Episode 8

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0:00:02 > 0:00:04It's the nation's favourite antiques experts...

0:00:04 > 0:00:06- What a job.- ..with £200 each,

0:00:06 > 0:00:08a classic car...

0:00:08 > 0:00:12- Buckle up.- ..and a goal to scour Britain for antiques.

0:00:12 > 0:00:13Oh, sorry.

0:00:13 > 0:00:14Ha-ha!

0:00:14 > 0:00:17The aim, to make the biggest profit at auction.

0:00:17 > 0:00:19But it's no mean feat.

0:00:19 > 0:00:23- There'll be worthy winners...- Yes! - ..and valiant losers.

0:00:23 > 0:00:25So, will it be the high road to glory

0:00:25 > 0:00:27or the slow road to disaster?

0:00:27 > 0:00:29Have a good trip.

0:00:29 > 0:00:31This is the Antiques Road Trip.

0:00:34 > 0:00:36Yeah!

0:00:36 > 0:00:39- Charlie?- Yes.- Where do you think this wee lane is taking us to?

0:00:39 > 0:00:41I think it's taking us to, maybe, a manure heap,

0:00:41 > 0:00:43because that smell, Anita.

0:00:43 > 0:00:45Oh, Charlie.

0:00:45 > 0:00:47Have you passed wind?

0:00:47 > 0:00:50- Take me back to the city! - I can't breathe!

0:00:50 > 0:00:52Pinch your noses.

0:00:52 > 0:00:54Anita Manning and Charles Hanson,

0:00:54 > 0:00:57our fragrant finders of antiques gold,

0:00:57 > 0:01:01are back on the road, hoping for the sweet smell of success.

0:01:01 > 0:01:03I'm not complacent, Charlie.

0:01:03 > 0:01:08- No.- But I could be tempted to be a bit adventurous.

0:01:08 > 0:01:11If I was an antique, and you looked at me, what would you think of me?

0:01:11 > 0:01:12Would you buy me, for example?

0:01:12 > 0:01:15I think I'd say, I'd have him!

0:01:15 > 0:01:16THEY LAUGH

0:01:16 > 0:01:18He's caught my eye.

0:01:18 > 0:01:21A bit unusual. A wee bit quirky.

0:01:21 > 0:01:24And I'd say you're full of colour.

0:01:24 > 0:01:25In nice condition.

0:01:25 > 0:01:30Oh, Charlie, we're like a mutual admiration society.

0:01:30 > 0:01:32Mirror, mirror, on the wall...

0:01:35 > 0:01:37Charles made a small loss in the saleroom last time,

0:01:37 > 0:01:41and is still on the back foot with £217.34.

0:01:43 > 0:01:47Anita also had a wee hiccup at the last auction,

0:01:47 > 0:01:52but is still ahead with a healthy £317.38 to spend this time.

0:01:54 > 0:01:59Our 1972 Triumph Stag is looking good, and by their own admission,

0:01:59 > 0:02:01so are our experts.

0:02:02 > 0:02:05I love that suit there. Is that out of the movies?

0:02:05 > 0:02:06Do you like my suit, seriously?

0:02:06 > 0:02:10Charlie, I think you're absolutely lovely today.

0:02:10 > 0:02:13- Are you being serious? - Your mammy would be proud of you.

0:02:13 > 0:02:15THEY LAUGH

0:02:15 > 0:02:20Aw, look at that, Charles and Anita were waved off from Kilbarchan,

0:02:20 > 0:02:23and are touring the byways of the Scottish Borders and Cumbria

0:02:23 > 0:02:26before a final auction in North Shields.

0:02:26 > 0:02:28Today, they are circling the Lakes,

0:02:28 > 0:02:29and skirting the Solway

0:02:29 > 0:02:32before heading north to auction in Rosewell,

0:02:32 > 0:02:35near Edinburgh. But the first port of call is Keswick,

0:02:35 > 0:02:40where Anita has dropped off Charles for his first shop of the day.

0:02:40 > 0:02:42Now, this Lakeland town

0:02:42 > 0:02:46is associated with romantic writers and artists.

0:02:46 > 0:02:50In the 19th century, this was the centre of pencil manufacturing.

0:02:50 > 0:02:53Hopefully, Charles will be drawing inspiration today,

0:02:53 > 0:02:54from his first shop,

0:02:54 > 0:02:56Keswick Collectables.

0:02:56 > 0:02:59- Good morning.- Hello.

0:02:59 > 0:03:00- How are you?- What a fine day.

0:03:01 > 0:03:03It's Keswick, it's always like this.

0:03:03 > 0:03:06Oh, the sun shines on the righteous, eh?

0:03:06 > 0:03:08What's the plan then, Charles?

0:03:08 > 0:03:10At the moment, I am feeling the pressure.

0:03:10 > 0:03:13Anita is ahead.

0:03:13 > 0:03:17And I've got to try and catch her.

0:03:18 > 0:03:19Am I feeling confident?

0:03:19 > 0:03:21It could happen like that.

0:03:21 > 0:03:25Suddenly, out of nowhere, can be that object,

0:03:25 > 0:03:28that can be very much a story of rags to riches.

0:03:28 > 0:03:31I'm hoping it might happen.

0:03:31 > 0:03:33Dreams do come true.

0:03:33 > 0:03:34They do.

0:03:34 > 0:03:37Mark, being in Keswick, of course,

0:03:37 > 0:03:41what Keswick is renowned for is things like this, isn't it?

0:03:41 > 0:03:42The Keswick School of Art, yeah.

0:03:42 > 0:03:43Keswick School of Art.

0:03:43 > 0:03:47The Keswick School of Art, I suppose, goes back to, what?

0:03:47 > 0:03:49The period of the Art Nouveau?

0:03:49 > 0:03:52- Oh, yeah, yeah.- The 1890s, 1900s?

0:03:52 > 0:03:53Yeah, if you're wanting an expert

0:03:53 > 0:03:55you're probably not talking to quite the right chap,

0:03:55 > 0:03:58but I know quite a bit about it.

0:03:58 > 0:04:01The school itself was about, just a few hundred yards down the street.

0:04:01 > 0:04:03This was the sort of stuff they made.

0:04:03 > 0:04:05Copper being one of the more popular,

0:04:05 > 0:04:07slightly more popular than brass.

0:04:07 > 0:04:12It's lovely, but at £225, it's a tad expensive for Charles.

0:04:12 > 0:04:15Any other shiny things with his name on them?

0:04:15 > 0:04:17Mark, this old napkin ring here, I quite like.

0:04:17 > 0:04:21- Not a problem. I'll just get... - May I just fish it out?

0:04:21 > 0:04:23And it's Birmingham, 1890 something.

0:04:23 > 0:04:25What happened in 1897, I'll test you?

0:04:26 > 0:04:27You're talking to...

0:04:27 > 0:04:30If I give you a clue, 60 years for Queen and country.

0:04:30 > 0:04:32Oh, is it sort of commemorative, by any chance?

0:04:32 > 0:04:33Well, Queen Victoria.

0:04:33 > 0:04:36- I should know these things, really. - Are you an Englishman?- Yes.

0:04:36 > 0:04:38Queen Victoria celebrated 60 years on the throne.

0:04:38 > 0:04:41Of course, I was just about to say that.

0:04:41 > 0:04:43The reason I like it is, we are going to Edinburgh,

0:04:43 > 0:04:45and I suspect these might be

0:04:45 > 0:04:49little Scottish cornelian and different agate stones.

0:04:49 > 0:04:52Inset onto silver.

0:04:52 > 0:04:54It may have been one of six,

0:04:54 > 0:04:56but the quality of this napkin ring is exquisite.

0:04:56 > 0:05:00It's hallmarked Birmingham, with the anchor, it's 1897.

0:05:00 > 0:05:03It is priced at £75.

0:05:03 > 0:05:04Again...

0:05:05 > 0:05:07Start to get a feel for where I am.

