0:00:02 > 0:00:05- It's the nation's favourite antiques experts...- This is beautiful!
0:00:05 > 0:00:06That's the way to do this.
0:00:06 > 0:00:12..with £200 each, a classic car and a goal, to scour for antiques...
0:00:12 > 0:00:13Joy! Hello!
0:00:13 > 0:00:16..the aim to make the biggest profit at auction.
0:00:16 > 0:00:19But it's no mean feat.
0:00:19 > 0:00:22There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers.
0:00:22 > 0:00:23Sorry!
0:00:23 > 0:00:27So will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:27 > 0:00:29The handbrake's on!
0:00:29 > 0:00:31This is Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:40 > 0:00:41Say hello to Stirling,
0:00:41 > 0:00:45the brooch which clasps Bonnie Scotland together.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48- This is a beautiful town, isn't it? - It's a joy, is it not?
0:00:48 > 0:00:52And this morning, the light is good, the air is good.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54- You bottle this up and sell it. - Oh!
0:00:54 > 0:00:58Sniffing the heather hard are auctioneers Paul Laidlaw
0:00:58 > 0:01:02- and Catherine Southon. - And the people are so friendly.
0:01:02 > 0:01:04They are lovely. There are a few exceptions...
0:01:04 > 0:01:05WE ARE FRIENDLY!
0:01:07 > 0:01:10Yes, and you may have already detected only one of our plucky
0:01:10 > 0:01:12pair is indigenous.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15I think we'll be all right, because the Scots, they like their own.
0:01:15 > 0:01:17Oh, wait a minute, it's just me that's Scots.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20Awks...
0:01:20 > 0:01:23If you take a Scotsman, an Englishwoman and a Morris Minor,
0:01:23 > 0:01:24what do you get?
0:01:24 > 0:01:27A car which dates from before the time seat belts were mandatory
0:01:27 > 0:01:31and has been taken to auction already three times this week.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33Somebody's walking out with a big smile on their face,
0:01:33 > 0:01:35and it's not just me.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38And although Paul has thus far delivered a textbook profit
0:01:38 > 0:01:42performance, Catherine remains a model of composure.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45My plan is to have no plan and just let it happen. Let it happen!
0:01:45 > 0:01:47That I like.
0:01:47 > 0:01:51Except you don't see me in the shops going, "What am I going to get?!
0:01:51 > 0:01:54"How am I going to do?! Laidlaw, Laidlaw!"
0:01:54 > 0:01:56No, I'm so cool.
0:01:56 > 0:02:00Catherine has transformed her £200 stake
0:02:00 > 0:02:03into £195.92,
0:02:03 > 0:02:07whilst Paul, who began with the same sum, has almost doubled it,
0:02:07 > 0:02:12with £392.34 to spend in Scotland today.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15The journey began in Portrush, County Antrim
0:02:15 > 0:02:19and explored Northern Ireland before crossing the sea towards Scotland.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22They take in a lot of the Lowlands before arriving several
0:02:22 > 0:02:25hundred miles later in Aberdeen.
0:02:25 > 0:02:29But today, we start shopping in Callander and, after a thorough
0:02:29 > 0:02:35exploration of central Scotland, conclude at an auction in Kinbuck.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38Now, Catherine's first to shop.
0:02:38 > 0:02:42- Good morning!- Good morning. How are we?- I'm good, thank you.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44- You must be Mr George. Your name is outside.- It is.
0:02:44 > 0:02:45That's so I can't run away.
0:02:45 > 0:02:49This shop is so full that you have to look in every direction.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55Now, what does George recommend?
0:02:55 > 0:02:58- Nice little country-interest snuff box.- Oh, that's nice!
0:02:58 > 0:03:01- Always happy to help. - A little bit of treen there.
0:03:01 > 0:03:05And you've got a nice little riding interest. See, that's nice.
0:03:05 > 0:03:07But how nice?
0:03:07 > 0:03:0820. 15.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11Ten. Eight. Five. Two?
0:03:11 > 0:03:13SHE LAUGHS
0:03:13 > 0:03:15Give me £20, you can have that, and there's a profit in it.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17One to think about...
0:03:17 > 0:03:20Keep 'em coming!
0:03:20 > 0:03:23A bit of Scottish jewellery. Hallmarked.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25It's an amethyst!
0:03:26 > 0:03:30A little scratch there. A little bit of a scratch across it.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32What's your price on that?
0:03:32 > 0:03:34- HE INHALES - What do you think it should be?
0:03:34 > 0:03:37Seeing as you had an intake of breath, I start to wobble and worry.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39What do I think it should be?
0:03:39 > 0:03:4115.
0:03:41 > 0:03:45- 15? No, it's a bit too far away. - What are we, then?- 40.
0:03:45 > 0:03:49- I thought you were going to say 14. 40? Oh, no.- We're not a boot sale.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51I feel a parcel coming on.
0:03:51 > 0:03:52I'll keep looking, as well,
0:03:52 > 0:03:55because I don't like anyone going out of here empty-handed.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58- I do like it when you do the job for me, actually.- Oh, quite.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00But you can join in, Catherine.
0:04:00 > 0:04:04That's quite sweet, a little Art Nouveau pendant.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06That's quite pretty. What's on that?
0:04:06 > 0:04:09That's a bargain. That's 15 on it, but we can...
0:04:09 > 0:04:12I love the "But we can..." and then you stop.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14Yeah, "But we can..."
0:04:14 > 0:04:15Just leading you in.
0:04:15 > 0:04:19I'll sort a few things out and I'll give you a little groupie deal.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23- A groupie deal. - Very rock and roll!
0:04:23 > 0:04:26- You a golfer?- No. - Curler, then?
0:04:26 > 0:04:29I really like this. How much is this?
0:04:29 > 0:04:32That's probably about your range.
0:04:32 > 0:04:36£48, actually, which I'm fairly sure she'll consider a bit steep.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39- Can that be sort of dirt-cheap? - What's dirt-cheap?
0:04:39 > 0:04:42Dirt-cheap is, like, £15, £20.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45Cos I probably will get a little groupie going down there.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47Sort a group out and we'll sort you a price out.
0:04:47 > 0:04:51- We're getting a fairly large group together! OK.- Gird your loins.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53Do they say that in curling?
0:04:53 > 0:04:56I'm going to put this here with my ever-expanding...
0:04:56 > 0:05:01- It's a buffet of bargains.- It is, it is. It's a smorgasbord we have here.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04Yeah, which, for the record, is the brush, the snuff box,
0:05:04 > 0:05:06the brooch and pendant.
0:05:06 > 0:05:10- Can we do more sort of 12 on that?- No.- 15, then.
0:05:10 > 0:05:14Come on, that's... 15. And then I've got a bit of a chance.
0:05:14 > 0:05:18- Do you 17 on that. - OK, 17 on that. That's fine.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21- Yeah.- 40 is way, way too high for me.- Mm-hm.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23I think I'd probably quite like to put those two bits
0:05:23 > 0:05:26together in a little group.
0:05:26 > 0:05:30- So what could they be, the two? - Do you 40 for the two.
0:05:30 > 0:05:3435 on those. That will give me a little chance.
0:05:34 > 0:05:38Do you 35 on that, 25 and 17.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41- That's got to be more like 15, surely.- 20 on that.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44- You've never seen another one. - I think she has.- Come on, 15.
0:05:44 > 0:05:48- Go on, George. Go on, George.- 18. - Go on, George.- 16.- Go on, George.
0:05:48 > 0:05:49It's so there. Go on, 15. Come on.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52- I tell you what, roulette, red or black.- Ahhh!
0:05:52 > 0:05:56- That never works for me! - Makes a change from tossing a coin.
0:05:56 > 0:06:00- Right, red or black? - It's got to be black. Come on...
0:06:00 > 0:06:02It worked before...
0:06:02 > 0:06:04Yeah!
0:06:04 > 0:06:06It's yours.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09And the winner pays £67.
0:06:09 > 0:06:10TIM CHUCKLES
0:06:14 > 0:06:19So, with Catherine sweeping all of Callander before her, whither Paul?
0:06:19 > 0:06:22On the road to Dunfermline, that's where,
0:06:22 > 0:06:26the town in Fife that's full of reminders of its most famous son,
0:06:26 > 0:06:29the entrepreneur and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32Paul's come to find out more about the Scot who was once
0:06:32 > 0:06:34one of the richest men on earth.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37- Hello!- Is it Morna?- Hi, Paul. Yes, that's right.
0:06:37 > 0:06:41- This is the Carnegie Birthplace Museum.- Indeed!
0:06:41 > 0:06:43Yes, Carnegie,
0:06:43 > 0:06:46the contradictory figure who made millions before giving away
0:06:46 > 0:06:51almost all of his vast fortune, came from this tiny Dunfermline dwelling.
0:06:51 > 0:06:52When was he born?
0:06:52 > 0:06:56- On the 25th of November 1835. - Humble beginnings, clearly.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59- It was, very, yes. - What was his family background?
0:06:59 > 0:07:01His father was a handloom weaver,
0:07:01 > 0:07:06and he made the best-quality damask linen in a workshop downstairs.
0:07:06 > 0:07:10It was humble. They didn't have running water, toilets were outside,
0:07:10 > 0:07:13all that kind of thing, but at the same time,
0:07:13 > 0:07:17the weavers were actually quite well off in the status of working people.
0:07:17 > 0:07:21Young Andrew even received a rudimentary education and showed
0:07:21 > 0:07:25early promise in memorising the poetry of Rabbie Burns.
0:07:25 > 0:07:30But the coming of steam power made his father's trade obsolete.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32He was struggling to make a living, his father,
0:07:32 > 0:07:36and his mother had twin sisters in Pittsburgh already, and she was
0:07:36 > 0:07:40the driving force. She was quite a formidable lady, as they say!
0:07:40 > 0:07:43So she's the one that made them go to America.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46His father didn't really want to go.
