0:00:02 > 0:00:06- It's the nation's favourite antiques experts...- All right, viewers?- ..with £200 each,
0:00:06 > 0:00:10a classic car and a goal to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:10 > 0:00:13- I'm on fire! Yes.- Sold! Going, going, gone!
0:00:13 > 0:00:15The aim - to make the biggest profit at auction,
0:00:15 > 0:00:18but it's no mean feat.
0:00:18 > 0:00:21- 50p!- There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers.
0:00:21 > 0:00:23Are they papier-mache buttocks?!
0:00:23 > 0:00:27So, will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:27 > 0:00:30- Oh! Oh!- There we go!
0:00:30 > 0:00:32This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:34 > 0:00:36Yeah!
0:00:39 > 0:00:44It's day four of our Caledonian caper in a Sunbeam Rapier
0:00:44 > 0:00:46with Charlie Ross and Margie Cooper.
0:00:46 > 0:00:50- We're going even further north, aren't we?- Aye!
0:00:50 > 0:00:53- We're going up over the Cairngorms. - Are we really?
0:00:53 > 0:00:55You'll never be seen again!
0:00:55 > 0:00:58Auctioneer and porridge-lover Charlie has enjoyed
0:00:58 > 0:01:01a roller coaster of a week so far...
0:01:01 > 0:01:03Oh!
0:01:03 > 0:01:05This is getting better by the minute.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08His road trip took a funny turn at the last auction
0:01:08 > 0:01:12where just about everything started at £1. But is he bitter?
0:01:13 > 0:01:17I've got here one of Monet's earlier works...
0:01:17 > 0:01:19"poond".
0:01:19 > 0:01:22While dealer and former fashion model Margie has had
0:01:22 > 0:01:24an equally hairy time. Oh, my!
0:01:24 > 0:01:26These are in incredibly good nick.
0:01:28 > 0:01:30Ah, poor old soul.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33Her low point was some Rouge Royale Carlton Ware,
0:01:33 > 0:01:37which made a mere £5, much to Charlie's amusement..
0:01:37 > 0:01:39I just had a bad buy day, didn't I?
0:01:39 > 0:01:42Do you have a migraine or something?
0:01:45 > 0:01:49Margie began with £200 and so far, after three trips to auction,
0:01:49 > 0:01:52she's amassed a total of £221.82.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54You won't get fat on that lot!
0:01:55 > 0:01:58Whilst Charlie, who also started off with £200,
0:01:58 > 0:02:01has managed to make a little bit more,
0:02:01 > 0:02:04with £238.28 to spend today.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07But what on?
0:02:07 > 0:02:10# I like buying Rouge Royale... #
0:02:10 > 0:02:13- Sarky, Charlie! - # I think it's going to be good. #
0:02:15 > 0:02:19- You are barking mad.- Woof!- True!
0:02:19 > 0:02:22Charlie and Margie set off from Jedburgh in the borders
0:02:22 > 0:02:24before travelling the breadth and length of Scotland
0:02:24 > 0:02:28to reach journey's end at Hamilton, South Lanarkshire.
0:02:28 > 0:02:32Today, they begin in Abernyte, in Perth and Kinross,
0:02:32 > 0:02:35and then head far north for an auction in the Highlands
0:02:35 > 0:02:37at Dingwall.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43About halfway between Perth and Dundee,
0:02:43 > 0:02:46Abernyte is tucked away in rich farmland
0:02:46 > 0:02:49that's famous for livestock, fruit and veg.
0:02:49 > 0:02:53And at the huge antiques centre on the outskirts of the village,
0:02:53 > 0:02:56our early starters seem ideally placed for a bumper crop.
0:02:57 > 0:03:02If I may say so, Gladys, it looks a little posh for you.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05You'll nae find things for £4.50 here, my girl.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08- Have I got to go in here with you? - Yep! Take my arm.
0:03:08 > 0:03:12- I'll lead you to paradise. - You're putting me off!
0:03:13 > 0:03:14Lordy! Get a load of this!
0:03:17 > 0:03:20- Oh, dear.- There's no shortage of antiques here,
0:03:20 > 0:03:24all arranged nicely over a huge area too.
0:03:24 > 0:03:26So, just as long as they don't get lost...
0:03:26 > 0:03:28Think I'll go back thataway.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33SHE SIGHS
0:03:33 > 0:03:37I wonder how many items there are in this establishment.
0:03:37 > 0:03:41- Hundreds of thousands.- There's a bit of a dealer shortage, though,
0:03:41 > 0:03:44so manager Margaret could be essential.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46Could you give me a quick whistle-stop tour?
0:03:46 > 0:03:51- Yes.- Just so I can get the lie of the land.- No problem at all. - Thank you.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54China, furniture, then you have ancient books,
0:03:54 > 0:03:56vintage clothes, vintage bags.
0:03:56 > 0:04:00Obviously, the cabinets with jewellery, etc, silverware.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03- Are you following this, Charlie? - Round here, we've got ceramics.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05There's something here for everybody.
0:04:05 > 0:04:09Meanwhile, Margie's unearthed something even more valuable.
0:04:09 > 0:04:10Ah!
0:04:10 > 0:04:14A rare breed in one of these places. A dealer!
0:04:14 > 0:04:16Margie, meet Bob.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19- Right. Is that one of those luckenbooths?- That's right, yeah.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22- Yeah.- That's quite a modern one. - It's handsome, isn't it?
0:04:22 > 0:04:25A luckenbooth is a Scottish love token,
0:04:25 > 0:04:29named after the lockable stalls on Edinburgh's Royal Mile
0:04:29 > 0:04:31which once sold them.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33- It's nice, but it is...- Modern. Brand-new.- ..modern.
0:04:33 > 0:04:37I've actually got a... I just got it today, or yesterday...
0:04:37 > 0:04:39- An old one?- An old one. Have a look at that one.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42That is a little Scottish stone brooch, with the thistle
0:04:42 > 0:04:46and it's 1903 or something.
0:04:46 > 0:04:51I'm told that the Victorians always had the horseshoe round that way...
0:04:51 > 0:04:54- Right.- ..but then I expect you've heard the story that
0:04:54 > 0:04:59- if you hang a horseshoe up, the luck falls out.- Oh, really?
0:04:59 > 0:05:02- That's what they say.- You're not Scottish, so how do you know that?
0:05:02 > 0:05:05I don't think that only applies to Scotland, Margie.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09- How much would that be?- How much have I got on it? 40 quid?- Yeah.
0:05:09 > 0:05:10That's way out, for me.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14What do you want to pay, then I'll tell you where to go?
0:05:15 > 0:05:17Those two are getting on famously,
0:05:17 > 0:05:20while Charlie practises the lowest form of wit.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23- HE GASPS - No(!)
0:05:23 > 0:05:26No. Rouge Royale(!)
0:05:26 > 0:05:29She could lose another 30 quid.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31He wouldn't let it lie, would he?
0:05:31 > 0:05:34- It's so difficult.- Are you looking for something for 5p?
