0:00:02 > 0:00:04It's the nation's favourite antique experts...
0:00:04 > 0:00:05I don't know what to do!
0:00:05 > 0:00:07..with £200 each,
0:00:07 > 0:00:11a classic car and a goal to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13What a little diamond.
0:00:13 > 0:00:17The aim? To make the biggest profit at auction. But it is no mean feat.
0:00:17 > 0:00:18Back in the game!
0:00:18 > 0:00:19Charlie!
0:00:19 > 0:00:21There will be worthy winners
0:00:21 > 0:00:23and valiant losers.
0:00:23 > 0:00:24SHE GASPS
0:00:24 > 0:00:26So, will it be the high road to glory
0:00:26 > 0:00:28or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:28 > 0:00:29Wow!
0:00:29 > 0:00:31This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:38 > 0:00:42Today marks the penultimate leg of the road trip for fancy pants
0:00:42 > 0:00:46David Harper and wily Anita Manning.
0:00:46 > 0:00:50Oh, Anita, does it get any more beautiful than this? Seriously!
0:00:50 > 0:00:54It becomes more and more beautiful the farther north you go.
0:00:54 > 0:00:58Listen, we are not in Scotland yet. This is Northumberland.
0:00:58 > 0:01:00- It is glorious!- It's marvellous.
0:01:03 > 0:01:07Speaking of glorious, auctioneer Anita Manning might have decades
0:01:07 > 0:01:10of antiquing behind her, but she still has got a spring in her step.
0:01:10 > 0:01:12MUSIC: The Road To Dundee by Calum Kennedy
0:01:12 > 0:01:17- My first boyfriend used to sing that to me.- Did he?- That's true.
0:01:17 > 0:01:18I hope he's not watching.
0:01:22 > 0:01:23Ha!
0:01:23 > 0:01:27David always cuts a dash and is determined to pass on his
0:01:27 > 0:01:31expertise not just in antiques but fashion prowess to Anita.
0:01:31 > 0:01:35For the right price, of course.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38If it is really cheap, I'll buy it for her.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41It is 40 quid. She is not worth 40 quid.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43Oh, poor Anita!
0:01:43 > 0:01:47Our fanatic antiquing foragers are roaring their way up north
0:01:47 > 0:01:49in their beloved Morris Minor.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52You know what? I am so pleased as well that you are becoming
0:01:52 > 0:01:57reasonably fashionable with your yellow trousers, again.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00David, we are colour coordinated,
0:02:00 > 0:02:03but we do look a bit like a bunch of bananas.
0:02:08 > 0:02:12Our fruity fashionistas are currently neck-and-neck
0:02:12 > 0:02:15in the competition with just over £10 between them.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17They started the trip with £200 each.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20Anita now has £409.49
0:02:20 > 0:02:22to spend this time.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26David might have come in second at the last auction,
0:02:26 > 0:02:32but he is still in the overall lead with £422.60 to spend today.
0:02:35 > 0:02:39Well, I am absolutely willing to blow every pound
0:02:39 > 0:02:41if I see a chance of profit.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44- Would you do the same?- I don't know.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47- I'm a bit more canny than you are. - You are canny!
0:02:47 > 0:02:50- But I like your style, sir.- Do you?
0:02:50 > 0:02:55Apparently so, as you appear to have borrowed a pair of his trousers.
0:02:57 > 0:02:59David and Anita are travelling
0:02:59 > 0:03:01over 700 miles from Ramsbottom,
0:03:01 > 0:03:04Lancashire, snaking their way up
0:03:04 > 0:03:05through Yorkshire all the way
0:03:05 > 0:03:06to Bonnie Scotland
0:03:06 > 0:03:07and the town of Paisley.
0:03:10 > 0:03:14Today's journey commences in Powburn, in Northumberland.
0:03:14 > 0:03:18And ends in Scotland, at an auction in the village of Kinbuck,
0:03:18 > 0:03:19near Dunblane.
0:03:21 > 0:03:26Here we are, David, Antiques Tea Room & Emporium.
0:03:26 > 0:03:27Perfect.
0:03:27 > 0:03:31- Coffees and teas all around. - Life couldn't get any better.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34Well, it couldn't. Not with you, Anita. Not with you around.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37David and Anita are at Hedgeley Services this morning,
0:03:37 > 0:03:41in Powburn, shopping at two neighbouring establishments.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43If you need any help, David, give me a shout.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45OK, pop a kettle on.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52He is visiting Hedgeley Antiques Centre.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55And David is such a fan of Oriental artefacts,
0:03:55 > 0:03:58it doesn't take him long to find something right up his street.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01It is a wooden writing slope.
0:04:01 > 0:04:05South Chinese, Cantonese, probably during our Victorian period.
0:04:05 > 0:04:10Very symbolic. There we have, right on the front, chickens.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13The most important creature is the cockerel.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15Now it might just look decorative,
0:04:15 > 0:04:19but the cockerel is incredibly symbolic in Chinese culture,
0:04:19 > 0:04:25and he represents strength, vitality, masculinity.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28Everything that is strong and powerful about the male.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31It folds down, no doubt.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33Satinwood finish to the interior.
0:04:33 > 0:04:38Black velvet, which is probably original. Is it absolute stonker.
0:04:38 > 0:04:39And I need Jane.
0:04:39 > 0:04:43Yeah, don't we all? It's ticket price is £95.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45Is Jane prepared to do a deal?
0:04:45 > 0:04:46Right, Jane.
0:04:46 > 0:04:51I'm going to talk to you about this dreadful Chinese writing slope.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53- Yeah...- I hate it!- Right.
0:04:53 > 0:04:57- Yes.- What could it be? I would love to pay 30.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59SHE LAUGHS
0:04:59 > 0:05:03I don't think so. I think we need a little bit more than that.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06- How much is a bit more than 30? - Um...
0:05:07 > 0:05:10- 50.- 40. - SHE GASPS
0:05:10 > 0:05:11Um... Hm...
0:05:13 > 0:05:14Um...
0:05:14 > 0:05:17Can we do somewhere in the middle, 45?
0:05:17 > 0:05:21- I could not say no to that. - Excellent.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23Cor, David was quick off the mark there.
0:05:23 > 0:05:27Anita is in the Village Tea Room & Emporium next door
0:05:27 > 0:05:30and has also found a couple of items she is keen on.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33Dealer Beryl is on hand to assist.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36- What I'm seeing here...- Yes?
0:05:36 > 0:05:41..are the perfect accompaniments to the Antiques Road Trip.
