0:00:02 > 0:00:05It's the nation's favourite antiques experts...
0:00:05 > 0:00:07This is beautiful. That's the way to do this.
0:00:07 > 0:00:13..with ?200 each, a classic car, and a goal - to scour for antiques.
0:00:13 > 0:00:14Joy! Hello!
0:00:14 > 0:00:18The aim, to make the biggest profit at auction, but it's no mean feat.
0:00:20 > 0:00:23There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers.
0:00:24 > 0:00:29So, will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:29 > 0:00:30The handbrake's on!
0:00:30 > 0:00:32This is Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:35 > 0:00:36Yeah.
0:00:40 > 0:00:42Today, we begin a very special road trip,
0:00:42 > 0:00:45starting right here in the Republic of Ireland.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48Oh, yes, this'll be a treat for our top auctioneers,
0:00:48 > 0:00:51Christina Trevanion and Thomas Plant.
0:00:51 > 0:00:52What a combo.
0:00:52 > 0:00:55Your impressions of Ireland? You've been here before, I've been here before.
0:00:55 > 0:00:58You can go anywhere in the world, and you can go and visit countries
0:00:58 > 0:01:02and they're beautiful, but it's all about the welcome you get, isn't it?
0:01:02 > 0:01:03Yeah, absolutely.
0:01:03 > 0:01:07It's wonderful, and the people are so friendly, and so accommodating,
0:01:07 > 0:01:08and so sweet.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11Hey, I love the Wedgwood blue wheels, guys.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14Their quirky 1962 Bedford van was manufactured before it was
0:01:14 > 0:01:18compulsory to fit seatbelts, so it's legal to drive without them.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21Do you know what slightly worries me? What?
0:01:21 > 0:01:22That's the engine!
0:01:22 > 0:01:26It is the engine, isn't it? And it's quite nice as a heater.
0:01:26 > 0:01:30Our jewellery and silver buffs start their trip with ?200 apiece,
0:01:30 > 0:01:34but as they begin in Ireland, they'll kick off with 285 euros.
0:01:36 > 0:01:37Get it?
0:01:37 > 0:01:40Starting in Cashel in County Tipperary,
0:01:40 > 0:01:43they'll get about Ireland, hop across to North Wales,
0:01:43 > 0:01:44whizz around England,
0:01:44 > 0:01:47and then end up, over 700 miles later, in Stoke-on-Trent.
0:01:47 > 0:01:51This first leg will see them travel from Cashel
0:01:51 > 0:01:55towards the opening auction in Birr, County Offaly.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00Now, lets' begin shopping with young Thomas.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03See you later. Bye! You look marvellous!
0:02:04 > 0:02:06Owner Ruth Barry's in charge here.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08Looks like she does more than antiques, too.
0:02:08 > 0:02:10Bit of lotus, maybe.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13You're Ruth? Yes, I am. I saw your name on the door. Yes.
0:02:13 > 0:02:14And it's sort of Giver of Hope.
0:02:14 > 0:02:18I'm a yoga teacher and when you do your teacher training,
0:02:18 > 0:02:22they bestow a name on you, and that was Asha, Giver of Hope.
0:02:22 > 0:02:26Giver of hope. Well, I'm going yo be giving you hope today. I hope so! I hope!
0:02:28 > 0:02:30I just totally...
0:02:31 > 0:02:35..love these tambour-fronted cabinets.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38What's even better is this here. Wait for it...
0:02:38 > 0:02:39RATTLING
0:02:39 > 0:02:42Ah! And it's all hidden away.
0:02:42 > 0:02:46This early 20th-century oak cabinet is 490 euros,
0:02:46 > 0:02:47way over Thomas's budget.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52Looks like that's not his only problem now.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54Whoops, has he broken it?
0:02:54 > 0:02:57Ruth, erm, is there a key for this?
0:02:57 > 0:02:59I'm afraid not. What did you do?
0:02:59 > 0:03:02I just pulled it down and it locked. Well...
0:03:02 > 0:03:06you really should have asked for some help with that, Thomas.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08Now you've broken it. I don't think I've broken it.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10Bit awkward, this.
0:03:10 > 0:03:14It has happened before, so Ruth knows how to fix it, thankfully.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19Meanwhile, Christina has headed just half an hour north,
0:03:19 > 0:03:23still in Tipperary, to the small village of Templetuohy.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29Her first shop is Larkins Antiques,
0:03:29 > 0:03:34a family-run affair that's been on the go for over 30 years.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36Hello! Hello.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39Hello, good morning. How are you, Christina? Very well, thank you.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42Nice to meet you, I'm Christina. And I'm Mary.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45Lovely to meet you, Mary. My goodness, what a shop!
0:03:47 > 0:03:49That's rather fun, isn't it?
0:03:49 > 0:03:51This isn't early enough...
0:03:53 > 0:03:56..sadly, to be a George Jones piece. Quite interesting, though, isn't it?
0:03:56 > 0:04:01Certainly got a look and we're finding that, in the UK,
0:04:01 > 0:04:03majolica is selling incredibly well.
0:04:04 > 0:04:09George Jones began manufacturing this type of elaborately moulded ceramics
0:04:09 > 0:04:13in the late 1860s - however, this was made long after George Jones died
0:04:13 > 0:04:16and that's why it's called "majolica-style".
0:04:16 > 0:04:17What have you got on that, Mary?
0:04:17 > 0:04:21Well, I could give you that for...
0:04:22 > 0:04:24..40 euros.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27Well, it's certainly got a look to it. Absolutely, yes.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29OK, so that could be a possibility,
0:04:29 > 0:04:30cos I quite like that. It's gorgeous.
0:04:30 > 0:04:35But Christina's only scratched the surface of Mary's wares.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37Oh, that's quite fun. How much is on that?
0:04:37 > 0:04:39Do we know? Mike?
0:04:39 > 0:04:42My husband. This is Christina. Hello. Nice to meet you.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44You're in charge of the furniture, are you? Yes.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47How much is on your chair that needs some TLC, Michael?
0:04:47 > 0:04:48Er, that's 100 euros.
0:04:48 > 0:04:52100 euros. It does need a lot of TLC. It does.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56Indeed. At least the frame of this Victorian carved chair
0:04:56 > 0:04:58is still in pretty good condition.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01Is there any flexibility on that price, Michael?
0:05:01 > 0:05:02Maybe a little bit.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04Um, 85?
0:05:04 > 0:05:0685 euro, OK.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08I quite like that.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11It's definitely a possibility. Thank you, Mike, you're a gentleman.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13I will give it some thought.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17Back in Cashel, Thomas has been doing some al fresco browsing.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22Can I go inside? Of course you may, yes.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24He's on to something, look.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26I love these, these are fab.
0:05:26 > 0:05:27They're gorgeous.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30So we've got the Burgundy, we've got Chartreuse. Yes.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32I have another one inside. Do you? Yeah, hang on.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34By the turn of the 18th century,
0:05:34 > 0:05:38decanters were popular in the homes of both the middle and upper classes.
0:05:38 > 0:05:42The labels indicating the liquid contents
0:05:42 > 0:05:44were originally called "bottle tickets".
0:05:44 > 0:05:46Look, "Kew-rac-oh". Curacao, actually.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48In perfect condition.
0:05:48 > 0:05:49So they're on copper with enamel. Yeah.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52And how much are these each? Ten each.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55Ten each. They're a giveaway. OK, we'll talk about that.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57Oh, right. And then how much are these?
0:05:57 > 0:05:59This one is 12.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01And these two little ones are eight.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03I mean... Two, three, four, five - 50 euro.
0:06:03 > 0:06:0562. OK.
0:06:05 > 0:06:0778 euros. You're good at the maths.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10How about we start at 40 euros and then we work somewhere...
0:06:10 > 0:06:12Oh, my God, no.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14Where can we meet in the middle? Thomas...really.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17You're not going to sell them to me at 40, I get that. OK, 65.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19Ah, that's far too much!
0:06:19 > 0:06:20No. Yes, it is.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22These are beautiful. They are beautiful.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25I love them. You never see these. They're gorgeous.
0:06:25 > 0:06:30Could say 60 and it's a deal? Oh, OK, for you. Yeah, you think so?
0:06:30 > 0:06:32Yeah. Let's do it. All right.
0:06:32 > 0:06:3460 euros is for the eight
0:06:34 > 0:06:36silver-plated and enamelled decanter labels.
0:06:36 > 0:06:40Back in Templetuohy,
0:06:40 > 0:06:42Christina's enlisted Mary's help once more.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44I thought these were quite fun.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46Oh, you've lovely taste.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48Aren't they beautiful?
0:06:48 > 0:06:52I mean, typically 1830, this body to me looks like a Coalport body.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55But that's really unusual decoration.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58I mean, this is what we call a spur handle,
0:06:58 > 0:07:01that typical spur handle of about 1830.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03Is there any more of the tea set? I have.
0:07:04 > 0:07:09And Mary's secret stash is in a drawer behind the counter, obviously.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11What else have you got in that drawer?
0:07:11 > 0:07:16No, I can't show you what's in my drawers, Christina. Oh, my goodness.
0:07:16 > 0:07:17Crikey, there's loads of it, look!
0:07:17 > 0:07:19Are they not fabulous? They are fabulous.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22Are they not the nicest you've ever seen?
0:07:22 > 0:07:25The tea and coffee service isn't complete,
0:07:25 > 0:07:29but there's so much of it that you could make easily a full set of six,
0:07:29 > 0:07:31with spares.
0:07:31 > 0:07:32I need 180.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35Can we do...
0:07:35 > 0:07:40200 for the tea service and the chair?
0:07:40 > 0:07:44You have a deal. I'm still quite tempted by the majolica.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46Can we say 210 for all of it?
0:07:48 > 0:07:51210. For the tea service, the chair and the majolica.
0:07:51 > 0:07:55She's hitting me the whole time, you are a hard woman. Go on. Will you?
