0:00:02 > 0:00:05The nation's favourite antiques experts, £200 each,
0:00:05 > 0:00:08- and one big challenge... - Duck, do I buy you or not?
0:00:08 > 0:00:12..who can make the most money buying and selling antiques in the UK?
0:00:12 > 0:00:17- I must be mad.- The aim - trade up, hope each antique turns a profit,
0:00:17 > 0:00:21but dreams of glory can end in tatters.
0:00:21 > 0:00:25- What am I going to do?- So, will it be the fast lane to success
0:00:25 > 0:00:29- or the slow road to bankruptcy? - Wish I'd hung on to my money.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31This is the Antiques Road Trip!
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:42 > 0:00:46This week, we're on the road with Mark Stacey and Margie Cooper,
0:00:46 > 0:00:49grizzled veteran and comparative novice.
0:00:49 > 0:00:54You are a sort of Road Trip virgin, if you like. And...
0:00:54 > 0:00:58- Yu know my biggest problem?- What? - My hair blowing about in this car.
0:00:58 > 0:01:04Which brings us to the third M of our party, a dashing red, 1960s MG.
0:01:04 > 0:01:08- It's not a hair show, it's about antiques.- You speak for yourself!
0:01:08 > 0:01:12Mark, from Brighton, is a valuer and a dealer,
0:01:12 > 0:01:17with the honesty to admit the limits of his expertise.
0:01:17 > 0:01:21I don't do ladies' paraphernalia. Well, on a weekend, maybe.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24Debutante Margie is a silver expert
0:01:24 > 0:01:28who's been on the Antiques Road Show, and is a dealer, too,
0:01:28 > 0:01:30like her grandmother before her.
0:01:30 > 0:01:34What her granny didn't teach her, she can find out off the telly.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37- I'll be watching the repeats of this!- With a week ahead of them,
0:01:37 > 0:01:41those two are going to get to know each other fast.
0:01:41 > 0:01:46- Tell me a bit about yourself. - I like to do silver, I'm quirky,
0:01:46 > 0:01:50- anything that catches my eye.- You're not giving anything away, are you?
0:01:50 > 0:01:54Nothing away. I hope you're going to help me, I need a little help.
0:01:54 > 0:01:58- Lovely day!- It's a gorgeous day... You've changed the subject.
0:01:58 > 0:02:00Because I'm not! Ha-ha!
0:02:00 > 0:02:03This week's journey begins in Kent, at Chilham,
0:02:03 > 0:02:07and travels across southern England to the West Country,
0:02:07 > 0:02:09and a decider, in Torquay.
0:02:09 > 0:02:13Today's show heads for an auction in Heathfield,
0:02:13 > 0:02:15but starts out at Chilham.
0:02:15 > 0:02:19- This looks lovely, Margie, look. - Gorgeous flowers!
0:02:19 > 0:02:23- We're about to start our adventure, Margie.- Right.- Feeling all right?
0:02:23 > 0:02:27- Absolutely super. - But I've only got...- Yeah?
0:02:27 > 0:02:30- ..one thing to say to you. - Say it.- OK?- Yes.
0:02:30 > 0:02:34It should be ladies first, so I'll see you later.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36So this is what it's going to be like, is it?!
0:02:39 > 0:02:43Inside the barn, Margie is up and running - well, sort of.
0:02:43 > 0:02:47You don't want to spend all your money at once, do you,
0:02:47 > 0:02:52and then go to the next shop and think, "I've spent it all!"
0:02:52 > 0:02:57But Mark Stacey, ever the old pro, is instantly at his ease.
0:02:57 > 0:03:01Now, this is a fascinating item. This is a bed pan, believe it or not,
0:03:01 > 0:03:04made in pewter, of all materials.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07£25.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10Be better if it was a tenner!
0:03:10 > 0:03:15Margie has decided to mount an assault on those cabinets.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18I see the cameo there...
0:03:18 > 0:03:21It's not very old, is it?
0:03:21 > 0:03:22Plus, it's £85.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25It doesn't matter, not at all.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29What's this curious object here?
0:03:29 > 0:03:33It looks like an egg... So, what is it? Oh, it's a lighter!
0:03:33 > 0:03:36Oh, my goodness, that's a funny thing, isn't it?
0:03:36 > 0:03:40"The Poppell butane gas pocket lighter."
0:03:40 > 0:03:44Margie, it's your first negotiation. The ticket price is £28.
0:03:44 > 0:03:48- Go on, tell me how much it is! - Erm...
0:03:48 > 0:03:50MARGIE LAUGHS NERVOUSLY
0:03:50 > 0:03:52£20.
0:03:52 > 0:03:5415, I'll buy it.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57So, would it be both items?
0:03:57 > 0:04:00- Shall we try and do something on the two?- Yes.
0:04:00 > 0:04:06- BELL RINGS - Looks as though I bought something without really thinking about it,
0:04:06 > 0:04:09which is often the best way!
0:04:09 > 0:04:13She's gone 75 for the two.
0:04:14 > 0:04:19- I don't think I can do it.- That is really good.- I'm going for that.
0:04:19 > 0:04:24So, Margie's bought a lighter. Mark's bought himself an old gamp,
0:04:24 > 0:04:28as Kent resident Charles Dickens would have described it.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31This is rather sweet -
0:04:31 > 0:04:33a little Victorian parasol, lady's parasol.
0:04:33 > 0:04:38We know of course that it's probably after 1860,
0:04:38 > 0:04:40like a morning one, being black.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43And what I quite like about it is,
0:04:43 > 0:04:46it's got a carved ivory handle.
0:04:46 > 0:04:51And I think these little finials, actually on the shade itself,
0:04:51 > 0:04:55are ivory - that's rather sweet.
0:04:55 > 0:05:00But what isn't so sweet is the price tag of £45.
0:05:00 > 0:05:04I suppose I'd be looking at trying to get that for around...
0:05:04 > 0:05:05(£20.)
0:05:05 > 0:05:08- I'm Mark.- I'm Edna. - Nice to meet you, Edna.
0:05:08 > 0:05:12I...I do like this, it's quite interesting.
0:05:12 > 0:05:16- My problem is, I'm thinking about the auction world and things.- Yes.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19And it's priced at 45...
0:05:19 > 0:05:22I'd quite like to make a cheeky offer,
0:05:22 > 0:05:25which of course you are entitled to say no to.
0:05:25 > 0:05:29- Try.- Can I try?- Yes.- Ooh, you look very stern!
0:05:29 > 0:05:33- I'm actually quite scared now. - No, no, no, do try.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36I would love to buy it from you for £20.
0:05:36 > 0:05:40- SHE DRAWS BREATH - No, can't do that. 30?
0:05:40 > 0:05:42Ooh. 22?
0:05:42 > 0:05:46- 25?- I've just noticed, as I was coming across...- Yes?
0:05:46 > 0:05:50- Is that a little back scratcher or something?- Looks like it, yes...
