antiques experts... Let the Road Trip begin!

VO: ..behind the wheel of a classic car.

IZZIE: Ooh!

DAVID: You hit the roof then!

VO: And a goal - to scour Britain for antiques.

Pump yourself up... with antiques.

VO: The aim - to make the biggest profit at auction.

But it's no mean feat.

That's a top job, isn't it?

VO: There'll be worthy winners... AUCTIONEER: £400.

RAJ: Fantastic!

VO: ..and valiant losers.

I'm screaming on the inside.

VO: Will it be the high road to glory...

The gloves are off.

or the slow road to disaster?

The gearbox has gone!

VO: This is the Antiques Road Trip!

Nice!

We're back in Scotland with new besties Izzie Balmer and David Harper.

David, what's that smell?

I don't know.

What IS that smell?

VO: Oh, dear.

And their nippy 1980s Mini.

To have a classic car with a heater is just the result.

IZZIE: It's the dream, isn't it?

DAVID: Isn't it, yeah?

VO: Turn it up to hot!

Scotland is looking charming but is chilly.

Can I be honest?

I actually used to wear tights under my trousers.

Did you?

Like long johns?

DAVID: No, tights.

IZZIE: Tights!

I discovered that tights were better than long johns.

Get that.

I don't even care.

IZZIE: Well, I didn't know that.

DAVID: Yeah.

As in, I didn't know tights were better than long johns.

I knew that you wore tights!

You didn't know I used to wear tights!

(CHUCKLES) VO: Blimey!

Their first road trip together started out bumpy... Do we think we've both lost today?

Yes, I feel we've lost.

VO: ..but last time, David managed to get himself in gear.

Yes!

IZZIE: I mean, you really are living the dream, David, cos you are in the lead with all that money.

I don't know what I'm going to do with it.

DAVID: I never had so much!

IZZIE: Spend it all I hope!

Sure, in your nice leather coat.

Listen, vintage and very cheap, I promise you.

VO: They both started off with £200, and after the first two legs, Izzie has managed to top up her piggy to a reasonable £251.56... ..while David has taken the lead with £328.62.

Right then, David, this is your stop, I believe.

What?

Well, this is where you're getting out.

You're going to have a lovely walk.

Izzie Balmer, the evilness is... IZZIE: It's coming out!

IZZIE: You asked for this!

DAVID: ..pouring out your pores.

IZZIE: Have a great day!

Bye!

DAVID: This is horrible.

(HORN HONKS) DAVID: Yeah, bye.

Bye.

VO: Crikey!

VO: Hope you've got your tights on, mate.

This Scottish jaunt began in the Borders, stopped off in Glasgow, and will head out east before a showdown in South Queensferry.

(CHUCKLES) VO: Their purchases will go under the hammer at an auction in North Shields, but Izzie's first stop is in South Queensferry... ..a quaint town which sits in the shadow of the Forth bridges, and to Sea Kist to search out some hidden treasures.

Hello!

Hello.

What a fantastic view you've got right out onto the Firth of Forth.

DEALER: Wonderful.

Well, I can't wait to have a look around.

Can I get rummaging?

Please do.

Yeah, feel free.

Thank you very much.

VO: Awash with maritime antiques and curios... ..there's plenty to see.

Ooh!

"Bubble Sextant MK IX".

OK.

I haven't come across many bubble sextants.

The ones I've come across more frequently are those that are used at sea.

You know, for... You're on the sea, you've got a flat surface, and so you're able to use your sextant as a navigational tool.

Now, when you're in an aircraft, you don't necessarily have the sea visible to you for your flat surface to use as your starting point to navigate.

So you have to create a fake horizon, which is a bit like with a carpenter's tool, with a spirit level, you have the bubble in the spirit level that you pop on your shelf to work out if your shelf is wonky or straight.

It's a similar set-up with this, whereby you have your bubble to ascertain if you and your plane are level.

And from that, you can then begin to navigate.

Now, I don't think this one is complete.

Unfortunately, and probably quite majorly, I can't see a bubble.

There is no bubble to my bubble sextant.

Now, this doesn't appear to have a price tag on it, and as ever, it's always going to come down to the price, particularly as this is missing bits.

I'm really interested in it, but I'm going to have another look around just to see if I can come across anything else whilst I'm here.

VO: Off to a flying start.

David made it out of the wilderness and to Falkirk, home to the largest equine sculptures in the world, The Kelpies, and he's trotted over to Collectique Falkirk.

DEALER: David.

