0:00:02 > 0:00:04It's the nation's favourite antiques experts.
0:00:04 > 0:00:05I don't know what to do!
0:00:05 > 0:00:11With £200 each, a classic car, and a goal to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13What an old diamond.
0:00:13 > 0:00:17The aim, to make the biggest profit at auction, but it's no mean feat.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19Back in the game! Charlie!
0:00:19 > 0:00:23There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers.
0:00:23 > 0:00:24SHE GASPS
0:00:24 > 0:00:28So, will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:28 > 0:00:29Oh!
0:00:29 > 0:00:31This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:40 > 0:00:43Today we're motoring across North East England
0:00:43 > 0:00:44with our delightful duo,
0:00:44 > 0:00:49jolly David Harper and his Scottish pal, Anita Manning.
0:00:49 > 0:00:52We're going north, Anita, we're going north! ANITA LAUGHS
0:00:52 > 0:00:55- Isn't that the pleasure of this trip?- I know.- Isn't it?
0:00:55 > 0:00:57Seeing all these different landscapes.
0:00:57 > 0:01:00Buying a load of old iron as well whilst doing it.
0:01:00 > 0:01:04- Look, an iron bridge!- An iron bridge!- Great! Don't you love it?
0:01:04 > 0:01:07I could flog that dead easy.
0:01:07 > 0:01:11He probably could as well, for dealer David's got a knack
0:01:11 > 0:01:14of finding the golden dust in a bit of old rust.
0:01:14 > 0:01:16It is fabulous.
0:01:16 > 0:01:21And do you know what, Tony? I am desperate to buy it if it's cheap.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25His partner in crime, auctioneer Anita,
0:01:25 > 0:01:28has decades of antiquing under her belt,
0:01:28 > 0:01:31though she's not one to blow her own trumpet.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34SHE BLOWS BRASS INSTRUMENT
0:01:34 > 0:01:35Hah!
0:01:37 > 0:01:40Anita and David are still eating up the miles, though,
0:01:40 > 0:01:44in this positively delectable 1965 Morris Minor convertible.
0:01:45 > 0:01:49Our two expert treasure hunters started the trip with £200.
0:01:49 > 0:01:54Anita now has £318.65 to spend.
0:01:54 > 0:02:01David, meanwhile, has taken the lead with £385.86 for this leg.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07David and Anita are travelling over 700 miles
0:02:07 > 0:02:11from Ramsbottom, Lancashire, snaking their way up through Yorkshire,
0:02:11 > 0:02:14all the way to bonny Scotland and the town of Paisley.
0:02:15 > 0:02:19Our journey commences today in Chester-le-Street, County Durham,
0:02:19 > 0:02:22ending up at an auction in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
0:02:24 > 0:02:29Anita is dropping David off at his first shop of the day.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32Now she's tootling just 20 miles south
0:02:32 > 0:02:34to the village of St Helen Auckland,
0:02:34 > 0:02:37where she's catching up with her old pal, Yvonne.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40- Yvonne! - Oh, Anita, lovely to see you.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44Lovely to be back to this wonderful treasure chest.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48They really are happy to be reunited.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51Anita soon spots something she likes.
0:02:51 > 0:02:55- Can I see your scent bottle? - You can indeed.- Is the top silver?
0:02:55 > 0:02:57Yes, hallmarked.
0:02:58 > 0:03:02- Right. I love these things.- I do. - I love them as well.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05There's no damage on the cut crystal.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08And we've got that nice quality polished base.
0:03:08 > 0:03:12The only thing that I'm worried about in that, Yvonne, is...
0:03:13 > 0:03:17- ..the fact that we don't have the stopper.- I know, I know.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19The missing stopper will reduce the value,
0:03:19 > 0:03:22but I dare say Anita will use that to her advantage.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25Ticket price is £60.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28What's the very best you can do on that, Yvonne?
0:03:28 > 0:03:31- To you, the very, very... - The very, very best.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33And taking into consideration
0:03:33 > 0:03:38that we've got that very important part missing.
0:03:38 > 0:03:39Yeah. What about £45?
0:03:40 > 0:03:45- What I'm looking at is round about the £30.- Mmm. If we said £35.- £35?
0:03:45 > 0:03:49- Would that be...? Yeah.- Let's go for that.- Yeah.- That's great.- Excellent.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52- Thank you very much. - Thank you, Anita.
0:03:52 > 0:03:56Generous discount of nearly 50% off.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01David, meanwhile, is starting his morning in Chester-le-Street,
0:04:01 > 0:04:03where he's meeting dealer Colin.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07It's just an Aladdin's cave. It's an adventure.
0:04:07 > 0:04:11Soon enough, David's eye is drawn to a Mouseman cheeseboard.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16It's very simple stuff, isn't it?
0:04:16 > 0:04:20But aged oak and they store the oak outside the factory premises
0:04:20 > 0:04:25- for 10 or 14 years, I believe, until it's just right to be cut.- Right.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28And then they cut it and they use that tool - is it an adze?
0:04:28 > 0:04:32You know, the che-che - that, almost like a medieval tool,
0:04:32 > 0:04:34so the surfaces are never perfectly flat, are they?
0:04:34 > 0:04:36And the old mouse there.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39Each Mouseman piece has a mouse carved on it,
0:04:39 > 0:04:44which slightly varies depending on which craftsman was doing the work.
0:04:44 > 0:04:48The company was founded by Robert Thompson in the early 20th century
0:04:48 > 0:04:50and is still running today.
0:04:50 > 0:04:51OK, what about that baby there?
0:04:51 > 0:04:55- Is that Mousey?- Yep, same again.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57- Let's have a look.- There we go.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59OK, so this is a different animal altogether, isn't it?
0:04:59 > 0:05:05This is the cow stool. Tripod with that facetted leg, all hand-cut.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08When you look closely at these things, people would criticise them
0:05:08 > 0:05:11because they're just off-centre and a little bit rough in places.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13- It's cos it's handmade, isn't it? - Yeah.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16They are different, aren't they?
0:05:16 > 0:05:19This one's got more of a domed back, a bit fatter.
0:05:19 > 0:05:23The combined ticket price of the two items is £210.
0:05:23 > 0:05:29- I'd stand a chance if that was £160 for the pair.- How much?- £160.
0:05:30 > 0:05:31I cannot.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36- Go on, try a bit harder. - I'll try a bit harder.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38£170 and I'm done.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42- Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45Well, that's a very generous discount.
0:05:45 > 0:05:49It works out at £110 for the stool and £60 for the cheeseboard.
0:05:49 > 0:05:53Back with Anita and she's found something a little bit festive.
0:05:53 > 0:05:57Another thing that I was looking at, which I thought was quite fun...
0:05:57 > 0:06:00- Yes.- These old Christmas card printing blocks.- Yeah.
0:06:00 > 0:06:05- I thought they were good.- They're really nice, aren't they?- Uh-huh.
0:06:05 > 0:06:09- What I kind of like about them is, they're kind of soppy.- Yeah.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12- You know, that kind of old-fashioned Merry Christmas type of thing.- Yeah.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15And I think it's the type of thing
0:06:15 > 0:06:17that people could have good fun with.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20- Yeah.- You know, they could make their own vintage Christmas cards.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24- Mmm-hmm.- Are these throwaway dead...dead cheap?
0:06:25 > 0:06:28The printing blocks are priced at £22.
0:06:28 > 0:06:33- I'll do them at £20 for the lot. - For the lot?
0:06:33 > 0:06:36- Could you do them all for a tenner?- Oh, Anita!
0:06:36 > 0:06:40- ANITA LAUGHS - That is so hard.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42They're just daft things and I like them.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44I tell you what I'll do, I'll do them for £15.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46- You'll do them for £15?- Yeah.
0:06:46 > 0:06:47- Let's go for it.- Yeah.
0:06:47 > 0:06:52Another cracking buy, but there's still time for one more item.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56Er, I think it's German.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59It's a continental Art Nouveau porcelain mantle clock
0:06:59 > 0:07:02with a ticket price of £48.
0:07:02 > 0:07:03I don't like it.
0:07:03 > 0:07:04Nor do I.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06- Do you not?- I don't know why.
0:07:06 > 0:07:07I do!
0:07:07 > 0:07:10- I mean, how much do you not like it? - A lot!
0:07:10 > 0:07:11A lot!
0:07:11 > 0:07:12- CHUCKLING:- She's right.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15No prizes in guessing where THIS conversation's going.
0:07:15 > 0:07:20Why don't you give it a throwaway price,
0:07:20 > 0:07:26- so that I can take this out of your life for ever.- Yeah, for ever.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28It definitely won't be coming back?
0:07:28 > 0:07:30It won't be coming back, it won't be coming back.
0:07:30 > 0:07:35- I'm going to give you a one-off price...- A one-off price?
0:07:35 > 0:07:39..today, which is a tenner.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42- Wonderful! - YVONNE LAUGHS
0:07:42 > 0:07:45Boys, you're coming home with me!
0:07:45 > 0:07:48Well, they're going to auction.
0:07:48 > 0:07:49Put it there.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52- I've got three items and I'm delighted with them all.- Excellent.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54I'm not surprised.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57Anita's bought three cracking pieces for just £60.
0:07:58 > 0:08:02David, meanwhile, has spotted something a bit unusual.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04What on earth is that?
