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-It's the nation's favourite antiques experts. -All right, viewers? | 0:00:02 | 0:00:05 | |
With £200 each, a classic car and a goal to scour Britain for antiques. | 0:00:05 | 0:00:10 | |
I'm on fire! Yes! | 0:00:10 | 0:00:12 | |
Sold! Going, going, gone. | 0:00:12 | 0:00:14 | |
The aim, to make the biggest profit at auction, but it's no mean feat. | 0:00:14 | 0:00:18 | |
-50p! -There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers. | 0:00:18 | 0:00:22 | |
Come on, then. | 0:00:22 | 0:00:23 | |
So, will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster? | 0:00:23 | 0:00:27 | |
Oh! Come on, I got to get to another shop. | 0:00:27 | 0:00:30 | |
This is the Antiques Road Trip. | 0:00:30 | 0:00:32 | |
As they begin the fourth leg of their road trip, | 0:00:39 | 0:00:41 | |
our experts Mark Stacey and Catherine Southon are back | 0:00:41 | 0:00:44 | |
on the road to Scotland, | 0:00:44 | 0:00:46 | |
where sunlight is a dim and distant memory. | 0:00:46 | 0:00:48 | |
I don't know where we're going. | 0:00:48 | 0:00:51 | |
-I think this is the wrong... -Do you think I've gone wrong? | 0:00:51 | 0:00:55 | |
-Many, many years ago. -THEY LAUGH | 0:00:55 | 0:00:59 | |
Mark is an antiques expert with considerable experience | 0:01:00 | 0:01:04 | |
as both an auctioneer and a dealer. | 0:01:04 | 0:01:06 | |
But he's found himself falling behind on this road trip. | 0:01:06 | 0:01:09 | |
Oh! Ooh! | 0:01:09 | 0:01:11 | |
Oooh! Oh, I say! | 0:01:11 | 0:01:13 | |
Catherine has worked in the world of antiques for over 16 years | 0:01:16 | 0:01:19 | |
and seems to have found the key to success on this trip. | 0:01:19 | 0:01:22 | |
But she isn't going to let the cat out of the bag. | 0:01:22 | 0:01:24 | |
MECHANICAL SINGING How do you shut it up? | 0:01:24 | 0:01:28 | |
These two friends have been fighting like cat and dog on the trip, | 0:01:28 | 0:01:32 | |
which inspired a challenge to buy a canine-related item on each leg. | 0:01:32 | 0:01:38 | |
Our pair began their journey with £200 each, | 0:01:39 | 0:01:42 | |
and three auctions later... | 0:01:42 | 0:01:44 | |
I do believe I'm slightly ahead. | 0:01:44 | 0:01:45 | |
You are way ahead, not slightly, Catherine. | 0:01:45 | 0:01:49 | |
A chasm is opening up between them. | 0:01:49 | 0:01:52 | |
Catherine took the lead in the road trip | 0:01:52 | 0:01:55 | |
with victory in the third auction, | 0:01:55 | 0:01:57 | |
giving her a delicious £290.42 to spend today. | 0:01:57 | 0:02:02 | |
While Mark had another bruising encounter at the last auction | 0:02:02 | 0:02:06 | |
and is kicking off this leg with a rather limp £218.02. | 0:02:06 | 0:02:10 | |
Doesn't it show? | 0:02:10 | 0:02:12 | |
Not even the weather is on Mark's side | 0:02:13 | 0:02:15 | |
as he and Catherine have the roof up and wipers on | 0:02:15 | 0:02:19 | |
in their 1968 MG Midget. But he's ready for a fight. | 0:02:19 | 0:02:22 | |
-When my back is up against the wall, Catherine, I come out fighting. -Yes. | 0:02:22 | 0:02:26 | |
Where are we, anyway? | 0:02:26 | 0:02:28 | |
I'm just coming to that. | 0:02:28 | 0:02:30 | |
Our travelling antiquarians are cruising the length of Scotland. | 0:02:30 | 0:02:33 | |
They started in New Abbey, in Dumfries, in Galloway, | 0:02:33 | 0:02:36 | |
then up to Elgin on the Moray Firth, before looping back down | 0:02:36 | 0:02:40 | |
to finish at an auction finale | 0:02:40 | 0:02:41 | |
in the beautiful capital city of Edinburgh. | 0:02:41 | 0:02:44 | |
On this leg we are kicking off in Aberdeen and meandering | 0:02:46 | 0:02:48 | |
across the north-east of Scotland to an auction in Elgin, in Moray. | 0:02:48 | 0:02:53 | |
Aberdeen's seaport is Europe's principal hub, supporting | 0:02:55 | 0:02:59 | |
the oil industry in the North Sea. | 0:02:59 | 0:03:01 | |
Oh, and there's a fine antiques centre here, too. | 0:03:01 | 0:03:04 | |
Oh, here it is, Catherine. | 0:03:04 | 0:03:07 | |
Right, you don't need to be so bossy! | 0:03:07 | 0:03:10 | |
I'm not being bossy, I'm just pointing it out. | 0:03:10 | 0:03:12 | |
You don't need to because I can see it - it says Antiques Centre. | 0:03:12 | 0:03:14 | |
-but I know you need... -Guidance. -..driving. -Yes, yes, yes. | 0:03:14 | 0:03:18 | |
-I'm just trying to be helpful. -Right. | 0:03:18 | 0:03:23 | |
Well, don't try too hard. | 0:03:23 | 0:03:25 | |
Ah, the familiar squabbling of the lesser spotted antique experts. | 0:03:28 | 0:03:32 | |
Let's hope they can behave themselves inside. | 0:03:32 | 0:03:35 | |
But, listen, I do love spending time with you, | 0:03:35 | 0:03:38 | |
as you know, but I think I'm going to leave you and go down that way. | 0:03:38 | 0:03:41 | |
Go on, then. I'll stay up here. | 0:03:41 | 0:03:43 | |
He's quite nice, isn't he? | 0:03:53 | 0:03:55 | |
"The famous Chemould Art Gallery, Calcutta." | 0:04:00 | 0:04:04 | |
Have you heard of the...? No, I haven't either. | 0:04:04 | 0:04:07 | |
So they are not that famous, are they? | 0:04:07 | 0:04:10 | |
There's a load of tram | 0:04:10 | 0:04:12 | |
and railway books from the estate of a railway enthusiast. | 0:04:12 | 0:04:16 | |
Railway, railway... | 0:04:18 | 0:04:19 | |
Railway... So that one is trams, so we don't want that one. | 0:04:19 | 0:04:25 | |
Actually, my little boy would probably really like this book. | 0:04:25 | 0:04:28 | |
He loves trains. | 0:04:28 | 0:04:30 | |
Actually quite interesting. | 0:04:34 | 0:04:37 | |
I'm going to go and get someone. | 0:04:38 | 0:04:41 | |
I'll be back. | 0:04:41 | 0:04:42 | |
With the weight of winning the last two auctions on her shoulders, | 0:04:42 | 0:04:45 | |
Catherine seems to have adopted a new strategy | 0:04:45 | 0:04:47 | |
and wants to share it with dealer Alex. | 0:04:47 | 0:04:51 | |
Don't get excited, Alex. Don't think I've found the bargain of the day, | 0:04:51 | 0:04:54 | |
because I'm sure I haven't and it's something so boring. | 0:04:54 | 0:04:57 | |
OK. | 0:04:57 | 0:04:58 | |
Books! | 0:05:01 | 0:05:02 | |
-Yeah. -The only reason I picked them up is because they are all | 0:05:02 | 0:05:06 | |
on railway and someone somewhere in Elgin | 0:05:06 | 0:05:10 | |
-will come and buy these books. -OK. | 0:05:10 | 0:05:13 | |
Railway art is highly collectable amongst train enthusiasts, | 0:05:13 | 0:05:16 | |
surprise, surprise. | 0:05:16 | 0:05:19 | |
Whilst these aren't necessarily collectable, they would | 0:05:19 | 0:05:21 | |
be of interest to the thousands who have a passion for the subject. | 0:05:21 | 0:05:25 | |
This is from another dealer. | 0:05:25 | 0:05:26 | |