DAVID: Hiya.

DAVID: Good to see you.

DEALER: And you.

What a bright, sunny day in a bright, sunny shop.

It's lovely.

Thank you.

DAVID: Is this all yours?

DEALER: All our own stuff, yeah.

All yours.

That is music to my ears.

You are the owner of everything.

That's great.

Can I root around?

Course you can, yeah.

Help yourself.

OK, I'll give you a shout.

OK, thank you.

VO: Someone's perky after their walk.

See anything you like?

Oh, look at this - a cabinet of curiosities.

OK, that is resembling a George III mahogany tray.

This is a card tray.

You can tell it's silver by the look, the feel.

But, in fact, there are the hallmarks.

And by goodness me, they are big, bold hallmarks.

and there's nothing better than big, bold, crisp, clear hallmarks.

VO: He's getting excited.

Look at that.

We have the maker.

We have the lion side-on, which tells you it's British silver.

And then you've got the face of the leopard looking right at you, which tells you categorically - this is the great thing with British hallmarked silver - that this object was made in London.

VO: In 1905.

So, this originally would have belonged to someone with money.

And when a visitor called, you would have a servant - of course you would - who would answer the door and you would place your card onto this tray.

And the servant would then take it to the owner in the drawing room and announce your arrival.

It's £45, and if David lets me have it for 40...

I hope he can hear this.

..I'm going to have it because it is dripping in gorgeousness.

VO: He's in his element today!

What have we got?

Thimbles.

Don't do thimbles.

Little commemorative pieces.

Bit of Chinese.

What is that?

Let me talk through what I think this is.

It's some kind of buckle.

You've got a Chinese hallmark on the back, so this is Chinese silver on the back.

It's made by hand, there is absolutely no doubt about it.

Look around the outside edge of the frame.

It's not perfect.

And when we see things in the world of antiques and art that are not perfect, it sort of makes them perfect because you know it's handmade.

So, that's probably ebony wood, highly polished.

And that very faint red - almost burgundy - background, with the typical Chinese motif impressed into it.

That is Chinese cinnabar lacquer - sap from a tree built up over very many layers, enough to be able then to carve it by hand.

It's priced at 30 quid.

That's why I'm going to have it.

VO: Well, time to grab your tray and see David, David.

David, I want to do a deal, or, rather, I want to do two deals with you.

OK.

So, first one, the more complicated deal.

Have you heard me shout, David?

You've had time to think about it.

Will you take the 40?

It can be 40, yes.

Good man.

OK. And here's a simple one.

So, the Chinese little belt buckle, cinnabar lacquer.

Interesting thing, isn't it?

It's a lovely little thing.

Isn't it interesting?

OK, priced at 30.

I'm just gonna have it.

DEALER: OK. DAVID: Yep.

Brilliant.

So, what do I owe you?

So, 70 for the two.

70.

Thank you very much.

VO: Job's a good 'un!

And David has just under £260 left.

VO: Now, back to South Queensferry.

I mean, having come in here thinking I was going to put myself outside my comfort zone and try and buy something that I don't normally go for, I'm immediately drawn to a mannequin covered in jewelry.

Sticking to type here, but I just can't help myself.

I've got to have a rummage because there might be something.

Hmm.

Wow!

I started this road trip with David thinking it'd be quite nice to buy something Scottish, and for me, because I love jewelry, to buy a Scottish plaid brooch.

And what I have here is a Scottish plaid brooch.

Now, it's not marked as silver, but I'm confident that it is.

It would be better if it was hallmarked silver.

What would be particularly desirable would be to have a Scottish hallmark and a Scottish maker on there.

Traditionally, you would have your clan on your plaid brooch.

This doesn't have any of the clan details, but to me, I think that makes it more interesting, I think it makes it more wearable.

Now, you would use this to pop it on a sash to help secure a sash in place, or for a shawl or something.

You know, you might be at a ceilidh, you're having a dance and you need everything to stay in place.

It's certainly early 20th century.

Now, it's priced at £30.

Hopefully, I can get it for a bit of a discount.

I don't think this is going to give me the edge that I need on David, but I'm in Scotland and I've been wanting to buy something Scottish.

And how much more Scottish can you get than a Scottish plaid brooch?

So, that one is one to think about.

VO: She's on fire today.

Ooh!

And... Well, I need a bit of luck, and a horseshoe is a good luck symbol.

So, this is, again, late Victorian or Edwardian.

Probably a stick pin, so it's probably for a cravat or a tie.

