Edinburgh 13 Bargain Hunt

Today we're in bonnie Scotland with two happily married couples just longing to take up the challenge!

But this isn't no Highland fling!

Let's go Bargain Hunting! Yeah!

The Edinburgh Antiques and Collectors' Fair

is packed full of punters, all looking for a bargain,

just like our teams, actually.

Except that our teams only get one hour to find their three items for under £300.

So the heat is on. Will they keep a cool head?

Here's a taste as to what's coming up.

The Reds get expert advice from Nick Hall.

My job is to advise you and all I can do is shrug my shoulders and say I haven't got a clue!

While Jeremy Lamond is wary of the superstitious Blues.

My granny used to always say it should always have its trunk turned up

to keep the luck inside the house.

-Did she work in a zoo?

-Like a horseshoe?

-I don't know, maybe...

maybe she'd have had too many whiskies when I heard that story.

-Well, hello, everybody.

-Hello, Tim.

-How lovely to see you. Now, Anne and Dennis, what a picture.

Anne, how long have you been shacked up with Dennis?

-Married 35 years this year. Yes. We've known each other for 37 years.

-Gosh!

And do you get a gold medal or something for that? That's quite good going.

For living with Dennis? Yes!

-Do you?

-Yes.

When did you first meet, then?

We met in 1974 in Millport, a small island off the West Coast of Scotland, a beautiful little island.

-Lovely. And were you on your hols or something?

-I was working in the local hotel.

-Right.

And I suppose, they say, the rest is history.

And Dennis came in, and was it a caramba moment?

No, I actually wasn't that fond of him to begin with!

-He was a wee bit showy-offy.

-Was he?

-A bit showy-offy.

-Well, he was obviously desperate to get at you, darling.

-But, yeah...

there was an attraction.

But it all sounds incredibly romantic and rather wonderful.

So how do you think you're going to get on with the old antiques, Den?

Well, we've been going to auctions off and on for a few years,

and we always enjoy looking at the programme and the business.

We used to collected a particular sort of pottery, Poole pottery.

-Oh, yes.

-We've got quite a nice collection of that,

so it's always been an interest of ours, and you always think when you watch it on TV it's going to be easy,

-but we'll soon find out.

-And you think, "We could do better than that."

-Absolutely!

Well, we're going to find out just exactly how good you are in a moment.

-But, anyway, lovely couple. Good luck.

-Thank you.

-And now the Blues.

Another lovely couple, Alison and Colin. So was it love at first sight for you, then, Alison?

Er...no. There was a wee bit of dubiety over our first encounter, our first date.

Colin believes that I asked him out, but to my dying day I will always have it the other way about

that he actually asked myself out, so we still argue...

-What exactly were the circumstances of this first encounter?

-Well, we worked together.

I was in the office that Colin was in, and he said to me, "What are you doing tonight?"

I said, "I'm just going home to my mum and dad's." He said, "We can't have that. How about the cinema?"

But he strongly disputes that, but I'm right.

-You're right.

-And it's now on film!

-It's now on film! You can't argue about that, Colin.

-I've given up on arguing.

-You are now scuppered.

You asked her to go to the movies.

Now, Colin, it sounds to me as if you haven't had the greatest of luck with your houses, have you?

-No, no, no.

-The fish tank's not been a good number, has it?

Well, yes, we had the fish tank which was 5 foot, it was an enormous thing.

-It had sharks in it?

-Baby ones.

-Well, they were silver sharks, not proper sharks.

-Mo. no!

-And then one night we just heard this enormous bang and the rush of water,

and came out to see this water running over the balustrade into the hall.

And the next thing I could hear was this flap, flap, flap. All the fish had been flushed out the tank,

and all over the floor. So it's not been the best of things.

The house that we're currently in just now got struck by lightning two years ago as well.

-Oh, yeah?

-So I think insurance companies must just blackball us!

Hopefully you'll have a bit better luck on Bargain Hunt. Now, what are your tactics, then?

-Well, we're not collecting anything. We don't have any antiques knowledge.

-Complete opposites, aren't we?

So we'll be relying heavily on the advice of our expert.

-Do you know anything about antiques at all?

-Well, I think I do when I watch your programme.

-I sit and I enjoy passing comment on everybody else's...

-Armchair expert.

But the truth of the matter is you don't collect and you don't really know a lot about antiques?

-We need a good expert to guide us.

-This is going to be very interesting.

