0:00:02 > 0:00:05Today, we travel north to the magnificent city of Edinburgh,
0:00:05 > 0:00:10where the skyline is dominated by a series of dormant volcanoes.
0:00:10 > 0:00:14So, the Reds go head-to-head with the Blues today
0:00:14 > 0:00:18and we could be in for some explosive action
0:00:18 > 0:00:22because this is a special programme, one hour long. Yup!
0:00:22 > 0:00:26The full 60 minutes. So, let's go bargain hunting! Yeah!
0:00:49 > 0:00:52We should all know the rules by now.
0:00:52 > 0:00:56The teams have £300 and an hour to find three items to sell at auction.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58Our experts buy a bonus buy,
0:00:58 > 0:01:01which our teams can choose to go with or not.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04And the winners will be the team that does best.
0:01:10 > 0:01:14But today, we've changed the rules a wee bit
0:01:14 > 0:01:18because I'm going to be asking the experts to go out and find not one,
0:01:18 > 0:01:21but two bonus buys to take to auction.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24Then, I'm going to have a look at them
0:01:24 > 0:01:27and I'm going to say which one I think is going to bring
0:01:27 > 0:01:30the biggest profit, or the smallest loss.
0:01:30 > 0:01:35But will the teams go with my choice? Will I get it right?
0:01:35 > 0:01:39Let's have a quick shufty as to what's coming up.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42The Reds turn tribal at the fair.
0:01:42 > 0:01:46I think we need to do some sort of war dance to celebrate.
0:01:46 > 0:01:50- But will the Blues bottle out? - It's got a message in it.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53THEY LAUGH
0:01:53 > 0:01:57And it's excitement all round at the auction.
0:01:57 > 0:01:59- £200.- Oh, my gosh!
0:01:59 > 0:02:01Yes!
0:02:03 > 0:02:05Let's meet the teams!
0:02:06 > 0:02:11Now, today's teams have spent a lifetime in two very
0:02:11 > 0:02:13different professions.
0:02:13 > 0:02:18For the Reds, we've got engaged couple Kevin and Rhonda,
0:02:18 > 0:02:20who've spent their life in forensics,
0:02:20 > 0:02:24and for the Blues, have friends George and Ronald,
0:02:24 > 0:02:29who have clocked up almost 50 years between them as lecturers.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32- Hello, everyone. - Hi.- Hi, Tim.- Very nice to see you.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35Now, Kevin, how did you and Rhonda meet?
0:02:35 > 0:02:40We met through our mutual work, Tim, in the police security industry.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43- We worked together for a while. - Over the fingerprint scanner.
0:02:43 > 0:02:47I recently proposed to Rhonda in St Basil's, in Moscow, Red Square.
0:02:47 > 0:02:51- You didn't! Did you really?- Yes. - Were you over there doing security, or on holiday?
0:02:51 > 0:02:55- No, we were on holiday. - Well, that's very romantic!
0:02:55 > 0:02:58- And did you see it coming, Rhonda? - No, it was a complete surprise.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01We were in St Basil's Cathedral, in a tiny chapel,
0:03:01 > 0:03:03right at the top and I could see him
0:03:03 > 0:03:06out the corner of my eye kneeling down and I thought he was praying!
0:03:06 > 0:03:09- Well, he was!- But it turned out, he was proposing.- How sweet!
0:03:09 > 0:03:13- On bended knee!- Yes, he was. - It's enough to make you want to cry, really.
0:03:13 > 0:03:19Now, let's get to the bottom of how you two both started in forensics.
0:03:19 > 0:03:20What jobs have you done?
0:03:20 > 0:03:22I was a fingerprint expert for 16 years,
0:03:22 > 0:03:25working for various police forces in Scotland and England.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28Mostly, it consisted of me sitting in an office,
0:03:28 > 0:03:32trying to identify crime scene marks, but sometimes, I got to go
0:03:32 > 0:03:35out to crime scenes and work in the laboratory, things like that,
0:03:35 > 0:03:38trying to enhance finger marks.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40Do you go in with all that dust, making all that mess?
0:03:40 > 0:03:45- Yes, it's very messy.- I think that's marvellous. Fascinating work.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47Good for you.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51And, so you're now developing other sides to the business.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53Yes, I work on the commercial side of this.
0:03:53 > 0:03:57I work for the company that supply the automatic fingerprint
0:03:57 > 0:04:01- identification system for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. - Oh, do you?
0:04:01 > 0:04:04So, I'm looking at existing and emerging technologies
0:04:04 > 0:04:07and how they can be used in modern-day policing.
0:04:07 > 0:04:13- Tell us what do you collect?- Vinyl records is my passion, Tim.- Is it?
0:04:13 > 0:04:19- I have everything from punk to Puccini.- Nice line there!
0:04:19 > 0:04:24- Will you be buying records today? - No, I don't think so.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27I think we'll be staying away from records and music stuff.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29We're looking for some Russian silver today.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32- Hopefully, fingers crossed. - Oh, that would be nice.- Yes.
0:04:32 > 0:04:36Well, when you cross your fingers, make sure you don't make a print!
0:04:36 > 0:04:39Anyway, very good fun. Thank you very much.
0:04:39 > 0:04:43Now, George, how did you and Ronald meet?
0:04:43 > 0:04:46Well, we met through a college hill-walking club.
0:04:46 > 0:04:51I was, at that time, a mature student and I was so mature,
0:04:51 > 0:04:54I was older than most of the actual lecturers.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57And just through going out so often, we got to know one another
0:04:57 > 0:05:01a bit better and became friends and have been walking ever since.
0:05:01 > 0:05:05But it's a sociable business, this hill walking, cos you chat
0:05:05 > 0:05:08- and share experiences. - That's correct.
0:05:08 > 0:05:12You can change partners, if you like, as you're going up the hill
0:05:12 > 0:05:14and Ron and I were usually at the back anyway,
0:05:14 > 0:05:17so there wasn't a lot of choice!
0:05:17 > 0:05:20You're at the back and fagged out!
0:05:20 > 0:05:25And, Ron, you achieved a rare feat with your hill walking.
0:05:25 > 0:05:29I was lucky enough to climb all the Munros,
0:05:29 > 0:05:32which are hills over 3,000ft, basically.
0:05:32 > 0:05:37- And how many of those are there? - There's approximately 284.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40No-one's definitely decided what is or isn't a Munro.
0:05:40 > 0:05:44- There's no hard and fast ruling for it.- You've been up 284 hills?
0:05:44 > 0:05:47Not in one day! No, no.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49That's quite something, isn't it?
0:05:49 > 0:05:52- It covers a lot of ground over Scotland.- Well, I bet it does.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54What sort of things are you going to go today, then?
0:05:54 > 0:05:56Hopefully, something practical.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59Possibly an instrument of some kind, a measuring instrument.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02You've got some ambitions.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05Sadly, we shall only be giving you the £300 though. There we go.
0:06:05 > 0:06:11£300 apiece. You know the rules. Your experts await. And off you go!
0:06:11 > 0:06:16And very, very, very good luck! Punk to Puccini, eh?
0:06:16 > 0:06:18Now, let's meet our experts.
0:06:20 > 0:06:25Flying the flag for Blighty and the Reds is Catherine Southon.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28And Scotland's very own Paul Laidlaw is hoping
0:06:28 > 0:06:32he won't be throwing the Blues' toys out of the pram.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34Rhonda, what are we doing here?
0:06:34 > 0:06:37We're taking your fingerprints, Catherine, so that if you don't
0:06:37 > 0:06:41- make us a profit at auction, we can come and track you down.- I don't know if I like the sound of this!
0:06:41 > 0:06:44We will track you down and find you, Catherine.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47- You've been told, Catherine. - What's our strategy?
0:06:47 > 0:06:50What we're looking for is something that catches our eye.
0:06:50 > 0:06:54- There's a bit of pressure going on here.- Indeed, there is.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57- We need to go out and find these bargains.- Let's go.- Come on.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00- No matter what it is, it's got to be a bargain, yeah?- Definitely.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03- That's the object. - Come on, let's go.- Yeah!
0:07:03 > 0:07:07Off you go, teams. Your 60 minutes starts now.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10Let's go.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12I love your bounce!
0:07:12 > 0:07:14I love the bounce.
0:07:14 > 0:07:18So, you're the one remaining person that likes brass? You're the man!
0:07:18 > 0:07:20You're keeping the market afloat!
0:07:20 > 0:07:24- Singlehandedly.- If I'm the only one, I'll not be buying it!
0:07:24 > 0:07:28YOU might not be buying it, George, but somebody will.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31- Got a bit of a Russian thing going on.- A Russian thing going on.
0:07:31 > 0:07:36- Cos you two met in Russia? - No, got engaged.- Oh, got engaged!
0:07:36 > 0:07:40- So a bit of Russian would be nice. - Yeah.- A bit of Russian enamel.- Yeah.
0:07:40 > 0:07:45A wee olivewood box. It's a souvenir piece, out of Palestine.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48Worth £15, you know?
0:07:48 > 0:07:51Tourist souvenirs aren't always the best pieces.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53Back now to Catherine and the Reds,
0:07:53 > 0:07:56who clearly are at the cutting edge of antique browsing.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58Really boring leather pouch,
0:07:58 > 0:08:02but you open that up and they've got like little embroidery scissors.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06- Quite nice that they're graduated, so we've got the three different sizes.- Yeah.
