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 > 0:00:09..with £200 each, a classic car, and a goal
0:00:09 > 0:00:12to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:12 > 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 > 0:00:24There will be worthy winners, and valiant losers.
0:00:24 > 0:00:28So, will it be the high road to glory, or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:28 > 0:00:29Oh!
0:00:29 > 0:00:31This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:37 > 0:00:40This week, we've been hitching a ride with two antiques experts,
0:00:40 > 0:00:43Philip Serrell and Natasha Raskin.
0:00:43 > 0:00:47Do you know, there is one thing that you can rely on in this country.
0:00:47 > 0:00:48What's that?
0:00:48 > 0:00:49Unreliable weather!
0:00:50 > 0:00:54Esteemed auctioneer, Philip, has an eye for a bargain,
0:00:54 > 0:00:57and a nose to sniff out antiques unlikely places.
0:00:57 > 0:01:00This is just the best, this is much better than antique shops.
0:01:00 > 0:01:05Joining him on this road trip is enchanting Glaswegian, Natasha,
0:01:05 > 0:01:08with expertise in paintings, sculpture,
0:01:08 > 0:01:10jewellery and female wiles.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13Oh my goodness, I'm going to have to be like Cupid and sort of...
0:01:13 > 0:01:16throw a little arrow in your direction.
0:01:16 > 0:01:20Our duelling duo set off in a 1957 Porsche with £200 each.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25As the penultimate leg of the road trip gets underway,
0:01:25 > 0:01:30Philip edged in front with £214.04 to spend.
0:01:31 > 0:01:36Natasha, however, has just £122.84
0:01:38 > 0:01:43- Your purse is bulging now. You're over £200.- It's not bulging!
0:01:43 > 0:01:48It's about 12 quid better than we started, I don't know how many days ago.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51I'm almost £100 worse off than when we started.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54I've lost the plot, I think I got the rules wrong.
0:01:54 > 0:01:59Natasha and Phil kicked off the week in Narberth, in Pembrokeshire,
0:01:59 > 0:02:02their journey has seen them travel through the Home Counties.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04Now they're heading to the south coast,
0:02:04 > 0:02:07before heading to Salisbury, Wiltshire,
0:02:07 > 0:02:12the fourth stretch has them going to an auction in Rayleigh in Essex.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14But, they're starting in Arundel.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17According to local tradition, if you shake yourself
0:02:17 > 0:02:19on Arundel Bridge on the 1st of March,
0:02:19 > 0:02:23you'll be free from fleas for the rest of the year.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25Handy, that.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28Our experts first stop is Arundel Antiques.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31David's been trading in militaria for over 20 years
0:02:31 > 0:02:33and has amassed quite a stock.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35Perfect, if you know what you're looking for.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37Here we go.
0:02:37 > 0:02:38Stand by.
0:02:38 > 0:02:39Atten-shun!
0:02:39 > 0:02:42- So, what do you know about militaria, Phil?- Nothing.- Nothing?
0:02:42 > 0:02:44Most of it comes from the military.
0:02:44 > 0:02:48Most of it, that's sounding good, yeah(!) Thanks.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50As Natasha heads to the back of the shop,
0:02:50 > 0:02:53Philip spots something in David's window display.
0:02:54 > 0:02:59- The flying leather helmets and goggles, old?- Period, yes. 1940s.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02And what the ticket price on those?
0:03:02 > 0:03:06- The helmet and the goggles, £140.- OK.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09Bit of room for negotiation on these prices?
0:03:09 > 0:03:14Well, £140 was kind of calculating a bit of a knock, 120?
0:03:14 > 0:03:17OK. And that figure, is that plaster or wood?
0:03:17 > 0:03:21- It's wooden, Florentine, 17th century.- How much is that?
0:03:21 > 0:03:241850.
0:03:24 > 0:03:25You couldn't do it for £17?
0:03:25 > 0:03:29- I couldn't, actually, no. Thank you so much.- Just a thought.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32Putting the decimal point in the wrong place to get a deal
0:03:32 > 0:03:34never really works, Serrell.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39You've got to try, haven't you?
0:03:40 > 0:03:43Natasha faring any better?
0:03:43 > 0:03:47OK. This looks a bit more my cup of tea. Less militaria, more stuff.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51But it's, very nicely set out, isn't it? Very nicely set out.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54Which is a bit of a worry, because it makes me
0:03:54 > 0:03:57think that this is antiques in a kind of retail, retail style.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00But, we'll give it a good shot, see what we can find.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03Better if you take the covers off, Phil.
0:04:04 > 0:04:08- What about that?- Oh, yeah. That's quite a good old piece.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11- A good solid piece. - How much is that?- 35 quid.
0:04:11 > 0:04:15- It would benefit from a polish up, but...- Wouldn't we all!
0:04:15 > 0:04:17Speak for yourself(!)
0:04:17 > 0:04:22- Is 35 the best, or can we get under 30?- Um, 28. How about that?- OK.
0:04:22 > 0:04:23I might just have a go at you with that,
0:04:23 > 0:04:27let me just have a wander around see if there's anything else I can see.
0:04:27 > 0:04:31As Philip continues his search, Natasha finds David.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34So, I'm a little bit worried that I can't afford anything in your shop,
0:04:34 > 0:04:37So I was coming to you to say, "Yes, there are beautiful things here,
0:04:37 > 0:04:39"but do you have anything on the cheap,
0:04:39 > 0:04:41"but not common kind of scale?"
0:04:41 > 0:04:43We've got some bargains. Would you like to follow me?
0:04:43 > 0:04:45- We'll go and have a little look. - I'd love to follow you.
0:04:45 > 0:04:49Thank you so much. Maybe you're going to save me. What do you have in mind?
0:04:49 > 0:04:51Well, I think these are quite interesting.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53Two albums of cigarette cards from the 1930s.
0:04:53 > 0:04:57- Right, OK. Something I've never bought before.- Always a popular subject.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00- So you've got all the insignias in there.- Are they totally complete?
0:05:00 > 0:05:03They're totally complete and in marvellous condition.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07Cigarette cards were introduced to stiffen the packaging
0:05:07 > 0:05:09and to advertise brands.
0:05:10 > 0:05:14The first in the UK were introduced by John Player & Sons in 1893.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19Because of the popular subject matter, will still be of interest.
0:05:19 > 0:05:23Oh, I hope so. And do you think in this sort of quantity they'll be... Oh, hello!
0:05:23 > 0:05:27- PHONE RINGS - Please take your eyes off my lovely RAF badge cigarette cards.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30We've not talked money yet, what do you think of these, Phil?
0:05:30 > 0:05:34Oh, I'd be happy to give 400 or £500 for those, I would have thought.
0:05:34 > 0:05:35Don't listen to him.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38- Sell them to him, we'll split it.- Yeah?
0:05:39 > 0:05:41The ticket price is £25.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43What about 20 for the two, a tenner a piece?
0:05:43 > 0:05:47- Oh, I don't know. Can I have a look? - Naturally. I think they're a really good subject matter.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50Because I don't have a clue. I'm just worried about the rarity value,
0:05:50 > 0:05:52because I don't really think there is one, is there?
0:05:52 > 0:05:56These two collections are complete, with about 50 cards in each book.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58So, that bodes well.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01So, what's the most you're prepared to pay?
0:06:01 > 0:06:04The most that I'm prepared to pay, if I'm honest,
0:06:04 > 0:06:07and I only want to be honest, not offensive,
0:06:07 > 0:06:09is probably eight quid.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12- Eight pounds sounds like a good deal to me.- Really?- Yeah, I think so.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15- I'm quite surprised. - No, because I'm going to be stuck with them otherwise.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18Oh, really! I get it. Well, shall we do it then?
