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00:00Hello and welcome to Bargain Hunt.
00:03Today's show is all about fakes and imposters in the antiques world
00:07and how to avoid them.
00:08But before I get started...
00:11I could really do with a cuppa.
00:14And right on cue, here it is.
00:17Christina, your tea's ready.
00:20Christina, your tea's ready.
00:23I wonder what's happened to my tea.
00:25Christina, your tea's ready.
00:30Oh!
00:32Christina, here's your tea.
00:33Oh, bless you. Thank you for that.
00:35Oh, thanks.
00:36Oh, I was gasping.
00:39It's easy to be fooled by something which at first glance looks like the real deal.
00:45Later, I'll be finding out how you tell the difference between original and fake antiques.
00:50But first...
00:51I've got my cuppa and now I am ready for action.
00:55Let's go bargain hunting!
01:18This antique centre in Derbyshire is chock-a-block with bargains for our reds and blues to get their hands
01:24on.
01:25But they have to play by the rules.
01:28Each of our teams will have £300 and just one hour to find three items to take to auction.
01:33One must cost at least £75.
01:36And then, of course, there's my challenge to consider.
01:39The winning team is the one that makes the biggest profit or smallest loss.
01:43Let's meet today's team.
01:45I'm Krishna.
01:46I'm Fooja.
01:47We're partners in crowd.
01:48Here to have a good time.
01:51I like it.
01:53What's on your shopping list?
01:54I love teapots.
01:55I love chinaware.
01:57Good glassware.
01:58Who's in charge?
02:00I'm older, so...
02:01Yeah, I think she takes the reign for that.
02:03What about tactics?
02:05We're a bit cheeky, though, when it comes to it.
02:07Haggling is in our blood.
02:09Are you competitive?
02:11100%.
02:12Let's see who you're up against.
02:14I'm Nick.
02:15I'm Christine.
02:16We're here to hang on hard and bring home the win.
02:20A confident duo.
02:22How do you know each other?
02:24We actually met through my boyfriend, Josh.
02:27It's his grandmom.
02:29What antiques are you into?
02:30I really like a lot of stuff from the 20s.
02:33Once we see it, we all know.
02:36Will you run out of time?
02:37You're giving me a piggyback if it comes to that.
02:40Do you have a plan?
02:41I like to have a bit of fun, but most of the time I like to win.
02:44Well, good luck, everyone.
02:46Let's get started.
02:48Hello, team.
02:49Hi, Christina.
02:51Hello.
02:51Oh, my goodness, this is exciting, isn't it?
02:53Now, what is the first thing you're going to need to go bargain hunting today?
02:57Money.
02:57Money, you're absolutely right.
02:59Who's going to have the money on the Reds?
03:00Krishna.
03:01Krishna is going to have the money.
03:02There it is.
03:03And what about on the Blues?
03:04Nick's having the money.
03:05There we go, Nick.
03:06There's your £300.
03:07Now, you will also need one of my notoriously tricky challenges.
03:11Who's up for the challenge on the Reds?
03:13Kooja.
03:14Kooja is up for the challenge.
03:15There we go.
03:16And what about on the Blues?
03:17Christine's going to take the challenge.
03:18Christine, there we go.
03:19Always up for a challenge, our Christine.
03:21Now, what is the final, but possibly most important thing you're going to need to go bargain hunting today?
03:26Expert.
03:27Expert.
03:27You are absolutely right.
03:28We've got two brilliant experts for you today.
03:30Are you ready?
03:31Yes.
03:32Absolutely.
03:32Okay, off you go.
03:34Enjoy, teams.
03:35But what are they looking for in their expert?
03:39Someone who's playful.
03:41Someone who knows what sells well at the auction.
03:45Someone we can vibe with.
03:47Hello!
03:48For the Reds, it's Izzy Barmer.
03:51Ha-ha, good morning.
03:52Hello, hello.
03:53And for the Blues, it's Nick Hall.
03:56Let's reveal those challenges.
03:58An item made from bone china.
04:01Oh, let me guess what we're getting here then.
04:03An item with a connection to writing or books.
04:07Well, perfect.
04:08Yeah.
04:09Full steam ahead, teams.
04:10Your time starts now.
04:14Let's go.
04:15Let's go.
04:15Let's get going.
04:16Come on.
04:17They're off.
04:18And the Reds have their sights on some china.
04:22Well, it ticks the challenge, doesn't it?
04:24So, it's transfer printed.
04:25The ones you want that have value are hand-painted.
04:27And then you've got the gold gilding on the top.
04:30There's a bit of a loss of the gilding, but not too much.
04:33You'd have it as part of a set originally.
04:35And I suspect it is more for decoration than using,
04:38just because otherwise you'd lose this lovely image.
04:40How much is it?
04:41£6.50.
04:43It's not a lot, is it?
04:44You wouldn't normally sell this individually at auction.
04:47But I think if we could get a couple of pounds off it,
04:50hopefully it will make a fiver.
04:52Keep it in mind.
04:53So, what makes an item bone china?
04:55I can't remember.
04:56They put bone ash in it.
04:58Oh, really?
04:58That's why it's bone china.
05:00And that's what allows you to have a really fine but very strong china.
05:03The Reds keep searching.
05:06And from teacups to teapots.
05:08These were made in China in the 18th and 19th century, exported to Britain.
05:15Very popular.
05:17And then the British Victorian factory started copying them.
05:22Shall we have a look and get an idea of price?
05:24So, what we need to do is to find Adele, our personal shopper for the antique centre.
05:28Hello.
05:28Is there the keys in my hand?
05:29As if by magic, the shopkeeper appeared.
05:31So, it's this cabinet, a net teapot, or sometimes known as all Cadogan teapots.
05:37Yeah.
05:37They're quite collectible.
05:39Underneath, there's a hole, and they have a series of tubes.
05:42The vacuum of the tube stops the liquid falling out the bottom.
