Newark 24 Bargain Hunt

Today's Bargain Hunt comes from Newark-on-Trent

and this location is like an Aladdin's cave of wonders.

And it doesn't take a genius to work out that today's

will be a magical show.

You know, there's only one wish that I have right now.

I wish, I wish...

I wish I could go bargain hunting!

Your wish is granted!

Well, in that case, let's go bargain hunting!

Here in Newark, our teams have £300,

but just one hour to buy three antiques that they hope

will turn them a profit at auction.

Believe me, that is not as easy as it sounds!

Now, let's have a sneak peek at what's coming up.

The Reds and the Blues are giggling all the way...

Trust you to pick the most hideous things in the whole shop!

An objet vertu.

I love it when you speak French to me, Gary!

But will they still be laughing at the auction?

Fair warning.

No!

Yes!

But that's all for later.

It's now time to meet our teams and today it's a real family affair.

For the Reds, we have mother and daughter - Elia and Rita.

And for the Blues, it's mother and daughter - Sue and Tracy.

-Welcome everyone, hello. ALL:

-Hello!

I'm going to start off with the Reds.

-Now, Rita, it's lovely to meet you both.

-Thank you.

But, tell me, you've had a wonderful career. Tell me all about it.

Well, I've been nursing since I was 18, since I left school.

I've been in Saudi Arabia,

and I'm now a school nurse and I've been doing that

-for the last five years.

-Oh, and do those kids put you through

-your paces? Do they always come to you with fake headaches?

-Sometimes!

And do you just send them packing?

Oh, no, no.

A bit of TLC and then they go!

You're a soft touch, Rita.

-Has been known!

-So what do you like to do in your spare time,

cos you love all sorts of things, don't you?

We do, yes, we do a lot together as well.

We do lots of dog walking and car booting.

We enjoy that a lot.

Are you buying to resell, or just buying for the house?

For me, it's just for the house!

-For us.

-Purely selfish reasons, we buy for us.

Now, tell me, people say you shouldn't meet your heroes,

but recently, Elia, you met one of yours? Tell us about it.

I did. Shall I perhaps do a little rendition, give you a clue?

-I'd love it.

-Ready, yeah?

# It's not unusual to be loved by anyone. #

Elvis Presley, no?

Sir Tom Jones, yes, I managed to get a selfie with him.

-Very exciting.

-What was he like?

He was really lovely.

Very warm and, yeah, it was just a fantastic experience.

Went to see Jools Holland and accosted him when he went

for a loo break!

And I said, "Sir Tom, Sir Tom, please can I have a selfie?"

-And he went...

-IN WELSH ACCENT:

-"Got to hurry up!"

I quickly got my phone out and got a selfie. But he was brilliant.

So what a great experience.

Obviously, you two get along an absolute treat,

-which is great to see.

-Thank you.

-But how do you think

you'll get on as the Red team?

Do you think you can be decisive enough to get three items?

Absolutely, we're both good hagglers, so...

-Yes, she's better than me, though.

-I am a good haggler,

so we'll be working our magic today and try and get the best price

so that we can make some profits.

-Cos we're going for the Golden Gavel, aren't we?

-We are!

We're going for the Golden Gavel today. That's our aim.

I admire your confidence.

-Watch it, you two, watch it.

-I love it.

Let's head to your rivals, then, the Blue team!

Sue and Tracy, also mother and daughter.

-Yes!

-I'm so pleased to see all these mothers and daughters that get along

such a treat. Yes, it's nice. And you're just best of friends?

-Yes.

-It's such a great thing.

Now, Tracy, tell me about your career,

because it's an interesting one, it's had all sorts of

-changes and turns?

-Yeah. Well, I went to university for the

first time as a mature student when I was about 36.

So I graduated when I was nearly 40...

..as a social worker.

-Fantastic.

-It can be a bit challenging, but, you know,

you can do some good work and meet some lovely people

and hopefully make a bit of a difference.

Well, it certainly doesn't sound like a walk in the park,

and neither does your degree, cos you didn't have the luxury of

just sitting back and studying, hitting the books. It was all go?

Yeah, cos I was married and got a small son,

he was a toddler at the time.

He was, yes. That's where grandma comes in!

But it all paid off because the results were good?

Yes, I did get a First and a little prize for doing well.

Great! It's wonderful, I'm so pleased for you.

And I missed her graduation cos I was on a cruise!

Can you believe it?

-Did you hear that, ladies?

-Yes!

What a shame, but I'm sure you saw wonderful photographs

-and you were so proud?

-And she saved her outfit so she could put it

on when we came back off holiday and me and her dad had some photos

-took with her.

-Oh, that's lovely.

-So it was lovely.

Now, Sue, you are the only one amongst us that can say

you are retired. How lovely.

-It's a lovely feeling.

-So what about your spare time,

now that you've got the luxury of so much of it, how do you spend it?

