0:00:02 > 0:00:03It's the nation's favourite antiques experts.
0:00:03 > 0:00:05- BONG! - That's cracking!
0:00:05 > 0:00:07- With £200 each...- Wonderful!
0:00:07 > 0:00:11..a classic car and a goal - to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14- That's exactly what I'm talking about.- I'm all over a-shiver!
0:00:14 > 0:00:16The aim - to make the biggest profit at auction.
0:00:16 > 0:00:17But it's no mean feat.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19- No-brainer.- Going, going, gone.
0:00:19 > 0:00:23There will be worthy winners and valiant losers.
0:00:23 > 0:00:26- So, will it be the high road to glory...- Push!
0:00:26 > 0:00:28..or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:28 > 0:00:30How awfully, awfully nice.
0:00:30 > 0:00:31This is Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:33 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:35 > 0:00:37Welcome back to our road trip
0:00:37 > 0:00:40with experts Catherine Southon and Philip Serrell.
0:00:40 > 0:00:42They're two auctions down and it's a bit wet
0:00:42 > 0:00:47but they're negotiating some West Country roads
0:00:47 > 0:00:49in a 1970 Citroen DS20.
0:00:49 > 0:00:51Look at that.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54Why have we got this rain? Where have you brought me?!
0:00:54 > 0:00:55Why is it raining?
0:00:55 > 0:00:57Oh, crikey!
0:00:57 > 0:01:00Catherine started the trip with £200, but she's made
0:01:00 > 0:01:05a decent profit so far and has a healthy £269.58 to play with.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08Philip also started the trip with £200,
0:01:08 > 0:01:13but he's raced into the lead with a whopping £385.40
0:01:13 > 0:01:14to spend on this leg.
0:01:14 > 0:01:18This pair's road trip kicks off in Coleshill in Warwickshire,
0:01:18 > 0:01:20meanders around the Midlands,
0:01:20 > 0:01:22before heading due south to the coast,
0:01:22 > 0:01:24then turning west down to the tip of Cornwall,
0:01:24 > 0:01:28nipping briefly into South Wales and finishing up at auction in Wells.
0:01:28 > 0:01:30Phew!
0:01:30 > 0:01:32Today our experts start off in Colyton in Devon
0:01:32 > 0:01:37and end up in an auction in the city of Exeter. Ooh-arrr!
0:01:37 > 0:01:40Philip is dropping Catherine off at the goods depot,
0:01:40 > 0:01:43home to the Vintage Shed antiques.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46- Spend your money, girl!- Bye!
0:01:46 > 0:01:52- Good morning!- Hello!- Catherine, hi. - I'm Claire.- Hello, Claire.- John.
0:01:52 > 0:01:53Hello, John. Nice to meet you.
0:01:53 > 0:01:57I think this is one of those places that looks fairly small from
0:01:57 > 0:02:00- the outside and you come in and it's massive.- Someone's chipper this morning.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02You see, if Phil was here,
0:02:02 > 0:02:05this is where he would be because this is his kind of area.
0:02:05 > 0:02:09I saw something when I came in so I'm just going to investigate.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12- You're going to be horrified. - What now, Catherine?
0:02:12 > 0:02:14This is what I saw.
0:02:14 > 0:02:18I am now going into Phil Serrell complete madness. But look at that.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21It's a wheel. Isn't that amazing?
0:02:21 > 0:02:23That would look great in somebody's garden.
0:02:23 > 0:02:27It's architectural piece but it looks amazing.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30It's probably not even for sale but I have to ask.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32I know I'm mad.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34- No, you're not. - I know I'm mad...- OK.
0:02:34 > 0:02:39- If you insist.- ..but... It's not the smallest item I've seen...
0:02:39 > 0:02:44- I just looked at your wheel. - OK. Yes.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47Is that for sale or is that a part of your building?
0:02:47 > 0:02:48No, that is for sale.
0:02:48 > 0:02:52It's another trader's, so somebody who rents a space, he put it out there.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55- There could be a bargain there. - Could it be a bargain?- Could be!
0:02:55 > 0:02:57It could be a bargain!
0:02:57 > 0:03:01Let's leave an excited Catherine with her wheel.
0:03:02 > 0:03:06Meanwhile, Philip has travelled to the pretty coastal village of Beer,
0:03:06 > 0:03:10where he's made a little impromptu stop on the beach. Oh Lord!
0:03:10 > 0:03:14Chaps, can I have a word? What have you got I can buy off you?
0:03:14 > 0:03:17You can buy a boat if you want one.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20- Looks like Philip has drawn a blank. - Take care, chaps.
0:03:20 > 0:03:24Or has he? There's some brass navigation lights up for grabs.
0:03:24 > 0:03:26Oh, they look good.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29Friendly fisherman Nick might have something after all.
0:03:29 > 0:03:30That's all I've got here, Phil.
0:03:30 > 0:03:34There's a couple of old navigation lights. They're a bit broken.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37- They're like me, they've seen better days.- Yeah, they have.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39- How much do you want for them? - £100?
0:03:39 > 0:03:41HE LAUGHS
0:03:41 > 0:03:44I reckon they're over 100 years old. I had 'em on me old boat.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47- They're covered in paint and... - Are they brass?- Yeah, they're brass.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49How much do you want for them, Phil? Go on.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51I'll give you a tenner for them.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54A tenner?! A tenner apiece. Give us 15 quid, there you are.
0:03:54 > 0:03:56There is an expression - "If you want to find
0:03:56 > 0:03:59"a fool in the seaside, bring him with you."
0:03:59 > 0:04:00And I've just arrived.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03- What did we say, 20, was that?- You behave, you.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05So this little soiree has seen Philip bag two
0:04:05 > 0:04:07ship's navigation lights for £15.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10- Well, good luck. - I need it, yeah.
0:04:10 > 0:04:14I think you would with those, but there we are.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16I'm not sure who's done who here.
0:04:16 > 0:04:20Let's leave Philip on the beach and see how Catherine is getting on
0:04:20 > 0:04:21back in Colyton.
0:04:21 > 0:04:25Is it a waterwheel or something? An industrial wheel or something?
0:04:25 > 0:04:29- I don't know. Do you know anything about it?- I think it's a waterwheel. I don't know. John?
0:04:29 > 0:04:33- John, do you know anything about the wheel?- It's an olive press wheel.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36- So it's originally from France or somewhere like that.- Of course!
0:04:36 > 0:04:40That makes it sound more exciting. Olive press - I like that!
0:04:40 > 0:04:41It's still full of woodworm, but, yeah.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43Don't worry about the woodworm.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45Woodworm is good - it can add value.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48- Is it going to be hugely expensive? - I don't know.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50- I'll give him a ring and... - It's got no price on it.
0:04:50 > 0:04:51OK, leave it with me.
0:04:51 > 0:04:55Doesn't that look good? And being an olive...
0:04:55 > 0:04:58wheel, press, whatever, makes it sound
0:04:58 > 0:05:01a bit more Mediterranean and a bit more exciting.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04Lovely! Claire hasn't been able to contact the owner,
0:05:04 > 0:05:06but she's made an executive decision.
0:05:06 > 0:05:10What I could do is sell to you for 120?
0:05:10 > 0:05:13That is a little bit more than I wanted to spend.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15It's got risk written all over it.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18- Yeah.- Honestly, Claire, I'm looking for about 80.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21Go on, then. I'm going to get into trouble but go on, then.
0:05:21 > 0:05:25Let's shake on that. £80. I don't know what I've just done.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27I may have just made the biggest mistake of my career, but...
0:05:27 > 0:05:30- it's been worth it. - SHE LAUGHS
0:05:30 > 0:05:33- There we are.- Lovely.- Thank you. Would you like it wrapped?
0:05:33 > 0:05:35Hey, I do the jokes, if you don't mind.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38Goodness me, what have I done?
0:05:38 > 0:05:40Right... John, follow me.
0:05:42 > 0:05:43Come on!
0:05:43 > 0:05:46Good luck fitting that in the back of the Citroen!
0:05:46 > 0:05:49Meanwhile, Philip is still in the village of Beer.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52He's visiting the Quarry Caves, which are famous for
0:05:52 > 0:05:56the limestone that was mined here for nearly 2,000 years.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59John Scott looks after the caves.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02- Good morning, Phil. Nice to meet you.- How are you?
0:06:02 > 0:06:04- Welcome to Beer Quarry Caves. - You are...- I'm John.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07These man-made caves were started by the Romans,
0:06:07 > 0:06:11who quarried a 20ft layer of limestone that was unique to
0:06:11 > 0:06:14the area, called Beer stone.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17It was coveted by local masons because it contains very few
0:06:17 > 0:06:20fossils, making it more durable and easier to work.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22It's amazing to think the entrance
0:06:22 > 0:06:24that we've just walked in was made by the Romans
0:06:24 > 0:06:27- in the first century. - 2,000 years ago!- Yes.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30And they quarried the stone from these chambers where we're
0:06:30 > 0:06:32standing to build their villas.
0:06:32 > 0:06:33It would have been quite an industry.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36The Romans quarried a quarter of a mile in that direction
0:06:36 > 0:06:37to get all the Beer stone they used.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39And that's almost like a perfect arch.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42They supported the roof with beautiful rounded arches.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45The Romans removed tonnes of limestone from here but they
0:06:45 > 0:06:47also left things behind.
0:06:47 > 0:06:51In this one chamber alone we've unearthed over 30 beautiful
0:06:51 > 0:06:54- Roman coins... - Really?- In fact, there in my hand...
0:06:54 > 0:06:57is one of those first-century Roman coins we discovered.
0:06:57 > 0:07:01- So that's a 2,000-year-old coin. - Very nearly, yes.
0:07:01 > 0:07:02That's just beautiful, isn't it?
0:07:02 > 0:07:06Although there was money to be made from Beer stone, it came at a cost.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09You're working deep below ground, which is dangerous anyway.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12You're getting appalling burns on your arms, rubbing on the limestone.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15The alkali burned some of the skin and split it wide open,
0:07:15 > 0:07:18and the only way they treated the splits was by running hot
0:07:18 > 0:07:20- tallow candle wax on them. - Oh!
0:07:20 > 0:07:23It wasn't only the Romans who endured difficult conditions
0:07:23 > 0:07:24mining the Beer stone.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27Throughout the centuries, the quarry changes shape,
0:07:27 > 0:07:29like different styles of architecture, because
0:07:29 > 0:07:33the Saxons came - not such good architects - left the quarry square.
0:07:33 > 0:07:37The Norman period, it's all upright pillars, capitals at the top,
0:07:37 > 0:07:39like a Norman building...
0:07:39 > 0:07:42By the early 20th century, quarrymen were still working the caves.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44Some carved their names into the rock.
0:07:44 > 0:07:48- So is it George Gush? - No, it's actually Charles Gush.
0:07:48 > 0:07:52Charles Cleaver Gush. He was a quarryman here when he was 19, in 1909.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54Working conditions, did they change a lot?
