0:00:02 > 0:00:05The nation's favourite antiques experts, one big challenge,
0:00:05 > 0:00:11who will make the most profit buying and selling antiques as they drive around the jolly old UK?
0:00:11 > 0:00:14- £6.- £5.- Done.
0:00:14 > 0:00:15Is that the very best you can do?
0:00:15 > 0:00:18At the end of their trip, they should have made some big money.
0:00:18 > 0:00:21But it's not as easy as it sounds.
0:00:23 > 0:00:27And only one will be crowned champion at the final auction in London.
0:00:28 > 0:00:30This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:35 > 0:00:40We start today's road trip with antiques experts Anita Manning and David Barby.
0:00:40 > 0:00:43Do I smell romance in the air?
0:00:43 > 0:00:48Anita Manning is Scotland's first ever female auctioneer, living and working in Glasgow.
0:00:48 > 0:00:52She has a passion for decorative arts and design.
0:00:52 > 0:00:57That's lovely. It's functional, it beautiful and it's a good make.
0:00:57 > 0:01:02David Barby qualified with the Society of Valuers and Auctioneers
0:01:02 > 0:01:06at the very young age of 21, and is often referred to as "The Master"
0:01:06 > 0:01:09for his depth and breadth of antique knowledge.
0:01:09 > 0:01:15This is what we term as a sort of Arts and Crafts, or Vienna Secessionist influence.
0:01:15 > 0:01:20Anita and David began their journey with £200 each,
0:01:20 > 0:01:23and David has been surging ahead at auction so far.
0:01:23 > 0:01:28- Yes!- Anita has been fighting her basic instinct, to let loose the purse strings.
0:01:28 > 0:01:30I love that colour.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32At our last auction,
0:01:32 > 0:01:35Anita staged a great comeback from near bankruptcy.
0:01:35 > 0:01:41But she's still a long way behind, with £197.18 to start today's show.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44Calm and cool. Take your time, Anita.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47Don't be Mrs Scattercash.
0:01:47 > 0:01:49Look and try to get cheaply.
0:01:49 > 0:01:53Front-runner David has been in his own little world so far,
0:01:53 > 0:01:57looking for objects that he personally loves
0:01:57 > 0:01:59with that certain je ne sais quoi.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02That, to me, has "wow" factor.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05David had a fantastic auction on yesterday's show
0:02:05 > 0:02:11and throws himself back into the world with £369.96.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14But I've got over £350 to spend.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16I don't want to lose it.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21No, course you don't.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24This road trip travels from Aberdeen in northeast Scotland
0:02:24 > 0:02:27to Leyburn in North Yorkshire.
0:02:27 > 0:02:31Today, they're leaving Edinburgh and heading first to Glasgow
0:02:31 > 0:02:35on their way to the next auction in Ayr.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38# Just the two of us
0:02:38 > 0:02:41# We can make it if we try
0:02:41 > 0:02:42# Just the two of us... #
0:02:42 > 0:02:44Striking, historic Glasgow
0:02:44 > 0:02:49sits handsomely either side of the River Clyde.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51The trade, industry and wealth brought to Glasgow
0:02:51 > 0:02:53by this arterial river has also been
0:02:53 > 0:02:57a stimulus for great revolutions in design.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00And, of course, Glasgow is Anita Manning's home town.
0:03:00 > 0:03:04She's a local girl, so she knows where to find the best antiques.
0:03:12 > 0:03:17Lurking beneath a cabinet, Anita finds a collection of mystic stones.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19Andrew, what have we got here?
0:03:19 > 0:03:24Here, Anita, we've got four rather bruised and battered curling stones.
0:03:24 > 0:03:28- Still functional? - Well, they could be, without too much effort, I think.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31- But, we're missing one handle. - Right. OK.
0:03:31 > 0:03:35Curling is thought to have originated in Scotland in the late Middle Ages,
0:03:35 > 0:03:38and was played with flat-bottomed river boulders,
0:03:38 > 0:03:42before these sculpted granite jokers came into use.
0:03:42 > 0:03:47D'you know, these have probably been lying outside somebody's house? Do you think so?
0:03:47 > 0:03:50- Oh, yes, people use them as garden ornaments and door stoppers.- Yes.
0:03:50 > 0:03:56In the Victorian era, curling stones began to be thought of more ornamentally,
0:03:56 > 0:03:59and decorative versions were manufactured as doorstops,
0:03:59 > 0:04:01paperweights and inkwells amongst other things.
0:04:01 > 0:04:06See, since they're in such rough nick...
0:04:06 > 0:04:08- Go on...- She will!
0:04:08 > 0:04:11Could you give me them for 20 quid?
0:04:11 > 0:04:15- Go on.- I don't know. - It means they'll be...- 20? - They'll be out of your life.
0:04:15 > 0:04:19They'll be out of your life and you won't have to move them!
0:04:19 > 0:04:22They can be £30. I'll make them £30.
0:04:22 > 0:04:2530? Andrew, could you go 25?
0:04:25 > 0:04:27You know this isn't like me.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29Oh, I think it is(!)
0:04:29 > 0:04:30- Why not?- Shall we go for it?
0:04:30 > 0:04:33- We'll give it a go. - Andrew, it's a deal.
0:04:33 > 0:04:37- It's always a pleasure. - They're awful heavy, Andrew.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39Ach, I'll put them in the car for you.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43So far, so good.
0:04:43 > 0:04:47Anita is sticking with the game plan to buy cheaply.
0:04:47 > 0:04:51And she's suggested David might visit a local Glasgow exhibition
0:04:51 > 0:04:53at the Kelvingrove Museum that he might just love.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56The late Charles Rennie Mackintosh
0:04:56 > 0:04:58is an internationally renowned architect,
0:04:58 > 0:05:03artist and designer from the world famous Glasgow School of Art.
0:05:03 > 0:05:07David meets Alison Brown, curator and Mackintosh expert.
0:05:07 > 0:05:13He's equally associated in place with the Art Nouveau and the Arts and Crafts movements.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15He comes up through the middle.
0:05:15 > 0:05:19He's the central icon of the Glasgow School of Art.
0:05:19 > 0:05:23He studied there as an evening student, learning metalwork and enamel work.
0:05:23 > 0:05:30It was the reassociations with the more traditional crafts and that of the country.
0:05:30 > 0:05:37Mackintosh's style used these decorative paintings and patterns as well as strong,
0:05:37 > 0:05:43straight outlines helping to define the Art Nouveau style that swept through Europe in the 1900s.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46One of his most significant commissions
0:05:46 > 0:05:49was to create entire interiors and table settings for a chain
0:05:49 > 0:05:51of stylish Glasgow tea rooms.
0:05:51 > 0:05:57The piece we're looking at here is part from the ladies' luncheon room of 1900 that Mackintosh designed.
0:05:57 > 0:06:03We have a table setting here with medium height backed chairs and high up were these gesso panels.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06They are absolutely stunning.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08There's all sorts of hidden motifs in these.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10They're very textured.
0:06:10 > 0:06:15Typical Glasgow style motifs - hearts, roses, butterflies.
0:06:15 > 0:06:20Mackintosh's style was very popular in Austria and Germany
0:06:20 > 0:06:25particularly with fellow Art Nouveau artist and designer Gustav Klimt.
0:06:25 > 0:06:30- Can I say thank you very much indeed.- Thank you.- I hope to come back.- I hope you do.- Thank you.
0:06:30 > 0:06:34With all things Art Nouveau firmly in his heart,
0:06:34 > 0:06:39David sets off to finally - and I mean finally - get on with his shopping.
0:06:39 > 0:06:45Meanwhile, Anita is on a roll and has found a pair of decorative Edwardian uplighters.
0:06:45 > 0:06:47That way.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50That's UP lighters, Anita!
0:06:51 > 0:06:52What do you do there?
0:06:52 > 0:06:57- You hook that into these.- Right. - Like that there.
0:06:57 > 0:07:04So, that looks to me as if it would be the type of thing that might be in a public building.
0:07:04 > 0:07:08Is that a dear thing? Don't tell me!
0:07:08 > 0:07:09I probably can't afford it.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12150 for the pair.
0:07:14 > 0:07:15Anita?
0:07:15 > 0:07:18150, the pair, did you get that?
0:07:18 > 0:07:23- They're really nice, aren't they? - Yeah, I like them. - Could you sell them for 50 quid?
