0:00:02 > 0:00:06MUSIC: I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) by The Proclaimers
0:00:06 > 0:00:13Today I'm standing on an extinct volcano, 130 metres above sea level.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16I am of course at the magnificent Edinburgh Castle,
0:00:16 > 0:00:18and despite towering above the landscape,
0:00:18 > 0:00:22the castle is said to be the most besieged place in Britain.
0:00:22 > 0:00:24We love a battle in Bargain Hunt,
0:00:24 > 0:00:27and today's battle between the Reds and the Blues
0:00:27 > 0:00:31is happening in that direction, at the Royal Highland Centre.
0:00:32 > 0:00:34Time for the battle to commence.
0:00:34 > 0:00:36Let's go Bargain Hunting!
0:01:05 > 0:01:08Armed with £300 to buy three items,
0:01:08 > 0:01:11our teams have this huge arena to get around.
0:01:11 > 0:01:13But they'll have to be canny,
0:01:13 > 0:01:16because they have to be done and dusted in 60 minutes.
0:01:16 > 0:01:20Let's have a wee look at what's coming up on today's show.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24John's literally feeling the pressure...
0:01:24 > 0:01:27After all that, I want to put my OWN head in a mangle!
0:01:27 > 0:01:28THEY LAUGH
0:01:28 > 0:01:30The Blues cause chaos...
0:01:30 > 0:01:33We need a first aid kit already?
0:01:33 > 0:01:35- The dealer's taking casualties.- Aye.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38Both teams have a bumpy ride,
0:01:38 > 0:01:41but who will need patching up after the auction?
0:01:41 > 0:01:42The Reds...
0:01:42 > 0:01:44THEY GASP IN EXCITEMENT
0:01:44 > 0:01:48- ..or the Blues?- Oh, no!- No!
0:01:48 > 0:01:50And I pop back to explore Edinburgh Castle.
0:01:51 > 0:01:56This must be the cannon of all cannons!
0:01:58 > 0:01:59But that's all for later.
0:01:59 > 0:02:01Let's meet today's teams.
0:02:01 > 0:02:02Two sets of friends.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05- For the Reds, we have Gillian and Wilma...- Hello.- Hello.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08..and for the Blues, we have Dot and Aileen.
0:02:08 > 0:02:10- Hello, everyone! ALL:- Hi!
0:02:10 > 0:02:12It's lovely to have you along.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14- Now, Gillian...- Yes.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17..I believe that you two are the best of friends,
0:02:17 > 0:02:19and you've been friends for a long time.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21We met on our first day at school.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24I was four, Wilma was five.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27- That was in...well, over 50 years ago. - SHE LAUGHS
0:02:27 > 0:02:30Oh, you don't need to...you don't need to give us the details.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33- Well, WELL over 50 years ago! - THEY LAUGH
0:02:33 > 0:02:34And we've been friends ever since.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37- Yes.- What kind of things do you together?
0:02:37 > 0:02:38We do lots of things together.
0:02:38 > 0:02:42We go shopping, we go to boot fairs, and we have dinners.
0:02:42 > 0:02:47- Prosecco lunches.- Prosecco lunches. - Very nice. THEY LAUGH
0:02:47 > 0:02:49- So you're both retired.- We are.
0:02:49 > 0:02:50Gillian, are you enjoying your retirement?
0:02:50 > 0:02:55I am, I'm loving it. I ran a vintage dress shop with my daughter for a
0:02:55 > 0:02:57long time, which was lovely,
0:02:57 > 0:02:59but I was a trained artist,
0:02:59 > 0:03:02so I'm really doing a lot more art now,
0:03:02 > 0:03:05and I was lucky enough to get some work into
0:03:05 > 0:03:07the Royal Scottish Academy,
0:03:07 > 0:03:10and, even better, I actually sold it, so that was wonderful.
0:03:10 > 0:03:12- Oh, congratulations!- Thank you. - That's terrific.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14And what about you?
0:03:14 > 0:03:17I worked in a school with children with additional needs,
0:03:17 > 0:03:22and then I was a classroom assistant and I helped with the art and...
0:03:22 > 0:03:26because I'm a sort of compulsive crafter, that worked out
0:03:26 > 0:03:30really well, and then, now I'm retired, I do some volunteer work.
0:03:30 > 0:03:34Being best mates and having similar tastes should make you a good team.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37- Hopefully, yes.- You won't fall out?
0:03:37 > 0:03:39Oh, no. No, we've never fallen out.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42- Yet. - THEY LAUGH
0:03:42 > 0:03:43So that's the Red team.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45Let's meet our Blues,
0:03:45 > 0:03:48- Dot and Aileen.- Hi.- Girls, lovely to have you here.- Thank you.
0:03:48 > 0:03:52Now, you guys have been friends since school as well.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54Aileen's older than me, so she was the year...
0:03:54 > 0:03:58- You would never have guessed it! - Is she still your best friend?
0:03:58 > 0:04:00- I don't know why, but, yeah. - THEY LAUGH
0:04:00 > 0:04:03- I'm just slightly older, but I'm also taller, so...- All right.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05- So you better watch it.- Yeah, so we've been friends
0:04:05 > 0:04:08a long, long time. Since black-and-white telly.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11- Oh, well...- And power cuts! - THEY LAUGH
0:04:11 > 0:04:16Now, Dot, you're retired, but I believe you had a very sort of
0:04:16 > 0:04:19high-falutin' job, you were a scientist.
0:04:19 > 0:04:24I literally just retired two months ago from the Haematology Department
0:04:24 > 0:04:27at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley.
0:04:27 > 0:04:32I tested blood for anaemia, malaria,
0:04:32 > 0:04:35glandular fever and also crossmatch blood.
0:04:35 > 0:04:36Are you enjoying retirement?
0:04:36 > 0:04:41Well, two days after I retired I broke my ankle in three places.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44Were you skydiving? THEY LAUGH
0:04:44 > 0:04:47- As you can see, I've got my moon boot on, so...- Oh, yeah.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49It's on the road to recovery now.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52Uh-huh. Aileen, it says here that you're a dentist.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54Do you enjoy dealing with teeth?
0:04:54 > 0:04:57I do, and a lot of people probably think, "O-o-oh!"
0:04:57 > 0:04:59Yeah, but it's more than teeth,
0:04:59 > 0:05:01it's people, and that's the most important thing.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03A pretty impressive pair of gals,
0:05:03 > 0:05:06but what do you know about antiques and collectibles?
0:05:06 > 0:05:10- BOTH:- Absolutely nothing! - THEY LAUGH
0:05:10 > 0:05:13But Dot does buy a few odd things.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16- Right.- The, sort of, latest purchase was two
0:05:16 > 0:05:21dogs' heads, sort of blue fluorescent velvet.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23- Do they nod?- No.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25- They're not nodding dogs! - THEY LAUGH
0:05:25 > 0:05:28Static heads. Either side of my sideboard.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32- The unusual.- Yeah.- And do you agree with her on that?
0:05:32 > 0:05:34Are you going to let her lead you?
0:05:34 > 0:05:36She'll lead, but we will disagree.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39- But Dot's the leader, there's no doubt at all about that.- All right.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41In order to let you spend some money,
0:05:41 > 0:05:42I have to give you some money.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45- £300 for you...- Thank you very much.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47- ..and £300 for you.- Thank you.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49Your experts await, so off you go.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51Thank you.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53Two sets of wild ones today.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55We could have trouble on our hands.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59All our teams need now are their experts.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04Weighing in with the Reds, it's John Cameron.