0:07:54 > 0:07:57No, the only improvement along the years was that they introduced
0:07:57 > 0:07:59the use of hand saws.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01But it was still backbreaking work.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04Every day, single-handedly, to earn your living,
0:08:04 > 0:08:07you'd have to cut a four-ton block out of a blank rock face.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09- But all you'd have is that hand saw...- Yeah.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12..four iron wedges and a sledgehammer.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14And danger was never very far away.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16One day, when men were working in this section,
0:08:16 > 0:08:21the vibration of the noise brought a 48-ton slab of rock out of
0:08:21 > 0:08:23that hole in the roof right above our heads.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26That lot hit the floor in one piece with other men beneath it.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29Danger wasn't the only thing the quarrymen dealt with.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32Imagine being here with 100 men driving iron wedges with
0:08:32 > 0:08:36sledgehammers, pushing hand saws and swinging their pickaxes.
0:08:36 > 0:08:37LOUD ECHOING BANGS
0:08:41 > 0:08:45Now, when that's 100 times louder day after day, and you can't
0:08:45 > 0:08:48escape the noise, that's why we talk about going stone deaf.
0:08:48 > 0:08:49Oh, I love that!
0:08:49 > 0:08:53After working 14 solid hours, you had to stand here shivering
0:08:53 > 0:08:56waiting for a man called the tapstone to come. And he carries a hammer.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58When the tapstone hits the block of Beer stone you've cut,
0:08:58 > 0:09:02if it doesn't ring like a bell, but gives a dull thud,
0:09:02 > 0:09:06that means the stone is cracked - useless for a mason to carve,
0:09:06 > 0:09:09so they won't pay you a penny wages for your whole day's work.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12The extraction of Beer stone from the caves ceased during
0:09:12 > 0:09:17the 20th century when a new quarry was opened up nearby.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20But the legacy of the men who worked these caves for hundreds of years
0:09:20 > 0:09:24is still visible today in some of the country's most iconic buildings.
0:09:24 > 0:09:25Westminster Abbey,
0:09:25 > 0:09:30Tower of London, Hampton Court, Windsor Castle, 24 cathedrals.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33People often say why is there no monument in the village to
0:09:33 > 0:09:36those who lost their lives quarrying Beer stone?
0:09:36 > 0:09:39In fact, written down here on one of the pillars is something
0:09:39 > 0:09:42that's written in St Paul's Cathedral.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45It says, "Si monumentum requiris, circumspice,"
0:09:45 > 0:09:48and it simply means "If you're looking for the monument,
0:09:48 > 0:09:50"go and look around you."
0:09:50 > 0:09:53So you can either look around the quarry where they worked
0:09:53 > 0:09:55or you can still see the stone they quarried
0:09:55 > 0:09:59in all our historic buildings. So that's their monument.
0:10:02 > 0:10:06Meanwhile, Catherine is in the East Devon town of Axminster.
0:10:06 > 0:10:12She is visiting her second shop of the day, The Old Chapel Antiques.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14There are three floors to peruse here.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17Hang about she's found something already.
0:10:17 > 0:10:22Ian, I've spotted a rather nice little penknife. I like that.
0:10:22 > 0:10:26- There we are.- Oh, isn't that lovely?!- Isn't that different?- Yes!
0:10:26 > 0:10:28Look at that!
0:10:28 > 0:10:31It's a little penknife and just in the form of a clog or
0:10:31 > 0:10:32a lady's shoe or something.
0:10:32 > 0:10:36That's really pretty. And there's the blade that flicks out there.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39It's just a really unusual piece.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42- What's on that? - It's got 28 on that one.
0:10:42 > 0:10:46- What I would love to pay...is about 15.- Right.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49- I think that's unlikely, but let me go and ask.- See what you can do.
0:10:49 > 0:10:53What sort of price you can get as close to that as possible.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56- Give me a couple of minutes. - Can I also ask, very cheekily...?
0:10:56 > 0:10:59- Yes?- You've got something there which is not for sale.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01Is there any way it could be for sale?
0:11:01 > 0:11:04- The chimney? No, it's not. - It's definitely not for sale.- No.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06But what about a deal on the penknife?
0:11:06 > 0:11:08- You can do 18?- OK.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11Yeah? OK, 18 is fine.
0:11:11 > 0:11:14- Thanks a lot.- Fantastic. Can I... - You want to...?
0:11:14 > 0:11:15..put that in the bag?
0:11:15 > 0:11:17- Hang on, yeah. I'll put that one there.- Pop that one in the bag.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20I think something else has taken Catherine's fancy.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23Oh, look at this! Look at this.
0:11:23 > 0:11:24Right at the back there...
0:11:24 > 0:11:26That's like the little biscuit tin that I bought,
0:11:26 > 0:11:28that was actually for sweeties.
0:11:28 > 0:11:29Yes, I remember.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31- And you made a handsome profit on it, as well.- Yes!
0:11:31 > 0:11:34- What I was really, particularly interested in...- Here?- ..is that.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37- One in there?- The trunk. I can have a look at that.
0:11:37 > 0:11:38Well, let's have a look and see.
0:11:40 > 0:11:41I like that.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43The ticket price is £33.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46Well, if you could do a reasonable...deal for me.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49- OK. Let me see. Can I take the ticket?- Please do.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51And I'll go and speak to him.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53Ian's back, and he's got news.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56Catherine? He'll do that one for 25.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59Right. I was hoping for a bit less than 25.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01There's nothing we can do on that?
0:12:01 > 0:12:04Twist my arm and I'll take another...
0:12:04 > 0:12:06I'll take it down to 22.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08Right, OK. That's fine.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11I'll put that with my shoe, shall I?
0:12:11 > 0:12:13- So, I'm going to go for those two. - Those two, yes?
0:12:13 > 0:12:17- £40?- That's £40.- Ian, you've been marvellous. Wonderful.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19- Nice to see you.- And you. Thank you very much.- All the best.
0:12:19 > 0:12:23Let's leave Catherine in Axminster.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26Philip's leaving the sea behind him to head inland
0:12:26 > 0:12:30to the Devon town of Honiton, famous for its lacemaking.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33His first shop is Lombard Antiques,
0:12:33 > 0:12:35and he's a familiar face.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38- Oh, Phil!- We've met before, haven't we?- What a surprise.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40- Absolutely right, yeah. - Oh, wow. Hello, how are you?
0:12:40 > 0:12:42Because I came here when Charlie Hanson and I
0:12:42 > 0:12:44- did the Road Trip round here, didn't I?- Yes.
0:12:44 > 0:12:48- But didn't actually buy off you, did I?- No, no. Charlie did, yes.
0:12:48 > 0:12:49We'll hopefully put that right in a minute.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51- I might just buy something.- Right.
0:12:51 > 0:12:52- Can I have a look round?- Yes.
0:12:52 > 0:12:54Tell you what, space is at a premium, isn't it?
0:12:54 > 0:12:57Hmm. It is a bit snug.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59That's an interesting thing.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01This is a military one, isn't it?
0:13:01 > 0:13:03- Yes. 1916.- '16.
0:13:03 > 0:13:05- And you can tell it's military by the...- By the arrow, yeah.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07- By the arrow head there. - That's right.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10And it's by Negretti and Zambra, who were London makers.
0:13:10 > 0:13:14So this is a mid-First World War army field telescope?
0:13:14 > 0:13:18Yeah. Mid-First World War. Very good condition.
0:13:18 > 0:13:22It sports a ticket price of £195.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25- But when I bid you for it, you might need a chair.- Oh, dear.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28Let's just have a wander. Have you got a storeroom, Barry?
0:13:28 > 0:13:30I have got a storeroom, yeah.
0:13:30 > 0:13:32That looks quite nice, Barry.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35Yeah, got a lovely tray top commode, here.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38So, this is Georgian, it's about 1765?
0:13:38 > 0:13:41- Yeah.- Tray top, because this looks like a tray.- Yeah.
0:13:41 > 0:13:45And it's a bedside commode, so you... you would pull that out.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48- And this has probably been put in later, hasn't it?- Yes.
0:13:48 > 0:13:52Because this should be, basically, where your chamberpot went.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54How much is this, Barry?
0:13:54 > 0:13:56I could probably do that for about £85.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58The "about" sounds interesting.
0:13:58 > 0:14:02- Anyway, down to business. - What's the best on the telescope?
0:14:02 > 0:14:05I could probably do the telescope for 140.
0:14:05 > 0:14:09- I think that's definitely worth buying.- What about the commode?
0:14:09 > 0:14:11We'll do it for 80.
0:14:11 > 0:14:12You couldn't buy the wood for that.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17He's got all the chat, doesn't he? All the chat. I like him.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19That's nice.
0:14:19 > 0:14:20Don't like his prices.
0:14:20 > 0:14:21Not so nice, Phil.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23What I'd like to do, let's put this on here,
0:14:23 > 0:14:25and let's see if we can have a deal with these two.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28I don't know anything about this, but I quite like it.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31I love that commode, it's an old-fashioned antique.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34I know that your prices are fair.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37But I'm going to bid you for me to make a profit on them.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39- Right.- And I'm going to end up with £200.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41That's it, me finished.
0:14:41 > 0:14:45So that would be £140 for the telescope, and £60 for the commode.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47You going to shake my hand?
0:14:47 > 0:14:49I think I will. Yeah, go on, then, Phil.
0:14:49 > 0:14:50Thank you very much indeed.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53- You're a nice chap. Thank you very much.- What a gentleman, eh?
0:14:53 > 0:14:54I'd better pay you now, hadn't I?
0:14:54 > 0:14:56That's a decent day's work for Philip.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58I'll do the heavy lifting.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00- You bring the heavy thing. - I'm used to that.- Yeah.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03Time for a spot of shut-eye, then. Nighty-night.
0:15:08 > 0:15:09Morning, everyone.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12Catherine's in the driving seat today, so watch out.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15And our experts are enjoying the delights of rural Somerset.
0:15:15 > 0:15:16Look at all these little... Is that...
0:15:16 > 0:15:19I was going to say ponies, but they're not, they're cows.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21You're a country girl, then, Catherine(?)
0:15:21 > 0:15:26Their first stop today is in the Somerset town of Dulverton.
0:15:26 > 0:15:30Philip is visiting the family-run Acorn Antiques,
0:15:30 > 0:15:33with just over £170 tucked into his back pocket.
0:15:33 > 0:15:34BELL RINGS
0:15:34 > 0:15:36- Hello, hello. Peter.- Hi.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38Good to see you, how are you?
0:15:38 > 0:15:40Oh, it's a proper antique shop.
0:15:40 > 0:15:42Proper antique shop.
0:15:42 > 0:15:44- Is it all right if I have a look round?- Yes, of course.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49What about your drum, Peter?
0:15:51 > 0:15:53That's 95. What could that be?
0:15:53 > 0:15:55- It is damaged.- Yeah.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57But I'd probably lose that.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00I'd put that one on this side,
0:16:00 > 0:16:03and then put a little circular glass top on it,
0:16:03 > 0:16:06- and you've got a really cool coffee table, haven't you?- Absolutely.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08- It's French, isn't it?- It is, yes.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10And what would be the very best on that?
