0:00:02 > 0:00:04It's the nation's favourite antiques experts...
0:00:04 > 0:00:05I don't know what to do!
0:00:05 > 0:00:06PARP!
0:00:06 > 0:00:08..with £200 each, a classic car
0:00:08 > 0:00:11and a goal to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13What a little diamond!
0:00:13 > 0:00:17The aim? To make the biggest profit at auction. But it's no mean feat.
0:00:17 > 0:00:18Happy days!
0:00:18 > 0:00:19Ha-ha!
0:00:19 > 0:00:22There'll be worthy winners,
0:00:22 > 0:00:24- and valiant losers.- Oh!
0:00:24 > 0:00:26So, will it be the high road to glory
0:00:26 > 0:00:28or 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 > 0:00:40It's the third leg of this week's epic road trip
0:00:40 > 0:00:44for our treasure hunters, Paul Laidlaw and Christina Trevanion.
0:00:44 > 0:00:48- This is it! This is it! We're living the dream!- Living the dream.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51What's not to love? The weather's amazing, the car's fabulous...
0:00:51 > 0:00:54- The company, the company... - The sun is shining...
0:00:54 > 0:00:55HE COUGHS
0:00:55 > 0:00:57- The company!- The company's amazing!
0:00:57 > 0:00:59Oh, it is, isn't it? I feel exactly the same way!
0:00:59 > 0:01:00CHRISTINA LAUGHS
0:01:03 > 0:01:06Paul is the leader of this pack and he's using every trick in the book.
0:01:06 > 0:01:08Whatever it takes.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11And if you need me crying, I can turn that on, just like that.
0:01:11 > 0:01:15Challenger Christina is keeping her eyes peeled in her bid to catch up.
0:01:15 > 0:01:16Ha-ha!
0:01:16 > 0:01:18Really, I can't see a price tag.
0:01:18 > 0:01:23But both our auctioneers are basking in profit.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25We're both in, in the black.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27- Yeah.- Profit central. - Yeah, seriously.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30Now, I think maybe just get some world leader on the phone
0:01:30 > 0:01:32because I think, by the end of this road trip,
0:01:32 > 0:01:35you are single-handedly going to be able to pay off world debt.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38Seriously! I'm not kidding!
0:01:38 > 0:01:40THEY LAUGH
0:01:40 > 0:01:42Christina started the trip with £200
0:01:42 > 0:01:47and has nudged her total up to £218.14.
0:01:49 > 0:01:51Paul started with the same amount
0:01:51 > 0:01:57but made a smashing profit, and has £427.04 in his pocket.
0:01:57 > 0:02:02Impressive? Much like their 1999 HNC MkIV.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04What's not to love, eh?
0:02:04 > 0:02:06Look at this buzzard, look at this buzzard in this hedge.
0:02:06 > 0:02:10Look at it. He's like you. Diving in for the kill!
0:02:10 > 0:02:12Just...crazy. Crazy, in fact.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15You, I mean, you're the most modest man I've ever met.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18Outside, you went, "Ah, behave yourself!"
0:02:18 > 0:02:21Inside, you're going, "Yes! Yes! Yes! Come on!"
0:02:21 > 0:02:26Paul and Christina started their journey in Clare in Suffolk.
0:02:26 > 0:02:27They are careering through Worcestershire
0:02:27 > 0:02:30and the West Midlands and twisting up through Staffordshire before
0:02:30 > 0:02:35their journey of over 700 mile culminates in Northwich in Cheshire.
0:02:35 > 0:02:39Our pair kicked off today's leg in the Herefordshire town of Leominster
0:02:39 > 0:02:43and head north for their next auction in Nantwich, Cheshire.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51Leominster is a beautiful, chocolate-box village in
0:02:51 > 0:02:54the heart of the rolling borderlands between England and Wales.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57It's also Paul's first pit stop.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06Meanwhile, Christina has toddled less than 25 miles
0:03:06 > 0:03:09along the road to Ledbury, where she is being
0:03:09 > 0:03:13shown around Rod's Curiosities, by none other than Rod himself.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17Now, this is nice. Tell me about this. That's quite fun, isn't it?
0:03:17 > 0:03:22- This is a British Thomas Houston Bakelite cone speaker.- Speaker?
0:03:22 > 0:03:23- Yeah.- Ooh!
0:03:26 > 0:03:28See, I don't really know huge amounts about these
0:03:28 > 0:03:31but that looks...I mean, it's so typical of its time, isn't it?
0:03:31 > 0:03:35- Oh, it's absolute, absolutely of its era.- 1930s?
0:03:35 > 0:03:38- Round about the '30s, yeah. - Beautiful.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41And Bakelite, I'd imagine, at that time, was such a new material.
0:03:41 > 0:03:42It was the new plastic.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45The new plastic, so they could, it was one of the first things
0:03:45 > 0:03:49- they could really mould into quite wacky shapes, wasn't it?- Absolutely.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52I like that. OK, what have we got on that, then, Rod?
0:03:52 > 0:03:55Well, at the moment, we've got £95 on it.
0:03:55 > 0:04:00Do you think £25-30 might be beyond the realms of possibility?
0:04:00 > 0:04:03- We might be able to do something. - Do you think?- Yeah.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06- That would be exciting. - We might be able to.
0:04:06 > 0:04:10- Because I've virtually got it free, really.- Brilliant.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13You're a man, you're a man of honour, Rod, I like that.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15I like that. Right, let's keep wandering
0:04:15 > 0:04:16and see what else we can find.
0:04:16 > 0:04:20Not a bad price for a speaker that doesn't work!
0:04:20 > 0:04:23Something to think about.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25Because so often now you see Staffordshire, don't you,
0:04:25 > 0:04:28and it's late Staffordshire that was mass-produced.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30And you can just tell, can't you?
0:04:30 > 0:04:35Look, the way the decoration's done is so much more hand-applied.
0:04:35 > 0:04:39That early Staffordshire figure has a ticket price of £35.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42What could you do on that?
0:04:42 > 0:04:45Bearing in mind I'm buying this with my heart, not with my head.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48It's not going to do particularly well at auction,
0:04:48 > 0:04:50but it's very sweet.
0:04:50 > 0:04:55- I really couldn't go below £20 on that, I'm afraid.- OK.
0:04:55 > 0:05:01So if we said 25 on the speaker and 20 on this,
0:05:01 > 0:05:04could you do 40 for the two?
0:05:07 > 0:05:10- Since it's you...- No, not since it's me!
0:05:10 > 0:05:12SHE LAUGHS
0:05:12 > 0:05:13- Could you do it?- Yeah.- Could you?
0:05:13 > 0:05:15- Yeah. We could.- You're a legend, Rod.
0:05:15 > 0:05:19Thank you very much. You're a gentleman. I love it!
