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00:01Hello and welcome to Bargain Hunt and I'm in a mischievous mood.
00:07Oh, bless you Louis, thank you, that's so kind.
00:10Oh, has it got sugar in it?
00:12Oh, Louis!
00:14I think they're quite delicious.
00:18Practical jokes have been around for centuries
00:20and later I'll be learning about a local prankster called William Marson
00:25who, in the Victorian era, was the Dennis the Menace of his day.
00:31OK, OK, I need to be on my best behaviour to get this shopping started.
00:35Let's go bargain hunting!
00:59Today our Reds and Blues are hunting for bargains at this busy antiques fair in Staffordshire.
01:06Each of our teams will have £300 and just one hour to find three items to take to auction.
01:11One must cost at least £75 and then, of course, there's my challenge to consider.
01:16When their items are sold, the team that makes the biggest profit or smallest loss wins.
01:21Those are the rules, let's meet today's teams.
01:25I'm Leon.
01:26I'm Sinead.
01:27We're not flash.
01:28But we're here to spend the cash.
01:30Ooh, how's the family dynamic?
01:33Me and Dad, we've got the same personality, so...
01:37Quite stubborn.
01:37Quite stubborn, we can clash a little bit.
01:40What's on your shopping list?
01:41I like the Scandinavian jewellery.
01:43Interesting, and what about tactics?
01:46Spend as much as possible.
01:47Yeah, spend big, leave our expert with minimal.
01:49There's a challenge.
01:51Let's see who you're up against.
01:55I'm Helen.
01:55I'm Alice.
01:56And we're the Blues with all the moons.
01:59Fancy feet, hey?
02:01Yeah, you've got to dance your way through life.
02:05Do you like shopping for antiques?
02:07We do.
02:08We have done.
02:08We always have done.
02:09I was basically born in an antique shop.
02:13Who's in charge today?
02:15Is it a joint effort?
02:16I think I'll let you believe it's a joint effort.
02:22Let's get things underway.
02:26Hello, team.
02:27Hello.
02:27Hello.
02:28Now, what is the first thing that you're going to need to go bargain hunting, teams?
02:32Some money.
02:33Some money, you're absolutely right.
02:34Who's going to have the money over on the Reds?
02:36Leon is.
02:37Leon.
02:37Is that wise, Sinead?
02:38Yeah, I'll spend it all.
02:39OK.
02:40What about on the Blues?
02:41Who's going to have the money?
02:42I think I'll take that piece.
02:43I'll take that piece.
02:44I'll take that piece.
02:44Alice is going to have it.
02:45Is that wise?
02:46No.
02:46No, OK.
02:49Who's up for the challenge on the Reds?
02:50Sinead.
02:51Sinead's always up for the challenge.
02:52What about on the Blues?
02:54That'll be me.
02:55Helen's going to have it.
02:55There we go.
02:56Now, what is the final, but possibly most important thing you are going to need to go bargain
03:01hunting today?
03:02An expert.
03:03An expert.
03:04You are absolutely right.
03:05Are you ready?
03:06Yeah.
03:06Absolutely.
03:07All right, enjoy.
03:08Off you go, Tee.
03:10But what are they looking for in their expert?
03:14Someone who's going to get us a profit.
03:17Someone who knows all about antiques.
03:21Someone who's knowledgeable.
03:24Someone that will keep us in chat.
03:27And someone with an eye for detail.
03:29Hello!
03:30Yay!
03:31For the Reds, it's Izzy Barmer.
03:34And someone who will deliver us a profit.
03:36Profit!
03:37Profit!
03:38Profit!
03:38Profit!
03:39And for the Blues, it's Nick Hall.
03:43Time to check out those challenges.
03:45An item all with a Scandinavian connection.
03:50A piece of Kitchenalia.
03:52How about that?
03:54Right, teams.
03:55Time to set sail.
03:56Your time starts now.
03:58An hour on the clock.
03:59Let's go.
03:59Let's go.
04:00Fingers crossed, it's not a choppy voyage.
04:04Come on then.
04:04We've got Kitchenalia.
04:05We've got big challenges.
04:06Let's go.
04:07Come on.
04:08Okay.
04:09And it's not long before something catches Sinead's eye.
04:13Izzy, I quite like the look of that lamp.
04:15So importantly, what's the price?
04:18It's 165 Tiffany's style table lamp.
04:21That is a lot, isn't it?
04:22And it's style.
04:23Yes, so it's not genuine Tiffany.
04:25You can tell from the quality, it's just not got.
04:27The Tiffany ones are much, much better quality and older than this one.
04:31So this one's a reproduction.
04:33Yeah.
04:33We definitely want to shave as much money as we could off that.
04:37But it could be the big spend.
04:38What sort of age is it?
04:40It's really modern, that one.
04:41There's no age to it at all.
04:43It is just a reproduction of an earlier style.
04:45We think that's a bit high.
04:46I agree.
04:47I'll leave it.
04:48Leave it.
04:49So while the Reds keep searching, Nick has his team's Kitchenalia challenge in mind.
04:54What would you find in a kitchen with jelly mould?
04:57Oh, yes.
04:58Oh.
05:00It's a Victorian jelly mould as well.
05:02Now, these can be quite collectible.
05:05It's not in very good, like...
05:06It's not, is it?
05:07Nick, is it though?
05:09It's battered.
05:10It's patina.
05:10Yeah.
05:11Battered is what it is.
05:12You're right.
05:13The condition of that's going to make it a tricky.
05:15Unless it was super, super cheap.
05:17One pound.
05:18Yeah, I don't think...
05:19If you can haggle that to a pound, I suggest you go and speak to them.
05:22If it's not a pound, I don't think we want it.
05:25No.
05:25It's a no from the blues.
05:27And the Reds have spotted some glasses.
05:30I don't think they're as old as they're trying to be.
05:32You've got the lovely spiral twist stem, but you want them to be 18th century.
05:36OK.
05:37I'm not convinced those are.
05:38OK.
05:38We'll leave them.
05:39What do you like about them though?
05:40Not wanting to be...
05:41Quite stylish.
