0:00:02 > 0:00:04It's the nation's favourite antiques experts.
0:00:04 > 0:00:06- This is beautiful. - That's the way to do this.
0:00:06 > 0:00:12With £200 each, a classic car and a goal to scour for antiques.
0:00:12 > 0:00:14- Joy!- Hello.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17The aim? To make the biggest profit at auction, but it's no mean feat.
0:00:19 > 0:00:23There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers,
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 > 0:00:32This is Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:38 > 0:00:42Welcome to a brand-new Road Trip around Northern Ireland
0:00:42 > 0:00:43with a couple of swells.
0:00:43 > 0:00:44Have we got a picnic in the back?
0:00:44 > 0:00:47Champagne and quails eggs, of course.
0:00:47 > 0:00:49Oh, you're stylish, you are, Paul!
0:00:49 > 0:00:51Not 'arf!
0:00:51 > 0:00:54Our rovers of the Emerald Isle are none other than Catherine Southon
0:00:54 > 0:00:56and Paul Laidlaw.
0:00:56 > 0:01:01Smell that. Whatever he's doing is essentially farm cutting of grass.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03- Isn't that gorgeous? - That is gorgeous.
0:01:03 > 0:01:07Surrey's own Catherine is an auctioneer and a Road Trip regular...
0:01:07 > 0:01:09Do I buy the brooch?
0:01:09 > 0:01:11I DO buy the brooch!
0:01:11 > 0:01:13..but she's particularly pumped up about this one.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16Hello! He was nice.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18Shall we turn round?
0:01:18 > 0:01:20Catherine!
0:01:20 > 0:01:23Auctioneer Paul from Carlisle, via Scotland,
0:01:23 > 0:01:26is another tripper with many miles on the clock...
0:01:26 > 0:01:29Mmmm, I LOVE this stuff.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32Although the two have never been paired up before,
0:01:32 > 0:01:35Mr Laidlaw's reputation precedes him.
0:01:35 > 0:01:39You have this amazing ability to go in
0:01:39 > 0:01:43and just Hoover up amazing things,
0:01:43 > 0:01:46and you will see something that nobody else sees,
0:01:46 > 0:01:48and everybody else will walk past.
0:01:48 > 0:01:52And then it turns to gold.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55Their Morris Minor's more custard than gold
0:01:55 > 0:01:59and dates from a time before seatbelts were mandatory.
0:01:59 > 0:02:03With £200 each and the sun shining down, let joy be your guide.
0:02:03 > 0:02:08I think we're going to be happy here. Woo-hoo! We are on our way!
0:02:10 > 0:02:14Our journey begins in Portrush, County Antrim, and after exploring
0:02:14 > 0:02:17Northern Ireland, crosses the sea towards Scotland
0:02:17 > 0:02:21before arriving several hundred miles later in Aberdeen.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26Today we kick off on the coast at Portrush
0:02:26 > 0:02:29and then make our way south towards an auction in Omagh.
0:02:33 > 0:02:34Look at that.
0:02:34 > 0:02:38A proper seaside resort with three splendid beaches and a harbour.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41Portrush made it on to the tourist map
0:02:41 > 0:02:43when the railway arrived here back in 1855.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48- That looks tasty.- I'll swap.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50- No!- Oh, Catherine.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52- No.- Oh, please!- I'm going to come back with armfuls.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55ARMFULS of goodies!
0:02:55 > 0:02:58- See you later.- Have a good 'un. See you later.
0:03:01 > 0:03:05- Hello.- Hello.- What have we here?
0:03:05 > 0:03:07Quite a lot by the looks of it.
0:03:07 > 0:03:11- Sorry, you are?- John. - Hello, John. I'm Catherine.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14- Nice to meet you.- Yeah. - Charmed, I'm sure.
0:03:14 > 0:03:18Now, like it says outside, John's shop is very vintage.
0:03:18 > 0:03:20Plenty of genuine antiques in here too,
0:03:20 > 0:03:24perhaps reflecting the personality of the proprietor.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27- I like your tie.- Do you? Original 1970.
0:03:27 > 0:03:29- You look fabulous in it, John.- Thank you.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32Flattery aside, maybe that's the way to go.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34There's a lot of retro and there's a lot of vintage.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37Of course, a lot of it comes down to really knowing the market,
0:03:37 > 0:03:40knowing what people around here want to buy.
0:03:40 > 0:03:44- Or I could just take a punt. - That's the spirit, girl.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46That is amazing.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48- Can I try it on?- Of course you can.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54- Colourful. - I feel like I could do anything.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57- John remains tight-lipped. - Oh, my goodness.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01I just really, really, really want to buy that.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03Unbelievably, there's a choice.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05Yay, baby!
0:04:05 > 0:04:08I feel like I should be on a children's TV programme.
0:04:08 > 0:04:12Yikes! But will these things actually sell?
0:04:12 > 0:04:15- Actually, it's an evening auction that we're going to.- Yeah.
0:04:15 > 0:04:19- Turn down the light.- Yeah. - Put a bit of disco music on.
0:04:19 > 0:04:24Sounds fab. This £70 has the most flare though(!)
0:04:24 > 0:04:27I will charge you...£25.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31I've got to have that.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33I've GOT to have it.
0:04:33 > 0:04:35John, we are good friends here. I'm enjoying this.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37Yeah, man. Groovy deal.
0:04:37 > 0:04:42Now, what about our other man in tweed elsewhere in Portrush?
0:04:42 > 0:04:45- Good morning.- Good morning, Paul. Great to have you here.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47- Great to be here. You're Ernie?- I'm Ernie, yes.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50My grandfaither was an Ernie. Another Irishman.
0:04:50 > 0:04:51Well, who knew?
0:04:51 > 0:04:55I wonder what bargains his heritage might bring forth?
0:04:55 > 0:04:57You happy to do a bit of haggling?
0:04:57 > 0:05:00Oh, aye, yeah. I've done it before.
0:05:00 > 0:05:04Much more of a traditional antiques shop, this one, which,
0:05:04 > 0:05:07considering Paul's tastes, could be a good thing.
0:05:07 > 0:05:11- Why is that open locket sitting on its own?- This?- Yeah.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14That could pay £35.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16It's nine carat.
0:05:16 > 0:05:20It's going to be a late 19th, maybe early 20th century affair.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23You've got those double bevel-edged oval plates,
0:05:23 > 0:05:26and how on earth do you get your photograph in there?
0:05:26 > 0:05:31You just unscrew that little terminal there and we're in.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33- Two little photographs in there. - That's right.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36I think it's rather nice, but there's not a lot of gold in it.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39Just 20 quid's worth.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41- £28.- 28?
0:05:41 > 0:05:44I'll come right back at you with 22.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47- No.- It's inevitable where we end up, isn't it?
0:05:49 > 0:05:50Surely you're ahead of me here.
0:05:50 > 0:05:54- Think about that at 25. I'm going to put it there.- Did you say 25?
