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00:00Hello and welcome to Bargain Hunt.
00:03Today we're in Staffordshire, home of the world-renowned potteries.
00:08And those potteries produce some big, hitting names.
00:12There's Dalton, Minton, Moorcroft, Wedgwood and many more.
00:17But the county is also famous for these Staffordshire figures.
00:22These quirky characters offer a real insight into times gone by
00:26and there are many hundreds to collect.
00:28I'll be finding out more about them later in the show.
00:32But first, it's time to see if our red and blue teams have got it all figured out.
00:37Let's go bargain hunting!
01:02Today's Reds and Blues will be tracking down bargains at this lively antiques fair at Bingley Hall near Stafford.
01:09Each of our teams will have £300 and just one hour to find three items to take to auction.
01:15One must cost at least £75.
01:17And then, of course, there's my challenge to consider.
01:20The team that makes the biggest profit or smallest loss is declared the winner.
01:24Those are the rules.
01:25Let's meet today's teams.
01:28Hi, I'm Irfan and I'm Agnes and this is our Interpreter Mike.
01:36How did you meet?
01:39We've known each other for 11 years.
01:42We met online on a dating website for deaf people.
01:46And who's in charge of haggling?
01:48That'll be her fun.
01:49Yes, me.
01:51Are you a winning team?
01:52When we go to auction, we want that golden gavel.
01:58That's the Reds.
02:00Now, let's meet the Blues.
02:01I'm Lorraine.
02:02I'm Hannah.
02:03We're work buddies who won't lose their cool.
02:07Sounds like the perfect pair.
02:09I think we're a good team, aren't we?
02:11100%, yeah.
02:12Teamwork is dream work, isn't it?
02:14Are you antiques savvy?
02:16We're not that knowledgeable on antiques.
02:19That's why we need our expert.
02:21But we're open to learn.
02:24Are you competitive?
02:25Very much so.
02:26Very competitive today.
02:28We're in it to win it.
02:31Well, good luck, everyone.
02:32Let's get cracking.
02:34Hello, team.
02:35Hello.
02:36Hello.
02:37Now, what is the first thing you are going to need to go bargain hunting today?
02:42Money.
02:42Money.
02:43You're absolutely right.
02:44Now, who is going to have the money over on the Reds?
02:47Agnes is going to have the money.
02:49There we go, Agnes.
02:50And who is going to have the money over on the Blues?
02:52Hannah.
02:53There we are, Hannah.
02:54Who is up for the challenge on the Reds?
02:57That would be me.
02:57And always up for the challenge.
02:59There we go.
03:00And what about on the Blues?
03:01That would be me.
03:02Lorraine's going to have the challenge over on the Blues.
03:04So, finally, what is the most important thing that you're going to need today to go bargain
03:09hunting?
03:09An expert.
03:10An expert.
03:11You are absolutely right.
03:13And we have two wonderful experts for you today.
03:15Are you ready?
03:16Yes.
03:17Yes.
03:17Off you go.
03:18Enjoy.
03:20But what are they looking for in their expert?
03:23Someone who's going to give us a good profit.
03:26Someone who can win us lots of money.
03:32Someone who's got an eye for detail.
03:40For the Reds, it's Izzy Barber.
03:43And someone who knows their stuff.
03:45Good morning, ladies.
03:46Yay!
03:48And for the Blues, it's Nick Hall.
03:51Let's reveal those challenges.
03:54An item from the 1940s or 1950s.
03:57That's not bad.
03:59An item from the 1960s or 70s.
04:03Wow.
04:03Brilliant.
04:05Looks like there's some bargains, teams.
04:07Your time starts now.
04:09Let's go.
04:10Let's go.
04:10Yes.
04:11Yay!
04:13They're up and running.
04:14And the Reds are drawn to this eye-catching display.
04:20So, being deaf, we like lots of colourful, visual, bright items.
04:25So, look at this.
04:26I don't know if it suits the 1940s, 50s era.
04:30If you're trying to take the challenge, then I agree.
04:33There's nothing that is 1940s or 1950s in front of us.
04:37Shall we move on?
04:39Yeah, let's look around.
04:40OK.
04:41There's plenty to see.
04:43Now, could the Blues be bagging a bargain?
04:46Isn't it gorgeous?
04:48Yeah.
04:48I mean, as a piece of design, it's absolutely stunning, isn't it?
04:53Butler & Wilson's a big name.
04:55Oh, it's been.
04:55It's a big name in costume jewellery.
04:57Just out of interest, how much is it?
04:59I'd do it for £120.
05:01So, Nick, would that meet our challenge and our 75 pageant?
05:05The big spend?
05:06The big spend, but not the same.
05:07Just to meet the big spend.
05:08Do you think we should wait, or do you think...?
05:10I think we should...
05:11Shall we wait?
05:12Yeah.
05:13OK.
05:13If it was meant to be, it'll be.
05:15That's what I look at.
05:16Sure.
05:16Nothing in the bag just yet.
05:18The Reds have moved on to animals.
05:24It's nice.
05:30Oh, yeah.
05:30Oh, yeah.
05:31Yeah, it's missing.
05:31It's missing.
05:32It's stopper.
05:33And what do we know about silver and gold stoppers there, fam?
05:39Obviously, born in Derby, obviously, we see a lot of Royal Derby around.
05:44And a lot of the value depends.
05:46If it's gold stopper, I think it's the top one.
05:49And then it goes down in values.
05:52But looking at this one, there's no stopper at all.
05:54So, I don't think there's any value.