0:08:06 > 0:08:10- And nice mother of pearl. They're probably Victorian.- Collectible?
0:08:10 > 0:08:14Well, I think a lot of people do buy sewing accessories.
0:08:14 > 0:08:18- What about value? - £78, they've got on them.- Mm.
0:08:18 > 0:08:19Mm.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22- Let's go. Keep going. Thank you.- Thank you.
0:08:22 > 0:08:28- OK, if you're not sure, move on.- Not a hot market.- We'll leave that then.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30Same applies to you too, Blues.
0:08:30 > 0:08:34Perhaps the birds aren't flying off the shelf today.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36Put it on.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43Oh, yes. That's definitely you, especially with the...
0:08:43 > 0:08:45No, it's not, Catherine!
0:08:45 > 0:08:49- These little dreadlocks on the side. - It's got more hair than me!
0:08:49 > 0:08:51- We quite like the idea of something tribal.- Do you?
0:08:51 > 0:08:55But we understand that it's sometimes difficult to know what is
0:08:55 > 0:08:58- the genuine thing...- And what is a bit of...- Tourist art, or...
0:08:58 > 0:09:02- Exactly. And I'm thinking that's more tourist, don't you? - OK, we'll leave that, then.
0:09:02 > 0:09:06- It has got a bit of work to it. - It looks like it's got some good...
0:09:06 > 0:09:09And it's been hacked out quite well, with some rudimentary tool.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13- And it's got a nice knot there. - You're selling it to me!- I am.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16How much is it? Do you think it's got anything going for it?
0:09:16 > 0:09:19- Yeah, I really like it. - It's quite unusual.- Yeah.
0:09:19 > 0:09:23- What do you know about this mask? - Uh, he's dead.
0:09:23 > 0:09:27- Region or age...?- I think it's Benin and I think it's about 1880s.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30The majority of the African artefacts
0:09:30 > 0:09:32came in around about that period.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35- It's quite nicely carved. It's quite naive.- Different...
0:09:35 > 0:09:38Different lots of nice little textures going on.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41I like the fact that it is very worn because that makes me
0:09:41 > 0:09:45think that it is not one of these touristy pieces.
0:09:45 > 0:09:48- How much is it?- 85.- Ooh.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50Would £50 buy it?
0:09:50 > 0:09:53It wouldn't, I'm afraid. But I'd do 65 on it.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55Do 55 and we'll have a deal.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58- No, it's too hard for me. 65.- Meet in the middle.
0:09:58 > 0:10:02- We are in the middle. - £60 and we'll have a deal.
0:10:02 > 0:10:0560 quid, go on.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07Well done! One in the bag! Yes!
0:10:07 > 0:10:12I think we need to do some sort of war dance to celebrate.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16There we go. The Reds have their first item.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19Nice bit of bargaining, too.
0:10:19 > 0:10:25Right, guys, what we're looking at here, not some brooch, a cap badge.
0:10:25 > 0:10:30Yeah? Now, I'm pretty sure that's the Gordon Highlanders.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33There have been thousands of those over the past centuries, yeah?
0:10:33 > 0:10:37But the bulk of them were nickel badges, drop forged.
0:10:37 > 0:10:41Lightweight. And if you want to buy one, there'll be plenty here today
0:10:41 > 0:10:45and they'll cost you £8. If you're an officer, on the other hand, or a piper,
0:10:45 > 0:10:49or warrant officer, you've got a budget and military sartorial
0:10:49 > 0:10:54standards that warrant the acquisition of a quality badge.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57Now, look at that. It's not lightweight.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00- Really substance to it. You feel that?- Yeah.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02You should be a salesman!
0:11:02 > 0:11:05This man could sell snow to the Eskimos!
0:11:05 > 0:11:10Date wise, it's not ancient. Mid-20th century?
0:11:10 > 0:11:14- But it's a lovely substantial badge. - Not been repaired or anything?
0:11:14 > 0:11:16Not that I can see, no.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19and indeed, it's a good question because, see these antlers?
0:11:19 > 0:11:22Their points go, you know?
0:11:22 > 0:11:26- So, before I go on, what's the price on the cap badge?- I've got 60 on it.
0:11:26 > 0:11:31- 60 quid... Could it be...? Where would you go with this?- 25!
0:11:31 > 0:11:36- We're not going to get it for that. Would 35 work?- 40.
0:11:36 > 0:11:41At 40, I think we might be able to do this. I think that has got legs.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44What's it doing for you? Anything or nothing?
0:11:44 > 0:11:47It would give us a start as well.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49We'd have one under our belt.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53- Yeah, our first deal. - You fancy it?- I think so.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56Shake the guy's hand, then. May we have that, then? £40? Good man.
0:11:56 > 0:12:00- Thank you.- Good luck.- Cheers, buddy. Appreciate that.- Marvellous!
0:12:00 > 0:12:05£40 buys the badge and that's the first item purchased for the Blues.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07The Reds have headed back to the same stall
0:12:07 > 0:12:09where they bought the mask.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12- Look at that lamp. It's amazing!- It is.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15- How much is on that? - We're interested in the Vulcan.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18Could you tell us a little more about it, or what you know of it, please?
0:12:18 > 0:12:23- As far as I know, I believe it to be about 1980s.- OK.
0:12:23 > 0:12:29It's not a one-off, I wouldn't think, but it's just an iconic lamp.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31- Any name on it?- No.
0:12:31 > 0:12:35- No name on it.- It's just got a wonderful look, hasn't it?
0:12:35 > 0:12:38- I've never seen one before. - It's incredibly stylish.
0:12:38 > 0:12:44- So we've got Perspex and then just...- Perspex and stainless steel.
0:12:44 > 0:12:49- Is there any damage on it? - None whatsoever.
0:12:49 > 0:12:53- I like it.- I like it as well.- It's a real...man's toy, isn't it?
0:12:53 > 0:12:57- Would you have that on your desk? - Oh, yeah, absolutely! In a blink!
0:12:57 > 0:12:58Fabulous thing.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01- RHONDA: - So how much would you do it for?
0:13:01 > 0:13:05The absolute best on it would have to be 110.
0:13:05 > 0:13:10- What about 90? We have a deal at 90? - No, we don't have a deal at 90!
0:13:10 > 0:13:1395?
0:13:13 > 0:13:15- RHONDA:- 95, yeah!
0:13:15 > 0:13:18- It's your choice. - I really like it.- Do you?- Yeah.
0:13:18 > 0:13:22- Well, we're going to go in for this? - I think so.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25Are you sure? It's quite a big amount of money.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28- It is, but we do quite like it. - I think we have to buy what we like.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30- Yes?- Yeah.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33- You two are very positive. Go on, then. Let's shake.- 95, sir?
0:13:33 > 0:13:34A pleasure.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37- Thank you very much. Thank you. - Thank you. Thanks a lot.
0:13:37 > 0:13:38Two items from one stall!
0:13:38 > 0:13:40- Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42- Great.- On we go!
0:13:42 > 0:13:44- I like it!- Thank you.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47Cleared for take-off! The Reds make their second purchase.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50Our Catherine certainly likes positivity.
0:13:50 > 0:13:56I love my team because they know exactly what they are looking for.
0:13:56 > 0:14:00And if they find something, they know and they buy.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02That's brilliant!
0:14:02 > 0:14:07Talking of brilliant, take a look at something I found on my travels.
0:14:07 > 0:14:12For the last 2,000 years, since the Han dynasty in China,
0:14:12 > 0:14:17the Chinese have venerated rocks.
0:14:17 > 0:14:21Rocks that have a particular shape and a particular form.
0:14:21 > 0:14:272,000 years later, we come to a little arrangement like this.
0:14:27 > 0:14:31It's not actually composed of rocks, it's composed of old bones,
0:14:31 > 0:14:35but very carefully selected bones.
0:14:35 > 0:14:40Those soft perforations where it's rotted away are particularly
0:14:40 > 0:14:42lovely to the Chinese.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45These odd shards here look haphazard,
0:14:45 > 0:14:48but actually they're there for a purpose.
0:14:48 > 0:14:53And to cap it all, they've made this little pavilion,
0:14:53 > 0:14:55with a thatched roof.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58And if you look through the back of the pavilion, there's
0:14:58 > 0:15:03a delicious little balustrade, all fretted through by hand.
0:15:03 > 0:15:07The bit I really love, though, is this at the top.
0:15:07 > 0:15:11Here we've got what is an emblem of a pine tree.
0:15:11 > 0:15:18And that pine tree has been carved out of a bone to resemble a pine.
0:15:18 > 0:15:25And what does a pine tree represent in Chinese art but longevity?
0:15:25 > 0:15:26How marvellous is that?
0:15:26 > 0:15:31How much would you have to pay in a fair like this for one of these?
0:15:31 > 0:15:34£200? £50?
0:15:34 > 0:15:36Try £15.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39Now, that's what you call a bargain!
0:15:41 > 0:15:43Back to the shopping, and are the Blues getting warmer
0:15:43 > 0:15:46and closer to making another purchase?
0:15:46 > 0:15:49That is an electric hot water bottle!
0:15:49 > 0:15:52- Otherwise known as a death trap! - I was going to say!
0:15:52 > 0:15:56It's a good thing, though. Let's not sniff at this. What's it made of?
