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-It's the nation's favourite antiques experts... -All right, viewers? -..with £200 each, | 0:00:02 | 0:00:06 | |
a classic car and a goal to scour Britain for antiques. | 0:00:06 | 0:00:10 | |
-I'm on fire! Yes. -Sold! Going, going, gone! | 0:00:10 | 0:00:13 | |
The aim - to make the biggest profit at auction, | 0:00:13 | 0:00:15 | |
but it's no mean feat. | 0:00:15 | 0:00:18 | |
-50p! -There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers. | 0:00:18 | 0:00:21 | |
Are they papier-mache buttocks?! | 0:00:21 | 0:00:23 | |
So, will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster? | 0:00:23 | 0:00:27 | |
-Oh! Oh! -There we go! | 0:00:27 | 0:00:30 | |
This is the Antiques Road Trip. | 0:00:30 | 0:00:32 | |
Yeah! | 0:00:34 | 0:00:36 | |
It's day four of our Caledonian caper in a Sunbeam Rapier | 0:00:39 | 0:00:44 | |
with Charlie Ross and Margie Cooper. | 0:00:44 | 0:00:46 | |
-We're going even further north, aren't we? -Aye! | 0:00:46 | 0:00:50 | |
-We're going up over the Cairngorms. -Are we really? | 0:00:50 | 0:00:53 | |
You'll never be seen again! | 0:00:53 | 0:00:55 | |
Auctioneer and porridge-lover Charlie has enjoyed | 0:00:55 | 0:00:58 | |
a roller coaster of a week so far... | 0:00:58 | 0:01:01 | |
Oh! | 0:01:01 | 0:01:03 | |
This is getting better by the minute. | 0:01:03 | 0:01:05 | |
His road trip took a funny turn at the last auction | 0:01:05 | 0:01:08 | |
where just about everything started at £1. But is he bitter? | 0:01:08 | 0:01:12 | |
I've got here one of Monet's earlier works... | 0:01:13 | 0:01:17 | |
"poond". | 0:01:17 | 0:01:19 | |
While dealer and former fashion model Margie has had | 0:01:19 | 0:01:22 | |
an equally hairy time. Oh, my! | 0:01:22 | 0:01:24 | |
These are in incredibly good nick. | 0:01:24 | 0:01:26 | |
Ah, poor old soul. | 0:01:28 | 0:01:30 | |
Her low point was some Rouge Royale Carlton Ware, | 0:01:30 | 0:01:33 | |
which made a mere £5, much to Charlie's amusement.. | 0:01:33 | 0:01:37 | |
I just had a bad buy day, didn't I? | 0:01:37 | 0:01:39 | |
Do you have a migraine or something? | 0:01:39 | 0:01:42 | |
Margie began with £200 and so far, after three trips to auction, | 0:01:45 | 0:01:49 | |
she's amassed a total of £221.82. | 0:01:49 | 0:01:52 | |
You won't get fat on that lot! | 0:01:52 | 0:01:54 | |
Whilst Charlie, who also started off with £200, | 0:01:55 | 0:01:58 | |
has managed to make a little bit more, | 0:01:58 | 0:02:01 | |
with £238.28 to spend today. | 0:02:01 | 0:02:04 | |
But what on? | 0:02:04 | 0:02:07 | |
# I like buying Rouge Royale... # | 0:02:07 | 0:02:10 | |
-Sarky, Charlie! -# I think it's going to be good. # | 0:02:10 | 0:02:13 | |
-You are barking mad. -Woof! -True! | 0:02:15 | 0:02:19 | |
Charlie and Margie set off from Jedburgh in the borders | 0:02:19 | 0:02:22 | |
before travelling the breadth and length of Scotland | 0:02:22 | 0:02:24 | |
to reach journey's end at Hamilton, South Lanarkshire. | 0:02:24 | 0:02:28 | |
Today, they begin in Abernyte, in Perth and Kinross, | 0:02:28 | 0:02:32 | |
and then head far north for an auction in the Highlands | 0:02:32 | 0:02:35 | |
at Dingwall. | 0:02:35 | 0:02:37 | |
About halfway between Perth and Dundee, | 0:02:40 | 0:02:43 | |
Abernyte is tucked away in rich farmland | 0:02:43 | 0:02:46 | |
that's famous for livestock, fruit and veg. | 0:02:46 | 0:02:49 | |
And at the huge antiques centre on the outskirts of the village, | 0:02:49 | 0:02:53 | |
our early starters seem ideally placed for a bumper crop. | 0:02:53 | 0:02:56 | |
If I may say so, Gladys, it looks a little posh for you. | 0:02:57 | 0:03:02 | |
You'll nae find things for £4.50 here, my girl. | 0:03:02 | 0:03:05 | |
-Have I got to go in here with you? -Yep! Take my arm. | 0:03:05 | 0:03:08 | |
-I'll lead you to paradise. -You're putting me off! | 0:03:08 | 0:03:12 | |
Lordy! Get a load of this! | 0:03:13 | 0:03:14 | |
-Oh, dear. -There's no shortage of antiques here, | 0:03:17 | 0:03:20 | |
all arranged nicely over a huge area too. | 0:03:20 | 0:03:24 | |
So, just as long as they don't get lost... | 0:03:24 | 0:03:26 | |
Think I'll go back thataway. | 0:03:26 | 0:03:28 | |
SHE SIGHS | 0:03:31 | 0:03:33 | |
I wonder how many items there are in this establishment. | 0:03:33 | 0:03:37 | |
-Hundreds of thousands. -There's a bit of a dealer shortage, though, | 0:03:37 | 0:03:41 | |
so manager Margaret could be essential. | 0:03:41 | 0:03:44 | |
Could you give me a quick whistle-stop tour? | 0:03:44 | 0:03:46 | |
-Yes. -Just so I can get the lie of the land. -No problem at all. -Thank you. | 0:03:46 | 0:03:51 | |
China, furniture, then you have ancient books, | 0:03:51 | 0:03:54 | |
vintage clothes, vintage bags. | 0:03:54 | 0:03:56 | |
Obviously, the cabinets with jewellery, etc, silverware. | 0:03:56 | 0:04:00 | |
-Are you following this, Charlie? -Round here, we've got ceramics. | 0:04:00 | 0:04:03 | |
There's something here for everybody. | 0:04:03 | 0:04:05 | |
Meanwhile, Margie's unearthed something even more valuable. | 0:04:05 | 0:04:09 | |
Ah! | 0:04:09 | 0:04:10 | |
A rare breed in one of these places. A dealer! | 0:04:10 | 0:04:14 | |
Margie, meet Bob. | 0:04:14 | 0:04:16 | |
-Right. Is that one of those luckenbooths? -That's right, yeah. | 0:04:16 | 0:04:19 | |
-Yeah. -That's quite a modern one. -It's handsome, isn't it? | 0:04:19 | 0:04:22 | |
A luckenbooth is a Scottish love token, | 0:04:22 | 0:04:25 | |
named after the lockable stalls on Edinburgh's Royal Mile | 0:04:25 | 0:04:29 | |
which once sold them. | 0:04:29 | 0:04:31 | |
-It's nice, but it is... -Modern. Brand-new. -..modern. | 0:04:31 | 0:04:33 | |
I've actually got a... I just got it today, or yesterday... | 0:04:33 | 0:04:37 | |
-An old one? -An old one. Have a look at that one. | 0:04:37 | 0:04:39 | |
That is a little Scottish stone brooch, with the thistle | 0:04:39 | 0:04:42 | |
and it's 1903 or something. | 0:04:42 | 0:04:46 | |
I'm told that the Victorians always had the horseshoe round that way... | 0:04:46 | 0:04:51 | |
-Right. -..but then I expect you've heard the story that | 0:04:51 | 0:04:54 | |
-if you hang a horseshoe up, the luck falls out. -Oh, really? | 0:04:54 | 0:04:59 | |
-That's what they say. -You're not Scottish, so how do you know that? | 0:04:59 | 0:05:02 | |
I don't think that only applies to Scotland, Margie. | 0:05:02 | 0:05:05 | |
-How much would that be? -How much have I got on it? 40 quid? -Yeah. | 0:05:05 | 0:05:09 | |
That's way out, for me. | 0:05:09 | 0:05:10 | |
What do you want to pay, then I'll tell you where to go? | 0:05:11 | 0:05:14 | |
Those two are getting on famously, | 0:05:15 | 0:05:17 | |
while Charlie practises the lowest form of wit. | 0:05:17 | 0:05:20 | |
-HE GASPS -No(!) | 0:05:20 | 0:05:23 | |
No. Rouge Royale(!) | 0:05:23 | 0:05:26 | |
She could lose another 30 quid. | 0:05:26 | 0:05:29 | |
He wouldn't let it lie, would he? | 0:05:29 | 0:05:31 | |
-It's so difficult. -Are you looking for something for 5p? | 0:05:31 | 0:05:34 | |
-You know... -Or a bob, Bob. | 0:05:34 | 0:05:37 | |
That's a nice little thing. | 0:05:37 | 0:05:39 | |
