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 > 0:00:11..with £200 each, a classic car and a goal to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13What a little diamond.
0:00:13 > 0:00:17The aim - to make the biggest profit at auction, but it's no mean feat.
0:00:17 > 0:00:20Back in the game! Charlie!
0:00:20 > 0:00:23There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers.
0:00:23 > 0:00:24SHE GASPS
0:00:24 > 0:00:26So, will it be the high road to glory
0:00:26 > 0:00:29- or the slow road to disaster?- Oh!
0:00:29 > 0:00:31This is the Antiques Road Trip!
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:37 > 0:00:41It's the final leg of the Road Trip for debonair David Harper
0:00:41 > 0:00:43and the queen of the auction room Anita Manning.
0:00:45 > 0:00:49I will miss you, Anita. It has been a really great adventure.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54David has a bit of a soft spot for his travel companion,
0:00:54 > 0:00:56but our bonnie auctioneer Anita Manning
0:00:56 > 0:00:59has already set her sights on someone else.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02- I quite fancy him.- Ha!
0:01:02 > 0:01:06David Harper has his heart set firmly on winning the final auction,
0:01:06 > 0:01:09but could he be about to fall for the wrong thing?
0:01:10 > 0:01:15Oh, John, here I am looking at a pair of oriental vases.
0:01:16 > 0:01:20I can sense myself getting into all sorts of trouble here.
0:01:20 > 0:01:25Our lovestruck antiquers have been steadily eating up the miles north
0:01:25 > 0:01:29in their sturdy little 1965 Morris Minor Convertible.
0:01:31 > 0:01:35Our lovable duo started this trip with £200 each.
0:01:35 > 0:01:41On this final stretch, David has £429.84 to spend.
0:01:42 > 0:01:46Anita, however, has soared ahead, so she goes into this last leg
0:01:46 > 0:01:51in the lead, with £565.25 for the trip ahead
0:01:51 > 0:01:53and the competition's heating up!
0:01:55 > 0:02:00- Well, I'm a wee bit ahead of you, David.- Oh, stop it.- A wee bit ahead.
0:02:00 > 0:02:01A wee bit?
0:02:01 > 0:02:05You're miles ahead, it's ridiculous, and should be actually illegal.
0:02:05 > 0:02:09Quite right. Speaking of miles, David and Anita have been travelling
0:02:09 > 0:02:13over 700 of them, all the way from Ramsbottom, Lancashire,
0:02:13 > 0:02:16snaking their way up through Yorkshire to Bonnie Scotland,
0:02:16 > 0:02:18ending up in Paisley.
0:02:18 > 0:02:23Today's journey is commencing just outside the old weaving village
0:02:23 > 0:02:25of Kilbarchan in Renfrewshire
0:02:25 > 0:02:29and finishes at this week's final auction in Paisley.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32David's first shop of this leg is Gardner's Antiques,
0:02:32 > 0:02:36where he's meeting a dealer also called David. Stand by.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39- Keep it nice and simple. Two Davids together, eh?- Nice to meet you.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49And he's quick to spot something of interest.
0:02:51 > 0:02:57And that's that big lump of glass screaming the 1960s.
0:02:57 > 0:03:02So cool and so stylish, very organic in its twisty shape.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04But look at the light fitting itself.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06That is not a recent addition, that is original,
0:03:06 > 0:03:09contemporary to the glass.
0:03:09 > 0:03:13That flying fish mark is a Strathearn Glass mark.
0:03:13 > 0:03:18Strathearn Glass was manufactured from 1965 to 1980.
0:03:18 > 0:03:24It's bang on trend and I want it so badly it's unbelievable.
0:03:24 > 0:03:30Its ticket price is £95, but will the other David be willing to do a deal?
0:03:31 > 0:03:35So, David, do you love 20th-century design or not?
0:03:35 > 0:03:39It's not really my thing, but I can appreciate that it is attractive.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42Right. That's bringing the price down, then.
0:03:45 > 0:03:46- No, not at all.- No!
0:03:47 > 0:03:52- I didn't think so.- Not looking too hopeful on that discount.
0:03:52 > 0:03:57- Maybe use some of that Harper charm. - I love it.- Yep.- I've got taste.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01- You hate it... - Not quite what I had in mind.
0:04:01 > 0:04:05- What's the best on that for me, trade?- That would be £80.- £80?
0:04:05 > 0:04:08- So that's it, as we say, the death? - It is the death, yes.- OK.- £80.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11Well, I think I've got to have it, David. Thank you very much.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14David's spent big on his first item,
0:04:14 > 0:04:16heading boldly towards the final auction.
0:04:21 > 0:04:25Anita is ten miles south, in the town of Kilbirnie.
0:04:25 > 0:04:30Anita has just over £565 burning a hole in her pocket.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33Can she spend some of it in here?
0:04:33 > 0:04:36MUSIC: My Heart Will Go On by Celine Dion
0:04:41 > 0:04:43Tell me a bit about this.
0:04:43 > 0:04:48It was made by this enthusiast, this chap, who has completely
0:04:48 > 0:04:52built it himself with its working steam engine inside.
0:04:52 > 0:04:57This boat has been painstakingly made but with a £250 ticket price,
0:04:57 > 0:05:00will thrifty Anita think it's worth the financial risk?
0:05:00 > 0:05:04- I do like it. I'm sorely tempted. - You can't lose money on that.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07I know that I quite possibly could. It's a substantial buy.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10- It's not a modest buy. - I know, I know.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12You wanted to come in and spend 30.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15Clearly Greta's dealt with Anita before.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18However, the fact that it's been made by an amateur
0:05:18 > 0:05:22could decrease its value at auction significantly.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24What is the very bottom that you would take for it?
0:05:28 > 0:05:29220.
0:05:31 > 0:05:35- I thought you were going to say 150. - No, no, no, no, no.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38- I can't be that much in loss. - Would you take the 200 for it?
0:05:38 > 0:05:41- I will.- 200, that's lovely. Thank you very much, Greta.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44- You're very welcome. - That's a great boat.
0:05:44 > 0:05:45Brave move, Anita.
0:05:45 > 0:05:49She's risking her lead by spending a huge chunk of her cash
0:05:49 > 0:05:50on a bit of a gamble item.
0:05:50 > 0:05:55Perhaps time to get back to some familiar ground, Anita. Jewellery.
0:05:55 > 0:05:59- I was looking at this little brooch here.- Isn't it sweet?- That's nice.
0:05:59 > 0:06:03- It's just a pity there's not a name on it.- Is there no marker?
0:06:03 > 0:06:05I don't see a sculptor's name on it.
0:06:05 > 0:06:10I think this is quite a nice thing, Art Nouveau, and I love that period.
0:06:10 > 0:06:15It's a piece of costume jewellery and I think it's very sweet.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19Ticket price is £45.
0:06:21 > 0:06:22Is 25...?
0:06:22 > 0:06:26It's a bit low. I was thinking nearer 40.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29- Well, if I could get even 32. - Could you go to 30 for it?
0:06:29 > 0:06:32- OK, then. Yes. - Could we go to 30?- Yeah.
0:06:33 > 0:06:38For £230, Anita has picked up two items in this shop
0:06:38 > 0:06:40and is on her merry way.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43FERRY HORN BLOWS
0:06:43 > 0:06:48David is taking the 35-minute ferry ride across the Firth of Clyde
0:06:48 > 0:06:50to the beautiful Isle of Bute.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55He's here to visit Mount Stuart,
0:06:55 > 0:06:59one of the most spectacular Gothic revival buildings in Britain.
0:07:03 > 0:07:08David is meeting Head of Collections, Alice Martin... Lucky old Alice.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10- Hello, Alice. - Hi, welcome to Mount Stuart.
0:07:10 > 0:07:14..to learn more about this beautiful building and the incredible history
0:07:14 > 0:07:16surrounding the family who created it.
0:07:16 > 0:07:20Alice, this is some entrance hall, is it not? This is a house.
0:07:20 > 0:07:24It is a house, yes. It climbs to about 89 feet.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26Every house should have one.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29It shows the stars in the northern hemisphere.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35The house is the hereditary seat of the Crichton-Stuart family,
0:07:35 > 0:07:38who share common ancestry with the Scottish monarchy.
0:07:40 > 0:07:44So, how many generations, then, do the family go back here?
0:07:44 > 0:07:49The family's involvement in the island goes right back to the 1300s.
0:07:49 > 0:07:54The family were intertwined with the earliest of the Stuart's kings
0:07:54 > 0:07:57so Walter, High Steward to the Scottish king,
0:07:57 > 0:08:00married Robert the Bruce's daughter, Marjorie.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02So, this family share common ancestry
0:08:02 > 0:08:05with Bonnie Prince Charlie, Mary, Queen of Scots
0:08:05 > 0:08:08and all of those great figures from Stuart royal history.
0:08:11 > 0:08:16The house was originally built in the 1700s but burnt down in 1877.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22The Third Marquess, thought at the time to be
0:08:22 > 0:08:25the richest man in Britain, rebuilt it in the 1880s.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28Unsurprisingly, no expense was spared.
0:08:34 > 0:08:39This house is actually a phoenix that arose out of the ashes
0:08:39 > 0:08:43and is estimated to have cost around £89 million in today's money.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45Well, you would if you could, wouldn't you?
