0:00:02 > 0:00:05It's the nation's favourite antiques experts...
0:00:05 > 0:00:07I don't know what to do! HORN TOOTS
0:00:07 > 0:00:09..with ?200 each, a classic car
0:00:09 > 0:00:12and a goal - to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:12 > 0:00:13What a little diamond.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16The aim - to make the biggest profit at auction.
0:00:16 > 0:00:18But it's no mean feat.
0:00:18 > 0:00:21Back in the game. Charlie!
0:00:21 > 0:00:23There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers.
0:00:23 > 0:00:25SHE GASPS
0:00:25 > 0:00:27So, will it be the high road to glory
0:00:27 > 0:00:29or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:29 > 0:00:32Oh! This is the Antiques Road Trip!
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:37 > 0:00:41Today, we're continuing our road trip in the company of two
0:00:41 > 0:00:45charming antiques experts, Philip Serrell and Natasha Raskin.
0:00:45 > 0:00:49Do you know, there's one thing that you can rely on in this country.
0:00:49 > 0:00:50What's that?
0:00:50 > 0:00:51Unreliable weather!
0:00:53 > 0:00:56Esteemed auctioneer Philip has an eye for a bargain
0:00:56 > 0:00:59and a nose to sniff out antiques in unlikely places.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02This is just the best, this is much better than antique shops.
0:01:02 > 0:01:07Joining him on this road trip is enchanting Glaswegian Natasha
0:01:07 > 0:01:10with expertise in paintings, sculpture,
0:01:10 > 0:01:13jewellery and female wiles.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15Oh, my goodness, I'm going to have to be like Cupid and sort of...
0:01:15 > 0:01:18throw a little arrow in your direction.
0:01:18 > 0:01:24Our duelling duo set off in a 1957 Porsche with ?200 each.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27As the penultimate leg of the road trip gets under way,
0:01:27 > 0:01:32Philip edged in front with ?214.04 to spend.
0:01:33 > 0:01:38Natasha, however, has just ?122.84.
0:01:41 > 0:01:45Your purse is bulging now. You're over ?200. It's not bulging!
0:01:45 > 0:01:48It's about 12 quid better than we started
0:01:48 > 0:01:50I don't know how many days ago.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53I'm almost ?100 worse off than when we started.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56I've lost the plot. I think I got the rules wrong.
0:01:56 > 0:02:01Natasha and Phil kicked off the week in Narberth in Pembrokeshire.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04Their journey has seen them travel through the Home Counties.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07Now they're heading to the south coast,
0:02:07 > 0:02:09before heading to Salisbury, Wiltshire.
0:02:09 > 0:02:14The fourth stretch has them going to an auction in Rayleigh in Essex.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16But they're starting in Arundel.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20Our experts' first stop is Arundel Antiques.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23David's been trading in militaria for over 20 years
0:02:23 > 0:02:25and has amassed quite a stock.
0:02:25 > 0:02:29So, what do you know about militaria, Phil? Nothing. Nothing?
0:02:29 > 0:02:30Most of it comes from the military.
0:02:30 > 0:02:35Most of it. That's sounding good, yeah(!) Thanks.
0:02:35 > 0:02:36Thankfully for Natasha,
0:02:36 > 0:02:40there's another floor of items she can get her teeth into.
0:02:41 > 0:02:45OK. This looks a bit more my cup of tea. Less militaria, more stuff.
0:02:45 > 0:02:49But it's very nicely set out, isn't it?
0:02:51 > 0:02:53Better if you take the covers off, Phil.
0:02:54 > 0:02:58What about that? Oh, yeah. That's quite a good old piece.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01A good, solid piece. How much is that? 35 quid.
0:03:01 > 0:03:05It might benefit from a polish up, but... Wouldn't we all!
0:03:05 > 0:03:07Speak for yourself.
0:03:07 > 0:03:12Is 35 the best, or can we get under 30? Er, 28. How about that? OK.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14I might just have a go at you with that.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17Let me just have a wander around see if there's anything else I can see.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20As Philip continues his search, Natasha finds David.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22What do you have in mind?
0:03:22 > 0:03:24Well, I think these are quite interesting,
0:03:24 > 0:03:26two albums of cigarette cards from the 1930s.
0:03:26 > 0:03:30Right, OK. Something I've never bought before. Always a popular subject.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33So you've got all the insignias in there. Are they totally complete?
0:03:33 > 0:03:36They're totally complete and in marvellous condition.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40Cigarette cards were introduced to stiffen the packaging
0:03:40 > 0:03:42and to advertise brands.
0:03:43 > 0:03:48The first in the UK were introduced by John Player Sons in 1893.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51The ticket price is ?25.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53What about 20 for the two, a tenner apiece?
0:03:53 > 0:03:57Oh, I don't know. Can I have a look? Naturally. I think they're a really good subject matter.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00Because I don't have a clue. I'm just worried about the rarity value,
0:04:00 > 0:04:02because I don't really think there is one, is there?
0:04:02 > 0:04:06The most that I'm prepared to pay is probably eight quid.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09Eight pounds sounds like a good deal to me. Really? Yeah, I think so.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12I'm quite surprised. No, because I'm going to be stuck with them otherwise.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15Oh, really? I get it. Well, shall we do it then?
0:04:15 > 0:04:17Yeah, we'll do it. Eight quid.
0:04:17 > 0:04:18What an incredible deal.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20Natasha has persuaded David to part with
0:04:20 > 0:04:22these at a third of their ticket price.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28And with one deal done, David makes his way over to Philip.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31He's spotted a 19th-century boxwood truncheon.
0:04:33 > 0:04:34It's got a ribbed handle.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37Leather here, which looks suspiciously like it's been replaced
0:04:37 > 0:04:39at some point in time. Replaced, yes.
0:04:39 > 0:04:43And it's got a not overly subtle screw in there and there,
0:04:43 > 0:04:45and then this is lead-filled.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48And they used to call these life preservers, didn't they?
0:04:48 > 0:04:50Which is actually the last thing in the world they did,
0:04:50 > 0:04:53cos when you got that on the back of the head,
0:04:53 > 0:04:56that really would just see you out, wouldn't it? Mmm.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00And how much is that? It's ?45.
0:05:00 > 0:05:04Phil's still keen on the bronze propeller, too.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07Total ticket price for both items is ?80.
0:05:07 > 0:05:08What could you do the two for?
0:05:08 > 0:05:1140. 20 quid each.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13?40 for the two? Yep.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16You've caught me by surprise, cos I thought they were going to be more than that.
0:05:16 > 0:05:17I'd better pay you now.
0:05:17 > 0:05:21Yeah, and with that both experts leave their first shop
0:05:21 > 0:05:23with some promising purchases for auction.
0:05:25 > 0:05:30Next stop for Natasha is just along the coast, in Peacehaven.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34Her next shop may be small, but it's certainly crammed full.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39I'm really into a little bit of pokerwork,
0:05:39 > 0:05:42and these are really sweet, these wee napkin rings.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45It's called pokerwork because that's exactly what it is.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47It's a hot poker that goes in and actually makes the design.
0:05:47 > 0:05:53We've got the actual stylised flowers...have been lined out by the poker.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56And then the background has been, typical of its style, dot-dot-dotted in.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58Then they've been filled in in colour.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00But they're a little bit lacking in their colour.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02It's all come off, to be honest with you.
0:06:02 > 0:06:06And then I think maybe from the same sort of set is this one here.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08Let me just get it. There we go.
0:06:08 > 0:06:12Because I think this one's the most obviously Art Nouveau in its style,
0:06:12 > 0:06:16because this here, you've got the lovely soft yellow
0:06:16 > 0:06:19and then the green and the blue all working together in harmony.
0:06:19 > 0:06:23Yes, there's a wee bit of paint loss and it's not in the world's best condition,
0:06:23 > 0:06:26but I think for its age, that's just such a lovely thing.
0:06:26 > 0:06:31The Arts and Crafts pokerwork pot has a ticket price of ?20.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33One to think about.
0:06:33 > 0:06:37Dealer Steve is on hand to help Natasha find some more goodies.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39There are some sweet wee things in here.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41There's one down here that's lovely,
0:06:41 > 0:06:45the enamelled one with the 19 on it. Yeah, that's really sweet.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48What's that - 12 quid? Oh, it's a tie clip! Yes.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51And it's the 19th hole. Yes, indeed.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55So, I thought that when I saw the price tag from above it said 120,
0:06:55 > 0:06:58because I presumed it was going to be in nine-carat gold. But it's not.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01It's just in a sort of rolled gold, or gold plate.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05I mean, the enamel's all right. It's not in the worst order you've ever seen.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07But it's kind of cool, isn't it?
0:07:08 > 0:07:11That's now two items Natasha has her eye on.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13Anything else?
0:07:13 > 0:07:15I absolutely love this little pillbox.
0:07:15 > 0:07:20Do you mind if we do a closer look at that? No, indeed. Thank you.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23This pillbox has a 1992 hallmark.
0:07:23 > 0:07:29Hardly antique, but as it's not terribly old it is in pristine condition.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32It sports a ticket price of ?24.
0:07:32 > 0:07:33OK, Steve.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36There are things that I like in your shop, truly.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38I really like the pokerwork box.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41And I really like the tiepin.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44Then you've got this gorgeous hallmarked bit of silver as well.
0:07:44 > 0:07:48I wonder if you would be open to a sort of a deal.
0:07:48 > 0:07:49You can tempt me, Natasha.
0:07:49 > 0:07:53And how often do you fall for temptation?
0:07:53 > 0:07:55I'm a fool for temptation. You're a fool for temptation!
0:07:55 > 0:08:00Just say...?30 the lot. I'm just going to say it, Steve.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02Make it 35 and it's yours.
