0:00:02 > 0:00:06The nation's favourite antiques experts, one big challenge.
0:00:06 > 0:00:11Who can make the most money buying and selling antiques as they drive around the UK?
0:00:11 > 0:00:14Oh, you're such a temptress. How much can you sell it for?
0:00:14 > 0:00:16Is that your very best you can do?
0:00:16 > 0:00:21By the end of their trip they should have made some big money, but it's not as easy as it sounds.
0:00:23 > 0:00:27And only one will be crowned champion at the final auction in London.
0:00:27 > 0:00:31This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:35 > 0:00:42Today we're on the road with two lions of the antiques trade - James Lewis and David Harper.
0:00:43 > 0:00:49James Lewis made his first auction bid aged six, on an antique bird cage for his budgie.
0:00:49 > 0:00:51Hello.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54He now works as an auctioneer in Derbyshire,
0:00:54 > 0:00:57and sadly the budgie is no longer with us, it is deceased.
0:00:57 > 0:01:02David Harper also began collecting antiques as a boy...
0:01:02 > 0:01:05It's a bit dangerous, thank goodness there's no-one around.
0:01:05 > 0:01:09..but now works as a serious, grown-up freelance dealer.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12Ooh. Quick, quick, quick.
0:01:12 > 0:01:20James and David began their journey with £200 each, and have taken this competition pretty seriously so far.
0:01:20 > 0:01:26On a previous show, there were a series of blunders, and some prize items broken in transit.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28No, he's had it, hasn't he?
0:01:28 > 0:01:34James has used his eye for a fine item to his best advantage, and made good, steady profits all the way.
0:01:36 > 0:01:42From his original £200, James now has a mammoth £628.42 to start today's show.
0:01:43 > 0:01:48The key, I've realised, is that you have to double your money.
0:01:48 > 0:01:52Meanwhile, David has used his cunning for sniffing out a bargain,
0:01:52 > 0:01:56and has also made an admirable series of profits.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59He got his money back on a very convincing fake.
0:01:59 > 0:02:01I don't think it's right.
0:02:01 > 0:02:05If you're right, James, then I've learnt, and I've learnt a big lesson.
0:02:07 > 0:02:14From his original £200, David now has a colossal £731.60 to start today's show.
0:02:16 > 0:02:20I really do need to find items that I'm pretty sure are going to make a profit,
0:02:20 > 0:02:25but, ideally, find something a bit quirky, something out of the ordinary that might just fly.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31James and David are travelling in David's classic car.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34They started off at the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland,
0:02:34 > 0:02:37and will finish in Market Harborough, in Leicestershire.
0:02:37 > 0:02:41On today's programme, they're leaving Liverpool,
0:02:41 > 0:02:46heading east, then south to auction in Nantwich, Cheshire.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49First stop of the day, they call it Knutsford.
0:02:51 > 0:02:56Knutsford in Cheshire takes its name from the ancient Danish king, Canute,
0:02:56 > 0:03:01and was originally called Cunetesford about 1,000 years ago.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04Shall we just have a hunt?
0:03:04 > 0:03:07I think there's three floors, what are you like at stairs?
0:03:08 > 0:03:14The Knutsford Antiques Centre has individual rented spaces for a group of local dealers,
0:03:14 > 0:03:17with varied and peculiar treasures.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20Paaaw! The smell of that!
0:03:20 > 0:03:23Where's that been? Dear me.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31- Suits you.- I'm keeping it on.
0:03:33 > 0:03:35This is quite nice.
0:03:35 > 0:03:3918 carat gold mounted socle, Malacca shaft.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43Malacca is a close cousin of bamboo,
0:03:43 > 0:03:50it hails from Malaysia, and is often used for making sword sticks and canes, like this one, priced at £75.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54It has been reduced in height, though, sadly.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57The problem with these is they're put in umbrella stands,
0:03:57 > 0:04:02and when the umbrella gets put in, all the water drains off and pools at the bottom.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05The Malacca's like a straw, it soaks it all up.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07Then it becomes rotten at the ends, and they chop it off.
0:04:07 > 0:04:14"Chamber of Trades, presented to Mr T France, station master, Ossett,
0:04:14 > 0:04:16"1921-1926."
0:04:16 > 0:04:21So it looks like this cane was a gift from Ossett businessmen
0:04:21 > 0:04:26to their local, much appreciated station master, nice!
0:04:26 > 0:04:30Ossett station in Yorkshire is no more, following the Beeching railway closures of the 1960s,
0:04:30 > 0:04:34so this cane is not only a one-off,
0:04:34 > 0:04:38but a great piece of social history, and possibly more valuable for it.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40It's a nice quality cane.
0:04:40 > 0:04:44Meanwhile, David's getting rusty, with a Victorian can opener
0:04:44 > 0:04:51and a replica Bascinet knight's helmet, and a couple of vintage dealers.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54- What was this for, Ken?- Opening cans.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57It's the shape of a bull, isn't it? What have you got on that, Ken?
0:04:57 > 0:05:00- A tenner.- A tenner?
0:05:00 > 0:05:02- I kind of like him. - Want to try it on for size?
0:05:02 > 0:05:06You know what, I do not actually, funnily enough. That's a...
0:05:06 > 0:05:08do you think, a 19th century copy?
0:05:08 > 0:05:11- Yeah, it is. It's not a 14th century.- It'll be nice if it was.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14Yeah, it'd be worth about 12, 20 grand, wouldn't it?
0:05:14 > 0:05:17The original Bascinet, or "pig-face" helmets,
0:05:17 > 0:05:22were worn by French knights at the battle of Agincourt in 1410.
0:05:22 > 0:05:28These Victorian copies weren't used in combat, but David might have other plans.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31- What have we got on that?- Err, 195.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33We'll do it for 150.
0:05:33 > 0:05:38- I'll go £100 for that and the tin opener.- No. No.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41- He's thinking, though, aren't you? - He's... I sense he's on the brink now.
0:05:41 > 0:05:46Whilst David does battle with the veterans of Knutsford,
0:05:46 > 0:05:50James is still wrestling with the ghosts of railways past.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52One thing I'm concerned about,
0:05:52 > 0:05:55is a lot of the auctioneers haven't got a clue where to market these.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58So with this, I'm going to phone the auction room and say,
0:05:58 > 0:06:03"This should be sold to one of the big London stick dealers,"
0:06:03 > 0:06:07and if they do, then, hopefully, this'll do quite well, but we'll see.
0:06:07 > 0:06:13Good plan, James, but you might want to speak to the dealer and buy it before you get carried away.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16Let David show you how it's done.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19I could... I think I could probably do 115 and I'm out.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22No, sorry.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25These guys have clearly been around the block a few times,
0:06:25 > 0:06:31so David's usual charms and tricks are not working their magic.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33120, that's it...
0:06:33 > 0:06:35that's it, I'm done. Take my money.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37He's going to do it, do you think he's going to do?
0:06:37 > 0:06:39I should think so, cash in hand.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41I might get a drink out of it.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44Might get a drink! You'll be drunk for a week!
0:06:44 > 0:06:46120?
0:06:46 > 0:06:49- Go on, then.- Good man. Good man, thank you very much.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55Cor, finally. A pretty good deal on the rusty helmet and can opener.
0:06:55 > 0:07:00James needs to catch up, and get the railway cane down from £75.
0:07:00 > 0:07:04The dealer's absent today, so James gets on the phone.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06How about 38?
0:07:08 > 0:07:11Yes, in that case, if it's...
0:07:11 > 0:07:13If it's £38, we have a deal.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15Thank you for your time. Bye-bye.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20Well, fantastic last-minute deal.
0:07:20 > 0:07:26Err...so, the walking stick, it's got the end chopped off, but, you know, £38. Bargain.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28- Oh, what have you got, then? - Never you mind.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30Is it a stick of rock?
0:07:30 > 0:07:32It's Macclesfield, I believe.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34I believe you're right, David.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37Moving on and heading southeast,
0:07:37 > 0:07:41the road trip makes its merry way to the Cheshire town of Macclesfield.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43Formerly known as the "Silk Town",
0:07:43 > 0:07:50Macclesfield was once the world's largest producer of this shimmery fabric.
0:07:50 > 0:07:54And about to slip into something more comfortable are James and David,
0:07:54 > 0:07:56as they arrive to impress the town.
0:07:56 > 0:07:57Have fun, see you in a bit.
0:07:57 > 0:08:01Best of luck, you know I don't mean it!
0:08:01 > 0:08:03And with his very best wishes,
0:08:03 > 0:08:09David gallantly lets second-placed James have an exclusive look in this shop.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11What's your name?
0:08:14 > 0:08:18His eyelids move, his eyes move, his lips move, his tongue moves.
0:08:18 > 0:08:19Hello.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22What are the pictures at the back?
0:08:22 > 0:08:25French Gamy, they're prints.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27- How much are they?- Tenner a piece.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29- Can I have a look at those?- Yeah.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33That's great, thank you.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38Yeah, they're a bit of fun, aren't they?