0:07:23 > 0:07:28I'll sell them for 75... for the two.
0:07:28 > 0:07:32Anita? We're on 75 now.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34Got that? Anita? Oi!
0:07:34 > 0:07:41- 60 quid, Kate?- Fine. A deal.- That's a deal. That's absolutely great.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44I just think they're absolutely wonderful.
0:07:44 > 0:07:48I've just done it. I've done what I said I shouldn't - make an impulse buy.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51I couldn't resist these things. They're absolutely lovely.
0:07:51 > 0:07:56Yeah, Anita is breaking her own rules already.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58But at least she's started buying.
0:08:01 > 0:08:05David Barby has only just made his way to this wonderful antiques warehouse.
0:08:05 > 0:08:09He's about to walk in there any time...now.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11# They call me the seeker... #
0:08:13 > 0:08:17And now he's here, time for some tactical play.
0:08:17 > 0:08:21David calls ahead to the auction house in Ayr for some inside info.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23Naughty.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25What's going to sell best in your sale room?
0:08:25 > 0:08:30Thank you very much for your advice. I think I shall look for good quality ceramics.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33This is what we term as a sort of Arts and Crafts.
0:08:33 > 0:08:37Very much in the sort of Mackintosh design here.
0:08:37 > 0:08:41Art Nouveau is definitely catching David's eye now.
0:08:41 > 0:08:46This is very much in the Art Nouveau style.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50I love the concept of this female form, these flowing robes.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53This is the new look, the comfort for women.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55They weren't heavily corseted.
0:08:55 > 0:09:03But at £145? If this had been cheaper I'd have said, "Wow, let's go for it."
0:09:03 > 0:09:06But it doesn't have that for me at this price.
0:09:06 > 0:09:10I've got over £350 to spend.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12I don't want to lose it.
0:09:12 > 0:09:13There's the rub.
0:09:16 > 0:09:17I really, really like this.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20It's a Gray's pottery table lamp.
0:09:20 > 0:09:24What's so nice about Gray's, it's a contemporary of Clarice Cliff.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27It's all hand-painted, lustre detail.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29Albert Edward Gray
0:09:29 > 0:09:33began making hand-painted decorative ceramics in the early 1900s
0:09:33 > 0:09:37and employed the prolific British designer Susie Cooper
0:09:37 > 0:09:42from 1923 to 1929. She produced a vast array of their popular designs,
0:09:42 > 0:09:46including this little gem.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48That, to me, has wow factor.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51The price is £145.
0:09:51 > 0:09:53For me, I'd want it half.
0:09:53 > 0:09:59At the back of my mind, I've suspicions that Anita is probably doing better than I am.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02She's already bought three items and I haven't bought anything!
0:10:02 > 0:10:04I've reached that panic situation.
0:10:04 > 0:10:08Well, it's never too early to start panicking, I suppose.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10Let's see if Jean can help you.
0:10:10 > 0:10:16- Hello. Well, I think we could come down a little there. Shall we make it...- Just a little?
0:10:16 > 0:10:19Um, a little. 120?
0:10:19 > 0:10:22Would you come down to about 80?
0:10:24 > 0:10:27- It's just a wee bit too low.- OK.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29Jean's just not budging.
0:10:29 > 0:10:34So David tries a new and ever so slightly cheeky tactic.
0:10:34 > 0:10:38If I can't get the price I want from THE WIFE, I'll phone her husband.
0:10:38 > 0:10:43Would you take £80 for it? ..£80.
0:10:45 > 0:10:49OK. That's absolutely super. Do you want to confirm this with Jean?
0:10:49 > 0:10:52All right, OK.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54Your husband says £60!
0:10:54 > 0:10:57No, no, no! Only joking. Only joking!
0:10:58 > 0:11:06Having broken new ground in the field of price negotiation, David shuffles off to find the local girl.
0:11:06 > 0:11:11The shutters are falling on the antiques emporiums of Glasgow and the day is drawing to an end.
0:11:11 > 0:11:16I'm telling you absolutely nothing because I know if I give you
0:11:16 > 0:11:21any information you'll use it as part of your strategic plan.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24How on earth do you make that out? You must have bought something.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27- Yeah.- There you are, you said, "Yes!"
0:11:29 > 0:11:32You've lost the game! You've lost the game!
0:11:35 > 0:11:38A new day dawns and it's straight to work for Anita and David
0:11:38 > 0:11:42with perhaps a little pleasant scenery on the way.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44The road trip moves on.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47Leaving Glasgow behind,
0:11:47 > 0:11:51Anita and David head first to Kilbarchan
0:11:51 > 0:11:53on the road to Ayr.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56Kilbarchan is a town of classic duos.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59It has exactly two churches, two pubs and two antique shops
0:11:59 > 0:12:04and, now, a dynamic duo of a bargain-hungry road trippers.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08Where do we go, have you been here before?
0:12:08 > 0:12:13I haven't visited the shops but there are two dealers here and I think they sell very good quality.
0:12:13 > 0:12:18- I don't believe a word you say.- And neither should you!- Best of luck.
0:12:18 > 0:12:22So far, Anita has spent £85 on two items -
0:12:22 > 0:12:26the granite curling stones and the Edwardian uplighters.
0:12:26 > 0:12:31She has £103.17 left rattling around in her purse.
0:12:31 > 0:12:38Whilst cavalier David has shamelessly spent £80 on one item - the pretty Gray's pottery lamp.
0:12:38 > 0:12:46David has £289.96 still tucked away in his lovely salmon-pink pocket.
0:12:46 > 0:12:47# They call me the seeker. #
0:12:47 > 0:12:54So David gets straight to work and finds a stunning wall plaque known as a charger.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59This is a lovely piece of Art Nouveau repousse work.
0:12:59 > 0:13:03Repousse means the design has been knocked out from the back.
0:13:03 > 0:13:08Thinking in terms of Mackintosh and the Art Nouveau movement it's all coming through here.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10This gives me the wow factor.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12Yes, it's lovely, David.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15But it's £300!
0:13:15 > 0:13:18Am I going to make a profit on that at auction?
0:13:19 > 0:13:21Don't think so.
0:13:21 > 0:13:26Anita is very, very well known on this leg of the road trip
0:13:26 > 0:13:32as a local Glasgow auctioneer. But will this earn her some favour and good quality knock-downed bargains?
0:13:35 > 0:13:39Billy! All these years and I've never been in your shop.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42It looks absolutely wonderful.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49Anything that you've had lying about for years?
0:13:49 > 0:13:51Yes, there is some stuff.
0:13:51 > 0:13:57Is there any wee sort of back cupboard or something like that?
0:13:57 > 0:13:58Not really.
0:13:58 > 0:14:02Anita wants to delve in ALL the cupboards.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05And David has turned up something from his rummaging.
0:14:05 > 0:14:07Possibly a ladle, but where's it from?
0:14:07 > 0:14:09The metal itself, I think, would be silver.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12I think this is probably Scandinavian.
0:14:12 > 0:14:16I think it's been made up about 1900 or so or just after.
0:14:16 > 0:14:20The handle, I'd say, would be more of a Scottish ladle.
0:14:20 > 0:14:25One would think probably of that connection with Scandinavia and the north of Scotland
0:14:25 > 0:14:28and you have this sort of trading between the two.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31- Absolutely.- You might have had a marriage somewhere along the line
0:14:31 > 0:14:36from Denmark or Finland or Norway come over to Scotland.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39And where are you going with this, David?
0:14:39 > 0:14:42The whole thing has got a story to tell.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44I'm going to commit myself and have that.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47You have £68 on this. Would you take 50?
0:14:47 > 0:14:49Yes, I'd do that as a special for you.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51- Thank you very much indeed. - Thank you.
0:14:51 > 0:14:56Now, Anita is taking her bargain search to the next level.
0:14:56 > 0:15:01Enough of this chitchat, I've got to get down to business.
0:15:01 > 0:15:03I always like a nice piece of porcelain.
0:15:03 > 0:15:09- I think that's a lovely bit of Losol ware.- A nice piece of Losol ware, yes.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12- Is that a good seller? - That's a good seller. Yes.
0:15:12 > 0:15:18Losol ware is a range of pretty ceramics made by Staffordshire potters Keeling and Co
0:15:18 > 0:15:24from 1912 until the company's eventual closure in 1936.
