0:00:02 > 0:00:04It's the nation's favourite antiques experts.
0:00:04 > 0:00:06- This is beautiful. - That's the way to do this.
0:00:06 > 0:00:12With £200 each, a classic car and a goal - to scour for antiques.
0:00:12 > 0:00:14- Joy.- Hello.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17The aim - to make the biggest profit at auction, but it's no mean feat.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19HE LAUGHS
0:00:19 > 0:00:23- There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers.- Sorry!
0:00:23 > 0:00:27So, will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:27 > 0:00:29The handbrake's on!
0:00:29 > 0:00:32This is Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:33 > 0:00:36Yeah!
0:00:37 > 0:00:41It's the first leg of a brand-new road trip
0:00:41 > 0:00:44and this week, it's the return of old partners in crime
0:00:44 > 0:00:48James Braxton and Charlie Ross.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51# Another opening, another show
0:00:51 > 0:00:55# In Philly, Boston or Baltimo'
0:00:55 > 0:00:58# Another chance for the folks to show
0:00:58 > 0:01:02# Another opening of another show. #
0:01:02 > 0:01:04How's that?
0:01:04 > 0:01:06Sounds all right to me, Charlie.
0:01:06 > 0:01:10They are travelling in a 1961 Ford Zephyr, manufactured
0:01:10 > 0:01:15before seatbelts were mandatory, and spirits are high on day one.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18- The sun is out.- The sun is out.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20I'm in the hands of an expert driver.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23- Yes.- In a luxury car.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25On the last outing those two took together,
0:01:25 > 0:01:28Charlie smashed a road trip record.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31He paid just £8 for a Staffordshire elephant,
0:01:31 > 0:01:35and sold it for an astonishing £2,700.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37You're hearing this?
0:01:37 > 0:01:40For the last time, £2,700...
0:01:42 > 0:01:45APPLAUSE
0:01:45 > 0:01:47- Take a bow.- Take a bow.
0:01:47 > 0:01:49James took his defeat on the chin.
0:01:49 > 0:01:53I'm leaving. I think my road trip is over.
0:01:53 > 0:01:54LAUGHTER
0:01:54 > 0:01:57But this time round, he's going to new lengths to try
0:01:57 > 0:02:00to gain the upper hand.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02Since I last saw you, since our Scottish trip,
0:02:02 > 0:02:06I bring a new thing in my life, which is yoga.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10Don't tell me you're into yoga?!
0:02:10 > 0:02:15Both mentally prepared and physically prepared.
0:02:15 > 0:02:19You are taking on the athlete of antiques.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22Could have fooled me!
0:02:22 > 0:02:24Our experts have £200 to spend.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27Their trip starts in the Lincolnshire town of Boston
0:02:27 > 0:02:30and meanders through Norfolk and Cambridgeshire, up to Leicestershire
0:02:30 > 0:02:33before heading south and finishing in the Surrey town of Cobham.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38Today's leg starts off from Boston
0:02:38 > 0:02:41and heads to auction in the rural Norfolk town of Fakenham.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46Charlie's first shop is an old railway station office.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49Look at this. Oh!
0:02:49 > 0:02:54All my shopping will be over in a twinkling of an eyelash.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57Crikey, he's in a hurry!
0:02:59 > 0:03:02- Jack, I'm running to meet you. - I don't blame you.
0:03:02 > 0:03:06It's always such a pleasure to be here. Can I have a look round?
0:03:06 > 0:03:08- Yeah, have a look round.- Wonderful.
0:03:09 > 0:03:13They bill themselves here as dealers in nostalgia,
0:03:13 > 0:03:16but it's not all Victoriana.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19- It's a bit more modern, that, isn't it?- Yeah, it's '50s, isn't it?
0:03:19 > 0:03:22Got a plastic head. He's quite fun, though.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25We're getting almost buyable.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28- Can that be 30 quid?- No.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31Jack, I thought I'd ask.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33There's never any harm in asking, Jack.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36- £70.- 55?
0:03:36 > 0:03:37£60, I'll have a deal with you.
0:03:37 > 0:03:42- He's coming down. Jack's coming my way.- £60.- Jack's coming to meet me.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44Oh, hang on.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47- That's ghastly, isn't it? - What's that?
0:03:47 > 0:03:48You must agree with me -
0:03:48 > 0:03:52- that's the most awful cruet I've ever seen in my life.- Yeah.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55But... Chromium plated,
0:03:55 > 0:03:59- 19...- It's got to be '50s. - ..60-something, I'd say.
0:03:59 > 0:04:04Salt and pepper in the form of a rather...
0:04:04 > 0:04:06- £35, Charlie.- 35.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09Now we're going, now we're going. We're really motoring now.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12Could spend all my £200 here today.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17- Charlie...- Yeah.- ..what about this globe here? That's quite nice.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20Very 1960s, isn't it?
0:04:20 > 0:04:23- That's nice, isn't it? - Is that a 30-quid globe?
0:04:23 > 0:04:26- No, it's not. 75.- 75.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29- But it's just nice.- Lovely globe. It's in super condition.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31We'll talk prices.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34I've seen three things there I might well be able to get...
0:04:34 > 0:04:38Come round, Jack. Let's get to the nitty-gritty of this.
0:04:38 > 0:04:39Sounds serious!
0:04:39 > 0:04:41HE EXHALES
0:04:41 > 0:04:43I quite like your globe. I love your toy.
0:04:43 > 0:04:48The cruet I think is ghastly, but is saleable at a price.
0:04:48 > 0:04:52- Not going to take 100 quid for those three, are you?- No.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54Or are you? Cash.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57Give me another 20 and you've got a deal.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59- 120 for the three?- Yeah.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02- 110?- No, 120.- That's it, isn't it?
0:05:02 > 0:05:04- Yeah, that's the lot. - And not a penny less.- No.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06I'm not going to knock you any more
0:05:06 > 0:05:08because I think you've been very fair to me.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11Charlie's off on a flyer.
0:05:11 > 0:05:15He's got the globe for £50, the 1960s battery-operated car,
0:05:15 > 0:05:17also for £50,
0:05:17 > 0:05:21and the chromium-plated cruet in the form of an aeroplane for £20.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23Got it? Good.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26- Lovely to see you, Jack.- Well done. - Thank you very much indeed.
0:05:26 > 0:05:27- See you again.- Bye-bye. - Yeah, bye-bye.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33Meanwhile, James is in the centre of Boston
0:05:33 > 0:05:37visiting Magpie's Nest, owned by dealer Des,
0:05:37 > 0:05:39and it looks like Braxton's onto something.
0:05:39 > 0:05:43Look at this tall fellow. He is handsome.
0:05:43 > 0:05:47I always like something that's a little tall. What is this for?
0:05:47 > 0:05:49- I think that's for gladioli. - Gladioli.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52Dame Edna Everage's great, great thing.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55I love the way she used to throw it at the end of the thing.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57Used to throw these things out.
0:05:57 > 0:06:01Gladioli is like being hit by a bit of bamboo, isn't it?
0:06:01 > 0:06:03THEY LAUGH
0:06:03 > 0:06:07I think it's made for a '60s, '70s market, isn't it?
0:06:07 > 0:06:11- So very light, isn't it? - What have you got on it?- £22 on it.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14- You chancer, Des, eh?- What about 15?
0:06:14 > 0:06:17What about 15? What about 10, mate?
0:06:17 > 0:06:20- £12 and it's yours.- 12, you say?
0:06:20 > 0:06:22- 12.- 12, put it there.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25- Thank you very much. - Very kind. Thank you, Des.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27That was a good deal, James.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31Blimey, I think he really loves that vase.
0:06:33 > 0:06:37Charlie has travelled to the Lincolnshire town of Spalding.
0:06:37 > 0:06:41With three items already under his belt, he's on a roll.
0:06:44 > 0:06:45After a quick look round the shop,
0:06:45 > 0:06:49he spots a set of scales priced at £40.
0:06:49 > 0:06:53And look - he's got dealer John in tow.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56- Here they are. Look at that.- Yes.
0:06:56 > 0:07:00- Avery of Birmingham.- That's right. - Victorian.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02Hang your weights on there, I suppose, don't you,
0:07:02 > 0:07:05- and there's the fine tuning for your pounds.- That's right.
0:07:05 > 0:07:09On the scale of things, these look very nice.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12I'll be perfectly honest with you.
0:07:12 > 0:07:16- I think they'll probably sell for 35 quid at auction.- What about...
0:07:16 > 0:07:18rock bottom...
0:07:18 > 0:07:2130 pound notes?
0:07:21 > 0:07:26Charlie's going to think about that one.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28He's also spotted a flash little number
0:07:28 > 0:07:31that might just suit his personality.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34Ooh, you've got a racing car, a Ferrari, no less.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36- I think it is a Ferrari. - It is a Ferrari.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39I can tell you it's a Ferrari. Look at that.
0:07:39 > 0:07:40Wonderful.
0:07:40 > 0:07:44This is a very good model, actually. It's even got the old...
0:07:44 > 0:07:47Well, that's terribly expensive.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49- It's a tenner.- Is it a tenner?
0:07:49 > 0:07:54- It's a tenner.- What, a Ferrari for a tenner?- A Ferrari for a tenner.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56You're in Spalding.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59THEY LAUGH
0:07:59 > 0:08:01I love that line.
0:08:01 > 0:08:06"A Ferrari for a tenner. You're in Spalding!"
0:08:06 > 0:08:07I'm getting very excited.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10- I'll give you 30 quid for your scales, John.- OK.
0:08:10 > 0:08:11You ought to have the Ferrari.
