0:00:02 > 0:00:05- It's the nation's favourite antiques experts.- All right, viewers?
0:00:05 > 0:00:08With £200 each, a classic car 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 > 0:00:16The aim - to make the biggest profit at auction,
0:00:16 > 0:00:18- but it's no mean feat.- Oh!
0:00:18 > 0:00:22- 50p!- There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers.
0:00:22 > 0:00:23Come on, now.
0:00:23 > 0:00:27So will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:27 > 0:00:30- Ooh!- Come on, I've got to go to another shop.
0:00:30 > 0:00:34This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:34 > 0:00:36Yeah!
0:00:38 > 0:00:42On this road trip, we've been hitching a ride with a right couple of charmers,
0:00:42 > 0:00:45antiques experts Mark Stacey and Catherine Southon,
0:00:45 > 0:00:48as they travel round bonnie Scotland.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51At the moment, I like this temperature, and Glasgow is lovely, isn't it?
0:00:51 > 0:00:55I tell you, Glasgow is fabulous in the summer.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57- And everyone's so happy.- I know.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02With over 25 years' experience in the antiques trade,
0:01:02 > 0:01:06Mark Stacey's had a very long and successful career
0:01:06 > 0:01:09- in the antiques business.- It just goes on forever, doesn't it?
0:01:11 > 0:01:15Catherine Southon has also been at the top of the antiques game
0:01:15 > 0:01:18for many years, and has lost none of her enthusiasm.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21I'm on fire! Yes! Woo-hoo!
0:01:22 > 0:01:26Our pair began their journey with £200 each,
0:01:26 > 0:01:28but Mark has already surged into the lead
0:01:28 > 0:01:30as we head into the second leg.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33Catherine scraped a profit and no more at the first auction,
0:01:33 > 0:01:37giving her just £205 to spend today.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39Mark, on the other hand, has made a strong start
0:01:39 > 0:01:43so he has a luscious £273.50 to play with.
0:01:45 > 0:01:47Mark and Catherine are taking to the road
0:01:47 > 0:01:51in this lean, green driving machine, a 1968 MG Midget,
0:01:51 > 0:01:54which so far has been less than reliable.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56- Can you do me a favour? - Yeah.
0:01:56 > 0:02:00- Can you try and spend a bit more money this time?- No.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02I shall buy the things that I think there's a profit in.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06Has anybody noticed that smoke coming out of the back? Oh, dear.
0:02:07 > 0:02:11Our travelling antiquarians are cruising the length of Scotland.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14They started in the Borders, visiting Glasgow, Dundee
0:02:14 > 0:02:17Aberdeen and Elgin, before ending up at an auction
0:02:17 > 0:02:20in the beautiful capital of Edinburgh.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26On this leg, they'll start in dear old Glasgow town
0:02:26 > 0:02:29and end their voyage of discovery at auction in Dundee,
0:02:29 > 0:02:31clocking up nearly 100 miles along the way.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37Ever the competitor, Catherine's decided to set a challenge
0:02:37 > 0:02:39with Mark for the rest of the road trip.
0:02:39 > 0:02:44- We have to buy, in every leg, a dog. A dog!- A dog?
0:02:44 > 0:02:46A dog of some description.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49But when you mean dog, you mean something of the canine variety?
0:02:49 > 0:02:53- I do.- Not something that's just very bad?- No.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland,
0:02:58 > 0:03:02and was once known as the second city of the British Empire.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05Standing on the mighty River Clyde, Glasgow was famous
0:03:05 > 0:03:09for its illustrious shipbuilding past, and nowadays is recognised
0:03:09 > 0:03:12as one of the most popular shopping destinations in the country,
0:03:12 > 0:03:16which sounds like good news for our pair of antiques shoppers.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18Catherine's dropping Mark off in the city's West End,
0:03:18 > 0:03:20to find out some more about a place
0:03:20 > 0:03:23which captures the spirit of Scotland.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28- See you later. Have fun! - Thank you. I'm going to.
0:03:28 > 0:03:32- Pipe a few notes for me. - I'm going to pipe for Scotland.
0:03:32 > 0:03:33I'm going to be brave.
0:03:33 > 0:03:35- PUTS ON SCOTTISH ACCENT: - Scotland, the brave!
0:03:35 > 0:03:38- Oh...- Whoops, try again, Catherine. - SHE LAUGHS
0:03:45 > 0:03:49We'll catch up with Mark later, but first Catherine's heading out of town,
0:03:49 > 0:03:53a few miles west to the Renfrewshire village of Kilbarchan,
0:03:53 > 0:03:55to visit Gardner's Antiques.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11This is lovely. We've got a lovely copper bowl,
0:04:11 > 0:04:16and these nice pierced handles with a sort of Celtic design on them.
0:04:16 > 0:04:20This two-handled drinking cup is known in Scotland as a "quaich",
0:04:20 > 0:04:23and is most commonly made from silver or pewter.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26This brass design has a ticket price of £140,
0:04:26 > 0:04:29which has given Catherine a bit of a dilemma.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32I would be foolish to put all my eggs in one basket, wouldn't I?
0:04:32 > 0:04:36MUSIC: "Auld Lang Syne"
0:04:42 > 0:04:43Hmm.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47Right.
0:04:53 > 0:04:58Mark said I was a ditherer and I'm really living up to that today.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00I am dithering with a capital D.
0:05:01 > 0:05:05So Catherine's decided to move on empty-handed,
0:05:05 > 0:05:08but she's making a call to Steve, at the auction house in Dundee,
0:05:08 > 0:05:11to find out exactly what sort of things sell well.
0:05:11 > 0:05:12Clever girl.
0:05:12 > 0:05:18Right, so - small, manageable, decorative, pretty. Right.
0:05:19 > 0:05:23Meanwhile, back in Glasgow, Mark's visiting the College of Piping.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32Established in 1944,
0:05:32 > 0:05:35it is the international centre of world piping,
0:05:35 > 0:05:38with more than 65 years' experience
0:05:38 > 0:05:40in teaching Scotland's national instrument.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43There's an old saying that it takes seven years to make a piper,
0:05:43 > 0:05:47so it's good to start early like these young apprentices.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52Though the Great Highlands bagpipe is recognised
0:05:52 > 0:05:55internationally as belonging to the Scots,
0:05:55 > 0:05:59shepherds up to 3,000 years ago found their goatskin water-carriers
0:05:59 > 0:06:02could provide an air flow into reed pipes
0:06:02 > 0:06:05to create that distinctive bellow.
0:06:05 > 0:06:09Former principal Dugald MacNeill is on hand to tell us more.