0:08:42 > 0:08:45That one's just slightly foxed and faded.
0:08:45 > 0:08:50- Gamy.- Parisian Margaret, or Gamy Montaut,
0:08:50 > 0:08:54produced many popular early 20th century lithographic prints,
0:08:54 > 0:08:59often featuring the transport technological advancements of the day.
0:08:59 > 0:09:04These pictures were made using the laborious method of litho printing.
0:09:04 > 0:09:09Outlines were painted onto stone, then printed onto paper, with colours hand-stencilled,
0:09:09 > 0:09:12taking days to complete just one picture.
0:09:12 > 0:09:16These prints are not originals, so they're worth much less.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18They've got a look, haven't they?
0:09:18 > 0:09:20I'll give you a tenner for the pair of them.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23How about that? Will you throw the faded one in?
0:09:23 > 0:09:25£15 for three.
0:09:28 > 0:09:33A tenner's it, I think it might make £20, £25, and by the time the commission comes off...
0:09:33 > 0:09:34Can't remember how much I paid...
0:09:34 > 0:09:38- You've had them for a long time. Go on, give it a go.- Yeah, go on, then.
0:09:38 > 0:09:40Tenner for the three? Deal done.
0:09:40 > 0:09:45James' low bid on the prints has met with very little French resistance.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51- What a day!- I think it's time to go now, don't you?
0:09:51 > 0:09:53- Yeah.- We've done enough work, James.
0:09:53 > 0:09:58But as the shops close for the day, our experts head to their beds.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00Separately.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04Wakey-wakey! Rise and shine.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07There's more shopping to be done.
0:10:08 > 0:10:09What are you going down here for?
0:10:09 > 0:10:13I thought we'd take detour. We were on the main road, I didn't like it.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16James and David leave Macclesfield behind them,
0:10:16 > 0:10:19heading for the Staffordshire town of Leek.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23So, have you been to Staffordshire before?
0:10:23 > 0:10:26I mean, what are we on? Our first date or something?
0:10:27 > 0:10:35So far, James has spent £48 on the railway walking cane and the Gamy motoring prints,
0:10:35 > 0:10:37and he has £580.42 left to burn.
0:10:37 > 0:10:42David has spent £120 on the knight's helmet and tin opener.
0:10:42 > 0:10:46He has £611.60 left to throw around.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49Good man, good man. Thank you very much.
0:10:49 > 0:10:53- What's he doing behind a hedge? - Excuse me? Hi.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56Could you tell me, are there any decent antique shops in Leek?
0:10:56 > 0:10:59Yes, there's a couple in Leek, yes.
0:10:59 > 0:11:03Carry on to the main road, turn right, and you go into Leek.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05- Lovely.- Brilliant. - Thanks for your help.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08Ah, a bit of local knowledge there.
0:11:09 > 0:11:15Leek has a strong connection to the late 19th century Arts and Crafts movement.
0:11:15 > 0:11:20The great William Morris came here in 1873 to study dyeing and printing.
0:11:20 > 0:11:25Together with local industrialist and arts patron, Thomas Wardle,
0:11:25 > 0:11:32Morris developed his signature large floral prints, and pushed the envelope of textile design.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35David's current profits put him out in front,
0:11:35 > 0:11:38but he's not about to relax and take his foot off the pedal.
0:11:38 > 0:11:43There will be some real gems in here, the trick, though, of course, is to dig them out.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46David's eyes are soon drawn to a possible treasure,
0:11:46 > 0:11:50a Victorian lady's writing box.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54I see, so this is obviously a little pen tray, I think, isn't it?
0:11:54 > 0:11:57So that comes out.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00I think the tray lifts off too, from what I can remember.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03Any secret compartments? There's a drawer at the side.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06Oh, is there? Oh, this is so exciting. That's it, pull it.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08There you go, there's your pin.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10Nothing in it!
0:12:10 > 0:12:12I can't believe it! But that's nice.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15Letters to ones husband are one thing,
0:12:15 > 0:12:20but letters to a lover or admirer might have needed to be secreted away in the Victorian era.
0:12:20 > 0:12:26Such a box with hidden compartment would have been ideal for the discreet lady of letters.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30Have a look at the lid, we've got walnut, mother of pearl.
0:12:30 > 0:12:34Bit of fruit wood and satin wood going on there, bit of ebony.
0:12:34 > 0:12:38Nice quality thing. What would the absolute death be on that?
0:12:38 > 0:12:40For a dear friend.
0:12:40 > 0:12:44- A new-found mate. - A new-found friend, it could be £45.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47It's not expensive, is it?
0:12:48 > 0:12:50- Could it be £30?- Cheeky.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53- £30?- Very cheeky.- You go with that?
0:12:53 > 0:12:57- Yes.- Marvellous, good man. - Pleasure, good luck at the auction.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59- Yeah, cheers. - I'm sure you'll do all right.
0:12:59 > 0:13:03I think I will. I'll see you in a little while... Ahhh, just in time.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06- Did you see anything, then? - No. Get your beady eyes and...
0:13:06 > 0:13:08A walnut box.
0:13:08 > 0:13:09Well spotted.
0:13:09 > 0:13:17Eagle-eyed James is a full £100 behind David, so he needs to be a bit canny with his shopping today.
0:13:17 > 0:13:23Victorian, about 1840, 1850, in rosewood.
0:13:23 > 0:13:27Called rosewood because when the tree was cut, it smelled of roses.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29And a section there for letters again.
0:13:30 > 0:13:35Another writing box. James and David are clearly on the same wavelength,
0:13:35 > 0:13:39but could this box be worth more at auction than David's?
0:13:39 > 0:13:45So, nice little box, and at £28 not that expensive so that's a potential.
0:13:46 > 0:13:50I'm over, it's lunch time, and Lewis is still working. Who's the winner?
0:13:50 > 0:13:52Well, not you yet, David.
0:13:52 > 0:13:59However, our comfortable front-runner is on his way for an indulgent, opulent visit.
0:13:59 > 0:14:00- Roger.- Hello.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03Hi there, you look surprised.
0:14:03 > 0:14:04- I've heard about you.- Really?- Yes.
0:14:04 > 0:14:09Roger is a local clock restorer, and has been pursuing
0:14:09 > 0:14:13his horological passion for over 40 years.
0:14:13 > 0:14:18He brings David into his wonderful world of elegant timepieces.
0:14:18 > 0:14:21I like French clocks in particular.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24The French call it furniture, they don't call it a clock first and foremost.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26So, furniture is always attractive.
0:14:26 > 0:14:30- This is a, you would agree, a Sevres panel clock?- Yes.
0:14:30 > 0:14:34- It's French all the way, isn't it? - We're referring to the porcelain here, aren't we?
0:14:34 > 0:14:40The Sevres suburb of Paris is conveniently close to the Palace of Versailles,
0:14:40 > 0:14:46so it became home to the Royal factory of porcelain in 1756, set up by Louis XV,
0:14:46 > 0:14:49a great lover of fine ceramics.
0:14:49 > 0:14:54The Royal factory later became the National Factory of Porcelain.
0:14:54 > 0:14:58If one has to look, say, "I want an expensive French clock,"
0:14:58 > 0:15:02then blue Sevres is usually the top of the list.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05What sort of price would you be selling that for?
0:15:05 > 0:15:08That'll be 1,500, something like that. Yes, yes.
0:15:08 > 0:15:15Every French clock tells a story. It's usually about love. This is a little marble base, spelter.
0:15:15 > 0:15:19It's a metal that's painted to look like gilded bronze.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22Exactly, this is a lovely little child,
0:15:22 > 0:15:26and the feeling is that it's about new life and love of life itself.
0:15:26 > 0:15:31The clocks get more and more extraordinary.
0:15:31 > 0:15:36Roger has over 250 pieces, but only room for about 40 in his shop.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41- This is a Dresden.- Oh, right, OK. - Cavalier clock.
0:15:41 > 0:15:45So, Dresden, known more for porcelain.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47Yes, indeed. Dresden's German, isn't it?
0:15:47 > 0:15:52- Yes, of course, so they've taken that and bunged a clock in it. - And, what sort of clock, Dave?
0:15:52 > 0:15:54- A French clock?- That's right, yeah.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57Because they match the quality and calibre...
0:15:57 > 0:15:58And the style.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00That's the kind of thing I think you could put into auction,
0:16:00 > 0:16:03and that's the sort of clock that could go through the roof.
0:16:03 > 0:16:08This timepiece was made to resemble an artist's palette,
0:16:08 > 0:16:11and could be yours, David, from Roger, for around £600. Gosh.
0:16:11 > 0:16:15- I mean, that's as good as gold, isn't it?- Absolutely.
0:16:15 > 0:16:21Gold is only about money, isn't it? that's about beauty and possessing while you're around.
0:16:21 > 0:16:25- You're right, you're right. - It lightens your day.
