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.
0:00:19 > 0:00:23There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers,
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.
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:35 > 0:00:38ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC
0:00:40 > 0:00:42Today it's the final leg
0:00:42 > 0:00:46with top auctioneers James Braxton and Charlie Ross.
0:00:46 > 0:00:50Do you know, I'm going to miss this. I'm going to miss the car...
0:00:50 > 0:00:51I'm going miss the car.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54- I'm going to miss you. - I'm going to miss you, Charlie.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57It's been as much fun as my first road trip with you.
0:00:58 > 0:01:02But all good things must come to an end.
0:01:02 > 0:01:04Road Trip veteran and auctioneer Charlie...
0:01:04 > 0:01:07- Arghh! - LAUGHTER
0:01:07 > 0:01:09..is ever the entertainer.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12- What do you reckon?- Uncanny.
0:01:12 > 0:01:13Oh, arm up a bit more.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18While his partner in crime, fellow auctioneer James,
0:01:18 > 0:01:21takes a more relaxed approach to things.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24- Bring the arms up... - HE INHALES DEEPLY
0:01:24 > 0:01:28..and bringing your toes down on the floor slowly, slowly, slowly.
0:01:28 > 0:01:30- CHARLIE GROANS - Do you feel that?
0:01:32 > 0:01:36On this journey, our boys have been touring around
0:01:36 > 0:01:37in a 1961 Ford Zephyr,
0:01:37 > 0:01:41manufactured before seat belts were legally required.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44I did early-morning yoga today.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46Ah, that could take you back a bit
0:01:46 > 0:01:49because I've noticed that since you gave up yoga,
0:01:49 > 0:01:51- you've been much better at... - LAUGHTER DROWNS SPEECH
0:01:51 > 0:01:55No. No, the brain is reoxygenated.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58- Oh, is it?- I am on form.
0:01:58 > 0:02:00We shall see. Huh!
0:02:00 > 0:02:02After starting this trip with £200 in his pocket,
0:02:02 > 0:02:07Charlie now has £258.74 to play with today.
0:02:09 > 0:02:14While James has more than doubled his original 200 stake
0:02:14 > 0:02:19and starts this final leg with £464.38.
0:02:19 > 0:02:20Awesome!
0:02:20 > 0:02:22That's a modern word.
0:02:22 > 0:02:26I would urge you not to throw in all your money.
0:02:26 > 0:02:30Yeah, but can't you see this is the only way I have of beating you?
0:02:30 > 0:02:33Well, winning is the name of the game, actually.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37Their trip began in the Lincolnshire town of Boston
0:02:37 > 0:02:40and meandered through Norfolk, Cambridgeshire,
0:02:40 > 0:02:42up to Leicestershire, before heading south
0:02:42 > 0:02:44towards the final destination
0:02:44 > 0:02:46in the Surrey town of Cobham.
0:02:46 > 0:02:50Our boys start their last leg in Brasted, Kent,
0:02:50 > 0:02:54before finishing at their very last auction in Cobham.
0:02:54 > 0:02:58James is kicking off proceedings today in Brasted.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01So, let battle commence.
0:03:02 > 0:03:06One of the longest-running antique dealerships in Kent,
0:03:06 > 0:03:11Courtyard Antiques, is jam-packed with potential buys.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13This is lovely to have all this choice.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15Choice, choice, choice.
0:03:16 > 0:03:20Ah, here's a nice bit. It's a really fun faux caddy.
0:03:20 > 0:03:24Now, this is when biscuit makers were making serious money.
0:03:24 > 0:03:28They used to produce novelty biscuit tins.
0:03:28 > 0:03:29Things that people...
0:03:29 > 0:03:32You know, resourceful, this was a time of thrift,
0:03:32 > 0:03:36you'd buy your biscuits, biscuits would be nicely packed in there
0:03:36 > 0:03:39and then you could use it as your tea caddy.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41Beautifully done, all painted and it's all tin.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43And there we are,
0:03:43 > 0:03:46William Crawford & Sons - biscuit manufacturers.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48Edinburgh, Liverpool and London.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50By royal appointment.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52What have we got on it?
0:03:52 > 0:03:55- £38.- One to consider.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57- JAMES SIGHS - What have we got here?
0:03:57 > 0:03:59So, we've got lots of small things.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02What's this? What's this? What does it say on the label?
0:04:02 > 0:04:0918th-century cannonball retrieved from the River Thames by a mudlark.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12Now, mudlarks are those funny people at low tide
0:04:12 > 0:04:15who rush round the embankment finding things
0:04:15 > 0:04:16and that is a cannonball.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19History at £12.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22Right, can a deal be done with Hugh?
0:04:22 > 0:04:25What generously can you do on that? Is there a discount on that?
0:04:25 > 0:04:28Yeah, I think we can go to ten for that.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30- Ten. Put it there, Hugh.- OK.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32- Come on. That's the first one, first one done.- OK, good.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35Come on, come with me.
0:04:35 > 0:04:39What about that faux tea caddy, James? Still interested?
0:04:39 > 0:04:43I think the very, very, very best would have to be £30.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45£30? Come on, put it there.
0:04:45 > 0:04:46- 30.- Thank you.
0:04:46 > 0:04:50There we are, I've got a cannonball and I've got a tea caddy
0:04:50 > 0:04:54and I'll give a prize for any sort of connection between the two, OK?
0:04:54 > 0:04:59Answers on a postcard, please. Address them to James, not me.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01Now, what's he found?
0:05:01 > 0:05:04An interesting light pendant, me thinks.
0:05:07 > 0:05:11I like that. A nice bit of frosted glass, Art Deco.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13It's got quite a lot going for it -
0:05:13 > 0:05:18stylised flowers, nice weight to it and a nice metal thing.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20Complete with string.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22Complete with string, even with string.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24- We'll throw the string in. - What does it say?
0:05:24 > 0:05:27"£10, no trade, cost only."
0:05:27 > 0:05:29Done.
0:05:29 > 0:05:30- Crikey!- There you are.
0:05:32 > 0:05:37Some bold buying in James' very first shop secures him three lots.
0:05:37 > 0:05:41Now he's off to catch up with Charlie in Westerham,
0:05:41 > 0:05:45where they're going to their next shop of the day.
0:05:46 > 0:05:50Now, Charlie, I've been in this shop before and I'll introduce you.
0:05:50 > 0:05:54This is the owner. Mick, Charlie - Charlie, Mick.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56- Nice to meet you, Charlie. - Lovely to meet you.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58Nice to see you again, Mick.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00With four rooms filled full of antiques
0:06:00 > 0:06:04of all shapes and sizes, there's plenty for our boys to fight over,
0:06:04 > 0:06:05metaphorically speaking.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08And James has found some of his favourite bamboo.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12The thing is, with these bamboo tables,
0:06:12 > 0:06:14is that very light construction.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17And the thing is with light construction,
0:06:17 > 0:06:20is that you want it all to be sound.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24We've got some use, so we've got...the legs have been bent out.
0:06:25 > 0:06:29This is all pinned or nailed.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31This is totally right
0:06:31 > 0:06:35and all it needs is a piece of cut glass in there
0:06:35 > 0:06:37and it's just perfectly functional.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39I like it.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41The ticket says £45,
0:06:41 > 0:06:47so Hugh's phoned the owner with James' optimistic offer of £25.
0:06:47 > 0:06:52- Well, the lady wants 35 for it, so a bottom price.- 35?
0:06:52 > 0:06:54Put it there, Mick.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57- Thank you very much indeed. - Thank you.- Another bit of bamboo.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00This is my turning point with bamboo.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02Fingers crossed, eh?
0:07:02 > 0:07:06And it looks like Charlie's found something he fancies, too.
0:07:06 > 0:07:11A quadruple decanter for four different liqueurs.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15- Mick...- Yes, Charlie.
0:07:15 > 0:07:19..look at this, a four-sectioned bottle decanter.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21- Is it yours?- No, I'm afraid not.
0:07:21 > 0:07:25It's got 18 on the ticket, I would love to give you a tenner for it.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28- I'm sure you would.- Yeah.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30What do you think they would take?
0:07:30 > 0:07:31I can always try her...
0:07:31 > 0:07:33- May you try? - ..and see what she says, yeah.
0:07:33 > 0:07:37- Give her a quick call...- No problem. - ..and we'll see what we can do.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40(I think I will buy this anyway,
0:07:40 > 0:07:43(even if it's a bit more than a tenner.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45(But don't tell Mick.)
0:07:45 > 0:07:48Right, Mick's got Sue on the blower.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50Can he seal the deal for Charlie?
0:07:50 > 0:07:52Come on, Sue!
0:07:52 > 0:07:55The person who's trying to buy it wants it for a tenner.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58Come on, Sue!
0:07:58 > 0:08:00Erm...OK.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03- Hello, Sue! - Right, so 15 is the best.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05- Is it?- Yes, I'm afraid.
0:08:05 > 0:08:10Thanks, Sue, very much indeed. And tell her...I'll have it!
0:08:10 > 0:08:13All right, he's going to have it. Did you hear that?
0:08:16 > 0:08:19It's made Sue's day, £15.
0:08:19 > 0:08:21OK, Sue. Thanks, bye.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24Well done, sir.
0:08:24 > 0:08:28Charlie's bought his first lot of the final leg of the road trip.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31And with that, our boys call it a day.
0:08:31 > 0:08:32So, nighty-night.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38Hey, good morning, gentlemen.
0:08:40 > 0:08:44I'm in the last chance saloon today.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46And how much spending money? Lots?
