0:00:02 > 0:00:04It's the nation's favourite antiques experts...
0:00:04 > 0:00:06- I don't know what to do. - HONK
0:00:06 > 0:00:09..with £200 each, a classic car and a goal -
0:00:09 > 0:00:11to 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 is no mean feat.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19- Back in the game. - HE LAUGHS
0:00:19 > 0:00:23- Charlie.- There will be worthy winners and valiant losers.
0:00:23 > 0:00:26SHE GASPS So, 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.
0:00:33 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:38 > 0:00:41Today is the second helping of our Road Trip escapade
0:00:41 > 0:00:43with auctioneers Mark Stacey and Thomas Plant.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47- I don't think I'm a Superman. - No, no.
0:00:47 > 0:00:49I think you are more like an overweight Lois Lane.
0:00:49 > 0:00:53HE CHUCKLES
0:00:53 > 0:00:54That is so harsh.
0:00:54 > 0:00:56If I'm an overweight Lois Lane,
0:00:56 > 0:01:01- God only knows what that makes you. - Oh, don't. Don't.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03Oh, they love one another really.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08Mark is having a go at a spot of clairvoyance.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10If only I could say, "Mirror, Mirror on the wall,
0:01:10 > 0:01:12"who's going to make the greatest profit of them all?"
0:01:14 > 0:01:18Thomas dazzles us with his encyclopaedic knowledge of antiques.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21This looks like, almost like, a female bottom.
0:01:21 > 0:01:22Do you know, he's right.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25And they are putting their foot down in this racy little number,
0:01:25 > 0:01:28the 1978 MGB GT. I had one of those.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33Our Road Trip buddies started off with £200,
0:01:33 > 0:01:36but their first auction saw Mark make a big loss
0:01:36 > 0:01:38on the dreaded cannonball.
0:01:40 > 0:01:44This leaves him with £107.50 for the second leg.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49But Thomas has edged ahead with a much smaller loss,
0:01:49 > 0:01:54so has a lovely wodge of £194.30.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58Mark and Thomas will be making a trip of over 500 miles
0:01:58 > 0:02:00from Sittingbourne, Kent
0:02:00 > 0:02:03and will wind all the way along the South East and East Anglia
0:02:03 > 0:02:05through Norwich and finally land
0:02:05 > 0:02:08in Oakham in the East Midlands.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11Today's journey begins in the village of Otford, in Kent,
0:02:11 > 0:02:13and the auction will take place
0:02:13 > 0:02:15in Paddock Wood, also in Kent.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18Our Road Trip pals are sticking together for the first
0:02:18 > 0:02:20- shop of the day.- After you.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22- Oh, no. Age before beauty. - Oh, thank you.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25- Did you just say what I thought you said?- I did. I did.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27Well, you know, I've always been told.
0:02:27 > 0:02:28- Hello!- Hello.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31This is my colleague, Thomas, who is competing against me.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33- So, we mustn't be too nice to him because he's leading.- OK.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36We're going to have a look around and then we'll come back
0:02:36 > 0:02:37and have a word. Is that all right?
0:02:37 > 0:02:39- Yeah, that's fine. Lovely. - Thank you.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41Right, Mark, you got bit of catching up to do today.
0:02:41 > 0:02:42Got any ideas, mate?
0:02:44 > 0:02:46This is rather attractive, actually.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49There's only one period, date this could have been made.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52Probably around about 1900, 1905,
0:02:52 > 0:02:55but I love these sinuous lines.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59Art Nouveau is one of the first modern styles of the 20th century
0:02:59 > 0:03:02and takes inspiration from the natural world.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05The ticket price is £28.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08I think I might be a bit cheeky. I'll go and find Jackie.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13- Time to talk money, eh?- Oh, Jackie.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15I'm doing very well. I've been in here five minutes
0:03:15 > 0:03:18- and I've already found this dish. - Right.
0:03:18 > 0:03:20I'm in a real predicament, Jackie.
0:03:20 > 0:03:21I've had my first auction
0:03:21 > 0:03:24- and I shot myself in the foot with a cannonball.- Yes.
0:03:24 > 0:03:26So, I'm going to be terribly mean to start off with
0:03:26 > 0:03:29- and she's going to tell me to get out of the shop.- Yes, give me a
0:03:29 > 0:03:31- price. Probably will.- I would love to buy it for ten pounds.- Ooh!
0:03:31 > 0:03:33Oh.
0:03:33 > 0:03:35Ask her what she would be comfortable with. Thank you.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37All right, then.
0:03:37 > 0:03:38What are you doing, Mark?
0:03:38 > 0:03:41Dealer Wendy is just downstairs.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44- Mark wants the best price on this. - Best price on this.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47He's made an offer, which I daren't tell you at the moment,
0:03:47 > 0:03:49but he is offering ten.
0:03:49 > 0:03:54- Oh, no. - THEY LAUGH
0:03:54 > 0:03:56Um, 15?
0:03:57 > 0:04:02- 18.- Right. I'll go and see what he says and that really is...?
0:04:02 > 0:04:05- It is, really.- It's got to have 18.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09- Oh, Jackie, hello.- You're not going to be happy.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11Oh, I'm not? No.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13- 18.- 18. Oh, gosh.- And I tried. I really tried.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16She's been really generous, isn't she? I mean, look...
0:04:16 > 0:04:19- HE WHISPERS:- ..it's not a lot of money, is it, really?
0:04:19 > 0:04:21And she has been very kind to me, actually.
0:04:21 > 0:04:22- Jackie, thank you.- OK.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25- Let's call that sold, all right? - OK. That's lovely.
0:04:25 > 0:04:26And I'll carry on browsing.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29- I'll take it downstairs for you. - Thanks so much. I do appreciate it.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31Now, what about Thomas?
0:04:31 > 0:04:34What do you think that looks like?
0:04:34 > 0:04:37- Erm...- A bottom.- Yes.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40And it is called a coco de mer.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43The sea pod from the Seychelles.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46It's almost like a female bottom, if you can imagine.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48They are quite sensual.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50There's the bottom and the legs, etc.
0:04:50 > 0:04:51You get them in different sizes.
0:04:51 > 0:04:55This one has been made into a tray, a cutlery tray with a handle here.
0:04:55 > 0:04:56It would have all been covered.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59And it's been designed... And it's a tourist piece.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02This two-lobed form is the largest seed in the plant kingdom
0:05:02 > 0:05:07and is said to possess aphrodisiac powers.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10Could be my first purchase of this leg.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13Thomas is sure this piece is late 19th or early 20th century.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16Ticket price is £65.
0:05:17 > 0:05:21- Hi, Berryl?- Yes.- I found this.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24Let me see who it belongs to.
0:05:24 > 0:05:28Now, how much can young Tom get it for?
0:05:28 > 0:05:32I'd like to ask if it's possible to buy it for 40.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34because of the cracks. If it wasn't cracked,
0:05:34 > 0:05:37- I haven't got a problem. - Yeah, so you are talking about...
0:05:37 > 0:05:38- 40 quid.- 40.
0:05:38 > 0:05:43After a quick call to the dealer, Berryl has a price for Thomas.
0:05:43 > 0:05:44What do you think you can do?
0:05:47 > 0:05:50- Shall I just go and ask him?- Yes.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52Would you meet them at 50?
0:05:53 > 0:05:56- 45.- What about 45?
0:06:00 > 0:06:02- Go on, then.- Is that all right?
0:06:02 > 0:06:05Thank you, Barry. Thank you.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07- Cheerio.- Love you, Barry.
0:06:07 > 0:06:08- 45.- Brilliant.
0:06:08 > 0:06:12What a charmer! The first purchase of leg two for Thomas.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15- There's 45.- Thank you. Thanks for coming.- Thank you very much.
0:06:15 > 0:06:19The fascinating coco de mer polished nut.
0:06:19 > 0:06:20Great.
0:06:23 > 0:06:27Mark is 15 miles away in the village of Wateringbury,
0:06:27 > 0:06:29near Maidstone, in Kent.
0:06:29 > 0:06:33Where Memories Meet is Mark's second shop of the day.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35Joseph is the proprietor here.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38- Hello.- Hello.- I'm Mark. - Hi, I'm Joseph. How are you?
0:06:38 > 0:06:40- Nice to meet you, Joseph. - Nice to meet you.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43I thought I was going to an antique shop. It looks more like a cafe.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45Yeah, we try to mix it all up, really.
0:06:45 > 0:06:47I'm not sure whether to order a cream tea
0:06:47 > 0:06:49or try and look for some china.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51I'm...I'm confused. Utterly confused.
0:06:52 > 0:06:54What's new(?)
0:06:54 > 0:06:56The antiques are downstairs, Mark.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01This is an extending book rack,
0:07:01 > 0:07:03so you can have your books there,
0:07:03 > 0:07:05but then as your collection of books expands,
0:07:05 > 0:07:09you can stretch this out. It is a good, decorative thing.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11I love the carving and I quite like Indian items.
0:07:11 > 0:07:15I'm not even going to look at the price of that.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17I'm going to put that as a possibility.
0:07:19 > 0:07:20It just goes to show
0:07:20 > 0:07:24there are purchases to be made amongst the cakes and pots of tea.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27And look! He has found something else.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29But it's like a sort of pedestal comport.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32You've got a sort of metal base with a dolphin
0:07:32 > 0:07:34and then a sort of domed pedestal.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37Little flower head inside.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40A comport is simply a footed bowl or plate.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42And it has taken Mark's fancy.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45Sounds like it's about time to talk money to me.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49Oh! Joseph.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52Oh.