0:15:56 > 0:16:00- Bakelite?- Absolutely. Looks like it's in its original packaging.
0:16:00 > 0:16:05It's got its original guarantee! And do you see the date? '47.
0:16:07 > 0:16:12- That's almost my day.- That is... Wow!
0:16:12 > 0:16:15- Terrible!- It's amazing!- Who...?
0:16:15 > 0:16:20Collectors of Bakelite, and you know what, collecting,
0:16:20 > 0:16:24it's madness, isn't it? It has got novelty on its side.
0:16:24 > 0:16:29- It is priced at?- 22. - It's no money, is it? It's no money.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32I think if you could get it for half that, and to be honest with you,
0:16:32 > 0:16:37I don't think that's out of the question, how badly wrong can it go?
0:16:37 > 0:16:41Get me another one! Give me £100, and ask me to get one?
0:16:41 > 0:16:43Where am I going to find one?
0:16:43 > 0:16:47It's got rarity on its side, and completeness. It's quirky.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49I mean, it's overused, but if ever there was a piece you could
0:16:49 > 0:16:53apply it to, we're looking at it. And it's rare.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56It's not worth a fortune, because it is a wee market.
0:16:56 > 0:17:01- So what did you say the price is? - 14. That's it.- It's up to you guys.
0:17:03 > 0:17:07- Oh, I love it.- A man of decision! - Good work. Thanks very much!
0:17:07 > 0:17:09- You're welcome.- Good man.
0:17:09 > 0:17:14- Guys, two things bought in 22 minutes!- We're on fire!- Loving you.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17- And it's not because of the dodgy wiring, either!- No!
0:17:17 > 0:17:18THEY LAUGH
0:17:18 > 0:17:21We'll hotfoot it out of here!
0:17:22 > 0:17:26So, the Blues have turned up the heat and bought item number two.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29- Well done, gents. How's it going so far?- We're doing all right.
0:17:29 > 0:17:33Time-wise, we're doing OK. Purchases-wise, we're doing OK.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35I would like to spend some more money!
0:17:35 > 0:17:38Despite making two fairly swift purchases,
0:17:38 > 0:17:41the Reds are now struggling to find their final item.
0:17:41 > 0:17:42Oh, what's that?
0:17:42 > 0:17:46I was looking for some early Scottish banknotes, but they're Spanish.
0:17:46 > 0:17:51- I think we're on a very narrow market there.- Yeah, agreed!
0:17:51 > 0:17:53- I saw a bit of Russian silver for you here.- Oooh!
0:17:53 > 0:17:57- Oh, have you found some? - But I don't know how old it is.
0:17:57 > 0:17:59- It's difficult to date. - Is that a shot glass?
0:17:59 > 0:18:02- I think that looks fairly modern. - Oh, OK.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05- What a shame.- I like it, though.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07Yeah, but I'm just not sure on how old that is.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09What would you do with it, Catherine?
0:18:09 > 0:18:12I think it's just like a little cup, to take a quick sort of,
0:18:12 > 0:18:14I don't know, what do they drink, vodka?
0:18:14 > 0:18:17- Vodka, yeah. - Put a vodka in that.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20- Well, at least we know there's Russian silver!- Yeah.- Yes.
0:18:20 > 0:18:24Could be a long shot, Catherine! But it might be worth a closer look.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27Now, back to a man who's always on form.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31- Nice form.- Mmm-hmm. - I mean, it's a lovely form, that.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33It is literally a shaft and globe.
0:18:34 > 0:18:39But the techniques it's decorated with, it's called nail work.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41I like that, actually.
0:18:41 > 0:18:45And this technique is not unique, but it's peculiar to Scotland.
0:18:45 > 0:18:47- Right. - I don't need to explain it, do I?
0:18:47 > 0:18:50Somebody sits there with a nail and a discarded bottle.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52Because a bottle's of no import in its day.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55When was that? Mid-19th century.
0:18:55 > 0:19:00So, 150 years ago, somebody saw the beauty in the form, in the bottle.
0:19:00 > 0:19:04And as a presentation piece, or to make it a presentation piece,
0:19:04 > 0:19:09sat and nibbled away and came up with the anchor,
0:19:09 > 0:19:14the device of the Admiralty. And then a name, Christian Nicoll.
0:19:14 > 0:19:18And for the life of me, a date. 1836.
0:19:18 > 0:19:23Earlier than I thought and plausibly so. And here's the Scottish...
0:19:23 > 0:19:28It's the union, isn't it? We've got the thistle and we've got the rose.
0:19:28 > 0:19:34And a lovely colour of glass. I like this. I believe this is right.
0:19:34 > 0:19:38I think it's worth £80-£120. It might be worth £100-£150.
0:19:38 > 0:19:42- It's one and a half or something, isn't it?- And it says 165.
0:19:42 > 0:19:43Is there a message in it?!
0:19:43 > 0:19:46THEY LAUGH
0:19:46 > 0:19:49- What do you reckon? Do you want to give it a go?- Yeah, I think so.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52So, how about us putting the price down a wee bit more?
0:19:52 > 0:19:57- And we'll come from there. - What are you going to offer me?
0:19:57 > 0:20:00- If we could get it below 100. - I like your style!
0:20:00 > 0:20:06- Well, we can meet somewhere between those.- 101!- 101.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09- Just went for it, I think! - We have done!- Well done, guys!
0:20:09 > 0:20:12- You'd better thank that lady! - Thank you.- You're welcome.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14Cor, that was decisive!
0:20:14 > 0:20:18And with that, the Blues make their third and final purchase, with
0:20:18 > 0:20:21five minutes of shopping time left, the Reds still need one more item.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23I just thought, I mean, I'm not a big fan of that,
0:20:23 > 0:20:27- but I just thought the shape, it's a thistle.- It's a nice shape.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29- A claret jug. - And it's got some nice...
0:20:29 > 0:20:31But I'm not happy with how that is.
0:20:31 > 0:20:35- And this is all silver plate at the top.- Oh, yeah, look.- Oh, yeah.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38- It doesn't sort of go flush, does it?- No, it doesn't. No.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41I think we're starting to think maybe to go back
0:20:41 > 0:20:43- and look at that Russian silver again.- Oh, OK.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45We didn't talk about the price on that, did we?
0:20:45 > 0:20:48- We didn't.- Yeah, we need to go back and speak to her about the price.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51- OK. I don't think it's that old, but we'll go and have a look.- OK.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54Now, just watch the bearded geezer on the left.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57Yep, that's the look, I normally give Catherine,
0:20:57 > 0:21:01- when she's out shopping!- I think we're starting to panic!
0:21:01 > 0:21:05- So, where were we?- I think it's down here somewhere.- Where were we?
0:21:05 > 0:21:10- Where was the silver?- There it is, there.- Ah, she's found it.
0:21:10 > 0:21:14So you're not sure how old it is, are you? You think it's fairly new?
0:21:14 > 0:21:16I think that's fairly modern.
0:21:16 > 0:21:22- I think it's not earlier than sort of '70s,- '60s. Oh, OK.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24It's old enough for me!
0:21:24 > 0:21:27It's probably just like a little shot glass that you put
0:21:27 > 0:21:32- vodka in order something. Is it marked in any way?- Yes.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34Oh, yes, I can see at the top, yeah, yeah, yeah.
0:21:34 > 0:21:36It's quite nicely engraved.
0:21:36 > 0:21:40And then it's all sort of filled in with this, like enamel, I suppose.
0:21:40 > 0:21:45- Is it sort of enamelware? - Yes, it looks like it's like enamel.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47- What is the mark?- I don't think it's brilliant.- Don't you?
0:21:47 > 0:21:51We haven't got a lot of time. OK. And you wanted a Russian piece.
0:21:51 > 0:21:55- I think the quality's not there on it.- Yeah.- What could you do on that?
0:21:55 > 0:21:58- What have I got on it?- 69.
0:22:00 > 0:22:04- 50. - It's quite naively painted.- It is.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06- It is quite naive.- Yeah.
0:22:06 > 0:22:10- We've got about two minutes.- Could you do it for 40?- Two minutes.- 45?
0:22:10 > 0:22:12- Is there anything else? - It's a bit of a risk for us.
0:22:12 > 0:22:18- We've got to sell it at auction, so could you do it for 45?- 45.
0:22:18 > 0:22:22- Thank you so much.- How much?- 45. - Is that still a bit of a risk?
0:22:22 > 0:22:24It is a risk. Yes.
0:22:24 > 0:22:25We might be all right.
0:22:25 > 0:22:27I don't think will make any great money out of it,
0:22:27 > 0:22:30- but we might just get our money back on it.- 45's not too bad.
0:22:30 > 0:22:34- But if you're happy to take it. - I think we are.- Yeah?- Yeah.
0:22:34 > 0:22:38- I think we are.- Well done. That's excellent.- 45. Thank you very much.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41- That's three items bought. - Thank you.- Well done.
0:22:41 > 0:22:43It's a risky business, this bargain hunting.
0:22:43 > 0:22:47But the Reds decide to go with the silver beaker and in so doing,
0:22:47 > 0:22:49they make their final purchase.
0:22:49 > 0:22:50Hello!
0:22:50 > 0:22:53Times up, let's check out what the Red team bought, eh?
0:22:55 > 0:23:00An African wooden mask was picked up for a well-disguised £60.