I like going away a lot on cruises.

Yes, tell me about wonderful travels.

Eight, nine cruises up to now.

We've done two already this year.

This year? My goodness.

Went to Dubai in January for my 70th birthday!

That's amazing! So Dubai must've been an interesting place?

Very, very interesting place.

But one of my favourite places was Alaska.

I absolutely loved it there.

Now, tell me, obviously just like our Reds, you get on fantastically.

Do you think you're going to get on well as a team on Bargain Hunt?

-We think so, don't we?

-Yeah, fairly well, yeah.

What's your tactic today, then?

We watch Bargain Hunt a lot and we think if you buy cheap,

you seem to make more money!

I don't know, but I think looking for something

-you like as well, isn't it?

-Would we buy it?

Would we buy it and do we think somebody else will buy it?

Well, I look forward to seeing what you come up with,

but you won't come up with anything without some money!

-So £300, Reds.

-Thank you very much.

-And, Blues, the very same, £300.

-Thank you.

Your experts can't wait to meet you,

so go find them and get to those shops!

-Good luck!

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

Well, clearly we could all talk for Britain,

but it's less talk and more shop that we need!

So let's meet today's experts.

It's never a rainy day for the Reds when they've got Kate Bliss.

He's not one to hide from a challenge,

for the Blues, it's Gary Pe.

Now, Rita and Elia, what are you going to be looking to buy today?

Well, we definitely know we want some vintage toys

-of some description.

-Yes.

-A bit of bling, some jewellery maybe.

-Oh, OK.

-Something silver.

-Right.

-I love silver.

Sue, Tracy, what are we buying today?

What are we going to buy today?

We've got very eclectic taste.

-Eclectic?

-But I've got quirky taste.

-Quirky taste?

-Yes.

Well, I hope you're ready, teams, because your time starts now.

WHISTLE BLOWS

Let's go bargain hunting!

Spend the money!

Yes, spend, spend, spend!

So it's straight to the antiques centre for our teams.

And there's a lot to take in.

-Crikey.

-What do you think?

-Crikey.

-Lots of jewellery.

-There's so much here.

There's a little bear there.

But he looks quite well loved, I would say.

-Yes.

-Quite worn.

Well, condition clearly means everything to the Reds.

So, time to move on.

And to the Blues, where two items have already taken their fancy.

What do you think of them outside the cabinet?

Well, the shiny one's catching my eye.

-Right.

-But I think Tracy prefers that one.

No, no, I'm just... It doesn't look great quality, it's very tinny,

-isn't it?

-It is tinny.

-It's very tinny. Now it's out.

No. OK, what about the Scottish brooch?

It's a thing that you would attach on a kilt.

-Oh, right.

-It's obviously got some sort of topaz-y stone on it.

It's quite nice, it's pretty.

-Yeah.

-How much is it?

-It's only £8 as well.

-Oh, is it?

So, what's the decision?

-Go for that if you want.

-Well, I would like it.

Yeah, that's fine, yeah.

It caught my eye first thing and I'm just going

with my instincts.

Do you think we could get this at a lower price?

-I'm sure we can.

-Let's hope so.

-I'm sure we can.

Who's the better of the two of you in bargaining?

She probably is, but being as I've chose it,

-perhaps I ought to have a go.

-Oh, right, OK.

-Well volunteered!

Well, there you go.

So Sue has fallen on her sword and is in charge of the deal.

LAUGHTER

But what on earth have the Reds found?

Trust you to pick up the most hideous things in the whole shop!

Is she always like this, Elia?

Yes! She likes the unusual, quirky things.

-I do.

-I love that outfit. I have to say she's got a lovely outfit,

hasn't she? I think... They feel like they're resin or something.

-She's marked. They are.

-Is she? Let's have a look.

She's not, nothing I recognise.

I mean, really, in the doll market,

-you get the traditional bisque headed dolls...

-You do, yes.

..which are French, German, you think of Armand Marseille.

And these, yeah, there's not a lot of age to them.

I'm not sure how saleable they'd be in the saleroom.

-I don't like them.

-All right, then, we'll leave them.

Not quite the toys you were looking for.

So I think it's best to move on.

I wonder how Sue's getting on with the owner of that brooch?

£5. Oh, that's brilliant.

-OK. That's brilliant.

-Oh, my goodness.

-Well done, Mum.

-And if we don't make a profit on that, well...

-There'll be trouble!

-What can I say?

Well done, Blues.

That's your first item bagged, in under ten minutes.

To the Reds, and something smells good to them!

Are perfume bottles something you collect?

-Yes. She's got hundreds of them.

-Yes, I do collect.

-Do you?

-Yes, I do.

-And I end up dusting them.

Let's get that cabinet open.

Would there be much flexibility on price with that, Simon?

-It's got 85 on it.

