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00:00Hello and welcome to Bargain Hunt.
00:03Part of the fun of working with antiques and collectibles
00:06is that they can turn up in all sorts of unusual places.
00:09In the ground.
00:10In a box of other people's cast-offs.
00:13And even on a beach.
00:15But what I'm looking for isn't what you'd expect to find.
00:18All will be revealed later, but first...
00:21Let's go bargain hunting!
00:46Today's teams will be hunting for bargains
00:48at this bustling antique centre near Exeter in Devon.
00:51The rules are simple.
00:53Each of our teams will have £300 and just one hour
00:56to find three items to take to auction.
00:58One must cost at least £75.
01:01And then, of course, there's my challenge to consider.
01:04The team that make the biggest profit
01:05or smallest loss at the auction wins.
01:09Those are the rules. Let's meet today's teams.
01:12I'm Annie.
01:13And I'm Sandy.
01:14And we're the Golden Girls.
01:16And we're hoping for a golden gavel.
01:19Aiming high, ladies. I like it.
01:21Who's in charge?
01:22We're all going to do it together.
01:24Yeah.
01:26Equal partnership.
01:27What's your game plan?
01:29She's the hare and I'm the tortoise.
01:31Yeah?
01:32Yes.
01:33So you'll be quick off the mark, Sandy.
01:34She's got a motorbike now.
01:36Really?
01:37Can you imagine me on a motorbike?
01:40The Reds are revved up and ready to shop.
01:42Let's see who they're up against.
01:45Hi.
01:45I'm Ed.
01:46And I'm Rose.
01:47Watch out, Reds.
01:48We're going to give you a run for your money.
01:50Oh, sounds like you mean business.
01:52Who's the team leader?
01:54I think I'm in charge.
01:56I think she's in charge.
01:58What are your team dynamics?
01:59We're good friends.
02:00Yeah, for sure.
02:01We're good friends.
02:02We go on really well.
02:02I think we'll have fun.
02:03How important is winning?
02:05It's important.
02:07Definitely important.
02:08And we want the golden gavel.
02:09Yeah, 100%.
02:10Those are the teams.
02:11Let's get things started.
02:13Hello, teams.
02:15Hello, Christine.
02:16Hello.
02:16Oh, my goodness.
02:18This is exciting, isn't it?
02:20It sure is.
02:20Now, what is the first thing you're going to need to go bargain hunting?
02:23Money.
02:24Money.
02:24You are absolutely right.
02:25Now, who's going to have the money over on the Reds?
02:27Sandy.
02:28I think that's wise, Annie, don't you?
02:29Yes, I do too.
02:29There we go.
02:30Now, what about over on the Blues?
02:31Rose will be having that.
02:32Rose, you're in charge.
02:34There we go.
02:34Now, you will also need one of my notoriously tricky challenges, okay?
02:38Now, who is up for the challenge on the Reds?
02:41Annie.
02:41Annie.
02:42She's always up for a challenge, isn't she, Sandy?
02:44I like that.
02:44And what about over on the Blues?
02:46It's going to be Ed.
02:46It's got to be Ed.
02:47Thank you very much.
02:48Now, what is the final thing that you will need?
02:52An expert.
02:53An expert.
02:53You are absolutely right.
02:55We've got two cracking experts for you today.
02:57Are you ready?
02:58Yes.
02:59Okay, off you go.
03:00Enjoy, teams, enjoy.
03:02But what are they looking for in their expert?
03:06Someone who has banter that they can have fun with.
03:10Somebody with a real eye for detail.
03:13Someone who will rein me in and not let my heart rule my head.
03:17Someone with love experience.
03:20Well, I can guarantee banter.
03:22For the Reds, it's Ben Cooper.
03:24I think we're going to have fun.
03:25Well, hello.
03:26And for the Blues, it's Gary Paye.
03:28I'm good.
03:29Nice to meet you.
03:30Righty-ho, teams, let's take a peek in those envelopes.
03:33An item featuring leaves.
03:36An item containing three different materials.
03:39Ooh.
03:39Ooh.
03:40Get rolling, teams.
03:41Your time starts now.
03:44Come on, ladies.
03:45Let's get our running shoes on.
03:47Let's go.
03:47Go on.
03:48That's the spirit.
03:49The Reds are getting stuck in finding something for my challenge.
03:53Poor pottery, Delphys wear.
03:54Would that be a leaf?
03:56It's a petal.
03:57It's kind of stylised, I would say.
04:00What we don't want, when we're looking at the challenge,
04:02is something which could be a bit stylised and questioned.
04:05We don't want Christina to look at it and go,
04:07well, it's stretching it a bit.
04:10Good advice, Ben.
04:11Gary's eyeing up ceramics and glass.
04:14It's quite a mix of items here.
04:17Mm-hm.
04:17Oriental, you've got English glass, English porcelain.
04:22Do decanters sell well nowadays?
04:25No, not really.
04:27But those are really used.
04:28Unless they're really, really old.
04:30My advice is to basically stay away.
04:34Sure.
04:35Noted, Gary.
04:36What's Annie spotted now?
04:38A pair of early Dresden plates.
04:41So, when you look over the back,
04:43it's very easy to know it's Dresden
04:44because we've got a nice sort of mark on the back.
04:47Yeah, Dresden.
04:48Now, they're very pretty.
04:49They're £55 for the pair.
04:51What I've got to be honest is that this type of porcelain
04:54is really out of fashion at the moment.
04:57Yeah, I thought so.
04:58Thank you for reaching it, Gary.
04:59That's all right.
05:00I've now got to put it up without dropping it.
05:01What a gentleman you are, Ben.
05:03What have you got there, Ed?
05:05Iridescent glass.
05:06Probably by Brierley.
05:08Yeah, it says Brierley.
05:09What does it say?
05:09Well, there you go.
05:10So...
05:1035.
05:11And there's a chip in the top.
05:13But stay away from chips.
05:15Definitely.
05:15I'll put that back.
05:17We hear you, Gary.
05:19Sandy's up next for the Reds.
05:20Found any leaves?
05:22So it's sort of an Islamic-y kind of Persian design.
05:26I've never seen anything like that.
05:28So it looks like you've got a lamp here in the middle
05:31and then you've got all these scrolls working round.
05:33And you've got leaves.
05:34And you've got some leaves.
05:36So it's paint on glass.