05:57So, the reason the gold stoppers are the most valuable is because they are the first quality.
06:02Whereas the silver are your second quality.
06:05So, we don't know if this is first or second because we haven't got that stopper.
06:10How much is it, Irfan?
06:14£120.
06:15Oh, wow.
06:16Yeah.
06:18I think that's too much.
06:20I agree, it's expensive.
06:22Shall we pop it down and move on?
06:25Irfan loves his cats, but that wasn't perfect.
06:29Meanwhile, Nick spotted some glassware for the blues.
06:33Whitefriars glass is on fire in the serums.
06:36I like the glass.
06:37You've got these that they call the bark designs.
06:41Obviously, the text is like tree bark.
06:43And I think, actually, Geoffrey Baxter was the guy that designed these for Whitefriars.
06:47He used to put tree bark and sticks and twigs in the moulds.
06:52Yeah.
06:52Hence, you get that shape and style.
06:54Classic 1960s.
06:56So, it would meet Christina's challenge.
06:58So, that little one in there is a nice size, shape, colour.
07:03Yeah, I like that.
07:05It's a lovely colour, isn't it?
07:07Oh.
07:07Now, how's it got a price on it?
07:09The ticket's on the inside.
07:11Okay.
07:40So, what are they asking for?
07:41What's the final one?
07:4160.
07:4260.
07:43Shake the mind's hand.
07:43Wow.
07:44Wow.
07:45I think that's sold.
07:47Thank you so much.
07:49Well done, blues.
07:50The 1960s Whitefriars bars is your first buy.
07:54Christina's challenge is met.
07:57Let's go.
07:58Two more to buy.
07:58We've got this.
07:59Come on.
08:00Come on.
08:00And it looks like the Reds are sticking with cat paperweights.
08:05You know what Irfan's going to ask?
08:11What?
08:12Is this what you're looking for?
08:14Oh, it is, isn't it?
08:15The gold stopper.
08:16Yeah.
08:18How old do you think that one would be?
08:21It's not that old.
08:23I mean, it's a classic design that they've been making for a really long time.
08:27So, it doesn't tick our challenge.
08:29But we do need three items.
08:34So, I think it might be worth maybe haggling, maybe ask them.
08:38It says £60 on it.
08:40OK.
08:40See if we can get it for less, maybe.
08:42See if I can persuade them.
08:44How about you, Irfan?
08:45Is it your job?
08:46Do you want to haggle?
08:47I think you want to try and get it as, it's very cheeky, but as close to half price as
08:52possible.
08:53So, you're interested in the cat?
08:55Yes.
08:56Yes, please.
08:57What would be your best price you could offer us?
08:59How much is on it?
09:0150.
09:03Could we get it a bit lower than 50?
09:05It is a very nice little cat.
09:06Um, I'll do another five, the 45.
09:11Is there no other reduction?
09:13Like, 39?
09:15Maybe?
09:15Because then if it's 39, if someone gets 40.
09:18I see it making sort of, at auction, probably around the 30-ish, £35 mark, but you never
09:25know.
09:25It might get up to 40 and exactly like you say, you've then got that £1 profit.
09:30Yes.
09:30I'll do 35 and then you've got a good chance on that, aren't you?
09:33Are you sure?
09:34Yeah, yeah, I'll do 35.
09:36I think I should do the details.
09:37Thank you very much.
09:39I'll shake your hand.
09:40The Royal Crown Derby cat paperweight for £35 puts the reds in the race.
09:47And Nick's testing the blues.
09:49Now, I'm going to ask you the question.
09:52Do you know what that little box is for?
09:56I have no idea.
09:58Can you open it up?
10:00Yeah.
10:01Is it a pearl box?
10:02It's not.
10:03These are intriguing parts of social history.
10:06So, it's called a vinaigrette.
10:08So, you lift the lid open and you've got this little pierced grill.
10:12Yeah.
10:12And that is also hinged.
10:13So, that would also open.
10:15That's beautiful.
10:16And you've got a recess in there.
10:17In that recess, you'd have a little bit of sponge.
10:20Right.
10:20And you would dip it in strong scent.
10:22So, if you imagine the 18th century, the 19th century.
10:26Did I be home?
10:26No.
10:27No, not at all.
10:28You're walking down the high street.
10:30Yeah.
10:31Where the riffraff live.
10:32Not like us.
10:34There was no sanitation.
10:36Yeah.
10:37So, you would have things flowing in the streets from the houses that would emit a smell that we would
10:43find unpleasant.
10:45So, you would open your vinaigrette with that lovely strong smell.
10:49And just a little sniff it.
10:50A little sniff.
10:50Yeah.
10:51And go about your business.
10:52How much is your little vinaigrette?
10:54It's good.
10:55This one's 1829 as well.
10:57Right.
10:581829.
10:59Survival all that time.
11:00Wow.
11:00That is amazing.
11:01Erm.
11:02What can I be?
11:03So, what's the price on the ticket?
11:05195.
11:06So.
11:07What's your best price you could do on it?
11:09I go 140 and push through that.
11:12Well.
11:12Should we have a little think?
11:13Yeah.
11:13Because we've seen a couple of.
11:14Can we come back?
11:15Is that so wrong?
11:16Because we are very interested.
11:18And if we come back, would it be a little bit cheaper if we come back?
11:20It might go up by then.
11:21140.
11:22140.
11:22140 is the best price.
11:24Okay, well look.
11:25Let's go have a little think, a little chat.
11:27And we may well be back.
11:28Okay.
11:28But thank you for your time.
11:29Yeah, thank you.
