0:00:02 > 0:00:06It's the nation's favourite antiques experts, with £200 each, a classic car,
0:00:06 > 0:00:10- and a goal to scour Britain for antiques.- That hurts!
0:00:13 > 0:00:17The aim? To make the biggest profit at auction. But it's no mean feat.
0:00:18 > 0:00:21There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers.
0:00:21 > 0:00:23You mean lot!
0:00:23 > 0:00:27So, will it be the high road to glory, or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:27 > 0:00:29There's always another auction on.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:35 > 0:00:37This week, two auctioneers called Mark
0:00:37 > 0:00:41are battling to be crowned king of the road trip.
0:00:41 > 0:00:45Mark Hales is a West Country ceramics specialist who's relatively new to the road trip
0:00:45 > 0:00:49and keen to make his mark, as it were!
0:00:49 > 0:00:50I never panic. It's not in my nature.
0:00:50 > 0:00:54Mark Stacey, a veteran road-tripper from Brighton,
0:00:54 > 0:00:57is determined to show the whippersnapper how it's done.
0:00:57 > 0:01:01I'll have to start hunting before he finds all the bargains.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03Both Marks started the week with £200.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06After a disappointing auction in Stamford,
0:01:06 > 0:01:10where they both made losses, they really need to up their games.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13We can't have it our way every auction, can we?
0:01:13 > 0:01:18Mark Hales starts today with £174.56 to play with.
0:01:18 > 0:01:22He'll be hoping to increase that pot by the end of the show.
0:01:22 > 0:01:26Mark Stacey has £154.16 in his wallet.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29He'll need to do some canny buying.
0:01:30 > 0:01:35Today, they're hitting the road in a spiffy 1968 Triumph Spitfire.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39In it, they'll cover over 300 miles this week,
0:01:39 > 0:01:41all the way from Finedon, Northamptonshire
0:01:41 > 0:01:43to Colchester in Essex.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46Along the way, they'll pile up their bright red beauty
0:01:46 > 0:01:48through five English counties.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50Crikey!
0:01:50 > 0:01:53On today's show, they're driving about 100 miles
0:01:53 > 0:01:56from Oakham in Rutland to Downham Market in Norfolk.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59After their disappointing performance in Stamford,
0:01:59 > 0:02:01how are the boys feeling today?
0:02:01 > 0:02:05I feel quite excited because we both have less money now
0:02:05 > 0:02:07and actually, I find that more fun.
0:02:07 > 0:02:11It's more of a challenge. We have to find something today.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13That is the challenge of the Road Trip.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16What I want to try and do is buy the right items.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18That would certainly help!
0:02:18 > 0:02:22We're heading somewhere. I'm not quite sure where.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25Is it Uppingham or Oak... Oak...
0:02:25 > 0:02:27Oakham! Do pay attention, Mark.
0:02:27 > 0:02:31Rutland is the smallest of the historic English counties
0:02:31 > 0:02:36and Oakham is its bijou, yet picturesque county town.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40- A very good bit of parking, Mark. - Thank you very much.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42You can walk to the curb from there!
0:02:42 > 0:02:45Having arrived in Oakham, the boys are going their separate ways.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48Mark Hales is heading for his first shop.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51The proprietor of the shop, Tom Scott, is on hand to greet him.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54- Lovely shop.- Thank you very much. - Really nice.
0:02:54 > 0:02:58- Would it be all right if I had a good look around?- Do look around.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08Very nice items here. Unfortunately, I'm a little bit limited.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11My money's gone down, not up.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14That is a shade unfortunate, Mark. Better get bargain-hunting.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16Have I ever said that before?!
0:03:16 > 0:03:21This rather interesting rope maker's gauge. Isn't that nice?
0:03:21 > 0:03:25- It's a pretty little piece. - It is, isn't it?
0:03:25 > 0:03:30Henry Bannister and Co Ltd, Rope Works, Cowes, Isle of Wight.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32I like that. That's lovely.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36This ingenious gauge or calibre would have been used by rope makers
0:03:36 > 0:03:40to measure the girth and therefore strength of rope and cordage,
0:03:40 > 0:03:42for the purpose of safety and pricing.
0:03:43 > 0:03:48- How old is it?- 1920s or '30s? - Yeah. 1910, 1920. Is that right?
0:03:48 > 0:03:51- Yeah.- How much is it, though? - It's 25.- Is it?
0:03:52 > 0:03:55- Bit scary.- We could do something there for you.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58Right. I might as well know what the bottom line is.
0:03:58 > 0:04:02- Is it £15, something like that? - £17.50.- £17.50.- Absolute best.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06Mark's tempted by the rope maker's gauge,
0:04:06 > 0:04:09but he's going to think on it.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11Mark Stacey isn't hitting the shops quite yet.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13He's calmly saving his pennies
0:04:13 > 0:04:17and has ambled off for a visit to nearby Oakham Castle.
0:04:17 > 0:04:21Norman era Oakham is one of the finest examples
0:04:21 > 0:04:25of 12th Century domestic architecture in England.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28The Great Hall is all that remains of the Medieval castle,
0:04:28 > 0:04:31but it houses a completely unique collection
0:04:31 > 0:04:35that tells the story of its centuries-old history.
0:04:35 > 0:04:39Mark's meeting Jane Williams from Rutland County Museum.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41She's going to show him around.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44- I'm Mark.- Hello, I'm Jane. - Nice to meet you, Jane. Well...
0:04:46 > 0:04:47I wasn't expecting to see this.
0:04:47 > 0:04:52- What are all these... Are they horseshoes?- They're horseshoes.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54They're presentation horseshoes
0:04:54 > 0:04:57that have all been given to the lord of the manor.
0:04:57 > 0:05:01For centuries, every peer of the realm who visited Oakham for the first time,
0:05:01 > 0:05:04had gifted the castle a horseshoe.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09The 230 that hang in the Great Hall commemorate the visits
0:05:09 > 0:05:13of monarchs and nobility from the Wars of the Roses to the present day.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15Crikey!
0:05:15 > 0:05:19The oldest one we have at the moment is the Edward IV,
0:05:19 > 0:05:21which was given in 1470.
0:05:21 > 0:05:26- It's the large, flat one.- The one that looks actually less glitzy.
0:05:26 > 0:05:30- Yes.- Strange, isn't it? - Originally, it would have been very glitzy.- Really?- Yes.
0:05:30 > 0:05:34But how did the tradition of giving horseshoes spring up in the first place?
0:05:34 > 0:05:36A clue lies in the name of the family
0:05:36 > 0:05:41for whom the castle was built back in the 12th century - de Ferrers.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43It's a Norman French name.
