0:00:02 > 0:00:04It is the nation's favourite antiques experts...
0:00:04 > 0:00:06- I don't know what to do. - HORN TOOTS
0:00:06 > 0:00:09..with £200 each, a classic car,
0:00:09 > 0:00:11and a goal to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13What a little diamond.
0:00:13 > 0:00:17The aim - to make the biggest profit at auction, but it's no mean feat.
0:00:17 > 0:00:20Back in the game. Charlie!
0:00:20 > 0:00:21There'll be worthy winners
0:00:21 > 0:00:24and valiant losers. SHE GASPS
0:00:24 > 0:00:26So, will it be the high road to glory
0:00:26 > 0:00:29or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:29 > 0:00:31- Oh!- This is the Antiques Road Trip!
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:38 > 0:00:40It's the fourth helping of our Road Trip
0:00:40 > 0:00:44with lovable rogues Mark Stacey and Thomas Plant.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47Mark, leg four?
0:00:47 > 0:00:49Oh, I know, and we're still in East Anglia.
0:00:49 > 0:00:53We've moved over from Cambridgeshire to the beautiful county of Suffolk.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56- I've not spent much time in Suffolk. - It's wonderful.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59You can see lots of lovely little cottages.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02I feel like I'm on a Wish You Were Here...? tour with Mark Stacey.
0:01:02 > 0:01:04Oh, what, am I Judith Chalmers?
0:01:06 > 0:01:08Crikey! They're in a good mood.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11In the lead on this Road Trip is Thomas Plant
0:01:11 > 0:01:14and he's keen to keep it that way.
0:01:14 > 0:01:16Maybe I can look into the crystal ball
0:01:16 > 0:01:18and see how Mark's fortunes turn out.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21Nipping at his heels is Mark Stacey,
0:01:21 > 0:01:24who's going through a crisis of confidence.
0:01:24 > 0:01:26What am I doing?
0:01:26 > 0:01:27What am I doing here?
0:01:27 > 0:01:30Our duelling duo are charging about the country
0:01:30 > 0:01:35in this 1978 MGB GT.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37Both experts started their Road Trip with £200.
0:01:39 > 0:01:45After his success at the last auction, Mark now has £319.40.
0:01:45 > 0:01:49But Thomas keeps a strong lead,
0:01:49 > 0:01:54with a whopping £429.72 to hit the shops.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59Our pair kicked of the week in Sittingbourne, Kent,
0:01:59 > 0:02:04before winding their way north,
0:02:04 > 0:02:08finally landing in Oakham in the East Midlands.
0:02:09 > 0:02:13Today's journey begins in the market town of Woodbridge in Suffolk,
0:02:13 > 0:02:16with the auction taking place in Acle.
0:02:17 > 0:02:21Mark's kicking off his shopping at Marlesford Mill.
0:02:21 > 0:02:22Once an old grain mill,
0:02:22 > 0:02:26it now specialises in antiques and bespoke furniture.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28- Hello.- Ooh, hello!
0:02:28 > 0:02:30- I'm Mark. - Hi. Welcome to Marlesford Mill.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32- Thank you, and you are?- I'm Leslie. - Leslie. Lovely.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35- I'll have a little look around. - Yes, please do.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37- Just shout if you need me. - Wonderful. Thanks.
0:02:37 > 0:02:38- I'll start down here, I think.- OK.
0:02:43 > 0:02:44Now, this is quite interesting.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47The Chinese market is quite strong at the moment
0:02:47 > 0:02:50and this is a very Chinese-shaped chair.
0:02:50 > 0:02:54Oh, I thought it was 28 for a minute but that's the cushion.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57It's a very typical form. I don't think this is terribly old.
0:02:57 > 0:02:59It looks old.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02It's got lots of cobwebs underneath it
0:03:02 > 0:03:04and, actually, it looks very uncomfortable...
0:03:06 > 0:03:10..but actually it's not too bad. I think I'd need a cushion.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13Well, there's one there for £28.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17But no time for rest. There's plenty of stock outside to see.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20What's this? Well...
0:03:20 > 0:03:22I think it's a plant pot holder.
0:03:22 > 0:03:26Imagine eight vintage terracotta plant pots in there with your
0:03:26 > 0:03:31pansies and your snowdrops and your crocuses and your miniature tulips.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34What could be more beautiful with that splash of colour
0:03:34 > 0:03:39in the summer against this wonderful Gothic-shaped stand?
0:03:39 > 0:03:43But the question is price. Let's find Leslie cos it's not marked.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45There's no price on it at all.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47Let's see if it grows on me.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51- Oh, Mark.- Lesley, could I borrow you for a second?
0:03:51 > 0:03:56I'd come out into the garden and I've become all horticultural.
0:03:56 > 0:04:00I've found this plant pot holder but there's no price,
0:04:00 > 0:04:04- so that means it's going cheap, isn't it?- Well...
0:04:04 > 0:04:08- What were you thinking?- You don't want to know what I was thinking.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11- Probably not, really. - Cos I want it for seed money.
0:04:11 > 0:04:15I think the bottom line on that would probably be 30.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17I'd love it for £20
0:04:17 > 0:04:19cos I have got my eye on something else, as well.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23- OK. All right.- It's quite fun, isn't it?- Yes, I think that could be done.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25- Are you sure?- Yes, yes. - Can we shake on that?
0:04:27 > 0:04:29Just before you change your mind.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31I've got my first buy.
0:04:31 > 0:04:35- I'm really pleased. Something for the garden.- He seems pleased.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37At last!
0:04:37 > 0:04:41You've got a rather odd-looking chair, the Chinese-type chair.
0:04:41 > 0:04:42Oh, the Chinese chair.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45- I haven't looked at the price. - You haven't looked at the price?
0:04:45 > 0:04:48I'm trying to imagine what it might be.
0:04:48 > 0:04:52It's £135.
0:04:52 > 0:04:56I reckon £50 - £80.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59- I think you could do it for 60. - £60?- Yes.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03It's got to make a profit at £60.
0:05:03 > 0:05:07- I would have thought you're almost safe.- I'll have it for 60.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09- Fabulous.- Thank you very much.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12Thanks to that generous discount,
0:05:12 > 0:05:15Mark's got himself two items for auction.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18On the other side of town, Thomas is starting his hunt
0:05:18 > 0:05:21at Woodbridge Antiques Centre.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24- Hello.- Hello!- I'm Thomas. - Hello, I'm Natalie.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26- Nice to meet you.- Hello, Natalie.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29There's lots of cabinets owned by lots of different dealers.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31- Yes, there are.- I'm going to have a look around.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33- Is that all right? - Yes, of course. Please do.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38I quite like this watch stand.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40That's quite a cool thing, actually.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43- Did you want to have a closer look at it?- Can I, actually?- Yep.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45This piece is from the 1920s.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48So, what we've got here is an Art Nouveau watch stand
0:05:48 > 0:05:50and you put your watch on here, your pocket watch.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52I love the cockerel.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55Yes. Quite a nice feature in the middle, isn't it?
0:05:55 > 0:05:58It is quite a nice feature in the middle and I quite like that.
0:05:58 > 0:05:59Is that lots of money?
0:05:59 > 0:06:03I think that one, for you, could be £30.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06It's not bad, £30. How about 20?
0:06:08 > 0:06:11Mm. I might have to speak to the person it belongs to
0:06:11 > 0:06:14and see if they'll squeeze a little bit for you.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16Well, I'll just continue to have a look around,
0:06:16 > 0:06:18- if that's all right.- OK.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24After a quick call with the dealer, Natalie has a price for Thomas.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26- I've spoken to the dealer.- Yes.
0:06:26 > 0:06:30- He said 25 would be the best he could do.- Oh, perfect.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32- Is that all right? - Of course it is.- Lovely.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34That will be purchased from you definitely.
0:06:34 > 0:06:38- He's spent some money!- Thank you very much. That was really kind.
0:06:38 > 0:06:42Job well done, sir. That's his first item for auction all wrapped up.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52Meanwhile, Mark is back behind the wheel
0:06:52 > 0:06:54and heading for the sea views of Dunwich.
0:06:57 > 0:07:01Today, this modest little village is home to only 120 people,
0:07:01 > 0:07:04but it has an unbelievable history.
0:07:05 > 0:07:10800 years ago, Dunwich was a thriving rival to London.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15One of England's largest towns,
0:07:15 > 0:07:19it was the provincial capital of East Anglia and its port
0:07:19 > 0:07:22was a gateway to Europe and the rest of the world for trade and industry.
0:07:22 > 0:07:26By the 13th century, Dunwich had two seats in Parliament,
0:07:26 > 0:07:30was home to eight churches, two hospitals, three monasteries
0:07:30 > 0:07:32and even had its own mint.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34Careful. Don't stand too near the edge.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37- No, I don't think so.- It looks a bit scary, doesn't it?- It does indeed.
0:07:37 > 0:07:42Mark's meeting Jane Hamilton, curator of Dunwich Museum,
0:07:42 > 0:07:46to find out more about this town's incredible past.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48It would have been a thriving, bustling town.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51As well as the market, they had a daily market here at Dunwich,
0:07:51 > 0:07:55the only one in East Anglia, there was also about 160 shops,
0:07:55 > 0:07:57as we understand it, around the narrow streets.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00It would have been full of people of all nationalities
0:08:00 > 0:08:04coming from all parts of Europe, bringing goods, doing deals,
0:08:04 > 0:08:07- taking goods away...- Wonderful. Exciting.- ..organising passage
0:08:07 > 0:08:11and transit for their wool, their cloth, or their building materials.