11:31See you in a bit.
11:31See you in a bit.
11:32They can sniff out that vinaigrette later.
11:36Meanwhile, the Reds have spotted these.
11:39I would suggest that yes, they're a little enamelled pillboxes.
11:44They are actually silver.
11:46One of them I think might be damaged, so that's 25.
11:50And then it's saying 250 for the whole set.
11:55That is expensive.
11:56I agree.
11:57They're not that old, so they don't tick our challenge of 40s or 50s.
12:02They would tick the challenge for the big spend if you got more than one.
12:08Not really for me.
12:10That's a no then.
12:11That's a...
12:12Yeah.
12:12The boss has spoken.
12:14The boss has spoken.
12:16Keep looking, Reds.
12:17Meanwhile, some furniture's caught the Blues' attention.
12:21Lovely old wooden chest.
12:22Yeah.
12:22Now, the only downside is a lot of people use these for coffee tables.
12:26With the dome top ones, you're going to lose your coffee sliding over the side.
12:31Oh, yeah.
12:31So you'd have to use it in a spare room for storage.
12:33Yeah, yeah.
12:34But the flat top ones become very useful coffee tables.
12:37You can convert, yeah.
12:38Dual purpose, more people want them.
12:39Yes, yes.
12:40They make a bit more.
12:40It's nice though, isn't it?
12:42Yeah.
12:42So if I had a nice flat top, I would say...
12:44Yes.
12:45Okay.
12:45A good spot.
12:46Okay.
12:47Yeah?
12:48Wise words, Nick.
12:50The Reds have spotted some brooches.
12:52So it's a Scottish hallmark for Glasgow, and it's taking inspiration from what we call
12:58a penannular brooch, and that's where you have a circular disc, sometimes with a hole
13:02at the top, and it has a pin that moves that you can then use it to secure to your
13:08tartan
13:08sash that you'd wear over your shoulder.
13:10Now, this one is fixed in position, so it is just taking its inspiration from that.
13:16Now, the label says circa 1954.
13:19This would pass your challenge.
13:21So what do you think, Irfan?
13:23I think it might be worth it.
13:26How much is it, would you say?
13:2945.
13:32Maybe we could negotiate.
13:34And see, what do you think?
13:35Is it a good price, 45?
13:37All right.
13:37Being a brooch, they are trickier to sell.
13:40Ideally, you'd probably want to, and it is very cheeky, but you'd really want to get
13:45it at half price to stand a chance of making a small profit.
13:48What do you think to the other brooch, Irfan?
13:52Really, I'm not a dog person.
13:56I suppose the question is, what would sell more at auction?
13:59How much is a dog?
14:0158 pounds.
14:03I think that is too much.
14:05Yes.
14:06Yes.
14:07I think this one, Agnes, is saying.
14:08Shall we ask for what the best price would be?
14:13So with this brooch, is it possible for us to have a slight reduction to, I'm thinking
14:18maybe 30?
14:20I was going to say 35, but to give you a chance, I can do it for 30.
14:26Definitely.
14:27Definitely.
14:28Thank you so much for that.
14:29No, you're welcome.
14:31Okay.
14:34For 30 pounds, the Celtic longboat brooch from 1954 hits the challenge to find something
14:40from the 1940s or 50s.
14:43We do still have our big spend, and we have already had 45 minutes, so we've only got
14:5115 minutes left.
14:52The pressure's on, teams.
14:54And the blues, who have two items to find, are reflecting on an option.
14:59That is gorgeous.
15:00Isn't that a stunning mirror?
15:02Oh, wow.
15:03How much is it?
15:0345.
15:04Is that what it says?
15:05Yeah.
15:06I'm just thinking, there must be some damage.
15:07What's that there?
15:08Well, that's what we call pitting.
15:11That just means...
15:12Showing its age.
15:13From the back behind it, somebody's just tapped it and you just lose a bit of colour.
15:17Okay.
15:17That's not the end of the world.
15:19What about here?
15:19Oh, there's a little bit...
15:21But if that's the only damage...
15:23Shall we have a look on the back?
15:24That, normally, is a £100 mirror.
15:26Oh, really?
15:27That is lovely.
15:28So, for £45, if that little bit of pitting and that little sliver there is the only problem,
15:35I think you've spotted a winner.
15:37There's a bit down here, too.
15:42So, stylistically, do you love it?
15:44I love it.
15:45I love it, yeah.
15:46Well, let's grab it to you, then.
15:47Yeah, okay.
15:47Let's see if there's any more to come off it.
15:50Hello, hello.
15:52How are you?
15:52So, is there any more to come off it?
15:54Yeah, multi-squid, I'll do it for you.
15:55£40.
15:55Oh!
15:57That was quick.
15:58Yes.
16:00I think that's the deal.
16:01I wouldn't have known who's carrying it, though.
16:03He is carrying it.
16:04It looks like me.
16:05We've got our second item.
16:06Yeah, fantastic.
16:07We've now got...
16:08Fabulous.
16:08The big spend and a bit of a dilemma is what to get, but onwards and upwards.
16:12Off we go.
16:13Hurrah!
16:13Come on.
16:15Splashing the cash is the next priority, teams.
16:18Do the Reds have an option?
16:20This looks Edwardian, so early 20th century.
16:24Because it's got two handles, that would traditionally make it a quiche, which is a Scottish little
16:31drinking vessel.
16:32How much is it, Irfan?
16:3575 pounds.
16:3675 pounds.
16:3775 pounds.
16:38Expensive, do you think?
16:39I think that it's expensive.
16:41Mmm.
