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!
0:00:38 > 0:00:40Welcome to third leg of the trip.
0:00:40 > 0:00:41It's a bit wet but our experts,
0:00:41 > 0:00:43Catherine Southon and Philip Serrell,
0:00:43 > 0:00:47are negotiating some West Country roads in a 1970 Citroen DS20.
0:00:48 > 0:00:52- Whoo!- Look at that. What a lovely day Devon's got for us.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54Why have we got this rain? Where have you brought me?!
0:00:54 > 0:00:56Why is it raining?
0:00:56 > 0:00:59Last time, Catherine took a leaf out of Philip's book and bought
0:00:59 > 0:01:03rather larger items, and some of them paid off big-time.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06- You going down the rust and woodworm route again? - It worked, didn't it?
0:01:06 > 0:01:08Well, it's worked for me for years now.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11- I think you've educated me into... - I'm educating Britain.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14That's what I'm about. I'm educating Britain.
0:01:14 > 0:01:16Phil Serrell's Rust & Woodworm Trip, this should be rebranded.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18Behave!
0:01:18 > 0:01:21Catherine started the trip with £200, but she's made
0:01:21 > 0:01:27a decent profit so far and has a healthy £269.58 to play with.
0:01:27 > 0:01:29Philip also started the trip with £200,
0:01:29 > 0:01:35but he's raced into the lead with a whopping £385.40
0:01:35 > 0:01:36to spend on this leg.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39It's a bit cosy, this lane, isn't it?
0:01:39 > 0:01:42Here's another nice Devonian pulled in for us. Thank you very much!
0:01:42 > 0:01:45- You're a bit close!- What? To the side.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48I'm a bit close to this side as well. It's a lane, dear!
0:01:48 > 0:01:51This pair's road trip kicks off in Coleshill in Warwickshire,
0:01:51 > 0:01:53meanders around the Midlands,
0:01:53 > 0:01:55before heading due south to the coast,
0:01:55 > 0:01:57then turning west down to the tip of Cornwall,
0:01:57 > 0:02:01nipping briefly into South Wales and finishing up at auction in Wells.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03Phew!
0:02:03 > 0:02:05Today our experts start off in Colyton in Devon
0:02:05 > 0:02:09and end up in an auction in the city of Exeter. Ooh-arrr!
0:02:09 > 0:02:13Bluebells, Phil! They're beautiful!
0:02:13 > 0:02:15# In and out the dusty bluebells, in and...#
0:02:15 > 0:02:18We are going in and out the bluebells!
0:02:18 > 0:02:21Sing with me, Phil! Ready? # In and out the... #
0:02:21 > 0:02:24I was more into Hendrix and the Stones, really.
0:02:25 > 0:02:31The picture-skew market town of Colyton is the end of the line for
0:02:31 > 0:02:35the Seaton Tramway and Philip is dropping Catherine off at the
0:02:35 > 0:02:38goods depot, home to the Vintage Shed antiques.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41- Spend your money, girl!- Bye!
0:02:41 > 0:02:48- Good morning!- Hello!- Catherine, hi. - I'm Claire.- Hello, Claire.- John.
0:02:48 > 0:02:49Hello, John. Nice to meet you.
0:02:49 > 0:02:53I think this is one of those places that looks fairly small from
0:02:53 > 0:02:57- the outside and you come in and it's massive. Am I right?- Yes, it is.
0:02:57 > 0:02:59- I may be some time.- OK!
0:02:59 > 0:03:02Ooh... I like this.
0:03:02 > 0:03:03You see, if Phil was here,
0:03:03 > 0:03:07this is where he would be because this is his kind of area.
0:03:07 > 0:03:08That is a nice piece.
0:03:08 > 0:03:09I know it's simple,
0:03:09 > 0:03:13but look at the shape - that is a really beautiful shape.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17And nice copper. Quite heavy, substantial tray.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19Now, this is made by WMF.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23I'm not even going to attempt to say the name but it's something
0:03:23 > 0:03:27along the lines of Wurttembergen Metallwarenfabrischen...
0:03:27 > 0:03:29Something like that.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32I think you find it's Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik.
0:03:32 > 0:03:33I think.
0:03:33 > 0:03:34How do we know this is WMF?
0:03:34 > 0:03:38Because later WMF pieces have a nice big stamp on the back
0:03:38 > 0:03:40with the initials WMF,
0:03:40 > 0:03:46but the early pieces have a little ostrich mark, and there we have it.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48It dates it, certainly, to the very early 20th century.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50(£75!)
0:03:50 > 0:03:54That's a lot of money for a tray. It's a thought.
0:03:54 > 0:03:56I tell you what, though, I saw something when I came in,
0:03:56 > 0:03:59so I'm just going to go and investigate.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01You're going to be horrified.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04- What now, Catherine? - This is what I saw.
0:04:04 > 0:04:09I am now going into Phil Serrell complete madness, but look at that!
0:04:09 > 0:04:11It's a wheel. Isn't that amazing?
0:04:11 > 0:04:13That would look great in somebody's garden.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16It's an architectural piece, but it looks amazing.
0:04:16 > 0:04:20It's probably not even for sale but I have to ask.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22I know I'm mad.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24- No, you're not. - I know I'm mad...- OK.
0:04:24 > 0:04:30- If you insist.- ..but... It's not the smallest item I've seen...
0:04:30 > 0:04:34- I just looked at your wheel. - OK. Yes.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37Is that for sale or is that a part of your building?
0:04:37 > 0:04:38No, that is for sale.
0:04:38 > 0:04:42It's another trader's, so somebody who rents a space, he put it out there.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45- There could be a bargain there. - Could it be a bargain?- Could be!
0:04:45 > 0:04:47It could be a bargain!
0:04:47 > 0:04:51Let's leave an excited Catherine with her wheel.
0:04:52 > 0:04:56Meanwhile, Philip has travelled to the pretty coastal village of Beer,
0:04:56 > 0:05:00where he's made a little impromptu stop on the beach. Oh Lord!
0:05:00 > 0:05:04Chaps, can I have a word? What have you got I can buy off you?
0:05:04 > 0:05:07You can buy a boat if you want one.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10- Looks like Philip has drawn a blank. - Take care, chaps.
0:05:10 > 0:05:15Or has he? There's some brass navigation lights up for grabs.
0:05:15 > 0:05:16Oh, they look good.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19Friendly fisherman Nick might have something after all.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21That's all I've got here, Phil.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24There's a couple of old navigation lights. They're a bit broken.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27- They're like me, they've seen better days.- Yeah, they have.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29- How much do you want for them? - £100?
0:05:29 > 0:05:32HE LAUGHS
0:05:32 > 0:05:34I reckon they're over 100 years old. I had 'em on me old boat.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37- They're covered in paint and... - Are they brass?- Yeah, they're brass.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39How much do you want for them, Phil? Go on.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41I'll give you a tenner for them.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44A tenner?! A tenner apiece. Give us 15 quid, there you are.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46There is an expression - "If you want to find
0:05:46 > 0:05:49"a fool in the seaside, bring him with you."
0:05:49 > 0:05:50And I've just arrived.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53- What did we say, 20, was that?- You behave, you.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55So this little soiree has seen Philip bag two
0:05:55 > 0:05:58ship's navigation lights for £15.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00- Well, good luck. - I need it, yeah.
0:06:00 > 0:06:04I think you would with those, but there we are.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06I'm not sure who's done who here.
0:06:06 > 0:06:10Let's leave Philip on the beach and see how Catherine is getting on
0:06:10 > 0:06:11back in Colyton.
0:06:11 > 0:06:16Is it a waterwheel something? An industrial wheel or something?
0:06:16 > 0:06:19- I don't know. Do you know anything about it?- I think it's a waterwheel. I don't know. John?
