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00:00Happy Christmas! It's all kicking off on today's bargain hunt, which isn't surprising, as it's that time of year.
00:08The elves are busy in Father Christmas' workshop, helping to prepare for the big day.
00:14Ooh, it's the boss. Ooh.
00:17Hello, Father Christmas.
00:20Okay, don't worry, I shall let them know. Bye.
00:23Great news! The bargain hunt Christmas extravaganza, it's on!
00:30Are the jackets all wrapped? Check.
00:32Are the Christmas challenges prepared? Check.
00:35Golden gavels, are they polished up? All present and correct, Danny.
00:38Lovely. Aren't you forgetting something? I don't think so.
00:43What the heck are you dressed as? Don't you worry about that, I'm in the Christmas vibe.
00:48And you're going to need as much help as you can get on this gig, so come on, let's go
00:53Christmas bargain hunting!
01:16Today's Yuletide celebration is taking place here at this huge antiques fair in Newark.
01:22There's plenty going on. Perhaps it's a good job that there's two of us here.
01:27I'm Alfred, and of course, you know Danny.
01:31Thanks, Alfred.
01:32Now, each team will have 300 Christmas pounds to spend, and one hour to buy three wise-buys to take
01:39to auction.
01:39The team that makes the biggest profit, or the smallest loss, will be crowned the festive champions.
01:45Let's not forget, Danny, one item must cost at least £75, and there's also a Christmas challenge too.
01:53So let's meet today's teams.
01:55Up for some festive fun are in-laws, Ria and Gary, and sisters, Claire and Jill.
02:01So let's get this Christmas party started.
02:04Merry Christmas, everybody!
02:06Merry Christmas!
02:07Are you ready to go Christmas bargain hunting?
02:10Yeah!
02:11Well, that's good, because there's plenty of presents around here.
02:14Firstly, the two big ones.
02:15Have a look, see what we've got.
02:18Hooray!
02:19Oh, we're not the blue team.
02:20You're not the blue team.
02:20Give us that blue in here.
02:21I don't know who's packed then, but they've packed it wrong.
02:24So blue's over there.
02:26Red's over here.
02:27Oh, you're looking fabulous.
02:29I've got another present for you.
02:31One for the blues, one for the reds.
02:35Oh, all £300 each.
02:37That's for doing the shopping.
02:39Hold on to that one.
02:41Thank you very much.
02:42Now, in here are your challenges.
02:44There's another surprise for you out on the fair.
02:47So, away you go.
02:49Go on, you'll find them.
02:51Oh, it's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas.
02:54All that's missing are Santa's expert helpers.
02:58So, who will be gifting their knowledge?
03:00Merry Christmas!
03:01Yay!
03:02Merry Christmas!
03:03Helping the Reds is our Christmas star, Rue Irving.
03:10And guiding the blues is our very own angel, Caroline Hawley.
03:15Before we get started, let's find out a bit more about our Christmas shoppers.
03:20Ria, I hear your gran is a big fan of the show.
03:24My mama likes to watch Bargain Hunt.
03:25We haven't told her that we're going on.
03:27To see us on the telly would just make her Christmas.
03:29I hope you're watching, mama.
03:31So, what's your favourite thing about Christmas?
03:34I like to spend time with family.
03:35Matching Christmas jumpers, presents, secrets, Santa's.
03:37Same here.
03:38What's on the wish list?
03:40Silver or gold, some kind of jewellery piece.
03:43A nice vase or something like that.
03:45Best of luck.
03:46So, what about your festive foes, Claire and Jill?
03:50I love Christmas.
03:50My favourite time of year.
03:52Mine too.
03:53My son is born on Christmas Day, so Christmas has always been the real time for celebration
03:59for lots of different reasons.
04:01What's on the Christmas shopping list?
04:03Food.
04:04Plenty of food.
04:05No, no, I think for antiques, Claire.
04:07Oh, Claire, keep up.
04:09We know that small pieces sell pretty well at auctions.
04:12I would love to get a little bit of jewellery.
04:15There should be plenty here.
04:17Right, teams, get those Christmas challenges open.
04:20Something mentioned in the Christmas carol, We Three Kings.
04:24Gold, perfume, stars and mountains.
04:29Easy peasy.
04:30Something mentioned in the Christmas carol, Jingle Bells.
04:34Hang on.
04:35Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way.
04:39Oh, what fun it is to ride in one hole's open sleigh.
04:43Oh, yeah, we're on this.
04:45Well, Alfred, you know what happens now, don't you?
04:47I do, Danny.
04:49Teams, your time starts now.
04:50Good luck.
04:53Let's catch up, Edden.
04:54Come on.
04:55I've sent Alfred back to the grotto to carry on making presents for the big day.
05:00But don't worry, he can keep a close eye on the action from the live feed on the Christmas tree.
05:05Magic.
05:06Right, Reds, what's the plan?
05:09Do you like jewellery and things?
05:11Jewellery, mainly.
05:13We're not looking for big pieces of furniture.
05:14Is that because they're a pain to carry?
05:16Exactly.
05:17Really? Is that why?
05:18Yes.
05:18Are you feeling a bit lazy today, bitches?
05:20We are.
05:21It's Christmas.
05:21Yeah, exactly.
05:22Christmas spirit.
05:23You can't be lazy for the next hour, Reds.
05:26How's this plate for size, Ria?
05:29That's quite nice.
05:3020 pounds?
05:31Yeah.
05:3120 pounds.
05:32What do you think, Ruth?
05:33Victorian, if not slightly earlier, but it's just not jumping out, is it?
05:37We'll keep looking.
05:38Yes.
05:39Ruth's not keen.
05:41Blues, anything catching your eye?
05:43I am...
05:44Yeah, go on.
05:45That very much looks like Urkel.
05:47It's certainly mid-century.
05:49Beautiful.
05:49Well, I can't see a stall holder at the moment, so aim up where it is, because this is a
05:55huge
05:55fair, and we'll come back.
05:57I don't remember any Urkel in the Carol Jingle Bells, ladies.
