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00:00Often seen on the show, one hugely popular area of antique collecting is militaria.
00:07From sabres and sashes to ceremonial boots and buckles,
00:11every single item has a story to tell.
00:14Later, I'll be learning more about this impressive collection of military uniforms and accessories.
00:20There are almost 4,000 pieces here, dating back to the late 19th century.
00:25But first...
00:27ATTENTION!
00:30Let's go bargain hunting!
00:52Today our teams will be searching for bargains at this antique centre in Newark.
00:57They'll have £300 and just 60 minutes to find three items to take to auction.
01:03One of those items must at the very least cost them £75 and another must fulfil my challenge.
01:10Whoever makes the bigger profit or smaller loss at auction will win.
01:15Right, let's meet today's teams.
01:17I'm John.
01:18And I'm Ade.
01:19And our spirits are sky high.
01:21Hang on, that reminds me of a song.
01:25Yeah, so we play for Doctor and the Medics.
01:27Yeah, I'm the drummer.
01:28And I'm the bass player.
01:29Wow.
01:30Proper pop stars.
01:31Yeah, our big hit was in 1986 with...
01:35Spirit in the Sky.
01:36Yeah, and it reached number one in the UK.
01:38Impressive.
01:39So, what are you into lads?
01:41So I collect guitars, I collect records and I like music memorabilia.
01:46Makes sense.
01:47But what's your antiques knowledge like?
01:49Oh, very limited I guess.
01:51It's very amateur.
01:52Uh-oh.
01:53How do you rate your chances then?
01:55We're going to win this easy.
01:57We're going to win it.
01:58That is the spirit.
02:00Let's see who you're up against.
02:02Hi, I'm Claire.
02:03And I'm Karen.
02:04And we're going to chip in for the win.
02:06And we're on course for a hole in one.
02:09I'm guessing you're fans of a certain sport, ladies.
02:13Oh, we absolutely love golf, don't we?
02:15Yeah.
02:16But what do you know about antiques?
02:17Not very much.
02:18I just know what we like, don't we?
02:20Yeah, we have similar tastes.
02:21Yes.
02:22Sounds harmonious, but who's in charge?
02:25Oh, it's definitely me.
02:26Yeah.
02:27Oh!
02:30No debate there then.
02:31What about haggling?
02:33We'll both have a go, I think.
02:34I think so.
02:35I think you would be better at it.
02:36Yeah.
02:37By the way.
02:39But are you going to win?
02:40Yes.
02:41I think so.
02:42We're very competitive.
02:43Yes.
02:44We want to beat the Reds.
02:45Both teams are up for it.
02:46So let's get this show on the road.
02:48Well, hi everyone.
02:51Hi, you sound amazing today.
02:53Yeah, we're good.
02:54We're good.
02:55Four big personalities.
02:56Yes.
02:57But two equal budgets.
02:59£300 for each team.
03:00So who's taking the money for the Reds?
03:02That'll be me.
03:03Aid, why?
03:04Just because you're so good with money?
03:05He's the grown-up.
03:06The grown-up.
03:07Okay, says John.
03:08So ladies, who's the grown-up on your team?
03:10I'm the grown-up.
03:11There we are, Claire.
03:12Thank you very much.
03:13That's not true, by the way.
03:14Which means, John, you have a challenge.
03:17Karen, you're in charge of that now.
03:18Thank you very much.
03:19But don't open those just yet.
03:20It's time to meet your experts.
03:21Okay.
03:22Best of luck.
03:23But what do they reckon makes a good one?
03:26Somebody with a knife of detail.
03:28And a good sense of humour.
03:31Someone with masses of knowledge.
03:33Somebody that knows about jewellery.
03:35And somebody that's fun.
03:37Yeah.
03:38Yay!
03:39I'll go and see if I can find someone.
03:40For the Reds, it's Philip Serrell.
03:43And keep us on track, in case we get distracted.
03:46No distractions today, ladies!
03:47And for the Blues, it's Rue Irvin.
03:50How are you?
03:51Time to open up those challenges.
03:53An item relating to health and medicine.
03:56So that rules out the guitar, the drum kit and the trombone,
03:58doesn't it?
03:59Yeah.
04:00An item that makes a sound.
04:02Now, that's tricky.
04:03What are you thinking?
04:04Bells.
04:06Time to set sail, teams.
04:0860 minutes.
04:09Start now.
04:10Block's on.
04:11Come on, boys.
04:12Come on, folks.
04:13The teams are off.
04:15What's eight spotted here?
04:17I like a three-legged stool.
04:18That's called a cricket table.
04:19Right.
04:20And everybody thinks it's called a cricket table,
04:22because it's got three legs and it's cricket stumps.
04:24Ah, right, OK.
04:25It's not.
04:26The original little stools were called crackits.
04:28And if you say crackit, crackit, crackit, cricket becomes cricket.
04:31Yeah.
04:32So there were crackit tables that became cricket tables.
04:34Right.
04:35But what they aren't is medical.
04:36No.
04:37Come on, chaps.
04:38You're right, Phil.
04:39Move on, Rex.
04:41Has Rue spied something to meet my challenge?
04:44I've seen something that makes a sound if it works.
04:47Oh, the birds.
04:48The birds in the birdcage.
04:50Is that £4.50?
04:52Ah.
04:55Ah, that would be good.
04:56Don't get my hopes up.
04:58Beautiful, so collectible.
05:00And this one's got real age, but £450.
05:02We can't even get a look in.
05:03We can just admire it.
05:04Right.
05:05Onward and upward.
05:06Fly away blues.
05:07That's a budget buster.
05:09John's hitting the bottle.
05:11It does say whisky on it.
05:13Yeah.
05:14I'm being really cruel here.
05:15Yeah.
05:16This has got no merit whatsoever.
05:17No.
05:18It says here a silver collar, which means it's tested for silver.
05:20Yeah.
05:21Can you see a hallmark round there?
05:22No.
05:23No.
05:24That's battered to what's it and back again.
05:26Yeah.
05:27You've got a stopper, which may or may not be the original stopper.
05:30Mm-hm.