0:05:54 > 0:05:58I did, aye. It's no done yet, but I think we both know it is.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01HE LAUGHS
0:06:01 > 0:06:06Er, to clarify, I think they've come down from 59 to £25. Now, moving on.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09What's that?
0:06:09 > 0:06:11I don't know.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13It's £7.50, that's what it is.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15Well, we know its date.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18That's going to date to the '30s, isn't it, with that aesthetic?
0:06:18 > 0:06:20Do me a deal.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22Mystery object and that, and if you do me the right deal,
0:06:22 > 0:06:24I'll tell you what it is.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26That's one way of doing it!
0:06:26 > 0:06:29- £32.- 32? 32?
0:06:29 > 0:06:30Uh-huh.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32It's 30 quid's worth, isn't it?
0:06:32 > 0:06:34- No, we'll split the two.- Are we?
0:06:34 > 0:06:36You said I was mean - a quid?!
0:06:36 > 0:06:39- Aye, but a quid's a quid. - Quid IS a quid.
0:06:39 > 0:06:40Ernie, you're a gentleman.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42Ernie, you know what it is?
0:06:42 > 0:06:47I think that's the funkiest sugar caster I've ever seen.
0:06:47 > 0:06:48Sweet!
0:06:48 > 0:06:51Strawberries. "Pass me the sugar, darling."
0:06:51 > 0:06:53- "Oh, yes. What's this?"
0:06:53 > 0:06:57- "Oh, it's my latest. Have you not seen it? Do press the top, darling."
0:06:57 > 0:06:59I think that's fantastic, isn't it?
0:06:59 > 0:07:02£30. Bear with me a second.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04- Ernie, what a pleasure.- Thank you.
0:07:04 > 0:07:08PAUL LAUGHS
0:07:08 > 0:07:10He looks chuffed. What about Catherine?
0:07:10 > 0:07:13- This is for washing?- No.- No?
0:07:13 > 0:07:17- This would have been for mashing. - Oh, no, it's not a dolly.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19Mashing potatoes.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22- Feel the weight. - How old is this, by the way?
0:07:22 > 0:07:25Around about 1920s, 1930s.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28- What is on this anyway?- 65.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30I'll do you 25.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33Everything's 25 in your shop.
0:07:33 > 0:07:37I'm going to go outside and I'm going to rename this shop.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40It's not Vintage any more, it's "Everything £25".
0:07:40 > 0:07:44- It's cos I like your smile. - Oh, thank you.
0:07:44 > 0:07:48It looks like, after a vintage start, she's hedging her bets a bit.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51This is pokerwork, so we've got a frame.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53This was probably going to be used as a mirror or something
0:07:53 > 0:07:58once upon a time and then this pattern has been created with
0:07:58 > 0:08:02a hot poker, but, against what I've just bought,
0:08:02 > 0:08:06that just looks so dull, doesn't it?
0:08:06 > 0:08:08Good solid antique, though.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11What do you think about this? Do people buy this sort of thing?
0:08:11 > 0:08:13Do they like this here in Northern Ireland?
0:08:13 > 0:08:16Yes, it's fabulous to put a mirror in or make a fuller frame,
0:08:16 > 0:08:18or a toilet seat.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21That's a very strange toilet seat.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24What sort of toilets do you have here in Northern Ireland?
0:08:24 > 0:08:26Fancy ones, I guess.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29- I'll do you 25.- Would you?
0:08:29 > 0:08:32- As usual.- Can I put this to one side, John?- Yeah.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34She's piling them up.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36What is that? A little brooch with a bird on?
0:08:36 > 0:08:39- That looks a bit arts and craftsy.- Yeah.
0:08:39 > 0:08:43- What would you say that is?- A bird.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45- No, but what type?- I don't know.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48- Even I know it's a bird. - He's more of a tie man, really.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51And you're going to ask me how much, aren't you?
0:08:51 > 0:08:54Well, it's the million dollar question.
0:08:54 > 0:08:58- We'd really be looking at 20. - That just really jumped out at me.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01I want to buy another two items from you.
0:09:01 > 0:09:05That's 25, that's 25 and that is not 25.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08Could that be 15?
0:09:10 > 0:09:14- 18.- 18. I'm definitely going to go for this.- Really?
0:09:14 > 0:09:17I'm going to do 25. And I'm done.
0:09:17 > 0:09:21- Three items. - And I will still keep my tie.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23You will keep your tie, although if you're feeling generous,
0:09:23 > 0:09:26- you could always throw that in. - Catherine!
0:09:26 > 0:09:2950... £68, I owe you.
0:09:29 > 0:09:3120, 40,
0:09:31 > 0:09:3360, 80.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36- It's been wonderful. Wow, even the notes are different here!- Oh, yeah.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38Look at that.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41That's JB Dunlop, the tyre chap, by the way.
0:09:43 > 0:09:48So, after that little buying frenzy, let's now follow Paul and the Minor
0:09:48 > 0:09:52moving towards Londonderry, or Derry as it's also known.
0:09:53 > 0:09:57The home town of The Undertones and, in 2013,
0:09:57 > 0:10:00the inaugural UK City of Culture,
0:10:00 > 0:10:04Derry is one of the finest walled cities in Europe.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07But Paul's come to the Tower Museum to find out about
0:10:07 > 0:10:10the huge role the city played during World War II.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13- Hi, is it Margaret?- It is indeed, Paul. Welcome to the museum.
0:10:13 > 0:10:17Thanks very much. I am more than delighted to be here.
0:10:17 > 0:10:22In the Battle of the Atlantic, the conflict's longest military campaign,
0:10:22 > 0:10:28the port on the River Foyle assumed huge strategic importance.
0:10:28 > 0:10:32For almost the entire war, supply convoys from North America
0:10:32 > 0:10:34and the Allied forces trying to protect them,
0:10:34 > 0:10:37were pursued by the U-boats and warships of the German navy,
0:10:37 > 0:10:42but it was the invasion of France that brought the battle here.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45To protect the shipping, the Allies needed a port and Derry then,
0:10:45 > 0:10:46after the fall of France,
0:10:46 > 0:10:50became a really vital port in defence of those ships.
0:10:50 > 0:10:54- OK. Was it a big port before then? - No, not really.
0:10:54 > 0:10:56It was a fairly small port
0:10:56 > 0:10:59and quite a small little town in its own right.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02The war thrust Derry into the limelight.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05Because the Allies needed this most westerly port,
0:11:05 > 0:11:08Derry then became very significant, not only just for the British,
0:11:08 > 0:11:10but also for the other Allied forces.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13I just can't imagine what it was like in Derry at that time
0:11:13 > 0:11:15cos it was a small backwater, and now, all of a sudden,
0:11:15 > 0:11:19all these different voices and nationalities.
0:11:19 > 0:11:23Those troops were stationed at a port blessed with a stretch of deep
0:11:23 > 0:11:28water wide enough to accommodate up to 130 ships at any one time.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31There are some interesting photographs in the archive
0:11:31 > 0:11:35showing the sheer scale of the ships lined up alongside one another.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37People have often commented in the past that you could
0:11:37 > 0:11:41walk from ship to ship to ship from one side of the river to the other.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43I don't know how true that is.