0:05:50 > 0:05:54Good move, change the subject! Margie's in the furniture section.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56Careful, Margie, that looks pricey!
0:05:56 > 0:06:01I would call it a music stool, but it's a cellist's chair.
0:06:01 > 0:06:05You sat on that like that... Legs wide open!
0:06:05 > 0:06:08..and you play the cello, don't you? It's great.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11And it's a gorgeous thing. It is very old, it's William IV,
0:06:11 > 0:06:15which takes it down to...pre-1830.
0:06:15 > 0:06:20£895. That's not in my budget, sadly!
0:06:20 > 0:06:25Mark seems to have escaped Edna's stern gaze to try Peggy instead.
0:06:25 > 0:06:29I just think it's rather charming. What we've got here is a little
0:06:29 > 0:06:33ivory and...possibly gold-plated
0:06:33 > 0:06:37little necessaire, or etui - this is a little object
0:06:37 > 0:06:40that ladies, and gentlemen, would have carried
0:06:40 > 0:06:45to keep your essentials in. Now, for those who are worried about ivory,
0:06:45 > 0:06:48which we all should be today - these are antique items.
0:06:48 > 0:06:53These are legal to sell, they're not against the 1947 CITES agreement
0:06:53 > 0:06:56on the prevention of use of ivory.
0:06:56 > 0:07:00I think this would probably date to about 1800...
0:07:00 > 0:07:031820.
0:07:03 > 0:07:07It's got a couple of major problems, though - the little splits,
0:07:07 > 0:07:11and it's not got any of its interior. Very sweet and understated.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13- And used and loved.- Used and loved,
0:07:13 > 0:07:17just like me - well, used anyway.
0:07:17 > 0:07:18Ah!
0:07:18 > 0:07:22I got down to 25 on the parasol, so far.
0:07:22 > 0:07:27This is marked at 85 - what do you think they'd do the two of them for?
0:07:27 > 0:07:3085 for the two?
0:07:30 > 0:07:33So, that would bring that down to 60, wouldn't it?
0:07:33 > 0:07:36- Mark...- Yes? - Have you been upstairs?- No.
0:07:36 > 0:07:41There's some other small items that you might find as well.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43Oh, do you think so?
0:07:43 > 0:07:45Oh, yeah, he's got something.
0:07:45 > 0:07:49This is a lady's ebonised walking cane.
0:07:49 > 0:07:53The base wood has probably been lacquered in black
0:07:53 > 0:07:57to give the illusion of ebony - ebony is heavy, and this is quite light.
0:07:57 > 0:08:02I haven't seen a hallmark on the collar but it looks like silver.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05And it's got a very nice feel. But more importantly,
0:08:05 > 0:08:09it's priced up at around 20, and I think if I put it in
0:08:09 > 0:08:12with the parasol and the ivory box,
0:08:12 > 0:08:15it makes a nice little interesting lot,
0:08:15 > 0:08:19and if I can get it for around £10, that should be quite a good profit.
0:08:19 > 0:08:23So, what's Peggy's very best price?
0:08:23 > 0:08:26- 85.- 85 for the three items? - Mm-hmm.- Gosh.
0:08:27 > 0:08:31- Now, that is gold. - You think it's gold?- Oh, definitely.
0:08:33 > 0:08:37- Peggy, thank you very much. Can I get back to you in a moment?- You can.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40- You are so sweet.- But...that's it. - No, I won't.
0:08:40 > 0:08:44- I won't ask for any more, I promise you.- OK.- Thank you, Peggy.
0:08:44 > 0:08:48Right, have a think about that. Now, where's Margie heading?
0:08:48 > 0:08:52- Not another chair, please!- You've seen how it works, obviously...
0:08:52 > 0:08:57Well, actually, it's so small, I thought it was mainly for a doll.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00But, you know, I'm afraid...
0:09:00 > 0:09:03- it's a lot of money.- 65, on that.
0:09:03 > 0:09:07- Mmm. Do you hear the intake of breath?!- Yes, I know.
0:09:07 > 0:09:1160 is the very best, I really will not come down any further.
0:09:11 > 0:09:15That's fine. You don't see a lot of them nowadays.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18No, it's very true.
0:09:18 > 0:09:20- So, what's the last?- 55.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23- That is final, absolutely no more. - Good.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26- OK, we've done it.- OK, Margie, OK.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30Two deals for Margie. Come on, Mark, enough mulling!
0:09:30 > 0:09:32- Peggy...- Mark.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35I've agonised over these, because I do love them,
0:09:35 > 0:09:39- and I think they make a nice little lot.- They do.
0:09:39 > 0:09:43Your dealers and yourself have been extraordinarily generous to me,
0:09:43 > 0:09:47but I have to, because it's the nature of my game, I'm afraid...
0:09:47 > 0:09:52- Remember this?- I won't ask for any more, I promise. Thank you, Peggy.
0:09:52 > 0:09:56You've come down to 85 - is there any chance we can do it for 80?
0:09:58 > 0:10:03- I wish we could, but that's really the bottom line.- £85.
0:10:03 > 0:10:08Well, I tried. I have to try, you see. And wish me luck.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10I can't say I hope you win, because it would be biased.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13Well, you can say it. Nobody's watching.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15- No-one's watching. I hope you win. - Thank you.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19So, they've both bought,
0:10:19 > 0:10:21and now it's time for Margie to take the wheel.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23Now, then. Let me just check this out.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25Neutral. Clutch.
0:10:25 > 0:10:27I'm not used to heavy steering.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29Where are you going, Marjorie?
0:10:29 > 0:10:33- Will you help me get it into reverse?- No!
0:10:33 > 0:10:35I feel like I've been going in reverse all morning.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38- SHE LAUGHS - Oh, dear. I'm not looking.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42We're definitely off this time.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45I do like a nice, big car park.
0:10:45 > 0:10:46Don't you?
0:10:48 > 0:10:49THEY CHEER
0:10:49 > 0:10:53After that somewhat erratic departure,
0:10:53 > 0:10:57Margie and Mark make their way from Chilam to Canterbury.
0:10:57 > 0:11:01Famous for tales and saints, Canterbury has been inhabited
0:11:01 > 0:11:03since prehistoric times,
0:11:03 > 0:11:09and a place of pilgrimage since the murder of Thomas A Becket in 1170.
0:11:09 > 0:11:13I wonder what Chaucer would have made of our two travellers?
0:11:13 > 0:11:16- Bye, darling.- Thank you very much. - See you later.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19- Have a good visit.- Happy hunting. - I will. Take care.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21Bye!
0:11:21 > 0:11:26So, while Margie heads off through the traffic...
0:11:26 > 0:11:28I haven't stalled it once.
