0:00:02 > 0:00:06The nation's favourite antiques experts, £200 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.- No.
0:00:15 > 0:00:19The aim is to trade up and hope each antique turns a profit,
0:00:19 > 0:00:21but it's not as easy as you might think,
0:00:21 > 0:00:24- and things don't always go to plan.- Push!
0:00:24 > 0:00:28So, will they race off with a huge profit or come to a grinding halt?
0:00:28 > 0:00:31- I'm going to go for it. - This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:36 > 0:00:39We're wending our wee way through Scotland
0:00:39 > 0:00:43in high summer with Mark Stacey and Anita Manning.
0:00:43 > 0:00:46- Now, there's a coupling for you. - Welcome to British Summer Time.
0:00:46 > 0:00:50Well, it's always Mediterranean climate in Scotland, Mark.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53Yes, I can see, Anita. My castanets are frozen!
0:00:56 > 0:01:01Mark, Anita and their wee Morris have taken the high road,
0:01:01 > 0:01:05the low road and even a few wrong roads.
0:01:05 > 0:01:06It's right turn.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09And now they're getting very close to the border.
0:01:09 > 0:01:13So, just over that hill is England.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16I'm sure there's been a few battles around here over the years, Anita.
0:01:16 > 0:01:20Do you think it'll improve your performance, Mark?
0:01:20 > 0:01:24- I hope so, Anita, because it needs improving, doesn't it?- It certainly does!
0:01:27 > 0:01:33Mark is a valuer and a dealer who loves to splash out now and again.
0:01:33 > 0:01:37- I daren't ask you for a discount on...- No, you wouldn't.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40- Although that can get him into trouble.- I can't believe it.
0:01:40 > 0:01:46While Anita, an auctioneer, is both the Queen of Canny...
0:01:46 > 0:01:50- £22.- That's too much.- And a mother with a shoulder to cry on.
0:01:50 > 0:01:54- I clearly know absolutely nothing. - Well, as long as you admit it.
0:01:54 > 0:02:00They began with £200 each and have already made a major profit.
0:02:02 > 0:02:07Mark goes into today with £327.44 to spend.
0:02:09 > 0:02:14While Anita has sneaked ahead on £378.60.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17Oh, dear. I knew this was going to be a bad day.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23This week's journey is from the Cairngorms
0:02:23 > 0:02:26via the charming cities of Edinburgh and Durham
0:02:26 > 0:02:28to Thirsk in North Yorkshire.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31Today's show starts out at Melrose in the Scottish Borders
0:02:31 > 0:02:34and heads for a bonnie auction in Sunderland.
0:02:36 > 0:02:40Several hundred years ago, the Borders were a frightening place.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44A lawless region where raiding bands from both sides
0:02:44 > 0:02:46wreaked indiscriminate destruction,
0:02:46 > 0:02:51which is why you'll find an awful lot of ruined abbeys hereabouts.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54- Beautiful little Borders town. - Lovely, isn't it?
0:02:54 > 0:02:58- I think we've got four antiques shops.- I think so.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00So there should be plenty of choice.
0:03:02 > 0:03:06This is Melrose, where the heart of King Robert the Bruce is buried
0:03:06 > 0:03:12and where rugby history was made when they invented the seven a side version in 1883.
0:03:12 > 0:03:16Today's activity, however, is strictly a singles competition.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18What's your strategy today?
0:03:18 > 0:03:22I'm not quite sure, Mark, I think I'm going to remain a little canny.
0:03:22 > 0:03:26I do think you ought to try less of this canniness, Anita.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29You need to risk sometimes, you know.
0:03:31 > 0:03:36So, with that thought, our duo hit the streets of Melrose to try for a bargain.
0:03:36 > 0:03:41Anita's arrived at Whole Lot Antiques
0:03:41 > 0:03:46where there are, indeed, quite a few objects gathered under one roof, but no dealers present.
0:03:46 > 0:03:51So inquiries must be directed through the shopkeeper, Pat Glass.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54This is a seal.
0:03:54 > 0:03:58And this part here would be used
0:03:58 > 0:04:02to stamp the wax to seal your letters.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06Just for extra confidentiality.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09I'm not sure of the age of it.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11Do you know anything?
0:04:11 > 0:04:13I'm afraid we don't know.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16All we can tell you is what the dealer puts on the ticket.
0:04:16 > 0:04:21Unfortunately, the only thing on the ticket is a price for £52,
0:04:21 > 0:04:25but Pat may be a little bit flexible.
0:04:25 > 0:04:26I could do that for £30.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31I'm really looking to get that for around about £20.
0:04:31 > 0:04:36- I can give her a ring and find out what the best price would be.- OK.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39So, while Pat makes the call, Anita steps outside, not to nick it,
0:04:39 > 0:04:42but to take a closer look.
0:04:42 > 0:04:46I'm still not absolutely sure if it's a modern replica.
0:04:46 > 0:04:51It really is touch-and-go. It is touch-and-go.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53Anita, we have good news.
0:04:53 > 0:04:57- I've had the dealer on the phone, and she will take £25.- Right.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59I think we should just go for it.
0:05:00 > 0:05:04Elsewhere in Melrose, Mark is exploring his first shop,
0:05:04 > 0:05:06Michael Vee Design.
0:05:06 > 0:05:10It's a great place to visit, but hardly a traditional antique shop.
0:05:10 > 0:05:15Among all the painted and the shabby chic, you can spot things like this.
0:05:15 > 0:05:19This is carved piece of doorway.
0:05:19 > 0:05:23It would have gone over a lovely big entrance door.
0:05:23 > 0:05:27Possibly Georgian, probably more likely to be 19th century.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30But a fantastically decorative item.
0:05:30 > 0:05:34Not quite sure that that's going to go down well in the saleroom,
0:05:34 > 0:05:36but it's a lovely object.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39- Hello, Enid.- Hi.- I love your shop. - Thank you.- I love it.
0:05:39 > 0:05:43I mean, it's just really what the market's going for now,
0:05:43 > 0:05:46a mixture of the new and the old. But, I was looking for
0:05:46 > 0:05:49something a bit more antique and a bit smaller.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51Well, I might have something upstairs
0:05:51 > 0:05:53that was in the filing cabinet,
0:05:53 > 0:05:56and now could come out of the filing cabinet.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59I'm intrigued, I'd love to have a look in your filing cabinet.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02I know. I'd like you to see it. I'll go and get it.
0:06:02 > 0:06:03Well, you see, you never know.
0:06:03 > 0:06:07- I know what's in my filing cabinet at home, bills.- Here it is.