0:06:07 > 0:06:11He's always loud and clear for the Blues, it's Paul Laidlaw.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17What are we looking for?
0:06:17 > 0:06:22I'd like to find something...curling stone or something, or golf clubs.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24We are going to be buying jewellery.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26For me?
0:06:26 > 0:06:29I'd like to get a bit of glass, but more if I just feel like something,
0:06:29 > 0:06:31I like it, that's it.
0:06:31 > 0:06:32Silver and small.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35Silver and small. And are we going to be spending small or big?
0:06:35 > 0:06:37- Big.- Big.- Both big, huh?
0:06:37 > 0:06:40OK, teams, your time starts now.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45- There's loads to see, so let's go shopping.- Let's go!
0:06:45 > 0:06:46- Let's go find it!- OK.
0:06:48 > 0:06:49Good luck, teams.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53- I like that way. Let's go that way. - That's the way we're going, then.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56That's it, get stuck in, Blues.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59There's lots and lots of cabinets and it is easy to, sort of,
0:06:59 > 0:07:02stop and have a good look in them, so don't rush around too much.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05Don't dawdle either, Reds. The hour flies by.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07What's jumping out at us?
0:07:07 > 0:07:10When you see it, holler.
0:07:10 > 0:07:14- Wow!- Oh, there's far too many lovely things here.
0:07:14 > 0:07:18Wilma's in her element. What's caught the Blues' attention?
0:07:18 > 0:07:21- It's like an old first aid kit. - We need a first aid kit already? - THEY LAUGH
0:07:21 > 0:07:23- The dealer's taking casualties.- Aye.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26- Bit too much.- Too much out of the old budget, that one.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28Well, you wanted to spend big, Reds.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33Wilma, something small and silver was on your wish list.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35There's plenty here.
0:07:35 > 0:07:37- That's lovely.- Isn't it?
0:07:37 > 0:07:39- I like it.- It's nice, isn't it?
0:07:39 > 0:07:41You've got the striker on the top there.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44- And do you strike inside it as well? - Yeah, absolutely.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46- Truly sweet. - I do like the novelty seal.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48- So what do you think of it? - I like that as well.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51Oh, look, little piggies as well, these...
0:07:51 > 0:07:53Little pincushion.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56- I don't think we're going to get them away from your stall, Jim! - LAUGHTER
0:07:56 > 0:07:59- I love that mouse.- They're like children in the toy shop here.
0:07:59 > 0:08:03- They love the mouse, they love this...- I need to get to get my glasses on now.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06- I just noticed a fairy on that little box.- You've noticed a fairy?
0:08:06 > 0:08:08Oh, here we go.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11This little piece of silver bijouterie is
0:08:11 > 0:08:13a little box for the tooth fairy.
0:08:13 > 0:08:14What a wonderful thing.
0:08:14 > 0:08:19- It's beautiful. It's so sweet. - Well spotted, sharp-eyed Wilma.
0:08:19 > 0:08:23- Isn't it lovely?- I love it. I absolutely love it.
0:08:23 > 0:08:27It's got a lovely gilt interior, which is continental,
0:08:27 > 0:08:29but it has...it's been imported into Birmingham.
0:08:30 > 0:08:35- How much is that, Jim? - £25.- 25 quid.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38- THEY GASP - Would you do 20?- Yes, I will.
0:08:38 > 0:08:42- Thank you.- OK.- We can have this for £20, now...- £20.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44- I've got to have that. - We've got to have this.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46We've got to have that. So, £20.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50- Would you like to shake this man's hand?- I'd love to, thank you so much.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52He's got a warm heart, this man, and lots of patience, too.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55THEY LAUGH
0:08:55 > 0:08:57- I think we need to make a wish, don't we?- We do.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59- Wish it come true.- Yes.
0:08:59 > 0:09:03- Right...- Right, we've made the wish. - First purchase done. Well done, girls.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05And in just ten minutes.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07I hope you wished for huge profits.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10Small, silver, fairy - ticks all the boxes.
0:09:10 > 0:09:15- And your wingman here got a fiver off for you, too.- Thank you.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17So the Reds seem happy with their first buy.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20What's Aileen spotted for the Blues?
0:09:20 > 0:09:22Is this a coat stand?
0:09:22 > 0:09:25A telescopic standard
0:09:25 > 0:09:29oil lamp back in its day. If you lift the bonnet...
0:09:29 > 0:09:32- Oh, right.- ..it's been converted to electricity,
0:09:32 > 0:09:36but I'll wager that dates to, let's say, about 1900.
0:09:36 > 0:09:41- Really?- And it would have carried a cradle, and therein would be the
0:09:41 > 0:09:44reservoir for an oil lamp, and in 1910-1920,
0:09:44 > 0:09:47when electrification came about, they went,
0:09:47 > 0:09:48"Well, it's a darned fine standard.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51"What are we going to do? We're not going to throw it out,
0:09:51 > 0:09:52"we're going to convert it."
0:09:52 > 0:09:55- I quite like it. - I adore such things.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57However, your price tag...
0:09:57 > 0:09:59- It's pretty big.- You know what it's worth at auction?
0:09:59 > 0:10:03- What?- It's worth 50-100 on a good day.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07Do you want to ask?
0:10:07 > 0:10:09- There's never any harm. - We could ask, and then...
0:10:09 > 0:10:12- Why not?- What's your best price?
0:10:12 > 0:10:16- 120?- It's going to be too steep for us.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18What's your very best?
0:10:18 > 0:10:21- He's thinking...- For you, 90 quid.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23No, I think that's too much.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25It's one you can think about, though.
0:10:25 > 0:10:27It's the first thing we've...
0:10:27 > 0:10:29- We're not going anywhere. - We know it's here, so we can...
0:10:29 > 0:10:31- I just like it.- It's unusual. - You've got good taste.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35- It's the first thing I saw. - It is a nice one.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37See if we hide it with a hat, no-one else'll see it.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39- We can keep it in mind, so thanks very much.- I do like it.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42- No problem at all. - Thank you.- Thank you.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44Aileen was right, Dot's in charge.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47Reds, could you squeeze a profit out of this?
0:10:47 > 0:10:50- Look at this, girls.- Gosh, that's... - Wow!- Look at that.- Look at that!
0:10:50 > 0:10:52What do you think of that?
0:10:52 > 0:10:53- Oh, it's so sweet. - That's really sweet.
0:10:53 > 0:10:57- Did either of you have one of these as a child?- A real one.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59- You had a big one.- I had a big one. - Yes, we had a big one.
0:10:59 > 0:11:03- Is that how you earned your pocket money?- It's how I've got my muscles.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05THEY LAUGH
0:11:05 > 0:11:07And what about you, Wilma, did you have anything like this?
0:11:07 > 0:11:09I love that. Yes, we had one.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11But we went to the steamie to do our washing.
0:11:11 > 0:11:15To the steamie? I love that. To the steamie.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18- So it's by Tri-ang. You've heard of Tri-ang?- Yes.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21Now, the Tri-ang company was formed by three brothers.
0:11:21 > 0:11:25- Their surname was Lines.- Oh, right. - And what do three lines make?
0:11:25 > 0:11:27- Triangle!- There you go.- Oh, wow, right, didn't know that.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30And it's got £56 on it.
0:11:30 > 0:11:35- 56.- I...no, we need to get it down. - Well, we can ask, we can only ask.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37- We can ask maybe if... - We can only ask.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39Hello there, hi, how are you?
0:11:39 > 0:11:43These young ladies have taken a bit of a shine to the mangle.