0:07:52 > 0:07:53Wow. Can see you found a couple of pieces.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56Well, I have and I've had a jolly good look round.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59- You've got some fascinating objects. - Wow, fantastic.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01- I'm going to tell you what I'm going to try to achieve.- OK.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04OK. I had a very difficult first auction.
0:08:04 > 0:08:05I lost quite a lot of money.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08FEIGNS CRYING: I've heard this story before.
0:08:08 > 0:08:12But I have found two items, but I've got to be terribly mean with you.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14- Mm-hm.- I haven't looked at the prices,
0:08:14 > 0:08:15so I don't know what they are.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18- They could be thousands, for all I know.- Doubt it.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21But I need to buy the two of them for £20...
0:08:21 > 0:08:24for me to get a profit at auction.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27The original price on the book slide is £25
0:08:27 > 0:08:29and the comport is £26.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31Do you think you are going to win?
0:08:31 > 0:08:33I...I would like to think so, yes.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36And I think these might help me achieve that.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38Well, if you think you are going to win,
0:08:38 > 0:08:40I'm happy to sell them to you at that price.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42Joseph, you are a star.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44Certainly in a generous mood.
0:08:44 > 0:08:48£20 for the book slide and the comport!
0:08:48 > 0:08:50- Thank you, Joseph. Good luck. - Yeah. Perfect.
0:08:50 > 0:08:54Ha! Well done, Mark. You now have three lovely lots.
0:08:56 > 0:09:00Reunited once more, our lovable duo are off for a rest.
0:09:00 > 0:09:01Nighty-night.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08The heavens have descended, but it isn't dampening the spirits
0:09:08 > 0:09:10of our Mark and Thomas. Oh, no.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12I have not bought a cannonball.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15HE LAUGHS
0:09:15 > 0:09:18You're going to have to buy something spherical.
0:09:18 > 0:09:20- But I'm with you. You're slightly spherical.- Mark...
0:09:20 > 0:09:22THEY LAUGH
0:09:22 > 0:09:25I am not at all slightly spherical.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28Ha-ha! No, you are a fine figure of a man!
0:09:30 > 0:09:32Thomas and Mark are starting their morning
0:09:32 > 0:09:36in the village of Chart Sutton, in Kent.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39And funnily enough, this shop is called Chart Sutton Antiques.
0:09:39 > 0:09:41Ha-ha! Let's hope they behave in here.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44- Oh! What are you doing?! - Oh, hello.
0:09:44 > 0:09:45Handbrake! Oh, God.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47I tell you, you're never driving again!
0:09:50 > 0:09:53- Look at you! - Oh, stop moaning and get in!
0:09:54 > 0:09:56They should come with a health and safety warning, those two.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59- Hello. I'm Mark. - How nice to meet you.
0:09:59 > 0:10:03- Nice to meet you too.- Hello, I'm Thomas.- Hello, Thomas. I'm Trevor.
0:10:03 > 0:10:04- Hi, Trevor.- Nice to meet you both.
0:10:04 > 0:10:06- So, you're looking for some bargains?- I am looking for some
0:10:06 > 0:10:08- bargains.- Well, you won't find them in here.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10No. Let's go, then. Let's go.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12Off to a good start, chaps.
0:10:13 > 0:10:18Now, if they could just get along in such close quarters, we'll be fine.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22There's a lot to choose from here and Mark has spotted something.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24This is charming,
0:10:24 > 0:10:28but this is really nice cos it's modelled as a lady's shoe.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31At least it's not another lady's bottom. Ha!
0:10:31 > 0:10:34But sadly, the end of the foot is missing there,
0:10:34 > 0:10:39which is a real shame, actually. Priced up at £20.
0:10:39 > 0:10:43- I mean, that's quite cheap. - Lovely. Ooh!
0:10:43 > 0:10:44Look, he is onto something else now.
0:10:44 > 0:10:48This is a...what I would call a cigarette box,
0:10:48 > 0:10:49but I like the inscription.
0:10:49 > 0:10:55"Presented to Lieut. FC Rogers by his brother officers
0:10:55 > 0:10:59"on the occasion of his marriage, July 18, 1934."
0:11:00 > 0:11:04That is priced up at £48, which is quite a lot of money.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07But, I mean, it is a nice presentational piece
0:11:07 > 0:11:08and I like that, actually.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11Trevor is on hand to assist and luckily Robin,
0:11:11 > 0:11:15the owner of the cigarette box, is also here.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18I think it is beautifully done and I love the presentation.
0:11:18 > 0:11:19It is a piece of history.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22Maybe we should take advantage of the owner being present
0:11:22 > 0:11:24if we're going to negotiate a price.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27- The owner is heading to his local pub, so...- Oh, is he?
0:11:27 > 0:11:29Yes. Better make this quick then, Mark.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31I think this could be quite interesting.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33Of course, I don't want to push you.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35- Not much.- Not much anyway.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39But I really could do with a little bit of a leg up, if I can.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42Do you want me to give you some money to take it away?
0:11:42 > 0:11:44- Would you mind? - LAUGHTER
0:11:47 > 0:11:48You're very good.
0:11:49 > 0:11:50Look, I'm going to be terribly mean
0:11:50 > 0:11:53and then you can come back to me, all right?
0:11:53 > 0:11:54What about 20 quid?
0:11:54 > 0:11:57- No way, sir!- Oh, come on.
0:11:57 > 0:12:01- No, no, no.- What do you think? - I'll go down to £40.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03Oh, no, I can't do it for £40.
0:12:03 > 0:12:07Could we possibly do it for £30? And I will shake the hand.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12I think you'd take my hand off as well if we did that.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17I wouldn't ask if I wasn't so desperate.
0:12:18 > 0:12:23£32. And you have really, really done well in that.
0:12:23 > 0:12:27- £32. Thank you, it's very nice of you.- Good luck to you.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29With an original ticket price of £48,
0:12:29 > 0:12:34Mark has got another generous deal for the very stylish cigarette box.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39Now, what about that little fruit knife?
0:12:39 > 0:12:42Can that be terribly, terribly, terribly cheap?
0:12:42 > 0:12:44It depends what terribly cheap is, really, doesn't it?
0:12:44 > 0:12:48Starting point I'm going to suggest to you is a fiver.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51- THEY LAUGH - £12.- £12...
0:12:53 > 0:12:55I think if we can say ten, I'll have it.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00Because then I think it might make 20 at auction.
0:13:00 > 0:13:04- Can we split the difference and do 11?- No, we cannot. Over a pound.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06- HE LAUGHS - For goodness' sake.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09- I mean, I know times is 'ard, but... - Times IS 'ard!
0:13:09 > 0:13:11..you know, it is much 'arder for me.
0:13:11 > 0:13:12- Oh, go on, say a tenner.- Tenner.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14- Are you sure?- It's yours. - Happy?- Happy.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16- Thank you very much. - No problems at all.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19Cor, more generous deals for Mark.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21The cigarette box and the little knife
0:13:21 > 0:13:23now give him a total of five items.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25But how is that Thomas getting on?
0:13:25 > 0:13:27That looks quite fun. That is 19th-century.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29I bet you that is a vesta case.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32So, a match strike. It's just really unusual.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37Wouldn't mind looking at that.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39Trevor's services are required once more.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41It is just this creel here.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45It is quite sweet, that, isn't it?
0:13:45 > 0:13:47This little vesta box dates from the 19th century
0:13:47 > 0:13:50and is priced at eight pounds.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52- If that's going to be a fiver, that would be fabulous.- OK.
0:13:52 > 0:13:56Well, we could...I'm sure we could do something, Thomas.
0:13:56 > 0:13:57I'm sure we can do something.
0:13:58 > 0:14:02That creel is more Mark's budget. But it's dead sweet.
0:14:02 > 0:14:03You've got the actual...
0:14:03 > 0:14:06It's well-modelled, it's in brass, it's 19th-century.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11It appeals to two different types of collectors.
0:14:11 > 0:14:15And fishing is the most popular pastime in this country.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18Online, it would look brilliant if they photograph it well.
0:14:18 > 0:14:22- This could be a winner, Thomas. - Can I talk about that creel?
0:14:22 > 0:14:25- Yes, of course. - Do you think it could be...
0:14:25 > 0:14:27- It can be five pounds. - Can it?- Yes, it can.
0:14:27 > 0:14:28- That is a definitely buy.- Good.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30- Thank you very much.- Lovely.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33- I'll give you a fiver, if that's all right.- OK.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35- OK. Thank you.- That was quick.
0:14:35 > 0:14:36Although, with two items,
0:14:36 > 0:14:39Thomas is still lagging behind his rival on the buying stakes.
0:14:43 > 0:14:44Mark, meanwhile,
0:14:44 > 0:14:45has finished shopping
0:14:45 > 0:14:47and is heading for two miles north
0:14:47 > 0:14:50to the historic town of Rochester.
0:14:50 > 0:14:52I am so looking forward to seeing the castle.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54I believe it is quite historical.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57It is. Mark is visiting Rochester Castle,
0:14:57 > 0:15:01one of the best preserved Norman fortifications in Europe.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06It is here that the most famous siege
0:15:06 > 0:15:08in medieval history took place,
0:15:08 > 0:15:10a battle that would ultimately decide
0:15:10 > 0:15:14whether the Crown of England would stand or fall.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18Mark is meeting with education officer Jeremy Clarke
0:15:18 > 0:15:21to find out more about this bloodthirsty tale.
0:15:23 > 0:15:27- Hello.- Hello, Mark. I'm Jeremy. - Nice to meet you, Jeremy.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30- Welcome to Rochester Castle.- Shall we go in?- Let's go in.- Why not?
