0:00:05 > 0:00:09Today we're in Edinburgh, at the Royal Highland Centre.
0:00:09 > 0:00:13Scotland has a rich and varied history,
0:00:13 > 0:00:19with its fair share of villains, heroines and ferocious battles.
0:00:19 > 0:00:23Therefore we should fit in very well round here.
0:00:23 > 0:00:25And let's go bargain hunting.
0:00:54 > 0:00:59Edinburgh is the birthplace of the famous mathematician John Napier.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03He was the leading academic
0:01:03 > 0:01:08who first introduced the decimal point, way back in the 16th century.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11And we all know on this programme how important that little
0:01:11 > 0:01:13point can be.
0:01:14 > 0:01:18Will our teams root out a profit when they square up?
0:01:18 > 0:01:20The Reds are having a smashing time.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22OBJECT CLATTER
0:01:22 > 0:01:24SHE LAUGHS
0:01:24 > 0:01:27And the Blues struggle to manage their time.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30- All this stuff, you'd think it would be easy, wouldn't you?- You would.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32My word, this is getting difficult!
0:01:32 > 0:01:36Even just looking at one stall, all of a sudden you're going ahhhhh!
0:01:36 > 0:01:38Let's meet the teams.
0:01:39 > 0:01:43Well, on today's programme we've got two teams of bonnie buddies.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45For the Reds, we've got Helen and Wilma.
0:01:45 > 0:01:49- And for the Blues, we have Peter and Jim. Hello, everyone.- ALL: Hello.
0:01:49 > 0:01:51Hello, hello. Helena...
0:01:51 > 0:01:55- You've know each other ever since you were wee ones.- That's right.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57How long is that then? A year or three?
0:01:57 > 0:02:01- 58 years.- 58 years! Wilma comes straight in with that. Brilliant.
0:02:01 > 0:02:05- Where did you meet then, at school? - We met at primary school.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07- And you've always got on and stayed close?- Oh, yes.
0:02:07 > 0:02:11- Yes, we've been very close.- And you go on holiday together, all that?
0:02:11 > 0:02:13Yes, we go on holiday together.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16We were across in Spain at a friend's wedding together.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19- We have a good time.- Good for you.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22When you are not holidaying, you have a rewarding job, don't you?
0:02:22 > 0:02:27Yes, I'm a relief manager at a sheltered housing complex with
0:02:27 > 0:02:28elderly tenants.
0:02:28 > 0:02:32I help out at entertainments like fish and chip nights.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35They either have somebody come in and sing to them
0:02:35 > 0:02:37- or they have a film show, something like that.- Good fun!
0:02:37 > 0:02:40- But they are more interested in their fish and chips.- Are they?
0:02:40 > 0:02:41HE LAUGHS
0:02:41 > 0:02:44Wilma, you sometimes volunteer at the same complex.
0:02:44 > 0:02:48Yes, that's correct. I do the leisurely afternoon on Wednesday.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50How leisurely is leisurely?
0:02:50 > 0:02:52It's quite leisurely.
0:02:52 > 0:02:57They play bingo, or have quizzes, or armchair exercises, or I rig
0:02:57 > 0:03:00up some things and they take their homework home with them.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03Now, what are you going to be buying today, you girls,
0:03:03 > 0:03:06- when it comes to the shopping? - If I see it, I'll know I want it.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09Oh, really? What do you know about antiques then?
0:03:09 > 0:03:11Anything I've learnt is off of your show.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14- You'll know the lot of it then, won't you? - THEY LAUGH
0:03:14 > 0:03:17- Anyway, good luck, girls.- Thank you. - Thank you very much.
0:03:17 > 0:03:22- Now, Peter, tell me, how did you to meet?- Jim and I met in 1969.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25The first day of the first year of Glasgow Drama College.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29- And we've been friends ever since. - Really? Isn't that amazing!
0:03:29 > 0:03:31- Yeah. - So, you just struck it off, did you?
0:03:31 > 0:03:33Yeah, we did immediately.
0:03:33 > 0:03:38Jim, at the time, was writing cartoons for the Beano and the Dandy.
0:03:38 > 0:03:43- Ah!- And he pointed out that we could make money doing this.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46Being a student, let's get some money, so we did it.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48You then went on to do murder mysteries.
0:03:48 > 0:03:52Well, the fact was, Jim and I went into the business of television,
0:03:52 > 0:03:54films, and all that kind of stuff, in various ways.
0:03:54 > 0:03:58We worked together over the years but 15 years ago, I phoned Jim
0:03:58 > 0:04:01and said, "You'll never guess what I'm doing." He said, "What?"
0:04:01 > 0:04:04And I said, "I'm running a murder mystery company up in Scotland."
0:04:04 > 0:04:07And he went, "You'll never guess what I'm doing.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09"I'm running a murder mystery company down in Newcastle."
0:04:09 > 0:04:11- Never!- And we like working together
0:04:11 > 0:04:14so we became a two-man murder mystery company.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16So, Jim, when you're not masterminding the murder
0:04:16 > 0:04:18mysteries, what do you get up to?
0:04:18 > 0:04:20I also work for another company that does
0:04:20 > 0:04:25- historical re-enactment type things. - And I gather you get together
0:04:25 > 0:04:29and plot various things at antique fairs and car boots and stuff.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31Not so much together,
0:04:31 > 0:04:34but we caught them independently and then we'll kind of share what...
0:04:34 > 0:04:38- Yeah.- ..the bits and pieces. - We've both got different interests.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40My wife and I like modern art and sculpture.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43Small sculpture. Jim is a bit different, isn't he?
0:04:43 > 0:04:45I like things that tell a story, partly
0:04:45 > 0:04:47because of the historical work that I do.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49I just love social history.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51And will you be going for that sort of stuff today?
0:04:51 > 0:04:53I'd like to find some of those things if we can.
0:04:53 > 0:04:57- But it's a jungle out there. - You are just about to get in there,
0:04:57 > 0:05:01cos I'm just about to give you your £300 apiece. £300, girls.
0:05:01 > 0:05:05£300, chaps. You know the rules. Your experts await. And off you go.
0:05:05 > 0:05:07Very, very good luck.
0:05:07 > 0:05:11Well, we have lots of mystery but not much murder on this show.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17Our two experts are looking tiptop today.
0:05:17 > 0:05:21Putting on his Sunday best for the Reds is Jonathan Pratt.
0:05:22 > 0:05:26And Caroline Hawley will be strutting her stuff for the Blues.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34- Hello, ladies. - Hello, how are you today?
0:05:34 > 0:05:38I'm very good, very good. Are you prepared? This is a big fair.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40Lots and lots of stuff to see. What do you want to buy?
0:05:40 > 0:05:42- I don't know.- Oh, right.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45- Useful.- Oh, yeah. - Something with a history.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47- Something with a tale to tell. - Right.
0:05:47 > 0:05:51- Something that has had a life before this.- OK.- That would be brilliant.
0:05:51 > 0:05:52Let's go and get one. Come on!
0:05:52 > 0:05:56- I love clocks.- Clocks? OK. The clock is against us, we better get moving.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58- Come on, let's go!- Thank you.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00Nothing too specific then, teams.
0:06:00 > 0:06:04I think their experts may well have their work cut out today.
0:06:04 > 0:06:05Let's start the clock.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10- What have you found?- Nice tools. - We have found a box of tools.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13- And I love tools. I just love them. - Do you?- I just love tools.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16Because they have had a past, they have had a history.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18- People have used these to make things.- Yes.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21I don't know that there is going to be much profit on that.
0:06:21 > 0:06:22- No, probably not.- Nope. I don't think so.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25- I think we need to move on and look for profit.- Right.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27Straight to the point, Caroline.
