0:00:01 > 0:00:04It's the nation's favourite antiques experts.
0:00:04 > 0:00:05All right, viewers?
0:00:05 > 0:00:08With £200 each, a classic car and a goal -
0:00:08 > 0:00:10to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:10 > 0:00:12I'm on fire. Yes!
0:00:12 > 0:00:14Sold. Going, going, gone.
0:00:14 > 0:00:15The aim?
0:00:15 > 0:00:19- To make the biggest profit at auction, but it's no mean feat.- 50p!
0:00:19 > 0:00:22There will be worthy winners and valiant losers.
0:00:22 > 0:00:24Come on, then.
0:00:24 > 0:00:28So, will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:28 > 0:00:31Oh, come on, I've got to get to another shop.
0:00:31 > 0:00:33This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:39 > 0:00:42It's a brand spanking new road trip with our antiques experts,
0:00:42 > 0:00:45Mark Stacey and Catherine Southon.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48These old friends are all set for a joyous journey together
0:00:48 > 0:00:49through Scotland.
0:00:50 > 0:00:54Do you know, we're about 20 miles from Gretna Green?
0:00:54 > 0:00:56Shall we?
0:00:56 > 0:00:58We could go, we could elope and get married.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01Should we just drive there now? And cause chaos?
0:01:01 > 0:01:03Lordy! First things first,
0:01:03 > 0:01:06you'll have plenty of chaos to cause on this road trip.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11Catherine is an experienced auctioneer specialising
0:01:11 > 0:01:13in all things scientific and maritime.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16She isn't afraid to blow her own trumpet.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18FAINT HUM
0:01:20 > 0:01:21Well, sort of.
0:01:21 > 0:01:25Seasoned antiques expert Mark Stacey is always striving
0:01:25 > 0:01:28to stay at the pinnacle of his profession.
0:01:28 > 0:01:30I'm nearly there, believe it or not. Oh!
0:01:32 > 0:01:35Mark is taking the wheel today as our pair set off with £200 each
0:01:35 > 0:01:41to spend and a little racing green 1968 MG Midget to saunter around in.
0:01:41 > 0:01:46- We're not going to be competitive, are we?- We're never competitive.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49Catherine, no competition.
0:01:50 > 0:01:54It doesn't matter as long as I win.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56It will be fine, if you remember that, we'll get on
0:01:56 > 0:01:59- and have a lovely week. - We will.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02Well, one of you will anyway.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05Our trip takes them up and down the length of Scotland,
0:02:05 > 0:02:08starting in New Abbey in Dumfries and Galloway,
0:02:08 > 0:02:11travelling through Glasgow, Dundee, Aberdeen and Inverness before
0:02:11 > 0:02:15ending up back in the capital city of Edinburgh for the final auction.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20This leg takes us from Dumfries and Galloway,
0:02:20 > 0:02:24meandering through Ayrshire and into Renfrewshire.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26We'll be starting in the village of New Abbey
0:02:26 > 0:02:29and finishing at an auction in Paisley.
0:02:30 > 0:02:35New Abbey in Kirkwood is home to the romantic Sweetheart Abbey.
0:02:35 > 0:02:39It was named in honour of Dervorgilla,
0:02:39 > 0:02:43who built the monastery in memory of her husband, John de Balliol,
0:02:43 > 0:02:48and was later buried beside his embalmed heart. Charming!
0:02:48 > 0:02:52First stop for both our sweethearts is Admirable Antiques.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55- I feel a bit better now. - Do you feel better?- I do.
0:02:55 > 0:02:57- How do I get out of this? - I have no idea.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00While you're faffing, I will take the chance of getting in.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02Don't help me, will you?
0:03:02 > 0:03:04As long as you're all right, Mark.
0:03:04 > 0:03:05Gosh.
0:03:05 > 0:03:06Hello, how are you?
0:03:06 > 0:03:13- Inside, they are greeted by owner, Ian.- Hello, I'm Catherine.- I'm Mark.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16- Nice to meet you, I love your shirt.- Thank you.
0:03:16 > 0:03:20Yes, he's trying to get one up on you already. Or one up on me.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23- I'm going this way, is that all right?- Yes, that's fine.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25Thank you very much indeed.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28Mark's charm offensive might just pay off, you know, Catherine.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31He's already found a smelter figurine.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33A large, painted white dog.
0:03:33 > 0:03:37It's a West Highland terrier, isn't it?
0:03:37 > 0:03:42- Isn't it West Highland terrier? - Yes, Mark, it is.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44But it's got quite a cute face actually, I think.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48Doggie subjects are quite nice.
0:03:48 > 0:03:52I'm sure it's come off either the top of a clock
0:03:52 > 0:03:55or a pair of bookends or something.
0:03:55 > 0:03:5824.99.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00While Mark ponders about his pooch,
0:04:00 > 0:04:04Catherine is struggling to find anything to ponder over at all.
0:04:06 > 0:04:10I don't think I'm going to find anything in here.
0:04:10 > 0:04:14I think it's time to move on.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17Meanwhile, Mark is looking to do a deal on the old dog.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20- You know what I'm going to offer, don't you?- Indeed.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22A very sneaky £10.
0:04:22 > 0:04:26- I think we could do 15. - I knew he would say that.
0:04:26 > 0:04:31They always come back with that. Look at him. Look at the eyes.
0:04:31 > 0:04:37- Look at the eyes, Ian. Are you saying £10?- I'm back in the room.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40- Back in the room and what did the dog tell you?- 15, back in the room.
0:04:42 > 0:04:48- I have to be in even numbers, can we say 12?- 13.- 12, come on.
0:04:48 > 0:04:49- Go on. - OK.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51Are you sure? Are you happy with that?
0:04:51 > 0:04:53I'm glad it's going to a good home.
0:04:53 > 0:04:57The first item in the bag. Well done, Mark.
0:04:57 > 0:04:58Come on!
0:04:58 > 0:05:02There you are, what are you doing out here, you're supposed to be shopping?
0:05:02 > 0:05:04I have been waiting here for ages.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08- Sorry, did you not find anything? - No, I didn't.- Why is that, Catherine?
0:05:08 > 0:05:11How long did you take? I hope you bought something after all that.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17Oh, Lordy, these two are at it already.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20Our experts are heading just over 20 miles north to Thornhill
0:05:20 > 0:05:24where Mark's dropping Catherine off at her next shop.
0:05:26 > 0:05:30She's come to Rosebank Antiques, hoping to be a bit more decisive.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32- Hello, I'm Catherine.- I'm Pauline.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34Hello, Pauline, thanks for having me here.
0:05:34 > 0:05:38Pauline is ably assisted by the handsome Charlie.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49Ah, has something caught her eye at last?