0:08:11 > 0:08:15A real part of our British tradesmanship.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19But it all came to a dramatic end in 1286,
0:08:19 > 0:08:22when a massive three-day storm hit and parts of the town
0:08:22 > 0:08:24were swallowed up by the North Sea.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31If you'd come here 800 years ago, the land would have been
0:08:31 > 0:08:35- stretching out some 750m or 800m out to sea.- Gosh!
0:08:35 > 0:08:39We'd have been a long way from the seashore and those waves,
0:08:39 > 0:08:41we wouldn't have even heard them.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44The storm caused the harbour entrance
0:08:44 > 0:08:45to fill up with tonnes of shingle,
0:08:45 > 0:08:49cutting off the port and devastating the town's economy.
0:08:49 > 0:08:53Attempts were made to revive Dunwich's fortunes
0:08:53 > 0:09:00but less than 30 years later, in 1328, an even fiercer storm struck
0:09:00 > 0:09:03and another huge chunk of the town was lost to the sea.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07Dunwich was abandoned for safer ports
0:09:07 > 0:09:09and, over the following centuries,
0:09:09 > 0:09:14what was left continued to slip into the sea as the coast eroded.
0:09:16 > 0:09:21Dunwich Museum is dedicated to the story of this lost town.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24Jane, we've looked out from the cliff and seen out to the sea.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27Is this what the village would have looked like
0:09:27 > 0:09:28before it sank into the sea?
0:09:28 > 0:09:32Our model is showing Dunwich in the 13th century.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35The dotted yellow line is where the coastline is now,
0:09:35 > 0:09:40so everything on that side of the model has been washed into the sea.
0:09:40 > 0:09:45Within quite a short amount of time, the population had dropped by 85%
0:09:45 > 0:09:48- as people moved away.- Good Lord. - I think it was a long period
0:09:48 > 0:09:51when they probably didn't believe this could possibly have happened
0:09:51 > 0:09:54because they'd been living with this prosperity for all this time
0:09:54 > 0:09:57and living with the erosion, and I think they didn't see that coming
0:09:57 > 0:10:00and it was a terrible shock to them.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03But thanks to the work of archaeologists, scientists
0:10:03 > 0:10:06and divers, more of Britain's very own Atlantis
0:10:06 > 0:10:10is being discovered 10m below the waves.
0:10:10 > 0:10:14Recently, the University of Southampton have been using sonar,
0:10:14 > 0:10:17so they've been scanning the seabed from a boat
0:10:17 > 0:10:21and then diving on anomalies that they detect in that way.
0:10:21 > 0:10:26What they have found on the seabed is quite a number
0:10:26 > 0:10:30of the medieval churches' ruins on the seabed.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32It's an area of ongoing research.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35What is the main reason for people diving now?
0:10:35 > 0:10:38Is it just to try and survey or are they trying to recover
0:10:38 > 0:10:40some of the old buildings?
0:10:40 > 0:10:46Well, I think they are trying to add evidence to the story,
0:10:46 > 0:10:50to the map that our model is based on, so I think they're looking
0:10:50 > 0:10:53for the evidence, the hard evidence, and they're finding it, too.
0:10:53 > 0:10:57- But, as I say, it's not easy to find.- It's a slow process.
0:10:57 > 0:11:03There are now just a few signs left of this medieval metropolis.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05One of the only surviving buildings
0:11:05 > 0:11:07of this time is Greyfriars Monastery.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12Originally built towards the outskirts of the town,
0:11:12 > 0:11:15it now sits on the cliff edge.
0:11:15 > 0:11:20The ruins are the only proof on land of the great international port
0:11:20 > 0:11:21that Dunwich once was.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31Meanwhile, Thomas is heading just outside the town of Saxmundham.
0:11:36 > 0:11:40Snape Antiques & Collectors Centre should have plenty to tempt him.
0:11:40 > 0:11:44- Hello, I'm Thomas.- Hello. Pleased to meet you. I'm Peter.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47Nice to see you, Peter. It's busy, isn't it?
0:11:47 > 0:11:50It is, yes. We are always busy at Snape.
0:11:50 > 0:11:52Well, SHE seems to be.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56And Thomas is quick to find something.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00That is quite something, isn't it?
0:12:00 > 0:12:03Indeed it is. This silver wishbone ring holder
0:12:03 > 0:12:08dates back to the early 1900s and has £56 on the ticket.
0:12:08 > 0:12:12It's quite a novelty thing. It's been a bit bent but...
0:12:12 > 0:12:15Of course, you snap the wishbone with your lover, don't you?
0:12:15 > 0:12:17- That's right. Yeah. - I can't remember.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20The one that got the biggest section...
0:12:20 > 0:12:24- They were the ones who could make the wish.- Of course they were!- Yeah.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27- Yes. That's quite fun.- Well, I'll make a wish without snapping it.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29I'll wish that you'll buy it and you'll make a good profit on it.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32Let's hope the dealer is as optimistic
0:12:32 > 0:12:35when Peter gives him a call.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39- I've spoken to the vendor.- Oh, have you?- And I can do it for 45.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42Oh, right. Well, that's very respectable, isn't it?
0:12:42 > 0:12:46I think, for a novelty bit of silver... It's a bit bent.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48She wouldn't go any lower?
0:12:49 > 0:12:52I could probably squidge you another couple of quid.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55- Do you think she'd do 42 as a deal? - I'll do 42, yes.
0:12:55 > 0:12:59- You're a star. That's item number one done.- Right. Lovely. Thank you.
0:12:59 > 0:13:04Nice work on the price, Peter. But Thomas isn't finished yet.
0:13:04 > 0:13:10It's quite nice, this. It's got the castle ruins.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12It's probably Irish, this, and it's Victorian.
0:13:12 > 0:13:17It's a good, interesting box with an interesting story to tell.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19Anyway, I might ask about that.
0:13:20 > 0:13:24I've found that right down at the bottom, a little glove box,
0:13:24 > 0:13:27but I think I'm going to need a deal of the century on that one.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29- Really?- Yeah, I think I will.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31Now, I've just spotted something else in this cabinet.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34- Right. Let's have a look. - I just want to have a look.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37It was just pointing out and this is extraordinary.
0:13:37 > 0:13:42I saw it. From the one and only Scottie Wilson.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45Louis Freeman, also known as Scottie Wilson,
0:13:45 > 0:13:49was a self-taught Scottish artist said to be at the forefront
0:13:49 > 0:13:52of the 20th-century Outsider art movement.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54Commissioned by Royal Worcester,
0:13:54 > 0:13:56he also designed dinnerware in the 1960s.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59I quite like that and the box, as well.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01- They're both from the same cabinet. - Yeah.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04Do you think there could be a wrapped up deal in total?
0:14:04 > 0:14:07- Well, let's try, shall we? - Just try.- What have we got?
0:14:07 > 0:14:10We've got 55 and 32, which is about 87.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12Oh, God, that sounds like far too much.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14- I'll go for 75.- Really?
0:14:14 > 0:14:18Oh, gosh, that's far too much. Um...
0:14:18 > 0:14:22I rate that. I like it but I don't see it being more than £20.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24And what can we do this?
0:14:24 > 0:14:27Well, I don't want to pay anything more than a four in front of it,
0:14:27 > 0:14:28to be honest with you.
0:14:28 > 0:14:32- If we said 39 and 21?- £60?
0:14:32 > 0:14:35- I have seen something else, you know.- Right, well, lead on.
0:14:35 > 0:14:40I have seen these really cool glasses here.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42How many have we got? Six?
0:14:43 > 0:14:44What does it say there?
0:14:44 > 0:14:47"A vintage set of six Art Nouveau hand-blown liqueurs.
0:14:47 > 0:14:52"Probably 1920s." They're £28. Do you think they could be 20?
0:14:52 > 0:14:54Well... Um...
0:14:56 > 0:14:58- Go for 22.- Oh, God.
0:15:00 > 0:15:04- Yeah, all right.- Good man. - Thomas is still playing it safe.
0:15:04 > 0:15:09He's managed to pick up all four items for auction for just £124.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11Good work, that man, eh?
0:15:11 > 0:15:15- Lovely. Thank you very much.- Thank you.- Thank you.- Fabulous.
0:15:18 > 0:15:22Back together again and it's time for our boys to hang up their hats
0:15:22 > 0:15:26on another busy day, so nighty-night.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34It's a fine morning, here in East Anglia,
0:15:34 > 0:15:38and Mark and Thomas are back on the road.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41You've bought two things. How much have you spent?
0:15:41 > 0:15:44- I've spent £80.- Ooh, have you? - On two items, yeah.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47- That's very good.- Well, I am trying to spend money, Tom.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50- Well, it's difficult when you... - When you're ahead, yeah.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53- When you're ahead, isn't it?- And you've got loads of money to spend.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55- Loads of money. - It's difficult to spend.
0:15:55 > 0:15:59- It is and also you don't want to lose it.- No, you don't, clearly.
0:16:01 > 0:16:03The chaps are headed
0:16:03 > 0:16:04for the bright lights
0:16:04 > 0:16:07of the big city of...Norwich.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10Right, there are you are. Go and buy something.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13- Yeah.- Go and buy some antiques. - I don't think I'll bother.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16- Bye!- Buh-bye, see you soon.