0:05:41 > 0:05:47I have my picnic set for when we stop by the side of a wee loch
0:05:47 > 0:05:49and have a lovely picnic.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52And we have a picnic gramophone
0:05:52 > 0:05:56where we could have a dance.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58I can see where this is going.
0:05:59 > 0:06:05MUSIC: The Road To Dundee by Calum Kennedy
0:06:05 > 0:06:09- My first boyfriend used to sing that to me.- Did he?- It's true.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11I hope he's not watching.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13THEY LAUGH
0:06:13 > 0:06:15- He'd see a big difference.- Oh?
0:06:15 > 0:06:19# To Dundee... #
0:06:21 > 0:06:22That...
0:06:22 > 0:06:26That was wonderful. But you are better looking than David Harper.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31I think that is a compliment.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34But is she actually going to buy anything?
0:06:34 > 0:06:37The gramophone is £55 and the picnic set, 38.
0:06:37 > 0:06:41The picnic set isn't of the finest quality.
0:06:41 > 0:06:45We don't have the container for the champagne.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48But it is quite nice and it has got a lovely period,
0:06:48 > 0:06:51vintage look about it.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54Wind-up gramophones are always great fun.
0:06:54 > 0:06:58I'm going to have another look around, but I might just go for them.
0:06:58 > 0:06:59Holiday time!
0:07:02 > 0:07:06Not quite ready to commit, Anita carries on browsing.
0:07:06 > 0:07:10David, meanwhile, has found another interesting object.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14Pretty naff kind of early 20th century,
0:07:14 > 0:07:19maybe 1930s, even '40s, ashtray.
0:07:19 > 0:07:23What I am interested in is actually what is underneath the glass base.
0:07:23 > 0:07:27And it is described as a glass and jade ashtray.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30There is your Jade.
0:07:30 > 0:07:31On the bottom.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34Hardly detailed at all, but actually, that is a good sign
0:07:34 > 0:07:36because with jade being a hard stone,
0:07:36 > 0:07:39it is incredibly difficult to carve.
0:07:39 > 0:07:43Green jade is the most common type of jadeite, but there
0:07:43 > 0:07:44are various colours such as
0:07:44 > 0:07:46lavender, red, yellow, black and white.
0:07:46 > 0:07:51It is priced at £6.50. So another one to think about.
0:07:51 > 0:07:55Now back with Anita. What's she up to now? Sight going?
0:07:56 > 0:08:00I've come outside to have a closer look at this wee posy holder.
0:08:02 > 0:08:03It was in a cabinet.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08It would've had two glass tubes
0:08:08 > 0:08:12coming out of these funnels here.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15Now, it's priced at ten pounds.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19If I can find a hallmark, if it is silver,
0:08:19 > 0:08:23at ten pounds, it is a bargain!
0:08:23 > 0:08:26The ten-pound ticket price suggests the item has been
0:08:26 > 0:08:28valued as silver-plated.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31A hallmark would mean it is silver and therefore more valuable.
0:08:31 > 0:08:32Oh, yes.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34People often miss it.
0:08:34 > 0:08:38It is almost indiscernible.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40But it is there.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42This could be a real find.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44Anita is also still interested in the picnic hamper
0:08:44 > 0:08:49and the gramophone. But is Beryl The Peril willing to negotiate?
0:08:49 > 0:08:54Now, if I am buying three things, I was wondering if I could have a deal.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56- Right.- On the three things.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59Their combined ticket price is £103.
0:08:59 > 0:09:03But what I'd like to pay for the ensemble
0:09:03 > 0:09:08is between £45 and £55.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10For the ensemble.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13Using a French word isn't going to make that offer any less cheeky,
0:09:13 > 0:09:15Anita. Merci.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17How about 60?
0:09:17 > 0:09:20- 60 for the three? - For the three pieces.
0:09:20 > 0:09:24- Let's go for it.- I think you'll be all right.- I think I am fine.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26And I love the items.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28That is nearly a 50% discount,
0:09:28 > 0:09:31working out at 30 for the gramophone,
0:09:31 > 0:09:3420 for the picnic set and ten for the silver flower holder.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37Tres bien, Anita, cherie!
0:09:37 > 0:09:42- Shall I include that Road To Dundee for you?- Oh, yes!
0:09:42 > 0:09:46- Oh, yes.- You can play that at the auction.- We can play that.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49- I can kid on it was one of my old boyfriend's.- Yeah.
0:09:49 > 0:09:53MUSIC: The Road To Dundee by Calum Kennedy
0:09:55 > 0:09:59David, meanwhile, unsuspecting of being dumped for Calum Kennedy,
0:09:59 > 0:10:01is in shopping heaven.
0:10:01 > 0:10:05One of my biggest weaknesses in life is cars.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07Now this thing, a car horn,
0:10:07 > 0:10:11dates way back to the early days of the car.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14A bit like the lamps that I bought not very long ago,
0:10:14 > 0:10:16which did a bit of a bomber.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20Oh, yes. That was their first auction.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23To tell you the truth, I'm surprised they went that far.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25Oh, charming(!)
0:10:26 > 0:10:29It is not exactly any old item, but for Anita,
0:10:29 > 0:10:32it will certainly fall into that category.
0:10:32 > 0:10:36She will hate this with a passion, which makes me love it even more.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38So it is a brass horn
0:10:38 > 0:10:41made for a vintage car, early 20th century.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43I don't know, probably Edwardian.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45Something like that. With its, I think,
0:10:45 > 0:10:49original little rubber squeezer, whatever you call it.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52It feels really dry. And brittle.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54There is quite a bit of damage on the rubber,
0:10:54 > 0:10:56but David seems undeterred.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59Perhaps because it is priced at just ten pounds.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01Now then.
0:11:01 > 0:11:06- We have an ashtray with a bit of old jade.- Right.
0:11:06 > 0:11:10- And a bit of old iron/brass. - THEY LAUGH
0:11:10 > 0:11:14- OK.- Once part of a vintage car. I want them both very desperately.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17That's right, David, keep your cards close to your chest.
0:11:17 > 0:11:22The combined ticket price of the two items is £16.50.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25- Well, what about rounding it to 15? - I am absolutely delighted.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27- Excellent.- Thank you.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31Three things on my account very quickly!
0:11:31 > 0:11:33Very quick indeed.
0:11:33 > 0:11:38So that is £6.50 for the ashtray and £8.50 for the car horn,
0:11:38 > 0:11:41bringing David's total spend at this shop,
0:11:41 > 0:11:43with the Chinese writing box, to £60.