0:08:45 > 0:08:46You would if you could.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50When it was rebuilt, the finest craftsmen of the time
0:08:50 > 0:08:53were brought in to replicate architectural marvels
0:08:53 > 0:08:55from around the world.
0:08:55 > 0:08:59Our floor in the marble chapel is a direct influence
0:08:59 > 0:09:01from the Sistine Chapel, for example.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03These banisters that you see around the gallery,
0:09:03 > 0:09:07they're all exact replicas of Charlemagne's Palace
0:09:07 > 0:09:08in Aachen in Germany.
0:09:08 > 0:09:12All of the marble that you see around here is Italian and Sicilian.
0:09:12 > 0:09:16He actually built a railway to bring all of the marble
0:09:16 > 0:09:19from the pier down below the house up to the house
0:09:19 > 0:09:22and built a worker's village for all the people that it took.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25- It sounds like a movie, doesn't it? - It is incredible.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27- It's such a great script, that. - It is a script.
0:09:29 > 0:09:33The house also comes equipped with some great historical characters.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36The Third Earl of Bute, who lived here in the 18th century,
0:09:36 > 0:09:40was the first Scottish Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42He was also one of the founders of Kew Gardens
0:09:42 > 0:09:46and his love of botany is believed to have stemmed
0:09:46 > 0:09:48from the spectacular grounds here.
0:09:50 > 0:09:55- OK, so this is our grand dining room.- Grand dining room, indeed.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57My gosh.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59Where did the money come from?
0:09:59 > 0:10:05A lot of the money that built this house comes from Wales and coal.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08The Second Marquess had inherited through his grandmother,
0:10:08 > 0:10:12Charlotte Jane Windsor, huge tracts of land in Wales,
0:10:12 > 0:10:15and he, being an entrepreneur, the Second Marquess,
0:10:15 > 0:10:19actually developed Cardiff from quite a small fishing village
0:10:19 > 0:10:24into one of the largest coal-exporting cities in the world
0:10:24 > 0:10:28by building massive docks, which were known as the Bute Docks.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30With unlimited resources,
0:10:30 > 0:10:34the house was equipped with all mod cons, such as ceiling lights,
0:10:34 > 0:10:38and claims to have the first indoor heated pool in the world.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41It was the most modern house in Britain.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43Gosh, Alice.
0:10:43 > 0:10:47I suppose this is a snapshot of absolute modern living...
0:10:47 > 0:10:50- Absolutely.- ..for the very rich late-19th century family.
0:10:50 > 0:10:54Yeah, yeah. I mean, if you had imagination and a lot of money,
0:10:54 > 0:10:58you built one of these and, of course, being the first
0:10:58 > 0:11:01that we know of in the world to be heated in a private home,
0:11:01 > 0:11:04this is pretty unique. And it's just fascinating
0:11:04 > 0:11:06cos this is obviously one of the parts of the house
0:11:06 > 0:11:09that didn't get finished when the Third Marquess died in 1900.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12- Sorry, the house was never finished? - It's still a work-in-progress.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16Whilst the family no longer live in Mount Stuart,
0:11:16 > 0:11:19they are still dedicated to preserving
0:11:19 > 0:11:22the Crichton-Stuart family history and the building,
0:11:22 > 0:11:25now managed by the Mount Stuart Trust.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27Thanks to them,
0:11:27 > 0:11:32and not unlike Gaudi's Sagrada Familia in Barcelona,
0:11:32 > 0:11:35work on this incredible building still continues today
0:11:35 > 0:11:37based on its original designs.
0:11:42 > 0:11:43Across the water,
0:11:43 > 0:11:47Anita is in the traditional Scottish holiday resort of Largs.
0:11:48 > 0:11:54Anita's catching up with yet another old pal at Narducci Antiques.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00In spite of spending big in her first shop,
0:12:00 > 0:12:05she's still got just over £335 left to spend.
0:12:05 > 0:12:06Stand by, everyone.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10I quite like this desk piece here.
0:12:13 > 0:12:17It's a wee desk accessory and I suppose you would put
0:12:17 > 0:12:19your papers and envelopes and so on in there.
0:12:19 > 0:12:20Letters and envelopes, uh-huh.
0:12:20 > 0:12:26And this would be where you would put your inkwells and a little...
0:12:26 > 0:12:30- For your nibs. - Nibs or stamps or whatever.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33Probably... What would you say? Turn of the century?
0:12:33 > 0:12:35- Turn of the last century, yes. - Edwardian.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38And these wee chookie birdies.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41They're sweet, aren't they? Lovely.
0:12:42 > 0:12:46This piece is fresh in today, so no ticket price.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48Chance of a bargain, perhaps?
0:12:48 > 0:12:51I'd like to be paying probably about £20 for it.
0:12:51 > 0:12:56- I was thinking more of around the 45 mark.- Could you come further down?
0:12:56 > 0:12:58Could you come to 25?
0:12:58 > 0:13:01- 30, how does 30 sound? - 30 is sounding better.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04Do you know, Franco, we're getting there?
0:13:04 > 0:13:08- I see you winning this one, do you know that?- Do you know? I do too.
0:13:08 > 0:13:1028, Anita, how's that?
0:13:10 > 0:13:14We're going to go for that. It's good at 28, but can I show you
0:13:14 > 0:13:17- something else? Which is a wee bit mad...- OK.- ..and you might
0:13:17 > 0:13:21- just want to...- Give you it. - ..get rid of it.
0:13:21 > 0:13:25Another dealer who knows our wily Anita's ways.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28So, that's one item down and another one still to play for.
0:13:30 > 0:13:35Franco, I know this is a bit crazy but my eye was taken to this...
0:13:35 > 0:13:38- For me, it's a little piece of sculpture.- Uh-huh. Yes, it is.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41It's quite an unusual piece, a wee centrepiece for a table.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43- Uh-huh, for your candles. - For your candles, yes.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45When I looked at it, I thought, "Is it brand-new?
0:13:45 > 0:13:50"Where does it come from? Is it just a piece of nothing, really?"
0:13:50 > 0:13:53In the end, I didn't care because I liked it.
0:13:53 > 0:13:57It reminds me of space travel and spaceships,
0:13:57 > 0:13:59and surface of the moon, and Sputniks,
0:13:59 > 0:14:01and all that sort of stuff.
0:14:01 > 0:14:05This looks like a Christofle piece to me,
0:14:05 > 0:14:07which could make it rather sought after.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10For you, I'll do that for £25.
0:14:10 > 0:14:1325?! Come on, Franco, you must know what you're selling here.
0:14:13 > 0:14:19I would really like to be buying it for a tenner.
0:14:19 > 0:14:23Try again. Try me again. Go on.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25I'll throw a cuddle in.
0:14:25 > 0:14:29- I'll throw a cuddle in if you say yes.- 15?
0:14:31 > 0:14:36- Let's go for both of them. - Thank you, thank you.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39OK, thank you. Oh, Franco.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41I say, Franco definitely deserves a kiss.
0:14:41 > 0:14:45He's been incredibly generous there as Anita is about to find out.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48It turns out that this is Christofle,
0:14:48 > 0:14:50which is a good French make,
0:14:50 > 0:14:53and Franco has just pointed that out to me.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57He has also supplied me with the box for it
0:14:57 > 0:14:59and, if I had known that beforehand... Franco...
0:14:59 > 0:15:02You'd have paid me fortunes. You'd have paid me fortunes.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04I would have paid you another £3.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07Put it there, before you change your mind.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10No, I'm not changing my mind. A deal's a deal.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13That's unbelievably kind of you, Franco.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16For £43, Anita walks away with a French centrepiece
0:15:16 > 0:15:19and a fruitwood letter rack.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21And that wraps up Day One.
0:15:22 > 0:15:24Night-night.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30It's the final day's shopping for our adventurous treasure hunters
0:15:30 > 0:15:32and we're in Anita's hometown of Glasgow.
0:15:32 > 0:15:37David is meeting Michael in the cosy Real Deal Antiques.
0:15:37 > 0:15:39He's not hanging around, either.
0:15:39 > 0:15:40A little tea caddy.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43It's quite unusual to find these things
0:15:43 > 0:15:45with their original little canisters in there.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48This is a tea caddy dating to about 1820,
0:15:48 > 0:15:51just after the Napoleonic wars.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53- Tea used to cost a fortune, didn't it?- Really, yeah.
0:15:53 > 0:15:58300 years ago, one teaspoon would equate to the average wage
0:15:58 > 0:16:03of a servant girl, so that is pretty expensive stuff.
0:16:03 > 0:16:07This one's 1820, Regency, mahogany, sarcophagus shape.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10Ticket price £25. Looks rough to me.
0:16:10 > 0:16:15But those things, 20 years ago, in mint condition was £300.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17Yeah, I can remember that.
0:16:17 > 0:16:21In worn-out condition like that, a restoration piece, was 100.
0:16:21 > 0:16:25- Now, it is a tenner's worth, isn't it? What is it?- 15.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28Go on, then. Let's have that. It's a good start.
0:16:28 > 0:16:32£15 for a Regency, 140-year-old,
0:16:32 > 0:16:35thereabouts, tea caddy is absolutely ridiculous,
0:16:35 > 0:16:38in the best possible way.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40And if he can avoid knocking anything else over,
0:16:40 > 0:16:42there's plenty more to see.
0:16:42 > 0:16:46- What have we got here? - Some bowling trophies.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50I know this stand is silver-plate.