0:05:07 > 0:05:09What would be the best price on that, out of interest?

0:05:09 > 0:05:11Well, we've had Anita in before,

0:05:11 > 0:05:12so I don't know where my allegiances lie.

0:05:12 > 0:05:14But... As you're in with me this time,

0:05:14 > 0:05:16and I want you to have a good chance,

0:05:16 > 0:05:17you can have it for 35.

0:05:17 > 0:05:20And I'm going to have 90% of Scotland against me

0:05:20 > 0:05:21for saying that, but...

0:05:21 > 0:05:23Can I mental-note it? Yes, you can.

0:05:23 > 0:05:24Put it onto your desk?

0:05:24 > 0:05:27- I'll put it on my desk.- For food for thought, that would be kind,

0:05:27 > 0:05:30thank you very much, Mark, I'll come back to you.

0:05:30 > 0:05:31Sterling work, eh?

0:05:32 > 0:05:36Now, what's the story with our Silver Darling out and about,

0:05:36 > 0:05:38soaking up the glorious scenery?

0:05:39 > 0:05:42I love the Lake District.

0:05:42 > 0:05:45Land of the Romantic poets and Beatrix Potter.

0:05:45 > 0:05:48And a wonderful landscape.

0:05:48 > 0:05:55The sun is shining, the sky is blue, the wee car is driving like a dream.

0:05:55 > 0:05:57You couldn't get much better than this.

0:05:57 > 0:06:01No, you couldn't. Anita's travelling south to Kendal.

0:06:01 > 0:06:05And her first stop today is The Antiques Emporium.

0:06:07 > 0:06:08Hello. I'm Anita.

0:06:08 > 0:06:10How nice to see you.

0:06:10 > 0:06:11This looks fabulous.

0:06:11 > 0:06:14- Thank you.- You've got a bit of everything here.

0:06:14 > 0:06:16Oh, we hope so.

0:06:16 > 0:06:19And a little bit of what you fancy does you good, eh?

0:06:21 > 0:06:26Zut alors! How about a verse of The Marseillaise?

0:06:29 > 0:06:31Come on, now, let's get serious.

0:06:33 > 0:06:37I usually like men with a bit more meat on their bones,

0:06:37 > 0:06:40but I kind of like this guy.

0:06:40 > 0:06:44He's fun. Headless, unfortunately.

0:06:44 > 0:06:46This isn't a real skeleton, of course.

0:06:46 > 0:06:52And it would possibly have been a teaching aid at medical school.

0:06:52 > 0:06:56The sale of human skeletons is strictly prohibited these days,

0:06:56 > 0:06:57thank goodness.

0:06:57 > 0:07:01But as the science of osteology developed in the 17th century,

0:07:01 > 0:07:04there grew up a thriving trade.

0:07:04 > 0:07:05Gruesome.

0:07:05 > 0:07:10Wouldn't he make an interesting conversation piece

0:07:10 > 0:07:11at your dinner parties?

0:07:12 > 0:07:16I don't know what sort of dinner parties she goes to.

0:07:16 > 0:07:18He is priced

0:07:18 > 0:07:21at £125.

0:07:21 > 0:07:25I think I would like to take him to the auction.

0:07:25 > 0:07:27But I've got to get the price down.

0:07:27 > 0:07:29Cue Chris.

0:07:29 > 0:07:30I'd like to pay...

0:07:32 > 0:07:36..in the region of £50 or £60.

0:07:36 > 0:07:39- Now, I know that's a big jump down. - It is a big jump down.

0:07:39 > 0:07:40So you've got to...

0:07:41 > 0:07:43You've got to tell me.

0:07:43 > 0:07:44I'll have to go and ask the dealer.

0:07:44 > 0:07:49Right, can Anita secure the skeleton for half price from dealer Denise?

0:07:49 > 0:07:52I like him. I know that he isn't the real deal,

0:07:52 > 0:07:55that he hasn't been dug up by Burke and Hare.

0:07:55 > 0:07:58But I would like to pay between £50 and £60.

0:07:58 > 0:08:01Is that too far down?

0:08:01 > 0:08:03- TELEPHONE:- It is a bit.

0:08:03 > 0:08:07I'll tell you what, Anita. You can have it at 65.

0:08:07 > 0:08:1065, Denise, you are wonderful.

0:08:10 > 0:08:12You're wonderful. And I'd love to meet you,

0:08:12 > 0:08:16because we've obviously got the same taste in men.

0:08:16 > 0:08:19What? I don't fancy yours much, love.

0:08:19 > 0:08:21Denise was lovely. £65.

0:08:21 > 0:08:23She is smashing.

0:08:23 > 0:08:25And I've got a new boyfriend!

0:08:26 > 0:08:28Looks like she's not done yet, though.

0:08:28 > 0:08:33What we have are a pair of little salt dishes.

0:08:33 > 0:08:36They are in the form of little oak tubs,

0:08:36 > 0:08:38and they are bound by silver plate.

0:08:38 > 0:08:42It would be lovely if it was silver.

0:08:42 > 0:08:44But I think they would be a lot more expensive

0:08:44 > 0:08:47if they were hallmarked silver.

0:08:47 > 0:08:52What makes them especially sweet, are the little spoons

0:08:52 > 0:08:55in the form of a shovel.

0:08:55 > 0:08:59They are probably late 19th, early 20th century.

0:08:59 > 0:09:05And we've got a pair, so that one can sit at each end of the table.

0:09:05 > 0:09:07Price ticket is £68.

0:09:09 > 0:09:11Maybe a wee bit dear.

0:09:11 > 0:09:14But if I can get a wee bit off, well...

0:09:14 > 0:09:18They are so unusual that, um,

0:09:18 > 0:09:19I might be in with a chance.

0:09:19 > 0:09:21Chris, I thought these were lovely.

0:09:21 > 0:09:23I noticed them earlier on.

0:09:23 > 0:09:24My eye was drawn to them.

0:09:24 > 0:09:26They are quite unusual.

0:09:26 > 0:09:27They are, they're sweet, aren't they?

0:09:27 > 0:09:29- They're very, very sweet.- Yes.

0:09:29 > 0:09:31Is there anything we can do on the price?

0:09:31 > 0:09:35I have a little bit of movement on them.

0:09:35 > 0:09:37What about 60?

0:09:37 > 0:09:38Is 50 possible?

0:09:38 > 0:09:40I think that's a bit too far.

0:09:40 > 0:09:42Too far? 55.

0:09:42 > 0:09:46Mm, I would have liked 60, but, go on, as it's you.

0:09:46 > 0:09:50We'll do 55. They are so sweet, they're irresistible.

0:09:50 > 0:09:54- They are.- So I'll collect my new boyfriend on the way out.

0:09:54 > 0:09:56OK, I'd treat him to a meal if I was you!

0:09:56 > 0:09:59- Thanks, Chris. - He could do with fattening up.

0:09:59 > 0:10:02Anita's purse is now £120 lighter,

0:10:02 > 0:10:04and with her passenger safely strapped in...

0:10:04 > 0:10:07OK, darling, buckle up.

0:10:07 > 0:10:09..she's back off up north.

0:10:12 > 0:10:13Meanwhile, time to see

0:10:13 > 0:10:16how our other lean machine is getting on in Keswick.

0:10:16 > 0:10:18I quite like the little bowl.

0:10:18 > 0:10:20That's quite interesting, isn't it?

0:10:20 > 0:10:21You've got a good eye, there, Charles.

0:10:21 > 0:10:23Is it... Do you think so?

0:10:23 > 0:10:24I think it's a really nice piece, yeah.

0:10:24 > 0:10:28- Yeah.- The reason I like this is, it's well-chiselled.

0:10:28 > 0:10:31And if you look at the depth of detail,

0:10:31 > 0:10:34we've got this almost design in relief,

0:10:34 > 0:10:35which is florid, it's organic.

0:10:35 > 0:10:39We've got these beautiful sprays on this fairly,

0:10:39 > 0:10:42what you might call matt-textured ground.

