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Bargain Hunt S74E01
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00:01Hello and welcome to Bargain Hunt.
00:04I'm kicking off today's show here at Newark Town Football Club.
00:09And that's because a local footballer has a very special connection
00:12to one of the most extraordinary and poignant moments of the Great War.
00:17It happened on Christmas Day 1914.
00:20More on that later, but first...
00:22Today's red and blue teams will be hoping to see if they can score some deals
00:26over at the Antiques Fair.
00:28But before we do all that, let's see if I've still got it.
00:42Yes! He shoots! He scores!
00:46Come on, enough of this malarkey!
00:47Let's go bargain hunting!
01:11Today's teams will be bargain hunting at this huge Antiques Fair in Newark.
01:15And you know the rules by now. They'll have £300 in their pockets, free items to buy.
01:21One's got to be at least £75 and I'm going to chuck in a cheeky challenge just to make it
01:26a bit more fun.
01:27Whoever makes the biggest profit or loses the least will be crowned the champions.
01:32Right, it's time to meet today's bargain hunters.
01:36I'm Hannah.
01:37And I'm Shelley.
01:38We're here for the profits.
01:39And the sky's the limit!
01:41These RAF engineers are ready for takeoff. Is that where you met?
01:45Many, many, many years ago when we both joined the Air Force, we were training at the same time.
01:51You clearly hit it off. Now, what's the plan today?
01:54What will happen is we'll panic buy everything at the last ten seconds.
01:59Caw, that sounds stressful. Are you up for a haggle?
02:02Uh, yes. See, you're better at that than I am.
02:05Oh, absolutely.
02:05Everybody says cos I'm Scottish I'm tight but actually you're better at haggle than I am.
02:08Oh, I'm so cheeky.
02:10I'll look forward to that. Let's meet your opposition.
02:13Hi, I'm Paul.
02:15Hi, I'm Lorraine.
02:16We may not agree on everything.
02:17But we agree we're going to win.
02:19Well, that's a start.
02:21Do Dad and Daughter get on?
02:23Yeah, we do, don't we?
02:24Yes, we have our moments.
02:25We'll definitely not agree on everything though, will we?
02:27No, no. Not at all.
02:29Probably a silly question, Paul.
02:31But who's the boss?
02:33Me.
02:35Ha-ha, thought so.
02:37Are you the winning team?
02:39100%.
02:39That's why we're here.
02:40There'll be tears if we don't.
02:42Oh, we don't want tears.
02:43Right, let's get cracking.
02:47Hello!
02:47Hey!
02:49How are you?
02:50How are you?
02:51Perfect, how are you?
02:52Good, thank you.
02:52You?
02:53Yeah, very well, thank you.
02:53Good.
02:54Well, before you start, of course, you're going to need some money.
02:57Yeah.
02:57So, there's £300, Lorraine.
02:59Thank you so much.
02:59And who's having the money on the reds?
03:01Hannah.
03:02Oh, okay then.
03:02Hannah, there's £300.
03:04You're also going to need a challenge.
03:06Yep, thank you.
03:06So one challenge for you, Shelley.
03:08And Paul, there's a challenge for you.
03:10Now, don't open them until you see your experts.
03:13Okay.
03:13They're in the fair somewhere, so away you go.
03:16Go, go, go.
03:16See you later.
03:17Good luck.
03:18You know, I always wonder, what are they looking for in an expert?
03:23Probably steering in the right direction.
03:26Somebody who can rein us in when we need it.
03:29Keeping him in check as well.
03:32And somebody we can have the best giggles with.
03:34Hello, ladies!
03:35Yeah!
03:36With the reds, it's Rue Irving.
03:38That's me then.
03:40Paul, the rebel!
03:42And with you, blues, it's Caroline Hawley.
03:46Right, teams, get those challenges open.
03:49It's an item with a military or naval connection.
03:52Wow, that's right up your street.
03:53Yes!
03:54An item with a connection to dogs.
03:57Stop it!
03:58Yeah!
03:59Now's the time to motor, teams.
04:01Your 60 minutes starts right now.
04:05Go on, Reds!
04:06We've got an hour on the clock, and it'll go very, very quickly.
04:10Okay, perfect.
04:11So we need to get looking.
04:12Caroline's right.
04:13That hour whizzes by, so keep those eyes peeled.
04:17Ooh, have our engineers spotted something with a military connection already?
04:22We use these all the time at work.
04:24They are great for storage.
04:24They're just basically metal boxes, and whenever you go away with work, you put all the equipment
04:28you need to take with you in there.
04:29Right.
04:30And they can just get stacked on top of each other, so you could have them really high,
04:33dead long, but they're just really sensible ways.
04:35But you put a bit of wood on top and make it a coffee table.
04:37They're useful bits of kit.
04:38Yeah, they are useful bits of kit.
04:39They're really useful bits of things to have, especially in a garage or a workshop.
04:44You know, you can store tools in them.
04:46You could store material in there.
04:48Yes.
04:48Okay, so we...
04:49Even in the attic.
04:50We need Christmas decorations in there.
04:51It keeps them safe.
04:52I'm liking your vision.
04:53Now, how much do you think you two might know what they cost because you work with them?
04:57I know how much I would be prepared to pay for them, and I suspect that is nowhere near
05:01the price tag.
05:02Tell me.
05:03The seller's got on that.
05:04I would be looking to spend £10 to £20 on one of those.
05:07I would agree, probably, at that price, about £10 to £20.
05:10Yeah.
05:10It's a niche thing.
05:11It is very niche, yeah.
05:12You could always find out the price before you write them off, friends.
05:16Just like the blues with this mirror.
05:18How much is the mirror salary, please?
05:20Hundred.
05:20Hundred.
05:21How would a mirror do at auction?
05:23So, it depends on the condition.
05:25Okay.
05:25If the mirror plate itself is in good condition.
05:28Okay.
05:29And that is a lovely, lovely design.
05:31As you can see here with the cherubs.
05:34Yeah, but how old would you think that is?
05:35I would think it's very early 1900s.
05:38Right.
05:39Oh, okay.