0:08:04 > 0:08:06- Can I dive in there?- You can.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08- Is that a...?- There you are.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10- It's a cigarette lighter. - It's a what?!
0:08:10 > 0:08:13- It's a what?- A cigarette lighter.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15Oh, I see.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18Why on earth do you make a bike...? It's a novelty cigarette lighter.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21- Yeah.- Replica of a...
0:08:21 > 0:08:24It reminds me of my ten-speed racer when I was a young boy.
0:08:24 > 0:08:28Not long ago. Ticket price for this fun little piece is £25.
0:08:28 > 0:08:33You've got wheels that turn, brakes that work... That's ridiculous!
0:08:33 > 0:08:36A chain that... I can't believe that's a funct...
0:08:36 > 0:08:40You could get on that and ride off! THEY LAUGH
0:08:40 > 0:08:43- Is it cheap?- Yeah, it's cheap.
0:08:43 > 0:08:48- Well, I think £20, and that is cheap for that.- £20?
0:08:48 > 0:08:51- Will you take £15?- Yeah.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54Thank you very much. Marvellous! Purchase number three.
0:08:54 > 0:08:55You're brilliant.
0:08:55 > 0:08:56Marvellous indeed.
0:08:56 > 0:09:01That's one shop down and three items in the bag for £185.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06Anita is now travelling over 25 miles east
0:09:06 > 0:09:08to the coastal town of Hartlepool.
0:09:08 > 0:09:13In the 19th century, Hartlepool was an important ship-building port.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16Sadly, this industry caused the town to be the target
0:09:16 > 0:09:19of a horrific attack by the German navy
0:09:19 > 0:09:22at the beginning of the First World War.
0:09:22 > 0:09:23Anita is here to learn more
0:09:23 > 0:09:26about this momentous day from curator Mark.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30Do you know, it's so peaceful here today,
0:09:30 > 0:09:33but I believe at the beginning of the First World War,
0:09:33 > 0:09:36really a lot happened.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38Yeah, if you were standing here 100 years ago,
0:09:38 > 0:09:41all hell was breaking loose around you,
0:09:41 > 0:09:43as shells from three German warships
0:09:43 > 0:09:46bombarded the town of Hartlepool and West Hartlepool.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49On 16th December, 1914,
0:09:49 > 0:09:53the war, that was seemingly being fought hundreds of miles away,
0:09:53 > 0:09:57came to the doorsteps of the working-class people of Hartlepool.
0:09:57 > 0:10:01This shock attack was the first of its kind on British soil
0:10:01 > 0:10:05and claimed the lives of 130 people.
0:10:05 > 0:10:09Over 500 more were injured. Wow.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11Local people had absolutely no idea.
0:10:11 > 0:10:15They're sitting eating their breakfasts in the houses behind us,
0:10:15 > 0:10:18going to school, getting ready to go to work
0:10:18 > 0:10:20and then, suddenly, the shells start coming
0:10:20 > 0:10:23and the sound of thunder out to sea.
0:10:23 > 0:10:27Huge German 11-inch shells start falling on the town in huge numbers.
0:10:27 > 0:10:32- Something like 1,500 shells in about 40 minutes.- Out there?
0:10:32 > 0:10:36Yes, from just behind us here, out in the sea here,
0:10:36 > 0:10:38coming in from the mist.
0:10:38 > 0:10:43No public warnings of the attack came until it was too late.
0:10:43 > 0:10:47The few Royal Navy ships from Hartlepool responded to the attack,
0:10:47 > 0:10:49but were vastly outnumbered.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52By the time more help arrived, the Germans had scooted.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55Scarborough and Whitby were also hit
0:10:55 > 0:10:58but Hartlepool suffered the most damage.
0:10:58 > 0:11:03Inside Hartlepool Maritime Museum, Mark has some interesting artefacts,
0:11:03 > 0:11:05including some shrapnel from the attack, to show Anita.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08These are travelling at hundreds and hundreds of miles an hour -
0:11:08 > 0:11:11in some cases, faster than the speed of sound.
0:11:11 > 0:11:16So you can imagine, when the shells are exploding, there's no warning
0:11:16 > 0:11:20and it just takes a building and turns it into matchsticks.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25The devastation to the town was unimaginable,
0:11:25 > 0:11:28as people's everyday lives were suddenly turned upside down
0:11:28 > 0:11:30by the onslaught.
0:11:30 > 0:11:35So, this is the bombardment clock from Collingwood Road,
0:11:35 > 0:11:38where a family hear the shells...
0:11:38 > 0:11:41The shells are coming down, so they run out into the street
0:11:41 > 0:11:45and a shell hits the back of their house and completely demolishes it.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49The family discovered the shrapnel-riddled alarm clock
0:11:49 > 0:11:51in the rubble of the house.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53It had stopped at the exact time the bombardment started.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56But look closely. Where's the alarm clock made?
0:11:56 > 0:11:59- "Made in Germany." Oh! - It's a German import.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06It sounds like a day out of hell.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08But tell me about the ordinary man, the ordinary woman,
0:12:08 > 0:12:11the ordinary family on that terrible morning.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14People thought that the Germans were invading
0:12:14 > 0:12:19and went either to find out what was going on or went to try to get help.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22A lot of the people who were killed and wounded
0:12:22 > 0:12:25were injured by shells exploding,
0:12:25 > 0:12:28hitting the streets and being outside.
0:12:28 > 0:12:29People panicked
0:12:29 > 0:12:32and collected their families and their worldly possessions
0:12:32 > 0:12:35and tried to run off into the countryside.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39These were the first German attacks of this magnitude to strike the UK
0:12:39 > 0:12:44and, as such, resulted in the first civilian and military casualties
0:12:44 > 0:12:46of the First World War on British soil.
0:12:46 > 0:12:51Mark, you have painted me a terrifying picture
0:12:51 > 0:12:56of what happened to Hartlepool on that fateful morning.
0:12:56 > 0:13:00But what effect did it have on the people of Hartlepool?
0:13:00 > 0:13:03Anger and fear to start with.
0:13:03 > 0:13:07And then they turned their anger over
0:13:07 > 0:13:11into wanting to do something about it. What do you do?
0:13:11 > 0:13:15So, you join the army, you go to work in the munitions factories,
0:13:15 > 0:13:19making shells in buildings like the one we're standing in now.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21The events of that day changed the lives
0:13:21 > 0:13:24of the people of Hartlepool forever.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26Ultimately, though, the community rallied together.
0:13:26 > 0:13:3022,000 people volunteered for the Armed Forces.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33Even more impressive, they raised the modern equivalent
0:13:33 > 0:13:36of over half a billion pounds for the war effort -
0:13:36 > 0:13:40an incredible figure for such a small working-class community.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43Over 800 buildings were damaged during the attack
0:13:43 > 0:13:47and it took over a decade to restore Hartlepool to its former glory.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52David is now heading south to Darlington,
0:13:52 > 0:13:54a town said to be the birthplace
0:13:54 > 0:13:58of the world's first public steam-powered railway.
0:13:59 > 0:14:03He's hot to shop, with just over £200 to spend.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05- Hello, Tony.- Hello.
0:14:05 > 0:14:07- Good to see you.- And again.
0:14:07 > 0:14:09Very good to see... I'm loving those glasses!
0:14:13 > 0:14:15After a quick mooch downstairs,
0:14:15 > 0:14:19Tony's got an item he thinks David will like the look of upstairs.
0:14:19 > 0:14:24- Now then. It's a little bit industrial up here.- Oh.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27- Um, be careful, it's fairly heavy. - Oh, yeah.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29And watch those trousers as well.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32Why, what's it going to do? Grab them?
0:14:32 > 0:14:33It'll be fairly rusty.
0:14:33 > 0:14:37It's an early 20th-century cast-iron hay grabber
0:14:37 > 0:14:41and, more importantly for David, a good chunk of metal.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44Oh, there's the mechanism. There's your gear thing, switch that.
0:14:44 > 0:14:50- Yeah, that's it.- Oh, I see, I see. So, that goes onto the hay?- Yeah.
0:14:50 > 0:14:51- It grabs it...- Grabs it.
0:14:51 > 0:14:53- Locks in...- Locks in.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56- And then lifts the hay bale. - That's right.
0:14:56 > 0:15:00And that's your supports there, all for your chains
0:15:00 > 0:15:04and the thing just goes up, away, and then down again...
0:15:05 > 0:15:07I hope you followed that.
0:15:07 > 0:15:11I mean, it is fabulous and do you know what, Tony?
0:15:11 > 0:15:16- I am desperate to buy it if it's cheap.- I tell you what we'll do...
0:15:17 > 0:15:20A tenner. £10.
0:15:21 > 0:15:2610 quid. Thank you very much. That is not worth negotiating over.
0:15:26 > 0:15:30That's a bargain and Anita Manning is going to be so jealous
0:15:30 > 0:15:34because she loves all my bits of any old iron.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36Mm, we'll see, David.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39But with that, another day's shopping is in the bag.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41So, night-night.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44MUSIC: I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside
0:15:44 > 0:15:47A new day and time for a trip to the seaside.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50Anita and David have travelled to the seaside town of Whitby.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53I'm looking forward to shopping.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55- Yeah, bye.- Bye.
0:15:55 > 0:16:00And so she should be, as her first shop of the day is The Bazaar,
0:16:00 > 0:16:04packed full of interesting artefacts to get excited over.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06There to help her is dealer Frank.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08I quite like that.