06:01What have you got there, Gary?
06:03That's what you would call sort of end-of-day glass.
06:05So, basically, at the end of the day, a glassblower would have leftover glass.
06:09Oh, wow.
06:10And they would make these items that were just one-off things.
06:13There was a time when that probably could have done really well, at 55 pounds.
06:17I think that would maybe be 20, 25.
06:20Oh, yeah.
06:20It's just not trendy anymore.
06:22No.
06:22Ruth, right.
06:23So, no end-of-day glass at the start of your shop, Reds.
06:27Anything on the wish list, Blues?
06:30Like raspberry glass.
06:31Yes.
06:32Or...
06:32Raspberry?
06:33Yes.
06:33Excuse me.
06:34I've been at this a long, long time.
06:35I do not know what raspberry glass is.
06:37No.
06:38Well, I think it's just red glass.
06:39Do you mean cranberry glass?
06:41Oh, okay.
06:41We'll go with that.
06:42Yes.
06:43Raspberry glass.
06:44I've never heard it called raspberry glass.
06:46Oh, it is.
06:46But why not?
06:47It's called that beautiful pink, Victorian.
06:49Yes.
06:50That's the one.
06:50Right.
06:51And as if by Christmas magic, here's a stool full of cranberry glass.
06:56And bells.
06:57And bells.
06:58They're bells.
06:59Oh, my goodness.
07:00Now, they are beautiful.
07:02And they would tick Danny's challenge.
07:05Yes.
07:05They definitely would.
07:07Jingle bells.
07:08Give it away.
07:10They work.
07:11It says 35 here.
07:13What's your very best?
07:1420.
07:1520.
07:1620.
07:16What do you think, Caroline?
07:17I think they're absolutely gorgeous.
07:19I like this one.
07:22Is there any damage?
07:23Oh, yeah.
07:23They make a nice sound.
07:24I think that's lovely, because if you look at that one, hold it up.
07:28Can you see?
07:28It's just slightly discoloured.
07:30Right.
07:31Ah, yes.
07:31Yes, yes.
07:32They've lost their original dinger.
07:36Could we buy a hundred?
07:36Or donger.
07:37Okay.
07:37But I think that's fine.
07:38You've still got the beautiful colour.
07:40Yes.
07:40And it's raspberry glass.
07:41I mean, cranberry glass.
07:43A jingle bell.
07:44Could we do it?
07:4619.
07:47Go on.
07:48Oh, thank you.
07:49Oh, thank you so much.
07:51Oh, jingle those bells.
07:53That's Danny's Christmas challenge all wrapped up.
07:56It certainly is, Alfred.
07:58And there's not even 10 minutes on the clock.
08:01Well done.
08:03Hot on their heels, the Reds have arrived at the same stall.
08:07And they're also looking at glass.
08:10So it's a whisky decanter, but it has this silver mount around the neck.
08:15Really nicely hallmarked, but they look very fresh.
08:18So this would be 1970s onwards.
08:21Okay.
08:21I think at £35, if it was pristine, that might be a good buy.
08:25Yeah.
08:25Who's the haggler here?
08:27Gary.
08:28Gary, you're the man.
08:29Hold and talk.
08:30We're interested in your whisky decanter, £35.
08:33What's the best price you can offer us?
08:34£25.
08:35£25.
08:36Okay.
08:36It is lovely.
08:37Should we think about that and come back later, maybe?
08:39Yeah.
08:39First item on the Reds' Christmas back burner.
08:43Blues, what have you found inside?
08:46Oh, that's lovely.
08:48This is what's known as a femme fleur, or a female, that's morphing from this floral symbol.
08:54And the Art Nouveau period was 1895 to 1905.
08:59How much is the figure, please?
09:02£3.75.
09:03£3.75.
09:04She's beautiful.
09:06But she's out of our price range.
09:08Just a tad.
09:10You've only £281 left in your Christmas kitty.
09:13Any thoughts on your We Three Kings challenge, Reds?
09:17We need to check the lyrics, don't we, to see what we need to buy.
09:21I've got them.
09:22Let's consult a lyricist.
09:23You said you like ceramics and porcelain?
09:26Yeah.
09:26Yeah.
09:26Something with paintings of fields, fountains, mountains.
09:29Yeah.
09:30Royal beauty.
09:31Yeah.
09:32King, gold.
09:33Or something with a star on it.
09:35Absolutely.
09:35And then also perfume to represent myrrh.
09:38Yeah.
09:38Yeah.
09:38Heaven and earth.
09:39So, actually, there is a lot.
09:41Yeah.
09:41Plenty to go out there, Reds.
09:43Now, what's stirring the blues?
09:46Now, these are solid silver.
09:48Yes.
09:49But they're what's called silver gilt.
09:51Okay.
09:51So, that is gold-plated.
09:53Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.
09:54And that will protect the silver from the juice of fruit.
09:58Yes, and the apple.
09:58So, you can use them as fruit spoons.
10:01They're fully hallmarked here.
10:03Oh, wow.
10:03Made in London.
10:04How much is it?
10:05149.
10:07149.
10:07Could we ask the very best price on this, please?
10:10The very best things on this can be is 110.
10:13110.
10:13Oh, okay.
10:14What if I said 109?
10:17Oh, they're good.
10:19I think that's a massive contender.
10:22I can always hold them back.
10:22Yes, please.
10:23Oh, can you?
10:24Thank you so much.
10:24Thank you so much.
10:27The spoons are a maybe.
10:28Is that a gold ring, Reds?
10:30Because we three kings definitely has gold in it.
10:34So, you'll notice there, those rubies almost look pink.
10:37Yes.
10:38Tiny little diamonds and nine-carat gold.
10:41Let's talk numbers.
10:42Okay.
10:43So, 110 and 140.
10:46Which one do you prefer?
10:47Well, I personally prefer that one to look at.
10:50I would agree.
10:50I prefer this one.
10:51It ticks the challenge and the...
10:53I think it's red.
10:53It's Christmas.
10:54It's the challenge.