0:15:34 > 0:15:38In 1215, this castle was central to King John's struggle
0:15:38 > 0:15:40to retain power in the country.
0:15:40 > 0:15:42He was famously unpopular for raising taxes
0:15:42 > 0:15:45and harshly exploiting his feudal rights.
0:15:45 > 0:15:49This bred deep discontent with the ruling barons.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51They decided to take action.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55Jeremy, why have we arrived at this part of the castle?
0:15:55 > 0:15:58This is the best place for us to pick up the story of 1215,
0:15:58 > 0:16:02the 800th anniversary of the sealing of Magna Carta.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05The Magna Carta was first drafted by the Archbishop of Canterbury
0:16:05 > 0:16:10in 1215 to make peace between King John and the rebel barons.
0:16:10 > 0:16:14Amongst the many conditions, it promised access to swift justice.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18Neither side stood by their commitments.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21Battle preparations began immediately.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24Anyone who's heading for the interior of Britain
0:16:24 > 0:16:26is probably going to end up going through Rochester
0:16:26 > 0:16:28- and across Rochester Bridge.- Gosh.
0:16:28 > 0:16:32So, the barons tried to anticipate what is going to happen
0:16:32 > 0:16:34by holding the bridge, holding the castle
0:16:34 > 0:16:37and preventing John getting anywhere near London.
0:16:37 > 0:16:41King John was determined to hang onto his land and his crown.
0:16:41 > 0:16:46- John moves very quickly and he is at Rochester within three days.- Gosh.
0:16:46 > 0:16:48And sieges were complicated in the Middle Ages,
0:16:48 > 0:16:50but a large part of them was negotiation.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52You didn't want to lose men yourself.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54You wanted, if possible, to gain your objectives
0:16:54 > 0:16:57- without any bloodshed...- Yes. - ..or as little as possible.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01- But John turns up and he attacks. - Straight away?- Straight away.
0:17:02 > 0:17:06A bloody civil war began with the barons holed up inside
0:17:06 > 0:17:11and King John and his men outside trying to blast the walls down.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13He seems to have been initially successful
0:17:13 > 0:17:16in bringing down the outer walls,
0:17:16 > 0:17:20but his siege engines failed to make any impression on this keep.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22So, he changes his plan.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25They attempt to undermine a corner of the tower.
0:17:25 > 0:17:29Very quickly, King John's men chipped away at the keep,
0:17:29 > 0:17:31pickaxing their way deeper and deeper
0:17:31 > 0:17:34and replacing stones with wooden pit props.
0:17:37 > 0:17:42- John sent a writ, an order, for the fat of 40 pigs...- Gosh.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45..of the sort...the least good for eating.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48So, that is the fattiest of fatty pigs.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51The soldiers would then get hold of the pork fat
0:17:51 > 0:17:54and push it into the hole, round the pit props, grease everywhere
0:17:54 > 0:17:58so that when they set fire to it, it burned really fiercely,
0:17:58 > 0:18:02which would crack and collapse the pit props,
0:18:02 > 0:18:06and this entire quarter of Rochester Castle keep
0:18:06 > 0:18:08came crashing to the ground.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10Uh! With the King's men inside,
0:18:10 > 0:18:14the barons retreated behind the safety of a second thick wall.
0:18:15 > 0:18:19But the siege soon came to an end when all provisions ran out.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22John does actually have to starve them out.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25- They're reduced to eating their horses.- Ugh.
0:18:25 > 0:18:29After two months of stallion and chips, the barons surrendered.
0:18:29 > 0:18:33King John's advisers dissuaded him from killing all the survivors,
0:18:33 > 0:18:35who were instead imprisoned.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37Gosh.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41- What a very splendid view up here, Jeremy.- It is wonderful, isn't it?
0:18:42 > 0:18:47So...King John has won Rochester Castle back.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49Things go badly for him after that.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51Um...he loses the Crown Jewels
0:18:51 > 0:18:54attempting to cross The Wash in East Anglia,
0:18:54 > 0:18:57contracts dysentery and dies soon after.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00But curiously, the tide turns back in favour of the Crown.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03With the tyrant king now dead
0:19:03 > 0:19:06and the crown handed to John's nine-year-old son,
0:19:06 > 0:19:10the Magna Carta was reinstated by the rebel barons in 1217.
0:19:10 > 0:19:14It became the foundation for future government and, as such,
0:19:14 > 0:19:17remains a powerful symbol of liberty around the world.
0:19:20 > 0:19:24Thomas has travelled 15 miles north to the town of Strood
0:19:24 > 0:19:26and he has still got a bit to buy.
0:19:29 > 0:19:33Cottage Style Antiques is Thomas's last shop,
0:19:33 > 0:19:37and he has got just over £144 to spend.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40- Hello, Bill.- Hello, Thomas. - Nice to see you.- And you.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42- God, you've got a lot of stuff in here.- I know. It's loaded.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44- HE LAUGHS - It is loaded, isn't it?!
0:19:44 > 0:19:47There is certainly a lot to choose from here.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50Two little Poole pots, hand-painted.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53These are very Deco, with this dash design to the rim.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56They are definitely a possible purchase.
0:19:56 > 0:19:58These little Poole pottery salts
0:19:58 > 0:20:01date from the 1930s and are a fiver each.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04You may hate it, you may love it,
0:20:04 > 0:20:07but this is real West German Pottery.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09Looks like lava dripping down a column.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12Hm, I'm feeling sick.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14The Fat Lava style of West German Pottery
0:20:14 > 0:20:17is still very much in its infancy as a collectable,
0:20:17 > 0:20:21but some pieces can command hundreds, even thousands of pounds.
0:20:21 > 0:20:25This one, though, has a ticket price of £20.
0:20:25 > 0:20:26So, that definitely could be a purchase.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29And these two little salts.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32And they're different sizes, but I think if I bought them,
0:20:32 > 0:20:34I think it would quite annoy Mark.
0:20:36 > 0:20:37Which I'd quite enjoy.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41I just hope it doesn't end in tears.
0:20:44 > 0:20:48So, this is a walking cane. I think it is probably horn from a goat.
0:20:48 > 0:20:52In the 19th century, these sticks were sometimes used
0:20:52 > 0:20:57as sort of rent sticks, and that means over 100 years ago,
0:20:57 > 0:20:59you'd knock on your tenant's door - knock, knock, knock -
0:20:59 > 0:21:04and got your rent and if they got angry with you or if you got...
0:21:04 > 0:21:09Yes, they were used as sort of persuaders, I would say, to pay up.
0:21:09 > 0:21:13Yeah. Rent sticks were often used in the 18th and 19th centuries
0:21:13 > 0:21:17by tyrant landlords as weapons against tardy tenants.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20I think this is certainly one which would be good.
0:21:20 > 0:21:22It is of beautiful shape and form.
0:21:22 > 0:21:26It has got a ticket price of £48, so let the haggling commence.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31- What could it be?- £38.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34£38. Can it be £28?
0:21:36 > 0:21:39- I'll let you have it for £30. How's that?- £30.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41- So, that would be... - That's ever so fair.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43- That IS ever so fair, isn't it? - Ever so fair.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46What about the Poole salts and the West German vase?
0:21:47 > 0:21:49- They've got £30 on them, haven't they?- Yeah.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51And I suppose you want them for next to nothing.
0:21:51 > 0:21:54Not necessarily, but I want to give you something for them.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56That is good of you, Thomas. Gosh.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59- What about £20?- Perfect. OK.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02- £50 for the lot, you've got a deal.- Yep.- Yeah?
0:22:02 > 0:22:06Well, that completes Thomas's shopping.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09He has a total of five items, including the coco de mer tray,
0:22:09 > 0:22:12the vesta fishing creel, the Fat Lava vase,
0:22:12 > 0:22:16the pair of Poole pottery salts and the 19th-century rent stick.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19Thomas was thrifty with his cash, spending just £100,
0:22:19 > 0:22:22but what a variety of stuff.
0:22:22 > 0:22:26Mark worked with extreme caution. He also bought five items.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28The silver-plated dish, the book slide,
0:22:28 > 0:22:31the continental comport, the fruit knife
0:22:31 > 0:22:35and the silver cigarette box, spending a cautious £80.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38But what do they think of each other's bag of treasures?
0:22:38 > 0:22:41I love that coco de mer basket.
0:22:41 > 0:22:43I think it's wonderful.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46He's bought a lovely Art Nouveau tray for £18.
0:22:46 > 0:22:50I think that is a great-looking thing and I really, really like it.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53He really needs to do well this time,
0:22:53 > 0:22:57so if he beats me and he does well, I don't mind.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59I think he's going to walk away with another auction here,
0:22:59 > 0:23:01and I'm not happy.
0:23:01 > 0:23:03No, you're not!
0:23:03 > 0:23:05Our Road Trip rascals are heading to
0:23:05 > 0:23:07their second auction 19 miles away
0:23:07 > 0:23:09in the rural town of Paddock Wood
0:23:09 > 0:23:11near Tonbridge in Kent.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14The auction is being held at Hop Farm Auctions,
0:23:14 > 0:23:17a rather beautiful setting, fellas.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20- Watch the plant pots! - I'm watching the plant pot.
0:23:20 > 0:23:22I thought you'd be used to that plant.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26Great, come on, hurry up. Turn the engine off.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29- HORN BEEPS - Oh! Hello.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32- Are you announcing yourself? - I've announced that I'm here.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35It is all fun and games for now. Huh!
0:23:35 > 0:23:39Our auctioneer today is Alexander Jenkins.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42All quiet! The auction is about to begin.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45First up is Thomas's Fat Lava vase.