0:06:19 > 0:06:23- John, do you know anything about the wheel?- It's an olive press wheel.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26- So it's originally from France or somewhere like that.- Of course!
0:06:26 > 0:06:30That makes it sound more exciting. Olive press - I like that!
0:06:30 > 0:06:31It's still full of woodworm, but, yeah.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33Don't worry about the woodworm.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35Woodworm is good - it can add value.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38- Is it going to be hugely expensive? - I don't know.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40- I'll give him a ring and... - It's got no price on it.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42OK, leave it with me.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44I know I've been spending too much time with Phil, obviously,
0:06:44 > 0:06:48but doesn't that look good? And being an olive...
0:06:48 > 0:06:50wheel, press, whatever, makes it sound
0:06:50 > 0:06:53a bit more Mediterranean and a bit more exciting.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58- Oooh! I've come all over a-shiver!- Lovely!
0:06:58 > 0:07:01Claire hasn't been able to contact the owner,
0:07:01 > 0:07:03but she's made an executive decision.
0:07:03 > 0:07:07What I could do is sell to you for 120?
0:07:07 > 0:07:09That is a little bit more than I wanted to spend.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12It's got risk written all over it.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15- Yeah.- Honestly, Claire, I'm looking for about 80.
0:07:15 > 0:07:19- I'm going to go and have another quick look at it, just to make sure. - OK.
0:07:19 > 0:07:25It is full of woodworm. And it goes round...as every wheel should.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28I could be carrying this around with me for ever, though.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31It might not sell and then I'll have to take it to the next auction
0:07:31 > 0:07:32and the next auction.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34Oh, someone tell me what to do.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36I'll tell you, Catherine - make a decision, love.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38I'm really tempted at 80.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40What do you think, Claire?
0:07:43 > 0:07:46Go on, then. I'm going to get into trouble but go on, then.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49Let's shake on that. £80. I don't know what I've just done.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52I may have just made the biggest mistake of my career, but...
0:07:52 > 0:07:55- it's been worth it. - SHE LAUGHS
0:07:55 > 0:07:59- There we are.- Lovely.- Thank you. Would you like it wrapped?
0:07:59 > 0:08:01Hey, I do the jokes, if you don't mind.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03Goodness me, what have I done?
0:08:03 > 0:08:05Right... John, follow me.
0:08:07 > 0:08:08Come on!
0:08:08 > 0:08:11Good luck fitting that in the back of the Citroen!
0:08:15 > 0:08:18Meanwhile, Philip is still in the village of Beer.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21He's visiting the Quarry Caves, which are famous for
0:08:21 > 0:08:25the limestone that was mined here for nearly 2,000 years.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28John Scott looks after the caves.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31- Good morning, Phil. Nice to meet you.- How are you?
0:08:31 > 0:08:33- Welcome to Beer Quarry Caves. - You are...- I'm John.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35These man-made caves were started by the Romans,
0:08:35 > 0:08:40who quarried a 20ft layer of limestone that was unique to
0:08:40 > 0:08:43the area, called Beer stone.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46It was coveted by local masons because it contains very few
0:08:46 > 0:08:49fossils, making it more durable and easier to work.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51It's amazing to think the entrance
0:08:51 > 0:08:53that we've just walked in was made by the Romans
0:08:53 > 0:08:56- in the first century. - 2,000 years ago!- Yes.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58And they quarried the stone from these chambers where we're
0:08:58 > 0:09:00standing to build their villas.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02It would have been quite an industry.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04The Romans quarried a quarter of a mile in that direction
0:09:04 > 0:09:06to get all the Beer stone they used.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08And that's almost like a perfect arch.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11They supported the roof with beautiful rounded arches.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14The Romans removed tonnes of limestone from here but they
0:09:14 > 0:09:16also left things behind.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19In this one chamber alone we've unearthed over 30 beautiful
0:09:19 > 0:09:23- Roman coins... - Really?- In fact, there in my hand...
0:09:23 > 0:09:26is one of those first-century Roman coins we discovered.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29- So that's a 2,000-year-old coin. - Very nearly, yes.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31That's just beautiful, isn't it?
0:09:31 > 0:09:35Although there was money to be made from Beer stone, it came at a cost.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37You're working deep below ground, which is dangerous anyway.
0:09:37 > 0:09:41You're getting appalling burns on your arms, rubbing on the limestone.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44The alkali burned some of the skin and split it wide open,
0:09:44 > 0:09:47and the only way they treated the splits was by running hot
0:09:47 > 0:09:49- tallow candle wax on them. - Oh!
0:09:49 > 0:09:52It wasn't only the Romans who endured difficult conditions
0:09:52 > 0:09:53mining the Beer stone.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56Throughout the centuries, the quarry changes shape,
0:09:56 > 0:09:58like different styles of architecture, because
0:09:58 > 0:10:02the Saxons came - not such good architects - left the quarry square.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05The Norman period, it's all upright pillars, capitals at the top,
0:10:05 > 0:10:07like a Norman building...
0:10:07 > 0:10:10By the early 20th century, quarrymen were still working the caves.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13Some carved their names into the rock.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16- So is it George Gush? - No, it's actually Charles Gush.
0:10:16 > 0:10:21Charles Cleaver Gush. He was a quarryman here when he was 19, in 1909.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23Working conditions, did they change a lot?
0:10:23 > 0:10:26No, the only improvement along the years was that they introduced
0:10:26 > 0:10:27the use of hand saws.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30But it was still backbreaking work.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32Every day, single-handedly, to earn your living,
0:10:32 > 0:10:35you'd have to cut a four-ton block out of a blank rock face.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38- But all you'd have is that hand saw...- Yeah.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40..four iron wedges and a sledgehammer.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43And danger was never very far away.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45One day, when men were working in this section,
0:10:45 > 0:10:49the vibration of the noise brought a 48-ton slab of rock out of
0:10:49 > 0:10:52that hole in the roof right above our heads.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55That lot hit the floor in one piece with other men beneath it.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58Danger wasn't the only thing the quarrymen dealt with.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01Imagine being here with 100 men driving iron wedges with
0:11:01 > 0:11:04sledgehammers, pushing hand saws and swinging their pickaxes.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06LOUD ECHOING BANGS
0:11:10 > 0:11:13Now, when that's 100 times louder day after day, and you can't
0:11:13 > 0:11:17escape the noise, that's why we talk about going stone deaf.
0:11:17 > 0:11:18Oh, I love that!
0:11:18 > 0:11:21After working 14 solid hours, you had to stand here shivering
0:11:21 > 0:11:25waiting for a man called the tapstone to come. And he carries a hammer.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27When the tapstone hits the block of Beer stone you've cut,
0:11:27 > 0:11:31if it doesn't ring like a bell, but gives a dull thud,
0:11:31 > 0:11:35that means the stone is cracked - useless for a mason to carve,
0:11:35 > 0:11:37so they won't pay you a penny wages for your whole day's work.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41The extraction of Beer stone from the caves ceased during
0:11:41 > 0:11:45the 20th century when a new quarry was opened up nearby.
0:11:45 > 0:11:49But the legacy of the men who worked these caves for hundreds of years
0:11:49 > 0:11:52is still visible today in some of the country's most iconic buildings.
0:11:52 > 0:11:54Westminster Abbey,
0:11:54 > 0:11:58Tower of London, Hampton Court, Windsor Castle, 24 cathedrals.
0:11:58 > 0:12:02People often say why is there no monument in the village to
0:12:02 > 0:12:05those who lost their lives quarrying Beer stone?
0:12:05 > 0:12:08In fact, written down here on one of the pillars is something
0:12:08 > 0:12:11that's written in St Paul's Cathedral.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14It says, "Si monumentum requiris, circumspice,"
0:12:14 > 0:12:16and it simply means "If you're looking for the monument,
0:12:16 > 0:12:18"go and look around you."
