0:00:02 > 0:00:04It's the nation's favourite antiques experts...
0:00:04 > 0:00:06- I don't know what to do. - HORN TOOTS
0:00:06 > 0:00:09..with £200 each, a classic car
0:00:09 > 0:00:11and a goal to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13What a little diamond!
0:00:13 > 0:00:15The aim - to make the biggest profit at auction.
0:00:15 > 0:00:17But it's no mean feat.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19Back in the game...Charlie!
0:00:19 > 0:00:23There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers.
0:00:23 > 0:00:25- SHE GASPS - So, will it be the high road
0:00:25 > 0:00:28to glory or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:28 > 0:00:32- Oh!- This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Yeah.
0:00:36 > 0:00:39It's the penultimate leg of this adventure
0:00:39 > 0:00:43and our expert auctioneers are revved up and ready to go.
0:00:43 > 0:00:47- Charles, wake up, wake up. - Sorry. Sorry!
0:00:47 > 0:00:49Charles Hanson is an antiques expert
0:00:49 > 0:00:52who loves nothing more than getting giddy at a great find.
0:00:52 > 0:00:55Aren't we lucky to be living almost in a hazy dream
0:00:55 > 0:00:57that's the Antiques Road Trip?
0:00:57 > 0:01:00Good Lord. This week, he's on the road with Raj Bisram,
0:01:00 > 0:01:02our top auctioneer from Kent.
0:01:05 > 0:01:07- ENGINE REVS - Sorry, sorry again.
0:01:07 > 0:01:08Can you get in the back?
0:01:10 > 0:01:12Raj made money on the last leg, which means he's got
0:01:12 > 0:01:17an impressive £414.86 to spend.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19GAVEL BANGS
0:01:19 > 0:01:20Charles also bagged himself a profit,
0:01:20 > 0:01:26which means he's currently in the lead with £464.64 to play with.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32Our chaps' mammoth mission began in Corsham in Wiltshire
0:01:32 > 0:01:34and takes in most of the south-west of England,
0:01:34 > 0:01:37eventually finishing around 900 miles later
0:01:37 > 0:01:39at Crewkerne in Somerset.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43Today's trip kicks off in Hele in Devon
0:01:43 > 0:01:46and will finish up at an auction in Exeter.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48They're bonding up nicely, though, aren't they,
0:01:48 > 0:01:52in the dashing Triumph Herald nicknamed Bella?
0:01:52 > 0:01:55First stop today is Fagins Antiques.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58Look at that! Thousands and thousands of square feet.
0:01:58 > 0:02:00THEY LAUGH
0:02:00 > 0:02:02- After you.- After you.- Go on, get in.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04It should be big enough for both of them.
0:02:05 > 0:02:09Raj has enlisted owner Chris to help him hunt.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12Well, I think it's made out of an old shell.
0:02:12 > 0:02:17First World War, maybe, converted to a moneybox.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20Some of the estimated one billion shells fired
0:02:20 > 0:02:24during World War I were transformed into trench art,
0:02:24 > 0:02:27but I think this is likely to be a later reproduction, don't you?
0:02:27 > 0:02:30- There's a lot of people that collect that sort of thing.- Yeah.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33And what would that have to be?
0:02:33 > 0:02:35- 60.- 60?
0:02:35 > 0:02:38- There's not going to be a profit in that, is there?- There is...
0:02:38 > 0:02:39- Not at 60.- I'd say...
0:02:39 > 0:02:45At auction, I reckon that's £40-£60.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48Well, seeing as I've only just unearthed it,
0:02:48 > 0:02:52- I can't remember what it cost me...which is terrible.- £30.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54I've got to have a chance at 30.
0:02:54 > 0:02:56- 40.- 35.
0:02:56 > 0:03:01- All right.- 35?- I should think you'll do well on that. That's a start.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04OK, that's a start. OK. Thank you very much. Brilliant.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07Right, Raj is off the mark. Charles?
0:03:07 > 0:03:10It's always the most nerve-racking time on the first day of a shop
0:03:10 > 0:03:14of a new county and you've got to start digging deep
0:03:14 > 0:03:17because the hardest thing ever is to find the first purchase.
0:03:17 > 0:03:23It's always that twitchy time where you're doing this.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25Well, you might want to get a move on
0:03:25 > 0:03:28as Raj has already found something else he fancies. Look at that.
0:03:28 > 0:03:34Chris, I noticed this on the way in. It's a nice Georgian cheese coaster
0:03:34 > 0:03:38It's a nice piece of mahogany. It does need repair.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40It would have to be very cheap.
0:03:40 > 0:03:44- The ticket price is £50.- I could probably do that for 40 for you.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46I think there's quite a good profit.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49I mean, they usually go 300-plus, don't they?
0:03:49 > 0:03:53Well, I've sold a few recently and I've got about £100-£150 for them,
0:03:53 > 0:03:55- but they've been in good condition. - Oh, right.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58In that condition...30 quid.
0:03:58 > 0:03:59- It's got to have the work.- Yeah.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03- OK, you can have it. - Yep, £30?- A deal on that.- Fantastic.
0:04:03 > 0:04:08A roaring start there for Raj, with two items bought for £65.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12Charles, meanwhile, has decided to move on empty-handed
0:04:12 > 0:04:16and is headed south to the pretty town of Topsham.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19Perhaps he'll have better luck at Quay Antiques.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22- Hello, sir.- Hello.- How are you? - I'm well. I'm Albert.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24- Albert, Charles Hanson. - Nice to meet you.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26- Is it your emporium?- No, not mine.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29- I can't afford anything like this. - Get out of here.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31You're in the bow tie. You look the part, sir.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34Well, if you look the part, you can fool anybody.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37Shh, don't tell anyone, Albert.
0:04:37 > 0:04:41Surely there's something to tickle our Derby dandy in this place.
0:04:41 > 0:04:46One thing I do quite like is this lady here.
0:04:46 > 0:04:51She's what we call a peg-jointed doll,
0:04:51 > 0:04:55and she would be early Victorian - 1820, 1830.
0:04:55 > 0:05:01What impresses me is, I think she's in her original clothes.
0:05:01 > 0:05:05I think it's a very nice object, which is certainly worth
0:05:05 > 0:05:10- further inspection. - Only one way to find out.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13I like her original face - it hasn't been changed or altered.
0:05:13 > 0:05:18My only concern with her is, Albert, she's missing a leg.
0:05:18 > 0:05:22- So, although she's a peg-jointed doll...- She's a peg leg.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25I'll call her Peggy. Peggy is missing a leg, which is a shame.
0:05:25 > 0:05:29Peggy is priced at £49.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32If I could make an offer with your dealer,
0:05:32 > 0:05:35what sort of figure do you think would be acceptable?
0:05:36 > 0:05:38- She'd probably do it for 45.- Yeah.
0:05:38 > 0:05:43In the perfect world, I'll probably want to pay more like 35,
0:05:43 > 0:05:48but you might say, "Look, Charles, that's just one bid below too far."
0:05:48 > 0:05:50- Shall we find out? - Could you, Albert? That'd be great.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52I'll give her to you.
0:05:52 > 0:05:56With Peggy put aside for later, anything else grab you, Carlos?
0:05:56 > 0:06:00I quite like the little goblet in here, you know,
0:06:00 > 0:06:03which is quite decorative. I'll bring it out to you.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06That's quite attractive, isn't it? What I like about it
0:06:06 > 0:06:07is, if you turn it upside down,
0:06:07 > 0:06:09you've got some nice wear on the base.
0:06:09 > 0:06:14That's a good Bristol Blue goblet of probably around 1820.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18Another item goes on the consideration list.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21Are you actually going to buy anything, Charles?
0:06:21 > 0:06:24What you hope to see is objects that jump out at you
0:06:24 > 0:06:29- and they say, "Come on, Hanson, buy me."- Yeah, quite.
0:06:29 > 0:06:33Well, what does this desk calendar say to you, then, Charles?
0:06:33 > 0:06:36What's nice is it's set on this nice oak plinth base,
0:06:36 > 0:06:40which is mounted with the leather, but what's really nice
0:06:40 > 0:06:44is the engine turning and the fact it's also hallmarked
0:06:44 > 0:06:47just on the side here.
0:06:47 > 0:06:51Hallmarked for Birmingham and the date code does coincide to 1930.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53I quite like it.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57With a ticket price of £75, Charles has some thinking to do.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00Uh-oh. He's on to something else as well, look.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02What I like about this... This is a what appears to be
0:07:02 > 0:07:08a Russian silver sifter spoon by Grigory Sbitnev of Moscow.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11It's quite heavy. Feel the weight of that, Albert.
0:07:11 > 0:07:17I love the trefid handle, I love the pierced silver gilded bowl
0:07:17 > 0:07:19and it is Moscow. It would date to around 1890.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21I quite like, Albert, this spoon as well.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24And this is Russian silver, hallmarked,
0:07:24 > 0:07:25again probably around 1890.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28I just wonder, Albert,
0:07:28 > 0:07:31..if you could do me a favour and just find out
0:07:31 > 0:07:35- if the dealer would do a deal for the two together?- OK.- Is that OK?
0:07:35 > 0:07:36- Yeah.- That's really kind.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39So, Charles has now shown interest in four lots,
0:07:39 > 0:07:41but will he buy them?
0:07:41 > 0:07:44Peggy's dealer has knocked £9 off the price tag,
0:07:44 > 0:07:47making the damage for the doll £40.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50I'm going to buy her because I fell in love with her
0:07:50 > 0:07:53and with a passion, you buy what you like, so I'm going to say,
0:07:53 > 0:07:58"At last, I've bought an object." Put it there...for £40.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01Hooray! First lot bought, finally.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04- The blue glass goblet...- Yeah. - Best price?
0:08:04 > 0:08:09- 15.- £15, I'll take it. Sold. That's two things down.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12I feel a lot better now. The day is warming up.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14Now for those Russian spoons.