0:06:18 > 0:06:20- Yeah, we'll do it.- Eight quid.
0:06:20 > 0:06:21What an incredible deal.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23Natasha has persuaded David to part with
0:06:23 > 0:06:26these at a third of their ticket price.
0:06:27 > 0:06:31And with one deal done, David makes his way over to Philip.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34He's spotted a 19th century boxwood truncheon.
0:06:36 > 0:06:37It's got a ribbed handle.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40Leather here, which looks suspiciously like it's been replaced
0:06:40 > 0:06:42- at some point in time. - Replaced, yes.
0:06:42 > 0:06:46And it's got a not overly subtle screw in there and there,
0:06:46 > 0:06:49and then this is led filled.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51And they used to call these life preservers, didn't they?
0:06:51 > 0:06:53Which is actually the last thing in the world they did.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56Cos when you got that on the back of the head,
0:06:56 > 0:06:59- that really would just see you out, wouldn't it?- Mmm.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03- And how much is that?- It's £45.
0:07:03 > 0:07:07Phil's still keen on the bronze propeller, too.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09Total ticket price for both items is £80.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11What could you do the two for?
0:07:11 > 0:07:1440. 20 quid each.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16- £40 for the two?- Yep.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19You caught me by surprise, cos I thought they were going to be more than that.
0:07:19 > 0:07:20I'd better pay you now.
0:07:20 > 0:07:24Yeah, and with that both experts leave their first shop
0:07:24 > 0:07:26with some promising purchases for auction.
0:07:29 > 0:07:33Philip's moved on, and has motored the Porsche along the coast to Hove.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35He's visiting Hove Museum and Art Gallery
0:07:35 > 0:07:40to find out about a forgotten genius and pioneer of early cinema.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43And to tell Phil all about this remarkable man of the movies
0:07:43 > 0:07:46is museum curator, Suzie Plumb.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49- Oh, hi, I'm Philip.- Hi, Phil. I'm Suzie.- Good to see you.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51Welcome to Hove Museum and Art Gallery.
0:07:51 > 0:07:52This is pretty cool, isn't it?
0:07:52 > 0:07:55Do you want to come through here and have a sit down?
0:07:55 > 0:07:56In our mini cinema.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59You don't get many cinemas smaller than that, do you?
0:07:59 > 0:08:00It's pretty small.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02Mm, cosy.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05George Albert Smith began as a showman in the 1890s
0:08:05 > 0:08:10at a time when live performance alone entertained the masses.
0:08:10 > 0:08:15He performed as a stage hypnotist, illusionist and psychic.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17Spinning stories to a spellbound crowd,
0:08:17 > 0:08:20he used a Magic Lantern and colourful slides.
0:08:20 > 0:08:25So, Smithy, he sounds like a really larger than life character.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28I think he was. He was a showman, his roots were in showmanship,
0:08:28 > 0:08:35so he's working the Magic Lantern, doing performances around Brighton, at the Brighton Aquarium.
0:08:35 > 0:08:36He's interested in photography.
0:08:36 > 0:08:40He's also set up this, erm, what he calls a pleasure garden,
0:08:40 > 0:08:43which included live animals, monkeys.
0:08:43 > 0:08:47There's a hermit in a cave. So, he's an entertainer.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50In 1896, Smith travelled to London to witness the first
0:08:50 > 0:08:54demonstration of film by the Lumiere brothers.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57So, the Lumiere brothers, sort of, they pioneered, what?
0:08:57 > 0:09:00- Moving images, generally?- Yes.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02And our man George Albert Smith, what did he do?
0:09:02 > 0:09:06He went to see the first showing in London in 1896
0:09:06 > 0:09:10and came straight back down here and started making his own films
0:09:10 > 0:09:13in 1897, so less than six months, really,
0:09:13 > 0:09:16after he'd seen the first moving images in this country.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19And they would've most definitely been black and white and silent, wouldn't they?
0:09:19 > 0:09:21- Absolutely, absolutely.- Yeah.
0:09:21 > 0:09:22Inspired by the Lumiere brothers,
0:09:22 > 0:09:25Smith turned his storytelling talent to film.
0:09:26 > 0:09:31Smith was really instrumental in developing what we call the narrative of cinema.
0:09:31 > 0:09:36Developing techniques and practices that enabled people to tell stories through moving image.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39So, he was the pioneer, wasn't he, really?
0:09:39 > 0:09:41Yes, certainly was one of them.
0:09:41 > 0:09:45To tell his stories, Smith used the first ever close up shots
0:09:45 > 0:09:47and pioneered editing.
0:09:47 > 0:09:51He was leading the way, not just by creating new techniques to tell a story,
0:09:51 > 0:09:55but also by developing revolutionary camera technology.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58So, there's bits of work going on around the country
0:09:58 > 0:10:01towards trying to find a colour film process.
0:10:01 > 0:10:03But Smith beats them all to it.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06- This is the Kinemacolor camera.- What?
0:10:06 > 0:10:08- Kinema...- Kinemacolor camera.- Right.
0:10:08 > 0:10:15Inside there's a wheel here that sits between the film itself and the lens.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19And this wheel consists of two filters.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22- One half of the wheel is red... - And one half is green.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25Using a red and green filter to create a colour film
0:10:25 > 0:10:26is just a trick of the eye.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28It's just an optical illusion,
0:10:28 > 0:10:33where red and green spinning fast enough makes it look like it's colour.
0:10:33 > 0:10:38Smith's Kinemacolor was launched in Paris in 1908,
0:10:38 > 0:10:40and he produced over 100 colour films.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43But in 1913, disaster struck.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46A court case brought by his competitors challenged his patent.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48The judge ruled against Smith,
0:10:48 > 0:10:50allowing anyone to produce a colour film.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55After this court case, what happened to Smith then?
0:10:55 > 0:10:58Well, he stopped making films, sadly.
0:10:58 > 0:11:04And by that point, you know, this is from 1914-ish, the First World War comes along.
0:11:04 > 0:11:08But, also, it becomes a lot cheaper to produce films in Hollywood.
0:11:08 > 0:11:13Plentiful sunlight in Los Angeles made it the perfect place to produce films.
0:11:13 > 0:11:18By the 1920s, Hollywood had become the movie capital of the world.
0:11:18 > 0:11:19What happened to him, then?
0:11:19 > 0:11:22He faded out of recognition for many years,
0:11:22 > 0:11:26and was kind of forgotten about by the film industry.
0:11:26 > 0:11:31Until probably late '40s, early '50s, when people started recognising
0:11:31 > 0:11:36the value and the impact of his work on early film-making.
0:11:37 > 0:11:42Smith looked on as the film industry, using techniques he pioneered,
0:11:42 > 0:11:44became a global entertainment medium.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48I don't think I'm ever going to be able to go to the cinema again
0:11:48 > 0:11:51and watch a film without thinking of my new best friend, Mr Smith.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53Thank you. Thanks very much.
0:11:54 > 0:11:58Next stop for Natasha is just along the coast, in Peacehaven.
0:11:59 > 0:12:04The town is located above the stunning chalk cliffs of the South Downs.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07Natasha's here to shop.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10This place may be small, but it's crammed full.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14I'm really into a little bit of pokerwork,
0:12:14 > 0:12:18and these are really sweet, these wee napkin rings.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20It's called pokerwork because that's exactly what it is.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23It's a hot poker that goes in and actually makes the design.
0:12:23 > 0:12:28We've got the actual stylised flowers have been lined out by the poker.