0:16:50 > 0:16:54- Let's have a look. So, engraved 1975. Now, William Prout...- Right.
0:16:54 > 0:16:59..I think, was a trophy maker in Glasgow.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02Ticket price is £35.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04On a silver-plated stand.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07Could it be reused as a trophy for someone else?
0:17:07 > 0:17:09Well, it's nice to have a Glasgow
0:17:09 > 0:17:10piece when you're in Glasgow, isn't it?
0:17:10 > 0:17:13OK, well, it's silver but it's filled,
0:17:13 > 0:17:15so it's very thin silver on a stand.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17Is that 15?
0:17:17 > 0:17:19Let me see it.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25OK, we'll do that for 15.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27Michael's obviously feeling generous
0:17:27 > 0:17:30and that's another swift deal for the silver trophy.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34Any more hidden treasure?
0:17:34 > 0:17:39- Now that, I imagine, is a Henry Moore.- Is it?
0:17:39 > 0:17:43Well, if that was a Henry Moore, you and I would be retired, I think.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48Well, in my view, it's got nothing to do with Henry Moore.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50Anyway, the ticket price is £22.
0:17:50 > 0:17:52Is that a five-pound note?
0:17:52 > 0:17:55That's a good tenner's worth.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57Go on, I'll give you ten quid for a Henry Moore.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02Marvellous. I'm done. That's brilliant. I've bought three things.
0:18:02 > 0:18:03- Right, OK.- Thank you very much.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05Let's get out before I smash something.
0:18:05 > 0:18:10Quite right. That's a total of £40 for three lots. Good job.
0:18:12 > 0:18:16Anita has crossed over to the south bank of the River Clyde
0:18:16 > 0:18:18and the district of Govan.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21She's visiting the eclectic Love Salvage,
0:18:21 > 0:18:24with just under £300 in her pocket.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27Go, Anita. Go, girl.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29SHE LAUGHS
0:18:32 > 0:18:34It's a laughing policeman.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39- John!- Yes? - John, where did this come from?
0:18:39 > 0:18:40You've got to tell me.
0:18:40 > 0:18:44We got that a while back from another private dealer.
0:18:44 > 0:18:48- It's papier-mache and some sort of fairground attraction.- Uh-huh.
0:18:48 > 0:18:49I quite fancy him.
0:18:49 > 0:18:54Yes, does she love him enough to fork out some serious cash?
0:18:54 > 0:18:58Remember, you've already taken a Titanic-size risk on this leg, Anita.
0:18:58 > 0:19:02- Is this guy for sale?- He is indeed. - Everything's for sale.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05- Everything's for sale.- OK, darling?
0:19:05 > 0:19:07- But for what price? - He should be OK there.
0:19:07 > 0:19:12Anita is way in the lead, but one wrong buy could cost her dearly.
0:19:12 > 0:19:16- Tell me what you might look for him. - He's priced about £60 just now.
0:19:16 > 0:19:21- 60.- Yeah.- It is just such great fun.
0:19:21 > 0:19:22Would you take £40 for him?
0:19:25 > 0:19:28- I could do him... 45 probably would be the best.- 45?
0:19:28 > 0:19:31I'd be sad to see him go, but he has been here a wee while.
0:19:31 > 0:19:36- Well, I think maybe he's got a new home then at 45.- Fantastic.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38Put it there, John. That's great, thank you.
0:19:38 > 0:19:42- Thank you very much, Anita. - You're coming home with me.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45- And he's still smiling! - He's still smiling.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47And so is Anita.
0:19:50 > 0:19:55Still in Scotland's largest city, David has one last shot to go,
0:19:55 > 0:19:57and has just under £310 left to spend.
0:19:58 > 0:20:05So, this is my last chance on this WHOLE trip to pull it back.
0:20:05 > 0:20:09One more purchase and I can't go the safe route.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13Can dealer John help him find that winning item?
0:20:22 > 0:20:28Oh, John, here I am looking at a pair of Oriental vases.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31I can sense myself getting into all sorts of trouble here.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33Do you love them?
0:20:33 > 0:20:37- Nope.- You don't?- No!- Seriously? Why?
0:20:37 > 0:20:40- What is wrong with you? - The amount of damage.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43That doesn't seem to be putting David off...
0:20:44 > 0:20:47..neither does the ticket price of £220.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50I can't help be drawn to them.
0:20:50 > 0:20:54There you have a pair of monumental Japanese
0:20:54 > 0:21:00late-19th century Meiji-period Satsuma vases.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03A pair, John. What's wrong with you?
0:21:03 > 0:21:08It's make or break. David needs to seriously think about this.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11They're beautiful vases but severely damaged.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14Can I buy them for sub £100?
0:21:14 > 0:21:17- 100 quid, cash.- That's not sub 100.
0:21:17 > 0:21:19No. 100 quid, cash.
0:21:20 > 0:21:25OK, I'm probably the only person in the world that is very happy
0:21:25 > 0:21:28to buy a pair of smashed Satsuma vases.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31I'm going to have to have them. I love them so much I don't care.
0:21:31 > 0:21:35- £100.- Wish me all the luck. - I certainly do, yes.
0:21:36 > 0:21:40He's got an incredible 50% off his final item
0:21:40 > 0:21:44and with that, our shopping for this trip is complete.
0:21:46 > 0:21:50Alongside his risky buy of some bashed vases,
0:21:50 > 0:21:53David picked up a a Strathearn lamp
0:21:53 > 0:21:58a circa-1820s tea caddy, a silver bowls trophy
0:21:58 > 0:22:01and a modernist golf trophy, spending a total of £220.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06Anita adds the policeman's head to her giant risk
0:22:06 > 0:22:08of the model of the Titanic
0:22:08 > 0:22:12and her potentially valuable Christofle centrepiece.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15She also bought an Art Nouveau brooch and a letter rack.
0:22:15 > 0:22:19Anita spent a total of £318.
0:22:19 > 0:22:22What do they think of each other's final purchases?
0:22:22 > 0:22:26Now, this is where it starts to get serious - the Titanic model.
0:22:26 > 0:22:30It's got bigness. It's a big baby that could make her a bit,
0:22:30 > 0:22:34but I'm hoping... Please! ..it's going to lose her a bit.
0:22:34 > 0:22:39The vases! These are massive. They are immense.
0:22:39 > 0:22:41The damage is going to make a difference.
0:22:41 > 0:22:45He's taken a chance. He's been brave but well done, David.
0:22:48 > 0:22:49The last auction is finally upon us
0:22:49 > 0:22:53and our dazzling duo are just outside Glasgow in the town of Paisley.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57The auction today is online and in the room,
0:22:57 > 0:23:00and is taking place at Collins & Paterson Auctioneers.
0:23:00 > 0:23:04Wielding the gavel this morning is Stephen Maxwell.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06- You're up first.- I'm up first.
0:23:06 > 0:23:11Calm yourself, David. First up, Anita's brooch.
0:23:11 > 0:23:12Straight in at £12...
0:23:12 > 0:23:15- Oh, good, I was going to get excited at that.- I know.
0:23:15 > 0:23:19..18, at 20 now is your bid, sir. At £20 has it.
0:23:19 > 0:23:21I need a wee bit more.
0:23:21 > 0:23:25At £20. Gone to number 289.
0:23:25 > 0:23:29A disappointing start there for Anita and that was her safe item.
0:23:29 > 0:23:33I feel fantastic. Absolutely... I'm ecstatic!
0:23:33 > 0:23:37- Sorry, did I say that out loud? - Not very sporting, David.
0:23:37 > 0:23:42Will he be quite so smug after HIS first lot, the silver bowls trophy?
0:23:42 > 0:23:44At 15, in at 15. 15, I have here.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47Are you bidding? Oh, £18. 20.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50- And 2, 22.- Come on, come on.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53We'll sell it, then, at £22... Gone there...
0:23:54 > 0:23:57That's £7 on-paper profit.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59Not a bad start for David,
0:23:59 > 0:24:02though he's going to need to do better than that to catch his rival.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05I'm getting there, Anita. I'm catching you. I'm catching you up.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10Can his tea caddy shrink Anita's lead even more?
0:24:11 > 0:24:13- How do you feel about that? - Very confident.
0:24:13 > 0:24:16It should double its money.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19Any tea drinkers in today? Come on, now. £30, surely.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21- At 20 then.- Ugh.
0:24:21 > 0:24:24At £20. Thank you, madam. £20 we have. Do I have 22?
0:24:24 > 0:24:2722 at the back. 25?
0:24:27 > 0:24:30- Got you now, sir.- Go on! - Still at 25.
0:24:30 > 0:24:32- We'll sell it, then, at £25. - A bit more!
0:24:32 > 0:24:37- Gone there. It's 309.- It's not double bubble, so I'm not happy.
0:24:37 > 0:24:39Still, not a bad profit though, David.
0:24:40 > 0:24:42Next, it's Anita's letter rack.
0:24:44 > 0:24:46Thank you, sir. 25, I have straight in.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49- 28, £30...- 30.- You're in.
0:24:49 > 0:24:54..35, 38? The bid's now at the back. It's with the gent now at £38.
0:24:54 > 0:24:56Gone there, 216. £38.
0:24:56 > 0:24:58That's all right. Are you pleased with that?
0:24:58 > 0:25:01- I'm happy.- You've made back the loss.- I'm delirious.- Are you?