0:10:42 > 0:10:46Over the years, it's become quite dirty, and that's quite nice to see.

0:10:46 > 0:10:51I suspect this is probably Indian silver. It could be 1895,

0:10:51 > 0:10:54it could be as late as 1905.

0:10:54 > 0:10:56I would sell it to you for £40.

0:10:56 > 0:10:57- Would you really?- Mm.

0:10:57 > 0:10:59Yeah, I like that.

0:10:59 > 0:11:02I will put him with my napkin ring...

0:11:02 > 0:11:04- Excellent.- ..as a maybe.

0:11:04 > 0:11:07- Thank you.- No problem.- Do you mind if I keep digging?

0:11:07 > 0:11:10- No, no.- I'm digging for victory, quite literally.

0:11:10 > 0:11:11Finding my treasure.

0:11:11 > 0:11:14One thing, one thing, I quite like, Mark, is this here.

0:11:14 > 0:11:18I picked this out of the box, because this is probably Art Deco.

0:11:18 > 0:11:19- Yeah.- 1920s.

0:11:19 > 0:11:21Yeah.

0:11:22 > 0:11:27I'll tell you what. If you are taking those two for 35 and 40,

0:11:27 > 0:11:28I'll throw you that one in.

0:11:28 > 0:11:31Very generous! But what is it?

0:11:31 > 0:11:33You've got a thimble...

0:11:33 > 0:11:37end, like that, and, of course, inside,

0:11:37 > 0:11:40you've got the reel for your different cottons,

0:11:40 > 0:11:45although that is silver-plated.

0:11:45 > 0:11:48Ah, so a sewing kit?

0:11:48 > 0:11:50You'll see the engine-turned...

0:11:51 > 0:11:56..silver casing, and the enamel that, sadly, has dissipated.

0:11:56 > 0:12:00Although the remnants of the enamel are still on there.

0:12:00 > 0:12:04But just on the outer edge here, very indistinct,

0:12:04 > 0:12:05there's a silver hallmark.

0:12:05 > 0:12:08I feel now it's time to make some decisions.

0:12:08 > 0:12:11The best you said on the bowl was 40.

0:12:11 > 0:12:1240 on that one, yeah.

0:12:12 > 0:12:15The napkin ring, 35.

0:12:15 > 0:12:17And would you throw that one in, as well?

0:12:17 > 0:12:20- Yeah.- Are you happy with that? - 75 for the three, yeah.

0:12:20 > 0:12:24So what I might do then, for auction, is make two lots.

0:12:24 > 0:12:28I might put the Scottish napkin ring together,

0:12:28 > 0:12:32and thread through my little sewing requisite lot.

0:12:32 > 0:12:37It is silver, so that's two lots at £75.

0:12:37 > 0:12:39- That's business.- Smashing.

0:12:39 > 0:12:41- Going, going...- Gone.- Sold!

0:12:41 > 0:12:42That's great.

0:12:42 > 0:12:46Two silvery lots for auction for a bit of a song.

0:12:46 > 0:12:47Nice work.

0:12:47 > 0:12:49HE HUMS

0:12:49 > 0:12:53In the meanwhile, Anita has driven north to Penrith,

0:12:53 > 0:12:56a route trodden by Romans 2,000 years ago.

0:12:56 > 0:12:58The roads might not be so straight these days,

0:12:58 > 0:13:00but they are a lot less bumpy,

0:13:00 > 0:13:03as she heads to her next antiques emporium.

0:13:03 > 0:13:05The Brunswick Yard.

0:13:05 > 0:13:07- Hi, I'm Anita.- Hi, there. I'm Adam.

0:13:07 > 0:13:10- Welcome.- This is a fascinating antiques centre.

0:13:10 > 0:13:12There's plenty going on here.

0:13:12 > 0:13:16Everything from a few hundred, even thousand pounds, down to 50p.

0:13:16 > 0:13:17Something for 50p would be good.

0:13:20 > 0:13:23This is quite an interesting little child's chair.

0:13:23 > 0:13:27It's a nice wee thing. It is a child's potty chair.

0:13:27 > 0:13:29For potty training.

0:13:29 > 0:13:32This would date from the early part of the 20th century,

0:13:32 > 0:13:34late part of the 19th century.

0:13:34 > 0:13:36And look at this here.

0:13:36 > 0:13:42The poor wee soul was locked into the potty chair,

0:13:42 > 0:13:45until he or she performed.

0:13:45 > 0:13:48I don't know if I like that, but it's quite interesting.

0:13:48 > 0:13:51I wonder how many "p" that would be!

0:13:51 > 0:13:53Oh, she's moving on.

0:13:53 > 0:13:55I've spotted this pair of candlesticks.

0:13:55 > 0:13:58I think they are silver plate, could be aluminium.

0:13:58 > 0:14:05They are in that case, and they are very much in the modernist style.

0:14:05 > 0:14:07They are not to everyone's taste,

0:14:07 > 0:14:09but I think that they've got a lot of style.

0:14:09 > 0:14:13They are priced at £30, which is not a lot of money.

0:14:13 > 0:14:15We're going to have a look at them.

0:14:15 > 0:14:17Adam's your man.

0:14:17 > 0:14:20I thought that they might appeal to the younger set.

0:14:20 > 0:14:22Because they have that modernist look.

0:14:24 > 0:14:27But they could be from, maybe, the 1930s, '40s.

0:14:27 > 0:14:29They've got that kind of look about them, haven't they?

0:14:29 > 0:14:32They've got that kind of look. They've got that kind of look.

0:14:32 > 0:14:33Can these be bought...

0:14:36 > 0:14:38..for £18?

0:14:38 > 0:14:39The simple answer is no.

0:14:39 > 0:14:4127 would be dead best.

0:14:41 > 0:14:43I think I'm going to go for them.

0:14:43 > 0:14:45- 27, thank you very much.- Deal.

0:14:45 > 0:14:46Thank you.

0:14:46 > 0:14:48Well, they are not Liberace,

0:14:48 > 0:14:51but they might shine for you at auction.

0:14:51 > 0:14:53CAR SCREECHES

0:14:53 > 0:14:54Oh, that will be her off then!

0:14:56 > 0:14:59Meanwhile, Charles has also made his way to Penrith,

0:14:59 > 0:15:01where he's about to get to grips with a sport

0:15:01 > 0:15:04people in these parts take great pride in -

0:15:04 > 0:15:07Cumberland, or Westmorland wrestling.

0:15:07 > 0:15:08In Victorian times,

0:15:08 > 0:15:12this form of combat became a hugely popular alternative

0:15:12 > 0:15:14to bare knuckle fighting and boxing.

0:15:14 > 0:15:19At Penrith and Eden Museum our very own Big Daddy

0:15:19 > 0:15:22is going to get the lowdown from curator Corinna Leenen.

0:15:22 > 0:15:24What was unique about this form of wrestling?

0:15:24 > 0:15:26It was always played on grass.

0:15:26 > 0:15:29And then the opponents would face each other,

0:15:29 > 0:15:31and then hold each other around the waist, like this.

0:15:31 > 0:15:34- OK.- Interlock their hands

0:15:34 > 0:15:35- around the back.- Yes.

0:15:35 > 0:15:37And then try and topple each other.

0:15:37 > 0:15:40So I would, literally, try and do that, and try and push you over?

0:15:40 > 0:15:42Yes. Yes, you want a nice, tight grip,

0:15:42 > 0:15:44because that was one of the rules,

0:15:44 > 0:15:48you would lose if your hand slips and your grip opens.

0:15:48 > 0:15:51The other way you could lose during the match

0:15:51 > 0:15:54was if any of your body parts, other than your feet, touched the ground.

0:15:54 > 0:15:58The real Big Daddy of this wrestling was local man William Jameson,

0:15:58 > 0:16:00a Penrith joiner by trade,

0:16:00 > 0:16:04who reigned supreme from the 1850s to the 1870s,

0:16:04 > 0:16:07when betting on big-prize bouts attracted huge crowds.

