Edinburgh 2 Bargain Hunt

Today our teams are in Scotland

to seek their fortune in the great capital city of Edinburgh.

So let's go bargain-hunting! Yeah.

In 1786, the impoverished Scottish poet Robbie Burns borrowed a pony

and headed out to make his fortune.

Within a week he'd sold a hundred poems,

and shortly he'd cleared a ?400 profit.

The big question today is,

will such poetic justice be "metre'd" out to our teams?

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

On today's show, the Reds try a sob story to seal the deal, but...

My heart's bleeding, too! HE LAUGHS

..the Blues refuse to let romance get in their way.

I'll try again. Would your girlfriend love this? No, definitely not!

So, let's meet those teams!

On our teams today,

we have a father-and-son relationship of sorts.

For the Reds, we've got Rohan and Tony,

and for the Blues, we've got David and Dave. Hello, everyone.

ALL: Hello! Very nice to see you.

Now, Rohan, you've brought your father along with you.

Got your dad. Do you get along with him in every respect?

Most of the time. People say we're cut from the same cloth.

I look like my mother and have the personality of my father.

But we get on pretty well. And have you both kissed the Blarney Stone,

would you say? Um... Yes.

Yes! That's a man of few words.

THEY LAUGH No, no. Perfect.

What are you doing over here? You clearly come from over there.

Yes, I do. Well, I'm based in Scotland.

I'm a marine biologist who does a bit of environmental consultancy,

and I'm based in Fife. Anything to do with the sea,

and it needs permissions to actually work with it,

and I'm involved in the consultancy side of things. Brilliant!

Now, Toto, you do something completely different.

You're a concert promoter, an agent. Yes, I was indeed, Tim.

I opened my first nightclub at 19 years of age. Did you really?

Yes, I did. It lasted six months, but it was a good experience.

It taught me that there was a cashflow situation there.

And you were booking artists? Yes, absolutely.

We used to tour people. We would buy acts from the UK.

I toured Ronnie Corbett in southern Ireland.

I have worked with Johnny Logan, who was the second Irishman

to win the Eurovision Song Contest, in 1980.

Well, that's good, isn't it? What sort of things will you be going for

for Bargain Hunt today? I also have an interest in classic cars.

I might look for something in the... Automobilia? Yeah.

What about you, Rohan? I'd say marine, natural history,

sort of shipping, navigation sort of stuff.

Quite different to your dad!

It's going to be interesting to see what these two finally alight on.

Anyway, very good luck. Now, brilliant! So, David and Dave,

how do you get to know this man Dave, David?

Um, well, Dave is actually my girlfriend's father. Ah!

Hence the sort-of father-and-son relationship.

And you get on all right, do you?

Um, I suppose so! HE LAUGHS

He forces me to like him, so... Oh, I see.

Don't be too fulsome in your praise of your potential father-in-law.

David, I understand you work with wood.

I do. I work for the Community Payback team at a local authority.

I run a wood workshop, and we build mostly huts and Wendy houses

from recycled wood,

and we build it for the local community,

and we sell it to the local community

where all profits go to local charities.

And, David, you also work with wood?

I work with my dad. He owns his own business,

so it's just me and my dad, and...

He's not called David too, is he? He is, actually!

THEY LAUGH He is.

You're called David. You work with wood.

Your father's called David. He works with wood.

Your prospective father-in-law is called Dave, and he works with wood.

And my son's called David, as well. I don't believe this.

It's true. Now, your ?300 moment!

?300 apiece. You know the rules.

Your experts await, and off you go!

And very, very, very good luck.

For the Reds, our very own Scottish specimen, Paul Laidlaw.

And getting into the Scottish spirit for the Blues is Charles Hanson.

What's the plan today in Edinburgh? We're going to look for something...

made out of wood, something that's made well out of wood.

You're a classic-car man, I believe. I'm very interested in classic cars.

Is this going to steer our buying tactics today?

It might be, if I see anything suitable.

Something a bit crazy, weird. Weird?

Yeah. Quirky, you mean? Definitely.

I'll be chasing the marine and navigational stuff. Ah, sounds good!

Well, you seem to know what you want, teams, so let's get going!

Look at the mix of items here. Is anything going to rock your boat?

Er, salt-and-pepper Guinness. Irish quality.