0:08:15 > 0:08:19Desperate for a deal, plucky Charles is sweet-talking the dealer himself.
0:08:19 > 0:08:23I was just wondering whether you could do the two together for £50?
0:08:26 > 0:08:30No. So, your best price finally is 65?
0:08:34 > 0:08:37- OK. Thanks a lot. - You in or out, then, Charles?
0:08:38 > 0:08:42Because my day has been so sparse, I think I'm going to buy them.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45- Right.- Because I've got a busy day tomorrow.
0:08:45 > 0:08:49- Well, you can take it easy tomorrow. - Oh, dear... Hanson, Hanson, Hanson.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52- Go on, put it there. I'll take them.- OK.
0:08:52 > 0:08:56Clocking up the lots now, eh? What about the calendar?
0:08:57 > 0:08:59- And your best price is...?- £60.
0:08:59 > 0:09:04- Yes. I brought these three for 120. - So another £60.
0:09:04 > 0:09:05I'll take it.
0:09:05 > 0:09:11That flurry of activity has landed him four lots for £180.
0:09:11 > 0:09:1340, 60... Am I happy?
0:09:14 > 0:09:16I'm always happy cos life's too short.
0:09:16 > 0:09:22Well said, that man. And so day one is done. Nighty-night, chaps.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27Morning has broken and the boys are back on the road.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30Our road-trippers have made their way to Paignton,
0:09:30 > 0:09:34a gorgeous seaside town on the coast of Torbay.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37Raj is playing catch-up on the buying stakes,
0:09:37 > 0:09:41so he's hoping he'll find some gems at his first shop of the day.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43Peter's in charge, and is pointing Raj
0:09:43 > 0:09:47in the direction of something a bit different.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49- This is unusual.- Hello.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52You've labelled it as 18th-century.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55- 18th to 19th, thereabout. - 18th to 19th.- Yeah.
0:09:55 > 0:09:59But this is original gilding that we can see on here.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02Oh, yeah. Difficult to date, this thing.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05It could easily be 20th-century and possibly part of a larger piece.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08It's a decorative item and Raj will need to get a lot off
0:10:08 > 0:10:11the 275 price tag to make it worthwhile.
0:10:11 > 0:10:15I would be looking to pay about £100 for it.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18- Not even close. - OK, well, give me an idea.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20The best would be 180.
0:10:20 > 0:10:24It's a big chunk of Raj's budget. Will he risk it for a biscuit?
0:10:24 > 0:10:26I know you've said 180.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29I've only got a limited budget as well. I think...
0:10:29 > 0:10:31That's already over £100 off.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35- Is there a bit more movement...? - 175?- 160 cash.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37Come on. That's not a bad price.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39We'll split the difference at 170.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41I can't say fairer than that.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44- We have a deal.- £170.- Well done. You'll do very well.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47I hope so. I do like it. Thank you.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50Hang on. Looks like Raj isn't spent out yet.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52I'm playing it a bit safe here, Peter.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54You've got a pair of claret jugs.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57They're definitely 20th-century ones.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00- There's not a lot of age to those. - They're a good-looking pair, though.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03They are a good-looking pair and, if I can get those cheap,
0:11:03 > 0:11:05I'm definitely going to buy them.
0:11:05 > 0:11:11I've noticed that you've got £24 on, I presume, each ticket. That's £48.
0:11:11 > 0:11:15- These have got to be cheap. What's the best on these?- Well...
0:11:15 > 0:11:18Remembering I've already spent £170 with you.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23- As it's your first trip, Raj... - OK, here we go.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26..you can have the pair for £24.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29- We've got a deal. No arguing. - Well done.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32- I'll take them at 24. - Fast work there, Raj.
0:11:37 > 0:11:42Charles, meanwhile, has come to well-known landmark Oldway Mansion.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44This Grade II listed building was built
0:11:44 > 0:11:48by the super-rich American family the Singers,
0:11:48 > 0:11:51who lavished hundreds of thousands of pounds
0:11:51 > 0:11:54creating this impressive status symbol.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57Chairman of the Friends of Oldway, Paul Hawthorne,
0:11:57 > 0:11:59is here to tell Charles more.
0:11:59 > 0:12:03- Good morning. Mr Hawthorne? - Yep, Paul.- Paul, I'm Charles.
0:12:03 > 0:12:04Nice to meet you, Charles.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06It's great to be on the French Riviera.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09- I almost feel I'm outside Versailles.- Yeah.
0:12:09 > 0:12:13No, no. Welcome to Oldway Mansion, historic home of the Singer family,
0:12:13 > 0:12:14a model on Versailles.
0:12:14 > 0:12:18It was a recreation based on the Petit Trianon gardens in Versailles.
0:12:18 > 0:12:23It's interesting, Paul, that in my day job we often handle Singer
0:12:23 > 0:12:27sewing machines and of course it was that money which really built this.
0:12:27 > 0:12:31Yeah, very much so. The first machine was put together in 1850,
0:12:31 > 0:12:33patented 1851. The company was really starting to get up speed
0:12:33 > 0:12:38and a lot of wealth by the time Isaac Singer came here in 1872.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43When Isaac Singer left America,
0:12:43 > 0:12:47not only was he one of the richest men alive,
0:12:47 > 0:12:51he had also fathered 18 children with several different women,
0:12:51 > 0:12:55a scandal which forced him to flee to Europe.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57He soon settled in England with his new wife,
0:12:57 > 0:13:01living in London before heading to the English Riviera.
0:13:02 > 0:13:06He came here with his French wife and six young children.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09He came down to recuperate from a heart condition,
0:13:09 > 0:13:12recommended by his doctors to take the airs on the Riviera
0:13:12 > 0:13:14and fell in love with the place. He'd taken a lease
0:13:14 > 0:13:18on the house, the original villa behind here, called Little Oldway.
0:13:18 > 0:13:23And this place, 100 feet exactly above sea level,
0:13:23 > 0:13:26gave him a panoramic view right across the bay,
0:13:26 > 0:13:28where he could build a great house to look out on the bay
0:13:28 > 0:13:31but also, for Isaac Singer, being a showman,
0:13:31 > 0:13:34everybody in the bay could stand anywhere and look up
0:13:34 > 0:13:37and see his great house that he'd constructed watching over them.
0:13:37 > 0:13:41Sadly, Isaac never got much time to fully enjoy his dream home
0:13:41 > 0:13:45as, in the summer of 1875, his health worsened
0:13:45 > 0:13:50and he passed away. Whilst Isaac Singer designed
0:13:50 > 0:13:53the original mansion, it was one of his sons, Paris,
0:13:53 > 0:13:57who remodelled the building on the design of the Palace of Versailles
0:13:57 > 0:14:00and the real show stopper was his reproduction
0:14:00 > 0:14:02of the lost Ambassadors' Staircase.
0:14:02 > 0:14:07I almost feel as though I'm in a place of myth.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10It's magical. It's like a fairytale.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13We're in the space that was originally the father's theatre.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16- When he made over the house outside, he did the same inside...- Yes.
0:14:16 > 0:14:20..and he recreated the legendary lost staircase,
0:14:20 > 0:14:23Ambassadors' Staircase from the Palace of Versailles
0:14:23 > 0:14:26that no longer existed and actually, to the day,
0:14:26 > 0:14:29there are only two recreations of this staircase.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32One is here at Oldway. The other is in one of the palaces
0:14:32 > 0:14:34of the Bavarian kings, Ludwig.
0:14:34 > 0:14:39It's just high society American decadence of what age?
0:14:39 > 0:14:42What date are we talking, Paul? When was this put in?
0:14:42 > 0:14:44This is probably about 1900, 1905 this was being done.
0:14:44 > 0:14:49The big David painting he had the original of,
0:14:49 > 0:14:52he acquired in about 1898 at auction in Paris
0:14:52 > 0:14:55- and he introduced that into the design.- Yes.- But all the marble here
0:14:55 > 0:14:58is all quarried from the same quarries the French kings
0:14:58 > 0:14:59had used at Versailles.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02They were opened up especially for Paris Singer,
0:15:02 > 0:15:05- so no expense was spared on the materials.- Yes.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07It takes your breath away. Let's go, Paul.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11Another impressive part of Oldway is the Rotunda.
0:15:11 > 0:15:16Originally built by Isaac Singer as a horse-riding pavilion,
0:15:16 > 0:15:20this stunning structure has morphed into many things over the years
0:15:20 > 0:15:23from a swimming pool to a film studio,
0:15:23 > 0:15:27and it was even used as a hospital ward during World War I.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30Was this actually a place, the Rotunda, where we had beds?
0:15:30 > 0:15:33Yeah, this was a ward. You'd have beds all around the circular walls
0:15:33 > 0:15:36there and in the centre here. This was St George's Ward
0:15:36 > 0:15:39and you had nursing stations at the back and another big ward.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42The wards were sponsored by wealthy Americans.
0:15:42 > 0:15:44It was The American Women's War Hospital,
0:15:44 > 0:15:47so it was called St George after a wealthy American benefactor.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50It was entirely funded by the American people.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52Nothing from the UK Government went to pay
0:15:52 > 0:15:55for the treatment of the 5,000 soldiers that came here.
0:15:55 > 0:15:58After the First World War, what happened to Paris?
0:15:58 > 0:16:00Was he here for a few more years?
0:16:00 > 0:16:02Paris Singer... By the end of the First World War,
0:16:02 > 0:16:07he'd moved on because of various personal problems and associations.
0:16:07 > 0:16:11He started project building a castle in the south of France, Cap-Ferrat,
0:16:11 > 0:16:16and he went over as well, convalescing from a heart condition,
0:16:16 > 0:16:20and developed what's today Palm Beach, Florida. That was his resort.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23Without Paris Singer, Palm Beach in Florida would be nothing but...
0:16:23 > 0:16:26What was it the architect called it at the time?
0:16:26 > 0:16:28"Without him, it would have been nothing but a sandspit."