0:16:25 > 0:16:30They certainly are something, and also neatly keep the time.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33Still needing to beat the clock, though, is James Lewis,
0:16:33 > 0:16:36he's found a pair of candlesticks with Gallic flair.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40These are quite interesting.
0:16:40 > 0:16:46Lacquered brass, probably made around 1860, 1870, French.
0:16:47 > 0:16:53- (FRENCH ACCENT)- Has anyone else noticed how much French stuff there is around here?
0:16:53 > 0:16:55Strange, non?
0:16:55 > 0:17:01In the UK we didn't tend to get what we call pricket candlesticks so often.
0:17:01 > 0:17:05The idea is, you get your candle and you stick it right on the spike there.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08What can you do those for?
0:17:08 > 0:17:10For you, they can be £30, the pair.
0:17:10 > 0:17:13£30. OK.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16I think they're going to make 20 to 30 at auction.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18That's what I think they'll make.
0:17:18 > 0:17:22So I'm thinking in terms of 15 quid.
0:17:22 > 0:17:27James leaves the words "15 quid" hanging in the air,
0:17:27 > 0:17:31and skilfully moves negotiations on to the writing box.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34- That can be £15.- OK, 15.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40£30 the two, and you've got a deal.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42- Deal.- Thank you, sir.- Fantastic.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45- I'll go and get my sticks. - And I'll grab your box.
0:17:45 > 0:17:50Wow, James and David really are the kings of knockdown bargaining,
0:17:50 > 0:17:52especially on writing boxes.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55Fantastic. Will you wrap them up so that Harper bloke doesn't see them?
0:17:55 > 0:17:57Thank you very much.
0:17:57 > 0:18:01Ooh. Confidently sauntering back from his indulgent clock visit,
0:18:01 > 0:18:05David finally arrives to face the big reveal with James.
0:18:05 > 0:18:06Oh, I say! Shall I pull it?
0:18:06 > 0:18:08- Go on, then.- Oh, my gosh. Wow.
0:18:08 > 0:18:12- Now then, chopped-off end.- Yeah.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15Station master. Ooh, it's of railway interest.
0:18:15 > 0:18:1818 carat gold, 1921.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20What did you pay for it?
0:18:20 > 0:18:23- £38.- Well, it's cheap enough. - It is, isn't it?
0:18:23 > 0:18:24It's a smelly helmet.
0:18:24 > 0:18:31It's a smelly, reproduction, 14th century-style
0:18:31 > 0:18:33Bascinet helmet.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35- Pig-face.- It's great, isn't it?
0:18:35 > 0:18:39It's a copy, the Victorians made loads of them. I think it's funky.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42Yeah, I agree with you. How much?
0:18:42 > 0:18:45- Was it 120 or 110? 110.- Was it? Oh, OK.
0:18:45 > 0:18:47Just don't even say a word.
0:18:49 > 0:18:53Oh, well, I must say I like cars, you know that.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56- So, these are copies of 1913 prints? - Yes.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58- Three of them.- How much did you pay?
0:18:58 > 0:19:02Well, that's the good point. I can't lose very much, I paid £10.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05- For all three?- Yes. - It's pathetic, isn't it?
0:19:05 > 0:19:07- Well...- Pathetically cheap.- Yeah.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10Now, let me tell you, as a boy I used to dream, right,
0:19:10 > 0:19:12of finding ancient artefacts,
0:19:12 > 0:19:17and this is exactly the kind of thing that I would dream of finding,
0:19:17 > 0:19:20so I saw it, and I knew I just had to have it.
0:19:20 > 0:19:21It's a tin opener.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23- I quite like that.- I love it.
0:19:23 > 0:19:28I've seen these at the antiques fairs, but they're always in really good order.
0:19:28 > 0:19:34- Oh, thanks!- No, I like this, because as you say, it's been in the ground. I think that adds a lot to it.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37- Well, I paid a tenner. - Oh, that's all right, isn't it?
0:19:37 > 0:19:40I can't lose much, and it might double or treble its money.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43- It might do. - Yeah. It might do. Big candlesticks.
0:19:43 > 0:19:45- Quite churchy.- French churchy.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47- And that.- That was very cheap.
0:19:47 > 0:19:51It was marked up at 28, he said I could have it for 15,
0:19:51 > 0:19:54and he said I could have those at 18.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56Oh, for goodness' sake. You've spent no money.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59So I said, "Well, I'll give you £30 the lot, then",
0:19:59 > 0:20:02- which is what I did. - And the rosewood mother of pearl.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05- It's a standard thing. - But a good old box.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07Get rid of that box, let me show you a proper one.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09Bought from the same place.
0:20:10 > 0:20:12Oh, you got in there before me.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15That is a very good-looking box.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17A little bit of damage there.
0:20:17 > 0:20:191880, burr walnut.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21That is Rolls-Royce quality, that.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23- It is. - Are you pleased for me, or not?
0:20:23 > 0:20:26- Depends how much you paid for it. - How much do you think?
0:20:26 > 0:20:28I think you paid £30 for it.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31I did. How did you guess £30?
0:20:31 > 0:20:36- £30's fine, isn't it?- It's cheap! It's got to be worth £60, it might be worth £90.
0:20:36 > 0:20:37I agree with you.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40Thank goodness, you're a very hard man to please.
0:20:40 > 0:20:41I'm not, no, I'm not!
0:20:41 > 0:20:46It could all come down to the battle of the boxes at the auction.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49But what do James and David really think about each other's chances?
0:20:49 > 0:20:52My box, compared to his, it's fantastic,
0:20:52 > 0:20:55it could three or four times it's money, I think.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57I love it, that lovely colour walnut,
0:20:57 > 0:21:00it absolutely knocks spots off my box.
0:21:00 > 0:21:06The racing pictures, I mean, they're a good theme, but they're in poor frames, they're a bit pitted.
0:21:06 > 0:21:11If they made a lot of money, there'd be something really very, very wrong with this world.
0:21:15 > 0:21:19The road trip has woven its way from Liverpool,
0:21:19 > 0:21:22across the Cheshire, Staffordshire and Derbyshire borders.
0:21:22 > 0:21:26Finally, it's auction day, and our experts arrive in Nantwich.
0:21:26 > 0:21:30Here we are in Nantwich, I have great hopes for Nantwich.
0:21:30 > 0:21:34Oh, and it's a floral market town as well, how lovely.
0:21:34 > 0:21:38Peter Wilson Auctioneers specialises in fine art sales,
0:21:38 > 0:21:41but on the day James and David arrive, it's a general sale.
0:21:43 > 0:21:49George Stones is today's auctioneer, and has some thoughts about our experts' chances.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51The one thing we really loved was the walking cane.
0:21:51 > 0:21:55The fact it was for Ossett station that was closed by Dr Beeching,
0:21:55 > 0:21:57so we felt that was quite a good thing.
0:21:57 > 0:22:02The thing which we were most surprised about was definitely the can opener,
0:22:02 > 0:22:04but, between us, it's going to sell.
0:22:04 > 0:22:11Starting this leg with £628.42, James shrewdly spent a mere £143.
0:22:14 > 0:22:22David started with £731.60 and also played safe, spending just £150.
0:22:23 > 0:22:30The world turns steadily on its axis, the universe expands and contracts in equal measure,
0:22:30 > 0:22:35the equilibrium of life holds true, and the auction is about to begin.
0:22:35 > 0:22:39Opening proceedings is David's Victorian can opener.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42Stand by for worms.
0:22:42 > 0:22:44When I saw this, I didn't know what to say.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47That's a cracking piece, that.
0:22:47 > 0:22:49I have an opening bid of £5.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52LAUGHTER
0:22:52 > 0:22:53That's dreadful.
0:22:53 > 0:22:566 anywhere now, you can remain anonymous. £6 at the back,
0:22:56 > 0:23:00thanks very much. At 6, 7, well done.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03- Don't do that again! - A lady of taste.
0:23:03 > 0:23:059, it's only money, you can't take it with you.
0:23:05 > 0:23:09- 9, 10.- Go on, keep it going.
0:23:09 > 0:23:11Go on!
0:23:11 > 0:23:1311, 11.
0:23:13 > 0:23:15Is that your sister?
0:23:15 > 0:23:17LAUGHTER
0:23:21 > 0:23:24£11 there, £11, sold, well done! £11.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27Well done. Good purchase.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32- I made £1 on paper. - That's far too much.
0:23:32 > 0:23:36OK, a hilarious profit, but a loss after commission.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39Could the railway walking stick support James?
0:23:39 > 0:23:43It's got a very favourable internet bid to get it going.
0:23:43 > 0:23:44I've got £80 straight away.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47- Straight profit.- £80, £85, do I hear?
0:23:47 > 0:23:4885, 85. Bid of 85, 90 I'll take.
0:23:48 > 0:23:52At £85 only, it's going to be sold, make no mistake.
0:23:52 > 0:23:55All quiet at £85, going away, then. 85.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58- Well, it's still a good profit.- Yeah.
