Episode 12

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0:00:02 > 0:00:04It's the nation's favourite antiques experts.

0:00:04 > 0:00:06I don't know what to do!

0:00:06 > 0:00:12With £200 each, a classic car and a goal to scour Britain for antiques.

0:00:12 > 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 is no mean feat.

0:00:17 > 0:00:19- Back in the game!- Charlie!

0:00:19 > 0:00:23There will be worthy winners and valiant losers.

0:00:23 > 0:00:28So, will it be the high road to glory or a slow road to disaster?

0:00:28 > 0:00:31- Oh! - This is the Antiques Road Trip.

0:00:33 > 0:00:35Yeah.

0:00:38 > 0:00:41It's the second leg of a road trip for international

0:00:41 > 0:00:46man of mystery David Harper and fellow treasure hunter Anita Manning.

0:00:47 > 0:00:51I am enjoying this early-morning drive in Yorkshire.

0:00:51 > 0:00:52The sky is blue.

0:00:52 > 0:00:54It is a wee bit cold, it is a wee bit blowy,

0:00:54 > 0:00:59but we are nice and cosy-tosy in a lovely wee Moggie.

0:00:59 > 0:01:01Sorry, can you say that in English for me again, so I understand?

0:01:01 > 0:01:03CHUCKLES Languages may not be his forte,

0:01:03 > 0:01:07but antiques dealer David is a whiz at spotting hidden gems.

0:01:07 > 0:01:10He is perhaps not always as successful with the ladies, though.

0:01:10 > 0:01:11Stand by.

0:01:11 > 0:01:14- Hello.- Hello. - Do you like men in uniform?- I do!

0:01:14 > 0:01:17I don't know about men with big heads!

0:01:17 > 0:01:19Oh, I say!

0:01:20 > 0:01:23Auctioneer extraordinaire and antiquing royalty,

0:01:23 > 0:01:27Anita specialises in jewellery and dressing up.

0:01:27 > 0:01:28Very Queen Mother.

0:01:28 > 0:01:31SHE LAUGHS

0:01:31 > 0:01:33Aye. Positively regal, Anita.

0:01:34 > 0:01:38Their jazzy ride is a 1965 Morris Minor convertible

0:01:38 > 0:01:43and their stage is God's own country, rural Yorkshire.

0:01:43 > 0:01:44- Fields...- All right.

0:01:44 > 0:01:49- Fields, horses jumping over fences, all that sort of stuff.- Marvellous.

0:01:49 > 0:01:52Stop leaping yourself, if you don't mind.

0:01:52 > 0:01:53Quite.

0:01:53 > 0:01:55Both made a loss at the first auction.

0:01:55 > 0:01:58Starting the trip with £200 each,

0:01:58 > 0:02:02David now has...

0:02:02 > 0:02:04Anita also made a loss,

0:02:04 > 0:02:07but is in the lead with...

0:02:09 > 0:02:13Got any advice for your rival, Anita? Seeing as how you are out front.

0:02:14 > 0:02:20I would keep away from these bits of cars and old bits of iron.

0:02:20 > 0:02:21HE CHUCKLES

0:02:21 > 0:02:23Good advice.

0:02:26 > 0:02:30Anita and David are travelling over 700 miles.

0:02:30 > 0:02:31From Ramsbottom, Lancashire,

0:02:31 > 0:02:33they snake their way up through

0:02:33 > 0:02:36Yorkshire all the way to Bonnie Scotland and the town of Paisley.

0:02:36 > 0:02:39Today, we are starting out near York

0:02:39 > 0:02:41in the village of Barmby Moor,

0:02:41 > 0:02:43ending up at an auction in Harrogate.

0:02:46 > 0:02:50- This looks fabulous.- Oh, my gosh.

0:02:50 > 0:02:52- Anita...- This is fabulous.

0:02:53 > 0:02:57Bar Farm Antiques occupies several old farm buildings, funnily enough.

0:02:58 > 0:03:00Looks like Serrell territory.

0:03:00 > 0:03:03Look! Is that one of your girlfriends?

0:03:03 > 0:03:06Listen, I'm off. I will see you later. Have a great day.

0:03:06 > 0:03:07Have fun, darling.

0:03:07 > 0:03:08- OK. See you.- Bye.- Bye.

0:03:10 > 0:03:11In spite of the size of the place,

0:03:11 > 0:03:15David spots something straight off the bat.

0:03:16 > 0:03:21That is a really, really wild thing. What on earth was it?

0:03:21 > 0:03:26Well, I'm guessing we are talking about police station, circa 1955.

0:03:28 > 0:03:31I am the police sergeant, you are the criminal,

0:03:31 > 0:03:33you are on that side, I have nabbed you.

0:03:33 > 0:03:36You are in big trouble and I want your fingerprints.

0:03:36 > 0:03:40And I think this is basically a fingerprint...

0:03:40 > 0:03:42I want to call it a machine.

0:03:42 > 0:03:46In 1901, the first fingerprint bureau was set up in the UK

0:03:46 > 0:03:48at Scotland Yard.

0:03:48 > 0:03:51Four years later, fingerprinting was used

0:03:51 > 0:03:54for the first time to convict a murderer.

0:03:54 > 0:03:58David likes it, so let's meet dealer Greg from New Orleans.

0:03:58 > 0:04:01- What's it like having your fingerprints taken, Greg?- It's OK.

0:04:01 > 0:04:03THEY LAUGH

0:04:03 > 0:04:05Ha, ha, ha, David.

0:04:05 > 0:04:07- Are you looking for a price?- Yes.

0:04:08 > 0:04:14- 45.- 45.- I think that is a pretty good price for a piece of furniture.

0:04:14 > 0:04:16HE SIGHS

0:04:16 > 0:04:20- It couldn't be 20?- No, it can't be 20.

0:04:20 > 0:04:23You can't do a little better than that?

0:04:23 > 0:04:26Why don't we do what all the best dealers in the world have done

0:04:26 > 0:04:29for a million years.

0:04:29 > 0:04:33Compromise, meet in the middle?

0:04:33 > 0:04:35And where was the middle starting?

0:04:35 > 0:04:3725.

0:04:37 > 0:04:41- That will do.- Good man. Thank you very much.- That's all right.

0:04:41 > 0:04:43Great deal and David's first item in the old bag.

0:04:50 > 0:04:53Meanwhile, Anita is travelling just over ten miles west to

0:04:53 > 0:04:55the beautiful walled city of York.

0:04:56 > 0:05:00Where the infamous Guy Fawkes was born and educated.

0:05:02 > 0:05:05She is visiting the Antiques Centre York

0:05:05 > 0:05:08and Becky is on hand to assist.

0:05:08 > 0:05:11Stand by, Becky. Here comes Anita.

0:05:11 > 0:05:14- I quite like these wee silly condiments up here.- Yes?