0:08:46 > 0:08:50I've got about 200... 250-odd quid.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53- That's all right.- Considerably better than it has been.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55Yeah. Well, at least it's more than you started with.
0:08:55 > 0:08:56That's true.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00Right, let's get to it.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02Charlie's arrived in Reigate, Surrey,
0:09:02 > 0:09:05home to the quaintly-named Magpie House & The Yard.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09- Hello!- Hello, hi.- Good morning.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11- Morning.- How are you? - I'm fine thank you.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14- It's Lynne, is it?- It's Lynne and you're Charlie, aren't you?
0:09:14 > 0:09:17- I am Charlie, yeah. Well spotted. - Good to meet you.- This is fab.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21You know, walking through, my eye line...
0:09:21 > 0:09:25- took immediately to this man. - Oh, yes. He's beautiful, isn't he?
0:09:25 > 0:09:27- Isn't he fab?- He's our Mercury.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29- Mercury?- He's absolutely gorgeous. - The messenger god.
0:09:29 > 0:09:33- The messenger of wealth, isn't it? - Wealth? Bringer of prosperity.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35That's the one, yeah.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38And I think he's also god of thieves.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41- Right. I think I did hear that. - So, cheerio!
0:09:41 > 0:09:43He's pretty heavy, I don't know if you can manage him.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45- SHE LAUGHS - Blimey, he's heavy!
0:09:45 > 0:09:47You wouldn't be able to just walk out the shop with him.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50- And it's a genuine bronze. - Yes, definitely.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53It's not old but it's quite well-modelled.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55- Yeah.- Is that very cheap?
0:09:55 > 0:09:57It doesn't seem to have a price, it's free at the moment.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59Well, not really.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02- But I can find out for you. - Could you?- Erm...
0:10:02 > 0:10:04- Go and find out now.- OK. - That's the first thing that...
0:10:04 > 0:10:07That's really caught your eye, hasn't it?
0:10:07 > 0:10:10The dealer is looking for £375,
0:10:10 > 0:10:13so Charlie's got some serious negotiating to do.
0:10:14 > 0:10:15It's a straightforward thing.
0:10:15 > 0:10:20I have got £240 and I think I've got £3.43 or something.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23God, you'll get a latte with that, can't you?
0:10:23 > 0:10:25- LAUGHING:- I don't want a latte. - You want Mercury.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28- I've got to buy other things, but I want Mercury.- You want Mercury.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31Spending almost every penny you have left on one item
0:10:31 > 0:10:35is a big gamble. I hope you know what you're doing, Charlie.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38It's a pathetic offer and I don't make any bones about it.
0:10:38 > 0:10:42- If I had £350, I'd give you £350 for him but I haven't got it.- Yeah.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44Shall I just double-check?
0:10:44 > 0:10:47- Well, you'd better triple-check, yeah.- Let me just double-check.
0:10:47 > 0:10:48I think, you know, just to be...
0:10:48 > 0:10:50I would.
0:10:51 > 0:10:55Charlie's after a hefty discount, so what's the verdict, Lynne?
0:10:55 > 0:10:57It's your lucky day, talking about those rippling muscles.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00- Are you sure?- Yeah, he's going to do it for you.- May I hug you?
0:11:00 > 0:11:02That is SO generous. Ah!
0:11:02 > 0:11:07Charlie's spent almost all of his money on the statue of Mercury.
0:11:07 > 0:11:11It's a very risky punt and let's hope it pays off.
0:11:16 > 0:11:20James is still in Kent and has made his way to the village of Hever.
0:11:20 > 0:11:22He's come to Hever Castle,
0:11:22 > 0:11:25a 13th-century castle saved from ruin
0:11:25 > 0:11:28then extensively restored to its former glory
0:11:28 > 0:11:31by a fabulously wealthy New York Senator,
0:11:31 > 0:11:34William Waldorf Astor.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39Here to show James more is guide Ian Smith.
0:11:39 > 0:11:43- James, welcome to Hever Castle. - Isn't it glorious?
0:11:43 > 0:11:46It's a lovely setting,
0:11:46 > 0:11:49moat and this wonderful defensive stronghold.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52Astor was captivated by the castle's royal connections,
0:11:52 > 0:11:56particularly Anne Boleyn, who grew up here.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59She was the ill-fated second wife of Henry VIII
0:11:59 > 0:12:02and mother of the future Queen Elizabeth I.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05And here we are inside.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07What you see is not medieval
0:12:07 > 0:12:11but a beautiful Tudor house from the late 1400s.
0:12:11 > 0:12:15We believe built by Anne Boleyn's great-grandfather.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18And subsequently, after many other owners,
0:12:18 > 0:12:22by William Waldorf Astor in 1903.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25- This was going to be his country retreat...- Yeah.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27..and he was going to lavish his millions
0:12:27 > 0:12:30in bringing this building back to life.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36William Waldorf Astor's great-grandfather
0:12:36 > 0:12:39was a fur and real estate tycoon
0:12:39 > 0:12:42and was America's first multimillionaire.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44William inherited a personal fortune,
0:12:44 > 0:12:48which made him the richest man in America.
0:12:48 > 0:12:52After a failing political career, William moved to England in 1891
0:12:52 > 0:12:56with a reputed 100 million to his name.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58He set about trying to be accepted
0:12:58 > 0:13:01into the upper echelons of English society.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03He invested in newspapers and property
0:13:03 > 0:13:06and purchased the historic Hever Castle.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11Ian, what sort of state was the castle in
0:13:11 > 0:13:14when William Waldorf Astor bought it?
0:13:14 > 0:13:16In the 19th century,
0:13:16 > 0:13:19it had become an absentee home
0:13:19 > 0:13:22and tenant farmers lived here.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25And it's suggested that the ground floor rooms
0:13:25 > 0:13:27were inhabited by animals.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30Upstairs, there was an artists' commune,
0:13:30 > 0:13:32- so you can imagine... - JAMES LAUGHS
0:13:32 > 0:13:35..the mess that was here.
0:13:35 > 0:13:39So, what did William Astor do to this marvellous place?
0:13:39 > 0:13:43This is an extraordinary room and it looks almost old Tudor.
0:13:43 > 0:13:47Astor was an historical romanticist.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49He wrote historical novels
0:13:49 > 0:13:54and like many others he had fallen in love with the Anne Boleyn story.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56But if Anne Boleyn walked into this room now,
0:13:56 > 0:13:58she would be astonished.
0:13:58 > 0:14:02"I just have to ask you, what has happened to my kitchen?"
0:14:02 > 0:14:05- Because it's been given this tremendous makeover.- Yeah.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08William Waldorf has turned it into an inner hall.
0:14:08 > 0:14:12Not using oak, as any normal person might use
0:14:12 > 0:14:15but walnut, to give these wonderful effects.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18- Right.- So, he created these wonderful interiors
0:14:18 > 0:14:22inside the moated walls for himself.
0:14:22 > 0:14:26- Outside those moated walls, he built a Tudor village.- Really?
0:14:26 > 0:14:28But not a Tudor village where, you know,
0:14:28 > 0:14:31- peasants wander from house to house. - Right.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34All the rooms interlink.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36William Waldorf was a newcomer to England
0:14:36 > 0:14:40but he'd actually housed himself in a medieval stronghold.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43In other words, given himself 700 years of history
0:14:43 > 0:14:46that his family here didn't really have.
0:14:46 > 0:14:52Between 1903 and 1908, William restored the ruined castle,
0:14:52 > 0:14:55creating magnificent gardens and a lake.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58The remarkable mock-Tudor village he built
0:14:58 > 0:15:01was the perfect place for his society friends to stay,
0:15:01 > 0:15:04while attending his lavish parties.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07And here we are in Anne Boleyn's bedroom.
0:15:07 > 0:15:11Tradition says that this is where she spent her time as a girl
0:15:11 > 0:15:14and she would keep coming back to Hever
0:15:14 > 0:15:17all the way up to the time of her marriage to Henry VIII.
0:15:17 > 0:15:21The panelling behind the bed conceals William Waldorf's wardrobe.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24- This was his dressing room.- Right.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27And he chose Anne Boleyn's bedroom for that purpose.
0:15:27 > 0:15:31- But he would have this wonderful window to look out.- Rather fun.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34He was in the castle, he looks out onto his village there.
0:15:34 > 0:15:38As well as being completely enchanted by Hever Castle,
0:15:38 > 0:15:42Astor became increasingly fascinated by the tragic story of Anne Boleyn.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46William Waldorf searched the world for artefacts
0:15:46 > 0:15:48that he could link to Anne.
0:15:48 > 0:15:53He acquired many that have proved to have doubtful provenance,
0:15:53 > 0:15:57but this is as close as you're going to get today to Anne's DNA.
0:15:57 > 0:16:01It's a beautifully-illustrated book of hours, prayers,
0:16:01 > 0:16:04that were said during the day.
0:16:04 > 0:16:09Her fingerprints will be all over that book because she signed it.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12- Really?- The inscription there says,
0:16:12 > 0:16:14"Le temps viendra." The time will come.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17"Je Anne Boleyn."
0:16:17 > 0:16:21And there's a little celestial sphere there as well.
0:16:21 > 0:16:25And she signed it on the page of the Last Judgment.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28One would love to know just what she meant by, "The time will come."
0:16:28 > 0:16:30Did it mean her marriage to Henry?
0:16:30 > 0:16:32The birth of an heir?