0:05:49 > 0:05:52We've got a little mother-of-pearl inlay on the top.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55Then we've got lots of different marquetry
0:05:55 > 0:05:57and parquetry strips all the way around.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59Nice hinges on the back.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03The front of it is missing,
0:06:03 > 0:06:06there would have been a bit of mother-of-pearl there.
0:06:08 > 0:06:12Let me look for the escutcheon. It's a bit tired.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14I actually quite like the look of it.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17A bit tired and a price tag of £25.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19This could be a tough sale.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22Pauline and Charlie are no pushovers, don't you know?
0:06:22 > 0:06:24- What's the very, very best on that? - 20.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28If you could do it for 15, I'll have it.
0:06:29 > 0:06:37- I cant.- No? Could you meet me in the middle with that at 18? Please?
0:06:39 > 0:06:41So, after some "paws" for thought...
0:06:41 > 0:06:45I haven't bought anything, I need to buy something.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48..Catherine has gone for the old sympathy vote
0:06:48 > 0:06:52- So have we got a deal at £18 on your box?- Yes, I suppose so.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55Have we? I'll take the box, thank you very much indeed.
0:06:55 > 0:06:59So, Catherine has finally sewn up her first purchase of the trip.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01Thanks, Charlie.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03Oh, Charlie!
0:07:03 > 0:07:06Meanwhile, Mark has made his way 10 minutes up the road
0:07:06 > 0:07:10to visit Drumlanrig Castle, the ancient Douglas stronghold
0:07:10 > 0:07:12and Dumfriesshire home
0:07:12 > 0:07:15of the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch and Queensbury.
0:07:15 > 0:07:20Before he gets a guided tour, ever the opportunist, Mark's nipped in
0:07:20 > 0:07:25for a look at Admirable Antiques' sister shop in the castle courtyard.
0:07:25 > 0:07:26Something pewter has got his eye.
0:07:26 > 0:07:30Standing by to assist is shop owner, Dougie.
0:07:30 > 0:07:36- What is this?- That is Art Nouveau and it is pewter.
0:07:37 > 0:07:41I am not sure whether it's an ice bucket or a jardiniere.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44You could use it for a nice bottle of champers, couldn't you?
0:07:44 > 0:07:47You could do, I never thought of that.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49- Oh, it's got a mark on the bottom. - Kayserzinn.
0:07:49 > 0:07:53Kayserzinn was at the forefront of the German Art Nouveau pewterware
0:07:53 > 0:07:55industry in the early 20th century.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58Unfortunately they're not as in vogue as they used to be
0:07:58 > 0:08:01so can Mark bring himself to name a price low enough
0:08:01 > 0:08:03for it to do well enough at auction?
0:08:05 > 0:08:07- Come on.- £30?- 35.
0:08:07 > 0:08:11- Oh, we're so close. - Very close, 35.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15OK, 35, thank you.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18I like that. You're an angel.
0:08:18 > 0:08:23An angel indeed as Dougie's even thrown in a pewter tray for it to sit on.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27Now, getting back to why Mark was here in the first place,
0:08:27 > 0:08:30Stuart St John has been waiting patiently to show him
0:08:30 > 0:08:32round this magnificent castle,
0:08:32 > 0:08:35to look at the Duke of Buccleuch's art collection,
0:08:35 > 0:08:39gathered over 300 years and amongst the finest in private hands.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42I will show you in this room, this is the inner hall
0:08:42 > 0:08:46and you will maybe interested in this picture here.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49- Wow.- You like the monkey? - I love the monkey.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52Well, it's more like an ape, isn't it?
0:08:52 > 0:08:56- This is the fourth Duke of Buccleuch.- The one here?
0:08:56 > 0:09:00The one in the red is Charles and his younger brother, Henry.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03- The uniform is there in the case. - Oh, yes.
0:09:03 > 0:09:07- The gun is there as well. - When was this painted?
0:09:07 > 0:09:11In the late 1700s by an artist called Cadral.
0:09:11 > 0:09:15The monkey is called Jacko but it was a lot smaller.
0:09:15 > 0:09:19The artist could well have refused to paint the monkey so he said,
0:09:19 > 0:09:23once he painted a blank sky there, he packed his bags and went home.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25Then the mother got somebody else to paint the monkey in.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27I will tell you what,
0:09:27 > 0:09:31both the monkey and the little terrier are looking rather ferocious.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34Yes, but you wouldn't stand like that with a monkey hanging over your head, would you?
0:09:34 > 0:09:39I don't know, I've never tried it! I've only ever seen them in zoos.
0:09:39 > 0:09:43The internationally renowned Buccleuch art collection
0:09:43 > 0:09:46features works by Rembrandt, da Vinci,
0:09:46 > 0:09:50van Dyck and Gainsborough, as well as many other objets d'art,
0:09:50 > 0:09:56including this fabulous cabinet, a present to Louis XIV, King of France.
0:09:57 > 0:10:01We have a pair of bronze and gilt figures here.
0:10:01 > 0:10:07Hippolyte, the Amazon Goddess, and Hercules. Holding up the cask.
0:10:07 > 0:10:09It is just amazing, isn't it?
0:10:09 > 0:10:13Active in the early 18th century, Andre Charles Boules,
0:10:13 > 0:10:15famous for his marquetry,
0:10:15 > 0:10:17and the most remarkable of all French cabinetmakers,
0:10:17 > 0:10:19made a pair of these fine cabinets.
0:10:19 > 0:10:23The other being held in the Paul Getty Museum in Malibu.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26But how has this got here from Versailles in France?
0:10:28 > 0:10:33When the chap looking like Captain Hook, Charles II, marries Catherine of Portugal,
0:10:33 > 0:10:37his cousin, Louis XIV, gave him this as a wedding present.
0:10:37 > 0:10:41And of course, when his son, the Duke of Monmouth,
0:10:41 > 0:10:45the first Duke of Buccleuch, married, they were passed on to him,
0:10:45 > 0:10:46so that is why we still have them.
0:10:46 > 0:10:51Besides these as a wedding present, he got Bombay and Tangiers.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54Oh, gosh, I think I'd rather have the cabinet.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57- The others are difficult to house! - I suppose you're right.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59This is an incredible room.
0:10:59 > 0:11:03The family seem so successful that there must be some downsides?
0:11:03 > 0:11:05Yes, there is. Come with me and I'll show you.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11This is the broken heart mirror.
0:11:11 > 0:11:14You can see the heart is split and the wings are drooping.
0:11:14 > 0:11:20In 1754, the first son of the third Duke and Duchess of Queensbury
0:11:20 > 0:11:25tragically died and two years later, they lost their second son.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28With no heirs to their title, the Duchess decided to remember her sons
0:11:28 > 0:11:31with this especially commissioned mirror.
0:11:31 > 0:11:35The boys are supposedly represented by the two swans in life
0:11:35 > 0:11:37and the two urns in death.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42From such a sad thing that we've got a beautiful reminder of the past?