Don't think you'll find any chips on it. | 0:05:39 | 0:05:41 | |
-No. -You can have it for a tenner. | 0:05:41 | 0:05:43 | |
-Now you're getting to know me, aren't you? -We all are, Margie. | 0:05:43 | 0:05:46 | |
And Charlie looks a bit boggled. | 0:05:46 | 0:05:48 | |
Perhaps the scrutiny is proving too much. | 0:05:48 | 0:05:51 | |
-They're watching us. -I know. | 0:05:53 | 0:05:55 | |
-Should we have a waltz? -Yeah. | 0:05:55 | 0:05:57 | |
Oh, do stop it, you two. | 0:06:02 | 0:06:03 | |
I can't help feeling you're not taking this entirely seriously. | 0:06:03 | 0:06:07 | |
-This isn't buying anything, is it? -No! | 0:06:10 | 0:06:13 | |
I really do think someone should make a start. | 0:06:13 | 0:06:16 | |
-That's cute. -Promising. Maybe the waltzing worked. | 0:06:17 | 0:06:21 | |
Ah! It's a little travelling, folding book-rest, I assume. | 0:06:21 | 0:06:26 | |
Or it might just be upside down? | 0:06:26 | 0:06:28 | |
Maybe if you're travelling and you want to take your books with you... | 0:06:28 | 0:06:32 | |
Nicely made. | 0:06:32 | 0:06:34 | |
And they fold in. | 0:06:34 | 0:06:36 | |
And it's a little table as well. | 0:06:38 | 0:06:40 | |
-Sweet. I like it. -I wonder what Margaret can do on that? | 0:06:40 | 0:06:44 | |
I've just seen this little thing. | 0:06:44 | 0:06:46 | |
So, what could be the best price? | 0:06:46 | 0:06:49 | |
The best price on that would be 30. | 0:06:49 | 0:06:51 | |
And that's the end? That's the absolute...? | 0:06:54 | 0:06:56 | |
-I'm afraid so, yes. -It's a sweet thing. OK. | 0:06:56 | 0:06:59 | |
I like it. Thank you. | 0:06:59 | 0:07:01 | |
-Well done. -Well done. | 0:07:01 | 0:07:03 | |
After that little triumph, Margie's left the building, | 0:07:03 | 0:07:07 | |
which leaves Charlie still on the lookout...for a dealer. | 0:07:07 | 0:07:10 | |
-Ah, another man in residence here. -How are you doing? -Hi. I'm doing well. Charlie's the name. | 0:07:10 | 0:07:14 | |
-Gavin Morris. Nice to meet you. -Gavin. Hi. I've been having | 0:07:14 | 0:07:16 | |
a wonderful time here, but I have to confess, I have spent nothing. | 0:07:16 | 0:07:19 | |
-Can you alter that for me? -Go on, Gavin. | 0:07:19 | 0:07:22 | |
-Ah, what about your... Is this a swagger stick? -Yeah. | 0:07:22 | 0:07:25 | |
It's very short, isn't it? | 0:07:25 | 0:07:27 | |
-It's missing the little... -Someone's cut the ferrule. | 0:07:27 | 0:07:30 | |
-The ferrule, yeah. -Can I look at your swagger stick? -You can. | 0:07:30 | 0:07:34 | |
-Suits you, Charlie. -Suits me, doesn't it? -It does. -It's all me. | 0:07:36 | 0:07:39 | |
-Could be reasonable, Charlie. -Could it be? Could it be stupid money or... | 0:07:39 | 0:07:43 | |
-I mean, that's not silver, is it? -No, I don't think so. -To be fair, it's plated. | 0:07:43 | 0:07:47 | |
That's something. | 0:07:47 | 0:07:49 | |
Anything else on that theme? | 0:07:49 | 0:07:51 | |
How much is your drum over there? Is that lots of dosh or...? | 0:07:51 | 0:07:54 | |
-They make them into coffee tables. -Yeah. -Probably why you sell them! | 0:07:54 | 0:07:57 | |
The big ones, yeah. It's a nice drum. | 0:07:57 | 0:08:00 | |
I like a nice maker's name on one of these things, | 0:08:00 | 0:08:02 | |
not that they mean anything to me. | 0:08:02 | 0:08:04 | |
Or a nice crest. That doesn't have either, but it's in good condition. | 0:08:04 | 0:08:09 | |
I've got to try and buy something at your cheaper end. | 0:08:09 | 0:08:12 | |
Not going to try to beat the price down then. | 0:08:12 | 0:08:15 | |
But we're definitely getting warm here. | 0:08:15 | 0:08:17 | |
Cor, super stool. I think that's probably money, though, isn't it? | 0:08:17 | 0:08:21 | |
-No, no. It's cheap. -Is it? Is it really cheap? -Yeah. | 0:08:21 | 0:08:26 | |
35. | 0:08:26 | 0:08:27 | |
-CHARLIE EXHALES -Could be 25 quid. | 0:08:27 | 0:08:31 | |
-It's lost a few of its bits, hasn't it? -A few of its ears have gone, yeah. | 0:08:31 | 0:08:35 | |
-Priced accordingly, Charlie. -I like the shape. | 0:08:35 | 0:08:38 | |
I like the cabriole leg. | 0:08:38 | 0:08:40 | |
It's not really a bold English cabriole leg, | 0:08:40 | 0:08:43 | |
-having said that, it's not really a French cabriole, it's an English stool. -Yep. | 0:08:43 | 0:08:46 | |
-I'd buy that at a silly price. -Give me a silly offer. | 0:08:46 | 0:08:50 | |
It is silly, but don't smack me. | 0:08:50 | 0:08:53 | |
Do you know what I think that'll make at auction? | 0:08:53 | 0:08:55 | |
-I think it'll make between 20 and 30 quid. -OK. | 0:08:55 | 0:08:58 | |
I'd have to buy it for 15 quid. | 0:08:58 | 0:08:59 | |
I mean, that's pathetic, but if you could sell at 15 quid, | 0:08:59 | 0:09:02 | |
I'd give you 15 quid and run. | 0:09:02 | 0:09:05 | |
OK, Charlie, it's a deal. | 0:09:05 | 0:09:06 | |
Blast! I wish I'd said ten! | 0:09:06 | 0:09:09 | |
-Are you happy with that? -Delighted. | 0:09:09 | 0:09:10 | |
I think Charlie likes it here. | 0:09:10 | 0:09:12 | |
Now, what about that old friend? | 0:09:12 | 0:09:14 | |
I don't think I want your swagger stick, do I? | 0:09:14 | 0:09:17 | |
-It's... -It can be reasonable. | 0:09:17 | 0:09:19 | |
Well, again, I'd have to... You're a man that likes | 0:09:19 | 0:09:22 | |
-being insulted, aren't you? -Yeah, I love it. | 0:09:22 | 0:09:24 | |
I think it'll make 12 or 14... | 0:09:24 | 0:09:26 | |
I think it's short, I think it's silver-plated, | 0:09:26 | 0:09:28 | |
it's just a bit of fun and if you could do it for five quid, | 0:09:28 | 0:09:33 | |
I'd take it away, but if it's cost money, I'm not here to steal... | 0:09:33 | 0:09:37 | |
Ten. | 0:09:37 | 0:09:39 | |
It's probably what it'll make, isn't it? Um... | 0:09:40 | 0:09:43 | |
This is pathetic, but eight quid, | 0:09:43 | 0:09:46 | |
-then if it makes ten, I'll make £1. -Go on, then. | 0:09:46 | 0:09:49 | |
You wish you'd never seen me today! | 0:09:49 | 0:09:51 | |
-We've had a good week, Charlie. -Have you had a good week?! | 0:09:51 | 0:09:54 | |
Seems you picked the right time, Charlie. | 0:09:54 | 0:09:57 | |
Off the mark for just £23. | 0:09:57 | 0:09:59 | |
And while Charlie's been finally prying open his wallet, | 0:09:59 | 0:10:04 | |
Margie's moved on, making her way south towards Perth | 0:10:04 | 0:10:08 | |
and a bit more shopping. | 0:10:08 | 0:10:09 | |
Wow! This is novel. | 0:10:12 | 0:10:15 | |
-Hi. -I'm John. | 0:10:15 | 0:10:17 | |
-Hi, John. Margie. -Nice to meet you. | 0:10:17 | 0:10:19 | |
Farang is a Thai word meaning someone of European ancestry, | 0:10:19 | 0:10:23 | |
and it's also this shop, selling arts and crafts from Thailand | 0:10:23 | 0:10:28 | |
and neighbouring countries. | 0:10:28 | 0:10:30 | |
Very nice too, | 0:10:30 | 0:10:31 | |
although it's not something Margie's particularly au fait with. | 0:10:31 | 0:10:34 | |
-What god is that? -That's Ganesh. | 0:10:34 | 0:10:36 | |
-Ganesh. -That's Ganesh. | 0:10:36 | 0:10:37 | |
He's good, isn't he? | 0:10:37 | 0:10:38 | |
Elephants - love elephants. | 0:10:38 | 0:10:40 | |
There's a mixture here of Southeast Asian, old and new, as well as a few | 0:10:40 | 0:10:45 | |
items which come from a different continent altogether. | 0:10:45 | 0:10:48 | |
