0:00:02 > 0:00:05It's the nation's favourite antiques experts, with £200 each,
0:00:05 > 0:00:08a classic car, and a goal to scour Britain
0:00:08 > 0:00:10- for antiques.- That hurts.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16The aim? To make the biggest profit at auction,
0:00:16 > 0:00:18but it's no mean feat.
0:00:18 > 0:00:21There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers.
0:00:21 > 0:00:23We've really lost.
0:00:23 > 0:00:25So, will it be the high road to glory
0:00:25 > 0:00:27or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:27 > 0:00:29There's always another auction, Mark.
0:00:29 > 0:00:32This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:32 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:35 > 0:00:39It's the beginning of a whole new week and a whole new road trip,
0:00:39 > 0:00:43This time, our duelling duo are Mark Stacey and Mark Hales.
0:00:43 > 0:00:47Two Marks in one car. Mark what I say.
0:00:47 > 0:00:49Is it true, two Marks are better than one?
0:00:49 > 0:00:52- Absolutely right.- If you say so.
0:00:54 > 0:00:58Veteran Roadtripper Mark Stacey is an auctioneer and valuer from Brighton.
0:00:58 > 0:01:02He's a smart operator whose wits are as sharp as his tongue.
0:01:02 > 0:01:04- Mark.- Yes.- You couldn't give me a hand, could you?
0:01:04 > 0:01:06Could I give you a hand?
0:01:06 > 0:01:08You asked for a hand!
0:01:08 > 0:01:12Ceramics expert Mark Hales runs a Devon auction house.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14He's a relative newcomer
0:01:14 > 0:01:18with just one previous road trip under his belt.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20So, could this upstart be chasing victory this time?
0:01:20 > 0:01:24- I've got to beat Mark over there, haven't I?- Definitely.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27- It's the name of the game.- He's such a veteran, he must be beaten.
0:01:27 > 0:01:32Because it's the start of the week, they both have full wallets -
0:01:32 > 0:01:35£200 to spend on antiques which they'll later sell at auction
0:01:35 > 0:01:36aiming to make a tidy profit.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41Today, our brave boys are driving a dashingly red
0:01:41 > 0:01:431968 Triumph Spitfire MK3.
0:01:43 > 0:01:47That is two Marks in a MK3.
0:01:47 > 0:01:49Oh, good grief!
0:01:49 > 0:01:52I'm not terribly good on cars, but I do like the colour red.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55- It's a lovely red, isn't it? - I think we could have a hoot in it.
0:01:55 > 0:01:56Sexy red.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58Now, don't get carried away!
0:01:58 > 0:02:03This week's epic journey sees the two Marks drive nearly 300 miles,
0:02:03 > 0:02:05from Finedon in Northamptonshire...
0:02:05 > 0:02:07through Norwich in East Anglia...
0:02:07 > 0:02:09to Colchester in Essex.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14On today's show, they're heading for their first auction
0:02:14 > 0:02:16in Stamford, Lincolnshire.
0:02:16 > 0:02:20The pretty village of Finedon in Northamptonshire effortlessly
0:02:20 > 0:02:22combines the ancient and the modern.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24It's mentioned as a significant settlement
0:02:24 > 0:02:27in the Domesday book of 1086.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30Let's hope it's not too Domesday for our boys.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32- Affleck Bridge Antiques. - There we are.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35That's the idea. Right.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38Oh, I'm itching to get started, aren't you?
0:02:38 > 0:02:40Well, this is exciting. This is it.
0:02:40 > 0:02:45- The thrill of the chase. This is it. - Oh, gosh!
0:02:45 > 0:02:49Not as young as you used to be, are you, chaps?
0:02:49 > 0:02:53- I'm glad to be out of that thing! - I nearly had to ask you to help me out, then!
0:02:53 > 0:02:55I wouldn't have, I would have left you in there.
0:02:55 > 0:02:57More chance of me finding the bargains.
0:02:57 > 0:03:03- Are you feeling nervous?- Just a little bit.- Come on, good luck.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06- I'm going over there, I think. - And have a lousy morning.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09- I hope things go badly for you. - Yeah, thank you so much.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11I'm only joking. Bye.
0:03:11 > 0:03:15First, Mark Hales is scouting out Affleck Bridge Antiques.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18Robert Cheney is on hand to give him a warm welcome.
0:03:18 > 0:03:20- Hello, Robert, how do you do? - All right, thank you.
0:03:20 > 0:03:24- Would it be all right if I have a browse?- Yes, carry on. - Thank you very much indeed.
0:03:27 > 0:03:31Mark Hales is new to this game than his battle-hardened adversary.
0:03:31 > 0:03:36So, does he have a master plan, other than just rubbing his hands?
0:03:37 > 0:03:40Well, no plan as such, just keep looking, keep looking,
0:03:40 > 0:03:42don't lose my cool.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44I am a little bit nervous I'm always nervous
0:03:44 > 0:03:47until I've got that first buy out of the way.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51Yes.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55The mallet, Robert,
0:03:55 > 0:03:58- is it a presentation piece?- Yeah.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00It IS a presentation mallet, made for the builder
0:04:00 > 0:04:04of Chelmsford School in 1906 and crafted from ebony.
0:04:04 > 0:04:08Mark's convinced it may be of interest to a particular buyer.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11There are a lot of builders out there,
0:04:11 > 0:04:14- and builders love to collect things, don't they, Robert?- They do, yes.
0:04:14 > 0:04:18Builders, if you have 20 collectors in a room, I'm sorry,
0:04:18 > 0:04:21but probably 12 of them would be builders. Isn't that right?
0:04:21 > 0:04:26The ticket price is £65, can Mark haggle it down?
0:04:26 > 0:04:30Can I buy it for £35? Because that would give me a profit, won't it?
0:04:30 > 0:04:33- It would, but it wouldn't give us one.- £40.
0:04:33 > 0:04:35- Just.- Because if I bought that for £40,
0:04:35 > 0:04:39- I reckon I've got a profit in that, I really do.- That would be, yeah.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42As long as the auctioneer does his job, puts it out there
0:04:42 > 0:04:46and those collectors, those collecting builders spot it,
0:04:46 > 0:04:48I think it could do well.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51- Yeah?- Yeah. - £40 for the mallet?- That's it, yeah.
0:04:51 > 0:04:55Thank you, Robert, we'll have the mallet, thank you very much indeed.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, YES!
0:04:58 > 0:05:00We've started, we have started, good.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03Meanwhile, Mark Stacey is next door
0:05:03 > 0:05:07in MC Chapman Antiques, with proprietor, Mike.
0:05:07 > 0:05:11This Roadtripper is a formidable competitor
0:05:11 > 0:05:13but what does he make of his new rival?
0:05:13 > 0:05:17I think Mark's going to be very tough competition, actually,
0:05:17 > 0:05:21I think he jabbers a lot, because we've only just met
0:05:21 > 0:05:24and he might be a little bit nervous, but I think he has a good eye.
0:05:24 > 0:05:28Huh! Looks like he's not the only one!
0:05:28 > 0:05:30This is...
0:05:30 > 0:05:34That's rather pretty as well, isn't it? It's a little...