0:08:02 > 0:08:0535? For the whole lot? Yeah.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08Steve, I can't resist. I'm now falling for you.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10I think that's an absolute deal.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12Natasha has picked up three items
0:08:12 > 0:08:17that had a total ticket price of ?56 for just ?35.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20And with that, time for a rest.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22Nighty-night, you two.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28Today, our pair will be hoping for more deals,
0:08:28 > 0:08:30and they are making the journey north
0:08:30 > 0:08:34to the beautiful village of Golden Cross.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36Bye! Bye.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38Philip is first to shop this morning.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40Time to introduce yourself to owner Rhoda.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44He's really casing the joint.
0:08:50 > 0:08:54These are quite interesting, Rhoda. How old do you think those are?
0:08:54 > 0:08:58I would imagine about 1910, something like that?
0:08:58 > 0:09:01What do you think? Yeah, I think you're right.
0:09:01 > 0:09:02Philip's keen.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04I think they're quite interesting.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07And I don't blame him. They're in the style of William Benson,
0:09:07 > 0:09:11one of the most forward-thinking of the Arts and Crafts designers,
0:09:11 > 0:09:13known for producing well-thought-out functional items,
0:09:13 > 0:09:15particularly light fittings.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17This is a drip pan. Yes.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19So, you put your candle in there, and this is a drip pan.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21Quite clever, really,
0:09:21 > 0:09:24so it catches the wax so you're not forever getting
0:09:24 > 0:09:26wax off your damask tablecloth.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29If they're by Benson, they could be worth a few quid.
0:09:29 > 0:09:34However, there's no maker's mark, and Philip's spotted a problem.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36That's just... It's been dropped, hasn't it?
0:09:36 > 0:09:38If you look at that one... Yes.
0:09:38 > 0:09:42If you look at that one there... And look at that one there... Yes.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44And it's just been absolutely... It's been dropped.
0:09:44 > 0:09:48Yeah, maybe Rhoda will drop a bit off her ?25 ticket price.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50I could do them for...
0:09:52 > 0:09:53I could do them for 20.
0:09:55 > 0:09:59Is that your very, very best, or can I squeeze you down to 15?
0:09:59 > 0:10:02No, not really as far as 15. What could I squeeze you to?
0:10:02 > 0:10:0318. OK.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06I'll have those, my love. Thank you very much indeed.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08That's most kind, Rhoda.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11Philip's leaving with the brass candlesticks for ?18.
0:10:13 > 0:10:18Natasha has taken the Porsche onwards to the village of Burwash.
0:10:18 > 0:10:22She's visiting a house deep in the wooded landscape
0:10:22 > 0:10:26of the Sussex Weald which became sanctuary to a world-famous writer.
0:10:26 > 0:10:27Hello, hi. I'm Tasha.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29Hello. Welcome to Bateman's.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32Thank you so much. Bateman's, indeed! This is...
0:10:32 > 0:10:33a spectacular home
0:10:33 > 0:10:36and the residence of one particularly important gentleman.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39An extraordinary man with an extraordinary story.
0:10:39 > 0:10:43In 1902, Rudyard Kipling was at the height of his fame.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46His Just So Stories were ready to go to print
0:10:46 > 0:10:49and The Jungle Book had been published globally
0:10:49 > 0:10:52and translated into many languages.
0:10:52 > 0:10:53As a man of great wealth and fame,
0:10:53 > 0:10:56Rudyard could have chosen to live anywhere,
0:10:56 > 0:11:01but he fell in love with Bateman's in the secluded Dudwell Valley.
0:11:01 > 0:11:05And it was here he experienced some of his greatest joys
0:11:05 > 0:11:07and deepest sorrows.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10Rudyard Kipling comes to Bateman's in the autumn of his life, really.
0:11:10 > 0:11:12But where did it all begin for him?
0:11:12 > 0:11:14He was born in India.
0:11:14 > 0:11:18His father was a head teacher who had set up a school in India,
0:11:18 > 0:11:20and that Indian influence,
0:11:20 > 0:11:23those early years in Bombay, really had a big influence on him.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26His father managed to get him a job as a reporter
0:11:26 > 0:11:28on one of the English newspapers in India
0:11:28 > 0:11:30and he started writing little stories.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33One day, the editor asked Rudyard if he'd mind writing a story
0:11:33 > 0:11:36to sort of fill half-a-dozen pages.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38That became really successful,
0:11:38 > 0:11:40and so they were serialised into little booklet forms
0:11:40 > 0:11:43and they sold by an extraordinary amount, as well.
0:11:45 > 0:11:50By the age of 32, he was the highest-paid author in the world.
0:11:50 > 0:11:52Rudyard married and had three children.
0:11:52 > 0:11:54Life could not be better.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56But all the riches in the world were no compensation
0:11:56 > 0:12:00for the loss of the eldest of his three children to pneumonia.
0:12:00 > 0:12:04So, Josephine died, and that really did influence him.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07It took a long time to get over it.
0:12:07 > 0:12:09Josephine was just six years old.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12Overcome with grief and wishing to escape public glare,
0:12:12 > 0:12:16Rudyard bought Bateman's, and he threw his energies into writing,
0:12:16 > 0:12:18drawing inspiration from his new surroundings.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22Look at the view! His surroundings...!
0:12:22 > 0:12:26And being at Bateman's and being in such a beautifully beamed study
0:12:26 > 0:12:28with this view...
0:12:28 > 0:12:31He can't have lacked inspiration in here. No, he certainly didn't.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33He really did... His whole focus had slightly changed
0:12:33 > 0:12:35by the time he moved to Bateman's.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37He was really influenced by the Sussex countryside,
0:12:37 > 0:12:42by this valley, this environment. It really did influence his work.
0:12:42 > 0:12:47He doesn't have to write for money, monetary reasons, any longer.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49He can actually just write for the enjoyment.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52And so he writes his stories for his children.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55Rudyard welcomed many guests to Bateman's
0:12:55 > 0:12:58and kept a meticulous record of every visitor.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01So, you've got extraordinary people.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03You've got politicians - so, Stanley Baldwin.
0:13:03 > 0:13:07You've also got people like Scott and Shackleton, the explorers.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10And you've got American presidents.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12George Clemenceau, the President of France, he comes here.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15He was the man to visit, I was going to say. Yeah.
0:13:15 > 0:13:19And even Mother gets a mention. In fact, she's highlighted!
0:13:19 > 0:13:21Mother came on August the 4th, 1920.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23"About 6.30pm."
0:13:23 > 0:13:26And he's annotated that "FIP".
0:13:26 > 0:13:29Yes, that's a bit of a personal joke that Rudyard made.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32For many, many years no-one actually knew, really, what it meant.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35And it was only a maid, many years after Rudyard's death,
0:13:35 > 0:13:37was able to come back and explain what "FIP" meant.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39It turns out it was Kipling's little personal joke
0:13:39 > 0:13:42for people that fell in the pond. Fell in the pond?!
0:13:42 > 0:13:45Yeah... It's interesting, because the pond here is not that dangerous.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48And considering the amount of people that did seem to...
0:13:48 > 0:13:49that it did seem to happen to,
0:13:49 > 0:13:52I've got a feeling it might've been closer to PIP, or Pushed In Pond.
0:13:52 > 0:13:56Pushed! And it may show you a little bit more of the sort of high jinks
0:13:56 > 0:13:58and the japes he would get up to
0:13:58 > 0:14:02and how he was very much an interesting figure
0:14:02 > 0:14:04that would love to have a good time. That's wild!
0:14:04 > 0:14:06You can't throw your mum in the pond!
0:14:06 > 0:14:08Well, Rudyard certainly did, by the look...!
0:14:08 > 0:14:11But this idyll was soon to be shattered.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14The world lurched towards the Great War,
0:14:14 > 0:14:17and Rudyard was to know personal tragedy for a second time.
0:14:17 > 0:14:21His son John, he then struggles to get into the military
0:14:21 > 0:14:26during the First World War, eventually manages to go away,
0:14:26 > 0:14:29partly because of Rud pulling a few strings for him.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32And, of course, John disappears during the Battle of Loos
0:14:32 > 0:14:34never to be seen again.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36Rud not only then blames himself for Josephine's death
0:14:36 > 0:14:39but very much also for John's death, as well.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41While Rudyard continued to write for the next two decades,
0:14:41 > 0:14:46he never again returned to the bright, cheery children's tales
0:14:46 > 0:14:49he had once so delighted in crafting.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52Health issues eventually caught up with Rudyard,
0:14:52 > 0:14:54the result of age but also of grief.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58I mean, Kipling must have been a man of extraordinary character
0:14:58 > 0:15:02to really carry that burden of outliving two of your children.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04Throughout all this tragedy,
0:15:04 > 0:15:08for a man that has so much to give and gives so much to the world
0:15:08 > 0:15:10with his literary genius and stuff,
0:15:10 > 0:15:12he experiences so much tragedy himself.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15And so it is very strange how that all comes out,
0:15:15 > 0:15:18all this literary genius comes out of all that tragedy, as well.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22Philip has hit the road
0:15:22 > 0:15:25and journeyed to just outside the East Sussex town of Battle.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28Although this doesn't look like an antiques shop.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32Philip's known for going rogue,
0:15:32 > 0:15:35and, true to form, he's making an unscheduled stop
0:15:35 > 0:15:37at a fencing contractor.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40And it looks like busy managing director Jon Hobden
0:15:40 > 0:15:43is humouring him.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45Where exactly is he taking our Phil?
0:15:47 > 0:15:50There's a few bits of old woodworking kit in there
0:15:50 > 0:15:52you're welcome to have a look at. Can I have a wander?
0:15:52 > 0:15:55Let me see what... I can find all the company records in here.
0:15:55 > 0:15:59Only Serrell would go looking for a bargain by torchlight.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02Jon, I think I might...
