0:00:02 > 0:00:06The nation's favourite antiques experts, £200 each and one big challenge...
0:00:06 > 0:00:09- I'm here to declare war. - Why?
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 quid.- No.
0:00:15 > 0:00:19The aim is to trade up and hope each antique turns a profit.
0:00:19 > 0:00:22But it's not as easy as you might think, and things don't always go to plan.
0:00:22 > 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 > 0:00:43The road trip is wending its way through Scotland in high summer with Mark Stacey and Anita Manning.
0:00:44 > 0:00:50- Welcome to British summertime. - Well, it's always Mediterranean climate in Scotland, Mark.
0:00:50 > 0:00:55Yes, I can see, Anita. My castanets are frozen.
0:00:56 > 0:01:03Mark, Anita and their wee Morris have taken the high road, the low road and even a few wrong roads...
0:01:05 > 0:01:06It's right turn.
0:01:06 > 0:01:10..and now they're getting very close to the border.
0:01:10 > 0:01:17- So just over that hill is England. - I'm sure there's been a few battles around here over the years.
0:01:20 > 0:01:26Mark is a valuer and a dealer who loves to splash out now and again.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29- I daren't ask you for a discount on four, dare I?.- No, you wouldn't.
0:01:29 > 0:01:34- Although that can get him into trouble. - I can't believe it.
0:01:34 > 0:01:40- While Anita, an auctioneer, is both the queen of canny... - £22?
0:01:40 > 0:01:42- It's too much. - ..and a mother with a shoulder to cry on.
0:01:42 > 0:01:47- I clearly know absolutely nothing. - Well, as long as you admit it.
0:01:48 > 0:01:53They began with £200 each and have already made a major profit.
0:01:54 > 0:02:00Mark goes into today with £327.44 to spend,
0:02:00 > 0:02:06while Anita has sneaked ahead on £378.06.
0:02:06 > 0:02:10Oh, dear. I knew this was going to be a bad day.
0:02:12 > 0:02:18This road trip is travelling from the Cairngorms via charming Edinburgh and Durham
0:02:18 > 0:02:23to Thirsk in North Yorkshire. Today's leg starts out at Melrose in the Scottish Borders
0:02:23 > 0:02:25and heads for auction in Sunderland.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30What's your strategy today?
0:02:30 > 0:02:34I'm not quite sure, Mark. I think I'm going to remain a little canny.
0:02:34 > 0:02:40I do think you ought to try less of this canniness, Anita. You need to risk sometimes, you know.
0:02:42 > 0:02:48So, with that thought, our duo hit the streets of Melrose to try for a bargain.
0:02:48 > 0:02:54Anita's arrived at Whole Lot Antiques - ha! - where there are indeed quite a few objects
0:02:54 > 0:02:58gathered under one roof, but no dealers present.
0:02:58 > 0:03:02So enquiries must be directed through the shopkeeper Pat Glass.
0:03:03 > 0:03:09This is a seal, and this part here would be used
0:03:09 > 0:03:13to stamp the wax to seal your letters
0:03:13 > 0:03:17just for extra confidentiality.
0:03:17 > 0:03:21I'm not sure of the age of it. Do you know anything?
0:03:21 > 0:03:25All that we can tell you is what the dealer actually puts on the ticket.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29Unfortunately the only thing on the ticket is a price of £52.
0:03:29 > 0:03:34But Pat may be a little bit flexible.
0:03:34 > 0:03:35I could do that for 30.
0:03:36 > 0:03:40I'm really looking to get that for around £20.
0:03:40 > 0:03:44- I can give her a ring and find out what the best price would be. - OK, uh huh.
0:03:44 > 0:03:49So while Pat makes the call, Anita steps outside, not to nick it but to take a closer look.
0:03:49 > 0:03:57I'm still not absolutely sure if it's a modern replica. It really is touch and go.
0:03:57 > 0:04:02Anita, we have had good news. I've had the dealer on the phone and she'll take 25.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05Right. I think we should just go for it.
0:04:07 > 0:04:12Elsewhere in Melrose, Mark is exploring his first shop, Michael Vee Design.
0:04:12 > 0:04:17- Hello, Enid.- Hi. - I love your shop.- Thank you. - I love it.
0:04:17 > 0:04:21I mean, it's just really what the market's going for now, a mixture of the new and the old.
0:04:21 > 0:04:25- Well, I might have something. - Oh, wow. Gosh, Enid.
0:04:25 > 0:04:30First of all, we've got some sort of insignia with a lion's head. Now, that could be anything.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33We've got a long chain, so it's going to hang like that, isn't it?
0:04:33 > 0:04:39- And then what happens when you open it?- Well, it's a whistle.- Gosh.
0:04:41 > 0:04:42I bet it still works.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44HIGH-PITCHED TOOT
0:04:44 > 0:04:47- It does. - Absolutely. Police, fire brigade...
0:04:47 > 0:04:52Do you know, I think it is some sort of commander's, for ceremonial purposes.
0:04:52 > 0:04:56- Yeah.- So whether it's when they're on parade and you've got your finery on,
0:04:56 > 0:04:59you've got all your silver buttons polished up and things.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02How close do you think we could get to 80?
0:05:02 > 0:05:06Oh, a bit more than that, no, definitely a bit more than that.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09- How much more?- Well...
0:05:10 > 0:05:14- Putting you on the spot a bit. - Putting me on the spot. 120?
0:05:16 > 0:05:22- Can we meet in the middle, Enid, and say 100?- 110.
0:05:22 > 0:05:26- I'm a hard woman. - You are a hard woman! 105.
0:05:26 > 0:05:31- OK.- And a kiss. - Absolutely.
0:05:31 > 0:05:37Lovely. Despite having sealed her deal, Anita is still wholly occupied at the lot down the road.
0:05:37 > 0:05:42I keep seeing lovely things. It's a wee bit small.
0:05:42 > 0:05:48Sometimes I like having things like that just to sort of lie on my dressing table, you know.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51Even though you couldn't wear it, yes.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55And at £15, it may be worth it just as an ornament.
0:05:55 > 0:06:01- I mean, can it be done for 10? - Oh, I'm sure we could do that for 10. There we go.
0:06:01 > 0:06:06So, Anita has spent a mere £35 on an amber seal and a jade bracelet,
0:06:06 > 0:06:11while her rival has already blown a packet on a whistle.
0:06:11 > 0:06:15- £105 there, Enid.- Oh, never mind.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18Tell you what I'll do - five pounds back for a luck penny.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20That's so kind of you.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23I'm sure it all helps.
0:06:23 > 0:06:28Well, I'm absolutely thrilled with that, but it's just a hop, skip and a jump to my next shop.
0:06:28 > 0:06:33Steady, old boy. Hopefully the best things in this shop aren't hidden under the dog.
0:06:33 > 0:06:40That's a pretty little brooch. "H Samuel, largest watchmaker and jewellers in the world," it says.
0:06:40 > 0:06:45"Market Street, Manchester, and London, Glasgow and Cardiff," no less.
0:06:45 > 0:06:47And all principal cities.
0:06:47 > 0:06:51That is a charming little art nouveau brooch,
0:06:51 > 0:06:56probably in gold, set with a little bit of turquoise.
0:06:56 > 0:06:58It's a beautiful thing.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01- It'll be out of my price range, I'm sure, but I love the box.- Yes.
0:07:01 > 0:07:06- Go on, hit me with it. - 70.- 70.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09I don't often buy jewellery.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11- Well, would 50 help you? - It would help me a lot.
0:07:11 > 0:07:16- But I couldn't do any better. - You couldn't go lower than 50?- No.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18Not 45?
0:07:26 > 0:07:30- Go on, then. - Go on what?- 45.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33Thank you.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40When Anita was here earlier, there were a lot of antiques to choose from.
0:07:40 > 0:07:45Now there are a few less. But still quite enough for Mark.
0:07:45 > 0:07:49This might be a good sign. This has been in here so long in the window
0:07:49 > 0:07:54that it's faded the price ticket. This is sometimes called Satsuma ware
0:07:54 > 0:07:59after the region in Japan it comes from. You can see here it's got a signature
0:07:59 > 0:08:04and then that little mark there is the mon for the prince of Satsuma.
0:08:04 > 0:08:08So that shows it's come from that area.
0:08:08 > 0:08:13Satsuma earthenware originated in Japan in the late 16th century and is still produced today.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16It's usually brightly enamelled.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20I think I read that as 28.
0:08:22 > 0:08:26- Are you able to negotiate on behalf of the dealer? - I could do it for £20.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28I'm going to take that, Pat.