05:31So this has one thing going for it.
05:33Whisky.
05:34Whisky.
05:35You can't remember that, Phil.
05:36The Blues are heading upstairs with centre manager, Paul.
05:40Now, this is a teething ring.
05:42This is definitely some kind of Bakelite.
05:44Right.
05:45So it is a modern, man-made material.
05:48OK.
05:49It's not antique, I would say.
05:50I'd say it's probably early 20th century.
05:52How popular are they?
05:54Very popular auction, but ones with more age to them.
05:58Off the top of your mind, Paul, there are no other Victorian silver rattles around here?
06:03There might be one down the bottom.
06:04I don't know if you want to take a look at that one.
06:06Oh!
06:07This is really sweet.
06:08Again, with a sort of Bakelite teething ring.
06:10Yeah.
06:11£60.
06:12Silver plated.
06:13How would you date that?
06:15What's interesting about this now, I would say this is, well, it says on the tag, a Louis
06:19Wayne cat.
06:20OK.
06:21Have you heard of Louis Wayne?
06:22No.
06:23One of my favourite artists.
06:24And now I'm looking at the cat, I 100% see it.
06:28Louis Wayne was a British artist best known for his whimsical illustrations of cats, which
06:34gained popularity in the late 19th to early 20th centuries.
06:40It's not just a cat on a teething ring.
06:43It's very much in the style of Louis Wayne, which was late Victorian.
06:47This could be Edwardian.
06:49It's also a rattle, so would take off my sound challenge.
06:54The ticket price is £60, but can Paul get a discount from the dealer?
06:58Sadly, there's no response from the dealer.
07:00I'll use a little bit of discretion, and hopefully I won't get into too much trouble.
07:0425, but that is everything then.
07:08I think that is very good, yeah.
07:09Thank you, Paul.
07:10Ladies, decision time.
07:11I think we are going to buy one of the rattles, aren't we?
07:13Yes.
07:14When you were talking the history, it makes it more interesting, doesn't it?
07:15Yes.
07:16So, if you're a buyer at an auction, I just think I'd be attracted by that sometimes.
07:21I was when you were describing it.
07:23Mm.
07:24Are we doing it?
07:25Yeah, I think so.
07:26Thank you, Paul.
07:27Thank you, Paul.
07:28Thank you, Paul.
07:29That's incredibly kind of you.
07:30Well done, team.
07:31At £25, this late Victorian baby rattle, in the style of Louis Wayne, is your first buy.
07:36And it meets my make a sound challenge.
07:39Hello, company.
07:40Yes.
07:41Well done.
07:42Come on, one down, two to go.
07:44So, the Blues are up and running.
07:46Ten minutes gone, can the Reds follow suit with some jewellery?
07:51This is enamelled.
07:52Yeah.
07:53Right, and the thing with any enamelling is to see if there's any chips or damage to
07:58the enamelling.
07:59Yeah.
08:00And that's £120.
08:01If we buy that, that's our big spend at £75.
08:03The but is, do you like it?
08:05Er...
08:06No.
08:07OK.
08:08I like your honesty, John.
08:09Don't give up, Phil.
08:11Could this be a big spend for the Blues?
08:14Now, £125.
08:15It says it's very rare.
08:17It's not gold, though.
08:19Of course, it'd be a lot more.
08:20But the thing is, costume jewellery can do well, if it has a good name.
08:24And is Monet a good name?
08:26Monet is a good name, but it's the rarity that's adding the value to this.
08:29OK.
08:30Not sure that would make us profit.
08:31Do you like it, though?
08:32I like it, but not enough.
08:34Best walk away, then.
08:36The Reds are being seduced by something sparkly.
08:39So we've got a nurses' belt buckle.
08:41Yeah.
08:42It's unusual that it's a three-piece, not a two-piece.
08:45Yeah.
08:46What sort of period is that, Phil?
08:47It says here 1898, so somewhere on here there's going to be the hallmark.
08:51So you have a lion passant, which is basically a lion looking sideways.
08:56That's the lion passant, and that tells you it's silver.
08:58Yeah.
08:59And then it will either have wheat sheaves for Chester, anchor for Birmingham,
09:03or a leopard's head.
09:04Sometimes it's crowned for London.
09:06Yeah, those are the hallmarks.
09:07So are the collectors of these things, Phil?
09:09Yeah, people do collect them.
09:10You know, I mean, bizarrely, nurses collect them.
09:12Some nurses collect them to wear them on their belt.
09:15I won't say it's a badge of honour, but they're...
09:18I mean, it's a cool thing, that.
09:20I quite like that, yeah.
09:21I'm quite sure about silverware.
09:24It's priced up at 160 quid.
09:27That's a big ask, that is, isn't it?
09:29So shall we get Alex over from the centre?
09:31Yeah, let's go.
09:32Alex over, that'll be a good try.
09:33Alex!
09:34How are you getting on?
09:35We'll tell you that in a minute.
09:36OK, let's see how we go.
09:38So what would be your best price on that?
09:40What have we got on there in a minute?
09:41Around about 160, is it?
09:43Yeah.
09:44How does £90 sound?
09:45Can I have a chance?
09:46You can try me.
09:47What have we got?
09:48Go on, then.
09:49And that helps us massively with our tick box exercise?
09:52I can make that work for you.
09:53No problem.
09:54You can do it for £75.
09:55Yeah, yeah.
09:56Brilliant.
09:57I think we're in, then, chaps.
09:58It's your buy, not me.
09:59You reckon eight?
10:00Go for it.
10:01Do it.
10:02And it's £75 done.
10:03Great work, John.
10:04It's a win-win.
10:05At £75, this late Victorian silver nurse's belt buckle is your big spend and completes your
10:14health or medicine challenge.
10:15Happy days.
10:16We can go and chill now.
10:17I actually feel quite pleased.
10:18Yeah, so do I.
10:19Yeah, yeah, yeah.
10:20We'll have it at the auction, yeah.
10:21Oh, yeah.
10:22Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
10:23Come on, chaps.
10:24Back down with a bump.
10:25Yeah.