0:16:10 > 0:16:11I'll do it for £70.
0:16:13 > 0:16:14It's a nice thing.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16Yes.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19Would I insult you if I tried to buy it with a five in front of it?
0:16:19 > 0:16:21- Meet me halfway.- 60 quid?
0:16:22 > 0:16:23Go on, then. You're done.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25You're a gentleman. Thank you very much indeed.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28I'll give you some money now, look. There we are. £60. Thank you.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30- Great. Thank you very much. - Thank you very much indeed.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33Deal done. Let's get it down, then.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37This is going to rise or fall
0:16:37 > 0:16:40on whether anybody else can see what I see in this.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43So let's leave our little drummer boy.
0:16:43 > 0:16:44So sweet.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47Let's catch up with Catherine.
0:16:47 > 0:16:51She's headed north to the pretty Somerset village of Carhampton.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53Her last shop is Chris' Crackers,
0:16:53 > 0:16:57and she's got just shy of £150 to spend.
0:16:57 > 0:16:59Are you Chris and are you crackers?
0:16:59 > 0:17:02- I'm definitely crackers. I'm Peter, nice to meet you.- Hello, Peter.
0:17:02 > 0:17:08- Well, em... Well... What can I say? - Different.- It's different.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11It's certainly that.
0:17:11 > 0:17:16- Oh, my goodness me.- This is one of our best and busiest rooms.- Really?
0:17:16 > 0:17:20- They love rummaging through things. - Do they?
0:17:20 > 0:17:23(I'm exhausted and I haven't even started!)
0:17:23 > 0:17:25Yes, there is rather a lot to get through. Woof.
0:17:25 > 0:17:29- An old gym horse. They're very popular now.- What's on that?
0:17:29 > 0:17:30Oh, about £100.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32- Oh, come on.- Really?!
0:17:32 > 0:17:34HE LAUGHS
0:17:34 > 0:17:36I thought you and I would be on the same wavelength.
0:17:36 > 0:17:37How long have you had that?
0:17:37 > 0:17:40- It's been there a little while. - Years.- It's been there three years.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42You'd love that space.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45I mean, think of all the things you could put in that space.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47- More junk.- More junk.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50- What do you think? 40? - Yeah, we're not too far away.
0:17:50 > 0:17:52- We could have a deal.- Right, OK.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54- We could have a deal. - Hold that thought.- Right.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56Because we've only just started.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58Right, what else have you noticed, Catherine?
0:17:58 > 0:18:01I'm seeing some blue and white stripes. Is that a deckchair?
0:18:01 > 0:18:03That's our massive deckchair.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05Of course it's a giant deckchair. It's a duet deckchair.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08I think they were from the '60s. Butlin's used to have them.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10- Oh, to have your photo? - That's right.
0:18:10 > 0:18:15I've got, somewhere, behind you, I've got the baby.
0:18:15 > 0:18:16Oh, that's brilliant.
0:18:16 > 0:18:17How much is it? How much is it?
0:18:17 > 0:18:19- What, the chair?- Yeah.- Oh...
0:18:21 > 0:18:25The best I could do on that would be 80.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27I don't think you'll see another one in a hurry.
0:18:27 > 0:18:28Can you do less than 80?
0:18:29 > 0:18:33Can you do 60 for a friend? You know why? Cos of that hole.
0:18:33 > 0:18:36I'm being picky. How do we get it out?
0:18:36 > 0:18:39Oh, my goodness me. You're very kind, getting all this out.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43Right, which way up?
0:18:43 > 0:18:45I'll just leave you to do it.
0:18:45 > 0:18:50- Oh, that is just fantastic. Does it work?- Yeah, definitely.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52Try it, by all means.
0:18:52 > 0:18:53What do you think?
0:18:55 > 0:18:59All I need is an ice cream, a beach, the sun and I'll be happy.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02Come on, you, join me.
0:19:05 > 0:19:07- It's not going to break, is it? - No, it won't break. Come on, then.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10- It's nice, actually.- Come on, then. - And there's a dog!
0:19:10 > 0:19:13- Yay! - THEY CHUCKLE
0:19:13 > 0:19:15Beside the seaside.
0:19:15 > 0:19:19Beside the road! So...what do we think?
0:19:19 > 0:19:22- Well, what did I say, 80?- Yeah. - What are you saying?
0:19:22 > 0:19:2460.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27Are we?
0:19:27 > 0:19:29- This is great. Am I mad? - Chris' Crackers.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33Don't forget the little one, Catherine.
0:19:33 > 0:19:34Does that one come with it?
0:19:34 > 0:19:37Why not? Why not?
0:19:37 > 0:19:39So that's the deckchairs, what about the vaulting horse?
0:19:39 > 0:19:41Can you do it for 40?
0:19:41 > 0:19:45- Go on.- Can you?- Yeah.- Are you happy with that?- I'm happy with that.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47So how much do I owe you?
0:19:47 > 0:19:50That's £100 for the deckchairs and the vaulting horse
0:19:50 > 0:19:52and very, very nicely done, I might say.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54Does your dog come free?
0:19:54 > 0:19:55Get out of it!
0:19:57 > 0:20:00Meanwhile, Philip has made his way to Sampford Brett.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03The village is nestled on the edge of the Quantock Hills.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06He's visiting Keith Richards Antiques,
0:20:06 > 0:20:07which is based on the family farm.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09He presumably doesn't play guitar.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14- Hi, Keith, how are you? - How are you?- Yeah, good to see you.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17- How are you doing, all right? - Yeah, very good, thank you.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19I'm going to try and be methodical here.
0:20:19 > 0:20:20All right?
0:20:20 > 0:20:21Let's narrow this down.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23This should be interesting.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26This is a suite of Gnomeman furniture.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28Thousands of pounds, out of my price range.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30Arts and Crafts bookcase.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32- Needs a bit of work.- Mm-hm. Yes, just come in.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35- And how much is that?- 220.- OK.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37Moving on.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40Oh, lovely Wedgwood Fairyland lustre bowl.
0:20:40 > 0:20:41And that is...?
0:20:43 > 0:20:44£3,400.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46Maybe not quite for you, Phil.
0:20:46 > 0:20:47That's nice.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51So, that's an oak silver chest, isn't it?
0:20:51 > 0:20:52Yes, yes.
0:20:52 > 0:20:54And it's Mr Ware-Cornish Esq.
0:20:54 > 0:20:58- So you've got an oak strongbox, effectively.- Mm-hm.
0:20:58 > 0:20:59Or silver chest.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01Metal bound.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03Beige lined interior, that would have held a tray in there,
0:21:03 > 0:21:05- wouldn't it?- Yeah.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08It probably would have had the full, sort of, tea set, the whole works.
0:21:08 > 0:21:10Yeah. And we've got here,
0:21:10 > 0:21:13"Carrington and Co Silversmiths, Regent Street, London."
0:21:13 > 0:21:18You've got 165 on that. What's the best you can do that for?
0:21:18 > 0:21:20120.
0:21:20 > 0:21:21It's just a lovely size, isn't it?
0:21:21 > 0:21:23I've got a very tight budget, here.
0:21:23 > 0:21:25So is 120 your best?
0:21:26 > 0:21:27Yes.
0:21:27 > 0:21:28Yeah.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31Let's just see if we can just tempt him a little bit.
0:21:31 > 0:21:33That's 20, look.
0:21:33 > 0:21:3630, 40, 50, 60,
0:21:36 > 0:21:4070, 80, 90, 110.
0:21:40 > 0:21:42You think that's all I've got, don't you?
0:21:42 > 0:21:46- Absolutely not, because there is... - Oh, goodness.- ..40 pence as well.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49Well, that should swing it, Phil.
0:21:49 > 0:21:53- There's £110.40. I have not got a penny more.- Right.
0:21:53 > 0:21:57- Can I shake your hand? - You can indeed.- What a gentleman!
0:21:57 > 0:22:00- All right.- What a good chap. Really pleased with that.
0:22:00 > 0:22:05And just like that, shopping for the leg is complete.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07Phillip adds his 19th-century oak chest
0:22:07 > 0:22:09to a World War I telescope,
0:22:09 > 0:22:11a 1920s drum,
0:22:11 > 0:22:14a pair of vintage ship's lights
0:22:14 > 0:22:15and a Georgian commode.
0:22:15 > 0:22:20Catherine spends £220 on the novelty deck chairs,
0:22:20 > 0:22:21vintage vaulting horse,
0:22:21 > 0:22:24wooden olive press,
0:22:24 > 0:22:27shoe penknife and an Edwardian confectionary tin.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29Thoughts, anyone?
0:22:29 > 0:22:33I don't think you're sitting on a fortune with your two deckchairs,
0:22:33 > 0:22:35and I think your wheel of fortune might have
0:22:35 > 0:22:37suddenly ground to a halt.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40The telescope, which is an area that I know a little bit more about,
0:22:40 > 0:22:44it might make £100.
0:22:44 > 0:22:45I don't think so, though.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47After setting off from Colyton,
0:22:47 > 0:22:50our experts are now headed to auction in the Devon city of Exeter.
0:22:51 > 0:22:55Welcome to Bearnes, Hampton and Littlewood's sale rooms.
0:22:55 > 0:22:57What does auctioneer Brian Goodison-Blanks
0:22:57 > 0:22:59think of our experts' lots?
0:22:59 > 0:23:00The commode is a very nice piece.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03It's what we refer to as more traditional antiques.
0:23:03 > 0:23:05In the current market, though, because of the decline
0:23:05 > 0:23:06for brown furniture,
0:23:06 > 0:23:10it's probably only going to be about £40-£60 at auction.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13The vaulting horse is one that's going to, I think,
0:23:13 > 0:23:14throw us all for a loop.
0:23:14 > 0:23:19It might make £40-£60, it might take a flier at £100 or so.
0:23:19 > 0:23:23Well, let's hope it's got wings on. Anyway, it's busy in here today.
0:23:23 > 0:23:25Experts, take your seats.
0:23:25 > 0:23:29First up is Philip's pair of brass ship's lights.
0:23:29 > 0:23:30Try saying that quickly.
0:23:30 > 0:23:32What am I saying for those, £20?
0:23:32 > 0:23:34- Ouch. - £10 to start, then?
0:23:35 > 0:23:38- 10. Thank you, madam. - Thank you, madam.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41- 12. 15.- There, see? They all want them now.
0:23:41 > 0:23:4520. 22. At 22 for the ship's lights, then...
0:23:45 > 0:23:46GAVEL POUNDS
0:23:46 > 0:23:49That's got me out of trouble, hasn't it?
0:23:49 > 0:23:53Well, it's plain sailing for Philip as he starts off with a profit.
0:23:53 > 0:23:55Next up is Catherine's shoe penknife.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58What will I say for that, £50?
0:23:58 > 0:24:00- That would be nice. - Start at 30, then.
0:24:00 > 0:24:0220, if you will.