0:08:28 > 0:08:34So, while Mark oversees the wrapping of another potential bargain...
0:08:34 > 0:08:36That's lovely, Pat. Thank you.
0:08:36 > 0:08:40..Anita drives a few short miles to Abbotsford
0:08:41 > 0:08:47To visit the home of the great poet and novelist Sir Walter Scott.
0:08:47 > 0:08:53He was the first English language author to have a successful international career as a writer
0:08:53 > 0:09:00in his lifetime for romantic novels like the Lady of the Lake and Ivanhoe.
0:09:00 > 0:09:05And Anita is here to meet Jason Dyer, of the charity that safeguards the estate.
0:09:05 > 0:09:11- Hi, Jason.- Hi, Anita. Welcome to Abbotsford and the home of Sir Walter Scott.
0:09:11 > 0:09:16Tell me when this building was built. It's in the Scottish baronial style.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19It is, and it's the first in the Scottish baronial style.
0:09:19 > 0:09:26So Sir Walter Scott started building in 1811 and he completed the house in 1824.
0:09:26 > 0:09:31This is the study, so this is where Scott actually wrote many of his later novels.
0:09:31 > 0:09:33And this is?
0:09:33 > 0:09:36And this is his original desk where he wrote those novels,
0:09:36 > 0:09:40so it really is the beating heart of the house, if you like.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44And in the desk his spectacles are still there,
0:09:44 > 0:09:49his Thomas Coutts cheque-book that he would've used is still there, so quite incredible.
0:09:49 > 0:09:53And also his indexing system that he used for the various books around the shelf.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56There are 2,000 books normally in the study,
0:09:56 > 0:09:59and these were books he was working on right up until his death.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01So it has an incredible atmosphere, this room.
0:10:04 > 0:10:09Not only did Sir Walter Scott virtually invent the historical novel,
0:10:09 > 0:10:12but he was also a great collector of historical objects.
0:10:12 > 0:10:16People would send him significant artefacts from all over the world,
0:10:16 > 0:10:22which inspired both novels and non-fiction like his biography of Napoleon.
0:10:22 > 0:10:26According to the museum, the wood in this chair grew at the place
0:10:26 > 0:10:29where Scottish rebel leader William Wallace was captured,
0:10:29 > 0:10:33and the timber in this box came from the Spanish Armada.
0:10:33 > 0:10:38OK, Anita, so this is just a few of the items that Scott was collecting.
0:10:38 > 0:10:42- Quite an incredible array in this case here.- This is intriguing me.
0:10:42 > 0:10:48"A piece of oat cake found in the pocket of a Highlander on the field of Culloden."
0:10:48 > 0:10:53Yes, incredible if that is what it is, actually, that it survived all this time.
0:10:53 > 0:10:58Quite often Sir Walter did want to prove that what he was collecting is what it was meant to be,
0:10:58 > 0:11:00but sometimes you have grey areas around some objects.
0:11:00 > 0:11:04- He liked doing the detective work. - He did, yes.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07Scott's incredible collection at Abbotsford
0:11:07 > 0:11:09also includes several famous locks of hair,
0:11:09 > 0:11:12as well as some precious possessions that have rarely been handled.
0:11:12 > 0:11:14What about this crucifix here?
0:11:14 > 0:11:17Yes, the crucifix is an important object in the case.
0:11:17 > 0:11:21It's believed to be the crucifix that Mary, Queen of Scots took to her execution.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24We'd like to think if Sir Walter Scott's done the detective work,
0:11:24 > 0:11:29that is what it is, and if it is then it really is something that's been held by history.
0:11:29 > 0:11:34One of the central features in this case is the blotting book that belonged to Napoleon.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37- Is it possible to have a look? - Of course it is, yes.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41I am going to have to ask you to put some gloves on, I'm afraid, so we can handle these.
0:11:41 > 0:11:45- I have never looked inside before. - So it's an adventure for both of us!
0:11:45 > 0:11:49There is this letter here, which again I've never actually looked at before,
0:11:49 > 0:11:52so it'll be quite interesting to see if we can make out what it says.
0:11:52 > 0:11:59It says, "This sealing case was left by Napoleon on his writing table in the Palace of the Elysee
0:11:59 > 0:12:05"in 1815." As he was obviously making his escape, he left this behind.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11Do you want me to open it to see if we find any other surprises inside?
0:12:11 > 0:12:13We have got what looks like some letters.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16And this one does seem to say something about Napoleon
0:12:16 > 0:12:19and it is some of his hair.
0:12:19 > 0:12:21It's wonderful!
0:12:21 > 0:12:25'I take the liberty of sending you some of Napoleon's hair.'
0:12:25 > 0:12:27So that is amazing.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30- So this is a find of really some significance?- I think so, yes.
0:12:30 > 0:12:34We just didn't know it was there. That's quite incredible.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36Amazing.
0:12:36 > 0:12:41I mean, Scott would have a wide circle of influential friends
0:12:41 > 0:12:42throughout Europe
0:12:42 > 0:12:46and they would know about his passion for collecting.
0:12:46 > 0:12:51- Definitely.- And they would send him perhaps this type of thing?- Indeed.
0:12:51 > 0:12:56He had a whole series of people who went out and collected for him.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59- Well done.- Thank you.- We did it together.- We did indeed, yes.
0:13:02 > 0:13:06I wonder if the significance of what Anita has found has sunk in yet?
0:13:06 > 0:13:10I mean, anyone can discover the odd bargain, but the emperor's hair?
0:13:10 > 0:13:13(FRENCH ACCENT) Incredible!
0:13:14 > 0:13:16The very next day in fact,
0:13:16 > 0:13:22Jason invited Anita to return for an update on their incredible find.
0:13:22 > 0:13:26The flurry of e-mails I've had back from various different people
0:13:26 > 0:13:30all saying it's an exciting find and, for some of them, because
0:13:30 > 0:13:35they've seen it referenced in his letters, even more powerful to them
0:13:35 > 0:13:39because then it matches up an object in the collection to something
0:13:39 > 0:13:41that's mentioned in his letters
0:13:41 > 0:13:43that they've never been able to find before.
0:13:43 > 0:13:47Did this really happen? Now we really know for certain that it did.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49- The provenance is there.- Yes.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52And what is incredible, when you look at that lock of hair,
0:13:52 > 0:13:55when you compare it to the other locks of hair we've got in the case,
0:13:55 > 0:13:57they're all bleached white by the sun,
0:13:57 > 0:14:02- yet this, you see the actual colour of Napoleon's hair.- What a story!
0:14:02 > 0:14:05Indeed! And a real first for the road trip too.
0:14:05 > 0:14:07Bravo!
0:14:07 > 0:14:09Back on the road
0:14:09 > 0:14:12and our trippers are taking the easy way out of the borders.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14Mark, the second day of our third leg.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17And there's just a conversation between us.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20- Are we secret?- Are we secret? Tell me what you bought.- No.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23Well, strictly hush-hush,
0:14:23 > 0:14:26but Anita's spent just £35 on two wee things
0:14:26 > 0:14:28including a jade bracelet
0:14:28 > 0:14:32so she now has £343.60.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35- Bye bye.- Thanks now. Bye bye.
0:14:35 > 0:14:40While Mark lavished £165 on three items.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42Not least, a very collectable whistle,
0:14:42 > 0:14:46leaving him with just £162.44.
0:14:46 > 0:14:51Today's minor excursion is from Melrose to Sunderland,
0:14:51 > 0:14:54calling in first at Kelso.
0:14:54 > 0:14:59- Look up there. There's something for you there, Anita.- What's that?
0:14:59 > 0:15:02- Retirement apartments. - Watch it!
0:15:02 > 0:15:04THEY LAUGH
0:15:04 > 0:15:08- Melrose Abbey, that's fabulous. - Melrose Abbey?- Uh-huh.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11- We're in Kelso.- Oh, Kelso Abbey.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14I think we'll nip to those apartments sooner than I thought(!)
0:15:14 > 0:15:19And you've got a lovely market to go and explore.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21There will be hundreds of bargains in that market
0:15:21 > 0:15:23and I'll buy one for you.
0:15:23 > 0:15:25I look forward to seeing it, Anita.
0:15:28 > 0:15:32- A Rolls-Royce spanner.- An old spanner. This man's better than me.
0:15:32 > 0:15:36- Would this work in a Morris Minor? - Nah.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39I quite like this piece here.
0:15:39 > 0:15:43The wee jockey. We would put this into a decanter.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46Birmingham hallmark.