10:2625 minutes gone and Rose found something unusual.
10:31So, obviously, you would put your oil in there, your vinegar.
10:34Do they not come apart?
10:36They don't.
10:37So, to me, I guess, it's each to their own.
10:40Yeah, no.
10:41Psychologically, I want to kind of prise them apart.
10:43Yes, that's what I would do.
10:44That's a mental blockage for me, but that's no reason not to buy them.
10:47My tiny, tiny, tiny eyes can see the anchor, so that's Birmingham silver.
10:51Oh.
10:52It's got the maker's name there quite clearly, the date letter.
10:55Is there a market for them?
10:56There was a time when they are really quite fashionable.
10:58Yeah.
10:59And especially the larger ones that are almost sculptural works of art.
11:03Yes, yes.
11:04We could park it for now, but I would like to keep it because I do really like it.
11:06Yeah, yeah, yeah, I really like it, but we'll see what else.
11:09Yeah.
11:10It's not that I don't respect your opinion.
11:11Oh, no, no, no.
11:12God bless you.
11:13I think you're right.
11:14It's just I think I like it and it's just I'd like to think somebody else would be at the auction and go, hmm.
11:18Well, it's good to know that you've got that in mind because you've also got to buy things that you love.
11:22Yes.
11:23One for the back burner.
11:25What's this, Ade?
11:27Drum ice bucket.
11:28Oh, yeah.
11:29I think that's really cool.
11:30Yeah.
11:31Yeah.
11:32See, vintage.
11:33I'm probably older than that.
11:34Yeah.
11:35Officer's mess type thing, I guess.
11:36Well.
11:37Officer's mess.
11:38I don't know.
11:39I think it's all the money and a bit more.
11:40Yeah, yeah.
11:41But I just think it's a fun thing.
11:42And so how long have you been playing the drums?
11:45Since I was about 15, 16.
11:47And when did you think, do you know what, I'm quite good at this.
11:50Er, I've not got there yet.
11:52Very modest.
11:55The blues are feeling reflective.
11:57Let's see the hallmarks.
11:58So it is sterling silver.
11:59It's got the maker's name, hallmarks, the bottom right, late 19th century, late Victorian.
12:06Would it be popular?
12:07Not really.
12:08They are, but see, something like this, if it's a silver backed mirror or clothes brush,
12:13doesn't have a huge amount of silver.
12:15So the value isn't necessarily in the way it is.
12:18You're not going to pay for it, no.
12:19And even at 50p a gram, you're not buying it for the scrap value.
12:22No.
12:23Because the bulk of it is the glass.
12:25Yeah, it's beautiful, yeah.
12:26You'd really want it at auction?
12:2970, 80, 90?
12:31Yeah, too much.
12:32And I think it'd be too much of a drop.
12:35Yes, I don't think there's a deal to be had here.
12:38Could this be more affordable for the Reds?
12:41It's a little ashtray.
12:42Yeah.
12:43And you've got these three fledgling birds, like blue tits on there.
12:46Yeah.
12:47Okay.
12:48And they're cold painted.
12:49I wouldn't think they're bronze for one minute.
12:50But they're quite sweet, aren't they?
12:51Yeah.
12:52Yeah, it's quite nice, that, yeah.
12:53So would an ashtray still be a collectible item?
12:56Would that still be in fashion nowadays?
12:58Did you used to smoke?
12:59I did, yes, years ago.
13:00Did you used to smoke?
13:01Yes, I did, yeah.
13:02I used to smoke.
13:03Yeah.
13:04None of us do now.
13:05No.
13:06So smoking is kind of something that you don't want to promote.
13:07No.
13:08Doesn't carry a health warning, might carry a wealth warning.
13:11Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
13:12What's the price?
13:13£22, it wants to be like 10 or 15 quid if you buy it.
13:16But you've got to like it.
13:17Yeah.
13:18Shall we have a think?
13:19Yeah.
13:20And ashtray goes back on its perch.
13:22Could the blues be homing in on a big spend?
13:25Now what do you ladies think about this?
13:27I did notice, I thought that was really pretty.
13:29I've seen these Edwardian pendants, sort of Belle Epoque style, turn of the century,
13:35with the seed pearls, amethysts.
13:37They can go for 100, 120, just a pendant alone.
13:41OK.
13:42They see a 9 C T.
13:45OK.
13:46So not antique, but it is a 9 carat gold pendant.
13:50Yeah.
13:51The ticket price is £265.
13:53Price?
13:54What could be the absolute on this?
13:56I call it 120.
13:58That is phenomenal.
13:59That's phenomenal.
14:01What do you think?
14:02I just think that's a really nice piece.
14:04And it's just, it's a good value, isn't it?
14:06It is good value.
14:07It's still a huge chunk of money.
14:08Yeah.
14:09And if you don't have two people that really want it at auction,
14:12someone may be willing to spend 200, but if there's no-one bidding against them,
14:15then it may go for 80.
14:17Absolutely.
14:18You ladies want the golden gavels, don't you?
14:20How badly?
14:21Yes.
14:22I mean, is it that obvious there, Ro?
14:23No, listen, I'm on the same page as you.
14:25We're so competitive.
14:26But we also want nice pieces.
14:27Don't leave it too long, ladies.
14:29What's Phil sizing up here?
14:33Mahogany folding roller.
14:35I think that's quite nice.
14:37Hmm.
14:38Yeah.
14:39I can see it struck a chord with you two.
14:41I like it.
14:42I do like it.
14:43Who's going to kind of buy that, though?
14:45There are lots and lots of collectors of things called treen.
14:48And treen, technically, is turned wood of the tree.
14:52Right, okay.
14:53Treen, over the years, has kind of lost its original meaning.
14:56Okay.
14:57And now people use the word treen for any small wooden object.
14:59So that's obviously not turned.
15:00But I think that's...
15:01I actually quite like that, but then I need to get out more.
15:04Um...
15:05Yeah, so...
15:07What year is it, Phil?
15:09Probably early part of the 20th century.
15:12So what value would you put on that, Phil?