0:16:02 > 0:16:03Can I drag this out?
0:16:06 > 0:16:08Lord above...!
0:16:08 > 0:16:09I don't know what that is,
0:16:09 > 0:16:13but could we take that outside and put it in some daylight?
0:16:13 > 0:16:15So that's presumably bolted to the floor...
0:16:15 > 0:16:19Hopefully John will know what it is. You know, I've no idea! Oh.
0:16:19 > 0:16:20These clearly go round and round.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22Come on, chaps!
0:16:22 > 0:16:25Everyone knows that's a cast-iron saw-sharpening stand, right?!
0:16:25 > 0:16:28It does all work, doesn't it?
0:16:28 > 0:16:31It does all work. It's all freed up, which I'm amazed...
0:16:31 > 0:16:33It's been sitting up there for... years and years.
0:16:33 > 0:16:35Decades, probably.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38When would be the last time this was used? 20 years ago, at least.
0:16:38 > 0:16:42That it was used. At least. It's cool thing, though, isn't it?
0:16:42 > 0:16:44Philip knows there's value in bygone machinery
0:16:44 > 0:16:47that can be upcycled into something trendy.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50Well, I tell you what, when I saw it dragged out, I thought 20 quid.
0:16:50 > 0:16:51That's what I thought.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53Can I...? I'll have a deal with you at 15 quid.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56Deal. You're a gentleman. Good man. Thank you. Thank you.
0:16:56 > 0:17:01Philip's nose for a unique buy has bagged him his fourth lot for auction.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04There you are. Good man. Thank you. Thank you for having me.
0:17:04 > 0:17:05Pleasure doing business.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07Got to lug it to the car now - Gordon Bennett!
0:17:07 > 0:17:10As Philip gets back on track,
0:17:10 > 0:17:13Natasha's stopped off in the village of Appledore
0:17:13 > 0:17:15just north of Romney Marsh.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17Here we go!
0:17:19 > 0:17:21Here in this mid-19th-century building
0:17:21 > 0:17:24was once the local blacksmith. Today it's home to Old Forge Antiques.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27Natasha has just over ?79 left in her pocket.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31What's she found?
0:17:31 > 0:17:34I always look at mahogany dressing mirrors, or toilet mirrors -
0:17:34 > 0:17:35whatever you call them -
0:17:35 > 0:17:38because they're always lovely and Victorian and Georgian
0:17:38 > 0:17:40and always really super-expensive.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42But there's one here that is not crazy expensive.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45It's ?63. So, first of all, I thought - "Why's it only ?63?
0:17:45 > 0:17:49"Maybe it's repro or something." But, actually, it's really nice.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52A lovely mahogany finish, and it's really nicely carved and turned.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55It's got everything you'd want from a nice toilet mirror.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58It's quite large, so it would work in any interior.
0:17:58 > 0:18:01But, at the back, it's a bit of a mess.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03It's actually the backing panel here...
0:18:03 > 0:18:05has all split and been repaired.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07Personally, I'd only want to be paying ?30 for it, or so.
0:18:07 > 0:18:11So I don't REALLY know...if that's going to work out.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13There's another one, too.
0:18:13 > 0:18:17This one's ?55 and it's marked "AF" - As Found.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20I think the As Found or Sold As Seen sort of element
0:18:20 > 0:18:24is because of this really poor glass.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27Yes, but that's reflected in the ticket price.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30You can see that the wooden panel back...
0:18:30 > 0:18:32is totally...
0:18:32 > 0:18:34complete.
0:18:34 > 0:18:35So you can see how the other one SHOULD look,
0:18:35 > 0:18:38and this one has that.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40Two mirrors, neither in great condition.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43Natasha, though, can see an opportunity for a deal
0:18:43 > 0:18:46staring at her in the face. Now, Steph...
0:18:46 > 0:18:51If, for the two, I were to offer you a really cheeky ?65...
0:18:51 > 0:18:52For the two.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54For the two? For the two.
0:18:54 > 0:18:56It would be sort of 32.50 a mirror.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58I'll do them for 70.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00?70 the two?
0:19:00 > 0:19:02You're quite happy with that? Yeah.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04What a deal! A ?50 discount.
0:19:04 > 0:19:08Could these two mirrors be the lot to give Natasha a big profit?
0:19:10 > 0:19:12Just outside the village of Appledore is Philip.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15He's found Station Antiques
0:19:15 > 0:19:17Hi. How are you? I'm Philip. Hello! I'm Kelly.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19Good to see you, Kelly. Welcome.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22Introductions over, it's time for a mooch about.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28Those are quite interesting, aren't they? They're lovely.
0:19:28 > 0:19:30They're Indian, aren't they? Yeah.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33Philip's found three carved-wood friezes.
0:19:33 > 0:19:37Originally, these would have been over a door or fireplace.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39Kelly, I like these.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42So, these have come from India, right? Yeah.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46They probably cost...
0:19:46 > 0:19:50the middle and both ends of not very much over there.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52They're priced at ?40 each.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54What could you do them for? What would you be prepared...?
0:19:54 > 0:19:56I could phone the owner of them
0:19:56 > 0:19:59and ask what his lowest would be for the three of them.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01I tell you what you could do.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03Ask him what his best would be for one, two and three. Yep.
0:20:03 > 0:20:07I think they've got to come for somewhere between...
0:20:07 > 0:20:09?50 and ?80 - something like that.
0:20:11 > 0:20:13I'll go and give him a call. Give him a call.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15And see what he can do on them.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17All right. You're an angel. Thank you.
0:20:17 > 0:20:20That was quick. Kelly's back.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22How much for one?
0:20:22 > 0:20:24For one it's got to be the 40.
0:20:24 > 0:20:25For two. It's cost price.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28If you have all three...
0:20:28 > 0:20:32we can only really drop another ?10.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35No. That wouldn't work for me.
0:20:35 > 0:20:36Let me just...
0:20:36 > 0:20:38Let's put that one there.
0:20:45 > 0:20:46I like them.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48They're lovely.
0:20:48 > 0:20:53I think Kelly knows a cheeky offer for two of them is on its way.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56If you agree to 60 quid, I'll take them now.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59That's ?20 off what the dealer is asking for.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01OK. I'll do 60.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03You're an angel.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05Kelly, this is it.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07You've been very kind to me.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10Two, four, six. Lovely. ?60. Thank you. Thank you.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12And let me just sit and wonder if I've done the right thing or not.
0:21:12 > 0:21:14Of course you have!
0:21:14 > 0:21:17Well, we're about to find out, as we're now off to auction.
0:21:17 > 0:21:21Here's a rundown of what Natasha and Philip picked up on this leg.
0:21:22 > 0:21:27Natasha bought two cigarette albums, a poker work pot,
0:21:27 > 0:21:29a novelty golfer's tiepin,
0:21:29 > 0:21:31a silver pillbox
0:21:31 > 0:21:34and two large Victorian dressing mirrors.
0:21:34 > 0:21:36The five lots cost her ?113.
0:21:38 > 0:21:42Philip's purchases included a lead-weighted life preserver,
0:21:42 > 0:21:44a bronze ship's propeller,
0:21:44 > 0:21:46a pair of candlesticks,
0:21:46 > 0:21:48a saw-sharpening stand
0:21:48 > 0:21:50and two Indian carved friezes.
0:21:50 > 0:21:54All that lot cost him ?133.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56What do they make of each other's lots?
0:21:58 > 0:21:59Well, Phil's lead-weighted
0:21:59 > 0:22:01life preserver could be his life-saver.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03I've never seen anything like it.
0:22:03 > 0:22:05Her little cigarette-card albums,
0:22:05 > 0:22:07I think they're quite sweet things. RAF theme...
0:22:07 > 0:22:09They could do quite well.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12It's exactly like Philip Serrell to buy a crazy saw-sharpener
0:22:12 > 0:22:14for ?15 from a timber yard.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17He's been true to himself, and I'm sure it will pay off.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19It always does for the Serrell.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21I've taken a bit of a risk, you know?
0:22:21 > 0:22:24We could be all square after this one.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27Well, it's time to turn those lots into a profit
0:22:27 > 0:22:30and head to Rayleigh in Essex.
0:22:30 > 0:22:34The scene for today's auction is Stacey's Auctioneers And Valuers,
0:22:34 > 0:22:36a family business now operating
0:22:36 > 0:22:39under the third generation of the clan.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42Oh, this is exciting. Good luck.
0:22:42 > 0:22:44You, too, lovey. Oh, here we go!
0:22:44 > 0:22:48Mark Stacey, but not our Mark, will be wielding the gavel today.
0:22:48 > 0:22:50First up is that silver pillbox.
0:22:50 > 0:22:52Hallmarked as 1992,
0:22:52 > 0:22:55technically, it IS last century,
0:22:55 > 0:22:56but will it make any money?
0:22:56 > 0:22:59?20 for it. 20, 22 online.
0:22:59 > 0:23:0025 is bid. 28.
0:23:00 > 0:23:02Internet's running at 30.
0:23:02 > 0:23:0432 now bid.
0:23:04 > 0:23:0530, 32. 35.
0:23:05 > 0:23:06All on the internet.
0:23:06 > 0:23:08Now 38 bid.
0:23:08 > 0:23:0938, 40.
0:23:09 > 0:23:11At 40, 42 now.
0:23:11 > 0:23:13(Well done, girl.) Running online at ?42.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16All finished online. You finished in the room?
0:23:16 > 0:23:18Internet bidding at ?42. All done?
0:23:20 > 0:23:22That's a great start!
0:23:22 > 0:23:25(Hurrah! That's a good 30 quid profit, isn't it? That's all right.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28Yeah, that's really good. That is OK! Oh, cool!
0:23:28 > 0:23:33First up for Philip are the two Indian carved friezes.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36Interest commission bid, I have. Must commence the bidding at ?40.