0:25:01 > 0:25:04- I'm delirious. - It doesn't take much, does it?
0:25:04 > 0:25:07Apparently not. Another nice little profit.
0:25:07 > 0:25:11Next up, it's David's Strathearn lamp that he fell in love with
0:25:11 > 0:25:15- and rated so highly. - Good Scottish glass lamp, this.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17Start there at 20, surely? 20.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19Thank you, sir. £20, we have. 20 bid.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22Do we have...? 22 at the back. 25?
0:25:22 > 0:25:24No, you're out, madam. With the gent at 25.
0:25:24 > 0:25:27Do we have 28? It's with the gent there and we're selling...
0:25:27 > 0:25:31- This is going to be horrible. No. - Gone, 338. £25 there.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33That's terrible. I knew it. I knew it.
0:25:33 > 0:25:35But I loved it. What can you do? What can you do?
0:25:35 > 0:25:38Well, bad luck, David. It's a big loss.
0:25:38 > 0:25:42Just not what he needed in this all-important last auction.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44- I'd buy it again.- Would you?
0:25:44 > 0:25:46HE SOBS
0:25:46 > 0:25:47I bet you wouldn't.
0:25:50 > 0:25:54Probably not. Next up, it's Anita's accidental great find,
0:25:54 > 0:25:57a Christofle centrepiece.
0:25:57 > 0:26:01She got this for a steal but will it live up to its potential?
0:26:01 > 0:26:05I love it. It's modernist, it's French, it's, "Ooh, la, la."
0:26:05 > 0:26:07It's got everything going for it.
0:26:07 > 0:26:12- I'm starting on... OK, I'm actually straight in at £20...- Unbelievable.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15..on the candle holder. At 22, the gentleman. 25?
0:26:15 > 0:26:1728. 30 and 2.
0:26:17 > 0:26:19Now it's your bid, sir. It's in the room and 32 has it.
0:26:19 > 0:26:2135, new bidder.
0:26:21 > 0:26:25- 38, 40...- It's away! - Well, I never. That's taken off!
0:26:25 > 0:26:29..50, 5, 60, 5, 70, 5,
0:26:29 > 0:26:3480, 5, 90, 5, £100?
0:26:34 > 0:26:39- 110, 120, 130... - Crikey, and it's still going!
0:26:39 > 0:26:43..170, 180, 190, 200,
0:26:43 > 0:26:46210, 220, 230?
0:26:46 > 0:26:51240, 250? 260, 270...
0:26:51 > 0:26:55- I thought it would sell for a fiver. - 280!- ..290?
0:26:55 > 0:26:57You're out. The bid's with the gentleman in grey.
0:26:57 > 0:27:00We're selling to the room, fair warning to you, at £290.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03- Gone. It's yours, sir. 290 there.- Yes!
0:27:03 > 0:27:06That's my Titanic then, isn't it? Never mind that thing.
0:27:06 > 0:27:08That is unbelievable!
0:27:09 > 0:27:14Unbelievable. It really was an incredible buy.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17That amazing profit has now pushed Anita even further into the lead.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22- Well, I must say that I'm quite happy about that.- Happy?
0:27:22 > 0:27:26- You should be doing the blinking cancan.- The Highland fling?
0:27:26 > 0:27:27Do that if you like.
0:27:28 > 0:27:32Well, David, you've really got your work cut out now.
0:27:32 > 0:27:36It's your modernist golf trophy up next.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39£10 for the trophy. £10 surely for the trophy?
0:27:39 > 0:27:41- £5...- For goodness' sake!
0:27:42 > 0:27:46Any advance on £5? 8, the lady now! £10.
0:27:46 > 0:27:48- The lady of taste.- Thank you, madam.
0:27:48 > 0:27:50Are you back in at £12, no?
0:27:50 > 0:27:52Yes, £12.
0:27:52 > 0:27:5415. Still with the gentleman.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57We're selling at £15. Gone there!
0:27:57 > 0:28:01- Ugh! Disaster zone. - You've made a profit.
0:28:01 > 0:28:05A fiver. I need a lot more than that to catch you.
0:28:05 > 0:28:09Anita's laughing policeman's head was an unusual pick.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11Let's see how he does this morning.
0:28:11 > 0:28:15Yes, a papier-mache fairground head of a laughing policeman, no less.
0:28:15 > 0:28:18I never thought I'd say those words in an auction room.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21Interesting lot. What can we say about it? Where would you start?
0:28:21 > 0:28:24I have no idea. How about £20?
0:28:24 > 0:28:26Yes, thank you, sir. Straight in at 20.
0:28:26 > 0:28:28£20, we have. Do we have 22?
0:28:28 > 0:28:3322, 25, 28, 30,
0:28:33 > 0:28:3632, 35. For the same gent at 35.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39Any advance? We're selling then at £35.
0:28:39 > 0:28:44- Gone. Amazingly.- Oh!- 140 at £35.
0:28:44 > 0:28:46It was love at first sight for Anita,
0:28:46 > 0:28:49but clearly not to the people of Paisley.
0:28:49 > 0:28:51But her last item was the big gamble.
0:28:53 > 0:28:55Time for Anita's Titanic model.
0:28:56 > 0:28:59Will it sink or will it soar?
0:28:59 > 0:29:01A lovely item, this.
0:29:01 > 0:29:03I'm hoping it will sail away to somewhere nice shortly.
0:29:03 > 0:29:05Hopefully profit.
0:29:05 > 0:29:10£100. Thank you, sir. Gentleman has the bid at £100. 110 bid.
0:29:10 > 0:29:14120, 130, 140, 150...
0:29:14 > 0:29:17- The room's going quiet now. - ..160, 170. The bid's here at 180.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20Are you bidding, sir, in white? 190, 200?
0:29:20 > 0:29:23You're out. The bid's still in black. It's to my left
0:29:23 > 0:29:25with the gentleman. Selling at £200.
0:29:25 > 0:29:27- Gone. Number 67.- Well!
0:29:27 > 0:29:29£200 for the Titanic.
0:29:29 > 0:29:33Wiped its face. Now, Anita must be massively relieved with that result.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36Next, it's the final lot of the competition and it all rests
0:29:36 > 0:29:39on David's beloved Meiji vases.
0:29:39 > 0:29:41David might be behind but could this all be about to change?
0:29:41 > 0:29:46- Start me at £100.- Oh, go on. - £100 surely for the pair.
0:29:46 > 0:29:47Large vases, £100.
0:29:47 > 0:29:50Go on! Ahem. Sorry, did I say that out loud?
0:29:52 > 0:29:54I'll start, then. On commission I have £50 here
0:29:54 > 0:29:58to start the lot at 50. Just a starting point. 50 is with me.
0:29:58 > 0:30:00Do we have 5? 55 bid. £60?
0:30:00 > 0:30:03- 65, 70...- Come on, come on... - ..75, 80?
0:30:03 > 0:30:06You're out. Still with me at 80. It's on commission at 80.
0:30:06 > 0:30:09Do we have 85? Still with me at 80. We'll sell them, then, at £80.
0:30:09 > 0:30:11You won't. Don't sell them, don't sell them.
0:30:11 > 0:30:13- Gone to number 30.- Oh, no!
0:30:15 > 0:30:18- Unbelievable.- Aw.
0:30:19 > 0:30:23Crikey, someone's got those for a bargain. Bad luck, David.
0:30:23 > 0:30:25I don't care what you say,
0:30:25 > 0:30:28you have absolutely thrashed me within an inch of my life,
0:30:28 > 0:30:30so I think we should go and...
0:30:30 > 0:30:33- Cup of tea, cake, regroup and do the figures.- Uh-huh.
0:30:35 > 0:30:39So, at the end of five incredible auctions, the results are as follows.
0:30:39 > 0:30:45David started this leg with £429.84. After auction costs are deducted,
0:30:45 > 0:30:49he made a loss of £83.06, meaning he ends this competition
0:30:49 > 0:30:54with a respectable £346.78.
0:30:55 > 0:31:00Anita started out with £565.25.
0:31:00 > 0:31:03She's had another great auction today, making, after costs,
0:31:03 > 0:31:08a profit of £160.06.
0:31:08 > 0:31:11This means she's not just today's winner but also
0:31:11 > 0:31:13the victor of this Road Trip,
0:31:13 > 0:31:18with a spectacular final figure of £725.31.
0:31:18 > 0:31:23Well done, Anita, and all profits go to Children in Need.
0:31:23 > 0:31:25So, you know what? That's one each.
0:31:25 > 0:31:29Several years ago, you and I hit the road and I beat you,
0:31:29 > 0:31:32so I'm going to give you two or three years off
0:31:32 > 0:31:35and I'm going to re-challenge you.
0:31:35 > 0:31:37Be it on your own head!
0:31:37 > 0:31:40As one road trip ends...
0:31:40 > 0:31:43Another begins, and this time we're
0:31:43 > 0:31:46coasting along with a freshly minted twosome,
0:31:46 > 0:31:48Philip Serrell and Natasha Raskin.
0:31:50 > 0:31:54When I found out I was working with you, Phil, I was a bit nervous.
0:31:54 > 0:31:55What, really?
0:31:55 > 0:31:58Yes, because your reputation goes before you.
0:31:58 > 0:32:00Ha! It does indeed!