0:08:11 > 0:08:15I should have a Ferrari, shouldn't I? It's silly not to buy a Ferrari.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18- That's right.- £30 for your scales. - Thank you very much indeed.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20I shall be able to go out this evening now.
0:08:20 > 0:08:24Yeah, I'm going to have your bloomin' Ferrari.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27- I can't resist it. - I can go out tomorrow night as well.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30You can go out for the rest of the week, sir.
0:08:30 > 0:08:31- John, it's been a pleasure. - I enjoyed it.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33Thank you very much indeed.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36So, Charlie walks away with the scales for £30
0:08:36 > 0:08:40and the model Ferrari Testarossa for £10.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42And after all the buying,
0:08:42 > 0:08:45it's time for the chaps to have a well-earned rest.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47So, nighty-night.
0:08:51 > 0:08:55It's a brand-new day, and the boys are back on the hunt for antiques,
0:08:55 > 0:08:58with Charlie taking on chauffeuring duties.
0:08:58 > 0:09:02- Is everything all right in the back, sir?- Lovely, thank you.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04The fellas are clocking up the miles
0:09:04 > 0:09:07and travelling to King's Lynn in Norfolk.
0:09:07 > 0:09:11And James is making a dash for his first shop,
0:09:11 > 0:09:13He's only bought one item so far.
0:09:16 > 0:09:20Maggie, can I look in this cabinet down here?
0:09:20 > 0:09:22Lovely piece of wood.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25"The Beaver Talbot tie press."
0:09:25 > 0:09:29- I'd like the nameplate. - Would that have been...
0:09:31 > 0:09:32..something, yeah,
0:09:32 > 0:09:35that a gentleman would have simply
0:09:35 > 0:09:39put in his wardrobe with the tie in?
0:09:39 > 0:09:41Yeah, I think so. He would have left it overnight,
0:09:41 > 0:09:44- rather like putting trousers in a trouser-press.- Yeah.
0:09:44 > 0:09:49Or maybe at rest, when he was reading his newspaper.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51You just recline in your armchair,
0:09:51 > 0:09:54there we are, doing two jobs at once.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56SHE LAUGHS
0:09:56 > 0:10:00A man should look his best at all times.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03With James's tie now nice and straight, and the tie press
0:10:03 > 0:10:08a definite contender, are there any other items on his radar?
0:10:08 > 0:10:10It's a stand, it's a tazza.
0:10:10 > 0:10:14The rather nice thing is, it has a little
0:10:14 > 0:10:16pictorial thing here,
0:10:16 > 0:10:20and I think it's probably Windsor Castle.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22This is rather fun so, a paper knife,
0:10:22 > 0:10:26wholly appropriate it should have a terminal here, the Penny Black.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28This was the mighty stamp.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31This is the stamp that made the world slightly smaller,
0:10:31 > 0:10:34introduced in the 1840s.
0:10:35 > 0:10:39Maggie is off to chat with colleague Ian to see what price they'll
0:10:39 > 0:10:43be able to do on the tazza and the paper knife.
0:10:45 > 0:10:49We could do...maybe 40 would probably be the best, I think.
0:10:49 > 0:10:53So that's sort of looking at about £20 each, isn't it?
0:10:53 > 0:10:59What about if I bought the strange beaver fellow, what could that be?
0:10:59 > 0:11:02- Four.- That could be four, could it?
0:11:02 > 0:11:05How about the whole lot for 40?
0:11:06 > 0:11:09- Erm, yeah, OK. - That's very kind of you.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12Thank you very much indeed, Maggie.
0:11:12 > 0:11:17So that's a deal done for £40 for all three items.
0:11:17 > 0:11:18£18 for the tazza,
0:11:18 > 0:11:20£18 for the paper knife
0:11:20 > 0:11:24and the tie press thrown in for £4.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27- £40. Very kind of you.- Lovely.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31Is that you done in here now, James?
0:11:31 > 0:11:35- Maggie, I did notice one more thing. Can I show you?- Yes, certainly.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37It's sort of winking at me.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41My eye suddenly alighted on this rather magnificent pheasant.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43- Ah, yes.- The mighty cock bird.
0:11:43 > 0:11:45And I just wondered, I've had a look at the price tag,
0:11:45 > 0:11:48and I was sort of tempted...
0:11:51 > 0:11:53Could it be bought for 45?
0:11:53 > 0:11:58The ticket price is a very specific £92.52,
0:11:58 > 0:12:01so Maggie's off for another tete-a-tete with Ian,
0:12:01 > 0:12:04armed with James's £45 offer.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07What's the result, Maggie?
0:12:07 > 0:12:10- What is the result?- He says yes.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13He says yes, the man from Del Monte says yes!
0:12:13 > 0:12:18- 45, let's not fiddle around.- Thank you.- Thank you very much indeed.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21I've had a lovely morning with you
0:12:21 > 0:12:23and I am now offski.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26Bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31King's Lynn is steeped in maritime tradition.
0:12:31 > 0:12:35For centuries, it was one of the country's most vital river ports,
0:12:35 > 0:12:39providing easy access for trade with mainland Europe,
0:12:39 > 0:12:41so it's perhaps not surprising that two of the town's
0:12:41 > 0:12:44most celebrated sons are a pair of sailors
0:12:44 > 0:12:47who made their mark on the world stage.
0:12:47 > 0:12:53George Vancouver and Samuel Gurney Cresswell were both born in the town
0:12:53 > 0:12:58and were both instrumental in some crucial geographic discoveries.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01Charlie's come to meet Doreen Leventhall
0:13:01 > 0:13:05from the King's Lynn Preservation Trust to find out more.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08Doreen, what a splendid sea breeze there is today.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10I've been to King's Lynn before,
0:13:10 > 0:13:15but I've never really realised its historical importance.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17It was a very important port,
0:13:17 > 0:13:22and from earliest times, grew up on the side of the River Great Ouse
0:13:22 > 0:13:25and by the early 13th century,
0:13:25 > 0:13:30it was one of the four most important ports in England.
0:13:32 > 0:13:36The port was the hub for trade with Europe for centuries, and buildings
0:13:36 > 0:13:40like the old custom house were right at the heart of the business.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44Not far from here is a tribute
0:13:44 > 0:13:50to our first King's Lynn maritime hero, George Vancouver.
0:13:50 > 0:13:55Born in the town in 1757, he joined the Navy at just 13.
0:13:55 > 0:13:57At the end of the 18th century, there was
0:13:57 > 0:14:01a race to discover a faster trade route between Europe and Asia.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04Vancouver was sent to explore.
0:14:04 > 0:14:06- Here he is.- Here he is.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08Captain George Vancouver.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10He made his career in the Navy
0:14:10 > 0:14:16and in 1791, he was given the commission of charting
0:14:16 > 0:14:18the west coast of America.
0:14:18 > 0:14:23They made this massive journey from California right up to Alaska.
0:14:23 > 0:14:28All the little inlets, they went in on small boats, charting them
0:14:28 > 0:14:30and keeping the records, and his maps were
0:14:30 > 0:14:35so good that they were still used until relatively recent times.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38After the longest surveying expedition in history,
0:14:38 > 0:14:40which lasted four-and-a-half years,
0:14:40 > 0:14:46Vancouver didn't find the elusive Northwest Passage but he made all
0:14:46 > 0:14:50sorts of other discoveries, and even had a Canadian city named after him.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53When he got back here, he didn't make old bones, did he?
0:14:53 > 0:14:56- You're right about the old bones. He was only 39.- Gosh.
0:14:56 > 0:15:02He died of illness, but this seems to be quite common with sailors.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05I think it was just a very tough life at sea.
0:15:06 > 0:15:11That didn't stop another of King's Lynn's finest taking up the mantle.
0:15:11 > 0:15:15Samuel Gurney Cresswell was born in 1827
0:15:15 > 0:15:19and was to become another King's Lynn naval legend.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22Cresswell was born into a banking family
0:15:22 > 0:15:25in these opulent surroundings.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28So this is a bank house. It's really rather splendid.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31And this was where Samuel Gurney Cresswell was born.
0:15:31 > 0:15:35We know from his mother's letters that he was always a restless child,
0:15:35 > 0:15:38so it was suggested by a family friend, who was in the Navy,
0:15:38 > 0:15:42that perhaps a naval life would be better for young Samuel.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46Young Cresswell loved Navy life,
0:15:46 > 0:15:50ao much so, that he signed up for an Arctic voyage in 1849,
0:15:50 > 0:15:54hoping to discover the Northwest Passage that had eluded
0:15:54 > 0:15:57fellow King's Lynn sailor, Vancouver.
0:15:57 > 0:16:01Cresswell was on a ship that was captained by a man called McClure
0:16:01 > 0:16:04and he was absolutely determined to be the first man
0:16:04 > 0:16:07- to find the Northwest Passage.- Yeah.
0:16:07 > 0:16:11So he pressed on in when the other ship that was with them
0:16:11 > 0:16:17actually turned back because they thought it was too dangerous.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20And that's how we know that they made it into the Arctic
0:16:20 > 0:16:24but, of course, they got stuck in the ice.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27Cresswell's ship, HMS Investigator,
0:16:27 > 0:16:30was trapped in the ice for over two years.
0:16:30 > 0:16:34The crew, faced with starvation, were eventually rescued.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38Cresswell, who was still in good health, volunteered to lead
0:16:38 > 0:16:42a group overland for 300 miles to meet a rescue ship.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46This journey was the first documented evidence
0:16:46 > 0:16:48of the Northwest Passage.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51Cresswell arrived back in England as living proof of the discovery
0:16:51 > 0:16:53of this long-sought-after route.