Just like you, Reds. Well, let's hope so.

Onwards!

It's a nice tactile piece of oak, isn't it?

MV Devonshire. Any idea what this is?

Haven't got a clue. Haven't got a clue?

Thanks for coming. It's off a ship.

Off a ship. MV? It's "merchant vessel".

Merchant vessel? Thank you.

Obviously it's got an old hook on, so it's been hung.

What I can't work out is why it's got two holes just underneath there.

What would they serve? That hooks onto a wall.

Yeah. Pieces of cord coming down through there?

Some sort of light switch? A bell? Yes, you're right.

Well, at least someone's switched on!

He's got it. It was a light switch, we think.

Thank you very much. Do you want a job?

Look out, Charles!

What's it worth, madam? 20. What's your very best price?

18.

Is it a mental note? Can we have a wee think? Thank you.

Yes, have a wee think, Blues.

Meanwhile, what are the Reds driving at?

Cars. Here we go. Here we go. It was inevitable.

Has Paul found the classic-car memorabilia that Tony was after?

What, you mean toy cars, as opposed to the real McCoy?

No, not my speciality. Not on toys.

Are they from, like, some TV programmes? Yes.

Lady Penelope, isn't it? FAB 1.

You're giving me a flashback to my youth. I appreciate that.

The Blues are still knocking on wood.

OK. Bring it round over here, Dave.

What do you think of it? Er, it's really nice.

It's definitely oak.

Some old lock off an old door? Yeah.

Do you know what? If you were going to be, I suppose,

living in that ultimate high-quality Victorian, almost neo-Gothic house

of the 1870s, 1880s, you might want a lock plate

with this wonderful Gothic strapwork detail in iron

on this beautiful oak panel.

We were in Glasgow at the auction,

and in Glasgow there's old tenement buildings with huge-type doors.

I like your style. I could see that on.

I like his style, too. The man's on fire.

And it's only, like, 35. Yeah.

Let me get it to 25. I think it's a nice object.

I think it's a nice object. Do you think it's period?

Oh, yeah. I'm happy. That is almost certainly, in my estimation,

late Victorian. The colour is nice. Look at the colour.

Yeah. It's warm, isn't it? Patina's there.

The patination is there. Madam, how are you? Not bad.

We're admiring your ware here, which is a lovely lock plate. It is.

Good old one. We don't want to obviously lose you any money,

but would we be cheeky in saying a tenner?

Oh, that's a bit cheap. What's your best price? 20.

20. Could we meet you halfway at 15? Yeah, go on, then.

Oh, shake her hand. Thanks very much.

You see? Cheeky gets you everywhere.

Thank you. THEY LAUGH

Well, that could be the key to your success, Blues.

Now, what have the Reds got their eye on?

Very smart, very fashionable ladies' buttons.

They'll no' be waistcoat buttons. They'll be ladies' buttons.

Um, assayed silver? Yes.

Yeah. We can date them. They're Edwardian,

and they depict... Are they the Muses?

I've got some sort of goddess there with a lyre.

What have you got? The same lady? The same all the way through.

They'll no' be cheap, though. I had 110 on them.

They're rather smart. They're worth about ?80 at auction,

so they're a wee bit dear for us. Are they doing anything for you?

Well, the fact that, as you say, they have a market,

you feel it has a market... They're novel, in a sense, aren't they?

Very smart. That was rather a smart lady,

wearing hallmarked silver buttons. Absolutely.

I like them. I like the quality.

I like the fact that we've got a nice complete set there.

I think they're quite pretty. I like them.

It just comes down to the price. You said it, Rohan!

He could do them for about 65. Would they be worth 50?

I think at 50, you're not going to go far wrong.

If the gentleman's prepared to accept 50 on it, we have a deal.

I can do it for ?50, and I hope that leaves you a small profit at auction.

Thank you very much, sir. Thanks a lot. That's brilliant.

Well done, Reds! You buttoned up your first bargain

for less than half the ticket price.

If you want real history and education, isn't that wonderful?

You know, it's like Dave and David,

but this is a picture of the Blue Team from about 240 years ago.

So, this is actually Dutch Delftware,

made in circa 1770, 1780.

This is tin-glazed earthenware,

with probably a 19th-century plated collar on top.

