Episode 15 Antiques Road Trip


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It is the nation's favourite antiques experts...

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-I don't know what to do.

-HORN TOOTS

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..with £200 each, a classic car,

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and a goal to scour Britain for antiques.

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What a little diamond.

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The aim - to make the biggest profit at auction, but it's no mean feat.

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Back in the game. Charlie!

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There'll be worthy winners

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and valiant losers. SHE GASPS

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So, will it be the high road to glory

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or the slow road to disaster?

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-Oh!

-This is the Antiques Road Trip!

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Yeah!

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It's the fourth helping of our Road Trip

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with lovable rogues Mark Stacey and Thomas Plant.

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Mark, leg four?

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Oh, I know, and we're still in East Anglia.

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We've moved over from Cambridgeshire to the beautiful county of Suffolk.

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-I've not spent much time in Suffolk.

-It's wonderful.

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You can see lots of lovely little cottages.

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I feel like I'm on a Wish You Were Here...? tour with Mark Stacey.

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Oh, what, am I Judith Chalmers?

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Crikey! They're in a good mood.

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In the lead on this Road Trip is Thomas Plant

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and he's keen to keep it that way.

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Maybe I can look into the crystal ball

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and see how Mark's fortunes turn out.

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Nipping at his heels is Mark Stacey,

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who's going through a crisis of confidence.

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What am I doing?

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What am I doing here?

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Our duelling duo are charging about the country

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in this 1978 MGB GT.

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Both experts started their Road Trip with £200.

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After his success at the last auction, Mark now has £319.40.

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But Thomas keeps a strong lead,

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with a whopping £429.72 to hit the shops.

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Our pair kicked of the week in Sittingbourne, Kent,

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before winding their way north,

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finally landing in Oakham in the East Midlands.

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Today's journey begins in the market town of Woodbridge in Suffolk,

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with the auction taking place in Acle.

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Mark's kicking off his shopping at Marlesford Mill.

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Once an old grain mill,

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it now specialises in antiques and bespoke furniture.

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-Hello.

-Ooh, hello!

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-I'm Mark.

-Hi. Welcome to Marlesford Mill.

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-Thank you, and you are?

-I'm Leslie.

-Leslie. Lovely.

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-I'll have a little look around.

-Yes, please do.

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-Just shout if you need me.

-Wonderful. Thanks.

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-I'll start down here, I think.

-OK.

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Now, this is quite interesting.

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The Chinese market is quite strong at the moment

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and this is a very Chinese-shaped chair.

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Oh, I thought it was 28 for a minute but that's the cushion.

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It's a very typical form. I don't think this is terribly old.

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It looks old.

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It's got lots of cobwebs underneath it

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and, actually, it looks very uncomfortable...

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..but actually it's not too bad. I think I'd need a cushion.

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Well, there's one there for £28.

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But no time for rest. There's plenty of stock outside to see.

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What's this? Well...

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I think it's a plant pot holder.

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Imagine eight vintage terracotta plant pots in there with your

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pansies and your snowdrops and your crocuses and your miniature tulips.

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What could be more beautiful with that splash of colour

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in the summer against this wonderful Gothic-shaped stand?

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But the question is price. Let's find Leslie cos it's not marked.

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There's no price on it at all.

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Let's see if it grows on me.

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-Oh, Mark.

-Lesley, could I borrow you for a second?

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I'd come out into the garden and I've become all horticultural.

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I've found this plant pot holder but there's no price,

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-so that means it's going cheap, isn't it?

-Well...

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-What were you thinking?

-You don't want to know what I was thinking.

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-Probably not, really.

-Cos I want it for seed money.

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I think the bottom line on that would probably be 30.

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I'd love it for £20

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cos I have got my eye on something else, as well.

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-OK. All right.

-It's quite fun, isn't it?

-Yes, I think that could be done.

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-Are you sure?

-Yes, yes.

-Can we shake on that?

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Just before you change your mind.

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I've got my first buy.

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-I'm really pleased. Something for the garden.

-He seems pleased.

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At last!

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You've got a rather odd-looking chair, the Chinese-type chair.

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Oh, the Chinese chair.

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-I haven't looked at the price.

-You haven't looked at the price?

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I'm trying to imagine what it might be.

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It's £135.

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I reckon £50 - £80.

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-I think you could do it for 60.

-£60?

-Yes.

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It's got to make a profit at £60.

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-I would have thought you're almost safe.

-I'll have it for 60.

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-Fabulous.

-Thank you very much.

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Thanks to that generous discount,

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Mark's got himself two items for auction.

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On the other side of town, Thomas is starting his hunt

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at Woodbridge Antiques Centre.

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-Hello.

-Hello!

-I'm Thomas.

-Hello, I'm Natalie.

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-Nice to meet you.

-Hello, Natalie.

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There's lots of cabinets owned by lots of different dealers.

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-Yes, there are.

-I'm going to have a look around.

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-Is that all right?

-Yes, of course. Please do.

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I quite like this watch stand.

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That's quite a cool thing, actually.

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-Did you want to have a closer look at it?

-Can I, actually?

-Yep.

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This piece is from the 1920s.

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So, what we've got here is an Art Nouveau watch stand

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and you put your watch on here, your pocket watch.

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I love the cockerel.

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Yes. Quite a nice feature in the middle, isn't it?

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It is quite a nice feature in the middle and I quite like that.

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Is that lots of money?

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I think that one, for you, could be £30.

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It's not bad, £30. How about 20?

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Mm. I might have to speak to the person it belongs to

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and see if they'll squeeze a little bit for you.

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Well, I'll just continue to have a look around,

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-if that's all right.

-OK.

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After a quick call with the dealer, Natalie has a price for Thomas.

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-I've spoken to the dealer.

-Yes.

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-He said 25 would be the best he could do.

-Oh, perfect.

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-Is that all right?

-Of course it is.

-Lovely.

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That will be purchased from you definitely.

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-He's spent some money!

-Thank you very much. That was really kind.

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Job well done, sir. That's his first item for auction all wrapped up.

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Meanwhile, Mark is back behind the wheel

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and heading for the sea views of Dunwich.

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Today, this modest little village is home to only 120 people,

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but it has an unbelievable history.

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800 years ago, Dunwich was a thriving rival to London.

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One of England's largest towns,

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it was the provincial capital of East Anglia and its port

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was a gateway to Europe and the rest of the world for trade and industry.

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By the 13th century, Dunwich had two seats in Parliament,

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was home to eight churches, two hospitals, three monasteries

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and even had its own mint.

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Careful. Don't stand too near the edge.

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-No, I don't think so.

-It looks a bit scary, doesn't it?

-It does indeed.

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Mark's meeting Jane Hamilton, curator of Dunwich Museum,

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to find out more about this town's incredible past.

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It would have been a thriving, bustling town.

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As well as the market, they had a daily market here at Dunwich,

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the only one in East Anglia, there was also about 160 shops,

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as we understand it, around the narrow streets.

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It would have been full of people of all nationalities

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coming from all parts of Europe, bringing goods, doing deals,

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-taking goods away...

-Wonderful. Exciting.

-..organising passage

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and transit for their wool, their cloth, or their building materials.

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A real part of our British tradesmanship.

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But it all came to a dramatic end in 1286,

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when a massive three-day storm hit and parts of the town

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were swallowed up by the North Sea.

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If you'd come here 800 years ago, the land would have been

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-stretching out some 750m or 800m out to sea.

-Gosh!

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We'd have been a long way from the seashore and those waves,

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we wouldn't have even heard them.

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The storm caused the harbour entrance

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to fill up with tonnes of shingle,

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cutting off the port and devastating the town's economy.

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Attempts were made to revive Dunwich's fortunes

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but less than 30 years later, in 1328, an even fiercer storm struck

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and another huge chunk of the town was lost to the sea.

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Dunwich was abandoned for safer ports

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and, over the following centuries,

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what was left continued to slip into the sea as the coast eroded.

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Dunwich Museum is dedicated to the story of this lost town.