10:55It's the big spend.
10:57Could be 109?
10:59Yes.
11:00I think so.
11:01I think we should go with it, yeah.
11:02Yeah.
11:03Well done.
11:03Done.
11:04Thank you very much.
11:04Good job.
11:06That's the challenge and the big spend all done.
11:09I'd call that a Christmas miracle, Alfred.
11:13They have £191 and 35 minutes left to buy what they like.
11:18Blues, are you after some blink too?
11:20What's that thing?
11:22What's that thing?
11:22The oval on the cushion?
11:25Because I just don't...
11:25It's got a spike in it.
11:27It's a little, like a scarf pin.
11:32Oh, right.
11:32It's gold with a little pearl.
11:36I've never seen gold that colour before.
11:38Is that nine carat?
11:39Yes.
11:40Nine carat.
11:40And scarves are back in now, aren't they?
11:42I'd say so, Jill.
11:44I love a scarf.
11:45I actually think that's absolutely beautiful.
11:47No, I like that as well.
11:49And is it marked inside?
11:51Yes.
11:51There is a hallmark on it.
11:54How much would that be?
11:5790.
11:58Right.
11:58Okay.
11:59And is it more like 70?
12:00I'll do it at 70.
12:02Now, at £70, I think that is a steal.
12:06It's over to you, ladies.
12:07Is that going to be your second buy?
12:09Yes, I think so.
12:10Thank you very much.
12:10Yeah, thank you very much.
12:14Well done, second item bag.
12:16You're a halfway team and you're slaying it.
12:19They certainly are, Alfred.
12:21Do you know what?
12:22I think it's time I joined you for a Christmas cracker joke or two.
12:26Which of Santa's reindeers has the best moves?
12:30I know this one.
12:31Dancer.
12:32Oh, you got it right.
12:33You got it right.
12:34Now, here's one for you, Alfred.
12:36Why did no one bid for Blitzen and Rudolph at the auction?
12:40I don't know.
12:41Because it was too dear.
12:43Oh!
12:46Don't blame me.
12:47I didn't write them.
12:49Right, back to it.
12:5120 minutes left.
12:52What's next on your festive shop, Reds?
12:56I like the look of the earrings.
12:58We have spotted these earrings.
13:00Are they Jade?
13:00They are Jade, yeah.
13:01Jade and silver or white gold?
13:03Jade and diamonds.
13:04On platinum.
13:05You have got good quality taste, Mrs.
13:08Ah!
13:09I think they're going to be a bit too rich for you, Reds.
13:129.
13:129.
13:129.50.
13:13Oh, wow.
13:14Move on.
13:16What about your big spend blues?
13:18Oh, my goodness.
13:19Mouse Man.
13:20I love it.
13:21Absolutely gorgeous.
13:22Look at the lovely leather lattice top.
13:25Beautiful.
13:25Robert Thompson of Kilburn.
13:27There is a little damage to the lattice.
13:29Yes, it would definitely affect the value, but it's a nice thing.
13:33And how much is it?
13:346.50.
13:356.50?
13:36Yeah.
13:36That's too big a spend.
13:39It's about time you bought a second item, Reds.
13:42This is Birmingham, 1934.
13:45So, art deco, you would put your oil and vinegar in here.
13:48Oh, OK.
13:49These would be the silver hallmarked tops.
13:52It's clever.
13:53It's visually striking.
13:54But because it is so unusual, it's £95.
13:57Too much.
13:58Oh, don't be scroogies.
14:01Well, they need to make a profit, Alfred.
14:03How are you doing, blues?
14:05We'd quite like to go back and have a look at the bigger furniture.
14:09Excellent.
14:09Yes, you spotted that urcole right at the start.
14:13Now, Rue, these reds are a bit too relaxed.
14:16Time to crack the whip.
14:18So, we're closer to the end of our hour than the beginning.
14:20Oh!
14:21Not to stress us out.
14:23We might have ticked off two boxes, but we still have two things to buy.
14:26Yes.
14:26Oh, wow.
14:28That is beautiful.
14:29That is so art nouveau.
14:31It's nice.
14:32It's not to my taste.
14:33The dark colours.
14:34I don't love the colours.
14:35Yeah.
14:36Oh, I like it.
14:37Oh!
14:38But it's £375.
14:39Outside of our budget.
14:41Yeah.
14:41Too much money.
14:42Way over budget.
14:44The blues are back with those furniture frames.
14:47And talking money.
14:49And we're just wondering what kind of price you've got on that.
14:51Er, £390 for the set.
14:52Okay.
14:53So, that's...
14:53That's our price range.
14:54Yeah.
14:54And would you think about splitting the set?
14:56I'll split it.
14:57We can flip a coin.
14:58Would you?
15:00What would you take for the sofa?
15:01Let's flip a coin, Claire.
15:02Er, what's going on here?
15:05So, what we'll do is we'll do for £150.
15:08Okay.
15:08Or 80 quid.
15:11Oh!
15:11And flip a coin.
15:12Have I heard that right?
15:13Heads, the two-seater sofa, is £150.
15:17Tails, it's £80.
15:19Fingers crossed it's tails.
15:21Do you think we should do it?
15:22Shall we do it?
15:23Shall we try it?
15:23Shall we?
15:24What do you think, though, Caroline?
15:25Do you think...
15:26I think you're blooming marvellous.
15:29Could be a goodbye blues
15:31as collectors are willing to restore Urkel pieces
15:33because of their quality craftsmanship
15:35and mid-century modern design.
15:38But hang on.
15:40Caroline's having second thoughts.
15:41So far, we've still got quite a lot of time.
15:45Yeah, we don't go anywhere.
15:45Why don't we have a quick canter round?
15:47Yes, okay, and come back.
15:49And then come back.
15:50Let's hope they don't get sold.
15:51I like your style.
15:53Oh, that was just starting to get interesting.
15:55No big spend just yet, then.
15:58Any closer to bagging your second buy, Reds?
16:01I like these three plates over here on the stand.
16:04The cake stand?