It's had some restorations, but it's ?110.

Do you like it, Dave? Yeah, I think it's -

Why do you like it? It's a nice piece.

It's not made of wood. It's lovely.

THEY LAUGH No.

We've been knocking on wood for the last 20 minutes. We're doing well.

We'll have a serious think about it,

but I think we'll move on and have a look at something else.

Now, has Paul shed any light on this item?

Oil lamp. Oh, yeah. Very attractive.

I would say dull as ditchwater, so why am I pointing it out to you?

Have a look at the shade. That's the Forth Bridge, isn't it?

It is. You're absolutely right.

You're a brave man. You see, that there, perfectly splendid,

but an etched shade, the Forth Bridge.

There's its dimensions. Length over 8,000 feet,

da-da-da-da-da, big span there.

The Forth Bridge was completed in about 1885...

..and, of course, is an engineering wonder of the world. Absolutely.

And this was clearly... Is it part of the original, Paul?

I have no doubt. That will date to the 1880s. This clearly does.

Er, etched. This is acid-etched.

No wheel-cutting, no handwork element to it.

Mass-produced, I daresay, as a commemorative, but, my word...

It's in good condition. It is. There's no damage.

There's no chips or marks. It would'nae bounce!

HE LAUGHS Shall we do some negotiation,

check it out? We're going to have to.

May we ask what price is this? It's ?280, that one.

Oh! It's an expensive one. Sorry.

Yeah, OK. It's a nice bit.

What would be your very best on it? My very best on it would be 220.

Leaves me a little profit.

Appreciate it. Right, I think we're out of our league, aren't we?

Little bit. Little bit.

Ah! 220 would leave only ?30 for the last item and the bonus buy,

so keep looking, Reds.

Yeah. Keep that stride looking buoyant, OK? Yeah. Yeah.

Yep, step up the pace, Blues. Two items still to buy,

and 30 minutes left on the clock.

Paul's found coffee spoons with something special for Tony.

What's that? What is that?

You tell me, Mr Classic Car! That's a grille of a car.

It's a radiator grille! If you look underneath the enamel...

Yeah. I see. It's a grille. That's a grille.

Yeah, it's a grille. You see it? I do indeed.

Decadence! Inter-war years.

This is Bentley-owner territory. How much do you like them, now, Tony?

They're very nice. You'd prefer it if there was oil and grease on them?

THEY LAUGH Yeah.

You'd prefer it if it WAS a radiator grille off an old Wolseley.

Well, it's colourful and so forth, but we're very tight on our budget.

45, we could shake on it. Under the hammer,

60 quid is going to nail it, and that's my top estimate.

At 40 we'll buy. If we can't, we'll look elsewhere.

I need 45. Can we split the difference?

Is it 42, and the deal's done? 43, and it's done.

Right. HE LAUGHS

That old Blarney Stone's good for business, you know. Good stuff!

Well done, Reds. Two items in the old bag.

Charles has also spotted spoons. Look at that tablespoon there!

Dumfries. James and Archibald Dalziel, 750.

It's out of our price range.

And the Reds have come up with a plan.

I'd be interested in finding something Scottish,

uniquely Scottish, with good Scottish tradition and heritage

and something that's going to make people go,

"I want a part of that." There's me!

No, Rohan, selling your expert is not an option.

The Blues, though, are hot on the heels of the Reds at the same stall,

but this time it's Art Nouveau jewellery they're after.

Oh, that's gorgeous. Nine-carat gold, Edwardian pendant,

aquamarine,

with tiny seed pearls.

The sinuous lines of the Art Nouveau. Let it talk to you.

It's speaking, and it's speaking ?140.

What's the best price? To yourself, I could do it for 130.

130? No, no. No. 110.

110. Keep going. 110. Sorry, no. No.

I'm cutting my throat here. 110.

110. Don't cut your throat for 110.

Cut your throat for 90. 90? Yeah. OK.

What about 100? How about 95? Meet in the middle. 95.

Hold on. Hold on, please. Just next door to it,

I love that photo frame.

Ooh! Is Charles after a double deal?

It first of all has got the enamel inlay,

second, it's got those sinuous lines again of the Art Nouveau.

Wouldn't your girlfriend love this? No.

David, let me try it again. Wouldn't your girlfriend love this?