0:05:34 > 0:05:37- You know...- Or a bob, Bob.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39That's a nice little thing.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41Don't think you'll find any chips on it.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43- No.- You can have it for a tenner.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46- Now you're getting to know me, aren't you?- We all are, Margie.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48And Charlie looks a bit boggled.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51Perhaps the scrutiny is proving too much.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55- They're watching us.- I know.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57- Should we have a waltz?- Yeah.
0:06:02 > 0:06:03Oh, do stop it, you two.
0:06:03 > 0:06:07I can't help feeling you're not taking this entirely seriously.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13- This isn't buying anything, is it?- No!
0:06:13 > 0:06:16I really do think someone should make a start.
0:06:17 > 0:06:21- That's cute.- Promising. Maybe the waltzing worked.
0:06:21 > 0:06:26Ah! It's a little travelling, folding book-rest, I assume.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28Or it might just be upside down?
0:06:28 > 0:06:32Maybe if you're travelling and you want to take your books with you...
0:06:32 > 0:06:34Nicely made.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36And they fold in.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40And it's a little table as well.
0:06:40 > 0:06:44- Sweet. I like it.- I wonder what Margaret can do on that?
0:06:44 > 0:06:46I've just seen this little thing.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49So, what could be the best price?
0:06:49 > 0:06:51The best price on that would be 30.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56And that's the end? That's the absolute...?
0:06:56 > 0:06:59- I'm afraid so, yes. - It's a sweet thing. OK.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01I like it. Thank you.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03- Well done.- Well done.
0:07:03 > 0:07:07After that little triumph, Margie's left the building,
0:07:07 > 0:07:10which leaves Charlie still on the lookout...for a dealer.
0:07:10 > 0:07:14- Ah, another man in residence here. - How are you doing?- Hi. I'm doing well. Charlie's the name.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16- Gavin Morris. Nice to meet you. - Gavin. Hi. I've been having
0:07:16 > 0:07:19a wonderful time here, but I have to confess, I have spent nothing.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22- Can you alter that for me? - Go on, Gavin.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25- Ah, what about your... Is this a swagger stick?- Yeah.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27It's very short, isn't it?
0:07:27 > 0:07:30- It's missing the little... - Someone's cut the ferrule.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34- The ferrule, yeah.- Can I look at your swagger stick?- You can.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39- Suits you, Charlie.- Suits me, doesn't it?- It does.- It's all me.
0:07:39 > 0:07:43- Could be reasonable, Charlie. - Could it be? Could it be stupid money or...
0:07:43 > 0:07:47- I mean, that's not silver, is it? - No, I don't think so. - To be fair, it's plated.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49That's something.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51Anything else on that theme?
0:07:51 > 0:07:54How much is your drum over there? Is that lots of dosh or...?
0:07:54 > 0:07:57- They make them into coffee tables. - Yeah.- Probably why you sell them!
0:07:57 > 0:08:00The big ones, yeah. It's a nice drum.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02I like a nice maker's name on one of these things,
0:08:02 > 0:08:04not that they mean anything to me.
0:08:04 > 0:08:09Or a nice crest. That doesn't have either, but it's in good condition.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12I've got to try and buy something at your cheaper end.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15Not going to try to beat the price down then.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17But we're definitely getting warm here.
0:08:17 > 0:08:21Cor, super stool. I think that's probably money, though, isn't it?
0:08:21 > 0:08:26- No, no. It's cheap.- Is it? Is it really cheap?- Yeah.
0:08:26 > 0:08:2735.
0:08:27 > 0:08:31- CHARLIE EXHALES - Could be 25 quid.
0:08:31 > 0:08:35- It's lost a few of its bits, hasn't it?- A few of its ears have gone, yeah.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38- Priced accordingly, Charlie. - I like the shape.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40I like the cabriole leg.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43It's not really a bold English cabriole leg,
0:08:43 > 0:08:46- having said that, it's not really a French cabriole, it's an English stool.- Yep.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50- I'd buy that at a silly price. - Give me a silly offer.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53It is silly, but don't smack me.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55Do you know what I think that'll make at auction?
0:08:55 > 0:08:58- I think it'll make between 20 and 30 quid.- OK.
0:08:58 > 0:08:59I'd have to buy it for 15 quid.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02I mean, that's pathetic, but if you could sell at 15 quid,
0:09:02 > 0:09:05I'd give you 15 quid and run.
0:09:05 > 0:09:06OK, Charlie, it's a deal.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09Blast! I wish I'd said ten!
0:09:09 > 0:09:10- Are you happy with that?- Delighted.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12I think Charlie likes it here.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14Now, what about that old friend?
0:09:14 > 0:09:17I don't think I want your swagger stick, do I?
0:09:17 > 0:09:19- It's...- It can be reasonable.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22Well, again, I'd have to... You're a man that likes
0:09:22 > 0:09:24- being insulted, aren't you? - Yeah, I love it.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26I think it'll make 12 or 14...
0:09:26 > 0:09:28I think it's short, I think it's silver-plated,
0:09:28 > 0:09:33it's just a bit of fun and if you could do it for five quid,
0:09:33 > 0:09:37I'd take it away, but if it's cost money, I'm not here to steal...
0:09:37 > 0:09:39Ten.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43It's probably what it'll make, isn't it? Um...
0:09:43 > 0:09:46This is pathetic, but eight quid,
0:09:46 > 0:09:49- then if it makes ten, I'll make £1.- Go on, then.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51You wish you'd never seen me today!
0:09:51 > 0:09:54- We've had a good week, Charlie. - Have you had a good week?!
0:09:54 > 0:09:57Seems you picked the right time, Charlie.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59Off the mark for just £23.
0:09:59 > 0:10:04And while Charlie's been finally prying open his wallet,
0:10:04 > 0:10:08Margie's moved on, making her way south towards Perth
0:10:08 > 0:10:09and a bit more shopping.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15Wow! This is novel.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17- Hi.- I'm John.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19- Hi, John. Margie. - Nice to meet you.
0:10:19 > 0:10:23Farang is a Thai word meaning someone of European ancestry,
0:10:23 > 0:10:28and it's also this shop, selling arts and crafts from Thailand
0:10:28 > 0:10:30and neighbouring countries.
0:10:30 > 0:10:31Very nice too,
0:10:31 > 0:10:34although it's not something Margie's particularly au fait with.
0:10:34 > 0:10:36- What god is that? - That's Ganesh.
0:10:36 > 0:10:37- Ganesh.- That's Ganesh.
0:10:37 > 0:10:38He's good, isn't he?
0:10:38 > 0:10:40Elephants - love elephants.
0:10:40 > 0:10:45There's a mixture here of Southeast Asian, old and new, as well as a few
0:10:45 > 0:10:48items which come from a different continent altogether.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51These are, unusually for me, from North America.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54They're from Gatlinburg in Tennessee, those particular ones.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58- Really? - They're Native American arrowheads,
0:10:58 > 0:11:03so each of those is going to be 1,000 to 1,500 years old at least.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05Some of them might even be older than that.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07Those might be a little too niche for a
0:11:07 > 0:11:11general sale in Ross and Cromarty. Anything else, John?
0:11:11 > 0:11:13A little set of opium scales.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15Now, those are very affordable.
0:11:15 > 0:11:21A set like that, even with the ivory, that is just a £20 piece.
0:11:21 > 0:11:23Right. And that's opium scales?
