0:00:02 > 0:00:04It's the nation's favourite antiques experts...
0:00:04 > 0:00:05This is beautiful!
0:00:05 > 0:00:06That's the way to do this.
0:00:06 > 0:00:12..with £200 each, a classic car and a goal - to scour for antiques.
0:00:12 > 0:00:13Joy.
0:00:13 > 0:00:14Hello!
0:00:14 > 0:00:16The aim - to make the biggest profit at auction,
0:00:16 > 0:00:18but it's no mean feat.
0:00:19 > 0:00:22There'll be worthy winners...
0:00:22 > 0:00:23- Sorry, sorry! - ..and valiant losers.
0:00:23 > 0:00:26So, will it be the high road to glory
0:00:26 > 0:00:27or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:27 > 0:00:29The handbrake's on!
0:00:29 > 0:00:31This is Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:35 > 0:00:38SWING MUSIC PLAYS
0:00:38 > 0:00:40On this third leg of the trip,
0:00:40 > 0:00:45it's all about North Wales for Christina Trevanion and Thomas Plant.
0:00:46 > 0:00:48# Bread of Heaven
0:00:48 > 0:00:51- BOTH:- # Feed me now or never more
0:00:51 > 0:00:52# Never more. #
0:00:52 > 0:00:55All right, all right, all right. That's enough of that.
0:00:55 > 0:00:56Quite.
0:00:57 > 0:00:59This trip started out in Ireland...
0:00:59 > 0:01:02I think it's the most beautiful antique shop I've ever been into.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05..with varying degrees of success.
0:01:05 > 0:01:09- Just pulled it down and it locked. - Now you've broken it.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11They'll now finish their trip in Britain,
0:01:11 > 0:01:14along with their 1962 Bedford van,
0:01:14 > 0:01:17which was manufactured before it was compulsory to fit seatbelts.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24Both our auctioneers began with £200.
0:01:26 > 0:01:32After losing at both auctions so far, Thomas has just £136.94...
0:01:34 > 0:01:40..meaning Christina has taken the lead and has £278.91.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45So, you must be feeling like sort of Rockefeller there.
0:01:45 > 0:01:46Ah, so flush.
0:01:46 > 0:01:47- Can you lend me some money?- Nope.
0:01:47 > 0:01:51- Nope.- Nope. - SHE LAUGHS
0:01:51 > 0:01:54- You have kept the faith.- Yeah. - You've bought antiques.- Yeah.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56- You haven't wavered.- Failed.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58- And you've done brilliantly.- Failed.
0:01:58 > 0:01:59Oh, no, you haven't.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05After setting off from Cashel, in Tipperary,
0:02:05 > 0:02:08they roamed around Ireland before hopping across
0:02:08 > 0:02:11to North Wales, from where they'll travel through to England,
0:02:11 > 0:02:17finishing up over 700 miles later in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20Today's leg begins in the picturesque town
0:02:20 > 0:02:22of Ruthin, in Denbighshire,
0:02:22 > 0:02:25and heads for auction in Colwyn Bay, Conwy.
0:02:29 > 0:02:34We are in Wales where it rains. It does nothing else but rain.
0:02:34 > 0:02:35It does...
0:02:35 > 0:02:37The sun shines in Wales.
0:02:37 > 0:02:38I've not seen it.
0:02:39 > 0:02:43Sun or not, these two are certainly excited this morning.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47MUSIC: Delilah by Tom Jones
0:02:47 > 0:02:50- BOTH:- # Why, why, why, Delilah... #
0:02:50 > 0:02:52I don't know any more. I don't know really any more.
0:02:52 > 0:02:56- # My, my, my, Delilah - Delilah... #
0:02:59 > 0:03:01There's a 13th-century castle in Ruthin,
0:03:01 > 0:03:05around which the gorgeous town grew.
0:03:06 > 0:03:10Christina's first stop today is in a former cinema.
0:03:11 > 0:03:12Oh, wow.
0:03:14 > 0:03:15Oh, my goodness.
0:03:17 > 0:03:18Onto something already?
0:03:18 > 0:03:21There's an awful lot of stuff in here, isn't there?
0:03:21 > 0:03:22My gosh.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24Oh, wow! Look at that!
0:03:24 > 0:03:28It's a little salt and pepper cruet in the form of two gavels...
0:03:28 > 0:03:29which is perfect!
0:03:29 > 0:03:31Thomas and I are both auctioneers. That's amazing.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34She's working fast this morning.
0:03:34 > 0:03:38Best track down a Mr Andy Stow.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40- Hello.- Hello, Christina. - Hello, my love.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42Andy, I've already seen something I love.
0:03:42 > 0:03:46Well, no, I don't love it. It's sort of, you know, OK.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48Smoothly done, Christina.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51So, what I saw, Andy, was this...
0:03:51 > 0:03:54which I thought was a bit of fun.
0:03:54 > 0:03:55That is fun!
0:03:55 > 0:03:57So, you've obviously got salt and pepper
0:03:57 > 0:03:59and you've got the stand for them to go on as well.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02- Is there any maker's mark? - No, I don't think so.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06That's got a bit of corrosion on there from the salt,
0:04:06 > 0:04:07so obviously...
0:04:07 > 0:04:09But unfortunately, it's very rare
0:04:09 > 0:04:11to find them without that corrosion, isn't it?
0:04:11 > 0:04:13- Absolutely.- Because of the very nature of salt itself.
0:04:15 > 0:04:19They're priced at £35, so as we wait to hear back from the dealer,
0:04:19 > 0:04:21Christina browses on.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28Hey, I like this. What's this, Andy?
0:04:28 > 0:04:32It's, in a sense, a dentist's chair, basically.
0:04:32 > 0:04:33Really?
0:04:33 > 0:04:36Well, it could be whatever you want it to be.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39I was thinking it might be a barber's chair, in which case...
0:04:39 > 0:04:40It is. It is actually a barber's chair.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43As a dentist's chair, it's making me feel a bit nervous.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45And what price have you got on it?
0:04:45 > 0:04:46Well, I've got 230 on it.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48- SHE LAUGHS - You're joking.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50For you, 150 quid.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53Generous. One to think about, then.
0:04:55 > 0:04:59There's a bit too much in here to tempt me.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01I could be here all day. You might have to kick me out.
0:05:01 > 0:05:05There's word back on the gavel cruet set.
0:05:05 > 0:05:10Right, OK. So, 25, potentially, on that.
0:05:10 > 0:05:11150 on that.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13Do I like that chair as much as that, Andy?
0:05:13 > 0:05:17- I think you love it.- Is it... Ooh, I like that.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19- HE LAUGHS - Hello!
0:05:19 > 0:05:21THEY LAUGH
0:05:21 > 0:05:24That was a very subtle entrance!
0:05:24 > 0:05:26Yeah, I'm just on my way to the pond.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29THEY LAUGH
0:05:29 > 0:05:30Boys' toys, isn't it?
0:05:30 > 0:05:31What's on your pond yacht.
0:05:31 > 0:05:35On that, with the stand and everything, erm...
0:05:35 > 0:05:37110.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40What's going to make me more money, Andy - that or your chair?