05:45And with a chip in it, do you think it could still make a profit?
05:48I think that is so negligible.
05:50It's the glaze rather than anything else.
05:53I wouldn't be surprised if it made maybe 80 to 100, something like that.
06:00The very early Chinese ones I've seen make several hundred pounds.
06:04Yeah.
06:05Now, 77 will be the price.
06:08Seven pound off it.
06:09Seven pound off it.
06:10But that isn't.
06:12But is that a bit of a gamble, spending 70 pounds?
06:13Yeah, sounds like it to me.
06:14We're not sure of a huge profit margin.
06:16Well, my own gut feeling is I wouldn't go a penny over 60.
06:19As the blues haggle, guess what the reds have found?
06:23You've got a lovely pink luster on it.
06:25Oh, you wanted a teapot?
06:27It doesn't take the challenge.
06:28It's not bone china.
06:29It's not fine enough.
06:30But how much is it?
06:3245.
06:33That's a lot of money.
06:35Okay.
06:36Pop it back for now, then.
06:38Any joy with your teapot blues?
06:40The best price was 70 pounds.
06:42So, the Cadogan teapot, what news?
06:4545 pound.
06:46It'd do for that.
06:47It says he's had it a while, so it'd go as low as 45 pound for you.
06:50That's amazing.
06:50I think that's good.
06:51Because I thought you offered 60 for it.
06:53Well, I told her that that would be my top.
06:55Yeah.
06:56Yeah.
06:56No, I just asked him what his best price was.
06:58And he came straight back with 45.
06:59He came back with 45 pounds.
06:59That's an amazing price.
07:01What do you think, guys?
07:02Yeah, I think we should go for that.
07:03Go for that?
07:03I think so, too.
07:04Mm-hmm.
07:04We'll shake this good lady's hand.
07:06Thank you so much.
07:06So, for 45 pounds, the Cadogan teapot gets the blues up and running.
07:13That's amazing, guys.
07:14In hardly any time at all, that's item one board.
07:17Pressure's off.
07:19Only 12 minutes in, and the Reds are still focusing on bone china.
07:24Izzy, what do you think of these sets?
07:25Do these, like, come under the china, bone china?
07:28Well, this one's Noritake, and it probably is, but it doesn't say it on the bottom.
07:32But they also do eggshell porcelain, which is very fine.
07:36Noritake is a very known make.
07:38They produced lots and lots of china tea sets.
07:41Yeah.
07:41You can buy them over here already imported, or you can buy them from Japan.
07:45But they don't have a good resale value at auction.
07:48It's £100, though, which is a lot of money.
07:51I don't think it's any better than the £6.51 you've already seen.
07:54OK, that's good to know.
07:55The Reds aren't risking it.
07:58Now, could this help the blues with their challenge?
08:01What about typewriters?
08:03Well, it's got a writing connection, isn't it?
08:06And these are 90s-year-old vintage ones as well, aren't they?
08:09Do you know much about typewriters?
08:10Well, not a huge amount, but I do know that they can sell at auction.
08:13The ones that make a lot of money, because the very early Victorian ones are quite rare.
08:17But these are normally 1920s, 30s, 40s, even 1950s.
08:21And how much is it?
08:22It's saying 120.
08:25What does that say?
08:26So tea tend to be the trade discount, so it would be £10.
08:29Oh, nice.
08:30Which is a lot of money.
08:31That seems an awful risk to me.
08:32I think we leave it, to be honest.
08:33Yeah.
08:34A no-go, then.
08:36Meanwhile, the Reds have spotted a rather colourful dish.
08:40So it's Minton, bone china, ticks the challenge.
08:43It's transfer printed, but it might be hand-finished.
08:49That's good, right?
08:50With paint.
08:50How much is it?
08:51That's the question.
08:52£7, and if we get it down to, like...
08:54Again, you wouldn't normally sell it on its own, but if you're getting it for a fiver,
08:58it's surely got to make that, or even a profit.
09:00Yeah.
09:00Do you think it's better than the £6.50 one?
09:02I do, yes.
09:03Oh, good.
09:04OK, keep this.
09:05Do you want to get a best price on it whilst we're here?
09:07Yeah, shall we?
09:08Yep.
09:09Good luck.
09:10This is Julie, our dealer.
09:12Hello.
09:13Hello, Julie.
09:14So we've found this little cute dish.
09:18What's the best price you can do for us?
09:20Right.
09:20I can do it at £6 for you.
09:22What do you think, Izzy?
09:23I think it ticks the challenge.
09:25It's not a lot of money at £6.
09:26You should make a small profit, but if you don't, you're also not losing a lot, are you?
09:30And it's pretty.
09:31Yeah, it's pretty.
09:33All right, we'll go for that.
09:34OK, that's great.
09:35Thank you so much.
09:36Great work, Reds.
09:37That's your challenge to find an item made from bone china ticked off.
09:42Right, let's keep going then.
09:44We've still got your teapot to find.
09:45Yes.
09:46And that's a challenge that they've set themselves.
09:49And a rustic stool's caught the blue's attention.
09:53It's a little bit of bygone history, isn't it?
09:55It would have come from a lovely old farm.
09:57It's probably 100 years old.
09:59And people like these quaint little stools.
10:01And it's just easy to have around at home.
10:03It doesn't take much room up.
10:04Is it expensive?
10:06This one's £32.
10:08OK, so it's not going to meet either criteria, the big spend or Christina's challenge.
10:13So you have to combine those with your last buy, which is going to put the pressure on
10:17you two quite a bit.
10:18Yeah.
10:19I think we should keep this in mind to come back to, because I really like it.
10:22It's a good plan.
10:23Keep looking.
10:25The Reds have gone teapot-y.
10:27And this one's only a tenner.
10:30Well, that's a much better price than some of the others we've been picking up.
10:33Sadler, it's a well-known make.
10:35It's transfer printed.