05:39So, it's got some age.
05:40Yeah.
05:41Late 19th, early 20th century.
05:43Yeah.
05:44Do you want to have a thinker compact?
05:44Because it's 100.
05:45It's quite a lot considering we've not.
05:46What would be your best price on that?
05:4980 would be the best.
05:52Thank you so much.
05:53The mirror's a bit too rich.
05:54Where have the reds landed now?
05:57I mean, with RAF sweetheart brooches, you ideally want a precious metal.
06:02You want silver.
06:03You want some nice enamel.
06:05Otherwise, there are a lot of brooches kicking around.
06:08Yeah.
06:08But a lot of RAF sweetheart brooches were designed to be beautiful and collectible.
06:13RAF sweetheart brooches were given out by Royal Air Force members to loved ones during wartime and warned to show
06:20pride in servicemen.
06:21I mean, these two are £5 each.
06:24That's £12.
06:25I just, I think on its own for auction, it would need to be part of a collection.
06:30OK.
06:30Yeah.
06:31Yeah, no, that's fine.
06:32Keep trawling the fair.
06:34What, you spotted air blues?
06:36Armour.
06:36That looks like a suit of armour.
06:39Yeah.
06:39That's great.
06:40And it's articulated.
06:41Look.
06:41Just thinking, like someone that's got somewhere like unique, like a unique restaurant or bar.
06:46Can we ask how much they are, do you think?
06:48Yeah.
06:48You've got nothing to lose, haven't you?
06:49Sorry, how much is the arm or the leg piece?
06:52£60.
06:53OK, thank you.
06:54Oh.
06:5560.
06:5560.
06:56I think they're interesting.
06:58I have to say, I've not sold any before.
07:01Oh.
07:01So, I think they're very interesting.
07:04So, these are slightly different.
07:07Do you know, and I've just worked out why.
07:10Well, it's an arm and a leg.
07:15It's not two legs, it's an arm and a leg.
07:18Oh, yes.
07:19OK, elbows.
07:20Yes, yes.
07:21So, do you think the price is an arm and a leg?
07:25Oh, my God.
07:27It's up to you.
07:28I do like it, because it's different, it's unique.
07:31OK.
07:31But we'll trot on.
07:32I'm just trying to think who would buy it.
07:35Maybe someone that collects armour.
07:37Now, are these worth writing home about, Reds?
07:40How sweet are these?
07:41Do you like preparing pencils?
07:42Have you worked with them when you're doing any...?
07:44Yeah, so, what I did is designing.
07:46I used them at work quite a bit, to be fair, as well.
07:48Nothing as posh as these, right now.
07:50So, they're all sterling silver.
07:51And what I like...
07:53I mean, you really want a good name like Samson Morden...
07:56...which is, you know, the king of propelling pencils.
07:59They are rude.
08:01In fact, the first patent for a mechanical pencil
08:03with a lead propelling mechanism was issued in 1822
08:07to Samson Morden and John Isaac Hawkins.
08:10These seem to be priced at about £35 each.
08:15I don't know, I think if we could get a tasty price for all four...
08:18OK.
08:19..that's quite a sexy dealer's lot.
08:21Shall we find out?
08:22Yes.
08:23Work your magic, ladies.
08:24You rocking this mirror, Lorraine?
08:27I actually do really like that.
08:29Mum was a music teacher.
08:30Oh, was she?
08:31Yeah, yeah.
08:32And I just think it's quite novelty, like, quirky bar type...
08:36Yeah, I do.
08:37£44.
08:38What do you think?
08:39I mean, it's...
08:40It's different, isn't it?
08:41It's not an antique, obviously, but...
08:43It's got some age to it.
08:45Oh, do you think?
08:46I think that would appeal to quite a few people.
08:49Ooh!
08:49Do you like it?
08:51It's OK, yes.
08:51Do you prefer it to the arm and leg?
08:54Oh, definitely, yes.
08:55Oh, OK.
08:56Yeah, I think that arm and leg too.
08:57So you both quite like it?
08:59It's...
08:59Oh, my goodness.
09:00We could negotiate on it.
09:02Yes.
09:02Hi.
09:03Sorry.
09:04What's the best price for this mirror, please?
09:0738.
09:0838.
09:0938.
09:09It's 1950s.
09:10Is it?
09:11Oh, OK.
09:12Yeah, I told you it had some age to it.
09:14I actually do really like it.
09:16OK, yeah.
09:16Would you take 35, please?
09:19Pretty, please?
09:20Go on, Liz.
09:21Thank you so much.
09:22Are we making a deal?
09:23Is that a yes?
09:24Yes.
09:24Thank you so much!
09:26Yay!
09:27You seem pleased with that deal, Lorraine, and you're off the mark with 20 minutes on
09:31the clock.
09:32Right.
09:33Two more.
09:34Can the Reds even things up and draw up a good deal on those propelling pencils?
09:38I mean, I think you could put so many more things in that space.
09:42Oh, lovely!
09:43Yeah!
09:43So, if we were to take...
09:46If you were to get all four out of your way...
09:48Have you added it all?
09:50My maths is terrible.
09:53I mean, I'll be honest.
09:56Can I be cheeky?
09:57Yes, you can be cheeky.
09:58I'd love to get all four to give us a shot for south of 50.
10:04So, 45?
10:06Oh, one of them's 35.
10:08Yeah, but we're going to take all four, though, so...
10:11Oh, yeah!
10:12That's what I...
10:13I love the lighting!
10:14Oh, Shelley's good!
10:16Go on, then.
10:1645.
10:17I think that deserves a home!
10:19And have a good day!
10:21Well done, Reds!
10:22That's made it 1-0!
10:24You're the queen of the fair for doing that.
10:27I wish I was dressed like...
10:30You should be curtsy in Reds.
10:32You need to think about your challenges now, teams.
10:34This looks right up your street, Caroline.
10:37Look at that.
10:38That is Victorian needlework.
10:42And each stitch is cross-stitch, wool work, by hand.
10:48That is beautiful.
10:50And the colours are so vibrant still.