0:12:18 > 0:12:22So you can either look around the quarry where they worked
0:12:22 > 0:12:24or you can still see the stone they quarried
0:12:24 > 0:12:27in all our historic buildings. So that's their monument.
0:12:31 > 0:12:35Meanwhile, Catherine is in the East Devon town of Axminster.
0:12:35 > 0:12:40She is visiting her second shop of the day, The Old Chapel Antiques.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43- Good afternoon, sir!- Hello, nice to see you.- Who might you be?- I'm Ian.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45Hello, Ian, I'm Catherine. Good to meet you.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48- Nice to meet you, Catherine. - Right... antique centre?
0:12:48 > 0:12:53Yeah, there's about 28 different dealers here, over three floors.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55- If I have a look...- Yep.
0:12:55 > 0:12:59..and I pick out a couple of goodies, are you the man to negotiate with?
0:12:59 > 0:13:00Come and speak to me, yeah.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03Right, I'll come back to you. Thanks very much, Ian.
0:13:03 > 0:13:05Oh, I like that.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07Not for sale. Hmm..
0:13:07 > 0:13:11It might be for sale, though, if I could offer a decent price.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13That's lovely, isn't it?
0:13:13 > 0:13:18Imagine that with a nice big plant in it outside.
0:13:18 > 0:13:22That would look rather super. OK. Oh, that's lovely.
0:13:22 > 0:13:27Ian, I've spotted a rather nice little penknife. I like that.
0:13:27 > 0:13:31- There we are.- Oh, isn't that lovely?!- Isn't that different?- Yes!
0:13:31 > 0:13:33Look at that!
0:13:33 > 0:13:36It's a little penknife and just in the form of a clog or
0:13:36 > 0:13:40a lady's shoe or something. I'd say probably more of a clog, isn't it?
0:13:40 > 0:13:43- Definitely a clog, yeah. - Look at the detail there! Look at...
0:13:43 > 0:13:46I shouldn't be telling you this because then you'll put the price up.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49I think the horse has bolted on that one, Catherine.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52That's really pretty. And there's the blade that flicks out there.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55It's just a really unusual piece.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58- What's on that?- It's got 28 on that one.- Right.
0:13:58 > 0:14:02It's quite faded, that ticket, isn't it? Has it been there a while?
0:14:02 > 0:14:05- Now, now, Catherine. - No, it hasn't.- Oh.
0:14:05 > 0:14:06SHE LAUGHS
0:14:06 > 0:14:10- Do you think we could get a bit of a discount on that? - I could do that, yes.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12Because at the end of the day there's no precious metal here...
0:14:12 > 0:14:15- There's not.- There's no silver, no mother of pearl.
0:14:15 > 0:14:17It's just actually quite basic.
0:14:17 > 0:14:21There is on the price ticket, "Mot to be sold to under-18s."
0:14:21 > 0:14:24- Oh, I wish I was under 18!- Right.
0:14:24 > 0:14:30- Yeah, you and me both!- What I would love to pay...is about 15.- Right.
0:14:30 > 0:14:34- I think that's unlikely, but let me go and ask.- See much you can do.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37What sort of price you can get as close to that as possible.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40Give me a couple of minutes. Can I also ask, very cheekily...?
0:14:40 > 0:14:43- Yes?- You've got something there which is not for sale.
0:14:43 > 0:14:45Is there any way it could be for sale?
0:14:45 > 0:14:48- The chimney? No, it's not. - It's definitely not for sale.
0:14:48 > 0:14:52- No.- It's got real character that really speaks to you.- Yes.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54But it's not going to speak to me.
0:14:54 > 0:14:55Not this time, Catherine.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57But what about a deal on the penknife?
0:14:57 > 0:14:59- You can do 18?- OK.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02Yeah? OK, 18 is fine.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04- Thanks a lot.- Fantastic. Can I... - You want to...?
0:15:04 > 0:15:05..put that in the bag?
0:15:05 > 0:15:08- Hang on, yeah. I'll put that one there.- Pop that one in the bag.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11I think something else has taken Catherine's fancy.
0:15:11 > 0:15:13Oh, look at this! Look at this.
0:15:13 > 0:15:15Right at the back there...
0:15:15 > 0:15:17That's like the little biscuit tin that I bought,
0:15:17 > 0:15:18that was actually for sweeties.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20Yes, I remember.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22- And you made a handsome profit on it, as well.- Yes!
0:15:22 > 0:15:25- What I was really, particularly interested in...- Here?- ..is that.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28- One in there?- The trunk. I can have a look at that.
0:15:28 > 0:15:29Well, let's have a look and see.
0:15:31 > 0:15:32I like that.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34The ticket price is £33.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37Well, if you could do a reasonable...deal for me.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40- OK. Let me see. Can I take the ticket?- Please do.
0:15:40 > 0:15:42And I'll go and speak to him.
0:15:42 > 0:15:44Ian's back, and he's got news.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47Catherine? He'll do that one for 25.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50Right. I was hoping for a bit less than 25.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52There's nothing we can do on that?
0:15:52 > 0:15:55Twist my arm and I'll take another...
0:15:55 > 0:15:57I'll take it down to 22.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59Right, OK. That's fine.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01I'll put that with my shoe, shall I?
0:16:01 > 0:16:04- So, I'm going to go for those two. - Those two, yes?
0:16:04 > 0:16:08- £40?- That's £40.- Ian, you've been marvellous. Wonderful.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10- Nice to see you.- And you. Thank you very much.- All the best.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12- And I shall take my travel trunk... - Yeah?
0:16:12 > 0:16:15And my clog, or shoe, and bid you farewell.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18Let's leave Catherine in Axminster.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22Philip's leaving the sea behind him to head inland
0:16:22 > 0:16:26to the Devon town of Honiton, famous for its lacemaking.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29His first shop is Lombard Antiques,
0:16:29 > 0:16:31and he's a familiar face.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34- Oh, Phil!- We've met before, haven't we?- What a surprise.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36- Absolutely right, yeah. - Oh, wow. Hello, how are you?
0:16:36 > 0:16:38Because I came here when Charlie Hanson and I
0:16:38 > 0:16:40- did the Road Trip round here, didn't I?- Yes.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44- But didn't actually buy off you, did I?- No, no. Charlie did, yes.
0:16:44 > 0:16:45We'll hopefully put that right in a minute.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47- I might just buy something.- Right.
0:16:47 > 0:16:48- Can I have a look round?- Yes.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50Tell you what, space is at a premium, isn't it?
0:16:50 > 0:16:53Hmm. It is a bit snug.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55That's an interesting thing.
0:16:55 > 0:16:57This is a military one, isn't it?
0:16:57 > 0:16:59- Yes. 1916.- '16.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01- And you can tell it's military by the...- By the arrow, yeah.
0:17:01 > 0:17:03- By the arrow head there. - That's right.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06And it's by Negretti and Zambra, who were London makers.
0:17:06 > 0:17:11So this is a mid-First World War army field telescope?
0:17:11 > 0:17:14Yeah. Mid-First World War. Very good condition.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17What's interesting about it is that this year,
0:17:17 > 0:17:19this is an antique and last year, it wasn't.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21Yes, that's true. Yes. Didn't think of that.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23- Because this is dated 1916.- 1916.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25And a dictionary definition of an antique
0:17:25 > 0:17:27is something that's 100 years old.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30So last year, this was 99 years old, and it wasn't an antique.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33It was a collectable. I should have come and bought it then.
0:17:33 > 0:17:34Don't remind him, Philip!
0:17:34 > 0:17:36- I'll have to put the price up, Phil...- Shh!