0:16:32 > 0:16:35Or it certainly couldn't mean the fact that
0:16:35 > 0:16:41she was going to be beheaded after 1,000 days as Henry's Queen.
0:16:41 > 0:16:43Over the years,
0:16:43 > 0:16:46William donated a substantial amount of his fortune to charity.
0:16:46 > 0:16:50He eventually achieved his ambition of acceptance into the aristocracy
0:16:50 > 0:16:54when he was given the title Viscount Astor of Hever Castle.
0:16:54 > 0:16:59It remained in the Astor family ownership until 1983
0:16:59 > 0:17:02and is now a popular tourist destination.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08Meanwhile, Charlie has journeyed to Dorking,
0:17:08 > 0:17:10and the Pilgrims Antiques Centre.
0:17:10 > 0:17:14After taking a massive punt on Mercury,
0:17:14 > 0:17:19here's hoping Steve will have a hidden bargain
0:17:19 > 0:17:21for Charlie's remaining few pounds.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26(It's not easy shopping with £3.74.)
0:17:27 > 0:17:30Oh! I've seen something rather splendid.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33WHISPERING: £5.
0:17:33 > 0:17:34£5.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39That's a 15% discount or thereabouts,
0:17:39 > 0:17:42if I were to get it for £3.74.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45- Right.- There's rather a charming glass there,
0:17:45 > 0:17:48cordial glass. Sadly I don't think it's 18th-century.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50No, I think you're probably right.
0:17:52 > 0:17:58But it's got some nice diamond cutting into the side.
0:17:58 > 0:18:01It's got a little bit of fruiting vine engraved round the top.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04I'm really making it sound particularly good, aren't I?
0:18:04 > 0:18:07- Well, I think it is rather good. - Edinburgh Crystal.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09What would the Scots put in there?
0:18:09 > 0:18:12I mean, it looks to me like a sherry, a port glass, I suppose.
0:18:12 > 0:18:13Oh, I should think some...
0:18:13 > 0:18:15Port, are you a drinker of port?
0:18:15 > 0:18:17..Scottish wine in a Scotsman's measure.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19A small measure, sir?
0:18:20 > 0:18:21Poor old Greg.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25That would probably be in my price range, wouldn't it?
0:18:25 > 0:18:27It's not that much of a discount.
0:18:27 > 0:18:28It's priced at five.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31I should think we could scrape that down to 3.75
0:18:31 > 0:18:34- or whatever the last...- 3.74.- 3.74.
0:18:34 > 0:18:38Looks like that's a done deal.
0:18:38 > 0:18:39Och aye the noo.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41Och aye... Oh, you're Scottish, too!
0:18:41 > 0:18:43Would you like all my money?
0:18:43 > 0:18:45- Yes, I will actually, I think I would.- Aye.
0:18:45 > 0:18:49On the final leg, our Charlie has spent every last penny he has
0:18:49 > 0:18:52on a pretty piece of Scottish glass.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57James has now made his way to Dorking too
0:18:57 > 0:19:01and he's going to try his luck in the Christique Antique Centre.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04He's meeting old friend there, Christie.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06Christie, get it?
0:19:06 > 0:19:09- Oh, a familiar face. How are you? - How lovely to see you.
0:19:09 > 0:19:10Yeah, really nice to see you.
0:19:12 > 0:19:16With just under £380 in his pocket, there's plenty on offer.
0:19:17 > 0:19:22Rather interestingly, I've just seen a bit,
0:19:22 > 0:19:24which I hope is Tunbridge ware.
0:19:24 > 0:19:29Quite an interesting, very fine tesserae mosaic of a butterfly.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34And it's either £5 or 500, let's have a look.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36No, it's five. Bound to be, down there.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38- Is it?- Yeah. I just took it in the other day.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41Let's have a look at this.
0:19:41 > 0:19:42It reminds me...
0:19:42 > 0:19:45I think this was a modern maker.
0:19:45 > 0:19:49It's signed, "Robert Vorley, 1980."
0:19:49 > 0:19:50In the Tunbridge ware tradition.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53Tunbridge ware was made as, sort of, high quality souvenirs
0:19:53 > 0:19:57for the spa town of Tunbridge Wells.
0:19:57 > 0:20:01I think it would be churlish of me to argue about that, wouldn't it?
0:20:01 > 0:20:04£5. Shall we say three, to give you a fighting chance?
0:20:04 > 0:20:06Three.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08It doesn't normally work that way, Christine.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10Cor, you're a lucky man, James.
0:20:10 > 0:20:11Go on, put it there.
0:20:11 > 0:20:13Thank you very much indeed, thank you.
0:20:13 > 0:20:16A swift final purchase from James.
0:20:20 > 0:20:24James spent a total of £88 on five lots.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26His cannonball,
0:20:26 > 0:20:28the novelty biscuit box,
0:20:28 > 0:20:29the Art Deco light pendant,
0:20:29 > 0:20:31the bamboo tiered-table
0:20:31 > 0:20:33and the modern Tunbridge ware box.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39Charlie spent every penny he had on three lots.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41The vintage decanter,
0:20:41 > 0:20:43the Edinburgh Crystal glass
0:20:43 > 0:20:46and his pricey purchase, the bronze of Mercury.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49So, what do they make of each other's lots?
0:20:51 > 0:20:54He bought that little bit of Tunbridge ware for £3.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57Actually, I think that's a very good buy.
0:20:57 > 0:21:00I think his cannonball is pretty ghastly,
0:21:00 > 0:21:03Charlie has bought a whopper, though, £240.
0:21:03 > 0:21:04It's a lovely item.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06I think he'll do well on it.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09Victory will be mine!
0:21:09 > 0:21:11After starting this leg in Brasted,
0:21:11 > 0:21:14our experts are now motoring towards their final auction
0:21:14 > 0:21:16in Cobham, Surrey.
0:21:16 > 0:21:20I can't believe it, this is the last few hundred yards of our trip...
0:21:20 > 0:21:21- Yeah.- ..to the final auction.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24- What are we going to find in the auction room?- Our destiny.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26Our destiny? Oh.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29Well, we'll soon find out as our chirpy chaps have arrived
0:21:29 > 0:21:32in the village of Cobham to battle it out
0:21:32 > 0:21:34at Fryer & Brown Auctioneers.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37I don't think whatever the auctioneer does
0:21:37 > 0:21:39will provide me with enough luck to beat you.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42I hope the wind of Mercury stays trapped.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45CHARLIE LAUGHS
0:21:46 > 0:21:48The lady with the gavel today is Jane Brown.
0:21:48 > 0:21:53Take your seats and deep breaths, boys.
0:21:53 > 0:21:55CHARLIE INHALES DEEPLY
0:21:58 > 0:22:01First up is Charlie's vintage decanter.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03£10, please.
0:22:03 > 0:22:05- She's rather nervous.- Oh... £10.
0:22:05 > 0:22:0810, I have. Thank you, sir.
0:22:08 > 0:22:1012.
0:22:10 > 0:22:11£12 with the lady.
0:22:11 > 0:22:12- Disappointment.- £12.
0:22:14 > 0:22:18Any interest on the internet? It is £12 with...
0:22:18 > 0:22:20- Oh!- 15.- Excitement.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23Sniping at the last minute. £15 against you.
0:22:23 > 0:22:2620. £20 with the lady.
0:22:26 > 0:22:30Are you all done in the room? £20 then.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34A profit to kick things off, great stuff.
0:22:34 > 0:22:36- Do you know, after commission... - That was a result.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39- It was a serious result. £20? - In the money.
0:22:40 > 0:22:44Will James' Art Deco light pendant spark some interest?
0:22:44 > 0:22:47Here comes your big hope, lampshade. Lampshade.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50I have a bid at £15.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53- Hallelujah!- £15, it is yours.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56And we're going...15.
0:22:57 > 0:23:01A pleasing little profit there for James.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04James' cannonball is up next.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06- £20.- £20.
0:23:06 > 0:23:08- £20.- All around her. - Fell off a cruise.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10- MAN SHOUTS - Oh!- £20, I have.
0:23:10 > 0:23:14On the internet, £20.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16Any advance on 20?
0:23:16 > 0:23:17Maiden bid it is.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20£20, on the internet.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23- 20.- Well done. Doubled your money, old bean.
0:23:23 > 0:23:24Another huge success.
0:23:24 > 0:23:28That solo bidder means James pulls in another profit.
0:23:28 > 0:23:33How many bidders will there be after Charlie's Edinburgh Crystal glass?
0:23:33 > 0:23:35Just the one.
0:23:35 > 0:23:37£5, please.
0:23:37 > 0:23:39And a host of hands.
0:23:40 > 0:23:43£5 with the lady in the pink.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45Six, sir. Six.
0:23:45 > 0:23:46Seven.
0:23:46 > 0:23:48- Eight.- Huh!
0:23:48 > 0:23:50- Nine.- This is a world record.
0:23:50 > 0:23:51Ten.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54- 11.- They want it.
0:23:54 > 0:23:5611 with the lady in the pink.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59Oh, I'll buy you a pint... Oh!
0:23:59 > 0:24:0012.
0:24:00 > 0:24:0213.
0:24:02 > 0:24:03£13.
0:24:03 > 0:24:07We have £13 with... 14.
0:24:07 > 0:24:08The gentleman's come back in.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11- £15.- This, by percentage,
0:24:11 > 0:24:15is the most extraordinary profit I've had on this trip.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17£15.
0:24:17 > 0:24:1915. Thank you, madam.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24Well worth the round of applause there.