0:06:07 > 0:06:11Oh, no, this is intricate, a cased item.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13Oh, wow!
0:06:13 > 0:06:15Gosh, Enid.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17Where on earth did you get this from?
0:06:17 > 0:06:21Well, I think I bought it from a local dealer about...
0:06:21 > 0:06:24maybe 12 years ago, 15 years ago.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27Good lord. First of all, we've got some sort of insignia
0:06:27 > 0:06:29with a lion's head. Now, that could be anything.
0:06:29 > 0:06:33- We've got a long chain. So it's going to hang like that.- Yeah.
0:06:33 > 0:06:37- And then, what happens when you open it...- Well, it's a whistle.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39Gosh!
0:06:40 > 0:06:43I bet it still works. WHISTLE TOOTS
0:06:43 > 0:06:44It does.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46Absolutely. Police, fire brigade...
0:06:46 > 0:06:50Do you know, I think it is some sort of Commander's,
0:06:50 > 0:06:52- for ceremonial purposes.- Yeah.
0:06:52 > 0:06:56Whether it's when they're on parade and you've got your finery on.
0:06:56 > 0:07:00You've got all your silver buttons polished up. The big question is,
0:07:00 > 0:07:05- is it for sale? - I think it could be.- Oh.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08I don't suppose you have any idea of what you want for it, Enid?
0:07:08 > 0:07:12I can't remember what I paid for it. That's the honest truth.
0:07:12 > 0:07:16- So it can't have been too much? - I think it was over £100.- Was it?
0:07:16 > 0:07:18I'm sure it was over £100.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21I mean, how close do you think we could get to £80?
0:07:21 > 0:07:24Oh, a bit more than that. No. Definitely, a bit more than that.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27- How much more?- Well...
0:07:27 > 0:07:30Putting you on the spot a bit.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32Putting me on the spot.
0:07:32 > 0:07:33£120.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36HE EXHALES
0:07:36 > 0:07:40Can we meet in the middle, Enid, and say £100?
0:07:40 > 0:07:43£110. I'm a hard woman from Scotland.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45You are a hard woman!
0:07:47 > 0:07:49- £105?- OK.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51- And a kiss.- Absolutely.
0:07:51 > 0:07:55Lovely. Despite having sealed her deal,
0:07:55 > 0:07:58Anita is still wholly occupied at the Lot down the road.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01I keep seeing lovely things.
0:08:01 > 0:08:02It's a wee bit small.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06Sometimes I like having things like that just to, sort of,
0:08:06 > 0:08:09lie on my dressing table.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11Even though you couldn't wear it. Yes.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15At £15, it may be worth it just as an ornament.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17I mean, could it be done for 10?
0:08:18 > 0:08:20Oh, I'm sure we could do that for 10.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22There we go.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25So, Anita has spent a mere £35
0:08:25 > 0:08:27on an amber seal and a jade bracelet,
0:08:27 > 0:08:31while her rival has already blown a packet on a whistle.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33£105 there, Enid.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36Oh, never mind.
0:08:36 > 0:08:40I'll tell you what I'll do, £5 back for a luck penny.
0:08:40 > 0:08:41That's so kind of you.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44I'm sure it all helps.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46Well, I'm absolutely thrilled with that.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49It's just a hop, skip and a jump to my next shop.
0:08:49 > 0:08:54Steady old boy! Hopefully, the best things in this shop aren't hidden under the dog.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57This is much for what I'm used to and comfortable with.
0:08:57 > 0:09:01An antiques shop with lots of antiques, hopefully.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04The question is, will they be in my price range?
0:09:04 > 0:09:08This is a very interesting little object.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11We've got a very finely modelled porcelain
0:09:11 > 0:09:15or bone china fox's head here with lovely eyes.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17Everything is nicely decorated.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20And then you've got, written on the bottom, Tally Ho.
0:09:20 > 0:09:25We know it's something straightaway to do with fox hunting
0:09:25 > 0:09:27and these would've been served
0:09:27 > 0:09:30with a nip of whisky or brandy before the hunt.
0:09:31 > 0:09:37You'd swig that back and hand it to your man-servant and off it would go.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40It's almost got a look of Anita Manning, cos she's a sly old fox!
0:09:40 > 0:09:43Miaow! At £750 the pair,
0:09:43 > 0:09:46these stirrup cups are well beyond Mark's budget
0:09:46 > 0:09:49but he soon hunts out something almost as foxy.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52That's a pretty little brooch. H Samuel.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57Largest watchmaker and jewellers in the world, it says.
0:09:57 > 0:10:02Market Street, Manchester, London, Glasgow and Cardiff, no less.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05And all principal cities.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07There's a box and a half, isn't there?
0:10:08 > 0:10:13That's a charming little art nouveau brooch, probably in gold,
0:10:13 > 0:10:15set with a little bit of turquoise.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18I don't normally go for jewellery,
0:10:18 > 0:10:22but I'm sure that's just the sort of sweet little quality piece
0:10:22 > 0:10:24that Anita would find endearing.
0:10:24 > 0:10:29It's a beautiful thing. Be out of my price range, I'm sure.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31I love the box.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35- Yes, it is its original box. - It is beautiful, isn't it?
0:10:35 > 0:10:39- Go on, hit me with it. - 70.- 70?
0:10:39 > 0:10:42I don't often buy jewellery. I just think it's such a charming...
0:10:42 > 0:10:45- Would 50 help you? - It would help me a lot.
0:10:45 > 0:10:49- I couldn't do any better than that. - You couldn't go lower than 50?
0:10:49 > 0:10:51- Not 45?- No.
0:11:01 > 0:11:02Go on then.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05- Go on what?- 45.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08Thank you.
0:11:12 > 0:11:16When Anita was here earlier, there were a lot of antiques to choose from.
0:11:16 > 0:11:20Now, there are a few less, but still, quite enough for Mark.
0:11:20 > 0:11:22Might be a good sign.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25This has been in the window so long, it's faded the price ticket.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29This is sometimes called Satsuma ware,
0:11:29 > 0:11:32after the region in Japan where it comes from.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34You can see here, it's got a signature
0:11:34 > 0:11:36and that little mark there,
0:11:36 > 0:11:39is the mon for the Prince of Satsuma.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41That shows it's come from that area.
0:11:41 > 0:11:45It's not the best quality but it's not the worst quality either.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47It's actually quite decorative.
0:11:48 > 0:11:52Satsuma earthenware originated in Japan in the late 16th century
0:11:52 > 0:11:54and is still produced today.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57It's usually brightly enamelled.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00I think I read that as 28.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02- 28?- Yes.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07Are you able to negotiate on behalf of the dealer?