0:16:53 > 0:16:57All the people of King's Lynn turned out and gave him a hero's welcome.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01- The church bells were rung...- Oh, my goodness.- ..and flags were waved.
0:17:01 > 0:17:05- He'd never have got that if he'd been a banker, would he?- No.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09And so he was home and he was safe.
0:17:09 > 0:17:13King's Lynn may not be a thriving port today, but, thanks to
0:17:13 > 0:17:17its two naval heroes, it holds a special place in maritime history.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22Under his own steam,
0:17:22 > 0:17:26James has made his way to the seaside town of Hunstanton.
0:17:26 > 0:17:30Le Strange Old Barns is his final shop of the day.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33James has over £100 to play with,
0:17:33 > 0:17:37and Patrick is giving him the guided tour.
0:17:37 > 0:17:38Now, who's this?
0:17:39 > 0:17:43- Well, he's a humorous old fellow, isn't he?- He's a little planter.
0:17:43 > 0:17:47He's a planter, is he? Very smart.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49A smart gnome's hat, hasn't he?
0:17:49 > 0:17:53He's rather funny. What sort of price is he, Patrick?
0:17:53 > 0:17:56£35 on him.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58- 35?- You could make an offer.
0:17:58 > 0:17:59Would a tenner buy that?
0:18:02 > 0:18:05- Yes, it will.- You had me worried there for a moment.- £10.
0:18:05 > 0:18:10I thought you'd held your breath and you were going to faint on me.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12I'm sure he'll go to a good home, definitely.
0:18:12 > 0:18:16And this little gnome purchase completes James' shopping.
0:18:20 > 0:18:25Charlie's final shop is in the Norfolk village of Snettisham.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28The Old Granary is packed to the gunwales,
0:18:28 > 0:18:32but with only £40 left, Charlie will have to be resourceful.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35No better fellow for resource.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38- A-ha, are you Sarah, by any chance? - I am.
0:18:38 > 0:18:42- Marvellous. I'm Charlie. - Hello, Charlie.- Lovely to meet you.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45- Am I allowed to do that? - You are.- We've only just met!
0:18:45 > 0:18:48- Can I have a look round... - Of course you can.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51- ..and I'll scream for you if I see the bid of my dreams?- OK, thank you.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55Try not to frighten Sarah too much, Charlie.
0:18:59 > 0:19:03Ooh, look at this. Columbia grafonola number 202 portable.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06What amazing condition! I don't think anybody's ever used it.
0:19:06 > 0:19:12Price, £85. Problem. I don't have £85.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15Not even half that, in fact.
0:19:15 > 0:19:19- Sarah...- Hello.- ..I need you. - You need me?- I need you.- Wonderful.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21This is fab.
0:19:21 > 0:19:22I'll be quite frank with you,
0:19:22 > 0:19:25- I don't think I'm going to be able to buy this...- Right.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28- ..because I went shopping yesterday.- Could we run to 50?
0:19:28 > 0:19:31I haven't got 50. I have not got £50.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34- I can tell you, I've got 40 quid. - Do you have rubber gloves?
0:19:34 > 0:19:38- Do I have rubber gloves?- Yes. - No, why? Odd question.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41You could do some washing up downstairs, I'm sure, earn £40.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44- I'll tell you what, I've got a better idea.- All right.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46- Would you like a ride in my car? - I'd love a ride in your car.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48If I gave you a ride in my car,
0:19:48 > 0:19:50would I still have to do the washing up?
0:19:50 > 0:19:52OK, we'll forget the washing up.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54Forget the washing up and have a ride in my car.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57Oh, I'm not quite sure this is within the rules
0:19:57 > 0:19:59but Sarah seems quite happy.
0:19:59 > 0:20:03- So where are we going? - Right, we're going...
0:20:03 > 0:20:05..to Paradise Island.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08Good work, Charlie.
0:20:08 > 0:20:12The grafonola is yours for £40 and a spin round the block
0:20:12 > 0:20:15and you even got out of doing those dishes, you old rogue!
0:20:15 > 0:20:17So, with the shopping complete,
0:20:17 > 0:20:21Charlie Ross has spent all of his £200 picking up six lots -
0:20:21 > 0:20:25the set of scales, two very different model cars,
0:20:25 > 0:20:27a globe,
0:20:27 > 0:20:32a chromium-plated cruet and the grafonola.
0:20:32 > 0:20:38James Braxton was a lot more frugal, only spending £107 on his six lots -
0:20:38 > 0:20:43the gladioli vase, the tie press, the brass tazza,
0:20:43 > 0:20:46the silver paper knife, the stuffed pheasant
0:20:46 > 0:20:48and, topping it all off,
0:20:48 > 0:20:51the gnome guarding naturally over Mother Earth.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53But what do they make of each other's items?
0:20:53 > 0:20:58I'm most worried about the Avery scales,
0:20:58 > 0:21:01the globe and the Testarossa.
0:21:01 > 0:21:05Well, amongst James's sea of mediocrity, he bought a tie press.
0:21:05 > 0:21:09Well, Bingo and I are the only two people in the world that wear ties
0:21:09 > 0:21:13so although it was £4, it's probably worth 5.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17Charlie and James are travelling to the auction
0:21:17 > 0:21:19in the Norfolk town of Fakenham.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23Today's auction is taking place at the local racecourse.
0:21:23 > 0:21:24Look at this.
0:21:24 > 0:21:29Auctioneer David James is in charge, so here we go.
0:21:30 > 0:21:34First up, James's gladioli vase.
0:21:34 > 0:21:38And I have been given bids to start at £15.
0:21:38 > 0:21:42- You're into a profit.- 15, I have.
0:21:42 > 0:21:4320 in the room. 20, I have.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46In the room at 20. Five, do I hear?
0:21:46 > 0:21:50- That's not bad.- Are we all sure? At £20, it is.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53First, second, last time at £20.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56A promising start there.
0:21:56 > 0:22:00Next up, Charlie's baker's scales.
0:22:00 > 0:22:04- My bid starts at £20 only. - Well, £20.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07That's a big price.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10£30 bid. 40 do I hear?
0:22:10 > 0:22:13At £30, at 30, £40, I have.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15- Oh.- 50 will do.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17£40 I am bid. At 40.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20Go on, go 50. At 40.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22At £40, are we done with them?
0:22:22 > 0:22:27- At £40.- A working profit.- Yeah.
0:22:27 > 0:22:31Another profit. So, it's still a close contest.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33Well done, well done.
0:22:33 > 0:22:35- Very nip and tuck, isn't it?- It is.
0:22:35 > 0:22:37It's very tight.
0:22:37 > 0:22:39James's tie press is next to go.
0:22:41 > 0:22:43Tenner then, come on. Start me at a tenner.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46- Surely a tenner.- £8 I am bid.
0:22:46 > 0:22:48Ten, do I hear? Eight, I have.
0:22:48 > 0:22:50Ten do I hear for the tie press?
0:22:50 > 0:22:53- At £8 only.- Eight?- Eight only.
0:22:53 > 0:22:54A working profit, James.
0:22:54 > 0:22:58At eight I'll sell. £10 on the net, saved by the net.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01At £10 on the net. Internet bid at 10.
0:23:01 > 0:23:0512 anywhere? At £10, first, second, last time at 10...
0:23:06 > 0:23:09A small profit for the tie press.
0:23:09 > 0:23:13Up now is the grafonola record player.
0:23:13 > 0:23:14This is my coup de grace.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16- This is the grafonola?- Yeah.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19I have all my eggs in this basket.
0:23:19 > 0:23:23I'm delighted to say that the bidding starts at £70.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26Five, do I hear? 70 I have.
0:23:26 > 0:23:27Five do I hear?
0:23:27 > 0:23:29£70 bid. 75 bid.
0:23:29 > 0:23:31£80 bid.
0:23:31 > 0:23:35At £80 and selling, are we all sure? At £80...
0:23:35 > 0:23:38First, second, last time at 80...
0:23:38 > 0:23:41That was marvellous.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44That puts Charlie in the lead.
0:23:44 > 0:23:48Wow! Can James's Victorian tazza help him catch up?
0:23:48 > 0:23:52- I think your tazza's got a bit of money there. Honestly.- Do you?
0:23:52 > 0:23:55- Quite collectable, these are. - They are.- They are.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58Not very valuable, but quite collectable.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00Not saleable.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03- Start me 10. - Sounds a little low.
0:24:03 > 0:24:0510, I have. £10 I'm bid. 12 I'll take.
0:24:05 > 0:24:07£10 I'm bid. £10 I'm bid.
0:24:07 > 0:24:09£12 on the net. 15 do I hear?
0:24:09 > 0:24:12- £15 against the bar.- On the net.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15- 15 bid. 18 do I hear?- Keep going.
0:24:15 > 0:24:19Are we all done with it? At £15 it is, then.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21First, second, last time at 15.
0:24:21 > 0:24:25- Oh, dear.- Sold to the butler. - Oh, dear.- Roger the butler.
0:24:25 > 0:24:29First loss of the day for James, which puts him further behind.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34Charlie's tinplate car is next to go.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36You see, he's an expert in his field
0:24:36 > 0:24:40and he's put 20 to 30 on my toy.
0:24:40 > 0:24:41And how much did you pay for it?
0:24:41 > 0:24:44- It cost 50.- Excellent.
0:24:44 > 0:24:45£10 I'm bid.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48£12, madam. £12 to the lady.
0:24:48 > 0:24:5115 against the bar. £16 to the lady.
0:24:51 > 0:24:5318 at the bar. 18 at the bar.
0:24:53 > 0:24:56- Come on. - £20 on the net. 22 on the net.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59- 25 on the internet. - Ah, the internet.