05:37I've got to admit, the closer I get, the less enamoured I am.
05:42And I don't like the frame.
05:43You don't like the frame?
05:45No.
05:45No.
05:45Forget it.
05:46Forget it?
05:46Yeah.
05:47Easy come, easy go.
05:49Are the Blues about to reel in their challenge?
05:52A giant fish.
05:53You've got brass.
05:54Three different things, yeah.
05:55You've got another base metal.
05:58And you've got some sort of a stone item here.
06:01Is it a swordfish?
06:02Swordfish, yeah.
06:03It could be.
06:04£95.
06:05Oh!
06:06As a starter.
06:07I mean, look at the size.
06:08I think it's wonderful.
06:09It has a style of, sort of an art deco look about it.
06:13It does.
06:13But I think it's post art deco.
06:15Could you see that selling?
06:17I think so.
06:18Really?
06:18I mean, as a decorative piece.
06:19I love it.
06:20It's brilliant.
06:21I think if you think it's a good idea.
06:23And you agree it's three materials?
06:25That definitely looks like three materials to me.
06:27So what do you think?
06:28Should we go ahead?
06:29I think we should.
06:30And see what price we can get for this.
06:33Let's do it.
06:33Yeah.
06:34Excuse me.
06:34Hello.
06:35Hello.
06:36How can I help?
06:36I'm Gary.
06:37Hello Gary, nice to meet you.
06:38And you're?
06:39Sharon.
06:39Sharon.
06:41Hi, Sharon, nice to meet you.
06:42This is Sharon.
06:43Hi.
06:44And she's here to help us with the pricing
06:46on this lovely piece of sculpture.
06:48It says 95 on there.
06:52So you're looking at?
06:53As cheap as possible.
06:5570.
06:5665.
06:57Go on then.
06:58Perfect.
07:00Thank you very much.
07:02What a catch, Blues.
07:0415 minutes in and you're off the mark
07:06with this fish sculpture for 65 pounds.
07:08Ticking off my challenge.
07:11A load off our minds.
07:13Brilliant.
07:13Yes, we've done it.
07:15Come on Reds, you have some catching up to do.
07:17What's that, Ben?
07:19Torquay wear is quite soft and it chips.
07:21I remember my grandma having it.
07:23She had it.
07:24Yeah.
07:25Smaller than that.
07:26Yeah.
07:26But they're one of those things, aren't they?
07:28And sentimentality always rings true for all of us.
07:31But that's not going to make a bargain, is it?
07:33No, it doesn't make a bargain.
07:35And it often is liable to chip.
07:37Now this is absolutely perfect.
07:39They're 65.
07:41Oh, gosh.
07:41They are lovely, but at that kind of price...
07:44Not for us.
07:44No, not for us.
07:45No, no.
07:46These ladies know what they like.
07:48What's caught Rose's eye?
07:50I just like all the glass.
07:51Cranberry glass?
07:52Yeah.
07:52Yeah.
07:53It's a bit too plain, I think.
07:55Do you think it needs more of a pattern?
07:56Yeah, you need more of an oomph.
07:58Sure.
07:59That's a no, then.
08:01Any oomph with you, Ed?
08:02What have you found?
08:03What's that?
08:04This is a beautifully carved antique hall table.
08:07£160.
08:08Oh, OK.
08:09I'm not too convinced about the proportions.
08:13Yeah.
08:13Not a good fit for Gary.
08:15Meanwhile, the Reds have their paws on some bears.
08:18That's a Stife.
08:19He's got the button.
08:20He should have his button in his ear.
08:22Oh, and he's got a growl.
08:23He's a growler.
08:24He did growl.
08:26He's still talking to me.
08:27He's talking to me.
08:28The other one's got a price, hasn't it?
08:30Have you found a price?
08:31Oh, there we go.
08:31One, two, five.
08:32Stife bear, one, two, five.
08:33You like your bears?
08:35I do.
08:35You do?
08:36Yes.
08:36So what is it you look for in a bear?
08:38It's the face.
08:39It's the face.
08:40And so do you like his face?
08:41I do.
08:41It's lovely.
08:42Is his face better than his face?
08:43No, but I do like him.
08:45But you prefer him?
08:46Yes.
08:46Overall?
08:47Yes.
08:48Now, this one doesn't have a growler.
08:49He's got a bit of a cull.
08:51There we go.
08:51It got going.
08:52Condition is superb.
08:54Yeah.
08:54Got the box.
08:55And so that proves he's not an old bear.
08:58I mean, you know, we do have a barcode.
08:59Let's face it on the back of the box.
09:03But, you know, it's about making a profit.
09:05So what we'd need to do is see if we can get a really good price.
09:1075.
09:11Well, I think what we need to do is find somebody from the antique centre.
09:13I think we've got Ian from the antique centre just lurking.
09:16What's the very best you can do for us?
09:19So what have we got?
09:20A steif.
09:21Has he got a growler?
09:23Yes.
09:23Well, well.
09:24A temperamental growler.
09:25Yes.
09:26There we go.
09:27He did it for you.
09:28What's on the ticket?
09:30125.
09:32I can get it to 110 for you.
09:34It's got to be under 100.
09:36I'll tell you what, 95, but I can't go any lower than that.
09:39We've got to look after our dealers, so.
09:41I mean, it's a beautiful thing.
09:42Look, he's reaching out.
09:43He is.
09:43I know he is.
09:43Take me.
09:44I know he is.
09:47OK.
09:47Well, thank you, Will.
09:49Have a seat.
09:50Will 94 get the deal done?
09:52Possibly.
09:52We're relatively early in.
09:54Put him back down.
09:56But we can come back.
09:57I just feel we might find something.
09:59I agree.
10:00Well, you know where it is, ladies.
10:02Over with the blues, what on earth has Gary spotted?
10:07Decorators always look for pieces like that.
10:10OK.
10:11To display sculpture or works of art.
10:15So, is that part of it?
10:17The plinth.
10:18The plinth.
10:18I see.
10:19OK.
10:20What is it actually made of?
10:21It's plaster.
10:24It's had a few knocks around the base.
10:26Which is, it's a bargaining point.
10:28Is there a price?
10:29So, the ticket price?
10:30There is.
10:30£100.
10:31Oh.
10:32That was before the damage.
10:33Before the damage.