0:16:16 > 0:16:17We'll catch up with Thomas later,
0:16:17 > 0:16:22but right now Mark has some shopping to do at Harp & Rose Antiques.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27- Hello, I'm Mark.- Hello, Mark, I'm Glenn. Nice to meet you.
0:16:27 > 0:16:28Nice to meet you too, Glenn.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31- Well, I'll have a look round and see what I can find.- Please do.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33- Thank you, Glenn. - If you need any help,
0:16:33 > 0:16:35- just let me know. - I will. Many thanks.
0:16:38 > 0:16:42People are going for cocktail shakers these days.
0:16:42 > 0:16:43That's quite stylish, isn't it?
0:16:43 > 0:16:46It's got the ribbed effect on the body, which makes it look...
0:16:46 > 0:16:49- CLOCK CHIMES - Oh, that dreadful sound.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52It's just reminding me, all the time, that time is ticking
0:16:52 > 0:16:54and I haven't bought anything yet.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57Crikey, he is feeling the pressure.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00- Would you say that was Art Deco, Glenn?- I would, yes.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03Cos at first I thought it might have been a modern reproduction.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06It's got quite a nice balanced feel, hasn't it?
0:17:06 > 0:17:09- It's a nice size, as well.- Yes.
0:17:09 > 0:17:11There's £44 on the ticket.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13Mark's swooping in for the deal.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15I'm thinking about the cocktail shaker.
0:17:15 > 0:17:19Is there any way I can get that at a really good price?
0:17:19 > 0:17:23Ideally, I'd like to try and buy it for about £20.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25I think I can do that.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28Gosh. Could this be the item that helps him
0:17:28 > 0:17:31take the lead from Thomas at the auction?
0:17:31 > 0:17:33At £20, it ought to.
0:17:34 > 0:17:38Staying with Mark, we're back on the road,
0:17:38 > 0:17:39leaving Norwich behind
0:17:39 > 0:17:43and travelling south-west to the market town of Wymondham.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46He's hoping to find some hidden treasures
0:17:46 > 0:17:48at Wymondham Furniture Warehouse,
0:17:48 > 0:17:51which also sells antiques. Thank goodness.
0:17:52 > 0:17:56- Hello.- Hello, there.- I'm Mark.- Mark as well.- No!- Welcome to our shop.
0:17:56 > 0:18:00- Two Marks are better than one. - Well, we'll be the judge of that.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03I've seen something already and I've only just walked in.
0:18:03 > 0:18:08This thing, here. This is rather interesting, isn't it?
0:18:08 > 0:18:12I think, if you were a late Victorian or an Edwardian gentleman,
0:18:12 > 0:18:17and you had a library, if you wanted to reach up and get a book,
0:18:17 > 0:18:21- you could use this to bring it down. - Yeah, I think you're right.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23It's marked up at 28.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26I think I want to pay £10 for that.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29I tell you what I'll do. £15, shake my hand.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32I tell you what I'll do. I'll carry on looking.
0:18:32 > 0:18:36You have a think and I'm sure you'll come to my way of thinking.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39Oh, it's the battle of the Marks.
0:18:39 > 0:18:43There's something here for everyone. I love some of the garden statuary.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48And he is rather fun, isn't he?
0:18:48 > 0:18:50This is priced at £75.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53I think, if he was about 30 quid or something, it might be a goer.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56Best check with Mark, Mark.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58- Mark, can I steal you a sec? - You can indeed.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01I'm really trying to find interesting things
0:19:01 > 0:19:04and I've spotted this dog over here.
0:19:05 > 0:19:07Oh, yeah. He's nice, isn't he?
0:19:07 > 0:19:09But I've also spotted these swans, look.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11These are not old, are they, particularly?
0:19:11 > 0:19:13Not particularly old, but they're nice.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16- Are they '70s?- I'd say '70s, yeah.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19- Are they terribly cheap?- I'm afraid not. What have we got on them?
0:19:19 > 0:19:21Oh, I haven't even looked.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24I daren't look, Mark, cos I get so shocked when I see them.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27- We've got 75 each on them. - Oh, my good Lord.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30- But of course we can do you a little deal.- A LITTLE deal?
0:19:30 > 0:19:34- I'll do you the pair for £100. - HE GASPS
0:19:34 > 0:19:36- HE SIGHS - £100.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41Let's go and talk about the dog.
0:19:41 > 0:19:46I like the fact that you've got this stone or sandy stone.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48It's got a nice little character. It's got 75 on it.
0:19:48 > 0:19:53- I'll do it for 45.- Oh, Mark, that's too much. That's far too much.
0:19:53 > 0:19:58- I would be barking mad if I bought it.- Oh, dear.
0:19:58 > 0:20:03Why don't we say the dog whippet and the swans,
0:20:03 > 0:20:06- call it £100? How about that? - HE LAUGHS
0:20:06 > 0:20:10- You can't refuse it. - Oh, God, what am I doing?
0:20:10 > 0:20:13Crikey, Mark, that's a bit of a gamble.
0:20:13 > 0:20:18I could say that the whippet was 30
0:20:18 > 0:20:20and the swans were 70 for the pair.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23- Do you think they'd fly at that? - I know they would.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25- Would you, really? - Shake my hand on this one.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28Oh, my gosh, I think I might.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31I might be making the biggest mistake cos I've still got
0:20:31 > 0:20:35- that book thing I want, you know. - Yes.- Could I get that for £10?
0:20:35 > 0:20:37Go on. If you have them, I'll do that for 10.
0:20:37 > 0:20:41- So 110 for the book puller and these.- Yep.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43- Go on, then, Mark.- Well done.- £110.
0:20:43 > 0:20:47Oh, gosh, I hope I'm right. Mark, you are very persuasive.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51Yes, you could say he's got the mark of him.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55But let's hope he doesn't live to regret those swans.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58So, with his shopping trip complete,
0:20:58 > 0:21:00Mark's got six items for auction -
0:21:00 > 0:21:02the Chinese-style lacquer chair,
0:21:02 > 0:21:03the plant pot holder,
0:21:03 > 0:21:06the Art Deco cocktail shaker,
0:21:06 > 0:21:08a nifty book picker,
0:21:08 > 0:21:10the garden whippet
0:21:10 > 0:21:12and the swan planters -
0:21:12 > 0:21:15which set him back £210.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19Thomas, on the other hand, has five items -
0:21:19 > 0:21:21the 1920s watch stand,
0:21:21 > 0:21:23the wishbone ring holder,
0:21:23 > 0:21:25a mahogany box,
0:21:25 > 0:21:27the Scottie Wilson tray
0:21:27 > 0:21:29and the six liqueur glasses.
0:21:29 > 0:21:33He spent a rather thrifty £149.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38Now, what do they think of each other's items?
0:21:38 > 0:21:41The mahogany box, I love. It's Killarney ware.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44It's Irish. It's very typical of their work.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47The actual marquetry inlay is actually quite crude,
0:21:47 > 0:21:48but that's the charm of it.
0:21:48 > 0:21:52He's being relatively clever by buying items which could make
0:21:52 > 0:21:54little profits to catch me up, but then he's gone
0:21:54 > 0:21:56and bought a pair of large swans.
0:21:56 > 0:21:57Now, I may eat my words
0:21:57 > 0:22:00and they could make money, but I don't think so.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05Filled with confidence and competitive spirit,
0:22:05 > 0:22:10our Road Trippers are heading to the village of Acle.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12Today's auction is taking place at Horners Auctioneers.
0:22:13 > 0:22:17Here we are, Tom. Quick! Before the rain really comes down.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19- I know, it is raining, isn't it? - I don't like this, you know.
0:22:19 > 0:22:25- I don't want anybody raining on my parade.- Raining on your parade? Yes!
0:22:25 > 0:22:28- Come on, Mark! - Come on, Thomas, let's get in!
0:22:28 > 0:22:31Today's auctioneer is Henry Horner-Glister.
0:22:33 > 0:22:37First up is Mark's pot holder.
0:22:37 > 0:22:39£20 I'm bid to start. At £20 and we're away.
0:22:39 > 0:22:43At £20 for it, £20 bid, and 5, and 30, £30 bid, 5,
0:22:43 > 0:22:4635 bid, at 35, 40, £40 bid, at £40, 5...
0:22:46 > 0:22:50- 50 now.- 50?- ..55. Go on. At £55, 55, 55,
0:22:50 > 0:22:56- £60.- Yes!- Ooh! - That's not bad, is it?
0:22:56 > 0:22:59I'm going to have to do it then. At £60, then, we sell.
0:22:59 > 0:23:01- GAVEL BANGS - Oh, I'm happy with that, Tom.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04- Oh, you would be, yeah. - Three times what I paid for it.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06That's not bad, is it?
0:23:06 > 0:23:10No, Mark, it's not bad at all. It's a really good start.
0:23:10 > 0:23:14Next up is Thomas' Art Nouveau watch stand.
0:23:14 > 0:23:1850? 30? £10 I'm bid to start. 15. 15 bid, at £15,
0:23:18 > 0:23:22- at 20, £20 bid, at £20, 5, 25... - 25, Thomas.- £30.
0:23:22 > 0:23:25- £30, 35.- He doesn't let go, does he? - Come on, it's a lovely one.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27- At £35... - It's almost at its estimate.
0:23:27 > 0:23:29- ..at 35 and here comes the hammer. - It's a profit.
