0:00:02 > 0:00:05- It's the nation's favourite antiques experts.- All right, viewers?
0:00:05 > 0:00:08With £200 each. A classic car.
0:00:08 > 0:00:10And a goal, to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:10 > 0:00:12I'm on fire! Yes.
0:00:12 > 0:00:13Sold. Going, going, gone.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16The aim? To make the biggest profit at auction.
0:00:16 > 0:00:19- But it's no mean feat. - 50p!
0:00:19 > 0:00:21There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers.
0:00:21 > 0:00:23They're papier mache!
0:00:23 > 0:00:27So, will it be the high road to glory, or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:27 > 0:00:28Oh!
0:00:28 > 0:00:30Here we go.
0:00:30 > 0:00:32This is the Antiques Road Trip!
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:39 > 0:00:43It's the second leg of our Scottish expedition, in the company of
0:00:43 > 0:00:49Charlie Ross, Margie Cooper, and a 1961 Sunbeam Rapier.
0:00:49 > 0:00:53- My uncle had a Sunbeam Rapier. - My dad did.- Really?- Yeah.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55Shouldn't you be in the back-seat with some crisps
0:00:55 > 0:00:58- and a bottle of pop? - Yeah, I'd be feeling car sick!
0:00:58 > 0:01:00Auctioneer Charlie, from Oxfordshire,
0:01:00 > 0:01:03is a bit of a classic car specialist.
0:01:03 > 0:01:04I like your Bugatti.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06He's also a Road Trip regular.
0:01:06 > 0:01:08- Tenner!- Right.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11With a reputation for decisive action.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14Seen it, loved it, bought it.
0:01:14 > 0:01:16Dealer and Cheshire girl Margie, however,
0:01:16 > 0:01:19prefers a rather more roundabout approach.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22- SHE SIGHS - Yeah. Hm.
0:01:22 > 0:01:23I don't particularly like it.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26Not so much "vene, vidi, vici".
0:01:26 > 0:01:29More, "she came, she saw, she dithered".
0:01:29 > 0:01:31- Do you want blood? - SHE LAUGHS
0:01:31 > 0:01:32Yeah.
0:01:32 > 0:01:35Seems to work, though, because, so far, Margie's tactics
0:01:35 > 0:01:37have paid off handsomely.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39I'm travelling with a genius! MARGIE LAUGHS
0:01:40 > 0:01:44Charlie began with £200 and, after just one auction,
0:01:44 > 0:01:49he's amassed a total of £271.28 to spend today.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52- GAVEL BANGS - Whilst Margie,
0:01:52 > 0:01:55who also started off with £200, has done even better,
0:01:55 > 0:01:59with £315.10 in her pocket.
0:01:59 > 0:02:00All right, my lover!
0:02:00 > 0:02:04Not that they seem to be taking it at all too seriously.
0:02:04 > 0:02:08Woke up the other night, made a cup of tea in my pyjamas.
0:02:08 > 0:02:10Must get a teapot! MARGIE LAUGHS
0:02:10 > 0:02:12Charlie and Margie set out from Jedburgh in the Borders,
0:02:12 > 0:02:15before travelling the breadth and the length of Scotland,
0:02:15 > 0:02:19to reach journey's end at Hamilton, South Lanarkshire.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23Today, they begin in the capital of Edinburgh,
0:02:23 > 0:02:27and head north to Stirlingshire for an auction at Kinbuck.
0:02:27 > 0:02:32- BOTH:- # I've got a wonderful feeling
0:02:32 > 0:02:35# Everything's going my way! #
0:02:35 > 0:02:38Oh, my hat's gone! Oh, my hat's gone! Oh, stop!
0:02:38 > 0:02:40MARGIE LAUGHS
0:02:40 > 0:02:43Edinburgh's made those two even giddier, it seems.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46The city is built on seven hills, a bit like Rome.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49And, with over 4,500 listed buildings, you can imagine
0:02:49 > 0:02:54why it's considered one of the best places to live and visit in the UK.
0:02:54 > 0:02:58It has some of the quirkiest antique shops too.
0:02:58 > 0:03:02- Antiques and Curios. Look, it's all outside as well.- It is.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05Wonderful. Do you think the car's for sale?
0:03:05 > 0:03:09- I'm off to spend me cash. - Good luck, mate. See you later.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11I might need some.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14Hm. Sounds like he's already spotted something.
0:03:16 > 0:03:20That's nice for the price.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22I'd buy it.
0:03:22 > 0:03:23Straight out of the blocks.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26- Morning, sir. - Good morning.- How are you?
0:03:26 > 0:03:28When did you last see the back of your shop?
0:03:28 > 0:03:30Oh, must be two or three years, I think.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32CHARLIE LAUGHS
0:03:32 > 0:03:33Good question, Charlie.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36A chap could spend weeks in here, and only graze the surface.
0:03:36 > 0:03:37Can I have a clamber?
0:03:37 > 0:03:42- It is, I think, Alan, what you'd call an eclectic mix, isn't it?- Yes.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45Careful, now, we don't want a landslide.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48- Has that got a carriage clock in it? - Good spot.
0:03:48 > 0:03:52- Just come in yesterday.- Well, look at that.- Quite a nice piece.
0:03:52 > 0:03:53It's got its original...
0:03:53 > 0:03:56Came in yesterday, eh? Catnip to collectors.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59How lovely to see it in its original box, with the original key.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01And, look at that.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04It's even got its little, there we go...
0:04:04 > 0:04:11its little door. And it's got a serpentine-shaped brass case.
0:04:11 > 0:04:15No doubt, an English case with a French movement, I imagine.
0:04:15 > 0:04:19- And about 1,900 in date. - Yeah, yeah.- Yes.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23Carriage clocks were a French invention in the early 19th century.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25Also known as officers' clocks.
0:04:25 > 0:04:27They were designed for travel,
0:04:27 > 0:04:30and the carrying case was a key component.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32How much is said item?
0:04:32 > 0:04:35- Well, I would think about £100 I'd expect to get for that.- Would you?
0:04:35 > 0:04:36Yeah, I thought you might say that.
0:04:36 > 0:04:40- The best thing about this is the original case.- Original box.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42- A bit tatty but someone will love to restore it.- Yeah.
0:04:42 > 0:04:47I think, if that didn't have its original box, that's a 50-quider.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50But I think that does help considerably.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52May I just leave it on there for the moment
0:04:52 > 0:04:55and give that a bit of thought? Have you got any silver on board?
0:04:55 > 0:04:59- Funny you should ask, Charlie.- Well, I have a few bits tucked away here.
0:04:59 > 0:05:03This is a veritable Aladdin's cave here.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06Now, these are Edinburgh spoons. They're quite nice.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09I just was looking at the back and seeing that they're Georgian.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11They're Georgian, and Edinburgh.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14They've got the thistle and the castle.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16- And there's six of them. - Six of them.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18- That's a silver pocket watch. - Silver pocket watch.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22HE BLOWS There we go.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25London maker. That's turn-of-the-century, isn't it?
