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00:00Hello and welcome to Bargain Hunt, which today comes from Somerset, home to the impressive
00:07Wells Cathedral. And right next door is Vickers Close, and this is believed to be the only
00:13complete medieval street left in England. Stunning, isn't it? Later, I'll be getting a guided tour
00:20by someone lucky enough to call this street home. And one of the highlights is this rare
00:25piece of furniture. But what was it used for? More on that later, but first, there's some
00:31shopping to be done. Let's go bargain hunting!
00:56Today, we're bargain hunting at this antiques fair at the Bath and West Showground in Shepton
01:02Mallet. The teams will have £300 to spend on three items that they hope will make a profit
01:07at auction. One must cost at least £75, and then, of course, there's my challenge. They
01:12only get one hour to shop, and the team with the biggest profit, or smallest loss, wins.
01:17Time to meet today's Reds and Blues. Hi, I'm Emma. And I'm Ty. Do not fear, the Reds are here.
01:23And watch out, Blues, you're gonna lose. Fighting talk. How did you meet?
01:29I'm from Ireland, and I met Emma within the first six months of going to university,
01:34and we fell in love, and I've stayed ever since. I hear you have a passion for live music.
01:41We do. We love our rock music. I love to dance. Yeah, we love our rock music.
01:45Will you make sweet music as a team? I think we'll work well together. I think we'll keep each other
01:51on
01:51track. Yeah, I think we're singing off the same song sheet. Good luck. Let's see who you're up against.
01:57Hi, I'm Tammy. Hi, I'm Amanda. And we're gonna... Giggle our way to the Golden Gavel!
02:05How did you two become friends? Well, we actually met at choir in Yeovil. I moved back to Yeovil. I'm
02:11from Yeovil, but I moved back, and Amanda was the first person I met. What's on your shopping list?
02:16Something unusual, something odd. We'll just go, oh, isn't that the most beautiful thing in the world?
02:20Who's the boss? Tammy. Yeah, Tammy. Right, let's get things started.
02:30Hello team! Oh my goodness, put the antiques down quick! Now, are you very excited?
02:38Of course. Rightly so. You've got a lot to do today, guys. But what is the first thing you're
02:43going to need to go bargain hunting? Money! Money, you are absolutely right. Who's going to have it over
02:48on the Reds? Emma. Emma, there we go. Emma, there's your £300. What about over on the Blues?
02:53Tammy. Tammy, there we go. There's your money there. Now, you will also need one of my notoriously
02:59tricky challenges, okay? Who's up for the challenge on the Reds? Ty is. Ty, always up for a challenge. No
03:05peeking in there,
03:06just yet. We've met your type before. And what about over on the Blues? Manda. It's got to be Manda.
03:12Thank you very much. There is your challenge. Now, what is the final but possibly most important thing
03:17you are going to need to go bargain hunting today? An expert! An expert, you are absolutely right.
03:22We've got two cracking experts for you today. Are you ready? Yes! Off you go, enjoy! But what are they
03:28looking for in their expert? Someone with an eye for a bargain. Somebody who's going to help us make a
03:36big profit. And someone who's going to help us win. Well, all your wishes have come true.
03:44For the Reds, it's Raj Bisram. You have me. Hello. And for the Blues, it's Thomas Forrester.
03:53Time to reveal today's challenges. A vintage or antique game. An item with a connection to the theatre or
04:02entertainment. Full steam ahead, teams. Your time starts now. Go! Go! The Reds are up and running,
04:12while the Blues are taking a more relaxed approach. As both teams head inside, it's the Reds her first
04:18to find something. Pool pottery. Very, very collectible. Yeah. It's gone off the boiler a
04:25little bit at the moment. I mean, that's not a lot of money. But again, if you're a pool collector,
04:29you want something a little bit, a little bit more... Fancy. Classy, yeah. Yeah. Fair enough.
04:34I mean, they're really known for their charges. And you want to look for the elaborate colours.
04:39What? So, I was looking at this vase. I mean, it's nice. A pool vase like that at auction will
04:44be estimated
04:44somewhere between £40 and £60. OK. Which would make that retail price absolutely spot on.
04:49If you've got that for £40, I think that would be a lovely thing. Why don't you ask the gentleman,
04:53Ham, what's the very best on it? What would be your best price? I'm afraid it's going to be £80.
05:00Yeah. OK. Yeah. Thank you very much. Yeah, that's, you know, yeah, that's about right.
05:03Yeah. It's good for a fart. Yeah. We'll have a think about it. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
05:07Absolutely. Yeah. Keep looking. So, this colourful pool vase is a maybe. The Blues have spotted something
05:14for their theatre or entertainment-related challenge. So, that's something you would
05:18find at a theatre. Yeah, it is. Opera glasses. Come on. They are beautiful.
05:23With Mother of Pearl. How much are they? No, I don't think they're terrible. Oh, they're 28 pounds.
05:28Do you think that would match our challenge? I think it definitely. So, they're aluminium.
05:33I think aluminium came sort of very late 19th, early 20th century, didn't it? Yeah, it would be.
05:38And then normally, this Mother of Pearl is normally from the sort of near Middle East.
05:41And that lovely play of colour along there. Can you see that with the Mother of Pearl?
05:45Yeah. How do you tell if it's real Mother of Pearl or plastic?
05:49Oh, I don't know. What's that? It will feel gritty against your teeth.
05:54Over to you, my love. You've got it in your hand.
05:59So, no, it doesn't feel gritty.
06:03Yeah, it's gritty. Is it? That is gritty.
06:06Yeah, it's gritty indeed. Would you like the tomato sauce with me?
06:09Yes, please. It's gritty against your teeth.
06:11OK. Like a pearl. A natural pearl is gritty.
06:15So, anyway, what's the price of these lovely things?
06:17What have I got on that? 28.