0:23:58 > 0:24:03An excellent result. And James can now do battle.
0:24:03 > 0:24:05Once more into the breach,
0:24:05 > 0:24:10visor down for victory, or defeat on David's replica pig-face helmet.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12I've got four commissions on this.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14There we are, excitement all round.
0:24:14 > 0:24:16£100 bid straight away, £110 now, do I hear?
0:24:16 > 0:24:19110 now, do I hear? 110,
0:24:19 > 0:24:23120 with me, 120, 130, I have at 130,
0:24:23 > 0:24:25at £130 only, 130 I'm bid, 130.
0:24:25 > 0:24:30At £130, last chance. All out in front of me, £130 then.
0:24:30 > 0:24:31130, sold, £130.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33£20 profit, minus commission.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36Oh, dear, that'll break even for David,
0:24:36 > 0:24:39but not a great victory by any stretch.
0:24:39 > 0:24:41It's amazing how I pay a mortgage, really, isn't it?
0:24:41 > 0:24:44If we're honest.
0:24:44 > 0:24:48Has James got a prayer with his ecclesiastical candlesticks?
0:24:48 > 0:24:52And I've got £40 straight away for these, at £40 bid straight away,
0:24:52 > 0:24:53at £40. Is it 42 now?
0:24:53 > 0:24:5742 anywhere now? Do I hear £40 with me, 42, your bid,
0:24:57 > 0:24:5945, 48 now, 50's on commission,
0:24:59 > 0:25:02£55, now you're bidding. At £50 with me, at £50 on commission,
0:25:02 > 0:25:04at £50, it's going to be sold.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07At £50 only, then, if we're all finished and done, 50.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10- That's great, £50.- That's all right, what, they stamp you 15?
0:25:10 > 0:25:14A good profit, but I think James was expecting more.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17Now, it's the battle of the writing boxes.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20James is first, with his rosewood jobby.
0:25:20 > 0:25:25At £40, at £40, and there's a stunned silence in the room.
0:25:25 > 0:25:27No use to any of us, is it?
0:25:27 > 0:25:29At £40 now, £30 I'm bid.
0:25:29 > 0:25:31At £30 I have, at £30,
0:25:31 > 0:25:34at 32 now, 32 bid, at 35 with me, at 35,
0:25:34 > 0:25:36- it's going to be sold, make no mistake, at £35.- That is cheap.
0:25:36 > 0:25:38- Cheap, isn't it, David? - It is cheap, yeah.
0:25:38 > 0:25:4038, fresh bidder, 38 in the corridor,
0:25:40 > 0:25:44I think this is a giveaway, at £38 here, going to be sold at £38 then.
0:25:45 > 0:25:48Will that small profit be enough
0:25:48 > 0:25:53to beat David's possibly superior walnut one? Here it comes.
0:25:53 > 0:25:57Now, I think your box is the best thing you bought by a long way.
0:25:57 > 0:25:58Well, it's going to have to be!
0:25:58 > 0:26:02So I've started, at £80 bid, 80. 85 now, this is a cracking box, at £80,
0:26:02 > 0:26:0685 with us now, 85, 90 with me, 95 now, do I hear?
0:26:06 > 0:26:08I have 95 bid, at 95, make it 100,
0:26:08 > 0:26:13100 now with me on commission, at £100, going to be sold at 100.
0:26:13 > 0:26:15- Well done.- Bang on £100.
0:26:15 > 0:26:16Brilliant, well done you.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19Finally, a decent profit for David, thank God.
0:26:20 > 0:26:26Now, James still needs some serious money to catch up, and only has the Gamy racing prints left to sell.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29What do you really think of these racing prints?
0:26:29 > 0:26:33Truly, I don't like them. What do you think?
0:26:33 > 0:26:35I absolutely loath them.
0:26:35 > 0:26:40Well, if they make a profit, who cares?
0:26:40 > 0:26:41They look the business.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43- 40 bid straight away.- 40!
0:26:43 > 0:26:4442, 45, 48 now,
0:26:44 > 0:26:4648, 50 now, 55,
0:26:46 > 0:26:4855, 60 now. 55, your bid at 55,
0:26:48 > 0:26:5060, I have a fresh face,
0:26:50 > 0:26:5465, you're going out, 65 your bid, at 65, the bid's over there at £65.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56At £65, any more?
0:26:56 > 0:26:5970, surely? At 65 then, going...
0:26:59 > 0:27:0270, 75, 75, 80,
0:27:02 > 0:27:0585, 85, 90 now.
0:27:05 > 0:27:0990, come on. 85, the bid's there.
0:27:09 > 0:27:10Go on, one more. Go on!
0:27:10 > 0:27:13Don't put too much pressure on him, James. You'll embarrass him.
0:27:13 > 0:27:1685, the bid's at the back there, at 85. Sold.
0:27:16 > 0:27:18Well done. No, well done.
0:27:18 > 0:27:20An excellent finish for James,
0:27:20 > 0:27:23but has he made enough to catch up with David?
0:27:23 > 0:27:25- That's it, we're done.- Fantastic.
0:27:25 > 0:27:29- Shall we go and collect our money? - Let's go.- Come on, then.
0:27:31 > 0:27:35James started today's show with £628.42,
0:27:35 > 0:27:40and made a great profit after commission, of £128.07.
0:27:40 > 0:27:46James fights on, with a marvellous £756.49.
0:27:48 > 0:27:55David started with £731.60, and made a profit of £42.50.
0:27:55 > 0:28:02David also lives to fight another day, still just ahead of James, with £774.10.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07Well, pockets full of money, James.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10- Yes, absolutely.- Burning a hole in our pockets, or what?
0:28:10 > 0:28:13Now, the idea is, we've got to spend it.
0:28:13 > 0:28:18You're just trying to make me spend all my dosh. I know you, Lewis.
0:28:18 > 0:28:20We're off to Staffordshire.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25In the next leg, it's the end of the road for James and David,
0:28:25 > 0:28:29heading for their final auction in Market Harborough.
0:28:29 > 0:28:32James struggles to keep hold of his money,
0:28:32 > 0:28:35David struggles to get a bargain...
0:28:35 > 0:28:37- You know you want my money. - Not that much.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40..and they both struggle for attention.
0:28:40 > 0:28:43- I think he's stealing my woman. - Sorry, do you want me to go away? - Yes, if you don't mind.
0:28:43 > 0:28:46It's been a long road trip for our two experts,
0:28:46 > 0:28:48James Lewis and David Harper.
0:28:48 > 0:28:50They're heading to their last auction.
0:28:50 > 0:28:53But first, let's have a quick reminder of who's who.
0:28:53 > 0:28:59James Lewis is an auctioneer and a fan of classic gentlemen's interiors.
0:28:59 > 0:29:03- 30 quid, the two, and you've got a deal. Deal.- Thank you, sir.
0:29:03 > 0:29:08David Harper is an antiques dealer with a passion for 19th-century Japanese pieces.
0:29:08 > 0:29:10I'm happy if you're happy.
0:29:10 > 0:29:14Exactly, making each other happy, that's what antiques dealers do best.
0:29:14 > 0:29:18James and David began their journey with £200 each
0:29:18 > 0:29:22and have taken competition to a new level.
0:29:22 > 0:29:25- What it 120 or something? - Ah, you're wrong, 110.
0:29:25 > 0:29:29James has played it cool and steadily built up some great profits.
0:29:29 > 0:29:32(Fantastic! Fantastic!)
0:29:32 > 0:29:39From his original £200, James now has a mightily proud
0:29:39 > 0:29:43£756.49 to start this leg.
0:29:43 > 0:29:46Meanwhile, David has gone in all guns blazing
0:29:46 > 0:29:49and has made even greater profits.
0:29:49 > 0:29:50Brilliant!
0:29:50 > 0:29:55He's turned his £200 into a whopping
0:29:55 > 0:29:59£774.10. It's all very close.
0:29:59 > 0:30:01I'm going to tell him that I'm going to spend
0:30:01 > 0:30:05all of my money to encourage James to spend all his money
0:30:05 > 0:30:07in the hope that he loses loads!
0:30:09 > 0:30:13James and David started their road trip at the Giant's Causeway
0:30:13 > 0:30:17in Northern Ireland and are heading southeast across England.
0:30:17 > 0:30:21Now they're leaving Nantwich in Cheshire and heading
0:30:21 > 0:30:23for their final auction
0:30:23 > 0:30:26in Market Harborough, Leicestershire.
0:30:26 > 0:30:28First stop of the day is Stoke-On-Trent.
0:30:28 > 0:30:32Well, James, this is our last jaunt together.
0:30:33 > 0:30:35The last... Are you going to miss me?
0:30:35 > 0:30:37Sometimes.
0:30:37 > 0:30:38THEY LAUGH
0:30:38 > 0:30:45Stoke is the hallowed homeland of British ceramics and part of the world famous Potteries -
0:30:45 > 0:30:51five interlinking towns which were the capital of pottery production
0:30:51 > 0:30:53in the 18th and 19th centuries.