0:05:25 > 0:05:29Sterling silver bracelet.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31Yellow decoration on it.
0:05:31 > 0:05:36- Is that Burmese?- Siamese silver. - Siamese, is it?- Yeah.
0:05:36 > 0:05:40- I'm getting very excited here. - What else has Alan got in there?
0:05:40 > 0:05:42That's got quite a nice Art Nouveau top.
0:05:42 > 0:05:46Gosh, what a lovely top to that. A bit dented, but silver.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48HE BLOWS
0:05:48 > 0:05:51- Birmingham silver. About 1910.- Yep.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54Hob-nailed cup body to it. In good order, really.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57- How much is your jar? - Well, it's in pretty poor condition.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00- It's not in great condition.- £15.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03£15? You know what? I'm really tempted by it.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05But I don't know how much leeway there might be on the clock.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08I don't suppose you'd sell it to me for 60 quid, can you?
0:06:08 > 0:06:12- I think I would, 70, I would. - Would you sell at 70?
0:06:12 > 0:06:17I think that's an extremely tempting and reasonable offer,
0:06:17 > 0:06:20and I'll shake you by the hand, sir. That's very kind, sir.
0:06:20 > 0:06:25I have to say, I can't stop now, you see, because I get the buying bug.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27I don't suppose it could be a tenner, rather than 15?
0:06:27 > 0:06:32- Let's put that in at a tenner, yeah. - This is getting better by the minute!
0:06:32 > 0:06:34I thought he might be about to buy just about everything
0:06:34 > 0:06:35in that little suitcase.
0:06:35 > 0:06:39- I think I'm going to have one look at your lamp, if I may.- Yep.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42Not forgotten it then, Charlie?
0:06:42 > 0:06:44Again, rather like this carriage clock.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46A lot of these have been reproduced over the years.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49You've only got to look at the patination, the wear,
0:06:49 > 0:06:55feel the weight, to know that that is a 19th-century lamp.
0:06:55 > 0:06:59And it's got its original Starboard label on it.
0:06:59 > 0:07:03The word, starboard, derives from the old English,
0:07:03 > 0:07:07and literally means, the side on which this ship is steered.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10Because the steering oar used to be affixed
0:07:10 > 0:07:13to the right side of a vessel.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16And mooring at port was on the left. Hence, "port".
0:07:16 > 0:07:18Interested, I'd say.
0:07:18 > 0:07:22- What sort of money is that? - About 20 quid.- 20 quid, yeah?
0:07:22 > 0:07:26I would give you ten quid for your lamp outside. But I...
0:07:26 > 0:07:30It's a mean offer, it's a rude offer, and I'm not expecting anything.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33I think it might make 20 quid at auction, 15, 20 quid at auction.
0:07:33 > 0:07:38- Let's move it on, yes.- Are you sure?- Yes, let's get rid of that.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40- Thank you very much indeed. - Thank you.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43Fair point, Alan, the shop could get crowded otherwise!
0:07:43 > 0:07:46- Good luck. - Very good day. And thank you so much.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48It's never hard to imagine what Charlie's mood is
0:07:48 > 0:07:51but, with three lots in the back, I think it's true to say, well...
0:07:51 > 0:07:54Whoops! ..with a spring in his step, he's pleased
0:07:54 > 0:07:57Meanwhile, elsewhere in Edinburgh, Margie has come
0:07:57 > 0:07:59to the city's historic mound,
0:07:59 > 0:08:01not one of the seven hills, by the way,
0:08:01 > 0:08:05to visit a museum entirely dedicated to money.
0:08:07 > 0:08:12The Museum On The Mound is located at the historic former headquarters
0:08:12 > 0:08:14of the Bank Of Scotland.
0:08:14 > 0:08:19Founded in 1695, it's the second oldest surviving bank in the UK.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22- Good morning.- Hello.- You're Doug? - Yes.- I'm Margie.
0:08:22 > 0:08:26But, of course, money itself is much, much older,
0:08:26 > 0:08:29and can take many different forms.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31Pretty much anything can be money, if you think about it.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34It's just that some things made better money than others.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36It's got to be something that's desirable.
0:08:36 > 0:08:40The earliest form of money we know about are the cowry shells
0:08:40 > 0:08:44which were being used in parts of China, at least 4,000 years ago.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47- Couldn't you just go along the beach and get those?- Yes and no.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50One afternoon, you'd have a lot of money in your pocket.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52They were being used about 1,000 miles away
0:08:52 > 0:08:57from where they were actually found. In China, they were used inland.
0:08:57 > 0:08:58Where do these beads come from?
0:08:58 > 0:09:00These ones here come from Solomon Islands.
0:09:00 > 0:09:04You can notice there are four different coloured beads here.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06The different beads have a different value,
0:09:06 > 0:09:09based on how easy or hard it is to find that particular shell.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13So, the white shells and black shells are quite easy to find.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15They're the lowest value.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17Then you have the pale orange beads.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19Finally, the reddish orange beads.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22The shells for those could only be found 20 metres down,
0:09:22 > 0:09:26so only the best divers, could hold their breath, swim down 20 metres,
0:09:26 > 0:09:28find the shell, and get up to the surface again.
0:09:28 > 0:09:32- So, he become a rich man if he could do that.- Probably not.
0:09:32 > 0:09:36- Probably, the person who made the beads then became rich.- Ah!
0:09:39 > 0:09:42Money, it seems, really does make the world go round.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44Take "buck," for example.
0:09:44 > 0:09:48A slang term for a dollar that may come from buckskin,
0:09:48 > 0:09:49once used as currency.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52The museum holds other examples of the goods that
0:09:52 > 0:09:56were as important as cash north of the border.
0:09:56 > 0:09:57This is a beaver pelt.
0:09:57 > 0:10:01And the beaver pelt was used as currency in Canada
0:10:01 > 0:10:02in the 18th-century.
0:10:02 > 0:10:07Now, it's being used by the colonists when they still had coins,
0:10:07 > 0:10:09but the coins were in such short supply,
0:10:09 > 0:10:12companies like the Hudson's Bay Company,
0:10:12 > 0:10:15which most people would have gone to back then
0:10:15 > 0:10:18to get their supplies, priced everything in beaver pelts.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21Just as we go into a supermarket today.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23So, you would have gone in and it might've be
0:10:23 > 0:10:27one beaver pelt would have got you four knives, or two pounds of sugar.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32Nowadays, of course, paper money is the standard,
0:10:32 > 0:10:35and much of the credit goes to the Bank of Scotland
0:10:35 > 0:10:40because, back in 1696, the Scots invented the modern banknote.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44The Bank of England had been using paper currency
0:10:44 > 0:10:45but not in set denominations.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48You know, you could get a banknote for whatever amount.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51In 1696, Bank of Scotland came along - fives, tens,
0:10:51 > 0:10:53- 20s, 50s and 100s. - And it's still the same today?