0:11:43 > 0:11:48The city, which miraculously escaped destruction by the Luftwaffe,
0:11:48 > 0:11:51became the front line in the battle against the U-boats.
0:11:51 > 0:11:56By the time victory was won, over 100,000 lives had been lost
0:11:56 > 0:12:00and, once again, the port of Derry made the headlines.
0:12:00 > 0:12:04When the U-boats surrendered back in 1945, they had to surrender to their
0:12:04 > 0:12:07nearest port, and it's interesting because Derry continues to play that
0:12:07 > 0:12:09role of being significant
0:12:09 > 0:12:14- because the official surrender of the U-boat is taken here.- Is it?
0:12:14 > 0:12:17Yes, the Admiral, Commander of the Fleet
0:12:17 > 0:12:19of the Western Approaches, Sir Max Horton,
0:12:19 > 0:12:23he comes in person to the city to accept the official surrender.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26So U-boats sail up the Foyle into the harbour?
0:12:26 > 0:12:28Yes, to formally surrender.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30I think the first instance there are about eight
0:12:30 > 0:12:33and they're escorted up the river by ships from each of the
0:12:33 > 0:12:36Allied forces, the Americans, the British and the Canadians.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38Over the next number of months,
0:12:38 > 0:12:42upwards of 60 odd U-boats come into the city and surrendered here.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45Then most are taken out and scuttled, but, because they were
0:12:45 > 0:12:47here for a while, some of the things were obviously
0:12:47 > 0:12:50taken from the U-boats and kept as souvenirs.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52I recognise some but not all of these.
0:12:52 > 0:12:57In front of us, and this is iconic, a Kriegsmarine bulkhead clock
0:12:57 > 0:13:01- from a U-boat.- From a U-boat, yes.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04Probably is one of our prized items within this collection.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07I get that and I get the Iron Crosses, War Merit Crosses
0:13:07 > 0:13:10and Schirmmutze and ratings caps,
0:13:10 > 0:13:14but why is there a stock pot or whatever?
0:13:14 > 0:13:17- What is that?- We see it as a cooking pot.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20We think it was used for cooking food onboard.
0:13:20 > 0:13:24- U1108 struck on the side of it. Is that a U-boat reference?- Yes.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26Oh, my word.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28You can imagine how cramped the conditions were onboard
0:13:28 > 0:13:32the U-boats and how they had little space to do everyday tasks
0:13:32 > 0:13:34like making some food.
0:13:34 > 0:13:38In the Atlantic, in all the weather that that can generate,
0:13:38 > 0:13:43- you and 30-odd of your comrades, this brings it home.- It does.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46Those POWs on their way to Belfast may once have been
0:13:46 > 0:13:50our bitter enemies, but they were also brave men.
0:13:50 > 0:13:55The U-boat crews suffered a frightening death toll of over 82%.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58The Kriegsmarine U-boat personnel referred to them commonly,
0:13:58 > 0:14:00- I believe, as "Iron Coffins". - Yes, they did.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03They were the enemy, but, again, it's a human story.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06I can't imagine what it would have been like to witness those
0:14:06 > 0:14:09guys coming off the U-boats as they surrendered here.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11Obviously, it's the end of the war for them
0:14:11 > 0:14:13but, luckily as well, they probably think,
0:14:13 > 0:14:15"Thank goodness I've survived."
0:14:19 > 0:14:22Elsewhere in the walled city,
0:14:22 > 0:14:24Catherine's on the lookout for her next shop.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30- Hello, there. Hi. I'm Catherine.- Simon.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33- Hello, Simon. Nice to meet you. - You're very welcome today.
0:14:33 > 0:14:34Thank you very much.
0:14:34 > 0:14:38You only need to look up to see what this shop specialises in.
0:14:38 > 0:14:42- I really love your lights. - A huge variety too,
0:14:42 > 0:14:45although Simon may take a dim view of your budget.
0:14:45 > 0:14:49- What's that up there, the "Chemist"? Is it a light?- Yeah.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52- For putting outside a chemist shop? - Outside a chemist shop, yeah.
0:14:52 > 0:14:57- I like that. What sort of price have you got on that?- There's 225 on it.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59Hmm, OK.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01Just out of interest,
0:15:01 > 0:15:06is that something that you could do a very good deal on or not?
0:15:06 > 0:15:10I have to tell you that I started this Road Trip with £200
0:15:10 > 0:15:13and I've spend £68.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16I don't think we're going to be able to meet on that one, no.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19Fair enough. I shall carry on looking.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21Never mind. There's lots more.
0:15:26 > 0:15:28It's got a good ring to it.
0:15:28 > 0:15:32- Quirky enough to sell.- I know. It's just not doing it for me.
0:15:32 > 0:15:37- Well, at least we've moved on from you-know-what.- That's quite nice.
0:15:37 > 0:15:41It's got 48 on that. What's the price on that?
0:15:41 > 0:15:44Can that be very cheap? It looks like it's been here a while.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47- That's a very old sticker. - Like myself.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50Do it for 40 quid.
0:15:50 > 0:15:55- Can you do, like, 20? - 35 will be the very best on it.
0:15:55 > 0:15:59- And what is the price you would put on that?- The gong, I can do for 35.
0:15:59 > 0:16:03What are people going to be interested in more? I don't know.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06- It's a worry. - Personally, I like the mirror.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08The mirror's quirky. I think this is also...
0:16:08 > 0:16:11At an auction I think that will sell.
0:16:11 > 0:16:15- We find around here gongs sell well. - Best take a closer look at it then.
0:16:15 > 0:16:16This is horn.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18I mean, this isn't silver,
0:16:18 > 0:16:21but we've got this sort of plated part at the top, mounts here
0:16:21 > 0:16:24and they're quite nicely engraved and you've got this
0:16:24 > 0:16:26nice plaque at the bottom where you could put a name on.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29- Do people like having these in the home?- Around here, yes.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31Gives them a sense of authority, does it,
0:16:31 > 0:16:34when they're trying to get their loved ones down to dinner?
0:16:34 > 0:16:36I prefer this.
0:16:36 > 0:16:41I know it's only faux tortoiseshell, but it just feels good.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44There's a bit of ding in it here.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46So, it's between a ding and a dong.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49Can you make it easier for me and come down to 30 on that?
0:16:49 > 0:16:51I can go down to 30 on that one.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54I know what I bought that for so I have a bit more room on that.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56He's definitely pro-gong.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58And you think that's going to make some money?
0:16:58 > 0:17:01I think so. Around here, yes.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04I came in wanting a light and I leave with a gong.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06Thank you very much.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09- OMG!- Thank you so much. - That's oh, my gong, by the way.
0:17:09 > 0:17:11Thanks a lot, Simon, bye-bye.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13GONG CLANGS
0:17:13 > 0:17:15And on that note...
0:17:15 > 0:17:18- I have ancestry here.- Ah!
0:17:18 > 0:17:21My grandfather came from the north.