No. Definitely not. Can I just stop you there, Charles?

As his girlfriend is my daughter... Oh, yeah.

..I'm seeing Amy and David. They're together forever, eh?

It's silver. It's a sheet metal.

The enamel is in good condition.

The easel back, the strut back, is fine. It's original.

It's ebonised pine back.

But...it needs to be the right money.

Because I love it, but we mustn't get carried away, must we? No.

Love can get us carried away, can't it, love can. Definitely.

We need to think price. 240 on the tag.

That's a lot of money. I tell you what I could do it for.

Go on. I could do it for 170.

In the perfect world, if that came into my saleroom,

I would guide it one to 150. Right?

So it just about kills it at 170.

The absolute death, please. Absolute death...

Look at me. 145. Oh, my God! Don't. That's too close.

I can understand the hesitation.

It's a lot of money for a little frame.

The Reds are also on the fence with their Victorian brass oil lamp.

It's a big gamble. Yeah.

At 150, I'd be saying you're there or thereabouts.

Is it worth having a go for 120? I'll be pleasantly surprised if he does.

Well, we'll try and surprise him. HE LAUGHS

It's crunch time for the Blues. Ten minutes to go, two items to buy.

Let's hope Charles has a plan.

If I said to you, "What's the absolute best price

if I bought the two together"...

Hmm... 220.

If he was to go in at ?200, I would almost snap his hand off. But...

We'll both snap your hand off for ?200.

Seriously, I couldn't. I need the 220.

How's about 210? And it's... Meet you halfway.

Here to be sold. 210.

Sounds like a good deal to me. What you going to do, Blues?

I think... 210. We're agreed.

Shake his hand, and I'll say, "Going once, going twice. Sold!"

Now, has Rohan managed to get the lamp down from ?220?

We'll do 180 for you, to try and give you a break.

I think we'll leave it. It probably would be a little bit too much.

I think he's playing hard to get! This is nail-biting stuff.

Definitely can't twist your arm? 170, and I'm losing...

Shall we go 150, and if I can persuade the father...

That's the price. That's the right price.

It's killing me at 170. My heart's bleeding, too!

HE LAUGHS

I tell you what - 150, and I'd be delighted to shake your hand.

165. Split the difference. Take it away.

OK. 160 is the deal, and the deal is done.

165. 160 and we're away. We're out.

160. We have a deal at 160?

OK. OK. You're a very, very decent man.

That's brilliant. Thank you. Appreciate it.

That's it! The story's over.

Time's up. Let's check out what the Red Team bought, eh?

The set of six Edwardian silver buttons were a bargain

at less than half price. ?50 paid.

Rohan made his dad's day, splashing out ?43 on six silver coffee spoons

in the style of a car-radiator grille.

And hard haggling won them a Victorian brass oil lamp

for just ?160.

How much did you spend? ?253.

Yes! That's a proper amount. 253... I'd like 47, please,

leftover lolly. There you go. All there.

47 smackers. So, Paul, something Scottish you're going to go for?

Yeah, well, I think we've done the Scots proud

with our purchases thus far. I think so too.

So could be finishing up with something Scottish in the bonus buy?

I would love to. OK, fine.

We'll find out about that in a moment. You guys enjoy yourselves.

We're going to check out what the Blue Team bought, aren't we?

The Blues opened the door with a Victorian oak and bronzed iron lock,

with key, for ?15.

They traded ?210 for two examples of Art Nouveau,

a classic drop pendant with gemstones and seed pearls for ?90,

and a silver-and-enamel photo frame for ?120.

What did you spend between you? We spent 225.

That is a monster amount of money. I'm very pleased about that.

?75 of leftover lolly, then, please. Who's got that? There you go.

Thank you. Hand that straight over to Carlos. Thank you, Tim.

The big question on the tip of the nation's tongue is,

what is the man going to go and buy? Got any ideas?

Tim, I want to go historical. I want to go unique,

and I want to take away one big memory for the whole lot.

Well, with that big mission I leave you to it, mate,

and have a nice cup of tea, chaps.

And now I'm leaving Edinburgh behind for border country,

and one of Scotland's architectural gems.

