Vanessa Feltz v Nicki Chapman Bargain Hunt Famous Finds

Do you enjoy a spot of bargain hunting coupled with

your favourite faces going head to head on the television?

If you do, you're in the right place. Follow me.

Just in case you're new to this splendiferous game,

let me, your trusted host, guide you through the rules.

Whoops. Each team gets £300 and an hour to shop for three items which

they sell on later at auction and hope to make a profit.

Now, let's get on and meet our famous faces.

For the Reds, it's television and radio personality Vanessa Feltz.

After graduating from Trinity College Cambridge with a first class honours degree in English,

she made her break into television in 1993, and became a household name.

Hello and welcome. So Vanessa, are you a collector of antiques?

-I am, fiendishly, actually.

-What kind of things do you go for?

I go for salt and pepper pots. You look a bit shocked and appalled.

Well, it's quite a refined avenue.

I used to live in very small places. I couldn't afford great things.

-You genuinely do like this whole business of poking around with old gear?

-Yes.

Who have you brought along to help you today in the team?

-I have brought my charming fiance, Benefado, and here he is.

-Hi, Ben, very nice to meet you.

Are you going to be in trouble today making your own choices or are you going to just follow Vanessa?

Well, I don't know.

-This morning when we were leaving the house, she showed me some of her antiques.

-Some of her bits.

Nevertheless, I wasn't too impressed with them. So I don't

think I will be following her. We'll have to split the money.

I think we should argue it out.

-We could do.

-This is going to be very interesting.

-Are you two going to make a great team?

-Yes, I think we're fantastic.

-I think so, yeah.

-You're welded from the hip, right?

-Yes.

-You know about antiques.

-I think I AM the antique, he's keen to learn.

You're a collector and Ben's there to support you, which is really good.

We're looking forward to it enormously anyway.

Very, very, very good luck.

Now, let's see who the Reds are up against.

For the Blues, presenter Nicki Chapman.

Before working in television, Nicki was a music executive.

She gained her first job at 21 but worked her way up quickly through the ranks to head of promotions,

where she met and worked alongside Simon Cowell.

She has fronted Holiday, Castles In The Country and Wanted Down Under.

We are so pleased you're on Bargain Hunt, Nicki.

Thank you.

Was it a great kind of shift going from the music business into TV presenting?

Not really, because I specialised in TV promotion for our artists.

I always worked with all the producers, always down at TV shows.

-It's fantastic for me just to make that move.

-Do you like collecting anything in particular?

I like jewellery, costume jewellery, nothing really expensive, unfortunately.

Costume jewellery is a great area.

You can wear it every day, that's the thing.

-You can wear it every day, often very decorative and not that expensive.

-Exactly.

Who have you got to help you win today?

With my fingers crossed I have brought my husband along, Shacky.

-Pleased to meet you, sir.

-You can't really be called Shacky, are you really called Shacky?

-No, it's an abbreviation of Nicki's name as well, now, Shackleton.

-It's your surname?

-Correct.

How did you two meet then? Through the music industry?

Yes, we actually worked for the same record company.

-I chased Nicki for two years knowing she was the one for me, and she was not interested at all.

-Really?

Would you say you're a lucky couple?

-Are we lucky?

-I think on balance we are, we've got each other.

-Aaahhh!

How lovely is that?

The knees are going squidgy already.

Anyway, the money moment.

£300 apiece. You know the rules, your experts await and off you go and very good luck.

Whatever's going to happen today?

Let's see who'll be the guiding lights for our stars today.

Working his way around the antiques for the Reds is David Harper.

Working her socks off for the Blues is Katherine Southern.

Well, there's lots to see so let's get on with it.

Ben, come and have a look at this. David, what do you think of this?

Oh, I say.

Why do you like it, then, Vanessa?

-It's a Mdina.

-How do you know that?

-Because it's signed on the bottom.

Oh, clever!

And I thought it was very pretty, for a start.

-I thought it was fairly contemporary looking so quite collectable.

-Yes.

They're asking £55, and I didn't know

-whether that seemed like a good price to you.

-Do you think it seems like good quality? What do you think?