0:24:02 > 0:24:0410, if you will. 10 I have.
0:24:04 > 0:24:0712, 15, 18, 20.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10£20 seated. Shoe penknife at 20. Quite sure, sir?
0:24:10 > 0:24:12At 20 seated...
0:24:12 > 0:24:13GAVEL POUNDS
0:24:13 > 0:24:16Well, that's just about wiped its face.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18I'm a bit disappointed about that.
0:24:18 > 0:24:20I think this is going to be a tough, old day.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23- Do you?- Yeah. Shall I go and start the car?
0:24:23 > 0:24:25Not just yet, Philip. Your 1920s drum is up next.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28Somebody start me at £50.
0:24:28 > 0:24:30Start me at £30 for the drum.
0:24:30 > 0:24:31Come on.
0:24:31 > 0:24:32£30 I have. Thank you, madam.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34It'll make a nice coffee table, won't it?
0:24:34 > 0:24:36They think like you, Phil.
0:24:36 > 0:24:4035, 38, 40. 42?
0:24:40 > 0:24:43Sure, sir? At 40 to the lady, then. 40 and done.
0:24:43 > 0:24:44GAVEL POUNDS
0:24:44 > 0:24:47They've got long pockets here, haven't they?
0:24:47 > 0:24:49Blimey, don't bang on about it.
0:24:49 > 0:24:53Maybe Catherine's Edwardian confectionary tin will fare better.
0:24:53 > 0:24:57Various interest here. 10, 12, 15.
0:24:57 > 0:25:0015, I have. 18, 20, 22.
0:25:00 > 0:25:0225, 28...
0:25:02 > 0:25:05You've done it again, girl, you've done it again.
0:25:05 > 0:25:06£30 seated.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08This is where I say, "Crumbs".
0:25:08 > 0:25:09All done, then...
0:25:09 > 0:25:11GAVEL POUNDS
0:25:11 > 0:25:13That's not a bad result, Catherine.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16Well, it was a little profit. I would have liked a bit more.
0:25:16 > 0:25:17Wouldn't we all?!
0:25:17 > 0:25:20Now it's time for Philip's Georgian commode.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22What will I say for that, £40?
0:25:22 > 0:25:2440? 20?
0:25:24 > 0:25:2620 I have. Thank you to the boys.
0:25:26 > 0:25:2922, fresh bait. 25, 28, 30.
0:25:29 > 0:25:3032, 35?
0:25:30 > 0:25:33£32, then. 35, fresh bait.
0:25:33 > 0:25:3738, 40, 42, 45, 48.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40- 50, 55? - There you go.
0:25:40 > 0:25:41£50, then?
0:25:41 > 0:25:43At £50, then, at 50...
0:25:43 > 0:25:44GAVEL POUNDS
0:25:44 > 0:25:47Gosh, there are some lucky buyers in here today.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50Now for Catherine's wooden olive press.
0:25:50 > 0:25:52What will I say for that unusual thing there? £50?
0:25:52 > 0:25:55A nice decorative piece. 50?
0:25:55 > 0:25:57£30 for the wheel, then?
0:25:57 > 0:25:59- 30, I have. - Look, you're off.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01I'll take the bid at 30. 2 if you'd like, easy stages.
0:26:01 > 0:26:02I need a lot more than that.
0:26:02 > 0:26:06At £30. 32. 35, 38.
0:26:06 > 0:26:0840. 42.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11- 45.- Please.- 48.- Please.
0:26:11 > 0:26:15- 50.- Yes.- 55.- Yes.- 60.- Yes.
0:26:15 > 0:26:1665?
0:26:16 > 0:26:18At 60 and selling, then...
0:26:18 > 0:26:19GAVEL POUNDS
0:26:19 > 0:26:21Never mind, Catherine. It was worth a shot.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24Can she bounce back with her novelty deckchairs?
0:26:24 > 0:26:27Start me somewhere at £40 for the two.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30£40 straightaway I have. £40 for the deckchairs.
0:26:30 > 0:26:3442, 45, 48, 50.
0:26:34 > 0:26:36Come on, it's nice and comfy for the summer.
0:26:36 > 0:26:37Two - two of them.
0:26:37 > 0:26:38At 50, then...
0:26:38 > 0:26:39GAVEL POUNDS
0:26:39 > 0:26:42Oh, dear, that's back-to-back losses for Catherine.
0:26:42 > 0:26:45Do you think there are any other programmes that we could do?
0:26:45 > 0:26:48Perhaps... I don't know, one of those cooking things.
0:26:48 > 0:26:50Let's not be too hasty now, Philip.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53Shall we see how your oak chest gets on?
0:26:53 > 0:26:56Various interest here. At 80. 85.
0:26:56 > 0:26:5890, 95, 100.
0:26:58 > 0:27:02110, 120, 130, 140.
0:27:02 > 0:27:06150, 160, 170, 180...
0:27:06 > 0:27:10- That's... - I told you.
0:27:10 > 0:27:14At £180 and I'll sell.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17Crikey, that's a whopping profit for Philip.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20Catherine's last lot is the vintage vaulting horse.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23Can she leap into a profit?
0:27:23 > 0:27:27I've commissions here starting at 22, 25, 28, 30.
0:27:27 > 0:27:29£30 is bid here with me.
0:27:29 > 0:27:3332, 35, 38, 40. 42?
0:27:33 > 0:27:36No? My commission at £40. Do I see 2?
0:27:36 > 0:27:3942, 45, 48, 50. 52?
0:27:39 > 0:27:41- £52 I have, at 52. - Come on, keep going.
0:27:41 > 0:27:43Please keep going.
0:27:43 > 0:27:45Quite sure for the horse, then...
0:27:45 > 0:27:46GAVEL POUNDS
0:27:46 > 0:27:49So Catherine ends on a profit. Well done.
0:27:49 > 0:27:53Last up is Philip's World War I telescope.
0:27:53 > 0:27:56What will I say for that, £80?
0:27:56 > 0:27:59£50 to start, then? 50 I have, wave of the catalogue.
0:27:59 > 0:28:025 behind. 60? Can't see you, madam.
0:28:02 > 0:28:0360. 65.
0:28:03 > 0:28:0670. 75. 80?
0:28:06 > 0:28:0975 to you, then, madam. 80 standing behind.
0:28:09 > 0:28:1185, 90.
0:28:11 > 0:28:1395, 100.
0:28:13 > 0:28:15100 standing to you, sir.
0:28:15 > 0:28:16At £100, then...
0:28:16 > 0:28:17GAVEL POUNDS
0:28:17 > 0:28:20Well, that's a steal for some lucky bidder.
0:28:20 > 0:28:22- Are we off?- Yeah.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25That's our experts' third auction completed.
0:28:25 > 0:28:27Let's see how they're faring.
0:28:27 > 0:28:31Philip started off with £385.40.
0:28:31 > 0:28:36After paying auction costs, he's made a loss of £63.96,
0:28:36 > 0:28:40leaving him £321.44 to carry forward.
0:28:42 > 0:28:45Catherine started off with £269.58.
0:28:45 > 0:28:52After paying her auction fees, she's made a loss of £46.16,
0:28:52 > 0:28:56leaving her with £223.42 to spend next time.
0:28:57 > 0:28:59With the dawn of another day,
0:28:59 > 0:29:03we race ahead into the next leg of our trip.
0:29:03 > 0:29:06This leg starts in the small Cornish town of Hayle,
0:29:06 > 0:29:08and ends at an auction in Bristol.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11This is going to be interesting, there's a cattle truck in the middle of the road.
0:29:11 > 0:29:13What's going on here? It's little sheepsies!
0:29:13 > 0:29:15Shall we go and buy a sheep? Have we got enough between us?
0:29:15 > 0:29:18It's been a lifelong ambition of mine on the Road Trip to buy a sheep.
0:29:18 > 0:29:21- How much is it to buy a sheep? - About 60 or 80 quid, I would think.
0:29:21 > 0:29:24And farmer's son Philip Serrell should know.
0:29:24 > 0:29:26Oh, look! Come on!
0:29:26 > 0:29:28You've got one, you're losing one round the back.
0:29:28 > 0:29:30- It's fallen! - Don't worry, don't worry.
0:29:30 > 0:29:32He's fallen, where's he going?
0:29:32 > 0:29:34Oh, no!
0:29:34 > 0:29:37Running after him is not a good idea, Catherine!
0:29:37 > 0:29:39We've lost this man's sheep!
0:29:39 > 0:29:43Remind me never to go sheep rustling with you, Catherine Southon.
0:29:43 > 0:29:45This is like Wallace and Gromit, isn't it?
0:29:45 > 0:29:47He's crossing the border! He's in Devon!
0:29:49 > 0:29:52Anyway, after helping a local farmer...
0:29:53 > 0:29:55- Top stuff.- Right, let's shop.
0:29:55 > 0:29:58- Come on, then.- ..both experts are kicking off their shopping at
0:29:58 > 0:30:01Foundry Antiques and Arts Centre.
0:30:01 > 0:30:03Right, away we go.
0:30:03 > 0:30:05Looks nice.
0:30:05 > 0:30:07There's lots of lovely, lovely things.
0:30:07 > 0:30:08I haven't got a lot of money, though.
0:30:08 > 0:30:12I feel like last time I just went out on a whim and just bought this
0:30:12 > 0:30:14and that, and all these wonderful things.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16But I think I really need to be sensible this time.
0:30:16 > 0:30:20And play it perhaps safe.
0:30:20 > 0:30:22Could be a plan.
0:30:22 > 0:30:24Now, this, what is this?
0:30:25 > 0:30:28Mini cricket bat?
0:30:28 > 0:30:30No, it's a very large page turner.
0:30:30 > 0:30:33And it's actually poker work, so it's been done with a really,
0:30:33 > 0:30:37really hot poker to create these wonderful patterns.
0:30:37 > 0:30:38This is yours, sir, Sir Paul.
0:30:38 > 0:30:41- Yes.- I did notice that as I was turning it around,
0:30:41 > 0:30:43you've got a bit of wear, there.
0:30:43 > 0:30:45A little bit of wear, there.
0:30:45 > 0:30:47It's a nice size, though, isn't it?
0:30:47 > 0:30:48Yeah, I think it's probably made
0:30:48 > 0:30:51more as a decorative piece than to actually use.
0:30:51 > 0:30:54What have you got on that, my friend?
0:30:54 > 0:30:57There's £9.50 on it.
0:30:57 > 0:30:58Can you do five on it?
0:30:58 > 0:31:01- Yeah, I'll do five. - You can do five, OK.
0:31:01 > 0:31:02Could I just put that to one side?
0:31:02 > 0:31:04- I'm still going to carry on. - Certainly.
0:31:04 > 0:31:06Catherine has secures one buy from Paul,
0:31:06 > 0:31:09meanwhile Phillip is stalking the cabinets with Jan.
0:31:09 > 0:31:11There's stunning things in here, aren't there?
0:31:11 > 0:31:14There are some beautiful things, really interesting bits and bobs.