06:19I mean, 25 would be nice, but if you said, would you accept 22? I'd probably say yes.
06:25Oh, right. OK. So, would you accept 22 then, sir?
06:27I thought you might. That would be wonderful. Are you happy?
06:30What do you think you do? I'd be very happy.
06:32Very happy. So, we're home and hosed with our challenge item.
06:34We are. We are.
06:35Thank you very much. First item, four.
06:38Thank you very much. You've done it.
06:39The Blues are the first team to back an item.
06:41These opera glasses for £22, ticking off their theatre or entertainment-related challenge.
06:48What do we say? Nailed. Absolutely. Nailed it.
06:53The Blues are feeling pretty confident, but it's early days, less than 10 minutes gone.
06:58The Reds have found more pool pottery.
07:01What about this one here? Again, you're drawn towards pool and this is nice.
07:07Have a look at it and just make sure you're happy with it.
07:09That little thing there, little indentation, is what is known as a firing crack,
07:14so it makes no difference to the value of it at all.
07:17OK. There's £68 on the ticket.
07:19It's a nice shape and it's nice colours.
07:21Do you like it? I do like the colours of that.
07:22Yeah? Shall we see what the best price is?
07:24Yeah. Your best price is in that.
07:26I can do you £45 on that one.
07:28Go on. £40.
07:30Is that your best, best price?
07:31I can't say £40.
07:32Would you take £42 as the best, best offer?
07:34£42. Go on. £42. Deal.
07:36Thank you very much.
07:37Excellent.
07:37Yes, yes, yes, yes. Well done.
07:40Well done. Well done.
07:41Thanks very much.
07:43The Reds aren't wasting any time either.
07:45They've snapped up their first item, this pool pottery vase, for £42.
07:50We've still got plenty of money and a bit of time now, so now we can relax a little bit.
07:55We should start thinking about our big spend and our challenge, OK?
07:59We'll get the grey amount, all right?
08:00Absolutely. Let's keep going.
08:01Sounds like a plan.
08:03Back to the Blues, who found an intriguing little glass item.
08:08So if you open it up, there it is. You've got a grill there. That would be in silver gilt.
08:15And then you've got a bit of proper glass, you know, like lead crystal glass. Now, what is this?
08:23It looks like little pepper pot. Yes.
08:25What we have here is a bit of sponge. And in the 19th century, the streets were rather smelly, weren't
08:32they?
08:32They were. Right.
08:34So you'd be walking past a foul smell.
08:36Now, if you were of a certain class, you know, one which I know that you two are quite well
08:41established with.
08:42Obviously.
08:43You'd walk by and then you'd open the top and you'd take a whiff of something sweet, something which smells
08:51nice,
08:52something which is delightful to smell rather than the garbage in the rest of the street.
08:57Because you've soaked this sponge full of spices, full of different perfumes, and that is what you call a vinaigrette.
09:05Now, this is quite unusual because you've got the glass base. I don't normally see.
09:09You normally see them like this. Like that, yeah.
09:11Cushion formed, but that's rather fun. I mean, it's silver gilt. They've got £140 on it.
09:19I really like it. I do like that.
09:21We've only been shopping for 15 minutes. Let's ask what the best price would be on that.
09:28Yeah.
09:29OK. The best price would be £80 on that one.
09:32OK, thank you.
09:33So that's a really good reduction.
09:34That is, yeah.
09:35Thank you very much.
09:36It's a really good reduction.
09:37So something to think about, isn't it?
09:39Absolutely, yeah.
09:39This cute cut glass vinaigrette is one to think about. The reds have also been drawn to smaller
09:46treasures, a little metal purse. So, Raj, what do you think of this?
09:52It's quite cute.
09:53Let's have a look. Well, initially, it looks silver, but actually, it is silver plate.
09:58In the Victorian times and Georgian times, silversmiths of the day in this country,
10:02all they wanted to do was to make as much money as they could, so they reproduced everything.
10:06So anything that was of quality, that was made in silver, was also made in plate,
10:11because the rich could afford the silver items and the poor obviously got these in plate.
10:16And, of course, the reason that we have all this silver thing is because it's antibacterial.
10:21So that's why we have silver to use as cutlery, et cetera, because it's, you know,
10:25it's got all those beautiful qualities.
10:27Despite a good sell from Raj, the reds pass on the purse.
10:31Meanwhile, Amanda spotted some silver.
10:34Pocket watch. So I've got a bit of a thing about pocket watches and this just,
10:38the simplicity of it and the style of it and the condition of it just drew me, really.
10:43I can see it's dated Birmingham 1916. Why have you got a thing about watches? What is it?
10:48It's because I've inherited lots of watches from my grandparents, my great-grandparents,
10:53great-uncles, and I just get drawn to the look of them.
10:58It's got a lovely look. Can I have a look? Swiss movement. There is the movement ticking away.
11:02You can see it, yeah? You can see the jeweled movement there. It's lovely.
11:06It's fantastic.
11:07Silver sterling mark there. So the movement would be made in Switzerland, imported over here,
11:12and then Denison would have put the watch together in the silver. So it's rather magical, really.
11:19Now, that's 135. Okay.
11:21Do we know what the best price is? No, we don't. What is the best price for that, please?
11:25The best price could be 115. 115.
11:30115. So with that... I think 115, I think for auction, I think you might struggle a bit.
11:36Okay, okay. Under 100 pounds, you've definitely got a deal.
11:39No, thank you very much. Thank you very much. Thomas persuades Amanda to go with her head,
11:44not her heart. So they pass on the pocket watch. 25 minutes gone.
11:49The Reds might have an option for their vintage or antique game challenge.
11:53So what is it? It's a solitaire game. Basically,
11:56you have to move the marbles over, and the idea is you've got to remove them all.
12:00Get rid of them all, yeah. It's a common game, but this is slightly different,
12:02this board, because of the markings there. Yeah.