0:17:21 > 0:17:26My grandmother came from Donegal, which is just that way.
0:17:26 > 0:17:31So this place is full of Laidlaws, basically. I've lost already.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34Don't forget, we still have Scotland to look forward to.
0:17:34 > 0:17:35Nighty night.
0:17:37 > 0:17:41Next morning, nobody's letting the weather dampen their spirits.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43Why have we never done this before?
0:17:43 > 0:17:46- Why have we never road-tripped before?- I don't know.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49We're having so much fun. This is madness.
0:17:49 > 0:17:54Yesterday, Catherine plumped for a brooch, a gong, a psychedelic suit
0:17:54 > 0:17:58- and a pokerwork frame. - One oversized necklace.
0:17:58 > 0:18:03Those set her back £98, leaving her just over 100 to spend today.
0:18:03 > 0:18:08While Paul managed only a miserly £31 on a locket
0:18:08 > 0:18:10and a mysterious sugar sifter...
0:18:10 > 0:18:13Do press the top, darling.
0:18:13 > 0:18:18..meaning he has almost £170 remaining in his wallet.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20I'm not giving up yet.
0:18:20 > 0:18:24This is our first road trip together and I'm not giving up yet.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27I'm in it for the battle. I'm going to give it everything.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30Is it getting hot in this car?
0:18:30 > 0:18:33Later they'll be making for their first
0:18:33 > 0:18:34auction of the week at Omagh,
0:18:34 > 0:18:38but our next stop is Sandholes, County Tyrone.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44Having dropped off Catherine,
0:18:44 > 0:18:48it's Paul's first shop of the day, somewhere.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50- Hello, there. Is it Stanley?- Yes.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52- Welcome, Paul.- Good to see you.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54Holy Moses!
0:18:54 > 0:18:58- If you told me this was a museum, I'd pay you an admission fee.- Good.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00I'm glad to hear it.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03You'd never have guessed it standing in the farmyard.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06Well, can I just have a wee rummage, a wee mooch?
0:19:06 > 0:19:08You look away to your heart's content.
0:19:08 > 0:19:10I hope you've brought plenty of money with you.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12Now, that could be a problem(!)
0:19:12 > 0:19:14THEY LAUGH
0:19:14 > 0:19:17The biggest problem is going to be dragging Paul out of here.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20I don't want to miss anything.
0:19:20 > 0:19:24This is an antiques maze for me, and how does one crack a maze?
0:19:24 > 0:19:29Keep turning left and that's what I do. Clockwise, follow the walls.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32See, see, you thought I was just crazy.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34Never!
0:19:34 > 0:19:36And you have your uses.
0:19:36 > 0:19:42This is a combination rushnip and candle-holder.
0:19:42 > 0:19:46This is early rustic domestic lighting.
0:19:46 > 0:19:51The candle that went in here was not a wax candle as you know it.
0:19:51 > 0:19:55It was a tallow candle, animal fat and so on. Foul things!
0:19:55 > 0:19:56Apparently when they burned,
0:19:56 > 0:19:59they gave off a kind of stench you can imagine.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01But, what's this?
0:20:01 > 0:20:06Rushes, an alternative form of lighting, I believe dried rushes,
0:20:06 > 0:20:09soaked or treated in some way, could be clenched in here.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12Picture a straw. There you go, look.
0:20:12 > 0:20:16Set in this, just like a wee set of pliers. In it goes.
0:20:16 > 0:20:18Light it and it will slowly burn down.
0:20:18 > 0:20:24Picture the cottage furnished with period joined oak,
0:20:24 > 0:20:27nice Wainscot chairs.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29This is the adornment.
0:20:29 > 0:20:33This is the little object that finishes the look.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36If I said to you that's £25, you'd go, "Yeah, seems about right."
0:20:36 > 0:20:38Well, no, no, no, no, no. Never going to happen.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41Price on that, 229
0:20:41 > 0:20:45and not expensive at that. Love it.
0:20:45 > 0:20:46Fascinating stuff,
0:20:46 > 0:20:50but hopefully he'll soon find something nearer his budget.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53- Give me a bargain price on that then.- £10.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59That was quick. What is it exactly, Paul?
0:20:59 > 0:21:05A little Victorian gilt tooled burgundy leather case.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08You open it up and this was expensive in its day, was it not?
0:21:08 > 0:21:13- It would have been. - A lovely little lady's manicure set.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15What does one need to tidy one's nails?
0:21:15 > 0:21:21Well, you need a pair of scissors and, if you're affluent enough,
0:21:21 > 0:21:25you buy them with silver handles and that's what they have.
0:21:25 > 0:21:31And you may also require a little cuticle pusher and a nail file.
0:21:31 > 0:21:33I think it's a rich little object and the price is spot on
0:21:33 > 0:21:35and I'm delighted.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38Yeah, the ticket price was £19.
0:21:38 > 0:21:42Any other underappreciated gems in here, Paul?
0:21:42 > 0:21:48These are unusual. Very competently turned shoulder baluster there.
0:21:48 > 0:21:53That is a good eye and a skilful hand at work, but what drew me
0:21:53 > 0:21:58to them are the bases, wherein the bark has been preserved.
0:21:58 > 0:22:03Now, the label says two rosewood candlesticks.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06That's not rosewood. That's olivewood.
0:22:06 > 0:22:10These come from what was Palestine, when these were made,
0:22:10 > 0:22:14or the Holy Lands, as they'd have been referred to.
0:22:14 > 0:22:15Do you know what,
0:22:15 > 0:22:18I can prove that because there are little marks there.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20That's Hebrew script.
0:22:20 > 0:22:26These are tourist souvenirs brought back by some
0:22:26 > 0:22:29late Victorian traveller who visited Jerusalem.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32The ticket price on those is £18.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35- Stanley?- Yeah.- You're not going to sell them quickly.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38I think they're hard work, but you've got me.
0:22:41 > 0:22:43- COUGHS:- Cheap! Cheap!
0:22:43 > 0:22:46£10. You couldn't get much cheaper than that.
0:22:46 > 0:22:50I'd be daft not to take a punt on that. You've done it.
0:22:50 > 0:22:55- I'll settle my debts. It's an easy £20.- Thanks a million.
0:22:55 > 0:22:57Absolutely fantastic.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59I'll shake your hand and I'll follow you out the door
0:22:59 > 0:23:01and grab my goodies as I go.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04While Paul makes off with the booty,
0:23:04 > 0:23:07Catherine's ended up in a different farmyard,
0:23:07 > 0:23:12having taken our route towards the village of Castletown
0:23:12 > 0:23:15to learn about the Ulster roots of an American millionaire.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20- Hi, there. Very nice to meet you. - Hello. You're very welcome.
0:23:20 > 0:23:21Catherine Southon, hello.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24- Welcome to the Ulster American Folk Park...- Thank you.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26..and the home of Thomas Mellon.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29This humble farmhouse is the centrepiece of a museum
0:23:29 > 0:23:32dedicated to the story of Irish emigration.