0:05:34 > 0:05:37- I THINK it's continental silver. - I think so.
0:05:37 > 0:05:41There's some sort of mark on the bottom. I haven't got my eye glasses with me.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44What he's fiddling with here is a miniature white metal
0:05:44 > 0:05:48continental candleholder, list price, £22. And now,
0:05:48 > 0:05:50he's spied something else, too.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52- This is a rather unusual thing as well, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55What do you think it is?
0:05:56 > 0:05:59- Pin tray?- Yeah, mother-of-pearl?
0:05:59 > 0:06:01Quite a big piece as well, mounted in a sort of...
0:06:01 > 0:06:04- Almost an arts and crafts... - It has actually,
0:06:04 > 0:06:06I can't see any marks on, but it feels silver.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08It feels silver, doesn't it, yeah?
0:06:08 > 0:06:13On the ticket, £55. Mark Stacey is an absolute magpie this morning.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16He's found yet another shiny object.
0:06:16 > 0:06:21My eyes are wandering and I'm seeing things I didn't see before.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24And it's just...oops!
0:06:24 > 0:06:28It's just good to have a look at things, because you never know,
0:06:28 > 0:06:31you might just find that extra something, you know?
0:06:31 > 0:06:36It's a little... You could call it a sort of compote,
0:06:36 > 0:06:37or a tazza, I suppose.
0:06:37 > 0:06:42A tazza is a shallow cup or vase usually on a decorative pedestal.
0:06:42 > 0:06:451882, so it dates it to the late 19th century.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48- How much is that, Mike?- £45.- £45.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51In the other room, Mark's alighted on something else he likes.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55- There's no stopping him! - Gosh! That's rather nice.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00Gosh, it's reasonable, isn't it?
0:07:00 > 0:07:02- Just lovely quality. - It's lovely quality.
0:07:02 > 0:07:06What we have here is a 19th-century cribbage board.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08This is all mother-of-pearl here
0:07:08 > 0:07:12and you've got... Is this rosewood?
0:07:12 > 0:07:15- If you got that made today, how much would it cost?- Well, yeah.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17£300 or £400, at least?
0:07:17 > 0:07:20Right, I've got to make some decisions, Mike, haven't I?
0:07:20 > 0:07:22Let's have a little look at what we've got.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24We've got that bit which I quite like.
0:07:24 > 0:07:28That which I like, this which I like, and that which I like.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30Four bits already, isn't it?
0:07:30 > 0:07:33So, this is going incredibly well...
0:07:33 > 0:07:38- or very worryingly. - Almost too well, really.
0:07:38 > 0:07:42The ticket price for all four items combined is £172,
0:07:42 > 0:07:46so what can masterful Mark get shaved off that hefty lump sum?
0:07:46 > 0:07:52- £145...so far, is that right, Mike? - Yeah.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56I've really pretty much given you...
0:07:56 > 0:08:00The best on the lot, so I can't twist your arm?
0:08:00 > 0:08:03- You can twist my arm for another fiver off.- I must be absolutely mad,
0:08:03 > 0:08:07but your charm has beguiled me
0:08:07 > 0:08:11- and I'm going to buy them, thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14He's managed to negotiate £32 off,
0:08:14 > 0:08:17so that's £140 for all four items.
0:08:17 > 0:08:21- Good work!- I suppose you want the money.- That would be good, as well!
0:08:21 > 0:08:23That would come in handy! I'll be quite honest,
0:08:23 > 0:08:25I've got my whole budget here.
0:08:25 > 0:08:29So, the easiest thing to do is just to take £60 away
0:08:29 > 0:08:31and give you the rest, actually!
0:08:31 > 0:08:33- Thank you very much. - Thank you again.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36This bold strategy shows a whole new side to Mark Stacey.
0:08:36 > 0:08:40How's he feeling after his buying bonanza?
0:08:40 > 0:08:42I've been in a few awkward positions in my life
0:08:42 > 0:08:44but I've never been in this position before
0:08:44 > 0:08:47of having bought four items and spent most of my budget
0:08:47 > 0:08:50in the very, very first shop.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53Meanwhile, Mark Hales is now in Mike's shop.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55It's been a boon for Mr Stacey,
0:08:55 > 0:08:59will Mark Hales hit the jackpot, too?
0:08:59 > 0:09:02First pick, a 20th-century cast-iron helmet.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05- That hurts.- Suits you, Mark.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10But upstairs, is something much more promising...
0:09:10 > 0:09:12Happy as a king!
0:09:12 > 0:09:15Lovely!
0:09:16 > 0:09:19It's a coloured 19th-century print,
0:09:19 > 0:09:21Pears print, Pears soap
0:09:21 > 0:09:26and it's always been a favourite painting of mine. Mike!
0:09:26 > 0:09:30The print is of a painting by 19th-century artist William Collins.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33I'll help you with a fiver, I'll do you it for 20 quid.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36You know, that's what I was thinking of.
0:09:40 > 0:09:46Yes! Yes, I've got to have a go, haven't I? I've got to have a go!
0:09:46 > 0:09:48Another buy for Mark Hales.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51Actually, I'm as happy as a king.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54I'll do the jokes! Thank you, Mark.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59Time for the lads to leave Finedon
0:09:59 > 0:10:02and head 21 miles south to Northampton.
0:10:03 > 0:10:07This large market town boasts some fine architecture.
0:10:07 > 0:10:11The Grade II listed Northampton Guildhall was opened in 1864.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13But it's the local museum Mark's heading for,
0:10:13 > 0:10:16Northampton has been the life and soul
0:10:16 > 0:10:18of the British shoe-making industry for centuries.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20He's come to meet Rebecca
0:10:20 > 0:10:25who will walk him through the extensive collection of footwear.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40Shoemaking in the area is a proud tradition
0:10:40 > 0:10:42that survives today.
0:10:42 > 0:10:46Even the local football team is known as the Cobblers.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50Rebecca and Mark are kicking off in a room
0:10:50 > 0:10:53that explains the traditional shoe-manufacturing process
0:10:53 > 0:10:56which has employed generations of local workers.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00So, in here we've got the shoe machinery
0:11:00 > 0:11:03and we start as well with the first, with the last.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06- The last?- It's just really, usually,
0:11:06 > 0:11:09a wooden foot-shaped sort of block
0:11:09 > 0:11:13that the shoe is then moulded and made round.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15There were over 200 individual processes
0:11:15 > 0:11:17involved in the traditional manufacture of shoes.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19This room describes
0:11:19 > 0:11:23how each of them added up to an natty pair of brogues.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25This machinery didn't wear out easily, did it?
0:11:25 > 0:11:28- It was built to last, wasn't it? - Well, yes.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31Certain things have changed, you know,
0:11:31 > 0:11:35they've got better machines and improved machines,
0:11:35 > 0:11:39- but there are certain processes that are the same today, so they use the same machines.- Yes.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41- Isn't that lovely?- Lovely.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44As a special treat, Rebecca has agreed to show Mark
0:11:44 > 0:11:48behind-the-scenes of the museum. This is the backstage area
0:11:48 > 0:11:50where some of their rarest items are stored.
