0:00:02 > 0:00:05The nation's favourite antiques experts. One big challenge.
0:00:05 > 0:00:11Who will make the most profit buying and selling antiques, as they drive around the jolly old UK?
0:00:11 > 0:00:14- £6.- £5.- Done.
0:00:14 > 0:00:15Is that your very best you can do?
0:00:15 > 0:00:19At the end of their trip, they should have made some big money,
0:00:19 > 0:00:21but it's not as easy as it sounds.
0:00:23 > 0:00:27Only one will be crowned champion at the final auction in London.
0:00:28 > 0:00:30This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:35 > 0:00:39This week, it's the turn of former PE teacher Philip Serrell,
0:00:39 > 0:00:42now an established auctioneer and valuer in Worcester.
0:00:42 > 0:00:48There's only one idiot in the world who is going to do a deal with you on that - and he has just walked in.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51He's passionate about home-grown Worcester porcelain.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54His strategy for the road trip?
0:00:54 > 0:00:56The point is to buy something to sell on.
0:00:56 > 0:01:00If you buy what you like, there is a fair chance other people will like it.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03Philip's opponent is the baby in the team, Charles Hanson.
0:01:03 > 0:01:09They call me Hawkeye Hanson, you see, so obviously it's trying to look here, there and everywhere.
0:01:09 > 0:01:15He's an up-and-coming auctioneer from Derbyshire, with a penchant for history. What's his game plan?
0:01:15 > 0:01:17It is very much buying for a commercial market,
0:01:17 > 0:01:20knowing what sells well in sale rooms across the UK,
0:01:20 > 0:01:22looking at things which we know will make a profit.
0:01:25 > 0:01:30Their road trip is taking them from North Wales all the way to Devon.
0:01:30 > 0:01:34In today's programme, they're taking the scenic route, from Llandudno
0:01:34 > 0:01:38to auction in Birmingham, via the historic market town of Conwy.
0:01:38 > 0:01:42En route, you pay a toll to help preserve the nature reserve.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44- Hi.- £2.50, please.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46Thank you very much, sir.
0:01:47 > 0:01:53And the heritage coastline is well worth the money, with its stupendous limestone headland,
0:01:53 > 0:01:59known as the Great Orme, which is Viking for "serpent". Rawgh!
0:01:59 > 0:02:04Just a few miles further on, is the walled town of Conwy.
0:02:04 > 0:02:08Its magnificent fortified castle was built in the 13th century
0:02:08 > 0:02:13and continues to dominate this classic little medieval town.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15Each expert is starting with £200.
0:02:15 > 0:02:23Charles, eager to get going, has spotted his first shop, so Philip's heading off on his own.
0:02:23 > 0:02:29This dealer specialises in Welsh clocks, but there are plenty of other goodies to catch the eye.
0:02:29 > 0:02:33I love this wonderful big Staffordshire pottery, twin-handled loving cup.
0:02:33 > 0:02:38- Yes.- It's a fabulous example, isn't it?- Yes, it is indeed.- And we've got two frogs in here, as well.- Yes.
0:02:38 > 0:02:44The frogs at the bottom were a humorous Victorian device to suggest you'd had enough ale.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47You were seeing things - and it was time to go home! Hic!
0:02:47 > 0:02:50This must be 160 years old.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53I would have thought so, yes. I would have said Victorian.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55Yes, exactly.
0:02:56 > 0:03:01Philip's popping back across the Conwy estuary to Deganwy,
0:03:01 > 0:03:04where there's a shop that might just float his boat.
0:03:04 > 0:03:10With his collection of traditional wooden toy yachts, known as pond yachts,
0:03:10 > 0:03:12and plenty of other quirky nautical knick-knacks,
0:03:12 > 0:03:16New Zealand-born Noel Jamieson is a man after Philip's heart.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18- You have some great things in here. - Thank you.
0:03:18 > 0:03:22I love pond yachts, I've always loved pond yachts. Tell me about this one.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25It's probably 1930s, that one.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28- How much is it? - I'm asking 600 for that.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31Yeah, well, I can't say I blame you for that.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34The only problem I have got, my pockets don't stretch that far.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36I quite like this mirror here.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39It's got a real seaside feel that one, isn't it?
0:03:39 > 0:03:42It's like me, mate, it's seen better days.