0:16:09 > 0:16:16He was very tall. He weighed about 17st, so a very heavy guy.

0:16:16 > 0:16:19Newspaper articles commented on his size a lot,

0:16:19 > 0:16:21saying he looked like a polar bear

0:16:21 > 0:16:23standing up on his hind legs.

0:16:23 > 0:16:25He won loads of trophies.

0:16:25 > 0:16:28Loads of belts, so

0:16:28 > 0:16:30traditionally a belt would be awarded

0:16:30 > 0:16:33for winning the wrestling match.

0:16:33 > 0:16:37And it was custom that people would wear it to church on Sundays

0:16:37 > 0:16:39to show they had won.

0:16:39 > 0:16:42Jameson won this fine belt in 1860.

0:16:42 > 0:16:44Gosh, that's amazing.

0:16:44 > 0:16:46It is quite heavy, as well.

0:16:46 > 0:16:49And it's in this beautiful condition, isn't it?

0:16:49 > 0:16:54Patinated, polished, and just cherished over the years.

0:16:54 > 0:16:56I feel quite inspired by Jameson.

0:16:56 > 0:17:00I feel, you know, quite beefed up now.

0:17:00 > 0:17:02Well, that's a good thing, because we actually booked you in

0:17:02 > 0:17:05for a wrestling match later on, in Hesket.

0:17:05 > 0:17:08- So...- I'd love to watch one.

0:17:08 > 0:17:10No, you are actually competing.

0:17:10 > 0:17:12So... I hope you've been listening.

0:17:12 > 0:17:14Get ready to place your bets.

0:17:14 > 0:17:18They are waiting for Charles at Hesket Newmarket Agricultural Show,

0:17:18 > 0:17:19where he's going to take on

0:17:19 > 0:17:22local wrestling hero John Harrington.

0:17:22 > 0:17:23- Is it John?- Yes.

0:17:23 > 0:17:24Now, John, I understand

0:17:24 > 0:17:28you're eight-times wrestling world champion.

0:17:28 > 0:17:30- Yes, that's right. - And you're a local lad.

0:17:30 > 0:17:32- Yeah.- Born and bred.

0:17:32 > 0:17:34- How should I feel?- Nervous.

0:17:34 > 0:17:36Scared. Very, very scared.

0:17:36 > 0:17:38- I've got this for you to put on. - What's this?

0:17:38 > 0:17:40This is the costume to put on.

0:17:40 > 0:17:42A pair of stockings, a pair of...

0:17:42 > 0:17:45What are they? Shorts.

0:17:45 > 0:17:46- They are pants, aren't they?- Yeah.

0:17:46 > 0:17:49- We'll wear those as well?- That's what you call the centrepiece.

0:17:49 > 0:17:51THEY LAUGH

0:17:51 > 0:17:53This is the centrepiece.

0:17:53 > 0:17:55OK, be careful.

0:17:55 > 0:17:57And then I've obviously got here, what's that?

0:17:57 > 0:17:59- A vest?- Some long johns and a vest.

0:17:59 > 0:18:00Oh, my goodness me.

0:18:02 > 0:18:04Yeah, OK. I'm all set.

0:18:04 > 0:18:06I can't wait to see Charles in that get-up.

0:18:06 > 0:18:09And look, Anita's arrived to cheer him on.

0:18:09 > 0:18:11Are you angry? I want to see you angry.

0:18:11 > 0:18:13- OK, I'm angry, Anita.- Are you angry?

0:18:13 > 0:18:15- Yeah, I'm angry.- Come on! Angrier.

0:18:15 > 0:18:17OK, this is it.

0:18:17 > 0:18:18- ANNOUNCER:- We've got in the ring

0:18:18 > 0:18:20two very well-matched wrestlers.

0:18:20 > 0:18:22Oh, no. We're not at all.

0:18:22 > 0:18:26On the one hand, our local expert, John Harrington,

0:18:26 > 0:18:28reigning champion from Bewaldeth.

0:18:28 > 0:18:30APPLAUSE

0:18:30 > 0:18:35- And against him...- Come on!- ..an aspiring wrestler, Charles Hanson,

0:18:35 > 0:18:38from the Antiques Road Trip.

0:18:38 > 0:18:41Go on, Charlie. Charlie! Charlie!

0:18:41 > 0:18:45Oh, nice! He knows how to take hold.

0:18:45 > 0:18:48Charlie, you're doing wonderful.

0:18:48 > 0:18:51OK, Charlie. Ooh! Come on, Charles, atta boy.

0:18:55 > 0:18:56I felt that!

0:18:58 > 0:19:01- Well done, Charles.- Ah!

0:19:01 > 0:19:04He is so good, then he falls on his back.

0:19:04 > 0:19:06He's a good man. I can't beat the world champion.

0:19:06 > 0:19:09But it was a good try, you are a good sport.

0:19:09 > 0:19:12- You're my hero.- Oh, Anita, don't say that.

0:19:12 > 0:19:15I'm now weak at the knees in more ways than one.

0:19:15 > 0:19:17Hey, time to retire.

0:19:17 > 0:19:19Dignity intact.

0:19:19 > 0:19:20Nighty-night.

0:19:24 > 0:19:27The sun is up and our Stag is off and running.

0:19:27 > 0:19:31Our experts are rested, and reflecting on the trip so far.

0:19:31 > 0:19:34Have you bought any more broken plates?

0:19:34 > 0:19:38Anita, you know, my heart grows fond for the battered and bruised,

0:19:38 > 0:19:40because we are survivors.

0:19:40 > 0:19:42We are, Charlie.

0:19:42 > 0:19:44- Together!- We are.

0:19:44 > 0:19:47How was your day? Did you get lucky?

0:19:47 > 0:19:48I had a great time.

0:19:48 > 0:19:52I got a bit lonely, yesterday, Charlie, without you in the car.

0:19:52 > 0:19:53Thanks, Anita.

0:19:53 > 0:19:57So I bought a little travelling companion.

0:19:57 > 0:20:00- Did you?- Yes, I did.- Did you?

0:20:00 > 0:20:04It's true. Yesterday Anita met the man of her dreams.

0:20:04 > 0:20:05Or nightmares...

0:20:05 > 0:20:10I usually like men with a bit more meat on their bones.

0:20:10 > 0:20:13..and picked up two candlesticks, and two salt dishes.

0:20:13 > 0:20:18Leaving her with £170.38 still in her purse.

0:20:19 > 0:20:21While Charles rummaged around in Keswick,

0:20:21 > 0:20:23and turned up a hoard of silver,

0:20:23 > 0:20:25a napkin ring, a bowl, and a sewing case...

0:20:25 > 0:20:27- Going, going...- Gone.- Sold!

0:20:27 > 0:20:33..which means he has a budget today of £142.34.

0:20:33 > 0:20:37I think what we've got, Anita, with you and I, with this motor,

0:20:37 > 0:20:38is reliability.

0:20:39 > 0:20:41And beauty and glamour!

0:20:41 > 0:20:44- And beauty and glamour. - Exactly, yeah.

0:20:44 > 0:20:47Is there no end to this mutual admiration?

0:20:49 > 0:20:50Next stop is Cockermouth,

0:20:50 > 0:20:54birthplace of William Wordsworth and of Fletcher Christian,

0:20:54 > 0:20:56who led the mutiny on the Bounty.

0:20:57 > 0:21:00Hopefully, no mutineering,

0:21:00 > 0:21:02but plenty of bounty at Colin Graham Antiques.

0:21:02 > 0:21:04- Good luck, Charlie.- You too.

0:21:04 > 0:21:06- Which way are you going? - I'll keep my eye on you.

0:21:06 > 0:21:09- I'll keep my eye on you, as well. - You go that way.- OK.

0:21:15 > 0:21:18I love jewellery cabinets like this.

0:21:18 > 0:21:21It's all a jumble.