0:24:24 > 0:24:26What a nice little earner.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29On that basis, my bronze could make £1,500.
0:24:29 > 0:24:31- It could, it could.- Yeah.
0:24:31 > 0:24:36We'll have to wait and see as next, it's James' canny little buy
0:24:36 > 0:24:39that Charlie fancied, the Tunbridge ware box.
0:24:39 > 0:24:4120. Yes, sir.
0:24:41 > 0:24:4220.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45- £20.- With an outlay of £3, this is good.- Any advance on 20?
0:24:45 > 0:24:47£20.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51£20? No.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53£20 then, squashed.
0:24:53 > 0:24:56Another maiden-bid sale there
0:24:56 > 0:24:59and what a wonderful result.
0:24:59 > 0:25:01It's James' novelty biscuit tin.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04- £15.- MAN:- Yes.
0:25:04 > 0:25:06- 15, I have.- Oh, the internet's bubbling along now.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09- 15 is against you all in the room. - In the room.
0:25:09 > 0:25:1018 with the young lady at the back.
0:25:12 > 0:25:1418. 18 against you, internet.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16Oh, it's all over the place.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19I have 20 with the lady in front.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21- Keep going.- 22.
0:25:22 > 0:25:2325.
0:25:27 > 0:25:2928.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32£28 with the young lady at the back.
0:25:32 > 0:25:36£28, internet.
0:25:36 > 0:25:37Last chance.
0:25:37 > 0:25:39- Hovering on the net.- Hovering.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42- Hovering, madam.- Hovering, they are.
0:25:42 > 0:25:4428, though, is going to take it.
0:25:44 > 0:25:45All done.
0:25:45 > 0:25:4728.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50The biscuit tin failed to deliver
0:25:50 > 0:25:55but the loss doesn't put much of a dent in James' impressive lead.
0:25:56 > 0:25:58Up next is bamboo table.
0:25:58 > 0:26:00£10, I have.
0:26:00 > 0:26:02Any advance on £10?
0:26:02 > 0:26:03There'll be masses.
0:26:03 > 0:26:05- Oh, madam.- 12.
0:26:05 > 0:26:0614.
0:26:06 > 0:26:08Striking a chord here.
0:26:08 > 0:26:09£14.
0:26:10 > 0:26:14Do you want me to hold it up? £16.
0:26:14 > 0:26:1618.
0:26:16 > 0:26:1820.
0:26:18 > 0:26:1922.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22At this price, it's worth building a conservatory.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25LAUGHTER
0:26:25 > 0:26:2722, then.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31- 25.- 25. Well done, madam.
0:26:31 > 0:26:3228.
0:26:32 > 0:26:34- 30, madam. Go on! - I can't believe this.
0:26:34 > 0:26:35Internet?
0:26:35 > 0:26:37Are you all done at 28?
0:26:37 > 0:26:40- 30, at the last moment.- James.
0:26:40 > 0:26:4235, madam. Come on.
0:26:42 > 0:26:43- Go on.- 32.
0:26:44 > 0:26:46Go on, it's only money.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49- 35.- 35!
0:26:49 > 0:26:5137. Thank you.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53It's got three tiers.
0:26:53 > 0:26:54If it doesn't make any more money
0:26:54 > 0:26:57you'll have a lot more than three tiers!
0:26:57 > 0:26:58Last chance.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01- 37.- Where did that come from?
0:27:01 > 0:27:03- That was superb. - That was hard work, wasn't it?
0:27:03 > 0:27:05Worth it in the end, though.
0:27:05 > 0:27:09Five days of toil, driving around...
0:27:09 > 0:27:15- Yeah.- ..banter, buying, selling has all come down to one bronze.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19- Held on a puff of wind.- Oh.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22Here we go then, it's the biggie.
0:27:22 > 0:27:24Charlie's hopes for a big profit,
0:27:24 > 0:27:26enough to catapult him into the lead,
0:27:26 > 0:27:30all ride on the wings of his bronze of Mercury.
0:27:31 > 0:27:33Deep breathing, James, deep breathing.
0:27:33 > 0:27:38£200 for this nice bronze, at 200.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40Shall we try 150?
0:27:40 > 0:27:42It's all gone very quiet.
0:27:42 > 0:27:43- 150.- Oh, no.
0:27:43 > 0:27:45- I'd try 30, if I was you.- James!
0:27:47 > 0:27:49Sorry, sorry, sorry.
0:27:49 > 0:27:51- How dare...- 100.
0:27:51 > 0:27:52100 for the bronze.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55- I'm going to fold up my glasses. - He is 104cm high.
0:27:55 > 0:27:57- It is.- 50.
0:27:57 > 0:27:59- Oh, no, James.- 50.
0:27:59 > 0:28:00£50.
0:28:01 > 0:28:04- 50, I have.- Oh, good Lord! - Oh, good Lord.
0:28:04 > 0:28:06- Only another 400 to go. - LAUGHTER
0:28:09 > 0:28:10£50.
0:28:10 > 0:28:12Someone help this gentleman out.
0:28:12 > 0:28:15- Any advance on 50? - I'm beyond help, madam.
0:28:16 > 0:28:18£50.
0:28:19 > 0:28:22- I think £50 is where... - Our Father...
0:28:22 > 0:28:25- ..is where we are stopping. - Who art in Heaven...
0:28:25 > 0:28:27- £50.- Ah!- 169.
0:28:27 > 0:28:30Arrow in my heart, madam.
0:28:30 > 0:28:32- No, that's Cupid.- Well done, James.
0:28:34 > 0:28:39It was a bold move and we commend you for taking the risk, Charlie.
0:28:39 > 0:28:43Someone is walking away with a bargain bit of bronze.
0:28:43 > 0:28:44Hello?
0:28:46 > 0:28:49Oh, dear. And he hasn't even heard the final figures.
0:28:53 > 0:28:58Charlie started this final leg with £258.74.
0:28:58 > 0:29:04Sadly, he made a loss today of £189.04 after auction costs.
0:29:04 > 0:29:06That's dreadful.
0:29:06 > 0:29:09So, he finishes with £69.70.
0:29:09 > 0:29:13I'm pretty sure that's the worst result we've ever had.
0:29:13 > 0:29:15Oh, dear, oh, dear!
0:29:16 > 0:29:22James began with £464.38 after auction costs.
0:29:22 > 0:29:24He made a profit of £10.40,
0:29:24 > 0:29:27which means not only has he won today's battle,
0:29:27 > 0:29:30he's crowned King of the Road Trip -
0:29:30 > 0:29:34finishing with a massive £474.78.
0:29:34 > 0:29:37And all profits go to Children in Need.
0:29:38 > 0:29:40Will it be champagne, sir?
0:29:40 > 0:29:43- I think for me. - I won't be buying it.
0:29:43 > 0:29:45I think it's a mild for you.
0:29:47 > 0:29:49The pint of mild.
0:29:49 > 0:29:52Farewell, fellas, it's been a pleasure.
0:29:56 > 0:29:59Welcome to brand-new Road Trip around Northern Ireland
0:29:59 > 0:30:01with a couple of swells.
0:30:01 > 0:30:02Have we got a picnic in the back?
0:30:02 > 0:30:05Champagne and quails eggs, of course.
0:30:05 > 0:30:07Oh, you're stylish, you are, Paul!
0:30:07 > 0:30:08Not 'arf!
0:30:08 > 0:30:12Our rovers of the Emerald Isle are none other than Catherine Southon
0:30:12 > 0:30:14and Paul Laidlaw.
0:30:14 > 0:30:18Smell that. Whatever he's doing is essentially farm cutting of grass.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21- Isn't that gorgeous? - That is gorgeous.
0:30:21 > 0:30:25Surrey's own Catherine is an auctioneer and a Road Trip regular...
0:30:25 > 0:30:27Do I buy the brooch?
0:30:27 > 0:30:28I DO buy the brooch!
0:30:28 > 0:30:31..but she's particularly pumped up about this one.
0:30:31 > 0:30:34Hello! He was nice.
0:30:34 > 0:30:36Shall we turn round?
0:30:36 > 0:30:38Catherine!
0:30:38 > 0:30:41Auctioneer Paul from Carlisle, via Scotland,
0:30:41 > 0:30:44is another tripper with many miles on the clock...
0:30:44 > 0:30:47Mmmm, I LOVE this stuff.
0:30:47 > 0:30:50Although the two have never been paired up before,
0:30:50 > 0:30:53Mr Laidlaw's reputation precedes him.
0:30:53 > 0:30:57You have this amazing ability to go in
0:30:57 > 0:31:01and just Hoover up amazing things,
0:31:01 > 0:31:04and you will see something that nobody else sees,
0:31:04 > 0:31:06and everybody else will walk past.
0:31:06 > 0:31:10And then it turns to gold.
0:31:10 > 0:31:13Their Morris Minor's more custard than gold
0:31:13 > 0:31:17and dates from a time before seatbelts were mandatory.
0:31:17 > 0:31:21With £200 each and the sun shining down, let joy be your guide.
0:31:21 > 0:31:26I think we're going to be happy here. Woohoo! We are on our way!
0:31:28 > 0:31:32Our journey begins in Portrush, County Antrim, and after exploring
0:31:32 > 0:31:35Northern Ireland, crosses the sea towards Scotland
0:31:35 > 0:31:39before arriving several hundred miles later in Aberdeen.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44Today we kick off on the coast at Portrush
0:31:44 > 0:31:47and then make our way south towards an auction in Omagh.