10:34So, with the damage, we could do 60.
10:37Could you get a bit lower?
10:38Maybe I could do 50.
10:4049?
10:41No.
10:43I could call you Shaza for a pound.
10:45You could.
10:46I'd take it 49 if you called me Shaza.
10:48Can you use this?
10:50Shaza said yes.
10:51Thank you very much.
10:52Good grief.
10:53Let's do it.
10:53Let's do it.
10:54Well done, blues.
10:55And that includes you, Gaza.
10:56That's your second item in the bag.
10:58A plaster plinth for £49.
11:01I think it's lovely.
11:03Yeah.
11:03Come on, Reds.
11:04You need to buy something soon.
11:07Could this meet my item with leaves challenge?
11:10That's a cake stand for £12 with leaves on it.
11:13It's actually Maven, Pat.
11:15And Maven is the village next door to where I live.
11:17Wow.
11:18And it's hops in the design and there are the hop fields around my home.
11:23Anyway, it is, at the end of the day, a piece of second-hand china.
11:26Yeah.
11:27I mean, it's royal worst.
11:28It's wonderful.
11:29But we're not going to make a profit.
11:31No.
11:31Ben has spoken.
11:32Meanwhile, over with the blues.
11:34What's exciting, Ed?
11:36Wow.
11:36These are incredible.
11:38They're fantastic.
11:39You know what they're called?
11:40I think they're dog-a-fo.
11:41They're actually lions.
11:42Ah.
11:43I don't think they're very nice.
11:45They're temple lions.
11:46I don't like them.
11:47Oh, a disagreement.
11:48Oh, wonderful.
11:49Oh, doesn't matter anyway.
11:51Have you seen the price?
11:52£1,700.
11:53£1,700.
11:55Luckily for Rose, that's way out of your budget.
11:57Come on, Reds.
11:58We're nearly halfway and not one purchase.
12:02Look at it.
12:03I've got to say, that is very unusual.
12:05I like that.
12:06It's working.
12:07So, it's obviously a bit of fun.
12:09Chunks of metal put together to make a clock.
12:12If we could get that under 20, would it sell?
12:15Well, it would sell.
12:17Will it make a profit?
12:18Even if it's a pound?
12:20Yeah.
12:20I think.
12:22I've never seen anything like it.
12:23Nor have I.
12:24You've got a circular saw blade.
12:26You've got, whether they were old...
12:28Cylinders.
12:29Cylinders of some sort.
12:30A little bit of plumbing at one end.
12:31So, what is it you like?
12:33Just that it was so quirky, it looked ridiculous.
12:36It's quirky.
12:36You're a biker girl, aren't you?
12:38Yes.
12:38So, you quite like your grease and metal.
12:40Do you want me to ask Ian?
12:41Yes.
12:42There is...
12:42Hello.
12:44One of the oddest clocks, I think, probably, in the place.
12:46How cheap can it be?
12:47Does it say 29 on the ticket?
12:4919.
12:50Come on, Ian.
12:5218.
12:53That's quite a discount.
12:54That is...
12:54That's a big discount.
12:56Annie?
12:57What do you think?
12:58Shall we go for it?
12:59Yes.
12:59It's ridiculous.
13:00It's totally ridiculous.
13:01Shake a hand, shake a hand.
13:03We've got to get our first item down.
13:05Well done, Reds.
13:06You're finally out of the blocks with this steampunk clock for £18.
13:10You're glad to be rid of it.
13:12Ian!
13:13Well, I've got to say, that was not what I was expecting.
13:16My lovely ladies to buy, but, you know, we've got our biker chick here, so...
13:20They're certainly keeping you on your toes, Ben.
13:23Over with the blues, what's Gary found?
13:25It's a Glastonbury chair.
13:28Not to be confused with King Arthur.
13:30The Glastonbury chair was the brainchild of Benedictine monk,
13:33John Arthur Thorne of Glastonbury Abbey, for whom the first example was made.
13:39Inspired by folding chairs of Italian design, it became a popular choice of seat in the Middle Ages.
13:45What sort of money would it make at auction?
13:47Glastonbury chairs are quite popular.
13:49OK.
13:50So, it would make better than a chest of drawers.
13:55And £135 isn't a bad starting price, but I'd like to see that as £75.
13:59Sharon, we love your Glastonbury chair. It's wonderful. It's got £135 on the ticket.
14:05Mm-hm.
14:05What's the best you could do?
14:07£85.
14:08Could we get it into the 70s? I think 79 would be a good number, though.
14:12You like those numbers, don't you?
14:13Yeah, I don't want that.
14:1479. Let's have a look.
14:16Let's look at some other bits.
14:16Yeah, so at least we know 79 we can get in.
14:20One for the back burner.
14:2220 minutes left and lots of shopping still to be done.
14:25The Reds are back with more pottery and ice by some leaves.
14:29They're Torquayware again. And again, they're marked from the factory.
14:33They're not chipped, are they, Sunday?
14:35No.
14:36And how much are they?
14:37Now, these are £10 each.
14:39What about £2 for £15 would that be?
14:42Do you think it's worth asking?
14:44It'd be less than that. You need to be less than that.
14:47She's tough, this girl, isn't she?
14:48Yeah, she is.
14:49I want the golden gavel.
14:50She wants the golden gavel.
14:51Yeah.
14:52Where's Ian?
14:52Where's Ian?
14:53While the Reds look for Ian, Carrie's discovered a mysterious chest.
14:57That looks almost, what, 17th century.
15:01Some rather beautiful carving.
15:03And look at how the patination has evolved through the years.
15:08It's a nice, rich patina.
15:10I can't see anyone, like, putting this in their house.
15:14Oh, I absolutely can.
15:15Yeah.
15:16Shall we find out a possible price file?
15:18No, I don't like it.
15:20Well, this has to be a team effort.
15:21It does.
15:22Indeed it does.
15:23Back to the daffodil vases with Ian on hand.
15:26Annie's grandma had vases very similar to these.
15:29She had those?
15:29Oh, did she really?
15:30What's the best deal?
15:31Ian.
15:32So, they're £10 each, so how about we do two for £15?
15:37I thought you were going to say two for one.
15:39Wait, did you?
15:40Yeah.
15:41Yeah, cos it was my grandma.
15:42I really did, Ian.
15:42Are you mistaken about lots of things?
15:44No.
