0:00:02 > 0:00:06The nation's favourite antique experts, £200 each and one big challenge.
0:00:06 > 0:00:08Well, duck, do I buy you, or don't I?
0:00:08 > 0:00:10Who can make the most money
0:00:10 > 0:00:12buying and selling antiques as they scour the UK?
0:00:12 > 0:00:13I must be mad.
0:00:13 > 0:00:17The aim is to trade up and hope that each antique turns a profit.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19But it's not as easy as it looks,
0:00:19 > 0:00:22- and dreams of glory can end in tatters.- What am I going to do?
0:00:22 > 0:00:26So, will it be the fast lane to success, or the slow road to bankruptcy?
0:00:26 > 0:00:29I should have kept my money in my pocket.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:37 > 0:00:41All this week, we're on the road with two lovable antiques experts,
0:00:41 > 0:00:44Margie Cooper and Mark Stacey.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47Look at the cows. Oh no, they're horses!
0:00:47 > 0:00:50Margie is a road trip rookie,
0:00:50 > 0:00:54but as a specialist dealer in silver with years of experience
0:00:54 > 0:00:58under her top hat, she knows how to drive a hard bargain, oh yes.
0:00:58 > 0:01:03- That's a really nice thing. - That can be £470, if you'd like it.
0:01:03 > 0:01:08On the other hand, fellow dealer Mark Stacey knows exactly what to snap up.
0:01:08 > 0:01:12Vintage nutcrackers. But I won't be cracking my nuts with them.
0:01:12 > 0:01:17Ha! And at the moment, his road trip know-how has put him firmly in the lead.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19We've given it our best shot.
0:01:19 > 0:01:23Well, you've done really well. I gave it my best shot and lost.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27From his original £200,
0:01:27 > 0:01:33Mark now has £257.02 to spend, spend, spend!
0:01:33 > 0:01:37Whereas Margie has made losses at both auctions so far,
0:01:37 > 0:01:43shrinking her original £200 to a worrying £162.46.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45What a look!
0:01:47 > 0:01:51This week's journey began in Chilham, Kent
0:01:51 > 0:01:54and travels nearly 250 miles westwards,
0:01:54 > 0:02:00across southern England to the final decider in Torquay, Devon.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03Today's leg begins in Sawbridgeworth in Hertfordshire,
0:02:03 > 0:02:05skirts round Greater London
0:02:05 > 0:02:09and ends up with an auction showdown in Chippenham, Wiltshire.
0:02:09 > 0:02:14Despite the drizzle, our two bosom buddies are getting on famously,
0:02:14 > 0:02:18speeding along in their snazzy little 1960 MGC.
0:02:18 > 0:02:22- What a day. - It's not getting any better, is it?
0:02:22 > 0:02:27- Look at it, now we've got the rain. - Are you in second gear?- Yes.
0:02:27 > 0:02:31- Are you listening to a word I'm saying?- Yes, I am!
0:02:31 > 0:02:35The small town of Sawbridgeworth boomed in the 16th century,
0:02:35 > 0:02:38thanks to its proximity to the river Stort,
0:02:38 > 0:02:42which enabled a roaring trade in malt.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45Two antiques centres next door to each other!
0:02:45 > 0:02:48- Which do you fancy?- The blue one. - The blue one?
0:02:48 > 0:02:53- I'm going to go there, but I will be in later, so don't take all day about it.- Good luck.
0:02:53 > 0:02:57So, one gigantic antiques centre each -
0:02:57 > 0:02:59that should be enough for anyone.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02Sometimes, a choice like this is enough to make you long for less.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04# More, more, more
0:03:04 > 0:03:07# How do you like it? How do you like it?
0:03:07 > 0:03:09# More, more, more... #
0:03:09 > 0:03:13My word, gosh, you need hours and hours.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16We don't have a week and a half, we only have a few hours and
0:03:16 > 0:03:20there must be 500 cabinets at least throughout this antiques centre.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23# How do you like it? How do you like it? #
0:03:23 > 0:03:24More and more and more!
0:03:24 > 0:03:26How many dealers do you have here?
0:03:26 > 0:03:28Er...
0:03:28 > 0:03:32- About 250 in this centre.- Good Lord.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34SHE WHISTLES
0:03:34 > 0:03:37Can you hear my nervous whistle?
0:03:37 > 0:03:41Shirley owns both antiques centres, lucky girl.
0:03:41 > 0:03:45So perhaps she can shine a light on one of the cheaper items
0:03:45 > 0:03:47Mark's just spotted.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51A ring - I don't suppose that's gold? For five pounds, is it?
0:03:51 > 0:03:52Do you know what? I think not!
0:03:52 > 0:03:57- But it's always worth having a quick look, isn't it?- You never know.
0:03:57 > 0:04:02No, the only word it says on there is, "you're a fool, Mark".
0:04:02 > 0:04:07No, it doesn't! No, it's just says "LUZO" - L-U-Z-0.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09So at least it's not "loser"!
0:04:09 > 0:04:10THEY LAUGH
0:04:10 > 0:04:14No gold there, then. So, will this float his boat?
0:04:14 > 0:04:16You know the story of Noah and the Ark
0:04:16 > 0:04:19and the animals went in two by two?
0:04:19 > 0:04:23You can get some old antique ones made in Germany which are very sought after.
0:04:23 > 0:04:27This is not particularly old, it's probably about 1960s, '70s,
0:04:27 > 0:04:30by the looks of it, but it's just rather fun.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32They've used all different woods
0:04:32 > 0:04:36for the actual animals - that's a sort of camel.
0:04:36 > 0:04:40If I buy this and it makes a lot of money, Margie might get the hump(!)
0:04:40 > 0:04:42SHE SNIGGERS
0:04:42 > 0:04:46- Or crocodile tears! - Or crocodile tears. Indeed!
0:04:46 > 0:04:48That might be me, when it sells for a fiver.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51But it is quite a lot of money, isn't it? £30.
0:04:51 > 0:04:57- Who owns this, Shirley?- A lady. - Is she a kind-hearted lady?
0:04:57 > 0:05:02- Ooh, I'm not sure how kind-hearted. - That's not what I wanted to hear.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07- Have you got a figure in mind? - Yes, but she won't like it.
0:05:07 > 0:05:12Nor will I, I'm sure. All that hard work, all that labour.
0:05:14 > 0:05:18- All that sawing of those little animals.- Nice try, Shirley.
0:05:18 > 0:05:23- But Mark's not having it. Time to call the dealer.- Hold on.
0:05:23 > 0:05:28- She'd like to talk to you. - (What's her name?)- Valerie. - Hello, Valerie. How are you?
0:05:28 > 0:05:35I was hoping to get it for around 15, is that possible? Are you sure?
0:05:35 > 0:05:38Oh, you are an angel, thank you so much.
0:05:39 > 0:05:44- Thanks.- See, I should have said ten! - Did he charm you? - There's no pleasing some people.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46How's Margie getting on?