0:12:07 > 0:12:10I can do it for £20.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12I'm going to take that.
0:12:12 > 0:12:17So, while Mark oversees the wrapping of another potential bargain...
0:12:17 > 0:12:18That's lovely, thank you.
0:12:18 > 0:12:22..Anita drives a few short miles to Abbotsford...
0:12:25 > 0:12:30..to visit the home of the great poet and novelist, Sir Walter Scott.
0:12:30 > 0:12:34He was the first English language author to have a successful international career
0:12:34 > 0:12:37as a writer in his lifetime,
0:12:37 > 0:12:41for romantic novels like The Lady of the Lake and Ivanhoe.
0:12:43 > 0:12:48Anita's here to meet Jason Dyer, of the charity that safeguards the estate.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51- Hi, Jason. - Hi, Anita, welcome to Abbotsford
0:12:51 > 0:12:53and the home of Sir Walter Scott.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57Tell me when this building was built.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59It's in the Scottish baronial style.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02It is and it's the first in the Scottish baronial style.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05Sir Walter Scott started building in 1811
0:13:05 > 0:13:09and he completed the house in 1824.
0:13:09 > 0:13:14This is the study, so this is where Scott actually wrote many of his later novels.
0:13:14 > 0:13:19- This is?- This is his original desk where he wrote those novels.
0:13:19 > 0:13:23It really is the beating heart of the house, if you like.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27And in the desk, his spectacles are still there,
0:13:27 > 0:13:31his Thomas Coutts chequebook that he'd have used is still there.
0:13:31 > 0:13:33So quite incredible.
0:13:33 > 0:13:37Also, his indexing system that he used for the various books around the shelf.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39There are 2,000 books normally in this study,
0:13:39 > 0:13:42these were books he was working on right up until his death.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44It has incredible atmosphere, this room.
0:13:47 > 0:13:52Not only did Sir Walter Scott virtually invent the historical novel,
0:13:52 > 0:13:55but he was also a great collector of historical objects.
0:13:55 > 0:13:59People would send him significant artefacts from all over the world,
0:13:59 > 0:14:02which inspired both novels and non-fiction,
0:14:02 > 0:14:05like his biography of Napoleon.
0:14:05 > 0:14:09According to the museum, the wood in this chair grew at the place
0:14:09 > 0:14:12where Scottish rebel leader, William Wallace, was captured.
0:14:12 > 0:14:16And the timber in this box came from the Spanish Armada.
0:14:17 > 0:14:21OK, Anita, this is just a few of the items that Scott was collecting.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24Quite an incredible array in this case here.
0:14:24 > 0:14:25This is intriguing.
0:14:25 > 0:14:29A piece of oatcake found in the pocket of a Highlander
0:14:29 > 0:14:31on the field of Culloden.
0:14:31 > 0:14:35Incredible if that's what it is, that it survived all this time!
0:14:35 > 0:14:38Quite often Sir Walter did want to prove
0:14:38 > 0:14:41what he was collecting is what it was meant to be.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43But you have grey areas around some objects.
0:14:43 > 0:14:47- He liked doing the detective work. - He did, yes.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50Scott's incredible collection at Abbotsford also includes
0:14:50 > 0:14:52several famous locks of hair,
0:14:52 > 0:14:56as well as some precious possessions that have rarely been handled.
0:14:56 > 0:15:00- What about this crucifix here? - The crucifix is an important object in the case.
0:15:00 > 0:15:01It's believed to be the crucifix
0:15:01 > 0:15:04that Mary Queen of Scots took to her execution.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07We'd like to think if Sir Walter Scott's done the detective work,
0:15:07 > 0:15:09that is what it is.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12If it is, it really is something that's been held by history.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15One of the central features in this case
0:15:15 > 0:15:17is the blotting book that belonged to Napoleon.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19- Is it possible to have a look? - Of course.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22I'm going to have to ask you to put some gloves on, I'm afraid,
0:15:22 > 0:15:24so we can handle these.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27- This is a privilege to handle this! - It's wonderful.
0:15:27 > 0:15:31- I've never looked inside before. - It's an adventure for both of us.
0:15:31 > 0:15:32It's an adventure for me.
0:15:32 > 0:15:36There's this letter here which again, I've never looked at before.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39It would be interesting to see if we can make out what it says.
0:15:39 > 0:15:45It says, "This sealing case was left by Napoleon on his writing table
0:15:45 > 0:15:48"in the Palace of the Elysees in 1815."
0:15:48 > 0:15:54So, as he was obviously making his escape, he left this behind.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57That's wonderful.
0:15:57 > 0:16:02Do you want me to open it to see if we find any other surprises inside?
0:16:02 > 0:16:04And we have got what looks like some letters.
0:16:05 > 0:16:09And this one does seem to say something about Napoleon.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11- And it is some of his hair. - ANITA GASPS
0:16:11 > 0:16:14"I take the liberty of sending you some of Napoleon's hair."
0:16:14 > 0:16:18So that is amazing, actually, to suddenly see that.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21So what would have happened is that...
0:16:21 > 0:16:23I mean, Scott would have a wide circle
0:16:23 > 0:16:26of influential friends throughout Europe,
0:16:26 > 0:16:32- and they would know of his passion...- Definitely. - ..for collecting.- Yep.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35And they would send him perhaps this type of thing.
0:16:35 > 0:16:39Indeed. He had a whole series of people who went out and collected for him.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42- So this is a find of some significance.- I think so, yes.
0:16:42 > 0:16:46- We just didn't know it was there. That's quite incredible.- Well done.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49- Thank you.- We did it together. - We did indeed, yes.
0:16:51 > 0:16:56Well, I wonder if the significance of what Anita has found has sunk in yet.
0:16:56 > 0:17:00I mean, anyone can discover the odd bargain, but the Emperor's hair?
0:17:00 > 0:17:03Incroyable!
0:17:08 > 0:17:13The next day, Jason did some further research into their discovery
0:17:13 > 0:17:15and asked Anita back to hear about the reaction
0:17:15 > 0:17:18it had already provoked.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21The flurry of e-mails I've had back from various people,
0:17:21 > 0:17:23all saying it's an exciting find,
0:17:23 > 0:17:26and for some of them, because they've seen it referenced
0:17:26 > 0:17:32in his letters, even more powerful to them because it matches up
0:17:32 > 0:17:35an object in the collection to something that's mentioned in his letters
0:17:35 > 0:17:38that they've never been able to find before.
0:17:38 > 0:17:42You know, did this really happen? And now we know for certain that it did.
0:17:42 > 0:17:43- The provenance is there.- Yes.