These are, unusually for me, from North America. | 0:10:48 | 0:10:51 | |
They're from Gatlinburg in Tennessee, those particular ones. | 0:10:51 | 0:10:54 | |
-Really? -They're Native American arrowheads, | 0:10:54 | 0:10:58 | |
so each of those is going to be 1,000 to 1,500 years old at least. | 0:10:58 | 0:11:03 | |
Some of them might even be older than that. | 0:11:03 | 0:11:05 | |
Those might be a little too niche for a | 0:11:05 | 0:11:07 | |
general sale in Ross and Cromarty. Anything else, John? | 0:11:07 | 0:11:11 | |
A little set of opium scales. | 0:11:11 | 0:11:13 | |
Now, those are very affordable. | 0:11:13 | 0:11:15 | |
A set like that, even with the ivory, that is just a £20 piece. | 0:11:15 | 0:11:21 | |
Right. And that's opium scales? | 0:11:21 | 0:11:23 | |
-The scales themselves aren't particularly unusual... -That's ivory. | 0:11:23 | 0:11:26 | |
..the ivory pans on them are. | 0:11:26 | 0:11:28 | |
Not to everyone's taste, Margie, but it is legal under | 0:11:28 | 0:11:31 | |
the 1947 CITES Agreement to trade ivory from before that year. | 0:11:31 | 0:11:36 | |
-This is very old. -Got to be careful. | 0:11:36 | 0:11:40 | |
Margie can be indecisive at the best of times, | 0:11:40 | 0:11:43 | |
and feeling a bit out of her depth certainly isn't helping. | 0:11:43 | 0:11:47 | |
These look interesting. | 0:11:47 | 0:11:48 | |
These are old Burmese puppet heads on stands. | 0:11:48 | 0:11:51 | |
Yeah, they're quite good. | 0:11:51 | 0:11:52 | |
His tongue's moving around. | 0:11:52 | 0:11:54 | |
Yeah, these were used as puppets in Burma. | 0:11:54 | 0:11:57 | |
Were they? | 0:11:57 | 0:11:58 | |
-Yeah. -What's he made of? | 0:11:58 | 0:12:00 | |
Wood, all just carved. | 0:12:00 | 0:12:02 | |
-So they're not brand-new? -No, they've got some age to them. | 0:12:02 | 0:12:05 | |
Have they? | 0:12:05 | 0:12:07 | |
It's hard to tell exactly how old, | 0:12:07 | 0:12:08 | |
but they're probably about 50 years old. | 0:12:08 | 0:12:10 | |
They would have been used like Burmese theatre puppets, | 0:12:10 | 0:12:14 | |
old folk tales and things. | 0:12:14 | 0:12:16 | |
Do you think they're a bit of fun? What do you think? | 0:12:16 | 0:12:19 | |
You know? | 0:12:19 | 0:12:21 | |
Antiques can be very boring. | 0:12:21 | 0:12:22 | |
Steady on, Margie! Still no decision, though, | 0:12:22 | 0:12:25 | |
and now she's after an opinion from the auction house. | 0:12:25 | 0:12:28 | |
Right. | 0:12:28 | 0:12:30 | |
You don't think so? Not advisable? | 0:12:30 | 0:12:32 | |
-Yeah. -Oh, dear. | 0:12:32 | 0:12:33 | |
CHATTER ON LINE | 0:12:33 | 0:12:36 | |
Right. | 0:12:36 | 0:12:38 | |
But not Asian social history? | 0:12:38 | 0:12:39 | |
That's all very well, | 0:12:41 | 0:12:42 | |
but I don't see any Scottish antiques in this shop. | 0:12:42 | 0:12:45 | |
Well, they probably haven't seen a lot of those in Dingwall, | 0:12:45 | 0:12:48 | |
but it might be a good thing, who knows? | 0:12:48 | 0:12:50 | |
Good work, John, but now Margie's got to either buy here or wait till tomorrow. | 0:12:50 | 0:12:55 | |
Right, well, it's down to me to make a decision, isn't it? | 0:12:55 | 0:12:58 | |
Yes, come on, Margie, you can do it. | 0:12:58 | 0:13:00 | |
How much is that? | 0:13:00 | 0:13:01 | |
The best on that... I'd say £12. | 0:13:01 | 0:13:03 | |
SHE CHUCKLES | 0:13:03 | 0:13:05 | |
That's a bargain basement price. | 0:13:06 | 0:13:08 | |
And what about the old puppet heads? | 0:13:08 | 0:13:10 | |
They were 25, so why don't we say the scales | 0:13:10 | 0:13:15 | |
and the puppet head for 25? | 0:13:15 | 0:13:17 | |
That does sound like a very good deal, Margie. | 0:13:17 | 0:13:20 | |
-So the two for 25? -Two for 25. | 0:13:20 | 0:13:23 | |
Oh, for crying out... What am I worrying about? You're a pal. | 0:13:23 | 0:13:25 | |
Hopefully they'll do well for you. | 0:13:25 | 0:13:27 | |
Which puppet head are we going to go for? | 0:13:27 | 0:13:29 | |
Which one do you like, John? | 0:13:29 | 0:13:30 | |
I think this one in the middle here's quite a good colour. | 0:13:30 | 0:13:34 | |
I'll have him, then. Done. | 0:13:34 | 0:13:38 | |
But while Margie and John plump for a puppet... | 0:13:38 | 0:13:41 | |
..Charlie is heading north up through the Highlands to the | 0:13:43 | 0:13:47 | |
village of Newtonmore to find out about a uniquely Scottish sport. | 0:13:47 | 0:13:53 | |
-Hello. -Hello. I'm Rachel. | 0:13:55 | 0:13:57 | |
Pleased to meet you. Welcome to the Highland Folk Museum. | 0:13:57 | 0:14:00 | |
Shinty is a team game that's big in the Highlands | 0:14:06 | 0:14:09 | |
and quite a few other parts of the world where Scots have migrated to. | 0:14:09 | 0:14:12 | |
And at Newtonmore, they're very good at it. | 0:14:12 | 0:14:15 | |
In fact, their shinty side have been the league | 0:14:15 | 0:14:19 | |
champions for the last three seasons. | 0:14:19 | 0:14:21 | |
The rules of shinty became formalised during Victorian | 0:14:21 | 0:14:24 | |
times, although the game itself is ancient. | 0:14:24 | 0:14:27 | |
When did it all begin, historically? | 0:14:27 | 0:14:29 | |
It came from Ireland, originally, with the monks | 0:14:29 | 0:14:32 | |
and with Christianity. | 0:14:32 | 0:14:33 | |
And it grew through the centuries to become training for the clans. | 0:14:33 | 0:14:38 | |
There could be 150-a-side... | 0:14:38 | 0:14:41 | |
What?! | 0:14:41 | 0:14:42 | |
Teams playing, clan against clan. | 0:14:42 | 0:14:44 | |
So it's a very, very old sport. | 0:14:44 | 0:14:46 | |
Very old. | 0:14:46 | 0:14:48 | |
I'm just looking at the club. Are they called clubs? | 0:14:48 | 0:14:51 | |
Camans. | 0:14:51 | 0:14:53 | |
Caman comes from Gaelic, which means crooked. | 0:14:53 | 0:14:56 | |
Shinty is a close relative of the Irish game of hurling | 0:14:56 | 0:14:59 | |
and a forebear of ice hockey - | 0:14:59 | 0:15:02 | |
sports which share a reputation of being a bit on the dangerous side. | 0:15:02 | 0:15:05 | |
This is an early caman. | 0:15:05 | 0:15:08 | |
Do you want to feel the weight of that? | 0:15:08 | 0:15:10 | |
It looks like a caveman's club, | 0:15:10 | 0:15:13 | |
it doesn't look like a sporting implement. | 0:15:13 | 0:15:16 | |
This is more like the size of thing you would play with, | 0:15:16 | 0:15:19 | |
with the two equal sides. | 0:15:19 | 0:15:21 | |
Is there a particular wood that it would be made out of? | 0:15:21 | 0:15:24 | |
Yes, ash was the most popular. | 0:15:24 | 0:15:27 | |
How big are the balls? | 0:15:27 | 0:15:28 | |
Here we have some "leathers", they're called. | 0:15:28 | 0:15:31 | |
-Yeah? -This one dates back to 1914, and was used... | 0:15:31 | 0:15:35 | |
Hard, isn't it? | 0:15:35 | 0:15:36 | |
Very hard. Yeah. | 0:15:36 | 0:15:38 | |
There's cork inside, wound round with thread. | 0:15:38 | 0:15:42 | |
-Wool? -Wool, yes. | 0:15:42 | 0:15:44 | |
This is the more modern one, this is what they play with today. | 0:15:44 | 0:15:47 | |
Yeah. It's a pretty hefty thing. | 0:15:47 | 0:15:49 | |
If that hits you, it's not going to do you any good, is it? | 0:15:49 | 0:15:52 | |
-It can be very painful. -It must go at some speed? | 0:15:52 | 0:15:55 | |
