Edinburgh 4 Bargain Hunt

Today we're in Edinburgh and 'allo, 'allo, 'allo, what do we have here?

We have a team with two police officers

versus a team with two Community Wardens.

And to add some zip we're giving you a 60 minute programme

stuffed with action.

So, what are we waiting for?

Let's go Bargain Hunting, yeah!

We should all know the rules by now.

The teams have £300 and an hour to find a trio of items

to sell at auction.

But today we've changed the rules slightly

because I'm going to be asking the experts not to buy one

but two bonus buys to take to auction.

And I'll discuss with them

which bonus buy I think will bring the biggest profit.

But which will the teams choose and will they, or even I, get it right?

Here's a quick glimpse as to what's coming up.

Ringing in the retro. The Reds make an emergency call.

-I really like this but my two colleagues here don't.

-No, I do!

-I'm with you.

-Sh!

-Oh, sorry, I don't. Sorry.

And the boys in Blue have the riot act read to them.

-I think we've got a problem.

-Yes.

Coming at us at a rate of knots and it's called an hour.

And laying down the law at auction,

it's Glasgow's gavel girl, Anita Manning.

180. It's a battle royal.

Time to meet today's teams.

Well, on today's show we've gone a little off beat

because both of our teams are connected with the law.

For the Reds, we have Gregor and Walter who are police officers.

And for the Blues we have David and Jim who are Community Wardens.

Hello everybody.

-ALL: Hello!

-Oh, good!

Gregor, how did you meet Walter?

We met about five years ago and we've been working

for the last three years together at the South Queensferry police station.

We bonded through a lot of hard work and good food although, probably...

More of the latter than the former?

Yeah, probably quantity of food over quality of food.

But you've encountered some pretty tough times, haven't you, whilst on the beat?

Yes, I've been involved in the London riots in 2011.

-That was not amusing, was it?

-No.

-It was hard work for everyone down there, I think.

-What happens?

The Metropolitan Police get into a bit of trouble

and then they draft in reinforcements.

Is that how it works?

Yes, I think when the rioters saw a bunch of hairy Scotsmen

making their way towards the border they started to behave!

-Mainly with red hair and screaming.

-And funny accents.

Now, Walter, it says here that you like working in fast cars

and also you're mighty keen on the drink. Is that right?

-But not together.

-No, no drinking and driving.

-Quite right.

Tell us about the fast cars. You're in a patrol car, are you?

Usually in a patrol car with Gregor.

And the drinking bit, you collect whiskies, don't you?

Yes, I used to work in the whisky industry since I was 16.

So, collected a few bottles over my time.

You've got how many bottles in your collection roughly?

-There was about 60 or 70 but I did put some to auction.

-Did you?

The attic was starting to bulge!

-And you're definitely up for big profits, aren't you?

-Absolutely.

Whatever happens we'll have a tremendous amount of fun.

Thank you very much for joining us.

Now, Community Wardens stand to. Very good.

-Now, David, did you meet in your line of work too?

-Yes, we did.

I met Jim about seven years ago. We've been good friends since then.

-Do you enjoy your jobs?

-We love our jobs, yeah.

It's to do with community safety, patrolling the streets in Fife.

There's quite a few of us in Fife.

-And that's quite high profile, isn't it?

-Yes.

So therefore, you must have a few dodgy moments occasionally?

Oh, yes. One or two dodgy moments!

But no, generally speaking, it's a very worthwhile job

and we quite enjoy it.

Now, Jim, when you're not doing your community wardening,

-you do senior youth work.

-That's right.

I work in a youth club in Dunfermline.

We do tasks with them.

Team building, we do fund raising and we do going on trips.

-Tell me, what do you collect, Jim?

-Dust.

-Do you?

-Do you collect any objects?

-No.

-What about you, Dave?

What do you like to collect?

-I collect old 45 single records, Tim, and small pieces of silver.

-Do you?

I just hope he breaks some records today which would be fun.

-Now, the £300 moment. There's your £300.

-Thank you.

You know the rules, your experts await and off you go!

Very, very, very good luck.

Now, what happened about that parking ticket?

And now, time to meet our experts.

On the beat for the Red Team, it's Catherine Southon.

And commanding the Blues, please doff your hat to Paul Laidlaw.

So, stand by your bids Bargain Hunters as the forces

of the law go head-to-head at Edinburgh's Highland Centre.

Here I am with my bobbies, my two bobbies. What's our tactics?

-I think we should spend as much as we can.

-Do you?

-Yes.

-And I think we should spend as little as we can.

-Right.

So some confrontation here then?

Dave and Jim, you guys are Community Wardens, is that right?

That's right.

I imagine you've got to have really good people skills in that job.

-Definitely.

-It's all about the gift of the gab.

We've got a lot of work to do in a short space of time.

So, let's get to it.

Watch him, he's stingy with money. He doesn't like spending money.

Profit, cheap, it all works for me. Come on, let's do it.

And first out on patrol, it's the Blue team.

Anything you fancy, anything that makes eyes at you and keep together.

Yes, absolutely.

And hot on their heels are our boys in Blue, who today are wearing red.

We can go for, maybe, Scottish silver,

Scotch whisky and maybe stick to a Scottish theme.

Right, OK.

Remember, Walter has a penchant for spirits so this looks promising.

-What have you got?

-Scottish silver. Where did you say it was from?

This is for a decanter label.

You've got your decanter there, you've got a chain coming round

and then you put that on the end. So S for Sherry, I would have thought.

-People do collect labels. How much is on that though?

-I need 95 on it.

-How much?

-95. I'm pretty sure it's provincial.

Can I have a look through your..? Thanks.

So we've got the thistle, the Georgian head

and then we've got a maker, JM.

Can you go any lower because obviously we've got to make a profit?

