0:00:02 > 0:00:06The nation's favourite antiques experts, £200 each and one big challenge!
0:00:06 > 0:00:07I might need to declare war.
0:00:07 > 0:00:09Why?
0:00:09 > 0:00:13Who can make the most money buying and selling antiques as they scour the UK?
0:00:13 > 0:00:15- £15?- No!
0:00:15 > 0:00:19The aim is to trade up and hope each antique turns a profit,
0:00:19 > 0:00:23but it's not as easy as you might think and things don't always go to plan.
0:00:23 > 0:00:24Push!
0:00:24 > 0:00:28So, will they race off with a huge profit or come to a grinding halt?
0:00:28 > 0:00:29I'm going to go for it.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31This is the Antiques Road Trip!
0:00:36 > 0:00:39Today auctioneer Anita Manning, and valuer Mark Stacey,
0:00:39 > 0:00:45are taking their 1961 Morris Minor through some major British scenery,
0:00:45 > 0:00:49a soft top, but hopefully not a soft touch.
0:00:49 > 0:00:55You're a local girl and I think you're going to have a very competitive advantage over me.
0:00:55 > 0:00:59- You've got to roll your Rs. - Leave my Rs out of this!
0:00:59 > 0:01:00THEY LAUGH
0:01:00 > 0:01:05Glaswegian Anita has an passion for fine Scottish design.
0:01:05 > 0:01:07A wee bit wibbly-wobbly.
0:01:07 > 0:01:09So will that give her the edge over Mark?
0:01:09 > 0:01:12- Could you take another couple of pounds off it?- No, sorry.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14That's a Scotsman for you!
0:01:14 > 0:01:19Mark's headed north from Wales via Brighton and brought his ambition with him.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22I want to hold the world in my hands.
0:01:22 > 0:01:26But this isn't Mark's home turf,
0:01:26 > 0:01:29so can he grab a crafty Caledonian bargain or two.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31If we could go 18...
0:01:31 > 0:01:33You naughty man!
0:01:33 > 0:01:40Anita and Mark are old friends, but on this Roadtrip they're also serious competitors.
0:01:40 > 0:01:47- You could be Mary, Queen of Scots. - Well, if I'm Mary, Queen of Scots, you will have to be Elizabeth I,
0:01:47 > 0:01:49the Virgin Queen!
0:01:49 > 0:01:50THEY LAUGH
0:01:50 > 0:01:54This trip begins in the heart of the Cairngorms
0:01:54 > 0:01:57and progresses via the beautiful cities of Edinburgh and Durham
0:01:57 > 0:01:59to Thirsk in North Yorkshire.
0:02:01 > 0:02:08Today's shows starts out in Aberfeldy and concludes with a tasty little auction in Dunblane.
0:02:08 > 0:02:13Mark and Anita are all set to turn their £200 each into a tidy profit,
0:02:13 > 0:02:16but who will triumph and who will have a tantrum?
0:02:16 > 0:02:19Well, I can't believe that! It's shocking!
0:02:19 > 0:02:24First stop en route is the little town of Killin at the western head of Loch Tay.
0:02:26 > 0:02:30- How many lochs are there in Scotland?- Millions.- Millions!
0:02:30 > 0:02:35- That's our first stop. Shall we go in together, Mark? - I think we should.
0:02:35 > 0:02:39So what happens when a Scotswoman and a Welsh man walk into an antiques shop? This is not a joke!
0:02:39 > 0:02:43- Gosh, it's so exciting! It's like a treasure trove in here. - Our first shop!
0:02:43 > 0:02:48Gauld's is very much a traditional antique shop with a little bit of everything.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51Somewhere, though, there's a bargain to be found.
0:02:51 > 0:02:57Now, this is a little Victorian, I would say, sort of pokerwork.
0:02:57 > 0:03:03Somebody would have carved all this pattern out by using hot pokers and then staining it.
0:03:03 > 0:03:07It was something that often Victorian-Edwardian ladies did at home.
0:03:07 > 0:03:12It's in pretty original condition. It hasn't been tarted up, so it doesn't look all bright and shiny.
0:03:12 > 0:03:17But, of course, the crucial thing is the price.
0:03:17 > 0:03:21Victorian pokerwork barrel, £45.
0:03:21 > 0:03:25If we could get that down, that might be a possibility.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31Look at this wonderful big piece of Monart.
0:03:31 > 0:03:36Now, Monart was made from the late '20s to the '60s
0:03:36 > 0:03:40in the factory of Moncrieff in Perth.
0:03:40 > 0:03:45This glass became wonderfully popular in the 1920s and 1930s,
0:03:45 > 0:03:47but it's a bit expensive.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51Quite! At almost £700 it's way beyond your budget!
0:03:51 > 0:03:56Mark, meanwhile, is already pondering another addition to his little horde.
0:03:56 > 0:04:03What we've really got here is a sort of decorative needlework panel, I suppose.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07I think it probably is 1920s or '30s, but the colours are still quite good in this.
0:04:07 > 0:04:11If you look at the pinks there and the greens,
0:04:11 > 0:04:14and the little blues there, it's rather an attractive thing.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17But it's quite a substantial piece really for £25.
0:04:17 > 0:04:22I think that's going to be another piece we're going to add with our bit there
0:04:22 > 0:04:25and see if we can get a good price on that.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28Anita, though, has found something with global appeal.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30Practical too.
0:04:30 > 0:04:37Now, terrestrial globes are quite collectable. People like this type of thing.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40But this little globe is also...
0:04:41 > 0:04:46..a biscuit tin! Isn't that sweet? I like that.
0:04:46 > 0:04:53Crawford's Biscuits were founded by one William Crawford in Leith, near Edinburgh in 1813.
0:04:53 > 0:04:58Fancy tins came later, and curios like this from the '30s are now highly collectable.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01The price label says £60,
0:05:01 > 0:05:03but what would proprietor Jimmy say?
0:05:03 > 0:05:10- When I looked at that at the beginning, I was trying to open that out.- Yeah, it opens up.
0:05:10 > 0:05:14That's an awful lot of trouble to get a ginger snap.
0:05:14 > 0:05:15I'm kidding you on.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18- I wasn't sure whether I was coming or going.- Jimmy,
0:05:18 > 0:05:24I think that...again, we're putting it into auction. It's going into a general auction.
0:05:24 > 0:05:28And we're trying to make just even a wee bit of profit on it.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30Can I have £30 on that?
0:05:30 > 0:05:34- Oh, no chance!- Is there no chance on that?- Not a hope in...
0:05:34 > 0:05:38- Could we come...?- Nowhere even near it! I'll do it for 50.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41- That's the best I can do on that. - Is that the best you can do?
0:05:41 > 0:05:46Mmm...that didn't go well! But already Anita's found something else to bargain with,
0:05:46 > 0:05:48an imitation Tiffany's vase for a tenner.
0:05:48 > 0:05:55I wondered if I could do the biscuit tin and this wee thing, which is not a thing of any great significance,
0:05:55 > 0:05:59if you could give me the two for £50?
0:05:59 > 0:06:02- No.- Every pound counts!- I know.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05I've got a wife and three publicans to keep, I need the money!
0:06:05 > 0:06:07- A wife and three publicans?- Aye!
0:06:07 > 0:06:13- Can you hurry up, please, cos I'm trying to do a deal here!- OK.
0:06:13 > 0:06:18While Anita heads off for another scout around, it's time for Mark to try his charms on our Jimmy.
0:06:18 > 0:06:22For some reason, I quite like this frame.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25And I rather find this rather charming.
0:06:25 > 0:06:29I mean, I don't know how flexible you can be with me...
0:06:29 > 0:06:33As I say, whatever price is on it, just double it and then we'll do a deal!
0:06:33 > 0:06:34MARK CHUCKLES
0:06:34 > 0:06:37Well, you see, I was thinking the other way, to halve it...
0:06:37 > 0:06:38No chance of that!
0:06:38 > 0:06:41So what would be the best on this one, then?
0:06:41 > 0:06:43I'll do that for 20.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46- And that one would be...?- Make it 40.- Listen, my friend,
0:06:46 > 0:06:48Is there any chance we could get to 50?
0:06:48 > 0:06:51- No.- Please.- Not a hope in hell!
0:06:51 > 0:06:53- 55?- No, it's got to be 60.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55- Oh, come on, Jimmy!- I can't!- Please!
0:06:55 > 0:06:5855 and we've got a deal, I promise you!
0:06:58 > 0:07:00- Er...- Please! - Anything to get rid of you!
0:07:00 > 0:07:03Oh, don't say that, Jimmy! Don't say that.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06- You've got a smile on your face. - I've always got a smile on my face.
0:07:06 > 0:07:10- It's not trapped wind? - I hope not!
0:07:10 > 0:07:15Anita just can't drag herself away from the Scottish glass.