0:07:46 > 0:07:51In 1848, Carnegie began his working life in a Pittsburgh cotton
0:07:51 > 0:07:54mill before progressing to telegraph operator.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57The clever and hard-working young man
0:07:57 > 0:08:00was already impressing some important people.
0:08:00 > 0:08:04He became the personal assistant to Thomas Scott,
0:08:04 > 0:08:08who was a superintendent on the Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
0:08:08 > 0:08:12Thomas Scott suggested that he invest in a company called
0:08:12 > 0:08:15Adams Express, which became American Express,
0:08:15 > 0:08:17so it was a good investment.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19So he started putting money into shares.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22His mother acquired the money for him.
0:08:22 > 0:08:26- She remortgaged their house to get the money.- Right!
0:08:26 > 0:08:28So she had great faith in Andrew,
0:08:28 > 0:08:31and I don't think I would do that for my son!
0:08:32 > 0:08:36Although much of his early investment was with the help
0:08:36 > 0:08:40from both Scott and the railroad president, John Edgar Thomson,
0:08:40 > 0:08:44Carnegie was clearly the right man at the right time.
0:08:44 > 0:08:49So, he's not a maker of things, he's an investor, he's a Warren Buffett.
0:08:49 > 0:08:50What else is he investing in?
0:08:50 > 0:08:54Essentially, it was all to do with the iron industry to start
0:08:54 > 0:08:56- with, so iron rails, iron bridges.- Oh, I see.
0:08:56 > 0:09:00And then later in life he discovered that you could make steel more
0:09:00 > 0:09:02cheaply than you could initially,
0:09:02 > 0:09:05so then he moved into building steelworks.
0:09:05 > 0:09:09It's America growing, railroads crossing this huge country.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13- Absolutely.- And what do they need? They need steel.- Yes.
0:09:13 > 0:09:18But the tough capitalist who formed a vast steel empire to make rails,
0:09:18 > 0:09:22bridges and then skyscrapers was to surprise the world when, during
0:09:22 > 0:09:27his thirties, he started sharing, and philanthropy began at home.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30The first gift was when he was 38, and he gave Dunfermline
0:09:30 > 0:09:34the swimming baths, and that was followed by the very first library.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37We're talking about a man making his wealth out of steel and iron,
0:09:37 > 0:09:39but I can't help but notice a big piece of silver in front of us.
0:09:39 > 0:09:44Absolutely, yes. This is from the Stevens Institute in America.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47He gave money to fund the engineering laboratory,
0:09:47 > 0:09:50and so it was a thank you for his philanthropy.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53- That's a railway line.- It is. - Or a bit of one, I daresay.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56And this was inside the casket as part of the gift,
0:09:56 > 0:10:00- so something that Carnegie would appreciate, I'm sure.- I see.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02And of course I guess these guys are rolling...
0:10:02 > 0:10:05- Yes, they're rolling steel rails, that's right.- Yeah.
0:10:05 > 0:10:09Education and the arts were amongst the biggest benefactors, with
0:10:09 > 0:10:14New York's Carnegie Hall becoming perhaps his most famous monument.
0:10:14 > 0:10:18He was in many respects the embodiment of the American dream
0:10:18 > 0:10:23and, despite evidence of some rather ruthless business practices,
0:10:23 > 0:10:26clearly a man of noble intent
0:10:26 > 0:10:30determined to distribute his wealth so that others might thrive.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35He believed in Chartism and that all men should get the vote
0:10:35 > 0:10:38and that everyone should be equal, treated as equal.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41Interestingly, he would have people like the King to dinner
0:10:41 > 0:10:45and he would have all his Dunfermline aunts and uncles,
0:10:45 > 0:10:47and they would all sit together at dinner.
0:10:47 > 0:10:48So he was very...
0:10:48 > 0:10:50"Egalitarian" I think is maybe the word!
0:10:50 > 0:10:54- That's Carnegie's roll-top desk. - It is indeed, yes.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57That makes you stop and think. Out of all things, the desk.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00It paints this picture of the industrious, the busy man.
0:11:00 > 0:11:04Absolutely, and he wrote a lot of books.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07He wrote Triumphant Democracy and The Gospel Of Wealth.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09There's an interesting title. Tell me more about that.
0:11:09 > 0:11:14Well, in that, there's a quote, "He who dies thus rich dies disgraced."
0:11:14 > 0:11:17Having explained how wealthy you might be,
0:11:17 > 0:11:21you should get rid of the money. If you keep it, you die disgraced.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24He was as good as his word, because when he died,
0:11:24 > 0:11:29on the 11th of August 1919, he'd given away about 90% of his
0:11:29 > 0:11:33fortune and encouraged several others to follow suit.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36He gave away 350 million in his lifetime, which is
0:11:36 > 0:11:38worth billions now.
0:11:38 > 0:11:42I mean, we say Bill Gates is worth about 53 billion.
0:11:42 > 0:11:46- Well, this was between 100 and 150 billion.- That he gave away?
0:11:46 > 0:11:51That he gave away before he died. So a tremendous amount of money.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53And that work continues to this day.
0:11:53 > 0:11:57There are institutions spending Carnegie's money
0:11:57 > 0:12:01at the rate of 150 every minute of every day.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04- So in a sense, the old boy's still giving.- He is.
0:12:07 > 0:12:11Meanwhile, Catherine's made her way to Falkirk,
0:12:11 > 0:12:16where she's getting a little help from David.
0:12:16 > 0:12:20Two can play at the Victory V game, Mr Paul Laidlaw.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23Yeah, Paul unearthed a similar tin earlier this trip.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26I know he would love that. I know he would love that.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28It sounds like I'm buying a present for Paul Laidlaw.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30I'm really not.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32His was Victory V-related, as well.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34Other lozenges are available.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36That's quite nice, sort of Austrian, isn't it?
0:12:36 > 0:12:40- You've got, like, a mountain scene or something here.- Mountaineer.
0:12:40 > 0:12:44I love the shape of the vase. The handles here are lovely.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46I mean, they're very typical Art Nouveau,
0:12:46 > 0:12:50which I would say dates this to early 20th century.
0:12:50 > 0:12:55- Right, let's think about that. Can I put that to one side?- OK.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58Catherine's off on a flier
0:12:58 > 0:13:01while Paul, today's late starter in the shopping stakes,
0:13:01 > 0:13:05is making has way to South Queensferry,
0:13:05 > 0:13:08where he's desperately seeking his first retail opportunity
0:13:08 > 0:13:09with Jenny.
0:13:09 > 0:13:13It's a little marine Aladdin's cave, is it not?
0:13:13 > 0:13:18- Nirvana for the nautically inclined. - I like your teak books...
0:13:18 > 0:13:21- No, they're bookends, aren't they?- Yes, yes.
0:13:21 > 0:13:25And they're actually made from the wood of HMS Ganges.
0:13:25 > 0:13:30Oh, is that a wee brass plaque? It's one of those!
0:13:30 > 0:13:35That's pleasingly wrought. Yeah, that's not bad work.
0:13:35 > 0:13:41The last sailing ship to serve as a seagoing flagship.
0:13:41 > 0:13:45- I see a price on those of £55. - Mm-hm.- Slack in that?
0:13:45 > 0:13:47Yeah, they could be 40.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49Anything for landlubbers?
0:13:49 > 0:13:54Ooh, I like your dressing-table set in Lucite. That's a sexy thing!
0:13:54 > 0:13:58- Very Art Deco.- Ohhh! Any problems with it? No fractures or losses?
0:13:58 > 0:14:03There's not fractures. I mean, there's some signs of wear.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06- Is that an expensive thing? - £45 for that.- Ohhh!
0:14:06 > 0:14:10Is that your starting price, or is that...?
0:14:10 > 0:14:12Oh, that's always negotiable.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15On that highly promising note, let us return to Falkirk,
0:14:15 > 0:14:18where Catherine, with an early-20th-century advertising
0:14:18 > 0:14:21piece under consideration, is still on the hunt.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23There's a little knife there,
0:14:23 > 0:14:25a little sort of fruit knife, penknife.
0:14:25 > 0:14:27Now, this is interesting.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29With the little hook, it might have been
0:14:29 > 0:14:32part of a chatelaine or something like that.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35So perhaps a lady would have had her belt here
0:14:35 > 0:14:39and then might have had something like that hanging down.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41I just think that's quite pretty.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44This is actually made from bone, you can see the little flecks there.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46But the detail on there where you've
0:14:46 > 0:14:50got the lady's boot, right at the bottom there,
0:14:50 > 0:14:52all the buttons and the hooks.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54I think it's absolutely smashing.
0:14:54 > 0:14:58I would say that it is probably early to mid Victorian.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00The ticket price is £42.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02Could there be a deal afoot?
0:15:02 > 0:15:05What is your absolute rock bottom price?
0:15:05 > 0:15:08As it's you, I could do it for £32.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11Is that going to make a profit on £32?
0:15:11 > 0:15:1428.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16- That will be my best. - And what about the tin that we saw?
0:15:16 > 0:15:20- Would that be, like, silly money? - That could be very cheap.
0:15:20 > 0:15:21- Oh, could it?- Yes.
0:15:21 > 0:15:25How about if I did you the knife and the tin for £30?
0:15:25 > 0:15:27That sounds very tempting.
0:15:27 > 0:15:29OK, so...
0:15:29 > 0:15:31- That I'm going to say 25.- OK.
0:15:31 > 0:15:35And then your tin, I'm going to say 5. So £30 in total.
0:15:35 > 0:15:36£30 for the two.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39- Is that all right?- Yeah. - Put it there, my friend.- Thank you.
0:15:39 > 0:15:40Thank you very much indeed.
0:15:40 > 0:15:44Things are also looking shipshape beside the Forth.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46- That's a soldier's strongbox, isn't it?- It is.
0:15:46 > 0:15:47Is it dated on the inside?