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Jane, we've looked out from the cliff and seen out to the sea.

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Is this what the village would have looked like

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before it sank into the sea?

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Our model is showing Dunwich in the 13th century.

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The dotted yellow line is where the coastline is now,

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so everything on that side of the model has been washed into the sea.

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Within quite a short amount of time, the population had dropped by 85%

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-as people moved away.

-Good Lord.

-I think it was a long period

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when they probably didn't believe this could possibly have happened

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because they'd been living with this prosperity for all this time

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and living with the erosion, and I think they didn't see that coming

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and it was a terrible shock to them.

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But thanks to the work of archaeologists, scientists

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and divers, more of Britain's very own Atlantis

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is being discovered 10m below the waves.

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Recently, the University of Southampton have been using sonar,

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so they've been scanning the seabed from a boat

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and then diving on anomalies that they detect in that way.

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What they have found on the seabed is quite a number

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of the medieval churches' ruins on the seabed.

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It's an area of ongoing research.

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What is the main reason for people diving now?

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Is it just to try and survey or are they trying to recover

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some of the old buildings?

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Well, I think they are trying to add evidence to the story,

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to the map that our model is based on, so I think they're looking

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for the evidence, the hard evidence, and they're finding it, too.

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-But, as I say, it's not easy to find.

-It's a slow process.

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There are now just a few signs left of this medieval metropolis.

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One of the only surviving buildings

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of this time is Greyfriars Monastery.

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Originally built towards the outskirts of the town,

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it now sits on the cliff edge.

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The ruins are the only proof on land of the great international port

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that Dunwich once was.

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Meanwhile, Thomas is heading just outside the town of Saxmundham.

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Snape Antiques & Collectors Centre should have plenty to tempt him.

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-Hello, I'm Thomas.

-Hello. Pleased to meet you. I'm Peter.

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Nice to see you, Peter. It's busy, isn't it?

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It is, yes. We are always busy at Snape.

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Well, SHE seems to be.

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And Thomas is quick to find something.

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That is quite something, isn't it?

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Indeed it is. This silver wishbone ring holder

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dates back to the early 1900s and has £56 on the ticket.

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It's quite a novelty thing. It's been a bit bent but...

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Of course, you snap the wishbone with your lover, don't you?

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-That's right. Yeah.

-I can't remember.

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The one that got the biggest section...

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-They were the ones who could make the wish.

-Of course they were!

-Yeah.

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-Yes. That's quite fun.

-Well, I'll make a wish without snapping it.

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I'll wish that you'll buy it and you'll make a good profit on it.

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Let's hope the dealer is as optimistic

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when Peter gives him a call.

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-I've spoken to the vendor.

-Oh, have you?

-And I can do it for 45.

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Oh, right. Well, that's very respectable, isn't it?

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I think, for a novelty bit of silver... It's a bit bent.

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She wouldn't go any lower?

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I could probably squidge you another couple of quid.

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-Do you think she'd do 42 as a deal?

-I'll do 42, yes.

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-You're a star. That's item number one done.

-Right. Lovely. Thank you.

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Nice work on the price, Peter. But Thomas isn't finished yet.

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It's quite nice, this. It's got the castle ruins.

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It's probably Irish, this, and it's Victorian.

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It's a good, interesting box with an interesting story to tell.

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Anyway, I might ask about that.

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I've found that right down at the bottom, a little glove box,

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but I think I'm going to need a deal of the century on that one.

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-Really?

-Yeah, I think I will.

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Now, I've just spotted something else in this cabinet.

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-Right. Let's have a look.

-I just want to have a look.

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It was just pointing out and this is extraordinary.

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I saw it. From the one and only Scottie Wilson.

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Louis Freeman, also known as Scottie Wilson,

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was a self-taught Scottish artist said to be at the forefront

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of the 20th-century Outsider art movement.

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Commissioned by Royal Worcester,

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he also designed dinnerware in the 1960s.

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I quite like that and the box, as well.

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-They're both from the same cabinet.

-Yeah.

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Do you think there could be a wrapped up deal in total?

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-Well, let's try, shall we?

-Just try.

-What have we got?

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We've got 55 and 32, which is about 87.

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Oh, God, that sounds like far too much.

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-I'll go for 75.

-Really?

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Oh, gosh, that's far too much. Um...

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I rate that. I like it but I don't see it being more than £20.

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And what can we do this?

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Well, I don't want to pay anything more than a four in front of it,

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to be honest with you.

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-If we said 39 and 21?

-£60?

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-I have seen something else, you know.

-Right, well, lead on.

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I have seen these really cool glasses here.

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How many have we got? Six?

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What does it say there?

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"A vintage set of six Art Nouveau hand-blown liqueurs.

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"Probably 1920s." They're £28. Do you think they could be 20?

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Well... Um...

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-Go for 22.

-Oh, God.

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-Yeah, all right.

-Good man.

-Thomas is still playing it safe.

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He's managed to pick up all four items for auction for just £124.

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Good work, that man, eh?

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-Lovely. Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

-Fabulous.

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Back together again and it's time for our boys to hang up their hats

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on another busy day, so nighty-night.

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It's a fine morning, here in East Anglia,

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and Mark and Thomas are back on the road.

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You've bought two things. How much have you spent?

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-I've spent £80.

-Ooh, have you?

-On two items, yeah.

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-That's very good.

-Well, I am trying to spend money, Tom.

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-Well, it's difficult when you...

-When you're ahead, yeah.

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-When you're ahead, isn't it?

-And you've got loads of money to spend.

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-Loads of money.

-It's difficult to spend.

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-It is and also you don't want to lose it.

-No, you don't, clearly.

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The chaps are headed

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for the bright lights

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of the big city of...Norwich.

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Right, there are you are. Go and buy something.

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-Yeah.

-Go and buy some antiques.

-I don't think I'll bother.

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-Bye!

-Buh-bye, see you soon.

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We'll catch up with Thomas later,

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but right now Mark has some shopping to do at Harp & Rose Antiques.

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-Hello, I'm Mark.

-Hello, Mark, I'm Glenn. Nice to meet you.

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Nice to meet you too, Glenn.

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-Well, I'll have a look round and see what I can find.

-Please do.

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-Thank you, Glenn.

-If you need any help,

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-just let me know.

-I will. Many thanks.

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People are going for cocktail shakers these days.

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That's quite stylish, isn't it?

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It's got the ribbed effect on the body, which makes it look...

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-CLOCK CHIMES

-Oh, that dreadful sound.

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It's just reminding me, all the time, that time is ticking

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and I haven't bought anything yet.

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Crikey, he is feeling the pressure.

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-Would you say that was Art Deco, Glenn?

-I would, yes.

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Cos at first I thought it might have been a modern reproduction.

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It's got quite a nice balanced feel, hasn't it?

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-It's a nice size, as well.

-Yes.

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There's £44 on the ticket.

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Mark's swooping in for the deal.

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I'm thinking about the cocktail shaker.

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Is there any way I can get that at a really good price?

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Ideally, I'd like to try and buy it for about £20.

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I think I can do that.

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Gosh. Could this be the item that helps him

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take the lead from Thomas at the auction?

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At £20, it ought to.

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Staying with Mark, we're back on the road,

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leaving Norwich behind

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and travelling south-west to the market town of Wymondham.

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He's hoping to find some hidden treasures

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at Wymondham Furniture Warehouse,

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which also sells antiques. Thank goodness.

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-Hello.

-Hello, there.

-I'm Mark.

-Mark as well.

-No!

-Welcome to our shop.

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-Two Marks are better than one.

-Well, we'll be the judge of that.

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I've seen something already and I've only just walked in.

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This thing, here. This is rather interesting, isn't it?

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I think, if you were a late Victorian or an Edwardian gentleman,

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and you had a library, if you wanted to reach up and get a book,

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-you could use this to bring it down.

-Yeah, I think you're right.

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It's marked up at 28.

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I think I want to pay £10 for that.

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I tell you what I'll do. £15, shake my hand.

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I tell you what I'll do. I'll carry on looking.