0:15:46 > 0:15:50But the date letter's a wee bit obscured,
0:15:50 > 0:15:55but I think we're maybe thinking about '20s, '30s.
0:15:55 > 0:15:59I would be estimating it around about £20.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02- I think you'll make a lot more money than £20 for it.- Do you think so?
0:16:02 > 0:16:06- But you're selling it to me. - Yeah, yeah.- You're a good salesman.
0:16:06 > 0:16:11- Since I would like you to win the competition...- Oh, wow!
0:16:13 > 0:16:18- 20?- I would be prepared to sell it to you for £20.- Give me a kiss.
0:16:18 > 0:16:23Thank you. £20. I hope this little jockey gallops past the post.
0:16:23 > 0:16:27- We're looking forward to first place again.- Thanks very much. Thank you.
0:16:32 > 0:16:36I'm always interested in fountain pens
0:16:36 > 0:16:40and I also like to see a nine-carat gold nib.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42There's three here
0:16:42 > 0:16:44and we've got two quite plain ones
0:16:44 > 0:16:48and this quite jazzy affair here.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50What kind of price can you do on the three?
0:16:50 > 0:16:52- £22?- Uh-huh, that's too much.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55- 20?- Still too much on them.
0:16:55 > 0:16:59- Can I make you an offer?- Certainly.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02- Could you do those for 12?- Yes, all right.- Could you do them for 12?
0:17:02 > 0:17:05- Uh-huh.- That would be great.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08No sooner has Anita pocketed her pens,
0:17:08 > 0:17:10then she's accosted by a tall, dark stranger.
0:17:10 > 0:17:12- Sorry to interrupt.- Hi.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15- Are you looking for stuff for your competition?- Yes.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17My car's parked just around the corner
0:17:17 > 0:17:20and I've got an item you might be interested in.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23- Lead on. I'm intrigued.- All right.
0:17:23 > 0:17:27You know what that is straight away.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30- Is that a lovely piece of Carlton Ware?- No, it's not.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33- Is it Crown Devon? OK.- With a lid.
0:17:33 > 0:17:37Oh, that's a lovely bit.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40Crown Devon originated in a pottery in Stoke-on-Trent,
0:17:40 > 0:17:44which used to be called the Railway Works
0:17:44 > 0:17:46until it was reinvented in 1912.
0:17:46 > 0:17:50- Still got the original label on it. - Label on the bottom, yeah.
0:17:50 > 0:17:54What price are you looking for on it? Tell me your minimum.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57- No, you tell me... - No, tell me your minimum.
0:17:57 > 0:17:59- 30?- 30.
0:17:59 > 0:18:03And I'm sure you'd make a profit on that, even with the nick.
0:18:03 > 0:18:07- OK, let's do it. It's a deal. - Super.- Lovely, thank you very much.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09Thank you.
0:18:09 > 0:18:13Anita's really made the most of her market experience,
0:18:13 > 0:18:16while Mark has left Kelso far behind,
0:18:16 > 0:18:21as the road trip takes him 22 miles south-west to Hawick.
0:18:21 > 0:18:26Antiques Centre. Ah, now, this is it.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29They've even got a vintage car which is better than ours.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31Might come in handy if the Morris has an off-day too.
0:18:31 > 0:18:35But there are plenty of smaller, less mobile items
0:18:35 > 0:18:36on display as well.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39This is a very sweet little Victorian miniature frame,
0:18:39 > 0:18:43I suppose for maybe a lady to put on her dressing table,
0:18:43 > 0:18:47with a photograph of her loved one on.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50It's very highly decorated with these, sort of, flowering scrolls.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53It's a little ram's head here, and it's a very pretty little object.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56Something that I think would be highly collectable these days.
0:18:56 > 0:19:00And it does look in good condition. Mind you, the price is 48.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02It's rather charming.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05While Gail goes to blow up a storm with the dealer,
0:19:05 > 0:19:09Mark gets the scent of another possible purchase.
0:19:09 > 0:19:10Well, now that's a bargain.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12I couldn't possibly.
0:19:14 > 0:19:15I couldn't, could I?
0:19:17 > 0:19:19Come over here.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21Sorry. Follow me.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25I've brought you into this quiet room,
0:19:25 > 0:19:28because you know how Anita is always going on about her beautiful pieces
0:19:28 > 0:19:34of Murano glass, and they've never got any labels or anything on them.
0:19:34 > 0:19:39Well, here we have a glass vase by Murano
0:19:39 > 0:19:42with not a label but two labels.
0:19:44 > 0:19:49And it's got a price label, and it's priced at £4.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52Murano glass was produced originally
0:19:52 > 0:19:55on the Adriatic island of the same name.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58The glassmakers were allegedly encouraged to move there
0:19:58 > 0:20:04from nearby Venice because of Medieval 'ealth and safety concerns.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06News that the dealer will take a very reasonable £28
0:20:06 > 0:20:10for the silver frame prompts Mark to go for a deal.
0:20:10 > 0:20:14Listen, I'm going to go for this at 28,
0:20:14 > 0:20:16and I daren't ask you for a discount on four, dare I?
0:20:16 > 0:20:20- No, you wouldn't.- Wouldn't I? - Yes, you would, but no.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24- You're not getting one. - Well, I think that's fair enough.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28Mark's in the frame and the shopping is over.
0:20:28 > 0:20:32Now, auction day looms heavy on the horizon.
0:20:32 > 0:20:36Mark courageously spent £197 on five auction lots.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41The silver easel frame,
0:20:41 > 0:20:44the Murano glass vase.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47The Victorian cased whistle with the lion-head buckle.
0:20:47 > 0:20:48WHISTLES
0:20:48 > 0:20:52The art nouveau brooch and the Satsuma vase.
0:20:52 > 0:20:59Anita, meantime spent exactly £100 less, £97, also on five lots.
0:21:01 > 0:21:04The Crown Devon jar, the fountain pen set,
0:21:04 > 0:21:06the silver bottle stopper,
0:21:06 > 0:21:09the jade bracelet, and the cut glass desk seal.
0:21:09 > 0:21:15What do they have two say about each other's proud purchases?
0:21:15 > 0:21:21The brooch, 45, a bit dear, but the gold is high just now
0:21:21 > 0:21:24so you might just get away with that.
0:21:24 > 0:21:28She brought out that little seal. In my mind it's a reproduction. The glass is too clear.
0:21:28 > 0:21:33- The silver is too clear. - He bought glass, it had no quality at all.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36Absolutely no quality.
0:21:38 > 0:21:42After starting out in the Borders at Melrose this
0:21:42 > 0:21:47leg of our trip will be decided in Sunderland at the auctioneers Boldon Auction Galleries.
0:21:48 > 0:21:53- Are you nervous?- No, I am excited. - And so you should be. - You never know.
0:21:53 > 0:21:58- It's not over until the end of the sale.- Until the fat lady sings.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00That's not you Anita, is it?
0:22:00 > 0:22:05Wearsiders and Tynesiders have gathered to get a good look at the lots.
0:22:05 > 0:22:09Giles Hodges, the man with the hammer has his own views on what
0:22:09 > 0:22:10Mark and Anita are selling.
0:22:10 > 0:22:14There is a pretty little jade bangle.
0:22:14 > 0:22:18Anything oriental, Chinese, flavour of the month at the moment.
0:22:18 > 0:22:23My favourite by far is the Victorian silver whistle. I think it's lovely.
0:22:23 > 0:22:25I'm hoping it will make 200 to 300.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28We'll see where we are that when we are on the rostrum.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30- The proof of the pudding. - Excitement mounts.
0:22:30 > 0:22:35- Yes.- All right, Anita(!)- Yes!
0:22:35 > 0:22:39First, Mark's Victorian frame.
0:22:39 > 0:22:45I'm bid 15 to start it. Straight in at 15, 18, 20, 22, 25, 28,
0:22:45 > 0:22:5030, 32, 35, 38, 40, 45,
0:22:50 > 0:22:5345 we're upstairs right.
0:22:53 > 0:22:57- I thought more than that. - Make no mistake at 45.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00That's a bit disappointing.
0:23:00 > 0:23:04Especially after commission.
0:23:04 > 0:23:0745 is a profit at the end of the day. £17.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10Anita's Crown Devon jar.
0:23:10 > 0:23:1740 straight in. 40, 45, 50, 55, at £55.
0:23:17 > 0:23:21Anybody else feel free. At £55 and all done.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24That was very good.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27Actually almost twice what she paid.