0:05:40 > 0:05:42- I'd say the chair.- Really?
0:05:42 > 0:05:44Can you match him on the price for the chair?
0:05:44 > 0:05:48- Uh, watch my lips. No.- Oh, Andy! - Sorry, darling!
0:05:51 > 0:05:55Andy's best on the chair still £150.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57£150.
0:05:57 > 0:06:01- Or double the value and call it a tattooist's chair.- A what?
0:06:01 > 0:06:03- Tattooist.- That's a brilliant idea!
0:06:03 > 0:06:08It's a tattoo... Yeah. What about can we do £150...?
0:06:08 > 0:06:11- I'll give you your £150 for this... - Yeah.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14..but I would like the salt and pepper as well.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17- Go on.- Oh, Andy. You're a legend. Thank you.
0:06:19 > 0:06:24So, that's 25 for the cruet set and £125 for the dentist's
0:06:24 > 0:06:27or barber's or tattooist's chair.
0:06:27 > 0:06:32Crikey, it's only Ruthin's mayor Anne Roberts come to say hello.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34That's a bit of bling, girl.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36It's 18-carat... It's 18-carat gold!
0:06:36 > 0:06:38- Is it all 18-carat gold?- Yeah.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41- Is it for sale?- No! - ANDY LAUGHS
0:06:41 > 0:06:45Whilst Christina makes friends in high places,
0:06:45 > 0:06:47Thomas has headed north
0:06:47 > 0:06:49to the former quarrying village of Penmaenmawr.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53Lying on the edge of Snowdonia,
0:06:53 > 0:06:58this pretty coastal settlement is home to Perry Higgins Antiques,
0:06:58 > 0:07:00owned by Michael King.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09- Hello. I'm Thomas.- How do you do? - Very well, thank you.- Good.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11This is amazing.
0:07:12 > 0:07:18Indeed. Certainly a lot to see in this 15,000-square-foot showroom.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21- Leg irons, I think. - What have we got these for?- Well...
0:07:21 > 0:07:23- Some bad customers?- Yeah, yeah. Keep them in here.- Yeah?
0:07:23 > 0:07:26Keep them in here long enough with them on them,
0:07:26 > 0:07:28then they might buy something.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30Well, put them back.
0:07:32 > 0:07:36Michael's been round the block. It's best behaviour in here, Thomas.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39I don't want too much ticket turning going on in here,
0:07:39 > 0:07:40you know, with you.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42- Well, I haven't turned over any tickets.- You have.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45You're going to get a habit and turn all these tickets.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47You don't like that?
0:07:47 > 0:07:50- I loathe ticket turners coming in the shop.- Do you?
0:07:50 > 0:07:52Is that what you call them - ticket turners?
0:07:52 > 0:07:53Ticket turners, yeah.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56- You're not a wi-wo, are you? - What's a...?
0:07:56 > 0:07:58Walk in, walk out.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00- HE LAUGHS - Walk in, walk out! Wi-wo.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03- Wi-wos.- No, I won't be walking in, walking out.
0:08:03 > 0:08:04Right, OK.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07- Promise. - I'll put the leg irons on if you do.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09I like you, Michael.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13- It doesn't stop, does it?- No.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15I mean, it's room after room!
0:08:15 > 0:08:19I'm seeing a few things. I quite like your stick stand.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22- It's not dear.- It's not dear? - No, I don't think so.
0:08:22 > 0:08:23How much is it? I don't know.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25Look who's ticket-turning now.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27You've got the drip tray.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30- You've got a four and a two next to it.- Yeah.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32Couldn't be the other way around, could it?
0:08:32 > 0:08:34No, but it's close. I'll do it at 30 quid.
0:08:34 > 0:08:3625?
0:08:36 > 0:08:37Hmm.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40- 26.- £26.
0:08:40 > 0:08:41Makes a deal, doesn't it?
0:08:41 > 0:08:43I think in Wales they need stick stands
0:08:43 > 0:08:44to put their umbrellas in...
0:08:44 > 0:08:46- They certainly do. - ..with drip trays.- Yeah.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49That's awesome. Done.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51- Can we go outside now?- Yes.
0:08:51 > 0:08:52Out the back of the shop,
0:08:52 > 0:08:55Michael also has an architectural salvage yard.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58- I like these terracotta pots.- Yeah. - Were they a lot of money?
0:08:58 > 0:09:00They cost me about 80 quid.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02Have you got any sort of cheaper pots?
0:09:02 > 0:09:05- What are those green ones there? - Those are cheap, yeah.- Yeah?
0:09:05 > 0:09:08- These are concrete ones, are they? - Yeah, they're concrete.- Yeah.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12How much is a pair of those?
0:09:12 > 0:09:15I want about 35 quid each for them. I'll do 40 quid.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18- Could you do them for 30?- Oh!
0:09:18 > 0:09:21- Have you got some money in there?! - Honestly, I know I look like...
0:09:21 > 0:09:24You must have some money in there. £32 and take them. Go on.
0:09:24 > 0:09:28All right. You've got a deal. £32.
0:09:28 > 0:09:29You're a star.
0:09:29 > 0:09:33That's the pair of reconstituted green painted planters
0:09:33 > 0:09:37and an Art Nouveau umbrella stand for £58.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39You're a star and you've been really kind.
0:09:39 > 0:09:41- Thank you very much. - You've been really kind.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43- I know I've been hard work, so... - Very hard work.- Yeah.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45Don't hold back, Michael.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49Christina has taken a break from shopping
0:09:49 > 0:09:52to head half an hour down the coast to Caernarfon.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59The town is known for its imposing 13th-century castle.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01Christina is here to meet
0:10:01 > 0:10:04Caernarfon Castle's guide John Sherlock.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07- Hello, John.- Hello, Christina. - My goodness. Lovely to meet you.
0:10:07 > 0:10:09And you. Croeso, as they around here.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11Indeed, Croeso.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13Croeso i Castell Caernarfon.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17The castle dates to a time when Wales was in turmoil.
0:10:17 > 0:10:21Battles raged between the Welsh royalty
0:10:21 > 0:10:23and the invading English king.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26The ruthless Edward I was determined
0:10:26 > 0:10:28to enforce his supremacy throughout the British Isles,
0:10:28 > 0:10:30starting with Wales.
0:10:30 > 0:10:31He attacked in 1277,
0:10:31 > 0:10:34building a chain of castles throughout North Wales,
0:10:34 > 0:10:40and this impenetrable fortress in Caernarfon was to be his grandest.
0:10:41 > 0:10:45The ensuing power struggle changed Wales's future forever.
0:10:47 > 0:10:51- It just looks, for a castle, so daunting.- Absolutely.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53Really formidable, doesn't it?
0:10:53 > 0:10:56If you are trying to attack it from this side,
0:10:56 > 0:11:00you'd struggle to find a way in.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02It looks totally impenetrable.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08Edward's castles were symbols of power,
0:11:08 > 0:11:10designed to kill any unwelcome visitors
0:11:10 > 0:11:12who dared to enter.
0:11:12 > 0:11:14Welcome to the impressive King's Gate.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16Very elegant, you might think.