0:15:24 > 0:15:26That can be £25.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29In this game, Billy, you wouldn't believe but every pound counts.
0:15:29 > 0:15:33Could you sell that to me for...£20?
0:15:33 > 0:15:37- OK.- Will you do that? Is that a deal?- Yes. It's a deal. OK.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40That's wonderful. Thanks very much. You're a darling.
0:15:40 > 0:15:45That's lovely. It's functional, it's beautiful and it's a good make.
0:15:45 > 0:15:51Anita is happy with all of her items but how does she fancy David's chances?
0:15:51 > 0:15:54We have to wait until the next auction to see what happens.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57I hope he spends lots of money on one item and it bombs.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59Oh, no, that's terrible.
0:16:02 > 0:16:09Do you know what it's like when you have such a fixation in your head that you want...
0:16:09 > 0:16:10to buy something
0:16:10 > 0:16:13and you only think of one thing. It's this.
0:16:13 > 0:16:17This is such an extraordinary piece. If I can negotiate...
0:16:17 > 0:16:20The actual price asking is £300.
0:16:20 > 0:16:24I think I can get it for around about 260.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26But here's the rub.
0:16:26 > 0:16:30I've only got £233 so I'll negotiate.
0:16:30 > 0:16:36That's a big, big item, David. Are you sure you want to risk so much?
0:16:36 > 0:16:37I have a problem.
0:16:37 > 0:16:44I have exactly £233 left
0:16:44 > 0:16:46after buying the other object.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51That's all I've got.
0:16:51 > 0:16:56Unfortunately, it's £260. To be honest, I think it's a very fair price.
0:16:56 > 0:17:00I can't do anything with it. I only have £233 to spend.
0:17:00 > 0:17:04I can't help you with that one, unfortunately.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06It's a shame but there you go.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08You won't take 233?
0:17:10 > 0:17:12Go on, you smiled well.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15Have I really?! That was almost a scowl.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18Thank you very much indeed. Thank you.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21Wow, there's a man who's willing to take a gamble. Good on him.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24Could Anita be getting her wish for a dangerous item?
0:17:24 > 0:17:28The objects I've bought today intrigue ME.
0:17:28 > 0:17:34The plaque, if there's somebody there that likes Art Nouveau it could do exceedingly well.
0:17:34 > 0:17:40It's time for our experts to finally let each other know what they've been up to.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43- David, enjoying a nice cup of tea. - I am indeed.
0:17:43 > 0:17:47- Your things arrived ahead of you. - Oh, yes.
0:17:47 > 0:17:48Are you ready for this?
0:17:48 > 0:17:50Close your eyes.
0:17:50 > 0:17:54That is absolutely stunning!
0:17:54 > 0:17:56I love those.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59Well, for the four stones, three handles, £25.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02You've done it again.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05If you were going to ask me the price I would have said about 50 or £60 each.
0:18:05 > 0:18:09That's absolutely beautiful.
0:18:09 > 0:18:14I think this top section here is typically northern Scottish.
0:18:14 > 0:18:20This, however, I think is possibly of continental origin.
0:18:20 > 0:18:24Was this article found on a shipwreck on the north coast of Scotland?
0:18:24 > 0:18:27I think you're going into the realms of fantasy now, darling.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30Was it a marriage between someone from Scandinavia and Scotland?
0:18:30 > 0:18:32Could be. How much?
0:18:32 > 0:18:34A lot.
0:18:34 > 0:18:38- £50.- David, I don't think that's a lot for that.- Do you not?
0:18:38 > 0:18:41- I really don't. Second item. - Losol ware.
0:18:41 > 0:18:45I like it. It's lovely and fresh. It's in good condition. It's functional.
0:18:45 > 0:18:47Do you like it?
0:18:47 > 0:18:49Yes. I think it's slightly old-fashioned.
0:18:49 > 0:18:54Yes, uh-huh, but I think it will still appeal to people. £20.
0:18:54 > 0:18:56That is very, very good.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59- Gray's pottery, David.- Yes.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01- Designed by...?- Susie Cooper.- Yes.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04I think that's absolutely lovely.
0:19:04 > 0:19:08- It's jazzy.- I love Gray's. A bit wild for your taste, I might have thought.
0:19:08 > 0:19:09No, I like the '20s.
0:19:09 > 0:19:13- Price?- I paid £80 for it.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16I think it's absolutely lovely.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18Oh.
0:19:19 > 0:19:24- I have a pair of them.- How much did you pay?- £60 for the pair. - You've gone with your head
0:19:24 > 0:19:29- in buying these objects and not necessarily your heart.- Yeah. - You're a very practical woman.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31Close your eyes.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34- Hurry up, David.- Open them.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36Oh, David. That's wonderful.
0:19:36 > 0:19:40- My love is for...Art Nouveau.- Arts and Crafts.- Arts and Crafts.
0:19:40 > 0:19:45It cost me £233.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48With all the pieces I've bought, I wanted to buy quality.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51And I think you may get a surprise with that.
0:19:51 > 0:19:53I hope so.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56Well, OK. But what do you really think?
0:19:56 > 0:19:59The light fittings, I didn't like.
0:19:59 > 0:20:05Susie Cooper. Nice lamp base but it hasn't got that "wow" factor.
0:20:05 > 0:20:09I'd have thought with the money she had, she could have splashed out on something more exciting.
0:20:09 > 0:20:13I feel that David is such a gentleman
0:20:13 > 0:20:16that he would wish me to do well as well.
0:20:16 > 0:20:20Well, I wouldn't be too sure! Remember, this is a competition.
0:20:20 > 0:20:24Back on the road, it has been a very scenic journey from Edinburgh.
0:20:24 > 0:20:28They have shopped around Anita's home turf of Glasgow
0:20:28 > 0:20:30and on to lovely Kilbarchan.
0:20:30 > 0:20:36Anita and David finally arrive in Ayr for a decisive auction day.
0:20:36 > 0:20:41Ayr has a fascinating past, visited by historical celebrities
0:20:41 > 0:20:43from William Wallace to Oliver Cromwell
0:20:43 > 0:20:45to world-famous and universally loved
0:20:45 > 0:20:49Scots poet Robert Burns who was born just down the road in Alloway.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52OK, David, the auction is up here.
0:20:52 > 0:20:53Let's go!
0:20:54 > 0:20:59Callan's auction house first opened its doors in 1933,
0:20:59 > 0:21:01selling furniture and furnishings.
0:21:01 > 0:21:05Profits from its first ever sale amounted to £22 5s 9d
0:21:05 > 0:21:08and David and Anita could do with a bit more than that.
0:21:08 > 0:21:10David.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12Best of luck.
0:21:13 > 0:21:17Michael Callan, a descendant of the original Thomas R Callan,
0:21:17 > 0:21:19now runs the auctions here.
0:21:19 > 0:21:21He has a few thoughts.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24The one item that got all the attention yesterday was the Arts and Crafts charger.
0:21:24 > 0:21:29Unfortunately, it hasn't got the maker's mark on it but I expect that to do really well, 120 or 150.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32On a good day, up to £200.
0:21:32 > 0:21:38Oh, dear! David paid £233 for it and he's got to pay commission on the sale.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40What about Anita's curling stones?
0:21:40 > 0:21:44They are very highly decorative for in and about homes. People use them as doorstops
0:21:44 > 0:21:48on the steps for decorative items so I think they will do well.
0:21:48 > 0:21:52Probably 10 or £15 for each stone. I think David
0:21:52 > 0:21:56will just edge it if we can get a good price for that charger.
0:21:56 > 0:22:00Starting this leg with £197.18,
0:22:00 > 0:22:04Anita has cautiously spent just £105.
0:22:04 > 0:22:09David started with £369.96 and blew the budget.
0:22:09 > 0:22:11He spent the lot.
0:22:11 > 0:22:12Thank you.
0:22:12 > 0:22:18Hands moisten, eyes widen, stomachs rumble and buttocks clench...
0:22:18 > 0:22:21probably! The auction is about to begin.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24Oh, the anticipation!
0:22:24 > 0:22:27First up, the auction house has split Anita's curling stones
0:22:27 > 0:22:29into two lots of two stones each.
0:22:29 > 0:22:33Will someone get swept away by the first pair?