0:17:36 > 0:17:38..now you've told me that.
0:17:38 > 0:17:39This bit comes out as well.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41That pulls out, doesn't it? I like that.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44It sports a ticket price of £195.
0:17:44 > 0:17:48- But when I bid you for it, you might need a chair.- Oh, dear.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51Let's just have a wander. Have you got a storeroom, Barry?
0:17:51 > 0:17:53I have got a storeroom, yeah.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55That looks quite nice, Barry.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58Yeah, got a lovely tray top commode, here.
0:17:58 > 0:18:00So, this is Georgian, it's about 1765?
0:18:00 > 0:18:04- Yeah.- Tray top, because this looks like a tray.- Yeah.
0:18:04 > 0:18:08And it's a bedside commode, so you... you would pull that out.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11- And this has probably been put in later, hasn't it?- Yes.
0:18:11 > 0:18:15Because this should be, basically, where your chamberpot went.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18You've got a minor issue there, Barry, cos that one's split.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21- And you've got a blister on it just there, look.- Yeah.
0:18:21 > 0:18:22Where my finger is.
0:18:22 > 0:18:24It does need a bit of attention.
0:18:24 > 0:18:25Don't we all, Barry?
0:18:25 > 0:18:27Do you think it's been reduced in height at all?
0:18:27 > 0:18:30- I think it might have had casters. - How much is this, Barry?
0:18:30 > 0:18:33I could probably do that for about £85.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35The "about" sounds interesting.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39- Anyway, down to business. - What's the best on the telescope?
0:18:39 > 0:18:43I could probably do the telescope for 140.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46- I think that's definitely worth buying.- What about the commode?
0:18:46 > 0:18:48We'll do it for 80.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50You couldn't buy the wood for that.
0:18:51 > 0:18:55He's got all the chat, doesn't he? All the chat. I like him.
0:18:55 > 0:18:56That's nice.
0:18:56 > 0:18:57Don't like his prices.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59Not so nice, Phil.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01What I'd like to do, let's put this on here,
0:19:01 > 0:19:03and let's see if we can have a deal with these two.
0:19:03 > 0:19:05I don't know anything about this, but I quite like it.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08I love that commode, it's an old-fashioned antique.
0:19:08 > 0:19:10But you've got to start apologising for it.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13And I was told very early on in my life, that as soon as you start
0:19:13 > 0:19:16apologising for other things, it's got to come down in value.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19I know that your prices are fair.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22But I'm going to bid you for me to make a profit on them.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25- Right.- And I'm going to end up with £200.
0:19:25 > 0:19:26That's it, me finished.
0:19:26 > 0:19:31So that would be £140 for the telescope, and £60 for the commode.
0:19:31 > 0:19:32You going to shake my hand?
0:19:32 > 0:19:34I think I will. Yeah, go on, then, Phil.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36Thank you very much indeed.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38- You're a nice chap. Thank you very much.- What a gentleman, eh?
0:19:38 > 0:19:39I'd better pay you now, hadn't I?
0:19:39 > 0:19:41That's a decent day's work for Philip.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43I'll do the heavy lifting.
0:19:43 > 0:19:45- You bring the heavy thing. - I'm used to that.- Yeah.
0:19:45 > 0:19:49Time for a spot of shut-eye, then. Nighty-night.
0:19:53 > 0:19:55Morning, everyone.
0:19:55 > 0:19:57Catherine's in the driving seat today, so watch out.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00And our experts are enjoying the delights of rural Somerset.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02Look at all these little... Is that...
0:20:02 > 0:20:04I was going to say ponies, but they're not, they're cows.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06You're a country girl, then, Catherine(?)
0:20:07 > 0:20:10Anyway. How's their shopping going so far?
0:20:10 > 0:20:12Philip's been a busy boy.
0:20:12 > 0:20:13He bought a Georgian commode,
0:20:13 > 0:20:16a telescope and a set of old brass ship lights.
0:20:16 > 0:20:18I'm not sure who's done who, here.
0:20:18 > 0:20:22He has a healthy £170.40 left to spend.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25Catherine's been keeping up, though.
0:20:25 > 0:20:26She bought the shoe pen knife,
0:20:26 > 0:20:30the confectionery tin and the wooden olive press, as you do.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32Oh! I've come all over a-shiver.
0:20:32 > 0:20:36This gives shivery Catherine just under £150 for the day ahead.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38So she's in fine spirits.
0:20:38 > 0:20:43All I'm going to say, Mr Serrell, you would be very proud.
0:20:43 > 0:20:47Their first stop today is in the Somerset town of Dulverton.
0:20:47 > 0:20:49If they ever get there.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51- Oh, Phil!- Yeah, no, you want to be in first.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53Change gear, change gear, change gear!
0:20:53 > 0:20:54- Go.- Woo!
0:20:54 > 0:20:55Oh, lordy.
0:20:59 > 0:21:03Dulverton is considered the southern gateway to the Exmoor National Park.
0:21:03 > 0:21:07Philip is visiting the family-run Acorn Antiques.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10Out of small acorns, great profits are grown.
0:21:10 > 0:21:11BELL RINGS
0:21:11 > 0:21:13- Hello, hello. Peter.- Hi.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15Good to see you, how are you?
0:21:15 > 0:21:17Oh, it's a proper antique shop.
0:21:17 > 0:21:19Proper antique shop.
0:21:19 > 0:21:21- Is it all right if I have a look round?- Yes, of course.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27Some of you might have noticed, but I'm just a little bit older
0:21:27 > 0:21:30than some of the other people who do this programme.
0:21:30 > 0:21:31Really, Philip(?)
0:21:31 > 0:21:32When I started in this business,
0:21:32 > 0:21:35you were selling tables and chairs and whatever.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38Nowadays, antique dealers are selling a look.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40And this shop's got a great look.
0:21:40 > 0:21:41Really lovely things.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44You've got to pay for lovely things. They have a price.
0:21:44 > 0:21:48So I hope I can find something here that suits my pocket.
0:21:48 > 0:21:52This is a leather fire bucket.
0:21:53 > 0:21:57- So, most of these were 18th-century, weren't they?- They were, yes.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59- Is this a little bit later than that?- I think so, yes.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01- Early 19th century.- Yeah.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04- It's probably about 1820, something like that?- Thereabouts, yes.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07And this would've been filled with sand, and basically,
0:22:07 > 0:22:11it's to put out a fire. Some country houses had ten, 20, or 30 of these.
0:22:11 > 0:22:12So what you do with that now?
0:22:12 > 0:22:16Well, you perhaps use it in your office as a wastepaper bin.
0:22:16 > 0:22:20Or you perhaps put a wonderful display of dried flowers in there,
0:22:20 > 0:22:21and it would look great on a table.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24And if you look at that there, you've got this wonderful,
0:22:24 > 0:22:27it's almost like chewed toffee. Just a wonderful colour, there.
0:22:27 > 0:22:28Nice comes at a price.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31That's £220, which is not expensive.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33But it's going to be out of my price range.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36What else is taking your fancy, then?
0:22:36 > 0:22:38What about your drum, Peter?
0:22:39 > 0:22:42That's 95. What could that be?
0:22:42 > 0:22:44- It is damaged.- Yeah.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46But I'd probably lose that.
0:22:46 > 0:22:48I'd put that one on this side,
0:22:48 > 0:22:51and then put a little circular glass top on it,
0:22:51 > 0:22:54- and you've got a really cool coffee table, haven't you?- Absolutely.
0:22:54 > 0:22:56- It's French, isn't it?- It is, yes.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58And what would be the very best on that?
0:22:58 > 0:23:00I'll do it for £70.
0:23:02 > 0:23:03It's a nice thing.
