0:00:02 > 0:00:06The nation's favourite antiques experts, £200 each and one big challenge.
0:00:06 > 0:00:07I'm here to declare war.
0:00:07 > 0:00:09Why?
0:00:09 > 0:00:11Who can make the most money buying and selling antiques
0:00:11 > 0:00:13as 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 > 0:00:22It's not as easy as you may think, and things don't always got 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 > 0:00:40This week, Anita Manning, Mark Stacey and the little Morris Minor
0:00:40 > 0:00:44they call Bluebell are heading for Yorkshire after setting off
0:00:44 > 0:00:45from Bonnie Scotland.
0:00:45 > 0:00:52- You've got to roll your Rs. - Leave my Rs out of this.
0:00:53 > 0:00:57Anita, from Glasgow, was Scotland's first female auctioneer,
0:00:57 > 0:01:01and she certainly likes to keep prices low.
0:01:01 > 0:01:02What have you got for 20p?
0:01:04 > 0:01:07While Mark, a dealer from Brighton,
0:01:07 > 0:01:08is happy to enlist help from on high.
0:01:08 > 0:01:12Please, please, huge profits.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15THUNDER RUMBLES
0:01:15 > 0:01:19But unfortunately, there's been a cruel twist of fate.
0:01:19 > 0:01:21Anita and Mark's stately progress
0:01:21 > 0:01:25has been interrupted by a breakdown that's left Bluebell in the garage,
0:01:25 > 0:01:29and Mark and Anita stranded in the north-east.
0:01:31 > 0:01:37# Who's going to drive you home tonight? #
0:01:40 > 0:01:41Poor wee Bluebell.
0:01:41 > 0:01:42The radiator's gone.
0:01:42 > 0:01:46Do you know, when that water was spouting out of the grill,
0:01:46 > 0:01:49- it looked as if she was crying. - I know.
0:01:49 > 0:01:51The shop's just up the road, Mark.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53We should walk up there.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56I'll have a good think and I'll have worked it out,
0:01:56 > 0:01:59what we're going to do, by the time we've done our shopping.
0:01:59 > 0:02:01Cos I can't wait to get started.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04- Come on.- OK. Let's go.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07Mark and Anita began with £200 each,
0:02:07 > 0:02:10and have already added a handsome sum.
0:02:10 > 0:02:15Mark goes into today just ahead with £496.16 to spend
0:02:15 > 0:02:20while Anita has £426.74.
0:02:22 > 0:02:27This week's journey travels from deep in the Cairngorms via
0:02:27 > 0:02:31the charming cities of Edinburgh and Durham to Thirsk in North Yorkshire.
0:02:31 > 0:02:35Today's show begins in St Helen Auckland, County Durham,
0:02:35 > 0:02:39and heads, we hope, for a canny auction in Darlington.
0:02:39 > 0:02:43This is exciting, Anita. Another treasure trove.
0:02:43 > 0:02:49- It's Aladdin's cave.- You've got all those earrings to choose from!
0:02:49 > 0:02:53- You go in the back, I'll stay here, then we'll change over.- Yes, ma'am.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56See you later.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01Now, this shop is called Something Different,
0:03:01 > 0:03:06a Pythonesque pile where bargains can be found amongst bric-a-brac.
0:03:06 > 0:03:10But which, dear expert? Which?
0:03:10 > 0:03:12What on earth is that?
0:03:12 > 0:03:15It's a little brooch, believe it or not,
0:03:15 > 0:03:19which was made of the paw of an animal.
0:03:19 > 0:03:20I've no idea.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22It's hideous but there could be a profit.
0:03:22 > 0:03:26That's the type of thing Phil Serrell loves.
0:03:26 > 0:03:30Dare I buy something like this? I'll get e-mails of hate.
0:03:30 > 0:03:37Anita soon grabs Yvonne for a demonstration of the finest in low fidelity.
0:03:37 > 0:03:42This is obviously the home entertainment section.
0:03:42 > 0:03:47- We wind it up from here and... - Just stop.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51- Stop and start!- You've got some 78s. - Let's have a look.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53I don't believe... I Belong To Glasgow!
0:03:53 > 0:03:57I don't believe that! I do not believe that.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03RECORD WHIRS
0:04:03 > 0:04:05# I belong to Glasgow
0:04:05 > 0:04:08# Dear old Glasgow town
0:04:08 > 0:04:10# There's nothing the matter with Glasgow
0:04:10 > 0:04:13# Cos it's going round and round
0:04:13 > 0:04:16# A couple of pints on a Saturday
0:04:16 > 0:04:19# Glasgow belongs to me. # Hooray!
0:04:19 > 0:04:21THEY LAUGH
0:04:21 > 0:04:25- And we've got a radio here as well. - That's a Bush one.- Uh-huh.
0:04:25 > 0:04:30- Bakelite. Is that working as well? - They take a few minutes to warm up.
0:04:30 > 0:04:35The radio is priced at £58 and the gramophone at £45,
0:04:35 > 0:04:40but if Anita promises not to sing again she might get it down.
0:04:40 > 0:04:46I could be interested in both of these things for £35.
0:04:46 > 0:04:47Is that possible?
0:04:47 > 0:04:50I don't think I could do that.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55If you was to say £50 for the two.
0:04:55 > 0:04:56£50 for the two.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58Could you bring it to £40?
0:04:58 > 0:05:05- What about £45?- We're nearly there. It's a nice game. Every pound counts.
0:05:05 > 0:05:11- It does. It really does.- Could we have...- £42!- Would you go £42?
0:05:11 > 0:05:15- Would you go £42?- That's be all right.- Could we do that?- We will.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17That's so kind. That's great.
0:05:19 > 0:05:23Next door, Mark's got sporting goods in his sights.
0:05:23 > 0:05:30This is a shoulder of mutton gun case. You open it here.
0:05:31 > 0:05:35Then you put your shotgun and things in there.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37Not that I know about these things.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40I'm not a member of the hunting and shooting brigade.
0:05:40 > 0:05:47Then you'd put it over your shoulder so when you hunt
0:05:47 > 0:05:53it's out of your way and when you're ready to shoot you can get your gun.
0:05:53 > 0:05:57I don't like the price. It's marked up at £68.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00We'll ask Yvonne if we get a moment to see her.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02But whilst he's pondering that unusual target...
0:06:02 > 0:06:04That's quite pretty.