15:14I think it's 15 to 20 quid's worth and someone might pay 30, 35 pounds for an auction.
15:20Another one to think about.
15:22But with 20 minutes to go, time is running out, Dins.
15:25How's that big spend search going, Blues?
15:29They're golfing spoons.
15:31Where?
15:32Oh, hang on.
15:33You ladies love golf.
15:34Oh, here we go.
15:36What's your handicap?
15:37If I tell you, I'll have to kill you.
15:40Ah!
15:41You have the passion.
15:42Well, yeah, we have the passion.
15:44Right, let's have a look, ladies.
15:45We want to see that they are silver.
15:46They're sweet, don't they?
15:47Yes, they are silver.
15:48Oh, I've just spotted here, Sheffield 1926.
15:51So art deco era.
15:52I want to see the year the Queen was born.
15:54They got the proper hallmarks.
15:55They're not sterling silver or 925.
15:58And the detail on the golf clubs.
16:00See the top?
16:01I know, that's just lovely.
16:02This will be familiar to you, won't it?
16:03Yeah.
16:04Hobbies can make such a difference in price.
16:05Yes.
16:06You've suddenly got the golfing motifs and they're three times the price.
16:08Yeah.
16:09Interesting.
16:10£150 isn't cheap, though.
16:13Could it sneak into the 60s?
16:15I'd say it was 65.
16:1662?
16:17Go on, it's 62.
16:19Thank you very much, Paul.
16:20Oh, Paul, you're getting three handshakes here.
16:22My pleasure.
16:24Well done, Claire.
16:25At £62, this case set of silver golf club spoons are your second buy.
16:31Into the final 15 minutes.
16:33And could this be buy number two for the Reds?
16:36This is interesting, chaps.
16:37Look at that.
16:38Oh, yeah.
16:39Nice.
16:40An old tea canister.
16:41Yeah.
16:42And people convert these into table lamps.
16:44Right.
16:45They're quite trendy and cool, you know?
16:46Yeah, yeah, yeah.
16:47So...
16:48Yeah.
16:49Is it old?
16:50Well, that looks like it's old, doesn't it?
16:51Yeah, yeah.
16:52Can't really recreate that, can you?
16:53No.
16:54I think, has it been repainted?
16:55Yeah.
16:56Yeah.
16:57That's something we need to ask the dealer.
16:58Yeah.
16:59And a lot of these had a maker's stamp on the back.
17:02Oh, right, okay.
17:04I'm not sure if they made the canisters or if they were team porters.
17:07Right, okay.
17:08But that's nice to have that on there.
17:09Yeah, yeah, yeah.
17:10Yeah.
17:11£95.
17:12We'd need to work on that, wouldn't we, I think?
17:14Yeah.
17:15Get that down a little bit.
17:16Yeah.
17:17While they seek out the centre's boss, Alex, the Blues continue their search for a big
17:21spend.
17:22225.
17:23I like it.
17:24What do you think?
17:25But the price, I think that's just a bit too much, isn't it?
17:27What drew you to it?
17:28It just looks like a crown, doesn't it?
17:30Yeah, it does.
17:31And are you a queen?
17:32I like to think so.
17:35You're right, it does look like a crown, actually, an Art Nouveau crown.
17:38If it was a pair, I'd be tempted to see what the best price could be.
17:42Yeah.
17:43I think it's all over.
17:44No.
17:45This regal light is another.
17:48Now, what's the best price on that £95 tea canister?
17:53Alex!
17:54Let's bring him on.
17:55How are you doing, gents?
17:56How are you doing, mate?
17:57Good.
17:58Good.
17:59So, the tea caddy, do you think that's the original paint?
18:01I think it is.
18:02I'm pretty sure it is, yeah.
18:03I mean, it's in great condition.
18:04What's the best you're going to do on that for us?
18:06So, it's £95 at the moment.
18:07I guess I'll be around about £70.
18:09We need to get down more than that.
18:10What are you thinking?
18:11Ooh, yay, yay.
18:12It's brutal, isn't it?
18:13Brutal!
18:14Brutal!
18:15I'm getting used to it.
18:16Yeah, yeah, yeah.
18:17How about £50?
18:18I'll meet you somewhere in the middle.
18:20How does £55 sound?
18:22£54.
18:23£54?
18:24£54, £54, I can make work.
18:26£54 helps us immensely, thank you very much.
18:28Thank you very much.
18:29Nicely done, Ade.
18:30At £54, this 19th century tea canister is your second buy.
18:35Just ten minutes to go, and Karen has a question for Rue.
18:41Rue, what's this over here?
18:43Oh, it looks like it's for collecting, perhaps, coins.
18:47Maybe you would have it in church.
18:48Oh!
18:49Oh!
18:50So, if you look inside, it's hollow.
18:52So, the person would pass it round and they would do a collection at the end of the service.
18:56Yeah.
18:57It's £120.
18:58But what do you think the market would be at auction?
19:00Do you think it's quite a niche thing?
19:02Oh, okay.
19:03It's quite enthusiastical.
19:04Without being overtly, I mean, it's not crosses and things like that, but it would be used, I think, in a church.
19:09OK, so it was not, yeah.
19:10I mean, you two could be on the streets busking.
19:13There's nothing to stop you using that while you're strunging away.
19:17You heard us singing.
19:20And Phil's getting worried about time.
19:23I am seriously beginning to panic.
19:25Time to revisit the backburner reds.
19:28I like that, personally, because I think it's different.
19:32Mm-hm.
19:33The decanter, I mean, you've got to try and buy either of them between 15 and 20 quid.
19:38If you can chip either of them for 19 quid, which would you prefer?
19:42I think that's a better condition.
19:44So do I.
19:45It's at 30 quid now.
19:46It's at 30 quid, and you want it for 19.
19:49So, where do you want to be on that?
19:50Well, I reckon we can make that work, to be honest.
19:52So, if you've got 30, 19 pounds, yeah, no problem at all.
19:57Oh, you're a diamond.
19:58You're a diamond.
19:59You've done it, team.
20:00At 19 pounds, this late 19th century mahogany folding ruler is your final day.