16:05Yeah.
16:06A lot of the cake stands we see tend to be glass.
16:09Yeah.
16:09But the blue and white does give it quite an elegant look.
16:12Yeah.
16:12£68.
16:14I think at auction it could be 30, 40, 40, 45.
16:19Definitely.
16:20Okay.
16:20Let's keep looking.
16:21Don't hang about, teams.
16:23There's only 15 minutes left.
16:25Yes, choc, choc.
16:26What have you spotted, blues?
16:28It's an umbrella stand.
16:29Of course it's called an umbrella stand.
16:31Actually, that's...
16:32But isn't he lovely?
16:33Yes.
16:33And that's slightly sort of the aesthetic movement.
16:35Yes.
16:36Beautiful cast iron.
16:38What would your very best be on it?
16:40Go 180.
16:41180.
16:41180.
16:42Okay.
16:42What do you think?
16:43I really like it, but I still think the furniture, you know, in my head, I would...
16:47I still think we should do the gambling and the tossing of the coin.
16:51Jill likes to live on the edge.
16:54Mmm.
16:54Any chance of buying a second item, Reds?
16:56Now, there's some real age in there.
16:58They're almost art nouveau, but sort of futuristic.
17:01Condition, glaze, the colours, they're quite stunning, actually.
17:04Mmm.
17:05But, of course, a lot of things like this are unmarked.
17:08Do you have any kind of provenance as to where they came from?
17:10Potentially French, I think, in manufacture, looking at the style and the design.
17:15Do you two like them?
17:16I do think they're nice.
17:17Yeah, I like them, yeah.
17:17I do think they're nice.
17:18I would do them for...
17:20You want to bargain?
17:2190 pounds, the pair.
17:22We like them.
17:23Could they be 75?
17:25No, they can't.
17:26I don't like two, but I can't.
17:28I'll go to 80.
17:2980.
17:29That is very, very...
17:31That is very kind of you.
17:32Yeah?
17:33I'm falling in love with them the more I look at them.
17:35There we go.
17:35Shall we 80?
17:36Yes.
17:38You are a gentleman.
17:40Second item bagged.
17:42Well done, team.
17:44Ten minutes to track down your final buys.
17:47Anything jumping out, Blues?
17:49Oh, what about the frog?
17:50Talking of Scar.
17:51Oh, that's not nice.
17:53Oh, no.
17:53No, I'm sorry.
17:54Oh, dear.
17:55Lots of lovely things.
17:56I think somebody might like that, but we don't like it.
17:58No, our style.
17:59He's just not great.
17:59Moving away.
18:00No, moving away, Carolyn.
18:01Are you sure you don't like that?
18:02No, we're not having that, though.
18:03Oh, I think you're up in mad if you buy that.
18:07Now, is that a bit of pool pottery?
18:10It's 38 pounds.
18:11How much would that make at auction?
18:12You'd really want to get it for south of 20.
18:15I mean, shall we ask?
18:17Yeah.
18:17Because we don't have too many options right now.
18:19No.
18:19Could that possibly be around about 18?
18:22It's Christmas.
18:23It could be 18.
18:24If it makes you, I think.
18:25We could always have a quick dash and come back if we need to.
18:28It'd have to be quick.
18:29Time's ticking.
18:31Blues, what are you doing about that furniture?
18:34Gonna gamble?
18:35I think if you went to him now and said, look, we've seen something else that we really like.
18:39But if you gave us this.
18:52He'd say, go ahead and buy it.
18:55I do like that.
18:56Clare, can you imagine the thrill of getting it for 80 pounds?
18:59This is the plan.
19:00Hey, listen.
19:01Right.
19:01This is the plan.
19:02We try to sweet talk him.
19:03Okay.
19:03And if he's not having it, we go for it.
19:05Right.
19:06We go for the toss.
19:07Yeah.
19:08Anyone got a clue what's going on here?
19:09I think all bets are off.
19:11We've got a proposition.
19:14Yeah.
19:1595 and then no deal, but you definitely get 95 from us.
19:18I think we could do 100.
19:19Or we could flip the coin.
19:22Oh.
19:22We love the thought of flipping the coin.
19:24I like the thought.
19:25But I'd like to shake your hand on 100.
19:27Do you?
19:27100.
19:27Hang on.
19:28Oh, hang on a minute.
19:32They're the on, Clare.
19:33You're supposed to work as a team, but at 100 pounds, the sofa frame is your big spend.
19:39And you're done.
19:40Thank you, sir.
19:41And we'll go and get a mince pie.
19:43Come on.
19:45Bye.
19:45Ha, ha.
19:46Save one for me.
19:47Reds, five minutes left.
19:49I think we need to pick up the piece.
19:50I'm worried.
19:52Oh, this is getting tight.
19:56Ooh.
19:57That, I think, is nice.
19:58That actually looks like Murano glass.
20:00It's got the lovely ruby red.
20:02It's also got this lattice work through here, which is quite a difficult technique to do.
20:07Hand blown.
20:08It's got the sharp ponto mark.
20:10You probably could cut your fingers on that.
20:11Yeah.
20:11So it's literally been snapped off the glass rod and made by someone.
20:15So it's the only one in the world that is exactly of that dimension and color.
20:19Yeah.
20:19If we could get that for a good price, I think that could be the final item.
20:22I think it's the one.
20:23Yeah, I agree.
20:24You know.
20:24Can we ask, what is the price on this?
20:27She's up to 25.
20:28Could you ask her if it could be, because we actually love this probably more than the
20:32duck, do we?
20:33I think we really love that.
20:34Could you ask her if it could be in the late teens?
20:36And we will take it.
20:3818?
20:3818.
20:3918.
20:40We have three minutes left.
20:42What do you say?
20:42Do you think we could ask him for maybe a little bit less?
20:44Oh, goodness.
20:46And we'll take it here and now.
20:47If you call him over, do that then.
20:48See if you can get 16.
20:50Let's try.
20:50Two minutes.
20:51Two minutes.
20:52You heard the director.