-Yeah.

I'll do it for £70.

-OK.

-Can you go a little bit lower, do you think?

I think, Simon, you could perhaps go to 65 for us on that?

-I can't, no, sorry.

-Oh, he's a tough man, he's a tough man.

-Let's have a look at it.

-That's pretty.

-That is pretty.

-Yes, absolutely.

-What do you think, Kate?

Well, let's have a little look.

Lost the original stopper.

Not 100%, I'm not sure, not sure.

-OK.

-It's certainly an old stopper, and it does fit.

-It does, yes.

-You've got a lovely, ornate, silver exterior.

And you've got a nice hallmark there.

So it is Victorian.

-Yes.

-It's a great shape.

-That stopper's just putting me off.

-I agree.

Yet another item dismissed by the Reds!

Come on, team, you haven't bought anything yet,

and are playing catch-up.

-What about that dog?

-I don't like that.

-No?

-It's not doing it for me.

-It didn't appeal to me.

Not doing it. Move on.

Well, if it's not doing it for you,

it's not doing it for me, either!

Back to the Reds. Almost 15 minutes gone,

and still looking for their first item.

Ladies, ladies, ladies.

-Oh!

-A Shalimar bottle.

-Oh!

-Like the ones you've got at home.

-Have you got one of these?

Not with the base on.

-It's got the base.

-OK.

-And it's real glass, look.

Can you still smell it?

-There's no smell any more, no smell any more.

-No.

But isn't it so pretty?

-So, what do you think of that, Elia?

-Mum's the perfume bottle collector.

-I do collect them.

-She wears Shalimar often.

So what age do you think?

I think that's probably going back to the '60s.

-Do you think?

-I've got to say,

it's really nice that it's got its label on the front, still, isn't it?

-Yes, yeah.

-And we've got Guerlain on the top.

The lovely colour of that stopper is gorgeous.

-It is, yes.

-And of course they make the Shalimar scent.

I mean, it's a beautiful bottle.

I suppose it's something I would call vintage,

-it's not antique, as such.

-No.

-It's in the sort of vintage collectables.

But there are a lot of people out there, like you, Rita...

-There are, yes.

-..who love scent bottles.

-I love my scent bottles.

-I noticed there's £18 on there.

-Can they do anything on that?

-I have spoken to him,

and he will do it for £15 for us.

So we've got a bit of play on it, I've haggled him a little bit.

-Good girl!

-And I think, you know, they would pay that,

-if not a little bit more.

-Well, what would you pay, Rita?

I'd pay about £20 for that.

-Would you now?

-Yes.

-OK.

-Well, you both love it, I can see it in your eyes!

-Yeah!

-I think we should do it.

-I do.

-Let's go for it.

-Great. Well done, Elia, go and do the deed!

-I'll do it.

-Brilliant.

-She's a good girl, isn't she?

-She is a good girl!

That good girl helps the Reds draw level at 1-1.

Now, what have the Blues found?

It's gorgeous. And the colour of it is gorgeous.

I agree with you. It's silver.

What we've got here is, basically, a miniature compact.

What attracts me to this is that the top is basically

-in guilloche enamel...

-Mm-hm.

..engine turned, and then overlaid with sort of molten glass.

And the firing creates that beautiful finish.

You're obviously, obviously attracted to it.

-I do like it.

-It's your turn to bargain!

-That's right.

-Oh, no.

-Mum says it's your turn, your decision.

Always do what your mum tells you!

Let's have a closer look, Blues.

-It's very light.

-Looks even better.

It is a lovely colour.

Ah, look at that.

-Mirror.

-There's some markings in there.

There are the hallmarks.

It's London, 1923.

Is that a compact in there?

-You know, the powder?

-Yes. Because of that mirror...

-Could you have it on a chain?

-I was just going to say.

-Well, yes.

-Exactly.

-There's a thing there for a chain to hold it round your neck.

You could wear it. See? Look at that.

-Bit further down.

-It would look like a pendant, wouldn't it?

It would, it's nice.

And then you've got it for opening up and powder your face.

-Exactly.

-Your shiny nose!

-Yes, that's right.

-It is nice.

I like it if we can get it for the right price.

-Well spotted, Tracy.

-But what is the right price?

155 your starting point.

I'd like to see this around the 90 mark.

-I was thinking 80 or 90.

-Oh!

-There you go.

You've got your target.

Whilst the Blues get a price on that compact,

let's check back in with the Reds,

who are looking at something rather cute.

-Oh, I love the lizard.

-It is quite fun.

The brooch market's a funny one.

Not many people are wearing brooches these days.

-No, they're not, I agree.

-That's true.

-Yes.

So the commercial demand has gone down a bit.

Hmm. The little guy's going to need another home.

Now, has Gary managed to get the price down from £155

on that compact?

Ladies, I've just heard from the manager.

-And...