0:05:19 > 0:05:22Oh, God, no! I need to start thinking more commercially.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25Perhaps. But you do seem rather keen.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27I'm really, really pleased with this little figure.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29It's got this wonderful hole in the base here
0:05:29 > 0:05:30because, at this stage,
0:05:30 > 0:05:33porcelain or pottery was still very experimental,
0:05:33 > 0:05:36in the early 19th century, so basically, for it not to
0:05:36 > 0:05:40explode in the kiln, they couldn't make anything that was too thick.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42So that's a really good sign that it's a nice, early piece.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44And the piece de resistance for me
0:05:44 > 0:05:46is that I know that the auction house we're selling at,
0:05:46 > 0:05:50which is up in Cheshire, is really very good on early ceramics.
0:05:50 > 0:05:54So hopefully we're selling it in exactly the right place.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56Someone's done their homework!
0:05:56 > 0:06:01There we go. 10, 20, 30, 40 Great British pounds.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04£40 seals the Bakelite loudspeaker
0:06:04 > 0:06:07and the 19th-century Staffordshire figure for Christina.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09- Thank you.- Bye!
0:06:14 > 0:06:17Meanwhile, back in Leominster...
0:06:17 > 0:06:20I recently bought a piece of WMF metalwork,
0:06:20 > 0:06:26which didn't inspire me at all, it wasn't real good WMF, as far as I was concerned.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29I think there's a good WMF group down there.
0:06:32 > 0:06:39Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik, or WMF, was one of the largest
0:06:39 > 0:06:42European manufacturers of metalwork in the late 19th century.
0:06:44 > 0:06:49They're not uncommon, so what's caught your eye here then, Paul?
0:06:49 > 0:06:50Look at the aesthetic here.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53Some would be tempted to say Art Deco
0:06:53 > 0:06:58because the nature of the decoration is very geometric, a box grid,
0:06:58 > 0:07:01and that sounds pretty industrial and pretty harsh,
0:07:01 > 0:07:04but it is an aesthetic that I, for one,
0:07:04 > 0:07:08would associate with the designer Hoffman, Koloman Moser.
0:07:08 > 0:07:14These are giants, and I see their Wiener Werkstatte
0:07:14 > 0:07:18influence in this little christening set here.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21I'm pretty excited. That coming across?
0:07:21 > 0:07:22Certainly is, old bean!
0:07:22 > 0:07:27And with a ticket price of £25, time to call on Angela.
0:07:27 > 0:07:28Ha-ha!
0:07:28 > 0:07:31Now that is a bunch of keys if ever I saw one.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33They're for the cabinet round here.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36Right, Angela, so I spotted this early on.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39It's a pretty little WMF christening set. I don't see any,
0:07:39 > 0:07:42but I was just worried that there would be a problem.
0:07:42 > 0:07:46I think your only problem with a christening set is when it's been
0:07:46 > 0:07:49engraved, as this has, but otherwise I think that's fine and dandy.
0:07:49 > 0:07:53She already reduced it? I'll just check for you.
0:07:53 > 0:07:54Nope.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58We can knock you 10% off, actually.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01I'm happy to take 10% discount on that. I think that's not bad.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03- That's lovely, yeah. - Yeah, I really like that.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05For a total of £22.50,
0:08:05 > 0:08:08Paul has secured his first purchase of the day.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10- That's great. - Thank you very much indeed.
0:08:10 > 0:08:14- All the best to you. Thanks, Angela. See you.- Bye.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20Meanwhile, Christina's heading for Great Malvern
0:08:20 > 0:08:24to discover how the water that springs from the nearby hills
0:08:24 > 0:08:27helped spark a Victorian health craze and put the town on the map.
0:08:27 > 0:08:31She's meeting curator Cora at the Malvern Museum.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34So why is Malvern so famous for its water?
0:08:34 > 0:08:38It's because most places that are famous for water are famous
0:08:38 > 0:08:43because their water has got minerals in it, but Malvern water
0:08:43 > 0:08:46is famous because it's hardly got any minerals in it at all.
0:08:46 > 0:08:51The dense, granite rocks that make up the eight-mile ridge of the
0:08:51 > 0:08:55Malvern Hills strip the minerals from the water flowing through it.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58In early medical treatments, it was understood that
0:08:58 > 0:09:01different minerals could be used for different ailments.
0:09:01 > 0:09:06By having so few minerals, Malvern's water was considered to be purer and
0:09:06 > 0:09:10was used by two pioneering doctors in their own brand of water cure.
0:09:10 > 0:09:15In the 19th century, we had two water cure doctors, Dr James Wilson
0:09:15 > 0:09:17and Dr James Gully, who came to Malvern
0:09:17 > 0:09:19and they set up hydropathic practices.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24And they encouraged wealthy people to come here
0:09:24 > 0:09:27because wealthy people had the sort of problems
0:09:27 > 0:09:30that could be treated with Malvern water.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32During Wilson's European travels,
0:09:32 > 0:09:35he encountered the work of a ground-breaking individual,
0:09:35 > 0:09:39Vincent Priessnitz, who had started to develop water cures
0:09:39 > 0:09:41based on his observations of animals
0:09:41 > 0:09:44submerging their injured limbs into water.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46Wilson, suffering from his own ailment,
0:09:46 > 0:09:51stayed at the pioneering clinic and was astounded by his work.
0:09:51 > 0:09:55He stayed about six months. He drank about 2,500 tumblers of water.
0:09:55 > 0:09:59He walked about 200 miles, and he got better.
0:09:59 > 0:10:04And he thought it was so surprising and dynamic,
0:10:04 > 0:10:08he decided he would like to set up a hydropathic institution in England.
0:10:08 > 0:10:12So he came back here, collected his friend, Dr Gully,
0:10:12 > 0:10:17inspired him with hydropathy and then the two of them came to Malvern.
0:10:18 > 0:10:22Wilson and Gully opened their establishment in 1842
0:10:22 > 0:10:26and were among the first to create such a centre in Britain.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29Malvern's pure water already had a reputation for healing properties,
0:10:29 > 0:10:33but Wilson and Gully's patients did not simply drink it.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36They were prescribed various bathing treatments
0:10:36 > 0:10:41to treat ailments as diverse as eye, skin and digestive disorders.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43Forgive me for being a cynic
0:10:43 > 0:10:48but was there any science behind this theory
0:10:48 > 0:10:51- that Wilson and Gully had got together?- Oh, yes.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53It...you have to know
0:10:53 > 0:10:57just one or two rudimentary things about the body.
0:10:57 > 0:11:01If you get into a hot bath, your skin turns pink.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04That's because, without you doing anything, the body is
0:11:04 > 0:11:06naturally trying to cool itself down
0:11:06 > 0:11:08by bringing the blood to the surface.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10I thought I'm just turning into a lobster!