20:06Do you need to lie down now, Phil?
20:08A darkened room is what I need.
20:11While Phil takes a breather, the Blues are looking for that big spend.
20:16Just five minutes left.
20:18Oh, wow, that's fabulous.
20:211960s leather chair.
20:24You can imagine someone sitting in this in the 1960s, you know, just chilling out,
20:28it all being about peace, love, harmony, 195.
20:32It looks like in quite good condition.
20:34It is.
20:35And if you think of it, it's a work of art.
20:37It is.
20:38It's all hand-stitched, hand-put together.
20:41It's leather, so it's a sustainable by-product.
20:45Then down here, you've got these 60s modernist futuristic legs.
20:50Yeah.
20:51It's a bit of a statement piece.
20:52195 pounds.
20:53Hello, Alex.
20:54Oh, hi.
20:55How are you doing?
20:56We are doing good.
20:57We are kind of running out of time.
20:59We want to get our big spend.
21:00Yep.
21:01Now, the best really I could do is 150.
21:04When you say 150.
21:05Mm-hmm.
21:06Where are you guys at at the moment, sorry?
21:09How close could it be to one?
21:11How does 120 sound?
21:12110.
21:13110.
21:14Come on.
21:15We'll make it work.
21:16We'll make it work.
21:17Yep.
21:18No problems at all.
21:19Thank you very much.
21:20Lovely.
21:21Incredibly.
21:22Oh, are we shaking?
21:24Good work, ladies.
21:25At 110 pounds, this stitched tan leather chair with elephant design is your big spend.
21:31And it wraps up your shop.
21:33Come on, ladies.
21:34You kind of surprised me there.
21:35Hats off to you teams.
21:37You did it.
21:38The shopping is done.
21:39Shall we potter?
21:41Yeah.
21:42Let's remind ourselves what the red team bought.
21:45They spent £75 on this Victorian silver nurse's belt buckle, which met their big spend
21:51and my health or medicine challenge.
21:54They splashed out £54 on this antique tea canister.
22:00And at £19, the Reds completed their shop with this late 19th century folding mahogany ruler.
22:08John, Aide, you did it.
22:10Yes, we did.
22:11It's all over for now.
22:12I want to know how you feel.
22:14Absolutely fantastic.
22:15Absolutely fantastic.
22:16Aide, I want to know how you feel.
22:18Great.
22:19Yeah, I had a great day.
22:20Phil, I'd love to know how you feel.
22:21I think we're top of the pops.
22:22But are you going to come out on top on this bargain hunt with these three purchases?
22:26Yes, of course we are.
22:27You're thinking we will.
22:28Oh, yeah.
22:29What's your favourite, John?
22:30So I like the nurse's belt buckle.
22:31Ah, yes, the big spend.
22:32Yes.
22:33And the very antique item as well.
22:34Do you think it's going to bring the biggest profit?
22:36Oh, most definitely, yeah.
22:37I think that will creep us over the line and give us a big profit on that.
22:40Excellent.
22:41Yes.
22:42OK, so precious metal, not heavy metal.
22:43Correct.
22:44Which I know you're quite into.
22:45Yes, we are.
22:46OK.
22:47Aide, which is your favourite item?
22:48The tea canister, definitely.
22:49Ah, OK.
22:50I think Phil might be on the same page as you there.
22:52Absolutely right, yeah.
22:53But, biggest profit?
22:54Biggest profit.
22:55Tea canister?
22:56Yeah.
22:57Yeah.
22:58Easily.
22:59You're just all about the buckle, you're all about the canister.
23:00Yeah, yeah.
23:01So remind me what you spent in total.
23:03148.
23:04148.
23:05Just shy of half your budget.
23:08Still in charge of the money.
23:09152 goes to Philip Serrell.
23:11That's two.
23:12That's two pounds.
23:13There you go.
23:14Now, every pound counts, Phil.
23:15Absolutely right.
23:16So what's your plan?
23:17I think I'm going to seek some guidance from the spirits.
23:20Oh, OK.
23:21Is that a sort of spirits in the sky kind of clue?
23:24We're on the same page.
23:26Ah, OK.
23:27So you do have a plan.
23:28Phil's off to find a bonus buy for the Reds.
23:30Let's remind ourselves now what the competition the blue team got.
23:33They got up and running by completing my sound challenge.
23:38This baby rattle in the style of Louis Wayne cost 25 pounds.
23:43Next, at 62 pounds, was this early 20th century case set of six silver golf club spoons.
23:49And finally, the blues spent big on this tan leather stitched chair with elephant design for 110 pounds.
24:00Claire, Karen, smashed it.
24:02Yes.
24:03Lots of time left on the clock.
24:04Was there time for a cup of tea?
24:06Oh, a few actually.
24:07Oh, fantastic.
24:08OK, so tell me, Claire, which is your favourite item?
24:12Well, I think it's the spoons.
24:14The spoons golf interest?
24:16Yes.
24:17In which you're genuinely interested.
24:18Yes, yes.
24:19It's fine.
24:20Excellent, excellent.
24:21Do you think they're going to bring the biggest profit?
24:23Hopefully, yes.
24:24OK, Karen, are you going to say the same thing?
24:27Is your favourite the same item?
24:29No, it has to be the chair.
24:31Ah, the chair.
24:32I absolutely love the chair.
24:33So, is that because it's going to bring the biggest profit?
24:36I don't think so, to be honest.
24:38I think it's, I mean, I actually think it will be the golf spoons.
24:42So no mention of your challenge item, that lovely rattle.
24:44Yes, true.
24:45Tell me how much you spent in total.
24:47197.
24:48197.
24:49197.
24:50Well done.
24:51So that leaves 103 for Rue, who has it?
24:54I do.
24:55Oh, Claire, you're ready with your 103 pounds.
24:59Yep, it is.
25:00So, Rue, 103 pounds is not to be sniffed at.
25:03What are you thinking?
25:05I'm thinking I'm going to go for something sweet like candy
25:08and sweet like these two.
25:10Ooh.