16:43Best leave that one, then.
16:44I think so.
16:44Yeah.
16:45The clock is ticking, teams.
16:48So, you want to go back and have another look at the little vinaigrette.
16:51Yep, yep.
16:52Okay.
16:53And the Blues are rooting out a silver item from earlier.
16:57Big question is, is the vinaigrette still here?
16:59Yes.
17:00It's still there.
17:01It's still there.
17:02Now, the next big question is, do you still love it as much?
17:05I think so, do you?
17:06Yeah.
17:07Yeah?
17:07I think we should.
17:08Yeah.
17:09Was 140 your very best?
17:10It has to be.
17:10Yes.
17:11Can't go anywhere else.
17:12Okay.
17:13So, come on, ladies.
17:14What are we doing?
17:15Let's do it.
17:16Let's do it.
17:17Are you going to shake his hand?
17:18Yes.
17:21Well done, Blues.
17:22For 140 pounds, that's your big spend ticked off.
17:26And shock done.
17:29Yay!
17:30We're in a winner, chicken dinner.
17:32As the Blues celebrate, the Reds are hoping this spoon may save the day.
17:38So, it's Dutch silver.
17:39Now, Dutch silver isn't always 925 silver.
17:44It is sometimes 800 or a little higher in quality.
17:47The hallmarks are always really hard to spot on these spoons.
17:51And actually, there's something going on here.
17:53I suspect these are import marks.
17:55And that's when an item has been made in another country and it's imported into the UK.
18:00And so, you then have to stamp it with an import mark.
18:03But what it does tell is, because it has that, is that it's 925 silver.
18:07So, that's good.
18:08So, yeah.
18:09Can I just ask?
18:10Yes.
18:10Evan saying?
18:11So, what's the price on the ticket?
18:13That's 120.
18:17Maybe you like these better.
18:20So, that's difficult.
18:21What are they, then?
18:24You can see the stamps on these.
18:27There, there, on each one, on each spoon.
18:30They are nice.
18:31Quite small.
18:32What age are those, Izzy?
18:34Ooh.
18:35So, let's have a look.
18:38They're enamelled, which is lovely.
18:41They're little coffee bean spoons.
18:43So, because you've got here this little ceramic coffee bean at the end, that tells us there for stirring your
18:49coffee.
18:50Usually, a spoon with a coffee bean finial is usually anywhere from about 1900 to the 1930s.
18:58Can I ask, how much are these spoons?
19:00They're £160.
19:02Part of that price, I suspect, is because the box says Harrods.
19:07So, if this is the original box, those are retailed by Harrods.
19:11Which would you prefer, can I ask?
19:13What do you think is going to make us the most profit?
19:16We want to find out the best price on either of these and then decide.
19:19The best I can do on the large spoon is £90.
19:24And the best I can do on the set of spoons is £120.
19:31I mean, I think that's more likely to sell, the six spoons, than this one.
19:35But then I sort of want to try this one.
19:40So, can I ask a cheeky price and could you do £85 for the Dutch spoon?
19:47I can do. I can do £85 for you. It's not a problem.
19:52I think you're happy, Agnes. Thank you very much.
19:55Are you happy with that?
19:56Agnes, are you happy, Agnes?
19:57Yes.
19:58OK.
20:00Can we shake on that?
20:01Can I do?
20:06Great work, Reds.
20:07With just one minute left, the silver spoon for £85 completes your big spend.
20:14That's it, teams. Your shopping is over.
20:17High five.
20:20Let's remind ourselves what the red team bought.
20:23The cat lovers kicked off with the feline Royal Crown Derby paperweight for £35.
20:31For £30, the silver Scottish longboat brooch met my challenge to find an item from the 1940s or 50s.
20:40And finally, they splashed out £85 on their big spend, the Dutch silver spoon.
20:47Irfan and Agnes, how did you find that?
20:51Quite stressful, but at the same time, really exciting looking at all the items.
20:55Excellent.
20:56Now, out of the three items that you purchased today, I'd like to know, Irfan, what was your favourite item?
21:04Really, it was the small cat.
21:06Very cute.
21:07What about you, Agnes?
21:09I think the silver ship brooch.
21:12Because, you know, I come from the seaside, it felt relevant.
21:15Yeah, beautiful.
21:16I'd like to know, what is the item that you think is going to make you the most profit?
21:20For me, really, I think the brooch.
21:23And that, of course, was your challenge item, wasn't it? An item from the 1940s or 1950s.
21:29Agnes, what do you think is going to make you the most profit?
21:33I think the item that will make the most profit is probably Irfan's favourite, the cat.
21:39Ah, the cat. Okay.
21:41So, I would like to know, what did you spend in total, team?
21:44Let me top that up. £150.
21:47£150.
21:48Oh, my goodness.
21:49Yes.
21:49One of you has £150 to hand over to Izzy.
21:53Agnes, there we go.
21:55Perfect. Izzy, £150.
21:57What will you be doing with it?
21:58Well, the two of you have been telling me that you really noticed detail,
22:01so I'd love to find something that the two of you can appreciate the detail on.
22:05Fantastic. Well, well, Izzy goes bonus by shopping.
22:08Let's remind ourselves what the blue team bought.
22:11The colourful Whitefriars bars for £60 ticked off their challenge
22:15to find an item from the 1960s or 1970s.
22:20They fell for the large Art Deco-style mirror, costing £40.
22:27And they spent big on the early 19th-century silver vinaigrette for £140.
22:35Hannah and Lorraine, did you have a good shop?
22:38Oh, it's been fantastic.