0:23:36 > 0:23:38The bid's here with me on the commission at ?40.
0:23:38 > 0:23:40Against you, at ?40.
0:23:40 > 0:23:41Any advances?
0:23:41 > 0:23:4342 on the internet. 45 back with me.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45Against you, online bidder.
0:23:45 > 0:23:4848. 50 is bid.
0:23:48 > 0:23:50And five. Internet's at 55.
0:23:50 > 0:23:5260 anywhere? ?60, thank you, sir.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54?60 against you, online bidder.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56Back online at 65.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59One more? At ?65, internet bidding, then.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02All done. All finished. (That's a loss.)
0:24:02 > 0:24:04I'll sell at 65. Fair warning. Minor. That's a loss.
0:24:04 > 0:24:05Yep. Sadly so,
0:24:05 > 0:24:08because after auction costs are deducted,
0:24:08 > 0:24:11he'll be slightly out of pocket.
0:24:11 > 0:24:12Up next...
0:24:12 > 0:24:15Natasha's lovely novelty golfer's tiepin.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17Commission bids, two of them.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20Must start the bidding to clear the book at ?15. 18 anywhere?
0:24:20 > 0:24:21Promising start.
0:24:21 > 0:24:2418, 20 against you.
0:24:24 > 0:24:2522. At ?22.
0:24:25 > 0:24:27Back in the room at ?22.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29Advance, if you like. All done? All finished?
0:24:29 > 0:24:30At ?22 only.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34(That's all right.) That's OK, isn't it?
0:24:34 > 0:24:37Write it down, girl. I can deal with that, Phil. Absolutely right.
0:24:37 > 0:24:41Well, it's going the right way, isn't it? It can only go...
0:24:41 > 0:24:43Come on, stay positive, chaps.
0:24:43 > 0:24:45A ?13 profit isn't to be sniffed at.
0:24:47 > 0:24:52The next lot is Philip's salvaged saw-sharpening stand.
0:24:52 > 0:24:5520 straight in, please. At 20, thank you, sir. ?20 yours.
0:24:55 > 0:24:5620, 22.
0:24:56 > 0:24:58Against you online.
0:24:58 > 0:25:0025 now bid. 28.
0:25:00 > 0:25:01Back in the room at ?28. All done?
0:25:01 > 0:25:03Are you all finished at ?28?
0:25:05 > 0:25:09Philip's wandering off-piste has landed him a profit.
0:25:09 > 0:25:12Next under the gavel is Natasha's pokerwork pot.
0:25:12 > 0:25:13At ?10 bid.
0:25:13 > 0:25:1412. 14.
0:25:14 > 0:25:15Against you online.
0:25:15 > 0:25:1716 internet bidding.
0:25:17 > 0:25:1918, back on the commission.
0:25:19 > 0:25:2118 now. Two bidders online now.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23?20 bid. All on the internet at ?20.
0:25:23 > 0:25:25Now 22. Going on.
0:25:25 > 0:25:26At 22. 25. Internet.
0:25:26 > 0:25:28All at ?25 now.
0:25:28 > 0:25:3028 anywhere?
0:25:30 > 0:25:31All done. All finished.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33I'll sell to the internet, then. At ?25.
0:25:33 > 0:25:3628. Come along a bit quicker online.
0:25:36 > 0:25:38Last opportunity, then, please.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41I'm selling. At ?28. Hammer's going down.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44He eked that out for me. Thank you.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47She's more than doubled her money with that.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49Up now, Philip's bronze propeller.
0:25:51 > 0:25:52?20 bid. 22.
0:25:52 > 0:25:5425 against you online.
0:25:54 > 0:25:5628 I've got. 30, if you wish, sir.
0:25:57 > 0:25:58At ?28, now.
0:25:58 > 0:26:00Internet bidding is at ?28.
0:26:00 > 0:26:0130, new bidder. Thank you.
0:26:01 > 0:26:03Coming back online, 32.
0:26:03 > 0:26:0435.
0:26:04 > 0:26:0638. 40 bid.
0:26:06 > 0:26:0742.
0:26:07 > 0:26:0945.
0:26:09 > 0:26:10By the gents, at ?45.
0:26:10 > 0:26:13You all done? All finished at 45?
0:26:14 > 0:26:17Another strong profit for Philip...
0:26:18 > 0:26:20..putting the pressure on Natasha.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23Can her two Victorian toilet mirrors turn a profit?
0:26:23 > 0:26:25Let's not waste time. ?20 to bid straight in.
0:26:25 > 0:26:26?20 now. 20 bid. Thank you.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29At 22. Five. Eight. 30 bid.
0:26:29 > 0:26:30At ?30, now.
0:26:30 > 0:26:31Coming on the phone...
0:26:31 > 0:26:3332.
0:26:33 > 0:26:3535.
0:26:35 > 0:26:3638. 40 bid.
0:26:36 > 0:26:3842. 45.
0:26:39 > 0:26:4148. 50 bid.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43(I think you'll show a profit, my love.)
0:26:44 > 0:26:46(Oh, no...!) 55. (Come on...!)
0:26:46 > 0:26:48New bidder. 60 I've got. (Tempt him!)
0:26:48 > 0:26:50Commission bid's at 60. Against you.
0:26:50 > 0:26:51Back in the room at ?60.
0:26:51 > 0:26:54Commission bid I've got now. ?60. Out on the phone? (No, one more...!)
0:26:54 > 0:26:57All done. Fair warning at 60. Hammer's going down.
0:26:58 > 0:27:00Ah, disappointing. Bad luck.
0:27:01 > 0:27:03Och, well! What can you do?
0:27:03 > 0:27:05What can you do? I tried.
0:27:05 > 0:27:09Philip's candlesticks in the style of Benson are next.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12Two commission bids on this lot, ladies and gentlemen.
0:27:12 > 0:27:15Must start the bidding to clear the book at ?50. 50 is bid.
0:27:15 > 0:27:17Five anywhere? At ?50.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19You only paid 18? Yeah.
0:27:19 > 0:27:2155 online. 60 I've got.
0:27:21 > 0:27:24?60 against you, online bidder.
0:27:24 > 0:27:2665. 70 is bid.
0:27:27 > 0:27:29?75. Commission bids are out.
0:27:29 > 0:27:3175 on the internet.
0:27:31 > 0:27:3475 online. 80 if you like.
0:27:34 > 0:27:36?75, internet bidding all done.
0:27:36 > 0:27:37All finished. Last chance, then.
0:27:37 > 0:27:39I sell to the internet at ?75.
0:27:39 > 0:27:41Hammer's going down.
0:27:41 > 0:27:43That's OK, isn't it? You're a legend! You're a legend!
0:27:45 > 0:27:47A very healthy gain for Phil.
0:27:47 > 0:27:50Next, Natasha's cigarette-card albums.
0:27:50 > 0:27:52She bought two for ?8.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55Commission bids. Two of them. Must start the bidding at ?20.
0:27:55 > 0:27:58(Why? Get in.) ?20 advance if you wish.
0:27:58 > 0:27:59We're at 20. 22.
0:27:59 > 0:28:0125. 28. 30.
0:28:01 > 0:28:0332. 35.
0:28:03 > 0:28:0538, I am out.
0:28:05 > 0:28:07Back in the room at ?38.
0:28:07 > 0:28:08I am just so, so pleased.
0:28:08 > 0:28:10At ?38. Hammer's going down.
0:28:12 > 0:28:15Another canny buy gets Natasha a great profit.
0:28:16 > 0:28:18Next, Philip's last lot.
0:28:21 > 0:28:23Must commence at ?60. 60 bid.
0:28:23 > 0:28:24Five anywhere? You coming in, sir?
0:28:24 > 0:28:27Great start. 70 against you.
0:28:27 > 0:28:2875.
0:28:28 > 0:28:3080. One more takes it.
0:28:30 > 0:28:3185, I'm out.
0:28:31 > 0:28:32Just behind, 85.
0:28:32 > 0:28:34?85, any advances. Are you all done?
0:28:34 > 0:28:38All finished, fair warning. At ?85.
0:28:38 > 0:28:40(Yes! Phil!
0:28:40 > 0:28:42(You're a genius. You're a genius!)
0:28:42 > 0:28:46A cracking result and a lovely profit.
0:28:46 > 0:28:49And what's more, I think you're driving.
0:28:49 > 0:28:52No, I'm wearing heels. If you don't mind.
0:28:52 > 0:28:54Yeah, but I am, as well.
0:28:54 > 0:28:55Come on.
0:28:57 > 0:28:59After paying auction-house fees,
0:28:59 > 0:29:03Natasha has made a gain of ?42.80.
0:29:03 > 0:29:06As a result, Ms Raskin
0:29:06 > 0:29:09has ?165.64 in her kitty.
0:29:09 > 0:29:12Well done.
0:29:12 > 0:29:17Philip made a gain of ?111.36 after costs.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20He now has ?325.40
0:29:20 > 0:29:23and is in the lead. Well done, Phil.
0:29:28 > 0:29:31A new day beckons and Hampshire awaits,
0:29:31 > 0:29:35as our pair embark on the final leg of their road trip.
0:29:35 > 0:29:37I'm really, really sad, cos we're just heading towards
0:29:37 > 0:29:41our last auction. Isn't that sad? That is a bit sad, isn't it?
0:29:41 > 0:29:44It's a bit weird as well, because I've got used to it now.
0:29:44 > 0:29:47Well, we'd better make this a good one, then.
0:29:49 > 0:29:51Before their final auction in Salisbury,
0:29:51 > 0:29:54they're kicking off in Eversley, Hampshire.
0:29:54 > 0:29:57Come on. Go on, you first. Let's go.
0:29:57 > 0:30:00First stop is Eversley Barn Antiques.