-I can do it for 75.

-68.

70, come on. Toss a coin for it.

-68 or 70?

-68 or 70?

-68 or 70 then.

-Tails.

-Tails never fails.

-Tails never fails.

Tails never fails!

-I'm sorry.

-68?

-68. Are you happy?

-Definitely.

-Thank you very much.

-Well done.

-Thank you.

That was the worst thing I could have done!

Now, if you try and fight the law don't expect to win.

Five minutes gone and our red hot cops have their first buy

in the old swag bag.

But the boys in Blue have to scour the fair for much longer

before Paul spots something that's worth checking for fingerprints.

£30. Let's have a look at this. Thank you very much, by the way.

You tell me what that is.

-Obviously silver.

-Yes. What's this symbol here? It's an Iron Cross.

-An Iron Cross.

-That's what it's meant to represent.

-Has it got a date on it?

-It has. The dates are...

-1914-1916.

-Enamelled. Those are the German national colours.

-OK.

Some German soldier serving in France or Flanders in 1916

decided to by himself...because there was an active trade going on

in the occupied towns.

The jewellers would be thinking, they're here we might as well see

what we can get out of them, we've got a living to make.

And they were churning out these little patriotic rings.

Almost certainly there's some silver in there.

It's 800 parts so that's fine. So a silver ring, it's worth £30-£50.

-You can buy that here and now for £30.

-I think we should go for that.

-Do you like it? What does it do for you?

-I like it.

I like ware in silver anyway. I collect American silver coins, Paul.

-Quite up for that.

-What does the money man say? £30?

That would be too dear for him!

Can we see if we can get it down a wee bit?

Do you know, I would be gentlemanly and say

the lady's giving it to you for a good price. Why push too hard?

-Fair enough.

-What do you reckon?

-£30.

Thank you very much, you've a deal. Guys, we're off.

Look at that. That's how you do it, yeah? I found that.

You've got to find the next one and, Jim, you find the one after.

Good work, Blues. Now, are the Reds still leading from the front?

-That way?

-The route of least resistance and put Walter in front.

Now, David is drawn to the figure of a dancing girl

but is she the real McCoy?

-It's this figure over here.

-Good, good, good, good. Hit me with it.

-Why do you like that gorgeous lady?

-Is it like Art Deco?

-It is, bang on.

-How's that?

-There is a problem.

-What's the problem?

It ain't as old as you want it to be.

If it was as old as you want it to be, we couldn't afford it.

-It's a reproduction.

-Right.

-I think it's a good spot, close but no cigar this time.

-OK.

Good try, David.

Now, after a flying start the Reds are starting to lose the plot.

That's Papa, Lima, Oscar, Tango in their lingo.

-I don't like anything here.

-No? What about that?

-Oh, that's...

-..Strange.

-The doll?

-No, no, she's horrid!

-She's horrid?

-Scary. Something out of The Exorcist.

-Can't let you buy that.

And as we head towards the halfway mark,

the Blues are beginning to find their form.

-Is that Poole Pottery?

-It is. Why are you pointing Poole out to us?

-Tell us about it.

-I'm pointing Poole out because, especially this one,

the colours are vibrant. I do know that Poole tends to sell well.

There are prime periods for Poole,

that inter war period with Carter Stabler Adams, wonderful wares.

Then the post-war, the '60s materials, you get striking,

as you say, vibrant, modern colours in these studio wares,

Delphis and Aegean being the main strands.

I suspect that's a little Delphis. Just a little random dish there.

Abstract design, those vivid glazes you're talking about

-and, look at that, the decorator's mark.

-Ah, right, OK.

You got back to Poole records and you'll be able to perhaps

identify such and such an artisan decorated that.

It's hand applied, they're all individual, arguable unique.

Cut to the chase. What do you think they'll make?

You say Poole's selling well, I'm going to contradict you,

-it isn't selling as well as it has in the past.

-Right.

I would rate the two of those at £20-£30 a pair. Is the Poole cheap?

-No.

-Yes.

-We'll go with the boss.

-It could kick off any minute guys!

£24 at the moment. What could they be if we bought the two? Yeah.

-We'll do them for £16.

-£16?

-Yes.

-£16 seems fair enough.

Well, you guys are the bosses. What are you telling me?

-I think we should go for it.

-You've got a deal.

-I think you've got a deal.

-Thank you.

-Thank you, very much.

Buy number two for the Blues.

Meanwhile, it looks like the rozzers in Red need to make

an emergency call.

You can reach that with your long arm of the law.

-I think that's fabulous.

-What do you think?

-45?

-Yes, but we'll see what we can do.

-It's retro, it's fun, it's now.

It's '70s, but '70s is in.

I think that is a nice interior piece, it's quite decorative.

I think you should see what you can do with it

-because you were good at getting that boy down.

-Do you like that?

-I like that.

-Do you?

-Go for it.

-I really like this but my two colleagues here do not.

-Oh, no, I do.

-I'm with you.

-Sh!

-Oh, sorry! I don't. Sorry.

-He doesn't like it.

-I need a good price on this.

-£40 is a good price.

-How about 30?

-No.

-I think 35 and we'll be good.

-35, yeah, a fair price.

-We can come back.

-We can come back.

So, have the Reds put the deal on hold?

If we say 40 on that, if we need to.

Right. OK, so, this way?

Hang on, what's Walter up to?

Looks like he's doing the deal on the quiet.

Where's he gone?

-What have you said?

-38.

-Ah! Go get it then.

-Good for 38.

-What do you think? 38.

-Go for it.

-Go for it, go for it.

-We'll shake on 38.

-Your arm reaches that far.

-Thank you very much.

-Happy with that?

-Perfect.

I think that's fantastic.

I love the fact we've got something from the Georgian period,

something 1820s, and then we go right up-to-date with the '70s.