0:16:08 > 0:16:12It's part of a tea set, Royal Crown Derby,
0:16:12 > 0:16:15in that wonderful imari pattern.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18There seem to be some flaws though.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21The item is priced at £150.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25So, what was you thinking of offering?
0:16:25 > 0:16:29- I'd be looking for round about £50. - Pounds.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33I tell you what. I could have a deal.
0:16:33 > 0:16:35How about £70? Would that be any good?
0:16:35 > 0:16:39- £70?- Yeah. - Could you come to maybe £60 on it?
0:16:39 > 0:16:42- Yeah, I'll have a deal with you. £60.- At £60?- Yeah.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44- That's wonderful. Thank you very much.- OK.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46That's wonderful, thank you.
0:16:46 > 0:16:47That's an amazing discount.
0:16:47 > 0:16:54So, for £60, Anita is now the proud owner of a Derby part-tea set.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58David has travelled inland to the village of Sleights
0:16:58 > 0:17:00in the Esk Valley.
0:17:00 > 0:17:05He's visiting Eskdale Antiques, where he's meeting owner Philip.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08He's still got just over £190 left to spend
0:17:08 > 0:17:11and a whole host of interesting objects to choose here.
0:17:15 > 0:17:19Little papier-mache 19th-century snuffbox here.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23Now, these things can be very ordinary, can't they,
0:17:23 > 0:17:25and bought for a few pounds?
0:17:25 > 0:17:28Sorry, who were you talking to, David?
0:17:28 > 0:17:30But I love this because of the doggy on there.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32What's all this about? What do you know about this one?
0:17:32 > 0:17:33Ah, Philip, hello!
0:17:33 > 0:17:37Nice little scene on the front - dog carrying its prey back, I think.
0:17:37 > 0:17:42Yeah, rabbit there, "To be delivered immediately" to its master.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44- I love snuffboxes.- Right.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47It's priced at £45.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50- I can do £25 on that.- £25.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53Can we go £20?
0:17:54 > 0:17:56- Yeah, we can do £20.- Shall we do it?
0:17:56 > 0:17:58- That's fair, yeah.- Phil, thank you.
0:17:58 > 0:18:03David spent £20 on a collectable 19th-century snuffbox.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08Anita is on her way, 20 miles down the coast,
0:18:08 > 0:18:11to another popular seaside resort, Scarborough.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13She's got just under £200 to spend
0:18:13 > 0:18:16at Scarborough Antiques and Collectors Centre. There she goes.
0:18:16 > 0:18:20- Hi. I'm Anita. - Pleased to meet you. I'm Matt.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22Lovely. Lovely to be here.
0:18:22 > 0:18:27The shop is brimming with Anita's Achilles heel - jewellery.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29Is this the bargain box?
0:18:29 > 0:18:32Yeah, I suppose that's where we've put a lot of the reduced ones, yeah.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35Yeah, like music to your ears, eh, Anita?
0:18:35 > 0:18:38The brooches, silver and gold,
0:18:38 > 0:18:41- aren't worn as much as they used to be, so...- Yeah.
0:18:41 > 0:18:45- When they do come in, we'd rather not scrap them.- I know, I know.
0:18:45 > 0:18:49- Nice wee lot, here, of four.- Yeah.
0:18:49 > 0:18:53We've got the little blister pearl here and I like those.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55We've got this, it's a blue...
0:18:55 > 0:19:00- It's not a sapphire. I think it's just a blue gemstone here.- Right.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03Little gold one with the flower...
0:19:04 > 0:19:07..and this pearlised stone here.
0:19:07 > 0:19:14- Four of them, all nine-carat gold, in the bargain-basement box.- Yeah.
0:19:14 > 0:19:18The combined ticket price for the four brooches is £80.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21I'd be looking to pay...
0:19:22 > 0:19:27..£35-40 as a wee group, taking all four of them,
0:19:27 > 0:19:31- so it's a kind of quick sale on four.- Right, I see.
0:19:31 > 0:19:36- I could do them for £50, Anita. - £50? Could you take it to £40?
0:19:36 > 0:19:40- Could you take it to £40? - I...I think I could do £45 for you.
0:19:40 > 0:19:44You could do £45 on that? I think I'll go for that. That's lovely.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47- Thank you very much.- Thank you very much, Matt, that's wonderful.
0:19:47 > 0:19:51And with that, our experts are all shopped out.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58David spent £215 on five items.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00The 19th-century snuffbox...
0:20:00 > 0:20:04A Mouseman cheeseboard and milking stool...
0:20:04 > 0:20:06A vintage racing bike lighter...
0:20:06 > 0:20:10And a 20th-century cast-iron hay grabber - as you do.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13Anita has spent £165.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15She bought some assorted printing blocks...
0:20:15 > 0:20:17A cut-crystal scent bottle...
0:20:17 > 0:20:20An Art Nouveau porcelain clock...
0:20:20 > 0:20:23A late 19th-century Derby part-tea set...
0:20:23 > 0:20:25And four gold brooches.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30What do they think of each other's purchases?
0:20:31 > 0:20:34The little bar brooches - they're not my cup of tea
0:20:34 > 0:20:37but she knows these things inside out.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40I love David's Mouseman items.
0:20:40 > 0:20:44The little cheeseboard is a sweetie
0:20:44 > 0:20:48and the stool - isn't that such a delight?
0:20:51 > 0:20:54Our jubilant duo are heading over 70 miles north
0:20:54 > 0:20:56to an auction in Newcastle.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58- Good luck. - DAVID LAUGHS
0:20:58 > 0:21:00There we go.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03And you can leap out...now.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05OK. Well done, David, well done.
0:21:05 > 0:21:10Our auction today is taking place at Thomas Miller Auctioneers
0:21:10 > 0:21:14and wielding the all-important gavel this morning is Guy Macklam.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17The auction's about to commence.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20Those two are unusually silent.
0:21:20 > 0:21:22Could it be jitters?
0:21:22 > 0:21:25- Are you nervous?- I am nervous. - Good, I like that.
0:21:25 > 0:21:26- You like that?- Yeah.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30First up, David's 19th-century snuffbox.
0:21:30 > 0:21:3220 is bid for it. Any advance on 20?
0:21:32 > 0:21:36- Come on.- 30. 35. 40. 45.
0:21:36 > 0:21:37Yes, good boy!
0:21:37 > 0:21:40At £45. Down here, £50.
0:21:40 > 0:21:42At £50. To the lady at £50.
0:21:42 > 0:21:44Looking for some more here. At £50, all done.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47- All finished at £50. - GAVEL BANGS
0:21:47 > 0:21:49- That's good. That's good. - Good start.
0:21:49 > 0:21:53- Are you happy?- No. Not yet. ANITA WHEEZES
0:21:53 > 0:21:58You should be. 150% profit. It's a great start!
0:21:59 > 0:22:04Next, it's Anita's numerical printing and greeting card blocks.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06- Here we go. Keep your fingers crossed.- I will.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09I'm bid £10. Madam, thank you. Any advance on £10?
0:22:09 > 0:22:11Go down the King's Road, wouldn't buy you a block.
0:22:11 > 0:22:1512 bid. 15. Oh, come along. 15 offered.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17- Right in front of me. Selling at 15.- Oh.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19It's yours, madam, at £15. All done. Are we quite sure?
0:22:19 > 0:22:22Wouldn't buy you a block, I'm telling you. 15, right in front.
0:22:22 > 0:22:24- Going at £15, all done. - GAVEL BANGS
0:22:24 > 0:22:25Not a bad result.
0:22:27 > 0:22:31Time for David's cast-iron hay grabber.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34Anyway, let's hope the scrap dealers are here today.
0:22:34 > 0:22:36£10 for it or are we going to pass?
0:22:36 > 0:22:39- Oh, we've got it. 10 bid. - £10?- Come on!
0:22:39 > 0:22:42At 10 at the back of the room, sir. Your money and it's away.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45- All finished at 10.- Oh! - Back of the room, an offer at 10.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47All finished at £10. Selling at £10.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50- I can't believe it!- I can. - GAVEL BANGS
0:22:50 > 0:22:53They've got no style. THEY LAUGH
0:22:53 > 0:22:58So, a loss after auction costs and no sympathy from Anita.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01- I loved you for buying that... - Thank you.- ..piece of rubbish.
0:23:01 > 0:23:03THEY LAUGH
0:23:04 > 0:23:07Charming! Time, if you pardon the pun,
0:23:07 > 0:23:10for Anita's Art Nouveau mantle clock.
0:23:10 > 0:23:1310 is bid. Any advance on only 10?
0:23:13 > 0:23:1512, 15, 17, 20.
0:23:15 > 0:23:16- Come on!- Ooh...- 20? No.
0:23:16 > 0:23:18Right-hand side, at £20.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21Are we finished? Think we are. Selling at 20. At 22. Not quite.
0:23:21 > 0:23:26- Yes!- Oh!- At 25 on the right, standing at 25. You're out, madam.
0:23:26 > 0:23:31- I've got 25. 27.- Yes!- Hello. - 27 seated. All finished at 27.
0:23:31 > 0:23:33- All done. Sell for £27. - GAVEL BANGS
0:23:33 > 0:23:36Oh, well done. Well done.
0:23:36 > 0:23:37Well done, indeed.
0:23:37 > 0:23:39That's a decent profit.