0:22:33 > 0:22:3822. 24. 26. 28. 30. 32. 34.
0:22:38 > 0:22:4236. 38. 40. 42...
0:22:42 > 0:22:46All finished then at £42?
0:22:46 > 0:22:49Yes! Not a bad start.
0:22:49 > 0:22:50That is good.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53And it's only half the item.
0:22:53 > 0:22:57Now the other set. Will someone else see their ornamental potential?
0:22:57 > 0:23:0320, I'm bid. At 20. 22. 24. 26. 28. 30.
0:23:03 > 0:23:08At 30. All finished then at £30?
0:23:08 > 0:23:12A good profit from a wisely-purchased item.
0:23:12 > 0:23:14Next up, David's first item.
0:23:14 > 0:23:19It's that peculiar hybrid ladle.
0:23:19 > 0:23:21£40 the punch ladle. £40?
0:23:22 > 0:23:23£40?
0:23:23 > 0:23:25£20?
0:23:25 > 0:23:27- I want to put my hand up!- At 20.
0:23:27 > 0:23:3122. 24. 26. 28.
0:23:31 > 0:23:32At 28. Any advance?
0:23:32 > 0:23:35Oh, God!
0:23:35 > 0:23:3632.
0:23:36 > 0:23:4234. 36. All finished then at £36.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44That's terrible.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46That is terrible!
0:23:46 > 0:23:49Not a great start for Mr Barby.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51Anita got a perfect deal
0:23:51 > 0:23:53on this beautiful jardiniere.
0:23:53 > 0:23:55Will her good luck continue today?
0:23:55 > 0:23:5640.
0:23:56 > 0:24:01- 45. 50.- Oh...
0:24:01 > 0:24:02At 50. 55.
0:24:02 > 0:24:06- 60. 65.- (Yes! Yes!)- 70.
0:24:06 > 0:24:0875. 80.
0:24:08 > 0:24:10(Well I never!)
0:24:10 > 0:24:12All finished then at £85.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14- Goodness me!- Excellent!
0:24:14 > 0:24:16An amazing result for Anita.
0:24:16 > 0:24:20Quadruple money and she is staging another fight back.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23David saw this Susie Cooper painted lamp
0:24:23 > 0:24:25and fell in love with it.
0:24:25 > 0:24:29He worked hard, very hard, to get the price he wanted.
0:24:29 > 0:24:34- £60? £40...- DAVID: BLEEP! - for this Susie Cooper table lamp?
0:24:34 > 0:24:35Language, David!
0:24:36 > 0:24:38I can't believe it.
0:24:38 > 0:24:4120, I'm bid. At 20. 25. 30...
0:24:41 > 0:24:4245.
0:24:42 > 0:24:4845. 50. 55. 60. Any advance on 60?
0:24:48 > 0:24:51Sell it then at £60.
0:24:51 > 0:24:54That's a total wipe-out, isn't it?!
0:24:54 > 0:24:57Oh, David. Some lucky bidder just got a great deal
0:24:57 > 0:25:00on that lovely lamp.
0:25:00 > 0:25:01This is mine.
0:25:01 > 0:25:05A lovely pair... The upturners,
0:25:05 > 0:25:06the ceiling bowls.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09Come on, uplighters! Light up Anita's day!
0:25:09 > 0:25:1460. 65. 70. 75. 80. 85.
0:25:14 > 0:25:1790. 95.
0:25:17 > 0:25:21100, new bidder. 105. 110. 115. 120.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24125. 130. 135.
0:25:24 > 0:25:30Selling then at £135.
0:25:30 > 0:25:34- Yeah!- Anita, you know your stuff. You know your stuff.
0:25:34 > 0:25:36Unbelievable! From way behind,
0:25:36 > 0:25:40Anita Manning has just bolted into the lead.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44Lot 17, then. The Arts and Crafts wall plaque.
0:25:44 > 0:25:46It's devastating.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49No pressure here, David. Well, actually, quite a lot of pressure.
0:25:49 > 0:25:52You really, really need
0:25:52 > 0:25:55to turn a large profit on this one.
0:25:55 > 0:25:56£100.
0:25:56 > 0:25:5950? 50 I am bid.
0:25:59 > 0:26:02At 50. 55. 60. 65. 70.
0:26:02 > 0:26:0575. 80. 85. 90.
0:26:05 > 0:26:0995. 100.
0:26:09 > 0:26:13- At £100. A small price at £100. - Oh, dear.
0:26:13 > 0:26:16- All finished then at £100?- Oh, dear!
0:26:16 > 0:26:19Oh, that was cheap.
0:26:19 > 0:26:23I hope he spends lots of money on one item and then bombs! Oh!
0:26:26 > 0:26:32Oh, dear! Oh, dear! Oh, dear, David! Oh, dear! Oh, dear!
0:26:32 > 0:26:34It's devastating.
0:26:34 > 0:26:36Absolutely devastating.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38New bid at 70.
0:26:38 > 0:26:42All done for today. All bar the shouting and we have
0:26:42 > 0:26:46a new reigning road trip champion, a new angel of the auction.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49Anita Manning has finally completed her comeback
0:26:49 > 0:26:53and pushed David into second place with a complete reversal of fortune.
0:26:53 > 0:26:57Thank you, darling, but hard luck. You know what it's like.
0:26:57 > 0:27:04You're up, you're down and every buy is a potential snakes and ladders.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06A potential loss.
0:27:06 > 0:27:10Anita started today's show with £197.18
0:27:10 > 0:27:16and made a fine profit, after commission, of £136.63
0:27:16 > 0:27:22and now she has a massive £333.81 to take forward.
0:27:23 > 0:27:2646. 48. 50...
0:27:26 > 0:27:31David began with £369.96,
0:27:31 > 0:27:38spent the lot and made a tragic loss, after commission, of £200.81.
0:27:38 > 0:27:43David limps away with just £169.15.
0:27:45 > 0:27:47Oh, never mind, David. Don't worry.
0:27:47 > 0:27:49- You will bounce back.- Oh!
0:27:49 > 0:27:52- But it is sore, isn't it?- Sore, yes.
0:27:52 > 0:27:54- I've been there. - I know how you feel.
0:27:57 > 0:28:00Forward to the borders, David.
0:28:00 > 0:28:05# Just the two of us We can make it if we try
0:28:05 > 0:28:07# Just the two of us... #
0:28:07 > 0:28:11It won't be long before Anita and David break for the borders
0:28:11 > 0:28:15with all the pressure on David to stage his comeback.
0:28:15 > 0:28:18David casts a glance at some saucy items.
0:28:18 > 0:28:23It has a phallic head which was always a symbol for good luck.
0:28:23 > 0:28:26Anita casts a leisurely line.
0:28:26 > 0:28:29I'm totally exhausted, David.
0:28:29 > 0:28:31It has been non-stop.
0:28:31 > 0:28:33Ha-ha! Hang on to your flies, Anita.
0:28:33 > 0:28:35There's no let-up for the experts.
0:28:35 > 0:28:38The heat will soon be back on to find out
0:28:38 > 0:28:41who will come out top at the next auction.
0:28:41 > 0:28:43Let's have a quick reminder.
0:28:43 > 0:28:48We're on the road with antiques experts Anita Manning and David Barby.
0:28:48 > 0:28:50Anita Manning is an auctioneer
0:28:50 > 0:28:54who loves that tingly feeling from finding something rare.
0:28:54 > 0:28:56And she knows where to look.
0:28:56 > 0:28:59What have you got under the counter, Margaret?
0:28:59 > 0:29:03David Barby was an antiques child prodigy.
0:29:03 > 0:29:08His early career took him from Rugby to London and eventually Leamington Spa.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11He's a man who says it like it is.
0:29:11 > 0:29:13My name's David Barby.
0:29:13 > 0:29:17- Pleased to meet you.- Hello. I've come to buy something from you.
0:29:17 > 0:29:21Anita and David began their journey with £200 each.
0:29:21 > 0:29:25They've both been heading in different directions with their tactics.
0:29:25 > 0:29:28Anita's been fighting back from near bankruptcy
0:29:28 > 0:29:31- and trying to buying cheap. - That's lovely.
0:29:31 > 0:29:36So far today, it's all going well,
0:29:36 > 0:29:38and she's way up on her original £200
0:29:38 > 0:29:43with a marvellous £333.81 to start the next leg.