0:30:53 > 0:30:59There were once over 300 individual manufacturing companies and over 2,000 chimneys.
0:30:59 > 0:31:01I think I know a couple of the guys here.
0:31:01 > 0:31:03Oh, that's always handy if you do.
0:31:03 > 0:31:09The Potteries Antiques Centre is a vast emporium with plenty of space for our two experts,
0:31:09 > 0:31:14but James is very well known to dealers in this part of the world,
0:31:14 > 0:31:16so David is keeping a close eye on him.
0:31:16 > 0:31:17Nice Minton fruit bowl.
0:31:17 > 0:31:20You're not to see what I like, but as you are next to me!
0:31:20 > 0:31:25- Typical Staffordshire dogs James and we had to see them, didn't we?- Yeah.
0:31:25 > 0:31:30While David's back is turned, James slips off to scout for good stuff.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32- Bill, how are you? - James, how are you?
0:31:32 > 0:31:35How about some Carlton Ware? I've got a couple of nice pieces with green.
0:31:35 > 0:31:40They're a bit plain, but you can have those for £40, the two.
0:31:40 > 0:31:44- 40. OK, what else have we got? - What else are we looking at here?
0:31:44 > 0:31:47- How about the silver?- Silver? - Yeah, how about that?
0:31:47 > 0:31:49Nice little tea set, there.
0:31:49 > 0:31:53It's hard to imagine, but tea was once so expensive in England
0:31:53 > 0:31:56that it was only drunk by the very privileged few.
0:31:56 > 0:32:02And the drinking of tea became both an event and an art, hence the solid-silver service.
0:32:02 > 0:32:04What would be your best on it?
0:32:04 > 0:32:08150. Does that help you?
0:32:08 > 0:32:10- 110 any good to you?- No.
0:32:10 > 0:32:12- No.- It cost a bit more, I'm afraid.
0:32:12 > 0:32:14Could you get any closer to it?
0:32:14 > 0:32:18My absolute best would be 145, that's just...
0:32:18 > 0:32:20- That's doing my best for you.- Yeah.
0:32:22 > 0:32:24JAMES SIGHS
0:32:24 > 0:32:27I think it's just that bit too much for me.
0:32:27 > 0:32:32James is clearly playing hardball, but I think he's tempted.
0:32:32 > 0:32:36Meanwhile, David's spotted an ornamental glass piece.
0:32:36 > 0:32:39That is described as Art Deco, but no date on it.
0:32:39 > 0:32:43Now, Art Deco being 1925, it couldn't be any earlier because it was formed
0:32:43 > 0:32:47at the Paris Exhibition of 1925, so does that mean it's Art Deco in style or Art Deco in period?
0:32:47 > 0:32:49If it's period, I'll have it.
0:32:49 > 0:32:55What I'm looking for here is 75, 85 years of, kind of, just moving around and scraping.
0:32:55 > 0:33:00But there's no real... Little TINY faint marks, scrapes, scratches.
0:33:00 > 0:33:02I think it's just probably too good, too fresh.
0:33:02 > 0:33:07It's amazing that something being TOO good means it's NO good.
0:33:07 > 0:33:10Well, that's antiques for you.
0:33:10 > 0:33:12Just across town is Portmeirion Pottery.
0:33:12 > 0:33:14Its name is taken
0:33:14 > 0:33:18from the Italian-style Portmeirion village in Wales.
0:33:18 > 0:33:23This pottery has been making English ceramics in Stoke since 1960.
0:33:23 > 0:33:29James arrives to meet Julian Teed - creative director and once assistant
0:33:29 > 0:33:33to founder and legendary designer Susan Williams-Ellis.
0:33:33 > 0:33:38In my opinion she's one of the best designers, if not THE best, of the last century.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41- Very sadly she passed away two years ago.- Aw.- And...
0:33:41 > 0:33:43I feel as if she was like my mum.
0:33:43 > 0:33:45She was... She was a wonderful person.
0:33:45 > 0:33:48Her father, Sir Clough Williams-Ellis,
0:33:48 > 0:33:51he started the Italianate village, Portmeirion in North Wales.
0:33:51 > 0:33:52I didn't know that!
0:33:52 > 0:33:56As a talented designer, Susan wanted a business
0:33:56 > 0:34:01for the pots she was already selling in her father's Portmeirion village.
0:34:01 > 0:34:05- Susan used to buy products from a company called Gray's Pottery.- Yes.
0:34:05 > 0:34:07She was fed up with the service she was getting,
0:34:07 > 0:34:12so they bought Gray's - they bought a small company so they could have what they wanted.
0:34:12 > 0:34:15The Gray's factory was where we're standing now on this site.
0:34:15 > 0:34:20So, Portmeirion became the company name and now employs
0:34:20 > 0:34:23hundreds of local people in its one and only factory...
0:34:23 > 0:34:26We make stuff out of mud. Brilliant!
0:34:26 > 0:34:31..producing 20,000 pieces of pottery per day, four million per year,
0:34:31 > 0:34:35and you're not going to believe how they print the plates!
0:34:35 > 0:34:38Yup, that simple.
0:34:38 > 0:34:40- It's quite amazing.- Yeah, brilliant.
0:34:40 > 0:34:43Many of Susan Williams-Ellis' classic designs
0:34:43 > 0:34:50are still in production today, including the world famous Botanic Garden and Magic Garden.
0:34:50 > 0:34:54When she died we had to, obviously, tidy a lot of things up.
0:34:54 > 0:34:58One of the fantastic things we found was this...
0:35:01 > 0:35:04..coffee pot. This is a biscuit piece that Susan would have sat in
0:35:04 > 0:35:09the garden at Bank House with her pencil and hand drawn that design.
0:35:09 > 0:35:11She actually created Magic Garden...
0:35:11 > 0:35:16- Magic garden.- ..on that pot that you're holding in 1962.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19I always hate to bring value into this sort of thing,
0:35:19 > 0:35:21- but what is THAT worth? - I would say it's priceless.
0:35:21 > 0:35:25- It's going to be thousands! - I wouldn't be able to put a price on it.
0:35:25 > 0:35:31Well, that could be the most expensive thing you've held this week, James. Better put it back!
0:35:31 > 0:35:34The road trip's calling.
0:35:35 > 0:35:39Moving on, our experts leave Stoke-On-Trent in the dust
0:35:39 > 0:35:42and follow their destined path to Ashbourne, Derbyshire.
0:35:42 > 0:35:44It's the heart of Ashbourne.
0:35:44 > 0:35:46- Right.- And it's a...
0:35:46 > 0:35:47It's a lovely market town.
0:35:47 > 0:35:50- It's very pretty.- Yeah, it's great.
0:35:50 > 0:35:54- It's got a great atmosphere and lots of antique shops, that's the key.- Good.
0:35:54 > 0:35:55What direction are they in, then?
0:35:55 > 0:35:57They are all that way.
0:35:57 > 0:36:00Now we're deep into the Peak District, David might need to up
0:36:00 > 0:36:05his game because this is James Lewis' country.
0:36:05 > 0:36:07Steve, what have you got really handy?
0:36:07 > 0:36:11The idea here... I'm around with my friend James Lewis, he's a local boy.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13- I know James.- You know James.
0:36:13 > 0:36:15Best if we talk don't about James.
0:36:15 > 0:36:17Mind you, we could. Have you any information?
0:36:17 > 0:36:20Well, I'm sure there's nothing to tell...much!
0:36:20 > 0:36:22Brian, how are you? Good to see you.
0:36:22 > 0:36:23How are things?
0:36:23 > 0:36:27Unless using your local contacts makes good gossip.
0:36:27 > 0:36:30I've got a nice little parcel by a man called James Orrock.
0:36:30 > 0:36:32Oh, OK. Is he local?
0:36:32 > 0:36:35He worked for a while in Nottingham as a dentist.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37Oh, that's why I know the name.
0:36:37 > 0:36:41- Very much in the style of Cox, Constable.- Yeah.
0:36:41 > 0:36:42Oh, that's a bit of fun.
0:36:42 > 0:36:44- No, it's good colour on it.- Yeah.
0:36:44 > 0:36:49Born in 1829, James Orrock worked as a dentist before
0:36:49 > 0:36:56becoming an art dealer, a famous champion of British painting and a prolific watercolourist himself.
0:36:56 > 0:36:58- So how much is that? - 150, how's that?
0:36:58 > 0:37:02- One... Oh. How about 60? - 90, but that's the death on it.
0:37:02 > 0:37:06Do you know, at 90 quid, I think I'll take it.
0:37:06 > 0:37:0780, 90.
0:37:08 > 0:37:11James Orrock is a really good local artist.
0:37:11 > 0:37:15When I started as an auctioneer in Nottingham we sold lots of works by him in
0:37:15 > 0:37:21our saleroom and the best thing is that it's a Leicestershire subject and where's the auction room?
0:37:21 > 0:37:23Slap bang in the middle of Leicestershire.