0:05:14 > 0:05:16- Do you want to have a look?- Yes.

0:05:22 > 0:05:26They are a heck of a good fun. I think they are probably Continental.

0:05:26 > 0:05:27But good fun.

0:05:27 > 0:05:30Oh, I am quite tempted.

0:05:30 > 0:05:32Ticket price is £10.

0:05:33 > 0:05:36Oh, look. There's more.

0:05:37 > 0:05:42More condiments. This time...

0:05:42 > 0:05:44cuddling pigs.

0:05:44 > 0:05:47- That one has got a school tie on. - THEY CHUCKLE

0:05:47 > 0:05:51They have a collective price of £26.

0:05:51 > 0:05:56I wonder if you could ask if these could be bought for

0:05:56 > 0:05:5815?

0:05:58 > 0:06:01- You can always ask. - I can always ask.- Uh-huh.

0:06:01 > 0:06:04That is quite a discount Anita is wanting,

0:06:04 > 0:06:06and after a quick phone call to the owners...

0:06:06 > 0:06:09- How did we get on?- He can do two for 18.

0:06:09 > 0:06:12- Ah, wonderful, wonderful. Thank you very much.- You're welcome.

0:06:12 > 0:06:15- They are fun, aren't they? - They are fun, yeah.

0:06:15 > 0:06:16If you say so!

0:06:19 > 0:06:24One lot secured and it is time for some celebratory dressing up.

0:06:26 > 0:06:28Very Queen Mother.

0:06:28 > 0:06:29CHUCKLES

0:06:33 > 0:06:36David is also at it. Dear, oh, dear.

0:06:36 > 0:06:39# And then you'll start him laughing with all his blessed might

0:06:39 > 0:06:42# Ha ha-ha ha-ha ha-ha

0:06:42 > 0:06:43# Ha-ha... #

0:06:43 > 0:06:46- Hello.- Hello.- Do you like men in uniform?- I do.- Well...

0:06:46 > 0:06:50I don't know about men with big heads!

0:06:50 > 0:06:53That really is criminal.

0:06:53 > 0:06:54Back to shopping?

0:06:55 > 0:06:58Tell you something, this is quite unusual, isn't it?

0:06:58 > 0:06:59It is a neat thing.

0:06:59 > 0:07:05I like Post Office things, plus it is old and during the war and...

0:07:05 > 0:07:08it is nice. And the way it is just worn.

0:07:08 > 0:07:13George VI, he was on the throne from 1937 to our current Queen.

0:07:13 > 0:07:16Greg got this sign from a local Post Office.

0:07:16 > 0:07:20Items like this can be hugely collectable.

0:07:20 > 0:07:22"Can" being the operative word.

0:07:22 > 0:07:26- I would have a go at 30 or 40.- OK.

0:07:26 > 0:07:29- Is that anywhere near for you?- It might be all right. 40 is all right.

0:07:29 > 0:07:32- OK.- 40 is all right.

0:07:32 > 0:07:33I will have a go at 40.

0:07:33 > 0:07:37- OK, I want you to make some money. - Thank you very much. Good show.

0:07:37 > 0:07:40Well, that was easy. At £40, that is another good deal.

0:07:43 > 0:07:47And HRH Anita has also made an interesting find.

0:07:47 > 0:07:52Here we have a sort of 1950s, a kind of "kid on" agate,

0:07:52 > 0:07:55- it's all "kid on", isn't it? - Yeah.

0:07:55 > 0:07:57I don't mind.

0:07:57 > 0:08:00I don't mind it being "kid on".

0:08:00 > 0:08:05Otherwise known as costume jewellery, Anita. Ticket price £18.

0:08:05 > 0:08:08- If I can get it for a tenner, that would be great.- Yeah, I'll ask.

0:08:08 > 0:08:10- Do you want to try?- Yeah.

0:08:10 > 0:08:13Do your best for me, darling.

0:08:13 > 0:08:16Anita is all about the cheeky offers today.

0:08:16 > 0:08:18But will Becky come through for her again?

0:08:18 > 0:08:20- Yes, we can do that.- Can you?!

0:08:22 > 0:08:24Come here.

0:08:24 > 0:08:26You have been very good.

0:08:26 > 0:08:28Yes, a tenner is good indeed.

0:08:28 > 0:08:32Frugal Anita has now bought two items for just £28.

0:08:35 > 0:08:38David, meanwhile, is still exploring.

0:08:38 > 0:08:42I have a bit of a love-hate relationship with sofas like this.

0:08:42 > 0:08:46He has found a 1920s drop-end settee.

0:08:46 > 0:08:47Please, sit down.

0:08:47 > 0:08:50Let me demonstrate how this sofa works.

0:08:50 > 0:08:52Greg, please step into my office.

0:08:52 > 0:08:54- Right, get yourself comfortable. - I'm all right.

0:08:54 > 0:08:58- How are the springs feeling?- Mm-hm. Pretty good.- Are you sure?- Perfect.

0:08:58 > 0:09:00- Because they often stick in places...- No, it's perfect.

0:09:00 > 0:09:03..you don't want. No, they are sticking in places you don't want.

0:09:03 > 0:09:05They are definitely sticking...

0:09:05 > 0:09:08Not surprising, in those tight trousers, David.

0:09:08 > 0:09:10There we go.

0:09:10 > 0:09:15- Ah, I can lay down. - You can be recumbent.

0:09:15 > 0:09:18So it converts into a little chaise.

0:09:18 > 0:09:21So, in the business, it is referred to as a 1920s drop arm...

0:09:21 > 0:09:24- Don't fall asleep, I'm not that boring!- OK.

0:09:24 > 0:09:27These settees can be picked up cheaply as they can cost

0:09:27 > 0:09:30over £1,000 to restore and cover.

0:09:30 > 0:09:34Once covered, though, you have a 100-year-old sofa worth,

0:09:34 > 0:09:36sometimes, thousands of pounds.

0:09:36 > 0:09:37How much is it?

0:09:37 > 0:09:39- £20.- No, yeah...

0:09:39 > 0:09:42I want to say for goodness' sake buy it for 20 quid,

0:09:42 > 0:09:44it is ridiculous, it will cost 5,000-7000 to create it...

0:09:44 > 0:09:46£10! £5.

0:09:46 > 0:09:48Five?!

0:09:48 > 0:09:50Five?!

0:09:50 > 0:09:53The wheels are worth five.

0:09:53 > 0:09:54£5. Good man.

0:09:55 > 0:09:59- Greg, it's a delight doing business with you.- All right.

0:09:59 > 0:10:02David has spent a total of £70 on three items.

0:10:02 > 0:10:04Pretty good for a morning's shopping!

0:10:08 > 0:10:10Anita, meanwhile, is on her way to Murton,

0:10:10 > 0:10:13a small village on the outskirts of York.