15:45I just know you're a nice, generous man.
15:48Final offer, £12 the pair.
15:50They meet our challenge.
15:52Mm-hm.
15:52Right, Annie.
15:53Oh.
15:54Shake Ian's hand.
15:57No, seriously, it's lovely.
15:58Well done, Rez.
15:59Second buy in the bag.
16:01And your item with leaves challenge ticked off with these talky pottery vases for £12.
16:06We've got the big spend still to find, £75.
16:10We know we've got the bear.
16:11With 15 minutes to go and both teams looking for their final item, it's all to play for.
16:16Rose is leading the way over with the Blues.
16:18I quite like these two little pieces.
16:21Now, I mean, I don't think they're actually, like...
16:23Well, they wouldn't qualify as a big spend.
16:26Oh, of course.
16:27Yeah, they're 40, so they're quite cheap.
16:30They're from the 1930s, mass-produced, sadly.
16:35I thought they were quite quirky. I quite liked them.
16:38Never mind, Rose. Plenty more to see.
16:40What's Annie spotted?
16:41What about that corner chair?
16:44Right.
16:44Furniture's a really difficult market.
16:47People don't need a corner chair. I find that with furniture, it needs to be something people need.
16:51Yeah, yeah.
16:52£85, it's extraordinary.
16:55A nice chair like that would have been £250 20 years ago.
17:00I knew I had good taste.
17:01You see?
17:02But sadly, it's not a useful item of furniture.
17:06Fair enough, Ben.
17:07Over to the Blues and Roses on a Mission.
17:10This is quite interesting.
17:12I presume it's sort of like a leaf that's, like, folded in?
17:14Yeah.
17:15That's basically new.
17:16It was made no more than ten years ago.
17:19Probably Chinese, even.
17:21So they try to emulate Murano glass and Murano techniques.
17:27Mm-hm.
17:28Best move on, then.
17:29Annie's got her eye on something shiny.
17:31Ben, what about that bracelet?
17:34Antique Roman glass, £145?
17:38In honesty, I think no.
17:41OK.
17:41I just don't think it's going to do it.
17:43That's concise.
17:44That was concise and quick.
17:45And decisive.
17:45And decisive.
17:47That's why you're here, Ben.
17:48And Gary isn't mincing his words either.
17:51We all like the chair.
17:53So I wonder why we're faffing about.
17:56Shall we just go and get the chair, then?
17:58If you like the chair.
17:59I like the chair.
18:00Let's do the chair.
18:01Sounds like a plan.
18:03Remember, it's the big spend item Blues.
18:05You too, Reds.
18:06What have you got?
18:07That's a pair of Chinese bamboo brush pots.
18:11They're quite decorative.
18:13I don't think they would have...
18:16That fashion.
18:17No.
18:17Keep looking, ladies.
18:18Seems the Blues have got distracted by glass on their way to the chair.
18:22I like the pattern in the stem.
18:24The pig twist stems, exactly.
18:25Yeah.
18:25Well, what's the price?
18:28£175, so, yeah.
18:30Quite a lot of money.
18:31Quite a lot of money.
18:32If we can get that for half that...
18:35Would one just sell those?
18:36Yes, yes.
18:37OK.
18:38Absolutely.
18:38When it comes to Georgian glasses, you basically buy them as singles.
18:43How much would you get that option?
18:46It's not my speciality.
18:49OK.
18:49But they can go as high as 1,000 for a single glass.
18:52Or more.
18:54Shall we call Sharon?
18:55While the Blues wait for Sharon, Ben's having a team talk with the Reds.
18:59You know, I don't think we're going to find what we want.
19:01We know we've got the bear.
19:02Mm-hm.
19:03Only got a few minutes left.
19:04Shall we head...
19:05Yeah. ...on round?
19:06Yeah.
19:06So, if we go that away, I think we need to go.
19:09Yes.
19:09Yeah, that's right.
19:10Lead the way, Ben.
19:11The Blues are having a closer look at that glass.
19:14The thing that you need to ask is whether it's genuine, genuine Georgian.
19:21There are a few characteristics of Georgian glass you need to look out for.
19:25The bottom needs to be wider than the cup.
19:29OK.
19:30For example.
19:31Which this is.
19:33Look for imperfections.
19:35Mm-hm.
19:35It's ungrounded, which is good.
19:38So, that's a characteristic of older glass.
19:42And then you've got the double twist.
19:45I love the detailing in the stem.
19:47I think it's really cool.
19:48175.
19:49Mm.
19:50We'd like to get that down below 100, believe it.
19:54I was thinking more 125.
19:56Do you like it?
19:57I love it.
19:58I love the history.
19:59We just have to decide whether we want the chair or the glass.
20:01We all like this as well.
20:02Sharon, could we get to £100 on it?
20:06Yes, let's do it.
20:07Let's do it.
20:08I think we'd go for this.
20:09You like this?
20:11£100.
20:11£100.
20:12Well done, Blues.
20:13With five minutes to go, this Georgian glass for £100 ticks off your big spend and you're
20:18done.
20:19Bottoms up.
20:20We owe you a cup of tea for your expertise.
20:23To toast.
20:23Let's go and celebrate.
20:24To toast success.
20:25Today.
20:26We need a quick decision on that bare reds.
20:28Every minute counts.
20:29So, he's reaching out to be loved and find a new home.
20:34Shall we call Ian?
20:35Yes.
20:36Ian?
20:36Oh, that sounded rather authoritative than me.
20:39It's certainly true.
20:40Yes, Ben.
20:40How can I?
20:40So, is 94 the absolute very, very...
20:4493.
20:44A little bit more, please.
20:48Final offer, 89.
20:50I think we've just got to go for it.
20:51Yeah.
20:52Thank you very much.
20:52Cheers.
20:54Nice work, ladies.
20:55That's your big spend ticked off and third item in the bag.
20:59That's it, teams.
21:00Your shopping is over.
21:02Three minutes left.
21:03We've met all the challenges.
21:05Eventually.
21:06I think it's time to have a sit down.
21:07Come on.
21:09Let's see what your future has in store for you and remind ourselves what the red team
21:13bought.
21:14Annie and Sandy kicked things off with an upcycled steampunk clock for £18.
21:22Next, to meet my challenge of an item featuring leaves, they paid £12 for these talky daffodil
21:28pattern vases.