0:23:39 > 0:23:44Next up is the first of David's Mouseman pieces.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46How will his cheeseboard fare this morning?
0:23:46 > 0:23:48Is your heart beating?
0:23:48 > 0:23:5510 bid. 15, 20, 25. At £25. Any advance on £25?
0:23:55 > 0:23:58- 30, 35, 40, 45... - Come on, come on.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01£45 against you, sir. It's got to go.
0:24:01 > 0:24:0350 bid. At £50.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06Looking for another 5. At 50 at the back then. Selling at 50.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09- 55.- Yes, good, good, good.
0:24:09 > 0:24:1155 at the back. 60.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14And again, sir. At 65.
0:24:14 > 0:24:16- At 65.- We're climbing now.- Hold on.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18Hammer's up. At £65.
0:24:18 > 0:24:20No! GAVEL BANGS
0:24:20 > 0:24:23- Ooh!- Oh...- £65.
0:24:23 > 0:24:27It's still a profit for David, but less than expected.
0:24:28 > 0:24:33Next, Anita's cut-glass scent bottle with the silver embossed top.
0:24:33 > 0:24:3520 is bid. Any advance at 20?
0:24:35 > 0:24:38- 25, 30, 35.- Oh.
0:24:38 > 0:24:4040, 45, 50.
0:24:40 > 0:24:44And again, sir. £50 to a lady at the back.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47At £50. 55, 60.
0:24:47 > 0:24:48At 60 in the distance then.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51Going away at £60. Gents are out.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53Selling here to a lady at £60, all done.
0:24:53 > 0:24:55- GAVEL BANGS Nice one.- Yeah.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59A great profit, despite the missing stopper.
0:25:01 > 0:25:05David loves his vintage bicycle lighter, but will anyone else?
0:25:06 > 0:25:0810 bid. Any advance on only 10?
0:25:08 > 0:25:13At 10, 12, 15, 17.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16At 17 for the lot then. Nearer me then, at 17.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19- All finished at 17. You have it, sir.- No!
0:25:19 > 0:25:23All finished at 17. 20 bid. Not quite. 22? 22.
0:25:23 > 0:25:27At 22 to a gent then. Quite sure at 22? Going to sell it to you, sir.
0:25:27 > 0:25:29- Hammer's up at £22.- Oh!
0:25:30 > 0:25:33GAVEL BANGS Ooh...
0:25:33 > 0:25:35I thought someone else was going to come in then.
0:25:35 > 0:25:39Sadly not. But every little helps, as they say.
0:25:40 > 0:25:44Will Anita's collection of four gold brooches do any better?
0:25:44 > 0:25:48- 50 start. Any advance on 50? - Oh, my gosh.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51- 60. 70, 80, 90.- Yes! - Seriously...- 100.
0:25:51 > 0:25:55- And 10. 120. 125.- Yes!
0:25:55 > 0:25:59- 130.- Yes!- At £130, lady at the back.- Amazing.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01£130. All out over this side.
0:26:01 > 0:26:05Looking for another £5. Selling at 130. You have it, madam.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08- Selling away now, at £130. - GAVEL BANGS
0:26:08 > 0:26:11- Yes!- £130.
0:26:11 > 0:26:15That's a great profit for Anita and her beloved brooches.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17She's nearly tripled her money.
0:26:17 > 0:26:22- I'm pleased at that.- That's amazing. That is the best of the day so far.
0:26:22 > 0:26:26Up next, it's David's Mouseman milking stool.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28He spent a fair whack on this.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31Let's hope it does better than the cheeseboard.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34- You know I'm going to hold your hand, don't you?- Oh...
0:26:34 > 0:26:36Hold my hand.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39Start me at £100 to go. 100 bid.
0:26:39 > 0:26:43- £100!- Come on.- Any advance at £100? At £100 for the lot.
0:26:43 > 0:26:48120, 140. At £140.
0:26:48 > 0:26:50- Come on!- Any advance for the stool? At £140.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53Looking for 160. Take a half, 150 bid.
0:26:53 > 0:26:55- Come on.- Accepted. 150 offered. - Come on!
0:26:55 > 0:26:59- At £150. Another £10 anywhere else? - Go on!- At £150.
0:26:59 > 0:27:01- 160 bid. New buyer.- Oh, yes!
0:27:01 > 0:27:05At £160. Yours in the middle of the room, sir, at £160.
0:27:05 > 0:27:08Selling away then, in the middle of the room at £160.
0:27:08 > 0:27:09GAVEL BANGS
0:27:09 > 0:27:13- Well, that's all right. It's all right.- Got my heart beating.- I know!
0:27:13 > 0:27:16Yours?! I'm surprised I'm still sat down.
0:27:16 > 0:27:18I thought I'd be on the floor by now!
0:27:18 > 0:27:22That profit has put David back in the game.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25Maybe Anita does have the magic touch after all.
0:27:26 > 0:27:30Anita's biggest buy, and perhaps biggest gamble,
0:27:30 > 0:27:32was her slightly damaged tea set.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36Listen, very best of luck with this one.
0:27:36 > 0:27:41- 10 bid. 15, 20, 25. At £25. - There's still a long way to go.
0:27:41 > 0:27:45Come along. 25 offered. 30. 35. 40.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48At £40. Are you bidding, sir? 45.
0:27:48 > 0:27:52- Come on.- 50. 55, 60, 65, 70.
0:27:52 > 0:27:57- Gone, hasn't it?- Yeah.- 80. No, it's £80, corner-right has it.
0:27:57 > 0:27:59Any advance on £80 for the lot?
0:27:59 > 0:28:03- Quite sure?- That's a lot of money for that.- It is a bit.
0:28:03 > 0:28:05- Selling at £80. - GAVEL BANGS
0:28:05 > 0:28:08- That's very good.- Ah. - That's a good, healthy profit.
0:28:08 > 0:28:10- I'm happy enough with that.- Yeah.
0:28:10 > 0:28:12And so she should be...
0:28:12 > 0:28:15- Phew!- Massive profit, massive profit.
0:28:15 > 0:28:17It was a bit nail-biting at times.
0:28:17 > 0:28:19I think we need to lie down.
0:28:19 > 0:28:22- Separately, of course!- Of course! - Go on, you go.
0:28:22 > 0:28:24Well, if you can remain vertical for now, chaps,
0:28:24 > 0:28:27the results are as follows...
0:28:27 > 0:28:31David started this leg with £385.86.
0:28:31 > 0:28:36Today, he's made a solid profit of £36.74,
0:28:36 > 0:28:40meaning he carries forward £422.60.
0:28:40 > 0:28:44Nice cheesy grin, David, thank you.
0:28:44 > 0:28:46Anita, meanwhile, emerges victorious.
0:28:46 > 0:28:50She started with £318.65.
0:28:50 > 0:28:56After auction costs, she has made an incredible profit of £90.84.
0:28:56 > 0:28:59So, although she's still trailing slightly behind David overall,
0:28:59 > 0:29:04with £409.49, she has won the day.
0:29:05 > 0:29:08That was exciting, David. Oh, thank you.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11- You know what, you deserve that. - What a gentleman.- You deserve it.
0:29:11 > 0:29:13You are my hero, Anita. Ready?
0:29:13 > 0:29:15- Yeah.- Strap yourself in.
0:29:15 > 0:29:16ENGINE PURRS
0:29:16 > 0:29:19Get ready for another adventure, eh?
0:29:19 > 0:29:21Yes, indeedy.
0:29:26 > 0:29:30A new day dawns on the penultimate leg for our distinguished duo.
0:29:32 > 0:29:37Oh, Anita, does it get any more beautiful than this? Seriously!
0:29:37 > 0:29:41It becomes more and more beautiful the further north you go.
0:29:41 > 0:29:45Listen, we are not in Scotland yet. This is Northumberland.
0:29:45 > 0:29:47- It is glorious!- It's marvellous.
0:29:50 > 0:29:54Today's journey commences in Powburn, in Northumberland.
0:29:54 > 0:29:58And ends in Scotland, at an auction in the village of Kinbuck,
0:29:58 > 0:29:59near Dunblane.
0:30:02 > 0:30:05David and Anita are at Hedgeley Services this morning,
0:30:05 > 0:30:08in Powburn, shopping at two neighbouring establishments.
0:30:08 > 0:30:11If you need any help, David, give me a shout.
0:30:11 > 0:30:14OK, put the kettle on. ANITA CHUCKLES
0:30:14 > 0:30:17He is visiting Hedgeley Antiques Centre.
0:30:17 > 0:30:20And David is such a fan of Oriental artefacts,
0:30:20 > 0:30:23it doesn't take him long to find something right up his street.
0:30:23 > 0:30:26It is a wooden writing slope.
0:30:26 > 0:30:30South Chinese, Cantonese, probably during our Victorian period.
0:30:30 > 0:30:32It folds down, no doubt.
0:30:32 > 0:30:35Satinwood finish to the interior.
0:30:35 > 0:30:40Black velvet, which is probably original. It's an absolute stonker.
0:30:40 > 0:30:42And I need Jane.
0:30:42 > 0:30:45Yeah, don't we all? Its ticket price is £95.
0:30:45 > 0:30:47Is Jane prepared to do a deal?
0:30:47 > 0:30:48Right, Jane.
0:30:48 > 0:30:53I'm going to talk to you about this dreadful Chinese writing slope.