0:31:50 > 0:31:52- That looks tasty.- I'll swap.
0:31:52 > 0:31:54- No!- Oh, Catherine.
0:31:54 > 0:31:58- No.- Oh, please!- I'm going to come back with armfuls.
0:31:58 > 0:32:00ARMFULS of goodies!
0:32:00 > 0:32:03- See you later.- Have a good 'un. See you later.
0:32:06 > 0:32:10- Hello.- Hello.- What have we here?
0:32:10 > 0:32:12Quite a lot by the looks of it.
0:32:12 > 0:32:15- Sorry, you are?- John. - Hello, John. I'm Catherine.
0:32:15 > 0:32:19- Nice to meet you.- Yeah. - Charmed, I'm sure.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23There's a lot of retro and there's a lot of vintage.
0:32:23 > 0:32:26Of course, a lot of it comes down to really knowing the market,
0:32:26 > 0:32:29knowing what people around here want to buy.
0:32:29 > 0:32:32- Or I could just take a punt. - That's the spirit, girl.
0:32:32 > 0:32:34That is amazing.
0:32:34 > 0:32:37- Can I try it on?- Of course you can.
0:32:38 > 0:32:42- Colourful. - I feel like I could do anything.
0:32:42 > 0:32:45- John remains tight-lipped. - Oh, my goodness.
0:32:45 > 0:32:49I just really, really, really want to buy that.
0:32:49 > 0:32:51Unbelievably, there's a choice.
0:32:51 > 0:32:53Yay, baby!
0:32:53 > 0:32:57I feel like I should be on a children's TV programme.
0:32:57 > 0:33:00Yikes! But will these things actually sell?
0:33:00 > 0:33:04- Actually, it's an evening auction that we're going to.- Yeah.
0:33:04 > 0:33:08- Turn down the light.- Yeah. - Put a bit of disco music on.
0:33:08 > 0:33:13Sounds fab! This £70 one has the most flare though(!)
0:33:13 > 0:33:16I will charge you...£25.
0:33:17 > 0:33:19I've got to have that.
0:33:19 > 0:33:21I've GOT to have it.
0:33:21 > 0:33:24John, we are good friends here. I'm enjoying this.
0:33:24 > 0:33:26Yeah, man. Groovy deal.
0:33:26 > 0:33:30Now, what about our other man in tweed elsewhere in Portrush?
0:33:30 > 0:33:33- Good morning.- Good morning, Paul. Great to have you here.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36- Great to be here. You're Ernie?- I'm Ernie, yes.
0:33:36 > 0:33:38My grandfaither was an Ernie. Another Irishman.
0:33:38 > 0:33:40Well, who knew?
0:33:41 > 0:33:44Much more of a traditional antiques shop, this one, which,
0:33:44 > 0:33:47considering Paul's tastes, could be a good thing.
0:33:47 > 0:33:52- Why is that open locket sitting on its own?- This?- Yeah.
0:33:52 > 0:33:55That could pay £35.
0:33:55 > 0:33:56It's nine carat.
0:33:56 > 0:34:00It's going to be a late 19th, maybe early 20th century affair.
0:34:00 > 0:34:04You've got those double bevel-edged oval plates,
0:34:04 > 0:34:07and how on earth do you get your photograph in there?
0:34:07 > 0:34:12You just unscrew that little terminal there and we're in.
0:34:12 > 0:34:14- Two little photographs in there. - That's right.
0:34:14 > 0:34:17I think it's rather nice, but there's not a lot of gold in it.
0:34:17 > 0:34:19Just 20 quid's worth.
0:34:19 > 0:34:21- £28.- 28?
0:34:21 > 0:34:24I'll come right back at you with 22.
0:34:24 > 0:34:28- No.- It's inevitable where we end up, isn't it?
0:34:29 > 0:34:31Surely you're ahead of me here.
0:34:31 > 0:34:35- Think about that at 25. I'm going to put it there.- Did you say 25?
0:34:35 > 0:34:39I did, aye. It's no done yet, but I think we both know it is.
0:34:39 > 0:34:42HE LAUGHS
0:34:42 > 0:34:47Er, to clarify, I think they've come down from 59 to £25. Now, moving on.
0:34:47 > 0:34:50What's that?
0:34:50 > 0:34:51I don't know.
0:34:51 > 0:34:54It's £7.50, that's what it is.
0:34:54 > 0:34:56Well, we know its date.
0:34:56 > 0:34:59That's going to date to the '30s, isn't it, with that aesthetic?
0:34:59 > 0:35:01Do me a deal.
0:35:01 > 0:35:03Mystery object and that, and if you do me the right deal,
0:35:03 > 0:35:05I'll tell you what it is.
0:35:05 > 0:35:06That's one way of doing it!
0:35:06 > 0:35:09- £32.- 32? 32?
0:35:09 > 0:35:11Uh-huh.
0:35:11 > 0:35:13It's 30 quid's worth, isn't it?
0:35:13 > 0:35:15- No, we'll split the two.- Are we?
0:35:15 > 0:35:16You said I was mean - a quid?!
0:35:16 > 0:35:19- Aye, but a quid's a quid. - Quid IS a quid.
0:35:19 > 0:35:21Ernie, you're a gentleman.
0:35:21 > 0:35:23Ernie, you know what it is?
0:35:23 > 0:35:28I think that's the funkiest sugar caster I've ever seen.
0:35:28 > 0:35:29Sweet!
0:35:29 > 0:35:31Strawberries. "Pass me the sugar, darling."
0:35:31 > 0:35:34He looks chuffed. What about Catherine?
0:35:34 > 0:35:37- This is for washing?- No.- No?
0:35:37 > 0:35:40- This would have been for mashing. - Oh, no, it's not a dolly.
0:35:40 > 0:35:43Mashing potatoes.
0:35:43 > 0:35:46- Feel the weight. - How old is this, by the way?
0:35:46 > 0:35:48Around about 1920s, 1930s.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51- What is on this anyway?- 65.
0:35:51 > 0:35:54I'll do you 25.
0:35:54 > 0:35:56Everything's 25 in your shop.
0:35:56 > 0:36:00I'm going to go outside and I'm going to rename this shop.
0:36:00 > 0:36:03It's not Vintage any more, it's "Everything £25".
0:36:03 > 0:36:07- It's cos I like your smile. - Oh, thank you.
0:36:07 > 0:36:11It looks like, after a vintage start, she's hedging her bets a bit.
0:36:11 > 0:36:14This is pokerwork, so we've got a frame.
0:36:14 > 0:36:17This was probably going to be used as a mirror or something
0:36:17 > 0:36:21once upon a time and then this pattern has been created with
0:36:21 > 0:36:25a hot poker, but, against what I've just bought,
0:36:25 > 0:36:29that just looks so dull, doesn't it?
0:36:29 > 0:36:31Good solid antique, though.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34What do you think about this? Do people buy this sort of thing?
0:36:34 > 0:36:37Do they like this here in Northern Ireland?
0:36:37 > 0:36:40Yes, it's fabulous to put a mirror in or make a fuller frame,
0:36:40 > 0:36:42or a toilet seat.
0:36:42 > 0:36:44That's a very strange toilet seat.
0:36:44 > 0:36:47What sort of toilets do you have here in Northern Ireland?
0:36:47 > 0:36:50Fancy ones, I guess.
0:36:50 > 0:36:52- I'll do you 25.- Would you?
0:36:52 > 0:36:55- As usual.- Can I put this to one side, John?- Yeah.
0:36:55 > 0:36:57She's piling them up.
0:36:57 > 0:36:59What is that? A little brooch with a bird on?
0:36:59 > 0:37:02- That looks a bit arts and craftsy.- Yeah.
0:37:02 > 0:37:06- What would you say that is?- A bird.
0:37:06 > 0:37:09- No, but what type?- I don't know.
0:37:09 > 0:37:10Even I know it's a bird.
0:37:10 > 0:37:11Yeah, come on, John.
0:37:11 > 0:37:15And you're going to ask me how much, aren't you?
0:37:15 > 0:37:17Well, it's the million dollar question.
0:37:17 > 0:37:21- We'd really be looking at 20. - That just really jumped out at me.
0:37:21 > 0:37:24I want to buy another two items from you.
0:37:24 > 0:37:29That's 25, that's 25 and that is not 25.
0:37:29 > 0:37:31Could that be 15?
0:37:33 > 0:37:37- 18.- 18. I'm definitely going to go for this.- Really?
0:37:37 > 0:37:41I'm going to do 25. And I'm done.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44Three items.
0:37:46 > 0:37:51So, after that little buying frenzy, let's now follow Paul and the Minor
0:37:51 > 0:37:54moving towards Londonderry, or Derry as it's also known.
0:37:55 > 0:37:58Paul's come to the Tower Museum to find out about
0:37:58 > 0:38:02the huge role the city played during World War II.
0:38:02 > 0:38:04- Hi, is it Margaret?- It is indeed, Paul. Welcome to the museum.
0:38:04 > 0:38:08Thanks very much. I am more than delighted to be here.
0:38:08 > 0:38:10In the Battle of the Atlantic,
0:38:10 > 0:38:13the conflict's longest military campaign,
0:38:13 > 0:38:19the port on the River Foyle assumed huge strategic importance.
0:38:19 > 0:38:23For almost the entire war, supply convoys from North America
0:38:23 > 0:38:25and the Allied forces trying to protect them,
0:38:25 > 0:38:28were pursued by the U-boats and warships of the German navy,
0:38:28 > 0:38:33but it was the invasion of France that brought the battle here.