-He's got them all priced individually. -Oh, has he? -Yeah. | 0:05:28 | 0:05:33 | |
What I would like to do... | 0:05:33 | 0:05:35 | |
..is take the lot for 30 quid. | 0:05:37 | 0:05:39 | |
-I'll go and get in contact, then. -Thank you. -No problem. | 0:05:39 | 0:05:42 | |
Oh, he's lovely! Thank you, Alex. | 0:05:42 | 0:05:45 | |
And it's not long before the lovely Alex comes back with some news. | 0:05:45 | 0:05:49 | |
This one's about America, trains in America. Oh, hello! | 0:05:49 | 0:05:53 | |
-Yeah, that will be fine for the books. -Is it? -Yes. -Oh, fab. | 0:05:53 | 0:05:57 | |
Well, that's one purchase down for Catherine. How is Mark getting on? | 0:05:57 | 0:06:01 | |
I really want to have a look at this little cherub painting in the gilt frame. | 0:06:01 | 0:06:04 | |
This late 19th-century plaque with the Florentine rococo easel frame | 0:06:04 | 0:06:10 | |
has caught Mark's eye, | 0:06:10 | 0:06:11 | |
so he's brought Holly in to get a closer look. | 0:06:11 | 0:06:14 | |
I quite like this, actually, it's quite fun. | 0:06:14 | 0:06:16 | |
It's got a little easel, which is rather nice. | 0:06:16 | 0:06:20 | |
It's marked on the back with the factory name and... | 0:06:20 | 0:06:24 | |
I think it' probably what we'd call decorated. | 0:06:24 | 0:06:26 | |
It's had a print put on and then just painted over. | 0:06:26 | 0:06:31 | |
With a ticket price of £40 it's one to consider. | 0:06:31 | 0:06:36 | |
Now, Catherine wants to buy more here and she's dabbling in pens. | 0:06:36 | 0:06:42 | |
The pen that I bought yesterday, sold yesterday, rather, was a Jones one. | 0:06:42 | 0:06:46 | |
And I bought it purely on the aesthetics rather than | 0:06:46 | 0:06:49 | |
looking at the actual name. It wasn't a Waterman. | 0:06:49 | 0:06:52 | |
But this is a Waterman so I would be going up in the world. | 0:06:52 | 0:06:55 | |
And that's where I belong. | 0:06:55 | 0:06:56 | |
But Alex is tempting Catherine with a Sheaffer fountain pen instead. | 0:06:56 | 0:07:01 | |
-This is a... -That's nice. Ah, that's lovely. | 0:07:03 | 0:07:06 | |
The Sheaffer brand of luxury fountain pens has become | 0:07:09 | 0:07:12 | |
synonymous with quality and value. | 0:07:12 | 0:07:14 | |
With a ticket price of £90, | 0:07:14 | 0:07:16 | |
what is Alex looking for on this particular item? | 0:07:16 | 0:07:20 | |
£50. | 0:07:20 | 0:07:21 | |
-There is no movement on that. -OK. Would you do 45 on it? | 0:07:21 | 0:07:26 | |
-Yeah. £45. -OK. -That'll give you a chance. -I'll shake your hand. | 0:07:28 | 0:07:32 | |
Thank you so much. Super. | 0:07:32 | 0:07:34 | |
At half price, that seems a good deal, Catherine. | 0:07:34 | 0:07:37 | |
That's two items down. Now, what's Mark up to? | 0:07:37 | 0:07:40 | |
These are political cartoons from the 18th and 19th century. | 0:07:41 | 0:07:47 | |
There was a flourishing industry, particularly in London, | 0:07:47 | 0:07:50 | |
of political cartoons, mocking the government or even the royal family. | 0:07:50 | 0:07:54 | |
Some of them were incredibly satirical and were really... | 0:07:54 | 0:07:58 | |
They tried to ban them. They were not popular with the powers that be. | 0:07:58 | 0:08:04 | |
This one is all to do with the Duke of Wellington. | 0:08:04 | 0:08:07 | |
He's looking rather cross, with his hat and his big nose. | 0:08:07 | 0:08:10 | |
They are making fun. | 0:08:10 | 0:08:13 | |
You've got the Battle of Waterloo on the wall there. | 0:08:13 | 0:08:16 | |
It's published in London in 1827. | 0:08:16 | 0:08:20 | |
Items depicting historical figures such as Wellington, Nelson | 0:08:20 | 0:08:25 | |
and Napoleon, are very collectable and should gain a lot of interest. | 0:08:25 | 0:08:28 | |
I tell you what also was quite interesting is the price. £25! | 0:08:28 | 0:08:35 | |
I think that's a bit of a find, actually. | 0:08:35 | 0:08:38 | |
It won't stop me trying to get it cheaper. | 0:08:38 | 0:08:41 | |
I've got my own Battle of Waterloo raging behind me here | 0:08:41 | 0:08:45 | |
and I want to come out victorious. | 0:08:45 | 0:08:47 | |
And with that, Mark gallantly marches to the counter | 0:08:47 | 0:08:51 | |
to do battle over the price with poor Holly. | 0:08:51 | 0:08:54 | |
Now, I really like these. | 0:08:54 | 0:08:55 | |
-I would like to buy them and take to the auction. -OK. | 0:08:55 | 0:08:59 | |
But I'm so far behind. | 0:08:59 | 0:09:01 | |
I know everybody says this to you | 0:09:01 | 0:09:03 | |
but I'm not used to being behind, particularly with Catherine. | 0:09:03 | 0:09:07 | |
But I would really love to pay £15 for this and 20 for this. | 0:09:07 | 0:09:13 | |
OK, we could do this for 20 and this for 20, so that's 40 for the pair. | 0:09:13 | 0:09:18 | |
-Holly, you've been very fair. Thank you so much. -No problem. | 0:09:18 | 0:09:21 | |
So that's half price on the frame and a fiver off the cartoon. | 0:09:21 | 0:09:26 | |
Catherine, meanwhile, is still on the prowl | 0:09:26 | 0:09:28 | |
and Mark is laying down the gauntlet. | 0:09:28 | 0:09:31 | |
-I want a lot of money spent, Catherine. -What? | 0:09:31 | 0:09:34 | |
I want a lot of that money spent. | 0:09:34 | 0:09:36 | |
Because I'm going to spend everything. I really am. | 0:09:36 | 0:09:39 | |
I need to, Catherine. I need to find things. | 0:09:39 | 0:09:41 | |
-You're going to spend every single penny? -I am, because I need to. | 0:09:41 | 0:09:44 | |
What have I got to lose? | 0:09:44 | 0:09:46 | |
Mark is doing his best to unsettle our Catherine, sly old fox, | 0:09:46 | 0:09:51 | |
and this is Trixie, the cute terrier that Catherine saw earlier, | 0:09:51 | 0:09:54 | |
with a ticket price of £25. | 0:09:54 | 0:09:56 | |
Alex, can I borrow you for a second? | 0:09:58 | 0:10:01 | |
-It is nicely drawn if you like that sort of thing. -Yes. | 0:10:01 | 0:10:06 | |
-I'm trying to convince you as well as me. -If I had a Westie I'd buy it. | 0:10:06 | 0:10:10 | |
-Would you? -Yeah. -Hm. | 0:10:10 | 0:10:13 | |
Can I have it for £10? | 0:10:14 | 0:10:17 | |
I think 12.50 is the best we can do on it. | 0:10:17 | 0:10:21 | |
That would be a 50% discount. | 0:10:21 | 0:10:24 | |
12.50. That's fine by me. | 0:10:24 | 0:10:28 | |
Our experts have already bought five items between them | 0:10:28 | 0:10:31 | |
in their first shop, but not even that can keep these two happy. | 0:10:31 | 0:10:36 | |
-Are you finally ready? -What do you mean? | 0:10:36 | 0:10:39 | |
-I'm always waiting for you. -You weren't! | 0:10:39 | 0:10:40 | |
Come on, I've got to get to another shop. | 0:10:40 | 0:10:43 | |