0:10:13 > 0:10:16She is visiting the Yorkshire Museum of Farming

0:10:16 > 0:10:20and meeting curator Louise to learn about the Women's Land Army,

0:10:20 > 0:10:24an institution that was established during the First World War.

0:10:24 > 0:10:27At this time, the majority of men were on the battlefields

0:10:27 > 0:10:30and it was estimated that Britain would run out of food

0:10:30 > 0:10:32within three weeks.

0:10:32 > 0:10:35In response, women were rallied to help out in the fields

0:10:35 > 0:10:39to build food supplies. Bless 'em!

0:10:39 > 0:10:41Who were the Land Girls?

0:10:41 > 0:10:44They were inspirational women, really,

0:10:44 > 0:10:48again, out of the kitchens and back onto the land,

0:10:48 > 0:10:51showing that they were just as capable as the men

0:10:51 > 0:10:52of doing these jobs.

0:10:52 > 0:10:56Many of the girls came from the city and, with no real training,

0:10:56 > 0:10:59were flung straight in at the deep end -

0:10:59 > 0:11:02ploughing fields, clearing ditches, milking cows,

0:11:02 > 0:11:05all the things a man would have traditionally done.

0:11:05 > 0:11:08- I imagine it might have been a bit of a shock to the system.- Yeah.

0:11:08 > 0:11:12To get involved in very hard manual labour.

0:11:12 > 0:11:14Yeah, I imagine it would have been.

0:11:14 > 0:11:19You do see examples as well about a woman being killed by a horse

0:11:19 > 0:11:21cos she was thrown off the horse,

0:11:21 > 0:11:24so, yes, it was very hard work at the time.

0:11:24 > 0:11:27- And could be dangerous. - Yeah, it could be very dangerous.

0:11:27 > 0:11:29At the end of the First World War,

0:11:29 > 0:11:33women were encouraged to return to more ladylike occupations.

0:11:33 > 0:11:36That doesn't seem awful fair, does it?

0:11:36 > 0:11:39- They'd been given a taste of freedom.- Girls, you've done well.

0:11:39 > 0:11:41Off you go back home to the kitchen!

0:11:41 > 0:11:44Their contribution to the war effort went a long way

0:11:44 > 0:11:47to help the women's suffrage movement.

0:11:47 > 0:11:50By the time the Land Army was re-established

0:11:50 > 0:11:52for the Second World War,

0:11:52 > 0:11:54women had been afforded the right to vote for over a decade.

0:11:54 > 0:11:59How many women worked on the land? How many Land Girls did we have?

0:11:59 > 0:12:02In the Second World War, by the end of it,

0:12:02 > 0:12:04there was about 80,000 of them.

0:12:04 > 0:12:09Dorothy Taylor and Iris Newbold are two of these exceptional women.

0:12:09 > 0:12:13They belonged to the East Riding Women's Land Army

0:12:13 > 0:12:15and now, aged 87 and 90,

0:12:15 > 0:12:20are two of only three that are still alive today.

0:12:20 > 0:12:23- What was your favourite job? - Haymaking.

0:12:23 > 0:12:25I loved haymaking, the old way.

0:12:25 > 0:12:30We used to load up the wagon and then sit on top of the hay wagon

0:12:30 > 0:12:33and roll home with the horse and wagon.

0:12:33 > 0:12:36Wonderful days, I loved hay time.

0:12:36 > 0:12:39And long, hot summers.

0:12:39 > 0:12:42And mine was going on the milk round

0:12:42 > 0:12:47and you'd meet some of the lovely people on the way.

0:12:47 > 0:12:50A lot of evacuated people were there

0:12:50 > 0:12:55and it was just friendly all the way.

0:12:55 > 0:13:00Dorothy came from a mining community and Iris was a city girl.

0:13:00 > 0:13:02Neither had farmed before.

0:13:02 > 0:13:04It must've been a very important time for you

0:13:04 > 0:13:06when you look back on it.

0:13:06 > 0:13:10Well, we were girls when we went in and we were grown-up girls

0:13:10 > 0:13:14- when we came out. - It made me a different person.

0:13:14 > 0:13:18Three-and-a-half years made a difference to you altogether.

0:13:18 > 0:13:21More confident, yes.

0:13:21 > 0:13:25In spite of the long hours and exhausting work,

0:13:25 > 0:13:28the girls still found the energy for a bit of fun.

0:13:28 > 0:13:32Tell me, when all the work was done,

0:13:32 > 0:13:36- were you able to go out and play?- Yes, yes.

0:13:36 > 0:13:41If you were near to a town, I was two-and-a-half miles away,

0:13:41 > 0:13:46so you had to walk into town after you'd finished work.

0:13:46 > 0:13:50And if you were going to a dance or the cinema,

0:13:50 > 0:13:52then you had to walk back again.

0:13:52 > 0:13:58Girls, what did it feel like after the war, when the war was over?

0:13:58 > 0:14:02You'd worked hard, you knew that you'd made your contribution

0:14:02 > 0:14:04- to the war effort...- Flat.

0:14:04 > 0:14:09- And then you were sent back into the kitchen.- Yes, flat.

0:14:09 > 0:14:13- Very flat.- Yes, it was.

0:14:13 > 0:14:18I went into horticulture so I could just find my feet

0:14:18 > 0:14:23and get over the shock of changing again to city life.

0:14:23 > 0:14:26And I went into Marks & Spencer!

0:14:29 > 0:14:31What a change that was!

0:14:31 > 0:14:33Whilst these remarkable ladies

0:14:33 > 0:14:36may not have been on the actual front line,

0:14:36 > 0:14:39the jobs they carried out were vital in keeping Britain fed.

0:14:39 > 0:14:42Their ability to take on work originally done by men

0:14:42 > 0:14:44also played an important role

0:14:44 > 0:14:48in developing women's future economic and political rights.

0:14:50 > 0:14:52Now, what's David up to?

0:14:52 > 0:14:54Also in York, he's popping into Red House Antiques,

0:14:54 > 0:15:00where dealer Michael is on hand to help him spend his remaining £96.

0:15:00 > 0:15:02Go, Dave!

0:15:06 > 0:15:09What about that ginger jar there? Can I have a quick look at that?

0:15:09 > 0:15:12Of course you can.

0:15:12 > 0:15:16It's been adapted to a table lamp

0:15:16 > 0:15:18and the one downside to it

0:15:18 > 0:15:21is, obviously, that it's been drilled.

0:15:21 > 0:15:24It's been drilled, has it?

0:15:24 > 0:15:26Ouch! Ouch!

0:15:27 > 0:15:30- Gosh, it's a nice pot, isn't it? - It's without its lid, obviously.

0:15:30 > 0:15:32Yeah, without its lid.