0:21:21 > 0:21:23And you always think that you can find something

0:21:23 > 0:21:26which is absolutely perfect to buy.

0:21:26 > 0:21:29We're going to Edinburgh, so I have to be mindful of that.

0:21:29 > 0:21:34And I found this lovely Scottish pebble brooch.

0:21:34 > 0:21:40Now, these brooches would have been made in Edinburgh, in the 1800s.

0:21:40 > 0:21:43Queen Victoria loved Scotland,

0:21:43 > 0:21:47and she made this type of jewellery very, very popular.

0:21:47 > 0:21:49Now, these stones here...

0:21:51 > 0:21:53..are made from pebbles

0:21:53 > 0:21:58which have been found on the beaches and the burns of Scotland.

0:21:58 > 0:22:01But it's got 65 on it.

0:22:01 > 0:22:06Although I like it a lot, I don't know though if I like it for £65.

0:22:06 > 0:22:09Keep looking then. Now, what's Charles up to?

0:22:09 > 0:22:10Look out.

0:22:10 > 0:22:12HE BLOWS

0:22:12 > 0:22:15Charles, should you really be standing on that chair?

0:22:16 > 0:22:18It's a lovely tea caddy.

0:22:18 > 0:22:20It's what you call Egg and Dart moulding.

0:22:20 > 0:22:23And Egg and Dart moulding was wonderful,

0:22:23 > 0:22:25neoclassical ornamentation,

0:22:25 > 0:22:27which then went into the Regency period as well.

0:22:27 > 0:22:28And this tea caddy...

0:22:30 > 0:22:32..in its... Sorry.

0:22:32 > 0:22:37In its sarcophagus form, on the bun feet, would date to around 1820.

0:22:37 > 0:22:42By 1820, we first saw Indian tea coming into the UK,

0:22:42 > 0:22:44so tea caddies became bigger,

0:22:44 > 0:22:48as drinking tea became more of a middle-class commodity.

0:22:48 > 0:22:51I like it. But it's £85.

0:22:51 > 0:22:52It's too much money.

0:22:52 > 0:22:55Meanwhile, time waits for no man.

0:22:55 > 0:22:57- Or woman.- I love this clock.

0:22:57 > 0:23:00When I saw it, I fell in love with it.

0:23:00 > 0:23:04But I know... I'm a Glasgow girl, I'm a Glasgow girl.

0:23:04 > 0:23:07This was made by a Glasgow girl.

0:23:07 > 0:23:09It's a stunning clock, Anita.

0:23:09 > 0:23:10Hear that chime.

0:23:10 > 0:23:12- CLOCK CHIMES - Look. Silence.

0:23:12 > 0:23:13It's that one, the other one chiming!

0:23:13 > 0:23:15But that facade, Anita.

0:23:15 > 0:23:17I mean, it looks at you, and I think,

0:23:17 > 0:23:20"What two amazing-looking Scottish faces together."

0:23:20 > 0:23:23- Shut up!- Sorry, sorry, but don't you agree?

0:23:24 > 0:23:27Colin, ignore Charlie.

0:23:27 > 0:23:32When I walked into the shop, this was the first thing that I saw.

0:23:32 > 0:23:35This clock is typical of the style of Art Nouveau design,

0:23:35 > 0:23:39which flourished in Glasgow at the turn of the 20th century,

0:23:39 > 0:23:42and which often incorporated Celtic motifs.

0:23:42 > 0:23:46These artworks are highly prized, and likely to do well at auction

0:23:46 > 0:23:51- according to Anita.- I'm frightened to ask how much it costs.

0:23:51 > 0:23:52I've got 285 on it.

0:23:52 > 0:23:58I would give you all the money that I have to spend, £170.38.

0:24:00 > 0:24:03And if you left me 38p,

0:24:03 > 0:24:08I would buy that clock, and that's me blowing my whole budget.

0:24:08 > 0:24:10And I've never done that before.

0:24:10 > 0:24:13But it would be a lovely thing for me to buy.

0:24:13 > 0:24:14I'd sell it to her, quick.

0:24:14 > 0:24:15It's singing at me.

0:24:18 > 0:24:19Oh, thank you, very much.

0:24:19 > 0:24:22I'm so pleased. Thank you, Colin.

0:24:22 > 0:24:24Aw. Thank you, very much.

0:24:24 > 0:24:25There you go.

0:24:25 > 0:24:28Thank you very much. Oh, that's lovely.

0:24:28 > 0:24:29I hope you do well with it.

0:24:29 > 0:24:32Well, it sure had your name on it, Anita.

0:24:32 > 0:24:33Lovely, thank you very much.

0:24:33 > 0:24:35Excellent. It was terrific.

0:24:35 > 0:24:38But I've still got this 38p.

0:24:38 > 0:24:41And I couldn't find anything for 38p.

0:24:41 > 0:24:43I'll tell you what, put your money in there.

0:24:43 > 0:24:44Right.

0:24:44 > 0:24:46That's it. 38p.

0:24:46 > 0:24:49Don't say I didn't give you owt.

0:24:49 > 0:24:50Thank you very much.

0:24:50 > 0:24:54- That's great.- Well, that was generous, Colin.

0:24:54 > 0:24:58It's a bucket-shaped match striker and ashtray,

0:24:58 > 0:25:00dating from around 1910.

0:25:00 > 0:25:02So Anita now has five lots for auction.

0:25:05 > 0:25:07Success, then, for Anita.

0:25:07 > 0:25:10But what about our man who seems to have got behind Colin's counter?

0:25:11 > 0:25:14I've just picked up, literally, in the corner,

0:25:14 > 0:25:15in between these two books,

0:25:15 > 0:25:19quite a nice little silver, what appears to be a scent bottle,

0:25:19 > 0:25:22hallmarked late Victorian.

0:25:22 > 0:25:24Out of interest, there's no price on it.

0:25:24 > 0:25:26- How much is that?- 25 quid.

0:25:26 > 0:25:27- How much?- 25.

0:25:27 > 0:25:28Your very best?

0:25:30 > 0:25:35- Give us a 20.- I've found a little, late Victorian, silver scent bottle,

0:25:35 > 0:25:36we're all happy, put it there.

0:25:36 > 0:25:38- Good man.- Fancy a wrestle?

0:25:39 > 0:25:40I'm not kissing you!

0:25:40 > 0:25:41Ha-ha-ha!

0:25:41 > 0:25:44And that concludes our very amicable business here.

0:25:44 > 0:25:47- Safe travelling!- Thank you.- Bye. - See you, bye.- See you, bud!

0:25:49 > 0:25:53Today, the Borders are a place of tranquillity,

0:25:53 > 0:25:57a landscape of rolling hills and farmland, dotted with cattle,

0:25:57 > 0:25:59sheep and antique shops.

0:25:59 > 0:26:02But these lands were once lawless and deadly.

0:26:02 > 0:26:06Anita's in Carlisle, a city buffeted by history,

0:26:06 > 0:26:08because of its position on the border,

0:26:08 > 0:26:12its mighty castle besieged more than any other in Britain.

0:26:12 > 0:26:15Into this chaos rode the border reivers,

0:26:15 > 0:26:18in a reign of terror lasting three centuries.

0:26:19 > 0:26:22David Gopsill at Tullie House Museum

0:26:22 > 0:26:26describes life here in the 13th to 16th centuries.

0:26:26 > 0:26:31For the rich, obviously, it would have been quite comfortable.

0:26:31 > 0:26:36And, unfortunately, for the poor, it was a very difficult time.

0:26:36 > 0:26:37It was a war zone.

0:26:37 > 0:26:41The whole area was just trodden down by passing armies,

0:26:41 > 0:26:44and, of course, if England invaded Scotland,

0:26:44 > 0:26:46or Scotland invaded England,

0:26:46 > 0:26:48the first areas that would be hit would be the Borders.

0:26:48 > 0:26:51The reivers came from both sides of the border,

0:26:51 > 0:26:56families with names like Armstrong, Johnson, Hetherington and Graham.