0:07:15 > 0:07:20And she's now discovered something which at £22 is an awful lot cheaper than the Monart.
0:07:20 > 0:07:25This is a piece of Strathearn glass. It's from about the '70s, '80s.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27It's still nice, I like it,
0:07:27 > 0:07:31and I might be able to get it for a reasonable price. I'll go and ask Jimmy.
0:07:31 > 0:07:37Worth a try, Anita, and adding it to the other items which you've bought may help.
0:07:37 > 0:07:4255 for the two of them and 22 is 77, so I'll make it 75.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46- Could you take another couple of pounds off it?- No, no, sorry.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48- Two wee pounds!- No!
0:07:48 > 0:07:50- No.- Oh, you're a hard man!
0:07:50 > 0:07:5375!
0:07:53 > 0:07:59So while Anita deposits an awful lot of her budget inside Jimmy's ancient till,
0:07:59 > 0:08:03Mark's found time for a quick trip to one of Scotland's most impressive castles.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08Mark and his Morris are heading for Inveraray.
0:08:10 > 0:08:16Look, it's breathtaking. It's almost like a little fairy-tale castle, isn't it?
0:08:16 > 0:08:18Like a medieval French chateau!
0:08:19 > 0:08:22The house itself is very fine indeed,
0:08:22 > 0:08:25based on a sketch by Vanbrugh in the 18th century,
0:08:25 > 0:08:30although there's been a castle here beside Loch Fyne since the 1400s.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32This is the seat of the Dukes of Argyll,
0:08:32 > 0:08:34better known as the Campbells,
0:08:34 > 0:08:38a family that's played an important role in several key moments of Scottish history.
0:08:39 > 0:08:40Hello!
0:08:40 > 0:08:45- Mark!- You must be Jane. - Welcome to Inveraray Castle.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47- Thank you for having me.- Delighted to meet you.- Lovely to meet you too
0:08:47 > 0:08:50- on such a wonderful day. - I know, it's stunning, isn't it?
0:08:52 > 0:08:55Jane Young is the manager at Inveraray
0:08:55 > 0:08:57and the best possible guide to the castle.
0:08:58 > 0:09:04So as you enter into the armoury hall, you'll see a lot of the armaments.
0:09:04 > 0:09:09The castle contains several reminders of the family's early fighting years,
0:09:09 > 0:09:14as well as a priceless object that once belonged to a Scottish folk hero.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16So this is Rob Roy's sporran.
0:09:16 > 0:09:22- And this was found in his cottage which was just up at the top of Glen Shira...- And that's nearby?- Yes.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24It's just on the outskirts of the town.
0:09:24 > 0:09:28Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue, was a sort of Scottish Robin Hood,
0:09:28 > 0:09:30a legendary outlaw and freedom fighter,
0:09:30 > 0:09:36the difference being that, unlike Robin, he and his sporran were real.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39- You can see all the beautiful ornate work...- Detail.- Yes, around about.
0:09:39 > 0:09:41Wonderful, isn't it?
0:09:41 > 0:09:45The Argylls fought on the side of the Government
0:09:45 > 0:09:50and against Bonnie Prince Charlie's claim to the throne at Culloden in 1745.
0:09:50 > 0:09:56Incredibly, you can see original banners from that battle still hanging on the castle walls.
0:09:56 > 0:10:00They are so fragile. You can see there's hardly any...
0:10:00 > 0:10:04- Yes, very delicate.- ..Decoration left on them.- But you can actually still see the outline
0:10:04 > 0:10:06of the Argyll Militia.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08They're obviously a very important part of history.
0:10:08 > 0:10:16And just over 100 years after that, the Argylls actually married into the British Royal Family.
0:10:16 > 0:10:20In the Victorian Room, there's a fine painting of the future 9th Duke getting hitched
0:10:20 > 0:10:23to Princess Louise in 1871.
0:10:23 > 0:10:29- I can spot Queen Victoria in the middle there.- Yes, yes, pretty...
0:10:29 > 0:10:32Then you've got the bride and groom at the end. And I must admit
0:10:32 > 0:10:35- she does look for once as if she's got a cheeky smile on her face!- Yes.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38I'm sure she's delighted that's daughter number four married!
0:10:41 > 0:10:47But perhaps the most surprising item at Inveraray is one unlikely survivor of the big day,
0:10:47 > 0:10:48a piece of cake!
0:10:48 > 0:10:55Now, Judy, I'm dying to ask you... It just looks like an envelope. Where is the piece of cake?
0:10:55 > 0:11:01- Well, you can see how it's all been delicately wrapped and sealed at the back.- Wonderful.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04And this isn't the sort of thing that one takes home to eat?
0:11:04 > 0:11:08No, I wouldn't think so. I think you would want to keep it and preserve it carefully.
0:11:08 > 0:11:09It's absolutely beautiful.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11Wonderful.
0:11:11 > 0:11:17And with the sun setting over Loch Fyne, Mark heads back to the hotel to find Anita.
0:11:18 > 0:11:24Day 2, and Mark's at the wheel as they continue their trek around the Trossachs... Sounds painful!
0:11:24 > 0:11:29- Are you dying to get to the shop? - I am. And are you planning to spend all of your budget?
0:11:29 > 0:11:32I'm not telling you!
0:11:33 > 0:11:39So far, Mark's spent £55 on just two items for auction.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41That'll be fantastic. Thank you so much.
0:11:41 > 0:11:47Whilst Anita's lavished £75 on three hopeful investments.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50Oh, you're a hard man!
0:11:50 > 0:11:55Will she make a handsome profit at the auction or just crumbs? Time alone will tell.
0:11:55 > 0:12:00On this leg Anita and Mark hope to motor all the way to Callander,
0:12:00 > 0:12:05calling in at the little town of Balfron to add to their haul.
0:12:07 > 0:12:14Junk-tion Antiques offer plenty of scope and plenty of space for our plucky experts
0:12:14 > 0:12:19and hopefully some room for negotiations if proprietor David is as good as his word.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22- Have you got any bargains? - They're all bargains!
0:12:22 > 0:12:25- Oh, be serious! - They're all bargains!
0:12:25 > 0:12:27Anita always was the bookish type.
0:12:27 > 0:12:34I always find these Victorian photograph albums very sweet, very evocative.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36Look at that wee girl there.
0:12:36 > 0:12:41She's all dressed up in rather stiff Victorian clothes.
0:12:41 > 0:12:45Nobody ever seems to be smiling in them.
0:12:45 > 0:12:49Look, Mark's found a bit of old metal.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52I think it's quite fun, actually. It's quite imposing.
0:12:52 > 0:12:54I suppose if you've got a big Glasgow house or something,
0:12:54 > 0:12:57to have a big tray like that up on your wall...
0:12:57 > 0:13:02I can't quite make out who it is. Oh, Robert Dudley.
0:13:02 > 0:13:06Associate of Queen Elizabeth I, and as Anita has christened me the Virgin Queen,
0:13:06 > 0:13:11it could actually be quite fortuitous, shall we say?
0:13:11 > 0:13:15Dudley, First Earl of Leicester was certainly one of the Queen's suitors
0:13:15 > 0:13:19and allegedly responsible for the death of his first wife.
0:13:19 > 0:13:24he was also hated by many Scots for his role in the execution of Mary Stuart.
0:13:25 > 0:13:29I can hear him blethering away to David. I want to get in there!
0:13:29 > 0:13:35- David?- Yes, Mark?- This is not the sort of thing I normally go for, I have to say.
0:13:35 > 0:13:40- It's got no price on it. - That piece could go today for somewhere in the region of £30.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43Could I make you a sneaky offer?
0:13:43 > 0:13:46- I'm all ears! - Can we get anywhere near 15?
0:13:46 > 0:13:50If we could go 18, you've got a deal.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52- 16.- 17.
0:13:52 > 0:13:57- You naughty man! Go on, you've done it.- Right, Mark. Thank you.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59Inspired or just plain bonkers?
0:13:59 > 0:14:03I mean, how will a Robert Dudley charger go down in Scotland?
0:14:05 > 0:14:07Now, that looks familiar!
0:14:07 > 0:14:13I'm thinking that I should probably stay away from terrestrial globes!
0:14:13 > 0:14:19But, as Anita turns her back on the world, her opponent fancies some globetrotting.
0:14:19 > 0:14:23I think this is really nice. It's a piece of 1950s or '60.
0:14:23 > 0:14:28But I love globes and I'm fascinated by globes anyway.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30I'm really getting into this '50s and '60s stuff now,
0:14:30 > 0:14:35because it's what the youngsters want, and you can mix and match it in with the old and the new.
0:14:35 > 0:14:39And it actually creates a home which looks like it's been through the generations.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42It's marked up at the moment at £38,
0:14:42 > 0:14:47which in my part of the world, Brighton, would be terribly cheap.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50I certainly wouldn't have that on it in my shop!