0:07:55 > 0:07:58A smile. Will you? Yeah, thank you, Mary!
0:07:58 > 0:08:02Christina has certainly gone big and bold on day one,
0:08:02 > 0:08:05parting with 210 euros for three items.
0:08:05 > 0:08:09Meanwhile, rival Thomas will continue his own quest for lovely gems.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11He's travelled to Birr in County Offaly,
0:08:11 > 0:08:13How 'Offaly' nice.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16Hi, Tom, how are you? Very well.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18What's your name? Breda. Breda? Yes. Nice to see you, Breda.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22Indeed, nice place you've got here too.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24Cool cocktail shaker.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27You know, drinking is always a popular thing.
0:08:27 > 0:08:31And certainly cocktail shakers, it evokes that sort of vintage style.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33It's silver-plated.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36And one puts your mixers in there.
0:08:36 > 0:08:40It's got a cork stopper, which means that none of the mix will fall out.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42Rather lovely, really, with a handle,
0:08:42 > 0:08:46and it just looks rather good fun.
0:08:46 > 0:08:47Not a bad option, though.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50But I'm sure there's more temptation somewhere.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52This is an extraordinarily thing.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55Being marked "sterling" means it could be American.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00But I'm not going to spend 95 euros on something I don't know what it is.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02Perhaps Breda does.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04What is this? It's a cake breaker.
0:09:04 > 0:09:08If you have a very fresh sponge, what the Victorians -
0:09:08 > 0:09:11and they had something for everything, as you know yourself -
0:09:11 > 0:09:13they'd push it down through it
0:09:13 > 0:09:16and it would stop the cake literally from breaking.
0:09:16 > 0:09:20And they'd slip the knife in and then you'd have a perforated slice.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23Oh, yes! Cor, those Victorians certainly knew how to prevent
0:09:23 > 0:09:25their cakes from being squashed!
0:09:25 > 0:09:27What an interesting object.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29In the right sort of climate, really.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32Baking is quite popular these days, isn't it?
0:09:32 > 0:09:34Another one to ponder.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37Some soda siphons, they could...
0:09:38 > 0:09:41We could make a sort of cocktail lot.
0:09:41 > 0:09:45"Mineral Waters Distributors Ltd, Dublin."
0:09:45 > 0:09:48So an Irish soda siphon.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50There's no price on there. It's obviously free.
0:09:50 > 0:09:54Hey, time to do some buying. You're needed, Breda.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57The cocktail shaker. OK. What can that be?
0:09:57 > 0:10:01There's a price of 45 on it, isn't there? Yes.
0:10:01 > 0:10:03OK. I was thinking maybe 25.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09Well, since you're such a nice gentleman,
0:10:09 > 0:10:11and you obviously need it... Yeah, I do.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14OK. 25 for that. Yeah. Great.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16So that's one thing out of the way. OK.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19What about that rather unusual cake-breaking thingy?
0:10:19 > 0:10:23What could you do that for? Well, it's 95.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26Yeah. Mm.
0:10:26 > 0:10:27What about 45?
0:10:29 > 0:10:32Now, it is nice, and it is silver. It is, yes.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35I would be very happy with 55. 55. I think you've got yourself a deal.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37OK, very good. I like it very much.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39He's clocking up the purchases in here,
0:10:39 > 0:10:42and those soda siphons are still an option.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45How much can the three of them be? 30?
0:10:45 > 0:10:4935? No, I didn't have that number in my head, no.
0:10:49 > 0:10:5340, then? Well, as I said, you are such a gentleman, yeah, OK,
0:10:53 > 0:10:5540 would suit me.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57Would that suit you? Mm.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00Deal. That's another deal. You are very welcome.
0:11:00 > 0:11:04Good work, Thomas, that's the Art Deco cocktail shaker,
0:11:04 > 0:11:06a sterling silver cake-breaker
0:11:06 > 0:11:09and three soda siphons for 120 euros.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12And with that, it's time for our experts
0:11:12 > 0:11:14to head off to the land of Nod.
0:11:14 > 0:11:15Night-night.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22Another glorious day in Ireland.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24I keep on going...for...
0:11:24 > 0:11:25this gear stick here.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27It's here, darling. I know, I know.
0:11:27 > 0:11:32The stick here is here. The stick is here, Thomas. Well done.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35Fortunately, Thomas is better at dealing than driving.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39This morning, our duo are starting at Portlaoise.
0:11:40 > 0:11:44Don't buy too well. Enjoy. Don't break it. I won't break it.
0:11:46 > 0:11:51Christina's next shop is run by David Kane and Robert Colin.
0:11:52 > 0:11:54Good morning, how are you? Good morning, I'm very well.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56You're very welcome to the Store Yard.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58Thank you, what's your name? I'm Robert.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01Lovely to meet you, Robert. And you are? David, how are you?
0:12:01 > 0:12:03Pleased to meet you. This is amazing.
0:12:03 > 0:12:07This is a sort of hidden world. It's a treasure inside.
0:12:07 > 0:12:08Oh, yes, it's big enough
0:12:08 > 0:12:11and rammed with architectural and decorative items.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14That's quite nice. That's a nice little thing, actually.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16It's priced very well, there is some damage.
0:12:16 > 0:12:18But it's nice Florian ware.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21Florian ware was the company that Moorcroft started working for.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23Correct. Before he started his own factory.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26And you've got "WM des", so William Moorcroft designer.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29Nice Florian ware stamp.
0:12:30 > 0:12:3225 euros? Yeah.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34I mean, yes, it's got some damage to it, but I still think
0:12:34 > 0:12:38for a Moorcroft collector, that's a really nice thing, isn't it?
0:12:38 > 0:12:39A good thing, yes, a very good thing.
0:12:39 > 0:12:43Well, that's a distinct possibility, David. I like this a lot.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45OK, shall we keep wandering? Yeah.
0:12:45 > 0:12:46Sounds positive.
0:12:46 > 0:12:50Let's leave Christina to explore her new favourite shop
0:12:50 > 0:12:53and join our other intrepid antiques hunter.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55He's taking a breather from shopping to find out
0:12:55 > 0:12:57about one of Ireland's great heroes -
0:12:57 > 0:12:59a world-renowned explorer
0:12:59 > 0:13:03and pioneer of the heroic age of Antarctic discovery.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09Thomas is visiting Athy Heritage Centre
0:13:09 > 0:13:14just a few miles from the birthplace of Sir Ernest Shackleton.
0:13:14 > 0:13:18Thomas is here to meet head of the Shackleton Society, Seamus Taaffe.
0:13:18 > 0:13:24Seamus, we're here because you have a famous hero, a man of great note.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27Yes, we're very lucky, we have one of the greatest explorers
0:13:27 > 0:13:29of all time. Ernest Shackleton was born in Kilkea.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32As the eldest son of ten children,
0:13:32 > 0:13:35Shackleton was expected to help support his family.
0:13:35 > 0:13:40But instead, at 16 he went off to sea and became a master mariner.
0:13:40 > 0:13:47He charmed his way onto Captain Scott's Antarctic expedition in 1901,
0:13:47 > 0:13:50gaining experience that led to his own endeavours
0:13:50 > 0:13:53into the then uncharted continent.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55We know Shackleton had lots of expeditions.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58Which one is the one we all know?
0:13:58 > 0:14:00The greatest expedition is obviously
0:14:00 > 0:14:03his 1914 Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition.
0:14:03 > 0:14:04Bear in mind, at this stage,
0:14:04 > 0:14:07the pole has been reached by Amundsen and Scott in 1913.
0:14:07 > 0:14:11So he comes with a plan - he's going to cross the Antarctic from sea to sea.
0:14:11 > 0:14:12The South Pole, the Antarctic?
0:14:12 > 0:14:14Yes. Cross it? Yes.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17But from the very start, it all goes terribly wrong.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23The mission was to sail from South Georgia to the Weddell Sea.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26Once they hit land, they would continue by foot and sledge
0:14:26 > 0:14:29until they reached the Ross Sea.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32It had never been done before, and when they got near,
0:14:32 > 0:14:33disaster struck.
0:14:33 > 0:14:37The 28-man crew got stuck in ice in the Weddell Sea.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40Their ship, Endurance, eventually sank,
0:14:40 > 0:14:43forcing them to set up camp on the ice.
0:14:43 > 0:14:4620 months after setting out, the ice finally melted
0:14:46 > 0:14:49and starts pulling them in the wrong direction.
0:14:52 > 0:14:53How did they survive?
0:14:53 > 0:14:56They kept three lifeboats from the ship which they're pulling
0:14:56 > 0:14:59across the ice towards the direction they want to go,
0:14:59 > 0:15:02but the ice is still drifting, so eventually they get into open water.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05They decide to go for a place called Elephant Island,
0:15:05 > 0:15:08a desolate rock in the middle of nowhere in the South Atlantic.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11And they spend about seven days in the three boats
0:15:11 > 0:15:12until they get to Elephant Island.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15How do they do that - under sail or rowing? A bit of both.
0:15:16 > 0:15:21But there's no hope of being rescued from this small, inhospitable island.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24Shackleton knows, to stand the chance of survival,
0:15:24 > 0:15:27he must take his five best sailors in one lifeboat and travel
0:15:27 > 0:15:32over 1,000 kilometres back to the inhabited island of South Georgia.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36The other 22 men are left behind.
0:15:37 > 0:15:39The South Atlantic is a miserable place to be,
0:15:39 > 0:15:42the southern oceans, it's the worst... Big waves.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45Big waves, daylight is very poor, it's very hard to read.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47And after 70 days, they reach South Georgia,
0:15:47 > 0:15:51an extraordinary boat journey, there's nothing to compare to it.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53Despite their incredible achievement,
0:15:53 > 0:15:56they arrive on the wrong side of the island.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59The boat is battered and the crew exhausted,
0:15:59 > 0:16:03so Shackleton then has to lead his team across uncharted,
0:16:03 > 0:16:05rough, icy terrain by foot
0:16:05 > 0:16:08to get to the whaling station on the northern side.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13They spent 36 hours crossing nonstop.