12:06The lady had 55 pounds on it, and she said that we could have it for 30.
12:11Okay. Okay. Right?
12:13And... How do you think it would do at auction?
12:14I think that that's actually not a bad, bad buy at all. I mean,
12:18I have bought them as low as 20, 25 pounds, but this is what is the unusual bit,
12:23this drawing here and the way that this is seen. And it must be for another kind of game
12:28that's also played on the board. What that game is, I don't know. Yeah.
12:31But it makes it slightly, it doesn't make it like a normal solitaire board. Okay? Yeah.
12:36It's definitely a board game. Yeah. I don't think that can be questioned. Yeah.
12:40So, I mean, it's entirely up to you guys. I like it. It's unusual, isn't it? I like,
12:44I like the glass. I like the colours. Ah! One extra. The game is a game of strategy.
12:51You want to jump as many components as possible. So that's one, two, and you remove those two.
12:57And so you don't lose your marbles, you keep them aside. I know you said 30 pounds.
13:01What would be your best, best price? Would you take 25? No, definitely not.
13:05I've come down from 55. Yeah. And 28 would be an absolute steal for you.
13:12Well. Would you take 27? No. 28? Okay. 28, you can't blame me for trying.
13:17Let's go with 28. I've got to interrupt it. 28 is fair. Yeah.
13:20I think that is a really nice... She's trying to drive a hard bargain. Yeah.
13:23Yeah, no. You can't blame me for trying. Weed celtz. Yeah.
13:27It's always one of us. Exactly. What do you think? Happy?
13:30I am, yeah, I am. Thank you very much. Thank you very much.
13:33So, Emma seals the deal on this early 20th century solitaire board,
13:37which ticks off my challenge to buy a vintage or antique game.
13:41So now we've just got our big spend on whatever you want, actually.
13:45Okay, that's a good position. And you've got loads of money. That's a really good position.
13:47Fantastic. Let's go. Thank you. Raj's reds are feeling pretty good.
13:51As we hit the halfway mark, Thomas is playing with some pearls.
13:56Could I ask a favour? Could I have a little bit of your white page of your book?
14:01Yeah. Thank you very much.
14:04So, there are your pearls on there? Yes.
14:07Okay. Wait for this. Wow. Wow.
14:10They come alive on white, don't they? They do.
14:13They do. So pearls always look better on white,
14:15because what we're doing is we're looking for the orient of the pearl and the luster of the pearl.
14:20And these are going to be cultured pearls here.
14:23And they look quite early. They're lovely. They're knotted strong.
14:26And you've got a little silver marker seat clasp.
14:29How much are they? 58 pounds for natural gems.
14:33Yeah. They're cultured, which means they're out of a bivalve oyster.
14:40They're beautifully knotted. They're graduated.
14:43I'd say they're going to be, what, 1930s? Do you like them?
14:49They're not you, are they?
14:50Girls are not. I'm not sure they're me either.
14:52No. But, you know, I'm thinking of a prophet.
14:55I mean, they're lovely.
14:55Yeah, so we should be thinking with our heads instead of our hearts.
14:58But I think we need a compromise. I think there's got to be a bit of love,
15:02but also a bit of profit. Oh, right. Has there?
15:04Yes, there has. Right, fair enough.
15:07Right, OK, put them back on. I think you have a hard job.
15:09I do. Thank you. What's your name? Julia.
15:12Julia. I have a really hard job. Right.
15:15You can't say you didn't try, Thomas.
15:18Back with the Reds, Emma and Ty have spotted some silver.
15:22That is a vesta. Do you know what a vesta is?
15:24No. No, vesta is where you kept matches,
15:26and you took the matches out, and it's got a striker on the top.
15:30So these are? They're known as Charlie's Aunt.
15:33Charlie's Aunt was a sort of vaudeville-type character.
15:37OK. A character from the theatres back in the late Victorian period.
15:43The play Charlie's Aunt was first performed in February 1892,
15:48with William Sidney Penley taking on the lead role,
15:51a lord, who is required in the farce to dress up as Charlie's Aunt.
15:58The better one's 150, the other one's 120.
16:01Yeah. They always sell.
16:03And does it just open at the... Would you open it at the side?
16:06Yeah. Yeah? Yeah, look, there.
16:08OK, so your matches would go in there, and then you'd use the...
16:12There. That's the strike there. OK.
16:15OK. I'm... You know, they're nice, and the story goes with it,
16:18but I think you need something... I don't know.
16:20We need something more... If you don't think it would do well at auction,
16:24it's a really lovely piece.
16:25So the theatrical vester fails to entertain.
16:2920 minutes to go, and the Blues have found this dapper little set.
16:33So, ladies, girls, look at this. This is a gentleman's dressing set.
16:37Beautiful. So you've got the three studs for his shirt.
16:40Yeah. For the masala-fronted dress shirt.
16:42And, you know, possibly a tie pin or a pin to hold some things together.
16:46And then what also is gawky is you've got the split pins for the buttons.
16:49Rather lovely, isn't it? Yeah.
16:51And you've got pearl examples and some lovely silver bits of jewellery.
16:55The fact is it's in a case.
16:56It's in a case, and it looks good.
16:59Yeah. And the case is rather lovely.
17:00It shines, so, Pete, you're drawn to it automatically, aren't you?
17:04And what is it? Thomas Stevenson and Simon.
17:07That's the retailer's name.
17:08Hmm. It is lovely. How much are they?
17:1135. What do you think?
17:12I like those. Yeah, I like them a lot.
17:14Is there any reduction, or is that it?
17:16There has already been a reduction, but then it's you, sir.
17:19Oh, that's very kind. Thank you.
17:20Does it be a little bit more shaved off it?
17:22Go on, do 30.
17:2330 pounds. Deal?
17:25What do you reckon? Yeah, I like them.