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You have a think and I'm sure you'll come to my way of thinking.

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Oh, it's the battle of the Marks.

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There's something here for everyone. I love some of the garden statuary.

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And he is rather fun, isn't he?

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This is priced at £75.

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I think, if he was about 30 quid or something, it might be a goer.

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Best check with Mark, Mark.

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-Mark, can I steal you a sec?

-You can indeed.

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I'm really trying to find interesting things

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and I've spotted this dog over here.

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Oh, yeah. He's nice, isn't he?

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But I've also spotted these swans, look.

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These are not old, are they, particularly?

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Not particularly old, but they're nice.

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-Are they '70s?

-I'd say '70s, yeah.

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-Are they terribly cheap?

-I'm afraid not. What have we got on them?

0:19:160:19:19

Oh, I haven't even looked.

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I daren't look, Mark, cos I get so shocked when I see them.

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-We've got 75 each on them.

-Oh, my good Lord.

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-But of course we can do you a little deal.

-A LITTLE deal?

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-I'll do you the pair for £100.

-HE GASPS

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-HE SIGHS

-£100.

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Let's go and talk about the dog.

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I like the fact that you've got this stone or sandy stone.

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It's got a nice little character. It's got 75 on it.

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-I'll do it for 45.

-Oh, Mark, that's too much. That's far too much.

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-I would be barking mad if I bought it.

-Oh, dear.

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Why don't we say the dog whippet and the swans,

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-call it £100? How about that?

-HE LAUGHS

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-You can't refuse it.

-Oh, God, what am I doing?

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Crikey, Mark, that's a bit of a gamble.

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I could say that the whippet was 30

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and the swans were 70 for the pair.

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-Do you think they'd fly at that?

-I know they would.

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-Would you, really?

-Shake my hand on this one.

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Oh, my gosh, I think I might.

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I might be making the biggest mistake cos I've still got

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-that book thing I want, you know.

-Yes.

-Could I get that for £10?

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Go on. If you have them, I'll do that for 10.

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-So 110 for the book puller and these.

-Yep.

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-Go on, then, Mark.

-Well done.

-£110.

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Oh, gosh, I hope I'm right. Mark, you are very persuasive.

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Yes, you could say he's got the mark of him.

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But let's hope he doesn't live to regret those swans.

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So, with his shopping trip complete,

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Mark's got six items for auction -

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the Chinese-style lacquer chair,

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the plant pot holder,

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the Art Deco cocktail shaker,

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a nifty book picker,

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the garden whippet

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and the swan planters -

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which set him back £210.

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Thomas, on the other hand, has five items -

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the 1920s watch stand,

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the wishbone ring holder,

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a mahogany box,

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the Scottie Wilson tray

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and the six liqueur glasses.

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He spent a rather thrifty £149.

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Now, what do they think of each other's items?

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The mahogany box, I love. It's Killarney ware.

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It's Irish. It's very typical of their work.

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The actual marquetry inlay is actually quite crude,

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but that's the charm of it.

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He's being relatively clever by buying items which could make

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little profits to catch me up, but then he's gone

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and bought a pair of large swans.

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Now, I may eat my words

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and they could make money, but I don't think so.

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Filled with confidence and competitive spirit,

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our Road Trippers are heading to the village of Acle.

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Today's auction is taking place at Horners Auctioneers.

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Here we are, Tom. Quick! Before the rain really comes down.

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-I know, it is raining, isn't it?

-I don't like this, you know.

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-I don't want anybody raining on my parade.

-Raining on your parade? Yes!

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-Come on, Mark!

-Come on, Thomas, let's get in!

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Today's auctioneer is Henry Horner-Glister.

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First up is Mark's pot holder.

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£20 I'm bid to start. At £20 and we're away.

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At £20 for it, £20 bid, and 5, and 30, £30 bid, 5,

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35 bid, at 35, 40, £40 bid, at £40, 5...

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-50 now.

-50?

-..55. Go on. At £55, 55, 55,

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-£60.

-Yes!

-Ooh!

-That's not bad, is it?

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I'm going to have to do it then. At £60, then, we sell.

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-GAVEL BANGS

-Oh, I'm happy with that, Tom.

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-Oh, you would be, yeah.

-Three times what I paid for it.

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That's not bad, is it?

0:23:040:23:06

No, Mark, it's not bad at all. It's a really good start.

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Next up is Thomas' Art Nouveau watch stand.

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50? 30? £10 I'm bid to start. 15. 15 bid, at £15,

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-at 20, £20 bid, at £20, 5, 25...

-25, Thomas.

-£30.

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-£30, 35.

-He doesn't let go, does he?

-Come on, it's a lovely one.

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-At £35...

-It's almost at its estimate.

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-..at 35 and here comes the hammer.

-It's a profit.

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-At £35 and we have to do it then.

-GAVEL BANGS

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-I was completely wrong. I take my hat off to you.

-Thank you.

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You did it again.

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A promising start for them both.

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The next lot is Mark's Chinese-style lacquered chair.

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-£50, who's going to start me then? 30? £20? Thank you.

-Oh, no.

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£20 bid for it. £20 bid and 5. £25, at 25, 25, £25.

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-At £25, 25, 25, 25, £30 new bid.

-30. We're moving on.

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Go on, have another go. At 35, 40, £40 bid, at 40, £40 for it.

0:23:530:23:57

-45, I have to push you now!

-He's pushing him. Don't be depressed.

0:23:570:24:01

-At £45 I'm going to have to do it.

-GAVEL BANGS

0:24:010:24:03

-It's done.

-Oh, dear. I really am so disappointed with that.

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It doesn't help, Mark, but it's only a small loss.

0:24:060:24:09

Up now, Thomas' wishbone ring holder.

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100? 80? £50 will start me. £30, a bid to start.

0:24:130:24:16

-£30, 40 bid.

-..45. You have to beat 50. At 50, £50 bid...

0:24:160:24:20

-A small profit.

-It is silver. At £50 I'm selling to the lady here for it.

0:24:200:24:25

-GAVEL BANGS

-That's good.

-A small profit.

0:24:250:24:27

-Very small.

-You're not losing, which is good, Tom.

-No.

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Small profit, but a profit all the same.

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Will Mark's cocktail shaker cause a stir with the bidders?

0:24:320:24:35

100? 80? £50 will start me. £30 thank you. At £30, 5...

0:24:350:24:39

-I'm in profit.

-That's great!

-Good start.

0:24:390:24:42

..at £45, at 45, 45, at £45, at 45,

0:24:420:24:46

-50. 50 bid...

-£50! It's in. Well done.

0:24:460:24:48

..50 bid. At £50, here comes that hammer.

0:24:480:24:51

-Here comes the hammer!

-GAVEL BANGS

0:24:510:24:53

-Yes!

-A £30 profit there, Tom.

-Yeah, well done.

0:24:530:24:57

Excellent result, Mark.

0:24:570:24:59

Thomas' mahogany box next.

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At 30, £30, 5, 35, 40, £40, 5,

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-45, 50...

-Oh, it's all online.

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..55, 60, 65, 70. At 70, £70, £70.

0:25:060:25:09

All done at £70, then? We sell online for this one then.

0:25:090:25:13

A strong profit for Thomas, keeping that smile on his face.

0:25:130:25:17

The pressure is back on Mark. Can his book picker grab him some money?

0:25:170:25:22

-What an unusual thing, there.

-It is unusual.

0:25:220:25:25

£50? 50? It'd be useful for all sorts of things, wouldn't it?

0:25:250:25:28

50? 40? £30 to start me for it. 30? 10 I'm bid to start.

0:25:280:25:32

-Oh, come on.

-At 10, 15. 15 bid. At 20, £20 bid.

-Look, there's 20.

0:25:320:25:36

£20 bid. Think of the uses. At £20 bid, at £20 bid,

0:25:360:25:40

Here at £20 then we sell. In the second row for £20 then.

0:25:400:25:44

-GAVEL BANGS

-Oh, look, it's fine.