0:31:14 > 0:31:16But it's not really my field.
0:31:16 > 0:31:18My field is vintage.
0:31:18 > 0:31:19- You look stunning.- Thank you.
0:31:19 > 0:31:21Could you give me the vintage look?
0:31:21 > 0:31:24How about a little bit retro, a little bit '70s, maybe?
0:31:24 > 0:31:25Yeah, that's...
0:31:25 > 0:31:28- Let's go and have a look, then. - Me and Noddy Holder.
0:31:28 > 0:31:31Look at these, fantastic kipper ties. You must remember these.
0:31:31 > 0:31:34They're vintage? I still wear them! Go on, do the deed, do the deed.
0:31:34 > 0:31:37There's lots of people out there willing you to pull this as tight as you can, Jan!
0:31:37 > 0:31:39Surely not, Philip?
0:31:39 > 0:31:41There you are, Noddy Serrell.
0:31:43 > 0:31:45Catherine, do you like this look?
0:31:47 > 0:31:49I love the kipper tie!
0:31:49 > 0:31:51- It's the business.- But it's better than what you normally wear!
0:31:51 > 0:31:53Now, now, Catherine.
0:31:54 > 0:31:57Anyway, down to business, but be careful, Philip's hovering.
0:31:58 > 0:32:00I think I probably will go for that.
0:32:02 > 0:32:04I think I should make something on it, don't you?
0:32:04 > 0:32:07- I would have thought so. - Whatever she's giving you,
0:32:07 > 0:32:08I'll give you a tenner more!
0:32:08 > 0:32:10Play fair, now, there's a good chap!
0:32:10 > 0:32:12£5, right?
0:32:12 > 0:32:13Do you have some change, sir?
0:32:13 > 0:32:15I should be able to find some, I think.
0:32:15 > 0:32:16Thank you very much.
0:32:16 > 0:32:18And if it doesn't give me a profit,
0:32:18 > 0:32:21I'm going to whack Mr Serrell round the head with it!
0:32:21 > 0:32:25Catherine's first purchase is secured, Philip's yet to start.
0:32:25 > 0:32:27But hang on!
0:32:27 > 0:32:28That's interesting.
0:32:28 > 0:32:30Jan's got me on this vintage stuff.
0:32:30 > 0:32:32I mean, I just think that's got a bit of a look to it.
0:32:32 > 0:32:37A bit of tubular steel with either plywood or fibre glass or plastic
0:32:37 > 0:32:39on top of it.
0:32:39 > 0:32:44Thomas Chippendale, at this minute in time, is rotating in his grave.
0:32:44 > 0:32:47I can hear the coffin creaking from here, Philip.
0:32:47 > 0:32:50That looks a lot better from the top than it does from the bottom, doesn't it?
0:32:50 > 0:32:52It's a gamble, this, isn't it?
0:32:52 > 0:32:54What's the ticket price on it?
0:32:54 > 0:32:55It's 85...
0:32:56 > 0:32:57How does 50 sound?
0:32:57 > 0:32:59It's a very good starting point.
0:32:59 > 0:33:01I'm working on the theory it won't be the end point,
0:33:01 > 0:33:04but it's a very good start point.
0:33:04 > 0:33:07I'm interested now, let's have a look and see what else we can find.
0:33:07 > 0:33:08- Yeah.- Let's leave Philip browsing.
0:33:08 > 0:33:12Catherine's found Jan and her cabinet stocked full of vintage.
0:33:12 > 0:33:20What would be really nice would be making up a lot of some sort of quite fun vintage accessories.
0:33:20 > 0:33:23- Yes, yes.- I like that.
0:33:23 > 0:33:25- Disco clip.- Disco clip.
0:33:25 > 0:33:26It goes with Phil's kipper tie!
0:33:26 > 0:33:29I like that.
0:33:29 > 0:33:32Have you got another few unusual beaded bits?
0:33:32 > 0:33:37How about that? It's a Whiting and Davis, very, very collectable.
0:33:37 > 0:33:39They are made in the USA, very popular.
0:33:39 > 0:33:44They started their company by making chainmail for uniforms.
0:33:44 > 0:33:49- Oh, right.- Or, I do have a very, very big beaded collar necklace.
0:33:49 > 0:33:51Oh, my goodness me, yeah.
0:33:53 > 0:33:55That's lovely, isn't it?
0:33:55 > 0:33:57You could go to dangerous territory here,
0:33:57 > 0:33:58and end up buying all this stuff...
0:33:58 > 0:34:01It's because it's girlie things, it always tempts you.
0:34:01 > 0:34:02It is, isn't it?
0:34:02 > 0:34:05Total ticket price for these three is £65.
0:34:05 > 0:34:07Would you do 30 for the whole lot?
0:34:07 > 0:34:08Ooh, er...
0:34:08 > 0:34:12OK, I will do it for 30, because I am of the school of thought
0:34:12 > 0:34:14that I need to put vintage out there.
0:34:14 > 0:34:16That's jolly decent of you, Jan.
0:34:16 > 0:34:20Is there anything else we can add to it, just to
0:34:20 > 0:34:23sort of enhance it a little bit more?
0:34:23 > 0:34:24Another necklace?
0:34:24 > 0:34:26How about that one?
0:34:26 > 0:34:29A nice long strand, double-stranded.
0:34:30 > 0:34:32Rather fine beads.
0:34:32 > 0:34:34Can that go with it?
0:34:34 > 0:34:36- Yes.- So I could have this at 30.
0:34:36 > 0:34:38Yes.
0:34:38 > 0:34:39I think you're being very generous.
0:34:39 > 0:34:41I think that's very kind.
0:34:41 > 0:34:45How about this one? Little beaded purse, there we go.
0:34:45 > 0:34:47I've got to give you a little bit more for that.
0:34:47 > 0:34:49Can we say 35 for the lot?
0:34:49 > 0:34:50I think we could.
0:34:50 > 0:34:53- Is that all right?- I think that's a smashing little lot.
0:34:53 > 0:34:56I think that really is. Jan, you've been an absolute star.
0:34:56 > 0:34:58- Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:34:58 > 0:35:04- Let's leave Catherine all dressed up.- Where's the party?
0:35:04 > 0:35:07Philip's still with Paul, and he's got his eye on something.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10That's interesting, Paul.
0:35:10 > 0:35:13Yeah, it's a Masonic lodge in India.
0:35:13 > 0:35:16I think about sort of 1890, early 1900s.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19Have you got any other history to it?
0:35:19 > 0:35:23They were big photographers in India, they were Madras Bangalore.
0:35:23 > 0:35:25It's in a nice, what I call native frame.
0:35:25 > 0:35:27You know, Indian-made frame.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29Can we take that down and have a look at it, please?
0:35:29 > 0:35:31- Yes, certainly.- Let's have a look.
0:35:31 > 0:35:34What's the best you could do that for, please?
0:35:34 > 0:35:3535 on it.
0:35:35 > 0:35:38I know I could do that for 20.
0:35:38 > 0:35:40Which have you got more movement in, Paul,
0:35:40 > 0:35:43the Masonic photograph or the retro table?
0:35:43 > 0:35:47I couldn't go below 20 on that one, I don't think. But...
0:35:49 > 0:35:51I was going to try and buy the two off you for, like, £55.
0:35:51 > 0:35:54Would that work?
0:35:55 > 0:35:58- I could do 60.- Go on, then, I'll have a deal with you.
0:35:58 > 0:36:00You're a gentlemen, thank you very much indeed.
0:36:00 > 0:36:02Let me give you some money. Two, four, six.
0:36:02 > 0:36:03There we are.
0:36:03 > 0:36:06That's Philip's first two lots for auction.
0:36:06 > 0:36:07Well done.
0:36:08 > 0:36:11Meanwhile, Catherine has made her way
0:36:11 > 0:36:13to the south-west tip of Cornwall.
0:36:13 > 0:36:18She's meeting Professor Gareth Parry on the beautiful Porthcurno beach to
0:36:18 > 0:36:22find out what part it played in the communications revolution of the late 1800s.
0:36:22 > 0:36:24I've got to take my shoes off,
0:36:24 > 0:36:28because I cannot go on sand with my shoes on.
0:36:28 > 0:36:31You just make yourself comfortable, Catherine!
0:36:31 > 0:36:32That feels better already.
0:36:32 > 0:36:35So why this beach, why are we here?
0:36:35 > 0:36:39Well, this was the landing site for the first telegraph cable that
0:36:39 > 0:36:43connected this country with Bombay, as it was called then, in India.
0:36:43 > 0:36:45And this was in 1870.
0:36:45 > 0:36:49Up until that point, if you wanted to communicate between this country
0:36:49 > 0:36:53and India, for example, it would take something like six or eight weeks.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56- By letter?- By sea, yeah.
0:36:56 > 0:36:58But one man was about to change all that.
0:36:58 > 0:37:01John Pender, a wealthy Scottish merchant,
0:37:01 > 0:37:04had an ambition to connect the entire world with cables,
0:37:04 > 0:37:08and this would eventually transform the way the British Empire was controlled.
0:37:09 > 0:37:13Once the cable was installed, it went via relay stations,
0:37:13 > 0:37:15messages could take nine minutes.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18Pender wanted to avoid damage to his cables from shipping,
0:37:18 > 0:37:20so he avoided ports like Falmouth
0:37:20 > 0:37:23and instead brought his cables ashore on
0:37:23 > 0:37:25the isolated Porthcurno beach.
0:37:25 > 0:37:29So have we still got cables beneath our feet, now?
0:37:29 > 0:37:30Yes, yes indeed.
0:37:30 > 0:37:33There's the odd one or two of the old telegraph cables.
0:37:33 > 0:37:37You may well have a cable going underneath your feet that goes
0:37:37 > 0:37:40from Cornwall right out through the Mediterranean
0:37:40 > 0:37:42to Japan, China and South Korea.
0:37:42 > 0:37:44Something you would never think, while you were sitting here with
0:37:44 > 0:37:47your ice cream, making your sand castle!
0:37:47 > 0:37:50The original 19th-century subsea telegraph cables would emerge
0:37:50 > 0:37:52in the cable hut,
0:37:52 > 0:37:55where the signals were collected and taken to the telegraph station.
0:37:55 > 0:37:57Within 50 years,
0:37:57 > 0:38:02Porthcurno was to become the busiest telegraph station in the world.
0:38:02 > 0:38:04So it really was the hub, wasn't it?
0:38:04 > 0:38:08Yes. This map actually shows the cable network in 1920.
0:38:08 > 0:38:12It really shows how the Eastern Telegraph Company that Pender formed
0:38:12 > 0:38:16became one of the most powerful cable companies in the world.
0:38:16 > 0:38:18Because, if you look at the map here,
0:38:18 > 0:38:22we see red lines which indicate the routes taken by the cable networks
0:38:22 > 0:38:25going right up to the Far East,
0:38:25 > 0:38:26Australia, New Zealand,
0:38:26 > 0:38:29and by this stage, Africa, South America.
