0:00:02 > 0:00:04It's the nation's favourite antique experts...
0:00:04 > 0:00:06- This is beautiful! - That'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 > 0:00:17The aim - to make the biggest profit at auction. But it is no mean feat.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19HE LAUGHS
0:00:19 > 0:00:22There will be worthy winners and valiant losers.
0:00:22 > 0:00:23Sorry, sorry!
0:00:23 > 0:00:28So will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:28 > 0:00:29The handbrake's on!
0:00:29 > 0:00:31This is Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:33 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:36 > 0:00:40This week, we've been on a road trip with two stylish
0:00:40 > 0:00:42antiques hotshots.
0:00:42 > 0:00:44- You have had your haircut! - Yeah.- When was this?
0:00:44 > 0:00:47I don't know, a while ago.
0:00:47 > 0:00:50- I feel terrible, I didn't notice.- Thanks(!)
0:00:50 > 0:00:52Well, you always look so well turned out.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54- SHE LAUGHS - Whoa! Sorry!
0:00:54 > 0:00:56What were you doing there?
0:00:56 > 0:00:58You distracted me by talking about my hair.
0:01:00 > 0:01:04Yes, behind the wheel is debonair auctioneer Christina Trevanion -
0:01:04 > 0:01:08elegant but always willing to fight for a bargain.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10Hello. Have you got any bargains for me?
0:01:11 > 0:01:14Her rival is jewellery expert
0:01:14 > 0:01:17dashing, dapper and cheeky chappy Thomas Plant.
0:01:18 > 0:01:22This one has somebody in not many clothes.
0:01:22 > 0:01:26Our duo set off on this road trip with £200 each.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29As this penultimate leg gets underway,
0:01:29 > 0:01:31Christina is in the lead
0:01:31 > 0:01:34with £270.31 to spend.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40But Thomas has his sights on a comeback.
0:01:40 > 0:01:45He has £143.62 to shop with.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49- The sun will come out, the jumper will come off.- Oh, thank God!
0:01:49 > 0:01:51I know you don't like the jumper...
0:01:51 > 0:01:54You are resembling a middle-aged geography teacher this morning.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57I feel that is quite harsh.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00Hm. Poor Thomas. They've been clocking up the miles, though,
0:02:00 > 0:02:01in their Bedford van,
0:02:01 > 0:02:04which dates from a time before seatbelts were compulsory.
0:02:07 > 0:02:11Starting off in Cashel, Tipperary, they had a good gad about Ireland
0:02:11 > 0:02:13before hopping across to North Wales,
0:02:13 > 0:02:16then are whizzing around England before ending up,
0:02:16 > 0:02:18over 700 miles later, in Stoke-on-Trent.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23In this penultimate leg,
0:02:23 > 0:02:25our pair are starting off in Stratford-upon-Avon
0:02:25 > 0:02:30and aiming for auction in the Cotswold town of Winchcombe.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35Time to get Thomas's shopping underway.
0:02:35 > 0:02:36- Bye, love!- Bye-bye.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42- Hello.- Hi, Thomas, nice to see you. How are you doing?- Nice to see you.
0:02:42 > 0:02:47- What is your name?- Richard.- Richard. - This is my wife, Zoe.- Hello, Thomas.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50And I am Tim. So, now we all know each other,
0:02:50 > 0:02:52let's get cracking.
0:02:53 > 0:02:57One is not finding this easy. The competition is tough.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00She is a fierce oppo...
0:03:01 > 0:03:05..and relentless in her quest for thrashing me.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08Blimey! Better focus then.
0:03:08 > 0:03:14So what we've got here is a vintage bracelet.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17Most unusual silver gilt bracelet.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19Hallmarked from 1975.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22Look at that rock here.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25The matrix of the quartz.
0:03:27 > 0:03:31It's got a replacement clasp on it. It has got a look...
0:03:31 > 0:03:34I like the fact that the links are quite textured.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37So it is silver, which has been gilded.
0:03:37 > 0:03:38And in the olden days,
0:03:38 > 0:03:41it was mercury gilded to give it its good look.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43But it's £55.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47If we can... Not a fiver, but a bit more than that.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49OK, let's see what we can do, Thomas. Absolutely.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51With over 40 dealers on display,
0:03:51 > 0:03:54Richard is going to have to get on the phone.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57- OK, Thomas.- Richard.- We have some news.- Oh, yeah, what is the news?
0:03:57 > 0:03:59- It's quite good.- Oh, yeah?
0:03:59 > 0:04:03- So, it' at 55. Usually, I'd stop around 50.- Yeah, yeah.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07- But we can go to 45.- 45... Do think we could have this for 40?
0:04:07 > 0:04:11- Could you do a pound or two more? - Could we do 4...1?- Go on then, 41.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13HE LAUGHS
0:04:13 > 0:04:16You know, I hate even...odd numbers.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18- Right, OK. Deal.- Thank you.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20That's one done. Anything else?
0:04:25 > 0:04:29A letter opener with the clown on the top.
0:04:29 > 0:04:34Some people don't like clowns. But this is very Deco in style.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37Is it Deco? I think it is. It's got a nice...
0:04:37 > 0:04:39It's been well rubbed and worn.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42I don't think I've ever seen a paper knife like that.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45It is quite a cool thing. I think I'm going to go for that.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48If that can be the right sort of price, definitely.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51See, I can put something else with it. You see?
0:04:51 > 0:04:53It's only, you know, £22.
0:04:55 > 0:05:01So what we have here is a brass Art Deco ink stand.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04I love it.
0:05:04 > 0:05:09Because in here is DR, 1922.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12So it was engraved in here.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15It has got a bit of a nick. It is a bit of a sizable nick.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17But once you put it in, you can't see it.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20So one would put one's letters there.
0:05:20 > 0:05:24And the ink goes in there. And your pens rest on here.
0:05:24 > 0:05:25Just to prove it to you...
0:05:28 > 0:05:29Like that.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32Doesn't that look good? What is the price on that?
0:05:32 > 0:05:34- WHISPERS:- £38...
0:05:34 > 0:05:37Time to sweet talk Richard.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39So these two...
0:05:39 > 0:05:42You know, 38 and 22.
0:05:42 > 0:05:43What does that come to?
0:05:43 > 0:05:46- Well, so we're at 60.- Yeah.- Um...
0:05:46 > 0:05:50- Can you do 52? - I was more like thinking 39.
0:05:50 > 0:05:51That is a bit too low.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55- Can we meet somewhere in the middle? - HESITANTLY:- 45?
0:05:55 > 0:05:59- Yeah, go on, we can work with 45. - Yeah?- Yeah, we can do that.- 45?
0:05:59 > 0:06:00Thank you.
0:06:00 > 0:06:04That is £86 for the paper knife, letter stand and bracelet.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06- Bye-bye.- Now, where is Christina?
0:06:06 > 0:06:11Heading for her first shop in the village of Long Marston.
0:06:14 > 0:06:18- Good morning.- Good morning.- Hello, are you Laura?- I am Laura, yes.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21Lovely to meet you, I'm Christina. This is rather magnificent.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24- It goes on... Look, it goes on forever.- It does go on forever, yes.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26Almost daunting, isn't it?