22:39I've had a good time, yes.
22:40It's so good, she's lost her life.
22:42Well, I'm really glad that you had a fun shop,
22:45but I'd like to know, out of the three items that you purchased,
22:48what was your favourite?
22:49The vase.
22:50And, of course, that was your challenge item, wasn't it?
22:52What about you, Hannah?
22:53What was your favourite of the three items that you purchased?
22:55Yeah, the vase was my favourite as well.
22:57Oh, she's agreeing.
22:58Yeah, I agree.
22:59What do you think is going to make you the most profit?
23:01I think the mirror.
23:02The mirror?
23:03Yes.
23:03Yeah, I agree again.
23:04I think the mirror, I think we've got a bargain.
23:08Now, tell me, how much did you spend in total?
23:10£240.
23:11Yes.
23:12£240, so that means one of you's got £60 to hand over to Nick.
23:16Yep.
23:17Nick, what will you be doing with that money?
23:18I'm going to go and find something very sleek and very cool like my team.
23:24Oh!
23:25Fantastic.
23:26Well, while Nick goes bonus by shopping,
23:27I'm going to look at some pottery figures that tell us a lot about the Victorians.
23:38The Staffordshire Potteries conjure up images of giant kilns and mass production.
23:43But not all pieces were made in this way.
23:47There were also home potters creating pieces in their backyards.
23:52To tell me more, I'm meeting a man with over 1,200 Staffordshire figures.
23:59And these are all part of Alan Sturrock's collection.
24:01Now, Alan, thank you so much for bringing just a part of your collection along today.
24:05Pleasure.
24:06Tell me, where did it all start? Where did this passion for Staffordshire come from?
24:10When I went to university, I quite often amuse myself at the weekends by going around junk shops
24:16and seeing if I could find Staffordshire figures, which I did.
24:20I have to say I'm quite ashamed of them now, but nevertheless, they were the start of my collection.
24:25Where do you have it at home? Is it boxed away?
24:27No. I built a room especially on the back of my garage, which now houses very much the greater part
24:34of my collection.
24:35I love that, Alan. I really love that.
24:37Now, let's take it back to the start with Staffordshire.
24:40Talk to me about the very first Staffordshire figures.
24:42Right. The first Staffordshire figures that we know about really were probably pew groups.
24:49And those were made in the 1740s.
24:52They were very basic. They were little figures sitting on a bench.
24:57Oh, so like a pew?
24:58Like a pew.
24:59Hence the name.
25:00Yes. They are like hen's teeth, they are so rare.
25:03Even though I might covet a pew group, I could never ever, A, find one, or B, I think, afford
25:08one.
25:08Really? Oh, my goodness. They were worth thousands and thousands.
25:11In fact, probably tens of thousands.
25:14Really?
25:15Yes.
25:15Oh, my goodness. Like the Holy Grail of Staffordshire.
25:17Correct.
25:19Some early pieces, made between 1780 and 1840, are impressed with the marks of their makers.
25:26And they display ornate tree-like decoration known as bocage.
25:32So, the mid-19th century, sort of 1840s and onwards, really, is what I would think of as sort of
25:37the prime period, really, of Staffordshire figures,
25:41when they really started being produced in quite a large number.
25:44Correct.
25:45Is that right?
25:45That's right.
25:46The back-to-back cottages quite often had a small kiln in the backyard.
25:50And the people who lived in the cottages made Staffordshire figures as a little bit of pin money.
25:57Hang on a second. That is extraordinary to me. So, these were made in people's backyards, back gardens?
26:02Yes. And that's why most of them aren't marked, because there were so many people making them.
26:09And they would just sell them as very run-of-the-mill decoration for, you know, people in the Victorian
26:14era.
26:14So, what sort of figures were they producing at that time?
26:18Well, they made things that were representing what they were seeing on a day-to-day basis.
26:25So, circus performers, Victorian preachers, the royal family.
26:30So, this was essentially sort of like the popular merchandise of its day, wasn't it?
26:35That's exactly right. You went to the theatre and you liked what you'd seen or you'd heard.
26:40Mm-hm. You bought a figure as you came out to remind you of that performance.
26:44Whilst we see these as antiques now, in their day, they were cutting edge.
26:49They were chronicling and they were reminding people of the things that were going on around them all the time.
26:55They loved the macabre and Victorian criminals.
26:59This figure is a perfect example, depicting a murder from 1866 when a poacher killed a gamekeeper.
27:07It was like the headline news of its day. Let's make a figure of it.
27:12Yes.
27:13What advice would you give to somebody starting out collecting Staffordshire?
27:17You can get a really, really super collection of Staffordshire for a few hundred pounds.
27:23You can buy very well at the moment because Staffordshire is not as popular as it was 15 or 20
27:31years ago.
27:32The one thing you've got to be very careful about is there are an awful lot of reproductions these days.
27:37These two versions of the same figure highlight this.
27:40The original, which is worth close to £100, is crisp and the colour is sharp.
27:46Whereas the recent copy, bought online for under a tenner, is crudely painted and lacking definition.
27:54Buy what you like. That is critically important.
27:57And secondly, buy the very best figure that you feel that you can afford in terms of crispness of modelling,
28:05painting and condition.
28:07Alan, thank you so much for talking me through just a small part of your quite extraordinary collection.
28:13My pleasure.
28:13It's been a joy. Thank you.
28:14But now it's time for us to head over to the auction to see if our team's lots are quite
28:18as loved by the bidders.
28:23We've travelled to Derby, where James Lewis is our auctioneer.