I'm not sure about this. You know what, it is a nice shape. It wouldn't have stood out to me.

I think a good eye there, Vanessa. It is quality and it's glass.

-It's got to be in good condition. There's no cracks.

-I can't find any chips.

-I've carefully...

-You've done that.

-Yeah.

Well, Mdina, first of all, it's a Maltese glass factory made in Malta.

It's quite unusual, formed in 1968, so quality, style

and I think it would work in a contemporary or a traditional home.

-Are there people who like Mdina and collect it?

-Yes.

Someone will buy it because it's arty and stylish and someone will buy it purely because it's Mdina.

Price-wise, £55, can you imagine how much this might cost new?

It's going to cost more than £55.

Yeah. All right. Shall I march off now and see what's the best price I can get for it?

I'm going to say there's a credit crunch, I have got cold hard cash,

I'm Vanessa from the telly and I'll see what I can do. Bye-bye.

Scare the living day lights out of them Vanessa.

Yeah, yeah. She will do.

Ooh-ar! First purchase of the day to the Reds. £35 spent.

-Guys, I think we should look at this.

-Oh! You love your globes.

-Just because it's old.

-I don't mind that, actually. I think you've got a rather nice thing.

-Phillips.

-Is that the maker's name?

-Yeah.

Fantastic. Philips is a great name, good globe maker, making globes in the 19th century and 20th century.

Are they popular globes at auction?

Absolutely. This isn't going to be very early, this isn't 19th century, it's going to be 1950s.

But the map does look to be in good condition.

You can see most of the geography there.

You can imagine this on somebody's desk. It's a decorator's piece.

I don't think the globe buyers would go for this so much.

-Why do you like this? What does it do for you?

-It's a piece of history.

It's the '50s. Some of the names are different and stuff on here to if you were buying a globe today.

You've said it's a good make.

-It's a good size as well.

-Yeah.

It's manly, it says academic.

It's manly.

-You'd have it in your study, wouldn't you?

-Yes, I would.

He would. It depends how much it is.

-It's £68. What should we be trying to get it for?

-It's a modern globe.

£68 is probably pricey.

We need to get it around the £40, £30, £40 mark.

-Wish me luck.

-I will. Good luck!

Jackie's first off the block for the Blues, £40 for the globe.

What do you think of these?

What do you think of these Ben, why do you like this set?

I don't know, there's something about it, there's detail in the plates but it's not overpowering.

It doesn't get on your nerves.

I know it's a really silly thing to say.

I don't think it's silly. It's quite an elegant, restrained coffee set.

I've done a quick count and it seems to be a complete lot.

That's always a big thing, if there's nothing missing.

This one I can tell instantly is made by one of the big and the best.

It's Mintons. It's got Mintons written all over it, there you go, Minton on the base, look.

Probably 1950s, 1960s, somebody bought that in the 1960s because it's very expensive, very posh.

It's screamingly obvious for people to go out and buy these things.

Can you imagine how fantastic a cup of coffee would taste out of there?

-Yes.

-Now they're so cheap.

-How much is it?

-£65.

Gosh, for £65 you could go to a local shop and get

a common or garden everyday mass produced thing, couldn't you?

How much do you think it would fetch at auction?

You know what, anything you can get off the £65, I think we stand a chance.

No-one can criticise us because we're buying top quality stuff.

-I'm going to try now.

-If you do that, I'll peel you a grape and feed it to you out of it.

-Aw, sweet.

-What a woman.

That's not an offer you hear every day.

Ben did the deal at £35.

Nicki, you wanted something big, impressive, you wanted a ceramic that was going to shout at you.

Absolutely, a statement piece.

I got you this.

Ah.

Complete contrast. It's pretty and delicate.

It is very delicate. I love the colour, a real creamy colour. So what is it? That's a jug?

A little cream jug and bowl.

-Sugar bowl.

-What's so special about these pieces?

It's made by Belique, a famous Irish factory.

If we turn it over, we can see the Belique mark here.

You can see the name Ireland is on the banner here, that would date it

from 1892, because that's when they included the word "Ireland".

We know it's post 1890s.