0:25:440:25:46

-I've doubled my money.

-You have, yeah. You wouldn't have wanted

0:25:460:25:48

to pay any more and you've done the right thing.

0:25:480:25:50

That's it, Mark, look on the positive side.

0:25:500:25:52

You've doubled your money.

0:25:520:25:54

Time for Thomas' Scottie Wilson tray.

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It's a lovely piece, this one. £50, who's going to start me?

0:25:580:26:01

£30, thank you! At £30 we're away. £30 I'm bid. At 30.

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Rare shape as well, this lovely little pen tray.

0:26:040:26:06

-At £30, 5, that's away...

-That's a result, isn't it?

0:26:060:26:10

..35, at 35 then I'm going to have to sell it though, look.

0:26:100:26:12

At £35, if you don't press that button soon. At 35, oh, no!

0:26:120:26:16

-At £35 in the room then.

-GAVEL BANGS

0:26:160:26:19

-There we are.

-Well done on you, that's £14 profit.

0:26:190:26:21

Well done on Henry.

0:26:210:26:23

Not bad at all, I'll say. It's almost neck and neck for this leg,

0:26:230:26:28

but how will Mark's whippet do?

0:26:280:26:30

I think he ought to be £100, don't you? £100? 100? 80?

0:26:300:26:35

Who'll start me at 50 for him then?

0:26:350:26:36

-£30, thank you.

-He's got me going and then... Ugh.

0:26:360:26:40

50. That's away. £50, 55, 55, 55,

0:26:400:26:43

-60...

-£60, you see? You've doubled your money.

-I have doubled my money.

0:26:430:26:48

-..65, 65, 65, do it again. Go on.

-Go on! Everybody wants an old dog!

0:26:480:26:51

65. Any further now? At £65, then, we're doing it.

0:26:510:26:55

Mark's more than doubled his money and now he's in the lead.

0:26:550:26:58

Thomas' set of six liqueur glasses are next.

0:27:010:27:04

Very, very pretty indeed. Elegant little glasses, these ones.

0:27:040:27:08

£50 to start me. I'm bid 20. And 5. At 25, 30, £30, 5, 40

0:27:080:27:12

-at 45...

-45?

-45, 45, 45, 45,

0:27:120:27:15

-£50, 50 bid, 50, 50...

-I don't believe it.

0:27:150:27:19

-I absolutely don't believe it.

-£50!

-Any further now?

0:27:190:27:23

-At £50 then we do it over this way.

-GAVEL BANGS

0:27:230:27:25

-Yes!

-I simply cannot Adam and Eve it.

0:27:250:27:31

Good result there.

0:27:310:27:32

Our pair's last lot are Mark's swan planters.

0:27:340:27:38

Will his gamble pay off or will they cost him this leg?

0:27:380:27:41

£100 for those. I like them a lot! 100? 80? 50 will start me.

0:27:430:27:47

-Come on.

-50.

-Oh, no.

-40 we've got. 45, at 45, 45, 45, 45,

0:27:470:27:54

-£50...

-There's bids, there's bids.

-You've got to fight up, you said.

0:27:540:27:57

..go on, 55, 60, 60 bid, at £60,

0:27:570:27:59

-5, 65. Go on. 70 I'm bid...

-New place. Fresh legs.

0:27:590:28:04

-£80. 80 bid, 5, 85, 95, 100...

-Go on, madam!

0:28:040:28:08

-..110, 110, 110, 110...

-Go on!

0:28:080:28:11

..120, 120, 120, 120,

0:28:110:28:13

-130, 130, 130, 130...

-Don't let them go now.

0:28:130:28:15

-Come on.

-Don't let them go. You've come all this way.

-Come on.

0:28:150:28:19

-You've come all that way. Go on! One more. Yes!

-Yes!

0:28:190:28:23

-140, 140, 140...

-Go on.

-..150, 150...

-Look at that!

0:28:230:28:28

-Yes!

-..170, 170, 170, 170...

0:28:280:28:32

-I need that money.

-£100 profit!

0:28:320:28:36

Are we done this time at £170? We sell them then.

0:28:360:28:40

-GAVEL BANGS

-Well done!

0:28:400:28:42

-Thank you, madam. Thank you.

-Well done, Mark.

0:28:420:28:46

Give yourself a pat on the back, Mr Stacey.

0:28:460:28:49

The risk paid off. A fantastic £100 profit from the swans.

0:28:490:28:54

-Well done.

-Well done.

-There was good profits on them all, really.

0:28:540:28:58

So, who takes the crown for the fourth leg?

0:28:580:29:01

Let's count the pennies.

0:29:010:29:03

Thomas kicked off with £429.72.

0:29:040:29:09

After auction house fees were deducted,

0:29:090:29:11

he made £47.80,

0:29:110:29:13

giving him £477.52 to spend next time.

0:29:130:29:19

But it's Mark who is this leg's winner.

0:29:190:29:23

Starting off with £319.40, after auction costs,

0:29:230:29:27

he made a profit of £126.20.

0:29:270:29:32

This giant leap forward sees him carry £445.60.

0:29:320:29:39

The competition is wide open going into the last leg.

0:29:390:29:41

How exciting!

0:29:410:29:43

And I can't wait to see what happens because we're edging ever closer

0:29:450:29:49

to the grand finale with Mark and Thomas.

0:29:490:29:52

You've got to be confident,

0:29:520:29:54

wearing a jacket and trousers like that, Tom.

0:29:540:29:56

-And socks to match.

-Yes.

-You're just jealous.

0:29:560:30:00

That will be it, then, Thomas.

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Today's journey begins in the Norfolk town of Fakenham

0:30:020:30:05

and the auction finale will take place in Oakham.

0:30:050:30:08

Thomas is first to shop today at Fakenham Antiques.

0:30:080:30:14

-Have fun.

-I will. Bye-bye.

0:30:140:30:15

Over 15 dealers trade from here, including Bridget.

0:30:150:30:21

-Hello, I'm Thomas.

-Hi, Thomas.

0:30:210:30:23

A true antiques aficionado, Thomas has a keen eye for quality.

0:30:230:30:28

I like this sampler here.

0:30:280:30:30

It's got muted tones to it in a walnut frame,

0:30:300:30:33

but this was done in 1830.

0:30:330:30:37

It's marked at 89 but it has got a bit of damage to it.

0:30:370:30:41

I will ask Bridget about it.

0:30:410:30:43

That's one possible. Anything else?

0:30:450:30:47

So this is pearlware.

0:30:470:30:49

We call it pearlware because you can see this almost slight blue

0:30:490:30:53

to the body of the glaze.

0:30:530:30:56

Pearlware was particularly popular from the late 18th century,

0:30:580:31:01

but gradually it went out of fashion.

0:31:010:31:04

We are looking at mid 18th century. Proper antique.

0:31:040:31:07

But I just think it's quite a lot of money, being £85.

0:31:070:31:10

What were you thinking of for this?

0:31:100:31:13

£50. Something like that.

0:31:140:31:16

I know it's a lot to ask. I know it's a lot to ask.

0:31:160:31:19

And then would you mind asking about the sampler?

0:31:190:31:22

And what do you have in mind for that?

0:31:220:31:24

Because it's quite faded

0:31:240:31:26

and part of the frame is missing, how does £40...

0:31:260:31:30

Both items are owned by different dealers.

0:31:300:31:33

Brigitte makes the calls.

0:31:330:31:35

Good news. We'll accept £50 on that.

0:31:370:31:39

Brilliant. Definitely. Deal.

0:31:390:31:41

-So, we'll go for that one.

-And the sampler?

0:31:410:31:44

Yes, I spoke to the dealer.

0:31:440:31:45

They take on board the comments you make about condition etc

0:31:450:31:48

but it's just a little bit low.

0:31:480:31:50

Can you go a little bit stronger than that?

0:31:500:31:54

Where do they want to be?

0:31:540:31:56

Not much more.

0:31:560:31:58

Just...

0:31:580:32:00

I said, what, 45?