We've got the Reds who know about Poole pottery and do collect a lot,

and we've got the Blues who don't collect so much, just have a series of wrecked houses.

-That's not collecting!

-Only joking.

That's really good. Anyway, this is going to be fun.

-Now, the money moment. Here we go. There's £300 apiece.

-Thank you very much.

You know the rules, your experts await and off you go! And very, very good luck.

Gosh, this is going to be fun!

Time to start the clock. Let shopping commence.

-We're really wanting to follow your lead. We're a bit of a blank canvas.

-So no pressure on me.

No, no pressure at all. And you've to keep Colin away from records.

We never agree, and my tactics are to do what I'm told and just go with Anne's impulses.

-I'll have to referee between you.

-I think you probably will.

I do love a husband-and-wife team.

What a lovely array of boxes you've got!

-Oh...anything in them?

-That's a Rajee box.

-That's a Rajee box.

Now, the thing that caught my eye about this and yours as well, I'm sure,

-is this wonderful inlay.

-Absolutely.

-Nice bit of mother-of-pearl in the top there. Classic Victorian.

-See what it's like inside.

What's inside for the Victorian person on their travels?

-Laptop.

-Yes, a Victorian laptop.

You would sit, write your letter on there, keep your stationery underneath here.

That would lift up, keep your paper in there. Mind your fingers. Inkwell in there...

-Should there be an inkwell in there?

-There would have been, but they so often get lost.

-I've noticed a difference here.

-Yes, it's had some work done round it.

Do you think that would affect...?

Yes, if it's in slightly better condition, it would make slightly more money.

But then, hopefully, that'll be reflected in the price.

-Do you like it enough to buy it if the price is right?

-Yes, I do.

-If the price was right, yes.

-It's marked at £75.

-£75.

-£75.

-Will I ask?

-Now...

-let's have a chat. Hello.

-Hello.

We kind of like this box, but there are one or two bits of damage that concern...

I'm sure you've seen them. Is there much movement on the price?

-65.

-50?

-No, I'm sorry, we can't.

-£65 is going to be...

-That's stretching it.

I mean, it's a nice thing. I mean, at £65...

-It might not make a huge profit, but I think there might be a little.

-You think there's something in it?

-I think there might be.

-Well, I would put 60-80 on it.

-Yeah, I'm tempted.

-It's up to you guys, really.

-What does your gut feeling say?

-We'll go for it.

-You're sure?

-We're going to go for it?

-Yes.

-£65.

-I always do what I'm told.

-Do you feel that's all right?

-I suggest shake the hand, give him the money, and we can do some more shopping.

-We'll take it.

-Thank you.

-It's a pleasure.

That was quick, Reds.

A purchase at the very first stall.

-What about that funny green elephant?

-Is not meant to be unlucky if you have an elephant in the house

-with its trunk down?

-Never heard that one.

-I don't know if that's my granny's old myth.

My granny used to always say it should always have its trunk turned up

to keep the luck inside the house.

-Did she work in a zoo?

-Like a horseshoe?

-I don't know, maybe...

maybe she'd have had too many whiskies when I heard that story.

But she did always say that, so I couldn't buy that for that reason.

-Elephants on parade.

-We don't want bad luck at this stage, do we?

Not before we even start!

You and your granny, a right elephant! There are all sorts of superstitions to do with elephants.

Looks like the Reds have spotted another item. What have you found there?

-Is it a snuff...?

-It will be a snuff mould, yes,

carved out of a piece of animal horn with silver mounts. Is that OK to open the lid?

Thank you.

OK.

A castor... I didn't think it was. It's obviously for castor sugar.

-Is that right?

-Well, I...

-That's very unusual.

Is that just...?

-Let's have a look and see if there's anything inside...

-That gives it away.

-What do you think this would have been used for?

-I'm not entirely sure.

Do you think it might have been a pounce pot for drying ink?

A pounce pot, yeah.

-Right.

-It's for drying ink in the olden days.

-I like that idea.

-How much is it? There's no price on there.

-Don't tell me things like that.

-I think there's a code on there, rather than a price.

-Yes.

-The anticipation! It's a lovely thing.

-That's what I'm thinking.

-I liked it right away.

-75?

-75.

£75.

-Oh!

-Now, that doesn't sound too bad to me at 75.

-Yeah, I'm quite interested in that.

-Would there be any room for manoeuvre on that?

-It's in the book at 125.

That's a big reduction.

It's a nice thing.

-It is. That's why...

-Yeah.

-It's unusual.

