0:00:02 > 0:00:05The nation's favourite antiques experts. One big challenge.
0:00:05 > 0:00:10Who will make the most profit buying and selling antiques as they drive around the UK?
0:00:10 > 0:00:14- £6.- £5.- Done.
0:00:14 > 0:00:15Is that your very best you can do?
0:00:15 > 0:00:19By the end of their trip, they should have made some big money.
0:00:19 > 0:00:25But it's not as easy as it sounds. Only one will be crowned champion in the final auction in London.
0:00:25 > 0:00:28This is the Antiques Road Trip!
0:00:36 > 0:00:38Welcome to another road trip.
0:00:38 > 0:00:44We're still on the road with antiques experts Anita Manning and David Barby.
0:00:44 > 0:00:50Anita Manning is a Glaswegian auctioneer with a passion for decorative items and paintings.
0:00:50 > 0:00:52- That is a double deal. - That's a double deal!
0:00:52 > 0:00:54That deserves another shake!
0:00:54 > 0:01:02David Barby has worked with antiques since he was 12-years-old and now works as a much-loved auctioneer.
0:01:02 > 0:01:06- Oh!- It's sore.- Christopher Columbus!
0:01:07 > 0:01:11Anita and David began their journey with £200 each
0:01:11 > 0:01:16and it's been a roller coaster of success and failure for them both.
0:01:16 > 0:01:20Anita nearly bankrupted herself early on and has been fighting back
0:01:20 > 0:01:25with a strict strategy of buying very, very cheap.
0:01:25 > 0:01:29So, after a week of punishingly modest shopping,
0:01:29 > 0:01:32Anita has turned her original £200
0:01:32 > 0:01:36into an admirable £338.01 to start today's show.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38How much do you think?
0:01:38 > 0:01:44David, meanwhile, launched into shopping mode with great passion, buying beautiful, expensive items
0:01:44 > 0:01:47that he personally loved, and it's been his undoing.
0:01:47 > 0:01:49From his £200,
0:01:49 > 0:01:55David now has a rather limp £190.10 to desperately fight back with.
0:01:55 > 0:02:03My ploy in this particular part of the journey is to buy safe objects
0:02:03 > 0:02:06that I can actually guarantee to make some money.
0:02:06 > 0:02:07# On the road again... #
0:02:07 > 0:02:12This week's road trip travels from Aberdeen in north-east Scotland
0:02:12 > 0:02:16to Leyburn in North Yorkshire.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18On today's show, they're leaving Carlisle
0:02:18 > 0:02:23and heading first to Brampton on their way to auction in Leyburn.
0:02:23 > 0:02:27Bonnie Brampton in Cumbria has been a popular market town
0:02:27 > 0:02:28since the 7th century
0:02:28 > 0:02:33and was once used by Oliver Cromwell to hold Cavalier prisoners from the civil war.
0:02:33 > 0:02:37Now our hostages to fortune arrive.
0:02:37 > 0:02:43Well, I'll start up here and then just wander down so we'll meet up somewhere in the middle.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46- OK, darling.- Best of luck! Bye bye!
0:02:46 > 0:02:51Time for this antiques expert to come in from the cold.
0:02:51 > 0:02:58Will anyone notice she's the real Anita Manning beneath that inconspicuous rain mac?
0:02:58 > 0:03:04This is quite an interesting cup.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07It is English ironstone china.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09It's 19th century.
0:03:09 > 0:03:15Now, during the 19th century, there was this great interest in the East and all things exotic.
0:03:15 > 0:03:20In 1813, Charles James Mason patented ironstone china,
0:03:20 > 0:03:25marketed as an incredibly strong ceramic, containing iron.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28However, there was really very little iron in the mix.
0:03:28 > 0:03:34Mason capitalised on the popularity of Far Eastern designs,
0:03:34 > 0:03:39and these larger mugs were mainly ornamental unless you really fancied a quart of tea.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43I quite like this.
0:03:43 > 0:03:44I think I'll have a go.
0:03:44 > 0:03:50Let's see how strong Anita's going to be with her famously low offers.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53If I can maybe make you a wee offer...
0:03:53 > 0:03:57I would rather it to be a big offer them a wee offer.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01- I know, but this is a wee, wee, wee offer!- A wee, wee, wee offer!
0:04:01 > 0:04:06- Come on, then. - Can I buy this for £20?
0:04:06 > 0:04:09- As little as that?- I know. - Well, £25 would be much, much nicer.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12- I know.- It's perfect. - It's in good condition.
0:04:12 > 0:04:16There's no damage, it's named, so you can pin it down to a factory,
0:04:16 > 0:04:18you can pin it down to date and registration number.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21On this occasion, we will give you a huge discount
0:04:21 > 0:04:24- and sell you that for £20. - Oh, that's wonderful.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28Anita's certainly no mug and has got herself a great deal straight away.
0:04:28 > 0:04:35It's in perfect condition, and condition is ALL in today's market.
0:04:35 > 0:04:3920 quid - we've got to make a profit on that.
0:04:39 > 0:04:40I'm happy.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43And David's on his way to a shop
0:04:43 > 0:04:46with a rather unfortunate sign
0:04:46 > 0:04:48when he's in town.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50- Hello? Anybody in?- Hello, yes!
0:04:50 > 0:04:52Can I come and have a look round?
0:04:52 > 0:04:54I think you probably can, yes. Please.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57That's quite nice. How much is that?
0:04:57 > 0:04:59There are two of those.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02- Round about 400 for the pair.- Oh!
0:05:02 > 0:05:04- Sorry. - Sorry, I've just burnt my hand.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09How much is the little pin cushion, please?
0:05:09 > 0:05:11Round about 60?
0:05:11 > 0:05:1360?
0:05:13 > 0:05:14Is that the very best you can do?
0:05:14 > 0:05:17- I'll take 50 for it. - Any less than £50?
0:05:17 > 0:05:20I can't, really, no, sorry.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24Well, 48.
0:05:24 > 0:05:25It's Birmingham, isn't it?
0:05:25 > 0:05:29- Yes, it is. - I would think it's about 1910.
0:05:29 > 0:05:35I do know that sewing requisites and silver make a reasonable amount of money.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38- Yeah.- And this is in the form of a little canoe...- I know. It's sweet.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40..which I've never seen before.
0:05:40 > 0:05:44I think that's lovely. I'd like that at £48. Thank you.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46Thank you very much.
0:05:46 > 0:05:51David Barby, proving once again that if you don't ask, you don't get.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54Secret booty in the boot, please.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56- Right.- OK, onwards.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58And away we go!
0:05:58 > 0:06:06Back on the road, Anita and David follow Hadrian's Wall to the next town, Hexham.
0:06:06 > 0:06:11Historic Hexham has England's oldest purpose-built jail
0:06:11 > 0:06:14and a great local manufacturing heritage.
0:06:14 > 0:06:18In 1823, it was recorded that the town made and exported
0:06:18 > 0:06:2223,504 dozen pairs of leather gloves.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24Now, not a lot of people know that.
0:06:27 > 0:06:33Today, Hexham is the monthly meeting point for a gathering of seasoned antiques traders.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36Come on!
0:06:36 > 0:06:38Ah, this is great. This is great, yeah.
0:06:38 > 0:06:43- You go that way and I'll go this way?- I don't want you following me.
0:06:43 > 0:06:44Look, you get all the bargains.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46I want to know how you do it.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49- OK. I'll see you shortly. - Best of luck.- You too, David.
0:06:54 > 0:06:58Gorgeous. It's a wee bit rich for my blood at the moment, though.
0:06:59 > 0:07:04I'm really looking for something - and I keep saying this - wow factor, something that excites me.
0:07:04 > 0:07:08Amongst the antiques, Anita's found some interesting candle holders
0:07:08 > 0:07:14priced at £160, worlds apart from her strict cheap-buying strategy.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17I think that these are good design.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20We have two metals. We have the brass and this white metal.
0:07:20 > 0:07:24To me, it's got a wee Art Deco look about it.
0:07:24 > 0:07:29I can't see a maker's name, but I think that these are probably from the '80s.
0:07:29 > 0:07:34I like the quality and I like the fact that there are four of them.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36I think they're super.
0:07:36 > 0:07:40Could you do 120?