21:30And to wrap up their shop, they spent £89 on this stif teddy bear, which also met their
21:36big spend.
21:38Now, you two, you're besties.
21:39You're very in sync, aren't you?
21:41Yes.
21:41They were great to shop with, weren't they, Ben?
21:42Just a joy.
21:45Absolutely lovely.
21:46Thank you, Ben.
21:47So were you.
21:48Don't be that nice to him.
21:49No, it's lovely.
21:51Now, tell me, out of the three items that you purchased, what was your favourite, Annie?
21:56My favourite was the bear.
21:58What about you, Sandy?
21:59What was your favourite piece?
22:00Mine's definitely the bear.
22:01The bear.
22:02Yes.
22:03Oh, we've all loved the bear.
22:05What do you think is going to make you the most money, Annie?
22:07It might be the clock.
22:08I knew you were going to say this.
22:10No.
22:11Poor Ben is still in shock over the clock.
22:14What about you, Sandy?
22:15What do you think is going to make you the most money?
22:16I agree.
22:17Yeah?
22:18Yes.
22:18OK, it's the clock for you.
22:20Definitely.
22:20Now, what did you spend in total?
22:22£119.
22:23So that means one of you's got £181 to hand over to Ben.
22:27Hand it over.
22:29Oh, Benny, that's a lot of money.
22:30What are you going to buy?
22:31Well, I might get something shiny.
22:33Oh, yay!
22:34Yeah, well, that's what I want.
22:35We've got to aim for shiny.
22:36Yeah.
22:37Well, Ben goes bonus by shopping.
22:38Let's remind ourselves what the blue team bought.
22:40Rose and Ed splashed out £65 on this fish sculpture, which also ticked off my three materials challenge.
22:50Next, they bargained hard for a Grecian-style plaster column for £49.
22:56And to round off their shop, a Georgian glass for £100 was their big spend.
23:01Rose and Ed, that looked like quite a lot of fun.
23:04Did you enjoy that?
23:05Definitely.
23:06That's really good.
23:06Gary, were they fun to shop with?
23:08They're both so cuddly.
23:10Aww.
23:11They are.
23:11Now, tell me, out of the three things that you purchased, Rose, what was your favourite?
23:16The glass.
23:17Ah, surprise, surprise.
23:19What about you, Dad Ed?
23:21So, I love the glass as well, I must admit.
23:24So, we're in unanimous agreement about your favourite purchase.
23:27What do you think is going to make you the most profit?
23:29I think the glass will.
23:31Oh, she's sticking to it.
23:32I think it will.
23:33I'll toast to that, Rose.
23:34What about you, Ed?
23:35Probably the glass.
23:37Now, tell me, what did you spend in total?
23:40£214, I think.
23:41That means one of you's got £86, is that right?
23:44Yes, that would be me.
23:45Ah, Rose, well done.
23:46Let's hand that over to Gary.
23:48£86 over there, Gary.
23:50What are you going to do with that?
23:51Well, Rose has been so lovely, so I'm going to indulge her.
23:56Oh!
23:57Indulge her big time.
23:59Oh!
24:00There we go.
24:02While Gary goes bonus by shopping, I'm off to learn about some toys that have turned into treasure.
24:13Some toys are so iconic, they've become more than just something children play with.
24:18They're cultural icons.
24:20And the collection I'm seeing today is no exception.
24:23It's been used in everything from architecture to art exhibits.
24:26Yes, I'm talking about the humble Lego brick, of course.
24:31Derived from the Danish word leggot, meaning play well, Lego was founded in 1932 by a Danish carpenter named Ole
24:38Kirk Christiansen.
24:40Initially created from wood, it wasn't until 1947 that the toy pieces were made from plastic, and in 1949 the
24:48famous interlocking bricks appeared.
24:50But the collection I'm seeing today doesn't just contain your average Lego bricks, oh no.
24:56It's made up of pieces that were all found on the beach.
25:00In February 1997, a container ship on its way from Rotterdam to New York was struck by a freak wave
25:07off the Cornish coast.
25:08And its cargo, including almost five million Lego pieces, spilled overboard.
25:14Beachcombers soon began to find Lego pieces across the southwest of England and even as far afield as Ireland and
25:21Belgium.
25:23Before long, people were coming from all corners of the globe to take part in what was dubbed a real
25:28-life treasure hunt.
25:29And almost 30 years later, it's still going on.
25:31To find out more, I'm meeting Kate Clayton from the Royal Cornwall Museum, who's brought along a selection of these
25:38treasured Lego pieces.
25:39Kate, this is extraordinary, isn't it?
25:42It is incredible, the amount of Lego that has been found and has washed up and the condition that it's
25:47still in.
25:48Environmentally, obviously, this was quite a disaster.
25:51Yes, I think Lego said that it should obviously never have happened, it should never have ended up in the
25:56sea,
25:56but it's an interesting study now into how it's lasted.
26:00And it's looking at what that tells us about the tides, about the drifts and about plastic pollution.
26:08Absolutely right.
26:10Talk me through what we have here on the table in front of us.
26:14So a lot of the Lego that came off the container was ironically sea-themed.
26:19So a lot of what we have is things that would have gone into sets about the sea.
26:23Life jackets.
26:24Yeah.
26:24Scuba tanks.
26:25Some seagrass.
26:26Yeah.
26:27But the most exciting pieces are the dragons and the octopuses, because they're the most rare.
26:32Are they?
26:33Yes.
26:33So dragons and octopuses and a lifeboat.
26:36Yes.
26:37Which floated?
26:38No.
26:39So strangely, ironically, the lifeboats all sank, which is why there aren't many of those.
26:45So whose are these pieces?
26:47Where have these pieces come from?
26:48So these pieces have come from Tracy Williams, an author who has written a book about the Lego spill.
26:55So she found a lot on beach cleans herself from 1997 onwards, and she collected more and more and realised
27:03that there was an appetite for logging the collections, noting where they ended up.
27:09She began a Facebook page in 2012 called Lego Lost at Sea, and that was for people to record their
27:17Lego finds.
27:18Things are still being found now.
27:21It's travelled right around the coast of England, Wales, France.
27:27It's gone a huge distance.
27:29So it's a real treasure hunt?
27:31That's the joy of it, I think.
27:32And it's proper treasure, because it's so difficult to find and it's so rare, and some of these pieces are
27:37so small.