-And?

-£90!

-Yes!

-Oh, yes, yes, yes!

-Is that a sale?

-That's definitely a sale.

-Brilliant.

-Excellent!

Great job, Blues, you're leading the Reds 2-1 with 25 minutes gone.

Now, while the teams continue shopping,

I want you to meet someone very special.

Look and admire this beautiful woman.

This is Suzanne, by Rene Lalique.

That great French art glass designer.

She's from 1925 and her model number is 833.

One of the most admired designs that Lalique created.

She's beautiful.

Her arms outstretched, the gaps in the drapes falling

just against her tiny waist.

Lalique was the king of a technique called cire perdue.

That translates as lost wax.

He would work out the model with his hands in wax.

He would then let that dry, cast clay around the shape of the wax,

let that set and then melt the wax out of the middle,

and into the void he would pour the glass

to create these beautiful moulded mini sculptures.

Now, what's she worth?

Let me tell you that a signed example of Suzanne

marked "833" and "R Lalique..."

..would usually sell for around 10, 11, £15,000.

These are in serious demand.

But you need that signature and you need that stamp number.

Do we have it?

No, we do not.

This is after Lalique.

It is Lalique-esque,

but unfortunately this one doesn't really bear close inspection.

Lalique would be turning in his grave.

A master of moulded glass,

he did not let a seam show,

and this little statuette has a seam running right through her nose,

making her less than attractive upon close inspection.

What do we have here?

Probably an example of Czech or maybe even French moulded glass,

unsigned, unstamped, unloved. What's she worth?

Well, Suzanne, I'm sorry, nothing can save you now.

You're only worth about £10.

Back to the shopping and the Blues have two items.

The Reds only have one, with half their time gone.

But something has caught the Reds' eye.

What have you ladies found?

Look at this, the hygienic inhaler circa 1910.

Something the old asthmatics used to use.

Yeah, it's got the old Boots chemist.

Yeah.

With your medical background,

this could be a nice, interesting little buy for us,

what do you think?

Well, I think it's really interesting.

It looks in nice condition, too.

It's quite a specialist market.

This sort of chemist, apothecary things.

I wouldn't say it's got wide appeal.

-I like it.

-Do you?

-I do.

-I can see you do.

It's really quirky, it's a bit different.

Have you seen the price tag in there?

85.

Sounds expensive, Reds, but maybe there's a bargain to be had.

What would they have predominantly been used for?

-For colds?

-They put something like Friars Balsam in the bottom,

put hot water in to make it steam, and then just suck in the fumes.

I really like it.

This is your nursing background coming through, isn't it?

-Absolutely, yes.

-Not from 1910, though!

-I wasn't suggesting that!

-THEY LAUGH

I think it's lovely.

I think it's very unusual.

It's got a lovely marbling.

Do you know, that is really nice.

Obviously it's basically a pottery

which is white glazed and they've gone to the trouble

of making it look a little bit special,

putting that marble effect on it

before they have transfer-printed it.

So, you've got 85.

-I think you need to find out the best price.

-OK, I will.

Come on, Elia, you can do it.

Simon, what's your best price?

85, I can do it for £60.

Would you maybe go down to 57?

I can't, no, sorry.

-58?

-No, sorry. £60.

I'll take your 60, then. We'll take it, thank you so much.

Thank you.

Great job, Elia.

The rate you're going, I'm going to need something to catch my breath!

That's two items bought and you're now level with the Blues.

Nothing is catching my eye yet.

What about this early 20th century letter rack?

That's for stamps.

I really like that.

-Art Nouveau.

-It's Art Nouveau, Tracy.

I don't think it's very...

-You don't think it's that unusual?

-No.

Not unusual?

Hang on. Elia's the Tom Jones fan.

Speaking of Elia, what's she got there?

MUSIC: It's Not Unusual by Tom Jones

What have you found?

We've found a bronze Art Deco figurine.

She's very Art Deco in style.

She screams my mum.

-She is striking quite a pose there, isn't she?

-Isn't she just?

The female nude was so celebrated in the Art Deco period.

-It was almost revered.

-Beautifully done.

This has got that verdigris look about it

with that green finish on it.

It's the quality of the casting.

This bit's a little bit crude around the back here.

Is it worth 125?

I would say at auction, she might make between £30 and £50.

I think we might be quite a long way off the 125.

-Really?

-OK.

OK, a no from the Reds, but the Blues have found something

which may save their bacon.

-What is it?

-It's a pig or a boar.

What's it used for?

It's a seal.

Oh, right.

You would have the initials of a person engraved underneath

and you could impress your initials onto letter or envelopes

-basically to make it more official.

-Right.

Anyone that owned something like that

-would want you to know that they were important.

-Right.

Have you got one?

Are they collectable?

-Yes.

-It basically qualifies as an objet vertu.

-Right.