0:23:27 > 0:23:31Next Mark's Murano. Was it a bargain?
0:23:31 > 0:23:33£5 bid for it somebody.
0:23:33 > 0:23:37Fiver and away. A couple of pounds to start with.
0:23:37 > 0:23:41£2 bid on the front, 4, 6, £6. At six pounds.
0:23:41 > 0:23:46Front row at six. At £6. All done? At £6.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49Definitely not what Mark had hoped for.
0:23:49 > 0:23:55- £6 for that! - That's all it was worth.
0:23:55 > 0:23:59- Next the fountain pens from Kelso market.- 20 to start.
0:23:59 > 0:24:07At £20 for the three. Two anybody now? 22 the lady has bid. At £22.
0:24:07 > 0:24:1225, yes or no? All done at £22.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14- 785...- That's a nice £10 profit, Anita.
0:24:14 > 0:24:16Well done.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18Less commission, of course.
0:24:18 > 0:24:21Mark's art nouveau gold brooch next.
0:24:21 > 0:24:30I have two commission bids. We start at £55. 60, £55. 60 anybody?
0:24:30 > 0:24:35At £55, last chance. At 55, commission bid.
0:24:35 > 0:24:39- That was a very good price. - That was not too bad.
0:24:39 > 0:24:44Thanks in part to a late discount from the dealer.
0:24:44 > 0:24:46- You are lucky to get out of that one.- Really?- Yes.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49Next the little silver jockey stopper.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52I am bid 15 to start it, at £15.
0:24:52 > 0:24:5818 anybody? At 15, 18, 20, 2, At £22 the bid's upstairs.
0:24:58 > 0:25:0225, 25.
0:25:02 > 0:25:06Once costs are deducted she's just got her money back.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09- I'm surprised at that.- Mm hm.
0:25:09 > 0:25:11Now Anita's jade bracelet.
0:25:11 > 0:25:17I've got two bids and 30 starts me.
0:25:17 > 0:25:1935, 40, 45, 50, 55.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21I'm out. £55,
0:25:21 > 0:25:2660 anybody? £55 and we're away at 55.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29- Well.- Yes.
0:25:29 > 0:25:33- Well, over five times what it cost. - Well done Anita.
0:25:33 > 0:25:36You got an eye for picking these bids.
0:25:36 > 0:25:40- Don't be jealous. Next, Mark's Satsuma vase.- £45.
0:25:40 > 0:25:44- £45.- 50, 55, 60, the bid's
0:25:44 > 0:25:47upstairs at 60. Anybody else left?
0:25:47 > 0:25:50All done at 60.
0:25:50 > 0:25:56- Good. Good.- I'm pleased with that.- So you should be.
0:25:56 > 0:26:00I was thinking 40 and 50. 60 is above my expectations.
0:26:00 > 0:26:01- It made its price.- I'm pleased.
0:26:01 > 0:26:05Now the amber desk seal.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08Will the bidders give it the stamp of approval?
0:26:08 > 0:26:11Commission bid straight in at £5 to start with.
0:26:11 > 0:26:155, 8, 10, 12, 15, 18, 20
0:26:15 > 0:26:21£20 the bid's upstairs. £20. All done? At 20.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24It could've been worse.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27Sadly after auction costs it will be.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30At least he got to 20. Well done, auctioneer.
0:26:32 > 0:26:37- Now for the once forgotten whistle. - I'm bid 100 to start it.
0:26:37 > 0:26:44- Oh gosh.- 120, 140, 160, 180, 200, 220,
0:26:44 > 0:26:48240, 260, 280.
0:26:48 > 0:26:54At 280, £280 for the last time, at 280.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56- That's good.- Yes.
0:26:56 > 0:27:01That real treasure has put Mark back in the lead.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04In a fine sale it might have made a bit more
0:27:04 > 0:27:09- but I'm thrilled with that. I'm pleased with that.- I'm happy you're happy.- Thank you.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11We're all happy.
0:27:13 > 0:27:17A good day in Tyne And Wear and especially for Mark Stacey.
0:27:19 > 0:27:26Mark began with £327.44 and made £168.72 after auction costs.
0:27:26 > 0:27:31So he has £496.16 to make merry with.
0:27:36 > 0:27:40Anita started this round with £378.60
0:27:40 > 0:27:45and made £48.14 after auction costs leaving her
0:27:45 > 0:27:48with £426.74 for the road ahead.
0:27:50 > 0:27:55- Mark, that's our third auction over. - Absolutely.
0:27:55 > 0:27:57- There was one each and now you're on top.- I'm on top.
0:27:57 > 0:28:03- 2-1 to me. It's like a tennis match.- Uh-huh.- Just promise me one thing.
0:28:03 > 0:28:05Keep buying small things and making small profits.
0:28:05 > 0:28:09I'll be really happy. Leave the big profits to me, all right?
0:28:09 > 0:28:14- We'll see what happens next time. - Later on Mark gets cheeky.
0:28:14 > 0:28:19- I love cheeky offers. - Do you like cheeky offers?- I do.
0:28:19 > 0:28:22Anita gets sentimental.
0:28:22 > 0:28:27- # I belong to Glasgow Dear old Glasgow town.- #
0:28:27 > 0:28:30And the little Morris has a minor mishap.
0:28:30 > 0:28:34That's coming up later, but first Anita Manning Mark Stacey and the little Morris Minor
0:28:34 > 0:28:38they call Bluebell are heading from Scotland to Yorkshire
0:28:45 > 0:28:51- You've got to roll your Rs. - What do you mean by Rs?
0:28:51 > 0:28:56Anita from Glasgow was Scotland's first female auctioneer
0:28:56 > 0:29:00and she likes to keep prices low.
0:29:00 > 0:29:02What have you got for 20 pence?
0:29:04 > 0:29:08While Mark, a dealer from Brighton, is happy to enlist help from on high.
0:29:08 > 0:29:12Please, please, huge profits.
0:29:13 > 0:29:17But unfortunately there's been a cruel twist of fate.
0:29:17 > 0:29:22Broken down Bluebell is now convalescing in the garage
0:29:22 > 0:29:24and our experts are stranded on the road trip.
0:29:24 > 0:29:25Poor wee Bluebell.
0:29:25 > 0:29:30- The radiator's gone.- Do you know when that water was spouting out of
0:29:30 > 0:29:32- the grill it looked as if she was crying.- I know.
0:29:32 > 0:29:36- And the shop's just up the road. - Come on.- Let's go.
0:29:38 > 0:29:40Mark and Anita began with £200 each
0:29:40 > 0:29:43and have already added a handsome sum.
0:29:43 > 0:29:49Mark goes into today just ahead with £496.16 to spend
0:29:49 > 0:29:54while Anita has £426.74.
0:29:56 > 0:30:00This road trip travels from the Cairngorms via the charming
0:30:00 > 0:30:03cities of Edinburgh and Durham,
0:30:03 > 0:30:05to Thirsk in North Yorkshire.
0:30:05 > 0:30:08This leg begins in St Helens, Bishop Auckland, County Durham,
0:30:08 > 0:30:13and heads, Bluebell permitting, for auction in Darlington.
0:30:13 > 0:30:17This is exciting. Another treasure trove.
0:30:17 > 0:30:21- A hoard.- First shop is something different.
0:30:21 > 0:30:25A peculiar pile where bargains can be found amongst bric-a-brac.
0:30:25 > 0:30:28But which, dear experts, is which?
0:30:28 > 0:30:30What on earth is that?
0:30:30 > 0:30:33It's a little brooch, believe it or not.
0:30:33 > 0:30:35It is made of little paw of an animal.
0:30:35 > 0:30:39Anita soon grabs Yvonne for demonstration of the finest
0:30:39 > 0:30:41in low fidelity.
0:30:41 > 0:30:47- We wind it up from here. - I Belong To Glasgow.
0:30:47 > 0:30:52I don't believe that. I do not believe that!
0:30:55 > 0:31:00# I belong to Glasgow Dear old Glasgow town
0:31:00 > 0:31:02# There's nothing the matter with Glasgow
0:31:02 > 0:31:04# Cos it's going round and round
0:31:04 > 0:31:08# If I get a couple of pints on a Saturday
0:31:08 > 0:31:11# Glasgow belongs to me. #
0:31:11 > 0:31:12THEY LAUGH
0:31:12 > 0:31:17- And we've got a radio here as well. - That's the Bush one.- Bakelite.
0:31:17 > 0:31:20They always take a few minutes to warm up.