0:10:53 > 0:10:56- It's still the same today. - Oh, it's amazing, isn't it?
0:10:56 > 0:10:59People have been trying to forge banknotes
0:10:59 > 0:11:02since the Bank of Scotland started issuing them.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05But the bank has been fighting back for almost as long.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10So, this is Scotland's oldest surviving banknote
0:11:10 > 0:11:14- from 16th April, 1716. - That's amazing that it's survived.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16This one was kept to one side
0:11:16 > 0:11:18- because it was evidence in a forgery case.- Oh.
0:11:18 > 0:11:22This wavy line here is actually deliberate.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24It was an early anti-forgery device.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27The copper printing plate would have been used to print
0:11:27 > 0:11:31two notes at once. And these notes were actually bound into a book,
0:11:31 > 0:11:33a bit like a cheque-book.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36And when the printed note was actually issued,
0:11:36 > 0:11:38the teller would just cut a random wavy line.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41So when you presented your banknote for payment,
0:11:41 > 0:11:43the teller could check the original counterfoil,
0:11:43 > 0:11:47and if they didn't match up, he knew you presented a counterfeit note.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51Clever stuff. Elsewhere in the museum,
0:11:51 > 0:11:55they have a suitable jaw-dropping selection of the latest banknotes.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57Never mind about beads, now you're talking!
0:11:57 > 0:12:01- A million pounds in £20 notes. Number one there.- Doesn't look much.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03I could get that in the back of our car.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06Well, unfortunately, Margie, it's all a bit worthless
0:12:06 > 0:12:10because of that cancelled notice on every single one. Never mind.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13Perhaps it'll inspire you to add to the small fortune
0:12:13 > 0:12:17you've already accumulated. Now, time to meet up with Charlie
0:12:17 > 0:12:21and motor to another of the city's destination antiques emporia.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24What are you doing taking me down a dark alley?
0:12:24 > 0:12:27- Have you got designs on me?- I'm trying to find you some antiques.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29I can't believe there's an antique shop here.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31Go around the corner, you'll see.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33Come on, Charlie. Shall I go first?
0:12:33 > 0:12:35Ah! Margie.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38- I might buy one of those. - No, you can't have a basket.
0:12:40 > 0:12:44Courtyard Antiques consists of two jam-packed floors
0:12:44 > 0:12:46with the accent on vintage.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49Oh, look at his little ears.
0:12:49 > 0:12:53Including costumes, toys, militaria, and much else besides.
0:12:54 > 0:12:55Evening, all.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57That's a beauty.
0:12:57 > 0:12:58Now, Miss Cooper.
0:13:01 > 0:13:02Jacques Cousteau!
0:13:02 > 0:13:04Great for fancy dress.
0:13:04 > 0:13:05Ouf!
0:13:05 > 0:13:11Teddy bears, helmets, globes, boats...
0:13:11 > 0:13:13While Charlie explores the top floor,
0:13:13 > 0:13:17Margie's downstairs with proprietor, Lewis, being sensible.
0:13:17 > 0:13:21- You've got a set of six, not very old.- Eight.- Eight, sorry.
0:13:21 > 0:13:24I mean, they're heavy, they're so heavy. Edinburgh crystal?
0:13:24 > 0:13:28- Yes. And I don't think... - Not much age to that.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30£160.
0:13:30 > 0:13:31SHE SIGHS
0:13:34 > 0:13:36You really need to see them all, don't you?
0:13:36 > 0:13:40- Oh, 'ecky thump!- Really?- Yeah.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42Quite.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44But Lewis also has several decanters,
0:13:44 > 0:13:47any one of which could be included in the deal.
0:13:47 > 0:13:51So, could you sort of do me a parcel with the glasses cheap-ish?
0:13:51 > 0:13:53I can do you a parcel with the glasses,
0:13:53 > 0:13:56it's the cheap bit I'm having a problem with.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58Something tells me this could go on a bit.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03Meanwhile, what's Charlie found?
0:14:03 > 0:14:05It's a folding bagatelle table.
0:14:05 > 0:14:07And you whack your ball.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10If you get it in this hole, you see, you get one.
0:14:10 > 0:14:15And the more difficult they are, the more points you get.
0:14:15 > 0:14:16You have your little balls. Ah.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20Pas de balones.
0:14:20 > 0:14:24Bagatelle, named after the Parisian chateaux of that name,
0:14:24 > 0:14:27is a French invention which is part billiards and part bowling.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30Oh.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33Failed.
0:14:33 > 0:14:37You can also see how pinball and even crazy golf developed from here.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39Oh!
0:14:39 > 0:14:42- Unlucky. - Not as easy as you think, this.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44Well, he might enjoy playing it,
0:14:44 > 0:14:46but I'm not sure he's convinced it's worth buying.
0:14:46 > 0:14:50- Now, how are things in the slow lane?- That's a nice example.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54I mean, slate clocks are not the best. But...
0:14:54 > 0:14:57- That's a beautiful one.- It is. And it's small.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59Although this slate clock is thoroughly British,
0:14:59 > 0:15:01it has a French movement.
0:15:01 > 0:15:05And the fashion for clocks made from slate began on the other
0:15:05 > 0:15:09- side of the Channel.- What money's that, then?- 120.- 120? Oh...
0:15:09 > 0:15:14- Let's call it...- They're not easy, are they?- ..80.- Mm.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18- It does go.- Have you got the keys? - Yes.
0:15:18 > 0:15:19CLOCK CHIMES
0:15:19 > 0:15:21Oh, listen to that.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24- 65 and I'll buy it. - I am sure that's what I paid for it.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27I can't believe I'm even interested in a slate clock.
0:15:27 > 0:15:28But it's so pretty. That is so sweet.
0:15:28 > 0:15:32It's got these little Corinthian columns. 68?
0:15:34 > 0:15:36Now you're talking(!)
0:15:36 > 0:15:38Patience, Lewis.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41Our Margie can be a very trying customer.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44Meanwhile, Charlie, for once, is equally at a loss.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46I need some assistance, please.
0:15:46 > 0:15:50I need an injection of definitive decision-making.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52Oh, Lordy, Charlie!
0:15:52 > 0:15:54You've only been with Margie a short while.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57I do hope indecision isn't contagious.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59I'm going to for a walk down the street. I'm going to get
0:15:59 > 0:16:02- some fresh air. - At least that's decisive.
0:16:02 > 0:16:03It's a lonely old life, really.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06It's a lonely old life when you can't make up your mind.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10But it seems to me having bought not far from here
0:16:10 > 0:16:13that there's a lot of antiques shops here.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16There's another shop there. What a lovely looking shop.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19I'm going to have a look in Bodkin and Farrish. You never know.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21There might be the object of my dreams in there.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27- Greetings.- Hello there.- May I look around your shop?- Please do.