0:11:43 > 0:11:45What would be your absolutely best price on that?
0:11:45 > 0:11:47Very best would be...
0:11:49 > 0:11:5246, and honestly, that's it.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55- No less.- It's your call girls, your call.
0:11:55 > 0:11:56I think that's too much.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59I don't think it will get that back at auction.
0:11:59 > 0:12:00- Do you want to...- Can we come back?
0:12:00 > 0:12:04- We'll think about it, yeah? - Yeah.- All right.- I think so.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06- Because it's lovely.- After all that,
0:12:06 > 0:12:08I want to put my OWN head in a mangle! Come on.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10THEY LAUGH
0:12:10 > 0:12:12So much for spending big, Reds.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15Back with the Blues, and they're still at the oil lamp store.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17What have they spotted now?
0:12:17 > 0:12:20What do you think of this screen? It's easy missed,
0:12:20 > 0:12:23because it's hidden underneath hats and behind everything else.
0:12:23 > 0:12:24But it's got a price tag on it.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26- Oh, I like that. - What price of tag is on it?
0:12:26 > 0:12:28- 65.- I tell you what,
0:12:28 > 0:12:35I'd love to see that in a lovely Edinburgh town house boudoir,
0:12:35 > 0:12:41and I'd love to imagine what was going on behind it as the nightdress
0:12:41 > 0:12:44- is being draped over. - Don't imagine Dot!- Is that too much?
0:12:44 > 0:12:46- Don't imagine Dot.- I got in my happy place there.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48- It's nice.- How old do you think it is?
0:12:48 > 0:12:51- Anything?- Victorian.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54- Could that not be a bit 1920s Art Deco?- Modern?
0:12:54 > 0:12:58You've got the geometry throughout the decoration and indeed the form,
0:12:58 > 0:13:03so in good condition I'd say comfortably 40-80 at auction,
0:13:03 > 0:13:06so 65 is sitting very safely in the centre estimate.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09But he might do us a deal, if we went for two.
0:13:09 > 0:13:13- I like the way you think.- Show us your negotiating skills then, Blues.
0:13:13 > 0:13:17Now we're going to go...my friend likes this, she really likes this.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19- And I really like this.- But 90 is a bit steep for us.
0:13:19 > 0:13:2290 is a bit too much for that.
0:13:22 > 0:13:26- 45 on that one. - 45, OK, I think that's definitely...
0:13:26 > 0:13:28- So, both for 120?- I like that.- 120?
0:13:28 > 0:13:32Are you the boss? Who's the boss?
0:13:32 > 0:13:34Don't look at him now! Right?
0:13:34 > 0:13:37125? Put it there, 125. There we go.
0:13:37 > 0:13:41- Are you OK with that, Paul?- That OK? Yeah? Yeah?- Thank you very much.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43Lovely things, lovely things.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45Thanks very much.
0:13:46 > 0:13:52That's a screen bought for £45, and £80 for the oil lamp in 15 minutes.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54Speedy work, Blues.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56These two are tough negotiators.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59Dot and Aileen are taking no prisoners.
0:13:59 > 0:14:00They know what they like.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02That was the first stall we went to.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05Thankfully, however, they've got good taste.
0:14:05 > 0:14:09Paul's pleased, and this should please the Reds.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11A little bit of Arts and Crafts there, girls.
0:14:11 > 0:14:15- Yes, I looked...I saw this as well. - That's lovely.- Do you like that?
0:14:15 > 0:14:17- It's a nice desk set, isn't it? - It's lovely.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20No self-respecting gentleman would be without.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23Price tag is £125.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26- It's lovely. - Receptacles for your stamps here.
0:14:26 > 0:14:30- Here for your ink and pounce, the powder.- That's lovely.
0:14:30 > 0:14:32Your pen dish is there as well.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34- That's really pretty.- A little bit of the plating is worn off,
0:14:34 > 0:14:37but I think that would be... it's understandable.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39Somebody could get that re-plated.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42- How old, do you think? Sort of 1910 or something?- I think this
0:14:42 > 0:14:43would be... Yeah, I'd be surprised
0:14:43 > 0:14:45if this wasn't that or a little bit earlier.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48And we can see that all over its been treated with this planished
0:14:48 > 0:14:53decoration, or planishing, which is effectively, like, hammered, and
0:14:53 > 0:14:57that's a real, sort of, key feature of the Arts and Crafts movement,
0:14:57 > 0:15:00which was all about hand craftsmanship.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03I love that, actually, I really do, but not at £125.
0:15:03 > 0:15:05So what sort of money would you be thinking?
0:15:05 > 0:15:08- About 90?- About 90. Do you think you could get it for 90?
0:15:08 > 0:15:11- What do you think?- Do you know what, I like it, I do like it.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14- Excuse me, sir.- Excuse me.
0:15:14 > 0:15:18These two young ladies have taken a bit of a shine to the desk set here.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20- Yeah, it's a nice piece, that. - You've got 125.
0:15:20 > 0:15:24- What would be the absolute death on it?- I really wanted 110 on it.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27I would prefer it if it was about 90.
0:15:27 > 0:15:31No, I can't do it for 90. I'll do it at 100, that's the absolute...
0:15:31 > 0:15:33- 100?- Are you in agreement?
0:15:33 > 0:15:35- Yeah.- Yeah, we are.- Yeah. Shake his hand.- 100.
0:15:35 > 0:15:39- Shake his hand before he shoos us away.- Thank you.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41- Well done.- Thank you very much.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44- Thank you very much.- Thanks. - I like that. Well, we've got some
0:15:44 > 0:15:46Arts and Crafts silverware, we've got some fairies.
0:15:46 > 0:15:50- What left, ladies? - BOTH:- Jewellery!
0:15:50 > 0:15:52Well, there's plenty here, Reds,
0:15:52 > 0:15:54so we're halfway through and it's two-all.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57The Blues have spent £125.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59What about the Reds, John?
0:15:59 > 0:16:03We've still got £180 to spend, and they wanted to spend big, and they
0:16:03 > 0:16:07both want to buy a piece of jewellery, so I think it's back to
0:16:07 > 0:16:10sharp-eyed Wilma now to spot something in these cabinets.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13Eyes peeled then, Wilma.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15Now, a curling stone was on Dot's shopping list.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17- Oh, it's an inkwell. - It's an inkwell.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19With a handmade body.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22- Yeah, I don't know what it's made of.- Silver-plated mount.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24Nice wee thing, wee inkwell.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27What do you think it's worth at auction?
0:16:27 > 0:16:31- I think it's worth £15-£25. - Is it heavy?- No.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33What's it priced at?
0:16:33 > 0:16:36- £28.- I like it, but we've got plenty time,
0:16:36 > 0:16:39so we can have a wee think about it and come back.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42Dot's spoken and she's put her curling stone on ice.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44The Reds are on the lookout for jewellery,
0:16:44 > 0:16:47but the Blues might have beaten them to it.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50Here's like-it-or-loathe-it territory.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53See the bar brooch with the lustrous green elements?
0:16:53 > 0:16:56- Yeah.- What do you think that stone is?
0:16:56 > 0:16:58Are they some sort of animal?
0:16:58 > 0:17:02- How's about...dead beetles.- What?!
0:17:02 > 0:17:04- Scarabs.- Scarabs, oh, right.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06That's different, Blues.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08So...
0:17:08 > 0:17:11there you have two dead bugs,
0:17:11 > 0:17:14and don't look fantastic, but
0:17:14 > 0:17:16in Egyptian culture, of course,
0:17:16 > 0:17:20- this wee beetle was a deity, I suspect.- Yep.