0:32:00 > 0:32:05Philip Serrell is an august auctioneer based in Worcester,
0:32:05 > 0:32:08who brings his many years of experience to the game.
0:32:08 > 0:32:09- How old are you?- 28.- Great.
0:32:09 > 0:32:11- SHE LAUGHS - How old are you?
0:32:11 > 0:32:13Shut up.
0:32:13 > 0:32:16Not to mention his sunny disposition.
0:32:16 > 0:32:20Glaswegian Natasha Raskin is a relative newcomer to the Trip.
0:32:20 > 0:32:24But this bright young auctioneer, specialising in contemporary
0:32:24 > 0:32:28art, has already proved herself a very canny competitor.
0:32:29 > 0:32:34Our duo are driving a delightful 1957 Porsche 356 coupe.
0:32:34 > 0:32:36Delish!
0:32:36 > 0:32:40Both of our experts begin this journey with £200 in their pockets.
0:32:43 > 0:32:44On this epic road trip,
0:32:44 > 0:32:49Philip and Natasha will journey from Narberth in Pembrokeshire, Wales,
0:32:49 > 0:32:52covering several hundred miles to end
0:32:52 > 0:32:54up in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England.
0:32:54 > 0:32:56On this leg, they are winding through the Welsh countryside,
0:32:56 > 0:33:01heading for auction in Cross Hands, in Carmarthenshire.
0:33:01 > 0:33:04Right, Phil! Let's get this Road Trip a-going!
0:33:04 > 0:33:06- Hi, you must be Peter. - Good morning, Phil.
0:33:06 > 0:33:08- Welcome to the Malthouse. - Good to see you.
0:33:08 > 0:33:10You've got some stuff in here, haven't you!
0:33:10 > 0:33:12We are crammed with it, yes.
0:33:12 > 0:33:14Certainly is. Full to bursting.
0:33:18 > 0:33:20Oh, look out, he's on to something.
0:33:20 > 0:33:24What on earth is that off? It's a measuring stick.
0:33:24 > 0:33:27It's got on here, look - Bentley & Taylor, London.
0:33:27 > 0:33:30So it's got to be quite a well-made thing.
0:33:30 > 0:33:32Customs & Excise.
0:33:33 > 0:33:35So this is actually...
0:33:35 > 0:33:38It's got a brass cap down here.
0:33:39 > 0:33:42This measuring stick, marked as being used by
0:33:42 > 0:33:46Customs & Excise, is priced at £20.
0:33:46 > 0:33:48Do you know what...?
0:33:48 > 0:33:50I haven't got a clue what that is.
0:33:50 > 0:33:52But I think that's quite fun.
0:33:52 > 0:33:56So he's got the mystery measure in his sights and he's browsing on.
0:33:58 > 0:34:00Hmm.
0:34:00 > 0:34:02I don't think so, do you, Phil?
0:34:03 > 0:34:06No, best not, but here is something more promising.
0:34:07 > 0:34:09See, that's quite fun.
0:34:09 > 0:34:12You know, this is a little miniature cricket bat.
0:34:12 > 0:34:16Signed by the Australia cricket team 1956.
0:34:16 > 0:34:18I mean, actually it's not signed
0:34:18 > 0:34:21because these are all facsimile signatures. It's a transfer print.
0:34:21 > 0:34:23That's a bit of fun, isn't it, you know?
0:34:23 > 0:34:2615 quid. I've got a couple of cheapies I might be in for here.
0:34:28 > 0:34:31Yeah, he has also spotted a ship's light,
0:34:31 > 0:34:33probably dating from the early 20th century,
0:34:33 > 0:34:36which is marked up at a hefty £95.
0:34:36 > 0:34:39I think time for a sit down, Phil, don't you?
0:34:39 > 0:34:41Your ship's light, has that been in long?
0:34:41 > 0:34:45No. It came in two, three weeks ago.
0:34:45 > 0:34:48What can you do on prices for me? What about the light?
0:34:48 > 0:34:50The ship's light...
0:34:50 > 0:34:5295 on...
0:34:53 > 0:34:55I can treat you today and do it for 45.
0:34:57 > 0:35:01- OK, would you mind getting the light for me?- No, I'll do that for you.
0:35:01 > 0:35:05I see no ships only hardships.
0:35:05 > 0:35:07Let's hope it's not hardships for Phil.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10What deal can they strike for all three items?
0:35:10 > 0:35:13- I'm going to put these two in at a tenner each.- OK.
0:35:13 > 0:35:17- Ten, ten, 30. That's 50 quid. - Yes.- That all right?
0:35:17 > 0:35:20- Yes, that seems reasonable to me. - You are a gentleman, sir.
0:35:20 > 0:35:23Thank you very much indeed. Thank you. Let me get some money out.
0:35:24 > 0:35:26You better had. That's quite a deal.
0:35:26 > 0:35:29All three items for a nice, clean £50.
0:35:33 > 0:35:37Meanwhile, Natasha has driven on to the Pembrokeshire town
0:35:37 > 0:35:40of Newport, where she is strolling off into the
0:35:40 > 0:35:43Carningli Centre, a fine place to hunt for a special buy.
0:35:48 > 0:35:52And she's soon spotted something that really fires up her interest.
0:35:52 > 0:35:56- These are just so lovely. - They've got to be Arts & Crafts.
0:35:56 > 0:35:59It's a pair of early 20th-century firedogs,
0:35:59 > 0:36:01used in a hearth to support firewood.
0:36:01 > 0:36:05Sort of hand beaten. And then this lovely, typical Arts & Crafts motif.
0:36:05 > 0:36:08And then a bit of a sunset or something in the top.
0:36:08 > 0:36:09They are just lovely.
0:36:09 > 0:36:13They are really, really nice. And they are only £30.
0:36:13 > 0:36:16I'm getting the impression you quite like them.
0:36:16 > 0:36:18I think I would like to have a punt at these.
0:36:18 > 0:36:20Because they are really, really lovely.
0:36:20 > 0:36:22Yes, time to talk to Anne then.
0:36:22 > 0:36:25I suppose it's not really in my interest to say this, Anne,
0:36:25 > 0:36:30but they are quite reasonably priced. I mean, £30 is the price.
0:36:30 > 0:36:32Is there any movement on that?
0:36:32 > 0:36:34- I could do them for 25.- 25.
0:36:34 > 0:36:37Do you know what, Anne, I really think for the pair, 25 quid...
0:36:37 > 0:36:41It's such a great deal. Can I please shake your hand on that?
0:36:41 > 0:36:43- Lovely.- I'm really, really grateful.
0:36:43 > 0:36:47Deal done very decisively. And her first buy is in hand.
0:36:49 > 0:36:53Now, Phil has travelled on to the village of Rhydowen.
0:36:54 > 0:36:57He's strolling into Alltyrodyn Antiques,
0:36:57 > 0:36:59where dealer Chris is on hand to help.
0:37:01 > 0:37:02Oh, that's nice.
0:37:04 > 0:37:05This is fun, isn't it?
0:37:05 > 0:37:07BELL RINGS
0:37:07 > 0:37:08I quite like that.
0:37:08 > 0:37:14An old wooden till with working key and bell.
0:37:14 > 0:37:19It probably dates from the early 20th century. And is priced at £60.
0:37:19 > 0:37:21And there is another surprising item as well.
0:37:21 > 0:37:23This is interesting, isn't it, Chris?
0:37:23 > 0:37:24Because to the outside world,
0:37:24 > 0:37:28- that looks like a small chest of four drawers.- Yeah.
0:37:28 > 0:37:31- But you and I know that ain't a chest of four drawers.- We do.
0:37:31 > 0:37:33It is, in fact, a commode.
0:37:33 > 0:37:38Handy. It's mahogany and probably dates from the late Georgian period.
0:37:38 > 0:37:41Ticket price is £35.
0:37:41 > 0:37:45Its inner fittings have been removed, perhaps thankfully. Ha!
0:37:45 > 0:37:47It could make a handy little firewood store.
0:37:47 > 0:37:50Or be made into firewood.
0:37:50 > 0:37:52That is just wonderful quality mahogany, isn't it?
0:37:52 > 0:37:53It's lovely, yeah.
0:37:55 > 0:38:00And that is just the finest woodworm you see. Can you see that?
0:38:00 > 0:38:02- Yeah, I wouldn't bang that too hard.- No.
0:38:02 > 0:38:07He likes the till and the commode. So I feel a haggle coming on.
0:38:07 > 0:38:09Come into my office, please.
0:38:09 > 0:38:11Have a seat, please.
0:38:12 > 0:38:13First, the till.
0:38:13 > 0:38:15Go on, how much is it?
0:38:15 > 0:38:18- 40 quid.- Behave!
0:38:19 > 0:38:22- I'll give you 40 quid for it... - Yeah?
0:38:22 > 0:38:26But you've got to throw in the commode.
0:38:26 > 0:38:29- No!- I'll give you 40 quid the two.
0:38:29 > 0:38:34- 45.- No, honestly, 40 is the end for me. It is the end.- Go on, then.
0:38:34 > 0:38:37- Are you sure?- Yeah.- You are an angel. Thank you very much indeed.
0:38:37 > 0:38:39Let me get some money out.
0:38:39 > 0:38:41Thanks to a very generous deal from Chris,
0:38:41 > 0:38:44he's got another two items for £40.
0:38:44 > 0:38:45The Silver Fox.