10:36It's sort of a cottage teapot, isn't it?
10:39But I would still like to see some money shaved off that price, but you might then...
10:43Really?
10:44Yeah.
10:44Oh, good.
10:45No.
10:47But I didn't know.
10:48I thought, finally, you want the £10.
10:50But if it's transfer, I don't know.
10:52But there should be a small profit in it, if you can get some money off it.
10:56I think we might find something better than that.
10:57Okay.
10:57We're not a big profit.
10:58Big profit.
10:59Big profit.
11:00Okay.
11:00So what should we look out for?
11:02Quality.
11:03Okay.
11:04Quality.
11:04Yeah.
11:05Come on, then.
11:05Izzy's keeping her team on track.
11:08Could this silver help the Blues with their challenge?
11:11It's a stamp holder for keeping your stamps in, of course.
11:15Would that classify as writing?
11:17Absolutely.
11:18Writing letters, you need stamps, don't you?
11:20That's it.
11:20It's probably going to be our big spend as well.
11:23Oh, let's have a look at it.
11:24Let's have a look at what we've got in.
11:26That would have been a very proud owner that we had their initials on it.
11:30We've got a little loop here, so it could have gone on a chain on either gentleman's fob,
11:34something like that, to keep it safe.
11:36There's a button on the side, which should open it up here.
11:40So it's nicely fitted in there.
11:42Yeah.
11:43Put your little...
11:44Oh, that's just so sweet, isn't it?
11:47And you've got lovely silver hallmarks across the bottom there.
11:50And then when you get a silver object that's made in separate sections and then put together...
11:55Oh, yeah.
11:55...they hallmark each section so you know it's genuine.
11:58So they hallmark on those.
11:59Oh, yes, I see that one.
12:01Yeah.
12:01But the question is, how much will it fetch at auction?
12:04Yeah.
12:04It's priced at £85.
12:06I think it should make at auction probably £70, £80, £90.
12:10So if you shave a bit off that, we should be safe.
12:13So, Adele, what do you think would be the best price on that?
12:15I'm sure we'd round it down to £75 without a phone call, yeah.
12:18If we come down to those last five minutes, we go for it.
12:22Yeah.
12:22Good plan, Christine.
12:24Back to the Reds, and there's a teapot issue.
12:29They might be focusing on their own challenge of finding a teapot more, but we will see.
12:35Another teapot.
12:36No, focus.
12:37I'm really distracted by all the teapots.
12:39Oh, yeah, we are very distracted by teapots.
12:41Here's another one.
12:42So, I'm a bit confused on this teapot thing.
12:45Are we looking for novelty, are we looking for classy, are we looking for usable, or just any teapot?
12:50Ooh.
12:51Another teapot.
12:52There.
12:53Yeah, I think now I'm...
12:53You're distracting me too much with the teapot.
12:55OK, you look at the teapot.
12:56I'm going to go for expensive things.
12:58So, while the Reds try to sort out their teapot dilemma, the Blues are still looking at silver.
13:04We have inkwells here as well.
13:06Oh, yes.
13:07And a pair.
13:08And a pair.
13:09So, how much are they?
13:11£90 for the pair.
13:13David and Penn Bradley.
13:15OK.
13:16From Birmingham, 1994.
13:18Well, Birmingham was a huge essay office.
13:20They made a lot of silver in there.
13:22And what was the date, Siri?
13:241994.
13:251990.
13:25Oh, that's quite...
13:26I can't believe that then.
13:28Yeah, because they're very much in a sort of a Victorian or Edwardian style.
13:31They are, aren't they?
13:32They're modern reproductions.
13:34Yeah.
13:35Shall we just leave that?
13:35No, I think we can.
13:36OK.
13:37Best get a wiggle on.
13:39And the Reds have put the lid on teapots for now.
13:42So, that is an abalone shell.
13:44It looks like it's gold.
13:46I suspect this might be out of our price tag.
13:49£295.
13:51OK.
13:51What's your lowest price you can do on that?
13:53We normally just take the 10% off.
13:55No, we need this for £200.
13:57I don't know if I can do that, but I can try.
13:59I think an auction guide would be £1 to £150.
14:02Oh, OK.
14:02You might get £150 to £200, because it is quite unusual with the abalone shell, but it is shell, so
14:09it's not a precious gemstone.
14:10OK, fine.
14:11That's good to know.
14:13Come on, teams.
14:14You'd better pick up the pace.
14:16Fifteen minutes to go, and you both need two more buys.
14:19The Blues are back at the stamp case they saw earlier.
14:23Do you like it as much as you did the first time?
14:26Yes, I do.
14:28In fact, I feel even more positive about it.
14:30Well, that's a good sign.
14:32So, £75 was the best price.
14:35What are we doing?
14:36Are we buying it?
14:37I think we should go for it.
14:38Yeah.
14:39Wonderful.
14:39Shake it in his hand.
14:40Deal done.
14:41Thank you so much.
14:42Great work, Blues.
14:43You've ticked off your challenge to find an item with a connection to writing, and your big spend.
14:50Two items bought, two challenges down.
14:52We're free to own to buy anything we want.
14:54Shall we go and do it?
14:55Let's do it.
14:56Come on, I'll follow you.
14:58And Christine doesn't need a piggyback just yet.
15:01The Reds, meanwhile, are sticking with jewellery.
15:03Have we seen anything else that would tick our £75 challenge?
15:08These two.
15:09OK, so this is a nine-carat Tiger's Eye signet ring.
15:13Tiger's Eye is the gemstone.
15:15It has a cat's eye across it, which is called chatoyancy,
15:17so when you move it in the light, you can see that sort of line, that eye effect across it.
15:22Oh, yeah.
15:22But how much is it?
15:23It's £149, so if we were to get it for, I don't know, £90.
15:28You might stand a chance.
15:29Do we want to look at this turquoise one whilst we're here?
15:32Yes.