Smashing.

So, while the Reds dial R for Retro, I'm dialling N for Neoclassical.

Why would this oddball cast of a Greek harp or lyre,

be on a table here in Edinburgh?

It's a bit of a question, isn't it?

Until you consider what Edinburgh is.

It is a World Heritage Site and it is connected

more than any other city, arguably, in Britain

with the neoclassical movement.

A whole new town was built in Edinburgh

between about 1760 and 1850.

One of the neo-classicist styles is the Neo-Grec.

Indeed, Edinburgh was referred to in the 19th century

as the Athens of the North.

Hence the casting, I reckon, here in Edinburgh

of this peculiarly Greek-looking piece from antiquity.

It would have been used to decorate, perhaps, the front door.

It's not a door knocker, but front doors were applied

with cast bronze details

or perhaps some other feature within the building itself.

What's such a thing worth?

Well, the secret with architectural fragments is associating

the fragment with an architect.

William Henry Playfair was the most celebrated exponent

of the Greek neoclassical style in Edinburgh.

If you could find one of his sketches of a building

that included such a model of a bronze harp as this,

then this lump of bronze is elevated to an architectural status

which would make it worth, perhaps, the top end of £400-£600.

But unrecognised and unloved on a table down there,

it could be yours today for £40.

So, that's enough banging on from me.

Time to catch up with the team's top brass.

I've got to say, 31 minutes down and two purchases, it's going all right.

I love the ring, of course I would. The Poole?

Well, look, David picked it out and he knew what it was,

knew what he was talking about, had a handle on the market, magic!

It's not fantastic but it was bought at the right price.

I've got to say, bingo!

I am so delighted with our first purchase.

That decanter label is the cherry on the cake. Beautiful.

Now both teams are looking for their third and final purchase

and this is no time for mucking about.

-How does it feel?

-Pardon? SHE LAUGHS

No. OK.

I need to keep you two in line. On the straight and narrow.

And while the Reds are going straight,

it's a case of neighbourhood watch for the Blues.

-Got a nice Longines watch there.

-Good watches.

-Nine carat gold, hallmarked on the back.

-Nine carat back.

-It's a great model of watch.

-Price on that?

-170 on it.

I think it's, maybe, just out of reach.

-What do you think?

-I think it is.

-Maybe... Maybe back to this?

Yes. Dare I say, it's time to move on!

While we leave the Blues having a chuckle,

Catherine thinks her Reds are having a laugh with their next spot.

A sample of North Sea oil.

I can't think of anything worse than that.

And you've got the piece of the oil actually within that little piece of plastic.

The expression says it all, Catherine.

Now, the Blues are back on the Poole, pull, Poole -

pottery that is.

I've not seen that pattern before. Huge charger.

-88.

-Go and do your haggling skills, Jim.

-You need it for half that.

If you're in for a fighting chance, you need it for 40.

-Excuse me, is this your stall?

-Yes.

-Hi, there.

We're looking at the plate here.

What's the sort of price you're looking for on the plate?

-Mm, I'd want 75 for it.

-It's still...

It's still a bit high, eh.

Yup, too high for our Jim.

Now, with the hour nearly up it's time for both teams to focus.

-Have we seen anything we like?

-Nothing we can go back to.

-How an earth did we get ourselves in this mess?

-Five minutes, guys.

And here's the law according to Laidlaw. Listen out, Blues.

I think we've got a problem coming at us at a rate of knots.

-Aye, OK.

-It's called an hour.

I've spotted over there a little silver inkwell, a capstan inkwell.

If we can get that for £10-£15, it's probably worth £25 or £35.

It's not going to set the world alight but it's probably a profit.

-OK.

-We've got the Longines watch.

Truth of the matter is, came down to 170,

I reckon if you go back with real money you'll get it for 150.

It should be worth 150 to 220.

So there's money in that.

-What do you think?

-I think we should go for the silver, myself.

I'd go for the watch. Dare I say it?

Battle it out, guys. Come on. Come on.

Bring it on, Blues!

# I predict a riot... #

Scottish Wemyss Ware.

-Little inkwells, £50.

-No.

-On your head be it, boy.

-That's fine.

-Right, let's go.

What's it with inkwells all of a sudden?

Capstan form with these radial bands here or straps.

I think we've got more chance of making a profit on this, myself.

-Right, we'll go with you.

-Trust me.

-On your head be it.

-Trust me, I'm a doctor.

-'No, you're not, you're a Community Warden.'

-Let's got for it.

-What do you want to pay for that?

-Jim, do your haggling skills.

-What do you want to pay though?

-50.

Go for it, man, go for it.

-What's your best price in this considering..?

-20.

-20?

-No, is there anyway you can come down a bit more?

-18.

-15 and you've got a deal.

-15, that's fine.

-15?

-Yes.

-He did it!

Good work, man. Thanks very much. Guys, well done.

We've got enough time to boil an egg!

What a pleasure. Good work, Jim.

And with 57 minutes on the clock the Blues are home and dry.

But the Reds are really going down to the wire.

What about that red thing? That red card holder thing? That's quite cool.

-We have a minute.

-I like this.

-Do you? £6.

-We can't go wrong with that.

-I like the colour of it.

-Yep, we'll go with that.

-All right.

-Take it.

-Excuse me.

It's horrid.

-We've got here, we've got £6.

-£5? £5?

£4. Oh! £4!

-Ah, too late now!

-Excellent. Excellent.

I'm not sure about that purchase but nevertheless...

I haven't even looked at it. What is it? A cigarette case?

-It's a cigarette case.

-A little cigarette case.

You could use it as a card case.

-I'm surprised you went for that colour but there we go.

-I liked it.

-It's coral, isn't it, like a coral colour.