0:17:20 > 0:17:25I think these likely date to the period of Tut mania.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28Oh, the early 1900s?
0:17:28 > 0:17:32- When Howard Carter...- Right. - ..opened up King Tutankhamun's tomb,
0:17:32 > 0:17:36there was a real revival in interest in all things Tut, or Egyptian.
0:17:36 > 0:17:40- Yeah, yeah.- And your wee scarabs were made into all sorts of
0:17:40 > 0:17:44souvenirs and jewellery and so on, and here we have a little pair of
0:17:44 > 0:17:47scarabs mounted on what I guess will be silver.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49- Do you like?- Yes. - I actually do like that.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52I didn't think I would, but it's actually really nice.
0:17:52 > 0:17:56- Yeah.- Yeah.- That's good. - It's because it's unusual.
0:17:56 > 0:17:57What's it priced at?
0:17:57 > 0:18:00- 45.- 45. Is there slack in the price of that?
0:18:00 > 0:18:02Yeah, I'll do it for 35.
0:18:02 > 0:18:0535. Is that it, it's not 30?
0:18:05 > 0:18:07- What about 30?- 30 then.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09OK, it could be £30.
0:18:09 > 0:18:10How much do you think it will make us?
0:18:10 > 0:18:14Do you know what, I think that's got to be worth £30-£40.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16I mean, no-one's getting rich out of this,
0:18:16 > 0:18:18but I think it's a good wee thing.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21I think it's unusual. I like that better than the inkwell.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23Yeah, I do too.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25In fact, the other one wasn't granite
0:18:25 > 0:18:27and the hinge was a bit shoogly.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29- I think it's because it's unusual, we should go for it.- I like it.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32- You reckon?- Yeah. Oh, aye. - You want it?- Aye, yeah.
0:18:32 > 0:18:36- Deal. £50, thanks very much. Thank you.- Thanks very much.
0:18:36 > 0:18:37Very good.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40Well, that had Dot's seal of approval.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43You're all done with 20 minutes to spare.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45Are we going, then? Come on, Let's go.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48Ladies, you look like you enjoyed that.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50It's been really good fun,
0:18:50 > 0:18:52but the most important thing is we've both liked...
0:18:52 > 0:18:54- What we've bought. - ..what we've bought.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57There's been no disagreement. I thought we would disagree.
0:18:57 > 0:18:58It's been so much fun.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01YOU were great fun, ladies.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04So 15 minutes left - one more item to find, Reds.
0:19:08 > 0:19:10I thought you said you wanted to buy jewellery, ladies.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13I love this. When I was growing up, my grandfather, who was
0:19:13 > 0:19:16an antiques dealer, he had lots of interesting curios in the house,
0:19:16 > 0:19:19and one of the things that he had that I was fascinated with
0:19:19 > 0:19:22- was a cigarette box where a stork came round to grab a cigarette.- Oh!
0:19:22 > 0:19:24But it wasn't Arts and Crafts like this.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27This, I will tell you, is the best one I've ever seen.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29And the fact that its Arts and Crafts ticks your box, doesn't it?
0:19:29 > 0:19:31- It does.- And yours.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34- I'm so pleased.- And it ticks mine in some striking childhood way.
0:19:34 > 0:19:38And what's interesting is, after probably 100 years or so,
0:19:38 > 0:19:41the mechanism is still working beautifully, isn't it?
0:19:41 > 0:19:46- It's gorgeous.- People do collect tobacconalia, or smokerama,
0:19:46 > 0:19:48all sorts of names given to it.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50And the absolute best on that was...
0:19:50 > 0:19:51It was 160.
0:19:51 > 0:19:55- You love it, don't you?- 150? - I really do.- Would you do 150?
0:19:55 > 0:19:58- Yeah, I'll do it for 150.- Oh, yes!
0:19:58 > 0:20:01- 150.- You want to buy it? - Yes.- Yes.- You want to buy at 150?
0:20:01 > 0:20:03- Yeah.- OK?- Yeah.- Thank you.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05OK, there we are, look. Out of nowhere.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10- Well done.- Job done, Reds.
0:20:10 > 0:20:12I hope you've picked up a bargain.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14Right, ladies, we are bought up with
0:20:14 > 0:20:17a magnificent seven minutes to spare.
0:20:17 > 0:20:21- Yes! Wow!- Seven minutes, wow. - And you spent big.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23- We did.- We did.- Although you didn't buy a piece of jewellery,
0:20:23 > 0:20:25I think you bought a little gem.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28- Do you?- I do. All right? Well done.- Thank you.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30I think we've earned ourselves a bit of a cup of tea.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32That sounds wonderful.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35So, with both teams finished early, I'll call time.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38That's it, teams.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41Time's up. Let's check out what the Red team bought.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45First up, Wilma wanted something
0:20:45 > 0:20:50small and silver, and she bought the tooth fairy box for £20.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52Next, another silver item acquired.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55They paid £100 for this desk set.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57And finally, instead of jewellery,
0:20:57 > 0:21:01they bought this Arts and Crafts cigarette set for £150.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04Well, girls, did you have a good time?
0:21:04 > 0:21:07- We did.- Oh, it was fabulous. We had a wonderful time.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09Well, you stuck very much to the plan.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12You looked at things with an artistic eye, you bought
0:21:12 > 0:21:15Arts and Crafts, and best of all you spent lots and lots of money.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18- Yes, we did, we did.- £270.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20Now tell me, what was your favourite item?
0:21:20 > 0:21:24Well, my favourite item was the little silver tooth box that had the
0:21:24 > 0:21:26- wee fairy on the top. - You like fairies, uh-huh.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29- It was lovely.- Is that the item that is going to make the most profit?
0:21:29 > 0:21:30I don't think so.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33I think maybe the cigarette dispenser will be the best one.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36And what about you? What do you think will make the most profit?
0:21:36 > 0:21:41I think the little tiny little box will probably make the most profit.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43Uh-huh. Was that your favourite?
0:21:43 > 0:21:46No. My favourite is the desk set.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48- I love the desk set.- Right, right.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51Now, you spent £270.
0:21:51 > 0:21:54- Yes.- Could I have £30 please? - You can. There you go.- Lovely.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56- Which I'll pass straight over to John.- Thank you, Anita.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59- John, do you know what you're going to buy?- Not much with 30 quid.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02I'm going to have to do a loaves and the fishes with this,
0:22:02 > 0:22:04- make it go a long way.- OK.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06- I'm sure you can do it, John. - We can do it.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09While John goes off to buy his bonus buy,
0:22:09 > 0:22:12let's remind ourselves what the Blues bought.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15First up, £45 was spent on these room dividers.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18Let's hope they don't divide opinion at the auction.
0:22:19 > 0:22:25They swiftly followed with the purchase of this oil lamp, for £80.
0:22:25 > 0:22:27And finally, they bought some jewellery
0:22:27 > 0:22:31and paid £30 on this scarab brooch.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34- You both shot out there and you bought two items.- Yep.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37- No messing around.- No messing around. And it all went to plan?
0:22:37 > 0:22:40- No...- We didn't really have a plan. - THEY LAUGH
0:22:40 > 0:22:43- What's your favourite item? - Mine is definitely the screen.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46Is it the item that's going to make the most money, though?
0:22:46 > 0:22:49- Absolutely. - Dot, do you agree with her,
0:22:49 > 0:22:51or do you have your own favourite item?