0:07:40 > 0:07:42What?! £120?!
0:07:42 > 0:07:45There's no maker's name, no date.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47We don't know where they're from!
0:07:47 > 0:07:52This looks dangerously like the bad old Anita who nearly bankrupted herself at the first auction.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55- Dear, oh, dear.- 120.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58- Yeah. Good luck with them. - I know. I do love them.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00She loves them, all right.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02Too much, methinks, at 120.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06Where's the strict tactic to buy cheap and canny?
0:08:06 > 0:08:09Let's hope that Anita knows what she's doing, because I sure don't.
0:08:09 > 0:08:13Across the room, David's got time on his hands.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16And it's a brass clock face, rococo here.
0:08:16 > 0:08:22You've got Arabic numerals, Roman numerals, and it is period. Then it's signed "Bell, Uttoxeter,"
0:08:22 > 0:08:26so it's good to have a maker's name on it, as well.
0:08:26 > 0:08:32The Bell family of clock makers from Uttoxeter amazingly kept their horological business in the family
0:08:32 > 0:08:38for over 180 years, from the 1720s to around 1900.
0:08:38 > 0:08:42But one day, it was belonging to an eight-day movement,
0:08:42 > 0:08:48and the two holes have been filled in, so probably it was later adapted as a 30-hour clock.
0:08:48 > 0:08:52A pukka eight-day grandfather clock has two holes at the front,
0:08:52 > 0:08:55one for each train, and is wound once a week.
0:08:55 > 0:09:02The mechanism allows for an extra eighth day should you forget to wind it on the seventh.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05But at £95, it's just too, too much.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07I'll see if I can negotiate on that.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09- The clock face.- Yes.
0:09:09 > 0:09:14Interesting, because it started off as an eight-day, didn't it, then converted to a 30-hour?
0:09:14 > 0:09:18Unless it was a 30-hour that was proposing to be an eight-day.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21That is quite an interesting proposition.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24So it's one of these faux clocks to make it look more expensive than it actually was.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27Exactly.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30What's the best you can do on it? 95's too much.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33- I think 75 would have to be the best. - Hm...
0:09:33 > 0:09:35It's got to come down to about 40 quid.
0:09:35 > 0:09:39- 50?- 40.- You're a hard man.
0:09:39 > 0:09:43Oh, don't say that. My wife says that.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45- OK. I'll do it for 40.- £40.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47Thank you very much.
0:09:47 > 0:09:51- OK.- Thank you. - It's time for change.
0:09:51 > 0:09:55Anita's moving into politics with two prints at £26.50 each
0:09:55 > 0:09:59that she can't flip or claim on expenses. Hah.
0:09:59 > 0:10:04These are political prints from the late 1800s.
0:10:04 > 0:10:10They're obviously sending up the MPs at the time.
0:10:10 > 0:10:14These cartoons depict the two great feuding lions of 19th-century British politics,
0:10:14 > 0:10:17William Gladstone and Benjamin Disraeli.
0:10:17 > 0:10:21Disraeli once referred to his nemesis Gladstone as
0:10:21 > 0:10:26"a sophisticated rhetorician inebriated with the exuberance of his own verbosity".
0:10:26 > 0:10:30Well, it takes one to know one, doesn't it?
0:10:30 > 0:10:37We have the printer's mark here, JW Chatter, and he's from Newcastle.
0:10:37 > 0:10:43They're the type of odd thing which appeals to me me and I think will appeal to other people.
0:10:43 > 0:10:51Unfortunately, Dorothy here doesn't really want to negotiate, so she gets on the phone to 'im indoors.
0:10:51 > 0:10:57Hello, John! I wonder if you could sell me these, the two of them, for £10.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03That's simple and straightforward!
0:11:03 > 0:11:05Your wife's laughing here.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07Are you still there, John?
0:11:07 > 0:11:09He's gone!
0:11:09 > 0:11:11He's gone! He's gone!
0:11:11 > 0:11:17Oh! Looks like John's either hung up or fainted from Anita's low offer!
0:11:17 > 0:11:20Are you able to do a deal yourself, Dorothy?
0:11:20 > 0:11:23- Say 20 for the two.- 20 for the two?
0:11:23 > 0:11:24Yes.
0:11:26 > 0:11:28Let's go for them.
0:11:28 > 0:11:30Thank you very much, Dorothy.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32It's been lovely to deal with you.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36Oh, what have you bought?!
0:11:36 > 0:11:39This is only a small part of it, David.
0:11:39 > 0:11:40Really?
0:11:41 > 0:11:46Our poor, withered experts must now flee to their nests.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48The shops and markets are shutting.
0:11:53 > 0:11:57It's the final day of shopping for this week's road trip.
0:11:57 > 0:12:01Leaving Hexham and Cumbria far behind, Anita and David head south
0:12:01 > 0:12:06into deepest County Durham, towards the fine, historic town of Barnard Castle.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10This is a pretty wee town, David.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12What a lovely, lovely area!
0:12:12 > 0:12:15How beautiful! Look at the market cross.
0:12:17 > 0:12:24So far, David has spent £88 on two items - the pretty silver canoe pin cushion and the curious clock face.
0:12:24 > 0:12:29He has £100.10 left to spend.
0:12:29 > 0:12:36Anita has boldly spent £160 on three items - the bargain ironstone mug,
0:12:36 > 0:12:40the knock-down political prints and the risky, expensive candle holders.
0:12:40 > 0:12:46Anita has £178.01 left to finish her shopping.
0:12:46 > 0:12:50Anita and David have brashly decided to indulge themselves,
0:12:50 > 0:12:55so first stop of the day is the wonderful Bowes Museum in Barnard Castle.
0:12:55 > 0:13:01And waiting to meet our experts is Dr Howard Coutts, the keeper of ceramics at Bowes.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03Hello, Anita.
0:13:03 > 0:13:07- Hello.- Lovely to be here. - How lovely to see you. - I'm Anita, and this is David.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09He's a porcelain man.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11- Ceramics. Ceramics.- Yes.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14- She's the romantic.- Yeah.
0:13:14 > 0:13:20The Bowes Museum is the product of a great romance between wealthy local businessman John Bowes
0:13:20 > 0:13:26and the passionate Parisian actress Josephine Coffin-Chevallier.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28Work on the building began in 1869.
0:13:28 > 0:13:35John had the money and Josephine had the passion to start collecting fine arts, furniture and porcelain
0:13:35 > 0:13:36for a new museum.
0:13:36 > 0:13:40These two very different people from very different backgrounds
0:13:40 > 0:13:47were brought together by their common love of beauty and art.
0:13:47 > 0:13:52Josephine decided to build this great museum and started buying objects
0:13:52 > 0:13:56for the museum at the rate of about 1,000 a year.
0:13:56 > 0:14:00- A very busy woman! - Just like you, Anita.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03We have a very fine collection of European porcelain here.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06I love that little teapot. I think that's absolutely wonderful.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08That's an absolute gem, that.
0:14:08 > 0:14:15It's a very early piece with this rare pink ground that they developed in the 1750s, and that's dated 1758.
0:14:15 > 0:14:16Oh, my word!
0:14:16 > 0:14:22How many times have I seen these and they've been brought along to me - "We've got this sauce boat"?
0:14:22 > 0:14:24A dangerous assumption, I think.
0:14:24 > 0:14:28These were in fact female chamber pots.
0:14:28 > 0:14:33They are called Bourdaloue, and apparently there was a very handsome French preacher
0:14:33 > 0:14:35by the name of Pierre-Louis Bourdaloue.
0:14:35 > 0:14:39But his sermons went on for such a long, long time.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42And these little chamber pots were made
0:14:42 > 0:14:45so they could be concealed about one's person whilst they were...
0:14:45 > 0:14:51..urinating and they could be removed by a servant and then the contents distributed elsewhere.
0:14:51 > 0:14:53These are quite rare items, aren't they?
0:14:53 > 0:14:57- They occasionally come up in auction rooms. Have you ever had one?- I haven't.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00- You haven't? Well, now you've seen it, you know what they are! - Now I know.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03I have to say, thank you very much. This has been such a privilege.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06I've been delighted to take you both round today.
0:15:06 > 0:15:11Smiles all round. But hey, how about buying some antiques today?