15:32So you get a lot of Victorian rings that are set with gold.
15:35However, this one isn't Victorian.
15:36It's a copy of an older ring.
15:38I think you stand more of a chance with the Tiger's Eye, but it does come down to price.
15:43Time is running out, and the Blues are searching for their final buy.
15:48I like that little chair.
15:50Oh, that is cute.
15:51That is just so cute, isn't it?
15:54It's the sort of thing if you were a doll collector or a teddy bear collector.
15:57Yes.
15:57A window display.
15:58So what would you look for on an item like this?
16:02Well, ideally age, because that is a sort of an 18th century style, but I can tell from here it's
16:08quite a modern reproduction.
16:10Yeah.
16:11But for £50, that's what they're asking.
16:13It's a bit steep.
16:13It is, isn't it?
16:14That's quite a lot to go to auction with.
16:16It is, isn't it?
16:17So you leave it?
16:18I think so.
16:19The chair goes back.
16:21Now, have the Reds made a decision about the rings?
16:25So I've made the phone call.
16:26The turquoise one she paid quite a bit for, so that's got to be £125.
16:30But the good news is she's accepted £90 if you want to take this one.
16:33Yes.
16:34Yeah?
16:34Yeah, perfect.
16:35I thought they'd say £100, so why not?
16:38So just to be really clear, we're buying this ring at £90 and it's ticking our big spend.
16:42Yes.
16:43Done.
16:44For £90, the tiger's eye ring ticks the big spend.
16:48But don't let up, Reds.
16:50Now, the bad news.
16:52We have three and a half minutes left.
16:53So, are we going to go and get your teapot?
16:55Yes.
16:56Let's go.
16:57It's return visits all round, as the Blues head back to the little stool they saw earlier.
17:03Wonderful.
17:03The stool's still there.
17:05Now, do we love it just as much?
17:06I think we do.
17:07Yeah?
17:08Yeah.
17:08I really, really like it, but I just think the price is a bit too high.
17:12OK.
17:12Well, I've just spotted out the corner of my eye while picking it up.
17:15Sale and all furniture, 25%.
17:1725%?
17:19Well, that's good news.
17:20Oh, that's better.
17:22Fours into 32, £8 off, £25.
17:26Mm, it's still a bit higher than we wanted to pay, isn't it?
17:28And there's a fair bit of damage on it as well that we might need to fix it.
17:30Well, there's a little bit of damage, but, you know, a working farm saw is going to get used and
17:34abused, isn't it?
17:35That's it.
17:36Well, it is.
17:37Adele.
17:38Yes?
17:38Hello, hello.
17:39Hello.
17:39So, the team have found this charming little rustic stool.
17:43They do like it.
17:44The condition's a little bit of a worry.
17:46You see, even looking at it in this angle, I can see where that leg is wobbly.
17:49What can be done on the price?
17:5120's the best.
17:52Yep.
17:53Is it all right?
17:53Yeah, lovely.
17:55That was very decisive.
17:57Good work, Blues.
17:58The little rustic stool for £20 completes your shop.
18:02We are done.
18:03We are dusted.
18:04Yes.
18:04We are finished.
18:05Well done.
18:06Whoa.
18:07Whoa.
18:08I think we're going to have a sit down in a dark room.
18:10Come on.
18:10I think so.
18:11Cup of tea, perhaps?
18:13But no.
18:14With just over a minute to go, the Teapot Mad Reds have found something else.
18:21Clarice Cliff, look.
18:22So, this is actually a preserve pot, not a teapot.
18:25But Clarice Cliff is a really good make.
18:27Yeah.
18:27So, it's between these two.
18:29There's a jug.
18:29There's that.
18:30We've got enough for both.
18:31So, shall we get a price on both?
18:33Yeah.
18:33And lowest on both and take it?
18:35Yeah.
18:35Yeah.
18:35Okay.
18:36One minute left, team.
18:37I'm putting up the clock.
18:39Hi, Julie.
18:40Hello.
18:40So, we like both the Clarice Cliffs.
18:42Oh, yes.
18:43Very nice.
18:44What's your lowest price on them?
18:45What were you looking at?
18:46And let me see if I can tweak it a little bit for you.
18:49Both.
18:50$470?
18:50Oh, come on.
18:52Let me.
18:52$75, and I'll let you take it.
18:53$75, please.
18:55I'm sorry, but I've got to be realistic.
18:57Yeah.
18:57Are we going for them?
18:59Yeah, let's get it.
19:00Happy.
19:00We'll take both of them to five.
19:01Okay, then I'll get those out for you.
19:03Thank you very much.
19:04That was a close call.
19:06With only 30 seconds left, the jug and preserve pot.
19:09For £75 is the Reds' final buy.
19:13That's it, teams.
19:14Your shopping is over.
19:16Congratulations.
19:18Down to the last minute, but we've done it.
19:20We've got three items.
19:21Yes, we have.
19:22Let's reflect on what the Red Team bought.
19:26The pretty mint and dish for £6 met my challenge to find an item made from bone china.
19:33They splashed out £90 on their big spend with the gold Tiger's Eye signet ring.
19:41And the Clarice Cliff jug and preserve pot at £75 completed their shop.
19:48Did you have fun, ladies?
19:49We had an amazing time.
19:51So much fun.
19:51Good.
19:51Excellent.
19:51Do you often sort of get to go antique shopping together?
19:54Is it something that you do?
19:55Yeah.
19:55We go car boot sales.
19:56We go car boot sales a lot.
19:57Excellent.
19:58We go to lots of markets.
19:58I would like to know, out of the three items that you purchased, what's your favourite,
20:02Pooja?
20:03I think the favourite's the trinket dish.
20:05Oh, the first item you purchased?
20:06Yes.
20:07Yeah.
20:07And of course, that was my challenge to you, was to find an item made from bone china,
20:10wasn't it?
20:11So that's a big tick.