0:06:04 > 0:06:08..something more traditional hoves into view.
0:06:08 > 0:06:13This is a Chinese vase. It's called cinnabar lacquer,
0:06:13 > 0:06:18which is the red lacquer, then it's cut out with this black design.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21It gives quite a dramatic effect.
0:06:21 > 0:06:26It looks in...perfect condition.
0:06:26 > 0:06:30I'm looking to see the delicacy of the carving.
0:06:30 > 0:06:36It's quite a dramatic vase, but as we all know, the Chinese market is rather buoyant at the moment.
0:06:36 > 0:06:42People are just buying anything that's Chinese thinking there's a profit in it.
0:06:42 > 0:06:46Am I falling into that trap? Probably.
0:06:46 > 0:06:52- Yvonne. I like this vase.- Yes. - I'm not convinced it's that old.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55- Right.- It's a shame it's not 19th century.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58- You've got £65 on it.- Yeah.
0:06:58 > 0:07:04- What sort of movement could you do on that?- I could do £45 on it.- £45.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07That does help me a bit.
0:07:07 > 0:07:11I could maybe do you a bit better price on the gun case.
0:07:11 > 0:07:17If I got £45 for that, you give me £40 for that.
0:07:17 > 0:07:22- How does that sound? - It sounds reasonable-ish.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25Can I be terribly cheeky without offending you?
0:07:25 > 0:07:26- I never take offence.- Thank you.
0:07:26 > 0:07:31I wonder if we could do the pair for £75.
0:07:34 > 0:07:38- Yeah, all right. Yeah. You've got to have a chance as well.- You sure?
0:07:38 > 0:07:42- Yeah, that's fine.- Give me a big kiss.- Ah, thank you.
0:07:43 > 0:07:48This is a lovely little cloisonne buckle. I love cloisonne ware.
0:07:48 > 0:07:53The patterns are made by little wire sections
0:07:53 > 0:07:58made up and filled with coloured, glazed enamels,
0:07:58 > 0:08:00and they make this wonderful pattern.
0:08:00 > 0:08:06It's not a silver back, which I would love to see. It's a brass back.
0:08:06 > 0:08:14I like it as an object to look at but I worry that it's not useful.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16But really quite pretty.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19After a quick shuffle through the cabinet...
0:08:19 > 0:08:24I've found a little bronze which I think is charming.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27It's nicely modelled,
0:08:27 > 0:08:32and I like the patina, which is the surface of the bronze.
0:08:32 > 0:08:39I think it's probably from the 1930s but...I'm not absolutely sure.
0:08:39 > 0:08:45I do like it. He's sweet, isn't he? But I need to get him for about £30.
0:08:45 > 0:08:51£39 less than he's priced at. And the label on the buckle says £29.
0:08:51 > 0:08:55Yvonne, I'm thinking him round about £40.
0:08:55 > 0:09:02On this one I'd be looking in the region of £10, the cloisonne.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05That could be £40.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08- I'd probably need £20 for that. - Can that cloisonne be £10?
0:09:08 > 0:09:11- Can't be £10?- I can't.
0:09:11 > 0:09:17Could you go £12 on that, £40 on that, so we're doing £52 on the two?
0:09:17 > 0:09:22- Cash again, cash again. - Money talks!- That's right.
0:09:23 > 0:09:27£12 on that, £40 on that, £52.
0:09:28 > 0:09:32- All right.- Shall we go for it? - We'll go for it.- I love these items.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34That's what I do. I buy things I like.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36Yeah.
0:09:36 > 0:09:40Anita is making great strides today,
0:09:40 > 0:09:44and Mark's no slouch either with yet another Oriental find.
0:09:44 > 0:09:49This is quite interesting. This isn't complete. It should have a cover on it.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52It's got a hair crack.
0:09:52 > 0:09:57It's a piece of Chinese porcelain. It's typically decorated in a palette knows as Imari,
0:09:57 > 0:10:02the use of these iron reds and blues and a bit of gilding.
0:10:02 > 0:10:06No great shakes, but it's 18th century and I was just thinking,
0:10:06 > 0:10:12it's priced up at £22. I feel awful doing it, but I might ask Yvonne
0:10:12 > 0:10:14if she'll take a sneaky fiver for it
0:10:14 > 0:10:18and put it in with the cinnabar lacquer.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20They're both Chinese so there's a link,
0:10:20 > 0:10:23and two birds are better than one.
0:10:23 > 0:10:28No. What is that expression? Two heads are better than one. But that doesn't fit.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30I'm getting all confused.
0:10:32 > 0:10:37Yvonne, I was rather hoping you'd bought this as part of a very cheap house clearance.
0:10:37 > 0:10:41I was going to make you a terribly cheeky offer on it.
0:10:41 > 0:10:46- Go on, I love cheeky offers. - Do you?- I do. I do.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49I'm going to offer you... You won't slap me, will you?
0:10:49 > 0:10:52I've got to hear it first! Go on!
0:10:52 > 0:10:53- A fiver.- Ah!
0:10:53 > 0:10:56- I'll put it in with the Chinese vase.- That's shocking.
0:10:56 > 0:11:02- It is shocking. Aren't I awful?- Let me examine this. Let me have a look.
0:11:03 > 0:11:08- Where's this damage you was... - You see there?- Yes, it is, actually.
0:11:08 > 0:11:14- I would have had the nice couple... - I never noticed that before.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17I'm being very cheeky with you, Yvonne,
0:11:17 > 0:11:20and you have every right to slap me and say, "Go away."
0:11:23 > 0:11:25- Oh, go on.- Are you sure?- Yeah.
0:11:28 > 0:11:33- Love our kisses.- We do love our kisses. And I think that makes a nice addition to the lot.
0:11:33 > 0:11:38So while Mark's schmoozing threatens to nab him the entire stock...
0:11:38 > 0:11:43- Thanks, Mark.- My change in my pot. - Good luck.- Thank you very much.
0:11:43 > 0:11:47..Anita has sensibly called a mini-cab
0:11:47 > 0:11:48to take her to the next shop,
0:11:48 > 0:11:53and is travelling from St Helen Auckland to Cleadon.
0:11:55 > 0:11:59I'm very happy having Peter driving me about. Very comfortable.
0:12:00 > 0:12:05Oh! Anita soon finds herself amongst a mix of antiques and gifts,
0:12:05 > 0:12:09with a special emphasis on the animal kingdom.