0:16:28 > 0:16:32After World War I, Paris's other projects saw him
0:16:32 > 0:16:37spend more time away from Oldway, so his original plans to fully remodel
0:16:37 > 0:16:41the mansion and demolish the Rotunda were put on hold.
0:16:41 > 0:16:46Thanks to this, the Oldway we see today shows the unique vision
0:16:46 > 0:16:49of both father and son. Amazing.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52It has a romance, it has this lost American glamour,
0:16:52 > 0:16:56which I really hope the public will rejoice at in years to come
0:16:56 > 0:17:00- and be able to enjoy for what it represents.- Oh, very much.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03I think the history of the house and the Singer family has a lot
0:17:03 > 0:17:08to give to the public, to the world, that hasn't yet been told.
0:17:08 > 0:17:12I think it's so unspoilt. It's so sleepy and market-fresh,
0:17:12 > 0:17:14and I'm sure one day it will sing again.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17- Do you get it? Sing? - I do. Very good.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20- Which way is my way out, Paul? I'd better go.- We go out this way.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22I'll follow your lead. Thanks a lot.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28Back together again, our boys have hit the road
0:17:28 > 0:17:31and are travelling 30 miles west to Plymouth.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34They've even made an ice cream pit stop en route.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39- Oh, no!- I'm sorry!
0:17:39 > 0:17:42Hey, I hope you're not making a mess of that car, Charles.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45Ice creams demolished, it's time to shop.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48Raj is off to Parade Antiques, known for having perhaps
0:17:48 > 0:17:52the largest selection of military antiques in south-west England.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55Can dealer John help Raj part with some of his cash?
0:17:55 > 0:18:00That's nice. I like that because it's a Hussars-type uniform,
0:18:00 > 0:18:03but it's actually Horse Artillery.
0:18:03 > 0:18:08- It looks quite small.- People were small. It could have been a bugler,
0:18:08 > 0:18:11in which case it would have been a youngish lad.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13I guess it's going to date from the early 1900s.
0:18:13 > 0:18:17I'm pretty sure the buttons are King's Crown...
0:18:17 > 0:18:21Yeah, so I think there is a label in here.
0:18:21 > 0:18:25If I remember right, it dates from about 1900-1906.
0:18:25 > 0:18:29I really quite like that. What's the price on that?
0:18:29 > 0:18:33The absolute death on that would be...
0:18:33 > 0:18:36I'll do it for 60. How's that?
0:18:36 > 0:18:39- That is not bad, John. That's not bad.- It's VERY good.
0:18:39 > 0:18:43- I mean, I couldn't offer you £50? It would be cash.- No, no, you can't.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46No, you can't. No, £60 would be the absolute best.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49I tell you what, John, I'm going to show you something and if you think
0:18:49 > 0:18:53it's worth knocking off the extra fiver to make it 55, we have a deal.
0:18:53 > 0:18:58If not, I'll give you £65 instead. Are you prepared for that?
0:18:58 > 0:19:01- OK, yeah, I'm happy to make 65. - How's that?- That's OK.
0:19:01 > 0:19:06- And you've got to be honest, OK? - This is taking haggling to a new level.
0:19:06 > 0:19:07OK, watch carefully.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09OK, you can see there's nothing in my hand there.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12I'm going to take the silk hanky and I'm going to put it
0:19:12 > 0:19:16into this hand here, right under your nose right there.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18OK, you can see it. It's right there.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21All I'm going to ask you to do is to just blow on my hands.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23Right.
0:19:23 > 0:19:27Gone. Completely and utterly disappeared.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29Of course. I knew you were going to do that, but...
0:19:29 > 0:19:32- Yeah, actually, that's good. - It's not bad, is it?
0:19:32 > 0:19:35- That's not bad. - Is that worth £55?- Go on, then.
0:19:35 > 0:19:40- We have a deal. Thank you.- I've been conned but I don't know how.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43Neither do I. You're a man of many talents, Raj,
0:19:43 > 0:19:46and with that little trick, you're all bought up.
0:19:46 > 0:19:50If you do find my green silk hanky, please post it back to me, OK?
0:19:51 > 0:19:55- I'm impressed, actually. - 40, 60. Brilliant.
0:19:55 > 0:19:57Thank you very much indeed.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02Charles still has some spending to do with a final shop to browse.
0:20:02 > 0:20:06This group of old storehouses holds one of the biggest collections
0:20:06 > 0:20:10- of antique traders in the South West.- Hello there.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13- Hello.- How are you?- I'm fine. - And your name is?- Anton.
0:20:13 > 0:20:18- Anton, are you a local man?- Yes. - Anton is... Is it Polish or...? No.
0:20:18 > 0:20:22- No, it's just a trade name.- And your real name is...?- Tony.- Tony.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25Hello, Tony. I like your style.
0:20:25 > 0:20:29Well, it's not HIS style you're here to buy. Any antiques grab you, boy?
0:20:29 > 0:20:32I like the Myatt tea set down here.
0:20:32 > 0:20:37I'll be very honest with you. Why that is so sensibly priced...
0:20:37 > 0:20:40- Yes.- ..one of the cups has got a chip.
0:20:40 > 0:20:45Because of that, I can negotiate much, much better.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48What's the best price on those, with a broken cup?
0:20:48 > 0:20:51I can go very good on that. I can actually half it for you.
0:20:51 > 0:20:55With a ticket price of £49, that would be a pretty sweet deal
0:20:55 > 0:20:58for the striking Art Deco Myatt tea set.
0:20:58 > 0:21:02- You mentioned one chip, Anton, just show me.- It's there.- Oh, no.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04- That one little chip.- What a shame.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07That's all that's wrong.
0:21:07 > 0:21:12So, what we've got here is an 18-piece, 19-piece tea set.
0:21:12 > 0:21:16- Hand-painted.- Yeah, it is. The design is vivid.
0:21:16 > 0:21:20Myatt & Sons made it in Staffordshire. I do like it.
0:21:20 > 0:21:24So, I think £25 is a good mid-estimate and, for that,
0:21:24 > 0:21:25it's worth a gamble.
0:21:25 > 0:21:30I shall take your 19-piece tea set for £25
0:21:30 > 0:21:32- and say, "Good day."- Right.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34Good day. Thanks a lot.
0:21:34 > 0:21:38And, with that, both our intrepid auctioneers are all bought up.
0:21:38 > 0:21:45Raj spent £314, bagging himself the brass postbox moneybox,
0:21:45 > 0:21:50the Georgian cheese coaster, the unusual bronze mask,
0:21:50 > 0:21:53the pair of 20th-century claret jugs
0:21:53 > 0:21:55and the Royal Horse Artillery uniform.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58My father was in the Royal Horse Artillery.
0:21:58 > 0:22:04Charles spent £205 buying the George III blue glass goblet,
0:22:04 > 0:22:06the pair of Russian silver spoons,
0:22:06 > 0:22:09the Queen Anne-style painted wooden doll,
0:22:09 > 0:22:12the mounted silver desk calendar
0:22:12 > 0:22:15and the porcelain Art Deco tea set.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17So, what do they make of each other's lots?
0:22:17 > 0:22:19The items that Charles has bought,
0:22:19 > 0:22:23I think the two that could fly are the doll and the calendar.
0:22:23 > 0:22:27His other items, I love. I love the uniform, I love his cheese coaster,
0:22:27 > 0:22:30so I think Raj ought to soar at auction.
0:22:30 > 0:22:35If I was asked to swap anything with Charles, the answer would be "No."
0:22:35 > 0:22:38After starting this leg in Hele,
0:22:38 > 0:22:40our experts are now hurtling
0:22:40 > 0:22:42towards the auction in Exeter.
0:22:42 > 0:22:43I wish you well.
0:22:43 > 0:22:49So, the man wielding the gavel is Brian Goodison-Blanks.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52Get comfy, as the auction's about to begin.
0:22:54 > 0:22:55Right, here we go.
0:22:55 > 0:22:59Charles, it's your Bristol Blue glass goblet first.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02- Start me at 20, somebody. - Come on.- Start me at 10, somebody.
0:23:02 > 0:23:06- Oh, it's painful.- At 10, 12, 15?
0:23:06 > 0:23:09- 15. 18...- Go on.- ..20, 22,
0:23:09 > 0:23:12- 25, 28? Are you sure, sir?- One more.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15At 25 here, then. Are we all done at 25? 8 now elsewhere?
0:23:15 > 0:23:17- Last chance, then, at 25. - GAVEL BANGS
0:23:17 > 0:23:20- There we go. Happy with that. - Fantastic.
0:23:20 > 0:23:25First profit in the pocket. Raj is up next, with his brass moneybox.
0:23:25 > 0:23:30£15. Save your pennies. You'll need them later.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33- Oh, no.- That's good!
0:23:33 > 0:23:37- £10, madam.- He's got 1,000 pence. - 12 now. 15?- Here we go.
0:23:37 > 0:23:4115. 18? No, at £15 in the middle to the lady.
0:23:41 > 0:23:4415. 18, sure? At £18 on my left and standing at 18. And 20?
0:23:44 > 0:23:47Are you quite sure then at 18?
0:23:47 > 0:23:48GAVEL BANGS
0:23:48 > 0:23:50It's almost been lost in the post, hasn't it?
0:23:50 > 0:23:53Not sure now's the time for jokes, Charles.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56That's a disappointing start for poor old Raj.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58Now the pair of Russian silver spoons.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00Various interests and commissions here.
0:24:00 > 0:24:04With me here at 30, 5, 40, 5, 50. 50 is bid.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06That's it. I'm out.
0:24:06 > 0:24:10At 50 with my commission bid, then. 55 in the room. I'm out, then.
0:24:10 > 0:24:15- At 55 here. Looking for 60 now. - That's it. I'm down 10. Go on.- 55...
0:24:15 > 0:24:18- GAVEL BANGS - Ah, hard luck, old chap.