0:23:45 > 0:23:47Ten pounds anywhere? Ten pounds?
0:23:47 > 0:23:49Five. Five pounds, surely.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52Six behind you, seven. Eight, nine, ten.
0:23:52 > 0:23:53Nine pounds there, ten.
0:23:53 > 0:23:5612, 14, 16...
0:23:56 > 0:23:58- Ooh, you're in profit.- ..18.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00Go on.
0:24:00 > 0:24:01- 18 is there. 20.- 20.- 22.
0:24:01 > 0:24:05Have another one. 20 is here. 22 anywhere?
0:24:05 > 0:24:07£22 in the room.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10And selling at 22.
0:24:10 > 0:24:14- I take my hat off to you. You made a profit.- Well, I knew it would.
0:24:14 > 0:24:16Oh, did you? Of course, you did, Thomas.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19Of course he did! Good profit to start us off with, though.
0:24:21 > 0:24:25Next up is Thomas's fascinating carved coco de mer tray.
0:24:25 > 0:24:2844, 46, 48, 50.
0:24:28 > 0:24:3050 is there. 52 anywhere?
0:24:30 > 0:24:32Oh, the hands fly up. 52...
0:24:32 > 0:24:34Let's just call 60. £60, 70.
0:24:34 > 0:24:37- 80, 90...- Told you.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40..110, 120. 120 anywhere?
0:24:40 > 0:24:44110 I have got here. 120, 130.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47- 140, 150...- I told you.- 160.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50Come on, now, stop pursing your lips. Get that bid out. 160?
0:24:50 > 0:24:53160 is there. 170?
0:24:53 > 0:24:54- Well done.- 170's there.
0:24:54 > 0:24:57170, it is going. Last chance.
0:24:57 > 0:24:59170 it is.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03- Well done.- Thank you. Yeah, it's pulled well.
0:25:03 > 0:25:04I'm not even sure
0:25:04 > 0:25:07- I want to stay for my lots now... - THOMAS LAUGHS
0:25:08 > 0:25:10TIM CHUCKLES Excellent result.
0:25:10 > 0:25:12Thomas has quite the lead now.
0:25:14 > 0:25:18It is Mark's first lot of the day, the carved book slide.
0:25:18 > 0:25:19Start it off at 30.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22£30 for it, £30 for the book slide. Quite right too.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25- £30 has tripled my money, anyway. - That's brilliant.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28£32 anywhere? 32, 34, 36,
0:25:28 > 0:25:3138, 40, 42,
0:25:31 > 0:25:3344, 46.
0:25:33 > 0:25:36Go on! 48, 50.
0:25:36 > 0:25:39£48 here. £48...
0:25:39 > 0:25:41- That is really good, isn't it? - I'm pleased with that.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44- 48.- Do you know, that is not a bad price.
0:25:44 > 0:25:48Thank you so much, Joseph. I am so pleased I went to that cafe.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51At last, all smiles from Mark.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54Good return on your ten-pound spend.
0:25:54 > 0:25:59Back to Thomas. It is the 19th-century rent stick next.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01£20 for it. Come along, 20.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04£20 anywhere? 20 I've got, thank you.
0:26:04 > 0:26:0722 anywhere. Should be. 22 anywhere?
0:26:07 > 0:26:09- £20 in front.- That's a shame.
0:26:09 > 0:26:10At 20 I sell, then.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14Thomas's first loss. But he is still out in front.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18Next up, it is Mark's continental comport,
0:26:18 > 0:26:21another one of his tenner buys.
0:26:21 > 0:26:23Starts off here with me at £20.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26- Do I see 22?- Oh, my God. You've doubled your money.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29£22 anywhere? 22? £20 I have. 22?
0:26:29 > 0:26:31Come along. 22 anywhere?
0:26:31 > 0:26:33- I know you shouldn't complain... - Come on.
0:26:35 > 0:26:37- £20.- I doubled my money, Thomas.
0:26:37 > 0:26:38Congratulations.
0:26:38 > 0:26:39He's happy with that.
0:26:39 > 0:26:41Now Mark again,
0:26:41 > 0:26:46with the slightly dearer £18 silver-plated Art Nouveau tray.
0:26:46 > 0:26:48And we have auctioneer Paul at the rostrum now.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51Start me at 20. £20.
0:26:51 > 0:26:52Oh, no. Come on.
0:26:52 > 0:26:54Ten pounds, then. Silver plate.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56Ten I'm bid at the back, 12 I'm bid, 14.
0:26:56 > 0:26:5916, 18 at the back, 20 online if you want.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02Come on, 20. 22.
0:27:02 > 0:27:0322, 24 online.
0:27:03 > 0:27:05- That's a little bit of a shame. - £22 is a shame.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07- It should be £30, shouldn't it? - Yeah.
0:27:07 > 0:27:08Oh, that is disappointing.
0:27:08 > 0:27:12- I am...feel a bit let down.- I thought that might do a bit better.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14Hey, it is still a profit, Mark.
0:27:16 > 0:27:18Next up are Thomas's Poole pottery salts.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21Eight pounds. Anyone at eight pounds?
0:27:21 > 0:27:25Start me at five pounds, I'm bid. Six anywhere else? Five pounds.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27One bid takes it at five pounds.
0:27:27 > 0:27:28Seven pounds I'm bid on my left.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30Last time, 1090.
0:27:30 > 0:27:33All done at seven pounds.
0:27:33 > 0:27:34A small profit for Thomas there.
0:27:37 > 0:27:41Can Mark's elegant little fruit knife help him catch his rival?
0:27:41 > 0:27:44£20 for the fruit knife. Got to have 20.
0:27:44 > 0:27:46- Come on.- 20 pounds.- Go on.
0:27:46 > 0:27:47Ten pounds is there, 12.
0:27:47 > 0:27:5112, 14, 16, 18, 20.
0:27:51 > 0:27:53- Oh, there you are.- At £20.
0:27:53 > 0:27:55£20 online.
0:27:55 > 0:28:00Small, incy-wincy profit. Those low punches, back in the ring again.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02- Back in the ring. - You're dancing around.
0:28:02 > 0:28:04But still not getting anywhere.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07Come on, Mark! You've doubled your money with that little knife.
0:28:08 > 0:28:11It's Thomas's fishing creel vesta box next.
0:28:11 > 0:28:13Another nice little thing.
0:28:13 > 0:28:16£30. 30 online, is there 32?
0:28:16 > 0:28:1932. I knew you were waiting, sir.
0:28:19 > 0:28:2134. Online if you want.
0:28:21 > 0:28:2536. 36 I'm bid. 36, 38?
0:28:25 > 0:28:2738, 40 online if you want.
0:28:27 > 0:28:3140, 42. 42 I'm bid, 44?
0:28:31 > 0:28:34- Oh, it's good.- That's good.- Yeah.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37At £42. One more, 1040, if you want.
0:28:37 > 0:28:41- 44, 46.- 44.- That is a good price.
0:28:41 > 0:28:43- That is a good price. - And it's worth that.
0:28:43 > 0:28:45- Oh, it's lovely. - That's a beautiful vase.- Yeah.
0:28:45 > 0:28:48At £44, last time at 44.
0:28:50 > 0:28:53Amazing profit built on a five-pound stake.
0:28:55 > 0:28:58It's the last item, a last chance for Mark -
0:28:58 > 0:29:01the elegant silver cigarette box.
0:29:01 > 0:29:04£100 for the silver box. Anyone at £100?
0:29:05 > 0:29:07- £80, anyone at 80?- Oh, come on.
0:29:07 > 0:29:09Silver box there for £80.
0:29:09 > 0:29:12£80.
0:29:12 > 0:29:14Start me at 50, then. Anyone at £50?
0:29:14 > 0:29:18I'm bid. 55, 60, 65.
0:29:18 > 0:29:2070 anywhere? At 65.
0:29:20 > 0:29:24- Well, there we are, Thomas. That was my last chance.- Doubled your money.
0:29:24 > 0:29:26Well, I made £33 on it, which is good.
0:29:28 > 0:29:30Thank goodness for that. Great profit.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33Who will be the jubilant winner of the second leg?
0:29:33 > 0:29:34Let's work out the maths.
0:29:36 > 0:29:40Mark started this leg with £107.50.
0:29:40 > 0:29:45After auction costs are deducted, he has totted up a profit of £63.50,
0:29:45 > 0:29:50so Mark's grand total for next time is £171.
0:29:50 > 0:29:52Cheer up!
0:29:53 > 0:29:59Thomas began with £194.30 and, after auction costs,
0:29:59 > 0:30:03made an excellent profit of £150.66,
0:30:03 > 0:30:06so he is the triumphant winner of this leg,
0:30:06 > 0:30:11carrying £309.96 into the next leg.
0:30:16 > 0:30:18And continuing with Mark and Thomas,
0:30:18 > 0:30:20we begin the third leg of the road trip.
0:30:21 > 0:30:26- If we were in a film...- Yes. - ..what would our theme tune be?
0:30:28 > 0:30:30Oh, gosh, that's a tricky one, isn't it?
0:30:30 > 0:30:32I'd think we'd be like Thelma and Louise.
0:30:32 > 0:30:34THOMAS LAUGHS
0:30:34 > 0:30:37Well, hold on to your headscarves then, boys,
0:30:37 > 0:30:40because this competition is hotting up.
0:30:40 > 0:30:43Today's leg begins in the town Halstead, in Essex,
0:30:43 > 0:30:47and the auction will take place in Willingham, in Cambridgeshire.