0:03:42 > 0:03:46It's a bit tired, isn't it? And how much is that?
0:03:46 > 0:03:4825 would be a nice price for that.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51- Is that for you or for me?- Ah, OK.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54You've got such an eclectic mix of things, haven't you?
0:03:54 > 0:03:56Is this all your taste?
0:03:56 > 0:03:59I suppose it is, really. I only buy what I like.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01Finding it is like half the job, selling it is the other half.
0:04:01 > 0:04:05So, yeah, if someone likes what I like, all the better.
0:04:05 > 0:04:10I love your pond yachts, but they're a bit rich for my pocket. Have you got any others?
0:04:10 > 0:04:14- I have got a few that need a bit of work on, mind. - Oh, go on, then.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18What do you think of that one?
0:04:18 > 0:04:21What's nice about this one is it has its age on.
0:04:21 > 0:04:27They are the original sails, and you can see it was used by a boy or something like that.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29What's that on the bottom? HRR?
0:04:29 > 0:04:32- Is that the owner?- That would be the owner's initials, no doubt.
0:04:32 > 0:04:3415, 6, of the 11.
0:04:34 > 0:04:40The rudder's fallen off. You can do a bit of work with that sail, fitting it properly again.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42Not a lot of work, and it's a nice thing.
0:04:42 > 0:04:43How much is that one?
0:04:45 > 0:04:48I think that's worth 50.
0:04:48 > 0:04:52While our ancient mariner ponders over a toy yacht called Doris,
0:04:52 > 0:04:57Charles is bounding around town, keen to spend some cash.
0:04:59 > 0:05:04- A Davenport.- A Davenport. Named after a certain Captain Davenport.
0:05:04 > 0:05:09This is a small desk with a sloping hinged top that lifts up to reveal a storage space and drawers.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13But here, it's in disguise.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17- Can I say something ?- Yes.- It's not a Davenport.- Is it not? Oh no, it's a desk, it's a wash stand.
0:05:17 > 0:05:21- Isn't that unusual?- Yes, it is, I've never seen one before.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24Do you know what that was made for?
0:05:24 > 0:05:26- No, tell me.- It was made for boats.
0:05:26 > 0:05:30- Was it, really?- Yes. Very unusual, isn't it?- Isn't it.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33Nine people out of ten think it's a Davenport, because it looks...
0:05:33 > 0:05:38You would think the top would lift and you'd have your pen divisions in there. But it is completely vacant.
0:05:38 > 0:05:42- They used to put the water in there. - Isn't it interesting? Is that something native to...?
0:05:42 > 0:05:46Well, to be perfectly frank with you, I've been dabbling in this business for 40 years,
0:05:46 > 0:05:49- and that's the first one that I've ever seen.- Me, too.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51Interesting, isn't it?
0:05:51 > 0:05:55I'm going to be realistic, I think in the current auction market today,
0:05:55 > 0:06:00if that came into my auction rooms in the Midlands and I valued it,
0:06:00 > 0:06:05I'd perhaps suggest to a client its market worth on a really good day could be up to £100.
0:06:05 > 0:06:09But my guide price might be between 50 and 100.
0:06:09 > 0:06:13Be honest with me, I will make you an offer of...
0:06:15 > 0:06:20- ..£60.- Sold!- Really? Really? Thanks, Ken.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24- I'll take it!- 60 quid! Should turn in a nice little profit on that.
0:06:24 > 0:06:28Meanwhile, Philip's reflecting on his seafaring collectibles.
0:06:28 > 0:06:33What I'm thinking of doing is perhaps if I could buy the both of these off you.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37I think they might make a nice little lot in the sale.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39How much was the mirror, again?
0:06:39 > 0:06:41- 25.- And the little pond yacht?
0:06:41 > 0:06:43I'd like 50 for that.
0:06:43 > 0:06:48- So, for the two, it's £75. - Yes, that's right.
0:06:50 > 0:06:51I think that's too much.
0:06:51 > 0:06:57If I'm buying mean, I think that's worth £30 and I think this is worth a tenner.
0:06:57 > 0:07:03Because this, it's been totally unloved, I've got to rebuild it, put some polish into it.
0:07:03 > 0:07:07I think the mirror you could live with, but I think that I'm looking at £30 and £10.
0:07:07 > 0:07:08What was my price?