A hat pin, you would actually have a longer stick on to shove in your hat.

Now, the reason this caught my eye is that it's gold-colored.

It doesn't have a gold hallmark on there.

Often, stick pins don't, but sometimes they do.

Always better if they do.

Oh, I'm just not sure.

Jenni?

Yes.

Jenni, I've found a few bits that I'm interested in.

OK, mm-hm, yeah.

So, if we start with this one... A horseshoe, I thought good luck.

Yeah.

I...

I really can't come to a conclusion on whether this is gold or not.

I think I can see the copper coming through.

I think.

OK, yeah.

Now, it's ticketed at £55.

What can we do on this?

I think we could come down to 20 for that.

20 for that one.

Yeah.

Now, I said from the start I wanted to buy a Scottish plaid brooch and I've found one.

It's not a hallmarked silver, but I'm pretty certain that it is.

We're in Scotland.

It's priced at £30.

What are we looking at on this one?

I think we could half that.

Half that?

15 on that?

Yeah, 15 on that one.

Super.

Now, the item that I'm actually most unsure about because it's not really my area is your bubble sextant.

DEALER: Right.

IZZIE: Now... OK. ..it doesn't have a ticket price on it at all.

I do think it is missing some items.

I don't think it's complete.

I would be prepared to go down to 20 for that, especially if you think there's bits missing.

That's 55.

How about I say 50 and I'll take all three?

Sounds good to me.

VO: With that cheeky last-minute £5 reduction, Izzie paid 15 for the plaid brooch, 15 for the horseshoe stick pin and 20 for the bubble sextant, leaving her with just over £200.

VO: Now, 10 miles away, David has made his way into Edinburgh and to Murrayfield... home of Scotland's largest stadium and to the Scottish Rugby Union.

He's here to learn about the birth of international rugby and one of its most prestigious trophies, the Calcutta Cup.

He's meeting Scottish Rugby's stadium tour guide Roy Mack, who can tell him more.

Very good to meet you.

Very nice to meet you, David.

And will we make a start?

I'll follow you.

On we go, on we go.

VO: It is thought rugby was first played in 1823 at the eponymous private school.

However, the first international game wasn't played until 1871, when England took on Scotland.

10 Scottish captains wanted to put out a challenge.

Our local paper here is The Scotsman, so through The Scotsman, and a magazine in London called the Bell's magazine, they challenged 20 men from England to come up to Scotland to play a game of rugby at a venue of their choice and at a time of their choice.

That's a real challenge, that, isn't it?

I mean, it's like a duel.

How do you say no?

How do you say no?

Yeah, no.

So, the game was played mostly in schools.

So they chose, here in Edinburgh, the Edinburgh Academy, and they played the game on the cricket square of the Edinburgh Academy.

VO: There were 4,000 spectators that day, with Scotland taking the win.

But it was the Calcutta Cup which firmly set international competition between the two nations and has led to them competing annually for the last 142 years.

DAVID: That is just the nicest example of Anglo-Indian art.

VO: It is rather good, isn't it?

Surprisingly, this unique trophy was created on the other side of the world.

Christmas Day in 1872 in Calcutta is a game between 20 men from England...

Yes.

..and 20 men made up from Ireland, Wales and Scotland.

DAVID: OK. ROY: A game of rugby.

DAVID: Right.

And it was very, very popular.

And they decided, it's so popular, we'll start a rugby club - Calcutta rugby club.

Right.

Now, that's the good news.

Yeah.

The not so good news is, four years later, the club has to disband.

Why?

Several reasons.

The climate, it's too hot.

And these men, they're wearing woolen jerseys, boots.

It's not really akin to the game.

Other sports - polo, cricket - much more popular across India.

They found it hard to find 20 men at any one time.

They were on the railways, in the military, so it was hard to get a team and even harder to get opposition.

VO: Even though the rugby club closed, members wanted to do one last thing for the good of the game.

So they wrote to the Rugby Football Union, saying they were going to have a challenge cup made from the last of their club's money.

They go to the funds.

They've got over £60 in the bank.

They ask for the money in solid silver rupees, and those rupees are melted down by beautiful Indian craftsmen... Wow!

..and they create the Calcutta Cup.

Indian elephant in its ceremonial gear on the lid.

Yeah.

Cobra is the handles.

And beautiful Indian carvings on the body of the cup.

DAVID: It's absolutely gorgeous.

ROY: Quite a trophy.

Quite a trophy.