0:30:47 > 0:30:52- Mark's first shop of the trip is Halstead Antiques Centre.- Hello.
0:30:52 > 0:30:54- Hello.- I'm Mark.- I'm James.
0:30:54 > 0:30:58Mark has trailed behind Thomas in the past two auctions
0:30:58 > 0:31:01and has a lot of catching up to do.
0:31:01 > 0:31:03Now then, what's this he's found?
0:31:03 > 0:31:05Oh, that's quite interesting, isn't it?
0:31:07 > 0:31:09It is quite fun. We've got two columns here.
0:31:09 > 0:31:13This has got a Corinthian mound to it, and it has got this
0:31:13 > 0:31:16sort of globe at the top, which represents the earth.
0:31:16 > 0:31:18And then you've got another one here,
0:31:18 > 0:31:22but this is representing the heavens.
0:31:22 > 0:31:26These globe columns are a central part of the iconography
0:31:26 > 0:31:30of the Freemasons and were used to decorate their lodges.
0:31:30 > 0:31:33Masonic items often do very well at auction.
0:31:33 > 0:31:35So this could be a good find.
0:31:35 > 0:31:39They are priced at £14 each.
0:31:39 > 0:31:41Yes, £14.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44- James...- Have you found something, then?- I have.
0:31:44 > 0:31:47I found those rather... I think they are very decorative, actually.
0:31:47 > 0:31:49I think they are rather nice, actually.
0:31:49 > 0:31:53I need to get things as inexpensively as possible.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56Because I'm behind Mr Plant,
0:31:56 > 0:31:58which I don't like.
0:31:58 > 0:32:02- I don't like Thomas Plant being on top.- You have my sympathy.- Exactly.
0:32:02 > 0:32:05What about 15 for the pair?
0:32:07 > 0:32:11As I think they might make about 40 or £50 in the saleroom.
0:32:11 > 0:32:14- And that would help you, wouldn't it?- Oh, it would help me hugely.
0:32:14 > 0:32:18- OK, 15.- Ah! James, thank you.
0:32:18 > 0:32:20And Mark's not finished yet.
0:32:20 > 0:32:22Now, that's a very decorative piece.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25You can tell exactly what period it comes from.
0:32:25 > 0:32:28It could only be one period, and that is the Art Deco movement.
0:32:28 > 0:32:30I mean, this is priced up at...
0:32:30 > 0:32:34£35. You get a lot for your money, don't you?
0:32:34 > 0:32:39You get a lot of colour and pattern and original design for 35 quid.
0:32:41 > 0:32:46I mean, I have just noticed... which might explain the price.
0:32:46 > 0:32:49There is a crack running into that body there,
0:32:49 > 0:32:51and I think that will make a big difference.
0:32:51 > 0:32:55Oh, do you know, I'm so disappointed I've found that crack because I love
0:32:55 > 0:32:59this piece, but it does have a big, a big bearing on the price.
0:32:59 > 0:33:01Yeah, better ask James.
0:33:01 > 0:33:04James, I really fell in love with this.
0:33:04 > 0:33:07But I've found a nasty crack in it, I'm afraid.
0:33:07 > 0:33:10- Could you have a word with the dealer because...- Yeah.
0:33:10 > 0:33:14..unfortunately, it has put me off it, but I do love the shape.
0:33:14 > 0:33:17Do you want to just try 20 as a throwaway?
0:33:17 > 0:33:20And then I can see whether it fits into my plan or not?
0:33:21 > 0:33:25Hi, Sally, it's James at Halstead Antiques Centre.
0:33:27 > 0:33:30Got a customer who has seen your phoenix ware pot.
0:33:30 > 0:33:34And they were wondering if you could actually go down to 20.
0:33:34 > 0:33:36(Please, please.)
0:33:36 > 0:33:40- Even if I told you the customer was Mark Stacey?- Name-dropping, are we?
0:33:40 > 0:33:43She likes you very much, she's a great fan
0:33:43 > 0:33:46and therefore she will do the 20.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49James, wonderful. I'm thrilled with that.
0:33:49 > 0:33:52And of course, I'm a huge, huge fan of Sally's,
0:33:52 > 0:33:54- whoever she is. - HE CHUCKLES
0:33:54 > 0:33:59She's the woman that just sold you the vase for £20.
0:33:59 > 0:34:03Along with the globe columns for 15, so it's not a bad start.
0:34:05 > 0:34:09Thomas is 13 miles away in the village of Cavendish, in Suffolk.
0:34:11 > 0:34:13And his first shop is Cavendish Antiques.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16- Hello.- Hi, there.- I'm Thomas.
0:34:16 > 0:34:19- Nice to see you. I'm Jackie. - Jackie, this is like a tearoom.
0:34:19 > 0:34:24It is indeed, yes. All sorts, cakes, soups, light lunches.
0:34:24 > 0:34:28- Wonderful.- Whatever you like. - He likes antiques, Jackie.
0:34:30 > 0:34:32What's this?
0:34:33 > 0:34:36That's caught my eye. You've got a little silver pillbox.
0:34:36 > 0:34:41Little enamel decoration there of a leaping stag with his antlers.
0:34:41 > 0:34:43So the way this is done, it's almost...
0:34:43 > 0:34:45We call at guilloche enamel, it's engine turned.
0:34:45 > 0:34:48That means that the underside has been engraved.
0:34:48 > 0:34:53Guilloche is a decorative engraving term where a precise
0:34:53 > 0:34:57and repetitive pattern is mechanically applied.
0:34:57 > 0:35:01This early 1900s piece has a price tag of £95.
0:35:01 > 0:35:03- Good looking object, that. - I think he likes it.
0:35:03 > 0:35:05Time to speak to co-owner Graham.
0:35:05 > 0:35:08What's your best offer on that?
0:35:08 > 0:35:12Got 95 on it, will do you 75.
0:35:12 > 0:35:15The thing is, at £75, there's no profit in it.
0:35:15 > 0:35:18- There's a small profit in it for us. - Small profit in it for you.
0:35:18 > 0:35:19So that's one winner.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22Steady on, Graham. He's up against Mark Stacey, not you.
0:35:23 > 0:35:27- I've got a figure in mind less than that.- That doesn't surprise me.
0:35:27 > 0:35:30I think, at auction, that's £50 worth.
0:35:32 > 0:35:35- Yeah, I can't do it for 50. - What can you do it for?
0:35:35 > 0:35:40I don't mind meeting you halfway and go down 65.
0:35:40 > 0:35:41What about 60, then?
0:35:41 > 0:35:44- Not at 60.- Are you sure?
0:35:44 > 0:35:46Well, depending what else you're buying.
0:35:46 > 0:35:49Oh, you drive a hard bargain, Graham.
0:35:51 > 0:35:55But don't worry, Thomas, Jackie has got a few potential items for you.
0:35:55 > 0:35:59- That is pretty.- The jewellery is nice.- The jewellery is nice.
0:35:59 > 0:36:03A little pretty brooch here. Art Nouveau in style.
0:36:03 > 0:36:05There's £18 on the ticket.
0:36:05 > 0:36:09- What can that be?- What about 12? - £12.- Yes.
0:36:09 > 0:36:13- I think that's fair enough. - Yes.- Yeah.
0:36:13 > 0:36:15And where can we be with the box now?
0:36:15 > 0:36:19- As you've done that, I'll go down to 60 for you.- Will you?- I will.
0:36:19 > 0:36:22That's very generous. So, 72?
0:36:22 > 0:36:25After that generous discount, give yourself a pat on the back,
0:36:25 > 0:36:28Thomas, you have two lovely lots for auction.
0:36:35 > 0:36:36Our pair are back together again
0:36:36 > 0:36:40and heading for a well deserved night's rest.
0:36:40 > 0:36:42Bye-bye, you two. So sweet.
0:36:46 > 0:36:48Morning has broken in the county of Essex,
0:36:48 > 0:36:51and Mark and Thomas are back on the road.
0:36:51 > 0:36:55- We are in my home county of Essex. - I know, you are an Essex boy, aren't you?- I am an Essex boy.
0:36:55 > 0:36:57But we have everything in Essex.
0:36:57 > 0:37:00We've got coasts with amusements.
0:37:00 > 0:37:04And we've got beautiful countryside, we've got something for everyone.
0:37:04 > 0:37:05And beautiful people.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08Flattery will get you everywhere, Thomas.
0:37:09 > 0:37:12Mark and Thomas are heading south to the very charming
0:37:12 > 0:37:13village of Blackmore.
0:37:15 > 0:37:20- Mark's first shop today is Megarrys Antiques.- Hello.- Morning, Mark.
0:37:20 > 0:37:24- How are you?- I'm fine. I'm Judy Wood.- Nice to meet you, Judy.
0:37:24 > 0:37:26You've got a treasure trove here.
0:37:28 > 0:37:31What's this? Ooh. I can't get it out.
0:37:34 > 0:37:36It's quite interesting, isn't it?
0:37:36 > 0:37:41It's a frame, obviously you can see that, and it's glazed and probably
0:37:41 > 0:37:44would have had a sort of religious picture in there to begin with.
0:37:44 > 0:37:49It's got four sort of cast gilded brass plaques here,
0:37:49 > 0:37:55which are almost like a sort of Celtic religious theme.
0:37:55 > 0:37:57Let's turn it and see what the back is like.
0:37:57 > 0:37:59Ah, now this is interesting.
0:37:59 > 0:38:03On the front it says 16, but on the back, it says 8.75.
0:38:03 > 0:38:06I think we might have a word with Judy about this.
0:38:06 > 0:38:08I'd forgotten completely that it was there.