0:24:59 > 0:25:0130, do I hear? 25 I'm bid.
0:25:01 > 0:25:0428 do I hear? £28 to the lady.
0:25:04 > 0:25:06- Well done.- Come on.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09Still making a substantial loss, of course.
0:25:09 > 0:25:12£28. Are we all done at £28?
0:25:12 > 0:25:15- 227.- Thank you, madam.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17That helps James catch up a bit.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20Things are a lot tighter now.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23How will James's gnome fair?
0:25:23 > 0:25:28I think he's going to be your surprise thumping profit of the day.
0:25:28 > 0:25:33I'm rather hoping anything north of 30 and I'll be delighted.
0:25:33 > 0:25:36Who's in at 10? 10 at the back. 10.
0:25:36 > 0:25:3912 against the bar. 15 to the lady.
0:25:39 > 0:25:41- Good Lord!- £18 standing at the back.
0:25:41 > 0:25:42£20 there seated.
0:25:42 > 0:25:4622 seated to the lady. 25 bid here.
0:25:46 > 0:25:50£28 to the lady. £30 bid.
0:25:50 > 0:25:52At 32, bid reluctantly.
0:25:52 > 0:25:5435 bid. My God.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57LAUGHTER
0:25:57 > 0:26:00- There's no accounting for taste, sir, is there?- Or a lack of it.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03- 35 bid.- Quirky and ugly.
0:26:03 > 0:26:0638. £40. At £40 standing here.
0:26:06 > 0:26:08All done with it at 40.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10- Well played, sir.- Well done.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12Sensational.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15- Marvellous. What an auctioneer. - Yes, marvellous.
0:26:15 > 0:26:19Well, that's a turn-up for the books and puts James narrowly in the lead.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22Your in-depth knowledge of antiques is second to none.
0:26:22 > 0:26:24It's marvellous, isn't it?
0:26:24 > 0:26:26Now for Charlie's cruet.
0:26:26 > 0:26:2910 I have, thank you. £10 bid.
0:26:29 > 0:26:30- 12 do I hear?- It's a bit tight.
0:26:30 > 0:26:3316 on the net. 18 do we hear?
0:26:33 > 0:26:3618 on the net. £18 on the net.
0:26:36 > 0:26:3720 do we hear? £20 in the room.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39- £20 in the room.- You're in profit.
0:26:39 > 0:26:41- No, it's what it cost.- At 20.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44First, second, last time at £20...
0:26:44 > 0:26:47- Oh, dear.- Oh, dear. What's going on?
0:26:47 > 0:26:48Crumbs!
0:26:48 > 0:26:50Oh, dear.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53After commission, it's a small loss, I'm afraid.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56- I'm going down the pan. - No, you're not.- You're pulling away.
0:26:56 > 0:26:58- Am I pulling away?- Two lots each.
0:26:58 > 0:27:00You've got a paper knife, which is going to
0:27:00 > 0:27:03make you a thumping great profit.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06Will the paper knife do as well as they think?
0:27:07 > 0:27:12We'll make a start at £30 to start. 40 do I hear? £40 bid.
0:27:12 > 0:27:1550 do I hear? £40 bid. 50 do I hear?
0:27:15 > 0:27:18At £40, seated in the room.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21- 45 bid, fresh bid.- 45!- Well done.
0:27:21 > 0:27:26At £45. 50 do I hear? At £45.
0:27:26 > 0:27:28Standing there at 45.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30All done with it? £45.
0:27:30 > 0:27:34- I'm up against a master here. - £45, you see.- Yeah.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37Just steady work, steady work.
0:27:37 > 0:27:43That's another good bit of business for James. Charlie's globe now.
0:27:43 > 0:27:44He had high hopes for this one.
0:27:44 > 0:27:46So start me off at £30, then.
0:27:46 > 0:27:50- Oh, dear, is that all?- Start me off at 20. Come on. 15 I'm bid.
0:27:50 > 0:27:54- £20 standing at the back.- 20. - This is... Come on.
0:27:54 > 0:27:5825 standing here. £30 at the back.
0:27:58 > 0:27:59It's bouncing around.
0:27:59 > 0:28:01This needs to be £60.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03£40 at the bar.
0:28:03 > 0:28:05At 40. 45 standing.
0:28:05 > 0:28:07We need a bit more, don't we?
0:28:07 > 0:28:10- It's coming on, coming on.- At £50.
0:28:10 > 0:28:14- 55 standing. At 55. - Almost a profit.- At £55.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17In the room and standing at £55, are we all done?
0:28:17 > 0:28:20For the second and last time at £55...
0:28:20 > 0:28:24Another small profit in the old bag.
0:28:24 > 0:28:27We're down to one item each and it's still all to play for.
0:28:27 > 0:28:31It's basically all boiling down to a pheasant versus a Ferrari.
0:28:31 > 0:28:33- A stuffed pheasant.- Yeah.
0:28:34 > 0:28:38James's pheasant is last up for him.
0:28:38 > 0:28:40Start me 10, then, come on.
0:28:40 > 0:28:44£10 I have. £10 bid. 15 bid.
0:28:44 > 0:28:45£18 I have.
0:28:45 > 0:28:50- James...- Well done.- £20 I'm bid. £20 I'm bid. At the bar, £25 on the net.
0:28:50 > 0:28:55- Well done.- Oh, yes! - At £25 for the pheasant...
0:28:55 > 0:28:57Coming home to Norfolk, 467.
0:28:57 > 0:29:00How stuffed is that?
0:29:00 > 0:29:05If the Ferrari can come up trumps for Charlie, he will win the day.
0:29:05 > 0:29:08- I'm very nervous. - Start me at 10, then.
0:29:08 > 0:29:10It's got to be worth more than that.
0:29:10 > 0:29:12£10 to start. £10 to start.
0:29:12 > 0:29:16- £10 to start. Where are we?- Don't they like Ferraris here?- 10 I have.
0:29:16 > 0:29:1812 do we here? £12 internet bid.
0:29:18 > 0:29:21- 15 do we hear?- Oh, on the internet.
0:29:21 > 0:29:25£12 only on the net. At £12 only, are we... 15 standing at the back.
0:29:25 > 0:29:28- 15 at the back.- One more, sir.
0:29:28 > 0:29:30We take our time in Norfolk.
0:29:30 > 0:29:35- 15 at the back. 18.- You need a Ferrari.- 15 at the back. 18.
0:29:35 > 0:29:3816 on the net. £18. Got there.
0:29:38 > 0:29:42- 18 bid.- Oh!- 20 do we hear?
0:29:42 > 0:29:4618 bid in the room. At £18 and selling. Are we done with it at 18?
0:29:46 > 0:29:51It's a close one, but let's see who's coming out on top.
0:29:53 > 0:29:56Charlie started this first leg with £200.
0:29:56 > 0:30:00After auction costs, he's made a small loss of £2.38,
0:30:00 > 0:30:05leaving him with £197.62 to spend next time.
0:30:08 > 0:30:10James has emerged victorious today.
0:30:10 > 0:30:12He also started off with £200.
0:30:12 > 0:30:16After auction costs, he's made a profit of £20.10,
0:30:16 > 0:30:22meaning he takes £220.10 on to the next leg.
0:30:22 > 0:30:24Pleasure to be thrashed by you, sir.
0:30:24 > 0:30:26As always!
0:30:27 > 0:30:31Let's skedaddle into James and Charlie's second leg.
0:30:35 > 0:30:37You're winning. You've pulled away.
0:30:37 > 0:30:39I am leading by a canvas.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42- Just a canvas.- Just a canvas.
0:30:45 > 0:30:47On this leg, the fellas start off
0:30:47 > 0:30:49in the Lincolnshire town of Stamford,
0:30:49 > 0:30:51travel east around Norfolk,
0:30:51 > 0:30:53before ending up at an auction
0:30:53 > 0:30:56in the Cambridgeshire market town of St Ives.
0:30:58 > 0:31:01First off, James and Charlie are going head-to-head in the same shop,
0:31:01 > 0:31:02so stand by.
0:31:02 > 0:31:06- Oh!- Hello.- What lovely ladies. Hello, I'm Charlie.
0:31:06 > 0:31:10Today, Lucinda is Charlie's guide and Lynne is James'.
0:31:15 > 0:31:16Gosh, look at this gardening.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19My wife would have an absolute field day here.
0:31:20 > 0:31:22Oh, that's dangerous, though, isn't it?
0:31:22 > 0:31:25- Is it sharp?- It's sharp enough.
0:31:25 > 0:31:29Now, James has happened upon something he likes.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32I've got this lovely pewter-lidded box here.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35It's a box within a box.
0:31:35 > 0:31:38We can take that out. Suffered some damage here,
0:31:38 > 0:31:41engraved, and definitely for tea.
0:31:41 > 0:31:43This is for tea - this is for housing tea.
0:31:43 > 0:31:46And this is a mighty tea chest, isn't it?
0:31:46 > 0:31:49This is on a big scale. Tea's still valuable.
0:31:49 > 0:31:52It's got a lot going for it. It's got a bit of damage there.
0:31:52 > 0:31:55Er, but I love it. It's a great item, isn't it?
0:31:55 > 0:32:01This 19th-century Chinese tea caddy has a ticket price of £105.
0:32:01 > 0:32:04- What are you looking at? - Would 45 buy it, Martin?
0:32:04 > 0:32:06I'd like closer to 60.
0:32:06 > 0:32:08Well, how about 50?
0:32:10 > 0:32:12- Five?- 50.- Five.