0:11:42 > 0:11:46- Yes. - A wonderful antique mirror.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49I have so enjoyed my visit here, thank you so much for having us.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52That's OK, you're welcome. Shall we go for a cup of tea?
0:11:52 > 0:11:55Oh, come on, that would be lovely.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58So, while Mark enjoys his tea break, Catherine is hot on his heels
0:11:58 > 0:12:01to check out the shops in the castle's courtyard.
0:12:01 > 0:12:05Starting with owner, Stephen, in Restitch and Restore.
0:12:05 > 0:12:09- Hello. - Hello, how are you? I love your hair.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11- Thank you.- It's wonderful.
0:12:11 > 0:12:15- I found it on eBay!- It's fabulous.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17I see the charm approach is on full blast again.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20I love this, this is beautiful.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22German wagon, still use them.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25Easter in the villages, they will fill them with sweeties
0:12:25 > 0:12:28and tempt all the kids to go and visit the dentist.
0:12:28 > 0:12:32On Father's Day, the fathers do the same, fill it with beer
0:12:32 > 0:12:35and the last man standing puts all the rest of the husbands back in
0:12:35 > 0:12:37and maybe drops them off at the right house.
0:12:38 > 0:12:43- But I love it. How much is this?- We have a price tag of 350 on that.
0:12:43 > 0:12:44Ouch!
0:12:44 > 0:12:47You might love it but it will take a lot more charm to afford it.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49- Think about it.- OK.
0:12:49 > 0:12:53Think about how low you can go, but it would have to be very low.
0:12:53 > 0:12:59- Give me an idea.- I wouldn't want to say any more than £80.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01Maybe 120?
0:13:01 > 0:13:05No, I've got to take it to auction and make some money on it.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07It flat packs, it's easy to take to auction.
0:13:07 > 0:13:12Stephen, whilst I'm walking around outside and around about,
0:13:12 > 0:13:16can you have a think and really think what you could possibly let me
0:13:16 > 0:13:22- have it for? As a friend, a new friend.- Yes.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25She doesn't half make friends quick, does she?
0:13:25 > 0:13:27While Stephen is left to mull over
0:13:27 > 0:13:30how much he really wants to sell his cart for,
0:13:30 > 0:13:33Catherine is popping next door to see our Dougie.
0:13:40 > 0:13:45- What is the...?- Swagger stick? - Oh, is it a swagger stick?- Yes.
0:13:45 > 0:13:49Oh, that's quite nice. Oh, that's quite nice, isn't it?
0:13:49 > 0:13:53Nice bone handle. Looks expensive!
0:13:53 > 0:13:57- How much is that?- That is on at 85.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00How much is that with a nudge, nudge, wink, wink?
0:14:01 > 0:14:05I could you do that for 60.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09That's a possibility then. Right, what else have we got?
0:14:09 > 0:14:13- There's something nice and quirky for you.- Yeah, I saw that.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17Is it a letter opener? That's nice, isn't it?
0:14:18 > 0:14:22A little, probably a dachshund or something with this long tail,
0:14:22 > 0:14:24it's a letter opener.
0:14:24 > 0:14:28It is brass with these little green glass eyes.
0:14:28 > 0:14:29Woof!
0:14:29 > 0:14:31Our experts seem to be pinning their hopes
0:14:31 > 0:14:35on canine collectables today, don't they? Now, what about a deal?
0:14:35 > 0:14:37Right, so I like that.
0:14:37 > 0:14:41- 45 would really help me out, Dougie. - Come on, then.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44Thank you very much indeed. That's wonderful.
0:14:44 > 0:14:49Your little doggie, I don't think it's terribly old but it's just fun.
0:14:49 > 0:14:55- I like it. What could you do that for?- I could do that for 10 for you.
0:14:55 > 0:14:59OK, I'm going to go for him as well for £10.
0:14:59 > 0:15:03So that's £55 in total for the walking stick, and a letter-opener,
0:15:03 > 0:15:06but what has Stephen decided about his cart?
0:15:07 > 0:15:11I am on fire! This is it now.
0:15:11 > 0:15:15What can you do? Come on.
0:15:16 > 0:15:1770?
0:15:19 > 0:15:21You're nervous. Don't be nervous.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23I can feel you shaking.
0:15:23 > 0:15:25No wonder!
0:15:25 > 0:15:27Shall we say 60?
0:15:27 > 0:15:29OK, 60.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31- Maybe I could've got it for even less!- No, no, no.
0:15:31 > 0:15:32It's cold.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34Thank you very much.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36- You've got lipstick on you now. - I know.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39And we all know in the trade, a kiss on the cheek means
0:15:39 > 0:15:41a deal has been sealed.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44From the ticket price of £350 down to £60,
0:15:44 > 0:15:47that is a fantastic bargain, Catherine.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51It's been a productive day for our antiquarians.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54Now, both could do with a well-earned bit of shut-eye.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56Nighty-night.
0:16:00 > 0:16:04Ha! The glorious British summertime has greeted our esteemed experts,
0:16:04 > 0:16:07but at least they can still appreciate their surroundings.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10I do love Ayrshire in the summer, don't you?
0:16:10 > 0:16:11It's lovely.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17Ayrshire is absolutely beautiful, but where is the sun?
0:16:17 > 0:16:19Well, looking on the bright side,
0:16:19 > 0:16:21you've both got some good deals so far.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24Mark has been rather prudent with his cash.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27He's spent a modest £47 on a Spelter terrier figure
0:16:27 > 0:16:30and a pewter Art Nouveau ice bucket and tray.
0:16:30 > 0:16:34That leaves him with a whopping £153 to splash about.
0:16:36 > 0:16:39Catherine, meanwhile, has pushed the boat out,
0:16:39 > 0:16:43spending a mighty £133 on a wooden marquetry workbox,
0:16:43 > 0:16:45a dachshund letter opener,
0:16:45 > 0:16:47a walking stick,
0:16:47 > 0:16:50and a pine wagon, leaving her with just £67 to spend.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55Mark and Catherine are heading 62 miles north-west
0:16:55 > 0:16:59to the small town of Kilbirnie in North Ayrshire,
0:16:59 > 0:17:01but things aren't going quite to plan.
0:17:01 > 0:17:03ENGINE WON'T START
0:17:03 > 0:17:06I just don't know. I really don't know.
0:17:06 > 0:17:07Well, thank you very much, Catherine.
0:17:07 > 0:17:11Oh, look. It's not my fault.
0:17:11 > 0:17:12No, you're sabotaging me.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14I have now got to struggle up to my shop.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17Mark, it's 300 yards. It's not far.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20Catherine, Catherine... This is just the beginning of the week.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22I'm going to remember this.
0:17:22 > 0:17:24So you're going to just leave me? Abandon me?
0:17:24 > 0:17:27In the middle of nowhere, with this car?