0:29:43 > 0:29:47Dashing, daring David has been throwing his money around
0:29:47 > 0:29:49on big risky items.
0:29:49 > 0:29:51Guess what?
0:29:51 > 0:29:53BLEEP.
0:29:53 > 0:29:58David had a shockingly bad auction and lost all his previous profits.
0:29:58 > 0:30:05From his original £200 he has just £169.15 to start this leg.
0:30:05 > 0:30:07I've learned my lesson.
0:30:07 > 0:30:12You do not put fine art pieces into a household sale.
0:30:12 > 0:30:14The market's not there.
0:30:15 > 0:30:19This week's road trip travels from Aberdeen in northeast Scotland
0:30:19 > 0:30:21to Leyburn in North Yorkshire.
0:30:21 > 0:30:26Today, they're leaving Ayr and heading across the Scottish Borders
0:30:26 > 0:30:29en route to their first English auction in Carlisle.
0:30:29 > 0:30:34Browse around. See if there's anything. Go canny!
0:30:34 > 0:30:36I will do! I've learnt my lesson.
0:30:37 > 0:30:40Because he's so far behind,
0:30:40 > 0:30:44David gets to have first dibs in the first shop of the day.
0:30:44 > 0:30:46This is a possibility.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49It's Moorcroft and it's a table lamp.
0:30:49 > 0:30:51It's stamped Moorcroft. It's a fairly late one
0:30:51 > 0:30:54so it's Walter Moorcroft, not William Moorcroft.
0:30:54 > 0:30:58He was the son who took over the business after the war in 1945.
0:30:59 > 0:31:02The connoisseur will go for early Moorcroft,
0:31:02 > 0:31:06late 19th, early 20th century. Bearing in mind
0:31:06 > 0:31:09I lost heavily on the last table lamp that I bought,
0:31:09 > 0:31:11this has got to be at a very reasonable price.
0:31:11 > 0:31:17I noticed the Moorcroft table lamp. That's a fairly late one. What sort of price is that?
0:31:17 > 0:31:20- That one's £225.- Oh!
0:31:21 > 0:31:25Well, there goes that idea! Now it's Anita's turn.
0:31:25 > 0:31:27Don't be too long - I'm starving!
0:31:27 > 0:31:29- Five minutes, promise.- Are you sure?
0:31:29 > 0:31:33- 100%.- I'll give you a starter for ten. Come on!
0:31:33 > 0:31:35One...
0:31:38 > 0:31:41- Best of luck. I'll count you out now.- I won't be long.
0:31:41 > 0:31:45One, two, three...
0:31:45 > 0:31:49Four, five, six...
0:31:49 > 0:31:53Actually, just take your time, Anita. David can wait!
0:31:57 > 0:32:00- These are Mauchline boxes.- They are.
0:32:00 > 0:32:05I love Mauchline ware and I love these lovely hand-painted boxes.
0:32:05 > 0:32:08Mauchline is a pretty town in Ayrshire.
0:32:08 > 0:32:11Two local men, William and Andrew Smith,
0:32:11 > 0:32:16set up a snuff-box-making factory in around 1825.
0:32:16 > 0:32:19They made a considerable name for themselves with boxes,
0:32:19 > 0:32:21both plain and decorated.
0:32:21 > 0:32:24We had a very pleasant surprise
0:32:24 > 0:32:26when we opened that box ourselves.
0:32:26 > 0:32:33- His mother...- Helen Burns, sister of Jean Armour Burns.
0:32:33 > 0:32:37- Bonnie Jean.- Bonnie Jean, wife of the poet.
0:32:37 > 0:32:41So this box was painted by Robert Burns's nephew.
0:32:41 > 0:32:44The letter appears to be written to the author's uncle,
0:32:44 > 0:32:47the world famous Scots poet, Robert Burns.
0:32:47 > 0:32:51I suppose this will be quite expensive.
0:32:51 > 0:32:56We were about to put a price tag on it. It's a very good example of the period and that type of box.
0:32:56 > 0:33:00- But the note adds another special dimension.- That's right.
0:33:00 > 0:33:03So potentially the box is worth a small fortune.
0:33:03 > 0:33:07Better put it back and not keep David waiting unnecessarily.
0:33:08 > 0:33:11He's got no patience, that boy!
0:33:11 > 0:33:15Anita moves on to a larger Victorian stationery box
0:33:15 > 0:33:18but someone's done an interesting patchwork job on it.
0:33:18 > 0:33:20This is not original here.
0:33:20 > 0:33:23Someone has put this on at a later date.
0:33:23 > 0:33:27And...I think that's curtain tape!
0:33:27 > 0:33:32They've put a bit of a billiard table or card table there as well!
0:33:33 > 0:33:36- It's not a fine item. It's never been a fine item!- No.
0:33:36 > 0:33:39Would you sell this to me for £10?
0:33:39 > 0:33:42- 25.- It's still a wee bit steep. - Too steep.
0:33:42 > 0:33:44Can you improve on your £10?
0:33:44 > 0:33:50- At the end of the day. - £12.- Dearie me!- I know.
0:33:50 > 0:33:57On a good day, if it reaches 15 it will be very happy. And so will I!
0:33:59 > 0:34:02- We'll do a deal.- For 12?- One less thing. We'll do it for 12.
0:34:02 > 0:34:04Thank you very much. That's wonderful.
0:34:04 > 0:34:07- £12 and thank you so much. - Thanks very much.
0:34:07 > 0:34:11The new super-confident Anita is staying on course
0:34:11 > 0:34:14and making the wee canny deals she needs.
0:34:14 > 0:34:17Be careful, you've got valuable cargo on board!
0:34:17 > 0:34:19GEARS GRATE
0:34:19 > 0:34:21I think it needs to go into reverse.
0:34:26 > 0:34:29It's back on the road. What a nightmare!
0:34:29 > 0:34:31Continuing across the Borders,
0:34:31 > 0:34:35the Road Trip heads for Innerleithen in pretty Peeblesshire.
0:34:36 > 0:34:41- OK?- OK. I'm looking forward to this. - Oh, my. Best of luck!
0:34:41 > 0:34:45As David races off to find something to revive his fortunes,
0:34:45 > 0:34:49Anita is taking a trip to a doll's house
0:34:49 > 0:34:52disguised as an antique shop!
0:34:53 > 0:34:57- These dolls are absolutely wonderful.- This is Jean.
0:34:57 > 0:35:00Is that the original dress?
0:35:00 > 0:35:03It's not. It's a dress I smocked when I was a child.
0:35:03 > 0:35:06With another little friend.
0:35:06 > 0:35:11- What date is she, Margaret? - About 1953.
0:35:11 > 0:35:15- So that started your passion for dolls?- Yes, it did.
0:35:15 > 0:35:20Anita and Margaret are happily drifting back into their childhoods!
0:35:21 > 0:35:26Whilst David takes a mature peek at some grown-up antiques.
0:35:26 > 0:35:30This is a little model of an immortal.
0:35:30 > 0:35:32It has a phallic head
0:35:32 > 0:35:35which was always a symbol for good luck.
0:35:36 > 0:35:40- There's something to sell at auction for a profit. The belt.- What?
0:35:40 > 0:35:41A school belt.
0:35:42 > 0:35:44Remember these?
0:35:44 > 0:35:46- Oh!- Sore, eh?
0:35:46 > 0:35:49Christopher Columbus!
0:35:49 > 0:35:52Whilst David's punishing search continues,
0:35:52 > 0:35:57Anita's enjoying some more innocent pastimes.
0:35:58 > 0:36:00This is great fun!
0:36:02 > 0:36:04Oh, dear!
0:36:09 > 0:36:12Is he able to be bought for 20?
0:36:13 > 0:36:14Um...
0:36:14 > 0:36:16I think he would have to be 30.
0:36:16 > 0:36:20I mean, I absolutely adore him.
0:36:20 > 0:36:25I absolutely adore him. The only thing that worries me about him
0:36:25 > 0:36:27- is that there's no maker's name.- No.
0:36:27 > 0:36:31What if we split it half way? 25.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34It's a deal. Thank you so much, Margaret.
0:36:34 > 0:36:38I absolutely love him. He's such a cheery little chap.
0:36:38 > 0:36:41Talking of cheery little chaps...