27:38Yeah.
27:39I think it's really got people out looking and looking really carefully on our beaches, which is a really good
27:44thing.
27:46The information that Tracy gathered has been used by scientists to look at tides, drifts, currents, the logging of where
27:54things ended up has actually taught people quite a lot about how our seas work.
27:59That is amazing, isn't it?
28:03When you find a piece of Lego, potentially, is it a question of finders keepers, or does it still belong
28:10to the manufacturer?
28:11So technically, it still belongs to Lego. At the time, Lego said it was okay for people to keep their
28:18finds, but technically, they should still be reported.
28:23Are the pieces worth anything?
28:24A piece has recently been auctioned for charity, and it was one of the Lego sharks.
28:29The shark? Ah, which one's that one?
28:31So there were 22,200 sharks.
28:34Right, that shipwrecked.
28:36Yes, but very few have been found. Very rare.
28:39So what did it sell for?
28:41£430.
28:42That's extraordinary, isn't it?
28:43And was that because of the connection to the shipwreck, do you think?
28:46I think it's part of the treasure hunt, absolutely.
28:49Wow.
28:51Kate, thank you so much. This really has been absolutely fascinating, so thank you.
28:55But now it's time for us to head back to our teams to see if they've dug up any treasures.
29:03I've come to Wessex Auction House in Chippenham.
29:06I'm here with Tim Weeks.
29:09Hey.
29:09Thank you so much for having us.
29:11Pleasure, as always, you know that.
29:12Shall we start with the Reds?
29:13Let's do it.
29:13So we've got Annie and Sandy, who went shopping with Ben Cooper.
29:16Yeah.
29:16Now, Annie and Sandy are besties.
29:19They're super cool.
29:20But the last thing I expected them to come back with was a steampunk clock.
29:25It's so unusual.
29:27It's so much fun to have that mix with, is it a bit of Victoriana?
29:31Is it a bit of sci-fi?
29:32Yeah, what is it?
29:32It's got it all there.
29:33What is it?
29:33It's so unusual.
29:34But I love it.
29:35I love it.
29:36So what is your estimate on it?
29:37Really hard, obviously, but I put 25 to 40.
29:40Amazing.
29:40Well, they only paid £18 for it.
29:42Excellent.
29:43Now, let's move on to their second lot, which is a piece of Victorian pottery.
29:48Yeah, yeah.
29:48This is how wild these ladies are.
29:50I mean, I love them.
29:51I love their spirit.
29:52Now, I challenge them to find an item featuring leaves.
29:56Yeah.
29:56It's a big tick in the challenge for me.
29:58Totally.
29:58Really nice example.
29:59Nice mark with the Whatcom pottery as well.
30:01I really like it.
30:02And, of course, you've got the pair, which is always nice.
30:04Okay, so how much do you like them, Tim Weekes?
30:06I like them £20 to £30.
30:07£12 paid.
30:08Oh, that's good.
30:09Let's move over to their third and final item, which, as you will know by now,
30:13was their big spend.
30:14Now, if there's anywhere to sell scyfe and collectibles, it's here, isn't it?
30:20Yes, please.
30:20This is kind of what you major in.
30:21It really is.
30:22So, I love this.
30:23I mean, when you think scyfe, ideally you're thinking sort of early 1900s.
30:28But it's obviously a contemporary example.
30:29It's got that box, 2006, limited edition to about £3,000.
30:32And I'm hoping you told me they've spent as close to £75 as possible.
30:36Well, what's your estimate?
30:37I've put £40 to £50.
30:38Okay, no pressure.
30:40Yeah.
30:40They spent £89 on it.
30:42Okay.
30:42Do you think it could be a struggle?
30:44It should be a struggle, but I'm going to make something happen.
30:46I've got to get on the phone.
30:48I might go now.
30:48Get on the phone.
30:49Call my bear buyers.
30:50Help me out.
30:51Come on.
30:51There's a chance.
30:52You're bear buyers.
30:53Yeah.
30:53Plenty of bear buyers here.
30:55Loving your work.
30:56Okay.
30:56Well, look.
30:56It looks like it's going to be a bit of a rollercoaster for our ladies over here.
30:59But let's move over to Rose and Ed, who went shopping with Gary.
31:03Now, the first item that they purchased was this really rather wacky swordfish.
31:09Swordfish sailfish.
31:11Okay.
31:11I'm going to go fish.
31:12Yeah.
31:13Definitely fish.
31:13So I don't offend any fishers.
31:14They went straight in with their challenge, which was an item containing at least three
31:18different materials.
31:20Now, I think we've got the brass fish, haven't we?
31:23Yeah.
31:23We've got this polished base.
31:24So one, two.
31:25And then the stand appears to be from a sort of aluminum or something.
31:28Definitely three materials.
31:29What do you think of it?
31:30It's unusual.
31:31I do like it.
31:32I'm fond of it.
31:33Because it's unusual.
31:34Okay.
31:34Good.
31:34What's your estimate?
31:35I put £60 to £80.
31:36Okay.
31:37£65 paid.
31:38Okay.
31:38Yeah, that's not bad, is it?
31:39Yeah, good.
31:39Okay.
31:40Let's move on to their second item, which was this really rather magnificent column.
31:46We know there's going to be a market for this.
31:47Obviously, naturally, you look at the damage.
31:49There is going to be people that are put off by it because you're going to have to do
31:52some work to it.
31:53Okay.
31:53Estimate?
31:54I've put £40 to £60.
31:55£49 paid.
31:56Okay.
31:57Now, on to their third and final piece, which is their big spend.
32:00I love a bit of Georgian glass.
32:01A proper antique you take to auction.
32:03What's your estimate?
32:04I've put £40 to £60.
32:06They've paid £100 for it.
32:07It doesn't surprise me.
32:08I think we've got a chance.
32:10Okay.
32:10Oh, my goodness.
32:11It's going to be exciting.
32:12It is going to be exciting.
32:13Very exciting.
32:14Now, will you be wielding the gavel?
32:15Of course I will.
32:16Yes.
32:17Marvellous.
32:17Look forward to seeing you in action as always.
32:2175.
32:22Looking for 80 now.
32:23Are we sure in the room?
32:25Online at £85.
32:28Ed, Rose, how are you feeling?
32:29Very excited.