0:06:09 > 0:06:14Well, these are quite early ones. That's just been a goat,
0:06:14 > 0:06:18and they've killed the goat, scraped the hair off
0:06:18 > 0:06:21and that's a fixed drone.
0:06:21 > 0:06:25Now, the drone doesn't change with the music.
0:06:25 > 0:06:29The chanter, the music that has different notes.
0:06:29 > 0:06:33Essentially, this is tuned to be in tune
0:06:33 > 0:06:36with the main theme of the chanter.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39- And this bit is a...? - This is an air reservoir.
0:06:39 > 0:06:43And so he blows it up, fills it and then gets it going.
0:06:43 > 0:06:48- Without the bag, you can't make a very loud instrument.- Right.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51- Because you're...- You're trying to use your own lung capacity.
0:06:51 > 0:06:52That's right.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58The Highlanders did not invent the bagpipe,
0:06:58 > 0:07:02but they did develop it in three specific ways.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04Making it more powerful, more presentable
0:07:04 > 0:07:10and, most significantly, adjusted it to suit their fondness for Pibroch,
0:07:10 > 0:07:14a music genre associated with the Great Highland bagpipe.
0:07:16 > 0:07:21So they were really the first professional musicians
0:07:21 > 0:07:22playing a bagpipe.
0:07:22 > 0:07:27And they developed both the bagpipe and the music they played,
0:07:27 > 0:07:30and very effectively, and made it really a wonderful instrument,
0:07:30 > 0:07:33such that now it's virtually the only bagpipe
0:07:33 > 0:07:36- that's played all through the world. - Yes.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39- Dugald, can I set you a bit of a challenge?- Yes.
0:07:39 > 0:07:43Do you think you could possibly teach me how to get a note out of a bagpipe?
0:07:43 > 0:07:47- I'm sure I can.- Really?- Yes, let's go.- Have a try, shall we?
0:07:47 > 0:07:49Oh, no. Is this really a good idea?
0:07:49 > 0:07:51Think of the neighbours!
0:07:51 > 0:07:53- What's the first step that I do? - Well, the first step
0:07:53 > 0:07:56- is to learn how to finger the chanter.- Right.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59- For this, we use a practice chanter. - This is a practice chanter?
0:07:59 > 0:08:02- Yes. So there's no bag or anything. - I'm holding it the right way?
0:08:02 > 0:08:05And there's a reed in here, and if you blow it you'll hear...
0:08:05 > 0:08:08- So I just blow?- Just blow.
0:08:08 > 0:08:12Excellent, lift the pinkie.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14Next one.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16Now put the pinkie down when you lift that other one.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18- Oh, wow.- Play this.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20Gosh, you need a lot of puff, don't you?
0:08:21 > 0:08:25Oh, that's not much puff. Wait till you try the bagpipe.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28Oh, come on, Mark. You're always so full of hot air.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30Don't talk, just blow.
0:08:33 > 0:08:37Keep...no, keep the pressure on. Don't take it off.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39Blow your arm out.
0:08:42 > 0:08:43Gosh.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48Now increase the pressure of it.
0:08:49 > 0:08:50Bit more.
0:08:56 > 0:09:00That's not at all bad. You're not getting the chanter to go though.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03- Now, well, give me a chance! - It's a bit harder to get.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11Oh, I'm sorry, Dugald, I'm out of puff.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13- Thank you for a wonderful visit. - Not at all.
0:09:13 > 0:09:17- I'm going to hang onto this now, I think I need more practice.- OK.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19So while Mark tries to find his puff,
0:09:19 > 0:09:22Catherine's made her way back to Glasgow.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26Having talked to the auction house,
0:09:26 > 0:09:30she now has a good understanding of what should sell well at auction.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33Next stop is the Ruthven Mews Arcade,
0:09:33 > 0:09:38home to a host of antiques shops where Derek's on hand to help.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41- Can I go have a look?- Of course, you may.- I'm going to find some goodies,
0:09:41 > 0:09:43- aren't I?- I hope you do. Have a good look around.
0:09:43 > 0:09:44- I want to find lots here today.- OK.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47Well, that is the aim, after all, Catherine.
0:09:47 > 0:09:51Remember, it's small and manageable pieces you're after.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01- Oh, isn't that lovely? - See, you press that down.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04It's Arts and Crafts, is it? And you pick that up and then...
0:10:04 > 0:10:06And then it picks up the cigarette.
0:10:06 > 0:10:10- I love that.- It's good, it's quite quirky, isn't it?- Isn't that lovely?
0:10:10 > 0:10:12Catherine's found a pewter cigarette dispenser
0:10:12 > 0:10:15featuring a Ruskin-style roundel.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18This turn-of-the-century piece was popular when smoking was the height
0:10:18 > 0:10:21of fashion, but these days it's valued more
0:10:21 > 0:10:23for its decorative qualities.
0:10:23 > 0:10:27Priced at £95, Catherine needs to make a call to its owner, Brian...
0:10:27 > 0:10:33Well, I would say to you that I would go around the £40 mark.
0:10:33 > 0:10:37..but Brian's a tough cookie and isn't going to let this go cheaply.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40Could we come down to 50?
0:10:40 > 0:10:43£70 and we'll have a deal?
0:10:46 > 0:10:51- OK. All right. Thank you very much. - Oh, Catherine, £70.
0:10:51 > 0:10:55First item bought but not at the price you were hoping for.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57Meanwhile, Mark's arrived at his first shop
0:10:57 > 0:11:00and, not to be outdone, he's also phoning the auction house
0:11:00 > 0:11:03to find out what he should be setting his sights on.
0:11:03 > 0:11:07Oh, well, it's always nice to have Scottish and provincial silver, isn't it?
0:11:09 > 0:11:10Oh, fantastic.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13That's really helpful, Steven, actually. Thank you very much.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16It's given me food for thought.
0:11:16 > 0:11:20- But before he's in the door, he might have hit a problem.- Oh, no.
0:11:21 > 0:11:23I might be out of luck with my challenge.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26Fear not, Mark's no sooner inside the shop
0:11:26 > 0:11:29than he's found a rather kitsch Italian poodle.
0:11:29 > 0:11:33- Oh, crikey. Really?- I mean, how horribly revolting is that?
0:11:33 > 0:11:34You said it.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36HE LAUGHS
0:11:37 > 0:11:40But I think, you see, with a challenge like this,
0:11:40 > 0:11:42you've got to really go with the flow, haven't you?
0:11:42 > 0:11:44You know, you can't always take it seriously.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46I mean, have you ever seen such a...
0:11:46 > 0:11:50wonderfully outrageous piece of pottery?
0:11:50 > 0:11:54Made in Italy. Well, it would have to be, wouldn't it?