0:06:26 > 0:06:30You've just got to start searching, Christina.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32And walking.
0:06:32 > 0:06:33On.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36And on.
0:06:36 > 0:06:40- Having a nice time, are we? - Oh, look.- A little read?
0:06:40 > 0:06:43I probably really ought to start doing some more shopping, hadn't I?
0:06:43 > 0:06:45I'd say so.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49That is quite Thomas, actually. I can see him wearing that.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51It's all his colours. It is very this season.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54Look, very...lovely crushed berry colours there.
0:06:54 > 0:06:55That is very Thomas Plant.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59We'll leave that one there.
0:06:59 > 0:07:00I love that.
0:07:02 > 0:07:06I sold one of these on Saturday, and it was for the Savoy.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08It was for the Savoy Laundry company.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10It only made about £20, but it was wonderful. Look at that.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12London Laundry, Coventry, Limited.
0:07:12 > 0:07:16"Articles for dry cleaners to be parcelled separately, please. 1971."
0:07:16 > 0:07:18A bit of vintage kit, really. But...
0:07:18 > 0:07:21Isn't it wonderful it was something designed to be so totally
0:07:21 > 0:07:25just disposable? It wasn't really made to last particularly long.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27It is only made of stiffened card,
0:07:27 > 0:07:29but it is so iconic of its time now -
0:07:29 > 0:07:33that sort of typography, that lettering... I love that.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36It doesn't have a price on it. Which is a bit worrying.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38Time to get Laura.
0:07:38 > 0:07:39OK...
0:07:39 > 0:07:41I will find out for you.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44I mean, really, I've sold one of those recently for £15, £20.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47- So that is what I would want to be looking at...- OK.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49- ..securing it at, at the most. - Okey dokey.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52- But if you can give them a buzz... - Course I will, I'll do that now.
0:07:52 > 0:07:53Lovely, thank you.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00- I may have a bit of good news for you.- Oh.- 15.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03- Have you done your best for me? - I've done my best, course I have.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05- Of course you have! - Of course I have!
0:08:05 > 0:08:09- £15... That's a deal at 15. - Brilliant.
0:08:09 > 0:08:10- Thank you, Laura.- No problem.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13Right, let's go. With my laundry.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16And with that, Christina is up and running.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22Thomas has made his way to Worcester,
0:08:22 > 0:08:25where rising gracefully above the banks of the River Severn
0:08:25 > 0:08:27is Worcester Cathedral.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29He's here to learn the story of King John I.
0:08:31 > 0:08:35For centuries, he has held a reputation of being the evil tyrant
0:08:35 > 0:08:37who plunged the country into civil war.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44There has been a place of worship on this site
0:08:44 > 0:08:47since the seventh century, but it gained its prominence as the final
0:08:47 > 0:08:50resting place of this controversial monarch.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54When he took the throne,
0:08:54 > 0:08:57King John also inherited great territory in Europe.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59However, this was all
0:08:59 > 0:09:04but lost after he sparked war with France soon after his coronation.
0:09:06 > 0:09:10Taxes soared to fund his fighting overseas,
0:09:10 > 0:09:13and the king enforced them mercilessly.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16The rich and the influential barons were forced into rebellion.
0:09:16 > 0:09:20They seized London and forced the king to the negotiating table.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26King John's tyranny created such unrest across the country
0:09:26 > 0:09:30that the Magna Carta was drawn up to restrict his power.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33This document would later inspire democracy
0:09:33 > 0:09:36and was created to halt the actions of a tyrant king.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43In 1260, just a year after signing the Magna Carta,
0:09:43 > 0:09:45the king became gravely ill.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47In his final days, he became desperate to
0:09:47 > 0:09:51save his reputation in the eyes of both men and God.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54He requested that he be buried in Worcester Cathedral,
0:09:54 > 0:09:58which already held the shrine of St Wulfstan.
0:09:58 > 0:10:02John had been a driving force in making this former bishop
0:10:02 > 0:10:03of Worcester a saint
0:10:03 > 0:10:07and hoped this decision would aid his immortal soul.
0:10:07 > 0:10:11Archivist Dr David Morrison is showing Thomas the remarkable
0:10:11 > 0:10:13artefacts held within the cathedral
0:10:13 > 0:10:18that reveal the king's last-ditch attempts to save his legacy.
0:10:19 > 0:10:24Probably the most important item, in terms of this king, is his will.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27And that is the earliest medieval royal will left in the UK
0:10:27 > 0:10:29as an original.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31- So this is an original...? - The original document...
0:10:31 > 0:10:34- I am holding...- ..from 1216. - ..a 1216 document.
0:10:34 > 0:10:37Do you think he actually wrote this or he got a scribe to write it?
0:10:37 > 0:10:42- He got a scribe to write it, but he probably dictated it.- Dictated it.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44Because it starts, "I, John..."
0:10:44 > 0:10:47rather than some formal greeting.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50So he is obviously speaking on his deathbed.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53- I'm holding a real piece of history. - It is. It is very special.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55What does it say?
0:10:55 > 0:10:57He is basically most concerned
0:10:57 > 0:11:00with ensuring his son's inheritance to the throne.
0:11:00 > 0:11:04And then his other big concern is for his soul, his going to heaven.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06So he wants money to be given to Jerusalem
0:11:06 > 0:11:08and money given to the poor.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10And at the bottom of the will are all his...what I would suppose
0:11:10 > 0:11:12we would call nowadays executors.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15These are all his key supporters who will make sure that
0:11:15 > 0:11:18when he dies, his son will inherit the throne.
0:11:18 > 0:11:22It is short and rather less stately than you might expect,
0:11:22 > 0:11:25suggesting that it was written in haste in John's attempt to
0:11:25 > 0:11:29protect his son and his own soul in his final moments.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32- 16 lines.- 16 lines.- 16 lines.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35- Quite a lot of them are made up of people's names.- Yep.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39- 16 lines to...- Yeah.- ..set his kingdom straight.- A kingdom!
0:11:39 > 0:11:42- A kingdom straight!- Yeah. - You're right. Isn't it?
0:11:42 > 0:11:44It's a KINGDOM straight.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47He knew he was dying. That's real history.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53After his death, the tomb was placed directly in front of the high altar.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55With this prominent position,
0:11:55 > 0:11:59the monks hoped to give the king the best chance of reaching heaven
0:11:59 > 0:12:03but also aimed to convince John's son, King Henry III,
0:12:03 > 0:12:05to allow the tomb to remain in Worcester.
0:12:05 > 0:12:09The tomb is the earliest royal effigy in England.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12Having it here secured the future of the cathedral and allowed
0:12:12 > 0:12:16the monks to create the majestic Gothic building we see today.
0:12:16 > 0:12:20But the tomb has not remained completely undisturbed.
0:12:20 > 0:12:25In 1797, it was opened to record details of what remained inside.
0:12:25 > 0:12:29And unbelievably, various artefacts were removed.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32They found some interesting items
0:12:32 > 0:12:35that included the front part of one of his shoes.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38It's extraordinary, isn't it? It's a fragment of his shoe.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41And then we have a fragment of his shroud,
0:12:41 > 0:12:45- or perhaps his coronation robe. - That's amazing, isn't it?