0:11:23 > 0:11:26- The scales themselves aren't particularly unusual... - That's ivory.
0:11:26 > 0:11:28..the ivory pans on them are.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31Not to everyone's taste, Margie, but it is legal under
0:11:31 > 0:11:36the 1947 CITES Agreement to trade ivory from before that year.
0:11:36 > 0:11:40- This is very old. - Got to be careful.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43Margie can be indecisive at the best of times,
0:11:43 > 0:11:47and feeling a bit out of her depth certainly isn't helping.
0:11:47 > 0:11:48These look interesting.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51These are old Burmese puppet heads on stands.
0:11:51 > 0:11:52Yeah, they're quite good.
0:11:52 > 0:11:54His tongue's moving around.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57Yeah, these were used as puppets in Burma.
0:11:57 > 0:11:58Were they?
0:11:58 > 0:12:00- Yeah.- What's he made of?
0:12:00 > 0:12:02Wood, all just carved.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05- So they're not brand-new? - No, they've got some age to them.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07Have they?
0:12:07 > 0:12:08It's hard to tell exactly how old,
0:12:08 > 0:12:10but they're probably about 50 years old.
0:12:10 > 0:12:14They would have been used like Burmese theatre puppets,
0:12:14 > 0:12:16old folk tales and things.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19Do you think they're a bit of fun? What do you think?
0:12:19 > 0:12:21You know?
0:12:21 > 0:12:22Antiques can be very boring.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25Steady on, Margie! Still no decision, though,
0:12:25 > 0:12:28and now she's after an opinion from the auction house.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30Right.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32You don't think so? Not advisable?
0:12:32 > 0:12:33- Yeah.- Oh, dear.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36CHATTER ON LINE
0:12:36 > 0:12:38Right.
0:12:38 > 0:12:39But not Asian social history?
0:12:41 > 0:12:42That's all very well,
0:12:42 > 0:12:45but I don't see any Scottish antiques in this shop.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48Well, they probably haven't seen a lot of those in Dingwall,
0:12:48 > 0:12:50but it might be a good thing, who knows?
0:12:50 > 0:12:55Good work, John, but now Margie's got to either buy here or wait till tomorrow.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58Right, well, it's down to me to make a decision, isn't it?
0:12:58 > 0:13:00Yes, come on, Margie, you can do it.
0:13:00 > 0:13:01How much is that?
0:13:01 > 0:13:03The best on that... I'd say £12.
0:13:03 > 0:13:05SHE CHUCKLES
0:13:06 > 0:13:08That's a bargain basement price.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10And what about the old puppet heads?
0:13:10 > 0:13:15They were 25, so why don't we say the scales
0:13:15 > 0:13:17and the puppet head for 25?
0:13:17 > 0:13:20That does sound like a very good deal, Margie.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23- So the two for 25? - Two for 25.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25Oh, for crying out... What am I worrying about? You're a pal.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27Hopefully they'll do well for you.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29Which puppet head are we going to go for?
0:13:29 > 0:13:30Which one do you like, John?
0:13:30 > 0:13:34I think this one in the middle here's quite a good colour.
0:13:34 > 0:13:38I'll have him, then. Done.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41But while Margie and John plump for a puppet...
0:13:43 > 0:13:47..Charlie is heading north up through the Highlands to the
0:13:47 > 0:13:53village of Newtonmore to find out about a uniquely Scottish sport.
0:13:55 > 0:13:57- Hello. - Hello. I'm Rachel.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00Pleased to meet you. Welcome to the Highland Folk Museum.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09Shinty is a team game that's big in the Highlands
0:14:09 > 0:14:12and quite a few other parts of the world where Scots have migrated to.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15And at Newtonmore, they're very good at it.
0:14:15 > 0:14:19In fact, their shinty side have been the league
0:14:19 > 0:14:21champions for the last three seasons.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24The rules of shinty became formalised during Victorian
0:14:24 > 0:14:27times, although the game itself is ancient.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29When did it all begin, historically?
0:14:29 > 0:14:32It came from Ireland, originally, with the monks
0:14:32 > 0:14:33and with Christianity.
0:14:33 > 0:14:38And it grew through the centuries to become training for the clans.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41There could be 150-a-side...
0:14:41 > 0:14:42What?!
0:14:42 > 0:14:44Teams playing, clan against clan.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46So it's a very, very old sport.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48Very old.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51I'm just looking at the club. Are they called clubs?
0:14:51 > 0:14:53Camans.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56Caman comes from Gaelic, which means crooked.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59Shinty is a close relative of the Irish game of hurling
0:14:59 > 0:15:02and a forebear of ice hockey -
0:15:02 > 0:15:05sports which share a reputation of being a bit on the dangerous side.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08This is an early caman.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10Do you want to feel the weight of that?
0:15:10 > 0:15:13It looks like a caveman's club,
0:15:13 > 0:15:16it doesn't look like a sporting implement.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19This is more like the size of thing you would play with,
0:15:19 > 0:15:21with the two equal sides.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24Is there a particular wood that it would be made out of?
0:15:24 > 0:15:27Yes, ash was the most popular.
0:15:27 > 0:15:28How big are the balls?
0:15:28 > 0:15:31Here we have some "leathers", they're called.
0:15:31 > 0:15:35- Yeah?- This one dates back to 1914, and was used...
0:15:35 > 0:15:36Hard, isn't it?
0:15:36 > 0:15:38Very hard. Yeah.
0:15:38 > 0:15:42There's cork inside, wound round with thread.
0:15:42 > 0:15:44- Wool? - Wool, yes.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47This is the more modern one, this is what they play with today.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49Yeah. It's a pretty hefty thing.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52If that hits you, it's not going to do you any good, is it?
0:15:52 > 0:15:55- It can be very painful.- It must go at some speed?
0:15:55 > 0:15:57It can go up 100mph.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59- 100mph?- Yes.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01That's hugely dangerous! Do you wear a face guard?
0:16:01 > 0:16:03No, they don't wear face guards at all.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05I'd love to see somebody playing it.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07Would you like to try it?
0:16:07 > 0:16:09Absolutely! I'm up for anything!
0:16:12 > 0:16:15Blimey, Charlie, you just be careful out there.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18I've been sent out here for a lesson.
0:16:18 > 0:16:20- Welcome. - Thank you very much.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22- And you are? - John.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25John. Nice to meet you, John.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27Here you've got the shinty stick.
0:16:27 > 0:16:28I have one here for you.
0:16:28 > 0:16:32The basics of the game are quite easy to follow.
0:16:32 > 0:16:37It's to hit the ball - I'll hit the ball to you, and stop the ball.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39Now you stop the ball with your two feet.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41Hit it back, I'll demonstrate.
0:16:41 > 0:16:45- With your feet?! - Yeah. Basically, two foot.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48Two feet always, push it to the side and hit.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51Was that good? Was I a natural?
0:16:51 > 0:16:53That was natural - you're a natural.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56The third important thing is, when you get the ball and you stop
0:16:56 > 0:16:59it, it's important that the ball arrives in the back of the net.
0:16:59 > 0:17:04It can be there all day, but if it's not in the back of the net - no win.