05:42OK.
05:42So we're looking for style for your good self.
05:44Yeah, yeah.
05:45OK.
05:45Is your dad a stylish man?
05:46Oh, very stylish.
05:48Thanks.
05:50Staying with the drinks theme, Nick's found this for the blues.
05:54Now, when you've got that particularly nice bottle of claret and you want to pour it into
05:58your decanter, i.e. decanting it, you would pour it through there, it would come down and
06:03all the little bits that would get in the top would just disappear and you get the pure
06:07claret in your decanter.
06:08It's not silver.
06:10If that was a hallmark silver one, that would be super connectable.
06:13Yeah.
06:14Keep hunting.
06:15And the reds are definitely attracted to lights.
06:19Which one do you like best, Sinead?
06:21That one.
06:22What do you like best?
06:23How much is it?
06:24120.
06:26What do you like about it?
06:28The dragonfly.
06:29Yeah.
06:29The intricate colours.
06:30Yeah.
06:31I haven't noticed the dragonfly.
06:32So it is, again, it is a reproduction, it is a Tiffany style.
06:38Yeah.
06:38You'd be paying significantly more for the real deal.
06:41Yeah.
06:42Do you want to go and see if you can charm the dealer?
06:44Right.
06:45Let's see.
06:46Don't look scared.
06:47Believe in yourself.
06:48As Sinead checks the price, the Blues have their sights on some jewellery.
06:53It's pretty, isn't it?
06:54Yeah.
06:54You've got the full set, the necklace and the earrings.
06:56Yeah.
06:56I think it's good to have, like, a full set.
06:58It is good to have a set.
06:59Do you know about what the stone is?
07:01I don't know what the stone is.
07:03We need to ask the dealer.
07:04Well, I mean, if it's a gemstone, it's really nice because it's set in silver.
07:08Mm-hm.
07:09If it's a bit of paste, then it's going to struggle at auction.
07:12Mm-hm.
07:12But, I mean, it's the other thing you two would wear?
07:15Yeah.
07:15Mm-hm.
07:16Yeah, yeah.
07:16Well, that's half the battle.
07:18You know, when you think about going to auction, would someone bid on it?
07:21Would someone buy it?
07:22Would someone wear it?
07:23Mm-hm.
07:23Kind of answers your question, is it worth buying ourselves?
07:26Yeah.
07:27I think we need to have a conversation with the dealer so they know what the stones are.
07:30Yeah.
07:30And what the best price can be.
07:32Yeah.
07:32And then, even if we don't buy it now, we can think about it and always come back.
07:35Yeah.
07:36That's a good point.
07:37Shall we grab the dealer?
07:38Yep.
07:39Good luck.
07:40Now, Reds, what's the news on that lamp?
07:43I think it's good news.
07:45£75.
07:47What's your expert opinion?
07:49I think it's a hit and miss.
07:51I do think it's a bit of a risk.
07:53It might make a loss, but I also think that there is potential for a small profit.
07:57Hmm.
07:58Not 100%.
07:59Just think about it, shall we?
08:00Yeah.
08:00We'll keep it in our mind.
08:01Okay.
08:02Yeah.
08:03Lovely.
08:03Perfect.
08:04Let's keep going, then.
08:05One for the back burner, then.
08:07Alice, any joy with the earrings and necklace?
08:10We've been having a look at this, and we think it's really pretty.
08:12We're just, we're not sure what the stone is.
08:15Whether it's amber or...
08:16Me neither.
08:17You're not sure.
08:17But it's set in silver.
08:19Yeah.
08:19It's just a really nice, quality costume piece.
08:23I think at £35, that helps you.
08:26I was hoping, sort of, £30-ish, and I was hoping that you'd do us a favour.
08:34£30.
08:35Thank you very much.
08:36Is that sold?
08:37Yes.
08:37Wow, that was good.
08:40That's one down for the Blues.
08:42Well done.
08:43I mean, that's amazing.
08:44Bit of bling, no time at all.
08:45Onwards and upwards.
08:46Definitely.
08:48And the Reds also have their eyes on something shiny.
08:52What?
08:52Are we looking at this Pindish here?
08:54The Pindish, yeah.
08:54David Anderson?
08:56Yes.
08:56Is that a good name?
08:57It is a good name.
08:58There you go.
08:59The enamel is lovely.
09:00I'm nervous.
09:01I've seen the price.
09:03£250.
09:05So, £200 would be the absolute on that one.
09:07I'm not too sure about the personalised engraving.
09:12I know.
09:12It does detract a little from the value.
09:14It would be better without that.
09:15In which case?
09:16It's a lovely piece.
09:18It is.
09:18The enamel is in really good order, which is important because it's very tricky to repair enamel.
09:25Do you think it would make a good profit?
09:27Good.
09:27I think it's going to be tricky.
09:29Such and go.
09:29Yes.
09:30Leave it.
09:31OK.
09:32Thank you very much.
09:34Meanwhile, Nick's testing the blues.
09:36Do you know what these are?
09:40No.
09:42They're a weird Victorian invention called a goffering iron.
09:47Actually, Nick, goffering irons date from the early 17th century and were used to make
09:52ruffles, frills and flounces in starched linen.
09:56The barrel was heated by inserting a hot bar of iron and the fabric was then pressed around
10:01it, creating a semi-circular crimp.
10:04They can be quite collectible.
10:08That one's priced at £95.
10:10We won't make a profit in that, sadly.
10:13Perhaps the reds may have more luck with these enameled spoons.
10:17They're Danish.
10:18They're Scandinavian.
10:20I think they're going to be expensive, but do you like them enough to ask?
10:23Because it could be a big spend.
10:24Hello, sir.
10:24Hello.
10:25We really like the look of those Danish spoons.
10:29Do you have a price for them?
10:30The price, yes.
10:31Yeah.
10:34There's enamel and silver gilt.
10:35They're in very good condition.
10:37They're £115.
10:39So silver gilt means that they're silver and they've just got a very thin gilding, like
10:43gold on them or gold colour on top of them.
10:45Is that your best price, sir, or your ticket price?
10:48Ticket price is actually more.