0:11:10 > 0:11:12THEY LAUGH
0:11:12 > 0:11:14If you get into a cold bath,
0:11:14 > 0:11:18without you doing anything, your body has the opposite effect
0:11:18 > 0:11:21and that is for the blood to go inwards
0:11:21 > 0:11:24- to keep your internal organs warm.- Yeah.
0:11:24 > 0:11:28So once you know that, then you know that you can move the blood
0:11:28 > 0:11:32around in the body just by the application of warm and cold water.
0:11:32 > 0:11:36Water therapy was used to stimulate the flow of blood
0:11:36 > 0:11:40and was combined with strict regimes of exercise and diet.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42- This is a hip bath? - This is a hip bath.
0:11:42 > 0:11:46So, if you'd got some sort blockage in the lower
0:11:46 > 0:11:47bit of you around here...
0:11:47 > 0:11:49So digestive problems, right?
0:11:49 > 0:11:53Yes, in the lower digestive tract, this would be ideal for you.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55In the tub. It's cold, remember.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58To treat abdominal complaints, patients would
0:11:58 > 0:12:01sit in the bath with cold water and be wrapped in cold, wet towels
0:12:01 > 0:12:04to encourage blood vessels to contract.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07Water cures caught the imagination of Victorian society
0:12:07 > 0:12:09and Malvern flourished.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11Trade in bottled water from the town increased
0:12:11 > 0:12:13and grand hotels were built
0:12:13 > 0:12:17to accommodate the tourists brought by the new railway.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19Thanks to the craze of water cures,
0:12:19 > 0:12:21the town became known across the country
0:12:21 > 0:12:24and the water that flows from its granite hills
0:12:24 > 0:12:25became the stuff of legend.
0:12:25 > 0:12:29How long am I prescribed to sit here? How long until I get better?
0:12:29 > 0:12:34Well, you've got 15 minutes in the tub twice a day, but actually, your
0:12:34 > 0:12:38complete treatment, seeing what state you're in, three to six months.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41- Three, six months?- I'm going to leave you to it.- OK.
0:12:41 > 0:12:46All right, then. Right, three to six months? Am I in that bad shape?!
0:12:46 > 0:12:48Might be a year.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52Looking better already! Ha!
0:12:52 > 0:12:54While she indulges her ailments,
0:12:54 > 0:12:56Paul is just a few steps along the road.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59- Hello!- How you doing, all right? - Yes, I'm fine, thank you.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02That's the lovely Bridget, who's on hand to help.
0:13:04 > 0:13:08- How much have you got to spend? - You see, that would be telling.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11- That would be a rookie negotiating mistake from the off.- Right, OK.
0:13:11 > 0:13:12COUGHS: £300!
0:13:12 > 0:13:18- No, it's 400! 400, I've got.- Gosh. - You going to extract that from me?
0:13:18 > 0:13:19Yeah. Hopefully!
0:13:19 > 0:13:20PAUL LAUGHS
0:13:20 > 0:13:23- I'll take him into that back room! - Ha-ha!
0:13:23 > 0:13:26Get medieval on me! Like it!
0:13:26 > 0:13:27Watch yourself, Paul!
0:13:27 > 0:13:30Right, let's get spending some of that money.
0:13:32 > 0:13:39What we have here is one of a family of clocks that were made to
0:13:39 > 0:13:44government contracts in the 1930s, '40s.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46And they have certain features in common.
0:13:46 > 0:13:50The first and most important one, from a horological point of view,
0:13:50 > 0:13:53is that they have fusee-driven movements.
0:13:53 > 0:13:57A fusee was a technical advancement that regulates
0:13:57 > 0:13:59the power from the mainspring.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03This technology helped keep the clock accurate,
0:14:03 > 0:14:08but this one has a ticket price of £275.
0:14:08 > 0:14:15They gave them to, for instance, army and air force officers' messes.
0:14:15 > 0:14:20And they were used as smart, accurate,
0:14:20 > 0:14:23for the officers' mess, you could set your watch at seven o'clock,
0:14:23 > 0:14:26and then, "Shall we retire for dinner?"
0:14:26 > 0:14:34So that's one for the shortlist. And he's already onto another timepiece.
0:14:34 > 0:14:39This time, it's a mid-20th century pocket watch with a ticket price of £68.
0:14:39 > 0:14:43To be honest with you, I think that's an unusual
0:14:43 > 0:14:45and not unattractive watch.
0:14:45 > 0:14:49Could you possibly... now, that, for my purposes,
0:14:49 > 0:14:51is a country mile off £68.
0:14:51 > 0:14:53But I don't know what slack's in that.
0:14:53 > 0:14:55Could you do me a massive favour and just see
0:14:55 > 0:14:58if there's any giveaway price on that?
0:14:58 > 0:15:01- I doubt that. - And I'll just keep rummaging.
0:15:03 > 0:15:05There's no stopping Paul.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07He's already on to something else.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11That's...
0:15:12 > 0:15:14..some size of a perfume bottle, isn't it?
0:15:14 > 0:15:16It's not a perfume bottle. It's...
0:15:16 > 0:15:21This is saddlery, or this will be carried in saddlery.
0:15:22 > 0:15:26The discerning person's choice for taking refreshments on horseback,
0:15:26 > 0:15:29the flask would have been held on a gentleman's saddle
0:15:29 > 0:15:32by a leather pouch, which is sadly missing.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34The ticket price is £48.
0:15:34 > 0:15:41In this instance we have got a silver-mounted glass flask.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44What on earth are you going to do with that?
0:15:44 > 0:15:46I'd need a horse and a lot of leather-work
0:15:46 > 0:15:48and an estate before I could use it.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51What price on that? What could that be?
0:15:52 > 0:15:56- Make it cheap. Can something be cheap? Come on!- 48.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59- Tell me this came in, it was inexpensive.- 48.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01- 40, that would be the best.- Oh!
0:16:01 > 0:16:03I do like clocks and watches
0:16:03 > 0:16:06and I am still thinking about that pocket watch.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08The unusual but high quality,
0:16:08 > 0:16:13the fusee-driven mantel clock in the oak case.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16That's a hell of a lot of my budget,
0:16:16 > 0:16:21but is there slack in the price of that? It's 275 squids.
0:16:21 > 0:16:23The one facing the door, aye.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25Can that be cheap?
0:16:25 > 0:16:28Is there SOMETHING can be cheap?
0:16:28 > 0:16:30We're selling that for someone so...
0:16:30 > 0:16:34- Oh, a private...- No, it is another dealer. We'll give him a call.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37- No harm in it. I've no self-respect.- OK.
0:16:37 > 0:16:38OK, whatever it takes.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41And if you need me crying, I can turn that on just like that.
0:16:41 > 0:16:43It may come to that.
0:16:43 > 0:16:47I love the flask. I LOVE the flask.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50I wish I had the leather pouch, that's its Achilles heel.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53It does look a bit like another perfume bottle.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56You put the leather pouch on that, you've got something good.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59- 175 for the clock.- 175.