0:12:09 > 0:12:16This is Griselda Hill. This pottery brought over the name of Wemyss and the patterns of Wemyss.
0:12:16 > 0:12:22Wemyss was that wonderful Fife pottery of Robert Heron and sons.
0:12:22 > 0:12:28This is quite typical of Wemyss ware, with these wonderful cabbage roses,
0:12:28 > 0:12:36and if this was an early 20th century Wemyss cat it would be worth thousands of pounds.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39It's very jolly, it's Griselda Hill, and I love it to bits.
0:12:41 > 0:12:42I might ask the price of that.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46This is more local.
0:12:46 > 0:12:51It's a wonderful piece of Maling which was made in Newcastle-on-Tyne.
0:12:51 > 0:12:55Very, very popular, very colourful.
0:12:55 > 0:13:00We can see this pattern here which is called the Maling Thumbprint.
0:13:00 > 0:13:04The factory closed in 1960, which was a shame,
0:13:04 > 0:13:08but people love it. And no wonder.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10But the Maling plate is £56
0:13:10 > 0:13:15and the big Wemyss cat £195, well outside her budget.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17Time to get a move on, Anita.
0:13:17 > 0:13:21This is also Wemyss ware, and at £42, a bit more realistic.
0:13:21 > 0:13:25I'd love to buy a piece but I don't know if I can make a profit on it.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28- I'd like to buy a piece. - The profit's the thing, isn't it?
0:13:28 > 0:13:34Because they're still being produced they're not going to reach high prices in auction.
0:13:34 > 0:13:39- Would it be possible to buy that for, say, £20?- Go on, then.
0:13:39 > 0:13:40- Will we do it?- Yes, go on.
0:13:40 > 0:13:45Mark, meanwhile, has also been forced to hail a cab
0:13:45 > 0:13:47with boring things like air conditioning.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49You look very familiar.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52- They always say that.- He probably thinks I'm David Barby.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54I wonder if I'll get away with saying,
0:13:54 > 0:13:57"Is that your very lowest fare?"
0:13:58 > 0:14:00Cheeky! I don't know.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03Mark's travelling from St Helen Auckland
0:14:03 > 0:14:05to Stanley to visit Beamish.
0:14:08 > 0:14:12This open-air museum is a specially created village
0:14:12 > 0:14:16made up of authentic buildings hand-picked from the surrounding area
0:14:16 > 0:14:21to tell the story of the north-east from Georgian to Edwardian times.
0:14:21 > 0:14:26Look at that. The village is described as a living museum
0:14:26 > 0:14:28that the public can experience first-hand,
0:14:28 > 0:14:32and it's the original Beamish colliery which dominates the landscape.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36Dressed like that, you have to be Richard.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38- Hello.- I'm Mark.- Hello, Mark.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41- Very nice to meet you. - Welcome to Beamish. - I'm very pleased to be here.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44Now, I understand you're going to show me some items
0:14:44 > 0:14:47- the public don't normally get the chance to look at?- Absolutely.
0:14:47 > 0:14:51- We're going to go inside the Aladdin's cave that is our collection store.- Fantastic.
0:14:51 > 0:14:53Nice bowler!
0:14:53 > 0:14:56Behind the scenes at Beamish is a vast archive of material
0:14:56 > 0:15:00which can't be displayed in the village, and Mark is here
0:15:00 > 0:15:02to find a few of the treasures they hold.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07We've pulled out for you here a really special collection,
0:15:07 > 0:15:12relating to a huge mining disaster just a mile up the road at Stanley.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16This shows all the men and boys who died in the mine.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19168 people lost their lives, a huge explosion.
0:15:20 > 0:15:24Between 150 and 200,000 people turned up to the funeral in Stanley.
0:15:24 > 0:15:28There were 15,000 people at the top of the mine,
0:15:28 > 0:15:32while they were rescuing the people coming out. It was this huge disaster,
0:15:32 > 0:15:36- and people were waiting to hear news of their brother, son... - Their loved ones.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38And their children. Children aged 13 were killed.
0:15:38 > 0:15:44Neighbouring Stanley has a fine memorial to those who died in 1909,
0:15:44 > 0:15:49but most other traces of the industry have now almost completely disappeared.
0:15:49 > 0:15:53Well, Richard, I emphasise Wales, of course, another great mining area,
0:15:53 > 0:15:57and we've had our own share of disasters in the past.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59And I'm from a family of miners.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01My father and a lot of his brothers were miners.
0:16:01 > 0:16:03And I remember as a child going up to the pit,
0:16:03 > 0:16:07and it was a very scary place, actually, very scary indeed,
0:16:07 > 0:16:10even in the 1970s.
0:16:10 > 0:16:15And I remember my father telling me that his brother was killed in a mining accident.
0:16:15 > 0:16:19So it was very, very, very hard work. Very hard work.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25Although mining was without doubt a grim business,
0:16:25 > 0:16:30there's a strong tradition of miners in their spare time
0:16:30 > 0:16:33creating works of art such as banners and other, more unusual items.
0:16:33 > 0:16:36This is miners' folk art.
0:16:36 > 0:16:40Folk art made by the range at night.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44Tell me about this, Richard, because this is really quite weird, isn't it?
0:16:44 > 0:16:47- Have you ever seen anything like this?- I've never.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49- Are these wood in there? - It's wood in there.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51It's dropped in the shape of a cross.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54- It's called God in a bottle. - God in a bottle.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57It would sit on the mantelpiece or in the corner of the room
0:16:57 > 0:17:02and was thought to have slightly mysterious magical qualities.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04It is something rather eerie about it, isn't it?
0:17:04 > 0:17:08It's a bit like a sort of ship at the bottom of the ocean.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10The bits and pieces floating around.
0:17:10 > 0:17:16Or alternatively you could maybe say it's a Damien Hirst.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18A Damien Hirst. A very early one.
0:17:18 > 0:17:24A very early one. I do love all this. This is old Players cigarette cards.
0:17:24 > 0:17:28- They've got all the faces going so neatly around.- Beautifully inlaid.
0:17:28 > 0:17:34It must have taken them hours. It really is a work of art, isn't it? It really is a work of art.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36I just think when I look at an item like that,
0:17:36 > 0:17:41I think of the person that made it and how they would smile and laugh if they were stood here now.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43- Appreciating it. - In the middle of a museum.