10:52And that's probably made in about 1850.
10:55Oh, wow!
10:55Is that with the stand as well?
10:56Yeah, that price is with the stand.
10:58I mean, there used to be an awful lot more money.
11:01Yes, yes.
11:02I mean, that at one time, that would have been £300, £400.
11:05Oh, right.
11:05I personally think that is for nothing.
11:08It was very fashionable to have pale skins,
11:11so you would have that in front of the fireplace
11:15to prevent your face getting burnt.
11:18Yeah.
11:19Or getting reddened by the fire.
11:20I feel like you're selling this.
11:21I love it!
11:22It's just my own thing.
11:23I'm sorry, I love it.
11:24No, no, don't say sorry.
11:25What do you think, Dad?
11:26It's nice, and I think if we can get it at the right price,
11:30it could be worthwhile.
11:31Right, one sec.
11:32I'll go and do it.
11:33Something tells me Lorraine's not keen.
11:36Good luck, Caroline.
11:37Is that a lamp, Hannah?
11:39Oh, he's a wee bit wonky, isn't he?
11:41He's a wee bit.
11:43He's a wee bit.
11:45He's a wee bit.
11:46It will.
11:47I mean, it looks like a miner's lamp,
11:48and they're so historic and collectible.
11:51Yeah.
11:51And miner's lamps were really fashionable for a while,
11:54and that's why you get so many reproductions of them as well.
11:56I was going to say, is this an old one,
11:57or is this a reproduction?
12:01It looks a little bit like a reproduction.
12:03Reproduction, that's what I was thinking.
12:05It does look a bit like a...
12:05Cutouts here, I'm not entirely convinced about.
12:07Yeah, and it's the real ones that actually are worth the money.
12:11Yeah.
12:11Because often they don't come into the market,
12:13they just get passed the same from generation to generation or lost.
12:16Best see if you can find the real deal, then.
12:19Caroline, can you convince Lorraine to buy the pole screen?
12:22If you don't buy it, I will.
12:25£60.
12:26Oh, right.
12:27That does mean your big spend has got to be a dog.
12:30So, shall we put this on hold, then, for now,
12:32and then see if we can find the dog?
12:34We're going to have to, I think, aren't we?
12:35Yes.
12:35Perfect.
12:36Thank you so much.
12:37We're likely to be back.
12:39Not committing just yet, then.
12:41Oh, these would tick off your military challenge, Reds.
12:45Now, that's exactly the trench art that I was seeing
12:47that's very, very common.
12:48Yes.
12:49It's the sort of bullet cases, the shells.
12:53September 1915.
12:541915.
12:55I mean, this is 110 years old.
12:56I know, it's crazy, isn't it, when you think how old that is.
12:58It is, absolutely.
12:59And the weight of it.
13:00The decoration on this...
13:03It feels...
13:03It's a little bit...
13:05Crude.
13:06Yeah.
13:06And I don't mean to say that because it wasn't an artist that did this.
13:10Yeah, yeah, yeah.
13:10And, as you know, a lot of people think trench art was done in the trenches,
13:14which is a bit of a myth.
13:15Yeah.
13:15You know, it was...
13:16The most sought after trench art was done by the soldiers in the trenches
13:20or during battle.
13:22But then you've got a lot of prisoners of war,
13:24a lot of soldiers that were rehabilitating,
13:26were making things like this as well.
13:28I think this looks handmade.
13:30Handmade.
13:31Hand hammered.
13:32It is quite simplistic.
13:34I think it's 75 pounds.
13:36You'd really want a cracking pair of trench art show cases for that.
13:41Okay.
13:42I think even if you got them at 30,
13:44we'd struggle to make a tenner on them.
13:46So, okay, let's not then.
13:47Yeah.
13:48I'd like something, if you're going to do it,
13:49that's bigger that you could actually use functionally.
13:51It's not small enough that you can put your pens in.
13:53No.
13:53But too small for umbrellas.
13:55Yeah, fantastic.
13:55Okay.
13:56Can I move on?
13:56Right.
13:56Yes.
13:56Let's do it.
13:57Let's do it.
13:58Sounds like a wise move.
13:59Now there's no doubt he meets your doggy challenge blues.
14:03Hi.
14:04Yeah.
14:04I was just wondering,
14:05how much is the little doggy please?
14:07We've got 225 on him.
14:09Is he bronze?
14:10Yes.
14:11Bronze.
14:12Austrian.
14:13It is marked.
14:14Is it Bergman?
14:15It's not.
14:16No.
14:17It's Bergman S.
14:18It is marked as Vienna.
14:20That's a shame,
14:21as Franz Bergman was an Austrian foundry owner,
14:24highly regarded for his colourful and intricate bronze sculptures.
14:29What's the very best?
14:31I could do it at 150.
14:33150?
14:34What do you think though?
14:35Because...
14:36I think he's nice.
14:37There's a lot of people that like him.
14:39Will he make a profit?
14:41It'd be better if it was 120.
14:44120?
14:44I'll take another tenner off.
14:45140.
14:46What do you think?
14:47I mean,
14:48how long have we got left again?
14:49Like 20 minutes now?
14:50Yes.
14:51And that's a very good reduction.
14:53He's 19th century.
14:55He's bronze.
14:56It's what's called cold painted bronze.
14:58Yeah, he's cold painted.
14:59Yeah.
14:59Do you like him?
15:00I do like him, yes.
15:01We've got 20 minutes.
15:02Should we give five more minutes in here?
15:03If we don't find anything,
15:04come back and buy him.
15:06Yeah?
15:06If you like, yeah.
15:07Does that work?
15:08Yeah.
15:08The dog stays put for now.
15:10Ooh!
15:11Is this trench art more functional reds?
15:13Looks like we've got one pair here.
15:15Yep.
15:15And then there's another pair here, I think.
15:18That's quite corroded.
15:19Yes.
15:20Oh, yes it is.
15:21Which is a shame.
15:22Excuse me.
15:23Can I ask you about the trench art here?
15:25How much are they each?
15:27One, two, three, four, five.
15:29They're £15 each.