0:17:43 > 0:17:47And what is incredible, when you look at that lock of hair,
0:17:47 > 0:17:50when you compare it to the other locks of hair we've got in the case,
0:17:50 > 0:17:52they're all bleached white by the sun,
0:17:52 > 0:17:56and yet this, you can see the actual colour of Napoleon's hair.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58- What a story!- Indeed!
0:17:58 > 0:18:02And a real first for the Road Trip, too. Bravo!
0:18:02 > 0:18:05Back on the road and our trippers are taking the easy way
0:18:05 > 0:18:07out of the Borders.
0:18:07 > 0:18:11- Mark, the second day of our third leg.- And the sun is shining, Anita. - The sun is shining.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13The weather's on our side.
0:18:13 > 0:18:17- There's nobody listening, this is just a conversation between us. - Just between us?
0:18:17 > 0:18:21- Just between us.- A wee secret?- A wee secret. Tell me what you bought.- No.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23Well, strictly hush-hush,
0:18:23 > 0:18:29but Anita spent just £35 on two wee things, including a jade bracelet.
0:18:29 > 0:18:34- So she now has £343.60. - Bye-bye.- Thanks now, bye-bye.
0:18:34 > 0:18:42While Mark lavished £165 on three items, not least a very collectable whistle.
0:18:42 > 0:18:43WHISTLE BLOWS
0:18:43 > 0:18:46Leaving him with just £162.44.
0:18:48 > 0:18:52Today's minor excursion is from Melrose to Sunderland,
0:18:52 > 0:18:54calling in first at Kelso.
0:18:56 > 0:19:01Situated where the River Teviot meets the Tweed, Kelso has an abbey,
0:19:01 > 0:19:05also ruined, just like its neighbour,
0:19:05 > 0:19:08plus a fine castle where Mark will soon be heading.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11Look up there. Floors Castle.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13- But there's something for you there, Anita.- What's that?
0:19:13 > 0:19:16- Retirement apartments.- Watch it!
0:19:16 > 0:19:18THEY LAUGH
0:19:18 > 0:19:23- It's Melrose Abbey. That's fabulous. - Melrose Abbey? We're in Kelso.
0:19:23 > 0:19:27- Oh, Kelso Abbey. - I think we'll nip to those apartments sooner than I thought.
0:19:27 > 0:19:28SHE LAUGHS
0:19:30 > 0:19:33But the town of Kelso is well worth a visit, too -
0:19:33 > 0:19:37a model of Georgian elegance and grace.
0:19:37 > 0:19:41- So, Mark, off to Floors Castle. - Off to Floors Castle for me, Anita.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44And you've got a lovely market to go and explore.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47There will be hundreds of bargains in that market,
0:19:47 > 0:19:49and I'll buy one for you.
0:19:49 > 0:19:53I look forward to seeing it, Anita.
0:19:53 > 0:19:57Kelso's marketplace is nicely cobbled and resembles,
0:19:57 > 0:20:00on a sunny day, somewhere in Provence or the Dordogne.
0:20:00 > 0:20:05Luckily for Anita, however, the vendors here today are not flogging
0:20:05 > 0:20:08local legumes but a varied collection of antiques and curios.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14- An old spanner.- A Rolls-Royce spanner.- This man's better than me.
0:20:14 > 0:20:21- Would this work in a Morris Minor? - No, I think it's a wee bit more sophisticated than that.- Is it?
0:20:21 > 0:20:24I suppose there is a market for that, for Rolls-Royce collectors.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27- Well, having Rolls-Royce written on it is quite good.- Yeah.
0:20:27 > 0:20:31I quite like this piece here, the wee jockey.
0:20:31 > 0:20:35So this, we would put this into our decanter.
0:20:35 > 0:20:40And it has a hallmark here. We'll just have a wee look, see where it was made.
0:20:42 > 0:20:43Birmingham hallmark.
0:20:43 > 0:20:48But the date letter's a wee bit obscured, but I think we're maybe
0:20:48 > 0:20:51thinking about '20s, '30s.
0:20:52 > 0:20:56I would be estimating it round about £20.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59And I think you'll make a lot more money than £20 for it.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01You think so? But you're selling it to me.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03- Yeah, yeah.- You're a good salesman.
0:21:03 > 0:21:09- But since I would like you to win the competition...- Oh, wow!- Um...
0:21:10 > 0:21:15- 20?- I would be prepared to sell it to you for £20.- Give me a kiss.
0:21:15 > 0:21:20Thank you. £20. I hope this little jockey gallops past the post.
0:21:20 > 0:21:22- I'll be looking forward to it - first place again.- I know.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24Thanks very much. Thank you.
0:21:29 > 0:21:33I'm always interested in fountain pens.
0:21:33 > 0:21:39- And I also like to see a nine carat gold nib. There's three here. - Uh-huh.
0:21:39 > 0:21:45And we've got two quite plain ones and this quite jazzy affair here.
0:21:45 > 0:21:50- What kind of price can you do on the three?- £22? - Uh-huh. That's too much.- 20?
0:21:50 > 0:21:54- That's still too much on them. - What do you think yourself?
0:21:54 > 0:22:00- Can I make you an offer? - Yes, certainly. - Could you do those for 12?
0:22:00 > 0:22:04- Yes, all right.- Could you do them for 12?- Uh-huh.- That would be great.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08No sooner has Anita pocketed her pens than she is accosted
0:22:08 > 0:22:12- by a tall, dark stranger. - Hi.- Sorry to interrupt.
0:22:12 > 0:22:14- Are you looking for stuff for your competition?- Yes.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16My car's parked just round the corner
0:22:16 > 0:22:20and I've got an item that you might be interested in.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23Lead on. I'm intrigued.
0:22:23 > 0:22:27It's not the usual premises for the purchasing of fine antiques,
0:22:27 > 0:22:31but Anita Manning's not put off by the back of a people carrier.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33You'd know what that is straightaway.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36- Is that a lovely piece of Carltonware?- No, it's not. - Is it Wedgwood?
0:22:36 > 0:22:41- Oh, it's Crown Devon. Right, OK. - With a lid.- That's a lovely bit.
0:22:42 > 0:22:46Crown Devon originated in a pottery in Stoke on Trent
0:22:46 > 0:22:52which used to be called the Railway Works until it was reinvented in 1912.
0:22:52 > 0:22:55- It's nice, isn't it? - That's a nice bit.- Pretty.
0:22:55 > 0:22:57It's still got the original label on it.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59The label on the bottom, yeah.
0:22:59 > 0:23:03The only thing that worries me is that slight wee nick there.