0:32:12 > 0:32:15THEY CHUCKLE
0:32:15 > 0:32:17Oh, I'm a gambling man. Well done, Martin.
0:32:17 > 0:32:20Well, that may be the first, Martin. May be the first. Look at that.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23- I think that's lovely.- We love that. - Clearly...- I like that.
0:32:23 > 0:32:27James is off the mark - and with a generous discount too.
0:32:32 > 0:32:36Ooh. Hello. Hello!
0:32:36 > 0:32:40I can see an ebony parallel rule there.
0:32:40 > 0:32:43- Let's open up. - Open up, Lucinda. Show me the wares.
0:32:45 > 0:32:47Let me just have a look.
0:32:47 > 0:32:49I love this, and I think...
0:32:49 > 0:32:52They've put circa 1910...
0:32:52 > 0:32:54I would beg to differ.
0:32:55 > 0:32:57I actually think that's earlier.
0:32:57 > 0:33:00It's ever so cheap - it's £14.
0:33:00 > 0:33:03Do you think they'd sell me that for a fiver? I like it.
0:33:03 > 0:33:05It's got a bit of a crack in there, but, you know...
0:33:06 > 0:33:08- ..that might give me a chance. - I'd say about eight.
0:33:08 > 0:33:10- What you think?- Eight?
0:33:10 > 0:33:13- OK, are you able to deal with this? - Well, I'm offering you eight.
0:33:13 > 0:33:14- Are you sure?- Yeah.
0:33:15 > 0:33:17- We have... May I?- You may.
0:33:17 > 0:33:20- Mwah! ..a deal!- Excellent. - £8. Put it on one side.
0:33:22 > 0:33:25Ooh, some nice railway memorabilia in here.
0:33:26 > 0:33:28Look at these lovely things.
0:33:28 > 0:33:32Leicester, Half Barriers Will Be Introduced,
0:33:32 > 0:33:36British Railways, Beware Of Trains.
0:33:36 > 0:33:37I'll tell you what I do like -
0:33:37 > 0:33:40I like the 69 and a quarter, extremely heavy -
0:33:40 > 0:33:43that's a lovely Midland Railway milepost.
0:33:43 > 0:33:45It's a fun object, isn't it?
0:33:45 > 0:33:47Made of cast iron, mounted.
0:33:47 > 0:33:50You know, who'd make a cast-iron sign today?
0:33:50 > 0:33:52That's a lovely object, isn't it?
0:33:52 > 0:33:56It is, it's a very, very nice object.
0:33:56 > 0:34:00A Midland Railway 69 and a quarter milepost.
0:34:00 > 0:34:02That was obviously a great guide for the...
0:34:02 > 0:34:04- Yeah, for the driver. - For the driver, wasn't it?
0:34:04 > 0:34:06- Yeah, absolutely. Yeah. - Steaming along.- Yeah.
0:34:06 > 0:34:09- Full head of steam.- He wasn't going to miss that, was he?
0:34:09 > 0:34:12- HE IMITATES STEAM TRAIN - Anyway, he's got £100 on it.
0:34:12 > 0:34:17What sort of, you know...? Does he take cheeky offers? 50, 60?
0:34:17 > 0:34:18I could try.
0:34:18 > 0:34:21- I'm going to make a cheeky offer. - Yeah?- 50.
0:34:21 > 0:34:23- OK, James...- 50.- ..I'll try.
0:34:23 > 0:34:25A call to the dealer required, then.
0:34:27 > 0:34:30Meanwhile, what's Charlie got his eye on?
0:34:30 > 0:34:35Look at that. That is beautiful!
0:34:35 > 0:34:38Marie Brizard et Roger.
0:34:38 > 0:34:41Look, and there you can have four different liqueurs
0:34:41 > 0:34:42in one decanter.
0:34:42 > 0:34:44How old is that?
0:34:44 > 0:34:46Cos those labels are in immaculate condition, aren't they?
0:34:46 > 0:34:49- You'd think it was between the wars, probably.- Yeah.
0:34:49 > 0:34:51It might be '50s, it could easily be '30s.
0:34:51 > 0:34:53- And only one problem.- This one's lost its label, as you see.
0:34:53 > 0:34:57Yeah, and that's just lost one of its glass stoppers.
0:34:57 > 0:34:58Yes, unfortunately.
0:34:58 > 0:34:59What a lovely object.
0:34:59 > 0:35:02And if you put the different liqueurs in there,
0:35:02 > 0:35:04the colours of them.
0:35:04 > 0:35:05It's a clever thing, isn't it?
0:35:05 > 0:35:08If I was really rude and I said would you take £25,
0:35:08 > 0:35:09what would you say?
0:35:09 > 0:35:12- Would you show me the door or...? - No, I'd accept it.- Are you sure?
0:35:12 > 0:35:13I've had it in stock a long, long time.
0:35:13 > 0:35:15It'll be lovely to see it go and...
0:35:15 > 0:35:17see it live another life somewhere else.
0:35:17 > 0:35:19I'm going to have that.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22I think it's a really, really lovely object.
0:35:22 > 0:35:26But what of James's £50 offer on the railway post?
0:35:26 > 0:35:29- Do you have news for me? - I do have news for you.
0:35:29 > 0:35:31- Is it good news? - Yes, it is very good news.
0:35:31 > 0:35:33- Very good news?- Yes, very good news.
0:35:33 > 0:35:34Yeah, fire away.
0:35:34 > 0:35:39- £55.- 55? He has a deal. Why not?- That's really brilliant.
0:35:39 > 0:35:41- Thank you very much indeed. - Thank you, James.
0:35:41 > 0:35:44Just throwing my money around.
0:35:44 > 0:35:46But Charlie's still on the hunt.
0:35:46 > 0:35:48An old radio. A 1920s radio.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51There are serious collectors for that sort of thing.
0:35:51 > 0:35:53Is it a battery-operated one or is it a plug-in job?
0:35:53 > 0:35:56- I would have never thought it was, but, yes, look.- It is!
0:35:56 > 0:35:58- Good grief. - I would never have thought that.
0:35:58 > 0:36:01And that came out, actually did come out of someone's attic not long go.
0:36:01 > 0:36:04- Did it?- And it didn't... - And it didn't cost anything?- No.
0:36:04 > 0:36:06It won't make much either, unfortunately.
0:36:06 > 0:36:09No, it won't, but I'll give you a fiver for it, just for a laugh.
0:36:09 > 0:36:11£10.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13For 10 quid...piece of cake, this is.
0:36:13 > 0:36:15- I'm going to have your radio. - OK. Thank you.
0:36:15 > 0:36:17Purely on price.
0:36:17 > 0:36:19I feel like the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
0:36:19 > 0:36:22- Wrong colour, but close. - Wrong colour!
0:36:24 > 0:36:25James's second shop
0:36:25 > 0:36:27is off the beaten track
0:36:27 > 0:36:28in the tiny Norfolk parish
0:36:28 > 0:36:30of Tottenhill.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37- Hello. James.- Hello. Arthur.
0:36:38 > 0:36:42James has £110.10 left to spend.
0:36:42 > 0:36:44- It's a good straw hat, that.- Mm-hm.
0:36:46 > 0:36:48JAMES SIGHS
0:36:48 > 0:36:50Ooh, look at those Doulton vases.
0:36:53 > 0:36:57Henry Doulton was one of those great Victorian entrepreneurs,
0:36:57 > 0:36:59and where there's muck, there's brass,
0:36:59 > 0:37:02and Henry Doulton put in all the sewage lining,
0:37:02 > 0:37:04salt-glazed stoneware for London.
0:37:04 > 0:37:08Put in all these big pipes for sanitation, for water.
0:37:08 > 0:37:10He made so much money,
0:37:10 > 0:37:13and he formed this union with the Lambeth School of Art.
0:37:13 > 0:37:16And so he took the brightest and best
0:37:16 > 0:37:19to work in his studios and started doing art pottery.
0:37:19 > 0:37:21Arthur, they're very nice, aren't they?
0:37:21 > 0:37:23- They are, they are. - So, your price is...?
0:37:23 > 0:37:25£50, and that's the best I can do on them.
0:37:25 > 0:37:28£50? I'll take it, Arthur. Thank you very much indeed.
0:37:28 > 0:37:32- Right.- So, that's good. We've started off to a flying start.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35These two vases were produced by Hannah Barlow,
0:37:35 > 0:37:38a renowned designer for Doulton Lambeth.
0:37:38 > 0:37:42They're potentially pretty valuable, so great spot, James.
0:37:44 > 0:37:45He's on a roll now.
0:37:45 > 0:37:47Look at him go. Nice box.
0:37:49 > 0:37:52Devices like this were all the rage in the 19th century.
0:37:52 > 0:37:53It's electrotherapy,
0:37:53 > 0:37:57and it dubiously promised to cure diseases and boost energy.
0:37:59 > 0:38:04So, you hold these in both hands, wind the handle frenetically
0:38:04 > 0:38:07and it gives you an electrical charge, and I'll be buzzy,
0:38:07 > 0:38:09- I'll be singing arias... - HE SINGS OPERATICALLY
0:38:09 > 0:38:11How much have you got on this?
0:38:11 > 0:38:13- 30?- 50. No...
0:38:13 > 0:38:15Well, 30... Yeah, 35, I'd do it for.
0:38:15 > 0:38:1735.
0:38:17 > 0:38:21- I'll give you 35 for it.- All right. Fair enough.- Thank you, Arthur.
0:38:21 > 0:38:27So, James has spent a total of £85 on the mahogany medical instrument
0:38:27 > 0:38:30and the fantastic two Doulton Lambeth vases.
0:38:31 > 0:38:33It's been a busy old day.