It can go up 100mph. | 0:15:55 | 0:15:57 | |
-100mph? -Yes. | 0:15:57 | 0:15:59 | |
That's hugely dangerous! Do you wear a face guard? | 0:15:59 | 0:16:01 | |
No, they don't wear face guards at all. | 0:16:01 | 0:16:03 | |
I'd love to see somebody playing it. | 0:16:03 | 0:16:05 | |
Would you like to try it? | 0:16:05 | 0:16:07 | |
Absolutely! I'm up for anything! | 0:16:07 | 0:16:09 | |
Blimey, Charlie, you just be careful out there. | 0:16:12 | 0:16:15 | |
I've been sent out here for a lesson. | 0:16:15 | 0:16:18 | |
-Welcome. -Thank you very much. | 0:16:18 | 0:16:20 | |
-And you are? -John. | 0:16:20 | 0:16:22 | |
John. Nice to meet you, John. | 0:16:22 | 0:16:25 | |
Here you've got the shinty stick. | 0:16:25 | 0:16:27 | |
I have one here for you. | 0:16:27 | 0:16:28 | |
The basics of the game are quite easy to follow. | 0:16:28 | 0:16:32 | |
It's to hit the ball - I'll hit the ball to you, and stop the ball. | 0:16:32 | 0:16:37 | |
Now you stop the ball with your two feet. | 0:16:37 | 0:16:39 | |
Hit it back, I'll demonstrate. | 0:16:39 | 0:16:41 | |
-With your feet?! -Yeah. Basically, two foot. | 0:16:41 | 0:16:45 | |
Two feet always, push it to the side and hit. | 0:16:45 | 0:16:48 | |
Was that good? Was I a natural? | 0:16:49 | 0:16:51 | |
That was natural - you're a natural. | 0:16:51 | 0:16:53 | |
The third important thing is, when you get the ball and you stop | 0:16:53 | 0:16:56 | |
it, it's important that the ball arrives in the back of the net. | 0:16:56 | 0:16:59 | |
It can be there all day, but if it's not in the back of the net - no win. | 0:16:59 | 0:17:04 | |
Well, at least no-one is likely to get very hurt in a penalty shoot out. | 0:17:04 | 0:17:09 | |
With Charlie on the spot, even the goalie's probably safe. | 0:17:09 | 0:17:12 | |
I must say, that goal looks a bit narrow. And he looks enormous. | 0:17:12 | 0:17:15 | |
OK, I'm left-handed, like yourself, | 0:17:15 | 0:17:17 | |
so I'm hoping that I'll be able to strike the ball. | 0:17:17 | 0:17:21 | |
I'm sure you will. Cor blimey O'Reilly! | 0:17:21 | 0:17:25 | |
Like falling off a log, isn't it, for you? | 0:17:25 | 0:17:28 | |
-Charlie, it's your turn now. -Are you ready for me, Jamie? | 0:17:28 | 0:17:32 | |
Here it comes. | 0:17:32 | 0:17:34 | |
Oh, dear, that was pathetic, wasn't it? | 0:17:34 | 0:17:37 | |
Oh! | 0:17:39 | 0:17:40 | |
Thank you! | 0:17:40 | 0:17:42 | |
-Very good. -It's a goal! | 0:17:44 | 0:17:46 | |
Perhaps there's something in this talk of his Scottish roots after all! | 0:17:46 | 0:17:51 | |
Just don't expect Margie to put up with a blow-by-blow account, Charlie. | 0:17:55 | 0:17:59 | |
Nighty-night. | 0:17:59 | 0:18:00 | |
Next morning, Charlie Ross is a man with a clan. | 0:18:04 | 0:18:08 | |
-We're very near my home seat. -Really? | 0:18:08 | 0:18:10 | |
We're near Ross. | 0:18:10 | 0:18:12 | |
You sort of feel comfortable up here? | 0:18:12 | 0:18:14 | |
I do, I really, really feel as if I... | 0:18:14 | 0:18:16 | |
Back with your "ain folk". | 0:18:16 | 0:18:18 | |
Well, let's hope we see a bit more spending in these wide open | 0:18:19 | 0:18:23 | |
spaces, cos yesterday they were both very careful with their cash. | 0:18:23 | 0:18:28 | |
Margie managed just £55 on three auction lots... | 0:18:28 | 0:18:31 | |
Are you looking for something for 5p? | 0:18:31 | 0:18:33 | |
You know... | 0:18:33 | 0:18:34 | |
..leaving her with £166.82 in her pocket, | 0:18:34 | 0:18:39 | |
whilst Charlie spent even less, | 0:18:39 | 0:18:41 | |
managing a measly £23 on two auction lots... | 0:18:41 | 0:18:45 | |
-Are you happy with that? -Delighted. | 0:18:45 | 0:18:47 | |
..leaving him with over £200 to spend today. | 0:18:47 | 0:18:50 | |
Later, they'll be making for an auction at Dingwall, | 0:18:50 | 0:18:53 | |
but first, at their furthest point north, they're going to buy there. | 0:18:53 | 0:18:57 | |
Could be interesting. | 0:18:57 | 0:18:59 | |
THEY HUM | 0:18:59 | 0:19:02 | |
In about 1005, King Macbeth, yes, | 0:19:06 | 0:19:10 | |
the one the Bard based his tragedy on, was born in Dingwall. | 0:19:10 | 0:19:15 | |
It's also been the stomping ground of the once-powerful | 0:19:15 | 0:19:18 | |
Earls of Ross. In fact, | 0:19:18 | 0:19:20 | |
local football team Ross County have a stag mascot called Rosco. | 0:19:20 | 0:19:24 | |
Charlie should look him up. | 0:19:24 | 0:19:26 | |
-Good. -Antiques shop. -Hey, this looks all right. | 0:19:26 | 0:19:29 | |
Objet d'Art is a relatively new antiques shop which appears | 0:19:29 | 0:19:33 | |
to be thriving. | 0:19:33 | 0:19:34 | |
They've recently added a 30-foot shipping container to | 0:19:34 | 0:19:37 | |
fit in extra stock...and Charlie. | 0:19:37 | 0:19:40 | |
What on earth is this? | 0:19:40 | 0:19:43 | |
Oh, my goodness gracious me. | 0:19:43 | 0:19:45 | |
Studio art pottery. | 0:19:45 | 0:19:46 | |
Unusual. Quite nice. | 0:19:46 | 0:19:49 | |
All the usual suspects are here, as well as one distinct speciality. | 0:19:49 | 0:19:54 | |
Taxidermy is my particular field. | 0:19:54 | 0:19:56 | |
-That's very specialist, isn't it? -It is. | 0:19:56 | 0:19:59 | |
-That's been well done, hasn't it? -Yes, indeed. | 0:19:59 | 0:20:01 | |
-Sell a lot of stags' heads. -Do you? -Yes. | 0:20:01 | 0:20:04 | |
Well, you would here, wouldn't you? | 0:20:04 | 0:20:06 | |
A little "deer" for a hat stand. | 0:20:06 | 0:20:08 | |
But while Margie admires William's creatures, Charlie's crept back in. | 0:20:08 | 0:20:13 | |
Looks like he's found something too. | 0:20:13 | 0:20:15 | |
Would I normally look at a biscuit barrel? No, I would not. | 0:20:15 | 0:20:19 | |
But...when a biscuit barrel is like that, you can | 0:20:19 | 0:20:24 | |
definitely say it is the Rolls-Royce of all biscuit barrels. | 0:20:24 | 0:20:29 | |
It is £75, which I think is hugely competitive. | 0:20:29 | 0:20:35 | |
Is the glass damaged? | 0:20:35 | 0:20:38 | |
Cos at that price, if the glass is damaged, we have une probleme. | 0:20:38 | 0:20:43 | |
There is a bit of a crack in it there. | 0:20:43 | 0:20:46 | |
Everything's got a price. | 0:20:48 | 0:20:50 | |
We could try William - you never know. | 0:20:50 | 0:20:53 | |
William, I was tempted by the price, | 0:20:53 | 0:20:55 | |
until I saw this and I thought, "Oh, crumbs." | 0:20:55 | 0:20:59 | |
-Yes. -At auction, it could make £30-£40. | 0:20:59 | 0:21:03 | |
I could do 30 on that, sir. | 0:21:03 | 0:21:05 | |
And at that, there will most certainly be | 0:21:05 | 0:21:08 | |
something in it for you. | 0:21:08 | 0:21:10 | |
There was something in this cabinet as well... | 0:21:10 | 0:21:13 | |
-What were you looking at? -..that took my eye. | 0:21:13 | 0:21:15 | |
I love the Arts and Crafts look of this box. | 0:21:15 | 0:21:18 | |
Yes. I just love the hinges, I love the work around the base. | 0:21:18 | 0:21:22 | |
That's a fair bit of silver. | 0:21:22 | 0:21:23 | |
It is a fair bit of silver in there, | 0:21:23 | 0:21:26 | |
and the other attraction, to me anyway, is that it's Irish silver. | 0:21:26 | 0:21:30 | |
-Ah! -I think that will put a slight premium. | 0:21:30 | 0:21:34 | |
I think, at auction, it might make something around the £100 mark. | 0:21:34 | 0:21:37 | |