0:17:04 > 0:17:09Well, at least no-one is likely to get very hurt in a penalty shoot out.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12With Charlie on the spot, even the goalie's probably safe.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15I must say, that goal looks a bit narrow. And he looks enormous.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17OK, I'm left-handed, like yourself,
0:17:17 > 0:17:21so I'm hoping that I'll be able to strike the ball.
0:17:21 > 0:17:25I'm sure you will. Cor blimey O'Reilly!
0:17:25 > 0:17:28Like falling off a log, isn't it, for you?
0:17:28 > 0:17:32- Charlie, it's your turn now. - Are you ready for me, Jamie?
0:17:32 > 0:17:34Here it comes.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37Oh, dear, that was pathetic, wasn't it?
0:17:39 > 0:17:40Oh!
0:17:40 > 0:17:42Thank you!
0:17:44 > 0:17:46- Very good. - It's a goal!
0:17:46 > 0:17:51Perhaps there's something in this talk of his Scottish roots after all!
0:17:55 > 0:17:59Just don't expect Margie to put up with a blow-by-blow account, Charlie.
0:17:59 > 0:18:00Nighty-night.
0:18:04 > 0:18:08Next morning, Charlie Ross is a man with a clan.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10- We're very near my home seat. - Really?
0:18:10 > 0:18:12We're near Ross.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14You sort of feel comfortable up here?
0:18:14 > 0:18:16I do, I really, really feel as if I...
0:18:16 > 0:18:18Back with your "ain folk".
0:18:19 > 0:18:23Well, let's hope we see a bit more spending in these wide open
0:18:23 > 0:18:28spaces, cos yesterday they were both very careful with their cash.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31Margie managed just £55 on three auction lots...
0:18:31 > 0:18:33Are you looking for something for 5p?
0:18:33 > 0:18:34You know...
0:18:34 > 0:18:39..leaving her with £166.82 in her pocket,
0:18:39 > 0:18:41whilst Charlie spent even less,
0:18:41 > 0:18:45managing a measly £23 on two auction lots...
0:18:45 > 0:18:47- Are you happy with that?- Delighted.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50..leaving him with over £200 to spend today.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53Later, they'll be making for an auction at Dingwall,
0:18:53 > 0:18:57but first, at their furthest point north, they're going to buy there.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59Could be interesting.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02THEY HUM
0:19:06 > 0:19:10In about 1005, King Macbeth, yes,
0:19:10 > 0:19:15the one the Bard based his tragedy on, was born in Dingwall.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18It's also been the stomping ground of the once-powerful
0:19:18 > 0:19:20Earls of Ross. In fact,
0:19:20 > 0:19:24local football team Ross County have a stag mascot called Rosco.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26Charlie should look him up.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29- Good.- Antiques shop. - Hey, this looks all right.
0:19:29 > 0:19:33Objet d'Art is a relatively new antiques shop which appears
0:19:33 > 0:19:34to be thriving.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37They've recently added a 30-foot shipping container to
0:19:37 > 0:19:40fit in extra stock...and Charlie.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43What on earth is this?
0:19:43 > 0:19:45Oh, my goodness gracious me.
0:19:45 > 0:19:46Studio art pottery.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49Unusual. Quite nice.
0:19:49 > 0:19:54All the usual suspects are here, as well as one distinct speciality.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56Taxidermy is my particular field.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59- That's very specialist, isn't it? - It is.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01- That's been well done, hasn't it? - Yes, indeed.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04- Sell a lot of stags' heads. - Do you?- Yes.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06Well, you would here, wouldn't you?
0:20:06 > 0:20:08A little "deer" for a hat stand.
0:20:08 > 0:20:13But while Margie admires William's creatures, Charlie's crept back in.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15Looks like he's found something too.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19Would I normally look at a biscuit barrel? No, I would not.
0:20:19 > 0:20:24But...when a biscuit barrel is like that, you can
0:20:24 > 0:20:29definitely say it is the Rolls-Royce of all biscuit barrels.
0:20:29 > 0:20:35It is £75, which I think is hugely competitive.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38Is the glass damaged?
0:20:38 > 0:20:43Cos at that price, if the glass is damaged, we have une probleme.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46There is a bit of a crack in it there.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50Everything's got a price.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53We could try William - you never know.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55William, I was tempted by the price,
0:20:55 > 0:20:59until I saw this and I thought, "Oh, crumbs."
0:20:59 > 0:21:03- Yes.- At auction, it could make £30-£40.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05I could do 30 on that, sir.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08And at that, there will most certainly be
0:21:08 > 0:21:10something in it for you.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13There was something in this cabinet as well...
0:21:13 > 0:21:15- What were you looking at? - ..that took my eye.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18I love the Arts and Crafts look of this box.
0:21:18 > 0:21:22Yes. I just love the hinges, I love the work around the base.
0:21:22 > 0:21:23That's a fair bit of silver.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26It is a fair bit of silver in there,
0:21:26 > 0:21:30and the other attraction, to me anyway, is that it's Irish silver.
0:21:30 > 0:21:34- Ah!- I think that will put a slight premium.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37I think, at auction, it might make something around the £100 mark.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40- Yes. - I don't know where you can be on it.
0:21:40 > 0:21:42Well, I could do 100 on that.
0:21:42 > 0:21:46- I'm going to carry on looking around and I'm going to bear those two in mind.- Fine.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48And between you and me,
0:21:48 > 0:21:50I'd be quite surprised if I walked out of here without them.
0:21:50 > 0:21:54Charlie seems smitten with those, and he can certainly afford them.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56But what about them birds? Going "cheep"?
0:21:56 > 0:21:58You've got some interesting stuff.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01Yes. Yes. This is particularly interesting.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03These are little flower crafts.
0:22:03 > 0:22:05Yes. Made out of seed.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07It's made out of seeds and leaves.
0:22:07 > 0:22:08I think that's extraordinary.
0:22:08 > 0:22:10Seeds and grasses.
0:22:10 > 0:22:14These are very nice, but I'm a bit scared they're a bit modern.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16Eh, yeah - but I think they will sell.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19- 15.- 15!
0:22:19 > 0:22:21Another bargain-basement price.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23They look all right, don't they?
0:22:23 > 0:22:24You're being very kind.
0:22:24 > 0:22:25Not at all.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29Those are sweet, aren't they?
0:22:29 > 0:22:33I'm not sure that Margie could spend big money even if she wanted to,
0:22:33 > 0:22:35so careful has she become.
0:22:35 > 0:22:37Not something we could say about Charlie though.
0:22:37 > 0:22:42A Victorian inlay rosewood table, with no price on it whatsoever.
0:22:42 > 0:22:44I can only assume it's free.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46Unfortunately not!
0:22:46 > 0:22:48Unfortunately not.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51It's missing its gallery on the bottom.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54There's a label here, and that's...
0:22:54 > 0:22:55What are we looking at?
0:22:55 > 0:22:59We're looking at £90, but there's room for negotiation.
0:22:59 > 0:23:01It's a great bit of rosewood.
0:23:01 > 0:23:03It's beautiful and beautifully inlaid.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06Edwardian. It's 1900, 1910 perhaps.