0:16:27 > 0:16:32- Charlie's the name. - Pleased to meet you. Hugo.- Hugo!
0:16:32 > 0:16:34Yes. But Bodkin or Farrish?
0:16:34 > 0:16:37Anyway, I think Charlie will perk up in here.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39A real old-fashioned antique shop with plenty of lighting,
0:16:39 > 0:16:41and, of course, furniture.
0:16:41 > 0:16:46Look at that cabinet there. Look at that cabinet. French, do you think?
0:16:46 > 0:16:51It doesn't look English to me. I adore the carving on the doors.
0:16:51 > 0:16:58Exquisite. 1880. £260. Love to buy that for 100.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01I wonder how flexible Hugo is. Hugo! May I borrow you?
0:17:01 > 0:17:04- Yes, sorry.- I was just looking at your cabinet there.
0:17:04 > 0:17:10The bottom door is sensational. The carving is fabulous.
0:17:10 > 0:17:14- I think it's probably too insulting to offer you...- Hit me with it.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17- I am uninsultable. - Are you insultable?
0:17:17 > 0:17:22- I mean, I think that would make at auction about 140 quid.- Is that all?
0:17:22 > 0:17:24- Golly.- No, I may well be...
0:17:24 > 0:17:26- Exactly.- I know what you're saying.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29I don't suppose it's buyable for 100 quid, is it?
0:17:29 > 0:17:32- If it were, I would buy it.- I think, sadly, it's cost me more.- Has it?
0:17:32 > 0:17:36Yeah. What would be your, you know, never-to-be-forgotten,
0:17:36 > 0:17:40- show-me-the-door price on that? - I've had to restore that.- Have you?
0:17:40 > 0:17:43I think I paid 140. But because of my quiet Sunday, I'll take 150.
0:17:43 > 0:17:48I feel good vibes with Hugo here. But, you know, do I want to gamble?
0:17:48 > 0:17:52You know you probably do, Charlie. But there may be something else.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55How about one of Hugo's fine sideboards?
0:17:55 > 0:17:59Something that took my eye over here was a frame. It's not silver is it?
0:17:59 > 0:18:01No, that's a plated frame.
0:18:01 > 0:18:06- Not a repro, is it? - No, it's 19...10/20.
0:18:06 > 0:18:12Look at that, Romeo and Juliet. Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou?
0:18:12 > 0:18:15I'm here. "Parting is such sweet sorrow."
0:18:15 > 0:18:19To me, it doesn't matter a tuppenny job that it's not silver, really.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22I quite like the base metal coming through here.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25Adds a depth to the colour. Look at him.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28That all ended rather badly, didn't it, Romeo and Juliet?
0:18:28 > 0:18:31Well, at least the auction's not in Verona, eh?
0:18:31 > 0:18:36- How much is "Parting with sweet sorrow?"- £60.- £60.
0:18:36 > 0:18:41- And that'll be a roaring profit on that, I'm convinced.- Oh, Hugo.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43You wouldn't like to take £40 for that, would you, Hugo?
0:18:43 > 0:18:46- That is what I was about to say. - £40?- Yes.
0:18:46 > 0:18:50- I would like to pay £40 for that. - We have a deal.- Fab!
0:18:50 > 0:18:53Charlie's back in the saddle, it seems,
0:18:53 > 0:18:56- still hankering after that cabinet as well.- I don't suppose...
0:18:56 > 0:18:59you don't want to take £100 for your cabinet, do you?
0:18:59 > 0:19:04- It's a miserable, pathetic offer... - Give me the 140 I paid for it.
0:19:04 > 0:19:09- No, no. I'm not going to.- Not brave enough?- I'm not brave enough.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12It must be the sun. And the busyness.
0:19:12 > 0:19:14And I'll take your £100.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16- What?!- I'll take it.- Are you sure?
0:19:16 > 0:19:19You should be quicker than that, sir.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22- Indeed.- Oh, my goodness me. I've just bought another thing for £100.
0:19:22 > 0:19:26I'm more excited to see how much profit you make.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30That's a very sporting attitude, Hugo.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37Charlie now has five lots, but Margie, on the other hand,
0:19:37 > 0:19:40- still hasn't bought a thing. - I'm boring myself here.
0:19:42 > 0:19:47So far, Margie's agonised over some glasses, and a slate clock.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52- But there's more.- This is nice. - Something familiar, too.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54I wonder where the balls are.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57Are these the balls? These are the balls.
0:19:57 > 0:19:59And you can have a jolly, jolly time playing.
0:19:59 > 0:20:04I don't quite know how it works. Nice thing though. Edwardian.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07Yes, we've heard all that from Charlie.
0:20:07 > 0:20:08In good nick.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11It seems Margie might be a tad more interested in the bagatelle
0:20:11 > 0:20:14than her travelling companion was.
0:20:14 > 0:20:16How much is that?
0:20:16 > 0:20:18- 80.- Yeah? It's all right.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21- Can that be 60 quid?- No.- No?
0:20:21 > 0:20:25I don't blame you but I just want the guarantee really, don't I?
0:20:25 > 0:20:28- You did beat me down with the clock. - How much was it?- 70.
0:20:28 > 0:20:33It was actually 75 but... I'm losing the will.
0:20:35 > 0:20:39I'll buy something, don't worry. I'm getting really close now.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44Well, fingers crossed. Back to the clock, eh?
0:20:44 > 0:20:46Stick with us, viewers.
0:20:46 > 0:20:51- So the clock and the game.- 140. - We're nearly there, aren't we?
0:20:51 > 0:20:57- You're there. I'm not there yet and you are. 68 each. 136.- 69 each.
0:20:58 > 0:21:0069 each.
0:21:01 > 0:21:02Cool.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05I think Lewis might need to sit down for a bit after that.
0:21:05 > 0:21:06Thank you so much.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08I know I do!
0:21:08 > 0:21:13£138 on two lots for Margie and all in all it's been quite a day.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18No wonder they're feeling a trifle dizzy.
0:21:19 > 0:21:21So night-night.
0:21:23 > 0:21:28Next morning, Charlie accuses Margie of hanging onto her profits.
0:21:28 > 0:21:32- You're not going to spend that 315 quid, are you?- I am.- No, you're not.
0:21:32 > 0:21:36SCOTTISH ACCENT: I think I'll spend six poonds on this one.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39And seven poonds 50 on that one.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42And I'll keep the rest in my handbag.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45I don't want to risk it.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47Not something Charlie could be accused of
0:21:47 > 0:21:52because yesterday he spent £230 on a lantern, a picture frame,
0:21:52 > 0:21:57a dressing table jar, a cabinet and a carriage clock, as you do.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59This is getting better by the minute.
0:21:59 > 0:22:03Leaving him with just over £40 in his wallet.
0:22:03 > 0:22:05Whilst Margie was much more cautious,
0:22:05 > 0:22:10buying just a slate clock and a bagatelle game for £138...