32:30Very excited.
32:31How are you feeling, Gary?
32:32Nervous and excited.
32:34Oh, shit.
32:34I like that.
32:35Now, let's go straight in with your first item, which was, of course, this gorgeous fish
32:39sculpture.
32:40Now, here it comes now.
32:43£65 paid, okay?
32:45I'm at £80.
32:47Where's 80?
32:50You're all smiling, but you're not bidding.
32:52Start me at 60, then.
32:54Where's my number?
32:55Where are we starting, then?
32:5550, is it?
32:5650, I'm bid.
32:57£50, we're in.
32:5855 online.
32:5960, thank you.
33:0065, back in.
33:0270, here we go.
33:02Yes, we've done it!
33:0475.
33:05Asking 80.
33:06Come on.
33:0780.
33:0790, thank you.
33:0895.
33:10100.
33:11100 I've got, then.
33:12I will sell at £100.
33:16Amazing!
33:17So, that is a £35 profit.
33:20So, here we go now.
33:21This is your second item, which is the really rather gorgeous column.
33:25Now, you paid £49 for it.
33:27The auctioneer's estimate is £40 to £60.
33:30Okay.
33:30Nice.
33:31Here it comes.
33:32Good luck.
33:32Start me at 20.
33:3320, get this going.
33:34Let's see where we go.
33:35Start me at 10.
33:3610 it away, then.
33:37Minimum bid.
33:37Where's £10?
33:3810 I bid, thank you.
33:4012.
33:4114.
33:4216.
33:4318.
33:4520.
33:4622.
33:48My gavel is raised.
33:49Gents going to do it in the room at £20 it is.
33:53Oh!
33:54That is a £29 loss, sadly, on your second item.
33:59So, at the moment, we are £6 up, going into your third and final purchase.
34:05It is, of course, your very beautiful Georgian wine glass.
34:08Yeah.
34:09Now, you paid £100 for it.
34:10Here it comes now.
34:12Stop with just £50 to get me going.
34:13Where's £50?
34:14£50 I bid, thank you.
34:15Where's £55?
34:16£55 is bid.
34:21£60, are you coming back in.
34:23It's had its time at £55 I sell.
34:27Oh, yeah, I really felt that.
34:29I'm so sorry, bless you.
34:31That is a £45 loss, sadly, on your really rather gorgeous Georgian wine glass.
34:38Now, you did leave Gary with £86 of leftover lolly.
34:42Shall we find out what he did with it?
34:43Please.
34:44Yes.
34:44OK, so if you close your peepers, team.
34:46Gary, would you please get your bonus buy?
34:49Gary, are you ready?
34:50Yep.
34:51Guys, open your eyes.
34:53Rose.
34:53OK.
34:54These are for you.
34:56Because I know how much you love your class.
34:58We've got a nice collection as well.
35:00Right.
35:01I have 15 of these.
35:03Wow.
35:04By Stuart.
35:05Signed on the base.
35:07Intaglio cut with roses.
35:10There you go.
35:12Oh, I love it.
35:13How much did that cost?
35:14£40.
35:16Wow, OK.
35:16For £15.
35:18And how much do you think they'll make?
35:19£60 to £80.
35:21So, are we going to go for the bonus buy?
35:22Yes, please.
35:23We're going to go for the bonus buy.
35:24All right, definitely?
35:25Yeah.
35:26Fantastic.
35:26Well, let's see what our auctioneer Tim thinks of Gary's really rather gorgeous little Stuart glass collection.
35:33It's a lot of Stuart crystal glass.
35:35And we know it's a good name, Stuart, so there's going to be buyers for it.
35:37The etched decoration, really, really nice.
35:40There's enough there.
35:41There's enough sort of bang for your buck with 15 pieces.
35:44OK.
35:44And your estimate?
35:45I put £30 to £50.
35:47OK.
35:47£40 paid.
35:48OK, nice.
35:49Happy with that.
35:50So, our auctioneer has had a little look at the collection of glass, Gary.
35:54Now, you paid £40.
35:56His estimate is £30 to £50.
35:58So, right in the middle there.
35:59Here it comes now.
36:00Good luck, both.
36:0138 here on commission.
36:0340.
36:0342.
36:04Make it 44 online.
36:05Yes.
36:05Well done, Gary.
36:06Come back to me at 44.
36:0844.
36:08Looking for £46 now.
36:1046.
36:11It's 46 in the room.
36:1248 back in.
36:1350.
36:1450.
36:15Make it 55 now online.
36:16Yes.
36:1760.
36:2060.
36:21It's in my room at £60.
36:23Are we all sure?
36:24All done.
36:25Gavel is raised.
36:25Room bid.
36:26This time, I sell at 60.
36:29Amazing.
36:29Ah, well done.
36:30Your bonus buyers just sold for £60, which is a £20 profit, Gary.
36:34Very well done.
36:35You're at minus £19.
36:37Could be a winner.
36:39Which, I would say, is deeply respectable.
36:49Now, ladies, are you ready?
36:50We're ready.
36:51You're in the auction room.
36:53How does it feel?
36:54A little bit nervous.
36:56Nerve-racking.
36:56Nerve-racking.
36:57Oh, bless you.
36:58I mean, the pressure's on.
36:58It feels like getting the results from your exams now.
37:01It does.
37:01Now, your first item that you purchased, it is, of course, your steampunk clock.
37:06Now, you paid £18.
37:08Mm-hm.
37:08Yeah.
37:08Auctioner's estimate is £25 to £40.
37:12Here it comes now.
37:12Good luck, girls.
37:13I start here with me at £18.
37:16£20.
37:16Straight into profit.
37:18Straight into profit.
37:20I look for £28.
37:21£28.
37:22£30.
37:22£32.
37:23Clears my commission.
37:24With you, sir.
37:25£34 online.
37:26£36.
37:26£38.
37:27Look at this.
37:29Come back to me at £38.
37:29£40.
37:30£40.
37:31Back in.
37:31£42.
37:32£44.
37:33£42 it is, then.
37:34Selling online at £42.
37:38Amazing.
37:38That is a £24 profit.
37:42So, next up comes your really rather lovely pair of talkie pottery vases.
37:46You paid only £12.
37:48£20 to £30 is the auctioneer's estimate.
37:51Here they are now.
37:52Good luck.
37:52I go straight in at £18.