0:12:45 > 0:12:47These artefacts show the human hopes
0:12:47 > 0:12:49and fears of a monarch on his deathbed.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52And Thomas is very lucky to be so close to them.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55And then we have got what is thought to be his thumb bone.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57- Can I touch it?- Certainly.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59Gosh, a royal thumb bone.
0:13:01 > 0:13:05History may remember him as a tyrant, but the famous document that
0:13:05 > 0:13:09resulted from his actions became the foundation of our modern democracy.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11And his burial within these walls
0:13:11 > 0:13:13allowed the grand monument
0:13:13 > 0:13:15of Worcester Cathedral to flourish.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21Christina has now toddled north to Henley-in-Arden,
0:13:21 > 0:13:23where she is pulling up
0:13:23 > 0:13:27at alliteration-loving Fabulous Finds. Ha!
0:13:27 > 0:13:31Shop owner Caroline is on hand to show her around.
0:13:31 > 0:13:33Wander around with me, Caroline. Oh, look!
0:13:33 > 0:13:36You have got some unusual things.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38It feels like hunting for the Easter egg sometimes.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41That's right. You never know what you are going to find.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44You never know what you are going to find. Oh, that's nice.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49OK, so we have got a little compact which looks to be base metal
0:13:49 > 0:13:53rather than silver. So you'd put your powder in there.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55And obviously, that would spin round.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58You'd have your powder puff on top and the mirror on the top.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01So you could just make sure that everything was in the right place.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04And then the enamel on the top. It's very Art Deco, isn't it?
0:14:04 > 0:14:06Very sort of 1930s, 1940s.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09£95. OK, all right. Is there any sort of negotiation in that?
0:14:09 > 0:14:11- Certainly there is, yes.- Brilliant.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13- OK, well, let's pop that back for now.- OK.
0:14:13 > 0:14:15I think that is a really charming thing.
0:14:15 > 0:14:16That sounds promising.
0:14:16 > 0:14:20Thomas made a good profit on his compact at the last auction.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22Look at these.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24Lovely French posters.
0:14:24 > 0:14:30"Interdit aux cyclotouristes et cyclomotoristes."
0:14:30 > 0:14:31Tres bien.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34- Something about cyclists and motor...?- Yes.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37Interdit, so these are the things that you're not allowed to do.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40So this would have been used as sort of an educational poster...
0:14:40 > 0:14:43- That's right.- ..about road rules in France.- Yes.- I like that.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46- How much is on that, Caroline? - I've got 45 on that.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49Another one to think about.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52- Caroline, look at that! - Isn't it wonderful?
0:14:52 > 0:14:57That is a stunner. Oh, my goodness! Oh, my goodness!
0:14:57 > 0:15:00- Can you manage? There we go. - Wow. Can I put that on top there?
0:15:00 > 0:15:01Yes, of course.
0:15:03 > 0:15:07- Wow. Tell me it's by Coalbrookdale or Minton or...- It's Minton.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10- It's Minton!- It is Minton, you see.- Heaven!
0:15:10 > 0:15:13I mean, just the colourway is fabulous, isn't it?
0:15:13 > 0:15:15Minton started producing ceramics in Stoke
0:15:15 > 0:15:18at the end of the 18th century.
0:15:18 > 0:15:23This one dates from around 1900 and has a ticket price of £140.
0:15:23 > 0:15:25There is a chip to the foot there,
0:15:25 > 0:15:27but that almost looks like it's probably from the kiln.
0:15:27 > 0:15:29I love it.
0:15:30 > 0:15:35- OK. But £140 is quite steep for me. - I could possibly do...
0:15:35 > 0:15:37- I'm terribly poor. - DEALER LAUGHS
0:15:37 > 0:15:41- I can do better for you.- You can? - Yeah, I can, certainly.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44She'll hold you to that, Caroline.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46Oh, I love that. Is that copper?
0:15:46 > 0:15:48It is copper, yeah. It's wonderful.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51- Got a hole in it, hasn't it? - Yes, unfortunately.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53That's wonderful.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55Ticket price is £100.
0:15:55 > 0:15:58SHE GROANS
0:15:59 > 0:16:03What would you do with that? Is that some sort of mixing, cooking...?
0:16:03 > 0:16:05I think it probably was, yes.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07But nowadays, people use them in the gardens, don't they?
0:16:07 > 0:16:09That's what I was thinking, as a sort of...
0:16:09 > 0:16:12- That's right, or a planter or anything like that.- Yeah.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14Shall we take this downstairs? I will carry it if...
0:16:14 > 0:16:17- THEY LAUGH - ..if you can be flexible on price.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19If you can't, then it's staying up here.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21- No, no, I can be flexible on price. - OK. All right, let's...
0:16:21 > 0:16:23SHE GROANS
0:16:23 > 0:16:26- Let's go. Watch these steps.- Right.
0:16:26 > 0:16:31Crikey, that's four items and a combined ticket price of £380.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34Just how flexible can Caroline be?
0:16:36 > 0:16:40So I am thinking £140 for the lot.
0:16:40 > 0:16:45Talking about these three here, if I could do 110...
0:16:45 > 0:16:47- And what about the compact?- 50.
0:16:47 > 0:16:51Can we say 150 for the lot?
0:16:51 > 0:16:55- Oh, you drive a hard bargain, don't you?- I think I've met my match!
0:16:56 > 0:17:01- My goodness, 150... Um... - Go on.- Go on, then. Go on.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04- Brilliant. Thank you very much. - You're welcome.
0:17:04 > 0:17:05- That's brilliant. - Good luck.- Thank you.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08Very generous, Caroline. Not bad for a day's shopping.
0:17:08 > 0:17:13But time to put all that excitement to bed for one night.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16So off you go, you two. And...nighty-night.
0:17:22 > 0:17:24It's another day on the Road Trip
0:17:24 > 0:17:27and our experts are up with the larks.
0:17:27 > 0:17:32- It is quite foggy, isn't it?- It's really foggy! And it's really early.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34I know, it is immensely early in the morning.
0:17:38 > 0:17:43Christina shopped up a storm yesterday, grabbing five items -
0:17:43 > 0:17:44the laundry box,
0:17:44 > 0:17:45compact,
0:17:45 > 0:17:47jardiniere,
0:17:47 > 0:17:48cycling poster
0:17:48 > 0:17:50and copper bowl.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53That lot set her back £165.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56In his bid to make up ground,
0:17:56 > 0:17:58Thomas picked up a silver gilt bracelet,
0:17:58 > 0:18:00an Art Deco paper knife
0:18:00 > 0:18:02and a polished brass inkwell.
0:18:02 > 0:18:09He shelled out a total of £86, so has £57.62 for today's shopping.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12Now, look, I think we are coming up to a T-junction here,
0:18:12 > 0:18:15- Geography Teacher. Is it left or right?- Um... I think...
0:18:15 > 0:18:17You have got that jumper on again!
0:18:17 > 0:18:20I'm going to have to surgically remove that jumper from you.
0:18:20 > 0:18:21It's cold!