I think you've got a good chance of two collectors thinking, "I really want that!" Let's have a go.

-Let's have a go. Come on, let's go!

-be bold!

-My goodness.

-75?

-Let's do it.

-We're going to take that.

-OK.

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

-Give me your hand.

Cheers. Thank you very much.

So that's two down for the Reds.

-Two items bought in what? Barely 20 minutes.

-20 minutes.

-Really? Well, we'll just take our time now, then.

-This is the A-Team of shopping, you know!

-Good.

Meanwhile sounds like the Blues have found something interesting.

TOOT! Oh!

-How much is that going to be?

-I could put that on my bike. That's a cracker.

That is a nice car horn, cos it's got the grille on it still.

-Is that like a Chitty Chitty Bang Bang car horn?

-And it's got its rubber, but it's got the grille.

-If you think if it's on a car and it's going at speed...

-The flies.

You don't want the flies going in. So we know it's a car horn and...

-TOOT!

-It still works.

Is that the original rubber bell for it?

Well, it could well have been replaced, but it's a quirky old thing, isn't it?

A few dinks on it, but that's a good sign.

You'd expect that.

Do you think it would have a good resale if we got it for a decent price?

Do you think somebody would actually go ahead and buy it?

Yeah, if the right buyers were in, it would, but it all depends on the price.

-Why don't you go and see if you can find the stallholder and see what's the best price you can get?

-OK.

-I'll give it a shot. Thank you.

-Going to be interesting to see what he gets that one for.

Now, it seems Nick is in a reflective mood.

I think the Blues might be feeling blue, because we're streaks ahead, I'm sure, at this stage.

So I wish them all the luck in the world... Well, just a little bit, not too much maybe!

I wouldn't break out the champagne just yet, Nick!

Found her.

She's saying it's £60.

-Very high.

-It is.

She came down to 40 and then went down to 35.

-It's got a 3 in front of it, so it's worth a punt.

-Do you think so?

If you get a car buff in, or two car buffs, which is what you want, then I think it will exceed that.

It's on the edge, but it's a quirky thing and we like it.

-It's worth it for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang!

-Do you like Chitty Chitty Bang Bang?

-I do!

A bit of musical in there.

-It's got to have a bit of you in it.

-Well...

-It will have, definitely.

-Go for it.

-We'll go for that, then. £35.

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-I think you should go for it.

-Toot-toot! OK, we'll give it a shot.

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang! We love Blue!

The expression "an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth" is Biblical.

Today, with my item, it's a question of a nut for a nut, methinks.

Looks like a pretty standard straightforward little nut, doesn't it?

But if I revolve it

it reveals a really realistically carved human eye! Now...

if I could cut a nut in half and carve it as well as this,

I would award myself a prize.

So having found that extraordinary object,

just what do you expect to find next on these stands? Well, believe it or not...

another nut!

Look at this baby! It's a carved earhole

with a well-formed lobe

and every curlicue taking you into the auricular chamber.

Just extraordinary.

Now, I've seen nuts, all sorts of nuts, but none as well carved as this.

So what would two nuts like this cost you in the fair?

The dealer was persuaded to part with them for £15 each. What's that you say?

£15 apiece!

I think the nut thinks it's cheap.

-What's this?

-A wee booklet.

-It's a Watson microscope.

-A Watson microscope.

It's by a good London maker, Watson of London. The thing for collectors with microscopes,

is what they like most of all is a lacquered brass microscope, rather than black.

-Right.

-Because black really doesn't show it off. However, having said that,

this is an early... it's a 20th-century one.

You've got your mahogany case, you've got the microscope, you've got the booklet. £70?

-Can I have a feel at it?

-It's a nice object in its own right.

-Oh, it is heavy.

-Very heavy.

-I actually do really like this.

-I think it's worth a punt.

-I do as well. I like the fact it's got its original manual and the box.

-The only thing is there's no plates...

-There's no slides, but...

-Extra lenses.

-Oh, my goodness! That's even better.

-At the money, a lot of bangs for your buck, really.

-Yeah.

-We'll see what the best offer is.

-And we'll consider it.

-I'm a wee bit nervous about doing this, but...

-I'll come with you.

-Thank you. That's wonderful.

-Let's go and have a look.

-I'll just put this down.

-Right, well, good luck.

OK, thank you, honey! Oh!

Go on, Alison! Have faith. What we need is a microscopic price.

Now, I haven't seen those Reds for a bit.

-Just wondered if you had any idea what it was.