10:50I'll do £110.
10:52It takes the big spend and the challenge.
10:54What's your expert opinion?
10:56It's tricky, because spoons so often make a loss.
10:59Yeah.
11:00But I also personally love an enameled spoon.
11:03Yeah.
11:03What do you think?
11:05I like them, but I'm not sold.
11:08Not 100%.
11:09Just think about it, shall we?
11:11We'll keep it in our mind.
11:12OK.
11:13Lovely.
11:13Perfect.
11:15Today's challenges are proving tricky.
11:17But has Nick found something for the blues?
11:20Now, what can you imagine that would be used for?
11:25Oh!
11:25Nearly broke.
11:26Nearly.
11:30It's a chuck.
11:32Oh, wow.
11:33Is that a butter pat?
11:35Yeah.
11:35Yeah, absolutely.
11:36That is so pretty.
11:36When you're making homemade butter.
11:38Oh, wow.
11:39So you get a lovely circle of butter.
11:41I feel.
11:41With a pattern in it.
11:42It ticks our kitchenalia box.
11:44Because it's smaller than it's wood, it also comes on the heading of what's called treen.
11:48Yes.
11:49Which is just smaller than objects.
11:50And then people specifically collect butter-related objects as well.
11:55Yeah.
11:55This is all hand-carved.
11:57It's so pretty.
11:57All hand-carved.
11:58And how old do you think this is?
11:59This would be late Victorian.
12:01So 1860, 7080, something like that.
12:05So you're into 140, 50, 60 years ago.
12:09So you can figure if the fact it's got a little bit of a crack here and there.
12:12Yeah, it has got a crack down it.
12:14What's the price?
12:15It says 45 pounds.
12:18Okay.
12:18Well, if we can get that down to, say, 30-something, I could see that doing quite well.
12:24I really like that.
12:25Do you want to have a go?
12:26Going hard.
12:26Take no prisoners.
12:28Yeah.
12:28And don't forget.
12:29Four pounds.
12:31You've got to butter him up.
12:32Yeah.
12:33Oh.
12:34Go for it, Alice.
12:35I was going to ask what your best price would be.
12:37You can have it for 35 pounds.
12:39How's that?
12:39Any chance of a little bit less.
12:4334.99.
12:44No, that.
12:45Okay.
12:46We'll take that.
12:47We'll take 35.
12:48All right.
12:49There we are.
12:51That's your Kitchenalia Challenge Met.
12:54I love it.
12:55We all love it.
12:56I do.
12:5735 quid.
12:58I can see a profit in it.
12:59Well done.
13:00Onwards.
13:01Third item.
13:02Let's move on.
13:02And you've got so much time.
13:04So much time, love.
13:0517 minutes to be precise, teams.
13:07Reds, you need to buy something soon.
13:10I'm starting to panic.
13:11Breathe.
13:13Breathe in.
13:15Hold for four.
13:16Breathe out.
13:17Hold for four.
13:18You can do it, team.
13:20Meanwhile, Nick's found an unusual teapot.
13:22Chinese teapot in what's called a celadon colour glaze.
13:27But it's all done on a vacuum.
13:30So you pour the tea in there, or sometimes wine in here.
13:36Okay.
13:36And then when you turn it upside down.
13:39Inside here, there's a whole array of tubes that goes around and around and around.
13:46Okay.
13:47So when you pour it in there and turn it the way up, it won't fall out because it has
13:50gone
13:51around the bend.
13:52And it goes around and around and around.
13:53And when you pour it, it eventually comes out.
13:55That's so sweet.
13:56They're really cool.
13:58Date-wise, I think it is probably 19th century.
14:04Yeah.
14:05I've just seen what I think says 450 pounds.
14:09If it says 45 pounds, buy it.
14:12Yeah.
14:12If it's 450, you're going to have to walk away.
14:14Do you want to know how much?
14:16Yes.
14:16I'm not sure.
14:17Did it say 45 pounds under there?
14:19No.
14:21450 pounds.
14:22Oh, my God.
14:24Just our luck.
14:25Nice try, Nick.
14:27The Reds still haven't bought a thing.
14:30Is their luck about to change with this compact?
14:33So there should inside be a mirror and a little powder puff and sometimes you get the original
14:38powder.
14:38Has it got a hallmark for silver in there?
14:40Yeah.
14:42It's in there.
14:43It's Birmingham and alloy.
14:44What's the price on it?
14:4640 pounds.
14:47Do you think there's a profit in that?
14:48It is a very good price for a compact and it is in good condition.
14:52It's not a lot of money to spend, is it?
14:54It's silver.
14:54And we both like it.
14:56So, yeah.
14:58I think if we'd have it for 39, what do you reckon?
15:0039.
15:01Please.
15:02Yeah.
15:04Yeah, we'll take it.
15:06Lovely.
15:06Thank you very much.
15:09First deal done.
15:10Well done.
15:1239 pounds spent.
15:13At last, the Reds are up and running.
15:16Right, let's keep going.
15:17Thank you very much.
15:19The Blues are homing in on some porcelain.
15:22They're all Royal Crown Derby.
15:24Are they paper?
15:26They are paperweights.
15:28Exactly.
15:28Paperweights.
15:29With a little button underneath.
15:31So you want to make sure that the button's not missing because that can pop out and get
15:34lost.
15:35Yeah.
15:35And how much are they?
15:36They're like 60, 50 each but there's quite a few of them so he might do like a deal on
15:42them.
15:43You've got to be mindful that at auction they'll make a bit less than that.
15:47Yes.
15:47Yes.
15:48We're just throwing some ideas around.
15:51So the ladies were thinking maybe three birds.
15:54Three birds.
15:55Yeah, for like 100 quid or something.
15:58It did then.
15:58110.
16:00110.
16:00What about 109?
16:02Yeah.
16:02So the 810, there's a pound profit.
16:05Yeah.
16:05Nothing else.
16:06Yeah.
16:07It's a big spend but would you be able to like hold this?
16:11Yeah.
16:12And hold this price?
16:13No problem.
16:13And give us like five minutes to just.
16:15Not a problem.