VO: The union decided the Calcutta Cup would be a competition between Scotland and England.

Well, 1879 is the first time this trophy's played for.

And bar the two Great War years, the trophy has been played for every year between Scotland and England.

And here's the evidence.

And on the plinth, you'll see that, the silver markers here, it shows the date, the winning team and the name of the two captains of the teams that played that day.

And what a story is contained in the silverware around the base.

VO: The Calcutta Cup is the oldest and one of the most beautiful trophies in sporting history.

It's loved by many and cemented international competition within rugby.

A century and a half later, it's still being played for, and will be for many years to come.

I bet I'm not allowed on that grass.

No, nobody gets onto that grass.

Nobody?

Nobody.

However... (THEY CHUCKLE) ..we need to get you to try and kick a goal.

How would that be?

I hope you're a good teacher.

Absolutely.

DAVID: Really?

ROY: Absolutely.

So if it all goes wrong, Roy, you know it's your fault, DAVID: don't you?

ROY: My fault, my fault.

DAVID: Good.

ROY: OK, let's do it.

VO: I can't wait to see this.

Every schoolboy in Scotland dreams about the day that he takes the kick to win the game for Scotland ROY: here at Murrayfield.

DAVID: I get it.

VO: Oh, steady!

I've come prepared.

Yes.

Oh-ho!

Yes!

Excellent.

Well, you can't fail.

Good luck.

MUSIC: "Scotland The Brave" BOTH: Yes!

Excellent.

Well done.

VO: Now, while David's been showing his best foot, Izzie's been putting hers down and is back on the road.

I am absolutely in love with this Mini.

I've got to say, I think this Mini might be the best part of this road trip.

Don't tell David I said that.

VO: OK, mum's the word.

Izzie has also zoomed and zipped along to the capital.

She's visiting George Pirie Antiques in Edinburgh New Town, with two floors of antiques and even a bargain basement.

There's plenty to rummage.

VO: Ooh, hello!

That looks expensive.

Now, this has come out of a castle - a Highland castle near to Balmoral - and what I personally adore about this is these griffin feet.

I think they are fantastic.

How much do you think this is?

£12,500.

And I think it's absolutely fantastic.

VO: Yeah, you've only got £200.

Ha-ha!

Keep looking!

VO: Hang on, what's in there, then?

Cheeky monkey.

There are some really lovely things on this desk, but I have a feeling they are going to be out of my price range.

However, this looks like it's something that could be in budget.

So, what this is, it's a photo interpretometer.

In early photography, this is a way of being able to see something in 3D.

You'd have your two images that would be very slightly different, and then, by looking through this, they're almost in 3D and it allows you to gage distance.

VO: They're mainly used for interpreting aerial photos and consist of a stereoscope, together with a base, which has scales for making very close measurements.

You lean over, have a look.

You twizzle your knob here and voila!

Now, it doesn't appear to have a price on it.

VO: Maybe the shop owner can help.

George.

Hi, how are you getting on?

Well, I believe I might have found something.

Right.

So... DEALER: Oh, my goodness me!

Now, the big question is, how much is it?

Well, I'm sure I could do you quite a good deal on that.

How does £25 sound?

Well, it does sound very reasonable, but I am always one for a bargain myself.

What about if I say 20 quid?

Well, I'm not known for my discounts... OK. ..but on this instance, we can do £20.

Fantastic.

Thank you.

£20 it is.

VO: That easy deal means Izzie is walking away with her fourth item of the day and just over £180 left for tomorrow.

Now, let's fetch David.

Do you really want to thrash me, Izzie?

Do you want to get me?

IZZIE: No.

DAVID: Oh!

I mean... Izzie!

You need your moments in the limelight more than I do cos we both know... Why do I need more in the limelight than you?

Well, you're more of a diva than I am.

Honestly, you've heard so many things about me which are not true.

VO: Time to leave it there.

Ha-ha!

Nighty-night.

VO: Another day has dawned, and we're back with these two.

I did feel a little remorseful at leaving you in the middle of nowhere yesterday.

Yes, well, and rightly so, because that was a beastly trick.

I got you a little treat.

Did you?

What did you get me?

Yes, I did.

Well, it just screamed you.

It had your name all over it.

Oh, yeah, yeah.

I'm waiting.

I got you... DAVID: Ooh!

IZZIE: ..some... Ooh!

..Old Favourites because you're my old favorite.

Oh!

(THEY CHUCKLE) VO: Such a sweetie.