0:14:50 > 0:14:54- David, I'm laying my cards on the table.- Okey-dokey.
0:14:54 > 0:14:56I want to hold the world in my hands.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59- Don't we all? - And this is my chance of doing it.
0:14:59 > 0:15:04I'd love, honestly, to pay £25 for it.
0:15:04 > 0:15:08I think at £25, you've got a chance of making something on it,
0:15:08 > 0:15:11- and I think we've got a deal there at £25.- David, thank you so much.
0:15:11 > 0:15:16Mark has four items so far for a whisker under £100.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18- The world in your hands. - Thank you very much, David.
0:15:18 > 0:15:22But Anita, after yesterday's splurge, has yet to spend a shilling.
0:15:22 > 0:15:27This is a fairly modern whatnot.
0:15:27 > 0:15:31But it's rather a nice shape with these three tiers.
0:15:31 > 0:15:37Actually less of a whatnot, more of a reproduction three-tier dumb waiter,
0:15:37 > 0:15:41based on a Georgian model first made in the 1760s.
0:15:43 > 0:15:49I like the three tiers and I also like the little metal claw feet.
0:15:49 > 0:15:53But will David budge from his £30 asking price?
0:15:53 > 0:15:58- Thinking auction value on it.- You don't know if it's going to get £10,
0:15:58 > 0:16:00- you don't know if it's going to get £40.- Very much so.
0:16:00 > 0:16:04- I can do that in the region of £20. - Right.
0:16:04 > 0:16:05I think that...
0:16:05 > 0:16:07- Oh, Lordy!- There we go.
0:16:07 > 0:16:13- That should halve the value! - I'll do that at £10 to you and you put that in the auction.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16Crikey, it worked! I must try that.
0:16:16 > 0:16:21I mean, I know this is really the naughtiest thing in the world,
0:16:21 > 0:16:24but could you come down to a fiver?
0:16:24 > 0:16:27- We'll split the difference. We'll do 7.50.- 7.50?
0:16:27 > 0:16:31And we've got a deal. And if you can't make £15 on that...
0:16:31 > 0:16:34- If I can't make £15 on that... - It's time to chuck it! - It's time to chuck it!
0:16:34 > 0:16:36Thanks very much.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39- Where's Mark Stacey? - TOOT!
0:16:39 > 0:16:43Am I keeping you waiting, darling? I've just got all the bargains.
0:16:43 > 0:16:47- Are you happy, darling? - I'm ecstatically happy, Anita.
0:16:47 > 0:16:52So, darlings, with a potential bargain safely in the boot, Anita is now in the driving seat.
0:16:52 > 0:16:56I love this big steering wheel. I think it's great, it's wonderful.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59It's like driving a huge, big car!
0:16:59 > 0:17:02You look like the flower of Scotland...or is it an old thistle?
0:17:02 > 0:17:04Mmm, prickly!
0:17:04 > 0:17:10From Balfron, Anita must make her way to the next shopping date in Callender, gateway to the Highlands!
0:17:10 > 0:17:15Callander, which became famous during the 1960s as the setting
0:17:15 > 0:17:21for the fictional Tannochbrae of Dr Finlay's Casebook fame,
0:17:21 > 0:17:24is also notable as the birthplace of Helen Duncan,
0:17:24 > 0:17:27Britain's last convicted witch in 1944.
0:17:27 > 0:17:29Well, I never did!
0:17:29 > 0:17:32All that and Lady Kentmore, an antique shop.
0:17:32 > 0:17:36- Hi, George, lovely to meet you again.- How are you doing?- I'm well.
0:17:36 > 0:17:42George's shop is one of Anita's Roadtrip favourites, full of quirks and curiosities.
0:17:42 > 0:17:48It's the sort of place where Crown Derby can happily nestle up against a jukebox or a slot machine.
0:17:48 > 0:17:53- Have you got five pence, George? - I'll give you five pence. I know what a gambler you are!
0:17:53 > 0:17:57There's no time for gambling here, but there is a rather nice clock.
0:17:57 > 0:18:01- Tick tock! - I like that. I like the shape.
0:18:01 > 0:18:06And it has a little Arts and Crafts look about it.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09The Arts and Crafts movement flourished with William Morris
0:18:09 > 0:18:13in the third quarter of the 19th century, and the philosophy soon spread to Scotland,
0:18:13 > 0:18:19especially Glasgow, where it was adopted enthusiastically in both architecture and design.
0:18:19 > 0:18:24A conservative estimate on that, I would say, would be £20-30.
0:18:24 > 0:18:28Yeah, I think eventually that would finish up about 45-50.
0:18:28 > 0:18:32If you was wanting this, we could probably do something around about the 30, which would be...
0:18:32 > 0:18:36Round about the 30s? How about 22 on it?
0:18:36 > 0:18:41- 25 and it's yours.- I'm tempted to say, "Let's halve it and go 23."
0:18:41 > 0:18:43- That's not half.- Oh, no!
0:18:43 > 0:18:45Arithmetic!
0:18:45 > 0:18:48- OK, what about 24? - 24 and you've got a deal.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50Oh, you're a darling!
0:18:52 > 0:18:57With the shopping over and some serious dents in their respective £200 budgets,
0:18:57 > 0:19:00our experts must get themselves to auction.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05Anita spent £106.50 on five auction lots,
0:19:05 > 0:19:07the globe biscuit tin,
0:19:07 > 0:19:08the glass vase,
0:19:08 > 0:19:11the, er, other glass vase,
0:19:11 > 0:19:13the arts and crafts clock
0:19:13 > 0:19:15and the wibbly-wobbly dumb waiter.
0:19:15 > 0:19:19Mark, meanwhile, spent £97 on four lots,
0:19:19 > 0:19:21the needlework sampler,
0:19:21 > 0:19:23the Tudor rose barrel,
0:19:23 > 0:19:24a globe of his own
0:19:24 > 0:19:26and the Robert Dudley charger.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31But what do Anita and Mark really think about each other's chances.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35His big embroidery...
0:19:35 > 0:19:40well, it's kind of OK, but I think the frame spoils it.
0:19:40 > 0:19:46She was stark staring bonkers when she bought the wibbly-wobbly brand-new dumb waiter.
0:19:46 > 0:19:53I think I'll have to be very, very lucky or make a very big profit on one thing to beat Mark.
0:19:53 > 0:19:59Anita, though, at the saleroom, might well just have that clan spirit amongst the Scots!
0:19:59 > 0:20:01And they might just beat me.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06After starting out all the way back in Aberfeldy,
0:20:06 > 0:20:10this leg of our bargain battle concludes in Dunblane...
0:20:10 > 0:20:11MOO!
0:20:11 > 0:20:15..here, at the auctioneer's, Robertsons of Kinbuck.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19- OK, Mark, here we are. - Oh, it's exciting, isn't it, Anita?
0:20:19 > 0:20:23- The saleroom! All this hard work over the last few days.- I know. Are you worried?
0:20:23 > 0:20:25- Very worried. - Come on, I'll hold your hand.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28Lead me into the saleroom, Anita!
0:20:29 > 0:20:32So, as the would-be bidders begin their inspection...
0:20:32 > 0:20:34MIAOW!
0:20:34 > 0:20:36Hey, watch out for the china, pussy!
0:20:36 > 0:20:40- ..Auctioneer Bob Robertson has his own thoughts.- Thank you.
0:20:42 > 0:20:46The biscuit barrel, that's by Chad. Chad predominantly made
0:20:46 > 0:20:51tinplate toys and whatever, so quite unusual to see a biscuit barrel made as such.
0:20:51 > 0:20:57Robert Dudley plaque. Quite unusual. Nice. And I reckon that might make the most this evening.
0:20:57 > 0:20:58Let the auction begin!
0:20:58 > 0:21:00Who's going to win?
0:21:00 > 0:21:05- Well, of course you know the answer to that.- You?- Of course!
0:21:05 > 0:21:08First up, Mark's late-Victorian, lidded pokerwork barrel
0:21:08 > 0:21:11with those Tudor roses.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14- Oh, here it is, Anita.- Good luck!
0:21:14 > 0:21:17£30. £30 opening.
0:21:17 > 0:21:2030 bid. 35. 40.
0:21:20 > 0:21:22- Oh, my!- You're away!
0:21:22 > 0:21:26- At £40 only. Come on, a wee bit more. - A wee bit more.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29- Please, one more. - £40. All out now at £40.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32At 40. Selling at £40.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34Oh, I need some air.
0:21:34 > 0:21:36We've got a long way to go.
0:21:36 > 0:21:40Phew! A modest £5 profit, less commission.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43But out of jail for Mr Stacey, eh?
0:21:43 > 0:21:46- £40, that's not too bad, actually. - It's good.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50Now it's the turn of Anita's little biscuit globe
0:21:50 > 0:21:53and the quest to get her money back.
0:21:53 > 0:21:5550? 45? £40 only.
