Lovejoy illuminates Eric further in the roguish world of the antiques dealer. Lovejoy also shows him how to evade the tax woman who is demanding the last three years of back tax.
With Gimbert also after Lovejoy for money he really needs to lands on his feet. Luckily at an auction in a farmhouse, Lovejoy diverts French interest in a dresser by switching tags. Lovejoy gets the dresser at a bargain price and then discovers that hidden inside it is an Arab wedding headdress with Venetian gold coins.
However the dresser was not Gimbert to auction off and its owner arrives after just being released from prison. Lovejoy meanwhile finds that getting a good price for the headdress is not easy as someone else is out to steal it from him.
You cannot trust anyone in the antiques game and it is another enjoyable episode. Grit and fun, no wonder Ian McShane was tempted from Hollywood to accept the role.
With Gimbert also after Lovejoy for money he really needs to lands on his feet. Luckily at an auction in a farmhouse, Lovejoy diverts French interest in a dresser by switching tags. Lovejoy gets the dresser at a bargain price and then discovers that hidden inside it is an Arab wedding headdress with Venetian gold coins.
However the dresser was not Gimbert to auction off and its owner arrives after just being released from prison. Lovejoy meanwhile finds that getting a good price for the headdress is not easy as someone else is out to steal it from him.
You cannot trust anyone in the antiques game and it is another enjoyable episode. Grit and fun, no wonder Ian McShane was tempted from Hollywood to accept the role.