0:24:18 > 0:24:20Let's hope Raj fares a little bit better
0:24:20 > 0:24:22with the Georgian cheese coaster.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25What will I say for that? Somebody's got to be brave to take this on.
0:24:25 > 0:24:29- £20?- Oh, God.- £10, then. 10, I have, wave of the hand.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32- And 12, 15, 18, 20... - It's going to move. Hold tight.
0:24:32 > 0:24:36- 22, 25?- Yes.- £22, cheaper than firewood.- Yes, 25.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39- No, no.- 5 elsewhere. At 22...
0:24:39 > 0:24:41GAVEL BANGS
0:24:41 > 0:24:43- Aw.- Was that two fat ducks? - That was two very fat ducks.
0:24:43 > 0:24:47This saleroom is not proving popular with Raj. Another loss there.
0:24:47 > 0:24:51- That's quackers, isn't it? It's quackers.- Boom, boom, Charles.
0:24:51 > 0:24:55OK, Peggy's up next. Can this damaged dolly pull in a profit?
0:24:55 > 0:24:59- Hold tight. Come on, doll. - Various interests here.
0:24:59 > 0:25:01At 25, 35, 40.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04- £40 is bid. At 40. Can I see 5 elsewhere?- Come on. Let's go.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07- At £40. Bid me 5, somebody. - Come on. Come on.
0:25:07 > 0:25:0945, 50. And 5? No.
0:25:09 > 0:25:14- My commission has it then.- Good. - At £50 and 5 now? Quite sure, then?
0:25:14 > 0:25:17- At £50, then. At 50! - GAVEL BANGS
0:25:17 > 0:25:20- Happy with that.- 50-80. Yeah, you can't complain with that.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22A nice little earner there for Charles.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25Next up is Raj's big-money spend.
0:25:25 > 0:25:27It's the decorative bronze mask.
0:25:27 > 0:25:31This mask is a massive gamble, but if I'd seen it in that shop
0:25:31 > 0:25:34where you were, I would have bought it as well.
0:25:34 > 0:25:3680 is commission bid here. Here at 80 with me.
0:25:36 > 0:25:41Do I see 5 now in the room? 85. 90 now. 85. 90 at all?
0:25:41 > 0:25:4585 with the lady. 90? 85, then, you're quite sure for the wall mask?
0:25:45 > 0:25:49It's 19th-century. At 85, then. At 85...
0:25:49 > 0:25:52GAVEL BANGS Well, I've got no chance now, have I?
0:25:52 > 0:25:56That's a real shame, but don't throw in the towel yet, Raj.
0:25:56 > 0:26:00- We're only halfway through. - I'm never coming to Exeter again.
0:26:00 > 0:26:02Oh, dear. Anyway, hold tight.
0:26:02 > 0:26:06Next up, it's Charles' silver-mounted desk calendar.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09- So what will I say for that? Start me at £20.- Oh, no.
0:26:09 > 0:26:14- £20 I have.- That's tough.- 22, 25 seated, 25, 28?- That's tough.
0:26:14 > 0:26:1725 seated, then, looking for 28, then.
0:26:17 > 0:26:2025 seated. 28 fresh place. 30, 2?
0:26:20 > 0:26:22- Come on.- Nope.- Oh, no! - 30. Original bidder at 30.
0:26:22 > 0:26:26If you're quite sure, are we all done at £30 then? At 30...
0:26:26 > 0:26:28GAVEL BANGS
0:26:28 > 0:26:33That gives Raj a chance to catch up with his 19th-century claret jugs.
0:26:33 > 0:26:35If these make a loss, I'm going to... I don't know.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38I was going to say I was going to eat my underpants, but I'm not.
0:26:38 > 0:26:44- Various interests here. 25, 30, 5, 40.- Wow.- £40 is bid.- Brilliant.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47- Brilliant.- Well, that's about right. - At £40 here. 5 at all?
0:26:47 > 0:26:49At £40 only for the decanters, then, are you quite sure?
0:26:49 > 0:26:52I thought they'd make a little bit more. At £40. Are you quite sure?
0:26:52 > 0:26:54- I'm selling at £40... - GAVEL BANGS
0:26:54 > 0:26:59- That's a result.- That's a result. - Put it there.- No.- Put it there.
0:26:59 > 0:27:03- All the Ps, profit all round. - That's more like it.
0:27:03 > 0:27:05Raj's first profit of the day.
0:27:05 > 0:27:08Let's see if the winning streak can continue
0:27:08 > 0:27:11- with Charles' Art Deco tea set. - I'll start at 40.- Come on.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14- I'll start at 20 then.- Oh!
0:27:14 > 0:27:1620 I have, wave of the hand there.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19- Go on, sir.- At 20. 5 now, anybody else?- Come on.
0:27:19 > 0:27:2125, thank you, madam. 30, sir?
0:27:21 > 0:27:26- 30, 5? 40, 5? At 40 to the gentleman...- One more. Go on.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29..the provisional bidder. Looking for the 5, then.
0:27:29 > 0:27:32- At 40, are you quite sure? - Squeeze a smile?
0:27:32 > 0:27:34- GAVEL BANGS - Thank you very much.
0:27:34 > 0:27:36A result. Marvellous.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39To have any chance of catching up, Raj will need a massive
0:27:39 > 0:27:44profit on his last lot - the Royal Horse Artillery uniform.
0:27:44 > 0:27:46- Attention!- Various interests here.
0:27:46 > 0:27:50Overlapping commission bids starting here at 25, 35, 45...
0:27:50 > 0:27:55- Good.- ..55, 65, 75, 80.
0:27:55 > 0:27:59- £80 here.- Brilliant.- At £80. - I'm not...- That's good.
0:27:59 > 0:28:015 now elsewhere? 85 I have. At 85.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03I am out, then, at 85. 85 is now in the room.
0:28:03 > 0:28:0690 now, somebody, for the uniform. Militaria is on the up.
0:28:06 > 0:28:09At £85, then, looking for 90 now. You're quite sure then?
0:28:09 > 0:28:12All in with 85. Right in the middle then and selling.
0:28:12 > 0:28:14- GAVEL BANGS - That's good.- It's a profit, yeah.
0:28:14 > 0:28:18- £30. That's fantastic.- That it is!
0:28:18 > 0:28:20A pretty profit for the uniform.
0:28:20 > 0:28:23On that march, one, two, after you. Come on.
0:28:23 > 0:28:28Well done, chaps. But the big question is who came out on top?
0:28:28 > 0:28:31Raj struggled with three lots, which meant,
0:28:31 > 0:28:35after paying auction costs, he made a loss of £109,
0:28:35 > 0:28:41but he's not out of the game yet as he's still got £305.86.
0:28:41 > 0:28:43Don't step back.
0:28:43 > 0:28:47Charles also made a loss, albeit a little less dramatic.
0:28:47 > 0:28:50After costs, he lost £41.
0:28:50 > 0:28:56This means our dapper dandy has £423.64 left
0:28:56 > 0:28:58and is in the lead going into the final leg.
0:28:58 > 0:29:01Well, it's goodbye, Exeter...
0:29:01 > 0:29:04- Hello, Cornwall. - Hello, Cornwall.- Yes.
0:29:04 > 0:29:05Here we go.
0:29:08 > 0:29:12It's the final leg of this week's adventure with our likely lads,
0:29:12 > 0:29:14Raj and Charles.
0:29:14 > 0:29:18You know, it's been a very, very lovely experience for me.
0:29:18 > 0:29:19And, of course,
0:29:19 > 0:29:22it wouldn't have been anywhere near this enjoyable without you.
0:29:22 > 0:29:24I think what's nice, Raj...
0:29:24 > 0:29:27I'm going to need therapy, though, I have to say. When I get home,
0:29:27 > 0:29:29- I am going to need a little bit of therapy.- Thanks a lot(!)
0:29:29 > 0:29:33Their final leg starts in Lostwithiel, Cornwall,
0:29:33 > 0:29:35and will finish at auction in Crewkerne.
0:29:35 > 0:29:40First shopping stop is Uzella Court Antiques Centre.
0:29:40 > 0:29:43- Let's go.- Keep it real. Hello.- Good morning.
0:29:43 > 0:29:46- Hello, Vicky. I'm Raj.- Hello, Raj. - Lovely to meet you.
0:29:46 > 0:29:50- And the famous Charles.- And the famous Charles.- Get out of here!
0:29:50 > 0:29:51- Far from it.- Good morning.
0:29:51 > 0:29:53- You have a wonderful shop here. - Yes.- It is.
0:29:53 > 0:29:57That means plenty of pretty pieces on offer for our experts.
0:29:58 > 0:30:01I've just noticed there is a lovely,
0:30:01 > 0:30:06lovely red serpentine stone lighthouse there.
0:30:06 > 0:30:10Serpentine stone goes back millions of years.
0:30:10 > 0:30:13And it comes in lots of different colours.
0:30:13 > 0:30:14But the red one, I think, is actually
0:30:14 > 0:30:17one of the most attractive ones.
0:30:17 > 0:30:19It's not a cheap piece but I'm going to speak to Vicky
0:30:19 > 0:30:21and see what we can do.
0:30:21 > 0:30:26Huh. With a ticket price of £55, is there a deal to be had?
0:30:26 > 0:30:2945 would be the very, very best.
0:30:29 > 0:30:31I'd like to get it for about £35.
0:30:31 > 0:30:33And I still don't think there is going to be a big
0:30:33 > 0:30:36- profit in this at auction. - Perhaps not.
0:30:36 > 0:30:40But it has got a tiny little nick there, which I hadn't noticed.
0:30:40 > 0:30:42So I will have to reduce it.
0:30:42 > 0:30:4640, Raj, would have to be truly my very, very best.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49- And I'm speaking on behalf of the owner.- OK.
0:30:49 > 0:30:53I'm not going to rush into it but if I can just put it to one side
0:30:53 > 0:30:57and think about it. Have a little look around and come back to it.
0:30:57 > 0:31:00- I will keep it safe. - Thank you very much, Vicky.- Bye-bye.