0:31:20 > 0:31:23The radio is priced at £58 and the gramophone at £45,
0:31:23 > 0:31:27but perhaps, if Anita promises not to start singing again,
0:31:27 > 0:31:29she might get that down.
0:31:29 > 0:31:34- I could be interested in both of these things.- Right.
0:31:34 > 0:31:37For £35 - is that possible?
0:31:37 > 0:31:41- If you was to say to me 50 for the two...- 50 for the two.
0:31:41 > 0:31:46Could you bring it to 40? What about 45 and then we're like...
0:31:46 > 0:31:48- We're like nearly there.- Yes.
0:31:48 > 0:31:53- See in this game every pound counts. - It does, it really does.
0:31:53 > 0:31:57- Could we half it again?- 42. - Could we go 42?
0:31:57 > 0:32:01- That'll be all right. - Could we do that?- We'll do that.
0:32:01 > 0:32:05That's so kind, that's great.
0:32:05 > 0:32:08Next door, Mark's got sporting goods in his sights.
0:32:08 > 0:32:12This is a sort of shoulder of mutton.
0:32:12 > 0:32:14A gun case.
0:32:14 > 0:32:20You open it here and then you put your shotgun and things in there.
0:32:20 > 0:32:22Not that I know about these things
0:32:22 > 0:32:26because I'm not a member of the hunting and shooting brigade.
0:32:26 > 0:32:31Then you, I guess, put it over your shoulder, something like that,
0:32:31 > 0:32:33so when you go hunting it's out of the way
0:32:33 > 0:32:36and when you're ready to shoot whatever it is you're going to shoot
0:32:36 > 0:32:38you can get your gun out.
0:32:38 > 0:32:43I don't like the price. It's marked up at £68.
0:32:43 > 0:32:47But whilst he's pondering that unusual target,
0:32:47 > 0:32:49something a little more traditional comes into view.
0:32:49 > 0:32:51This is a Chinese vase.
0:32:51 > 0:32:54It's called cinnabar lacquer
0:32:54 > 0:32:58which is the red lacquer cut out with this black design.
0:32:58 > 0:33:01It does actually give quite a dramatic effect.
0:33:01 > 0:33:05I'm looking to see the delicacy of the carving.
0:33:05 > 0:33:09- It's quite a dramatic vase. Yvonne, I like this vase.- Yes.
0:33:09 > 0:33:15- It's a shame it's not 19th century! You've got 65 on it.- Yeah.
0:33:15 > 0:33:17What sort of movement could you do on that?
0:33:17 > 0:33:20I could do 45 on it.
0:33:20 > 0:33:2345, that does help me a bit.
0:33:23 > 0:33:28I could maybe do you a bit better price on the gun case.
0:33:28 > 0:33:33If I got 45 for that, then you give me 40 for that,
0:33:33 > 0:33:36how does that sound?
0:33:36 > 0:33:38It sounds reasonable-ish.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41Can I be terribly cheeky, Yvonne, without offending you?
0:33:41 > 0:33:43- Never take offence.- Thank you.
0:33:43 > 0:33:47I just wonder if we could do the pair for 75.
0:33:49 > 0:33:54- Yeah, all right, Mark.- Are you sure? - You've got to have a chance as well.
0:33:54 > 0:33:58- Are you sure?- Yeah, that's fine, Mark.- Give me a kiss.- Ah, thank you.
0:33:58 > 0:34:03This is a lovely little Cloisonne buckle.
0:34:03 > 0:34:05I love Cloisonne ware.
0:34:05 > 0:34:10The patterns are made by little wire sections made up
0:34:10 > 0:34:14and filled with coloured, glazed enamels.
0:34:14 > 0:34:16They make this wonderful pattern.
0:34:16 > 0:34:20It's not a silver back, which I would love to see.
0:34:20 > 0:34:22It's a brass back,
0:34:22 > 0:34:26but I worry slightly that it's not a useful object.
0:34:26 > 0:34:30After a quick shuffle through the cabinet...
0:34:30 > 0:34:35I've found a little bronze which I think is charming.
0:34:35 > 0:34:39It's quite nicely modelled and I like the patina,
0:34:39 > 0:34:43which is the surface of the bronze.
0:34:43 > 0:34:48I think it's probably from the 1930s. He's sweet, isn't he?
0:34:48 > 0:34:50I need to be getting him for about 30 quid.
0:34:50 > 0:34:53So, £39 less than he is priced at
0:34:53 > 0:34:57and the label on the buckle says £29.
0:34:57 > 0:35:00Yvonne, I'm thinking him round about 40.
0:35:00 > 0:35:05I'd be looking to say in the region of £10 on the Cloisonne.
0:35:05 > 0:35:07That could be 40.
0:35:07 > 0:35:12Could you go 12 on that so we are doing 52 on the two items?
0:35:12 > 0:35:17- All right.- Shall we go for it?- We'll go for it. I- love these items.- Yeah.
0:35:17 > 0:35:20That's what I do, I buy things that I like.
0:35:20 > 0:35:21Yeah.
0:35:21 > 0:35:24Anita seems to be making great strides today
0:35:24 > 0:35:28and Mark's no slouch either with yet another Oriental find.
0:35:30 > 0:35:31This is quite interesting.
0:35:31 > 0:35:34This is not complete, it should have a cover on it.
0:35:34 > 0:35:39It has got a hair crack but it's a piece of Chinese porcelain.
0:35:39 > 0:35:42It's typically decorated in a palette known as Imari.
0:35:42 > 0:35:46The use of these iron reds and blues and a bit of gilding.
0:35:46 > 0:35:48No great shakes, really,
0:35:48 > 0:35:54but it is 18th-century and I was just thinking it's priced at 22,
0:35:54 > 0:35:59but I might if she will put it in with the cinnabar lacquer.
0:35:59 > 0:36:01They're both Chinese, so there's a link there.
0:36:01 > 0:36:05And, you know, two birds are better than one. No.
0:36:05 > 0:36:09What is that expression? Two heads are better than one, but that doesn't fit, does it?
0:36:09 > 0:36:13I'm getting all confused.
0:36:13 > 0:36:17Yvonne, I was going to make you a terribly cheeky offer on it.
0:36:17 > 0:36:18Go on, Mark, I love cheeky offers.
0:36:18 > 0:36:20- Do you like cheeky offers? - I do, I do.
0:36:20 > 0:36:22SHE LAUGHS
0:36:22 > 0:36:24I'm going to offer you... You won't slap me, will you?
0:36:24 > 0:36:27I've got to hear it first, go on.
0:36:27 > 0:36:30- A fiver.- Argh!- A fiver, and I'll put it in with the Chinese vase.
0:36:30 > 0:36:33- That's shocking, isn't it? - It is shocking. Aren't I awful?
0:36:33 > 0:36:38Let me examine this, let me have a look at this.
0:36:38 > 0:36:41- Where's this damage... - You see, look.
0:36:42 > 0:36:43Yes, it is, actually.
0:36:43 > 0:36:47It would have had a nice cover with a dog of Fo finial or something.
0:36:47 > 0:36:50Do you know what? I've never noticed that before.
0:36:50 > 0:36:52I'm being very cheeky with you, Yvonne,
0:36:52 > 0:36:56and you have every right to slap me and say, "Go away."
0:36:58 > 0:37:01- Oh, go on.- Are you sure?- Yeah.
0:37:01 > 0:37:03SHE LAUGHS
0:37:03 > 0:37:05- Love our kisses. - We do love our kisses
0:37:05 > 0:37:09and...I think that makes a nice addition to the lot.
0:37:09 > 0:37:14While Mark's schmoozing threatens to nab him the entire stock...
0:37:14 > 0:37:16- Thanks, Mark.- My change in my pot.
0:37:16 > 0:37:18- Good luck. - Thank you very much, Yvonne.
0:37:18 > 0:37:24..Anita has sensibly called a cab to take her to the next shop,
0:37:24 > 0:37:28and is travelling from St Helen Auckland to Cleadon.
0:37:30 > 0:37:34Anita soon finds herself amongst a mix of antiques,
0:37:34 > 0:37:36gifts and bright-eyed cats.
0:37:37 > 0:37:39This is Griselda Hill.
0:37:39 > 0:37:46Griselda Hill pottery bought over the name of Wemyss and the patterns of Wemyss.
0:37:46 > 0:37:50Wemyss was that wonderful Fife pottery of Robert Heron and Sons.
0:37:50 > 0:37:58This is quite typical of Wemyss Ware, with these wonderful, wonderful cabbage roses.
0:37:58 > 0:38:01If this was an early 20th-century Wemyss cat,
0:38:01 > 0:38:05it would be worth thousands of pounds.