Oh, dear, it looks like the pressure is getting to them. | 0:10:44 | 0:10:47 | |
Just as well they are splitting up for now. | 0:10:47 | 0:10:49 | |
Catherine is dropping Mark off | 0:10:49 | 0:10:51 | |
around the corner for a spot more shopping at Elizabeth Watt Antiques. | 0:10:51 | 0:10:55 | |
The shop may be small but it's filled to the brim | 0:10:56 | 0:10:59 | |
and Jeff is on hand to help Mark spend his money. | 0:10:59 | 0:11:03 | |
Hi, nice to meet you. | 0:11:03 | 0:11:05 | |
A rather interesting little brooch. | 0:11:13 | 0:11:16 | |
Abstract. '70s. | 0:11:16 | 0:11:18 | |
It's Ola Gorie, from Orkney. | 0:11:18 | 0:11:21 | |
-Oh! -An Edinburgh hallmark. -It's quite fun, isn't it? | 0:11:21 | 0:11:26 | |
That is quite fun, actually. | 0:11:26 | 0:11:29 | |
Ola Gorie is one of Britain's most important jewellery designers | 0:11:29 | 0:11:33 | |
of recent times. | 0:11:33 | 0:11:35 | |
She was a pioneer in Celtic and Norse-designed jewellery. | 0:11:35 | 0:11:38 | |
The only trouble is, not many people wear brooches these days. | 0:11:38 | 0:11:43 | |
That's the real difficulty. I love the quality, I like the finish. | 0:11:43 | 0:11:50 | |
-What could it be? -Give me 12. -£12? We are so close. | 0:11:50 | 0:11:53 | |
I was going to say ten. | 0:11:53 | 0:11:55 | |
12 is the price. | 0:11:55 | 0:11:57 | |
Ohhh! | 0:11:57 | 0:11:58 | |
-Oh, I can't say no. £12. Come on. Thank you. -Thank you. -Are you sure? | 0:11:58 | 0:12:03 | |
-Yes, absolutely. -Promise? I think that's a bargain. | 0:12:03 | 0:12:06 | |
£12? Not exactly the big buy we were expecting, Mark. | 0:12:06 | 0:12:11 | |
Meanwhile, Catherine has made the short journey to visit | 0:12:13 | 0:12:15 | |
the University of Aberdeen's King's College Chapel. | 0:12:15 | 0:12:19 | |
The University of Aberdeen was founded in 1495 | 0:12:22 | 0:12:25 | |
by the Bishop of Aberdeen, William Elphinstone and King James IV. | 0:12:25 | 0:12:30 | |
It is the UK's fifth oldest university, | 0:12:30 | 0:12:33 | |
and standing at the centre of King's College campus is the chapel | 0:12:33 | 0:12:37 | |
that serves as a constant reminder of the university's foundations. | 0:12:37 | 0:12:40 | |
-Hello, Catherine. Welcome to King's Chapel. -Thank you very much. | 0:12:40 | 0:12:45 | |
-I'm Jane Geddes. -Hi, Jane. | 0:12:45 | 0:12:47 | |
I want to show you what I hope is really going to surprise you | 0:12:47 | 0:12:50 | |
-about a medieval church interior. -Oh, that sounds exciting. | 0:12:50 | 0:12:54 | |
Oh, wow. | 0:12:58 | 0:12:59 | |
Automatic doors! That is surprising. | 0:12:59 | 0:13:03 | |
-This is quite incredible, isn't it? Are all of these hand-carved? -Yes. | 0:13:13 | 0:13:20 | |
It's some of the finest surviving medieval woodwork in Scotland. | 0:13:20 | 0:13:24 | |
Gosh, it's everywhere. Gosh, look at all these vines and thistles. | 0:13:24 | 0:13:28 | |
The decorative panels are not just ornamental, | 0:13:30 | 0:13:32 | |
they also tell the story of the university. | 0:13:32 | 0:13:35 | |
To start off, we have the Thistle of Scotland, which is the king. | 0:13:35 | 0:13:39 | |
-I saw that. -Yes, at the doorway as you come in, you see the king. | 0:13:39 | 0:13:42 | |
But as you move towards the chancel in the east end you have the vine, | 0:13:42 | 0:13:47 | |
which is the priesthood and the clergy and the Eucharist and Christ. | 0:13:47 | 0:13:51 | |
All the way through the chapel you'll see this connection | 0:13:51 | 0:13:53 | |
between the king and the church together. | 0:13:53 | 0:13:57 | |
Hence the name of the chapel, the crown on the roof and so on. | 0:13:57 | 0:14:01 | |
The stained-glass windows are an outstanding feature | 0:14:01 | 0:14:04 | |
of the chapel, and particularly | 0:14:04 | 0:14:06 | |
the work of Aberdonian Douglas Strachan, considered to be | 0:14:06 | 0:14:10 | |
one of the most significant designers of stained glass | 0:14:10 | 0:14:13 | |
of the 20th century. | 0:14:13 | 0:14:14 | |
Up here you can see two themes from the history of the university. | 0:14:14 | 0:14:20 | |
First of all the Pope granting a papal bull, | 0:14:20 | 0:14:23 | |
which founds the university in 1495. | 0:14:23 | 0:14:26 | |
And next to it you see Elphinstone very solemnly overlooking | 0:14:26 | 0:14:30 | |
the construction of the chapel, | 0:14:30 | 0:14:33 | |
with ladders up against the church wall and so on. | 0:14:33 | 0:14:36 | |
So there he is in his finery, | 0:14:36 | 0:14:38 | |
watching his university grow around him. | 0:14:38 | 0:14:40 | |
That's a wonderful scene, isn't it? | 0:14:40 | 0:14:43 | |
He was incredibly fond of this building. | 0:14:43 | 0:14:45 | |
And although he was bishop of Aberdeen Cathedral | 0:14:45 | 0:14:49 | |
and he could have been buried there, | 0:14:49 | 0:14:51 | |
he chose to be buried in the chapel that he founded. | 0:14:51 | 0:14:54 | |
And he wished to be buried at the altar, in front of the altar, | 0:14:54 | 0:14:58 | |
which is what happened. | 0:14:58 | 0:14:59 | |
And I'll show you what happens down here. | 0:14:59 | 0:15:02 | |
This is the tomb that was eventually made for Bishop Elphinstone. | 0:15:09 | 0:15:14 | |
When he died he wished to be simply buried at the foot of the steps | 0:15:14 | 0:15:19 | |
leading up to his own altar. | 0:15:19 | 0:15:21 | |
But when his successor, Bishop Dunbar, | 0:15:21 | 0:15:24 | |
came into the university | 0:15:24 | 0:15:25 | |
and asked where were the remains of the founder of this great | 0:15:25 | 0:15:29 | |
institution, they said, "He's under your feet, | 0:15:29 | 0:15:32 | |
"under the flagstones." And in 1514 this was absolutely absurd | 0:15:32 | 0:15:37 | |
for such an important person to be buried in such a humble way. | 0:15:37 | 0:15:42 | |
And Bishop Dunbar immediately | 0:15:42 | 0:15:44 | |
commissioned this amazing construction here. | 0:15:44 | 0:15:47 | |
We have an inventory from 1542, which says that on top of this | 0:15:47 | 0:15:53 | |
was an enormous full-sized bronze effigy of the Bishop | 0:15:53 | 0:15:57 | |
in his full robes. | 0:15:57 | 0:15:59 | |
So what happened to the statue? | 0:15:59 | 0:16:01 | |
Well, there's no story about it, | 0:16:01 | 0:16:03 | |
but by the end of the Civil War period, | 0:16:03 | 0:16:06 | |
the end of the 1600s, we are told there were only a few bits of metal | 0:16:06 | 0:16:11 | |
hanging off it, so clearly something awful happened during the Civil War. | 0:16:11 | 0:16:16 | |
Scotland was invaded by Cromwell's troops, | 0:16:16 | 0:16:19 | |
who were notorious for plundering towns and cities. | 0:16:19 | 0:16:23 | |