-Caught your eye.

Unusual and it could pass as being something more valuable

than it actually is.

We'll make a pound on it, I'm sure that won't go unsold.

So, a profit of one pound is predicted. Meanwhile...

Time's up! Let's check out what the Red team bought.

You lost your head?

For the Georgian silver alphabet label, they poured out £68.

For the orange retro telephone, they exchanged £38.

And for the 1950s lady's cigarette case, they paid just £4.

-Well, guys, how was it for you?

-Excellent, Tim.

-Was it?

-Thoroughly enjoyed it.

-Good fun.

-Was it? Oh, good.

-And how much did you spend all round?

-£110.

-Is that all?

-Yes.

-It's a bit miserable. Anyway, there we go. Who's got the 190?

-Me.

-I'll have it.

-190.

-I don't need to check it because you're a police officer.

-Yes.

That's what I like to hear. Which is your favourite bit, Walter?

-I think the orange telephone.

-The orange telephone.

-Do you agree with that, Greg?

-No.

-No.

-What is the favourite for you, then?

-I think the decanter label.

Really? You like that? Is that going to bring the biggest profit?

I think it will bring the biggest profit.

-And you agree with him, Walt?

-Absolutely not. The orange telephone.

-All the way through.

-All the way.

-Now, Catherine, there's a pile of dough.

-Thank you, lovely.

-What are you going to spend that on?

-I think I'll try and by something equally colourful.

-Will you?

-Yes.

Now, on this special occasion, for the one hour long programme,

you're going to get the additional £100...

-Lovely.

-..bonus buy money and that gives you a double whammy to go for.

So you'll have to look slippy. Chaps, have a cup of tea.

Meanwhile, we're going to check out what the Blue team bought, aren't we?

For the World War I German signet ring, they paid £30.

For the Poole pottery plate, they dished out £16.

And finally, for the Art Deco inkwell, they signed off £15.

Well, you couple of rouges, come across any felons?

-Erm, not on our travels. Maybe Jim.

-Oh, yeah? No, no, no.

-OK, you had a good shop?

-We had a really good shop, yes, we did.

You were there with the maestro so that was lucky, wasn't it?

-Paul was really, really good.

-You're a gentleman.

-He's a canny guy.

-Aye, canny guy.

-You're all out of the same stem.

-OK, now, how much did you spend in total?

-Erm, we spent £61 I believe.

Who's got the 239?

It's the last time I'm coming to Scotland with a full 300, I tell you,

because it's not worthwhile going to the hole in the wall.

Which is your favourite piece?

My favourite piece was the German ring that was picked out.

-I think that might make a nice profit.

-That's your favourite?

-That's my favourite.

-I'll go for the Poole plate.

-The which?

-The Poole plate.

-The Poole plate.

-Is that going to bring the biggest profit?

-I would say so.

-You would?

-No, I don't think so.

-You're with the German ring?

-I'm with the German ring.

-Fine. OK, Paul here you go.

There's a wodge of cash for you.

And because this is our special day, you're going to get another wodge.

This is the £100 for the extra bonus buy

and so you go off, what they call, loaded, man. All right?

That's young parlance for, with lots of money.

Right, it's bonus buy time and remember, the teams can choose which

one of the two buys they want to go with, or neither, later at auction.

Now, Catherine's armed with £190 of leftover lolly

for her regular bonus buy and she's looking to give her team some stick.

Nice clear hallmarks, it's 1930s and the price...

It's 145. I didn't realise it was that much.

-Let's see if I can get it down. Hello.

-Hello.

-Hi.

-Can I ask you about this?

-Yes.

-What can you do on that?

-I can do it for 85.

-Can you do it for 70?

-Oh, yes, OK.

Thank you very much indeed. That's lovely. Wonderful.

I feel like I want to dance.

Good bargaining from Catherine.

Now, time to go hunting for her special £100 bonus buy

and she needs to get a shift on as some of the stalls

are starting to close for the day.

No, she's tidying it all away. Hello.

-I saw a while ago you had a brooch, sort of suffragette colours.

-OK.

-With seed pearls.

-Seed pearls.

-Still got it?

-I have indeed.

That's lucky.

-Ha-ha-ha! I'm meant to have this.

-That's the one.

Oh, isn't it gorgeous? We've got the pearls, we've got the peridots.

-This is tested to nine carat gold?

-It's tested to nine carat.

-The pin obviously isn't, the pin is base metal.

-Yes.

-A repair there, do you think?

-It could have been.

-A bit of a repair.

But it's so pretty, isn't it?

Bar brooches aren't terribly fashionable

but that is a nice example.

And suffragette things are quite collectable.

I think that is quite good.

You've got 58 on the tag, what can you do for a lady in distress?

-With only minutes to go.

-For a lady in distress, 45.

-Can you do 40 for me?

-Ooh!

-Go on. Just because of the repair.

-Oh, go on.

-Is that all right?

-Aha.

-Thank you very much indeed.

That was close.

Now, let's have a look at what Catherine's bought.

Now, you found this one for your team's bonus buy.

-Yes, for my naughty boys.

-For your naughty boys. Why did you buy that?

I bought this, Tim, because I thought all these walking sticks

that you look at, quite often the ones that have got a silver top are rounded.

I was drawn towards this because I like the shape of it.

It's very simple, it's elegant and it's got a nice square top.

Nice thing. I don't like the condition this end.

-I was hoping you wouldn't see that.

-Ha!

Erm, well, if we look at this end because one doesn't want

to not point out the defects, there's an awful lot of glue there.

It's a bit chewed.

It is a good quality thing because down the end here you've got horn.

Instead of having brass, you've got a bit of horn.

-I didn't even notice that.

-I don't think it's an earth shattering defect

but I think it does depreciate it a bit.