0:05:43 > 0:05:48They came from Normandy with William the Conqueror,
0:05:48 > 0:05:53and their name, loosely translated, means "to clad with iron".
0:05:53 > 0:05:58- As you would shoe a horse with iron. - Of course.- So that's the connection.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02- So maybe from that, you think it developed into this horseshoe... - Quite possibly, yes.
0:06:02 > 0:06:06The original de Ferrers who came with William the Conqueror was in charge of the horse.
0:06:06 > 0:06:10- He's master of the horse. - Again, that's another...
0:06:10 > 0:06:13- So you've got another... - That's another strong link. - Equine connections.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16Mystery solved.
0:06:16 > 0:06:20And peers present horseshoes to Oakham right up to the present day.
0:06:20 > 0:06:27- And you've got others directly relating to the Royal Family, haven't you?- Yes.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29You've got the present Queen,
0:06:29 > 0:06:32Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II below 1967.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34Tell me about that one.
0:06:34 > 0:06:38It's quite special because the Queen's had a racing plate
0:06:38 > 0:06:41from her race horse, Oriel, put in the middle.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43So that was quite a nice little touch
0:06:43 > 0:06:45because we don't have many real horseshoes.
0:06:45 > 0:06:49There's one final unique thing about this collection of horseshoes
0:06:49 > 0:06:53and old eagle-eyes Mark has spotted it.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57It's strange to me, because I'm used to having the horseshoes the other way up.
0:06:57 > 0:07:01That's how we tend to hang a horseshoe in England.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05We say the other way up, you keep your luck in.
0:07:05 > 0:07:09In Rutland, the locals say that if you have it that way up,
0:07:09 > 0:07:11the Devil will build a nest inside.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15And so they always hang their horseshoes this way.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17I wonder where that came from.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20Oakham's collection is certainly unusual.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23As far as we know, and we have visitors from all around the world,
0:07:23 > 0:07:28nobody has ever told us of this tradition taking place anywhere else.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31- And in the smallest county in the United Kingdom.- That's right, yes.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34Jane, thank you so much for your time and showing me round.
0:07:34 > 0:07:38I've learnt an awful lot and I'll come back again for a longer visit some time.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41- Bye-bye.- Pleasure.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43Meanwhile, Mark Hales is still shopping.
0:07:43 > 0:07:47He's headed on to a different branch of the same shop he was in earlier.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52He's been browsing for a while
0:07:52 > 0:07:55and hasn't made a decision on his first item yet.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58I don't panic. I never panic. It's not in my nature.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03Erm... A little bit flustered though!
0:08:03 > 0:08:08I'm glad you've made that important distinction, Mark.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14I like that rocker.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16Yes. Yes, yes, yes.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23I like that.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26Dark stained, 19th century.
0:08:26 > 0:08:30It's not just a chair. You can rock the chair. It's good.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34Sit in front of the Aga in that, can't you?
0:08:34 > 0:08:36And just rock yourself to sleep on a Sunday afternoon
0:08:36 > 0:08:40with your Sunday papers and your pot of tea and perhaps later on,
0:08:40 > 0:08:44you can start thinking about crumpets and things like that.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46Yeah, that's a crumpet chair, isn't it?
0:08:46 > 0:08:50And what could be more British than a, erm...crumpet chair, Mark?
0:08:50 > 0:08:57Peter co-owns the shop with stepson, Tom. Can he cut Mark a tasty deal?
0:08:57 > 0:09:02- Do you know off the top of your head? Is it a bargain?- 45.- 45?
0:09:02 > 0:09:07Looks like Mark's going to try and shave a bit off that price.
0:09:07 > 0:09:12- 35. And I'll have a go. Country auction.- I know.- Country rocker.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15- We'll split it. 40.- £40.
0:09:15 > 0:09:19- It's got to be...- Got to be a profit in that, hasn't there?- Got to be.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22£40, mate. Well done. Thank you very much indeed. That's a lovely buy.
0:09:22 > 0:09:26You've made my day. I can relax now. In fact, watch this. Watch this.
0:09:27 > 0:09:32- Ah! You notice I didn't sit in the rocker!- Very wise!- Thank you.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35He's quite literally off his rocker!
0:09:37 > 0:09:39Let's have a look.
0:09:39 > 0:09:43Now, he's spied some more intriguing items.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46Lovely old bucket. Make a super jardiniere, wouldn't it?
0:09:48 > 0:09:52A bit sad, actually, because buckets were made to be used, weren't they?
0:09:54 > 0:09:56What else have we got here?
0:09:57 > 0:10:01Nice Victorian tools. Lovely old chisels, look.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04Boxwood handle, tool steel. You can't buy this steel any more.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07It's wonderful.
0:10:08 > 0:10:12Lovely rebate plane by Griffiths of Norwich.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14Remember the rope maker's gauge
0:10:14 > 0:10:17from the other branch of this shop he visited earlier?
0:10:17 > 0:10:19Well, he's got an idea.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22I wonder if we can put that with that. That's two tools.
0:10:22 > 0:10:26And the rope maker's instrument we saw in the shop.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30And that's a good lot for a general sale. But it's all down to price.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34- Peter, are you there? Oh, you are. - What have you found this time?
0:10:34 > 0:10:37- Well, I love tools. - They're nice, aren't they?
0:10:37 > 0:10:42So I'm thinking, bucket, the plane and the rope maker's gauge.
0:10:42 > 0:10:46- That's a good tool lot. It's an interesting lot.- Nice lot.
0:10:46 > 0:10:51The ticket price of these three items combined is £75.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53So will Peter move on the price?
0:10:53 > 0:10:57What am I thinking? I'm thinking 15. 15 is 30. A tenner.
0:10:57 > 0:11:02- 40, the three.- We're going to do the same thing, because I was going to say 50 the three.
0:11:02 > 0:11:06- So I'll meet you in the middle again.- What's that?- 45.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08- Can we throw a chisel in with a boxwood handle?- Yeah, OK.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11- A little bit of damage there. - It's got a split ferrule.
0:11:11 > 0:11:15- 45. Chuck that in as well. It's another little novelty piece.- Sure.
0:11:15 > 0:11:19Thank you, Peter. You've helped me. I appreciate it.
0:11:19 > 0:11:24What a deal? £45 for the gauge, plane, bucket and chisel.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29Let's hope Mark Stacey can do as well in his shop.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32He's travelling the 20 miles from Oakham to Grantham, Lincolnshire.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38Mark Stacey does need to get his shopping started.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40He's heading towards Notions Antiques,
0:11:40 > 0:11:43where proprietor Sharon is on hand to help.
0:11:43 > 0:11:45Lovely to meet you, Sharon.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50What's that item Mark's spotted?