300 years later, excavations uncovered that the tomb | 0:16:23 | 0:16:27 | |
had been disturbed and the bones of the Bishop had been removed. | 0:16:27 | 0:16:31 | |
So all that remains now is this monument to his life | 0:16:31 | 0:16:34 | |
and this incredible chapel. | 0:16:34 | 0:16:37 | |
-Thank you so much, Jane. -Thank you for coming. -I've really enjoyed it. Thank you. | 0:16:37 | 0:16:41 | |
The chapel is still used throughout the year by the university | 0:16:41 | 0:16:45 | |
and its alumni, but, for Catherine, it's time to meet up with Mark | 0:16:45 | 0:16:48 | |
and to get some shut-eye. | 0:16:48 | 0:16:50 | |
It's been a busy day after all. | 0:16:50 | 0:16:53 | |
Time to rest and to reflect on a good day's shopping. Nighty-night. | 0:16:53 | 0:16:58 | |
After a night's kip, | 0:17:05 | 0:17:06 | |
Catherine has finally woken up to Mark's mind games. | 0:17:06 | 0:17:09 | |
-Have you got much money left? -I know exactly what you're doing now. | 0:17:09 | 0:17:13 | |
You want me to say, "Right, that's it, I'll spend it all." | 0:17:13 | 0:17:17 | |
So it all goes horribly wrong for me. | 0:17:17 | 0:17:20 | |
-Catherine, you've got to make your decisions. -It's true, isn't it? | 0:17:20 | 0:17:24 | |
No, it's not. | 0:17:24 | 0:17:25 | |
Uh-oh, looks like you've been rumbled, Stacey. | 0:17:25 | 0:17:29 | |
I think you need to concentrate on what YOU'RE buying from now on. | 0:17:29 | 0:17:33 | |
Despite encouraging Catherine to spend big, | 0:17:33 | 0:17:36 | |
Mark has only spent a measly £52 on three items - | 0:17:36 | 0:17:39 | |
an Italian porcelain plaque, an 1820s political cartoon | 0:17:39 | 0:17:43 | |
depicting Wellington and a vintage Scottish silver brooch. | 0:17:43 | 0:17:48 | |
That means he has £166.02 left in his coffers. | 0:17:48 | 0:17:52 | |
Catherine, on the other hand, | 0:17:53 | 0:17:55 | |
has parted with £87.50 | 0:17:55 | 0:17:58 | |
on a collection of railway-related books, | 0:17:58 | 0:18:01 | |
a fountain pen in its original case and a pastel drawing of a terrier, | 0:18:01 | 0:18:06 | |
which still leaves her with a magnificent £202.92 to play with. | 0:18:06 | 0:18:12 | |
Our experts have motored 45 miles north-east | 0:18:12 | 0:18:17 | |
to the rural idyll of Glass. | 0:18:17 | 0:18:18 | |
Mark is dropping Catherine off, | 0:18:18 | 0:18:21 | |
but it looks likes he's leading her up the garden path. | 0:18:21 | 0:18:24 | |
-Do you think this is it? -Do you think so? | 0:18:24 | 0:18:26 | |
-Well, the sign pointed this way. -HE TOOTS HORN | 0:18:26 | 0:18:29 | |
CATHERINE CHUCKLES | 0:18:29 | 0:18:31 | |
Announce our arrival, Mark. | 0:18:31 | 0:18:34 | |
Housed in a large steading, Antiques At Glass offers a great selection | 0:18:34 | 0:18:39 | |
of affordable antiques and collectables. | 0:18:39 | 0:18:42 | |
We'll catch up with Mark shortly. | 0:18:42 | 0:18:44 | |
-Hello? -Hello. -I didn't know if I was going to get in! Hi. I'm Catherine. | 0:18:47 | 0:18:52 | |
-I'm Tim. -Hello, Tim. Nice to meet you. | 0:18:52 | 0:18:54 | |
Inside, Tim and Lynn are only too keen to help. | 0:18:54 | 0:18:58 | |
This place is awash with doggy items, | 0:18:58 | 0:19:01 | |
but Catherine already has her dog purchase sorted. | 0:19:01 | 0:19:04 | |
So she's turned her attention to something shiny priced at £60. | 0:19:04 | 0:19:08 | |
-A fire screen. -Yeah. -Does it open out? -Yeah. -Is it repro? | 0:19:08 | 0:19:14 | |
-Good weight to it. A lot of the modern ones seem... -Yeah, they do. | 0:19:14 | 0:19:17 | |
No weight to them at all. | 0:19:17 | 0:19:20 | |
SHE CHUCKLES | 0:19:24 | 0:19:26 | |
Peacock feathers opening out. What do you want for it? | 0:19:31 | 0:19:36 | |
Normally it would be about 50. | 0:19:36 | 0:19:38 | |
Would you take 20? | 0:19:38 | 0:19:41 | |
-Who's the boss? -I'd love the chance! | 0:19:41 | 0:19:44 | |
-The woman's the boss! -Of course. The woman is always the boss! | 0:19:44 | 0:19:49 | |
Can you do that, yeah? Does that still give you a bit of a margin? | 0:19:49 | 0:19:54 | |
-A wee bit. -A wee bit?, Well, that's good. OK, £20. | 0:19:54 | 0:19:59 | |
Cor! You're on fire today, Catherine. | 0:19:59 | 0:20:01 | |
Another nice purchase at a snip. | 0:20:01 | 0:20:04 | |
Meanwhile, Mark is heading ten miles north to Keith, | 0:20:04 | 0:20:08 | |
to the oldest distillery in the Highlands of Scotland. | 0:20:08 | 0:20:11 | |
Strathisla Distillery has been in operation | 0:20:11 | 0:20:14 | |
since 1786 and produces the single malt at the heart of Chivas Regal, | 0:20:14 | 0:20:20 | |
a world-famous blended whisky. | 0:20:20 | 0:20:23 | |
Little has changed in that time, | 0:20:23 | 0:20:26 | |
with its distinctive pagodas, | 0:20:26 | 0:20:28 | |
cobbled courtyard and the gleaming copper pot stills | 0:20:28 | 0:20:31 | |
making the distillery arguably one of the most beautiful in Scotland. | 0:20:31 | 0:20:36 | |
-Hello, I'm Mark. -Hi, Mark. Ian. Welcome to Strathisla. -Nice to meet you. | 0:20:36 | 0:20:40 | |
-I'm dying for my tour. -Please come in. | 0:20:40 | 0:20:42 | |
Whisky is as synonymous with Scotland as tartan and bagpipes. | 0:20:42 | 0:20:46 | |
The name whisky derives from the Gaelic word "uisce beatha", | 0:20:46 | 0:20:51 | |
similar to aqua vitae, the water of life. | 0:20:51 | 0:20:54 | |
Over time, the shorter "uisce" was anglicised to whisky. | 0:20:54 | 0:20:59 | |
The first evidence of whisky production in Scotland | 0:20:59 | 0:21:03 | |
dates back to 1494. | 0:21:03 | 0:21:05 | |
King James IV enjoyed "ardent spirits," | 0:21:05 | 0:21:09 | |
and paid to have whisky provided at his pleasure. | 0:21:09 | 0:21:12 | |
In the cabinet here are some of the older artefacts | 0:21:12 | 0:21:15 | |
involved in the production of whisky. | 0:21:15 | 0:21:18 | |
There are things here like Sikes Hydrometers. | 0:21:18 | 0:21:21 | |
These measured the gravity of the liquid | 0:21:21 | 0:21:24 | |
-and that would tell you how much alcohol was in it. -Oh, right! | 0:21:24 | 0:21:28 | |
It's been a long evolution to where we are today. | 0:21:28 | 0:21:31 | |
-Years ago it was gunpowder. -Gunpowder? | 0:21:31 | 0:21:33 | |
A measured amount of gunpowder and a measured amount of spirit. | 0:21:33 | 0:21:37 | |
If you lit it and it burnt blue, you were under proof. | 0:21:37 | 0:21:39 | |
If it burnt orange, you were pretty good. | 0:21:39 | 0:21:42 | |
-If you lost your eyebrows, it was a wee bit high. -It was over. What's this? | 0:21:42 | 0:21:47 | |
-It's called a gauging rod. -Yeah. | 0:21:47 | 0:21:50 | |
In the warehouse you would take the bung out and drop it into the cask. | 0:21:50 | 0:21:53 | |