0:23:29 > 0:23:31- At £35 and we have to do it then. - GAVEL BANGS
0:23:31 > 0:23:35- I was completely wrong. I take my hat off to you.- Thank you.
0:23:35 > 0:23:36You did it again.
0:23:36 > 0:23:38A promising start for them both.
0:23:38 > 0:23:42The next lot is Mark's Chinese-style lacquered chair.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44- £50, who's going to start me then? 30? £20? Thank you.- Oh, no.
0:23:44 > 0:23:48£20 bid for it. £20 bid and 5. £25, at 25, 25, £25.
0:23:48 > 0:23:53- At £25, 25, 25, 25, £30 new bid. - 30. We're moving on.
0:23:53 > 0:23:57Go on, have another go. At 35, 40, £40 bid, at 40, £40 for it.
0:23:57 > 0:24:01- 45, I have to push you now!- He's pushing him. Don't be depressed.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03- At £45 I'm going to have to do it. - GAVEL BANGS
0:24:03 > 0:24:06- It's done.- Oh, dear. I really am so disappointed with that.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09It doesn't help, Mark, but it's only a small loss.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13Up now, Thomas' wishbone ring holder.
0:24:13 > 0:24:16100? 80? £50 will start me. £30, a bid to start.
0:24:16 > 0:24:20- £30, 40 bid.- ..45. You have to beat 50. At 50, £50 bid...
0:24:20 > 0:24:25- A small profit.- It is silver. At £50 I'm selling to the lady here for it.
0:24:25 > 0:24:27- GAVEL BANGS - That's good.- A small profit.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30- Very small.- You're not losing, which is good, Tom.- No.
0:24:30 > 0:24:32Small profit, but a profit all the same.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35Will Mark's cocktail shaker cause a stir with the bidders?
0:24:35 > 0:24:39100? 80? £50 will start me. £30 thank you. At £30, 5...
0:24:39 > 0:24:42- I'm in profit. - That's great!- Good start.
0:24:42 > 0:24:46..at £45, at 45, 45, at £45, at 45,
0:24:46 > 0:24:48- 50. 50 bid...- £50! It's in. Well done.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51..50 bid. At £50, here comes that hammer.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53- Here comes the hammer! - GAVEL BANGS
0:24:53 > 0:24:57- Yes!- A £30 profit there, Tom. - Yeah, well done.
0:24:57 > 0:24:59Excellent result, Mark.
0:24:59 > 0:25:03Thomas' mahogany box next.
0:25:03 > 0:25:04At 30, £30, 5, 35, 40, £40, 5,
0:25:04 > 0:25:06- 45, 50...- Oh, it's all online.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09..55, 60, 65, 70. At 70, £70, £70.
0:25:09 > 0:25:13All done at £70, then? We sell online for this one then.
0:25:13 > 0:25:17A strong profit for Thomas, keeping that smile on his face.
0:25:17 > 0:25:22The pressure is back on Mark. Can his book picker grab him some money?
0:25:22 > 0:25:25- What an unusual thing, there. - It is unusual.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28£50? 50? It'd be useful for all sorts of things, wouldn't it?
0:25:28 > 0:25:3250? 40? £30 to start me for it. 30? 10 I'm bid to start.
0:25:32 > 0:25:36- Oh, come on.- At 10, 15. 15 bid. At 20, £20 bid.- Look, there's 20.
0:25:36 > 0:25:40£20 bid. Think of the uses. At £20 bid, at £20 bid,
0:25:40 > 0:25:44Here at £20 then we sell. In the second row for £20 then.
0:25:44 > 0:25:46- GAVEL BANGS - Oh, look, it's fine.
0:25:46 > 0:25:48- I've doubled my money.- You have, yeah. You wouldn't have wanted
0:25:48 > 0:25:50to pay any more and you've done the right thing.
0:25:50 > 0:25:52That's it, Mark, look on the positive side.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54You've doubled your money.
0:25:54 > 0:25:58Time for Thomas' Scottie Wilson tray.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01It's a lovely piece, this one. £50, who's going to start me?
0:26:01 > 0:26:04£30, thank you! At £30 we're away. £30 I'm bid. At 30.
0:26:04 > 0:26:06Rare shape as well, this lovely little pen tray.
0:26:06 > 0:26:10- At £30, 5, that's away... - That's a result, isn't it?
0:26:10 > 0:26:12..35, at 35 then I'm going to have to sell it though, look.
0:26:12 > 0:26:16At £35, if you don't press that button soon. At 35, oh, no!
0:26:16 > 0:26:19- At £35 in the room then. - GAVEL BANGS
0:26:19 > 0:26:21- There we are.- Well done on you, that's £14 profit.
0:26:21 > 0:26:23Well done on Henry.
0:26:23 > 0:26:28Not bad at all, I'll say. It's almost neck and neck for this leg,
0:26:28 > 0:26:30but how will Mark's whippet do?
0:26:30 > 0:26:35I think he ought to be £100, don't you? £100? 100? 80?
0:26:35 > 0:26:36Who'll start me at 50 for him then?
0:26:36 > 0:26:40- £30, thank you. - He's got me going and then... Ugh.
0:26:40 > 0:26:4350. That's away. £50, 55, 55, 55,
0:26:43 > 0:26:48- 60...- £60, you see? You've doubled your money.- I have doubled my money.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51- ..65, 65, 65, do it again. Go on. - Go on! Everybody wants an old dog!
0:26:51 > 0:26:5565. Any further now? At £65, then, we're doing it.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58Mark's more than doubled his money and now he's in the lead.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04Thomas' set of six liqueur glasses are next.
0:27:04 > 0:27:08Very, very pretty indeed. Elegant little glasses, these ones.
0:27:08 > 0:27:12£50 to start me. I'm bid 20. And 5. At 25, 30, £30, 5, 40
0:27:12 > 0:27:15- at 45...- 45?- 45, 45, 45, 45,
0:27:15 > 0:27:19- £50, 50 bid, 50, 50... - I don't believe it.
0:27:19 > 0:27:23- I absolutely don't believe it. - £50!- Any further now?
0:27:23 > 0:27:25- At £50 then we do it over this way. - GAVEL BANGS
0:27:25 > 0:27:31- Yes!- I simply cannot Adam and Eve it.
0:27:31 > 0:27:32Good result there.
0:27:34 > 0:27:38Our pair's last lot are Mark's swan planters.
0:27:38 > 0:27:41Will his gamble pay off or will they cost him this leg?
0:27:43 > 0:27:47£100 for those. I like them a lot! 100? 80? 50 will start me.
0:27:47 > 0:27:54- Come on.- 50.- Oh, no.- 40 we've got. 45, at 45, 45, 45, 45,
0:27:54 > 0:27:57- £50...- There's bids, there's bids. - You've got to fight up, you said.
0:27:57 > 0:27:59..go on, 55, 60, 60 bid, at £60,
0:27:59 > 0:28:04- 5, 65. Go on. 70 I'm bid... - New place. Fresh legs.
0:28:04 > 0:28:08- £80. 80 bid, 5, 85, 95, 100... - Go on, madam!
0:28:08 > 0:28:11- ..110, 110, 110, 110...- Go on!
0:28:11 > 0:28:13..120, 120, 120, 120,
0:28:13 > 0:28:15- 130, 130, 130, 130... - Don't let them go now.
0:28:15 > 0:28:19- Come on.- Don't let them go. You've come all this way.- Come on.
0:28:19 > 0:28:23- You've come all that way. Go on! One more. Yes!- Yes!
0:28:23 > 0:28:28- 140, 140, 140...- Go on. - ..150, 150...- Look at that!
0:28:28 > 0:28:32- Yes!- ..170, 170, 170, 170...
0:28:32 > 0:28:36- I need that money.- £100 profit!
0:28:36 > 0:28:40Are we done this time at £170? We sell them then.
0:28:40 > 0:28:42- GAVEL BANGS - Well done!
0:28:42 > 0:28:46- Thank you, madam. Thank you. - Well done, Mark.
0:28:46 > 0:28:49Give yourself a pat on the back, Mr Stacey.
0:28:49 > 0:28:54The risk paid off. A fantastic £100 profit from the swans.
0:28:54 > 0:28:58- Well done.- Well done.- There was good profits on them all, really.
0:28:58 > 0:29:01So, who takes the crown for the fourth leg?
0:29:01 > 0:29:03Let's count the pennies.
0:29:04 > 0:29:09Thomas kicked off with £429.72.
0:29:09 > 0:29:11After auction house fees were deducted,
0:29:11 > 0:29:13he made £47.80,
0:29:13 > 0:29:19giving him £477.52 to spend next time.
0:29:19 > 0:29:23But it's Mark who is this leg's winner.
0:29:23 > 0:29:27Starting off with £319.40, after auction costs,
0:29:27 > 0:29:32he made a profit of £126.20.
0:29:32 > 0:29:39This giant leap forward sees him carry £445.60.
0:29:39 > 0:29:41The competition is wide open going into the last leg.
0:29:41 > 0:29:43How exciting!
0:29:45 > 0:29:49And I can't wait to see what happens because we're edging ever closer
0:29:49 > 0:29:52to the grand finale with Mark and Thomas.
0:29:52 > 0:29:54You've got to be confident,
0:29:54 > 0:29:56wearing a jacket and trousers like that, Tom.
0:29:56 > 0:30:00- And socks to match.- Yes. - You're just jealous.
0:30:00 > 0:30:02That will be it, then, Thomas.