0:15:11 > 0:15:12Hello?
0:15:12 > 0:15:17David still really needs to buy something really, really great and cheap
0:15:17 > 0:15:20to catch up with his cash-rich travelling companion.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22Come on, Barby!
0:15:24 > 0:15:25Now, that I like.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32It's Gray's pottery.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35Very reminiscent of the...
0:15:35 > 0:15:38Susie Cooper piece that I bought...
0:15:38 > 0:15:40- that bombed.- Huh!
0:15:40 > 0:15:47Two shows ago, actually. David paid a full £80 for a Gray's pottery lamp which sold for just £60.
0:15:47 > 0:15:51Is he brave enough to try another one at £35?
0:15:51 > 0:15:55I might suggest 20 quid...
0:15:55 > 0:15:57then test their reaction.
0:15:57 > 0:16:01Or ten. Shall I do an Anita and say ten?
0:16:01 > 0:16:05Well, at ten smackers it probably would be worth a gamble.
0:16:05 > 0:16:06Better ask for Dale.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08- DALE!- Politely!
0:16:08 > 0:16:10You've got 35 on that.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14But nobody's going to pay 35 at auction on that.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17Not at all. Erm...
0:16:17 > 0:16:19£20 it could be.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21Could you do it less than 20?
0:16:21 > 0:16:24I don't think I'd go lower than 20, no.
0:16:24 > 0:16:29David's playing it safe and was just about the leave the shop empty-handed when suddenly...
0:16:29 > 0:16:32Hello, David! What do you think of this?
0:16:32 > 0:16:34Bling-bling!
0:16:34 > 0:16:37- 1900, 1910?- I think it's a bit later.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39- Do you?- I think it's '20s, '30s.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41- How much is it?- £20.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44Will you throw the lamp in with it, as well?
0:16:44 > 0:16:51- If you make it 25, I'll throw the lamp in.- Now, hang on. Stop a second.
0:16:51 > 0:16:58A Gray's pottery lamp AND a 1920s charger, the exact same items that David lost so heavily with before?
0:16:58 > 0:17:04Looks like he's trying to make amends with a couple of cheaper versions, to me.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06If you bung the lamp in with it, as well.
0:17:09 > 0:17:14- Well, I'll do it for 22. - £22?- Yeah. OK.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18What have I done?
0:17:18 > 0:17:23A stunning deal, the charger and the lamp for just £22.
0:17:23 > 0:17:28David's finally managed to curb his big, bad spending habit
0:17:28 > 0:17:31and could be on the road to auction redemption.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34Modesty must now be thrown to the wind.
0:17:34 > 0:17:39All back to the Bowes Museum for our experts to reveal their wares.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41What a big box you've got there!
0:17:41 > 0:17:44Yes! Well, maybe lots of goodies here. But you've got two bags.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47- What have you got?- No!
0:17:47 > 0:17:50Well, my first buy...
0:17:50 > 0:17:53- Altar candlesticks!- Uh-huh.
0:17:53 > 0:17:58I bought four of them. David, they could be anything up to 1980.
0:17:58 > 0:18:02It's halfway between the Arts and Crafts and spaceship!
0:18:02 > 0:18:05Whoosh!
0:18:05 > 0:18:08A bit extravagant at £120.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10- No.- No?- Speculative.- "Speculative"!
0:18:10 > 0:18:15- Now, it's just...- A clock face! - ..a clock face movement.
0:18:15 > 0:18:19It's brass chaptering with Arabic and Roman numerals.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21David, how much?
0:18:21 > 0:18:23Ah.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26- That's the rub.- How much, David?
0:18:26 > 0:18:30- And I think it's going to bought by a clock restorer.- How much, David?
0:18:30 > 0:18:32£40.
0:18:32 > 0:18:33That is cheap.
0:18:33 > 0:18:39These intrigued me. It refers to the politics of the day.
0:18:39 > 0:18:44In 1878, Disraeli was the Prime Minister.
0:18:44 > 0:18:48In 1880, Gladstone became the Prime Minister.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51- How much did you pay for them?- £20.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53Oh, that's nothing.
0:18:53 > 0:18:57They have been framed at a later date, but it has...
0:18:57 > 0:18:59I've just broken the glass there.
0:18:59 > 0:19:00Ooh! Dear Anita!
0:19:00 > 0:19:02Careful, careful, careful.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04Thank goodness you're OK.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07That is a lovely little pin cushion.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09- It's Birmingham.- Birmingham.
0:19:09 > 0:19:13- And I think the date is round about 1904.- How much did you pay for that?
0:19:13 > 0:19:16Again, this was quite an expensive item, and I paid £48 for it.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18No, you're still fine on that, David.
0:19:18 > 0:19:19- Do you think so? - Still absolutely fine.
0:19:19 > 0:19:23Now, for pity's sake, don't drop it!
0:19:23 > 0:19:25Do you like that type of thing?
0:19:25 > 0:19:28- Yeah. This is a wonderful tankard. - Do you like it?
0:19:28 > 0:19:33A tankard! Now, a chap could take some ale in that, couldn't he?
0:19:33 > 0:19:35- How much did you pay for it?- £20.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38Oh, Anita, come on! You didn't?
0:19:38 > 0:19:40Did you feel guilty?
0:19:40 > 0:19:41- No.- No.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44- That's a very good buy. - Uh-huh. Your third item?
0:19:44 > 0:19:49Ah, now, this is where I think I'm heading for a downfall.
0:19:49 > 0:19:54- I ended up with a piece of Gray's pottery.- Oh, yes!
0:19:54 > 0:19:55Do you know something, David?
0:19:55 > 0:19:58I think I like this one better than the other one.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00I knew it was deja vu!
0:20:00 > 0:20:02That was thrown in...
0:20:02 > 0:20:05- with this...- Yes. That's lovely.
0:20:05 > 0:20:12An Arts and Crafts plaque. It's got a good weight to it, and this was £22 with...
0:20:12 > 0:20:14- the Gray's.- Both for 22? - What do you think?
0:20:14 > 0:20:18I like that, but I can't believe you got these two things for 22 quid!
0:20:18 > 0:20:20Look, I took a leaf from your book.
0:20:20 > 0:20:24It's about time.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26OK, OK, enough of that chumminess.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28But what do you really think?
0:20:28 > 0:20:34We had the brass plaque. It is quite a nice thing, but it's not decorative enough.
0:20:34 > 0:20:38It hasn't got enough, in my opinion, to get a high price.
0:20:38 > 0:20:43I think, basically, that I'm going to make a profit on all objects I've bought.
0:20:43 > 0:20:47But I don't think it's going to be enough profit to beat Anita.
0:20:47 > 0:20:49I think she'll be the star with those candlesticks.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52# On the road again
0:20:52 > 0:20:54- # I can't wait to get... # - And now the end is near.
0:20:54 > 0:20:59The road trip has taken the scenic route from Carlisle via Brampton,
0:20:59 > 0:21:01Hexham and Barnard Castle.
0:21:01 > 0:21:02It's auction day,
0:21:02 > 0:21:05and our two experts arrive in Leyburn, North Yorkshire,
0:21:05 > 0:21:07for their final sale together.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13Here we are, David, our last sale.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15How do you feel about it?
0:21:15 > 0:21:17- Anxious.- Let's go and have a look.
0:21:17 > 0:21:24Tennants Auctioneers in Leyburn has been a family business for over 100 years, with many specialist sales,
0:21:24 > 0:21:28including coins, books and stamps.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31Fortunately, our experts have arrived for the general sale.
0:21:31 > 0:21:36Auctioneer Jeremy Pattison has his own expert opinion on the likely outcome.
0:21:36 > 0:21:40There's a good market for silver, anything decorative.
0:21:40 > 0:21:44So your candlesticks and the silver pin cushion, those are lots which could do well today, yeah.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46What about the clock face?
0:21:46 > 0:21:50The problem is it hasn't got an actual body to it, David.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52That's the problem. It's just the face!
0:21:52 > 0:21:55I know, but if anybody had an enamel-faced clock
0:21:55 > 0:21:58and they wanted to upmarket it, that's ideal, isn't it, for a clock restorer?
0:21:58 > 0:22:00He's clutching at straws!