0:18:21 > 0:18:25In order to kick off their jaunt today, our pair have whizzed
0:18:25 > 0:18:29cross-country and are headed for Steeple Bumpstead, in Essex.
0:18:29 > 0:18:33- Now, I've been here before, Thomas. - Have you?- Yes.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35Oh, this man is an absolute delight.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37Well, I don't think it's open.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40No, I'm sure... I remember Graham from last time, he's lovely.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43- I don't think it's very open, though.- It can't be closed, can it?
0:18:43 > 0:18:46- I suppose it is quite early, isn't it?- Quite early, Christina.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51- I think it's...- I think he... - ..closed.
0:18:51 > 0:18:54Oh, well, I guess we'll just have to wait then.
0:18:54 > 0:18:56SHE WHISTLES
0:18:59 > 0:19:05I spy with my little eye something beginning with...B.
0:19:05 > 0:19:09- Bin.- No.- Bumpstead Antiques. - No, not Bumpstead Antiques.- Oh.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11- Go on, give me a clue.- Bird.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13SHE LAUGHS
0:19:13 > 0:19:15Oh, blimey.
0:19:15 > 0:19:19- Thankfully, Graham is here to save us all.- Oh, Graham!
0:19:20 > 0:19:22And with the doors opened up, there is no stopping them
0:19:22 > 0:19:24from diving straight in.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32I've got lots of toys and things in here.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34We've got a novelty money box there.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36There are collectors for novelty money boxes,
0:19:36 > 0:19:38but that one looks like it has been repainted.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40A quite interesting box.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43What is this? New...
0:19:43 > 0:19:44new picture cubes.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47British maker, always nice.
0:19:47 > 0:19:48Take the lid off.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50And on these, on the top here,
0:19:50 > 0:19:54are the guides as to what your picture was supposed to look like.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56So cats, Katzen, gati, katten.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59There. Half a... Oh, maybe that's the...
0:19:59 > 0:20:01Is that the rear end of the donkey, do you think?
0:20:01 > 0:20:03SHE LAUGHS
0:20:03 > 0:20:07These are very worn, sadly, aren't they? But nonetheless wonderful.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10But these...these blocks are really rather lovely.
0:20:10 > 0:20:14And still, it looks like it has got all its pieces to it.
0:20:14 > 0:20:18So you'd have to assemble these cubes to create your picture.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21I'd say this is probably Victorian or Edwardian,
0:20:21 > 0:20:24so we're probably looking at sort of 1880, 1910.
0:20:24 > 0:20:25I love that.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27Hm. Indeed.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30But there is no ticket price. So how is Thomas getting on?
0:20:30 > 0:20:33Graham, what has this goblet got to be?
0:20:33 > 0:20:38The goblet and the dish, £60.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40Is that your very best on that?
0:20:40 > 0:20:43No, it could be 75, which is even better.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46I was thinking that these could be 30 quid.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49- What, each?- No.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51- Because that would make it 60. - That's correct.
0:20:51 > 0:20:55- It is a nice sort of goblet and dish.- Yeah, they are sort of 19...
0:20:55 > 0:20:57- probably early 20th century. - Early 20th century.
0:20:57 > 0:21:00Signed, I think, one is.
0:21:00 > 0:21:01Just.
0:21:01 > 0:21:05- And, yeah, they're Danish, of course.- Let me...
0:21:05 > 0:21:07Have a little think around and we'll see.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09Yeah, I'll let you think about it, I'll think about it,
0:21:09 > 0:21:12- and I'll walk around and see what else I can see.- Yeah.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15Good strategy. But Graham's work is not done yet.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19I love your shop and I would like to buy something from you.
0:21:19 > 0:21:21Kind of you to say.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24I did see this, which is a really, obviously, lovely Victorian puzzle.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26But I'm not under any pressure,
0:21:26 > 0:21:28I don't necessarily have to buy anything, so I was thinking,
0:21:28 > 0:21:30if it was cheap enough...
0:21:30 > 0:21:33And I was sort of thinking maybe £10 to £15, really.
0:21:33 > 0:21:37- Would that be a goer for you?- No.
0:21:37 > 0:21:41- I can do it at around 25.- I mean, it has seen better days, has it not?
0:21:41 > 0:21:44Oh, yes, it has been well played with. Go up another five...
0:21:44 > 0:21:46I really can't. I mean, really, my maximum was ten.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49I'll meet you in the middle at 15 and that's my absolute death on it.
0:21:49 > 0:21:54- OK, yeah, we'll do that. - Brilliant. £15, I'm a happy girl.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57- I bet you are. - Great. Thank you very much.
0:21:57 > 0:22:01Christina lands the Victorian wooden puzzle for £15.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04And just like that, her shopping is complete.
0:22:04 > 0:22:05- Bye, Thomas!- Bye-bye.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07See you this afternoon.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09Looks like you have got the run of the shop, Thomas.
0:22:09 > 0:22:11How are you bearing up?
0:22:12 > 0:22:14Got a hot flash.
0:22:14 > 0:22:15Too young for that.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20Anyway, time for some more negotiating. Round two.
0:22:20 > 0:22:24- Now, how about that goblet and dish? - How about it?- 30 quid.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26I'm terribly sorry, but I can't do it at that.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29- Despite everything.- Really?
0:22:29 > 0:22:31Where could we go? And I can't do 40.
0:22:31 > 0:22:36- And I don't really want to go over 35.- Sorry, Thomas, I can't on those.
0:22:36 > 0:22:3735.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43You drive a very, very hard bargain, you really do.
0:22:43 > 0:22:47- OK, I will do it at 35. - You are a good man.- I'm a silly man.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50- You are not a silly man. - But there we are.
0:22:50 > 0:22:52The good news is, Graham's generous discount means
0:22:52 > 0:22:55Thomas got his goblet and tray for £35.
0:22:55 > 0:22:59The bad news is he has less than £23 left to shop with.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07Unaware of Thomas's spending plight,
0:23:07 > 0:23:11Christina is on her way to Duxford, where she is in for a treat.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14Christina has the opportunity to witness an extraordinary
0:23:14 > 0:23:18display of World War II aircraft as they commemorate
0:23:18 > 0:23:21one of the most pivotal moments in British history -
0:23:21 > 0:23:23the Battle of Britain.
0:23:23 > 0:23:28In the summer of 1940, Hitler began an initial push before attempting
0:23:28 > 0:23:32an invasion, which brought the war to the skies over Britain.
0:23:32 > 0:23:37For three months, the RAF repelled relentless attacks from the Germans.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40Their battles above the British countryside saved this country's
0:23:40 > 0:23:43shores from Nazi invasion.
0:23:43 > 0:23:47As the first airfield to take delivery of the Spitfire,
0:23:47 > 0:23:51RAF Duxford played a crucial role during the Second World War.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54Now, over the course of two days,
0:23:54 > 0:23:57around 40,000 people will watch the breathtaking displays
0:23:57 > 0:24:02showing the aerial prowess of these restored aircraft.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05Esther Blaine is introducing Christina
0:24:05 > 0:24:08to the most famous of all - the Spitfire.