-Yes. -I don't know where you can be on it. | 0:21:37 | 0:21:40 | |
Well, I could do 100 on that. | 0:21:40 | 0:21:42 | |
-I'm going to carry on looking around and I'm going to bear those two in mind. -Fine. | 0:21:42 | 0:21:46 | |
And between you and me, | 0:21:46 | 0:21:48 | |
I'd be quite surprised if I walked out of here without them. | 0:21:48 | 0:21:50 | |
Charlie seems smitten with those, and he can certainly afford them. | 0:21:50 | 0:21:54 | |
But what about them birds? Going "cheep"? | 0:21:54 | 0:21:56 | |
You've got some interesting stuff. | 0:21:56 | 0:21:58 | |
Yes. Yes. This is particularly interesting. | 0:21:58 | 0:22:01 | |
These are little flower crafts. | 0:22:01 | 0:22:03 | |
Yes. Made out of seed. | 0:22:03 | 0:22:05 | |
It's made out of seeds and leaves. | 0:22:05 | 0:22:07 | |
I think that's extraordinary. | 0:22:07 | 0:22:08 | |
Seeds and grasses. | 0:22:08 | 0:22:10 | |
These are very nice, but I'm a bit scared they're a bit modern. | 0:22:10 | 0:22:14 | |
Eh, yeah - but I think they will sell. | 0:22:14 | 0:22:16 | |
-15. -15! | 0:22:16 | 0:22:19 | |
Another bargain-basement price. | 0:22:19 | 0:22:21 | |
They look all right, don't they? | 0:22:21 | 0:22:23 | |
You're being very kind. | 0:22:23 | 0:22:24 | |
Not at all. | 0:22:24 | 0:22:25 | |
Those are sweet, aren't they? | 0:22:26 | 0:22:29 | |
I'm not sure that Margie could spend big money even if she wanted to, | 0:22:29 | 0:22:33 | |
so careful has she become. | 0:22:33 | 0:22:35 | |
Not something we could say about Charlie though. | 0:22:35 | 0:22:37 | |
A Victorian inlay rosewood table, with no price on it whatsoever. | 0:22:37 | 0:22:42 | |
I can only assume it's free. | 0:22:42 | 0:22:44 | |
Unfortunately not! | 0:22:44 | 0:22:46 | |
Unfortunately not. | 0:22:46 | 0:22:48 | |
It's missing its gallery on the bottom. | 0:22:48 | 0:22:51 | |
There's a label here, and that's... | 0:22:51 | 0:22:54 | |
What are we looking at? | 0:22:54 | 0:22:55 | |
We're looking at £90, but there's room for negotiation. | 0:22:55 | 0:22:59 | |
It's a great bit of rosewood. | 0:22:59 | 0:23:01 | |
It's beautiful and beautifully inlaid. | 0:23:01 | 0:23:03 | |
Edwardian. It's 1900, 1910 perhaps. | 0:23:03 | 0:23:06 | |
It might be just late Victorian, | 0:23:06 | 0:23:07 | |
what they call the Sheraton Revival period. | 0:23:07 | 0:23:10 | |
-Look at this inlay here. -It's gorgeous. | 0:23:10 | 0:23:13 | |
Look at the swags and floral rosette. It's just beautiful. | 0:23:13 | 0:23:16 | |
There's satinwood, boxwood. | 0:23:16 | 0:23:18 | |
Couldn't be 50 quid, could it? To an old man? | 0:23:18 | 0:23:21 | |
Yes. | 0:23:21 | 0:23:23 | |
Blimey, you said that a bit sharpish. | 0:23:23 | 0:23:25 | |
I think we might be about to get down to a deal on the other items as well. | 0:23:25 | 0:23:29 | |
I love the cigarette box. I think it would make about £100 at auction. | 0:23:29 | 0:23:34 | |
In an ideal world, I would want to pay £100 for the cigarette box | 0:23:34 | 0:23:39 | |
and the biscuit barrel. | 0:23:39 | 0:23:42 | |
If we said 110 for the pair...that puts you back in the ascendancy. | 0:23:42 | 0:23:49 | |
150 for your table, your biscuit barrel and your whatsit. | 0:23:49 | 0:23:54 | |
Almost there, I reckon. | 0:23:54 | 0:23:56 | |
-I think if you're buying the three pieces... -Do I get a bulk discount? -I can do 150 for you. | 0:23:56 | 0:24:01 | |
I think that's kind of you. And I've even got money! | 0:24:01 | 0:24:04 | |
So, £150, but what went where? | 0:24:04 | 0:24:10 | |
I'm quite happy with the biscuit barrel at 30. | 0:24:10 | 0:24:12 | |
Let's call the table 40, | 0:24:12 | 0:24:14 | |
and let's call the silver box 80, which is £150. | 0:24:14 | 0:24:18 | |
And there should be a profit there. | 0:24:20 | 0:24:22 | |
Back inside, Margie's made another find. | 0:24:23 | 0:24:25 | |
That's nice. Papier-mache - just pressed paper. | 0:24:27 | 0:24:31 | |
The ticket price is £65. | 0:24:31 | 0:24:33 | |
Very popular, but damaged. | 0:24:33 | 0:24:35 | |
Looks like William's needed...again. | 0:24:36 | 0:24:39 | |
It's a shame about that, isn't it? | 0:24:39 | 0:24:41 | |
Yes, it's a lovely... | 0:24:41 | 0:24:43 | |
-Lovely colour. -Yes. Lot of work gone into that. | 0:24:43 | 0:24:47 | |
It's got a little bit of wear and tear and damage, hasn't it? | 0:24:47 | 0:24:51 | |
Some idiot's used it! | 0:24:51 | 0:24:53 | |
Well, yes. Yes. Yes. Probably a long time ago. | 0:24:53 | 0:24:56 | |
It's mid-Victorian, which is lovely. | 0:24:58 | 0:25:01 | |
Beautifully hand-painted as well. | 0:25:01 | 0:25:03 | |
-That's so nice. -35? | 0:25:03 | 0:25:05 | |
Increases your advantage on him. | 0:25:09 | 0:25:11 | |
So is that the absolute...? | 0:25:11 | 0:25:12 | |
I could do £30 on that for you. | 0:25:12 | 0:25:14 | |
And that's the end? So 25's out of the question? | 0:25:14 | 0:25:17 | |
I think 25 would be out of the question on that one. | 0:25:17 | 0:25:20 | |
I'm almost capitulating. | 0:25:20 | 0:25:22 | |
Well, capitulate and that will be a wonderful purchase. | 0:25:22 | 0:25:27 | |
Yes, I like that. | 0:25:27 | 0:25:28 | |
Thank you very much. | 0:25:28 | 0:25:30 | |
Another good deal for Margie, although with the auction | 0:25:30 | 0:25:32 | |
just around the corner, I wonder how those lots will fare. | 0:25:32 | 0:25:36 | |
But now it's time to take the short drive east | 0:25:37 | 0:25:40 | |
from Dingwall to Fortrose, on the Black Isle. | 0:25:40 | 0:25:43 | |
-It sounds fabulous, doesn't it? The Black Isle. -Aye. | 0:25:43 | 0:25:46 | |
Aye, famous for its ruined 13th-century cathedral, | 0:25:46 | 0:25:50 | |
Fortrose also features an antiques shop of that name. | 0:25:50 | 0:25:53 | |
I've got enough money to do what I need to do. | 0:25:53 | 0:25:57 | |
Goodbye, my lovely. | 0:25:57 | 0:25:59 | |
Good afternoon. Charlie's the name. | 0:26:03 | 0:26:05 | |
Hello, Charlie. I'm Patricia. | 0:26:05 | 0:26:06 | |
-Patricia. Nice to see you. -Nice to meet you. | 0:26:06 | 0:26:08 | |
I think Charlie's a bit disappointed to have come here last. | 0:26:11 | 0:26:15 | |
Sold, sold - lots of sold stickers. | 0:26:15 | 0:26:17 | |
Very good sign to see sold stickers in a shop. | 0:26:17 | 0:26:21 | |
There are quite a few things still for sale that he'd happily snap up, | 0:26:21 | 0:26:25 | |
but he's looking for an item he can combine | 0:26:25 | 0:26:28 | |
with one of his other purchases, to make a joint lot. | 0:26:28 | 0:26:30 | |
My goodness me! | 0:26:32 | 0:26:34 | |
A Victorian spear. It's what I would call a pike, I think. | 0:26:34 | 0:26:38 | |
Well, I suppose a pike could go with a swagger stick, | 0:26:38 | 0:26:41 | |
but there might be a better match here. | 0:26:41 | 0:26:44 | |
You haven't got a biscuit barrel of any sort, have you? | 0:26:44 | 0:26:47 | |
Only the Wedgwood one. | 0:26:47 | 0:26:48 | |
Oh, the plated Wedgwood one? | 0:26:48 | 0:26:50 | |
It's probably quite expanseive, is it? | 0:26:50 | 0:26:52 | |
Not sure what I've got on the ticket. | 0:26:52 | 0:26:55 | |
Typical Wedgwood colouring, | 0:26:55 | 0:26:57 | |
but I think Wedgwood's a little bit old-fashioned. | 0:26:57 | 0:27:01 | |