0:38:34 > 0:38:36So rest up, chaps.
0:38:38 > 0:38:39And nighty-night.
0:38:44 > 0:38:45It's a brand-new day,
0:38:45 > 0:38:49and the boys are back on the road in search of the Holy Grail.
0:38:51 > 0:38:53You've got a bit of a smug look about you,
0:38:53 > 0:38:54- to be perfectly honest.- I...
0:38:56 > 0:38:59Charlie, I think I bought a game changer yesterday.
0:38:59 > 0:39:02- You haven't. - Yep. Not just one but two.
0:39:02 > 0:39:04Charlie's heading to
0:39:04 > 0:39:07the Norfolk market town of Hingham.
0:39:08 > 0:39:11Courtyard Antiques, run by John and his wife,
0:39:11 > 0:39:12is the first shop of the day.
0:39:13 > 0:39:15And time to get spending, Charlie.
0:39:17 > 0:39:20- Actually, something took my eye as I came in.- Really?
0:39:20 > 0:39:24I have been shopping already on my trip and bought one of these.
0:39:24 > 0:39:26Well, when I say bought it, I was very nearly given it,
0:39:26 > 0:39:28and it went off to auction and it did all right,
0:39:28 > 0:39:30- so I'm on a roll with these. - Oh, well.
0:39:30 > 0:39:34- Does it work?- Of course it works. It's a splendid machine.
0:39:34 > 0:39:38# I'll be with you
0:39:38 > 0:39:42# In apple blossom times... #
0:39:42 > 0:39:45- Lovely. Would you care to...? - Would you dance with me, John?
0:39:45 > 0:39:48# I'll be with you... #
0:39:48 > 0:39:50How beautifully you dance.
0:39:50 > 0:39:52- Thank you so much. - CHARLIE CHUCKLES
0:39:52 > 0:39:54It's fantastic.
0:39:54 > 0:39:57I wonder how I've lived without it all my life, really.
0:39:57 > 0:39:59Try me with the price.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02It's an incredible £85.
0:40:02 > 0:40:04Ah... I bought mine for 40 quid...
0:40:04 > 0:40:07- Yeah.- ..and it...it did make 80 at auction.
0:40:07 > 0:40:09Frighten me with a good price.
0:40:09 > 0:40:12- Well, it won't be a good price, but it'll certainly frighten you.- Yes?
0:40:12 > 0:40:14It'd have to be rather like the last one -
0:40:14 > 0:40:18- sort of 30 quid or something. - No, it can't be, I'm afraid.
0:40:18 > 0:40:19I didn't think it could.
0:40:19 > 0:40:22Perhaps one to set aside for now then, Charlie,
0:40:22 > 0:40:23and just keep looking.
0:40:26 > 0:40:30This three-piece clock set has a ticket price of £140.
0:40:30 > 0:40:33I love them. I have to say, that is pure Art Deco.
0:40:33 > 0:40:37- If that isn't 1930... - It works and the key's there, so...
0:40:37 > 0:40:38Does it tick?
0:40:38 > 0:40:39Yes, it does.
0:40:39 > 0:40:43- I'll tell you what...- Yeah? - Take the clock for 50 quid.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46HE RUBS HIS HANDS ENTHUSIASTICALLY
0:40:46 > 0:40:48Yeah, I'll give you 50 quid for your clock set.
0:40:48 > 0:40:53- So, why don't you have both? - Erm...- 90 quid for the two.
0:40:53 > 0:40:57- Oh! There's a bulk purchase offer there.- Yes, why not?
0:40:57 > 0:40:59- I'll have the two for 90, sir. - Good man.
0:40:59 > 0:41:00Thank you very much indeed.
0:41:00 > 0:41:02- Very sensible buy. - I'm thrilled I called in.
0:41:06 > 0:41:07James is travelling to
0:41:07 > 0:41:09the Norfolk town of Thetford.
0:41:11 > 0:41:16In the mid-1800s, Norfolk became home to maharaja Duleep Singh,
0:41:16 > 0:41:19an Indian prince with a fascinating story.
0:41:19 > 0:41:21His connection to these parts is celebrated here
0:41:21 > 0:41:25at the Ancient House Museum of Thetford Life.
0:41:26 > 0:41:30James is meeting curator Oliver Bone.
0:41:30 > 0:41:32- Hello, Oliver.- Ah, James, hello.
0:41:32 > 0:41:34Welcome to the Ancient House Museum.
0:41:34 > 0:41:35It is very beautiful.
0:41:35 > 0:41:38Now, who would've lived here? Who would've built it?
0:41:38 > 0:41:42This is a wonderful building that is about 500 years old,
0:41:42 > 0:41:46and we think it was first built by some wealthy merchant of the town.
0:41:46 > 0:41:49But these days, we have a fascinating connection
0:41:49 > 0:41:51with the Indian subcontinent
0:41:51 > 0:41:54through the story of maharaja Duleep Singh,
0:41:54 > 0:41:56and I'd love to tell you that story.
0:41:56 > 0:41:58- A maharaja in Norfolk?- Exactly.
0:41:58 > 0:42:01- Lead on.- Come through this way.
0:42:01 > 0:42:05Duleep Singh was the last maharaja of the Sikh Empire
0:42:05 > 0:42:08and was just an child when the British forcefully annexed
0:42:08 > 0:42:10the Punjab territory of India.
0:42:10 > 0:42:14Not only his kingdom but his property were taken by the British,
0:42:14 > 0:42:17including the Koh-I-Noor diamond.
0:42:17 > 0:42:19Once the largest diamond in the world,
0:42:19 > 0:42:22it's now part of the British Crown Jewels.
0:42:22 > 0:42:24The young maharaja himself was uprooted from his home in India
0:42:24 > 0:42:27and adopted into a British aristocratic family.
0:42:27 > 0:42:29Ah, is this our man?
0:42:29 > 0:42:32And this is our man, the maharaja Duleep Singh.
0:42:32 > 0:42:34He was great friends with the Royal family
0:42:34 > 0:42:38and the connections with the Royal family go back to his boyhood
0:42:38 > 0:42:40when he was a boy king
0:42:40 > 0:42:44in the northern kingdom of the Punjab in India.
0:42:44 > 0:42:50And we have here a copy of the famous Koh-I-Noor diamond.
0:42:50 > 0:42:51Isn't that a wonderful thing?
0:42:51 > 0:42:54- This comes from the Indian subcontinent...- Right.
0:42:54 > 0:42:59..and was owned by the maharaja's father, Ranjit Singh,
0:42:59 > 0:43:04and then it passed down to him as the last king of the Punjab.
0:43:04 > 0:43:08The dear old Brits, we annexed poor old...the Punjab,
0:43:08 > 0:43:10and what did he get in return?
0:43:10 > 0:43:14In exchange for his rights to his kingdom and his possessions,
0:43:14 > 0:43:17he was given a pension by the British.
0:43:17 > 0:43:19The pension he received from the government
0:43:19 > 0:43:24allowed him to purchase a 17,000-acre country estate.
0:43:25 > 0:43:29Although he was able to live life as an English aristocrat,
0:43:29 > 0:43:31it was nothing in comparison to
0:43:31 > 0:43:33the Indian kingdom taken away from him,
0:43:33 > 0:43:35and he grew to resent this.
0:43:36 > 0:43:39He was a great favourite of Queen Victoria,
0:43:39 > 0:43:42and he, when he came to Britain,
0:43:42 > 0:43:46he was invited to be with the Queen,
0:43:46 > 0:43:49and I think she was rather sort of enamoured by him
0:43:49 > 0:43:53and it was from this time that he made great friends with Edward
0:43:53 > 0:43:56and others in the Royal family.
0:43:56 > 0:43:57So he was very much part of court.
0:43:57 > 0:43:59Was he a happy man here?
0:43:59 > 0:44:01He was happy at first, I think,
0:44:01 > 0:44:03but as time developed,
0:44:03 > 0:44:06he felt that he'd been mistreated by the British
0:44:06 > 0:44:11and his rebellious spirit perhaps came to the fore.
0:44:11 > 0:44:16He decided that he wanted to go back to India,
0:44:16 > 0:44:18maybe reclaim his kingdom.
0:44:18 > 0:44:21So, he attempted to go back with his family,
0:44:21 > 0:44:25they were stopped by the British at Aden,
0:44:25 > 0:44:28and the family came back to this country.
0:44:28 > 0:44:32But he then went on to try and raise a rebellion against the British
0:44:32 > 0:44:35from Russia, from the North,
0:44:35 > 0:44:40but this, sadly, well, from his perspective, it came to nothing
0:44:40 > 0:44:47and his health failed him, and he died in Paris in 1893.
0:44:48 > 0:44:52This sad story is a stark example of the cost paid
0:44:52 > 0:44:54by many for British imperialism.
0:44:54 > 0:44:56However, the maharaja's children,
0:44:56 > 0:44:59and in particular his second son, Prince Frederick -
0:44:59 > 0:45:01or Freddy as he was known -
0:45:01 > 0:45:05embraced their lives as part of the British aristocracy.
0:45:05 > 0:45:07Freddy was a major in the Norfolk Yeomanry
0:45:07 > 0:45:11and was on active service in France in World War I.
0:45:11 > 0:45:14He's also responsible for the establishment of the museum
0:45:14 > 0:45:16here in Thetford.
0:45:16 > 0:45:20And here, James, we have a photograph of Prince Frederick.
0:45:20 > 0:45:21Ah!
0:45:21 > 0:45:24Prince Frederick was the great benefactor of this museum.
0:45:24 > 0:45:28Yeah. So, why did Freddy buy this building?