0:23:06 > 0:23:07It might be just late Victorian,
0:23:07 > 0:23:10what they call the Sheraton Revival period.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13- Look at this inlay here. - It's gorgeous.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16Look at the swags and floral rosette. It's just beautiful.
0:23:16 > 0:23:18There's satinwood, boxwood.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21Couldn't be 50 quid, could it? To an old man?
0:23:21 > 0:23:23Yes.
0:23:23 > 0:23:25Blimey, you said that a bit sharpish.
0:23:25 > 0:23:29I think we might be about to get down to a deal on the other items as well.
0:23:29 > 0:23:34I love the cigarette box. I think it would make about £100 at auction.
0:23:34 > 0:23:39In an ideal world, I would want to pay £100 for the cigarette box
0:23:39 > 0:23:42and the biscuit barrel.
0:23:42 > 0:23:49If we said 110 for the pair...that puts you back in the ascendancy.
0:23:49 > 0:23:54150 for your table, your biscuit barrel and your whatsit.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56Almost there, I reckon.
0:23:56 > 0:24:01- I think if you're buying the three pieces...- Do I get a bulk discount? - I can do 150 for you.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04I think that's kind of you. And I've even got money!
0:24:04 > 0:24:10So, £150, but what went where?
0:24:10 > 0:24:12I'm quite happy with the biscuit barrel at 30.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14Let's call the table 40,
0:24:14 > 0:24:18and let's call the silver box 80, which is £150.
0:24:20 > 0:24:22And there should be a profit there.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25Back inside, Margie's made another find.
0:24:27 > 0:24:31That's nice. Papier-mache - just pressed paper.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33The ticket price is £65.
0:24:33 > 0:24:35Very popular, but damaged.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39Looks like William's needed...again.
0:24:39 > 0:24:41It's a shame about that, isn't it?
0:24:41 > 0:24:43Yes, it's a lovely...
0:24:43 > 0:24:47- Lovely colour. - Yes. Lot of work gone into that.
0:24:47 > 0:24:51It's got a little bit of wear and tear and damage, hasn't it?
0:24:51 > 0:24:53Some idiot's used it!
0:24:53 > 0:24:56Well, yes. Yes. Yes. Probably a long time ago.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01It's mid-Victorian, which is lovely.
0:25:01 > 0:25:03Beautifully hand-painted as well.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05- That's so nice.- 35?
0:25:09 > 0:25:11Increases your advantage on him.
0:25:11 > 0:25:12So is that the absolute...?
0:25:12 > 0:25:14I could do £30 on that for you.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17And that's the end? So 25's out of the question?
0:25:17 > 0:25:20I think 25 would be out of the question on that one.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22I'm almost capitulating.
0:25:22 > 0:25:27Well, capitulate and that will be a wonderful purchase.
0:25:27 > 0:25:28Yes, I like that.
0:25:28 > 0:25:30Thank you very much.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32Another good deal for Margie, although with the auction
0:25:32 > 0:25:36just around the corner, I wonder how those lots will fare.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40But now it's time to take the short drive east
0:25:40 > 0:25:43from Dingwall to Fortrose, on the Black Isle.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46- It sounds fabulous, doesn't it? The Black Isle.- Aye.
0:25:46 > 0:25:50Aye, famous for its ruined 13th-century cathedral,
0:25:50 > 0:25:53Fortrose also features an antiques shop of that name.
0:25:53 > 0:25:57I've got enough money to do what I need to do.
0:25:57 > 0:25:59Goodbye, my lovely.
0:26:03 > 0:26:05Good afternoon. Charlie's the name.
0:26:05 > 0:26:06Hello, Charlie. I'm Patricia.
0:26:06 > 0:26:08- Patricia. Nice to see you. - Nice to meet you.
0:26:11 > 0:26:15I think Charlie's a bit disappointed to have come here last.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17Sold, sold - lots of sold stickers.
0:26:17 > 0:26:21Very good sign to see sold stickers in a shop.
0:26:21 > 0:26:25There are quite a few things still for sale that he'd happily snap up,
0:26:25 > 0:26:28but he's looking for an item he can combine
0:26:28 > 0:26:30with one of his other purchases, to make a joint lot.
0:26:32 > 0:26:34My goodness me!
0:26:34 > 0:26:38A Victorian spear. It's what I would call a pike, I think.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41Well, I suppose a pike could go with a swagger stick,
0:26:41 > 0:26:44but there might be a better match here.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47You haven't got a biscuit barrel of any sort, have you?
0:26:47 > 0:26:48Only the Wedgwood one.
0:26:48 > 0:26:50Oh, the plated Wedgwood one?
0:26:50 > 0:26:52It's probably quite expanseive, is it?
0:26:52 > 0:26:55Not sure what I've got on the ticket.
0:26:55 > 0:26:57Typical Wedgwood colouring,
0:26:57 > 0:27:01but I think Wedgwood's a little bit old-fashioned.
0:27:01 > 0:27:03What's that going to make at auction?
0:27:03 > 0:27:05There's another cut glass...
0:27:06 > 0:27:08That looks a bit more like it.
0:27:08 > 0:27:10Would that fit with the one you've got?
0:27:10 > 0:27:13I think it would rather. Lovely shape - pineapple shape.
0:27:13 > 0:27:15It's not expensive, is it?
0:27:15 > 0:27:17He said...
0:27:17 > 0:27:19hoping that it might be even cheaper.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22£18. How much could that be?
0:27:22 > 0:27:2315.
0:27:23 > 0:27:25- Ah.- Ah.
0:27:25 > 0:27:29That's all right. You don't want to sell me that for a tenner, do you?
0:27:29 > 0:27:30Nice thing.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34Would it be nit-picking to say £12?
0:27:34 > 0:27:36Go on - 12.
0:27:36 > 0:27:38- Yes.- Are you sure?- Yes.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40I like it. I really like it, it's proper quality.
0:27:40 > 0:27:45That's sweet of you. Thank you. I'm sorry I haven't spent more money with you.
0:27:45 > 0:27:46I won't be retiring today.
0:27:47 > 0:27:51Quite. And now that Charlie's shopping is complete...
0:27:52 > 0:27:55..let's see what Margie's up to,
0:27:55 > 0:27:58just outside of Fortrose in Rosemarkie...
0:28:00 > 0:28:02..where she's come to the Groam House Museum
0:28:02 > 0:28:05to view a remarkable collection of art
0:28:05 > 0:28:07by the local inhabitants of the area.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10- Eric.- How do you do? - I'm Margie Cooper.
0:28:10 > 0:28:12The museum was established to house
0:28:12 > 0:28:16and preserve the village's 15 carved stones,
0:28:16 > 0:28:20that were created by the Picts during the 8th and 9th centuries.
0:28:20 > 0:28:23They were the native people of northern Scotland
0:28:23 > 0:28:26in the time of the Romans and the time after the Romans.
0:28:26 > 0:28:28Because the Romans never conquered this area,
0:28:28 > 0:28:31they survived as an independent group of people.
0:28:31 > 0:28:32For many hundreds of years,
0:28:32 > 0:28:37these remarkable artefacts were not in the least bit treasured.
0:28:37 > 0:28:39Indeed, the Picts themselves -
0:28:39 > 0:28:42so-called by the Romans because of their painted bodies -
0:28:42 > 0:28:47were unfairly disregarded as a bunch of violent and uncultured savages.