0:11:43 > 0:11:47Our duo are now heading about 30 miles north to the beautiful
0:11:47 > 0:11:49walled town of Berwick-upon-Tweed,
0:11:49 > 0:11:51just a few miles south
0:11:51 > 0:11:52of the Scottish border.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57In the medieval period, the town was captured
0:11:57 > 0:12:00and sacked 13 times, passing between English and Scottish
0:12:00 > 0:12:05rule until eventually falling under the control of England in 1482.
0:12:07 > 0:12:11It's great walls were originally created to keep out invading Scots.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14Ironically, the town is still home to the barracks
0:12:14 > 0:12:16and museum of the King's Own Scottish Borderers.
0:12:18 > 0:12:22I can't wait to get inside and for you to show me around.
0:12:22 > 0:12:23Come on, let's go.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25MARCHING DRUMS PLAY
0:12:25 > 0:12:28Anita is meeting the hugely enthusiastic
0:12:28 > 0:12:32Colonel Colin Hogg to learn about the important role
0:12:32 > 0:12:34that Scottish pipers have played
0:12:34 > 0:12:36in this regiment's history.
0:12:36 > 0:12:37During this time,
0:12:37 > 0:12:40these brave men were on the front line, leading the troops
0:12:40 > 0:12:44on with nothing but their pipes into hundreds of bloody battles.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48So formed in the 17th century,
0:12:48 > 0:12:51but I believe their regiment has been
0:12:51 > 0:12:55involved in all major conflicts since that time.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58Yes, ever since, really, the Battle of Killiecrankie.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00Through to Culloden.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02And then the Boer War.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04The First World War.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06The Second World War.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09And indeed, Afghanistan of late.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12- So it is still a major force.- Yes.
0:13:12 > 0:13:16I believe that pipers have played
0:13:16 > 0:13:19a major part in this regiment.
0:13:19 > 0:13:22What did the piper do? Why was the piper there?
0:13:22 > 0:13:25On through history, there were pipers.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27What were they there for?
0:13:27 > 0:13:31Well, they certainly made you get up and go.
0:13:34 > 0:13:38I find that there is nothing more stirring
0:13:38 > 0:13:41than the sound of the pipes.
0:13:43 > 0:13:47Their music was like a war cry, rallying the troops into battle.
0:13:47 > 0:13:52It served to boost morale but also to intimidate the enemy.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55There are stories of Germans saying, you know, "What is it?
0:13:55 > 0:13:58- "These devils in kilts." - Is that what they were called?
0:13:58 > 0:14:01"I'm putting my hands up."
0:14:01 > 0:14:05But there weren't enough of them always to be there and always
0:14:05 > 0:14:09to be in the front line, where they could be picked off very easily.
0:14:09 > 0:14:14So they were quite often used as stretcher bearers, runners,
0:14:14 > 0:14:17medics in the wider sense of the word.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19Or indeed riflemen themselves.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24Possibly one of the bloodiest conflicts the pipers had to
0:14:24 > 0:14:27endure was at the start of the 20th century.
0:14:27 > 0:14:31What would it have been like to be a piper in the First World War?
0:14:31 > 0:14:34I think it must've been terrifying.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37I mean, to get up over the trench,
0:14:37 > 0:14:40parapet, and blow,
0:14:40 > 0:14:43and you are an easy target.
0:14:43 > 0:14:44I don't how they did it.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46With just their bagpipes,
0:14:46 > 0:14:50the weaponless pipers would lead the charge into the battle.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53With no means of defending themselves, their death rate
0:14:53 > 0:14:55was extremely high.
0:14:55 > 0:14:59During the First World War, over 1,000 pipers were killed,
0:14:59 > 0:15:03not helped by the introduction of poisonous gas.
0:15:03 > 0:15:08- There would have been fire, open fire going on.- Open fire, gas.
0:15:10 > 0:15:11"Oh, there is the piper."
0:15:11 > 0:15:14He would have to take his gas mask off and play
0:15:14 > 0:15:19while the others, in the trenches, probably kept theirs on.
0:15:19 > 0:15:23Such incredible bravery resulted in the pipers being awarded
0:15:23 > 0:15:28over 100 of the most revered medals during the First World War.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31One of the most famous pipers was Danielle Laidlaw
0:15:31 > 0:15:33of the Seventh Battalion.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35During the Battle of Loos in 1915,
0:15:35 > 0:15:37morale was at rock bottom
0:15:37 > 0:15:41and the heavy fire and witnessing the heavy smog of poisonous gas
0:15:41 > 0:15:42for the first time,
0:15:42 > 0:15:45the troops were hanging back from going over the top.
0:15:45 > 0:15:49In spite of the dangers, Laidlaw was ordered out of the trenches.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51Lieutenant Young, Platoon Commander,
0:15:51 > 0:15:54turned to Laidlaw and said,
0:15:54 > 0:15:58"For God's sake, Laidlaw, pipe them forward!"
0:15:58 > 0:16:01And Laidlaw went out of his trenches,
0:16:01 > 0:16:04took his gas mask off and started playing.
0:16:04 > 0:16:09And he started playing a regimental march, Blue Bonnets Over The Border.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17And the jocks were stirred.
0:16:17 > 0:16:21Something said inside them, "I'm going over."
0:16:21 > 0:16:23An up they got.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25And forward they went.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28Whilst the Battle of Loos was considered a German victory,
0:16:28 > 0:16:31Laidlaw's music spurred his regiment out of the trenches,
0:16:31 > 0:16:33subsequently gaining valuable ground.
0:16:33 > 0:16:36Laidlaw was shot in both legs during the conflict
0:16:36 > 0:16:38but miraculously survived and
0:16:38 > 0:16:41became known as the Piper of Loos.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44Although wounded, he recovered
0:16:44 > 0:16:48and was to be awarded the Victoria Cross that day.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51He was also awarded the Croix de Guerre,
0:16:51 > 0:16:53with palm,
0:16:53 > 0:16:57and he was also promoted from piper to corporal.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01The history of the Laidlaw pipers did not stop there,
0:17:01 > 0:17:05as Daniel's nephew, Jock Laidlaw, is believed to be the last ever
0:17:05 > 0:17:10Army piper to lead British troops into battle in 1945.
0:17:10 > 0:17:12Although the days of the pipers on the front line
0:17:12 > 0:17:15are now in the past and their role is strictly ceremonial,
0:17:15 > 0:17:17the memory of their bravery is proudly preserved
0:17:17 > 0:17:19by the King's Own Scottish Borderers.
0:17:27 > 0:17:31David is just across the river in Tweedmouth. He still has just
0:17:31 > 0:17:37over £360 left to spend and is visiting Berwick Antique Centre.