-An object of virtue.

I love it when you speak French to me, Gary!

Oh, la la!

Now, back with the Reds.

On reflection, they have decided to look at this little mirror.

That's great. Lovely, thank you very much.

So, what do we think, ladies?

Oh, it's beautiful.

-It's in perfect condition.

-Isn't it just?

What's the mirror like?

Oh, we've got a bevel on the mirror.

Look at that. It's a lovely sign of quality.

That is a lovely mirror.

Look, it's beautiful.

Is that a hallmark?

It is. Let's just see if it's '30s or '50s.

It's quite a '50s pink, I would say.

-But in an Art Deco style.

-It is.

-Absolutely.

Let's just have a look at that hallmark.

It's Birmingham and we have a fairly modern little hallmark there

for about, I would say, 1950s,

so it is '50s, but it's got that lovely geometric sunburst motif,

which you see so much in the Art Deco period.

-I love it. I think it's gorgeous.

-I love it as well.

Have we just got our third item in less than an hour?

I think we have.

Hang on a minute, ladies, because what about the price?

We've got 85 on there.

I, if I had the money burning in my back pocket, not doing a lot,

I would potentially spend £60 on it.

I think it's lovely.

At auction, I would say maybe 30 to 50, even 40 to 60.

I think we need to send Elia off to do her stuff

and get a really good price.

I'll flutter my eyelashes. I'll be right back.

-Leave it with me.

-Pull out all the stops, Elia.

I will. Wish me luck.

-Good luck!

-OK, thanks.

Don't forget to use the mirror to check those eyelashes.

Now, back to the Blues and that little piggy.

He's not very handsome, is he?

No, but handsome doesn't always mean good.

-Exactly.

-I can see that it's a boar.

Yes, the head is sort of intentionally larger than the body.

-It's bronze.

-Oh, and that's an L.

Is it an L? And a B?

It looks like that's an L.

That's our surnames.

That's an L and that's a B.

-It might be an omen.

-A sign.

-What better omen could you get?

-It might be.

-I think it's unusual enough

for people to show interest in it.

Look at that smile. There you go.

I can't promise you a profit.

It's not far off 70, so 35?

Get it for 30, under 40.

If you can get it for 40 or even 45, I'm happy.

I'll go and see what I can do, then.

-Off you go, then. I will await your return.

-Fingers crossed.

Right, it's up to Tracy to haggle this one.

Talking of which, how is Elia doing with that mirror?

We are priced at 85.

What would be your best price on this please, Paul?

Let's have a look.

Look into my eyes, look into my eyes.

Are you going to hypnotise me?

The very best, to be honest, is £60 on that.

Would you take 55? For today and today only?

-Oh, go on, then.

-Thank you so much. Thank you so much.

-Mum is going to be thrilled.

-Thank you.

I'm sure Mum will.

The deal is done, the deal is done.

-She's done it.

-Tell us the worst.

-How much?

-Well, he wanted 85 for it.

-I know.

-55!

SHE SQUEALS

-Three items done.

-Well done!

Well done, Reds.

You were behind the Blues, but now you're first past the finish line

with 15 minutes to spare.

-Come on, time for a cuppa.

-I think so.

Now, can the Blues join them?

Right, I am back.

-Here she comes.

-Good news or bad news?

There's a smile on her face.

Not too bad. It was going to be 50,

but I asked if we could maybe just go down a little bit more

in case we got 50 so they've done it for 49 if we want it.

What do you think?

This or the letter rack?

Well, I do like the letter rack.

It caught my eye, but the more I have looked at that

and the detail on it,

you can even see tusks on him, his little nostrils.

You can even see the little tail there

and the plinth is absolutely lovely. So, I think we ought to go for it.

-There we go then, Gary.

-You've seen it in a different light?

I have, yes.

-You're convinced?

-Yes.

-We'll buy it.

It's ugly enough to sell well.

-Absolutely.

-He's grown on me, I think he's quite cute now.

GONG SOUNDS

That's it, teams, time is up.

We are done!

CHEERING

Let's remind ourselves what the Red Team bought.

They loved the smell of this scent bottle, bought for £15.

This marbled inhaler took their breath away for the price of £60.

This 1950s enamelled hand mirror set them back £55.

Well, Rita and Elia, from what I can see,

it seems you have a new honorary female member of your family.

-We do.

-What a lovely shot, you all got along so well.

-Yes.

-Tell me, Elia, which was your favourite item of the three?

Well, I really like the little novelty inhaler, I think.

It's not really a novelty, it's a real one.

Well, yeah, I think it's so kitsch.

Do you think it is going to bring in the biggest profit?

-Potentially not, no.

-OK, so which one?

-The mirror.

-I think the mirror.

-The mirror is exquisite, I love it.

-It's really nice.

So, remind me, how much did you spend in total?

We spent 130 smackers.