0:26:56 > 0:26:58Taking advantage of political chaos,

0:26:58 > 0:27:01they donned their steel bonnets and plundered,

0:27:01 > 0:27:03and feuded to the death with their neighbours.

0:27:03 > 0:27:08They also would hold protection rackets against people, or places.

0:27:08 > 0:27:13And the reivers are actually where we get the term blackmail from.

0:27:13 > 0:27:14So in those days,

0:27:14 > 0:27:17the green mail was the rent you would pay to your land owner,

0:27:17 > 0:27:19and the blackmail would be paid to the people

0:27:19 > 0:27:22you were trying to protect yourself from.

0:27:22 > 0:27:25The rugged terrain of this war zone

0:27:25 > 0:27:28provided a training ground for these expert cattle-rustling bandits.

0:27:29 > 0:27:32They were excellent horsemen, incredibly skilled.

0:27:32 > 0:27:36They were actually called the finest light cavalry in all of Europe,

0:27:36 > 0:27:39for their time, which is incredible.

0:27:39 > 0:27:42They would obviously have a rapier,

0:27:42 > 0:27:46a lance would be quite popular in those days,

0:27:46 > 0:27:49and they would use this, and a very small horse,

0:27:49 > 0:27:55to pick their way across the Fells, and appear in the cover of darkness,

0:27:55 > 0:28:00murder, pillage, and disappear back into the darkness.

0:28:00 > 0:28:04Borderers lived, year in, year out, with the threat of being reived,

0:28:04 > 0:28:07and that's where our word "bereaved" comes from.

0:28:07 > 0:28:12Those who had most to lose were the best able to defend themselves.

0:28:12 > 0:28:13If you had a bit of wealth,

0:28:13 > 0:28:15you might have what's called a bastle house.

0:28:15 > 0:28:17That would be a fortified house.

0:28:17 > 0:28:21The walls would be quite thick, and they'd be up to seven metres tall.

0:28:21 > 0:28:25You'd have a large basement underneath, to hide your cattle.

0:28:25 > 0:28:27That sounds almost like a castle.

0:28:27 > 0:28:30It does. But it doesn't even hold a torch up

0:28:30 > 0:28:32to the peel towers of the day.

0:28:32 > 0:28:37So a peel tower is a large, fortified tower that had a barmekin,

0:28:37 > 0:28:40which is an outside wall that would protect a small area,

0:28:40 > 0:28:43like a courtyard. And then there would be the tower,

0:28:43 > 0:28:45which would be up to 19 metres tall.

0:28:45 > 0:28:47Walls about three metres thick.

0:28:47 > 0:28:50That would really protect you against any reiving attacks.

0:28:50 > 0:28:53It sounds like dreadful times.

0:28:53 > 0:28:57Was there nothing put in place to stop this lawlessness?

0:28:57 > 0:29:00The monarchs of both England and Scotland tried to stop it

0:29:00 > 0:29:02using Wardens of the Marches,

0:29:02 > 0:29:05and these wardens were a bit like the police of the time.

0:29:05 > 0:29:08Unfortunately, a lot of these wardens were locals,

0:29:08 > 0:29:11so a lot of them either had ties to the reiving families,

0:29:11 > 0:29:13or were in fact reivers themselves.

0:29:13 > 0:29:15So it didn't really help much,

0:29:15 > 0:29:19because you were giving a lot more power to a border reiving family,

0:29:19 > 0:29:21and they could use that to their own gain.

0:29:21 > 0:29:26In 1603, when James VI of Scotland inherited the throne of England,

0:29:26 > 0:29:29this union of the crowns brought some peace

0:29:29 > 0:29:31to Anglo-Scottish relations.

0:29:31 > 0:29:34Reivers were outlawed, and banished,

0:29:34 > 0:29:37leaving behind stories sung in border ballads,

0:29:37 > 0:29:41and the towers they attacked and defended in those violent times.

0:29:44 > 0:29:48Charles is wending his way now to Maryport, on the Solway Firth,

0:29:48 > 0:29:53where a fort once guarded the Roman sea defences west of Hadrian's wall.

0:29:53 > 0:29:57It's Charles's last shop, so what's he after?

0:29:57 > 0:30:03I'm looking for that next big thing in antiquing terms, it's that rare,

0:30:03 > 0:30:07Ming vase, or important undiscovered Faberge.

0:30:07 > 0:30:08It's out there.

0:30:08 > 0:30:12- I just need some luck. - Faberge and Ming, eh?

0:30:12 > 0:30:15That might require more of a miracle than just luck!

0:30:15 > 0:30:20But maybe miracles are the order of the day at Maryport Antiques.

0:30:20 > 0:30:22Good day.

0:30:22 > 0:30:23How are you? Is it your shop?

0:30:23 > 0:30:25- Yes.- Your name is?

0:30:25 > 0:30:27- Ben.- What a lovely shop.

0:30:27 > 0:30:29Now for that Ming vase, Charles?

0:30:32 > 0:30:35- Oh!- Butterfingers.

0:30:35 > 0:30:37Come on, man, focus!

0:30:37 > 0:30:41- What's this?- That's just a pot.

0:30:41 > 0:30:42It's peculiar.

0:30:42 > 0:30:45We're trying to identify it.

0:30:45 > 0:30:49- How much could it be? How much could it be?- £100.

0:30:49 > 0:30:53- OK.- We've got this, incise, what we might call grafito decoration

0:30:53 > 0:30:57which, in style, is quite difficult to date.

0:30:57 > 0:30:59It could be oriental.

0:30:59 > 0:31:00Could be African.

0:31:00 > 0:31:05The lid, almost when one picks it up, you think,

0:31:05 > 0:31:08"Is it lead?" It looks like lead, but it's not.

0:31:08 > 0:31:11Again, it's just a really coarse earthenware...

0:31:13 > 0:31:14..body.

0:31:14 > 0:31:19This pot could date from as far back as the 16th century.

0:31:19 > 0:31:21And its geometric pattern suggests

0:31:21 > 0:31:23it's probably of South American origin.

0:31:23 > 0:31:24Best price would be?

0:31:26 > 0:31:30- 100?- I think best price would be 100 on that, yeah.

0:31:30 > 0:31:31And that's what you call the death, isn't it?

0:31:31 > 0:31:33Yeah, I'm afraid so.

0:31:33 > 0:31:35That's OK. Yeah.

0:31:35 > 0:31:36Well, it might kill me.

0:31:41 > 0:31:43- I'll take it.- OK, fantastic.

0:31:44 > 0:31:46Very decisive.

0:31:46 > 0:31:48- Anything else?- I quite like...

0:31:51 > 0:31:53..this little small dog.

0:31:53 > 0:31:56It's just sitting, isn't it, Ben, lurking?

0:31:56 > 0:31:58Your little guard dog.

0:31:58 > 0:32:00It's a very little guard dog.

0:32:00 > 0:32:04On your top deck, it's quite a sweet, what we call a toy.

0:32:04 > 0:32:06Staffordshire porcelain toy.

0:32:07 > 0:32:09Probably 19th century. How much is that?

0:32:09 > 0:32:13I think I could probably do that for £15?

0:32:13 > 0:32:16- 15?- If you found anything else I could maybe do a little bit.

0:32:16 > 0:32:18There's one thing I've seen when I walked into the front,

0:32:18 > 0:32:20so if I put him down there.

0:32:20 > 0:32:22If I go and get it, maybe we can do a deal.

0:32:22 > 0:32:24Yeah, of course.

0:32:24 > 0:32:27What is it? A Faberge egg?

0:32:27 > 0:32:29It's not quite lights out yet.

0:32:29 > 0:32:31But, of course, back in the Victorian times,

0:32:31 > 0:32:33you had a chamber stick.

0:32:33 > 0:32:38- Yes.- I just quite like this, because it's only £5.

0:32:38 > 0:32:40Age-wise, we're talking 1860.