0:11:50 > 0:11:56They have a vast collection of footwear from ancient to modern.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58This is where everything that's not on display is kept,
0:11:58 > 0:12:04- including the 11,000 pairs of shoes. - 11,000 pairs of shoes, right.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07Promise me, you won't tell my wife!
0:12:07 > 0:12:12So, we have a few prime examples on the table here.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15So, I think maybe you ought to pop a pair of gloves on
0:12:15 > 0:12:19and uncover what lies in these boxes.
0:12:19 > 0:12:24- Right, yes.- This is one of our very earliest shoes in the collection,
0:12:24 > 0:12:26- It's an Egyptian sandal sole.- Right.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28It's from 300 BC, actually.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31It's difficult to believe that's 300 years BC.
0:12:33 > 0:12:35Next, Rebecca's got a surprise for Mark -
0:12:35 > 0:12:39a pair of shoes worn by a special lady on her very special day.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41- It's not going to jump out at me, is it?- No.- No.
0:12:41 > 0:12:44It's not going to be the smelly pair?
0:12:44 > 0:12:48- These are probably one of our most popular pairs.- Really?- Yes.
0:12:48 > 0:12:52- They really...- Oh, goodness me!
0:12:52 > 0:12:56Oh! Now, 19th-century?
0:12:56 > 0:12:59- Yes, they're Queen Victoria's wedding shoes.- Wow!
0:12:59 > 0:13:03Just look at the size of the young Queen's feet, how delicate.
0:13:03 > 0:13:08They are. They are about a 3½. And incredibly narrow.
0:13:08 > 0:13:12- Do you think I might, just, could I possibly pick one up?- Yes, you can.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15If I'm very, very careful. Could you hold that for me?
0:13:15 > 0:13:19I mean, I have to hold... my hand's shaking...
0:13:19 > 0:13:21I have to hold Queen Victoria's...
0:13:21 > 0:13:23Oh, look at that!
0:13:23 > 0:13:26That's it - made by shoemakers to the Queen and the Royal Family,
0:13:26 > 0:13:28Gundry & Sons, in London.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31I think that's a bit of a special moment, don't you?
0:13:31 > 0:13:33Isn't that fabulous?
0:13:33 > 0:13:37If you think of all the prints and paintings that you see of Victoria
0:13:37 > 0:13:41on her wedding day and these are the actual shoes she was wearing.
0:13:42 > 0:13:46And then these are very interesting, I think you'll find.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50Oh, dear!
0:13:50 > 0:13:53You know, I was enjoying myself until I saw those!
0:13:53 > 0:13:57- Well...- These are from the 1930s,
0:13:57 > 0:14:00- which is quite amazing. Fetish style.- Really?- Yeah.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03- Goodness me, from the '30s?! - It's quite unbelievable.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06It is, isn't it? Oh, they're horrible!
0:14:06 > 0:14:09I mean, seriously horrid! No.
0:14:09 > 0:14:13- Anyway, moving on...- Rebecca,
0:14:13 > 0:14:15- it's been absolutely fascinating. - Great.
0:14:15 > 0:14:20I mean that, thank you. I really have enjoyed myself, so, so much.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23- Thank you very much for having me. - You're welcome.- Thank you.
0:14:23 > 0:14:28Just down the road, Mark Stacey is continuing his shopping extravaganza.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30He's heading for Northampton's largest retailer
0:14:30 > 0:14:34of antique and vintage goods and proprietor, Gilly Burgess.
0:14:34 > 0:14:39- Hello.- I'm Mark.- Hello there, I'm Gilly.- Nice to meet you, Gilly.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42- Gosh, it's a lot bigger on the inside!- Size isn't everything!
0:14:50 > 0:14:52- Time is ticking already.- Sharp!
0:14:54 > 0:14:56It's not long before Mark's spotted something -
0:14:56 > 0:14:59an Italian silver candlestick with a familiar motif.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03Thank you, my love.
0:15:03 > 0:15:07I bought this cherub candlestick this morning and I was just thinking
0:15:07 > 0:15:11that if in the sale there was a cherub lover there...
0:15:11 > 0:15:15- It would complement it. - It might complement it.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18Sounds like it's time to strike a deal, Mark,
0:15:18 > 0:15:20but after your big spend this morning,
0:15:20 > 0:15:22what can you afford to offer?
0:15:22 > 0:15:24The candlestick is silver, after all.
0:15:26 > 0:15:28Do you think they would take £5 for it?
0:15:28 > 0:15:30LAUGHTER
0:15:30 > 0:15:32I think that's a no, then, is it?
0:15:32 > 0:15:36I think that's a no, is it?
0:15:36 > 0:15:42I thought they might have said, "As you've got the other cherub,
0:15:42 > 0:15:46"it'd be a shame to see them not reunited."
0:15:46 > 0:15:50- For your cheek, you can have it for- £5. Give me a kiss.
0:15:50 > 0:15:54- On one condition. - Oh, no! What's the condition?
0:15:55 > 0:15:59This comes with another cheeky bottom.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02- Does it?- It's part of a pair. - Oh, yes?
0:16:02 > 0:16:07And if you will consent to take this other cheeky bottom with you
0:16:07 > 0:16:09and have it as part of your...
0:16:09 > 0:16:12- You can have that for £5. - What's the other cheeky bottom?
0:16:12 > 0:16:15- I'll go and fetch it. - (What's going on here?)
0:16:17 > 0:16:22Do I look a cheeky bottom type of person? Don't answer that.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25Oh, I can't look. Shall I cover my eyes?
0:16:25 > 0:16:29- This week's objet d'art. - Is it really cheeky?
0:16:29 > 0:16:33- It's very cheeky. - Can I look?- You can look.
0:16:33 > 0:16:35LAUGHTER
0:16:39 > 0:16:45If you can shift that, I'll eat my hat.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47Cos I can't shift it.
0:16:49 > 0:16:54- Is that or is that not...- The vilest thing you've ever seen.- Yes!
0:16:54 > 0:16:56Words fail me.
0:16:56 > 0:17:00So, Mark's bagged himself a silver candlestick for a fiver
0:17:00 > 0:17:02and a cheeky bonus.
0:17:03 > 0:17:07On that bombshell, it's the end of a very busy day.
0:17:07 > 0:17:11Plenty of purchases and more than a little tomfoolery,
0:17:11 > 0:17:13so nighty-night, boys.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19It's a new day and our tussling twosome are back on the road.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21This is where it all happens today.
0:17:21 > 0:17:26So far, Mark Stacey's spent £145 on five lots -
0:17:26 > 0:17:28the two cherub candlesticks, a cribbage board,
0:17:28 > 0:17:31the mother of pearl pin tray, the bronze tazza
0:17:31 > 0:17:33and the interesting vase.
0:17:33 > 0:17:37He only has £55 for the day ahead.
0:17:39 > 0:17:44Mark Hales has only bought two items - the 19th century print
0:17:44 > 0:17:48and the ebony presentation mallet, all at a cost of £60,
0:17:48 > 0:17:52leaving him with £140 to play with.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54So, onwards and upwards, boys,
0:17:54 > 0:17:58as they head to Weedon Bec in Northamptonshire.