0:23:32 > 0:23:34As curator Pat can relate,
0:23:34 > 0:23:37they are inside the childhood home of Thomas Mellon,
0:23:37 > 0:23:40the entrepreneur who bankrolled the USA's rise to become the most
0:23:40 > 0:23:45powerful industrial nation on earth.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48Thomas was born here in 1813.
0:23:48 > 0:23:52He lived here with his father, Andrew, and mother, Rebecca.
0:23:52 > 0:23:56At this stage, Thomas' father and mother hadn't really any plans
0:23:56 > 0:23:57to leave this area.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00They were kind of well settled here on their 23 acres.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03So what was the main reason for leaving?
0:24:03 > 0:24:07Letters back home from America had a huge influence and once the
0:24:07 > 0:24:10relatives got settled, they would write back and say, you know,
0:24:10 > 0:24:13"Things are very good here. Why don't you join us?"
0:24:13 > 0:24:15They would sit around this fire of an evening
0:24:15 > 0:24:18and Thomas remembers them reading through letters from other
0:24:18 > 0:24:21neighbours and relatives and them weighing up the decision, could
0:24:21 > 0:24:25they make a living here or would the opportunities be better in America?
0:24:25 > 0:24:29Young Thomas was just five when their long journey began.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32Their ship, a bit like this reconstruction,
0:24:32 > 0:24:35set sail from Londonderry in 1818
0:24:35 > 0:24:39and they docked about three months later at Baltimore.
0:24:39 > 0:24:41- This is amazing, isn't it? - It is amazing.
0:24:41 > 0:24:46Then they travelled over land to the outskirts of the city of Pittsburgh,
0:24:46 > 0:24:49where Thomas' grandfather had arrived two years before.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51They planned to stay with family
0:24:51 > 0:24:54until they could acquire land of their own, which they did.
0:24:54 > 0:24:58And on that land was what Thomas described as a dilapidated cottage,
0:24:58 > 0:25:02but it didn't take them long to fix it up and this is
0:25:02 > 0:25:06the type of building then that they would have lived in for a few years.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09Thomas works very hard on this farm right from an early age.
0:25:09 > 0:25:10Even when he's only nine,
0:25:10 > 0:25:13he walks 20 miles into Pittsburgh on an errand for them.
0:25:13 > 0:25:17That was the first time he got an impression of a big city...
0:25:17 > 0:25:19Right.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21..and it sort of planted a seed in his head -
0:25:21 > 0:25:23"Look at this grand houses.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26"There's no reason why I couldn't have something like that as well."
0:25:26 > 0:25:28- The determination.- Yes.
0:25:28 > 0:25:31Thomas persuaded his father to let him study and after university
0:25:31 > 0:25:33he took up the law,
0:25:33 > 0:25:36eventually becoming a prominent Pittsburgh judge,
0:25:36 > 0:25:39whilst always investing his wages wisely.
0:25:39 > 0:25:45He started to buy up land and sub-divide it and sell it off
0:25:45 > 0:25:48and this influenced him into managing money and he thought,
0:25:48 > 0:25:51"Well, you know, there's nothing really much to this.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54"Why don't I try my hand at this?"
0:25:54 > 0:25:58The Ulster Park features a reconstruction of the Pittsburgh bank
0:25:58 > 0:26:01Thomas started in January 1870.
0:26:01 > 0:26:03After a few lean years,
0:26:03 > 0:26:06his investments in the American industries that prospered
0:26:06 > 0:26:09after the Civil War soon began to pay dividends.
0:26:09 > 0:26:13The Mellons were really establishing themselves at this stage,
0:26:13 > 0:26:18not only Thomas, his two sons, and they had their finger in every pie.
0:26:18 > 0:26:22In many ways, he's quite ruthless, but I think what endears us to him,
0:26:22 > 0:26:24he is such a family man.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27He is devoted to his children.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30In the 1880s, Thomas handed over the reins to his sons,
0:26:30 > 0:26:33returning to Ulster to visit his County Tyrone birthplace
0:26:33 > 0:26:37and busying himself with his autobiography,
0:26:37 > 0:26:41while the business he founded became the country's largest bank outside
0:26:41 > 0:26:45New York and nurtured many of the household names of the 20th century.
0:26:45 > 0:26:47It leaves them with one task.
0:26:47 > 0:26:51It's their duty to make more money than the previous generation
0:26:51 > 0:26:54and that really is something that the Mellons have carried on because
0:26:54 > 0:27:00one of the sons Andrew is involved in all sorts of enterprises.
0:27:00 > 0:27:02They end up in General Motors.
0:27:02 > 0:27:04They end up financing Heinz.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06It's a tremendous incredible story.
0:27:06 > 0:27:08They're up there with the Rockefellers.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11- They end up the third richest people in America...- Amazing.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13..and the story continues.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19And so does ours, but on a slightly more modest scale.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23With our two trusty experts reunited,
0:27:23 > 0:27:26it's time to manoeuvre the Morris towards the village of Moy,
0:27:26 > 0:27:30known to locals as THE Moy.
0:27:30 > 0:27:35- You got much to buy?- I'm buying all that. I'm buying the lot.
0:27:35 > 0:27:39Shared shops can be a bit of a trial, of course.
0:27:39 > 0:27:41Try to avoid each other's toes, eh?
0:27:43 > 0:27:47Looks like Paul's already noticed something. Cagey!
0:27:47 > 0:27:50But, with this much room, what could possibly go wrong?
0:27:50 > 0:27:54There is one thing I have seen and it happens to be in this cabinet.
0:27:54 > 0:27:56Does it have a doggy theme?
0:27:56 > 0:27:59Would you please remove yourself from this cabinet?
0:27:59 > 0:28:03- Oh, dear.- What is it? What have you seen?- I'm not telling.
0:28:03 > 0:28:07- Get out!- Is it the spoon with the dog head terminal at £12,
0:28:07 > 0:28:09and the christening spoon in the case at £12?
0:28:09 > 0:28:12Oh, yes, nice things.
0:28:12 > 0:28:14I've already had a look at it. It's bagsied.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17PAUL LAUGHS
0:28:17 > 0:28:19That's so unfair because...
0:28:19 > 0:28:21I'm not playing any more.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24- Is the expression "first dibs"? - I'm not playing.
0:28:24 > 0:28:26Well, we did see him spot them.
0:28:26 > 0:28:29- And I want that.- Is it the dog?
0:28:29 > 0:28:32I want that. I saw that and I really wanted that.
0:28:32 > 0:28:35Will Catherine graciously accept defeat?
0:28:35 > 0:28:36Right, I'm going to sulk.
0:28:36 > 0:28:38I am gutted.
0:28:38 > 0:28:40PAUL LAUGHS
0:28:40 > 0:28:42I thought you were my friend, Paul.
0:28:42 > 0:28:45- What? What do you want me to do? - No, go on, have it.
0:28:45 > 0:28:47No! No! It'll be jinxed now.
0:28:47 > 0:28:49That is the one thing I wanted to have.