-No, but that's really interesting about what you mentioned about the feral.

-How much did you spend?

-70.

Did you really? I think that's pretty good for £70.

Now, moving on to the £100 special bonus buy, which is your wee brooch.

Mm. I'm thinking suffragette sort of colours.

Just think this is a really pretty one

and I think this has got every chance.

And with the price that I paid which was £40, that's going to do well.

I think you're likely to make more of a profit out of the stick

than you will out of the brooch.

I think the stick is the more speculative fellow. OK, fine.

Now, I wonder how that poor Blue expert, Paul Laidlaw's getting on?

Paul is anything but poor as his team spent a measly £61

leaving him a stonking £239 of leftover lolly

for his regular bonus buy.

They looked at clocks and watches but didn't get any.

This is the antidote.

Now, this is a seriously smart clock.

Late 19th century, French, methinks.

A desk clock, yeah?

It sits there like a weight looking rather elegant.

I think the chap said this could be 120.

And if that's the case, it's sold.

-Hello. Did you say 120 on this?

-Yes.

That's a deal. Excellent. Thanks very much for that.

So, Paul has clocked up the first buy.

Now, he's trawling the fair looking for his special £100 bonus buy.

I think there's something round here

that the guys are going to find really smart.

Scottish themed, Victorian, fine,

and I think the price could be right, and there they are.

Take a look at these.

Full set of assay marks deep down in there tell us Victorian,

silver, novelty salts modelled as thistles.

I love them!

They're being sold in Glasgow, I think these are just the ticket.

The can be £40 and do you know what?

I want them, I'm having them, they're sold! Get in!

Now, Paul Laidlaw, my friend,

-am I to take it this is the bonus buy for the team, yes?

-Yes, it is.

Quite like it?

Well, I can't quite take it in if I'm being perfectly frank.

I mean, it is French, fine.

It's late 19th century, it's high-quality,

somebody's taken a lot of trouble to make this weird thing.

-How much did you pay?

-It cost me 120. I hope I can make a cent.

Yes, I think you should make a cent. You paid 120.

150 should be the top estimate. You should get it, no trouble at all.

Now, moving on, these would be the special £100 bonus buy.

Daft little affairs. No substance to them.

Victorian, not Scottish smithing, they're English,

silvergilt, salts, I think.

The stature of them suggest that's all you could do with them.

They are hallmarked though, aren't they?

Oh, yeah, great set of assay marks. There's no issue with that.

-Did you pay £30 for the two?

-A tad more than that. I got them for 40.

Did you? OK, fine.

If there's any speculative juices flowing, I think this weird

but nice quality thing is going to make more than £120.

That is where the lump of profit sits,

if there is going to be a lump of profit! That is my prediction, OK.

-I'm happy with that.

-I'm happy with that. Thank you very much, my friend.

Meanwhile, we're trotting off to the West Country and we're going to Saltram House. How lovely.

Saltram is one of the finest Georgian houses in Devon

with lavish interiors including the fabulous saloon by the designer,

Robert Adam, and an estate with splendid views of the River Plym

where salt was once harvested.

So, yes, it was salt that gave Saltram House its name

but it was the 300 years-worth of successive generations

of the Parker family that created the magnificent mansion

that we see today.

They worked like stink with their designers and architects

to create this magnificent Georgian mansion.

From the mid-18th century, when John Parker

and his wife Lady Catherine Poulett, inherited Saltram,

they set about decorating this impressive house.

They had grand plans.

Expensive plans.

But when it came to the Parker family's pursuit of fashion,

they would spare no expense.

Thus, in the 18th century, when Chinoiserie,

things from the Orient were all the rage,

whole rooms were wallpapered in hand-painted Chinese papers.

This is not a continuous landscape in this room.

It's a series of individual rectangular hand-painted

sections of wallpaper that have been put together.

All these characters going about their daily pursuits are here

to entertain the 18th century aristocrat in Britain.

This taste for the Chinoiserie is also reflected in the furniture.

For example, this is a type of chair that's sometimes know,

as a cockpen chair, based on a type that was made in Scotland.

But it's got the Oriental flavour

because irregularly placed in the back and sides

are these palings, these lengths of timber,

that have been put together to resemble the Oriental style.

Next door to it is another chair that looks remarkably similar,

except it's got a pagoda-shaped top rail.

It too has got the paling filled back and arms like the British one.

But actually, this chair is made in China

in imitation of the British-made Chinese-looking armchairs.

Are you confused?

well, you'd not be the only one.

But we're on far safer ground if we scroll forward to the middle

of the 19th century to a luxury product which came from Italy.

This belonged to a family member, hence its percolated

through the inheritance route and sits at Saltram today.

It would have been made to house your very precious objects.

It is an example of one of those ridiculously extravagant gifts

that you might buy on your Grand Tour of Europe.

One of the nice features about it are these pilasters

in different coloured hard stones

which relieve the sides of the casket, front and back.

But it is the dramatic use of freestanding

polished semiprecious stones that makes this thing so special.

The stones have been shaped and carved in the form of fruits

and they are attached to the carcass of the ebony box itself

with these lengths of gilt metal fronds

which are in the form of branches and leaves.

Altogether, it is a stunning example.

The big question today is which of our teams

will benefit from the fruits of their labour over at the auction?

Any advance on 150? All done at 150. 150.

Well, we're in for a rare treat today, it's Anita Manning time

at Great Western Auctions in Glasgow.

-Good morning, Anita.

-Good morning, Tim.

-Very nice to see you.

Now, the Reds have gone for the so-called shrub wine ticket.

-It's by a Scottish maker, yes?

-That's right.

And dating from what? Sort of 1860s, that sort of thing?

I will put it a wee bit earlier than that. A wee bit earlier.

-OK, very good. How much?