0:36:41 > 0:36:46This is a 19th-century blotter.
0:36:47 > 0:36:49It's very ornate.
0:36:49 > 0:36:54These little desk requisites are quite collectable.
0:36:54 > 0:36:56What's the very best you can do on that, sir?
0:36:56 > 0:37:00Your very best. 20 quid.
0:37:01 > 0:37:03- I'll do 15.- 15.
0:37:03 > 0:37:06Would you take ten for it, please?
0:37:07 > 0:37:10- Yes, seeing as it's a special day. - Yes?
0:37:10 > 0:37:13- Right. Can I put that on one side with you?- Sure.
0:37:13 > 0:37:15I'd like to have a look round. Thank you.
0:37:16 > 0:37:21The all-new David Barby is being very cautious with his money
0:37:21 > 0:37:22and got a good deal for that.
0:37:22 > 0:37:26Back down the road, something sparkly has caught Anita's eye.
0:37:26 > 0:37:29It's a decanter and tray
0:37:29 > 0:37:32and it's silver overlaid.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35In 1883, John H Scharling from New Jersey
0:37:35 > 0:37:39patented a technique for overlaying silver on glass
0:37:39 > 0:37:41without the underside tarnishing and going dark.
0:37:41 > 0:37:46Companies on the American east coast produced popular ranges
0:37:46 > 0:37:48with silver foliage and fruit patterns.
0:37:49 > 0:37:53- Got these lovely big strawberries. - And cherries.
0:37:53 > 0:37:55And I think there's plums on there as well.
0:37:55 > 0:38:00Anita's already agreed a purchase on the cheery wind-up rabbit.
0:38:00 > 0:38:03- We're on 25 at that.- All right.
0:38:03 > 0:38:06What about £50 for the two of them?
0:38:06 > 0:38:09- OK.- Shall we go for that?
0:38:09 > 0:38:13- That's a double deal.- It's a double deal.- It deserves another shake!
0:38:13 > 0:38:15- Thank you.- A twice deal.
0:38:15 > 0:38:16Anita's brimming with confidence
0:38:16 > 0:38:20and certainly leading the charge on this leg of the road trip.
0:38:20 > 0:38:25Can David find a killer item to tip the balance in his favour?
0:38:25 > 0:38:30Here we have a set of rather interesting early 20th-century scales,
0:38:30 > 0:38:33possibly used for weighing tobacco.
0:38:33 > 0:38:37So they weigh a dram of baccy, or something?
0:38:37 > 0:38:39Would it be a dram of snuff?
0:38:39 > 0:38:42- I think possibly it's snuff. - I think snuff, too.
0:38:42 > 0:38:47- I'll do it for 30.- For 30. £30 it is.- We'll have that.
0:38:47 > 0:38:51I think this is quirky enough for people to use in a kitchen
0:38:51 > 0:38:53as a decorative item.
0:38:53 > 0:38:5430.
0:38:54 > 0:38:57And 40 for the blotter. Thank you very much.
0:38:57 > 0:38:59- Bye!- Bye!- Thank you.
0:38:59 > 0:39:03So that's it for this day's antique hunting.
0:39:03 > 0:39:06The shops are closing and the sky is darkening.
0:39:07 > 0:39:13Rise and shine! It's back on the road and back on the hunt for killer antiques.
0:39:13 > 0:39:19David and Anita's first English auction awaits them down the road in Carlisle.
0:39:19 > 0:39:24David has so far spent just £40 on the silver ink blotter
0:39:24 > 0:39:25and the snuff scales.
0:39:25 > 0:39:31With £129.15 left to focus on something profitable.
0:39:31 > 0:39:36Anita has confidently spent £62 on three items.
0:39:36 > 0:39:40The leather stationery box, the wind-up rabbit and the glass decanter set,
0:39:40 > 0:39:44with £271.81 left to spend.
0:39:44 > 0:39:47However, Anita's been on such a roll
0:39:47 > 0:39:50that she's decided not to buy anything more before auction day.
0:39:50 > 0:39:54So she gets dropped off in pretty Peeblesshire
0:39:54 > 0:39:57for a little bit of "me time" instead.
0:39:57 > 0:40:00Well, Anita, we're here. Have a marvellous time. I know you will.
0:40:00 > 0:40:06- I'm envious.- I'm really looking forward to going in here and having a look at everything.
0:40:06 > 0:40:09- Bye-bye, darling. Have fun.- Bye-bye.
0:40:09 > 0:40:13Our lady of leisure is visiting Traquair House
0:40:13 > 0:40:17for a look into the life of her favourite historical figure,
0:40:17 > 0:40:19Mary, Queen of Scots.
0:40:19 > 0:40:23Anita meets Catherine, the 21st laird of Traquair.
0:40:23 > 0:40:27It's her family home, which also opens to the public.
0:40:27 > 0:40:31- They take you over, these houses! - Yes.- They're all-consuming!
0:40:31 > 0:40:38- So you went away for ten years. - Yes, then I came back because my father died in 1990
0:40:38 > 0:40:41and I'm the only child, so I came back.
0:40:44 > 0:40:47Traquair House has been a royal hunting lodge
0:40:47 > 0:40:49for over 900 years.
0:40:49 > 0:40:52Mary, Queen of Scots visited many times with her young son, James,
0:40:52 > 0:40:57who became James VI of Scotland and James I of England.
0:40:57 > 0:41:00- Is this Mary, Queen of Scots' bed? - It is, yes.
0:41:00 > 0:41:05This is where she stayed when she slept here in 1566.
0:41:05 > 0:41:07She was on a hunting expedition.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10She came with her husband, Darnley.
0:41:10 > 0:41:14- And this crib?- This was where James was rocked when she came.
0:41:14 > 0:41:17She'd just had him. He'd have been a few months old when they came.
0:41:17 > 0:41:20Her life must have been dreadful.
0:41:20 > 0:41:24But you still have a wonderful romantic feeling about Mary, Queen of Scots.
0:41:24 > 0:41:27Mary lived in dangerous times
0:41:27 > 0:41:30as Britain was going through the reformation
0:41:30 > 0:41:32and religious persecution was rife.
0:41:32 > 0:41:37Even a century later, the Traquair family were cautiously practising their faith.
0:41:37 > 0:41:42They had to worship in secret so they had a priest, or family chaplain.
0:41:42 > 0:41:44So he would live here.
0:41:44 > 0:41:50And for a lot of that period he was living in fear of a raid or search
0:41:50 > 0:41:53so he needed to have a quick route of escape.
0:41:53 > 0:41:55They built in these bookshelves here
0:41:55 > 0:42:00and then behind the bookshelves you open the door.
0:42:00 > 0:42:04- I see! He was able to escape. - He escaped through there.
0:42:04 > 0:42:07This joins on to the original staircase of the tower.
0:42:07 > 0:42:11Originally the River Tweed flowed at the back of the house
0:42:11 > 0:42:14so you were onto a boat and off down the river.
0:42:14 > 0:42:19Anita certainly enjoyed her escape from today's antique shopping.
0:42:20 > 0:42:24Meanwhile on the road, desperate David heads eastwards
0:42:24 > 0:42:27through the Borders to Coldstream in Berwickshire.
0:42:28 > 0:42:33Anita's just wallowing in sheer pleasure. She's having a whale of a time.
0:42:33 > 0:42:35I'm struggling!
0:42:35 > 0:42:38Coldstream is right on the border of the Borders
0:42:38 > 0:42:42and the site of the famous bridge into England.
0:42:42 > 0:42:43In 1787,
0:42:43 > 0:42:46the bridge became the inaugural crossing point
0:42:46 > 0:42:51for the first visit to England by universally-adored Scots poet, Robert Burns.
0:42:51 > 0:42:55Whereas, the universally-adored David Barby
0:42:55 > 0:42:59still has massive losses to claw back from yesterday's show
0:42:59 > 0:43:02and needs to find a knee-wobbling bargain today.
0:43:02 > 0:43:05'Well, I'm full of great expectations.'
0:43:06 > 0:43:10So nice. So expensive!
0:43:10 > 0:43:12This is a nice little beaker.
0:43:12 > 0:43:16Engraved. And that's its protective cover.
0:43:17 > 0:43:19That's £35.
0:43:19 > 0:43:22But that's what it would sell for at auction.
0:43:22 > 0:43:25That's £180.