0:07:08 > 0:07:12It was 50 and 25. 75 against 40.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15You're almost...
0:07:15 > 0:07:17Halfway would be...
0:07:17 > 0:07:18circa 60.
0:07:18 > 0:07:23Yeah, my maths ain't that good, Noel. I mean, for me,
0:07:23 > 0:07:27halfway between 40 and 75, is 45.
0:07:27 > 0:07:33I was never that good at maths, it's been a failing all my life. Go on, £45 and I'll have the two.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36If you make it 50, we've got a deal.
0:07:37 > 0:07:42You're a hard man, Noel, you're a hard, hard man. I'm a poor innocent.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44I'm a generous man, to be honest.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46- Go on.- Done. - Knew you could, matey. Thank you.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48But Philip's not leaving quite yet.
0:07:48 > 0:07:52He wants that mirror ship-shape before he takes it to auction.
0:07:52 > 0:07:56Come on, make yourself useful. You start buffing up the other side.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58Dear me, stood there doing nothing.
0:08:01 > 0:08:05- This is what they elbow grease, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07I think that's what they call taking liberties, me!
0:08:07 > 0:08:10If I don't make any money, I'll come back and see you.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16Back to Conwy to pick up Charles.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18HORN BEEPS Come on, Charlie!
0:08:18 > 0:08:22- Good morning.- How are you, Charles, all right?- Enjoying it? It's hard work, though, isn't it?
0:08:22 > 0:08:27- Yeah, it is.- And the strong arm of the law appears from nowhere
0:08:27 > 0:08:29- Hi.- Can you move your vehicle, please?
0:08:29 > 0:08:31Yes. Do you want me to pull out after you or before you?
0:08:31 > 0:08:34That'll teach Philip about dodgy parking.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37Struggling with the seatbelt, hold on a sec.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40Toodle-loo.
0:08:40 > 0:08:44Quick getaway required, and an escape from the cloudy weather.
0:08:44 > 0:08:49Off along the coast to Penmaenmawr, or Pen, for short.
0:08:49 > 0:08:53They say it was William Gladstone's favourite holiday spot,
0:08:53 > 0:08:59and it's where the man who claims to have the biggest antiques stock in North Wales has his shop.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02Mick King's been a dealer for 40 years.
0:09:02 > 0:09:08His showroom is over three floors, so there's room for both experts to browse.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11Well, I'm quite pleased. I'm in the basement already, without Philip,
0:09:11 > 0:09:17which obviously means I'm here to discover, he's up there, and the eyes are drawn everywhere.
0:09:17 > 0:09:22And they call me Hawkeye Hanson, you see, so obviously it's trying to just look here, there and everywhere
0:09:22 > 0:09:28to really find something, just something to really beat Phil Serrell. That's my plan.
0:09:28 > 0:09:32To look hard and see what I find.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35You come into a shop like this and Mick has got it really set up nicely.
0:09:35 > 0:09:39That looks like a piece of shabby chic.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42Problem is, you go and put that in a saleroom,
0:09:42 > 0:09:45and it just looks like a piece of shabby.
0:09:45 > 0:09:50From a single shabby stool, to three seats for the price of one.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53- Those are interesting.- Aren't they? - I think it's out of a theatre.
0:09:53 > 0:09:57- Aren't they wonderful? - They are beautiful. - They must be, what, 1900?
0:09:57 > 0:09:591900, Edwardian, that's what I think.
0:09:59 > 0:10:05Aren't they wonderful? They have these wonderful tableau concave backs. Each numbered.
0:10:05 > 0:10:09- They're fantastic, aren't they? - They are.- How much?- 110.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12I quite like them, but high risk.
0:10:12 > 0:10:16Now Philip's found a shabby old saddle.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18I like that.
0:10:18 > 0:10:24It's come off a work horse or a work donkey, who'd have been down the pits.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27And the harness would have gone through there.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29Who's going to buy that?
0:10:29 > 0:10:32Good Lord, I don't know.
0:10:32 > 0:10:36- I'm going to see if Mick will take a tenner for that or a fiver.- Oh, dear.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39Is Philip is about to saddle himself with a non-runner at the auction?
0:10:39 > 0:10:42And what's Charles thinking about those theatre seats?
0:10:42 > 0:10:45- Mick, you've got this old bit of a saddle here.- Yep.