0:22:51 > 0:22:54Well, I actually agree with her on both counts.
0:22:54 > 0:23:01Excellent. Well, girls, you've spent 155, which is not too bad at all.
0:23:01 > 0:23:03145, please.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06- Yours.- Which I will hand straight over to Mr Laidlaw.
0:23:06 > 0:23:10- Thanks, Anita.- That's quite a lot of money, Paul.- Isn't it just?
0:23:10 > 0:23:12But you like spending. HE LAUGHS
0:23:12 > 0:23:15You bandit!
0:23:15 > 0:23:18We passed something with a sporting flavour to it,
0:23:18 > 0:23:22and I feel there's a hole in your life there that you need to fill.
0:23:22 > 0:23:24- Oh, right. Right.- That's what I'm going to do.- Right, OK.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27- Right, we'll see. - THEY LAUGH
0:23:27 > 0:23:30While Paul goes off to buy his bonus buy,
0:23:30 > 0:23:33I'm off to explore Edinburgh.
0:23:43 > 0:23:48I've popped back to Edinburgh Castle to find out about its wonderful
0:23:48 > 0:23:50past, which has been part of
0:23:50 > 0:23:53Scotland's life for over 1,000 years.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01It's all happened here - it's seen sieges and lavish feasts.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06It's been a place of prayer, and the birthplace of a king.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08It's even been destroyed and rebuilt.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15Rachel Pickering, the cultural advisor here,
0:24:15 > 0:24:17is going to show me around.
0:24:19 > 0:24:25Rachel, this must be the cannon of all cannons.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28- It's a whopper! - Yeah, this is Mons Meg.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31It's one of the largest guns of its kind.
0:24:31 > 0:24:35- It weighs around six tonnes. - Six tonnes?!- Six tonnes.
0:24:35 > 0:24:39- Wow!- And it has a bore of around 50 centimetres,
0:24:39 > 0:24:41so it's thought that it could fire a cannon stone ball,
0:24:41 > 0:24:44like one of these, for a distance of up to two miles.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47She could probably reach just about up to the shore,
0:24:47 > 0:24:48an incredible distance.
0:24:48 > 0:24:52And it's thought to be the largest gun ever fired in Britain.
0:24:52 > 0:24:54So, why is it here at the castle?
0:24:54 > 0:24:57Well, it was gifted to James II by the Duke of Burgundy.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00James was married to the Duke of Burgundy's niece.
0:25:00 > 0:25:04And it was one of two guns that were gifted to him in 1457.
0:25:04 > 0:25:06So, was she used to defend the castle?
0:25:06 > 0:25:10We think she was probably only used once to defend Edinburgh Castle,
0:25:10 > 0:25:13but we know that she was taken all over Scotland and northern England,
0:25:13 > 0:25:15and was used during sieges.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17I think it took around 100 men to move her,
0:25:17 > 0:25:20and she could only travel around nine miles a day.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23She was often used as an intimidation tactic,
0:25:23 > 0:25:25perhaps more than actually being fired.
0:25:25 > 0:25:29It struck terror into their hearts, just looking at this monster.
0:25:29 > 0:25:31Yeah, certainly.
0:25:36 > 0:25:41The castle was an important royal residence from the 11th century to
0:25:41 > 0:25:43the early part of the 17th century.
0:25:43 > 0:25:47The palace was positioned at the very heart of the castle,
0:25:47 > 0:25:50providing a safe haven.
0:25:50 > 0:25:54So safe that Mary Queen of Scots abandoned the comfort of
0:25:54 > 0:25:57Holyrood House and moved into the palace for the birth of the future
0:25:57 > 0:26:01monarch, King James VI, in 1566,
0:26:01 > 0:26:05the most important event to take place at the Palace.
0:26:05 > 0:26:07Did she make herself comfortable?
0:26:07 > 0:26:10She would have brought all her furniture and furnishings up
0:26:10 > 0:26:14with her. She had this bed made up with blue velvet and taffeta.
0:26:14 > 0:26:16- How lovely.- And a special cradle made to match.
0:26:16 > 0:26:18When the time came for her to give birth,
0:26:18 > 0:26:20she moved into the closet next door.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22But that's a tiny little room!
0:26:22 > 0:26:24It is a tiny room,
0:26:24 > 0:26:26but it would have been the only really secluded and private place
0:26:26 > 0:26:28within the royal apartments.
0:26:28 > 0:26:32Within ten months of his birth, her husband, Lord Darnley, was murdered.
0:26:33 > 0:26:37Then shortly after that, Mary was imprisoned and then forced to
0:26:37 > 0:26:40abdicate, so her one-year-old son became King of Scotland.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43So, did the King spend a lot of time here?
0:26:43 > 0:26:47When he became King of England as well, he abandoned Edinburgh
0:26:47 > 0:26:48and went down to London.
0:26:48 > 0:26:50And really, from that point onwards,
0:26:50 > 0:26:52Edinburgh Castle lost its royal resonance.
0:26:52 > 0:26:54Did he come back to the castle much?
0:26:54 > 0:26:58He came back once, in 1617, to celebrate his Golden Jubilee,
0:26:58 > 0:27:02and he put a great amount of effort into this occasion,
0:27:02 > 0:27:06including redecoration of the birth room next door,
0:27:06 > 0:27:10which became something of a symbol of his ancestry and his kingship.
0:27:11 > 0:27:15One of the most impressive parts of the castle is the Great Hall,
0:27:15 > 0:27:21built for James IV in 1512 as a lavish room for all his guests.
0:27:22 > 0:27:24This roof is so impressive.
0:27:24 > 0:27:27It's stunning, isn't it? It's a medieval hammerbeam roof,
0:27:27 > 0:27:31and it really shows off James's sophisticated tastes and styles.
0:27:31 > 0:27:33It's one of the most important roofs in Britain.
0:27:33 > 0:27:37The stone corbels which support the roof are really impressive as well.
0:27:37 > 0:27:41They're Italian Renaissance in design and show off symbols of
0:27:41 > 0:27:45James's kingship, his marriage with Margaret Tudor, and his ties with
0:27:45 > 0:27:47England and France.
0:27:47 > 0:27:50But it hasn't always been used as a Great Hall.
0:27:50 > 0:27:54When Oliver Cromwell took over the castle in 1650,
0:27:54 > 0:27:56he turned this over into a barracks,
0:27:56 > 0:28:00so he subdivided it and then put three floors in, filled with beds.
0:28:00 > 0:28:04It was turned over to military use for around 200 years after that.
0:28:04 > 0:28:06And who organised the restoration of it?
0:28:06 > 0:28:10Well, in 1886, architect Hippolyte Blanc began works
0:28:10 > 0:28:12to restore it to its former glory.
0:28:12 > 0:28:14Well, he certainly has done that.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17Rachel, thank you so much for giving me a brief glimpse
0:28:17 > 0:28:21- of Edinburgh Castle.- Oh, not at all. It's my pleasure.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24But now it's time for me to head across Edinburgh
0:28:24 > 0:28:25for today's auction.
0:28:28 > 0:28:31UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYS
0:28:40 > 0:28:42Today, I'm at Shapes Auctioneers in Edinburgh,
0:28:42 > 0:28:45with auctioneer Dennis Clark.
0:28:45 > 0:28:47Dennis, it's lovely to be here.
0:28:47 > 0:28:49Lovely to see you, Anita. You're more than welcome.
0:28:49 > 0:28:52Thank you very much. Let's go straight into it.