0:17:27 > 0:17:30Oh, crikey. With a full day of shopping ahead of him,
0:17:30 > 0:17:33Mark is having to hot-foot it up to the working farm
0:17:33 > 0:17:35which houses Stirrup Cup Antiques,
0:17:35 > 0:17:38while poor Catherine is left to sort out the MG.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46Oh, look. Mark has been lured into the mahogany chest
0:17:46 > 0:17:51where he has spotted a shell design spoon with a hoof-decorated handle
0:17:51 > 0:17:52and Greeta is on hand to help.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55- I mean, looking at... - It's absolutely beautiful.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57..the design.
0:17:57 > 0:17:59- It's very nice quality. - Would you think it was continental?
0:17:59 > 0:18:01I think it's continental.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04It doesn't seem to have any English hallmarks on it.
0:18:04 > 0:18:08And although we have a shell motif a lot in English silver,
0:18:08 > 0:18:12we don't have this sort of stem in English.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14With this little decoration, there.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16At £30, it's reasonably priced,
0:18:16 > 0:18:18but Mark wants to keep looking
0:18:18 > 0:18:21in case there's more hidden treasure in Greeta's galleon.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24I absolutely adore these chairs.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27I love interesting words in antiques.
0:18:27 > 0:18:31And one of my favourite words is "metamorphic".
0:18:31 > 0:18:35Now, metamorphic means it changes into something.
0:18:35 > 0:18:36So, if you undo...
0:18:36 > 0:18:39There might be one on the other side... No.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41If you undo the hook,
0:18:41 > 0:18:44it goes from a rather sort of plain, ordinary-looking,
0:18:44 > 0:18:47Gothic, uncomfortable chair -
0:18:47 > 0:18:49and it will be uncomfortable -
0:18:49 > 0:18:51and if you go like this...
0:18:53 > 0:18:58..it turns into a lovely pair of library steps.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00LOUD CREAK
0:19:00 > 0:19:02Oh! Well, it would do, if I didn't break it!
0:19:02 > 0:19:04- HE LAUGHS - Oops! Steady, Eddy.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06With an asking price of £100,
0:19:06 > 0:19:09best to do it deal quickly, before you actually do some damage, Mark.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12I think that would be estimated, if I'm being honest,
0:19:12 > 0:19:14at auction at sort of £50 to £80.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16- That's where I see the estimate. - Mm-hm.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19- But...- I disagree.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21Do you know, honestly...!
0:19:21 > 0:19:22They're very rare up here.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24But, also, I'm interested in the spoon.
0:19:24 > 0:19:28You are? So, we'll say £100 for the two items.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31This Ayrshire lass is not falling for it, Mark.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34What else have you got up your sleeve?
0:19:34 > 0:19:37But it has got a little crack, did you notice that?
0:19:37 > 0:19:39Yeah, but I wasn't telling you that.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43SHE LAUGHS
0:19:43 > 0:19:45You're very naughty!
0:19:45 > 0:19:46SHE LAUGHS AGAIN
0:19:46 > 0:19:49How about £90 for the two?
0:19:49 > 0:19:52I knew you were going to say that. But I like round figures.
0:19:52 > 0:19:56Yeah, well, 90's round, because I could have said 95.
0:19:57 > 0:20:02- Oh, come on.- Come on, £90.- Well, I... - Come on, I've been very kind to you.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05I'm going to have to split in the middle, 85. Come on.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07- You like round figures. - I do like eight and five together.
0:20:07 > 0:20:11- It has a certain ring. Thank you. Have we got a deal?- We've got a deal.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14Can we have a hug as well?
0:20:14 > 0:20:18- You're a bad man. - You're a bad woman and I love it!
0:20:18 > 0:20:21My, that was some high-powered negotiating, there.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23I think I need a cuppa after that.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27But probably not as much as Catherine.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29With the Green Goddess in the garage,
0:20:29 > 0:20:33she's finally got a lift the eight miles south to Kilwinning.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36Catherine's at Byre Antiques And Collectables
0:20:36 > 0:20:40with just £67 left to spend and she's not hanging about.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42Sort of 1850s.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46Oh, this is a nice presentation mark on that.
0:20:46 > 0:20:53"To Mr G Richmond from Charles Small of Glasgow.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57"1844." So, yeah, mid-19th century.
0:20:57 > 0:21:02Marked at £80, it's one to think about but owner Shane
0:21:02 > 0:21:05has got another piece at the same price to turn her head.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14- Mm. What is that?- Well, that's what makes it special.
0:21:14 > 0:21:19- It's a pipe knocker. - Really?- It is a pipe knocker, yeah.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22OK, so you knock pipe against here and then all the bits would
0:21:22 > 0:21:24fall into here, the ash.
0:21:24 > 0:21:28- Would you have ash? I don't even know.- Yeah, ash.- It's horrible.
0:21:28 > 0:21:32- But how popular are they? Who wants a pipe knocker?- But it's Moorcroft.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35And for a collector... How much is that, then?
0:21:35 > 0:21:39- I've got 80 on it.- What could you do on that though, Shane?
0:21:39 > 0:21:42It would have to be 60 and that is the absolute death on that.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45- Cos you have to... OK. - It's cheap for a piece of Moorcroft.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48But Catherine still hasn't forgotten about that telescope.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51What would she like to pay for it?
0:21:51 > 0:21:54I'd like to pay 40, Shane. That would be great.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57And then I think we'd probably have a deal at 40.
0:21:57 > 0:22:02But £40 plus £60 for the pipe knocker... That's £100, Catherine.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04And you've only got £67 left.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07So, our clever expert has concocted a plan to trade in
0:22:07 > 0:22:11a walking stick she bought from Dougie
0:22:11 > 0:22:13as well as her cash in exchange for the two items.
0:22:13 > 0:22:17- Are you all right with that? - I would be fine with that.
0:22:17 > 0:22:21That's a bit of a strange one but I think we got there.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23Yeah, strange indeed.
0:22:23 > 0:22:27When you take into account the £45 Catherine spent on the cane,
0:22:27 > 0:22:30Catherine has actually bought the telescope for £52
0:22:30 > 0:22:32and the pipe knocker for £60.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35Confused? Not as much as me!
0:22:35 > 0:22:37Thank goodness that's her all shopped out.
0:22:37 > 0:22:39Now, with the car back on the road,
0:22:39 > 0:22:42Mark's heading nine miles west to the pretty coastal town of Largs.
0:22:42 > 0:22:46In 1263, the Battle of Largs brought an end
0:22:46 > 0:22:49to Viking influence over Scotland.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52But our antique warrior is an the warpath to uncover
0:22:52 > 0:22:55the treasures within Narducci Antiques.
0:22:55 > 0:22:59Nearly spent all my money and now I've come to an Aladdin's cave.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02It's like all my Christmases come together. I mean, look at it.
0:23:02 > 0:23:07There's stuff everywhere. It's wonderful.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10Could Mark be regretting buying so much so soon?