Yesterday, Izzie shopped till she dropped and bagged herself a bubble sextant, a horseshoe stick pin, a photo interpretometer, and a Scottish plaid brooch... How much more Scottish can you get?

VO: ..leaving her with just over £180.

While David only bought two items - a Chinese belt buckle and an Edwardian card tray.

It is dripping in gorgeousness.

VO: With just shy of £260 left to spend, he's got a lot to do if he wants sweet victory.

There's a humbug in there.

A humbug is my absolute favorite.

Is it?

I haven't had one of those for donkey's years.

I think I would have to go with a rhubarb and custard.

Oh, Izzie!

VO: Hey, save a bonbon for me.

After dropping off Izzie, David's still in Edinburgh city... and heading to Courtyard Antiques, where they don't just sell their curios, but hire them out, too.

Some have even been on the silver screen, don't you know?

Check that out - a 1957 Triumph 500cc.

I mean, come on, this is the Antiques Road Trip.

What better vehicle to be touring the country lanes of Britain than a vintage motorcycle?

Oh, I'm in!

£6,900.

Wouldn't it be great to have that amount of money on the Road Trip?

VO: Suits you, sir.

I'm lusting after a motorbike like this.

VO: Easy, rider.

You've got antiques to buy.

Cabinets, cabinets.

Always scour a good cabinet, and this is a good cabinet.

Oh!

A sanctuary knocker.

Oh!

A miniature version of the Durham sanctuary knocker.

The original one is massive - about this big - on the door at Durham Cathedral.

VO: In the medieval times, a sanctuary knocker was used by fugitives seeking refuge.

And if they used the knocker and were let into the church, they would be immune from arrest until they left the holy place.

I'm guessing it's a tourist piece, literally something that kind of a pilgrim, tourist might buy in Durham or somewhere similar as a memento of their visit to the town.

It absolutely is an original antique.

It's no later than the 19th century, so you might be knocking on the door of 200 years old.

It's a tourist piece... but it's really cool.

VO: It's also £35 and one to keep in mind.

Wow!

Hm.

OK. What on Earth is this?

Bit of a root carving here.

Very naive, which is nice, actually.

Nice and naive, nice and charming.

So, we've got two faces.

A third face, fourth face.

Five faces.

Gosh!

Well, take a look at the first two faces.

I think these are the important faces.

This is inspired by the Roman god Janus.

VO: Yanus, or Janus, was the god of beginnings and transitions, so was placed over passages, doors, gates and exits, and indicated the period of transition between war and peace.

And there are collectors literally all over the world searching for little oddities like this that nobody can really put their finger on what it is and when it was made.

VO: Priced up at £25.

Janus is coming home, or rather coming to the auction, with me.

No doubt about that.

VO: Let's find Lewis.

Come on, Lewis.

Let's do a couple of deals, shall we?

You've found something, David?

I've found two things.

Let's start with the carving here.

A funky thing, priced at 25.

DAVID: I'm happy with that DEALER: Perfect.

Thank you.

So let's just say yes to that.

Second item is...

I think it's a depiction of the Durham sanctuary knocker.

Priced at 35.

Don't want to be mean.

Can he arrive at 30?

Yeah, sure.

Good.

OK. VO: That's a total of £55 and leaves him with just over £200 left in his pocket.

Izzie's walking the streets of Edinburgh, retracing the footsteps of a group of brave and pioneering women from the 19th century.

Curator Paula Williams knows all about them.

PAULA: Hi, Izzie.

IZZIE: Hiya.

Welcome to the National Library of Scotland here in Edinburgh.

VO: Mountaineering as a sport started to become popular in the 18th century when Dr Michel-Gabriel Paccard and his porter climbed Mont Blanc, the highest peak in Europe.

From then on, interest grew, but it was seen as a male sport.

When was the first record of women mountaineering?

About 1808, Marie Paradis made it to the top of Mont Blanc.

There are arguments about how she got there, whether she went under her own steam or whether she was dragged by some of the local mountain guides.

But she was the first woman to get there.

VO: If women were allowed to climb, they were expected to be accompanied by men and still had to wear their skirts and petticoats.

The early mountaineers and sports climbers had leisure time.

They also had the financial ability to travel, so it tended to be ladies who did it.

Yeah.

But at the same time, it was deemed to be really unladylike, so there was a big social outcry about women doing that kind of sport.

VO: So in 1907, the Ladies Scottish Climbing Club was founded, allowing women as a group, for the first time, to climb together.