What's that going to make at auction? | 0:27:01 | 0:27:03 | |
There's another cut glass... | 0:27:03 | 0:27:05 | |
That looks a bit more like it. | 0:27:06 | 0:27:08 | |
Would that fit with the one you've got? | 0:27:08 | 0:27:10 | |
I think it would rather. Lovely shape - pineapple shape. | 0:27:10 | 0:27:13 | |
It's not expensive, is it? | 0:27:13 | 0:27:15 | |
He said... | 0:27:15 | 0:27:17 | |
hoping that it might be even cheaper. | 0:27:17 | 0:27:19 | |
£18. How much could that be? | 0:27:19 | 0:27:22 | |
15. | 0:27:22 | 0:27:23 | |
-Ah. -Ah. | 0:27:23 | 0:27:25 | |
That's all right. You don't want to sell me that for a tenner, do you? | 0:27:25 | 0:27:29 | |
Nice thing. | 0:27:29 | 0:27:30 | |
Would it be nit-picking to say £12? | 0:27:31 | 0:27:34 | |
Go on - 12. | 0:27:34 | 0:27:36 | |
-Yes. -Are you sure? -Yes. | 0:27:36 | 0:27:38 | |
I like it. I really like it, it's proper quality. | 0:27:38 | 0:27:40 | |
That's sweet of you. Thank you. I'm sorry I haven't spent more money with you. | 0:27:40 | 0:27:45 | |
I won't be retiring today. | 0:27:45 | 0:27:46 | |
Quite. And now that Charlie's shopping is complete... | 0:27:47 | 0:27:51 | |
..let's see what Margie's up to, | 0:27:52 | 0:27:55 | |
just outside of Fortrose in Rosemarkie... | 0:27:55 | 0:27:58 | |
..where she's come to the Groam House Museum | 0:28:00 | 0:28:02 | |
to view a remarkable collection of art | 0:28:02 | 0:28:05 | |
by the local inhabitants of the area. | 0:28:05 | 0:28:07 | |
-Eric. -How do you do? -I'm Margie Cooper. | 0:28:07 | 0:28:10 | |
The museum was established to house | 0:28:10 | 0:28:12 | |
and preserve the village's 15 carved stones, | 0:28:12 | 0:28:16 | |
that were created by the Picts during the 8th and 9th centuries. | 0:28:16 | 0:28:20 | |
They were the native people of northern Scotland | 0:28:20 | 0:28:23 | |
in the time of the Romans and the time after the Romans. | 0:28:23 | 0:28:26 | |
Because the Romans never conquered this area, | 0:28:26 | 0:28:28 | |
they survived as an independent group of people. | 0:28:28 | 0:28:31 | |
For many hundreds of years, | 0:28:31 | 0:28:32 | |
these remarkable artefacts were not in the least bit treasured. | 0:28:32 | 0:28:37 | |
Indeed, the Picts themselves - | 0:28:37 | 0:28:39 | |
so-called by the Romans because of their painted bodies - | 0:28:39 | 0:28:42 | |
were unfairly disregarded as a bunch of violent and uncultured savages. | 0:28:42 | 0:28:47 | |
This is a very fanciful 16th-century drawing | 0:28:47 | 0:28:49 | |
of what somebody thought a Pict looked like. | 0:28:49 | 0:28:52 | |
And unfortunately, this has coloured opinion for too long. | 0:28:52 | 0:28:56 | |
How could absolute barbarians be producing | 0:28:56 | 0:28:58 | |
such wonderful sculpture as we see here? | 0:28:58 | 0:29:01 | |
The Rosemarkie stones are believed to have once been | 0:29:01 | 0:29:04 | |
part of an important early monastery, | 0:29:04 | 0:29:06 | |
which dates from the first influx of Christianity to Scotland. | 0:29:06 | 0:29:10 | |
The Rosemarkie Cross slab is our centrepiece. | 0:29:10 | 0:29:12 | |
It's a very complex piece of work, because it's a fusion | 0:29:12 | 0:29:17 | |
of Pictish art traditions with Christian art traditions. | 0:29:17 | 0:29:21 | |
We can recognise obvious Christian symbolism - | 0:29:21 | 0:29:24 | |
there's a cross on each side, | 0:29:24 | 0:29:26 | |
but on the other side is a collection of Pictish symbols. | 0:29:26 | 0:29:29 | |
Those wishing to learn more about the Picts | 0:29:29 | 0:29:31 | |
have found the greatest difficulty | 0:29:31 | 0:29:33 | |
in penetrating their long-extinct language. | 0:29:33 | 0:29:36 | |
But such answers as can be unearthed | 0:29:36 | 0:29:38 | |
are surely hidden in the stones themselves. | 0:29:38 | 0:29:41 | |
I actually prefer this side, | 0:29:41 | 0:29:42 | |
because we've got a conjunction of things here. | 0:29:42 | 0:29:44 | |
We have, again, Christian symbolism - | 0:29:44 | 0:29:47 | |
very easy to identity, set inside a very complex patter of key work. | 0:29:47 | 0:29:51 | |
But above that, this is the bit that's purely Pictish, | 0:29:51 | 0:29:54 | |
this is the bit we can really see | 0:29:54 | 0:29:56 | |
there was an important Pictish influence here. | 0:29:56 | 0:29:59 | |
It has a number of symbols on it. | 0:29:59 | 0:30:01 | |
The easiest one is this very large crescent shape here, | 0:30:01 | 0:30:04 | |
with what looks like a V across it, a big V. | 0:30:04 | 0:30:08 | |
And that crescent is highly ornamented with knotwork | 0:30:08 | 0:30:11 | |
-and with animals. -All meaning something? | 0:30:11 | 0:30:13 | |
Well, the problem is we don't really know what they mean. | 0:30:13 | 0:30:16 | |
Are you ever going to know? | 0:30:16 | 0:30:17 | |
Well, we think it is some form of language, | 0:30:17 | 0:30:19 | |
they're telling you something. | 0:30:19 | 0:30:21 | |
-The most likely thing is that it's people's names. -Ah. | 0:30:21 | 0:30:26 | |
So they may well be telling you that this is somebody, | 0:30:26 | 0:30:30 | |
the son of somebody - commemorating him | 0:30:30 | 0:30:32 | |
either cos he's dead or he erected the stone. | 0:30:32 | 0:30:34 | |
It's a monument about people. | 0:30:34 | 0:30:36 | |
The Picts were rediscovered during the 19th century, | 0:30:36 | 0:30:40 | |
and their sculptures, including those at Rosemarkie, restored. | 0:30:40 | 0:30:44 | |
A glance at some of the work at the museum | 0:30:44 | 0:30:46 | |
confirms the influence of early medieval Pictish | 0:30:46 | 0:30:49 | |
and Celtic design on the Arts and Crafts movement, for example. | 0:30:49 | 0:30:53 | |
In Ireland, there was a Celtic revival, | 0:30:53 | 0:30:56 | |
and eventually in Scotland in the 19th century, | 0:30:56 | 0:30:58 | |
various scholars started looking at the stones again, | 0:30:58 | 0:31:02 | |
and in 1903, there was this amazing publication here, | 0:31:02 | 0:31:06 | |
it's called The Early Christian Monuments Of Scotland. | 0:31:06 | 0:31:09 | |
Two men, Allen and Anderson - Allen was the main person, | 0:31:09 | 0:31:12 | |
he went round the country, looking at as many monuments | 0:31:12 | 0:31:16 | |
as he could find, drawing them and copying them. | 0:31:16 | 0:31:19 | |
So this book was very important in bringing, to a wider public, | 0:31:19 | 0:31:23 | |
the existence of these stones. | 0:31:23 | 0:31:25 | |
Although the academics continue to move at a snail's pace | 0:31:25 | 0:31:28 | |
in unlocking the secrets of Pictish art, | 0:31:28 | 0:31:31 | |
its influence continues into the 20th and 21st centuries, | 0:31:31 | 0:31:35 | |
as can be seen in several pieces of jewellery the museum's acquired. | 0:31:35 | 0:31:40 | |
This piece here, this crescent here, that is almost certainly developed | 0:31:40 | 0:31:45 | |
from the crescent symbol that we have on the Rosemarkie Cross slab. | 0:31:45 | 0:31:50 | |
So this was made in Iona by a silversmith, | 0:31:50 | 0:31:54 | |
so we like this bit, cos it is actually a piece of art | 0:31:54 | 0:31:58 | |
directly inspired from the Rosemarkie Cross slab. | 0:31:58 | 0:32:01 | |