-70 to 90.

£68 paid, so that's more or less on the money.

Now, I don't know how you find it but, increasingly,

design-led objects of the 20th century are very popular, and they?

And I think this is a great example of that.

It's the Contempra phone.

It was the first phone to have the dial

-incorporated in the hand-piece.

-Look that. What's it worth, Anita?

-The phone, 40 to 60.

-Good. £38 paid, so that's a small profit again.

And last but not least, this plastic inset, wee cigarette case.

I've called it faux marble just to make it sound a bit better.

-I put ten to 20.

-Did you?

-A bit of fun.

It's just because you were feeling charitable, wasn't it?

Anyway, £10 to £20 is the estimate. £4 was paid,

so there probably is a small profit in it even though it is hideous.

Anyway, there we are. Gregor, Walter and Catherine have done very well.

I don't see big profits out of any of these things

so I think they're going to be looking to take up one or other

of their bonus buys and let's go and have a look at them.

OK, chaps, this is fun, isn't it? Bonus buy time.

You gave Catherine Southon £190 of leftover lolly.

-Catherine, what did you spend it on?

-Well, I spent it on...

-Uh-oh.

-Uh-oh.

-There we go.

-Oh, that's cool.

-Is it cool or is it cool?

No, that's quite, quite cool. It is hallmarked which is always good.

-Gregor, you're such an expert!

-You see, that's my expert eye.

-Scottish silver as well, that will go down well.

-Oh! Listen to him!

-He knows it all.

-He's such a show off!

-Do you want to have a look?

Yes. What is it?

I think what is great about this walking stick

is the fact that it is very elegant.

It's 1920s, look at that lovely tapered stick.

It is very, very simple but I love this little squared knob on the top.

We've got the makers initials there, Joseph Hemming,

it dates to 1928 and it is pure elegance.

-How much did you pay for this?

-I paid 70.

But I don't think that's bad at all

because if you're buying a walking stick that's a nice one to buy.

-How much profit are we going to make on this?

-Now you're asking.

That should do around £100.

On a good day. Maybe a little bit more.

£30 or £40 profit, predicted by the expert on the team's bonus buy.

Now for the special bonus buy which I'm going to reveal.

It is small and perfectly formed. There we go.

-Like Catherine.

-That is lovely, isn't it?

-It's different.

I bought you something masculine, I bought you something feminine.

I've got you this very, very pretty brooch.

-So how much did you buy this for?

-I bought it for £40.

Let me tell you something about it.

This is nine carat gold.

It's not marked but it has been tested as nine carat gold.

What do those three colours say to you?

-Expensive.

-I like it, I like it but not quite.

I'm thinking suffragettes. Could be.

-They were the colours they wore.

-How much profit would we make?

You're going to make a profit on that, you're going to make money,

-you're going to make oodles of cash.

-Ask how much.

-How much profit exactly?

-Oodles.

-Seriously, it might double your money.

-It cost £40, it might make £80.

-Yes. Absolutely.

Just to give it a round ballpark type number.

Anyway, the big thing is you don't have to take either one

of these bonus buys, you can reject both of them if you want to

after the sale of your three items.

But right now, for the audience at home,

let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Catherine's bonus buys.

Right then, Anita, this is the team's bonus buy,

-the walking stick. What do you think about that?

-I like this.

This is not a stick that you would hurtle to the haberdashery

shop with. This is something that you would take out to look stylish

and elegant. I think it's a lovely thing.

So, if you were putting your bravest hat on,

what is your best estimate for that, Anita?

Well, taking into consideration the little bit of damage at the bottom,

-£60 to £100.

-OK, £70 paid.

I have to say that is the bonus buy

that I fancied more than this little brooch.

-Do you like it?

-I like the stones that are used in this.

In this one, we've got these two lovely amethysts at the end.

We've got a nice peridot in the centre.

We have this little ring of seed pearls.

I think it is charming to look at.

But also this little brooch will have probably suffragette associations

because of the colours and we had a strong suffragette movement in Glasgow.

-This is a very nice little thing.

-How much?

-The estimate on that is 50 to 80.

-£40 paid.

So, currently, in predicting the upside to profit,

it could be that the little brooch takes it away. Thank you, Anita.

That is perfect. Moving onto the Blues,

we have the World War I German soldier's enamelled signet ring.

Could this possibly be Paul Laidlaw?

It could be Paul Laidlaw, you would be absolutely right.

He paid £30 for it and he really rates it.

Yeah, well, I have estimated it at £25 to £40 but it's just the type

of item which will be greatly sought after by the military guys.

Probably at the end of the day it'll make a small profit.

-Now, Poole pottery.

-Poole pottery, I like.

Again, from the 1960s, '70s, it's so Carnaby Street,

it's psychedelic colours and so on.

Although it's gone down a little bit in price,

it's still a great buy.

It's still a very cheerful thing to look at.

-What's it worth?

-30 to 50.

-OK, £16 paid so that the right price to pay.

What about the capstan silver inkwell? That's a classic, isn't it?

It is. The people who are interested in naval memorabilia

will be interested in that.

There are one or two of them in the saleroom.

It is nice, nice hallmark, nice traditional item. I like it.

-How much?

-40 to 60.

-OK, £15 paid.

-£15!

-I know. That is what you call a bargain, isn't it?

By the time Anita Manning's wrought her magic from the rostrum

and driven her crowd up, goodness only knows what might happen.

Really, this team aren't going to need their bonus buys, which is what I'm predicting,

but actually why don't we right now go and have a look at them.

Now, you spent a miserable £61.

£239 of leftover lolly went to Paul Laidlaw. What did you buy, Paul?

-OK, guys. What do you think of that?

-Ooh!

-First impression?

-Is it old?

-Is it old?

-It'll be a 110-year-old.