0:38:47 > 0:38:51With that, a jam-packed first day draws to a close.
0:38:51 > 0:38:53Night-night, Road Trippers.
0:38:56 > 0:39:00Nothing will keep our energetic pair off the trail for long.
0:39:01 > 0:39:04This morning they are in Trecastle.
0:39:04 > 0:39:06Right, OK.
0:39:06 > 0:39:08Which way? Oh, thank you so much.
0:39:10 > 0:39:11They are clearly getting on well.
0:39:11 > 0:39:16We'll see how long that lasts when there's bargains to be fought over.
0:39:16 > 0:39:18They are heading into Trecastle Antiques Centre
0:39:18 > 0:39:21and meeting dealers Margaret and Louise.
0:39:26 > 0:39:29- Are they for sale or...? - They are for sale.
0:39:29 > 0:39:33Quite a collection of ladies' fans there.
0:39:33 > 0:39:37- How much are these each? - They are £15 each, Phil.
0:39:37 > 0:39:41- That's beautiful, look. - I know.- I know.
0:39:41 > 0:39:45Sounds keen. Looks like he's picked up his favourite from the bunch.
0:39:45 > 0:39:48Something to keep in mind, no doubt.
0:39:48 > 0:39:51- Yes, I will take care of them for you.- Thank you very much.
0:39:51 > 0:39:52Now keep browsing.
0:39:57 > 0:39:59What's he got now?
0:40:00 > 0:40:03Margaret, what's the national sport of Wales?
0:40:03 > 0:40:04Rugby.
0:40:04 > 0:40:05When in Wales...
0:40:05 > 0:40:08It's a collection of 1970s Welsh rugby programmes.
0:40:11 > 0:40:14- I was at that game.- Were you?- Yeah.
0:40:14 > 0:40:17- There is no ticket price on them. - So what could Margaret do?
0:40:17 > 0:40:18How much for the lot?
0:40:19 > 0:40:2120 quid.
0:40:22 > 0:40:24That's the bargain of the day.
0:40:24 > 0:40:28It might be, but Phil is looking for an even better deal on these
0:40:28 > 0:40:29and the ladies' fans.
0:40:29 > 0:40:30In my eyes...
0:40:32 > 0:40:35I honestly think those have got to be 30 and those have got to be five.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38That's what I really think, if I had the two. What do you reckon?
0:40:38 > 0:40:41- Go on. We've had such fun.- You are an angel, thank you very much.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43Thank you, my love.
0:40:43 > 0:40:45Good on you, Margaret.
0:40:45 > 0:40:47That will keep Phil happy for a while at least.
0:40:49 > 0:40:52Meanwhile Natasha is around here somewhere.
0:40:52 > 0:40:53Oh, careful!
0:40:56 > 0:40:58I don't know, this kind of section is quite good, actually,
0:40:58 > 0:41:00because there is quite a lot going on.
0:41:00 > 0:41:03There are really nice hand sickles down here as well.
0:41:03 > 0:41:07A sickle is a hand-held tool for cutting a grain crops or grasses.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10This set of three have a ticket price of £17.
0:41:10 > 0:41:13And what's really nice is that Phil was telling me
0:41:13 > 0:41:16in the car this morning that one of his items is riddled with woodworm.
0:41:16 > 0:41:18And so is this one.
0:41:18 > 0:41:20It says it has been treated but these too have woodworm.
0:41:20 > 0:41:21Lovely.
0:41:21 > 0:41:24So I don't know if maybe I just want to make Phil feel a little bit
0:41:24 > 0:41:25more at home.
0:41:25 > 0:41:28I'm not sure you're quite in the cut-throat spirit of this
0:41:28 > 0:41:30competition yet, Natasha.
0:41:30 > 0:41:32But the sickle's a definite possibility.
0:41:32 > 0:41:34And on the rural theme...
0:41:34 > 0:41:37I don't know why, but I really like this lawnmower.
0:41:37 > 0:41:40And it does say on the label there that it is in working order.
0:41:40 > 0:41:42I don't know if anyone would use it.
0:41:42 > 0:41:44But for decorative purposes, it's great.
0:41:44 > 0:41:46Yeah, have it in your lounge(!)
0:41:46 > 0:41:50Why not? It dates from the late 20th century and the ticket price is £33.
0:41:50 > 0:41:52Oh, something else now.
0:41:52 > 0:41:55OK, this is a beautiful fireplace. That's really lovely.
0:41:55 > 0:41:58Very nice indeed. Cast metal fireplace.
0:41:58 > 0:42:01It's a late Victorian cast-iron fire surround,
0:42:01 > 0:42:03complete with its original tiles.
0:42:07 > 0:42:09It's £85.
0:42:09 > 0:42:11It's £85.
0:42:12 > 0:42:16In fact, the combined ticket price on the sickles, lawnmower
0:42:16 > 0:42:18and fireplace is £135.
0:42:21 > 0:42:24It's a little bit industrial, isn't it?
0:42:24 > 0:42:25But I like it. No, I like it.
0:42:25 > 0:42:28Time to speak to dealer Louise, then.
0:42:28 > 0:42:31- If I make you an offer for the lot? - Right.
0:42:31 > 0:42:33I'm going to make you an offer of 100 quid,
0:42:33 > 0:42:37- and if you think I've lost the plot, just tell me.- OK.- 100.
0:42:37 > 0:42:40Nice round number. Think of that. £100 in your hand. Today. Cash.
0:42:40 > 0:42:43- Since it's you, we could probably squeeze to 100.- Do you reckon?
0:42:43 > 0:42:46- We could probably do that.- You are acting on someone else's behalf,
0:42:46 > 0:42:49- so I don't want to get you in trouble.- No, I think that would be OK.
0:42:49 > 0:42:53Crikey, that sudden flurry of impulse buying means Natasha
0:42:53 > 0:42:55has another three lots.
0:42:56 > 0:42:59Philip meanwhile is back in the car.
0:42:59 > 0:43:01Having already bought all his items,
0:43:01 > 0:43:05he is driving into the lovely Brecon Beacons National Park.
0:43:05 > 0:43:09Near the village of Abercraf is Dan-yr-Ogof -
0:43:09 > 0:43:12the National Showcaves Centre for Wales.
0:43:16 > 0:43:20An extraordinary wonder of the natural world that was discovered by
0:43:20 > 0:43:24two very courageous local farmers, the Morgan brothers, in 1912.
0:43:26 > 0:43:31He is meeting the curator of the centre, Ashford Price.
0:43:31 > 0:43:33- Hello, Phil.- Ashford, how are you?
0:43:33 > 0:43:35Welcome to Dan-yr-Ogof caves.
0:43:35 > 0:43:39The cave system the Morgan brothers found here is now known to
0:43:39 > 0:43:43extend at least 11 miles into the Earth.
0:43:43 > 0:43:46And it's so vast that the outer limits are not yet known.
0:43:46 > 0:43:50When they first found the caves, the brothers were looking for the
0:43:50 > 0:43:54source of a river that flowed from the mountain, termed a resurgence.
0:43:55 > 0:43:59In June of 1912, they actually went into the resurgence.
0:43:59 > 0:44:01Literally by going in there.
0:44:01 > 0:44:04They only went in there about a couple of hundred yards.
0:44:04 > 0:44:06Just with candles. And one of them
0:44:06 > 0:44:10found a little passageway leading off from the main river. Followed it.
0:44:10 > 0:44:13And lo and behold, he didn't find the source of the river,
0:44:13 > 0:44:16but he found some of the best caves probably in Europe.
0:44:16 > 0:44:19With a little bit of trepidation, is it time to retrace some steps?
0:44:19 > 0:44:21Yeah, I think so.
0:44:21 > 0:44:24If it's any consolation, I've never lost a tourist yet.
0:44:24 > 0:44:26You are in good hands then, Phil.
0:44:28 > 0:44:32The Morgan brothers had no experience at all of caving
0:44:32 > 0:44:35and ventured in with minimal equipment.
0:44:35 > 0:44:38They came in the cave as complete novices,
0:44:38 > 0:44:40not knowing what they were going to see
0:44:40 > 0:44:44and certainly had no idea how long they would be underground.
0:44:44 > 0:44:47So they came in with their ordinary suits.
0:44:47 > 0:44:50They had a handkerchief tucked in. They had a their gold watch chain.
0:44:50 > 0:44:55And also, which is amazing today, all they had with them
0:44:55 > 0:44:58was literally a candle. Can you imagine?
0:44:58 > 0:45:02Would you like to walk round this place on your own basically
0:45:02 > 0:45:05just with a candle? They were exceptionally brave.
0:45:05 > 0:45:09Cos if anything had happened to them on that first day,
0:45:09 > 0:45:12nobody would have guessed as to where they were.
0:45:12 > 0:45:15And certainly they would have just died in the cave.
0:45:15 > 0:45:17It would have been a pretty grim ending.
0:45:17 > 0:45:20What they were doing to try and get out, which is
0:45:20 > 0:45:22- equally as important as coming in... - Too right!
0:45:22 > 0:45:26They would put a little arrow marks on what was then the sandy floor.
0:45:26 > 0:45:31This was their only way actually of coming in and out of the cave.
0:45:31 > 0:45:34On the second day, though, they got a little bit wiser
0:45:34 > 0:45:39and they brought in some balls of string that they used on the farm.