0:22:01 > 0:22:03- We'll see, yes. Yes.- Right.
0:22:03 > 0:22:08Starting this leg with £338.01,
0:22:08 > 0:22:13Anita spent just £160 and wisely called it a day early on.
0:22:13 > 0:22:19David started with just £190.10 and confidently spent £110 of it,
0:22:19 > 0:22:22playing his cards close to his chest
0:22:22 > 0:22:27and shrewdly avoiding those dangerous, expensive items that he loves.
0:22:27 > 0:22:32Nerves twitch, brows moisten and an eerie quiet descends on the room.
0:22:32 > 0:22:36The auction is about to begin.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39I'm really nervous.
0:22:39 > 0:22:41Kicking off this week's final auction
0:22:41 > 0:22:45are Anita's pair of political prints, one with brand-new glass.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48Will they get the bidders' votes?
0:22:48 > 0:22:49They'd look good in the loo.
0:22:49 > 0:22:53It's a wonder it hasn't been DOWN the loo!
0:22:53 > 0:22:58£20 for them. Put them in. 10 bid. £10 I'm bid. 20. At the back at 20.
0:22:58 > 0:23:02Take another five anywhere. Last time this time, at 20 and selling.
0:23:02 > 0:23:04They've wiped their face.
0:23:04 > 0:23:05- Right.- I'm happy.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07A vote of no confidence from the auction.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10That's a loss after commission.
0:23:10 > 0:23:15Could David be second-time lucky with the Gray's pottery lamp?
0:23:15 > 0:23:19This one only cost him £2 as part of a package,
0:23:19 > 0:23:22but he lost big time last time.
0:23:22 > 0:23:24£20 for it. Put it in. 10 bid.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26£10 only, the Gray's pottery.
0:23:26 > 0:23:2715 I am bid.
0:23:27 > 0:23:29At £15, for the last time. Selling.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32All finished? Thank you.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35£15. Right.
0:23:35 > 0:23:37Well, at £2 spent,
0:23:37 > 0:23:40it'd be a crime against ceramics if that didn't turn a profit.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42But well done, David.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45Time for a cuppa.
0:23:45 > 0:23:49Next up, it's Anita's decorative ironstone mug from Brampton.
0:23:49 > 0:23:5220 to start me. 20 I'm bid for the mug. At £20.
0:23:52 > 0:23:56- I'd buy it at that.- At 20. 25.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59- 30.- Oh!- In the corner. Last time.
0:23:59 > 0:24:01At 30, I'll sell.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04Could have done a wee bit more, but quite satisfied at 30.
0:24:04 > 0:24:10No great profit for Anita, but she won't be panicking just yet.
0:24:10 > 0:24:14Stand fast. David needs a big, shiny profit
0:24:14 > 0:24:17from his second-time-lucky 1920s charger.
0:24:17 > 0:24:18At 10. 20. 30.
0:24:18 > 0:24:21Come on, come on, come on. One more. It's worth more.
0:24:21 > 0:24:24Squeeze another bid there. Take a 5, madam. Might regret it.
0:24:24 > 0:24:28- It's worth more.- No? £30. It's all finished now. Last time at 30.
0:24:28 > 0:24:30Thank you.
0:24:30 > 0:24:35- You're doing not too badly. - But they're not mounting up, those figures.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38Financially speaking, David's still up a certain creek without a paddle
0:24:38 > 0:24:43and needs a big profit from his tiny silver canoe.
0:24:43 > 0:24:4540. Very little pin cushion. 40.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48- 50. 60. 70.- Oh, well done!- 80.
0:24:48 > 0:24:52Looks like David's getting pins and needles.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55- £80 I am bid.- Come on, one more go. It's worth more than that.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58All finished. At 80 and selling.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01Oh, well done, darling, well done!
0:25:01 > 0:25:03Well, that is a huge relief for Mr Barby,
0:25:03 > 0:25:06a good profit from a wisely-purchased item.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08Here's your candlesticks.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11Ah, this is the lot I'm interested in.
0:25:11 > 0:25:13Anita's unusually rash purchase next.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16We still don't know where these candle holders are from
0:25:16 > 0:25:19or quite what Anita was thinking about when she bought them.
0:25:19 > 0:25:23Is she about to have her solid lead snuffed out?
0:25:23 > 0:25:26£100. I do like them. 50, then.
0:25:26 > 0:25:28- Ohh...- £20. There's no reserve. 20.
0:25:28 > 0:25:31- 30. 40.- Come on. Coming up, coming up, coming up.
0:25:31 > 0:25:3360 at the back. 70. 80.
0:25:33 > 0:25:3780 at the moment. All finished at 80?
0:25:37 > 0:25:41- Thank you. 776.- Oh, no! Ohh...
0:25:41 > 0:25:44Oh, dear, Anita, you've certainly not learned
0:25:44 > 0:25:46from your previous risk taking.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50Time is running out for David to turn a profit.
0:25:50 > 0:25:55The brass clock face is the last item to be sold on this leg of the road trip.
0:25:55 > 0:25:59Put the big hand on the little hand and cross those little fingers.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01- Here goes. - Bid 40. 40 on the clock face.
0:26:01 > 0:26:0450. 60. 60 I am bid.
0:26:04 > 0:26:06- I want more.- 60.- I need more.
0:26:06 > 0:26:08Interesting lot, there.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10- More!- I need more.
0:26:10 > 0:26:1370. 80. One more? £80 at the moment.
0:26:13 > 0:26:15- At 80.- Come on, one more!
0:26:15 > 0:26:17- Another one, sir?- Come on!
0:26:17 > 0:26:21Last time this time. It's going at 80. Thank you.
0:26:21 > 0:26:27David, you do really well with broken old bits of things!
0:26:27 > 0:26:29A happy end to a difficult journey for David.
0:26:29 > 0:26:33Who'd have thought he'd double his money on an old brass clock dial?
0:26:33 > 0:26:41So, David, after five journeys, five auctions, here we are with a total.
0:26:41 > 0:26:46Huh! David started today's show with £190.10
0:26:46 > 0:26:51and made a pretty decent profit, after commission, of £63.78.
0:26:51 > 0:26:54So David finishes this week's Antiques Road Trip with...
0:26:57 > 0:27:00400. 20. 250.
0:27:00 > 0:27:08Anita started with £338.01 and made a bad loss of £52.42,
0:27:08 > 0:27:11but she still finishes her road trip ahead with a handsome...
0:27:15 > 0:27:20Yep, it was close at the end, but the lady wins the week.
0:27:20 > 0:27:24So for now, the Antiques Road Trip leader board stands
0:27:24 > 0:27:30with the triumphant Anita Manning in first place and poor old Barby in second.
0:27:30 > 0:27:36When you think how far we went down in some auctions and then leapt back again...
0:27:36 > 0:27:39We were up there and then down.
0:27:39 > 0:27:41It's like this helter-skelter.
0:27:41 > 0:27:43Oh, aye!
0:27:43 > 0:27:47David and Anita have been rubbing shoulders, sharing the travel suites
0:27:47 > 0:27:50and heading right off the beaten track.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53# Just let your love flow Like a mountain stream
0:27:53 > 0:27:55# And let your love go... #
0:27:55 > 0:27:59After leaving Aberdeen, finding the right towns
0:27:59 > 0:28:04and finding some great antiques, they also found their true selves.
0:28:05 > 0:28:08Want a wee tune?
0:28:08 > 0:28:11This could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
0:28:11 > 0:28:15We'll be seeing them again, as they'll each use their winnings
0:28:15 > 0:28:19to buy a final show-stopping antique for the grand finale auction in London.
0:28:19 > 0:28:25But for now, this week's champion, Anita, hits the road with David in the driving seat.
0:28:25 > 0:28:26Forward, MacDuff!
0:28:26 > 0:28:29We're off to London!
0:28:29 > 0:28:33The road trip continues in Northern Ireland,
0:28:33 > 0:28:37with two new, eager antiques experts, James Lewis...
0:28:37 > 0:28:41- If it was a guarantee, I'd snap your hand off!- ..and David Harper.
0:28:41 > 0:28:44You've got a silver tongue, madam, you have!
0:28:44 > 0:28:50'They're both keen to get shopping and James kicks off first.