0:31:01 > 0:31:04Charles, meanwhile, is rummaging around upstairs.
0:31:04 > 0:31:07These are quite nice. I quite like these vases.
0:31:10 > 0:31:13What I love about these vases is they almost have a
0:31:13 > 0:31:17bit of a Christopher Dresser, Linthorpe look.
0:31:17 > 0:31:22And I suspect the vase would date to around 1905, 1910.
0:31:22 > 0:31:27They are called a pair of Art Nouveau vases. £15.
0:31:27 > 0:31:30If I could perhaps acquire them for a tenner...
0:31:30 > 0:31:32They are a good buy.
0:31:32 > 0:31:37Actually, I might, in case Raj comes upstairs, put them down here.
0:31:37 > 0:31:39Out of harm's way.
0:31:39 > 0:31:43Smart thinking, old bean. Now, what has Raj found?
0:31:43 > 0:31:47- All these keys.- I really like the crib boards. Do you play crib?
0:31:47 > 0:31:49No, I don't.
0:31:49 > 0:31:52- Really old-fashioned game.- Yeah. - Really old-fashioned game.
0:31:52 > 0:31:56I particularly like that one. It looks in pretty good condition.
0:31:56 > 0:31:58It's got lovely ball feet which are engraved.
0:31:58 > 0:32:00It's quite a nice, early one.
0:32:00 > 0:32:04I should think it's late 19th, early 20th century.
0:32:04 > 0:32:08Vicky, it's priced at £55. What would be the best on it?
0:32:08 > 0:32:10Um...
0:32:11 > 0:32:15- £40.- OK.- You can have that, Raj, for £40.
0:32:15 > 0:32:17That's not too bad.
0:32:17 > 0:32:19I'm going to put it to one side with the lighthouse.
0:32:19 > 0:32:22I'm putting a lot of things to one side at the moment.
0:32:22 > 0:32:24- And come back to it. That'll be great.- Thank you.
0:32:24 > 0:32:27A third item has caught Raj's eye.
0:32:28 > 0:32:32This is a really nice, decorative magnifying glass.
0:32:32 > 0:32:35It's made out of silver plate and mother-of-pearl.
0:32:35 > 0:32:38It's only got £14 on the ticket.
0:32:38 > 0:32:40Which isn't a great deal of money.
0:32:40 > 0:32:44If I can get this for £10-£12, there's got to be a profit in it.
0:32:44 > 0:32:47So, Raj has three lots on the table.
0:32:47 > 0:32:52Vicky has given a best combined ticket price of £90.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54Would you do a little bit better if I buy all three?
0:32:54 > 0:32:57Ah...
0:32:57 > 0:32:59If I said 80 for all three, Raj,
0:32:59 > 0:33:02that would have to be the absolute best I could do.
0:33:02 > 0:33:05If you are happy with that, I certainly am.
0:33:05 > 0:33:07I would certainly say yes.
0:33:07 > 0:33:09So a bold, last leg move there from Raj,
0:33:09 > 0:33:12buying three items in the first shop.
0:33:13 > 0:33:15Right, where is Charles?
0:33:15 > 0:33:17That's nice. Barnstaple.
0:33:17 > 0:33:22I love this because it's almost a glaze. It gives me an oceanic feel.
0:33:22 > 0:33:25It's like being here in Cornwall.
0:33:25 > 0:33:29What I could do with this vase, tactically,
0:33:29 > 0:33:32is almost put it with those vases
0:33:32 > 0:33:37and it almost gives them, the Art Nouveau, a bit more of a punch.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40Ah, but is Vicky willing to do the deal?
0:33:40 > 0:33:46£15 is the initial ticket price on the vases. £9.50.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49All in, it makes 24.50.
0:33:49 > 0:33:54And I was hoping to buy the group for £15.
0:33:54 > 0:33:58Which is quite a big discount. Could you do it for £15?
0:33:58 > 0:34:01- No.- No, OK.- That's a bit low.
0:34:01 > 0:34:0320 would be ideal.
0:34:04 > 0:34:09- Yeah, I like your style. You're 20. - Yes.- I'm over here at 15.- Yes.
0:34:09 > 0:34:13- If I take a walk in...- Yeah. - ..can you meet me...- At 18.
0:34:13 > 0:34:14Yeah. Come over here. That's it, great.
0:34:14 > 0:34:16- £18. That's a deal.- All right?
0:34:16 > 0:34:19And with that, Charles is off the mark.
0:34:19 > 0:34:23Raj is taking a break from shopping and has headed to Helston.
0:34:23 > 0:34:26He's come to meet local museum curator Katherine to find out
0:34:26 > 0:34:29more about Henry Trengrouse,
0:34:29 > 0:34:33a local man whose invention has saved lives all round the world.
0:34:35 > 0:34:39- Katherine, is that Henry Trengrouse? - That's Henry Trengrouse, yes.
0:34:39 > 0:34:42He was actually from Mullion but he then moved to Helston
0:34:42 > 0:34:44and he was a local cabinet-maker.
0:34:44 > 0:34:47But, of course, it's not his cabinet-making that he's
0:34:47 > 0:34:50- famous for, is it? - No, that's right, no.
0:34:50 > 0:34:54He was actually inspired to invent a life-saving
0:34:54 > 0:34:56apparatus for people at sea.
0:34:56 > 0:34:58What actually triggered that off?
0:34:58 > 0:35:02Just after Christmas in 1807,
0:35:02 > 0:35:04he heard that a ship had gone aground off Loe Bar,
0:35:04 > 0:35:07which is just outside Helston.
0:35:07 > 0:35:09And he went down to the beach to see.
0:35:09 > 0:35:12Unfortunately, many people were drowning.
0:35:12 > 0:35:15The ship was actually beached just slightly off the shore, just
0:35:15 > 0:35:18too far for people to get a rope across to it, to get people off.
0:35:18 > 0:35:21About 100 people drowned in front of him
0:35:21 > 0:35:23and the people watching on the beach.
0:35:23 > 0:35:26It sounds like he was really affected by what he'd seen.
0:35:26 > 0:35:29Are there any accounts of what actually affected him?
0:35:29 > 0:35:32Yes, we know exactly how he was feeling because we do have
0:35:32 > 0:35:35one of his notebooks where he describes the wreck.
0:35:35 > 0:35:38"It was then and there the annihilation of this fine ship
0:35:38 > 0:35:41"and so many of my fellow creatures most seriously
0:35:41 > 0:35:43"arrested my reflections and sympathy.
0:35:43 > 0:35:46"And freshened in my memory the premature
0:35:46 > 0:35:49"destruction of about 50 fine fellows at the wreck of a transport
0:35:49 > 0:35:54"ship only a few weeks preceding. And also near the same spot.
0:35:54 > 0:35:56"These melancholy disasters continue
0:35:56 > 0:35:59"to exercise my mind intensely day and night.
0:35:59 > 0:36:02"And I was led to consider what means could have been applied to
0:36:02 > 0:36:05"save those who had so miserably perished within hail of their
0:36:05 > 0:36:09"countrymen and friends, and within a few yards of land and safety."
0:36:09 > 0:36:11Wow, that really does...
0:36:11 > 0:36:14That really does give you a sense of exactly what
0:36:14 > 0:36:15- he must have been feeling.- Yeah.
0:36:15 > 0:36:20Traumatised after helplessly witnessing men,
0:36:20 > 0:36:24women and children drown in front of him, Henry Trengrouse made
0:36:24 > 0:36:28it his life's mission to help save people from shipwrecks.
0:36:29 > 0:36:31And what did he actually do?
0:36:31 > 0:36:34Well, he actually thought that there must be a way of getting
0:36:34 > 0:36:35a rope across to the ship.
0:36:35 > 0:36:38And he though about how could you actually get it there.
0:36:38 > 0:36:42Actually, I think he had been to a fireworks display
0:36:42 > 0:36:43to celebrate some royal event.
0:36:43 > 0:36:45And the idea of the fireworks just gave him
0:36:45 > 0:36:47the idea to actually fire a rocket.
0:36:47 > 0:36:51So this rocket device, Katherine, how did it work?
0:36:51 > 0:36:54I think his original idea was that every ship would carry this
0:36:54 > 0:36:57apparatus with them. And then fire towards the shore.
0:36:57 > 0:37:01The rocket would get a thin line across to the shore
0:37:01 > 0:37:04which could then be pulled and attached to a larger rope.
0:37:04 > 0:37:07Then once you got a large, substantial rope across, you could
0:37:07 > 0:37:11then attach a seat to it which could be pulled backwards and forwards.
0:37:11 > 0:37:13And that's the Bosun's chair that he invented.
0:37:13 > 0:37:15And was he the first person to come up with this idea?
0:37:15 > 0:37:18He was one of several people who came up with a similar
0:37:18 > 0:37:19idea at the same time, yes.
0:37:19 > 0:37:25It took Henry Trengrouse ten years to fully develop his rescue system.
0:37:25 > 0:37:29Putting much of his own money into his big life-saving invention.
0:37:29 > 0:37:30How long was it used for?
0:37:30 > 0:37:34In actual fact, the basic idea of firing a rocket with a line
0:37:34 > 0:37:36was used up into the early 1980s.
0:37:36 > 0:37:40- Oh, wow.- And sort of search and rescue helicopters still carry them.
0:37:40 > 0:37:42He must have been a very rich man, then.
0:37:42 > 0:37:44Unfortunately not, no.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47He only made about £50 out of his idea from the Navy.
0:37:47 > 0:37:50Because unfortunately, he didn't patent his idea.
0:37:50 > 0:37:53And the other people who'd come up with a similar device
0:37:53 > 0:37:55patented theirs. So he missed out.
0:37:55 > 0:37:59- So no real recognition for his invention?- Unfortunately not. No.
0:37:59 > 0:38:02And he actually died in poverty, which is very sad,
0:38:02 > 0:38:06really, considering the amount of lives he actually helped to save.