0:11:51 > 0:11:53It's a little trivet.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59"Trivet, Isle of Man", it says. Oh, I see.
0:11:59 > 0:12:03I saw, when I first looked at it, the English rose,
0:12:03 > 0:12:06the Irish clover and the thistles.
0:12:06 > 0:12:10But if you look in the centre, it's got the Isle of Man legs.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13But I think the Isle of Man connection is quite nice, actually.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16It would be, if you were anywhere near the Isle of Man!
0:12:17 > 0:12:20And it's only got £14 on it.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24So if I could get that for a fiver, or something.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27I might ask Sharon about that, actually.
0:12:27 > 0:12:31What can she say but, "Get out of my shop!"
0:12:31 > 0:12:32That's the spirit.
0:12:32 > 0:12:36On the way downstairs to see Sharon, Mark's stumbled upon something else.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43Can you guess what it is? I felt like Rolf Harris then!
0:12:43 > 0:12:45Can you guess what it is yet?!
0:12:45 > 0:12:48It's actually a conservatory seat.
0:12:48 > 0:12:53- Sharon, there's no price on the little blue and white conservatory seat.- No.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00- What about £30?- Oh, gosh, no. - Has that frightened you?
0:13:00 > 0:13:02I just love window seats and I love blue and white.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05I think that's a bit nicer than some you see, isn't it?
0:13:05 > 0:13:09I like the little handles and you've got the bit on the side.
0:13:09 > 0:13:13And I just love the delicate birds. Now, those, do you know... Oh!
0:13:14 > 0:13:16What a good catch!
0:13:16 > 0:13:19My goodness! Well caught!
0:13:19 > 0:13:21I need a round of applause. I caught it!
0:13:21 > 0:13:24Let's see that in action replay.
0:13:24 > 0:13:29Look! Reactions like coiled steel spring! Look!
0:13:29 > 0:13:31Gosh! I'm just going to put you there for a minute.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34I tell you what, I would never have done that in football or rugby.
0:13:34 > 0:13:38Anyway, enough daring heroics. You're here to find some items, remember?
0:13:42 > 0:13:44What's that you've got, Mark?
0:13:45 > 0:13:48This is a Victorian milkmaid's yoke.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50Now, that's more interesting, isn't it,
0:13:50 > 0:13:54because I presume if you were a Victorian milkmaid...
0:13:54 > 0:13:56Which you're not.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58..it's the sort of thing
0:13:58 > 0:14:02you would have put over your shoulder, like that,
0:14:02 > 0:14:06and I presume they must have held it somehow
0:14:06 > 0:14:11and then, of course, you'd have your pails of milk, going along.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13That's got the sort of rustic charm about it, doesn't it?
0:14:13 > 0:14:17I think you'd better get upstairs and start charming Sharon.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20So, Mark's trying to do a deal on the three items he likes.
0:14:20 > 0:14:24The total ticket price for them is £76.
0:14:24 > 0:14:28What's Sharon's rock-bottom price though?
0:14:28 > 0:14:33- What about £55 then, for the three lots?- Oh, it's tempting, isn't it?
0:14:34 > 0:14:36Could we go to £50?
0:14:36 > 0:14:40- I don't think so. 52.- Oh!
0:14:40 > 0:14:42£52.
0:14:42 > 0:14:46Can't we do 50? Am I being really awful?
0:14:47 > 0:14:50- Yes.- I am being awful?! - No, go on, I'll do 50.- Thank you.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53Ah, friends again,
0:14:53 > 0:14:57and Mark's bargaining's got him £26 off the list price.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00Mark Hales is back on the road
0:15:00 > 0:15:03and heading south to Uppingham in Rutland.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10It would help if I knew the way, wouldn't it?!
0:15:10 > 0:15:12As Mark will eventually find,
0:15:12 > 0:15:15Uppingham is a scenic antique-hunter's paradise
0:15:15 > 0:15:19as well as home to Uppingham Public School,
0:15:19 > 0:15:22alma mater to national treasure, Stephen Fry.
0:15:22 > 0:15:23That's quite interesting.
0:15:23 > 0:15:28He's on his way to the marvellous Junk And Disorderly.
0:15:28 > 0:15:33Let's hope owner Peter can help him make some sober choices.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35- Good afternoon. I'm Mark. - I'm Peter.- How do you do?
0:15:35 > 0:15:38- Would it be all right if I had a browse?- Absolutely.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41- There are more bits upstairs. - I noticed the staircase.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44- You're welcome to wander around. - Thank you so much.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48And it's not long until he's spotted something.
0:15:48 > 0:15:52You've got a Pelham Puppet. They're great fun, aren't they?
0:15:52 > 0:15:55British-made Pelham Puppets have been delighting children
0:15:55 > 0:15:58and collectors alike since the 1940s.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01The rarer styles of puppet are highly sought-after
0:16:01 > 0:16:03and can attract significant sums.
0:16:03 > 0:16:08The one Mark has happened upon there is a skeleton.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11It's in its original box. I wonder if it's...
0:16:12 > 0:16:15The age-old question - within my budget?
0:16:15 > 0:16:20How much is it, Peter? I've only just started looking, but what do you think?
0:16:21 > 0:16:24The ticket price on it is 59.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27It's the sort of thing I'd want to buy for £25.
0:16:27 > 0:16:29And then, you know, I've got a good chance,
0:16:29 > 0:16:32I've got a fighting profit there, haven't I?
0:16:32 > 0:16:36- Right. I can't come down as far as 25.- That's fair enough.
0:16:36 > 0:16:40What's your bottom line you know in your head? What's your bottom line?
0:16:40 > 0:16:44- 35, I can do for you.- 35. Tempting. I like that.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46I'm going to give that some thought.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53Now, it looks like ceramics expert Mark
0:16:53 > 0:16:56has finally found some pottery he likes.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01Isn't that pretty? 1860s, copper lustre. It's in good condition.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04Nice little sparrow-beak jug.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08A nice little pedestal bowl to go with it.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10They're in good order. No cracks or chips.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15£4.50 and £5.50.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18That's a nice little lot. A useful lot.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21I think we'll go and ask Peter how much these can be.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24The jug and bowl combined come to £10.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27- Peter.- Hello.- I found these upstairs.
0:17:27 > 0:17:31- Aren't they lovely?- Yes. Very nice. A bit of lustreware.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34- That's 4.50 and that's 5.50.- OK.
0:17:34 > 0:17:38If you're thinking about your Pelham Puppet and these,
0:17:38 > 0:17:43if we said £40 for the pair, so you're talking £5 for these two.
0:17:43 > 0:17:47- Wow! You can't say fairer than that. That's lovely.- Excellent.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50- That will do. Thank you, Peter. - Thank you very much indeed. - That's wonderful.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53So another great deal.