0:10:45 > 0:10:50It was priced up at 15 quid. I reckon that's been here forever and a day. How long have you had that in stock?
0:10:50 > 0:10:53Probably only about...
0:10:53 > 0:10:56- Ten years?- No. Five, we've had that.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58You've had it about five years.
0:10:58 > 0:11:03There's only one idiot in the world going to do a deal with you on that, and he has just walked in.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05- Has he?- Moi.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08- Right, OK.- If you give me a tenner, I'll take it away.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10Hold your hand out.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13- One price, one price.- Go on.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15- £7.- £5.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18- One price. £6.- £5.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20- Done.- You're a gentleman.- Right.
0:11:20 > 0:11:24It's a deal. Charles, however, is stalling.
0:11:24 > 0:11:31I'm quite upbeat. I think these theatre stalls or the three chairs, have a certain spark about them.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33OK? A certain magic.
0:11:33 > 0:11:39Reliving those old theatrical days from the early 20th century, and there is something which
0:11:39 > 0:11:44I could just see making £150-£200 and really doing very well.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47At the same time, they could falter.
0:11:47 > 0:11:53They could fall off the stage and I could be into a serious depression.
0:11:53 > 0:11:57- But they've got me thinking - You'd better think fast, Charles. Philip's caught the scent.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00This is my patch, OK. I'm looking up here now.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02No, it's my patch.
0:12:02 > 0:12:07Oh, Charles, do behave. This is the trouble when you deal with children.
0:12:07 > 0:12:11- Ho-ho!- Those blooming cinema seats are something else, aren't they, Charlie?
0:12:11 > 0:12:14- Ah!- I like them. I think they're fantastic.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16How much are they, Mick?
0:12:16 > 0:12:17- Um.- I'm keeping those to myself, OK?
0:12:17 > 0:12:20- OK.- Keep those under reserve, Mick.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23Ah, so Charles has made up his mind!
0:12:23 > 0:12:25I can see a bidding war starting off here.
0:12:25 > 0:12:31I really rate them. I think they're really quirky, interesting, and have a really good quality.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34Right, Charlie, I'm not going to get involved with your negotiation,
0:12:34 > 0:12:37- but I shall do the honourable thing and retire.- Thank you, Philip.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40So, Philip doesn't see the deal being done.
0:12:40 > 0:12:45And anyway, how on earth is Charles going to get those seats in the back of the Jag?
0:12:45 > 0:12:48- Phil? - ENGINE REVS
0:12:48 > 0:12:51Charles hops back into the driving seat, giving nothing away
0:12:51 > 0:12:54about whether he's bought the theatre seats or not.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56Cunning monkey.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58- Oh, it's stunning, isn't it? - Yeah, it'll do.
0:12:58 > 0:13:04They're heading for Llanrwst, hoping to squeeze in some last-minute antique hunting.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07It's getting late, and they'll be lucky to fit any more buying in.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09What time is it? Half past seven?
0:13:09 > 0:13:11Yeah, shop's shut.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14Surely not, there's more down here, isn't there?
0:13:14 > 0:13:15Antique shops. Look here.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18- I'm sure it's open, Phil. - Charlie, it's shut.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20What are the Welsh working hours?
0:13:20 > 0:13:23Same as the English working hours, Charlie, and that is shut.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26S-H-U-T. Shut.
0:13:26 > 0:13:27Ah, well...
0:13:27 > 0:13:33Night is falling in beautiful Snowdonia, and our happy, hungry,
0:13:33 > 0:13:37hopeful hunters head for dinner after a busy day's shopping.
0:13:39 > 0:13:44- I hope they're still serving food. - Shall I just pull in? - Absolutely right, Charles.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47Well, it's been a good, fun day, I've enjoyed it. Thank you so much.
0:13:47 > 0:13:51There we go, engine's off. That's our day complete.
0:13:54 > 0:13:57Up bright and early in Betwys-y-Coed.
0:13:57 > 0:14:02They're on the road again, returning to Llanrwst and the shops they missed before.
0:14:02 > 0:14:06Charles has already bought two items and has just £50 left.
0:14:06 > 0:14:11Super-cautious Philip's only bought one object, and still has £150.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14Not wasting any time, he's hitting the first shop.
