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Delve into the miniature world of Wade Whimsies with Christina at an antiques fair at Uttoxeter Racecourse.

Christina is in the county famed for its ceramics to host another contest between two bargain-hunting teams. Staffordshire is also the birthplace of Wade Pottery and a postwar collecting phenomenon. From the 1950s onwards, Wade made Whimsies, small solid porcelain animal figures that are still collected today. Christina meets an avid collector who owns pieces worth hundreds of pounds.

At Uttoxeter Racecourse, brothers Alistair and Dominic rummage for bargains with their expert Jonathan Pratt. They spot a huge leather megaphone but decide it isn’t anything to shout about. Meanwhile, the blue team, mum and son Pam and Dan, are shopping with expert Irita Marriott when they spot a flambe ceramic cat, but the three-figure sum means it’s too hot to handle. The question is, will the teams’ items set Matthew Tong’s saleroom on fire?

43 minutes

Credits

RoleContributor
PresenterChristina Trevanion
ExpertIrita Marriott
ExpertJonathan Pratt
Production ManagerMoira Edwards
Executive ProducerPaul Tucker
Series ProducerJo Dunscombe
DirectorPaul Leyshon

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  • Fri 23 Feb 202412:15
  • Mon 26 Feb 202406:30
  • Tue 18 Feb 202512:15

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