0:23:01 > 0:23:05They took off with this late 20th century stainless steel
0:23:05 > 0:23:08and Perspex Vulcan bomber desk lamp for £95.
0:23:10 > 0:23:15And finally, they picked up the Russian silver vodka beaker for £45.
0:23:15 > 0:23:16Cheers!
0:23:18 > 0:23:21Well, you two lovebirds, was that exciting or not?
0:23:21 > 0:23:23- It was brilliant, Tim. - Very exciting.- Super.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26Now, R-R-R-Rhonda, which is your favourite piece?
0:23:26 > 0:23:29- The Russian silver cup. - That's your favourite?- Yes.
0:23:29 > 0:23:33- And you agree with that, Kev?- No, I'm going to go with the tribal mask.
0:23:33 > 0:23:37- As favourite? Yes. Ugly thing!- It is! A bit like me!
0:23:37 > 0:23:40Anyway, which piece is going to bring the biggest profit?
0:23:40 > 0:23:43- I'm going to go for the Vulcan lamp. - Are you?- The Vulcan bomber.- Yeah.
0:23:43 > 0:23:44Yes, I agree, actually, the lamp.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47Well, we're in agreement on that, which is lovely.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50- And you spent how much in total? - £200, Tim.- £200.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52I'd like £100 of leftover lolly, please.
0:23:52 > 0:23:55Thank you very much, Rhonda, that's great.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57- So, £100, Catherine.- Lovely.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59And on this special occasion,
0:23:59 > 0:24:03I am in addition going to give you another £100.
0:24:03 > 0:24:07To go and buy bonus buy number two.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10I'm going to ask you to come back and show me both of the pieces
0:24:10 > 0:24:13you selected before we go and show them to the guys.
0:24:13 > 0:24:18And you guys will get the pick when we reveal the bonus buys,
0:24:18 > 0:24:21as to which bonus buy you want to go with.
0:24:21 > 0:24:25Or, you might decide not to go with one at all!
0:24:25 > 0:24:27What fun this is going to be.
0:24:27 > 0:24:31Right now, though, let's check out what the Blue team bought, right?
0:24:31 > 0:24:37A Gordon Highlanders white metal officer's cap badge was £40.
0:24:37 > 0:24:41A 1940s Bakelite bed-warming bottle was picked up for a hot
0:24:41 > 0:24:44and toasty £14.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48And they poured £101 of their budget into this
0:24:48 > 0:24:50Scottish mid-19th-century wine bottle.
0:24:52 > 0:24:56- How was it for you? - It was an experience and a half!
0:24:56 > 0:25:00- Oh, marvellous. And how much did you spend?- We spent £155.
0:25:00 > 0:25:04OK, I'd like £145 of leftover lolly, please.
0:25:04 > 0:25:06145, leftover lolly.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09Perfect. Now, which is your favourite bit?
0:25:09 > 0:25:12The bottle that we got. That was definitely the favourite.
0:25:12 > 0:25:14I would agree with George.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17And what's going to bring the biggest profit, Ronnie?
0:25:17 > 0:25:20- Probably the bottle, in honesty. - Really. OK?
0:25:20 > 0:25:22And you're agreeing with the bottle?
0:25:22 > 0:25:26- I'm starting to go towards the electric hot water bottle.- Are you?
0:25:26 > 0:25:31I think there's a lot of copper in that wire. Somebody'll realise that.
0:25:31 > 0:25:35Yes, exactly. That's very nice predictions. Thank you very much.
0:25:35 > 0:25:36You've got a challenge here, boy,
0:25:36 > 0:25:40because that is the leftover lolly that the teams would normally
0:25:40 > 0:25:43give you, and on this special occasion, I'm going to give you
0:25:43 > 0:25:49another £100 of leftover lolly to find the alternative bonus buy.
0:25:49 > 0:25:52And ultimately, at the auction, chaps,
0:25:52 > 0:25:56you will have the choice of two bonus buys to go with or not.
0:25:56 > 0:25:59As it is, though, Paul, would you mind popping off and doing
0:25:59 > 0:26:03your shopping, and then popping back and showing me what you bought.
0:26:10 > 0:26:13Both of our experts are on the hunt for their bonus buys.
0:26:13 > 0:26:17Remember, Catherine had £100 to spend of leftover lolly
0:26:17 > 0:26:18for her team's bonus buy,
0:26:18 > 0:26:21and another £100 for her special bonus buy.
0:26:23 > 0:26:31A little compact. With the RAF wings on it. Probably '40s, '50s.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35- Can I give you 10 for it? - You can give me 12.- £12.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39Now, Kevin is a man who knows what he likes,
0:26:39 > 0:26:41and I've got a feeling he'll like this.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43We've bought something else plane-related.
0:26:43 > 0:26:46We bought something for the Vulcan bomber, so I'm thinking RAF,
0:26:46 > 0:26:49he might like this.
0:26:49 > 0:26:50And maybe Rhonda would like it
0:26:50 > 0:26:53because we got a bit of a girly theme going on.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56It's a compact, hasn't got the powder, hasn't got the puff.
0:26:57 > 0:27:01The £12, there is definitely a profit there, come on.
0:27:01 > 0:27:03So, that's the team bonus buy sorted,
0:27:03 > 0:27:06and now for the £100 special bonus buy.
0:27:06 > 0:27:10Catherine, what are you thinking?
0:27:10 > 0:27:13I'm thinking jewellery, maybe.
0:27:13 > 0:27:17That's quite nice. Is it silver?
0:27:17 > 0:27:20It doesn't have any marks on it, but I believe it is silver,
0:27:20 > 0:27:23- with gold imposed.- It's sort of Art Nouveau, isn't it?- Definitely.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27Much simpler than some.
0:27:27 > 0:27:30- How much do you want for that? - I'd like 75, please.
0:27:30 > 0:27:33- Can I say 40? - SHE GASPS
0:27:35 > 0:27:38- I could do it for 55.- Shall we say 50 and round it? Shall we?
0:27:38 > 0:27:40SHE SIGHS OK.
0:27:42 > 0:27:44Thank you very much indeed.
0:27:44 > 0:27:46I think that's lovely, and it's going to a very good home.
0:27:46 > 0:27:48Sadly not mine.
0:27:49 > 0:27:53Now, I've found a quiet corner away from the bustle of the fair
0:27:53 > 0:27:55to discuss the bonus buys.
0:27:56 > 0:27:59Well, Catherine, that was fun. You had £200.
0:27:59 > 0:28:01100 from me and 100 from the team.
0:28:01 > 0:28:04Which is the bonus buy that you bought for the team?
0:28:04 > 0:28:06Well, I bought this for the team.
0:28:06 > 0:28:08- The RAF compact.- The RAF compact.
0:28:08 > 0:28:12And then I bought the little pendant with my £100 bonus.
0:28:12 > 0:28:15Well, that's marvellous. Let's just talk about that one.
0:28:15 > 0:28:17- That is just gilt metal, isn't it?- It is.
0:28:17 > 0:28:20It would be nice if it was precious metal, but it's not, sadly.
0:28:20 > 0:28:23But I bought it because I liked the fact that it's RAF,
0:28:23 > 0:28:25and I liked the price, to be honest.
0:28:25 > 0:28:26Did you?
0:28:26 > 0:28:30- Well, listen, I don't use these powder puffs.- Do you not?- Not much.
0:28:30 > 0:28:33But it does have this practical purpose,
0:28:33 > 0:28:35you'd simply fill it up, have a
0:28:35 > 0:28:39thing you would put your powder in and a little puff, to pop it on.
0:28:39 > 0:28:42It's not World War II period, it's after the war, isn't it?
0:28:42 > 0:28:45- You think '50s?- I bought it as 1950s, that's what I thought.
0:28:45 > 0:28:51- I paid £12 for it.- Is that all?- I think it might make £30-40.- Do you?
0:28:51 > 0:28:55You are such a lovely optimistic girl, I tell you.
0:28:55 > 0:29:01Now, this, I have to say, which is for the £100 bonus-bonus buy,
0:29:01 > 0:29:06- that is rather lovely. - Do you like that? I am pleased.
0:29:06 > 0:29:10I like the fact that it's lobed like that, sort of trefoil.
0:29:10 > 0:29:13I like the fact that it's Arts and Crafts.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16I like that cable piece of wire and these little stones,
0:29:16 > 0:29:19whatever they are, and that little rose in the middle. What are they?
0:29:19 > 0:29:23I have said peridots, and I thought that was a pink tourmaline.
0:29:23 > 0:29:26- You think? Maybe amethyst? - It's a really gorgeous thing.
0:29:26 > 0:29:29And now, you have to tell me, how much did you pay?
0:29:29 > 0:29:31I'm going to ask you. What would you pay for it?
0:29:31 > 0:29:34- I suppose I would pay £80-120. - Oh, thank you.
0:29:34 > 0:29:38- That's what I think it's worth. - I paid 50.
0:29:38 > 0:29:41Then you paid the right amount. I think you're a genius.
0:29:41 > 0:29:44- But then, I've thought that for years.- You're too kind.
0:29:44 > 0:29:46But I've not been able to tell you until now!
0:29:46 > 0:29:49Anyway, that would be my object to have a punt on.
0:29:49 > 0:29:52We'll see what happens. Thank you very much.
0:29:52 > 0:29:58Now, let's find out how the Blue expert, poor old Paul, is doing.