0:16:13 > 0:16:14At one point, the men are very tired,
0:16:14 > 0:16:16so Shackleton says we'll have a sleep.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18He lets them sleep for five minutes.
0:16:18 > 0:16:22Then he wakes them up and says, "That was an hour, lads, great."
0:16:22 > 0:16:24He was very clever how he managed his men.
0:16:24 > 0:16:25But eventually they get across
0:16:25 > 0:16:29and they hear the sound of the steam whistle of the whaling station.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31In the morning, they know they've reached safety.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33But Shackleton couldn't rest
0:16:33 > 0:16:37until he'd saved all his crew from Elephant Island.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40He mustered boats from Norway and Chile
0:16:40 > 0:16:42to make several rescue attempts.
0:16:42 > 0:16:48But it wasn't until 25th August 1916 that he reached his remaining 22 men.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51They'd been stranded for almost four months
0:16:51 > 0:16:54with very little in the way of provisions, but they all survived.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56Seamus, what have we got here?
0:16:56 > 0:16:58This is actually one of the few relics
0:16:58 > 0:17:00we have of the Endurance expedition.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02It's the last biscuit that Shackleton had in his pocket
0:17:02 > 0:17:04crossing South Georgia.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06The last bit of food he had left to feed himself and his men with.
0:17:06 > 0:17:10I think he kept it as a reminder to himself for the rest of his life
0:17:10 > 0:17:13of how close they came to death at that time. That's marvellous.
0:17:13 > 0:17:17Although Shackleton didn't achieve his scientific goals,
0:17:17 > 0:17:20his heroism has gone down in history.
0:17:20 > 0:17:24He set off on what would be his final Antarctic expedition
0:17:24 > 0:17:28in late 1921, this time aiming to circumnavigate the continent.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31Is this the album of his last voyage?
0:17:31 > 0:17:34It's images from the expedition from the very get-go.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37This album is in some ways a sad relic of the expedition
0:17:37 > 0:17:38because that's where he died -
0:17:38 > 0:17:41at the scene of his greatest triumph, where he rescued his men.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43He died there. He died there.
0:17:43 > 0:17:47Shackleton died of a heart attack in January 1922
0:17:47 > 0:17:49and was buried on South Georgia.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52His courage and skill in keeping everyone alive
0:17:52 > 0:17:57on his trans-Antarctic expedition has become his enduring legacy.
0:18:06 > 0:18:10Back in Portlaoise, Christina is still shopping in heaven.
0:18:12 > 0:18:16That's quite smart, isn't it? Yes, nice little pond yacht, actually.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19I mean, it's typically early-20th century, isn't it?
0:18:19 > 0:18:22Can you imagine the hours of fun someone's had with that? Exactly.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25Pure enjoyment. Yeah, exactly. And the sails are all original.
0:18:25 > 0:18:29Have you got the stand? I don't have the stand, unfortunately.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31But the condition is good. I do love these things.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33What have you got on that, David?
0:18:33 > 0:18:36125 we have on it, but we'll do something on it.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38Could you do quite a lot on it?
0:18:40 > 0:18:43Do I have to sit down? I think you might have to. Tell me.
0:18:43 > 0:18:48I really don't have much money left and I don't want to offend you,
0:18:48 > 0:18:50but I love the Moorcroft. Mm-hm.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53I mean, would you really, really, really, really
0:18:53 > 0:18:56throw me out of this beautiful place - please don't,
0:18:56 > 0:19:00because I love it - if I said 50 euros for the two?
0:19:00 > 0:19:03I'll do 60 for the two. Is that fair?
0:19:03 > 0:19:0660 for the two, I think that is more than fair. Very good.
0:19:06 > 0:19:07You're incredibly generous.
0:19:07 > 0:19:08That you are.
0:19:08 > 0:19:12That's 60 euros for a reasonably priced, but slightly damaged,
0:19:12 > 0:19:14Florian ware butter dish
0:19:14 > 0:19:17and a late-Victorian or early-Edwardian pond yacht.
0:19:21 > 0:19:26Meanwhile, Thomas has one last chance to shop in Kilkenny,
0:19:26 > 0:19:28at Darcy Ralph Antiques.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31Hello. Hello. I'm Thomas.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34I'm George. George, nice to see you.
0:19:34 > 0:19:38Have you got anything particularly sort of Irish related?
0:19:38 > 0:19:41I had Waterford glass yesterday, but I've run out today.
0:19:41 > 0:19:46But I've got some Belleek. Belleek over there, is there?
0:19:46 > 0:19:49This is what George mentioned, a bit of Belleek.
0:19:49 > 0:19:53Belleek's founder, John Caldwell Bloomfield,
0:19:53 > 0:19:56set up the Northern Irish pottery business
0:19:56 > 0:19:59to provide employment after the potato famine
0:19:59 > 0:20:02in the mid-19th century, and has been producing fine China ever since.
0:20:02 > 0:20:07Thomas loves this Belleek so much, he's going straight in for a deal.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10I do like this Belleek, because it's known and although it's modern,
0:20:10 > 0:20:15its lustre, it's rather smart, very fine porcelain.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17HOLLOW RINGING
0:20:17 > 0:20:21Sounds good. A good jingle out of it, yes.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23A bit of paint on there, but that's not the end of the world.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26So, would you take 20 euros for this?
0:20:26 > 0:20:29I will. You would? I will. You have a deal. Thank you.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31You're a star. I'll give you some money.
0:20:31 > 0:20:35Swift business. 20 euros for a Belleek jug and bowl.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38I wish you good luck. Thank you. Thanks a million. You're a star.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40Thank you. Thanks a lot.
0:20:40 > 0:20:44And with that, their first shopping trip draws to a close.
0:20:44 > 0:20:49Christina spent 270 euros on a rather worn Victorian chair,
0:20:49 > 0:20:52a majolica-style jardiniere,
0:20:52 > 0:20:54a tea and coffee service,
0:20:54 > 0:20:56a Florian ware butter dish
0:20:56 > 0:20:58and a pond yacht.
0:20:58 > 0:21:02While Thomas paid out 200 euros for eight decanter labels,
0:21:02 > 0:21:04an Art Deco cocktail shaker,
0:21:04 > 0:21:06a cake breaker,
0:21:06 > 0:21:07three soda siphons,
0:21:07 > 0:21:11and a Belleek jug and bowl. So, what do they think?
0:21:11 > 0:21:15One thing I think should be consigned
0:21:15 > 0:21:18to the hole of hell of antique buying,
0:21:18 > 0:21:23that's that reproduction jardiniere. What?!
0:21:23 > 0:21:25The cocktail shaker is just Thomas through and through.
0:21:25 > 0:21:28It's sleek, it's a bit glam, it's quite suave.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31I think it's fabulous, I love it, I'd buy that, I think it's great.
0:21:31 > 0:21:36After setting out from Cashel, our experts are now heading for
0:21:36 > 0:21:39their first auction, back in Birr, County Offaly,
0:21:39 > 0:21:41which is Offaly nice!
0:21:41 > 0:21:45So, did you enjoy our first Irish buying leg? I did, I loved it.
0:21:45 > 0:21:49I want to stay here, I don't want to go back to the United Kingdom.
0:21:49 > 0:21:54But will he be saying that after round one of Trevanion Vs Plant?
0:21:54 > 0:21:56Handbrake on, come on.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58Ladies first. Thank you.
0:21:58 > 0:22:02Welcome to 45-year-old Purcell Auctioneer's.
0:22:02 > 0:22:06Today's guy with the gavel is Conor Purcell.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09Time to find out who has the luck of the Irish.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13First up is Thomas's Belleek jug and bowl.
0:22:13 > 0:22:1520 anywhere for this lot?
0:22:15 > 0:22:1720 anywhere? 10 and see what happens.
0:22:17 > 0:22:21Any advance on 10? 10, he's got 10. 12? Any advance on 12. 14 online.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24Any advance on 14? Come on. 16 in the room.
0:22:24 > 0:22:28Still in the room at 16. It's against you, online bidder.
0:22:28 > 0:22:32Last chance. I'm selling in the room at 16.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35It's a shaky start, but it can only get better.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39Easy for you to say.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42Let's see if Thomas's Art Deco cocktail shaker
0:22:42 > 0:22:44can turn his luck around?
0:22:44 > 0:22:46The commission is here with me at 30, and two,
0:22:46 > 0:22:49and five, and eight, and 40, and two. Profit. 42 now.
0:22:49 > 0:22:5445 online. 45, 48 commission. And rightly so. Go on.
0:22:54 > 0:22:56On commission at 48. All done and dusted.
0:22:56 > 0:22:59It's here to be sold, and selling at 48.
0:22:59 > 0:23:01All's fair in love and antiques.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04Thomas has almost doubled his money on the cocktail shaker.
0:23:04 > 0:23:09Now, it's over to Christina's majolica-style jardiniere.
0:23:09 > 0:23:13Lovely squirrel handles there. Ah! Lovely squirrel handles.
0:23:13 > 0:23:1850? Have we 40 anywhere? See what happens. 40 anywhere? 40 bid online.
0:23:18 > 0:23:20At 40 bid. Christina!
0:23:20 > 0:23:2442, lady's bid. 45. 45, 48. 50 bid.
0:23:24 > 0:23:2750 bid online. Well done. 50 bid.
0:23:27 > 0:23:32Any advance? 55. 60 bid. Two bidders online. I'd stop now, it's fine.
0:23:32 > 0:23:3760 bid. Any advance on 60 bid? 65 bid. At 65. Any advance on 65?
0:23:37 > 0:23:43Still there at 65. Online bidder winning. At 65, and selling at 65.
0:23:43 > 0:23:47High-funf, young girl. I'm going to lose it all in a minute.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50Have faith, milady, have faith.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52Next up, it's Christina's biggest spend,
0:23:52 > 0:23:54the tea and coffee service, loads of it.