-Wow.

-Yeah?

It will hail from France I suspect

and it is, really, a rather smart desk clock.

It was double what you paid for your three purchases!

PAUL LAUGHS

-Oh, dear!

-That serves you right!

-How much, Paul, was it?

-I paid £120 for that.

-OK. Do you think it'll make a profit?

If it goes down well, could it make £180? Could it make 220?

On a good day with the gods on my side, yes,

-and it wouldn't be too much to pay.

-OK.

But if I'm unlucky, it peters out at about what I paid for it.

I'm going to be straight with you, it's a gamble but I took the gamble.

You've got your prediction on the team's bonus buy.

Next is the special bonus buy,

the £100 item from Paul Laidlaw which is...

-Like that.

-That's nice.

-That's nice.

-Not one...

-Not one but two.

-Scottish thistles.

-Absolutely!

-What do you think?

-I like that.

The motivation's transparent.

-Period - Victorian.

-Right.

-The gilding protects the underlying silver from the corrosive properties of salt.

-Salt.

A pair of Victorian, novelty, Scottish-themed table salts.

Do you like? Take one each.

-They're quite light, aren't they?

-Let's not mention that.

-How much were they?

-I paid 40.

-Oh, right.

-Ask him how much they're going to bring.

-How much are they worth?

-They're worth 40 to 60, I think, all day long.

-OK.

Well, you've got some speculation there, haven't you?

You have to pick, if you want to, one or other of these bonus buys.

You don't have to pick either if you don't want to

after the sale of your first three items.

Right now, for the audience at home,

let's find out what Anita thinks about Paul's bonus buys.

OK, Anita, that's the team's bonus buy and the special bonus buys.

-How do you rate the team's bonus buy?

-I think it's a terrific thing.

It's a thing of some quality, it's very handsome.

I think this base is a tremendous storm.

I think it's a cumulonimbus cloud out of which sheets of lightning

are coming forth and those are bolts of lightning coming out of a storm.

-That's how I rate it.

-That's a lovely story, Tim.

Isn't that a nice idea? And then you've got this lump of stone

with a timepiece stuck in the top of it.

-It's completely illogical but very attractive.

-Yes, I like it.

-OK, how much?

-80 to 120.

-OK, they paid £120.

-Right.

I have to say that in my prediction I felt that was my favourite.

I can see somebody taking a fancy to it and having a go

and it finishing up as being top dog.

The special bonus buy cost £40 for the thistle-shaped

-little silver dishes.

-They're in good condition again.

-I think these are smashing wee things.

-OK, how much?

-45 to 60.

OK, £40 paid by Paul.

It'll be interesting to see A, whether the team go for either

of their bonus buys, and B, whether they select my favourite

which happens to be the desk timepiece.

We'll see in a minute. Thank you, Anita.

And remember I'm not going to tell the teams which bonus buy I favour.

This is the item for you. £180.

Any advance on 180? All done on 180.

180...

OK, chaps, this is exciting.

Your first item is the so-called Shrub decanter label.

Right, could be sherry, but let's call it Shrub.

£68 you paid for that.

Anita likes it, she's estimated it at 70 to 90

so there should be a small profit there for you. And here it comes.

Start me at £50. £50. 50. 50 bid.

£50. Any advance on 50?

60. 70. 80.

-We're in profit.

-Excellent.

-90 with the lady.

-That's a relief.

-It's with you, madam, at £90.

-£90.

I was worried.

Any advance on £90? £90.

That's two shy of 70. That is plus £22.

-Happy with that?

-Yeah.

Very nice. Now, here comes the blower.

Start me at 30. £30 for the telephone.

30. £30. 20.

20 bid. 20. John? 30.

-Yes.

-40.

-Yes.

-£40.

£40.

-Well done, you're in profit, boys.

-Oh! And he..!

-50.

-Yes!

-£50.

Fresh bidder. Gentleman at 50.

Any advance on £50? £50.

£50. That's plus £12.

22, 32, 34. Plus 34. You are brilliant.

-Now, here's the cigarette case.

-That is absolutely horrible.

£30, £30 for the little vintage item?

£30. 30. 20.

Start me at ten. Ten.

15. 20.

20 with Pat. Any advance in £20?

Any advance in £20? £20.

72.

You spent £110 and you just made £50 profit.

You made 50% on your £110 which is not half bad.

You made a profit on each item. That's something to be proud of.

You've got a lot going for you which is very good.

Now, what are you going to do about the bonus buy?

Are you going to go with the stick or are you going with the brooch

-or are you going with nothing?

-We're going to go for glory.

-We're going for glory with the brooch.

-You like the brooch?

-Yeah.

-You're going with the brooch?

-Going with the brooch.

We're going to sell first the stick and if the stick makes any profit

it will go too charity.

First up is the stick and here it comes.

Start me of at £50 for the walking cane. 50 bid.

50 bid. 50.

Any advance on 50? 60.

Lady at 60. 70.

80. 90.

-We're in profit for charity.

-That's good.

Any advance? £90.

Where are we? 100, fresh bidder.

£100. 110, still in. 120.

Any advance on 120? 130, still in. 130. With the gentleman at 130.

140 with the lady.

No? Any advance on 140?

Well done, Catherine.

You've doubled your money. Plus £70 for charity which is lovely.

Smashing job. Thank you.

Now, the bar brooch.

100. 100 with the lady.

110. Are both of you together? Yes? 110.

110, the lady and gentleman for this suffragette brooch. 110.

120, fresh bidder. 120 with the gentleman. 120.

-130.

-Hey!

-140.

-Watch her go!

140.

150, back in. 150, back in.

-Did your wife tell you what to do?

-PEOPLE LAUGH

150 for the suffragette brooch. Sir?

160? 160. 160 bid.