0:22:10 > 0:22:12I knew you were going to be trouble the minute you came in.
0:22:12 > 0:22:17..meaning she has £177.10 to spend today.
0:22:17 > 0:22:18Later, they'll be making
0:22:18 > 0:22:20for the auction in Kinbuck,
0:22:20 > 0:22:22but their next stop is still in Edinburgh
0:22:22 > 0:22:26down on the historic dockside by the Firth of Forth at Leith.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29- Look at this. It's enormous. - Goodness.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32I'll probably never see you again.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34SHE CHUCKLES
0:22:34 > 0:22:37Bye, darling, have a lovely time. Spend all that super cash.
0:22:37 > 0:22:41I wish I'd got more. Looks a serious place.
0:22:45 > 0:22:49- I'm looking for... John. - Margie. Pleased to meet you. - I'm pleased to meet you.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52Thanks for letting us come to this amazing place.
0:22:52 > 0:22:54- You're more than welcome. - So how long have you been here?
0:22:54 > 0:22:56We're in this warehouse 25 years.
0:22:56 > 0:22:59It's not hard to see why this fine establishment,
0:22:59 > 0:23:01located in an old whisky warehouse,
0:23:01 > 0:23:06has recently won an accolade as one of the finest shops in the UK.
0:23:06 > 0:23:08Sure to suit our Margie.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10Poor old Charlie, he'd have loved it in here.
0:23:10 > 0:23:14That's right. But I'm sure she won't rub it in. Not.
0:23:14 > 0:23:19This is a pull-out table from about 1820. This is a Gillows one.
0:23:19 > 0:23:24- And stamped.- Oh, my word. These stamps are so important.- Critical.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27Yes, there's quite a bit that's way beyond her reach
0:23:27 > 0:23:30but I'm sure John can guide the way to the more affordable items.
0:23:30 > 0:23:35- Here's something interesting for you.- Ah, a box. A tin box.
0:23:35 > 0:23:36Biscuit tin.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39The ticket price is £75.
0:23:39 > 0:23:44- 40 quid.- That's all right. - That's quite smart. Buy that.
0:23:45 > 0:23:50- There's wages left in that. - Wages left in that. I do like that.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52- OK.- I haven't said yes yet. - You have.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54I can tell by the way you replied.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57You can see how he's successful, can't you?
0:23:57 > 0:24:00Something tells me our John isn't a man to dither with.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03- A pen stand.- Onyx?
0:24:03 > 0:24:08It's going to be £50 to you. Would it sell for you?
0:24:08 > 0:24:10- Not sold on that.- OK.
0:24:10 > 0:24:14- Carlton Ware. That's unusual. - You can have that for £30.
0:24:14 > 0:24:18Actually, £40 and I'll throw in another piece.
0:24:18 > 0:24:23- How much would those be? 35? - £40 for both. That's a fair price.
0:24:23 > 0:24:24It is a fair price.
0:24:24 > 0:24:28No deal as yet though but this is shaping up well.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31Margie arrived with almost £170 and I think John will make sure
0:24:31 > 0:24:35she spends a fair part of it, quickly too.
0:24:35 > 0:24:39This is an interesting piece. It's for dealing cards.
0:24:39 > 0:24:43Four decks of cards. It could be blackjack, something like that.
0:24:43 > 0:24:45It deals them out singly. It's got all the information.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49- That's good. That's really good. - Made in Paris.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51I'm really excited about that.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53The ticket price is £25.
0:24:53 > 0:24:57- You can have that for £20. Do you really like it?- I do.
0:24:57 > 0:25:02- £20, you want it.- £20. A deal. Shall we shake hands on that?- OK.
0:25:02 > 0:25:04Thank you.
0:25:04 > 0:25:08Fast work. Now let's get back to that Carlton Ware.
0:25:08 > 0:25:14- 35 quid best.- Right.- £35? - Yes. That's that done.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17So how much have I spent?
0:25:17 > 0:25:20£55 actually, not including the biscuit tin,
0:25:20 > 0:25:22but do we have a deal on that as well?
0:25:23 > 0:25:26Could it just ease a bit and I'll buy it?
0:25:26 > 0:25:28- How much did I quote you?- 40.
0:25:28 > 0:25:34- That's it.- Not 38?- No. No 38. It's £40.- Got to be £40?
0:25:36 > 0:25:41It's Monday morning, it's 9:30, I have a long week ahead of me.
0:25:41 > 0:25:45- Will you please leave now? - Give me the money!
0:25:45 > 0:25:46I like this chap.
0:25:46 > 0:25:51- Five of those are yours.- OK. There's your change.- A Scottish fiver.
0:25:51 > 0:25:55With £95 spent, Margie's shopping is finally complete.
0:25:55 > 0:25:56But where's Charlie?
0:25:58 > 0:26:01Well, he's finally headed out of the capital.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04Travelling north from Edinburgh
0:26:04 > 0:26:05to Dunfermline.
0:26:06 > 0:26:08Dun-shopping more like!
0:26:08 > 0:26:13Look at this. I couldn't be in a more perfect place.
0:26:13 > 0:26:16I think I've died and gone to heaven.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19Actually he's on his way to see a unique museum
0:26:19 > 0:26:22dedicated to the humble bus.
0:26:22 > 0:26:24- Good morning.- Good morning, Charlie. - Is it Eddie?
0:26:24 > 0:26:27- It's Eddie. How do you do? - This is extraordinary.
0:26:27 > 0:26:32I never thought I'd come into the middle of Scotland and find so many buses.
0:26:32 > 0:26:37- How many buses have you got? - 180 on the site.- 180?- 180, yes.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40- Are they all owned by you? - No, they're individually owned.
0:26:40 > 0:26:44If I have a bus and I want to put it in here, I pay you a rent, do I?
0:26:44 > 0:26:46- That's basically it, yes.- Splendid.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49The Scottish Vintage Bus Museum
0:26:49 > 0:26:52is the largest of its kind in the world.
0:26:52 > 0:26:54Like many of the best institutions,
0:26:54 > 0:26:59it owes its existence to enthusiasts and their valuable spare time.
0:26:59 > 0:27:01What a wonderful view from up here.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04All right in the summer but can you imagine
0:27:04 > 0:27:07sitting here in the middle of winter? A Scottish winter?
0:27:07 > 0:27:09I don't think so.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12Basically everyone here just loves buses.
0:27:12 > 0:27:15- This is what date?- This is 1928.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18This is one of the oldest buses we have on the site.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21It's one of the first generation Glasgow double-deckers.
0:27:21 > 0:27:26During the Second World War it was actually converted into an ambulance.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29The roof was taken off. It ran about in London
0:27:29 > 0:27:33and then it was discovered as a caravan in a field in Kent.
0:27:33 > 0:27:37- Have you got anybody here who used to drive buses?- I did.- Did you?
0:27:37 > 0:27:41- Whereabouts?- In Edinburgh. - For how long?