0:38:33 > 0:38:36To protect the shipping, the Allies needed a port and Derry then,
0:38:36 > 0:38:38after the fall of France,
0:38:38 > 0:38:41became a really vital port in defence of those ships.
0:38:41 > 0:38:45- OK. Was it a big port before then? - No, not really.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48It was a fairly small port
0:38:48 > 0:38:50and quite a small little town in its own right.
0:38:50 > 0:38:53The war thrust Derry into the limelight.
0:38:53 > 0:38:56Because the Allies needed this most westerly port,
0:38:56 > 0:38:59Derry then became very significant, not only just for the British,
0:38:59 > 0:39:01but also for the other Allied forces.
0:39:01 > 0:39:04I just can't imagine what it was like in Derry at that time
0:39:04 > 0:39:07cos it was a small backwater, and now, all of a sudden,
0:39:07 > 0:39:10all these different voices and nationalities.
0:39:10 > 0:39:14Those troops were stationed at a port blessed with a stretch of deep
0:39:14 > 0:39:20water wide enough to accommodate up to 130 ships at any one time.
0:39:20 > 0:39:22There are some interesting photographs in the archive
0:39:22 > 0:39:26showing the sheer scale of the ships lined up alongside one another.
0:39:26 > 0:39:28People have often commented in the past that you could
0:39:28 > 0:39:32walk from ship to ship to ship from one side of the river to the other.
0:39:32 > 0:39:34I don't know how true that is.
0:39:34 > 0:39:39The city, which miraculously escaped destruction by the Luftwaffe,
0:39:39 > 0:39:43became the front line in the battle against the U-boats.
0:39:43 > 0:39:48By the time victory was won, over 100,000 lives had been lost
0:39:48 > 0:39:52and, once again, the port of Derry made the headlines.
0:39:52 > 0:39:55When the U-boats surrendered back in 1945, they had to surrender to their
0:39:55 > 0:39:59nearest port, and it's interesting because Derry continues to play that
0:39:59 > 0:40:00role, then, of being significant
0:40:00 > 0:40:06- because the official surrendering of the U-boat is taken here.- Is it?
0:40:06 > 0:40:08Yes, the Admiral, Commander of the Fleet
0:40:08 > 0:40:10of the Western Approaches, Sir Max Horton,
0:40:10 > 0:40:14he comes in person to the city to accept the official surrender.
0:40:14 > 0:40:17So U-boats sail up the Foyle into the harbour?
0:40:17 > 0:40:19Yes, to formally surrender.
0:40:19 > 0:40:22I think in the first instance there are about eight
0:40:22 > 0:40:25and they're escorted up the river by ships from each of the
0:40:25 > 0:40:28Allied forces, the Americans, the British and the Canadians.
0:40:28 > 0:40:29Over the next number of months,
0:40:29 > 0:40:34upwards of 60 odd U-boats come into the city and surrendered here.
0:40:34 > 0:40:36Then most are taken out and scuttled, but, because they were
0:40:36 > 0:40:39here for a while, some of the things were obviously
0:40:39 > 0:40:41taken from the U-boats and kept as souvenirs.
0:40:41 > 0:40:44I recognise some but not all of these.
0:40:44 > 0:40:48In front of us, and this is iconic, a Kriegsmarine bulkhead clock
0:40:48 > 0:40:52- from a U-boat.- From a U-boat, yes.
0:40:52 > 0:40:55Probably is one of our prized items within this collection.
0:40:55 > 0:40:58I get that and I get the Iron Crosses, War Merit Crosses
0:40:58 > 0:41:02and Schirmmutze and ratings caps,
0:41:02 > 0:41:05but why is there a stock pot or whatever?
0:41:05 > 0:41:09- What is that?- We see it as a cooking pot.
0:41:09 > 0:41:12We think it was used for cooking food onboard.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15- U1108 struck on the side of it. Is that a U-boat reference?- Yes.
0:41:15 > 0:41:17Oh, my word.
0:41:17 > 0:41:20You can imagine how cramped the conditions were onboard
0:41:20 > 0:41:23the U-boats and how they had little space to do everyday tasks
0:41:23 > 0:41:25like making some food.
0:41:25 > 0:41:29In the Atlantic, in all the weather that that can generate,
0:41:29 > 0:41:35- you and 30-odd of your comrades, this brings it home.- It does.
0:41:35 > 0:41:38Those POWs on their way to Belfast may once have been
0:41:38 > 0:41:41our bitter enemies, but they were also brave men.
0:41:41 > 0:41:46The U-boat crews suffered a frightening death toll of over 82%.
0:41:46 > 0:41:49The Kriegsmarine U-boat personnel referred to them commonly,
0:41:49 > 0:41:52- I believe, as "Iron Coffins". - Yes, they did.
0:41:52 > 0:41:55They were the enemy, but, again, it's a human story.
0:41:55 > 0:41:57I can't imagine what it would have been like to witness those
0:41:57 > 0:42:00guys coming off the U-boats as they surrendered here.
0:42:00 > 0:42:02Obviously, it's the end of the war for them
0:42:02 > 0:42:05but, luckily as well, they probably think,
0:42:05 > 0:42:07"Thank goodness I've survived."
0:42:11 > 0:42:13Elsewhere in the walled city,
0:42:13 > 0:42:16Catherine's on the lookout for her next shop.
0:42:18 > 0:42:21- Hello, there. Hi. I'm Catherine.- Simon.
0:42:21 > 0:42:24- Hello, Simon. Nice to meet you. - You're very welcome today.
0:42:24 > 0:42:26Thank you very much.
0:42:33 > 0:42:34Got a good ring to it.
0:42:34 > 0:42:37- What is the price you would put on that?- 35.
0:42:37 > 0:42:41What are people going to be interested in more? I don't know.
0:42:41 > 0:42:43Best take a closer look at it then.
0:42:43 > 0:42:44This is horn.
0:42:44 > 0:42:46I mean, this isn't silver,
0:42:46 > 0:42:49but we've got this sort of plated part at the top, mounts here
0:42:49 > 0:42:52and they're quite nicely engraved and you've got this
0:42:52 > 0:42:54nice plaque at the bottom where you could put a name on.
0:42:54 > 0:42:57- Do people like having these in the home?- Around here, yes.
0:42:57 > 0:42:59Gives them a sense of authority, does it,
0:42:59 > 0:43:02when they're trying to get their loved ones down to dinner?
0:43:02 > 0:43:03I can go down to 30 on that one.
0:43:03 > 0:43:06And you think that's going to make some money?
0:43:06 > 0:43:08I think so. Around here, yes.
0:43:08 > 0:43:10Thank you very much.
0:43:10 > 0:43:12What a deal for £30, Catherine!
0:43:12 > 0:43:13Thanks a lot, Simon, bye-bye.
0:43:13 > 0:43:16GONG CLANGS
0:43:16 > 0:43:20And on that note, time to take a rest and have some shuteye.
0:43:20 > 0:43:21Nighty-night.
0:43:23 > 0:43:27Next morning, nobody's letting the weather dampen their spirits.
0:43:27 > 0:43:29Why have we never done this before?
0:43:29 > 0:43:32- Why have we never road-tripped before?- I don't know.
0:43:32 > 0:43:35We're having so much fun. This is madness.
0:43:36 > 0:43:41Our next stop is Sandholes, County Tyrone.
0:43:41 > 0:43:44It's Paul's first shop of the day.
0:43:44 > 0:43:46- Hello, there. Is it Stanley?- Yes.
0:43:46 > 0:43:48- Welcome, Paul.- Good to see you.
0:43:48 > 0:43:50Holy Moses!
0:43:50 > 0:43:54- If you told me this was a museum, I'd pay you an admission fee.- Good.
0:43:54 > 0:43:57I'm glad to hear it.
0:43:57 > 0:44:01Luckily, Paul has his antiques radar turned on
0:44:01 > 0:44:02and gets straight to business.
0:44:04 > 0:44:08Give me a bargain price on that then. £10.
0:44:11 > 0:44:14That was quick. What is it exactly, Paul?
0:44:14 > 0:44:19A little Victorian gilt tooled burgundy leather case.
0:44:19 > 0:44:23You open it up and this was expensive in its day, was it not?
0:44:23 > 0:44:28- It would have been. - A lovely little lady's manicure set.
0:44:28 > 0:44:30What does one need to tidy one's nails?
0:44:30 > 0:44:35Well, you need a pair of...scissors and, if you're affluent enough,
0:44:35 > 0:44:39you buy them with silver handles and that's what they have.
0:44:39 > 0:44:41Yup, the ticket price was £19.
0:44:41 > 0:44:45Any other underappreciated gems in here, Paul?
0:44:45 > 0:44:51These are unusual. Very competently turned shoulder baluster there.
0:44:51 > 0:44:56That is a good eye and a skilful hand at work.
0:44:56 > 0:45:00Now, the label says "two rosewood candlesticks".
0:45:00 > 0:45:04That's not rosewood. That's olivewood.
0:45:04 > 0:45:08These come from what was Palestine, when these were made,
0:45:08 > 0:45:11or the Holy Lands, as they'd have been referred to.
0:45:11 > 0:45:13Do you know what,
0:45:13 > 0:45:16I can prove that because there are little marks there.
0:45:16 > 0:45:18That's Hebrew script.
0:45:18 > 0:45:24These are tourist souvenirs brought back by some
0:45:24 > 0:45:26late Victorian traveller who visited Jerusalem.