0:30:00 > 0:30:04I saw something earlier on. Two things! But trust me.
0:30:04 > 0:30:09That might work for George and Ronald. Come here.
0:30:09 > 0:30:12Paul is shopping for his team's bonus buy,
0:30:12 > 0:30:17for which he has £145 of leftover lolly.
0:30:17 > 0:30:20A pair of brass table lamps. They're not any table lamps.
0:30:20 > 0:30:25There are Pullman carriage lamps.
0:30:25 > 0:30:28Pullman being the manufacturers of railway carriages, yes?
0:30:28 > 0:30:31And these lamps are specifically designed for
0:30:31 > 0:30:38and used in these glamorous railway carriages of the early 20th century.
0:30:38 > 0:30:43Cracking pair of lamps. You've got £40 on them, is that right?
0:30:43 > 0:30:48- That's right.- Can we compromise on that?- I can do it for 30.
0:30:51 > 0:30:56Not a greedy man. Sweet as a nut, that. Thank you very much.
0:30:56 > 0:31:01Excellent. Excellent. What can I say? Two down. Well, one lot.
0:31:03 > 0:31:07So, now for the special bonus buy, for which Paul has, as usual,
0:31:07 > 0:31:09£100 to spend.
0:31:09 > 0:31:13It looks like, and it is, a mid-20th century battery-operated torch.
0:31:13 > 0:31:18No surprises there. A bull's-eye lens, a bit of nickel.
0:31:18 > 0:31:22It's a bit dull, really. But have a look at this.
0:31:22 > 0:31:24There is a mark there,
0:31:24 > 0:31:27and this is a mis-struck mark.
0:31:27 > 0:31:30A crown, AM, the mark of the Air Ministry.
0:31:30 > 0:31:34So this was owned by the Air Ministry in 1940, and indeed,
0:31:34 > 0:31:39these torches were issued to air crew. £18.
0:31:39 > 0:31:43I asked the lady who has it, does it have to be £18? It's an old torch.
0:31:43 > 0:31:45And it can be a tenner.
0:31:45 > 0:31:50And I think this will appeal, potentially, to George and Ronald.
0:31:50 > 0:31:54More than that, I think it'll appeal to auction-goers, because you're
0:31:54 > 0:31:58tapping into this tremendous interest in military artefacts.
0:31:58 > 0:32:00I'm buying it. It's done.
0:32:02 > 0:32:06Well, this is exciting, Paul, isn't it? Now, listen.
0:32:06 > 0:32:09I have stood in awe of your expertise
0:32:09 > 0:32:11when it comes to these bonus buys over the year,
0:32:11 > 0:32:15because you are extraordinarily good at this.
0:32:15 > 0:32:19Now, if we take the standard bonus buy, which is the brass jobbies.
0:32:21 > 0:32:24Pullman railway carriage lamps.
0:32:24 > 0:32:28How do we know they are railway carriage lamps? Screw holes.
0:32:28 > 0:32:33Because you didn't want your lamp rattling off the edge
0:32:33 > 0:32:36of the table, or being stolen by the peasantry.
0:32:37 > 0:32:42- They were fastened to surfaces. - And you date these to about 1900?
0:32:42 > 0:32:46I would have gone a little later than that. 1910, 1920.
0:32:46 > 0:32:48But I'm no authority.
0:32:48 > 0:32:50- That's just how I feel about it.- OK.
0:32:50 > 0:32:55Well, 1900-1920, we compromised on a little patch of time.
0:32:55 > 0:33:01- How much did you pay?- £30.- For the pair?- I know.- Not much, is it?
0:33:01 > 0:33:04Really, they're worth £40-60 apiece.
0:33:04 > 0:33:08That's £80-120 worth, which you have paid £30 for.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13And of the £100 that I gave you, apparently,
0:33:13 > 0:33:17you got a clapped-out torch here, so tell us about that.
0:33:17 > 0:33:20An Eveready torch, mid-20th century, we can be very precise.
0:33:20 > 0:33:25It tells us, 1940. And then there's this mis-struck mark.
0:33:25 > 0:33:30- It is the ownership mark of the Air Ministry.- You jest.
0:33:30 > 0:33:34Telling us that this is, and I knew it anyway,
0:33:34 > 0:33:37RAF issue for air crews.
0:33:37 > 0:33:39So, very difficult to do,
0:33:39 > 0:33:43but I'm going to say to you, for this Eveready fellow, how much?
0:33:43 > 0:33:47- I paid 10.- Really? - But when you know what it is!
0:33:47 > 0:33:51- If you asked me to get you one, I need £50-70.- Lots of potential.
0:33:51 > 0:33:54What would you go for? What should they go for?
0:33:54 > 0:33:58The candlesticks are going to be my punt as to which object that,
0:33:58 > 0:34:02you clever old thing, you found with such modest amounts of money.
0:34:02 > 0:34:04Congratulations on those.
0:34:04 > 0:34:09Meanwhile, I'm heading off somewhere really rather exceptional.
0:34:09 > 0:34:13We're going west, my boy, to Plymouth. To Saltram, for a thrill.
0:34:19 > 0:34:24This splendid Georgian mansion overlooks the Plym estuary in Devon.
0:34:24 > 0:34:27Just a stone's throw from the city of Plymouth.
0:34:27 > 0:34:31Saltram House was remodelled in the middle of the 18th century,
0:34:31 > 0:34:35and incorporates parts of an existing Tudor house.
0:34:37 > 0:34:40Now, this is what I call a grand design.
0:34:40 > 0:34:46Even 300 years ago, taking on a house of this scale would
0:34:46 > 0:34:48have been an ambitious project.
0:34:50 > 0:34:56John Parker I inherited the house from his father in 1743,
0:34:56 > 0:35:00and with the help of his wife, they spared no expense in refurbishing
0:35:00 > 0:35:04its interiors, employing some of the finest craftsmen of the age.
0:35:09 > 0:35:11And talking about craftsmanship,
0:35:11 > 0:35:16a very good place to start is with this jib door in the library.
0:35:16 > 0:35:22Look at the scale of that. For a kick-off, it's jolly heavy.
0:35:22 > 0:35:26Rather cleverly, it swings on two pins, top and bottom,
0:35:26 > 0:35:31and, going in and out like that, it enables the cabinet-maker
0:35:31 > 0:35:37to construct real book shelves the full thickness of the door
0:35:37 > 0:35:42at this point, and just here, where you get the cunning tuck in,
0:35:42 > 0:35:44all you've got are book spines,
0:35:44 > 0:35:47so that when the thing swings into position,
0:35:47 > 0:35:51the optical illusion is complete. Let's have a go.
0:35:53 > 0:35:55Look at that. Clever, isn't it?
0:35:55 > 0:35:58And that's not the only clever thing in this room.
0:36:00 > 0:36:03If you're looking for a piece of Regency furniture,
0:36:03 > 0:36:08you cannot find a bit a lot better than this.
0:36:08 > 0:36:12The first admirable feature is that it's survived here at Saltram
0:36:12 > 0:36:16without having the red leather replaced.
0:36:16 > 0:36:20So, on the face of it, this little table is a writing table.
0:36:20 > 0:36:23That's why you put leather in the top table.
0:36:23 > 0:36:27It's got standard supports joined by a pole in the middle to make
0:36:27 > 0:36:30it structurally strong, and you can write on either side,
0:36:30 > 0:36:33and it's appropriately placed here in the library.
0:36:33 > 0:36:36But it has another purpose.
0:36:36 > 0:36:41If we slide the slide carefully out, like that,
0:36:41 > 0:36:44and look on the underside, which has largely been protected,
0:36:44 > 0:36:49there you have a gorgeous chequer or chessboard,
0:36:49 > 0:36:55which would simply slide back up that slide, and hey presto,
0:36:55 > 0:37:01this has been converted, giving you a perfect games table.
0:37:01 > 0:37:04Take it out, and it reveals the next purpose,
0:37:04 > 0:37:07which is a backgammon well, and in the bottom of the table,
0:37:07 > 0:37:10we have a lovely veneered surface.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13Not veneered in timber, but veneered in coloured leather.
0:37:15 > 0:37:17Four of these plaques, looking like metal
0:37:17 > 0:37:21but actually carved limewood, decorate the frieze,
0:37:21 > 0:37:26along with some mugshots of Regency lions, and I reckon those
0:37:26 > 0:37:32rippley mouldings are there to represent icicles or stalactites.
0:37:32 > 0:37:38Just something incredibly exotic to lift your spirits every time
0:37:38 > 0:37:40you take a gander at it.
0:37:40 > 0:37:43Why don't we take a gander at how our teams are getting on
0:37:43 > 0:37:45over at the auction?
0:37:52 > 0:37:54Well, how lovely is this?
0:37:54 > 0:37:58We've popped to Great Western Auctions in Glasgow to be
0:37:58 > 0:38:02- with the perennially lovely Anita Manning.- Welcome, Tim.
0:38:02 > 0:38:04It's lovely to have you back.
0:38:04 > 0:38:06We love coming here, as you know, and it's a treat.
0:38:06 > 0:38:09First up for the Reds is this mask.
0:38:09 > 0:38:12Now, you've done a bit of work on this, haven't you, Anita Manning?
0:38:12 > 0:38:14This is a wonderful thing.
0:38:14 > 0:38:18It was made by the Chockwe tribe in central Africa.