That's right, 130, so £170 I will take from you.

Oh, smells good, thank you very much.

Does 170 smell good to you, Kate?

Look at that, it's a lot of money to play with.

Make us proud, Kate.

-Get us something quirky.

-I've got my orders.

Well, Kate is not giving anything away, but she does have her orders,

so in the meantime, let's find out what the Blue Team bought.

This Scottish plaid brooch cost just £5.

The George V enamel compact was bought for £90.

Will this desk seal make a profit at auction?

£49 paid.

Well, Sue and Tracy, you did not always see eye to eye.

I didn't see that coming.

Neither did we!

Now, tell me, Sue, which of the three is your favourite item?

Well, I thought I would like the brooch for a start,

but I saw the compact that Tracy really liked

and that's really, really nice.

Did you just like the brooch because it was so cheap?

Yes, that would be it. Cheap and shiny.

Which is going to bring the biggest profit?

I think the brooch will make the most profit, I really do.

Tracy, what about you, do you agree with your mum's favourite item?

Yes, I do like the compact the best, I think,

although the boar grew on me.

Do you think therefore that that will bring the biggest profit?

I've got a terrible feeling that she is right and the brooch will.

How much did you spend in the end, remind me?

£144.

Please can I take that from you, Tracy.

You can.

That is 155 and the extra nugget.

Gary, £156.

-Thank you very much.

-Whatever are you going to do with it?

Well, there was a bit of tension there with the team,

especially with that boar, but it won them over in the end.

So, I want to keep the peace in the land of Blue.

That's a good idea.

While Gary keeps the peace amongst the Blues,

let's head off to the auction to see how it all pans out.

I've come to Nottingham to meet Nigel Kirk

of Mellors and Kirk Auctions.

Thank you for having us along, Nigel.

A great pleasure.

Well, we're going to start with the Reds,

and it was Elia's first choice, this scent bottle.

What do you make of it, does it smell good to you?

Yeah, it does. Commercial scent bottles are very saleable,

highly collectable things.

I think it probably dates from the 1930s,

in good order with a blue glass stopper, made for Guerlain.

-Good name, that.

-A very good name.

I've given it an estimate of 20 to £30.

It should make all of that and perhaps more.

Fantastic. It's such a stylish thing,

and stylish Elia only paid £15 for it.

-Bargain!

-Well done, Reds.

Now, they both chose this Boots inhaler.

What do you think Jesse Boot would make of that

-turning up in the auction today?

-He was a remarkable man, wasn't he?

That is not a particularly rare item.

I can understand why they bought it,

because obviously the Nottingham connection,

it's home to Jesse Boot and where his company still exists of course,

very much so, and it's in good condition, but they are not rare.

I think it's worth 10, £20.

They paid £60 for it.

Hopefully, the novelty aspect,

people will just pay over the odds, perhaps,

-and these girls will see a profit.

-Hope so.

Now, we move on to our third and final item,

a bit girlie, this one.

Pink enamel, silver, it's quite sweet, isn't it?

It is. Looking at that, although it is hallmarked Birmingham 1954,

you'd be forgiven for thinking it could date from the 1930s.

-Absolutely.

-That one appears to be in fine condition.

Although it is a mirror on its own without the brushes,

who wants second-hand hairbrushes?

So, 30 to £40, it should make that.

Well, the ladies paid £55.

They loved it, but they might have paid all the money.

I think they paid fully the price.

So, perhaps the Reds will have to lean on Kate.

Let's uncover now her bonus buy.

OK, Rita, Elia, still giggling, still happy?

Absolutely.

So, Kate, reveal to us, you had £170 to spend.

-We did.

-A good wedge. Are you ready?

Yes.

What it is?

Slightly underwhelming there.

-No!

-I thought this would be perfect for you two,

maybe I've got it completely wrong.

Is it perfume?

So it is a tiny little scent bottle.

But I just saw it, thought of you two,

-because it is the perfect pocket-sized example.

-It is.

And I know you two love your scent bottles.

-We do.

-We do.

-And the thing about this was it is just so tactile.

It's silver-plated,

it's not silver, but it has the beauty of silver, if you like.

I think it's early 20th century in date.

But actually, perfectly usable today, isn't it?

I would quite like it. It's very kitsch.

-How much did you pay for that?

-That's the thing.

Rita's right on the money, aren't you?

It cost me a tenner.

Oh! Right! That's not bad at all.

Well done, Kate. Nice.

-Good.

-Yes.

-Thank you.

Well, everyone here seems pretty chuffed,

but it's time to find out if Nigel thinks

the scent bottle will bring the sweet smell of success.

Well, Nigel, it's not silver, but do you think your bidders

will be attracted to this little scent bottle?

It remains to be seen because I haven't given it a date

and the reason for that is because it's very recent,

it's a modern piece.