0:30:00 > 0:30:02Owner Hilary is helping Phil,
0:30:02 > 0:30:05while Natasha has made a break for it upstairs.
0:30:06 > 0:30:10Oh, this looks good up here. Yes! In the attic. A bit more my cup of tea.
0:30:10 > 0:30:15Tile-top coffee tables, modern. Yes, I'm into this.
0:30:15 > 0:30:18Oh, I actually thought I liked it up here cos it was modern,
0:30:18 > 0:30:20but I love this cellarette.
0:30:20 > 0:30:24It's totally cool, because in the very beginning of the 20th century,
0:30:24 > 0:30:27when this would have been produced, I reckon,
0:30:27 > 0:30:29this is taking the wine from the cellar
0:30:29 > 0:30:31and then bringing it to the dining room
0:30:31 > 0:30:35but keeping it cool in a cellarette. So a mini wine cellar.
0:30:35 > 0:30:39This looks more like a plant-pot holder or jardiniere to me.
0:30:39 > 0:30:41Nice thing, though.
0:30:41 > 0:30:42It's not perfect.
0:30:42 > 0:30:45It's a little bit worn, but it's got to be late 19th century,
0:30:45 > 0:30:47early 20th century so we'd expect that.
0:30:47 > 0:30:52This is ?88, and as I'm saying that, I've actually just clocked the fact
0:30:52 > 0:30:56it's got blinking woodworm in it! That is...
0:30:56 > 0:30:58Oh! How did I not notice that?
0:30:58 > 0:31:00So, woodworm aside, I only really want to spend
0:31:00 > 0:31:03about ?35 or ?40 on it, which is a bit cheeky, I know,
0:31:03 > 0:31:07but it's what I want to spend. I want to make a profit at the end.
0:31:07 > 0:31:10As does Phil. Spotted anything yet?
0:31:11 > 0:31:14That little rocker's sweet, isn't it? It is, isn't it?
0:31:14 > 0:31:16Good condition, too.
0:31:18 > 0:31:21So this is what, 1950s, is it? Yes, I think so.
0:31:21 > 0:31:25And it's got this... little piggy and the bunny rabbit.
0:31:27 > 0:31:30That's quite sweet, isn't it? You've got 30 on it.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32What could you do that for, Hilary?
0:31:32 > 0:31:36I'm selling that for a friend, so probably about 24.
0:31:38 > 0:31:41Would ?20 buy it? I knew you were going to say that.
0:31:41 > 0:31:42Yes, ?20. Yes.
0:31:42 > 0:31:45Hilary, I think that's lovely. I'm going to buy that off you.
0:31:45 > 0:31:48Oh, lovely. I'm going to buy that. Thank you so much. Thank you very much indeed.
0:31:48 > 0:31:52So, that's the first lot bought on this final leg.
0:31:52 > 0:31:57Hopefully Natasha is faring well back inside.
0:31:57 > 0:32:00I love revolving bookcases, and this looks like a really nice one.
0:32:00 > 0:32:02I'm hoping that underneath this jug...
0:32:02 > 0:32:06Yes, there is a really nice sort of Edwardian inlaid cartouche,
0:32:06 > 0:32:08a little bit of marquetry, which is always good,
0:32:08 > 0:32:10but what's really nice about it
0:32:10 > 0:32:12is that you've got books all the way around
0:32:12 > 0:32:14and it revolves, so let's check out... Oh.
0:32:14 > 0:32:19It's a little bit stiff, actually. It's not quite got that slick... No.
0:32:19 > 0:32:23It's actually a bookcase that's a tale of two stories, really.
0:32:23 > 0:32:25You've got the early 20th century up here
0:32:25 > 0:32:27with its lovely Edwardian motifs,
0:32:27 > 0:32:30and then you've got late 20th century down here,
0:32:30 > 0:32:33with dodgy plastic casters that everyone is trying to forget.
0:32:33 > 0:32:36So, let's have a look at the price
0:32:36 > 0:32:40because that's probably reflected here. "Revolving bookcase," 55 quid.
0:32:40 > 0:32:42So, it's not quite a revolving bookcase.
0:32:42 > 0:32:45It's a book case that revolves, if you know what I mean?
0:32:45 > 0:32:49Er... I think so. Another possibility.
0:32:49 > 0:32:53Downstairs, Phil's found a lovely set of boat steps,
0:32:53 > 0:32:56ticket price ?165.
0:32:56 > 0:32:59I think they're fun things. There'll be one or two uses.
0:32:59 > 0:33:03They're either the sort of thing that someone is going to hang
0:33:03 > 0:33:07in a seaside cottage or they're the type of thing
0:33:07 > 0:33:12that someone might have in a library or, for me,
0:33:12 > 0:33:15they're the type of thing that you...
0:33:17 > 0:33:19Actually... I'll just work this out.
0:33:22 > 0:33:25Aren't those a cool set of shelves to hang up somewhere?
0:33:25 > 0:33:27Brilliant. Yeah, they would hang on a wall. Yeah.
0:33:27 > 0:33:29I think on a bad day...
0:33:31 > 0:33:33..those are going to make ?60 or ?70.
0:33:33 > 0:33:37On a good day, they might make 120, 130. That's what I think.
0:33:37 > 0:33:41I'd like to try and buy them for somewhere between ?80 and ?90,
0:33:41 > 0:33:44if I could. I really like those.
0:33:44 > 0:33:49How about 90? Are you sure? Smashing. Thanks very much.
0:33:49 > 0:33:54A very generous ?75 off the ticket price.
0:33:54 > 0:33:55How's Natasha getting on?
0:33:55 > 0:33:57These are really sweet.
0:33:57 > 0:34:02These are napkin rings and they are, I think, Bakelite,
0:34:02 > 0:34:05which is an early plastic and kind of dates them
0:34:05 > 0:34:08to probably the 1930s or '40s, and they're novelty.
0:34:08 > 0:34:11The dog lovers would like them. But they're quite sweet.
0:34:11 > 0:34:12They're a tenner each.
0:34:12 > 0:34:17They are marked with this code, EBA, and so is the bookcase,
0:34:17 > 0:34:21so I don't know who the seller is but I reckon that's their initials,
0:34:21 > 0:34:24and if they want to get rid of both these things, maybe they could do it
0:34:24 > 0:34:26in one fell sweep... One fell swoop! Ah!
0:34:28 > 0:34:30It turns out the jardiniere is marked "EBA" too.
0:34:30 > 0:34:33They're all owned by the same dealer.
0:34:33 > 0:34:36With a collective ticket price of ?163,
0:34:36 > 0:34:39will Natasha try a cheeky offer for the three?
0:34:39 > 0:34:41I bet she does.
0:34:41 > 0:34:43All together 75.
0:34:43 > 0:34:45Can you do 85? I definitely can,
0:34:45 > 0:34:48because that's still a massive chunk off. Brilliant.
0:34:48 > 0:34:51If you're cool with that, I'm cool with that. Brilliant.
0:34:51 > 0:34:54A great deal for three interesting items. Well done, Natasha.
0:34:56 > 0:34:58Does anything else grab you, Phil?
0:35:00 > 0:35:03This is just an interesting tray.
0:35:03 > 0:35:05It's late 19th century. It's in mahogany.
0:35:05 > 0:35:08Now, there's two issues with this.
0:35:08 > 0:35:12The first thing is condition, cos we've got a bit of a crack there,
0:35:12 > 0:35:13and the second thing is
0:35:13 > 0:35:17it's completely and utterly out of fashion.
0:35:17 > 0:35:21So, a tray like this in good order, 15 years ago,
0:35:21 > 0:35:24would have been between ?200 and ?400.
0:35:24 > 0:35:27This is now priced up at ?55.
0:35:29 > 0:35:33Cor. Better get your bartering head on, old bean.
0:35:33 > 0:35:36I'm hoping I can try and buy it off you for around the ?20 mark.
0:35:36 > 0:35:40How does that...? It's a bit low. Come on, tell me. A bit low.
0:35:41 > 0:35:45It's the condition, really, isn't it? It's priced as damaged, but...
0:35:45 > 0:35:49Can you do...25?
0:35:50 > 0:35:54Go on. You're an angel. All right, brilliant. Thank you very much.
0:35:54 > 0:35:59That's three lots for Phil, as well.
0:35:59 > 0:36:03After that busy first stop, he is heading north, to Reading,
0:36:03 > 0:36:07in search of something to spend his remaining ?210 on.
0:36:10 > 0:36:11He's meeting Will,
0:36:11 > 0:36:14and in the back yard he's found something architectural.
0:36:14 > 0:36:15Uh-oh...
0:36:16 > 0:36:19I love that. Originally it would have been one of a pair, wouldn't it?
0:36:19 > 0:36:22Yeah, off a gatepost, I'd imagine. Yeah.
0:36:22 > 0:36:24What's the ticket price on that one?
0:36:24 > 0:36:27Well, I think the problem with that is it's been here so long
0:36:27 > 0:36:31that we had a bit of sort-out this weekend and it suddenly appeared.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34Suddenly appeared. Oh, I like this. So, I think we can...
0:36:34 > 0:36:36If you make me a sensible price...
0:36:36 > 0:36:41OK. And I mean sensible. The trouble with it is
0:36:41 > 0:36:44that a pair would be really, really saleable, wouldn't they? But one...
0:36:44 > 0:36:48But I still think it's quite fun. Would a ?20 note buy it?
0:36:51 > 0:36:53Well...
0:36:54 > 0:36:59If it gets rid of it, I suppose, yeah. Go on, ?20. Oh, go on, then.
0:37:01 > 0:37:04So, that's a hefty lot bought.
0:37:04 > 0:37:06Now, how about a pig's trough?
0:37:06 > 0:37:08This is cast iron, isn't it? Yep.