0:38:05 > 0:38:09But people love it, and no wonder.
0:38:09 > 0:38:15But the big Wemyss cat is £195, well outside her budget. Time to get a move on, Anita.
0:38:15 > 0:38:20This is also Wemyss Ware, and at £42, a bit more realistic.
0:38:20 > 0:38:23I'd love to buy a piece, but I don't know
0:38:23 > 0:38:25if I can make a profit on it, but I would like to buy it.
0:38:25 > 0:38:27The profit's the thing.
0:38:27 > 0:38:29Because they're still being produced,
0:38:29 > 0:38:33they're not going to reach high prices in auction.
0:38:33 > 0:38:37- Would it be possible to buy that for, say, 20?- Go on, then.
0:38:37 > 0:38:39- Will we do it?- Yes. Go on.
0:38:39 > 0:38:43Meanwhile, the competition has also hailed a cab,
0:38:43 > 0:38:46possibly driven by one of Mark's legion of loyal fans.
0:38:46 > 0:38:49- You look very familiar. - They always say that.
0:38:49 > 0:38:51He probably thinks I'm David Barby.
0:38:51 > 0:38:55I wonder if I'll get away with saying, "Is that your very lowest fare?"
0:38:57 > 0:38:59Cheeky. I don't know.
0:38:59 > 0:39:04Mark's travelling from St Helen's Auckland to Stanley, to visit Beamish.
0:39:07 > 0:39:11This open-air museum is a specially created village,
0:39:11 > 0:39:15made up of authentic buildings, hand-picked from the surrounding area,
0:39:15 > 0:39:20to help tell the story of the North East, from Georgian to Edwardian times.
0:39:20 > 0:39:22Look at that.
0:39:22 > 0:39:26The village is described as a living museum that the public can experience first-hand.
0:39:26 > 0:39:30It's the original Beamish colliery which dominates the landscape.
0:39:32 > 0:39:35- Well, dressed like that, you have to be Richard.- Hello.
0:39:35 > 0:39:39- I'm Mark.- Hello, Mark. - Very nice to meet you. - Welcome to Beamish.
0:39:39 > 0:39:43Behind the scenes at Beamish is a vast archive of material
0:39:43 > 0:39:45which can't be displayed in the village,
0:39:45 > 0:39:49and Mark is here to find a few of the treasures they hold.
0:39:50 > 0:39:54What we've pulled out for you here is a really special collection,
0:39:54 > 0:39:58relating to a huge mining disaster just a mile up the road at Stanley.
0:39:59 > 0:40:03This shows all the men and boys who died in the mine.
0:40:03 > 0:40:06168 people lost their lives in a huge explosion.
0:40:07 > 0:40:11Between 150 and 200,000 people turned up to the funeral in Stanley.
0:40:11 > 0:40:14There were 15,000 people at the top while they were rescuing the people,
0:40:14 > 0:40:17because it was this huge spectacle, huge disaster,
0:40:17 > 0:40:20and people waiting to hear the news of their brother and their son.
0:40:20 > 0:40:22- And their loved ones. - And their children.
0:40:22 > 0:40:25There were children aged 13 down the mine that were killed.
0:40:25 > 0:40:30Well, Richard, I'm from South Wales, another great mining area.
0:40:30 > 0:40:33We've had our own shares of disasters in the past.
0:40:33 > 0:40:38I'm from a family of miners - my father and a lot of his brothers were miners.
0:40:38 > 0:40:41I remember as a child going up to the pits,
0:40:41 > 0:40:46and it was a very scary place, very scary indeed, even in the 1970s.
0:40:46 > 0:40:52I remember my father telling me that his brother was killed in a mining accident,
0:40:52 > 0:40:55so it was very, very hard work. Very hard work.
0:40:55 > 0:41:00Mining sure was a tough business, but there's a strong tradition
0:41:00 > 0:41:04of the men creating works of art in their short, precious spare time.
0:41:04 > 0:41:10- This is miners' folk art? - Folk art made by the range at night.
0:41:10 > 0:41:15Tell me about this, because this is really quite weird, isn't it? Is this wood in there?
0:41:15 > 0:41:19It's dropped in in the shape of a cross, it's called God In A Bottle.
0:41:19 > 0:41:21God In A Bottle?
0:41:21 > 0:41:24It would sit on the mantelpiece or in the corner of the room,
0:41:24 > 0:41:28and was thought to have slightly mysterious, magical qualities.
0:41:28 > 0:41:31It is something rather eerie about it, isn't it?
0:41:31 > 0:41:33It is a bit like a ship at the bottom of the ocean,
0:41:33 > 0:41:36the bits and pieces floating around.
0:41:36 > 0:41:40Or, alternatively, you could maybe say it's Damien Hirst.
0:41:40 > 0:41:44- A Damien Hirst, a very early one. - A very early one.
0:41:44 > 0:41:46I do love all this.
0:41:46 > 0:41:48This is old Player cigarette cards,
0:41:48 > 0:41:52- and they've got all the faces going so neatly around. - Beautifully inlaid.
0:41:52 > 0:41:55When I look at an item like that, I think of who made it
0:41:55 > 0:41:58and how they would smile and laugh, if we were stood here now
0:41:58 > 0:42:00in the middle of a museum.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03I can't imagine what they would be calling us.
0:42:03 > 0:42:05It would be hilarious, wouldn't it?
0:42:06 > 0:42:10Now, for sheer authenticity, that cab beats everything,
0:42:10 > 0:42:14but it may take some time to get back to the hotel. Bye, Mark.
0:42:20 > 0:42:22Oh, Anita, look.
0:42:22 > 0:42:25Anita and Mark are heartened by a temporary replacement
0:42:25 > 0:42:28to their much-loved Morris Minor.
0:42:30 > 0:42:36Yesterday, Mark bought three items for £80, including a leather gun case.
0:42:36 > 0:42:39It's a man bag. You could keep a nice bottle of gin in there.
0:42:39 > 0:42:45Anita bought five items at a cost of £114, and had a sing-along.
0:42:45 > 0:42:48# I belong to Glasgow
0:42:48 > 0:42:50# Dear old Glasgow town. #
0:42:50 > 0:42:53But has it made them happy?
0:42:53 > 0:42:56- Smile, Mark.- Smile, Anita. Smile!
0:42:58 > 0:43:01- Smile, Mark.- Smile, Anita.
0:43:01 > 0:43:02Leaving Stanley far behind,
0:43:02 > 0:43:06the road trip is heading for a place known as Willington.
0:43:09 > 0:43:11Hello, there, how are you doing?
0:43:11 > 0:43:13- Hello, I'm Mark.- Morning. - Nice to meet you.
0:43:13 > 0:43:18Haggis Antiques feels a bit like a museum,
0:43:18 > 0:43:20with reminders of local life gone by
0:43:20 > 0:43:23and plenty of quirky pieces to catch the eye.
0:43:23 > 0:43:25I think this is a darning mushroom,
0:43:25 > 0:43:29and it's the sort of thing that a lady would have used to darn socks,
0:43:29 > 0:43:33and the sock would have gone over there, and you can make repairs.
0:43:33 > 0:43:36Of course, we throw them away these days.
0:43:36 > 0:43:40Normally, these are very plain, but actually, this one is quite nice.
0:43:40 > 0:43:43It's got all the geometric inlay in it.
0:43:43 > 0:43:45It will probably date to the Edwardian period.
0:43:45 > 0:43:47It's got a nice feel, it's been well worn.
0:43:47 > 0:43:49Now, what's this?
0:43:49 > 0:43:55I just wonder whether maybe a whaler, out on the seas for many months,
0:43:55 > 0:43:59has found some of the floating shale or something,
0:43:59 > 0:44:02and has decided to use a bit of old brassware that they found
0:44:02 > 0:44:05and make some sort of water-carrying vessel.
0:44:05 > 0:44:09I think that's rather intriguing.
0:44:09 > 0:44:12You've got £30 on the liquid carrier.
0:44:12 > 0:44:17- Yes.- I was rather hoping we could get the two of them for 15 quid.
0:44:17 > 0:44:23- Oh, £15.- Is that too cheeky?- Yes. I'm thinking those for you...
0:44:23 > 0:44:25erm...would be 25.
0:44:27 > 0:44:29- Could we do a round figure of 20? - I think we could, yes.
0:44:29 > 0:44:33- Are you sure?- Yes, I think we could. - Let me shake your hand.- Smashing.