0:16:59 > 0:17:03A good discount for the mantel clock and Bridget also offers
0:17:03 > 0:17:06£50 for the pocket watch and £40 on the saddle flask,
0:17:06 > 0:17:10but can Paul get a deal for all three from owner Nigel?
0:17:10 > 0:17:12On what he was quoted before.
0:17:12 > 0:17:17It's 175, 40 and 50 - 265 at the minute.
0:17:17 > 0:17:18230.
0:17:21 > 0:17:22That's a good offer.
0:17:22 > 0:17:28At £230 it certainly is, even if it was haggled across the room.
0:17:28 > 0:17:33It's a great discount and Paul snaps it up to secure all three items.
0:17:33 > 0:17:34Bold move, Paul.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37- Thank you very much. Next time, I hope.- Bye-bye.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41And after a hard day of antique acquisition,
0:17:41 > 0:17:42it's time for some rest.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44Sweet dreams, you two.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53The next morning, our curio crackerjacks are headed through
0:17:53 > 0:17:57the West Midlands, just to the south of Coventry.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01My granny used to say, used to terrify me going to Coventry,
0:18:01 > 0:18:04because she'd always say, "I'll send you to Coventry,"
0:18:04 > 0:18:09- and it was just the worst possible. - What? What? But what's in Coventry?
0:18:09 > 0:18:11Yeah, sort of the worst thing.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13And where does it come from? Why would you get...?
0:18:13 > 0:18:16Well, I always thought it was a military thing.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19- Of course I think everything is a military thing.- Yeah!
0:18:19 > 0:18:24Paul spent big yesterday, landing four items for a total of £252.50.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31Christina pocketed a Bakelite speaker
0:18:31 > 0:18:33and Staffordshire figure, shelling out £40.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38Today they're continuing northwards
0:18:38 > 0:18:40and heading for the village of Balsall Common,
0:18:40 > 0:18:42where their ways part once more.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45- Have a lovely time. - See you later.
0:18:45 > 0:18:47- See this afternoon. - All the best.- Bye.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50- Good morning. - Hello. Nice to see you.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52- Nice to see you. How are you? Are you well?- Fine.
0:18:52 > 0:18:57Antiques In A Barn is housed in a 200-year-old barn, funnily enough.
0:18:57 > 0:19:01With a lot of ground to cover, perhaps owner Diane can help out.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04I would quite like to have a look in this cabinet, if that's all right.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09- Are you as much of a sucker about Georgian paste as me?- Terrible.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12Nobody buys it, though, apart from me!
0:19:14 > 0:19:15But it's just...
0:19:15 > 0:19:18I mean, you can see why people just fell in love with it, can't you?
0:19:18 > 0:19:21- It's very effective as simulating diamonds.- It looks the part, doesn't it?- Yes.
0:19:21 > 0:19:25In Georgian society, diamonds were rare and expensive,
0:19:25 > 0:19:28as they are today, so glass was cut to imitate diamonds
0:19:28 > 0:19:33and called paste. This one has a ticket price of £25.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36So, unless you had the budget of the Queen, and you couldn't
0:19:36 > 0:19:40really afford diamonds, then this was the best next option.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43Right, OK, let's think about that. I do love that.
0:19:43 > 0:19:45I was looking at this fan.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48- Now, is that the box for it there? - Yes.
0:19:48 > 0:19:54- Can I give you that then, my love? OK.- Isn't that pretty?
0:19:54 > 0:19:57So, we need to have a look at the leaf and see if the leaf
0:19:57 > 0:19:59is in good condition, which it is.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02So often you find that they perish along these creases, don't they?
0:20:02 > 0:20:07And that actually looks as if it's got a little bit of damage on there.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09It's got this ivory...
0:20:11 > 0:20:14..obviously what they call the sticks here,
0:20:14 > 0:20:17and it's actually carved in there as well.
0:20:17 > 0:20:20Now, ivory is quite controversial, isn't it?
0:20:20 > 0:20:24But as long as it's pre-1947 it is legal to sell ivory in this country,
0:20:24 > 0:20:28and I would say this is certainly 19th century French.
0:20:29 > 0:20:35Yes. Not to everyone's taste, but Christina seems smitten by it.
0:20:36 > 0:20:40I love the subject matter, these beautiful birds in flight here
0:20:40 > 0:20:43and the cornflowers and the wheat, it's obviously very summery.
0:20:43 > 0:20:47It's beautiful. And that tassel is something else. Look at that!
0:20:47 > 0:20:48Lovely. OK.
0:20:48 > 0:20:54So, what have we got on this, Diane? 19th century fan, £78 on there.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57What could be your death on that? For a trade buyer?
0:20:57 > 0:20:59I'll do you £50.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02- £50 on it. And that... - That includes the box. Yes.
0:21:04 > 0:21:09That's a £28 discount, one to hang on to and to carry on rummaging.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15This is interesting and it's got "Macintyre & Co, Burslem" on here.
0:21:17 > 0:21:22James Macintyre founded a successful Staffordshire pottery in 1860.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25You've got "at fault" on there. Is that...?
0:21:25 > 0:21:29- Yes, there's a crack, unfortunately. - Oh, yes.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32Oh, what a shame.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35Damaged or not, it's priced at £55.
0:21:36 > 0:21:41Because of the... I mean, perfect - 200, something like that?
0:21:41 > 0:21:44- Mmm.- But because of the damage... - It's not perfect, is it?
0:21:44 > 0:21:45No, it's not perfect.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48I do really like that and I think there would be a market for it
0:21:48 > 0:21:52at auction, but I think they do want them in good condition, don't they?
0:21:52 > 0:21:56I mean, what if we did a bit of a deal on the two
0:21:56 > 0:22:00because I do worry about condition here, what did we say on the fan?
0:22:00 > 0:22:03- We said 50 on the fan. - We said 50 on the fan.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06For the two, could we come up with like a combined price for the two?
0:22:08 > 0:22:10- £70 for the pair. - For the pair, for the two?
0:22:10 > 0:22:13I mean, £50 on that is fine.
0:22:13 > 0:22:16Could you meet me in the middle at 65? For the two?
0:22:18 > 0:22:21For the fan and the little...perfume bottle at 65?
0:22:21 > 0:22:23Yes, I'll do you 65.
0:22:23 > 0:22:25- Yeah?- Yes, yes.- OK. It's a deal. Brilliant.
0:22:25 > 0:22:27You're an angel, thank you, very much.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29Obviously I've bought with my heart again.
0:22:29 > 0:22:33Two shops down and Christina's heart has won in both.
0:22:34 > 0:22:36Oh, nice till!
0:22:36 > 0:22:41£65 bags Christina the scent bottle and the 19th century silk fan.
0:22:46 > 0:22:50Just a few miles away, Paul is making his way to Kenilworth
0:22:50 > 0:22:53to find out how the town's castle was shaped by
0:22:53 > 0:22:56one man's desire to woo the Queen of England.