20:12What about you, Krishna?
20:13What was your favourite?
20:14I think it's the Clarice Cliff, the last minute purchased.
20:17What do you think is going to make you the most profit?
20:19Hopefully the trinket dish or the pin dish.
20:22What about you, Krishna?
20:22What's going to make you the most money?
20:23I think it is that as well.
20:25So how did you find your big spend, ladies?
20:28So we were in a rush, but we saw quite a few rings, we stuck between two, and the one
20:34we liked was about £149, and we tried our luck to get it for £90, and we did.
20:39What did you spend in total?
20:42£171.
20:43£171.
20:44So one of you's got £129 to hand over to Izzy.
20:48There it goes.
20:49Some loose bits, I think.
20:51Yeah, exactly.
20:51Izzy, what are you going to do with that?
20:53I was really reminded of Kids in a Sweetie Shop today, because you were so excited about
20:58everything.
20:59So I'm going to go down memory lane with childhood items.
21:03Oh, exciting.
21:05There we go.
21:05Well, Izzy takes a trip down memory lane, buying her bonus buy.
21:08Let's remind ourselves what the blue team bought.
21:11They started with a 19th century Cadogan teapot for £45.
21:18The silver stamp box at £75 ticked off their challenge to find an item with a connection
21:24to writing or books.
21:28And for £20, they couldn't resist the rustic wooden stool.
21:34Christine and Nick, how was it?
21:36Oh, it was exhausting.
21:38Oh!
21:39Overwhelming.
21:40Oh, yeah.
21:41But I learned so much.
21:42Oh, good.
21:43Oh, yeah, I learned so much.
21:45Christine, out of those three purchases, what was your favourite?
21:48My real favourite is the silver stamp case.
21:51Not only was it your challenge, which was to find an item connected with writing and
21:55books, but also it was your big spend.
21:57That's right.
21:58Yeah.
21:58So you got your homework out of the way.
22:00I like that.
22:01We did, didn't we?
22:02Yeah, took the pressure off.
22:02What about you, Nick?
22:03What was your favourite?
22:04For me, the favourite item was definitely the little stool.
22:06It's so cute.
22:07I loved it.
22:08What do you think, out of those three purchases, is going to make you the most profit at auction,
22:12Christine?
22:13The Duggan teapot.
22:15I think that could be a real surprise thing.
22:18What about you, Nick?
22:19What do you think?
22:19I absolutely agree.
22:20I think because we found it so early, well, Nick found it so early in our hunt, it made
22:25me feel, like, really positive that that particular piece he gravitated to for a reason.
22:29It really put me at ease.
22:31So I think that one's going to do the best at auction.
22:33So how much did you spend in total?
22:35£140.
22:36£140.
22:37So that means you've got £160, one of you.
22:40Hand that over to Nicholas.
22:42What will you be spending that on?
22:44I'm going to find something a little bit stylish, something with a nod to interior design.
22:48Oh, there we go.
22:50Just for you, Nick.
22:51Yeah.
22:52Well, while Nick goes off bonus by shopping, I'm going to go and learn about some antiques
22:55and collectibles that aren't quite what they seem.
23:02If you love a designer handbag or a big-name watch, you'll probably pay big money for the
23:08right look.
23:09But watch out, because criminals are cashing in from selling fakes, and that includes
23:15antiques and collectibles.
23:18Take these plates, for example.
23:20Although they look identical, one is a genuine Royal Crown Derby, and the other, well, isn't.
23:27It's little wonder, then, that auction houses are constantly looking out for pieces that
23:32aren't the real deal.
23:33And auctioneer James Lewis has a few tips to help us avoid getting stung.
23:40James, I am fascinated by the array of items that we've got.
23:45I can't wait to get my teeth into these.
23:46Let's start with some Royal Crown Derby.
23:49Where people are bringing fakes in, they bring those fakes in to target the market.
23:56So we see a lot of it here.
23:57There are ways of telling.
23:59So this is the fake.
24:01Worthless because it's a fake, but also worthless because it's illegal, because it has a massive
24:05layered content and is dangerous.
24:08This one, when you look at it in profile, is flatter.
24:11This is the real.
24:13This has got more shape, more life to the glaze.
24:15It's got more sparkle.
24:17This, when you pick it up, is rougher.
24:20This is almost perfectly smooth.
24:22So the marks there, over glaze.
24:26Here, under glaze.
24:28Totally flat.
24:29It is.
24:29You can tell the difference in the quality.
24:31And that is seen, really, with these over here as well.
24:35So, again, Royal Crown Derby.
24:37But that, it's jewelled, it's enamelled, it's gilding is fantastic.
24:42As you pick up one of these, it's horrible.
24:44This is made in China.
24:45It was made probably in the 1990s.
24:48It was designed to fool.
24:50It's designed as a fake.
24:53Genuine Royal Crown Derby pieces can be worth hundreds of pounds.
24:57And that's why criminals are trying to cash in.
25:00If in doubt, seek expert advice, because forgeries do display telltale signs.
25:07This fake version of the popular Whitefriars' drunken bricklayer vase is an insipid light purple.
25:14Well, it should be aubergine.
25:15And the dots are not laid out correctly.
25:19And compare these two Staffordshire figures.
25:22The original is crisp and the colour is sharp.
25:25Whereas the pretender is crudely painted and lacking in definition.
25:31James has also noticed a problem linked to a popular local gemstone, Blue John.
25:35This unique mineral is only found within the rocks of Derbyshire and it can make big bucks, which is why
25:42it's a perfect target for fraudsters.
25:47What tells you that it isn't Blue John?
25:49It feels very solid.
25:51And when you look at a piece of Blue John, you feel if you were to drop it, it would
25:55shatter.
25:56You know how a windscreen shatters?
25:57Yeah.
25:58It has little cubes of glass all over the place, but no sharp bits.
26:01If you drop a piece of Blue John, it comes away in sections like that.