20:54Two minutes.
20:55Get stuck in and haggle them, Ria.
20:57Could we take it for 16 now?
20:59Right now?
21:00Go on then.
21:03Done, done, done, done, done.
21:05That was a close one.
21:06That's it.
21:07Your Christmas shopping's wrapped up, teens.
21:10Ooh.
21:12So let's remind ourselves what the red team bought.
21:15They kicked off their Christmas shop with their We Three Kings Carol Challenge.
21:20At £109, this gold, ruby and diamond cluster ring was also their big spend.
21:27Their second buy was this pair of studio pottery vases.
21:31£80 paid.
21:33And they wrapped things up with this rather festive Murano glass bowl with candy cane stripes
21:39for £16.
21:41Gary, Ria, Rue.
21:43Hello.
21:44How was it?
21:45Oh, it was a brilliant minute.
21:46It was a tiny bit shut off, but it was good.
21:47You went to the last, pretty much the last minute.
21:50Yeah, 90 seconds.
21:51We did, yeah.
21:52Get your money's worth, that's what I say.
21:54You're only here once.
21:55For four hours.
21:55Exactly.
21:56So tell me, Gary, what's your favourite item?
21:58I think the ruby diamond ring was my favourite.
22:01I think that's going to be a winner.
22:02Yeah, yeah, beautiful.
22:03And what do you think is going to make the biggest profit?
22:05No, for me, I think it's going to be the ring.
22:07I think the ring's going to be a big seller.
22:09Ria, same question to you.
22:10What's your favourite item?
22:11My favourite item is the Murano glass.
22:13And what do you think is going to bring in the biggest profit?
22:15Well, I would say that.
22:16I would say the dish.
22:17Everyone loves a bit of Murano.
22:18Good quality glass.
22:20How much did you spend?
22:22£205.
22:23£205, yeah.
22:24£95 left over.
22:25Who's got dosh?
22:26Me.
22:26I've got the money.
22:27Hand that over to Rue.
22:28Money lady over here.
22:29The boss.
22:30£95 there, Rue.
22:32What are you going to do with it?
22:32Ooh, I think I'll go for something that reflects your playful personalities.
22:37So while Rue goes off to buy her bonus buy, let's remind ourselves what the blue team bought.
22:43Their first buy of Christmas was this Victorian raspberry...
22:47Sorry, cranberry glass bell.
22:50At £19, it met their Jingle Bells challenge.
22:55Next, they paid £70 for another Victorian item,
22:58a nine-carat gold scarf clip, inset with a seed pearl.
23:03And finally, Claire's heart was set on this Urcole two-seater sofa frame,
23:08which at £100 was their festive big spend.
23:12Claire, Jill, Caroline, you had a good time, didn't you?
23:16Yeah, we did.
23:17It was really good.
23:17Fantastic day.
23:18What's your favourite item, Claire?
23:20OK, my favourite item was the last one we bought,
23:22which was the beautiful Urcole sofa.
23:26Say no more.
23:27Lovely, that.
23:27What do you think it's going to bring in the biggest profit?
23:29I think it's going to be the sofa.
23:31You think it's all about the sofa?
23:32Yeah, it is for me.
23:33Jill, what's your favourite item?
23:35We found a little Victorian scarf clasp with a pearl in it,
23:39and it's really beautiful,
23:42and I think that's going to bring a lot of profit.
23:45So it's your favourite item?
23:46Yes, and it's a double.
23:49So you're both on doubles.
23:50It's all about the sofa and it's all about the clasp.
23:53Yes.
23:54How much money did you spend?
23:55We spent £189.
23:58£189.
23:58Who's got £111?
24:00I have.
24:01If you can hand that over to Caroline, please.
24:04Ooh.
24:05Thank you very much.
24:06That's a lot of dosh.
24:08What are you going to do with it?
24:09I think I'm going to get something that's just the ticket for you two.
24:12Right.
24:12So while Caroline goes off to get her bonus buy,
24:15I've got some Christmas errands to run.
24:20I'm out delivering my final few Christmas presents,
24:23and this one here is for a very special lady called Estelle.
24:28Now let me tell you, when it comes to Christmas,
24:30she really goes to town.
24:32What Estelle doesn't know about decking the halls isn't worth knowing.
24:37She's worked as a designer and professional Christmas decorator,
24:40and every year she goes Christmas crackers in her own home.
24:44Merry Christmas.
24:45Merry Christmas.
24:46Her retro 1970s house in Manchester
24:49is festooned with thousands of nostalgic decorations
24:52from her impressive collection.
24:55You're going to love this.
24:57Oh, it's a Santa.
24:59It's a Santa.
25:00Could you just pop it with the others?
25:02Have you got one already?
25:03Hmm.
25:04Oh, gosh, you've got six.
25:06Never mind, he's part of the family.
25:08He is.
25:09Wow, Estelle, this looks absolutely incredible.
25:12Where did this obsession come from?
25:14It all kind of stems from my grandparents, really.
25:17My granddad in especially was obsessed with Christmas,
25:20and he'd even let me put the Christmas tree up in June.
25:22Now, it wouldn't be Christmas
25:24without a bit of tinsel draped about.
25:26It was made popular in the 1970s,
25:29but dates back much further than that.
25:32Tinsel itself dates back to the 1600s,
25:34specifically in Nuremberg in Germany,
25:36and it was actually made of pure silver,
25:39hammered into tiny, thin sheets.
25:41But the problem was because it was so expensive.
25:43So over the years, they tried to find more metals.
25:46It was made out of copper, aluminium, lead,
25:49with varying degrees of success.
25:50I love tinsel.
25:52I have to say, it's got a bit of a reputation
25:54as being a bit tacky, but I think it's great.
25:57This whole thing here, it takes me back.
25:59I mean, what sort of age is it?
26:01It's actually my Christmas tree from when I was a toddler.
26:03So it's had over 45 Christmases.
26:06It's got plastic legs, but it's made from a wooden dowel,
26:09and it's got tinsel-covered wire,
26:10so you can kind of bend it into shape.