-Trying to decide what it is. It is interesting.

What does it say? Does that give us a clue?

It doesn't actually tell us what it's for. It's got a clamp there.

-So it's going to sit on to a bench or a table top.

-Or a kitchen table, I'm thinking, I don't know why.

-I don't know what it is.

-It's different.

-Unusual, just quirky.

-It's always a gamble when you don't know what you're buying.

-When you don't know.

-It's not ideal.

My job is to advise you and all I can do is shrug my shoulders and say I haven't got a clue!

Probably give that one a miss, then, Reds.

-Colin...

-Yes?

-We managed to get it for £65, which is not bad at all.

-Congratulations.

-Thank you very much.

-Very well done.

-Excellent.

-My first time asking for money off.

-Well, that's very, very good.

-I'm quite emotional, actually.

-Fantastic, number 2 in the bag.

-That's us.

-Let's go.

-Thank you. Good.

So both teams have two items. It's neck and neck.

And they now have 15 minutes left.

-What about that brooch with the...

-Turquoise?

-..In it?

-That's pretty, isn't it?

-That is really pretty.

I wonder what the price is.

-Hello. Could we ask you how much that brooch with the three turquoises is?

-Yes, certainly.

This one is 18 carat. 195. I could take that down to 145.

-That's beyond our budget.

-Yes.

-Yes, it is.

-It's a beautiful thing.

How old do you think that would be?

-It's certainly Victorian, that one.

-Yeah.

-What's the best it could be?

-145.

I'm tempted by that, Nick.

-No?

-Well, at the end of the day, the decision is yours.

I'm only here to advise.

I mean, I know you like it, but it has to make a profit.

I know, but it's very unusual. I haven't ever really seen anything like that.

Dennis, come on now, what do you think really, hand on heart?

-Well, I wouldn't wear it.

-Well, it's not your colour.

-It isn't my colour!

-I mean, I can see why you like it.

-I like the fact that it's old, but it has a very modern look about it.

-That definitely would sit nicely...

-That's what you said about Dennis earlier.

Except for the contemporary bit!

Yeah, I can see that on a nice black jacket.

-Yeah. We need to leave something in the pot for the bonus buy.

-Yes.

-But it is a nice thing.

Would 135 take it?

-Go on, then.

-135. I think you're in with a good shout.

-You think so?

-I do.

-You think there's something in it?

-Absolutely, it's unique.

-It's a pretty thing.

Well, guided by Anne and your good self, at 135, I think we'll go for it.

-I think we've got a deal.

-Right, thank you.

-Thank you so much.

-All the best with it.

- I hope you do well. - Thank you.

Well done, Reds, that's all three items bought.

-We're doing all right, but time is running out a bit.

-Yeah.

So we've got to start making a few decisions and just crystallising what we want to buy.

-I just feel something slightly more like a frivolous item...

-Ornamental.

It doesn't have to be jewellery or silver, but just something decorative.

But it does have to be bought within the next ten or so minutes.

-We're going to have to get our skates on.

-Let's get our skates on.

Certainly are. Time's running out for the Blues. Don't Nick and the Reds just know it?

How are you getting on, Blues? Are you having a good shop?

-They haven't bought a thing.

-Oh, well.

-Bless them!

-Oh, dear.

-They've not bought a thing.

Guys...

I think I've found it.

-Yeah. It's a little perfume bottle.

-Mm-hm.

-That's very nice, isn't it?

-I'll just put that in, and then that's a little funnel

for you to top it up.

Well, this is a Continental silver art nouveau chaste perfume bottle.

And here is a tiny little English-hallmarked trumpet to fill it.

-So it makes it functional with that?

-Yes, I think those two together would be quite attractive.

-I think that's really quite pretty.

-I think the market would enjoy that, yeah.

-If we got the price right.

-OK.

-So let's see what it is.

-OK now...

-Can I...?

-The price is there. This one's marked up at 75. And this one's 20.

-So you'd be 95. What do you want to pay?

-Oh, not as much as that!

-75?

That would be fantastic. If you could do that, I'd be very grateful.

-Thank you.

-Thank you very much.

You did great.

-OK, that's good.

-Well done.

-We've done it with moments to spare.

-Thank you!

-Thank you.

-Well done.

-It's been wonderful.

I feel like I can relax now.

Time is officially up.

Cor! Doesn't it fly by?

The Reds spent £65 on a Victorian writing slope.

They forked out £75 for a white-metal mounted horn pounce pot.