0:30:53 > 0:30:55- Yeah...- I hate it!- Right.
0:30:55 > 0:30:59- Yes.- What could it be? I would love to pay 30.
0:30:59 > 0:31:01Um...
0:31:01 > 0:31:0250?
0:31:02 > 0:31:0440. SHE GASPS
0:31:04 > 0:31:06Um... Hm...
0:31:07 > 0:31:08Um...
0:31:08 > 0:31:11Can we do somewhere in the middle, 45?
0:31:11 > 0:31:14- I could not say no to that. - Excellent.
0:31:14 > 0:31:18Cor, David was quick off the mark there!
0:31:18 > 0:31:21Anita is in the Village Tea Room & Emporium next door
0:31:21 > 0:31:24and has also found a couple of items she is keen on.
0:31:24 > 0:31:27Dealer Beryl is on hand to assist.
0:31:27 > 0:31:30- What I'm seeing here...- Yes?
0:31:30 > 0:31:35..are the perfect accompaniments to the Antiques Road Trip.
0:31:35 > 0:31:41I have my picnic set for when we stop by the side of a wee loch
0:31:41 > 0:31:43and have a lovely picnic.
0:31:43 > 0:31:47And we have a picnic gramophone
0:31:47 > 0:31:50where we could have a dance.
0:31:50 > 0:31:52I can see where this is going!
0:31:54 > 0:31:57MUSIC: The Road To Dundee by Calum Kennedy
0:31:59 > 0:32:03- My first boyfriend used to sing that to me.- Did he?- That's true.
0:32:03 > 0:32:07- I hope he's not watching. - THEY LAUGH
0:32:07 > 0:32:09- He'd see a big difference.- I know!
0:32:09 > 0:32:13# To Dundee... #
0:32:15 > 0:32:16That...
0:32:16 > 0:32:21That was wonderful. But you are better looking than David Harper.
0:32:22 > 0:32:24I think that is a compliment.
0:32:24 > 0:32:28But is she actually going to buy anything?
0:32:28 > 0:32:32The gramophone is £55 and the picnic set, 38.
0:32:32 > 0:32:36The picnic set isn't of the finest quality.
0:32:36 > 0:32:39We don't have the container for the champagne.
0:32:39 > 0:32:42But it is quite nice and it has got a lovely period,
0:32:42 > 0:32:44vintage look about it.
0:32:44 > 0:32:49Wind-up gramophones are always great fun.
0:32:49 > 0:32:52I'm going to have another look around, but I might just go for them.
0:32:52 > 0:32:53Holiday time!
0:32:54 > 0:33:00While Anita mulls it over, David has found another interesting object.
0:33:02 > 0:33:05Pretty naff kind of early 20th century,
0:33:05 > 0:33:09maybe 1930s, even '40s, ashtray.
0:33:09 > 0:33:14But I'm interested in actually what's underneath the glass base.
0:33:14 > 0:33:18And it is described as a glass and jade ashtray.
0:33:18 > 0:33:20There is your Jade.
0:33:20 > 0:33:21On the bottom.
0:33:21 > 0:33:24Hardly detailed at all, but actually, that is a good sign
0:33:24 > 0:33:27because with jade being a hard stone,
0:33:27 > 0:33:29it is incredibly difficult to carve.
0:33:29 > 0:33:33Green jade is the most common type of jadeite, but there
0:33:33 > 0:33:35are various colours such as
0:33:35 > 0:33:37lavender, red, yellow, black and white.
0:33:37 > 0:33:42It is priced at £6.50. So another one to think about.
0:33:42 > 0:33:46Now back with Anita. What's she up to now? Sight going?
0:33:46 > 0:33:51I've come outside to have a closer look at this wee posy holder.
0:33:52 > 0:33:54It was in a cabinet.
0:33:55 > 0:33:59It would've had two glass tubes
0:33:59 > 0:34:02coming out of these funnels here.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05Now, it's priced at £10.
0:34:06 > 0:34:10If I can find a hallmark, if it is silver,
0:34:10 > 0:34:14at £10, it is a bargain!
0:34:14 > 0:34:17The £10 ticket price suggests the item has been
0:34:17 > 0:34:19valued as silver-plated.
0:34:19 > 0:34:22A hallmark would mean it is silver and therefore more valuable.
0:34:22 > 0:34:23Oh, yes.
0:34:23 > 0:34:25People often miss it.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28It is almost indiscernible.
0:34:28 > 0:34:30But it is there.
0:34:30 > 0:34:32This could be a real find.
0:34:32 > 0:34:35Anita is also still interested in the picnic hamper
0:34:35 > 0:34:39and the gramophone. But is Beryl The Peril willing to negotiate?
0:34:39 > 0:34:42Now, if I am buying three things,
0:34:42 > 0:34:44I was wondering if I could have a deal.
0:34:44 > 0:34:46- Right.- On the three things.
0:34:46 > 0:34:50Their combined ticket price is £103.
0:34:50 > 0:34:54But what I'd like to pay for the ensemble...
0:34:54 > 0:34:58is between £45 and £55.
0:34:58 > 0:35:00For the ensemble.
0:35:00 > 0:35:04Using a French word isn't going to make that offer any less cheeky,
0:35:04 > 0:35:05Anita. Merci.
0:35:05 > 0:35:07How about 60?
0:35:07 > 0:35:11- 60 for the three? - For the three pieces.
0:35:11 > 0:35:14- Let's go for it.- I think you'll be all right.- I think I am fine.
0:35:14 > 0:35:16And I love the items.
0:35:16 > 0:35:18That is nearly a 50% discount,
0:35:18 > 0:35:21working out at 30 for the gramophone,
0:35:21 > 0:35:2420 for the picnic set and 10 for the silver flower holder.
0:35:24 > 0:35:27Tres bien, Anita, cherie!
0:35:27 > 0:35:33- Shall I include that Road To Dundee for you?- Oh, yes!
0:35:33 > 0:35:36- Oh, yes.- You can play that at the auction.- We can play that.
0:35:36 > 0:35:39- I can kid on he was one of my old boyfriends.- Yeah.
0:35:39 > 0:35:41BERYL LAUGHS
0:35:41 > 0:35:44MUSIC: The Road To Dundee by Calum Kennedy
0:35:45 > 0:35:49David, meanwhile, unsuspecting of being dumped for Calum Kennedy,
0:35:49 > 0:35:51is in shopping heaven.
0:35:51 > 0:35:55One of my biggest weaknesses in life is cars.
0:35:55 > 0:36:00Now this thing dates way back to the early days of the car.
0:36:00 > 0:36:05It's a brass horn made for a vintage car, early 20th century -
0:36:05 > 0:36:07I don't know, probably Edwardian.
0:36:07 > 0:36:08Something like that.
0:36:08 > 0:36:12With its, I think, original little rubber squeezer...
0:36:12 > 0:36:15It feels really dry. And brittle.
0:36:15 > 0:36:18There is quite a bit of damage on the rubber,
0:36:18 > 0:36:20but David seems undeterred.
0:36:20 > 0:36:22Perhaps because it is priced at just £10.
0:36:22 > 0:36:24Now then.
0:36:24 > 0:36:29- We have...an ashtray with a bit of old jade.- Right.
0:36:29 > 0:36:33And a bit of old iron/brass. THEY LAUGH
0:36:33 > 0:36:37- OK.- Once part of a vintage car. I want them both very desperately.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40That's right, David, keep your cards close to your chest(!)
0:36:40 > 0:36:44The combined ticket price of the two items is £16.50.
0:36:44 > 0:36:48- Well, what about rounding it to 15? - I am absolutely delighted.
0:36:48 > 0:36:51- Excellent.- Thank you. THEY LAUGH
0:36:51 > 0:36:54Three things on my account very quickly!
0:36:54 > 0:36:56Very quickly indeed.
0:36:56 > 0:37:00That's £6.50 for the ashtray and £8.50 for the car horn.
0:37:00 > 0:37:03Along with the Chinese writing slope,
0:37:03 > 0:37:05that brings David's spend here to £60.
0:37:05 > 0:37:10While he's on a roll, David's headed to Berwick-upon-Tweed,
0:37:10 > 0:37:13where Berwick Antiques Centre awaits.
0:37:14 > 0:37:16- Steve, David Harper. - Pleased to meet you.
0:37:16 > 0:37:18Great to meet you. What a day, what a place.
0:37:19 > 0:37:22There's plenty to rummage through...
0:37:22 > 0:37:23Ha! What's he found?
0:37:23 > 0:37:26See, I absolutely love that.
0:37:27 > 0:37:31Have you any idea what you think this could be?
0:37:32 > 0:37:33So it's bronze.
0:37:34 > 0:37:38Fantastically detailed. It is obviously Oriental.
0:37:38 > 0:37:41It's made mainly for a female, even though it is very heavy.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44And it is, you may be surprised to hear...
0:37:45 > 0:37:47..a mirror.
0:37:47 > 0:37:48That's it.
0:37:48 > 0:37:53The bronze would be highly polished, and that is your reflective mirror.
0:37:54 > 0:37:57Mirrors today form part of our everyday lives,
0:37:57 > 0:38:01but historically, they were rare and expensive commodities.
0:38:01 > 0:38:05And the bronze mirror is not the only thing to catch David's eye.
0:38:05 > 0:38:09So what have we got there? We have got a mahogany Georgian-style chair.
