40:15 > 0:40:17and you paid 49 for it.
0:40:17 > 0:40:21A bronzed desk seal, £10 for it.
0:40:21 > 0:40:23£10.
0:40:23 > 0:40:26A seal, desk seal, £10, £5, any bid?
0:40:26 > 0:40:28£5 asked for it.
0:40:28 > 0:40:32£5 I'm bid on the internet at £5.
0:40:32 > 0:40:35Ten, may I say? £5.
0:40:37 > 0:40:39Oh, ladies!
0:40:39 > 0:40:41That's what I call a disaster.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43£5. Oh, that is sore.
0:40:43 > 0:40:47OK, so you've lost 44 on that so overall, minus 84.
0:40:47 > 0:40:50- Oh.- Was that the quickest minute of your life, or what?
0:40:50 > 0:40:54- Definitely.- It's the quickest way to lose money, I tell you, honestly.
0:40:54 > 0:40:56So you've lost 84 but you've still got a decision to make.
0:40:56 > 0:40:59Now, those Chinese Dogs of Foo.
0:40:59 > 0:41:02Are you going to show your confidence in Gary and go with them?
0:41:02 > 0:41:04- Yes, we are, aren't we? - Yes, we're having them.
0:41:04 > 0:41:07- We love them.- You love them. - Yes.- Gary, you paid £20.
0:41:07 > 0:41:09Do you think they're going to make more than that?
0:41:09 > 0:41:11I said double, didn't I?
0:41:11 > 0:41:12- Yes.- I'm confident.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15You never know, ladies, if they fly, you could get back into profit.
0:41:15 > 0:41:18Oh, I don't think they'll fly that much.
0:41:19 > 0:41:20Fingers crossed, here we go.
0:41:20 > 0:41:24A pair of Chinese bronze models, Dogs of Foo,
0:41:24 > 0:41:2719th or early 20th century, £20 for them.
0:41:27 > 0:41:31I'm bid at 20, 25 for them, 25, £30.
0:41:31 > 0:41:3335.
0:41:33 > 0:41:35- Yes.- 35 the bid, 40 anywhere?
0:41:35 > 0:41:37£35.
0:41:37 > 0:41:40- Well done. - Well done, Gary, well done.
0:41:40 > 0:41:45Well, Gary's prediction was almost right, they made 35, plus 15.
0:41:45 > 0:41:48You are now minus 69 after the Bonus Buy.
0:41:48 > 0:41:50- Right. - Could that be a winning score?
0:41:50 > 0:41:53- I think it might be.- I think it can, we've seen the programme before.
0:41:53 > 0:41:55So nothing to the Reds.
0:41:55 > 0:41:58- Keep the result to yourselves. - We will.- We will.
0:42:03 > 0:42:05Well, ladies and Gary,
0:42:05 > 0:42:10as we all know, Bargain Hunt is about good clean family fun,
0:42:10 > 0:42:13and today's show was also about family,
0:42:13 > 0:42:17about defending your family's honour and...
0:42:18 > 0:42:24- What's coming next?- ..making your families proud of your profits.
0:42:24 > 0:42:26If you could make one.
0:42:27 > 0:42:30And today, only one team managed to do that,
0:42:30 > 0:42:33which means that our runners-up today were the Blues.
0:42:33 > 0:42:35REDS EXCLAIM
0:42:38 > 0:42:39Yes!
0:42:39 > 0:42:42Sarah and Tracy, minus 69,
0:42:42 > 0:42:44but honestly, the whole time you just looked like
0:42:44 > 0:42:48- you were having a mad hoot. - It was.- So good.
0:42:48 > 0:42:51I'm so pleased that you had fun. Well done, Gary.
0:42:51 > 0:42:52But over to our Reds.
0:42:52 > 0:42:55- Yes.- The excitable Reds.
0:42:55 > 0:42:57- Elia and Rita.- Yes.
0:42:57 > 0:43:01Wait till you hear how much they made, Blues, you won't believe it.
0:43:01 > 0:43:02£10.
0:43:04 > 0:43:07Who's taking it, mum or daughter? I think mum.
0:43:07 > 0:43:09Come on, well done.
0:43:09 > 0:43:12- Thank you, Kate. - My pleasure.
0:43:12 > 0:43:14It's been madness here today on Bargain Hunt,
0:43:14 > 0:43:17and you can enter into that, too, on our website.
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0:43:28 > 0:43:30- ALL:- Yes!