0:23:03 > 0:23:05What price are you looking for on it?
0:23:05 > 0:23:09I haven't a Scooby Doo. Not a clue.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12I know what my minimum would be.
0:23:12 > 0:23:17- Tell me your minimum.- No, you tell me...- No, tell me your minimum.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19- 30.- 30?
0:23:20 > 0:23:23I'm sure you'll make a profit on that, even with the nick.
0:23:23 > 0:23:27- OK, let's do it. It's a deal. - Super.- Lovely, thank you very much.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30- Thank you. That's lovely. - Thank you very much.
0:23:30 > 0:23:34So, while Anita completes her pottery purchase,
0:23:34 > 0:23:38Mark makes for Kelso's Castle, the seat of the Duke of Roxburgh.
0:23:42 > 0:23:46There's been a castle here beside the Tweed since 1721,
0:23:46 > 0:23:51but Floors didn't acquire its fairytale turrets and pinnacles
0:23:51 > 0:23:53until the middle of the 19th century.
0:23:53 > 0:23:57- Hello, Mary.- Hello there.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59Mark's here to see some of the highlights
0:23:59 > 0:24:02of the Duke's collection with guide Mary Campbell.
0:24:02 > 0:24:06It's a real privilege to welcome you to Floors Castle today.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08Thank you. I'm very much looking forward to the visit.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11I hope you'll enjoy it. I'm sure you will.
0:24:14 > 0:24:18The largest inhabited house in Scotland has always possessed
0:24:18 > 0:24:20an excellent art collection,
0:24:20 > 0:24:23but that significantly increased in the early 20th century
0:24:23 > 0:24:28when the 8th Duke married Mary Goelet, an American heiress.
0:24:28 > 0:24:33- It's a very spectacular room. - It is, it is. It's lovely.
0:24:33 > 0:24:38One of Mary's contributions was this outstanding work by Gainsborough.
0:24:38 > 0:24:40It's Captain Roberts, who was Captain Cook's cartographer.
0:24:40 > 0:24:44And he's pointing to the Sandwich Islands, which he charted,
0:24:44 > 0:24:47- and which is now, of course, Hawaii. - Hawaii.
0:24:47 > 0:24:51- It is actually a beautiful portrait, isn't it?- It is.
0:24:51 > 0:24:55It's one of my favourites. In fact, I think it is my favourite one in the whole castle.
0:24:55 > 0:24:56Wow!
0:24:56 > 0:24:58What a wonderful picture.
0:25:00 > 0:25:04One recent addition to the collection comes close to rivalling
0:25:04 > 0:25:09what Anita discovered yesterday - a treasure from one of Scotland's greatest sons.
0:25:09 > 0:25:15- This is a hitherto unpublished poem by Robert Burns.- No!
0:25:15 > 0:25:19- Scotland's greatest poet. - Wow!- It's lovely, isn't it?
0:25:19 > 0:25:22- Gosh, yes, you can see it's signed down here.- And the date as well.
0:25:22 > 0:25:29- 1789.- A long time ago. And this is about a poor little wounded hare.
0:25:29 > 0:25:31Oh, how romantic!
0:25:31 > 0:25:36Yep. The poem, an early version of On Seeing A Wounded Hare,
0:25:36 > 0:25:38in Burns' own hand,
0:25:38 > 0:25:41was enclosed in a letter recently unearthed by a member of staff,
0:25:41 > 0:25:43and it's now displayed at the castle.
0:25:43 > 0:25:47This must be really exciting for Scotland,
0:25:47 > 0:25:49- to get a find like this.- Oh, it is.
0:25:49 > 0:25:52And all sorts of people are making their way to Floors
0:25:52 > 0:25:54- purely to look at it.- Gosh!
0:25:54 > 0:26:00"Inhuman man, curse on thy barbarous art.
0:26:00 > 0:26:04"And blasted be thy murder aiming eye.
0:26:04 > 0:26:06"May never pity soothe thee with a sigh.
0:26:06 > 0:26:11"Nor ever pleasure glad thy cruel heart."
0:26:11 > 0:26:14Wow, this is turning into quite a trip!
0:26:14 > 0:26:18Ah, but it's time to get back on the road.
0:26:18 > 0:26:21Mark and Anita are heading from Kelso to Jedburgh.
0:26:25 > 0:26:28The man who wrote Rule Britannia was born here.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31The border with England is just ten miles away.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34Jedburgh also has strong rugby ties
0:26:34 > 0:26:38and, you've guessed it, a ruined abbey.
0:26:38 > 0:26:40- Look at the abbey.- That's fabulous. - Spectacular.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43You go that way, and I'll go this way.
0:26:43 > 0:26:46- I'll go this way?- Yeah.- Are you sending me the wrong direction?
0:26:46 > 0:26:48Would I do something like that!
0:26:48 > 0:26:51She would do something like that! I'm sure it's the wrong direction.
0:26:51 > 0:26:54- On you go, see you later. - See you later.- Good luck.
0:26:54 > 0:26:57I'm sure she's sending me the wrong direction. It's not down here at all.
0:26:59 > 0:27:05Anita is tempted into the curiosity shop and soon finds plenty to excite.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07Quality antiques. Many with a local flavour.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10This is a wonderful bowl.
0:27:10 > 0:27:12It's an example of Sunderland lustre.
0:27:12 > 0:27:16And we are going to an auction in that area,
0:27:16 > 0:27:20so it's the type of thing that would be,
0:27:20 > 0:27:24it would be a real hit in that auction.
0:27:24 > 0:27:28It has an almost naive look about it,
0:27:28 > 0:27:31but it's highly collectible and sought after
0:27:31 > 0:27:33by collectors of this type of thing.
0:27:33 > 0:27:37"Too oft is a smile but the hypocrites wile."
0:27:37 > 0:27:39Now, isn't that wonderful?
0:27:39 > 0:27:42Well, I don't know, but at £225,
0:27:42 > 0:27:46that bowl might struggle to make a profit even at a Tyne and Wear auction.
0:27:46 > 0:27:50I haven't got any pictures yet. There's lots of pictures in here.
0:27:50 > 0:27:54Having a quick glance around, there's a wild, big abstract
0:27:54 > 0:27:58in the corner there, and I'm going to have a closer look at that.
0:27:58 > 0:28:00But it's a bit expensive.
0:28:00 > 0:28:03- Have you got it?- Yes.
0:28:03 > 0:28:05This is done by Robert Methven.
0:28:05 > 0:28:11And he lived in 104 Renfrew Street in Glasgow, which is just where the art school is.