0:38:08 > 0:38:12You see, this is music to my ears cos you don't really want it.
0:38:12 > 0:38:14- I've noticed something quite odd. - Mm-hm.
0:38:14 > 0:38:19On the front, it's got £16, but then on the back,
0:38:19 > 0:38:21it's got the price stickered as 8.75.
0:38:21 > 0:38:25Well, naturally, I want to go nearer the 8.75.
0:38:25 > 0:38:27That's what I paid for it.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30Mystery solved.
0:38:30 > 0:38:34Judy left the original price tag on. Oh, Judy!
0:38:34 > 0:38:36Well, how close can we get to 8.75?
0:38:38 > 0:38:42- How about 8.75?- I think that would suit me down to the ground.
0:38:42 > 0:38:45- Thank you. Very much indeed. I've got to pay you.- Yes, please.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48And I've decided, there's £10, just give me
0:38:48 > 0:38:51a pound change cos I think you need to earn a bit of profit. You see?
0:38:51 > 0:38:54This has always been my problem, I'm too generous.
0:38:54 > 0:38:59- Thank you so much.- There you are. - Lovely to meet you.- And you.
0:38:59 > 0:39:02Don't blow that 25p all at once, Judy.
0:39:05 > 0:39:09Meanwhile, our Thomas is motoring on to Chelmsford.
0:39:11 > 0:39:13In the late 19th century,
0:39:13 > 0:39:17Chelmsford was a hotbed of innovative industry,
0:39:17 > 0:39:21attracting engineers and inventors from all over,
0:39:21 > 0:39:23who carried out pioneering work
0:39:23 > 0:39:26that would change Chelmsford and the world forever.
0:39:28 > 0:39:32Thomas is visiting Sandford Mill, part of Chelmsford Museum,
0:39:32 > 0:39:34to learn about the town's history
0:39:34 > 0:39:38and one of the inventors that helped put it on the map.
0:39:38 > 0:39:40- Hello, I'm Thomas.- Welcome, Thomas.
0:39:40 > 0:39:44Showing him round is curator Nick Wickenden.
0:39:44 > 0:39:47Chelmsford at the time was like the Silicon Valley of its day.
0:39:47 > 0:39:50There was electrical engineering going on here already,
0:39:50 > 0:39:52with Colonel Crompton and the Christys.
0:39:52 > 0:39:55There was Hoffman's, which were ball bearings.
0:39:55 > 0:40:00Joining these pioneers was Guglielmo Marconi.
0:40:00 > 0:40:04He began developing wireless radio whilst growing up in Italy
0:40:04 > 0:40:07and with the British government investing in new technology,
0:40:07 > 0:40:12he brought his idea to Chelmsford in 1898.
0:40:12 > 0:40:16He found out that there was an old silk factory, which was empty,
0:40:16 > 0:40:21and so it was perfect for him to set up the first radio
0:40:21 > 0:40:25factory in the world in this former silk factory.
0:40:25 > 0:40:28Marconi continued his ground-breaking work,
0:40:28 > 0:40:31developing and manufacturing wireless technology
0:40:31 > 0:40:33in his Chelmsford factory.
0:40:36 > 0:40:41In 1912, he opened the world's first purpose-built radio factory,
0:40:41 > 0:40:44the Marconi Works, at New Street, becoming one of Chelmsford's
0:40:44 > 0:40:48biggest employers and making his mark on the town.
0:40:48 > 0:40:52It's dominated by two aerials, 450ft high,
0:40:52 > 0:40:55and that really dominates Chelmsford's landscape
0:40:55 > 0:40:58in the centre of the town for at least a generation.
0:40:58 > 0:41:01Although Marconi had proved that signals could be sent
0:41:01 > 0:41:05wirelessly over long distances, at the start of the 20th century,
0:41:05 > 0:41:08the technology was still in its infancy.
0:41:10 > 0:41:14It wasn't until after the First World War that those experiments
0:41:14 > 0:41:18into entertainment broadcasts started in Chelmsford.
0:41:21 > 0:41:26In 1920, Dame Nellie Melba, a famous Australian opera singer, performed
0:41:26 > 0:41:29a concert at the factory that was transmitted over the wireless.
0:41:29 > 0:41:35This was a major turning point and demand for radios in the home grew.
0:41:35 > 0:41:37And who is listening to this at this time?
0:41:37 > 0:41:41People who have wireless sets are basically by now all
0:41:41 > 0:41:46round the world and not just Britain, not just Chelmsford,
0:41:46 > 0:41:48it's literally all round the world.
0:41:48 > 0:41:52But Chelmsford was to play another vital role, as it was here,
0:41:52 > 0:41:57from an old World War I hut on the outskirts of town that the
0:41:57 > 0:42:02world's first regular entertainment broadcast started in 1922.
0:42:03 > 0:42:06They were led by Marconi engineer Peter Eckersley.
0:42:06 > 0:42:08Eckersley's a bit of a comedian.
0:42:08 > 0:42:11He starts telling jokes, they bring him a piano from the local pub...
0:42:11 > 0:42:13- This is the actual piano.- Really?
0:42:13 > 0:42:17And they bring in singers, little concerts, little sketches.
0:42:17 > 0:42:21And the people who are listening to this on their radio sets at home
0:42:21 > 0:42:22absolutely love it
0:42:22 > 0:42:25and they actually then get a licence from the British Post Office
0:42:25 > 0:42:28and it's effectively the first broadcasting
0:42:28 > 0:42:33station in the world that is purely for entertainment
0:42:33 > 0:42:37and Eckersley really becomes the first disc jockey, if you like.
0:42:37 > 0:42:42Soon, others recognised the chance to transmit their own shows
0:42:42 > 0:42:46and there were 20 applications to broadcast.
0:42:46 > 0:42:49A decision was made to form a single company,
0:42:49 > 0:42:52responsible for broadcasting in Britain.
0:42:52 > 0:42:55Yes, you guessed it, the good old BBC was born.
0:42:59 > 0:43:03Marconi remained very much at the heart of Chelmsford,
0:43:03 > 0:43:06with the company moving in to areas like radar
0:43:06 > 0:43:10and television equipment before finally closing its doors in 2006.
0:43:13 > 0:43:15But as the birthplace of the wireless
0:43:15 > 0:43:18and the foundation of entertainment broadcasting,
0:43:18 > 0:43:22Chelmsford has secured its rightful place in the history books
0:43:22 > 0:43:25and Marconi's legacy lives on throughout the town.
0:43:30 > 0:43:34Meanwhile, Mark is moving on to Gosfield for his last shop
0:43:34 > 0:43:38at Gosfield Shopping Village, and Glen is on hand to assist.
0:43:38 > 0:43:40Hello, Glen.
0:43:40 > 0:43:43- Hello.- Good afternoon. Welcome to Gosfield.- Nice to see you.
0:43:43 > 0:43:44This is good fun, isn't it?
0:43:44 > 0:43:46Well, there's plenty to take a good look at.
0:43:46 > 0:43:50- Let's take a look at the plenty to look at, shall we, first?- This way.
0:43:50 > 0:43:53With over 100 dealers, Mark should have no problem in shelling
0:43:53 > 0:43:56out some of that £127 he's got left.
0:43:59 > 0:44:02I like that little box there.
0:44:02 > 0:44:05It's a small, I would have thought, a small snuff box.
0:44:05 > 0:44:10And it dates to the sort of 1830s, 1840s, so it's a proper antique.
0:44:10 > 0:44:13That's something I'm going to keep in my mind.
0:44:17 > 0:44:18That's quite interesting, there.
0:44:19 > 0:44:23That vase. I mean, it looks VERY stylised.
0:44:23 > 0:44:25I mean, you can see this is Art Nouveau,
0:44:25 > 0:44:28so 1910-ish, that sort of period.
0:44:28 > 0:44:31But you see, I'm going off-piste again, this is priced at £165.
0:44:31 > 0:44:34Please, stop me! Don't let me buy it!
0:44:34 > 0:44:36OK, we'll remember that.
0:44:36 > 0:44:40And to add to your woes, Mark, the competition's arrived.
0:44:40 > 0:44:41Look out!
0:44:41 > 0:44:44This is the first cabinet I want to look into.
0:44:44 > 0:44:48There's some interesting objects in here, good, solid antiques.
0:44:48 > 0:44:52And I wouldn't mind looking... There's a pen set,
0:44:52 > 0:44:54like a desk set, which looks really lovely.
0:44:54 > 0:44:57With, er, a really lovely price tag. At £58.
0:44:57 > 0:45:00Peter is on hand to assist.
0:45:00 > 0:45:02It's a good-looking lot, that.
0:45:02 > 0:45:04I don't want to pay that, though.
0:45:04 > 0:45:08- I'm sure... If you find some other things...?- You never know.
0:45:08 > 0:45:10Can I have a look at the rest of it?
0:45:10 > 0:45:13This is really nice coramandel... Lovely vesta.
0:45:15 > 0:45:18This is in the form of a drum, isn't it?
0:45:18 > 0:45:21Vestas appeared around the 1830s,
0:45:21 > 0:45:23designed to carry matches.
0:45:23 > 0:45:26This particular model is made of coromandel wood
0:45:26 > 0:45:28and has £60 on the ticket.
0:45:28 > 0:45:32There's two items there which I'm relatively interested in.
0:45:32 > 0:45:34- LAUGHING:- I'll keep in my mind.
0:45:34 > 0:45:37- So... So, could you take those to the desk...- Uh-huh.
0:45:37 > 0:45:39- ..and see what we could do on those? - Yes, of course.