25:11So while Rue goes in search of a sweet bonus buy for the blues,
25:14I'm marching off to learn more about Militaria.
25:17Welcome to Doddington Hall.
25:24Set in the Lincolnshire countryside, this magnificent Elizabethan mansion was designed by architect Robert
25:32Smithson and built in the late 16th century.
25:36This grade one listed building has beautiful gardens, a highly impressive allotment and even a church.
25:45But I'm not visiting any of those today.
25:49Doddington Hall owner James Birch has invited me to a barn next to the main residence to show me a unique collection.
26:00Well, I can safely say I've never seen anything quite like this in one place.
26:06Absolutely incredible.
26:07And I'm not really seeing any fatigues, James.
26:10So what am I looking at?
26:11No, no.
26:12So Tash, what you're looking at is about 900 almost entirely British, 90% army and importantly 90% officers.
26:21So the officers from this period had tailor-made clothes.
26:24So these are all made by tailors in London or Edinburgh.
26:27It starts in 1881.
26:29The collection sort of ends just after the Second World War.
26:32So it's only 70 years or so.
26:34And the collector was trying to collect the four senior dress codes,
26:38the ceremonial dress, the blues, the mesquite and the service dress of about 200 British regiments.
26:45So who was the collector?
26:47The collector was Meng Chi Tsen.
26:49He was born in China.
26:50His father was assassinated in the 1930s in a political assassination.
26:55Meng Chi was sent to boarding school at Eastbourne College.
26:58But at age 18, he was taken on a school trip to the coronation
27:01and from that moment onwards was obsessed with British military uniforms.
27:05He moved to the States, he had a very successful career as a computer scientist.
27:10But all the time in the background was collecting these uniforms.
27:14He sadly was unwell with Parkinson's disease and he wanted the collection to come back to England
27:20and to remain in one piece.
27:22And here it is.
27:24Amongst these impressive uniforms are those worn by the regiments of a very famous leader,
27:30Winston Churchill.
27:32We think we have a uniform from each of the regiments that Churchill was involved with,
27:37seven regiments in total.
27:39The first one is the Fourth Hazars.
27:41This is a blues uniform from the Fourth Hazars.
27:43He was commissioned into the Fourth Hazars in 1895, aged 21.
27:47And this is the mess kit which goes with it.
27:50So this is for formal dining occasions.
27:53And then this is a ceremonial dress of the Oxfordshire Hazars which he joined after he left the regular army.
28:00And again, you know, very elegantly made, beautiful tailoring and everyone looks splendid.
28:08Yeah. When you look at the detail that has been added to each of these uniforms,
28:12there's an army of tailors out there keeping the British army in such fine garments.
28:18The basis of the regimental system is competition between different groups.
28:21And they competed, obviously, fighting wars, but dressing up was all part of the competition.
28:27Well, as I always say, if you can't beat them, join them.
28:31I imagine an officer being a big strapping gentleman and yet this is sort of just my size.
28:41Well, you, in fact, are dressed as the chief of the Imperial General Staff.
28:46You are the boss of the whole British army right across the world.
28:50And the fact is, people were much smaller.
28:53Now, remember, I mean, this is one we've found that fits you.
28:55There's plenty of stuff which wouldn't fit you in here.
28:57And in fact, around the room, of the 60 mannequins in the room, only two are male.
29:02All the rest are female because all of the uniforms are just so much smaller than modern people.
29:07And there were three things going on.
29:09First of all, they were fit and sort of skinny because they were young soldiers.
29:13Secondly, people ate less.
29:15And thirdly, the uniforms were cut very, very tightly.
29:18It was just fashionable to have the tightest possible uniform.
29:20And so the end result is they are tight.
29:23So it is an interesting lesson about how people have changed in the last hundred years.
29:28It took a lifetime to amass this near 4,000 piece collection.
29:32There are hundreds of uniforms, but also an array of accessories.
29:36And like many of the items here, they often come with a poignant story.
29:40So this is the hat of Alan Campbell.
29:43He was 29 years old.
29:44He joined the Coldstream Guards in 1913.
29:47And just a year later, he was killed in September 1914 of wounds on the Western Front.
29:53And as a result, his hat is almost unworn.
29:56I think that really brings it home, actually, doesn't it?
29:59You know, you walk into a collection like this, you're overwhelmed with the grandeur.
30:02But then, of course, every item was to be worn by someone.
30:06And they had signed up to serve.
30:09And they were willing to give their lives.
30:10Yes.
30:11And obviously, a lot of the uniforms, particularly of younger soldiers here,
30:15might well have come from dead soldiers.
30:17So it is, behind it, there is a certain unhappiness, I guess, yes.
30:21So we are going to do a new digital catalogue.
30:25And so if you come with an ancestor who you think might have a uniform here,
30:29we'll be able to tell you pretty much immediately if we have and what we have.
30:33I genuinely think that's an incredible legacy for a collection like this.
30:37No, I'm pleased that you think that, because that's what we think as well.
30:41Time now for the auction, which today is in Litchfield.
30:53Sold!
30:54And I'm so pleased to be joined now by auctioneer Richard Winterton.
30:57How are you, Richard?
30:58Very well and welcome.
30:59Oh, thank you very much for having us.
31:01We need to talk about the value of these items.
31:04We'll start with the Reds.
31:05John and Ade were led around by Philip Serrell.
31:08Their first item related to their challenge, actually,
31:11which was something to do with health and medicine,
31:13so it must be the nurse's buckle.
31:15I just love these.
31:16And this is a particularly nice one, because beautiful detail, isn't there?
31:19They always do well, you know, for graduation, buy them for...
31:23So they're always popular.
31:24We've gone 50 to 80 up, make it all day long.
31:27And it was a big spend at £75 on the nose.
31:30Do you think it could do a touch more?
31:32I think we are right on it, I have to say.
31:34OK.
31:35£75.80 would be a small profit.
31:37So we'll move on then to this canister.
31:39You'll have seen loads of these before.
31:41Do they appeal to you personally?
31:43I actually haven't seen one like that.
31:45Oh, you haven't?
31:46No, I haven't like that.