0:28:50 > 0:28:54'He's an auctioneer in Derby, so he's used to selling, not buying.
0:28:54 > 0:28:57'How will he cope on the other side of the rostrum?'
0:28:57 > 0:29:02It is speculative. If it was a guarantee, I'd snap your hand off!
0:29:02 > 0:29:05'David Harper is based in County Durham,
0:29:05 > 0:29:12'a seasoned antiques trader who's passionate about old stuff, and knows how to strike a bargain.'
0:29:12 > 0:29:16I've got to be cruel. I've got to be mercenary.
0:29:18 > 0:29:20'Each expert starts with £200
0:29:20 > 0:29:25'and they've got to bargain hard to make as much money as they can.
0:29:25 > 0:29:30'James and David's road trip will take them from the Giant's Causeway
0:29:30 > 0:29:34'in County Antrim, via the ferry to Stranraer,
0:29:34 > 0:29:37'to Market Harborough in Leicestershire.
0:29:37 > 0:29:42'Heading first to Portrush, hunting for bargains to sell at an auction
0:29:42 > 0:29:45'in Belfast.
0:29:45 > 0:29:48'David's brought his own car, a perfect model
0:29:48 > 0:29:52'for touring the open roads of Northern Ireland.
0:29:52 > 0:29:54'Someone isn't so keen.'
0:29:54 > 0:29:59- You're not a great passenger, James. - No. I'm holding on. Quite tight.
0:29:59 > 0:30:03Perfect roads for driving a classic car James, or what?
0:30:03 > 0:30:08- Rolling hills, beautiful sun... - Sweeping roads.- Ah!
0:30:10 > 0:30:13Oh, gosh! Look at this!
0:30:13 > 0:30:17'The jewel in the crown of this stunning coastline
0:30:17 > 0:30:19'is the Giant's Causeway,
0:30:19 > 0:30:24'a series of rock "stepping stones" formed from volcanic eruptions.
0:30:24 > 0:30:28'The boys drag themselves away from sightseeing
0:30:28 > 0:30:33'to crack on with the job in hand, finding some antiques to buy.
0:30:33 > 0:30:37'David's dropping James off before he heads into Portrush.
0:30:37 > 0:30:42'Once a fishing village, the arrival of the railway
0:30:42 > 0:30:44'brought a boom in visitors.
0:30:44 > 0:30:50'It's still a popular holiday destination, and a great place to look for antiques.
0:30:52 > 0:30:56'James is keen to investigate Irish Belleek porcelain,
0:30:56 > 0:30:58'so he's gone to meet Clare Ross.
0:30:58 > 0:31:04'As well as dealing in antiques, Claire repairs customers' Belleek.'
0:31:04 > 0:31:07Well, James, this is my studio.
0:31:07 > 0:31:11Ah! The nerve centre of where it all happens.
0:31:11 > 0:31:13These are a few pieces of work
0:31:13 > 0:31:16that I've just finished.
0:31:16 > 0:31:21'The pottery comes from the village of Belleek in County Fermanagh.
0:31:21 > 0:31:28'In 1857, a landowner, John Caldwell Bloomfield, founded a pottery
0:31:28 > 0:31:32'after discovering his land was rich in minerals.'
0:31:32 > 0:31:37- What's happened here? - It was broken in two around here.
0:31:37 > 0:31:41How long does it take you to restore a piece of Belleek?
0:31:41 > 0:31:45Things are cleaned and surfaces prepared. From there, they're glued.
0:31:45 > 0:31:49Any missing chips or pieces like that are filled.
0:31:49 > 0:31:54I have a compressor and airbrush that give me a lovely smooth finish.
0:31:54 > 0:31:59One thing I associate with Belleek are wonderful yellows and greens.
0:31:59 > 0:32:05- Not on these pieces.- No, but I do have one piece I'm working on.
0:32:05 > 0:32:09That influence from the sea with those giant shells
0:32:09 > 0:32:11and the coral.
0:32:11 > 0:32:18I've almost finished, but I have to give it that opalescent effect.
0:32:18 > 0:32:24- Wonderful.- You take a clear glaze and have a tiny hint of colour.
0:32:24 > 0:32:28In perfect condition, what would that be worth?
0:32:28 > 0:32:32It's got to be £1,000, £1,500, hasn't it? Fantastic.
0:32:32 > 0:32:36'No shelling out on Belleek for you, James!
0:32:36 > 0:32:38'David's keen to shop.
0:32:38 > 0:32:44'Lo and behold, the first thing he hears is the B word, B for Belleek.'
0:32:44 > 0:32:49Belleek is big in Northern Ireland but is renowned throughout the world
0:32:49 > 0:32:53has a lot of collectors and they did make beautiful stuff.
0:32:53 > 0:32:55This item is even rarer.
0:32:55 > 0:32:58This is Coal Island Pottery,
0:32:58 > 0:33:02which was in existence for a few years.
0:33:02 > 0:33:06Some people left the Belleek company in the late 19th century
0:33:06 > 0:33:08and started at Coal Island.
0:33:08 > 0:33:13It has a very distinctive marking with the red hand of Ulster.
0:33:13 > 0:33:19Does that have any significance, other than that it was made here?
0:33:19 > 0:33:24- Yes. It would be used in political emblems.- That's what I'm thinking.
0:33:24 > 0:33:29- So it's got a Loyalist feel?- Yes. It would.- That's very interesting.
0:33:29 > 0:33:33'David looks tempted, but he's not committing yet.
0:33:33 > 0:33:35'James has moved on from Belleek,
0:33:35 > 0:33:41'but he's still focusing on ceramics.'
0:33:41 > 0:33:44- How much is the Mason's dinnerware? - £40.
0:33:44 > 0:33:48What's the condition like? Many chips or cracks?
0:33:48 > 0:33:52- Not too many.- I love this. They call it the Regency pattern.
0:33:52 > 0:33:57The long-necked grasshopper! Completely wacky!
0:33:57 > 0:34:00- PLATE RINGS - OK, £40. Let's go through these.
0:34:00 > 0:34:03That's one that's OK.
0:34:03 > 0:34:08This might be boring for you guys. I'm going to be quite some time.
0:34:08 > 0:34:10'Better leave it to you, then.
0:34:10 > 0:34:14'Meanwhile, David's eyes are bigger than his £200 budget,
0:34:14 > 0:34:16'but he's spellbound
0:34:16 > 0:34:20'by the porcelain in Eleanor Wolfenden's shop.'
0:34:20 > 0:34:22Royal Worcester shouts at you.
0:34:22 > 0:34:28- It's got a look of its own.- It does. It's always big money.- Always.
0:34:28 > 0:34:35This is by...James Stinton. It's all hand-painted.
0:34:35 > 0:34:40'The Stinton family worked for Royal Worcester for over 100 years.
0:34:40 > 0:34:42'James is one of the best known.'
0:34:42 > 0:34:45That would date from about 1920.
0:34:45 > 0:34:48That is a piece of art on porcelain.
0:34:48 > 0:34:51- What's the best on that one?- £600.
0:34:51 > 0:34:56- Which is just out of your budget(!) - You're a tease, Eleanor!
0:34:56 > 0:34:59'It takes one to know one!
0:34:59 > 0:35:01'James is still tapping plates!'
0:35:01 > 0:35:06- PLATE RINGS - A really good ring, then it's fine.
0:35:06 > 0:35:09PLATE CLUNKS Hear the difference!
0:35:09 > 0:35:13'The lovely ring is proof that it's in good order.
0:35:13 > 0:35:17'A dull sound means, "Beware, internal cracks."
0:35:17 > 0:35:19'He's going to be there all day.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22'Can David find anything he can afford?'
0:35:22 > 0:35:27Clarice Cliff, the Harvest pattern. I can sell you that really cheaply.
0:35:27 > 0:35:30'Clarice Cliff who, in 1912,
0:35:30 > 0:35:32'started work aged 13, is regarded
0:35:32 > 0:35:38'as one of the most influential ceramicists of the 20th century.'
0:35:38 > 0:35:41- I think this is probably 1950s.- Yes.
0:35:41 > 0:35:44I've got examples of much earlier, but..
0:35:44 > 0:35:49- Just so weird. - Completely ahead of her time.
0:35:49 > 0:35:54Probably 40 or 50 years out of her time. That's very '60s, '70s.