Right. | 0:21:53 | 0:21:55 | |
-Every year we lose 2% evaporation as the whisky matures. -That's a lot. | 0:21:55 | 0:21:59 | |
This gauges how much has been lost through evaporation in the cask. | 0:21:59 | 0:22:03 | |
This was made in London. "Customs & Excise". They get everywhere! | 0:22:03 | 0:22:08 | |
Up until 1978, | 0:22:08 | 0:22:09 | |
by law there had to be a customs officer living in every distillery. | 0:22:09 | 0:22:14 | |
-No? -Yeah. | 0:22:14 | 0:22:16 | |
Yeah, the taxman and whisky go way back. | 0:22:16 | 0:22:19 | |
In 1707, the Act of Union brought increased taxation | 0:22:19 | 0:22:24 | |
and full-time excise men to collect on Scotch whisky. | 0:22:24 | 0:22:28 | |
Some distillers shut down, | 0:22:28 | 0:22:30 | |
but many continued underground or amongst heather-clad hills | 0:22:30 | 0:22:34 | |
and often in cahoots with local communities and judges. | 0:22:34 | 0:22:37 | |
Smaller Highlands-based distillers, like Strathisla, | 0:22:37 | 0:22:40 | |
produced high-quality whisky legally from the late 1700s. | 0:22:40 | 0:22:44 | |
The basic whiskey-making process is the same, but technology has moved on. | 0:22:44 | 0:22:48 | |
Ian, the first thing I notice in here, it's very, very noisy. | 0:22:48 | 0:22:52 | |
You've got extremely big copper pot stills here that are being | 0:22:52 | 0:22:56 | |
heated underneath, so you have the gas flames burning there, | 0:22:56 | 0:22:59 | |
water running through the condensers at the back. | 0:22:59 | 0:23:01 | |
-So that's a lot of background noise. -It is, isn't it? I love this. | 0:23:01 | 0:23:05 | |
It's so visual. This is the modern hydrometer. | 0:23:05 | 0:23:09 | |
This is the way it is, yeah. | 0:23:09 | 0:23:10 | |
This is exactly what every distillery in Scotland is doing. | 0:23:10 | 0:23:13 | |
The basis of all whisky is barley, which is fermented | 0:23:13 | 0:23:16 | |
into alcohol. It's then heated in the copper pot stills, | 0:23:16 | 0:23:20 | |
where the evaporation creates a purer alcohol. | 0:23:20 | 0:23:24 | |
It is distilled a second time to double its strength | 0:23:24 | 0:23:27 | |
and remove impurities. | 0:23:27 | 0:23:29 | |
The right-hand side is your first distillation. | 0:23:29 | 0:23:31 | |
The second part is the second distillation, | 0:23:31 | 0:23:34 | |
and then you have the liquid in the hydrometers. | 0:23:34 | 0:23:36 | |
And that's doing exactly the same as those old instruments, | 0:23:36 | 0:23:39 | |
measuring the alcohol strength. | 0:23:39 | 0:23:41 | |
Scotch whisky is generally distilled twice, | 0:23:41 | 0:23:44 | |
although some are distilled up to 20 times. | 0:23:44 | 0:23:47 | |
Scotch whisky regulations require anything bearing the label "Scotch" | 0:23:47 | 0:23:51 | |
to be distilled in Scotland | 0:23:51 | 0:23:53 | |
and matured for a minimum of three years in oak casks. | 0:23:53 | 0:23:57 | |
I mean, this is really fascinating. I love it. | 0:23:57 | 0:23:59 | |
I'm delighted you enjoyed your visit. | 0:23:59 | 0:24:01 | |
You've seen everything apart from one thing - the whisky. | 0:24:01 | 0:24:04 | |
-Let's go and taste some whisky. -Oh, but I'm driving, Ian! | 0:24:04 | 0:24:08 | |
-Let me find you something to take away, then. -Wonderful! | 0:24:08 | 0:24:11 | |
Looks like you'll have to wait until later to taste yours, Mark. | 0:24:11 | 0:24:14 | |
-A little goodie. -Go home and try it. -Thank you so much. | 0:24:14 | 0:24:17 | |
I look forward to that. Nice to meet you. | 0:24:17 | 0:24:19 | |
Oh, you lucky devil! Now, remember to keep some for me, Mark. | 0:24:19 | 0:24:23 | |
And after enjoying the lure of the amber nectar, | 0:24:23 | 0:24:27 | |
Mark and Catherine have joined up to journey the 13 miles north | 0:24:27 | 0:24:31 | |
to the coastal town of Cullen. | 0:24:31 | 0:24:33 | |
This fishing village on the Moray Firth is famous as the home | 0:24:33 | 0:24:37 | |
of Cullen skink, a traditional soup made from smoked haddock, | 0:24:37 | 0:24:41 | |
and for the highly impressive viaduct that soars above the town. | 0:24:41 | 0:24:47 | |
So far, Catherine has spent over £100. | 0:24:47 | 0:24:49 | |
And despite Mark's insistence that they blow the lot, | 0:24:49 | 0:24:52 | |
he has only spent half that. | 0:24:52 | 0:24:54 | |
I smell a rat. | 0:24:54 | 0:24:56 | |
-This could be interesting. -You're here? -No, I'm here. | 0:24:56 | 0:24:59 | |
-I'm going in there. I'll see you later. -Good luck. | 0:24:59 | 0:25:02 | |
-Bye. -Bye. | 0:25:02 | 0:25:03 | |
Ready to shop, Mark has bagsied Cullen Antique Centre, | 0:25:03 | 0:25:07 | |
while Catherine is trying Abra Antiques for size. | 0:25:07 | 0:25:11 | |
-Hello, there. Hi, I'm Catherine. -I'm Tom. -Hi, Tom. Good to meet you. | 0:25:11 | 0:25:16 | |
There are a lot of quirky and eclectic pieces in here. | 0:25:16 | 0:25:20 | |
Has owner Tom got any suggestions? | 0:25:20 | 0:25:22 | |
Now, I have the most perfect thing. | 0:25:22 | 0:25:24 | |
-THUD -Oh, sorry! | 0:25:24 | 0:25:27 | |
Oh, I felt that! | 0:25:27 | 0:25:29 | |
Aha! A late 19th-century Indian silver purse, priced at £86. | 0:25:29 | 0:25:35 | |
You're bound to like this. Sorry. | 0:25:35 | 0:25:37 | |
Oh, I love that. You're not sorry at all! | 0:25:37 | 0:25:39 | |
-Well, that's true. -I'll take that out, give you the box. | 0:25:39 | 0:25:44 | |
Right, let's have a look at this. What have we got? | 0:25:44 | 0:25:47 | |
-We've got this lady in the centre. -A dancing girl, I think. | 0:25:47 | 0:25:50 | |
She looks like she's dancing. And little elephants around the side. | 0:25:50 | 0:25:55 | |
-And monkeys... -It is silver, but it's not sterling. | 0:25:55 | 0:26:03 | |
-What's the best you can do on that? -Well... | 0:26:03 | 0:26:06 | |
-I suppose...70. -70. | 0:26:06 | 0:26:09 | |
What about a little pinch at 65? | 0:26:09 | 0:26:11 | |
HE MAKES HIGH-PITCHED WHINE | 0:26:12 | 0:26:14 | |
Is he all right? | 0:26:14 | 0:26:16 | |
Go on. Would you like to shake at 65? | 0:26:16 | 0:26:19 | |
Oh... | 0:26:19 | 0:26:21 | |
-All right. -Dear, oh, dear. | 0:26:21 | 0:26:23 | |
And just like that, Catherine's spent up, | 0:26:23 | 0:26:25 | |
but Mark is having some dog problems. | 0:26:25 | 0:26:27 | |
Catherine is going to hate me - I can't find a dog. | 0:26:29 | 0:26:31 | |
I can't find a dog that really bites me. | 0:26:31 | 0:26:34 | |
But I love this pig. I LOVE this pig. | 0:26:34 | 0:26:37 | |
So I'm going to have a piggy poochy purchase, I think. | 0:26:37 | 0:26:40 | |
A piggy, poochy what? | 0:26:40 | 0:26:42 | |