0:23:10 > 0:23:13He's certainly seduced by the choice on offer in here and with £68
0:23:13 > 0:23:17left to spend on his final item, is he going to buy big, I wonder?
0:23:17 > 0:23:20That doesn't look very big to me.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23Mark's found a cast metal statue of a gentleman in Regency dress
0:23:23 > 0:23:26and at £35, it's well within his budget.
0:23:26 > 0:23:28Franco is standing by.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32How much is that?
0:23:32 > 0:23:34- I think he's off something, isn't he?- I think he is.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36Do you think he's off a plinth or clock or something?
0:23:36 > 0:23:39I do honestly think he is off a plinth or something.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42- It looks like it. - The base doesn't belong to it.- No.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44He's very English, isn't he?
0:23:44 > 0:23:46He's very English with the tricorn hat but I don't know...
0:23:46 > 0:23:50Probably 19th century, I would have thought, wouldn't you?
0:23:50 > 0:23:52Think I feel a deal brewing.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54- Could I push you down a bit, do you think?- Try me.
0:23:56 > 0:24:00- He's always trying. - What about £10?- No.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03- Couldn't do it for £10, Mark, honestly.- What could you do it for?
0:24:03 > 0:24:07- Honestly. £20.- £20.- £20. - I'm happy with that.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10- Thank you.- Thank you very much. Now, I've got some cash...- Lovely.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13- If you don't mind taking cash. - I'll take cash all day long.
0:24:13 > 0:24:16There we are. £20. And again, thanks so much.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19- Lovely to meet you, Franco. - Thanks very much. You too, Mark.
0:24:19 > 0:24:23Mark's shopping's all done now. Nice and simple.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25I know someone who could learn a thing or two from him.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28Let's find out where Catherine's got to.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31She's engaging herself in a bit of history and is travelling
0:24:31 > 0:24:35the 19 miles east to the small Ayrshire town of Darvel.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40Catherine's meeting up with
0:24:40 > 0:24:44Max Flemmich MBE at the Darvel Telephone Museum.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47After 44 years employment with BT,
0:24:47 > 0:24:50it was only natural that Max would carry on his interest
0:24:50 > 0:24:54with this collection of 100 years of the telephone.
0:24:54 > 0:24:56TELEPHONES RING
0:25:01 > 0:25:03- Goodness gracious me! Hi, there.- Hello.
0:25:03 > 0:25:07- Hello. Hi.- Welcome to the Darvel Telephone Museum.- Hello, Max.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10Lovely to meet you. Well... I've never seen so many...
0:25:10 > 0:25:12Where do we start?
0:25:12 > 0:25:16Of course, it was Scotsman Alexander Graham Bell who started it
0:25:16 > 0:25:19all off, inventing the telephone in 1876.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22Max's collection begins in 1900,
0:25:22 > 0:25:26when there were just 3,000 telephones in the whole of the UK.
0:25:28 > 0:25:30So, what is the very first one?
0:25:30 > 0:25:33The earliest one I've got, 1900, is a wall type.
0:25:33 > 0:25:38- With the...sorry. - With the wooden frame.
0:25:38 > 0:25:44Most were wood on the wall, most were metal on the tables and desk.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47And you turn the handle to get the operator.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50In those days you had to have three batteries to power
0:25:50 > 0:25:55the transmitter and everything was combined on a wee parcel shelf.
0:25:55 > 0:25:59So, we've got this first stage at 1900. And where do we go from there?
0:25:59 > 0:26:02One of the earliest recognisable table models was the candlestick.
0:26:02 > 0:26:04- The candlestick. - As seen on Dr Finlay's Casebook.
0:26:04 > 0:26:08- Love the candlestick. - Very heavy. Many varieties.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11Many different styles. Once they discovered everybody's mouth
0:26:11 > 0:26:13and ear was in the same place around the world,
0:26:13 > 0:26:16they put a transmitter on one end of a piece of wood,
0:26:16 > 0:26:18a receiver on the other, called it a handset,
0:26:18 > 0:26:21- which is kind of obvious what to call it.- Yeah.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24- And ever since, the handset has been...- Pretty much stayed like that.
0:26:24 > 0:26:29So, what about the dials, Max? When did they first come in?
0:26:29 > 0:26:32The dials in Great Britain first came in in 1912
0:26:32 > 0:26:35when the first automatic telephone exchange,
0:26:35 > 0:26:39brought over from America, was fitted in Epsom in the south of England.
0:26:39 > 0:26:42And it was in 1912 that the General Post Office took over
0:26:42 > 0:26:46most of the private telephone companies that had sprung up
0:26:46 > 0:26:50throughout the country and continued to own right until the 1960s.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53Until that point, all calls made would have had to go
0:26:53 > 0:26:56through an operator at the switchboard.
0:26:56 > 0:27:01And Catherine is finding out just how complicated that process was.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05Here we are. Number 12. Let's put him in here.
0:27:08 > 0:27:12- Can I help you?- Yes. Could I have number 16, please?- Number 16.
0:27:12 > 0:27:15You've done this before, haven't you?
0:27:15 > 0:27:17Number 16. That's only one.
0:27:17 > 0:27:21We'll put it in. I could get used to this.
0:27:21 > 0:27:26PHONE RINGS Hello. Number 16. Robert speaking.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29- Oh!- Hello, Joe, how are you getting on? That's all right.
0:27:29 > 0:27:33Yes. I'll be in tonight. SHE LAUGHS
0:27:33 > 0:27:38- Thank you very much. - Oh, Max! You're fabulous!
0:27:38 > 0:27:42- You then take the plugs out again cos the calls are finished.- Right.
0:27:44 > 0:27:46It's quite hard, actually, isn't it?
0:27:46 > 0:27:49You have to really focus and really think about it.
0:27:49 > 0:27:52- I bet you could hear a few stories, couldn't you?- You could.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55But you sign the official secrets act then and you didn't declare
0:27:55 > 0:27:58anything you'd heard as part of your job.
0:27:58 > 0:28:01- # Kissing on the phone - Can I help you?
0:28:01 > 0:28:04# Oh, kissing on the phone
0:28:04 > 0:28:07# Oh, when we're all alone... #
0:28:09 > 0:28:12Today we're all familiar with the telephone
0:28:12 > 0:28:14as a means of communication.
0:28:14 > 0:28:16Mobile phones come with us everywhere we go
0:28:16 > 0:28:20but Max still craves for the bygone era of the old dial-up
0:28:20 > 0:28:24house phones and payphones that kept Britain talking.
0:28:24 > 0:28:28It's only when you see a museum like this that everything comes together,
0:28:28 > 0:28:31just what your granny had, what her granny had
0:28:31 > 0:28:33and what you can remember back in the past.
0:28:33 > 0:28:37It is exactly that and it's wonderful to come here
0:28:37 > 0:28:39and see that progression.