26:12Some examples of these go for about £40 to £45
26:14on online auctions.
26:16And it's purely because people want
26:18to get their childhood nostalgic Christmas back.
26:21Christmas trees play a large part in the big day,
26:24with all the presents piled around them.
26:26But do you prefer a real one or a fake one?
26:29It was the Germans who invented
26:31the artificial Christmas tree in the 1880s,
26:34worried that too many trees were being chopped down
26:36and vast swathes of forests were disappearing.
26:40Back then, many artificial trees
26:42were made from dyed goose feathers.
26:45Estelle picked up her early 20th-century tree
26:48at a car boot sale for a pound,
26:50and it's worth around £200.
26:52But by the 1950s,
26:54it was aluminium tinsel trees that were all the rage.
26:58So this example we've got here is actually from America.
27:01And if you imagine at the time, post-war,
27:03you've got the space race.
27:04It's very space-age, very modernist.
27:07What's actually quite interesting about this
27:09is that they're used with a colour wheel,
27:11because aluminium conducts electricity incredibly well.
27:14Putting fairy lights on that could be hazardous to your health.
27:18Are they collectible?
27:20Have they fallen out of favour?
27:21Aluminium trees are incredibly collectible.
27:24In the last 10, 20 years, the prices have rocketed.
27:27I think I paid about £20 for that,
27:29probably about 20 years ago.
27:31But to get a small example like that,
27:33you're talking £400 or £500.
27:35Oh, wow.
27:35Now, we all love Christmas lights,
27:37and 25 million of us put them up at home every year.
27:40They started to become fashionable in the 1920s and 30s.
27:45They were strung on strings of 10 and decorated around the tree.
27:49But then you've got examples like this from the 70s and 80s.
27:52This is a Cinderella set,
27:54and one of the possibly the most desirable sets,
27:57and one of the most expensive sets I own.
27:59I've seen sets online for at least £300,
28:02and they sell regularly for that.
28:05We mentioned fairy lights and tinsel, but what's missing?
28:08It's the Christmas bauble, of course.
28:11Estelle has one in her collection that dates back to the late 1800s
28:15and has seen 135 Christmases.
28:18You can feel the weight of it.
28:19It has very minimal decoration, a little bit of blue, a little bit of red,
28:22and it's got a cork top with a loop to hold it in place.
28:26It cost me 20p,
28:27and it was in the bottom of a box at a car boot sale.
28:30This could be worth £50, £60 just for a bauble,
28:33or even more if someone really wants to pay for it.
28:36So, Estelle, when it comes to baubles,
28:38what should we be looking out for?
28:39Well, I always think the pretty ones are the concave ones,
28:42but you have to make sure that the glass inside,
28:44which is paper-thin, is intact.
28:46And if you ever see these at a car boot,
28:49I would recommend you picking them up.
28:52They're a plastic frame with cardboard and a little bit of foil,
28:56and they're actually made by the Remploi company who made...
29:01Furniture.
29:01Furniture, yes.
29:02And these ones, they're called Panora,
29:04and they were around for only a couple of years.
29:07This one probably is about £25 worth.
29:10I'd better keep your eyes open.
29:12Yes, definitely.
29:13As well as collecting decorations,
29:16Estelle has some ideas for making your own.
29:19It's a really cost-effective craft.
29:21You can do it with children.
29:23It costs about £6.50 for about 25 icicles.
29:26So all you need is some 5mm-wide florist aluminium wire.
29:32Let's get making.
29:34So you just hold one in with the pliers.
29:37And then simply twist the aluminium.
29:39Just keep going, keep going, keep going.
29:42Turn the top into a loop.
29:44And then pop a little decoration hanger through the top.
29:48There we go.
29:49There's your very own wonky...
29:52Christmas decoration?
29:53Well, I wanted mine to be a little bit unique.
29:55Rustic.
29:56Well, they look smashing.
29:58And I've definitely got some Christmas decoration ideas now, Estelle.
30:01So Merry Christmas.
30:02Merry Christmas, Danny.
30:03But now it's time to carry on the Christmas celebrations over at the auction.
30:10Which is taking place at Banford's in Derby.
30:13With auctioneer, James Lewis.
30:15And 65, 50, 60, 65 anywhere.
30:19And 65 and 71.
30:21Well, I've got to say, James, you're looking very festive.
30:24You too.
30:24Love the glasses.
30:25So do I.
30:26But unfortunately, I can't see out of them.
30:28So they've got to go.
30:29And on come the real ones.
30:31Now, down to business.
30:32The red team was Gary and Ria, led by Rue Irving.
30:37The first item they bought was the big spend and also the challenge.
30:41The challenge being something mentioned in the carol, We Three Kings.
30:45Right.
30:46OK.
30:46They bought this nine-carat gold, ruby and diamond cluster dress ring.
30:51It's got a look.
30:52It's got diamonds.
30:53It's got rubies.
30:54It's not a fabulous quality ring.
30:56But anything containing gold at the moment, as you know, the gold prices are on an all-time high.
31:02Yeah.
31:02What's your estimate, James?
31:03I've put 70 to 100 on it.
31:05Well, they actually paid £109, but I think they'll be all right.
31:10Yeah.
31:10The second item that they bought was this pair of studio pottery vases.
31:14I think they're probably Belgian.
31:16They're turn of the century, 1890.
31:18They're in the Art Nouveau style.
31:20And this sort of majolica glaze often chips.
31:22So the fact they're in good order is great.
31:24What's your estimate?
31:2620 to 40.
31:27They paid 80.
31:28Oh!
31:29Got your work cut out on that, James.
31:31Right, moving on.
31:31The third item was the Murano glass wavy rim bone.
31:35What do you think of it?
31:36I like latichino glass.
31:38And the fact that it's in good order, it's not too big, it's decorative.
31:43Somebody's going to love it.
31:44What's your estimate?
31:4520 to 40.
31:46Well, they paid 16.
31:48They should be fine.
31:49OK, so that's the red teams all done.
31:51Moving across to the blues.