0:27:41 > 0:27:44- Ten years I was driving in Edinburgh.- Enjoyable?
0:27:44 > 0:27:46Absolutely loved it.
0:27:48 > 0:27:52"Bus", an abbreviation of "omnibus", meaning carriage for all,
0:27:52 > 0:27:57applied to horse-drawn carriages before engine-powered vehicles.
0:27:57 > 0:28:01The word "clippy", however, is uniquely British.
0:28:04 > 0:28:06This is the old style bus,
0:28:06 > 0:28:09the typical double-decker with the rear entrance
0:28:09 > 0:28:13with the conductor or conductress, commonly known as a clippy.
0:28:13 > 0:28:17- Because they clipped the tickets? - Clipped the tickets, exactly that.
0:28:17 > 0:28:20- You've got one?- I've got an old ticket machine. So there you go.
0:28:20 > 0:28:26- May I put it on?- Absolutely. All you have to do is turn the handle.
0:28:26 > 0:28:28- And there's your ticket. - I've got a ticket.
0:28:28 > 0:28:30That will be thrupence, please, sir.
0:28:30 > 0:28:34Charlie, as a fan of all vintage vehicles, is clearly enjoying this experience
0:28:34 > 0:28:37but it's all about to get even better.
0:28:37 > 0:28:39- So am I going to be entrusted with this big beast?- You are indeed.
0:28:39 > 0:28:42You're going to be driving this huge monster, yes.
0:28:42 > 0:28:45Of course the driver needs to be appropriately dressed.
0:28:45 > 0:28:48So you must have the appropriate uniform.
0:28:48 > 0:28:51- Oh, I look forward to wearing it. - Thank you.
0:28:58 > 0:29:00Very dapper.
0:29:06 > 0:29:09Careful, Charlie. Easy does it.
0:29:11 > 0:29:13Marvellous.
0:29:15 > 0:29:17We'll get you as a bus driver yet. Easy.
0:29:19 > 0:29:21I feel strangely at home.
0:29:23 > 0:29:25So whenever a bus driver needs a holiday...
0:29:27 > 0:29:30And there you are, you're a fully fledged bus driver.
0:29:30 > 0:29:34- Did you enjoy that?- Thank you very much indeed. I loved it.
0:29:35 > 0:29:36Ah, Cupar. That reminds me.
0:29:36 > 0:29:39It's now time to take a look at what they've bought.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42- I have a double reveal for you. - Right, a double reveal.- One here.
0:29:42 > 0:29:46- Yes?- And one there. Izzy-whizzy, let's get busy.
0:29:47 > 0:29:50- Ah!- Ooh.
0:29:50 > 0:29:53Go round the front and have a butcher's.
0:29:53 > 0:29:57Now then, that's not English. No, it isn't. What is it?
0:29:57 > 0:30:00- French, I think.- Or Dutch? - I think it's French.
0:30:00 > 0:30:01- It's walnut.- How unusual.
0:30:01 > 0:30:05What I quite liked about it... Look. It's quite a nice thing, isn't it?
0:30:05 > 0:30:07That's a lovely little thing.
0:30:07 > 0:30:10- I think you've cracked it there. - Oh, Margie!
0:30:10 > 0:30:12Good start, Charlie. She's impressed.
0:30:12 > 0:30:14Ship's lantern.
0:30:14 > 0:30:18- I just liked it. It hasn't... - What does it say?
0:30:18 > 0:30:22- Starboard. That cost a tenner. - A tenner?- A tenner.
0:30:22 > 0:30:26- Ooh!- Ah! You've come to my territory. - Just for you I've got some silver.
0:30:26 > 0:30:31- Do you want to pick it up and look at it? How old is it?- I think it's 1904.
0:30:31 > 0:30:34- It is, yes.- What's it worth? What would it make at auction?
0:30:34 > 0:30:37- You're the expert.- I think that's going to make between 40 and 60.
0:30:37 > 0:30:39Ten.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42HE CACKLES
0:30:42 > 0:30:43He's enjoying this.
0:30:43 > 0:30:46- Oh, a little carriage clock.- Yes.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49The only reason I bought that is because it's in its original case.
0:30:49 > 0:30:54- Its original key and it's a serpentine front.- That's amazing.
0:30:54 > 0:30:55Margie's turn.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58- Come on.- Right, here we go. Ready?- Come on.
0:30:58 > 0:31:00HE LAUGHS
0:31:00 > 0:31:02I know where you bought it!
0:31:03 > 0:31:08- These are for scoring.- Hang on! Your clock's chiming.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12The balls are the key there because they're an odd size and you can't get them.
0:31:12 > 0:31:16- I love this. Is this a biscuit tin?- Yes, it is.
0:31:16 > 0:31:20- Is it a McVitie & Price? - No, it isn't. Victoria.
0:31:20 > 0:31:22The key to this is the condition, isn't it?
0:31:22 > 0:31:25Look at the paintwork on it.
0:31:25 > 0:31:27Now, safe bet or gamble?
0:31:27 > 0:31:31- This is my favourite.- Now that's something, that's French.- It is.
0:31:31 > 0:31:35It's a card shoe for dealing cards, for blackjack.
0:31:35 > 0:31:39- Oh, my goodness! From a casino? - Look how nicely made it is.
0:31:39 > 0:31:41I don't think I've ever seen one of those.
0:31:41 > 0:31:45Decks of cards in there and the croupier brings them out like that.
0:31:45 > 0:31:47- What, like that?- Like that!
0:31:47 > 0:31:51- 20 quid.- I think that's probably your best buy.
0:31:51 > 0:31:52All good so far.
0:31:52 > 0:31:56- Am I allowed to be rude about one of your purchases?- My Carlton Ware?
0:31:56 > 0:32:00- Ghastly. Absolutely ghastly. - How dare you?
0:32:00 > 0:32:04- I've been nice about your things. - Do you know why I think it's ghastly?
0:32:04 > 0:32:08- Because I once bought some.- And got stuck with it?- I absolutely did.
0:32:08 > 0:32:11Right, let's go. Off into the sunshine.
0:32:11 > 0:32:14Now what did they really think?
0:32:14 > 0:32:19That bit of silver! He's definitely going to make £40 profit, definitely, on that.
0:32:19 > 0:32:21It's gorgeous. Art Nouveau silver. Lovely.
0:32:21 > 0:32:25The Carlton Ware is ghastly. Yesterday's antiques, Margie.
0:32:25 > 0:32:28Frankly, if they make 15, you'll be a lucky girl.
0:32:28 > 0:32:33I think he's done really well and I think he's going to get me on the second auction.
0:32:33 > 0:32:34I think I've got the edge.
0:32:34 > 0:32:37I'm rather thinking after this time I'll have my nose in front.
0:32:39 > 0:32:41After starting out in the capital,
0:32:41 > 0:32:43today's encounter will conclude
0:32:43 > 0:32:45in rural Stirlingshire
0:32:45 > 0:32:46at the hamlet of Kinbuck.