0:17:58 > 0:18:04Yes! Woo! We're here, good, right, OK. Here we go.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08Heart of the shires. Oh, looks quite big.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10They're aiming for Shires Antiques
0:18:10 > 0:18:14hoping to find their next round of bargains.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17I'm not sure that I want to share this shop with you.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20- Do you not like sharing, Mark? - I do with some people, Mark.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23It seems a good night's sleep hasn't made them any less competitive.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25Tut-tut.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29- Nice, very nice.- Children!
0:18:30 > 0:18:34- Shame on you.- I know, I'm not really normally like that.
0:18:34 > 0:18:35We're shopping together, OK?
0:18:35 > 0:18:39- We certainly are not.- We stick together.- I'm going over there.
0:18:39 > 0:18:43You stick down... Don't you dare follow me!
0:18:43 > 0:18:46Lawrence and Alison Spencer will be helping them
0:18:46 > 0:18:48and might be called on to referee.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50Both are competing on the same turf this morning
0:18:50 > 0:18:53and it's all getting a bit tense.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56You are in the wrong side of the shop, Mark.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58You should be over there.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01Rubbish, there's no right or wrong side to the shop.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04There's no point trying to follow me if you're looking for inspiration.
0:19:04 > 0:19:08- You've got to find your own. - Simmer down, now.
0:19:09 > 0:19:13Honestly... What are you going to buy, Mark?
0:19:13 > 0:19:16That quite interesting, isn't it?
0:19:16 > 0:19:19Little sort of silver quality...
0:19:19 > 0:19:24unmarked silver-plated wine funnel.
0:19:24 > 0:19:28This is what you'd serve, you'd serve your wine through this
0:19:28 > 0:19:31in the days when there was often a lot of sediment.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33That's right.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36You'd use this to pour through
0:19:36 > 0:19:40and the wind would pour out, decanted into the decanter.
0:19:41 > 0:19:45From my point of view, I would love it to be unmarked silver.
0:19:45 > 0:19:49But then it'd be slightly higher in price.
0:19:49 > 0:19:53Unless the dealer didn't know that.
0:19:53 > 0:19:54I've got £55 left.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57Is it worth having a little word with him?
0:19:57 > 0:19:59I'll quite happily give him a ring.
0:19:59 > 0:20:03That wine funnel was marked up at £85,
0:20:03 > 0:20:06so he's going to need a substantial reduction.
0:20:06 > 0:20:10As Lawrence phones the dealer, Mark Hales is looking lost.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13- You couldn't give me a hand, could you?- Could I give you a hand?
0:20:13 > 0:20:16That was almost a joke. Thank you for your help anyway.
0:20:16 > 0:20:18You're very welcome.
0:20:18 > 0:20:23Any time I can be of any assistance, by all means, feel free.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26- Thank you so much.- Think of my name and I'll be there.- Of course.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28Don't know what all that was about.
0:20:28 > 0:20:35I never know with Mark whether he's trying to unnerve me
0:20:35 > 0:20:37or whether he genuinely is panicking.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40Naturally, being the friendly and helpful person I am,
0:20:40 > 0:20:42I'm hoping it's the latter.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45Oh, charming! On the other side of the shop,
0:20:45 > 0:20:48Mark Hales has found some picture frames that take his interest.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51Alison's on hand to help.
0:20:51 > 0:20:56Not my subject at all
0:20:56 > 0:20:59but there's two of them here and it says,
0:20:59 > 0:21:04"Northumberland Fusiliers" and "York and Lancashire Regiment."
0:21:04 > 0:21:08- Militaria. Militaria's quite saleable, isn't it?- Very.
0:21:08 > 0:21:13- Collectible.- Yes, and they're nice quality.- Might do well at auction.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15Price on the ticket is £70.
0:21:15 > 0:21:20Without messing about, if I could buy the two for £45, I buy them.
0:21:20 > 0:21:24- Tell him I'm desperate.- Oh, dear! - I'm not really that desperate.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27You shouldn't admit things like that.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29And now we've got an answer from the dealer
0:21:29 > 0:21:31selling Mark Stacey's wine funnel.
0:21:31 > 0:21:35It's your lucky day, she's accepted your offer.
0:21:35 > 0:21:39And there's an answer for Mark Hales too.
0:21:39 > 0:21:4055 is her very best.
0:21:40 > 0:21:42- That her bottom line, is it? - It is, yes.
0:21:42 > 0:21:46- I think I'd better buy, then, hadn't I?- Yeah.
0:21:46 > 0:21:50- I think I'd better buy them at £55, thank you very much.- You're welcome.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52Not quite the deal he wanted, unlike adversary Mark Stacey
0:21:52 > 0:21:54who's bagged yet another item.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57It seems Mr Hales has some work to do.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59They're in the car again
0:21:59 > 0:22:02and heading the ten miles back towards Northampton.
0:22:03 > 0:22:08Mark Hales is in Old Bakehouse Antiques with Linda Grant.
0:22:08 > 0:22:11Thank you very much. Would it be all right
0:22:11 > 0:22:14- if I have a jolly good look around? - Of course.
0:22:20 > 0:22:24It seems he's spotted some 1970s retro chairs
0:22:24 > 0:22:26which just might turn a tidy profit.
0:22:26 > 0:22:30- Far out, man.- Blonde Ercol. - Yeah, they're all Ercol.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33I'm not very knowledgeable in retro but, you know,
0:22:33 > 0:22:34these have been quite popular.
0:22:34 > 0:22:39Founded in 1920, Ercol is a great British furniture manufacturer
0:22:39 > 0:22:41still going strong in Buckinghamshire.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44Their vintage designs from the 20th century
0:22:44 > 0:22:47are popular with retro furniture enthusiasts.
0:22:47 > 0:22:52Have they been restored? They're absolutely as they were?
0:22:53 > 0:22:56They're great, aren't they?
0:22:56 > 0:23:00The thing is, I've sold these, and you're absolutely right,
0:23:00 > 0:23:01there's nothing wrong with the price,
0:23:01 > 0:23:05but I've sold these in my auction room in Devon
0:23:05 > 0:23:10and I've sold them for £10 each, and I've sold them for £25 each.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12It just depends who's there on the day and what's happening.
0:23:12 > 0:23:17I can do a deal on those. You can have the four at £10 each.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19- That's 40, isn't it?- Correct.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22I'm not being mean or anything, I've got to ask anyway,
0:23:22 > 0:23:27don't be insulted, but I was thinking if I could get those for 30...
0:23:27 > 0:23:30- I mean, they take up space. - 35.- Oh, you're a hard woman.
0:23:30 > 0:23:34You've got profit, we've got profit.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36I can't say fairer than that. Fine, thank you.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39Thank you, Linda, I've bought those, that's wonderful.
0:23:39 > 0:23:43Big strapping lad like me, I can carry those. Wish me lots of luck.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46- Good luck, hope you win!- Bye!
0:23:46 > 0:23:50Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear. What have I done?
0:23:51 > 0:23:55Retro chair man. Right.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57Retro chair man.