0:11:54 > 0:11:57I just love that. I mean, look at the face.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01But before he gets overexcited,
0:12:01 > 0:12:04Mark's having a look at what else is on offer.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06I love this sort of work.
0:12:06 > 0:12:11This was made, probably, around about 1890-1910, that sort of period.
0:12:12 > 0:12:16You see all these little dents in the back there? That's pokerwork.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19They use a hot poker to make that pattern.
0:12:19 > 0:12:24You've got a doe and a fawn. Aren't they wonderfully moving?
0:12:24 > 0:12:28I mean, look at the eye. They're really quite sentimentally done.
0:12:28 > 0:12:34Priced at £30, Mark's summoned John to do a deal at £20.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37Seeing as you're not everybody.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40- That's a yes?- Yes.- Oh, John, you're a star. Thank you so much.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42- Can you put that on the table? - I certainly will.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44And I'll carry on looking.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52A-ha. Mark's got that glint in his eye again,
0:12:52 > 0:12:58for a pair of late 19th-century duck egg glaze vases, priced at £100.
0:12:58 > 0:13:02If I was putting those into auction,
0:13:02 > 0:13:05I'd certainly put 100, 150 on them.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07On a good day, with the wind behind it,
0:13:07 > 0:13:09they might make a bit more.
0:13:09 > 0:13:13Now we're going to a saleroom that's telling me to buy mid-20th century modern,
0:13:13 > 0:13:19collectables and provincial silver.
0:13:19 > 0:13:23That fits perfectly into none of those categories.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28But I still like them. I still like them a lot, actually.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31True to form, he's throwing caution to the wind,
0:13:31 > 0:13:34by following his instinct rather than the auctioneer's suggestions.
0:13:34 > 0:13:39- He's a brave soul.- I want to go with things that appeal to me.
0:13:39 > 0:13:43Whatever the auctioneer says, I want to go with things - I'm really happy with these.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49I'll tell you what I'll do. Rather than get my violin out,
0:13:49 > 0:13:51- I'll give you them for £80. - £80?- Yes.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54I'm going to throw caution to the wind.
0:13:54 > 0:13:59If you will let me have the two vases, the plaque
0:13:59 > 0:14:01and that charming, rare,
0:14:01 > 0:14:07high-quality poodle-cum-stray for 100 quid, I'll take them.
0:14:07 > 0:14:09- Certainly will do, yes. - Are you sure?- Positive.
0:14:09 > 0:14:13- John, you're a star.- Pleasure. - Thank you so much, it's been a pleasure meeting you.
0:14:13 > 0:14:17So quick as a flash, Mark has bought three items.
0:14:17 > 0:14:21An Edwardian pokerwork shield for £20, the vases for £75
0:14:21 > 0:14:26and the campest pottery poodle you ever laid eyes on for £5.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28What can you say, eh?
0:14:29 > 0:14:31Oh, dear, oh, dear, oh, dear, Miss Southon.
0:14:31 > 0:14:36Three items in my first shop. The pressure's off for me. I hope it is for you too. Honest.
0:14:38 > 0:14:43Well, not quite. Catherine's still pondering away.
0:14:43 > 0:14:48This time, over a glass hatpin jar with ivory top, priced at £30.
0:14:55 > 0:14:59- It's a rather nice top on that. - That's a lovely top on that.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01There are lots of the glass about like this
0:15:01 > 0:15:04- but they usually lose their top, or they get broken.- They do.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07- That's a really nice top, actually, on that.- That's quite a nice top.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10Ivory is not to everyone's taste, but this can still be traded
0:15:10 > 0:15:13because it was made before 1947.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16But once again, the item's owner is not in the shop,
0:15:16 > 0:15:19so Catherine gives Bob a call to discuss a deal.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21Thanks, Bob. Bye.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23Aw, he's so nice.
0:15:23 > 0:15:27She's managed to get it for half-price at £15.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30- Lovely.- That's fine, so it's 15, isn't it?- Yep.- That's fine. OK?
0:15:30 > 0:15:34Catherine's finally getting into the swing of this buying lark.
0:15:34 > 0:15:38So while she's on a roll, she heads along the lane to Relics,
0:15:38 > 0:15:40where she's showing interest in Stephen's thermometer,
0:15:40 > 0:15:42priced at £50.
0:15:42 > 0:15:46I quite like your Black Forest bear. Is it Black Forest?
0:15:46 > 0:15:48- It looks like it... - It looks like it, yes
0:15:50 > 0:15:53It's quite nice to have the thermometer on that.
0:15:53 > 0:15:54A little bit different.
0:15:54 > 0:15:58Black Forest is a term used to describe the elaborate wood-carvings
0:15:58 > 0:16:02that were traditionally made in the Black Forest region of Bavaria in Germany.
0:16:02 > 0:16:06However, research since has proved that the carvings were actually
0:16:06 > 0:16:09done in Switzerland. Well, some of them.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11- What do you think?- 35?
0:16:13 > 0:16:15I'd give you 30.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18- Just because it's you, I'll do it. - Aw, is it just because...?- It is.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21- Aw, you're nice.- Yes, I am. - That is lovely.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26Wow, what a busy day of shopping that's been.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29Three items each. Well done, chaps.
0:16:29 > 0:16:30Off you go.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32It's time to get your heads down.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34Nighty-night.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41Morning, sunshine. We're on the road again
0:16:41 > 0:16:44and all is sweetness and light.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46Well, sort of.
0:16:46 > 0:16:50- Oh, you are such an old moan-bag. - I'm not a moan-bag!- You are!
0:16:50 > 0:16:54Oh, dear. They're at it again.
0:16:54 > 0:16:59So far, Catherine has visited four shops and spent £115 on three pieces.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01An Edwardian glass hatpin jar,
0:17:01 > 0:17:06a Black Forest bear thermometer and a cigarette dispenser.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08She has £90 still to part with.
0:17:10 > 0:17:14Mark has also splashed the cash on his three pieces of bounty.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17He bought an Edwardian pokerwork shield,
0:17:17 > 0:17:22a pair of late 19th-century vases and a kitsch 1950s poodle for £100.
0:17:22 > 0:17:26So he still has £173.50 to spend accordingly.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32Mark and Catherine are leaving city life behind for a while,
0:17:32 > 0:17:35and are heading north into Stirlingshire
0:17:35 > 0:17:36to the town of Falkirk.
0:17:42 > 0:17:46- Well, this is very big.- Very grand. Very me. I will be so at home here.
0:17:46 > 0:17:48- Really?- It's wonderful.