What I'm liking about it is I can get it for £20.

I just got it down to £20.

-It's a brand.

-It's a name. I know you wanted something impressive, but I think it's quite pretty.

It's very delicate.

-Confident at auction?

-I think it should do quite well.

I would hope we should make a bit of profit on it.

There's no reason why we shouldn't.

What about you, I know it's not a man's thing.

Let's hope it's not a bleak outlook for this!

Very good(!) Happy to go for it?

-At that price, surely.

-Someone's got to.

Someone needs that in their lives.

-They do. You need to tell them that at auction.

-I will.

Come on, we've got work to do.

# You can get it if you really want

# But you must try

# Try and try

# Try and try

# You'll succeed... #

Guys, how do you feel about a bit of blue and white?

I feel fairly indifferent to that bit of blue and white, I'm afraid.

But much more excited about this, which really intrigued us.

-We think it's a fender stool.

-It's exactly a fender stool.

I thought it was rather pretty petit point embroidery here

and fairly ornate carving here, which made it look impressively authentic.

Very good, and the webbing looks like it's 50 or 100 years old.

Look at these square blocks here.

That's an 18th century way of fixing something.

I'm not saying it's 18th century, but the style is Chinese Chippendale, I think.

So it's 18th century style which became popular in the 19th century.

I would think this is late 19th century, but completely handmade and hand carved.

-It is really, really nice.

-It's actually very pretty, intricate.

You want to rub it, touch it. The only thing that's wrong with it is that centre block.

That's probably 50 or 60 years old.

It's got a bit of a bow to it.

But someone has valued it so much because it has been a useful, practical piece, they've gone to

the effort of having a lovely piece of shaped timber fitted.

It's a very exciting piece, isn't it?

It's very sad, but I dream about things like. I love them.

-There's so much going on.

-I'm glad we saw that, then.

Well, you saw it.

-Thank you. Shall we go and see the best price we can get?

-Absolutely. What's on it now?

-Well, £85.

-It's got to be cheap.

-Can you imagine the work that went into making it?

-We'll do our best.

Shall we carry it down together? OK.

One Chinese Chippendale fender acquired for £45.

David will be so pleased.

Guys, look. I found these.

There's so much stuff here, but these two absolutely caught my eye.

They're really, let me finish, they're striking.

Do you want me to finish painting it?

I like them. I think they're quirky.

I'll give you that.

A real statement.

I could see them in someone's house.

Not our house.

-I don't know who this is, it says Molly Hancock.

-OK. Molly Hancock, that rings a bell.

-It doesn't do a great deal for me, I'll be honest.

-This one has a bit of a chip, does that matter?

Oh, yes, that matters quite a bit. Let's have a look.

Is Molly Hancock famous?

Molly Hancock is a name that I've heard of.

I will have to do a little bit more research and try and find out.

But there's loads and loads of things in this mill, all these antiques, there's nothing else like these.

-They shout at you, don't they?

-Yeah. They shout, "leave me alone."

-I'm not doing very well, am I?

-We're ganging up here.

Do you really want to buy them?

I do. They're £40 for the pair, I'm going to negotiate and get it right down.

I absolutely love them.

£40 is quite a lot.

We need to pull it down slightly because you must think about the damage.

That's going to put a lot of people off.

-Right. I will see how good my skills are at negotiating.

-Get just one.

I like both.

-She's desperate for those.

-She is.

Let's get tea.

Nicki's enthusiasm rubbed the price right down to £10 for the pair!

Time, as they say in this business, is of the essence.

And I have to tell them now that it's time up.

They're not going to like it.

Let's recap on what the Reds got up to.

First up, they went with the Mdina glass vase,

which Vanessa loved, and got for £35.

I think it's a bit dirty and grubby, but it has a nice shape.

-You can wash it.

-We're going to need to wash it.

If it doesn't clean up at auction, Ben is hoping

his Minton coffee set will do the business, bought for £35.

I thought it was terrific. The most incredible value for money,

but nothing like as besotted as we are by our fender stool.

-I love the fender stool.

-We love the fender stool.