0:05:46 > 0:05:50That piece down there is a centrepiece, that's silver plate.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52- That's missing the glass. - It was black when I got it,
0:05:52 > 0:05:56- now I've had it all cleaned up and nice.- It's had a lovely glass vase.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58Yes, that's right - on top of there.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01So it's a table centrepiece, in silver plate.
0:06:01 > 0:06:07Very nicely cast, nice quality. Sort of late Victorian, early 20th century?
0:06:07 > 0:06:15- You've got 45 on it.- Since it's for you, this sounds terrible, 30.- 30?
0:06:15 > 0:06:19- Mm. 30.- I quite like that, Alan. - All right then.
0:06:19 > 0:06:24That's one to think about. Plenty more to see, though.
0:06:24 > 0:06:28Here's a case full of more silver - that should make Margie very happy.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31This is a very nice little Victorian silver brooch.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34They're not uncommon, but I like this, because it's chunky.
0:06:34 > 0:06:38It's in good condition, it's got a nice, crisp hallmark on the back.
0:06:38 > 0:06:45Even the locket at the back looks OK. Probably around 1885, 1890.
0:06:45 > 0:06:46It's £23.
0:06:46 > 0:06:52So if they'll ease the price on that, I think... Can't lose, can it?
0:06:52 > 0:06:57Yeah, I'll get Nick and see if we can get the price down on that.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59- We can do it for 18.- Not 15?
0:06:59 > 0:07:03- No, I'm afraid not, the very best we can do is 18.- Yeah.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06- Oh, go on then. - All right. Thank you very much.
0:07:08 > 0:07:12As for Mark, well - he's going to give next door a try.
0:07:12 > 0:07:16Normally I have a problem with things actually saying "buy me".
0:07:16 > 0:07:19Today I'm not having that problem.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22You have to admire his determination, though.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26Come on, Mark, we've got to be sensible.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28We've got to be very, very sensible.
0:07:28 > 0:07:33How about this bit of German metalware, Mark?
0:07:33 > 0:07:35- Did you check the marks? - I have, look - you can see it there.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39This basket was made by a large,
0:07:39 > 0:07:45German company called Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik...
0:07:45 > 0:07:50Known for good reason as WMF, a huge producer of metal tableware.
0:07:50 > 0:07:54Of course the problem is that the plate has come off,
0:07:54 > 0:07:56this would have all been silver plate, as you know.
0:07:56 > 0:08:00- And what would we have found inside there?- A middle.- A glass liner.
0:08:00 > 0:08:04- Mm-hm.- And what are the chances of finding a glass liner to go in there?
0:08:04 > 0:08:09- You may be lucky, but I think you'd struggle. - I think you would struggle.
0:08:09 > 0:08:13The basket is priced at £20. Will Shirley budge on the price?
0:08:13 > 0:08:16I think you might squeeze £2, but is that going to buy it for you?
0:08:16 > 0:08:1718 quid?
0:08:17 > 0:08:19HE SIGHS
0:08:19 > 0:08:22Well, I've got to buy something, haven't I?
0:08:22 > 0:08:25You know what it's like, if it had been a vase
0:08:25 > 0:08:27it wouldn't have been a problem.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30Mind, you could still put your lemons in it.
0:08:30 > 0:08:35Course, you can never have too many baskets for your lemons, can you?
0:08:35 > 0:08:39- So, the deal is done at £18. - Thank you so much for all your help.
0:08:39 > 0:08:40You're welcome.
0:08:40 > 0:08:45Margie is on the hunt for more silver. Time to revisit the centrepiece.
0:08:46 > 0:08:51- Alan, I'm back.- Right.- Have you had any sales while I've been away?
0:08:51 > 0:08:54- No, not yet.- Oh, dear. So you're not in a good mood, then?
0:08:54 > 0:08:57Perhaps she'll make your day, Alan.
0:08:57 > 0:09:01- It was £45, without the glass in the top.- Yes.
0:09:03 > 0:09:07- And you'll...- 30. It should be yours, though, because it's your age.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09THEY LAUGH
0:09:11 > 0:09:14I'll do it for 25, but I can't come down any more.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16Oh, bless you.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19- I refuse to push you any more. - That's a pleasure.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21Thank you very much.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24Well done, Margie. Another one in the bag.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27And with her shopping over today,
0:09:27 > 0:09:29it's time to get back into the trusty MG.
0:09:31 > 0:09:36She's travelling from Sawbridgeworth to the village of Great Missenden,
0:09:36 > 0:09:38where one of our national treasures,
0:09:38 > 0:09:42children's writer Roald Dahl lived for much of his life.
0:09:42 > 0:09:46# Come with me and you'll be
0:09:46 > 0:09:50# In a world of pure imagination... #
0:09:50 > 0:09:53It's now the home to a museum celebrating his writing
0:09:53 > 0:09:57and archivist Jane Branfield will show Margie around.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59- Margie Cooper.- Lovely to meet you.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02- What a fantastic job you've got. - Yes, welcome to the museum.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05Roald Dahl is commonly recognised
0:10:05 > 0:10:07as one of Britain's greatest writers,
0:10:07 > 0:10:10especially for his children's stories -
0:10:10 > 0:10:15books like Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, James And The Giant Peach,
0:10:15 > 0:10:17Matilda and the BFG,
0:10:17 > 0:10:21all illustrated by Dahl's long-time collaborator, Quentin Blake,
0:10:21 > 0:10:25are still enjoyed by millions of children all over the world.
0:10:25 > 0:10:31All his manuscripts are kept here, along with, well, one of his shoes.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35It's Roald Dahl's actual Norwegian sandal that he wore.
0:10:35 > 0:10:36And when he wrote The BFG,
0:10:36 > 0:10:42he was originally going to be wearing sort of more military, black boots,
0:10:42 > 0:10:44and when Quentin Blake was working on the illustrations,
0:10:44 > 0:10:46they just weren't working terribly well.
0:10:46 > 0:10:50- Right.- And then Roald sent this in the post to Quentin
0:10:50 > 0:10:55- and this is what the BFG has worn ever since.- "How about these?" Oh, that's hilarious.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57Dahl kept everything he wrote -
0:10:57 > 0:11:01every version and reversion of his famous stories,
0:11:01 > 0:11:04some of which could have turned out quite differently.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08His first draft of Charlie And The Chocolate Factory,
0:11:08 > 0:11:12he showed it to his nephew and apparently he said,
0:11:12 > 0:11:13"I think it's rotten, Uncle Roald."
0:11:13 > 0:11:17On the very final typescript, just as it's going off to be set,
0:11:17 > 0:11:20he goes through the whole manuscript
0:11:20 > 0:11:22and crosses out all these WhippleScrumpets
0:11:22 > 0:11:24and writes "Oompa-Loompa" above them.
0:11:24 > 0:11:29# Like the Oompa-Loompa do-ba-dee-do! #
0:11:31 > 0:11:34Roald Dahl used to write in a hut at the end of his garden,
0:11:34 > 0:11:39in a special chair, and the museum houses a replica of it.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42So time now to sit comfortably.