0:11:28 > 0:11:30Mark searches for his next shop.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32- Hello!- Good afternoon.- I'm Mark.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35- I'm Keith. Pleased to meet you. - Veronica.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38They do seem to specialise in militaria here,
0:11:38 > 0:11:40but Mark knows very little about that.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45So, he soon finds himself gazing at the silver section.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49Bon bon dish.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51Now, this cabinet is full of little goodies.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54It's a little double-ended scent bottle.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56You can fold it in half there.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59These are little silver bridge markers,
0:11:59 > 0:12:01so when you're playing bridge,
0:12:01 > 0:12:04you can mark your score on top of each of them.
0:12:04 > 0:12:08They have the representative suits. Hearts, clubs, diamonds and spades.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11I would have thought they're Art Deco, 1930s.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14They're marked up at £70.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17Quite sweet.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20I do quite like this as well, actually.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23This is a silver bon bon dish. It's quite lightweight.
0:12:23 > 0:12:27It's quite nice, because they have that crinkled edge
0:12:27 > 0:12:29with that fern leaf design on it.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31It's rather fun that, isn't it?
0:12:31 > 0:12:34Priced up at £89.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37I think I'm getting all flustered. I might need a bit of fresh air.
0:12:37 > 0:12:41I'm thinking of spending serious money here.
0:12:41 > 0:12:44I do quite like the bon bon dish.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46- And the bridge markers.- Right.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49This is quite nice. It's marked up at £89.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51What sort of price could you do on that?
0:12:51 > 0:12:55- £70?- £70? Mm.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57- I'm going to be cheeky.- Go on, then.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59All right. Then we'll see where we go.
0:12:59 > 0:13:03In an ideal world, I would say 30 quid.
0:13:03 > 0:13:05In an ideal world.
0:13:05 > 0:13:10In an ideal world, but as you know, the world is not ideal!
0:13:10 > 0:13:12- Particularly at the moment! - THEY LAUGH
0:13:12 > 0:13:13I know what you mean.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18Shall we go in the middle, at £50?
0:13:18 > 0:13:21Keith, you are so kind.
0:13:21 > 0:13:22And what about this?
0:13:24 > 0:13:29Well, that is £70, and going on the previous conversation,
0:13:29 > 0:13:31- you want that for £20!- Exactly!
0:13:31 > 0:13:34You're attuned to the way I'm thinking here.
0:13:34 > 0:13:36Exactly.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39£40 and £40.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41Well, that's £80, isn't it?
0:13:41 > 0:13:44- That's tempting. - It IS tempting, actually.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46We couldn't go to £70?
0:13:46 > 0:13:49£75. That's how you do it, isn't it?
0:13:49 > 0:13:51- That's how YOU do it. - That's how- I- do it.
0:13:51 > 0:13:55- But I like working in round figures, and not £80, £70.- Right.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58I'm sorry to push you.
0:13:58 > 0:14:00Well, I could push you.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02It's not far to go.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04HE LAUGHS
0:14:04 > 0:14:08Oh, you're too nice a man to do that.
0:14:08 > 0:14:09So, where did we get to?
0:14:09 > 0:14:12Well, we got to £65. No, we didn't get to £65.
0:14:12 > 0:14:13No, we didn't.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16We got to £75.
0:14:16 > 0:14:18I AM being mean, aren't I, really?
0:14:18 > 0:14:21Are you just standing there hesitating,
0:14:21 > 0:14:23- hoping I'm going to say £70? - Yeah, I am.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25- You are?- I am.- Then I will.
0:14:25 > 0:14:27- £70, it is.- Thank you, Keith.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30- I really appreciate it. - That's all right. You're welcome.
0:14:30 > 0:14:32Meanwhile, Margie C,
0:14:32 > 0:14:34and the MG,
0:14:34 > 0:14:38have made their way from Canterbury to Fordwich.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45Described in the Domesday Book
0:14:45 > 0:14:48as "a small burg", and still tiny now,
0:14:48 > 0:14:53Fordwich owes its historic importance to the River Stour.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57Here they took delivery of French stone for Canterbury Cathedral,
0:14:57 > 0:15:00and since the Middle Ages, the little town
0:15:00 > 0:15:03had always punched well above its weight.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06Margie is here to visit the smallest town hall in England.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09When she can get out of that little MG, that is.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11- HORN BEEPS - Oops.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14- Hello!- I'm Marjorie Cooper.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17I'm Andrea Russo. Very nice to meet you. Welcome to Fordwich.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19Old Fordwich had big powers,
0:15:19 > 0:15:21especially when it came to enforcing the law.
0:15:21 > 0:15:25Councillor Russo can describe what life was like
0:15:25 > 0:15:28when the town call doubled as the courtroom.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31This, Marjorie, is the pleading bar.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34Hence the expression, "the prisoner at the bar".
0:15:34 > 0:15:38Because the prisoner would come up, and put his hands here,
0:15:38 > 0:15:41and plead his case.
0:15:41 > 0:15:45Then, of course, he would be tried by the judge,
0:15:45 > 0:15:48who was the major of the town.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51There were six jurors on each side,
0:15:51 > 0:15:55on the table, which was made in 1580, for eight shillings.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57So, this is virtually 500 years old.
0:15:57 > 0:16:01We've got a couple of handcuffs.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04We've also got a branding iron, which is quite fascinating.
0:16:04 > 0:16:09As you can see, it's got an "R" here, for "Rex", or "Regina",
0:16:09 > 0:16:13- depending who was on the throne. - Who was on the throne at the time.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16So, this would be heated up, and then would go "tschh!"
0:16:16 > 0:16:18On your face, or where?
0:16:18 > 0:16:21Don't know. Perhaps in some place which we cannot tell.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24- Do you know what I mean? - SHE LAUGHS
0:16:24 > 0:16:25I don't think they'd put it there.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27It would be somewhere people could see it!
0:16:27 > 0:16:30Underneath, is the town jail.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33Last used in 1855,
0:16:33 > 0:16:35where the accused could contemplate
0:16:35 > 0:16:37whatever grisly punishment might be in store.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40So, a heavy responsibility for the jury,
0:16:40 > 0:16:44yet their room was even smaller.
0:16:44 > 0:16:48They had to stay here until they reached a verdict,
0:16:48 > 0:16:51and they couldn't have any food. No light. Nothing
0:16:51 > 0:16:53You can imagine they reached a verdict
0:16:53 > 0:16:55pretty quickly.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58And, if they had to relieve themselves,
0:16:58 > 0:17:00shall I show you?
0:17:00 > 0:17:02Hold me up! Here we go.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04- That's what they did. - Oh, my goodness me!
0:17:04 > 0:17:08Straight onto the stones. Aren't you glad you live now, and not then?!
0:17:08 > 0:17:10HE LAUGHS
0:17:10 > 0:17:14Bit small, too. That would require a degree of accuracy.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17Go on, Margie!
0:17:17 > 0:17:19SHE LAUGHS
0:17:20 > 0:17:22Day Two, and Margie and Mark
0:17:22 > 0:17:24are still at their getting-to-know-you stage.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27- Are you nervous? - SHE LAUGHS
0:17:27 > 0:17:28Is there pressure to get the items?