0:12:28 > 0:12:32And then the background has been, typical of its style, dot-dot-dotted in.
0:12:32 > 0:12:33Then they've been filled in in colour.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36But they're a little bit lacking in their colour.
0:12:36 > 0:12:37It's all come off, to be honest with you.
0:12:37 > 0:12:42And then I think maybe from the same sort of set is this one here.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44Let me just get it. There we go.
0:12:44 > 0:12:48Because I think this one's the most obviously Art Nouveau in its style,
0:12:48 > 0:12:51because this here, you've got a lovely soft yellow,
0:12:51 > 0:12:55and then the green and the blue all working together in harmony.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58Yes, there's a wee bit of paint loss and it's not in the world's best condition,
0:12:58 > 0:13:01but I think for its age, that's just such a lovely thing.
0:13:01 > 0:13:06The arts and crafts pokerwork pot has a ticket price of £20.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08One to think about.
0:13:08 > 0:13:12Dealer Steve is on hand to help Natasha find some more goodies.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15There are some sweet wee things in here.
0:13:15 > 0:13:19I just have a feeling that novelty is what I'm after next.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21There's one down here that's lovely,
0:13:21 > 0:13:25The enamelled one with the 19 on it. Yeah, that's really sweet.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28- What's that - 12 quid? Oh, it's a tie clip!- Yes.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31- And it's the 19th hole. - Yes, indeed.
0:13:31 > 0:13:35So, I thought that when I saw the price tag from above it said 120,
0:13:35 > 0:13:38because I presumed it was going to be a nine carat gold. But it's not.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41It's just in a sort of rolled gold, or gold plate.
0:13:41 > 0:13:45I mean, the enamel's all right. It's not in the worst order you've ever seen.
0:13:45 > 0:13:46But it's kind of cool, isn't it?
0:13:48 > 0:13:51That's now two items Natasha has her eye on.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53Anything else?
0:13:53 > 0:13:56- I absolutely love this little pillbox.- OK.- It's just...
0:13:56 > 0:14:00Cupid has, sort of, picked up his quiver
0:14:00 > 0:14:03and, sort of, shot an arrow towards my heart.
0:14:03 > 0:14:07I don't want to get too carried away, but what a lovely box.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10It's absolutely gorgeous. Do you mind if we do a closer look at that?
0:14:10 > 0:14:12- No, indeed.- Right, OK. Thank you very much.
0:14:12 > 0:14:16Anything to do with Greek mythology is just my favourite thing.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19This pillbox has a 1992 hallmark.
0:14:19 > 0:14:25Hardly antique, but as it's not terribly old it is in pristine condition.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28It's basically purporting to be something that it isn't in its style,
0:14:28 > 0:14:32but certainly it's hallmarked clearly enough to say, you know,
0:14:32 > 0:14:36"Yes I'm not a period piece, I am from the late 20th century.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38"But I'm very much mimicking
0:14:38 > 0:14:40"the style of the early 20th century."
0:14:40 > 0:14:43It sports a ticket price of £24.
0:14:43 > 0:14:44OK, Steve.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47There are things that I like in your shop, truly.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49I really like the pokerwork box.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52And I really like the tie pin.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55Then you've got this gorgeous hallmarked bit of silver as well.
0:14:55 > 0:14:59I wonder if you would be open to a sort of deal?
0:14:59 > 0:15:00You can tempt me, Natasha.
0:15:00 > 0:15:04And how often do you fall for temptation?
0:15:04 > 0:15:06- I'm a fool for temptation. - You're a fool for temptation!
0:15:06 > 0:15:09Oh, my goodness, so I'm going to have to be like Cupid
0:15:09 > 0:15:13and, sort of, throw a little arrow in your direction, see how I get on.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16Try throwing a price at him!
0:15:16 > 0:15:20Just say... £30 the lot. I'm just going to say it, Steve?
0:15:20 > 0:15:22Make it 35 and it's yours.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25- 35? For the whole lot?- Yeah.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28Steve, I can't resist. I'm now falling for you.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30I think that's an absolute deal.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33Natasha has picked up three items
0:15:33 > 0:15:37that had a total ticket price of £56 for just £35.
0:15:37 > 0:15:39- Thank you very much. - Thank you very much.
0:15:40 > 0:15:44I think these are going to fit perfectly into this pokerwork box.
0:15:44 > 0:15:45Look at that!
0:15:45 > 0:15:47And I'll say thank you very much, wish me luck.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49It's been a pleasure, Natasha.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51- It's been really nice, thank you so much, Steve.- Good luck.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53Bye-bye, bye-bye!
0:15:54 > 0:15:58And with that, one day down, one to go on the Road Trip.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00Time for a rest.
0:16:00 > 0:16:01Nighty night, you two.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08Morning has arrived.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11And Philip's in charge of the map.
0:16:11 > 0:16:15I know this sounds stupid, cos I used to teach geography,
0:16:15 > 0:16:18- but have you any idea where we are?- Oh!
0:16:18 > 0:16:20You're in East Sussex. Ha!
0:16:20 > 0:16:25Yesterday, young Natasha spent £43 on four lots for auction.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28Two albums of cigarette cards, a pokerwork pot,
0:16:28 > 0:16:33a novelty tie clip and a hallmarked silver pillbox.
0:16:33 > 0:16:39After that spending spree, she has £79.84 left today.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41Philip spent £40 on two items.
0:16:41 > 0:16:47A 19th-century lead weighted life preserver, and a ship's propeller.
0:16:47 > 0:16:51Philip has £174.04 left to spend.
0:16:52 > 0:16:57Our two experts have driven to the picturesque village of Golden Cross.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01- This is your stop, sir. Have a really good time.- Yeah, you too.
0:17:01 > 0:17:05- I will see you later. - Yeah, have a good trip.- Bye.- Bye.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07Philip's first to shop today.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12- Hi, I'm Philip.- Oh, hi, I'm Rhoda. - How are you, Rhoda? All right?
0:17:12 > 0:17:15- Fine, thank you.- You have some stock in here, don't you?
0:17:15 > 0:17:17A few bits and pieces, yes.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19Rhoda's being rather modest.
0:17:19 > 0:17:23Her shop is crammed with all sorts of goodies for Philip to have a look at.
0:17:30 > 0:17:31He's really casing the joint.
0:17:33 > 0:17:34An organ!
0:17:34 > 0:17:35Oh, Lordy.
0:17:36 > 0:17:40These are cool, these things, because they're operated...
0:17:40 > 0:17:43Oh, look! By pumping these pedals down here.
0:17:43 > 0:17:44What you do is that, look.
0:17:46 > 0:17:51Now, I started out life as a PE teacher. Played a lot of rugby.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53Used to teach geography.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56But what many of you won't know is I am, in fact,
0:17:56 > 0:17:58a classically trained pianist.
0:17:58 > 0:17:59Really?
0:17:59 > 0:18:00Are you ready for this?
0:18:00 > 0:18:02Standby.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05COMEDY TUNE
0:18:07 > 0:18:08Don't know any more!
0:18:09 > 0:18:10Thank goodness for that.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12Rhoda, how much is this?
0:18:12 > 0:18:14I think its way beyond your budget.
0:18:14 > 0:18:15Probably a very good thing.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19Right, let's go and see what else we can find.
0:18:19 > 0:18:20Yep, stick to what you know.
0:18:25 > 0:18:29These are quite interesting, Rhoda. How old do you think those are?
0:18:29 > 0:18:32I would imagine about 1910, something like that.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35- What do you think? - Yeah, I think you're right.
0:18:35 > 0:18:36Philip's keen.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38I think they're quite interesting.