0:11:42 > 0:11:46Margie has a treat in store - a very early draft of the BFG.
0:11:46 > 0:11:50This is the first page of the first draft manuscript of the BFG,
0:11:50 > 0:11:52but it's about a little boy called Jody,
0:11:52 > 0:11:56as opposed to a little girl called Sophie.
0:11:56 > 0:11:57- So that never went into print?- No.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00Fascinating to be here and see all this.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03You know how the BFG has a particular vocabulary
0:12:03 > 0:12:05- of made-up words?- Right, yeah.
0:12:05 > 0:12:10Well, Roald made a whole dictionary of these strange words
0:12:10 > 0:12:11that he was going to use.
0:12:11 > 0:12:15"Skizzleswipe." "Pifflemuffer."
0:12:15 > 0:12:17What's a Pifflemuffer?
0:12:17 > 0:12:19- I don't know.- "Squiffler"?
0:12:19 > 0:12:20Yes.
0:12:20 > 0:12:25I don't know. What an imaginative...
0:12:25 > 0:12:26slightly eccentric man.
0:12:27 > 0:12:32Eccentric man? Ha! That reminds me of someone.
0:12:32 > 0:12:36Ah, yes, there's our very own Big Friendly Giant, Mark Stacey.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39He's travelling from Sawbridgeworth to St Albans
0:12:39 > 0:12:42on the hunt for more treasure.
0:12:42 > 0:12:46Nowadays, this is the place where many who work in the capital
0:12:46 > 0:12:49choose to live, but during Roman times, the city,
0:12:49 > 0:12:52named after the first Christian martyr,
0:12:52 > 0:12:55was the second largest after Londinium.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58Today, with St Albans being quite well-heeled,
0:12:58 > 0:13:02it could be difficult to find a bargain,
0:13:02 > 0:13:04but a seasoned antiques expert like Mark
0:13:04 > 0:13:07should be able to squeeze a deal out of this shop.
0:13:08 > 0:13:12Vintage treen nutcrackers.
0:13:12 > 0:13:13Rather rude, aren't they?
0:13:13 > 0:13:16I'll leave you to make your own jokes on those, all right?
0:13:16 > 0:13:18I'll refrain on this occasion.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21Oh, I see now, it's a pair of legs.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26They are only £35, which is very reasonable for what they are.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30But I won't be cracking my nuts with them, I'm afraid.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33Really, Mark. You did promise.
0:13:33 > 0:13:34Well, this is good.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37There's no price on them, so they're free.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39I like free things.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41They're a pair of oil-on-canvases.
0:13:42 > 0:13:46And they're purported to be a sort of naive school.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48I mean, looking at the costumes the people are wearing,
0:13:48 > 0:13:51they're going to be sort of mid-19th-century.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54Josie. I don't know what it is, I think it's the naivety of them
0:13:54 > 0:13:56that I quite like.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59But I do need to buy them at the right price.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02The very, very bottom would be 80 for the pair.
0:14:02 > 0:14:06OK. I just think that 80 might just be a little too much for me, really.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09But I would love to have them for 60.
0:14:09 > 0:14:15I know that's another £20 off, but what do you think about that?
0:14:15 > 0:14:16I don't think we can go that low.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19Perhaps we can meet you somewhere in the middle?
0:14:19 > 0:14:21- 62?- 75?
0:14:21 > 0:14:23- 75?! - THEY BOTH LAUGH
0:14:23 > 0:14:27I love "the middle". Well, let's shake hands at 70.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30- 70. All right.- Happy with that? - We'll do 70.- Lovely. Thank you.
0:14:30 > 0:14:32Success for Mark at last.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34Well, it's the end of the day,
0:14:34 > 0:14:37and time for our dear experts to lay down their sleepy heads.
0:14:43 > 0:14:48Day two finds our gruelling duo back on the road, raring to get shopping.
0:14:48 > 0:14:53Margie's been a bit on the back foot, but it's still anyone's game.
0:14:54 > 0:14:58Yesterday, Margie spent just £43 on two lots -
0:14:58 > 0:15:00the Victorian silver brooch
0:15:00 > 0:15:03and the Victorian silver-plated centrepiece -
0:15:03 > 0:15:07leaving her with £119.46 to spend today.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10Thank you very much, and I hope you win.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13Whilst Mark spent £103 on three lots -
0:15:13 > 0:15:15the wooden Noah's Ark with figures,
0:15:15 > 0:15:18the WMF silver-plated basket
0:15:18 > 0:15:22and the pair of 19th-century naive oil paintings...
0:15:22 > 0:15:23What have I done?
0:15:23 > 0:15:28..leaving him with £154.02 for the day ahead.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31Our sparring partners have left St Albans in the dust,
0:15:31 > 0:15:34and are heading for the market town of Farnham.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37And Mark's going to reveal something about this place
0:15:37 > 0:15:38that we didn't know.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41This is a trip down memory lane for me,
0:15:41 > 0:15:43cos about 27 years ago,
0:15:43 > 0:15:48I started my antiques career off in the antiques centre we're going to.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51Well, the shop in question is one of Farnham's finest -
0:15:51 > 0:15:53Bourne Mill Antiques Centre.
0:15:53 > 0:15:57I'm quite nervous, Margie. I haven't been here for ten years.
0:15:57 > 0:15:58Down memory lane for you.
0:15:58 > 0:16:02I bet it's changed, you know, but I can't wait, cos time is running out.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04- I know.- Age before beauty, dear.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06SHE LAUGHS
0:16:06 > 0:16:07What, no plaque on the wall?
0:16:11 > 0:16:14It's a huge emporium, with the antique wares
0:16:14 > 0:16:19of over 70 dealers spread through room after room on four floors,
0:16:19 > 0:16:24and whilst Margie gets her bearings, Mark's life is flashing before him.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27I worked every Sunday for about 15 quid.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30I mean, it's quite funny, because I'm excited in some ways
0:16:30 > 0:16:32about being back and seeing it again.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34But, of course, it is quite nerve-racking,
0:16:34 > 0:16:38because centres are difficult things to buy from. But...
0:16:38 > 0:16:41it's rather nice. I wish I was rather back here, really.
0:16:41 > 0:16:43Ah, how sweet.
0:16:43 > 0:16:44Is that a tear in my eye,
0:16:44 > 0:16:47or something shiny in the cabinet over there?
0:16:47 > 0:16:49There's a little match-striker,
0:16:49 > 0:16:52which has got a silver embossed top.
0:16:52 > 0:16:53And you keep matches in there,
0:16:53 > 0:16:56and when you want to light your cigar or cigarette,
0:16:56 > 0:16:58you scratch it on the glass bottom.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00I mean, it's priced up at £50.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02They're quite collectable in their own right.
0:17:02 > 0:17:06I think that's the sort of thing Margie might like, as well.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09Here's another thing Margie would like.
0:17:09 > 0:17:13It's described as a small, hallmarked, silver tray.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15But I think...
0:17:15 > 0:17:20When you look in the middle there, it says "IHS",
0:17:20 > 0:17:22and I think that's from a travelling communion set.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25So maybe that's for putting the wafer on.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27But it's quite heavy.