0:38:29 > 0:38:34And you can see how all the lines converge onto this one little beach.
0:38:34 > 0:38:38What sort of messages would have been exchanged during this time?
0:38:38 > 0:38:44Almost certainly diplomatic messages, trade, finance, commerce.
0:38:44 > 0:38:48Pender's whole operation depended on the durability of his subsea cables.
0:38:48 > 0:38:51If you hold that, you can see how heavy it is.
0:38:51 > 0:38:53Oh, wow, that's really heavy.
0:38:53 > 0:38:57Once the cables had been made, they still had to be laid,
0:38:57 > 0:39:00and that's where Brunel's SS Great Britain came in,
0:39:00 > 0:39:03which at that time was the largest ship in the world.
0:39:03 > 0:39:06This was put on the ship, and I'm guessing it must have been
0:39:06 > 0:39:08wound round lots of barrels or something?
0:39:08 > 0:39:10They did wind it onto the decks,
0:39:10 > 0:39:12they had what they called three tanks.
0:39:12 > 0:39:14Then they gradually off-loaded it.
0:39:14 > 0:39:15With the cables in place,
0:39:15 > 0:39:19it was left to the operators to send and receive the messages.
0:39:19 > 0:39:22This instrument is a Morse Inca.
0:39:22 > 0:39:25And it was one of the early ways of getting a printed record
0:39:25 > 0:39:29- of a Morse code signal. - Right, what can I say?
0:39:29 > 0:39:32- Help.- Help, OK.
0:39:32 > 0:39:37Dot, dot, dot, dash, dash, dash...
0:39:38 > 0:39:40And three dots again.
0:39:40 > 0:39:42- Perfect! - You'd definitely get help with that.
0:39:44 > 0:39:48Victorian innovation meant that the sleepy village of Porthcurno was
0:39:48 > 0:39:51at the cutting edge of information technology.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53Now, in the 21st-century,
0:39:53 > 0:39:56the village is still synonymous with technology,
0:39:56 > 0:39:59with fibre-optic cables making landfall on its beach.
0:40:03 > 0:40:05Meanwhile, Philip is back up the coast
0:40:05 > 0:40:07at the pretty town of Marazion,
0:40:07 > 0:40:09famous for St Michael's Mount.
0:40:09 > 0:40:13He's visiting his second shop, The Old Drill Hall.
0:40:14 > 0:40:15- Hi there.- Hello.
0:40:15 > 0:40:17- You must be Christian.- I am.
0:40:17 > 0:40:19- I'm Philip, how're you?- Very nice to meet you, very well, thank you.
0:40:19 > 0:40:21- This is a place and a half, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:40:21 > 0:40:23You've got some stuff in here, haven't you?
0:40:23 > 0:40:25- Thank you.- We better have a look around them, hadn't we?
0:40:25 > 0:40:27- Please do. - I like stores and outside places,
0:40:27 > 0:40:30have you got an outside place?
0:40:30 > 0:40:32We have a pile at the back door at the moment.
0:40:32 > 0:40:34Let's go have a look at the pile.
0:40:34 > 0:40:38This is... A pile outside the back door is always a good place to start, I think.
0:40:38 > 0:40:40Better out than in, eh, Phil?!
0:40:40 > 0:40:42Lord above!
0:40:42 > 0:40:44These are calf feeders or something like that, aren't they?
0:40:44 > 0:40:45I think they are, yeah.
0:40:45 > 0:40:47If they were older, I'd be interested in those.
0:40:47 > 0:40:52- There are some boilers at the back. - Oh, those old galvanised tanks...
0:40:52 > 0:40:55- Are they whole?- I don't think there's any holes in them.
0:40:55 > 0:40:57- We can dig them out. - How much are they?
0:40:57 > 0:40:59£25 each.
0:40:59 > 0:41:02- I'm going to be a real pain now.- OK. - But could I have a look at those?
0:41:02 > 0:41:04- Yeah, yeah, absolutely.- Can I go back in and have a look round,
0:41:04 > 0:41:06see if I can find something else,
0:41:06 > 0:41:08and then perhaps they could miraculously...
0:41:08 > 0:41:11- Appear on the ground? - What a good man you are, I like you.
0:41:14 > 0:41:17Ah, rust, Philip's favourite.
0:41:17 > 0:41:19This gate has a £50 ticket price.
0:41:19 > 0:41:21One to consider.
0:41:21 > 0:41:24What else tickles his fancy?
0:41:24 > 0:41:25- Christian!- Hello.
0:41:25 > 0:41:28- What've you been doing?- Thank you for your help moving...
0:41:29 > 0:41:32- My new best mate!- Hey, Christian's got the measure of you, Philip.
0:41:32 > 0:41:35- How old are these, do you think? - To be honest, I'm not too sure.
0:41:35 > 0:41:37I think there's a reasonable bit of age to them.
0:41:37 > 0:41:39Perhaps '50s, are they? '50s, '60s.
0:41:39 > 0:41:40- Are they velvet?- Yes.
0:41:40 > 0:41:42There's three or four pairs.
0:41:42 > 0:41:46OK. If you paid the right money for them, that could be a deal.
0:41:46 > 0:41:49- Did you buy these right?- I think so.
0:41:49 > 0:41:53- Could be interesting.- So that's three pairs of curtains, isn't it?
0:41:53 > 0:41:56- So how much are they? - £100, for you.
0:41:56 > 0:41:58For the curtains? Pull yourself together!
0:41:58 > 0:42:01Hey, that went well.
0:42:01 > 0:42:03I like that gate that's down there.
0:42:03 > 0:42:05And I like the two bits of galvanised.
0:42:05 > 0:42:08I'm looking at 60 quid for the three.
0:42:09 > 0:42:10How's that sound?
0:42:10 > 0:42:12- Yeah, OK.- All right?
0:42:12 > 0:42:16- Yeah.- I'll shake your hand on those, I'll have those for sure, that's 60 quid bought.
0:42:16 > 0:42:19I'm going to an auction in Bristol, and I'm thinking to myself...
0:42:20 > 0:42:21Big houses in Bristol.
0:42:22 > 0:42:25Curtains... I don't know.
0:42:25 > 0:42:29- Would those come at 50? - The curtains...- Could come at 50 quid, could they?
0:42:29 > 0:42:30Yeah.
0:42:30 > 0:42:32I'm going to buy the curtains off you for £50,
0:42:32 > 0:42:36and those other bits of fine quality antiques.
0:42:36 > 0:42:37- Super.- Lovely job.
0:42:37 > 0:42:39Thank you very much. Thank you.
0:42:39 > 0:42:43Philip has been busy, he's spent £110 on that little lot.
0:42:43 > 0:42:45I think it's time to hit the hay.
0:42:45 > 0:42:46Nighty night.
0:42:52 > 0:42:54Morning, everyone. Today, Philip's in the driving seat
0:42:54 > 0:42:58and our experts are enjoying the delights of the Cornish countryside.
0:42:59 > 0:43:02Our experts are making their way to the first shop of the day,
0:43:02 > 0:43:04a pretty village called The Lizard.
0:43:05 > 0:43:10Philip is dropping Catherine off at the aptly named Lizard Antiques.
0:43:10 > 0:43:13- Well, I need to be here. - I'm quite envious of you here.
0:43:13 > 0:43:15I like it when you're envious.
0:43:15 > 0:43:17- Bad luck.- Now, now Philip.
0:43:17 > 0:43:18- Bye.- Bye.
0:43:18 > 0:43:22- Hello...- Hello. Good morning, Catherine, welcome to The Lizard.
0:43:22 > 0:43:24Good morning, thank you. This is jolly nice.
0:43:24 > 0:43:26This looks really like my kind of shop,
0:43:26 > 0:43:29lots of rusticy metal and wood and...
0:43:29 > 0:43:32Tactile, unusual, junky things.
0:43:32 > 0:43:35There's no shiny jewellery and silver in here, is there?
0:43:35 > 0:43:37- No.- Right, I'd better get to it.
0:43:37 > 0:43:40- Yes.- I like your bottles. They're in lovely condition, aren't they?
0:43:40 > 0:43:41- Yes.- The actual labels?
0:43:41 > 0:43:44- Completely cleaned up. - That's such an old
0:43:44 > 0:43:46- symbol, isn't it?- Yes.
0:43:46 > 0:43:48I remember that, Flying Horse.
0:43:48 > 0:43:50I think that might do better at auction, maybe.
0:43:50 > 0:43:51Quite fun to have these.
0:43:53 > 0:43:56I'm not looking at the prices at the moment, because it upsets me.
0:43:56 > 0:43:57You never know, Catherine.
0:43:57 > 0:43:59What can you do on those?
0:43:59 > 0:44:01Well, at the moment...
0:44:01 > 0:44:05each of them is 25, so it would be 100, wouldn't it?
0:44:05 > 0:44:09Seeing as it's you and us girls are going to stick together,
0:44:09 > 0:44:13I'm going to go for 40, which is a bargain, £10 each,
0:44:13 > 0:44:16- you will definitely... - I should do, shouldn't I?
0:44:16 > 0:44:18- Yeah.- And that's quite nice as well, for the bottles.
0:44:18 > 0:44:20Seen better days.
0:44:20 > 0:44:23- I know.- But that's part of its charm, isn't it?
0:44:23 > 0:44:25That's quite nice, isn't it?
0:44:25 > 0:44:26- Are you OK with that?- Yes.
0:44:26 > 0:44:28I quite like that.
0:44:28 > 0:44:31And, three shilling deposit. You might get some money back on that one.
0:44:31 > 0:44:35And Debbie has another wooden box in the window.
0:44:35 > 0:44:38F Dibben, I think it says, Fish Market, Poole.
0:44:38 > 0:44:41There's absolutely no way that this is reproduced?
0:44:41 > 0:44:43- No.- We've got a lovely bit of woodworm there as well,
0:44:43 > 0:44:46- which is always nice. - Try telling that to the wood!
0:44:46 > 0:44:51The combined ticket price for the two boxes is £107.
0:44:51 > 0:44:52What do they look like together?
0:44:52 > 0:44:53Can I make you an offer?
0:44:53 > 0:44:55It would be easier, yes.
0:44:55 > 0:44:57Can I say 65 for the whole lot?
0:44:57 > 0:44:59- Go on, then.- Can I?
0:44:59 > 0:45:01Yes, let's do that. Let's shake on it.
0:45:01 > 0:45:02I'm going to shake your hand.
0:45:02 > 0:45:04And I suppose you want some money.
0:45:04 > 0:45:09So that's £35 for the bottles, and 30 for the boxes.
0:45:11 > 0:45:15Elsewhere, Phillip is heading to Falmouth on Cornwall's south coast.
0:45:15 > 0:45:18He's got a little over £150 to spend
0:45:18 > 0:45:19at his final shop.
0:45:21 > 0:45:22- Hi.- Morning.- I'm Phil.
0:45:22 > 0:45:24- How are you? Good to see you. - Hi there, Cole.