0:17:43 > 0:17:45I can't imagine what they'd call it.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48I think it would be hilarious, wouldn't it?
0:17:48 > 0:17:52Now, for sheer authenticity, that cab beats everything.
0:17:52 > 0:17:56But it may take some time to get back to the hotel. Bye, Mark!
0:18:02 > 0:18:05Day two, and there's much anticipation in the hotel car park
0:18:05 > 0:18:09as Mark and Anita await Bluebell's temporary replacement.
0:18:09 > 0:18:14- Where is this car?- I don't know, but I'm dying to get spending, you know.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16- Yeah.- Well, I'm sure it'll be here shortly.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19- They said it would be, didn't they?- Yeah.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21HORN BLEEPS
0:18:21 > 0:18:23Oh, Anita, look.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26Yes!
0:18:26 > 0:18:28# Oh, yeah... #
0:18:28 > 0:18:30Oh, Anita!
0:18:30 > 0:18:31# Oh, yeah... #
0:18:31 > 0:18:33- Oh, I like it.- I like the wheels.
0:18:33 > 0:18:36# Oh, oh, yeah. #
0:18:37 > 0:18:40Can you not help? You're supposed to be a man.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43- Good with his hands? - Let me see. Soft hands.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45ENGINE REVS
0:18:45 > 0:18:46It sounds healthy.
0:18:46 > 0:18:50- Yeah. Brum, brum, brum. - Brum, brum, brum.
0:18:51 > 0:18:54I want to try it out.
0:18:54 > 0:18:55Oh, oh, gosh.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57I can't get in.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00Oh! Can't get in!
0:19:00 > 0:19:02- Do you like it? - I do love it.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05- Oh, oh.- Forward, Macduff.
0:19:05 > 0:19:07Yes!
0:19:14 > 0:19:17Yesterday, Mark bought three items for £80,
0:19:17 > 0:19:19including a leather gun case.
0:19:19 > 0:19:23It's a man bag. You could add a bottle of gin in there.
0:19:23 > 0:19:28Anita bought five items at a cost of £114, and had a singalong.
0:19:28 > 0:19:33# I belong to Glasgow, dear Glasgow town. #
0:19:33 > 0:19:35But has it made them happy?
0:19:36 > 0:19:40- Smile, Mark.- Smile, Anita. Smile!
0:19:40 > 0:19:43- Smile, Mark.- Smile, Anita.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46Yeah, averagely bonkers, I'd say.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49Today they make their way to an auction in Darlington,
0:19:49 > 0:19:52calling in first at Staindrop,
0:19:52 > 0:19:55where Mark will deliver Anita to Raby Castle.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00Ah, a drawbridge.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03Will they let you in? The Scottish marauder.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06So beautiful, isn't it? It's gorgeous, isn't it?
0:20:06 > 0:20:13Raby, the home of Lord Barnard, is one of Britain's finest medieval castles.
0:20:13 > 0:20:20It was begun in the 12th century by the Neville family on land given to them by King Cnut.
0:20:20 > 0:20:24- Clare, it's so lovely to meet you. - Welcome to Raby Castle.
0:20:24 > 0:20:29The Nevilles were one of the most powerful dynasties in the country,
0:20:29 > 0:20:34and Raby was, for several hundred years, their heavily fortified home,
0:20:34 > 0:20:39until, as the castle's curator, Clare Owen, explains, the family fell from grace.
0:20:43 > 0:20:47Anita, I'm now taking you into the baron's hall, which is reputedly
0:20:47 > 0:20:50one of the largest rooms in a house in the North of England.
0:20:50 > 0:20:54- It's 132 feet long, and they plotted the rising of the North here in 1569.- I see.
0:20:54 > 0:21:01700 knights met here to plot against Elizabeth I in support of Mary Queen of Scots,
0:21:01 > 0:21:08and of course that uprising failed, and then the Nevilles, who at that time owned the castle,
0:21:08 > 0:21:13they had to flee, and the castle became Crown property.
0:21:13 > 0:21:18All around the gigantic room where the plot was hatched, there are now
0:21:18 > 0:21:22reminders of the Vanes, who bought the place
0:21:22 > 0:21:26just over 50 years later for just £18,000.
0:21:26 > 0:21:30Since 1626, the Vane family have extensively remodelled
0:21:30 > 0:21:35the interior of the castle and added many fine works of art.
0:21:35 > 0:21:39Perhaps the most spectacular of their creations is the Gothic entrance hall.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42The work was commissioned in the late 18th century by the second the Earl of Darlington
0:21:42 > 0:21:49to celebrate the coming of age of his son, who was returning from a grand tour of Europe.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52And when he came back, young Barney, in 1787,
0:21:52 > 0:21:56he could drive into the castle like this in his carriage,
0:21:56 > 0:22:00- in one side and out the other. - And is that his carriage?- That is his carriage, that is his carriage.
0:22:04 > 0:22:09And near the corner of the entrance hall stands one of the castle's oldest residents.
0:22:09 > 0:22:14It was first displayed in the Great Exhibition 1851,
0:22:14 > 0:22:16and the Duke of Cleveland at the time
0:22:16 > 0:22:18saw this beautiful statue there,
0:22:18 > 0:22:20where it actually had been draped
0:22:20 > 0:22:24for the sake of modesty when Queen Victoria visited the exhibition.
0:22:24 > 0:22:29From 1859 right up to two years ago, it had stood in Raby Castle.
0:22:29 > 0:22:34- I see.- And actually in 2008, the Tate Britain asked to borrow it.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37It was quite a star attraction there,
0:22:37 > 0:22:40and while she was away, we took the opportunity to have her washed.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43- She's had a bath!- So now she looks really splendid, yes.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46Absolutely beautiful.
0:22:48 > 0:22:52While Anita admires Raby's treasures, Mark has made his way
0:22:52 > 0:22:54to his first shop of the day,
0:22:54 > 0:22:57travelling from Staindrop to Willington.
0:22:59 > 0:23:01Hello there, how are you doing?
0:23:01 > 0:23:03- Hello, I'm Mark.- Morning! - Nice to meet you.
0:23:03 > 0:23:08Hagas Antiques is a little like the museum Mark visited yesterday,
0:23:08 > 0:23:13plenty of reminders of North East life and plenty of quirky items,
0:23:13 > 0:23:16like this brown glass object.