28:27Everyone else?
28:28Andy, well done!
28:30James, what a pleasure and a joy it is to be here with you.
28:33It's great to have you.
28:34Now, shall we start with our red team?
28:36Go on.
28:36We've got Agnes and Erfan, who went shopping with Izzy.
28:40They came back with this really rather sweet little Royal Crown Derby paperweight of a kitten.
28:45It's got its original box, which is good news.
28:48Tick.
28:48It's got its original certificate.
28:50I've put an auction estimate of £15 to £25.
28:53They did pay £35 for it.
28:55Yeah.
28:55Let's give it a go, see what happens.
28:57Let's give it a whirl.
28:58Now, their second purchase was this really rather lovely Scottish brooch.
29:02Yeah.
29:02Now, I challenged them to find an item for the 1940s or 50s.
29:06Definitely a tick from that.
29:07And it also, it sort of crosses the boundaries of Scandinavian silver jewellery and Scottish.
29:12I think it's lovely.
29:13I really like it.
29:14And I've put £30 to £50 on it.
29:16Okay.
29:16So, they paid £30 for it.
29:19Oh, fine.
29:20Now, their very unusual third purchase was this rather wonderful Dutch presentation spoon.
29:26It's tourism, isn't it, in mainland Europe.
29:29And it's solid silver again.
29:31I've put £50 to £80 on it.
29:33Well, it was their big spend.
29:34Yeah.
29:34And they paid £85 for it.
29:36Okay.
29:37They deserve to do well.
29:39They do, don't they?
29:40So, let's move over to our blue team, Lorraine and Hannah, who went shopping with Nick Hall.
29:44Yep.
29:44Now, their first purchase was this rather lovely Whitefriars vase.
29:48Now, I challenged them to find an item from the 1960s or 1970s.
29:52Yeah.
29:52What do you make of that?
29:53Really stylish, isn't it?
29:54It's always popular and I've put £40 to £60 on it.
29:57Oh, okay.
29:57They paid £60 for it.
30:00Okay.
30:00Yeah.
30:01Are you happy with that?
30:01It's doable.
30:02It's doable.
30:03So, their second purchase was the rather magnificent mirror.
30:07It's not the most stylish of designs, but there's a lot of mirror.
30:12But, it's damaged.
30:14I've put £15 to £20 on it and...
30:16Oh!
30:17They paid £40 for it.
30:19Keeping everything crossed.
30:20Yeah.
30:20Now, their final purchase is this really rather beautiful vinaigrette.
30:25Classic sort of 1820, 1830.
30:28It's in good order.
30:29It's got a nicely pierced grill.
30:31And it's got everything going for it, apart from the state of the market.
30:35It's just not fashionable.
30:36But, it's lovely.
30:38But, I've put £50 to £70 on it.
30:40Well, £140.
30:43Well, that is a shame, but it's a beautiful thing.
30:45It is.
30:46It really is.
30:46You know, it deserves to do better.
30:49Fingers crossed there'll be people in the room and online and on the phones.
30:52You never know.
30:53I'm sure there will be.
30:54Best of luck, James.
30:54At 120.
30:58Anywhere else?
30:59Yours!
31:00Well done!
31:01Welcome back, Agnes and Erfan and Izzy.
31:04And, of course, Mike here.
31:06Now, your first item that you purchased, you did, of course, come back with a Royal Crown Derby cat.
31:13Erfan, it was your favourite purchase of the three that you made.
31:16And, Agnes, you think it's going to make you the most profit?
31:20Fingers crossed.
31:21Absolutely.
31:21Now, you paid £35 for it.
31:24Here it comes, team.
31:25Let's go.
31:26I've got two bit, three bids.
31:28I've got 20 here, 20 there.
31:3130.
31:31At £30.
31:33Come on, one more.
31:34One more.
31:3432 bids.
31:35Oh, 32.
31:3632.
31:3732.
31:3735.
31:38At 32.
31:39I need one more.
31:40I'll take ones if you like.
31:42Yes, come on.
31:42At 32.
31:43All done.
31:46Oh.
31:47That's OK.
31:49That is just a £3 loss on your first item there.
31:53Now, let's move on to your second purchase, which was your beautiful little Scottish silver Viking boat brooch.
31:59Now, it was your challenge and I challenged you to find an item from the 1940s or 1950s.
32:05So, as far as I'm concerned, well done.
32:07That's your challenge.
32:08Here it is.
32:09Coming up now.
32:11£30 paid.
32:12And I can start at 20, 25 now.
32:15At 25, 35, 50, 40, 45, 45, 50, 50, 50, 55 here.
32:2560, 60, 65.
32:2760 in the yellow.
32:28Yes!
32:29Oh my God!
32:32At £60 and 5 do I see?
32:345 knew you were.
32:35Yes!
32:3665, 70, 70 and 5.
32:3975, 80.
32:4080.
32:4180.
32:4280.
32:4380 bid.
32:4485.
32:45It says no.
32:46And 80 in the yellow.
32:48Well done.
32:4880.
32:49Well done.
32:5080 pounds.
32:50Amazing.
32:5280 pounds.
32:53Amazing.
32:54Well done.
32:55So, that is a £50 profit on your second item there.
33:00That is amazing.
33:01Very well done team.
33:02So, at this point we are up by £47 and going into your final lot.
33:07This was your big spend and you spent £85 on this really beautiful Dutch imported silver spoon.
33:17It's coming up now.
33:18Let's go.
33:19And I've got two bids and 75.
33:2380 where?
33:24At 75, 80 do I see?