0:23:03 > 0:23:04Yes.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07Would I insult you if I tried to buy it with a five in front of it?
0:23:07 > 0:23:09- Meet me halfway.- 60 quid?
0:23:10 > 0:23:12Go on, then. You're done.
0:23:12 > 0:23:14You're a gentleman. Thank you very much indeed.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16I'll give you some money now, look. There we are. £60. Thank you.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19- Great. Thank you very much. - Thank you very much indeed.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22Deal done. Let's get it down, then.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26This is going to rise or fall
0:23:26 > 0:23:29on whether anybody else can see what I see in this.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32So let's leave our little drummer boy.
0:23:32 > 0:23:33So sweet.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36Catherine is on her way to the village of Williton.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39And she's here to find out about some revolutionary materials
0:23:39 > 0:23:41that transformed the world,
0:23:41 > 0:23:45and even helped save elephants from extinction.
0:23:45 > 0:23:47Good afternoon! Hello.
0:23:47 > 0:23:49- Pleased to meet you.- Catherine. And you are...?
0:23:49 > 0:23:51I'm Patrick.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54Patrick Cook is the proprietor of the Bakelite Museum.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56Come and have a look at what we've got inside.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59I've got a feeling this is going to be rammed full, is that right?
0:23:59 > 0:24:00Just a little bit.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03Let's get inside. Thank you!
0:24:03 > 0:24:05Oh, my goodness me.
0:24:05 > 0:24:07There is a lot in here.
0:24:07 > 0:24:08Wow!
0:24:08 > 0:24:11It's the home to one of the largest collections of early plastics
0:24:11 > 0:24:12in the world.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14Where shall we go, through here?
0:24:17 > 0:24:20There's so much here, Patrick. It's incredible.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23Astonishingly, billiard balls used to be made of ivory.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26And in the 19th century, a shortage of tusks
0:24:26 > 0:24:30prompted a New York billiard ball manufacturer to put up
0:24:30 > 0:24:35a 10,000 prize for the first person to create an ivory substitute.
0:24:35 > 0:24:39As a result, celluloid plastic was invented and used to make
0:24:39 > 0:24:43substitute ivory products, reducing the demand for the real thing.
0:24:43 > 0:24:47You've got figurines which look like ivory.
0:24:47 > 0:24:52So, is it that they're trying to copy what has gone before,
0:24:52 > 0:24:54but obviously not using those materials?
0:24:54 > 0:24:57That it a very positive side to look at.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00The fact that you are actually saving the animals.
0:25:00 > 0:25:04So there was devastation of the ivory trade.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07This new material could imitate more than just ivory.
0:25:07 > 0:25:09That actually looks like tortoiseshell.
0:25:09 > 0:25:10But it's simulated tortoiseshell.
0:25:10 > 0:25:12It is amazing. Imagine wearing that.
0:25:12 > 0:25:14It is so beautiful,
0:25:14 > 0:25:15so delicate,
0:25:15 > 0:25:18and so...perfect.
0:25:18 > 0:25:23In 1907, the first synthetic plastic, Bakelite, was invented
0:25:23 > 0:25:25by Leo Hendrik Baekeland.
0:25:25 > 0:25:30It would soon be mass-produced, in an endless list of products.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33It could be used for so many different things.
0:25:33 > 0:25:34Many, many things.
0:25:34 > 0:25:36And in fact, some were more novel than others.
0:25:36 > 0:25:37You have practical things,
0:25:37 > 0:25:41you have telephones and various household gadgets.
0:25:41 > 0:25:42And how about this?
0:25:42 > 0:25:43Oh!
0:25:45 > 0:25:46SHE LAUGHS
0:25:46 > 0:25:47That was awful!
0:25:49 > 0:25:53Oh, my goodness me. I thought that was a snake coming out, then!
0:25:53 > 0:25:54This is a tie press.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56They're called the Tiemaster.
0:25:56 > 0:26:00- Right?- 1940s, possibly carrying on to the 1950s.
0:26:00 > 0:26:01Does the job, of course.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04Bakelite enabled a new way of designing things,
0:26:04 > 0:26:09and those designs collided with another great invention of the time.
0:26:09 > 0:26:10The radio.
0:26:10 > 0:26:14Companies like Philips and the Ekco company in particular
0:26:14 > 0:26:19had the best designers, so made good design available in people's homes.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22Although the designs were undoubtedly cutting-edge,
0:26:22 > 0:26:26Bakelite became synonymous with rather drab colours.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29This is a rather, kind of, darkened room, and dull.
0:26:29 > 0:26:33But colour was the future of Bakelite at that time.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36And there were some extraordinary experiments.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38The resin became very, very clear.
0:26:38 > 0:26:40Which allowed you to put pure colours in.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43I would love to see some of the colour examples. Can you show me?
0:26:43 > 0:26:44Absolutely. Come along.
0:26:46 > 0:26:47Wow! Colour!
0:26:47 > 0:26:48Isn't it gorgeous?
0:26:48 > 0:26:50Look at the colour effects.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53This is where, sort of, science meets art in some ways.
0:26:53 > 0:26:57And the Holy Grail for collectors are these Bandalasta bowls.
0:26:57 > 0:27:01The experiments with colour also extended to Bakelite phones.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05- So, we have a gorgeous green phone, which is...- That is beautiful.
0:27:05 > 0:27:08- Isn't it?- Wonderful colour. Because...
0:27:08 > 0:27:11I mean, we see quite a lot of the black ones, but that is stunning.
0:27:11 > 0:27:15It does have all the quality of good design, and an excellent colour.
0:27:15 > 0:27:19The very fact that they produced these for over 40 years
0:27:19 > 0:27:21says a lot for their good design.
0:27:23 > 0:27:25Improving technologies led to a new generation
0:27:25 > 0:27:27of more versatile plastics.
0:27:27 > 0:27:29But Bakelite is still manufactured today,
0:27:29 > 0:27:33and it has even been used on the Space Shuttle.
0:27:33 > 0:27:37From the beautiful to the practical and downright bizarre, these
0:27:37 > 0:27:41vintage plastics have changed the way we look at the world forever.
0:27:43 > 0:27:47Meanwhile, Philip has made his way to Sampford Brett.
0:27:47 > 0:27:50The village is nestled on the edge of the Quantock Hills.
0:27:50 > 0:27:52He's visiting Keith Richards Antiques,
0:27:52 > 0:27:54which is based on the family farm.
0:27:54 > 0:27:56He presumably doesn't play guitar.
0:27:58 > 0:28:01- Hi, Keith, how are you? - How are you?- Yeah, good to see you.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03- How are you doing, all right? - Yeah, very good, thank you.
0:28:03 > 0:28:07- Isn't that cabinet fantastic? - Super piece, yeah.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10- That is absolutely stunning.- Museum quality.- It is, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:28:10 > 0:28:12That's Art Nouveau at its best, isn't it?
0:28:12 > 0:28:14Now, looking at what you've got, and I know what I've got.
0:28:14 > 0:28:16HE LAUGHS
0:28:16 > 0:28:18- Right.- I'm hoping there might be a bit of common ground here,
0:28:18 > 0:28:20- somewhere.- Depending on budget, isn't it?
0:28:20 > 0:28:22Yeah, we won't discuss that just yet.
0:28:22 > 0:28:24I don't believe in embarrassing myself too early.
0:28:24 > 0:28:25For the first time in my life,
0:28:25 > 0:28:27I'm going to try and be methodical here.
0:28:27 > 0:28:28All right?
0:28:28 > 0:28:30Let's narrow this down.
0:28:30 > 0:28:31This should be interesting.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34This is a suite of Gnomeman furniture.
0:28:34 > 0:28:36Thousands of pounds, out of my price range.
0:28:36 > 0:28:38Arts and Crafts bookcase.