0:45:26 > 0:45:30The ticket price on those is £18.
0:45:30 > 0:45:33- Stanley?- Yeah.- You're not going to sell them quickly.
0:45:33 > 0:45:36I think they're hard work, but you've got me.
0:45:38 > 0:45:40- COUGHS:- Cheap! Cheap!
0:45:40 > 0:45:43£10. You couldn't get much cheaper than that.
0:45:43 > 0:45:49I'd be daft not to take a punt on that. You've done it.
0:45:49 > 0:45:52Well done, Paul. Another two knots in the old bag.
0:45:52 > 0:45:56And with our two trust experts reunited, it's time
0:45:56 > 0:45:59to manoeuvre the Morris towards the village of Moy.
0:45:59 > 0:46:00Isn't it lovely
0:46:00 > 0:46:05how our pair seem to get on so well, most of the time? Ha!
0:46:05 > 0:46:09There is one thing I have seen and it happens to be in this cabinet.
0:46:09 > 0:46:11Does it have a doggy theme?
0:46:11 > 0:46:14Would you please remove yourself from this cabinet?
0:46:14 > 0:46:18- Oh, dear.- What is it? What have you seen?- I'm not telling.
0:46:18 > 0:46:22- Get out!- Is it the spoon with the dog head terminal at £12,
0:46:22 > 0:46:24and the christening spoon in the case at £12?
0:46:24 > 0:46:27Oh, yes, nice things.
0:46:27 > 0:46:29I've already had a look at it. It's bagsied.
0:46:29 > 0:46:32PAUL LAUGHS
0:46:32 > 0:46:34That's so unfair because...
0:46:34 > 0:46:36I'm not playing any more.
0:46:36 > 0:46:39- Is the expression "first dibs"? - I'm not playing.
0:46:39 > 0:46:42Will Catherine graciously accept defeat?
0:46:42 > 0:46:44Right, I'm going to sulk. I am gutted!
0:46:44 > 0:46:49- The honeymoon's not even started. - No, it's divorce already. I'm sorry.
0:46:49 > 0:46:51- Oh, no!- It's divorce. - Well, I want the dog.
0:46:51 > 0:46:54HE LAUGHS
0:46:54 > 0:46:57Looks like our gentleman's not having any second thoughts then.
0:46:57 > 0:47:00- Dermot, how you doing? - Not too bad, Paul. How are you?
0:47:00 > 0:47:04Two wee cheapies. Not badly priced either, in all honesty...
0:47:04 > 0:47:06Fair price, yeah.
0:47:06 > 0:47:10..but a hard man like myself is looking for a discount, of course.
0:47:10 > 0:47:14Let me see. 24. Say three at £8.
0:47:14 > 0:47:17£16 for the two, same price?
0:47:17 > 0:47:19You're a gentleman, Dermot.
0:47:19 > 0:47:21No clowning about with you or I, is there? Wonderful.
0:47:21 > 0:47:26And from clowning about...to some monkey business.
0:47:26 > 0:47:31If I look like the cat that got the cream,
0:47:31 > 0:47:34how about, as an antidote, the monkey that got the apple?
0:47:34 > 0:47:37Aye, it's a wee belter, I don't mind telling you.
0:47:37 > 0:47:41English, mid-20th century. Late '30s-1940s.
0:47:41 > 0:47:46It does have a back stamp which I cannot read.
0:47:46 > 0:47:51- I think that is just a lovely little model.- Sounds promising.
0:47:51 > 0:47:56I've spoken to Dermot and this can be bought today for all of £15,
0:47:56 > 0:47:59and I think you're not looking at a monkey.
0:47:59 > 0:48:02You're looking at a peace offering from me to Catherine.
0:48:02 > 0:48:08- Wise move.- You've got to do some serious schmoozing.
0:48:08 > 0:48:11- I'm trying.- A monkey's not going to do it, my friend.- It SHOULD.
0:48:11 > 0:48:13I think that's a wee belter.
0:48:13 > 0:48:16It's 15 quid if you want it.
0:48:16 > 0:48:18You buy it and I'll have the spoon.
0:48:18 > 0:48:20HE LAUGHS
0:48:20 > 0:48:22You buy that and I'll have the spoon.
0:48:22 > 0:48:24Remind me never to play poker with you. You're all want.
0:48:24 > 0:48:27- Do you want it?- No, thank you.
0:48:27 > 0:48:30Worth a try. Maybe flowers would have been more appropriate.
0:48:30 > 0:48:32- How you doing?- Hi, Paul. - I'm back.- Good.
0:48:32 > 0:48:36- £15 you said.- I said, yeah. - It's a deal.- Lordy!
0:48:36 > 0:48:40- Catherine doesn't want my poor wee monkey.- He's a good guy, this.
0:48:40 > 0:48:42- He's all right, isn't he?- Yeah, he's different, isn't he?
0:48:42 > 0:48:45Well, he's different and he's coming home with me.
0:48:45 > 0:48:47Yeah.
0:48:47 > 0:48:51And now Catherine's grabbed Dermot for a bit of Southon schmoozing
0:48:51 > 0:48:56and Dermot's had a rummage in his special cupboard. Look out!
0:48:56 > 0:48:58Ah!
0:48:58 > 0:49:02- So these are Victorian? - These are Victorian handcuffs.
0:49:02 > 0:49:05They were known as Irish Eights, cos they're in the shape of an eight.
0:49:05 > 0:49:07Where's the key number? There it is.
0:49:07 > 0:49:09Matching numbers, so they still work.
0:49:09 > 0:49:12They're great, aren't they? So these are Irish?
0:49:12 > 0:49:15These would have been made in England
0:49:15 > 0:49:19but only used in Ireland by the RIC, which was the Irish police.
0:49:19 > 0:49:22- What are you asking for?- Well...
0:49:22 > 0:49:25Please be kind to me. I've had a BAD afternoon with that ladle.
0:49:25 > 0:49:29Online, these would make 120 quid.
0:49:31 > 0:49:33Now, for you, I'll take the money back.
0:49:33 > 0:49:35- What was your money?- 50 quid.
0:49:35 > 0:49:38- Sounds like a good price. - Can I give you a bit less than that?
0:49:38 > 0:49:41- Blimey!- What were you thinking of?
0:49:41 > 0:49:45Ideally, honestly, I would like about 30. What could you do?
0:49:45 > 0:49:4840 quid. I'm taking a loss of a tenner on it.
0:49:50 > 0:49:53You're a star. I think I've got a chance with those.
0:49:53 > 0:49:56Take a chance. Those will make money.
0:49:57 > 0:49:59With the golden handcuffs in the bag,
0:49:59 > 0:50:02let's have a look at what they've got.
0:50:02 > 0:50:07Paul parted with £82 for THOSE spoons, a sugar sifter,
0:50:07 > 0:50:11some candlesticks, a locket, a manicure set
0:50:11 > 0:50:14and, of course, a monkey figurine.
0:50:16 > 0:50:21While Catherine spent £138 on a gong, a frame, a brooch,
0:50:21 > 0:50:25some handcuffs and that very colourful suit.
0:50:25 > 0:50:28So, what did they make of each other's buys?
0:50:28 > 0:50:31Of course, I'm very upset about Spoongate,
0:50:31 > 0:50:33so we're best not to mention the spoon.
0:50:33 > 0:50:38The monkey that Catherine could have had for £15,
0:50:38 > 0:50:43which I have now identified as early Beswick and rather rare.
0:50:43 > 0:50:46After setting off from Portrush,
0:50:46 > 0:50:48our experts are now making for an
0:50:48 > 0:50:50auction closer to the border, in Omagh.
0:50:50 > 0:50:54They're fairly used to livestock sales at Viewback Auctions,
0:50:54 > 0:50:57although monkeys are, of course, rare.
0:50:57 > 0:51:00Welcome to the world of Irish auctions, Catherine.
0:51:00 > 0:51:03Good luck, my friend, good luck.
0:51:03 > 0:51:05You say that with menace!
0:51:05 > 0:51:08Auctioneer Geoffrey Simpson is commanding the room today.
0:51:11 > 0:51:15- This is packed.- Bums on seats.- This is good. I've got a good feeling.
0:51:15 > 0:51:16I told you.
0:51:16 > 0:51:20She did, indeed. Let's see what they make of Paul's candlesticks.
0:51:20 > 0:51:24- There's a twitching going on here. There's a nervous twitch.- There is.
0:51:24 > 0:51:28£50. 40. 30. 20. 10. Starting at a fiver.
0:51:28 > 0:51:30Fiver bid. At five, at five, at five.
0:51:30 > 0:51:33Anybody going to give me seven? £7. £9 down the back. At nine.
0:51:33 > 0:51:36- At 11. At 11, at 11.- We're in profit.
0:51:36 > 0:51:39At 11. 13. 13, gentleman in the middle.
0:51:39 > 0:51:44At 13. At 13. 15 to the lady. Is everybody happy at £15?
0:51:44 > 0:51:49- Not ecstatic, but better than nought. I'm happy.- Well done.
0:51:49 > 0:51:51Yep, a modest start.
0:51:51 > 0:51:55Calling all fine diners, it's Catherine's first lot.
0:51:55 > 0:52:02- Wait a minute. This is your lot. - This is my gong.
0:52:02 > 0:52:03Do keep up.
0:52:03 > 0:52:05At £30. Any advance on 30?
0:52:05 > 0:52:07I'm going to sell at £35 if we can't get more money.
0:52:07 > 0:52:11- Oh, no, more.- At £35. 40. At 40. And again at 40.