0:28:52 > 0:28:55The Reds, their first item was this
0:28:55 > 0:28:58wee, tiny first-tooth box.
0:28:58 > 0:29:02I like this item. It's decorative, with the fairy on top there.
0:29:02 > 0:29:03The hinged lid is working OK,
0:29:03 > 0:29:06so I'm hopeful there's a lot of silver buyers as well,
0:29:06 > 0:29:09- that somebody will take to it. - What's your estimate?
0:29:09 > 0:29:11- 15-25.- That's not bad at all.
0:29:11 > 0:29:13They paid £20.
0:29:13 > 0:29:15Yes, I think there's a fair chance they'll get 20,
0:29:15 > 0:29:17- and maybe a bid or two more. - Excellent.
0:29:17 > 0:29:21Second item is this impressive desk set.
0:29:21 > 0:29:24I do like this item, very Art Nouveau.
0:29:24 > 0:29:26The wells at the top,
0:29:26 > 0:29:29possibly with the hard glass inserts that are lacking.
0:29:29 > 0:29:31Oh, you think that's going to make a difference, Dennis?
0:29:31 > 0:29:35It could make a bit of difference to the price. All in all, a nice item.
0:29:35 > 0:29:39- Uh-huh. Estimate, please?- 80-120. - Well, they paid £100.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42- There is the hope of a profit on that one.- Yeah.
0:29:42 > 0:29:47Third item. Now, Wilma thinks this is going to make the most profit.
0:29:47 > 0:29:49It's a cigarette dispenser.
0:29:49 > 0:29:54But I think this sort of stands on its own as a decorative item.
0:29:54 > 0:29:57Yes, I do agree, Anita. It's a very decorative item.
0:29:57 > 0:29:58Typically Arts and Crafts,
0:29:58 > 0:30:01- and I do like the Ruskin pebble there.- Makes a difference.
0:30:01 > 0:30:03Yes, looks in good condition.
0:30:03 > 0:30:05And the mechanism is very good.
0:30:05 > 0:30:09- Can just see the way the crane dives in.- Oh!
0:30:09 > 0:30:11Yes, I think it has potential to make top estimate.
0:30:11 > 0:30:14- Right, tell me what your estimate is.- 150-200.
0:30:14 > 0:30:18Well, they paid 150, and you think it might go to the top estimate?
0:30:18 > 0:30:20I do. I think this'll make 200, maybe a bid or two more.
0:30:20 > 0:30:23It's all looking very positive for the Reds.
0:30:23 > 0:30:25They may not need their bonus buy.
0:30:25 > 0:30:27But we're going to go and have a look at it anyway.
0:30:29 > 0:30:31Girls, you left John with £30.
0:30:31 > 0:30:36- What did you buy?- Well, £30 did go a long way, but didn't buy me a whole
0:30:36 > 0:30:39suit of armour, which I was trying to buy. It bought me one piece of
0:30:39 > 0:30:40the armour.
0:30:40 > 0:30:44It's a ring, modelled as the left arm of a suit of armour.
0:30:44 > 0:30:46- Your face says it all.- Oh, does it? - THEY LAUGH
0:30:46 > 0:30:50- So what are you thinking? - Is this bit here all silver?
0:30:50 > 0:30:52- The whole thing?- Yes, it's all solid silver.
0:30:52 > 0:30:54- Solid silver.- Round the... - Do you want to have a look?
0:30:54 > 0:30:57- Yes, please.- There you go. - Try it on, girls.
0:30:57 > 0:31:01I don't think I've ever seen anything like that in my life.
0:31:01 > 0:31:03Me either, which is why I was drawn to it.
0:31:03 > 0:31:05- It was unusual.- Actually, it's very comfortable.
0:31:05 > 0:31:08It articulates well.
0:31:08 > 0:31:10- I think it's hideous, personally. - JOHN LAUGHS
0:31:10 > 0:31:14I'm sorry. Did you spend the whole £30?
0:31:14 > 0:31:15- You only left me £30.- I know...
0:31:15 > 0:31:18It's solid silver. What do you think? I paid a fiver for it.
0:31:18 > 0:31:21Well, you were done. Did you spend the whole £30?
0:31:21 > 0:31:26- Of course I spent the whole £30. - OK. Well, each to their own.
0:31:26 > 0:31:29- Well, girls, a bit of divided opinion, and not too keen...- No.
0:31:29 > 0:31:32..but you don't need to make up your mind just now.
0:31:32 > 0:31:36- Good.- Wait until your first three items have been sold.
0:31:36 > 0:31:37But in the meantime,
0:31:37 > 0:31:41let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about John's silver ring.
0:31:43 > 0:31:49Well, John Cameron's bonus buy is this mad thing.
0:31:49 > 0:31:54It's a ring in the form of some sort of armour.
0:31:54 > 0:31:56Will your buyers like this crazy item?
0:31:56 > 0:31:59- Hopefully! - THEY LAUGH
0:31:59 > 0:32:03It is a novelty piece and, for all those ring-wearers, who knows?
0:32:03 > 0:32:07- But we'll wait and see.- What's your estimate on that, Dennis?
0:32:07 > 0:32:12- 15-25.- John paid £30. He must have liked it quite a lot.
0:32:12 > 0:32:16Yes. I'm not sure it'll make £30, but, again, I'm hopeful.
0:32:16 > 0:32:17Well, that's it for the Reds.
0:32:17 > 0:32:20Now let's go over to the Blues.
0:32:20 > 0:32:25Dot and Aileen bought this four fold Art Deco screen.
0:32:25 > 0:32:27They just fell in love with it.
0:32:27 > 0:32:30Dennis, did you fall in love with it?
0:32:30 > 0:32:33I'm not sure about falling in love with it,
0:32:33 > 0:32:36but it is typically Art Deco, and it's got nice embroidery panels.
0:32:36 > 0:32:39- So, we'll see how it goes. - What's your estimate?
0:32:39 > 0:32:43- 20-30.- They've paid £45 for it.
0:32:43 > 0:32:45I probably think that's a bit too high,
0:32:45 > 0:32:49but it has the potential to get there on the day.
0:32:49 > 0:32:51Dot and Aileen didn't hang about.
0:32:51 > 0:32:57They bought this telescopic brass lamp from the same dealer.
0:32:57 > 0:32:59Art Nouveau decoration there, Art Nouveau item,
0:32:59 > 0:33:03brass, and it has some nice, stylised heart roundels,
0:33:03 > 0:33:06and it might do OK on the day.
0:33:06 > 0:33:08Dennis, what's your estimate?
0:33:08 > 0:33:0950-70.
0:33:09 > 0:33:12Mm-hm. They paid £80 on that.
0:33:12 > 0:33:15I'd probably say a touch too high, but you never know.
0:33:15 > 0:33:18It has the potential to make £80.
0:33:18 > 0:33:21Oh, great. Their third item was the scarab beetle brooch.
0:33:21 > 0:33:25Is it the sort of thing that will be popular today?
0:33:25 > 0:33:27Yes. I'm hopeful it will do well on the sale.
0:33:27 > 0:33:32The iridescent features of the scarab beetle are in good condition.
0:33:32 > 0:33:33What's your estimate on it?
0:33:33 > 0:33:37- 20-40.- Uh-huh. Well, they paid £30, so there is a chance of a profit.
0:33:37 > 0:33:39There is a chance of a profit.
0:33:39 > 0:33:45Well, all in all, they may or may not need their bonus buy,
0:33:45 > 0:33:49but we're going to go and have a look at it anyway.
0:33:49 > 0:33:53Now, girls, you spent £155.