0:06:27 > 0:06:31And now you are on the same level it should be plain sailing.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34And it looks like our ladies have finally mapped out a plan.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38- Just look at that. - Do you like that globe?
0:06:38 > 0:06:41You are a mother of four, did you have something like this at home?
0:06:41 > 0:06:45Well, you see, I've got a son that goes all over the world.
0:06:45 > 0:06:49- And I like to see where he is. - OK.- Quite nice.- Danish.
0:06:49 > 0:06:53- I like that.- It just caught my eye. - Straightaway, you see.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57- What's your best price on that? - To you, 50.- 50?- 50.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00- What do you think?- I think that's not his best price yet.
0:07:00 > 0:07:04- BOTH: No. What about 40?- He's just told me...- 45.- 45.- 45.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07- What do you think? - It's not a lot of money.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10It's a good thing for a child. Cos it's educational.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13It's dated 1970 on there as well. People like this sort of stuff.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16I think it's a pretty safe buy, actually.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18Right, what do you think? Your call!
0:07:18 > 0:07:20- OK. It's yours next time then. - Right then.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23- Thank you very much. - First sale of the day.- Thank you.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25- Thank you very much.- Thank you very much. Cheers. Thank you.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28That's it. One down. Really simple and nice and easy.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30- I like your style. - THEY LAUGH
0:07:30 > 0:07:34Well, you've really lit up JP's world, girls.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37But are the Blues looking as confident?
0:07:37 > 0:07:41- I like that.- The lamp?- But of course, I do like heavy things like that.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44- That would look lovely in a big entrance hall.- Yeah.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46In one of these big Victorian houses.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49- Your country mansion, you could put that in it.- Absolutely, yes.
0:07:49 > 0:07:50Do you have a country mansion?
0:07:50 > 0:07:53- Yes, I do. Yes. I have two, one for weekends.- One for weekends.
0:07:53 > 0:07:54THEY LAUGH
0:07:54 > 0:07:58- How much is it? - It's 185.- Oh, that's all the money.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00- It's too much.- Yeah, it is too much. - Too much, yep.
0:08:06 > 0:08:10- Is that Moorcroft?- I don't know. It's nice. I like that.- Where is he?
0:08:10 > 0:08:14- Jonathan! What about the vase? I like that.- Is that a Moorcroft?
0:08:14 > 0:08:17Yes, it is Moorcroft. It's also very expensive.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19How much do you think it's worth?
0:08:19 > 0:08:22- I've just seen the price.- £90?- 650.
0:08:22 > 0:08:23SHE GASPS
0:08:23 > 0:08:25We'll just put it back. Put it back.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28- Slightly out of our price range. - But your taste is good. All right?
0:08:28 > 0:08:33Ah, a connoisseur, Wilma. Time for the boys to up their game.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38- A card box.- Card box?- Yes, cards. You'd pull out...
0:08:38 > 0:08:40And the cards would come out.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43- It's like a bridge set or any cards. - Well, yes.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45And that's very Arts and Crafts-y.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47It is very Arts and Crafts.
0:08:47 > 0:08:52- But that has the look of almost being home-made.- Yes.- Rather than...
0:08:52 > 0:08:56That's what a lot of the Arts and Crafts work is. That movement is.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59I like that because it's got stories to tell.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01People have been taking cards out of this for years,
0:09:01 > 0:09:04- and playing games rounds the family table and things.- Absolutely.
0:09:04 > 0:09:05It's about 1900-1910.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08- I was I was going to ask you if you could date it for us.- 1900-1910.
0:09:08 > 0:09:12- What's the price?- 38 on that. - 38 on the card box?- Yeah.
0:09:12 > 0:09:17- Any movement on that?- The very best would probably be £30.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19What do you think, Caroline? I mean, at an auction...
0:09:19 > 0:09:22- It's in good condition.- I think somebody would pay that.
0:09:22 > 0:09:26I think that's a nice piece. What do you reckon to that?
0:09:26 > 0:09:28- Well, I like playing cards. - It's from the last century.
0:09:28 > 0:09:32- It's got a bit of damage.- Yeah. There is.- I mean, it's an interesting box.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35But I think if you got it for 32 or 30, what would you think?
0:09:35 > 0:09:37There's not going to be a lot of profit in it.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40- No, but...- But it might...- I think there might be.- There might be some.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43- We haven't bought anything yet.- No. - I am aware of that.
0:09:43 > 0:09:47- I'd like to suggest that as our first buy.- OK. What's that?
0:09:47 > 0:09:49- That looks like it's a bit of pottery.- Yes.
0:09:49 > 0:09:53- It's the Arts and Crafts style. - Yeah.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56- Which is good. But I think maybe a little bit...- 28?
0:09:56 > 0:09:59No, I'm going to stick with the 30, I'm afraid.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01- All right. I'll go with that? - Are you happy with that?
0:10:01 > 0:10:04Yes, I'm would be happier if it was less, but it can't be any less.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07So would I. I'd like it for a fiver but he's not going to do that.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10- No, he's not.- For a fiver! - THEY LAUGH
0:10:10 > 0:10:12- Are you both happy with that?- Yeah. - I am.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14- First buy?- If Jim is, I'm happy. - Shake the man's hand.- Yes.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16- There you go.- Thank you very much.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20'At last, that's one apiece.'
0:10:20 > 0:10:22OBJECTS CLATTER
0:10:22 > 0:10:23THEY LAUGH
0:10:23 > 0:10:27Uh-oh! Step away from the store, JP.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32Probably a good time for me to go on a little jaunt
0:10:32 > 0:10:34and serve up something I found on my travels.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37Some days are good days and some days are bad days.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40And today hasn't been a bad day, I have to say.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44For a kick off, I found this wee box, which looks a bit clapped out.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47But it's got a retailer's mark on the top -
0:10:47 > 0:10:50R Christie Watchmaker and Jeweller, Edinburgh.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53Which makes it rather fun to find in Edinburgh.
0:10:53 > 0:10:57You can never be certain that what's inside a box like this has always
0:10:57 > 0:10:58been there,
0:10:58 > 0:11:03but we do have two traditional Scottish-looking objects inside.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06They are salad servers. And they are made out of horn.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08Probably cow horn.
0:11:08 > 0:11:14The process of taking a horn from a Highland cow and delaminating it,
0:11:14 > 0:11:19creating a sheet of material that's translucent and brownish,
0:11:19 > 0:11:23as these are. And then the craftsman steams it, shapes it,
0:11:23 > 0:11:26puts it in a mould to create the bowls.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29And in this instance, because they're salad servers,
0:11:29 > 0:11:32one of the bowls gets cut and serrated.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34Enabling you to grip the lettuce.
0:11:34 > 0:11:38And the maker, rather nicely, has mounted them with a silver shield.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40Applying the maker's mark.
0:11:40 > 0:11:44Now, if you look carefully you can see that that maker's mark is
0:11:44 > 0:11:49WD & Co - STG - for sterling.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53The dealer who was selling these had no idea who WD & Co were.
0:11:53 > 0:11:57It's not a full British hallmark, so he hasn't been able to look it up.
0:11:57 > 0:12:01And he said to me he thought they were worth £10.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03I thought, well, that's not too bad.
0:12:03 > 0:12:07£10 for two salad servers with silver mounts. I'll have them.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10And by pure coincidence, three dealers up,
0:12:10 > 0:12:14what did I discover but this delightful object.
0:12:14 > 0:12:19Hmm. Made of horn. The same material as the salad servers.