0:23:16 > 0:23:20I like these sort of things, you know, because they're so ridiculous.
0:23:20 > 0:23:22This is a piece of glass,
0:23:22 > 0:23:23and it's a walking cane.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29I don't think I'll be buying it, but rather a nice item.
0:23:29 > 0:23:33Mark does, however, soon find something he is interested in,
0:23:33 > 0:23:36but all that glitters isn't necessarily gold.
0:23:36 > 0:23:40At first glance, it looks like a sovereign, a half sovereign.
0:23:40 > 0:23:43If it is a sovereign, it's probably going to be out of my budget,
0:23:43 > 0:23:44but you never know.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47At the back, there are the results of several house clearances,
0:23:47 > 0:23:50with plenty more to rummage amongst.
0:23:50 > 0:23:54I think this is a darning mushroom,
0:23:54 > 0:23:56and it's the sort of thing that a lady would have used to darn the
0:23:56 > 0:24:00socks, and the socks would have gone over there and you can make repairs.
0:24:00 > 0:24:02Of course, we throw them away these days,
0:24:02 > 0:24:06but normally these are very plain, just very plain wood,
0:24:06 > 0:24:09but actually this one is quite nice.
0:24:09 > 0:24:11It's got all the sort of geometric inlay in it.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14It has got a nasty crack, actually, but I mean, from the sort of
0:24:14 > 0:24:18marquetry inlay, it's probably going to date to the Edwardian period.
0:24:18 > 0:24:21It's got a nice feel to it, it's been well worn.
0:24:21 > 0:24:24It shouldn't be really that expensive,
0:24:24 > 0:24:26and I don't want to be a meanie,
0:24:26 > 0:24:29but I might find something that will go with it.
0:24:29 > 0:24:30Now, what's this?
0:24:30 > 0:24:34It does look rather like some sort of gourd-shaped shell,
0:24:34 > 0:24:38but I just wonder whether maybe a whaler,
0:24:38 > 0:24:40out on the seas for many months,
0:24:40 > 0:24:42has found some sort of floating shell or something
0:24:42 > 0:24:46and has decided to use a bit of old brassware they've found
0:24:46 > 0:24:50and make some sort of water vessel, a water-carrying vessel.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53I think that's rather intriguing.
0:24:53 > 0:24:55I do like these two little items,
0:24:55 > 0:24:57so I'm going to see if I can secure a deal on them.
0:24:57 > 0:24:59I mean, you've got £30
0:24:59 > 0:25:05- on the...water carrier or the liquid carrier.- Yes.
0:25:05 > 0:25:07There's no price on this.
0:25:07 > 0:25:09Well, we don't normally put prices on things
0:25:09 > 0:25:10that have got some damage to them.
0:25:10 > 0:25:13Oh, so I can get the two of them quite cheap.
0:25:13 > 0:25:15We might be able to do something there for you.
0:25:15 > 0:25:20I was rather hoping we could get the two of them for like 15 quid.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23- Oh, £15?- Is that too cheeky?
0:25:23 > 0:25:26- 15's a little bit too cheeky.- Is it?
0:25:26 > 0:25:32- Yes, I'm thinking those for you... er, would be 25.- 25?
0:25:32 > 0:25:3425.
0:25:34 > 0:25:36Could we do a round figure of 20?
0:25:36 > 0:25:38I think we could, yes.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41- Are you sure?- Yes, I think we could. - Let me shake your hand.- Smashing.
0:25:41 > 0:25:44Actually, you know, as we're placed in front of the cabinet here,
0:25:44 > 0:25:48could I just have a look at the little coin in the envelope there?
0:25:48 > 0:25:50You certainly can, yes.
0:25:50 > 0:25:51I think this is a full sovereign, a half sovereign,
0:25:51 > 0:25:55probably a full sovereign, but the weight just doesn't feel
0:25:55 > 0:25:58- the right balance to me in my hand. - Yeah.- It feels too thin.
0:25:58 > 0:26:03Mark's quite right. Gold has a certain warmth and feel to it.
0:26:03 > 0:26:06Casting base metal to look like gold is quite easy
0:26:06 > 0:26:11if the plating on the outer surface is a thin layer of real gold.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14I mean, it's meant to look like a sovereign,
0:26:14 > 0:26:17but I think it feels more like a token of some sort.
0:26:17 > 0:26:22Yes, I mean, I've got to be honest with you, I couldn't be 100%.
0:26:22 > 0:26:24It's about 1826.
0:26:24 > 0:26:271826 it's dated, the date's in the right place.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30So what price have you put on that, do you know?
0:26:30 > 0:26:33I wouldn't like to sell you that coin to say that it was a gold coin.
0:26:33 > 0:26:35No, I don't think it is gold, actually.
0:26:35 > 0:26:39I honestly think that it's some sort of token,
0:26:39 > 0:26:42but I think you could probably have a nice little punt at that,
0:26:42 > 0:26:44because it would attract
0:26:44 > 0:26:47people who were interested in gold at the moment,
0:26:47 > 0:26:50- so they might know a little bit more than I do.- Yes.
0:26:50 > 0:26:55So I think, er...for you to have a little bit of fun with it,
0:26:55 > 0:26:57how about a £10 note?
0:26:57 > 0:26:58Oh, gosh.
0:26:58 > 0:27:02It is tempting, isn't it? It is tempting.
0:27:02 > 0:27:04Do you know? I'm going to do that.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06- Yeah?- Ten quid.- Yeah, smashing.
0:27:06 > 0:27:08- I'm just going to have a bit of fun. - Best of luck with it.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11Now, Mark and Anita are together again
0:27:11 > 0:27:15and heading for their final shopping opportunity,
0:27:15 > 0:27:18travelling from Willington to Barnard Castle.
0:27:19 > 0:27:24- Oh, it's a little drafty, I'll put the window up.- Yeah.
0:27:24 > 0:27:29It'll take more than that! Barnard Castle in Teesdale isn't just a castle,
0:27:29 > 0:27:32but a whole town, built around a fortification.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35It was founded by the Normans,
0:27:35 > 0:27:38and used to make a living from spinning and weaving.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40The castle's now an attractive ruin,
0:27:40 > 0:27:44and there's the famous Bowes Museum nearby.
0:27:44 > 0:27:48Or, round by the Butter Market, some antique shops.