If you didn't already know, you'd be forgiven for believing

that this glorious neo-Gothic mansion

was built on the fortune of a noble aristocrat,

or a tycoon of trade and industry. It might surprise you to discover

that it was all paid for by the powerful imagination

of one poet and novelist.

It was, of course, the home of Sir Walter Scott,

the most popular writer of the entire 19th century, worldwide,

and author of such popular classics as Ivanhoe, Waverley and Rob Roy.

Scott was in his 20s

when he began penning popular romantic poetry

about Scotland's past,

so popular it sold hundreds upon thousands of copies,

and Scott soon had enough money to build his own dream home,

Abbotsford. He called it "a romance in stone and lime",

and you'll see why. Like one of his historical novels,

Scott's castle is part fact and part fiction.

Abbotsford is the most extraordinary mixture

of architectural salvage and artifice,

and this entrance hall, for me, basically says it all.

Where's the artifice? Well, for a kick-off,

if you look up to the ceiling,

are all these beautiful moulded oak beams

with attached hammers and shields not 14th century?

Well, if you were suspicious, you'd be right,

because actually they're made of plaster of Paris

and horsehair and metal filaments,

which have been crafted and then painted with brown paint

and a graining tool. Then you add on a couple of hundred years

of candle-smoke and homemade gas lighting,

and that is the effect that we see today.

The oak panelling that surrounds the hall is salvage.

It came from the old kirk at Dunfermline.

Similarly, these two demilune protuberances here -

they are the precentor's desk from Dunfermline,

which has been chopped in half,

and then a socking slab of oak on the top

which now provides a suitable support

for a two-and-a-half-thousand-year- old lump of Roman Carrara marble.

The fireplace looks old, but it was made by Scott's stonemason

for this spot, and it's based on the abbot's seat at Melrose Abbey.

Inspired by his new fantastical surroundings at Abbotsford,

Scott began writing novels.

They were such a success, each one sold out

as soon as it hit the shelves.

As his fortune grew, so did Abbotsford.

In fact, over a decade,

the house was ten times its original size,

and filled to the brim with books, beautiful objects and curios.

The more you look around this extraordinary place,

the more you appreciate how expensive it must have been

to build with all these fancy fittings, and then maintain.

Indeed, as a result of the general crash in 1825,

Scott went bankrupt in 1826,

no doubt aggravated by the drain that Abbotsford had had

on his finances.

He resolved to wipe out his debts by writing -

by writing like crazy, and by writing at this desk.

Well, at least the chair looks comfy.

The hours that he must have spent at this Gillows desk,

churning out all those novels!

And on his desk, to this day, the Coutts chequebook,

a pair of silver spectacles, a pen wipe,

his quill, and even a wee penknife to sharpen the quill.

How brilliant is that?

Not half as sharp, I expect,

as our teams are going to prove to be today over at the auction.

Can you imagine a more delightful thing

than to visit Anita Manning at Great Western Auctions in Glasgow?

It's a treat, Anita. Welcome, Tim. It's lovely to have you here again.

Great to be back. Now, we've got some great gear today.

For the Reds, rather silvery, starting off with their buttons.

There are six of them, nicely hallmarked, in that later case,

and they paid ?50. ?50. That's not bad at all,

because these are beautiful quality, nice little things,

wonderful image, complete - six of them... Yeah.

..and in a nice little fitted box.

Don't you love the crispness of the casting?

That rococo casting is great, isn't it?

We have quality here. So, what's your estimate?

80 to 120. That's my girl!

You spotted it. Marvellous.

Next, six wee tea or coffee spoons, really Deco things,

and I don't go bonkers often about these cased sets of six spoons,

but these I think are really nice. They're absolutely lovely,

and I particularly love the enamelwork here on the end,

which looks like a little radiator grille! Yes.

So it's a delightful little set.

It's just the sort of thing you'd expect to find made in 1930 or '35,

isn't it? Very stylish. Bit like you.

How much? 40 to 80.

Good. ?43 paid.

And then back to something very traditional,

the oil table lamp.

What we see etched on the ball is the Forth Bridge,

and this is one of the iconic constructions,

one of the first cantilever bridges, first steel bridge...

It's a wonderful sight,

and I'm sure it will appeal to our Scottish buyers.

What's your estimate on that? Estimate, one to 150.

OK. ?160 paid,

so if there's anything that's going to make them crash and burn,

it'll be the lamp, so we'd better go and have a look at the bonus buy.