0:21:55 > 0:21:59- Start the bidding. 35. £35. This is a collector's item.- Anita, behave!
0:21:59 > 0:22:0235! We need your bids, come on!
0:22:02 > 0:22:05- Stop it!- We need your bids for this woman.- Stop encouraging him!
0:22:05 > 0:22:08Come on! She's against that rascal next to her.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13We've got to help the poor woman out!
0:22:13 > 0:22:15No, you don't have to help her out.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17£35. 30 only?
0:22:17 > 0:22:18£35 only.
0:22:18 > 0:22:2140. Come on, a wee bit more!
0:22:21 > 0:22:24- 45. £45.- Oh, come on!
0:22:24 > 0:22:25£45.
0:22:25 > 0:22:29- Well done, well done.- Well, I can't believe that! It's shocking!
0:22:29 > 0:22:31Shocking display of nationalism!
0:22:31 > 0:22:37So Anita loses £5 less commission, but it could have been much worse.
0:22:37 > 0:22:41- Smile at him.- I won't even look at him after that!
0:22:43 > 0:22:46Now for Anita's jack-in-the-pulpit vase.
0:22:46 > 0:22:50£15. Go on! That lassie's jumping about in her seat again!
0:22:50 > 0:22:52A tenner.
0:22:52 > 0:22:56- £10. Bid at 10. - Oh, my God, I can't believe it!
0:22:56 > 0:22:59- At 10.- Come on!- At 10.
0:22:59 > 0:23:04At 10. 12. 14. 16 I'm bid. 18?
0:23:04 > 0:23:0618. £20.
0:23:06 > 0:23:0922? 22. All done now at £22.
0:23:09 > 0:23:14- Yes!- First blood to the lassie. A nice profit of £17.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17I might as well give up now. There's no point in me sitting here.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19Oh, don't do that, Mark,
0:23:19 > 0:23:22just as your favourite purchase goes under the hammer.
0:23:22 > 0:23:24£60?
0:23:25 > 0:23:27£60? 55? 50.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30£40. Start the bidding now at £40.
0:23:30 > 0:23:35£40. 30 bid. That's 30. 35 at the back. 35.
0:23:35 > 0:23:3940. 40 bid only. 45.
0:23:39 > 0:23:4150? Come on, a wee bit more.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44- Come on!- 50. 55. 60.
0:23:44 > 0:23:4665? Come on, a wee bit more.
0:23:46 > 0:23:48I'm doing your trick here!
0:23:48 > 0:23:50- All done now. - Come on, it's worth more than that.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52He's shouting! Come on!
0:23:52 > 0:23:54I need some help here.
0:23:54 > 0:23:5665. 70.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59Thank you, sir. I'm getting the hang of this!
0:23:59 > 0:24:02Sold! Give him a round of applause, guys!
0:24:02 > 0:24:03Thank you, thank you.
0:24:03 > 0:24:07There's one happy chappy, and so he should be,
0:24:07 > 0:24:11with a whopping £45 of profit, less commission.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14- That's a good price.- Are you happy, darling?- I'm happier now, yeah.
0:24:15 > 0:24:19Now for Anita's Arts and Crafts clock.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21I have a 75. Any advance on 75?
0:24:21 > 0:24:23£75. Any advance on 75?
0:24:23 > 0:24:25£75 only.
0:24:25 > 0:24:2780. 85.
0:24:27 > 0:24:28£90. £90 I'm bid.
0:24:28 > 0:24:34At 90. At £90. All out on £90. Selling now at £90.
0:24:34 > 0:24:35Yes!
0:24:35 > 0:24:40£66 profit and Anita, it seems, is on a roll.
0:24:40 > 0:24:44Anita, it was a nice clock, I admit that, it was your best buy.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49Watch out, Scotland! Here's Robert Dudley.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51The auctioneer thought the plaque was the best item.
0:24:51 > 0:24:54Well, he's clearly wrong because the clock was the best item.
0:24:54 > 0:24:58- You've maybe...- It's not going to make £90, let's be honest.
0:24:58 > 0:25:02The first Governor of the Netherlands. 150, 120, £100?
0:25:02 > 0:25:03£100 on it. Bid.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05Any advance on 100?
0:25:05 > 0:25:08At £100. 100. Any advance on 100?
0:25:08 > 0:25:11Come on, guys, we're needing a bit. Lady's getting rather excited there.
0:25:11 > 0:25:13£100.
0:25:13 > 0:25:15At 100. Any advance on 100? At 100.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17Well done!
0:25:17 > 0:25:22From £17 to a ton. Beat that, smiler!
0:25:22 > 0:25:25- Was that a wee smile on your face? - A wee smile.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30Now for Anita's Scottish glassware.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32£50. 45 to start.
0:25:32 > 0:25:34£45 to start the bidding.
0:25:34 > 0:25:3630 bid.
0:25:36 > 0:25:4035. 40. 40 bid. 45.
0:25:40 > 0:25:4150. 50 bid.
0:25:41 > 0:25:44At 50. Any advance on 50? At £50.
0:25:44 > 0:25:46- Come on, boys, a wee bit more. - That's it.
0:25:46 > 0:25:48All done now at £50.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51Not bad, Anita, for a £20 outlay.
0:25:51 > 0:25:53That is a very good price.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56- And I am very happy. - I'm very happy you're happy!
0:25:58 > 0:26:02And he'll be even happier if the embroidery does well.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05- £60?- Come on.- 45, then?
0:26:05 > 0:26:0630 to go.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09- We've got 30, so...- 35. 40.
0:26:09 > 0:26:1140 only. 40.
0:26:11 > 0:26:1245. 50.
0:26:12 > 0:26:16At £50. Come on. £50. Somebody needs to...
0:26:16 > 0:26:18- Come on!- It's getting you £50.- 55.
0:26:18 > 0:26:2055. Another wee bid.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23- You want it, madam!- 60.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26At 60. Any advance on 60?
0:26:26 > 0:26:29£60. The last time at £60. Yes, no? Here, then.
0:26:29 > 0:26:31Ah, yes!
0:26:31 > 0:26:35- You happy?- I'm happy with that. - And I do believe he is!
0:26:35 > 0:26:36It's reasonably good.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38It's blooming great!
0:26:38 > 0:26:42Now, we hold on tight for that dumb waiter.
0:26:43 > 0:26:48- A lovely object, lovely! - 50. 50 I'll start it.
0:26:48 > 0:26:52- Start it at £50.- It's not worth 50. - 40.
0:26:52 > 0:26:54Start at £30. Bid me, come on! £30.
0:26:54 > 0:26:59At £30. 35. £35, any advance on 35?
0:26:59 > 0:27:0235. I can go 36. £36?
0:27:02 > 0:27:0436. 38?
0:27:04 > 0:27:07At 38. Any advance on 38? £38.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10- Well done, Anita.- 38, good, good.
0:27:10 > 0:27:14- Good, good.- 38 was a good price for what you paid for it, in fairness.
0:27:14 > 0:27:18Very good indeed for an item costing all of £7.50.
0:27:18 > 0:27:20I think you're right.
0:27:20 > 0:27:22It was worth 38.
0:27:22 > 0:27:28So it's pretty much neck and neck after round one with Mark's nose just in front.
0:27:28 > 0:27:32Maybe Scotland could turn out to be bonnie for him after all.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35Mark began with £200,
0:27:35 > 0:27:40and made £124.40 profit after auction costs,
0:27:40 > 0:27:43leaving him £324.40.
0:27:43 > 0:27:47While Anita, who also started out with £200,
0:27:47 > 0:27:51made £94.40 after auction costs.
0:27:51 > 0:27:56So she now has £294.40 to carry forward.
0:27:56 > 0:28:01- We've made substantial profits, Anita.- I so enjoyed that.
0:28:01 > 0:28:05- Are you pleased?- Oh, I'm ecstatic! - Is it my round?
0:28:05 > 0:28:08I think you've made more money, so it's your round!
0:28:08 > 0:28:11That's what I like to hear! Long may it continue!
0:28:11 > 0:28:17Later on the Antiques Road Trip, Mark catches sight of a bargain.
0:28:17 > 0:28:20That's a beautiful thing! Oh, I'm looking in the mirror. That's me!
0:28:20 > 0:28:23Huh! Anita models a brand-new look.
0:28:23 > 0:28:26Do I look like a standard lamp?
0:28:26 > 0:28:29But who will light up the auction?
0:28:29 > 0:28:32I don't think I can even look at you!
0:28:32 > 0:28:36That's all coming up later. For now, let's not forget we're in Scotland,
0:28:36 > 0:28:43amongst the mountains and lochs and even if for the non-native the dialect can be tricky to master,
0:28:43 > 0:28:46folk are always happy to help out.
0:28:46 > 0:28:50You've got "wee good" but have you got "murder" right?
0:28:50 > 0:28:53- Murder.- No. Open your mouth more.