0:15:32 > 0:15:37Ginger jars were originally used to transport caramelised ginger

0:15:37 > 0:15:40and for storage and they became popular ornaments

0:15:40 > 0:15:44- when the ginger was eaten up. - So it's definitely Chinese.

0:15:44 > 0:15:47These symbols here are Buddhist, aren't they?

0:15:47 > 0:15:50But it's very good quality for a ginger jar.

0:15:50 > 0:15:52Michael's ringing the owner to see

0:15:52 > 0:15:56if there's any movement on the ticket price.

0:15:56 > 0:15:58£55 is the very best.

0:15:58 > 0:16:01Well, at £55, Michael, I've just got to say yes.

0:16:01 > 0:16:03Thank you very much indeed, That is brilliant.

0:16:03 > 0:16:09For £55, the Chinese ginger jar is David's last purchase of the day.

0:16:11 > 0:16:14Together again and it's time to rest up in preparation

0:16:14 > 0:16:17for another exciting day's shopping tomorrow.

0:16:17 > 0:16:19Night-night!

0:16:22 > 0:16:27Next morning, our duo are hitting the antique trail once more.

0:16:27 > 0:16:32So, David, our second day of buying, we're in wonderful Yorkshire,

0:16:32 > 0:16:38the gateway to the North. The sun is shining, the sky is blue.

0:16:38 > 0:16:43- And the roof is off!- And it's blooming freezing!- Oh, no, stop it!

0:16:43 > 0:16:45You look so glamorous, though!

0:16:47 > 0:16:52David went big yesterday, spending £125 on four lots -

0:16:52 > 0:16:56a police fingerprinting table, a Post Office letterbox,

0:16:56 > 0:17:01a 1920s drop-end settee and a Chinese ginger jar lamp.

0:17:01 > 0:17:06Today, he has just £41.46 left to spend.

0:17:06 > 0:17:08Anita, in contrast, went small.

0:17:08 > 0:17:13She bought two pairs of condiment sets and a 1950s brooch.

0:17:13 > 0:17:14Having spent just £28,

0:17:14 > 0:17:19she still has £164.14 left for today.

0:17:22 > 0:17:24David and Anita are travelling around 30 miles

0:17:24 > 0:17:26to the historic market town of Pickering

0:17:26 > 0:17:29and to Anita's first shop today.

0:17:29 > 0:17:34So what treasures await you here, then, Anita?

0:17:34 > 0:17:38I've just been shown this wonderful board of photographs.

0:17:38 > 0:17:42Now, these photographs are showing the war weekend in Pickering.

0:17:42 > 0:17:45It's in October and during that weekend,

0:17:45 > 0:17:50servicemen and ex-servicemen come together really to celebrate

0:17:50 > 0:17:53the wonderful work that they did during the war

0:17:53 > 0:17:58and they get all dressed up in uniforms and look who we have here!

0:17:58 > 0:18:01We have our wonderful Land Girls

0:18:01 > 0:18:06and there is Dorothy and there is Iris.

0:18:06 > 0:18:10They're all dressed up in their breeches and their uniforms

0:18:10 > 0:18:12and don't they look smart!

0:18:12 > 0:18:15What are the chances, eh?

0:18:15 > 0:18:19Sadly, this is not for sale, but what else has she found?

0:18:19 > 0:18:21Owner Caroline is on duty to help.

0:18:21 > 0:18:24I notice you had some Mauchline ware there.

0:18:24 > 0:18:27- Could I have a wee look at it?- Yeah.

0:18:27 > 0:18:31- These have just come in, have these ones.- Right, OK.

0:18:31 > 0:18:33I'm very fond of Mauchline ware.

0:18:33 > 0:18:38It was made in a little village in Ayrshire called Mauchline

0:18:38 > 0:18:41- which was associated with Robert Burns.- Oh, right, yes.

0:18:41 > 0:18:42He lived in that area.

0:18:42 > 0:18:47Anita has spotted a collection of Machline treen,

0:18:47 > 0:18:49comprising a wool winder,

0:18:49 > 0:18:52pocket watch holder, needle box and money box.

0:18:52 > 0:18:55They have a collective ticket price of £62.

0:18:57 > 0:19:01Considering the fact that we do have damage,

0:19:01 > 0:19:04I would like to be paying in the region of around about £20 for them.

0:19:04 > 0:19:09- I couldn't go that low, no. - Could you come to 25?

0:19:09 > 0:19:13- Go on, then.- Would you do 25? That's lovely.

0:19:13 > 0:19:15Thank you very much, Caroline.

0:19:15 > 0:19:19Swift business! Oh, there is more!

0:19:22 > 0:19:26This is like Italian glass. It's like Murano glass.

0:19:26 > 0:19:28That's the word. I couldn't remember!

0:19:28 > 0:19:30Yes, it's like Murano glass,

0:19:30 > 0:19:34but there's nothing to indicate on the base.

0:19:34 > 0:19:37Murano glass has been made on the Venetian island of Murano

0:19:37 > 0:19:40for centuries and is very collectable.

0:19:40 > 0:19:43Whilst this particular vase may not be Murano,

0:19:43 > 0:19:46it is Italian, with a price of £48.

0:19:46 > 0:19:48Would you do 20 on that?

0:19:50 > 0:19:54- Yeah.- Let's go for that one. - That one?- Yeah, £20, that's great.

0:19:54 > 0:19:56That's lovely.

0:19:56 > 0:20:01Anita has now spent a total of £45 in this shop.

0:20:01 > 0:20:04David's just a few minutes away at Pickering Parish Church,

0:20:04 > 0:20:06a beautiful place of worship

0:20:06 > 0:20:10that has held an amazing secret for most of its existence.

0:20:10 > 0:20:13Archaeologist Dr Kate Giles is showing him around.

0:20:16 > 0:20:21Kate, I really didn't expect to see pictures painted onto the wall.

0:20:28 > 0:20:30I've never seen anything quite like them in my life before.

0:20:30 > 0:20:34If they're impressive to me today, in the 21st century,

0:20:34 > 0:20:38what did they mean to people in the 15th and 16th century?

0:20:38 > 0:20:40The pictures depict various saints

0:20:40 > 0:20:44who are hugely revered by the medieval Christians.

0:20:44 > 0:20:47Well, even I can recognise George.

0:20:47 > 0:20:51St George and the Dragon, yes, that's absolutely right.

0:20:51 > 0:20:54What's really exciting for us at Pickering

0:20:54 > 0:20:57is that we know that these saints' images

0:20:57 > 0:20:59were placed in calendar order.

0:20:59 > 0:21:04This makes them the only medieval paintings of their kind in the UK.

0:21:04 > 0:21:07The medieval calendar differed from ours

0:21:07 > 0:21:10with the year beginning in March rather than in January

0:21:10 > 0:21:14and the first saint's day depicted in the church paintings is in April.

0:21:14 > 0:21:17So, this is the beginning of the calendar with George, April.