33:2780 anyone?
33:28At 75 and 80 do I see?
33:30Come on, come on, come on, come on.
33:3275.
33:33Come on, come on.
33:34At 75 anyone else?
33:39Awww.
33:42That was a £10 loss on your third lot there.
33:45So, overall we are up by £37.
33:49OK.
33:50You did leave Izzy with £150 of leftover lolly.
33:53Shall we find out what she did with it?
33:56Yes.
33:56OK.
33:56So, Agnes and Irfan, if I could ask you to turn around.
34:01I will let you know when she's back.
34:02Izzy, could you go and get your bonus buy please?
34:05Agnes and Irfan, turn around.
34:07Here we are.
34:08Ta-da!
34:09Oh wow!
34:10So, I picked this for you because I know you said that you like visual things in detail.
34:17This is Arts and Crafts 1907.
34:19It's Gaudel Veils and Coves, so it's ticking all the boxes as far as collectors are concerned.
34:25However, there is a floor.
34:27The enamel is chipped in the centre.
34:30It's not horrendous, but it is there.
34:34How much did you pay for it?
34:36I paid £38.
34:37£60.
34:39I think it's worth it.
34:41We're only going to be here once in our life.
34:43Let's do it.
34:44You only live once?
34:45I think we should say yes.
34:47Are you saying yes or are you saying no?
34:48You're saying yes.
34:50I need a decision.
34:51Are we going to go for the bonus buy?
34:53Yes.
34:53Yes, Agnes is saying yes.
34:54Agnes is saying yes.
34:55We are, yes.
34:56Absolutely.
34:56It's a good team decision there.
34:58Well, let's see what our auctioneer James thinks of Izzy's really rather beautiful arts and
35:02crafts pendant.
35:04Yeah, I think it's going to do quite well.
35:07It's got a bit of fading to the enamel.
35:10At the top.
35:10At the top.
35:11It's strange really.
35:12Lost a bit of colour, but the overall style is great.
35:1780 to 120.
35:18Well, she only paid £38 for it.
35:20I think she's done really well.
35:21Yeah.
35:22Agreed.
35:22Good work Izzy.
35:24Yeah.
35:25So, our auctioneer James has had a look at the pendant and he has placed an estimate of
35:3080 to £120 on it.
35:33So, he predicts a profit for you as well.
35:35Wow.
35:36I suppose.
35:37Yeah.
35:37£80.
35:38So, Izzy's £38 investment, here it comes.
35:41Best of luck team.
35:42And I've got one, two, three, four bids on it.
35:47So, 70 starts it.
35:4975.
35:49I'm going to get a straight profit if you love Danny.
35:5275 second row.
35:5480 with me.
35:5685 on the second row.
35:5890 with me.
35:5995 on the second row.
36:01Yes.
36:01I've got 95.
36:02100 here.
36:03110 here.
36:05120.
36:05Internet is out.
36:07Anywhere else.
36:09You're lost.
36:10Yes.
36:11Well done Izzy.
36:12Well done.
36:13Well done.
36:13That's great.
36:15That just sold for £120, which is an £82 profit on Izzy's £38 investment.
36:23So, overall team, you are at £119, which is amazing.
36:30Yay.
36:31Yeah.
36:31Cute.
36:33Aw.
36:39So, Lorraine, Hannah.
36:41Oh, she's still smiling, isn't she?
36:43She's still smiling.
36:44It's a bubble suit.
36:45Yeah.
36:46Yeah.
36:46Right.
36:47Your first purchase was, of course, your challenge.
36:50And I challenged you to find an item in the 1960s or 1970s.
36:54So, it was, of course, this Whitefriars Geoffrey Braxtor Design Vars.
36:57£60 paid.
36:58500.
36:59I've got two absentees.
37:02Comes in at 55.
37:05Oh, good start.
37:06Come on.
37:0660 in the room.
37:0865.
37:0870.
37:0975.
37:1180.
37:1185.
37:1290.
37:13This is quite impressive.
37:14At £90 all done.
37:18Yes!
37:18Yay!
37:19Yay!
37:20OK, guys, that was only the first lot.
37:24Wow.
37:24That is extraordinary.
37:26That is a £30 profit on your first lot.
37:29Get in there.
37:29£90.
37:30Now we have your really rather lovely mirror that you purchased.
37:34Now, you both think this is going to make you the most profit.
37:37You paid £40 for it.
37:38Are you ready?
37:40Yes.
37:40All right, come on.
37:41And £20 for it, please.
37:4420.
37:45Oh, come on.
37:45£20 for it.
37:46Come on.
37:4715.
37:5015 bid.
37:51Yes.
37:51You've got a bid.
37:52You've got a bid.
37:53At 15.
37:54At 15.
37:5520, Dicey.
37:57At 15.
37:59Sorry.
38:00It's fine.
38:00We're cool.
38:01Yeah, exactly.
38:02We've got another item.
38:03Yes.
38:03Now, that is a £25 loss on the mirror, sadly.
38:07So, we are currently at...
38:09We're up by a five or so.
38:11That's a good place to be.
38:14Now, here comes your big spend.
38:16You paid £140, OK?
38:18So, here it comes.
38:19Here it comes.
38:20It's beautiful.
38:21£50, £55 where?
38:23At £50 and £5, £5, £60.
38:26At £55 bid.
38:28Keep going.
38:28Keep going.
38:2960 in the yellow.
38:3165.
38:32Come on.
38:32At £60.
38:34Anyone else?
38:35Come on.
38:35Surely.
38:37That was painful.