0:28:39 > 0:28:41I salute you in preserving all of this
0:28:41 > 0:28:43cos I think you've done an amazing job. And it's...
0:28:43 > 0:28:46- Your passion really comes across. It's amazing.- Thank you.
0:28:46 > 0:28:49- Max, it's been great meeting you. Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:28:49 > 0:28:52After that enlightening visit,
0:28:52 > 0:28:54our two treasure seekers are meeting up for the grand unveiling.
0:28:54 > 0:28:56- Shall I reveal first? - Get on and reveal.
0:28:56 > 0:29:01I'm so excited to see what you think about my collection of items. Look.
0:29:03 > 0:29:08- Right. Remember the dog.- You know... - I remember the dog from the shop.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11You saw that. Metamorphic library chair. Gothic oak.
0:29:11 > 0:29:14- So it turns into library steps. - Oh, lovely!- Which I love.
0:29:14 > 0:29:17- I absolutely adore.- Because from here that looks very boring.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20I know but it's metamorphic and it turns into library steps.
0:29:20 > 0:29:23- That is wonderful. That's really interesting.- This is really sweet.
0:29:23 > 0:29:27- You'll like this. Look at that lovely hoof.- Oh, I love that.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30Continental silver. Probably German, 1890.
0:29:30 > 0:29:35- I really love that.- £15. 1-5! - No! That's a steal!
0:29:35 > 0:29:39Pewter Art Nouveau. 35 quid.
0:29:40 > 0:29:44- Mm. Not so keen on that, are you? - This is an unusual piece.
0:29:44 > 0:29:49I really, really like this. I think he's really well modelled.
0:29:50 > 0:29:55- This 18th century tricorn hat, frock coat. 20 quid.- That's very cheap.
0:29:55 > 0:29:57- I think that's speculative, actually. - Yeah.
0:29:57 > 0:29:59Right. Your turn, Catherine.
0:29:59 > 0:30:01- Are you ready?- I'm ready.
0:30:05 > 0:30:10- Oh, you rotter!- Why?- You absolute rotter!- Why?- Because I saw that.
0:30:10 > 0:30:12- Did you?- And I loved it.- It's really cute, isn't it?
0:30:12 > 0:30:16- You absolute rotter.- Why?- Because I was going to go back and buy it.
0:30:16 > 0:30:19- It's really cute, isn't it? - I love it.
0:30:19 > 0:30:22It only cost me £10. You rotter! I think this is '50s.
0:30:22 > 0:30:25- I adore that. - I said made 20th century.
0:30:25 > 0:30:27That is an absolute steal.
0:30:27 > 0:30:33- Do you know what that is? - Do you know, I think...Moorcroft.
0:30:33 > 0:30:35I don't think Moorcroft ever made those.
0:30:35 > 0:30:39- Well, it is a pipe knocker, apparently.- A what?- A pipe knocker.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42You knock your pipe and that's where all your little ash would go in.
0:30:42 > 0:30:44- Of course it is(!)- No, it is!
0:30:44 > 0:30:48Oh, dear. Mark seems a bit suspicious of that pipe knocker.
0:30:48 > 0:30:51- Do you like my telescope? - Do you know, Catherine,
0:30:51 > 0:30:54every reveal is going to have something scientific from you.
0:30:54 > 0:30:56- Not necessarily! - Carrying on the theme,
0:30:56 > 0:30:58that looks as if it's been knocked around a bit!
0:30:58 > 0:31:01It has been knocked around. Stop being so nasty!
0:31:01 > 0:31:05Stop laughing about everything. This is quite nice.
0:31:05 > 0:31:08- That cost me £18. - Well, that's... Yeah.
0:31:08 > 0:31:10- You've only got four items?- Wait.
0:31:13 > 0:31:17- Was it something he said? - HE SIGHS
0:31:19 > 0:31:23CATHERINE LAUGHS Oh, my good Lord!
0:31:24 > 0:31:28- I don't believe it. Look.- Ta-da!
0:31:28 > 0:31:30- What do you think?- Oh, I love it(!)
0:31:30 > 0:31:32I tell you what, Catherine,
0:31:32 > 0:31:36that's a wonderful view of you pulling a cart behind you.
0:31:36 > 0:31:39All you need to be singing now is "Alive Alive-o"!
0:31:39 > 0:31:41THEY LAUGH
0:31:41 > 0:31:44Don't you think this is absolutely fabulous?
0:31:44 > 0:31:49- With all your plants and... - Yeah. And how much was it?
0:31:51 > 0:31:53- 60 quid.- Well, it's nothing for 60 quid.
0:31:53 > 0:31:57It's certainly an interesting mix, isn't it? Don't you think?
0:31:57 > 0:32:03Is that all you can say? After all my hard work, "An interesting mix."
0:32:03 > 0:32:07I think you've... I think it's going to be fun at the auction.
0:32:07 > 0:32:10I think that could be quite a sleeper, actually.
0:32:10 > 0:32:15Give me a kiss. Well done. Come on. Time to go.
0:32:15 > 0:32:19Well, this is all very civilised but now it's time to spill the beans.
0:32:19 > 0:32:24What an interesting reveal. I mean, I love that letter opener. That dog.
0:32:24 > 0:32:27It's fabulous. It's just up my street, a bit of vintage.
0:32:27 > 0:32:30Shall I let you into a little secret?
0:32:30 > 0:32:33I actually love all of Mark's items.
0:32:33 > 0:32:36Actually, there is an exception, the dog. It's OK.
0:32:36 > 0:32:38It's neither here nor there.
0:32:38 > 0:32:40And I've got one or two surprises there
0:32:40 > 0:32:43so who knows? It's all down to the auction.
0:32:45 > 0:32:48It's time to get back on the road and head to auction.
0:32:49 > 0:32:53It's been a very busy first leg for our dynamic duo,
0:32:53 > 0:32:55kicking off in Dumfries and Galloway,
0:32:55 > 0:32:58meandering around the delightful Ayrshire countryside
0:32:58 > 0:33:01and popping to Paisley for their first auction of the trip.
0:33:01 > 0:33:03I can't wait to see you weeping.
0:33:03 > 0:33:05Shame they haven't got my cart outside.
0:33:05 > 0:33:08They burnt it already, Catherine. Oh! HORN SOUNDS
0:33:10 > 0:33:12- HE SIGHS - You're so excited, aren't you?
0:33:12 > 0:33:16- Do you know, I've peaked too soon. - I can't do this gracefully.
0:33:16 > 0:33:18Gosh. Right.
0:33:18 > 0:33:22- Come on, dear. Let's go. - Can you not call me dear?
0:33:22 > 0:33:25- Why not?- Because I'm not 60.
0:33:25 > 0:33:28- Without outfit, you look 60.- Oh!
0:33:28 > 0:33:31The first battlefield for our bickering duo
0:33:31 > 0:33:34is at Collins & Patterson, auctioneers since 1848.