17:27I like them. Do you like them?
17:28Yeah. Let's do 30.
17:30Let's do 30.
17:31Do you know, because I just think they're just there.
17:33Thank you very much.
17:34They're just lovely. Thank you.
17:36Thomas leads the way, and the Blues have their second item,
17:39this cased gentleman's dress set.
17:42We've spent 30 pounds, and we've spent 22 pounds, making a total of 52 pounds.
17:4752. We've got plenty left over, and we need to do our big buy.
17:50You do need to do a big buy.
17:51Yes, time to splash some cash, as both teams need a big spend,
17:56with only 15 minutes left to shop.
17:59Raj has scooped up some more silver for the Reds.
18:02This is a marrow scoop.
18:05Oh.
18:05Off a marrow, yeah.
18:06Off a marrow.
18:07Yeah, for bone marrow.
18:08And this is dated 1741.
18:13Wow.
18:13What's 1741, that is.
18:16That's mad.
18:17Look at the condition it is.
18:18It's 120, right?
18:20At auction, I mean, these are estimated 80 to 120 at the moment, right?
18:25So it's tight, but it's a lovely thing.
18:28It's in a good condition.
18:29It's old as well.
18:31It's really, really old.
18:32It's a bit, yeah.
18:33It's a bit, yeah.
18:33I mean, do you want to see if we can get it for 100?
18:35I mean, is there any way we could get this for 100?
18:38Because we've got to make a little bit of it on it.
18:42Um...
18:42Yeah, go on, have it for 100.
18:44You're OK, thank you.
18:45Right, guys, thanks.
18:47I think it gives us a bit of a better chance, the £100 mark.
18:51It would hit our big spend.
18:52Yes.
18:52It's a lovely piece of silver.
18:54I like it.
18:55And it's quirky, it's something different.
18:57Yeah, it's 1741.
18:59And it's the age, but, yeah.
19:00Yeah, it's really early, it's, uh...
19:03Yeah?
19:03Yeah.
19:04It's up to you guys.
19:04What do you think?
19:05Would 100 be your very, very best?
19:07It is, I'm afraid.
19:09Yeah, would you go 98?
19:11I could do 98, yeah, sorry.
19:12I don't know if I can move that.
19:13She wanted to keep it under 100.
19:15Yeah.
19:16Yeah, I mean, if you're happy and you're happy, I'm happy.
19:20Happy?
19:21Yeah.
19:22You're happy?
19:22Okay, yeah.
19:23Let's shake the man's hand.
19:24Thank you very much.
19:26And I can happily say, with this Maros Coupon board, Reds, you completed your shop with time to spare.
19:34I think we deserve an ice cream.
19:36Shall we go and find one?
19:37Yeah.
19:37Let's go.
19:39While the Reds go in search of refreshment, the Blues have 10 minutes to find their final item.
19:45Oh, this looks promising.
19:47So what does it say on the label?
19:48Let's see.
19:49So it is an arts and crafts copper box, cornish lugger, 1910, 1920s.
19:55It is rather fun.
19:56It is lovely, isn't it?
19:57Yeah, it is rather lovely.
19:58And it's got this lovely protruding overhang cornice, which is very similar to what was going on in the furniture
20:05at the time.
20:06Yeah, it's very nice.
20:08What's the very best, sir?
20:09One six five.
20:10One six five.
20:11It's a 20 pound discount.
20:13It's good.
20:14Respectable.
20:14Yeah.
20:15Part of your big spend.
20:17You haven't asked me, is it going to make money at auction?
20:19Well, okay.
20:19Is it going to make money at auction?
20:21It's got all the opportunity in the world of making money at auction.
20:25And I think because it's gorgeous, it's arts and crafts, it's got a cornish ship on it.
20:31A cornish lugger.
20:31It doesn't mean that it's cornish in Newland, but it's 165, no less.
20:38Can we go down?
20:39I was doing 10%, which is 170.
20:41Yeah, I know.
20:42You've done a bit more than, yeah.
20:44You've done, you've been very fair.
20:45So our gut went to it.
20:47You're confirming.
20:48And you're confirming.
20:48So I think we should, yeah.
20:50Okay, we'll go for it.
20:51Perfect.
20:52Solved.
20:52Thank you very much, sir.
20:53Thank you very much.
20:54Third and final item done.
20:56So this arts and crafts copper box ticks off the big spend for the blues.
21:02Looks like the shopping's over.
21:05It's three of us have done it.
21:06We've done it.
21:07I didn't think we would.
21:08Come on.
21:09Let's remind ourselves what the red team bought.
21:12First up is this late 20th century pool pottery vase, which cost £42.
21:20Challenged to buy a vintage or antique game,
21:22they went with this late Victorian or Edwardian solitaire board with glass marbles.
21:29And this 18th century silver marrow scoop was item three,
21:33costing £98 and ticking off their big spend.
21:38Ty, Emma, I like that when you get a team that are just in sync.
21:41Yes, absolutely.
21:42They were very decisive.
21:44They were easy.
21:45It was easy.
21:45So, Ty, out of the three items that you purchased, which was your favourite?
21:49It's probably the spoon, the third item.
21:51Oh, the scoop, the bone marrow scoop.
21:53Yeah, the scoop, yeah.
21:54Yeah.
21:54Purely because it's so old.
21:56Yeah.
21:56Do you remember when it was from?
21:57Yeah.
21:581741.
21:58Yeah, it's older than Raj.
22:00Emma, what was your favourite item that you purchased today?
22:03I think my favourite item was the poor pottery.
22:06I really liked the colours.
22:07They're really bright and vibrant.
22:09So, what do you think is going to make you the most profit
22:11of all the three items that you purchased today, Ty?
22:13I think it might be our second item, the board game, which was the challenge item.
22:17What about you, Emma?