This started to happen across the country, and no longer was it a sport exclusively for men.

Through the years, the Ladies Scottish Climbing Club have used Salisbury Crags in Edinburgh's Holyrood Park as a practice spot to perfect their climbing.

The 1953 successful ascent of Mount Everest inspired three members of the club to set out to make the first all-female expedition to the Himalayas.

People didn't really expect them to do very well.

They didn't think that women were strong enough to do that kind of climbing, certainly not on their own.

They didn't think that they would be able to control their male Sherpas and porters team, and they were kind of waiting for them to fail.

Monica Jackson, one of the ladies in the group, had already done climbing in India and had lived there for a while, so she spoke Hindustani.

Evelyn Camrass was a doctor, and Betty Stark was an experienced climber, too.

And I think, maybe for her, it was even harder leaving cos she was leaving behind a young family.

The first difficulty was getting there.

It took a really long time.

They had to pack everything up in tea crates and ship it out to India, and then meet up with all their stuff.

One of the big problems they had was the lack of equipment that actually fitted them properly.

Betty, on the expedition, talks about how her crampons kept falling off.

As a woman with small feet, she just couldn't get them to strap on to her walking boots in any way that was effective for her.

VO: Despite people thinking they were going to fail, the expedition was a huge success.

They ventured into previously unmapped areas and scaled a virgin peak.

Sadly, Evelyn was ill on the day, but Monica and Betty both made it to the top of their mountain.

And they called it Gyalgen Peak after their Sirdar, who was the leader of their Sherpa team.

VO: These pioneering female explorers scaled not only physical but social barriers and opened the door to future generations.

Today, the Ladies Scottish Climbing Club still exists and continues to encourage women's new mountaineering achievements.

Now, back to shopping.

David's trekked across the city and managed to get to their final shop first, Edinburgh Antiques Centre, and he's still got a little more than £200 left to spend.

Lucky old him, eh?

Ooh, it's Izzie!

Izzie?

Oh, look at you!

You look like the cat who's got the cream.

I'm sat at the head of the table.

Oh, no, no, no!

I'm the master of my domain.

No!

I'm not your smelly, stinky old feet.

If you were a gentleman, you would bow down to me.

But you know that, actually... You're not a gentleman?

I know.

Well, I'll give it to you on this one.

I'll bow down to you as the head...

Yes.

(WHISPERS) Not the head.

..of the table.

(CHUCKLES) VO: Alright, you two he-he!

- back to business.

Oh, my goodness me!

What is this?

I think only one word springs to mind, which is "hideous".

However, is it hideous in a profit-making way?

VO: It's definitely Victorian and may be a punch bowl.

Look at that cranberry glass, at what would have been the silver-plated lid, the silver-plated stand.

It's got the twin handles.

It's got this lovely bird on the branches here, and this hand-painted bird has then got these...

It's like this sugared or crystallized effect.

It's got these tiny, tiny little balls stuck on top.

VO: Ah, OK.

So, there is a problem with this.

There is a great big cracking - excuse the pun - crack going all the way down from the top to the bottom, and that is a real shame.

VO: Oh, dear.

I have never seen one this ostentatious before.

Never.

VO: And what do hideous antiques go for?

I don't think there's a ticket price on it.

VO: Might be worth chatting to the owner.

Duncan?

Duncan?

Ah, Duncan!

I have seen what I think can probably be only described as hideous and magnificent - this punch bowl.

I suppose, how much is it?

The very best I could do on that is £50.

Do you know what?

I'm going to say, "Yes, please," to the £50, because when am I going to find another?

VO: Tremendous.

Izzie's all shopped up and still has more than £130 in her kitty.

That's one expert down, one to go.

This is a scrapbook from the 1870s.

You'd expect to see newspaper cuttings in here or kids' scribbles, but this book is full of real people.

And this, for me, is magnificent because this is the closest you're ever going to get to meeting people from the past, and they are just magnificent.

So, there's one here - Mrs Battcock - dated 1869.

It's a record of probably workers from a country house in the 1860s and 1870s.

VO: Amateur artists staying in country houses regularly filled albums with portraits, including favorite staff.

DAVID: So, whoever drew or painted these things was highly talented, but there's no evidence of who it was.

There's no signature of the artist.

It's just a beautiful thing.

Priced at 65 quid.

Is it worth 65 quid?

Of course it is.

Is it worth much more?

Yes, of course it is.

But what's it going to make?

We don't know.

You can't put a price on it.

VO: Well, you're going to have to if you want it.

