0:00:02 > 0:00:04It's the nation's favourite antiques experts!
0:00:04 > 0:00:06- DONG! - That's cracking!- With £200 each...
0:00:06 > 0:00:11- Wonderful!- ..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 > 0:00:17The aim? To make the biggest profit at auction, but it's no mean feat.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19- No-brainer.- Going, going, gone.
0:00:19 > 0:00:23There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers.
0:00:23 > 0:00:25So, will it be the high road to glory?
0:00:25 > 0:00:28- Push!- Or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:28 > 0:00:29How awfully, awfully nice.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31This is Antiques Road Trip!
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:37 > 0:00:39It's the second leg of the road trip
0:00:39 > 0:00:41for our top auctioneering twosome,
0:00:41 > 0:00:45Raj Bisram and Anita Manning, who are full of the joys of spring.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48This is a very beautiful part of the year, isn't it?
0:00:48 > 0:00:50It's lovely. The daffodils are out
0:00:50 > 0:00:54and it really feels as if spring is now kicking in.
0:00:54 > 0:00:56Raj's tactics so far have been
0:00:56 > 0:00:59to challenge jewellery junkie Anita at her own game...
0:00:59 > 0:01:00I love these two things.
0:01:00 > 0:01:04..whereas Anita is ladling out Philip Serrell's usual fare.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06Heigh-ho, heigh-ho.
0:01:07 > 0:01:09- It's off to auction I go! - WOMAN LAUGHS
0:01:09 > 0:01:13The 1978 Triumph Spitfire is their trusty, or is it rusty,
0:01:13 > 0:01:14companion for the week.
0:01:14 > 0:01:18And here we are, open top car. I like this car.
0:01:18 > 0:01:22- I know, it's nice!- It's been really nice to drive, I have to say.
0:01:22 > 0:01:23Off to a good start, then.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27Both experts began their road trip with £200 each.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30One auction down and a great start all round
0:01:30 > 0:01:35means that Anita has £299.78 to play with.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39But Raj steamed ahead,
0:01:39 > 0:01:44taking an early lead with a staggering £370.74.
0:01:44 > 0:01:45Well done, boy!
0:01:45 > 0:01:49Well, Raj, we've got plenty of dosh in our pockets.
0:01:49 > 0:01:51We did so well yesterday.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54Is it the big spend today?
0:01:54 > 0:01:55Well, I think so.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00After setting off from Wisbech in Cambridgeshire,
0:02:00 > 0:02:02they're exploring Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex,
0:02:02 > 0:02:05then gallivanting south to Kent, Surrey and Sussex,
0:02:05 > 0:02:09before ending up in Bolton, Lancashire, for their final auction.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11Gosh!
0:02:11 > 0:02:15Today's leg begins in Sheringham in Norfolk, with their second auction
0:02:15 > 0:02:19taking them south to Stansted Mountfitchet in Essex.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22So, Raj, you're full of beans today,
0:02:22 > 0:02:24but there's a special reason for that.
0:02:24 > 0:02:29- I believe it's your birthday, darling?- It is indeed, it is indeed.
0:02:29 > 0:02:34# Happy birthday to you Happy birthday to you
0:02:34 > 0:02:39# Happy birthday, Mr Bisram...
0:02:39 > 0:02:41- # Happy birthday to you! - Happy birthday to you. #
0:02:41 > 0:02:44- Whoa!- Oh, lovely.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47Who needs Marilyn Monroe, eh?
0:02:47 > 0:02:51Well, the sun is shining today, it's my birthday,
0:02:51 > 0:02:56all the omens are that I am going to find myself a little jewel in a shop
0:02:56 > 0:02:59- somewhere here in Norfolk. - Jewel, yeah.
0:02:59 > 0:03:03The seaside town of Sheringham is home to the North Norfolk Railway,
0:03:03 > 0:03:05which runs steam train journeys
0:03:05 > 0:03:09through the area's stunning coastal countryside.
0:03:09 > 0:03:10Here we go.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13Oh, this is lovely.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17- Raj, they've put out the bunting for us.- What more could you want?
0:03:17 > 0:03:19Anita's first shop today is
0:03:19 > 0:03:22Sheringham Collectables, run by Barry. Hello!
0:03:22 > 0:03:25- Hello.- Hello.- Hi, I'm Anita.
0:03:25 > 0:03:30- Hello, Anita.- This is just looking absolutely wonderful.
0:03:30 > 0:03:34I think I'm going to have to take my bonnet off and my gloves off.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37She definitely means business, this woman.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40From glassware to china, jewellery and militaria,
0:03:40 > 0:03:42the shop sells all things collectable.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47The coin market is really vibrant just now.
0:03:47 > 0:03:54If you can find coins between, I think it's '27 and '36,
0:03:54 > 0:04:00these are the crowns that were made in very limited editions and that
0:04:00 > 0:04:03could be worth a lot of money.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07And if you find a 1934 crown...