22:17What do you think is going to make you the most profit?
22:19I think the solitaire game as well, just because it's so quirky.
22:23So, what did you spend in total?
22:24We spent £168.
22:26£168.
22:27So, that means one of you's got £132 to hand over to Raj.
22:31That's right.
22:32What are your intentions with that £132?
22:35Well, my intentions are lots of ice creams.
22:40Well, while Raj goes off bonus by shopping, let's remind ourselves what the blue team bought.
22:46They paid £22 for these Mother of Pearl opera glasses,
22:50meeting my challenge to find an item connected to theatre or entertainment.
22:56This gentleman's cased set, including shirt studs and a collar bar, was item two.
23:01£30 paid.
23:04And for their big spend, they paid £165 for this beautiful arts and crafts copper box,
23:12featuring a Cornish lugger ship.
23:15Well, that looked like a lot of fun.
23:17Oh, it was.
23:18It was.
23:18Much harder than we thought it would be, but great fun.
23:21Tell me, Manda, out of the three items that you purchased, which was your favourite?
23:25I think it's going to be the copper craft box at the end.
23:28Oh, the arts and crafts box.
23:29Yes.
23:30What about you, Tammy?
23:31What was your favourite?
23:32I think it's got to be the opera glasses.
23:34Oh, which of course was my challenge to you.
23:36It was.
23:37So, tell me, Manda, what do you think is going to make you the most profit?
23:40I think it'll be the opera glasses.
23:42All right, opera glasses.
23:43And what about you, Tammy?
23:44I totally agree, the opera glasses.
23:46Oh, unanimous, Thomas.
23:47Yes.
23:47So, Tammy, what did you spend in total?
23:50We spent £217.
23:54£217.
23:54So, that means one of you's got £83 to hand over to Thomas.
23:58That is a healthy budget, Thomas.
24:00Yes.
24:00What will you be doing with it?
24:01Well, as they bought three items of quality, I'm going to carry on with that rich vein
24:06and buy a piece of quality.
24:08Oh, we like that, don't we, girls?
24:10Well, while Thomas goes bonus by shopping, I'm going to take a walk up a record-breaking street.
24:15I'm going to take a walk up a record-breaking street.
24:19Nestled in the heart of Wells is this beautifully preserved architectural gem.
24:24Built in the 14th century, Vickers Close is the oldest continuously inhabited medieval street in Europe.
24:31For more than 600 years, it's been home to singers in the cathedral choir.
24:37I'm meeting one of the Vickers' Choral, who has agreed to be my tour guide.
24:41But where could they be?
24:48Living close together means that they can practice frequently.
24:52And today, they're in the Close's very own chapel.
24:57Hello, I'm so sorry to disturb you. Is Matthew here?
25:00That's me. I'll be right with you. Let me just go and get changed.
25:04Originally, there were 44 houses.
25:06But over the years, as choral members dwindled,
25:08the houses were knocked together to form the 27 homes we see today.
25:13So what are they like inside?
25:15Do you know, they're all completely different.
25:17They all have their own unique quirks.
25:19We have one house that the Victorians put back to what they thought it might look like in medieval times,
25:25with the small windows, the gated door and a painted ceiling as well.
25:31We have one that looks like Georgian panelled in the front room.
25:36Another example is our house, which is quite modern inside.
25:39Now, Matthew, a bit of a strange question, but I believe you have a rather remarkable bread bin here.
25:45Is that right?
25:45We do indeed.
25:47Yes, it's down in Vickers Hall.
25:48Can I do it?
25:49Do you want me to show you?
25:49Yeah, please.
25:50To see it, we need to leave the houses and head to the end of the street,
25:54where some well-trodden steps take us up into this impressive communal area, Vickers Hall.
26:04This particular part of the hall is where the Vickers Choral would have had their meals.
26:10They would have also processed through the gateway in front of us and down the steps into the cathedral,
26:16eight times a day and night for all the services.
26:19It's a wonderful room, isn't it?
26:21It is indeed.
26:22But I'm very, I'm curious about this piece of furniture here. What is that?
26:26So that is our medieval bread bin or bread cupboard. It dates back to about 1348,
26:33and we think it's the oldest bread bin in the world.
26:36A 14th century bread bin.
26:38That's correct.
26:39That is quite a lot of bread. It's a huge cupboard.
26:43But remember, there were quite a number of Vicker Chorals to feed every day.
26:47Yeah.
26:51What are we looking at here?
26:53So this is the choir photo.
26:54We think that it dates around the late 1590s to 1600.
27:01This is the snapshot that we have of the Vickers Choral.
27:04And if you look very closely up in the top left-hand corner,
27:08we can see Bishop Ralph with some kind of charter that he's delivering to the Vickers Choral.
27:14When you left the choir for whatever reason, whether it be that you moved on elsewhere or you retired or
27:21died,
27:23your next Vicker Choral to join the choir would literally be airbrushed over the face of the previous Vicker Choral.
27:32Yeah. So they were literally painted out of history?
27:35They were painted out.
27:36Just before you go, can I show you one other really exciting part that's off-piste?
27:41Oh, yeah, please do. Yeah, love a bit of off-piste.
27:43Come this way.
27:44Oh, where are we going?
27:47Here we are in the treasury.
27:49So this cabinet here is where the Vickers Choral and other members of the clergy possibly came and got their
27:55wages.
27:57Really? So this is like a strong box?
27:59It is.
27:59And you'll notice if you look carefully that they're all marked with different numbers of bosses and patterns
28:07so that you knew which one was yours.
28:09Oh, they are, aren't they? And they're different spacing as well.
28:11I've never seen a piece of furniture like this.
28:15We're very lucky to have it and it's dating back to, again, 1350.
28:20But it must have been built in situ because there's no way they would have got that up the stairs.
28:24No, that's true.
28:25Stayed here because we can't get it back down.