0:17:53 > 0:17:58£25 off the combined ticket price of the jug, bowl and Pelham Puppet.
0:17:58 > 0:17:59Thank you, Peter, indeed!
0:18:01 > 0:18:07And with that, it's the end of hectic day one. Night-night.
0:18:10 > 0:18:15Rise and shine. It's a start to another day on the road trip.
0:18:15 > 0:18:19- Off we go again.- So far, Mark Hales has spent £125 on four lots.
0:18:19 > 0:18:25The job lot of tools, the rocking chair, the Pelham Puppet and the copper lustre bowl and jug.
0:18:25 > 0:18:30He has only got £49.56 left to spend today.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35Mark Stacey has spent £60 on three lots.
0:18:35 > 0:18:39The blue and white garden seat, the dairymaid's yoke
0:18:39 > 0:18:41and the Isle of Man trivet.
0:18:41 > 0:18:48He has £94.16 still clinking in his coffers.
0:18:48 > 0:18:49You do so love to shop, don't you?
0:18:49 > 0:18:53I do like to shop and I'm going to use every available minute.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56They're champing at the bit.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58But Mark Hales isn't shop-bound quite yet.
0:18:58 > 0:19:02First, he's paying a visit to Burghley House near Stamford.
0:19:02 > 0:19:03How grand's that?
0:19:06 > 0:19:09I'm going to drop you off. I think you're going to have fun today.
0:19:09 > 0:19:13- I'm looking forward to this.- Have a lovely day.- Thank you, and you.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16- And be very lucky today. - Oh, I think so. Bye.- Bye.
0:19:16 > 0:19:22Burghley is one of the best surviving Elizabethan stately homes in the country.
0:19:22 > 0:19:26It was built for William Cecil, Lord High Treasurer to Elizabeth I.
0:19:26 > 0:19:30Mark's here's to meet Jon Culverhouse, Burghley's curator.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35- Hello, you must be Jon.- Mark. Good morning. I am. Nice to meet you.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38Magnificent. I've never been to Burghley House. Who's this?
0:19:38 > 0:19:41- This is Toffee. - Toffee.- My assistant.
0:19:41 > 0:19:45- Come this way and we'll go in.- Thank you very much. I'm very excited.
0:19:46 > 0:19:51Burghley is the ancestral seat of the Marquises of Exeter.
0:19:51 > 0:19:55The family have presided over this estate, with its historic facade
0:19:55 > 0:19:58and stunning interior murals, for over 400 years.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01It's one of the grandest houses in the country,
0:20:01 > 0:20:04but it's not the house that Mark's here to see.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06A special exhibition inside
0:20:06 > 0:20:08commemorates the life of the sixth marquis.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11Burghley House was his home and special achievements
0:20:11 > 0:20:14are particularly relevant in 2012.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19This year, an Olympic year, it's an exhibition
0:20:19 > 0:20:24of the Sixth Marquis of Exeter, his Olympic career and his life.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27He was a gold medallist in the 1928 Olympics.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30The Sixth Marquis was an athletics all-rounder
0:20:30 > 0:20:34who competed in both hurdles and relay at an Olympic level.
0:20:34 > 0:20:39This spectacular footage shows him competing at the 1928 Games.
0:20:39 > 0:20:44The character of Lord Andrew Lindsay in the film Chariots Of Fire
0:20:44 > 0:20:46was partly based on him.
0:20:46 > 0:20:52His triumph is represented over here. We have his gold medal.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55An Olympic gold medal and an Olympic silver medal.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58The gold medal at Amsterdam in 1928 for the hurdles
0:20:58 > 0:21:01and a silver medal in Los Angeles in '32
0:21:01 > 0:21:03as part of the British relay team.
0:21:03 > 0:21:08Ah, the relay teams. Now, am I allowed to touch these medals?
0:21:08 > 0:21:09Please do.
0:21:09 > 0:21:11Jon, this is surreal!
0:21:11 > 0:21:15I mean, this is an Olympic gold medal and I'm holding it!
0:21:15 > 0:21:17I mean, that is absolutely wonderful.
0:21:19 > 0:21:23Because you have the gold, I'm not as awed by the silver!
0:21:23 > 0:21:27The silver represented a huge triumph as well,
0:21:27 > 0:21:30because this was for the relay in Los Angeles.
0:21:30 > 0:21:34Lord Burghley's time was quite remarkable. It was...
0:21:34 > 0:21:37He was a great factor in the team winning silver.
0:21:37 > 0:21:42Lord Exeter was involved in the British athletics world for the rest of his life,
0:21:42 > 0:21:46becoming a greatly admired champion of the sport.
0:21:46 > 0:21:50He went on to organise the 1948 Games in London.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53After he retired from competition,
0:21:53 > 0:21:58he became an ambassador for sport and Olympism all over the world.
0:21:58 > 0:22:02It was his enthusiasm that put on the '48 Games in London.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04So he really pushed it through.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06Against all odds, in war-torn London
0:22:06 > 0:22:09and when everybody else thought it couldn't possibly happen.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12And with the Games back in London in 2012,
0:22:12 > 0:22:17it's even more important we remember Lord Exeter's pioneering work.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20- Thank you so much.- You're very welcome.- It's been fascinating.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22Good. Good to show you round.
0:22:22 > 0:22:26Meanwhile, Mark Stacey is doing the mile into Stamford in record time
0:22:26 > 0:22:29for his first shop of the day.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32So pretty. I think it's a charming town.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34It's got everything you could ask for.
0:22:34 > 0:22:36Indeed!
0:22:36 > 0:22:38First shop is Stuart Porter Antiques,
0:22:38 > 0:22:42with delightful young Sophie here to assist.
0:22:42 > 0:22:46What will catch keen-eyed Mark's attention this morning?
0:22:48 > 0:22:51I've found this really funny bottle. What do you think of that?
0:22:51 > 0:22:57The glass is embossed with these chimpanzees or monkeys.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00Five quid.
0:23:00 > 0:23:02I mean, it's a bottle with two monkeys on it, at the end of the day.
0:23:02 > 0:23:06Are you quite sure about that, Mark?
0:23:06 > 0:23:10No, it's two monkeys. There's one there and there's one there.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12Oh, Lordy!
0:23:12 > 0:23:16No, look, it's one, there. Oh, it's only one monkey.
0:23:16 > 0:23:20- Huh! You monkey. - Oh, he's got very long arms and legs. - Don't we all?
0:23:20 > 0:23:24Oh, that's very confusing. OK, there's one monkey, actually.
0:23:24 > 0:23:29- And what can you lose on a fiver? - Well, you could lose a fiver.