0:33:34 > 0:33:37The also offer live bidding on the internet.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40Residing over our proceedings today is Steven Maxwell.
0:33:40 > 0:33:44Let's see what he thinks of our experts' choices.
0:33:44 > 0:33:46The oak library steps, metamorphic steps,
0:33:46 > 0:33:49are always a good seller at auction. Always a very popular item.
0:33:49 > 0:33:53Should do very well. With the wind behind it should get three figures.
0:33:53 > 0:33:56We've put an estimate of 80 to 120.
0:33:56 > 0:34:00The blue pipe knocker vase or possibly a dressing table accessory.
0:34:00 > 0:34:02It is marked Moorcroft on the base.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05Whether it is Moorcroft is up for some debate,
0:34:05 > 0:34:09which could drastically affect what it might achieve at auction.
0:34:09 > 0:34:12It might be a disappointing lot for the valuers, I'm afraid.
0:34:12 > 0:34:14The antique trough wagon is an interesting lot.
0:34:14 > 0:34:17I haven't sold one before.
0:34:17 > 0:34:19There's been a lot of interest in this item so far
0:34:19 > 0:34:22so we've put an auction estimate of £150-£200.
0:34:22 > 0:34:25- It could do a fair bit better. - Sounds promising.
0:34:26 > 0:34:29Mark and Catherine both began this leg with the Road Trip's
0:34:29 > 0:34:31bulging budget of £200.
0:34:31 > 0:34:36Mark Stacey spent a shrewd £152 of his budget on his five lots.
0:34:37 > 0:34:41Catherine Southon also amassed five lots, though spent every last penny
0:34:41 > 0:34:45and even had to trade in one of her items in the process.
0:34:46 > 0:34:49Right, folks. Concentrate. The auction is about to begin.
0:34:51 > 0:34:54First up is Catherine's brass letter opener.
0:34:54 > 0:34:58- A nice wee quirky lot, this one. - Did he say quacky or quirky?
0:34:58 > 0:35:02What can we say to get started? £10, surely. £10. Thank you, sir.
0:35:02 > 0:35:04- £10 bid. The gentleman has it. - It should be more.
0:35:04 > 0:35:06PHONE RINGS There's a phone bid coming in.
0:35:06 > 0:35:10From the left, at 15. You're out. With the gentleman standing.
0:35:10 > 0:35:1215 has it. Any advance at 15? Are we all done?
0:35:12 > 0:35:16We're selling, then. Fair warning to you at £15.
0:35:16 > 0:35:18GAVEL SOUNDS Oh, dear. That's disappointing.
0:35:19 > 0:35:23A £5 profit for Catherine's dachshund letter opener.
0:35:23 > 0:35:25Well, it's a start.
0:35:25 > 0:35:27You've licked your face and a little bit more.
0:35:30 > 0:35:35It's Mark's cast metal statue in Regency dress up next.
0:35:35 > 0:35:37£20. Anyone at £20?
0:35:37 > 0:35:39At £20.
0:35:39 > 0:35:43- Nobody's bidding.- £15. I'm going the wrong way.
0:35:43 > 0:35:47- Completely the wrong way. - £15 I have, to get started.
0:35:47 > 0:35:4915. Do I have 18?
0:35:49 > 0:35:5215, with the gentleman at 15. It's been very quiet all of a sudden.
0:35:52 > 0:35:55It's with the gentleman. Selling to the room. Fair warning at 15.
0:35:55 > 0:35:57Oh, well. That's the way it goes, isn't it?
0:35:57 > 0:36:00- I'm surprised at that.- I thought that would make a bit of money.
0:36:00 > 0:36:03Sadly not. It's a £5 loss, I'm afraid.
0:36:03 > 0:36:06And that will be even more after the auction house
0:36:06 > 0:36:09takes its well earned commission. Pity.
0:36:09 > 0:36:11- You're leading at the moment. - Yes, I know.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13- Sorry, what did you say? - HE COUGHS
0:36:13 > 0:36:16Something stuck in your throat, Mark?
0:36:16 > 0:36:20You're up again with the shell design spoon with hoof handle.
0:36:20 > 0:36:22£20.
0:36:24 > 0:36:27OK. £10. Anything. £10 to get started.
0:36:27 > 0:36:29Take a spin at £10. Thank you, sir.
0:36:29 > 0:36:33£10, I have. Do I have £12? With the gentleman at 10.
0:36:33 > 0:36:35In the room. £12 bid. You're out, sir.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37It's to my left now. 12 has it.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40- Come on.- What?- 15 bid.
0:36:40 > 0:36:4418. 20. 22. 25. You're out.
0:36:44 > 0:36:49- The bid's to my far left.- 25. So I've made £10 on them, Catherine.
0:36:49 > 0:36:51- £25.- Sounds a bit cheap. - Sounds cheap to me.
0:36:51 > 0:36:54- I really, really liked that. - I've wiped my face with it.
0:36:54 > 0:36:58You have indeed. Back in profit, Mark, but only just.
0:36:59 > 0:37:03It's Catherine's next lot, the wooden marquetry box.
0:37:03 > 0:37:05£10 for the work box.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08- £8 for the work box. - Come on!
0:37:08 > 0:37:11- We have 10 on the internet. - 10 on the interweb.
0:37:11 > 0:37:13- Good grief.- T'internet, is it?
0:37:13 > 0:37:16We have £10 there on the net. Any advance on 10?
0:37:16 > 0:37:19- Are we all done then? At £10. - GAVEL SOUNDS
0:37:19 > 0:37:23Oh, dear. A loss of £8 before auction costs.
0:37:23 > 0:37:25There goes that lead you had.
0:37:26 > 0:37:29Will her luck change with her big purchase,
0:37:29 > 0:37:32the pipe knocker vase? Possibly Moorcroft, possibly not.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35It's marked on the base Moorcroft, made in England.
0:37:35 > 0:37:37- Make up your own mind on that one, folks.- Oh, God!
0:37:37 > 0:37:40Interesting piece nonetheless. What can I say? £20.
0:37:40 > 0:37:42- No!- Thank you, sir.
0:37:42 > 0:37:45£20 I'm bid. £20 I have here, seated.
0:37:45 > 0:37:48Do I have 22? 22 bid. 25.
0:37:48 > 0:37:5228. 30. No. With the same gent at 30. Any advance?
0:37:52 > 0:37:56- We're selling to the room. Fair warning. At £30.- Gosh.
0:37:56 > 0:37:59I knew that was going to do it.
0:37:59 > 0:38:01They knocked that out a bit cheap, didn't they?
0:38:01 > 0:38:03I knew I shouldn't have bought that.
0:38:03 > 0:38:06Ouch. Catherine really needed to make a profit there.
0:38:06 > 0:38:08It was a bit of a pipe dream, that one.