As did David Harper. Let's hope for £45 the Reds can put their feet up

and it gets carried away at auction.

-It's been great.

-The day's been really, really good.

I think I've learned quite a bit about antiques

and learned that the most expensive things are in the glass cabinets.

Let's recap on what the Blues bought.

-I found two, I think, fantastic vases, very quirky, very original, hand painted.

-Keep going.

-Husband's not convinced.

-No.

The best bit of news is I got them for £10.

Nicki loved the Art Deco vases and did the deal at £10.

For £40, the 1950s table globe might just make a world of difference.

And last, but by no means least, for £20, the Belique

cream jug and sugar bowl set, dainty and elegant, just like me.

Katherine found those for us, really dainty, cream coloured.

-We liked them.

-Yes.

-You liked them really.

They were better than the vases, for sure.

Anything was better than my vases.

We need a bit of luck.

They could be the wildcard.

-We haven't spent a lot of money.

-We've been quite good, which is unusual for me.

-Very thrifty.

-Very thrifty.

I'm going to check out with the auctioneer what he thinks about our famous finds.

I've come to the Criterion Auction Rooms in Wandsworth.

It's time to meet today's auctioneer, Daniel Webster.

-Daniel, how are you?

-Good, thank you, Tim.

-Lovely to be here, thank you for having us.

-You're welcome.

So, Vanessa and Ben first up went for the Mdina glass vase.

Nice colouration, interesting band of colour going through the centre there.

I think it's a thoroughly handsome object and how in glass-blowing terms you introduce a strata,

I'm not too sure. But it's signed.

-Nice thing Tim, as you say.

-Good.

-How much?

-£20-£40.

-£35 they paid.

But it might take off.

What about this Minton coffee service?

Roughly 30-odd pieces, that would cost you £20 or £30 a piece?

It would Tim, yes.

-Sale room value is £1 each.

-Is that what it's worth, £1 a piece?

It is, unfortunately.

-That's shocking, isn't it? Your estimate is?

-30-50.

-OK.

-They paid £35. They're pretty well on the money, aren't they?

-They are, yes.

The third item is this socking great stool. Do you like that?

Nice example I think, Tim.

-19th century mahogany in the Chinese Chippendale style, quite a good thing.

-So, what's your estimate?

We've got £80-150 on that one.

Well, they only paid £45.

-They'll do well.

-That seems a bit of a winner, doesn't it?

Anyway, if you're right, and it makes a socking great profit they won't need their bonus buy,

but just in case, let's have a look at it any way.

Now, Vanessa and Ben, you spent £115, which was pretty miserable.

You gave £185 to David.... It looks as if you bought a chair, David.

Yeah. I think maybe they might wish I'd bought a chair, once I reveal this item.

This is one of two.

A plaque?

Classical lead, I mean, that's why it's on a chair because it's so heavy.

Two of these, not identical, a nice pair, different scenes, very classic, cherubs.

-Pretty.

-Pretty, angelic.

Actually, it would go quite well in front of ours.

-In solid lead?

-In solid lead. I mean, can I dare pick it up?

I'll give that to you, Ben. That is...

-Exactly.

-How much did you pay for them?

£60 for the two.

-£60 for the two?

-For the two. I think they're worth £60 each.

You reckon they could double their money?

Oh, I do, Tim.

You don't have to decide right now. You decide after sale of the first three items.

For the viewers at home, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about David's plaques.

Well, what about these, Daniel? They're just amazing.

-Don't you think?

-Good decorative things, aren't they Tim?

Nicely decorated with the cupids picking the grapes, good subject, it should appeal.

Well, it's a bonus buy. David Harper found them.

-Are they going to make a profit? What's the estimate?

-£60 to £120.

-That is brilliant. Because he only paid £60.

-OK.

How about that?

That's the way to do it.

Anyway that's it for the Reds.

Now for the Blues, Nicki and Dave.

Their first item are these vases, which are very bright and breezy aren't they?

-They've a look haven't they, Tim?

-Certainly have. I don't know who Molly Hancock is, do you?

-No.

-How do you rate those?

We have £20 to £40 on those, Tim.