38:38That was painful.
38:39Oh, dear.
38:40That was painful.
38:40Sadly, that did just make a loss of £80.
38:43Oh, gosh.
38:44So, overall, we are down by £75.
38:46OK.
38:47OK.
38:48But it's not over yet.
38:49No.
38:50So, you left Nick with £60 of leftover lolly.
38:54Shall we find out what you did?
38:55Yes.
38:56OK.
38:56All right, ladies, close your peepers.
38:57Nick, would you go and grab your bonus buy, please?
39:00Hannah, close your peepers.
39:01Close your peepers.
39:02Close your peepers.
39:02Oh, sorry.
39:03Ladies, open those eyes.
39:05Oh!
39:06Ta-da!
39:06Oh, wow.
39:07Wow.
39:08Do you like?
39:08Yeah.
39:09Yeah.
39:10I mean, it's a real collector's piece.
39:11Currently on trend.
39:141960s Scandinavian silver by Kaplan of Sweden.
39:18All fully hallmarked silver with this lovely amethyst set in the middle.
39:22How much did you pay for it?
39:23How much did you leave me?
39:25£60.
39:25I spent the whole lot.
39:27OK.
39:27We got nothing left.
39:28Not a bean left.
39:29OK.
39:30We're all in.
39:31So, how much do you think it's going to make?
39:33Well, £61 would be the less.
39:36Well, you know what?
39:37It's a no-brainer for me.
39:38Yeah.
39:39We're going to go for it.
39:40You sure?
39:40Yeah, £100.
39:41They're going to go for it.
39:42They're going to go for the bonus buy.
39:43So, let's see what our auctioneer, James, thinks of the next really rather gorgeous modernist
39:47approach.
39:48Really stylish.
39:49I like it.
39:50Yeah.
39:51It's one of those things that is so now.
39:53I've put £30 to £50 on it.
39:55Well, he paid £60 for it.
39:57Oh, I think that's fair enough, you know.
39:59I think maybe I'm just being a bit mean.
40:02OK.
40:03So, our auctioneer, James, has had a little look at the brooch.
40:05He's put £30 to £50 on it.
40:07OK.
40:08Let's see.
40:08Anything could happen.
40:10£60 paid.
40:11Here it is.
40:12Start at £30 surely.
40:13£30.
40:15£30 do I see.
40:16£30.
40:17Oh, it's worth that.
40:18£20 then.
40:19£20.
40:20Oh, hands everywhere.
40:21£20.
40:22£30.
40:22£30 here.
40:23£5.
40:25£40.
40:25£45.
40:27£50.
40:28Come on.
40:28£50.
40:29£55.
40:31£60.
40:32£60.
40:34£60.
40:35£60.
40:36£60.
40:37£60.
40:46£60.
40:48So, ladies, you are leaving us today at minus 70 pounds, okay?
40:53That's not too bad.
40:54Which isn't too bad at all.
40:56And it could be a winning score.
40:58Well, yeah, well.
40:59So, promise.
41:01No gossiping with those reds.
41:02Promise, no.
41:03Promise.
41:03Poke face.
41:05So, really well done.
41:11Did you enjoy it, teams?
41:13Oh, it's been amazing.
41:14Absolutely amazing.
41:15Yeah?
41:16Yes.
41:17Yeah, good.
41:17Excellent.
41:18So, I'm delighted to announce that today's winners of Bargain Hunt are the red team.
41:30Agnes and Erfan.
41:32Very, very well done.
41:35Congratulations.
41:36Very, very well done.
41:38Lorraine and Hannah, it started so well, didn't it?
41:41It did.
41:42It did.
41:42We had a magnificent profit on your White Friars vase, which was great, wasn't it?
41:47Great start.
41:48Really good start.
41:49After your first three lots, you were down by 75 pounds.
41:53Bless you, you went with Nick's bonus buy, which brought you back another five pounds.
41:57Yeah.
41:57So, you're leaving us today at minus 70.
42:00Yay!
42:02But have you enjoyed it?
42:03Oh, it's been fabulous.
42:04Yeah.
42:04It's been great fun.
42:05Really enjoyed it.
42:07Good.
42:07Let's have a chat to our victims, Agnes and Erfan.
42:11Magnificent in every single way.
42:13You ended your first three lots with 37 pounds profit.
42:17And then, after that, Izzy came in with the most magnificent bonus buy.
42:23Amazing.
42:24Amazing.
42:25Made you an 82 pounds profit on your bonus buy, Izzy.
42:29Wow.
42:29So, Agnes and Erfan...
42:31Well done.
42:32Well done.
42:34Well done.
42:34Well done.
42:35Well done.
42:36So, Agnes and Erfan are leaving us with 119 pounds.
42:41Wow.
42:41Agnes, there is your winnings.
42:44And then Erfan...
42:46Four.
42:47That's great, Agnes.
42:49That's great.
42:50Thank you very much.
42:52Have you enjoyed it?
42:53Oh, yes.
42:54Very, very much.
42:55Good.
42:55Excellent.
42:56Well done.
42:56And well done, Izzy, with your bonus buy.
42:59Now, if you think you can do as well as our teams today, and that could be very tricky,
43:03then don't forget you can apply to come on the show via our website or why not give us a
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43:08But more importantly than any of that, make sure you join us again next time for some more bargain hunting.
43:15Yes?
43:16Yes!
43:17Yes!
43:17Very good.
43:18Yes!
43:18Yes!
43:19Yes!
43:19Yes!
43:33And look...
43:35Absolutely.
43:43It's our best.
43:45You
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