15:30£15 each.
15:31Would you do £20 for these five?
15:33No.
15:33What would be your best then?
15:35Oh, and that one.
15:36Oh, and that one's six.
15:37Six.
15:37Okay, six.
15:39Absolutely.
15:40Absolutely.
15:40Rock bottom.
15:40Clear your table.
15:41£60 for the water.
15:42Pricy, so that's £10 each.
15:44Do you think that's good or is that still far too high?
15:45I think that's for nothing.
15:47It's...
15:48I think we get £20 each for it.
15:49Yeah, it was a really good price.
15:51It's just the condition that...
15:52They just need a loving care and attention.
15:54Yeah.
15:55Don't we all?
15:55Yeah.
15:56Don't we all?
15:57I mean, that's a really good offer.
15:59Yeah.
16:00But the thing is, are we then maybe putting too many eggs in the basket?
16:03Yeah.
16:03What do you think of this?
16:05It's functional.
16:05So we were saying when you take something, you make it into something functional, something
16:09else.
16:10Yeah.
16:10What's the date on it?
16:11Can you see?
16:12There isn't one.
16:13Okay.
16:13This is a nicer example of trench art in terms of someone taking something and turning it
16:19into something that you can use.
16:21And it's kind of got a few styles.
16:22You've got the copper on there.
16:23You've obviously got...
16:25The brass.
16:26That's almost made to resemble bricks.
16:28Bricks.
16:28How much is this?
16:29Is this single figures?
16:30It's a tenner, that one is.
16:32What do you say, ladies?
16:33I think it's a tenner.
16:34I like the little door.
16:35I buy a tenner for the wee door.
16:37I think...
16:37Yeah, okay.
16:38Shall we have a deal?
16:38The wee door.
16:39The wee door.
16:40The wee door has bought it.
16:43That's your military or naval challenge done and dusted in 45 minutes.
16:48Now we need to get a big spin.
16:50Oh, yes.
16:51You certainly do.
16:53Doesn't look like the Blues have found anything Kelps dog related.
16:56They're back at the bronze, which they've negotiated down to £130.
17:02Hello.
17:03Hello.
17:03Yeah.
17:04So, would you shake on it for £130 now?
17:07Pretty, pretty please.
17:08You have firm offer.
17:09Firm offer and we'll shake.
17:11Thank you so much.
17:13Brilliant.
17:14Well, that's your dog challenge, Tick Tock Blues.
17:16And at £130, your big spend sorted too.
17:21Now, we've got 13 minutes left, so you don't have to buy the screen.
17:25No, I think we should.
17:27No, we're going to buy the screen then, aren't we?
17:28All right.
17:28That's why we've looked for an expensive dog.
17:31Oh, dear.
17:32I'd forgotten that was the plan myself, Lorraine.
17:35Fancy spending big on tumbling reds?
17:38Oh, that is nice.
17:39The colours are that one's lovely, isn't it?
17:40That one's tiny.
17:41That one's got a little bit more, so if you needed to resize it, you've got more material
17:46to work with.
17:46It's a classic style as well, isn't it?
17:48It's very traditional.
17:5030s, isn't it?
17:51Yeah.
17:51I mean, it's, without my goggle eyes in, is that nine carat gold?
17:56Yes.
17:56Brilliant.
17:57I can see the British hallmarks here.
17:59Rubies or garnets?
18:00They're garnets.
18:01And opals.
18:02Opals, sure.
18:03How much is this?
18:05What phenomenal.
18:06I'm looking for about a hundred.
18:09Right.
18:10We've got to do our big spend.
18:12Is there any chance you could be super, super helpful with us and get us down to 75?
18:18I could do 80.
18:20And what about this one?
18:22This one actually seems to have a lot more bang for the buck, but I like the way that
18:26the garnets go all the way round.
18:28Yeah.
18:28How much is that?
18:29What's the best on that?
18:30It'll be about the same.
18:32Same.
18:33Do you think that would be worth 80?
18:34Do you think we'd make money on that auction or do you think that's pretty much where the
18:36money should be for it?
18:38Could be thereabouts.
18:39But then opals are collectible.
18:41I kind of want the debate on the pencils.
18:44Yeah.
18:45So I think, Hannah, if you like that, that's the one that you've seen.
18:49That's the one that you went straight to.
18:51So I think if you like this one, then I back you this time.
18:53How does that sound?
18:55The only thing I would say is I'd really like to get it for 75 if we're going to do
18:58it because I would be nervous about buying it at auction and any pennies we can get off.
19:03Could you do it for 75, please?
19:05Go on.
19:05You sure?
19:08Yeah.
19:08Fantastic.
19:09Thank you so much.
19:12The nine carat gold white opal and garnet five stone ring is your big spend.
19:18And you're done with ten minutes to spare.
19:21Well done, girls.
19:25Blues, are you still talking?
19:27Is the pulse screen at £60 going to be your final buy?
19:31Right, Dad?
19:31It's still here, thank goodness.
19:33Yes, Dad?
19:34Yeah.
19:34Is that a yes?
19:35Yeah.
19:36Right, I'll go and talk then, yeah?
19:38OK.
19:38OK.
19:39See if you can knock a bit more off the price, Lorraine.
19:42That's gorgeous.
19:42Decent house, yeah.
19:4359.
19:44Oh!
19:45Well done, you.
19:47Yes, thank you.
19:47Well done.
19:48Oh!
19:50Blues, that's your third and final buy with minutes to spare.
19:54Well done.
19:55Well, I think it's time for a brew.
19:57The shopping's over.
19:58Let's go and have a cup of tea.
20:00Good idea.
20:00Good idea.
20:02Let's remind ourselves what the red team bought.
20:05First up, they're hoping this set of silver propelling pencils will take off at the auction.
20:10£45 paid.
20:13Challenged to buy an item with a military or naval connection, they shelled out £10 on this trench art lamp.
20:21And to meet their big spend, they splashed £75 on this gold, white, opal and garnet ring.
20:29Hannah, Shelley, Rue.
20:31Hello.
20:32Oh, you seem like the dream team.