And finally for a Victorian turquoise-and-gold brooch

with inset diamonds, they paid 135.

-Hello, Tim.

-Are you pleased to have finished shopping now, Dennis?

Yes, there was a little bit of pressure on but I think we did OK.

-Yes.

-I'm hoping so, we'll know in a little while, I guess.

-Are you relieved now?

-Extremely relieved, I am. I was very nervous this morning.

-But I'm actually now quite excited.

-How much did you spend all round?

-I think we spent £275.

-That is a mature amount of money. I'm very proud of you, team!

-Can I have the £25 of leftover lolly?

-You can.

-Marvellous. How lovely to be giving the boss such a small amount of cash.

-Yeah.

-I've got my work cut out now, haven't I, really! £25.

-And we're expecting big things.

Well, then, I shall aim to deliver big things.

-Thank you.

-Good, good.

-Well, there's your challenge. Very good luck, team.

Meanwhile, why don't we remind ourselves what the Blue team bought, eh?

A brass car horn set them back £35.

The focused £65 of their budget on this microscope

with a mahogany case.

And this Continental art nouveau perfume bottle and funnel

cost them a fragrant £75.

-Oh!

-That gave you a nasty shock!

-Approaching from the rear.

-Ooh!

-You had a good shop?

-Did not bad, I think.

-We did.

-So how much did you spend all round?

-Er...175.

175. I'd like £125 of leftover lolly. Have you got it?

-He's got the money.

-Oh, yes. Purse strings.

-You're the treasurer.

-He doesn't trust me.

-Lovely. There you go.

-Got some change here as well.

-Oh?

-Oh, yes.

There's a fiver in loose.

There you go, Jeremy. Now, you've had a chance for a bit of a bird's eye round.

-Any inspiration as to what you might go for?

-I might go a bit potty, but that's me all over, so...

-Is that a hint to you guys?

-It might be!

-It might be!

-I think we've driven him potty!

My experience with potties is it's all down to training.

Anyway, good luck, you guys! We're heading off to the Borders,

to Traquair House. Now that's dead special.

Traquair House near Peebles is said to be the oldest inhabited house in Scotland.

The origins of the building can be dated back to 1100,

and it was added to over the centuries and generations.

Traquair has been owned by the Stewart family since 1491.

In this attractive dining room, it fairly reeks of two things.

To me, it reeks of a family who have lived here and are comfortable in their skin,

because they're not trying to make the dining room look grand.

It's simply the dining room, the place where the family have eaten over the centuries,

and the accumulation of objects that are in this room are a natural growth of things that have appeared

at different times, been hung on the walls, and also been placed about for everyday use.

That's the first reeking, family tradition.

The second reeking is the Scottishness of the place.

If you take a sideboard like that, it could only come from one place,

and that's Scotland.

The features, these exaggerated curves, the use of this bead and reel moulding

is peculiar to Scotland and a particular maker, William Trotter,

who was a renowned cabinetmaker from Edinburgh,

and I would date this thing to between 1815 and 1830.

These curious boxes on the sideboard are also Scottish and made to contain cutlery.

And what might this quirky little fellow be, sitting on the top, convenient in the dining room?

Well, it's a solid silver bow

that's connected to two sprung handles.

The handles are made of ivory which are turned and then stained green.

Very, very smart. But what might you use it for?

To clean your tongue after you'd eaten!

It's a Georgian silver tongue scraper.

And no! I'm not going to give you a demonstration!

But perhaps one the greatest treasures in this room is this thing.

What is it?

It's a very rare form of angle or signpost barometer.

A barometer with a glass tube that's filled with mercury in the normal way,

but that tube rises and goes through a 45-degree kink,

then it rises a bit more and then it goes 45 degrees in the opposite direction.

What, in effect, you're doing is compacting the length of the mercury tube,

but in a decorative way. What's really great about this barometer

is that it's inscribed with the maker's name.

a Mr Knie, or "Knee",

and Balthazar Knie is recorded as an Edinburgh maker,

and he's even recorded the date of manufacture, "Fecit 1778".

Of course, the big question today is

is the pressure going to be rising or falling for our teams over at the auction?

Well, I'm off.

Uh-oh! Raining again.

Well, we've popped across Scotland from Edinburgh to Glasgow

to Great Western Auctions to be with Anita Manning. Anita.

-Welcome back to Scotland, Tim.

-Thank you very much. We're delighted to be here.

Now, the Tunbridge Ware writing box, how do you rate that?