0:17:27 > 0:17:29It's priced at £18.
0:17:30 > 0:17:34So, you know, maybe we could put those two together...
0:17:34 > 0:17:36and make a lot.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39That's my cunning thought at the moment, anyway.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41Though time is ever ticking.
0:17:43 > 0:17:45Yes, Margie, time is ticking.
0:17:45 > 0:17:49All I'm saying is, only two items in the bag.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51No pressure at all!
0:17:52 > 0:17:55Now, don't get distracted.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57Not even by Colin Firth.
0:17:57 > 0:17:59Gosh, I didn't know you were in this business.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01Well, he's quite handsome.
0:18:01 > 0:18:05I'm sure he's got enough to do without antique dealing.
0:18:05 > 0:18:11Don't worry, Margie, there's another dashing charmer just downstairs.
0:18:11 > 0:18:15And he's on the phone to the owner of the two little silver items.
0:18:15 > 0:18:19It's a match-striker, which you've got £50 on,
0:18:19 > 0:18:22and a little silver dish or tray, that you've got £18 on,
0:18:22 > 0:18:24so it's 68 in total.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27Is there any chance I could make you a sneaky offer on them?
0:18:27 > 0:18:30- And then you can say no. - HE LAUGHS
0:18:31 > 0:18:36Well, I was rather hoping to get them for around the £40 mark.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39Or less, if you could possibly do it.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43You would let them go for...?
0:18:43 > 0:18:46That's wonderful. Thank you so much, Andrew. I appreciate it.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49Take care. Bye. Bye.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51Thank you.
0:18:51 > 0:18:54Wow. What a lovely man. He's let me have them for £40.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57Now, is there going to be a profit in that?
0:18:57 > 0:19:01I have no idea, but I'm hoping to strike one. Ha ha(!)
0:19:01 > 0:19:02TIM CHUCKLES
0:19:02 > 0:19:05No such joy for Margie. Yet.
0:19:06 > 0:19:08Oh, dear. I'm beginning to panic.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11Oh, dear, dear, dear.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13Nothing in here, nothing in here.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15What am I going to do?
0:19:17 > 0:19:21Every way you look, there's a little room.
0:19:21 > 0:19:22Amazing what people buy, isn't it?
0:19:23 > 0:19:24And it rambles on.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37Tucked away in another corner of the antiques centre,
0:19:37 > 0:19:39Mark's discovered his old patch -
0:19:39 > 0:19:42the very place where he started out as a young dealer.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45It's changed a bit over the years since I was here,
0:19:45 > 0:19:50but I'm sure that my shelves were either these two here, or...
0:19:50 > 0:19:52I can't remember these books being here.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56But just think, from a couple of shelves...
0:19:57 > 0:19:59..I've ended up where I am now.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01There we are, there's hope for everyone.
0:20:02 > 0:20:03I must admit, it does seem...
0:20:05 > 0:20:08..rather like another lifetime ago, actually.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10It's nice. It's nice looking back.
0:20:10 > 0:20:12Huh.
0:20:12 > 0:20:16That's very lovely but, Mark, time to force yourself to the present.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19There's shopping to do.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21Talking of which, where's Margie got to?
0:20:23 > 0:20:27Well, she's had enough and has decided to travel to nearby Alton,
0:20:27 > 0:20:31having failed to buy anything in the enormous antiques centre.
0:20:31 > 0:20:35So now all her hopes are pinned on finding something...here.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37"The Tiny Shop."
0:20:37 > 0:20:39Well, it is tiny, isn't it? SHE LAUGHS
0:20:39 > 0:20:41Very tiny.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43I just hope there's something in here for me.
0:20:43 > 0:20:47Otherwise I shall be back, quick-sticks, to the other place.
0:20:47 > 0:20:51At Bourne Mill, Mark, it seems, is on a roll.
0:20:51 > 0:20:56I saw this sign, "20% discount for cash payments on all items,"
0:20:56 > 0:20:58which always attracts the attention.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01These are butler's trays on stands.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03This is where, you know,
0:21:03 > 0:21:05the butler would put the afternoon tea or the sherry.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08But the colour of the mahogany is quite nice
0:21:08 > 0:21:11and what's also interesting to me is it's priced up at £70,
0:21:11 > 0:21:18so if you take 20% off that, I reckon that that is...£56.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21Time to get on the phone to the dealer.
0:21:21 > 0:21:22Hello, Morris, how are you?
0:21:22 > 0:21:25Is there any more room for negotiation on that?
0:21:25 > 0:21:27You'll take 50?
0:21:27 > 0:21:30I know it sounds terribly mean of me, Morris,
0:21:30 > 0:21:32but I was trying to get it nearer the 40.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34Could you do 45 for me?
0:21:34 > 0:21:36Are you happy with that?
0:21:36 > 0:21:38Fantastic. Yes, very kind of you, Morris.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41I appreciate it. I hope you continue to sell lots more in your unit.
0:21:41 > 0:21:45Thanks, Morris. Bye-bye. And you. Thanks.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47Well, he wished me luck.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49And he's let me have it for 45.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52So once Mark settled up for both the butler's tray
0:21:52 > 0:21:55and his silver pieces, he can afford to relax.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57- Wonderful. See you later. Thanks again.- Bye-bye.
0:21:58 > 0:22:03He's off to the village of Selborne, just outside Alton.
0:22:03 > 0:22:07He's here to visit the house where Gilbert White once lived,
0:22:07 > 0:22:12the unlikely author of the best-known natural history book of all time.
0:22:12 > 0:22:16- It must be Ronnie.- Hello, Mark. - Nice to meet you, I'm Mark.
0:22:16 > 0:22:17Now, I'm thrilled to be here.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20- I did visit the house once, about 20 years ago.- Good.
0:22:20 > 0:22:21I've forgotten all about it,
0:22:21 > 0:22:25so you're going to be my little guide extraordinaire for the day?
0:22:25 > 0:22:26- Let me show you.- Lead on.
0:22:27 > 0:22:31Keen collector of his work Ronnie Davidson-Houston
0:22:31 > 0:22:33is going to show Mark around.
0:22:34 > 0:22:38Long before David Attenborough appeared on our TV screens,
0:22:38 > 0:22:40WAY back in 1789,
0:22:41 > 0:22:44local village curate Gilbert White was to write a book
0:22:44 > 0:22:48which was to change the study of the natural world forever.
0:22:49 > 0:22:54The Natural History Of Selborne was his life's work,
0:22:54 > 0:22:59a series of his letters to two other natural scientists of the day.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02The book became a phenomenal success,
0:23:02 > 0:23:07and is now believed to be the fourth most published work in the English language.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10- The book has never been out of print since 1789.- Oh, really? No!
0:23:10 > 0:23:12And it all began with the manuscript,
0:23:12 > 0:23:15which is here, which the museum owns.
0:23:15 > 0:23:19- This is the genuine...? - This is the original manuscript of the letters
0:23:19 > 0:23:22that Gilbert White wrote to his two correspondents.