0:12:19 > 0:12:23But this time in the form of a traditional Scottish drinking vessel
0:12:23 > 0:12:25called a quaich.
0:12:25 > 0:12:29This is a vessel used for the purposes of displaying
0:12:29 > 0:12:31friendship in Scotland.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34And you'd drink a wee dram out of it.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36Having offered it to your friend,
0:12:36 > 0:12:40the motto in the bottom encourages the friend to drink it up.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42Because in Gaelic it says,
0:12:42 > 0:12:46"Scuab Asi" - pronounced incorrectly no doubt.
0:12:46 > 0:12:50But intended, I believe, to say, "Drink me up."
0:12:50 > 0:12:54The outset handles on either side are mounted with Scottish stones.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56Which have been faceted.
0:12:56 > 0:13:00Pale lilac stones that are in little silver mounts.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03And the boss at the bottom is also hallmarked.
0:13:03 > 0:13:05Hey presto, it says,
0:13:05 > 0:13:10"WD & Co" - the same maker that made the salad servers.
0:13:10 > 0:13:11But the big plus for me
0:13:11 > 0:13:16was that the second dealer knew all about his quaich.
0:13:16 > 0:13:21He knew that WD & Co stood for an Aberdeen maker called
0:13:21 > 0:13:23William Dunningham.
0:13:23 > 0:13:27And this man William Dunningham is well known for making horn
0:13:27 > 0:13:30objects in Aberdeen, mounting them with solid silver,
0:13:30 > 0:13:32and putting his marks on.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35And sending them away to be retailed elsewhere.
0:13:35 > 0:13:39But entirely by coincidence, the two objects, having collided,
0:13:39 > 0:13:42for me today, here in Edinburgh.
0:13:42 > 0:13:46But what is the effect of now knowing who the maker
0:13:46 > 0:13:48is of the salad servers?
0:13:48 > 0:13:53In my opinion, that ups the value to something like £50-£80.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56Meaning that that £10 was very well spent.
0:13:56 > 0:13:57And the quaich?
0:13:57 > 0:14:01Well, in a specialist Scottish sale down south,
0:14:01 > 0:14:05I reckon it would bring between £150 and £200.
0:14:05 > 0:14:10But it could be yours, here, today, in Edinburgh, for £100.
0:14:10 > 0:14:11Cheers.
0:14:11 > 0:14:15'Back to action, and it's tough times for the Blues.'
0:14:15 > 0:14:18All this stuff, you'd think it would be easy, wouldn't you?
0:14:18 > 0:14:19You would, yes.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23How much is your box?
0:14:23 > 0:14:25650.
0:14:25 > 0:14:27Right. Eek! 650.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29Thank you.
0:14:29 > 0:14:33Over double your entire team's budget, Caroline.
0:14:33 > 0:14:37Come on, £255 left and two items to buy.
0:14:37 > 0:14:41Oh, my word, this is getting difficult!
0:14:41 > 0:14:43These girls aren't wasting any time.
0:14:43 > 0:14:47- It was the clock.- The clock there? - Yeah.- It's a little Edwardian clock.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49It looks like it's late 19th century, early 20th century.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51And it will probably be quite expensive.
0:14:51 > 0:14:53It's been in the wars that one, a little bit.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56Oh, it has been in the wars a bit. It's a Birmingham hallmark.
0:14:56 > 0:15:00And it's A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, about 1908-1909 or something.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02What's your best price on that?
0:15:02 > 0:15:03It's got to be about £40.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06- We'll think about it. - It's rather nice.- Thank you.
0:15:06 > 0:15:07Right, that's decisive.
0:15:08 > 0:15:12What on earth's going on here? Another globe?
0:15:12 > 0:15:14It's expensive.
0:15:14 > 0:15:18- 195. I think it is. - Are there collectors for these?- Yes.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20But I think that's all the money, isn't it?
0:15:20 > 0:15:22- Is it? OK.- Ask the best on it.
0:15:22 > 0:15:24Excuse me, what would you be prepared,
0:15:24 > 0:15:26without breaking your heart, to take for it?
0:15:26 > 0:15:29- Without breaking my heart.- We wouldn't want to break your heart.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31- No, we wouldn't. - You wouldn't really?- No.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34- It would need to be 180. - Too rich for us.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37'I think we need to come down to earth, eh, chaps?'
0:15:37 > 0:15:40- Have a think about it. - Anything catching your eye?
0:15:40 > 0:15:43- Everything. - Anything you want to buy?
0:15:43 > 0:15:45- Um...- All of it!- A little bit.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49Don't worry, there's time. There's time.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52- I'm starting to panic already.- Oh.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55And with only one item bought, they jolly well need to panic.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58The Reds aren't doing much better either.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05So, ladies, you bought the first item in 30 seconds.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08And I thought, do you know what, we'll be done in ten minutes.
0:16:08 > 0:16:09Ten minutes.
0:16:09 > 0:16:13Half an hour now and we now seem to be sort of stalling a little bit.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15- Only two items to buy. - Yes. Let's go.
0:16:17 > 0:16:18Back with the Blues,
0:16:18 > 0:16:21and an apothecary set has caught Peter's eye.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24- Hi, guys.- Right, yes. - How's it going?
0:16:24 > 0:16:27- What have we found? - I've found this and I love it.
0:16:27 > 0:16:31- Yeah?- But that's the picture of the man.- Yes?- Dr De Waltoff.
0:16:31 > 0:16:35And we thought that this, it's not incredible wood or anything,
0:16:35 > 0:16:38but you can imagine that in a bathroom or something like that.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40It would be nice for scents and stuff.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42It's a really good decorator's piece.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44I can see that in a fancy boutique hotel.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46- If I made us do that... - Yes. There you go.
0:16:46 > 0:16:50- In a rather smart...- Look at that! - A nice collection inside.- Yes.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53- It's very expensive. - 'Here we go!'
0:16:53 > 0:16:55Everything you've found so far is very expensive, Peter.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58- Is he always like this, Jim? - Yes, I'm afraid so. Yes. He is.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00He's got very good taste. I think that's lovely.
0:17:00 > 0:17:04- But it needs to be half that money. - All right.- Unfortunately.
0:17:04 > 0:17:05- OK.- Excuse me...
0:17:07 > 0:17:11We love it. But as usual, I've fallen into trap of expensive stuff.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14How much would you be able to do this for and feel comfortable?
0:17:15 > 0:17:18- Is it 175?- 175, yeah.- I can do 150.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20150?
0:17:20 > 0:17:23- It's beautiful but I don't think we'd get anything like that.- No.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26- In an auction. - Is that your absolute best?
0:17:26 > 0:17:29OK. 110. But that gives you a really good chance.
0:17:29 > 0:17:30I think it's great.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33You've said that the bottles obviously aren't original.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35Yes, I just bought them.
0:17:35 > 0:17:37- You bought them to pop in? - I don't know. I mean...
0:17:37 > 0:17:39- I just bought lots of different ones.- Yeah.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41You can stick it in a bathroom or something.
0:17:41 > 0:17:45- The box presumably is original.- Yes. - Are you happy? Would you like that?
0:17:45 > 0:17:48- I'm very happy.- I think so.- Would you like that, Jim?- Yes, I would.
0:17:48 > 0:17:49- Mind you, the bottles are £20.- Yes.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51THEY LAUGH
0:17:51 > 0:17:54- Thank you very much.- You're very kind.- Thank you.- Thank you.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56- Thank you very much.- I've done it. - Well spotted.
0:17:56 > 0:18:00Number two for the Blues. Now, JP, what have you got there?