0:17:28 > 0:17:31No! How could I be with you, and be nervous?
0:17:31 > 0:17:32HE LAUGHS
0:17:32 > 0:17:34Yesterday, Margie bought just two items,
0:17:34 > 0:17:36spending £75 on a high chair
0:17:36 > 0:17:39and a Bakelite lighter.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42- You can hear the intake of breath! - Yes, I know.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44While Mark was the big spender,
0:17:44 > 0:17:46buying three auction lots,
0:17:46 > 0:17:48including some silver,
0:17:48 > 0:17:50an ivory etui,
0:17:50 > 0:17:51and a parasol.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54I'd quite like to make a cheeky offer.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56which you are entitled to say no to.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59The two are heading for an auction in Heathfield,
0:17:59 > 0:18:00East Sussex.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03Next stop is in Kent, at Charing.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05- Here we are, Margie.- Great stuff!
0:18:05 > 0:18:08Our pair are eager to find bargains,
0:18:08 > 0:18:10but the £200 they started out with
0:18:10 > 0:18:12has already begun to shrink alarmingly.
0:18:12 > 0:18:16So, what will they plump for?
0:18:16 > 0:18:18Awful amount of furniture.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20Most of which will be out of my budget.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23I don't normally buy big pieces of furniture.
0:18:23 > 0:18:24You know how much money I have left.
0:18:24 > 0:18:28It isn't enough to buy a chaise longue.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31Noy with just £45.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34But what does a cake stand cost, Margie?
0:18:34 > 0:18:36Oh, afternoon tea!
0:18:36 > 0:18:39I hate to use this phrase, but my mum had one of these.
0:18:39 > 0:18:43What used to really annoy me, when I had an antique shop...
0:18:43 > 0:18:44People used to come in,
0:18:44 > 0:18:48spend all their time saying their mum or granny had this,
0:18:48 > 0:18:52and go on and not buy anything. So, I'm doing it now!
0:18:52 > 0:18:54(£65!)
0:18:54 > 0:18:55You can't moan at that, can you?
0:18:55 > 0:18:57You push it in, fold it away,
0:18:57 > 0:19:00and they can just stick it against the wall.
0:19:00 > 0:19:05So, I think they might come back into fashion, those.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08Mark's found something that's unlikely ever to trouble
0:19:08 > 0:19:10the zeitgeist again.
0:19:12 > 0:19:14It's rather greasy? Do you know what they are?
0:19:14 > 0:19:17They're little discs for a "simfonium".
0:19:17 > 0:19:20"Sinfonium", actually, Mark.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23You put these in the machine, and the machine goes round
0:19:23 > 0:19:26and plays notes, when you see through the light, there.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29These were played on a sort of upright jukebox,
0:19:29 > 0:19:32invented in the late 19th century.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35About 26 of them.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37I've never sold any before,
0:19:37 > 0:19:40so I could be risking everything
0:19:40 > 0:19:42on a broken record.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44Hello. I'm Mark.
0:19:44 > 0:19:45Hello, Mark, I'm Owen.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47- Owen?- Yes.- That's a nice Welsh name.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50For those unfamiliar with the tactic...
0:19:50 > 0:19:52We're connected already.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54Mark always plays the Welsh card.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57- You want to help me out, don't you?- Absolutely.- Fantastic.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00Could I have a little look at the cabinet?
0:20:00 > 0:20:02This is very pretty, isn't it?
0:20:02 > 0:20:04It's a little folding frame.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07You can put a picture of your loved one in with you.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10When you look at it, the style of it looks very 1920s.
0:20:10 > 0:20:14But, when you actually look at the label, it says,
0:20:14 > 0:20:19"A heavy, solid silver picture frame. 1994."
0:20:19 > 0:20:21So, it's very modern. "Mappin & Webb", it says.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23"£65".
0:20:23 > 0:20:25Did this come in privately?
0:20:25 > 0:20:29- These things are all from another dealer.- Another dealer? Oh.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31He puts the trade discount on the other one.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37- Oh, yes. So, he'd do it for £55. - Yeah.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39I'll have a think about those.
0:20:39 > 0:20:43Mark's hogging Owen, but Margie's desperate to get in there.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46I want to go over where his lordship is.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50And now, he's chatting away to the owner.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53- Are those discs yours? - Yes, they are.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56I know nothing about these. Do you?
0:20:56 > 0:20:59- Well, they are lovely... - Are they a lot of money?
0:20:59 > 0:21:01Well, I don't think...
0:21:01 > 0:21:03- They all say that. - They're £2 each.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05- Oh, gosh.- There's 26 of them.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08Around 26. £2 each.
0:21:08 > 0:21:10Would they sell at auction, though?
0:21:10 > 0:21:12Ah! He's moving off.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15Margie might be new to this, but after watching Mark,
0:21:15 > 0:21:18she seems to have found a new tactic.
0:21:18 > 0:21:22- Follow the label! - There's a ticket on this table.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25"A heavy, solid silver picture frame. Mappin & Webb.
0:21:25 > 0:21:29"£65". He's obviously trying to do a deal with you. Be honest.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32He's had a good look at it, but he hasn't...
0:21:32 > 0:21:33Where is it?
0:21:33 > 0:21:35The compact.
0:21:35 > 0:21:39Oh, that's it! I was thinking it was a photo frame!
0:21:39 > 0:21:41It's a little compact there.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43Oh, that is...
0:21:43 > 0:21:45There's been no agreement made.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47I can do that for £55.
0:21:47 > 0:21:4940 quid won't buy it?
0:21:49 > 0:21:52I can make a phone call, and then I could do the deal.
0:21:52 > 0:21:54I'm sure I can do something for you.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56I will try, but it's got to be £40.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59You've got a little Mappin & Webb double photo frame here.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01Would you be able to take £40 for it?'
0:22:03 > 0:22:06OK. All right. Thank you. Bye.
0:22:06 > 0:22:08Yes, he will.
0:22:08 > 0:22:09Yes!
0:22:09 > 0:22:12I wonder what Mark will make of that?
0:22:12 > 0:22:13Still, he did have his chance!
0:22:13 > 0:22:17I have noticed this little figure, here
0:22:17 > 0:22:22No, it's not a period one. It's a little figure produced by Worcester.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26In the late 19th century.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28This is known as the Regency Gentleman.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31It was modelled by James Hadley,
0:22:31 > 0:22:34who was a very famous modeller for Worcester Porcelain.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37It's still lovely quality, but IS fairly modern.
0:22:37 > 0:22:39I think it's rather nice,
0:22:39 > 0:22:41but there's no price on it.
0:22:41 > 0:22:45Owen, I've spotted a little item here, which I rather like.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47But it doesn't seem to have a price on it.
0:22:47 > 0:22:49Oh, dear. That's not very good, is it?
0:22:49 > 0:22:52- I thought maybe it was free(!) - Nothing's free.
0:22:52 > 0:22:55No, nothing's free in life. Do you know how much that is?