0:38:18 > 0:38:19They were rich,
0:38:19 > 0:38:23and they were renowned for the quality of their masks.
0:38:23 > 0:38:25Well, we've learned a lot there, Anita.
0:38:25 > 0:38:28What we really want to know now, though, is what it's worth.
0:38:28 > 0:38:30I've put an estimate of £70-90.
0:38:30 > 0:38:35£60 is all they paid for the mask, so anything over 60 will be a bonus.
0:38:35 > 0:38:39- I think it's a good buy.- Next up is this so-called Vulcan bomber.
0:38:39 > 0:38:43What we have is something that would be of interest
0:38:43 > 0:38:47to people who are interested in aviation.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49It's a bit of a boys' toy, isn't it?
0:38:49 > 0:38:52Not terribly girly. And what's your estimate, please?
0:38:52 > 0:38:58I've estimated it at £100-150. And I could be completely wrong.
0:38:58 > 0:39:00That would be unlikely.
0:39:00 > 0:39:03Anyway, £95 was paid.
0:39:03 > 0:39:06And then we've gone with this little vodka cup.
0:39:06 > 0:39:09It's not terribly old, but what I have to say is,
0:39:09 > 0:39:13the engraving is quite nice.
0:39:13 > 0:39:17It's quite finely done, and we have that lovely Russian hallmark,
0:39:17 > 0:39:21and you have the niello work, so it's still quite a nice object.
0:39:21 > 0:39:25- What's your estimate? - £50-70.- Smashing stuff.
0:39:25 > 0:39:30£45 paid, so I fancy that this team won't need either of its bonus
0:39:30 > 0:39:33buys, but let's go and have a look at them.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35Well, team, this is exciting, isn't it?
0:39:35 > 0:39:39You spent £200, you gave Catherine £100 of leftover lolly for her to
0:39:39 > 0:39:43find the team's bonus buy, which is what you've got covered up there.
0:39:43 > 0:39:46- Go for it, Catherine. - BOTH: Oooh!
0:39:46 > 0:39:49Oh, I love it when you say things like that! Have a look.
0:39:49 > 0:39:51That's beautiful.
0:39:51 > 0:39:55I bought you a compact with the lovely RAF insignia on,
0:39:55 > 0:39:59because I thought we've got a bit of a flying theme going on.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02I thought that was kind of more you, so this is more for you.
0:40:02 > 0:40:04- A little compact.- It's beautiful.
0:40:04 > 0:40:08- Gilt metal.- How much did you buy it for?- 12.- £12?!- Yes.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11- We've got to make something on that, haven't we?- Yeah.- Definitely.
0:40:11 > 0:40:13It's gorgeous. I absolutely love it. Good choice!
0:40:13 > 0:40:15So, that's the team's bonus buy.
0:40:15 > 0:40:17Now, for these one-hour specials,
0:40:17 > 0:40:22Catherine has had an additional £100 to buy the special bonus buy,
0:40:22 > 0:40:26which is here, and I'm going to whip this off like that,
0:40:26 > 0:40:30- to reveal the special bonus buy. - Oh!- And hand it to Catherine. There you go, darling.
0:40:30 > 0:40:34- Thank you very much. - I bought you this lovely little piece of jewellery.
0:40:34 > 0:40:37We've got a pendant here and this is Arts and Crafts.
0:40:37 > 0:40:42We've got a nice ivy leaf design. We've got these sweet little
0:40:42 > 0:40:45Peridots here and a centre pink tourmaline.
0:40:45 > 0:40:49- How much did you buy it for? - £50.- Ooh.
0:40:49 > 0:40:51And what's the chances of it making money at auction?
0:40:51 > 0:40:55- That's going to make money at auction.- You reckon?- Definitely.
0:40:55 > 0:40:57How much, is another question!
0:40:57 > 0:41:00- But it's going to make money! - It's a pretty little object.
0:41:00 > 0:41:02- I think so.- It's beautiful. Good find.
0:41:02 > 0:41:05You could have made so much profit that the moment
0:41:05 > 0:41:08we get to the bonus buys, you don't want to bother with
0:41:08 > 0:41:11either of them, in which case, you don't have to take them.
0:41:11 > 0:41:14But it's exciting and we'll find out in a moment, but right now,
0:41:14 > 0:41:18let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Catherine's bonus buys!
0:41:18 > 0:41:23Well, Anita, the world of difference between these.
0:41:23 > 0:41:26There's something for you, look. A nice little powder compact.
0:41:26 > 0:41:32Well, I like this and there is a very lively compact collecting society,
0:41:32 > 0:41:35so I think this is a smashing wee thing
0:41:35 > 0:41:40and I think that the added RAF badge will make it very desirable.
0:41:40 > 0:41:43- How much?- 20-30.- OK, fine.
0:41:43 > 0:41:46Well, Catherine cleverly spent on £12 on that and I have to say,
0:41:46 > 0:41:48this is my preferred option,
0:41:48 > 0:41:51the pretty little Arts and Crafts pendant.
0:41:51 > 0:41:54I think this is a well-made, attractive item.
0:41:54 > 0:41:58- Sadly, no name is attributable. - No name.- Which is a shame.
0:41:58 > 0:42:01- 50 to 80?- OK. £50, she paid.
0:42:01 > 0:42:03And on that basis, probably,
0:42:03 > 0:42:07the RAF compact is going to do rather better.
0:42:07 > 0:42:10Anyway, that's it for the Reds. Now, for the Blues.
0:42:10 > 0:42:14And their first item is the Highlanders cap badge.
0:42:14 > 0:42:16What do you make of that?
0:42:16 > 0:42:19Well, the Gordon Highlanders were one of the most famous
0:42:19 > 0:42:25battalions in the British Army and this is an officer's three
0:42:25 > 0:42:30dimensional badge, so it is of substance, it's a nice thing,
0:42:30 > 0:42:34- and there'll be a lot of people after that one.- How much?- 40 to 60?
0:42:34 > 0:42:39OK, £40 paid. Next, the Bakelite hot water bottle.
0:42:39 > 0:42:42What I like most about this is that the receipt is still
0:42:42 > 0:42:47there for 1947, February of 1947,
0:42:47 > 0:42:52and that was one of the coldest winters for 100 years.
0:42:52 > 0:42:55- Not that I was there!- No, no, no.
0:42:55 > 0:42:58- How do you rate it? How much money?- Well, 20 to 40.
0:42:58 > 0:43:02OK, £14 paid, so that's another good buy from George.
0:43:02 > 0:43:04Now, what about this bottle?
0:43:04 > 0:43:08It was made in Alloa, in Clackmannanshire,
0:43:08 > 0:43:11and they've been making glass really since the 17th century.
0:43:11 > 0:43:16Onion-shaped, but what I like most about it is the engraving.
0:43:16 > 0:43:20This bottle is telling us a story and I think that's what
0:43:20 > 0:43:24- I love about it.- So, what's your estimate?- I've made it low and wide.
0:43:24 > 0:43:28£60-100. Ten years ago, it would have made well over the hundred,
0:43:28 > 0:43:32- but times have changed a wee bit. - They paid £101.
0:43:32 > 0:43:37That could be their problem. In which case, they might need one or other of their bonus buys,
0:43:37 > 0:43:39so let's go and have a look.
0:43:39 > 0:43:41George, Ron, this is exciting.
0:43:41 > 0:43:45You spent £155, you gave £145 to our man.
0:43:45 > 0:43:48- What did you spend the £145 on, Paul?- I need help here.
0:43:48 > 0:43:53- OK, let's take off the rag and you've got...- Ta-dah!- Wow!
0:43:53 > 0:43:55- I like "wow"!- Electrics!
0:43:55 > 0:44:00- These are Pullman table lamps and they were...- Trains.
0:44:00 > 0:44:03Pullman railway carriages. I think they're exquisite.
0:44:03 > 0:44:05You tell me what you think.
0:44:05 > 0:44:08Ooh.
0:44:08 > 0:44:10- Weighty.- Yes.
0:44:10 > 0:44:12What did you pay for them?
0:44:12 > 0:44:14I paid £30.
0:44:14 > 0:44:16- Oh.- For the two.- For the two.
0:44:16 > 0:44:19And you're looking for a good percentage?
0:44:19 > 0:44:22- I would like to double my money. - That's lovely.
0:44:22 > 0:44:24So that's the team's bonus buy,
0:44:24 > 0:44:27which used up the leftover lolly, £30 of it.
0:44:27 > 0:44:30Now, we've got the special bonus buy,
0:44:30 > 0:44:36which for these programmes is the £100 that Paul Laidlaw had to spend.
0:44:36 > 0:44:39A special bonus buy. So, tell us about that, Paul.
0:44:39 > 0:44:42Well, there's a lighting theme going on here, is there not?
0:44:42 > 0:44:47Who would have carried a torch like that? RAF air crews. Yeah?
0:44:47 > 0:44:52- What did you pay for that? - No money. £10.- Really?- Yeah.
0:44:52 > 0:44:54If you go and try to buy that from a specialist,
0:44:54 > 0:44:56it's going to be 50, 60, 70.
0:44:56 > 0:44:59Did it come with the batteries? PAUL LAUGHS LOUDLY
0:44:59 > 0:45:01Batteries not included!
0:45:01 > 0:45:02Anyway, isn't that interesting?