0:21:17 > 0:21:20That's right, and then we have May with Christopher.

0:21:20 > 0:21:23We go on to St John the Baptist

0:21:23 > 0:21:26and the Virgin above him, July and August,

0:21:26 > 0:21:30and then November and December by the time we get to the east end.

0:21:30 > 0:21:33These magnificent works of art are believed to have been done

0:21:33 > 0:21:35by a group of travelling painters,

0:21:35 > 0:21:38moving around monastic houses and churches of the region.

0:21:38 > 0:21:40And colours, colours galore.

0:21:40 > 0:21:43Of course, they've faded over the last several hundred years.

0:21:43 > 0:21:46Would they have been really bright and vibrant in their day?

0:21:46 > 0:21:49Churches were about giving people a little glimpse of heaven

0:21:49 > 0:21:52and that's part of what these paintings are designed to do.

0:21:52 > 0:21:54I can see it.

0:21:54 > 0:21:58But these exquisite images spent many years under whitewash.

0:21:58 > 0:22:00It's so hard to believe, isn't it,

0:22:00 > 0:22:02that anybody would dream of covering them up?

0:22:02 > 0:22:06It is, isn't it, but during the Reformation,

0:22:06 > 0:22:10- images of saints were highly controversial.- Dangerous?- Yes.

0:22:10 > 0:22:12The 16th century Reformation

0:22:12 > 0:22:15was sparked by corruption within the Catholic Church.

0:22:15 > 0:22:19It resulted in the fundamental break from many Catholic practices,

0:22:19 > 0:22:23such as the veneration of the saints, which became outlawed.

0:22:23 > 0:22:27It's not until the 19th century that they were re-uncovered

0:22:27 > 0:22:29during the course of restoration works in 1852.

0:22:29 > 0:22:35The rediscovery evoked great joy from the parishioners and antiquarians,

0:22:35 > 0:22:37a sentiment that was sadly not shared

0:22:37 > 0:22:39by the incumbent vicar, Ponsonby.

0:22:39 > 0:22:43He wrote a series of very worried letters to his archbishop,

0:22:43 > 0:22:45expressing his concern about the paintings.

0:22:45 > 0:22:47Ponsonby worried about the dangers

0:22:47 > 0:22:51surrounding the Catholic nature of the images.

0:22:53 > 0:22:57He was also concerned that they would distract from his sermons.

0:22:58 > 0:23:01The Archbishop is really interested in the paintings

0:23:01 > 0:23:04and he encourages the Reverend Ponsonby to leave them alone

0:23:04 > 0:23:08and he uses the fateful words, "Don't do anything to them

0:23:08 > 0:23:12"until they have been copied by some skilful or competent artists."

0:23:12 > 0:23:16Sadly, Vicar Ponsonby interpreted this to the letter,

0:23:16 > 0:23:18waiting until copies were done of the paintings

0:23:18 > 0:23:20then covered them up once more.

0:23:20 > 0:23:23It was another 20 years until they were rediscovered again.

0:23:23 > 0:23:27Ponsonby's gone, the Reverend Lightfoot arrives,

0:23:27 > 0:23:30does a huge programme of restoration in the church

0:23:30 > 0:23:33and people start to tell him about the paintings

0:23:33 > 0:23:36and he decides to uncover them yet again.

0:23:36 > 0:23:38In his eagerness to restore the pictures,

0:23:38 > 0:23:42Lightfoot brings in stained-glass and paintings experts

0:23:42 > 0:23:43to work on the images,

0:23:43 > 0:23:48giving them a distinctive 19th-century Pre-Raphaelite feel.

0:23:48 > 0:23:51As it's the 19th-century, Victorians would call it being improved.

0:23:51 > 0:23:52They would do the same with furniture -

0:23:52 > 0:23:55send it back to workshops to be modernised

0:23:55 > 0:23:57and brought up to date and I think I can see here

0:23:57 > 0:24:01that the medieval picture has been brought up to date, hasn't it,

0:24:01 > 0:24:02to 19th-century imagery?

0:24:02 > 0:24:05It has and I think it's what makes the story of Pickering

0:24:05 > 0:24:09so unique, that we not only have the original medieval wall paintings,

0:24:09 > 0:24:12but we also have the 19th-century interventions as well

0:24:12 > 0:24:17and what's more amazing is that we actually have the original copies

0:24:17 > 0:24:20of the drawings of the paintings made in 1852,

0:24:20 > 0:24:23which we found in the vestry of the church.

0:24:23 > 0:24:2519th-century drawings of the paintings

0:24:25 > 0:24:28had been lost and found several times.

0:24:28 > 0:24:30In 2014, half-life size drawings

0:24:30 > 0:24:34were found in the church's safety deposit box,

0:24:34 > 0:24:35dating back to the 1950s.

0:24:35 > 0:24:37It makes you wonder

0:24:37 > 0:24:40if there's anything else yet to be discovered.

0:24:40 > 0:24:43Yes, if I've learnt anything over the last ten years,

0:24:43 > 0:24:45it's that Pickering has the power to surprise

0:24:45 > 0:24:47and who knows what might emerge from the walls

0:24:47 > 0:24:51or come out of the drawers or archives in the future.

0:24:51 > 0:24:55Whilst the paintings have spent much of their existence hidden away,

0:24:55 > 0:24:57today, they are celebrated in their full glory,

0:24:57 > 0:25:00attracting thousands of visitors each year.

0:25:02 > 0:25:05Anita is travelling nearly 30 miles to Thirsk,

0:25:05 > 0:25:10hometown of Alfred Wright, author of All Creatures Great And Small

0:25:10 > 0:25:13and on which he based the fictional town of Darrowby.

0:25:17 > 0:25:21She's visiting Three Tuns Antiques and Curios

0:25:21 > 0:25:23with just under £120 left to spend.

0:25:23 > 0:25:27Ah, something shiny has caught her eye.

0:25:27 > 0:25:29Surprise-surprise(!)

0:25:29 > 0:25:33- Could I take this outside to have a wee look at it?- Yes.

0:25:33 > 0:25:36You not going to do a runner, are you?

0:25:36 > 0:25:37I hope not!

0:25:37 > 0:25:40Judging by the glint in Anita's eye, she is up to something, though.

0:25:40 > 0:25:41Don't go back, Anita.

0:25:41 > 0:25:44I wanted to see this in the light.

0:25:44 > 0:25:46It's a lidded vessel

0:25:46 > 0:25:52which would have been used to hold the host during Mass.

0:25:52 > 0:25:58Now, it has a price of £10 on it,

0:25:58 > 0:26:04but what I thought when I handled it was, "Is this silver?

0:26:04 > 0:26:06"Is this silver and not silver plate?"

0:26:06 > 0:26:11When I look at the top of it and apply a wee bit of pressure,

0:26:11 > 0:26:13I've got some give there

0:26:13 > 0:26:17and that's indicating that it is a softer metal.