0:23:29 > 0:23:31But don't let that stop you.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34- Cash all right?- Yeah, cash is fine.
0:23:34 > 0:23:40Once Mark pays the ticket price, monkey bottle purchased, and he's off to the next shop.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42Mark Stacey is back in the car
0:23:42 > 0:23:45and driving to Market Deeping, Lincolnshire.
0:23:45 > 0:23:50The Deepings are a group of villages bordering the River Welland.
0:23:50 > 0:23:54The largest, Market Deeping, is known for its historic stone buildings.
0:23:54 > 0:23:59In the local antiques centre, he is meeting dealer, Ken Slater.
0:23:59 > 0:24:03- Have you got plenty of money with you?- Absolutely not.- Oh!
0:24:03 > 0:24:08Not quite true actually, Mark. You've got £100 left.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11You're not planning to plead poverty to Ken later, are you?
0:24:12 > 0:24:17Oh, now, what's this? It looks like an old...well bucket.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21Mind you, how old, I don't know.
0:24:21 > 0:24:24But that could be a lucky wishing-well thing for me, you see.
0:24:24 > 0:24:29I could put that down the well and come up with barrels of profit.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32On the other hand, I could sink without trace.
0:24:32 > 0:24:37Mark's thinking it might make a rustic job lot with his milkmaid's yoke.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40I didn't look at the price.
0:24:42 > 0:24:46No good news on the ticket, I take it, Mr Stacey?
0:24:46 > 0:24:49The well bucket is marked at £32.50.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52Let's see if Mark can wish that price down to size.
0:24:52 > 0:24:54Ken?
0:24:54 > 0:24:59- Now...this is yours, isn't it? - It is.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02- You're going to hate me. - Oh, yes, here we go.
0:25:02 > 0:25:08Can I just tell you now, you've got every right to say no and "could you leave the shop?"
0:25:08 > 0:25:13At this rate you will be thrown out of every shop in England, Mark.
0:25:13 > 0:25:17- I'm going to have to try to get it for about a tenner. - No, ease it up, £12.50?
0:25:17 > 0:25:20Kenneth, honestly, you are a charming man and I really do want to,
0:25:20 > 0:25:24but I just have to be ruthless with myself.
0:25:24 > 0:25:30I want to spend money but I'm so terrified of this auction.
0:25:30 > 0:25:34- I know people are going to hate me for doing this.- OK.- Are you sure?
0:25:34 > 0:25:37- I'll do it for 10.- Are you sure? You're happy about that?
0:25:37 > 0:25:42- Yeah, yeah.- Promise me.- Yeah. Yeah. - Thank you very much, Ken.
0:25:42 > 0:25:45Another cunning job lot assembled thanks to
0:25:45 > 0:25:49Mr Stacey's barefaced cheek. Or is it cheeks?
0:25:49 > 0:25:53Now, it's time for Mark Hales to get a last chance to shop.
0:25:53 > 0:25:57He's travelling towards Long Sutton, a pretty Lincolnshire village.
0:25:57 > 0:26:02Local church St Mary's boasts a spire from the 13th century.
0:26:02 > 0:26:06It's unlikely that Mark will find anything quite that old
0:26:06 > 0:26:09in Long Sutton Antiques And Crafts Centre.
0:26:09 > 0:26:11But he's chipper nevertheless.
0:26:11 > 0:26:15I've got £49 left. That's not a lot of money.
0:26:15 > 0:26:21But...we can find something, can't we, for £49, in a place like this?
0:26:21 > 0:26:23I should hope so.
0:26:27 > 0:26:31- Mm, Mark's made a friend. - Go on then. Go on then!
0:26:31 > 0:26:35I'm not sure he'll carry you over the finishing line though, Mark.
0:26:37 > 0:26:38Ah!
0:26:40 > 0:26:42What the heck?!
0:26:45 > 0:26:49- I think it's easier just to stay down here, frankly.- Grovel!
0:26:49 > 0:26:54I think the stresses of this trip are taking their toll, old chap.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56Ah, here's something.
0:26:58 > 0:27:04What a lovely pietre dure Italian marble plaque.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07It would have come out of...
0:27:07 > 0:27:10It would have been inset into a bit of furniture.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13Top of a box, anything you wanted to do. Isn't that lovely quality?
0:27:13 > 0:27:16All the polished hard stones. Pietre dure.
0:27:16 > 0:27:18Now, I'm not quite sure what that means.
0:27:18 > 0:27:22But I know a man who will know what it means.
0:27:22 > 0:27:24Indeed you do, Mark.
0:27:24 > 0:27:29Pietre dure, roughly translated, means hard stones.
0:27:29 > 0:27:32It's the name given to the technique of creating images
0:27:32 > 0:27:35from the inlay of highly-polished hard stones.
0:27:35 > 0:27:37You're welcome!
0:27:37 > 0:27:41Ah, look who's arrived - the opposition.
0:27:43 > 0:27:47Well, I'd better get my skates on, I think, because Mark is already here.
0:27:47 > 0:27:50So I'll have to start hunting before he finds all the bargains.
0:27:50 > 0:27:52Indeed. It's nearly the end of the day,
0:27:52 > 0:27:55so Mark Stacey doesn't have much time to buy.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02Careful with that, Mark!
0:28:07 > 0:28:11Well, that's quite fun, isn't it? A moulded glass bottle.
0:28:13 > 0:28:171960s, apparently. £9.50.
0:28:19 > 0:28:22Would that go with my wine bottle, I wonder?
0:28:22 > 0:28:25It's quite an interesting shape.
0:28:25 > 0:28:28It might do if I can get it for a better price.
0:28:28 > 0:28:31Meanwhile, upstairs, Mark Hales is hoping for to secure
0:28:31 > 0:28:34the pietre dure for a gem of a deal from shop owner Jimmy.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37The ticket price is £88.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40A good price, that. But I mean, I'm telling you the truth, I've got £49.
0:28:40 > 0:28:43Will it buy? Did you buy it well? Will it buy or not?
0:28:43 > 0:28:46It'll buy. It'll buy, yeah. It's a nice quality thing
0:28:46 > 0:28:49- and I think you'll do well with it. - Yeah. I think I'd better buy then.
0:28:49 > 0:28:50- Thank you, Jimmy.- You're welcome.
0:28:50 > 0:28:53It's really nice. You've got me out of a bit of a pickle.
0:28:53 > 0:28:55You've helped me along. Thank you.
0:28:55 > 0:28:59And with that, Mark Hales has spent all but 56p of his budget.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02Good work! Mark Stacey is still downstairs
0:29:02 > 0:29:05and he's spotted yet more glass.
0:29:05 > 0:29:08I quite like this. There's no price on it.