0:28:47 > 0:28:49This is a very fanciful 16th-century drawing
0:28:49 > 0:28:52of what somebody thought a Pict looked like.
0:28:52 > 0:28:56And unfortunately, this has coloured opinion for too long.
0:28:56 > 0:28:58How could absolute barbarians be producing
0:28:58 > 0:29:01such wonderful sculpture as we see here?
0:29:01 > 0:29:04The Rosemarkie stones are believed to have once been
0:29:04 > 0:29:06part of an important early monastery,
0:29:06 > 0:29:10which dates from the first influx of Christianity to Scotland.
0:29:10 > 0:29:12The Rosemarkie Cross slab is our centrepiece.
0:29:12 > 0:29:17It's a very complex piece of work, because it's a fusion
0:29:17 > 0:29:21of Pictish art traditions with Christian art traditions.
0:29:21 > 0:29:24We can recognise obvious Christian symbolism -
0:29:24 > 0:29:26there's a cross on each side,
0:29:26 > 0:29:29but on the other side is a collection of Pictish symbols.
0:29:29 > 0:29:31Those wishing to learn more about the Picts
0:29:31 > 0:29:33have found the greatest difficulty
0:29:33 > 0:29:36in penetrating their long-extinct language.
0:29:36 > 0:29:38But such answers as can be unearthed
0:29:38 > 0:29:41are surely hidden in the stones themselves.
0:29:41 > 0:29:42I actually prefer this side,
0:29:42 > 0:29:44because we've got a conjunction of things here.
0:29:44 > 0:29:47We have, again, Christian symbolism -
0:29:47 > 0:29:51very easy to identity, set inside a very complex patter of key work.
0:29:51 > 0:29:54But above that, this is the bit that's purely Pictish,
0:29:54 > 0:29:56this is the bit we can really see
0:29:56 > 0:29:59there was an important Pictish influence here.
0:29:59 > 0:30:01It has a number of symbols on it.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04The easiest one is this very large crescent shape here,
0:30:04 > 0:30:08with what looks like a V across it, a big V.
0:30:08 > 0:30:11And that crescent is highly ornamented with knotwork
0:30:11 > 0:30:13- and with animals. - All meaning something?
0:30:13 > 0:30:16Well, the problem is we don't really know what they mean.
0:30:16 > 0:30:17Are you ever going to know?
0:30:17 > 0:30:19Well, we think it is some form of language,
0:30:19 > 0:30:21they're telling you something.
0:30:21 > 0:30:26- The most likely thing is that it's people's names.- Ah.
0:30:26 > 0:30:30So they may well be telling you that this is somebody,
0:30:30 > 0:30:32the son of somebody - commemorating him
0:30:32 > 0:30:34either cos he's dead or he erected the stone.
0:30:34 > 0:30:36It's a monument about people.
0:30:36 > 0:30:40The Picts were rediscovered during the 19th century,
0:30:40 > 0:30:44and their sculptures, including those at Rosemarkie, restored.
0:30:44 > 0:30:46A glance at some of the work at the museum
0:30:46 > 0:30:49confirms the influence of early medieval Pictish
0:30:49 > 0:30:53and Celtic design on the Arts and Crafts movement, for example.
0:30:53 > 0:30:56In Ireland, there was a Celtic revival,
0:30:56 > 0:30:58and eventually in Scotland in the 19th century,
0:30:58 > 0:31:02various scholars started looking at the stones again,
0:31:02 > 0:31:06and in 1903, there was this amazing publication here,
0:31:06 > 0:31:09it's called The Early Christian Monuments Of Scotland.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12Two men, Allen and Anderson - Allen was the main person,
0:31:12 > 0:31:16he went round the country, looking at as many monuments
0:31:16 > 0:31:19as he could find, drawing them and copying them.
0:31:19 > 0:31:23So this book was very important in bringing, to a wider public,
0:31:23 > 0:31:25the existence of these stones.
0:31:25 > 0:31:28Although the academics continue to move at a snail's pace
0:31:28 > 0:31:31in unlocking the secrets of Pictish art,
0:31:31 > 0:31:35its influence continues into the 20th and 21st centuries,
0:31:35 > 0:31:40as can be seen in several pieces of jewellery the museum's acquired.
0:31:40 > 0:31:45This piece here, this crescent here, that is almost certainly developed
0:31:45 > 0:31:50from the crescent symbol that we have on the Rosemarkie Cross slab.
0:31:50 > 0:31:54So this was made in Iona by a silversmith,
0:31:54 > 0:31:58so we like this bit, cos it is actually a piece of art
0:31:58 > 0:32:01directly inspired from the Rosemarkie Cross slab.
0:32:01 > 0:32:05Well, I think we can say with some certainty that our two have
0:32:05 > 0:32:08bought very little to compare with any of these.
0:32:08 > 0:32:10But let's take a look anyway.
0:32:10 > 0:32:13- You ready?- Wooh...
0:32:15 > 0:32:16I say!
0:32:16 > 0:32:20A small stool in the form of a 17th-century refectory table.
0:32:20 > 0:32:22Not a book stand, then?
0:32:22 > 0:32:25- It's nicely made, isn't it? - I thought it was rather sweet.
0:32:25 > 0:32:28- And it was £30.- I think there'll be a profit lurking in there.
0:32:28 > 0:32:30- Papier-mache.- Saw that.
0:32:30 > 0:32:32- Mid-Victorian.- Saw that. But it's very nice.
0:32:32 > 0:32:35Yeah. The gallow is lovely, isn't it?
0:32:35 > 0:32:38We've got a lovely still life on there, which could be
0:32:38 > 0:32:41- Dutch, 17th century. - I don't think so.
0:32:41 > 0:32:43No, no, no, but it's in that style.
0:32:43 > 0:32:45- Little scales.- Yeah, opium scales.
0:32:45 > 0:32:48Those are ivory pans, which is quite unusual.
0:32:48 > 0:32:52- That's quite unusual. 30 quid?- £12.50.
0:32:53 > 0:32:55You have done it again.
0:32:55 > 0:32:57What's this? I don't know what this is.
0:32:57 > 0:32:59This is a bit of a mystery.
0:32:59 > 0:33:02- It's a Burmese puppet head. - Hmm.
0:33:02 > 0:33:04I think he's about to be rude.
0:33:04 > 0:33:06What do you think of it so far?
0:33:06 > 0:33:08Rubbish!
0:33:08 > 0:33:09It's a nice mix, isn't it?
0:33:09 > 0:33:12You have something for every taste.
0:33:12 > 0:33:13Now for act two.
0:33:13 > 0:33:16- Ooh! My word!- Followed by...
0:33:16 > 0:33:18- that!- Oh, my goodness.
0:33:18 > 0:33:22- You've made mine look like a charity shop.- True.
0:33:22 > 0:33:23Harsh, but fair.
0:33:23 > 0:33:27- This is pretty. - Don't look at it too carefully.
0:33:27 > 0:33:30- Ah!- It's got a lot of damage here. The other thing is...
0:33:30 > 0:33:32Where's the damage?
0:33:32 > 0:33:35Here. But it's a nice cabriole leg.