16:16You're a star.
16:18Five minutes.
16:19That's just a holding shake.
16:20Right, we've got five minutes to make sure we're happy.
16:23Okay.
16:23Five minutes.
16:25Time is running out.
16:27And the Reds are still in search of something with a Scandinavian connection.
16:32I like this one.
16:34Well, it's G-Plan.
16:35Yeah.
16:36Which isn't Scandinavian.
16:38But this could be your link.
16:40They worked with Scandinavian designers.
16:42Ah.
16:42Now this is not Scandinavian.
16:44Ah.
16:44But they do.
16:45G-Plan do have a connection to Scandinavian designers and it was in response to the Scandinavian
16:50threat of mid 20th century furniture.
16:53Oh.
16:53So they then worked with Scandinavian designers to produce a Scandinavian range.
16:57Okay.
16:57So that's a link.
16:58Well, this isn't that range, but yes.
17:00Let's have a look at the price.
17:03Oh.
17:0595.
17:06Do you think we will pass our challenge with that connection?
17:09I think.
17:10I wouldn't want us to get disqualified.
17:13Right.
17:13Well, let's go then.
17:13Okay.
17:14Quick.
17:14Quick.
17:15Quick.
17:16Over with the blues, some tablewares caught Helen's eye.
17:20That is so pretty.
17:21I mean, that is pure art deco, isn't it?
17:24Yes.
17:251930s.
17:26Yes.
17:26Jazz age.
17:27Yeah.
17:28Think of Agatha Christie, Hercule Poirot, all of that.
17:32Oh.
17:32So on trend.
17:33Oh, it's Foley.
17:35Foley.
17:35Foley, I think, was an early form of Shelly, and Shelly is a super collectible factory.
17:41This is an early of that.
17:43What do you think?
17:44I really like that.
17:46Is there any damage on any of it at all?
17:48I mean, just glancing through them, there's a slight hairline crack in the side of that
17:54Oh, yes, there is in that one.
17:54But no one's going to be drinking out of this.
17:57No.
17:57This is for display purposes.
17:58So you turn it round the other way.
18:00Well, you have it up on eye level, so actually you see the pattern not inside the cup.
18:05And you have that stood up behind it.
18:07My perspective, advising you, of the things we've looked at, I think this has got more
18:12chance of making a profit.
18:13Okay.
18:14But it's what you like, what you want to buy, what you're comfortable going with.
18:17Well, should we ask him how much it is?
18:19Because I'm really conscious of the time.
18:21If it's under 100 quid, I think we're in.
18:23I think it's a £100 plus tea set.
18:25Okay.
18:25With just over five minutes left, both teams need to get a wiggle on.
18:30Some of these salts as well look like they could be Scandinavian.
18:34If you're going Scandinavian, Bulma, Bulma, Denmark.
18:39What do you think about this?
18:41How much is it?
18:42It's 75.
18:44It ticks the Scandinavian challenge.
18:46Yeah.
18:47But it would have been part of a pair.
18:50That one I could do very reasonably.
18:5245.
18:54I'm wondering, this is going to tick an item, isn't it?
18:57I think we should do it.
18:59So it's either that one or the spoons?
19:01No, let's go for this one.
19:02Which do you think you might make a...
19:04If we're doing damage control, is there one that you think you'll make less of a loss on?
19:08This one.
19:09This one.
19:09Are you saying that because it's cheaper?
19:11Yeah.
19:11Okay.
19:12Do you not agree?
19:15Sinead said she didn't want to buy spoons.
19:16Okay, fine.
19:17No, if you don't want to buy spoons, that's that then.
19:19Yeah.
19:19If you don't want to buy spoons, we won't get the spoons.
19:21That's what you're saying.
19:22Yeah, go on then.
19:24That's a pleasure.
19:24Thank you very much.
19:25Phew.
19:26At £45, the Scandinavian Bowl meets their challenge.
19:29But they're cutting it fine to hit their big spend.
19:33Have we got a plan?
19:34Yes.
19:34We've got everyone to the Tiffany.
19:35We've got four minutes.
19:36No.
19:38Back to the Art Deco tea service.
19:40And Nick's working hard.
19:43Now we're aware that there's one plate.
19:46Yes, yes.
19:46And I've seen the hairline cracking.
19:48Right.
19:49The question is, and we've got a magic figure.
19:52Go on.
19:53Would £75 buy that whole set?
19:56Yes, it would.
19:56No, would it?
19:57Yes, of course it would.
19:58Oh, team blue.
19:59Yeah.
20:00Now we have to make a decision.
20:01Raw crown derby or Art Deco tea set, where are we going?
20:05Nick, I think this smile says it all.
20:07I'm quite happy.
20:07That is an Art Deco tea set smile.
20:10It is nice, sir.
20:11It's beautiful.
20:12£75.
20:13Is it going?
20:14It is.
20:14Is it going?
20:15Sorry, I said yes.
20:16Gone.
20:17Done.
20:18It's gone.
20:19Great work, Blues.
20:21That's the big spend in the bag.
20:23We're done.
20:24We're dusted.
20:25And well done.
20:28Well shopped.
20:29I think now we just have ourselves a nice old cup of tea.
20:31Come on.
20:32G&T.
20:33Cheers.
20:34With a nail-biting one minute to go, the Reds have made a decision.
20:40We're in a bit of a rush, but I'm so keen on the Tiffany lamps.
20:43Yep.
20:43Please, may we do the deal at 75?
20:46Perfect.
20:47Thank you so much.
20:48Good job, Reds.
20:49That's your final buy and big spend.
20:53Apply those breaks, teams.
20:55Your shopping is over.
20:56Well done, team.
20:57We did it.
20:58Three items.
20:59Shall we go?
21:00Yes.
21:00Calm down.
21:01Do some meditation.
21:04Let's remind ourselves what the Red team bought.
21:07They kicked things off with a silver compact for £39.
21:13The tiny Danish bowl at £45 met their challenge to find something with a Scandinavian connection.
21:22And they completed their shop with a big spend of £75 for the Tiffany style lamp.