0:18:00 > 0:18:03- What do we think about this? - Ah, Victorian glass lustre.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05They normally come in pairs.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08What I like about it is the colour. Cos it's sort of opaque white.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11- It's very easy to place in a modern home.- Mm-hmm.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13They were very popular 15-20 years ago.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15They went out of fashion a little bit.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18But there seems to be a little bit more interest in these.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20Blown glass, OK. Blown into a mould, decorated afterwards,
0:18:20 > 0:18:22made to sort of look like porcelain, really.
0:18:22 > 0:18:26- £80 I think the lady said. - 70?- 75.- 75?
0:18:26 > 0:18:29Jonathan, what would you make at auction for that?
0:18:29 > 0:18:32- We're in the realms of auction price.- Ah.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35- It's not my decision, OK. - Uh-huh.- Hmm.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37- You liked it. - They went out of popularity,
0:18:37 > 0:18:40came back in, they've been showing a little sign of more...
0:18:40 > 0:18:43- Coming back?- Yeah, a little bit. They're very Victorian.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45- Yeah.- But they do fit into that retro style.
0:18:45 > 0:18:47Cos they get them in red glass, you get them in blue,
0:18:47 > 0:18:49you get them in pink.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51Is this like a general glass, not a rare glass?
0:18:51 > 0:18:54They're not particularly rare, but the white is nice.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57And the idea is that it's meant to disperse lights.
0:18:57 > 0:19:02- What's your best price? - 70.- 70?- £70, yep.- Buy it. Yep.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05Thank you very much. Thank you. Shake on it. Well done.
0:19:05 > 0:19:06Thank you.
0:19:06 > 0:19:08Very decisive, girls. Well done.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11Which is more than I can say for the Blues.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15It's going fine, but I'm beginning to panic now.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18It's going fine but it's going fast. That's how it's going.
0:19:18 > 0:19:22- There's just so much to look at.- Yes.
0:19:22 > 0:19:26Even just looking at one stall, all of a sudden you go ahhhhh.
0:19:26 > 0:19:30Back with the Reds, and they seem to be singing from the same hymn-sheet.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32BOTH: Napkin rings!
0:19:32 > 0:19:34- OK.- Napkin rings.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39It's 110 on them.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41But I could do them for 90.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43- That's a set of six.- A set of six?
0:19:43 > 0:19:46- Yeah.- What's the crest on there?
0:19:46 > 0:19:49- OK, are they all different animals? - No, no, no. They're all elephants.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52- They're all elephants.- Indian. - And they are silver?
0:19:52 > 0:19:55Yep. I spent a lot of time polishing those, you know.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58THEY LAUGH
0:19:58 > 0:19:59Quite sweet with the elephants on.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02- It's a set of six, which is just about a dinner party.- Yep.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05But might get more if it were like an elephant, a rhino,
0:20:05 > 0:20:08a bear and, you know, different animals.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10A lion. That would be great.
0:20:10 > 0:20:14But then £90 would be £200 because they're be so much more saleable.
0:20:14 > 0:20:18They're quite heavy too. They are quite a good weight.
0:20:18 > 0:20:20Yeah. What's your very best price?
0:20:20 > 0:20:23I think 85 would be the very best going by that.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25To be honest, it's all about the novelty value.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27I'd say yes, go for it. You have a chance.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29They are nice quality, they're a nice weight.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31They've got the novelty of the elephant on them.
0:20:31 > 0:20:35- That's really nice too. - What price did you say?- 85.- 85.
0:20:35 > 0:20:39- Can you not come down to 80? - Honestly, I'm going by the code.
0:20:39 > 0:20:43At 85 that's us just coming even. And I'm being honest. Yep.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45- Is that OK?- Is that OK?- Yes.
0:20:45 > 0:20:49- Done deal.- All done. Thank you very much.- Thank you.- Pleasure.
0:20:49 > 0:20:50HE LAUGHS
0:20:50 > 0:20:53That's your three then. Ha! Time for a cup of tea, JP?
0:20:53 > 0:20:54One left for the Blues,
0:20:54 > 0:20:58and I think they've finally found a collection to write home about.
0:20:58 > 0:21:02- Look at this.- Oh now!- The aftermath of the Battle of Zeebrugge, 1418.
0:21:02 > 0:21:06- That's brilliant! - I was in Zeebrugge just last week.
0:21:06 > 0:21:11- You weren't in the war. - Peter! What are you inferring?
0:21:11 > 0:21:15- "You weren't in the war," I said. - I was not in the war.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18I happened to be having a holiday.
0:21:18 > 0:21:23The Zeebrugge Raid was an attempt by the British to block the port
0:21:23 > 0:21:26used by the Germans, as a base for their U boats.
0:21:27 > 0:21:31- £55.- 55.- They're maybe not worth £55 by themselves
0:21:31 > 0:21:34- but it has been beautifully framed. - As a collection and put together.
0:21:34 > 0:21:38- There's a collection.- What's the back like, Jim?- It's solid.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41It's a new frame. Newly mounted and framed.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44- But that I do like.- Do you? - What do you think?
0:21:44 > 0:21:49- I think that is very, very current. - I do as well.- It's the 14-18 War.
0:21:49 > 0:21:53- I've just checked, it's a complete set.- Yeah.- If I may...
0:21:54 > 0:21:57- There we go.- "Plan d'attaque."- Yes.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59How much do you think this will get us at the auction?
0:21:59 > 0:22:01I don't think it's going to make a huge profit at all.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04- I have to be honest with you. - But it'll make a small profit?
0:22:04 > 0:22:06I hope so. But it's not a certainty.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09Again, I mean, I've said it with nearly every item now,
0:22:09 > 0:22:11but this does tell a story.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13- It does. - This really does tell a tale.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15- It ticks all your boxes. - It does tick all my boxes.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17I must admit, I would by that.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20Because I've got a wee collection from my grandfather,
0:22:20 > 0:22:21from the First World War.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23- Have you? - And they're beautiful to look at.
0:22:23 > 0:22:25- Poignant.- It says 55 on there.
0:22:25 > 0:22:27Shall I go and have a look and see if I can find the guy?
0:22:27 > 0:22:29- See what you can do. - I'll go and see. Hang on.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31Go on, Caroline. Work your magic.
0:22:31 > 0:22:35I think the boys have their heart set on this one.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38- Right, I've got a price for us. - Oh, yes, a good price?
0:22:38 > 0:22:3945.
0:22:39 > 0:22:44- 45?- 45.- That's £10 off.- That's pretty good.- Right, guys, let's buy it.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46- Let's do it.- Hooray!- OK.
0:22:46 > 0:22:47Yes, please, sir.
0:22:48 > 0:22:50Hats off, teams.
0:22:50 > 0:22:55Time's up. And here's a quick heads up on what the Red Team bought.
0:22:56 > 0:23:01They trotted off with the 1970s globe for £45.
0:23:02 > 0:23:06Next up was the Victorian lustre. They paid £70.
0:23:07 > 0:23:11And finally, it was a helping of silver napkin rings,
0:23:11 > 0:23:13which cost them £85.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17Well, girls, how lucky have you been today?
0:23:17 > 0:23:20- Very lucky.- Which is your favourite piece, Helena?
0:23:20 > 0:23:24- The globe.- The globe?- Yes. - OK, do you agree with that, Wilma?
0:23:24 > 0:23:29- No, I like the napkin rings the best.- You like them the best?- Yes.
0:23:29 > 0:23:33- Are they going to bring the biggest profit?- Hopefully.- No, the globe.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35- No.- You are determined about this globe, aren't you?- Yes.
0:23:35 > 0:23:37How much did you spend, Helena?
0:23:37 > 0:23:41- We spent £200.- £200, good. Can I have £100 of leftover lolly, please?