20:33Did you have a good time out there?
20:35Yeah, we did.
20:35Yes, we did.
20:36It was amazing.
20:37Fabulous.
20:37What's your favourite item?
20:39I think my favourite item's going to be the ring, actually.
20:42It's going to be the ring, your big spend.
20:43Yeah.
20:44And Hannah, tell me, what do you think is going to be the biggest profit?
20:46I think it's going to be the pencils that Rue spotted.
20:49I think they're brilliant.
20:51Shelley, the same question to you.
20:52What's your favourite item?
20:54So, my favourite item is the pencils.
20:55And what do you think is going to bring in the biggest profit?
20:58The pencils, because there's four of them for £45 and they're silver.
21:00It's all about the pencils.
21:02It's all about the pencils.
21:03I'm with you on that one anyway.
21:04I'm with you.
21:05How much did you spend?
21:06We spent £130.
21:08That should remain £170.
21:09Who's got money?
21:10Yes, I have.
21:11Come on, Hannah, hand that over to Rue.
21:13Mate.
21:13That's a lot of money, Rue.
21:14£170 smackers.
21:15It is, it is.
21:17What are you going to do with it?
21:17I think I'm going to buy something that mirrors my wee treasures.
21:22Aww.
21:23Interesting.
21:24So, while Rue goes off to buy a bonus buy, let's remind ourselves what the blue team bought.
21:30They're hoping this mid-century guitar wall mirror strikes the right chord with the bidders.
21:35£35 paid.
21:39For their dog-related challenge, they settled on this cold-painted bronze of a Scottish Terrier.
21:44At £130, it was also their big spend.
21:50And they finished by spending £59 on its Victorian pulse-green needlework banner.
21:57Paul, Lorraine, Caroline.
22:00Phew!
22:02That was a dramatic shot.
22:03It was.
22:04Let me ask you.
22:05What's your favourite item?
22:06I think it's got to be the dog.
22:08It's got to be the dog, hasn't it?
22:09I think so.
22:10What do you think it's going to make the biggest profit?
22:12I've got to say the needlework.
22:14The needlework.
22:15Oh!
22:16Yeah.
22:16Coming round to your way of thinking now, Caroline.
22:18I do.
22:19Yeah.
22:19And Lorraine, what's your favourite item?
22:21My favourite item is the guitar mirror.
22:24I wasn't expecting to like anything like that.
22:26I think it's quirky.
22:28Fantastic.
22:28Lovely piece.
22:29And what do you think is going to make the biggest profit?
22:31I think the needlework too.
22:33Oh!
22:34This is what we love.
22:35Everything that Caroline said to me.
22:37So, yeah, I'm listening.
22:38It's gone in.
22:38Yeah.
22:39How much did you spend?
22:41We spent £224.
22:43Should be a balance of £76.
22:45Yeah.
22:46Who's got the money?
22:46Get it out.
22:47Nice amount there.
22:48Caroline, what are you going to do with it?
22:49Well, I think I'm going to buy something else that I love.
22:53And I'm going to persuade you two to love it too.
22:55Oh!
22:55I like the sound of that.
22:57So, while Caroline goes off to buy her bonus buy, I'm off to learn about an important Christmas
23:02Day event that happened more than a century ago.
23:10For many, the Christmas Day truce of 1914 remains one of the most enduring and symbolic moments
23:17of the First World War.
23:20An unofficial ceasefire where British and German soldiers put down their weapons and emerged
23:27from their trenches, crossing into no man's land to exchange gifts, sing carols, share
23:34a drink, and play a friendly game of football.
23:38But what's the connection between that momentous occasion and Newark?
23:42Well, one soldier who played in that famous match was a local lad.
23:47To find out more, I've come to Newark Town Football Club to meet football historian Francis Toundrow.
23:53It sounds to me like you've discovered a fascinating story here.
23:59I think it is.
24:00I was down the local library and decided to start researching the history of Newark Town Football Club.
24:05I found a gentleman down there that was researching the Great War.
24:09So, I asked him if he would send me anything related to football between 1914 and 1918.
24:17Francis was given two scanned letters that had been preserved on microfilm by Inspire Newark Library.
24:23They'd been written by 26-year-old Private William Setchfield.
24:27He'd posted them from the trenches in Belgium to his younger brother, Alfred,
24:31back home in Newark during the early days of the war.
24:34He was in the 1st Battalion of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment
24:38and on Christmas Day he faced in the trenches the 134th Saxony Regiment.
24:44And was he a keen footballer?
24:45He certainly was. He was a goalkeeper.
24:47And the local newspaper praised him for his footballing skills.
24:51With Fratus' interest sparked, he then discovered an image of the Warwickshire and Saxon Regiments
24:57playing that iconic game of football on Christmas Day 1914.
25:02And he started piecing together the story.
25:05What did you learn from the two letters that William wrote to his brother?
25:09Well, I've got one here actually, or an extract from it.
25:12And it reads,
25:13Yes, I'm still in excellent health and ready for the Germans who are but a few hundred yards away.
25:19Edith, that's William's auntie, sends me the football post occasionally so that I'm able to see about the Reds.
25:27He was a keen lot in the forest.
25:29Yes.
25:30And later he says that the gift you are intended to send me would be very much welcome.
25:37But the letters were censored so it doesn't specify...
25:40What the gift was?
25:41No.
25:42He also, William's brother Alfred and his father were local shoe repairers,
25:48but they also made leather footballs.
25:50I think with his father making footballs and the keenness of football,
25:54the likelihood is it was a deflated football.
25:56Yeah.
25:57And what was in the second letter?
25:59He says,
26:00We spent a wonderful Christmas.
26:01The Germans came over to us in the afternoon and we had our photos taken with them.
26:07But it would be a big ask to put everything that happened in a letter.
26:12But in that letter, it talks about meeting the Germans.
26:16Mmm.
26:17So when we did a search on the internet,
26:19we brought up a photograph of the 1st Battalion of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment
26:25with men from the 134 Saxony Regiment.