0:22:55 > 0:22:57- I know what I paid for it.- Ah!
0:22:57 > 0:22:59HE LAUGHS
0:22:59 > 0:23:02That's not a good sign. I don't think this will go my way at all.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05Dare I ask what you could let me have it for?
0:23:05 > 0:23:07- £50.- Oh!
0:23:07 > 0:23:09This isn't going my way, is it?
0:23:09 > 0:23:11- HE LAUGHS - Well, what did you want to hear?
0:23:11 > 0:23:13I wanted to hear £20.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16That's what I wanted to pay for it.
0:23:16 > 0:23:18- That's highway robbery, you know. - I know.
0:23:18 > 0:23:20But he's a... He's not a highwayman.
0:23:20 > 0:23:22He's a foppish Regency dandy.
0:23:22 > 0:23:25- He's a dandy, yes. - More like me, actually.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28- I don't know what to say. - Yes is a nice word.
0:23:28 > 0:23:29- Ah! - HE LAUGHS
0:23:31 > 0:23:34- OK. You can have it for £20. - Oh, that's wonderful.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36I did notice this, as well.
0:23:36 > 0:23:38- You know it's broken, the arm's missing?- Yes.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41And the head's been off. Yes.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43I thought they looked rather nice together.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46You can't have that for free, no!
0:23:46 > 0:23:48THEY LAUGH
0:23:48 > 0:23:52- The other thing I wanted to say is these discs.- Yes.
0:23:52 > 0:23:57Would there be any chance we could do the figure and those for £45?
0:23:57 > 0:23:59You really can't do £50?
0:23:59 > 0:24:01Honestly, I would love to.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03If I had £50, I would say £50, I promise you.
0:24:03 > 0:24:07But that would be my £200 spent.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12Is there any chance?
0:24:12 > 0:24:15- OK. There you are. - Thank you very much, Owen.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18With all of his cash spent, Mark can do no more.
0:24:18 > 0:24:20Time for Margie to step in.
0:24:20 > 0:24:24Well, I must admit I haven't really noticed these.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27They are from Lord Roberts' workshop,
0:24:27 > 0:24:29which is in London.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32Can you help me with this, Owen? I really don't know.
0:24:32 > 0:24:36Lord Roberts was a decorated war hero.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39He was very concerned about the rights of disabled war-injured
0:24:39 > 0:24:41from the First World War.
0:24:41 > 0:24:43He set up workshops, where they could make things.
0:24:43 > 0:24:47- It's just incredible. - So, those are hand-painted?- Yeah.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49- Gosh!- They're just lovely.- They are.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51What sort of price are they?
0:24:51 > 0:24:53These four are £30.
0:24:53 > 0:24:56Should I have a go at these?
0:24:56 > 0:24:59£20.
0:25:00 > 0:25:02So, £15's out?
0:25:02 > 0:25:03THEY LAUGH
0:25:03 > 0:25:07You see, I've been watching the repeats of this programme.
0:25:07 > 0:25:11And they get really dead hard!
0:25:11 > 0:25:16- OK. £15.- Oh, you're very sweet. Thank you very much. I'll buy those.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19Everything nicely wrapped up, including a little surprise.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22- So, there we are. £45. - Thank you very much.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25But I've thrown in the Venus De Milo, as a free gift for you.
0:25:25 > 0:25:27- Oh!- There you are. I hope you do well.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30You are SO kind to me. Thank you.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32Roof up, to keep out the rain,
0:25:32 > 0:25:35Margie and Mark make their next move.
0:25:35 > 0:25:39From Charing to the historic town of Faversham.
0:25:41 > 0:25:44The cradle of the British explosives industry,
0:25:44 > 0:25:48with the first gunpowder factory of the 16th century.
0:25:48 > 0:25:52Faversham was a favourite of Charles Dickens, and you can see why.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54Here we are. Happy shopping.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56See you later, darling. Bye!
0:25:56 > 0:25:57Bye, darling.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00Margie deposited, Mark heads off.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03Time for the one with the cash to make her final manoeuvres.
0:26:03 > 0:26:04Ah, looks nice!
0:26:04 > 0:26:07- Hello!- Hello, I'm Margie Cooper.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09- How d'you do.- And you are?
0:26:09 > 0:26:11- Ann Squires. - Ann Squires, and?- Blue.- Hi, Blue.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14There's plenty crammed in here,
0:26:14 > 0:26:16but, in consideration of Margie's dwindling funds,
0:26:16 > 0:26:19Ann recommends she takes a peep upstairs
0:26:19 > 0:26:22at some leather goods she's just acquired.
0:26:22 > 0:26:27There's quite a good market for these things.
0:26:28 > 0:26:30That's something that could be used.
0:26:30 > 0:26:33This one's a nice one, isn't it?
0:26:33 > 0:26:34Somebody's initials.
0:26:38 > 0:26:40There we go.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43SHE LAUGHS
0:26:43 > 0:26:44Can't get it open. There we go.
0:26:45 > 0:26:47Yeah, just a plain one.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49It might have some clues in here.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51(Got a letter.)
0:26:52 > 0:26:551910.
0:26:58 > 0:27:00Ah!
0:27:01 > 0:27:03So, he's called Ormerod.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06LUO.
0:27:06 > 0:27:08So, this belongs to him.
0:27:08 > 0:27:10A sailor man.
0:27:10 > 0:27:11Did he own the case?
0:27:11 > 0:27:14Or, is that just a relative?
0:27:14 > 0:27:15We're never going to know, are we?
0:27:15 > 0:27:17Yeah, I quite like that.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20I don't know. I could afford it. It's £45.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23Almost as interesting, is an old cash register.
0:27:23 > 0:27:24Why won't that open?
0:27:24 > 0:27:26Presumably empty, though.
0:27:26 > 0:27:28Can you open this for me?
0:27:28 > 0:27:29I don't know what I'm doing wrong.
0:27:29 > 0:27:31It's got a special...
0:27:31 > 0:27:33Oh, my goodness!
0:27:33 > 0:27:35Now, I've never seen that before!
0:27:35 > 0:27:38BELL RINGS Oh, you press... Now, that's unusual.
0:27:39 > 0:27:41So, how much would that be?
0:27:41 > 0:27:44How much would you like to pay for it?
0:27:44 > 0:27:46I haven't made my mind up I want to have it, at the moment.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49Cos I've been looking at that over there.
0:27:51 > 0:27:53I would think that was more commercial.
0:27:53 > 0:27:55- Wouldn't you?- You're right.
0:27:55 > 0:27:59I'm going to be a right mean thing.
0:28:00 > 0:28:0220 quid buy it?
0:28:02 > 0:28:04SHE LAUGHS
0:28:04 > 0:28:07Well, as I would like you to win...
0:28:07 > 0:28:08- Oh! Bless you.- Yes.
0:28:08 > 0:28:12Oh, my gosh! I'm shocked.