0:17:37 > 0:17:38Good on him.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41- Dave.- Dave, nice to meet you. - Great to meet you.
0:17:41 > 0:17:42What a day, what a place.
0:17:42 > 0:17:46- So what have we got here? - Right, we have a cafe.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49If you spend more than ten pound, you get a free cup of coffee.
0:17:49 > 0:17:50Very good, OK.
0:17:50 > 0:17:54Not that David ever needs any encouragement to spend.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57I love this building, it just -
0:17:57 > 0:17:59you can hear it - it just creaks.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01It is like being on an old boat.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04It has got such an atmosphere.
0:18:04 > 0:18:05I just love it.
0:18:05 > 0:18:10These are the kind of places that you could find...anything.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12And speaking of anything...
0:18:14 > 0:18:16See, I absolutely love that.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21Have you any idea what you think this could be?
0:18:22 > 0:18:24So it's bronze.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28Fantastically detailed. It is obviously Oriental.
0:18:28 > 0:18:32Is made mainly for a female, even though it is very heavy.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34And it is, you may be surprised to hear...
0:18:35 > 0:18:37..a mirror.
0:18:37 > 0:18:38That's it.
0:18:38 > 0:18:43The bronze would be highly polished, and that is your reflective mirror.
0:18:44 > 0:18:48Mirrors today form part of our everyday lives,
0:18:48 > 0:18:51but historically, they were rare and expensive commodities.
0:18:51 > 0:18:55And the bronze mirror is not the only thing to catch David's eye.
0:18:55 > 0:18:59So what have we got there? We have got a mahogany Georgian-style chair.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01I love the tapestry seat.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03That is not period,
0:19:03 > 0:19:06I don't think, but it has got age.
0:19:06 > 0:19:08But is it actually a Georgian chair?
0:19:08 > 0:19:11The biggest telltale, really, for a period chair
0:19:11 > 0:19:13are the internal blocks.
0:19:13 > 0:19:19So we have the hand-cut, rounded blocks that keep the chair together.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21So I can tell you, categorically,
0:19:21 > 0:19:26that this chair is a period George III chair made
0:19:26 > 0:19:31in about 1770 from solid mahogany.
0:19:31 > 0:19:32What is it worth?
0:19:35 > 0:19:36£24.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42£24...
0:19:42 > 0:19:45for a period Georgian mahogany chair
0:19:45 > 0:19:47is absolutely bonkers.
0:19:47 > 0:19:49Beyond belief.
0:19:49 > 0:19:51I have got to buy that chair.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54That would be dealer Stephen's cue.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56I mean, to be honest with you,
0:19:56 > 0:20:00I priced it because I wasn't sure about it.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02If you think it is a genuine, I think it is
0:20:02 > 0:20:05probably worth more than £25, but I'll do it for 20.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08Well, and I obviously get a massive cup of coffee.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11- You could have a mug. - Do I get a bit of cake as well?
0:20:11 > 0:20:14- A slice of cake.- Perfect. Done deal.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17Thank you very much, Steve, you are a delight.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19Pushing your luck a bit there, David.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22And there is still one more item to discuss.
0:20:23 > 0:20:27Well, this actually came out of The Hermitage at Hexham, which this
0:20:27 > 0:20:31is two old ladies that have lived in this house for about 100 years.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33It was a family house.
0:20:33 > 0:20:34So that is its provenance.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37It probably is from that sort of an era, so...
0:20:37 > 0:20:39I think it has got a great history,
0:20:39 > 0:20:41and I totally believe it.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44It makes me feel confident that I could describe it
0:20:44 > 0:20:46as early 20th century.
0:20:46 > 0:20:51Its ticket price is £140. Much more than David would like to pay.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54I would want that to owe me...
0:20:54 > 0:20:56£40 or £50.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59To stand a chance of it taking off.
0:21:02 > 0:21:03£70 and I can do a deal.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06Let's see if the polishes up all right.
0:21:06 > 0:21:11And if it does, I'll have it for 60, how is that?
0:21:11 > 0:21:12- OK.- Whoa!
0:21:12 > 0:21:15Time for a bit of spit and polish.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17Are you ready to see yourself...
0:21:17 > 0:21:20- No, thanks.- ..reflected
0:21:20 > 0:21:23in a Japanese bronze geisha girl's mirror?
0:21:23 > 0:21:25- Are you ready for it?- I'm ready.
0:21:25 > 0:21:27You are going to look stunning!
0:21:27 > 0:21:31- That would be a first. - THEY LAUGH
0:21:31 > 0:21:33TINKLING
0:21:33 > 0:21:34Absolutely gorgeous, Stephen.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37- It wasn't a mirror before. - I think you got a bargain.
0:21:37 > 0:21:38Now it is a mirror.
0:21:40 > 0:21:42- Well done. £60.- Thank you very much.
0:21:42 > 0:21:46David spent a total of £80 on two items in this centre
0:21:46 > 0:21:48and got his free cake and coffee.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51Not a bad way to make a living.
0:21:51 > 0:21:54And that marks the end of a day's rip-roaring
0:21:54 > 0:21:57adventure for our daring duo.
0:21:57 > 0:21:58Nighty-night.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04Morning has broken.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07It is a new day and a whole new country. We think.
0:22:07 > 0:22:12Anita, I think you'd better announce where we are.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15I think we might be in Scotland now.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17Well, come on, show a bit of enthusiasm!
0:22:17 > 0:22:20We have been working our way up here.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23I thought you'd be absolutely celebrating and going wild.
0:22:23 > 0:22:27Well, I mean, I know we must be in Scotland,
0:22:27 > 0:22:30but there are no border patrols.
0:22:30 > 0:22:34Lucky for you, because those outfits are just criminal.
0:22:35 > 0:22:39In spite of Anita's confusion, we have indeed crossed the border.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42Yesterday, in England... Nice hat, Anita!
0:22:42 > 0:22:46..she bought three themed items - a portable picnic gramophone
0:22:46 > 0:22:50with record, a vintage picnic set and a silver flower holder.
0:22:50 > 0:22:54Today, she has just under £350 left to spend.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57David, meanwhile, bought five lots -
0:22:57 > 0:22:59a 19th-century Chinese writing box,
0:22:59 > 0:23:02a Chinese jade plaque made into an ashtray,
0:23:02 > 0:23:05an early brass car motor horn,
0:23:05 > 0:23:08a George III mahogany chair and a Japanese bronze hand mirror.
0:23:08 > 0:23:12He has just over £280 left to spend today.