They'll be very pleased with that because they only paid a tenner.

Which is excellent. Now is the same going to apply with regard to the globe?

Popular things at auction, Tim.

Probably dates from the 1930s, only thing is condition lets it down slightly.

Do you think that's all faded then? Were all the countries coloured?

They normally are. If you look closely, you can see.

-What's your estimate?

-40-60.

Not too bad, £40 they paid.

Hope he's happy with that.

Next up is the cream and sugar bowl by Mr Belique.

Now people love a bit of Irish porcelain don't they?

It's normally always popular, Belique. Yes, should do OK.

-What would your estimate be for those two?

-30 to 40 on those.

-That's brilliant, £20 they paid.

So, all in all, if all goes well, they're not going to need their bonus buy.

But we're going to have a look at it anyway.

-Guys, you spent £70 miserable pounds.

-Yes, we did.

Leaving Katherine with £230 of leftover lolly to find your bonus buy.

-We're very generous.

-Very generous.

So Katherine, here it is, this coffin-like object.

-Are you ready for this?

-Reveal it all.

Ta-da.

What we have is a late 19th century Victorian travelling trunk.

Shouldn't it have stickers on it with Egypt and things like that?

Oh! This is fantastic. Have a little look inside.

-Just think of all those shoes you can put in there, Nicki.

-Oh, it whiffs a bit.

-Got a bit of age to it.

-I'm not sure.

Did it cost all that money?

-Oh, no, oh, no.

-How much was it?

Far from it. He was asking 75 and I got it down to 20.

-Wow.

-That's pretty good.

-I'm liking it.

-You're liking it...

We still haven't spent £100 yet.

-No! It's ridiculous, this.

-I know we haven't done very well.

But I worked very hard to try and find something.

90 out of 300. I like that. Bargain.

I think, £20, we've got to double our money. Someone wants this.

They're missing this. This will make them complete.

-You've done well. It's substantial.

-Ah, thanks.

-It feels like it's worth a bit of money.

For the viewers at home, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks of Katherine's trunk.

That's a whopper, isn't it? Do you rate that then, Daniel?

They're normally quite good sellers, yes.

It's all rather sharp, all that metalwork.

-It doesn't appeal to me. I don't think I'd want to give it to my children to put their toys in.

-No.

-It will sell.

-What sort of amount?

-40 to 60.

-Katherine will be knocked out by that, she paid £20 for it,

-which would be brilliant.

-Good.

-Good luck.

-Thank you.

Vanessa and Ben, how are you feeling, a bit nervous?

-A bit nervous.

-More nervous than I thought.

What I love about you two is that you are full of enthusiasm. You're right up there.

Your tails are so far up you don't know which way to waggle, right?

First lot up is the Mdina glass vase and here it comes.

A Mdina glass vase, iridescent flowering decoration.

10, 15, 20 got.

At £20, money's here.

£20, are we all done? At 20.

Oh, no!

At £20. Minus £15.

Lot 123 is Minton coffee set.

There you go, it's all there, good clean condition and 20 I have.

At £20, money's with me at £25, 30?

-One more, sir. At £30 it's with me at 30, are we sure?

-Go on!

At £30, are we all done at 30?

Oh! Ah!

-Lost it. £30.

-This is terrible!

Minus £5 on that, Ben. Now, this is your banker.

19th-century mahogany fender stall.

There you go, good things, smartly carved and 50 I have.

-At £50 , 60...

-Go on.

5, 70,

5, 80, 5...

90...

Yours at £95 , at 95, are we all sure?

At £95.

-£95.

-Thank you.

You have made £50 on that. You were minus 20, you are plus £30 now.

You have £30 in the bank, which is a considerable achievement on this programme!

It doesn't happen that often. What are you going to do about the lead plaques?

Are you going with Davido on this and risk your £60 or bank the £30, which could well be a winning score?

Are you going with the lead or not?

I think it will go down like a lump of lead here.

I don't think it's a buoyant sale. I better discuss it with my partner.

-What do you think?

-I don't know. Are you sure?

-We loathe those, don't we?

-We've done very well.

-I think Ben quite liked them, to be honest.