0:11:16 > 0:11:17Yes, quite.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20But where you're actually standing now is what would have been known
0:11:20 > 0:11:21as the killing zone.
0:11:22 > 0:11:27This area featured a series of doors that could trap potential enemies
0:11:27 > 0:11:31and then be attacked through the arrow slits on either side.
0:11:34 > 0:11:38Then we've got right up above us what were called the murder holes,
0:11:38 > 0:11:40and what they would've used those for
0:11:40 > 0:11:44is dropping anything down on people invading the castle.
0:11:44 > 0:11:51- OK.- And by anything, I mean stones, hot sand, boiling water...
0:11:51 > 0:11:53even human effluent.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56So, it looks like a really nice, pretty entrance,
0:11:56 > 0:11:59but actually, it's not really designed to be...
0:11:59 > 0:12:01- Not at all.- No. No. OK.
0:12:03 > 0:12:07It's said that Edward felt the best way to cement his authority
0:12:07 > 0:12:10was to have his child born at the castle.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13So, did Edward I ever live here then?
0:12:13 > 0:12:18Well, he didn't actually live here, but he did engineer for his wife,
0:12:18 > 0:12:20Eleanor of Castile,
0:12:20 > 0:12:23to give birth to what he hoped would be a boy...
0:12:23 > 0:12:25- And therefore his son and heir. - ..within in the castle...
0:12:25 > 0:12:27And therefore his son and heir.
0:12:27 > 0:12:31..who could then be made Prince of Wales.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34What you see here in front of you is obviously the finished article.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36At that time, this would've been a building site.
0:12:36 > 0:12:40So, poor old Eleanor is dragged here on horse and cart heavily pregnant.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42Well, this is all how the story goes,
0:12:42 > 0:12:48that she gave birth to what was a boy who they named Edward,
0:12:48 > 0:12:53and he became the first English Prince of Wales,
0:12:53 > 0:12:55the tradition of which comes right up into the present day.
0:12:55 > 0:12:56The present day.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01The English legal and administrative system
0:13:01 > 0:13:03had already been enforced in Wales,
0:13:03 > 0:13:08but Edward II's new title sent a potent message of domination
0:13:08 > 0:13:09over the Welsh.
0:13:09 > 0:13:13Once complete, this imposing symbol of strength remained safe
0:13:13 > 0:13:16from Welsh rebellion for a century.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18Were they ever attacked?
0:13:18 > 0:13:22Yes, probably most famously about 100 years later
0:13:22 > 0:13:26in 1404 by the infamous Owain Glyndwr,
0:13:26 > 0:13:30who was striving to retake the Welsh prince's
0:13:30 > 0:13:32back to the Welsh.
0:13:33 > 0:13:38Owain Glyndwr led the Welsh revolt attempting to gain independence
0:13:38 > 0:13:40from the English.
0:13:40 > 0:13:44They seized forts throughout North Wales one by one,
0:13:44 > 0:13:46then they reached Caernarfon.
0:13:49 > 0:13:53Edward may have been long gone, but the attacking Welsh army
0:13:53 > 0:13:56was thwarted by his clever architectural features.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58If you just look up the top here,
0:13:58 > 0:14:01you can see weathered remains of a stone head,
0:14:01 > 0:14:05and they actually go all the way around.
0:14:05 > 0:14:07And so if you were looking from down below...
0:14:07 > 0:14:10- They look like heads with helmets on, don't they?- That's right.- Yeah.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12Oh, my goodness. That's very clever.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14So, the people attacking would've thought
0:14:14 > 0:14:17there would've been troops up here, and in fact there were only 24.
0:14:17 > 0:14:1824 people.
0:14:18 > 0:14:23Despite being guarded by so few, the castle withstood Glyndwr's army.
0:14:23 > 0:14:28This was a turning point in the rebellion, and by 1415,
0:14:28 > 0:14:31England regained power over Wales.
0:14:31 > 0:14:35In 1536, an agreement was signed formalising the union
0:14:35 > 0:14:37between the two countries.
0:14:37 > 0:14:41Had Caernarfon not withstood those attacks,
0:14:41 > 0:14:44the history of Wales and England could be very different.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51Thomas has made his way back up the coast
0:14:51 > 0:14:54to the charming seaside town of Rhos-on-Sea.
0:15:00 > 0:15:04Thomas's next stop is Shawna Peters Antiques,
0:15:04 > 0:15:06run by...Shawna Peters!
0:15:06 > 0:15:08Ha! No surprises there then.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12- Hello.- Hi.- I'm Thomas.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14- How do you do?- How do you do?
0:15:16 > 0:15:20Thomas has some serious catching up to do on this trip.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23What am I going to buy which is going to make me loads of money?
0:15:23 > 0:15:26That is the million-dollar question.
0:15:26 > 0:15:28I do like my glass.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31You've got some lovely Vaseline glass, haven't you?
0:15:31 > 0:15:32It's fabulous.
0:15:32 > 0:15:39This is Vaseline here, this glass, with this very yellow top to it.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42If you put a Geiger counter against it, it would tick.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45It's got a bit of uranium in it.
0:15:45 > 0:15:50Vaseline glass glows bright green under UV light
0:15:50 > 0:15:54courtesy of the uranium oxide it contains.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57It is radioactive, but the amounts are so small it's harmless.
0:15:57 > 0:16:01It's named Vaseline because of its colour and oily tinge.
0:16:03 > 0:16:07I like going on my hands and knees. You never know what you might see.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11Oh, yes. He's leaving no stone unturned in here.
0:16:15 > 0:16:16That's pretty, isn't it?
0:16:18 > 0:16:24Enamel flower set with some sort of paste-set jewels.
0:16:24 > 0:16:28If you were a lady and you were out for an evening,
0:16:28 > 0:16:31want to do more of your rouge, out this would come, wouldn't it?
0:16:31 > 0:16:34- Yeah.- Really pretty with that floral design.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37- But it's just gilt metal.- Faberge.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40Well, I wish, with the sort of filigree around it.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42It does look quite beautiful.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44What's your very best on that one?
0:16:45 > 0:16:4625.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49Ooh. That's very good, isn't it?
0:16:49 > 0:16:51- Could I offer to 20? - SHE LAUGHS
0:16:51 > 0:16:55- You just said that was good! - HE LAUGHS
0:16:55 > 0:16:57Truthfully, I've spent a little bit of money today
0:16:57 > 0:17:02and then Christina's thrashing me and I need all the help I can get.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06- Was that a nod?- OK.
0:17:06 > 0:17:07- OK?- Yeah.
0:17:07 > 0:17:10- Oh, you're a sweetheart.- I know. - Thank you very much.
0:17:10 > 0:17:15Very generous, Shawna. Deal done at £20 for the Art Nouveau compact.
0:17:15 > 0:17:19I'm pleased with what I bought today. Tomorrow is another day.
0:17:20 > 0:17:24And on that note, night-night, antiquers.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30Another day dawns in North Wales.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36- Bore da, Thomas.- Bore da, Christina.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39- Oh, well done. - Do you like the roll of the R?