0:28:11 > 0:28:15My interest in abstract art has grown,
0:28:15 > 0:28:20and I think it's because, as an auctioneer, I handle so many things,
0:28:20 > 0:28:27and I think I'm being drawn away from the natural, into the abstract.
0:28:27 > 0:28:32But it seems that a price of £145 just can't tempt her enough.
0:28:32 > 0:28:39And while Anita's agonising over her art, Mark is just plain lost.
0:28:39 > 0:28:44Perhaps Anita's directions weren't altogether accurate after all. Cunning woman!
0:28:44 > 0:28:47I've enjoyed my little walk, but I've had enough. I'm going to Hawick.
0:28:47 > 0:28:52And, hopefully, when I get to Hawick, there might be a nice antique shop
0:28:52 > 0:28:57or an antique centre, and I'll be finding my missing bargains.
0:28:57 > 0:29:00So, off to a place which, unless you knew better,
0:29:00 > 0:29:05you might think was called Haw-wick.
0:29:05 > 0:29:09I think we're coming up to the antiques centre. It's around here somewhere.
0:29:09 > 0:29:13That's a golf club.
0:29:13 > 0:29:15Lovely village green.
0:29:15 > 0:29:18Antiques centre. Now...
0:29:18 > 0:29:20This is it.
0:29:20 > 0:29:23This looks like the place. Antiques centre.
0:29:23 > 0:29:26They've even got a vintage car which is better than ours.
0:29:26 > 0:29:28It's a nice old thing, isn't it?
0:29:28 > 0:29:31Might come in handy if the Morris has an off day too!
0:29:31 > 0:29:37But there are plenty of smaller, less mobile items on display as well.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40This is a very sweet little Victorian miniature frame,
0:29:40 > 0:29:44I suppose for maybe a lady to put on her dressing table,
0:29:44 > 0:29:46with a photograph of her loved one on.
0:29:46 > 0:29:51It's very highly decorated, with these flowering scrolls. There's a little ram's head here.
0:29:51 > 0:29:55And you've got little figures at the bottom.
0:29:55 > 0:29:57It's a very pretty little object.
0:29:57 > 0:30:00Something I think would be quite highly collectible these days.
0:30:00 > 0:30:04And it does look in good condition. Mind you, the price is 48.
0:30:04 > 0:30:07But it's London 1890, so it's an antique piece of silver.
0:30:07 > 0:30:10It's rather charming.
0:30:10 > 0:30:13While Gail goes to blow up a storm with the dealer,
0:30:13 > 0:30:16Mark gets the scent of another possible purchase.
0:30:16 > 0:30:18Well, now, that's a bargain.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21I couldn't possibly.
0:30:21 > 0:30:25I couldn't, could I?
0:30:25 > 0:30:27Come over here.
0:30:28 > 0:30:30Follow me.
0:30:30 > 0:30:34I've brought you into this quiet room because you know how Anita
0:30:34 > 0:30:38is always going on about her beautiful pieces of Murano glass?
0:30:38 > 0:30:42And they've never got any labels or anything on them.
0:30:42 > 0:30:47Well, here we have a glass vase by Murano,
0:30:47 > 0:30:50with not a label, but two labels.
0:30:50 > 0:30:53And it's got a price label.
0:30:53 > 0:30:56And it's priced at £4!
0:30:56 > 0:31:00Murano glass was produced originally
0:31:00 > 0:31:02on the Adriatic island of the same name.
0:31:02 > 0:31:06The glass makers were allegedly encouraged to move there
0:31:06 > 0:31:10from nearby Venice because of medieval 'elf and safety concerns!
0:31:10 > 0:31:17News that the dealer will take a very reasonable £28 for the silver frame prompts Mark to go for a deal.
0:31:17 > 0:31:20Listen, I'm going to go for this at 28.
0:31:20 > 0:31:24And I daren't ask you to discount on £4, dare I?
0:31:24 > 0:31:26- No. You wouldn't. - Wouldn't I?
0:31:26 > 0:31:29Yes, you would, but no!
0:31:29 > 0:31:30You're not getting one.
0:31:30 > 0:31:33Well, I think that's fair enough.
0:31:33 > 0:31:36With those two final items,
0:31:36 > 0:31:39Mark is now happy to reveal all to his friendly rival.
0:31:39 > 0:31:42It's been a great day, hasn't it?
0:31:42 > 0:31:45I've had a wonderful time, Mark. I'll show you my first buy.
0:31:45 > 0:31:50And this is a little seal. Nice little glass handle,
0:31:50 > 0:31:53and a little amethyst glass matrix.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56Very charming. What did you pay for it, Anita?
0:31:56 > 0:31:59- I paid £25.- £25?
0:31:59 > 0:32:01You can't lose too much on £25, can you?
0:32:01 > 0:32:04This is an oriental bangle.
0:32:04 > 0:32:08It's not of the best quality.
0:32:08 > 0:32:10But I thought it was rather pretty.
0:32:10 > 0:32:12And I bought it for £10.
0:32:12 > 0:32:17I think it's a good punt. And I can see that you're really stretching yourself there, Anita!
0:32:17 > 0:32:21Now, my first item I've got to show you. It's a lovely little...
0:32:21 > 0:32:25- Oh, isn't that gorgeous? - Satsuma cover.
0:32:25 > 0:32:26Oh, that's lovely.
0:32:26 > 0:32:29I was first attracted to the little heart-shaped cut-outs.
0:32:29 > 0:32:34And it is marked underneath. It's signed, and it's got the Prince of Satsuma's mon on there.
0:32:34 > 0:32:37- I love it, it's wonderful. - I'm so pleased.
0:32:37 > 0:32:39- Tell me?- £20.
0:32:39 > 0:32:44That's a cracking buy. That is a wonderful buy.
0:32:44 > 0:32:47Next, Anita's equestrian stopper.
0:32:47 > 0:32:49It's hallmarked silver.
0:32:49 > 0:32:51It has a Birmingham hallmark.
0:32:51 > 0:32:56- What I liked most about it was the little jockey...- Yes.- On the top.
0:32:56 > 0:32:58Very appealing.
0:32:58 > 0:33:02- I liked that, and I paid £20 for it. - Well, it's not a lot of money, Anita.
0:33:02 > 0:33:05Next, Mark's brooch.
0:33:05 > 0:33:10But I do hope you agree with me that it's a lovely little object.
0:33:10 > 0:33:12Oh, that's very, very sweet.
0:33:12 > 0:33:14- Art nouveau.- Set with a turquoise.
0:33:14 > 0:33:17- Nine carat rose gold?- That's right.
0:33:17 > 0:33:21- Edwardian?- 1905 or so. And I love the little box.