0:44:33 > 0:44:38Actually, could I just have a look at the little coin in the envelope?
0:44:38 > 0:44:42- You certainly can, yes. - This is probably a full sovereign.
0:44:42 > 0:44:45The weight just doesn't feel the right balance to me in my hand.
0:44:45 > 0:44:47- Yeah.- It feels too thin.
0:44:47 > 0:44:51I wouldn't like to sell you that, to say that it was a gold coin.
0:44:51 > 0:44:53No, I don't think it is gold.
0:44:53 > 0:44:56I honestly think it is some sort of token.
0:44:57 > 0:45:00But I think you could probably have a nice little punt at that,
0:45:00 > 0:45:04because it would attract people who are interested in gold at the moment,
0:45:04 > 0:45:08- and might know a little bit more than I do.- Yes.
0:45:08 > 0:45:14- So I think for you to have a little bit of fun with it, how about a £10 note?- Oh, gosh.
0:45:16 > 0:45:19It is tempting, isn't it? It is tempting.
0:45:19 > 0:45:22- Do you know, I am going to do that. - Yeah?- Ten quid.- Smashing.
0:45:22 > 0:45:25- I'm just going to have a bit of fun. - Best of luck with it.
0:45:28 > 0:45:33Reunited, our experts are heading for the day's final shopping opportunity.
0:45:37 > 0:45:41That was a little draft, I'll put the window up.
0:45:44 > 0:45:46Hello.
0:45:46 > 0:45:51Mark has already had a full day, but he just can't resist one more shop.
0:45:51 > 0:45:55Let us hope that we might be able to find something I want to buy.
0:45:55 > 0:45:58Hi.
0:45:58 > 0:46:02Across the street, Anita still has lots of cash and plenty to choose from.
0:46:05 > 0:46:08Works perfect.
0:46:08 > 0:46:11And then, she's rather tempted by a picture, or two.
0:46:11 > 0:46:13This is a chalk drawing
0:46:13 > 0:46:16of a charming little boy, I would imagine.
0:46:16 > 0:46:18He's very sweet.
0:46:18 > 0:46:21Well-executed.
0:46:21 > 0:46:24It's obviously a pair.
0:46:24 > 0:46:27We do have an artist's signature on this one.
0:46:27 > 0:46:29I like those.
0:46:29 > 0:46:31For the two items, there's a current asking price of £140,
0:46:31 > 0:46:35but maybe not for long.
0:46:37 > 0:46:40I would put an estimate of £50-£80 on the pair.
0:46:40 > 0:46:41I would have thought £120.
0:46:41 > 0:46:44I couldn't sell them for less than £120.
0:46:44 > 0:46:49£120? Could you come down a bit more, to £100?
0:46:49 > 0:46:53If you could come down to £100, I feel I might have a chance,
0:46:53 > 0:46:55and I would be willing to take that chance on it.
0:46:55 > 0:46:59- Go on. I'll let you off. - Aw, thank you!
0:46:59 > 0:47:02I realise you've got strong competition.
0:47:02 > 0:47:05Speaking of which, how is Mark getting on?
0:47:05 > 0:47:08This is a little bottle cooler.
0:47:08 > 0:47:10It's a nice little think, actually.
0:47:10 > 0:47:12It's very crisply engraved.
0:47:12 > 0:47:17What they've done here is put a little bit of hot glass on there.
0:47:17 > 0:47:19Then they've teased it out with a tong,
0:47:19 > 0:47:21to make that lovely little delicate scroll.
0:47:21 > 0:47:25But what I do like is the lovely engraving on the glass here.
0:47:25 > 0:47:30This is priced up at £25, which is not a lot of money,
0:47:30 > 0:47:35but if I was putting it into sale, I'd put it in at £20-£30.
0:47:35 > 0:47:37It might be worth a risk. I like the quality of it.
0:47:37 > 0:47:39Sadly, the shopkeeper's a bit shy.
0:47:39 > 0:47:43So we'll just eavesdrop. I wonder what he looks like.
0:47:43 > 0:47:46Do you think £18 is the very least you would take?
0:47:46 > 0:47:51Are you sure if I can't tweak you down just one more pound?
0:47:51 > 0:47:52Maybe £17?
0:47:52 > 0:47:55- SHOPKEEPER:- Go on. You've said all the right things.
0:47:55 > 0:47:58Right. After some hard negotiation, and sweet-talking,
0:47:58 > 0:48:01I've bought it for £17, and I've got my £3 change.
0:48:01 > 0:48:03I'm going to get out of here pretty sharpish.
0:48:03 > 0:48:07Mark's quick getaway should take him on to the auction soon.
0:48:10 > 0:48:15On this leg, Mark spent £127 on five lots.
0:48:15 > 0:48:17The Chinese lacquer vase, with the Imari pot.
0:48:17 > 0:48:18The mutton gun case.
0:48:18 > 0:48:20The darning mushroom,
0:48:20 > 0:48:23with maritime gourd nut.
0:48:23 > 0:48:27The Georgian sovereign, and the Victorian wine cooler.
0:48:27 > 0:48:30Whilst Anita has spent a daring £214,
0:48:30 > 0:48:32also on five lots.
0:48:32 > 0:48:34The bronze bust,
0:48:34 > 0:48:36the Victorian cloisonne buckle,
0:48:36 > 0:48:38the Wemyss jam pot,
0:48:38 > 0:48:40the pastel portraits,
0:48:40 > 0:48:43and the gramophone, with records.
0:48:43 > 0:48:45Plus the Bakelite Bush radio.
0:48:45 > 0:48:46And with all that great loot,
0:48:46 > 0:48:49Anita and Mark must surely
0:48:49 > 0:48:51have impressed each other.
0:48:51 > 0:48:55Those pair of paintings - are YOU scared?
0:48:55 > 0:48:56I'm very scared.
0:48:56 > 0:48:58The coin, I'm just not sure about.
0:48:58 > 0:49:01He's not sure either, but he's taken a punt.
0:49:01 > 0:49:04I'm going to call it "a sovereign with a question mark".
0:49:04 > 0:49:06And we'll let the auctioneer decide what he thinks.
0:49:10 > 0:49:11With Barnard Castle behind them,
0:49:11 > 0:49:14Anita and Mark head east, to Darlington.
0:49:14 > 0:49:18Thomas Watson auction house awaits them.
0:49:18 > 0:49:20Are you leading me astray again?
0:49:20 > 0:49:23I think I'm going up a No Entry sign.
0:49:23 > 0:49:26Guess what?! Bluebell is back!
0:49:26 > 0:49:29Still no sat nav, though.
0:49:31 > 0:49:34"Darlo" folk have crowded in
0:49:34 > 0:49:37to soak up the lots, including Mark's misplaced vase.
0:49:37 > 0:49:40But what does auctioneer Peter Robinson
0:49:40 > 0:49:42think about what Mark and Anita have entered,
0:49:42 > 0:49:44and especially that coin?
0:49:44 > 0:49:47I'm not sure what it is, to be quite frank.
0:49:47 > 0:49:50It's definitely a gold coin, and it's definitely of a period.
0:49:50 > 0:49:52It's not a fake.
0:49:52 > 0:49:55Today, we will leave that to the bidders.
0:49:55 > 0:49:59Time for the nerves to jangle.
0:49:59 > 0:50:00I'm getting butterflies.
0:50:00 > 0:50:02Mark's Chinese lot,
0:50:02 > 0:50:04together again.
0:50:04 > 0:50:07- £15, for the two pieces together. - Oh, no.
0:50:07 > 0:50:09£20, £25, £30, £35. £40.
0:50:09 > 0:50:11It's going up.
0:50:11 > 0:50:12£35, second row, I have.
0:50:12 > 0:50:14At £35, £40, £45.
0:50:14 > 0:50:17At £40. Gentleman has it upstairs now.
0:50:17 > 0:50:19HAMMER BANGS
0:50:19 > 0:50:21£40. That's down £10, Anita.
0:50:21 > 0:50:24And down a bit more, after commission.
0:50:25 > 0:50:28I've got to now claw that back somehow.
0:50:28 > 0:50:31Next, Anita's bronze bust.
0:50:31 > 0:50:33At £20.
0:50:33 > 0:50:35£25, can I have?
0:50:35 > 0:50:37£25, I'm bid.
0:50:38 > 0:50:41£30 for it?
0:50:41 > 0:50:44At £25. It's on the net at £25. Nobody in the room?
0:50:44 > 0:50:46£30, I have. Thank you.
0:50:46 > 0:50:48At £30, bid. £30.
