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Inside Bargain Hunt star Kate Bliss' life off-screen including hidden music talent

Bargain Hunt expert Kate Bliss has been helping the red and blue teams at auctions with her impressive knowledge for years. She made her TV debut on the popular BBC show after being spotted by the crew of Bargain Hunt.The antique enthusiast, who is in her late 40s, has been on other daytime shows including Flog It! and Secret Dealers, along with presenting Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is. Away from TV, she has an eye for jewellery and silver and is part of the fancy Great Britain Gemmological Association.
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King Charles’ childhood items up for auction could fetch thousands: ‘Touching collection’
her iconic handbags.Prince Philip is shown sporting a smart dinner suit and bow tie – and the poignant sketches are inscribed “Mummy” and “Papa.”A very young Charles created them around 1953-1955, when he was 5 or 6 years old, said SWNS.The drawings are now expected to fetch between £5,000-£10,000 (roughly $6,300-$13,000) when they go under the hammer at Hansons Auctioneers, in Etwall, Derbyshire, England, on June 16.They are part of what’s said to be an “extraordinary” royal memorabilia collection, which includes 10 early drawings by the recently coronated King Charles.It also includes royal letters, family photos, Christmas cards and a 1937 Buckingham Palace manuscript menu diary.They were mostly amassed from the 1950s-1970s by Henry Ramsay Maule, an author, journalist and former royal correspondent.Maule, of Reading, was the author of several books and worked as a British correspondent at the New York Daily News for 21 years, specializing in royal stories.Under a pseudonym, he also wrote “All The Queen’s Children,” an authoritative book about Queen Elizabeth II’s offspring.He was a friend of royal photographer  Marcus  Adams and apparently enjoyed a long working friendship with members of the royal household, said SWNS.Maule also gained the approval of the palace to write a biography of Prince Philip.He was in the process of collating information for this with the “downstairs” help of long-standing royal servant Charlie when he sadly passed away. The items, given to him to assist with his work, were inherited by his family when he died in 1981 and are now being sold on June 16.“This is an extraordinarily touching collection.” Said Charles Hanson, owner of Hansons Auctioneers.He added, “These poignant childhood
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Bargain Hunt experts' most expensive finds – vampire slaying kit to cockerel tea cosy
BBC show.The kit, which was bought by a private bidder in the UK, more than quadrupled its initial guide price – and was one of the more unusual items to have sold on the show in recent years.However, it has not been the only item to have surprised both viewers and the Bargain Hunt experts.READ NEXT: David Dickinson to be honoured at National Reality TV Awards as nominations revealedFrom rare teapots, ashtrays made by famous fashion brands and even a cockerel tea cosy, all sorts of items have gone under the hammer for an eye-watering profit.Here, Daily Star takes a look at the most expensive items to have been sold by its experts.One antiques owner certainly got a surprise after the set of ornaments he was about to donate to a charity shop ended up selling for more than just a pretty penny.After having a spring clean at home, the gentleman brought in a collection of ornaments that was gathering dust at home.However he got more than he bargained for, as one of the items was a rare 18th century teapot that originated from China.A representative for Hanson's auction house called it "the most important item I've ever sold", with expert Charles Hanson saying: "It’s amazing, I think this is the ultimate Bargain Hunt find; our client came into the salesroom with a bag for charity but then this came out and he said, ‘Is it worth anything?'"What we’ve got here Natasha, is a [teapot] and it would’ve been a ceremonial [teapot] used by the court of Emperor Qianlong in the 18th century."So it’s an imperial piece of enamel on copper, with that imperial yellow ground, very sacred, very important and very rare."So rare in fact that when it went up for auction, the item became the most expensive piece ever sold by one of the Bargain Hunt
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Bargain Hunt star makes history with most valuable item ever that avoided charity shop
BBC One viewers were in for quite a surprise after one lucky fella brought in his humble goods after a much-needed lockdown spring clean.As excited clients queued up around the block with their hidden gems, one gentleman brought a slew of ornaments which were collecting dust around his house that he hoped would bring in a pretty penny or else end up in his local charity shop.READ MORE: David Dickinson to be honoured at National Reality TV Awards as nominations revealedAnd it’s fair to say his humble stash may just go down in history as the most valuable items to enter the lucky auction house after it was valued at an eye-watering £390,000.Antiques expert Charles Hanson was overwhelmed with surprise to see the prized 18th Century find – originating from China – tucked away in a little home in Burton-Upon-Trent.The Hansons auctioneer founder described the historic item as “the most important item I've ever sold” as he explained the value of the tiny teapot to presenter Natasha Raskin Sharp whose story aired back in 2020.She said: “Of course, valuable items aren’t found every day but our next story might just restore your faith that hidden gems are out there.“I’m joined now by auctioneer Charlies Hanson who has brought something rather special for us to peruse.
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