Now, Ro, Toto, this is the bonus-buy moment. OK.

I think I've bought you some obscure pieces here... OK.

..but profitable. OK? OK.

A goggle mask,

and it dates to 1910, 1920. OK.

And many a Royal Naval Air Service or RFC pilot wore such in the air,

called the Mark One goggle mask. OK. It's a great thing,

and it's worth ?30 to ?50 anywhere, any day.

On its own? OK.

However, this piece of old iron is a cosh,

a highly rare and evocative piece,

because this was issued to an SOE agent.

What's an SOE agent? Special Operations Executive. OK!

Yeah? These are British and Allied...

We can call them, you could term, "spies"...

Espionage. And they operate as espionage agents.

Right. They're reconnoitring and sabotaging enemy activity

in occupied and enemy territory. Extremely brave individuals

who put everything on the line for the Allied cause.

Including their lives. Indeed, and that's where this comes into play,

because this is a defensive weapon.

I'm blown away by the historical significance of it,

and I can imagine that would be of interest to buyers.

In any general sale, those have got to be worth ?100 to ?200.

Put them in a specialist environment,

or ask me to buy them, and I'm going to need a lot more than that.

It's obscure. Just got to hope the audiences out there recognises what we're looking at.

We don't normally feature weapons on Bargain Hunt,

but this was a unique and unusual find.

However, the items together cost ?50,

which was ?3 over the Red Team's leftover lolly,

so, after the auction, we'll take ?3 off the Red Team's final total.

Well, here we have a piece of aviation history.

Quite appealing, but they're not my style.

But the story behind this amazing Second World War cosh

is the Special Operations Executive,

and is it not supposed to be a bit of standard equipment

that a female spy would be issued with

when she's dropped behind lines? I believe that these are very rare.

I haven't seen one before. But isn't it extraordinary

that these brave men and women

would only have that as a form of defence?

Oh! I think it's amazing. And the hackneyed phrase,

"If only this object could talk"...

I know. ..is no more apt, really,

than with something of this type.

How easy do you think it will be to translate into cash?

I'd put ?60 to ?80. Well, we'll live in hope for that, Anita.

That's it now for the Reds.

Let's move on to the Blues, who have got something completely different.

And first of all is the oak and iron-bound lock plate.

It's rather attractive to look at.

One might even call it a little piece of sculpture.

You might do, mightn't you? It's evocative of the Victorian Gothic,

and you've got a key. That's the big thing for me.

So, what's your estimate, Anita? 40 to 80. Is it really?

Yes. Well, that's marvellous! Only paid the ?15.

A good buy. It certainly is.

And from the sublime to the ridiculous, size-wise anyway,

is the little pendant. You need a microscope to spot that one!

Yeah, but it's very typical

of these lovely turn-of-the-century Art Nouveau pendants,

and I think that they're very, very pretty.

With the seed pearls and other gemstones, this little one...

It's not an aquamarine but it's trying to be an aquamarine,

but it's a nice enough wee thing,

and I've found that this type of pendant

has become quite popular again.

Really? Oh, well, that's good. That's a nice tip. Yeah.

What is your estimate? 50 to 80.

?90 they paid, but you never know.

And lastly is this little duet frame.

It has a Glasgow-style look about it, and the buyers will like that.

But it may not be all that old. No.

Estimate-wise, what do you think? 60 to 80? OK.

Actually they paid ?120. It may be their comeuppance,

in which case they're going to need their bonus buy,

so let's go and have a look at it!

So, Dave, Dave, this is the moment!

You spent 225. You gave Charles ?75. Charles, what did you buy?

I spent the whole lot, Dave and Dave. I found this.

It's a very pretty embossed cigarette case

with these hounds on, but it's more the interior, Tim,

the inscription, which gives it a certain uniqueness,

because this is celebrating a ride on RMS Carmania in circa 1908.

It was to New York that this inscriber inscribed what's within,

and it's just got pedigree. It's got history.

It's got fascination, and it's rich. It's certainly got detail.

It's got dogs on, as well. It's got dogs on, yeah.

This man who scratched this on, Charles,

is a bit of an artist in his own right, isn't he,

cos that scratching's quite naive.