Although you would be forgiven for thinking it perhaps

was late Victorian, it is of recent manufacture.

So, somebody may pay £20 for it, but they may not.

OK, so that would be your very top estimate, £20?

-I think so, yes.

-Well, Kate paid half that, only ten,

so there is some hope yet for this scent bottle, modern as it is.

Now, let's move on to another mother and daughter,

this time Tracy and Sue.

We start with this Scottish

almost-silver-but-not-quite plaid brooch.

It's got the look.

It does, it looks like a lovely Victorian silver plaid brooch.

Of course, because of Queen Victoria loving the Highlands,

everybody loved these brooches.

This particular brooch is not that old.

I think it's certainly safe to say it's 20th century.

On the back is stamped with the word "mizpah",

which is a lovely emotional bond.

It means "though absent we are together", or words to that effect.

-It's a charming thing.

-Well, it's all fairly romantic.

-It is.

-But...does it have a lovely estimate?

No. Just a very, very small estimate of perhaps £10-£15.

£10-£15 would be all right, Nigel, because these ladies only paid five.

-Oh, that was cheap.

-They did very well.

Tracy went for this enamel compact.

People love collecting them and that one is early 20th century,

the enamel is undamaged, it will sell.

£40 or so, I would have thought, was a realistic estimate for it.

The ladies did pay £90 for the compact.

Fingers crossed the buyers will strangely go wild for it

and they will make a profit.

So, perhaps all hopes are pinned on this little boar.

He is right up my alley, let me tell you.

He's so cute!

Well, he would be mine, too,

but unfortunately it's a modern reproduction

made of bronze resin and it's going to really boil down

to somebody that collect ornaments of pigs,

of which there are quite a few,

but I think it's only going to be £10 or £15.

Well, they paid £49 for it.

Given that Nigel's a wee bit worried,

let's find out what Gary bought for the Blues as a bonus buy.

Well, Sue and Tracy, you almost spent half of your money,

but not quite, which means that you left Gary £156,

and I don't know about you, ladies,

but I'm desperate to know what you bought.

BLUES EXCLAIM

They're quite nice, actually.

A pair of bronze Dogs of Foo.

Now, dogs is a bit of a misnomer,

because they are actually mythical representations of lions.

-Right.

-I believe that they were made in the late Qing period,

which is sort of late 1800s to early 1900s,

during the reign of the last Chinese emperor, Puyi.

They are supposed to bestow mythical powers of protection

and they are supposed to bring good luck as well,

which I hope they will bring us today.

Nicely done, Gary, nicely done.

How much do you think they're worth?

Oh, no!

I don't know. £30-£40?

I would go as far as £60.

I paid all of £20.

Great!

How much do we think we're going to make?

-Twice that.

-It's not time to make your minds up just yet,

let's see how you get on at the auction first.

Well, it's time to head back to Nigel

to see if he thinks Gary's dogs will prove auspicious at the auction.

So, for the ladies, Gary kept to this small theme.

But, this time, a small pair of Dogs of Foo.

What do you make of these, Nigel?

Well, Chinese bronzes have a very ancient history,

and they are saleable.

They are small, they're only early 20th century date.

Somebody, unfortunately, has tried to polish them,

there is metal polish left on them.

In the mouth, isn't it?

And bronze isn't really intended to be polished,

unlike brass, of course.

But there are a pair and in good condition,

£40-£60, I should think.

That would be fantastic, they are super-decorative,

and super-cheap at only £20.

Oh, that was good!

So do you reckon your buyers will be raring to go today?

-Definitely.

-And does the same go for you?

-Yes.

-Fantastic.

Let's head straight to the auction.

150. Selling.

Well, Rita and Elia, Kate.

-Girl power!

-Girl power.

What do you reckon, is Kate now an honorary member of your family?

She is. Absolutely. You're ours now, Kate.

So, you're in it together and you're starting up with the scent bottle.

Now, you loved this, didn't you?

Just right up your street.

-It was.

-So hopefully we have other scent bottle collectors in the room.

-Let's hope so.

-Are you ready, ladies?

-We're ready.

Here it comes.

Lot 231,

French fluted gilt vase shaped scent bottle.

£20 I'm bid, here at £20.

25, 40, 45, 50, 60.

Girls!

£60, a room bidder.

£70 for anybody else?

Oh, my God!

I sell.

Yes!

That feels good. That feels good.

What a start!

£45 to start off with. Now is the inhaler, you paid £60.

The Boots hygienic inhaler cover from the early 20th century.

£10 for it? £10?

Ten I'm bid. 15?

£10 only bid.

-15. 20. £15 the bid.

-Oh, come on.

£15.

Oh, no!

-Sorry, I just lost it.

-Ladies.

At £15, it wipes out your profit exactly. You're back to zero.

So this time you need to make more than £55 to get back in profit

with this hand mirror.