0:38:09 > 0:38:11I love the tapestry seat.
0:38:11 > 0:38:15That is not period, I don't think, but it has got age.
0:38:15 > 0:38:18But is it actually a Georgian chair?
0:38:18 > 0:38:20The biggest telltale, really, for a period chair
0:38:20 > 0:38:22are the internal blocks.
0:38:22 > 0:38:29So, we have the hand-cut, rounded blocks that keep the chair together.
0:38:29 > 0:38:31So I can tell you, categorically,
0:38:31 > 0:38:35that this chair is a period George III chair
0:38:35 > 0:38:41made in about 1770 from solid mahogany.
0:38:41 > 0:38:42What is it worth?
0:38:45 > 0:38:47£24.
0:38:49 > 0:38:51£24...
0:38:51 > 0:38:55for a period Georgian mahogany chair
0:38:55 > 0:38:57is absolutely bonkers.
0:38:57 > 0:38:58Beyond belief.
0:38:58 > 0:39:01I have got to buy that chair.
0:39:01 > 0:39:04That would be dealer Stephen's cue.
0:39:04 > 0:39:06I mean, to be honest with you,
0:39:06 > 0:39:09I priced it because I wasn't sure about it.
0:39:09 > 0:39:12If you think it is the genuine article, I think it is
0:39:12 > 0:39:14probably worth more than £25, but I'll do it for 20.
0:39:14 > 0:39:18Well, and I obviously get a massive cup of coffee.
0:39:18 > 0:39:21- You can have a mug. - Do I get a bit of cake as well?
0:39:21 > 0:39:23- A slice of cake.- Perfect. Done deal.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25Thank you very much, Steve, you are a delight.
0:39:26 > 0:39:28Pushing your luck a bit there, David.
0:39:28 > 0:39:32And there's still one more item to discuss.
0:39:33 > 0:39:37Well, this actually came out of The Hermitage at Hexham, which,
0:39:37 > 0:39:40this is two old ladies that had lived in this house
0:39:40 > 0:39:41for about 100 years.
0:39:41 > 0:39:43It was a family house.
0:39:43 > 0:39:44So that is its provenance.
0:39:44 > 0:39:46It probably is from that sort of an era, so...
0:39:46 > 0:39:49I think it has got a great history,
0:39:49 > 0:39:51and I totally believe it.
0:39:51 > 0:39:54It makes me feel confident that I could describe it
0:39:54 > 0:39:56as early 20th century.
0:39:56 > 0:40:01Its ticket price is £140. Much more than David would like to pay.
0:40:01 > 0:40:04I would want that to owe me...
0:40:04 > 0:40:06£40 or £50.
0:40:06 > 0:40:09To stand a chance of it taking off.
0:40:11 > 0:40:13£70 and I can do a deal.
0:40:13 > 0:40:16Let's see if it polishes up all right.
0:40:16 > 0:40:20And if it does, I'll have it for 60, how is that?
0:40:20 > 0:40:22- OK.- Whoa!
0:40:22 > 0:40:24Time for a bit of spit and polish.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26Are you ready to see yourself...
0:40:26 > 0:40:29- No, thanks.- ..reflected
0:40:29 > 0:40:33in a Japanese bronze geisha girl's mirror?
0:40:33 > 0:40:35- Are you ready for it?- I'm ready.
0:40:35 > 0:40:37You are going to look stunning!
0:40:37 > 0:40:40- That would be a first. - THEY LAUGH
0:40:40 > 0:40:42TINKLING
0:40:42 > 0:40:44Absolutely gorgeous!
0:40:44 > 0:40:47- It wasn't a mirror before. - I think you've got a bargain.
0:40:47 > 0:40:48Now it is a mirror.
0:40:49 > 0:40:51- Well done.- £60. Thank you very much.
0:40:51 > 0:40:55David's spent a total of £80 on two items in this centre
0:40:55 > 0:40:58and got his free cake and coffee.
0:40:58 > 0:41:01Not a bad way to make a living.
0:41:01 > 0:41:04And that marks the end of a day's rip-roaring adventure
0:41:04 > 0:41:06from our daring duo.
0:41:06 > 0:41:08Nighty-night.
0:41:11 > 0:41:13Back together and on the road again.
0:41:14 > 0:41:19David and Anita have crossed the border and are headed for Duns.
0:41:21 > 0:41:24OK, a little antiques centre, both of us together.
0:41:25 > 0:41:28David and Anita are sharing the shop floor this morning.
0:41:28 > 0:41:32And straight away, David has bumped into dealer John...
0:41:32 > 0:41:36who might have something to go with his Chinese writing box.
0:41:36 > 0:41:39- Right, David, just come through. - Right, OK.- I think...
0:41:39 > 0:41:42- This is the one I was thinking of. - OK, let's have a look.
0:41:42 > 0:41:44- That's a nice little one.- OK.
0:41:44 > 0:41:48- So, we have a little probably early 20th century...- The old charmer!
0:41:48 > 0:41:51SHE WHEEZES
0:41:51 > 0:41:54He doesn't just chat up the birds, he chats up the guys as well.
0:41:54 > 0:41:57Listen, honestly, take no notice of her, John.
0:41:57 > 0:41:59- How are you doing, darling? - Not so bad.
0:41:59 > 0:42:02Well, I was doing all right until you said something.
0:42:02 > 0:42:07Anyway, back to the inkwell. Its ticket price is £8.
0:42:08 > 0:42:10How much is it to me? Is it a pound or two?
0:42:10 > 0:42:13Well, normally, we don't really do much of a discount below ten,
0:42:13 > 0:42:16but we could do four with that...
0:42:16 > 0:42:18He is a right charmer.
0:42:20 > 0:42:23- Three to you.- It's getting better! It's getting better!
0:42:23 > 0:42:27- I'll just pause a bit longer. - Shouldn't buy something for £3.
0:42:27 > 0:42:30- Two then.- Oh!- £2! £2.
0:42:30 > 0:42:33Do you know what? I can't say no to that. Thank you very much.
0:42:33 > 0:42:36So another item in the old bag for David,
0:42:36 > 0:42:40leaving John free to give his full attention to Anita.
0:42:41 > 0:42:45- There's a wee snuffbox in here. - Oh, yeah, that is lovely, that.
0:42:45 > 0:42:47- Which I liked.- Yes, it is nice.
0:42:47 > 0:42:50It's like a hardwood, almost a rosewood.
0:42:50 > 0:42:52But what I like about it is the little horseshoes
0:42:52 > 0:42:54- and the little whip there. - Yeah, the little crop.
0:42:54 > 0:42:58- I think that is quite nice. - Yeah, it is.- Is there a very, very,
0:42:58 > 0:43:00very good deal that you could do me
0:43:00 > 0:43:03- on that little snuffbox? - I'm sure I could do something.
0:43:03 > 0:43:05- I am used to these Glaswegian persuasive powers.- Oh, right!
0:43:05 > 0:43:08- My wife is from Glasgow.- Oh, right!
0:43:08 > 0:43:11Wise man. Its ticket price is £45.
0:43:11 > 0:43:18I am looking for it in the region of kind of 18...£18.
0:43:18 > 0:43:23Oooh, 18. I don't know if I could do 18...
0:43:23 > 0:43:25I was thinking 28.
0:43:25 > 0:43:28Could you come to 20?
0:43:28 > 0:43:31- I think we could, yes. - Could you do that?
0:43:31 > 0:43:34- Yes, to give you help.- That's lovely.- That's lovely, thank you.
0:43:34 > 0:43:37- Thank you very much.- There we go. - I like that. It's a nice, wee thing.
0:43:37 > 0:43:42- Yes.- Nice, wee thing. All we need is a snuff-taking horseman.
0:43:42 > 0:43:44It might happen, Anita.
0:43:44 > 0:43:47So for just £20, John has come through again
0:43:47 > 0:43:49with a cracking discount.
0:43:49 > 0:43:52And that is Anita's fourth item done and dusted.
0:43:56 > 0:43:59David has travelled 30 miles north to Dunbar,
0:43:59 > 0:44:02a seaside town on the southeast coast of Scotland.
0:44:02 > 0:44:06Dunbar is the birthplace of one of the founding fathers
0:44:06 > 0:44:08of the environmental movement -
0:44:08 > 0:44:11world-renowned conservationist John Muir.
0:44:11 > 0:44:14In his autobiography, he describes with great affection
0:44:14 > 0:44:17his childhood pursuits, here, in the 1840s.
0:44:17 > 0:44:20It is not hard to see how this spectacular coastline
0:44:20 > 0:44:24and beautiful countryside inspired his passion in nature.
0:44:24 > 0:44:27To find out more about this remarkable man,
0:44:27 > 0:44:29David is taking a stroll along a stretch of land
0:44:29 > 0:44:32named in his honour with Jo Moulin,
0:44:32 > 0:44:35museum officer of John Muir's Birthplace.
0:44:36 > 0:44:40- David, welcome to Dunbar. - Well, thank you very much.
0:44:40 > 0:44:42My gosh, what a view!
0:44:42 > 0:44:45This is perfect for exploring John Muir's playgrounds.
0:44:45 > 0:44:48He spent the first ten years of his life in Dunbar.
0:44:48 > 0:44:50You can see, can't you, that this
0:44:50 > 0:44:53environment would also stimulate an amazing imagination?