0:29:08 > 0:29:12It's Mdina Glass from the island of Malta.
0:29:12 > 0:29:14It's just a little sculptural figure -
0:29:14 > 0:29:16probably of a seahorse,
0:29:16 > 0:29:18if you look at the head.
0:29:18 > 0:29:19And it's nicely done.
0:29:19 > 0:29:23It's signed on the base, Mdina. There's no price on it.
0:29:23 > 0:29:26But, you know, if that was not very much,
0:29:26 > 0:29:31again, like a fiver or something, maybe I could put it with the monkey.
0:29:31 > 0:29:34So we'd have a monkey and a seahorse. I'm sure there's a play there!
0:29:34 > 0:29:38The monkey played with the seahorse or vice versa.
0:29:38 > 0:29:41Yeah(!) Vice versa, yeah(!)
0:29:41 > 0:29:44Makes perfect sense now, I think(!)
0:29:44 > 0:29:47Anyway, can Mark get a deal?
0:29:47 > 0:29:50- A tenner.- How much?- A tenner?
0:29:50 > 0:29:51How much?
0:29:51 > 0:29:55Ten pounds for a seahorse who can't swim?!
0:29:55 > 0:29:59Can dealer David do any better than that for the tenacious Mr Stacey?
0:29:59 > 0:30:04- Seven pounds.- Oh! Can I think about it? Can I put it back in my pocket?
0:30:04 > 0:30:07Hmm, don't forget that's there, will you, Mark?
0:30:07 > 0:30:10Can he add another item to the deal, maybe?
0:30:10 > 0:30:14I'm thinking of putting it with my monkey bottle.
0:30:14 > 0:30:18- The seahorse and that strange-looking monstrosity there.- OK.
0:30:18 > 0:30:22And he's got £9.50 on that. So that's quite cheap already, I know, but...
0:30:22 > 0:30:26But of course, you know what I want to pay for it, don't you?
0:30:26 > 0:30:28About half that.
0:30:28 > 0:30:31Can we do them for a fiver each?
0:30:31 > 0:30:35- Thank you very much. - So, Mark buys the pocketed seahorse
0:30:35 > 0:30:37and the blue glass bottle for a fiver each. Deal!
0:30:37 > 0:30:43The shop's about to close. And Mark still has £79.16 left in his wallet.
0:30:43 > 0:30:46He's right up to the wire.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49But now dealer Jimmy has something which intrigues him.
0:30:49 > 0:30:53- Oh, it's one of those...- One of them. - Gosh!- You see plenty of them.- You do.
0:30:53 > 0:30:56But you do not see them with a card table and a pattern as well.
0:30:56 > 0:30:58No, you don't.
0:30:58 > 0:31:01- Good Lord!- That could be the bit for you, and that can be cheap.
0:31:01 > 0:31:04How much is cheap? It has to be really cheap.
0:31:04 > 0:31:08- Let's see what price we've got. - I don't want to look. I can't look!
0:31:08 > 0:31:11I'm allergic!
0:31:11 > 0:31:13Gosh!
0:31:13 > 0:31:18It's a foldaway card table, patterned in an Islamic style.
0:31:19 > 0:31:23- But seriously, what is the one-time offer you can do on it?- 55.
0:31:23 > 0:31:26Ah! Actually, that's very tempting.
0:31:26 > 0:31:29Can I be very cheeky?
0:31:29 > 0:31:32You? Mark? Cheeky? Huh, never(!)
0:31:32 > 0:31:36Cos I like even numbers. Could we do 40?
0:31:36 > 0:31:38You're an angel.
0:31:38 > 0:31:42Angel?! Mark's bargained Jimmy down to £40.
0:31:42 > 0:31:46- At the last possible second, Mark makes a big buy. Phew! - Thank you so much.
0:31:46 > 0:31:48They've now decamped nearby
0:31:48 > 0:31:51to reveal their purchases to each other,
0:31:51 > 0:31:55but what will the sparring twosome make of each other's buys?
0:31:55 > 0:31:57May I say, I'm most impressed.
0:31:57 > 0:32:00I think you've been very brave.
0:32:00 > 0:32:04- Well, we've got an Indian table. - No, we haven't got an Indian table.
0:32:04 > 0:32:08- Is it not Indian?- It is Islamic. You think that's a really boring table.
0:32:08 > 0:32:12- Shall I tell you something else about it you won't have known?- Do.
0:32:12 > 0:32:16It's actually not just an Islamic table,
0:32:16 > 0:32:18it's a card table.
0:32:18 > 0:32:20I think that makes it rather unique.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23I think it makes it considerably more interesting
0:32:23 > 0:32:26and may I ask, what did it cost? £40?
0:32:26 > 0:32:28Bang on the money, Mark.
0:32:28 > 0:32:30Yes, exactly right. £40.
0:32:30 > 0:32:34Yes. Well, I like that. I like that a lot.
0:32:34 > 0:32:35I must say, I do rather like the trivet.
0:32:35 > 0:32:40I was attracted to the nice turned stem and the casting.
0:32:40 > 0:32:42I think it's rather fun.
0:32:42 > 0:32:46- I thought for 20 quid... - You can't go far wrong, surely?
0:32:46 > 0:32:49More cautious optimism from Mr Hales - maybe.
0:32:49 > 0:32:53- And I've got a bit of porcelain. - Now, I'm very impressed.
0:32:53 > 0:32:56We have a lot of blue Prunus over there,
0:32:56 > 0:32:57circa 1920 or later.
0:32:57 > 0:33:00And I like it, it's big, it's decorative. How much was it?
0:33:00 > 0:33:04- 20 quid.- Can't go far wrong, can you?
0:33:04 > 0:33:05Shall I reveal mine?
0:33:05 > 0:33:06Do.
0:33:06 > 0:33:08Are you ready?
0:33:08 > 0:33:10Whoo, here we go.
0:33:10 > 0:33:12Mark, I can't believe this.
0:33:12 > 0:33:14- Wow!- And...
0:33:14 > 0:33:15There we are.
0:33:15 > 0:33:17Right, what do you think?
0:33:17 > 0:33:19How many lots have you got there?
0:33:19 > 0:33:23Quite. You've amassed a pile of items, Mr Hales.
0:33:23 > 0:33:24Let me explain.
0:33:24 > 0:33:28A super Norwich-maker plane.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30- That's good.- And a bucket.
0:33:30 > 0:33:34A most unusual Isle of Wight, Cowes rope maker's instrument
0:33:34 > 0:33:36and a boxwood handle.
0:33:36 > 0:33:37I think that's fabulous.
0:33:37 > 0:33:42- What did that one lot cost you?- That cost £45.- I think that's a winner.
0:33:42 > 0:33:44My, we are generous today!