0:28:49 > 0:28:53- The honeymoon's not even started. - No, it's divorce already. I'm sorry.
0:28:53 > 0:28:56- Oh, no!- It's divorce. - Well, I want the dog.
0:28:56 > 0:28:58HE LAUGHS
0:28:58 > 0:29:00Oh, Paul!
0:29:00 > 0:29:04I feel a bit defeated now. Deflated as well.
0:29:04 > 0:29:07Can't believe that he bought that under my nose.
0:29:07 > 0:29:10Looks like our gentleman's not having any second thoughts then.
0:29:10 > 0:29:12- Dermot, how you doing? - Not too bad, Paul. How are you?
0:29:12 > 0:29:16Two wee cheapies. Not badly priced either, in all honesty...
0:29:16 > 0:29:19Fair price, yeah.
0:29:19 > 0:29:22..but a hard man like myself is looking for a discount, of course.
0:29:22 > 0:29:27Let me see. 24. Say three at £8.
0:29:27 > 0:29:29£16 for the two, same price?
0:29:29 > 0:29:31You're a gentleman, Dermot.
0:29:31 > 0:29:35No clowning about with you or I, is there? Wonderful.
0:29:35 > 0:29:37Now, where's Catherine off to?
0:29:37 > 0:29:38- Can I buy your donkey?- Yeah.
0:29:38 > 0:29:41- How much is he?- £300.
0:29:41 > 0:29:43£300?!
0:29:43 > 0:29:45The only one thing about it, if you buy the donkey,
0:29:45 > 0:29:47you have to take me along with it.
0:29:47 > 0:29:49- That's all right. I don't mind.- Is that all right?
0:29:49 > 0:29:51So, a combined lot.
0:29:51 > 0:29:53It would certainly stand out at an auction.
0:29:53 > 0:29:55- What's his name?- He's called Donny.
0:29:55 > 0:29:57Donegal Donny.
0:29:57 > 0:29:59Lovely. Of course, they did used to have a horse fair here.
0:29:59 > 0:30:02Ooh, my goodness, we don't get these in London!
0:30:04 > 0:30:06Meanwhile, Paul has monkey business.
0:30:06 > 0:30:13If post-silver-spoon debacle, I look like the cat that got the cream,
0:30:13 > 0:30:17how about, as an antidote, the monkey that got the apple?
0:30:17 > 0:30:20Aye, it's a wee belter, I don't mind telling you.
0:30:20 > 0:30:23English, mid-20th century. Late '30s-1940s.
0:30:23 > 0:30:28It does have a back stamp which I cannot read.
0:30:28 > 0:30:33- I think that is just a lovely little model.- Sounds promising.
0:30:33 > 0:30:39I've spoken to Dermot and this can be bought today for all of £15,
0:30:39 > 0:30:42and I think you're not looking at a monkey.
0:30:42 > 0:30:45You're looking at a peace offering from me to Catherine.
0:30:45 > 0:30:50- Wise move.- You've got to do some serious schmoozing.
0:30:50 > 0:30:54- I'm trying.- A monkey's not going to do it, my friend.- It SHOULD.
0:30:54 > 0:30:56I think that's a wee belter.
0:30:56 > 0:30:59It's 15 quid if you want it.
0:30:59 > 0:31:01You buy it and I'll have the spoon.
0:31:01 > 0:31:03HE LAUGHS
0:31:03 > 0:31:04You buy that and I'll have the spoon.
0:31:04 > 0:31:07Remind me never to play poker with you. You're all want.
0:31:07 > 0:31:09- Do you want it?- No, thank you.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12Worth a try. Maybe flowers would have been more appropriate.
0:31:12 > 0:31:15- How you doing?- Hi, Paul. - I'm back.- Good.
0:31:15 > 0:31:18- £15 you said.- I said, yeah. - It's a deal.- Lordy!
0:31:18 > 0:31:22- Catherine doesn't want my poor wee monkey.- He's a good guy, this.
0:31:22 > 0:31:25- He's all right, isn't he?- Yeah, he's different, isn't he?
0:31:25 > 0:31:28Well, he's different and he's coming home with me.
0:31:28 > 0:31:30This really could end in tears.
0:31:30 > 0:31:34Ah, now Catherine's grabbed Dermot. Prepare for some arm-twisting.
0:31:34 > 0:31:38There's a plate here. Can you tell me anything about this?
0:31:38 > 0:31:41It probably came from a house clearance, you know.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44- Part of a job lot. - It's got a massive crack, hasn't it?
0:31:44 > 0:31:47It's quite interesting, quite decorative, isn't it?
0:31:47 > 0:31:50- What price is on that?- 30 quid.
0:31:50 > 0:31:53When I see a silver spoon like that for £12
0:31:53 > 0:31:57- and then I see a cracked plate for £30...- It's a more substantial item.
0:31:57 > 0:31:59It's bigger, that's the thing.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02- You wouldn't do it for 10 or something?- I'll let it go at 15.
0:32:04 > 0:32:07- OK, I'll think about that one. - That didn't quite do it.
0:32:07 > 0:32:11Now, Dermot's had a rummage in his special cupboard.
0:32:11 > 0:32:12Ah!
0:32:12 > 0:32:15- So these are Victorian? - These are Victorian handcuffs.
0:32:15 > 0:32:18They were known as Irish Eights, cos they're in the shape of an eight.
0:32:18 > 0:32:20Where's the key number? There it is.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23Matching numbers, so they still work.
0:32:23 > 0:32:26They're great, aren't they? So these are Irish?
0:32:26 > 0:32:29These would have been made in England
0:32:29 > 0:32:33but only used in Ireland by the RIC, which was the Irish police.
0:32:33 > 0:32:36- What are you asking for?- Well...
0:32:36 > 0:32:39Please be kind to me. I've had a BAD afternoon with that ladle.
0:32:39 > 0:32:43Online, these would make 120 quid.
0:32:45 > 0:32:47Now, for you, I'll take the money back.
0:32:47 > 0:32:49- What was your money?- 50 quid.
0:32:49 > 0:32:52- Sounds like a good price. - Can I give you a bit less than that?
0:32:52 > 0:32:54- Blimey!- What were you thinking of?
0:32:54 > 0:32:58Ideally, honestly, I would like about 30. What could you do?
0:32:58 > 0:33:0240 quid. I'm taking a loss of a tenner on it.
0:33:04 > 0:33:07You're a star. I think I've got a chance with those.
0:33:07 > 0:33:09Take a chance. Those will make money.
0:33:11 > 0:33:13With the golden handcuffs in the bag,
0:33:13 > 0:33:16let's have a look at what they've got.
0:33:16 > 0:33:21Paul parted with £82 for THOSE spoons, a sugar sifter,
0:33:21 > 0:33:25some candlesticks, a locket, a manicure set
0:33:25 > 0:33:28and, of course, a monkey figurine.
0:33:30 > 0:33:35While Catherine spent £138 on a gong, a frame, a brooch,
0:33:35 > 0:33:39some handcuffs and that very colourful suit.