0:27:50 > 0:27:55- Hello! - Mark has already had a full day.
0:27:55 > 0:27:58But he just can't resist one more shop.
0:27:58 > 0:28:01Let us hope that we might be able to find something I want to buy.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03- BELL RINGS - Hi.
0:28:03 > 0:28:08While across the street, Anita still has lots of cash and plenty to choose from.
0:28:11 > 0:28:13Oh, it's perfect.
0:28:13 > 0:28:17And then, she's once more tempted by a picture.
0:28:17 > 0:28:23This is a chalk drawing of a charming little boy.
0:28:23 > 0:28:28He's very sweet. Well executed. It's obviously a pair.
0:28:28 > 0:28:34And we do have an artist's signature on this one. I like those.
0:28:34 > 0:28:36But she's not so keen on the price.
0:28:36 > 0:28:42This one is £88, but for the pair, the shopkeeper will accept £140.
0:28:42 > 0:28:45I would put an estimate of £50-£80 on the pair.
0:28:45 > 0:28:50I'm wondering if you are able to come anywhere near
0:28:50 > 0:28:53that price for me to buy them?
0:28:53 > 0:28:57- Well I could possibly come somewhere near it.- Yes?
0:28:57 > 0:29:01- I would have thought 120.- 120.
0:29:01 > 0:29:02I couldn't sell them for less than £120.
0:29:02 > 0:29:06Could you come to the 80? That would be my top.
0:29:06 > 0:29:09I can't sell them for £80. I can't sell them for £80.
0:29:09 > 0:29:13Could you come down a bit more? Could you come down to 100?
0:29:13 > 0:29:17If you could come down to 100, I feel that I might have a chance
0:29:17 > 0:29:21- and I would be willing to take that chance on it.- Go on then.
0:29:21 > 0:29:25- I will let you off.- Oh, thank you. - I realise you have got strong competition.
0:29:25 > 0:29:29Speaking of which, how is Mark getting on?
0:29:29 > 0:29:31This is a little bottle cooler.
0:29:31 > 0:29:35It's a nice little thing, it is very crisply engraved.
0:29:35 > 0:29:38What they've done here is, they've put a little bit of hot glass
0:29:38 > 0:29:42on there, and they have teased it out and they have made that lovely,
0:29:42 > 0:29:44delicate little squirrel.
0:29:44 > 0:29:49But what I do like is the lovely, engraving on the glass here.
0:29:49 > 0:29:54This is priced at £25, which is not a lot of money,
0:29:54 > 0:29:58but if I was putting it into sale, I would put it into £20-£30.
0:29:58 > 0:30:01It might be worth the risk. I like quality of it.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04Unfortunately, the shopkeeper is a bit shy.
0:30:04 > 0:30:08So, we just have to wait here and listen in.
0:30:08 > 0:30:11Do you think 18 is the very least you would take?
0:30:11 > 0:30:15Are you sure if I can't tweak you down just one more pound? Maybe 17?
0:30:15 > 0:30:18I love your stock and I wish I had more money
0:30:18 > 0:30:20and more time to look at it properly.
0:30:20 > 0:30:22- Go on, you've said all the right things.- Right!
0:30:22 > 0:30:26After some hard negotiation and some sweet talking,
0:30:26 > 0:30:28I have bought it for 17 and I have got my £3 change,
0:30:28 > 0:30:31and I'm going to get out of here pretty sharpish.
0:30:31 > 0:30:36So, with a bargain struck with the mystery shopkeeper,
0:30:36 > 0:30:39they are now poised to reveal their purchases.
0:30:39 > 0:30:46- My first item...- Oh, Anita! - ..is a wonderful picnic gramophone.
0:30:46 > 0:30:52It's a Columbia. And Yvonne was kind enough to give me a couple of 78s
0:30:52 > 0:30:56one of which is, I Belong To Glasgow.
0:30:56 > 0:30:59And you certainly do, Anita. And Glasgow is very lucky to have you.
0:30:59 > 0:31:02I'm going to put these two lots together, Mark,
0:31:02 > 0:31:06and I've bought a little Bakelite Bush radio.
0:31:06 > 0:31:08Right, how much did you pay for it?
0:31:08 > 0:31:11- I paid for both of them, £42.- £42.
0:31:11 > 0:31:15- Mmm. Not too bad, is it? - You might nudge it!
0:31:17 > 0:31:22- I'm not what you call the hunted and shooted?- You certainly are not.
0:31:22 > 0:31:25I find that these things are doing well in auction.
0:31:25 > 0:31:29- How much did you pay for it? - £30.- That is good.
0:31:29 > 0:31:32Now, I note you like Cloisonne, Mark.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35This is a little Cloisonne buckle.
0:31:35 > 0:31:38Very, very pretty. Very, very you, if I may say so.
0:31:38 > 0:31:42- What did you pay, my dear?- £12. - Oh, well. That is very you as well.
0:31:42 > 0:31:44- It's not a bad by at all. - Not a bad buy.
0:31:44 > 0:31:48Next, Mark's Chinese lot, but there's been a hitch.
0:31:48 > 0:31:50It's Cinnabar lacquer, of course.
0:31:50 > 0:31:55But I put it together with an 18th-century Imari pot.
0:31:55 > 0:31:59- But we can't find the pot. - You've lost your pot?
0:31:59 > 0:32:02Well, I haven't lost it. But somebody has lost it.
0:32:02 > 0:32:04So, we're hoping that we can retrieve it.
0:32:04 > 0:32:08Actually, Mark, that somebody should mean you.
0:32:08 > 0:32:11But never fear, we have found it in the draw that you left it in,
0:32:11 > 0:32:13and it will get to the auction.
0:32:13 > 0:32:17- My third item has a Scottish connection.- Unmistakably.
0:32:17 > 0:32:23- It looks like a piece of late 19, early 20th-century Weems.- Is it not?
0:32:23 > 0:32:26No, in actual fact, it is a piece of Weems Griselda Hill.
0:32:26 > 0:32:29Now you have pointed out to me,
0:32:29 > 0:32:32I have learned something that I have never heard of Griselda Hill.
0:32:32 > 0:32:35- What did you pay for it?- £20. - Is that good? I don't know.
0:32:35 > 0:32:39- I've never heard of her.- Well, we'll find out at the auction.- OK.
0:32:39 > 0:32:41What is your next piece?