0:14:18 > 0:14:24Llanrwst, the gateway to Snowdonia, is top tourism territory.
0:14:24 > 0:14:29Its ancient roots as a market town go back to the 14th century.
0:14:29 > 0:14:33Our experts enjoy a browse in some local antique shops and eventually,
0:14:33 > 0:14:37Philip emerges, keeping his latest purchase to himself...
0:14:37 > 0:14:39for now.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48The boys press on to Llangollen in Denbighshire,
0:14:48 > 0:14:54where the local canal crosses the River Dee valley in spectacular fashion,
0:14:54 > 0:14:57via the longest and highest aqueduct in Britain.
0:14:59 > 0:15:04Charles is keen to spend the rest of his cash, while Philip is on the trail of a moving love story.
0:15:04 > 0:15:08- Right here. Right, right, right, Charlie. Lord's sake!- Sorry, Philip.
0:15:08 > 0:15:14In 1780, Lady Eleanor Butler and Sarah Ponsonby triggered a scandal
0:15:14 > 0:15:19when they eloped from Ireland and set up home together in this house, Plas Newydd.
0:15:19 > 0:15:24The Ladies of Llangollen, as they became known, caused a sensation,
0:15:24 > 0:15:26not only because of their love affair
0:15:26 > 0:15:33but for the way they redesigned a modest cottage into this extraordinary gothic retreat.
0:15:33 > 0:15:37The house is looked after by Jane Horovitch.
0:15:37 > 0:15:41- What can you tell me about that? - This is a lovely piece, probably the most important in the house.
0:15:41 > 0:15:42Why were they famous?
0:15:42 > 0:15:48They had met when Eleanor was 29 and she was asked to help at a boarding school
0:15:48 > 0:15:54and teach a 13-year-old girl called Sarah Ponsonby, who had been tragically orphaned.
0:15:54 > 0:15:58And that was the forging of a friendship and destiny for the two of them.
0:15:58 > 0:16:05I would say, the reason they ran away was because they had very serious reasons to run away.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08It wasn't just that they met and then they did this thing.
0:16:08 > 0:16:13Eleanor was going to be incarcerated in a convent for the rest of her life,
0:16:13 > 0:16:16and Sarah was being pestered by her guardian,
0:16:16 > 0:16:22and the situation in Ireland was extremely fraught and dangerous for them both.
0:16:22 > 0:16:26There are certain things in your life that you do.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28You see that, it makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand up.
0:16:28 > 0:16:35They were inseparable for over 50 years, until Eleanor, the older lady, died.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37While Philip revels in an 18th-Century scandal,
0:16:37 > 0:16:45- Charles is determined to splash his remaining £50.- This is nice. - Isn't it nice? Yes, yes.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48And this flicks over and you can mix your colours on it.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50Oh, I love that.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54I could almost take that with me and paint a view.
0:16:54 > 0:16:59Normally, I wouldn't buy it, but I just think it's so curious to a collector,
0:16:59 > 0:17:03and it is fairly complete. But I've got £40 on me.
0:17:03 > 0:17:08I'm not sure dealer Marie Evans is falling for Charles' sob story.
0:17:08 > 0:17:12£45. I'm sure you can manage £45.
0:17:12 > 0:17:16- Would you do 40?- No, 45.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18I've come down a lot.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20Would you meet me halfway at £42?
0:17:20 > 0:17:23I can offer you £42.50.
0:17:27 > 0:17:2942.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31- Really?- Go on.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35- Do you know what, Marie? - You've got a gift.
0:17:35 > 0:17:37- Your shop is called...- Passers By.
0:17:37 > 0:17:41Passers By, and I've passed by and I've been rewarded with a lovely object.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44So thank you very much for that.
0:17:48 > 0:17:53No more time for shopping. The experts have had their items delivered to a hotel in Llangollen
0:17:53 > 0:17:55to show and tell.
0:17:55 > 0:18:02And Charles has cleverly disguised his big lumps of furniture as ghosts with sheets from the hotel!
0:18:02 > 0:18:05- Shall I show you what I bought? - Please, Phil, I can't wait for this.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07This is my cheapest purchase, Charlie.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13It's a colliery saddle, a harness, for a work horse.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15Yeah. What did you pay for it?
0:18:15 > 0:18:19- £5.- Really? £5?- Yeah.