31:47I've seen a good few.
31:48We've gone 40 to 60.
31:49Well, the team will be really pleased,
31:51because they felt it was a bit of a punt at £54,
31:53but they felt it was a risk worth taking.
31:56I cannot believe that I've seen something more regularly than you have, Richard.
31:59That's blown me away.
32:00But I know that we've both seen plenty of folding rulers.
32:03Oh, I love this.
32:04And I really love these too.
32:06And it was Phil who persuaded the team to buy it.
32:08I am not surprised.
32:09They were trying to get other things,
32:11and Phil kept saying, ruler, go for the ruler.
32:14Do you think that he's led them in the right direction?
32:16It depends what he's paid for it.
32:18We've gone 10 to 20.
32:20I know it's not a lot of money, but it's just a lovely little tick.
32:23Oh, it's lovely.
32:24I just want to grow, don't you?
32:26I just want to do it all day long.
32:28Yes, £19 paid.
32:29Yeah, very good.
32:30Phil has done well with his reds, but what about Rue?
32:33Karen and Claire are her blue team,
32:35and straight away they wanted to tick off their challenge,
32:38an item that makes a sound, so it has to be the rattle.
32:41Have you seen many with this sort of design?
32:44We haven't, actually.
32:45We did actually pass it round a few times.
32:47You know, it's in the style of Louis Wayne,
32:50but the quality really isn't there as well,
32:52so we've only gone 10 to 20 on the guide.
32:55I think it will make more.
32:57It's a nice little thing.
32:58Our cute cat cost the team £25,
33:01so I think I'm with you.
33:03I think it will make more than your estimate,
33:05and it should make a profit.
33:06Then we're on to some more silver, actually,
33:09the golfing teaspoons.
33:11What sets them apart?
33:12Just so many people love the sport.
33:14There's a nice little design to it.
33:17There's silver, 1920s.
33:19Yeah, it's got everything going for it.
33:21That's why we've gone 30 to 50.
33:22Team page 62, is it possible?
33:25Just touch and go because of the silver and the golfing element.
33:30OK, last but not least here is the leather chair.
33:34You can't miss it, but tell me your thoughts, Richard.
33:37And like with anything, it's what you're going to do with it.
33:40You're going to have to...
33:41It's obviously going to sit in the corner.
33:43It's well done.
33:44Don't get me wrong, isn't it?
33:45They're beautifully done with the elephant and the leather.
33:48Yeah.
33:49We've gone 20 to 40.
33:50I'm afraid to tell you this was the big spend.
33:52£75 or more, and they had to pay more.
33:54Did they?
33:55They had to pay 110.
33:56Did they?
33:57They did.
33:58Can you see a buyer for this that comes here regularly?
34:00I'm hoping, on the big internet world out there,
34:02there is someone that likes leather chairs and elephants
34:05that will take it away for us.
34:07My money is on you doing an incredible job on the rostrum.
34:10Can't wait.
34:17Aide, John, tell me how your nerves are right now.
34:21Are they jangling?
34:22Yes, they are.
34:23Are you pretty good?
34:24It's all going to be fine.
34:25We're starting off with your big spend,
34:27my health and medicine challenge,
34:29the nurses buckle,
34:30for which you paid 75.
34:31Let's see how it goes.
34:33Here it goes.
34:34Bids are on the book.
34:35Internet is already in at £30.
34:37OK.
34:38OK.
34:39Here we go.
34:40We are £70 I bid,
34:42£75 I bid on the book.
34:44Yes, one more, one more.
34:45£80 I'm in the room.
34:47Yes!
34:48Internet's out, my book's out,
34:50room bid at £80 sold.
34:54Yes!
34:55Yes!
34:56Nice!
34:57£80 is £5 profit,
35:00small but very welcome.
35:02We go now onto the big tea canister
35:04and you spent £54 on that.
35:06Richard loves it.
35:07Here it goes.
35:08Bit of interest on this.
35:09Internet is in already at £50 bid.
35:12Oh, yes!
35:13£60 I bid.
35:15Yes!
35:16£70 I bid.
35:18Come on!
35:19Yes!
35:20We are selling Internet's out,
35:21sold at £70.
35:23Yay!
35:24Perfect!
35:25So that's a £16 profit, gentlemen.
35:28You had £5, you now have £21.
35:31As we move into your cheapest item,
35:33£19 ruler, Phil said you have to have this.
35:36Yes.
35:37So now it has to make a profit.
35:38Yes.
35:39All on Phil this.
35:40We're going to gamble!
35:41Lovely thing.
35:42Internet has got a little tickle at £6.
35:45Oh, come on.
35:46We're £8.
35:47Come on!
35:48At the £20...
35:49Golden Gavel!
35:51Golden Gavel!
35:53Oh!
35:54£25!
35:55Still going!
35:56Hammers up!
35:57£25!
35:58Sold!
35:59Yay!
36:04A £6 profit means that you have £27 in your pockets
36:08after three large gentlemen and Golden Gavels.
36:11Yes!
36:12You left Phil £152.
36:14Yep.
36:15So gents, close your eyes.
36:16OK.
36:17And Phil, please grab the bonus pie.
36:18Keep your eyes closed.
36:19Oh, well, here we go!
36:20You said you like whisky, didn't you?
36:21Yeah, yeah, yeah.
36:22So there's a little whisky noggin.
36:24Now these would have been...
36:25A lot of these are Edwardian, this is much later.
36:27Hallmarked silver, cut glass.
36:29What did it cost, Phil?
36:30It cost me £34.
36:32Nice.
36:33What do you think that's going to make...?
36:34I think it'll make between £40 and £60.
36:36We've got to go for it then.
36:37I think so.
36:38I don't think I even have to ask the question.
36:40You're going with the bonus pie.
36:41We're going to go with it.
36:42So the Reds are going with the bonus pie.
36:45Does our auctioneer Richard think it's worth a tot?
36:48A little bit of a whisky noggin, isn't it?
36:52Silver, lovely cut glass.
36:54We've gone £40 to £60.
36:55Love it.
36:56Phil, equally charmed, paid only £34.