0:24:09 > 0:24:11- SHE GASPS - The Spitfire!- Absolutely.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14The iconic fighter of the Second World War
0:24:14 > 0:24:16in all the public's imagination.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18I mean, I never thought that I would say that there is an
0:24:18 > 0:24:21airplane that is beautiful, but it really is, isn't it?
0:24:21 > 0:24:24When you watch it fly, it is so agile,
0:24:24 > 0:24:26such a beautiful aircraft.
0:24:26 > 0:24:30You can see why those young pilots absolutely loved flying in it.
0:24:30 > 0:24:33Amazingly, there are still around 30 airworthy
0:24:33 > 0:24:36Spitfires in existence around the UK.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39One of the men lucky enough to fly these magnificent machines
0:24:39 > 0:24:40is John Romain.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43I am the director of the Aircraft Restoration Company,
0:24:43 > 0:24:45which is based here at Duxford. We own a Blenheim,
0:24:45 > 0:24:47which is flying in the show today.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49- So I am flying that in the first slot.- Right.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52- And then we have also got a lovely Mark I Spitfire.- Oh!
0:24:52 > 0:24:55Which is now owned by the Imperial War Museum.
0:24:55 > 0:24:57- Wow! Oh, my goodness. - But it was a 1940s Duxford airplane.
0:24:57 > 0:24:59- How wonderful.- So it is very famous.
0:24:59 > 0:25:04- Especially linked to Duxford.- So what is it like to fly a Spitfire?
0:25:04 > 0:25:06The first reaction is, of course, they are lovely.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08But they actually are. I mean, they...
0:25:08 > 0:25:12You sort of don't get in one, you put it on. It becomes part of you.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15But as a flying machine, stunning. Absolutely stunning.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18So when you are flying within that formation,
0:25:18 > 0:25:19with all those Spitfires behind you,
0:25:19 > 0:25:22do you think it will give you a real sense of what it was like?
0:25:22 > 0:25:23Yeah, it will.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26To look back and see those numbers of airplanes all around you
0:25:26 > 0:25:30will really make you realise what those boys were doing.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33The battle in the skies continued beyond the Battle of Britain
0:25:33 > 0:25:36for fighter pilots of Hurricanes and Spitfires
0:25:36 > 0:25:39and for others in long-range bombers.
0:25:39 > 0:25:43A seat in a Lancaster bomber was one of the most dangerous places to be.
0:25:43 > 0:25:48Some 55,000 aircrew died in raids over Europe.
0:25:48 > 0:25:53The life expectancy of new aircrews was just two weeks.
0:25:53 > 0:25:58One veteran of these bombing raids is gunner Don Chinnery.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01I went in the early part of the war.
0:26:01 > 0:26:05- And I toured all through the war. - Mm-hm.
0:26:05 > 0:26:10I'd done my tour of operations, which was 30,
0:26:10 > 0:26:12that was your full tour.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15And then you had six months' rest
0:26:15 > 0:26:18and you went back for a second trip.
0:26:18 > 0:26:21What was it like to be in a Lancaster?
0:26:21 > 0:26:24- I would be back in tomorrow, if I could.- Would you?- Yeah.
0:26:27 > 0:26:28What an amazing man.
0:26:28 > 0:26:32These incredible aerial displays today commemorate
0:26:32 > 0:26:36those heroic actions of air crewmembers like Don.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38Esther, tell me, what is happening here?
0:26:38 > 0:26:41It's all happening in the skies above us at the moment.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44So the German Air Force fighters have flown into Duxford and
0:26:44 > 0:26:47we now have a Spitfire and a Hurricane taking off
0:26:47 > 0:26:49to repel the enemy. It's exactly as it would've been
0:26:49 > 0:26:52- back in the Battle of Britain. - I've got goose bumps.
0:26:52 > 0:26:54- It's unbelievable. - Absolutely, it's very emotional.
0:26:54 > 0:26:57Really, I've got tears running down my face.
0:26:57 > 0:26:59Well, understandable.
0:26:59 > 0:27:01It's those very emotive moments that really bring it home
0:27:01 > 0:27:04what it would have been like during the Battle of Britain.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06Of course, you know, that would have been fairly
0:27:06 > 0:27:10relentless from July to September, throughout 1940.
0:27:10 > 0:27:14- Just makes you realise how special those young men were.- Absolutely.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17Look how close they are getting. I feel like I should be ducking.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21It must have been very difficult to deal with emotionally.
0:27:21 > 0:27:23- How wonderful! - It's amazing. It's amazing.
0:27:23 > 0:27:27And people watched these dogfights happening, didn't they?
0:27:27 > 0:27:29- Over their very heads.- Absolutely.
0:27:29 > 0:27:32Actually, that's the bit that I wonder what it must have been like
0:27:32 > 0:27:34to see those contrails in the sky and to think,
0:27:34 > 0:27:37actually, those are our boys up there fighting.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40It must've been a very, very emotional experience.
0:27:43 > 0:27:47Whilst Christina continues to enjoy the airshow,
0:27:47 > 0:27:52Thomas still has some shopping to do and is headed to Debden Barns.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55Dealer Andy is on hand to help out.
0:27:55 > 0:27:56- Hello, I'm Thomas.- Hello.
0:27:56 > 0:27:58Oh, that was good, wasn't it?
0:27:58 > 0:28:00- What happened there?- Hello, Thomas!
0:28:00 > 0:28:03Are you into breaking things, Andy?
0:28:03 > 0:28:04It's my main talent, actually.
0:28:04 > 0:28:06I love that. Look at that.
0:28:08 > 0:28:09It will never be the same again.
0:28:11 > 0:28:15What can you find for your slender budget then, Tom?
0:28:15 > 0:28:18These are our main cabinets for some silver and bits and pieces.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21Yeah, well, my budget is really quite low.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24- Do you want me to level with you? - Yeah.- I've got 22 quid and some...
0:28:24 > 0:28:26- Oh! - HE LAUGHS
0:28:26 > 0:28:27- Sorry.- Honestly. That's it.
0:28:27 > 0:28:30Have you ever been laughed out of a shop before, Thomas?
0:28:30 > 0:28:33I have some stuff which really got left behind.
0:28:33 > 0:28:35I have one very intriguing piece.
0:28:35 > 0:28:37In fact, a couple of very intriguing pieces.
0:28:37 > 0:28:39OK, I'm intrigued. I'm getting more intrigued.
0:28:39 > 0:28:43The items inside may be a bit too rich for you, Thomas,
0:28:43 > 0:28:45but will you be tempted by Andy's old stock
0:28:45 > 0:28:48which currently resides in the back of his car?
0:28:48 > 0:28:53I have been brought to the back of, um, Andy's vehicle.
0:28:53 > 0:28:58And it is like a dusty...a dusty experience.
0:28:58 > 0:29:03- Now, I used to do a little bit of jewellery.- Did you?- Yes.
0:29:03 > 0:29:05Now, this is sort of like...
0:29:05 > 0:29:07This is a Trifari.
0:29:07 > 0:29:09- I know about Trifari.- OK.
0:29:09 > 0:29:13Trifari are one of the most famous houses of costume jewellery.