26:30Several accounts from both the German and British regiments verify that the game took place,
26:35including one from Lieutenant Bruce Bairn's father,
26:38who also served in the 1st Battalion alongside William.
26:42About noon, as the general laxity and friendliness were growing,
26:47a football match was suggested.
26:49Someone had evidently received a deflated football as a Christmas present.
26:54Playing football with the enemy,
26:56whilst the Empire pays your soldiers' salary,
26:59doesn't sound right somehow.
27:01But that shows, together with information from the German side,
27:06it would seem that the game actually happened.
27:10And possibly that William, being a keen goalkeeper,
27:13played in goal on that day using the leather football that his brother sent.
27:17Private William Setsfield's role in the Christmas Day match has left a lasting legacy.
27:23More than a century later, Newark's under-21 football team paid tribute to him
27:28by travelling to Belgium to play friendly matches against FC Emendingen
27:33from Newark's twin town in Germany.
27:35The pitch was laid out specially in Messings,
27:39and we met the German side there alongside the former trenches,
27:43played a game of football, and we lost 4-1.
27:48But... But?
27:49We agreed to play a second game exactly 100 years to the very moment
27:54the whistles were blown over the trenches signifying the armistice,
27:58the end of the war, we kicked off a game of football.
28:00And it was a two-all draw. We beat them on penalties.
28:04I mean, that must have been quite an emotional occasion.
28:07Oh, it was.
28:08Especially when the lads from the two teams
28:10visited the cemeteries, both the German and the English,
28:14but also went to the very spot marked by a wooden cross
28:18where, on Christmas Day 1914,
28:21the chaps from both sides met and shook hands and exchanged gifts.
28:26A poignant and fitting tribute to all those soldiers on the battlefield.
28:46Time now for today's auction at Bamfords in Derby
28:49with auctioneer James Lewis.
28:52At 50 and 5 do I see 60 bids. Anyone else?
28:56Hi, James. How are you?
28:58Really well, Danny. Good to have you here.
29:00Thank you very much.
29:00We'll go straight into it with the red team.
29:03The first item they bought was four sterling silver propelling pencils.
29:07Tell me, what do you make of those?
29:08I think they're great.
29:10They're a really lovely thing to keep in the wallet or a handbag.
29:13All solid silver. So, I'd put 40 to 60 on them.
29:16They're paid £45.
29:17Absolutely fine. There should be a profit.
29:20OK.
29:20The second item that they bought was my challenge
29:23and it's this piece of trench art.
29:25This brass, copper...
29:27Thing.
29:28Thing.
29:29Thing.
29:30Is it a lighthouse? Is it this? Is it that?
29:33It's a bit of fun, I think.
29:34People do collect trench art.
29:36It's got a bit of copper in it.
29:37It's got some brass in it.
29:38I've put 30 to 50 on it.
29:40Well, they'll be over the moon if they get anywhere near that.
29:43They've paid a tenner.
29:44Oh, fine.
29:45And the last item that they bought was the nine carat gold white opal and garnet five stone ring.
29:51Do you like it?
29:52Yeah, I do.
29:53And it's got a lot going for it.
29:55The opals are a good colour.
29:56Would have been nice to see rubies rather than garnets.
29:58And I've put 50 to 80 on it.
30:00Well, it was the big spend. They paid 75.
30:03OK, good. I think it's got a chance.
30:05OK.
30:05Now, let's move across to the blues.
30:07The first item that they bought is this mid-century warmer in the shape of a guitar.
30:12I love it.
30:13For an interior designer, it's perfect.
30:15For a musician, it's perfect.
30:17Yeah.
30:17Give us your estimate.
30:1820 to 30.
30:19Oh, they paid £35.
30:21Oh, well, there you go.
30:22So, the second item is the 19th century Austrian coal-painted bronze of the dog.
30:27I think it's fantastic.
30:28Yeah.
30:29I mean, he looks great.
30:31Yeah.
30:31But when you pick this up, this is what makes me suspicious.
30:34Look at the feet.
30:35Right.
30:36See the paint flaking off?
30:37Say no more.
30:38It's not 19th century.
30:39No.
30:40If it was 19th century, I think it would be worth £300.
30:44But being a 20th century copy of an earlier one, 50 to 70.
30:50130 quid in they are with that.
30:52So, it just depends what people online will think to it.
30:56They might think they know more than we do, and say it's 19th century and bid more,
31:00or they might not touch it at all.
31:02We're moving swiftly on.
31:04The last item was the Victorian mahogany pole screen.
31:07It's brilliant.
31:08The wool work, the quality of that work is fantastic.
31:12Estimate?
31:1330 to 50.
31:14Ooh.
31:14Well, they paid £59, so they're not so far out.
31:18I understand why they bought that.
31:20Yeah.
31:20So, who's your money on, blues or reds?
31:22I prefer these objects, but I think these are going to make the profit.
31:27Reds?
31:27Reds.
31:28So, you'd better make your way to the restroom.
31:30I will.
31:30£20, £20 bid, £5 now.
31:33Davel is raised!
31:34Hannah, Shelley, Rue, how are you doing?
31:37Really excited.
31:39Are you worried about everything?
31:41Just maybe the ring.
31:42Yeah, I think the ring.
31:44Oh, no, it's a beauty.
31:46Exactly.
31:47She's beautiful.
31:48She's beautiful.
31:48She's beautiful, but she's a big spencer.
31:49You've got three good items here.
31:51Your first item was four sterling silver propelling pencils.
31:55Lovely these.
31:56You paid £45.
31:57Let's see how they do.
31:58I can start the bidding at £30 for all four.
32:03£30, £35 do I see?
32:05At £35, £40, £45.
32:08Come on!
32:08£45, £48.
32:10At £48 and £50 bid.
32:13At £50, £55 do I see?
32:16Come on, one more!
32:17One more!
32:18All sure!
32:19At £50, gavel is raised!
32:23Wow!
32:24You've got yourself a profit, and that's the most important thing.
32:28So, you're £5 up, you're on the right path.
32:31Your next item that you bought, the trench art, copper and coloured glass inlaid lamp.