0:15:47 > 0:15:50They sometimes have dated plaques on the underside of the lid.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53- I don't think that one has. - Are you sure?
0:15:53 > 0:15:55No, I'm not sure because I can't remember the last time
0:15:55 > 0:15:57- I looked at it.- May I?
0:15:57 > 0:16:00- Yeah, yeah.- So the hasp is a replacement.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03That latch is missing. This one's here.
0:16:03 > 0:16:08And underneath there, there is a plaque with a date, 1916.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10We knew he'd be right, didn't we?
0:16:10 > 0:16:13Were you going to try and sell that or was that hidden on the way
0:16:13 > 0:16:15out the door just to get rid of?
0:16:15 > 0:16:18- It was propping up a few other things.- Wasn't it just.
0:16:18 > 0:16:20Now, I tell you what, let's park that because
0:16:20 > 0:16:22what I'm going to do is try and buy something
0:16:22 > 0:16:25off you properly and I'm going to ask for that
0:16:25 > 0:16:28- at a pittance thrown in the deal.- Right.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31What about the dressing table set you took a fancy to earlier, then?
0:16:31 > 0:16:36It's Lucite, which you and I both know is another term for Plexiglas
0:16:36 > 0:16:39- in America and Perspex to you and I.- Yes.
0:16:39 > 0:16:44All the same, aircraft windshields, that's what you're looking at.
0:16:44 > 0:16:45There's a bit missing off it.
0:16:45 > 0:16:49- Is there?- That's supposed to continue to there.- Right.
0:16:49 > 0:16:53- That changes everything, doesn't it? - Could do, yes.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55Right, a revised price.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58Cheapy cheapy cheap cheap cheap cheap cheap?
0:16:58 > 0:17:02What did I say? 45.
0:17:02 > 0:17:05- 30.- What?! What?!
0:17:05 > 0:17:07What were you thinking?
0:17:07 > 0:17:1120 quid for that and the box means I might make a wee bit of profit.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14I was thinking more 25 for the two.
0:17:14 > 0:17:16I bet you were.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18Any other desirable items we could include in this deal?
0:17:18 > 0:17:21What's the story with the tiny little rocking crib?
0:17:21 > 0:17:23- Is there age to that? - Would you like to see it?
0:17:23 > 0:17:25That's the first rule of selling, isn't it?
0:17:25 > 0:17:28Get it into the mug's hand.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33I reckon it's a wee charmer. It's too long.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36It's a pretty spindly bairn that rattles about in there.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39- How interesting. What's the price on that?- £20.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41I'd like to give you 15 for that.
0:17:41 > 0:17:45That would make three things for £35.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47Can we do this?
0:17:48 > 0:17:51Yeah, I think we can, yep.
0:17:52 > 0:17:53Is that just to get rid of me?
0:17:53 > 0:17:56No, not at all! No, no!
0:17:57 > 0:18:00But there's the door, Paul.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02Nighty-night.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06Next morning, and someone's being a bit girly.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09I've embraced my feminine side, yet again.
0:18:09 > 0:18:14- Oh, no, handbags! Was it handbags again?- I couldn't possibly comment.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17I think you'll go, "Not Laidlaw, but I like!"
0:18:17 > 0:18:21Paul's first to shop today in the village of Kilcreggan
0:18:21 > 0:18:26in Argyll and Bute. What will his forensic eye spot in here?
0:18:30 > 0:18:32You know the drill, clockwise from the door.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34Thorough as always.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37You're shocked and appalled
0:18:37 > 0:18:40- because Laidlaw is looking at brass candle sticks.- Erm, well...
0:18:40 > 0:18:42- Actually, that's not unattractive. - But who cares,
0:18:42 > 0:18:44it's Victorian brass candlestick.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46Your point being?
0:18:46 > 0:18:48This is not a Victorian brass candlestick.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50That's George III.
0:18:50 > 0:18:55That could be the thick end of 100 year older than the aforementioned.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58How do you know that, Laidlaw? It's the form.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00Price tag on these? Now £12.
0:19:00 > 0:19:04And there's every likelihood I may buy them.
0:19:06 > 0:19:10Paul's found a longbow and two axes.
0:19:10 > 0:19:14Ticket price of £118.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16Can dealer Roo help?
0:19:16 > 0:19:18All right.
0:19:18 > 0:19:22We have got some form of longbow of indeterminate origin,
0:19:22 > 0:19:26whether it is South Asian or African. I cannot tell you.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28It's the nature of the longbow.
0:19:28 > 0:19:33The axes, on the other hand, we can absolutely assert are African.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36So we are looking for an honest aged patina. Do you know what?
0:19:36 > 0:19:37I think I see it there.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40- They'd make beautiful wall pieces. - Don't they?
0:19:40 > 0:19:43These would have to be very reasonably priced for me.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46- I'll offer you £40. - Would you go to 45?
0:19:46 > 0:19:4845, 45, 45.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50- Done deal.- You did it, you did it.- No worries.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52That's a good negotiating tool by the way,
0:19:52 > 0:19:54when you've got that in your hand.
0:19:54 > 0:19:58- As is one of those.- I spied a pair of brass candlesticks next door.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01- Right, OK.- They are marked up at 12 quid at the moment.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03Are they the ones that are reduced from £18?
0:20:03 > 0:20:07- You can have them for 10. - I'll give you a fiver for them.
0:20:07 > 0:20:11- Seeing as you went to 45, you can have them for £5.- Well said, Roo.
0:20:11 > 0:20:15- You've been brilliant.- So have you. Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18Catherine, meanwhile, has made her way to the outskirts of Glasgow,
0:20:18 > 0:20:21to a shop called Love Salvage.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23Wow! OK!
0:20:23 > 0:20:25This is a bit different.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27It's a wee bit jam-packed.
0:20:27 > 0:20:31So, presented with the colossal selection Tina has to offer...
0:20:31 > 0:20:33It's piled high!
0:20:33 > 0:20:36..what does Catherine spot?
0:20:36 > 0:20:39How much is little silver... It's not silver.
0:20:39 > 0:20:43- How much is that little brooch? - Another brooch, Catherine?
0:20:43 > 0:20:44You can have it for eight quid.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47Might fit in with the jewellery she bought yesterday.
0:20:47 > 0:20:49She's already got plenty for the auction.
0:20:49 > 0:20:53I'm just looking at it purely because, as you turn it over, there
0:20:53 > 0:20:59are three little marks on there, and that tells me that it's silver.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01What's your very, very best on that?
0:21:01 > 0:21:05- £6.- Is there any chance you can push it down to a fiver for me?
0:21:08 > 0:21:09SHE SIGHS
0:21:09 > 0:21:14- Will you come back? - I will certainly try.- OK then.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16Fantastic. There we are.
0:21:17 > 0:21:21That piece of silver salvage completes our buys.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24But with the auction beckoning, what lots have they got?
0:21:24 > 0:21:29Paul parted with £85 for a strongbox, some brass candlesticks,
0:21:29 > 0:21:33a dressing table set, some ethnographica and a toy cradle.
0:21:35 > 0:21:40While Catherine spent £102 on a penknife, a curling broom,
0:21:40 > 0:21:45two brooches and a pendant, a sweet tin and a snuff box.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47What did they make of each other's purchases?
0:21:47 > 0:21:50I don't think there is anything that is going to fly.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53I think she might make profits across the board, but I think after
0:21:53 > 0:21:56charges she's not, she's going to make a small step again.
0:21:56 > 0:22:02I won the last auction. Do you know what? I could do it again.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04Bring it on.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07After setting off from Callander, our experts are now
0:22:07 > 0:22:12making for an auction not far from where they began, in Kinbuck.
0:22:13 > 0:22:17In charge of the auction is Struan Robertson
0:22:17 > 0:22:19and we've got a splendid turnout.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21This is heaving!
0:22:21 > 0:22:25Catherine starts off with her lozenge receptacle.
0:22:25 > 0:22:29Who will give me £20? £20 for the tin. £20.
0:22:29 > 0:22:3015, 10, £10 start.
0:22:30 > 0:22:34Come on, guys. Nice and unusual piece for a tenner. 10 bid there.
0:22:34 > 0:22:38Advance on 10. Keep it going. Advance on 10, 12.
0:22:38 > 0:22:43Advance on 12, 14. 14, 16. Advance on 16. Advance on £16.
0:22:43 > 0:22:47- All out on £16 then, ladies and gentlemen.- I'll take that.
0:22:47 > 0:22:51- I'll take that.- All day long you'll take that.- I will take that.
0:22:51 > 0:22:55Good start. What about Paul's slightly random choice?
0:22:55 > 0:23:02- It just doesn't say Paul Laidlaw.- If anything it says funky Manchester.
0:23:02 > 0:23:04- London.- Funky?!
0:23:04 > 0:23:07- Yeah, come on! It's cool. - It's not cool.
0:23:07 > 0:23:09Who will give me £40? £30, 20.
0:23:09 > 0:23:13£20 then. £20. Come on, guys. Nice set there for £20. 20 bid.
0:23:13 > 0:23:15An advance on 20.
0:23:15 > 0:23:19Advance on £20, going cheap. 22, 24.
0:23:19 > 0:23:21He's got commission bids.
0:23:21 > 0:23:2430, 32, 34, 36. Advance on 36.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26Does nobody have any style?
0:23:26 > 0:23:29Still going cheap, guys. Nice set there for £36.
0:23:29 > 0:23:31All out on £36 then.
0:23:31 > 0:23:33Na-na-na-na-na!
0:23:33 > 0:23:36It is not cool!
0:23:36 > 0:23:38The object or Paul's mature response to profit?
0:23:40 > 0:23:43How will Kinbuck rate Catherine's little collection.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45I'll bid 18.
0:23:45 > 0:23:49An advance on 18. 22, 24. I'm going to go to 25.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51An advance on 26. 28.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54Advance on 28. Advance on £28.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57- Don't stop at £28.- Going cheap, guys. 30. An advance on 30. 32.