0:43:25 > 0:43:27Isn't that lovely?
0:43:27 > 0:43:30It's all too expensive, David.
0:43:30 > 0:43:32What next?
0:43:32 > 0:43:36Is there anything on your premises that you can sell me
0:43:36 > 0:43:38that I can guarantee to make a profit?
0:43:38 > 0:43:40- They're menu...- Menu stands.
0:43:40 > 0:43:43- £60. Is that the best you can do? - Afraid so.
0:43:43 > 0:43:47Is that really the very best you can do?
0:43:47 > 0:43:49- 58, and that's it.- 50.
0:43:49 > 0:43:50No!
0:43:50 > 0:43:53No, 58.
0:43:57 > 0:43:5858.
0:43:58 > 0:44:01- Not 50?- No. Sorry.
0:44:01 > 0:44:07The famous Barby pleading stare just hasn't worked in Coldstream.
0:44:07 > 0:44:10Time for a new town. Or maybe a new country!
0:44:11 > 0:44:16The Road Trip races towards Wooler, in Northumberland.
0:44:16 > 0:44:22Across the Scottish/English border, David is still desperate for a bargain to save his fortunes.
0:44:23 > 0:44:27Fingers crossed that I'll find something here.
0:44:27 > 0:44:30But I haven't come across an antique shop yet.
0:44:30 > 0:44:33So that's a bit disconcerting!
0:44:41 > 0:44:45Now, that's what I call taking it easy!
0:44:47 > 0:44:51But there's still a bargain antique that needs to be caught.
0:44:51 > 0:44:53Right, David?
0:44:53 > 0:44:57Excuse me, sir. Is there an antique shop here?
0:44:58 > 0:45:02That's good. I've found an antique shop.
0:45:02 > 0:45:05I'm limited with money.
0:45:05 > 0:45:08I've got to buy something which is going up for auction.
0:45:08 > 0:45:10I've got to guarantee to make a profit.
0:45:10 > 0:45:15Have a look round. Have a look at the back of the shop. You may find something.
0:45:15 > 0:45:17Lead on, Macduff!
0:45:18 > 0:45:20Gosh! There's treasures everywhere!
0:45:24 > 0:45:28- An old church lectern.- Yes. I like this shaped carving here.
0:45:28 > 0:45:30Gothic tracery.
0:45:30 > 0:45:33- Gothic.- Yes. It's pitch pine.
0:45:33 > 0:45:36- I think that's quite startling.- Mmm.
0:45:36 > 0:45:39What date do you put on it? About 1880? 1890?
0:45:39 > 0:45:40Yes.
0:45:40 > 0:45:46Double-sided church lecterns were thought to have been originally used
0:45:46 > 0:45:50for displaying the Old and New Testaments simultaneously.
0:45:50 > 0:45:54The reason I look at that is because I've been into posh restaurants.
0:45:54 > 0:45:58- Yes, and they use them...- They use it as a sort of menu holder.
0:45:58 > 0:46:00- I've seen that.- Or bookings.
0:46:00 > 0:46:02What's the very best you can do on that?
0:46:02 > 0:46:06Because of the damage, I could probably do that for 75.
0:46:06 > 0:46:07Could you do it much less than 75?
0:46:07 > 0:46:09Could you do it at 40?
0:46:09 > 0:46:11- Phew...- £40.
0:46:11 > 0:46:13MAN LAUGHS
0:46:13 > 0:46:16- 40 quid.- 40 quid. Done! It's done.
0:46:16 > 0:46:17It's done! Ah!
0:46:17 > 0:46:20God, I've never bought anything so quickly!
0:46:20 > 0:46:25David knows a great antique when he sees one.
0:46:25 > 0:46:28This could turn the big profit he desperately needs.
0:46:29 > 0:46:33Thoroughly relaxed and refreshed,
0:46:33 > 0:46:37Anita has arrived early for that special time on the Road Trip.
0:46:37 > 0:46:42Our two experts finally get to reveal their secrets to one another.
0:46:43 > 0:46:45Ah, what a day I've had!
0:46:45 > 0:46:46Oh, David!
0:46:46 > 0:46:50First item. I love writing boxes, David.
0:46:50 > 0:46:53I thought this one was quite sweet.
0:46:53 > 0:46:57- There is a little restoration work done on it.- That's restoration.
0:46:57 > 0:47:00- But the inside's been tidied up. - Lovely.
0:47:00 > 0:47:01- How much?- £12.
0:47:01 > 0:47:03Oh, Anita!
0:47:03 > 0:47:05That is so cheap.
0:47:05 > 0:47:08This is a little blotter.
0:47:08 > 0:47:12It's continental. All this revived Rococo work.
0:47:12 > 0:47:15- What do you think? - I think that's absolutely lovely.
0:47:15 > 0:47:17- I paid a lot of money for that. - How much?
0:47:17 > 0:47:19£10!
0:47:20 > 0:47:23- Have you learned a wee trick or two from me?- I have, I have!
0:47:26 > 0:47:30- Oh, isn't that sweet? Do you wind it up?- Yes, it's clockwork.
0:47:34 > 0:47:38- That is brilliant. What did you pay for that?- 25.- 25!
0:47:39 > 0:47:41Hurry up, David! Hurry up!
0:47:41 > 0:47:46- This is a snuff scale. - It's in remarkably good condition. - Isn't it just?
0:47:46 > 0:47:50- How much, David? - Well, he was asking £70.
0:47:50 > 0:47:53- And he didn't give you anything off? - £30, I got it for.
0:47:53 > 0:47:56Och, that's great! You're teasing me!
0:47:57 > 0:48:01It's a little tray and decanter.
0:48:02 > 0:48:06It's overlaid silver and it's marked sterling.
0:48:06 > 0:48:09- So this is American?- Uh-huh.
0:48:09 > 0:48:14- How much was it?- £25. - You've done so unbelievably well!
0:48:14 > 0:48:18- I want to give up and go home! - No!- Yes, I do!
0:48:18 > 0:48:21- Show me your third item. - OK. It's outside, actually.
0:48:21 > 0:48:24I ought to say, "Close your eyes."
0:48:24 > 0:48:26- Have you got your eyes closed?- Yep.
0:48:28 > 0:48:30Not yet. Not yet.
0:48:30 > 0:48:32Open your eyes.
0:48:32 > 0:48:34(Ooh, that's lovely!)
0:48:34 > 0:48:36It's Gothic revival.
0:48:36 > 0:48:38It's in pine and mixed wood.
0:48:38 > 0:48:41- I love this. I love it. - Really?- Uh-huh.
0:48:41 > 0:48:45I can see it in a restaurant, a hotel...
0:48:45 > 0:48:49- That's a most unusual item. - You told me to buy something cookie!
0:48:49 > 0:48:54I would estimate it somewhere between 150 and £200.
0:48:54 > 0:48:56What did you pay for it?
0:48:56 > 0:48:5740!
0:48:58 > 0:49:01Well done! Well done!
0:49:01 > 0:49:02All right, that's enough!
0:49:02 > 0:49:05Now, tell us what you really think!
0:49:06 > 0:49:09I think the lectern for £40!
0:49:09 > 0:49:12That was absolutely fabulous!
0:49:12 > 0:49:16I thought the writing box she bought, I saw at Sunnyside.
0:49:16 > 0:49:22I rejected it, because it was so over-restored.
0:49:22 > 0:49:24But she got it for £12!
0:49:24 > 0:49:26He's given himself a wee shake,
0:49:26 > 0:49:28price-wise.
0:49:28 > 0:49:30And I think he'll do very well.
0:49:32 > 0:49:34Finally, it's auction day.
0:49:34 > 0:49:38Our two experts complete this leg of the trip from Ayr.
0:49:38 > 0:49:41They've whizzed around the Scottish borders
0:49:41 > 0:49:44before crossing into England and on to Carlisle.
0:49:44 > 0:49:47Carlisle is an historic town, all right.
0:49:47 > 0:49:52Originally a staging post for the Roman army to defend Hadrian's Wall,
0:49:52 > 0:49:56it has been variously part of England and Scotland throughout its existence.
0:49:56 > 0:49:59Who it belongs to now depends on who you ask,
0:49:59 > 0:50:03but technically, it's in the north of England.
0:50:03 > 0:50:05Good auction house. Good auctioneer.