0:23:43 > 0:23:45- Excellent. Over to JP. - Thank you very much.
0:23:45 > 0:23:47OK, JP, what are you going to spend it on?
0:23:47 > 0:23:50I don't know. I think I'll find something for the ladies this time.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52OK. He's very, very coy normally.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54Anyway, go off and have a good shop.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57While we find out what the Blue Team bought.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01The dealt out £30 for the pewter card box.
0:24:03 > 0:24:07The chaps mixed things up a bit with the apothecary box.
0:24:07 > 0:24:08£110 paid.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13And finally, the group of First World War postcards sailed
0:24:13 > 0:24:15away for £45.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19So, you two chaps look like the cats that got the cream.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21Which is your favourite piece?
0:24:21 > 0:24:23My favourite piece is the little card box.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26Kind of Arts and Crafts card box that I found. I love it.
0:24:26 > 0:24:28- It's very nice. - What about you, Pete?
0:24:28 > 0:24:33My favourite piece is the big box that we bought, the one with the...
0:24:33 > 0:24:37Was it Victorian medical...glass bottles and things.
0:24:37 > 0:24:39OK, that's your favourite favourite.
0:24:39 > 0:24:41Is that going to bring the biggest profit?
0:24:41 > 0:24:46No. I think the cards are. The Zeebrugge postcards are going to.
0:24:46 > 0:24:48- How much did you spend all round? - £185.
0:24:48 > 0:24:52Please may I have £115 of leftover lolly?
0:24:52 > 0:24:53You may.
0:24:53 > 0:24:57- Caroline is going to have a big challenge now.- Thank you.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00Have you seen anything you might be returning to, Caroline?
0:25:00 > 0:25:04I've seen one or two things. But I haven't made my final decision yet.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07- Haven't you?- No. - Anyway, good luck with that.
0:25:09 > 0:25:13Right now it's time to join the action over at the auction.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17Well, we're still in Scotland.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20We've just popped to Glasgow, to McTear's saleroom,
0:25:20 > 0:25:23to be with Natasha Raskin. Natasha, good morning.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26- Good morning to you, Tim. Good morning.- Very, very nice to be here.
0:25:26 > 0:25:30Helena and Wilma have got a curious mixture here. Haven't they?
0:25:30 > 0:25:33They absolutely have. There's no theme whatsoever.
0:25:33 > 0:25:36- They have just gone with their... - Flow.- Hearts, yes.
0:25:36 > 0:25:38They've gone with something.
0:25:38 > 0:25:40They were possessed on the day of shopping.
0:25:40 > 0:25:42They certainly were.
0:25:42 > 0:25:45Their first possession is this illuminated Danish globe.
0:25:45 > 0:25:47Which, I have to say, is not my favourite object.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50- But they do sell, globes, don't they?- They do.
0:25:50 > 0:25:54These later, mid-century globes I can't say are bound to set
0:25:54 > 0:25:55anyone's hearts on fire.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58But let's stick to the positives. There are no flaky parts.
0:25:58 > 0:26:02It still lights up. I don't know if there's much else to say about it.
0:26:02 > 0:26:06- Just tell us what your estimate is. - The estimate is £40-£60.
0:26:06 > 0:26:10- £45 paid.- Oh good. - So that is positive.- Exactly.
0:26:10 > 0:26:15Next up, from one end of the spectrum to the other, because the
0:26:15 > 0:26:20lustre is just about the fussiest piece of Victoriana you can get
0:26:20 > 0:26:22compared to the globe. Isn't it?
0:26:22 > 0:26:25- It doesn't have modest written all over it, does it?- Not really, no.
0:26:25 > 0:26:28It also doesn't have very well decorated or made.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31Cos that decoration on the milk-glass is very crude.
0:26:31 > 0:26:33It was never a high quality one, was it?
0:26:33 > 0:26:35No. It's a bit of an afterthought, the design, really.
0:26:35 > 0:26:37It doesn't quite go with the whole thing.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39But it's quite bohemian in its style.
0:26:39 > 0:26:42The prism drops all seem to be there.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44And yes, it would be better if it were part of a pair.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47But on its own, it sticks out a bit of a sore thumb.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49But I do want to be positive about it
0:26:49 > 0:26:51because they can do very well these lustres.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53- What's it going to bring? - We're hoping £40-£50.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56OK. £70 paid. So it's not so far off.
0:26:56 > 0:26:58- Not so far off.- I have to say,
0:26:58 > 0:27:02this arrangement of six silver napkin rings looks fun, doesn't it?
0:27:02 > 0:27:05It does. They are stamped 925, for sterling.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07So we can catalogue them as silver.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10They're nicely cast with their elephants.
0:27:10 > 0:27:11I've got confidence in them.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14The only thing is, it would be nice to have it in a box.
0:27:14 > 0:27:16Anyway, that would just be the gilding on the cake.
0:27:16 > 0:27:18How much for the six of them, Natasha?
0:27:18 > 0:27:21We don't think there's a huge amount of age to them.
0:27:21 > 0:27:23But we've got a confident £60-£80 on there.
0:27:23 > 0:27:25And they'll probably fare better than that.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28OK, £85 paid. People do love heffalumps, don't they?
0:27:28 > 0:27:29They do, they do!
0:27:29 > 0:27:31All being well, this team won't need their bonus buy,
0:27:31 > 0:27:34but let's go and have a look at it anyway.
0:27:35 > 0:27:39- Helena, Wilma, excited?- Yes. - Yes, very.- You gave JP £100.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42He went off to buy your bonus buy. Show us your wares, JP.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45I thought I'd buy something that was useful. So I bought you a little...
0:27:45 > 0:27:48- Box!- Oh, that was... - HE LAUGHS
0:27:48 > 0:27:50- Vicious.- A writing slope.
0:27:50 > 0:27:55I chose it because it's from Buchanan Street in Glasgow.
0:27:55 > 0:27:58It's nicely made. Covered in leather. Late Victorian.
0:27:58 > 0:28:01Hang on, it goes on further. There we are.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03Someone would have written their letters on journeys
0:28:03 > 0:28:06around the country, and they would have kept their little
0:28:06 > 0:28:08bits of writing paper in the back. Very nice, isn't it?
0:28:08 > 0:28:10- Hmm.- Yeah. How much did it cost?
0:28:10 > 0:28:12- Cost £75.- Oh.
0:28:12 > 0:28:15- How much do you think it'll make? - I'd like to think there's a profit.
0:28:15 > 0:28:17I wanted to buy something you'd really like,
0:28:17 > 0:28:20but I thought I was going to get a better reaction than that.
0:28:20 > 0:28:24- But I... Let's hope...- No, I like it. I do. I really like it.
0:28:24 > 0:28:25It's nice quality. £80-£120.
0:28:25 > 0:28:28- I'd like to think it might eventually make.- That's fine.
0:28:28 > 0:28:29OK, girls.
0:28:29 > 0:28:33You grip onto those memories cos right now, for the audience at home,
0:28:33 > 0:28:36let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about JP's writing case.
0:28:38 > 0:28:41Well, well, well. Look at this. You get loads for your money here.
0:28:41 > 0:28:43How about that for a table writing desk?
0:28:43 > 0:28:45I'm quite keen on this, I have to say.
0:28:45 > 0:28:48Yes, it's quite dark. I'm not sure if at one point it was green.
0:28:48 > 0:28:50It's much more green on the inside than it is on the outside.
0:28:50 > 0:28:54But I love it. I have to say, I love this miniature briefcase.
0:28:54 > 0:28:56I love the fact that it's still got its inkwell.