0:17:48 > 0:17:52- Just like your place, isn't it? - Very much like my house.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54It's lovely. Gosh, I'm rather envious of you.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56Good, so you should be.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59Mark's dropping Catherine off at Callendar House so she can learn
0:17:59 > 0:18:02how to cook up a treat, Georgian style.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05- Have a good day.- Bye-bye, darling.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07- Have fun.- See ya!- Bye.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13Callendar House dates from the 14th century.
0:18:13 > 0:18:17Though its present form, in the style of a French Renaissance
0:18:17 > 0:18:20chateau, has only existed since the 19th century.
0:18:20 > 0:18:24It houses what is believed to be one of the oldest working kitchens
0:18:24 > 0:18:27in Scotland, dating back to 1825,
0:18:27 > 0:18:30and is the centrepiece of a visit here.
0:18:30 > 0:18:34Isabel is on hand to show Catherine round the magnificent
0:18:34 > 0:18:38- Georgian cookhouse.- Wow, the heat just...- It just hits you, yeah.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42This is beautiful.
0:18:43 > 0:18:48The fire, at that time, was used purely for spit-roasting.
0:18:48 > 0:18:52- It served no other purpose. - So is this is the original...? This is the original fireplace?
0:18:52 > 0:18:57Part of it has been restored but the bits above, that's original.
0:18:57 > 0:19:02- Oh, is it?- The canopy, the spit, the doors are original. Above, there.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04So what was behind the doors?
0:19:04 > 0:19:09Now it's a mechanical device called a smokejack that actually
0:19:09 > 0:19:11turns the spit.
0:19:11 > 0:19:15And that's positioned behind the black doors, at the top there.
0:19:15 > 0:19:19Dating back to the 17th century, a smokejack is a fan
0:19:19 > 0:19:22positioned in the narrowest point of the chimney, which would start
0:19:22 > 0:19:26the spit turning as all the heat and smoke rushed up from the huge fire.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31Like many homes of this size,
0:19:31 > 0:19:34the kitchen would have been at the heart of it all,
0:19:34 > 0:19:39with scullery maids as young as 13 providing lavish meals for the rich
0:19:39 > 0:19:41copper merchant, William Forbes,
0:19:41 > 0:19:46and his descendants who lived here for over 200 years.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48I'm very intrigued to know what this is, because that's
0:19:48 > 0:19:50- a beautiful shape, isn't it?- Yep. - That implement.
0:19:50 > 0:19:54OK, this is called a bannocks spurtle.
0:19:54 > 0:19:59- Bannocks...- Spurtle.- Spurtle. - Best Scottish accent!
0:19:59 > 0:20:02Bannocks spurtle. What's a bannocks spurtle?
0:20:02 > 0:20:05- Basically, it's like a fish slice. - Ah, OK.
0:20:05 > 0:20:09It was used to turn bannocks and oatcakes.
0:20:09 > 0:20:10Bannock - what's bannocks?
0:20:10 > 0:20:13- A bannock's very much like an oatcake. It's made with oats.- Oh.
0:20:13 > 0:20:17And who would want their bannocks to burn?
0:20:17 > 0:20:18Ha-ha.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21And then, of course, we have our old recipe book here.
0:20:21 > 0:20:25- Can I have a look?- Yup.- This is fabulous. So is this a recipe book
0:20:25 > 0:20:30- from - is this a local one?- It's local, yes.- Isn't that lovely?
0:20:30 > 0:20:32- Calves' feet jelly.- Yeah.
0:20:32 > 0:20:36- That sounds nice.- That was a very popular recipe.- I bet it was.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39How wonderful. A jugged hare.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43Lovely. Oh gosh, some of them.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45But it's just - it's wonderful, great
0:20:45 > 0:20:49- to have these authentic recipes, isn't it?- It is, indeed.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51To pot a cow's head.
0:20:53 > 0:20:57Gosh, it makes your stomach go over, doesn't it? Just looking at these.
0:20:57 > 0:20:58It's put me right off lunch.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01SHE CHUCKLES
0:21:01 > 0:21:03An interesting selection of recipes indeed,
0:21:03 > 0:21:07and another of the delicacies eaten at that time was ice cream.
0:21:07 > 0:21:11Catherine will be learning how to make a rather interesting version.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15Ice cream was invented in China over 2,000 years ago,
0:21:15 > 0:21:20but this rare luxury was first served in Britain in 1672
0:21:20 > 0:21:23to King Charles II at Windsor Castle.
0:21:23 > 0:21:25Thanks to stately homes like Callendar House,
0:21:25 > 0:21:28where entertaining was the order of the day,
0:21:28 > 0:21:31new ways of cooking spread quickly across the country.
0:21:32 > 0:21:37- So what have we got here?- Right, OK. First of all, we've got cream.
0:21:37 > 0:21:41Very, very expensive. We've got a jug of cream
0:21:41 > 0:21:44- and we have sugar.- Right.
0:21:44 > 0:21:51- Which, perhaps, you want to add to the cream. Lemon juice.- Lovely.
0:21:53 > 0:21:57Now the special ingredient that we have...Parmesan.
0:21:57 > 0:22:01Oh, do you know what, I did smell something funny.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04Parmesan? Oh, no. You can't do that.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07- So add that to the mixture. - Why would you put Parmesan in?
0:22:07 > 0:22:09It's just a flavour that they had.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12They had very diverse flavours of ice cream at that time.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15Blimey, sounds very Heston Blumenthal.
0:22:15 > 0:22:19So now we have to add the ice to the ice cream maker
0:22:19 > 0:22:24- and then put the mixture into the middle of the canister.- Right.
0:22:24 > 0:22:29So here we've got our bowl of ice and we put salt in with the ice.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32- Salt in it?- Before the invention of the freezer,
0:22:32 > 0:22:35ice cream had to be made by mixing ice and salt,
0:22:35 > 0:22:40which reacted to drop the temperature of the container's contents.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43At this time, ice from frozen winter lakes would have been
0:22:43 > 0:22:46stored in buildings or underground chambers,
0:22:46 > 0:22:49and would remain frozen for many months by being packed in straw.
0:22:52 > 0:22:54The ice cream needs to be churned for several hours,
0:22:54 > 0:22:58so Isabel has left Catherine to get on with it.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00Et voila!
0:23:00 > 0:23:02I was hoping we'd have a nice vanilla
0:23:02 > 0:23:04or a nice chocolate or something.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07Parmesan ice cream. I'm not even going to smell it.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10- The texture...- I'm just going to go in...
0:23:10 > 0:23:11Oh!
0:23:11 > 0:23:16Oh, crikey. I think it's safe to say Catherine won't be asking for a copy of that recipe.
0:23:16 > 0:23:18It's been fascinating.