0:23:57 > 0:24:01Let's hope he doesn't live to regret it. Careful.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07Meanwhile, Mark Stacey has hijacked the car and is heading towards
0:24:07 > 0:24:11Rockingham Castle near Corby in Northamptonshire.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15Wouldn't we all love a driveway like this?
0:24:15 > 0:24:18Mark's here at Rockingham to meet head guide David
0:24:18 > 0:24:22who's going to show him around this stately pile
0:24:22 > 0:24:24which boasts impressive connections
0:24:24 > 0:24:28to both grand monarchs and a famous writer.
0:24:30 > 0:24:33That's what I call a door knocker. ..Hello, David.
0:24:33 > 0:24:37- Welcome to Rockingham Castle. - That's very kind, I'm Mark.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40Built by William the Conqueror, the castle was home
0:24:40 > 0:24:43to medieval kings and queens until King Henry VIII
0:24:43 > 0:24:47granted it to Edward Watson, the 16th century ancestor
0:24:47 > 0:24:50of the current family who still live here.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52Its Royal Tudor pedigree is indicated
0:24:52 > 0:24:57by this magnificent portrait of Elizabeth I.
0:24:57 > 0:24:58400 years after the Tudors,
0:24:58 > 0:25:01Rockingham Castle took on another life
0:25:01 > 0:25:05as the playground of the great English novelist Charles Dickens.
0:25:05 > 0:25:07Dickens would visit his good friends,
0:25:07 > 0:25:10owners Richard and Lavinia Watson
0:25:10 > 0:25:13and try out several of his plays on the castle's guests.
0:25:13 > 0:25:17During the time that Dickens was here in the early Victorian period,
0:25:17 > 0:25:22this was the room in which they entertained and came up to
0:25:22 > 0:25:26after their great meals, and in which, on one occasion in 1851,
0:25:26 > 0:25:28he put a play on. We have the playbill
0:25:28 > 0:25:30in the cabinet round the corner.
0:25:30 > 0:25:36In this cabinet, we have various items connected to Dickens.
0:25:36 > 0:25:40Here, a playbill for a performance
0:25:40 > 0:25:44he put on in this room in 1851.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47He put on three plays in which he acted himself.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49You can see his name there.
0:25:49 > 0:25:52Sir Charles Colestree - Mr Charles Dickens.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55He also acted as Colonel Freelove.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58Then he went down to just being a doctor.
0:25:58 > 0:26:00He was a doctor in Animal Magnetism.
0:26:00 > 0:26:02He stayed here on several occasions
0:26:02 > 0:26:05but one of these things that connects him to Rockingham
0:26:05 > 0:26:07is that one of his novels, Bleak House,
0:26:07 > 0:26:10in it features a house called Chesney Wold, a great house.
0:26:10 > 0:26:14Many of the features of that house are based on Rockingham.
0:26:14 > 0:26:20The long gallery here is the model for the drawing room in Bleak House.
0:26:20 > 0:26:25And the castle's not just famous for its place in literary history.
0:26:25 > 0:26:29Its location by the Welland Valley gives it stunning views
0:26:29 > 0:26:32across five counties. The best place for sightseeing
0:26:32 > 0:26:35- is up the castle tower. - I'm sure it's going to be worth it.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38I think the views are definitely worth the climb.
0:26:38 > 0:26:42Here we are. A little bit breezy.
0:26:42 > 0:26:46- Oh, wow.- We have a great panorama.
0:26:47 > 0:26:50David, what a wonderful way
0:26:50 > 0:26:53of ending our visit in Rockingham Castle.
0:26:53 > 0:26:55- Thank you so much for your time. - I'm glad you enjoyed it.
0:26:55 > 0:26:59I've thoroughly enjoyed it and hope I can come back some other time.
0:26:59 > 0:27:01- Look forward to seeing you. - Thank you.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04Would you like to lead the way down?
0:27:04 > 0:27:08So if I fall, you can land on me.
0:27:08 > 0:27:1212 miles to the east, Mark Hales has one more shop left
0:27:12 > 0:27:14to visit in the ancient market town of Oundle.
0:27:14 > 0:27:19With £50 left to spend, he's heading towards Green Man Antiques.
0:27:19 > 0:27:21- Hi.- Hi!
0:27:21 > 0:27:24- I'm Mark. - I'm Vicky, nice to meet you.
0:27:24 > 0:27:26Hello, Vicky, how do you do?
0:27:26 > 0:27:29- Would it be all right if I had a browse?- Please do.
0:27:30 > 0:27:33Fabulous!
0:27:39 > 0:27:42With shopping time running out,
0:27:42 > 0:27:46Mark's resorting to an unusual shopping tactic.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49What springs to mind that's £50?
0:27:49 > 0:27:52- Just in case, have a little think for me.- Yeah, I will.
0:27:52 > 0:27:54I don't have to buy something but it would be nice
0:27:54 > 0:27:56to get rid of that last little bit of money.
0:27:56 > 0:27:58Give myself another item.
0:27:58 > 0:28:02- Determined to spend all your money? - Yes.
0:28:02 > 0:28:06We do have a couple of barometers, wood-framed barometers.
0:28:06 > 0:28:09- Ah, these.- Yes.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11These. I didn't look at these.
0:28:11 > 0:28:17I could do the two of those for 46, but that is my absolute final.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21That's jolly reasonable, they're ever so good.
0:28:21 > 0:28:23They are beautiful.
0:28:23 > 0:28:26- And they're useable, aren't they? - They are, yes.
0:28:26 > 0:28:28That's the beauty of things like this.
0:28:28 > 0:28:30You hang them on the wall and use them.
0:28:30 > 0:28:32They're 19th century, aren't they, Vicky?
0:28:32 > 0:28:36They're 19th century and they're sort of... 1870s.
0:28:36 > 0:28:38- Yes.- That sort of period.
0:28:38 > 0:28:41They should be snatched from the shop, shouldn't they?
0:28:41 > 0:28:44- They should, before I change my mind.- Oh, bless your heart.
0:28:44 > 0:28:46- That was very good. - That's you told, Mark.
0:28:46 > 0:28:51Better hand over the cash and get out of there - quick. 50.
0:28:54 > 0:28:58Right, that's good news, isn't it? That's good news. I've done it.
0:28:58 > 0:29:00I spent all my money. Well, £4 left.
0:29:00 > 0:29:02Marvellous. Maybe.
0:29:02 > 0:29:06Now it's time for the boys to reveal their purchases to each other
0:29:06 > 0:29:09and they've chosen a picturesque but out-of-the-way setting.
0:29:09 > 0:29:14Wait for it. I'm revealing again.
0:29:14 > 0:29:16That's two reveals.
0:29:16 > 0:29:18It's all about quality, not quantity, Mark.
0:29:18 > 0:29:21Right, Mark, what do you think of that?
0:29:21 > 0:29:26You've really gone across the board, haven't you? These look interesting.
0:29:26 > 0:29:29- Are they regimental? - They certainly are.
0:29:29 > 0:29:34It says on there "Northumberland" and it says on here, look at this,
0:29:34 > 0:29:36"York and Lancaster."