0:23:54 > 0:23:5950 anywhere for this lot? 50, 60, 70, 80 online.
0:23:59 > 0:24:01You see, 90 now.
0:24:01 > 0:24:0490 bid. Oh, come on. Come on, internet!
0:24:04 > 0:24:07Any other hands in the room at 90? 95, 100.
0:24:07 > 0:24:11It's still hugely losing money. It doesn't matter. 120.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14Still there at 120. 130 bid. 140. 140 bid.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17All done at 140.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20Online bidder... At 150 bid.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23Last chance to you all, online, in the room and elsewhere at 150.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25It's selling at 150.
0:24:25 > 0:24:29Well done. See? All of that. How do you feel?
0:24:29 > 0:24:33You must feel exhausted. Relieved. Hugely relieved. Exhausted.
0:24:33 > 0:24:37It's a lucky escape, with only a small loss after auction costs.
0:24:37 > 0:24:41Now, it's back over to Thomas with his three soda siphons.
0:24:41 > 0:24:46Nice lot again. And straight in. 32, 35, 40, 42, 45, 48, 50 bid.
0:24:46 > 0:24:50That's a profit. That's a profit. Ugh! That's a profit. At 55.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53I'm out at 55. In the room at 55.
0:24:53 > 0:24:57More, more, more. Any advance on 65? 60 bid. 60. Oh, my goodness.
0:24:57 > 0:25:01Any advance on 60? 60 bid. Last chance, going, going... 65.
0:25:01 > 0:25:0365, go on. Stop it.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06Any advance on 65?
0:25:06 > 0:25:08With a little encouragement at 65. One more?
0:25:08 > 0:25:12No, he doesn't need any encouragement. And selling at 65.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15Well done. Seriously, well done. I'm amazed.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18Top job, Thomas. Another solid profit.
0:25:18 > 0:25:22Now for Christina's bargain Florian ware butter dish,
0:25:22 > 0:25:24but will the damage hold it back?
0:25:24 > 0:25:28Commissions in again. 30, 32, 35, 38, 40 bid. Starting bids.
0:25:28 > 0:25:32Two, five, six. 45 with me. At 45. 48? 50 bid.
0:25:32 > 0:25:3455. Takes me out at 55.
0:25:34 > 0:25:38Come on, internet. Come on. Oh, no!
0:25:38 > 0:25:41Five. That should have made more than that.
0:25:41 > 0:25:44I feel bad for you, Christina. It's a profit. It's a profit.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47Don't feel too bad, she's doubled her money.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51Christina's Victorian chair is up now. Stand by.
0:25:52 > 0:25:56Needs a bit of TLC. Who will start us at 80? 60? 50?
0:25:56 > 0:26:00Have we 40 anywhere? 40 anywhere? Go on. It's beautiful.
0:26:00 > 0:26:0330 have we? 20 anywhere? Ouch!
0:26:03 > 0:26:0620 anywhere for this one? 20 anywhere?
0:26:06 > 0:26:08I think I might take that and be grateful for it.
0:26:08 > 0:26:1320, all done around the room? That's not great news, is it? Oh, no!
0:26:13 > 0:26:1620 euros. I can't really... Mary.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19It's not exactly in peak condition, Christina.
0:26:21 > 0:26:23Can the pond yacht do any better?
0:26:23 > 0:26:2750 anywhere? 50 anywhere for the pond yacht? 40, start me at 30.
0:26:27 > 0:26:3030 bid. 30 bid. Come on!
0:26:30 > 0:26:3332 online. 32. And 35.
0:26:33 > 0:26:37One more, come on. Come on. Any advance on 35? Come on, come on!
0:26:37 > 0:26:40Any advance on 35? 38 bid. 38 bid.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42It needs to make a bit more than that. Last chance to you all.
0:26:42 > 0:26:46It's going, going at 30... At 40 bid. Hooray!
0:26:46 > 0:26:4842 bid in the room.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51Oh, he's in the room as well. Two in the room now. 45, 48.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53They can put their hands down now.
0:26:54 > 0:26:58She's getting too big for her boots. Selling at 48.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01I think you have done tremendously well.
0:27:01 > 0:27:03Well done, you. That's it, I'm done.
0:27:03 > 0:27:07That's Christina all out, ending with a nice little profit.
0:27:07 > 0:27:09But Thomas still has two more items to go,
0:27:09 > 0:27:12starting with his sterling silver cake breaker.
0:27:12 > 0:27:16Commission is in at 50, and five, 60 bid.
0:27:16 > 0:27:22What did you pay for it? 55. Oh! Put your hand up if you are bidding. 65.
0:27:22 > 0:27:2470 bid. 70 bid, whoa, yes!
0:27:24 > 0:27:28Any advance? 75. 75. It is there, isn't it?
0:27:28 > 0:27:30My commission buyer is winning.
0:27:30 > 0:27:33At 80 bid, make no mistake, I'm selling at 80.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37Goodness. That was really good. Well spotted.
0:27:37 > 0:27:39Cakes are popular, people like baking at the moment.
0:27:39 > 0:27:43But it would also be very useful if you'd forgotten your hairbrush.
0:27:43 > 0:27:45Another little earner for him.
0:27:45 > 0:27:49Finally, it's Thomas's eight decanter labels.
0:27:49 > 0:27:51Starting at 40.
0:27:51 > 0:27:5330, nice things, these. 30 anywhere?
0:27:53 > 0:27:56Oh, no, he we go. 20 anywhere for all the labels? 20 bid.
0:27:56 > 0:28:02Any advance on 20? Go on. 22. 22. 22 bid. 22, 25.
0:28:02 > 0:28:07Go on. It's a bidding war. 30 bid. Any advance on 30 bid?
0:28:07 > 0:28:10Here to be sold. Selling at 30.
0:28:10 > 0:28:14It's a hard loss. Welcome to my world. It's a horrible loss.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17This one could be a close call.
0:28:17 > 0:28:19Let's go check the figures and have a cup of tea.
0:28:19 > 0:28:22Maybe we can go and use your cocktail shaker. I've sold it now.
0:28:22 > 0:28:24Oh, Thomas! It's gone.
0:28:25 > 0:28:27Come on. Come on, then.
0:28:29 > 0:28:32Thomas began with 285 euros.
0:28:32 > 0:28:36After auction costs, he lost four euros, two cents,
0:28:36 > 0:28:41leaving him with almost 281 euros to spend next time.
0:28:42 > 0:28:44Christina started with the same sum.
0:28:44 > 0:28:47After deducting auction costs,
0:28:47 > 0:28:50she made a profit of seven euros, 16 cents,
0:28:50 > 0:28:55giving her the early lead and just over 292 euros.
0:28:57 > 0:29:01These two titans of antiques are still road tripping in Ireland.
0:29:01 > 0:29:03It's on to leg two.
0:29:03 > 0:29:07So if you were an antique, what would you be?
0:29:07 > 0:29:11I'd be like a beautiful golden enamel...
0:29:11 > 0:29:14A beautiful bit of Edwardian jewellery.
0:29:14 > 0:29:15What would you be?
0:29:17 > 0:29:20I think I'd be a pitchfork. Lordy.
0:29:20 > 0:29:23Today they begin in Prosperous...
0:29:23 > 0:29:24HE LAUGHS
0:29:24 > 0:29:27..in County Kildare, before making the journey over the water
0:29:27 > 0:29:30and heading for auction in the Welsh town of Wrexham.
0:29:34 > 0:29:36High-class furniture. Come on.
0:29:36 > 0:29:38Brilliant. Let's go. In you go.
0:29:41 > 0:29:43Hello. Hello, Thomas. How are you? Very well. Lovely to meet you.
0:29:43 > 0:29:46Ger Nevin is my name. How are you? Christina, lovely to meet you.
0:29:46 > 0:29:48Sorry, what was your name? Ger Nevin is my name.
0:29:48 > 0:29:50Ger...? Ger.
0:29:50 > 0:29:52Introductions over, it's time to get cracking.
0:29:52 > 0:29:55I'm a bit confused because these things have got lot numbers on them.
0:29:55 > 0:29:57Am I in the right place?
0:29:57 > 0:29:59Well, this establishment is a little different,
0:29:59 > 0:30:01as it also operates as an auction house.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04The items here are ready to go under the hammer,
0:30:04 > 0:30:06but many of the sellers are happy to let them go presale
0:30:06 > 0:30:08if the money's right.
0:30:09 > 0:30:11Kidney-shaped lacquer...
0:30:11 > 0:30:15All these different boxes, it could be a little lot, really.
0:30:15 > 0:30:21We've got a little horn snuff, with white metal ends.
0:30:21 > 0:30:25That would be for cheroots, tobacco.
0:30:25 > 0:30:26Probably 19th century.
0:30:26 > 0:30:29A cigar case.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32Sort of zinc-lined to keep that tobacco fresh.
0:30:32 > 0:30:36A Japanese kidney-shaped little box,
0:30:36 > 0:30:39slightly damaged but in the lacquer.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42A souvenir ring box
0:30:42 > 0:30:47and this Californian poppy brilliantine.
0:30:49 > 0:30:51I think that is for tobacco as well.
0:30:51 > 0:30:55It's a nice little lot. You know, it looks rather good.
0:30:55 > 0:30:57Let's get Ger over.
0:30:57 > 0:31:00I'll try and set you off on a good deal. Could you?
0:31:00 > 0:31:05How about 50 euro? They are surely worth 10 euro each.
0:31:05 > 0:31:09Could we do a little bit better?
0:31:09 > 0:31:10How about 40, then?
0:31:10 > 0:31:14That seems very fair, doesn't it? That does seem fair. 40 euros.
0:31:14 > 0:31:17You're a good man. Deal. So that's my first deal. You're very welcome.
0:31:17 > 0:31:21I'm going to carry on looking. First deal of the day.
0:31:21 > 0:31:24How are things faring upstairs?
0:31:24 > 0:31:26Beautiful, I love that.