0:33:21 > 0:33:24Aha. It all depends on price.
0:33:24 > 0:33:28I know, that's the key thing, isn't it? £45.
0:33:28 > 0:33:32It's certainly worth more than £45 of anyone's money.
0:33:32 > 0:33:37I'm finding that pen collectors just love this type of thing,
0:33:37 > 0:33:43particularly the marbled one. And I'm hoping that the addition
0:33:43 > 0:33:46- of gold content in them will carry the thing through.- Absolutely.
0:33:46 > 0:33:48- What did you pay for them?- £12.
0:33:48 > 0:33:51- Well, it doesn't sound a lot to me. - No.
0:33:51 > 0:33:55My next item, Anita, it's a little silver photo frame.
0:33:55 > 0:33:57Ah, isn't that...
0:33:57 > 0:34:00It's hallmarked for 1890.
0:34:00 > 0:34:02Very much in that classical style.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05And I just thought it was a lovely little quality item.
0:34:05 > 0:34:07- How much did you pay for it, Mark? - £28.
0:34:07 > 0:34:12That's excellent. Really, really excellent. That's your best buy, don't you think so?
0:34:12 > 0:34:16- You haven't seen my other item yet. - Oh no!
0:34:16 > 0:34:21I just thought it was a really attractive thing, and I love glass, as you know.
0:34:21 > 0:34:25I love the Italian glass factories.
0:34:25 > 0:34:29- Tell me what you paid for it?- £4. - Oh! Well done!
0:34:29 > 0:34:31You've done an Anita!
0:34:31 > 0:34:34£30.
0:34:34 > 0:34:36I love the shape, I love the cover.
0:34:36 > 0:34:37- There is a small chip on it. - I know.
0:34:37 > 0:34:42Which I think you could probably just get over with a bit of gilding.
0:34:42 > 0:34:46Aha. I know. That slightly worried me a wee bit.
0:34:46 > 0:34:49- I think there's a working profit, in my opinion.- Aha.
0:34:49 > 0:34:53But I can see why you wanted it, it's a beautiful object.
0:34:53 > 0:34:57What we're looking at here, Anita, is a ceremonial item
0:34:57 > 0:34:59connected to the police force.
0:34:59 > 0:35:01We've got a silver chain.
0:35:01 > 0:35:05We've got a lovely little badge here that would have gone on the tunic.
0:35:05 > 0:35:10- But this is what really appealed to me. It's that.- Oh!
0:35:10 > 0:35:11You got a whistle.
0:35:11 > 0:35:13And, when you go like that.
0:35:13 > 0:35:15HE WHISTLES It still works.
0:35:15 > 0:35:17Absolutely superb.
0:35:17 > 0:35:20I don't really even want to ask you how much you paid for it
0:35:20 > 0:35:27- because it's such a pleasure to see something of that quality. - It actually cost me 100.
0:35:27 > 0:35:28And I, obviously...
0:35:28 > 0:35:30That's got to get £200.
0:35:30 > 0:35:35I think, Anita, if my hunches are right, and your hunches are right, we know quality when we see it,
0:35:35 > 0:35:38if the bidders recognise it for what it is,
0:35:38 > 0:35:41this could well make £300 or more.
0:35:41 > 0:35:44And here's what they really think.
0:35:44 > 0:35:49The brooch, 45. A wee bit dear.
0:35:49 > 0:35:53It was very pretty. But the gold is high just now, so he might just get away with that.
0:35:53 > 0:35:56She brought out that little seal.
0:35:56 > 0:35:58In my mind, it's a reproduction.
0:35:58 > 0:36:01The glass is too clear, the silver is too clear.
0:36:01 > 0:36:03He bought glass, that was just a bit of fun.
0:36:03 > 0:36:06It had no quality at all, absolutely no quality.
0:36:06 > 0:36:12The jade bangle. I honestly have to say that's got utterly no quality at all.
0:36:16 > 0:36:19After starting out in the borders at Melrose,
0:36:19 > 0:36:22this leg of our trip will be decided in Sunderland
0:36:22 > 0:36:26at the auctioneers, Boldon Auction Galleries.
0:36:26 > 0:36:29- Are you nervous?- No, I'm excited. - And so you should be.
0:36:29 > 0:36:33Oh, Anita, you never know, it's not over till the end of the sale!
0:36:33 > 0:36:36Until the fat lady sings?
0:36:36 > 0:36:38Well, that's not you, Anita, is it?
0:36:38 > 0:36:43Wearsiders and Tynesiders have gathered to get a good look at the lots.
0:36:43 > 0:36:48Giles Hodges, the man with the hammer, has his own views on what Mark and Anita are selling.
0:36:48 > 0:36:51There's a pretty little jade bangle.
0:36:51 > 0:36:55Anything oriental, Chinese, flavour of the month at the moment.
0:36:55 > 0:36:59My favourite by far is the Victorian silver whistle.
0:36:59 > 0:37:03I think it's lovely. It's nice to see it in its original box.
0:37:03 > 0:37:07I'm hoping it will make £200-300, maybe over the 300 mark.
0:37:07 > 0:37:12Again, we'll see where we're at when we're on the rostrum. The proof of the pudding.
0:37:14 > 0:37:17Mark has spent £197 on five lots.
0:37:17 > 0:37:21That's lovely, thank you.
0:37:21 > 0:37:26While Anita has spent exactly £100 less. Also on five lots.
0:37:26 > 0:37:28- OK, let's do it, it's a deal. - Excitement mounts.
0:37:28 > 0:37:30Yes! Yes!
0:37:30 > 0:37:33- All right, Anita.- Yes!
0:37:35 > 0:37:37First, Mark's Victorian frame.
0:37:37 > 0:37:39- I'm bid 15 to start it.- 15? - Straight in at 15.
0:37:39 > 0:37:4518. 20. 22. 25. 28. 30.
0:37:45 > 0:37:4832.35. 38.
0:37:48 > 0:37:53- 40. 5. 45. We're upstairs, right. - I'd have thought more than that.
0:37:53 > 0:37:55Make no mistake, at 45.
0:37:55 > 0:37:58Ooh, that's a bit disappointing really.
0:37:58 > 0:38:01Especially after commission, oh yes.
0:38:01 > 0:38:0545 is a profit at the end of the day. £17.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08Anita's Crown Devon jar.
0:38:08 > 0:38:1040, straight in.
0:38:10 > 0:38:1440. 45. 50. 5.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17At £55, anybody else, feel free.
0:38:17 > 0:38:19At £55, and all done.
0:38:19 > 0:38:22That was very good.