0:17:39 > 0:17:41Impressive.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44So far, Thomas has gathered three items for auction -
0:17:44 > 0:17:48an Art Nouveau umbrella stand, two reconstituted planters
0:17:48 > 0:17:52and an Art Nouveau enamel compact - all for £78,
0:17:52 > 0:17:57leaving him £58.94 to spend today.
0:17:57 > 0:17:59Christina has just two items so far -
0:17:59 > 0:18:04the versatile chair and a novelty cruet, costing £150.
0:18:05 > 0:18:10She still has £128.91 left.
0:18:10 > 0:18:15So, yesterday, my tactics were to not spend a huge amount of money,
0:18:15 > 0:18:18but unfortunately, I sort of accidentally did.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21- What did you spend?- I spent over half what I had left.- Oh, great.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23- I've spent half my money as well. - Oh, really?
0:18:23 > 0:18:24- But then again, I had to.- Oh.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29You've got to be in it to win it, though, Thomas.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31Oh, look how beautiful it is.
0:18:31 > 0:18:35Well, it is beautiful. It's very green and...
0:18:35 > 0:18:36Lush.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38- Oh, grass!- Grass!
0:18:38 > 0:18:40See, this makes me feel at home.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42Having grass growing down the middle of the road
0:18:42 > 0:18:43is just heaven, isn't it?
0:18:43 > 0:18:46- It's very rural, as one would say. - Very rural.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50The auction awaits in Colwyn Bay.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55But the first stop today is for Thomas
0:18:55 > 0:18:58at the small village of Llanystumdwy.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02Here we are. Enjoy.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04- Good luck.- See you soon. Have fun.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06- Bye!- Bye!
0:19:06 > 0:19:10Christina is charging further down the Llyn Peninsula
0:19:10 > 0:19:12the market town of Pwllheli,
0:19:12 > 0:19:16home to Christina's first shop of the day.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18- Hello.- Hello there. Hi. How are you? - Rodney Adams, I assume.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21- No, I'm John Adams. That's my father.- Oh.
0:19:21 > 0:19:25John and his father have three different units in the town.
0:19:25 > 0:19:26Plenty of choice, Christina.
0:19:28 > 0:19:30Oh, John, is this Caernarfon?
0:19:30 > 0:19:33- Uh, yeah. Yeah.- What have we got? - The name's on the back.
0:19:33 > 0:19:38They're all scenes from early parts of Wales. Minton.
0:19:38 > 0:19:42Wow. Oh, my goodness. And how much have you got on those?
0:19:42 > 0:19:43A couple of hundred quid.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46Really nice...but out of my budget, sadly.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48- Sorry.- Never mind. Let's move on.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50Hey, this looks more like my cup of tea.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53Yes, the box of treasures.
0:19:53 > 0:19:54Up until this point, John,
0:19:54 > 0:19:57I haven't actually seen any love spoons.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00- You've got lots of love spoons. - That's a bit of a soft spot of mine.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02- Oh, is it?- Yeah.- What's that?
0:20:02 > 0:20:06I think they denoted how many children you wanted.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09- Oh, really?- Yeah, yeah. - SHE LAUGHS
0:20:09 > 0:20:13The traditional craft of making love spoons from wood
0:20:13 > 0:20:16dates back to the 17th century.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19They were hand-carved as a token of affection
0:20:19 > 0:20:23and often given to girls by their admirers.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25These are interesting.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27Yes, they are. They've just come in.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29They're a pair of little taper stick holders
0:20:29 > 0:20:31on little onyx bases.
0:20:31 > 0:20:32Those are quite fun.
0:20:32 > 0:20:34"PHV and Co Made in England."
0:20:34 > 0:20:38OK, so, probably about what, 1940s, 1950s?
0:20:38 > 0:20:40Probably, yeah.
0:20:40 > 0:20:44These candlesticks were designed to hold tapered candles.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46Well, I like those. Can I go down in the cellar?
0:20:46 > 0:20:47Yes.
0:20:47 > 0:20:51Also leaving no stone unturned.
0:20:51 > 0:20:52Oh, this is rather beautiful.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02Locally-built ship in case, £40.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05Yes, I'm actually selling it on behalf of somebody,
0:21:05 > 0:21:07and that's what they want for it as a goodwill gesture.
0:21:07 > 0:21:12All the rigging and so on is right, as it were.
0:21:12 > 0:21:14OK. But it is quite bright, isn't it?
0:21:14 > 0:21:17But it certainly looks like it's a galleon in full sail
0:21:17 > 0:21:20- off the Welsh coast.- Yeah.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23- Let's take that one upstairs.- OK.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26She's even checking out John's other shop across the street.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28That's nice.
0:21:28 > 0:21:30- It is. It's a lovely thing, that. - Hmm.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33It's got quite a sort of naive feel about it, hasn't it?
0:21:33 > 0:21:35It's a pipe rack. What's on that, John?
0:21:35 > 0:21:37Uh...
0:21:37 > 0:21:39it has to be 60 quid.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41Oh, my goodness.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43Is there a deal afoot?
0:21:43 > 0:21:46- So, I like the taper sticks.- Right.
0:21:46 > 0:21:47- I like the ship.- Right.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49And I like this.
0:21:49 > 0:21:53So, what can our sort of best prices be on these, John?
0:21:53 > 0:21:57The taper sticks I can do for 30.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00- I'm selling that on behalf of somebody.- Right.
0:22:00 > 0:22:04That thing, it has to be 40, which is sensibly priced.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06OK. All right. And then the rack.
0:22:06 > 0:22:08That can be 50.
0:22:08 > 0:22:10So, can we negotiate on these, then?
0:22:10 > 0:22:12They're nice,
0:22:12 > 0:22:15but they're chipped...
0:22:16 > 0:22:18..and they probably need re-plating.
0:22:18 > 0:22:19What are you offering?
0:22:20 > 0:22:25I would like to give you £50 for the ship and the tapers.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28Put a fiver on top of that and then we'll have a deal on that.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31- OK. 55.- Deal it is.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34- Deal it is. Thank you very much. - Thank you.- It's been a pleasure.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37That's £55 for the silver-plated taper sticks
0:22:37 > 0:22:39and the ship in the case.
0:22:41 > 0:22:43In Llanystumdwy,
0:22:43 > 0:22:47Thomas has come to the childhood home of a radical social reformer
0:22:47 > 0:22:51who became one of the greatest statesman of the 20th century.
0:22:51 > 0:22:56He not only laid the foundations for the welfare state we have today,
0:22:56 > 0:22:58but is the man often credited
0:22:58 > 0:23:01for winning the First World War for the Allies.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04Thomas is here to meet curator Emrys Williams.
0:23:04 > 0:23:05Good morning.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07Prynhawn da. Croeso.
0:23:09 > 0:23:13David Lloyd George, Britain's only ever Welsh prime minister,
0:23:13 > 0:23:15moved to this cottage as a baby.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18After the death of his father, it was his uncle, Richard Lloyd,
0:23:18 > 0:23:21who helped raise and educate the young David.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24He instilled a set of values in his nephew
0:23:24 > 0:23:26that would stand throughout his life,
0:23:26 > 0:23:29in part by turning his cobbler's workshop
0:23:29 > 0:23:30into a hotbed for debate.