Well, I think we can say with some certainty that our two have | 0:32:01 | 0:32:05 | |
bought very little to compare with any of these. | 0:32:05 | 0:32:08 | |
But let's take a look anyway. | 0:32:08 | 0:32:10 | |
-You ready? -Wooh... | 0:32:10 | 0:32:13 | |
I say! | 0:32:15 | 0:32:16 | |
A small stool in the form of a 17th-century refectory table. | 0:32:16 | 0:32:20 | |
Not a book stand, then? | 0:32:20 | 0:32:22 | |
-It's nicely made, isn't it? -I thought it was rather sweet. | 0:32:22 | 0:32:25 | |
-And it was £30. -I think there'll be a profit lurking in there. | 0:32:25 | 0:32:28 | |
-Papier-mache. -Saw that. | 0:32:28 | 0:32:30 | |
-Mid-Victorian. -Saw that. But it's very nice. | 0:32:30 | 0:32:32 | |
Yeah. The gallow is lovely, isn't it? | 0:32:32 | 0:32:35 | |
We've got a lovely still life on there, which could be | 0:32:35 | 0:32:38 | |
-Dutch, 17th century. -I don't think so. | 0:32:38 | 0:32:41 | |
No, no, no, but it's in that style. | 0:32:41 | 0:32:43 | |
-Little scales. -Yeah, opium scales. | 0:32:43 | 0:32:45 | |
Those are ivory pans, which is quite unusual. | 0:32:45 | 0:32:48 | |
-That's quite unusual. 30 quid? -£12.50. | 0:32:48 | 0:32:52 | |
You have done it again. | 0:32:53 | 0:32:55 | |
What's this? I don't know what this is. | 0:32:55 | 0:32:57 | |
This is a bit of a mystery. | 0:32:57 | 0:32:59 | |
-It's a Burmese puppet head. -Hmm. | 0:32:59 | 0:33:02 | |
I think he's about to be rude. | 0:33:02 | 0:33:04 | |
What do you think of it so far? | 0:33:04 | 0:33:06 | |
Rubbish! | 0:33:06 | 0:33:08 | |
It's a nice mix, isn't it? | 0:33:08 | 0:33:09 | |
You have something for every taste. | 0:33:09 | 0:33:12 | |
Now for act two. | 0:33:12 | 0:33:13 | |
-Ooh! My word! -Followed by... | 0:33:13 | 0:33:16 | |
-that! -Oh, my goodness. | 0:33:16 | 0:33:18 | |
-You've made mine look like a charity shop. -True. | 0:33:18 | 0:33:22 | |
Harsh, but fair. | 0:33:22 | 0:33:23 | |
-This is pretty. -Don't look at it too carefully. | 0:33:23 | 0:33:27 | |
-Ah! -It's got a lot of damage here. The other thing is... | 0:33:27 | 0:33:30 | |
Where's the damage? | 0:33:30 | 0:33:32 | |
Here. But it's a nice cabriole leg. | 0:33:32 | 0:33:35 | |
-They always sell. -Yeah. -Footstools always sell. -Yeah. | 0:33:35 | 0:33:38 | |
-That's my favourite lot. -Yeah. Lovely. | 0:33:38 | 0:33:40 | |
I thought that had a sort of Pugin Arts and Crafts look about it. | 0:33:40 | 0:33:45 | |
Yeah, it's... | 0:33:45 | 0:33:46 | |
-I took the insides out... -Yeah. -..and weighed it, | 0:33:46 | 0:33:49 | |
but it's 11 ounces of silver. | 0:33:49 | 0:33:51 | |
It's been a fabulous thing. | 0:33:51 | 0:33:53 | |
Faint praise, if every I heard it. | 0:33:53 | 0:33:55 | |
What about his table? | 0:33:55 | 0:33:56 | |
That is rosewood, which puts it into a different class. | 0:33:56 | 0:34:01 | |
-It's a typical Edwardian... -I have sold many of those in my time. | 0:34:01 | 0:34:04 | |
-I bet you have. -It's going to make...I reckon about 145. | 0:34:04 | 0:34:07 | |
-What, £14.50?! -No, no, no! | 0:34:07 | 0:34:11 | |
If that makes £100, I'll take you out for a slap-up dinner. | 0:34:11 | 0:34:14 | |
-If we're going to have a bet... -I think it'll make £45. | 0:34:14 | 0:34:16 | |
-Well, I'll say 85. -You're on. | 0:34:16 | 0:34:19 | |
-Right. -Come on. -And you're going to have to pay for my dinner. | 0:34:19 | 0:34:22 | |
Love to! | 0:34:22 | 0:34:24 | |
But what did they really think? | 0:34:24 | 0:34:26 | |
She bigged-up my items again. | 0:34:26 | 0:34:28 | |
She thought the table was fabulous. | 0:34:28 | 0:34:30 | |
She's living in the '80s, like me. | 0:34:30 | 0:34:33 | |
I think he's going to make his money on his stool | 0:34:33 | 0:34:35 | |
and on his lovely octagonal rosewood table. | 0:34:35 | 0:34:38 | |
Those are dead certs. | 0:34:38 | 0:34:40 | |
It's a mixed bag, my dear, it's a mixed bag. | 0:34:40 | 0:34:42 | |
The bust on the stand is absolutely ghastly! | 0:34:42 | 0:34:48 | |
After starting out in Abernyte, | 0:34:48 | 0:34:50 | |
today's tussle will conclude almost 150 miles to the north, | 0:34:50 | 0:34:54 | |
at an auction in the county of Ross and Cromarty, at Dingwall. | 0:34:54 | 0:34:58 | |
-Have you seen where we are? -Isn't it fantastic? | 0:34:59 | 0:35:02 | |
We're in the middle of a forest. | 0:35:02 | 0:35:04 | |
Have you got a rug? | 0:35:04 | 0:35:05 | |
Should we just pull in and have a little romantic picnic in the woods? | 0:35:05 | 0:35:09 | |
Instead of sitting in that auction room, cringing. | 0:35:09 | 0:35:12 | |
Welcome to Dingwall and Highland, where, in the heart | 0:35:12 | 0:35:15 | |
of the country, they shift a lot more heifer than Hepplewhite. | 0:35:15 | 0:35:19 | |
Let's hear what auctioneer Paul Spencer makes | 0:35:19 | 0:35:22 | |
of what our two have herded in. | 0:35:22 | 0:35:24 | |
The bird pictures - not the most sellable item I've ever seen. | 0:35:24 | 0:35:27 | |
I'd be surprised if we get anything more than £5 for those. | 0:35:27 | 0:35:31 | |
The rosewood occasional table - it should make about £150 to £180. | 0:35:31 | 0:35:35 | |
The miniature fruitwood refectory table's possibly | 0:35:35 | 0:35:38 | |
my favourite item in the sale today, | 0:35:38 | 0:35:40 | |
and I would be hoping £40 to £60 for that. | 0:35:40 | 0:35:43 | |
Charlie began with £238.28p, | 0:35:43 | 0:35:45 | |
and he's spent £185 of it on five auction lots. | 0:35:45 | 0:35:50 | |
Whilst Margie started out with £221.82, | 0:35:52 | 0:35:56 | |
and she's parted with exactly £100, also on five lots. | 0:35:56 | 0:36:00 | |
OK, gavels-a-go! Or are they? | 0:36:02 | 0:36:05 | |
-He's not got a normal gavel, just a long stick. -I know. | 0:36:05 | 0:36:08 | |
Look at him! | 0:36:08 | 0:36:10 | |
He's quite vicious with that stick. | 0:36:10 | 0:36:12 | |
I think he's lost the end off it. | 0:36:12 | 0:36:14 | |
Charlie's swagger stick - any sergeant-majors out there? | 0:36:14 | 0:36:18 | |
£20? 20. Ten. | 0:36:18 | 0:36:21 | |
Ten bid. 12. 15. 18. | 0:36:21 | 0:36:24 | |
20. 22. | 0:36:24 | 0:36:25 | |
25. 28. 30. At 30. At 30. | 0:36:25 | 0:36:29 | |
At 30. At 30... Five! | 0:36:29 | 0:36:32 | |
40. At 45. | 0:36:32 | 0:36:34 | |
50. At 50. At 50. | 0:36:34 | 0:36:37 | |
At 50...at £50. | 0:36:37 | 0:36:39 | |
-Well done. -Thank you. | 0:36:39 | 0:36:43 | |
Wow! This bodes very well indeed. | 0:36:43 | 0:36:46 | |
What impeccable taste they have here in Scotland. | 0:36:46 | 0:36:49 | |
Any chance of Margie's birds taking off? | 0:36:49 | 0:36:53 | |
I don't think much of the cataloguing. | 0:36:53 | 0:36:55 | |
-"Two bird pictures composted from seeds and mosses." -It doesn't say... | 0:36:55 | 0:36:58 | |
-It says composed! -Oh, sorry! | 0:36:58 | 0:37:02 | |
£30. 30. | 0:37:02 | 0:37:03 | |
£10. | 0:37:03 | 0:37:05 | |
Five. Bid. At five. At five. Eight. | 0:37:05 | 0:37:07 | |
10. 12. | 0:37:07 | 0:37:09 | |
15. 18. 20. | 0:37:09 | 0:37:11 | |
-Result. -At 22. 25. | 0:37:11 | 0:37:14 | |
-28. -What a result! -28. 28. 28. -28! | 0:37:14 | 0:37:16 | |
-I've got out of jail now. -At 28. 30. | 0:37:16 | 0:37:19 | |
Five. At 35. 35. 40. | 0:37:19 | 0:37:22 | |
Five. At 45. 45. 45. 45. 45. 45. | 0:37:22 | 0:37:26 | |