0:18:19 > 0:18:20Come on, Charlie, let's have a look.
0:18:20 > 0:18:24I'm really pleased with this. Ready?
0:18:24 > 0:18:26Look at that, isn't that gorgeous?
0:18:26 > 0:18:32- That is lovely, Charlie.- Look at it, we've got the original labels, the original water colour palette.
0:18:32 > 0:18:36- How much was that? - Well. It cost me £42.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38I think you could double your money on that.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41Do you think so? I'm hoping, Phil, between £50 and £70.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44- You're a cricketer, aren't you?- I am.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47I bought this earlier today, Charlie.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50There's some great, great names on here, look.
0:18:50 > 0:18:54Ah. Philip's mystery item he picked up in Llanrwst.
0:18:54 > 0:19:01It's a souvenir mini cricket bat, printed with signatures of the MCC touring team in 1958.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03- Isn't that just a great little bat? - That's nice, Phil.
0:19:03 > 0:19:08You'd have gone to Headingley, Edgbaston or Trent Bridge and bought that outside the grounds.
0:19:08 > 0:19:12OK, Phil, if this went into auction, my auction guide price would be about £25.
0:19:12 > 0:19:16- Get your cheque book out, Charlie. - How much did you pay for it? - I paid 12 quid for it.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18Oh, no! Did you really? I was hoping you'd have paid more.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21You know, it could make 15, but no less than that,
0:19:21 > 0:19:24but it ought to certainly race away and make £25.
0:19:24 > 0:19:30- Well, we are ever hopeful, Charlie. - Well... Do you remember yesterday, when we were in that room?
0:19:30 > 0:19:35- Yeah.- Ready? - Yeah, I'm ready for this.- Ready?
0:19:35 > 0:19:38- Look at that.- Lord above, Charlie.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40Well, I just couldn't resist. I liked the quality.
0:19:40 > 0:19:45It's the original studded tapestry, I think it's really quirky.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47They cost me £90.
0:19:47 > 0:19:53- I think, Charlie, at £19 that's really cheap.- No, £90, nine zero. - Oh, right.
0:19:53 > 0:19:57- What do you think? - I think it's lovely, Charlie.
0:19:57 > 0:20:01- I think your problem is finding two people who are going to want it. - Well, we'll see what happens.
0:20:01 > 0:20:06- Let me show you. My next lot is two for one, Charlie.- OK.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09I thought this was just a real bit of fun, and I love my seaside stuff.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12It's nice. I like it. I think it's nicely warped.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14- I beg your pardon?- Warped.
0:20:14 > 0:20:16- What? This or me?- No! The frame!
0:20:16 > 0:20:19Also, you can see the actual mirror plate has worn.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22It's completely original, isn't it? This lovely coopering, as well.
0:20:22 > 0:20:27- I like it.- I'm quite envious of that, it's a good object. - Are you? I'm flattered, Charlie.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30I bought this with it. I bought this little pond yacht, Charlie.
0:20:30 > 0:20:34- It looks an early one. I hope it's not.- 1911.- Yeah, good.
0:20:34 > 0:20:41- Right. And I bought the two for 50 quid.- Is that all they cost?- Yeah. What do you think they'll make?
0:20:41 > 0:20:45- Well...£100?- Really?- Yeah.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48Charles has kept his cheeky washstand till last.
0:20:48 > 0:20:49Are you ready? Any ideas?
0:20:49 > 0:20:51No idea at all, Charlie.
0:20:51 > 0:20:57Look at that, Phil. Look at that. OK, first of all, you would say straightaway, "Charles, it's a..."
0:20:57 > 0:21:02- Davenport.- Exactly, that's what I thought. I thought, OK, Davenport,
0:21:02 > 0:21:05writing slope, mahogany, decorative.
0:21:05 > 0:21:06But...
0:21:06 > 0:21:10That's really nice. I like that a lot, Charlie. How much is that?
0:21:10 > 0:21:14Do you really? I'm a bit nervous, Phil, because, you know how this market is for furniture.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16It cost me £60.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18- I think you stole that, Charlie. - Do you really?
0:21:18 > 0:21:23- I think if you have a good day out, Charlie, you could make yourself £90 profit on that.- Really?
0:21:23 > 0:21:27Now, what do they really think?