0:23:00 > 0:23:02- Is it Holly?- It is indeed.
0:23:02 > 0:23:04- Man alive! - Welcome to Kenilworth Castle.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07In the 16th century it was home to Robert Dudley
0:23:07 > 0:23:10and was the centrepiece of a tale of unrequited love.
0:23:11 > 0:23:15Right, come on through, I'll bring you through to the drawing-room.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17Oh, my word!
0:23:17 > 0:23:22So, this is what we refer to as the Oak Room in the Gatehouse.
0:23:22 > 0:23:24I wonder why.
0:23:24 > 0:23:29That looks like that was commissioned by quite a man, I assume.
0:23:29 > 0:23:31- Yes, it was.- Who is this?
0:23:31 > 0:23:33It was Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35What's his back story, then - where does he come from,
0:23:35 > 0:23:38how does he get the wealth to do this?
0:23:38 > 0:23:40Well, he actually comes quite poor.
0:23:40 > 0:23:44His father, John Dudley, Earl of Northumberland,
0:23:44 > 0:23:47was actually beheaded for treason,
0:23:47 > 0:23:52particularly for his part in trying to get Lady Jane Grey on to the throne.
0:23:53 > 0:23:57With Dudley also imprisoned in the Tower of London for a year,
0:23:57 > 0:24:00the family's reputation was in tatters.
0:24:00 > 0:24:04But it's believed this may be where he met the future Elizabeth I,
0:24:04 > 0:24:08who was being held in the Tower by her sister Mary.
0:24:08 > 0:24:13When Elizabeth takes the throne in 1558, Dudley's fortunes soar.
0:24:13 > 0:24:15Obviously he's rising through the ranks
0:24:15 > 0:24:18and as he starts to rise through, he becomes a favourite
0:24:18 > 0:24:24- of Elizabeth I and she gives him Kenilworth Castle in 1563...- Right.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27- ..and a few other properties. - That's a favourite indeed.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29That is a favourite indeed.
0:24:30 > 0:24:32Dudley was an active suitor to the Queen.
0:24:32 > 0:24:36He was free to pursue Elizabeth after his wife died,
0:24:36 > 0:24:41but the suspicious circumstances of the death cast a shadow over him.
0:24:41 > 0:24:45His rise in influence and wealth was also treated with suspicion.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49Despite his reputation, the Queen continued to show him favour.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53To be perfectly honest,
0:24:53 > 0:24:55the massive majority of his money came from Elizabeth,
0:24:55 > 0:24:58so she's almost funding her own property and house.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01There were lots of discussions whether or not it was a love match
0:25:01 > 0:25:04or whether or not this is a man aiming for the power
0:25:04 > 0:25:06and to get to the very top and to the crown.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11No-one knows the full extent of their relationship,
0:25:11 > 0:25:14but Dudley was romantically interested in the Queen
0:25:14 > 0:25:18and she granted him land and titles that kept him close at hand.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21He is kind of the Master of the Garter, so to speak,
0:25:21 > 0:25:25which to me or you meant that he looked after all the horses
0:25:25 > 0:25:28and all of her progressions and all her travel,
0:25:28 > 0:25:30which was really important, which meant that he could
0:25:30 > 0:25:33never really leave her side so everywhere she went, he went.
0:25:35 > 0:25:39During her reign, Elizabeth made 25 Royal Progresses,
0:25:39 > 0:25:43touring the country for weeks at a time.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46Those graced with a visit went to extreme lengths
0:25:46 > 0:25:49to prepare for the Queen and Dudley was no exception.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51He lavished money on Kenilworth Castle,
0:25:51 > 0:25:54including the creation of an ornate private garden.
0:25:54 > 0:25:59It is a Renaissance garden and this is one of the first ones
0:25:59 > 0:26:01that's in the UK at that time.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04And when you look down on the garden, there's going to be
0:26:04 > 0:26:08a lot of flowers in there that people would recognise.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11- So he would have put wild strawberries into the garden.- I see.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14- A sign of righteousness. - I see there is symbolism in these.
0:26:14 > 0:26:17And the cherry's a sign of her virginity.
0:26:17 > 0:26:21And most particular, we've got carnations and marigolds,
0:26:21 > 0:26:23and they're all about marriage.
0:26:25 > 0:26:27Dudley's intent was clear.
0:26:27 > 0:26:33In 1575, Elizabeth enjoyed 19 days of celebrations at Kenilworth,
0:26:33 > 0:26:36the longest stay of any tour.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40It was Dudley's opportunity to woo Elizabeth
0:26:40 > 0:26:43and to show the world and the Queen his accumulated wealth.
0:26:45 > 0:26:49We are currently in Elizabeth's bedroom which is in Leicester's building
0:26:49 > 0:26:52and these were her state apartments that Robert Dudley built for her.
0:26:52 > 0:26:56- These windows are huge. Is that normal for the time?- Not at all.
0:26:56 > 0:27:00This was really the beginning of the Renaissance influence
0:27:00 > 0:27:04coming across and the want for light and also a sign of extravagance,
0:27:04 > 0:27:08so glass was hugely expensive, so he's making these really
0:27:08 > 0:27:12ornate large windows, full of glass, showing his wealth.
0:27:13 > 0:27:15Without explanation,
0:27:15 > 0:27:18Dudley's pursuit of the Queen waned after this grand visit,
0:27:18 > 0:27:21and a few years later he married Elizabeth's cousin.
0:27:21 > 0:27:25But despite this, the Queen used Dudley's role at court
0:27:25 > 0:27:28to keep him constantly at her side,
0:27:28 > 0:27:32and on her deathbed, Elizabeth's affection towards him was clear.
0:27:33 > 0:27:37And when she died, she had his last letter in her hand
0:27:37 > 0:27:40and the ring that he gave her as well.
0:27:41 > 0:27:44To this day, the truth behind his relationship with Elizabeth
0:27:44 > 0:27:45remains a mystery.
0:27:47 > 0:27:51Whether for love or ambition, the sandstone ruins at Kenilworth Castle
0:27:51 > 0:27:54stand as a measure of his efforts to win the Virgin Queen.
0:27:59 > 0:28:01Reunited, back in the car,
0:28:01 > 0:28:04our twosome are travelling through some of Northamptonshire's
0:28:04 > 0:28:08finest countryside towards the village of Weedon Bec.
0:28:10 > 0:28:12Shall we just abandon the wheels here?
0:28:12 > 0:28:14THEY LAUGH
0:28:14 > 0:28:16I'm not entirely sure this is a parking space.
0:28:16 > 0:28:18Neither am I.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21It's the last chance to shop on this trip.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24Christina still has over £113,
0:28:24 > 0:28:28while Paul is holding over 170.
0:28:30 > 0:28:31Oh!