0:35:54 > 0:35:59You wouldn't have got those oranges if it wasn't for Clarice Cliff.
0:35:59 > 0:36:04'David knows a bit about porcelain, but furniture is his strength.'
0:36:04 > 0:36:09What would that sell for? I'm a fish out of water.
0:36:09 > 0:36:11I think you'd make profit.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13How much can you sell it for?
0:36:13 > 0:36:18I'm going to do you a good deal and charge you £40.
0:36:18 > 0:36:22It must be the only piece of Clarice Cliff in perfect condition
0:36:22 > 0:36:25in Northern Ireland at £40.
0:36:25 > 0:36:27You've got a silver tongue, madam!
0:36:27 > 0:36:31I like the piece but I've got to be hard.
0:36:31 > 0:36:35I've got to be cruel. I've got to be mercenary. Do it for 20.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37No, I can't do it for 20.
0:36:37 > 0:36:39I'll do it for £30.
0:36:39 > 0:36:43- £30 and that's it.- Make it 25.
0:36:43 > 0:36:45No. I can't. £30.
0:36:45 > 0:36:51All right. Go on. 25. You can buy me a drink when you make this profit.
0:36:51 > 0:36:57- I'll take you to dinner if I make a big profit.- Lovely. Thank you.
0:36:57 > 0:37:02'Interesting techniques. David's flirting his way to a bargain.
0:37:02 > 0:37:06'James is grinding him down with the plates.'
0:37:06 > 0:37:09- Can you do it a bit less?- A fiver.
0:37:09 > 0:37:11- 35.- Is that it?- 35.
0:37:11 > 0:37:15- I'm thinking 25. - DEALER CHUCKLES
0:37:15 > 0:37:17- That's cheap.- I need it to be!
0:37:17 > 0:37:22- I've got to make a profit out of these!- 30.
0:37:22 > 0:37:26- I'll meet you in between.- I'll help you pack them if you do 25.
0:37:26 > 0:37:30I'll pack them for you if you give me 30!
0:37:30 > 0:37:33- I'll split the difference. - I've done that once!
0:37:33 > 0:37:36- 27.50. Yeah?- OK.
0:37:36 > 0:37:40Fantastic! Deal done. And I'll still help you pack them.
0:37:40 > 0:37:42You're packing them yourself!
0:37:42 > 0:37:44'Hang on!
0:37:44 > 0:37:49'It was part of the deal that James packed the dinner service!
0:37:50 > 0:37:54'David thinks he can charm another bargain out of Eleanor.'
0:37:54 > 0:37:59This is an Irish silver butter knife made in Dublin in 1871.
0:37:59 > 0:38:03- Irish silver is highly desirable. - We're in the right place.
0:38:03 > 0:38:06There's a mark on the back.
0:38:06 > 0:38:09"Henry...?" "JAB...
0:38:09 > 0:38:11"to...Henry..."
0:38:11 > 0:38:13I can't make it out. That's nice.
0:38:13 > 0:38:17A heck of a butter knife. Imagine that on your crumpet.
0:38:17 > 0:38:21Eleanor, tempt me. You know I've got no money. Tempt me.
0:38:21 > 0:38:26- You're very hard to extract money from.- People say I'm easy.- £45.
0:38:26 > 0:38:28Oh, Eleanor. I do like it.
0:38:28 > 0:38:31You know boxes make all the difference!
0:38:31 > 0:38:36Well, I've got to say, that helps it, doesn't it?
0:38:36 > 0:38:39< My member of staff, Alice, says that's another fiver.
0:38:39 > 0:38:43Your member of staff should make a cup of tea!
0:38:43 > 0:38:47Never mind get involved in negotiations! Make it 25.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49I can't do it, David!
0:38:49 > 0:38:53I can't. £30 and that's it.
0:38:53 > 0:38:56- Have we got a deal? - Yes. Go on, then.
0:38:56 > 0:39:01- If you make a lot of money...? - I'm going to take you two out.
0:39:01 > 0:39:03'Of course you will, David(!)
0:39:03 > 0:39:08'He seduced his way to some promising investments. Unhand her!
0:39:08 > 0:39:14'Our experts are back together again and head off for their night stop.
0:39:14 > 0:39:19'They reflect on a part of the world that's new to both of them.'
0:39:19 > 0:39:25For 20 years, we've heard "Northern Ireland this and that. Troubles, troubles."
0:39:25 > 0:39:30- But look at it!- I know. - Wonderful! Wonderful scenery!
0:39:30 > 0:39:33If the weather is as wonderful tomorrow
0:39:33 > 0:39:37and we come across scenery like we've seen today, then blimey!
0:39:37 > 0:39:42- This has been a trip and a half. Something to eat?- Absolutely!
0:39:50 > 0:39:53'Rested and eager to get on their way...'
0:39:53 > 0:39:55- Are you ready?- Let's go.
0:39:55 > 0:39:59'..our bearded wonders are on the road again.
0:39:59 > 0:40:03'So far, out of their £200 budgets,
0:40:03 > 0:40:07'David has spent £55 on two items in Portrush.
0:40:07 > 0:40:11'James spent £27.50 on his dinner service,
0:40:11 > 0:40:15'although it did take him most of the day to do the deal.'
0:40:15 > 0:40:18Yeah? Fantastic! Deal done!
0:40:18 > 0:40:23'Let's hope he picks up the pace a bit!
0:40:23 > 0:40:26'After their stopover in Ballymena,
0:40:26 > 0:40:29'they're off to Dromore in County Down
0:40:29 > 0:40:32'to hunt for some more treasures
0:40:32 > 0:40:34'to take to Belfast.
0:40:34 > 0:40:38'Given this is a road trip, it would help if the map was bigger.'
0:40:38 > 0:40:43Have you got a better map? If it's four miles that way...
0:40:43 > 0:40:47No, it's four miles THIS way! We've just been down here.
0:40:47 > 0:40:52- I'm pointing in the...- We've been four miles in this direction.- No.
0:40:52 > 0:40:57We couldn't have done. We could do with finding a human being.
0:40:57 > 0:41:01- We're looking for the town of Dromore.- Yeah.
0:41:01 > 0:41:04- Is it that way?- Yeah.
0:41:04 > 0:41:06Let's go. Thank you. Bye bye.
0:41:08 > 0:41:11'When they get to Dromore, things look promising.'
0:41:11 > 0:41:14I like a bit of salvage.
0:41:14 > 0:41:20I'm going to see if I can find one of the antique shops.
0:41:20 > 0:41:23You like antique hunting on your own!
0:41:23 > 0:41:28'And I don't blame him, so James checks out another place in Dromore,
0:41:28 > 0:41:33'while David heads inside what promises to be
0:41:33 > 0:41:37'a wonderful salvage treasure trove run by PJ McAllister.'
0:41:37 > 0:41:42I love places like this. It's all dumped in.
0:41:42 > 0:41:46There's a smell of damp, but that makes it more exciting.
0:41:46 > 0:41:48What are you going to come across?
0:41:48 > 0:41:53These are the places you might find that real wunderbar thing.
0:41:53 > 0:41:57My first love, I've got to say. Furniture. Look at that!
0:41:57 > 0:41:59It's a Regency wash stand.
0:41:59 > 0:42:04Very finely made. Mahogany. You can tell it's been restored.
0:42:04 > 0:42:07It looks too fresh.
0:42:07 > 0:42:11- PJ, what about this wash stand? 1820, 1830?- Around that.
0:42:11 > 0:42:16- I'll not argue over a few years. - What's the absolute best on that?
0:42:16 > 0:42:18Hang on a minute!
0:42:18 > 0:42:23What's it going to make at auction? It might make 50 quid. It might.
0:42:23 > 0:42:26I think it might make a bit more.
0:42:26 > 0:42:31It could. But it could also sell for 50 quid. There's no reserve.
0:42:31 > 0:42:36I'm going to be very cruel. It couldn't be 20 quid, could it?
0:42:38 > 0:42:41- OK.- You'd go with that?- Yes.
0:42:41 > 0:42:45- £20...for you.- Robbed!
0:42:45 > 0:42:50- It's all about turnover, PJ. - I wish you luck with it.