0:04:09 > 0:04:12..it will be worth four figures.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15Good tip, but unfortunately, none of those here today.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18This is quite an interesting wee item.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21It's a top-hat brush.
0:04:22 > 0:04:27It is hallmarked silver and it is embossed with the family
0:04:27 > 0:04:30at the table eating, drinking.
0:04:30 > 0:04:34So, it's a nice domestic scene.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36I think I might have a go at that.
0:04:36 > 0:04:40But first, Anita's got her eye on those cabinets again.
0:04:40 > 0:04:44Could I have a look at the enamelled dressing table set
0:04:44 > 0:04:48and also the Masonic locket?
0:04:48 > 0:04:51Well, there's the Masonic locket.
0:04:51 > 0:04:52Thank you.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55I rather like the look of this.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58At the front, we have the dividers,
0:04:58 > 0:05:04which are a Masonic symbol, and this rather attractive cornucopia.
0:05:04 > 0:05:09It belonged to Brother William Jones in 1944.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13It's fully hallmarked at the bottom
0:05:13 > 0:05:17and, though it might have a limited appeal, I like it.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20One to consider. Now, what about that dressing table set?
0:05:23 > 0:05:27So, the important thing about, er...enamelled wear
0:05:27 > 0:05:32- is that it shouldn't have any damage, really, isn't it?- Yes.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35- A bit of damage on the mirror. - That's a shame,
0:05:35 > 0:05:39because the mirror's probably one of the most important pieces.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41- Yes. - And we've got some damage there.
0:05:41 > 0:05:46- Damage there.- But it's a rather pretty pattern, with the cream,
0:05:46 > 0:05:51- the garlands of flowers...- Yeah. - ..and the brush has got a kind of
0:05:51 > 0:05:54wee scuff on it as well. So I've got...
0:05:56 > 0:05:59..three pieces with damage.
0:05:59 > 0:06:03Anita's rather keen on this dressing table set, marked up at £45,
0:06:03 > 0:06:06the Masonic pendant at 30
0:06:06 > 0:06:10and the top-hat brush at 38, totalling £113.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13So, can she get a deal for the three?
0:06:13 > 0:06:16Could we be anywhere near £50 on these?
0:06:16 > 0:06:19Um, how about 55?
0:06:19 > 0:06:23- 55. I think that's smashing. - Yeah?- I'm happy with that.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25So that's £55 for the three.
0:06:25 > 0:06:29A marvellous £58 off for Anita.
0:06:29 > 0:06:33Meanwhile, the birthday boy is navigating the Norfolk countryside.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35Let's hope I can find something really nice today.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40I've got money and I want to spend it.
0:06:40 > 0:06:41Exciting stuff, eh?
0:06:41 > 0:06:44Back in Sheringham, Anita hasn't made it very far.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46Just next door, in fact!
0:06:46 > 0:06:48With three lots in the bag,
0:06:48 > 0:06:52the Queen of hats just can't help herself.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55Oh, I say.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58Coquettish? The size of Spain!
0:06:58 > 0:06:59That's one of MY hats. Look out!
0:07:03 > 0:07:07Was she ever in the home guard? Might well have been!
0:07:07 > 0:07:08LAUGHTER
0:07:08 > 0:07:10She loves it, doesn't she?
0:07:10 > 0:07:11Good Lord!
0:07:12 > 0:07:15Meanwhile, Raj is heading south to the village of Blickling,
0:07:15 > 0:07:19once home to a man who played a crucial role in defeating Hitler
0:07:19 > 0:07:22and bringing an end to the Second World War.
0:07:22 > 0:07:23Wow!
0:07:23 > 0:07:27National Trust guide Malcolm Bird is here to tell Raj more.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29- Hello there.- Good morning.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32- You must be Malcolm? - Welcome to Blickling.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34What a fantastic place.
0:07:34 > 0:07:38This breathtaking Jacobean mansion was built in the early 17th century
0:07:38 > 0:07:43and its last owner took over Blickling over 300 years later.
0:07:43 > 0:07:49Philip Kerr became the 11th Marquis of Lothian in 1930
0:07:49 > 0:07:52and he inherited the title from a cousin.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55Before inheriting the estate, Lord Lothian had served
0:07:55 > 0:07:59as private secretary to the then Prime Minister, Lloyd George.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02He was based mainly in London, but when he stayed at Blickling,
0:08:02 > 0:08:05he hosted the great and the good of British society.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09A great room to entertain in.
0:08:09 > 0:08:13Oh, yes. Numerous distinguished people have visited.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15Who was his social circle?
0:08:15 > 0:08:19He entertained the then Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin...