0:30:02 > 0:30:05Today's journey begins in the Norfolk town of Fakenham
0:30:05 > 0:30:08and the auction finale will take place in Oakham.
0:30:08 > 0:30:14Thomas is first to shop today at Fakenham Antiques.
0:30:14 > 0:30:15- Have fun.- I will. Bye-bye.
0:30:15 > 0:30:21Over 15 dealers trade from here, including Bridget.
0:30:21 > 0:30:23- Hello, I'm Thomas.- Hi, Thomas.
0:30:23 > 0:30:28A true antiques aficionado, Thomas has a keen eye for quality.
0:30:28 > 0:30:30I like this sampler here.
0:30:30 > 0:30:33It's got muted tones to it in a walnut frame,
0:30:33 > 0:30:37but this was done in 1830.
0:30:37 > 0:30:41It's marked at 89 but it has got a bit of damage to it.
0:30:41 > 0:30:43I will ask Bridget about it.
0:30:45 > 0:30:47That's one possible. Anything else?
0:30:47 > 0:30:49So this is pearlware.
0:30:49 > 0:30:53We call it pearlware because you can see this almost slight blue
0:30:53 > 0:30:56to the body of the glaze.
0:30:58 > 0:31:01Pearlware was particularly popular from the late 18th century,
0:31:01 > 0:31:04but gradually it went out of fashion.
0:31:04 > 0:31:07We are looking at mid 18th century. Proper antique.
0:31:07 > 0:31:10But I just think it's quite a lot of money, being £85.
0:31:10 > 0:31:13What were you thinking of for this?
0:31:14 > 0:31:16£50. Something like that.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19I know it's a lot to ask. I know it's a lot to ask.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22And then would you mind asking about the sampler?
0:31:22 > 0:31:24And what do you have in mind for that?
0:31:24 > 0:31:26Because it's quite faded
0:31:26 > 0:31:30and part of the frame is missing, how does £40...
0:31:30 > 0:31:33Both items are owned by different dealers.
0:31:33 > 0:31:35Brigitte makes the calls.
0:31:37 > 0:31:39Good news. We'll accept £50 on that.
0:31:39 > 0:31:41Brilliant. Definitely. Deal.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44- So, we'll go for that one. - And the sampler?
0:31:44 > 0:31:45Yes, I spoke to the dealer.
0:31:45 > 0:31:48They take on board the comments you make about condition etc
0:31:48 > 0:31:50but it's just a little bit low.
0:31:50 > 0:31:54Can you go a little bit stronger than that?
0:31:54 > 0:31:56Where do they want to be?
0:31:56 > 0:31:58Not much more.
0:31:58 > 0:32:00Just...
0:32:00 > 0:32:01I said, what, 45?
0:32:01 > 0:32:04- I think we'll be OK with that.- Yeah?
0:32:04 > 0:32:07- Yeah.- OK. We'll do those. - Good, excellent.
0:32:07 > 0:32:09Thank you very much.
0:32:09 > 0:32:14An eventful shop, generous discounts on the sampler for £45
0:32:14 > 0:32:16and the pearlware for 50.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25Mark, meanwhile, has travelled nine miles to the village
0:32:25 > 0:32:28of Foulsham in Norfolk.
0:32:28 > 0:32:31His next stop is Country House Antiques.
0:32:31 > 0:32:33- Hello. - Hello, very pleased to meet you.
0:32:33 > 0:32:36- Simon Davis, welcome to North Norfolk.- Well, thank you.
0:32:36 > 0:32:40- Gosh, this is an oasis in the middle of the countryside, isn't it?- It is.
0:32:40 > 0:32:42I'm going to have a little look around.
0:32:42 > 0:32:44- Thanks very much. - You're welcome.
0:32:48 > 0:32:50I love this pattern.
0:32:50 > 0:32:52This is Chinese and even though it's just a small vase,
0:32:52 > 0:32:54what I quite like about it,
0:32:54 > 0:33:00you got the very typical decorations of the window into Chinese life.
0:33:00 > 0:33:03There was a great demand for Chinese porcelain in Europe
0:33:03 > 0:33:05at the end of the 17th century
0:33:05 > 0:33:09and this pink enamel later became known as Famille Rose.
0:33:09 > 0:33:11If it is a good price,
0:33:11 > 0:33:14then I'm afraid it will be going to auction with me.
0:33:14 > 0:33:18That Mark is definitely entering into the spirit of the competition.
0:33:18 > 0:33:22Now, this is rather fun. It's full of sentiment, actually.
0:33:22 > 0:33:24It's made, I think, of bronze
0:33:24 > 0:33:26and it's got a really nice feel about it.
0:33:26 > 0:33:30I think it probably dates to the 1920s.
0:33:30 > 0:33:34The bronze puppy is priced up at £95.
0:33:34 > 0:33:37Time for a deal for the two, methinks.
0:33:37 > 0:33:39Simon, I've found two things.
0:33:39 > 0:33:41I found this in the cabinet over there.
0:33:41 > 0:33:45I was rather hoping, as that doesn't fit in with your traditional
0:33:45 > 0:33:49antique English interiors, that that might be incredibly cheap?
0:33:49 > 0:33:52- I'm thinking a fiver. - I'm thinking exactly the same.
0:33:52 > 0:33:55I'm going to say yes, completely, to a fiver.
0:33:55 > 0:33:58But I've fallen in love with this little dog.
0:33:58 > 0:34:01I think he's got such charm and sentiment about him.
0:34:01 > 0:34:02I think it's a good piece for auction.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05- Someone will fall in love with it. - You've had this a long time?
0:34:05 > 0:34:09- That was my mother's.- Uh-oh!
0:34:09 > 0:34:12So, how much do you think you could let that bit of sentiment go for?
0:34:12 > 0:34:15My gut feeling was, if you gave me 50,
0:34:15 > 0:34:17I would do a special Mark Stacey concession.
0:34:17 > 0:34:19Do you know, I think you're being so kind,
0:34:19 > 0:34:21do you think we could say 50 for the two?
0:34:21 > 0:34:23Might be pushing it, Mark.
0:34:23 > 0:34:26That's cost me nothing and I'm sure my mother would be
0:34:26 > 0:34:29very pleased to see you make a profit on that one.
0:34:29 > 0:34:32- Well, I'm thrilled, thank you so much.- You're welcome.
0:34:32 > 0:34:35Simon's being very generous.
0:34:35 > 0:34:40The Chinese vase for a fiver and the cute bronze puppy for 45.
0:34:40 > 0:34:42Gosh!
0:34:44 > 0:34:49Back to Thomas. He's travelled east to the town of North Walsham.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57If Thomas is looking to spend his wodge of cash,
0:34:57 > 0:35:00Timeline Antiques could be just the place.
0:35:02 > 0:35:05- Hello, I'm Thomas. - Hello, Thomas. I'm Michael.
0:35:05 > 0:35:07- Michael, nice to see you. - Welcome to Timeline.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10I'll have a good look around and I'll come and find you.
0:35:12 > 0:35:14I really like that, that is so cool.
0:35:14 > 0:35:16An Edwardian bridge card box.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19Bridge is a big thing.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22Don't get me wrong, it's for old people - my mother plays it.
0:35:22 > 0:35:24She'll hate me saying that.
0:35:24 > 0:35:26I think she'll be having a word.
0:35:26 > 0:35:30People do play bridge, it's becoming quite popular these days.
0:35:30 > 0:35:32I really find that interesting,
0:35:32 > 0:35:36so could you have a chat with whoever owns this one.
0:35:36 > 0:35:38- I'll have to talk to myself.- Really?
0:35:38 > 0:35:40Do you know that's the first sign of madness, isn't it?
0:35:40 > 0:35:43What's the very best on this?
0:35:43 > 0:35:44I can do that...
0:35:44 > 0:35:47- The best is the round hundred. - A round hundred.
0:35:47 > 0:35:51It couldn't be anywhere near a two-figure mark, instead?
0:35:51 > 0:35:54Don't say 99.
0:35:54 > 0:35:56- I can shave another tenner off.- 90.
0:35:56 > 0:35:59- 90 would be the absolute death on it.- Really?- Yeah.
0:36:01 > 0:36:05Can we put that on the front desk and maybe we can have a think?
0:36:05 > 0:36:07- Have a think?- Have another think
0:36:07 > 0:36:09and maybe have another chat with yourself,
0:36:09 > 0:36:12- just a little bit of one. - Yes, I'll give myself a telling off.
0:36:12 > 0:36:18A talking-to and maybe we can do another little bit.
0:36:18 > 0:36:22Hah! That's one way to get the price more to your liking.
0:36:22 > 0:36:23Anything else?
0:36:23 > 0:36:27There is this little etui, a little toothpick,
0:36:27 > 0:36:29it seems to have a little chatelaine.
0:36:29 > 0:36:33A little knife for cutting a bit of string.
0:36:34 > 0:36:36A little button hook.
0:36:37 > 0:36:41The ticket price on the etui is £45.
0:36:41 > 0:36:44Usually, etui are sewing-related
0:36:44 > 0:36:47but this little set would have been essential kit
0:36:47 > 0:36:49for any discerning lady.
0:36:49 > 0:36:51What do you think of that, Michael? It looks old, doesn't it?
0:36:51 > 0:36:56- Yes, I would say it's early 20th century, late 19th.- Yeah.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59- Something for a chatelaine, isn't it?- That's right.
0:36:59 > 0:37:00I like it, it's quite a cool thing.