Now, Duncan, can I ask your opinion on this?

Fantastic paintings, drawings from the 1870s.

What else do you know about it?

Erm, all I know is it came from a sale from a big house.

It's probably a professional named artist that might have been visiting the estate for a summer or something, and then drawn the estate workers rather than just the aristocrats that owned the house.

It's quite a rare record, but very difficult to value.

Now, you've priced it at 65 quid.

My offer?

50 quid.

I'm happy with 50.

I do appreciate that.

I really do.

So, I'm going to give you some money.

VO: Deal done!

And I'm going to go, Duncan, before you change your mind.

VO: David scampers off with just over £150 left in his pocket, and with that, 'tis another day done.

VO: Edinburgh is known for its comedy clubs and theater shows and stuff, so why don't we get a bit of culture in us this evening?

Are you up for it?

I'm definitely up for it because then at least they can show you a trick or two of what's actually funny.

DAVID: (CHUCKLES) VO: Ouch!

(CHUCKLES) Sleep tight.

And just like that, it's auction day.

Ooh, I say!

This is very grand.

Ooh, it is!

VO: After a trip around Edinburgh and its surrounding towns, they now find themselves in Fife at the stunning Dunimarle Castle.

Right, I'll go and knock on the door.

OK. That is some door.

Hello!

Go on, try the door.

IZZIE: Open!

DAVID: I'll let you go in first in case there's any guard dogs.

Are you in?

Are you safe?

IZZIE: Woof!

Woof!

VO: Their items have been transported towards North Shields and Featonby's Auctioneers and Valuers and today's auctioneer is Phoebe Hoare.

VO: Izzie spent £120 on her five items.

What do you think, Phoebe?

We have a very smart Victorian punch bowl in the sale - silver-plated, cranberry.

Cranberry is a very popular glass color.

Sadly, the plate is a bit worn, which will have an effect on the price.

But it's still a good-quality item and hopefully it'll pack a punch.

VO: Boom-boom!

Ha-ha!

David spent £175 on his five lots.

The bronze-cut knocker is a great bit of local interest, being Durham Cathedral.

Obviously, it's a copy of, but still highly collectable.

You've obviously got your cat lovers and then your sort of relics, as well.

VO: Today's auction is in the room and open to online and commission bids from around the world.

Time to start.

You've got to remember that I am miles ahead now, Izzie.

Miles!

I had temporarily forgotten that.

Thank you for reminding me.

Good.

(CHUCKLES) VO: First, David's portfolio of drawings.

At £28 there.

30 now.

At £30.

Keep going.

32.

A long way to go.

But it is climbing.

Come on.

40.

At 42.

It's quite quick on the internet.

I'll come to you in a sec.

And 52.

Five, would you like?

58.

It goes on.

60.

Ooh, you're in profit!

Go in tens!

PHOEBE: At £62.

DAVID: Come on!

Slowing down a bit.

65.

68.

Yes, come on.

She's getting the pounds out.

She's pulling the bids in.

Go on!

Let's get 100.

At £78.

And 80 now.

85.

88.

Getting close to the 100.

Double bubble, Izzie.

PHOEBE: 98.

DAVID: Come on!

At £98 there.

There's a telephone bidder at the back.

Are you out?

100 in time.

110?

100!

You've done it!

110.

120 bid.

130.

130.

Slowing down now.

£130.

Last chance to all.

130.

Get in there!

That was a good result.

Thank you.

VO: It certainly drew in the crowds.

A strong start.

I've just made a load of money.

VO: Well, let's see if Izzie can do the same.

Next, her Scottish plaid brooch.

£30.

Looking for two now.

At £30 there.

At 30.

At £30.

Any further interest?

Come on, let's have a bit more.

£30, then.

Last chance.

32 in time.

Thank you.

Just at the last.

At 32.

35.

It goes on.

At £35 there.

Any further interest for the brooch?

£35.

VO: Fantastic.

Congratulations.

Thank you very much.

VO: Up next, can David's card tray serve up a profit?

Interest straight in at 40.

Two.

Five.

48.

50.

DAVID: Yes.

PHOEBE: At £50 there.

At 50.

At £50.

Looking for two now.

52 bid.

52.

It's against you.

Go on.

Online at 52 and a bidder.

£52.

Any interest in the room?

Last chance to all, then.

£52.

VO: It was small, but still a profit.

Not brilliant, that.

VO: It all adds up, though.

Now, let's see if anyone snaps up Izzie's photo interpretometer.