37:54I look for £20.
37:56I look for £20.
37:56Where's £20?
37:57£20.
37:58I'm £22.
37:59£24.
38:00Asking £26, are we all sure and done then?
38:03I will sell with you in the room at £24.
38:06Wow.
38:07Amazing.
38:08Those have just sold for £24, which is a £12 profit.
38:12At this point, after your first two lots, we're at £36 profit.
38:16Okay?
38:16Wow.
38:17Going in to your third and final purchase, which is, of course, your very beautiful Stife collector's
38:23teddy bear.
38:24£89 paid.
38:25Okay?
38:26Here it is now.
38:27I've got interest.
38:28I start here at £55.
38:30I'm looking for £60.
38:32£60.
38:33£5.
38:33£70.
38:34Thank you for your bids.
38:36£70.
38:36£75.
38:37£80.
38:39£85.
38:40£90.
38:41£95.
38:42£100.
38:43Yes!
38:45On the phone at £100, commissions are out.
38:47Now back to the room where's £110.
38:49It's £100 on the phone.
38:50You're all done elsewhere selling phone bid at £100.
38:55Amazing!
38:57Well done!
38:58Thank you!
38:58Well done!
39:00That is wonderful.
39:01An £11 profit.
39:02We are at £47 profit at this point, ladies.
39:07Now you've got your gavels, girls.
39:09Can we get a gavel for Ben as well?
39:11Because he might cry otherwise.
39:13I will.
39:13It happens.
39:14He will.
39:15Now you did leave him with £181 of leftover load.
39:19Shall we find out what he did with it?
39:21Yes.
39:21So ladies, close your peepers just for a second.
39:23Ben, can you grab your bonus buy?
39:25Okay.
39:26Are you ready, Ben?
39:27I'm ready.
39:27Ladies, open your eyes, reveal all.
39:30So what we've got is a solid silver pepper mill.
39:35Wonderful.
39:36It's continental silver, so it's marked £800 on the bottom.
39:39And you said you were going to get something shiny and you did.
39:42And it's shiny.
39:43And it is.
39:44Big question, how much did it cost?
39:4650.
39:4850.
39:49Now the question is, is that going to make us a good profit?
39:53It should do about £70, £80, is where I would like to see it.
39:57Good.
39:57What would you like to do?
39:58Are you going to go with the bonus buy?
40:00Yeah.
40:01Yeah, definitely.
40:02Well, let's see what our auctioneer, Tim, thinks of Ben's really rather gorgeous pepper mill.
40:07I always love selling silver at auction, you know that.
40:09You can't go wrong with that intrinsic value.
40:11Continental, marked 800 to the base.
40:13It's in nice enough condition.
40:15They're always going to do well.
40:17Okay, and your estimate?
40:18I've got £30 to £50.
40:19Well, he's paid £50.
40:20Oh, okay.
40:21So, slightly top end.
40:22That's okay.
40:23But we're all right?
40:23We're all right.
40:24We're going to make that happen.
40:26So, our auctioneer, Tim, has had a little look at the pepper mill.
40:28Now, he's been conservative.
40:30He's got an estimate of £30 to £50.
40:33Okay.
40:33So, we'll see what happens.
40:35Are you ready?
40:36Yes.
40:36Here it comes now.
40:37Start me at £50.
40:38Yes.
40:39Where's £50?
40:40Start me just £40, then.
40:41£40, thank you.
40:42£40 with the hand.
40:43£42 online.
40:44£44?
40:45£46, make it online.
40:47Come back to me at £46.
40:48£48?
40:49£50 online.
40:50Oh, one more.
40:51Oh, one more.
40:52Round it up to £55.
40:53Oh, yes, go on, madam.
40:56£55!
40:57Yes!
40:58£55, thank you.
40:59I need £60 now in the net.
41:01£60 is bid.
41:02£60 I have, then.
41:04It's online.
41:05£65?
41:06£70 I'm up to.
41:07£75?
41:08£80?
41:09£80, thank you.
41:12£80.
41:12£80?
41:12£80, thank you.
41:14£30 profit on your bonus file.
41:17That is £77 profit.
41:21And golden gavels all round.
41:23Congratulations.
41:31Now, I know how competitive you both are, so I'm going to get straight to business.
41:36Are you ready?
41:36Yes.
41:37OK.
41:38All right.
41:38The winners of today's show are...
41:40It's Annie and Sandy.
41:42Oh, lovely!
41:46Who bought the most wild and wacky things, but I love them for it.
41:49Oh, Rose and Ed, our runners-up today.
41:52Now, it all started so well, didn't it?
41:54You had your sculpture, which was your challenge piece, which made you a profit of £35.
41:59And then, well...
42:01It all went a bit wet, didn't it?
42:02But then, Gary came in with his bonus bike that made you a profit of £20.
42:09So, you are leaving us only at minus £19.
42:13OK.
42:13Have you enjoyed it?
42:14Yes, definitely.
42:15Brilliant.
42:15Well, it's been lovely having you as part of the show.
42:16Shall we have a chat to these two?
42:17Yeah.
42:18Go for it.
42:18All right, then.
42:19Oh, Sandy and Annie.
42:20My goodness.
42:21You made three solid profits, so very, very well done.
42:25Aren't they brilliant?
42:26They're absolute joy.
42:27They're really worth it.
42:28And then, Ben, you added to the pot.
42:30So, ladies, you are leaving us with £77.
42:33That's amazing.
42:34Which is very exciting.
42:36There we go.
42:37Oh, thank you.
42:37Oh, Sandy.
42:38There we go.
42:39But not only that.
42:40Because you made profits on all three lots, and Ben made a profit on his bonus buy, you
42:45will also be leaving us with a golden gavel.
42:49Take your pick, Annie.
42:51There we go.
42:51Pop them on.
42:52So, profits and golden gavels.
42:55Seriously.
42:55Amazing.
42:55It's been absolutely brilliant.
42:58Good.
42:58An absolute pleasure.
42:59It's been gorgeous to have you all on the show.
43:00So, very, very well done.
43:02Now, if you think you can do better than our team today, then don't forget you can apply
43:06to come on the show via our website, or why not give us a follow on social media.
43:11But more importantly than any of that, don't forget to join us again next time for some
43:16more bargain hunting.
43:17Yes?
43:18Yes!
43:18Yes!
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