0:45:39 > 0:45:41And they tied it to where they actually entered the cave
0:45:41 > 0:45:44and they ran out the string behind them as they went further
0:45:44 > 0:45:46and further into the mountain.
0:45:46 > 0:45:49I would have been absolutely terrified as to what was
0:45:49 > 0:45:52- round the next bend.- Well, I think they were also frightened
0:45:52 > 0:45:56because as they went farther into the cave, one of them
0:45:56 > 0:46:01actually took in, according to his diaries, his old ex-army revolver.
0:46:03 > 0:46:06Despite their complete lack of experience and equipment,
0:46:06 > 0:46:11the brave Morgan brothers managed to explore an extensive area.
0:46:11 > 0:46:14They even used a small boat called a coracle
0:46:14 > 0:46:16to cross the underground lakes.
0:46:18 > 0:46:21Well, Phil, what do you think of that then?
0:46:21 > 0:46:25This whole chamber is known as the Coracle Chamber.
0:46:25 > 0:46:32It's about 40 foot high. Imagine finding that in 1912.
0:46:32 > 0:46:35The Morgan brothers were responsible for discovering this
0:46:35 > 0:46:39wonderful underground landscape, and their descendants,
0:46:39 > 0:46:42of whom Ashford is one, still run the complex today.
0:46:42 > 0:46:45Over the decades, other cavers have made greater
0:46:45 > 0:46:50and greater advances through the stunning rock formations that have
0:46:50 > 0:46:53been hewn over millennia by water passing over the limestone rock.
0:46:59 > 0:47:01Experienced cavers are still discovering new
0:47:01 > 0:47:03areas of the cave system.
0:47:03 > 0:47:05Even with modern technology,
0:47:05 > 0:47:07exploring underground can be dangerous
0:47:07 > 0:47:10as rising water levels can cut explorers off,
0:47:10 > 0:47:13temporarily depriving them of an escape route.
0:47:14 > 0:47:18Cavers have been overdue. We've had a few cave rescues.
0:47:18 > 0:47:19What do you mean by overdue?
0:47:19 > 0:47:22They've had to spend a few nights in here.
0:47:23 > 0:47:25That's a sobering thought.
0:47:25 > 0:47:29In 1953, members of the South Wales Caving Club finally
0:47:29 > 0:47:34discovered the area many consider to be the jewel of the Dan-yr-Ogof,
0:47:34 > 0:47:37known as Cathedral Cave.
0:47:37 > 0:47:41I don't think you see that in many places probably in the world.
0:47:41 > 0:47:44Both the waterfalls there are about 40 foot high.
0:47:45 > 0:47:49They lead onto vast cave systems left and right there.
0:47:49 > 0:47:51You can imagine, Phil,
0:47:51 > 0:47:55the vast amount of water required to make a cave passageway like this.
0:47:55 > 0:47:59Obviously, a lot of this water came from all the various ice ages,
0:47:59 > 0:48:02when, obviously, the planet was frozen.
0:48:02 > 0:48:05It then thawed and, obviously, you had vast amounts of rainwater
0:48:05 > 0:48:08coming through this area.
0:48:08 > 0:48:10It is truly magnificent.
0:48:10 > 0:48:14It doesn't matter how often I see it, I'm still impressed by this.
0:48:14 > 0:48:18Thanks to the courageous efforts of the Morgan brothers,
0:48:18 > 0:48:21the caves here can now be enjoyed by visitors who don't even have
0:48:21 > 0:48:23to bring their own candle.
0:48:23 > 0:48:26It is quite a magical place.
0:48:26 > 0:48:29I'm feeling like Indiana Jones in here, you know?
0:48:29 > 0:48:33- Where is that bit of string? - We'll find it now. Come on.
0:48:35 > 0:48:39Natasha has travelled on to Brecon,
0:48:39 > 0:48:43to shop in Brecon Antiques Centre.
0:48:49 > 0:48:53It's mostly glass, and it looks like one piece in particular
0:48:53 > 0:48:55has grabbed her attention.
0:48:55 > 0:48:57Look at that.
0:48:57 > 0:49:03Is that not the most hideous thing that you have ever seen?
0:49:03 > 0:49:06Well, it's not my style, but I'm sure someone would like it.
0:49:06 > 0:49:10I think that I have to buy it.
0:49:10 > 0:49:13Mm. Sensible reasoning.
0:49:13 > 0:49:15It's marked up at £39,
0:49:15 > 0:49:19but there's a 40% sale, making it £23.40.
0:49:20 > 0:49:22Time for chat with Linton.
0:49:22 > 0:49:26- This has to be the best thing I've ever seen.- The magic slipper.
0:49:26 > 0:49:30Linton is selling it on behalf of another dealer.
0:49:30 > 0:49:32What do you think is the bare minimum?
0:49:32 > 0:49:3618 to 20. But I think you might squeeze 18 out of him.
0:49:36 > 0:49:39It has to be 18 quid for a Laguna glass boot vase.
0:49:39 > 0:49:43It's the best thing I've ever seen. It's beautiful!
0:49:43 > 0:49:46- OK, thank you so much. You are my prince.- With pleasure.
0:49:46 > 0:49:49And with that fairytale ending, they are all bought up.
0:49:51 > 0:49:55Natasha bought the Arts & Crafts firedogs,
0:49:55 > 0:49:58the three wooden hand sickles,
0:49:58 > 0:50:00the mechanical lawnmower,
0:50:00 > 0:50:03the cast-iron fireplace,
0:50:03 > 0:50:06and the much-loved glass lady's boot.
0:50:06 > 0:50:09She spent £143 exactly.
0:50:09 > 0:50:13While Philip bought the Customs & Excise measuring stick,
0:50:13 > 0:50:15the memento cricket bat,
0:50:15 > 0:50:17the ship's light,
0:50:17 > 0:50:19the till,
0:50:19 > 0:50:21the commode,
0:50:21 > 0:50:23the rugby programmes,
0:50:23 > 0:50:24and the ladies' fans.
0:50:24 > 0:50:28That little lot cost him £105.
0:50:29 > 0:50:33So what do they think of each other's offerings?
0:50:33 > 0:50:36I think Phil has done brilliantly. I think he is an absolute star.
0:50:36 > 0:50:38I think my favourite item has to be the commode,
0:50:38 > 0:50:40purely because we are in it together with our woodworm,
0:50:40 > 0:50:43and I think it's going to be the battle of the woodworm.
0:50:43 > 0:50:46I like to think that, you know, my influence has worn off on her,
0:50:46 > 0:50:50because with those three sickles, we've got
0:50:50 > 0:50:54all the true Serrell traits of rust and woodworm.
0:50:54 > 0:50:59And I expect them to go in a similar fashion to my commode.
0:50:59 > 0:51:01In a skip somewhere.
0:51:04 > 0:51:07On this leg, they've travelled from Narberth, Pembrokeshire,
0:51:07 > 0:51:10to auction here in Cross Hands, Carmarthenshire.
0:51:10 > 0:51:14They are just arriving at Welsh Country Auctions, today's saleroom.
0:51:14 > 0:51:18- Well, here we are. Are you ready? - I'm ready. Are you ready?
0:51:18 > 0:51:20Shall we go in arm and arm to our first auction?
0:51:20 > 0:51:21That way, that way.
0:51:21 > 0:51:24- This way.- That way. Come on.
0:51:24 > 0:51:26This bodes well.
0:51:26 > 0:51:29Holding the gavel today is auctioneer Andrew Williams.
0:51:29 > 0:51:33Right, let's get on with it then. The auction is about to begin.
0:51:34 > 0:51:38First up, it's Philip's souvenir cricket bat, which he's placed
0:51:38 > 0:51:43in a job lot with his collection of 1970s Welsh rugby programmes.
0:51:43 > 0:51:46Five. Five pounds. At five.
0:51:46 > 0:51:49- Eight. Ten. 12. 13.- Yes!
0:51:49 > 0:51:51The programmes are signed.
0:51:51 > 0:51:5318. At £18. 20 in the back.
0:51:53 > 0:51:54Two. 25.
0:51:54 > 0:51:56At 25.
0:51:57 > 0:51:59Any more? At £25.
0:51:59 > 0:52:01On my right at £25.
0:52:01 > 0:52:02BANGS GAVEL
0:52:02 > 0:52:04Philip Serrell.
0:52:05 > 0:52:07A decent profit for Philip.
0:52:07 > 0:52:11- Well done. That's great. - It's a profit, isn't it?
0:52:11 > 0:52:12That's our very first profit.
0:52:12 > 0:52:15You have started this auction with a bang.
0:52:16 > 0:52:20Natasha now with her Arts & Crafts firedogs.
0:52:20 > 0:52:22Ten I'm bid. At ten pounds.
0:52:22 > 0:52:24At ten for the pair.
0:52:24 > 0:52:26At ten. Ten pounds. 15.
0:52:26 > 0:52:2820. At 20.
0:52:28 > 0:52:30Five. 30.
0:52:30 > 0:52:31Five.
0:52:31 > 0:52:35At 35 for the pair. I thought these would have made more.
0:52:35 > 0:52:36- At £35.- No!
0:52:36 > 0:52:38- BANGS GAVEL - 35.
0:52:38 > 0:52:40- LAUGHING:- They could have done better.
0:52:40 > 0:52:44We just seem to be nerdling away at ten-pound notes here, don't we?