0:32:40 > 0:32:43And what's lovely, it's all hand-painted.

0:32:43 > 0:32:44All hand-painted.

0:32:44 > 0:32:48These wonderful, busy, vibrant sprays of flowers.

0:32:48 > 0:32:51What we call a dentil gilt rim.

0:32:51 > 0:32:53Yes, it's got a crack.

0:32:53 > 0:32:56It's a shame, just on the sconce there, there's a small crack.

0:32:56 > 0:33:01I'm an... I like buying objects, because, to me, it's a survivor.

0:33:01 > 0:33:05So, Ben, If I bought the chamber stick in porcelain Staffordshire,

0:33:05 > 0:33:10and I bought the King Charles spaniel with it as well,

0:33:10 > 0:33:11what could be the best price?

0:33:12 > 0:33:14- I'd do it for 12.- Are you sure?

0:33:14 > 0:33:16- I'll do it for 12.- Is there money in it for you, though, on that?

0:33:16 > 0:33:21- Yes.- That's five for the chamber stick, and 12 for the dog,

0:33:21 > 0:33:25and with the pot, Charles is handing over £117.

0:33:26 > 0:33:29And that's him done.

0:33:29 > 0:33:30- Take care.- Until next time.- And you.

0:33:30 > 0:33:32Bye-bye.

0:33:32 > 0:33:34Bye-bye, Maryport.

0:33:34 > 0:33:39Time to collect our other priceless prize, Anita, and hit the trail.

0:33:39 > 0:33:41What's the direction of travel?

0:33:41 > 0:33:42Let's get to the end of this road,

0:33:42 > 0:33:46and see if we can see a signpost that says, "To the north."

0:33:46 > 0:33:48Exactly, Anita.

0:33:48 > 0:33:49It's that simple.

0:33:49 > 0:33:51The North, here we come.

0:33:51 > 0:33:54Back over the border soon enough, after some shut-eye, eh?

0:33:57 > 0:34:01Auction Day has dawned, and the stage is set at Rosewell,

0:34:01 > 0:34:03a former mining village south of Edinburgh,

0:34:03 > 0:34:06where our irrepressible pair are leading us

0:34:06 > 0:34:09a merry Scottish country dance.

0:34:09 > 0:34:12- BOTH:- Heel, toe, heel, toe, gallop, gallop, gallop.

0:34:12 > 0:34:14We're here, Charlie.

0:34:14 > 0:34:17As if by magic, Anita and Charles took the B road

0:34:17 > 0:34:19from Keswick on a scenic tour of the lakes,

0:34:19 > 0:34:23before crossing the Scottish border and heading for Rosewell.

0:34:23 > 0:34:27Our saleroom today is Thomson Roddick, a family firm,

0:34:27 > 0:34:30which has been gavel-bashing hereabouts since 1880.

0:34:32 > 0:34:39Anita blew her entire budget of £317.38 on five lots.

0:34:39 > 0:34:42Charles, who is also very nearly cleaned out,

0:34:42 > 0:34:46spending £212 on his five lots.

0:34:46 > 0:34:49So, what do they think, honestly?

0:34:49 > 0:34:51This is an old crackpot.

0:34:51 > 0:34:54And Charlie loves his old crackpots.

0:34:54 > 0:34:58But this pot could be something very special.

0:34:58 > 0:35:01Over 300 years old, probably South American.

0:35:01 > 0:35:05There will be buyers out there who are anxious to get a hold of that.

0:35:05 > 0:35:07Crackpot indeed, eh?

0:35:07 > 0:35:09This clock looked amazing in the shop,

0:35:09 > 0:35:11and Anita, you've hit the jackpot.

0:35:11 > 0:35:15It just captures everything you want from the organic, sinuous lines

0:35:15 > 0:35:20of the Glaswegian School of handicraft, to the numerals.

0:35:20 > 0:35:24I cannot believe it was under £200.

0:35:24 > 0:35:26Time will tell, then.

0:35:26 > 0:35:28Now, what does auctioneer Sybelle Thomson

0:35:28 > 0:35:30think about what Charles and Anita have bought?

0:35:30 > 0:35:33Lots of interest in the skeleton.

0:35:33 > 0:35:34Just a shame it's headless.

0:35:34 > 0:35:36But I think it will do really well here.

0:35:36 > 0:35:38The napkin ring and the silver sewing case -

0:35:38 > 0:35:40these are always popular.

0:35:40 > 0:35:42And particularly will do well in Edinburgh,

0:35:42 > 0:35:44as there's lots of collectors for pieces

0:35:44 > 0:35:46set with Scottish hard stone.

0:35:46 > 0:35:47Please be seated.

0:35:47 > 0:35:50I'm looking forward to this, Charlie.

0:35:50 > 0:35:55There's a really busy feeling of vibrancy.

0:35:55 > 0:35:58First up, and standing to attention, is Anita's skeleton.

0:35:58 > 0:36:00Don't lose your head here. Ooh!

0:36:00 > 0:36:02Somebody did!

0:36:02 > 0:36:06£35, 35, 35, 40, five.

0:36:06 > 0:36:08- It's moving.- 50, five. 55. - Slow down!

0:36:08 > 0:36:10Anyone else? 60. five,

0:36:10 > 0:36:1270. Five, 80.

0:36:12 > 0:36:14I don't believe this!

0:36:14 > 0:36:15Standing at 80.

0:36:15 > 0:36:18Five, 90.

0:36:18 > 0:36:19Five. £100?

0:36:19 > 0:36:21Standing at the back, at £100.

0:36:21 > 0:36:25Anyone else? Going on at £100.

0:36:25 > 0:36:28A meaty £35 profit on the bones.

0:36:28 > 0:36:29It doesn't seem a lot, that, to me.

0:36:29 > 0:36:32- I can't believe that! - Has it put me A HEAD?

0:36:32 > 0:36:35CHARLES LAUGHS

0:36:35 > 0:36:38Next up, Charles' Indian silver bowl.

0:36:38 > 0:36:4220, five. 25? 30.

0:36:42 > 0:36:44Going on the internet, 35.

0:36:44 > 0:36:46- Come on, internet.- 35, 40.

0:36:46 > 0:36:50£40. 45, on commission at 45.

0:36:50 > 0:36:52You are all out on the internet?

0:36:52 > 0:36:55At £45?

0:36:55 > 0:36:57A profit of £5 sterling to you, sir.

0:36:58 > 0:37:00It wasn't bad, Charlie.

0:37:00 > 0:37:02Anita, I'm a happy man.

0:37:02 > 0:37:05Anita's oak and silver-plated salt dishes now.

0:37:05 > 0:37:06Can they serve up a profit?

0:37:06 > 0:37:08We start straight in at 20 bid.

0:37:08 > 0:37:1120 bid? Everywhere, 25?

0:37:11 > 0:37:13- 30, five, 40... - Where's the American wave?

0:37:13 > 0:37:16..five, 50, five, 55.

0:37:16 > 0:37:1760?

0:37:17 > 0:37:20- You're in business, girl.- 65?

0:37:20 > 0:37:22The gentleman seated at 65.

0:37:22 > 0:37:2370 online.

0:37:23 > 0:37:25- Yes!- 70.

0:37:25 > 0:37:28- 70? 70? - LAUGHTER

0:37:28 > 0:37:31Would you like another, sir? Don't be put off.

0:37:31 > 0:37:3375, in the room at 75.

0:37:33 > 0:37:36At £75.

0:37:36 > 0:37:40Another £20 profit in Anita's pocket.

0:37:40 > 0:37:42That's what they call a good touch.

0:37:42 > 0:37:44- Touch me.- Thank you, very much.

0:37:44 > 0:37:47Ha-ha! So will Lady Luck help Charles with his next lot,

0:37:47 > 0:37:50the Scottish hard stone inset napkin ring,

0:37:50 > 0:37:53and the silver-plated and enamel sewing case?

0:37:53 > 0:37:5540, five, 50, five...