0:31:26 > 0:31:30That's a great picture. A wonderful rural scene.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32You've got, obviously, bygone days.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35This guy is driving his cattle down the road, leading his horse.
0:31:35 > 0:31:37There's a little girl there, feeding her chickens.
0:31:37 > 0:31:41It's just luminous, isn't it? It's wonderful. I like that a lot.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44I suspect it'll have quite a high price tag on, I think.
0:31:44 > 0:31:46That's one to consider, then.
0:31:46 > 0:31:48How about Thomas?
0:31:57 > 0:31:59This is like the bowl which keeps on giving.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02Like a cornucopia, which, sort of, carries on.
0:32:02 > 0:32:05(Oh, I love mother-of-pearl!)
0:32:05 > 0:32:08Can you see the way it shimmers?
0:32:08 > 0:32:11These are obviously ends off handles or something.
0:32:11 > 0:32:13But I love it.
0:32:13 > 0:32:16This I think is a piece of agate. Well, it is a piece of agate.
0:32:16 > 0:32:18If you get the light on this...
0:32:18 > 0:32:22It's got a really grey
0:32:22 > 0:32:25but, sort of, translucency to it.
0:32:25 > 0:32:28It could be a salt dish for the centre of the table.
0:32:28 > 0:32:33Then we've got a collection of Oriental soapstone.
0:32:33 > 0:32:34These are scroll weights.
0:32:34 > 0:32:37So when you're laying out that Chinese scroll,
0:32:37 > 0:32:39you want to weigh it down so that it doesn't roll in on itself.
0:32:39 > 0:32:43I might call over Ger and see what we've got here.
0:32:43 > 0:32:45See if there's a price to be had.
0:32:45 > 0:32:47Ger, can I have a chat with you?
0:32:47 > 0:32:50That's the little hidden gem. Is it a little hidden gem?
0:32:50 > 0:32:52Was I allowed to find this bowl? Of course you were.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54A bit naughty of me. Absolutely.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57So you've got the contents of the bowl. Yes, exactly.
0:32:57 > 0:32:59I mean, I like it. Yes.
0:32:59 > 0:33:03It all depends on value-wise what you want to charge.
0:33:03 > 0:33:05Well, for you... Yeah.
0:33:05 > 0:33:07..I'm going to give you a good price. Do you think so?
0:33:07 > 0:33:09Absolutely. Absolutely.
0:33:09 > 0:33:12If we said 55 euros for the lot. That's immensely fair.
0:33:12 > 0:33:15I don't think I can argue with that. No, I don't think you could.
0:33:15 > 0:33:17I'm not going to argue with it. I am really not.
0:33:17 > 0:33:21Are you sure you're happy with that? Absolutely. 55 euros. For you.
0:33:21 > 0:33:22After that buying frenzy,
0:33:22 > 0:33:25Thomas has landed the soapstone collection,
0:33:25 > 0:33:27some mother-of-pearl handles
0:33:27 > 0:33:30and that lovely salt, and enough boxes to start a collection.
0:33:30 > 0:33:32Christina best get a move on.
0:33:33 > 0:33:35Oh, look at that! SHE GASPS
0:33:35 > 0:33:39It's a fantastic country house club fender with this leather top.
0:33:39 > 0:33:41Brass based. Put that in front of your fire.
0:33:41 > 0:33:44Can you imagine warming your back on the fire?
0:33:44 > 0:33:47That's fabulous. Again, these are selling really well at the moment.
0:33:47 > 0:33:48But there's no price tag.
0:33:50 > 0:33:53Let's see what Ger has to say about the picture first.
0:33:53 > 0:33:54Ah, fantastic.
0:33:56 > 0:33:57I do really like that.
0:33:57 > 0:34:00So we have got the signature down there as well. Yes.
0:34:00 > 0:34:02So GC Barlow on that. Yes.
0:34:02 > 0:34:04So it's oil on board? Oil on board. Exactly, yes.
0:34:04 > 0:34:07Ah, GC Barlow. Artist, exhibitor, Paris.
0:34:07 > 0:34:09So that's great that that label's still on there. Yes, yes.
0:34:09 > 0:34:12That's fantastic. Right, can we spin it over? Absolutely.
0:34:12 > 0:34:14And it's got its original frame, again. Mm-hm.
0:34:14 > 0:34:16So how much is on that one?
0:34:16 > 0:34:19175. And what could you do me that for?
0:34:19 > 0:34:21How about 120?
0:34:21 > 0:34:23120 on that one? Yes. OK.
0:34:23 > 0:34:26That's a definite potential, then.
0:34:26 > 0:34:28Now, onto the club fender.
0:34:29 > 0:34:31How much for your tatty club fender?
0:34:31 > 0:34:33There's a good... This could be a deal for you.
0:34:33 > 0:34:35220 euro.
0:34:35 > 0:34:37That's nearly all my budget!
0:34:40 > 0:34:42Well, how about 180?
0:34:42 > 0:34:43SHE SIGHS You've got to keep going.
0:34:43 > 0:34:45I think it's well worth that. That's quite good value.
0:34:45 > 0:34:48And how much did you want for the picture?
0:34:48 > 0:34:51120. Could you come down any more on this?
0:34:51 > 0:34:54What did you say on this? 180? 180.
0:34:54 > 0:34:55160.
0:34:57 > 0:35:00Is there any, any, any, any, any chance you could do me
0:35:00 > 0:35:02the picture and the fender for 200?
0:35:02 > 0:35:04HE GASPS
0:35:04 > 0:35:06You are such a convincing woman.
0:35:06 > 0:35:07Really? SHE LAUGHS
0:35:07 > 0:35:11Am I? You have a deal. I don't think many people would say that. Yeah.
0:35:11 > 0:35:15Well, Ger has been very generous to both Christina and Thomas.
0:35:15 > 0:35:18And let's stick with Christina as she takes a breather from shopping
0:35:18 > 0:35:21to visit the fair city of Dublin.
0:35:21 > 0:35:24From medieval castles to Georgian splendour,
0:35:24 > 0:35:28Dublin has a vibrant and charismatic reputation.
0:35:28 > 0:35:32Ireland's capital has been home to Oscar Wilde, Samuel Beckett,
0:35:32 > 0:35:36and James Joyce, and Christina is on the trail of another literary great.
0:35:36 > 0:35:38She's visiting Trinity College,
0:35:38 > 0:35:42Ireland's premier seat of education, where archivist Jane Maxwell
0:35:42 > 0:35:46is on hand to reveal the story of former student Jonathan Swift.
0:35:46 > 0:35:48Known for his masterpiece Gulliver's Travels,
0:35:48 > 0:35:52he became one of the greatest satirists in the world and
0:35:52 > 0:35:55started a legacy that would change the face of literature in Ireland.
0:35:55 > 0:35:57He's the chap that's famous
0:35:57 > 0:35:59for saying that the world was founded, more or less.
0:36:01 > 0:36:05Jane, this is just visually the most stunning place I think I've ever been.
0:36:05 > 0:36:08Isn't it lovely? It's wonderful. It really is, gorgeous.
0:36:08 > 0:36:11The old library. It really is. So, was Swift ever here?
0:36:11 > 0:36:14Not physically in this building, no. He predated this.
0:36:14 > 0:36:17This is 300 years old. He was here in the 17th century.
0:36:17 > 0:36:20This is an 18th-century room. Right.
0:36:20 > 0:36:23Erm, but, this library has the privilege of holding
0:36:23 > 0:36:25the Jonathan Swift collection.
0:36:25 > 0:36:27Born in Dublin in 1667,
0:36:27 > 0:36:32Swift was sent to Trinity College in the city at the age of 14.
0:36:33 > 0:36:38This is the register that records him arriving in Trinity College.
0:36:38 > 0:36:40Oh, there he is!
0:36:40 > 0:36:41Jonathan Swift.
0:36:41 > 0:36:44Did he show any talent for being a writer when,
0:36:44 > 0:36:45when he was this age, when he was here?
0:36:45 > 0:36:48Certainly we don't have anything that he wrote at the time
0:36:48 > 0:36:50and he got into disciplinary problems, you know?
0:36:50 > 0:36:53He was a naughty boy? He was a naughty boy, yeah. So...
0:36:53 > 0:36:55I think I quite like him.
0:36:55 > 0:36:58It ends up with... he gets his degree by special grace.
0:37:00 > 0:37:02Despite a shaky academic career,
0:37:02 > 0:37:05Swift began to build a reputation as a writer,
0:37:05 > 0:37:09first working for former politician William Temple, then
0:37:09 > 0:37:14as a clergyman, arguing the position of the church on political matters.
0:37:14 > 0:37:16He becomes a political propagandist
0:37:16 > 0:37:18and he is writing pamphlets left, right and centre.
0:37:18 > 0:37:21That's what they did. That's how you waged war. You wrote.
0:37:21 > 0:37:23And you produced pamphlets? Endless pamphlets.
0:37:23 > 0:37:27And because Swift's specific talent was satire
0:37:27 > 0:37:31and if you can make people laugh, you have them half won over.
0:37:31 > 0:37:33So, he made it... he made it really readable?
0:37:33 > 0:37:36While satire has been around for centuries,
0:37:36 > 0:37:39in this age of the Enlightenment, Swift was part
0:37:39 > 0:37:41of a resurgence of the craft
0:37:41 > 0:37:44which interrogated moral and political views.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47Later in his life, Swift was to display his moral outrage
0:37:47 > 0:37:50at the treatment of Ireland's poor
0:37:50 > 0:37:54in one of the most famous satirical essays in the English language.
0:37:54 > 0:37:57This is The Modest Proposal which everybody knows about
0:37:57 > 0:37:58even if they're not entirely sure...
0:37:58 > 0:38:01"A modest proposal for preventing the children of poor people from
0:38:01 > 0:38:04"being a burden to their parents or the country and for making them
0:38:04 > 0:38:06"beneficial to the public"?