0:45:02 > 0:45:05So, chaps, you don't have to take either of these bonus buys,
0:45:05 > 0:45:09you can deny both of them after the sale of your first three items.
0:45:09 > 0:45:12On the other hand, if you do go for a bonus buy, you can
0:45:12 > 0:45:15only go for one, the team's bonus buy or the special bonus buy.
0:45:15 > 0:45:18So you have to think all this through before we get to them.
0:45:18 > 0:45:23But right now, let's find out what Anita Manning thinks about Paul's bonus buys.
0:45:23 > 0:45:25OK, Anita.
0:45:25 > 0:45:27We've got a pair of these Pullman lamps,
0:45:27 > 0:45:32which are very handsome and rather special, and this special torch.
0:45:32 > 0:45:37- How do you rate these items? - I like these lamps a lot.
0:45:37 > 0:45:41They're talking us back to the time of steam trains
0:45:41 > 0:45:44- and the luxury Pullman carriage. - So how much?
0:45:44 > 0:45:49- I've estimated these at 60-100. - Yes! £30 paid.
0:45:49 > 0:45:51So, that's Paul's team bonus buy.
0:45:51 > 0:45:55Now, the special bonus buy, as you know, we gave him £100
0:45:55 > 0:45:57and he came up with this joker.
0:45:57 > 0:46:00- ANITA CHUCKLES - These things are always difficult,
0:46:00 > 0:46:04but what we did was to describe it with all
0:46:04 > 0:46:09the detail in our catalogue, so that it could be caught on the internet.
0:46:09 > 0:46:12- Well, give us the lowdown on the estimate.- It was very difficult.
0:46:12 > 0:46:16- I've just put £20-40.- That's OK. Laidlaw only paid £10.
0:46:16 > 0:46:19- Might be worth £1,000! - THEY LAUGH
0:46:19 > 0:46:22Well, this will be the big question for the team
0:46:22 > 0:46:24because which bonus buy do they go with?
0:46:24 > 0:46:27The special bonus buy, or the team bonus buy,
0:46:27 > 0:46:29cos they can only go with one. Or none.
0:46:29 > 0:46:32And we'll find out about that in just a moment. You taking the sale?
0:46:32 > 0:46:35- I am.- Thank goodness for that!
0:46:35 > 0:46:37£100.
0:46:39 > 0:46:42- Are you feeling nervous at all? - Yes, very!- Really?
0:46:42 > 0:46:43You seem to be quivering a bit.
0:46:43 > 0:46:46There's no need to be nervous because Anita is the most
0:46:46 > 0:46:49marvellous auctioneer and she will wrap us up, won't she. Catherine?
0:46:49 > 0:46:53- Absolutely. - Make sure that we're safe and sound.
0:46:53 > 0:46:56Anyway, first up is African mask and here it comes.
0:46:56 > 0:47:01A wonderful item here. A rare item. It's a Chokwe wood mask.
0:47:01 > 0:47:03Start me at £100.
0:47:03 > 0:47:0580 bid. 80 bid.
0:47:05 > 0:47:09Any advance on 80? 90 on the phone. 100. 110.
0:47:09 > 0:47:11120. 130. 140.
0:47:11 > 0:47:14- I don't believe it! - I DO not believe this!
0:47:14 > 0:47:17150. 160.
0:47:17 > 0:47:18170. 180.
0:47:18 > 0:47:21190. 200.
0:47:21 > 0:47:22220, fresh bidder.
0:47:22 > 0:47:25- 220. 230.- The wedding fund!
0:47:25 > 0:47:28- What did we pay for it?- 60.- 60? - Yes!
0:47:28 > 0:47:30- ANITA:- £230.
0:47:30 > 0:47:32230.
0:47:32 > 0:47:34£230! Yes!
0:47:34 > 0:47:38- APPLAUSE - £230!
0:47:38 > 0:47:41Absolute genius!
0:47:41 > 0:47:45- Amazing!- You are the world expert on African masks!
0:47:45 > 0:47:48- Plus 170 smackers. - I've found a new career, Catherine.
0:47:48 > 0:47:49- You've got a new career.- Amazing!
0:47:49 > 0:47:52Did I hear a wee squeak and squeal over there?
0:47:52 > 0:47:54Thank you.
0:47:54 > 0:47:56Lot 51, ladies and gentlemen,
0:47:56 > 0:48:02is this very stylish stainless steel and Perspex Vulcan bomber desk lamp.
0:48:02 > 0:48:04On the books at 50. 60 on the phone.
0:48:04 > 0:48:0770 with me. 80. 90.
0:48:07 > 0:48:09100. 110.
0:48:09 > 0:48:12- You're in profit. - We need to go to 115.
0:48:12 > 0:48:15115. 120 on the books.
0:48:15 > 0:48:20No. Any advance on 120? All done at 120? 120.
0:48:20 > 0:48:26Yes! That is plus £25. So that's not bad, is it? You're up to £195.
0:48:26 > 0:48:28- Look at that!- Thousands!
0:48:28 > 0:48:30- Unbelievable!- Come on, the Russian!
0:48:30 > 0:48:34Russian silver. Beautifully engraved with a yellow inlay.
0:48:34 > 0:48:38Start me at £40. 40 bid. 40 bid. 40.
0:48:38 > 0:48:40I'll catch you in a wee minute, sir.
0:48:40 > 0:48:4340. 50. 60. 70. 80. 90.
0:48:43 > 0:48:47- Look! You've doubled your money! - 120. 130.
0:48:47 > 0:48:50130. With the lady. With the lady at 130.
0:48:50 > 0:48:54140, I have the phone. I'll catch you in a wee minute.
0:48:54 > 0:48:57I didn't know there was as many vodka drinkers.
0:48:57 > 0:49:00- LAUGHTER - 140 on the phone.
0:49:00 > 0:49:02150.
0:49:02 > 0:49:04Look at this, lads!
0:49:04 > 0:49:06170 with the gentleman. Fresh bidder. 170.
0:49:06 > 0:49:09I think he wants it.
0:49:09 > 0:49:10180.
0:49:10 > 0:49:12190.
0:49:12 > 0:49:14- 200.- Oh, my gosh!
0:49:14 > 0:49:18Another bidder. 220. 230. 240.
0:49:18 > 0:49:21- Is this real?- 250. 260.
0:49:21 > 0:49:24270. 280.
0:49:24 > 0:49:26No?
0:49:26 > 0:49:28You've fought bravely.
0:49:28 > 0:49:30- LAUGHTER - Certainly did!
0:49:30 > 0:49:35- 280. It's with you, sir, at £280. - I can't believe it, Tim.
0:49:35 > 0:49:38280. All done at 280. 280.
0:49:38 > 0:49:44You just made £235, on top of the £195...
0:49:44 > 0:49:47APPLAUSE
0:49:47 > 0:49:49You helped us, Catherine. You got us there.
0:49:49 > 0:49:53- Listen, you have made £430 of profit.- No way!
0:49:53 > 0:49:57- £430 of profit! - This doesn't feel real.
0:49:57 > 0:49:59They just spent £200.
0:49:59 > 0:50:04They've made 430 pounds' worth of profit. Yes.
0:50:04 > 0:50:06That is so good, isn't it? I mean, how is that?!
0:50:06 > 0:50:10- Well, what are you going to do about this bonus buy then?- It's...
0:50:10 > 0:50:14- Look at me. I'm confused.- Are you going to go with a bonus buy?
0:50:14 > 0:50:18- Yes.- You are?- Yeah.- Are you going to go with the RAF compact
0:50:18 > 0:50:21- or are you going to go with the pendant?- The pendant.- The pendant.
0:50:21 > 0:50:24- Are you sure?- We really like the pendant.- We are, however,
0:50:24 > 0:50:30going to sell the rejected team bonus buy which is the compact.
0:50:30 > 0:50:32You're not going with that. We're going to sell it.
0:50:32 > 0:50:34And on this occasion, if it makes a profit,
0:50:34 > 0:50:36- we'll give the profit to charity.- Great.
0:50:36 > 0:50:39So, here we go. First up now is the compact.
0:50:39 > 0:50:43Lot 56, ladies and gentlemen is the World War II
0:50:43 > 0:50:46RAF gilt metal ladies' compact.
0:50:46 > 0:50:4720 bid.
0:50:47 > 0:50:49Ladies, at 20.
0:50:49 > 0:50:50Any advance on 20?
0:50:50 > 0:50:5230. 40.
0:50:52 > 0:50:5450. 60.
0:50:54 > 0:50:57- Hey!- The lady at £60.
0:50:57 > 0:50:58Any advance on 60?
0:50:58 > 0:51:0070 on the phone.
0:51:00 > 0:51:03Is there any advance on £70? £70.
0:51:03 > 0:51:08£70. That has just made £58 profit
0:51:08 > 0:51:10for charity which is marvellous, so well done, Catherine.
0:51:10 > 0:51:13Now, you went with the special bonus buy.
0:51:13 > 0:51:15You went with the pendant.
0:51:15 > 0:51:17This is what you've selected and here it comes.
0:51:17 > 0:51:20This would be my choice, too.
0:51:20 > 0:51:23This is a little Edwardian Arts and Crafts pendant.
0:51:23 > 0:51:25Will you give me 50?
0:51:25 > 0:51:28£50. £50.
0:51:28 > 0:51:31- £50.- I hope we haven't made a mistake.- 50 bid.