0:37:00 > 0:37:04I'd like to have a chat with you about this and the bridge box.
0:37:04 > 0:37:06Time for a deal?
0:37:06 > 0:37:08Have you had a good chat with yourself and what do you think
0:37:08 > 0:37:11we can do on that and what do you think we can do on that?
0:37:11 > 0:37:15The bargain price today for the two objects, 100.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18- £100?- Yes.- Deal, sir.
0:37:18 > 0:37:22- Thank you very much.- 100% deal. I'll give you some money.
0:37:23 > 0:37:25We got there in the end.
0:37:25 > 0:37:29£70 for the bridge box and 30 for the etui
0:37:29 > 0:37:32means Thomas now has four lots for auction.
0:37:36 > 0:37:38Wasn't that a treat?
0:37:38 > 0:37:42But it's the end of a long day, and rest beckons.
0:37:42 > 0:37:44Nighty-night.
0:37:49 > 0:37:52It's the last day of the road trip, and the sun is shining,
0:37:52 > 0:37:55but our boys are feeling a little sad.
0:37:55 > 0:37:58I just can't believe it's coming to an end, Tom.
0:37:58 > 0:38:01Well, it is. All good things...
0:38:01 > 0:38:04- I don't know if I can bear to part with you, Tom.- Oh, God!
0:38:04 > 0:38:08- You've been my little, cuddly sidekick.- Oh, no!
0:38:08 > 0:38:11- Listen to all of this!- Honestly, Tom.- Listen to all of this!
0:38:11 > 0:38:16I'm welling up inside, I really am.
0:38:16 > 0:38:18I don't know how to take any of this!
0:38:18 > 0:38:20Pull yourself together, chaps.
0:38:20 > 0:38:23Thomas is dropping off his compadre Mark
0:38:23 > 0:38:26in the charming Norfolk town of Holt.
0:38:26 > 0:38:27Here we are, Tom.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30Oh, loving the lilies.
0:38:30 > 0:38:35Mark is going for a gander around Mews Antiques Emporium.
0:38:35 > 0:38:37- Hello, I'm Mark. - Very nice meeting you.
0:38:37 > 0:38:40Dealer Richard is manning the fort today.
0:38:40 > 0:38:42- I'm going to have a look round. Lots to see.- By all means.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48And after a nosey around, Mark has found something.
0:38:48 > 0:38:52This is a little, handmade, copper cream jug.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54I mean, it's quite fun, isn't it?
0:38:54 > 0:38:56It's modelled as a sort of tree trunk.
0:38:56 > 0:38:59There's no marks or anything on there, but it's obviously handmade.
0:38:59 > 0:39:03It is priced up at £8.50.
0:39:03 > 0:39:05I mean, it's not a lot of money, is it?
0:39:05 > 0:39:08Now, would I be stupid not to try and buy this?
0:39:08 > 0:39:10I am saying nothing.
0:39:10 > 0:39:14Richard, I think I'm going to go for the jug at £8.50.
0:39:14 > 0:39:16Will the jug make a profit?
0:39:19 > 0:39:21One would hope, wouldn't one?
0:39:21 > 0:39:23You're being very cagy.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25- I was rather looking for some support.- Thank you very much.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28Mark's exercising caution with his budget.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30The little jug for £8.50
0:39:30 > 0:39:33gives Mark a total of three items.
0:39:39 > 0:39:43Meanwhile, Thomas is heading for the seaside town of Cromer
0:39:43 > 0:39:47and to hear the story of a rather heroic former resident.
0:39:48 > 0:39:51Thomas is meeting with Jacqui Palmer,
0:39:51 > 0:39:54manager of the Henry Blogg Museum.
0:39:57 > 0:40:00- Hello, I'm Thomas. - Hi, Thomas, nice to meet you.
0:40:00 > 0:40:02- This is beautiful! - It's lovely today, isn't it?
0:40:02 > 0:40:05I bet you it's not so lovely on a stormy day.
0:40:05 > 0:40:08No. This is one of the most dangerous coasts around Britain,
0:40:08 > 0:40:13and a place where the RNLI really has a big input
0:40:13 > 0:40:14into saving lives at sea.
0:40:14 > 0:40:17We've got a huge heritage here in Cromer of saving lives,
0:40:17 > 0:40:21especially through the most decorated crew member, Henry Blogg.
0:40:22 > 0:40:25Henry Blogg was a man of the sea.
0:40:25 > 0:40:29By 11, he was working on the family crab boat.
0:40:30 > 0:40:33In 1894, aged 18,
0:40:33 > 0:40:36he joined Cromer lifeboat crew.
0:40:36 > 0:40:40By the time he was 33, Henry had become coxswain,
0:40:40 > 0:40:43in charge of the lifeboat and in command at sea.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46He would venture out with his crew in all weathers
0:40:46 > 0:40:48to rescue those in danger.
0:40:48 > 0:40:51So, Jackie, tell me, where are we standing now?
0:40:51 > 0:40:54We're actually on HF Bailey,
0:40:54 > 0:40:57which is the lifeboat that Henry Blogg was coxswain of
0:40:57 > 0:41:00from 1935 until 1945, here in Cromer.
0:41:00 > 0:41:03How many men were there on this boat?
0:41:03 > 0:41:05There were around 11 or 12 as crew.
0:41:05 > 0:41:09It was a fairly busy boat.
0:41:09 > 0:41:12How were they all mustered together?
0:41:12 > 0:41:15In 1935, a maroon would be fired from the end of the pier
0:41:15 > 0:41:19which would send out a loud boom across the town,
0:41:19 > 0:41:24and you would see a whole load of men rushing out of their homes
0:41:24 > 0:41:26with their boots under their arms,
0:41:26 > 0:41:29and when they got to the pier, they would grab a life jacket
0:41:29 > 0:41:30and jump onto the lifeboat.
0:41:31 > 0:41:38During 53 years of service, Henry saved 873 lives.
0:41:40 > 0:41:44The story of one rescue tells of the bravery of Henry and his crew.
0:41:44 > 0:41:47It happened just off the coast here in Cromer.
0:41:47 > 0:41:50- Where we met? - Absolutely, just on the beach there,
0:41:50 > 0:41:52and you can see in some of these photographs
0:41:52 > 0:41:54how close they actually were.
0:41:55 > 0:41:57Oh, gosh, we were almost here.
0:41:57 > 0:41:58Yes.
0:41:58 > 0:42:00This was December.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03The surf itself was horrendous.
0:42:03 > 0:42:08Some of the worst gales that had come across this side of the country
0:42:08 > 0:42:12in decades, and the barge itself was pulled off course
0:42:12 > 0:42:14by the gales and the wind.
0:42:14 > 0:42:18The two men had to climb up into the rigging from the flooded deck,
0:42:18 > 0:42:20just to stay dry.
0:42:20 > 0:42:24What happened, how did they get saved?
0:42:24 > 0:42:28Initially, when the maroon went off to sound the alarm,
0:42:28 > 0:42:32the motorboat and Henry Blogg, and all of the number one crew,
0:42:32 > 0:42:37were actually already on a rescue, so the only way that they could help
0:42:37 > 0:42:41was the fathers and the uncles of the crew came down to help.
0:42:41 > 0:42:44Unfortunately, they had the older boat so they actually had to row
0:42:44 > 0:42:49against this surf to try and reach the barge.
0:42:49 > 0:42:52They kept being pushed back onto the shore,
0:42:52 > 0:42:54until they were completely exhausted.
0:42:54 > 0:42:57All this time, the men were just clinging on.
0:42:57 > 0:43:01- Freezing.- Freezing cold, watching the lifeboat fail.
0:43:01 > 0:43:05As luck would have it, Henry and his crew learned of the stranded barge
0:43:05 > 0:43:07through Cromer Coastguard.
0:43:07 > 0:43:13Henry Blogg realised he also could not get alongside the barge.
0:43:13 > 0:43:17He took the lifeboat and he drove it right on top of the deck
0:43:17 > 0:43:19of the flooded barge.
0:43:19 > 0:43:23If it got stuck there, then they would all lose their lives.
0:43:23 > 0:43:27However, they managed to pull the two men down onto the lifeboat.
0:43:27 > 0:43:30The lifeboat was damaged, so they actually crashed the lifeboat
0:43:30 > 0:43:34straight up onto the beach just outside the museum here in Cromer.
0:43:34 > 0:43:37- What a risk.- Absolutely. - What a risk.
0:43:37 > 0:43:41He had a huge amount of skill, knowledge, understanding of the sea.
0:43:41 > 0:43:46A huge amount of determination, but also maybe a bit of luck.
0:43:46 > 0:43:51Henry is the most decorated lifeboat man in RNLI history,
0:43:51 > 0:43:53with seven medals for gallantry,
0:43:53 > 0:43:56the George Cross, and the British Empire medal.
0:43:56 > 0:44:02Henry retired in 1947 and died a few years later, aged 77.
0:44:02 > 0:44:07Thousands attended his funeral to say goodbye to their local hero.
0:44:07 > 0:44:10So, what sort of legacy do you think he has left?
0:44:10 > 0:44:14The biggest legacy is obviously all the lives that he saved,
0:44:14 > 0:44:15along with his crew.
0:44:15 > 0:44:19873 people who had children of their own,
0:44:19 > 0:44:20who had grandchildren as well.
0:44:20 > 0:44:22That is such a legacy.
0:44:24 > 0:44:26Now, let's check up on Mark.