0:23:13 > 0:23:17David and Anita have travelled inland to Duns,
0:23:17 > 0:23:21believed to be the birthplace of 13th century religious philosopher
0:23:21 > 0:23:27John Duns Scotus, from whom the word dunce was derived.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30During the Reformation, Protestants declared that to follow his
0:23:30 > 0:23:34Catholic beliefs and old-fashioned theories was simply foolish.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37A little antique centre, both of us together.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40- Don't be following me about. - Happy days(!)
0:23:40 > 0:23:44David and Anita are sharing the shop floor this morning.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47David, you go that way.
0:23:47 > 0:23:49- As far as I can. - As far as you can go.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52- For miles.- For miles.- For miles.
0:23:52 > 0:23:55- But good luck, darling.- Yeah, right!
0:23:55 > 0:23:58Right, well, I am pretty safe, really.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01I've got five cracking objects.
0:24:01 > 0:24:06The idea here is to scan this place and see if I can find something
0:24:06 > 0:24:11to add to one of my lots to make it much more appealing and desirable.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14Anita, meanwhile, only has three lots.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17But there is something that has already piqued her interest.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21This is rather a nice, sweet thing.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23It is a wee treen stuff box.
0:24:23 > 0:24:28But what makes it special is the horseshoe motif.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31One to think about.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34Across the shop, David is buttering up dealer John.
0:24:34 > 0:24:38- Now, listen, I've got a bit of a cunning plan here.- Right.
0:24:38 > 0:24:41- I've got this lovely Chinese writing box.- Right.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44- It doesn't have any inkwells in it.- Right.
0:24:44 > 0:24:46I might be looking for something like an inkwell.
0:24:46 > 0:24:50Just something to lash it up a little.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52Lucky for David, John has got just the ticket,
0:24:52 > 0:24:54or inkwell if you like.
0:24:54 > 0:24:58- Right, David, just come through. - Right, OK.- I think...
0:24:58 > 0:25:00- This is the one I was thinking of. - OK, let's have a look.
0:25:00 > 0:25:02- That is a nice little one.- OK.
0:25:02 > 0:25:07- So we have a little probably early 20th century...- The old charmer!
0:25:09 > 0:25:13He doesn't just chat up the birds, he chats up the guys as well.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16Listen, honestly, take no notice of her, John.
0:25:16 > 0:25:18- How are you doing, darling? - Not so bad.
0:25:18 > 0:25:20Well, I was doing all right until you said something.
0:25:21 > 0:25:25Anyway, back to the inkwell. Its ticket price is eight pounds.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29How much is it to me? Is it a pound or two?
0:25:29 > 0:25:32Well, normally, we don't really do much for discount below ten,
0:25:32 > 0:25:35but we could do four with that?
0:25:35 > 0:25:37He is a right charmer.
0:25:38 > 0:25:42- Three to you.- It's getting better! It's getting better!
0:25:42 > 0:25:44I'll just pause a bit longer.
0:25:44 > 0:25:46Buy something for three pounds.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49- Two then.- Oh! - Two pounds! Two pounds.
0:25:49 > 0:25:52Do you know what, can't say no to that. Thank you very much.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55So another item in the old bag for David,
0:25:55 > 0:25:59leaving John free to give his full attention to Anita.
0:25:59 > 0:26:03- There is a wee snuffbox in here. - Oh, yeah, that is lovely, that.
0:26:03 > 0:26:08- Which I liked.- Yes, it is nice.- It is like a hardwood, almost a rosewood.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11But what I like about it is the little horseshoes
0:26:11 > 0:26:13- and your little whip there. - Yeah, the little crop.
0:26:13 > 0:26:17- I think that is quite nice. - Yeah, it is.- Is there a very, very,
0:26:17 > 0:26:19very good deal that you could do me
0:26:19 > 0:26:21- on that little snuffbox? - I'm sure I could do something.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24- I am used to these Glaswegian persuasive powers.- Oh, right!
0:26:24 > 0:26:26- My wife is from Glasgow.- Oh, right!
0:26:26 > 0:26:30Wise man. Its ticket price is £45.
0:26:30 > 0:26:37I am looking for in the region of kind of 18...£18.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40Oooh, 18. I don't know if I could do 18.
0:26:40 > 0:26:44I was thinking 28.
0:26:44 > 0:26:49- Could you come to 20?- I think we could, yes.- Could you do that?
0:26:49 > 0:26:53- Yes, to give you help.- That's lovely.- That's lovely, thank you.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56- Thank you very much.- There we go.- I like that. It is a nice, sweet thing.
0:26:56 > 0:27:01- Yes.- Nice, sweet thing. All we need is a snuff-taking horseman.
0:27:01 > 0:27:03It might happen, Anita.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06So for just £20, John has come through again
0:27:06 > 0:27:07with a cracking discount.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10And that is Anita's fourth item done and dusted.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17David has travelled 30 miles north to Dunbar,
0:27:17 > 0:27:21a seaside town on the southeast coast of Scotland.
0:27:21 > 0:27:25Dunbar is the birthplace of one of the founding fathers of the
0:27:25 > 0:27:30environmental movement - world renowned conservationist John Muir.
0:27:30 > 0:27:33In his autobiography, he describes with great affection
0:27:33 > 0:27:36his childhood pursuits here in the 1840s.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39It is not hard to see how this spectacular coastline
0:27:39 > 0:27:43and beautiful countryside inspired his passion in nature.
0:27:43 > 0:27:45To find out more about this remarkable man,
0:27:45 > 0:27:49David is taking a stroll along a stretch of land named
0:27:49 > 0:27:51in his honour with Joe Mullen,
0:27:51 > 0:27:54museum officer of John Muir's Birthplace.
0:27:55 > 0:27:59- David, welcome to Dunbar. - Well, thank you very much.
0:27:59 > 0:28:01My gosh, what a view!
0:28:01 > 0:28:04This is perfect for exploring John Muir's playground.
0:28:04 > 0:28:08He spent the first ten years of his life in Dunbar.
0:28:08 > 0:28:09You can see, can't you, that this
0:28:09 > 0:28:12environment would also stimulate an amazing imagination?
0:28:12 > 0:28:16Oh, the imagination, but also his passion for the nature
0:28:16 > 0:28:19and wildlife around him. Him and his boyhood friends
0:28:19 > 0:28:22would talk about the birds' nests that they could find.
0:28:22 > 0:28:26And they would have competitions to see who knew the most birds,
0:28:26 > 0:28:28who knew the most nests.