28:27No.
28:29Matthew, I've loved my tour. Thank you so much for showing me around Vickers Choral.
28:33And also all the bits that people don't see as well. It's been a real treat.
28:36And to see how much hasn't changed over the last 600 years has been wonderful.
28:41It's been a pleasure to have you here, Christina.
28:43But now it's time for me to catch up with our teams over at the auction.
28:51£20 we have and I'm looking for £22, £25 online, looking for £28. Fair warning!
28:57We've travelled to the coast to Lime Bay Auctions to be with auctioneer Harry.
29:01Thank you so much for having us, Harry.
29:03Our absolute pleasure.
29:04Now, shall we start with our red team?
29:06The first item that they purchased was pool poshery vase. What do you make of that?
29:11I'm not as much as a fan as everybody else is, but I can see the appeal. I'm going to
29:16say it's about £20 to £40.
29:17Well, £42 paid at the fair.
29:20Seems very reasonable.
29:21Good. So, the second item they purchased, and it was their challenge piece.
29:25It is, of course, this rather lovely solitaire board. Now, I think they thought it might have
29:29been Victorian. Do we think it's a little bit later than that?
29:31I think it's later. I think it's early 20th century. I suspect it might even be a bit of a
29:37marriage that the marbles came later. I really like it. It's got curb appeal.
29:41So, what's your auction estimate? £15 to £30. Well, they paid £28 for it.
29:48Okay. I think we're going to be fine. Oh, perfect. Well, let's move on to their
29:51third and final purchase, which is, of course, the marrow spoon. Marrow scoop spoon. Are you
29:57a scoop or a spoon man? I'm a scoop. You're a scoop. I'm a scoop person.
30:011741. Good date, though. Really early. Really early.
30:04Yeah. That's going to attract people.
30:06So, what's your estimate? £50 to £100.
30:08They paid top end of that. They paid £98 for it.
30:12And with silver flying high, here's hoping. Let's move over to our blue team. Now,
30:16the first item that they purchased, I challenged them to find an item with a connection to the
30:21theatre or entertainment. And they came back with this really rather sweet little pair of
30:26Mother of Pearl opera glasses. What do you think of those?
30:29I really like them, but they're not as rare as people think.
30:32No. They're very decorative.
30:34They're very sweet, but we see them a lot in the auction world.
30:36So, what's your estimate?
30:37£15 to £30.
30:39Well, they paid £22 for them.
30:41OK.
30:42Well, their second purchase was this little cased set of gentlemen's dress, shirt, studs
30:48and collar bar.
30:49Mm-hm.
30:49Are they gold?
30:50They're not gold. They're gold metal. What I like about them is that they're in their original box.
30:55All right. What's your estimate?
30:56£30 to £60.
30:58Well, £30 only paid.
30:59Oh, OK.
31:00Yeah. Oh, wow.
31:01Let's move on to their third and final purchase, which I think is an absolute gem.
31:34We both do, I think.
31:35We're looking forward to seeing you in action.
31:37I'm looking for £28, £30, £32 online.
31:42Emma, Ty, how are you feeling?
31:44Nervous.
31:46Nervous, excited. Raj, how are you doing?
31:47I'm OK.
31:48You're OK.
31:49The first item that you purchased was your pool pottery vase.
31:52Well, you paid £42 for it. It's coming up now. Are you ready?
31:55Yes. Let's do that.
31:57Start the bidding with me at £30. I'm looking for £32.
32:00£32 online, £35 with me. £38 online, £40 with me.
32:05Good starting bid.
32:06Yeah.
32:06£42.
32:06Match bid, it's £42. I have £42 already.
32:09It's against you online. It's on the room at £42. So, let's see if we can get another one then.
32:15Come on. Come on.
32:16I'll be fine. I need online.
32:18Please.
32:18Fair warning.
32:24That's OK. No profit, no loss.
32:26Well done.
32:27So, here we go. This is your second item, which was, of course, your challenge item,
32:31which is your really rather cool little solitaire marble game.
32:35Right. Now, you paid only £28.
32:37A nice little price.
32:38Yeah, absolutely. You both think this is going to make you the most profit?
32:42I think so.
32:42Hopefully.
32:43Hopefully.
32:43Shall we find out?
32:44Yes.
32:45OK, let's do it. Here it comes.
32:47£20 for this one. £20 I have in the room. Straight in. £20 I have and I'm going to give
32:52£22. £22 now. £25, sir. £25 I have.
32:57Come on.
32:58Come on.
32:58£28. £30, sir.
33:00A bit more.
33:01Come on.
33:01Yes, you've got a profit.
33:03Well done.
33:04£32.
33:04I'm looking for £32, but I'm...
33:07Come on. One more bit.
33:08Come on.
33:08£32.
33:09Come on.
33:12OK.
33:12Profit's a profit.
33:13Yes.
33:14I'll take it.
33:14Take it.
33:15Absolutely.
33:15Exactly.
33:16Yes.
33:17Yes.
33:17Let's take it.
33:18That's just up for £30.
33:19That's a £2 profit, OK?
33:21So we're up by £2.
33:24Here comes your third and final lot, which is this really rather lovely marrow scoop here.
33:29It is, of course, Hallmark for £17.41, which is extraordinary.
33:33Old.
33:34Yeah.
33:35Properly old.
33:36Well, you paid £98 for it.
33:37Are you ready?
33:39Just about.
33:39All right.
33:40OK.
33:40Here it comes.
33:41£80 we start with.
33:46£80 I have and I'm looking for £85.
33:48£85 online.
33:49The book is out.
33:50It's online at £85 with Fresh Bidder.
33:53£85 I have and I'm looking for £90.
33:55Come on.
33:56Come on.
33:56Keep going.
33:57Keep going.
33:58Only way to eat your marrow.
34:00I'm selling for £85.
34:06Ah.