0:32:41 > 0:32:45I fell in love with this little darling mushroom.
0:32:45 > 0:32:47Because it's so colourful.
0:32:47 > 0:32:51But the thing that caught my eye, Anita,
0:32:51 > 0:32:53was a piece of maritime history.
0:32:53 > 0:32:59- This wonderful water carrier. - I think this is absolutely charming.
0:32:59 > 0:33:01I love naive art. I love naive craft.
0:33:01 > 0:33:04I knew you'd like it. I paid £20 for it.
0:33:04 > 0:33:11Oh, I mean, I think both of these could stand on their own, Mark, but it makes a very charming little lot.
0:33:11 > 0:33:14It's a wee cheeky chappie. I paid £40 for it.
0:33:14 > 0:33:18Oh, Anita, £40 to me is a bargain.
0:33:18 > 0:33:23I would like to see this item, just for the charm of it, making 80, £100.
0:33:23 > 0:33:26Well, my next item, Anita,
0:33:26 > 0:33:29is a little late 19th century bottle cooler.
0:33:29 > 0:33:33Well, it's absolutely lovely, and I do love that engraving.
0:33:33 > 0:33:40- It's so beautifully done.- So crisp. - How much?- I paid £17 for it.
0:33:40 > 0:33:43Well done. You old charmer!
0:33:43 > 0:33:50Now, I found this lovely pair of pastel portraits.
0:33:53 > 0:33:59- Of little children.- Oh, gosh. - Not your type of thing?
0:33:59 > 0:34:02- To be honest with you, can I be honest with you?- Yes. - They're not at all.
0:34:02 > 0:34:06I think they look like they have come from the Village Of The Damned.
0:34:06 > 0:34:10SHE LAUGHS I think that one looks a wee bit like you.
0:34:10 > 0:34:13See if you twirl that wee piece of hair at the front,
0:34:13 > 0:34:18that wee blonde piece, it would be a dead ringer for you.
0:34:18 > 0:34:20- Did you pay very much for them?- £100.
0:34:20 > 0:34:23THEY LAUGH
0:34:23 > 0:34:28I think that's not a bad bargain. I wanted to pay £50 for them.
0:34:28 > 0:34:36- I'm speechless.- It is a mad buy. - Well done.- What is your last item?
0:34:36 > 0:34:40- My last item is that. - All right.- Have a look.
0:34:40 > 0:34:46How did you manage to buy a piece of gold? The price of gold is so high.
0:34:46 > 0:34:52It's George IV and it's 1826. A lot of sovereigns were dated 1826.
0:34:52 > 0:34:59- It's a year I've seen frequently. - How much did you pay?- Well, it was a real punt, Anita. £10.
0:34:59 > 0:35:02I think it was a good punt.
0:35:06 > 0:35:08Oh, dear, my mascara's running.
0:35:08 > 0:35:11Whoo!
0:35:11 > 0:35:13She's horrid!
0:35:13 > 0:35:15Those pair of paintings,
0:35:15 > 0:35:20are you scared? I'm very scared. Those eyes.
0:35:20 > 0:35:24I've heard about following you around the room but burning a flame into
0:35:24 > 0:35:27your spirit is something completely different, isn't it, surely?
0:35:27 > 0:35:29The coin, I'm just not sure about.
0:35:29 > 0:35:33He's not sure either but he's taken a punt.
0:35:33 > 0:35:37For £10, it's not much of a punt.
0:35:37 > 0:35:42I'm going to call it a sovereign with a question mark and we'll let the auctioneer decide what he thinks.
0:35:44 > 0:35:48After starting out in St Helen, Auckland, this fourth leg of our
0:35:48 > 0:35:54programme will be decided at the auctioneers - Thomas Watson in Darlington.
0:35:54 > 0:35:56Are you leading me astray again?
0:35:56 > 0:35:59I think I'm going up a No Entry sign.
0:35:59 > 0:36:02And, guess what? Bluebell is back.
0:36:02 > 0:36:05Still no satnav though.
0:36:07 > 0:36:14Darlo folk have crowded in to soak up the lots, including Mark's misplaced vase.
0:36:14 > 0:36:20What does auctioneer Peter Robinson think about what Mark and Anita have entered, and especially that coin?
0:36:20 > 0:36:23I'm not sure what it is, to be quite frank.
0:36:23 > 0:36:26It's definitely a gold coin and it is definitely of a period.
0:36:26 > 0:36:29It's not a fake, we know that.
0:36:29 > 0:36:32What it is exactly, I don't know.
0:36:32 > 0:36:35Today we're going to leave that to the bidders.
0:36:35 > 0:36:40Mark has spent £127 on five lots.
0:36:40 > 0:36:41- Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:36:41 > 0:36:47While Anita has spent £214, also on five lots.
0:36:47 > 0:36:50- A pound change.- A pound change. - Means everything.
0:36:52 > 0:36:55Time for the nerves to jangle.
0:36:55 > 0:36:56I'm getting butterflies.
0:36:56 > 0:37:02Mark's Chinese lot - together again.
0:37:02 > 0:37:08£15 for the two pieces together. 20, 5, 30, 5, 40.
0:37:08 > 0:37:09£35 second row, I have.
0:37:09 > 0:37:13At £35, 40. 5. At 40.
0:37:13 > 0:37:15The gentleman has it upstairs now.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18£40. It's down 10, Anita.
0:37:18 > 0:37:20And down a bit more after commission.
0:37:20 > 0:37:25Well, I've got to now claw that back somehow.
0:37:25 > 0:37:28Next Anita's bronze bust.
0:37:28 > 0:37:33At £20. 25 can I have? 25, I'm bid.
0:37:33 > 0:37:3625, £30 for it.
0:37:36 > 0:37:40At £25, the bid's on the Net. Nobody in the room?
0:37:40 > 0:37:4330 I have. Thank you. At £30 bid.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46£30. 35, anywhere for it?
0:37:46 > 0:37:49At £30. Going to the Net at £30.
0:37:49 > 0:37:53Being sold. £35, thank you. At £35.
0:37:53 > 0:37:56- Nobody loved him.- I loved him.
0:37:56 > 0:38:00- Next Mark's leather gun case.- £30.
0:38:00 > 0:38:05At £30. At £30, for the gun case.
0:38:05 > 0:38:0835, 40. At £35.
0:38:08 > 0:38:10At £35, for the leather gun case.