0:28:28 > 0:28:31Another major influence in John Muir's life
0:28:31 > 0:28:34was his grandfather, who not only taught him about nature
0:28:34 > 0:28:36but also helped to educate him.
0:28:36 > 0:28:40His grandfather taught him his letters and numbers.
0:28:40 > 0:28:43From walks on the high street, they would go down the street
0:28:43 > 0:28:46looking at the shop signs and the numbers on the clock tower
0:28:46 > 0:28:49at the townhouse. And that is how he learned his first numbers
0:28:49 > 0:28:52and letters, before he went off to school at the age of three.
0:28:52 > 0:28:57John's education, however, ended abruptly, aged ten,
0:28:57 > 0:29:01when his father decided to move to Wisconsin, in America,
0:29:01 > 0:29:05where he was forced to work on the family farm.
0:29:05 > 0:29:09John was set to the plough. His life was hard work and labour.
0:29:09 > 0:29:11But he still had this passion to learn.
0:29:11 > 0:29:14But Father was a devout religious man and Father
0:29:14 > 0:29:17believed the only book you should have in the house was the Bible.
0:29:17 > 0:29:21Self-educated, John eventually gained a place at university, where
0:29:21 > 0:29:25his gift for inventions resulted in him procuring employment
0:29:25 > 0:29:26in factories.
0:29:26 > 0:29:29While he was working in one of those factories,
0:29:29 > 0:29:33he had an accident that was to change the course of his life.
0:29:33 > 0:29:35He was...
0:29:35 > 0:29:38He was using a file to tension a belt and it slipped
0:29:38 > 0:29:39and pierced his eye.
0:29:39 > 0:29:43Blinded for several weeks, this accident made him
0:29:43 > 0:29:46re-evaluate his life. He decided to devote his time
0:29:46 > 0:29:50to exploring nature rather than the man-made creations
0:29:50 > 0:29:51he had been focusing on.
0:29:53 > 0:29:57He set off on 1,000-mile walk from Indiana to the Gulf of Mexico,
0:29:57 > 0:30:01by the wildest, leafiest route that he could find.
0:30:01 > 0:30:02After this epic journey,
0:30:02 > 0:30:06he travelled to the West Coast, where he fell in love with
0:30:06 > 0:30:11the Sierra Nevada and Yosemite and became devoted to protecting it.
0:30:11 > 0:30:15His ability to see how everything in the universe is hitched together.
0:30:15 > 0:30:20He could see that if you clear felled forest on a steep slope,
0:30:20 > 0:30:23you would then have problems with soil stability.
0:30:23 > 0:30:26You'd get erosion, which would have an impact on water quality
0:30:26 > 0:30:29further downstream, which would have a knock-on effect elsewhere.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32- Somebody way ahead of his time. - Oh, definitely.
0:30:32 > 0:30:36John became famous in the States through his writing.
0:30:36 > 0:30:40In 1890, he wrote two articles, published in Century Magazine,
0:30:40 > 0:30:44pushing for National Park status for Yosemite.
0:30:44 > 0:30:47And that same year, it was granted.
0:30:47 > 0:30:51He realised very early on that was crucially important was to make
0:30:51 > 0:30:53other people, or help other people,
0:30:53 > 0:30:56become as passionate about wild places as he was.
0:30:56 > 0:30:58In 1892, he founded the Sierra Club,
0:30:58 > 0:31:04the world's largest grass root environmental organisation,
0:31:04 > 0:31:06of which he was president for life.
0:31:06 > 0:31:09His passion was so contagious of that in 1903,
0:31:09 > 0:31:12fellow nature lover President Roosevelt wrote to him,
0:31:12 > 0:31:15requesting a camping trip in Yosemite.
0:31:15 > 0:31:20John and the president set out on a camping trip with no other support.
0:31:20 > 0:31:23No security, no media, no other things you would expect
0:31:23 > 0:31:25today of a presidential visit.
0:31:25 > 0:31:26And they went off.
0:31:26 > 0:31:29John took him into the backcountry of Yosemite
0:31:29 > 0:31:32to experience it first-hand.
0:31:32 > 0:31:34As a result of that camping trip,
0:31:34 > 0:31:38there was a bill passed that put in place the protection
0:31:38 > 0:31:41that was needed for Yosemite National Park.
0:31:41 > 0:31:43- Quite a seal of approval there. - Oh, definitely.
0:31:43 > 0:31:48Whilst Yellowstone was in fact the first national park, the bill
0:31:48 > 0:31:53Roosevelt went on to pass afforded Yosemite even greater protection.
0:31:53 > 0:31:57National parks now exist all over the world, with 15 in the UK.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02Hard to believe that from such humble but beautiful origins
0:32:02 > 0:32:07came perhaps the greatest pioneering conservationist of modern times.
0:32:09 > 0:32:13Anita has made her way to the beautiful riverside
0:32:13 > 0:32:15town of Jedburgh,
0:32:15 > 0:32:18where Mary Queen of Scots resided in 1566.
0:32:18 > 0:32:22She has got just under £330 left to spend
0:32:22 > 0:32:27and is meeting dealer Mary in Bygone Days Antiques.
0:32:27 > 0:32:31The sun is shining, so why are you eyeing up some snowshoes, old girl?
0:32:31 > 0:32:35I can't stop looking at these snowshoes.
0:32:35 > 0:32:38THEY LAUGH
0:32:38 > 0:32:42Because they are so quirky. They are so quirky.
0:32:42 > 0:32:45- A wee bit of damage on them. - Yes, on the toe.
0:32:45 > 0:32:51And old attached ticket says "Snowshoe Club, Montreal, 1889."
0:32:51 > 0:32:53Is it something that sells well?
0:32:53 > 0:32:56THEY LAUGH
0:32:56 > 0:33:00- Sorry.- Have you had them for a wee while?- I have, yes.
0:33:00 > 0:33:02- You have? - Would you like to look at them?
0:33:04 > 0:33:07It is certainly a change from Anita's normal choice of jewellery.
0:33:09 > 0:33:11Oh, careful! Oh.
0:33:12 > 0:33:17It is beginning to be tempting. They're a wee bit quirky.
0:33:17 > 0:33:21That's why I'm drawn to them. And who knows the price of them?
0:33:21 > 0:33:25Mary, probably. Ticket price is £100.
0:33:25 > 0:33:28- Could I make you a daft offer? - Oh, you can try me.
0:33:28 > 0:33:31Could these be bought for £25?
0:33:32 > 0:33:35Is Mary going to throw her out of the shop?
0:33:35 > 0:33:37OK then, yeah.