0:23:31 > 0:23:35- It was like a debating society. - Oh, right. Yes.
0:23:35 > 0:23:42And soon, Lloyd George became politically aware.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44Ah. So, it gave him an education,
0:23:44 > 0:23:47a work ethic and a passion for politics.
0:23:47 > 0:23:49- Yes.- Debates. - Yes.- What's fair, what's right.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52- Yes.- Interesting.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54After training as a solicitor,
0:23:54 > 0:23:58Lloyd George steered his passion for fairness into politics,
0:23:58 > 0:24:01first as a Liberal MP and then as a member of the cabinet.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06It was here he tackled social justice
0:24:06 > 0:24:07as he'd always wanted.
0:24:07 > 0:24:12He created the welfare state we take for granted today.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14It was a revolutionary feat.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17So, he became chancellor of the Exchequer.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19- What did he do with that?- Yes.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22Well, the first thing he did in 1908
0:24:22 > 0:24:26was to introduce the Old-Age Pensions bill.
0:24:26 > 0:24:30- So, there wasn't an Old-Age Pensions bill before that.- No.
0:24:30 > 0:24:33And then Lloyd George in 1909
0:24:33 > 0:24:37formulated his great People's Budget,
0:24:37 > 0:24:42the budget he declared was to wage war against poverty,
0:24:42 > 0:24:43sickness and ill health.
0:24:43 > 0:24:44Mm-hm.
0:24:44 > 0:24:48He also went on to introduce national insurance,
0:24:48 > 0:24:52designed as a safety net for anyone who became unemployed
0:24:52 > 0:24:55or needed cash for medical treatment.
0:24:55 > 0:24:57It predated the NHS,
0:24:57 > 0:25:01which wouldn't come to fruition for another 37 years.
0:25:01 > 0:25:05Such forward thinking. How did he become prime minister?
0:25:05 > 0:25:08The Great War broke out in 1914.
0:25:08 > 0:25:13In 1915, there was a shell shortage
0:25:13 > 0:25:16and the king created a new post.
0:25:16 > 0:25:20Lloyd George became the first minister of munitions.
0:25:22 > 0:25:24The scandal threatened to defeat the Allies,
0:25:24 > 0:25:27but by building munitions factories across the country
0:25:27 > 0:25:31and utilising a previously untapped female workforce,
0:25:31 > 0:25:34Lloyd George rearmed the British forces
0:25:34 > 0:25:36and solved the crisis within months.
0:25:36 > 0:25:40He was then the obvious choice to take over as prime minister
0:25:40 > 0:25:44in a Liberal-Conservative coalition in 1916.
0:25:44 > 0:25:48What did he do to move the war forward for us?
0:25:48 > 0:25:50He galvanised everybody.
0:25:50 > 0:25:52"We are going to win."
0:25:52 > 0:25:57But the problem was that military strategy
0:25:57 > 0:26:00was in the hands of the generals.
0:26:03 > 0:26:07Lloyd George's dynamic leadership boosted morale.
0:26:07 > 0:26:10With his newly formed war cabinet,
0:26:10 > 0:26:13he coordinated the Allies under one command
0:26:13 > 0:26:15and helped orchestrate American involvement.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18This proved to be a major turning point in history.
0:26:21 > 0:26:27- The Americans came into the war. - 1917.- Yes. And the war was won.
0:26:28 > 0:26:32And Lloyd George is now regarded by historians
0:26:32 > 0:26:36and biographers as the man who won the war.
0:26:38 > 0:26:42He remained prime minister until resigning in 1922,
0:26:42 > 0:26:45but continued to be an active political figure.
0:26:45 > 0:26:50Lloyd George returned to Wales in 1944 and died a year later.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55He will be remembered as one of the greatest social reformers
0:26:55 > 0:26:58of his time and a revolutionary leader.
0:27:02 > 0:27:07Meanwhile, Christina has motored the Bedford van north to Llandwrog.
0:27:09 > 0:27:14Christina's next shop is based in a former RAF base.
0:27:14 > 0:27:15Hello!
0:27:15 > 0:27:18- Hi.- Nice to meet you. Are you Mr Kill?
0:27:18 > 0:27:20No. Martin Lewis, I am.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23- It's a great name, though, isn't it? - It's wonderful, isn't it?- Yes.
0:27:23 > 0:27:26- You sound like a bit of a secret agent.- Assassins, yeah.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29- Yeah, very possibly. Are you an assassin, Martin?- No.
0:27:29 > 0:27:31- No, you don't look like an assassin. - No, no, no.
0:27:31 > 0:27:36Christina has just under £75 left, so get looking.
0:27:36 > 0:27:38Oh, nice vintage telephone.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40Unfortunately, it doesn't work.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42Oh, that's a shame. So you've got it...
0:27:42 > 0:27:44- It's been out on a few film sets. - Has it?- It has.
0:27:44 > 0:27:47- So, a famous telephone. - I think it is, yeah.- That's lovely.
0:27:47 > 0:27:52It's a 164 series, and 47 indicates the date, doesn't it? So 1947.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55- Yeah.- That's a good early one, that one.- It is, isn't it? Yeah.
0:27:55 > 0:27:56Hello.
0:27:56 > 0:28:00- Have you got any bargains for me? - I have.- Oh, good.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02Let's go looking for them.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05Martin took over the business seven years ago.
0:28:05 > 0:28:09This part of the shop was the former RAF officers' mess.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11- Ooh, what's in here? - That's our junk room.
0:28:11 > 0:28:15Ooh! Magic words. Like music to my ears.
0:28:15 > 0:28:18- This is most people's favourite place.- So, what have we got?
0:28:18 > 0:28:19We've got some old ladders. We've got...
0:28:19 > 0:28:22- That's an old butler's tray stand, isn't it?- It is.
0:28:22 > 0:28:23Yep.
0:28:23 > 0:28:26- That's quite fun. Have you got the top for that?- No.
0:28:26 > 0:28:28What's on that, Martin?
0:28:28 > 0:28:2930.
0:28:29 > 0:28:32- £30 for a butler's tray stand. - Hmm.- I like that.
0:28:32 > 0:28:36OK. So, butler's tray stand there. £30.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39Does Martin have something else to tempt Christina?
0:28:39 > 0:28:41Have a look at that.
0:28:41 > 0:28:44- What do you think? - How did I walk straight past that?
0:28:44 > 0:28:48- So, that is an old wheelbarrow. - It's for carrying slate.
0:28:48 > 0:28:50So, you would've quarried your slate and put it on that,
0:28:50 > 0:28:52stacked it up so it didn't slide off the front.
0:28:52 > 0:28:55- That's right.- You've got that guard on there as well.- Yeah.
0:28:55 > 0:28:57That's quite fun, isn't it?
0:28:57 > 0:28:59- IT SQUEAKS - It comes with the squeak.
0:28:59 > 0:29:01- Does it?- Yeah.- A free squeak?
0:29:01 > 0:29:04- It comes with a free squeak. - How could a girl refuse?