0:44:26 > 0:44:30He's just along the coast in the village of Cley next the Sea.
0:44:32 > 0:44:36Artemis Antiques is Mark's last opportunity to shop.
0:44:36 > 0:44:42What a lovely place. Gosh, I can see lots of gems in here.
0:44:43 > 0:44:45I love those stained-glass panels.
0:44:45 > 0:44:48They look like butterfly wings, don't they?
0:44:50 > 0:44:55And this is very much that sort of Gothic Arts and Crafts period.
0:44:55 > 0:44:57A potential good buy.
0:44:59 > 0:45:01What's that you've found?
0:45:01 > 0:45:04It's quite a fun thing. What do you think this is made of?
0:45:04 > 0:45:06Copper?
0:45:06 > 0:45:09Actually, it's pottery.
0:45:09 > 0:45:14This was made by Bretby Ware and they always mark it with Bretby,
0:45:14 > 0:45:16and then a rising sun above.
0:45:16 > 0:45:21This is a very typical type of jardiniere.
0:45:21 > 0:45:26According to this, this Bretby jardiniere is £40.
0:45:26 > 0:45:28That's a possibility, actually.
0:45:28 > 0:45:32We're getting there. There's a few things percolating.
0:45:32 > 0:45:34All is not lost.
0:45:35 > 0:45:38These are quite fun, aren't they?
0:45:38 > 0:45:39They're a bit saucy!
0:45:39 > 0:45:42A very curvaceous pair of ladies legs.
0:45:42 > 0:45:44You crack your nuts with them.
0:45:44 > 0:45:45Oh, yes?
0:45:45 > 0:45:47That's three possibles found.
0:45:47 > 0:45:50Time to talk money with owner Sophie.
0:45:50 > 0:45:52There's no price on them.
0:45:52 > 0:45:54They don't really go in with the quality of stock,
0:45:54 > 0:45:55if you don't mind me saying.
0:45:55 > 0:45:58There he goes again.
0:45:58 > 0:46:02- They can be...£8. - HE GASPS
0:46:02 > 0:46:05Oh!
0:46:05 > 0:46:08Do you think we could do those for £6.50?
0:46:08 > 0:46:10- Go on, then.- Are you sure?
0:46:10 > 0:46:13That sounds like... I'm feeling kind and generous.
0:46:13 > 0:46:15- Thank you, Sophie.- Pleasure.
0:46:15 > 0:46:18They are not maracas, Mark.
0:46:18 > 0:46:22After a last browse, decision time looms.
0:46:22 > 0:46:28The two things I'm drawn to at the moment is the Bretby jardiniere,
0:46:28 > 0:46:31and I think I'm mad, but I love those stained-glass panels.
0:46:31 > 0:46:33They are beautiful.
0:46:33 > 0:46:36It all comes down, I'm afraid, to the final price.
0:46:36 > 0:46:41You've got £40 on the Bretby jardiniere,
0:46:41 > 0:46:45and I have a feeling that you want to help me in my quest.
0:46:45 > 0:46:47I might be nice.
0:46:47 > 0:46:49So, what could you do on that?
0:46:49 > 0:46:52I could do it for £20.
0:46:52 > 0:46:55- That's a no-brainer, I'm going to take it.- Lovely.
0:46:55 > 0:46:58I haven't looked at the price of the stained-glass panels
0:46:58 > 0:47:00because I didn't want to shock myself too much.
0:47:00 > 0:47:03I want to feel I've got a chance of buying them.
0:47:03 > 0:47:07- I have them on at £175.- Oh, gosh.
0:47:07 > 0:47:10I had a figure in mind which was £100.
0:47:10 > 0:47:11Um...
0:47:12 > 0:47:15An extra £5?
0:47:15 > 0:47:18- £105?- Well, let's not fall out over £5.
0:47:18 > 0:47:21- Let's not fall out.- And I'm not going to say let's call it £100.
0:47:21 > 0:47:24- I'm going to say £105. Thank you very much.- Pleasure.
0:47:24 > 0:47:26Mark certainly went to town here.
0:47:26 > 0:47:31Nutcrackers for £6.50, a Bretby jardiniere for £20,
0:47:31 > 0:47:32and the big-money gamble
0:47:32 > 0:47:36on the stained-glass panels for £105.
0:47:38 > 0:47:42Thomas, meanwhile, has travelled back to Holt.
0:47:42 > 0:47:45Holt Antiques and Interiors is his last chance
0:47:45 > 0:47:47to add to his antiques booty.
0:47:47 > 0:47:49- Hi, I'm Thomas.- Hello, I am Stephen.
0:47:49 > 0:47:54- Big shop, loads of dealers? - I have 32 different dealers.
0:47:54 > 0:47:57Great! I'll have a good look around.
0:47:57 > 0:47:59Like a kid in a sweet shop!
0:48:01 > 0:48:03I quite like these big terracotta urns.
0:48:03 > 0:48:07I can imagine one of those in somebody's garden.
0:48:07 > 0:48:12These big beauties are actually used for storing and transporting olives.
0:48:12 > 0:48:16As luck would have it, the owner of the pots, John,
0:48:16 > 0:48:18- is around to talk money with Thomas. - Nice to meet you, John.
0:48:18 > 0:48:23- So, you're the sort of reclamation garden guy?- Yes, I am.
0:48:23 > 0:48:26Brilliant. I'd quite like one of your olive jars.
0:48:26 > 0:48:28Which one? They are different.
0:48:28 > 0:48:34- Which one can you do the best deal on?- What have I got on those? £195.
0:48:34 > 0:48:36I was thinking...
0:48:36 > 0:48:37£150?
0:48:37 > 0:48:39It's a bit more than I was wanting to spend.
0:48:39 > 0:48:43- I think the best I could do would be £130.- Really?
0:48:43 > 0:48:47I was really hoping that you could maybe...
0:48:49 > 0:48:52..maybe I could push you a little bit further
0:48:52 > 0:48:54and talk about a two-figure price.
0:48:54 > 0:48:56Watch it, he's a big fellow!
0:48:56 > 0:48:58£98.
0:48:58 > 0:49:00Which one?
0:49:00 > 0:49:02And you're going to make money on it.
0:49:02 > 0:49:05I think we'll go for this bulbous beauty, here.
0:49:06 > 0:49:10- Are you sure I can't push you to £95?- Thomas!
0:49:10 > 0:49:11Go on, then, £95.
0:49:11 > 0:49:13- You're a scholar and a gentleman.- £95.
0:49:13 > 0:49:15That is my last purchase of the road trip.
0:49:15 > 0:49:20Great display of smiling negotiation from Thomas.
0:49:20 > 0:49:22£95 for the olive jar,
0:49:22 > 0:49:26and that wraps up this road trip shopping.
0:49:29 > 0:49:31Thomas has collected five items.
0:49:31 > 0:49:35The 1830s sampler, the Pearlware plaque, a bridge case,
0:49:35 > 0:49:37the etui,
0:49:37 > 0:49:39and a massive olive jar.
0:49:39 > 0:49:44Thomas has spent a grand total of £290.
0:49:45 > 0:49:47Mark also has five lots.
0:49:47 > 0:49:49The Chinese vase,
0:49:49 > 0:49:51a bronze puppy,
0:49:51 > 0:49:53the combo lot of the nut crackers and the copper jug,
0:49:53 > 0:49:55the Bretby jardiniere,
0:49:55 > 0:49:58and the stained-glass panels.
0:49:59 > 0:50:03Cautiously spending £190.
0:50:04 > 0:50:08What do our experts think of one another's buys?
0:50:08 > 0:50:11Thomas, I really dislike you at times.
0:50:11 > 0:50:14I absolutely adore this little, Scottish pottery dish.
0:50:14 > 0:50:16It ought to make a decent profit.
0:50:16 > 0:50:20I'm not sure it will in today's market, but I adore it.
0:50:20 > 0:50:22He has bought one thing for rather a lot of money,
0:50:22 > 0:50:24the stained-glass panels.
0:50:24 > 0:50:28I think it will be a clash of the garden pot
0:50:28 > 0:50:30and the stained-glass panels.
0:50:30 > 0:50:34That is a risky, risky purchase because they aren't just one shape.
0:50:34 > 0:50:37I know who I want to win. The stained-glass panels.
0:50:39 > 0:50:42Yes, fingers crossed for both of you.
0:50:42 > 0:50:45Next stop, the town of Oakham in rural Rutland
0:50:45 > 0:50:48to battle it out in the auction finale.
0:50:49 > 0:50:52It's taking place at Oakham Auction Centre.
0:50:53 > 0:50:58- Here we are. Oakham Auction Centre. - Well, last auction.
0:50:58 > 0:51:02- Do I have to get the Kleenex out? The tissues.- Come on, buddy.
0:51:02 > 0:51:05Come on, get out of the car. You are so slow.
0:51:05 > 0:51:08- Here's to profits, and many of them.- They're raring to go.
0:51:09 > 0:51:11Our auctioneer today is Jeff Dale.
0:51:11 > 0:51:14So, settle down, it's auction time.
0:51:14 > 0:51:20- It's Mark's Bretby jardiniere first.- £10, I am bid.
0:51:20 > 0:51:22£10, £12.
0:51:22 > 0:51:26£12, 14, 16, 18, 20.
0:51:26 > 0:51:28- £22...- Profit.
0:51:28 > 0:51:3124, 26, 28, 30...
0:51:31 > 0:51:34It started at £10.