0:33:35 > 0:33:38- They always sell.- Yeah. - Footstools always sell.- Yeah.
0:33:38 > 0:33:40- That's my favourite lot. - Yeah. Lovely.
0:33:40 > 0:33:45I thought that had a sort of Pugin Arts and Crafts look about it.
0:33:45 > 0:33:46Yeah, it's...
0:33:46 > 0:33:49- I took the insides out...- Yeah. - ..and weighed it,
0:33:49 > 0:33:51but it's 11 ounces of silver.
0:33:51 > 0:33:53It's been a fabulous thing.
0:33:53 > 0:33:55Faint praise, if every I heard it.
0:33:55 > 0:33:56What about his table?
0:33:56 > 0:34:01That is rosewood, which puts it into a different class.
0:34:01 > 0:34:04- It's a typical Edwardian... - I have sold many of those in my time.
0:34:04 > 0:34:07- I bet you have.- It's going to make...I reckon about 145.
0:34:07 > 0:34:11- What, £14.50?!- No, no, no!
0:34:11 > 0:34:14If that makes £100, I'll take you out for a slap-up dinner.
0:34:14 > 0:34:16- If we're going to have a bet... - I think it'll make £45.
0:34:16 > 0:34:19- Well, I'll say 85. - You're on.
0:34:19 > 0:34:22- Right.- Come on.- And you're going to have to pay for my dinner.
0:34:22 > 0:34:24Love to!
0:34:24 > 0:34:26But what did they really think?
0:34:26 > 0:34:28She bigged-up my items again.
0:34:28 > 0:34:30She thought the table was fabulous.
0:34:30 > 0:34:33She's living in the '80s, like me.
0:34:33 > 0:34:35I think he's going to make his money on his stool
0:34:35 > 0:34:38and on his lovely octagonal rosewood table.
0:34:38 > 0:34:40Those are dead certs.
0:34:40 > 0:34:42It's a mixed bag, my dear, it's a mixed bag.
0:34:42 > 0:34:48The bust on the stand is absolutely ghastly!
0:34:48 > 0:34:50After starting out in Abernyte,
0:34:50 > 0:34:54today's tussle will conclude almost 150 miles to the north,
0:34:54 > 0:34:58at an auction in the county of Ross and Cromarty, at Dingwall.
0:34:59 > 0:35:02- Have you seen where we are? - Isn't it fantastic?
0:35:02 > 0:35:04We're in the middle of a forest.
0:35:04 > 0:35:05Have you got a rug?
0:35:05 > 0:35:09Should we just pull in and have a little romantic picnic in the woods?
0:35:09 > 0:35:12Instead of sitting in that auction room, cringing.
0:35:12 > 0:35:15Welcome to Dingwall and Highland, where, in the heart
0:35:15 > 0:35:19of the country, they shift a lot more heifer than Hepplewhite.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22Let's hear what auctioneer Paul Spencer makes
0:35:22 > 0:35:24of what our two have herded in.
0:35:24 > 0:35:27The bird pictures - not the most sellable item I've ever seen.
0:35:27 > 0:35:31I'd be surprised if we get anything more than £5 for those.
0:35:31 > 0:35:35The rosewood occasional table - it should make about £150 to £180.
0:35:35 > 0:35:38The miniature fruitwood refectory table's possibly
0:35:38 > 0:35:40my favourite item in the sale today,
0:35:40 > 0:35:43and I would be hoping £40 to £60 for that.
0:35:43 > 0:35:45Charlie began with £238.28p,
0:35:45 > 0:35:50and he's spent £185 of it on five auction lots.
0:35:52 > 0:35:56Whilst Margie started out with £221.82,
0:35:56 > 0:36:00and she's parted with exactly £100, also on five lots.
0:36:02 > 0:36:05OK, gavels-a-go! Or are they?
0:36:05 > 0:36:08- He's not got a normal gavel, just a long stick.- I know.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10Look at him!
0:36:10 > 0:36:12He's quite vicious with that stick.
0:36:12 > 0:36:14I think he's lost the end off it.
0:36:14 > 0:36:18Charlie's swagger stick - any sergeant-majors out there?
0:36:18 > 0:36:21£20? 20. Ten.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24Ten bid. 12. 15. 18.
0:36:24 > 0:36:2520. 22.
0:36:25 > 0:36:2925. 28. 30. At 30. At 30.
0:36:29 > 0:36:32At 30. At 30... Five!
0:36:32 > 0:36:3440. At 45.
0:36:34 > 0:36:3750. At 50. At 50.
0:36:37 > 0:36:39At 50...at £50.
0:36:39 > 0:36:43- Well done.- Thank you.
0:36:43 > 0:36:46Wow! This bodes very well indeed.
0:36:46 > 0:36:49What impeccable taste they have here in Scotland.
0:36:49 > 0:36:53Any chance of Margie's birds taking off?
0:36:53 > 0:36:55I don't think much of the cataloguing.
0:36:55 > 0:36:58- "Two bird pictures composted from seeds and mosses."- It doesn't say...
0:36:58 > 0:37:02- It says composed!- Oh, sorry!
0:37:02 > 0:37:03£30. 30.
0:37:03 > 0:37:05£10.
0:37:05 > 0:37:07Five. Bid. At five. At five. Eight.
0:37:07 > 0:37:0910. 12.
0:37:09 > 0:37:1115. 18. 20.
0:37:11 > 0:37:14- Result.- At 22. 25.
0:37:14 > 0:37:16- 28.- What a result!- 28. 28. 28.- 28!
0:37:16 > 0:37:19- I've got out of jail now.- At 28. 30.
0:37:19 > 0:37:22Five. At 35. 35. 40.
0:37:22 > 0:37:26Five. At 45. 45. 45. 45. 45. 45.
0:37:26 > 0:37:28At 45. 45. 45. 45.
0:37:28 > 0:37:30275.
0:37:30 > 0:37:32Paul's doing a great job.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35Now for Charlie's wee stool.
0:37:35 > 0:37:37£100. 100.
0:37:37 > 0:37:39£30. Bid.
0:37:39 > 0:37:42At 30. At 30. At 30. At 30. At 30. At 30.
0:37:42 > 0:37:45Five. 40. Five. 50.
0:37:45 > 0:37:47- At 50. At 50.- 50!- Yes!
0:37:47 > 0:37:49At 50. At £50.
0:37:49 > 0:37:52- Sold.- Well done.- Thank you.
0:37:52 > 0:37:53Another huge profit.
0:37:53 > 0:37:57That's what you can get when the auctioneer aims high.
0:37:57 > 0:38:00But Charlie's biscuit barrels could be a trickier prospect.
0:38:00 > 0:38:03And we'll say £40. 40.
0:38:03 > 0:38:0520 bid. At 20. At 20. At 20. At 20.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08At 20. At 20. At 20. At 22.
0:38:08 > 0:38:0925. 28.
0:38:09 > 0:38:12- 30.- We need to go on. Come on. - At 30. At 30.- Oh, my God.
0:38:12 > 0:38:15- At 30. At 30.- Oh, dear.- I've sunk.
0:38:15 > 0:38:18- I've sunk.- 32. At 35.