0:52:44 > 0:52:48That strong start has Natasha now neck and neck with Phil.
0:52:48 > 0:52:50Next, it's Philip's vintage till,
0:52:50 > 0:52:55selling in a job lot with his Customs & Excise measuring stick.
0:52:55 > 0:52:58- Rostrum bid to start. At 20.- He's got 20.- Five.- Yes!
0:52:58 > 0:53:0030.
0:53:00 > 0:53:02Two. 35.
0:53:02 > 0:53:04At £35. Let's have another ding.
0:53:04 > 0:53:0638. 40 in the back.
0:53:06 > 0:53:09At 40. Two. 45.
0:53:09 > 0:53:1150. At 50.
0:53:11 > 0:53:13Is it going to be another tenner?
0:53:13 > 0:53:14- BANGS GAVEL - 50.
0:53:14 > 0:53:16THEY LAUGH
0:53:16 > 0:53:18It's £10 profits all round today.
0:53:19 > 0:53:24I saw a lady over there, and she'd only got one glass left boot on.
0:53:24 > 0:53:27- So you never know. If it's the right size...- I'm glad she came.
0:53:27 > 0:53:28Mind you...
0:53:28 > 0:53:32There was a pumpkin and some wild mice out the back as well.
0:53:32 > 0:53:34- Bibbidi-bobbidi-boo.- Pardon?
0:53:34 > 0:53:36SHE LAUGHS
0:53:36 > 0:53:39You might have guessed. It's Natasha's glass boot now.
0:53:39 > 0:53:4120 I'm bid. Rostrum bid to start.
0:53:41 > 0:53:44- At £20. £20 bid.- At 20. No, he doesn't.
0:53:44 > 0:53:47- The glass boot at 20. - He actually has that?
0:53:47 > 0:53:4825.
0:53:48 > 0:53:5030. At 30.
0:53:50 > 0:53:52At 30.
0:53:52 > 0:53:55- And five now? £30. - I've made 12 quid thus far.
0:53:55 > 0:53:57At 30.
0:53:57 > 0:53:59- BANGS GAVEL - 30.
0:53:59 > 0:54:04Someone does take to it. A surprise success for Natasha.
0:54:04 > 0:54:06That was unbelievable. How did he...?
0:54:06 > 0:54:09This is the best auction house in the land.
0:54:09 > 0:54:13Now let's see if Phil's ship's light can illuminate proceedings.
0:54:13 > 0:54:16- £20.- That is sexy. £20 bid.
0:54:16 > 0:54:1825. 30.
0:54:18 > 0:54:20Five. 40.
0:54:20 > 0:54:22Five. 50.
0:54:22 > 0:54:24We're off to the races.
0:54:24 > 0:54:2560.
0:54:25 > 0:54:27Five. At £65.
0:54:27 > 0:54:29- Hell yeah!- 65.
0:54:29 > 0:54:32- Last call then at £65. - Off the rocks anyway.
0:54:32 > 0:54:35BANGS GAVEL
0:54:35 > 0:54:37You are a legend.
0:54:37 > 0:54:39Ha! Some might say.
0:54:39 > 0:54:41And with that, Phil has now taken the lead.
0:54:42 > 0:54:45So it's Natasha's mechanical mower next.
0:54:45 > 0:54:4720, one of you?
0:54:47 > 0:54:49Oh, go on! Why not?
0:54:49 > 0:54:51Won't get a better cut than with a nice old push mower.
0:54:51 > 0:54:55- At £2.- Two?- It's got to be sold.- Why are they laughing?
0:54:55 > 0:54:58At two. Five. At £5. At five. That was a lucky escape.
0:54:58 > 0:55:00- This is terrible. They are laughing.- Eight.
0:55:00 > 0:55:02Yes, it's not usually a good sign.
0:55:02 > 0:55:05At ten pounds. At ten. Save on your electric as well.
0:55:05 > 0:55:08- Oh, no.- Ten pounds here.- Oh, no. - At the end of the row then.
0:55:08 > 0:55:10BANGS GAVEL
0:55:10 > 0:55:12Oh, Phil! Oh...
0:55:13 > 0:55:16The saleroom doesn't take to it. Bad luck.
0:55:17 > 0:55:21Will Philip's ladies' fans fare any better?
0:55:21 > 0:55:23Ten I'm bid. At ten. £10.
0:55:23 > 0:55:2515 for the fans. 20.
0:55:25 > 0:55:27Five. 30.
0:55:27 > 0:55:29Five. 40.
0:55:29 > 0:55:30Five. 50.
0:55:31 > 0:55:33- And 60.- Oh!
0:55:33 > 0:55:35- I'm very surprised.- 70.
0:55:35 > 0:55:3780. There's quite a few of them in there.
0:55:37 > 0:55:41- We're back at £80.- Yes.- Once, twice.
0:55:41 > 0:55:43All done at £80.
0:55:43 > 0:55:46- How good is that?! - That's a real result, isn't it?
0:55:46 > 0:55:48SHE LAUGHS
0:55:48 > 0:55:50Go and get one quick and fan me.
0:55:50 > 0:55:53Blow me down! Philip is now a real contender.
0:55:54 > 0:56:00It's Natasha's big chance to shine with her cast-iron fire surround.
0:56:00 > 0:56:01- Pretty surround. At 20.- Oh, no.
0:56:01 > 0:56:03At five anywhere now?
0:56:03 > 0:56:05- Oh, no.- Going to sell it then. At £20.
0:56:05 > 0:56:0725. Here comes the rush. 30.
0:56:07 > 0:56:0935.
0:56:09 > 0:56:11At 35. Lost you in the back now.
0:56:11 > 0:56:12SHE GROANS
0:56:12 > 0:56:14Bids behind me. At £35.
0:56:14 > 0:56:15BANGS GAVEL
0:56:15 > 0:56:20- Oh, that's soul destroying.- I think you were unlucky with that.- Oh.
0:56:20 > 0:56:22So sweet. An unlucky loss.
0:56:22 > 0:56:24- You live, you learn.- Yeah. - I'm in Wales.
0:56:24 > 0:56:26I'm learning how the Welsh do it now.
0:56:26 > 0:56:29So what will the Welsh saleroom make of Philip's
0:56:29 > 0:56:31woodwormed commode? Holy Moses.
0:56:31 > 0:56:34Wherever you would like to start. A reasonable offer?
0:56:34 > 0:56:36Reasonable offer of...
0:56:36 > 0:56:3720 I'm bid. At 20.
0:56:37 > 0:56:40Quick, before they change their mind.
0:56:40 > 0:56:43A little Georgian commode. At 20. Five. At 25.
0:56:43 > 0:56:46Don't tell him to put the hammer down, it's going up.
0:56:46 > 0:56:48No, no. They might change their mind.
0:56:48 > 0:56:50At £25. All done? No more?
0:56:50 > 0:56:51Last call at 25.
0:56:51 > 0:56:53BANGS GAVEL
0:56:53 > 0:56:55You are schooling me today.
0:56:55 > 0:56:58You are schooling me today.
0:56:58 > 0:56:5925 quid for that.
0:56:59 > 0:57:02Ha! A very respectable outcome for Philip.
0:57:02 > 0:57:04How do you feel?
0:57:04 > 0:57:06Uh, I feel lucky.
0:57:06 > 0:57:09And so you should, Philip.
0:57:09 > 0:57:12One final lot now - Natasha's hand sickles.
0:57:12 > 0:57:15Perhaps there is a woodworm collector in the crowd.
0:57:15 > 0:57:18- Ten pounds for the three. - Yes, come on!
0:57:18 > 0:57:20Someone go ten.
0:57:20 > 0:57:22Ten I'm bid. 12.
0:57:22 > 0:57:2315.
0:57:23 > 0:57:2518. At £18.
0:57:25 > 0:57:27At 18 right down the centre.
0:57:27 > 0:57:29- It's better than I thought. - 21 now?
0:57:29 > 0:57:33- At £18 for all three. No more? - BANGS GAVEL
0:57:33 > 0:57:35- Yes.- That's really good.
0:57:35 > 0:57:37Very respectable.
0:57:37 > 0:57:39I'm quite happy with that. I'm really pleased for you.
0:57:39 > 0:57:41And I've really enjoyed our morning in Wales.
0:57:41 > 0:57:43- It's been good fun, hasn't it?- Yeah. Yeah.
0:57:43 > 0:57:46Aw, aren't you two sweet?
0:57:46 > 0:57:48So it's time to tot up the totals.
0:57:48 > 0:57:51They both began this leg with £200.
0:57:51 > 0:57:55Rather bad luck meant Natasha lost £38.04
0:57:55 > 0:57:58after auction costs are deducted,
0:57:58 > 0:58:02which means she has £161.96 to carry forward.
0:58:04 > 0:58:06While Philip played a stormer,
0:58:06 > 0:58:10making a profit of £75.90 after costs.
0:58:10 > 0:58:14So he has £275.90 for the next leg.
0:58:16 > 0:58:19- Thank you very much.- Well... - Very well done, Phil.
0:58:19 > 0:58:23- Well, a bit of luck, but I tell you what, loser drives.- Loser drives!
0:58:23 > 0:58:26- I was going to say the winner drives away.- No, the loser drives.
0:58:26 > 0:58:28Loser drives. I'm up for it if you are.
0:58:28 > 0:58:31And so, until next time, bon voyage!