0:18:38 > 0:18:39And I don't blame him.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41They're in the style of William Benson,
0:18:41 > 0:18:45one of the most forward-thinking of the arts and crafts designers,
0:18:45 > 0:18:48known for producing well thought out functional items,
0:18:48 > 0:18:49particularly light fittings.
0:18:49 > 0:18:50- This is a drip pan.- Yes.
0:18:50 > 0:18:54So, you put your candle in there, and this is a drip pan.
0:18:54 > 0:18:55Quite clever really,
0:18:55 > 0:18:58so it catches the wax so you're not forever getting
0:18:58 > 0:19:03wax off your damask table cloth, or worse still, in my view,
0:19:03 > 0:19:06off your beautifully patinated mahogany dining table.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09If they're by Benson, they could be worth a few quid.
0:19:09 > 0:19:13However, there's no maker's mark, and Philip's spotted a problem.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16That's just... It's been dropped, hasn't it?
0:19:16 > 0:19:18- If you look at that one.- Yes.
0:19:18 > 0:19:22- If you look at that one there. And look at that one there.- Yes.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24And it's just been absolutely... It's been dropped.
0:19:24 > 0:19:28Yeah, maybe Rhoda will drop a bit off her £25 ticket price.
0:19:28 > 0:19:29I could do them for...
0:19:31 > 0:19:32I could do them for 20.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38Is that your very, very best? What can I squeeze you down to 15?
0:19:38 > 0:19:42- No, not really as far as 15. - What could I squeeze you too?
0:19:42 > 0:19:43- 18.- OK.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46I'll have those, my love. Thank you very much indeed.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48That's most kind, Rhoda.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51Philip's leaving with the brass candlesticks for £18.
0:19:53 > 0:19:57Natasha has taken the Porsche onwards to the village of Burwash.
0:19:57 > 0:20:01She's visiting a house deep in the wooded landscape
0:20:01 > 0:20:05of the Sussex Weald, which became sanctuary to a world-famous writer.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07Hello, hi. I'm Tasha.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09Hello. Welcome to Bateman's.
0:20:09 > 0:20:11Thank you so much. Bateman's, indeed! This is...
0:20:11 > 0:20:13a spectacular home,
0:20:13 > 0:20:16and the residence of one particularly important gentleman.
0:20:16 > 0:20:18An extraordinary man with an extraordinary story.
0:20:18 > 0:20:22In 1902, Rudyard Kipling was at the height of his fame.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25His Just So Stories were ready to go to print
0:20:25 > 0:20:29and The Jungle Book had been published globally
0:20:29 > 0:20:31and translated into many languages.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33As a man of great wealth and fame,
0:20:33 > 0:20:36Rudyard could have chosen to live anywhere,
0:20:36 > 0:20:38but he fell in love with Bateman's
0:20:38 > 0:20:40in the secluded Dudwell Valley.
0:20:40 > 0:20:44And it was here he experienced some of his greatest joys
0:20:44 > 0:20:47and deepest sorrows.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50Rudyard Kipling comes to Bateman's in the autumn of his life, really.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52But where did it all begin for him?
0:20:52 > 0:20:53He was born in India.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56His father was a head teacher
0:20:56 > 0:20:58who had set up a school in India
0:20:58 > 0:21:00and that Indian influence,
0:21:00 > 0:21:03those early years in Bombay, really had a big influence on him.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05His father managed to get him a job as a reporter
0:21:05 > 0:21:08on one of the English newspapers in India
0:21:08 > 0:21:10and he started writing little stories.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13One day the editor asked Rudyard if he'd mind writing a story
0:21:13 > 0:21:16to, sort of, fill half-a-dozen pages.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18That became really successful,
0:21:18 > 0:21:20and so they were serialised into little booklet forms
0:21:20 > 0:21:23and they sold by an extraordinary amount, as well.
0:21:25 > 0:21:29By the age of 32, he was the highest-paid author in the world.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32Rudyard married and had three children.
0:21:32 > 0:21:33Life could not be better.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36But all the riches in the world were no compensation
0:21:36 > 0:21:40for the loss of the eldest of his three children to pneumonia.
0:21:40 > 0:21:41So, Josephine died,
0:21:41 > 0:21:44and that really did influence him.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46It took a long time to get over it.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49Josephine was just six years old.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51Overcome with grief, and wishing to escape public glare,
0:21:51 > 0:21:53Rudyard bought Bateman's,
0:21:53 > 0:21:56and he threw his energies into writing -
0:21:56 > 0:21:58drawing inspiration from his new surroundings.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02Look at the view! His surroundings...!
0:22:02 > 0:22:05And being at Bateman's and being in such a beautifully beamed study
0:22:05 > 0:22:07with this view...
0:22:07 > 0:22:10- He can't have lacked inspiration in here.- No, he certainly didn't.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13He really did... His whole focus had slightly changed,
0:22:13 > 0:22:14by the time he moved to Bateman's.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17He was really influenced by the Sussex countryside,
0:22:17 > 0:22:19by this valley, this environment.
0:22:19 > 0:22:22It really did influence his work.
0:22:22 > 0:22:24He doesn't have to write for money,
0:22:24 > 0:22:26for monetary reasons any longer.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28He can actually just write for the enjoyment.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31So he writes his stories for his children.
0:22:31 > 0:22:35Rudyard welcomed many guests to Bateman's,
0:22:35 > 0:22:38and kept a meticulous record of every visitor.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41So, you've got extraordinary people.
0:22:41 > 0:22:43You've got politicians - so, Stanley Baldwin.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46You've also got people like Scott and Shackleton, the explorers.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49And you've got American presidents.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52George Clemenceau, the President of France - he comes here.
0:22:52 > 0:22:54He was the man to visit, I was going to say. Yeah.
0:22:54 > 0:22:56And even Mother gets a mention.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58In fact, she's highlighted!
0:22:58 > 0:23:01Mother came on August the 4th, 1920.
0:23:01 > 0:23:02"About 6.30pm."
0:23:02 > 0:23:05And he's annotated that "FIP".
0:23:05 > 0:23:09Yes, that's a bit of a personal joke, that Rudyard made.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12For many, many years no-one has actually known, really, what it meant.
0:23:12 > 0:23:14And it was only a maid, many years after Rudyard's death,
0:23:14 > 0:23:16was able to come back and explain what "FIP" meant.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19It turns out it was Kipling's little personal joke
0:23:19 > 0:23:21- for people who fell in the pond. - Fell in the pond?!
0:23:21 > 0:23:25Yeah... It's interesting, because the pond here is not that dangerous.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27And considering the amount of people that did seem to...
0:23:27 > 0:23:29That it did seem to happen to,
0:23:29 > 0:23:32I've got a feeling it might've been closer to PIP, or Pushed In Pond.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35- Pushed!- And it may show you a little bit more of the sort of high jinx,
0:23:35 > 0:23:37and the japes he would get up to,
0:23:37 > 0:23:42and how he was very much an interesting figure
0:23:42 > 0:23:44- that would love to have a good time. - That's wild!
0:23:44 > 0:23:46You can't throw your mum in the pond!
0:23:46 > 0:23:48Well, Rudyard certainly did by the look...!
0:23:48 > 0:23:50But this idyll was soon to be shattered.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53The world lurched towards the Great War,
0:23:53 > 0:23:57and Rudyard was to know personal tragedy for a second time.
0:23:57 > 0:24:01His son John - he then struggles to get into the military,
0:24:01 > 0:24:03during the First World War.
0:24:03 > 0:24:05Eventually manages to go away,
0:24:05 > 0:24:08partly because of Rud pulling a few strings for him.