0:38:06 > 0:38:10Trengrouse's rocket-powered rescue system is estimated to
0:38:10 > 0:38:12have saved over 20,000 lives.
0:38:12 > 0:38:17So while he may not have made money from his ingenious invention,
0:38:17 > 0:38:20Henry Trengrouse did exactly what he set out to do -
0:38:20 > 0:38:23save people's lives.
0:38:23 > 0:38:25It's a bit of a sad ending, really, isn't it?
0:38:25 > 0:38:27I'm afraid so, yes.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30Well, at least it's good that you have recognised,
0:38:30 > 0:38:32and local people have recognised him.
0:38:32 > 0:38:36It's just a shame that, you know, the world's stage didn't.
0:38:36 > 0:38:39But it's been a fascinating story.
0:38:39 > 0:38:41Thank you very, very much for showing me around.
0:38:41 > 0:38:43- Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:38:43 > 0:38:45- After you.- Thank you.
0:38:46 > 0:38:48Charles, meanwhile, has hit the road
0:38:48 > 0:38:50and is headed for the city of Truro
0:38:50 > 0:38:54with his remaining haul of just over £405.
0:38:56 > 0:39:00- Are you open to a discount? - Yeah, I can always say no!
0:39:00 > 0:39:02THEY LAUGH
0:39:02 > 0:39:07Sounds like dealer Gary might need some sweet talking, Charles.
0:39:07 > 0:39:09That's if you find something you fancy.
0:39:09 > 0:39:13These are quite decorative, aren't they? These beakers.
0:39:13 > 0:39:17- And in fact, Gary, you have called these Lalique.- Mm-hm.
0:39:17 > 0:39:22Pair of Lalique tumblers with black enamel poppy design.
0:39:22 > 0:39:27And all-importantly here, on the bottom,
0:39:27 > 0:39:32is the mark for R Lalique, as in Rene, who died in 1945.
0:39:32 > 0:39:36And some of his most important Art Deco glass
0:39:36 > 0:39:38can fetch small fortunes.
0:39:38 > 0:39:42So, something to think about. Anything else, Charles?
0:39:42 > 0:39:44I quite like the vases up there.
0:39:44 > 0:39:47A nice pair of what appear to be Crown Ducal -
0:39:47 > 0:39:51they could be Crown Devon - vases
0:39:51 > 0:39:53with a blush ivory ground,
0:39:53 > 0:39:55of maybe 1910.
0:39:55 > 0:39:59They are only £15, but it notes, Gary,
0:39:59 > 0:40:03- one has damage. May I have a look at them?- Yeah.
0:40:03 > 0:40:06It all depends on how serious the damage is. Thanks, Gary.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08They're a good pair, aren't they?
0:40:08 > 0:40:10Oh, I say, they are cracked.
0:40:10 > 0:40:15They're priced at 15. What is the best on them?
0:40:15 > 0:40:18Yeah. As that one is not really worth anything...
0:40:20 > 0:40:24- Yeah, a fiver.- OK. Yeah. Put it there.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26Oh, sorry, Gary.
0:40:27 > 0:40:31You need to work on that handshake, Charles. What about those tumblers?
0:40:31 > 0:40:34Is there any margin
0:40:34 > 0:40:36for you to give me a bit more off?
0:40:39 > 0:40:4025.
0:40:40 > 0:40:42- 20?- Five.
0:40:42 > 0:40:44- Meet me halfway?- 25.- 20?
0:40:44 > 0:40:47- No.- Gary, you know what, I just like these
0:40:47 > 0:40:52- because they carry that magic name. Oh-la-la.- Lalique.- Exactly.
0:40:52 > 0:40:54And I think for that reason...
0:40:54 > 0:40:57£25, it is worth a gamble.
0:40:57 > 0:41:01- Gary, put it there. That's a deal. Thank you.- No problem.
0:41:01 > 0:41:04Appreciate it. Thanks a lot, I am really pleased.
0:41:04 > 0:41:09So, with two lots bought, that is day one done.
0:41:09 > 0:41:11Nighty-night, chaps.
0:41:11 > 0:41:13The next morning,
0:41:13 > 0:41:16the boys are soaking up the scenery at Cape Cornwall.
0:41:16 > 0:41:19First stop of the morning is the nearest town to Land's End -
0:41:19 > 0:41:21St Just.
0:41:21 > 0:41:25Raj has come to Bygones, hoping to uncover something special.
0:41:25 > 0:41:29- Good morning.- Good morning to you. - Hello, I'm Raj.- Vicki.
0:41:29 > 0:41:31- Vicki, lovely to meet you.- And you.
0:41:31 > 0:41:32In no mood to mess about today,
0:41:32 > 0:41:36Raj has already sniffed out something he is cuckoo about.
0:41:40 > 0:41:44This is a very nice little...
0:41:44 > 0:41:46bronze dog.
0:41:46 > 0:41:50It's...cold-painted bronze.
0:41:50 > 0:41:52And it is... I'm trying to...
0:41:52 > 0:41:54I'm not exactly sure what kind... It's a pug.
0:41:54 > 0:41:55It's painted.
0:41:55 > 0:41:58And then rubbed down.
0:41:58 > 0:42:00And it has got a really nice little finish to it.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03In the late 19th and early 20th centuries,
0:42:03 > 0:42:05there were a number of bronze foundries in Austria
0:42:05 > 0:42:08specialising in these cold-painted figurines.
0:42:08 > 0:42:12This is a modern reproduction, but it is real bronze and could
0:42:12 > 0:42:14pull in K-9 collectors.
0:42:14 > 0:42:17The ticket price says 60.
0:42:19 > 0:42:21Make me an offer I can't refuse.
0:42:24 > 0:42:26Make you an offer you can't refuse...
0:42:27 > 0:42:31I could probably make you a few that you could refuse. £25.
0:42:33 > 0:42:34No.
0:42:34 > 0:42:37- No? You didn't even think about it. - No. I can't do it.
0:42:37 > 0:42:40- You can't do it for 25?- No.
0:42:40 > 0:42:43Look, 35. Still a bargain for you.
0:42:45 > 0:42:47Hello, Raj!
0:42:47 > 0:42:49I tell you what we'll do, how about we split it?
0:42:49 > 0:42:5130, and it will be cash.
0:42:54 > 0:42:57You drive a hard bargain.
0:42:57 > 0:42:58- We have a deal?- Yeah.
0:42:58 > 0:43:01- OK, we have a deal. - You've got a deal.
0:43:01 > 0:43:04And just like that, deal's done for Raj.
0:43:06 > 0:43:08A little further along the coast,
0:43:08 > 0:43:12Raj has made an unscheduled stop, as he has spotted local
0:43:12 > 0:43:16fisherman Steve, who is surrounded by a load of lobster pots.
0:43:16 > 0:43:19- This is an old lobster pot. - This is an old lobster pot.
0:43:19 > 0:43:24- How old would that be, Steve? - Is about five or six years old.- OK.
0:43:24 > 0:43:28- The problem is, the bottom rubs on the hard seabed.- Ah-ha.
0:43:28 > 0:43:31Rubs the plastic off and then the saltwater rusts it.
0:43:31 > 0:43:34- OK.- But for what you want...
0:43:34 > 0:43:37What would people do? I mean, that looks ideal to put a plant in.
0:43:37 > 0:43:40- Yep.- A flower in the garden or something.- Trailing plants, whatever.
0:43:40 > 0:43:43You are not actually going to buy one of those, are you?
0:43:43 > 0:43:46So if I were to offer you... If they are worth 20 quid at auction,
0:43:46 > 0:43:49- if I were to offer you a fiver, would you be happy with that?- No.
0:43:49 > 0:43:52- You wouldn't be.- No. - No. God, you are a hard man already.
0:43:52 > 0:43:56I could tell. OK... OK, how about ten?
0:43:56 > 0:43:59- That has got to be fair.- Ten sounds better.- We shake on it?- Yep.
0:43:59 > 0:44:00We have a deal.
0:44:00 > 0:44:03Cor, pretty unconventional auction lot,
0:44:03 > 0:44:06but I do love the fact that Raj is getting into the road trip spirit.
0:44:06 > 0:44:08Aren't you?
0:44:09 > 0:44:12While Raj has been taking in the sea air, Charles has travelled
0:44:12 > 0:44:1740 miles northeast to Redruth, with some serious shopping to do.
0:44:17 > 0:44:19Hats off.
0:44:19 > 0:44:21- Charles!- How are you? - How are you doing?
0:44:21 > 0:44:23- You got the name. - You got here eventually.
0:44:23 > 0:44:25We have met before, have we?
0:44:25 > 0:44:28- No, no, I've seen you on TV loads of times.- Oh, thanks.
0:44:28 > 0:44:30- There we go. - I just couldn't wait to see you.
0:44:30 > 0:44:32Could we do a deal today, do you think?
0:44:32 > 0:44:36- Hopefully. It would be lovely, I need the money.- Get out of here!
0:44:36 > 0:44:39Get out of here! I like your necklace, by the way. Goodness me.
0:44:39 > 0:44:41- You carry the gold well. - Brass.- Is it?
0:44:41 > 0:44:45You have a look round, Charles. I'll just be behind here.
0:44:45 > 0:44:48- What is your name?- Walter.- Walter. - Yeah, my friends call me Wal.
0:44:48 > 0:44:50- Hey, Wal.- Right on.
0:44:50 > 0:44:53Yeah, man! Charles, what are you after?
0:44:53 > 0:44:56Well, I quite like... Walter, follow me over here.
0:44:56 > 0:44:58There is one thing I have seen that I quite like.
0:44:58 > 0:45:02- Lots of glass, lots of pottery but I quite like...- Oh, right.
0:45:02 > 0:45:04- ..the bottle. - It is certainly different,
0:45:04 > 0:45:06a wooden bottle, isn't it?
0:45:06 > 0:45:08I don't think it is overly old.