0:29:04 > 0:29:06IT SQUEAKS
0:29:06 > 0:29:10You could use it for maybe outside. Plants, that sort of thing.
0:29:10 > 0:29:12It's almost decorative, isn't it?
0:29:12 > 0:29:15- So, how much have you got on it?- 40.
0:29:15 > 0:29:18IT SQUEAKS NOISILY Blimey, Christina.
0:29:18 > 0:29:23- I do like it, but I don't like it for £40, I'm afraid.- OK. Try me.
0:29:23 > 0:29:26- I was sort of thinking £10 or £20, to be honest...- Oh!
0:29:26 > 0:29:28- I couldn't possibly take... - ..as a nice outside piece.
0:29:28 > 0:29:31What would be your absolute death on it?
0:29:31 > 0:29:32You can have it for 25.
0:29:32 > 0:29:35- I'm happy to go with that. - I'll throw the squeak in.
0:29:35 > 0:29:36You're too kind.
0:29:37 > 0:29:41£25 for the slate barrow with added squeak.
0:29:42 > 0:29:44Ha! Thomas meanwhile is back on the hunt.
0:29:44 > 0:29:48He's headed to the stunning harbour resort of Barmouth
0:29:48 > 0:29:50on Snowdonia's west coast
0:29:50 > 0:29:52and to his final shop -
0:29:52 > 0:29:56Fron House Antiques, run by Jamie Howard.
0:29:56 > 0:29:59- Hello.- Hello.- I'm Thomas.- Jamie.
0:29:59 > 0:30:04Jamie sources his eclectic mix of items both locally and overseas.
0:30:04 > 0:30:05What's Thomas onto?
0:30:05 > 0:30:11So, what we have is a bamboo shaft, a parasol - or umbrella -
0:30:11 > 0:30:15and on the top is surmounted by the most exquisite
0:30:15 > 0:30:18chubby chick in silver.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21- And it's made by Briggs. - It's a good London maker.
0:30:21 > 0:30:23Good London makers of all this gear.
0:30:23 > 0:30:27Yes, you have £185. I have nowhere near £185.
0:30:28 > 0:30:30Less than £60, actually.
0:30:30 > 0:30:32You've got some lovely things here.
0:30:32 > 0:30:38Oh, that's naughty, Jamie, your little erotic cheroot holder.
0:30:38 > 0:30:42It's a little Stanhope, which is a lens,
0:30:42 > 0:30:45and the lens has a print on the back,
0:30:45 > 0:30:49and that print then gets magnified as you look through the lens.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52It's titchy, but you place it up to your eye
0:30:52 > 0:30:55and you fill your eye with the scene.
0:30:55 > 0:31:01This one has somebody on the beach in not many clothes.
0:31:01 > 0:31:03And it's a cheroot holder. I think it's a cool thing.
0:31:03 > 0:31:06A cheroot would be a sort of a rolled up cigarette
0:31:06 > 0:31:08you'd put in here and smoke it.
0:31:09 > 0:31:10Ticket price is £58.
0:31:13 > 0:31:16- How about 20?- Can I offer you 15?
0:31:16 > 0:31:18- How about 18?- Perfect.
0:31:18 > 0:31:20Swift business. Anything else?
0:31:23 > 0:31:25What a cool thing.
0:31:25 > 0:31:26It's quite decorative, isn't it?
0:31:26 > 0:31:28A garden windmill.
0:31:29 > 0:31:30Look at that.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32I just like the visuality of it.
0:31:32 > 0:31:37Could be a sort of gardening theme with your pair of planters, perhaps.
0:31:37 > 0:31:39"Please shut the gate."
0:31:40 > 0:31:42That's a heavy bit of stone there, isn't it?
0:31:42 > 0:31:45I wonder if I could buy the stone and the windmill.
0:31:45 > 0:31:47HE LAUGHS
0:31:47 > 0:31:49Sort of garden lots, aren't they?
0:31:49 > 0:31:50Time to bring back Jamie, eh?
0:31:50 > 0:31:52You've got a few things down here I quite like.
0:31:52 > 0:31:54- First of all, I like the windmill. - It's quirky.
0:31:54 > 0:31:56Could be Dutch. It's fun.
0:31:56 > 0:31:58- It's not that old.- No, it's not.
0:31:58 > 0:32:00And just talk me through the stone.
0:32:00 > 0:32:03- It's fun.- I've got 40 quid left.
0:32:03 > 0:32:06- 40 quid left.- And I want to spend 40 quid with you.- OK.
0:32:06 > 0:32:11So, 18 on the cheroot holder and 40 on these two?
0:32:11 > 0:32:15- Yeah. Cos this will be a lot. - We could have a deal at that.
0:32:15 > 0:32:17- Could we?- All right? - Thank you very much.
0:32:17 > 0:32:18OK.
0:32:18 > 0:32:20And with that, shopping is complete.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23Let's take a gander at our experts' treasures.
0:32:24 > 0:32:29Along with the stone, windmill and cheroot holder,
0:32:29 > 0:32:32Thomas bought an enamel compact,
0:32:32 > 0:32:35the garden planters and an Art Deco umbrella stand
0:32:35 > 0:32:39all for £136.
0:32:39 > 0:32:43Christina spent £230 on the chair...
0:32:43 > 0:32:45a gavel cruet set,
0:32:45 > 0:32:47a pair of taper sticks,
0:32:47 > 0:32:51a ship in a box and a borrow with a squeak.
0:32:51 > 0:32:54So, what do they think of each other's lots?
0:32:54 > 0:32:56She's bought one dangerous item,
0:32:56 > 0:32:58the big barber's-cum-tattooist's chair.
0:32:58 > 0:33:00Three figures on it. A lot of money.
0:33:00 > 0:33:04What I absolutely love is her cruets as gavels.
0:33:04 > 0:33:06We're both auctioneers, we both love those.
0:33:06 > 0:33:08I think Thomas has done exceptionally well.
0:33:08 > 0:33:11I think the compact that he bought was particularly lovely.
0:33:11 > 0:33:14He's been very clever. He's been very tactical.
0:33:14 > 0:33:19If my chair bombs, which I slightly have a sad feeling that it might,
0:33:19 > 0:33:21I think he might hold the stronger hand
0:33:21 > 0:33:22in this little round here.
0:33:22 > 0:33:25Hopefully that tattooist's chair - or the barber's chair -
0:33:25 > 0:33:30dives at the auction and I retake the throne and make a profit.
0:33:30 > 0:33:33After kicking off from Ruthin,
0:33:33 > 0:33:35Christina and Thomas are now headed
0:33:35 > 0:33:36towards their third auction
0:33:36 > 0:33:37in Colwyn Bay.
0:33:39 > 0:33:40Look at this view, Thomas.
0:33:40 > 0:33:43I have to admit, I am going to be disappointed to leave Wales.
0:33:43 > 0:33:46- That is stunning. Are you? - Yes.- What?
0:33:46 > 0:33:47Cos it is beautiful.
0:33:47 > 0:33:49That's it. It's gone.
0:33:49 > 0:33:52We're now going to be shopping and selling in England, so boo-hoo.