0:21:27 > 0:21:30His paint box? That will do well, profit. His washstand?
0:21:30 > 0:21:33That will do well, profit. Where's he going to fall down?
0:21:33 > 0:21:37Well, those cinema chairs. If they make what he thinks, he'll win.
0:21:37 > 0:21:41- If they make what I think, he'll lose.- I think Philip has done well.
0:21:41 > 0:21:45I think the mirror and the yacht are good objects.
0:21:45 > 0:21:50But the other two objects will make a profit, but to me, they're quite tatty. So, small profit.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53He'll see a decent return,
0:21:53 > 0:21:55and we'll see what happens at the auction.
0:21:55 > 0:22:00The shopping trip that started in North Wales is over.
0:22:00 > 0:22:04It's auction day, and our two experts arrive in Birmingham.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09Reputed to have more canals than Venice,
0:22:09 > 0:22:13Birmingham was the powerhouse of the industrial revolution.
0:22:13 > 0:22:17This workshop of the world was where gas lighting was invented.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23For 50 years, Biddle And Webb have had an auction business here.
0:22:23 > 0:22:27This is one of their monthly antiques and fine art sales.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29Both our experts are fired up.
0:22:29 > 0:22:34Me, being a competitor? I mean, it really doesn't matter whether I win or come second, really.
0:22:34 > 0:22:38Not much(!) Of course I want to win, because that's what it's all about.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40I am really wanting to win.
0:22:40 > 0:22:44Obviously, I'm young, I'm the young pretender. Philip, wise old man.
0:22:44 > 0:22:49But it's my day and I really want to do well, so I am really nervous,
0:22:49 > 0:22:53but just hoping the right buyers are here to bid my stuff up.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55It's the moment of truth.
0:22:55 > 0:23:00Charles has blown all but £8 of his £200 kitty.
0:23:00 > 0:23:02Philip has spent just £67.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05Whose game plan will prove more successful?
0:23:05 > 0:23:07Look at the state of you.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12First up is Charles' artist's box.
0:23:12 > 0:23:16He really likes this, but it's been put in the paintings category,
0:23:16 > 0:23:19not with general collectibles.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24Lot 40, late Victorian artist's paint set.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27Dates about 1870, nearly complete.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30- Correct. - Somebody start me at £50 for it?
0:23:30 > 0:23:33It's got to be worth that, come on. Don't be shy.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35£30, then. No movement at all, £30?
0:23:35 > 0:23:39£30, there. Any more? Anybody else at £30? 35.
0:23:39 > 0:23:41Come on, let's move it.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43£35 against you, 40 now, £40.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45At £40, it's going to be sold.
0:23:45 > 0:23:50- Oh, come on.- £40 in the middle of the room, and we're all done at 40.
0:23:50 > 0:23:54Uh-oh, these buyers are only interested in paintings.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57I really thought it was going to make more than that.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00Well, clearly, because that's why you bought it, Charlie.
0:24:00 > 0:24:02I'm £2 down, plus commission.
0:24:02 > 0:24:07Philip's put his nautical curios in one lot.
0:24:09 > 0:24:11Rather nice Edwardian pond yacht, dated 1911,
0:24:11 > 0:24:17with nautical-themed lifebelt-shaped mirror with rope edging.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19Where can we start with this one?
0:24:19 > 0:24:23Somebody start me at £100. 50, if you like.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26Come on, let's not have so many blank faces. £50 bid. There at £50.
0:24:26 > 0:24:30Anybody else at £50? At £50 only. Is that it? At £50.
0:24:30 > 0:24:35£60, 70, any more? 80 bid, it's going to go.
0:24:35 > 0:24:40At £80, it's going to be sold at £80. All done? £80. Any more?
0:24:40 > 0:24:42Finished at 80?
0:24:42 > 0:24:46A tidy £30 profit on the two of them. Well done.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49Now Philip's betting on his souvenir miniature cricket bat.
0:24:49 > 0:24:53Somebody start me at £30. 20?
0:24:55 > 0:25:02£20 there, anybody else at 20? 25, 30, £30, 35, £35 bid, sir.
0:25:02 > 0:25:07At 35, on the left. It's going to be sold at 35.
0:25:07 > 0:25:09Now that's a cracking profit!