32:36Quite nice, this looks a bit like a lighthouse.
32:38It does, yeah.
32:39You paid only a tenner.
32:41Yeah, we did.
32:41There it is.
32:42Let's see how it does.
32:43£30 anywhere.
32:45£30 do I see?
32:46£20 if you like.
32:47£20, £20 bid, £5 now.
32:50You're in profit.
32:52Yes!
32:52At £25, £30, £30 bid, £5.
32:55£30 in the fourth row.
32:57£30 has it, £35 now.
32:59At £30 bid, £35 do I see?
33:02Look at the little door, it's amazing, guys.
33:04At £30, £30, £35 anyone?
33:07At £30...
33:11That's a £20 profit.
33:13You was at £5, you're now at £25.
33:16Your next item is the big spend.
33:18It's the nine carat gold, white opal and garnet.
33:21Five stone rings.
33:22You're paid £75 for this.
33:24We're on the road to a golden gavel if we get a profit.
33:26Let's see how we do.
33:27£10, £55 bid, £60, £5, £70.
33:32Come on!
33:32One more!
33:34£75, £75, £78.
33:36At £78, £80 for you.
33:40At £78, £80, £85, £90, £90.
33:46At £90, £95, anyone?
33:48Anyone else?
33:50Gavel is raised at £90.
33:53Yay!
33:54Thank you!
33:57That's plus 15.
34:00You was at £25, you're now at £40.
34:04The real beauty is you've had three profits, you've got golden gavels.
34:08That's guaranteed.
34:09What more could you want?
34:10The only thing more is...
34:12Oh!
34:14Rue's bonus buy.
34:15Rue, go on, get it.
34:16I'll shimmy on over.
34:17Close your eyes.
34:19Rue, take it away.
34:20Ladies, open your eyes.
34:22Voila!
34:23She's so shiny!
34:26You said you want to see a bit of silver, and this is silver, but what's lovely about it...
34:32It's gorgeous!
34:33It's adorned with diamonds.
34:35It's on silver instead of gold.
34:37So, I don't know, that may affect the value, but that's a lot of diamonds.
34:42And doesn't it have an art deco look?
34:44It's gorgeous.
34:45It's very pretty.
34:45It is gorgeous.
34:46Right.
34:47Big questions.
34:48How much?
34:49How much did you pay for it?
34:50Well, considering how many diamonds there are, £60.
34:53Oh!
34:54And how much do you think it'll make, even though it's in silver?
34:57Oh, goodness.
34:58£80 to £120.
34:59I think £6 is a good price, and you've not sold us up there ever yet, so I think we
35:03should
35:03go to trust Rue.
35:03All right.
35:04I'm up to trust Rue.
35:05I'm not pressuring at all.
35:06No, no, no.
35:07But I like it.
35:08So you're going for it?
35:09Yeah, we're going to go for it.
35:10Well, they're going with Rue's bonus buy.
35:12Let's see what James thinks about it.
35:15It's silver rather than gold.
35:17The stones are synthetic, the blues and the yellows are synthetic.
35:20The diamonds are real, but they're tiny.
35:23So you can actually still buy this very ring on the shopping channels for about £40.
35:27So we've put £20 to £30 on it.
35:29But the thing is, it's really pretty.
35:32Well, Rue went out and paid £60.
35:34It's pretty.
35:35Yes.
35:35But for £60, you'd hope it would be gold.
35:38It's a shame it's not gold.
35:40I agree.
35:40It's a pretty thing, though.
35:41It's a pretty thing.
35:42It's a pretty thing.
35:43His estimate is £20 to £30.
35:45And I can afford it in gold, I tell you.
35:48I know, I know.
35:48Dean has it silver.
35:50Rue paid £60.
35:51We're going to find out how it does.
35:53It's coming up now.
35:55£40 is bid.
35:58£45, £50.
35:59At £50, £5 anywhere.
36:02It is really pretty.
36:04We got this.
36:05We got this.
36:06Come on.
36:07At £50, though.
36:09There it is.
36:10It's settled at that.
36:12At £50.
36:16OK.
36:17I got it.
36:18I'm sorry.
36:19No, I'm sorry, guys.
36:20I'm sorry.
36:21I'm sorry.
36:21It was beautiful.
36:22I would have bought it.
36:23That's a deficit of £10.
36:25I'm so sorry.
36:25You did have £40.
36:27You've now got £30.
36:29But you've still got golden gavels.
36:32Unfortunately, on this occasion, Rue hasn't.
36:34I'll let you touch mine, though.
36:36No.
36:42Paul, Lorraine, Caroline, how are you feeling?
36:47Nervous.
36:47Oh, no.
36:49Apprehensive.
36:50What about?
36:51Oh, three items.
36:53No.
36:54No.
36:54Paul.
36:55I think you've got three great items here, to be honest.
36:57Your first item that you bought.
36:58Oh, I like this.
36:59It's the wall mirror, isn't it?
37:00In the shape of the guitar.
37:02Nice.
37:02Funky, cool.
37:03I love it.
37:04You paid £35 for it.
37:06It's coming up now.
37:06Here we go.
37:08And do I see 20 to start it, please?
37:10Really unusual.
37:12Never seen one quite like it.
37:1420 bid, 25 now.
37:16At £20, has it 25 where?
37:19At 20, has it...
37:20Come on.
37:22Come on, then.
37:23£20, 25, anyone?
37:24All done.
37:26Single bid.
37:2725.
37:28Yes!
37:29Yes!
37:29Yes!
37:30At £25, gavel is raised.
37:35Oh!
37:37Has the golden gavel gone?
37:38Well, the golden gavel's gone, but it's not all gone.
37:41Don't worry.
37:42£25 it went for.
37:43That's a loss of £10.
37:46Yep.
37:46Don't worry.
37:47Your second item was my challenge.
37:49It's the cold-painted bronze.
37:51Lovely piece, this.
37:52You're paid £130.
37:54It was your big spend.
37:55Yes.
37:56It's coming up.
37:56I've got one bid only, and it's £35 below estimate.
38:02Come on, you'll be barking mad not to buy this.