0:29:13 > 0:29:14Yes, that's right.
0:29:14 > 0:29:17And it is one of those things that I could've sold it
0:29:17 > 0:29:19once for about 30 quid, but I didn't.
0:29:19 > 0:29:23- I regretted it thereafter.- What else have you got?- Well, there you are.
0:29:23 > 0:29:25You see, we've got nine carat gold.
0:29:25 > 0:29:27- A little pearl in there. - Very pretty.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30- Silver ring.- Look at you. Right, OK. - Big clunky jewel.- Oh, nice.
0:29:30 > 0:29:32All right, what else are you going to pull out?
0:29:32 > 0:29:35- This is like Mary Poppins' bag. - Oh, yes. This.
0:29:35 > 0:29:37You may know exactly what it is straightaway,
0:29:37 > 0:29:39but nobody else can tell me.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42Well, you have handed me a stoneware...
0:29:44 > 0:29:45..vase.
0:29:45 > 0:29:47- Tin-glazed earthenware.- Yeah.
0:29:47 > 0:29:49- In the Iznik style.- Yes.
0:29:49 > 0:29:53Iznik pottery was produced between the 15th and 17th centuries
0:29:53 > 0:29:57in what is now Turkey. However, this is rather more modern.
0:29:57 > 0:30:00- Probably Iranian.- Right. - Persian.- Right.
0:30:00 > 0:30:02- It is probably 1920s.- Yes.
0:30:02 > 0:30:05- That's what I thought.- Peacocks. And it is just a bud vase.
0:30:05 > 0:30:07- You put one budding flower in. - That's it. I was going to say,
0:30:07 > 0:30:10you're not going to get a lot of them, a big bunch of roses.
0:30:10 > 0:30:13What a fun thing that is, isn't it? What a beautiful object.
0:30:13 > 0:30:15- But you know my position.- Yes.
0:30:15 > 0:30:17- £22 and a couple of pennies.- Yep.
0:30:17 > 0:30:22The Trifarian stuff - the rings - I mean, they are just leftovers.
0:30:22 > 0:30:25- This, it didn't cost me a lot.- OK.
0:30:25 > 0:30:26OK.
0:30:26 > 0:30:29- So this could be my lucky day. - Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32Could I give you all my money for that vase
0:30:32 > 0:30:36- and that bit of jewellery in there? - HE GASPS LOUDLY
0:30:36 > 0:30:37You are a good man.
0:30:37 > 0:30:39That is a great deal.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42£22.62 for the vase and the jewellery collection
0:30:42 > 0:30:44of four rings and three necklaces.
0:30:44 > 0:30:46Thomas is now all spent up.
0:30:54 > 0:30:57So with everyone's shopping all wrapped up,
0:30:57 > 0:30:59Thomas is making the trip to join Christina at Duxford
0:30:59 > 0:31:03for the climax of those astonishing aerial displays.
0:31:04 > 0:31:06He just needs to find her.
0:31:08 > 0:31:12Air Cadet Plant seems to have been distracted.
0:31:12 > 0:31:14He never misses an opportunity to dress up.
0:31:17 > 0:31:20I don't think I could even get in a cockpit right now,
0:31:20 > 0:31:22let alone climb up the ladder.
0:31:22 > 0:31:25You know, you see all of these different
0:31:25 > 0:31:29aspects around the shops we go to, the museums we see.
0:31:29 > 0:31:32To actually try it on, it actually brings it home. It is very sobering.
0:31:32 > 0:31:36Come on, Thomas, you don't want to miss something really special,
0:31:36 > 0:31:37do you?
0:31:40 > 0:31:42- You made it.- I made it, Christina. - Hello. Look.
0:31:42 > 0:31:45You are just in time, look. Absolutely mind-blowing.
0:31:45 > 0:31:47- Listen, everybody is quiet.- Yeah.
0:31:50 > 0:31:53- I've had a good look around. - Have you?- Yeah.- Have you really?
0:31:53 > 0:31:54- I really have. - Have you bought anything?
0:31:54 > 0:31:57- No, I haven't bought anything! - Have you been dressing up?
0:31:57 > 0:31:59- Um... Maybe a little. - THEY LAUGH
0:31:59 > 0:32:00Here we go.
0:32:03 > 0:32:05It is just so emotive, isn't it?
0:32:06 > 0:32:11AIRPLANE MOTORS ROAR
0:32:11 > 0:32:14It's just that lovely noise, that fabulous noise.
0:32:14 > 0:32:18And these planes are sort of over 75 years old.
0:32:18 > 0:32:21- They really are national treasures, aren't they?- They are.
0:32:21 > 0:32:23As are the people who flew them.
0:32:23 > 0:32:25Very well said, Christina.
0:32:32 > 0:32:35What a sight to see, eh?
0:32:35 > 0:32:38This incredible road trip is nearly at an end.
0:32:39 > 0:32:42After starting out in Stratford-upon-Avon,
0:32:42 > 0:32:44our duo have travelled from east to west and back again
0:32:44 > 0:32:47to arrive at their final destination in Winchcombe.
0:32:50 > 0:32:54Christina's lots for auction include
0:32:54 > 0:32:56the 1970s laundry box,
0:32:56 > 0:32:58an enamel compact,
0:32:58 > 0:33:00a Minton jardiniere,
0:33:00 > 0:33:03a French cycling poster,
0:33:03 > 0:33:05a copper bowl
0:33:05 > 0:33:07and a Victorian child's puzzle.
0:33:10 > 0:33:14Thomas's offerings are a silver gilt bracelet,
0:33:14 > 0:33:17a polished brass inkwell and letter tidy,
0:33:17 > 0:33:20an Art Deco paper knife,
0:33:20 > 0:33:23a Danish copper goblet and tray,
0:33:23 > 0:33:27a tin-glazed vase and a collection of jewellery.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30So what do they make of each other's items?
0:33:30 > 0:33:32I adore that peacock vase.
0:33:32 > 0:33:34I just think the colours in it are quite splendid.
0:33:34 > 0:33:37And that little job lot of jewellery that he got... What did he pay?
0:33:37 > 0:33:42£22.64 or something? Ridiculous.
0:33:42 > 0:33:44Taxi for Trevanion!
0:33:44 > 0:33:48The compact is great. The quality of it. The painting is brilliant.
0:33:48 > 0:33:51She is sort of in my wake now because I beat her last time.
0:33:51 > 0:33:54Am I going to beat her this time? I don't know.
0:33:55 > 0:33:59All will be revealed at the auction in Gloucestershire.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02It is very good to see you looking so jollily clothed this morning.
0:34:02 > 0:34:04- Well...- No jumper, thank the Lord.
0:34:04 > 0:34:07Do you know, the sun is out. It's shining.
0:34:07 > 0:34:10You dressed your trousers to match the van, I like it.
0:34:10 > 0:34:14You know, I thought about my outfit because you were so harsh last time.
0:34:14 > 0:34:17- Was I?- Yes. - Oh, I didn't mean to be.
0:34:17 > 0:34:19You know, "Oh, you look like a geography teacher."
0:34:21 > 0:34:23Phil Serrell was a geography teacher.