0:37:10 > 0:37:14Pre-war. That's got to be the 1920s, I would imagine,
0:37:14 > 0:37:18cos after a while they made them galvanised, didn't they?
0:37:18 > 0:37:21Galvanised come in after the war. How much is that, Will?
0:37:21 > 0:37:23Well, we did have 75 on it.
0:37:25 > 0:37:29I've got to give you somewhere between 20 and 25 quid.
0:37:29 > 0:37:31No, I'd have to have a little bit more than that.
0:37:31 > 0:37:3330 quid's my best.
0:37:33 > 0:37:36Dear, oh, dear. You got your hand out quick earlier.
0:37:36 > 0:37:37HE SIGHS
0:37:37 > 0:37:41That's a round 50, isn't it, really? Yeah. So, I owe you ?50 for the two,
0:37:41 > 0:37:44and I'm going to put the two in as one lot in the auction.
0:37:45 > 0:37:48A great bit of bargaining secures another lot.
0:37:50 > 0:37:54And so the sun sets on a busy day for our road trippers,
0:37:54 > 0:37:57and all I can say is nighty-night.
0:38:00 > 0:38:04The next morning, our dynamic duo are back on the road.
0:38:05 > 0:38:10First stop of the day is the small seaside town of Bognor Regis,
0:38:10 > 0:38:15where Natasha's hunt for more antiques begins. Go, girl!
0:38:15 > 0:38:17Hello. Good morning. Hi. Good morning.
0:38:17 > 0:38:21Hello. Hi, I'm Tasha. I'm Stephan. Stephan.
0:38:21 > 0:38:24How cute is your Wemyss pig at the front? Right.
0:38:24 > 0:38:27I don't think it is Wemyss, though. Oh, really?
0:38:27 > 0:38:30I think it's another make. OK, so in the style of? In the style of.
0:38:30 > 0:38:32That would be quite nice. Can we have a look?
0:38:32 > 0:38:34Wemyss Ware is probably the most collectable
0:38:34 > 0:38:36and sought-after Scottish pottery.
0:38:36 > 0:38:38Ah, a cane.
0:38:39 > 0:38:43Let's have a look. Hook the pig. Hook out the pig.
0:38:43 > 0:38:47This piggy, however, is a piece of Plichta pottery,
0:38:47 > 0:38:51which, though generally inferior in quality to Wemyss, is still popular.
0:38:53 > 0:38:55It's super cute. Look at him face on.
0:38:55 > 0:38:57He's got a bit of a wonky face, doesn't he?
0:38:57 > 0:39:00He doesn't have quite the fine execution of Wemyss, does he?
0:39:00 > 0:39:03No, he doesn't. But he does have the look. It's hand-painted, is it not?
0:39:03 > 0:39:06It is hand-painted and no damage.
0:39:06 > 0:39:09Oh, Stephan, I think there is a wee bit of damage.
0:39:09 > 0:39:12I think there's a wee bit of a curly tail option. Oh, there is.
0:39:12 > 0:39:16And I'm the one wearing glasses. I'm just keeping my eyes peeled.
0:39:16 > 0:39:20So, she's really sweet because the little holes in her snout
0:39:20 > 0:39:25are mimicked all the way across her body, her ears, all over the place.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28Maybe it's for hatpins! Yes, hatpins. Oh, cos it's quite big.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30Maybe it is for hatpins.
0:39:30 > 0:39:33I love this! The more I hold it and learn about it, the more I love it.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35Now, I've touched it, which means apparently I've got to buy it,
0:39:35 > 0:39:41but... We were asking ?15, but you pointed out the damage on the tail,
0:39:41 > 0:39:44so now it's a crisp ?10 note. A ?10 note?
0:39:45 > 0:39:46What do you reckon?
0:39:46 > 0:39:49I think I can deal with this little piggy for a tenner.
0:39:49 > 0:39:50Shall we go for it? I think you ought to.
0:39:50 > 0:39:53Oh, Stephan, that was quick! I wasn't expecting that.
0:39:53 > 0:39:56I'm glad I spotted her. I'm chuffed.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59Here's hoping this little piggy makes a profit at auction.
0:40:05 > 0:40:09Philip, meanwhile, is easing into the day, taking a trip to Portsmouth,
0:40:09 > 0:40:14home to one of the most famous warships in the world - HMS Victory.
0:40:14 > 0:40:18Best known for her role in Britain's greatest naval success,
0:40:18 > 0:40:22the Battle of Trafalgar, Victory was the flagship of Admiral Nelson
0:40:22 > 0:40:27and was the vessel where he drew his last breath.
0:40:27 > 0:40:31Philip's meeting curator Andrew Baines to find out more.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34This room that we're in now, this is Nelson's? This is Nelson's.
0:40:34 > 0:40:37This is a great cabin, which is divided into four sections.
0:40:37 > 0:40:41His steerage, his anteroom, if you like, the dining place,
0:40:41 > 0:40:44the day cabin, where we are now, and then his bed place.
0:40:44 > 0:40:47You can just feel history coming out of the walls, can't you? Yeah.
0:40:47 > 0:40:50Nelson pacing back and forth. Oh, just unbelievable.
0:40:51 > 0:40:56In her 34 years of service, Victory fought in five naval battles
0:40:56 > 0:41:00but it was the 1805 defeat of the French and Spanish
0:41:00 > 0:41:05at the Battle of Trafalgar she became most famous for.
0:41:05 > 0:41:09You've got the palatial surroundings that we just left
0:41:09 > 0:41:11for the one person,
0:41:11 > 0:41:14and the other 820 are spread throughout this ship...
0:41:14 > 0:41:16and this is the cooking range?
0:41:16 > 0:41:20For everyone onboard, whether it's Nelson, an admiral,
0:41:20 > 0:41:23or the lowest of the ratings onboard, the boy seamen.
0:41:23 > 0:41:25All the cooking is done here.
0:41:25 > 0:41:29But that just strikes me as being a fairly strange mix, really
0:41:29 > 0:41:34cos we've got a timber wooden ship and a fire in the middle of it.
0:41:34 > 0:41:39Yeah. Well, men need a hot meal, so if you look, the stove sits on tiles
0:41:39 > 0:41:41and we're very careful.
0:41:41 > 0:41:46This is the only place you're allowed fire onboard the ship,
0:41:46 > 0:41:49but actually on the morning of the battle, this had been dismantled
0:41:49 > 0:41:54so there's no hot meal and the guys fight the Battle of Trafalgar
0:41:54 > 0:41:59on a lunch meal of raw pork and wine. Oh, great.
0:42:01 > 0:42:04Food is incredibly important as a part of morale
0:42:04 > 0:42:07so everybody onboard gets exactly the same ration.
0:42:09 > 0:42:12Nelson's advantage is, as a man of some means,
0:42:12 > 0:42:14he is able to supplement that ration,
0:42:14 > 0:42:18so he will bring onboard his own pantry of stores, if you like.
0:42:18 > 0:42:21However, the men here can do just the same.
0:42:21 > 0:42:25You eat and live as part of a mess, as four, six or eight men.
0:42:25 > 0:42:26You'll pay into a kitty
0:42:26 > 0:42:31and that kitty will be used to buy things like mustard and spices,
0:42:31 > 0:42:34and indeed live animals you might choose to bring onboard
0:42:34 > 0:42:35that are YOUR animal
0:42:35 > 0:42:38that you will then slaughter and eat as you go through.
0:42:38 > 0:42:42To keep up with the hard physical work onboard,
0:42:42 > 0:42:46each crew member consumed around 5,000 calories a day,
0:42:46 > 0:42:49a good portion of which came from alcohol.
0:42:49 > 0:42:56These chaps are getting about half a pint of rum
0:42:56 > 0:42:59per man per day, when we're on rum,
0:42:59 > 0:43:05and the proof of their rum is about double what we call strong now.
0:43:05 > 0:43:07So it's firewater.
0:43:07 > 0:43:13On the 21 October 1805, Nelson led the British fleet
0:43:13 > 0:43:16into battle against the French and Spanish.
0:43:16 > 0:43:20It was 27 vessels versus 33.
0:43:20 > 0:43:24Some 1,700 British men were killed or wounded
0:43:24 > 0:43:29including the great Nelson himself, who was shot on the quarterdeck.
0:43:29 > 0:43:32Below deck, the ship's surgeon, Mr Beatty,
0:43:32 > 0:43:34knew Nelson wouldn't survive.
0:43:34 > 0:43:38Captain Hardy came to bid his Admiral farewell.
0:43:38 > 0:43:39He knows he's going to die.
0:43:39 > 0:43:43He could really, although he's surrounded by people, be very alone.
0:43:43 > 0:43:48He craves human touch and that's why he says, "Kiss me, Hardy."
0:43:48 > 0:43:51And Hardy bends and kisses him on the forehead,
0:43:51 > 0:43:53stands up, then actually goes down,
0:43:53 > 0:43:56bends and kisses him on the cheek this time
0:43:56 > 0:43:59before apparently, overcome with emotion, he leaves the scene.
0:43:59 > 0:44:03Not long afterwards, Nelson died.
0:44:04 > 0:44:10With Nelson's death... He must have been a national hero before,
0:44:10 > 0:44:15and afterwards he must have almost achieved superstar status.
0:44:15 > 0:44:17The funeral is huge.
0:44:17 > 0:44:21It's the biggest state funeral ever to take place up until that time
0:44:21 > 0:44:26and the funeral procession is so long that it leaves Whitehall
0:44:26 > 0:44:30and Nelson's body arrives at St Paul's Cathedral
0:44:30 > 0:44:33before the rest of the procession has finished leaving Whitehall.
0:44:33 > 0:44:35It's that big.
0:44:36 > 0:44:41In 1922, HMS Victory was placed into dry dock.