0:45:08 > 0:45:12- I...- It definitely isn't Louis XIV.
0:45:12 > 0:45:16The Sun King. Where is our sun today? I quite like this.
0:45:16 > 0:45:20- Interesting, isn't it?- Yeah. What is your very best on that?
0:45:20 > 0:45:23- I'll do it for a tenner.- You wouldn't.- Yeah, why not?- Look at me.
0:45:23 > 0:45:26I'm looking at you. You look like a nice man.
0:45:26 > 0:45:27Firm friends already,
0:45:27 > 0:45:31Wal is offering up a little titbit for Charles.
0:45:31 > 0:45:33The little pot is different, at the top there, Charles.
0:45:33 > 0:45:37- Is that peculiar?- Strange, yeah. I have no idea what it is.
0:45:37 > 0:45:39What does it look like to you?
0:45:39 > 0:45:42I would have said a portable inkwell, but maybe not.
0:45:42 > 0:45:46If it was an inkwell, I would have thought it would have had...
0:45:46 > 0:45:48A seal of some sort maybe?
0:45:48 > 0:45:51Some remnants inside of maybe where a glass liner was.
0:45:51 > 0:45:56And I just wonder whether it is to do with
0:45:56 > 0:45:58maybe a nipple cover
0:45:58 > 0:46:05if you were perhaps... What is the phrase? When you feed a baby.
0:46:05 > 0:46:07Breast-feeding.
0:46:07 > 0:46:10Also if you'd fill a bottle, what do you call it?
0:46:10 > 0:46:12What is the phrase?
0:46:12 > 0:46:14What are you on about, Charles?
0:46:14 > 0:46:17- Express.- Oh, right.- You've had a baby and you are expressing.
0:46:17 > 0:46:22I just wonder whether maybe there was some sort of nipple cover...
0:46:22 > 0:46:23- In the box?- In the box.
0:46:23 > 0:46:26You might be onto something there, Charles.
0:46:26 > 0:46:28I could believe that.
0:46:28 > 0:46:29It is marked London.
0:46:29 > 0:46:32I think you've quite rightly dated it to Edwardian.
0:46:32 > 0:46:35It is decorative, it's not got much weight to it.
0:46:35 > 0:46:37But it is quite a dainty object.
0:46:37 > 0:46:39What could you do it for, do you think, Wal?
0:46:39 > 0:46:42Um... I would let you have that for 25.
0:46:42 > 0:46:45It is a shame the marks are rubbed. I think it is an interesting box.
0:46:45 > 0:46:48- You wouldn't do it for 20, would you?- Go on, go for it.
0:46:48 > 0:46:50- Are you sure?- Yeah. - Put it there. Thanks a lot.
0:46:50 > 0:46:54So that's a box and a bottle bought. Anything else, Charles?
0:46:54 > 0:46:56What I quite like is...
0:46:57 > 0:46:59- I've stuck that on the second shelf. - Right.
0:46:59 > 0:47:03Four nice pendants. You've got cycling, that is all the rage.
0:47:03 > 0:47:09And that is a pendant from 1931.
0:47:09 > 0:47:11So early cycling interest.
0:47:11 > 0:47:15Then you've got an interesting little pendant here,
0:47:15 > 0:47:18which appears to be in the form of a sundial.
0:47:18 > 0:47:22Then you've got soccer, football as we call it all over here,
0:47:22 > 0:47:24with a beautiful little blue...
0:47:24 > 0:47:27- Enamel, yeah.- ..enamelled football. - Lovely.
0:47:27 > 0:47:29Which is 1950s.
0:47:29 > 0:47:31And then, are you a darts player?
0:47:31 > 0:47:32- No, not at all.- No?
0:47:32 > 0:47:37As a sporting lot, what will be the best price on all four?
0:47:37 > 0:47:41- As a one-hit.- I'd go £40.
0:47:41 > 0:47:42- For the whole lot?- For the lot.
0:47:42 > 0:47:44You wouldn't do a bit less, would you, Walter?
0:47:44 > 0:47:47- Is there another one we could throw in?- Get out of here!
0:47:47 > 0:47:51If that is the case, Walter... You have got one here.
0:47:51 > 0:47:54I think you have picked the dearest one, Charles.
0:47:54 > 0:47:57Well, now you've got five, I will do the five for 50.
0:47:57 > 0:48:00You wouldn't do them for...
0:48:00 > 0:48:02Not a bit less?
0:48:02 > 0:48:03- Oh, Charles...- £45?
0:48:05 > 0:48:07- Go on, have a go.- Are you sure? - Go for it.- Happy?- No.
0:48:07 > 0:48:11- Have you been here a while?- Yes. - Look at me. You've got to be happy.
0:48:11 > 0:48:12You have upset me now.
0:48:12 > 0:48:16- Don't say that.- Have you ever seen me cry?- We have done so well.
0:48:16 > 0:48:18- The journey was well and truly on. Are you sure?- Yeah.
0:48:18 > 0:48:21Is there a margin in it for you?
0:48:21 > 0:48:24- Not a lot.- No, but is there a bit of a margin?- Just a bit.- OK, sold.
0:48:24 > 0:48:27Thanks a lot. Put it there. Sold.
0:48:27 > 0:48:31Our dapper dandy is all spent up with three final lots bought.
0:48:32 > 0:48:34Raj isn't done yet, though.
0:48:34 > 0:48:37He has made his way to the ancient town of St Columb Major
0:48:37 > 0:48:42and is off to his final shop with his remaining £185.86.
0:48:42 > 0:48:45- Hello.- Hello there.
0:48:45 > 0:48:48- I'm Raj.- I'm Tina. - Tina, lovely to meet you.- And you.
0:48:48 > 0:48:49It is a pack shop,
0:48:49 > 0:48:53so you'll need to use your head to find your final lot.
0:48:53 > 0:48:54Hello, Charles.
0:48:54 > 0:48:59Oh, suits you, sir. Right, anything looking good, Raj?
0:48:59 > 0:49:01This is really, really quite nice.
0:49:01 > 0:49:05It is a copper inkwell which is slightly different
0:49:05 > 0:49:10because it is very Art Nouveau-y, and it looks like it might be
0:49:10 > 0:49:14from the Newlyn School, which is obviously not very far from here.
0:49:14 > 0:49:19The Newlyn School started around the 1880s and went on
0:49:19 > 0:49:22until the early 20th century.
0:49:22 > 0:49:26It is where a lot of artists went from the cities down here
0:49:26 > 0:49:28because they... They became a colony.
0:49:28 > 0:49:32I can't see a signature on this at all, but it would've sat...
0:49:32 > 0:49:33it would've sat on a desk.
0:49:33 > 0:49:37It's missing its liner, which it would've had.
0:49:37 > 0:49:39But it's definitely got age to it.
0:49:39 > 0:49:42In fact, it has got here "Possibly Newlyn".
0:49:42 > 0:49:45It has got a price on it of £79.
0:49:45 > 0:49:49For POSSIBLY being Newlyn, 79 is quite a heavy ticket.
0:49:49 > 0:49:52Better see if there's a deal to be had with Tina.
0:49:52 > 0:49:57- I see you've got £79 on the ticket. - I have.- Now, what could you do?
0:49:57 > 0:50:01- OK.- I don't want to have to get down on my knees, yet.
0:50:01 > 0:50:02- OK.- But I will.
0:50:02 > 0:50:06How about if we said...
0:50:06 > 0:50:0765?
0:50:08 > 0:50:1065...
0:50:11 > 0:50:13- I'll tell you what I'd like to pay for it...- OK.
0:50:13 > 0:50:17..that might give me a chance. I'd like to pay £40 for it.
0:50:18 > 0:50:22Right. Do you think we could do 42?
0:50:22 > 0:50:25- And you could have a deal. - Are you happy at £42?
0:50:25 > 0:50:29- Yes, I'll be happy with 42. - You sure?- Yes.- Tina, we have a deal.
0:50:29 > 0:50:31Great, thank you.
0:50:32 > 0:50:35And with that, the boys are all bought up.
0:50:37 > 0:50:40Raj spent £162 on six lots.
0:50:40 > 0:50:41The cribbage board,
0:50:41 > 0:50:44the serpentine lighthouse,
0:50:44 > 0:50:45the magnifying glass,
0:50:45 > 0:50:47the lobster pot,
0:50:47 > 0:50:49the bronze pug
0:50:49 > 0:50:51and the Art Nouveau inkwell.
0:50:52 > 0:50:55Charles spent £123,
0:50:55 > 0:50:57buying the trio of vases,
0:50:57 > 0:50:59the wooden coopered bottle,
0:50:59 > 0:51:01the unusual silver box,
0:51:01 > 0:51:04the selection of sports pendants,
0:51:04 > 0:51:05the moulded glass beakers
0:51:05 > 0:51:08and the pair of Crown Devon vases.
0:51:09 > 0:51:11So, what do they make of each other's lots?
0:51:11 > 0:51:16What I really, really like and what might be my Achilles heel,
0:51:16 > 0:51:19it's only got three letters - the pug. It might just go...
0:51:19 > 0:51:21- HE HOWLS - ..at auction.
0:51:21 > 0:51:24Charles has bought well. He hasn't spent a lot of money.
0:51:24 > 0:51:26He has played it very, very safe.
0:51:26 > 0:51:29It is never over until the auctioneer for the last time
0:51:29 > 0:51:30says, "Going, going, gone."
0:51:32 > 0:51:34After starting this leg in Lostwithiel,
0:51:34 > 0:51:37our experts travelled all around the Cornish coast
0:51:37 > 0:51:41and are now off to the very last auction in Crewkerne.
0:51:41 > 0:51:45Presiding over the auction today at lovely Lawrences
0:51:45 > 0:51:46is Richard Kay.
0:51:46 > 0:51:51So, for one last time, our boys are getting ready to head-to-head.
0:51:52 > 0:51:55First up is Raj's mahogany and brass cribbage board.