0:26:17 > 0:26:21Now, silver plate would be a harder metal than that.

0:26:21 > 0:26:24Its official name is a ciborium

0:26:24 > 0:26:28and it also has markings, which are Continental and complicated.

0:26:28 > 0:26:30Now, if this was silver plate,

0:26:30 > 0:26:34both pieces would not have been hallmarked like that.

0:26:34 > 0:26:39So that's giving me another indication that it may be silver.

0:26:39 > 0:26:40This might be the Holy Grail!

0:26:40 > 0:26:44Now, that really would be something, wouldn't it?

0:26:44 > 0:26:46- So, £10 on that.- Yes.

0:26:46 > 0:26:48That's great.

0:26:48 > 0:26:52So, for just £10, Anita has bought an ecclesiastical vessel

0:26:52 > 0:26:55that she believes to be made of solid silver.

0:26:56 > 0:27:00Meanwhile, our other little cherub, choirboy David,

0:27:00 > 0:27:04has driven east to the picturesque village of Thornton Le Dale.

0:27:07 > 0:27:10He's got one more shot to spend his remaining £41

0:27:10 > 0:27:14and he's meeting manager and dealer Jan. Hi, Jan!

0:27:14 > 0:27:16What about...

0:27:16 > 0:27:21- This is a different, quirky item. - Is it a watering can?- No, it's not.

0:27:21 > 0:27:23What is it?

0:27:23 > 0:27:29It's from a railway and they used it for flares in emergencies.

0:27:29 > 0:27:34- No! So, what's it fired by? - Either kerosene or paraffin.- Right.

0:27:34 > 0:27:40- It would be dropped on the line. - It would be like a Roman torch.

0:27:40 > 0:27:45In a line so that, in emergencies, they could see what was going on.

0:27:45 > 0:27:46My goodness me!

0:27:46 > 0:27:50Emergencies could be anything from heavy fog to signal failure.

0:27:50 > 0:27:54So, date wise, are we thinking early part of the 20th century

0:27:54 > 0:27:57- or even earlier?- Even earlier, actually, I think.- Right!

0:27:57 > 0:27:58OK, its ticket price is £30

0:27:58 > 0:28:02and it's not the only piece of railway interest.

0:28:02 > 0:28:05- Just one more piece of railwayana as well.- Blinking hell!

0:28:05 > 0:28:09- A gear lever.- What's all this with you and railwayana?

0:28:09 > 0:28:12You do not look like someone who is a train spotter!

0:28:12 > 0:28:15- I'm not a- train spotter! Are you not?- No, definitely not.

0:28:15 > 0:28:23- OK, so this is a gear lever of some disruption.- Right.

0:28:23 > 0:28:26It comes from sort of the tender, engine box.

0:28:26 > 0:28:29- Actually, is it very heavy? - It is very heavy, yes.

0:28:29 > 0:28:33- It's made of cast iron.- Let's have a look at it. Oh, gosh, yes!

0:28:33 > 0:28:37And when you say a tender box, it actually would be on the train?

0:28:37 > 0:28:42- On the train itself. - I love that, I absolutely love that.

0:28:42 > 0:28:48Its price is £35, but can Jan do a deal on the lever and the flare lamp?

0:28:48 > 0:28:50What's your offer, David?

0:28:50 > 0:28:53- Do you want all my money?- I want all your money.- You got it, baby.- OK.

0:28:53 > 0:28:56- Thank you very much.- Thank you.

0:28:56 > 0:28:58Technically, he's still got 46p,

0:28:58 > 0:29:02but that discount means David is now the proud owner

0:29:02 > 0:29:05of two pieces of railway interest.

0:29:05 > 0:29:07He's spent a total of £166

0:29:07 > 0:29:12and also picked up the police fingerprinting table,

0:29:12 > 0:29:15his 1940s letterbox,

0:29:15 > 0:29:18the Chinese ginger jar

0:29:18 > 0:29:20and the 1920s drop end settee.

0:29:22 > 0:29:26Anita has spent just £83 on her five lots,

0:29:26 > 0:29:30purchasing two sets of condiments, a 1950s brooch,

0:29:30 > 0:29:37a collection of Mauchline treen boxes, a 1960s Italian glass vase

0:29:37 > 0:29:42and a white metal cyborium with gilt interior.

0:29:42 > 0:29:45So, what do they think of each other's items?

0:29:45 > 0:29:49I mean, the condiment sets, oh, my gosh,

0:29:49 > 0:29:51they are diabolical beyond belief!

0:29:51 > 0:29:54They have no age whatsoever

0:29:54 > 0:29:58and need to be chucked in the nearest bin possible.

0:29:58 > 0:30:03What he's done with the flare lamp and that other bit of old iron,

0:30:03 > 0:30:06is he has bought definitely the weird!

0:30:06 > 0:30:09Somebody might fall in love with it, but, to me,

0:30:09 > 0:30:13it's just another big lump of old iron.

0:30:13 > 0:30:17Anita and David are travelling south again to an auction

0:30:17 > 0:30:19in the historic spa town of Harrogate,

0:30:19 > 0:30:22voted the happiest place to live

0:30:22 > 0:30:26by a popular property website in 2013 and 2014.

0:30:26 > 0:30:28Despite the dire weather,

0:30:28 > 0:30:32happy Harrogate seems to have rubbed off on our excited pair.

0:30:32 > 0:30:34Listen, if it didn't rain,

0:30:34 > 0:30:38would we have this beautiful greenery all around about us?

0:30:38 > 0:30:39I always say that, actually.

0:30:39 > 0:30:43- BOTH SING:- # Always look on the bright side of life

0:30:43 > 0:30:46- # Be-doo... # - # Be-doop-be-doop-be-doo... #

0:30:46 > 0:30:48Wayhey! Here we are.

0:30:49 > 0:30:53Second auction, David, let the battle commence!

0:30:53 > 0:30:55Oh, my kind of woman. Come on!

0:30:57 > 0:31:01Today's auction is being held at Harrogate Auction Centre

0:31:01 > 0:31:03and the auctioneer is George Allen.

0:31:03 > 0:31:07The condiment set, well, it's a bit quirky, they're a bit fun,

0:31:07 > 0:31:10but cheap items, I'm afraid.

0:31:10 > 0:31:13They're not going to do a right lot of money at all.

0:31:13 > 0:31:16The letterbox is a very rare find, is that, and I think

0:31:16 > 0:31:19you'll be quite surprised by how much that is going to make.

0:31:19 > 0:31:23Let's hope so! Time for the auction.

0:31:23 > 0:31:26Let's get comfy, David.

0:31:26 > 0:31:29On our thrones, Anita, thrones.