0:28:31 > 0:28:34- Oh, this looks good.- Is it big enough for both of us, do you think?
0:28:34 > 0:28:37You take that side, I'll take that side.
0:28:40 > 0:28:43What I find quite fascinating is that both Paul and I will
0:28:43 > 0:28:47walk in here and we'll both go for entirely different things.
0:28:47 > 0:28:50He will go for stuff that I probably wouldn't even look at
0:28:50 > 0:28:53and I will go for stuff that he probably wouldn't even look at.
0:28:53 > 0:28:54It is like we're yin and yang, isn't it?
0:28:54 > 0:28:57Yeah. And Paul's already yanging on to something.
0:28:59 > 0:29:01How far am I from the door?
0:29:05 > 0:29:06Three paces.
0:29:06 > 0:29:08And that's what I'm buying.
0:29:08 > 0:29:09OK?
0:29:10 > 0:29:12Hold on!
0:29:12 > 0:29:14Wait a minute, you may be wanting to know why and what.
0:29:14 > 0:29:16- That would be nice.- OK.
0:29:16 > 0:29:18It's that.
0:29:18 > 0:29:21And it's going to cost me that.
0:29:22 > 0:29:25And it dates to 1740,
0:29:25 > 0:29:271750,
0:29:27 > 0:29:35and it's an incredibly scarce little Georgian English glass...
0:29:35 > 0:29:37For all the world...
0:29:39 > 0:29:42..it's like a tiny little sweetmeat dish, OK,
0:29:42 > 0:29:48or a miniature tazza. We would call a tazza, a cake stand.
0:29:48 > 0:29:50And you've got a little shallow bowl there,
0:29:50 > 0:29:52this abs...trust me -
0:29:52 > 0:29:56absolutely delicious little knopped stem
0:29:56 > 0:30:01and it sits on a domed and folded foot.
0:30:01 > 0:30:06A folded foot is one in which the glass has been
0:30:06 > 0:30:11turned back on itself to give a double thickness at the edge.
0:30:11 > 0:30:14That is serendipity.
0:30:14 > 0:30:17It's also a colossal bargain.
0:30:17 > 0:30:21The truth of the matter is I think that's worth,
0:30:21 > 0:30:22to a specialist collector...
0:30:23 > 0:30:26£100 of anyone's money.
0:30:26 > 0:30:28I kid you not, three paces from the door,
0:30:28 > 0:30:32second shelf down on the bric-a-brac stall - ta-da!
0:30:32 > 0:30:34Incredible find, Paul.
0:30:34 > 0:30:38Hurry up, Christina, would you? Come on! Christina!
0:30:38 > 0:30:41How long is this going to take? I'm done! Come on!
0:30:41 > 0:30:45Hang on a second, you're not supposed to heckle me from across an antique shop!
0:30:45 > 0:30:47- No pressure.- What are you doing?
0:30:47 > 0:30:51- Seriously?- Done. Done.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55I hadn't even started looking. What?!
0:30:55 > 0:30:57He was quick.
0:30:57 > 0:30:59Would you be Lawrence, by any chance?
0:30:59 > 0:31:02- I would be, and I presume you're Paul.- Good to see you, my friend.
0:31:02 > 0:31:03- Are you all right?- Very well indeed.
0:31:03 > 0:31:07- This it is going to be the quickest visit I've ever had to an antique shop.- Really?
0:31:07 > 0:31:11I found it within two paces of the door. I ain't going to haggle,
0:31:11 > 0:31:16funnily enough, so I will give you all of... £1!
0:31:18 > 0:31:21- Would you believe it, Lawrence? - That's very kind of you indeed.
0:31:21 > 0:31:24I am going to shake your hand and run.
0:31:24 > 0:31:26Can I have my glass?
0:31:26 > 0:31:27Thank you.
0:31:27 > 0:31:32Paul's eagle eye strikes again and no haggling indeed.
0:31:32 > 0:31:33What a spot, eh?
0:31:35 > 0:31:36What a little diamond?
0:31:36 > 0:31:39A pound note.
0:31:39 > 0:31:43A pound note. Three steps in from the door.
0:31:44 > 0:31:46Right, Christina, the pressure's on now.
0:31:48 > 0:31:52- Alison, could I have a look in this cupboard here?- Of course you may.
0:31:54 > 0:31:57- We're selling in Cheshire. - Oh, right?
0:31:57 > 0:32:01So, I'm thinking footballers' wives, bit of bling.
0:32:01 > 0:32:03Yes. And that's so unusual on the setting of the diamond.
0:32:03 > 0:32:06Yes, I mean it looks it almost looks sort of Boodles or Chopard
0:32:06 > 0:32:08or something like that. It's quite sweet.
0:32:08 > 0:32:11It's a modern diamond and white gold pendant and chain.
0:32:11 > 0:32:14Ticket price £150.
0:32:14 > 0:32:17To be perfectly honest, it's the kind of thing that leaves me cold
0:32:17 > 0:32:20but in Cheshire, I'm thinking that modern jewellery is probably very popular.
0:32:20 > 0:32:24- So what could your best trade price on that be?- £120.
0:32:25 > 0:32:26Ah.
0:32:26 > 0:32:27OK.
0:32:28 > 0:32:31Is there any chance we could go £100 on it?
0:32:32 > 0:32:34Not really.
0:32:34 > 0:32:37- Cos I haven't got £120 left! - Oh, dear.
0:32:37 > 0:32:39How much have you got left?
0:32:39 > 0:32:40Not that much.
0:32:40 > 0:32:44I was really hoping to sort of secure that for about £100
0:32:44 > 0:32:47if that's at all possible. What's your thoughts on that?
0:32:47 > 0:32:51Let me go and have a word with John that works for me
0:32:51 > 0:32:53because it's one of his pieces.
0:32:53 > 0:32:54Oh, OK, all right, brilliant.
0:32:59 > 0:33:02110 he said, he can't do 100.
0:33:02 > 0:33:05- He can't do 100. - No, unfortunately not.- Oh.
0:33:07 > 0:33:09Oh.
0:33:09 > 0:33:12- Would he go 105?- No, I can't.
0:33:12 > 0:33:14- Are you sure?- Positive, sorry.
0:33:14 > 0:33:18- £110's the absolute death on that. - It is.- OK, 110.
0:33:18 > 0:33:20- 110, thank you very much, that's great.- You're welcome.
0:33:20 > 0:33:22I owe you some money. That's beautiful.
0:33:22 > 0:33:24And with that, Christina's shopping is complete.
0:33:26 > 0:33:29She's spent £215 on the Bakelite speaker,
0:33:29 > 0:33:31the 19th century pearlware figure,
0:33:31 > 0:33:34the scent bottle, the silk fan
0:33:34 > 0:33:36and the diamond pendant.