Well, I think it's a good little item. It's in fair condition.

I particularly like this lovely fan-shaped decoration.

It gives it that exotic feel

which will appeal to the exotic tastes of the Glasgow buyers.

-Good. £65 our lot paid. How much do you reckon it'll bring in.

-Probably 100-150.

Really? As much as that. Well, they'll be chuffed with that.

Next up is this white-metal mounted horn which they say is for pounce,

and I suppose it is for pounce, but it could easily be for pepper.

Yes. I like this little item,

and I love the combination of silver and horn.

-And it's that's sort of combination which is peculiarly Scottish too, isn't it?

-Yes, uh-huh.

-So it may well be Scottish.

-I'm hoping that our buyers will like that.

-How much?

-60-80.

OK, £75 paid. And the last item is the bar brooch

-with the turquoise. Do you like that one?

-I love jewellery,

and I love this period of jewellery,

and I think this is a particularly sweet little brooch,

with the addition of nine rough-cut diamonds. It's a nice little piece.

You are marvellous, Anita! Everybody else would call them chips

but you call them rough-cut diamonds!

OK, £135 was paid. Will they make a profit, do you think?

-I've estimated at 100-150.

-OK, so they're in the frame?

-Not too bad.

Just in case, let's go and have a look at their bonus buy. And here it comes.

So, Anne and Dennis, you only left the man £25.

Nicholas, what did you spend it on?

£25 on...

this!

-Wow! OK.

-Right. Interesting.

-Interesting good or interesting not so good?

-Interesting...uh-huh.

-Is it Carlton Ware?

-It's Carlton Ware.

-Right.

-Rouge Royale.

-Rouge Royale. You know your...

These two are good, aren't they?

-I almost feel as if I wasn't needed, Tim!

-It's very nice.

-You like it?

-Yes, I do.

-It's a good pattern as well, the spider's web.

-It's one of the more sought-after patterns with collectors.

-Different.

It definitely is. I haven't seen that before.

-And how much of our highly prized £25 did you use?

-You mean that huge budget, how much have I blown?

-The whole lot?

-The whole lot. I thought you were going to say that.

-Yes, it is actually very pretty. I do like it.

-Good.

-And what do you think we're going to see on it?

To make a profit, these things traditionally make £30-£40.

-OK.

-Mm-hm. Yeah.

-A slim margin, but a profit.

-Well, we like it, I think.

-Yes, I do.

I don't usually like Rouge Royale, I have to say,

but I do like that one because I haven't seen that particular pattern before.

-Well, so long as the punters at the sale like it, we're OK.

-That's all that counts.

-Absolutely.

You don't make your decision now, but after the sale of the first three items,

but for the viewers at home, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks of Nick's plate.

There we go, Anita.

That's not that old, is it?

Well, this is from the 1930s, Tim.

-Is it?

-Carlton Ware, yes. They started making Rouge Royale in the 1930s,

-but they made it for a good number of years because it quite simply was so popular.

-Mmm.

It has a luxurious look to it which appeals to buyers.

And this one is the spider's-web pattern,

it's particularly nice because we have the little butterfly and the dragonfly.

So it's quite a nice wee piece.

-How much do you think it's worth?

-30-50.

-OK, £25 paid by that cunning Nick Hall.

So that's good. That should make a profit on the bonus buy if they go with it. Now...

that's it for the Reds and now for the Blues.

First up is this brass car horn.

The big question with this is, how old is it?

-Well, it could be 1930s.

-I've seen a lot of these, and what kids you

is this decomposed rubber end on it. You think, "It must be old with a flaky old bit of rubber on the end."

Not a bit of it. I think they bury that in manure and age it, and I'd be very suspicious anyway.

-But it has one redeeming feature.

-Oh, good!

-TOOT!

-It works! OK.

We got the message there!

-How much?

-Oh, well, I'm hoping it might go to £30.

£35 they paid. I think they'll be lucky to make a profit, but with you selling it, Anita,

quite frankly, anything could happen.

Next is the student's microscope. My gosh, you get a lot of instrument for your money, don't you?

Yes, you do. And this one is in perfect condition.

-So I think it's quite a nice item.

-Yes.

-What's your estimate on it?

-My estimate on that is 60-100.

£65 they paid. Good! And lastly it's this little combo lot of the perfume bottle

-and the perfume funnel. Quite fun. isn't it?

-It's a lovely wee thing.

I'm not sure that it's terribly old, but it has the look.