0:37:55 > 0:37:57- Go on, girl.- Yes! Yes!- 60, five.

0:37:57 > 0:38:0065, 70.

0:38:00 > 0:38:04- 75? 80. Five. 90.- Keep going, lass.

0:38:04 > 0:38:08Five. At £95?

0:38:08 > 0:38:11£60-worth of good fortune there.

0:38:11 > 0:38:12Nice one, Charles.

0:38:12 > 0:38:16- That's good, isn't it? - Brilliant, Charlie, brilliant.

0:38:16 > 0:38:19I feel a bit sweaty now! I'm excited. Sorry.

0:38:19 > 0:38:23Time now for Anita's white metal modernist candlesticks.

0:38:23 > 0:38:2420? I've got 20 bid.

0:38:24 > 0:38:2620? 25.

0:38:26 > 0:38:2725?

0:38:27 > 0:38:2930, five, 40, five.

0:38:29 > 0:38:31Here we go. We're rolling home.

0:38:31 > 0:38:34- They're angry.- Five, 55.

0:38:34 > 0:38:38At £55? At £55.

0:38:38 > 0:38:40Anita's done it again.

0:38:40 > 0:38:42She's doubled her money. What a girl!

0:38:42 > 0:38:44When you've got it, Anita, you've got it, girl.

0:38:45 > 0:38:47Loving your work.

0:38:47 > 0:38:50You're not doing too badly yourself, Charles.

0:38:50 > 0:38:53Next up, it's his silver scent bottle.

0:38:53 > 0:38:5420, five.

0:38:54 > 0:38:5530, five.

0:38:55 > 0:38:5740, five.

0:38:57 > 0:39:0145, 50 online. 55?

0:39:01 > 0:39:05Anyone else going on at £55?

0:39:05 > 0:39:10Another profit there, our duo definitely on a roll today.

0:39:10 > 0:39:11Brilliant, Charlie, brilliant.

0:39:11 > 0:39:14Breathe it in, Anita, breathe it in.

0:39:14 > 0:39:17Breathe the sweet smell of success.

0:39:17 > 0:39:19Exactly, Anita, exactly.

0:39:19 > 0:39:20Easy for you to say.

0:39:20 > 0:39:21Ha-ha!

0:39:21 > 0:39:25Now one of the cheapest items ever bought on the Antiques Road Trip.

0:39:25 > 0:39:30The brass bucket Anita bought for 38p.

0:39:30 > 0:39:34£10. 15? 20. 20?

0:39:34 > 0:39:35In the centre at 20?

0:39:35 > 0:39:39Anyone else going on for the match striker at 20?

0:39:39 > 0:39:42At £20?

0:39:42 > 0:39:47£20, that's a profit of 5,263%.

0:39:47 > 0:39:50Oh, yes, I calculated that in my head!

0:39:50 > 0:39:51Liar.

0:39:51 > 0:39:54If you could buy a few of those for 38p,

0:39:54 > 0:39:56and then toss them in for a £20 note,

0:39:56 > 0:39:59- incredible business, Anita Manning. - I know.

0:39:59 > 0:40:01Can the next lot,

0:40:01 > 0:40:02the Staffordshire porcelain candlestick

0:40:02 > 0:40:05and the King Charles spaniel top that?

0:40:05 > 0:40:06£10?

0:40:06 > 0:40:08I've got ten bid.

0:40:08 > 0:40:0915? I5.

0:40:09 > 0:40:1020?

0:40:10 > 0:40:1125?

0:40:11 > 0:40:1325, are you bidding?

0:40:13 > 0:40:15- 30.- Thank you very much!

0:40:15 > 0:40:16- Thank you!- £30.

0:40:16 > 0:40:18Thank you, thank you.

0:40:18 > 0:40:23On the right at 30. Anyone else going on at £30?

0:40:23 > 0:40:25Nice work, china!

0:40:25 > 0:40:27That's great. Very happy.

0:40:27 > 0:40:30Now, will time be kind to our Glasgow gal

0:40:30 > 0:40:33and her brass-faced clock?

0:40:33 > 0:40:35100 for the nice clock?

0:40:35 > 0:40:36- At 100? 110.- It's going to roll.

0:40:36 > 0:40:38120. 130.

0:40:38 > 0:40:40140. 150.

0:40:40 > 0:40:44160, 170, 180.

0:40:44 > 0:40:47190, 200. 210.

0:40:47 > 0:40:49I have to have another, sir. 220.

0:40:49 > 0:40:53230. 240. 250.

0:40:53 > 0:40:58Anyone else going on at £250?

0:40:58 > 0:41:01£80 profit for Anita.

0:41:01 > 0:41:03There's no stopping her today.

0:41:03 > 0:41:05That was exciting, though, wasn't it?

0:41:05 > 0:41:08Anita, you're flying. You are flying high.

0:41:08 > 0:41:10Charles' last lot now,

0:41:10 > 0:41:13the earthenware jar and cover. Old and mysterious -

0:41:13 > 0:41:16will it be auction gold?

0:41:16 > 0:41:20Quite a lot of interest in this, and I can start straight in at 30 bid.

0:41:20 > 0:41:2230 bid? 30 bid.

0:41:22 > 0:41:24- 30 bid.- It's going to run off, or...

0:41:24 > 0:41:26At 30, five.

0:41:26 > 0:41:2740, five.

0:41:27 > 0:41:3050, five. 60, five.

0:41:30 > 0:41:3265.

0:41:32 > 0:41:34Anyone else going on at 65?

0:41:34 > 0:41:3770, five.

0:41:37 > 0:41:3980, five.

0:41:39 > 0:41:4290, five, 95.

0:41:42 > 0:41:44Selling on commission at 95?

0:41:44 > 0:41:47At £95?

0:41:47 > 0:41:49So close!

0:41:49 > 0:41:53But all their other items today HAVE turned a profit.

0:41:53 > 0:41:54We had great results.

0:41:54 > 0:41:56- Wonderful. Moments. - We had great fun.

0:41:56 > 0:41:59We're both exhausted with the excitement.

0:41:59 > 0:42:01Now it's time to have a nice cup of tea.

0:42:01 > 0:42:03- On you go.- Give me a push.

0:42:05 > 0:42:08You deserve refreshment, you two.

0:42:08 > 0:42:12Charles started with £217.34 in his piggy,

0:42:12 > 0:42:15and his success in the saleroom increased his tally,

0:42:15 > 0:42:17after auction costs,

0:42:17 > 0:42:22by £50.40 to £267.74.

0:42:22 > 0:42:23So, well done, Carlos.

0:42:25 > 0:42:29Anita began with £317.38

0:42:29 > 0:42:33and she soared away in Rosewell with a profit,

0:42:33 > 0:42:36after auction costs, of £92.62

0:42:36 > 0:42:40so with a new total of £410,

0:42:40 > 0:42:42she is leading the dance again.

0:42:43 > 0:42:45That was brilliant.

0:42:45 > 0:42:48- Absolutely brilliant.- Over the moon. - We both made money.

0:42:48 > 0:42:50Exactly, now, listen, give me a Highland Fling.

0:42:50 > 0:42:51Jig for joy.

0:42:51 > 0:42:53- Jig for joy.- Jig for joy?

0:42:53 > 0:42:56Catch her if you can, Charles.

0:42:56 > 0:42:59And they are still game next time on Antiques Road Trip.

0:43:00 > 0:43:04- It can be a bit like Snakes and Ladders.- Ssss.

0:43:04 > 0:43:08You can go up, and you can come down.

0:43:08 > 0:43:12Charles certainly gets down with some moves all of his own...

0:43:12 > 0:43:16- Like that.- ..while Anita channels her inner Chris Hoy.

0:43:16 > 0:43:19Oh, Charlie can keep the Stag!

0:43:19 > 0:43:21SHE LAUGHS

0:43:21 > 0:43:22Dear, oh, dear.

0:43:24 > 0:43:26Cheerio, chaps.