21:29So, Sinead, have you had a chance to have just a bit of a lie down?
21:33Yes.
21:34In a darkened room somewhere?
21:35Yeah, a breather.
21:36Izzy was doing breathing techniques with me.
21:38Oh, was it?
21:40I just really enjoyed it.
21:41I loved the slight stress at the end as well.
21:44Now, tell me, out of the three items that you purchased, what was your favourite, Sinead?
21:48The dragonfly lamp.
21:49Definitely the colours.
21:50And, of course, that was your big spend, wasn't it?
21:52Mm-hm.
21:53And right at the end as well.
21:54Yeah.
21:54So, Leon, what was your favourite item?
21:56The Scandinavian dish.
21:58And, of course, that was my challenge to you, wasn't it?
22:01It was indeed.
22:01So, Sinead, what do you think is going to make you the most profit?
22:04The silver compact.
22:05The first thing that you purchased.
22:07Yeah, when it was calm.
22:08Yeah, calm, collected.
22:10Yeah.
22:10What about you, Dad?
22:11The Scandinavian dish.
22:12Always sticking to a Scandinavian dish.
22:15I like that.
22:15OK.
22:16Now, what did you spend in total?
22:17It was £159.
22:20£159.
22:21So, one of you's got £141.
22:23That'd be me.
22:24To hand over to Izzy.
22:25Go for it, Leon.
22:26Izzy, what are you going to do with that?
22:27You two have been so colourful and you love colour,
22:30so I'm going to get you something colourful.
22:32Oh, brilliant.
22:33Well, there we go.
22:33Our Izzy goes bonus by shopping.
22:35Let's remind ourselves what the blue team bought.
22:37The costume, jewellery, necklace and earrings for £30 were their first buy.
22:44They met my Kitchenalia challenge with the Trean mould costing £35.
22:51And for their big spend, they splashed out £75 on the 1930s Art Deco tea service.
22:59Alice and Helen, what was it like shopping together?
23:02We've had a really fun time.
23:04Alice, out of the three items that you purchased today, what was your favourite?
23:07I think the jewellery set was my favourite.
23:10Oh, your first.
23:10Yeah.
23:11Item, yeah.
23:12OK, that's your favourite.
23:13What about you, Mum, Helen?
23:14The Butterpress, I think.
23:16Ah, yes.
23:16And, of course, I challenged you to find an item of Kitchenalia, didn't I?
23:19Yeah.
23:19It's really rather sweet, isn't it, Nick?
23:21Love it.
23:21The original moulding round the side.
23:23Sycamore as well.
23:24Should be a collector's dream.
23:26Nice bit of tree.
23:27Lovely.
23:27We like that.
23:28OK, but we're here about the profit.
23:29Alice, tell me, what do you think is going to make you the most profit?
23:32It's the jewellery set, I think.
23:33Oh, you're sticking to your jewellery?
23:35What about you, Helen?
23:36I'm going to agree with Alice, the jewellery set, I think.
23:38Ah, OK.
23:38But no-one's mentioned your big spend.
23:41Mm.
23:41Of course, your final item, the tea service.
23:44I think we're just very surprised that we bought a tea service.
23:47Yeah, because we said we weren't going to buy a tea service.
23:49So, how much did you spend in total?
23:52£140.
23:54£140.
23:55Yes.
23:55So, that means one of you has got £160 to give to Nick.
23:59Now, Nick, tell me, what are you going to invest that £160 in?
24:02I'm going to have a good route round,
24:04and I'm going to find something very sleek and stylish,
24:06like my blue tea.
24:07Oh, I like that.
24:08Well, while Nick goes bonus by shopping,
24:10I'm going to go and learn about a notorious Victorian prankster.
24:24I've travelled a few miles from the fair to Stafford,
24:26where I've noticed something unusual about some of the houses.
24:31This is really strange.
24:33None of these houses have any letterboxes on them.
24:36I wonder why.
24:39I'm told it has something to do with a young practical joker
24:43who was born here in 1840, above his parents' grocer's store.
24:48His name was William Marson,
24:51and this 19th century Dennis the Menace is a bit of a local legend.
24:55To find out more about him, I'm meeting heritage guide Natasha Pearce.
25:02He was a very curious man from a young age,
25:05and was very keen to try new things just for the fun of it.
25:09Really? Yes.
25:10And it's wonderful that you've got, obviously, his memoir here, haven't you?
25:13Tell me about some of the things that he did.
25:15Well, he describes in great detail an incident that occurred when he was around five or six years old.
25:21William's father would often take his son to his large garden,
25:25which was fertilised by what the Victorians called night soil.
25:30Sanitation then wasn't what it is now, and nothing was flushed away.
25:36There was quite a big mound of it.
25:38He was curious.
25:39He wanted to jump into it.
25:41No. Yes.
25:42His father warned him not to, but as soon as his back was turned,
25:45he took a running leap and was up to it in his mouth.
25:49Oh, no!
25:50The poor workman had to carry him all the way through the town, stinking.
25:55Many passers-by that were close by would picture their nose
25:58because of the stench of him.
26:01And I understand that a lot of the later pranks
26:04were a lot more orchestrated.
26:05Yes, and quite dangerous too.
26:08This one time they doused some cotton wool with a type of chemical
26:13and they put it through a keyhole of one of their neighbours
26:17and lit a match and threw it through the keyhole.
26:19So it was an early smoke bomb, essentially.
26:21Causing the lady and the gentleman to think that their house was on fire
26:26and they could not get out and they must have been terrified.
26:29They must have been terrified.
26:30Is that why there are some houses around here that don't have letterboxes?
26:33Well, there is a local story that suggests as much
26:36and I'm sure a few of his neighbours would have done anything
26:39to avoid being his next victim.
26:41Absolutely.
26:43Over the years, William's naughtiness proved too much for his parents
26:46and he was sent away to boarding school.
26:50But when he returned, it was clear that he hadn't lost his mischievous tendencies.
26:56So once he was back with his partner in crime, his brother, they were gifted a pea shooter
27:02and they wanted to have some fun with it.