0:28:56 > 0:29:00And it comes straight off our main drag in Glasgow, Buchanan Street.
0:29:00 > 0:29:03Woodfield & Co are the manufacturers.
0:29:03 > 0:29:06And well, what more do you want from a writing slope in Glasgow?
0:29:06 > 0:29:09There you are. It's the right place to sell it. How much?
0:29:09 > 0:29:12We've not put a huge sum on it. We've put £40-£60 on it.
0:29:12 > 0:29:15OK. £70 paid by JP, who rates it.
0:29:15 > 0:29:18Anyway, it'll all depend on whether the team go with the
0:29:18 > 0:29:19bonus buy or not.
0:29:19 > 0:29:24Now, for the Blues, first up is the embossed pewter covered card box.
0:29:24 > 0:29:28- Yes.- Now, Natasha Raskin, do you like the look of that?
0:29:28 > 0:29:30- Raskin thinks it might be Ruskin. - SHE LAUGHS
0:29:30 > 0:29:33- Really? What, the plaque might be? - Yes, the plaque.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36It's got that real Ruskin blue to the plaque.
0:29:36 > 0:29:38And the whole thing is lovely Arts and Crafts.
0:29:38 > 0:29:40I like the fact that it's a card box.
0:29:40 > 0:29:42With the little ribbons intact as well.
0:29:42 > 0:29:46It really is a lovely thing of some considerable quality.
0:29:46 > 0:29:48- Good. How much?- £60-£90.
0:29:48 > 0:29:52- OK, £30 paid.- Oh, good!- So that's pretty cool.- That's excellent.
0:29:52 > 0:29:54Moving from one extreme to the other.
0:29:54 > 0:29:57We've got this slightly oddball box. Tell us all about that.
0:29:57 > 0:30:00Well, compared to our Arts and Crafts, the only thing
0:30:00 > 0:30:03they really have in common is the fact that they're boxes.
0:30:03 > 0:30:08We are slightly suspicious about Dr De Waltoff. He looks a bit coy.
0:30:08 > 0:30:12- He looks a bit cheeky. - He looks like Hammer horror to me.
0:30:12 > 0:30:17Well, inside, Dr De Waltoff's beautifiers and restorers in there.
0:30:17 > 0:30:19I think there's even the essence of sirloin.
0:30:19 > 0:30:21It's a little bit of a gag, isn't it?
0:30:21 > 0:30:23- It is.- It's got unrelated bottles.
0:30:23 > 0:30:26And even though they are unrelated, it does complete the package.
0:30:26 > 0:30:27So, it is what it is.
0:30:27 > 0:30:31- Has it got the look for £110?- Um, we think more 60-90.
0:30:31 > 0:30:33There we go then. That's your prediction.
0:30:33 > 0:30:36And that could be a bit of a loser for the Blue Team,
0:30:36 > 0:30:38unless they get lucky.
0:30:38 > 0:30:41The last item is really rather moving, isn't it, Natasha?
0:30:41 > 0:30:46All those postcards commemorating the action at Zeebrugge.
0:30:46 > 0:30:47Absolutely.
0:30:47 > 0:30:51A real heroic act, not six months before the end of World War I.
0:30:51 > 0:30:54And as a result of the heroism shown by the British, in fact,
0:30:54 > 0:30:57eight Victoria Crosses were awarded to the soldiers who were
0:30:57 > 0:30:59involved in the action.
0:30:59 > 0:31:01We've got these commemorative postcards,
0:31:01 > 0:31:04which were issued after the action in Zeebrugge.
0:31:04 > 0:31:07Presented under glass, this really is a nice collector's lot.
0:31:07 > 0:31:10- Exactly.- And I think that almost a centenary has passed after
0:31:10 > 0:31:11the First World War.
0:31:11 > 0:31:14We would be hoping that we could get a lot of competition for this,
0:31:14 > 0:31:16because militaria is always hot.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19Especially when there's an anniversary.
0:31:19 > 0:31:20- Should be a doddle to sell.- Exactly.
0:31:20 > 0:31:24It sort of ticks a few boxes, doesn't it? For postcard collectors.
0:31:24 > 0:31:27People who are interested in the First World War.
0:31:27 > 0:31:31So what sort of monetary value do you think the postcards will bring?
0:31:31 > 0:31:34The estimate, we've kept it attractive and low, £30-£40.
0:31:34 > 0:31:37At that kind of level, it can't help but sell.
0:31:37 > 0:31:40OK, £45 paid. And I think that's quite the right strategy.
0:31:40 > 0:31:44Anyway, I think, for me, Dr De Waltoff might struggle.
0:31:44 > 0:31:46In which case, they're going to need their bonus buy.
0:31:46 > 0:31:49So let's go and have a look at it.
0:31:49 > 0:31:53- OK, Pietro, James.- Yep.- Yes. - You gave your woman £115.
0:31:53 > 0:31:55What did you spend it on, Caroline?
0:31:55 > 0:31:59- Well, I didn't spend it all. - Ooh.- Wow!
0:31:59 > 0:32:02- Oh, wow!- Yeah.- Look at that! - That's beautiful.
0:32:02 > 0:32:05- Do you like it?- I do, yes.- Gorgeous.
0:32:05 > 0:32:09It's a rather wearable pierced silver belt buckle.
0:32:09 > 0:32:11Early 20th century.
0:32:11 > 0:32:14Scotland. Can you see the thistles for Scotland...
0:32:14 > 0:32:17- England and Ireland. - What happened to Wales?
0:32:17 > 0:32:20Well, I don't know. It may be dropped off. Don't ask.
0:32:20 > 0:32:22There will be a little leek somewhere.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25- Yes, yes. It's gone. - OK, you didn't spend it all.
0:32:25 > 0:32:27What do you think I spent?
0:32:27 > 0:32:30- It's a cracker, isn't it?- 75. - A little bit more.
0:32:30 > 0:32:33- 90.- That's what I was going to say, funnily enough.
0:32:33 > 0:32:37- Were you?- Yep.- Yeah? I think it's a good thing. It's very good quality.
0:32:37 > 0:32:42- I like that.- Do you?- How much do think it might fetch in auction?
0:32:42 > 0:32:44Between 80 and 120, I would think.
0:32:44 > 0:32:47- Do we have a date? - It's early 20th century. Sheffield.
0:32:47 > 0:32:51- Right.- OK, there we go. You've got the information.
0:32:51 > 0:32:53You've heard the words of wisdom from the maestro.
0:32:53 > 0:32:56Let's find out, for the audience at home,
0:32:56 > 0:32:59what the auctioneer thinks of Caroline's buckle.
0:33:01 > 0:33:04- OK, Natasha, buckle up. - I'll need to with this one.
0:33:04 > 0:33:06The nation needs uniting, Tim.
0:33:06 > 0:33:09And here, in silver, we have illustrated Scotland, England and
0:33:09 > 0:33:13Ireland, in this lovely scrolling foliate pierced motif format.
0:33:13 > 0:33:15And really, what's not to love about this?
0:33:15 > 0:33:18It's an internet broadcast auction so we shouldn't just have
0:33:18 > 0:33:20Scotland in the room. We should have England and Ireland,
0:33:20 > 0:33:24going for this too. It's beautifully made. You're absolutely right.
0:33:24 > 0:33:26- So, how much?- £60-£90.
0:33:26 > 0:33:28OK, I think you've joined that up perfectly nicely.
0:33:28 > 0:33:32- £90 paid by Caroline.- Oh good. - She rates it as a bonus buy.
0:33:32 > 0:33:35And she may well be right. Anyway, are you taking the sale today?
0:33:35 > 0:33:37- Oh, I am. And I can't wait. - Oh, nor can we.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41We've got an opening bid here of £65.