0:50:48 > 0:50:50At £35, anywhere for it?
0:50:50 > 0:50:51At £30, going to the net
0:50:51 > 0:50:53at £30.
0:50:53 > 0:50:56Being sold. £35, thank you. At £35.
0:50:56 > 0:50:59- Nobody loved him.- Well,- I- loved him.
0:50:59 > 0:51:02Next, Mark's leather gun case.
0:51:02 > 0:51:04£30.
0:51:04 > 0:51:05At £30.
0:51:05 > 0:51:07The gun case.
0:51:07 > 0:51:09£35.
0:51:09 > 0:51:11The internet's into this one.
0:51:11 > 0:51:13At £35 for the leather gun case.
0:51:13 > 0:51:15A nice furnishing item.
0:51:15 > 0:51:17£40 for it. £40.
0:51:17 > 0:51:18£50.
0:51:18 > 0:51:20£45, back of the room.
0:51:20 > 0:51:23That's up £15.
0:51:23 > 0:51:24Disappointed.
0:51:24 > 0:51:28Not exactly a flying start for either of them.
0:51:28 > 0:51:30Onward, and downward.
0:51:30 > 0:51:31I hope not.
0:51:31 > 0:51:35Next, Anita's Victorian enamel buckle.
0:51:35 > 0:51:37At £15, £20, can we say?
0:51:37 > 0:51:38£20 is better.
0:51:38 > 0:51:40£20, I have. £25?
0:51:40 > 0:51:43£30. £35 is the next bid...
0:51:43 > 0:51:44£35, or higher.
0:51:44 > 0:51:48£40, sir? At £35, unusual lot. Cloisonne buckle.
0:51:48 > 0:51:50£40, I have now. £45.
0:51:50 > 0:51:51- £50, sir.- Come on!
0:51:51 > 0:51:54£50 bid in the room.
0:51:54 > 0:51:56£50.
0:51:56 > 0:51:58- That's good.- That's a good result.
0:51:58 > 0:51:59I'm happy enough with that.
0:51:59 > 0:52:01I think that was its value, don't you, Anita?
0:52:01 > 0:52:04Next, Mark's favourites.
0:52:04 > 0:52:05The darning mushroom,
0:52:05 > 0:52:07and the maritime gourd.
0:52:07 > 0:52:09At £15, the two together.
0:52:09 > 0:52:12£20 upstairs. £25. £30, £35.
0:52:12 > 0:52:14£30 upstairs, in the balcony,
0:52:14 > 0:52:15for the two pieces together.
0:52:15 > 0:52:18In the balcony at £30 for the two together.
0:52:18 > 0:52:19GAVEL BANGS
0:52:19 > 0:52:22Well, Anita...
0:52:22 > 0:52:25It's still profit, it's still profit.
0:52:25 > 0:52:28But not much after commission.
0:52:28 > 0:52:31I'm not terribly optimistic about the rest of it now, Anita.
0:52:31 > 0:52:35Anita's cabbage rose jam pot.
0:52:35 > 0:52:37At £30.
0:52:37 > 0:52:38At £30. £35.
0:52:38 > 0:52:40£35. £40.
0:52:40 > 0:52:42£45.
0:52:42 > 0:52:45£50. £55. £60.
0:52:45 > 0:52:48At £55. Bid's on my right, beside me.
0:52:48 > 0:52:49At £55...
0:52:49 > 0:52:53Are we all finished now? Being sold at £55. All done.
0:52:53 > 0:52:57- You must be pleased with that. - I'm happy enough with that.
0:52:57 > 0:53:00The star of the show, so far.
0:53:00 > 0:53:02There is quality in the decoration.
0:53:06 > 0:53:08Now for Mark's "sovereign with a question mark".
0:53:08 > 0:53:10Is it, or isn't it?
0:53:10 > 0:53:13It is slightly larger than a sovereign,
0:53:13 > 0:53:17but it is a gold, 1826...
0:53:17 > 0:53:19At £50?
0:53:19 > 0:53:22At £60, £70, £80,
0:53:22 > 0:53:23£90, £100.
0:53:23 > 0:53:25- £100. £150.- £150.
0:53:25 > 0:53:27£160.
0:53:27 > 0:53:28- £170.- Yes!
0:53:28 > 0:53:29£180.
0:53:29 > 0:53:31- £190!- £190.
0:53:31 > 0:53:32£200.
0:53:32 > 0:53:36Bid's on the net, at £200.
0:53:36 > 0:53:40Being sold not for £220. You're out in the room.
0:53:40 > 0:53:44Bid's with the net at £220. All done.
0:53:44 > 0:53:47I'm absolutely staggered, Anita.
0:53:47 > 0:53:51Whatever it was, someone wanted it badly.
0:53:51 > 0:53:53You are a jammy bisom!
0:53:53 > 0:53:55I wonder where I've learned that from (?)
0:53:55 > 0:53:57SHE LAUGHS
0:53:57 > 0:53:58I wonder(!)
0:53:58 > 0:54:01Now, who will adopt these two adorable scraps?
0:54:01 > 0:54:03I have £40.
0:54:03 > 0:54:04Well, it's a start.
0:54:04 > 0:54:07At £45.
0:54:07 > 0:54:09At £50. £55.
0:54:09 > 0:54:11£60, £65, £70, £75.
0:54:11 > 0:54:13£80, £85.
0:54:13 > 0:54:16£90. Lady in the balcony, at £90 for the pair.
0:54:16 > 0:54:17Are we all finished?
0:54:17 > 0:54:20At £90. All done.
0:54:20 > 0:54:21GAVEL BANGS
0:54:21 > 0:54:23It could have been worse, Anita.
0:54:23 > 0:54:27It sure could, but an even bigger loss, I'm afraid, after commission.
0:54:27 > 0:54:29Now Mark's last buy.
0:54:29 > 0:54:32The Victorian wine cooler.
0:54:32 > 0:54:34£30. At £30. £35
0:54:34 > 0:54:36- £40.- Oh, £40. £45.
0:54:36 > 0:54:38£50, £55?
0:54:38 > 0:54:40At £50, in the far corner, under the balcony.
0:54:40 > 0:54:42'At £50, the wine glass cooler,
0:54:42 > 0:54:45'being sold at £50 for the lot.
0:54:45 > 0:54:47'Selling at £50. All done.
0:54:47 > 0:54:49- GAVEL BANGS - Well done!
0:54:49 > 0:54:51That surprised me, Anita.
0:54:51 > 0:54:55Now, anyone for a good old sing-along?
0:54:55 > 0:54:56£30, bid.
0:54:56 > 0:54:58At £35 now.
0:54:58 > 0:55:00At £5, £40.
0:55:00 > 0:55:02£50, £55. £60.
0:55:02 > 0:55:06£60, at the back, now. £65. £70.
0:55:06 > 0:55:08£70. All finished now.
0:55:08 > 0:55:11At £70, for the two together.
0:55:11 > 0:55:13- GAVEL BANGS - Yes!- That's good, Anita.
0:55:13 > 0:55:18Dare I say, a "sound" return?!
0:55:18 > 0:55:19I'm happy enough with that.
0:55:19 > 0:55:22That's a reasonable profit.
0:55:22 > 0:55:24It's not a "record" profit, though, is it?
0:55:24 > 0:55:26SHE LAUGHS
0:55:29 > 0:55:33Mark began with £496.16.
0:55:33 > 0:55:37And made £188.70, after auction costs.
0:55:37 > 0:55:41So he now has £684.86.
0:55:41 > 0:55:43to splash about.
0:55:46 > 0:55:51Anita started with £476.74,
0:55:51 > 0:55:53and made £32 after auction costs,
0:55:53 > 0:55:57leaving her with £458.74
0:55:57 > 0:55:59to stage a fightback.
0:55:59 > 0:56:02So, a good result for both of us, Mark.
0:56:02 > 0:56:03And a very good result for you.
0:56:03 > 0:56:07I'm very pleased. I'm very confident, Anita. Three-one.
0:56:07 > 0:56:10- You just got lucky. - What, three times?!
0:56:10 > 0:56:13SHE LAUGHS And off we go.
0:56:15 > 0:56:18Next time, on the Antiques Road Trip...
0:56:20 > 0:56:22Anita, will you marry me? SHE LAUGHS
0:56:22 > 0:56:26Will Anita's direct bargaining technique work out?
0:56:26 > 0:56:28You've told me they are rubbish.
0:56:28 > 0:56:30And will Mark's wish be granted?
0:56:30 > 0:56:32Stop the road trip, I want to get off.
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