0:32:46 > 0:32:50- Hey, it's been raining.- It has been raining.- We don't like that.
0:32:50 > 0:32:54- I do not. And if it rains on my head we are pulling in.- I've got a hanky.
0:32:54 > 0:32:58- Do you want to tie it round your head?- Is that me?- A scarf?
0:32:58 > 0:33:00No, it wouldn't be you, darling.
0:33:03 > 0:33:08- Here we are.- This is when you begin to wish you had bought some galvanised buckets.
0:33:08 > 0:33:11Is that yours over there, the yellow ladders?
0:33:11 > 0:33:12THEY LAUGH
0:33:14 > 0:33:18- I hope they've got our things.- It's a real cat, there's a real cat there.
0:33:18 > 0:33:20Hasn't got a lot number on it, has it?
0:33:20 > 0:33:25Ha-ha. Robertsons have been established in Kinbuck for a very long time
0:33:25 > 0:33:30so they should be well placed to handle what Charlie and Margie have come up with.
0:33:30 > 0:33:33Let's hear what auctioneer Kate Robertson makes of it all.
0:33:33 > 0:33:37Carlton Ware, very run-of-the-mill, mediocre. We get them all the time.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40I don't expect it to make any more than £15.
0:33:40 > 0:33:42Normally slate clocks are big and cumbersome
0:33:42 > 0:33:44and very heavy to move around.
0:33:44 > 0:33:47That slate clock's the right size and it's nice and neat and clean.
0:33:47 > 0:33:50The one that I think will do the best is the carriage clock.
0:33:50 > 0:33:54These clocks normally make £120-£150.
0:33:55 > 0:33:57Charlie began with £271.28
0:33:57 > 0:34:02and he spent £230 of it on five auction lots.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05- Thank you very much indeed. - Thank YOU very much indeed.
0:34:05 > 0:34:09Margie started out with £315.10 and she spent £233,
0:34:09 > 0:34:12also on five auction lots.
0:34:13 > 0:34:15SHE LAUGHS
0:34:15 > 0:34:19So Kate's got her gavel and she's ready to go.
0:34:20 > 0:34:23First we have Charlie's starboard lamp.
0:34:23 > 0:34:24That will see some excitement.
0:34:24 > 0:34:28Let's go. Are you ready? So, Charlie?
0:34:28 > 0:34:31£20. 20. Thank you, sir.
0:34:31 > 0:34:35£20 bid. Come on. This is a nice one. £20. Advance on 20. Come on.
0:34:35 > 0:34:39The ship's lantern. 22 down and 24. 26. 28.
0:34:39 > 0:34:42£28. Wee bit more. 28. 30.
0:34:42 > 0:34:4832. £32. Advance on 32 now. We're finished on 32. All in for £32.
0:34:49 > 0:34:52- There is a happy bunny. - Thank you very much.
0:34:52 > 0:34:56Lamp profit, profit lamp. Ha-ha!
0:34:56 > 0:35:00Ladies and gentlemen, place your bids for Margie's card shoe.
0:35:00 > 0:35:05- Falls under the...- Looks good in a casino.- Well done.- I love casinos.
0:35:05 > 0:35:09- Do you? Rien ne va plus. - Ah, rien ne va plus.
0:35:09 > 0:35:12- Faites vos jeux.- Merci.
0:35:12 > 0:35:16- God, I've set him off. - FRENCH ACCENT: I don't mind if I do.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19This is quite a smart piece now. A dealing shoe.
0:35:19 > 0:35:23- We don't have many of those in here. - I bet they don't.- £40?
0:35:23 > 0:35:2840 on the dealing shoe. Come on. 40. 30 then. £30 on the dealing shoe.
0:35:28 > 0:35:32Come on. 20. 20 on the dealing shoe. Come on. £20 on the dealing shoe.
0:35:32 > 0:35:36- 20. 22. 24.- There you are. Look at this.
0:35:36 > 0:35:4130. 32. 34. 36. 38. 40.
0:35:41 > 0:35:46Advance on 40. Thank you. 45. £45 here. Advance on 45 now.
0:35:46 > 0:35:50We finish on £45. All out on 45.
0:35:50 > 0:35:54- Why is there a big cat on your lap? - A pussycat.- Dr Strangelove.
0:35:54 > 0:35:56Hey, you brought me luck.
0:35:56 > 0:36:01Every cat likes a winner and Margie, remember, has a comfortable lead.
0:36:01 > 0:36:04It wasn't the cat that bought it, was it?
0:36:04 > 0:36:07Can Margie do as well with a biscuit tin?
0:36:07 > 0:36:10An Edwardian novelty biscuit tin in the shape of a book.
0:36:10 > 0:36:14- It's Gourmets Delight. - Isn't that lovely? Gourmets Delight.
0:36:14 > 0:36:19What shall we bid for this one then? £20? 20 on the biscuit tin. £20.
0:36:19 > 0:36:21Go on. Go on.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24£15. Ten. £10. Advance on ten.
0:36:24 > 0:36:28- Hang on, Margie, they need to work on this.- A wee bit more.
0:36:28 > 0:36:30Advance on £10. Advance on ten. They are collectable. £10.
0:36:30 > 0:36:32Don't laugh, Margie.
0:36:32 > 0:36:35Advance on ten. The biscuit tin. Come on. Advance on ten.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37£10 it goes then.
0:36:37 > 0:36:39Oh, Margie.
0:36:39 > 0:36:41Margie's first loss for some time.
0:36:42 > 0:36:45Now for Charlie's big gamble, the French cabinet.
0:36:45 > 0:36:47HE GROANS
0:36:49 > 0:36:54- I was foolish to spend 100 quid on something like that.- Shush.
0:36:54 > 0:36:57Quite attractive You can have that in any room in your house, I think.
0:36:57 > 0:37:02So let's go with that one. £100. £100 on the cabinet. 100. £80.
0:37:02 > 0:37:0680 on the cabinet. £80. Thank you. 80 bid. Advance on 80.
0:37:06 > 0:37:12- Advance on 80. Thank you. 85.- There you go.- 90. 95. 100. £100 here.
0:37:12 > 0:37:15Advance on 100. More now. Advance on 100.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18Advance on £100. 110.
0:37:18 > 0:37:22120. 130. 140. 140 to my right.
0:37:22 > 0:37:27Advance on 140. Finished at 140. All out at 140.
0:37:29 > 0:37:31- Thank you.- Well done.
0:37:32 > 0:37:36He got away with that, I'd say.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39- What we got next? - My heart's going like the clappers.
0:37:39 > 0:37:42What about the frame he bought at the same shop?
0:37:42 > 0:37:46Come on, Mrs Adam, I want to see your hand shooting up this time.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49Wee romantic that you are. Let's go. £30.
0:37:49 > 0:37:52£30. 30. Come on. 20, then.