0:38:06 > 0:38:08Yeah, they kind of liked long titles. It's snappy, isn't it?
0:38:08 > 0:38:10This is a time when poor people
0:38:10 > 0:38:12were considered to be slightly less human.
0:38:12 > 0:38:14So, he starts off in this tone of voice,
0:38:14 > 0:38:17saying, "Yeah, we all know this is a problem" and then he just,
0:38:17 > 0:38:19without as much as a blink of the eye he segues
0:38:19 > 0:38:23seamlessly into a... "I think they should eat their children.
0:38:23 > 0:38:28"I mean, if you fed a nice plump poor baby well, you know,
0:38:28 > 0:38:31"you could serve him up for dinner." What?
0:38:31 > 0:38:33And then all of a sudden you realise
0:38:33 > 0:38:35he's making fun of you. Yeah. And your prejudices. Yeah.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38And your biases, because for a moment you might have thought yeah, he's right...
0:38:38 > 0:38:40SHE GASPS Oops! Yeah, yeah.
0:38:40 > 0:38:43That's what he did and he did it beautifully because he sucks you in.
0:38:43 > 0:38:46You think he's writing a boring economic pamphlet.
0:38:46 > 0:38:51With his wit and fearless approach, Swift towered over his predecessors.
0:38:51 > 0:38:53As partisan politics emerged,
0:38:53 > 0:38:57he used his satire to tackle this new complex political world.
0:38:57 > 0:38:59Ah, so, here we have...
0:38:59 > 0:39:04In 1726, he took his arguments to a wide audience,
0:39:04 > 0:39:07creating what would become his best-known work.
0:39:07 > 0:39:09This is how we know Jonathan Swift, really, isn't it? Yes.
0:39:09 > 0:39:11His Gulliver's Travels. Yes.
0:39:11 > 0:39:13But it says here, "Travels into several remote
0:39:13 > 0:39:17"nations of the world in four parts by Lemuel Gulliver,
0:39:17 > 0:39:20"first a surgeon and then a captain of several ships, volume 1..."
0:39:20 > 0:39:22It goes on and on and on. Yes, I know.
0:39:22 > 0:39:25Well, at the very first page he's...making a little fun
0:39:25 > 0:39:28of the tradition of writing travelogues.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30Right. Which were becoming very popular at the time. OK.
0:39:30 > 0:39:34So, he gives the name Gulliver but also he gives a little background
0:39:34 > 0:39:37to make it seem more like this is actually a genuine travelogue.
0:39:37 > 0:39:40By presenting the book as Gulliver's own memoirs,
0:39:40 > 0:39:44Swift distanced himself from a controversial tale
0:39:44 > 0:39:48that criticised the politicians he felt had blocked his own career.
0:39:48 > 0:39:50This is political satire again
0:39:50 > 0:39:53because he goes to all of these countries and, erm,
0:39:53 > 0:39:56he picks out individuals and characters whom
0:39:56 > 0:39:57all of his readership know
0:39:57 > 0:40:01who the contemporary politician is who he's making fun of.
0:40:01 > 0:40:04It's not a children's book at all? It's actually political satire?
0:40:04 > 0:40:06Yes. But now it's marketed as a children's book.
0:40:06 > 0:40:09I mean, you couldn't get more poles apart, really, could you? No.
0:40:09 > 0:40:13Each group that Gulliver encounters represents a different
0:40:13 > 0:40:17section of society, all afflicted by one type of prejudice or another.
0:40:17 > 0:40:22Like the character of Flimnap, a wily politician
0:40:22 > 0:40:26torn by jealousy, who is understood to be a thinly veiled caricature
0:40:26 > 0:40:30of Britain's first modern Prime Minister, Robert Walpole.
0:40:30 > 0:40:33Scared of prosecution by those targeted in the book,
0:40:33 > 0:40:37Swift's publisher used several different printers
0:40:37 > 0:40:39and even changed sections of text,
0:40:39 > 0:40:42the tale becoming an instant success.
0:40:42 > 0:40:44It was immediately hugely popular.
0:40:44 > 0:40:47Even people who said they didn't understand who the targets were
0:40:47 > 0:40:49found it incredible.
0:40:49 > 0:40:53And even people who didn't like Swift had to admit that
0:40:53 > 0:40:54it was wonderful.
0:40:54 > 0:40:57Swift's book gave readers an entirely different perspective
0:40:57 > 0:41:00on this new age of politics and politicians.
0:41:01 > 0:41:04Since its first release, Gulliver's Travels has never been
0:41:04 > 0:41:09out of print and is heralded as a milestone in satirical literature.
0:41:11 > 0:41:15Once he had an idea, he took it to its rational obvious conclusion
0:41:15 > 0:41:18and he was prepared to go a step further than everybody else.
0:41:18 > 0:41:21Always... Stretching the boundaries? Absolutely.
0:41:21 > 0:41:25Swift died in Dublin in 1745.
0:41:25 > 0:41:30His pamphlets remain amongst the most important texts
0:41:30 > 0:41:33held in the great library of Trinity College,
0:41:33 > 0:41:34and Gulliver's Travels
0:41:34 > 0:41:38inspired readers and influenced writers for centuries to come.
0:41:43 > 0:41:46Just over 15 miles back down the River Liffey,
0:41:46 > 0:41:50Thomas is in the village of Straffan, in County Kildare.
0:41:50 > 0:41:54Straffan Antiques is a family-run affair, managed by Eoin.
0:41:57 > 0:42:00The jacket's off. He means business.
0:42:00 > 0:42:02These are good.
0:42:02 > 0:42:04Look at these sweet little things.
0:42:04 > 0:42:06Children's folding chairs.
0:42:06 > 0:42:08They look great fun. Ow!
0:42:10 > 0:42:15I'd take a seat, Thomas, if I were you. Ticket price is 480 euros.
0:42:15 > 0:42:17We've got a pair of them. A pair is unusual, yeah.
0:42:17 > 0:42:20It is unusual, isn't it? Yeah.
0:42:20 > 0:42:22And it looks like original upholstery on them. I think so.
0:42:22 > 0:42:25Probably, um, maybe late 19th century,
0:42:25 > 0:42:28something like that. They're quite sweet, aren't they?
0:42:28 > 0:42:30What can you do those for?
0:42:30 > 0:42:34Erm...we could do those about...maybe 220.
0:42:34 > 0:42:35Oh, my gosh.
0:42:35 > 0:42:37I don't think I've got 220.
0:42:38 > 0:42:42I've only got 185 and I need some left for tomorrow.
0:42:42 > 0:42:47So, I was looking at those as sort of 50 euros each, 100 euros.
0:42:47 > 0:42:50But if you can do it, you can't do it. Yeah.
0:42:50 > 0:42:52I'll try and find something else.
0:42:52 > 0:42:53Could do 150 on them.
0:42:55 > 0:42:58I think 150 is a bit, a bit strong for me.
0:42:59 > 0:43:02Could you meet me halfway somewhere?
0:43:02 > 0:43:05Could do 130? 125, we've got a deal.
0:43:05 > 0:43:09Go on? Go on. 125. Yeah, good man.
0:43:09 > 0:43:11A bold buy, Thomas.
0:43:11 > 0:43:14Great discount but it doesn't leave you very much.
0:43:14 > 0:43:16HE MOUTHS
0:43:16 > 0:43:19(What have I done? What have I done?)
0:43:19 > 0:43:20Heaven knows.
0:43:24 > 0:43:27Blissfully unaware of Thomas's big spending,
0:43:27 > 0:43:30Christina is hotfooting through Dublin's streets
0:43:30 > 0:43:31in search of a bargain.
0:43:31 > 0:43:35Hello. Hey, how you doing? Well, thank you. I'm Christina, nice to meet you.
0:43:35 > 0:43:38Alistair - how are you? Alistair? Do you mind if I have a quick look around? Yeah, sure.
0:43:38 > 0:43:40If there's anything I like the look of,
0:43:40 > 0:43:44I'll come and give you a holler. OK. A holler, eh?
0:43:44 > 0:43:47Owner Alistair has been running the shop, along with his mother,
0:43:47 > 0:43:50for four years, and they do a lot of their buying in French markets,
0:43:50 > 0:43:53so the shop has a certain je ne sais quoi.
0:43:53 > 0:43:54You are feeling it?
0:43:54 > 0:43:59So, that is quite cool, isn't it? Look at that. "The Royal Dragoon."
0:43:59 > 0:44:02"Ales and prize medal beers".
0:44:02 > 0:44:06So, it's obviously an old pub sign, isn't it? The Royal Dragoon.
0:44:06 > 0:44:09Breweriana in advertising is quite in vogue at the moment
0:44:09 > 0:44:12but that's also really a very powerful, strong image.
0:44:12 > 0:44:14It's 45 euros.
0:44:14 > 0:44:16I wonder what Alistair can do on that.
0:44:16 > 0:44:19Alistair? Yes. Where are you, darling?
0:44:20 > 0:44:25We picked this up at a French market about two months ago.
0:44:25 > 0:44:30Did you? I'm not sure how old it is but it's certainly nice, anyway.
0:44:30 > 0:44:32It's a decorative thing, isn't it?
0:44:32 > 0:44:35It hasn't got a huge amount of age to it, has it?
0:44:35 > 0:44:38Yeah, probably about 1970s, I'd say, maybe.
0:44:38 > 0:44:42So, what would be your best price on that? 20.
0:44:42 > 0:44:44It's quite fun, isn't it? I do quite like that.
0:44:44 > 0:44:46There's something about the image which is powerful.
0:44:46 > 0:44:48Yeah. That horsey strutting off to war.
0:44:48 > 0:44:51Is there any chance you could do that for 15?
0:44:51 > 0:44:5720 is quite cheap for it, as is... Is it? For a modern repro sign?
0:44:57 > 0:45:00For a bit of fun? It is hand-painted.
0:45:00 > 0:45:02Go on, 15 euros.
0:45:02 > 0:45:06And you've got a sale. OK. Yeah? Yeah. It's a deal.