34:08Ah.
34:08That's it.
34:08Not a massive loss.
34:09A £13 loss.
34:10So, overall, we are currently at minus...
34:14Eleven.
34:15Right.
34:15It's not too bad.
34:16Yeah.
34:16Which I'd say is not too bad at all.
34:18Yes.
34:19Really, really well done.
34:20But you did leave Raj with £132 of leftover money.
34:24Yeah.
34:25Shall we find out what he did with it?
34:26Yes.
34:27We're intrigued.
34:28Yes, please.
34:28All right.
34:28Super Raj.
34:29Would you like to go and get your bonus five?
34:30Guys, close your peepers, please.
34:32OK.
34:32OK.
34:32Right, Emma, Ty, open your eyes.
34:35Oh, wow.
34:35Oh, wow.
34:36I was not expecting that.
34:38Oh, they're very cute.
34:39You threw on a curve ball there, Raj.
34:41Yeah.
34:41They're very cute.
34:42Yeah.
34:43I mean, these are early lead soldiers and horsemen.
34:47There's a lot of collectors of these.
34:48There's a lot of work gone into these.
34:50Yeah.
34:51The detail on them.
34:51And the detail on them.
34:52How old are they?
34:53These are late 19th, early 20th century ones.
34:56And the collars are still really vibrant.
34:58I don't know.
34:58And how much did you pay for them, Raj?
35:00I paid £30.
35:02Wow.
35:03OK.
35:04And how much do you reckon they'll pay for them?
35:05I think they should be estimated £30 to £50.
35:08OK.
35:09I really do, but...
35:10They're collectible.
35:11Yeah.
35:11They're collectible.
35:12What would you like to do?
35:13I think let's take a pump on them.
35:15I agree.
35:16I think let's go for it.
35:17They're so in sync, aren't they?
35:18Yeah, I love it.
35:19I love it.
35:19So in sync.
35:20Let's see what our auctioneer Harry thinks of Raj's battalion
35:23going into battle.
35:25I really like them.
35:26And who wouldn't?
35:27Various regiments and types.
35:29They're by Britons.
35:30Late 19th century, early 20th century selection.
35:33There's the Boer War.
35:35There's hussars.
35:36There's all sorts in there.
35:37OK.
35:38What is your estimate?
35:39£50 to £100.
35:40Raj will be delighted.
35:42£30 paid.
35:43Oh, he got a bargain.
35:44He did, didn't he?
35:44He did do really well there.
35:46I don't know.
35:47Our auctioneer Harry has put an estimate of £50 to £100 on your soldiers.
35:53Right?
35:53Oh, look at his little face.
35:54Oh, OK.
35:55I'm so happy.
35:56Yeah, I do.
35:57So, are you ready?
35:58Yeah.
35:59Good luck, Raj.
36:00Here they come.
36:01Why don't we start at £80 I'm looking for?
36:05£80, any interest at £80?
36:07I'm looking at £50 then.
36:09£50 I have and I'm looking for £55.
36:11Well done, Raj.
36:12Hey, you're into profit, guys.
36:14You're into profit.
36:14£55 with me.
36:16£60 at the back of the room.
36:17£60, sir.
36:18£65, £70.
36:20Go on, sir.
36:22Come on, sir.
36:23Come on.
36:25Go on.
36:26One more bid.
36:27£70 we have.
36:29Yes.
36:30And I'm selling your way, sir.
36:31Back of the room.
36:33£70.
36:35Hey.
36:36OK.
36:36Excellent.
36:37I would say...
36:38Some quick marks?
36:39That is how a bonus buy is done.
36:41Yeah.
36:42That is a £40 profit on your bonus buys.
36:45So, we are at £29.
36:48Oh, hey.
36:49Some fucking rush.
36:50Excellent.
36:50Very well done, Raj.
36:57Tammy, Amanda, how are you feeling?
36:59Yeah, good, good.
37:00Yeah?
37:00Bit nervous.
37:01Let's have a reminder of the items that you purchased.
37:04The first of which was, of course, your opera glasses.
37:06£22 paid.
37:08Are you ready, girls?
37:09Yeah, I think so.
37:10All right, here they come.
37:11Shall we?
37:11£20 I'm looking for.
37:13£20.
37:14What about ten, then, to get them going?
37:17Oh, no.
37:17Oh, more than ten.
37:19Come on, these are so good, you can see the future.
37:21Yeah, yeah, yeah.
37:22I don't even want to do that.
37:2315, we're bid.
37:25£15 I have, and I'm looking for 18.
37:27Looking for 18.
37:29But we're selling up 15 pounds.
37:34Oh, that's a shame.
37:35Honestly, that's a £7 loss on your first loss, OK?
37:39But that's not too bad.
37:40It's only single figures.
37:41Now, here comes your next slot, which is, of course, your set of Edwardian gentlemen's dress,
37:46shirt, studs and collar.
37:48£30 paid.
37:49Ready?
37:50Yes, ready.
37:51Let's have a look.
37:52Start the bidding.
37:53I'm looking for £50 to get them going.
37:56£50, £50, any interest of £50?
38:02£40, £40 I have, and I'm looking for £42.
38:05£40 I have, and I'm looking for £42.
38:07But I'm selling £50, fair warning to you all.
38:15Yes.
38:16We're good, we're good.
38:18That's very well done.
38:19They've sold for £40, that is a profit of £10, so we're currently up by £3.
38:25Going in to your third and final lot, this beautiful copper arts and crafts box.
38:31It was your big spend.
38:32Yes, it was.
38:33You spent £165 on it.
38:36Let's see if we can add to that £3 profit.
38:39Are you ready?
38:39This is really exciting.
38:41Come on, big as long.
38:42Let's start the bidding.
38:43Top estimate, £80 I'm looking for.
38:46£80, £80 I have, and I'm looking for £85.