0:23:57 > 0:24:03- It's got legs.- 34, 36. Advance on 36. Still going cheap.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06All out on £36 then.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09- That was really cheap, wasn't it? - A temporary setback, I'm sure.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13Time for Paul's bargain militaria.
0:24:13 > 0:24:16I'll bid 10. An advance on 10. An advance on 12. Going cheap.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18An advance on £12.
0:24:18 > 0:24:20All out on £12, guys. Going cheap.
0:24:20 > 0:24:2214, 16, 18, 20. An advance on 20.
0:24:22 > 0:24:27- 22, 24.- Oh, you've got it here. - All out on £24.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30A margin, that'll do.
0:24:30 > 0:24:32That's quite a return.
0:24:32 > 0:24:36How can you get something for £1 and turn it into £24? That's magic.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39I'd rather have got it for a tenner and sold it for 240.
0:24:39 > 0:24:41That would have been magic.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44Now, there have already been a few people sniffing around this.
0:24:44 > 0:24:48Got a number of bids. I'll start the bidding off at 20. An advance on 20.
0:24:48 > 0:24:53- Good.- Nice wee item here, guys. 22. Advance on £22. 24, 26.
0:24:53 > 0:24:57- Advance on 26. 28. Still going cheap.- It is cheap!
0:24:57 > 0:24:59Come on you horse lovers here. 30.
0:24:59 > 0:25:01An advance on 30. All out on £30 then.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04- Last chance.- I'm happy.
0:25:04 > 0:25:06You're going to be happy.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08And why not? A fine profit.
0:25:08 > 0:25:13Paul spent over half of his meagre outlay on these beauties.
0:25:13 > 0:25:15I'll bid 30. An advance on 30.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17Advance on 30. 32, 34.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20Advance on 34. £34.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22They're faltering. I'm going to lose money.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25All out at £34 then.
0:25:25 > 0:25:27Does that hurt?
0:25:27 > 0:25:28HE WHINES
0:25:28 > 0:25:31His first loss of the trip.
0:25:31 > 0:25:32Makes it competitive at least.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35Swift return to form with his cradle?
0:25:35 > 0:25:36Nice wee piece here.
0:25:36 > 0:25:37Been kept in good condition.
0:25:37 > 0:25:39It's a shame about the wee break at the end.
0:25:39 > 0:25:41(Don't mention that!)
0:25:41 > 0:25:42I'll bid 12. An advance on £12.
0:25:42 > 0:25:45- Come on, guys. It's going cheap. - That's got to be 40/50 quid.
0:25:45 > 0:25:48- That is gorgeous.- He's going to sell it for 12 quid.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51All out on £12 for the rocking cradle then.
0:25:51 > 0:25:53What just happened?
0:25:53 > 0:25:56- What just happened? - Straight face, Catherine.
0:25:56 > 0:25:59Do you remember all of those conversations I've said, "auctions
0:25:59 > 0:26:01"terrify me because of the uncertainty"? I rest my case.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04Now, she's already sold a Sooty and a Sweep on this trip.
0:26:04 > 0:26:06How often do these come up?
0:26:06 > 0:26:08They never come up because no auctioneer would
0:26:08 > 0:26:10stick a lot number on one.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14This is something quite different.
0:26:14 > 0:26:15Oh, no! He loves it, he loves it!
0:26:15 > 0:26:17I'll bid 15.
0:26:17 > 0:26:22An advance on £15 in the room. 18, 20, 22. An advance on 22.
0:26:22 > 0:26:28Come on, if you don't like curling you can use it for the floors.
0:26:28 > 0:26:33- Come on!- Advance on 22. All out on 22. 24. Advance on 24.
0:26:33 > 0:26:35All out on 24 then.
0:26:35 > 0:26:39- He's still bidding.- 26. An advance on 26. Advance on £26.
0:26:39 > 0:26:40Somebody make it stop.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43All out at £28.
0:26:43 > 0:26:47- I was actually hoping for a bit more, to be honest.- What?!
0:26:47 > 0:26:49She smells blood.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52I've got the Laidlaw nervous twitch.
0:26:52 > 0:26:53Is it catching? It's catching!
0:26:55 > 0:26:58Jig along because you're little bit of bijouterie is up next.
0:26:58 > 0:26:59I'll bid 80.
0:26:59 > 0:27:03An advance on 80. 85, 90. Advance on 90. Advance on 90.
0:27:03 > 0:27:05Still going cheap.
0:27:05 > 0:27:09An advance on 90. All out at £90 then.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11That was fantastic.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13Where did that come from?
0:27:13 > 0:27:16This is turning out to be another great auction for Catherine.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19I didn't even get the chance to get into that. It was just...
0:27:19 > 0:27:21SHE MUMBLES
0:27:23 > 0:27:25Come on, Kinbuck. Prove Paul wrong
0:27:25 > 0:27:28by bidding on his Georgian candlesticks.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30I've got a cold sweat on.
0:27:30 > 0:27:35Who will give me £40? £40. 35, 30 then. £30. 20 to start me.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38£20 for the 18th century candlesticks there. 15 then.
0:27:38 > 0:27:42Tenner starts. £10 for the candlesticks. 10 bid there.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45An advance on 10. Going very cheap, guys. An advance on 10.
0:27:45 > 0:27:47All out on £10 on the candlesticks.
0:27:49 > 0:27:51Well, I didn't lose money.
0:27:51 > 0:27:53Over 200 years old. Lordy!
0:27:53 > 0:27:55Very good auction.
0:27:55 > 0:27:59Interesting. Lovely. Want to come back here. When's the next one?
0:27:59 > 0:28:01- Let's go.- Get out of here.
0:28:01 > 0:28:07Paul started out with £392.34 and after paying auction costs,
0:28:07 > 0:28:10he made a profit of £10.12.
0:28:10 > 0:28:13So he has £402.46.
0:28:15 > 0:28:19Catherine began with £195.92.
0:28:19 > 0:28:23And after auction costs she made a profit of £62.
0:28:23 > 0:28:27So she wins today and has £257.92.
0:28:29 > 0:28:32It's not much but it's in the right direction and I beat you.
0:28:32 > 0:28:34What do you mean it's not much? What?!
0:28:35 > 0:28:37And continuing our Road Trip adventure,
0:28:37 > 0:28:40it's now Catherine and Paul's final leg.
0:28:40 > 0:28:45They're somewhere in this Scottish mist. Oh, there we are.
0:28:45 > 0:28:49This may be dank and misty, and arguably foreboding,
0:28:49 > 0:28:51- but it's gorgeous!- Yeah.
0:28:51 > 0:28:54This is a bit Macbethian. Can I say that?
0:28:54 > 0:28:58- Dramatic!- It is dramatic. A dramatic final.
0:28:58 > 0:29:00- HE CHUCKLES BOTH:- Oh!
0:29:00 > 0:29:04They're all about the drama, those two!
0:29:04 > 0:29:08The last leg starts out in Doune
0:29:08 > 0:29:11and heads in a north-easterly direction towards
0:29:11 > 0:29:13that deciding auction in Aberdeen.
0:29:16 > 0:29:19Be off with you! This is my territory.
0:29:19 > 0:29:25The Scottish Antiques and Arts Centre is a very large establishment.
0:29:26 > 0:29:29There's a chap there who has got his hands in the cabinet.
0:29:29 > 0:29:32I'm guessing he's got to be a dealer.
0:29:32 > 0:29:36I'll go and have a word with him. It could save me hours.
0:29:36 > 0:29:41- Sir, I presume this is your stand? - This? Yes.- Catherine.- Hiya. David.
0:29:41 > 0:29:43David. Hi, David. Good to see you.
0:29:43 > 0:29:48- So, what's revolving?- Oh, Louis Wain. What's that Louis Wain book?
0:29:48 > 0:29:51- Have we got to wait for it to revolve?- Yes.- It doesn't just stop?
0:29:51 > 0:29:53No.
0:29:53 > 0:29:55Patience, Catherine. Patience.
0:29:55 > 0:29:58- Oh, in the meantime... Hold on. - Yeah.- What's that?
0:30:00 > 0:30:03- Oh, that's quite cute, isn't it? - Yes, compact.
0:30:03 > 0:30:05- Little Deco compact. I like that.- 1930s, yeah.
0:30:05 > 0:30:10- It's quite a nice design, isn't it? - Yes.- What are you asking for that?
0:30:10 > 0:30:12- Dare I look?- It's £48 on it.
0:30:12 > 0:30:15What's your best on that, then?
0:30:16 > 0:30:19- Maybe 40.- Oh, really?
0:30:19 > 0:30:2020?
0:30:20 > 0:30:22- No.- Can't go that low.
0:30:22 > 0:30:24What would you do on that?
0:30:24 > 0:30:26Erm, 28.
0:30:26 > 0:30:28Getting close. Quick! The book is back.
0:30:28 > 0:30:29There we go.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32- See, what drew me to this was the whole Louis Wain thing.- Yes.
0:30:32 > 0:30:34Louis Wain, quite a famous artist
0:30:34 > 0:30:39who was just mesmerised by cats, did lots of cat illustrations.
0:30:39 > 0:30:41But what is this? Can you tell me a bit about this?
0:30:41 > 0:30:45Obviously this is an early book. It's very rare.
0:30:45 > 0:30:46Circa 1908.
0:30:46 > 0:30:50The downside, of course, is the condition. The spine is not...
0:30:50 > 0:30:51Because it's early.
0:30:51 > 0:30:52Antiques, eh?
0:30:52 > 0:30:54I like that. What have you got on that, David?
0:30:54 > 0:30:56- 75.- Right.
0:30:56 > 0:30:58But what would you offer me on it?
0:30:58 > 0:31:01Ideally, I would love to pick up something like that for about 35.
0:31:01 > 0:31:05- Make it 40 and you can have it. - What do we say on this?