0:34:23 > 0:34:28Anyway, a packed saleroom at Bespoke Auctions awaits.
0:34:29 > 0:34:32- Come on.- OK.
0:34:32 > 0:34:36- Let's- rock and roll. Where are you? - I'm here.- Ladies first.
0:34:36 > 0:34:39In charge of today is auctioneer Nicolas Granger,
0:34:39 > 0:34:40assisted by a parrot.
0:34:40 > 0:34:42Called Polly, maybe.
0:34:42 > 0:34:44The bracelet is silver gilt.
0:34:44 > 0:34:47Now, it's a shame it's not gold because silver jewellery is
0:34:47 > 0:34:50valued on the metal value and content. Quite a nice piece.
0:34:50 > 0:34:51See what happens.
0:34:51 > 0:34:53The enamel compact is most probably my favourite.
0:34:53 > 0:34:56The guilloche enamel is in wonderful condition.
0:34:56 > 0:34:58I think that will do quite well.
0:34:58 > 0:35:03Thomas spent all of his £143.62 on six items.
0:35:03 > 0:35:08Christina also gathered up six lots for a total of £180.
0:35:10 > 0:35:11Oh, my goodness, right.
0:35:11 > 0:35:14Woo, it's rather exciting. Did you see the parrot?
0:35:14 > 0:35:15Oh, I love a parrot.
0:35:15 > 0:35:18You'll be looking for more than pieces of eight for your first lot,
0:35:18 > 0:35:20Thomas. It is your Art Deco paper knife.
0:35:20 > 0:35:22Lovely. Good luck.
0:35:22 > 0:35:24Starting at 15. 18. 20 now.
0:35:24 > 0:35:27- That's really good.- 22 in the room. Thank you. Straight away on my left.
0:35:27 > 0:35:28At 22 now. Looking for 25.
0:35:28 > 0:35:30At 22 with you, madam, in the pink.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33At £22, we're selling...
0:35:33 > 0:35:35- 22.- Well done, Thomas.- Done.
0:35:36 > 0:35:38Nice little profit, too.
0:35:38 > 0:35:41- That's all right. I'm pleased by that.- Good.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45Christina fell in love with the Victorian puzzle. Will the bidders?
0:35:45 > 0:35:48Start the bidding here at 15. 18. £20 now.
0:35:48 > 0:35:49Looking for 22.
0:35:49 > 0:35:51- £20.- 20.
0:35:51 > 0:35:53At 22 now, looking for 25.
0:35:53 > 0:35:55- And five on my left, thank you. - Oh!- On my right. 25. And eight.
0:35:55 > 0:35:58Would you like to go 28 now? And 30, sir, would you like to go?
0:35:58 > 0:36:02Are you sure? That's once, twice, selling at £28...
0:36:02 > 0:36:04That is everyone off to a good start.
0:36:04 > 0:36:07- Straight out of the box!- Great start.- Ha! Straight out of the box!
0:36:07 > 0:36:09- Did you get...?- Oh, God!
0:36:09 > 0:36:11Oh, dear.
0:36:11 > 0:36:14It took a lot of persuading to get your hands on this goblet and tray,
0:36:14 > 0:36:15Thomas. Let's hope it was worth it.
0:36:15 > 0:36:18Start the bidding with me on the book at £40. 40 I've got.
0:36:18 > 0:36:20Looking for 42. At 40 bid with me, a commission bid.
0:36:20 > 0:36:22Looking for 42.
0:36:22 > 0:36:24We're selling then at £40...
0:36:24 > 0:36:26- Sold.- Another £5 profit.
0:36:26 > 0:36:29Small profit, but creeping forward.
0:36:29 > 0:36:30Thanks for coming.
0:36:33 > 0:36:35Time for Christina's laundry box.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37It is a London Laundry Coventry laundry box.
0:36:37 > 0:36:39Reminds me of my days in Savile Row.
0:36:39 > 0:36:42Going to start the bidding with me, a commission bid, at £15.
0:36:42 > 0:36:44- £15.- Looking for £18 now. 15 bid.
0:36:44 > 0:36:46At 18 now. In the room now with you, madam, at £18.
0:36:46 > 0:36:49Looking for 20. Don't know what's inside it, have you had a look?
0:36:49 > 0:36:50At £18, we're selling then.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53- And sold, thank you very much. - Sold. Done.
0:36:53 > 0:36:55That just about holds its own.
0:36:55 > 0:36:58Thanks. Just a bit out-of-the-way.
0:36:58 > 0:37:00Thomas is still searching for the lot that will bring him
0:37:00 > 0:37:02back into this road trip.
0:37:02 > 0:37:04His inkwell is next.
0:37:04 > 0:37:07We've got a bid here at 20. 22. Five. Eight. I've got 30.
0:37:07 > 0:37:1032 on the net now. And five, madam? Thank you.
0:37:10 > 0:37:1235. I'm looking for 38 now. And eight in the room now. 38.
0:37:12 > 0:37:14And 40, madam. And two, sir.
0:37:14 > 0:37:18- 42. And five. Are you sure? Shakes the head.- Don't shake the head.
0:37:18 > 0:37:22- One more.- 45. With you, sir, at 45. Looking for 48 elsewhere now.
0:37:22 > 0:37:24At 48 in the room then.
0:37:24 > 0:37:27- Sir, at 48.- One more. - Looking for 50.
0:37:27 > 0:37:29And 50 in the room, back of the room.
0:37:29 > 0:37:33Looking for 55 elsewhere. I'm going to sell then. At £50 to the room...
0:37:33 > 0:37:37- Yes!- Well done. Well done.
0:37:37 > 0:37:39That is a very decent profit.
0:37:40 > 0:37:44- Thomas, you might make it over £200 at this rate.- I might!- You might.
0:37:44 > 0:37:48- Well, I've got high hopes for my vase.- Stranger things have happened.
0:37:50 > 0:37:53Now, a very large copper bowl with several holes in it.
0:37:53 > 0:37:57At £15, asking. 15 we have. I'm looking for £18.
0:37:57 > 0:37:59- 18...- Something to wash your feet in at night, maybe.
0:37:59 > 0:38:02At £15 we've got. Although it is not big enough to be a Jacuzzi.
0:38:02 > 0:38:0415 we've got.
0:38:04 > 0:38:08That is not making it any better. I've just lost a lot of money.
0:38:08 > 0:38:11In the room at 20. Looking for 22 on the net. At 22.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14And five, sir, would you like to go? 25 now. At 25.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17And 28. Looking for 28. At 28. And 30 in the room, thank you.
0:38:17 > 0:38:18With you at 30 now.
0:38:18 > 0:38:2032 up here. Going once, twice...
0:38:20 > 0:38:24At £32 for the footbath... And sold.
0:38:24 > 0:38:27- Horrendous. He worked jolly hard. - # There's a hole in my bucket
0:38:27 > 0:38:29- # Christina, Christina... # - Good auctioneering.
0:38:29 > 0:38:33He certainly did his best. But it is still a loss, I'm afraid.
0:38:33 > 0:38:36# There's a hole in my bucket Dear Thomas, dear Thomas
0:38:36 > 0:38:39- # There's a hole in my bucket.. # - There's a big hole!