At 45. 45. 45. 45. | 0:37:26 | 0:37:28 | |
275. | 0:37:28 | 0:37:30 | |
Paul's doing a great job. | 0:37:30 | 0:37:32 | |
Now for Charlie's wee stool. | 0:37:32 | 0:37:35 | |
£100. 100. | 0:37:35 | 0:37:37 | |
£30. Bid. | 0:37:37 | 0:37:39 | |
At 30. At 30. At 30. At 30. At 30. At 30. | 0:37:39 | 0:37:42 | |
Five. 40. Five. 50. | 0:37:42 | 0:37:45 | |
-At 50. At 50. -50! -Yes! | 0:37:45 | 0:37:47 | |
At 50. At £50. | 0:37:47 | 0:37:49 | |
-Sold. -Well done. -Thank you. | 0:37:49 | 0:37:52 | |
Another huge profit. | 0:37:52 | 0:37:53 | |
That's what you can get when the auctioneer aims high. | 0:37:53 | 0:37:57 | |
But Charlie's biscuit barrels could be a trickier prospect. | 0:37:57 | 0:38:00 | |
And we'll say £40. 40. | 0:38:00 | 0:38:03 | |
20 bid. At 20. At 20. At 20. At 20. | 0:38:03 | 0:38:05 | |
At 20. At 20. At 20. At 22. | 0:38:05 | 0:38:08 | |
25. 28. | 0:38:08 | 0:38:09 | |
-30. -We need to go on. Come on. -At 30. At 30. -Oh, my God. | 0:38:09 | 0:38:12 | |
-At 30. At 30. -Oh, dear. -I've sunk. | 0:38:12 | 0:38:15 | |
-I've sunk. -32. At 35. | 0:38:15 | 0:38:18 | |
38. At 38. 38. 38. 38. 38. | 0:38:18 | 0:38:21 | |
38. | 0:38:21 | 0:38:23 | |
89. | 0:38:23 | 0:38:24 | |
Rosco! | 0:38:24 | 0:38:26 | |
Crumbs, it was almost a lot worse though. | 0:38:26 | 0:38:30 | |
What have the following things in common... | 0:38:30 | 0:38:32 | |
Burmese puppet heads and Rouge Royale? | 0:38:32 | 0:38:37 | |
They're both unsaleable. | 0:38:37 | 0:38:40 | |
We'll see. But at least it'll have a novelty value. | 0:38:40 | 0:38:43 | |
30. | 0:38:43 | 0:38:45 | |
-£10. -Five. -£5, surely. -Two. | 0:38:45 | 0:38:48 | |
-Five bid. At five. -One. -At eight. | 0:38:48 | 0:38:51 | |
10. 12. | 0:38:51 | 0:38:52 | |
-15. -Oh, don't make a profit on this. | 0:38:52 | 0:38:56 | |
Please don't make a profit on this. | 0:38:56 | 0:38:58 | |
25. 28. | 0:38:58 | 0:39:00 | |
30. Five. | 0:39:00 | 0:39:02 | |
At 35. 35. 35. 35. 35. 35. | 0:39:02 | 0:39:05 | |
-I don't believe it. -At 35. 35. 35. | 0:39:05 | 0:39:07 | |
I don't believe it. | 0:39:07 | 0:39:08 | |
40. New bidder. | 0:39:08 | 0:39:11 | |
-At 40. -40! -At 40. At 40. | 0:39:11 | 0:39:13 | |
At 40. At 40. At 40. At 40. | 0:39:13 | 0:39:15 | |
-73. -I should have bought five! | 0:39:15 | 0:39:18 | |
Never mind. Got the gear? | 0:39:18 | 0:39:21 | |
-She certainly got a profit. -Glad I came now. | 0:39:21 | 0:39:24 | |
Will her opium scales weigh in with more? | 0:39:24 | 0:39:27 | |
I'll just sell you the scales, you can get your own opium. | 0:39:27 | 0:39:29 | |
£70. 70. | 0:39:29 | 0:39:31 | |
30. Bid. | 0:39:31 | 0:39:33 | |
At 30. At 30. At 30. At 30. At 30. | 0:39:33 | 0:39:35 | |
Five. 40. | 0:39:35 | 0:39:37 | |
Five. 50. Five. | 0:39:37 | 0:39:39 | |
At 55. 55. 55. 55. 55. | 0:39:39 | 0:39:42 | |
-Yes! -237. | 0:39:42 | 0:39:45 | |
It seems that Dingwall likes a novelty. | 0:39:45 | 0:39:49 | |
Charlie's table's up next, but do they know it? | 0:39:49 | 0:39:52 | |
Enormous print for Margie's things and my table is in tiny, tiny print. | 0:39:52 | 0:39:56 | |
-It's only one. -Only people with very good eyesight can see that | 0:39:56 | 0:40:00 | |
the table's even in the auction. | 0:40:00 | 0:40:01 | |
-£100. 100. -He's asking for 100. -£50 bid. | 0:40:01 | 0:40:05 | |
At 50. At 50. At 50. | 0:40:05 | 0:40:06 | |
-Hold it up, man. Hold it up. -55. | 0:40:06 | 0:40:08 | |
-Yes, madam. -60. Five. 65. 65. | 0:40:08 | 0:40:11 | |
At 65. 65. 65. 65. | 0:40:11 | 0:40:14 | |
-70. -Push! Push! -At 70. At 70. -Now we're going. Come on. | 0:40:14 | 0:40:17 | |
At 70. At 70. At £70. | 0:40:17 | 0:40:20 | |
Number 89. | 0:40:20 | 0:40:22 | |
A lot less than the auctioneer had hoped for. | 0:40:22 | 0:40:25 | |
Tell me, Margie, what is your secret of your success? | 0:40:25 | 0:40:30 | |
Is it just pure luck or is there any skill involved? | 0:40:30 | 0:40:33 | |
It's not all over yet. | 0:40:33 | 0:40:35 | |
Yes, but her little table, | 0:40:35 | 0:40:37 | |
the auctioneer's favourite, should do fine. | 0:40:37 | 0:40:40 | |
£30. 20 bid. At 22. | 0:40:40 | 0:40:43 | |
25. 28. | 0:40:43 | 0:40:44 | |
30. Five. | 0:40:44 | 0:40:46 | |
40. Five. | 0:40:46 | 0:40:47 | |
At 45. 45. 45. 45. | 0:40:47 | 0:40:50 | |
-£45 it goes at. -That's all right. -At 45. | 0:40:50 | 0:40:53 | |
That's disappointing. | 0:40:53 | 0:40:55 | |
Someone's bagged a bargain. | 0:40:55 | 0:40:57 | |
-Now, what about her practical papier-mache? -£100. 100. | 0:40:57 | 0:41:02 | |
50. Bid. At 50. | 0:41:02 | 0:41:04 | |
-At 50. At 50. -He's got it at 50?! You only paid 30. | 0:41:04 | 0:41:07 | |
At 50. Five. 60. Five. | 0:41:07 | 0:41:10 | |
70. Five. 80. Five. | 0:41:10 | 0:41:13 | |
90. At 95. | 0:41:13 | 0:41:15 | |
100. 110. | 0:41:15 | 0:41:17 | |
120. 130. 140. | 0:41:17 | 0:41:19 | |
150. 160. | 0:41:19 | 0:41:21 | |
170. 180. | 0:41:21 | 0:41:23 | |
190. At 190. | 0:41:23 | 0:41:25 | |
At 190. At 190. At 190. | 0:41:25 | 0:41:27 | |
£190 it goes then. At 190. | 0:41:27 | 0:41:29 | |
-44. -Thank you! | 0:41:29 | 0:41:32 | |
A round of applause and a whacking great profit. Well done. | 0:41:32 | 0:41:37 | |
I was really quite enjoying my road trip until that minute. | 0:41:37 | 0:41:39 | |
Margie's way out in the lead, | 0:41:39 | 0:41:41 | |
but Charlie's risky silver box gives him one last chance. | 0:41:41 | 0:41:46 | |
£100. 100. 50. | 0:41:46 | 0:41:48 | |
Bid. At 50. At 50. At 50. | 0:41:48 | 0:41:51 | |
-Five. 60. Five. 70. -Come on. | 0:41:51 | 0:41:54 | |
-We're not even scrap value yet. -Five. 90. | 0:41:54 | 0:41:57 | |
Five. 100. At 100. 100. | 0:41:57 | 0:42:00 | |
-It scraps at more than this. -At 100. £100 it goes then. At £100. | 0:42:00 | 0:42:05 | |
-Oh, it's 11oz of silver. -It's a bit tired. | 0:42:05 | 0:42:09 | |
That disappointment leaves Charlie firmly in second place. | 0:42:09 | 0:42:13 | |
Margie, I have to say, I'm working with a pro. | 0:42:13 | 0:42:17 | |
A fine auction all-round, but Margie's tray means that | 0:42:19 | 0:42:22 | |
she's the winner today. | 0:42:22 | 0:42:24 | |
Charlie started out with £238.28, | 0:42:24 | 0:42:28 | |
and after paying auction costs, he's made a profit of £67.56, | 0:42:28 | 0:42:33 | |
leaving him with £305.84 to spend next time. | 0:42:33 | 0:42:37 | |
Whilst Margie began with £221.82, | 0:42:38 | 0:42:42 | |
and after paying auction costs, | 0:42:42 | 0:42:44 | |
she made a profit of £207.50, | 0:42:44 | 0:42:48 | |
leaving her with £429.32 and a healthy lead. | 0:42:48 | 0:42:53 | |
Well done, girl. | 0:42:53 | 0:42:54 | |
Take you away before your head gets even bigger. | 0:42:54 | 0:42:57 | |
-Hang on. -There you are, my dear. -Thank you very much. | 0:42:57 | 0:43:01 | |
A pleasure, as always... | 0:43:01 | 0:43:03 | |
to be thrashed by you. | 0:43:03 | 0:43:05 | |
Next time on Antiques Road Trip, Charlie makes friends... | 0:43:07 | 0:43:11 | |
-Hello, madam. How much is that worth? £45? -No. | 0:43:11 | 0:43:15 | |
..but Margie fails to influence... | 0:43:15 | 0:43:17 | |
I'm a Yorkshireman in Scotland. | 0:43:17 | 0:43:19 | |
You can't get tighter than that, can you? | 0:43:19 | 0:43:21 |