0:33:53 > 0:33:55Chin up, Thomas.
0:33:55 > 0:33:58Whoo! I smell burning! I think I might change up.
0:33:58 > 0:34:01Exciting. Go, Thomas!
0:34:01 > 0:34:04- No, that ain't going to work. - SHE LAUGHS
0:34:04 > 0:34:05Oxygen!
0:34:06 > 0:34:07Oh!
0:34:07 > 0:34:12If the van makes it to auction, how do you think you'll fare, guys?
0:34:12 > 0:34:15I've gone out there, I've spent every penny.
0:34:15 > 0:34:16I've worked hard.
0:34:16 > 0:34:20I've battled, I've fought. People should really feel for me.
0:34:20 > 0:34:23- Think I'm going to rather bomb. - No! Don't be ridiculous.- Oh!
0:34:23 > 0:34:24You got some lovely things.
0:34:24 > 0:34:26What are you most anxious about?
0:34:26 > 0:34:28I am most anxious about my chair.
0:34:28 > 0:34:30- I think you'll be all right.- Hmm.
0:34:32 > 0:34:35Lying in the middle of the north Welsh coast,
0:34:35 > 0:34:38Colwyn Bay has three miles of golden beaches.
0:34:40 > 0:34:42- I am going to swing it around.- Wow! - Woohoo! Look at this!
0:34:42 > 0:34:44Hey, that was a turning circle. I like it.
0:34:44 > 0:34:48You know, I'm a bit impressed by this, but I do like this van.
0:34:48 > 0:34:51- Oh, my goodness.- I love it. I love it.- Good parking, Thomas.
0:34:51 > 0:34:55See? You know, Gifted now. Natural. In you go.
0:34:55 > 0:34:56- Ladies first.- Why, thank you.
0:34:57 > 0:35:01Today's rostrum will be manned by John Rogers Jones
0:35:01 > 0:35:02at this family-run auction room.
0:35:04 > 0:35:09The Stanhope got plenty of attention from our porters, as you'd imagine.
0:35:09 > 0:35:13The barber's chair, we have those occasionally and they seem to do OK.
0:35:13 > 0:35:17The plinth on its own might fetch a bit of interest.
0:35:17 > 0:35:19I don't know about the windmill.
0:35:19 > 0:35:24Bit of a strange one, so I wouldn't envisage a great interest in that.
0:35:24 > 0:35:27Let's see what the customers of Colwyn Bay think.
0:35:28 > 0:35:31First up, it's Thomas's pair of planters.
0:35:31 > 0:35:3440 for the pair on stands.
0:35:34 > 0:35:36Start me at a tenner then.
0:35:36 > 0:35:37Tenner. That's weird to start.
0:35:37 > 0:35:40£5 only. Eight over there.
0:35:40 > 0:35:42Ten is here. 12 there. 15.
0:35:42 > 0:35:44- Well done. Well done. This is better.- 18.
0:35:44 > 0:35:4818. 18 and the hand is up.
0:35:50 > 0:35:52Still time to make that back, Thomas.
0:35:52 > 0:35:53That's a good loss.
0:35:53 > 0:35:56- That's half.- That's a good loss. - That's a good loss.
0:35:56 > 0:35:58That's half the money gone.
0:35:59 > 0:36:02Can Christina's slate barrow do any better?
0:36:02 > 0:36:03Give me £50.
0:36:03 > 0:36:05There's no justice if there's a bid at 50.
0:36:05 > 0:36:0820 anywhere. Come on.
0:36:09 > 0:36:11Look good in the front garden.
0:36:11 > 0:36:12- A tenner.- Yes, it would. Exactly.
0:36:12 > 0:36:14Tenner I have. A tenner.
0:36:14 > 0:36:1612. 15. 18.
0:36:16 > 0:36:19- Oh, they're all over it now. - 20. 22.
0:36:19 > 0:36:2125. 28.
0:36:21 > 0:36:2330. 32.
0:36:23 > 0:36:2435. New bidder.
0:36:24 > 0:36:26Look at this. I don't believe it.
0:36:26 > 0:36:2835 in the middle. 38 over there.
0:36:28 > 0:36:3340. 42. 45, seated. 48, standing. 48. 50.
0:36:33 > 0:36:36- Well done.- 50 on the left. I'm going to sell at 50 now.
0:36:36 > 0:36:38That's really good.
0:36:38 > 0:36:40- Oh, bravo. Magnificently done. - Yeah, well done.
0:36:40 > 0:36:42Well done, sir. Well done.
0:36:42 > 0:36:44Christina's doubled her money.
0:36:46 > 0:36:50Now it's back over to Thomas with his plinth and windmill.
0:36:50 > 0:36:52Give me £40. 40.
0:36:54 > 0:36:56Try me at 20 then.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59- So heavy. It was so heavy. - Eight, ten, 12.
0:36:59 > 0:37:01See, now they're all over it.
0:37:01 > 0:37:0515. 18. 20. 22. 25.
0:37:05 > 0:37:0728. 28. 28.
0:37:07 > 0:37:09All done?
0:37:09 > 0:37:11Thanks for coming. Thanks for coming.
0:37:11 > 0:37:1228.
0:37:13 > 0:37:15Oh, Thomas.
0:37:15 > 0:37:17- You're having a bad day.- A bad day.
0:37:17 > 0:37:20- It's OK. We're only two lots in. - Two lots in.- We'll be OK.
0:37:20 > 0:37:22Already sort of lost a load of money.
0:37:24 > 0:37:26It's Christina's ship in the box up now.
0:37:26 > 0:37:29Give me £50. £50.
0:37:31 > 0:37:34Try me at 30. Five. Where's eight now?
0:37:34 > 0:37:36- Fiver. £5.- I have eight.
0:37:36 > 0:37:38Ten behind. 12. 15.
0:37:38 > 0:37:40Rightly so. It's worth more than that.
0:37:40 > 0:37:4215 behind you. Where's 18?
0:37:42 > 0:37:4318. 20.
0:37:43 > 0:37:47- Oh, here we go.- 22.- 22.- 25.- 25. Moving on.
0:37:47 > 0:37:48It's still a loss.
0:37:48 > 0:37:5028.
0:37:50 > 0:37:52Are we all done at 28?
0:37:53 > 0:37:55Fair warning at 28.
0:37:58 > 0:38:00A good buy for someone.
0:38:00 > 0:38:02I'm disappointed for your loss.
0:38:02 > 0:38:03Thanks, but...?
0:38:03 > 0:38:07Disappointed, but I'm pleased it didn't make more
0:38:07 > 0:38:08than my plinth and windmill.
0:38:08 > 0:38:10Well, at least he's honest.
0:38:10 > 0:38:13Maybe it'll be third time lucky for Thomas
0:38:13 > 0:38:15with his Art Deco umbrella stand.
0:38:15 > 0:38:1715. Where's 18 now? 18.
0:38:17 > 0:38:20- He's got a commission price. - Where's two now? £20.
0:38:20 > 0:38:2422. 25. 28. 30.
0:38:24 > 0:38:27- 32.- Thomas! I told you.- 35. 38.