26:06Sort of crumbles.
26:06Crumbles.
26:07Yeah.
26:07To those little cubes.
26:09And if it looks as if if you dropped it, it would just go bang and fall in two halves.
26:13It's too hard.
26:15Be suspicious.
26:16And fakes aren't just affecting traditional antiques.
26:20One area of collectibles that's awash with forgeries is celebrity autographs.
26:26The global market is worth billions of pounds.
26:29Expert Gary King has been selling genuine autographs for more than 30 years and he's often called on to authenticate
26:37celebrity handwriting.
26:39Gary, what are the most common types of fakes or fake autographs?
26:43Just freehand forgeries where people have just simply copied, you know, somebody's signature onto a photograph or a piece of
26:49paper.
26:50We've got an Amy Winehouse here.
26:52Oh, Amy Winehouse.
26:53Yeah.
26:54So you always compare the suspect signature with the genuine example.
26:59This is a genuine?
27:00That's a genuine one, yes.
27:02It's been done slowly.
27:03This one's been done more quickly.
27:05Yeah, it's quite contrived, isn't it?
27:07Yes.
27:07Then we get secretarial signatures.
27:10So this is a set of Rolling Stones secretarial signatures done by Bill Wyman.
27:14What do we mean by secretarial signatures?
27:17Well, Bill Wyman did all of those signatures on behalf of the rest of the Rolling Stones.
27:21This is a genuine Mick Jagger and that is Bill Wyman's example of a Mick Jagger.
27:25I recognise those signatures.
27:27Those are Beatles signatures, aren't they?
27:29Well, not quite.
27:30These are Beatles signatures, but they were done by Neil Aspinall, their road manager.
27:34That's Neil Aspinall there.
27:36Right.
27:37This is Paul McCartney.
27:38Yeah.
27:38If you look at where he gets to the L and the M, on the Aspinall ones, he goes up
27:45and down too many times.
27:47Because of the demand for the signatures of well-known figures, some celebrities or world leaders have their autographs printed.
27:55So this is an original Winston Churchill letter.
28:00So that is essentially a print.
28:02Yes.
28:03Yeah.
28:03If you're keen to build an autograph collection, check the paper or material that it's written on.
28:10An old signature won't be penned on modern paper or signed in felt tip.
28:15Provenance helps and always check there are accurate contact details for the person you're buying from.
28:22You need to check on the authenticity of the seller rather than the authenticity of the item that you're looking
28:28at buying.
28:29Gary, it's been absolutely fascinating looking.
28:33We could talk for hours, couldn't we?
28:34This is really quite...
28:35I certainly could.
28:37Bless you.
28:38But now it's time for me to head over to the auction.
28:44We've travelled to Derby, where James Lewis is our auctioneer.
28:50James, thank you so much for having us.
28:52Pleasure.
28:53Thank you for coming.
28:54Well, shall we start with Krishna and Pooja, who went shopping with Izzy Barmer.
28:58OK.
28:58Now, their first purchase was their challenge.
29:00It was an item made from bone china.
29:03Do you know, it's really pretty and it's in its original box.
29:06And, yeah, it's a really sweet little thing.
29:10Normally, that would go in amongst another 20 or 30 or 40 of those to make a good big lot.
29:18So, on its own, less than 20.
29:20Well, they only paid £6 for it.
29:22OK.
29:23Now, their second purchase was their big spent.
29:25It was a Tiger's Eye mounted signet ring, which is rather smart, isn't it?
29:29Yes.
29:30It's a small size, but it's a really lovely design.
29:34It has that smooth outline.
29:36So, what is your estimate?
29:3740 to 60 on it.
29:39OK.
29:39Well, it was their big spend.
29:40They paid £90 for it.
29:42OK.
29:43Got a chance.
29:44It's got a chance.
29:44It has.
29:45That's what we like to hear.
29:46Now, Krishna's favourite purchase was a Clarice Cliff Harvestware.
29:50So, Clarice Cliff is great, but Celtic Harvest, of course, is one of the most common of all of them.
29:56But it was common at the time because people loved it.
30:00So, it was popular then and it's still popular now.
30:03It's just not as valuable.
30:05So, I've put £30 to £50 on the two.
30:07OK.
30:08£75 paid.
30:09Oh, it's going to be close.
30:11It's going to be very close.
30:12Let's move over to our blue team, Nick and Christine.
30:15Now, their first purchase when they went shopping with Nick Hall was this very traditional Cadogan teapot.
30:21Yes.
30:21It was a real design icon of its day.
30:25And, you know, I think it's a super thing.
30:27But today, I've put £20 to £30 on it.
30:29Oh, which is sad.
30:30Yeah.
30:31They both think this is going to make them the most profit.
30:32OK.
30:33And they paid £45 for it.
30:35Oh, I'll try hard.
30:36Let's move on to their second purchase, which was this combination Vesta and Stamp Box.
30:41It was their big spend and it was their challenge, because I challenged them to find an item with a
30:47connection to writing or books.
30:49OK.
30:49It's continental silver, but not English hallmarks, so silver-coloured metal.
30:54And it's a bit beaten up, but it's a great little object.
30:58We've put £20 to £30 on it.
31:00Oh, well, they paid £75 for it.
31:03Never, no.
31:04Let's move on to their final purchase, which was this really cute little stool.
31:09Yes.
31:09I think I'd like to look at it more than I'd like to sit on it.
31:12I don't think it'd survive if I sat on it, but I'd put £20 to £30 on it.
31:16OK.
31:17Well, they paid only £20 for it.
31:19Oh, that's fine.
31:20It should do that.
31:20Now, will you be election for us?
31:24Yes.
31:24Good.
31:25Yes.
31:25Well, I'm looking forward to seeing you wielding your gavel.
31:30At £260, £270 to £80.
31:33Krishnan, Pooja, how are you feeling?
31:36Yeah, good, thank you.