0:45:24 > 0:45:27- Cole?- Yes.- And this is the Little Vintage Warehouse. I'm on a mission.
0:45:27 > 0:45:30- OK.- I've got some money to spend.
0:45:30 > 0:45:32In an ideal world, I'd like to spend all of it.
0:45:32 > 0:45:35- OK, sounds good.- OK, let's go and have a look round, see what we can see.
0:45:35 > 0:45:36Oh, Cole, I love this.
0:45:38 > 0:45:40How cool is that?
0:45:40 > 0:45:43So this is a 1950s Jielde?
0:45:43 > 0:45:47What make's that? German or Scandinavian or something.
0:45:47 > 0:45:48Very cool thing, isn't it?
0:45:48 > 0:45:51How much is that? Oh, £400!
0:45:51 > 0:45:53I've got nowhere near that. Are you open to offers?
0:45:53 > 0:45:55- Yeah, we're open to offers. - I love that.
0:45:55 > 0:45:58- It's a great piece.- Right, do you want to know how much I've got?
0:45:58 > 0:46:00- OK.- You might not want to know how much I've got.
0:46:00 > 0:46:04- Right.- Go on, Philip, put the young man out of his misery.
0:46:04 > 0:46:10I've got, to the last penny, £151.44.
0:46:10 > 0:46:13- £150... - 51, don't forget the one.
0:46:13 > 0:46:16- OK.- And 44p. I'd love to buy that. Can you do anything with that?
0:46:16 > 0:46:19In all honesty, I'd have to give Ollie a call, who's the shop owner because...
0:46:19 > 0:46:20- Would you mind?- No, not at all.
0:46:20 > 0:46:23- He might throw me out.- Hey, let's not be too dramatic, Philip.
0:46:23 > 0:46:25- He might, yeah.- Blimey.
0:46:25 > 0:46:27- See what he says.- Worth a try.
0:46:27 > 0:46:29- Yeah, give him a go.- OK.- Thank you.
0:46:29 > 0:46:32I think this is so lovely because it's just such a cool thing.
0:46:32 > 0:46:351950s. It's sort of got that vintagey warehouse look.
0:46:35 > 0:46:38Anyway, Cole is trying to get through to Ollie, the owner.
0:46:38 > 0:46:41- Hello, mate, you all right? - Right, we're in business, Philip.
0:46:41 > 0:46:44You know the industrial 1950s lamp
0:46:44 > 0:46:47with the brake disk for a stand on it?
0:46:48 > 0:46:50Yes, so you couldn't do any less than about 200.
0:46:50 > 0:46:52- You think it'll go for 300 at auction?- Can I have a word?
0:46:52 > 0:46:55Phil says can he have a word with you quickly?
0:46:55 > 0:46:56All right, I'll put you on.
0:46:57 > 0:47:01Ollie, how are you? I desperately want to buy that but I have only got
0:47:01 > 0:47:04left £151.44.
0:47:04 > 0:47:05Can you do me a deal?
0:47:07 > 0:47:10Let me just hand you back to Cole, then, you can tell him.
0:47:10 > 0:47:13Well, Ollie's just sold Philip the Jielde lamp for the bargain price of
0:47:13 > 0:47:16£151.44.
0:47:16 > 0:47:19So, that's Phillip's shopping done.
0:47:21 > 0:47:25Meanwhile, Catherine is in Redruth visiting her last shop -
0:47:25 > 0:47:27Thornley Trading.
0:47:27 > 0:47:29She's got £118 left to spend
0:47:29 > 0:47:33and something has already caught her eye.
0:47:33 > 0:47:35That is interesting, that little Deco trolley.
0:47:35 > 0:47:40That, with some really good glasses on, some really good cocktail glasses,
0:47:40 > 0:47:43really nice little decanters, that could look superb.
0:47:45 > 0:47:49I can see a huge ticket on it, though, of £175.
0:47:49 > 0:47:52It's Art Deco. It is '30s.
0:47:52 > 0:47:53I'm going in for the kill.
0:47:56 > 0:47:57Oh, lots of lights.
0:47:57 > 0:48:00Hello. Do you like lights, by any chance?
0:48:00 > 0:48:01Just a bit, yeah.
0:48:01 > 0:48:03Hello, Catherine. And your name is?
0:48:03 > 0:48:05- Walter.- Hello, Walter.
0:48:05 > 0:48:06- How are you doing?- Fine.
0:48:06 > 0:48:08I just had a look in the window.
0:48:08 > 0:48:10- Your Deco...- Trolley.
0:48:10 > 0:48:13That you've got one hell of a price on that.
0:48:13 > 0:48:15- Can that be...?- It's nothing to us.
0:48:15 > 0:48:18What do you mean? What's nothing to you?
0:48:18 > 0:48:20Putting high prices on things.
0:48:20 > 0:48:22Oh, that's what you do, is it? You put high prices on.
0:48:22 > 0:48:26I'm kind of looking at £40 on that, or less.
0:48:26 > 0:48:27I...
0:48:28 > 0:48:31- What could you do? - I'd let you have it for 40.
0:48:31 > 0:48:34- Came I have a look at it? - Absolutely.
0:48:34 > 0:48:36It's smothered in all sorts of stuff.
0:48:36 > 0:48:37It is. We could be here some time.
0:48:37 > 0:48:39I'm going to take my jacket off.
0:48:39 > 0:48:42- What am I going to do with this lot? - What are we going to do with this?
0:48:42 > 0:48:44What's this little bit at the end for?
0:48:44 > 0:48:47Oh, I know. That's to put your bottles in, isn't it?
0:48:47 > 0:48:48- Look at that.- Look at that.
0:48:48 > 0:48:51That's quite nice, actually, isn't it?
0:48:51 > 0:48:53- Does it work?- Yes.
0:48:55 > 0:48:56SQUEAKING
0:48:56 > 0:48:58Needs a little oil.
0:48:58 > 0:49:00Yes, we have the movement.
0:49:00 > 0:49:03- That's it.- You haven't got a couple of nice little glasses, have you?
0:49:03 > 0:49:06- To put on there.- In one of the cabinets, I believe, yes.
0:49:06 > 0:49:08There's some Babycham in the cupboard there.
0:49:08 > 0:49:10There, these little glasses here?
0:49:10 > 0:49:12Somewhere, I've got a bottle of champagne.
0:49:12 > 0:49:15Oh, yeah, we'll have a bottle of champagne!
0:49:15 > 0:49:17- No, it's only a dummy.- Oh, have you?
0:49:17 > 0:49:19Oh, yes, no, I'd love to see that, where's that?
0:49:19 > 0:49:21- I will find it.- How much are these glasses?
0:49:21 > 0:49:22They've got no prices on.
0:49:22 > 0:49:26- That's a good sign. - Well, I'll do them a fiver each.
0:49:26 > 0:49:28I'm creating a look here.
0:49:28 > 0:49:30There you go, you're going to love that.
0:49:30 > 0:49:32Oh, I do like a bottle of champagne.
0:49:32 > 0:49:34You know what I like, don't you?
0:49:34 > 0:49:36Don't get too excited.
0:49:36 > 0:49:38It's only a dummy bottle, remember.
0:49:38 > 0:49:43I tell you what, the glasses, the champagne bottle and the trolley,
0:49:43 > 0:49:4660 the lot, and I'm amazed at my generosity.
0:49:46 > 0:49:47- Are you?- I am.
0:49:47 > 0:49:49Well, because there's a few more glasses,
0:49:49 > 0:49:51are you talking about those with it, or just those three?
0:49:51 > 0:49:55No, you can have the other three as well. Now, that's looking fantastic.
0:49:55 > 0:49:57It is, isn't it? Come to my party.
0:49:57 > 0:50:02But we've got of '70s glasses here, we're going sort of '70s and '30s.
0:50:02 > 0:50:04Can I say 50?
0:50:04 > 0:50:06Oh, blimey.
0:50:06 > 0:50:0855, you've got a deal.
0:50:08 > 0:50:10- Put it there. - Right on, we sold something.
0:50:10 > 0:50:11Right on.
0:50:11 > 0:50:14Yeah! And just like that, shopping is complete.
0:50:14 > 0:50:17- Thank you very much. - Thank you very much indeed.
0:50:17 > 0:50:20Catherine adds her 1930s trolley with '70s glasses and champagne
0:50:20 > 0:50:22to a fishmonger's crate,
0:50:22 > 0:50:24together with a bottle crate,
0:50:24 > 0:50:27automobilia glassware
0:50:27 > 0:50:29pokerwork page turner,
0:50:29 > 0:50:32and a collection of vintage jewellery and accessories.
0:50:32 > 0:50:34All that lot for £160.
0:50:35 > 0:50:39Phillip spent all of his £321.44
0:50:39 > 0:50:41on a vintage lamp,
0:50:41 > 0:50:43an Indian Masonic picture,
0:50:43 > 0:50:45a retro coffee table,
0:50:45 > 0:50:47the velvet curtains,
0:50:47 > 0:50:49and a lot made up of a wrought iron gate,
0:50:49 > 0:50:51with the vintage water tanks.
0:50:51 > 0:50:53So what do they make of it all?
0:50:54 > 0:50:58Before I saw your things, I thought I'd done really well today and I was
0:50:58 > 0:51:01actually really chuffed with my purchases.
0:51:01 > 0:51:04Now I've seen yours, I don't know if I'm so happy.
0:51:04 > 0:51:07I love your bits of automobilia.
0:51:07 > 0:51:09They are a Serrell lot.
0:51:09 > 0:51:11At £35, there's a profit there for sure.
0:51:13 > 0:51:14After setting off from Hayle,
0:51:14 > 0:51:16our experts are now heading for auction in Bristol.
0:51:16 > 0:51:20Today's sale is at one of the area's newer salerooms.
0:51:20 > 0:51:24East Bristol Auctions have been only open for four years
0:51:24 > 0:51:26but old hand Evan MacPherson
0:51:26 > 0:51:30has cast his experienced eye over our pair's lots.
0:51:30 > 0:51:33The star lot we think is the Jielde lamp.
0:51:33 > 0:51:35Perhaps the most iconic of lights from the 20th century.
0:51:35 > 0:51:38That should do really well and we've seen a lot of interest in that,
0:51:38 > 0:51:39so we're excited for that one.
0:51:39 > 0:51:42Drinks trolley, well, that's a party in a lot so you've got six Babycham
0:51:42 > 0:51:45glasses but you've got an empty bottle of champagne for display.
0:51:45 > 0:51:48What you really need is the bubbles and you've got the complete party.
0:51:48 > 0:51:49Fingers crossed, then.
0:51:49 > 0:51:53It's busy today and the auction house also accepts internet bids.
0:51:53 > 0:51:54Experts, take your seats.
0:51:57 > 0:52:00First up is Philip's wrought iron gate with vintage water tanks.
0:52:00 > 0:52:01Those tanks are really cool.
0:52:01 > 0:52:04Wax them up, great coffee tables.
0:52:04 > 0:52:06Brilliant industrial garden planters...
0:52:06 > 0:52:07Actually, they're really nice.