0:28:53 > 0:28:57- Murder.- Enjoy it! Embrace your Rs! - Murder!
0:28:58 > 0:29:01'Ha! Mark Stacey and Anita Manning
0:29:01 > 0:29:06'are driving their marvellous Morris Minor through sumptuous Scotland this week.
0:29:06 > 0:29:09'Bargain-seekers and sightseers.'
0:29:09 > 0:29:15'Anita is an auctioneer from Glasgow with a fondness for Scottish jewellery.'
0:29:15 > 0:29:17- Could you that for in the region of £12?- No.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20'And the personality to light up a room.'
0:29:20 > 0:29:23- Do I look like a standard lamp? - SHE LAUGHS
0:29:23 > 0:29:28'But she does employ some unusual negotiating tactics.'
0:29:28 > 0:29:30It's a wee bit wibbly-wobbly. Oops.
0:29:30 > 0:29:34- 'Before ending up quids in.' - HAMMER BANGS Yes!
0:29:35 > 0:29:38'Mark Stacey is a valuer and dealer from Brighton.
0:29:38 > 0:29:42'No surprise, then, that Regency is one of his favourite periods.'
0:29:42 > 0:29:45I tell you what, I always go for a shapely leg.
0:29:45 > 0:29:49'Mark's new to Scotland but learning fast.'
0:29:49 > 0:29:51Naughty me.
0:29:51 > 0:29:57'Thanks to some canny buys, Mark's on top, but we all know what pride comes before, don't we?'
0:29:57 > 0:30:01- I can't believe this. - 'They began with £200 each
0:30:01 > 0:30:03'and have already made a nice profit.
0:30:05 > 0:30:08'Anita kicks off with £294.40 to spend.'
0:30:08 > 0:30:11HAMMER BANGS
0:30:11 > 0:30:16'And Mark is just ahead on £324.40.
0:30:16 > 0:30:19'Now, if they could just find their first shop...'
0:30:19 > 0:30:24- It's here. It's right turn! - I know, but I got my left and my right mixed up.
0:30:27 > 0:30:31'This leg of the roundtrip will travel from the Cairngorms,
0:30:31 > 0:30:34'via the charming cities of Edinburgh and Durham,
0:30:34 > 0:30:36'to Thirsk in North Yorkshire.
0:30:36 > 0:30:40'We start off in Wiston, South Lanarkshire,
0:30:40 > 0:30:43'and ends up at an auction showdown in Edinburgh.
0:30:43 > 0:30:46And I want you to have a lovely time
0:30:46 > 0:30:50and I want you to spend, spend, spend.
0:30:50 > 0:30:54Oh, Anita, you are terrible! But remember, my darling,
0:30:54 > 0:30:59- I've got more money than you to spend, spend, spend. - Dash it!- See you later!- Bye!
0:30:59 > 0:31:04'So with Anita's words ringing in his ears, 'Mark strides purposefully off.'
0:31:04 > 0:31:09- Hello.- Hi. I'm Mark.- I'm Mark, as well. That's a good start.
0:31:10 > 0:31:16'Sunnyside is the sort of shop where anyone could happily while away some time
0:31:16 > 0:31:19'surrounded by the essentials of a bygone era.'
0:31:19 > 0:31:25Now, this is really the height of luxury. You and I would normally go to work
0:31:25 > 0:31:30with our sandwiches wrapped up in silver foil.
0:31:30 > 0:31:35But if you were the man or lady who had everything, you'd actually take your sandwiches
0:31:35 > 0:31:39very delicately prepared with the crusts cut off
0:31:39 > 0:31:42in a solid-silver sandwich box.
0:31:42 > 0:31:45I'd probably keep my fondant fancies in there.
0:31:45 > 0:31:50'Very nice, but £185? A man might struggle for a real bargain here.
0:31:50 > 0:31:52'Not that Mr Stacey seems to care.'
0:31:52 > 0:31:54BELL DINGS
0:31:54 > 0:31:58It's not my time up already, is it? Surely not.
0:31:58 > 0:32:01'Anita has motored on from Wiston
0:32:01 > 0:32:04'to arrive at the town of Innerleithen,
0:32:04 > 0:32:06'her first shopping destination.
0:32:06 > 0:32:09'It also has two antique shops. Phew.'
0:32:09 > 0:32:12- Hi there.- Hello, Brian. It's lovely to meet you.
0:32:12 > 0:32:16- Nice to meet you. - Lovely to be back in Innerleithen.
0:32:17 > 0:32:22'ABK Antiques is a little lesson in Scottish rural history
0:32:22 > 0:32:27'and packed to the rafters with practical stuff, like Brian's fine tool collection.'
0:32:27 > 0:32:31Don't tell me. Is it an instrument of torture?
0:32:31 > 0:32:36- That's what it looks like! - That's what it looks like!
0:32:36 > 0:32:41It's to hold a horse's mouth open when you're doing dental work.
0:32:41 > 0:32:44'South Lanarkshire is a great horse-rearing area
0:32:44 > 0:32:50'and Brian has plenty more tack, including a pair of leather hoof boots.'
0:32:50 > 0:32:54I love these horses' shoes. I think they're great. What does that say?
0:32:54 > 0:32:56Red Rum?
0:32:58 > 0:33:01'Unfortunately not. They'd be worth a fortune.
0:33:01 > 0:33:06'The leather over-shoe could be used when a horse-drawn lawnmower was employed
0:33:06 > 0:33:11'so that the imprint of hooves didn't damage the lawn surface.'
0:33:11 > 0:33:15I think this'll bring a smile to Mark Stacey's face.
0:33:16 > 0:33:18'But £45, Anita?'
0:33:18 > 0:33:21Can you sell me these horse boots,
0:33:21 > 0:33:26these very useful horse boots, for...15 quid?
0:33:26 > 0:33:29- No. - SHE LAUGHS
0:33:29 > 0:33:31I was only kidding you on.
0:33:31 > 0:33:36I need to buy them at round about the 25-ies.
0:33:36 > 0:33:39- 26?- No, 30. Bottom line.
0:33:39 > 0:33:42£30 and you're getting a wonderful bargain.
0:33:42 > 0:33:45Could you go 28?
0:33:45 > 0:33:50- OK, 28.- 28. That's great. We'll seal the deal at that.- Deal done.
0:33:50 > 0:33:52'After making one of her stranger buys,
0:33:52 > 0:33:56- 'Anita spies something she's a bit more familiar with.' - That's rather pretty.
0:33:56 > 0:34:00I mean, it's quite light for a paperweight. And we've got this nice...
0:34:00 > 0:34:04- Cairngorms.- ..smoky topaz.
0:34:04 > 0:34:10'Topaz is easily confused with Scotland's own smoky quartz from the Cairngorms.
0:34:10 > 0:34:14'But the stone in this £30 paperweight is almost certainly European.'
0:34:14 > 0:34:21- Could you do that for in the region of £12?- No. £20.- Uh-huh.
0:34:21 > 0:34:25I'm not wanting to make huge amounts of money because I won't make it on that,
0:34:25 > 0:34:29- but I'm trying not to lose...- 18. OK?
0:34:29 > 0:34:33That's you getting an excellent buy.
0:34:33 > 0:34:37See, a couple of pounds might make a difference.
0:34:37 > 0:34:40It makes a difference to me, as well.
0:34:40 > 0:34:45- No, 18 is the bottom. - 18's the bottom?- Yep.- That's lovely.
0:34:46 > 0:34:51'So, Anita is now the proud owner of one paperweight and a pair of horse boots.
0:34:51 > 0:34:55'And Mark is still in the paddock, thinking seriously about a box.'
0:34:55 > 0:34:59I've found a little agate or onyx box
0:34:59 > 0:35:05very nicely made, with these little gilt brass hinges.
0:35:05 > 0:35:09'It's made of alabaster actually, Mark.
0:35:09 > 0:35:14'Like onyx and agate, a mineral that's been carved by man since ancient times.
0:35:14 > 0:35:18'And the name may derive from an Egyptian goddess called Bast.
0:35:18 > 0:35:20'Believe that, you'll believe anything.'
0:35:20 > 0:35:25I would have put this around about 1910, 1920.
0:35:25 > 0:35:29The price on that at the moment is £40, which is not too bad, actually.
0:35:29 > 0:35:34The difficulty is you're relying really on people that have the same taste as me,
0:35:34 > 0:35:36who would like the finer things of life.
0:35:38 > 0:35:43'And what could be even more frivolous than that?'
0:35:43 > 0:35:49It's a little sort of purse that you'd have your sovereign for your carriage fare home after a ball.
0:35:49 > 0:35:52So you'd have this in your little elegant
0:35:52 > 0:35:57Edwardian or Victorian handbag, evening bag.
0:35:57 > 0:36:00We've got this little taffeta silk inside, a lovely blue,
0:36:00 > 0:36:06and of course, because it's been inside this little case, it's remained remarkably fresh,
0:36:06 > 0:36:09and the colour is just absolutely beautiful with that lovely...