0:23:23 > 0:23:29This 222-year-old book used to belong to Harvard University,
0:23:29 > 0:23:32but back in 1980, the funds were raised to buy it back,
0:23:32 > 0:23:35so it could return to Gilbert White's house.
0:23:37 > 0:23:39How wonderful you got it back.
0:23:39 > 0:23:44- Oh, marvellous.- I mean, cos this really is the spiritual home for it.
0:23:45 > 0:23:49Although Gilbert did dissect specimens in his study,
0:23:49 > 0:23:53it was his detailed observations of animal behaviour in the wild
0:23:53 > 0:23:57that was to be truly ground-breaking.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00Well, he made a number of original discoveries.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03- The harvest mouse, he was the first to describe.- Oh, really?
0:24:03 > 0:24:06The noctule bat, he first described as well.
0:24:06 > 0:24:11And he differentiated three different species of warbler.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14He listened to them - he knew that they had different calls.
0:24:14 > 0:24:19And that's why people that just called them leaf warblers -
0:24:19 > 0:24:23little brown birds, as it were - were suddenly illuminated
0:24:23 > 0:24:27by Gilbert White to the fact that they were three different species.
0:24:30 > 0:24:32Gilbert carried out much of his field work
0:24:32 > 0:24:37in his beloved garden, the best views of which are from his garden.
0:24:37 > 0:24:41Wonderful light, all-access to the garden and the surrounding areas.
0:24:41 > 0:24:43And I can imagine him sort of setting up
0:24:43 > 0:24:46and sitting in this room, scribbling away,
0:24:46 > 0:24:49having noted something outside and getting it down straight away.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52I'm sure if he was in bed, and heard something interesting outside,
0:24:52 > 0:24:56he'd have been straight to the window with his quill and pad!
0:24:56 > 0:25:00After a most enlightening visit to Gilbert White's house,
0:25:00 > 0:25:03it's time for Mark to get back on the road.
0:25:05 > 0:25:09Nearby in Alton, Margie's hoping she'll find something,
0:25:09 > 0:25:13anything, she can buy for the auction.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16Perhaps owner Rob might have some sympathy
0:25:16 > 0:25:19for a poor, downtrodden, antiques expert.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21- Right, it is a tiny shop.- It is, yes.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24I'm trying to make a profit in a short period of time
0:25:24 > 0:25:26- which is not the easiest thing.- No.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29And I don't have a lot of money either. Shall I leave now?
0:25:29 > 0:25:31If you like!
0:25:31 > 0:25:35What's this though, lurking in Rob's cabinet?
0:25:35 > 0:25:37That's quite a nice calendar there.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40Birmingham, 1936,
0:25:40 > 0:25:42engine turned,
0:25:42 > 0:25:45a bit of a price, 75.
0:25:46 > 0:25:48- I can do something with the price. - Can you?- Yes.
0:25:48 > 0:25:52- So, it's a usable object...- Yes. - That would look nice on a desk.
0:25:52 > 0:25:56Yes, £30, if you're interested.
0:25:56 > 0:25:58That seems all right.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01- I think you ought to buy the boat. - What? The boat?
0:26:01 > 0:26:04How much is it?
0:26:04 > 0:26:07It's got 85. It's got wheels as well.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09Oh, wheels?!
0:26:09 > 0:26:12We're digressing. You've got me on this.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15Well spotted, Margie.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17Diversionary tactic to the starboard.
0:26:17 > 0:26:21But perhaps there 's a treasure box down below.
0:26:21 > 0:26:23What's this little, papier mache box?
0:26:23 > 0:26:26Pretty little box, isn't it? Oooh, Jennens and Bettridge.
0:26:26 > 0:26:30Oooh, there now. The best maker.
0:26:30 > 0:26:33- You've got the name on the base. - Yeah.
0:26:34 > 0:26:37At the beginning of the 19th century,
0:26:37 > 0:26:41Jennens and Bettridge were highly regarded for producing
0:26:41 > 0:26:44high-quality papier mache wares.
0:26:44 > 0:26:48They patented a form of inlaid decoration using materials
0:26:48 > 0:26:52such as coloured glass, ivory, tortoiseshell, gemstones
0:26:52 > 0:26:54and, as in this box, mother of pearl.
0:26:57 > 0:26:59So what sort of money is it anyhow?
0:26:59 > 0:27:01We've got 55 on it.
0:27:01 > 0:27:05- What are you thinking?- We're back to 30 quid, aren't we? 20 or 30 quid.
0:27:06 > 0:27:10- You're talking 25, are you? - I've got it in my head, 25.
0:27:10 > 0:27:11That's today's price.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13- Yeah, all right.- Do you reckon?- Yes.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19You know what horrible people do now?
0:27:21 > 0:27:23They add the two together, don't they?
0:27:24 > 0:27:26Oh, no. I've fallen into a trap.
0:27:26 > 0:27:28SHE LAUGHS
0:27:28 > 0:27:30So there's two items. They're £25 each.
0:27:30 > 0:27:33- Yes.- I'll take another fiver off if you want.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36OK, you've done it. Thank you very much indeed. Put it there.
0:27:36 > 0:27:38- All right.- Thank you.
0:27:38 > 0:27:42So that's £45 for the calendar and the papier mache box.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45I think you ought to buy the boat.
0:27:45 > 0:27:50Oh, he's gone off the subject. I've lost him.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53You are not giving up, are you, Rob?
0:27:53 > 0:27:54It's called the Hispaniola.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57Is it really? Does that improve things?
0:27:57 > 0:28:02This toy boat is a model of the notorious pirate ship
0:28:02 > 0:28:06from Robert Louis Stevenson's masterpiece, Treasure Island.
0:28:06 > 0:28:09But, shiver my timbers, it's £85.
0:28:09 > 0:28:10I'd take 40 for it...
0:28:10 > 0:28:14- if you're interested, to help you out.- Yeah?
0:28:16 > 0:28:19Well, I'd be blowed.
0:28:19 > 0:28:21I'll have a punt at 20 quid.
0:28:21 > 0:28:22HE GROANS
0:28:24 > 0:28:25How about 30?
0:28:25 > 0:28:27What do you think?
0:28:28 > 0:28:31Yeah, OK. Done.
0:28:31 > 0:28:33Cor, Rob saw you coming there, Margie.
0:28:33 > 0:28:37OK, it's time for our competitive duo to reveal to each other
0:28:37 > 0:28:41exactly what they've bought. Over tea.
0:28:41 > 0:28:44- Da-da-da-da.- Oooh!
0:28:44 > 0:28:47- I love the bows. - Yes?- I'm a bit worried about this.
0:28:47 > 0:28:51- As an afterthought? Maybe you're right.- That's my feeling.
0:28:51 > 0:28:54But for the price I paid, I just thought it was worth it.
0:28:54 > 0:28:55You'd better tell me what you paid.
0:28:55 > 0:28:59- And it's not difficult to find a trompe l'oeil vase.- In your own time.