0:31:29 > 0:31:34And speaking of regal, it's Anita's king and queen condiments

0:31:34 > 0:31:38- and cuddling pigs first. - Well, good luck.- Thank you, darling.

0:31:38 > 0:31:41Can we see five anywhere on that one? £2?

0:31:41 > 0:31:43The flags are up now.

0:31:43 > 0:31:48- They all want them! - Four bid, six bid, eight bid.

0:31:48 > 0:31:52Ten, is that, number nine? It is ten bid. 12 bid.

0:31:52 > 0:31:5714, lovely attractive lady on the front. 14 bid.

0:31:57 > 0:32:0014 bid, is that 16, number nine?

0:32:00 > 0:32:0214 the bid. 14 bid.

0:32:02 > 0:32:0615 bid! 16 bid.

0:32:06 > 0:32:12You're out, sir. 16 bid, any advance on 16? Any more?

0:32:12 > 0:32:1418, she's back in.

0:32:14 > 0:32:2020. 22. 22 bid, any more?

0:32:20 > 0:32:24All done? Don't miss out on these. 22 bid.

0:32:24 > 0:32:27The room's on fire!

0:32:27 > 0:32:29- Are you all done at £22?- Ahhh!

0:32:31 > 0:32:35Not a king's ransom, but still a profit.

0:32:35 > 0:32:38That was pressure, wasn't it?

0:32:38 > 0:32:40From two! I thought they were going to sell for two.

0:32:40 > 0:32:44So did I, my wee heart was beating!

0:32:46 > 0:32:52- Next up are David's train lever and flare lamp.- Can I leave now?

0:32:52 > 0:32:54- Can I go?- Shall I hold your wee hand?

0:32:54 > 0:32:56I think you're going to have to.

0:32:56 > 0:33:00- 50. 40.- Go on.- 30. 20.

0:33:00 > 0:33:05This is for the two items. Five bid, five the bid. Any advance on five?

0:33:05 > 0:33:09Ten bid, here we go. 15 bid.

0:33:09 > 0:33:1320, 25, 30, 35 bid, 40 bid.

0:33:13 > 0:33:20£40 the bid, 45, 50 bid. £50 bid. Any more?

0:33:20 > 0:33:2455 bid, 60 bid. 65 bid.

0:33:24 > 0:33:2765, 70 bid.

0:33:27 > 0:33:29Any advance? 75 bid.

0:33:29 > 0:33:3575. 80 bid. 85 bid. Any more?

0:33:35 > 0:33:40- When is it going to stop? - Go on! Never!- 90 bid. 95 bid.

0:33:40 > 0:33:4695, round it up, make it to double figures. 100 bid.

0:33:46 > 0:33:52- That's more like it, yeah. - All done at £100?

0:33:52 > 0:33:56- Ohhhh!- Brilliant!- Thank you, Anita.

0:33:56 > 0:34:00An incredible result - from such a slow start,

0:34:00 > 0:34:03David has more than doubled his money.

0:34:03 > 0:34:05It's so exciting!

0:34:05 > 0:34:08- I was digging my nails into your hand.- I noticed!

0:34:08 > 0:34:12Now, it's Anita's 1950s brooch.

0:34:12 > 0:34:16Four bid, £4 bid. £6, £8 bid.

0:34:16 > 0:34:21Eight the bid and ten. Ten bid, 12 bid, 14.

0:34:21 > 0:34:25- And you're off!- 14 bid. Any advance on 14?

0:34:25 > 0:34:30Come on, buy it for your lady. 14 bid, any more? Another one?

0:34:30 > 0:34:3414, 15, he's back in. 15, 16.

0:34:34 > 0:34:3916 bid, any more? All done at £16?

0:34:39 > 0:34:42- You're going to miss out on this one.- Go on!

0:34:42 > 0:34:44All done at 16...

0:34:44 > 0:34:47- Yes!- Well done, well done.

0:34:47 > 0:34:49She's very excited!

0:34:49 > 0:34:51And so she should be!

0:34:51 > 0:34:56She got it at a great price. Still, it's a small profit for Anita.

0:34:56 > 0:35:01Now it's David's most expensive item - his Chinese ginger jar.

0:35:01 > 0:35:04- Has your heart started going? - Yeah, it's going.

0:35:07 > 0:35:14I am 50 bid, straight in at 50. 60 on the telephone. £60 bid.

0:35:14 > 0:35:1870 on the book, £70 bid.

0:35:18 > 0:35:2180 bid. 90 with me. 95 bid.

0:35:21 > 0:35:24- 100 bid on the book.- Come on!

0:35:24 > 0:35:27Any advance on 100? I'm into triple figures. Any more?

0:35:27 > 0:35:31All done at £100...

0:35:31 > 0:35:35- Ohhhhh, that's a good one! - Well done, darling.- It's all right.

0:35:35 > 0:35:38- Listen, let me give you a wee kiss. - Thank you.- That is great.

0:35:38 > 0:35:41Wow! That's another great profit for David.

0:35:41 > 0:35:46He went big with his buys and, so far, it seems to be paying off.

0:35:46 > 0:35:48David is in the lead

0:35:48 > 0:35:51so Anita needs a big profit on her Mauchline treen

0:35:51 > 0:35:52- to stay in the game.- Ten bid.

0:35:52 > 0:35:56£10 bid, any advance on 10?

0:35:56 > 0:36:00Any more? All done? 15?

0:36:00 > 0:36:03- One piece is worth more than that. 20 bid. £20 the bid.- Go on!

0:36:03 > 0:36:08£20 bid. 25 bid. The lady in blue is back in at 25.

0:36:08 > 0:36:1030 bid.

0:36:10 > 0:36:14£30 the bid, I'll take 2.50 if it will help anybody.

0:36:14 > 0:36:18£30 the bid, any more? All done?

0:36:18 > 0:36:2332.50 bid, are you all done at 32.50?

0:36:23 > 0:36:28Another profit for Anita - what a brilliant crowd here today!

0:36:28 > 0:36:31I love his 50ps! It makes all the difference.

0:36:31 > 0:36:34- He gets every single penny! - He doesn't half, he doesn't half.

0:36:34 > 0:36:36Well, every penny counts.

0:36:36 > 0:36:40Let's see if Anita's next item can bring in a few more.

0:36:40 > 0:36:46- It may not be Murano, but it still is an Italian vase.- Ten to start me.

0:36:46 > 0:36:49Ten bid. Any advance? 15. 20.

0:36:49 > 0:36:54- It's all over, it's all over! - 25. 35 bid.

0:36:54 > 0:36:5740 bid. 45. 50 bid.

0:36:57 > 0:37:02- Any advance? 55 bid. 60. - Are you bidding?

0:37:02 > 0:37:09- I'm just getting excited!- Any advance? 65 bid. 65. £70 the bid.

0:37:09 > 0:37:1275 bid. 80 bid. 85 bid.