He's sat on deck during the voyage and done this, hasn't he?

Absolutely, Tim. And "Liverpool to New York."

"Distance cannot sever. True friends are linked forever."

Buyers will get emotive, and I would hope, in a wholesale auction,

it's going to make between 80 and 120.

What do you think, Dave Jr? It's beautiful.

It's a great story. It's heartfelt. Well, you don't have to take it.

It all depends on where you are at that moment in the auction.

But now, for the viewers at home,

let's find out whether Anita Manning's going to burst into tears.

Well, this is an unusual cigarette case, isn't it?

I quite like it. On the front we have this hunting scene here,

which is always popular, but what I like most about this

is the inscription.

The engraving was done by an amateur on a voyage.

Well, it looks like that. It doesn't look like a professional engraving.

And I might be a bit soppy, but that endears it to me even more.

Me, too. So, how do you rate it price-wise as Charles's bonus buy?

45 to 60. Do you? He paid ?75.

I fancy you might have been a bit... A wee bit mean?

..unromantic about your estimate, do you think?

I might have, but I'll try hard with this one.

200. 210. 220.

220 at the back. 230.

Now, Ro, Toto, are you excited? Absolutely, yes.

First up are the six buttons, and here they come.

Lot 95 is the cased set of six Art Nouveau silver buttons

made by S Blackensee of Birmingham, and they are 1902,

height of the Art Nouveau movement.

Start me at ?50. 50 bid.

Any advance? 60.

70. Well done. You're in profit. Any advance on 70?

Any advance on ?70? All done at ?70?

?70. That's plus ?20. That'll do us.

We'll bank that, thank you. Now the teaspoons.

Don't you just love this lot?

It's a case set of six Art Deco silvered enamel spoons,

Birmingham 1932.

?100. 100. That would be nice.

?50. She's optimistic.

?50. 50 with the lady.

A lady of style, who likes the Art Deco period.

Any advance on ?50?

60. That's it. Keep going, folks.

?60. 65.

70. 75.

80. 85.

90.

Look at this, boys! A hundred!

THEY LAUGH A hundred for them would be good!

110! You've got competition, madam!

110.

120. They're slugging it out.

Absolutely. 130. It's going on.

Gentleman at 130. Determined at 130.

All done at 130? 130.

Well done, sir. Well done, sir. Well done.

That's 57 plus 30, is ?87 profit. Do you like cars?

That is amazing. You are plus 107.

Now, what about this oil lamp? Here we go.

The Victorian brass oil lamp and the etched-glass shade,

which is commemorating one of the iconic sights of Scotland,

the Forth Bridge.

And I can start the bidding at ?100.

110. 120 with the book. 130. Go on. Keep going.

140. 140.

It's on the books at 140. 150, fresh bidder.

160 with me. Yes! 170, I'm at.

Well... Any advance on 170?

All done at 170? 170...

170! You jammy man. Anyway, that's plus ten.

You made ?117. That's absolutely marvellous.

You got a profit on each item. Absolutely marvellous.

Now, what you going to do? You going to go with the SOE cosh?

I'd say go for it. We'll give it a chance.

We'll give it a go. Your decision's made.

We're going with the bonus buy. Anita's estimate was ?60 to ?80.

Here it comes.

The pair of, er, early flying goggles

and Special Operations Executive's cosh. Can we say ?80?

80? 60? Start me at ?20. 20 bid.

30. 40. 50.

50 with the lady. 60, fresh bidder.

70. 80. 90.

Come on... Lady at ?90.

100, fresh bidder again. Any advance on 100?

All done at 100? 100...

?100, we're sold. That is superb.

Well done, Paul. Thank you, Paul. Thank you, indeed.

Thanks, Paul. Cheers, mate. That could be a winning score.

We can't work it out yet, but don't tell the Blues a thing.

OK. Absolutely.

'So, the Reds made an amazing total of ?167,

'which includes taking off the ?3 that was overspent

'on Paul's bonus buy.'

First up for you guys is your lock plate. You paid ?15 for that.

Anita Manning has reckoned it at ?40 to ?80. Wow!

Which is a pretty good turn on ?15, if she's right. Here we go, then.

Lot 117 is a Victorian oak and bronzed-iron plate door lock,

with key, ladies and gentlemen.