0:50:05 > 0:50:08I'm full of expectancy.
0:50:08 > 0:50:13Auctioneer Paul Laidlaw has his own thoughts to add to the proceedings.
0:50:13 > 0:50:16The lectern worries me. It's a difficult one to call.
0:50:16 > 0:50:22If you love it, where would you see another? So buy it. Pay what you have to pay.
0:50:22 > 0:50:26But how many people are looking for a Gothic lectern? I don't know.
0:50:26 > 0:50:30If the lectern crashes and burns, Anita's stolen it.
0:50:31 > 0:50:33Starting this leg with £333.81,
0:50:33 > 0:50:38Anita has wisely spent a mere £62.
0:50:38 > 0:50:46David started with £169.15, and with a complete reversal of his former tactic,
0:50:46 > 0:50:48spent just £80.
0:50:48 > 0:50:52- I caught some fish.- I know you did. You keep telling me.
0:50:52 > 0:50:54Christopher Columbus!
0:50:54 > 0:50:59Shh! Conversations are hurriedly cut short, mobile phones switched to silent,
0:50:59 > 0:51:04and if anyone's not been to the little room, then it's too late now!
0:51:04 > 0:51:06The auction is about to begin.
0:51:07 > 0:51:11You never know what's going to happen until the hammer falls.
0:51:11 > 0:51:15- Perfectly true.- That's what draws people to the auction.
0:51:15 > 0:51:19First up, Anita's leather stationery box.
0:51:19 > 0:51:24It's been heavily restored, possibly too much. The buyers will decide.
0:51:24 > 0:51:26£10 for a start. At £10 bid.
0:51:26 > 0:51:29£10 I'm bid. £10. Nice little lot, this. 15.
0:51:29 > 0:51:3220. Five. 25. This is good value,
0:51:32 > 0:51:33let me assure you.
0:51:33 > 0:51:38Sure you're done? It's below my expectations. Selling at £25.
0:51:39 > 0:51:43- Yes!- That is very good. - That will do me. That will do me.
0:51:43 > 0:51:45An excellent start.
0:51:45 > 0:51:48Clearly, someone likes the ingenious restoration work.
0:51:50 > 0:51:54Now, David's first item. A blotter for a tenner.
0:51:54 > 0:51:56Let's hope it makes a bit more than that.
0:51:56 > 0:52:00David has a lot of ground to make up at this auction.
0:52:00 > 0:52:04Lovely little Rococo-style silver-topped desk blotter.
0:52:04 > 0:52:07- He's so astute.- £10 for a start, the silver blotter.
0:52:07 > 0:52:09£10 I'm bid.
0:52:09 > 0:52:1212. 15. 18. 20.
0:52:12 > 0:52:1322. Good value here.
0:52:13 > 0:52:16- It is.- The Rococo silver desk blotter. 25.
0:52:16 > 0:52:20- 25. 28.- Can we knock 30?- 30.
0:52:20 > 0:52:24He's teetering. Quite sure you're all done? Another? 32.
0:52:24 > 0:52:27- Paul? He was out once.- Go on! Go!
0:52:27 > 0:52:30All done now at £32.
0:52:30 > 0:52:32552.
0:52:32 > 0:52:34- Yes!- The hammer's down.- Well done!
0:52:35 > 0:52:40Excellent. David's new cautious approach to buying is working. So far!
0:52:42 > 0:52:46Next, Anita's rather lovely decanter and tray set.
0:52:46 > 0:52:50She got a good deal. Now, can she make a good profit?
0:52:50 > 0:52:52£10 bid. £10. 12. 15.
0:52:52 > 0:52:5318. 20. 22.
0:52:53 > 0:52:55Lovely little decanter. 25.
0:52:55 > 0:52:59Selling now at 25. 28.
0:52:59 > 0:53:0230. Selling. Last time, sir. £30.
0:53:02 > 0:53:04Thank you, madam.
0:53:04 > 0:53:07- You haven't lost anything. - It might have gone further.
0:53:07 > 0:53:11Not bad. Not great, but not bad.
0:53:11 > 0:53:14Now, David's fate hangs in the balance.
0:53:14 > 0:53:17Will the scales do him justice?
0:53:17 > 0:53:19A scarce set of scales.
0:53:19 > 0:53:22- Can they see them?- Tobacconists.
0:53:22 > 0:53:23£10. 15.
0:53:23 > 0:53:2620. Five.
0:53:26 > 0:53:2930. I'll take two, remember.
0:53:30 > 0:53:3332. 35.
0:53:33 > 0:53:36- It's worth more.- At £35.
0:53:38 > 0:53:43Oh, dear. After commission, all chance of a profit has been snuffed out.
0:53:43 > 0:53:47# Pa-rum-pah-pah-pum! # Can this little bunny
0:53:47 > 0:53:51drum up a bit of auction glory for Anita?
0:53:51 > 0:53:55- Lot 550A.- Yes, come on, my little darling!
0:53:55 > 0:53:5810. 12. 15. 18.
0:53:58 > 0:54:0018. Are we all done? 20.
0:54:00 > 0:54:0222. 25.
0:54:02 > 0:54:0725 here. It goes now at £25.
0:54:08 > 0:54:10I loved that wee thing, as well.
0:54:10 > 0:54:14I think I was carried away with it!
0:54:14 > 0:54:17Oh, dear. The drumming's stopped
0:54:17 > 0:54:20and after commission, it's a loss on the bunny.
0:54:20 > 0:54:22Now, it's all down to the lectern.
0:54:22 > 0:54:28David's hoping that his killer item will propel him back into the lead.
0:54:28 > 0:54:32- How is that lectern going to do? - Don't get me excited.
0:54:32 > 0:54:34- Don't get me excited. - Are you nervous?
0:54:34 > 0:54:35Yes!
0:54:35 > 0:54:37Well, what think you of this?
0:54:37 > 0:54:40- Love it.- What a handsome specimen.
0:54:40 > 0:54:43At £20 to start. £20 the lectern.
0:54:43 > 0:54:4525. 30. Five.
0:54:45 > 0:54:4740. Five.
0:54:47 > 0:54:49- 50.- Come on!- 52.
0:54:49 > 0:54:5255. Sounds cheap to me. 55.
0:54:52 > 0:54:54- It is cheap.- 55. 55.
0:54:54 > 0:54:5655. Last chance and selling
0:54:56 > 0:54:59at £55.
0:54:59 > 0:55:01HE SIGHS DEEPLY
0:55:01 > 0:55:03- You made a profit.- £15!
0:55:03 > 0:55:05Well...
0:55:05 > 0:55:06Don't cry!
0:55:06 > 0:55:11A minor profit there, but not the silver bullet that David needed.
0:55:11 > 0:55:14I don't think we should be too unhappy about that.
0:55:14 > 0:55:18- At least we did not make a loss! - Yeah.
0:55:18 > 0:55:22That's it, folks, for this auction at least.
0:55:22 > 0:55:24Despite new tactics and best efforts,
0:55:24 > 0:55:28Anita has kept her solid lead over poor old David.
0:55:28 > 0:55:31But there's one more leg to the journey to go,
0:55:31 > 0:55:33so it ain't all over yet!
0:55:33 > 0:55:37Anita started this leg with £333.81.
0:55:37 > 0:55:42She made a hilarious profit after commission of £4.20!
0:55:42 > 0:55:48She now has £338 and a wee penny to take forward.
0:55:52 > 0:55:55David began with £169.15
0:55:55 > 0:55:59and made a minor profit, after commission, of £20.96.
0:55:59 > 0:56:01Dave fights on
0:56:01 > 0:56:03with £190.10.
0:56:07 > 0:56:10- Will you stand there and back me round?- Don't move quickly.
0:56:10 > 0:56:12I don't like going backwards.
0:56:12 > 0:56:14Hard!
0:56:14 > 0:56:16- OK!- Come on!
0:56:17 > 0:56:18In the next episode,
0:56:18 > 0:56:22it's Anita and David's last journey together.
0:56:22 > 0:56:24Anita gets down to business.
0:56:24 > 0:56:29If I can maybe make you a wee offer?
0:56:29 > 0:56:31David gets down the market.
0:56:31 > 0:56:34- You're a hard man!- Don't say that! My wife says that.
0:56:34 > 0:56:38And they both get on down the road to Yorkshire.
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