0:52:07 > 0:52:09..coffee tables, interior tables...
0:52:09 > 0:52:10Coffee tables, get in there!
0:52:10 > 0:52:12Coffee tables.
0:52:12 > 0:52:14£50 with me on the commission.
0:52:14 > 0:52:16Do I see two or five anywhere?
0:52:16 > 0:52:17At 50 with me.
0:52:17 > 0:52:20No money, but with me at £50.
0:52:20 > 0:52:22At £50 and selling...
0:52:24 > 0:52:27Well, some lucky bidder has bagged themselves a bargain.
0:52:27 > 0:52:29Would you like me to start lending you some money?
0:52:29 > 0:52:31You might have to in a minute.
0:52:31 > 0:52:33Very confident, Catherine.
0:52:33 > 0:52:35Next up are your vintage automobilia bottles.
0:52:35 > 0:52:39I've got interest and I can start straight away at 38 with me.
0:52:39 > 0:52:40Do I see 40?
0:52:40 > 0:52:42At 55 on the screen. Do I see 60 anywhere?
0:52:42 > 0:52:45- Get in there! - She's punching me!- Keep going!
0:52:45 > 0:52:4760, thank you. Anyone in the room? At £60 on my screen.
0:52:47 > 0:52:50Oh, look, Phil, look!
0:52:50 > 0:52:52- 70!- At £70, do I see five anywhere?
0:52:52 > 0:52:53At £70.
0:52:53 > 0:52:55- Five, there we go.- 75!
0:52:55 > 0:52:56One more will take it.
0:52:56 > 0:52:59Be sure. £75.
0:52:59 > 0:53:01- I'm so happy for her.- Are we done?
0:53:03 > 0:53:06- Sold.- Well, Catherine's off on a flyer.
0:53:06 > 0:53:09Let's see if Philip can get back to winning ways
0:53:09 > 0:53:10with his velvet curtains.
0:53:10 > 0:53:13I've got commission interest all over the place
0:53:13 > 0:53:14and I can start at 70 with me.
0:53:14 > 0:53:18- Well done. - 70 with me. 75 with me.
0:53:18 > 0:53:21With me at 75. 80. Five with me.
0:53:21 > 0:53:22- Five with me.- 90.
0:53:22 > 0:53:26- 90!- 95, with me still. At 95.
0:53:26 > 0:53:28And I've got more on them at 95.
0:53:28 > 0:53:30Are we done at £95?
0:53:32 > 0:53:35- Sort of OK, isn't it? - That's more than OK, Philip.
0:53:35 > 0:53:37You've drawn a handsome profit out of that sale.
0:53:37 > 0:53:40Next up is Catherine's vintage jewellery collection, but bad news,
0:53:40 > 0:53:44the disco hair clip has been lost.
0:53:44 > 0:53:48To make things fair, if this lot sells for less than what she paid,
0:53:48 > 0:53:51we'll pay Catherine back the original £35 purchase price.
0:53:51 > 0:53:53How's that?
0:53:53 > 0:53:55Start me at £50 for those, please.
0:53:57 > 0:53:59Start me at £30, then.
0:53:59 > 0:54:02Oh, no. Wrong day for jewellery.
0:54:02 > 0:54:03Any love at £20?
0:54:03 > 0:54:0520 on the screen, thank you.
0:54:05 > 0:54:08Surely, wake up to this. Take a look at them, that is beautiful.
0:54:08 > 0:54:1022. Asking four.
0:54:10 > 0:54:12- Oh, no.- Four? At £24.
0:54:12 > 0:54:15Be sure...
0:54:15 > 0:54:19That's a loss of £11, but, as promised,
0:54:19 > 0:54:23we're going to return Catherine's initial purchase price of £35.
0:54:23 > 0:54:26Right, Philip's Indian Masonic photo's next.
0:54:26 > 0:54:29Someone start me at £50 for that, please.
0:54:29 > 0:54:3040 and away, then.
0:54:30 > 0:54:32- It's going the wrong way.- Yeah.
0:54:32 > 0:54:34Any luck with 35?
0:54:34 > 0:54:37Start me at 20, then, and see where we get to.
0:54:37 > 0:54:3820 on the screen, thank you.
0:54:38 > 0:54:39Any advance on 20?
0:54:39 > 0:54:40Come on, let's see where we get to.
0:54:40 > 0:54:4122 now. Come back, four.
0:54:41 > 0:54:43Four, thank you. Asking six.
0:54:43 > 0:54:4626 now. Still no money.
0:54:46 > 0:54:47I'm surprised, that's a good thing.
0:54:47 > 0:54:50Do I see eight anywhere? At 26, and selling.
0:54:51 > 0:54:54Blimey, a lucky buyer is going home happy.
0:54:54 > 0:54:57What can Catherine's pokerwork page turner do?
0:54:57 > 0:54:59Start me at £40 for that, please.
0:54:59 > 0:55:01- Oh, no.- Start me at £20, then.
0:55:01 > 0:55:0220, surely. 20, 20.
0:55:02 > 0:55:0420 on the screen. Thank you.
0:55:04 > 0:55:06At £20 do I see two?
0:55:06 > 0:55:08- Are we done?- Keep going!
0:55:08 > 0:55:11I didn't want to work with her, I really didn't want to work with her.
0:55:11 > 0:55:12At £20...
0:55:12 > 0:55:15Anita Manning, she'd have been lovely. Anybody.
0:55:15 > 0:55:18Thomas Plant in a dress, that would have been fine for me.
0:55:18 > 0:55:21Crikey, that's turned a whopping profit for Catherine.
0:55:21 > 0:55:24Now it's time for Philip's retro table.
0:55:24 > 0:55:26Someone start me at £50 for that, please.
0:55:26 > 0:55:2750.
0:55:27 > 0:55:30Start me at 30, then, let's see where we get to.
0:55:30 > 0:55:31Oh, dear, dear, dear.
0:55:31 > 0:55:32Surely £30.
0:55:32 > 0:55:33£30.
0:55:33 > 0:55:36At £30.
0:55:36 > 0:55:38Looks like it's in Poland at £30.
0:55:38 > 0:55:39Or Portugal! £30.
0:55:39 > 0:55:41It's like the Eurovision Song Contest, isn't it?
0:55:41 > 0:55:43Portugal, nul points.
0:55:43 > 0:55:44Never mind, Philip.
0:55:44 > 0:55:47At least someone in Portugal liked your table.
0:55:47 > 0:55:50And to all our Portuguese viewers, I'd just like to say thank so
0:55:50 > 0:55:51much for that.
0:55:51 > 0:55:54Right, here's Catherine's crates.
0:55:54 > 0:55:55Start me at £40 for those two, please.
0:55:55 > 0:56:0040. Start me at £30, then, see where we get to.
0:56:00 > 0:56:0130, 30, 30 on my screen.
0:56:01 > 0:56:03- You're all right. - Thank you, do I see two anywhere?
0:56:03 > 0:56:04- Oh, come on.- At £30.
0:56:04 > 0:56:06I can see you hovering. Two and four, thank you.
0:56:06 > 0:56:09- Asking six.- It's a bit of profit.
0:56:09 > 0:56:10Six. 38, now.
0:56:10 > 0:56:12- Come on, one more.- Are we done?
0:56:12 > 0:56:13Are you sure? 38.
0:56:15 > 0:56:17That's another profit for Catherine
0:56:17 > 0:56:19and her drinks tray with glasses is up next.
0:56:19 > 0:56:21Start me at £80.
0:56:21 > 0:56:23Nice little lot, that.
0:56:23 > 0:56:25- Come on.- 50 and away.
0:56:25 > 0:56:2650. 50 on the net.
0:56:26 > 0:56:27Thank you, at £50.
0:56:27 > 0:56:29Do I see 55? Now 60.
0:56:29 > 0:56:31That's 60, asking five.
0:56:31 > 0:56:33That's a lovely little lot, people.
0:56:33 > 0:56:35- We've got £60.- Please!- At £60.
0:56:35 > 0:56:40Come on. That could have been so good.
0:56:40 > 0:56:42Someone's going to be cracking open the bubbly.
0:56:42 > 0:56:45Philip's last lot is the Jielde lamp.
0:56:45 > 0:56:48- I am really in love with that lamp. - I don't want to sell it.
0:56:48 > 0:56:50You don't want to sell it?
0:56:50 > 0:56:53- No, I want to take it home.- I've got loads of interest, unsurprisingly.
0:56:53 > 0:56:56I can start with me at 150.
0:56:56 > 0:56:57Do I see 160?
0:56:57 > 0:56:59- 160.- 170 with me.
0:56:59 > 0:57:02- 180. 190 with me.- Brilliant.
0:57:02 > 0:57:04200. 220 with me.
0:57:04 > 0:57:05Still no money. 240, sir.
0:57:05 > 0:57:07250. 260 with you, sir.
0:57:07 > 0:57:09Do I see 280 anywhere?
0:57:09 > 0:57:10At 260.
0:57:10 > 0:57:12- Well done.- Do I see 280?
0:57:12 > 0:57:13280 against you.
0:57:13 > 0:57:15300, sir. No, shakes his head.
0:57:15 > 0:57:16- Oh, my goodness.- 280.
0:57:16 > 0:57:17Are we done at 280?
0:57:19 > 0:57:20Very well done.
0:57:20 > 0:57:24- Well done.- Philip's ended on a high note with that whopping profit.
0:57:24 > 0:57:26- Well done.- Better go, hadn't we?
0:57:26 > 0:57:27Come on.
0:57:28 > 0:57:31Well, that's our experts' fourth auction completed.
0:57:31 > 0:57:33Let's see how they're faring.
0:57:33 > 0:57:36Catherine started off with £223.42.
0:57:36 > 0:57:41After paying her auction costs, she's made a profit of £26.96,
0:57:41 > 0:57:46leaving her with a princely £250.38 to spend next time.
0:57:47 > 0:57:50Philip started off with £321.44.
0:57:50 > 0:57:55After paying auction costs, he's made a profit of £72.98,
0:57:55 > 0:58:02leaving him a handsome £394.42 to splash on the final leg.
0:58:02 > 0:58:03You did well.
0:58:03 > 0:58:05Well, I think I deserve a chauffeur.
0:58:05 > 0:58:06Oh, go on, then.
0:58:07 > 0:58:09But a chauffeur like me?
0:58:09 > 0:58:10I'm prepared to take the risk.
0:58:10 > 0:58:13- Are you?- Life is all about taking a risk.
0:58:13 > 0:58:15Off to the races we go.
0:58:15 > 0:58:16Goodbye, then.
0:58:17 > 0:58:19Next time on Antique's Road Trip...
0:58:19 > 0:58:22It's our experts' final leg.
0:58:22 > 0:58:25You buy biscuit tins, I buy biscuit tins.
0:58:25 > 0:58:27And the competition is hotting up.
0:58:27 > 0:58:29Phil, this is the best shop ever.
0:58:29 > 0:58:32But Philip's taking it all in his stride.