0:51:31 > 0:51:33With you, sir, at 50. Anyone else from the floor?
0:51:33 > 0:51:3550. 60.
0:51:35 > 0:51:3770. 70.
0:51:37 > 0:51:3980. 90.
0:51:39 > 0:51:41It's worth it. Definitely.
0:51:41 > 0:51:43100. 110.
0:51:43 > 0:51:45- She wants it over there.- 110.
0:51:45 > 0:51:47Ooh, 120.
0:51:47 > 0:51:48- Yes!- 120, sir.
0:51:48 > 0:51:51130.
0:51:51 > 0:51:52£130.
0:51:52 > 0:51:55All done at 130. All done at 130.
0:51:55 > 0:51:57- 130.- Well done.
0:51:57 > 0:51:58Well done, Catherine.
0:51:58 > 0:52:00130 which means you've made
0:52:00 > 0:52:03a profit of £80 on that.
0:52:03 > 0:52:08- You had 430, you've now got plus £510...- That's brilliant.
0:52:08 > 0:52:11..which is over half a thousand pounds that you've just made.
0:52:11 > 0:52:13Over half a thousand!
0:52:13 > 0:52:15And I made a prediction that the pendant would do best
0:52:15 > 0:52:18and it did do best so...
0:52:25 > 0:52:28- George, Ronald, do you know how the Reds got on?- Not at all.- Not at all?
0:52:28 > 0:52:32- No idea?- No.- Not a clue? - No.- OK. Fine. Perfect.
0:52:32 > 0:52:34- You're in education. That's the way to be.- Clueless.
0:52:34 > 0:52:37Clueless, that's it! He said it.
0:52:37 > 0:52:39First up is the Highlanders cap badge and here it comes.
0:52:39 > 0:52:43Lot 73 is the Gordon Highlanders, our own Gordon Highlanders,
0:52:43 > 0:52:47ladies and gentlemen. It's an officer's badge.
0:52:47 > 0:52:4850.
0:52:48 > 0:52:51£50. 60 on the phone.
0:52:51 > 0:52:5370. 80.
0:52:53 > 0:52:5590. 100.
0:52:55 > 0:52:58It's on the phone at £100.
0:52:58 > 0:52:59100.
0:52:59 > 0:53:02Well done, Anita. That's very good. Super, Paul. Thank you.
0:53:02 > 0:53:04That is plus £60.
0:53:04 > 0:53:06- Super, Paul.- I thought it might be 100.
0:53:06 > 0:53:08Now, what about the hot water bed warmer?
0:53:08 > 0:53:14It's a 1940s brown Rothermel Bakelite electric bed warmer.
0:53:15 > 0:53:18And included is the guarantee...
0:53:18 > 0:53:20LAUGHTER
0:53:20 > 0:53:23..which might have run out.
0:53:23 > 0:53:2620 bid. 20. 30.
0:53:26 > 0:53:2740.
0:53:27 > 0:53:2950. 60.
0:53:29 > 0:53:3470. The lady at £70.
0:53:34 > 0:53:38- £70. All done at £70. - Look at that.- £70.
0:53:38 > 0:53:44That is...plus £56. Think about it.
0:53:44 > 0:53:47£14 to a profit of £56, that's pretty good. Here comes the bottle.
0:53:47 > 0:53:53Lots 75, it's a piece of early 19th-century Alloa glass.
0:53:53 > 0:53:55100 surely.
0:53:55 > 0:53:57£50 then.
0:53:57 > 0:53:59£50.
0:53:59 > 0:54:0250. 50 bid. 50. 60.
0:54:02 > 0:54:0470. 80.
0:54:04 > 0:54:0690. 100.
0:54:06 > 0:54:08- 110.- Yes!- 120.
0:54:08 > 0:54:12- You're in profit.- 130. Fresh bidder.
0:54:12 > 0:54:14130. 140.
0:54:14 > 0:54:17150. 160.
0:54:17 > 0:54:18170.
0:54:18 > 0:54:20£170.
0:54:20 > 0:54:25It's with you, sir, at £170 for the rare Alloa.
0:54:25 > 0:54:29Any advance on 170? 170.
0:54:29 > 0:54:33So, that means you are £185 up which is brilliant. Well done.
0:54:33 > 0:54:35So, 185 is a good turn.
0:54:35 > 0:54:38Excellent. But you now have the big choice. Which bonus buy are you
0:54:38 > 0:54:41going to go with or are you going to ditch the bonus buys altogether?
0:54:41 > 0:54:44We are going with the bonus buy, Tim.
0:54:44 > 0:54:47- Are you going to go with the lamps? - We're going with the lamps.- Indeed.
0:54:47 > 0:54:51- Not the torch?- Not the torch.- You're going to ditch the torch?- Yes.
0:54:51 > 0:54:54We will be selling the RAF torch in addition
0:54:54 > 0:54:57and if that makes a profit, the profit will go to charity.
0:54:57 > 0:55:00First up is a pair of Pullman lamps and here they come.
0:55:00 > 0:55:05Lot 79 as a pair of Edwardian Pullman table lamps.
0:55:05 > 0:55:07Start me at 30. £30.
0:55:07 > 0:55:0930 bid.
0:55:09 > 0:55:11A woman of taste.
0:55:11 > 0:55:14£30. Any advance on 30?
0:55:14 > 0:55:17Seems very, very cheap. 30. 40.
0:55:17 > 0:55:21- 50.- Yes!- 60.
0:55:21 > 0:55:2470. Any advance on £70?
0:55:24 > 0:55:26£70.
0:55:26 > 0:55:27£70 is jolly nice.
0:55:27 > 0:55:30You make a profit which is plus 40.
0:55:30 > 0:55:34So, that gives you £225 as your overall total
0:55:34 > 0:55:38and now we're going to sell the rejected special bonus buy,
0:55:38 > 0:55:40the Eveready torch, and here it comes.
0:55:40 > 0:55:42Something to light up your lives.
0:55:42 > 0:55:44It's World War II RAF issue.
0:55:44 > 0:55:47It's the Eveready torch.
0:55:47 > 0:55:49It's a rare one. 20 bid.
0:55:49 > 0:55:51On the phone at 20.
0:55:51 > 0:55:54Any advance on 20? 30.
0:55:54 > 0:55:57- 40.- Well done, Paul.
0:55:57 > 0:55:5950. 60.
0:55:59 > 0:56:02Fresh bidder at 60.
0:56:02 > 0:56:05£60. 70 still in.
0:56:05 > 0:56:0770 with you, sir. 80.
0:56:07 > 0:56:10With you, sir, at £80. £80.
0:56:10 > 0:56:14£80 is plus £70.
0:56:14 > 0:56:18So, £70 will go to charity. Thank you very much, Paul. Lovely.
0:56:18 > 0:56:21And my prediction that the Pullman lamps were going to do better
0:56:21 > 0:56:25is completely wrong because the torch actually cracked it.
0:56:25 > 0:56:28- Amazing price.- I'm very impressed.
0:56:28 > 0:56:31Don't say a word to the Reds, all right?
0:56:31 > 0:56:33We'll catch up and reveal all in a moment.
0:56:38 > 0:56:42Well, teams, it's been a remarkably successful day, hasn't it?
0:56:42 > 0:56:44Unbelievably successful.
0:56:44 > 0:56:48The first thing that is a treat to announce is the fact that
0:56:48 > 0:56:53both teams today are winners of the Golden Gavel Award...
0:56:53 > 0:56:57and therefore a profit on every lot
0:56:57 > 0:57:01that you found and sold here today
0:57:01 > 0:57:03at Great Western Auctions. There you go, chaps.
0:57:03 > 0:57:08Grab your golden gavel and pin it on with pride.
0:57:08 > 0:57:13And both teams with several hundred pounds in winnings.
0:57:13 > 0:57:16And the runners-up today, I'm afraid to say,
0:57:16 > 0:57:17are the Blues.
0:57:19 > 0:57:23The Blues who managed to lose by winning £225...
0:57:23 > 0:57:27which is a considerable result with a golden gavel
0:57:27 > 0:57:31and everything else and there is your £225, Blues.
0:57:31 > 0:57:34- Thank you.- That's for you to keep and split with your mate.
0:57:34 > 0:57:37All round, a splendid effort,
0:57:37 > 0:57:39but not quite good enough
0:57:39 > 0:57:44because today the Reds are going home with £510.
0:57:44 > 0:57:48- Thank you.- And that's what you call a wodge.
0:57:48 > 0:57:52£510, eh? You spent £60 on a tribal mask
0:57:52 > 0:57:55and you go home with £170 worth of profit, right?
0:57:55 > 0:58:00You spent £95 on a Vulcan bomber and that makes you £25 profit.
0:58:00 > 0:58:04But most extraordinary of all is the vodka cup which is £45
0:58:04 > 0:58:07that makes £235 of profit.
0:58:07 > 0:58:12Of course, it's lovely that £128 today was raised for charity
0:58:12 > 0:58:15as a result of the experts' expertise and their success.
0:58:15 > 0:58:17So, I do congratulate you.
0:58:17 > 0:58:20You've all got your golden gavels, you've all got fistfuls of cash.
0:58:20 > 0:58:23Therefore, you really ought to join us soon
0:58:23 > 0:58:25for some more bargain hunting. Yes?
0:58:25 > 0:58:26ALL: Yes!