36:59Fantastic.
37:02Richard thinks you've made the right decision.
37:04He agrees with Phil, £40 to £60.
37:06Wow.
37:07But we want Phil to get a golden gavel.
37:09Let's see where the hammer falls.
37:11Bit of interest on this.
37:12We are straight in.
37:13Internet has it at £45.
37:15£50, thank you.
37:18£50 I'm being room bid at £50.
37:21£60.
37:22£70.
37:23Yes.
37:25And sold £70.
37:27Thank you very much.
37:29So £70 is a £36 profit.
37:34You had £27, which means, gentlemen, as well as golden gavels,
37:39you're going home with £63.
37:41Yes.
37:42So, Karen, Claire, Roo, all present and correct,
37:52and I'm looking at your body language and thinking,
37:55very cool.
37:56Very chill.
37:57Cold, calm and confident.
37:58You fulfilled my challenge with your rattle,
38:00and as rattles go, this one is fabulous.
38:02For £25.
38:04We are in £25.
38:09I bid on the internet at £30.
38:11Come on!
38:13£35, the internet.
38:14Come on, Roo, come on.
38:15£40, the internet.
38:17This one's for the cats.
38:19£40, the internet.
38:20All done and sold.
38:22£40.
38:24Sold.
38:25£40.
38:26Well done.
38:27Well done.
38:28Such a good result.
38:29We start with a £15 profit.
38:31So now we move on to the golfing teaspoons
38:34and you spent £62.
38:36We did.
38:37Here it comes.
38:38Bit of interest as well.
38:39£45, I'm bid.
38:40£50, I'm bid.
38:41£60.
38:42Yes.
38:43Do we have a £60?
38:44I'll take a £62.
38:45Yes.
38:46At £60.
38:47Not me.
38:50Internet has it sold.
38:52£60.
38:53£50.
38:54£50.
38:55Oh!
38:56You win some, you lose some.
38:58It's a tiny loss.
38:59It's just a £2 nibble out of your profit.
39:02So you're still £13 up.
39:04We're moving on now to the big spend.
39:07Yes.
39:08You spent £110.
39:09Here we go.
39:11On the internet at £15.
39:13£15.
39:14£20.
39:15OK.
39:16It has a way to go.
39:17£25.
39:18£25.
39:19£30.
39:20Anyone in the room?
39:21£35.
39:22Little tickle.
39:23Talking straight to the internet at £35.
39:26£40.
39:27We have five.
39:28£40.
39:29Done.
39:30Dusted.
39:31Sold.
39:32OK.
39:33OK.
39:34So after a £70 loss, your £13 has turned into minus 57.
39:39Whatsoever.
39:40Now, Rue never feels the pressure.
39:41You left her £103.
39:43So, Rue, please grab the bonus buy and ladies, close your eyes.
39:48And Rue is going to bring it over.
39:50Ladies, open your eyes.
39:52Oh!
39:53I said I would find you something sweet like yourself.
39:56This is pure Italian Murano glass in the sort of candy-striped
40:01style, in the style of Fratelli Toro.
40:04And it's got the label on the bottom, the Ponto mark.
40:07And I just love how fine and delicate it is.
40:09How much did you pay for it, Rue?
40:11£15.
40:12No.
40:13It is true Murano.
40:15It's so beautiful.
40:16I would love to see it do £40 to £60.
40:18So, what do you reckon, ladies?
40:19Are you going to go with the bonus buy?
40:20Definitely.
40:21Definitely.
40:22Absolutely.
40:23OK.
40:24So, the Blues are definitely going with the bonus buy.
40:27Does Richard think it's as sweet as it looks?
40:31Oh, fantastic.
40:32I just love the design, the colour.
40:34Your hands will be going everywhere for this.
40:36What's your estimate?
40:37We've gone £40 to £60.
40:39Do you know, Rue somehow paid £15?
40:42She didn't.
40:43She did.
40:44Wonderful.
40:45Richard thinks £40 to £60.
40:48So, shall we see if he's right?
40:51Here comes the bonus buy.
40:53For a lovely striped vase, this is fabulous design.
40:56Up at £25.
40:57We're £30.
40:58We're £40.
40:59£60, I'm bid.
41:01£80 in the room.
41:05But hammers up, we are sold.
41:08£80.
41:09Sold.
41:10Sold.
41:11£80.
41:12Oh!
41:13Yes!
41:14That was incredible.
41:16£15, an £80 hammer price is a £65 profit.
41:21So, ladies, don't panic because minus 57 has just become plus 8.
41:26Excellent!
41:27Yay!
41:33Bargain hunt is a multifaceted affair, is it not?
41:37But arguably this is the most exciting part.
41:40The most exciting facet of that diamond.
41:43And who has made enough money to buy a diamond?
41:45Ooh.
41:46Because I have money in my pockets for each team.
41:49Ooh.
41:50I do.
41:51The question is who made more?
41:55And the answer to that, our winners today, the Reds.
41:59Ooh!
42:00Well done.
42:01With a healthy profit, but we will come to that in a minute first of all.
42:06Blues, well done.
42:07You are going home with money.
42:09£8 in total.
42:10Nice work.
42:11It does, you know, divide quite nicely between two.
42:15Pleased that we made a profit.
42:16Yes.
42:17I think that's the important thing.
42:18Thank you, Ru.
42:19We had such a great day.
42:20But it is time to turn to our winners with a profit of £63 Reds.
42:24Well done.
42:25Thank you very much.
42:26But Blues, I really don't want to rub salt in the wound.
42:29But I'm going to be handing over something else to these lads.
42:32Oh!
42:33Golden gavels all round.
42:35Come on, give them a round of applause.
42:36Give them a round of applause.
42:37Give them a round of applause.
42:38Well done, everyone.
42:39You all had a lovely time.
42:40And if you fancy making a profit on Bargain Hunt,
42:43then why don't you apply to come on the show via our website?
42:46Or follow us on social media.
42:48We are at BBC Bargain Hunt.
42:50Or better still, join us again for some more Bargain Hunting.
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43:05You know, let's go on.
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