27:05So their first target was a Mr. Ryland who lived opposite
27:09and they didn't dare use the peas in the shooter that they sold in the shop.
27:13So they went and purchased their own white ones.
27:16They went up to the top and shot from out of the window multiple times, winding their neighbour up.
27:22The neighbour suspected them.
27:24So he went to the shop the next day, the father's grocer's shop,
27:27said, can I buy some peas please?
27:29So their father sold him the green peas.
27:32He said, no, I want some white peas.
27:35Obviously, they couldn't sell them the white peas because they only stocked green ones.
27:39So that's how they managed to get away with it.
27:40So he was covering his tracks.
27:43Unravelling William Marson's life has involved a bit of detective work.
27:48William's great-grandson, Peter, was traced by the museum team
27:51and he's passed on some of his great-grandfather's artefacts.
27:56He donated the memoirs here.
27:59Those are wonderful and I love how they're illustrated as well.
28:02That's fantastic.
28:03And Silver Salver.
28:06That's beautiful, isn't it?
28:08Yes.
28:08And that's dated 1915, so that would have been when he was 60, 75.
28:13Yes.
28:13And this is the man himself?
28:15It is.
28:15I mean, he looks quite sort of stately there.
28:17He doesn't look like a cheeky prankster, does he?
28:20He doesn't.
28:21I think he does have a bit of a twinkle in his eye that's just cheeky.
28:24Yeah, I think you're probably right.
28:27It's absolutely wonderful to have these pieces here,
28:30back at the ancient High House, where he was born, here in Stafford.
28:33It is. It's incredible.
28:35The memoirs were written here in this building,
28:38so it's fantastic to think that they've returned here.
28:41They've come home?
28:42Yes.
28:43Natasha, thank you so much.
28:45Now, after all of that, let's hope that our Red and Blue team
28:48are going to behave themselves over at the auction.
28:56For today's auction, we've come to Bamfords in Derby, where James Lewis is on the rostrum.
29:02Well done.
29:03James, it is an absolute joy and a pleasure to be here in your super-smart sale room.
29:08Now, shall we start with our Red team today?
29:09So, we've got Sinead and Leon, who went shopping with Izzy Barmer.
29:13Now, their first purchase was this really rather sweet little silver compact.
29:17It's silver. It's in good order. Compacts not as popular as they used to be, of course.
29:23£30 to £40.
29:24£30 to £40. Well, £39 paid.
29:26Oh, fine.
29:27Now, let's move on to their second purchase, which is really rather stylish.
29:31Now, I challenged them to find an item with a Scandinavian connection.
29:35Yeah, they've done that.
29:36What do you think?
29:37Well, there's not a lot of silver there, but it is Danish. It is a good designer.
29:42We've called it a bowl, but I think it's got something about it. £20 to £40.
29:46OK. Well, £45 paid, but nonetheless, they've passed their challenge.
29:52They have.
29:52Yes.
29:53Now, their third and final item was the big spend.
29:56This Tiffany-style lamp here.
29:59Yes.
30:00It's got a look. It looks great lit up. £40 to £60.
30:03Well, £75 paid.
30:05It's going to be going some to get there, but all we need is two.
30:09Exactly.
30:10Now, let's move over to our blue team, Helen and Alice, who went shopping with Nick Hall.
30:16Now, their first purchase was the jewellery.
30:18Yes.
30:19In the box there, the Cubic Zirconia set pieces.
30:22So, I think that's quite stylish.
30:24There's a lot of jewellery for your money.
30:26I put £30 to £40 on it.
30:29OK.
30:29£30 to £40. Well, look, £30 paid.
30:31That should be a profit.
30:33Yeah.
30:33Fingers crossed.
30:34Fingers crossed.
30:34Now, their second purchase was their challenge.
30:37Yeah.
30:37I challenged them to find a piece of kitchenalia.
30:40We've called it sort of a butter mould.
30:42I think it's more likely to be a shortbread stamp.
30:46So, we don't normally put an estimate on something if it's worth less than £20.
30:51OK.
30:52Well, they paid £35 for it.
30:54Might struggle.
30:55Might struggle.
30:56I'll try.
30:56I'm feeling hungry now.
30:57I mentioned a shortbread.
30:59Let's move on to their final purchase.
31:01OK.
31:01Which was the big spend.
31:04Now, there is a lot of it.
31:05There is.
31:07But the cups are damaged.
31:09A lot of them are cracked and stained.
31:11If you took out the damaged ones, you'd still have enough for a really good set of six.
31:16OK.
31:16So, I think it's worth pushing that side of things and have a good six place setting rather than a
31:2312 place setting with lots of broken cups.
31:25OK.
31:26I've put 20 to 30 on it.
31:27Well, it was £75.
31:29Oh.
31:29Well, let's hope that we get to really keen...
31:32Yeah.
31:33..art deco lovers...
31:34Let's hope so.
31:35..at the auction.
31:35Now, will you be wielding your gavel?
31:37Yes.
31:38Yes.
31:38So, I'll do my best.
31:40Well, very best of luck.
31:42And £50.
31:43£50.
31:466124.
31:47Sinead, Leon, how are you feeling?
31:49Very nervous.
31:50Very nervous.
31:51Sinead?
31:52Thanks, Dad.
31:52Look, you've got no reason to be petrified.
31:54Now, you've bought three really rather smart lots.
31:57The first item that you purchased was, of course, your compact.
32:00Dernium 1936.
32:01£39 paid.
32:03Here it is.
32:03£30 is bid.
32:05£30.35 now.
32:07£35 straight away.
32:08Come on, one more.
32:09£35.
32:10£35.
32:10£40.
32:11£30.
32:11£35.
32:12£38, if you like.
32:14£38.
32:15£38.
32:16£40 now.
32:17Come on, come on, come on.
32:18£40.
32:19Yay!
32:21£42 for you.
32:22Come on.
32:23At 40.
32:26£40.
32:27Brilliant.
32:28£40.
32:29That is a £1 profit on your first slot.
32:31Let's go straight on to your next slot.
32:33Now, I challenge you to find an item with a Scandinavian connection.
32:36Massive tick in that box.