0:31:05 > 0:31:06Say 28 on that.
0:31:06 > 0:31:10- Can I just have a little think? - What about if I did the two for 65?
0:31:10 > 0:31:11Mmm...
0:31:11 > 0:31:13Take your time, love.
0:31:13 > 0:31:16I tell you what, if you could nudge it slightly under 60,
0:31:16 > 0:31:19I will definitely shake your hand and run away with both of them.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22Right, what about if we say 60, then?
0:31:22 > 0:31:2458 and you've got a deal.
0:31:26 > 0:31:29- OK.- Yeah?- 58.- Is that all right? - Yeah, that's fine.
0:31:29 > 0:31:31Thank you very much indeed.
0:31:31 > 0:31:35Catherine's on a roll now
0:31:35 > 0:31:38and she's heading across the glorious Scottish countryside
0:31:38 > 0:31:41to Rait in Perth and Kinross,
0:31:41 > 0:31:45where she's visiting Rait Antiques Centre.
0:31:45 > 0:31:49- Hi. Catherine.- Hi, I'm Andrew. - Hi, Andrew.
0:31:49 > 0:31:51This looks beautiful in here.
0:31:51 > 0:31:55Yeah, shame you have less than £200 left to splash.
0:31:56 > 0:31:58What's that little bell? That's nice.
0:31:58 > 0:32:01It has been a hotel bell, I think.
0:32:01 > 0:32:03But it is actually gilded, so it has got a fair bit of age to it.
0:32:03 > 0:32:05Probably late 19th-century Victorian.
0:32:05 > 0:32:08Yeah, I would have said it is about 1870, 1880.
0:32:08 > 0:32:12- Yeah, can you do a good deal on that?- I'm sure I probably could.
0:32:12 > 0:32:16I love a bell. It is slightly wonky, or is that me just being fussy?
0:32:16 > 0:32:19You have got to be fussy at this stage in the game.
0:32:19 > 0:32:21- BELL DINGS - Nice ring to it.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25Come on, then, what's your best on that?
0:32:26 > 0:32:29That is the sort of thing I am guessing you picked up
0:32:29 > 0:32:32in a big job lot of stuff at an auction.
0:32:33 > 0:32:35I don't buy job lots.
0:32:35 > 0:32:39Oops! The ticket price is £50.
0:32:39 > 0:32:42- You couldn't do 20 on it? - No, sorry.
0:32:42 > 0:32:45- 30, then it would show me a £5 profit.- OK, right.
0:32:45 > 0:32:47I'm going to put that there.
0:32:47 > 0:32:49There is a nice early wineglass up there,
0:32:49 > 0:32:52that gilded one at the front, which is quite nice.
0:32:52 > 0:32:55- Unfortunately it is only a one, but...- Is it champagne, or...?
0:32:55 > 0:32:58- I would think it is a champagne flute, yeah.- That is lovely.
0:32:58 > 0:33:01And it's gilded as well with the most beautiful decoration.
0:33:01 > 0:33:04- And again, late Victorian?- Yeah. - Would you think a bit earlier?
0:33:04 > 0:33:07It might be earlier because when you hold it up to the light
0:33:07 > 0:33:08you can see there's imperfections in it.
0:33:08 > 0:33:10That was the thing with the Victorians,
0:33:10 > 0:33:12if they were going to decorate something
0:33:12 > 0:33:15they were really going to go for it and you can see that here.
0:33:15 > 0:33:16There is a bit of wear.
0:33:16 > 0:33:19- Well, you might be a bit worn if you were as old as that!- Oh!
0:33:19 > 0:33:21Fair point.
0:33:21 > 0:33:24- What have you got on that?- Erm...
0:33:24 > 0:33:26- Can that be, like, 20, then? - Not quite.
0:33:26 > 0:33:29But 30, I will do it for.
0:33:29 > 0:33:32- OK. Can I put this in with my little bell?- Certainly.
0:33:32 > 0:33:36We are having a bit of a Victorian selection here.
0:33:36 > 0:33:38There is a lot of it about.
0:33:40 > 0:33:41Carpet bowls.
0:33:41 > 0:33:43They're made of turned lignum vitae.
0:33:43 > 0:33:46Each one is engraved with a different number
0:33:46 > 0:33:48and then that one is your jack,
0:33:48 > 0:33:51and they are pretty smart.
0:33:51 > 0:33:54I have sold these before and I have done quite well with these.
0:33:54 > 0:33:56115.
0:33:57 > 0:34:00I wonder if he can do a good deal on those.
0:34:00 > 0:34:0275 would be the absolute best on those.
0:34:04 > 0:34:06- Right.- Right!
0:34:06 > 0:34:10The carpet bowls are on the list and I think she has designs on the lot.
0:34:10 > 0:34:12So, we have Victorian bell, Victorian glass,
0:34:12 > 0:34:14Victorian carpet bowls -
0:34:14 > 0:34:17three completely different items!
0:34:17 > 0:34:21What about £110 for the lot? That's fair, isn't it?
0:34:21 > 0:34:24I'm really struggling at 110. Make it 115.
0:34:24 > 0:34:26115 and that would make you...?
0:34:26 > 0:34:29I might be able to have a fish supper tonight, if I'm lucky.
0:34:29 > 0:34:32- Aww, I don't want that! Go on, then. - Thank you.- I can't do that to you!
0:34:32 > 0:34:36- You have got to have a decent supper.- Sweet.
0:34:36 > 0:34:40So that is £30 for the glass, £20 for the bell and £65 for the bowls,
0:34:40 > 0:34:44plus haddock and chips for Andrew later. Yum, yum.
0:34:48 > 0:34:50Meanwhile, Paul is making his way
0:34:50 > 0:34:53to the village of Comrie in Perth and Kinross
0:34:53 > 0:34:56and the aptly named Comrie Antiques.
0:34:57 > 0:35:00- Hi, Paul.- Hello, is it Debbie? - Yeah, pleased to meet you.
0:35:00 > 0:35:01Off you go, then, Paul.
0:35:03 > 0:35:07- What about the stick stand? Is that dear?- Price on it is 78.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10That's elegant, narrow, but it's way too much for me.
0:35:10 > 0:35:16- The bolts that secure the dividers on that are loose.- OK.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19And you can't get at the heads of them because they are concealed.
0:35:19 > 0:35:23So the darned things twist and turn.
0:35:23 > 0:35:27See, that is how it should be - nice and rigid, fantastic.
0:35:27 > 0:35:31That is a real annoyance because you stick your brolly in there and it
0:35:31 > 0:35:35goes skewwhiff and if you're like me, you then can't sleep at night.
0:35:35 > 0:35:38Thankfully, the rest of us aren't so afflicted.
0:35:38 > 0:35:40So I'm offering 35 quid.
0:35:41 > 0:35:45- OK.- Seriously?- OK, yeah.
0:35:45 > 0:35:46- Got a deal?- Yeah, deal.
0:35:46 > 0:35:48Wonderful, thank you very much.
0:35:48 > 0:35:50I'll give you some money and I'll be gone.
0:35:50 > 0:35:53- Yeah, that'd be good. - Brilliant.- Thank you very much.
0:35:53 > 0:35:54Now the hard work is done.
0:35:54 > 0:35:57Time to get ready for tomorrow, so nighty-night.
0:36:00 > 0:36:04It's a brand new Scottish morning.
0:36:04 > 0:36:07Paul, we've taken a wrong turn.
0:36:07 > 0:36:10- Go on!- We have!- We've not. - We are in the South of France.
0:36:10 > 0:36:13This weather is amazing.
0:36:13 > 0:36:17Isn't it just?
0:36:17 > 0:36:19They're heading for the port of Arbroath
0:36:19 > 0:36:22and Paul's first to shop.
0:36:23 > 0:36:25Hello, how are you doing? I'm Paul.
0:36:25 > 0:36:27Hiya, Paul, nice to meet you, I'm Colette.
0:36:27 > 0:36:29- Good to see you, Colette.- And you.
0:36:29 > 0:36:32- This is your emporium. - It is that, yes.- Very good.
0:36:32 > 0:36:36There's a lot of choice. Look at that!
0:36:39 > 0:36:41I've just picked up something randomly,
0:36:41 > 0:36:44but I think it's delicious. Take a look at that.
0:36:44 > 0:36:46This is a brooch.
0:36:46 > 0:36:48We have enamelling
0:36:48 > 0:36:53over what legally we always call white metal
0:36:53 > 0:36:55but actually is silver.
0:36:55 > 0:37:01In black enamel, in silhouette, this dancer.
0:37:01 > 0:37:03And whose music is she dancing to?
0:37:03 > 0:37:07That of a fawn, half chap, half goat.
0:37:08 > 0:37:09Each to their own.
0:37:09 > 0:37:14That works, that's charming. It dates to the 1920s, 1930s.
0:37:14 > 0:37:16Does it appeal today?
0:37:16 > 0:37:17Oh, come on!
0:37:17 > 0:37:19Here is the problem - ta-da.
0:37:19 > 0:37:22The pin is a paperclip.
0:37:22 > 0:37:26What you do is you go to your local charity shop or whatever,
0:37:26 > 0:37:29you buy a cheap throwaway brooch and you swap the pin.
0:37:29 > 0:37:31- That's a start, is it not?- Yeah.
0:37:31 > 0:37:33Well, he has certainly confounded us
0:37:33 > 0:37:36with a few of his purchases so far.
0:37:36 > 0:37:40Add to that these assorted silver thimbles.
0:37:40 > 0:37:42The piece for me is the royal commemorative.
0:37:42 > 0:37:46Now, which royal commemorative is that?
0:37:46 > 0:37:51The coronation in 1910 of George V.
0:37:51 > 0:37:55- No...- It's Elizabeth. - It's Elizabeth.
0:37:55 > 0:37:57How about we halve them
0:37:57 > 0:38:01- and you have half and I have half? - OK, right.