£18 there.

Straight in at 18.

At £18.

And 20 now.

At £20 there.

At 20.

Looking for two.

It's not a very big, great hope, is it?

£20, then.

Last chance to all.

It's here for sale at 20.

VO: Not quite picture-perfect... but no money lost either.

It was not to be.

Never mind.

No.

VO: David's Chinese belt buckle up next.

Got 20.

22.

25.

28.

30 now.

At £30.

Oh no, Izzie!

No, she's going.

Look.

You're into profit.

At 50.

At £50 there.

At 50.

£50.

Are we done, then?

£50.

Last chance to all at 50.

VO: Not bad at all.

It's all downhill from now on in.

VO: Now, can Izzie's bubble sextant level up the profits?

Got 28.

And 30.

And five.

And eight.

IZZIE: Excellent.

DAVID: Ooh!

At £38.

40 now with our online bidder.

At £40.

And two.

It goes up.

At 42.

45 now in the room.

Thank you.

At 45 with the gentleman.

At 45.

48.

There's something in it here.

£50 there.

At 50.

At £50.

And two.

And five.

£55 there.

55.

58.

60.

Well done.

David, this is my big hope.

(CHUCKLES) £60.

In the room, then.

Last chance to all at 60.

VO: That's more like it.

It wasn't a massive risk at £20, was it?

But I'm pleased that it's made a profit.

VO: Now to David's Roman god.

Got £10 straight in.

12 now.

Go on!

Big hope.

At £15.

At 15.

15.

20.

25.

28.

There we are.

It jumps up at £28.

30.

It goes on.

At £35.

38 now.

At £38.

40.

Hey, we're doing alright here.

Yeah, you're about to double bubble.

Almost.

45.

45.

And eight.

At £48 there.

48.

Last chance to all, then.

£48.

VO: Another tidy sum.

That was a good result.

It's a very good result.

Yeah, I'm very pleased with that.

VO: Good-o.

Now, what luck can Izzie's horseshoe pin bring her?

10.

12.

15 now.

At 15.

18.

And 20.

Oh!

Is it gold?

£22.

Another online bidder.

At £22.

Are we all done, then?

At £22.

25 in time.

At the last minute.

I like it.

I mean, I'm happy because it's a profit either way.

Last chance to all, then.

25.

VO: No long face here - just profits!

You've made a profit, DAVID: so well done, you.

IZZIE: Yeah.

VO: Now, who's going to be a-knocking on the door for David's last item?

£30.

Straight in there.

Ooh!

Yeah.

Good.

At 32 online.

At 32.

And five.

And eight.

Good.

At £38 there.

At 38.

DAVID: Come on.

PHOEBE: Interest here, at 40.

And two.

At £42.

45.

48.

IZZIE: Ooh!

PHOEBE: At £48 there.

We're getting close to a double bubble.

Come on, 50.

Good.

Go in fives.

..another online bidder.

52 now.

Come back in at five.

55.

58.

Go on!

60's double bubble.

At 60, another online bidder, if you like.

60 bid.

And two.

IZZIE: Done it.

You've done it!

DAVID: Yes!

Yes!

At £62.

Looking for five.

65 now in the room.

It's against you.

68.

At £68 and looking for 70.

Last chance to all, then.

£68 selling away.

(GAVEL) VO: He's done it again!

Smashing!

You're doing very, very well.

VO: Final lot of the day.

Can it make Izzie pleased as punch?

£20.

Straight in at 20.

Right in.

(EXHALES DEEPLY) At £25 there, at 25.

At 25.

28.

30.

£30 still in the room there.

At 30.

At £30.

32.

35.

38.

Go on!

It should do better, DAVID: shouldn't it?

IZZIE: Come on.

At £40.

42, back in.

One more?

Go on.

45, thank you.

At 45.

Gentleman has it, then, at 45.

VO: Bit of a sucker punch.

Just kind of thought, "You know what?

I'm just gonna buy it.

"Go for the risk and see.

It might pay off."

It hasn't, but it wasn't the... You know, I've had bigger losses.

Yeah.

Well, me too, let me tell you.

I think, really interesting things.

I think we both bought fascinating objects.

I'm loving this.

Let's go and talk about money, and who's got how much.

VO: Izzie started out with £251.56, and after auction costs, has come out with a little more, at £283.26.

VO: However, the only way is up for David, who started with £328.62, and after auction costs, has even more of a lead, with a whopping £438.98.

Well done!

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