0:44:53 > 0:44:57Oh, the imagination, but also his passion for the nature
0:44:57 > 0:44:59and wildlife around him.
0:44:59 > 0:45:01Him and his boyhood friends
0:45:01 > 0:45:04would talk about the birds' nests that they could find.
0:45:04 > 0:45:07And they would have competitions to see who knew the most birds,
0:45:07 > 0:45:09who knew the most nests...
0:45:09 > 0:45:12Another major influence in John Muir's life
0:45:12 > 0:45:16was his grandfather, who not only taught him about nature
0:45:16 > 0:45:18but also helped to educate him.
0:45:18 > 0:45:21His grandfather taught him his letters and numbers
0:45:21 > 0:45:24from walks on the high street, and they would go down the street
0:45:24 > 0:45:27looking at the shop signs and the numbers on the clock tower
0:45:27 > 0:45:30at the townhouse. And that is how he learned his first numbers
0:45:30 > 0:45:33and letters, before he went off to school at the age of three.
0:45:33 > 0:45:38John's education, however, ended abruptly, aged ten,
0:45:38 > 0:45:43when his father decided to move to Wisconsin, in America,
0:45:43 > 0:45:46where he was forced to work on the family farm.
0:45:46 > 0:45:50John was set to the plough. His life was hard work and labour.
0:45:50 > 0:45:53But he still had this passion to learn.
0:45:53 > 0:45:55But Father was a devout, religious man, and Father
0:45:55 > 0:45:58believed the only book you should have in the house was the Bible.
0:45:58 > 0:46:02Self-educated, John eventually gained a place at university,
0:46:02 > 0:46:07where his gift for inventions resulted in him procuring employment
0:46:07 > 0:46:08in factories.
0:46:08 > 0:46:10While he was working in one of those factories,
0:46:10 > 0:46:14he had an accident that was to change the course of his life.
0:46:14 > 0:46:17He was...
0:46:17 > 0:46:19He was using a file to tension a belt and it slipped
0:46:19 > 0:46:21and pierced his eye.
0:46:22 > 0:46:24Blinded for several weeks, this accident made him
0:46:24 > 0:46:26re-evaluate his life.
0:46:26 > 0:46:28He decided to devote his time
0:46:28 > 0:46:31to exploring nature rather than the man-made creations
0:46:31 > 0:46:33he had been focusing on.
0:46:34 > 0:46:38He set off on 1,000-mile walk from Indiana to the Gulf of Mexico,
0:46:38 > 0:46:42by the wildest, leafiest route that he could find.
0:46:42 > 0:46:44After this epic journey,
0:46:44 > 0:46:47he travelled to the West Coast, where he fell in love with
0:46:47 > 0:46:52the Sierra Nevada and Yosemite and became devoted to protecting it.
0:46:52 > 0:46:57His ability to see how everything in the universe is hitched together.
0:46:57 > 0:47:01He could see that if you clear felled forest on a steep slope,
0:47:01 > 0:47:04you would then have problems with soil stability.
0:47:04 > 0:47:07You'd get erosion, which would have an impact on water quality
0:47:07 > 0:47:10further downstream, which would have a knock-on effect elsewhere.
0:47:10 > 0:47:13- Somebody way ahead of his time. - Oh, definitely.
0:47:13 > 0:47:17John became famous in the States through his writing.
0:47:17 > 0:47:22In 1890, he wrote two articles, published in Century Magazine,
0:47:22 > 0:47:25pushing for National Park status for Yosemite.
0:47:25 > 0:47:28And that same year, it was granted.
0:47:28 > 0:47:33He realised very early on that what was crucially important was to make other people,
0:47:33 > 0:47:34or help other people,
0:47:34 > 0:47:38become as passionate about wild places as he was.
0:47:38 > 0:47:41In 1892, he founded the Sierra Club,
0:47:41 > 0:47:45the world's largest grassroot environmental organisation,
0:47:45 > 0:47:47of which he was president for life.
0:47:47 > 0:47:50His passion was so contagious that in 1903,
0:47:50 > 0:47:53fellow nature lover President Roosevelt wrote to him,
0:47:53 > 0:47:56requesting a camping trip in Yosemite.
0:47:56 > 0:48:01John and the president set out on a camping trip with no other support.
0:48:01 > 0:48:05No security, no media, none of the things you would expect today
0:48:05 > 0:48:07of a presidential visit.
0:48:07 > 0:48:08And they went off.
0:48:08 > 0:48:11John took him into the backcountry of Yosemite
0:48:11 > 0:48:13to experience it first-hand.
0:48:13 > 0:48:16As a result of that camping trip,
0:48:16 > 0:48:19there was a bill passed that put in place the protection
0:48:19 > 0:48:22that was needed for Yosemite National Park.
0:48:22 > 0:48:25- Quite a seal of approval there. - Oh, definitely.
0:48:25 > 0:48:30Whilst Yellowstone was in fact the first national park, the bill
0:48:30 > 0:48:34Roosevelt went on to pass afforded Yosemite even greater protection.
0:48:34 > 0:48:39National parks now exist all over the world, with 15 in the UK.
0:48:40 > 0:48:44Hard to believe that from such humble but beautiful origins,
0:48:44 > 0:48:48came perhaps the greatest pioneering conservationist of modern times.
0:48:51 > 0:48:54Anita has made her way to the beautiful riverside town
0:48:54 > 0:48:55of Jedburgh,
0:48:55 > 0:48:59where Mary Queen of Scots resided in 1566.
0:48:59 > 0:49:04She has got just under £330 left to spend
0:49:04 > 0:49:08and is meeting dealer Mary in Bygone Days Antiques.
0:49:08 > 0:49:13The sun is shining, so why are you eyeing up some snowshoes, old girl?
0:49:13 > 0:49:16I can't stop looking at these snowshoes.
0:49:16 > 0:49:19THEY LAUGH
0:49:19 > 0:49:23Because they are so quirky. They are so quirky.
0:49:23 > 0:49:27- A wee bit of damage on them. - Yes, on the toe.
0:49:27 > 0:49:33An old attached ticket says, "Snowshoe Club, Montreal, 1889."
0:49:33 > 0:49:36It's certainly a change from Anita's normal choice of jewellery.
0:49:38 > 0:49:40Oh, careful! Oh.
0:49:42 > 0:49:46It is beginning to be tempting. They're a wee bit quirky.
0:49:46 > 0:49:51That's why I'm drawn to them. And who knows the price of them?
0:49:51 > 0:49:54Mary, probably. Ticket price is £100.
0:49:54 > 0:49:58- Could I make you a daft offer? - Oh, you can try me.
0:49:58 > 0:50:00Could these be bought for £25?
0:50:02 > 0:50:05Is Mary going to throw her out of the shop?
0:50:05 > 0:50:06OK then, yeah.
0:50:06 > 0:50:10- Are you going to go for it? - I will, yes.- Thank you very much.
0:50:10 > 0:50:13Yeah, crikey! Mary is obviously feeling generous.
0:50:16 > 0:50:18For just a quarter of their original price,
0:50:18 > 0:50:22Anita is now the proud owner of a pair of Victorian snowshoes.
0:50:22 > 0:50:26This now joins her gramophone with record, vintage picnic set,
0:50:26 > 0:50:29silver flower holder and treen snuffbox.
0:50:29 > 0:50:33She spent just £105.
0:50:33 > 0:50:35David has erred on the frugal side,
0:50:35 > 0:50:38spending just £142.
0:50:38 > 0:50:41For this, he has bought a 19th-century lacquer writing slope
0:50:41 > 0:50:43with inkwell now...
0:50:43 > 0:50:46A jade 20th-century ashtray...
0:50:46 > 0:50:47A motorcar horn...
0:50:47 > 0:50:49A George III mahogany chair...
0:50:49 > 0:50:50And a Japanese bronze mirror.
0:50:50 > 0:50:53Oh, I say, fantastic!
0:50:53 > 0:50:55If you say so, David.
0:50:55 > 0:51:00It is the end of another shopping spree. But what are their thoughts?
0:51:00 > 0:51:02The highest profit, I think,
0:51:02 > 0:51:05is probably going to come from the old silver epergne.
0:51:05 > 0:51:07Very late 19th century.
0:51:07 > 0:51:09It is missing its glass bits, but for a tenner,
0:51:09 > 0:51:12she is going to make some money.
0:51:12 > 0:51:15Ashtrays are not popular.
0:51:15 > 0:51:17Smoking is not PC.
0:51:17 > 0:51:22So, that type of item isn't great in this market.
0:51:22 > 0:51:24But the addition of the -
0:51:24 > 0:51:28some people call it jade - that might attract people to it.
0:51:28 > 0:51:31It is that all-important auction day.
0:51:31 > 0:51:34And this morning, we are in the village of Kinbuck,
0:51:34 > 0:51:35just four miles north
0:51:35 > 0:51:38of the Scottish cathedral town of Dunblane.
0:51:38 > 0:51:41But sadly, due to a family emergency,
0:51:41 > 0:51:43David will be missing today's auction.
0:51:43 > 0:51:45David isn't with us today.
0:51:45 > 0:51:49But I will be rooting for his items, cheering them on,
0:51:49 > 0:51:52but not too much cos I want to win.
0:51:52 > 0:51:53Yes!