0:24:08 > 0:24:12And, of course, John disappears during the Battle of Loos
0:24:12 > 0:24:13never to be seen again.
0:24:13 > 0:24:16Rud not only, then, blames himself for Josephine's death,
0:24:16 > 0:24:18but very much also for John's death, as well.
0:24:18 > 0:24:21While Rudyard continued to write for the next two decades,
0:24:21 > 0:24:25he never again returned to the bright, cheery children's tales
0:24:25 > 0:24:28he had once so delighted in crafting.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31Health issues eventually caught up with Rudyard -
0:24:31 > 0:24:33the result of age, but also of grief.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38I mean, Kipling must have been a man of extraordinary character
0:24:38 > 0:24:42to really carry that burden of outliving two of your children.
0:24:42 > 0:24:43Throughout all of this tragedy,
0:24:43 > 0:24:47for a man that has so much to give, and gives so much to the world
0:24:47 > 0:24:49with his literary genius and stuff,
0:24:49 > 0:24:52he experiences so much tragedy himself.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55So it is very strange how that all comes out,
0:24:55 > 0:24:58all this literary genius comes out of all that tragedy, as well.
0:24:59 > 0:25:01Philip has hit the road
0:25:01 > 0:25:05and journeyed to just outside the East Sussex town of Battle.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08Although this doesn't look like an antiques shop.
0:25:09 > 0:25:11Philip's known for going rogue,
0:25:11 > 0:25:15and, true to form, he's making an unscheduled stop
0:25:15 > 0:25:16at a fencing contractor.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19And it looks like busy managing director Jon Hobden
0:25:19 > 0:25:22is humouring him.
0:25:22 > 0:25:24This is just the best.
0:25:24 > 0:25:26Much better than antiques shops, this is!
0:25:26 > 0:25:28Anybody can go and buy stuff at antiques shops.
0:25:28 > 0:25:31Natasha, this is where you should be.
0:25:32 > 0:25:34Jon's taking Philip to a storage unit.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38There's a few bits of old woodworking kit in there,
0:25:38 > 0:25:40- you're welcome to have a look at. - Can I have a wander?
0:25:40 > 0:25:44Let me see what... I can find all the company records in here.
0:25:44 > 0:25:48Only Serrell would go looking for a bargain by torchlight.
0:25:48 > 0:25:50Jon, I think I might...
0:25:50 > 0:25:52Can I drag this out?
0:25:54 > 0:25:56Lord above...!
0:25:56 > 0:25:57I don't know what that is,
0:25:57 > 0:26:00but could we take that outside and put it into some daylight?
0:26:01 > 0:26:04So that's presumably bolted to the floor...
0:26:04 > 0:26:07- Hopefully John will know what it is. - You know, I've no idea!- Oh.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09These clearly go round and round.
0:26:09 > 0:26:10Come on, chaps!
0:26:10 > 0:26:14Everyone knows that's a cast-iron saw-sharpening stand, right?!
0:26:14 > 0:26:16It does all work, doesn't it?
0:26:16 > 0:26:19It does all work. It's all freed up, which I'm amazed...
0:26:19 > 0:26:21It's been sitting up there for... years and years.
0:26:21 > 0:26:23Decades, probably.
0:26:23 > 0:26:25When would've been the last time that this was used?
0:26:25 > 0:26:27- Would've been 20 years ago, at least.- At least.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30- That it was used. At least. - It's cool thing, though, isn't it?
0:26:30 > 0:26:33Philip knows there's value in bygone machinery
0:26:33 > 0:26:35that can be upcycled into something trendy.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38Well, I tell you what, when I saw it dragged out, I thought £20, but...
0:26:38 > 0:26:40That's what I thought.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42Can I... I'll have a deal with you at 15 quid.
0:26:42 > 0:26:45- Deal.- You're a gentleman.- Good man. - Thank you.- Thank you.
0:26:45 > 0:26:49Philip's nose for a unique buy has bagged him his fourth lot for auction.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52- There you are.- Good man. Thank you. - Thank you for having me.
0:26:52 > 0:26:53Pleasure doing business.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56Got to lug it to the car now - Gordon Bennett!
0:26:56 > 0:26:58As Philip gets back on track,
0:26:58 > 0:27:02Natasha's stopped off in the village of Appledore
0:27:02 > 0:27:04just north of Romney Marsh.
0:27:04 > 0:27:05Here we go.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10Here in this mid-19th-century building,
0:27:10 > 0:27:12was once the local blacksmith's.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14Today it's home to Old Forge Antiques.
0:27:14 > 0:27:16Hello! Hi, there. You must be Steph.
0:27:16 > 0:27:18- I am.- Hello. Hi, I'm Tasha. Lovely to meet you.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21- Nice to meet you.- How are you today? - Fine, thank you.- You're well.
0:27:21 > 0:27:24And you're in charge of this place, but not all of your stock.
0:27:24 > 0:27:25Not all my stock, no.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27- About 15 traders here. - About 15 of you.
0:27:27 > 0:27:28OK, so I'll go and have a wee look.
0:27:28 > 0:27:31I'm sure I'm going to be asking for your assistance, Steph.
0:27:31 > 0:27:33- So I'll see you in a bit.- OK. - Thank you.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36Natasha has just over £79 left in her pocket.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40What's she found?
0:27:40 > 0:27:42I always look at mahogany dressing mirrors, or toilet mirrors -
0:27:42 > 0:27:44whatever you call them -
0:27:44 > 0:27:47because they are always lovely and Victorian and Georgian
0:27:47 > 0:27:49and always really super-expensive.
0:27:49 > 0:27:51But there's one here that is not crazy expensive.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54It's £63. So, first of all, I thought - "Why's it only £63?
0:27:54 > 0:27:55"Maybe it's repro or something."
0:27:55 > 0:27:57But, actually, it's really nice.
0:27:57 > 0:28:00A lovely mahogany finish, and it's really nicely carved and turned.
0:28:00 > 0:28:03It's got everything you'd want from a nice toilet mirror.
0:28:03 > 0:28:04It's quite large.
0:28:04 > 0:28:06So it would work in any interior.
0:28:06 > 0:28:09But, at the back, it's a bit of a mess.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11It's actually the backing panel here...
0:28:11 > 0:28:13has all split and it's been repaired.
0:28:13 > 0:28:16And it's not done very much good to the front because,
0:28:16 > 0:28:19although there are no repairs or splits or anything like that
0:28:19 > 0:28:23that correlate to the back panel directly,
0:28:23 > 0:28:25it's a bit of a mess, the original mirror.
0:28:25 > 0:28:27I mean, it IS the original mirror, which is quite nice,
0:28:27 > 0:28:30but, personally, I'd only want to be paying £30 for it, or so.
0:28:30 > 0:28:33So I don't REALLY know...if that's going to work out.
0:28:33 > 0:28:35There's another one, too.
0:28:35 > 0:28:39This one's £55 and it's marked "AF" - As Found.
0:28:39 > 0:28:42I think the As Found or Sold As Seen sort of element
0:28:42 > 0:28:46is because of this really poor glass.
0:28:46 > 0:28:49Yes, but that's reflected in the ticket price.
0:28:49 > 0:28:53The pros about the other one are the style and the glass,
0:28:53 > 0:28:54the con is the back.
0:28:54 > 0:28:58The cons about this are perhaps the more simple style
0:28:58 > 0:29:00and the glass, but the pro is the back.
0:29:00 > 0:29:03You can see that the wooden panel back...
0:29:03 > 0:29:05is totally...
0:29:05 > 0:29:07complete.