32:38So, very, very well done.
32:39Now, you paid £45.
32:42Here it comes.
32:42Best of luck, you guys.
32:44I can start the bidding at £25 with me.
32:47£25.
32:48Come on.
32:49£35.
32:51£45.
32:52£50.
32:52Yes!
32:53Yes!
32:54£50 has it.
32:55I'm out.
32:55At £50 in the yellow.
32:57£50 and £5 do I see.
32:59At £50 and £5...
33:00Oh, that's brilliant.
33:01With you at £50 all shore.
33:05Right, that is fantastic.
33:07That is a £5 profit.
33:08It's just sold for £50.
33:10So far, you're up by £6, okay?
33:12This now is your table lamp, Sinead.
33:14This was, of course, your big spend and your favourite piece.
33:17It is, of course, the Tiffany style lamp.
33:21£75 paid, okay?
33:23Are you ready?
33:24Here it goes.
33:24Yeah, keep everything crossed.
33:26My legs are crossed.
33:27Come on.
33:27Here it is.
33:28£45.
33:28And £40.
33:29£45.
33:30£50.
33:31£55.
33:32£60.
33:3370.
33:34One more.
33:35Two.
33:36To get you a gavel.
33:38Two more.
33:3876 will beat it.
33:41Come on.
33:41Come on.
33:42Come on.
33:43You will make somebody so happy.
33:45For an extra £2.
33:4976!
33:50Yeah!
33:5276!
33:5376!
33:55My God!
33:55Wow!
33:58Yeah!
34:01Amazing!
34:02Very, very well done.
34:04You have got your golden gavels.
34:06You are up by £7.
34:10Now, you left Izzy with £141.
34:12Yeah.
34:13You've got your golden gavels.
34:15Let's see what happens.
34:16Izzy, would you like to go and get your bonus buy, please?
34:17Not really.
34:20Go on, Iz.
34:21Go on, go on.
34:21Izzy, we trust.
34:22Right, can you close your eyes, guys?
34:24Close those peepers just for a moment.
34:25Open those peepers, guys.
34:26Ooh!
34:28Ooh!
34:29I wanted something colourful and vibrant.
34:31Yeah.
34:31So I've gone with this rather wacky fish paperweight with the dolphin on the top.
34:36It's modelled on.
34:37So Murano in the mid-20th century did this aquarium style of glass which had fish in.
34:41And then the Chinese did lots of copies of it.
34:43So it's in that Murano-style aquarium style.
34:47But no, it's not that old.
34:49Okay.
34:49All right.
34:50Leon, what do you think of it?
34:51I think it's ace.
34:52How much was it that you paid for it?
34:54I paid £20.
34:55Yeah.
34:56How much do you think that will make?
34:58I would put on £15 to £25 as an auction guide.
35:01Okay.
35:02Oh, gosh.
35:03I'm happy to go for it.
35:04Me too.
35:04We've not got much to lose.
35:06I need a final decision, guys.
35:07Are you going to go for it?
35:08I am indeed.
35:08You're going to go for the bonus buy.
35:10Well, let's see what our auctioneer James thinks of it.
35:12It is aquarium paperweight.
35:16It's bright and, er, yeah.
35:18Not a fan?
35:20I'm not a fan.
35:21I'm not a fan.
35:22I think it's brand new.
35:23We haven't put an estimate on it because we think it's worth less than £20.
35:27Well, £20 paid.
35:29I'll try really hard.
35:30I have ultimate faith in you, James.
35:32I love dolphins.
35:33Yeah.
35:36Our auctioneer's estimate is under £20.
35:40Okay.
35:40But stranger things have happened, okay?
35:43Yep.
35:43I'm keeping everything across for you that you get a golden gavel along with the team.
35:48Okay?
35:48Here it comes.
35:49Good luck.
35:51£20, anyone.
35:53£20.
35:53£10.
35:55£5.
35:56Oh, it's going.
35:58It's getting away.
35:59£10.
35:59£15.
36:00Come on.
36:00Come on, James.
36:02Come on, James.
36:03Come on.
36:04Come on.
36:05Come on.
36:05It'll make their day for an extra...
36:0720.
36:08One more.
36:10One more.
36:1120.
36:12£20.
36:13Front row.
36:14All sure.
36:1520.
36:16I love that.
36:17It hasn't made you a loss.
36:18That's good.
36:19£20.
36:20Is he?
36:20No profit.
36:21No loss.
36:22Yes.
36:23Exactly.
36:24So you've kept your £7 profit and your golden gavels.
36:28So many congratulations.
36:30You have got £7 profit.
36:39So Helen and Alice, how are you feeling?
36:42Very nervous.
36:44I'm just going to roll with it and see how it goes.
36:46Keeping your cards very close to your chest there, Alice.
36:48Yes.
36:48The first item was, of course, the CZ and Sterling mounted earrings and necklace.
36:54Yes.
36:54You paid £30 for them.
36:56The auctioneer's estimate is £30 to £40.
36:58So they're predicting a profit for you as well.
37:01Let's see what happens.
37:03Here they come now.
37:03Good luck, guys.
37:05£20 starts at £25 now.
37:08At £20.
37:09Come on, guys.
37:10Come on.
37:10At £25, £30, £35.
37:13Yes!
37:14£35.
37:15It's worth that all day long.
37:18£35, £40.
37:18I need one more bid.
37:20He's got £35.
37:21He's got £35.
37:21£35.
37:22£40.
37:23At £35.
37:24All sure.
37:25At £35.
37:29Yes!
37:30Well done!
37:31That is a £5 profit on your very first lot.
37:34So, brilliant.
37:35Very well done.
37:36Now, let's go on to your second purchase, which was, of course, your challenge.
37:39Now, I challenged you to find a piece of kitchenalia.
37:41Yep.
37:42And you came back with this...
37:44Well, it's butter mould is what you purchased it as, wasn't it, Nick?
37:47James and I were discussing, and we wondered whether it might have been a shortbread stamper.
37:52Yeah, yeah.
37:52Either way, it's in the kitchen.
37:54Either way, it absolutely passes the challenge.