0:38:27 > 0:38:28- 32.- Yeah.
0:38:28 > 0:38:3040, new bidder. £40. £40.
0:38:30 > 0:38:3542. 45. 48.
0:38:35 > 0:38:3848, I have. Final call at 48.
0:38:40 > 0:38:42Finally, a profit for Thomas.
0:38:42 > 0:38:45- Brilliant.- It's OK.- £20 profit! - It's marginal.
0:38:45 > 0:38:47Take the winds why you can, eh?
0:38:47 > 0:38:50Next it's Christina's gavel cruet set.
0:38:50 > 0:38:56Ten to start. Ten I have. 12, lady. 15. 15. 18. 20. 22.
0:38:56 > 0:38:5822, the gent.
0:38:58 > 0:38:59All done at 22?
0:38:59 > 0:39:01- This is making me a bit... - Oh, oh!- Final call.
0:39:04 > 0:39:06A small loss to help close the gap.
0:39:07 > 0:39:10- Mine just isn't going well any more. - No.
0:39:10 > 0:39:12- Start me at £20.- Stop it.- Yes!
0:39:12 > 0:39:14- SHE LAUGHS - Yes! Yes!
0:39:15 > 0:39:17Next it's Thomas's enamel box.
0:39:18 > 0:39:21Bit of interest in this. It starts with me at 25.
0:39:21 > 0:39:24- Already profit.- Straightaway. - I know.- Thomas, that's wonderful.
0:39:24 > 0:39:27- It's good, yeah. - 32 with you. 35 with me.
0:39:27 > 0:39:30- 40 sees me out. £40. Anyone? - Might...
0:39:30 > 0:39:32- Very savvy buyers.- Go on. - £40. Where's two now?
0:39:32 > 0:39:3642. 42. 45. 48.
0:39:36 > 0:39:39- 48. Where's 50 now? - Go on. Make 50. Make me a happy man.
0:39:39 > 0:39:42The hammer's up at 48.
0:39:42 > 0:39:43Final call.
0:39:44 > 0:39:47- Yes!- Well done.- Yes!- £28 profit.
0:39:47 > 0:39:49- Yeah, all right, all right. - That is fantastic.
0:39:49 > 0:39:51An amazing profit for Thomas, doubling his money.
0:39:53 > 0:39:56Now let's see if Christina's taper sticks can do the same.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59I've got a bit of interest. Starting me at £20.
0:39:59 > 0:40:0220. Is there two anywhere? 22. 25.
0:40:02 > 0:40:04- Good. Look.- 28.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07- 30 with me.- Double money. - Double money.- Mm.
0:40:07 > 0:40:11£30. I am going to sell at £30.
0:40:11 > 0:40:12Have you finished?
0:40:12 > 0:40:14Anybody else?
0:40:14 > 0:40:17The hammer's up.
0:40:17 > 0:40:19- Doubled your money. Well done. - Brilliant.
0:40:19 > 0:40:20Well done indeed.
0:40:20 > 0:40:24Now it's Thomas's final item, the Stanhope cheroot holder.
0:40:24 > 0:40:2550.
0:40:25 > 0:40:27- Go on.- It's fabulous. - It's very rare.
0:40:27 > 0:40:30Give me a tenner then. Ten.
0:40:30 > 0:40:3312. 15.
0:40:33 > 0:40:3718. 20. 22. 25.
0:40:37 > 0:40:39- Instant profit.- It is. It is profit.
0:40:39 > 0:40:4125, lady. 28, new bidder.
0:40:42 > 0:40:4430, seated. 32.
0:40:44 > 0:40:47- Brilliant, Thomas.- It's very good.
0:40:47 > 0:40:48Final call at 32.
0:40:51 > 0:40:54I'm now three profits in a row.
0:40:54 > 0:40:56It could be just what Thomas needs.
0:40:56 > 0:40:59But it all comes down to Christina's last item,
0:40:59 > 0:41:02her biggest spend and riskiest buy -
0:41:02 > 0:41:06the dentist or barber's or tattooist's chair.
0:41:06 > 0:41:07Give me 100.
0:41:10 > 0:41:1220 as a start.
0:41:12 > 0:41:14- 25 I have.- 20.- 25. 25.
0:41:14 > 0:41:2030. 35. 40. 45. 50. 55. 60.
0:41:20 > 0:41:22It's moving on. It's going to get to 100.
0:41:22 > 0:41:2465. 70. 75. 80, new bidder.
0:41:24 > 0:41:26New bidder. New bidder.
0:41:26 > 0:41:29- 90, new bidder. - 90, new bidder. New legs.
0:41:29 > 0:41:3195, seated. 100 over there.
0:41:31 > 0:41:33105.
0:41:33 > 0:41:36You see 105? You can stop now. It's fine.
0:41:36 > 0:41:38120 in front of me.
0:41:38 > 0:41:39130 over there.
0:41:39 > 0:41:43130. Are we all done at 130?
0:41:43 > 0:41:46- We're going to sell. - That's brilliant, Christina.- 140.
0:41:46 > 0:41:48- 140, standing.- All done at 140?
0:41:50 > 0:41:53She's back in the game with another profit.
0:41:53 > 0:41:55I bought that thinking, "It's not going to make me a huge profit..."
0:41:55 > 0:41:58- Got most of your money back. - "..but it's funky!"
0:41:58 > 0:41:59But has Christina done enough?
0:41:59 > 0:42:01- Come on. Let's go.- Yeah.
0:42:03 > 0:42:07Christina set off this leg with £278.91.
0:42:07 > 0:42:12After paying auction costs, she's down £8.60,
0:42:12 > 0:42:18so she's still hanging onto her overall lead with £270.31.
0:42:18 > 0:42:22Thomas began with £136.94
0:42:22 > 0:42:26and after auction costs, he made £6.68,
0:42:26 > 0:42:31leaving him £143.62 in his kitty.
0:42:31 > 0:42:35Thomas has his first win of the week. Hurrah!
0:42:35 > 0:42:37It wasn't a bloodbath.
0:42:37 > 0:42:40What? Christina, you're still streets ahead.
0:42:40 > 0:42:42Right. Have you got the keys?
0:42:42 > 0:42:43- Are the keys in it? - The keys are in it.
0:42:43 > 0:42:45- Where are the keys? - I left the keys in there.
0:42:45 > 0:42:48- You left the keys in the van?- Yeah. It's still there.- Thomas!
0:42:48 > 0:42:51- This is Colwyn Bay. It's honest! - They are still here!
0:42:51 > 0:42:53- Of course they are! - SHE LAUGHS
0:42:53 > 0:42:54Come on. Lead on!
0:42:54 > 0:42:56Go!
0:42:56 > 0:42:57There we go.
0:43:00 > 0:43:02Next time on Antiques Road Trip,
0:43:02 > 0:43:05Thomas finds himself in a promising situation...
0:43:05 > 0:43:08- So, this could be my lucky day. - Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
0:43:08 > 0:43:11..while Christina takes things a bit more leisurely.
0:43:11 > 0:43:15I really ought to start doing some more shopping, haven't I?