0:52:11 > 0:52:13At 40, at 40, at 40, at £40.
0:52:13 > 0:52:16At £40 it is once. £40 it is twice.
0:52:16 > 0:52:20Is everybody happy at £40?
0:52:20 > 0:52:22This bodes well. One profit each.
0:52:23 > 0:52:27Oi-oi, it's the monkey. Was Catherine right to reject him?
0:52:27 > 0:52:29You stared a gift horse in the mouth.
0:52:29 > 0:52:32You didn't give it to me properly. If you... I was cross.
0:52:32 > 0:52:35- If you'd have given that to me... - Were you?- Yes, I was.
0:52:35 > 0:52:38- It's designed by...- Oh, OK.
0:52:38 > 0:52:40It has a printed and impressed marque.
0:52:40 > 0:52:42With a build-up like that,
0:52:42 > 0:52:45who's going to give me £75 to start the bidding?
0:52:45 > 0:52:48- 60.- No.- 50. 30.
0:52:48 > 0:52:51£30 bid. At £30. At 30. At 35.
0:52:51 > 0:52:52£40 at the back on the phone.
0:52:52 > 0:52:54- Genius.- On the phone?
0:52:54 > 0:52:56- £40.- Could have had that.
0:52:56 > 0:52:58I'm going to sell it at £40 if I can't get more money.
0:52:58 > 0:53:02At £40, it is once. At £40 twice.
0:53:02 > 0:53:06All finished and done at... New blood. At 45. At 45.
0:53:06 > 0:53:11At 45 here at the front. At 45 once. Twice.
0:53:11 > 0:53:15All finished, all done at 45. Lady at the front at 45.
0:53:15 > 0:53:16It's not peanuts.
0:53:16 > 0:53:19It's hotting up. I can feel it.
0:53:19 > 0:53:22How will Catherine's arresting purchase fair?
0:53:22 > 0:53:25- Who's going to give me £100? - Oh, yes, please.
0:53:25 > 0:53:3075. Start me at 50. £50 bid. At £50.
0:53:30 > 0:53:34Any advance on 50? At £50. £60 on my right.
0:53:34 > 0:53:36He's got 60 quid.
0:53:36 > 0:53:3770. At £70.
0:53:37 > 0:53:41Did he say 70? You wish you'd have bought these, don't you?
0:53:41 > 0:53:45All finished, all done at £70. You got them at 70.
0:53:45 > 0:53:47That'll ease the monkey regrets.
0:53:47 > 0:53:52I knew I loved Northern Ireland. This is great.
0:53:52 > 0:53:54Paul's manicure set next.
0:53:54 > 0:53:56Do you manicure?
0:53:56 > 0:53:58Well, no.
0:53:59 > 0:54:01Who's going to give me £50?
0:54:01 > 0:54:0540. 30. 20. £20 bid. At £20.
0:54:05 > 0:54:07- That's all right.- That's fine.
0:54:07 > 0:54:1225 over here. £30 in the back. At £30. At 30, at 30, at 30.
0:54:12 > 0:54:1535 in the middle. £35. At 35.
0:54:15 > 0:54:18- At 40. At 40, at 40, at 40.- 40?
0:54:18 > 0:54:21At £40 it is. 45. New blood.
0:54:21 > 0:54:23God bless you. Come again.
0:54:23 > 0:54:27At 50 down here. At £50. Any advance on 50?
0:54:27 > 0:54:30All finished, all done at £50. Lady at the front at 50.
0:54:30 > 0:54:32That was a hit.
0:54:32 > 0:54:35I mean they were nice. They weren't that nice.
0:54:35 > 0:54:38Never mind nice, they were spectacular.
0:54:38 > 0:54:4250 quid spectacular, woman!
0:54:42 > 0:54:45Catherine's pokerwork frame. No losses yet.
0:54:45 > 0:54:48The most stylish object in tonight's sale.
0:54:48 > 0:54:51Did he say it was the most stylish object in the sale?
0:54:51 > 0:54:53That's what I said about it.
0:54:53 > 0:54:56I rate this rather highly as an object.
0:54:56 > 0:54:57You listening to this?
0:54:57 > 0:55:00£200. 150.
0:55:00 > 0:55:02Start me at £100.
0:55:02 > 0:55:04Start me at £50.
0:55:04 > 0:55:0640? £40 bid.
0:55:06 > 0:55:08At £40. At 40, at 40, at 40.
0:55:08 > 0:55:11Straight in, no? He thinks 200.
0:55:11 > 0:55:1445. 50 on the phone. At 50 on the phone.
0:55:14 > 0:55:16On the phone? Did he say on the phone?
0:55:16 > 0:55:2055 seated. At 55 seated. Any advance on 55?
0:55:20 > 0:55:2355. At 55. At 60, new blood.
0:55:23 > 0:55:25They are queueing up to buy the mirror.
0:55:25 > 0:55:29They've all come tonight to buy the mirror.
0:55:29 > 0:55:30I see looks of pleasure,
0:55:30 > 0:55:34almost ecstasy on the faces of our celebrities.
0:55:34 > 0:55:39All finished and done at £60? Lady's bid on my extreme right at £60.
0:55:39 > 0:55:41- I'm pleased with that.- Pleased?
0:55:42 > 0:55:45This is a very nice auction indeed.
0:55:45 > 0:55:49Time for Paul's controversial spoons and his caster.
0:55:49 > 0:55:52Start me at £50. 40. 30.
0:55:52 > 0:55:54£30 bid. At the very back at £30.
0:55:54 > 0:55:56Straight in, come on, keep it going.
0:55:56 > 0:55:5830. At 35. At 35 with me.
0:55:58 > 0:55:59That's enough.
0:55:59 > 0:56:03£40. Any advance on 40? Who's going to give me 45?
0:56:03 > 0:56:07- I never liked that spoon anyway. - You like it a lot less now.
0:56:07 > 0:56:09At £40 it is twice.
0:56:09 > 0:56:12All finished, all done at £40.
0:56:13 > 0:56:15Will the profits never cease?
0:56:15 > 0:56:17Catherine's bird brooch is next.
0:56:17 > 0:56:20Start me off at £20. 15.
0:56:20 > 0:56:2310 anywhere to begin the bidding. £10 bid down here.
0:56:23 > 0:56:28- £10? I paid 18.- Oh, right.
0:56:28 > 0:56:31At £10 in the middle there. At £10 and I'm going to sell it.
0:56:31 > 0:56:33At £10 if we can't get more money.
0:56:33 > 0:56:36All finished, all done at the back there at £10.
0:56:36 > 0:56:40£10 more than it's worth.
0:56:40 > 0:56:41Don't be so rude.
0:56:41 > 0:56:43Don't listen to him, Catherine.
0:56:43 > 0:56:45Paul's locket is up now.
0:56:45 > 0:56:47Start me off at £100. £70.
0:56:47 > 0:56:48- I like his optimism.- No.
0:56:48 > 0:56:5340. £40 bid. At 40, at 40, at 40. At 50. At £50.
0:56:53 > 0:56:54Any advance on 50?
0:56:54 > 0:56:57- 50, that's amazing.- Not bad.
0:56:57 > 0:56:58£50 it is once.
0:56:58 > 0:57:00- That's good, Paul.- I'll take it.
0:57:00 > 0:57:02All finished, all done at £50. That's £50.
0:57:02 > 0:57:04Well done. That is good.
0:57:04 > 0:57:07Doubled up. Just one lot to go.
0:57:07 > 0:57:10My work here is done. Good luck with fancy dress.
0:57:10 > 0:57:14Now that IS rude. I'm rooting for you, Catherine.
0:57:14 > 0:57:17A vintage, retro 1970s jacket.
0:57:17 > 0:57:19Hey!
0:57:19 > 0:57:22That's the way to sell it, Bridget.
0:57:22 > 0:57:23Wahey!
0:57:23 > 0:57:26All you get is the...
0:57:26 > 0:57:28Doesn't she look fabulous?
0:57:30 > 0:57:33The star of the show, Bridget.
0:57:33 > 0:57:34It actually fits really well.
0:57:34 > 0:57:36£50. 40. 30. 20.
0:57:36 > 0:57:39- £20 bid. At 25. - At 30 by a gentleman.
0:57:39 > 0:57:41Oh, my goodness!
0:57:41 > 0:57:4350 back there. At 50.
0:57:43 > 0:57:44What?
0:57:44 > 0:57:46At 50. At 60 at the back. At £60.
0:57:46 > 0:57:49At £60, it is once. £60, it is twice.
0:57:49 > 0:57:53All finished and done at £60. Well done, sir.
0:57:53 > 0:57:55Well done!
0:57:55 > 0:57:57You did a great job.
0:57:57 > 0:58:00She certainly did. Another mighty profit.
0:58:00 > 0:58:03Well, I don't know about you but I am ready for my bed.
0:58:03 > 0:58:06- Are we going to get our slippers? - Absolutely. We need slippers.
0:58:06 > 0:58:09That really was auction night fever.
0:58:09 > 0:58:11Catherine started out with £200
0:58:11 > 0:58:15and made, after paying auction costs, a profit of £58.80.
0:58:17 > 0:58:20Paul began with the same sum and, after paying auction costs,
0:58:20 > 0:58:24he's produced a profit of £82 and a slim lead.
0:58:24 > 0:58:27We are out of here.
0:58:27 > 0:58:29Profits all the way!
0:58:29 > 0:58:31Until next time, then, you cheeky scamps!