0:28:59 > 0:29:01- Erm, £25.- Oooh.
0:29:01 > 0:29:05It's nicely carved, Margie. I think you've done a good job. Well done.
0:29:05 > 0:29:07- Oooh!- Oh, no, this is not terribly exciting, Margie.
0:29:07 > 0:29:10I've regretted buying it, to be honest with you.
0:29:10 > 0:29:14- It's in a bit of a sorry state. - Very attractive plate.
0:29:14 > 0:29:16- How much did you pay?- £18.
0:29:18 > 0:29:20Well, that's absolutely lovely.
0:29:20 > 0:29:23Silver seems to be the theme of the day.
0:29:23 > 0:29:24I know we see an awful lot of them,
0:29:24 > 0:29:27but not always that quality and condition.
0:29:27 > 0:29:29I love it. I love the shape. I love the design.
0:29:29 > 0:29:32I love that aesthetic, that Japonesque period.
0:29:32 > 0:29:35- £18.- 18?!- Yup.- Oh, well.
0:29:35 > 0:29:39It's not going to be... If I got 30...
0:29:39 > 0:29:42Yes, I'd like to see it make 30 because it is quality.
0:29:42 > 0:29:45But what will Margie make of Mark's arc?
0:29:45 > 0:29:47Oh, I've just broken it.
0:29:47 > 0:29:49No, don't look, Margie.
0:29:49 > 0:29:51Ta da!
0:29:51 > 0:29:53Oh! Noah's Arc.
0:29:53 > 0:29:56- Noah's Arc.- That's great. - With some animals, not all of them.
0:29:56 > 0:29:59There's a pair of rhinos. I just thought, it's a bit of fun.
0:29:59 > 0:30:03- There's Noah himself.- I know. - It's quirky.- It's quirky.
0:30:03 > 0:30:05- It's amusing.- It's amusing.
0:30:05 > 0:30:08- But is it quality? - No. Two out of three.
0:30:08 > 0:30:10- Two out of three, Margie.- I like it.
0:30:10 > 0:30:13- But it wasn't expensive. - How much was it?- £15.
0:30:15 > 0:30:20Margie's papier mache box is next up for some Stacey scrutiny.
0:30:20 > 0:30:24- Oh, yes, this is a good name, Jennens and Bettridge.- Yes.
0:30:24 > 0:30:29- Possibly the best papier mache makers of the Victorian period. - That's the only reason I bought it.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32- Well, There had to be a reason. - Ouch.
0:30:32 > 0:30:34I mean, what is that flower supposed to be?
0:30:34 > 0:30:37I don't think it matters with the name of the company.
0:30:37 > 0:30:41Of course it matters! You're not going to put it like that, are you?
0:30:41 > 0:30:44- Yeah, but...- It looks like a day of the triffid.
0:30:44 > 0:30:45Let's wait and see.
0:30:45 > 0:30:48How much did you pay for your Jennens and Bettridge?
0:30:48 > 0:30:50- 25.- Well, good luck.
0:30:50 > 0:30:53The gloves are off now.
0:30:53 > 0:30:56- I think they're rather charming. - They are.
0:30:56 > 0:31:00- Do you think they're well executed? - No, but naive school isn't.
0:31:00 > 0:31:02How much did you pay?
0:31:02 > 0:31:03£70.
0:31:05 > 0:31:06- Really?- Yes.
0:31:07 > 0:31:10Wow. I am surprised.
0:31:10 > 0:31:13- Why?- Well, it's quite a lot, isn't it?
0:31:14 > 0:31:17Oh, what a surprise. Silver.
0:31:17 > 0:31:20There's a theme developing here.
0:31:20 > 0:31:22- Does it work?- Yes. It does.
0:31:22 > 0:31:26- It works.- What's the date on it? It looks 20s, 30s.- '36.
0:31:26 > 0:31:28Ah, well.
0:31:28 > 0:31:32- Engine turned.- I like the engine turning. Pretty little object.
0:31:32 > 0:31:33How much?
0:31:33 > 0:31:35- I got it for 20.- That's a steal.
0:31:35 > 0:31:37You should get a healthy return.
0:31:37 > 0:31:39I do hope so.
0:31:39 > 0:31:41- I'm not happy about this, Margie.- Why?
0:31:41 > 0:31:42You're getting the hang of this.
0:31:42 > 0:31:43LAUGHS
0:31:43 > 0:31:46I'm not happy here at all. That little dish...
0:31:46 > 0:31:49which I think is part of a travelling communion set.
0:31:49 > 0:31:50It's the pattern.
0:31:50 > 0:31:53I bought it with this rather nice match striker...
0:31:53 > 0:31:55Now that is nice!
0:31:55 > 0:31:57..which is hallmarked for about 1903
0:31:57 > 0:31:59and he agreed to my offer of £40...
0:31:59 > 0:32:02- for the two.- Yeah, that's good.
0:32:02 > 0:32:04- Is that all right?- Yes. Very good.
0:32:04 > 0:32:06Have a look at the smile!
0:32:06 > 0:32:08It's trapped wind.
0:32:12 > 0:32:13Oh, my!
0:32:13 > 0:32:16LAUGHTER
0:32:16 > 0:32:18What on earth is that?!
0:32:18 > 0:32:21Well, it's 1950s. Little wheel, look.
0:32:22 > 0:32:23There's a little wheel.
0:32:23 > 0:32:26Which is completely in proportion to the rest...
0:32:26 > 0:32:28Excuse me, I've missed a feature.
0:32:28 > 0:32:30- Really?!- Wheels...
0:32:30 > 0:32:32- underneath.- Oh, how lovely.
0:32:32 > 0:32:35That helps it on water(!)
0:32:35 > 0:32:37A little child could run it along the floor.
0:32:37 > 0:32:39I don't know what to say, Margie.
0:32:39 > 0:32:42Is it a collector's item or is it not?
0:32:42 > 0:32:43Well, I wouldn't collect it.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46I bought this for £30.
0:32:46 > 0:32:47OK.
0:32:47 > 0:32:49That'll sink without trace.
0:32:49 > 0:32:51Last up, Mark's butler's tray.
0:32:51 > 0:32:54I think the legs have got a bit of age, Edwardian, or something.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57- The top, I think, is early Victorian.- That's really nice.
0:32:57 > 0:33:01- A nice mahogany one.- How much was it?- It was marked up at 70
0:33:01 > 0:33:03- and I got it for 45.- That's fine.
0:33:05 > 0:33:09I think your things are probably a lot more interesting than mine.
0:33:09 > 0:33:12Oh...I'd...I'd hate to agree with you...
0:33:12 > 0:33:15but you're probably right.
0:33:15 > 0:33:18As if we didn't know. Let's see what they really think.
0:33:18 > 0:33:21My least favourite is the Jennens and Bettridge.
0:33:21 > 0:33:24I know why Margie bought that. It's got the name,
0:33:24 > 0:33:25but in my opinion, not a lot else.
0:33:25 > 0:33:29I think perhaps the Noah's Ark is Mark's weakest item.