0:29:36 > 0:29:39- I think those are very commercial. - Early 20th?
0:29:39 > 0:29:43I think they're very nice, actually. Did you pay a lot for them?
0:29:43 > 0:29:47- They cost £55.- For the pair?- Yes. - That doesn't sound much to me.
0:29:47 > 0:29:49Good, I'm pleased to hear that.
0:29:49 > 0:29:52- Are those Ercol, the chairs? - They are.
0:29:52 > 0:29:55They're very nice, they're very commercial,
0:29:55 > 0:29:58I would have thought. They're very in at the moment,
0:29:58 > 0:30:01- the revival stuff. - They certainly are.- Expensive?
0:30:01 > 0:30:03I think they were actually a bargain.
0:30:03 > 0:30:07- £35.- For the four?- For the four. - You can't go wrong.
0:30:07 > 0:30:09Have a look at this. Feel the weight.
0:30:10 > 0:30:12I think it's lovely. I love the turning.
0:30:12 > 0:30:14It's so nice to have that plaque on the front.
0:30:14 > 0:30:17I think that should be very, very saleable.
0:30:17 > 0:30:18How much was that?
0:30:18 > 0:30:20It cost £40.
0:30:20 > 0:30:23- I would have gone for that if I had seen it.- Good.
0:30:23 > 0:30:25- I think that's the charming item. - Compliments!
0:30:25 > 0:30:28- Can I just say something?- Yes. - You've rather impressed me.
0:30:28 > 0:30:30Praise indeed!
0:30:30 > 0:30:32Well, I didn't expect to, actually.
0:30:32 > 0:30:34- I think I'm going to have to mind my step with you, Mr Hales.- Really?
0:30:34 > 0:30:37Thank you very much. Would you like to reveal?
0:30:37 > 0:30:39- Are you ready?- Yes, I am ready.
0:30:39 > 0:30:41I'm going to try and be...
0:30:41 > 0:30:44- Oh, my goodness!- I've knocked one down already.- Is that a wine funnel?
0:30:44 > 0:30:46It is. It's absolutely gorgeous.
0:30:46 > 0:30:48I absolutely love it to bits.
0:30:48 > 0:30:51I need to know, and it's no good me guessing, actually,
0:30:51 > 0:30:52what did you pay for that?
0:30:52 > 0:30:54- £55.- Did you?
0:30:54 > 0:30:56Well, I tell you what,
0:30:56 > 0:30:59if the auctioneer does his job, there's a profit in that.
0:30:59 > 0:31:02- I'm now going to ask you a huge favour.- Right, go on, then.
0:31:02 > 0:31:05- Because I do have one hidden item. - Of course!
0:31:05 > 0:31:09- Could you cover your eyes for one moment?- Right. That's easy.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12- Or turn your back. Cover your eyes. - I wonder what's coming up here.
0:31:13 > 0:31:16I want your opinion
0:31:16 > 0:31:19as the king of pots...
0:31:20 > 0:31:24What do you think about my modernist vase?
0:31:24 > 0:31:25You can turn around now.
0:31:25 > 0:31:28I'm not terribly good at 20th century when it comes to porcelain...
0:31:28 > 0:31:31Oh, my goodness me! What have you bought?
0:31:31 > 0:31:35What have you bought?! What have you bought?!
0:31:35 > 0:31:37Don't drop it.
0:31:37 > 0:31:41No, I think, in the right place...
0:31:41 > 0:31:42Mark, handling!
0:31:42 > 0:31:44..with the right person.
0:31:44 > 0:31:46In the right place with the right person, I think, yes,
0:31:46 > 0:31:50you could do very well with that, yes, yes. No. Good for you.
0:31:50 > 0:31:54- Actually, I quite like it. - Do you really?- How much was it?
0:31:54 > 0:31:57- It didn't cost me anything, actually. - Really? Oh, isn't that typical?
0:31:57 > 0:31:59I thought we were supposed to go in and pay for things.
0:31:59 > 0:32:04No, well, I was, but the woman would only sell me that
0:32:04 > 0:32:07for the price I paid for it, if I would take that as a gift.
0:32:07 > 0:32:09I see, so you were doing her a favour, were you,
0:32:09 > 0:32:11by removing it from the shop?
0:32:11 > 0:32:14But what do they REALLY think of each other's purchases?
0:32:14 > 0:32:18There's a lot of silver content there, so it could be scrapped,
0:32:18 > 0:32:19so the value's there.
0:32:19 > 0:32:23He can't go wrong. He's played it very, very, safely.
0:32:23 > 0:32:25I'm very pleased with the items I've bought
0:32:25 > 0:32:27and if there's any justice in the world
0:32:27 > 0:32:30they will do reasonably well, but Mark has surprised me.
0:32:30 > 0:32:32There's one or two things there that might sell very well.
0:32:32 > 0:32:36It's too close to call. This is going to be a right royal ding-dong.
0:32:36 > 0:32:39On this leg of the road trip our two Marks have travelled
0:32:39 > 0:32:41from Finedon, Northamptonshire
0:32:41 > 0:32:44to end up today in Stamford, Lincolnshire.
0:32:44 > 0:32:48Stamford's proud past stretches right back to the Anglo-Saxon period.
0:32:48 > 0:32:52It's justly celebrated for its pretty, historic streets.
0:32:52 > 0:32:56- Well, here we are in Stamford. - Beautiful, sunny Stamford.
0:32:56 > 0:32:59A little bit of old England, isn't it?
0:32:59 > 0:33:02They're on their way to Batemans Auctioneers and Valuers.
0:33:02 > 0:33:05This family business is run by two generations of Batemans.
0:33:05 > 0:33:08Auctioneer David Palmer will be wielding the gavel
0:33:08 > 0:33:11but before kick-off, what does he think of their lots?
0:33:13 > 0:33:15There's one or two that are interesting
0:33:15 > 0:33:18and purchased with feeling, I would imagine.
0:33:18 > 0:33:22There's one curious thing there I didn't understand at all what that was.
0:33:22 > 0:33:25The mother of pearl circular dish with what appears to be
0:33:25 > 0:33:26silver mounts around it.
0:33:26 > 0:33:30I can't imagine anyone these days knowing what to do with it.
0:33:30 > 0:33:32The bit I love the most
0:33:32 > 0:33:36is the jug. The female shape of the jug.
0:33:36 > 0:33:39You've only got to look at it and instantly I'm thinking of my wife.
0:33:39 > 0:33:41Oh, really?!
0:33:42 > 0:33:44Mark Stacey started this leg with £200
0:33:44 > 0:33:46and has spent it all on six lots.
0:33:47 > 0:33:54Mark Hales also started with £200 and has spent 196 on five lots.
0:33:54 > 0:33:57But, don't forget, they'll have to pay auction costs on each sale.
0:33:57 > 0:34:01So, who will be victorious in the first all-Mark showdown?
0:34:01 > 0:34:04On your Marks! Oh, sorry.
0:34:05 > 0:34:08First up, Mark Hales's groovy Ercol chairs.
0:34:08 > 0:34:12Rather attractive design there. Put them in £20. 20 I'm bid.