0:44:41 > 0:44:43Millions have since flocked to visit
0:44:43 > 0:44:46the oldest commissioned warship in the world
0:44:46 > 0:44:49and remember one of Britain's greatest heroes,
0:44:49 > 0:44:50Admiral Nelson.
0:44:52 > 0:44:56Our pair have reunited to make their way to Birdham,
0:44:56 > 0:44:59where they'll share their final shopping experience of this Road Trip
0:44:59 > 0:45:02at Whitestone Farm Antiques.
0:45:02 > 0:45:06Here we are. This is off the beaten track. It is indeedy-doody.
0:45:06 > 0:45:12OK, let's do it. Our last items. This is sad, isn't it? Ugh, what?
0:45:14 > 0:45:17Here we go. I'm ready for it, Phil, are you?
0:45:17 > 0:45:21Well, my eyes are watering, but, yeah, let's go. Come on.
0:45:21 > 0:45:24Our final foray. Come on, darling, after you.
0:45:24 > 0:45:27Hello, you must be Jo. I am Jo. I'm Tasha. Lovely to meet you.
0:45:27 > 0:45:31With ?70 left what's going to tickle their fancy in here then?
0:45:33 > 0:45:35Let's have a look.
0:45:35 > 0:45:38OK, so, ghouls to the front. They're not hand-painted, right? They're transferred on.
0:45:38 > 0:45:42No, it's transfer, but... Is the colour done by hand? ..hand-painted over the top.
0:45:42 > 0:45:45OK, so hand-finished I guess we can say.
0:45:45 > 0:45:47So, I'm not so up on Carlton Ware
0:45:47 > 0:45:50but that looks like a post-1930s mark, doesn't it? It's quite crisp.
0:45:50 > 0:45:55This is very 1930s but of course it could be as late as 1950.
0:45:55 > 0:45:59Oh, look! "A Dorset Litany. From ghoulies ghosties..."
0:45:59 > 0:46:02It's marked up at ?50, which scares me a little bit.
0:46:02 > 0:46:06Not as much as the ghoulies and ghosties, which are terrifying.
0:46:06 > 0:46:10Do you want a tempting price though? A tempting price? Oh, I don't know.
0:46:10 > 0:46:11How tempting?
0:46:11 > 0:46:1630? 30. That's quite a chunk off. that is a very generous offer, Jo.
0:46:17 > 0:46:20Phil is just eavesdropping. He's so bad!
0:46:20 > 0:46:23What if I made you a cheeky offer, and it is really cheeky
0:46:23 > 0:46:27but it's my last chance to be cheeky, of ?20?
0:46:27 > 0:46:29?20. What would you do?
0:46:31 > 0:46:3325 and it's yours. 25 and it's mine?
0:46:33 > 0:46:37I'm going to put it down carefully and say, "Jo, thank you so much."
0:46:37 > 0:46:40Because at ?25 it does have a real chance, doesn't it?
0:46:40 > 0:46:42I think it's got a real good chance.
0:46:42 > 0:46:47Well, it won't be long before we find out. Now, has Phil found anything?
0:46:47 > 0:46:49A pair of leather chairs perhaps?
0:46:51 > 0:46:54When you're looking at a chair, you just need to make sure
0:46:54 > 0:46:57that there's no breaks. People lean back on chairs,
0:46:57 > 0:47:01particularly people of my size lean back on chairs,
0:47:01 > 0:47:04and if you lean back on a chair, it breaks there.
0:47:04 > 0:47:07So, whenever you look at a chair, you want to make sure
0:47:07 > 0:47:09that there's no breaks just there
0:47:09 > 0:47:11cos that is just not a good thing.
0:47:11 > 0:47:13I quite like these.
0:47:14 > 0:47:20The pair have a ticket price of ?110 but generous Jo has indicated
0:47:20 > 0:47:23he'd be willing to drop to 60. Wow.
0:47:23 > 0:47:27I know that you've said these at 60. 60, that is too much for me.
0:47:27 > 0:47:33Can you do them for 40 and a bit of polish and I'll shake your hand?
0:47:33 > 0:47:37How about 50 and a bit of polish? I'll even help you if you like.
0:47:37 > 0:47:40No, no, I'll do it on my own. 45 and I'll do it myself.
0:47:40 > 0:47:42Go on, then. You're a gentleman, Jo.
0:47:42 > 0:47:48With that last buy, it means our Road Trippers are all bought up.
0:47:48 > 0:47:51Natasha spent ?120 on five lots.
0:47:51 > 0:47:53The wooden cellarette,
0:47:53 > 0:47:55a revolving bookcase,
0:47:55 > 0:47:58the Scottie dog napkin rings,
0:47:58 > 0:48:00a piggy hatpin holder
0:48:00 > 0:48:02and the ghoulish Carlton mug.
0:48:03 > 0:48:08Phil spent ?230 buying the children's rocking chair,
0:48:08 > 0:48:09the boat steps,
0:48:09 > 0:48:11a mahogany tray,
0:48:11 > 0:48:14the pig trough and garden ball,
0:48:14 > 0:48:17and the pair of newly buffed up leather chairs.
0:48:20 > 0:48:23What do they make of each other's lots?
0:48:23 > 0:48:26I'm going to bow to Tasha's knowledge
0:48:26 > 0:48:27with that Carlton Ware mug.
0:48:27 > 0:48:32I think it's a cool thing but at ?25, it might be a problem.
0:48:32 > 0:48:35But if it's rare, it should just see it through.
0:48:35 > 0:48:39On the very last leg, Phil had to buy something salvage,
0:48:39 > 0:48:40he had to do it, and he's come away
0:48:40 > 0:48:44with a huge spherical gate finial and a pig's trough.
0:48:44 > 0:48:48My pig item is a little ceramic dainty thing, his is a pig's trough.
0:48:48 > 0:48:51It just explains the difference between Phil and I
0:48:51 > 0:48:52and why opposites attract.
0:48:54 > 0:48:57After starting this leg in Eversley,
0:48:57 > 0:48:58they're now hurtling towards
0:48:58 > 0:49:02their final destination, Salisbury.
0:49:03 > 0:49:06I think, "infectious, bubbly Natasha".
0:49:06 > 0:49:09That's what I'm going to miss. I'm not infectious. That sounds awful!
0:49:09 > 0:49:13I sound contagious! You are because you've actually made me smile.
0:49:14 > 0:49:18On that bombshell, it's auction time.
0:49:19 > 0:49:23The final sale is taking place at Netherhampton Salerooms.
0:49:24 > 0:49:28Presiding over today's events is Richard Petty.
0:49:28 > 0:49:31Ah, Philip. Here we go then. Here we go.
0:49:32 > 0:49:35Here we go indeed. First up - Phil's mahogany tray.
0:49:35 > 0:49:39I'll start the bidding at ?10. At ?10, ?10, ?10, ?10...
0:49:39 > 0:49:42?12, 15, 18, ?20
0:49:42 > 0:49:4522, 25 from me. 25 my bid.
0:49:45 > 0:49:4828. I've got 30.
0:49:48 > 0:49:5132, 35, 38, ?40 from me.
0:49:51 > 0:49:5345 and I'm out. 45, 45, 45...
0:49:53 > 0:49:5645! You were bang on. ..In the room then at 45.
0:49:56 > 0:49:59Anybody else? Being sold this time at ?45.
0:49:59 > 0:50:02GAVEL BANGS Oh! Phil, that's excellent!
0:50:03 > 0:50:06First lot and he's pulled in a profit. Well done, Philip.
0:50:06 > 0:50:08That is a good start. Yeah.
0:50:09 > 0:50:12Can Natasha's ghoulish mug keep up the profits?
0:50:13 > 0:50:17At ?12 I've got. 15, 18, 20, 22,
0:50:17 > 0:50:2125. I'm out. 28... Oh, yay! ..?30.
0:50:21 > 0:50:24?30. 32? 32. 35?
0:50:24 > 0:50:2835. Oh. Another for you? 38. Oh, keen crowd!
0:50:28 > 0:50:32?40, 42, 42.
0:50:32 > 0:50:3445. Gentleman's bid then at 45.
0:50:34 > 0:50:3948. On my left at 48. Anyone else want to join in?
0:50:39 > 0:50:43At 48. Being sold this time then at ?48.
0:50:43 > 0:50:45GAVEL BANGS By Jove!
0:50:45 > 0:50:48That's some profit on the mug. Nicely done, Natasha.
0:50:49 > 0:50:54But will her Bakelite Scottie dog napkin holders prove as popular?
0:50:55 > 0:50:57Maybe they'll fly and do really well.
0:50:57 > 0:51:01Who's got 10? Thank you, ?10 I've got. 10! ?10, ?10, ?10, ?10...
0:51:01 > 0:51:04Who else wants it? ?12. I want them. I want them.
0:51:04 > 0:51:0915, 18... Yay! ..?20. At ?20. Gentleman's bid at ?20.
0:51:09 > 0:51:11Oh, I want them. ?20, ?20, 20. Anyone else want them at 20?
0:51:11 > 0:51:15Shout if we don't see you. Being sold this time then at ?20.
0:51:15 > 0:51:18GAVEL BANGS Relax! Ooh! Yes!
0:51:18 > 0:51:22The Scottie doggies have done our Scottish lass proud.
0:51:22 > 0:51:25That's good. That's good, that's good, that's good. Double the money.
0:51:25 > 0:51:28Yeah. Right, Phil, the battle is well and truly on.
0:51:28 > 0:51:31Up next is your set of boat steps.
0:51:31 > 0:51:33I've got three lots of instructions.
0:51:33 > 0:51:34I'm going to start the bidding at...
0:51:34 > 0:51:39?40. Ooh. ?40 I've got. ?40, ?40, ?40, ?40...
0:51:39 > 0:51:4345. I've got 50. 55. I've got 60.