0:42:50 > 0:42:55'Meanwhile, a shiny green deer is winking at James.
0:42:55 > 0:42:59'It's by Charles Lemanceau, a French ceramic artist,
0:42:59 > 0:43:03'who's best known for his 1930s Art Deco figurines.
0:43:03 > 0:43:08'By an amazing coincidence, the dealer who owns it is French, too.
0:43:08 > 0:43:15'Jean Dalbon keeps his stock in his shed, having not quite got round to opening a shop.'
0:43:15 > 0:43:19SPEAKS WITH FRENCH ACCENT
0:43:21 > 0:43:24It's got some style about it. How much is that?
0:43:24 > 0:43:27- £45.- How about 35?
0:43:30 > 0:43:3538? I might regret it, but I think you've got a deal.
0:43:35 > 0:43:38Looking better already!
0:43:38 > 0:43:42- £38.- Thank you, James.- Thank you.
0:43:42 > 0:43:44- Here's your change. £2.- Super.
0:43:44 > 0:43:48Plus Irish tradition, luck penny.
0:43:48 > 0:43:50'Ooh! An extra 50p off!'
0:43:50 > 0:43:54Fantastic. Thank you very much. Have a great day.
0:43:54 > 0:43:58'They're heading for Lisburn.
0:43:58 > 0:44:03'James has £135, so he's desperate to hit town before the shops close.'
0:44:03 > 0:44:06The pressure is now on.
0:44:06 > 0:44:10- Well, it's four o'clock.- It's not? It's an hour, basically.
0:44:10 > 0:44:13- Yeah.- Put that foot down!
0:44:13 > 0:44:18'It's the final dash to find a last-minute winning item.'
0:44:18 > 0:44:23I'm going to keep looking and hopefully find my star buy
0:44:23 > 0:44:26in the last five minutes.
0:44:26 > 0:44:31'A dark-haired handsome stranger has caught James's eye.'
0:44:31 > 0:44:33I've found a nice image, MA Heath.
0:44:33 > 0:44:39I think this is Margaret Anne Heath, who was a water colourist
0:44:39 > 0:44:41who specialised in portraits.
0:44:41 > 0:44:45'But James can't be certain about what he's found.'
0:44:45 > 0:44:50If it is Margaret Anne Heath, I sell them between £300 and £500.
0:44:50 > 0:44:56So... That might just do quite well. It's got a little bit of foxing.
0:44:56 > 0:45:03'Foxing, they're the brown spots you get on old paper caused by damp.
0:45:03 > 0:45:07'Although it's common, it can affect the price at auction.
0:45:07 > 0:45:10'The painting's labelled M.A. Heath 1911.
0:45:10 > 0:45:15'Margaret Ann Heath died in 1914, when she was only 28.'
0:45:15 > 0:45:21- What would be your best price on it? - £80 would.- 80?- Yeah.
0:45:21 > 0:45:24- Speculative lot!- That's the problem!
0:45:24 > 0:45:29If it was a guarantee I'd snap your hand off, but it wouldn't be that.
0:45:29 > 0:45:31'It's a gamble, sure enough.
0:45:31 > 0:45:35'James is hoping this is by THE M.A. Heath.'
0:45:35 > 0:45:37I like that it's untouched.
0:45:37 > 0:45:41I like that it's never been messed about with.
0:45:41 > 0:45:43His eyes are really nicely done.
0:45:43 > 0:45:47- And a great head of hair. - Yeah. I feel quite envious!
0:45:47 > 0:45:51When I was younger, I had a head of hair like that.
0:45:51 > 0:45:55- 65?- No. Honestly, no. - No?- Won't happen.
0:45:55 > 0:45:58We'll call it 70 and have a deal.
0:45:58 > 0:46:02'Jammy James wangles a lucky pound off and pays 69.
0:46:02 > 0:46:05'David and James must call it a day,
0:46:05 > 0:46:09'though not before revealing what they've bought.
0:46:09 > 0:46:13'David kicks off with his bargain wash stand.'
0:46:13 > 0:46:17- A giant Zimmer frame! - We're going to need one!
0:46:17 > 0:46:20- Are you ready?- Gosh.- Three, two...
0:46:20 > 0:46:23- one...- Oh, my goodness!
0:46:23 > 0:46:25- Georgian wash stand.- Regency, 1820?
0:46:25 > 0:46:30- At auction, you would put an estimate of £60 to £100 on it.- Yes.
0:46:30 > 0:46:33- What did you pay?- 20 quid.- 20 quid?
0:46:33 > 0:46:38- There's profit there, is there not? Show me something of yours.- OK.
0:46:38 > 0:46:42- What's this? Continental, obviously. - French.- Yeah.
0:46:42 > 0:46:47He's a good name, born in 1905, specialised in Art Deco groups.
0:46:47 > 0:46:54- It's that wonderful malachite green? - Pretty. Not bad. Tell me, how much?
0:46:54 > 0:46:59- £37.50.- Bargain. Can't be expensive. - No, I shouldn't think so.
0:46:59 > 0:47:02- What will that do?- £70 to £100. - Got to be profit.
0:47:02 > 0:47:06- My second item.- Oh, that's lovely. - Nice, isn't it?
0:47:06 > 0:47:11- Oh, it's an Irish one!- It is. - Oh, well done. Dublin.
0:47:11 > 0:47:14- What do you reckon at auction? - 40 to 60.
0:47:14 > 0:47:18- It's got to be.- So 30 quid is cheap. - Profit there.
0:47:18 > 0:47:23This isn't an antique in its true form, but it's a dinner service.
0:47:23 > 0:47:27Mason's Ironstone, long-necked grasshopper pattern.
0:47:27 > 0:47:31It's fun and I'm hoping, if it's displayed well,
0:47:31 > 0:47:33it should do OK.
0:47:33 > 0:47:35Will it make 50 to 70 quid?
0:47:35 > 0:47:39- I thought 60 to 100, but it was £27.50.- Absolute bargain.
0:47:39 > 0:47:44- This one's got a very good name! You know it!- Clarice Cliff!
0:47:44 > 0:47:46You haven't spotted damage?
0:47:46 > 0:47:50My concern is this foot that's been restored and glued back.
0:47:50 > 0:47:53Where do you get your eyes from?
0:47:53 > 0:47:56- LAUGHING:- Got you for a moment!
0:47:56 > 0:47:59If that doesn't make profit, I'll wear it as a hat.
0:47:59 > 0:48:03- How much?- £25.- Oh, no! Really?
0:48:03 > 0:48:08- That's got to double, if not treble, your money.- It should do.- 50 to 70.
0:48:08 > 0:48:12- Good man. Show me your third. - This is my best buy, I reckon.
0:48:12 > 0:48:16'It's the watercolour James hopes is by Margaret Heath.
0:48:16 > 0:48:19'David's gone rather quiet!'
0:48:19 > 0:48:25- She was an artist that almost solely painted portraits.- Right.
0:48:25 > 0:48:27Almost always in watercolour.
0:48:27 > 0:48:32That is a very good picture. What kind of money does she make?
0:48:32 > 0:48:35Between 300 and 500.
0:48:35 > 0:48:40Oh, no! You only had £200! I can't believe it!
0:48:40 > 0:48:42- Go on.- 69 quid.
0:48:42 > 0:48:45Oh, my gosh! Right.
0:48:45 > 0:48:48On the positive for me, it's lacking some glass.
0:48:48 > 0:48:51It's got a bit of foxing.
0:48:51 > 0:48:56I've got an appointment at a framer's. £5 to replace the glass.
0:48:56 > 0:48:59I'm pleased for you. I wish you the best of luck.
0:48:59 > 0:49:01- Thank you.- I don't mean it.
0:49:01 > 0:49:06'Now, what do our experts really think of each other's chances?'
0:49:06 > 0:49:11He's had a good day at bartering. That's what a trained dealer does.
0:49:11 > 0:49:17For me, as an auctioneer, I've got a few lessons to learn from David.
0:49:17 > 0:49:20The picture's going to kick my butt, if anything.
0:49:20 > 0:49:23That could sell for hundreds of pounds.
0:49:23 > 0:49:27I think he was quite jealous of that one!
0:49:27 > 0:49:30He thinks it's great. I think it's great.