0:45:06 > 0:45:10I shall take my Royal Dragoon and charge off into the sunset.
0:45:10 > 0:45:14With 15 euros spent on an oldish pub sign,
0:45:14 > 0:45:17your sunset awaits - so nighty-night, you two.
0:45:22 > 0:45:24Good morning, Dublin!
0:45:24 > 0:45:25I love Ireland
0:45:25 > 0:45:28but I do spend a lot of money in Ireland. Join the club.
0:45:28 > 0:45:30You're telling me.
0:45:30 > 0:45:32Later, they will be heading for auction in Wrexham
0:45:32 > 0:45:36but for the rest of the day, Dublin beckons.
0:45:36 > 0:45:38Let's follow Christina
0:45:38 > 0:45:41as she tries to spend the last of her remaining euros.
0:45:41 > 0:45:44She's having a wander through Dublin's art and antiques quarter,
0:45:44 > 0:45:47but can she uncover something special?
0:45:47 > 0:45:50Hello. Hi, how are you doing? I'm all right, thanks. How are you?
0:45:50 > 0:45:53Good, thanks. What's your name? Alistan. Alistan. Great name.
0:45:53 > 0:45:55Alistan, you are very tall. I know. How tall are you?
0:45:55 > 0:45:596'6", 6'7" on a good day. I think I should have worn my heels today.
0:45:59 > 0:46:01This is pretty cool.
0:46:01 > 0:46:02It is certainly eclectic.
0:46:02 > 0:46:05What is on your storage jars?
0:46:05 > 0:46:09They're about 175. Are they? Yes.
0:46:09 > 0:46:13They're nice, aren't they? Clean kitchenware, one pint.
0:46:13 > 0:46:16I mean, they are very kitsch, aren't they?
0:46:16 > 0:46:20I like the typography on them. Yeah, that text on them is fab, isn't it?
0:46:20 > 0:46:21It's cool, yes.
0:46:21 > 0:46:23Also you get the TG green ones,
0:46:23 > 0:46:25which - obviously the blue-banded Cornishware ones -
0:46:25 > 0:46:28but I really like the fact that these are in green.
0:46:28 > 0:46:30It's the colour of Ireland, isn't it?
0:46:30 > 0:46:32Yeah. Very cool. It's true.
0:46:32 > 0:46:35I'm a bit worried, there is a little bit of damage around them.
0:46:35 > 0:46:39We can talk about price. I mean, what have you got in your mind?
0:46:39 > 0:46:40Uh...
0:46:41 > 0:46:47Don't hate me. Go on. But I think I have 77 euros left.
0:46:47 > 0:46:4977 euros? Yeah.
0:46:49 > 0:46:52I tell you what, I could probably give you half the set. No!
0:46:52 > 0:46:55You can't split the set! What about...? OK...
0:46:55 > 0:46:58You look like a really cool, mid-century guy,
0:46:58 > 0:47:02I have got a really cool mid-century vehicle outside.
0:47:02 > 0:47:04OK, so we do a swap? No. OK.
0:47:06 > 0:47:09Hmm... OK, OK. I thought that was where this was going.
0:47:09 > 0:47:12What about 77 euros and a ride in my van?
0:47:14 > 0:47:16What do you think? That sounds a bit...
0:47:16 > 0:47:19Does that sound like a deal? Do you know what? OK, OK. Yeah?
0:47:19 > 0:47:21OK, as long as it is going to a good home,
0:47:21 > 0:47:23I think it's going to go to a good home.
0:47:23 > 0:47:25Done. Happy? Yeah, I think so.
0:47:27 > 0:47:29It's pretty cool, and it does go quite fast.
0:47:29 > 0:47:30Here we go.
0:47:30 > 0:47:32You will be amazed.
0:47:34 > 0:47:35Hope on in, baby.
0:47:39 > 0:47:41I hope someone is watching the shop.
0:47:41 > 0:47:43Can you fit in my van?
0:47:43 > 0:47:45OK, there are no straps.
0:47:45 > 0:47:48There are no straps? No, it's pre-straps. You will be fine.
0:47:48 > 0:47:51Are you ready for the ride of your life? Yes, let's go.
0:47:54 > 0:47:57Second. Good gear change. Hold on tight.
0:47:57 > 0:48:00Be careful with him, Christina.
0:48:02 > 0:48:05There is just time for a quick run around the block.
0:48:05 > 0:48:08I didn't terrify the life out of you? No, you didn't. Are you sure?
0:48:08 > 0:48:10No, not at all. Good.
0:48:10 > 0:48:16Well, that's one way to get yourself a set of storage jars for 77 euros.
0:48:16 > 0:48:19You're an angel. So are you. Very, very pleased with my jars.
0:48:19 > 0:48:22Nice to meet you. Take care, see you again. See you.
0:48:26 > 0:48:29Just a few paces down the street, Thomas is on the prowl.
0:48:31 > 0:48:33Hello, I'm Thomas. Thomas, how are you? Mervyn is my name.
0:48:33 > 0:48:35You're very welcome, you're very welcome.
0:48:35 > 0:48:38This looks fabulous. I'm going to have a really good look around.
0:48:38 > 0:48:41Yeah, good stuff. I will warn you...
0:48:41 > 0:48:42Oh, yes. Stand by.
0:48:42 > 0:48:44..there is not a huge budget,
0:48:44 > 0:48:48but what there is is burning a hole in my pocket.
0:48:48 > 0:48:50OK, we will try and help you spend it.
0:48:50 > 0:48:51I don't think he needs much help.
0:48:51 > 0:48:54Look at that. That's quite a fun thing, that, isn't it?
0:48:54 > 0:48:57It's a cartridge filler, isn't it? That's right, yeah.
0:48:57 > 0:48:59They were for filling one's guns cartridges, weren't they? Yeah.
0:48:59 > 0:49:03You clamp that onto the table. On it goes.
0:49:03 > 0:49:07This is where your firing pin goes, on the top here.
0:49:07 > 0:49:14You fill your beast as you wind it off with all the powder.
0:49:14 > 0:49:17Then you fold it up into there.
0:49:17 > 0:49:18This is when one used to make
0:49:18 > 0:49:21one's own gun cartridges for shooting.
0:49:21 > 0:49:24It is quite an interesting thing, isn't it? Yeah, it's nice, yeah.
0:49:24 > 0:49:26I've not seen one like that before. Right, OK.
0:49:26 > 0:49:29You called it Victorian. Yes, it is about that sort of level, isn't it?
0:49:29 > 0:49:31Yes. Yes. OK.
0:49:31 > 0:49:33Ticket price is 185 euros.
0:49:33 > 0:49:36Merv, I'm going to level with you.
0:49:36 > 0:49:38I said I had some money burning a hole in my pocket.
0:49:38 > 0:49:43I do, and it is going to have to be spent. There is 60 euros.
0:49:43 > 0:49:45What can you do for 60 euros?
0:49:45 > 0:49:47What can I do for 60 euros?
0:49:47 > 0:49:49Well, you were looking at that.
0:49:49 > 0:49:51That would relieve me of 60 euros, would it?
0:49:51 > 0:49:54It would. That would be it, done. Done and dusted.
0:49:54 > 0:49:58That is really not a bad price. That has to be a purchase, really.
0:49:58 > 0:50:01Very good. Very fair. You have been immensely fair.
0:50:01 > 0:50:03He has relieved me of all my money...
0:50:03 > 0:50:06apart from a couple of cent. Right. You can throw that in if you want.
0:50:06 > 0:50:08Well, I can probably throw that in, couldn't I, really?
0:50:08 > 0:50:12So that generous deal makes it 60 euros and 98 cents.
0:50:12 > 0:50:16That has cleaned Thomas out and ends this trip's shopping.
0:50:19 > 0:50:25Thomas spent all of his 289 euros, 98 cents on the collection of boxes,
0:50:25 > 0:50:28the 19th-century soapstone items,
0:50:28 > 0:50:30an agate salt,
0:50:30 > 0:50:33the mother-of-pearl handles,
0:50:33 > 0:50:35the cartridge loader,
0:50:35 > 0:50:37and a pair of children's chairs.
0:50:39 > 0:50:41Christina only left herself with loose change,
0:50:41 > 0:50:47as she spent 292 euros on a set of 1950s storage jars with coffee pot,
0:50:47 > 0:50:50a 19th-century brass fender,
0:50:50 > 0:50:52an oil painting of a rustic scene,
0:50:52 > 0:50:55and a painted pub sign.
0:50:55 > 0:50:57What do they think of each other's offerings?
0:50:57 > 0:50:59I think actually he has been quite risky.
0:50:59 > 0:51:01He has been quite plucky and I like that.
0:51:01 > 0:51:03I would happily swap probably most of my stuff,
0:51:03 > 0:51:06to be perfectly honest, for that beautiful banded agate salt
0:51:06 > 0:51:08that he bought, which I think is just an absolute stunner.
0:51:08 > 0:51:10I really love her picture that she has bought.
0:51:10 > 0:51:12I think it is delightful.
0:51:12 > 0:51:15It's going to be such a close-call thing.
0:51:16 > 0:51:19After starting this leg in Prosperous, in County Kildare,
0:51:19 > 0:51:24our experts have travelled via Dublin to the Welsh town of Wrexham.
0:51:24 > 0:51:28Today, our pair are headed straight to Wingetts Auction House.
0:51:28 > 0:51:31Wielding the gavel is John Lloyd.
0:51:32 > 0:51:36Now in Britain, the rest of the trip will be pounds.
0:51:36 > 0:51:38So, with currency converted,
0:51:38 > 0:51:44Christina has spent a total of ?205.63 on four items,
0:51:44 > 0:51:50while Thomas's six lots have set him back a total of ?197.87.
0:51:52 > 0:51:55First up are Thomas' collection of boxes.
0:51:55 > 0:51:58I've got ?20 bid with me to go straight in.
0:51:58 > 0:52:0020 bid, 5 bid, 30.