0:45:39 > 0:45:42- While I carry on looking?- Yes.- Is that all right?- Yes, no problem.
0:45:42 > 0:45:46While Tom carries on looking, let's check on Mr Stacey.
0:45:46 > 0:45:48There's one thing I've noticed here, actually,
0:45:48 > 0:45:51I was looking at the little seated pig yesterday, and didn't buy it.
0:45:51 > 0:45:56But here, they've got a very big, fat, juicy, succulent pig.
0:45:56 > 0:45:59It's actually a pincushion.
0:45:59 > 0:46:02And he's loads of fun, actually, he looks like he's got a fun face.
0:46:02 > 0:46:05I don't think it's terribly old, but it's only £22.
0:46:06 > 0:46:08The price of pork has just gone down.
0:46:08 > 0:46:10Oink. Oink.
0:46:13 > 0:46:15And there's an interesting spoon, here.
0:46:15 > 0:46:19It simply says "Arts and Crafts spoon. £22."
0:46:19 > 0:46:22It's all hand-beaten and hand-shaped.
0:46:22 > 0:46:25I can't believe it's silver, for £22.
0:46:26 > 0:46:28But it's worth a look, I think.
0:46:28 > 0:46:30Better have a word with Glenn.
0:46:31 > 0:46:34- You're a very naughty man. - What have you found?
0:46:34 > 0:46:38Well, I found so much I could fill cabinets here
0:46:38 > 0:46:41with the amount of stuff that I've found. But I have found the vase,
0:46:41 > 0:46:44an interesting spoon, a lovely little Regency box
0:46:44 > 0:46:46and a big fat porker.
0:46:46 > 0:46:47Right, let's have a look.
0:46:47 > 0:46:51We've got the vase, best price we could do there would be 80.
0:46:51 > 0:46:55For the spoon, ten. For the snuffbox, 40.
0:46:55 > 0:46:57And the pig, ten on that one.
0:46:57 > 0:47:01The pig, at £10, is a no-brainer really, isn't it?
0:47:01 > 0:47:04I mean, that at auction could do really well.
0:47:04 > 0:47:07The vase I love, because it sums up to me
0:47:07 > 0:47:09a very subtle Art Nouveau form.
0:47:11 > 0:47:15I want to take a bit of a risk. I've been very...
0:47:15 > 0:47:17restrained so far.
0:47:17 > 0:47:23If I try to buy those two, Glenn, to put forward as my last two items,
0:47:23 > 0:47:28- could I possibly get those two for £60?- 60?
0:47:28 > 0:47:33- I think I could meet you halfway, there.- £55?- At 75.
0:47:33 > 0:47:35Oh, my God, that's not halfway, is it?
0:47:35 > 0:47:37If we could say 70, I'll have a go.
0:47:37 > 0:47:41- OK, I'll give you the next two for 70.- Are we there?- Yes.- Lovely.
0:47:41 > 0:47:44Let's shake on 70, shall we? Thank you.
0:47:44 > 0:47:45What have I done?
0:47:45 > 0:47:48You've taken a bit of a gamble on that vase, Mark!
0:47:48 > 0:47:50That's what you've done.
0:47:50 > 0:47:53But, you have five items for auction and well done.
0:47:53 > 0:47:56Meanwhile, Thomas is still on the hunt.
0:47:56 > 0:47:58And he's spied something.
0:47:58 > 0:48:02This is what caught my eye and it's a sort of
0:48:02 > 0:48:04double whistle-cum-compass.
0:48:04 > 0:48:08£28 on the ticket, but does it work?
0:48:08 > 0:48:10- SHRILL WHISTLE - Yes, that works.
0:48:10 > 0:48:13- So maybe I'll be able to call Mark. - WHISTLING SOUND
0:48:13 > 0:48:14HE LAUGHS
0:48:15 > 0:48:18Well, it's got someone's attention.
0:48:18 > 0:48:21Look at these, cigar cutters in silver.
0:48:21 > 0:48:24Gosh! You put your cigar in the end, you snip it.
0:48:24 > 0:48:28They're in solid silver and they're probably 1920s.
0:48:28 > 0:48:30Oh, they're just simply wonderful, aren't they?
0:48:30 > 0:48:33For the man who has everything.
0:48:33 > 0:48:34Priced at £45.
0:48:36 > 0:48:41Thomas also has his eye on the writing set and the vesta.
0:48:41 > 0:48:45All four items have a combined ticket price of £191.
0:48:47 > 0:48:51- What can be done on all of these? - SHE SIGHS
0:48:51 > 0:48:54- 177.- 177?
0:48:54 > 0:48:57- That's a lot of money. - It's the first step, 177.
0:48:57 > 0:49:00- Yeah, no, I wouldn't be happy with that.- I know.
0:49:00 > 0:49:02How much are you prepared...?
0:49:02 > 0:49:04- I know this is really going to push it...- Uh-huh.
0:49:04 > 0:49:06- Really push it...- Uh-uh.
0:49:06 > 0:49:09But I'm at round about £110.
0:49:09 > 0:49:11That's where I am. 110?
0:49:14 > 0:49:16You're going to do it for me, 110... Really?
0:49:16 > 0:49:19Deal. Thank you very much.
0:49:19 > 0:49:20£110.
0:49:20 > 0:49:25So, that means 40 for the matchbox, 30 for the desk set,
0:49:25 > 0:49:28£15 for the scout's compass-whistle
0:49:28 > 0:49:31and £25 for the cigar cutters.
0:49:32 > 0:49:35He's cleaned up. Well done, Thomas.
0:49:35 > 0:49:40Thomas has spent £182. As well as his latest purchases,
0:49:40 > 0:49:43he's also picked up the pillbox and the brooch.
0:49:45 > 0:49:48Despite starting out with thrifty intentions,
0:49:48 > 0:49:51Mark threw caution to the wind and bought five items.
0:49:52 > 0:49:55The piggy pin-cushion, the globe columns,
0:49:55 > 0:50:00the bronze vase, the frame and the Art Deco vase.
0:50:00 > 0:50:03Spending a grand total of £114.
0:50:04 > 0:50:07Quite a haul for them both.
0:50:07 > 0:50:09But what do they think of one another's buys?
0:50:09 > 0:50:13He's bought this fabulous sterling silver and bronze vase.
0:50:13 > 0:50:17This could be a bit too subtle for auction, but somebody out there
0:50:17 > 0:50:19will spot the quality, and hopefully,
0:50:19 > 0:50:20he'll make a good profit on it.
0:50:20 > 0:50:23I'm really looking forward to this auction,
0:50:23 > 0:50:24because I've bought very well
0:50:24 > 0:50:26and I think Thomas has bought reasonably well,
0:50:26 > 0:50:30but he's bought a Scout's whistle. Honestly, what next?
0:50:31 > 0:50:34After their trip around Essex and Suffolk,
0:50:34 > 0:50:37our road trippers are heading north to the village of Willingham
0:50:37 > 0:50:39in Cambridgeshire.
0:50:39 > 0:50:42Today's auction is being held at Willingham Auctions.
0:50:42 > 0:50:45- Look at you, you're already dying to get out.- I am.
0:50:45 > 0:50:46It's like Auction Village.
0:50:46 > 0:50:51- It's like Starsky & Hutch, isn't it? - More like Laurel & Hardy. Ha!
0:50:51 > 0:50:54Our auctioneer today is Stephen Drake.
0:50:54 > 0:50:57Come on, boys, the auction is just about to start.
0:50:58 > 0:51:01First up is Mark's piggy pin cushion.
0:51:01 > 0:51:04Decorative little lot, stick pins in pigs.
0:51:04 > 0:51:06We'll start at £10 on this lot.
0:51:06 > 0:51:09- £10 bid. - Oh, this isn't looking good.
0:51:09 > 0:51:1218, 20, £25 bid on the lot at 25.
0:51:12 > 0:51:1325, 30.
0:51:13 > 0:51:145.
0:51:14 > 0:51:17- 40, 5.- It's going on, you see?
0:51:17 > 0:51:18£45 bid.
0:51:18 > 0:51:2145 bid. Are we all done? Selling, then, at 45.
0:51:23 > 0:51:26- That's not bad on a tenner, is it? - No, on a little piggy.
0:51:26 > 0:51:27Oink, oink.
0:51:27 > 0:51:30He'll be happy with pork chops tonight.
0:51:30 > 0:51:33The £10 piggy has paid off for Mark.
0:51:34 > 0:51:37Next up, Thomas's silver cigar cutters.
0:51:37 > 0:51:38Interest in this.
0:51:38 > 0:51:40We'll start at £40 on this lot.
0:51:40 > 0:51:44- £40 straight in. - £40 bid on the lot at 40. £45 bid.
0:51:44 > 0:51:46In the room at 45. 50.
0:51:46 > 0:51:475.
0:51:47 > 0:51:4960. 5.
0:51:49 > 0:51:52- £65 bid.- £65.- 70.
0:51:52 > 0:51:54£75 bid. 80. 5.
0:51:54 > 0:51:55£85 bid.
0:51:55 > 0:51:57- That's awesome.- At 85.
0:51:57 > 0:52:0090. If you want to bid, be quick on the internet.
0:52:00 > 0:52:0190, that was quick.
0:52:01 > 0:52:04It wasn't quick, he gave him about half an hour to make his mind up.
0:52:04 > 0:52:06- I don't care. - Selling, then, at £90.
0:52:07 > 0:52:10- That's not bad, is it? - I'm rubbing my hands with glee.
0:52:10 > 0:52:14Great result for Thomas, putting him in a strong lead.
0:52:14 > 0:52:17But let's not light the cigars just yet.