0:33:44 > 0:33:47Helena and Wilma, what are you going to do with your winnings today?
0:33:47 > 0:33:50If it's a lot we're just going straight to the airport.
0:33:50 > 0:33:53- Are you?- Yeah.- Oh great. Are you flying far then, do you reckon?
0:33:53 > 0:33:56We'll wait and see what the money is. THEY LAUGH
0:33:56 > 0:33:57Whatever we, get we go.
0:33:57 > 0:34:01So, Helena, you found this Danish table globe.
0:34:01 > 0:34:04Let us find out what happens. Here we go.
0:34:04 > 0:34:08Here we have something every good home should have.
0:34:08 > 0:34:10A 1970s Danish table globe.
0:34:10 > 0:34:13Who's bidding 60 then? Let's get 40 for it. Come on.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16- £40.- Come on! - Who doesn't need this for £40?
0:34:16 > 0:34:19Let's get 30. Who is bidding £30 on the table globe?
0:34:19 > 0:34:21Will you bid 20 for it? Come on now. I'm selling it here.
0:34:21 > 0:34:23Who's bidding 20?
0:34:23 > 0:34:2625? It was 20 in front. 25. 30. 35.
0:34:26 > 0:34:3240. 45? No, thank you though. £40 is a lady's bid. Where's 45?
0:34:32 > 0:34:36At £40. Are we all done at £40? Are we sure? It's five online.
0:34:36 > 0:34:39- 45 online. There we are.- At £45. Are we all done?
0:34:39 > 0:34:42It's with the onliner. Are we sure? It's £45.
0:34:42 > 0:34:43GAVEL BANGS
0:34:43 > 0:34:48- Yes! Wiped its face. - That's your bag of chips.
0:34:48 > 0:34:49Now, here's your lustre.
0:34:49 > 0:34:52It's a Victorian gilt enamel milk-glass table lustre.
0:34:52 > 0:34:56Who's bidding £30? £30 I'll take. And let's see it. 30's online.
0:34:56 > 0:34:57Thank you.
0:34:57 > 0:35:01- 30.- 30 online.- At 35. Looking for 40.
0:35:01 > 0:35:06- At 35. 40. At £40. Anyone for five? Still online.- 45!
0:35:06 > 0:35:10It's all go online here. 50's bid. At £50. I'm looking five. At 55.
0:35:10 > 0:35:11Where's 60?
0:35:11 > 0:35:15- At £55. Come on!- Are you sure you're done? That can't be us.
0:35:15 > 0:35:18At £55. Are we sure we're done? It's selling at 55.
0:35:18 > 0:35:20GAVEL BANGS
0:35:20 > 0:35:23Minus £15.
0:35:23 > 0:35:26- Wilma. Oh, dear. Bad luck, girl. - Where's your hankie?
0:35:26 > 0:35:28Now, here's the napkin rings.
0:35:28 > 0:35:31Silver napkin rings. Each cast with elephants.
0:35:31 > 0:35:34What a lovely thing. An easy sell at £80.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37Who's bidding 80? Straight in. Bid me 70. Come on now.
0:35:37 > 0:35:3860 we'll take. Will you bid me £50?
0:35:38 > 0:35:40Who's bidding 50 on the napkin rings?
0:35:40 > 0:35:43You must have these at £50. Online. Thank you.
0:35:43 > 0:35:4655 is in the room. Will you make it 60? Yes. 65? No.
0:35:46 > 0:35:52- At £60 online.- Come on!- At 65. At 65. Lady's bid. 65.
0:35:52 > 0:35:53It's against you online.
0:35:53 > 0:35:57- She needs to make a trunk call. - It's moving along. Slowly.
0:35:57 > 0:35:59- 75.- 80. - SHE SQUEALS
0:35:59 > 0:36:0085? 85 is bid.
0:36:00 > 0:36:03- 85.- 85 for these napkin rings. We're getting there.
0:36:03 > 0:36:06At £85. Are we all done? 90!
0:36:06 > 0:36:09At £90. No, thank you though for all your bids.
0:36:09 > 0:36:13It's 90 online. Thank you, online. At £90. It's our last call.
0:36:13 > 0:36:15Fair warning.
0:36:15 > 0:36:20Yes. Good. £90 is plus £5. Which means overall you're only minus £10.
0:36:20 > 0:36:22- Oh!- That is bad luck, isn't it?
0:36:22 > 0:36:25What are you going to do about the leather writing slope?
0:36:25 > 0:36:27You going to park it and hope that £10 is a winning score?
0:36:27 > 0:36:30- Or are you going to risk it?- No. I think we'll risk it.- Buy it.
0:36:30 > 0:36:33- We'll go for it. What do you think? - How much was it?- 70.
0:36:33 > 0:36:36It's was £75. How do you feel about this, girls?
0:36:36 > 0:36:38We're losing anyway, so we'll go for it.
0:36:38 > 0:36:39Now you've cast your lot,
0:36:39 > 0:36:43I have to reveal to you that the auctioneer's estimate is 40-60.
0:36:43 > 0:36:45- Oh!- Oh! Anyway, here it comes.
0:36:45 > 0:36:49What do we have here? An Edwardian embossed leather writing slope.
0:36:49 > 0:36:52By our very good friends on Buchanan Street, Woodfield & Co.
0:36:52 > 0:36:56With a very quality Chubb lock. Who's bidding £50?
0:36:56 > 0:36:57- Go on now. 40?- Go on.- 40.
0:36:57 > 0:37:01Who's going to bid £40 on this straightaway. You will online. 45.
0:37:01 > 0:37:04- 50. At £50. And five.- 55.
0:37:04 > 0:37:08It's taking off online. Who'll make it 60? 60's online.
0:37:08 > 0:37:09Will you make it 65?
0:37:09 > 0:37:1265. Against you online. It's 65 in the room.
0:37:12 > 0:37:14Looking for 70 online.
0:37:14 > 0:37:1775 is bid. Thank you. At 75. Looking for 80.
0:37:17 > 0:37:21At 75, it's our lovely lady's bid here. At 80 now.
0:37:21 > 0:37:2385. Looking for 90.
0:37:23 > 0:37:26At £85 and going now. Last call.
0:37:26 > 0:37:30It was £85. That's plus £10, which means you made nothing.
0:37:30 > 0:37:31THEY LAUGH
0:37:31 > 0:37:34We can't go anywhere now.
0:37:34 > 0:37:37- Where were you hoping to fly off to? - Um...
0:37:37 > 0:37:40We'll get the bus back. We've got our bus passes.
0:37:40 > 0:37:43What you're going to do, girls, is just stay in Glasgow, right?
0:37:43 > 0:37:48- No!- We stay out Falkirk area.- I'm so sorry. Going all the way to Falkirk.
0:37:48 > 0:37:51OK, fine. Well, listen, this could be a
0:37:51 > 0:37:53- winning score, absolutely nothing. - He's right!
0:37:53 > 0:37:56And the way things are going today, it could easily be a winning score.
0:37:56 > 0:37:59- So, say not a thing to the Blues. - No.- Right.
0:38:01 > 0:38:03It's 95 in the room. A determined bidder here.
0:38:08 > 0:38:12- Pietro, James, how are you feeling? - Excited actually.- Excited.
0:38:12 > 0:38:16- Do you know how the reds got on?- No. - Not a clue.- No? No.
0:38:16 > 0:38:19It's very difficult to decode what those girls have got on their mind.
0:38:19 > 0:38:20THEY LAUGH
0:38:20 > 0:38:24Listen, you've got that nice Arts and Crafts card box.