0:28:12 > 0:28:14Because I think that's a bargain,
0:28:14 > 0:28:15and I think you'll do well.
0:28:15 > 0:28:19That's really sweet of you. Thank you very much!
0:28:19 > 0:28:21Going on my holidays.
0:28:21 > 0:28:23Great stuff. Pleased with it.
0:28:24 > 0:28:27But, whilst Margie's been bagging,
0:28:27 > 0:28:28Mark's been motoring.
0:28:28 > 0:28:33From Faversham, to just outside the village of Throwley.
0:28:33 > 0:28:38Elegant Belmont House, the 18th century home of the Harris family,
0:28:38 > 0:28:40is a good place to visit, for a number of reasons.
0:28:40 > 0:28:44But Mark is here for just one. Clocks.
0:28:51 > 0:28:53This is the clock collector...
0:28:53 > 0:28:57Horology expert Jonathan Betts is Mark's guide
0:28:57 > 0:28:59to a priceless collection.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02One of the largest in private hands.
0:29:02 > 0:29:04See what I mean.
0:29:07 > 0:29:11- This is amazing!- It is an astonishing collection, isn't it?
0:29:11 > 0:29:13The 340 clocks from around the world
0:29:13 > 0:29:17were acquired by the fifth Lord Harris,
0:29:17 > 0:29:19an assiduous and eclectic collector.
0:29:19 > 0:29:22How long did it take him to build it up?
0:29:22 > 0:29:24His whole life. 95 years.
0:29:24 > 0:29:27The collection includes several fine examples
0:29:27 > 0:29:31- from the English golden age. - This is about 1730.
0:29:31 > 0:29:32- If I turn him round...- Oh, gosh.
0:29:32 > 0:29:34BELLS CHIME
0:29:34 > 0:29:36I can show you what he's doing.
0:29:36 > 0:29:39The quality of that engraving on the back. It's beautiful.
0:29:39 > 0:29:40It certainly is.
0:29:42 > 0:29:44- If I pull back...- Oh, wow.
0:29:45 > 0:29:48You can see the music is being played
0:29:48 > 0:29:51- on 24 hammers, with 12 bells.- Gosh.
0:29:51 > 0:29:54This is from what we call the French golden age.
0:29:54 > 0:29:58Roughly, the period from the 1780s, to the 1820s.
0:29:58 > 0:30:00It's what's known as an orrery clock.
0:30:00 > 0:30:03Yes, I know. The planets move around, don't they?
0:30:03 > 0:30:06Normally, the clock drives this. It goes round once in a whole year.
0:30:06 > 0:30:09But you can turn this little ivory handle,
0:30:09 > 0:30:11and make everything go round at high speed,
0:30:11 > 0:30:13- so it's easier to understand.- Gosh.
0:30:13 > 0:30:15They say you have to entertain,
0:30:15 > 0:30:17before you can educate your children.
0:30:17 > 0:30:20And these clocks normally have musical boxes in them,
0:30:20 > 0:30:22- to keep them amused. - And this one does?- It does.
0:30:22 > 0:30:26It plays airs from Der Freischutz by Weber.
0:30:26 > 0:30:28MUSIC BOX PLAYS
0:30:28 > 0:30:31- Pretty good sound for the 1820s. - Fantastic.
0:30:31 > 0:30:33Is there a particular favourite clock
0:30:33 > 0:30:36that you'd like to show me of yours?
0:30:36 > 0:30:37Ooh, it IS a difficult one.
0:30:37 > 0:30:40But there Is one, I think, that I would take with me
0:30:40 > 0:30:43if I disappeared to South America in a great hurry one day.
0:30:43 > 0:30:45Let me show you.
0:30:47 > 0:30:51This is the absolute epitome of the English golden age.
0:30:51 > 0:30:54- It's an early pendulum clock. Dates from around 1660.- 1660?
0:30:54 > 0:30:56It's just got everything,
0:30:56 > 0:30:58from my point of view.
0:30:58 > 0:31:00A lot of people would look at it and say,
0:31:00 > 0:31:04"Very plain compared to particularly the French clock we've seen".
0:31:04 > 0:31:05Yeah.
0:31:05 > 0:31:08Yet, I'm with you. I think I'd rather have this on my wall.
0:31:08 > 0:31:12I just think it was downhill all the way
0:31:12 > 0:31:14after this styling in the 1660s and '70s.
0:31:14 > 0:31:17You'll let me know when you're off to South America?
0:31:17 > 0:31:18- HE LAUGHS - I'll come and join you.
0:31:20 > 0:31:24Now, shopping time is most definitely up.
0:31:24 > 0:31:26So, who, and what, will impress?
0:31:26 > 0:31:27Ladies first.
0:31:27 > 0:31:29This is the first thing I bought.
0:31:29 > 0:31:31And it's a Bakelite lighter.
0:31:31 > 0:31:33What I like about it,
0:31:33 > 0:31:36- it's very '30s, isn't it? The black and chrome.- And it's mint.
0:31:36 > 0:31:38They key thing is, of course, its price.
0:31:38 > 0:31:41I think I could have gone a bit harder, really. But I paid £20.
0:31:41 > 0:31:45- I don't think that sounds too bad, does it?- I do hope not.
0:31:45 > 0:31:48- These might surprise her. - Sinfonium discs.
0:31:48 > 0:31:51They're made in Germany. They're Edwardian.
0:31:51 > 0:31:55It's a sort of early compact disc.
0:31:55 > 0:31:59I think you've been very brave. How much did you pay?
0:31:59 > 0:32:01£25.
0:32:01 > 0:32:05It could be a record-breaking result on these, you know.
0:32:05 > 0:32:08- I could lose all my money on them. - THEY LAUGH
0:32:08 > 0:32:10VERY restrained, Margie!
0:32:10 > 0:32:13Now, this could be interesting.
0:32:13 > 0:32:15Oh, Margie! You ARE a horror.
0:32:15 > 0:32:18I know. Isn't it absolutely gorgeous?
0:32:18 > 0:32:21It's very nice. I did look at it. Very heavy gauge.
0:32:21 > 0:32:24That's going to cost a fortune to buy new.
0:32:24 > 0:32:26I paid £40.
0:32:26 > 0:32:31I think it's lovely. To be honest, at £40, I'd have had a stab at that.
0:32:31 > 0:32:34OK, Margie. Comments on Mark's figure, please.
0:32:34 > 0:32:37It's called the Hadley Collection.
0:32:37 > 0:32:39Hadley was a Worcester modeller.
0:32:39 > 0:32:41And he's called the Regency Gentleman.
0:32:41 > 0:32:45I bought it, cos I thought the saleroom we're going to
0:32:45 > 0:32:47is not far from Brighton.
0:32:47 > 0:32:50And, of course, Brighton is almost the home of the Regency period.
0:32:50 > 0:32:52I did see, this as well.
0:32:52 > 0:32:55I pointed out to the gentleman, of course, that she's damaged.
0:32:55 > 0:32:56- She's got no arms.- Right.