0:33:44 > 0:33:47Then, we have a rather nice Pelham Puppet.
0:33:47 > 0:33:50I mean, Pelham Puppets are popular, aren't they?
0:33:50 > 0:33:52Personally, I've never seen the Skeleton
0:33:52 > 0:33:54and I don't know whether it's a rare model or not,
0:33:54 > 0:33:56- but the sheer size... - I think it's great.
0:33:56 > 0:33:58- Good fun, that.- Great fun.
0:33:58 > 0:34:00- And in its original box?- Yes.
0:34:00 > 0:34:02And the price?
0:34:02 > 0:34:06It was £35, which I think is enough money, but I think there's room.
0:34:06 > 0:34:08For your pietre dure panel.
0:34:08 > 0:34:12- Thank goodness you said that, I'm very relieved.- I like it a lot.
0:34:12 > 0:34:14It is a little bit of quality.
0:34:14 > 0:34:16I'm impressed with you having a stab.
0:34:16 > 0:34:19- Did it cost you a lot of money? - No, I don't think it did.
0:34:19 > 0:34:23It cost me the remaining money I had on my person, which was £49.
0:34:23 > 0:34:25I don't think that's a lot.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28Mark, I'm very impressed with your items.
0:34:28 > 0:34:29Have you spent all your cash?
0:34:29 > 0:34:32I literally have pennies left. Pennies.
0:34:32 > 0:34:36You've done very well, well done. I look forward to the auction.
0:34:36 > 0:34:38Thank you, and I love your items too.
0:34:38 > 0:34:41All terribly sportsmanlike, chaps.
0:34:41 > 0:34:46But when the opposition's back is turned, what do they really think?
0:34:46 > 0:34:49I think Mark might be a little bit unlucky.
0:34:49 > 0:34:52He certainly hasn't been as brave as I've been.
0:34:52 > 0:34:54He's got money left over, over £30.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57I really did expect him to spend every penny.
0:34:57 > 0:35:02I really do think that my quality has been a lot higher.
0:35:02 > 0:35:03Well, well.
0:35:03 > 0:35:06I do like to be honest about these things.
0:35:06 > 0:35:08It is a game, it is a competition,
0:35:08 > 0:35:11- but I don't believe in blustering for the sake of it.- Mmm.
0:35:11 > 0:35:14The winner of this challenge is going to be difficult to call.
0:35:14 > 0:35:16I suspect Mark will do it,
0:35:16 > 0:35:19because I think the tools and things are interesting.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22Today the boys have travelled over 100 miles
0:35:22 > 0:35:24from Oakham in Rutland
0:35:24 > 0:35:26to Downham Market in Norfolk.
0:35:26 > 0:35:29Known as the gateway to the Fens,
0:35:29 > 0:35:34Downham Market was noted during the mediaeval period for its horse fair.
0:35:34 > 0:35:36Well done, we're here, Mark.
0:35:36 > 0:35:38Lovely sunny day.
0:35:38 > 0:35:39Barry L Hawkins Auctioneers
0:35:39 > 0:35:43are a long-established Downham Market saleroom.
0:35:43 > 0:35:46Barry himself will be presiding over today's sale,
0:35:46 > 0:35:48but before he takes the floor,
0:35:48 > 0:35:51what does he think about the lots our two Marks have assembled?
0:35:52 > 0:35:54Some of them are very saleable,
0:35:54 > 0:35:57but there's one or two that I think we might have difficulty in selling.
0:35:57 > 0:36:01The rocking chair is made up of all types of pieces of wood
0:36:01 > 0:36:05and maybe parts of it are Georgian, but some of it is not.
0:36:05 > 0:36:09My favourite item perhaps is the well bucket
0:36:09 > 0:36:12together with the measuring tools.
0:36:12 > 0:36:15The card table, I've never seen one like it before in my life.
0:36:15 > 0:36:18The thing is to make sure people turn it over
0:36:18 > 0:36:20and see what is on the other side.
0:36:20 > 0:36:24It's an interesting item, I've never seen anything like it.
0:36:24 > 0:36:29Mark Hales started today with £174.56
0:36:29 > 0:36:32and has spent all but 56p on five lots.
0:36:33 > 0:36:36Mark Stacey began this leg with £154.16
0:36:36 > 0:36:40and has assembled five lots at a cost of £115.
0:36:40 > 0:36:44It's pistols at dawn! Let battle commence.
0:36:46 > 0:36:50Auctioneer Barry has a background in fast-paced livestock sales,
0:36:50 > 0:36:52so try to keep up.
0:36:52 > 0:36:56First up is Mark Stacey's ceramic garden seat.
0:36:56 > 0:36:5936 on the book, 38,
0:36:59 > 0:37:0140, 42,
0:37:01 > 0:37:0445, 50,
0:37:04 > 0:37:0660.
0:37:06 > 0:37:0860 on the book.
0:37:08 > 0:37:1262, 65 against you there.
0:37:12 > 0:37:14The book has it at 65.
0:37:14 > 0:37:17Are you done with it? Quickly at 65.
0:37:17 > 0:37:21What a start! A stonking profit to Mr Stacey.
0:37:23 > 0:37:25- That's a surprise.- Well done.
0:37:25 > 0:37:28- £65.- It's a fabulous price.
0:37:28 > 0:37:31Next, the unusual Islamic card table.
0:37:33 > 0:37:3415 I've got on the book. 18, 20.
0:37:34 > 0:37:3925, 30, 35, 40, the book has it at 40.
0:37:39 > 0:37:41Come on.
0:37:41 > 0:37:45At £40 on the book. Are you done with it quickly? At £40.
0:37:45 > 0:37:48A-ha! It hasn't set the saleroom alight.
0:37:48 > 0:37:50Well, it could have been worse, I suppose.
0:37:50 > 0:37:53Mark Hales' first lot now.
0:37:53 > 0:37:5520, 22.
0:37:55 > 0:37:5820 will start it.
0:37:58 > 0:38:0028, 30. On the book, 35.
0:38:00 > 0:38:0240, 45.
0:38:02 > 0:38:03The book has it at 45.
0:38:03 > 0:38:06- 50, try one more.- Small profit?
0:38:06 > 0:38:1052. Are you done with it? Quickly at 52.
0:38:10 > 0:38:14A small profit indeed, but a profit nevertheless.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17- He worked hard for that. - It's a £12 profit.
0:38:17 > 0:38:20- After commission it's a small profit.- A profit is a profit.
0:38:20 > 0:38:24Another lot for Mark Hales.
0:38:24 > 0:38:26I'm going to start at a tenner.
0:38:26 > 0:38:29Ten, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22.