Silver and pink enamel hand mirror.

£20 I'm bid.

20, 25, 30.

30. 35 on commission.

40 to you sir.

-£40.

-We need more.

In the room at £40.

Fair warning. £40.

£40!

-40.

-So close!

So we started off so strong, but we've just lost £15.

You were on zero, so we are now minus 15.

But don't worry, don't apologise, it's auction, what can you do?

I'm sorry!

You still have a decision to make.

Will you or will you not go with Kate's little travel scent bottle,

-the wee portable one?

-Yes, I think we'll go for that.

-We trust you.

-We trust you, Kate.

-Going for it. Go for it.

Well, Kate is a very trustworthy, I think you made the right decision.

Only £10 paid, can you go wrong with this?

-Come on.

-Yes, come on.

Oval silver coloured metal scent flask.

£20 for it.

-20, 20 I'm bid, 25, £20 bid.

-ALL: Yes!

Wait a minute, you're back in profit.

25, 30? 30. 35.

£30, 35 online.

40, 35.

Selling at £35.

Yes!

Thank you very much!

£25 means that you're back in front, £10 profit.

Fantastic. I tell you what, the faces you were pulling were amazing!

I need you two to put on a poker face now.

-Yes, we do.

-Because you can't say anything to the Blues,

they can't know. Deep breath.

Right, ladies, you're all linking arms with Gary, too.

Oh, my goodness. I think Kate is an honorary member of the Red family,

is Gary now in the Blue family?

-Yes.

-Definitely. Definitely.

-Fantastic.

-Until the losses come in.

-No.

-No, no.

-Stay positive, Gary.

-All for one and one for all.

First lot is that Scottish plaid brooch.

-Are you ready for this?

-I hope so.

-Yeah.

Anything over a fiver, we are in the money.

The Scottish silver-plated plaid brooch.

£10 asked for it.

£10. Surely.

Any bid at ten? £5.

Any interest at five?

Five, I'm bid here at £5.

Ten, do I see? £5 only.

You paid exactly the hammer price.

OK, so we're back to where we started, no profit, no loss.

So here we go with the George V silver.

George V silver and mauve enamel compact.

£50 for it, please.

50. Or 30.

30 I'm bid, at 30, 35, 35, 40.

40, 45, 50, 50, 60.

£50 in the room, selling at £50.

Oh.

50, it's your first loss. You've lost 40 there, ladies,

but don't worry,

hope is not lost because we've got our desk seal

and you paid 49 for it.

A bronzed desk seal, £10 for it.

£10.

A seal, desk seal, £10, £5, any bid?

£5 asked for it.

£5 I'm bid on the internet at £5.

Ten, may I say? £5.

Oh, ladies!

That's what I call a disaster.

£5. Oh, that is sore.

OK, so you've lost 44 on that so overall, minus 84.

-Oh.

-Was that the quickest minute of your life, or what?

-Definitely.

-It's the quickest way to lose money, I tell you, honestly.

So you've lost 84 but you've still got a decision to make.

Now, those Chinese Dogs of Foo.

Are you going to show your confidence in Gary and go with them?

-Yes, we are, aren't we?

-Yes, we're having them.

-We love them.

-You love them.

-Yes.

-Gary, you paid £20.

Do you think they're going to make more than that?

I said double, didn't I?

-Yes.

-I'm confident.

You never know, ladies, if they fly, you could get back into profit.

Oh, I don't think they'll fly that much.

Fingers crossed, here we go.

A pair of Chinese bronze models, Dogs of Foo,

19th or early 20th century, £20 for them.

I'm bid at 20, 25 for them, 25, £30.

35.

-Yes.

-35 the bid, 40 anywhere?

£35.

-Well done.

-Well done, Gary, well done.

Well, Gary's prediction was almost right, they made 35, plus 15.

You are now minus 69 after the Bonus Buy.

-Right.

-Could that be a winning score?

-I think it might be.

-I think it can, we've seen the programme before.

So nothing to the Reds.

-Keep the result to yourselves.

-We will.

-We will.

Well, ladies and Gary,

as we all know, Bargain Hunt is about good clean family fun,

and today's show was also about family,

about defending your family's honour and...

-What's coming next?

-..making your families proud of your profits.

If you could make one.

And today, only one team managed to do that,

which means that our runners-up today were the Blues.

REDS EXCLAIM

Yes!

Sarah and Tracy, minus 69,

but honestly, the whole time you just looked like

-you were having a mad hoot.

-It was.

-So good.

I'm so pleased that you had fun. Well done, Gary.

But over to our Reds.

-Yes.

-The excitable Reds.

-Elia and Rita.

-Yes.

Wait till you hear how much they made, Blues, you won't believe it.

£10.

Who's taking it, mum or daughter? I think mum.

Come on, well done.

-Thank you, Kate.

-My pleasure.

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-ALL:

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