0:29:07 > 0:29:09So you can see how the other one SHOULD look,
0:29:09 > 0:29:10and this one has that.
0:29:10 > 0:29:13Two mirrors, neither in great condition...
0:29:13 > 0:29:16Natasha can see an opportunity for a deal
0:29:16 > 0:29:18staring at her in the face.
0:29:18 > 0:29:19Now, Steph...
0:29:19 > 0:29:23Currently they have a combined price of 63 plus 55.
0:29:23 > 0:29:26Some fast math tells me that's £118.
0:29:26 > 0:29:27Right.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30But I was going to make you an offer that's a little bit cheeky.
0:29:30 > 0:29:35If, for the two, I were to offer you a really cheeky £65...
0:29:35 > 0:29:36For the two.
0:29:36 > 0:29:37- For the two?- For the two.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40It would be, sort of, £32.50 a mirror.
0:29:40 > 0:29:42I'll do them for 70.
0:29:42 > 0:29:44£70 the two?
0:29:44 > 0:29:46- You're quite happy with that? - Yeah.
0:29:46 > 0:29:48What a deal! A £50 discount.
0:29:48 > 0:29:52Could these two mirrors be the lot to give Natasha a big profit?!
0:29:54 > 0:29:56Just outside the village of Appledore is Philip.
0:29:56 > 0:29:58He's found Station Antiques,
0:29:58 > 0:30:02housed in the original railway goods shed of the Hastings to Ashford line.
0:30:02 > 0:30:05- Hi. How are you? I'm Philip. - Hello! I'm Kelly.
0:30:05 > 0:30:07- Good to see you, Kelly. How are you doing?- Welcome.
0:30:07 > 0:30:09Introductions over...
0:30:09 > 0:30:11What's this over here?
0:30:11 > 0:30:14..Philip wastes no time in getting down to business.
0:30:14 > 0:30:17That's a bit of fun, isn't it? That clock.
0:30:17 > 0:30:18Hang on.
0:30:18 > 0:30:20You got a bent second-hand, my love.
0:30:22 > 0:30:24There's nothing wrong with a bent second-hand.
0:30:24 > 0:30:26It's unique.
0:30:26 > 0:30:30- Unique, maybe, but does it work? - There you are, look. It's off.
0:30:30 > 0:30:32There you go. You hardly notice it's bent now.
0:30:32 > 0:30:34PHILIP SNORTS
0:30:34 > 0:30:35Well...
0:30:35 > 0:30:39Clearly a career in sales was destined for you, Kelly.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42Oh, now, there's a problem, Kelly. Look.
0:30:42 > 0:30:43Oh, dear.
0:30:43 > 0:30:46Kelly, it stops after 29 seconds.
0:30:47 > 0:30:48It does.
0:30:48 > 0:30:51This is really very unusual.
0:30:51 > 0:30:53Because we've got a stopwatch...
0:30:53 > 0:30:54That stops.
0:30:54 > 0:30:57It's a stopwatch that stops!
0:30:57 > 0:30:59Yeah, so, whatever you're going to time,
0:30:59 > 0:31:02you've got to do it in 29 seconds, otherwise you've had it, really.
0:31:02 > 0:31:04- KELLY LAUGHS - So, that is just absolutely...
0:31:04 > 0:31:07It's a very rare 29-second stopwatch.
0:31:07 > 0:31:09So why has that stopped, Kelly?
0:31:09 > 0:31:12- Possibly because the hand's bent. - SHE LAUGHS
0:31:12 > 0:31:15Despite Kelly's valiant sales approach...
0:31:17 > 0:31:19It's a one-of-a-kind.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22Thankfully, yeah. So... So are you, I reckon.
0:31:22 > 0:31:24Huh. Philip moves on.
0:31:25 > 0:31:29- Those are quite interesting, aren't they?- They're lovely.
0:31:29 > 0:31:30- They're Indian, aren't they?- Yeah.
0:31:30 > 0:31:34Philip's found three carved-wood friezes.
0:31:34 > 0:31:37Originally, they would have been over a door or fireplace.
0:31:37 > 0:31:40Kelly, I like these.
0:31:40 > 0:31:42- So these have come from India, right?- Yeah.
0:31:44 > 0:31:46They probably cost...
0:31:46 > 0:31:50the middle and both ends of not very much, over there.
0:31:50 > 0:31:52They're priced at £40 each.
0:31:52 > 0:31:54What could you do them for? What would you be prepared...
0:31:54 > 0:31:57I could phone the owner of them
0:31:57 > 0:31:59and ask what his lowest would be for the three of them.
0:31:59 > 0:32:01I tell you what, you could do.
0:32:01 > 0:32:04- Ask him what his best would be for one, two and three.- Yep.
0:32:04 > 0:32:07I think they've got to come for somewhere between...
0:32:07 > 0:32:10£50 and £80 - something like that.
0:32:12 > 0:32:14- I'll go and give him a call. - Give him a call.
0:32:14 > 0:32:15And see what he can do on them.
0:32:15 > 0:32:18All right, you're an angel. Thank you.
0:32:18 > 0:32:20I think those are quite fun things.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23And the thing about them is that...
0:32:23 > 0:32:25in this day and age, it is upcycling.
0:32:25 > 0:32:28It is turning things into other things.
0:32:28 > 0:32:30I think those are really good decorators' lots.
0:32:30 > 0:32:33That was quick. Kelly's back.
0:32:33 > 0:32:35How much for one?
0:32:35 > 0:32:38For one it's has got to be the 40.
0:32:38 > 0:32:39- For two.- It's cost price.
0:32:39 > 0:32:41If you have all three...
0:32:41 > 0:32:45We can only really drop another £10.
0:32:45 > 0:32:49So you're saying that if I bought all three...
0:32:49 > 0:32:52- You could do them for £110.- Yes.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54No. That wouldn't work for me.
0:32:55 > 0:32:56Let me just...
0:32:56 > 0:32:58Let's put that one there.
0:33:05 > 0:33:06I like them.
0:33:06 > 0:33:08They're lovely.
0:33:09 > 0:33:13I think Kelly knows a cheeky offer for two of them is on its way.
0:33:13 > 0:33:16If you agree to 60 quid, I'll take them now.
0:33:16 > 0:33:19That's £20 off what the dealers asking for.
0:33:19 > 0:33:21OK. I'll do 60.
0:33:21 > 0:33:23You're an angel, my love.
0:33:23 > 0:33:25And I will take the flak for it.
0:33:25 > 0:33:27Oh, Kelly.
0:33:27 > 0:33:28I hope the Serrell hasn't landed
0:33:28 > 0:33:30you in too much trouble with the dealer.
0:33:30 > 0:33:31Kelly, this is it.
0:33:31 > 0:33:33You've been very kind to me.
0:33:33 > 0:33:37- Two, four, six.- Lovely.- £60. Thank you.- Thank you.
0:33:37 > 0:33:39And let me just sit and wonder if I've done the right thing, or not.
0:33:39 > 0:33:41Of course you have!
0:33:41 > 0:33:43Well, we're about to find out,
0:33:43 > 0:33:44as we're now off to auction.
0:33:44 > 0:33:48Here's a rundown of what Natasha and Philip picked up on this leg.
0:33:49 > 0:33:54Natasha bought the two cigarette albums, a poker work pot,
0:33:54 > 0:33:56a novelty golfer's tiepin,
0:33:56 > 0:33:58and silver pillbox,
0:33:58 > 0:34:01and two large Victorian dressing mirrors.
0:34:01 > 0:34:03The five lots cost her £113.