0:38:24 > 0:38:28- You paid £30. She's estimated 30-50. - Oh, wow.- It's her favourite.
0:38:28 > 0:38:30I think it's a dead cert for a profit, all right.
0:38:30 > 0:38:32And here it comes.
0:38:32 > 0:38:35We're there already. It's an Arts and Crafts pewter card box.
0:38:35 > 0:38:37It's Ruskin style. Plaque on the top there.
0:38:37 > 0:38:39Just what you want from Arts and Crafts.
0:38:39 > 0:38:41And it's a box. And boxes are always handy.
0:38:41 > 0:38:44- So let's get £50 for this. Come on now.- Let's get 50.
0:38:44 > 0:38:47£50 for a card box. Straight in, lady's bid of 50.
0:38:47 > 0:38:51Thank you. At £50. 55 is online. Will you make it 60?
0:38:51 > 0:38:5560 is bid. Yes. At £60. 65. 70. 75 is now on the internet.
0:38:55 > 0:38:58- 75 online.- Will you make it 80? I'll give you first dibs.
0:38:58 > 0:39:00It's 85 now online.
0:39:00 > 0:39:05And 90. At £90. I'm looking for five. It's 95. At 95.
0:39:05 > 0:39:06I'm looking for 100.
0:39:06 > 0:39:09At 95. I'm looking for 100. Go on now. £100.
0:39:09 > 0:39:13- Let's get three figures! At 95. And £100.- Yes!
0:39:13 > 0:39:15We're there at £100. Ten already.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17Very good bit of auctioneering there.
0:39:17 > 0:39:21110. Last call at £110. Are we done?
0:39:21 > 0:39:22- GAVEL BANGS - That's good.
0:39:22 > 0:39:27110 is plus £80. Now who would have thought that?
0:39:27 > 0:39:28- That's very good.- Unbelievable.
0:39:28 > 0:39:31You have made £80 profit, which is marvellous.
0:39:31 > 0:39:33Apothecary dispensing box.
0:39:33 > 0:39:37We are loving Dr De Waltoff's beautifiers and restorers.
0:39:37 > 0:39:38With its unrelated bottles.
0:39:38 > 0:39:42But I tell you what, this is a fun, quirky lot that does the trick.
0:39:42 > 0:39:46- And must start at £75. Who's got 80?- Crikey Moses.
0:39:46 > 0:39:5285. 90. 95. 100 is bid. And I'm out at £100. Are we all done?
0:39:52 > 0:39:56Where's 110 on this? At £100. Dr De Waltoff worked his magic.
0:39:56 > 0:39:58At £100. Are we all done at £100?
0:39:58 > 0:40:00GAVEL BANGS
0:40:00 > 0:40:02Bad luck. That's minus £10.
0:40:02 > 0:40:06- Missed it.- OK, minus £10. You're still plus 70 though, kids.
0:40:06 > 0:40:07OK, Zeebrugge.
0:40:07 > 0:40:12We have got World War I framed set of 21 postcards commemorating
0:40:12 > 0:40:14the British troops at Zeebrugge.
0:40:14 > 0:40:17And let's see. I must start the bidding here straightaway at £25.
0:40:17 > 0:40:21Looking for 30. Who's bidding? At 30. 35. I'm looking for 40.
0:40:21 > 0:40:24- £40. Where's five? 45.- Yes! - Looking for 50. 45 is bid.
0:40:24 > 0:40:29And 50 must be next. It's bid. At £50. I'm looking for 60.
0:40:29 > 0:40:32- You're in profit, lads.- I'm going up. I'm getting all excited.
0:40:32 > 0:40:35At £50. I'm looking for five. At £50. We've cooled.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38I'd pay good money to be as excited as you are.
0:40:38 > 0:40:40At £50. Are we all done? Right, last call.
0:40:40 > 0:40:42At £50 if you're sure you're done.
0:40:42 > 0:40:44- Last call at 50. - BANGS GAVEL
0:40:44 > 0:40:49- Well done, lads.- That's plus £5. Which means you are plus £75.
0:40:49 > 0:40:53Now, are you going to risk that £75 having a go at the buckle?
0:40:53 > 0:40:55We kind of thought about it before.
0:40:55 > 0:40:59We decided if we were in profit at this point that we'd pass.
0:40:59 > 0:41:01Much though we like the buckle.
0:41:01 > 0:41:03We'll stick with the profits we've made.
0:41:03 > 0:41:06- It's a very, very difficult call, isn't it?- It is.
0:41:06 > 0:41:10But a chunk of money is £75. You've done extremely well.
0:41:10 > 0:41:12- And you're going to park it.- We are.
0:41:12 > 0:41:14OK, I can now tell you, now that you've made your decision,
0:41:14 > 0:41:17that her estimate is 60-90. So there we are.
0:41:17 > 0:41:19The decision is made. You've got your £75.
0:41:19 > 0:41:20It could be a winning score.
0:41:20 > 0:41:23But we're going to sell the bonus buy anyway, and here it comes.
0:41:23 > 0:41:27Here we have a 20th century silver pierced belt buckle.
0:41:27 > 0:41:30Depicting not just Scotland, but England and Ireland along with it.
0:41:30 > 0:41:34Who'll bid me £70? Let's see a hand or a bid online at £70.
0:41:34 > 0:41:37Anyone for 50 then? Who's bidding 50? Come on now. 50.
0:41:37 > 0:41:38We're below the estimates here.
0:41:38 > 0:41:4150's online. Thank you. I'm looking for five. At £50.
0:41:41 > 0:41:42I'm looking for five.
0:41:42 > 0:41:45At £50 for this buckle. We can't let it go at that.
0:41:45 > 0:41:47- Let's get 55. - Come on.- At £50 online.
0:41:47 > 0:41:50- Do we see anyone who came for silver tonight?- Go on!
0:41:50 > 0:41:53At £50. 55 is online. Thank you.
0:41:53 > 0:41:57At 55. Will you make it 60? At 60. I'm looking for 65.
0:41:57 > 0:41:59At £60. Are we all done?
0:41:59 > 0:42:01- Last call at £60. - GAVEL BANGS
0:42:01 > 0:42:04- £60 is minus 30.- That was a wise decision not to go with it.
0:42:04 > 0:42:06Who could have shouted though? Who could have predicted that?
0:42:06 > 0:42:10Anyway, there it is. You've got your £75. Don't say a word to the Reds.
0:42:10 > 0:42:13All will be revealed in a moment. Thank you very much.
0:42:16 > 0:42:17We're looking for 120.
0:42:23 > 0:42:26- Well, well, well. You teams been chatting?- No.- Not at all.
0:42:26 > 0:42:28Not about the score.
0:42:28 > 0:42:31- ALL: No.- So you have no idea that there is a vast chasm between you?
0:42:31 > 0:42:35I regret to say that the runners up today, who've done really,
0:42:35 > 0:42:39really well by making absolutely nothing, are the Reds.
0:42:39 > 0:42:41THEY LAUGH
0:42:41 > 0:42:45- It's amazing. Yes?- Very.- Good fun? - Lovely.- Fantastic.- Fantastic fun.
0:42:45 > 0:42:48- But the winners today are actually going to go home with £75.- Yes!
0:42:48 > 0:42:50Which is a substantial wodge.
0:42:50 > 0:42:52And you played it absolutely straight, chaps.
0:42:52 > 0:42:55And you go home with the riches you deserve.
0:42:55 > 0:42:56THEY LAUGH
0:42:56 > 0:42:59Anyway, it's been great fun. Join us soon for some more bargain hunting.
0:42:59 > 0:43:01- Yes?- ALL: Yes!