0:25:09 > 0:25:13Next, the wash stand, that seemed a good buy at £60.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19Late Victorian mahogany Davenport-shaped washstand,
0:25:19 > 0:25:20circa 1885.
0:25:20 > 0:25:25Hinged writing slope, revealing wash bowl. Somebody start me at £100.
0:25:25 > 0:25:2650?
0:25:26 > 0:25:29Come on, be brave, £50, somebody?
0:25:29 > 0:25:33Gentleman there, 60 to lady here,
0:25:33 > 0:25:3770, 80, 90. £90, gentleman there.
0:25:37 > 0:25:42All done? New bidder at 100 in the middle there. £100, any more?
0:25:42 > 0:25:44£100 all done. Seated bid. At 100.
0:25:46 > 0:25:48That's good, Charlie. Well done, Charlie.
0:25:48 > 0:25:52Last of the big spenders, Philip, only paid a fiver for the harness,
0:25:52 > 0:25:55so he's got to be in for a profit.
0:25:57 > 0:26:01And your next, lot 609, leather, wooden and copper...
0:26:01 > 0:26:04Well, he can throw it away and I only lose a fiver.
0:26:04 > 0:26:10Where can we start with that? £30? £20 bid there, thank you, any more?
0:26:10 > 0:26:13It's in for a profit, isn't it?
0:26:13 > 0:26:15Anybody else? 25, 30, any more?
0:26:15 > 0:26:20At £30, all done? At £30, going to be sold at £30.
0:26:21 > 0:26:23Impressive!
0:26:23 > 0:26:26So it's all down to those wacky theatre seats,
0:26:26 > 0:26:29which Philip may live to regret not buying.
0:26:31 > 0:26:36And lot 670a, three joined cinema/theatre seats.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39- Imagine the fun you could have with these.- Quite right.
0:26:39 > 0:26:41£100 for them, come on.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44They're worth £100. 80, if you like. Thank you, £80 there.
0:26:44 > 0:26:4890 bid, 100, 110, 120, 130,
0:26:48 > 0:26:54140, 150, 160, 170, 180, 190, 200,
0:26:54 > 0:26:58200, back of the room. Anyone else? All finished at 200?
0:26:58 > 0:27:01I am absolutely flabbergasted, Charlie. Well done, you.
0:27:01 > 0:27:02I'm delighted.
0:27:02 > 0:27:04I think I gambled,
0:27:04 > 0:27:09and you're quite right, they could have flopped at £40, but as it was...
0:27:10 > 0:27:14I'm staggered, and so are you.
0:27:14 > 0:27:16That's put a smile on his face.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19And he's still grinning!
0:27:19 > 0:27:24I'm delighted. I went in there with this great gamble of my cinema chairs,
0:27:24 > 0:27:30and Philip was pooh-poohing them, he was calling them filth and as it was, they made £200. I'm delighted.
0:27:30 > 0:27:35Charlie's had a good day, good luck to him, but I think he's been fortunate with his chairs,
0:27:35 > 0:27:37and on another day they might have lost him £50.
0:27:37 > 0:27:45After paying the auction costs, Philip's got £249.65 to spend in the next leg.
0:27:46 > 0:27:51Charles comes out with a respectable £281.53 for the next leg.
0:27:52 > 0:27:57That'll keep grumpy old Philip on his toes. Change of strategy, Phil?
0:27:57 > 0:28:01It's only the first stage of a long race, so we've only just got out of the blocks.
0:28:01 > 0:28:05He's ahead on the first 20 yards, but the finishing tape's some distance away,
0:28:05 > 0:28:08so I've just got to keep my fingers crossed and hope that I do well, really.
0:28:08 > 0:28:11Obviously, Philip, he's lean and mean. He spent very little.
0:28:11 > 0:28:14I was a gambler, I was the young pretender, and I won!
0:28:14 > 0:28:17Well, Charlie, that worked out all right, didn't it?
0:28:17 > 0:28:20- I'm delighted, Phil. - Come on, get in there.
0:28:20 > 0:28:23Next time, Charles continues to spend big.
0:28:23 > 0:28:28- But can he make it a winning streak? - We'd accept £180 on it.
0:28:28 > 0:28:32- Not a penny less?- While Philip, ever cautious, spends little and still...
0:28:32 > 0:28:36- Nobody wants it? - ...hits trouble.- Sorry, chaps.
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