0:32:000:32:01

-I think we'll be OK with that.

-Yeah?

0:32:010:32:04

-Yeah.

-OK. We'll do those.

-Good, excellent.

0:32:040:32:07

Thank you very much.

0:32:070:32:09

An eventful shop, generous discounts on the sampler for £45

0:32:090:32:14

and the pearlware for 50.

0:32:140:32:16

Mark, meanwhile, has travelled nine miles to the village

0:32:220:32:25

of Foulsham in Norfolk.

0:32:250:32:28

His next stop is Country House Antiques.

0:32:280:32:31

-Hello.

-Hello, very pleased to meet you.

0:32:310:32:33

-Simon Davis, welcome to North Norfolk.

-Well, thank you.

0:32:330:32:36

-Gosh, this is an oasis in the middle of the countryside, isn't it?

-It is.

0:32:360:32:40

I'm going to have a little look around.

0:32:400:32:42

-Thanks very much.

-You're welcome.

0:32:420:32:44

I love this pattern.

0:32:480:32:50

This is Chinese and even though it's just a small vase,

0:32:500:32:52

what I quite like about it,

0:32:520:32:54

you got the very typical decorations of the window into Chinese life.

0:32:540:33:00

There was a great demand for Chinese porcelain in Europe

0:33:000:33:03

at the end of the 17th century

0:33:030:33:05

and this pink enamel later became known as Famille Rose.

0:33:050:33:09

If it is a good price,

0:33:090:33:11

then I'm afraid it will be going to auction with me.

0:33:110:33:14

That Mark is definitely entering into the spirit of the competition.

0:33:140:33:18

Now, this is rather fun. It's full of sentiment, actually.

0:33:180:33:22

It's made, I think, of bronze

0:33:220:33:24

and it's got a really nice feel about it.

0:33:240:33:26

I think it probably dates to the 1920s.

0:33:260:33:30

The bronze puppy is priced up at £95.

0:33:300:33:34

Time for a deal for the two, methinks.

0:33:340:33:37

Simon, I've found two things.

0:33:370:33:39

I found this in the cabinet over there.

0:33:390:33:41

I was rather hoping, as that doesn't fit in with your traditional

0:33:410:33:45

antique English interiors, that that might be incredibly cheap?

0:33:450:33:49

-I'm thinking a fiver.

-I'm thinking exactly the same.

0:33:490:33:52

I'm going to say yes, completely, to a fiver.

0:33:520:33:55

But I've fallen in love with this little dog.

0:33:550:33:58

I think he's got such charm and sentiment about him.

0:33:580:34:01

I think it's a good piece for auction.

0:34:010:34:02

-Someone will fall in love with it.

-You've had this a long time?

0:34:020:34:05

-That was my mother's.

-Uh-oh!

0:34:050:34:09

So, how much do you think you could let that bit of sentiment go for?

0:34:090:34:12

My gut feeling was, if you gave me 50,

0:34:120:34:15

I would do a special Mark Stacey concession.

0:34:150:34:17

Do you know, I think you're being so kind,

0:34:170:34:19

do you think we could say 50 for the two?

0:34:190:34:21

Might be pushing it, Mark.

0:34:210:34:23

That's cost me nothing and I'm sure my mother would be

0:34:230:34:26

very pleased to see you make a profit on that one.

0:34:260:34:29

-Well, I'm thrilled, thank you so much.

-You're welcome.

0:34:290:34:32

Simon's being very generous.

0:34:320:34:35

The Chinese vase for a fiver and the cute bronze puppy for 45.

0:34:350:34:40

Gosh!

0:34:400:34:42

Back to Thomas. He's travelled east to the town of North Walsham.

0:34:440:34:49

If Thomas is looking to spend his wodge of cash,

0:34:540:34:57

Timeline Antiques could be just the place.

0:34:570:35:00

-Hello, I'm Thomas.

-Hello, Thomas. I'm Michael.

0:35:020:35:05

-Michael, nice to see you.

-Welcome to Timeline.

0:35:050:35:07

I'll have a good look around and I'll come and find you.

0:35:070:35:10

I really like that, that is so cool.

0:35:120:35:14

An Edwardian bridge card box.

0:35:140:35:16

Bridge is a big thing.

0:35:160:35:19

Don't get me wrong, it's for old people - my mother plays it.

0:35:190:35:22

She'll hate me saying that.

0:35:220:35:24

I think she'll be having a word.

0:35:240:35:26

People do play bridge, it's becoming quite popular these days.

0:35:260:35:30

I really find that interesting,

0:35:300:35:32

so could you have a chat with whoever owns this one.

0:35:320:35:36

-I'll have to talk to myself.

-Really?

0:35:360:35:38

Do you know that's the first sign of madness, isn't it?

0:35:380:35:40

What's the very best on this?

0:35:400:35:43

I can do that...

0:35:430:35:44

-The best is the round hundred.

-A round hundred.

0:35:440:35:47

It couldn't be anywhere near a two-figure mark, instead?

0:35:470:35:51

Don't say 99.

0:35:510:35:54

-I can shave another tenner off.

-90.

0:35:540:35:56

-90 would be the absolute death on it.

-Really?

-Yeah.

0:35:560:35:59

Can we put that on the front desk and maybe we can have a think?

0:36:010:36:05

-Have a think?

-Have another think

0:36:050:36:07

and maybe have another chat with yourself,

0:36:070:36:09

-just a little bit of one.

-Yes, I'll give myself a telling off.

0:36:090:36:12

A talking-to and maybe we can do another little bit.

0:36:120:36:18

Hah! That's one way to get the price more to your liking.

0:36:180:36:22

Anything else?

0:36:220:36:23

There is this little etui, a little toothpick,

0:36:230:36:27

it seems to have a little chatelaine.

0:36:270:36:29

A little knife for cutting a bit of string.

0:36:290:36:33

A little button hook.

0:36:340:36:36

The ticket price on the etui is £45.

0:36:370:36:41

Usually, etui are sewing-related

0:36:410:36:44

but this little set would have been essential kit

0:36:440:36:47

for any discerning lady.

0:36:470:36:49

What do you think of that, Michael? It looks old, doesn't it?

0:36:490:36:51

-Yes, I would say it's early 20th century, late 19th.

-Yeah.

0:36:510:36:56

-Something for a chatelaine, isn't it?

-That's right.

0:36:560:36:59

I like it, it's quite a cool thing.

0:36:590:37:00

I'd like to have a chat with you about this and the bridge box.

0:37:000:37:04

Time for a deal?

0:37:040:37:06

Have you had a good chat with yourself and what do you think

0:37:060:37:08

we can do on that and what do you think we can do on that?

0:37:080:37:11

The bargain price today for the two objects, 100.

0:37:110:37:15

-£100?

-Yes.

-Deal, sir.

0:37:150:37:18

-Thank you very much.

-100% deal. I'll give you some money.

0:37:180:37:22

We got there in the end.

0:37:230:37:25

£70 for the bridge box and 30 for the etui

0:37:250:37:29

means Thomas now has four lots for auction.

0:37:290:37:32

Wasn't that a treat?

0:37:360:37:38

But it's the end of a long day, and rest beckons.

0:37:380:37:42

Nighty-night.

0:37:420:37:44

It's the last day of the road trip, and the sun is shining,

0:37:490:37:52

but our boys are feeling a little sad.

0:37:520:37:55

I just can't believe it's coming to an end, Tom.

0:37:550:37:58

Well, it is. All good things...

0:37:580:38:01

-I don't know if I can bear to part with you, Tom.

-Oh, God!

0:38:010:38:04

-You've been my little, cuddly sidekick.

-Oh, no!

0:38:040:38:08

-Listen to all of this!

-Honestly, Tom.

-Listen to all of this!

0:38:080:38:11

I'm welling up inside, I really am.

0:38:110:38:16

I don't know how to take any of this!

0:38:160:38:18

Pull yourself together, chaps.

0:38:180:38:20

Thomas is dropping off his compadre Mark

0:38:200:38:23

in the charming Norfolk town of Holt.