-160? 160. 160 bid.

-Yes.

Any advance on 160? 170, he's back in.

SHOUTS AND CHEERS

170. His wife's saying no but he's saying yes.

He loves you madly.

170.

180. 180.

-It's a battle royal!

-It's a bargain!

Are you definitely out?

With you sir at £180. 180.

Oh, it's 180.

-Well done, Anita.

-Well done, Anita.

Plus 140. Well, that's pretty good.

You had 50 before and you are now plus 190

which ought to be a winning score. You've got a profit on each item.

You selected the best of the best of the bonus buys.

-Catherine's got this massive profit on both of them.

-Genius.

I selected that the stick would bring more than the wretched

Suffragette brooch because I didn't fancy the brooch,

and that all went pear shaped. So I've got it wrong too.

Anyway, perfect stuff, rights chaps? £190.

Don't say a word to the Blues, don't spoil their day.

-We will reveal all later.

-Excellent. Thank you very much.

100. Any advance on 100?

OK, chaps. So, first up is going to be the World War I

German soldier's enamelled signet ring.

Interesting item this, lovely. Well found, Paul.

£30 paid and here it comes.

Two bids on the books. I can start the bidding at 20-30.

The bid's on the book at £30.

Four, the book is out, 40.

I'll catch you all in a minute. 40.

Did I have someone here? No. 40, 50.

I had the lady first. 50. 60. 70. 80.

90. 100. 110, fresh bidder.

110. 110. With you sir at 110.

120 with the lady. 130. 140. 150. 160.

170. 180. 190.

190. It's with the gentleman at £190.

Any advance on 190? All done on 190. 190.

-Paul Laidlaw! £190!

-Get in there!

That is a profit of £160 without even winking!

Wow!

Now, Poole, Delphis, here we come.

Start me at £20. 20 bid. With you sir at 20.

Any advance..? Oh, 30. Lady at 30.

With you madam at 30. 40.

No? 40 with the gentleman. Any advance on £40? All done at £40.

£40.

Another £24 profit on that, thank you.

-184 overall.

-What?

-Now, here comes the Deco capstan inkwell.

-Looks good.

Start me at £40. £40 on the silver.

40 bid. 40. 50.

50 with the lady. 50. 60. 60.

60 in the front row. 60.

Any advance on 60? 70.

80. 90. 100. 110.

110. Any advance on 110?

All done at 110. 110.

-Look at that!

-Brilliant!

-Plus 279.

-We spent £60!

-How much?

-£279.

You paid £61 in total and you're going home with £279 profit.

I'd give up community policing if I were you.

What are you going to do about the desk timepiece?

Quickly, the desk timepiece or the thistle salts?

-We'll go for the clock.

-You're going for the clock.

Right, you're going with the clock which is fair enough.

This is the team's bonus buy, the desk timepiece and here it comes.

Start me at £100. £50 then. 50 bid.

60. 70. 80. 90. 100.

110. 120. £120.

120.

Where are we? 130, fresh bidder.

-130.

-We're in the zone!

140, still in. 150.

With you sir at £150.

Any advance on 150?

-All done at 150.

-One more!

-150.

One more, come on.

Yes! Clean duke, guys.

It's 30.

That means that, overall, you are £309 up.

-Nobody would believe that.

-This is the business this, isn't it?

Bargain Hunt rules!

Now, as you didn't select the next bonus buy,

we're going to sell it anyway.

The estimate is 45 to 60 and any profit it makes goes to charity.

So, here we go.

£80. 50. You're bidding 50, sir?

50 bid. 50 bid.

60 with David. 70.

70 with the gentleman.

With the gentleman at 70.

It's a phone bidder. Still plenty...

Form an orderly queue to bid!

-100.

-Only paid 40, Paul.

100 with the gentleman at the arch.

110 on the phone.

The phone has it at £110.

All done at 110. 110.

£110. Well done, Paul Laidlaw.

That has just made £70 for charity.

-Very good.

-My prediction was that the little timepiece would do best.

I was completely wrong about that. £309 ought to be a winning score.

We'll have to wait and see.

I've lost my gentleman, 60 with this gentleman.

Well, teams, everybody happy? Well, you jolly well ought to be.

Both teams are substantially in profit,

both teams are in profit to the tune of hundreds.

-ALL: OOH!

-Ha, ha, ha!

It's been a marvellous day

and of course both teams are entitled to be entered

into the Order of the Golden Gavel

because everybody has made a profit on each of the items they purchased.

So, Gregor, take that one.

There you go, there's your golden gavel.

-There you go, Catherine, something to add to your collection.

-Lovely.

There we go, look. Happy with that?

You each got your golden gavel which we're terribly pleased

that you got because it's such an achievement to make a profit

on every lot, and for each of the teams to make a profit on every lot

is just phenomenal.

So, what divides the teams between them in terms of the cash?

It's only about £100.

And the team today that is running up, I'm afraid to say, are the Reds.

THEY GROAN

Who are going to go home, though, with £190.

There you are, £190 of profit which is an achievement.

You made all those profits to start off with

and then you went with the bonus buy which was the brooch,

very cleverly, which made a profit of £140.

So congratulations, Catherine, on that

which boosted you up nicely to £190. Anyway, well done, chaps.

To be runners up with a profit of £190

and get golden gavels is extraordinary.

But the guys that are going home with the serious folding money,

-that's £309 worth, are the Blues. Are you happy about that, Jim?

-Yes.

And as far as the charity's concerned today,

because you didn't go with the wee dishes which did go on to

make a profit of £70,

just like your additional bonus buy made a profit of £70,

means that the charity gets £140 today which is pretty good, isn't it?

So, you've all made money, the charity's made money,

we're all incredibly happy AND

join us soon for some more bargain hunting, yes? Yes!