0:33:36 > 0:33:39Paul bought the WMF christening set,
0:33:39 > 0:33:40the pocket watch,
0:33:40 > 0:33:42the glass flask,
0:33:42 > 0:33:43mantel clock
0:33:43 > 0:33:46and his bargain buy of the Georgian tazza,
0:33:46 > 0:33:50all for a total of £243.50.
0:33:51 > 0:33:54So, what do they make of each other's items?
0:33:55 > 0:33:58The little perfume, well, you see when I first saw that I panicked,
0:33:58 > 0:34:03I thought, "Oh, she's bought a Macintyre silver-mounted egg perfume."
0:34:03 > 0:34:04I thought I'd lost it all.
0:34:04 > 0:34:09Praise the Lord, it's damaged and I have been let off the hook.
0:34:09 > 0:34:13The guy is a genius, I mean buying a beautiful piece of very,
0:34:13 > 0:34:17very early glassware like that for £1 is just amazing
0:34:17 > 0:34:19and I was in the same shop as him.
0:34:19 > 0:34:20That's quite depressing.
0:34:21 > 0:34:23Do you know? You're right.
0:34:23 > 0:34:25Our pair have trundled their way north
0:34:25 > 0:34:26from Leominster in Herefordshire
0:34:26 > 0:34:31and are headed for their last stop of this leg in Nantwich in Cheshire.
0:34:31 > 0:34:34You walk into a shop, the same shop as me, might I add,
0:34:34 > 0:34:38you walk into a shop, within two paces you have picked up
0:34:38 > 0:34:42the most beautiful 18th-century glass
0:34:42 > 0:34:45- for a pound! - PAUL LAUGHS
0:34:45 > 0:34:48Jealousy will get you nowhere, Christina.
0:34:48 > 0:34:52It's off to the auction, which today is being held in Nantwich.
0:34:52 > 0:34:55Once the stopping point on a coaching route from London to Wales,
0:34:55 > 0:34:57it was famed for its salt and leather production.
0:34:57 > 0:35:02For the last 60 years the town has been home to Peter Wilson Auctions,
0:35:02 > 0:35:04and very nice it is too.
0:35:04 > 0:35:05Come on, then.
0:35:05 > 0:35:10So, what does auctioneer Chris Large make of our duo's offering?
0:35:10 > 0:35:13In vogue at the moment is quirky items.
0:35:13 > 0:35:16People like different things, you know the Bakelite speaker
0:35:16 > 0:35:19that's in the sale, although historically has not done well,
0:35:19 > 0:35:22it's just the sort of thing that might attract people's interest
0:35:22 > 0:35:23and, you know, take off.
0:35:23 > 0:35:25The little Georgian sweetmeat dish.
0:35:25 > 0:35:29Really lovely early piece, cos it's got the folded foot around the foot rim
0:35:29 > 0:35:32and a lovely grey colour in the glass which shows it's very early.
0:35:32 > 0:35:33It would be so much more valuable
0:35:33 > 0:35:36if it was a drinking glass or wine glass.
0:35:36 > 0:35:39I think it will still sell for about £80-£120.
0:35:39 > 0:35:42It could be Paul's lucky day.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45To me the main event, it's all about your glass.
0:35:45 > 0:35:49I think it doesn't matter what happens today.
0:35:49 > 0:35:50We'll have to wait for that.
0:35:50 > 0:35:53Christina's Bakelite speaker is up first.
0:35:53 > 0:35:55I'm bid £30 straight away on commission for this lot
0:35:55 > 0:35:56and I'm selling.
0:35:56 > 0:35:58Internet's in here. 50.
0:35:58 > 0:36:0050's bid on the internet.
0:36:00 > 0:36:01Five on the internet?
0:36:01 > 0:36:02Any further bids?
0:36:04 > 0:36:07- I'll take that, I need it. - More than doubled your money.
0:36:07 > 0:36:12That broken old speaker's given Christina is a fantastic start.
0:36:14 > 0:36:19Next up is Paul's mantel clock he fell in love with.
0:36:19 > 0:36:22- My prediction? - Yes.- 250 to 350 quid.
0:36:22 > 0:36:25I have £65 now straightaway.
0:36:25 > 0:36:2670, 75.
0:36:26 > 0:36:27- 80.- In the booth.
0:36:27 > 0:36:2990, against the commission.
0:36:29 > 0:36:3195, 100, and ten now.
0:36:31 > 0:36:33120.
0:36:33 > 0:36:35120. 130.
0:36:35 > 0:36:36140.
0:36:36 > 0:36:3740, 50.
0:36:37 > 0:36:41160. 160's bid on the internet.
0:36:41 > 0:36:43Another internet bidder.
0:36:43 > 0:36:45170. 180. 190. 190, 200.
0:36:45 > 0:36:47I'm safe now, come on.
0:36:47 > 0:36:49200. 220, now?
0:36:49 > 0:36:51It's still cheap.
0:36:51 > 0:36:52- £220. - Not expensive but I'll take it.
0:36:52 > 0:36:56At £220, I'm going to sell. If you're all happy now, at £220.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59- I'll take it. I'll take that. - Well done.
0:36:59 > 0:37:02I'll just mop that brow.
0:37:03 > 0:37:07Not quite your prediction, Paul, but still a strong profit.
0:37:09 > 0:37:11I wonder what's coming up next.
0:37:12 > 0:37:15It's Christina's 19th-century silk fan.
0:37:16 > 0:37:18£35, the bid's going to be. 40, thank you.
0:37:18 > 0:37:2040 in the room. At £40.
0:37:20 > 0:37:2245 I'm looking for. At £40,
0:37:22 > 0:37:24I'll sell if you're all happy. At £40 only.
0:37:24 > 0:37:29Sadly, the room doesn't love it quite as much as you did, Christina.
0:37:29 > 0:37:32That's great! No, I mean, no, no, what a disappointment.
0:37:34 > 0:37:38Now the hour has come for Paul's second time piece of the day.
0:37:38 > 0:37:39His pocket watch.
0:37:39 > 0:37:42Now we've got your really sweet little Art Deco pocket watch.
0:37:42 > 0:37:45And £20 I'm bid on commission here. With me I'm selling.
0:37:45 > 0:37:4825's on the internet, takes my bid out.
0:37:48 > 0:37:50At £25 the internet bidder has it.
0:37:50 > 0:37:52- 30 I am looking for. - I'm making a loss.
0:37:52 > 0:37:53- £25.- It is an outrage!
0:37:53 > 0:37:56If you're all happy at £25 only.
0:37:56 > 0:37:58- This is an outrage.- Oh. Oh!
0:37:58 > 0:38:01- I demand a recount. - Lost it, you've lost it.
0:38:01 > 0:38:04Is there a chink in Paul's armour, after all?
0:38:04 > 0:38:06Still, only a small loss.
0:38:06 > 0:38:11Can Christina's Staffordshire figure land another blow?