I don't see this going down at all well, you swine! | 0:26:42 | 0:26:45 | |
He's adorable. | 0:26:45 | 0:26:47 | |
I mean, look at that face. Don't you die for that face? | 0:26:47 | 0:26:50 | |
And I love the fact that | 0:26:50 | 0:26:51 | |
the farmer's had his name and the date put on. | 0:26:51 | 0:26:54 | |
I think it's got everything - | 0:26:54 | 0:26:56 | |
a little bit of folk art from the 20th century. He is kitsch. | 0:26:56 | 0:27:00 | |
I think it's silver. I just think it's unmarked. I think it's great. | 0:27:00 | 0:27:04 | |
What it isn't is a dog. | 0:27:05 | 0:27:07 | |
It's got a ticket price of £60, but if you're happy, Mark, | 0:27:07 | 0:27:10 | |
best bring in dealer Alan. | 0:27:10 | 0:27:12 | |
I've failed in my poochy purchase. | 0:27:12 | 0:27:15 | |
I was supposed to find a dog. But I have fallen in love with your pig. | 0:27:15 | 0:27:19 | |
-OK, yes. -I'd love to get him for £30. -That's probably too little. | 0:27:19 | 0:27:24 | |
I will try and accommodate you | 0:27:24 | 0:27:26 | |
and say £40. | 0:27:26 | 0:27:28 | |
You can't go to 35? | 0:27:28 | 0:27:30 | |
-Just to give me a chance? -To give you a chance? | 0:27:30 | 0:27:32 | |
-I'd love to buy him, honestly, for 35. -OK, then - we have a deal. | 0:27:32 | 0:27:35 | |
Oh, thanks, Alan. Catherine is going to hate me, but I love him. | 0:27:35 | 0:27:38 | |
You've made my day, Alan. | 0:27:38 | 0:27:40 | |
But with time running out, Mark's making a dash across the road | 0:27:40 | 0:27:43 | |
to see if Tom has one last bargain for him to take to auction. | 0:27:43 | 0:27:47 | |
Watch out, old boy! | 0:27:47 | 0:27:49 | |
French. | 0:27:51 | 0:27:52 | |
Mirror's obviously seen better days, | 0:27:52 | 0:27:55 | |
but that's Jade, Art Deco. | 0:27:55 | 0:27:58 | |
Beautiful. | 0:27:58 | 0:27:59 | |
INDISTINCT | 0:27:59 | 0:28:03 | |
But it's £85. | 0:28:03 | 0:28:05 | |
-No, no - I will do a good buy on that. -Well, how good a buy? | 0:28:05 | 0:28:08 | |
Because I like you, I'd let you have that, | 0:28:09 | 0:28:14 | |
to give you a chance of winning, 50 quid. | 0:28:14 | 0:28:16 | |
-Oh, Tom, are you sure you can't do it for 40? -45. | 0:28:16 | 0:28:21 | |
-Tom, you are a meanie! -No, I'm not a meanie. I'm giving it away. | 0:28:21 | 0:28:25 | |
What's a fiver between friends? | 0:28:25 | 0:28:27 | |
It makes a big difference - between death and life! | 0:28:27 | 0:28:29 | |
-So if I don't pay 45, you can't eat tonight? -That's probably true! | 0:28:29 | 0:28:34 | |
-Go on, 45. -45. | 0:28:34 | 0:28:36 | |
Yeah, let the man eat, for heaven's sake. | 0:28:37 | 0:28:39 | |
Now that Mark is all shopped out, | 0:28:39 | 0:28:41 | |
it's time to meet up with Catherine, because it's the moment of truth, | 0:28:41 | 0:28:44 | |
when our experts reveal all to each other. | 0:28:44 | 0:28:47 | |
-You seem to have got a lot of stuff - let's have a look. -Well... | 0:28:47 | 0:28:51 | |
-Say something, then! -I don't know what to say. | 0:28:57 | 0:29:00 | |
-So you bought a load of modern railway books... -Yes. | 0:29:00 | 0:29:03 | |
-You bought a pen. -Yes. -Sheaffer. | 0:29:03 | 0:29:07 | |
Yes. And this one is gorgeous. | 0:29:07 | 0:29:09 | |
-Right. -Yes. | 0:29:09 | 0:29:11 | |
OK. And you've got a pencil drawing | 0:29:11 | 0:29:13 | |
-of a terrier. -Pastel, actually. | 0:29:13 | 0:29:16 | |
-Pastel, I saw that. -You rejected it. -I didn't like it, no. | 0:29:16 | 0:29:20 | |
-And a reproduction fan... -It's not reproduction! -It's not old! | 0:29:20 | 0:29:24 | |
-It is old! -It's not, Catherine. -It IS old! -How old is it? | 0:29:24 | 0:29:30 | |
It's old! | 0:29:30 | 0:29:31 | |
Define old. | 0:29:31 | 0:29:33 | |
-OK, it's not Victorian, but it's got a little bit of age to it. -The '50s. | 0:29:33 | 0:29:37 | |
-Yeah. -It's very decorative. | 0:29:37 | 0:29:39 | |
I like the little Marie Antoinette. | 0:29:39 | 0:29:42 | |
-Few screws missing. -I only paid 20 quid for it. | 0:29:44 | 0:29:47 | |
Well, there we are, then. | 0:29:47 | 0:29:48 | |
Hm, Mark's a right moaning Minnie today, isn't he? | 0:29:48 | 0:29:51 | |
How much have you spent? | 0:29:51 | 0:29:53 | |
I spent £172.50. | 0:29:53 | 0:29:56 | |
And for £172, | 0:29:56 | 0:29:58 | |
-this is your offering? -Yeah. | 0:29:58 | 0:30:00 | |
-You should be ashamed of yourself. -Really? | 0:30:02 | 0:30:04 | |
For that amount of money, Catherine, | 0:30:04 | 0:30:07 | |
you could have done so well! | 0:30:07 | 0:30:09 | |
-Do you want to see mine? -Go on, then! | 0:30:10 | 0:30:13 | |
OK. Oh, yeah, that I saw that in the shop. | 0:30:16 | 0:30:21 | |
-I rejected that. -That's fine. | 0:30:21 | 0:30:23 | |
-I'm happy you rejected it. -How much did you pay for that, then? -45. | 0:30:23 | 0:30:27 | |
-Yes, they saw you coming. -I don't think they did, actually, Catherine. | 0:30:27 | 0:30:32 | |
This is lovely. | 0:30:32 | 0:30:33 | |
I didn't get a poochy purchase, so I changed it to a piggy poochy... | 0:30:33 | 0:30:37 | |
Yes, hold on! That's not on! | 0:30:37 | 0:30:39 | |
Look at that. Briggsie, 1920, unmarked silver. | 0:30:39 | 0:30:43 | |
-Look at the face! -It's very nice, Mark, but that is against the rules. | 0:30:43 | 0:30:47 | |
I couldn't find a dog. There are no rules, Catherine. There's no rules. | 0:30:47 | 0:30:50 | |
-It's as light as a feather. -Yes, but it's quirky. Pigs are popular. | 0:30:50 | 0:30:55 | |
Yes, so are dogs! And you were supposed to... | 0:30:55 | 0:30:58 | |
Let's hope this is the end of all this dog challenge nonsense. | 0:30:58 | 0:31:02 | |
35 quid. This... | 0:31:02 | 0:31:03 | |
Oh, you'll love this - I've got to show it to you. | 0:31:05 | 0:31:08 | |
-This is political. -Hm. -1827, | 0:31:08 | 0:31:12 | |
-hand-coloured... -Yeah. | 0:31:12 | 0:31:14 | |
Have a guess how much. | 0:31:14 | 0:31:16 | |
Well, you probably got that for a steal, | 0:31:16 | 0:31:18 | |
-I don't know - 30 quid or something. -£20. -Yeah, that's good. | 0:31:18 | 0:31:21 | |
But has it or has it not again been fun? | 0:31:21 | 0:31:24 | |
I think we'll agree to disagree on this one. Get your hands off! | 0:31:24 | 0:31:29 | |
-I'll see you later. -Bye! | 0:31:30 | 0:31:33 | |
Oh, CRIKEY! | 0:31:33 | 0:31:34 | |
After all that barney, what have they got to say for themselves? | 0:31:34 | 0:31:38 | |
Wasn't he horrid? I didn't think that was very nice at all. | 0:31:38 | 0:31:42 | |
He wasn't complimentary about any of my items | 0:31:42 | 0:31:47 | |
and he said he thinks I should be ashamed of myself, | 0:31:47 | 0:31:50 | |
which I thought was a bit of a cutting remark. | 0:31:50 | 0:31:54 | |