0:33:29 > 0:33:32I don't think anything's going to stride away.
0:33:34 > 0:33:37This leg of our trip started off in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire,
0:33:37 > 0:33:41and will conclude in Chippenham, Wiltshire.
0:33:41 > 0:33:45Margie is lagging behind but Mark's not out of the woods yet.
0:33:45 > 0:33:47I think you're pretending
0:33:47 > 0:33:52and all of the sudden, wallop, on the last day.
0:33:52 > 0:33:54Last day, Chippendale table.
0:33:54 > 0:33:56We all like a nice Chippendale(!)
0:33:56 > 0:33:58Speak for yourself, Mark.
0:33:59 > 0:34:03Back in 878, Chippenham was taken over by the Danes,
0:34:03 > 0:34:07but luckily Alfred the Great came to the rescue
0:34:07 > 0:34:10and defeated the invaders, forcing them to withdraw from Wessex
0:34:10 > 0:34:14and become Christians while he was at it.
0:34:15 > 0:34:20Our two invaders are preparing for battle with each other.
0:34:20 > 0:34:22Lovely sunshine.
0:34:22 > 0:34:25You know what they say, the son only shines on the righteous.
0:34:25 > 0:34:27Well, let's get in there.
0:34:27 > 0:34:31Auctioneer Richard Edmonds will be wielding the gavel today.
0:34:31 > 0:34:34So what does he think of our experts' choices?
0:34:34 > 0:34:37One of my favourites is the pretty papier mache box
0:34:37 > 0:34:38by Jennens and Bettridge.
0:34:38 > 0:34:42It's quality, it's got a good name and it's pretty as well.
0:34:42 > 0:34:43The paintings are rather nice.
0:34:43 > 0:34:45They're untouched condition,
0:34:45 > 0:34:47that's what people like when buying art,
0:34:47 > 0:34:51they don't like it fully restored, and good subject matter as well.
0:34:51 > 0:34:57Mark Stacey spent precisely £188 on five auction lots
0:34:57 > 0:35:01amongst which nestle a wooden Noah's arc,
0:35:01 > 0:35:04a butler's tray and a pair of 19th-century naive oil paintings.
0:35:04 > 0:35:08- Wonderful, see you later. - Thank you. Goodbye.- Thanks again.
0:35:08 > 0:35:10Margie Cooper spent somewhat less,
0:35:10 > 0:35:11£118,
0:35:11 > 0:35:13also on five auction lots
0:35:13 > 0:35:15including a papier mache box,
0:35:15 > 0:35:17a silver table calendar
0:35:17 > 0:35:20and the Hispaniola, a model of a galleon.
0:35:20 > 0:35:22I must be mad.
0:35:22 > 0:35:25Time to snuggle down into that rather grand sofa now,
0:35:25 > 0:35:27chap and chapess.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29The auction is about to begin.
0:35:29 > 0:35:30Here we go.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33This could be the start of something special
0:35:33 > 0:35:35or the beginning of something awful.
0:35:35 > 0:35:38First up, Margie's papier mache stationary box,
0:35:38 > 0:35:43the one Mark believes is her Achilles heel.
0:35:43 > 0:35:47I've got one, two, three, four commissions this time.
0:35:47 > 0:35:49I have to start at 40. Five.
0:35:49 > 0:35:5250. Five. 60, anywhere?
0:35:52 > 0:35:54At £55. At 55.
0:35:54 > 0:35:56Best of the bids at £55 then.
0:35:56 > 0:35:58It sells then at 55.
0:35:58 > 0:36:00Margie, well done.
0:36:02 > 0:36:07Ooh, an excellent profit of £30 for Margie's first item.
0:36:07 > 0:36:10Could she be the comeback kid?
0:36:10 > 0:36:14- I've made a whole £25.- 35.- 35!
0:36:14 > 0:36:17Mark's arc next.
0:36:17 > 0:36:20Will the buyers be lining up in twos?
0:36:20 > 0:36:22- Rather nice piece. - Super lot, this.
0:36:22 > 0:36:24One, two, three commission bids.
0:36:24 > 0:36:27I bid 30. Start at 30.
0:36:27 > 0:36:28Is there five?
0:36:28 > 0:36:30At 30. At 30.
0:36:30 > 0:36:32- Come on.- Is 30 the best of them?
0:36:32 > 0:36:35At £30 then. All done.
0:36:35 > 0:36:38- Be satisfied. - I'm pleased with that.
0:36:38 > 0:36:42Maybe not top quality but someone clearly loved it.
0:36:42 > 0:36:45Do you know, I feel quite religious after that result.
0:36:46 > 0:36:49Hopefully no prayers will be needed
0:36:49 > 0:36:51for Margie's silver-plated centrepiece.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53Super quality this.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56- Don't get carried away. - I have to start at 30. Five. 40.
0:36:56 > 0:36:57At 40 bid.
0:36:57 > 0:36:58Oh, go on a bit more.
0:36:58 > 0:37:0040 on the commission.
0:37:00 > 0:37:02- Is there five anywhere? - I think that's enough.
0:37:02 > 0:37:05At £40 then. You're all done? You're quite sure?
0:37:05 > 0:37:06At £40.
0:37:06 > 0:37:08That's a bit disappointing.
0:37:08 > 0:37:10- At least it's a profit. - It is a profit.
0:37:10 > 0:37:15Well said, Mark. It's a profit, Margie. Be glad!
0:37:15 > 0:37:18Two profits, what does it feel like to actually make a profit?
0:37:18 > 0:37:21Stop being sarcastic!
0:37:21 > 0:37:24The battle of the silver items begins.
0:37:24 > 0:37:28Mark's basket next. Will it be a lemon?
0:37:28 > 0:37:2930.
0:37:29 > 0:37:30£30, surely?
0:37:30 > 0:37:32Come on.
0:37:32 > 0:37:34£20 away then. £20, somebody?
0:37:34 > 0:37:36Anybody, 20?
0:37:37 > 0:37:40- God.- Ten then. Anybody £10?
0:37:40 > 0:37:42- That's silly.- Ten bid.
0:37:42 > 0:37:43Thank you, madam.
0:37:43 > 0:37:45At 10, seated. 12, standing.
0:37:45 > 0:37:4715. 18.
0:37:47 > 0:37:50- 20. 22.- It's creeping up.
0:37:50 > 0:37:5225. Don't stop now.
0:37:52 > 0:37:55At £22, standing. At 22.
0:37:55 > 0:37:57Against you, seated. £22, lady's bid then.
0:37:57 > 0:37:59Selling then at 22...
0:38:01 > 0:38:06- That's awful.- That's a shame. It just needed re-plating. I did say.
0:38:06 > 0:38:10It's a profit but once the auction house knocks off
0:38:10 > 0:38:13its well-earned commission, hardly.
0:38:13 > 0:38:16- It's a loss.- I'm sorry for your disappointment.- Thanks, Margie.
0:38:16 > 0:38:19There was such sincerity in that remark.