Now, no home should be without one of these.

Will you start me at ?50? Start me at 30.

30 bid. Double your money. Got it.

Doubled your money. 40. 50.

?50. Good lad!

?50. 55, fresh bidder, and the book's out as well.

Any advance on 55? It's good, this!

All done at 55. 55...

Marvellous! Well done! Superb.

You just made ?40. ?40, just like that!

You've unlocked ?40. Fantastic, Tim.

118, ladies and gentlemen,

is this classic gold Art Nouveau pendant with drop.

Can we say 100?

?100? Come on!

Start me at ?50, then. 50 bid.

60. 70.

80. 90. Yes!

100. We're in business. Yes, we're in profit.

Any advance on 100? All done at 100? 100...

Yes! ?100 is plus ?10.

Plus 50. That's good. ?50 up. Now the photo frame.

It's the Art Nouveau sterling- silver-and-enamel duet frame.

You can put your husband in one side and your boyfriend in the other side.

THEY LAUGH

It's a lovely wee piece, in Glasgow style, ladies and gentlemen.

Start me at ?50. No. Come on. 50 bid.

It's with you, sir, at 50. Come on. Let's go.

Any advance on 50? 60. 70. 80.

One more. 90. 100.

One more! ?100.

110 on the phone. Come on! On the phone bid!

120, still in. 130.

You're in profit. Well done, Dave. Well done.

140. 150.

Any advance on 150? Yes! Over there! 160, fresh bidder.

?160.

The phone's out. Any advance on ?160?

Well, I'm blowed! All done at 160.

160...

Plus ?40. That is fantastic. No trouble, boys.

Overall, you are plus ?90, no trouble at all.

What about the fag case? Are you going to go with it?

My head says no. My heart says yes, but the head overrules the heart.

We're in profit. What do you think, Dave?

Yes or no? Everything else sold well, so...

Let's go for it. Let's go for it. We're going to go for it.

We're going to go for it. Yes? Yes.

It's the continental white-metal cigarette case,

and inside, you have this beautiful motto -

"Distance cannot sever. True friends are linked forever."

Now, isn't that beautiful? Do I have you bursting into floods of tears?

TIM SOBS

Fallen in love. Fallen in love, and exchanged gifts.

TIM SOBS LOUDLY

THEY LAUGH

What can we say? Will you start me at ?50?

50 bid. 60.

Keep going, sir. One more. 60 on the floor.

70.

80. 90.

You're in profit, Charles. Well done, Charles. Well done.

100 with me. 100.

110. Yes!

110, fresh bidder. 120 on the books.

Any advance on 120? All done at 120?

120...

Yes! 120. Well done, Charles.

Well done, Charles. Had faith in the man!

Your faith was not misplaced.

You are plus ?135, just like that. Plus 135. Amazing.

That's pretty cool, isn't it?

Well, I don't know when I've seen such a group of lads

all looking so incredibly happy,

because each of our players and experts

think that they're going to win today.

Well, I can tell you that both teams have done extraordinarily well!

Both teams have made profits in excess of ?100.

Both teams are going to be entitled to golden gavels,

because they've made profits on all three of the items

they shopped for.

And the team that are the runners-up today are the Blues.

THEY GROAN

Oh, no! Bad luck, Blues.

You're going to have ?135 to go home with,

which is really, really hot, Dave and Dave,

and you're going to get your golden gavel to go with it.

There's your golden gavel. Well done, Dave. Thank you.

There we go. That's marvellous. Have you had a good time?

Brilliant. Absolutely magic. We have loved having you on the show.

Well done, chaps. Thanks very much, Tim.

But the victors today, the Red Team. You must be pleased with that.

I am indeed, very much so. I think to make ?87

on those Art Deco colourful coffee spoons was extraordinary.

I have to say, it was down to Paul. Paul noticed them, and he gave us great advice.

Here's your golden gavel. Thank you very much.

Thank you, Tim. Well done. Excellent.

So, everybody's happy, yes? Absolutely.

We've had a great time. In fact, it's been so great,

why don't you join us soon for some more bargain-hunting, yes?

ALL: Yes!

I know you're thinking, "I could have done better than that!"

Well, what's stopping you?

If you think you can spot a bargain, go to our BBC website and apply.

It'll be splendid to see you.

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