0:38:18 > 0:38:2138. At 38. 38. 38. 38. 38.
0:38:21 > 0:38:2338.
0:38:23 > 0:38:2489.
0:38:24 > 0:38:26Rosco!
0:38:26 > 0:38:30Crumbs, it was almost a lot worse though.
0:38:30 > 0:38:32What have the following things in common...
0:38:32 > 0:38:37Burmese puppet heads and Rouge Royale?
0:38:37 > 0:38:40They're both unsaleable.
0:38:40 > 0:38:43We'll see. But at least it'll have a novelty value.
0:38:43 > 0:38:4530.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48- £10.- Five.- £5, surely.- Two.
0:38:48 > 0:38:51- Five bid. At five.- One.- At eight.
0:38:51 > 0:38:5210. 12.
0:38:52 > 0:38:56- 15.- Oh, don't make a profit on this.
0:38:56 > 0:38:58Please don't make a profit on this.
0:38:58 > 0:39:0025. 28.
0:39:00 > 0:39:0230. Five.
0:39:02 > 0:39:05At 35. 35. 35. 35. 35. 35.
0:39:05 > 0:39:07- I don't believe it.- At 35. 35. 35.
0:39:07 > 0:39:08I don't believe it.
0:39:08 > 0:39:1140. New bidder.
0:39:11 > 0:39:13- At 40.- 40!- At 40. At 40.
0:39:13 > 0:39:15At 40. At 40. At 40. At 40.
0:39:15 > 0:39:18- 73.- I should have bought five!
0:39:18 > 0:39:21Never mind. Got the gear?
0:39:21 > 0:39:24- She certainly got a profit. - Glad I came now.
0:39:24 > 0:39:27Will her opium scales weigh in with more?
0:39:27 > 0:39:29I'll just sell you the scales, you can get your own opium.
0:39:29 > 0:39:31£70. 70.
0:39:31 > 0:39:3330. Bid.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35At 30. At 30. At 30. At 30. At 30.
0:39:35 > 0:39:37Five. 40.
0:39:37 > 0:39:39Five. 50. Five.
0:39:39 > 0:39:42At 55. 55. 55. 55. 55.
0:39:42 > 0:39:45- Yes!- 237.
0:39:45 > 0:39:49It seems that Dingwall likes a novelty.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52Charlie's table's up next, but do they know it?
0:39:52 > 0:39:56Enormous print for Margie's things and my table is in tiny, tiny print.
0:39:56 > 0:40:00- It's only one.- Only people with very good eyesight can see that
0:40:00 > 0:40:01the table's even in the auction.
0:40:01 > 0:40:05- £100. 100.- He's asking for 100. - £50 bid.
0:40:05 > 0:40:06At 50. At 50. At 50.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08- Hold it up, man. Hold it up.- 55.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11- Yes, madam.- 60. Five. 65. 65.
0:40:11 > 0:40:14At 65. 65. 65. 65.
0:40:14 > 0:40:17- 70.- Push! Push!- At 70. At 70. - Now we're going. Come on.
0:40:17 > 0:40:20At 70. At 70. At £70.
0:40:20 > 0:40:22Number 89.
0:40:22 > 0:40:25A lot less than the auctioneer had hoped for.
0:40:25 > 0:40:30Tell me, Margie, what is your secret of your success?
0:40:30 > 0:40:33Is it just pure luck or is there any skill involved?
0:40:33 > 0:40:35It's not all over yet.
0:40:35 > 0:40:37Yes, but her little table,
0:40:37 > 0:40:40the auctioneer's favourite, should do fine.
0:40:40 > 0:40:43£30. 20 bid. At 22.
0:40:43 > 0:40:4425. 28.
0:40:44 > 0:40:4630. Five.
0:40:46 > 0:40:4740. Five.
0:40:47 > 0:40:50At 45. 45. 45. 45.
0:40:50 > 0:40:53- £45 it goes at.- That's all right. - At 45.
0:40:53 > 0:40:55That's disappointing.
0:40:55 > 0:40:57Someone's bagged a bargain.
0:40:57 > 0:41:02- Now, what about her practical papier-mache?- £100. 100.
0:41:02 > 0:41:0450. Bid. At 50.
0:41:04 > 0:41:07- At 50. At 50.- He's got it at 50?! You only paid 30.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10At 50. Five. 60. Five.
0:41:10 > 0:41:1370. Five. 80. Five.
0:41:13 > 0:41:1590. At 95.
0:41:15 > 0:41:17100. 110.
0:41:17 > 0:41:19120. 130. 140.
0:41:19 > 0:41:21150. 160.
0:41:21 > 0:41:23170. 180.
0:41:23 > 0:41:25190. At 190.
0:41:25 > 0:41:27At 190. At 190. At 190.
0:41:27 > 0:41:29£190 it goes then. At 190.
0:41:29 > 0:41:32- 44.- Thank you!
0:41:32 > 0:41:37A round of applause and a whacking great profit. Well done.
0:41:37 > 0:41:39I was really quite enjoying my road trip until that minute.
0:41:39 > 0:41:41Margie's way out in the lead,
0:41:41 > 0:41:46but Charlie's risky silver box gives him one last chance.
0:41:46 > 0:41:48£100. 100. 50.
0:41:48 > 0:41:51Bid. At 50. At 50. At 50.
0:41:51 > 0:41:54- Five. 60. Five. 70.- Come on.
0:41:54 > 0:41:57- We're not even scrap value yet. - Five. 90.
0:41:57 > 0:42:00Five. 100. At 100. 100.
0:42:00 > 0:42:05- It scraps at more than this. - At 100. £100 it goes then. At £100.
0:42:05 > 0:42:09- Oh, it's 11oz of silver. - It's a bit tired.
0:42:09 > 0:42:13That disappointment leaves Charlie firmly in second place.
0:42:13 > 0:42:17Margie, I have to say, I'm working with a pro.
0:42:19 > 0:42:22A fine auction all-round, but Margie's tray means that
0:42:22 > 0:42:24she's the winner today.
0:42:24 > 0:42:28Charlie started out with £238.28,
0:42:28 > 0:42:33and after paying auction costs, he's made a profit of £67.56,
0:42:33 > 0:42:37leaving him with £305.84 to spend next time.
0:42:38 > 0:42:42Whilst Margie began with £221.82,
0:42:42 > 0:42:44and after paying auction costs,
0:42:44 > 0:42:48she made a profit of £207.50,
0:42:48 > 0:42:53leaving her with £429.32 and a healthy lead.
0:42:53 > 0:42:54Well done, girl.
0:42:54 > 0:42:57Take you away before your head gets even bigger.
0:42:57 > 0:43:01- Hang on.- There you are, my dear. - Thank you very much.
0:43:01 > 0:43:03A pleasure, as always...
0:43:03 > 0:43:05to be thrashed by you.
0:43:07 > 0:43:11Next time on Antiques Road Trip, Charlie makes friends...
0:43:11 > 0:43:15- Hello, madam. How much is that worth? £45?- No.
0:43:15 > 0:43:17..but Margie fails to influence...
0:43:17 > 0:43:19I'm a Yorkshireman in Scotland.
0:43:19 > 0:43:21You can't get tighter than that, can you?