0:33:37 > 0:33:41- Are you going to go for it? - I will, yes.- Thank you very much.
0:33:41 > 0:33:43Yeah, crikey!
0:33:43 > 0:33:44Mary is obviously feeling generous.
0:33:47 > 0:33:49For just a quarter of their original price,
0:33:49 > 0:33:53Anita is now the proud owner of a pair of the Victorian snowshoes.
0:33:53 > 0:33:57This now joins her gramophone with record, vintage picnic set,
0:33:57 > 0:34:00silver flower holder and treen snuffbox.
0:34:00 > 0:34:04She spent just £105.
0:34:04 > 0:34:06David has erred on the frugal side,
0:34:06 > 0:34:09spending just £142.
0:34:09 > 0:34:12For this, he has bought a 19th-century lacquer writing slope
0:34:12 > 0:34:14with inkwell now,
0:34:14 > 0:34:18A jade 20th-century ashtray, a motorcar horn,
0:34:18 > 0:34:21a George III mahogany chair, and a Japanese bronze mirror.
0:34:21 > 0:34:24Oh, I say, fantastic!
0:34:24 > 0:34:26If you say so, David.
0:34:26 > 0:34:30It is the end of another shopping spree. But what are their thoughts?
0:34:31 > 0:34:33The highest profit, I think,
0:34:33 > 0:34:36is probably going to come from the old silver epergne.
0:34:36 > 0:34:38Very late 19th century.
0:34:38 > 0:34:40It is missing its glass bits, but for a tenner,
0:34:40 > 0:34:43she is going to make some money.
0:34:43 > 0:34:46Ashtrays are not popular.
0:34:46 > 0:34:49Smoking is not PC.
0:34:49 > 0:34:53So that type of item isn't great in this market.
0:34:53 > 0:34:55But the addition of the -
0:34:55 > 0:34:59some people call it jade - that might attract people to it.
0:35:00 > 0:35:02It is that all-important auction day.
0:35:02 > 0:35:05And this morning, we are in the village of Kinbuck,
0:35:05 > 0:35:07just four miles north of the Scottish
0:35:07 > 0:35:09cathedral town of Dunblane.
0:35:09 > 0:35:12But sadly, due to a family emergency,
0:35:12 > 0:35:14David will be missing today's auction.
0:35:14 > 0:35:16David isn't with us today.
0:35:16 > 0:35:20But I will be rooting for his items, tooting them on,
0:35:20 > 0:35:23but not too much as I want to win.
0:35:23 > 0:35:24Yes!
0:35:24 > 0:35:27Today's auction is taking place at Robertsons Auctioneers,
0:35:27 > 0:35:30and our auctioneer today is Struan Robinson.
0:35:30 > 0:35:34The vintage picnic set. I think this is really nice. It's complete.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37You could take it straight out, have a picnic with it if you wanted.
0:35:37 > 0:35:41I would say the Oriental bronze mirror with the polished front,
0:35:41 > 0:35:43I think that is my favourite.
0:35:43 > 0:35:44Something a bit different.
0:35:44 > 0:35:48I think that might make the highest out of the lot today.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51David and Anita have just over ten pounds between them
0:35:51 > 0:35:55in this competition, so there is everything to play for today.
0:35:55 > 0:35:57The room is packed!
0:35:57 > 0:35:59Let the auction commence.
0:36:01 > 0:36:05First up, it is Anita's gramophone with record.
0:36:05 > 0:36:06Now, this is a really nice piece here.
0:36:06 > 0:36:08You've even got the record there,
0:36:08 > 0:36:11you can go straight out into the grass and have a wee listen. OK?
0:36:11 > 0:36:13And if you really want, OK, take Jamie with it.
0:36:13 > 0:36:17And Jamie can serenade you as you are sitting, having your picnic
0:36:17 > 0:36:19listening to your music, OK?
0:36:19 > 0:36:23- £30. 30 bid.- He started at 30, that's good.
0:36:23 > 0:36:2634. 36. 38. 40.
0:36:26 > 0:36:29- 45. 50.- Yes!
0:36:29 > 0:36:31Advance on 50? 55. 60.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34Advance on 60? Advance on £60?
0:36:34 > 0:36:36All out on 60, then.
0:36:36 > 0:36:41That is good, £60. I'm happy with that.
0:36:41 > 0:36:44That's the sweet, sweet sound of a profit. Bravo, Anita.
0:36:46 > 0:36:51Next, it is David's 20th-century brass car horn.
0:36:51 > 0:36:55- £15. Ten pounds, not dropping. Come on, ten pounds.- Ten, we are started.
0:36:55 > 0:36:57He is in profit already.
0:36:57 > 0:37:00Advance on 10? 12. 14. 16.
0:37:00 > 0:37:0218. Advance on 18? Still cheap, guys.
0:37:02 > 0:37:04Advance on 18?
0:37:04 > 0:37:05All out on 18, then.
0:37:05 > 0:37:09£18, that is not bad.
0:37:09 > 0:37:12I am sure David would be pleased.
0:37:12 > 0:37:15Not sure he will be. But he has doubled his money there.
0:37:15 > 0:37:19Will Anita's vintage picnic set fair any better, though?
0:37:19 > 0:37:22Now, if you bought the picnic gramophone earlier, OK,
0:37:22 > 0:37:23what a lovely wee accompaniment.
0:37:23 > 0:37:26OK? And again, you'll have Jamie with you.
0:37:26 > 0:37:28He'll sing along and he will actually feed you grapes as well,
0:37:28 > 0:37:32OK? So you have got all that there, OK?
0:37:32 > 0:37:3425 then. £25. £25.
0:37:34 > 0:37:37- 25 bid.- 26. 28. 30.
0:37:37 > 0:37:3932. £32. Advance on 32?
0:37:39 > 0:37:4134. 36.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44£36. Advance on 36? Still cheap. 38.
0:37:44 > 0:37:48£38. 40. Advance on 40? Next is 5.
0:37:48 > 0:37:51Advanced on 45? 50. Advance on 50?
0:37:51 > 0:37:53Advance on £50? Advance on 50?
0:37:53 > 0:37:56Keep that open there, Jamie. Keep enticing her. Advance on 50?
0:37:56 > 0:37:59Advance on £50? Jamie is worth it. All out on 50 then.
0:37:59 > 0:38:02£50, that is not bad.
0:38:03 > 0:38:06It is no picnic making profits at auction.
0:38:06 > 0:38:08That is another good buy for Anita, though.
0:38:08 > 0:38:12Now for something with significantly more age -
0:38:12 > 0:38:14David's George III mahogany chair.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17And I'll start the bidding off at 30. Advance on 30?