0:38:22 > 0:38:25Actually, almost twice what she paid.
0:38:25 > 0:38:28Next, Mark's Murano. Was it a bargain?
0:38:28 > 0:38:31And £5 bid for it, somebody?
0:38:31 > 0:38:33Fiver and away?
0:38:33 > 0:38:35A couple of pounds to start me then?
0:38:35 > 0:38:39£2 bid on the front. At two. Four. Six. £6.
0:38:39 > 0:38:43- Oh no.- Six. At £6. All done?
0:38:43 > 0:38:44At £6.
0:38:44 > 0:38:47Definitely not what Mark had hoped for.
0:38:47 > 0:38:50I mean, £6 for that. It's fully marked.
0:38:50 > 0:38:53That's all it was worth.
0:38:53 > 0:38:56Next, the fountain pens from Kelso market.
0:38:56 > 0:38:59- 20 to start them.- Yes. - At £20, for the three.
0:38:59 > 0:39:05At £20. Two, anybody now? 22, the lady's bid. At £22.
0:39:05 > 0:39:0925, yes or no? All done at £22.
0:39:09 > 0:39:10785.
0:39:10 > 0:39:14That's a nice £10 profit, Anita. Well done.
0:39:14 > 0:39:16Less commission, of course.
0:39:16 > 0:39:19Mark's art nouveau gold brooch next.
0:39:19 > 0:39:21I have two commission bids.
0:39:21 > 0:39:24We start at £55.
0:39:24 > 0:39:2960 now? At £55. 60, anybody?
0:39:29 > 0:39:31At £55, last chance.
0:39:31 > 0:39:36- At 55. Commission bid. - That was a very good price for that.
0:39:36 > 0:39:37That wasn't too bad actually.
0:39:37 > 0:39:41Thanks, in part, to a late discount from the dealer.
0:39:41 > 0:39:44- I think you're lucky to get out of that one.- Really?- Yes.
0:39:44 > 0:39:47Next, the little silver jockey stopper.
0:39:47 > 0:39:52And I'm bid 15 to start it, At £15. 18, anybody?
0:39:52 > 0:39:54At 15. 18. 20.
0:39:54 > 0:39:59Two. At £22. The bid's upstairs. 25.
0:39:59 > 0:40:0025.
0:40:00 > 0:40:04Once costs are deducted, she's just got her money back.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07I'm surprised. I'm surprised at that.
0:40:07 > 0:40:12- Now, Anita's jade bracelet. - I've got two bids.
0:40:12 > 0:40:13And 30 starts me.
0:40:13 > 0:40:1735. 40. 5. 50. 5.
0:40:17 > 0:40:20I'm out. £55. 60, anybody?
0:40:20 > 0:40:24At £55. And we're away at 55.
0:40:24 > 0:40:27Yes!
0:40:27 > 0:40:30Well! Over five times what it cost.
0:40:30 > 0:40:34Well done, Anita, you've got an eye for picking these bits!
0:40:34 > 0:40:37Don't be jealous! Next, Mark's Satsuma vase.
0:40:37 > 0:40:38£45.
0:40:38 > 0:40:41£45.
0:40:41 > 0:40:445. 60. The bid's upstairs at 60.
0:40:44 > 0:40:45Anybody else left?
0:40:45 > 0:40:48All done at 60.
0:40:48 > 0:40:50- Good.- I'm pleased with that. I'm pleased with that.
0:40:50 > 0:40:54And so you should be.
0:40:54 > 0:40:57I was thinking 40 or 50. So, 60 is above my expectations on that.
0:40:57 > 0:40:59- It made its price.- I'm pleased.
0:40:59 > 0:41:03Mow, the amber desk seal.
0:41:03 > 0:41:05Will the bidders give it the stamp of approval?
0:41:05 > 0:41:11Commission bid straight in at £5 to start me. 5. 8. 10. 12.
0:41:11 > 0:41:1315. 18. 20.
0:41:13 > 0:41:16£20. The bid's upstairs. £20.
0:41:16 > 0:41:19Are we all done? At 20.
0:41:19 > 0:41:22- Well. - I suppose it could have been worse.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25Sadly, after auction costs, it will be.
0:41:25 > 0:41:29It needed to go up to 20, so, well done, auctioneer.
0:41:30 > 0:41:34Now, for the once forgotten whistle.
0:41:34 > 0:41:35- I'm bid 100 to start it.- Oh gosh.
0:41:35 > 0:41:40120. 140. 160. 180.
0:41:40 > 0:41:42200. 220.
0:41:42 > 0:41:46240. 260. 280.
0:41:46 > 0:41:52At 280. At £280 for the last time. At 280.
0:41:52 > 0:41:54- That's good.- Yes.
0:41:54 > 0:41:58That real treasure has put Mark back in the lead.
0:41:58 > 0:42:01In a fine sale, it might even have made a bit more
0:42:01 > 0:42:04but I'm thrilled with that, I'm very pleased.
0:42:04 > 0:42:07- I'm happy you're happy. - Thank you.
0:42:07 > 0:42:09Well then, we're all happy!
0:42:09 > 0:42:12And we want everybody to be happy.
0:42:12 > 0:42:17A great day in Tyne and Wear then. Especially for Mark Stacey.
0:42:17 > 0:42:21He began with £327.44.
0:42:21 > 0:42:27And made £168.72 after auction costs.
0:42:27 > 0:42:32So he has £496.16 to spend tomorrow.
0:42:34 > 0:42:38Anita started this round with £378.60.
0:42:38 > 0:42:43And made £48.14 after auction costs.
0:42:43 > 0:42:48Leaving her with £426.74 to spend tomorrow.
0:42:48 > 0:42:51So, Mark, that's our third auction over.
0:42:51 > 0:42:54- Absolutely.- There was one each and now you're on top.
0:42:54 > 0:42:59I'm on top. 2-1 to me, Anita. It's like a tennis match.
0:42:59 > 0:43:01Just promise me one thing, Anita.
0:43:01 > 0:43:04Keep buying small things and making small profits and I'll be really happy.
0:43:04 > 0:43:07Leave the big profits to me, all right?
0:43:07 > 0:43:09We'll see what happens next time.
0:43:09 > 0:43:14Join us tomorrow when Mark gets cheeky.
0:43:14 > 0:43:17- Oh Mark, I love cheeky offers. - You like cheeky offers?- I do.
0:43:17 > 0:43:19Anita gets sentimental.
0:43:19 > 0:43:24SINGS: I belong to Glasgow, dear Glasgow town...
0:43:24 > 0:43:28And the little Morris has a "minor" mishap.
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