0:36:09 > 0:36:13You've still got that water effect when you move it round in your hand.
0:36:13 > 0:36:20Well, there's no price on it. So I'm either going to be leaving here very happy, or "greetin'".
0:36:20 > 0:36:23- 'Yes, Mark. That means crying.' - Is that right?
0:36:23 > 0:36:26'Those lessons from Anita are clearly paying off.
0:36:28 > 0:36:32'Anita doesn't go far, just a few steps to MC Collectibles.'
0:36:32 > 0:36:38'Unlike the next door neighbours, this is a traditional antiques shop.
0:36:38 > 0:36:40Less paraphernalia, more Victoriana.
0:36:40 > 0:36:46See this wee brooch here? If we see, there's a photograph there.
0:36:46 > 0:36:49That's a boy scout by the looks of it.
0:36:49 > 0:36:52It's the type of thing that you would put a lock of a loved one's hair.
0:36:52 > 0:36:57It's what we call a mourning brooch. A Victorian mourning brooch.
0:36:57 > 0:37:01And that little boy scout is in there. I wonder what happened to him.
0:37:01 > 0:37:07'Pendants and brooches containing portrait miniatures and locks of loved ones' hair
0:37:07 > 0:37:12'have been popular for centuries, particularly in the Victorian period.
0:37:12 > 0:37:16'The price of £20 reflects that Michael probably thinks it's pinchbeck,
0:37:16 > 0:37:18'a brass imitation of gold.'
0:37:18 > 0:37:22I still quite like it. It depends on the price.
0:37:22 > 0:37:26- It's something that I could maybe go for.- I'd do it for 15.
0:37:26 > 0:37:28Could you do it for £10?
0:37:28 > 0:37:33- Go on then.- Can you do it for 10? Thank you very, very much. - It's all right, my dear.
0:37:33 > 0:37:38'Anita's eye catches the glint of amber glass. And if there's a bargain to be had...'
0:37:38 > 0:37:42I collect glass myself. This is quite pretty.
0:37:42 > 0:37:46There's no maker's name on it. And I prefer it to have a maker's name.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49But I think it's quite pretty and I am a sucker for glass.
0:37:49 > 0:37:54'No name and also no price. Anita's on the case.'
0:37:54 > 0:37:58- Michael, could you do that one for a tenner?- I think I could, yeah.
0:37:58 > 0:38:03- Yeah? OK. That's great.- OK? - No maker's name but it's still a bonny bit of glass.
0:38:03 > 0:38:06- That's lovely.- Thank you very much. - Thank you.
0:38:06 > 0:38:10'So, Anita's on a roll today. And meanwhile, at Sunnyside,
0:38:10 > 0:38:16'Mark has decided it's time to finally plump for one or two of the luxuries he's been longing for.'
0:38:16 > 0:38:19Anita did very well with her Strathearn vase yesterday,
0:38:19 > 0:38:24but I think that was because she was the local girl, not that I'm in any way bitter.
0:38:24 > 0:38:27I mean, I love this because I love the shape of it,
0:38:27 > 0:38:31and it's very much that Monart glass style, but is it a £100 piece?
0:38:31 > 0:38:36A £20 piece or a £200 piece? I simply have no idea.
0:38:36 > 0:38:40'Monart from Moncrieff owes its distinctive look
0:38:40 > 0:38:45'to a family of Spanish glassblowers called the Ysarts, 'who came to Scotland in 1915.
0:38:45 > 0:38:49'Their paperweights, scent bottles, vases and the like
0:38:49 > 0:38:54'were soon in huge demand at shops like Liberty and Tiffany's in the '20s and '30s.
0:38:54 > 0:39:02'And Mark's also tempted by something he does know a fair bit about.'
0:39:02 > 0:39:08It's quite nice detail on here, actually, even though it's a very simple, plain piece of silver.
0:39:08 > 0:39:10It's Sheffield but I think, looking at that mark,
0:39:10 > 0:39:15it's probably George V, late teens, early '20s, I think.
0:39:15 > 0:39:18So we'll put that there for the moment because that's 45.
0:39:18 > 0:39:25Mark, I need to start considering decisions now. I mean, this one I like.
0:39:25 > 0:39:30- You've got 40 on it. What would be the absolute lowest on that.- 30? - Not 25?
0:39:30 > 0:39:32- Not even 28. - HE LAUGHS
0:39:32 > 0:39:36- Not 29?- No. 30.- £30, OK.
0:39:36 > 0:39:42- And what about this one? You said 45 on that.- I would come down to 38. - 38.- It would be worth more in scrap.
0:39:42 > 0:39:46This is the thing I absolutely adore, Mark.
0:39:46 > 0:39:53- You've got it priced up at 105. - The best I could do would be...90.
0:39:53 > 0:39:59- If it helps, I'll go the extra 5 at 85.- Thank you, Mark. And this Monart.
0:39:59 > 0:40:03OK, so we have 153 for those three...
0:40:03 > 0:40:07Erm, and I'll put that one in, £200 the lot.
0:40:07 > 0:40:09I'm going to go for it.
0:40:09 > 0:40:11I've blown most of my budget,
0:40:11 > 0:40:14very close to my budget on four items in my first shop.
0:40:14 > 0:40:18Am I mad? Yes, of course I am. Completely.
0:40:18 > 0:40:21'I couldn't possibly comment, Mark.
0:40:21 > 0:40:27'So, while we give Mark the opportunity to pay up in haste and repent at leisure,
0:40:27 > 0:40:30'Anita is back on the road,
0:40:30 > 0:40:34'driving from Innerleithen to Roslin in Midlothian
0:40:34 > 0:40:38'to visit its world-famous, 15th century chapel.
0:40:40 > 0:40:43'If you've ever seen the movie of The Da Vinci Code,
0:40:43 > 0:40:49'then you'll probably recognise the chapel, which featured in a fairly climactic scene.
0:40:49 > 0:40:56'For centuries people have puzzled over the meaning of the rich and abundant carvings here.'
0:40:56 > 0:40:58Oh, Simon!
0:40:58 > 0:41:01This is the most extraordinary,
0:41:01 > 0:41:05- extraordinary place. - Yes, it's quite a place, isn't it?
0:41:07 > 0:41:10'Dan Brown, like many before him,
0:41:10 > 0:41:13'concluded that the carvings must be the key to a great secret,
0:41:13 > 0:41:17'usually involving Knights Templars and the Holy Grail,
0:41:17 > 0:41:20'but there's a confusing amount of Pagan imagery too,
0:41:20 > 0:41:23'as Anita's guide, Simon Beatty explains.'
0:41:23 > 0:41:27This green man, it's a symbol that pops up all over the world.
0:41:27 > 0:41:31It's a Pagan symbol originally. It's a god of nature, a god of fertility.
0:41:31 > 0:41:35Usually you get one or two in a church, we've got over 100.
0:41:35 > 0:41:38Do you sometimes feel that the eyes are following you around? SHE LAUGHS
0:41:38 > 0:41:42There are occasions when you do feel someone's watching you, certainly.
0:41:45 > 0:41:51'Amongst the incredible detail of what remains a working chapel are numerous quirks and curiosities,
0:41:51 > 0:41:55'like this, the oldest known carving of a Scottish bagpiper,
0:41:55 > 0:42:00'as well as a reminder or two of the nameless craftsman who built Roslin.'
0:42:00 > 0:42:03What a magnificent pillar!
0:42:03 > 0:42:06- The Apprentice Pillar. - Is that the Apprentice Pillar?- Yeah.
0:42:06 > 0:42:11- That's wonderful. I believe there's a story behind that?- There is, yes.
0:42:12 > 0:42:16The master mason was given the task of recreating a pillar that was in Rome.
0:42:16 > 0:42:19So he went off to Rome to look at this original pillar.
0:42:19 > 0:42:23While he was away, an apprentice mason carved this pillar,
0:42:23 > 0:42:27without permission of the master mason, the master mason came back,
0:42:27 > 0:42:32was very upset that someone had carved in his spot, and killed the apprentice for doing it.
0:42:32 > 0:42:36- That's very gruesome. - That is not a nice story, really.
0:42:37 > 0:42:39'He got his comeuppance, though.
0:42:39 > 0:42:45'This is the face of the master, condemned to stare forever at his apprentice's work.'
0:42:48 > 0:42:51'Those two could have done with making a study
0:42:51 > 0:42:55'of Mark and Anita's harmonious working relationship.
0:42:55 > 0:42:58'Now though, Mark's getting his turn
0:42:58 > 0:43:01'in the antique shops of Innerleithen.'
0:43:01 > 0:43:05- What's this?- Don't you know what that is?- I don't think I do.
0:43:05 > 0:43:06It's a prayer stool.