0:38:01 > 0:38:05- What's the price on those?- About 55.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08- Throw something else into the melting pot.- That is lovely.
0:38:08 > 0:38:12What's the price on a wrecked brooch and thimbles?
0:38:12 > 0:38:14How about we do 65 for the lot?
0:38:14 > 0:38:16I am not going to give in that easily.
0:38:16 > 0:38:19How about I come down a tenner?
0:38:19 > 0:38:22So basically you're getting that for free.
0:38:22 > 0:38:25Basically, Colette, you've got a deal.
0:38:27 > 0:38:28Love working with you.
0:38:28 > 0:38:30Once Colette has put him down,
0:38:30 > 0:38:33he's got a much more Paul object in mind.
0:38:33 > 0:38:37This tool is a clinometer.
0:38:37 > 0:38:42A clinometer allows us to measure angle of elevation
0:38:42 > 0:38:44of the barrel of a three-inch mortar.
0:38:44 > 0:38:49A mortar is a type of artillery for infantry use.
0:38:49 > 0:38:51That's neither use nor ornament.
0:38:51 > 0:38:53But it is what it is -
0:38:53 > 0:38:56it is utterly authentic Second World War ordnance equipment.
0:38:56 > 0:39:00And because of that, Laidlaw is a little drawn to it.
0:39:00 > 0:39:03- You've heard all of that, haven't you?- I have, yes.
0:39:03 > 0:39:05I couldn't help but notice in the back you've got other
0:39:05 > 0:39:08little bits and bobs that are similar to this
0:39:08 > 0:39:09- in so far as they are brass and military.- Yeah.
0:39:09 > 0:39:12- Put them on the table and see what we can do?- Yeah.
0:39:12 > 0:39:14- Give me a second... - You can get them.
0:39:14 > 0:39:17This is turning into Supermarket Sweep.
0:39:17 > 0:39:19Those are artillery buttons.
0:39:19 > 0:39:21The motto of the artillery is "ubique",
0:39:21 > 0:39:23which is Latin for "everywhere".
0:39:23 > 0:39:25- Right.- These buttons are everywhere.
0:39:25 > 0:39:29That's the cap badge of the Royal Scots Fusiliers
0:39:29 > 0:39:32and that is...you get yourself a big brass nut
0:39:32 > 0:39:36and then all you need are a couple of coins to solder either side
0:39:36 > 0:39:38and you've created a vessel
0:39:38 > 0:39:40which can be made into a little petrol lighter.
0:39:40 > 0:39:45Now, while I might not be passionate about these things individually,
0:39:45 > 0:39:46that is an auctionable lot.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48But I need them to be cheap
0:39:48 > 0:39:50and I'm just going to hit you with a little offer.
0:39:50 > 0:39:52Oh, hit me, hit me.
0:39:52 > 0:39:53Erm, a tenner.
0:39:53 > 0:39:55- Oh!- Yeah.
0:39:55 > 0:39:58- What about 22?- Oof, seriously?
0:39:58 > 0:40:01I am going to pitch 15 quid.
0:40:01 > 0:40:04How about 18? And then we're both happy.
0:40:04 > 0:40:06All right, then.
0:40:06 > 0:40:09Now, while Paul heads off with a bootful of antiques,
0:40:09 > 0:40:13Catherine is headed down the beach to find out about one of Britain's
0:40:13 > 0:40:18greatest feats of engineering, the Bell Rock Lighthouse.
0:40:20 > 0:40:23- Hi, there. Catherine.- Good morning. - Very nice to meet you.
0:40:23 > 0:40:25I am Colin Easton, the curator for the Signal Tower museum
0:40:25 > 0:40:28and if we go indoors, I can show you a little bit more.
0:40:28 > 0:40:29Lead the way, Colin.
0:40:29 > 0:40:32Constructed 11 miles off the Angus coast
0:40:32 > 0:40:36by the Glasgow-born lighthouse engineer Robert Stevenson,
0:40:36 > 0:40:41the beacon and Arbroath Signal Tower were the solution to a pressing need.
0:40:41 > 0:40:45- I'm guessing this is Bell Rock. - This is the Bell Rock.
0:40:45 > 0:40:46It was called the Bell Rock
0:40:46 > 0:40:50because one of the abbots of the abbey here in Arbroath
0:40:50 > 0:40:53a few hundred years ago thought it would be a bright idea
0:40:53 > 0:40:56to mount a bell on it, mounted on a wooden structure
0:40:56 > 0:41:00tethered to the rock so that it would be a warning to passing ships
0:41:00 > 0:41:02that there was a dangerous rock there.
0:41:02 > 0:41:06That bell was allegedly stolen by a Dutch pirate.
0:41:06 > 0:41:09And by the time of the Industrial Revolution, with shipping greatly
0:41:09 > 0:41:14increased, a manned lighthouse was required to keep mariners safe.
0:41:14 > 0:41:19This is a copy of the original 1806 parliamentary act just giving
0:41:19 > 0:41:22permission for a lighthouse to be constructed.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25You can see this is dated 21st of July, 1806,
0:41:25 > 0:41:29and August 1807 was when they set off from Arbroath to actually
0:41:29 > 0:41:31begin the construction process.
0:41:31 > 0:41:34Although the contract was awarded to the experienced John Rennie,
0:41:34 > 0:41:37the design, which featured interlocking stones
0:41:37 > 0:41:41for strength against the elements, was a Robert Stevenson feature
0:41:41 > 0:41:45and it was he who supervised the hazardous building work.
0:41:45 > 0:41:48If you're 11 miles offshore on a rock peeping up
0:41:48 > 0:41:50out of the sea where the tide rises
0:41:50 > 0:41:53and there's only a few hours each day that you can actually
0:41:53 > 0:41:57work at low tide and you're exposed to the wind and the weather,
0:41:57 > 0:42:01the rain and everything, the conditions were harsh.
0:42:01 > 0:42:03I can see there's the model there.
0:42:03 > 0:42:05Am I right in thinking that this here,
0:42:05 > 0:42:07that's like the foundation, that's the beginning of it?
0:42:07 > 0:42:10But what's that at the back of it there?
0:42:10 > 0:42:12That was built as a beacon originally,
0:42:12 > 0:42:14but then it was converted into what they called the barracks.
0:42:14 > 0:42:18As the tide rose, instead of having to go onto one of the support ships,
0:42:18 > 0:42:20they could go into the barracks, maybe have something to eat.
0:42:20 > 0:42:23But they also slept in it during storms as well.
0:42:23 > 0:42:26The lighthouse took just over three years to construct
0:42:26 > 0:42:29and began operating in early 1811.
0:42:29 > 0:42:33It's a testament to the engineer that in over 200 years
0:42:33 > 0:42:36there have been only two recorded shipwrecks.
0:42:36 > 0:42:40So, do you think the Bell Rock Lighthouse was one of the real
0:42:40 > 0:42:42models for other lighthouses?
0:42:42 > 0:42:44Robert Stevenson and several generations of his family
0:42:44 > 0:42:47went on to be a dynasty of lighthouse builders,
0:42:47 > 0:42:49learning from experience
0:42:49 > 0:42:53and trial and error that they went on to use in later projects.
0:42:53 > 0:42:57One other key element was the question of communication,
0:42:57 > 0:42:59hence the signal tower.
0:43:01 > 0:43:04Although it's now a museum and the lighthouse has been fully automated
0:43:04 > 0:43:09since 1988, the link between them was once vital.
0:43:09 > 0:43:11- Wow, this is amazing!- It is.
0:43:11 > 0:43:13So, how would communication actually work?
0:43:13 > 0:43:17The basic communication method was this metal pole
0:43:17 > 0:43:20with originally a copper ball, and it's painted red now but
0:43:20 > 0:43:22originally it would have been a copper ball
0:43:22 > 0:43:23that would have reflected the sun.
0:43:23 > 0:43:27If they raised the ball to the top of the pole in the morning out on
0:43:27 > 0:43:30the lighthouse, that was the signal that all was well in the lighthouse.
0:43:30 > 0:43:34If the ball in the lighthouse was still at the bottom of the pole,
0:43:34 > 0:43:36that meant there was a problem so the keepers
0:43:36 > 0:43:38had to dispatch someone out to investigate.
0:43:38 > 0:43:40Does this still work today?
0:43:40 > 0:43:43The mechanism still works today and I can demonstrate it for you,
0:43:43 > 0:43:45- if you like.- Oh, yes, please.
0:43:45 > 0:43:48- Turning this handle just raises the ball.- Look at that!
0:43:48 > 0:43:49Oh, that's fantastic.
0:43:49 > 0:43:52And good exercise as well.
0:43:54 > 0:43:57Paul meanwhile has headed North to Montrose,
0:43:57 > 0:44:01and the last shop of his trip.
0:44:02 > 0:44:05- Hi, George.- Hello there. - Good to see you.
0:44:05 > 0:44:08I love the feel of this place, I don't mind telling you.
0:44:08 > 0:44:10This is my kind of shop.
0:44:10 > 0:44:13What's the story of the mirror in the doorway?
0:44:13 > 0:44:16- Is it anything or nothing? - It is probably Edwardian.
0:44:16 > 0:44:19That could be yours for 40.
0:44:19 > 0:44:22Who knows what he'll emerge with?
0:44:22 > 0:44:26This is a big lump of pot.
0:44:26 > 0:44:28I would call it a cachepot,
0:44:28 > 0:44:32which is a French word that translates to "hide the pot".
0:44:32 > 0:44:34You might call it a jardiniere.
0:44:34 > 0:44:37Basically, you stick your plant pot in there.
0:44:37 > 0:44:39How do we tell a cachepot?
0:44:39 > 0:44:43A cachepot won't, and this doesn't, have a hole in the bottom.
0:44:43 > 0:44:44There is no ticket price, either.
0:44:44 > 0:44:47It's made by Bretby.