0:23:18 > 0:23:22- It's been a pleasure. - I've really, really enjoyed myself.
0:23:22 > 0:23:24- Good.- It's been brilliant.
0:23:24 > 0:23:28So as Catherine recovers from that cheesy visit to Callendar House,
0:23:28 > 0:23:31Mark has made his way 29 miles north
0:23:31 > 0:23:33to the small town of Callander,
0:23:33 > 0:23:37often referred to as the gateway to the Highlands.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40It achieved prominence as the setting of the fictional
0:23:40 > 0:23:46town of Tannochbrae, in the original TV series, Doctor Finlay's Casebook.
0:23:46 > 0:23:48Do you remember that one?
0:23:48 > 0:23:50Ooh, nice shorts, Mark.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53You'll give old George Thomson at Lady Kentmore's Antiques
0:23:53 > 0:23:55a run for his money in the style stakes.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58- Hello.- Hi, Mark.- George.- How are you doing?- I'm very well.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00- You're looking rather dapper. - You look very summery.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03And with the compliments out of the way, Mark gets down to
0:24:03 > 0:24:05the serious business of finding his next lot.
0:24:07 > 0:24:11There's a little bargain.
0:24:13 > 0:24:16Pure Scottish silver brooch, £19.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19- It's quite fun, isn't it, it's a little brooch.- Silver.- Yes.
0:24:19 > 0:24:23Mm, sounds like a perfect piece for the auction, Mark. Or is it?
0:24:25 > 0:24:31It's a shame it's not hallmarked in Scotland. It just says silver.
0:24:31 > 0:24:36But it's got that lovely Celtic design, hasn't it?
0:24:36 > 0:24:38It's a bargain at half the price.
0:24:38 > 0:24:41Well, it would be a bargain at half the price, yes.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45We haven't started yet, John.
0:24:45 > 0:24:47With just £19 on the ticket, it sounds like Mark
0:24:47 > 0:24:49really is after a bargain.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51But he's still looking for one more lot.
0:24:53 > 0:24:59And he may have found it with these early 20th-century vases marked at £49.
0:24:59 > 0:25:01- George, I'd like to talk to you about these.- Yup.
0:25:02 > 0:25:07I mean, you call them single-stemmed vases and they are Eastern,
0:25:07 > 0:25:09certainly, white metal.
0:25:09 > 0:25:10It's quite nice to get a little pair.
0:25:10 > 0:25:13Do you think they're Indian or Burmese or somewhere?
0:25:13 > 0:25:16- Yeah, they come from... - That part of the world.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19Yeah, obviously, because they've got the Buddha figures around the top.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21- They're just fun little bits. - No, they are.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23You see, I think they're quite nice.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26Well, Mark, what price does your silver-tongue
0:25:26 > 0:25:28suggest for the brooch and vases?
0:25:28 > 0:25:32I, really, for a profit, I need to get them for about 30.
0:25:32 > 0:25:34- I tell you what...- Oh, no, don't.
0:25:34 > 0:25:37..I'm thinking 35. Let's toss a coin. 30 or 35.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40- Don't make my life any more... - Be a gambling man.- I can't.
0:25:40 > 0:25:46- I hate gambling. Tails.- Tails? - Must be tails, please be tails.
0:25:46 > 0:25:51- Heads. I told you, I never win. - See? 35, deal done.
0:25:51 > 0:25:52- I need to go home.- Now smile.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55That's how you do it, you know, Mark.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57Yeah. I bet it was two heads on that.
0:25:57 > 0:26:01Sour grapes then, Mark, eh? So having lost the toss, he's paid £25
0:26:01 > 0:26:05for the vases and a tenner for the brooch, but considering he finished
0:26:05 > 0:26:09shopping with over half his budget still warming his pockets,
0:26:09 > 0:26:11I'd say he's not had a bad deal.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14Meanwhile, having got over her ice cream nightmare,
0:26:14 > 0:26:18Catherine's made the trip 22 miles north to Doune.
0:26:18 > 0:26:22The town of Doune is dominated by the late 14th-century castle,
0:26:22 > 0:26:24and was one of the settings for the 1975 film,
0:26:24 > 0:26:27Monty Python And The Holy Grail.
0:26:27 > 0:26:29Do you remember that one?
0:26:29 > 0:26:33Searching for her Holy Grail of profit-making collectables,
0:26:33 > 0:26:35Catherine is wasting no time
0:26:35 > 0:26:38searching the cabinets of the Scottish Antiques and Art Centre.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41Informed of her dog challenge, manager Anne
0:26:41 > 0:26:43has kindly offered her a suggestion.
0:26:43 > 0:26:46Well, that's nice, isn't it?
0:26:46 > 0:26:49A little brass candle box.
0:26:49 > 0:26:53It's quite cute. It's probably Edwardian.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56Importantly, it has a little dog on it.
0:26:56 > 0:27:00- And I think it's a little Scottie, isn't it?- Yep.
0:27:00 > 0:27:02Flanked by the thistles.
0:27:05 > 0:27:09Just check that it has got some age to it. That it's not brand-new.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13Smells like it has.
0:27:13 > 0:27:15Huh! Catherine, always one to sniff out a bargain.
0:27:15 > 0:27:19The ticket price is £24, but what would you like to pay for that?
0:27:21 > 0:27:25You couldn't take that down to 20? That would be a nice round number.
0:27:25 > 0:27:29- OK, I can do 20 on that one. - OK.- Yep.
0:27:29 > 0:27:32Nice work on that, Catherine. That's your dog lot sorted.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35Oh, God, this place goes on forever.
0:27:35 > 0:27:40But with time running out, it looks like you'll be making do with four lots at auction.
0:27:43 > 0:27:46I don't really like them but there's a pair of binoculars
0:27:46 > 0:27:49there, in the original case, for 28 quid, which is very cheap.
0:27:49 > 0:27:52But I think they'll make some money. That's the name of the game.
0:27:52 > 0:27:54- Binoculars.- Yep.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57Does anyone get the feeling this is an impulse buy?
0:27:57 > 0:28:00So, can we do those at 25?
0:28:00 > 0:28:02I'll do that 25, yeah.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05Are they...not damaged?
0:28:09 > 0:28:11They're French.
0:28:12 > 0:28:16They're French and they're in quite a nice skin case.
0:28:16 > 0:28:19They're a little bit damaged, a little bit dropped.
0:28:19 > 0:28:26So that's £25 for the binoculars and £20 for the Edwardian candle box with a Scottie dog motif.
0:28:26 > 0:28:29Finally, Catherine is all done with her shopping.
0:28:29 > 0:28:31Time to rejoin Mark.
0:28:31 > 0:28:33Our experts now have to reveal all to each other.