0:38:230:38:26

Here we are, Tom.

0:38:260:38:27

Oh, loving the lilies.

0:38:270:38:30

Mark is going for a gander around Mews Antiques Emporium.

0:38:300:38:35

-Hello, I'm Mark.

-Very nice meeting you.

0:38:350:38:37

Dealer Richard is manning the fort today.

0:38:370:38:40

-I'm going to have a look round. Lots to see.

-By all means.

0:38:400:38:42

And after a nosey around, Mark has found something.

0:38:450:38:48

This is a little, handmade, copper cream jug.

0:38:480:38:52

I mean, it's quite fun, isn't it?

0:38:520:38:54

It's modelled as a sort of tree trunk.

0:38:540:38:56

There's no marks or anything on there, but it's obviously handmade.

0:38:560:38:59

It is priced up at £8.50.

0:38:590:39:03

I mean, it's not a lot of money, is it?

0:39:030:39:05

Now, would I be stupid not to try and buy this?

0:39:050:39:08

I am saying nothing.

0:39:080:39:10

Richard, I think I'm going to go for the jug at £8.50.

0:39:100:39:14

Will the jug make a profit?

0:39:140:39:16

One would hope, wouldn't one?

0:39:190:39:21

You're being very cagy.

0:39:210:39:23

-I was rather looking for some support.

-Thank you very much.

0:39:230:39:25

Mark's exercising caution with his budget.

0:39:250:39:28

The little jug for £8.50

0:39:280:39:30

gives Mark a total of three items.

0:39:300:39:33

Meanwhile, Thomas is heading for the seaside town of Cromer

0:39:390:39:43

and to hear the story of a rather heroic former resident.

0:39:430:39:47

Thomas is meeting with Jacqui Palmer,

0:39:480:39:51

manager of the Henry Blogg Museum.

0:39:510:39:54

-Hello, I'm Thomas.

-Hi, Thomas, nice to meet you.

0:39:570:40:00

-This is beautiful!

-It's lovely today, isn't it?

0:40:000:40:02

I bet you it's not so lovely on a stormy day.

0:40:020:40:05

No. This is one of the most dangerous coasts around Britain,

0:40:050:40:08

and a place where the RNLI really has a big input

0:40:080:40:13

into saving lives at sea.

0:40:130:40:14

We've got a huge heritage here in Cromer of saving lives,

0:40:140:40:17

especially through the most decorated crew member, Henry Blogg.

0:40:170:40:21

Henry Blogg was a man of the sea.

0:40:220:40:25

By 11, he was working on the family crab boat.

0:40:250:40:29

In 1894, aged 18,

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he joined Cromer lifeboat crew.

0:40:330:40:36

By the time he was 33, Henry had become coxswain,

0:40:360:40:40

in charge of the lifeboat and in command at sea.

0:40:400:40:43

He would venture out with his crew in all weathers

0:40:440:40:46

to rescue those in danger.

0:40:460:40:48

So, Jackie, tell me, where are we standing now?

0:40:480:40:51

We're actually on HF Bailey,

0:40:510:40:54

which is the lifeboat that Henry Blogg was coxswain of

0:40:540:40:57

from 1935 until 1945, here in Cromer.

0:40:570:41:00

How many men were there on this boat?

0:41:000:41:03

There were around 11 or 12 as crew.

0:41:030:41:05

It was a fairly busy boat.

0:41:050:41:09

How were they all mustered together?

0:41:090:41:12

In 1935, a maroon would be fired from the end of the pier

0:41:120:41:15

which would send out a loud boom across the town,

0:41:150:41:19

and you would see a whole load of men rushing out of their homes

0:41:190:41:24

with their boots under their arms,

0:41:240:41:26

and when they got to the pier, they would grab a life jacket

0:41:260:41:29

and jump onto the lifeboat.

0:41:290:41:30

During 53 years of service, Henry saved 873 lives.

0:41:310:41:38

The story of one rescue tells of the bravery of Henry and his crew.

0:41:400:41:44

It happened just off the coast here in Cromer.

0:41:440:41:47

-Where we met?

-Absolutely, just on the beach there,

0:41:470:41:50

and you can see in some of these photographs

0:41:500:41:52

how close they actually were.

0:41:520:41:54

Oh, gosh, we were almost here.

0:41:550:41:57

Yes.

0:41:570:41:58

This was December.

0:41:580:42:00

The surf itself was horrendous.

0:42:000:42:03

Some of the worst gales that had come across this side of the country

0:42:030:42:08

in decades, and the barge itself was pulled off course

0:42:080:42:12

by the gales and the wind.

0:42:120:42:14

The two men had to climb up into the rigging from the flooded deck,

0:42:140:42:18

just to stay dry.

0:42:180:42:20

What happened, how did they get saved?

0:42:200:42:24

Initially, when the maroon went off to sound the alarm,

0:42:240:42:28

the motorboat and Henry Blogg, and all of the number one crew,

0:42:280:42:32

were actually already on a rescue, so the only way that they could help

0:42:320:42:37

was the fathers and the uncles of the crew came down to help.

0:42:370:42:41

Unfortunately, they had the older boat so they actually had to row

0:42:410:42:44

against this surf to try and reach the barge.

0:42:440:42:49

They kept being pushed back onto the shore,

0:42:490:42:52

until they were completely exhausted.

0:42:520:42:54

All this time, the men were just clinging on.

0:42:540:42:57

-Freezing.

-Freezing cold, watching the lifeboat fail.

0:42:570:43:01

As luck would have it, Henry and his crew learned of the stranded barge

0:43:010:43:05

through Cromer Coastguard.

0:43:050:43:07

Henry Blogg realised he also could not get alongside the barge.

0:43:070:43:13

He took the lifeboat and he drove it right on top of the deck

0:43:130:43:17

of the flooded barge.

0:43:170:43:19

If it got stuck there, then they would all lose their lives.

0:43:190:43:23

However, they managed to pull the two men down onto the lifeboat.

0:43:230:43:27

The lifeboat was damaged, so they actually crashed the lifeboat

0:43:270:43:30

straight up onto the beach just outside the museum here in Cromer.

0:43:300:43:34

-What a risk.

-Absolutely.

-What a risk.

0:43:340:43:37

He had a huge amount of skill, knowledge, understanding of the sea.

0:43:370:43:41

A huge amount of determination, but also maybe a bit of luck.

0:43:410:43:46

Henry is the most decorated lifeboat man in RNLI history,

0:43:460:43:51

with seven medals for gallantry,

0:43:510:43:53

the George Cross, and the British Empire medal.

0:43:530:43:56

Henry retired in 1947 and died a few years later, aged 77.

0:43:560:44:02

Thousands attended his funeral to say goodbye to their local hero.

0:44:020:44:07

So, what sort of legacy do you think he has left?

0:44:070:44:10

The biggest legacy is obviously all the lives that he saved,

0:44:100:44:14

along with his crew.

0:44:140:44:15

873 people who had children of their own,

0:44:150:44:19

who had grandchildren as well.

0:44:190:44:20

That is such a legacy.

0:44:200:44:22

Now, let's check up on Mark.

0:44:240:44:26

He's just along the coast in the village of Cley next the Sea.

0:44:260:44:30

Artemis Antiques is Mark's last opportunity to shop.

0:44:320:44:36

What a lovely place. Gosh, I can see lots of gems in here.

0:44:360:44:42

I love those stained-glass panels.

0:44:430:44:45

They look like butterfly wings, don't they?

0:44:450:44:48

And this is very much that sort of Gothic Arts and Crafts period.

0:44:500:44:55

A potential good buy.

0:44:550:44:57

What's that you've found?

0:44:590:45:01

It's quite a fun thing. What do you think this is made of?

0:45:010:45:04

Copper?

0:45:040:45:06

Actually, it's pottery.

0:45:060:45:09

This was made by Bretby Ware and they always mark it with Bretby,

0:45:090:45:14

and then a rising sun above.

0:45:140:45:16

This is a very typical type of jardiniere.