38:04At 35, 40 anywhere?
38:0740.
38:0845, 50.
38:1055 and 60 for you.
38:1355, it's with me.
38:15Are we all sure?
38:16At 55, 60 now?
38:2060.
38:21At £60.
38:23At 60, anybody else?
38:25Well done.
38:26No done.
38:27Oh dear.
38:28That's a £70 loss.
38:29You're at minus 10, you're now at minus 80.
38:33If you're going to lose, lose with a bang, right?
38:35Oh, absolutely.
38:37So, your last item that's coming up is the Victorian mahogany pole screen.
38:42Nice thing, this.
38:43A traditional, good quality antique.
38:45£59 was paid.
38:46Best of luck.
38:47It's coming up now.
38:48Let's see how it goes.
38:50And 35 bid.
38:5135, 40.
38:52It should be worth more.
38:5445.
38:5655.
38:5860.
38:59Yes!
39:00Come on, keep going.
39:01At £60.
39:03Anyone else?
39:05Five.
39:05In Ireland.
39:0670.
39:07Yes!
39:07Come on!
39:08United Kingdom.
39:09Ireland, are you coming back?
39:1175.
39:1280.
39:1385.
39:14Yes!
39:14Come on.
39:15At 85, it's in Ireland.
39:1790.
39:1895.
39:19100.
39:20Yes!
39:20100 has it.
39:23100 has it.
39:24100 is bid.
39:25Gavel is raised.
39:26Ireland, are you sure?
39:27110.
39:28120.
39:29Yes!
39:30Gavel is raised.
39:32120.
39:33Anyone else?
39:35Yes!
39:36Oh, thank you so much.
39:38No hats to eat.
39:39Well done.
39:39Well done.
39:40That's a £61 profit.
39:43You was at minus 80.
39:45You're now at minus 19.
39:47That's really been clawed back, hasn't it?
39:49Yes.
39:49And you can still get into profit.
39:52Oh, yes, we can.
39:52We can.
39:53That's right, the bonus boy, Caroline.
39:55Yeah, the bonus boy.
39:55Away you go.
39:56Go and get in.
39:57Close your eyes, Lorraine.
39:59No.
39:59Paul.
40:00Caroline, take it away.
40:02Ooh!
40:03Not what we was expecting?
40:05No!
40:05What is it?
40:06It's a hat pin.
40:08But it's not just any hat pin.
40:10It's sterling silver.
40:12Mm-hm.
40:12It's made by Charles Horner in Chester.
40:15Okay.
40:16The beginning of the 20th century.
40:18It's a lovely, lovely thing.
40:20That's a great name.
40:21With our new bone style.
40:23What did you pay?
40:24I paid £30.
40:25Oh, okay.
40:27And I think it should bring home a profit for you.
40:29Okay.
40:29I need a decision.
40:30Yes.
40:31We're gonna go with it.
40:31Yes, please.
40:32Okay.
40:34We're going with the bonus boy.
40:35Let's find out what the auctioneer James thinks about it.
40:39It's got such style.
40:40And it's a great maker.
40:42And it's solid silver.
40:44And it's period.
40:45So this is going to appeal to somebody who just collects hat pins or stick pins.
40:49Give us an estimate.
40:5030 to 50.
40:51Caroline paid £30.
40:52Goodbye.
40:53Yes.
40:55Auctioneers estimate 30 to 50.
40:57Best of luck.
40:58Here it comes.
41:00£30 is bid.
41:0130, 35, 40 do I see.
41:05For the Charles Horner.
41:0640 bid.
41:07Come on.
41:08Come on.
41:09Ladies bid at 40.
41:10At £40, five.
41:13Yes.
41:1450.
41:1450.
41:14Come on.
41:15Five.
41:1860.
41:20At 55 by the great Charles Horner.
41:23Are you sure?
41:2560.
41:27Come on.
41:28Five.
41:29At £60, are you sure?
41:33Going once, twice, third and last.
41:36All sure.
41:38Yes.
41:38Nice one.
41:39That is a £30 profit.
41:41You was at minus 19.
41:43You're now at plus 11.
41:46Yes.
41:46You're taking on bread.
41:47Yes.
41:53I've got to say, both teams have made a profit.
41:57Ooh.
41:57Excellent.
41:58They have.
41:59Unfortunately, there's going to be a runner-up.
42:01Today, the winners are...
42:04Red team.
42:04Yes!
42:07Well done.
42:08I'm going to turn to the runners-up.
42:10I'll come back to you.
42:11Paul.
42:12Lorraine.
42:13Well, your first lot didn't make a profit.
42:15Your second lot didn't make a profit.
42:16It was the screen, wasn't it?
42:18Yep.
42:18That's what made good money.
42:20And then, of course, Caroline came with a bonus buy.
42:23Fantastic piece.
42:24Got you a profit and took you into the black.
42:27You finished off with £11.
42:29Yep.
42:29Very well done.
42:30Have you had a good time?
42:31I love it.
42:31Great.
42:31Brilliant.
42:32Thank you so much.
42:33That will do.
42:34Yeah.
42:34Yeah.
42:34Moving across to the victors now.
42:37Look at smiles.
42:38Look at smiles.
42:39Profit on the first item.
42:41Yes.
42:41Profit on the second item.
42:42Profit on the third item.
42:44What does that mean?
42:47Golden gavels!
42:48Golden gavels!
42:50Unfortunately, Rue.
42:51I know.
42:51No golden gavel from me.
42:52No golden gavel.
42:53It just let you down a little bit, didn't it?
42:55Your bonus buy.
42:56You're still taking home £30.
42:58Who's having money?
42:59I'll give it to Hannah.
43:00Thank you very much.
43:00Hannah, there you go.
43:01And, of course, something money can't buy.
43:04Please.
43:04That's why we came here.
43:08Very, very well done.
43:11It's been great having you all on the show.
43:13Do you think you can do any better?
43:14Apply to come on the show.
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43:17And furthermore, you can follow us on social media.
43:20Better still, join us next time for some more bargain hunting.
43:23Yes?
43:24Yes!
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