0:28:33 > 0:28:35Well, almost all.
0:28:35 > 0:28:40Don't get excited about this, Catherine, please.
0:28:40 > 0:28:45- Isn't it wonderful? Isn't it absolutely wonderful?- I love that.
0:28:45 > 0:28:47- Awww!- It's Italian, 1950s.
0:28:47 > 0:28:52- It's beautiful.- I just thought, it is so hideously kitsch.
0:28:52 > 0:28:55- Don't you think?- I really love that.
0:28:55 > 0:28:57Well, the dog's a hit.
0:28:57 > 0:29:01A plaque. I love the... And I was hoping it wasn't too dear.
0:29:01 > 0:29:03Oh!
0:29:03 > 0:29:05- What is it, exactly?- It's a plaque.
0:29:05 > 0:29:08It's a pokerwork plaque for the wall.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11- Oh, it's pokerwork.- Yes.- Oh, lovely. - I mean, but look at the lovely dear
0:29:11 > 0:29:14- and the oak leaves.- That's quite nicely done, actually.
0:29:14 > 0:29:17It's beautifully done, and I think it's Scottish Baronial.
0:29:17 > 0:29:18Oh, are you?
0:29:18 > 0:29:22- No, that's actually quite nice. How much did that cost you?- £20.
0:29:22 > 0:29:27- That wasn't too dear.- The dog was quite expensive.- Oh, go on. Fiver?
0:29:27 > 0:29:29Catherine, don't. How did you know?
0:29:31 > 0:29:35And then I've got two lovely vases. Gilt metal-mounted. The dragons.
0:29:35 > 0:29:38- They were quite a lot.- Were they?- Mm.
0:29:38 > 0:29:41- How much?- 75.- Oh, were they?
0:29:41 > 0:29:46Mm. A pair of little colonial silver stem vases there.
0:29:46 > 0:29:49Probably Burmese rather than Indian.
0:29:49 > 0:29:51- 25.- Really cheap.
0:29:51 > 0:29:55OK, time now for Mark to pass judgment.
0:29:55 > 0:29:57I'm not very happy with anything.
0:29:57 > 0:30:00Oh, Catherine, why are you unhappy with these? I love this.
0:30:00 > 0:30:02How clever of you.
0:30:03 > 0:30:05- It's quite nice, isn't it? - I love it.
0:30:05 > 0:30:08To get a Scottie dog and the thistles...
0:30:08 > 0:30:11- Someone helped me with that.- Not about how crude it is, it is lovely.
0:30:11 > 0:30:14It is quite crude, but we've got Burns's house on the front.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16- I love that.- That's quite nice. - This is fabulous.
0:30:16 > 0:30:18The Art Deco cigarette case.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21- It's not Art Deco, it's Arts and Crafts.- Oh, is it?
0:30:21 > 0:30:26- Do you not like it?- I do, but how much did you pay? 18 quid?- No...
0:30:26 > 0:30:28I paid 70. That's a lot of money, isn't it?
0:30:28 > 0:30:30It's a fair whack, you know.
0:30:30 > 0:30:33And you went for the soppy Black Forrest...
0:30:33 > 0:30:36Yeah, it's quite nice to have the thermometer, though.
0:30:36 > 0:30:38This. £30.
0:30:38 > 0:30:40- French racing binoculars. - How much did you pay?
0:30:40 > 0:30:45- £25.- Hmmm. It's on the money, really, isn't it?- It is.
0:30:45 > 0:30:48I don't think that's going to be first past the post.
0:30:48 > 0:30:53Anyway... I think you have the edge. You're going to beat me.
0:30:53 > 0:30:56- Well, I don't know. - I love your dog. It's great fun.
0:30:56 > 0:31:01But, listen, come on... We've risen to the challenge, haven't we?
0:31:01 > 0:31:04Come on. Come and buy me a gin and tonic.
0:31:05 > 0:31:09They might well act all nicey-nicey, but what do they really think?
0:31:09 > 0:31:11The cigarette box isn't quite there for me.
0:31:11 > 0:31:14It's a mass produced Arts and Crafts piece
0:31:14 > 0:31:16rather than a typical Glasgow School piece.
0:31:16 > 0:31:18I think she's paid all the money, really.
0:31:18 > 0:31:22My big downfall, my big, big sorry mistake,
0:31:22 > 0:31:24is the dispenser.
0:31:24 > 0:31:26I should've stuck to my guns.
0:31:26 > 0:31:30I didn't want to pay any more than £50 and I paid 70.
0:31:30 > 0:31:33That's my mistake and that's going to let me down.
0:31:33 > 0:31:35He's going to win this one.
0:31:35 > 0:31:38Oh, dear. Catherine's not looking forward to it.
0:31:38 > 0:31:41But it's time to get back on the road and head to auction.
0:31:44 > 0:31:46On the second leg of their road trip,
0:31:46 > 0:31:49our duo have shot their way through Glasgow, Stirlingshire
0:31:49 > 0:31:52and into Perthshire, starting in Glasgow
0:31:52 > 0:31:56and ending the second leg of our road trip in Dundee for the auction.
0:31:57 > 0:31:58Are you going to buy me a bit of cake later on?
0:31:58 > 0:32:02- I knew you were going to say that! Dundee cake.- A bit of Dundee cake.
0:32:02 > 0:32:05Dundee is the fourth largest city in Scotland.
0:32:05 > 0:32:09It lies on the north bank of the Firth of Tay,
0:32:09 > 0:32:11which feeds into the North Sea.
0:32:12 > 0:32:16Oh, here we are. Now, don't tell me I don't bring you to the best places.
0:32:19 > 0:32:22I'm even less confident than I was ten minutes ago.
0:32:22 > 0:32:24The auction venue today is Curr and Dewar,
0:32:24 > 0:32:28who have been in business since 1862,
0:32:28 > 0:32:29so they know their market.
0:32:29 > 0:32:32Let's find out what today's auctioneer, Steven Dewar,
0:32:32 > 0:32:35thinks of our experts' items.
0:32:35 > 0:32:39An interesting mix today. I do quite like the pair of vases.
0:32:39 > 0:32:42I think they're a lovely colour, nice glazing on them,
0:32:42 > 0:32:45so hopefully they should do quite well.
0:32:45 > 0:32:48The cigarette dispenser - that's a quirky, unusual item.
0:32:48 > 0:32:50I quite like the roundel on the front.
0:32:50 > 0:32:52Hopefully, if it is Rusk, then it should do quite well,
0:32:52 > 0:32:54but we'll find out on the day.
0:32:56 > 0:33:00Mark Stacey set out on this leg with £273.50,
0:33:00 > 0:33:04and forked out just £135 of that on his five lots.