0:32:56 > 0:32:57SHE LAUGHS
0:32:57 > 0:33:00- But, she IS damaged. Her head's been off.- Right, yeah.
0:33:00 > 0:33:03But I think people won't notice. £20.
0:33:04 > 0:33:06For a Worcester figure?
0:33:06 > 0:33:09Marvellous. You'll do well.
0:33:09 > 0:33:11It's been wonderful, but it's time to go.
0:33:11 > 0:33:13I'm leaving.
0:33:13 > 0:33:15On a jet plane.
0:33:15 > 0:33:17It's a little leather...
0:33:17 > 0:33:20It has that lovely retailer, Finnigan.
0:33:20 > 0:33:22Oh, that IS nice, actually.
0:33:22 > 0:33:23And, up we go...
0:33:23 > 0:33:26- I like the little satchel inside. - And, wait for it.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30Oh, how sweet!
0:33:30 > 0:33:33And, a letter that dates it.
0:33:33 > 0:33:35Probably, round 1910.
0:33:36 > 0:33:38Mmm. I think it's later than that.
0:33:38 > 0:33:42- I think those might just have been put in there.- Maybe.
0:33:42 > 0:33:45I don't think that's an old photograph. It's a photocopy.
0:33:45 > 0:33:47It is, isn't it?
0:33:47 > 0:33:50But it doesn't really matter, Marjorie.
0:33:50 > 0:33:53- It's just a lovely little collection.- £20?
0:33:53 > 0:33:54Gosh!
0:33:54 > 0:33:57I think he's a bit envious of that one.
0:33:57 > 0:33:58Will these trump it?
0:33:58 > 0:34:00They're probably 1920s.
0:34:00 > 0:34:02I think they might be French.
0:34:02 > 0:34:03Oh, right!
0:34:03 > 0:34:07- Engine-turned. - That's really unusual.
0:34:07 > 0:34:09£35, I paid.
0:34:09 > 0:34:10Well done.
0:34:10 > 0:34:12Oh, Margie. What HAVE you done?
0:34:12 > 0:34:14- I think it's really nice. - Tell me about it.
0:34:14 > 0:34:16If you do that,
0:34:16 > 0:34:19- a little darling has an abacus to play with.- How sweet.
0:34:19 > 0:34:22I know it's not fantastic quality.
0:34:22 > 0:34:25- You're not keen, are you? - Winter's coming on.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28Be good for the fire.
0:34:28 > 0:34:30SHE LAUGHS
0:34:30 > 0:34:32Now, in the shop,
0:34:32 > 0:34:35that was described as a bon bon dish.
0:34:35 > 0:34:37I've described it
0:34:37 > 0:34:39as a decanter coaster.
0:34:39 > 0:34:42- I love all this... - It's nicely embossed, isn't it?
0:34:42 > 0:34:45- Go on, tell me.- £35.
0:34:45 > 0:34:46Oh, that's fantastic.
0:34:46 > 0:34:47Easy £65, isn't it?
0:34:47 > 0:34:49Good dinner mats.
0:34:49 > 0:34:51Hand-painted.
0:34:51 > 0:34:53- Interesting story.- Wait for it, Mark.
0:34:53 > 0:34:55You turn them over,
0:34:56 > 0:34:58and, it says on the back,
0:34:58 > 0:35:02"From Lord Roberts' workshops."
0:35:02 > 0:35:04- Field Marshall Lord Roberts.- Oh!
0:35:04 > 0:35:07- Do you think they're each hand-painted?- I think they are!
0:35:07 > 0:35:10It's got a lovely story.
0:35:10 > 0:35:12But I think they're just printed.
0:35:15 > 0:35:17Now, take a look at this little lot.
0:35:17 > 0:35:20- Ah!- A little group lot.
0:35:20 > 0:35:23- Oh, lovely!- I'll start with the most uninteresting one,
0:35:23 > 0:35:25which is the lady's walking cane
0:35:25 > 0:35:28with the little initials on the collar, there.
0:35:28 > 0:35:32This, I think, is a little Victorian parasol.
0:35:32 > 0:35:34- With a carved ivory handle. - That is gorgeous.
0:35:34 > 0:35:36But THIS is the item I most love.
0:35:36 > 0:35:39This is a little Georgian, I think.
0:35:39 > 0:35:41- SHE GASPS - Late Georgian, 1780s.
0:35:41 > 0:35:44It's got little gold piquet work around there,
0:35:44 > 0:35:46little gold nameplate on top.
0:35:46 > 0:35:49- A little gold stopper. - My heart's sinking a bit.
0:35:49 > 0:35:52His last lot, I felt really jealous.
0:35:52 > 0:35:55That's a really good lot he's got there.
0:35:55 > 0:35:57That lovely Georgian etui.
0:35:57 > 0:36:04Why did she buy that doll's fold-in whatever-it-was?
0:36:04 > 0:36:08I was speechless with the sinfonium discs, I did not know what to say.
0:36:08 > 0:36:12I just do not understand them. I just don't get it.
0:36:12 > 0:36:14I do not get those at all.
0:36:14 > 0:36:17After starting out in Kent at Chilham,
0:36:17 > 0:36:21this leg of our trip will conclude in Sussex at Heathfield...
0:36:23 > 0:36:26Out you get. Let us get in there and get started.
0:36:26 > 0:36:28..at Watsons Auction Rooms.
0:36:31 > 0:36:35Margie has spent £150 on five lots,
0:36:35 > 0:36:38including a leather case with memorabilia.
0:36:38 > 0:36:41- As I would like you to win... - Bless you!
0:36:41 > 0:36:47Mark has blown the entire £200 on the Edwardian hi-fi
0:36:47 > 0:36:48and four other lots.
0:36:48 > 0:36:51- I hope you win.- No bias here, then.
0:36:52 > 0:36:55While the Sussex crowd take a close look at the lots,
0:36:55 > 0:36:59Mark and Margie are anxious to meet auctioneer Peter Hobden.
0:36:59 > 0:37:03- Have you had a chance to look at the lots?- I certainly have.
0:37:03 > 0:37:05- Very interesting things. - Anything strike out at you?
0:37:05 > 0:37:13- I rather like the leather case. Beautifully made.- How lovely.
0:37:13 > 0:37:18- Obviously, that was not one of yours.- No, it was not one of mine.
0:37:18 > 0:37:19What others were there?
0:37:19 > 0:37:23There was a very nice ivory etui with gold decoration.
0:37:23 > 0:37:27- That is very beautiful. - Just a pity it was not fitted.
0:37:27 > 0:37:29But still a lovely thing.
0:37:29 > 0:37:33Settle down, everyone. Margie's lighter is up first.
0:37:33 > 0:37:36- How are you feeling about it? - I am hoping for a fiver.
0:37:36 > 0:37:40- Profit, presumably. - Bakelite lighter.
0:37:40 > 0:37:42£10, £12,
0:37:42 > 0:37:45- £14, £16, £18.- Creeping up.