37:57Yes.
37:57So, very well done.
37:58Now, you paid £35 for it.
38:00Yep.
38:00Here it is.
38:01And I've got one bit of £20, £25 now.
38:04Lovely, early bit of kitchenalia and treeing.
38:07£20, £25 now.
38:09Oh, come on.
38:09Come on.
38:10Come on.
38:11£25.
38:11Come on.
38:13Who makes shortbreads?
38:15Silence is deafening.
38:16Yeah.
38:17At £25.
38:18Yay!
38:20At £25.
38:21Anyone else?
38:23All sure.
38:27£25.
38:28OK.
38:29So, that's just made £25.
38:31Mm-hm.
38:31That is a loss of £10.
38:33OK.
38:33So, at this point, girls, we are at minus five.
38:36OK.
38:37OK, here comes your final purchase, which was, of course, your big spend.
38:40Now, this is your Art Deco Foley China tea service.
38:45You paid £75.
38:47Ooh.
38:47Good luck, girls.
38:48Here it comes.
38:49There we are.
38:49I've got £20, £25.
38:51OK.
38:52£35.
38:5330 absentee bids.
38:55Come on.
38:56Come on.
38:57Come on.
38:59Come on.
39:01Come on.
39:02At £35.
39:03All done.
39:05At £35.
39:0735.
39:0935.
39:09OK.
39:10OK.
39:11So, that's just sold for £35, sadly.
39:15So, we are currently at, after your first three lots, we're at minus £45.
39:19OK.
39:20OK.
39:20But it's not over yet.
39:21Yes.
39:22OK.
39:22Because you left Nick with £160.
39:25Nick, would you please go and grab your bonus buy?
39:27Ladies, can you close your peepers, please, just for a moment?
39:31OK, ladies, are you ready?
39:32Yes.
39:33OK.
39:33Right.
39:34Open your eyes.
39:35Ooh.
39:36Ooh, hello.
39:37Looky, looky, looky.
39:39You likey, likey?
39:40Yes.
39:41So, bang on trend, mid-century, Scandinavian silver jewellery.
39:46Who doesn't want a bit?
39:47Yeah.
39:47Hugo Grunn of Denmark, nonetheless, and it's silver.
39:52Probably made around the 1960s, 70s, but with a sort of an Art Deco flavour to it.
39:58What do you think, Alice?
39:59I really like it.
40:00How much did it cost, though?
40:01That's the question.
40:02I thought I did quite well.
40:03I paid £50 for it.
40:05OK.
40:05Can I have a...?
40:07Absolutely.
40:07And how much do you think it's worth?
40:09Um, I'm hoping it makes kind of in that sort of 60, 80 bracket, maybe a little more on
40:15a good day.
40:15She's very wearable, isn't it?
40:16Isn't it?
40:17It is very, very pretty.
40:18Yeah.
40:19We trust you, Nick.
40:19What we've got to do is double our money and we're back where we started.
40:22Are you going to go for the bonus buy?
40:24Yes, we are.
40:24Yeah.
40:25So, they're going to go for the bonus buy.
40:26So, let's see what our auctioneer, James, thinks of Nick's really rather gorgeous bracelet.
40:31I really like it.
40:32I think it's stylish.
40:33It's got a lot going for it.
40:35I mean, I think we've been conservative on the estimate with 30 to 50, but I wouldn't
40:39be surprised if it did better.
40:41Excellent.
40:41Well, £50 paid.
40:43Oh, well, you know, I should be able to get a profit for him.
40:47So, you paid £50 for it, Nick.
40:49He's put £30 to £50 on it, but I think it's beautiful.
40:53I've got everything rooting for you on this one, Nick.
40:55It's gorgeous.
40:56Here it comes.
40:57I've got two absentee bids.
40:5935 starts it.
41:0140, 5, 50, 50, 5, 55 anywhere.
41:0850 is an absentee bid.
41:10Keep going.
41:10Come on.
41:11Somebody in the room.
41:12Come on, come on.
41:12Or it's worth another.
41:15At £50.
41:16Come on.
41:17Come on.
41:18At £50.
41:19Five.
41:20Yes.
41:22Well done, Nick.
41:23At £55, internet, are you coming back?
41:26At £55 at the moment.
41:31It's yours.
41:33Oh, it's a profit.
41:34Oh, sweetheart, well done.
41:36That is a profit of £5 on your bracelet, which means that overall, ladies, you are at minus
41:41£40.
41:43Well done.
41:45Why haven't you done so well?
41:47Which isn't too bad.
41:49You've seen the show and you know how it goes.
41:51Yes, okay.
41:52That could be a winning score.
41:59Now, I know how competitive your children are, so I am going to put you out of your misery.
42:04So, the winners of today's show are the red team.
42:09Yay!
42:10Yay!
42:12Very well done, Sinead and Leon.
42:15Very, very well done.
42:16Oh, Helen and Alice.
42:17Oh.
42:18So, we end today at minus £40.
42:21But the most important thing is, have you enjoyed yourselves?
42:25Yeah.
42:25We have.
42:26It's been wonderful.
42:26It's been fun.
42:26They've been brilliant, haven't they, Nick?
42:27Great fun.
42:28Well done.
42:30Sinead and Leon.
42:32My goodness me.
42:33Your first lot made you a profit of £1.
42:36Ooh.
42:38Your second lot made you a profit of £5.
42:41And your third and final lot made you a profit of £1.
42:47So, because you made a profit on every single lot, you do join our golden gaveless.
42:54And here are your extensive winnings, which you may well need a wheelbarrow to take home
42:59with you.
43:01Because all of the £7, Izzy, they were brilliant, weren't they?
43:05Oh, superb.
43:05I loved it.
43:07No, very, very well done.
43:08Now, if you think you can do better than our teams today, then don't forget you can apply
43:12to come on the show via our website or why not give us a little follow on social media.
43:16But more importantly than any of that, don't forget to join us again next time for some
43:21more bargain hunting.
43:22Yes?
43:23Yes!
43:23Yes!
43:24Yes!
43:24Yes!
43:35Yes!
43:38Yes!
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