0:45:160:45:21

According to this, this Bretby jardiniere is £40.

0:45:210:45:26

That's a possibility, actually.

0:45:260:45:28

We're getting there. There's a few things percolating.

0:45:280:45:32

All is not lost.

0:45:320:45:34

These are quite fun, aren't they?

0:45:350:45:38

They're a bit saucy!

0:45:380:45:39

A very curvaceous pair of ladies legs.

0:45:390:45:42

You crack your nuts with them.

0:45:420:45:44

Oh, yes?

0:45:440:45:45

That's three possibles found.

0:45:450:45:47

Time to talk money with owner Sophie.

0:45:470:45:50

There's no price on them.

0:45:500:45:52

They don't really go in with the quality of stock,

0:45:520:45:54

if you don't mind me saying.

0:45:540:45:55

There he goes again.

0:45:550:45:58

-They can be...£8.

-HE GASPS

0:45:580:46:02

Oh!

0:46:020:46:05

Do you think we could do those for £6.50?

0:46:050:46:08

-Go on, then.

-Are you sure?

0:46:080:46:10

That sounds like... I'm feeling kind and generous.

0:46:100:46:13

-Thank you, Sophie.

-Pleasure.

0:46:130:46:15

They are not maracas, Mark.

0:46:150:46:18

After a last browse, decision time looms.

0:46:180:46:22

The two things I'm drawn to at the moment is the Bretby jardiniere,

0:46:220:46:28

and I think I'm mad, but I love those stained-glass panels.

0:46:280:46:31

They are beautiful.

0:46:310:46:33

It all comes down, I'm afraid, to the final price.

0:46:330:46:36

You've got £40 on the Bretby jardiniere,

0:46:360:46:41

and I have a feeling that you want to help me in my quest.

0:46:410:46:45

I might be nice.

0:46:450:46:47

So, what could you do on that?

0:46:470:46:49

I could do it for £20.

0:46:490:46:52

-That's a no-brainer, I'm going to take it.

-Lovely.

0:46:520:46:55

I haven't looked at the price of the stained-glass panels

0:46:550:46:58

because I didn't want to shock myself too much.

0:46:580:47:00

I want to feel I've got a chance of buying them.

0:47:000:47:03

-I have them on at £175.

-Oh, gosh.

0:47:030:47:07

I had a figure in mind which was £100.

0:47:070:47:10

Um...

0:47:100:47:11

An extra £5?

0:47:120:47:15

-£105?

-Well, let's not fall out over £5.

0:47:150:47:18

-Let's not fall out.

-And I'm not going to say let's call it £100.

0:47:180:47:21

-I'm going to say £105. Thank you very much.

-Pleasure.

0:47:210:47:24

Mark certainly went to town here.

0:47:240:47:26

Nutcrackers for £6.50, a Bretby jardiniere for £20,

0:47:260:47:31

and the big-money gamble

0:47:310:47:32

on the stained-glass panels for £105.

0:47:320:47:36

Thomas, meanwhile, has travelled back to Holt.

0:47:380:47:42

Holt Antiques and Interiors is his last chance

0:47:420:47:45

to add to his antiques booty.

0:47:450:47:47

-Hi, I'm Thomas.

-Hello, I am Stephen.

0:47:470:47:49

-Big shop, loads of dealers?

-I have 32 different dealers.

0:47:490:47:54

Great! I'll have a good look around.

0:47:540:47:57

Like a kid in a sweet shop!

0:47:570:47:59

I quite like these big terracotta urns.

0:48:010:48:03

I can imagine one of those in somebody's garden.

0:48:030:48:07

These big beauties are actually used for storing and transporting olives.

0:48:070:48:12

As luck would have it, the owner of the pots, John,

0:48:120:48:16

-is around to talk money with Thomas.

-Nice to meet you, John.

0:48:160:48:18

-So, you're the sort of reclamation garden guy?

-Yes, I am.

0:48:180:48:23

Brilliant. I'd quite like one of your olive jars.

0:48:230:48:26

Which one? They are different.

0:48:260:48:28

-Which one can you do the best deal on?

-What have I got on those? £195.

0:48:280:48:34

I was thinking...

0:48:340:48:36

£150?

0:48:360:48:37

It's a bit more than I was wanting to spend.

0:48:370:48:39

-I think the best I could do would be £130.

-Really?

0:48:390:48:43

I was really hoping that you could maybe...

0:48:430:48:47

..maybe I could push you a little bit further

0:48:490:48:52

and talk about a two-figure price.

0:48:520:48:54

Watch it, he's a big fellow!

0:48:540:48:56

£98.

0:48:560:48:58

Which one?

0:48:580:49:00

And you're going to make money on it.

0:49:000:49:02

I think we'll go for this bulbous beauty, here.

0:49:020:49:05

-Are you sure I can't push you to £95?

-Thomas!

0:49:060:49:10

Go on, then, £95.

0:49:100:49:11

-You're a scholar and a gentleman.

-£95.

0:49:110:49:13

That is my last purchase of the road trip.

0:49:130:49:15

Great display of smiling negotiation from Thomas.

0:49:150:49:20

£95 for the olive jar,

0:49:200:49:22

and that wraps up this road trip shopping.

0:49:220:49:26

Thomas has collected five items.

0:49:290:49:31

The 1830s sampler, the Pearlware plaque, a bridge case,

0:49:310:49:35

the etui,

0:49:350:49:37

and a massive olive jar.

0:49:370:49:39

Thomas has spent a grand total of £290.

0:49:390:49:44

Mark also has five lots.

0:49:450:49:47

The Chinese vase,

0:49:470:49:49

a bronze puppy,

0:49:490:49:51

the combo lot of the nut crackers and the copper jug,

0:49:510:49:53

the Bretby jardiniere,

0:49:530:49:55

and the stained-glass panels.

0:49:550:49:58

Cautiously spending £190.

0:49:590:50:03

What do our experts think of one another's buys?

0:50:040:50:08

Thomas, I really dislike you at times.

0:50:080:50:11

I absolutely adore this little, Scottish pottery dish.

0:50:110:50:14

It ought to make a decent profit.

0:50:140:50:16

I'm not sure it will in today's market, but I adore it.

0:50:160:50:20

He has bought one thing for rather a lot of money,

0:50:200:50:22

the stained-glass panels.

0:50:220:50:24

I think it will be a clash of the garden pot

0:50:240:50:28

and the stained-glass panels.

0:50:280:50:30

That is a risky, risky purchase because they aren't just one shape.

0:50:300:50:34

I know who I want to win. The stained-glass panels.

0:50:340:50:37

Yes, fingers crossed for both of you.

0:50:390:50:42

Next stop, the town of Oakham in rural Rutland

0:50:420:50:45

to battle it out in the auction finale.

0:50:450:50:48

It's taking place at Oakham Auction Centre.

0:50:490:50:52

-Here we are. Oakham Auction Centre.

-Well, last auction.

0:50:530:50:58

-Do I have to get the Kleenex out? The tissues.

-Come on, buddy.

0:50:580:51:02

Come on, get out of the car. You are so slow.

0:51:020:51:05

-Here's to profits, and many of them.

-They're raring to go.

0:51:050:51:08

Our auctioneer today is Jeff Dale.

0:51:090:51:11

So, settle down, it's auction time.

0:51:110:51:14

-It's Mark's Bretby jardiniere first.

-£10, I am bid.

0:51:140:51:20

£10, £12.

0:51:200:51:22

£12, 14, 16, 18, 20.

0:51:220:51:26

-£22...

-Profit.

0:51:260:51:28

24, 26, 28, 30...

0:51:280:51:31

It started at £10.

0:51:310:51:34

32, 34, 36...

0:51:340:51:37

£36 on the far side.

0:51:370:51:39

-Almost doubling your money now.

-It is quite big.

0:51:390:51:42

£38 do we see anywhere? Selling at £36.

0:51:420:51:45

Eight or not?

0:51:450:51:47

At least I've started off positively.

0:51:480:51:52

-I think that's very good.