I think she's a bit mad at me because I wasn't so overly enthusiastic this time | 0:31:54 | 0:31:58 | |
about some of the pieces she's bought, but I'm not, I'm sorry. | 0:31:58 | 0:32:03 | |
So, with relations fraught, it's best we get back on the road | 0:32:03 | 0:32:06 | |
and head to the auction - smartish. | 0:32:06 | 0:32:08 | |
On the fourth leg of their road trip, | 0:32:10 | 0:32:12 | |
our dandy dealers have shot their way through Aberdeenshire | 0:32:12 | 0:32:15 | |
and Moray, starting in Aberdeen and ending in Elgin for the auction. | 0:32:15 | 0:32:20 | |
In a battle just outside Elgin, Duncan, the king of Scotland, | 0:32:21 | 0:32:25 | |
become Macbeth's first victim | 0:32:25 | 0:32:27 | |
en route to obtaining the crown for himself. | 0:32:27 | 0:32:29 | |
The venue today is Elgin Auction Centre. Built in 1995, | 0:32:31 | 0:32:35 | |
it accommodates a quarterly sale of antiques, which has built up | 0:32:35 | 0:32:39 | |
a UK-wide reputation thanks to its internet bidding. | 0:32:39 | 0:32:43 | |
-Here we are, Catherine. -Are we going through the back entrance? | 0:32:43 | 0:32:46 | |
-I think we go into the cattle shed. -That's nice. | 0:32:46 | 0:32:49 | |
And inside the cattle shed - I mean, auction centre - branch manager | 0:32:49 | 0:32:53 | |
Gordon Pirie is waiting to tell us | 0:32:53 | 0:32:56 | |
what he thinks of our experts' items. | 0:32:56 | 0:32:59 | |
Well, I think the Briggsie pig will sell well. | 0:32:59 | 0:33:02 | |
It's an area where there's a lot of livestock, the north-east | 0:33:02 | 0:33:05 | |
of Scotland, so just for a quirky item, I think it should do well. | 0:33:05 | 0:33:10 | |
The fire screen is quite nice - we see quite a lot of them | 0:33:10 | 0:33:13 | |
going through, but probably usually later models. | 0:33:13 | 0:33:17 | |
That is an earlier sort of model. | 0:33:17 | 0:33:19 | |
Mark Stacey set out on this leg with £218.02 | 0:33:21 | 0:33:25 | |
and splashed out £132 of that on his five lots. | 0:33:25 | 0:33:29 | |
Not exactly the entire budget. | 0:33:29 | 0:33:31 | |
Catherine Southon began this leg with a more impressive £290.42 | 0:33:32 | 0:33:37 | |
and parted with £172.50 on her five lots. | 0:33:37 | 0:33:42 | |
MAN HOSTS FAST-PACED AUCTION | 0:33:42 | 0:33:46 | |
The man on the Tannoy is Graham Gibb. A word of warning - | 0:33:46 | 0:33:49 | |
he's quick, this one. | 0:33:49 | 0:33:50 | |
I can't tell what he's saying! | 0:33:50 | 0:33:52 | |
SHE IMITATES THE AUCTIONEER | 0:33:52 | 0:33:55 | |
I think he's praying for rain. | 0:33:55 | 0:33:57 | |
Let's hope the bidders don't rain on your parade, Mark. | 0:33:59 | 0:34:02 | |
First up is your porcelain plaque in an easel frame. | 0:34:02 | 0:34:05 | |
20, then. 5. 10. 15? | 0:34:05 | 0:34:09 | |
15 bid, 20? 5, 30. | 0:34:09 | 0:34:12 | |
£30 I'm bid. | 0:34:12 | 0:34:14 | |
-5. 40. 5. -Oh, well done. | 0:34:15 | 0:34:19 | |
AUCTIONEER SPEAKS QUICKLY | 0:34:19 | 0:34:22 | |
45 bid - all finished. | 0:34:22 | 0:34:25 | |
45, it goes at 45... | 0:34:25 | 0:34:27 | |
Oh, that's all right. | 0:34:27 | 0:34:29 | |
He may be fast, but he can't half get the bidders interested. | 0:34:29 | 0:34:33 | |
It's Catherine's railway books next. | 0:34:33 | 0:34:36 | |
Let's hope someone here finds them less boring than she does. | 0:34:36 | 0:34:40 | |
5 and 10, 15, 20, 5, 30. | 0:34:40 | 0:34:44 | |
-Oh, come on - a bit more. -5... | 0:34:44 | 0:34:47 | |
INDISTINCT | 0:34:49 | 0:34:51 | |
-The lady's bid at 35. -Come on. -40? | 0:34:51 | 0:34:54 | |
Come on, a bit more. | 0:34:55 | 0:34:57 | |
£40, £40 it goes, then. Done. | 0:34:58 | 0:35:01 | |
That's a £10 profit. | 0:35:01 | 0:35:04 | |
You're on the right track there, Catherine. Not a bad start, girl. | 0:35:04 | 0:35:08 | |
Mark's Ola Gorie brooch is next. | 0:35:10 | 0:35:13 | |
Will his luck continue? | 0:35:13 | 0:35:15 | |
£100, then. 20. | 0:35:15 | 0:35:18 | |
-10 for a bad start. -Ooh, I'd love £100 for it. | 0:35:18 | 0:35:22 | |
-50! -50 bid. | 0:35:22 | 0:35:24 | |
£50 bid. | 0:35:24 | 0:35:26 | |
-Come on, a bit more. -50 bid. | 0:35:26 | 0:35:28 | |
-Come on, a bit more. -Five. -Yes! | 0:35:28 | 0:35:30 | |
-Lady's bid in the room at £55. -£55. | 0:35:30 | 0:35:33 | |
-75 now... -Well done! -55 now, ladies and gentlemen. | 0:35:33 | 0:35:38 | |
55 to be sold in the room, then. | 0:35:38 | 0:35:40 | |
55, the internet is flashing at me here. | 0:35:40 | 0:35:43 | |
-It'll be sold in the room, 55... -Come on, bid, Internet! | 0:35:43 | 0:35:45 | |
GAVEL BANGS 55, that's very good. | 0:35:45 | 0:35:48 | |
Yes, very good, Mark. | 0:35:48 | 0:35:49 | |
It looks like the people of Elgin share your taste. | 0:35:49 | 0:35:53 | |
Well done. | 0:35:53 | 0:35:55 | |
-Thank you. That was said with such sincerity! -No, I mean it! | 0:35:55 | 0:36:00 | |
Now, will Catherine make up ground with her fire screen that | 0:36:01 | 0:36:04 | |
opens like a peacock's tail feathers? | 0:36:04 | 0:36:07 | |
Somebody buy it - 20, 10 bid. | 0:36:07 | 0:36:11 | |
-10 more bid. -I was surprised with this. | 0:36:11 | 0:36:13 | |
15, 20, 30, 40... | 0:36:13 | 0:36:15 | |
INDISTINCT | 0:36:16 | 0:36:18 | |
-Come on. -Well, you've doubled your money. | 0:36:18 | 0:36:21 | |
40 I'm bid. 50. | 0:36:21 | 0:36:24 | |
50 I'm bid. 50. | 0:36:24 | 0:36:26 | |
To be sold again, ladies and gentlemen. | 0:36:26 | 0:36:28 | |
-That's quite good. -£50 I'm bid. | 0:36:28 | 0:36:31 | |
Put the gavel down! | 0:36:31 | 0:36:33 | |
Put it down! | 0:36:33 | 0:36:35 | |
Gosh, it went on! | 0:36:35 | 0:36:36 | |
Anyone would think you didn't want Catherine to make a bigger | 0:36:38 | 0:36:41 | |
profit, Mark! Well done. This is going well. | 0:36:41 | 0:36:44 | |
Can Mark keep up the good form with his jade Art Deco mirror? | 0:36:46 | 0:36:50 | |
The one that Catherine rejected. | 0:36:50 | 0:36:52 | |
-So if this flies, I'm going to be kicking myself. -Well, don't kick me. | 0:36:52 | 0:36:56 | |
-Ladies and gentleman, 25 I'm bid. 10. -Oh, no! | 0:36:56 | 0:37:00 | |
15. 20. | 0:37:00 | 0:37:02 | |
Five. | 0:37:02 | 0:37:03 | |
30. | 0:37:03 | 0:37:05 | |
Oh, this is where it's all going to go wrong. | 0:37:06 | 0:37:09 | |
-It's all going wrong now, Catherine. -No, it's not! | 0:37:09 | 0:37:11 | |
-35 for the second time. -Oh, no. -35 bid. | 0:37:11 | 0:37:14 | |
-Where's the internet? -35 bid. | 0:37:14 | 0:37:17 | |
Oh! | 0:37:17 | 0:37:18 | |
So I did the right thing to reject it. | 0:37:18 | 0:37:21 | |
No! | 0:37:21 | 0:37:22 | |
It's the first loss of the day, | 0:37:22 | 0:37:24 | |
but Mark is still in the lead. | 0:37:24 | 0:37:27 | |