0:28:38 > 0:28:40- Needs a bit of work.- Mm-hm. Yes, just come in.
0:28:40 > 0:28:44- And how much is that?- 220.- OK.
0:28:44 > 0:28:45Moving on.
0:28:45 > 0:28:48Oh, lovely Wedgwood Fairyland lustre bowl.
0:28:48 > 0:28:49And that is...?
0:28:51 > 0:28:52£3,400.
0:28:52 > 0:28:54Maybe not quite for you, Phil.
0:28:54 > 0:28:55That's nice.
0:28:57 > 0:28:59So, that's an oak silver chest, isn't it?
0:28:59 > 0:29:00Yes, yes.
0:29:00 > 0:29:02And it's Mr Ware-Cornish Esq.
0:29:02 > 0:29:06- So you've got an oak strongbox, effectively.- Mm-hm.
0:29:06 > 0:29:07Or silver chest.
0:29:07 > 0:29:09Metal bound.
0:29:09 > 0:29:12Beige lined interior, that would have held a tray in there,
0:29:12 > 0:29:13- wouldn't it?- Yeah.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16It probably would have had the full, sort of, tea set, the whole works.
0:29:16 > 0:29:18Yeah. And we've got here,
0:29:18 > 0:29:21"Carrington and Co Silversmiths, Regent Street, London."
0:29:21 > 0:29:26So presumably over the years, what was in there has been broken up?
0:29:26 > 0:29:28- The silver tray has gone in one direction...- Mm-hm.
0:29:28 > 0:29:30..the three-piece silver tea set's gone in another direction.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33And it's a pity that it's not been kept together.
0:29:33 > 0:29:38But at the time, it probably wasn't worth a great deal.
0:29:38 > 0:29:42You've got 165 on that. What's the best you can do that for?
0:29:42 > 0:29:44120.
0:29:44 > 0:29:45It's just a lovely size, isn't it?
0:29:45 > 0:29:47I've got a very tight budget, here.
0:29:47 > 0:29:49So is 120 your best?
0:29:51 > 0:29:52Yes.
0:29:52 > 0:29:53Yeah.
0:29:53 > 0:29:55Let's just see if we can just tempt him a little bit.
0:29:55 > 0:29:57That's 20, look.
0:30:00 > 0:30:0230, 40, 50, 60,
0:30:02 > 0:30:0570, 80, 90, 110.
0:30:05 > 0:30:07You think that's all I've got, don't you?
0:30:07 > 0:30:11- Absolutely not, because there is... - Oh, goodness.- ..40 pence as well.
0:30:11 > 0:30:14Well, that should swing it, Phil.
0:30:14 > 0:30:18- There's £110.40. I have not got a penny more.- Right.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21- Can I shake your hand? - You can indeed.- What a gentleman!
0:30:21 > 0:30:25- All right.- What a good chap. Really pleased with that.
0:30:25 > 0:30:29Well, that's Philip spent every last penny, good boy.
0:30:29 > 0:30:30Let's catch up with Catherine.
0:30:30 > 0:30:34She's headed west to the pretty Somerset village of Carhampton.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37She's visiting her last shop, Chris' Crackers,
0:30:37 > 0:30:40and she's got just shy of £150 to spend.
0:30:40 > 0:30:42Are you Chris and are you crackers?
0:30:42 > 0:30:46- I'm definitely crackers. I'm Peter, nice to meet you.- Hello, Peter.
0:30:46 > 0:30:52- Well, em... Well... What can I say. - Different.- It's different.
0:30:52 > 0:30:54We do a little bit of everything - salvage, reclamation,
0:30:54 > 0:30:57we do some antiques, furniture, roof tiles, everything.
0:30:57 > 0:31:00- Do you want to have a look with me? - Can you spare me a week?
0:31:00 > 0:31:03Yeah? Have we got a week? Come on. Show me the way.
0:31:06 > 0:31:11- Oh, my goodness me.- This is one of our best and busiest rooms.- Really?
0:31:11 > 0:31:15- They love rummaging through things. - Do they?
0:31:15 > 0:31:18(I'm exhausted and I haven't even started!)
0:31:18 > 0:31:21Yes, there is rather a lot to get through. Woof.
0:31:21 > 0:31:24- An old gym horse. They're very popular now.- What's on that?
0:31:24 > 0:31:26Oh, about £100.
0:31:26 > 0:31:28- Oh, come on.- Really?!
0:31:28 > 0:31:29HE LAUGHS
0:31:29 > 0:31:32I thought you and I would be on the same wavelength.
0:31:32 > 0:31:33How long have you had that?
0:31:33 > 0:31:36- It's been there a little while. - Years.- It's been there three years.
0:31:36 > 0:31:38It came from St Audries Girls School.
0:31:38 > 0:31:41- This is all later though, isn't it? - Do you think so?- Yeah.
0:31:41 > 0:31:45Of course it is. So you'd love that space, wouldn't you?
0:31:45 > 0:31:48- Well...- You'd love that space.
0:31:48 > 0:31:51I mean, think of all the things you could put in that space.
0:31:51 > 0:31:53- More junk.- More junk.
0:31:53 > 0:31:55My kind of thought was about 40.
0:31:55 > 0:31:57Right.
0:31:57 > 0:31:58What does that sound like?
0:31:58 > 0:32:01Can I get you up a little bit on that?
0:32:01 > 0:32:03Oh, crikey. Really?
0:32:03 > 0:32:05Peter may be open for a deal.
0:32:07 > 0:32:08On we go.
0:32:10 > 0:32:13- What do you think? 40? - Yeah, we're not too far away.
0:32:13 > 0:32:15- We could have a deal.- Right, OK.
0:32:15 > 0:32:17- We could have a deal. - Hold that thought.- Right.
0:32:17 > 0:32:19Because we've only just started.
0:32:19 > 0:32:21Right, what else have you noticed, Catherine?
0:32:21 > 0:32:24I'm seeing some blue and white stripes. Is that a deckchair?
0:32:24 > 0:32:26That's our massive deckchair.
0:32:26 > 0:32:28Of course it's a giant deckchair. It's a duet deckchair.
0:32:28 > 0:32:31I think they were from the '60s. Butlin's used to have them.
0:32:31 > 0:32:33- Oh, to have your photo? - That's right.
0:32:33 > 0:32:37I've got, somewhere, behind you, I've got the baby.
0:32:37 > 0:32:39Oh, that's brilliant.
0:32:39 > 0:32:40How much is it? How much is it?
0:32:40 > 0:32:42- What, the chair?- Yeah.- Oh...
0:32:44 > 0:32:47The best I could do on that would be 80.
0:32:47 > 0:32:49I don't think you'll see another one in a hurry.
0:32:49 > 0:32:52It'd be fantastic as a sort of advertising thing, wouldn't it?
0:32:52 > 0:32:57To have outside a shop or something like that. Can you do less than 80?
0:32:57 > 0:33:00Can you do 60 for a friend? You know why? Cos of that hole.
0:33:00 > 0:33:03I'm being picky. How do we get it out?
0:33:03 > 0:33:07Oh, my goodness me. You're very kind, getting all this out.
0:33:09 > 0:33:11Right, which way up?
0:33:11 > 0:33:13I'll just leave you to do it.
0:33:13 > 0:33:18- Oh, that is just fantastic. Does it work?- Yeah, definitely.
0:33:18 > 0:33:19Try it, by all means.
0:33:19 > 0:33:21What do you think?
0:33:23 > 0:33:27All I need is an ice cream, a beach, the sun and I'll be happy.
0:33:27 > 0:33:28Come on, you, join me.
0:33:32 > 0:33:35- It's not going to break, is it? - No, it won't break. Come on, then.
