Bargain Hunt viewers urged to 'check their lofts' as teapot sells for £400,000
Bargain Hunt was the scene of a huge sale when a teapot, which someone had found in their loft and was going to go to a charity show, sold for almost £400,000. Host Natasha Raskin Sharp was able to give some good advice for all viewers after the amazing spectacle.
He continued: “Emperor Qianlong, who was that great emperor of the arts, he wanted his Beijing enamellers to make the very, very best. And the quality is simply out of this world. Natasha then asked if the tea pot had instantly stood out to Charles, to which he replied: “No, not really. It was sleepy, it took a while to wake up, because we thought, this is interesting, so we booked it in at a low estimate, [thinking] it might be worth £100 to £150.
When it came to the auction, Charles was nervous. He explained afterwards: “The bidding, when I started at £100,000, felt quite sturdy. We had nine phone bidders in China, America, all across the globe. I thought, come one, welcome to Derbyshire. And off we went. And actually for the first two-and-a-half minutes, bidding stuck at £100,000.”
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