38:49£80 I have, and I'm looking for £85.
38:52£85, looking for £90.
38:53Yes, Craig.
38:54Oh, yes, come on.
38:56£90 now, looking for £95.
38:58£90 I have, and I'm looking for £95.
39:01£95 I have, and I'm looking for £95 now, please, Harry, at £95.
39:04Yes.
39:04£95 now.
39:06£95 I have, and I'm looking for £100.
39:10But I'm selling...
39:11Oh, no!
39:14..for £95...
39:16..pounds!
39:18Oh, guys, I mean, that actually physically hurt.
39:22I feel sick.
39:23Sadly, it has just made us a loss of £70, OK?
39:26But that's all right.
39:27We're currently £67 down.
39:30It's all not over yet, because we've got Thomas' bonus buy.
39:33OK?
39:34Now, you left Thomas with £83 of leftover lolly.
39:37We did loads of money.
39:38Shall we find out what he invested in?
39:40Yes.
39:40OK, ladies, close your peepers.
39:42Ladies, open your eyes.
39:44Thomas, reveal all.
39:45So I brought us a bit of David Anderson, silver and enamel, leaf brooch.
39:51Oh, that's beautiful.
39:52Norwegian, with the Norway mark on there, in silver and enamel.
39:57Wow.
39:57That is stunning.
39:58And how much did it cost you?
40:00Well, I don't think that was out of the way at £40.
40:04Oh, no.
40:05OK, so we've got quite a bit of ground to make up.
40:07Yes, we have, Amanda.
40:08Yes.
40:09So, what...
40:09Not £65 worth, I don't think.
40:12OK.
40:12It'd be a miracle.
40:13OK.
40:14It'd be a miracle.
40:15However, I think there is definitely a small profit to be had.
40:20Are we going to go for it?
40:20We're going to go for it.
40:21You're going to go for the bonus buy.
40:22Let's see what our auctioneer, Harry, thinks of Thomas' rather lovely David Anderson brooch.
40:28Norwegian, or from Norway, David Anderson.
40:31I really like them because I love the enamel work.
40:35Slight nick on this one.
40:36Ever, ever, ever so tiny.
40:39You've got to really look.
40:40What's your estimate?
40:41£30 to £60.
40:42OK, well, Thomas paid £40 for it.
40:45Right in the middle.
40:46Yeah?
40:46Happy with that?
40:47Yeah, we're going to do OK.
40:49So, the auctioneer's estimate on the David Anderson brooch is £30 to £60, OK?
40:54Are you ready?
40:55Yeah.
40:55Yeah.
40:56You've got this, Tom.
40:57You've got this.
40:57Here it comes.
40:58Start the bidding.
40:59What should we say?
41:00£40 for this one?
41:02£40 we bid.
41:03Yes!
41:04Straight in.
41:05£40 I have, and I'm looking for £42 now.
41:07I'm looking for £45.
41:08£45 now.
41:08Looking for £48.
41:10£45, £48, £50 now.
41:13£55 I'm looking for.
41:15£55 you bid, Harry, at £55.
41:17And £60 now.
41:18£60 I have, and I'm looking for £65.
41:20Bit away.
41:23Selling for £60, the sweet little brooch is sold.
41:28Done.
41:29Yes.
41:29Very well done.
41:30Well done, Thomas.
41:31Thomas, that is a £20 profit on your bonus fight.
41:34Very well done.
41:35Very, very well done.
41:36Girls, not too bad.
41:38Not too bad.
41:39Minus £47.
41:40Yay!
41:42Could have been worse.
41:44Could have been worse.
41:45Could have been a lot worse.
41:51Well, that was a blast, wasn't it?
41:53Yes.
41:54Hey, did you enjoy that?
41:55Absolutely.
41:56Would you like to know who has won today's bargain hunt?
41:59Yes.
42:00Yes, please.
42:00OK, all right then, let's put you out of your misery.
42:02Today's winners on bargain hunt are...
42:05Is it Emma and Ty?
42:07Oh, yes!
42:08Oh, yes!
42:10Oh, well done.
42:11Oh, Tammy and Amanda, I mean, it was all right.
42:14Well, no, it wasn't really.
42:16It wasn't.
42:17Oh, bless you.
42:18No, I mean, it was okay.
42:19You made a profit on your shirt studs
42:21and your beautiful arts and crafts box
42:24that we all would have taken home.
42:25Oh, yeah, yeah.
42:25We would have.
42:26And then Thomas came along with his brooch.
42:28Yeah.
42:28Which made you a £20 profit.
42:30So you're leaving us today at minus £47.
42:34Bless you.
42:34But don't worry,
42:36because I think you have been the most amazing team,
42:38and I'm just loving your hair, Munda.
42:40Thank you very much.
42:41Loving the purple hair.
42:42But thank you.
42:42Have you enjoyed it?
42:43It's been brilliant.
42:43It's been brilliant.
42:44Excellent.
42:45Well, thank you for being such good sports.
42:46But these guys are actually leaving with money.
42:49No way.
42:49Yes, they are.
42:51You broke even on your poor pottery vase,
42:53and then it all started to go a bit downhill, sadly,
42:55with the marrow scoop, didn't it?
42:56It did.
42:57And then Raj made you a £40 profit,
42:59which means you're leaving us today with £29.
43:02Oh, well done, yes.
43:04Yeah.
43:05Here we go.
43:06No, very well done.
43:07Now, if you think you can do better than our teams today,
43:09then don't forget you can apply to come on the show via our website,
43:12as our teams did, didn't you?
43:14Yep.
43:14Certainly did.
43:15Yep.
43:15Or indeed, why not follow us on social media?
43:17But more importantly than any of that,
43:19don't forget to join us again next time for some more bargain hunting.
43:22Yes?
43:23Yes!
43:52Thank you very much for joining us today.
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