0:37:45 > 0:37:48At £18. Right in front.
0:37:50 > 0:37:53He started at 10, Margie.
0:37:53 > 0:37:57£2 loss, more after commission.
0:37:57 > 0:37:58Trying to cheer me up?
0:37:58 > 0:38:01How will Mark's odd couple get on?
0:38:01 > 0:38:03£10, at £10, £12,
0:38:03 > 0:38:05£14, £16, £18,
0:38:05 > 0:38:09£20, £22, £25.
0:38:09 > 0:38:12£28? At £25.
0:38:12 > 0:38:14It wiped its face.
0:38:14 > 0:38:18- You haven't lost money. - At last, a fiver profit.
0:38:18 > 0:38:20Not an ecstatic sum.
0:38:20 > 0:38:24The silver frame, they both wanted it but Margie got it.
0:38:24 > 0:38:27£30,
0:38:27 > 0:38:29£20, £10.
0:38:29 > 0:38:3012, 14, 16,
0:38:30 > 0:38:3518, 20, 22, 24.
0:38:35 > 0:38:3926, at £26. Selling at £26.
0:38:39 > 0:38:43I am really sorry, Margie. That is very disappointing.
0:38:43 > 0:38:47Perhaps she will not be so keen to follow Mark next time.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49I think that is an omen.
0:38:49 > 0:38:52Mark's silver bridge pens.
0:38:52 > 0:38:56£30, 20, take a bid. £20.
0:38:56 > 0:38:58At £20, 22, 25,
0:38:58 > 0:39:0228, 30, 32, 35.
0:39:02 > 0:39:06At 35 on commission, selling at £35.
0:39:08 > 0:39:11- Ridiculous. - Hardly all square, though.
0:39:11 > 0:39:14It is a loss by the time they take the commission out of it.
0:39:14 > 0:39:18Will someone please appreciate the story of Margie's mats?
0:39:18 > 0:39:20Nicely decorated, £10.
0:39:20 > 0:39:235, 6, 8,
0:39:23 > 0:39:2410, 12.
0:39:24 > 0:39:27I can't bear this.
0:39:27 > 0:39:31At £12, 14, 16, at £16.
0:39:31 > 0:39:3618 now. Last time at £16.
0:39:37 > 0:39:39Yes!
0:39:39 > 0:39:41Margie's first profit of the day.
0:39:41 > 0:39:43Back to the drawing board.
0:39:43 > 0:39:46Mark's collectors lot, I'm worried.
0:39:46 > 0:39:4830, I am bid. £30.
0:39:48 > 0:39:51- This is ridiculous.- 35, 40, 45.
0:39:51 > 0:39:52This is a joke.
0:39:52 > 0:39:5550, 55, 60,
0:39:55 > 0:39:5765, 70, 75,
0:39:57 > 0:40:0180, 85,
0:40:01 > 0:40:0390, £90.
0:40:03 > 0:40:06At £90.
0:40:06 > 0:40:09- It is absolutely silly. - Another £5 profit.
0:40:09 > 0:40:11Should have kept my money in my pocket.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14Next up, Margie's biggest buy.
0:40:14 > 0:40:1720 I am bid, £20.
0:40:17 > 0:40:19At £20, 22, 25,
0:40:19 > 0:40:2128, 30, 32,
0:40:21 > 0:40:2535, 35, 38,
0:40:25 > 0:40:2740, 42, 45,
0:40:27 > 0:40:29at £45.
0:40:29 > 0:40:3348 at the back. At £48, at 48.
0:40:33 > 0:40:3550 now? At £48.
0:40:35 > 0:40:37It is so pretty!
0:40:38 > 0:40:40I am relieved.
0:40:40 > 0:40:44Another loss. It is not always like this, Margie.
0:40:44 > 0:40:48You got away with that one, I thought I was going to go for a lot less.
0:40:48 > 0:40:52- Mark's silver coaster. - 20 I have got, £20.
0:40:52 > 0:40:55I am bid 20, 22, 25.
0:40:55 > 0:41:01- 28, 30, at £30.- £30!
0:41:01 > 0:41:0638. At £38, £38.
0:41:06 > 0:41:10- That will be a loss after commission. - He is right, you know.
0:41:10 > 0:41:13If you cannot get £50 or £60 on this,
0:41:13 > 0:41:17there is no point in selling it in the auction. Really is not.
0:41:17 > 0:41:20Margie's last chance, the luggage.
0:41:20 > 0:41:24£60, 60, 50,
0:41:24 > 0:41:26- 30, I am bid. - 30, you are up.
0:41:26 > 0:41:2832, 35.
0:41:28 > 0:41:3038, 40, 42.
0:41:30 > 0:41:3245, 48,
0:41:32 > 0:41:3555, 60, 65,
0:41:35 > 0:41:37at £65.
0:41:37 > 0:41:41On my left, at £65.
0:41:41 > 0:41:44That is up £45.
0:41:44 > 0:41:46£45 profit in the bag.
0:41:47 > 0:41:49That is brilliant, well done.
0:41:49 > 0:41:54OK, sinfonium fans, this is your moment.
0:41:54 > 0:41:5610 I'm bid, only 10.
0:41:56 > 0:41:5812, 14, 16.
0:41:58 > 0:42:0118, 20, 25, 28, 30.
0:42:01 > 0:42:0332, 35, 38.
0:42:03 > 0:42:0440, 42.
0:42:04 > 0:42:09£45, 50? At 45.
0:42:09 > 0:42:11Can you believe it? You little devil.
0:42:11 > 0:42:18- That IS a surprise.- £20 profit. - Gosh, that is amazing, I apologise.
0:42:18 > 0:42:22But look on my face. Not happy.
0:42:22 > 0:42:26And for a very good reason. The new girl has beaten him by 80p.
0:42:26 > 0:42:30- I am not sure what to say, what a day.- Unmitigated disaster.
0:42:30 > 0:42:32What a rollercoaster.
0:42:32 > 0:42:35Mark Stacey began with £200
0:42:35 > 0:42:39and made a loss of £8.94 after auction costs.
0:42:39 > 0:42:44So, he has £191.06 to spend tomorrow.
0:42:44 > 0:42:52Margie Cooper, who also began with £200, made a loss of £8.14
0:42:52 > 0:42:59after costs, so she leads, narrowly, with £191.86 to spend tomorrow.
0:42:59 > 0:43:06I simply cannot believe that you have beaten me by 80p.
0:43:06 > 0:43:09Watch out for the heavy steering, Mark.
0:43:09 > 0:43:11- Ready?- Ready.
0:43:11 > 0:43:14Onward and downward as they say, Margie.
0:43:18 > 0:43:21Join us tomorrow to see Margie get miserable.
0:43:23 > 0:43:28- This is a disaster, isn't it? - And Mark get miserly.- £2 each.
0:43:28 > 0:43:30That is too much.
0:43:30 > 0:43:32You said that without even thinking.
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