0:33:07 > 0:33:10Catherine Southon began this leg with a less impressive £205 and
0:33:10 > 0:33:15was a little more conservative this time, spending £160 on five lots.
0:33:16 > 0:33:19It seems our experts are going into battle as the best of friends.
0:33:21 > 0:33:22- We rub along nicely, don't we?- We do.
0:33:26 > 0:33:28Let's see if Mark's decorative Edwardian panel
0:33:28 > 0:33:31rubs the buyers up the right way.
0:33:31 > 0:33:33Good luck, Mark, cos this is a nice thing.
0:33:33 > 0:33:34Come on.
0:33:34 > 0:33:37Interesting lot. We'll say £20? £10 for it?
0:33:38 > 0:33:41- Surely, folks? £5 only.- Oh, come on.
0:33:41 > 0:33:46- £5 is the wave. At £5 it is, now. - This should do 40.
0:33:46 > 0:33:51- £5. £8 anywhere? Surely now? - Oh, come on.- £8 it is. £8.
0:33:51 > 0:33:54On commission at £8. Any advance?
0:33:54 > 0:33:58- At £8, then, on commission here at- £8... What can I say, Catherine?
0:33:58 > 0:34:00On commission, thank you.
0:34:01 > 0:34:04Looks like Catherine's at a loss for words.
0:34:04 > 0:34:08It's a loss to start with, Mark, and will be worse after auction costs.
0:34:09 > 0:34:12That was one of my best lots. It's not looking hopeful, is it?
0:34:12 > 0:34:13No. It's not.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16Sticking with the Edwardian era,
0:34:16 > 0:34:20it's Catherine's monogrammed glass hatpin jar up next.
0:34:20 > 0:34:24We'll say £15. £10? Ivory top, remember.
0:34:24 > 0:34:29- £5 only for the hatpin case? - What?- For £5... £5 is there.
0:34:29 > 0:34:34At £5. Lady in the middle. £8 anywhere? At £5...
0:34:34 > 0:34:38£8 is the wave. 10, 12...
0:34:38 > 0:34:4115... £15. Right in the centre.
0:34:41 > 0:34:45At £15. Any advance? At £15, folks...
0:34:48 > 0:34:51Hmm, Dundee is not in love with Edwardian pieces today.
0:34:51 > 0:34:53You may have broken even, Catherine,
0:34:53 > 0:34:55but that's a loss after commission, darling.
0:34:58 > 0:35:00It's time for Mark's big purchase now -
0:35:00 > 0:35:04a pair of late 19th-century vases with gilt dragon mounts.
0:35:04 > 0:35:07Interest starts me off on these at £25.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10At 25, now, for the pair of vases.
0:35:10 > 0:35:12At 28. 30, sir?
0:35:12 > 0:35:1330. 32...
0:35:13 > 0:35:16Sorry, sir? 35? 35.
0:35:16 > 0:35:1838?
0:35:18 > 0:35:21It's against you... 40? 40.
0:35:21 > 0:35:2242.
0:35:22 > 0:35:2542, lady's bid. At £42.
0:35:25 > 0:35:28- 45, new bidder. - Oh, new bidder.
0:35:28 > 0:35:31It's against you, Mrs Gannon. 48, 50...
0:35:31 > 0:35:3555, 60, 65, 70...
0:35:35 > 0:35:37- There you go.- At £70 in the middle.
0:35:37 > 0:35:40Lady's bid. At £70, we're all done?
0:35:40 > 0:35:41Another loss.
0:35:43 > 0:35:46Oops! Another loss to add to Mark's woes.
0:35:48 > 0:35:52That's it. I've got no hope, cos those were my two best lots up first.
0:35:53 > 0:35:57Will Catherine's 1950s French racing binoculars and case
0:35:57 > 0:35:58give her a run for her money?
0:35:59 > 0:36:01- And they're off! - 20?
0:36:01 > 0:36:05- £10, start me off?- £10? Oh, come on.
0:36:05 > 0:36:08£10 is bid. At £10, any advance?
0:36:08 > 0:36:1012... 15... 18...
0:36:10 > 0:36:12£18...
0:36:12 > 0:36:1620, the lady. £20 now. Any advance?
0:36:17 > 0:36:21- I spy with my little eye... - Something beginning with L.
0:36:21 > 0:36:23Loss.
0:36:24 > 0:36:26Ouch!
0:36:26 > 0:36:27Well, that was a non-runner,
0:36:27 > 0:36:29and I'm afraid to say it's yet another loss.
0:36:31 > 0:36:33Wow, this is heavy going,
0:36:33 > 0:36:36but can Mark's silver stemmed vases lift the gloom?
0:36:36 > 0:36:38They're small and silver, after all.
0:36:38 > 0:36:42- Bonny pair of vases there... - Bonny?- £30?
0:36:42 > 0:36:45Or £20... £10, start me off.
0:36:45 > 0:36:4810 is bid. At £10 it is now. £10 seated.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53Anybody else? At £10... 12 here.
0:36:53 > 0:36:5615... 18... 18 on commission.
0:36:56 > 0:36:58At £18 now. Any advance?
0:36:58 > 0:37:02On the commission book at £18, are you bidding?
0:37:04 > 0:37:08Oh, crikey! Nothing seems to be going right for our experts today.
0:37:09 > 0:37:12Thing is, I know that they're small, but...
0:37:12 > 0:37:13they were perfectly formed.
0:37:16 > 0:37:18It's Catherine's brass candle box,
0:37:18 > 0:37:21featuring Burns Cottage and a Scottie dog.
0:37:21 > 0:37:24It's got plenty of Scottish appeal, so surely this will do well.
0:37:25 > 0:37:28Nice little box there. Burns Cottage and Scottie dogs. £10 only.
0:37:28 > 0:37:3110 is bid. 12, the lady. 15...
0:37:31 > 0:37:34Surely not? £15 in the middle here.
0:37:34 > 0:37:38At £15, seated. £18, new bidder.
0:37:38 > 0:37:42- £18 seated at the back. - Come on.- £20 in the middle.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47- One more? 22.- Yes.- Oh, profit.- 25.
0:37:47 > 0:37:50Surely? 28, the hand.
0:37:50 > 0:37:55- No... at 28, the hand there. - Almost a profit.- Any advance?
0:37:55 > 0:37:58At 28, it's your very last chance. Lady's bid at 28.
0:38:01 > 0:38:07Finally, a profit. And the marker is set for Mark in the doggy challenge.
0:38:07 > 0:38:09- The first profit of the day.- I know.
0:38:09 > 0:38:14- That's a pedigree profit, as well.- Oh. Oh!