0:44:47 > 0:44:49Now, listen up, Bretby Collectors' Club,
0:44:49 > 0:44:52loads of Bretby stuff is pig ugly.
0:44:52 > 0:44:54Get over it.
0:44:54 > 0:44:58Which is why I have never bought a piece of Bretby in my life.
0:44:59 > 0:45:03This, however, I am going to concede to you.
0:45:03 > 0:45:05It's about 100 years old.
0:45:05 > 0:45:08It was pre-First World War, so let's call it belle epoque.
0:45:08 > 0:45:12I think this juxtaposition of the big, heavy,
0:45:12 > 0:45:15bold bronze decoration
0:45:15 > 0:45:17with this delicate,
0:45:17 > 0:45:23almost aesthetic depiction of birds and blossom works.
0:45:23 > 0:45:25It's a standout thing.
0:45:25 > 0:45:28But while Paul wrestles with that pot,
0:45:28 > 0:45:32Catherine has made her way to the Aberdeenshire village of Newmachar,
0:45:32 > 0:45:35and her last shop of the trip.
0:45:35 > 0:45:37- Hello there.- Hi.- Hi.
0:45:37 > 0:45:41- And your name is?- Brian. - Hi, Brian, good to see you.
0:45:41 > 0:45:44What else can Catherine squeeze into her trolley?
0:45:46 > 0:45:49So we've got a refracting telescope as opposed to
0:45:49 > 0:45:52a reflecting telescope.
0:45:52 > 0:45:56This is probably going to be third-quarter 19th-century,
0:45:56 > 0:45:58about 1860, 1870.
0:45:58 > 0:46:02Hasn't got its lens cap, which is such a shame. Price...
0:46:02 > 0:46:04- 78. Your telescope, Brian.- Mm-hm.
0:46:04 > 0:46:06It's a nice little telescope.
0:46:06 > 0:46:09The big, big downfall is the fact that you haven't got your lens cap.
0:46:09 > 0:46:12Yeah, I was wondering that. I mean, it's pretty good.
0:46:12 > 0:46:15It's got the name on it, the maker.
0:46:15 > 0:46:18Nice that you have got a nice Scottish name on it.
0:46:18 > 0:46:20And lovely that you've got the, you know,
0:46:20 > 0:46:22- the eight sections, that it really does...- Yeah.
0:46:22 > 0:46:24- I hadn't seen them with as many sections before.- Yeah.
0:46:24 > 0:46:26It's just that, for me, is a number one issue
0:46:26 > 0:46:29cos that's what people look for.
0:46:29 > 0:46:32- Mmm, that is a shame. - What can you say, eh, Brian?
0:46:32 > 0:46:34OK, keep looking and we can see what we can do.
0:46:35 > 0:46:37Her search continues.
0:46:38 > 0:46:42Back in Montrose, however, they are getting down to brass tacks
0:46:42 > 0:46:45with the pot and the mirror under consideration.
0:46:45 > 0:46:46They were both 40 each...
0:46:48 > 0:46:50Time for a closer look, then.
0:46:50 > 0:46:56That could be a wall mirror or, by virtue of this easel back,
0:46:56 > 0:46:58it could adorn your dressing table.
0:46:58 > 0:47:01It would be late Victorian.
0:47:01 > 0:47:06It's all about this extremely rich
0:47:06 > 0:47:08embossed facing.
0:47:08 > 0:47:12The manufacturer of this wanted it to look like silver,
0:47:12 > 0:47:15back in the day, but it's not.
0:47:15 > 0:47:17This is electroplate, I'm quite sure.
0:47:17 > 0:47:21A rich thing in its day. Flamboyant, but just affordable.
0:47:21 > 0:47:23Back to George.
0:47:23 > 0:47:24- The Bretby.- Yeah.- The mirror.
0:47:24 > 0:47:27If I bought the pair of them, squeeze another fiver off them
0:47:27 > 0:47:31- so I can make them 30 quid a pop? - We could indeed.
0:47:31 > 0:47:33- Looks like a deal, then. - Perfect, thank you.
0:47:33 > 0:47:34Spot on. Thank you.
0:47:34 > 0:47:37That £60 completes Paul's purchases.
0:47:37 > 0:47:40But what about our Newmachar correspondent?
0:47:40 > 0:47:43Back in those cabinets again, eh, girl?
0:47:43 > 0:47:47Look at that sweet little pillbox.
0:47:47 > 0:47:54Opening up these two little hinged lids there for little pills.
0:47:54 > 0:47:57Now, the thing about this is it is beautifully embossed
0:47:57 > 0:48:02around the sides with sheaves of corn and also
0:48:02 > 0:48:03on the top there.
0:48:03 > 0:48:05Really, really nice quality.
0:48:05 > 0:48:07However, it is not hallmarked.
0:48:07 > 0:48:10You would expect something of this quality, if it was silver,
0:48:10 > 0:48:13to be hallmarked, so it's definitely not English.
0:48:13 > 0:48:14£38 is on this.
0:48:14 > 0:48:17I'm going to see if I can do something,
0:48:17 > 0:48:19a really good deal on this.
0:48:19 > 0:48:21Seconds out, round three.
0:48:21 > 0:48:23- Brian...- Yep.
0:48:23 > 0:48:25..I just found your little pillbox.
0:48:25 > 0:48:30I am really concerned that it might be plated and not solid silver.
0:48:30 > 0:48:32You've got £38 on it.
0:48:32 > 0:48:33I think if you're in any doubt
0:48:33 > 0:48:35you're probably as well just to pass on it.
0:48:35 > 0:48:36I like Brian!
0:48:36 > 0:48:39I was thinking maybe of taking a little gamble with it.
0:48:39 > 0:48:41What were you thinking?
0:48:43 > 0:48:44£20.
0:48:46 > 0:48:49I was thinking 15, to be perfectly honest with you.
0:48:49 > 0:48:53OK, well, let's make it 18 and we can do a deal at that.
0:48:53 > 0:48:56- If we weren't going for that, then maybe the telescope.- Mm-hm.
0:48:56 > 0:49:00The telescope I like, but at £78...
0:49:00 > 0:49:03Yeah, that missing lens cap.
0:49:03 > 0:49:05So, what would work for you on the telescope?
0:49:05 > 0:49:0730-ish.
0:49:07 > 0:49:10We could make it 35, I could do it for that.
0:49:10 > 0:49:14Can you come down to 30 on that and then I'm done?
0:49:15 > 0:49:18- Yes.- Oh!- Hoorah!
0:49:18 > 0:49:20This is it, this is the end of the road for me!
0:49:22 > 0:49:25So, with everything in the bag, let's take a sneaky peek.
0:49:26 > 0:49:31Paul's pot, with £168 for a stick stand,
0:49:31 > 0:49:33some silver thimbles,
0:49:33 > 0:49:34a Bretby pot,
0:49:34 > 0:49:36a brooch,
0:49:36 > 0:49:39a mirror and a collection of militaria,
0:49:39 > 0:49:43while Catherine has lavished £203 on a telescope,
0:49:43 > 0:49:45some carpet bowls,
0:49:45 > 0:49:46a cat book,
0:49:46 > 0:49:47a desk bell,
0:49:47 > 0:49:50a compact and a glass.
0:49:50 > 0:49:52How is the mood in the two camps?
0:49:52 > 0:49:56I particularly adore his brooch.
0:49:56 > 0:50:00That is exquisite and he paid £10.
0:50:00 > 0:50:03The book, I just don't know.
0:50:03 > 0:50:06If it makes £120...
0:50:06 > 0:50:09that's bad news for me.
0:50:09 > 0:50:11After setting off from Doune, our experts are now
0:50:11 > 0:50:15making for their final auction of the week at Aberdeen.
0:50:15 > 0:50:18And still as fiercely competitive as ever.
0:50:18 > 0:50:19It's a horrible thing to say,
0:50:19 > 0:50:23but I would be so happy if I could be the one person
0:50:23 > 0:50:27in the whole of the history of the Antiques Road Trip
0:50:27 > 0:50:29to beat Paul Laidlaw.
0:50:29 > 0:50:33Well, it's last chance saloon, this.
0:50:33 > 0:50:37Er, get it?
0:50:37 > 0:50:39John Milne Auctioneers is hosting the big finale,
0:50:39 > 0:50:42and Steven Donaldson is the man with the gavel today.
0:50:42 > 0:50:44It's got a great feel, this auction, hasn't it?
0:50:44 > 0:50:47Good crowd here today.
0:50:47 > 0:50:48Mm, bums on seats.
0:50:49 > 0:50:51First under the hammer is Paul's bargain brooch.
0:50:51 > 0:50:5330 for this lot.
0:50:53 > 0:50:5520.
0:50:55 > 0:50:57- 10.- Oh!
0:50:57 > 0:50:5910, 12, 15,
0:50:59 > 0:51:0118, 20, 22...
0:51:01 > 0:51:04- Got a little friend bidding on it.- ..25, 28, new place.
0:51:04 > 0:51:0630, 32, 35...
0:51:06 > 0:51:09- Darn.- ..38, 40,
0:51:09 > 0:51:1242, 45,
0:51:12 > 0:51:1548, 50,
0:51:15 > 0:51:1755, 60,
0:51:17 > 0:51:2065, 70, 75...
0:51:20 > 0:51:22- No! Stop!- ..80, 85,
0:51:22 > 0:51:2590, 95...
0:51:25 > 0:51:27100, sir, rounds it up.
0:51:27 > 0:51:30105, 110 - he's back. 115.
0:51:30 > 0:51:33£115.
0:51:33 > 0:51:36All done, sure and selling at 115...
0:51:36 > 0:51:38GAVEL BANGS
0:51:38 > 0:51:42What a great start, eh? Hard to see Catherine overtaking him now.
0:51:42 > 0:51:47Do you know what? I don't even know what it made. After 100, I cried.