I particularly like the decoration on this one. We've got this lovely wee funnel here too.

-It's a nice wee thing. Price on it 50-80.

-OK, £75 they paid. So they paid the right price.

It all sits pretty neatly in the middle of the estimates.

They may not need the bonus buy, but let's go and have a look at it anyway.

Now, Alison and Colin, £125 you gave to Jeremy. What did you spend it on, Jeremy?

Well, what we have here, Tim, is something that might save our bacon in extremis.

It's a little Danish sizzler.

-Ooh!

-This is by a chap called Edward Aagaard, and it's a little bronzed jewellery box.

20th century, and it is cast with the legend of Harald of Denmark, or Bluetooth,

who unified the Danes. This is his runic stone in the top,

-and inside a pretty little lined jewellery box.

-And that's all the original lining?

-Yeah.

-That looks very nice indeed.

-Can I have a look?

-Signed at the back. What do you think?

-I like it.

-I do like it as well, especially with the Bluetooth connection.

-One of those curiosities that makes it modern as well.

-The phone's in the bottom.

Is it hands-free?

-That's lovely.

-How much did you spend?

-Well, have a guess.

-Somewhere around about £60.

-I thought about 75, 80.

-20!

-Oh, wow!

-That sounds excellent.

-Well done!

-Very pleased with that.

-So we might go for that.

-How much do you think it would make?

-I think it's certainly worth more than that.

-So do we, obviously!

-Double, treble.

-About your estimate, really.

-That's excellent. Fantastic.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

-Anyway, you don't pick now, you pick later,

but let's find out for the audience at home, what the auctioneer thinks about Jeremy's little sizzler.

There you go, Anita. A little bit of history for you, darling.

It is indeed.

It's quite a sweet little box. It is made by Edward Aagaard

who was a renowned Danish metalworker.

This little box is showing us legends from King Harald Bluetooth of Denmark.

And I find that rather interesting. He was the king who converted to Christianity,

and the images show his conversion. These things are famous images in Denmark.

So it's a little bit of Danish history.

Well, thank you very much for the Danish history lesson!

I like the fact that he's called Bluetooth!

-Well, actually Bluetooth is called after King Harald.

-It would be, wouldn't it?

-How much do you think it's going to bring in?

-Well, I would say 40-60.

-Jeremy paid £20, so not a lot.

-Oh, good.

The fact of the matter is it's made of smelter which is the problem in my mind.

If it was bronze, it would make quite a bit, I think, don't you? More than £100 anyway.

-It has a bronzed finish.

-Yes.

-But not bronze.

Well, it'll be interesting to see how you finish, actually, Anita, on the rostrum in a minute.

Thank you very much.

-So how are you feeling, you two?

-Nervous.

-Are you?

-Well, just a little bit of anticipation. We'll see how it goes.

Hope to make enough for our holiday.

-Planning on going far?

-If not, Paisley!

Quite close by. Anyway, first up is going to be your Tunbridge Ware writing box.

Lot 10, ladies and gentlemen,

is this beautiful 19th-century parquetry inlaid writing box.

Can we say £200?

-Oh, Lord!

-Can we say 200?

150?

Start me at 100. 50, then.

50 bid.

-Any advance on 50?

-That was a blow, wasn't it?

70, 80.

-£80.

-We're in profit, come on!

-80.

Any advance on £80?

£80.

£80 is very fair. That is plus 15. OK?

Lot 11

is this early 19th-century horn pounce pot.

Can we say £150? 100?

Will you start me at £50?

Going the wrong way! Want to be going up.

40 bid.

40 bid. Any advance on 40?

50. 60.

70.

80. £80.

All done at £80.

£80.

-Another profit.

-£80. Plus £5.

Lot 12.

The bonniest wee brooch, ladies and gentlemen.

Can we say £150? 150.

Oh, I'm holding bids, I'm holding bids.

I'll start the bidding at £60.

60 bid.

Any advance on 60?

70. 80. 90. £90.

-Any advance on 90?

-Come on! Come on!

-It's painful, isn't it?

-£90.

100.

All done at 100. 100...

-Oh, bad luck!

-Oh, no! We've lost our profit.

You are minus £35 on that. You had £20 profit.

You just lost 35, so you are minus 15 over all.

-What are you going to do about the Rouge Royale plate?

-We'll go with it.

-Go with it, definitely.

-Try and claw it back.

-Try and claw it back.

-So we're going with the bonus buy?

-Definitely.

-We're going with the bonus buy and here comes the plate.