0:38:14 > 0:38:16The buyers liked the Scottie dog,
0:38:16 > 0:38:20but what will they make of Mark's kitsch 1950s poodle?
0:38:20 > 0:38:23Interest on commission this time, starts me off at £22.
0:38:23 > 0:38:24Oh, well done.
0:38:24 > 0:38:28At £22 for the poodle. 25, 28, 30...
0:38:28 > 0:38:30I told you 30!
0:38:30 > 0:38:33- 35, 38...- Oh, this is silly.
0:38:33 > 0:38:3645, 48. £48 on commission.
0:38:36 > 0:38:38£48 now, any advance?
0:38:38 > 0:38:43It's barking mad, Catherine, it's a hideous, little...
0:38:43 > 0:38:44He's not hideous.
0:38:44 > 0:38:50- It's barking mad. It's a kitsch, little...- £48?!- £43 profit!
0:38:50 > 0:38:55You look stunned by that, Mark, but that profit's put you in the lead.
0:38:55 > 0:38:58- Well done.- I'm quite amazed at that.
0:38:58 > 0:38:59Well done. That is good.
0:38:59 > 0:39:03He did look so cute with his little pink bow.
0:39:03 > 0:39:06Now, there are obviously some dog lovers in the room,
0:39:06 > 0:39:07but how will they react
0:39:07 > 0:39:11to Catherine's Black Forest bear/thermometer combo?
0:39:11 > 0:39:14For the bear, what will we say? £20?
0:39:14 > 0:39:1910 only. 10 is bid, 12, sir, 15, 18, 20,
0:39:19 > 0:39:21- £20 front and centre. - Come on, more than that.
0:39:21 > 0:39:23At £20. Any advance on 20?
0:39:23 > 0:39:2522, new bidder.
0:39:25 > 0:39:27No, standing at 22.
0:39:27 > 0:39:30- Standing at 22. Any advance?- Come on!
0:39:33 > 0:39:36- Shall we just cry?- That was the bare necessity, though, wasn't it?
0:39:38 > 0:39:41You're just cheese today, aren't you?
0:39:41 > 0:39:44I think you're gloating, Mark, and it's not pretty.
0:39:44 > 0:39:45Tough luck, though, Catherine,
0:39:45 > 0:39:48another deficit puts you back in the red.
0:39:48 > 0:39:50Now it's Mark's last lot of the day,
0:39:50 > 0:39:53his silver brooch with Celtic motif.
0:39:54 > 0:39:57Start me off, what? £20? 10?
0:39:58 > 0:40:01Can't tempt anybody, then? 10 is the wave.
0:40:01 > 0:40:03Straight ahead of me there at £10,
0:40:03 > 0:40:06take 12. At £10, the only bid.
0:40:06 > 0:40:09Take 12 anywhere?
0:40:09 > 0:40:11At £10, your last chance,
0:40:11 > 0:40:1412, sir, 15, 18,
0:40:14 > 0:40:16£18 to my left.
0:40:16 > 0:40:18You are so jammy.
0:40:18 > 0:40:2118 now, all done.
0:40:21 > 0:40:24That's "Jam" with a capital J.
0:40:24 > 0:40:27A late flurry gives you a respectable profit there, Mark.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31You're not going to be bitter, are you?
0:40:31 > 0:40:33I'm never bitter.
0:40:33 > 0:40:35You're often twisted, though.
0:40:37 > 0:40:41Now, Catherine regretted it, Mark disliked it,
0:40:41 > 0:40:44what will the bidders think of her big purchase,
0:40:44 > 0:40:47the Arts and Crafts cigarette dispenser?
0:40:47 > 0:40:49Only a really decent profit will save Catherine,
0:40:49 > 0:40:51but the way things are going,
0:40:51 > 0:40:55does she really stand a chance of winning?
0:40:55 > 0:40:58£30? 30 is bid.
0:40:58 > 0:41:01Interesting lot, bid at £30.
0:41:01 > 0:41:04At £30. All done, for 30.
0:41:04 > 0:41:062. 5, 8,
0:41:06 > 0:41:0940, 2, 5, 8,
0:41:09 > 0:41:1250, 5, 60,
0:41:12 > 0:41:145, 70, 5,
0:41:14 > 0:41:1780, 5, 90, 5,
0:41:17 > 0:41:20100, 10, 120,
0:41:20 > 0:41:23130, 140, 150,
0:41:23 > 0:41:25160, 160 is bid.
0:41:25 > 0:41:27160 on my right.
0:41:27 > 0:41:29That told you, didn't it?
0:41:29 > 0:41:30Are you all done?
0:41:30 > 0:41:32£160, are you all done?
0:41:34 > 0:41:38- Well done. - I actually can't believe that.- £160!
0:41:38 > 0:41:42- I thought it was stopping at £30. - What did you...?
0:41:42 > 0:41:46- What did you pay for it? - I can... I don't...
0:41:46 > 0:41:50Well, I never. You won't regret paying £70 now.
0:41:50 > 0:41:54You've just made a whopping profit of £90, so bravo.
0:41:54 > 0:41:57Anyway, Catherine, I really think you've taken this auction.
0:41:57 > 0:42:00- On that note, I'm leaving.- Come on!
0:42:00 > 0:42:01Move!
0:42:03 > 0:42:08Mark started this leg with £273.50, and after auction costs,
0:42:08 > 0:42:14made a small loss of £2.16, leaving him with £271.34 to take forward.
0:42:14 > 0:42:16Oh, do cheer up.
0:42:18 > 0:42:20Catherine bounced back in style.
0:42:20 > 0:42:23After kicking off this leg with just £205,
0:42:23 > 0:42:25thanks to her cigarette dispenser,
0:42:25 > 0:42:29she's made a very respectable £40.90 after auction costs,
0:42:29 > 0:42:33and starts with a bumper £245.90,
0:42:33 > 0:42:35making her today's winner.
0:42:35 > 0:42:36Well, well, well.
0:42:38 > 0:42:39That was such a surprise.
0:42:39 > 0:42:42I suppose I ought to say, Catherine, and I mean it sincerely,
0:42:42 > 0:42:45- congratulations.- Thank you, Mark.
0:42:45 > 0:42:48My, my, we've got a real contest now.
0:42:48 > 0:42:50Wahey!
0:42:56 > 0:42:59Next time on the Antiques Road Trip...
0:43:00 > 0:43:02Mark's got time on his hands.
0:43:02 > 0:43:04Not.
0:43:06 > 0:43:10While Catherine's spooked by some incy wincy spiders.
0:43:10 > 0:43:13- Oh, David, look at those cobwebs. - I know.