0:45:28 > 0:45:32Well, this building came up for sale in the 1920s,
0:45:32 > 0:45:36and the Thetford Borough Council approached Prince Frederick.
0:45:36 > 0:45:40They knew how fascinated he was in history and collecting,
0:45:40 > 0:45:42and he was the perfect person to approach
0:45:42 > 0:45:45to set up a museum for the town.
0:45:45 > 0:45:49Well, it's a really beautiful house, and it's a lovely collection,
0:45:49 > 0:45:52and, yeah, a great story.
0:45:52 > 0:45:53Thanks you very much indeed, Oliver.
0:46:00 > 0:46:01The boys are en route
0:46:01 > 0:46:03to the town of Swaffham.
0:46:04 > 0:46:05This old grammar school has
0:46:05 > 0:46:09been converted into an antiques shop and tea room.
0:46:09 > 0:46:11It is the last chance for Charlie and James
0:46:11 > 0:46:14to add to their antiques haul on this leg.
0:46:14 > 0:46:17- Here we are. Get your nose in. - Get my nose in here.
0:46:17 > 0:46:20- There we are. Look. How lovely.- Oh.
0:46:23 > 0:46:25There's a lady at work here, Bingo.
0:46:25 > 0:46:26- Hello!- Hello.
0:46:26 > 0:46:28- Is this your establishment? - It certainly is.
0:46:28 > 0:46:30- You must be Melanie, then.- I am.
0:46:30 > 0:46:32- This is my good friend, James Braxton.- Hello, Melanie.
0:46:32 > 0:46:35- Hello. Nice to meet you. - Very good to meet you.
0:46:35 > 0:46:36Is there another room through there?
0:46:36 > 0:46:39- There's another two rooms through there.- Two rooms!
0:46:39 > 0:46:41I will go to the far end. I'll leave you with Melanie...
0:46:41 > 0:46:43- I'll stay here with Melanie. - ..momentarily.
0:46:43 > 0:46:45We may be some time.
0:46:50 > 0:46:53Ah! The binoculars are fantastic.
0:46:53 > 0:46:55- Aren't they beautiful? - They are. They're lovely.
0:46:55 > 0:46:58- 28 quid? Do they work?- Yes.
0:47:00 > 0:47:01They do.
0:47:03 > 0:47:05Marvellous. Oh, I can see a palm tree.
0:47:05 > 0:47:07- I'm not sure I am in Swaffham! - MELANIE LAUGHS
0:47:07 > 0:47:09- They're lovely.- They're beautiful.
0:47:09 > 0:47:13- Cor blimey. They're worth negotiating on, I think.- OK.
0:47:15 > 0:47:17One to think about.
0:47:18 > 0:47:21James is off to check out a shop called Wiggle Room Stuff,
0:47:21 > 0:47:24a separate little unit based on the same site.
0:47:24 > 0:47:26- Hello. James. - Hello. Lovely to meet you. Julie.
0:47:26 > 0:47:28- Hello, Julie. How are you? - Very well, thank you.
0:47:28 > 0:47:31Now, Julie, I don't come here with a lot of money,
0:47:31 > 0:47:36so I've got a small amount of money, but I want to buy something spot-on.
0:47:36 > 0:47:37What about these?
0:47:37 > 0:47:40I mean, they're useful, aren't they?
0:47:40 > 0:47:41- They're good. - They're gorgeous, they are.
0:47:41 > 0:47:45They're just what I need to file, to organise my filing.
0:47:45 > 0:47:49So, they're brass-trimmed in-and-out files.
0:47:49 > 0:47:52They're rather fun. They're a pair. Er...
0:47:52 > 0:47:54You know, this is organisation on a...
0:47:54 > 0:47:57Put your post in here and then deal with it.
0:47:57 > 0:48:00Deal with it the same day, preferably.
0:48:00 > 0:48:06- What would buy those, Julie? - Erm...- Think small.- £18 to you.
0:48:06 > 0:48:08- You've got yourself a deal, Julie. - Thank you.
0:48:08 > 0:48:11Come on, let me pay you.
0:48:12 > 0:48:15But will Charlie bid for the binoculars?
0:48:15 > 0:48:19Owner Paul has come to discuss price. Look out.
0:48:19 > 0:48:21How much are your binoculars?
0:48:21 > 0:48:24- I love those.- 20.- How much?- 20.
0:48:24 > 0:48:25It's getting better.
0:48:25 > 0:48:27- No, that's about it. - As far as it goes.
0:48:27 > 0:48:30- LAUGHING:- As far as it goes! Aren't they lovely, though?
0:48:30 > 0:48:33- Are they First World War ones?- Yes.
0:48:33 > 0:48:35And they're optically nice.
0:48:35 > 0:48:38- Are they?- He does the jokes.
0:48:38 > 0:48:39You're right -
0:48:39 > 0:48:42Melanie looks absolutely sensational through these...
0:48:42 > 0:48:43not that she doesn't anyway!
0:48:46 > 0:48:50I'm going to buy your First World War binoculars
0:48:50 > 0:48:52- for £20, sir.- OK.
0:48:52 > 0:48:56So, £20 for the binoculars completes the shopping for this leg.
0:48:56 > 0:49:01Charlie Ross has spent £153 on six lots.
0:49:01 > 0:49:04He's picked up a 19th-century draughtsman's rule,
0:49:04 > 0:49:05a wind-up gramophone,
0:49:05 > 0:49:08an Art Deco three-piece clock set,
0:49:08 > 0:49:10a battery-operated radio,
0:49:10 > 0:49:12a glass decanter
0:49:12 > 0:49:14and the pair of World War I binoculars.
0:49:15 > 0:49:19James Braxton spent £213 on his six lots -
0:49:19 > 0:49:21the Chinese tea caddy,
0:49:21 > 0:49:23the railway mileage post,
0:49:23 > 0:49:25the two Doulton Lambeth vases,
0:49:25 > 0:49:28the mahogany-cased Victorian medical instrument
0:49:28 > 0:49:30and the pair of in-and-out trays.
0:49:32 > 0:49:35But what do they make of each other's purchases?
0:49:35 > 0:49:37We all know Charlie's very musical.
0:49:37 > 0:49:40He's got the gramophone, now he's added a radio at £10.
0:49:40 > 0:49:42Now, that could do quite well.
0:49:42 > 0:49:48Now, let's face it - he's bought two Hannah Barlow vases for £50 -
0:49:48 > 0:49:49£25 each.
0:49:49 > 0:49:52He has BLOWN me away.
0:49:52 > 0:49:54Well done, James.
0:49:56 > 0:49:58The boys are travelling
0:49:58 > 0:49:59to the auction
0:49:59 > 0:50:00in the Cambridgeshire town
0:50:00 > 0:50:01of St Ives.
0:50:04 > 0:50:08Hyperion Auctions has been running for 20 years
0:50:08 > 0:50:11and auctioneer Rod Best is in command of the rostrum today.
0:50:13 > 0:50:16Eyes down, chaps. Time for the auction to begin.
0:50:16 > 0:50:18This could be very exciting.
0:50:19 > 0:50:23First up, it's James's rather large Chinese tea caddy.
0:50:23 > 0:50:25- That's enormous. - It is big, isn't it?
0:50:25 > 0:50:27I've got several commissions. 40, 50.
0:50:27 > 0:50:29I can start you at just £60.
0:50:29 > 0:50:33- Ooh!- Just 60.- I'm looking at 65.
0:50:33 > 0:50:35At £60. It's with me. I will sell.
0:50:35 > 0:50:37Fair warning on this. I'm selling.
0:50:38 > 0:50:40- £60.- £60.
0:50:40 > 0:50:43A £5 profit before auction costs there,
0:50:43 > 0:50:45so a modest start for James.
0:50:46 > 0:50:50Next, we have Charlie's Art Deco clock set.
0:50:50 > 0:50:52- Let's try 30. I'll try 30.- Oh!
0:50:52 > 0:50:54- 20 please? - HE FEIGNS SOBBING
0:50:54 > 0:50:58Oh! 20. We've started. We've started at 20.
0:50:58 > 0:51:0022? 22.
0:51:00 > 0:51:0325? 28? 30?
0:51:03 > 0:51:0435?
0:51:04 > 0:51:06- There's a bit of a rhythm. - That's it. Yes.- 40.- Come on.
0:51:06 > 0:51:08No? 40, Helen? 40.
0:51:08 > 0:51:10New bidder in the room at £40.
0:51:10 > 0:51:12In the room. I will sell. Fair warning.
0:51:12 > 0:51:14New bidder. Helen, yours. £40.
0:51:14 > 0:51:17- I think it could've been a lot worse.- Bingo...
0:51:17 > 0:51:20Oh, Charlie, that's not helping your cause.
0:51:20 > 0:51:23Next, it's James's in-and-out trays.
0:51:24 > 0:51:28With me at 30 on commission. I'm asking now 35.
0:51:28 > 0:51:30I am in the presence of a master.
0:51:30 > 0:51:32Against the internet, against you.
0:51:32 > 0:51:33With me at 30.
0:51:33 > 0:51:37I will sell to an internet bid at £30.
0:51:37 > 0:51:39- 30.- That's more like it.
0:51:39 > 0:51:44That reasonable profit keeps James in the lead.
0:51:44 > 0:51:47Next for Charlie is his battery-operated radio.
0:51:47 > 0:51:52- What age is this radio? - 1958? '60? Something like that.
0:51:52 > 0:51:54- Oh...- Yeah, quite old.
0:51:54 > 0:51:57- Well, let's start at ten. Low start. Ten we have.- Oh!