0:51:34 > 0:51:3732, 34, 36...
0:51:37 > 0:51:39£36 on the far side.
0:51:39 > 0:51:42- Almost doubling your money now. - It is quite big.
0:51:42 > 0:51:45£38 do we see anywhere? Selling at £36.
0:51:45 > 0:51:47Eight or not?
0:51:48 > 0:51:52At least I've started off positively.
0:51:52 > 0:51:54- I think that's very good. - How long will it continue?
0:51:54 > 0:51:56Good start for Mark.
0:51:56 > 0:51:58He's on your tail, Thomas.
0:51:59 > 0:52:02Next, Mark's Chinese vase.
0:52:02 > 0:52:04£10.
0:52:04 > 0:52:0510 to go?
0:52:05 > 0:52:07£5?
0:52:07 > 0:52:08£3?
0:52:08 > 0:52:10£3 I am bid.
0:52:10 > 0:52:12At £3, £4...
0:52:12 > 0:52:14£4, anywhere?
0:52:14 > 0:52:17Selling at £4...
0:52:17 > 0:52:19£5? Selling at £4...
0:52:19 > 0:52:21You've lost £1 on that.
0:52:21 > 0:52:24It was worth an awful lot more than that.
0:52:24 > 0:52:26Not a huge loss, Mark.
0:52:26 > 0:52:29You're still very close to overtaking Thomas.
0:52:30 > 0:52:34Thomas's turn now. His 18th-century Pearlware plaque.
0:52:34 > 0:52:35£10 to start.
0:52:35 > 0:52:37£10 bid. At £10.
0:52:37 > 0:52:40£10, 12, 14, 16,
0:52:40 > 0:52:4318, 20...
0:52:43 > 0:52:4622, 24, 26...
0:52:46 > 0:52:49£26 if you like? Do we see £26 anywhere?
0:52:49 > 0:52:52Selling at £24 on the right. Had its time.
0:52:52 > 0:52:53Selling at £24...
0:52:55 > 0:52:58A disappointing blow for Thomas. Such bad luck.
0:52:58 > 0:53:02Thomas's monster-sized olive jar next.
0:53:02 > 0:53:04£20 I am bid.
0:53:04 > 0:53:06At 25, 30, 35,
0:53:06 > 0:53:10- 40, 45, 50, 55... - It's moving up, Tom.
0:53:10 > 0:53:1370, 75, 80, 85,
0:53:13 > 0:53:1790, 95, 100, 105,
0:53:17 > 0:53:20- 110, 115...- £115.
0:53:20 > 0:53:25Selling at £115. 20 or not, the last time? Selling at £115.
0:53:26 > 0:53:28That's a £20 profit.
0:53:28 > 0:53:31A very small profit, yes, but it got there.
0:53:31 > 0:53:35- You got there.- You did. Loving your positivity, boys.
0:53:35 > 0:53:39Mark's quirky lot of nutcrackers and a little jug next.
0:53:39 > 0:53:42£10? 10 to go.
0:53:42 > 0:53:44£10 bid.
0:53:44 > 0:53:4612, 14,
0:53:46 > 0:53:4816, 18.
0:53:48 > 0:53:50Profit. £1 profit.
0:53:50 > 0:53:5518. £20 if you like. Do we see £20 anywhere? Selling at £18...
0:53:57 > 0:54:00- Well done. You've made some money. - I've made some money.
0:54:00 > 0:54:02Things don't bode well, Mark.
0:54:02 > 0:54:05Mark's bronze puppy is up next.
0:54:05 > 0:54:08£10. £10 I am bid.
0:54:08 > 0:54:12At £12, 14, 16, 18...
0:54:12 > 0:54:14It's moving up.
0:54:14 > 0:54:1622, 24 if you like?
0:54:16 > 0:54:1924 anywhere? Selling at £22.
0:54:19 > 0:54:2124, 26, 28.
0:54:21 > 0:54:23What did you want it to make?
0:54:23 > 0:54:25About £200, £150.
0:54:25 > 0:54:2832? Selling at £30...
0:54:30 > 0:54:33Oh, dear, even the puppy is weeping.
0:54:34 > 0:54:36Back to Thomas. His etui next.
0:54:36 > 0:54:38£10 to go.
0:54:38 > 0:54:41£10, 12, 14, 16,
0:54:41 > 0:54:4318, 20, 22...
0:54:43 > 0:54:45It's going up.
0:54:45 > 0:54:47Selling at £24.
0:54:47 > 0:54:49Selling at £24...
0:54:51 > 0:54:54We're not making great progress, chaps.
0:54:54 > 0:54:58It's Thomas's bridge card case now.
0:54:58 > 0:55:0030 to start? £20 bid.
0:55:00 > 0:55:03At 25, 30.
0:55:03 > 0:55:0530, 35, 40...
0:55:05 > 0:55:08We're at £40. 45, 50.
0:55:08 > 0:55:10- What are we on?- 50.
0:55:10 > 0:55:12- You're all right, Tom.- 60...
0:55:12 > 0:55:13£60.
0:55:13 > 0:55:15At £65, 70?
0:55:15 > 0:55:1770 if you like.
0:55:17 > 0:55:21£70. 70, 75, 80,
0:55:21 > 0:55:2385, 90,
0:55:23 > 0:55:2595, 100.
0:55:25 > 0:55:27Oh, we're moving on.
0:55:27 > 0:55:28105.
0:55:28 > 0:55:30Selling at £100 on the right.
0:55:30 > 0:55:31Selling at £100.
0:55:32 > 0:55:37- It just shows you, there are bidders for the right things.- Yes.
0:55:37 > 0:55:39And it was the right thing in this sale room today.
0:55:39 > 0:55:42Finally, a decent profit.
0:55:42 > 0:55:46It's Mark's last chance to scoop some profit.
0:55:46 > 0:55:49His pricey stained-glass panels are next.
0:55:49 > 0:55:51£30 to start.
0:55:51 > 0:55:52£20?
0:55:52 > 0:55:54£20.
0:55:54 > 0:55:56£10? £10 I am bid.
0:55:56 > 0:55:59How do you feel about that?
0:55:59 > 0:56:0016, 18...
0:56:00 > 0:56:0318, 20, 22,
0:56:03 > 0:56:0524, 26, 28,
0:56:05 > 0:56:07- 30.- Oh, they're moving up.
0:56:07 > 0:56:0932, 34, 36.
0:56:11 > 0:56:14It is really struggling.
0:56:14 > 0:56:16Here we are at £40. 42.
0:56:16 > 0:56:1742, 44 now?
0:56:17 > 0:56:19Do you think £44?
0:56:19 > 0:56:21Fresh blood.
0:56:21 > 0:56:2346. 48?
0:56:23 > 0:56:2548 if you like.
0:56:25 > 0:56:26Selling at £46.
0:56:26 > 0:56:2948 anywhere? Selling at £46.
0:56:29 > 0:56:30Uh-oh.
0:56:30 > 0:56:31109.
0:56:31 > 0:56:33Half your money.
0:56:35 > 0:56:36Thanks for coming.
0:56:36 > 0:56:40Ouch, a gamble that did not pay off.
0:56:42 > 0:56:44It's the last lot of the day.
0:56:44 > 0:56:45Thomas's 1830s sampler.
0:56:45 > 0:56:47£30 to start.
0:56:47 > 0:56:4820?
0:56:48 > 0:56:5220, £20. 25, 30,
0:56:52 > 0:56:5435, 40,
0:56:54 > 0:56:5545, 50?
0:56:55 > 0:56:57£50 if you like.
0:56:57 > 0:56:59£50 do we see anywhere?
0:56:59 > 0:57:02Selling at £45. 50 or not? Had its time.
0:57:02 > 0:57:04Selling at £45.
0:57:05 > 0:57:08Yep, you've wiped your face, but still.
0:57:08 > 0:57:11Disappointing, Thomas.
0:57:11 > 0:57:14You started off well and finished well,
0:57:14 > 0:57:16and you deserve to win.
0:57:16 > 0:57:19- Thank you very much.- You really did. Well done, old friend.
0:57:19 > 0:57:22- It's been a great trip.- It's been wonderful. Sadly it's over.
0:57:22 > 0:57:25It's been a very close-run race.
0:57:25 > 0:57:28Who will be the victor of this road trip?
0:57:30 > 0:57:34Mark started this leg with a magnificent £445.60.
0:57:34 > 0:57:39After auction costs, he made a loss of £80.12.
0:57:39 > 0:57:45Mark's final total is £365.48
0:57:45 > 0:57:51Thomas started the final leg with £477.52.
0:57:51 > 0:57:57After all auction costs, Thomas made a small loss of £37.44,
0:57:57 > 0:58:04giving him a grand total of £440.08.
0:58:04 > 0:58:06After a close call, Thomas takes the Road Trip crown.
0:58:06 > 0:58:08All profits will go to Children In Need.
0:58:08 > 0:58:10Well, Mark, it was a good game.
0:58:10 > 0:58:13- Well fought, I thought. - Well fought by you.
0:58:13 > 0:58:15I gave it all I had, I'm afraid.
0:58:15 > 0:58:18You did, and you gave me a run for my money, didn't you?
0:58:18 > 0:58:22- You didn't let me let up. - Oh, shut up and get on with it.
0:58:22 > 0:58:24Shut up and move.
0:58:24 > 0:58:26Move the car!
0:58:26 > 0:58:28Many congrats, Thomas.