0:37:23 > 0:37:27James' local knowledge could turn out to be quite profitable.
0:37:27 > 0:37:31If David wants to stay ahead he'll have to have some bright ideas too.
0:37:31 > 0:37:35- A French chandelier? - Oh, I like French chandeliers. - You've walked past one there.
0:37:35 > 0:37:38Slight damage to it, as usual.
0:37:38 > 0:37:42- What have you got on that?- That could be yours for...- Trade.- £60.
0:37:42 > 0:37:45£60 - well, fair price for a chandelier.
0:37:45 > 0:37:48There's always a really good market for French...
0:37:48 > 0:37:50They're flash, almost like mug's eyefuls.
0:37:50 > 0:37:53They look like a million dollars, it looks like it's bronze.
0:37:53 > 0:37:57Chandelier comes from the French word chandelle, meaning candle,
0:37:57 > 0:38:01as the original medieval models were lit with candles.
0:38:01 > 0:38:05Designs developed during the 18th century and as glass blowing grew
0:38:05 > 0:38:09so glass was used more to embellish the fittings.
0:38:09 > 0:38:14OK. So, date wise I would '30s? '40s? What would you say?
0:38:14 > 0:38:17It does look very much in that period.
0:38:17 > 0:38:19I think it's a good-looking thing.
0:38:19 > 0:38:22I mean, would 20 quid buy it, just as a chancy number?
0:38:22 > 0:38:26£20?! Will there be ANY dealers in this part of the world
0:38:26 > 0:38:29wanting David or James back in their shops?
0:38:29 > 0:38:31Can we do it at 40?
0:38:31 > 0:38:35Oh, Steve, we can't. I can't see it. Do it for 25 and we're done.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38- Go on, you know you want my money. - I don't want it that bad.
0:38:38 > 0:38:40You do, go on!
0:38:40 > 0:38:42- £25.- Good man. Thank you very much.
0:38:42 > 0:38:44He's done it again!
0:38:44 > 0:38:48The words "full price" just aren't in David's vocabulary.
0:38:48 > 0:38:51Let's hope the next shop's been warned.
0:38:51 > 0:38:55- You see, that is lovely, isn't it? - Yeah. Could be...250.
0:38:55 > 0:38:58So it couldn't be 100 quid or anything? Just out of interest.
0:38:58 > 0:39:00- Sorry.- No.
0:39:00 > 0:39:04Finally, David meets some resistance to his low offers.
0:39:04 > 0:39:08And then, to make things worse, the local boyo arrives.
0:39:08 > 0:39:10I think he's stealing my woman!
0:39:10 > 0:39:13- Sorry, do you want me to go away? - Yes, if you don't mind!
0:39:13 > 0:39:15I was doing really well with Barbara.
0:39:15 > 0:39:18It looks that you've lost her, David,
0:39:18 > 0:39:23and the shops are itching to close as the long day draws to an end.
0:39:25 > 0:39:27Morning finds us back on the road.
0:39:27 > 0:39:29I've never really spent any time...
0:39:29 > 0:39:34And it's the final day of shopping for James and David before heading to auction in Market Harborough.
0:39:34 > 0:39:3690, absolutely...
0:39:36 > 0:39:40So far James has spent £90 on the James Orrock water colour.
0:39:40 > 0:39:47He now has the mark of the beast, £666.49 left to be bad with.
0:39:47 > 0:39:50David has spent a mere £25 on the chandelier.
0:39:50 > 0:39:56He still has £749.10 left to show us he means business.
0:39:56 > 0:39:58OK, good man. It's been a delight.
0:40:00 > 0:40:03Ashbourne is but a distant memory
0:40:03 > 0:40:08as our two experts saunter off down the road to Matlock.
0:40:08 > 0:40:12Now this area has a fascinating manufacturing history chiefly due
0:40:12 > 0:40:17to the Richard Arkwright Mills built at Cromford in the 18th century.
0:40:17 > 0:40:19The reason why the windows are so high up here
0:40:19 > 0:40:24is because Arkwright was a really early industrial revolutionist.
0:40:24 > 0:40:30- It's almost fortified because he had machinery in here to take the place of the workers...- Right.
0:40:30 > 0:40:33..and the Luddites tried to attack and destroy all the machines.
0:40:33 > 0:40:35So, did they believe that was against God?
0:40:35 > 0:40:38No, they just didn't want to lose their jobs!
0:40:38 > 0:40:42Similarly shunning the modern world, our antiques experts arrived
0:40:42 > 0:40:45to scour Matlock for its beautiful treasures.
0:40:45 > 0:40:49The dealer is across the park, here, and out on the other road.
0:40:49 > 0:40:50Do you want me to do the dealer?
0:40:50 > 0:40:53- Do the dealer. - Do you want to do the centre,
0:40:53 > 0:40:55then we do a crossover, meet in the park?
0:40:55 > 0:40:58- See you later, good luck. - I'll see you later, yeah.
0:40:58 > 0:41:02Our experts are rolling in money from their mean tactics throughout their trip.
0:41:02 > 0:41:06Will they spend big today or keep pushing for those killer bargains?
0:41:06 > 0:41:11The difficulty is that everybody knows me here and I know them, so where I can normally be quite
0:41:11 > 0:41:17ruthless and try and cut the prices, here I feel as if I'm robbing my granny if I do that.
0:41:17 > 0:41:21Whilst James worries about the elderly, he finds something
0:41:21 > 0:41:27from the young - a Victorian sampler for £225.
0:41:27 > 0:41:30The idea was this would teach girls
0:41:30 > 0:41:35needlework and it was various different forms of stitching.
0:41:35 > 0:41:38And they started in the 17th century and worked
0:41:38 > 0:41:40all the way through until...
0:41:40 > 0:41:43I suppose they died out around 1870, 1880.
0:41:43 > 0:41:47These samplers were standard projects for British schoolgirls,
0:41:47 > 0:41:50begun in class and often finished at home by the firelight,
0:41:50 > 0:41:53possibly as an evening's entertainment.
0:41:53 > 0:41:56It doesn't have verse, religious extracts.
0:41:56 > 0:41:58We have the name, Anne Williamson.
0:41:58 > 0:42:05Against it is the fact that she hasn't dated it, but it's going to be around 1840, 1845.
0:42:05 > 0:42:11James is still feeling SLIGHTLY mean and wants to get the price right down, so he calls the dealer.
0:42:11 > 0:42:14The most it could be would be 120.
0:42:14 > 0:42:17I can't buy it now without looking at the rest of the shop.
0:42:17 > 0:42:21He's agreed to sell it at 120, but he wanted the deal there and then.
0:42:21 > 0:42:26And that is one thing you must NEVER, ever get yourself into.
0:42:26 > 0:42:29You've got to have space otherwise you'll make a mistake.
0:42:29 > 0:42:32Let's hope David can make a more solid commitment.
0:42:32 > 0:42:35Now that's a very, very interesting thing.
0:42:35 > 0:42:40Obviously it's a candlestick, but with the maritime theme,
0:42:40 > 0:42:41which is brilliant news.
0:42:41 > 0:42:48Maritime items can be very popular at auction, especially when you're selling near the sea.
0:42:48 > 0:42:51But, David, we're going to Leicestershire,
0:42:51 > 0:42:54about as far from the British coast as you can get!
0:42:54 > 0:42:57- It might be early 20th century, but it can't be later.- Could be...
0:42:57 > 0:43:00Give me a price on that. Give me a trade price, George.
0:43:00 > 0:43:04- OK...55 quid.- 55 quid.
0:43:04 > 0:43:06FINGER TAPPING
0:43:06 > 0:43:08Would 35 quid buy it?
0:43:08 > 0:43:10No, absolutely not.
0:43:12 > 0:43:18David's haggling is all at sea, but back in the antique centre things are getting smoky.
0:43:18 > 0:43:19That cigar cutter.
0:43:19 > 0:43:24It was 565, but you can have it for £20.
0:43:24 > 0:43:25£20!
0:43:25 > 0:43:27THEY LAUGH
0:43:27 > 0:43:30It's a bit of smoking memorabilia, but it's solid silver.
0:43:30 > 0:43:32You've got the hallmark up at the top,
0:43:32 > 0:43:36the anchor for Birmingham, the lion for sterling standard silver
0:43:36 > 0:43:38and the H - Art Deco, about 1935 or so.
0:43:38 > 0:43:40That's for cleaning out your pipes,
0:43:40 > 0:43:43that's for chopping the end of the cigars off.
0:43:43 > 0:43:45All in all, a useful thing.
0:43:45 > 0:43:48How about the ashtray? How much is the ashtray?
0:43:48 > 0:43:50- £12.- Oh!
0:43:50 > 0:43:53That's Birmingham and that's silver.
0:43:53 > 0:43:56See, I'm thinking about these two, but the problem is...
0:43:56 > 0:43:59it's smoking and not the most politically correct thing.
0:43:59 > 0:44:01What would be your best on those two?