0:38:11 > 0:38:13This lot I have £20 bid straightaway on commission
0:38:13 > 0:38:15for this lot and I'm selling.
0:38:15 > 0:38:17- Don't sell it straightaway! - 25 versus the commission.
0:38:17 > 0:38:20At £25 my commission's out and it's on the internet.
0:38:20 > 0:38:21It's got a little cheeky smile.
0:38:23 > 0:38:26£25, I'm going to sell to the internet bidder
0:38:26 > 0:38:28if you're all happy, £25 only.
0:38:29 > 0:38:33A small profit, but Christina has another chance to catch Paul.
0:38:33 > 0:38:36Her scent bottle is next.
0:38:36 > 0:38:40- It's sweet.- That does it for me.
0:38:40 > 0:38:4420 is the bid in the room. At £20 with the lady. 25 I'm looking for.
0:38:44 > 0:38:46£20 is bid. Any further bids?
0:38:46 > 0:38:49I'm going to sell if you're all happy. In the room at £20.
0:38:50 > 0:38:53That damage on the scent bottle seems to have been a problem
0:38:53 > 0:38:56and Christina makes a small loss.
0:38:56 > 0:39:00Next up is Paul's silver and glass saddle flask.
0:39:00 > 0:39:02I'll start the bidding off at £60 here with me.
0:39:02 > 0:39:0465 I'm looking for to continue.
0:39:04 > 0:39:07At 65, 70's there on commission, 75.
0:39:07 > 0:39:1075's on the internet. 80's on commission, 85.
0:39:10 > 0:39:13- Someone's got the leather case for this, haven't they?- Yeah.
0:39:13 > 0:39:16At £80.
0:39:16 > 0:39:20At £80, and I'm going to sell if you're all happy at £80.
0:39:20 > 0:39:25Even without its leather pouch, Paul more than doubles his money.
0:39:25 > 0:39:29Now, Christina has one last chance to catch Paul.
0:39:29 > 0:39:32It rests on her diamond and white gold pendant.
0:39:32 > 0:39:36- I can start the bidding at £135 here with me.- Oh.
0:39:36 > 0:39:40£135, the bid's here with me on commission and I'm selling.
0:39:40 > 0:39:41- 140, do I hear?- Come on!
0:39:41 > 0:39:44I'll sell to the commission bid if you're all happy at £135 only.
0:39:44 > 0:39:46Any further bids?
0:39:46 > 0:39:48It's a good profit,
0:39:48 > 0:39:51but not enough to catch Paul, who still has two items to go.
0:39:54 > 0:39:57Paul was passionate about the WMF christening set,
0:39:57 > 0:39:59but will it set the auction alight?
0:39:59 > 0:40:02A lovely lot this. I'm only bid £40 on commission.
0:40:02 > 0:40:04It's a one-horse race, this.
0:40:04 > 0:40:06If you're all happy, at £40 only.
0:40:06 > 0:40:0845 just at the last minute.
0:40:08 > 0:40:12£45 the bid. At £45, 50 still on commission.
0:40:12 > 0:40:1455, can I tempt you, sir?
0:40:14 > 0:40:17- He's getting greedy now!- £55.
0:40:17 > 0:40:20At £55, the bid's in the room. Any further bids?
0:40:22 > 0:40:24That's, again, a great profit.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26A great profit.
0:40:27 > 0:40:29It is yet another profit.
0:40:32 > 0:40:35And now it is Paul's incredible find, his Georgian glass.
0:40:37 > 0:40:40Estimate, would you like to tell everyone what they've estimated?
0:40:40 > 0:40:42- What is the estimate?- Estimate...
0:40:42 > 0:40:44How much did you buy it for?
0:40:44 > 0:40:46- I think, a pound.- 100 pence.
0:40:46 > 0:40:50And estimated at £80-£120.
0:40:50 > 0:40:53Sorry, what was that? I missed that. Say it again.
0:40:53 > 0:40:55£8-£12!
0:40:55 > 0:40:58For this lot I have two conflicting bids straightaway.
0:40:58 > 0:41:01- I can start the bidding at £110 and I'm selling.- Well done!
0:41:01 > 0:41:04120 I'm looking for to continue.
0:41:04 > 0:41:07All right, the internet is running away with us. At 160 we're up to.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10160's bid on the internet, 170.
0:41:10 > 0:41:13- 180.- It is still going.- 180, 190.
0:41:13 > 0:41:15Tell me when it stops.
0:41:15 > 0:41:18200. £200. 220. At 240.
0:41:18 > 0:41:22At £240. 260. At £260.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25- 280.- £280. Two conflicting internet bidders.
0:41:25 > 0:41:27Please join in in the room.
0:41:27 > 0:41:30- 300. 300!- Oh, yeah.
0:41:30 > 0:41:32320. At £320.
0:41:32 > 0:41:35At 320. 340, do I hear?
0:41:35 > 0:41:37At £320 is bid.
0:41:37 > 0:41:39At 320, 340 now.
0:41:39 > 0:41:41- At 340 now.- 360.
0:41:41 > 0:41:44OK, I'm just a passenger at this point.
0:41:44 > 0:41:46At 360, 380, do I hear?
0:41:46 > 0:41:48At £360.
0:41:48 > 0:41:51Slightly over estimate.
0:41:51 > 0:41:53Any further bids?
0:41:54 > 0:41:58Bravo. Well done. Well done.
0:41:58 > 0:42:00Absolutely outstanding.
0:42:00 > 0:42:02An unbelievable profit.
0:42:02 > 0:42:04- Oh!- Wow, seriously.
0:42:06 > 0:42:09- I am not worthy, Paul Laidlaw. - That was my moment.
0:42:09 > 0:42:12Would you like a piece of cake?
0:42:13 > 0:42:18Christina started this leg with £218.14.
0:42:18 > 0:42:22After costs she's made a profit of £6.40,
0:42:22 > 0:42:26raising her total to £224.54.
0:42:27 > 0:42:30But, today's win makes it a hat-trick
0:42:30 > 0:42:34of auction success for Paul. He had £427.04
0:42:34 > 0:42:41and after costs he's run up an amazing profit of £353.30,
0:42:41 > 0:42:47taking his total to a whopping £780.34.
0:42:47 > 0:42:48I'll be the scout.
0:42:48 > 0:42:51It's a whopping great big coffee shop with more buns
0:42:51 > 0:42:54- than you can shake a stick at. - It sounds good.
0:42:56 > 0:42:58Cheerio.
0:43:00 > 0:43:02Next on Antiques Road Trip...
0:43:02 > 0:43:03Crying.
0:43:03 > 0:43:05Aaaah!
0:43:05 > 0:43:06Havoc.
0:43:06 > 0:43:09- I can't sing!- You just said!
0:43:09 > 0:43:10And a dog, what's more?
0:43:10 > 0:43:12Bye, Murphy! Bye.
0:43:12 > 0:43:15Bye. Bye.