Lot 16.

A Carlton Ware plate, ladies and gentlemen. The spider's-web pattern.

£80. 80.

60. Start me at 20.

Start me at 20. 20 bid. Any advance on 20? 30.

40. £40.

-We're in profit.

-Any advance on 40?

45? I'll take 45.

All done at 45. 45.

45 is plus £20 which means overall you are plus £5.

-I can't believe it!

-Fantastic!

-Now, listen, that could be a winning score, so don't say a word to the Blues, all right?

-We won't.

Not a word. Lovely!

Well, how are you feeling?

-Looking forward to it.

-Are you?

-Mm-hm.

-Curious.

-Curious. Do you know how the Reds got on?

-No.

-No, you don't.

That's good. We don't want you to. First up is your car horn. And here it comes.

Lot 29, ladies and gentlemen, is a vintage car horn.

Now, ladies and gentlemen, this is in glorious working order!

TOOT! TOOT!

Isn't that fabulous? What could we say? £80. 80. 60? Start me at £20.

20 bid.

Jennifer's just saying bid's with me at £30.

£40.

£40. Give us another honk there, Ian!

TOOT! TOOT!

40 with the gentleman. For all that fun.

Any advance on £40? All done at £40. £40.

-Well done. You're plus £5. That's very good.

-So much for that!

You got away with that.

Lot 30, ladies and gentlemen,

it's a monocular microscope. £150.

150. 100?

Start me at £50.

50 bid. £60.

70.

With you, sir, at £70.

Any advance on £70?

All done at £70.

£70.

Well done, you've made a profit.

Lot 31, ladies and gentlemen.

Now, this is a lovely wee thing. It's a little French bottle.

It will only take the most expensive of perfumes

and it has that lovely little silver funnel accompanying it.

£100?

Start me at 50, ladies and gentlemen.

50. 30, then.

30 bid. Any advance on 30?

40. 50.

60. 70.

-80. 90.

-You're in profit, you're in profit.

It's with you, sir, at 90.

And that lady beside you is smiling.

It's with you, sir, at £90.

All done at £90. £90.

Yes, that's very good. Plus £15 on that, thank you very much.

So that's 10,

that's plus £25. Excellent. What are you going to do about the Bluetooth?

-Very keen.

-Going to go with it.

-It's got the blue element to go with our team colours.

Come on, the Blues!

OK, fine, the decision is made, then. You are going with the bonus buy.

Lot 35.

This is an interesting item.

It is made and designed by Edward Aagaard. Can we say £80

for the Aagaard trinket box? 80? 60.

Start me at £20.

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

Any advance on 20?

25.

30. 35.

35.

-35.

-You're in profit.

-At 35.

All done at 35...

40! 40, fresh bidder.

Any advance on £40.

£40.

Well done, J, you've doubled your money, boy!

Plus £20, that's super. You are plus £45 overall.

Now, for all you kids know, that could be a winning score.

-So don't say a word to the Reds, right?

-Definitely not.

Well, teams, what fun. Have you been chatting to each other at all?

-No!

-About the score?

-Not at all.

-Well, I must say it is lovely to have two teams of winners...

-Ooh!

-Two teams that are going to be going away with cash in their pockets.

But it's all a question of scale, really.

And the runners-up today, because we don't have losers any more,

just happen to be the Reds.

-Oh!

-Devastated!

And I'm going to hand you a £5 note.

A very well-earned £5 note.

-Thank you.

-We should split it.

-You can walk home with pride now, Dennis.

-Yes, but not a lot of money.

-A bag of chips.

-Absolutely!

-It's the taking part that matters.

-It is, absolutely.

-Anyway, but the victors today, who resoundingly have won, with their £45...

-Ooh!

-Well done!

-Thank you.

You are also entitled to the ancient and honourable award of the Golden Gavel,

-because you made a profit on all three of your items.

-Wow!

-Thank you.

-We've run out of Golden Gavels,

-so what we do now is present you with chromium-plated tiepins.

-Oh!

-There you go. Do, please, take one.

-I'll take one from you. Thank you very much.

If you'd like to take that, Colin, and pin it.

That one's become detached in my pocket, but that's for you, Jeremy, to add to your collection.

We'd like you to wear it with pride.

-Did you have a brilliant time?

-Wonderful.

-Fantastic!

-Alison, we loved having you.

-Colin, look after yourself.

-Thank you.

We've had a great time. Join us soon for some more Bargain Hunting, yes?

Yes!

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