0:44:01 > 0:44:0525 for the two...and that's it.
0:44:05 > 0:44:0820 and we've got a deal.
0:44:08 > 0:44:1120 and I take that handkerchief.
0:44:11 > 0:44:13Let me wash it for you first.
0:44:13 > 0:44:18- Well, I'm going to dab my forehead with it. A deal.- Deal.
0:44:18 > 0:44:20What about that article you were looking at?
0:44:20 > 0:44:24- Yeah.- It's really a nice size, it's got everything going for it.
0:44:24 > 0:44:25Have a little look at it again.
0:44:25 > 0:44:28I've looked, I know what it's like,
0:44:28 > 0:44:31- 120 for the sampler, £20 for those.- Yes!
0:44:31 > 0:44:34- Deal.- OK, James.- Fantastic. - Thanks very much.- OK.
0:44:34 > 0:44:36- Thank you.- Well done.
0:44:36 > 0:44:38God, what have I done?
0:44:38 > 0:44:41It looks like you've bought some antiques, James.
0:44:41 > 0:44:44Meanwhile, David's thinking outside the box.
0:44:44 > 0:44:46Oh, that's nice.
0:44:46 > 0:44:49This is gorgeous and there's something very...
0:44:49 > 0:44:51- Yeah, you've spotted it. - Very good. Now, who...
0:44:51 > 0:44:54- Who's coat of arms is that? - Well, it's the English coat of arms.
0:44:54 > 0:45:00Now, I presume this has been done for a captain or a general,
0:45:00 > 0:45:06or maybe for somebody who's actually taking documents and so on and so forth.
0:45:06 > 0:45:11So, this was once a rather elaborate military writing box from the days of the Raj.
0:45:11 > 0:45:14- Look how exotic that is. - Oh, it's just fantastic.
0:45:14 > 0:45:20Elephants, we've got temples, we've got Asian animals that you'd never see in this country. That is...
0:45:20 > 0:45:22- Different.- ..gorgeous, but how much is it, George?
0:45:22 > 0:45:26- That's the thing, I've got no money, you KNOW that.- Yeah.
0:45:26 > 0:45:30Actually, you've got £749.10, David.
0:45:30 > 0:45:33I'll let you have it at...
0:45:33 > 0:45:35140.
0:45:35 > 0:45:40- I tell you what I'll do, I'll spin a coin - if I lose, 100 quid...- Yeah.
0:45:40 > 0:45:42..if I win, 80 quid.
0:45:45 > 0:45:47- OK.- Are you up for it? - Are you ready?
0:45:47 > 0:45:51- OK.- You call, heads or tails.- Tails.
0:45:51 > 0:45:56- You win.- THAT is superb!
0:45:56 > 0:45:59And because of that, I'm going to bid you 40 quid for that. How's that?
0:45:59 > 0:46:03- I'll tell you what I'll do...- OK.
0:46:03 > 0:46:05- Give me 50 for it. - I'll tell you what I'll do,
0:46:05 > 0:46:08I'll spin you again, 40 or 50. Come on, George.
0:46:08 > 0:46:10All right, you spin.
0:46:10 > 0:46:12You can't help yourself, can you? OK.
0:46:12 > 0:46:1540 quid - I win, 50 quid - I lose, yeah?
0:46:15 > 0:46:17- All right.- You call.- Tails.
0:46:18 > 0:46:20- Tails it is.- 50 quid.
0:46:20 > 0:46:21- One each.- 50 quid.- Good man.
0:46:21 > 0:46:26Now, that's what I call doing business in the old-fashioned way!
0:46:26 > 0:46:32Time for James and David to show each other what they've bought and say what they think.
0:46:32 > 0:46:35- That's quite swish, isn't it? - French...
0:46:35 > 0:46:38quite obviously. It's got the glass shades, 25 quid.
0:46:38 > 0:46:39That's a double your money.
0:46:39 > 0:46:43- OK.- Pass the parcel.- Oh, James, it's like a birthday present.
0:46:43 > 0:46:45Ashtray, silver...
0:46:45 > 0:46:49- made in Birmingham.- Yeah. - What year's that?- It's about 1930.
0:46:49 > 0:46:51Oh, and a cigar cutter.
0:46:51 > 0:46:54Hmm! Hallmarked as well, Birmingham.
0:46:54 > 0:46:55I love the smell of it.
0:46:55 > 0:46:58- What did you pay for the two?- £20.- Oh,
0:46:58 > 0:47:03- absolute bargains. Ouch.- Yeah. But I'll tell you the bad news.
0:47:03 > 0:47:07- The ladies made me feel a little bit guilty in the shop.- Why?
0:47:07 > 0:47:10What, NOW you feel guilty?! Well, it's a bit late, James.
0:47:10 > 0:47:12This is what I ended up buying.
0:47:12 > 0:47:15These things can be incredibly good news.
0:47:15 > 0:47:19They can be good, but this has got a few problems with it.
0:47:19 > 0:47:22Well, the first problem - it's not dated.
0:47:22 > 0:47:25Exactly. It cost £120.
0:47:25 > 0:47:27You might have found a real rarity.
0:47:27 > 0:47:30It's like a shoe shop that sells one shoe.
0:47:30 > 0:47:33- It's rare!- It's that sort of rarity!
0:47:33 > 0:47:35Now this, I HOPE you're going to like.
0:47:35 > 0:47:39Oh, I do! With the naval connection. It's great, isn't it?
0:47:39 > 0:47:42I think it's very good quality and I think it's unusual.
0:47:42 > 0:47:44- How much?- 50 quid.
0:47:44 > 0:47:47- That's OK, I think.- That's not the response I was looking for.
0:47:47 > 0:47:51- You remember this? - Oh, you went back for it?
0:47:51 > 0:47:53Well, well, well! It's James'
0:47:53 > 0:47:55"shall I, shan't I?" tea set from Stoke.
0:47:55 > 0:47:57I guess he shall.
0:47:57 > 0:47:59- What did you get in for in the end?- 145.
0:47:59 > 0:48:03- Well, it's a Birmingham maker again. Date - is it 1910?- About 1910.
0:48:03 > 0:48:07- Yeah.- It's a good George III boat shape, isn't it?- It's a great shape.
0:48:07 > 0:48:09- Yeah.- Now then, this one.
0:48:09 > 0:48:13- You either love Anglo-Indian stuff or you don't.- Oh, I love it.
0:48:13 > 0:48:15Personally I absolutely adore it.
0:48:15 > 0:48:18Oh, that's FANTASTIC! This is 1850, isn't it?
0:48:18 > 0:48:19It sends shivers up my spine.
0:48:19 > 0:48:23- I love it. What did you pay? - 80 quid.- That HAS to be a profit.
0:48:23 > 0:48:26- I love it.- Do you think so? - I love it. But, there, James Orrock.
0:48:26 > 0:48:28Is it a local scene?
0:48:28 > 0:48:32- Well, if you turn it over. - Newtown Linford, Leicestershire.
0:48:32 > 0:48:35- Where's the auction room? - Leicestershire... Oh, you clever boy.
0:48:35 > 0:48:38- You clever boy!- 90 quid.- 90 quid.
0:48:38 > 0:48:40It's not a bad buy, is it?
0:48:40 > 0:48:44Now, feel free to say what you REALLY think.
0:48:44 > 0:48:48The thing that I love about David's purchase strategy is he always tries
0:48:48 > 0:48:53to buy something different, and whatever he buys always causes some sort of emotion.
0:48:53 > 0:48:55His best buy has got to be the watercolour.
0:48:55 > 0:48:58He's clever - he's bought a local scene, a well-known artist,
0:48:58 > 0:49:01an RA artist - Royal Academy. So, you know,
0:49:01 > 0:49:03that could be, for me, the big killer.
0:49:03 > 0:49:06That box. Oh! From everything about it.
0:49:06 > 0:49:11You know, if he doesn't get double money on that, there's an injustice in the world.
0:49:12 > 0:49:16The road trip has taken the pretty route from Nantwich
0:49:16 > 0:49:18through lovely Derbyshire.
0:49:18 > 0:49:19At last it's auction day
0:49:19 > 0:49:24and our two experts arrive in Market Harborough, Leicestershire.
0:49:27 > 0:49:31Gilding's Auctioneers have regular sales in fine art,
0:49:31 > 0:49:33collectables and Victoriana,
0:49:33 > 0:49:37but on this day it's the general sale, so anything goes.
0:49:37 > 0:49:38Hello!
0:49:38 > 0:49:43Father and son team, John and Mark Gilding, are today's auctioneers.
0:49:43 > 0:49:46Mark likes the look of David's writing box.
0:49:46 > 0:49:51Interesting carved decoration and, if people actually like it
0:49:51 > 0:49:54and really take to it, it could fetch a few hundred.
0:49:54 > 0:49:57And how about James' sampler?
0:49:57 > 0:50:03It's wool work as opposed to silk work and I couldn't actually spot a date on it, but we've had a lot
0:50:03 > 0:50:06of presale interest and that one should sell really quite well.