0:43:06 > 0:43:09I don't think I've ever seen one that shape before.
0:43:09 > 0:43:15- So is that Victorian, do you think? - I think so. It's well-upholstered. - Quite nice, isn't it?
0:43:15 > 0:43:20- It's quite well upholstered. Probably an oak frame, I would have thought.- Beautifully made, yes.
0:43:20 > 0:43:26- So how does it work? - Well, I think you actually... I think you just kneel like that.
0:43:26 > 0:43:30- Fun wee thing that, isn't it? - Different. - You've got it priced up at £25.
0:43:30 > 0:43:34- Can you be charitable with me? - I could do you it for 18.
0:43:37 > 0:43:42I've just seen that little box with N on it. What's it for?
0:43:42 > 0:43:45- It's for cigarette holders. - See, I like these two things.
0:43:45 > 0:43:49Oh, Brian, you are terrible. You're leading me astray.
0:43:49 > 0:43:53You'll go tomorrow, find nothing and say, "I wish I'd bought that stuff in Innerleithen."
0:43:53 > 0:43:55- Can I be cheeky with you?- Aye.
0:43:55 > 0:43:59Could we do the two for 18?
0:43:59 > 0:44:03Do you the two for 20, how's that? That's an excellent bargain.
0:44:04 > 0:44:06I'm going to do it. Brian, thank you very much.
0:44:11 > 0:44:16Oh, my giddy aunt, what have I done? I've been rash again! I promised I wouldn't do this!
0:44:16 > 0:44:18And now I'm stuck with the consequences.
0:44:24 > 0:44:29'Day two finds our hero and heroine heavy in baggage and light in funds,
0:44:29 > 0:44:33'after a bumper start to their bargain-seeking tour.'
0:44:33 > 0:44:38We really don't know what's round the corner as far as antique shops go
0:44:38 > 0:44:42- and that's just such a pleasure. - Well, it is, but also quite a worry.
0:44:42 > 0:44:45'Mark has already splashed out £220 on six items.
0:44:45 > 0:44:49'Not least a potentially lucrative prayer stool.'
0:44:49 > 0:44:52WHISPERS: Please, please, huge profits.
0:44:52 > 0:44:55'Leaving him with just over £100.
0:44:55 > 0:44:59'While Anita spent £66 on four items,
0:44:59 > 0:45:02'including some fairly unusual hoof boots.'
0:45:02 > 0:45:07- Guaranteed money-maker. - 'Leaving her with just under £230.'
0:45:08 > 0:45:11'Today's canter is from Roslin to Edinburgh,
0:45:11 > 0:45:14'calling in on Thirsk, on the outskirts of Dalkeith.'
0:45:14 > 0:45:19- I tell you what, you save your legs, you go in there, I'll go in here. - OK.
0:45:21 > 0:45:24'Mark makes first for Drum Farm Antiques,
0:45:24 > 0:45:28'a vast barn of a place mostly filled with furniture
0:45:28 > 0:45:31If you need a chair, this is the place to come.
0:45:31 > 0:45:36'Retropolis, next door, certainly lives up to its name.
0:45:36 > 0:45:42'But after the fashion, Anita wastes no time in unearthing yet another very practical box.'
0:45:42 > 0:45:47In the west of Scotland they love Arts and Crafts beaten metal.
0:45:47 > 0:45:52I wonder if they'll like it in the east coast, as well? It is hand-hammered.
0:45:53 > 0:45:57And I love the text, I love that stylised text.
0:45:57 > 0:46:04'At the turn of the 20th century, Scotland experienced a flowering of Art Nouveau design.
0:46:04 > 0:46:09'The Scottish blend of Arts and Crafts, Celtic revival and Eastern influences
0:46:09 > 0:46:11'became known as the Glasgow School.'
0:46:11 > 0:46:15- Think we can do that for £20. - £20?- Yeah.
0:46:15 > 0:46:18- Could I make an offer of a tenner on it?- Oh!
0:46:18 > 0:46:22- LAUGHS - My wallet's contracting there. - SHE LAUGHS
0:46:22 > 0:46:25If you can come to ten, it would give me a chance.
0:46:25 > 0:46:32- Squeeze 12 out. I think you'll... - Can we come in between 10 and 12? - All right, £11.
0:46:32 > 0:46:35You'd think we were buying a Lamborghini or something.
0:46:35 > 0:46:40- I know, it's a blooming slipper box, but OK. £11, it's yours. - 11? Thank you very much.
0:46:42 > 0:46:49'Anita now has five items. So will she stop the shop? Not likely!'
0:46:49 > 0:46:52I have one more shop. I have five items.
0:46:52 > 0:46:55However, I have a cunning plan.
0:46:55 > 0:46:59What I was thinking, if I see a nice piece of jewellery,
0:46:59 > 0:47:06then I can buy it, I can put it in with my little brooch just to bulk it up a bit.
0:47:06 > 0:47:11'Anita is travelling from Dalkeith to North Berwick
0:47:11 > 0:47:14'to visit Lovage & Lace.'
0:47:14 > 0:47:18- Helen, can I have a wee look around? - Yes. - This looks absolutely wonderful.
0:47:18 > 0:47:23'Lovage & Lace sells a mixture of antique, vintage and reproduction.
0:47:23 > 0:47:26'Anita, though, has eyes for only one thing.'
0:47:26 > 0:47:29Can we look at that wee cat brooch?
0:47:29 > 0:47:32I think that's lovely. I think it looks French.
0:47:32 > 0:47:35- I know. - SHE LAUGHS
0:47:35 > 0:47:40- It's very tempting, but it won't... - You can have it for... What's on it? 16.
0:47:40 > 0:47:43You can have it, as it's you, for 13. How about that?
0:47:43 > 0:47:47- It's got that sort of je ne sais quoi.- Yes, it does.
0:47:47 > 0:47:51- It's very stylish.- A bit of style. - Everything from France is stylish.
0:47:51 > 0:47:55Would I be able to make you an offer for it?
0:47:55 > 0:47:59- £10?- No. I'll do it for 12 for you.
0:47:59 > 0:48:02- I can't. Because it's such a bargain already at that.- Yes.
0:48:02 > 0:48:05Would you take 10? I could take a chance on 10.
0:48:05 > 0:48:07- On 10.- No. I'll take 11.
0:48:07 > 0:48:1111? Shall we just go for it? Let's go for it! THEY LAUGH
0:48:11 > 0:48:17With the cat in the bag, the shopping hours are finally over
0:48:17 > 0:48:19and an auction showdown beckons.
0:48:19 > 0:48:23Anita bravely spent £88 on five auction lots.
0:48:23 > 0:48:29The horse overshoes, - neigh! - the amber glass vase,
0:48:29 > 0:48:33the copper slipper box, the silver-mounted paperweight,
0:48:33 > 0:48:35the mourning brooch and the Victorian cat brooch.
0:48:35 > 0:48:38Meow!
0:48:38 > 0:48:42Mark meanwhile lavished a strident £220 also on five lots.
0:48:42 > 0:48:47The Monart vase, the alabaster box,
0:48:47 > 0:48:50the Victorian lady's purse, and why not?
0:48:50 > 0:48:51The silver bottle coaster
0:48:51 > 0:48:55and the cigarette box with the upholstered prayer stool.
0:48:55 > 0:48:59Hallelujah! But what do they reckon on each other's chances?
0:49:02 > 0:49:06The Red Rum two-legged horse clippety-clop things,
0:49:06 > 0:49:08I wouldn't have touched them for £24.
0:49:08 > 0:49:11But Anita's had wacky things before and made a profit.
0:49:11 > 0:49:15That kneeler, it's more like a cat scratcher.
0:49:15 > 0:49:18It's absolutely horrible.
0:49:18 > 0:49:20I've really bought better items.
0:49:20 > 0:49:24Whether that'll result in better profits, it's anyone guess, really.
0:49:24 > 0:49:30I think that I probably have the edge on this sale.
0:49:31 > 0:49:35'After starting out in the Lanarkshire countryside at Wiston,
0:49:35 > 0:49:39'this leg of our bargain battle will be decided in Edinburgh
0:49:39 > 0:49:42'at the auctioneers Thomson Roddick & Medcalf.'
0:49:42 > 0:49:46- Are you excited?- I'm very excited. I'm always excited.
0:49:46 > 0:49:49You've bought lovely items and I'm sure you'll make a profit.
0:49:49 > 0:49:54- And, of course, you didn't, Anita, and I'm sure you will make a profit. Shall we get in?- Yes.
0:49:54 > 0:49:58- I'll hold your hand, darling. - Come on, lead the way, darling.
0:49:58 > 0:50:03'The Edinburgh public are gathering. to inspect the goods and the hammer is poised to fall,
0:50:03 > 0:50:08'but Mark and Anita are keen to grab a quick word with auctioneer Sybelle Thomson.'
0:50:08 > 0:50:11- How are they going to do? - We'll keep our fingers crossed.