31:53Now, this was Jill and Claire, and their expert was Caroline Hawley.
31:57The first item that they bought was my personal challenge,
32:01and it was something mentioned in the Christmas carol, Jingle Bells.
32:05You can guess which one it is, can't you?
32:06Yeah, absolutely.
32:07These cranberry bells were originally made around 1870.
32:10The problem is they were made again around 2000, 2005.
32:15The Chinese started copying lots and lots of them.
32:18What have we got here?
32:19This is a period one, so it's good.
32:21But the market has suffered because of the number of fakes.
32:24But the great thing is, it's Christmas Eve because it's Jingle Bells.
32:27It's also Christmas Eve because it's cranberry.
32:30So hopefully somebody will go for it.
32:32What's your estimate?
32:3330 to 50.
32:35They only paid 19.
32:36That's got a really good chance.
32:38That's what I like to hear.
32:39The second item was the Victorian nine-carat gold scarf clip.
32:43It's gold, and as long as it's been bought sensibly,
32:46there will be reams and reams of bids on it.
32:50What's the sensible estimation you're going to give me?
32:5260 to 100.
32:53They paid 70.
32:54Oh, they're going to be fine.
32:55Brilliant.
32:56Now, the Urkel wins a chair.
32:58Ah, yes.
32:58Great name, great shape, useful.
33:00Yes.
33:01It just needs a cushion making for it.
33:02What's your estimate, James?
33:0420 to 40 pounds on it.
33:0520 to 40.
33:06It's the big spend.
33:07Yeah, so it's over 70-odd, isn't it?
33:09Oh, 100.
33:10I'll inspire someone.
33:11That will do.
33:12Who have you got your money on, reds or blues?
33:14I might be wearing a red hat, but I'm going to go for the blues.
33:18It's time for you to go to the rostrum.
33:20Best of luck.
33:21Thanks.
33:2385, 90.
33:2495, 100.
33:26You're made of money.
33:30Jill, Claire, Caroline, how are you all feeling?
33:33We're feeling great.
33:34Really excited.
33:35Yeah.
33:36Tested?
33:36Are you feeling joyful?
33:38Crackers all around.
33:38Crackers.
33:39Oh, you don't want to be crackers.
33:41Let's get down to business.
33:43The first item that you bought was my challenge, and that was an item that was mentioned in
33:47the Christmas carol, Jingle Bells.
33:49It's a Victorian cranberry glass bell.
33:52You paid 19 pounds for it.
33:54Let's see how it does.
33:55Do I see 50 pounds to start it anywhere?
33:5750.
33:5830 then.
33:5930 pounds.
34:00Come on, someone.
34:0120 then.
34:0320 pounds.
34:04It's a period one.
34:05Oh.
34:07Come on.
34:08It's going to be worth it.
34:10Come on.
34:10One pound, someone.
34:12One, two, three, four, five, six, eight, ten, twelve, fifteen, eighteen, twenty.
34:19Yes, you're in profit.
34:20Yes!
34:2122, 25.
34:23At 22 pounds in the third row.
34:26All sure.
34:27That's a profit.
34:29That's a three pound profit.
34:31You're on the right path.
34:32Your second item is the Victorian nine carat gold scarf clip.
34:36You paid 70.
34:38Let's see how it does.
34:39I've got one, two, three, four bids on it.
34:4385 has it.
34:44Yes!
34:45Come on.
34:46Come on.
34:4790, 95 anyone.
34:49Come on.
34:50Come on, keep going.
34:51All sure.
34:52At 90.
34:5490 pounds.
34:56Yes!
34:57Well done.
34:58Woo!
34:59That's a 20 pound profit.
35:00You're at plus three, you're now at plus 20 free.
35:05That's two items that you've bought and made a profit.
35:07If the next item makes a profit, you're in for a golden gaffling.
35:10We want a golden gaffling.
35:16100 pounds for it.
35:18Let's see how it does.
35:19And I've got one, two, three, four bids.
35:2225, 30, 5, 40.
35:26Come on, guys!
35:27It's 45.
35:29It's worth another.
35:3150 do I see?
35:32Anywhere else?
35:33At 45 pounds, gavel is raised.
35:37At 45.
35:40Oh!
35:42That's a loss of 55 pounds.
35:44That leaves you a score of minus 32.
35:48Don't worry.
35:49All's not lost.
35:50Caroline, go and get your bonus buy.
35:52Shut your eyes, please, Jill, Claire.
35:54Caroline, take it away.
35:55Open your eyes.
35:56Is it a ring?
35:58It is of sorts.
35:59Oh!
36:00What do you think?
36:01That's actually pretty.
36:02It's a visiting card case.
36:05London, 1901.
36:07With this lovely suspension ring,
36:10so you can carry it about on your finger,
36:13put your visiting cards, carte de visite,
36:16inside.
36:17Carte de visite.
36:18With this beautiful curved back to it
36:21with foliate scrolling graving.
36:23But what's even better?
36:25JB.
36:26JB for jingle bells!
36:28Oh!
36:30Christmas theme!
36:31I think it's gorgeous.
36:32How much did you pay for it?
36:34Yeah.
36:3430 pounds.
36:35I'm hoping it'll go for 50.
36:37Oh, no, yeah, definitely.
36:39Give us a decision, then.
36:40Yes, absolutely.
36:41Well, they're going with the bonus buy.
36:43Let's see what James thinks about it.
36:46You know, I think it's great.
36:47It's a really traditional antique.
36:50You can imagine a lady with that around her finger at a dance.
36:53How much do you think it's worth?
36:5530 to 50 pounds.
36:56Well, Caroline went out and paid 30 pounds,
36:58so it's the bottom of your estimate.
37:00She's done well with that.
37:01Now, he thinks you've done very well.
37:0430 to 50 was his estimate.
37:06Let's see how it does.
37:07I've got two bids on it.
37:09One of 30 and one higher.
37:1135, 40.
37:12Oh, come on.
37:1340 is here.
37:1545, 50.
37:1655, 60.