31:37Are you sure?
31:39This is the most subdued I've seen you.
31:41I've never heard of you so quiet.
31:42Yeah, I've never seen that.
31:45Nervous.
31:46Excited.
31:46Excited.
31:47Yeah, let's channel those nerves into excitement.
31:50Yes.
31:50Yeah.
31:51OK.
31:51Well, look, here is your first lot.
31:52This is, of course, your challenge.
31:54I challenge you to find an item made from bone china.
31:56You came back with this Minton bouquet pattern dish in its original box.
32:01Here it is.
32:02£6 pay you, Krish.
32:04And £20 do I see.
32:06£20, £20, £20, £20, £20 bid.
32:10Yeah!
32:12At £20 has it.
32:13At £20 and £5 now.
32:15Jolly pretty.
32:16Little bit of Minton.
32:17At £20...
32:20£20!
32:20Oh, £20!
32:21Girls, heck, well done.
32:23That is a £14 profit on your first lot.
32:26Very well done.
32:27Here we go.
32:28This is now your nine-carat gold and beautiful tiger's eye mounted signet ring.
32:33This is your big spend.
32:35£90 paid.
32:37How does it feel to have spent £90 on a ring at this point?
32:39At least I can blame Pooja fans.
32:42Here it is.
32:43This is lovely.
32:44It's got a great feel when it's on.
32:46Got one, two, three, four, five bids on it.
32:50And £48 starts it.
32:53£50 bid.
32:55£52, £55, £58, £60, £62, £65.
33:01£70 do I see.
33:03Come on, mate.
33:03One more.
33:04£65.
33:07Stupid.
33:09So that's just all for £65.
33:11That's a £25 loss on the ring.
33:13We're at minus 11, but we've got our third and final lot to go.
33:17This is, of course, your Clarice Cliff harvest pattern jug and preserve pot.
33:22£75 paid, ladies.
33:23Here we go.
33:24£35 for the Clarice Cliff.
33:26At 30 for...
33:28£35, £40, £45 for you.
33:31£45 has it in the room.
33:33At £45 in the green.
33:36£50 next.
33:37£50 anyone.
33:38They're both useful.
33:40They'll look super on the breakfast table.
33:42Yes!
33:43They will!
33:45Imagine perfect for a garden party as well in the summer.
33:49At £45 in the room.
33:52At £45...
33:57£45, that is a £30 loss, sadly.
34:01So overall, we're at minus 41 at this point, OK?
34:06Now, you did leave Izzy with £129.
34:09Shall we see what she invested it in?
34:11Yes.
34:12OK, so ladies, close your eyes just for a minute.
34:14Izzy, can you go and grab your bonus five, please?
34:17OK, ladies, open your eyes.
34:19£40!
34:20Oh, this is so cute.
34:21I mean, I was always going to buy you a teapot.
34:25After we spent 50 minutes creating our own challenge of trying to find a teapot, we looked at a million
34:31teapots, but we didn't buy one.
34:32So cute.
34:33I have bought you a bone china to lock.
34:35Oh, I love it.
34:35Can I take this home?
34:37And I've bought you a little miniature tea service.
34:40That's so cute.
34:40Whole port, so a good make.
34:42OK.
34:42All the bits there.
34:43Really good condition.
34:44So how much did you pay for this, Izzy?
34:46Well, I paid £10.
34:48Oh, did you?
34:48Yes.
34:49Fantastic.
34:49Brilliant.
34:50How much do you think it would make?
34:51I would put a guide of 10 to 20 on it.
34:53OK.
34:54Yeah.
34:55What are you going to do?
34:57100%.
34:57100%.
34:58100%.
34:58They're going to go with a bonus buy, so let's see what our auctioneer, James, thinks.
35:01They have a very sweet little miniature tea service.
35:05We do get them.
35:06They're normally in a massive box with lots of others in them.
35:10Yeah, it's something you can just give to the kids and they can play with, or it can go in
35:13a cabinet and it's a cheap fellow, isn't it?
35:15Yeah.
35:16What's your estimate?
35:17Less than 20.
35:18Well, £10 paid.
35:19I'll see if we can squeeze a profit for her.
35:23So, ladies, our auctioneer, James, has had a little look at the tea service.
35:27He said under £20.
35:28Shall we find out what happens?
35:30Yes.
35:30OK, let's do it.
35:3120, do I see?
35:3320 for the miniature service?
35:35It's got to be worth 10, though, surely.
35:3710 bid.
35:38Come on.
35:3815 and...
35:39Come on.
35:39£10 has it.
35:4110, 12, do I see?
35:42At 10...
35:4312, 12, 14 now.
35:4614, do I see?
35:48Oh, 14.
35:49Oh, just read the card.
35:5215.
35:56Excellent.
35:59Amazing.
36:00Well done, Izzy.
36:01That's just made a £5 profit.
36:03You will be leaving us at minus £36.
36:13Christine, how are you feeling?
36:14Quite nervous, but excited.
36:16What could possibly go wrong with such a team like a great team?
36:19How are you doing, Nick?
36:20Are you all right?
36:21Energised.
36:21Energised.
36:22Well, your first purchase was, of course, the iconic Cadogan teapot.
36:27£45 paid.
36:28Okay, you both predicted this might make you the most profit.
36:31We're about to find out.
36:32Are you ready?
36:33We're ready.
36:34Are you sure?
36:35Yes.
36:36Okay, here we go.
36:36If you're a teapot collector and you haven't got one of these in your collection, you are
36:42not a proper teapot collector.
36:45I'll start it at 20.
36:4625 now.
36:47Oh, it's worth that.
36:4925.
36:51At 25.
36:52Oh, come on, Faye.
36:54I should be there for it again.
36:5625.
36:5730.
36:5935.
37:0040.
37:0145.
37:0250.
37:0335.
37:05Go on, one more.
37:07At 55.
37:0960, do I see?
37:10At 55.