0:34:12 > 0:34:1320, 22, 25, 28.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16At 28 now, I'll take 30. 30, 2, 32.
0:34:16 > 0:34:18You in again? 35.
0:34:18 > 0:34:20Goes then seated at 35... 38 net.
0:34:20 > 0:34:2338, 40. In the room at 40.
0:34:23 > 0:34:2550 in the room. Net, you out? 55.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28At 55. Done then, at 55.
0:34:28 > 0:34:30They sell on the net at 55. They are proper chairs!
0:34:30 > 0:34:32At 55. Is that a 60?
0:34:32 > 0:34:34- It is 60.- Oh, put the hammer down!
0:34:34 > 0:34:37- In the room at 60. - No, keep going, please!
0:34:37 > 0:34:38Take a five if you want.
0:34:38 > 0:34:40Nobody else at 60?
0:34:42 > 0:34:47Great start, and not one to be sniffed at.
0:34:47 > 0:34:50- It's terribly brave of me.- Was it?
0:34:50 > 0:34:52- That's the first bit of Ercol I've bought in my life.- Was it?- Oh, yes!
0:34:52 > 0:34:54I'm quite proud of myself, actually.
0:34:54 > 0:34:56Well, if you're proud of yourself, Mark...
0:34:56 > 0:34:59- That's all that matters, isn't it? - Absolutely!
0:34:59 > 0:35:02Goodness! What are they like, eh?
0:35:02 > 0:35:05Next, Mark Hales's pair of 19th-century barometers.
0:35:05 > 0:35:08But has he gauged the pressure of the saleroom correctly?
0:35:08 > 0:35:11These are the most fashionable and sought-after of all barometers.
0:35:11 > 0:35:15Put them in at, what, 20 quid? 20 I'm bid. Straight down the front.
0:35:15 > 0:35:17Yes, thank you. 20, two. Here at 22.
0:35:17 > 0:35:1925? 25.
0:35:19 > 0:35:20In the room at 25.
0:35:20 > 0:35:24- With you, sir, at 25. At £25. - That's not good at all.
0:35:24 > 0:35:26- Done and finished, then, at 25.- Oh!
0:35:27 > 0:35:31Oh, dear. A loss of £21.
0:35:31 > 0:35:34It was almost like a BOGOF, that. Buy one, get one free.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37Good of you to point that out, Mark.
0:35:37 > 0:35:40Now, Mark Hales's print of Happy As A King is up,
0:35:40 > 0:35:43but will it put a smile on the punters' faces?
0:35:43 > 0:35:45£10?
0:35:45 > 0:35:49- Five anywhere?- It's a pretty picture, isn't it?- A fiver...
0:35:49 > 0:35:52Oh, dear, someone's looking glum. And it's not even his lot!
0:35:52 > 0:35:56For the Pears' print. Five I am bid, thank you sir. At five only.
0:35:56 > 0:35:57And I sell it then at £5.
0:35:57 > 0:35:59At a fiver, six.
0:35:59 > 0:36:02Do you want seven? Seven.
0:36:02 > 0:36:07Eight, nine, ten. Ten down here.
0:36:07 > 0:36:09It goes at ten, and I sell at ten.
0:36:10 > 0:36:11All done at £10.
0:36:13 > 0:36:17Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear. Another loss.
0:36:17 > 0:36:20You do know the nature of the game is to buy things
0:36:20 > 0:36:23- and then hopefully make a profit, Mark?- Oh!
0:36:23 > 0:36:24It's not to buy something
0:36:24 > 0:36:27and then sell it for half of what you paid for it.
0:36:27 > 0:36:28Profit, I remember that!
0:36:28 > 0:36:31So, let's see if you can do any better, Mark Stacey.
0:36:31 > 0:36:33Here comes your inlaid cribbage board.
0:36:33 > 0:36:36I am not hopeful for this one, actually.
0:36:36 > 0:36:39But I do like it and I think it looks nice up there.
0:36:39 > 0:36:41And they are popular.
0:36:41 > 0:36:42Ten for it? Straight in at £10.
0:36:42 > 0:36:44Ten I'm bid.
0:36:44 > 0:36:46With the lady at ten, take two now.
0:36:46 > 0:36:4912, 15, 18, 20,
0:36:49 > 0:36:5222, 25, 28,
0:36:52 > 0:36:5430.
0:36:54 > 0:36:5832, 35, 38.
0:36:58 > 0:37:01At 38, I sell in the seats at £38.
0:37:01 > 0:37:02I sell at 38.
0:37:05 > 0:37:10Not so bright now, Mark Stacey. A £7 loss for you too.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13Well, that's one thing on my list now, no more cribbage boards!
0:37:13 > 0:37:14THEY CHUCKLE
0:37:14 > 0:37:17We're going to have a very long list of things not to buy.
0:37:17 > 0:37:21Let's see if Mark Stacey can redeem himself with his bronze tazza.
0:37:21 > 0:37:23Put it in a £30.
0:37:23 > 0:37:25- 30 to start.- Come on!
0:37:25 > 0:37:2630 I'm bid.
0:37:26 > 0:37:29At 30 now, I sell standing at 30, right at the back at 30.
0:37:29 > 0:37:32Take a two anywhere? It goes then at £30.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35In the blue at 30, the maiden bid of 30.
0:37:35 > 0:37:37- Sell, then, at £30.- Can you believe that?- Bid if you want it!
0:37:37 > 0:37:42- So it's not just me, then, is it? - 30.- £30.- Right at the back, 30.
0:37:42 > 0:37:44Nothing on the net? 32.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47Do you want 35? 35. In the room at 35.
0:37:47 > 0:37:49Every little helps. In the room at 35.
0:37:49 > 0:37:53At 35, I sell with the sporting gent there at 35. Here at 38, 40?
0:37:53 > 0:37:55I'm getting too carried away here!
0:37:55 > 0:37:58- For God's sake, I think that's plenty, don't you?- I sell at 40.
0:38:00 > 0:38:01It holds its value
0:38:01 > 0:38:05but there's still a loss after the auction house has taken commission.
0:38:05 > 0:38:09I think we both going to have to chalk this down to experience today, Mark.
0:38:09 > 0:38:11We got an awful lot of lots to go yet.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14It's not looking useful, it's not looking good.
0:38:14 > 0:38:16Another lot for Mark Hales now.
0:38:16 > 0:38:19Can he turn this around with his ebony presentation mallet?
0:38:19 > 0:38:22Let's start at £30. £30 for it?
0:38:22 > 0:38:2430 I'm bid. With the lady at 30.
0:38:24 > 0:38:26And I sell at £30.
0:38:26 > 0:38:2935. With the lady now at 35. 38.
0:38:29 > 0:38:31At 38, sell then.
0:38:31 > 0:38:33This is possibly the worst day of my life.
0:38:33 > 0:38:35- You are all out in front.- Oh, Mark!
0:38:35 > 0:38:38At 38, I sell on the net, then, at 38.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41- You're out in the room at 38.- Oh!
0:38:41 > 0:38:44It seems the builders Mark hoped might buy the mallet
0:38:44 > 0:38:48have not materialised. Another loss.