0:37:52 > 0:37:5920 to start it. 20. 22. 24. 26. 28. 30. 32. 34.
0:37:59 > 0:38:01Getting there, getting there.
0:38:01 > 0:38:0538 with you. £40. 40. Advance on 40.
0:38:05 > 0:38:10Come on. Advance on £40 now. Romeo and Juliet and all that. 45.
0:38:10 > 0:38:17- She's bunged you a fiver.- Advance on £45. Are we finished at 45?
0:38:17 > 0:38:18Well done.
0:38:18 > 0:38:21More blessed relief for Charlie.
0:38:21 > 0:38:24This is purgatory.
0:38:25 > 0:38:27It's not what you call comfortable, is it?
0:38:27 > 0:38:32Time for the clock that Margie agonised over for so long.
0:38:32 > 0:38:37- I declare myself worried about your clock.- Gee, thanks.
0:38:37 > 0:38:40I didn't want to be rude when you unveiled it
0:38:40 > 0:38:42but when I went to bed last night I thought,
0:38:42 > 0:38:44"What has the old bag done?"
0:38:45 > 0:38:49Let's go for £50, please. 50 on the clock. It's a nice one. 50. 40 then.
0:38:49 > 0:38:53Come on. £40 on the slate clock. 40. It's a nice size.
0:38:53 > 0:38:58- £30 on the slate clock. 30. 30 bid. 32. 34.- Here we go, here we go.
0:38:58 > 0:39:01This man's got bid-itis.
0:39:01 > 0:39:05£40. 45? £45? Advance on 45 now.
0:39:05 > 0:39:08Finished on 45.
0:39:08 > 0:39:09Damn and blast it.
0:39:09 > 0:39:11To put it mildly.
0:39:12 > 0:39:15I just had a bad buying day, didn't I?
0:39:15 > 0:39:17Did you have a migraine or something?
0:39:17 > 0:39:19Margie's Carlton Ware next.
0:39:19 > 0:39:21Something tells me this won't go well.
0:39:21 > 0:39:23I'm praying for you.
0:39:23 > 0:39:28A Carlton Rouge Royale two-branch candleholder and ashtray. £10. Ten.
0:39:28 > 0:39:31- £10. Come on. - We'll take it to the next auction!
0:39:31 > 0:39:36- Need a free pair of tights with these.- Thank you, five bid.
0:39:36 > 0:39:39- Advance on five. Advance on £5. - It is unsaleable, this stuff.
0:39:39 > 0:39:42- I have first-hand knowledge. - At £5. Ewan.
0:39:42 > 0:39:46That confirms Margie's luck's just run out.
0:39:46 > 0:39:49The candlesticks were all right, the candelabra thing.
0:39:49 > 0:39:53Calling it a candelabra is pushing it a bit!
0:39:53 > 0:39:56She was a big fan of Charlie's bargain jar.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59OK, £20. 20. £20?
0:39:59 > 0:40:03Thank you, Gavin. £20 bid. The man's on 20.
0:40:03 > 0:40:0622. 24. 26. 28.
0:40:06 > 0:40:09£28. 30.
0:40:09 > 0:40:13£30 here. Advance on 30 now. Advance on £30.
0:40:13 > 0:40:16That's OK. Nice little profit.
0:40:16 > 0:40:19- We finish on £30.- Well done.
0:40:21 > 0:40:24Charlie's quietly creeping ahead here.
0:40:24 > 0:40:30- A little cocky now.- I'm so unused to winning anything in my life.
0:40:30 > 0:40:33This has come as a bit of a golden day really.
0:40:33 > 0:40:38Can Margie's bagatelle get her back in the game? She needs snookers.
0:40:38 > 0:40:42- This is a definite profit.- There's no doubt about this.- No doubt.
0:40:42 > 0:40:44Cast-iron success.
0:40:44 > 0:40:50- £100. 100. £100.- She's obviously got faith in this. She's interested.- 80.
0:40:50 > 0:40:55£80. Come on. 80. 60 then. £60 on the bagatelle.
0:40:55 > 0:40:5860. £50. 50. Come on.
0:40:58 > 0:41:01£50. My goodness. You're not in the mood tonight, are you?
0:41:01 > 0:41:06- Shall I keep going for you? £50. 40 then. £40.- God, this is terrible.
0:41:06 > 0:41:12£40. Thank you. 40 bid. Advance on 40. Advance on £40. Advance on 40.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15We finish on £40. Stuart.
0:41:15 > 0:41:17- 40.- Dear me.
0:41:17 > 0:41:21- Oh, crumbs, it's not been your best, has it?- It's been a shocker.
0:41:21 > 0:41:24I just hope that whoever bought it knows the rules.
0:41:24 > 0:41:29- I don't know whether to laugh or cry.- If I were you, I'd cry.
0:41:30 > 0:41:34Will Charlie's carriage clock hand him yet more profits, I wonder?
0:41:34 > 0:41:39- This is it, Marge.- This is it. The final countdown.
0:41:39 > 0:41:41£100. £100 on the carriage clock.
0:41:41 > 0:41:43- At least you're asking for 100. - 80 then.
0:41:43 > 0:41:46£80 for the carriage clock. £80.
0:41:46 > 0:41:49How often do we get them in this condition? £80.
0:41:50 > 0:41:5550. £50 for the carriage clock. 50. Thank you. Advance on 50 now.
0:41:55 > 0:41:57- Advance on 50.- Come on, team.
0:41:57 > 0:42:0160. 65. 70. 75. 80.
0:42:01 > 0:42:06£80. Advance on 80. Advance an £80. At £80 now.
0:42:06 > 0:42:10Did you see him? "God, that was cheap, wasn't it?"
0:42:10 > 0:42:13Not bad but it hardly justified the gamble.
0:42:13 > 0:42:18I'm not spending more than five quid on anything else ever again now. Come on.
0:42:18 > 0:42:22Never mind. His steady profits plus Margie's big losses
0:42:22 > 0:42:24mean that Charlie is the winner today.
0:42:24 > 0:42:29Margie started out with £315.10.
0:42:29 > 0:42:34And after paying auction costs she made a loss of £114.10,
0:42:34 > 0:42:38leaving her about where she started with £201.
0:42:38 > 0:42:41While Charlie began with £271.28,
0:42:41 > 0:42:47and after paying auction costs he has made a profit of £38.14,
0:42:47 > 0:42:52leaving him with £309.42 to spend next time. Well done, my boy.
0:42:52 > 0:42:57- Well done. The boy did well. - Thank you, darling. Here we go.
0:42:57 > 0:42:59HORN BEEPS
0:42:59 > 0:43:01Marvellous.
0:43:04 > 0:43:07Next on Antiques Road Trip, Charlie tees off.
0:43:07 > 0:43:09Will you get back in the car, please?
0:43:09 > 0:43:12And Margie's told to clear off.
0:43:12 > 0:43:14- I feel awful now.- Sling your hook.