0:50:06 > 0:50:10Starting this leg with £756.49,
0:50:10 > 0:50:16James impressed us all with a confident spend of £375.
0:50:16 > 0:50:20David, meanwhile, started with £774.10
0:50:20 > 0:50:26and stuck to his thrifty guns, spending just £155.
0:50:26 > 0:50:29- Tails.- You win.
0:50:29 > 0:50:34Our auction gladiators have entered the arena. The crowd falls silent,
0:50:34 > 0:50:39the weight of expectation hangs ominously in the air.
0:50:39 > 0:50:41First up is James' silver smoking set.
0:50:41 > 0:50:43Will there be a smouldering desire
0:50:43 > 0:50:46for these fine items in Market Harborough?
0:50:46 > 0:50:4830 I'm bid, then. 30 with me here.
0:50:48 > 0:50:50At 30. Are you all out? So they will sell here at £30.
0:50:50 > 0:50:52At 30, 5. 40, 5.
0:50:52 > 0:50:5450.
0:50:54 > 0:50:57And selling away now at £50.
0:50:57 > 0:51:00A profit to start James off.
0:51:00 > 0:51:03- Better than what we though. - Yeah.- Well done.
0:51:04 > 0:51:08Now, can David set the room on fire with his Anglo-Indian box?
0:51:08 > 0:51:10I've got £100 to start the bidding.
0:51:10 > 0:51:11Thank you. £100, I'm bid.
0:51:11 > 0:51:14£100, I'm bid. At 110. Bid 110.
0:51:14 > 0:51:16- 120. Bid 120?- It's great!- At £120.
0:51:16 > 0:51:17At 130. I'm bid 130.
0:51:17 > 0:51:20130, 140. 140, 150. 150, 160.
0:51:20 > 0:51:23- Come on. Yes!- In the middle at 160.
0:51:23 > 0:51:27There's two of you out. At £160, I'm bid 160. Do I see 70 anywhere?
0:51:27 > 0:51:29Go on! No!
0:51:29 > 0:51:32In the middle and going at £160.
0:51:32 > 0:51:35- That's good, you doubled your money!- Get in there!
0:51:35 > 0:51:39James' remaining items will need to fly to catch up with David.
0:51:39 > 0:51:42James' watercolour sketch is next.
0:51:42 > 0:51:44Bidding £40 with me.
0:51:44 > 0:51:465. 50, 5.
0:51:46 > 0:51:4960, 5. 70, 5. 80, 5.
0:51:49 > 0:51:53- 90, 5. I'll take your 100.- And 10.
0:51:53 > 0:51:55110. You're out and you're out.
0:51:55 > 0:51:57It's 110, 120. He's back in at 120.
0:51:57 > 0:51:59130, 140. 140 bid.
0:51:59 > 0:52:01Internet, it's yours at 150.
0:52:01 > 0:52:05It's selling away at £150.
0:52:05 > 0:52:07Local knowledge paid off well for James.
0:52:07 > 0:52:12Now it's his mystery school needlework piece.
0:52:12 > 0:52:16Lots of interest here on the book. 50, 100. £150 bid?
0:52:16 > 0:52:18160, 180.
0:52:18 > 0:52:21- 200.- 200. 20?- No, sir.
0:52:21 > 0:52:24220 bid? You're all still out at 220? I'll take 40.
0:52:24 > 0:52:28220 bid and we'll sell. 240, 260.
0:52:28 > 0:52:30£260. I'll wait all day if you like.
0:52:30 > 0:52:35At 260 here and selling away now at £260.
0:52:35 > 0:52:37- You are terrible. Well done.- Thank you.
0:52:37 > 0:52:41James seems to have hit the nail on the head with his items on this leg.
0:52:41 > 0:52:46However, here comes David's bargain maritime candlestick.
0:52:46 > 0:52:48£40 bid, then. On commission at £40. £40, I'm bid. 40.
0:52:48 > 0:52:51£40 is a loss! Don't you dare.
0:52:51 > 0:52:53You're all out in the room. Sold...
0:52:53 > 0:52:56- That's bad.- At £40.- Ow!
0:52:56 > 0:52:59That's a BAD result at a very bad time for David.
0:52:59 > 0:53:01His lead is slipping fast.
0:53:01 > 0:53:03And now James' tea set.
0:53:03 > 0:53:06Could this be adding insult to injury?
0:53:06 > 0:53:10- You need... Anything over 180, you've been more than tickled.- Yes.
0:53:10 > 0:53:12And that's what you want...
0:53:12 > 0:53:15I want a REALLY good massage!
0:53:15 > 0:53:19All these bids - 160, 170, 180, 190.
0:53:19 > 0:53:21- £200, I'm bid?- You're in.
0:53:21 > 0:53:23220, 240 now. 260 on the front.
0:53:23 > 0:53:25At 260. 260 and selling.
0:53:25 > 0:53:27She's keen, isn't she?
0:53:27 > 0:53:28Well done.
0:53:28 > 0:53:32It's all on David's chandelier now.
0:53:32 > 0:53:37I need that chandelier to sell for £230 to beat you.
0:53:37 > 0:53:39If it sells for less, you've beaten me.
0:53:39 > 0:53:44So this is terribly exciting and I'm either going to be jumping for joy
0:53:44 > 0:53:46or devastated in about 30 seconds.
0:53:46 > 0:53:48On commission at £60 only.
0:53:48 > 0:53:51- 60?- Yeah. Straight in, doubled your money.
0:53:51 > 0:53:5380, 5. At 85. 90. £90.
0:53:53 > 0:53:55I need £230.
0:53:55 > 0:53:57£90. You're sure? Finished and away
0:53:57 > 0:54:00at 95 on the net. At 95.
0:54:00 > 0:54:0395. 100 in the room. £100, I'm bid.
0:54:03 > 0:54:06- Come on! Come on!- 120, 120 bid.
0:54:06 > 0:54:08120. 120. You're out on the net.
0:54:08 > 0:54:10- (Come on.)- At £120. - (Come on!)- All done?
0:54:10 > 0:54:15- (No!)- Quite sure? Finished and away then at £120. Sold.
0:54:15 > 0:54:17Oh!
0:54:19 > 0:54:22- (£110 down!)- Well done, you.
0:54:22 > 0:54:24Thanks, James. Fabulous.
0:54:24 > 0:54:26- Five sales.- God!
0:54:26 > 0:54:28Five sales. That was great fun.
0:54:28 > 0:54:31Right down to the last lot!
0:54:31 > 0:54:33I'll take 5.
0:54:34 > 0:54:38David started this leg with £774.10
0:54:38 > 0:54:43and made a good profit after commission of £106.12.
0:54:43 > 0:54:49David finishes his road trip with £880.22.
0:54:49 > 0:54:51Five!
0:54:51 > 0:54:56James started today's show with £756.49
0:54:56 > 0:55:01and made an intimidating profit of £212.53.
0:55:01 > 0:55:05James WINS this road trip
0:55:05 > 0:55:09with an amazing £969.02. Congratulations.
0:55:09 > 0:55:11Come on.
0:55:11 > 0:55:18So, at the end of an exciting trip, James and David have literally soared ahead,
0:55:18 > 0:55:22pushing Anita Manning and David Barby into third and fourth place.
0:55:22 > 0:55:27Our new leader is James Lewis with a tough total to beat.
0:55:27 > 0:55:30- Almost two grand between us. - It's not bad.
0:55:30 > 0:55:33It's not bad. Pockets full of cash! I love it, don't you?
0:55:33 > 0:55:36MUSIC: Money (That's What I Want) by Barrett Strong
0:55:40 > 0:55:41Brilliant!
0:55:41 > 0:55:46From the beginning of the week, it's been a clash of the titans with James and David.
0:55:46 > 0:55:49The pirate from Yorkshire, that's what we call him.
0:55:49 > 0:55:51I love him, but I want to beat him!
0:55:51 > 0:55:57They've enjoyed each other's company and tried, so hard, to enjoy each other's achievements.
0:55:57 > 0:55:59Oh, really well done, James.
0:55:59 > 0:56:03And they'll miss each other's kind, encouraging words.
0:56:03 > 0:56:04- I don't like it.- You love it.
0:56:04 > 0:56:08- I don't like it.- You don't? - I don't like.- You adore it.
0:56:08 > 0:56:13James and David will use their profits to buy one big show-stopping item
0:56:13 > 0:56:21for the grand finale auction in London with all eight Antiques Road Trip experts.
0:56:21 > 0:56:25In the next programme, we meet our third pair of antiques experts, Philip Serrell...
0:56:25 > 0:56:29There's only one idiot in the world going to deal with you on that
0:56:29 > 0:56:31and he has just walked in.
0:56:31 > 0:56:32..and Charles Hanson.
0:56:32 > 0:56:35- Sold.- Really?
0:56:42 > 0:56:45Subtitles by Red Bee Media Ltd?