37:1865, 70.
37:19Yes!
37:2075, 80 bid, 5.
37:22One more for luck.
37:2585, 90.
37:2795, 100.
37:29Yeah!
37:31At 100, all shore.
37:34Yay!
37:36Happy Christmas!
37:38Well done, Caroline.
37:41That is a £70 profit.
37:43You was at minus 32.
37:45You're now at plus 38.
37:48That's nearly good.
37:55Gary, Ria, Rue.
37:57Hello.
37:58How are you feeling?
38:00Excited.
38:00Good.
38:01Bestive.
38:02That's what I liked here.
38:03The first item that you bought was my challenge,
38:06an item mentioned in the Carol We Free Kings,
38:08the lovely nine-carat gold, ruby and diamond cluster dress ring.
38:12It was also your big spend.
38:14You paid £109 for it.
38:16It's coming up now.
38:17Let's see how it does.
38:18Well, I've got 90 now here.
38:2095, 100, 110.
38:23Yes!
38:24We're in profit!
38:2520, 30, 40, 50.
38:2760, 70.
38:29Yes!
38:3080.
38:30180, 90.
38:32190, £200 bid.
38:35Oh, yes!
38:35Get in there!
38:37At £200, 20 do I see?
38:41200!
38:43Absolutely fabulous.
38:45What do you think?
38:46I've got to move on that.
38:47You're over the moon with that, didn't you?
38:48Yeah, I like that.
38:49That's £91.
38:51What a good start.
38:53Absolutely fabulous start.
38:55Now, the second item that you bought was a studio pottery type ballister vases.
38:59£80 paid.
39:00Here we go.
39:0120 and 5 do I see?
39:035, 30.
39:0435, 35, sir.
39:0645, at 45, 50 bid.
39:10Go on, one more.
39:1155, well done.
39:1360, well done.
39:1565.
39:16At 65, down the centre.
39:18How about 68?
39:1968 and 70.
39:21That's a definite no.
39:22Go on, it's Christmas.
39:24Go on, it's Christmas.
39:35Go on, one more.
39:52It's Christmas.
39:5235 to the female centre.
39:5535, anyone else?
39:57At 35 pounds.
39:59Profit.
40:00Fabulous.
40:00Of course it is.
40:01That's a 19 pound profit.
40:03You was at plus 79.
40:05You're at plus 98.
40:07Oh, lovely.
40:08Well done.
40:09It's not all over.
40:10Rue, go on, get your bonus by.
40:12Gary, Ria, close your eyes.
40:14All right, we're nearly there, guys.
40:15Keep your papers closed.
40:18And open.
40:20Voila.
40:21Wow.
40:22I've got the world in my hands.
40:24You've probably seen a lot of these works of glass, which are blues and greens.
40:28It's very heavy.
40:29It's not just a paperweight.
40:30It's called a glass dump.
40:32It's made in Medina and signed as well.
40:35It's got style.
40:36How much did you pay for it?
40:38Nine pounds.
40:39Nine pounds?
40:40Wow.
40:41What do you think it'll go for at auction?
40:43I'd love to see it do 40 to 50.
40:45What's your decision?
40:46Oh, we're going to go with it.
40:47Yeah, we're going to go with it.
40:48Yeah.
40:48Okay.
40:49Well, they're going with the bonus by.
40:50Let's see what James thinks of it.
40:53It's got things going for it.
40:55It's Medina.
40:55People collect that.
40:56People collect paperweights as well.
40:58So we've put 30 to 40 pounds on it.
41:00Gauru will be very happy.
41:01She only paid nine.
41:03That's fine.
41:05He likes it.
41:06He's put an estimate of 30 to 40.
41:09Fingers crossed.
41:10Okay.
41:10Well done.
41:11It's coming up now.
41:12Let's see how it does.
41:13Do I see 20 pounds somewhere to start it?
41:1520 bid and five now.
41:17Who are you?
41:1830, 5, 40, 5, 50, 50 pounds.
41:23Anywhere else?
41:24Gavel is raised at 50.
41:27Yours.
41:29Wallet.
41:29Oh, well done.
41:30Well done.
41:31Well, well.
41:32Well, that's a 41 pound profit.
41:35You was at 98.
41:37You're now at 139 pounds.
41:40I'll tell you what.
41:41You couldn't get a better Christmas present than that, could you?
41:44Brilliant.
41:44I think Mama will be very proud of you.
41:46Very proud of you.
41:46Mama will be very proud of all of you.
41:50Yes.
41:51I'm also no part of the family.
41:59Now, this is what I like about bargaining.
42:02What a fabulous Christmas episode we've got today.
42:05I love it when you're both teams are taking home money.
42:08I love it, especially when one team is taking home triple figures.
42:15Now, from that remark, you should know who the winner is.
42:17It's the Reds.
42:18Yay!
42:20I'll come back to you shortly.
42:22Let me turn to runners-up.
42:24Oh, you played a fantastic festive game, but it was the two-seater Urcole sofa that let
42:30you down, wasn't it?
42:31Caroline helped soften the blow, didn't she, greatly, with her lovely bonus buy.
42:36Yeah, thank you.
42:36Save the day.
42:37Who's taking the money?
42:38I'll take that.
42:39£38.
42:40Very well done.
42:42So, from our Christmas runners-up to our Christmas champions.
42:47With a grand score of £139.
42:51You've done exceedingly well.
42:52Who's having the money?
42:53I'll take that.
42:54Ria?
42:55Rue, how were they?
42:56Oh, they were brilliant.
42:57So much fun.
42:58And we were doing it for Mamma, weren't we?
42:59We were.
42:59We were.
43:00I was even in there as well.
43:02Yeah, yeah.
43:02I'll tell you.
43:03There you go.
43:04What a fabulous time we've had.
43:06Happy Christmas.
43:07You think you could do any better?
43:08Ria, why don't you apply to come on the show?
43:11All the details are on the website.
43:13And furthermore, you can follow us on social media.
43:16But better still, join us next time for some more bargain hunting.
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