0:51:43 > 0:51:46Another one for you? 65. I've got 70.
0:51:46 > 0:51:4970... You know, that's a result, as far as I'm concerned.
0:51:49 > 0:51:51Oh, keep going. Someone's got to come in. Got to.
0:51:51 > 0:51:55Last chance. Being sold this time then at ?70.
0:51:55 > 0:51:57GAVEL BANGS Oh, Phil, that was close!
0:51:57 > 0:52:01Ah, a bit of a loss there.
0:52:01 > 0:52:03Someone in Salisbury got a great deal.
0:52:04 > 0:52:07Natasha's still in pole position at this auction.
0:52:07 > 0:52:11Can she edge further ahead with the piggy hatpin holder?
0:52:11 > 0:52:13?10 I have. ?10, ?10, ?12... That's because of the...
0:52:13 > 0:52:17..15, 18... Oh! Get in! ..20, 22, 25, 28.
0:52:17 > 0:52:19I'm out. Oh, don't be out.
0:52:19 > 0:52:23?30. 32... I'm in trouble here. ..35, 38?
0:52:23 > 0:52:27I'm in trouble. ?40, 42... I really am in trouble here.
0:52:27 > 0:52:30..45, 48, ?50.
0:52:30 > 0:52:34?50. Lady's bid then at ?50. Anyone else at 50? Your last chance.
0:52:34 > 0:52:38Being sold this time then at ?50. GAVEL BANGS
0:52:38 > 0:52:41Yes, madam! # There may be trouble ahead. #
0:52:43 > 0:52:44You could well be right, Phil.
0:52:44 > 0:52:47A fantastic return on that little piggy.
0:52:47 > 0:52:49The bookcase is up next.
0:52:49 > 0:52:52It's nice. I like it because... And the people round here
0:52:52 > 0:52:55are forward planning. Bonfire Night is not that far away.
0:52:57 > 0:53:02Unbelievable. 100? 70 or 80? 50 if we have to. It's here to be sold.
0:53:02 > 0:53:05Who's got 50? Thank you. Yes! ?50 I have. ?50, ?50, ?50...
0:53:05 > 0:53:08I just cannot believe that. ..?50, ?50, ?50, ?50...
0:53:08 > 0:53:10Join in when you're ready but be very, very quick. 55.
0:53:10 > 0:53:1355? That chap thought he said 15.
0:53:13 > 0:53:18..?70, 75, ?80, 85, 85...
0:53:18 > 0:53:23Are you OK? ..85. Don't think tomorrow. Tomorrow will be too late.
0:53:23 > 0:53:2985. 85. Anybody else? Being sold this time then at ?85.
0:53:29 > 0:53:31GAVEL BANGS
0:53:31 > 0:53:35Fantastic! Now that's a profit!
0:53:35 > 0:53:36That is a top job, isn't it?
0:53:36 > 0:53:39I'm so glad that someone else saw what I saw in it, Phil.
0:53:39 > 0:53:41Someone else had the vision that you just simply lack.
0:53:41 > 0:53:45Yeah. I'm going to go get all the books out and start again, I think.
0:53:45 > 0:53:47Well done, you. Well done, you.
0:53:47 > 0:53:51Right, Phil, if you've any chance of winning this leg,
0:53:51 > 0:53:55you need to make a profit with your pig trough and garden ball.
0:53:55 > 0:53:58Would it have been useful if you'd had two gate finials, do you reckon?
0:53:58 > 0:54:01I would never have bought them. They'd be a couple hundred pounds.
0:54:01 > 0:54:03Too logical. What do you want with one finial?
0:54:03 > 0:54:05Who's ever going to buy one finial? I don't know. Except me.
0:54:05 > 0:54:08Is there a guy with half a house or...?
0:54:08 > 0:54:11So, with the instructions I've been given,
0:54:11 > 0:54:13I need to start the bidding at ?35.
0:54:13 > 0:54:1535 I've got. 35, 35, 40.
0:54:15 > 0:54:2045, 50, 55, 60, 65 with me.
0:54:20 > 0:54:2565. The bid's with me at 65. How's the phone looking, Gem?
0:54:25 > 0:54:2865. I think he's got the speaking clock. I think he's gone out.
0:54:28 > 0:54:32Oh, they're out. They're out. 65. Is he back in yet?
0:54:32 > 0:54:35He's gone out. Oh, no, he's gone out to the shops!
0:54:35 > 0:54:37He shakes his head. At ?65.
0:54:37 > 0:54:4170. New bidder! 75, 80. Now I'm out.
0:54:41 > 0:54:4480 in the seats then. ?80. 80, your last chance.
0:54:44 > 0:54:48Anybody else? Being sold this time then at ?80.
0:54:48 > 0:54:50GAVEL BANGS Phil!
0:54:50 > 0:54:53That was good, that. That is so good. ?80.
0:54:53 > 0:54:59Phil's random garden lot has put him back in the game. Great stuff!
0:54:59 > 0:55:01This is getting exciting. It is, isn't it?
0:55:02 > 0:55:04Edge of your seat stuff here.
0:55:04 > 0:55:08Can Phil bag another profit with his pair of buffed up leather chairs?
0:55:08 > 0:55:11Who's got ?20 then? Here to be sold. Who's got 20?
0:55:11 > 0:55:15How many? 10? Thank you. ?10 I have. ?10, ?10, ?12, 15,
0:55:15 > 0:55:2018, ?20, 22, 25... It's all go, it's all go. 25.
0:55:20 > 0:55:23..28, ?30. ?30 I have then. Phil, it's getting there.
0:55:23 > 0:55:2832, 35, 38, ?40... Slowly but surely. It's like pulling teeth.
0:55:28 > 0:55:3242? 42? What a shame. 42. Anybody else got 42?
0:55:32 > 0:55:34One more. Last chance on this lot. Being sold at 42...
0:55:34 > 0:55:36One more. Help this man break even. GAVEL BANGS
0:55:36 > 0:55:39Yours, sir. I'm so disappointed with that
0:55:39 > 0:55:42after all that effort I put in polishing the wretched things.
0:55:42 > 0:55:46Aw, hard luck. But it's only a little loss so your elbow grease
0:55:46 > 0:55:48wasn't an entire waste of time.
0:55:50 > 0:55:52And now for Natasha's final lot.
0:55:53 > 0:55:58The romance of a cellarette is going to set this saleroom on fire.
0:55:58 > 0:56:01At ?30 I've got. ?30, ?30, ?30, ?30...
0:56:01 > 0:56:0432, 35, 38, ?40.
0:56:04 > 0:56:09?40, ?40... Come on. No, no, no! Anybody else want in at ?40?
0:56:09 > 0:56:11Last chance 40... I need one more.
0:56:11 > 0:56:13No, I don't. Drop the hammer. No, no, no, no.
0:56:13 > 0:56:16?40! Aw, no! Drop the hammer. GAVEL BANGS
0:56:16 > 0:56:20A small loss there, but Natasha's still in the lead.
0:56:20 > 0:56:22There doesn't seem any justice really
0:56:22 > 0:56:24that that was probably worth a bit more than that, wasn't it?
0:56:24 > 0:56:27It was worth more but I have to take the rough with the smooth
0:56:27 > 0:56:30cos so many things today have made money that I did not expect to make money. Yeah.
0:56:30 > 0:56:34Yeah. Talking of making money, to win this auction,
0:56:34 > 0:56:38Phil will need a romping result on the rocking chair.
0:56:38 > 0:56:40Tenner for you, sir, thank you. ?10 I have...
0:56:40 > 0:56:43It's started. 15, 18, 20, 22,
0:56:43 > 0:56:4725, 28, 28, 28.
0:56:47 > 0:56:49I have ?30.
0:56:49 > 0:56:53?30. First bid has it at ?30. ?30. Last chance...
0:56:53 > 0:56:5732. 32. Anybody else at 32? Your last chance on this lot.
0:56:57 > 0:57:02?32. Anyone else? Being sold then at ?32...
0:57:02 > 0:57:04GAVEL BANGS
0:57:04 > 0:57:06Aaah! Aaah! THEY LAUGH
0:57:07 > 0:57:11So, there we have it. We end the Road Trip with a profit.
0:57:11 > 0:57:12Marvellous.
0:57:13 > 0:57:15What a brilliant week we've had, haven't we?
0:57:15 > 0:57:18It's been so good. It's been so good.
0:57:18 > 0:57:21Shall we go outside and have a little cry? Yeah, who's driving?
0:57:21 > 0:57:26The winner. Oh, really? The winner drives us off. Come on, Philip.
0:57:26 > 0:57:29Well, we'd better find out who that winner is then.
0:57:30 > 0:57:36Natasha began with ?165.64 and after paying auction costs
0:57:36 > 0:57:42she's made a pretty profit of ?79.26, making her today's winner,
0:57:42 > 0:57:47with a final total of ?244.90.
0:57:49 > 0:57:54Phil started with ?325.40. After paying auction costs,
0:57:54 > 0:57:59he suffered a little loss of ?9.42.
0:57:59 > 0:58:02This means he may have lost this leg, but he's won the trip
0:58:02 > 0:58:07with a fabulous final tally of ?315.98.
0:58:07 > 0:58:09Well done, old bean.
0:58:09 > 0:58:12All profits go to Children in Need.
0:58:12 > 0:58:16Oh, Phil, well done! Well, yeah, but you won the evening.
0:58:16 > 0:58:18It doesn't matter. The winner overall drives away.
0:58:18 > 0:58:21Oh, come on, then. I've just got to sit here and cry
0:58:21 > 0:58:23in the passenger seat. SHE LAUGHS
0:58:23 > 0:58:26No tears, no tears. It's too good. It's too good!
0:58:26 > 0:58:28It's been a delight, chaps.
0:58:28 > 0:58:30Until next time, cheerio!