0:38:29 > 0:38:31Oh, no. They're just stopping.
0:38:31 > 0:38:3328 on the book.
0:38:33 > 0:38:36Are you done with it? Quickly at 28.
0:38:36 > 0:38:39A disappointing loss.
0:38:39 > 0:38:41- It's not much of a loss.- No.
0:38:41 > 0:38:45Indeed, but it means Mr Hales is trailing behind his rival.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48One of Mark Stacey's now.
0:38:48 > 0:38:50I've got two bids on the books, so away we come.
0:38:50 > 0:38:53I'm going to start six on the book.
0:38:53 > 0:38:55Six, eight, ten,
0:38:55 > 0:38:5712, 14.
0:38:57 > 0:38:59I'm going 20, 22,
0:38:59 > 0:39:02inside of 22. No?
0:39:02 > 0:39:0622 the bid is, 22. 22 all done, quickly at 22.
0:39:06 > 0:39:09Another £12 profit for Mr Stacey.
0:39:09 > 0:39:11He's still in the lead.
0:39:11 > 0:39:1322 quid, that's up 12.
0:39:13 > 0:39:17Even after commission there's a little bit of profit left over.
0:39:17 > 0:39:20And now Mark Hales' job lot of tools.
0:39:20 > 0:39:23It was auctioneer Barry's pick of their lots,
0:39:23 > 0:39:26but will it grab the punters' attention?
0:39:26 > 0:39:27At 15, 18, 20.
0:39:27 > 0:39:31Have a look at this, 25.
0:39:31 > 0:39:3430, 35, 40.
0:39:34 > 0:39:36The book has it at 40.
0:39:36 > 0:39:39Come on. It's got to be more than that.
0:39:39 > 0:39:41At 45.
0:39:41 > 0:39:45Are you done with it? Quickly at £45.
0:39:45 > 0:39:47Oh, dear.
0:39:47 > 0:39:50- It's bearable.- It is bearable.
0:39:50 > 0:39:54Next up, Mark Stacey's rustic pairing.
0:39:54 > 0:39:57Two together, very interesting bits and pieces.
0:39:57 > 0:39:59£30, £40. A tenner?
0:39:59 > 0:40:04A fiver? 5, 8, 10, 12, 15, 18, 20,
0:40:04 > 0:40:0622, 25, 28,
0:40:06 > 0:40:0930, 32, 35.
0:40:09 > 0:40:13At 38. All done very quickly at 38.
0:40:13 > 0:40:17It hasn't exactly captured the saleroom.
0:40:17 > 0:40:19- Oh, that's very disappointing.- Yes.
0:40:19 > 0:40:23- It really is.- It is disappointing, but you didn't make a loss.
0:40:23 > 0:40:26A quick change of room and another chance for Mr Hales.
0:40:26 > 0:40:29Unusual bits and pieces. 30, £40.
0:40:29 > 0:40:31A tenner will do.
0:40:31 > 0:40:3410 I got, seated there, 12, 15,
0:40:34 > 0:40:3818, 20, 22,
0:40:38 > 0:40:4025 seated in the middle.
0:40:40 > 0:40:43- It's pretty good.- Good price.
0:40:43 > 0:40:44Quickly at 25.
0:40:44 > 0:40:47This puts him back in the game,
0:40:47 > 0:40:49but the lead is still with the other side.
0:40:49 > 0:40:51You must be pleased with that.
0:40:51 > 0:40:55I am. £20 profit. That's a good price for that.
0:40:55 > 0:41:01Next up, Mark Stacey's monkey bottle, seahorse and 1960s glass.
0:41:01 > 0:41:03£20? A tenner?
0:41:03 > 0:41:05Come on.
0:41:05 > 0:41:07A fiver, somebody, quickly.
0:41:07 > 0:41:095, 6.
0:41:09 > 0:41:128, 10, 12, 15,
0:41:12 > 0:41:1618, 20, 22, 25,
0:41:16 > 0:41:2025, 28, the book has it at 28.
0:41:20 > 0:41:2230, I'm bid 32, at 32,
0:41:22 > 0:41:25the book has it that 32. Are you done with it quickly?
0:41:25 > 0:41:27At 32.
0:41:27 > 0:41:31The glassware menagerie has done him proud.
0:41:31 > 0:41:35I think I'm all right with that, actually. £17 profit.
0:41:35 > 0:41:38- Fantastic. - I'm quite happy with that.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41Finally, it's Mark Hales' pietre dure plaque.
0:41:41 > 0:41:47It's his last chance to steal the lead from the opposition.
0:41:47 > 0:41:50I'm going to start 40.
0:41:50 > 0:41:53On the book at 40, 45, 50, 55,
0:41:53 > 0:41:55- 60, 65.- More, more.
0:41:55 > 0:41:5880, 90.
0:41:58 > 0:42:00At £90.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03I'm nearly happy, that's better.
0:42:03 > 0:42:06At 110, against you there. Quickly at 110.
0:42:06 > 0:42:12On the very last lot, a stunning sale for Mr Hales.
0:42:12 > 0:42:14Yes. Yes.
0:42:14 > 0:42:16I'll have what he's having.
0:42:16 > 0:42:22A nail-biting finish brings Mark Hales the standout sale of the day.
0:42:23 > 0:42:27At the end of the auction, Mark Stacey made the most profit.
0:42:27 > 0:42:30He began this leg with £154.16.
0:42:32 > 0:42:35He then made a very nice profit of £46.54
0:42:35 > 0:42:39and starts the next leg with £200.70.
0:42:39 > 0:42:43However, it's not quite enough to catch Mark Hales,
0:42:43 > 0:42:45who now has the most in his wallet.
0:42:45 > 0:42:48He started today's show with £174.56
0:42:48 > 0:42:51and after paying auction costs
0:42:51 > 0:42:55made a respectable £39.20 profit,
0:42:55 > 0:42:58giving him £213.76 to carry forward -
0:42:58 > 0:43:01and maybe buy some more pietre dure.
0:43:03 > 0:43:06- Barry was a star, wasn't he? - He was absolutely wonderful.
0:43:06 > 0:43:09- Lots and lots of enthusiasm. - He knew his crowd.
0:43:09 > 0:43:11And he got something from nothing, didn't he?
0:43:11 > 0:43:13He certainly did with your lot!
0:43:13 > 0:43:15- Oh, do behave.- Are you in?
0:43:15 > 0:43:17- Onwards, let's get buying.- Buying.
0:43:19 > 0:43:24Next time on Antiques Road Trip, we have more tough choices.
0:43:24 > 0:43:26Oh, the decisions of it all, honestly.
0:43:26 > 0:43:29And startling revelations.
0:43:29 > 0:43:32I'm looking for...antiques.
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