0:50:11 > 0:50:14You bought one or two nice quality items.
0:50:14 > 0:50:17- Well, I did. - Well, I don't know who bought what. - THEY LAUGH
0:50:17 > 0:50:21I particularly like the little Georgian ivory purse,
0:50:21 > 0:50:23which is particularly special.
0:50:23 > 0:50:27The horse hoof covers, they're a real novelty collectors item.
0:50:27 > 0:50:29They're interesting and so we'll see.
0:50:29 > 0:50:33- 'Let's go.' - One minute to go. Are you excited?
0:50:33 > 0:50:35I am excited. And nervous, of course, as usual.
0:50:37 > 0:50:39'Kicking off with the hoof boots.'
0:50:39 > 0:50:42- I've got 20 bid on commission. - 20 is bid.- 20 bid.
0:50:42 > 0:50:4425. 30.
0:50:44 > 0:50:475. 40. You're all out seated. Make no mistake.
0:50:47 > 0:50:51They're on commission at 40. Anyone going on? At £40.
0:50:51 > 0:50:53Well, that's not bad, Anita.
0:50:53 > 0:50:57'A profit of £12 before commission on the boots.'
0:50:57 > 0:51:01It's more Red Rum than Dobbin.
0:51:01 > 0:51:04'Next, Mark's Monarch vase.'
0:51:04 > 0:51:07100. 50. 50.
0:51:07 > 0:51:09- Come on.- 30 bid.- 35.
0:51:09 > 0:51:12- 40.- Oh, no.- £40. Any advance on 40?
0:51:12 > 0:51:1745. £50. Bid's with the lady at 50. 55.
0:51:17 > 0:51:21- Any advance on 55?- Come on. - Selling to my right at 55.
0:51:21 > 0:51:25- 60.- Oh, new place. - £60. Right at the back at 60.
0:51:25 > 0:51:2865. 65.
0:51:28 > 0:51:30- Any advance on 65? - HAMMER BANGS
0:51:30 > 0:51:34'Almost £20 made. Not to be sniffed at.'
0:51:34 > 0:51:37So it's a small profit but at least it's a profit.
0:51:37 > 0:51:40'Next, Anita's anonymous glass.'
0:51:40 > 0:51:43Who'd like to start me? £30 for it. 30.
0:51:43 > 0:51:45- 20. 20 bid.- 20 bid.- 20.
0:51:45 > 0:51:4920 bid. Who's going on? At 20 bid. 25. 30.
0:51:49 > 0:51:53£30. Still on commission at £30.
0:51:53 > 0:51:57- Yes!- 'Also a good return.'
0:51:57 > 0:52:03Not huge profits, but reasonable, decent, working profits.
0:52:03 > 0:52:07'Now Mark's favourite item, the sovereign purse.'
0:52:07 > 0:52:12Quite a lot of bids on it and I'm going to start it at £65. 65.
0:52:12 > 0:52:1570. 5. 80. 5.
0:52:15 > 0:52:19- 85. With me on commission at 85. - Come on.
0:52:19 > 0:52:22- 85. 90. 5.- On the phone.
0:52:22 > 0:52:26- 100. 100.- Come on, a bit more. Come on.- On the telephone at 100.
0:52:26 > 0:52:30- A little bit more. - At 100. Any advance on 100?
0:52:30 > 0:52:33- Oh, no.- On the phone at £100.
0:52:33 > 0:52:36Oh, that's disappointing.
0:52:36 > 0:52:39'Certainly not what he'd hoped for.'
0:52:39 > 0:52:41Technically, after commission, that's a loss.
0:52:41 > 0:52:45'Anita's Scottish slipper box.'
0:52:45 > 0:52:49- 20 bid. 20 bid.- We're in at 20. - 25. 30.- That's good.
0:52:49 > 0:52:52On the right at 30. Anyone else going on?
0:52:52 > 0:52:55At 30. The bid's on my right at £30.
0:52:55 > 0:52:59Well, you were spot on there, Anita. Absolutely spot on.
0:52:59 > 0:53:01'Thanks to some shrewd bargaining,
0:53:01 > 0:53:04'another small gain for Anita.'
0:53:04 > 0:53:08I would've liked a wee bit more, but then again, I'm happy with that.
0:53:08 > 0:53:11'Mark's silver coaster is under the hammer next.
0:53:11 > 0:53:14'But Mark's head, it seems, is elsewhere.'
0:53:14 > 0:53:175. 50. 5.
0:53:17 > 0:53:20- 60. 5.- Ooh.- 70.- Is this mine?- 5.
0:53:20 > 0:53:23- 75.- Never.- Standing on my left at 75.- No. Is it?
0:53:23 > 0:53:27Would anyone else like in? At £75.
0:53:27 > 0:53:30- Yes!- £75, Anita.
0:53:30 > 0:53:35'Full marks for silver. £37 profit before commission.'
0:53:35 > 0:53:37That's pushed me right back in the game, Anita.
0:53:37 > 0:53:41'Anita's smoky topaz paperweight.'
0:53:41 > 0:53:44£30 to make a start. 30. 30 bid.
0:53:44 > 0:53:4730 bid. 35. 40.
0:53:47 > 0:53:505. 45. 45.
0:53:50 > 0:53:52At £45.
0:53:52 > 0:53:56- 'Not a hefty profit, but over twice the cost.'- What do I know, Anita?
0:53:56 > 0:54:00- I clearly know absolutely nothing. - Oh, well, as long as you admit it.
0:54:00 > 0:54:03'That tasteful alabaster box.'
0:54:03 > 0:54:06- 20 bid. 20 bid. - Oh, please, a bit more.
0:54:06 > 0:54:08£20. First and only bid of 20.
0:54:08 > 0:54:11Anyone going on for a nice alabaster box at 20?
0:54:11 > 0:54:14At £20.
0:54:14 > 0:54:16Damn.
0:54:16 > 0:54:20- 'A £10 loss before commission.' - No, that's disappointing.
0:54:20 > 0:54:23'Anita's little jewellery lot.'
0:54:23 > 0:54:26The mourning brooch and cat brooch at 45.
0:54:26 > 0:54:28- 45.- 50. 5. 60.
0:54:28 > 0:54:34- 5. 65. Still on commission at 65. - That must've been gold, Anita.
0:54:34 > 0:54:37At £65. 901.
0:54:37 > 0:54:39A very sharp profit.
0:54:39 > 0:54:43Oh, dear. I knew this was going to be a bad day.
0:54:43 > 0:54:47'Now, does this lot have a prayer?'
0:54:47 > 0:54:51- £85.- I don't think I can even look, Anita. I can't even look.
0:54:51 > 0:54:54Who'd like to start me at £40 for these? 40.
0:54:54 > 0:54:57- 20. 20. £20.- Oh, come on.
0:54:57 > 0:55:0120. £10. Beautifully upholstered. At 10.
0:55:01 > 0:55:03£10. £10. Anyone for 10?
0:55:03 > 0:55:07- I don't think it's going to sell. - £10. 10 bid. 10 bid.
0:55:07 > 0:55:10- Oh, no. - 10 bid. First and only bid of 10.
0:55:10 > 0:55:12- Come on.- 12.- 12!- Come on!
0:55:12 > 0:55:15- 12. Have another, sir. At 12. - It's lovely! Come on!
0:55:15 > 0:55:18- At £12.- Oh, that's terrible.
0:55:18 > 0:55:22'An £8 loss before auction costs.
0:55:22 > 0:55:24'Seems like he wasn't listening, Mark.'
0:55:24 > 0:55:27£12, Anita.
0:55:27 > 0:55:29I can't say that I'm surprised.
0:55:31 > 0:55:35'Anita's less than consoling words are tempered by the knowledge
0:55:35 > 0:55:39'that she now leads by about £50. Call it a short head.
0:55:39 > 0:55:42'Mark began with £324.40
0:55:42 > 0:55:47'and made £3.04 after auction costs,
0:55:47 > 0:55:52'so he now has £327.44 to spend tomorrow.
0:55:53 > 0:55:57'Anita started this round with £294.40
0:55:57 > 0:56:01'and made £84.20 after auction costs,
0:56:01 > 0:56:07'leaving her with £378.60 to carry forward.'
0:56:07 > 0:56:09Never mind, Mark. Not much ahead.
0:56:09 > 0:56:14- Don't be depressed. We'll go for a wee spin and have a nice cup of tea. - Wonderful.
0:56:14 > 0:56:16- The ride's on you. - SHE LAUGHS
0:56:19 > 0:56:23'Next time on the Antiques Road Trip...'
0:56:23 > 0:56:26- And a kiss.- Absolutely.
0:56:26 > 0:56:29'And Anita unlocks a little bit of history.'
0:56:29 > 0:56:36- This is actually a piece of Napoleon's hair?- That's amazing. We didn't know that was there.
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