-How long will it continue?

0:51:520:51:54

Good start for Mark.

0:51:540:51:56

He's on your tail, Thomas.

0:51:560:51:58

Next, Mark's Chinese vase.

0:51:590:52:02

£10.

0:52:020:52:04

10 to go?

0:52:040:52:05

£5?

0:52:050:52:07

£3?

0:52:070:52:08

£3 I am bid.

0:52:080:52:10

At £3, £4...

0:52:100:52:12

£4, anywhere?

0:52:120:52:14

Selling at £4...

0:52:140:52:17

£5? Selling at £4...

0:52:170:52:19

You've lost £1 on that.

0:52:190:52:21

It was worth an awful lot more than that.

0:52:210:52:24

Not a huge loss, Mark.

0:52:240:52:26

You're still very close to overtaking Thomas.

0:52:260:52:29

Thomas's turn now. His 18th-century Pearlware plaque.

0:52:300:52:34

£10 to start.

0:52:340:52:35

£10 bid. At £10.

0:52:350:52:37

£10, 12, 14, 16,

0:52:370:52:40

18, 20...

0:52:400:52:43

22, 24, 26...

0:52:430:52:46

£26 if you like? Do we see £26 anywhere?

0:52:460:52:49

Selling at £24 on the right. Had its time.

0:52:490:52:52

Selling at £24...

0:52:520:52:53

A disappointing blow for Thomas. Such bad luck.

0:52:550:52:58

Thomas's monster-sized olive jar next.

0:52:580:53:02

£20 I am bid.

0:53:020:53:04

At 25, 30, 35,

0:53:040:53:06

-40, 45, 50, 55...

-It's moving up, Tom.

0:53:060:53:10

70, 75, 80, 85,

0:53:100:53:13

90, 95, 100, 105,

0:53:130:53:17

-110, 115...

-£115.

0:53:170:53:20

Selling at £115. 20 or not, the last time? Selling at £115.

0:53:200:53:25

That's a £20 profit.

0:53:260:53:28

A very small profit, yes, but it got there.

0:53:280:53:31

-You got there.

-You did. Loving your positivity, boys.

0:53:310:53:35

Mark's quirky lot of nutcrackers and a little jug next.

0:53:350:53:39

£10? 10 to go.

0:53:390:53:42

£10 bid.

0:53:420:53:44

12, 14,

0:53:440:53:46

16, 18.

0:53:460:53:48

Profit. £1 profit.

0:53:480:53:50

18. £20 if you like. Do we see £20 anywhere? Selling at £18...

0:53:500:53:55

-Well done. You've made some money.

-I've made some money.

0:53:570:54:00

Things don't bode well, Mark.

0:54:000:54:02

Mark's bronze puppy is up next.

0:54:020:54:05

£10. £10 I am bid.

0:54:050:54:08

At £12, 14, 16, 18...

0:54:080:54:12

It's moving up.

0:54:120:54:14

22, 24 if you like?

0:54:140:54:16

24 anywhere? Selling at £22.

0:54:160:54:19

24, 26, 28.

0:54:190:54:21

What did you want it to make?

0:54:210:54:23

About £200, £150.

0:54:230:54:25

32? Selling at £30...

0:54:250:54:28

Oh, dear, even the puppy is weeping.

0:54:300:54:33

Back to Thomas. His etui next.

0:54:340:54:36

£10 to go.

0:54:360:54:38

£10, 12, 14, 16,

0:54:380:54:41

18, 20, 22...

0:54:410:54:43

It's going up.

0:54:430:54:45

Selling at £24.

0:54:450:54:47

Selling at £24...

0:54:470:54:49

We're not making great progress, chaps.

0:54:510:54:54

It's Thomas's bridge card case now.

0:54:540:54:58

30 to start? £20 bid.

0:54:580:55:00

At 25, 30.

0:55:000:55:03

30, 35, 40...

0:55:030:55:05

We're at £40. 45, 50.

0:55:050:55:08

-What are we on?

-50.

0:55:080:55:10

-You're all right, Tom.

-60...

0:55:100:55:12

£60.

0:55:120:55:13

At £65, 70?

0:55:130:55:15

70 if you like.

0:55:150:55:17

£70. 70, 75, 80,

0:55:170:55:21

85, 90,

0:55:210:55:23

95, 100.

0:55:230:55:25

Oh, we're moving on.

0:55:250:55:27

105.

0:55:270:55:28

Selling at £100 on the right.

0:55:280:55:30

Selling at £100.

0:55:300:55:31

-It just shows you, there are bidders for the right things.

-Yes.

0:55:320:55:37

And it was the right thing in this sale room today.

0:55:370:55:39

Finally, a decent profit.

0:55:390:55:42

It's Mark's last chance to scoop some profit.

0:55:420:55:46

His pricey stained-glass panels are next.

0:55:460:55:49

£30 to start.

0:55:490:55:51

£20?

0:55:510:55:52

£20.

0:55:520:55:54

£10? £10 I am bid.

0:55:540:55:56

How do you feel about that?

0:55:560:55:59

16, 18...

0:55:590:56:00

18, 20, 22,

0:56:000:56:03

24, 26, 28,

0:56:030:56:05

-30.

-Oh, they're moving up.

0:56:050:56:07

32, 34, 36.

0:56:070:56:09

It is really struggling.

0:56:110:56:14

Here we are at £40. 42.

0:56:140:56:16

42, 44 now?

0:56:160:56:17

Do you think £44?

0:56:170:56:19

Fresh blood.

0:56:190:56:21

46. 48?

0:56:210:56:23

48 if you like.

0:56:230:56:25

Selling at £46.

0:56:250:56:26

48 anywhere? Selling at £46.

0:56:260:56:29

Uh-oh.

0:56:290:56:30

109.

0:56:300:56:31

Half your money.

0:56:310:56:33

Thanks for coming.

0:56:350:56:36

Ouch, a gamble that did not pay off.

0:56:360:56:40

It's the last lot of the day.

0:56:420:56:44

Thomas's 1830s sampler.

0:56:440:56:45

£30 to start.

0:56:450:56:47

20?

0:56:470:56:48

20, £20. 25, 30,

0:56:480:56:52

35, 40,

0:56:520:56:54

45, 50?

0:56:540:56:55

£50 if you like.

0:56:550:56:57

£50 do we see anywhere?

0:56:570:56:59

Selling at £45. 50 or not? Had its time.

0:56:590:57:02

Selling at £45.

0:57:020:57:04

Yep, you've wiped your face, but still.

0:57:050:57:08

Disappointing, Thomas.

0:57:080:57:11

You started off well and finished well,

0:57:110:57:14

and you deserve to win.

0:57:140:57:16

-Thank you very much.

-You really did. Well done, old friend.

0:57:160:57:19

-It's been a great trip.

-It's been wonderful. Sadly it's over.

0:57:190:57:22

It's been a very close-run race.

0:57:220:57:25

Who will be the victor of this road trip?

0:57:250:57:28

Mark started this leg with a magnificent £445.60.

0:57:300:57:34

After auction costs, he made a loss of £80.12.

0:57:340:57:39

Mark's final total is £365.48

0:57:390:57:45

Thomas started the final leg with £477.52.

0:57:450:57:51

After all auction costs, Thomas made a small loss of £37.44,

0:57:510:57:57

giving him a grand total of £440.08.

0:57:570:58:04

After a close call, Thomas takes the Road Trip crown.

0:58:040:58:06

All profits will go to Children In Need.

0:58:060:58:08

Well, Mark, it was a good game.

0:58:080:58:10

-Well fought, I thought.

-Well fought by you.

0:58:100:58:13

I gave it all I had, I'm afraid.

0:58:130:58:15

You did, and you gave me a run for my money, didn't you?

0:58:150:58:18

-You didn't let me let up.

-Oh, shut up and get on with it.

0:58:180:58:22

Shut up and move.

0:58:220:58:24

Move the car!

0:58:240:58:26

Many congrats, Thomas.

0:58:260:58:28

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