0:33:39 > 0:33:42So, what did they make of each other's buys?
0:33:42 > 0:33:46Don't get me started on the costume, OK. It's fancy dress.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49And, of course, I'm very upset about Spoongate,
0:33:49 > 0:33:51so we're best not to mention the spoon.
0:33:51 > 0:33:55The monkey that Catherine could have had for £15,
0:33:55 > 0:34:00which I have now identified as early Beswick and rather rare.
0:34:00 > 0:34:04I have got a feeling that that monkey is going to turn
0:34:04 > 0:34:06into something very special,
0:34:06 > 0:34:09and I'm going to really regret not taking it off him.
0:34:09 > 0:34:14If it doesn't make a profit, the joke's on me, but I think it will.
0:34:14 > 0:34:17After setting off from Portrush,
0:34:17 > 0:34:19our experts are now making for an
0:34:19 > 0:34:22auction closer to the border, in Omagh.
0:34:22 > 0:34:24I'm just so happy to be here.
0:34:24 > 0:34:28I think it's wonderful and I do like the idea of an evening auction.
0:34:28 > 0:34:31They come out, they relax, their hands are going up,
0:34:31 > 0:34:34hopefully for my items and not yours.
0:34:34 > 0:34:37- It's a tonic. You know what you are? You're a tonic.- Am I?
0:34:37 > 0:34:39There won't be any optimism
0:34:39 > 0:34:43and enthusiasm once that monkey makes £100, I can tell you that(!)
0:34:45 > 0:34:48They're fairly used to livestock sales at Viewback Auctions,
0:34:48 > 0:34:51although monkeys are, of course, rare.
0:34:51 > 0:34:54Welcome to the world of Irish auctions, Catherine.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57Good luck, my friend, good luck.
0:34:57 > 0:34:59You say that with menace!
0:34:59 > 0:35:02I wonder what auctioneer Geoffrey Simpson thinks will fly.
0:35:02 > 0:35:05There are a few people who still engage in gracious dining
0:35:05 > 0:35:10and require a gong to summon their family to the table,
0:35:10 > 0:35:11so it should go well.
0:35:11 > 0:35:15The Beswick monkey should make £45-50.
0:35:15 > 0:35:16It's an attractive little thing
0:35:16 > 0:35:19and somebody will like it for the novelty value.
0:35:19 > 0:35:23The picture frame, I think is Belfast Arts and Crafts.
0:35:23 > 0:35:25A little bit more attractive than the average pokerwork.
0:35:25 > 0:35:30As it is an unusual piece, I would see it making, you know, £45-50.
0:35:30 > 0:35:32Crikey, where did they all come from?
0:35:32 > 0:35:36- This is packed.- Bums on seats.- This is good. I've got a good feeling.
0:35:36 > 0:35:37I told you.
0:35:37 > 0:35:41She did, indeed. Let's see what they make of Paul's candlesticks.
0:35:41 > 0:35:45- There's a twitching going on here. There's a nervous twitch.- There is.
0:35:45 > 0:35:49£50. 40. 30. 20. 10. Starting at a fiver.
0:35:49 > 0:35:51Fiver bid. At five, at five, at five.
0:35:51 > 0:35:55Anybody going to give me seven? £7. £9 down the back. At nine.
0:35:55 > 0:35:57- At 11. At 11, at 11.- We're in profit.
0:35:57 > 0:36:00At 11. 13. 13, gentleman in the middle.
0:36:00 > 0:36:05At 13. At 13. 15 to the lady. Is everybody happy at £15?
0:36:05 > 0:36:10- Not ecstatic, but better than nought. I'm happy.- Well done.
0:36:10 > 0:36:12Yep, a modest start.
0:36:12 > 0:36:16Calling all fine diners, it's Catherine's first lot.
0:36:16 > 0:36:23- Wait a minute. This is your lot. - This is my gong.
0:36:23 > 0:36:24Do keep up.
0:36:24 > 0:36:26At £30. Any advance on 30?
0:36:26 > 0:36:28I'm going to sell at £35 if we can't get more money.
0:36:28 > 0:36:32- Oh, no, more.- At £35. 40. At 40. And again at 40.
0:36:32 > 0:36:34At 40, at 40, at 40, at £40.
0:36:34 > 0:36:38At £40 it is once. £40 it is twice.
0:36:38 > 0:36:41Is everybody happy at £40?
0:36:41 > 0:36:43This bodes well. One profit each.
0:36:44 > 0:36:48Oi-oi, it's the monkey. Was Catherine right to reject him?
0:36:48 > 0:36:50You stared a gift horse in the mouth.
0:36:50 > 0:36:54You didn't give it to me properly. If you... I was cross.
0:36:54 > 0:36:56- If you'd have given that to me... - Were you?- Yes, I was.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59- It's designed by...- Oh, OK.
0:36:59 > 0:37:01It has a printed and impressed marque.
0:37:01 > 0:37:03With a build-up like that,
0:37:03 > 0:37:06who's going to give me £75 to start the bidding?
0:37:06 > 0:37:09- 60.- No.- 50. 30.
0:37:09 > 0:37:12£30 bid. At £30. At 30. At 35.
0:37:12 > 0:37:14£40 at the back on the phone.
0:37:14 > 0:37:16- Genius.- On the phone?
0:37:16 > 0:37:17- £40.- Could have had that.
0:37:17 > 0:37:19I'm going to sell it at £40 if I can't get more money.
0:37:19 > 0:37:23At £40, it is once. At £40 twice.
0:37:23 > 0:37:28All finished and done at... New blood. At 45. At 45.
0:37:28 > 0:37:32At 45 here at the front. At 45 once. Twice.
0:37:32 > 0:37:36All finished, all done at 45. Lady at the front at 45.
0:37:36 > 0:37:38It's not peanuts.
0:37:38 > 0:37:40It's hotting up. I can feel it.
0:37:40 > 0:37:43How will Catherine's arresting purchase fair?
0:37:43 > 0:37:46- Who's going to give me £100? - Oh, yes, please.
0:37:46 > 0:37:5175. Start me at 50. £50 bid. At £50.
0:37:51 > 0:37:55Any advance on 50? At £50. £60 on my right.
0:37:55 > 0:37:57He's got 60 quid.
0:37:57 > 0:37:5970. At £70.
0:37:59 > 0:38:03Did he say 70? You wish you'd have bought these, don't you?
0:38:03 > 0:38:06All finished, all done at £70. You got them at 70.
0:38:06 > 0:38:09That'll ease the monkey regrets.
0:38:09 > 0:38:13I knew I loved Northern Ireland. This is great.
0:38:13 > 0:38:15Paul's manicure set next.
0:38:15 > 0:38:18Do you manicure?
0:38:18 > 0:38:19Well, no.
0:38:20 > 0:38:22Who's going to give me £50?
0:38:22 > 0:38:2740. 30. 20. £20 bid. At £20.
0:38:27 > 0:38:29- That's all right.- That's fine.
0:38:29 > 0:38:3325 over here. £30 in the back. At £30. At 30, at 30, at 30.