Yes, I knew it was the right thing to do, to reject that. | 0:37:27 | 0:37:30 | |
Now, Catherine made a loss on the fountain pen in the last leg - | 0:37:33 | 0:37:36 | |
can she catch up with this leg's offering? | 0:37:36 | 0:37:39 | |
The Sheaffer pen, complete with box. | 0:37:39 | 0:37:41 | |
£20. Start at 20, 10, 5. | 0:37:41 | 0:37:44 | |
-Sure an opening bid. Five pounds bid. -Five? | 0:37:44 | 0:37:48 | |
8, 10, 12, 15... | 0:37:48 | 0:37:51 | |
Come on, we've got a long way to go here. | 0:37:51 | 0:37:53 | |
20, thank you. 25. | 0:37:53 | 0:37:56 | |
30. Five. 40. | 0:37:56 | 0:37:59 | |
Come on. Come on. | 0:37:59 | 0:38:01 | |
Original case I'm told at 40. | 0:38:01 | 0:38:04 | |
-Come on! -Will be sold again at £40, away, £40. | 0:38:04 | 0:38:09 | |
Oh, small loss there, Catherine. | 0:38:09 | 0:38:13 | |
Yes, maybe the writing is on the wall for your penchant for pens, | 0:38:13 | 0:38:16 | |
Catherine. | 0:38:16 | 0:38:18 | |
Now, can Mark's pig pique local interest | 0:38:18 | 0:38:21 | |
and win the, um...dog challenge? | 0:38:21 | 0:38:24 | |
-This is it. Briggsie. -Briggsie the piggsie. | 0:38:24 | 0:38:28 | |
£20. | 0:38:28 | 0:38:30 | |
10 bid, £10 bid for Briggsie. 15. | 0:38:30 | 0:38:35 | |
£13 bid for Briggsie. | 0:38:35 | 0:38:37 | |
20. | 0:38:37 | 0:38:38 | |
5. 30. | 0:38:38 | 0:38:41 | |
-£30 bid for Briggsie. -Oh, it must be more than that, surely? | 0:38:43 | 0:38:46 | |
35 for Briggsie. | 0:38:46 | 0:38:49 | |
Any others, 35 bid. | 0:38:49 | 0:38:52 | |
-I'm surprised. -Where's the internet? | 0:38:52 | 0:38:55 | |
35, number 43. | 0:38:55 | 0:38:57 | |
Well, I'm surprised at that, Catherine. | 0:38:58 | 0:39:01 | |
Ouch, that comes back to bite you, Mark. | 0:39:01 | 0:39:04 | |
That's what you get when you don't play the game, eh? | 0:39:04 | 0:39:06 | |
That was a bit of a pig in a poke, wasn't it? | 0:39:06 | 0:39:09 | |
So, despite Mark's derision, can Catherine's terrier portrait | 0:39:11 | 0:39:15 | |
win this leg's dog challenge? | 0:39:15 | 0:39:18 | |
-A Scottish terrier, two bid. -Oh, come on. | 0:39:18 | 0:39:21 | |
Two pounds bid. Five. | 0:39:21 | 0:39:23 | |
10. 11. | 0:39:23 | 0:39:25 | |
-I think that's what it's worth, actually. -See, SHE likes it. -15. | 0:39:25 | 0:39:30 | |
-Oh, no. -18 bid. -Oh, I can't believe it. | 0:39:30 | 0:39:33 | |
-I can't believe it. -Cheap for a dog. | 0:39:35 | 0:39:37 | |
-18 bid. -Very cheap! -18 bid. | 0:39:37 | 0:39:40 | |
-Not cheap enough, as far as I'm concerned. -18 bid. 20 bid. | 0:39:40 | 0:39:43 | |
-Put the gavel down! -£20 bid. -Oh, come along! | 0:39:43 | 0:39:46 | |
£20 bid. | 0:39:46 | 0:39:48 | |
-I think the sellers are disappointed! -No, we're not! | 0:39:48 | 0:39:51 | |
-It's wonderful! -£20 bid. | 0:39:51 | 0:39:53 | |
-£20 bid... -You've got the luck of the Irish! | 0:39:53 | 0:39:57 | |
And with that rather modest profit, Catherine has won the challenge | 0:40:01 | 0:40:05 | |
and more importantly, has closed the gap on Mark. | 0:40:05 | 0:40:08 | |
So, how will Mark's final item fare? | 0:40:09 | 0:40:11 | |
The hand-coloured political cartoon depicting Wellington. | 0:40:11 | 0:40:15 | |
20. 10 bid. | 0:40:16 | 0:40:19 | |
-10, 20, 30, 40 - take a look at this... -Come on! | 0:40:19 | 0:40:24 | |
50? | 0:40:24 | 0:40:25 | |
60. | 0:40:27 | 0:40:28 | |
-That's good. -60's in the seat. | 0:40:28 | 0:40:30 | |
This should make more than that. | 0:40:30 | 0:40:32 | |
£80 bid on it. | 0:40:34 | 0:40:36 | |
That's more like it. | 0:40:36 | 0:40:38 | |
I think you're all done here. £80 bid. | 0:40:38 | 0:40:40 | |
He said 80. | 0:40:40 | 0:40:41 | |
£80, £80, £80. | 0:40:41 | 0:40:43 | |
Well done. | 0:40:44 | 0:40:45 | |
Well, that was on the low end of my expectation, | 0:40:45 | 0:40:48 | |
but I'm pretty happy with it. | 0:40:48 | 0:40:50 | |
And so you should be - it's a fantastic profit for Mark. | 0:40:50 | 0:40:53 | |
He'll never sa-tire of hearing that. | 0:40:53 | 0:40:56 | |
Huh! | 0:40:56 | 0:40:58 | |
Now, Catherine's found the knack of finding one gem in the past | 0:40:58 | 0:41:01 | |
few auctions - will her last lot, | 0:41:01 | 0:41:03 | |
the Indian silver purse, do the trick this time? | 0:41:03 | 0:41:06 | |
£20 bid. 20 bid, 40. | 0:41:06 | 0:41:09 | |
£40 bid. | 0:41:09 | 0:41:12 | |
-Well, somebody likes it. -Late 19th century, Indian. £40 bid. 45. | 0:41:12 | 0:41:18 | |
-Come on, I need you to get a bit more. -50. | 0:41:18 | 0:41:21 | |
-55, 60 still with me. -Somebody's bidding. | 0:41:21 | 0:41:25 | |
Gentlemen, 60? | 0:41:25 | 0:41:27 | |
65 bid, fresh blood at 65. | 0:41:27 | 0:41:30 | |
65 and I look for more here, 70. | 0:41:30 | 0:41:33 | |
-£70 bid. -Come on! | 0:41:33 | 0:41:35 | |
Are you all done, ladies and gentlemen? 75. | 0:41:35 | 0:41:39 | |
80. £80 bid, are you done? | 0:41:39 | 0:41:42 | |
£80 to be sold, then. | 0:41:42 | 0:41:44 | |
£80, £80. | 0:41:44 | 0:41:46 | |
-He had a commission bid on that. -Yes. -£80. | 0:41:46 | 0:41:51 | |
Not quite the profit Catherine was hoping for, | 0:41:51 | 0:41:54 | |
but it's been a good auction for both our experts. | 0:41:54 | 0:41:58 | |
-Done. -Listen, another auction done. | 0:41:58 | 0:42:01 | |
Let's get out of here. | 0:42:01 | 0:42:03 | |
Mark started this leg with £218.02 and made a magnificent | 0:42:05 | 0:42:08 | |
comeback resulting in a £73 profit | 0:42:08 | 0:42:13 | |
after auction costs. | 0:42:13 | 0:42:14 | |
He's this leg's winner, leaving him with £291.02 to take forward. | 0:42:14 | 0:42:19 | |
Did Catherine let Mark's mind games get to her? | 0:42:21 | 0:42:25 | |
She kicked off this leg with £290.42 | 0:42:25 | 0:42:28 | |
and only improved her margin by a mere £16.10 after auction costs. | 0:42:28 | 0:42:34 | |
She takes a slender lead into the next leg with £306.52. | 0:42:34 | 0:42:39 | |
Catherine... Oh, it's getting close! | 0:42:39 | 0:42:43 | |
-I'm back in the game! -You are! | 0:42:43 | 0:42:45 | |
You were trailing so far behind. | 0:42:45 | 0:42:47 | |
-This is going to be very, very nail-biting. -Mmm. | 0:42:47 | 0:42:50 | |
So, it's all to play for as we head into the final leg. How exciting. | 0:42:52 | 0:42:58 | |
On the final fling of their Scottish sojourn, | 0:42:59 | 0:43:02 | |
Mark thinks he's judging the Great Road Trip Bake-Off. | 0:43:02 | 0:43:05 | |
-I'm going to put on weight and have that lovely scone. -It's all yours. | 0:43:05 | 0:43:09 | |
Whilst Catherine is having a whale of a time. | 0:43:09 | 0:43:11 | |
Looks like he's had a few! His eyes are going all funny! | 0:43:11 | 0:43:15 |