0:33:53 > 0:33:56You left Paul 145.
0:33:56 > 0:33:58Paul, what did you buy?
0:33:58 > 0:34:01Well, I looked for something sporty,
0:34:01 > 0:34:05but then I had to give up and buy a walking stick.
0:34:05 > 0:34:07Oh, I think I know what that is.
0:34:07 > 0:34:10- Oh, maybe I've NOT disappointed you on the sporty front. - THEY LAUGH
0:34:10 > 0:34:14- What is it, then? - It's a Sunday stick.- So it is.
0:34:14 > 0:34:17But why a Sabbath stick? You know - tell me.
0:34:17 > 0:34:19Because you weren't allowed to play golf on a Sunday,
0:34:19 > 0:34:21so they used it as a walking stick,
0:34:21 > 0:34:24and they could practice their swing on a Sunday.
0:34:24 > 0:34:26Absolutely. You can spare the wrath of the minister.
0:34:26 > 0:34:29Covertly...
0:34:29 > 0:34:31No ministers in the hedge? Get in!
0:34:31 > 0:34:34THEY LAUGH
0:34:34 > 0:34:37Date-wise, early 20th-century.
0:34:37 > 0:34:39- Might be late 19th. - So how much did you pay for it?
0:34:39 > 0:34:42- 30-40 quid?- Och no, not as much as that!
0:34:42 > 0:34:43- How's about the first one?- Really?
0:34:43 > 0:34:46- 30?- Yes!- Girls, you don't need to make up your mind just now,
0:34:46 > 0:34:49wait until your first three items have been sold.
0:34:49 > 0:34:53In the meantime, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Paul's
0:34:53 > 0:34:54Sunday stick.
0:34:56 > 0:35:00Paul's bonus buy, a golf club.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03We're in Scotland, the birthplace of golf.
0:35:03 > 0:35:06Are your bidders going to like this one,
0:35:06 > 0:35:09and is there anything special about that?
0:35:09 > 0:35:10Yeah, a decorative item again,
0:35:10 > 0:35:13and could also double as a Sunday stick,
0:35:13 > 0:35:17although originally Sunday sticks would have been wooden-headed.
0:35:17 > 0:35:19But as a miniature golf club, again, it could do well.
0:35:19 > 0:35:23- What's your estimate?- 15-25.
0:35:23 > 0:35:25Well, they've paid £30 for it, Dennis,
0:35:25 > 0:35:27so they might have a "fairway" to go.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29On the other hand, I might be able to swing it.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32If anyone can do it, Dennis, you can.
0:35:32 > 0:35:35- Are you our auctioneer today? - Yes, I am.- Terrific!
0:35:38 > 0:35:4020 is bid at the back of the hall. Standing at 20.
0:35:40 > 0:35:42Any advance on 20 now?
0:35:42 > 0:35:43I'll sell to the room for 20.
0:35:45 > 0:35:47Well, girls, here we are.
0:35:47 > 0:35:49The moment of truth.
0:35:49 > 0:35:51A packed room.
0:35:51 > 0:35:54The auctioneer is in fine voice.
0:35:54 > 0:35:55Tell me, how do you feel?
0:35:55 > 0:35:57- Really excited.- Really excited, yes.
0:35:57 > 0:35:59- Really excited?- Really looking forward to it.
0:35:59 > 0:36:03And your first item, the little pill box, charming wee thing.
0:36:03 > 0:36:06- It's about to come up right now. - I want it, I want it.
0:36:06 > 0:36:08A small, square silver pill tooth-box.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10Nice, decorative item here,
0:36:10 > 0:36:11and I have a commission bid.
0:36:11 > 0:36:14I'll open the bidding at £15.
0:36:14 > 0:36:15I'm straight in at 15.
0:36:15 > 0:36:1820, 25. 30?
0:36:18 > 0:36:20- Yes!- 35 takes the bidding now.
0:36:20 > 0:36:22It's standing at £35 in the room.
0:36:22 > 0:36:2440, fresh bidder.
0:36:24 > 0:36:2745. It's 45, standing at the back.
0:36:27 > 0:36:30- 45!- Any advance on 45?
0:36:30 > 0:36:32All done at 45.
0:36:32 > 0:36:35- £25 profit!- Yes!
0:36:35 > 0:36:38- That is absolutely wonderful. - Magic.
0:36:38 > 0:36:40Next item's coming up.
0:36:40 > 0:36:44You've paid £100 for it, you spent a lot of money, but it's a good item.
0:36:44 > 0:36:48So let's keep our fingers crossed for that one. It's coming up now.
0:36:48 > 0:36:50This nice Arts and Crafts silver-plated desk stand
0:36:50 > 0:36:52by Kaiser of Germany there.
0:36:52 > 0:36:54- Who'll start me at £80? - 80, good start.
0:36:54 > 0:36:55£80 on the desk stand?
0:36:55 > 0:36:57Who'll start me at 80?
0:36:57 > 0:37:0080 is bid on the phone, we're straight in on the phone at £80.
0:37:00 > 0:37:02Any advance on 80 now?
0:37:02 > 0:37:04Bid if you want it.
0:37:04 > 0:37:06Any further bids at 80?
0:37:06 > 0:37:09All done at 80, then I'll sell to the phone for £80.
0:37:09 > 0:37:14THEY GROAN 80. Aawww. That's minus 20.
0:37:14 > 0:37:17You're still in profit, girls. Good luck with the next one.
0:37:17 > 0:37:19Nice item, Arts and Crafts.
0:37:19 > 0:37:21We have a metal novelty cigarette box, there.
0:37:21 > 0:37:23- £75 starts the bidding.- Oh, no!
0:37:23 > 0:37:2680 takes it from me in the room now.
0:37:26 > 0:37:27Seems cheap at that.
0:37:27 > 0:37:30Any advance on 80? Anybody want it now? It's seated in the room at £80.
0:37:30 > 0:37:3385, fresh bidder. 90. 95.
0:37:33 > 0:37:37- 100.- 100!
0:37:37 > 0:37:40Any advance on 100?
0:37:40 > 0:37:42100. Oh, girls, a bit unlucky on that, John.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47So that's minus 50.
0:37:47 > 0:37:50You've got to make up your mind if you want to take the bonus buy.
0:37:50 > 0:37:52- Yes.- Yes.
0:37:52 > 0:37:54Do you think it will make a profit?
0:37:54 > 0:37:56- I hope so.- You hope so. - We trust him.
0:37:56 > 0:37:59- Are you absolutely sure?- Yes. - Positive.- Right. Let's go for it.
0:37:59 > 0:38:01- Good luck, girls.- Thank you.
0:38:01 > 0:38:03We have an interesting item, now.
0:38:03 > 0:38:05This is a large, modern, silver full-finger ring.
0:38:05 > 0:38:07£15 for the finger ring.
0:38:07 > 0:38:0915 is bid online.
0:38:09 > 0:38:11In at 15 online.
0:38:11 > 0:38:13Bid if you want it now. 20, fresh bidder in the room.
0:38:13 > 0:38:15- Come on!- 25. Any advance on 25?
0:38:15 > 0:38:17Bid if you want it now. All done at 25.
0:38:17 > 0:38:19Selling online for 25.
0:38:20 > 0:38:23Aawww! You were nearly there, girls,
0:38:23 > 0:38:25nearly there.
0:38:25 > 0:38:30That takes your overall total to minus 50.
0:38:30 > 0:38:33- 50?- 50?!- O-o-o-oh, no!