0:38:33 > 0:38:3635 in the middle. £35. At 35.
0:38:36 > 0:38:39- At 40. At 40, at 40, at 40.- 40?
0:38:39 > 0:38:42At £40 it is. 45. New blood.
0:38:42 > 0:38:44God bless you. Come again.
0:38:44 > 0:38:48At 50 down here. At £50. Any advance on 50?
0:38:48 > 0:38:52All finished, all done at £50. Lady at the front at 50.
0:38:52 > 0:38:53That was a hit.
0:38:53 > 0:38:56I mean they were nice. They weren't that nice.
0:38:56 > 0:38:59Never mind nice, they were spectacular.
0:38:59 > 0:39:0350 quid spectacular, woman!
0:39:03 > 0:39:06Catherine's pokerwork frame. No losses yet.
0:39:06 > 0:39:10The most stylish object in tonight's sale.
0:39:10 > 0:39:12Did he say it was the most stylish object in the sale?
0:39:12 > 0:39:14That's what I said about it.
0:39:14 > 0:39:17I rate this rather highly as an object.
0:39:17 > 0:39:18You listening to this?
0:39:18 > 0:39:21£200. 150.
0:39:21 > 0:39:24Start me at £100.
0:39:24 > 0:39:25Start me at £50.
0:39:25 > 0:39:2740? £40 bid.
0:39:27 > 0:39:30At £40. At 40, at 40, at 40.
0:39:30 > 0:39:32Straight in, no? He thinks 200.
0:39:32 > 0:39:3545. 50 on the phone. At 50 on the phone.
0:39:35 > 0:39:37On the phone? Did he say on the phone?
0:39:37 > 0:39:4255 seated. At 55 seated. Any advance on 55?
0:39:42 > 0:39:4455. At 55. At 60, new blood.
0:39:44 > 0:39:47They are queueing up to buy the mirror.
0:39:47 > 0:39:50They've all come tonight to buy the mirror.
0:39:50 > 0:39:52I see looks of pleasure,
0:39:52 > 0:39:55almost ecstasy on the faces of our celebrities.
0:39:55 > 0:40:00All finished and done at £60? Lady's bid on my extreme right at £60.
0:40:00 > 0:40:02- I'm pleased with that.- Pleased?
0:40:03 > 0:40:07This is a very nice auction indeed.
0:40:07 > 0:40:10Time for Paul's controversial spoons and his caster.
0:40:10 > 0:40:13Start me at £50. 40. 30.
0:40:13 > 0:40:15£30 bid. At the very back at £30.
0:40:15 > 0:40:17Straight in, come on, keep it going.
0:40:17 > 0:40:1930. At 35. At 35 with me.
0:40:19 > 0:40:20That's enough.
0:40:20 > 0:40:24£40. Any advance on 40? Who's going to give me 45?
0:40:24 > 0:40:29- I never liked that spoon anyway. - You like it a lot less now.
0:40:29 > 0:40:30At £40 it is twice.
0:40:30 > 0:40:33All finished, all done at £40.
0:40:34 > 0:40:36Will the profits never cease?
0:40:36 > 0:40:39Catherine's bird brooch is next.
0:40:39 > 0:40:41Start me off at £20. 15.
0:40:41 > 0:40:4410 anywhere to begin the bidding. £10 bid down here.
0:40:44 > 0:40:49- £10?- I paid 18.- Oh, right.
0:40:49 > 0:40:52At £10 in the middle there. At £10 and I'm going to sell it.
0:40:52 > 0:40:54At £10 if we can't get more money.
0:40:54 > 0:40:58All finished, all done at the back there at £10.
0:40:58 > 0:41:01£10 more than it's worth.
0:41:01 > 0:41:02Don't be so rude.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04Don't listen to him, Catherine.
0:41:04 > 0:41:06Paul's locket is up now.
0:41:06 > 0:41:08Start me off at £100. £70.
0:41:08 > 0:41:10- I like his optimism.- No.
0:41:10 > 0:41:1440. £40 bid. At 40, at 40, at 40. At 50. At £50.
0:41:14 > 0:41:15Any advance on 50?
0:41:15 > 0:41:18- 50, that's amazing.- Not bad.
0:41:18 > 0:41:20£50 it is once.
0:41:20 > 0:41:21- That's good, Paul.- I'll take it.
0:41:21 > 0:41:23All finished, all done at £50. That's £50.
0:41:23 > 0:41:25Well done. That is good.
0:41:25 > 0:41:28Doubled up. Just one lot to go.
0:41:28 > 0:41:32My work here is done. Good luck with fancy dress.
0:41:32 > 0:41:35Now that is rude. I'm rooting for you, Catherine.
0:41:35 > 0:41:38A vintage, retro 1970s jacket.
0:41:38 > 0:41:40Hey!
0:41:40 > 0:41:43That's the way to sell it, Bridget.
0:41:43 > 0:41:45Wahey!
0:41:45 > 0:41:47All you get is the...
0:41:47 > 0:41:49Doesn't she look fabulous?
0:41:52 > 0:41:54The star of the show, Bridget.
0:41:54 > 0:41:55It actually fit really well.
0:41:55 > 0:41:57£50. 40. 30. 20.
0:41:57 > 0:42:00- £20 bid. At 25. - At 30 by a gentleman.
0:42:00 > 0:42:02Oh, my goodness!
0:42:02 > 0:42:0450 back there. At 50.
0:42:04 > 0:42:05What?
0:42:05 > 0:42:07At 50. At 60 at the back. At £60.
0:42:07 > 0:42:11At £60, it is once. £60, it is twice.
0:42:11 > 0:42:14All finished and done at £60. Well done, sir.
0:42:14 > 0:42:17Well done!
0:42:17 > 0:42:18You did a great job.
0:42:18 > 0:42:21She certainly did. Another mighty profit.
0:42:21 > 0:42:24Well, I don't know about you but I am ready for my bed.
0:42:24 > 0:42:27- Are we going to get our slippers? - Absolutely. We need slippers.
0:42:27 > 0:42:30That really was auction night fever.
0:42:30 > 0:42:32Catherine started out with £200
0:42:32 > 0:42:37and made, after paying auction costs, a profit of £58.80.
0:42:38 > 0:42:41Paul began with the same sum and, after paying auction costs,
0:42:41 > 0:42:46he's produced a profit of £82 and a slim lead.
0:42:46 > 0:42:50- Now, the lights might be an issue. - We need lights.
0:42:50 > 0:42:52- We need a torch.- That's lights.
0:42:52 > 0:42:55Woo-hoo! We are out of here.
0:42:55 > 0:42:57Profits all the way
0:42:57 > 0:42:59at 12 o'clock at night.
0:42:59 > 0:43:01THEY LAUGH
0:43:02 > 0:43:06Next time on Antiques Road Trip, Catherine's all pumped up...
0:43:06 > 0:43:09Are you ready for this? Are you ready?
0:43:09 > 0:43:11..while Paul waxes lyrical.
0:43:11 > 0:43:13These are good.