0:38:39 > 0:38:41# Dear Thomas, a hole. #
0:38:42 > 0:38:45It is the first of Thomas's car-park purchases.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48OK, we start the bidding at £15. And 18. Looking for 20 now.
0:38:48 > 0:38:51- So you made a profit. - Yeah, definitely. Straight away.
0:38:51 > 0:38:53Looking for 22. Some dust on there, for nothing. 22 now.
0:38:53 > 0:38:55Looking for 25. At £22.
0:38:55 > 0:38:58Once, twice... At £22... And sold.
0:38:58 > 0:39:01Almost doubling his money, that's a great result.
0:39:01 > 0:39:03Well done, Thomas.
0:39:03 > 0:39:07Christina's lagging behind a bit, and it is her enamel compact next.
0:39:07 > 0:39:11- Who will start the bidding on that? At £40?- No bids?- £40.
0:39:11 > 0:39:15- All the hands go up at £40. 42. 45. 48. 50.- Oh, oh, oh!
0:39:15 > 0:39:16What's going on?
0:39:16 > 0:39:1855 at the back there, looking for 60.
0:39:18 > 0:39:20- You can stop now.- No, go on.
0:39:20 > 0:39:22And 60. And five, sir?
0:39:22 > 0:39:24- Christina, race away.- 70.
0:39:24 > 0:39:26At £65...
0:39:26 > 0:39:28Sold to the back of the room.
0:39:28 > 0:39:32An excellent profit that brings it neck and neck.
0:39:32 > 0:39:34Splendid.
0:39:34 > 0:39:36You sounded immensely Welsh then.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38- Oh, did I?- SplenDID!- Splendid.
0:39:40 > 0:39:43Thomas loved this 1970s bracelet. Will it be a winner today?
0:39:43 > 0:39:46Let's start the bidding, ladies and gentlemen, on that. At £15.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48At 15. 18. Looking for 20. 20 bid on the net. Looking for 22.
0:39:48 > 0:39:50Are you going to buy as well? You going to bid?
0:39:50 > 0:39:52I'm going to lose all that money.
0:39:52 > 0:39:56Looking for £28. At 25 on the net now. And eight. Looking for 30.
0:39:56 > 0:39:58- At 28 then.- He's trying hard.
0:39:58 > 0:40:01At £28, we are selling. And sold. Thank you.
0:40:02 > 0:40:06You see, that was a bad thing. I lost. Big loss.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08Oh, the first loss of the day for Thomas.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11- You've still got your Persian vase to go.- Still got that to go.
0:40:11 > 0:40:12That is going to make £2 million.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14- £5 million, I'm thinking. - Do you think?
0:40:14 > 0:40:19Christina has her own ceramic offering, it is a Minton jardiniere.
0:40:19 > 0:40:22We'll start the bidding on that at £40. Looking for 40.
0:40:22 > 0:40:27Looking for 40. At £30 I have now, at 30. At 32. And 35.
0:40:27 > 0:40:31- It's moving up. We'll get there in the end.- And 38. And 40, sir.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34I'm asking 42. 42. And five, sir?
0:40:34 > 0:40:37- And five with you.- Hang on. - It's so beautiful, look at it.
0:40:37 > 0:40:4148. £48, thank you, on the net. 50 in the room now.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43And five asking. 55?
0:40:43 > 0:40:47- And 60, sir? Are you sure? Shakes his head.- Go on, it's lovely.
0:40:47 > 0:40:48Who's bidding?
0:40:48 > 0:40:52Once, twice then. At £55 to the net. Sold.
0:40:52 > 0:40:54And thank you.
0:40:54 > 0:40:56A small loss, but Christina is still in the lead.
0:40:56 > 0:40:59You were sort of going into this crescendo in Ireland and Wales.
0:40:59 > 0:41:01I was. I was going almost stratospherically well.
0:41:01 > 0:41:05And then suddenly we come here and it's...pooooom.
0:41:05 > 0:41:08Thomas has high hopes for his Persian vase
0:41:08 > 0:41:10bought out of the back of a car.
0:41:10 > 0:41:12This is my final hope.
0:41:12 > 0:41:17At 30. Now with me. 32. 32. And five. 35. And eight. And 40.
0:41:17 > 0:41:19At 42 with you. I'm looking for 45.
0:41:19 > 0:41:22- I think it's beautiful.- I love it.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25- I love that.- On the internet, surely.- Nothing online yet.
0:41:25 > 0:41:2760 at the back. And five. 65.
0:41:27 > 0:41:31- Nothing online? I'm quite... - Do you catch...?
0:41:31 > 0:41:34Fair warning then. At £65.
0:41:34 > 0:41:37That's over 500% profit.
0:41:37 > 0:41:39Well done, Thomas.
0:41:39 > 0:41:41- Jolly well done, Thomas, that's fantastic.- Thank you very much.
0:41:43 > 0:41:47Their final lot of the day is Christina's French cycling poster.
0:41:47 > 0:41:49At 50 in the room. Straight away now. Looking for £18.
0:41:49 > 0:41:53At 15 now. Have I got 18 elsewhere? At 18 at the back there. At 18.
0:41:53 > 0:41:54£20 back with you, sir. At £20.
0:41:54 > 0:41:56We are looking for 22 elsewhere.
0:41:56 > 0:41:59- Going to have to sell at 20 then. - No!
0:41:59 > 0:42:00To a good home then...
0:42:00 > 0:42:03- I want to go back to Ireland. - THEY LAUGH
0:42:03 > 0:42:06Zut alors! After costs, that is a small loss.
0:42:07 > 0:42:11Have I beaten you again? Have I beaten you again?
0:42:11 > 0:42:12Time to find out, Thomas.
0:42:12 > 0:42:17Christina started with £270.31.
0:42:17 > 0:42:21And after auction costs, she made a tiny loss, poor love,
0:42:21 > 0:42:27of £1.24, leaving her with £269.07.
0:42:27 > 0:42:29But still looking gorgeous.
0:42:29 > 0:42:35Thomas spent all of his £143.62 and made a very nice profit
0:42:35 > 0:42:41after costs of £42.52, giving him his second auction victory in a row.
0:42:41 > 0:42:45He now has a total of £186.14.
0:42:45 > 0:42:50But Christina holds on to the lead for the decisive next leg.
0:42:50 > 0:42:53- It's a great result - two auctions each.- Oh, I don't like this.
0:42:53 > 0:42:55This is making me feel quite uncomfortable.
0:42:55 > 0:42:58You never know, Christina, I might catch up at the last auction.
0:42:58 > 0:42:59I know, you might.
0:43:01 > 0:43:02Cheerio.
0:43:03 > 0:43:06Next time, Christina and Thomas face their final leg.
0:43:06 > 0:43:09I cannot believe it has gone so quickly.
0:43:09 > 0:43:11Christina pulls out all the stocks.
0:43:11 > 0:43:12We could get Thomas in there.
0:43:12 > 0:43:15But Thomas isn't going down without a fight.
0:43:15 > 0:43:17HE PLAYS XYLOPHONE
0:43:17 > 0:43:18That's so cool!