0:38:33 > 0:38:37Minus 50. But girls, girls, all is not lost.
0:38:37 > 0:38:41That could be a winning score.
0:38:41 > 0:38:45- Right.- The only thing is, don't say a word to the Blues.- No.
0:38:50 > 0:38:52Well, Dot, Aileen, here we are at the auction.
0:38:52 > 0:38:56- How are you girls feeling? - We're really excited.
0:38:56 > 0:38:59- Are you?- But you're always excited. - No, no, no, more excited.
0:38:59 > 0:39:01You're more excited? THEY LAUGH
0:39:01 > 0:39:08Well, your first item was that very stylish Art Deco screen.
0:39:08 > 0:39:09But good luck with that, girls,
0:39:09 > 0:39:12because it's coming up right now.
0:39:12 > 0:39:14The vintage fabric-covered folding dressing screen.
0:39:14 > 0:39:17This is nice, with the Art Deco decoration there.
0:39:17 > 0:39:20Who'll start me at £20? Easy start. 20 is bid on my right.
0:39:20 > 0:39:23Any advance on 20 now?
0:39:23 > 0:39:24Any advance on 20?
0:39:24 > 0:39:25Are we all done at 20?
0:39:25 > 0:39:27And I'll sell to the room for 20.
0:39:27 > 0:39:29- Oh, no.- Oh, no!
0:39:31 > 0:39:32That takes you to minus 25.
0:39:32 > 0:39:34Second lot,
0:39:34 > 0:39:37you might make up on that, the wonderful Art Nouveau brass telescopic screen.
0:39:37 > 0:39:39Oh, I don't know about that.
0:39:39 > 0:39:41So let's hope that it does a little better.
0:39:41 > 0:39:43The Art Nouveau brass telescopic floor lamp.
0:39:43 > 0:39:44A good item, this.
0:39:44 > 0:39:46Who wants it for 40?
0:39:46 > 0:39:47- 35, I'll take.- Come on!
0:39:47 > 0:39:49Bid if you want it now.
0:39:49 > 0:39:5135 is bid on my right.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53Any advance on 35?
0:39:53 > 0:39:56Any advance on 35? All done at 35?
0:39:56 > 0:39:59Selling to the room for 35.
0:39:59 > 0:40:0135.
0:40:01 > 0:40:02Oh, girls.
0:40:02 > 0:40:03I can't believe this!
0:40:03 > 0:40:05That takes you to minus 70
0:40:05 > 0:40:07- on your first two items. - I don't believe that.
0:40:07 > 0:40:10- I'm...- I'm gobsmacked.- ..shattered.
0:40:10 > 0:40:12- Yeah. But never mind. - I'm just...devastated.
0:40:12 > 0:40:15You've still get your third item to come...
0:40:15 > 0:40:17- That's going to do well. - ..that scarab beetle brooch.
0:40:17 > 0:40:20Continental silver scarab beetle brooch, there.
0:40:20 > 0:40:22Nice, decorative item. Who'll start me at £20?
0:40:22 > 0:40:25- I'll take 15 then.- Oh, no! - 15? Come on!
0:40:25 > 0:40:27- I'll take 15. Who wants it for ten? - O-o-oh!
0:40:27 > 0:40:30- Girls!- Ten is bid in the room. 15 behind you now.
0:40:30 > 0:40:32There's 15, seated in the room.
0:40:32 > 0:40:33- You tell them, girl. - Any advance on 15?
0:40:33 > 0:40:36Bid if you want it now. Are we all done at 15?
0:40:37 > 0:40:39Aww, 15, girls. THEY LAUGH
0:40:39 > 0:40:41That's minus 15.
0:40:43 > 0:40:48Which takes your overall score to minus 85.
0:40:48 > 0:40:52- I'm gobsmacked!- She's gobsmacked. She's gobsmacked, Paul.
0:40:52 > 0:40:54Girls, all is not lost.
0:40:54 > 0:40:56Do you want to take the bonus buy?
0:40:56 > 0:40:59- Yes!- Oh, yes!- It's the Sunday stick.
0:40:59 > 0:41:02Have you seen the last three results?!
0:41:02 > 0:41:05- No pressure!- Let's hope it makes a
0:41:05 > 0:41:08huge profit to get you back online.
0:41:08 > 0:41:09£80 profit would be good.
0:41:09 > 0:41:12It'll need to make a lot for us to get a fish supper out of it.
0:41:12 > 0:41:14Fingers crossed, because it's coming up right now.
0:41:14 > 0:41:16The golf club head Sunday stick, there.
0:41:16 > 0:41:17Start me at £15?
0:41:17 > 0:41:20Who'll start me at £15 on the Sunday stick?
0:41:20 > 0:41:21Who'll start me at 15?
0:41:21 > 0:41:24I'll take ten, then. I'll come down a bit, start me at £10.
0:41:24 > 0:41:26- Come on, come on! - Let's get going now. Ten is bid.
0:41:26 > 0:41:2815, fresh bidder now.
0:41:28 > 0:41:2915 at the back of the hall, 20.
0:41:29 > 0:41:3225. 30.
0:41:32 > 0:41:34- Yes!- Seated, at £30.
0:41:34 > 0:41:36- Come on, one more!- 40.
0:41:36 > 0:41:3840. Any advance on 40?
0:41:38 > 0:41:40All done at 40?
0:41:40 > 0:41:43- Yes! Well done, Paul. - Well done, Paul.- Well done.
0:41:43 > 0:41:45That's plus ten.
0:41:45 > 0:41:46Well done, Paul.
0:41:46 > 0:41:48But it takes your overall score
0:41:48 > 0:41:50to minus 75.
0:41:50 > 0:41:52- Och, well.- Girls?
0:41:52 > 0:41:54We enjoyed it, it was really good.
0:41:54 > 0:41:56But it could be a winning score.
0:41:56 > 0:41:58- Oh, it could.- Oh, it might be. - Uh-huh, uh-huh.
0:41:58 > 0:42:01Well, we bought antiques, so we played the game.
0:42:01 > 0:42:05You played the game. But, one thing, don't say a word to the Reds.
0:42:05 > 0:42:07Oh, no, no.
0:42:12 > 0:42:14Well, folks. Did we have a good time?
0:42:14 > 0:42:17- Yes.- Fantastic.- Brilliant. - Absolutely wonderful.
0:42:17 > 0:42:20And you were marvellous competitors.
0:42:20 > 0:42:23- Thank you.- It's just a pity that you both made losses.
0:42:23 > 0:42:26THEY LAUGH
0:42:26 > 0:42:31Today's runners-up, with a loss of minus 75,
0:42:31 > 0:42:33are the Blues.
0:42:33 > 0:42:34- THEY LAUGH - Oh, yes!
0:42:34 > 0:42:37Commiserations, commiserations.
0:42:37 > 0:42:40A loss of £75, girls.
0:42:40 > 0:42:44We won't go into the nuts and bolts of it.
0:42:44 > 0:42:46Suffice to say, we had a great time.
0:42:46 > 0:42:51- We did.- Yes.- The Reds are today's winners with a loss of only £50.
0:42:51 > 0:42:53- So well done.- Thank you.
0:42:53 > 0:42:55Now, you started off really well, girls,
0:42:55 > 0:42:58and it was all downhill from there.
0:42:58 > 0:43:01- Couldn't even be rescued by John's bonus buy.- No.
0:43:01 > 0:43:04But the main thing is that we had a great time.
0:43:04 > 0:43:07- Oh, yes.- We did. We had a wonderful time.
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