0:38:19 > 0:38:23Ahoy there, Chippenham. Any swashbuckling bidders out there?
0:38:23 > 0:38:24£30.
0:38:26 > 0:38:2720 then, somebody.
0:38:27 > 0:38:29Anybody, 20?
0:38:29 > 0:38:31Surely, £20?
0:38:31 > 0:38:34£10, anybody? Anybody, £10 for this?
0:38:36 > 0:38:39Look at this. £10, thank you. £10 bid.
0:38:39 > 0:38:42At 10. 15, anywhere?
0:38:42 > 0:38:45- £10.- Oh, no.- Oh, Marge.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48At £10 then. Done at ten.
0:38:49 > 0:38:53It was all going so well for you as well, wasn't it?
0:38:54 > 0:38:58Margie wasn't so sure about that ship. She clearly hoped for more.
0:38:58 > 0:38:59I did like it.
0:38:59 > 0:39:01You're being wise after the event!
0:39:01 > 0:39:03Well, of course, I'm a man.
0:39:03 > 0:39:05Mark's big hope up next.
0:39:05 > 0:39:08Has he been naive or rather savvy?
0:39:08 > 0:39:11- One, two, three commissions. - I can't look.
0:39:11 > 0:39:13I have to go straight at 100. Ten.
0:39:13 > 0:39:16120, anywhere? 110 bid. Is there 120?
0:39:16 > 0:39:19120 with you. 130.
0:39:19 > 0:39:22- 140. - HE GASPS
0:39:22 > 0:39:24150. 160.
0:39:24 > 0:39:26170.
0:39:27 > 0:39:28180.
0:39:29 > 0:39:32- 190.- Oh my goodness.
0:39:32 > 0:39:33Is there 200 anywhere?
0:39:33 > 0:39:36At £190 then, you're all done,
0:39:36 > 0:39:38selling then at 190.
0:39:38 > 0:39:39Well done.
0:39:39 > 0:39:43- I'm trying to be pleased for you. - That's not a bad profit, is it?
0:39:43 > 0:39:48A great profit for Mark putting him firmly in the lead in this leg.
0:39:48 > 0:39:53The story was there, the provenance was there and I just thought,
0:39:53 > 0:39:55I've got to take a chance with them.
0:39:55 > 0:39:56Don't rub it in, Mark.
0:39:56 > 0:40:00Perhaps someone will make a date with Margie's silver table calendar
0:40:00 > 0:40:02- bought for £20.- Start at 25.
0:40:02 > 0:40:0435.
0:40:04 > 0:40:0740 anywhere? 35. 40.
0:40:07 > 0:40:09Commissions over at 40. Five.
0:40:09 > 0:40:1150. No? 45 then.
0:40:11 > 0:40:13Far end, 45. Is there 50?
0:40:13 > 0:40:16£45 then. Shout if I don't see you.
0:40:16 > 0:40:18Selling at 45.
0:40:18 > 0:40:22- Disappointed with that. - You've more than doubled it.
0:40:22 > 0:40:24I'm sorry, I'm disappointed.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26Margie clearly hoped for more.
0:40:26 > 0:40:28But it's a decent profit.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31I think you did well. You made £25 on it.
0:40:31 > 0:40:32Wow.
0:40:32 > 0:40:35Mark's hoping to light a spark
0:40:35 > 0:40:38with his silver match striker and patent.
0:40:38 > 0:40:4030. Five. 40. Five.
0:40:40 > 0:40:4250, anywhere? At 45.
0:40:42 > 0:40:45- Come on.- At 45.
0:40:45 > 0:40:48At 45, the best of the three bids.
0:40:48 > 0:40:4950, anywhere in the room?
0:40:49 > 0:40:52Selling then at 45...
0:40:52 > 0:40:54He did try hard.
0:40:54 > 0:40:56He tried very hard there.
0:40:56 > 0:40:59After commission, that's barely a profit.
0:40:59 > 0:41:00Never mind, Mark.
0:41:00 > 0:41:02You should have had a bit more for that.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04Should have but I'm not too unhappy.
0:41:04 > 0:41:07Margie's brooch next.
0:41:07 > 0:41:11- Will this little beauty put her back in the running?- Starting at 15.
0:41:11 > 0:41:1420. And five, at 25. At 25,
0:41:14 > 0:41:15looking for 30 now. At 25.
0:41:15 > 0:41:17At £25.
0:41:17 > 0:41:20A pretty brooch, this, at 25 only. 30 anywhere else?
0:41:20 > 0:41:23Have a look at this. 30 clears the commission.
0:41:23 > 0:41:27Gentleman straight ahead of me at 30. Selling at 30...
0:41:27 > 0:41:31That's a good profit. £12. Well done.
0:41:31 > 0:41:33A smart profit of £12.
0:41:33 > 0:41:35Margie's edging her way back.
0:41:36 > 0:41:41The final lot of the day, Mark's butler's tray, bought for £45.
0:41:41 > 0:41:44Interest with me at £40.
0:41:44 > 0:41:46At 40. Is there five? At 40.
0:41:46 > 0:41:48Come on.
0:41:48 > 0:41:50- Is there five now?- Surely not?!
0:41:50 > 0:41:53At 40. This is cheap at £40.
0:41:53 > 0:41:56Is there five anywhere? At £40 then.
0:41:56 > 0:41:58All done? You're quite sure?
0:41:58 > 0:42:00- Only £40.- I can't believe it. - Selling...
0:42:01 > 0:42:05- Oh my goodness me.- £5, Margie. That plus commission, of course.
0:42:05 > 0:42:10Oh dear. Mark's final lot failed to deliver him a profit. Bad luck.
0:42:10 > 0:42:14- Well, that was a bit of a bummer, wasn't it?- That was awful.
0:42:14 > 0:42:16Not as awful as you think, actually.
0:42:17 > 0:42:21Margie Cooper began this leg with £162.46
0:42:21 > 0:42:26and made a small profit of £29.60 after auction costs.
0:42:26 > 0:42:32That leaves her with £192.06 to spend tomorrow.
0:42:32 > 0:42:37Mark Stacey started his trip with £257.02
0:42:37 > 0:42:41and went on to make a robust profit of £80.14
0:42:41 > 0:42:43making him today's winner.
0:42:43 > 0:42:48He now has £337.16 to take forward tomorrow.
0:42:50 > 0:42:53- Phew.- That's not bad, is it? - That's not bad at all.
0:42:53 > 0:42:56- You made profit, Margie! - I made profit!
0:42:56 > 0:42:58- And I made a bit of profit. - You have.
0:42:58 > 0:43:02More importantly, we have more money for our next round.
0:43:02 > 0:43:04- Marvellous. I'm thrilled. - Come on.
0:43:04 > 0:43:05Here we go.
0:43:08 > 0:43:09- Ready?- Ready.
0:43:13 > 0:43:17Join us tomorrow when Margie considers a career change...
0:43:19 > 0:43:22..and Mark makes a shocking offer...
0:43:22 > 0:43:25- A tenner?!- Yes.- You must be joking.
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