0:34:05 > 0:34:09Philip's purchases included a lead-weighted life-preserver,
0:34:09 > 0:34:11a bronze ship's propeller,
0:34:11 > 0:34:13a pair of candlesticks.
0:34:13 > 0:34:15A saw-sharpening stand,
0:34:15 > 0:34:17and the two Indian carved friezes.
0:34:17 > 0:34:20All that lot cost him £133.
0:34:21 > 0:34:23What do they make of each other's lots?
0:34:25 > 0:34:26Well, Phil's lead-weighted
0:34:26 > 0:34:28life-preserver could be his life-saver,
0:34:28 > 0:34:30because I've never seen anything like it in my life -
0:34:30 > 0:34:32sort of half truncheon, half beater.
0:34:32 > 0:34:35I have no idea what's going on with it, but knowing Phil
0:34:35 > 0:34:37he's bought it for a good price, £20,
0:34:37 > 0:34:39and it will make double that at least, I'm sure of it.
0:34:39 > 0:34:42This really is Natasha's Little And Large Show.
0:34:42 > 0:34:44She's bought four items for little or no money,
0:34:44 > 0:34:47and then really gone large on the last one.
0:34:47 > 0:34:49Her little cigarette card albums,
0:34:49 > 0:34:52I think they're quite sweet things. RAF theme...
0:34:52 > 0:34:53They could do quite well.
0:34:53 > 0:34:57It's exactly like Philip Serrell to buy a crazy saw-sharpener
0:34:57 > 0:34:58for £15 from a timber yard.
0:34:58 > 0:35:01He's been true to himself, and I'm sure it will pay off.
0:35:01 > 0:35:04It always does for the Serrell.
0:35:04 > 0:35:07And, at the end, she goes in large at £70
0:35:07 > 0:35:09and buys two toilet mirrors.
0:35:09 > 0:35:11You know, I think she could do quite well.
0:35:11 > 0:35:13And I'm sort of bothered about what I've bought,
0:35:13 > 0:35:16because I was taking a bit of a risk, you know?
0:35:16 > 0:35:18We could be all square, after this one.
0:35:18 > 0:35:22Well, it's time to turn those lots into a profit
0:35:22 > 0:35:24and head to Rayleigh in Essex.
0:35:26 > 0:35:28Rayleigh is a charming Essex town
0:35:28 > 0:35:32which can trace its origins all the way back to the Domesday book.
0:35:32 > 0:35:35- It's really nice around here. - Really?- It must be Rayleigh.
0:35:35 > 0:35:38- It's where we're headed. - They must be very posh in Rayleigh.
0:35:38 > 0:35:40- Really...?- Rayleigh! - Did you really...?
0:35:40 > 0:35:44The scene for today's auction is Stacey's Auctioneers And Valuers -
0:35:44 > 0:35:46a family business now operating
0:35:46 > 0:35:49under the third generation of the clan.
0:35:49 > 0:35:52Oh, this is exciting. Good luck.
0:35:52 > 0:35:54- You, too, lovey.- Oh, here we go!
0:35:54 > 0:35:56Mark Stacey, but not our Mark,
0:35:56 > 0:35:58will be wielding the gavel today.
0:35:58 > 0:36:00The candlesticks, I really like this lot.
0:36:00 > 0:36:02Arts and Crafts influence - should do really well.
0:36:02 > 0:36:04The little silver box... Lovely little thing.
0:36:04 > 0:36:06Shame it's the date that it is.
0:36:06 > 0:36:08I'd have liked it to have been of an Edwardian period.
0:36:08 > 0:36:11But I think it will still make about £30-£50.
0:36:11 > 0:36:15Let's find out. It's time for our experts to take their seats.
0:36:15 > 0:36:17First up, is that a silver pillbox.
0:36:17 > 0:36:19Hallmarked as 1992,
0:36:19 > 0:36:22technically, it IS last century,
0:36:22 > 0:36:23but will it make any money?
0:36:23 > 0:36:25£20 for it. 20, 22 online.
0:36:25 > 0:36:2725 is bid. 28.
0:36:27 > 0:36:29Internet's running at 30.
0:36:29 > 0:36:3032 now bid.
0:36:30 > 0:36:3230, 32. 35.
0:36:32 > 0:36:33All on the internet.
0:36:33 > 0:36:35Now, 38 bid.
0:36:35 > 0:36:3638, 40.
0:36:36 > 0:36:38At 40, 42 now.
0:36:38 > 0:36:40- (Well done, girl.) - Running online at £42.
0:36:40 > 0:36:41All finished online.
0:36:41 > 0:36:42You finished in the room?
0:36:42 > 0:36:45Internet bidding at £42. All done?
0:36:47 > 0:36:49That's a great start!
0:36:49 > 0:36:52- (Hurrah!- That's a good £30 profit there, isn't it?- That's all right.
0:36:52 > 0:36:55- Yeah, that's really good. - That is OK! Oh, cool!
0:36:55 > 0:36:59First up for Philip - the two Indian carved friezes.
0:36:59 > 0:37:01Interest commission bid, I have.
0:37:01 > 0:37:03Must commence the bidding at £40.
0:37:03 > 0:37:05The bid's here with me on the commission at £40.
0:37:05 > 0:37:07Against you, at £40.
0:37:07 > 0:37:08Any advances?
0:37:08 > 0:37:1042 on the internet. 45 back with me.
0:37:10 > 0:37:12Against you, online-bidder.
0:37:12 > 0:37:1448. 50 is bid.
0:37:15 > 0:37:17And five. Internet's at 55.
0:37:17 > 0:37:2060 anywhere? £60, thank you, sir.
0:37:20 > 0:37:22£60 against you, online-bidder.
0:37:22 > 0:37:23Back online at 65.
0:37:23 > 0:37:26One more? At £65, internet bidding, then.
0:37:26 > 0:37:29- All done. All finished. - (That's a loss.)
0:37:29 > 0:37:32- I'll sell at 65. Fair warning. - Minor.- That's a loss.
0:37:32 > 0:37:33Yep. Sadly, so.
0:37:33 > 0:37:35Because after auction costs are deducted,
0:37:35 > 0:37:38he'll be slightly out of pocket.
0:37:38 > 0:37:39Up next...
0:37:39 > 0:37:42Natasha's lovely novelty golfer's tiepin.
0:37:42 > 0:37:44Commission bids, two of them.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47Must start the bidding to clear the book at £15. 18 anywhere?
0:37:47 > 0:37:49Promising start.
0:37:49 > 0:37:5118, 20 against you.
0:37:51 > 0:37:5322. At £22.
0:37:53 > 0:37:54Back in the room at £22.
0:37:54 > 0:37:56Advance, if you like. All done? All finished?
0:37:56 > 0:37:58At £22, only.
0:37:59 > 0:38:01- (That's all right.) - That's OK, isn't it?
0:38:01 > 0:38:04- Write it down, girl.- I can deal with that, Phil.- Absolutely right.
0:38:04 > 0:38:08- Well, it is going the right way, isn't it?- It can only go...
0:38:08 > 0:38:10Come on. Stay positive, chaps.
0:38:10 > 0:38:12A £13 profit isn't to be sniffed at.
0:38:14 > 0:38:19Next lot is Philip's salvaged saw-sharpening stand.
0:38:19 > 0:38:2220 straight in, please. At 20, thank you, sir. £20 yours.
0:38:22 > 0:38:2320, 22.
0:38:23 > 0:38:25Against you online. 25.
0:38:25 > 0:38:27Now bid 28.
0:38:27 > 0:38:29Back in the room at £28. All done?
0:38:29 > 0:38:31Are you all finished at £28?