0:51:57 > 0:51:59Give me 12 now. It's a maiden bid at ten.
0:51:59 > 0:52:02Now, that's low for this. It's a good, a good radio.
0:52:02 > 0:52:05At ten. I will sell. I will sell.
0:52:05 > 0:52:08On £10, your maiden bid. At £10. Are we all done?
0:52:08 > 0:52:10Ten.
0:52:10 > 0:52:13With auction costs, that will be a small loss.
0:52:14 > 0:52:18Perhaps he'll have more luck with the wind-up gramophone.
0:52:18 > 0:52:19Did you do well on the last gramophone?
0:52:19 > 0:52:22Yeah. Cost 40 - sold for 80.
0:52:22 > 0:52:24I have £10 only. That said. Tenner only.
0:52:24 > 0:52:26- What?!- I know. Low start.
0:52:26 > 0:52:29I'm looking for 12 now. 12. 15 anywhere?
0:52:29 > 0:52:31We've got a long way to go to get to 80.
0:52:31 > 0:52:33Where's 15? 15 there.
0:52:33 > 0:52:3518? 20?
0:52:35 > 0:52:36- Come on.- Come on.- 18 there.
0:52:36 > 0:52:38Looking for 20 now. 20.
0:52:38 > 0:52:42Two? Five? Eight?
0:52:42 > 0:52:45£25. And sell... 28.
0:52:45 > 0:52:4730 anywhere? Got the internet at 28.
0:52:47 > 0:52:49On the screen, £28.
0:52:49 > 0:52:51I will sell. Fair warning.
0:52:51 > 0:52:54Auctioneer won't wait. 28.
0:52:54 > 0:52:57- 28. - It's time to hoist the white flag.
0:52:57 > 0:52:59- LAUGHING:- "Hoist the white flag."
0:52:59 > 0:53:03Not quite yet. Ha, no more gramophones, though.
0:53:03 > 0:53:07James's Victorian electrotherapy medical instrument now.
0:53:07 > 0:53:08Stand by for a shock.
0:53:08 > 0:53:11Quite a low start. £10. 10? 12? 15?
0:53:11 > 0:53:1518? 20? Two? Five? 25?
0:53:15 > 0:53:18It's in the room at 25. I'm looking for 28 now.
0:53:18 > 0:53:21- There aren't many medics in the room, are there?- 30.
0:53:21 > 0:53:22It's the front row at 30.
0:53:22 > 0:53:26You're out, you're out, he's in. We're done. 30.
0:53:26 > 0:53:29- 30.- 30.- Well, again, it's a small working loss, isn't it?
0:53:29 > 0:53:31It's a working loss again.
0:53:31 > 0:53:33Only a small loss, James.
0:53:35 > 0:53:38Time to see if Charlie's binoculars can help him out.
0:53:38 > 0:53:42I just think that anything that survives the trenches
0:53:42 > 0:53:44deserves our bidding.
0:53:44 > 0:53:47I don't think you'll be able to see further than about ten feet
0:53:47 > 0:53:49- when you're using those... - That's all you needed.
0:53:49 > 0:53:52- The trenches weren't far apart. - Well... Anyway...
0:53:52 > 0:53:55- He hasn't helped there as much, has he?- No.
0:53:55 > 0:53:59Got to be sold. Five, I've got. Eight. Ten, 12.
0:53:59 > 0:54:04Ten with you, sir. Selling at £10. Oh, 12. Net's in.
0:54:04 > 0:54:0715? 15. It's 15 here. 18 anywhere?
0:54:08 > 0:54:1118. He's got one more. 20? 20, it is.
0:54:11 > 0:54:13- Yes! Now we're going.- Come on!
0:54:13 > 0:54:17- 22? 25?- Yes!- 22. It's going.
0:54:17 > 0:54:18Are we all done? Fair warning on this.
0:54:18 > 0:54:21At 22. There we go.
0:54:21 > 0:54:24Now, when the auctioneer says, "I've now got a pair of binoculars
0:54:24 > 0:54:26"and you can't see anything through them," it doesn't help.
0:54:26 > 0:54:27It doesn't, it doesn't.
0:54:27 > 0:54:29Fair point well made there, Charlie.
0:54:31 > 0:54:34Hopefully his draughtsman's rule will fare better.
0:54:34 > 0:54:36Where do we want to bid? Five?
0:54:36 > 0:54:39Five? Terry, well done. That's five for Terry.
0:54:39 > 0:54:42- We're looking for eight now.- Eight. - They want it.- Selling to Terry.
0:54:42 > 0:54:45Against you all. Front row. Eight, I've got.
0:54:45 > 0:54:47Ten, Terry? 12, sir?
0:54:47 > 0:54:49Ten's in the front row again.
0:54:49 > 0:54:53- 12 - new bidder. 15, Terry? - It's a profit!
0:54:53 > 0:54:56I will sell. We're all done? Done.
0:54:56 > 0:55:00JAMES CHUCKLES A profit's a profit, Charlie,
0:55:00 > 0:55:02and the competition's still close.
0:55:02 > 0:55:04That's all right, isn't it?
0:55:05 > 0:55:08James's railway mileage post is next to go.
0:55:09 > 0:55:12£10 start. Let's start at ten. Low start at ten.
0:55:12 > 0:55:15£10. Looking for 12.
0:55:15 > 0:55:1612, they've got. 15? 18?
0:55:16 > 0:55:21- How much do we need?- 30.- 18? 20? 22?
0:55:21 > 0:55:25- 25?- There we go.- 28? - Oh, we're going.
0:55:25 > 0:55:2730? Five?
0:55:28 > 0:55:3230. 30 there. 30 to you, then. All done? £30.
0:55:32 > 0:55:35That loss gives Charlie the narrowest of leads.
0:55:38 > 0:55:41Can his final lot, the glass decanter, come up trumps?
0:55:41 > 0:55:43Fiver, if you like. It's got to be sold.
0:55:43 > 0:55:48- I can't believe this, Bingo. Bingo...- £5? Eight? Ten? 12?
0:55:48 > 0:55:51- 12 here now. 12 here. 15?- Come on.
0:55:51 > 0:55:55- No? There's 12 here. 15? Yes, 15. 18?- Come on.
0:55:55 > 0:55:5718? 18?
0:55:57 > 0:55:5915, then. Behind you at 15.
0:55:59 > 0:56:02There it goes. I'm selling at £15. 15. Thank you.
0:56:02 > 0:56:07- I think here, my case rests.- 15. - I've failed.- Dear, oh, dear.
0:56:07 > 0:56:10Not the result Charlie was hoping for.
0:56:12 > 0:56:15So, it all comes down to James's much-heralded
0:56:15 > 0:56:17Hannah Barlow Doulton Lambeth vases.
0:56:17 > 0:56:19How will the first one do?
0:56:19 > 0:56:2550, I have. 55 on the left. 60? Five? 70? Five?
0:56:25 > 0:56:28- It's still climbing.- 80? Five? - Ride it.
0:56:28 > 0:56:3190 on the net. 100? 100 there. 110? 120?
0:56:31 > 0:56:34- Got a long way to go, Bingo.- 140?
0:56:34 > 0:56:38150? 160? 160. 180?
0:56:38 > 0:56:42Lordy, James has blown Charlie out of the water with this lot.
0:56:42 > 0:56:45170? 180? 170 to the net.
0:56:45 > 0:56:48Last fair warning on this. At £170.
0:56:48 > 0:56:50All done? 170.
0:56:50 > 0:56:53I have to say well done.
0:56:53 > 0:56:56A very impressive result for James there.
0:56:56 > 0:57:00It'll be interesting to see what the next one makes.
0:57:00 > 0:57:02Well, let's see, shall we, James?
0:57:02 > 0:57:0680, I've got. Give me 90 now. 90. 100? 110? 120?
0:57:06 > 0:57:09130? 140? 140, I've got. 140.
0:57:09 > 0:57:12- Looking for 150. 150. 160? - This might make more.
0:57:12 > 0:57:15- 160. In the room at 160. - This is interesting.- 170 now.
0:57:15 > 0:57:19170. They're awake. We're awake. 180? 180. It's against you...
0:57:19 > 0:57:22Are deer more unusual than sheep? I suppose they are.
0:57:22 > 0:57:25I've got 200. 220?
0:57:25 > 0:57:26210, if it helps?
0:57:26 > 0:57:28200's on the net. Make no mistake in that.
0:57:28 > 0:57:34It's against you all. On the net at £200 dead. Done.
0:57:34 > 0:57:35Fantastic result.
0:57:35 > 0:57:38The Doulton Lambeth vases were indeed the game changer,
0:57:38 > 0:57:42which leaves their piggybanks like this.
0:57:42 > 0:57:45Charlie started with £197.62.
0:57:45 > 0:57:49After auction costs, he lost £48.86,
0:57:49 > 0:57:53leaving him with £148.76.
0:57:56 > 0:57:59James started the day with £220.10.
0:57:59 > 0:58:04After auction costs, he made an amazing profit of £213.40,
0:58:04 > 0:58:10leaving him with £433.50 to spend next time.
0:58:11 > 0:58:14- Large profit, sir.- A large profit.
0:58:14 > 0:58:16- Thank you.- Carry on, sir. Do get in. - Thank you, thank you.
0:58:16 > 0:58:19- Where to, sir? - Erm, Central London, I think, Ross.
0:58:19 > 0:58:22- The nightclub, sir?- Night... - JAMES LAUGHS
0:58:22 > 0:58:24So, bragging rights to Braxton,
0:58:24 > 0:58:26and Charlie's on chauffeuring duties.
0:58:26 > 0:58:28Cheerio, chaps.