0:51:55 > 0:51:58Bids here, start me at 20. 25, 30 is bid.
0:51:58 > 0:52:03- Well done, profit. - It's 35, I'm out.- Keep going.
0:52:03 > 0:52:0540, new bidder. 45.
0:52:06 > 0:52:09Are you bidding? 50. 55.
0:52:09 > 0:52:13- £55 now.- Excellent. - That is awesome, Raj.
0:52:13 > 0:52:15At £55...
0:52:15 > 0:52:17Storming start there for Raj.
0:52:17 > 0:52:20Will Charles be as lucky with his pair of Linthorpe-style
0:52:20 > 0:52:24vases together with the blue Brannam vase?
0:52:24 > 0:52:26What shall we say, £10 for all three?
0:52:26 > 0:52:27- 10 is bid.- Come on.- 12 now.
0:52:27 > 0:52:3015. 18. 20. Five.
0:52:30 > 0:52:3325, lady's bid at £25.
0:52:33 > 0:52:35- Uh-oh.- 30, new bidder. 35.
0:52:35 > 0:52:3740. 45.
0:52:37 > 0:52:39- Selling this one at 45.- Oh!
0:52:39 > 0:52:41That's good!
0:52:41 > 0:52:44It is indeed, more than doubling your money there.
0:52:44 > 0:52:45Well done, Charles.
0:52:45 > 0:52:46Right, Raj, let's see how
0:52:46 > 0:52:49your Cornish serpentine stone lighthouse fares.
0:52:49 > 0:52:52£10 for it. 10 is bid. Opening at 10. Selling at 10 only?
0:52:52 > 0:52:55- Come on.- Are we done? £10?
0:52:55 > 0:52:56At £10.
0:52:56 > 0:52:58- Let's go.- All done at 10? I'm selling.
0:52:58 > 0:53:00Last time.
0:53:00 > 0:53:03That loss means Charles is still in the lead.
0:53:03 > 0:53:08Can he pulled further ahead with his oak and brass-coopered bottle?
0:53:08 > 0:53:10£20 for that. £20 is bid.
0:53:10 > 0:53:13That's good. Come on. Let's move.
0:53:13 > 0:53:16£20, then. And selling this one. 25.
0:53:16 > 0:53:1930. 35.
0:53:19 > 0:53:2140. No? £40.
0:53:21 > 0:53:24- It is the lady's bid at 40. - Cost me how much?- Ten.- That's good.
0:53:24 > 0:53:27The champagne's on ice, the show is almost over...
0:53:27 > 0:53:30- Brilliant, well done.- Thank you. - That's a good one.- Thank you.
0:53:30 > 0:53:33Another top profit there for Charles.
0:53:33 > 0:53:37Next up is Raj's magnifying glass.
0:53:37 > 0:53:40£10 for that. £10 for it.
0:53:40 > 0:53:43- £10, surely.- Is that a profit? - 5, then. 5 is bid.
0:53:43 > 0:53:44I saw the lady's bid first.
0:53:44 > 0:53:47£8, sir. Are you bidding?
0:53:47 > 0:53:5010. 12. £12 now.
0:53:50 > 0:53:53Selling at 12. At £12, last time.
0:53:53 > 0:53:57So, although it is a £2 profit, after auction costs,
0:53:57 > 0:54:00it means Raj actually made a bit of a loss there.
0:54:00 > 0:54:03Up next is Charles' unusual silver box.
0:54:03 > 0:54:06- £25 for it. 20, then. - Interesting box.- £20.
0:54:06 > 0:54:08£15, anywhere?
0:54:08 > 0:54:10- 15 is bid.- Come on.- 18.
0:54:10 > 0:54:1520. £20. I am selling this one at 20. All done?
0:54:15 > 0:54:17Interesting.
0:54:17 > 0:54:20Again, after auction costs, although he broke even,
0:54:20 > 0:54:23that actually results in a bit of a loss for Charles.
0:54:23 > 0:54:25Next, Raj's lobster pot.
0:54:25 > 0:54:27£10 for that?
0:54:27 > 0:54:295 anywhere? 5 is bid.
0:54:29 > 0:54:33- 8 now. 10. 12.- Well done. Well done, Raj. Profit.
0:54:33 > 0:54:3612. 15. 18. £18.
0:54:36 > 0:54:37Selling at 18.
0:54:37 > 0:54:40- All done at 18?- Well done!
0:54:40 > 0:54:43- Very good. You gave it all that. - I gave it all that, and it worked.
0:54:43 > 0:54:45And you got all of that.
0:54:45 > 0:54:48So, a pretty profit there for an old lobster pot.
0:54:48 > 0:54:53Can Charles' collection of silver sports pendants perform as well?
0:54:53 > 0:54:57- What shall we say, £15 for them? - Oh, dear.- 18. 20.- There we go.- Five.
0:54:57 > 0:55:0130. Five. 35. By the pillar at 35.
0:55:01 > 0:55:04Selling this one at £35. Last time.
0:55:04 > 0:55:05All done.
0:55:05 > 0:55:07£10 down.
0:55:07 > 0:55:10No sports fans in the house today, it seems.
0:55:10 > 0:55:12What about dog fanciers?
0:55:12 > 0:55:15A profit on the pug would give Raj a healthy lead.
0:55:15 > 0:55:19Very charming little piece. Bids here start me up at 40. 45. £50.
0:55:19 > 0:55:23- Well done.- £50 is bid. 55. 60.
0:55:23 > 0:55:27Five. 70. Five. 80. Five. 90.
0:55:27 > 0:55:29- Wow!- £90, the bid is still with me. - Wow!
0:55:29 > 0:55:32At 90, I am selling this one at 90.
0:55:32 > 0:55:35£90, then. All done?
0:55:35 > 0:55:37- Put it there.- Yes? - Wonderful, wonderful.
0:55:37 > 0:55:39HE HOWLS
0:55:39 > 0:55:41HE BARKS
0:55:41 > 0:55:44A delightful doggy profit for the pug.
0:55:44 > 0:55:47Charles is playing catch-up with his Art Deco glass beakers.
0:55:47 > 0:55:49What shall we say, £40 for them?
0:55:49 > 0:55:53- £40 for them? 30, then?- Oh. Uh-oh.- £30 is bid. 35 now.
0:55:53 > 0:55:5540. 45.
0:55:55 > 0:55:59Any more? It is 45. At the cabinets at 45. All done?
0:56:00 > 0:56:02Nice little earner there for Charles.
0:56:02 > 0:56:04But a good result on Raj's
0:56:04 > 0:56:07last lot could see him win this final leg.
0:56:07 > 0:56:08It's the copper inkwell.
0:56:08 > 0:56:11- Charming piece. Bids start me at 50 on this one.- Oh, my goodness!
0:56:11 > 0:56:14- He's in.- 55. 60. Five, 70. Five, 80.
0:56:14 > 0:56:18Five. At £85 now. I'm out in the room.
0:56:18 > 0:56:2190, new bidder. 95. 100.
0:56:21 > 0:56:23- Are you bidding? 110. 120. - You've done it!
0:56:23 > 0:56:28It is 120. It is your bid, madam. At 120. And selling at 120
0:56:28 > 0:56:30- if you are done elsewhere. Last time.- I think you have done it.
0:56:30 > 0:56:32Are we done?
0:56:32 > 0:56:34I think you bought a wonderful object and I think
0:56:34 > 0:56:36you're flying high.
0:56:36 > 0:56:39Fantastic result, but it is not over yet.
0:56:39 > 0:56:41You have still one last chance, Charles.
0:56:41 > 0:56:45It is the final lot of the trip - his Crown Devon vases.
0:56:45 > 0:56:47Come on, auctioneer.
0:56:47 > 0:56:49- I am going to call the room out. - Blush ivory vases.- Come on.
0:56:49 > 0:56:51No, no, no, stop that.
0:56:51 > 0:56:55What shall we say, £10 for the two, quickly, for them?
0:56:55 > 0:56:57- £10 here. - Come on!- £10 anywhere?
0:56:57 > 0:56:59- Five?- I need some help.
0:56:59 > 0:57:02- £5. It's awful!- £2 anywhere?
0:57:02 > 0:57:03It's only a pound each.
0:57:03 > 0:57:07- £2 is bid.- Help! Help!
0:57:07 > 0:57:10At £2. Only 2? Selling at 2? Are we done with them?
0:57:10 > 0:57:13And £2 only... Four, just in time.
0:57:13 > 0:57:16- One more!- Six. Selling at six. - Thank you!
0:57:16 > 0:57:17You made a profit!
0:57:17 > 0:57:22After auction costs, that means a teeny-tiny loss there for Charles.
0:57:22 > 0:57:25- Come on.- After you. No, you go first, I salute you.
0:57:28 > 0:57:32Well done, chaps, but who is this road trip's overall winner?
0:57:34 > 0:57:37Raj started out with £305.86 and made,
0:57:37 > 0:57:42after paying auction costs, an incredible profit of £88.10.
0:57:43 > 0:57:46Making him today's winner and leaving him
0:57:46 > 0:57:50with an impressive final total of £393.96.
0:57:50 > 0:57:52Well done, that, man.
0:57:53 > 0:57:58Charles began with £423.64.
0:57:58 > 0:58:04And after paying auction costs, also made a profit of £33.62.
0:58:04 > 0:58:06That means he may have lost this leg,
0:58:06 > 0:58:13but he has won the overall trip with a fabulous final tally of £457.26.
0:58:13 > 0:58:16All profits go to Children In Need. Well done, Charles.
0:58:16 > 0:58:19- For the last time. - For the last time.- Foot on brake.
0:58:19 > 0:58:22- It is a bit of a sad moment. - Now, go to first gear.
0:58:22 > 0:58:26- I can say, "Going, going..." - Gone.- There we go. That whole time.
0:58:26 > 0:58:28Watch it, watch it.
0:58:28 > 0:58:31It's been a pleasure, boys. Until next time, cheerio.