37:11Are you going to go again?
37:1265.
37:13In the yellow.
37:14At 65.
37:17Hey, well done, James.
37:20Very well done.
37:21That has just sold for £65.
37:23That is a £20 profit on your first lot.
37:26Yes.
37:26A lovely way to start, isn't it?
37:28A great way to start, absolutely.
37:30Now, Christine, we move on to your favourite item now, which is, of course,
37:34your very beautiful George the Fish and Silver combination stamp and vestor holder.
37:38Now, your challenge was an item with a connection to writing or books.
37:42Not only was it your challenge, which is a big tick, it was also your big spend, and
37:46you spent £75.
37:48Oh, yeah.
37:48Okay.
37:49Here it is now.
37:50Solid silver and really unusual in design.
37:53And I can start it at an absentee bid of £30, £35.
37:57Oh, there should be hands for this.
38:00£35, £40.
38:01At £40 with me, £45 do I see?
38:04Two little compartments inside, each one with a folding top.
38:09Really sweet.
38:11At £40, £45 anyone?
38:13At £40.
38:15All sure, then?
38:19That is a £35 loss, sadly, on your big spend there.
38:23It just sold for £40.
38:25So, overall, we are at minus 15.
38:27But we've still got the stool to go.
38:31It's a beautiful piece, isn't it?
38:33It's just so simple, somehow.
38:35£20 invested in this.
38:36I think it's worth every single penny.
38:39I do as well.
38:40Here it comes.
38:41There it is, it's got a super dish top, and I can start the bidding at £20, £25, £35, £40.
38:48Anyone in the room for it?
38:49It's a really sweet little thing.
38:53Oh, my goodness.
38:54That's good.
38:54That is a £15 profit.
38:56So, very, very well done.
38:58We are at zero.
39:02So, you left Nick with £160.
39:05Yes.
39:06Shall we find out what he did with it?
39:07Oh, yes.
39:08Dying to see it.
39:09OK.
39:10All right.
39:10Well, close your eyes, guys.
39:11Close your eyes.
39:12Nick, can you get your bonus buy, please?
39:14Are you ready, team?
39:15Are you ready?
39:16OK.
39:16Open those eyes.
39:18Oh!
39:20They are in the Art Nouveau style, but they are a modern reproduction, OK?
39:25So, they look like they should be made of bronze, but they're moulded resin.
39:29So, they're modern copies, but they're stylish.
39:32Pairs of things are always popular.
39:34After I bought them, I was spotting there was a bit of damage, some old repairs, which I hadn't seen.
39:39So, just as a heads up.
39:41It's very fair telling us about that.
39:44I'd like to see how well that's reflected and what you paid for them.
39:48Well, I paid half of what you left me, £80 for them.
39:52So, what do you think they all made?
39:53If it hadn't been damaged, I'd have said they'd have made maybe £100, something like that.
39:57With the damage, I'm not so sure.
40:00So, team, I need a decision from you.
40:01What are you going to do?
40:03Leave it.
40:04Leave it.
40:04Leave it?
40:05You're going to leave it?
40:06We're going to sell them anyway, even though you haven't gone with it.
40:09So, this could be slightly torturous.
40:11Let's see what our auctioneer, James, thinks of Nick's really rather beautiful Art Nouveau style lamps.
40:18I love them in their style.
40:20And sadly, they're resin, they're not metal.
40:23She's had her arms off and we've got damage to the shade.
40:27Oh!
40:27So, they've got a lot of problems for something that is probably only 1980s or 1990s in date.
40:35£20 to £30.
40:36OK.
40:37So, £80 paid.
40:38Hmm.
40:41So, our auctioneer has had a little look at the lamps.
40:43Obviously, he has had more time to assess them than Nick had running around an antique centre.
40:47He has put an estimate of £20 to £30 on the pair.
40:51So, maybe we were right.
40:52So, I think it could have been a very wise decision.
40:55I can start the bidding at £20, £5, £30, £35, £40 now.
41:02£40 bid.
41:03At £40, anybody else?
41:06Oh, the damage has killed them.
41:09At £40.
41:12That was a relief.
41:14Very wise decision, very wise counsel, Nick.
41:16Well done, team.
41:17So, after your three lots and the bonus buy, which you decided not to go with very wisely,
41:22you are at the grand total of nothing.
41:33If there's ever been a rollercoaster, it has been today.
41:37Now, I am going to put you out of your misery because I know you are all very competitive, aren't
41:42you?
41:43Very.
41:43Oh, Krishna.
41:45Yeah, Nick's competitive, but Nick, yeah, very competitive.
41:48So, you all are itching to know who the winning team and who the runners-up are today.
41:53Well, today's winning team is Nick and Christine.
41:58Whoa!
42:00Yes!
42:03Krishna and Pooja, oh, my goodness.
42:04And I'm so glad that you got your teapot in the end.
42:08Thank you, Izzy.
42:09Yeah, Izzy absolutely nailed it with a bonus buy, so well done, Izzy.
42:12So, you're leaving us today at minus £36.
42:15Have you enjoyed it?
42:16Oh, we've loved it.
42:17It's been fantastic.
42:19Good.
42:19Really well done.
42:20Thank you for being a part of the show.
42:21But our victors, Nick and Christine, who have won by precisely winning nothing.
42:30We didn't lose anything.
42:32That is very true.
42:33Yes, many congratulations.
42:35You are our victors today.
42:37Have you enjoyed the experience?
42:38Yes, it's been fascinating.
42:40Brilliant.
42:40Nick, you've enjoyed it?
42:41It was fabulous.
42:42Excellent.
42:42And another worldly Nick to keep you under control as well.
42:46But they've been a brilliant team, haven't they?
42:48Absolutely fantastic.
42:49Great fun all the way through.
42:50Well, it's been an absolute joy to have you all on our show today.
42:53And if you think you can do better than our teams today, then don't forget you can apply
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