0:52:00 > 0:52:015, sir?
0:52:01 > 0:52:0340. 5.
0:52:03 > 0:52:05?40 bid. Profit. That's good.
0:52:05 > 0:52:09I'm out. Sold on the internet.
0:52:09 > 0:52:10Yes! Well done.
0:52:10 > 0:52:13Good job. Result! Yeah.
0:52:13 > 0:52:15A cracking start for Thomas.
0:52:15 > 0:52:17Will his luck keep going?
0:52:17 > 0:52:20His cartridge loader is next.
0:52:20 > 0:52:23I've got ?15 bid. Straight in with me to go...
0:52:23 > 0:52:25What did you spend on this?
0:52:25 > 0:52:2740...
0:52:27 > 0:52:2845, OK.
0:52:28 > 0:52:31In the door at ?20. I'll take 2 for it.
0:52:31 > 0:52:35Now at 22 I'm bid. 24. 26?
0:52:35 > 0:52:3724.
0:52:37 > 0:52:3941.
0:52:39 > 0:52:40Next time.
0:52:40 > 0:52:44That's a blow, but there's plenty left to go at, Thomas.
0:52:44 > 0:52:46So disappointed. It's OK, it's OK.
0:52:46 > 0:52:49It took Christina some clever negotiating
0:52:49 > 0:52:50to get the storage jars,
0:52:50 > 0:52:52but how will they fare?
0:52:52 > 0:52:55We're on the internet, then, at ?26.
0:52:55 > 0:52:5828 bid. 30.
0:52:58 > 0:53:00And 5, sir. 40. God, making more.
0:53:00 > 0:53:0340, bid. 5, sir? Oh, go on, sir. They're lovely.
0:53:03 > 0:53:05?40 we've got bid.
0:53:05 > 0:53:08All finished at 40.
0:53:08 > 0:53:12Perhaps the damage to the jars has hit your chances of a profit.
0:53:12 > 0:53:14I think that's disappointing.
0:53:14 > 0:53:16I don't mind taking a loss
0:53:16 > 0:53:19because I had such a lovely ride in the van with Alistan. Did you? Yeah.
0:53:19 > 0:53:21Let's see if Thomas can get us back on track
0:53:21 > 0:53:23with his mother-of-pearl handles.
0:53:23 > 0:53:27I'll take ?20 to start for them.
0:53:27 > 0:53:28Nobody is going to bid.
0:53:28 > 0:53:30No bid for these? I can't believe that.
0:53:30 > 0:53:3110, then?
0:53:31 > 0:53:33?10 I've got. 12 I'm bid. 14.
0:53:33 > 0:53:3416.
0:53:34 > 0:53:3616, back in. 18.
0:53:36 > 0:53:3720.
0:53:37 > 0:53:41They're out on the net at 18 bid. It's ?18. 18.
0:53:41 > 0:53:42That's good. ?7 profit.
0:53:42 > 0:53:44I was expecting three figures.
0:53:44 > 0:53:45I was!
0:53:45 > 0:53:48Well, you know what they say about expectations.
0:53:48 > 0:53:49No, don't, don't...
0:53:51 > 0:53:55Perhaps your hopes were a little high, but that's still a profit.
0:53:55 > 0:53:56Next up, the club fender.
0:53:56 > 0:54:02This cost Christina 120 euros, which comes out at just under ?85.
0:54:02 > 0:54:03Cheap.
0:54:03 > 0:54:08I've got ?100 straight in with me to start, then. 100. 110. 120. 130.
0:54:08 > 0:54:09140. 150.
0:54:09 > 0:54:12High-five? High-five?
0:54:12 > 0:54:14170. 180. 190. 200. ?200 on the internet!
0:54:14 > 0:54:16?200 on the internet!
0:54:16 > 0:54:19Get in there. ?220 in the room.
0:54:19 > 0:54:22?220, the bid is in the room. This never happens to me.
0:54:22 > 0:54:24220 bid.
0:54:24 > 0:54:27All done? GAVEL BANGS
0:54:27 > 0:54:28Well done.
0:54:28 > 0:54:33A superb profit for the fender gives Christina a healthy lead.
0:54:33 > 0:54:36I've got some catching up to do, Christina. No, you haven't. I have.
0:54:36 > 0:54:37No, no.
0:54:37 > 0:54:41Can the collection of Chinese soapstone perform as well for Thomas?
0:54:41 > 0:54:43?10 I'm bid, starting.
0:54:43 > 0:54:4512 I've got on the internet. 14 bid, 16.
0:54:45 > 0:54:47See, it's going, it's going.
0:54:47 > 0:54:48?18.
0:54:48 > 0:54:50You're out on the internet.
0:54:50 > 0:54:53Thanks for coming. 20, you're into a profit.
0:54:53 > 0:54:55On the net.
0:54:59 > 0:55:03Sadly, after auction costs, that's a small loss.
0:55:03 > 0:55:07Next up, it's Christina's painted pub sign.
0:55:07 > 0:55:08Ought to be ?20 to start.
0:55:08 > 0:55:10Oh, internet bid 15, that's good.
0:55:10 > 0:55:1315, see - straight in, profit.
0:55:13 > 0:55:16I'll take 16 if it helps you. 16 I am bid.
0:55:16 > 0:55:19At ?16 we're still on the net at ?16. It'll take 18.
0:55:19 > 0:55:2118 I've got. 20?
0:55:21 > 0:55:2320 bid. 2.
0:55:23 > 0:55:2624. 26. 28.
0:55:26 > 0:55:2928 bid. 30. 2?
0:55:29 > 0:55:31In the room at 30.
0:55:32 > 0:55:35That's good, isn't it? Again, high-five.
0:55:35 > 0:55:37That's more of a medium-five.
0:55:39 > 0:55:40Jealous.
0:55:40 > 0:55:42Well jel.
0:55:42 > 0:55:47Another good profit. Things are going very well for Christina.
0:55:47 > 0:55:51Thomas is playing catch-up and his agate salt is next.
0:55:51 > 0:55:53?5 I've got to start.
0:55:53 > 0:55:55It's in the door. I'll take 6, I'm bid 8.
0:55:55 > 0:55:576, internet. 8, internet. 10, internet.
0:55:57 > 0:55:59See? Profit, profit, profit, profit.
0:55:59 > 0:56:0114. 16.
0:56:01 > 0:56:0218.
0:56:03 > 0:56:06Goes on the internet.
0:56:06 > 0:56:09?18. What's that, ?7 profit? Yeah, ?7.
0:56:09 > 0:56:11That's good. It's OK.
0:56:11 > 0:56:14A modest profit for Thomas.
0:56:14 > 0:56:17Christina's oil painting is her final lot.
0:56:17 > 0:56:20Maiden bid for this one at ?30.
0:56:20 > 0:56:22I'm only bid 30. 35 got, and I'm out.
0:56:22 > 0:56:24At ?35 the bid is in the room.
0:56:24 > 0:56:26It's cheap at 35. It'll wipe out all my profits.
0:56:26 > 0:56:28No, I don't think so.
0:56:28 > 0:56:29Moving on. Quite rightly.
0:56:29 > 0:56:3150?
0:56:31 > 0:56:32All done?
0:56:32 > 0:56:33Oh, go on.
0:56:33 > 0:56:3550 bid. 5? See? There you are.
0:56:35 > 0:56:36Sold at 50.
0:56:39 > 0:56:42A small loss, and it's not over yet.
0:56:42 > 0:56:46Thomas spent a huge 125 euros on those chairs,
0:56:46 > 0:56:48which is around ?90,
0:56:48 > 0:56:50but will it pay off?
0:56:50 > 0:56:5210 for them.
0:56:52 > 0:56:56?10. Early bid on my right, standing. 12 bid. 14. 16.
0:56:56 > 0:56:5918. 20. And 2?
0:56:59 > 0:57:0024.
0:57:00 > 0:57:0226.
0:57:02 > 0:57:04It's getting there.
0:57:04 > 0:57:07It's getting there. 40. And 2?
0:57:07 > 0:57:10?42 I'm bid in the room, standing, at 42 bid.
0:57:10 > 0:57:12I'll take 44 if you want.
0:57:12 > 0:57:15It's standing.
0:57:15 > 0:57:18Actually, that's like a body blow...
0:57:18 > 0:57:22A hammer going through my body.
0:57:22 > 0:57:24Well, someone's got a bargain,
0:57:24 > 0:57:28picking up a beautiful pair of chairs for a great price.
0:57:28 > 0:57:31Anyway, go on. Let's go and see how much money I've made.
0:57:31 > 0:57:34I think... No. It might take us a while.
0:57:34 > 0:57:35To count it all?
0:57:35 > 0:57:37You're so cruel.
0:57:38 > 0:57:42So how have our pair fared?
0:57:42 > 0:57:48Thomas, looking grim, spent every last penny of his ?197.87.
0:57:48 > 0:57:50After auction costs,
0:57:50 > 0:57:52he's made a loss of ?60.93,
0:57:52 > 0:57:56leaving him a total of ?136.94
0:57:56 > 0:57:58to take on to the next leg.
0:57:58 > 0:58:02Christina started with ?205.75
0:58:02 > 0:58:04and after auction costs
0:58:04 > 0:58:07made a fantastic ?73.17 profit.
0:58:07 > 0:58:13So she has won the day with ?278.91 and a substantial lead,
0:58:13 > 0:58:15so well done, girl.
0:58:15 > 0:58:17My goodness. Well done.
0:58:17 > 0:58:20I need a telescope to see where you are
0:58:20 > 0:58:22and you need a telescope to see where I am.
0:58:22 > 0:58:24You might have to go and get the van
0:58:24 > 0:58:27because my pockets are weighing me down. Are they?
0:58:27 > 0:58:29Can I borrow some money? I'm not sure I can walk.
0:58:29 > 0:58:32Can I borrow some money? You've, like, made hundreds.
0:58:32 > 0:58:33Cheerio.