0:38:17 > 0:38:20- In at 30.- Advance on 30? Advance on £30?
0:38:20 > 0:38:24All right on 30 then. Last chance at 30.
0:38:24 > 0:38:28Maiden bid at 30. That is not too bad at all.
0:38:28 > 0:38:29Quite right.
0:38:29 > 0:38:32Who says brown furniture is not that popular at the moment?
0:38:32 > 0:38:33Cos that is actually quite a decent profit.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38Something both experts thought was a great find,
0:38:38 > 0:38:41though, was Anita's silver flower holder.
0:38:41 > 0:38:46That is my best item and I am really interested to see how far it will go.
0:38:46 > 0:38:50I am hoping for great things on this little one.
0:38:50 > 0:38:52And I'll start the bidding off at 80. At 80.
0:38:52 > 0:38:55- Yes!- 85. 90. 95.
0:38:55 > 0:38:57One. 110 with you.
0:38:57 > 0:39:00Advance on 110? Advance on £110?
0:39:00 > 0:39:02All out on 110, then.
0:39:02 > 0:39:04- Last chance on 110.- 110! 120!- 120.
0:39:04 > 0:39:06Advance on 120? 130.
0:39:06 > 0:39:09Advance on 130? Advance on £130?
0:39:09 > 0:39:11- 140.- 140.
0:39:11 > 0:39:14Advance on 140? Advance on £140?
0:39:14 > 0:39:16All out at 140, then.
0:39:16 > 0:39:19140! What a result!
0:39:19 > 0:39:23Yes! That's an amazing profit and a great find. Well done, Anita.
0:39:23 > 0:39:26Lesson there - look for the hallmarks.
0:39:26 > 0:39:30They can be underneath a piece of embossed work.
0:39:30 > 0:39:34Will David's jade based ashtray do as well?
0:39:34 > 0:39:36He paid very little for it.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38It is going to do well.
0:39:38 > 0:39:40Ten, I'm not dropping. Come on, guys. It has got to be worth that.
0:39:40 > 0:39:44- Ten bid. An advance on ten?- Ten, it is started.- Come on, guys, bid.
0:39:44 > 0:39:48- Advance on ten? 12. £12. 14. 14.- It's climbing.
0:39:48 > 0:39:52Advance on 14? Advance on £14? All out on 14, then.
0:39:52 > 0:39:54£14. Well, it's still profit.
0:39:55 > 0:39:59Another small profit there. David needs a big win to catch up.
0:40:01 > 0:40:05Next, it is Anita's treen snuffbox.
0:40:05 > 0:40:08- 25 starts it then. 25 bid.- 25! 25.
0:40:08 > 0:40:1030. 32. £32.
0:40:10 > 0:40:13- 34.- We are in profit.- Advance on 34?
0:40:13 > 0:40:17Advance on £34? All out on 34, then.
0:40:17 > 0:40:20I am happy enough with that. £34.
0:40:20 > 0:40:23That was probably just about the right price for it.
0:40:23 > 0:40:27If you are happy, then I am happy too, Anita.
0:40:27 > 0:40:30I am soaring ahead at the moment.
0:40:30 > 0:40:35But David has his two best items to go.
0:40:35 > 0:40:40Speaking of which, it is David's writing box with the inkwell.
0:40:40 > 0:40:42- 50 bid.- 50 bid! 50.- Advance on £50?
0:40:42 > 0:40:4455. 60.
0:40:44 > 0:40:4865. 70. £70. Advance on 70?
0:40:48 > 0:40:50Advance on £70? All out on 70, then.
0:40:50 > 0:40:52Not a bad profit.
0:40:54 > 0:40:58Not bad indeed. David will be sad to be missing the excitement.
0:40:59 > 0:41:04- Time for Anita's snowshoes.- I'll start the bidding off than at £20.
0:41:04 > 0:41:06Advance on 20? 22. 24. 26.
0:41:06 > 0:41:08- There is a wee bit of interest in there.- 30.
0:41:08 > 0:41:12£30. 32. 34.
0:41:12 > 0:41:14£34. An advance on 34?
0:41:14 > 0:41:16Advance on £34? Still cheap, guys.
0:41:16 > 0:41:18Nice gear at £34.
0:41:18 > 0:41:20All out on 34, then.
0:41:20 > 0:41:23That is good enough, I am happy with that.
0:41:23 > 0:41:25Anita is having a great day today.
0:41:25 > 0:41:28David's biggest spend and most quirky item -
0:41:28 > 0:41:31his Japanese bronze mirror - is up next. Stand by.
0:41:33 > 0:41:35This could be a flyer.
0:41:35 > 0:41:36£40.
0:41:36 > 0:41:40£30, then. Come on. £30, guys. 30 bid. Advance on 30?
0:41:40 > 0:41:4532. 34. 36. 38. 40.
0:41:45 > 0:41:4945. Advance on 45? 50.
0:41:49 > 0:41:51- Yes. Come on.- Advance on 50? Advance on £50?
0:41:51 > 0:41:55Advance on 50? All out on 50, then?
0:41:55 > 0:41:59Oh, £50. Didn't quite make it.
0:41:59 > 0:42:01In fact, you could call it a sad reflection.
0:42:01 > 0:42:04He'd be disappointed with that.
0:42:04 > 0:42:07Better luck next time. Onwards and upwards.
0:42:08 > 0:42:13David started today with £422.60.
0:42:13 > 0:42:17He has made a small profit of £7.24 after auction costs.
0:42:17 > 0:42:23He takes forward £429.84.
0:42:23 > 0:42:26Anita, however, has had a great auction today.
0:42:26 > 0:42:30She started with £409.49 and after costs,
0:42:30 > 0:42:35she made a profit of £155.76, meaning she takes
0:42:35 > 0:42:41the lead from David with £565.25 to spend on their final adventure.
0:42:45 > 0:42:48That auction went terrifically well for me
0:42:48 > 0:42:50and I am absolutely delighted.
0:42:50 > 0:42:53David might be lagging behind,
0:42:53 > 0:42:56but he has still got a healthy budget going forward.
0:42:56 > 0:42:59Safe home, Anita. And hurry back, David!
0:43:00 > 0:43:03Next time, on their final leg of the road trip,
0:43:03 > 0:43:06Anita takes a titanic-sized risk.
0:43:06 > 0:43:10Well, I hope my purchases will keep my profit afloat.
0:43:10 > 0:43:12But who will come out victorious?
0:43:12 > 0:43:15Don't sell them. Oh, no!