0:38:48 > 0:38:51- Poor Mike!- I have to say, Mark,
0:38:51 > 0:38:54that you're not having a good day, and it's not fair.
0:38:54 > 0:38:57Next, Mark Stacey's cunningly combined
0:38:57 > 0:38:59his two cherub candlesticks into one lot.
0:38:59 > 0:39:02Will it be enough to pull him out of this quagmire?
0:39:02 > 0:39:05£20 the two? Straight in, £20?
0:39:05 > 0:39:07- Come on!- 20? They're worth that, a tenner each.
0:39:07 > 0:39:09- Come on!- 20 quid. 20 I'm bid down here.
0:39:09 > 0:39:13- With the lady at 20, I'll take two. - Good, I've got my money back.
0:39:13 > 0:39:15Sell, then, at £20. 25. You in again, 28?
0:39:15 > 0:39:1728. At 28.
0:39:17 > 0:39:19- Internet bidding?- In the room at 28.
0:39:19 > 0:39:21A bit more.
0:39:22 > 0:39:24A modest profit. Rejoice!
0:39:24 > 0:39:26Is this the turnaround?
0:39:27 > 0:39:29I mean, I'm happy with a profit, at last.
0:39:29 > 0:39:33So fingers crossed anyway, I'm on my way uphill.
0:39:33 > 0:39:36We'll see, as his wine funnel goes under the hammer.
0:39:36 > 0:39:39Straight in, 20 quid? Decant your wine. 20 I'm bid.
0:39:39 > 0:39:42- At the back at 20. Take a two now. - What did it cost?- 55.
0:39:42 > 0:39:44Sell then, 22 on the net. 25 in the room.
0:39:44 > 0:39:4728. 30, £30.
0:39:47 > 0:39:49Back standing at 30.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52It goes, then, at £30. All done at 30.
0:39:54 > 0:39:56No! No turnaround there!
0:39:57 > 0:39:59I think it's...
0:39:59 > 0:40:02- I think we've entered a new phase of the competition, don't you?- Yes.
0:40:02 > 0:40:05- It's who can lose the most.- Yes.
0:40:05 > 0:40:08Oh come on, boys, cheer up. It's not that bad.
0:40:08 > 0:40:12Next, Mark Hales and his regimental picture frames.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14£20 for them? 20? Put the appropriate photographs in them.
0:40:14 > 0:40:16- Don't start at 20.- £20?
0:40:16 > 0:40:19Oh! 22. Net at 22. Do you want 25?
0:40:19 > 0:40:2125. In the room, 25. 28.
0:40:21 > 0:40:24- That's ridiculous. - At £28 now. Here at £28.
0:40:24 > 0:40:29- Come on.- On the net at £28.- It should be £120.- 30 in the room.- 32.
0:40:29 > 0:40:31You in again? 35? 35.
0:40:31 > 0:40:3335, it's in the room. 38.
0:40:33 > 0:40:3540 now.
0:40:35 > 0:40:3838, 40, 45. The net at 45.
0:40:38 > 0:40:41- 45, there's two people on the net. - 55.- It's going on.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43- It should do.- 65.
0:40:43 > 0:40:48- At 70. At 75. - It's got to go on to next week.
0:40:48 > 0:40:51It goes, then, at 75. No-one else at 75?
0:40:51 > 0:40:52MARK SIGHS
0:40:52 > 0:40:55A £20 profit will have to do.
0:40:55 > 0:40:59- It's such a shame, Mark. - Well, you can't win them all!
0:40:59 > 0:41:01Surely Mark Stacey's lovely little Arts & Crafts
0:41:01 > 0:41:05pin tray can tease this tough crowd.
0:41:05 > 0:41:08A tenner for it? £10, the dish? 10?
0:41:09 > 0:41:12At ten I am bid now, and I sell, then, at £10.
0:41:12 > 0:41:14It goes at ten. Take two.
0:41:14 > 0:41:1712 behind you. 15 in front. 15.
0:41:17 > 0:41:2018, 20? £20.
0:41:20 > 0:41:23In front at £20. With the gent there at £20. I sell at 20.
0:41:23 > 0:41:25All done at 20?
0:41:27 > 0:41:29Another lot nosedives.
0:41:31 > 0:41:34We can't have it our way every auction, can we?
0:41:35 > 0:41:37It was a tricky day, wasn't it?
0:41:37 > 0:41:40Well, never mind, boys. Here comes the auctioneer's favourite,
0:41:40 > 0:41:43that vase that the dealer just wanted to get rid of.
0:41:43 > 0:41:45- This is seriously cool. - Fabulous piece.
0:41:45 > 0:41:48This in my opinion is the best bit in the sale.
0:41:48 > 0:41:50Come on, I want everybody bidding.
0:41:50 > 0:41:53It is so cool. 20 quid for it?
0:41:53 > 0:41:54Straight in, £20.
0:41:54 > 0:41:56- 22 I've got on the net.- Oh!
0:41:56 > 0:41:58- On the net at 22.- Come on!
0:41:58 > 0:42:0125, at 25, down here at 25.
0:42:01 > 0:42:04Is that it? In the room now at 25. Anybody else?
0:42:04 > 0:42:0628? 30. 32.
0:42:06 > 0:42:08Well, blow me!
0:42:08 > 0:42:09- At 32.- Come on! One more!
0:42:09 > 0:42:12Goes, then, at £32 now. All done? At 32? Nobody else?
0:42:12 > 0:42:14Come on!
0:42:14 > 0:42:15Yes!
0:42:15 > 0:42:18Well, would you believe it?
0:42:20 > 0:42:24I think that was the most marvellous price.
0:42:24 > 0:42:28Sadly, though, no champagne for either of our experts.
0:42:28 > 0:42:32But, at the end of the auction, it's still a close call.
0:42:32 > 0:42:35Mark Stacey started today with £200 but after auction costs
0:42:35 > 0:42:38he made a loss of £45.84,
0:42:38 > 0:42:44leaving him a slimline £154.16 to carry forward to the next leg.
0:42:44 > 0:42:48Mark Hales also started with £200 and after auction fees
0:42:48 > 0:42:51he made a loss of £25.44,
0:42:51 > 0:42:55giving him a healthy £174.56 to play with.
0:42:57 > 0:43:00Well, Mark, not our finest hour, I think.
0:43:00 > 0:43:02No, no, but it could have been worse.
0:43:02 > 0:43:04It could have been a lot worse,
0:43:04 > 0:43:07so, we have got at least some money to carry forward.
0:43:07 > 0:43:10Money? Not as I remember, Mark!
0:43:12 > 0:43:16- So, onto the second leg. Put it down to bitter experience.- Yes.
0:43:16 > 0:43:19- And I'm not bitter.- Oh, really?!
0:43:19 > 0:43:21Next time on Antiques Road Trip,
0:43:21 > 0:43:25our pair of Marks hunt high and low for bargains.
0:43:25 > 0:43:28It's easier just to stay down here, frankly.
0:43:28 > 0:43:31And might have one or two lucky saves.
0:43:31 > 0:43:33Oh!
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