He could see them on the wall.

-Quickly?

-OK, yes.

You're going to punt?

-Yes. We'll live dangerously.

-He's got no choice. Here they come.

A pair of lead plaques, classical theme and decoration. 60 I have.

Money's with me at 60. 5.

-Yes!

-We're in profit.

-70.

5. 80.

One more, 80, it's with me. At 80?

No. In here with me for £80 then...

Good boy, David.

Well done. Thank you. Well done.

I cruelly maligned you on the plaques, I'm sorry,

I apologise. Well, phew.

You have a profit of £50 overall.

That is really, really good.

The big trick here is, don't tell the Blues a thing, all right?

-Nicki, Shacky, have you been talking to the Reds?

-We have a bit.

-We have.

Have they told you how they got on?

-No, how did they do?

-I'm not telling you. That's the whole point!

-Oh...

-Seriously, are you feeling nervous at all, Nicki?

We haven't spent very much money.

£90 if we decide to take all four items, isn't a lot.

-It isn't a lot, is it?

-Is that a good game plan?

-You're coming out on our side, you've got blue on.

-That's something.

-How are you feeling, Shacky?

-I feel pretty good about it.

I think our strategy may pay off at this time.

First lot up is old Molly Hancock, whoever she is. And here she comes...

A pair of Art Deco vases,

Molly Hancock we're told, with interest at 32, 5, at £35...

Well done!

38, 40, one more...

42.

At 42, new place now.

Are we all done? At £42 then...

Well done. £42 and you haven't started.

Lot 159 is 1930s globe by Phillips, good thing,

interest at 45, 50 and 2, at £52, money's here...

You're in profit again.

At £52, are we all done for £52?

£52, another £12.

Girls, look at this.

A Belique cream jug and sugar bowl.

Again interest, 30 and 5 I have.

At £35, are we all done at £35 now?

40, 5, at 45 and still here.

One more, sir? No. At 45.

With me at £45 then...

Another £25.

That means overall, you are £69 up.

What about that? You spent £70

and you've made a profit of £69, doubled your money.

-We've doubled our money!

-That is pretty good.

-That's excellent.

-That is pretty good.

-I'm really excited.

-What do you do about the trunk?

-Are you going for the trunk?

-Yes.

She hasn't let us down.

But I don't want to let you down this time.

No, I think we started as a team and we end as a team.

I'm bursting into tears!

It's so wonderful!

We take it very seriously...

Late-Victorian travelling trunk, there you go, with interest

as always at 45, 50 got.

£50 money's here with me.

Are we done? For £50 then...

£50 plus £30 means you are £99 up.

-Fantastic.

-Well done!

-That is so good.

-Well done! Two kisses.

One either side.

-Well done, chick.

-Isn't that brilliant?

£99 of profit on £90 spend.

-That is phenomenal.

-Well done, team.

We should open a shop.

This could be a winning score, it might not be a winning score.

All will be revealed in a moment...

Well, how lovely is this? Two teams of winners on Bargain Hunt.

I can't believe it!

But I have to reveal that the team with the least winnings today just happens to be the Reds.

Oh, no! Anguish. Anguish!

Don't be anguished! You've done so well. It was so brilliant.

£50 profit on that stool and £20 profit on the lead plaques.

-So you were there for a purpose, David.

-Thank you.

It drove your profits up to £50 and here's the £50.

There is 50 smackers for you, not to split between you but to go to your charity, right?

-Yes.

-Who is that?

-Breast Cancer Care, a tremendous charity.

-I'm sure they'll be thrilled to bits.

-Congratulations on all of that.

It's been great having you on the show.

The victors today...

with £99 of profit, which is brilliant.

You made a profit on absolutely every item.

-It didn't matter who picked it.

-No!

All three of you performed magnificently.

-£99 worth of profits.

-Thank you very much.

-What are you going to do with that lot then?

This is going to Age Concern in Herne Bay, my home town. They're raising money,

-so they'll be grateful for this.

-Wonderful. Thank you for joining us.

It has been a fantastic show all round.

-Join us soon for some more bargain hunting, yes?

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