0:51:53 > 0:51:56Today's auction is taking place at Robertsons Auctioneers,
0:51:56 > 0:52:00and our auctioneer today is Struan Robertson.
0:52:00 > 0:52:02Let the auction commence!
0:52:02 > 0:52:06First up, it is Anita's gramophone with record.
0:52:06 > 0:52:08Now, this is a really nice piece here.
0:52:08 > 0:52:10You've even got the record there,
0:52:10 > 0:52:13you can go straight out into the grass and have a wee listen. OK?
0:52:13 > 0:52:15And if you really want, OK, take Jamie with it.
0:52:15 > 0:52:19And Jamie can serenade you as you are sitting, having your picnic,
0:52:19 > 0:52:20listening to your music, OK?
0:52:20 > 0:52:25- £30. 30 bid. - (He started at 30, that's good.)
0:52:25 > 0:52:2834. 36. 38. 40.
0:52:28 > 0:52:30- 45. 50.- (Yes!)
0:52:30 > 0:52:33Advance on 50? 55. 60.
0:52:33 > 0:52:35Advance on 60? Advance on £60?
0:52:35 > 0:52:37All out on 60, then.
0:52:37 > 0:52:42That is good, £60. I'm happy with that.
0:52:42 > 0:52:45That's the sweet, sweet sound of a profit. Bravo, Anita.
0:52:47 > 0:52:51Next, it is David's 20th-century brass car horn.
0:52:51 > 0:52:54£15. £10, not dropping. Come on, £10.
0:52:54 > 0:52:5710, we've started. He is in profit already.
0:52:57 > 0:53:00Advance on 10? 12. 14. 16.
0:53:00 > 0:53:0318. Advance on 18? Still cheap, guys.
0:53:03 > 0:53:04Advance on 18?
0:53:04 > 0:53:05All out on 18, then.
0:53:05 > 0:53:10£18, that is not bad.
0:53:10 > 0:53:12I am sure David would be pleased.
0:53:12 > 0:53:15Not sure he will be. But he has doubled his money there.
0:53:15 > 0:53:19Will Anita's vintage picnic set fair any better, though?
0:53:19 > 0:53:21Now, if you bought the picnic gramophone earlier, OK,
0:53:21 > 0:53:23what a lovely wee accompaniment.
0:53:23 > 0:53:26OK? And again, you'll have Jamie with you.
0:53:26 > 0:53:28He'll sing along and he'll actually feed you grapes as well, OK?
0:53:28 > 0:53:32So you have got all that there, OK?
0:53:32 > 0:53:3425 then. £25. £25.
0:53:34 > 0:53:36- 25 bid.- 26. 28. 30.
0:53:36 > 0:53:3932. £32. Advance on 32?
0:53:39 > 0:53:4134. 36.
0:53:41 > 0:53:44£36. Advance on 36? Still cheap. 38.
0:53:44 > 0:53:47£38. 40. Advance on 40? Next is 5.
0:53:47 > 0:53:50Advance on 45? 50. Advance on 50?
0:53:50 > 0:53:53Advance on £50? Advance on 50?
0:53:53 > 0:53:56Keep that open there, Jamie. Keep enticing her. Advance on 50?
0:53:56 > 0:54:00Advance on £50? Jamie is worth it. All out on 50 then.
0:54:00 > 0:54:02£50, that is not bad.
0:54:03 > 0:54:06It is no picnic making profits at auction.
0:54:06 > 0:54:09That is another good buy for Anita, though.
0:54:09 > 0:54:12Now for something with significantly more age -
0:54:12 > 0:54:14David's George III mahogany chair.
0:54:14 > 0:54:17And I'll start the bidding off at 30. Advance on 30?
0:54:17 > 0:54:20- In at 30. - Advance on 30? Advance on £30?
0:54:20 > 0:54:24All out on 30 then. Last chance at 30...
0:54:24 > 0:54:28Maiden bid at £30. That is not too bad at all.
0:54:28 > 0:54:29Quite right.
0:54:29 > 0:54:31Who says brown furniture is not that popular at the moment?
0:54:31 > 0:54:34Cos that is actually quite a decent profit.
0:54:35 > 0:54:38Next up is Anita's silver flower holder.
0:54:39 > 0:54:42That's my best item and I am really interested
0:54:42 > 0:54:43to see how far it will go.
0:54:43 > 0:54:47I am hoping for great things on this little one.
0:54:47 > 0:54:50And I'll start the bidding off at 80. Advance on 80.
0:54:50 > 0:54:52- Yes!- 85. 90. 95.
0:54:52 > 0:54:55One. 110 with you.
0:54:55 > 0:54:58Advance on 110? Advance on £110?
0:54:58 > 0:54:59All out on 110, then.
0:54:59 > 0:55:02- Last chance on 110.- 110! 120!- 120.
0:55:02 > 0:55:04Advance on 120? 130.
0:55:04 > 0:55:07Advance on 130? Advance on £130?
0:55:07 > 0:55:09- 140.- 140.
0:55:09 > 0:55:12Advance on 140? Advance on £140?
0:55:12 > 0:55:13All out at 140, then.
0:55:13 > 0:55:16140! What a result!
0:55:16 > 0:55:20Yes! That's an amazing profit and a great find. Well done, Anita.
0:55:20 > 0:55:24Lesson there - look for the hallmarks.
0:55:24 > 0:55:28They can be underneath a piece of embossed work.
0:55:28 > 0:55:32Will David's jade based ashtray do as well?
0:55:32 > 0:55:34He paid very little for it.
0:55:34 > 0:55:35It is going to do well.
0:55:35 > 0:55:3810, I'm not dropping. Come on, guys. It has got to be worth that.
0:55:38 > 0:55:40- 10 bid. An advance on 10? - 10, it's started.
0:55:40 > 0:55:41Come on, guys, bid.
0:55:41 > 0:55:46- Advance on 10? 12. £12. 14. 14.- It's climbing.
0:55:46 > 0:55:49Advance on 14? Advance on £14? All out on 14, then.
0:55:49 > 0:55:53Another small profit there. David needs a big win to catch up.
0:55:55 > 0:55:57Next, it is Anita's treen snuffbox.
0:55:58 > 0:56:02- 25 starts it then. 25 bid.- 25! 25.
0:56:02 > 0:56:0430. 32. £32.
0:56:04 > 0:56:07- 34.- We are in profit.- Advance on 34?
0:56:07 > 0:56:11Advance on £34? All out on 34, then.
0:56:11 > 0:56:14I am happy enough with that. £34.
0:56:14 > 0:56:17If you're happy, then I'm happy too, Anita.
0:56:17 > 0:56:20I am soaring ahead at the moment.
0:56:20 > 0:56:25But David has his two best items to go.
0:56:25 > 0:56:29Speaking of which, it is David's writing box with the inkwell.
0:56:29 > 0:56:32- 50 bid.- 50 bid! 50.- Advance on £50?
0:56:32 > 0:56:3455. 60.
0:56:34 > 0:56:3865. 70. £70. Advance on 70?
0:56:38 > 0:56:41Advance on £70? All out on 70, then.
0:56:41 > 0:56:42Not a bad profit.
0:56:42 > 0:56:47Not bad indeed. David will be sad to be missing the excitement.
0:56:47 > 0:56:50Time for Anita's snowshoes.
0:56:50 > 0:56:52I'll start the bidding off then at £20.
0:56:52 > 0:56:54Advance on 20? 22. 24. 26.
0:56:54 > 0:56:57- There is a wee bit of interest in there.- 30.
0:56:57 > 0:57:00£30. 32. 34.
0:57:00 > 0:57:02£34. An advance on 34?
0:57:02 > 0:57:04Advance on £34? Still cheap, guys.
0:57:04 > 0:57:06Nice gear at £34.
0:57:06 > 0:57:08All out on 34, then.
0:57:08 > 0:57:11That is good enough, I am happy with that.
0:57:11 > 0:57:14Anita's having a great day today.
0:57:14 > 0:57:17David's biggest spend and most quirky item -
0:57:17 > 0:57:19his Japanese bronze mirror - is up next. Stand by.
0:57:19 > 0:57:21This could be a flyer.
0:57:21 > 0:57:23£40.
0:57:23 > 0:57:26£30, then. Come on. £30, guys. 30 bid. Advance on 30?
0:57:26 > 0:57:3132. 34. 36. 38. 40.
0:57:31 > 0:57:3545. Advance on 45? 50.
0:57:35 > 0:57:38- Yes. Come on. - Advance on 50? Advance on £50?
0:57:38 > 0:57:41Advance on 50? All out on 50, then?
0:57:41 > 0:57:45Oh, £50. Didn't quite make it.
0:57:45 > 0:57:48In fact, you could call it a sad reflection.
0:57:48 > 0:57:50He'd be disappointed with that.
0:57:50 > 0:57:53Better luck next time. Onwards and upwards.
0:57:55 > 0:57:59David started today with £422.60.
0:57:59 > 0:58:04He has made a small profit of £7.24 after auction costs.
0:58:04 > 0:58:09He takes forward £429.84.
0:58:09 > 0:58:12Anita, however, has had a great auction today.
0:58:12 > 0:58:16She started with £409.49 and after costs,
0:58:16 > 0:58:21she made a profit of £155.76, meaning she takes
0:58:21 > 0:58:28the lead from David with £565.25 to spend on their final adventure.
0:58:29 > 0:58:32Safe home, Anita. And hurry back, David!