0:51:47 > 0:51:50Another Paul purchase - the pot.
0:51:50 > 0:51:52£60 for this lot.
0:51:52 > 0:51:56- Come on.- 40, 30, 20.
0:51:56 > 0:51:58- Oh, please.- 10.
0:51:58 > 0:52:01Nobody interested? 10 here.
0:52:01 > 0:52:03Any advance? 12 - we're off now.
0:52:03 > 0:52:05- Oh, don't be off now.- 15, 18, 20,
0:52:05 > 0:52:0822, 25. 25...
0:52:08 > 0:52:12- No. No, no, no.- Shut up! - How can that happen?
0:52:12 > 0:52:14- That's it. - GAVEL BANGS
0:52:14 > 0:52:16Oh, I'm so happy.
0:52:16 > 0:52:19Oh, well, he really mustn't grumble.
0:52:19 > 0:52:21These people are going already.
0:52:21 > 0:52:24These people that were bidding on your lots...
0:52:24 > 0:52:25- They're going.- Don't go!
0:52:25 > 0:52:28Quite. But not when her carpet bowls are up for grabs.
0:52:28 > 0:52:31£50 for these nice bowls.
0:52:31 > 0:52:35- 30, 10.- Oh...- No-one's interested? £10. 10 bid, thank you, sir.
0:52:35 > 0:52:39- One bid at 10 for the Victorian carpet bowls.- No!
0:52:39 > 0:52:41Going to be sold at £10 only.
0:52:41 > 0:52:4412, 15, 18, 20...
0:52:44 > 0:52:47- Come on!- ..22, 25.
0:52:47 > 0:52:5025. All done and finished at 25.
0:52:50 > 0:52:52GAVEL BANGS
0:52:52 > 0:52:54Ouch. I mean...
0:52:55 > 0:52:57Not convincing, Paul.
0:52:57 > 0:53:00Someone has got some nice lumps of lignum vitae there.
0:53:00 > 0:53:03I would be genuinely upset if it was you.
0:53:03 > 0:53:06- No, you wouldn't!- I would! - You'd be dancing a jig.
0:53:06 > 0:53:10Time for Paul's stylish stick stand.
0:53:10 > 0:53:1130 for the stand.
0:53:11 > 0:53:1320.
0:53:13 > 0:53:1620, 22, 25, 28,
0:53:16 > 0:53:1930, 32, 35 - new place.
0:53:19 > 0:53:2138, 40...
0:53:21 > 0:53:23- Fresh outbreak. - They all want it now.
0:53:23 > 0:53:2545 - I'll be with you in a minute. 48...
0:53:25 > 0:53:28They're queuing up, forming a queue. Form an organised queue.
0:53:28 > 0:53:30I'll sell for 50. Are we all done?
0:53:30 > 0:53:32GAVEL BANGS
0:53:32 > 0:53:35That's all right, that's all right, that's all right.
0:53:35 > 0:53:37Like the man said, a fair reward.
0:53:38 > 0:53:41How will her colourful compact fare?
0:53:41 > 0:53:4320.
0:53:43 > 0:53:45£10 for the Art Deco. 10 bid.
0:53:45 > 0:53:4812, 15, 18,
0:53:48 > 0:53:51- 20, 22, 25...- All right.
0:53:51 > 0:53:54Going to sell it, if we're all done and sure, at £25.
0:53:54 > 0:53:56GAVEL BANGS
0:53:56 > 0:53:58No shame. No glory, but no shame.
0:53:58 > 0:54:00Don't gloat.
0:54:00 > 0:54:04A loss after costs, but she just about got away with that one.
0:54:04 > 0:54:08Time for one of Paul's stranger buys - the thimbles.
0:54:08 > 0:54:11£30, then, for the silver thimbles.
0:54:11 > 0:54:1220.
0:54:12 > 0:54:14Bid. Any advance on 20?
0:54:14 > 0:54:17I've got one bid standing in the room at £20.
0:54:17 > 0:54:19- One bidder.- All finished at 20...
0:54:19 > 0:54:21GAVEL BANGS
0:54:21 > 0:54:24# So happy I could do a dance! #
0:54:24 > 0:54:27The huge profit from the brooch more than makes up for it.
0:54:28 > 0:54:32Catherine's big draw - no lens cap, remember, though.
0:54:32 > 0:54:36And I'll start bidding with me at £40 on this lot.
0:54:36 > 0:54:40Is there any advance on 40 for the scope? It's on commission at 40.
0:54:40 > 0:54:44- Oh, come on.- Are we all done and all sure at £40?
0:54:44 > 0:54:47- GAVEL BANGS - That's all right, you did OK there.
0:54:47 > 0:54:50Yeah, buck up! A clear profit.
0:54:50 > 0:54:52Now it's champagne for one.
0:54:52 > 0:54:54£10 for the champagne glass.
0:54:54 > 0:54:565 for a nice decorative glass.
0:54:56 > 0:54:575 bid.
0:54:57 > 0:55:00- This should make 60.- 10, 12,
0:55:00 > 0:55:0215, 18.
0:55:02 > 0:55:05I am going to sell for 18 if we're all done.
0:55:05 > 0:55:08- GAVEL BANGS - No! Why?
0:55:08 > 0:55:09Why?
0:55:09 > 0:55:11If only we knew.
0:55:11 > 0:55:14What can Paul's shiny mirror manage?
0:55:14 > 0:55:1740 for this Victorian mirror.
0:55:17 > 0:55:1830.
0:55:18 > 0:55:22£20 only for the mirror is bid. Thank you, sir.
0:55:22 > 0:55:2522, 25, 28, 30.
0:55:25 > 0:55:2730, then, back where we started.
0:55:27 > 0:55:30Are we all done and sure at 30? I will sell at 30.
0:55:30 > 0:55:32GAVEL BANGS
0:55:32 > 0:55:35- Is it a loss?- After taxes. - Brilliant.
0:55:35 > 0:55:37I'm going out with a whimper.
0:55:37 > 0:55:38He can afford it, mind you.
0:55:40 > 0:55:43Now, will Catherine finally ring up a profit with this?
0:55:43 > 0:55:46My stomach's going over and over.
0:55:46 > 0:55:48This is not good, I'm not normally like this.
0:55:48 > 0:55:51£30, then, for this bell.
0:55:51 > 0:55:5220.
0:55:52 > 0:55:54- £10.- Why isn't he ringing it?
0:55:54 > 0:55:56Is bid, 10 with the gentleman.
0:55:56 > 0:55:59- Any advance on 10?- It's been broken!
0:55:59 > 0:56:01Not exactly tolling.
0:56:01 > 0:56:0320, 22.
0:56:03 > 0:56:06It's 22 with the lady. 25.
0:56:06 > 0:56:08- Come on.- Any advance on 25?
0:56:08 > 0:56:10I'm going to sell it at 25.
0:56:10 > 0:56:12GAVEL BANGS
0:56:12 > 0:56:14- It's a profit.- Yeah. - But it's minimal.
0:56:14 > 0:56:17It's a faint tinkle, that's what it is.
0:56:17 > 0:56:21Next up it's Paul's batch of militaria.
0:56:21 > 0:56:26- Some interest on the sheet starts me at £40 for this.- What?!
0:56:26 > 0:56:29It's a commission bid at 40, 42, 45,
0:56:29 > 0:56:32- 48, 50...- Oh, Paul.- ..52,
0:56:32 > 0:56:3455, 58, 60,
0:56:34 > 0:56:3665, then, clears me.
0:56:36 > 0:56:41Is there any advance on 65? Being sold at 65, all sure?
0:56:41 > 0:56:43- GAVEL BANGS - Slightly awkward.
0:56:43 > 0:56:46Aberdeen wanted it, whatever it was.
0:56:48 > 0:56:50Almost everyone likes cats, don't they?
0:56:50 > 0:56:53This book has to make
0:56:53 > 0:56:57about £450 for me to be on the same level as you.
0:56:57 > 0:56:5940.
0:56:59 > 0:57:0130.
0:57:01 > 0:57:0420. I've got 20 on my right.
0:57:04 > 0:57:07- Come on.- 22, 25, 28, 30,
0:57:07 > 0:57:1132, 35, 38, 40.
0:57:11 > 0:57:14- Come on.- OK, 40, then, back where we started.
0:57:14 > 0:57:16Are we all done and selling at 40?
0:57:16 > 0:57:19He's back at 42, 45, 48...
0:57:19 > 0:57:23- Yes!- ..50, 55, 60.
0:57:23 > 0:57:26- At 60 on my right again.- Please!
0:57:26 > 0:57:28Is there any advance on £60?
0:57:28 > 0:57:29GAVEL BANGS
0:57:29 > 0:57:32I'm coming back, I'm coming back.
0:57:32 > 0:57:35Well, it was certainly good to end on a profit.
0:57:35 > 0:57:38Right, come on, that was brilliant.
0:57:38 > 0:57:42For the final leg, Catherine started out with £257.92
0:57:42 > 0:57:44and after paying auction costs,
0:57:44 > 0:57:48she made a loss of £44.74,
0:57:48 > 0:57:52leaving her with £213.18.
0:57:52 > 0:57:57While Paul began with £402.46,
0:57:57 > 0:58:01after paying auction costs he's made a profit of £82.10.
0:58:01 > 0:58:05So his final total is £484.56.
0:58:05 > 0:58:07All profits, of course, go to Children In Need.
0:58:07 > 0:58:10Well done, team.
0:58:10 > 0:58:14- Go on, then, be nice, be nice - for once.- Your chariot awaits.
0:58:14 > 0:58:17- Oh, thank you, sir. It's been fun, hasn't it?- Yeah.- It's been amazing.
0:58:17 > 0:58:21- And at the last minute, you peaked. - Over the horizon once again.
0:58:21 > 0:58:23Off we go.
0:58:23 > 0:58:25The end.
0:58:25 > 0:58:27Cheerio, you two!