0:37:12 > 0:37:1885 the bid, any advance on 85?

0:37:18 > 0:37:20An exciting lot, there. 90 bid.

0:37:20 > 0:37:25- Ohhhh!- £90. 95 bid. £100 bid.

0:37:25 > 0:37:30We've hit the magic mark. 100 bid.

0:37:30 > 0:37:36- 105 bid.- Yes!- 105 the bid. Any more?

0:37:36 > 0:37:38All done?

0:37:38 > 0:37:42110. 110, the lady is back in at 110.

0:37:42 > 0:37:46All done at 110?

0:37:46 > 0:37:48- Ohhhh!- Number nine.

0:37:51 > 0:37:53Oh, what an auctioneer!

0:37:54 > 0:37:58That's an incredible profit for Anita.

0:37:58 > 0:38:02She has quadrupled her money, putting her firmly back in the game.

0:38:02 > 0:38:07Now, let's see if David's 1940s letterbox gets the same reception.

0:38:08 > 0:38:1440. 50. £50 bid. Any advance on 50?

0:38:14 > 0:38:1960. 70. £70 bid. 80. 90.

0:38:19 > 0:38:21100 with me. £100 bid.

0:38:21 > 0:38:25Come on! Cling onto me.

0:38:25 > 0:38:29- Good luck!- 130 bid.

0:38:29 > 0:38:33130 bid. Any advance on 130? I'm out.

0:38:33 > 0:38:37In the room at the very back there at £130 the bid.

0:38:37 > 0:38:41It's there to go at 130...

0:38:41 > 0:38:44- Yes!- Get in there!

0:38:44 > 0:38:46Well done, George.

0:38:46 > 0:38:52Well done, David! Another massive profit. Quite the auction today!

0:38:53 > 0:38:57- This is wonderful! Isn't it wonderful?- It is, it is wonderful.

0:38:57 > 0:39:03David got his 1920s sofa for a steal, but will it fare today?

0:39:03 > 0:39:04Ten anywhere?

0:39:04 > 0:39:08Ten bid. £10 bid, 20 bid. 30 bid.

0:39:08 > 0:39:1340 bid. £40, 50 bid. 60 bid.

0:39:13 > 0:39:15- You're in profit. - Come on!- 60, were getting there.

0:39:15 > 0:39:20£60 the bid, 70 bid. 70 bid, lovely piece.

0:39:20 > 0:39:2280 bid. £80 the bid.

0:39:22 > 0:39:27- 90. Magic figure, £90 the bid, any more?- Come on, get another hundred.

0:39:27 > 0:39:29- 100.- Yes!- 100.

0:39:29 > 0:39:35110. 110, it's selling itself. 110 the bid.

0:39:35 > 0:39:40Any more? All done at £110?

0:39:40 > 0:39:45David...

0:39:45 > 0:39:47That's 200% profit.

0:39:47 > 0:39:50200? It's more than that. It's about 4 million.

0:39:50 > 0:39:53We're both rubbish at maths!

0:39:53 > 0:39:58Apparently so. It's actually just over 2,000% profit.

0:39:58 > 0:40:03Next, It's Anita's incredible find - her cyborium.

0:40:03 > 0:40:05Anita still believes it's silver,

0:40:05 > 0:40:09but has been unable to identify its marks

0:40:09 > 0:40:12- so it's being sold as white metal. - £20 bid. 20 bid.

0:40:12 > 0:40:1620 bid. It's not where we start, it's where we finish. 30 bid.

0:40:16 > 0:40:20£30 the bid. 35. 40 bid.

0:40:20 > 0:40:2445. 45. 50 bid.

0:40:24 > 0:40:2750 bid, any advance on 50?

0:40:27 > 0:40:3055. 55, you won't get another one.

0:40:30 > 0:40:36- 55, 60 bid. 65 bid.- Come on!

0:40:36 > 0:40:40Any advance on 65? It's worth a lot more.

0:40:40 > 0:40:4465. 70 bid. 75 bid.

0:40:44 > 0:40:50Any more? All done? Finished at £75?

0:40:52 > 0:40:54A stroke of luck or divine intervention?

0:40:54 > 0:40:58Either way, that's a fantastic profit.

0:40:58 > 0:41:02Profits all over the place! What a feeling, eh?

0:41:02 > 0:41:05It's certainly too close to call.

0:41:05 > 0:41:07Time for David's final and most unusual item -

0:41:07 > 0:41:09his police fingerprinting table.

0:41:11 > 0:41:14Can we see 20? Ten bid.

0:41:14 > 0:41:17£10 bid, any advance on ten? You'll never get another one.

0:41:17 > 0:41:23- You'd never WANT another one! - £20 the bid. Any advance on 20?

0:41:23 > 0:41:29- Any more? 30. £30.- Come on! Come on!

0:41:29 > 0:41:31The bid is at the back of the room.

0:41:31 > 0:41:35£30, any more? All done?

0:41:35 > 0:41:39Finished at £30 only bid?

0:41:39 > 0:41:41That's all right!

0:41:41 > 0:41:44- Well done, that's all right.- It's still a profit.- That's all right.

0:41:44 > 0:41:45It's still a profit.

0:41:45 > 0:41:48It's small, but it's still a profit.

0:41:48 > 0:41:51What an incredible auction with no losses!

0:41:51 > 0:41:54Now, that makes a change, doesn't it?

0:41:54 > 0:41:58David, that was absolutely fabulous!

0:41:58 > 0:42:01What are we going to do now?

0:42:01 > 0:42:02We're going to forget about cups of tea,

0:42:02 > 0:42:06- let's go straight for the champagne! - You are my kind of girl!

0:42:08 > 0:42:10Well, before we go popping any corks,

0:42:10 > 0:42:12let's find out who came out on top.

0:42:12 > 0:42:16Anita started this leg with £192.14.

0:42:16 > 0:42:22After auction costs, she made a profit of £126.51,

0:42:22 > 0:42:27leaving her with £318.65 to spend next time.

0:42:27 > 0:42:31David, however, emerges victorious this week.

0:42:31 > 0:42:35He started off with £166.46.

0:42:35 > 0:42:41After auction costs, he's made a whopping profit of £219.40

0:42:41 > 0:42:46so takes forward £385.86 to the following leg.

0:42:48 > 0:42:52- Go on, you. - You're such a sweetie!- In you go!

0:42:53 > 0:42:55- Right, are you in?- Yep.

0:42:55 > 0:43:00What an amazing day it's been! So, cheerio, chaps!

0:43:00 > 0:43:06Next time on Antiques Road Trip, Anita considers other career options.

0:43:06 > 0:43:09SHE BLOWS A RASPING NOTE

0:43:09 > 0:43:12Whilst David takes a leaf out of his competitor's book.

0:43:12 > 0:43:15I am desperate to buy it if it's cheap.