0:33:35 > 0:33:38- It's nice, actually.- Come on, then. - And there's a dog!
0:33:38 > 0:33:41- Yay! - THEY CHUCKLE
0:33:41 > 0:33:43Beside the seaside.
0:33:43 > 0:33:47Beside the road! So...what do we think?
0:33:47 > 0:33:50- Well, what did I say, 80?- Yeah. - What are you saying?
0:33:50 > 0:33:5260.
0:33:52 > 0:33:55Are we?
0:33:55 > 0:33:57- This is great. Am I mad? - Chris' Crackers.
0:33:59 > 0:34:00Don't forget the little one, Catherine.
0:34:00 > 0:34:02Does that one come with it?
0:34:02 > 0:34:05Why not? Why not?
0:34:05 > 0:34:07So that's the deckchairs, what about the vaulting horse?
0:34:07 > 0:34:09Can you do it for 40?
0:34:09 > 0:34:13- Go on.- Can you?- Yeah.- Are you happy with that?- I'm happy with that.
0:34:13 > 0:34:17- So how much do I owe you? Deckchair, we said 60...- 40.
0:34:17 > 0:34:19- That's a nice, round...- £100.
0:34:19 > 0:34:21- 100.- Thank you.
0:34:21 > 0:34:23Does your dog come free?
0:34:26 > 0:34:29So that's Catherine's shopping done.
0:34:29 > 0:34:32She's added the novelty deckchairs and the vintage vaulting horse
0:34:32 > 0:34:35to the wooden olive press, a shoe penknife,
0:34:35 > 0:34:38and an Edwardian confectionary tin, spending a total of £220,
0:34:38 > 0:34:40and having a lot of fun.
0:34:41 > 0:34:47Philip bought a World War I telescope, a 19th-century oak chest,
0:34:47 > 0:34:50a 1920s drum, a pair of vintage ship's lights,
0:34:50 > 0:34:52and a Georgian commode.
0:34:52 > 0:34:57He spent all of his £385.40.
0:34:57 > 0:35:00So what did our experts make of each other's buys?
0:35:00 > 0:35:03Catherine Southon, you're trying to outsell Philip Serrell.
0:35:03 > 0:35:05That vaulting horse, I am so jealous of that!
0:35:05 > 0:35:10- I think it's no money at all. - I love your drum.
0:35:10 > 0:35:12Don't tell me, you're going to put a piece of glass on it
0:35:12 > 0:35:14and make it into a coffee table.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17I don't think you're sitting on a fortune with your two deckchairs,
0:35:17 > 0:35:19and I think your wheel of fortune might have
0:35:19 > 0:35:21suddenly ground to a halt.
0:35:21 > 0:35:25The telescope, which is an area that I know a little bit more about,
0:35:25 > 0:35:28it might make £100.
0:35:28 > 0:35:30I don't think so, though.
0:35:30 > 0:35:31After setting off from Colyton,
0:35:31 > 0:35:35our experts are now headed to auction in the Devon city of Exeter.
0:35:36 > 0:35:39Is there anything you're really anxious about?
0:35:39 > 0:35:42- The wheel.- The wheel, ah, the wheel of misfortune.
0:35:42 > 0:35:43What possessed you to buy that?
0:35:43 > 0:35:46I don't know. I don't know. I had a Phil moment.
0:35:46 > 0:35:47What would you do with it?
0:35:47 > 0:35:50I'd try and find somebody who's got the other three.
0:35:50 > 0:35:53It's not that sort of wheel, it's an olive wheel, a press.
0:35:53 > 0:35:55You know, there's a big demand for those -
0:35:55 > 0:35:57Exeter is known for its olive groves(!)
0:35:57 > 0:35:59Ha-ha(!)
0:35:59 > 0:36:02Welcome to Bearnes, Hampton and Littlewood's sale rooms.
0:36:02 > 0:36:05What does auctioneer Brian Goodison-Blanks
0:36:05 > 0:36:06think of our experts' lots?
0:36:06 > 0:36:08The Little and Large of the deckchair world,
0:36:08 > 0:36:10well, it's something that's going to be quite
0:36:10 > 0:36:12a fun piece for somebody to have in their garden.
0:36:12 > 0:36:14The commode is a very nice piece.
0:36:14 > 0:36:16It's what we refer to as more traditional antiques.
0:36:16 > 0:36:18In the current market, though, because of the decline
0:36:18 > 0:36:20for brown furniture,
0:36:20 > 0:36:24it's probably only going to be about £40-£60 at auction.
0:36:24 > 0:36:26The vaulting horse is one that's going to, I think,
0:36:26 > 0:36:27throw us all for a loop.
0:36:27 > 0:36:32It might make £40-£60, it might take a flier at £100 or so.
0:36:32 > 0:36:36Well, let's hope it's got wings on. Anyway, it's busy in here today.
0:36:36 > 0:36:38Experts, take your seats.
0:36:38 > 0:36:42First up is Philip's pair of brass ship's lights.
0:36:42 > 0:36:44Try saying that quickly.
0:36:44 > 0:36:45What am I saying for those, £20?
0:36:45 > 0:36:47- Ouch. - £10 to start, then?
0:36:48 > 0:36:52- 10. Thank you, madam. - Thank you, madam.
0:36:52 > 0:36:54- 12. 15.- There, see? They all want them now.
0:36:54 > 0:36:5820. 22. At 22 for the ship's lights, then...
0:36:58 > 0:37:00GAVEL POUNDS
0:37:00 > 0:37:02That's got me out of trouble, hasn't it?
0:37:02 > 0:37:06Well, it's plain sailing for Philip as he starts off with a profit.
0:37:06 > 0:37:09Next up is Catherine's shoe penknife.
0:37:09 > 0:37:12This is the cutting edge of the lots that you've bought.
0:37:12 > 0:37:14Oh, you're so smart.
0:37:14 > 0:37:17What will I say for that, £50?
0:37:17 > 0:37:20- That would be nice. - Start at 30, then.
0:37:20 > 0:37:2220, if you will.
0:37:22 > 0:37:2410, if you will. 10 I have.
0:37:24 > 0:37:2612, 15, 18, 20.
0:37:26 > 0:37:30£20 seated. Shoe penknife at 20. Quite sure, sir?
0:37:30 > 0:37:32At 20 seated...
0:37:32 > 0:37:33GAVEL POUNDS
0:37:33 > 0:37:36Well, that's just about wiped its face.
0:37:36 > 0:37:37I'm a bit disappointed about that.
0:37:37 > 0:37:40I think this is going to be a tough, old day.
0:37:40 > 0:37:42- Do you?- Yeah. Shall I go and start the car?
0:37:42 > 0:37:44Not just yet, Philip.
0:37:44 > 0:37:46Your 1920s drum is up next.
0:37:46 > 0:37:48Somebody start me at £50.
0:37:48 > 0:37:50Start me at £30 for the drum.
0:37:50 > 0:37:51Come on.
0:37:51 > 0:37:53£30 I have. Thank you, madam.
0:37:53 > 0:37:54It'll make a nice coffee table, won't it?
0:37:54 > 0:37:57They think like you, Phil.
0:37:57 > 0:38:0035, 38, 40. 42?
0:38:00 > 0:38:04Sure, sir? At 40 to the lady, then. 40 and done.
0:38:04 > 0:38:05GAVEL POUNDS
0:38:05 > 0:38:07They've got long pockets here, haven't they?
0:38:07 > 0:38:10Blimey, don't bang on about it.
0:38:10 > 0:38:12We're in it together.
0:38:12 > 0:38:14I think we're right in it together!
0:38:14 > 0:38:18Yeah, maybe Catherine's Edwardian confectionary tin will fare better.
0:38:18 > 0:38:22Various interest here. 10, 12, 15.