0:38:10 > 0:38:12A nice furnishing item.
0:38:12 > 0:38:1640 for it, 40. 45, 50.
0:38:16 > 0:38:17£45, back in the room.
0:38:17 > 0:38:21That's up 15, Anita. Disappointed?
0:38:21 > 0:38:27- Not exactly a flying start for either of them. - We're onward and downward.
0:38:27 > 0:38:33I hope not. Next, Anita's Victorian enamel buckle.
0:38:33 > 0:38:36- At £15. 20, can we say?- 20 is bid.
0:38:36 > 0:38:3820 I have. 25.
0:38:38 > 0:38:4030. 35 is the next bid...
0:38:40 > 0:38:42- 35 on the Net.- 40, Sir.
0:38:42 > 0:38:45£35, unusual lot, a buckle.
0:38:45 > 0:38:4840 I have now. 45.
0:38:48 > 0:38:4950, Sir.
0:38:49 > 0:38:52£50, the bid's in the room. £50.
0:38:52 > 0:38:55- That's good, Anita. That's good. - I'm happy enough with that.
0:38:55 > 0:38:58- I think that's its money, don't you, Anita?- Yes.
0:38:58 > 0:39:04Next Mark's favourites - the darning mushroom and the maritime gourd.
0:39:04 > 0:39:10At £15, the two together, 20 upstairs. 5, 30, 5.
0:39:10 > 0:39:13£30 upstairs on the balcony with the two pieces together.
0:39:13 > 0:39:17£30, in the balcony at £30 for the two together.
0:39:18 > 0:39:22- Well, Anita...- It's still profit. It's still profit.
0:39:22 > 0:39:25But not much after commission.
0:39:25 > 0:39:29I'm not terribly optimistic about the rest of it now, Anita, I'm afraid.
0:39:29 > 0:39:32Anita's cabbage rose jam pot.
0:39:32 > 0:39:36At £30, at £30. 35.
0:39:36 > 0:39:4335. £40. 45. £50. 55. £60. At £55.
0:39:43 > 0:39:47The bid's on my right, beside me. At £55, have we all finished now?
0:39:47 > 0:39:50Being sold at £55. All done?
0:39:50 > 0:39:54- You must be pleased with that, surely?- I'm happy enough with that.
0:39:54 > 0:39:56The star of the show so far.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59There's quality in decoration.
0:40:02 > 0:40:07Now for Mark's sovereign with a question mark. Is it or isn't it?
0:40:07 > 0:40:13It is slightly larger than a sovereign but it is of gold, 1826.
0:40:13 > 0:40:15At £50.
0:40:15 > 0:40:20At £50? At 60, 70, 80, 90, 100.
0:40:20 > 0:40:27£100. 150. 160, 170. 180. 190.
0:40:27 > 0:40:30200.
0:40:30 > 0:40:33It's on the Net at £200. 220.
0:40:33 > 0:40:36Being sold now at £220.
0:40:36 > 0:40:40You're out in the room. The bid's with the Net at £220. All done?
0:40:40 > 0:40:43I'm absolutely staggered, Anita.
0:40:43 > 0:40:48Whatever it was, someone wanted it badly.
0:40:48 > 0:40:50Oh, you are a jammy besom.
0:40:50 > 0:40:52I wonder where I've learned that from.
0:40:52 > 0:40:59- I wonder! Now, who will adopt these two adorable scraps?- Bid's here.
0:40:59 > 0:41:02I have £40 to start the bid. £40.
0:41:02 > 0:41:10At £45. At £45. At 50. Five, 60, five, 70, five, 80, five, 90.
0:41:10 > 0:41:15Lady in the balcony at £90 for the pair. Are we all finished at £90?
0:41:15 > 0:41:18All done?
0:41:18 > 0:41:20It could have been worse, Anita.
0:41:20 > 0:41:24It sure could. But an even bigger loss, I'm afraid, after commission.
0:41:24 > 0:41:27Now Mark's last buy, the Victorian wine cooler.
0:41:27 > 0:41:31£30. At £30. 35.
0:41:31 > 0:41:3340. 5?
0:41:33 > 0:41:3650. 5. At £50 in the far corner under the balcony.
0:41:36 > 0:41:39At £50, the wine glass cooler.
0:41:39 > 0:41:44Being sold now at £50, the lot selling at £50. All done?
0:41:44 > 0:41:46Well done!
0:41:46 > 0:41:49That surprised me, Anita.
0:41:49 > 0:41:51Now, anyone for a good old singalong?
0:41:51 > 0:41:54£30 bid. At 35 now. £35. 40. 5.
0:41:54 > 0:41:5850. 5?
0:41:58 > 0:42:0060. 60 at the back now. At £60.
0:42:00 > 0:42:02All done at 65? 70.
0:42:02 > 0:42:07£70, all finished now at £70. The two together.
0:42:07 > 0:42:10- Yes.- That's good, Anita.
0:42:10 > 0:42:14Dare I say, a sound return?
0:42:14 > 0:42:16I'm happy enough with that.
0:42:16 > 0:42:18That's a reasonable profit.
0:42:18 > 0:42:21It's not a record profit though, is it?
0:42:22 > 0:42:27So, Darlington was especially kind to Mark Stacey.
0:42:27 > 0:42:31Mark began with £496.16
0:42:31 > 0:42:36and made £188.70 after auction costs.
0:42:36 > 0:42:42So, he now has £684.86 to spend tomorrow.
0:42:42 > 0:42:48Anita started this round with £426.74 and made
0:42:48 > 0:42:56£32 after auction costs, leaving her with £458.74 to spend tomorrow.
0:42:56 > 0:43:00So, a good result for both of us, Mark, and a very good result for you.
0:43:00 > 0:43:02I'm very pleased. I'm very confident.
0:43:02 > 0:43:05- 3-1.- You just got lucky.
0:43:05 > 0:43:07What, three times?!
0:43:07 > 0:43:09And off we go.
0:43:11 > 0:43:15Join us next time for answers to these important questions.
0:43:15 > 0:43:19Anita, will you marry me?
0:43:19 > 0:43:22Will Anita's direct bargaining technique work out?
0:43:22 > 0:43:24You told me they are rubbish.
0:43:24 > 0:43:27Will Mark's wish be granted?
0:43:27 > 0:43:29Stop the road trip, I want to get off.
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