0:49:30 > 0:49:34On the positive side, there's foxing and that frame is very ropey.
0:49:34 > 0:49:38I don't think it's a good idea to reglaze it.
0:49:38 > 0:49:43It's far better to let someone else decide on glazing and a new frame.
0:49:43 > 0:49:45That's where I might just win.
0:49:45 > 0:49:51'Auction day has arrived, and our experts drive into Belfast.
0:49:51 > 0:49:56'It's the birthplace of the world's most famous and tragic ship,
0:49:56 > 0:49:58'the Titanic.
0:49:58 > 0:50:04'As they say in Belfast, "She was all right when she left here."
0:50:04 > 0:50:06Look at this!
0:50:06 > 0:50:09"New life." That's more like it.
0:50:09 > 0:50:13- They have removed the old political murals.- This is more fun.
0:50:13 > 0:50:19I think they're encouraging people to practise their art on this "peace wall".
0:50:19 > 0:50:23'The peace wall and shipyards contrast with
0:50:23 > 0:50:28'the grandeur of Stormont, where the Northern Ireland Assembly sits.
0:50:28 > 0:50:31'The spirit of hope is rubbing off on James and David.'
0:50:31 > 0:50:35- Fantastic building. - It's great. It's up the stairs.
0:50:35 > 0:50:38- Oh, no.- Afraid so. Have you been before?- No.
0:50:38 > 0:50:42Let's see if it's a fantastic auction as well.
0:50:44 > 0:50:50'Ross's Auctioneers and Valuers has been on May Street since the 1930s.
0:50:50 > 0:50:57'It's the main selling house for Northern Ireland, and an opportunity to make big money.
0:50:57 > 0:51:04'James is naturally desperate to know how auctioneer Daniel Clark rates his painting.'
0:51:04 > 0:51:08This is my favourite lot. It's what I'm gambling on today.
0:51:08 > 0:51:12- What do you think to it? - It's very decorative.
0:51:12 > 0:51:15I had the glass put in yesterday.
0:51:15 > 0:51:18I'd love to have seen it without.
0:51:18 > 0:51:23The only thing which worries me is has this signature been highlighted?
0:51:23 > 0:51:27If that was the case, it might have a depreciating effect
0:51:27 > 0:51:29on the picture.
0:51:29 > 0:51:32But, very decorative. £100 to £150?
0:51:32 > 0:51:35- I'm disappointed with that. - Let's see.
0:51:35 > 0:51:41'Not what James wanted to hear. Both experts bought three objects.
0:51:41 > 0:51:45'David has only spent £75.
0:51:45 > 0:51:51'James has spent £134. Whose tactics will be more successful?'
0:51:51 > 0:51:54- All finished at 25... - 'The auction is under way.'
0:51:54 > 0:51:59- What this makes will form our future on this trip.- Our future!
0:51:59 > 0:52:05- If it bombs and makes nothing, we have no money to take on.- I know.
0:52:05 > 0:52:08- That's what...- I know.
0:52:08 > 0:52:11'First is James's dinner service.'
0:52:11 > 0:52:1440 anywhere? Back of the room £40.
0:52:14 > 0:52:1840 I'm bid. At 50. At 60.
0:52:18 > 0:52:20At 70 beside you. At £70 here.
0:52:20 > 0:52:24All done at £70...?
0:52:24 > 0:52:28- Wow.- That's a very good start!
0:52:28 > 0:52:31Really. Well done, James.
0:52:31 > 0:52:33'Actually, a terrific start!
0:52:33 > 0:52:38'David is worried. Next it's that Clarice Cliff bowl.'
0:52:38 > 0:52:4040 to you, madam.
0:52:40 > 0:52:4545? Thank you. At £45. It's here at £45. For the Clarice Cliff.
0:52:45 > 0:52:49- Bit more. Bit more. - 50, new bidder. And five. And 60.
0:52:49 > 0:52:53And five. At 70. At £70 all done?
0:52:53 > 0:52:58At 70. And the number is 134. Thank you.
0:53:00 > 0:53:03I was always very confident, you realise.
0:53:03 > 0:53:05'Don't get cocky, kid.
0:53:05 > 0:53:07'Is James's deer going to be dear?'
0:53:07 > 0:53:13Antelope group there. Slight chip on the ear.
0:53:13 > 0:53:15He had to mention the chip!
0:53:15 > 0:53:18£50 for it? 50 I'm bid.
0:53:18 > 0:53:2060. 70. 80.
0:53:20 > 0:53:2390. 100.
0:53:23 > 0:53:27120. 140.
0:53:27 > 0:53:29At £140.
0:53:29 > 0:53:32I'm selling at £140.
0:53:34 > 0:53:37I can't believe that!
0:53:37 > 0:53:40'A cracking profit. James flies into the lead.
0:53:40 > 0:53:44'Will David's butter knife do that well?'
0:53:44 > 0:53:4740? £30 anywhere?
0:53:47 > 0:53:50At five. At 60 behind you.
0:53:50 > 0:53:53- At 60. And five. At 90. - Come on.
0:53:53 > 0:53:58And five. £100 I'm bid for the Dublin knife. At 110.
0:53:58 > 0:54:00- Come on!- At £110.
0:54:00 > 0:54:04Selling at £110...
0:54:04 > 0:54:08- Brilliant.- We are quite close, but you're leading.
0:54:08 > 0:54:13'A great result, and David's back in the game.
0:54:13 > 0:54:16'Now, it's his bargain wash stand.'
0:54:16 > 0:54:21Number 90, Regency mahogany double drawer wash stand.
0:54:21 > 0:54:24Some restoration. Rather nice piece.
0:54:24 > 0:54:27'Did you think he wouldn't mention it?'
0:54:27 > 0:54:2950 I'm bid. 60. 70.
0:54:29 > 0:54:31At 75. At 80.
0:54:31 > 0:54:34At £85. The bid's here at 85...
0:54:34 > 0:54:37- It's not good.- I'm selling at £85...
0:54:37 > 0:54:39It's profit. I shouldn't be moaning.
0:54:39 > 0:54:43It's not what you think the profit's going to be.
0:54:43 > 0:54:45It's what you think it's worth.
0:54:45 > 0:54:50'And that buyer thought it was worth £65 more than David paid for it.
0:54:50 > 0:54:52'Finally, James's picture.
0:54:52 > 0:54:57'If someone pays what he thinks it's worth, he's in for a windfall.'
0:54:57 > 0:55:01- Here we are.- £100 I'm bid.
0:55:01 > 0:55:03120. 140.
0:55:03 > 0:55:09160. The bid's with the porter at £160. 180...
0:55:09 > 0:55:12170, thank you. At £170.
0:55:12 > 0:55:15- Oh, come on!- At 175.
0:55:15 > 0:55:18At £175. 180.
0:55:18 > 0:55:22At £180. All done at 180...?
0:55:24 > 0:55:26What do you think?
0:55:26 > 0:55:30It's a good profit, but I'm sad for the picture.
0:55:30 > 0:55:32I think it's worth twice as much.
0:55:32 > 0:55:37'Nevertheless, an excellent result for them both.
0:55:37 > 0:55:42'Out of his original pot of £200, after paying auction costs,
0:55:42 > 0:55:45'David's made a profit of £141.25
0:55:45 > 0:55:50'so now he's up to a stunning total of £341.25.
0:55:51 > 0:55:55'But James has pipped him to the post.
0:55:56 > 0:56:01'After paying that commission, he still managed a fantastic profit
0:56:01 > 0:56:03'of £184.24,
0:56:03 > 0:56:08'so he's got a massive £384.24 for the next leg.
0:56:12 > 0:56:17'It's a moment to feel chuffed - as you can see.'
0:56:17 > 0:56:23It's quite a lot of money. It puts the pressure on. We've got no excuse not to buy expensive items.
0:56:25 > 0:56:28Off to the ferry, eh?
0:56:28 > 0:56:30'In tomorrow's show...'
0:56:30 > 0:56:34I've never really, genuinely ever, seen anything quite like this.
0:56:34 > 0:56:39'Flushed with success, David's thinking big.'
0:56:39 > 0:56:41It's too much!
0:56:41 > 0:56:43'And James is hard to please.'
0:56:43 > 0:56:46I don't like her. I don't like them.
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