0:38:22 > 0:38:2515, I have. 18, 20, 22.
0:38:25 > 0:38:2725, 28...
0:38:27 > 0:38:30You've done it again, girl, you've done it again.
0:38:30 > 0:38:31£30 seated.
0:38:31 > 0:38:33This is where I say, "Crumbs".
0:38:33 > 0:38:34All done, then...
0:38:34 > 0:38:36GAVEL POUNDS
0:38:36 > 0:38:38That's not a bad result, Catherine.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41Well, it was a little profit. I would have liked a bit more.
0:38:41 > 0:38:42Wouldn't we all?!
0:38:42 > 0:38:45Now it's time for Philip's Georgian commode.
0:38:45 > 0:38:47What will I say for that, £40?
0:38:47 > 0:38:4940? 20?
0:38:49 > 0:38:5120 I have. Thank you to the boys.
0:38:51 > 0:38:5422, fresh bait. 25, 28, 30.
0:38:54 > 0:38:5532, 35?
0:38:55 > 0:38:57£32, then. 35, fresh bait.
0:38:57 > 0:39:0238, 40, 42, 45, 48.
0:39:02 > 0:39:05- 50, 55? - There you go.
0:39:05 > 0:39:06£50, then?
0:39:06 > 0:39:08At £50, then, at 50...
0:39:08 > 0:39:09GAVEL POUNDS
0:39:09 > 0:39:11Gosh, there are some lucky buyers in here today.
0:39:11 > 0:39:14They say where there's no pain there's no gain,
0:39:14 > 0:39:17but there's sure as hell a lot of pain and no gain at all here.
0:39:17 > 0:39:20Now for Catherine's wooden olive press.
0:39:20 > 0:39:21It seemed such a good idea...
0:39:21 > 0:39:22Still might be.
0:39:22 > 0:39:24In working order, as you can see.
0:39:24 > 0:39:27What will I say for that unusual thing there? £50?
0:39:27 > 0:39:30A nice decorative piece. 50?
0:39:30 > 0:39:32£30 for the wheel, then?
0:39:32 > 0:39:33- 30, I have. - Look, you're off.
0:39:33 > 0:39:36I'll take the bid at 30. 2 if you'd like, easy stages.
0:39:36 > 0:39:37I need a lot more than that.
0:39:37 > 0:39:40At £30. 32. 35, 38.
0:39:40 > 0:39:4240. 42.
0:39:42 > 0:39:45- 45.- Please.- 48.- Please.
0:39:45 > 0:39:49- 50.- Yes.- 55.- Yes.- 60.- Yes.
0:39:49 > 0:39:5065?
0:39:50 > 0:39:53At 60 and selling, then...
0:39:53 > 0:39:54GAVEL POUNDS
0:39:54 > 0:39:57Never mind, Catherine. It was worth a shot.
0:39:57 > 0:39:58Have you learnt anything?
0:39:58 > 0:40:02Well, I've learnt that big is not necessarily beautiful
0:40:02 > 0:40:04and profitable.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07Can she bounce back with her novelty deckchairs?
0:40:07 > 0:40:10Start me somewhere at £40 for the two.
0:40:10 > 0:40:13£40 straightaway I have. £40 for the deckchairs.
0:40:13 > 0:40:1642, 45, 48, 50.
0:40:16 > 0:40:19Come on, it's nice and comfy for the summer.
0:40:19 > 0:40:20Two - two of them.
0:40:20 > 0:40:21At 50, then...
0:40:21 > 0:40:23GAVEL POUNDS
0:40:23 > 0:40:26Gosh, it's like getting blood out of a stone!
0:40:26 > 0:40:30Oh, dear, that's back-to-back losses for Catherine.
0:40:30 > 0:40:32Do you think there are any other programmes that we could do?
0:40:32 > 0:40:36Perhaps... I don't know, one of those cooking things.
0:40:36 > 0:40:38Let's not be too hasty now, Philip.
0:40:38 > 0:40:41Shall we see how your oak chest gets on?
0:40:41 > 0:40:43Various interest here. At 80. 85.
0:40:43 > 0:40:4690, 95, 100.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49110, 120, 130, 140.
0:40:49 > 0:40:54150, 160, 170, 180...
0:40:54 > 0:40:57- That's... - I told you.
0:40:57 > 0:41:01At £180 and I'll sell.
0:41:01 > 0:41:04I told you you'd do well. You always do well.
0:41:04 > 0:41:07Crikey, that's a whopping profit for Philip.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10Catherine's last lot is the vintage vaulting horse.
0:41:10 > 0:41:12Can she leap into a profit?
0:41:12 > 0:41:17I've commissions here starting at 22, 25, 28, 30.
0:41:17 > 0:41:18£30 is bid here with me.
0:41:18 > 0:41:2232, 35, 38, 40. 42?
0:41:22 > 0:41:25No? My commission at £40. Do I see 2?
0:41:25 > 0:41:2842, 45, 48, 50. 52?
0:41:28 > 0:41:30- £52 I have, at 52. - Come on, keep going.
0:41:30 > 0:41:32Please keep going.
0:41:32 > 0:41:34Quite sure for the horse, then...
0:41:34 > 0:41:35GAVEL POUNDS
0:41:35 > 0:41:38So Catherine ends on a profit. Well done.
0:41:38 > 0:41:40They're just not with it in Exeter.
0:41:40 > 0:41:43- Not exactly the Great Escape, was that, really?- No.
0:41:43 > 0:41:46Last up is Philip's World War I telescope.
0:41:46 > 0:41:49What will I say for that, £80?
0:41:49 > 0:41:52£50 to start, then? 50 I have, wave of the catalogue.
0:41:52 > 0:41:555 behind. 60? Can't see you, madam.
0:41:55 > 0:41:5660. 65.
0:41:56 > 0:41:5970. 75. 80?
0:41:59 > 0:42:0275 to you, then, madam. 80 standing behind.
0:42:02 > 0:42:0485, 90.
0:42:04 > 0:42:0695, 100.
0:42:06 > 0:42:08100 standing to you, sir.
0:42:08 > 0:42:10At £100, then...
0:42:10 > 0:42:11GAVEL POUNDS
0:42:11 > 0:42:13Well, that's a steal for some lucky bidder.
0:42:13 > 0:42:15- Are we off?- Yeah.
0:42:15 > 0:42:18That's our experts' third auction completed.
0:42:18 > 0:42:20Let's see how they're faring.
0:42:20 > 0:42:24Philip started off with £385.40.
0:42:24 > 0:42:29After paying auction costs, he's made a loss of £63.96,
0:42:29 > 0:42:33leaving him £321.44 to carry forward.
0:42:35 > 0:42:39Catherine started off with £269.58.
0:42:39 > 0:42:45After paying her auction fees, she's made a loss of £46.16,
0:42:45 > 0:42:49leaving her with £223.42 to spend next time.
0:42:49 > 0:42:52- I think you won by default there. - It was an odd one, wasn't it?
0:42:52 > 0:42:56You sort of kind of lost least, really.
0:42:56 > 0:42:58What are you trying to say?
0:42:58 > 0:43:01- Well, I just feel now that I'm a man of leisure.- Do you?
0:43:01 > 0:43:05With my driving, you won't feel like that for long.
0:43:05 > 0:43:08Tatty-bye, then.
0:43:08 > 0:43:11Next time on Antiques Road Trip, we're in Cornwall.
0:43:11 > 0:43:13- P-aaa-sty.- P-aaa-sty.
0:43:13 > 0:43:14Philip fancies a bit of silk.
0:43:14 > 0:43:17There you are, Noddy Serrell.
0:43:17 > 0:43:19While Catherine prefers wool.
0:43:19 > 0:43:21Oh, no!