0:52:18 > 0:52:19It's Thomas's pill box next.
0:52:19 > 0:52:24£50 bid. Nice little pot at 50, 5, 60, 5...
0:52:24 > 0:52:27- There we are.- ..80, 5,
0:52:27 > 0:52:2990, 5,
0:52:29 > 0:52:30100,
0:52:30 > 0:52:34- 110.- Good, brilliant.- £110 bid. - Gosh, that's a jolly good profit
0:52:34 > 0:52:37- and you weren't expecting that.- No.
0:52:37 > 0:52:38Well done, 130.
0:52:38 > 0:52:40140.
0:52:40 > 0:52:42You're not going to give up now, are you?
0:52:42 > 0:52:43Good man.
0:52:43 > 0:52:45Lady's bid at 140.
0:52:45 > 0:52:47Are we all done now? Selling, then, at 140.
0:52:49 > 0:52:51- That's brilliant.- That's £80 profit.
0:52:51 > 0:52:52That's brilliant.
0:52:52 > 0:52:54Well, I think you've done very well.
0:52:54 > 0:52:57- I think I have.- I wasn't expecting that.- No, nor was I!
0:52:57 > 0:52:59I thought you might get 20 quid out of it.
0:52:59 > 0:53:01You're on a roll, Thomas.
0:53:02 > 0:53:04Up next are Mark's globe columns.
0:53:04 > 0:53:07Can their association with the Masons
0:53:07 > 0:53:09spark some interest?
0:53:09 > 0:53:13- Start at £75 on this lot. - That's all right.- £75 bid.
0:53:13 > 0:53:1485, 90.
0:53:14 > 0:53:16£90 bid.
0:53:16 > 0:53:1795, £95 bid.
0:53:17 > 0:53:21- That's all right.- Get in there, look at the profit on that!
0:53:21 > 0:53:24£100 bid on the Masonic columns, at 100, are we done?
0:53:24 > 0:53:26Selling, then, at £100.
0:53:27 > 0:53:31- That's all right.- Brilliant!- £85 profit.- Superb.- Pleased with that.
0:53:31 > 0:53:35An amazing profit - this could really help Mark.
0:53:36 > 0:53:39Back to Thomas now with his desk writing set.
0:53:39 > 0:53:42Start at 25 on this lot. £25 bid.
0:53:42 > 0:53:4425, 30.
0:53:44 > 0:53:47£30 bid. £30 bid on the lot at 30.
0:53:47 > 0:53:4935, £35 bid.
0:53:49 > 0:53:51If you want to bid, be quick.
0:53:51 > 0:53:54£35 bid and selling, then, at 35.
0:53:54 > 0:53:55What did you pay for that?
0:53:55 > 0:53:57£30, I think.
0:53:57 > 0:53:59So £5 profit.
0:53:59 > 0:54:01Not quite as good a result.
0:54:01 > 0:54:06Can Mark's bargain frame put him in the winning picture?
0:54:06 > 0:54:10- £10 on this lot. £10 bid.- £1 profit.
0:54:10 > 0:54:1112, 15,
0:54:11 > 0:54:1218.
0:54:12 > 0:54:14£18 bid, and 20.
0:54:14 > 0:54:17- £20 bid, and 5. £25 bid. - Come on, a bit more.
0:54:17 > 0:54:22- Oh, no, it's going well... - ..forwarded to sixth.- Have they?
0:54:22 > 0:54:25Are we done now? I shall sell, then, at £25.
0:54:26 > 0:54:30- £16 profit.- I think that's brilliant.- 16 quid profit.
0:54:30 > 0:54:32That's more than double back.
0:54:32 > 0:54:34Well done.
0:54:34 > 0:54:36It's Thomas's Art Nouveau brooch next.
0:54:36 > 0:54:39Bit of interest in this. We'll start at a tenner on this one.
0:54:39 > 0:54:43- That should make a lot more than that.- ..18, 20, 25, 30,
0:54:43 > 0:54:44- 35...- That's good.
0:54:44 > 0:54:47£40 bid on the lot at 40.
0:54:47 > 0:54:50- £40 bid. - It's not expensive for what it is.
0:54:50 > 0:54:51I think it's charming.
0:54:51 > 0:54:52I think it's lovely.
0:54:52 > 0:54:56Are there any further bids? Selling, then, in the room, £40.
0:54:56 > 0:54:58Brilliant.
0:54:58 > 0:55:00More of those.
0:55:00 > 0:55:02That turned out to be a good little find.
0:55:04 > 0:55:06Next up is Mark's bronze vase.
0:55:06 > 0:55:09Start at £80 on this lot, 80 bid.
0:55:09 > 0:55:11So £20 in profit.
0:55:11 > 0:55:1485. 85, got to go 90.
0:55:14 > 0:55:1595, I'm out now.
0:55:15 > 0:55:1895, I'm comforted I've made a profit.
0:55:18 > 0:55:20Are there any further bids?
0:55:20 > 0:55:22I shall sell in the room, then, at 95.
0:55:22 > 0:55:24100.
0:55:24 > 0:55:30- 5?- 105.- Broken that three-figure... - 110 against you now.
0:55:30 > 0:55:32115. £115 bid.
0:55:32 > 0:55:34- Creeping.- Still in the room.
0:55:34 > 0:55:35120 against you.
0:55:35 > 0:55:37120. It's on the internet at 120.
0:55:37 > 0:55:39Selling, then, at 120.
0:55:40 > 0:55:44I was concerned at that, cos I didn't know the factory.
0:55:44 > 0:55:46- It looks very Tiffany to me.- It did!
0:55:46 > 0:55:48It has that look,
0:55:48 > 0:55:49so it's obviously from that period.
0:55:49 > 0:55:52- Doubled its...- I'm pleased with that, I'm happy.- Well done, you!
0:55:52 > 0:55:56What a gamble! He's doubled his cash!
0:55:56 > 0:55:58But is it enough to put him in the lead?
0:56:00 > 0:56:03Back to Thomas and his vesta is the next lot.
0:56:03 > 0:56:06£20 bid. Bid's with me at £20. 25, 30.
0:56:06 > 0:56:0835, got to go 40.
0:56:08 > 0:56:12- One more, I'll take it. 45. - Oh, there's a profit.- Yeah, yeah.
0:56:12 > 0:56:15- A very small profit, though. - Are we done now?
0:56:15 > 0:56:16Selling in the room, then, at 45.
0:56:18 > 0:56:20I am surprised at that.
0:56:20 > 0:56:22I thought that would have done better.
0:56:22 > 0:56:25Same here, but it's yesterday's antiques, isn't it?
0:56:25 > 0:56:27Turn that frown upside down.
0:56:27 > 0:56:29It's still a profit.
0:56:30 > 0:56:32Thomas, again, now, with his scout whistle.
0:56:32 > 0:56:36£10 bid on the scouts' whistle, ever popular at £10.
0:56:36 > 0:56:38£10 bid? £10 bid on the whistle at 10.
0:56:38 > 0:56:4112, £15 bid.
0:56:41 > 0:56:4318, just what you want, madam, at 18.
0:56:43 > 0:56:44£18 bid.
0:56:44 > 0:56:45£18.
0:56:45 > 0:56:49Selling, then, in front, lady's bid at £18.
0:56:49 > 0:56:51Well done - you've made a profit on that.
0:56:52 > 0:56:55- That was great. Reminded me of my schoolboy days.- Yes.
0:56:55 > 0:56:57You know, yomping through the moors.
0:56:57 > 0:57:01- You managed to navigate yourself to a profit.- I did, I did.
0:57:01 > 0:57:04Very, very cautiously, but it happened.
0:57:04 > 0:57:07It's a profit, albeit a small one.
0:57:07 > 0:57:10It's our lads' last lot of the day,
0:57:10 > 0:57:13Mark's cracked Art Deco vase.
0:57:13 > 0:57:15£20 bid. Bid's with me at 20.
0:57:15 > 0:57:18- £20 bid.- £20. - He's killed it by saying that.
0:57:18 > 0:57:21- 25.- At 25.
0:57:21 > 0:57:26£30 bid. Decorative little lot at 30 and selling, now, in front at £30.
0:57:26 > 0:57:28- Well done, madam.- Well done, Mark.
0:57:28 > 0:57:30Another good profit.
0:57:30 > 0:57:32Come on, you can buy me a cup of tea.
0:57:32 > 0:57:34- Why me?- Cos you've got more money.
0:57:34 > 0:57:35Great auction, chaps.
0:57:35 > 0:57:37Now, let's do the maths.
0:57:38 > 0:57:44Thomas started off this leg of the trip with £309.96 in his pocket.
0:57:44 > 0:57:49After auction costs, he made a profit of £119.76,
0:57:49 > 0:57:55giving him a hefty £429.72 to carry forward.
0:57:57 > 0:58:01Mark started off this leg with £171.
0:58:01 > 0:58:07After auction costs, he's notched up a profit of £148.40,
0:58:07 > 0:58:10winning this leg of the trip.
0:58:10 > 0:58:15He has an impressive £319.40 to take forward. Well done, Mark.
0:58:15 > 0:58:19- You've beaten me! - But you're still £110 ahead, Thomas.
0:58:19 > 0:58:22Oh, yes, but this is where - as I say, you were on the ropes -
0:58:22 > 0:58:27- the fight-back starts here for Mark. - Absolutely, it's started, my friend.
0:58:27 > 0:58:29Be afraid!
0:58:29 > 0:58:31- Be very afraid!- I'm quaking!
0:58:31 > 0:58:36Best we leave them before it all kicks off. He-he, bye for now!