0:38:32 > 0:38:36Philip's wandering off-piste has landed him a profit.
0:38:36 > 0:38:39Next under the gavel, is Natasha's pokerwork pot.
0:38:39 > 0:38:40At £10 bid.
0:38:40 > 0:38:4112. 14.
0:38:41 > 0:38:42Against you online.
0:38:42 > 0:38:4416 internet bidding.
0:38:44 > 0:38:4618, back on the commission.
0:38:46 > 0:38:4818 now. Two bidders online now.
0:38:48 > 0:38:50£20 bid. All on the internet at £20.
0:38:50 > 0:38:52Now 22. Going on.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54At 22. 25. Internet.
0:38:54 > 0:38:56All at £25 now.
0:38:56 > 0:38:5728 anywhere?
0:38:57 > 0:38:58All done. All finished.
0:38:58 > 0:39:01I'll sell to the internet, then. At £25.
0:39:01 > 0:39:0328. Come along a bit quicker online.
0:39:03 > 0:39:05Last opportunity, then, please.
0:39:05 > 0:39:08I'm selling. At £28. Hammer's going down.
0:39:09 > 0:39:11He eked that out for me, thank you.
0:39:11 > 0:39:14She's more than doubled her money with that.
0:39:14 > 0:39:17Up now, Philip's bronze propeller.
0:39:18 > 0:39:19£20 bid. £22.
0:39:19 > 0:39:2125 against you online.
0:39:21 > 0:39:2328, I've got. 30, if you wish, sir.
0:39:24 > 0:39:26At £28, now.
0:39:26 > 0:39:27Internet bidding is at £28.
0:39:27 > 0:39:2930, new bidder. Thank you.
0:39:29 > 0:39:30Coming back online, 32.
0:39:30 > 0:39:3135.
0:39:31 > 0:39:3338. 40 bid.
0:39:33 > 0:39:3442.
0:39:34 > 0:39:3645.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38By the gents, at £45.
0:39:38 > 0:39:40You all done? All finished 45?
0:39:41 > 0:39:44Another strong profit for Philip.
0:39:45 > 0:39:47Putting the pressure on Natasha.
0:39:47 > 0:39:50Can her two Victorian toilet mirrors turn a profit?
0:39:50 > 0:39:52Let's not waste time. £20 to bid straight in.
0:39:52 > 0:39:54£20 now. 20 bid. Thank you.
0:39:54 > 0:39:56At 22. Five. Eight. 30 bid.
0:39:56 > 0:39:57At £30, now.
0:39:57 > 0:39:59Coming on the phone...
0:39:59 > 0:40:0032.
0:40:00 > 0:40:0235.
0:40:02 > 0:40:0338. 40 bid.
0:40:03 > 0:40:0542. 45.
0:40:07 > 0:40:0848. 50 bid.
0:40:08 > 0:40:09(I think you'll show a profit.)
0:40:11 > 0:40:13- ( Oh, no...!)- 55.- (Come on...!)
0:40:13 > 0:40:15- New bidder. 60 I've got. - (Tempt him!)
0:40:15 > 0:40:17Commission bid's at 60. Against you.
0:40:17 > 0:40:18Back in the room at £60.
0:40:18 > 0:40:21- Commission bid I've got now. £60. Out on the phone?- (No, one more...!)
0:40:21 > 0:40:24All done. Fair warning at 60. Hammer's going down.
0:40:25 > 0:40:27Ah, disappointing. Bad luck.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31Och, well! What can you do?
0:40:31 > 0:40:33What can you do? I tried.
0:40:33 > 0:40:36Philip's candlesticks in the style of Benson are next.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39Two commission bids on this lot, ladies and gentlemen.
0:40:39 > 0:40:42Must start the bidding to clear the book at £50. 50 is bid.
0:40:42 > 0:40:44Five anywhere. At £50.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46- You only paid 18?- Yeah.
0:40:46 > 0:40:4855 online. 60 I've got.
0:40:48 > 0:40:51£60 against you, online-bidder.
0:40:51 > 0:40:5365. 70 is bid.
0:40:54 > 0:40:56£75. Commission bids are out.
0:40:56 > 0:40:5875 on the internet.
0:40:58 > 0:41:0175 online. 80 if you like.
0:41:01 > 0:41:03£75, internet bidding all done.
0:41:03 > 0:41:05All finished. Last chance then.
0:41:05 > 0:41:06I sell to the internet at £75.
0:41:06 > 0:41:08Hammer is going down.
0:41:08 > 0:41:11- That's OK, isn't it? - You're a legend! You're a legend!
0:41:12 > 0:41:14A very healthy gain for Philip.
0:41:14 > 0:41:17Next, Natasha's cigarette card albums.
0:41:17 > 0:41:19She bought two for £8.
0:41:19 > 0:41:22Commission bids. Two of them. Must start the bidding at £20.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25- (Why?- Get in.) - £20 advance if you wish.
0:41:25 > 0:41:26We're at 20. 22.
0:41:26 > 0:41:2825. 28. 30.
0:41:28 > 0:41:3032. 35.
0:41:30 > 0:41:3238, I am out.
0:41:32 > 0:41:34Back of the room at £38.
0:41:34 > 0:41:35I am just so, so pleased.
0:41:35 > 0:41:38At £38. Hammer's going down.
0:41:39 > 0:41:42Another canny buy gets Natasha a great profit.
0:41:44 > 0:41:46Next Philip's last lot.
0:41:47 > 0:41:50Must commence at £60. 60 bid.
0:41:50 > 0:41:52Five anywhere. You coming in, sir?
0:41:52 > 0:41:54- Great start. - 70 against you.
0:41:54 > 0:41:5575.
0:41:55 > 0:41:5780. One more takes it.
0:41:57 > 0:41:5885, I'm out.
0:41:58 > 0:41:59Just behind, 85.
0:41:59 > 0:42:01£85, any advances. Are you all done?
0:42:01 > 0:42:04All finished, fair warning. At £85.
0:42:05 > 0:42:07(Yes! Phil!)
0:42:07 > 0:42:10(You're a genius. You're a genius!)
0:42:10 > 0:42:13A cracking result and a lovely profit.
0:42:13 > 0:42:16And what's more, I think you're driving.
0:42:16 > 0:42:19No, I'm wearing heels. If you don't mind.
0:42:19 > 0:42:21Yeah, but I am, as well.
0:42:21 > 0:42:22Come on.
0:42:24 > 0:42:26After paying auction house fees,
0:42:26 > 0:42:30Natasha has made a gain of £42.80.
0:42:30 > 0:42:32As a result, Ms Raskin
0:42:32 > 0:42:35has £165.64 in her kitty.
0:42:36 > 0:42:39Well done.
0:42:39 > 0:42:43Philip made a gain of £111.36 after costs.
0:42:43 > 0:42:47Phil now has £325.40
0:42:47 > 0:42:49to start the final leg of the road trip.
0:42:49 > 0:42:51- Where are we off to?- Erm...
0:42:51 > 0:42:53- Hampshire!- Hampshire.
0:42:53 > 0:42:55- Here we come! - Don't test me, Philip! OK...
0:42:57 > 0:42:58Right, OK.
0:42:58 > 0:43:00Cheerio, Road-trippers.
0:43:02 > 0:43:04Next time on Antiques Road Trip,
0:43:04 > 0:43:06Phil has a bit of a wobble.
0:43:06 > 0:43:09(As tables go, that's not what you're looking for!)
0:43:09 > 0:43:11While it's all fun and games for Natasha.
0:43:11 > 0:43:13Oh, hook the pig.
0:43:13 > 0:43:15Hook out the pig.