0:38:08 > 0:38:12Now, Mark's got a chance to take advantage of Catherine's bad luck.
0:38:12 > 0:38:16It's his Art Nouveau ice bucket and pewter tray up next.
0:38:16 > 0:38:19- Can we say £50?- Come along!
0:38:19 > 0:38:21The Art Nouveau bucket. 40, then, to get started.
0:38:21 > 0:38:24£40. Thank you, sir. £40 I have. 42 at the back.
0:38:24 > 0:38:2745. 48. And 50.
0:38:27 > 0:38:31You're out. The bid is to my right at £50. It's in the room at 50.
0:38:31 > 0:38:35- Any advance? 55 is on the net. - What?- It's on the net.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38- That's good if the net's on it. - It's against the net at 65.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41- Come on, net, you should be coming back.- 70, still, in the room.
0:38:41 > 0:38:44- Against the net at £70. - It should be coming on on the net.
0:38:44 > 0:38:46The net should pick it up.
0:38:46 > 0:38:48The net should come in. Come on, net.
0:38:48 > 0:38:51Come on, net. Come on, net. GAVEL SOUNDS
0:38:51 > 0:38:54- £70.- I felt like Andy Murray then.
0:38:54 > 0:38:56- "Come on, net! Come on!"- Crikey!
0:38:57 > 0:39:01No wonder he's getting a little excited.
0:39:02 > 0:39:04It's Mark's spelter terrier next.
0:39:04 > 0:39:08- 20. 10. We'll start with 10. - Oh, you meany!
0:39:08 > 0:39:12£10 we have. At £10. Do we have £12 for the Scottie?
0:39:12 > 0:39:16- It's with the gentleman at 10. £12 bid.- No!- You're out, sir.
0:39:16 > 0:39:19It's with the gentleman at 15. It's now against the internet.
0:39:19 > 0:39:21The bid's in the room at 15. Any advance on 15?
0:39:21 > 0:39:23Are we all done then? We're selling then.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25Come on, please. GAVEL SOUNDS
0:39:25 > 0:39:28Another profit for Mark,
0:39:28 > 0:39:31although the dog may not be Mark's best friend any more.
0:39:32 > 0:39:37Rotten little thing. I never liked her anyway.
0:39:37 > 0:39:44Now, can Catherine see a much-needed profit on the horizon
0:39:44 > 0:39:46- with her telescope?- £50?
0:39:48 > 0:39:50- Come on.- £40.
0:39:52 > 0:39:54- What?- What's happening, Catherine?
0:39:54 > 0:39:57- Thank you, £30 I'm bid. - I don't know.
0:39:57 > 0:39:59Do I have 32?
0:39:59 > 0:40:02- The optic's absolutely perfect. - It's creeping up.
0:40:02 > 0:40:06Still at 35 to my left. Any advance on 35? 35. Are we all done? 35.
0:40:06 > 0:40:10We're selling them. Fair warning to you. At £35.
0:40:10 > 0:40:15- I spy with my little eye a little bit of a loss there.- Yes.
0:40:15 > 0:40:18The right buyers just weren't there.
0:40:18 > 0:40:21I think someone's got a bit of a bargain if you ask me.
0:40:21 > 0:40:24But it's a loss all the same, Catherine.
0:40:24 > 0:40:27Now, any takers for Mark's last lot of the day?
0:40:27 > 0:40:30It's his oak metamorphic library steps.
0:40:30 > 0:40:33I think I'm about to lose the only profit I made.
0:40:33 > 0:40:36- Every time you say that you make a profit.- No, I don't.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39A few conflicting commission bids here, folks.
0:40:39 > 0:40:43- I will come straight in here at £95. - Well done!
0:40:43 > 0:40:45..for the library steps.
0:40:45 > 0:40:48£100 in the room. 110. 120. 130.
0:40:48 > 0:40:52- You're out.- Well done. - Thank you.
0:40:52 > 0:40:55- Thank you.- Well done.
0:40:55 > 0:40:59150 on commission. Against the internet at 150. Come on, internet!
0:40:59 > 0:41:01The net is now out. A commission bid.
0:41:01 > 0:41:04We are selling, fair warning to you, at £150.
0:41:04 > 0:41:08- GAVEL SOUNDS - You are a star. Very good.
0:41:09 > 0:41:12I told you. Every time you're negative, it's positive.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15Looks like you're going up in the world, Mark.
0:41:16 > 0:41:18It's Catherine's last chance to catch up
0:41:18 > 0:41:21but her continental pine wagon
0:41:21 > 0:41:26will need to make over £170 profit for her to win today so good luck.
0:41:26 > 0:41:28We have some conflicting commission bids.
0:41:28 > 0:41:32I'm straight in, folks, and starting here at £120
0:41:32 > 0:41:36- to get the bidding started. - Is it?- At 120.
0:41:36 > 0:41:39Do I have 130? It's with me at 120.
0:41:39 > 0:41:45130, we have, now online. At 140 with me. At 150. At 160.
0:41:45 > 0:41:48It's with me at 160, against the net now.
0:41:48 > 0:41:51- 160 I have here on commission.- Have you got your father bidding at home?
0:41:51 > 0:41:55- No!- Are you sure? - It's very cheap. Very cheap.
0:41:55 > 0:41:58- Sounds very expensive to me. - At £160.
0:41:58 > 0:42:01GAVEL SOUNDS A ridiculous price! Gosh!
0:42:01 > 0:42:03Well, a valiant effort.
0:42:03 > 0:42:06The best sale of the day but not enough to catch Mark.
0:42:06 > 0:42:10At least it means you've made a profit overall though, Catherine.
0:42:10 > 0:42:12If this is the start of the week,
0:42:12 > 0:42:15I think the end is going to be explosive.
0:42:15 > 0:42:17- Do you think so? - Absolutely. Come on.
0:42:17 > 0:42:19Let's go.
0:42:22 > 0:42:26Both our experts started this leg with £200 and after paying
0:42:26 > 0:42:31auction costs, Catherine has made a profit of just £5.
0:42:31 > 0:42:35That leaves her with £205 to carry forward.
0:42:36 > 0:42:40That scoundrel Stacey, on the other hand, has triumphed today.
0:42:40 > 0:42:42He's made a bumper profit of £73.50,
0:42:42 > 0:42:47which means he takes forward £273.50 to spend next time.
0:42:48 > 0:42:52- Onward and downward, as they say. - Onward and upwards!
0:42:52 > 0:42:57Yes, Catherine! The only way is up! Hopefully via a garage!
0:42:57 > 0:42:59ENGINE SPLUTTERS
0:42:59 > 0:43:02On the next leg of their Scottish adventure...
0:43:03 > 0:43:08- ..Mark starts to run out of puff... - That's not at all bad.
0:43:08 > 0:43:11..while Catherine tries some local cuisine.
0:43:11 > 0:43:15Oh! Oh, that's revolting!