0:08:19 > 0:08:21- OK.- ..and his wife and, er,
0:08:21 > 0:08:26he became friends with Nancy and Waldorf Astor.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29The Astors were American-born millionaires.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31Nancy was the first female MP
0:08:31 > 0:08:35and, along with Lord Lothian and other prominent figures,
0:08:35 > 0:08:40these politically influential people were known as the Cliveden Set.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43At first, they supported the controversial appeasement policy,
0:08:43 > 0:08:46aiming to prevent another war, giving Germany the right
0:08:46 > 0:08:49to take back land confiscated after World War I.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54Was he actually a German sympathiser?
0:08:54 > 0:08:56I don't think he was.
0:08:56 > 0:09:01But there was a cartoon in one of the newspapers at the time that
0:09:01 > 0:09:07illustrated Lord Lothian and the Cliveden Set doing the goose step,
0:09:07 > 0:09:12you know? It sort of implied that they were Nazi sympathisers.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14Controversially, Lothian and the Cliveden Set
0:09:14 > 0:09:18initially admired Germany's new ruler's strong leadership.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21They believed Hitler and Germany
0:09:21 > 0:09:24were being too strongly punished for World War I.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27Did Lord Lothian ever meet Hitler?
0:09:27 > 0:09:30He did meet Hitler on two occasions, yes.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32Once Hitler's true intentions
0:09:32 > 0:09:34of further territorial expansion were clear,
0:09:34 > 0:09:37Lord Lothian repented his earlier views,
0:09:37 > 0:09:40admitting Hitler was a fanatical gangster.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44Having been appointed American ambassador
0:09:44 > 0:09:48just before the war broke out, Lord Lothian used his power and charm
0:09:48 > 0:09:50to try and put a stop to Hitler's
0:09:50 > 0:09:53aggression by highlighting the danger the world was in
0:09:53 > 0:09:57and drumming up American support for Britain's war effort.
0:09:57 > 0:10:01So this is a recording of his speeches that he made in America
0:10:01 > 0:10:03asking the people of America for help?
0:10:03 > 0:10:09Yes, the situation that was arising, we couldn't handle it on our own -
0:10:09 > 0:10:14he knew we couldn't - and we needed their help.
0:10:14 > 0:10:19- RECORDING:- Nazi Germany is in a better position to win a world empire today
0:10:19 > 0:10:23than she was in the last war. Today, she can concentrate
0:10:23 > 0:10:27almost every particle of force she has in the West.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30Lord Lothian not only swayed American public opinion,
0:10:30 > 0:10:34he also persuaded a reluctant Winston Churchill as Prime Minister
0:10:34 > 0:10:37to write what would become a historic letter
0:10:37 > 0:10:40to President Roosevelt to ask for help.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44This agreement with America, starting with military aid,
0:10:44 > 0:10:47which led eventually to the Americans
0:10:47 > 0:10:50joining the Second World War as Allies.
0:10:50 > 0:10:55Getting the Americans to help must've been a huge achievement?
0:10:55 > 0:10:57Oh, certainly, yes.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00But did he actually get the credit for starting things off?
0:11:00 > 0:11:05I think it was Churchill said he was one of, if not the best,
0:11:05 > 0:11:09ambassador this country had ever had.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12Philip Kerr, the 11th Marquess of Lothian,
0:11:12 > 0:11:18died soon after in Washington, in December 1940, aged 58.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20This intelligent, charismatic man was one
0:11:20 > 0:11:24of the most politically influential people in modern history.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27Thought by many to have been a Nazi sympathiser, he in fact
0:11:27 > 0:11:32played a prominent role in the fall of Nazi Germany once and for all.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36Back with Anita now, who's made her way to Stalham,
0:11:36 > 0:11:40the northern gateway to 125 miles of navigable waterways
0:11:40 > 0:11:43known as the Norfolk broads.
0:11:43 > 0:11:47But Anita's here to navigate her way around more familiar territory
0:11:47 > 0:11:49and local antique delights
0:11:49 > 0:11:52at Stalham Antique Gallery, run by Mike.
0:11:52 > 0:11:54- Hello!- Oh, hello.
0:11:54 > 0:11:58- Welcome to Stalham.- Oh, it's lovely, lovely, lovely to be here.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01How lovely! With over 35 years in the trade,
0:12:01 > 0:12:05Mike has a passion for pieces from the 17th to the 19th century.
0:12:05 > 0:12:09This is one of the favourites at the moment, this lovely rosewood table
0:12:09 > 0:12:12with a fabulous cross-banded edge in walnut.
0:12:12 > 0:12:16The patina is really... It's like silk, isn't it?
0:12:16 > 0:12:18- Yeah. Can we get it in the back of your car?- Ha-ha!
0:12:18 > 0:12:23The only problem is the ticket price of £3,600. Ha!
0:12:23 > 0:12:26Now, THAT I would love to buy.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29- OK.- But I'm going to have a look around
0:12:29 > 0:12:32- to see if I can see any maybe small pieces of furniture?- Yeah.
0:12:32 > 0:12:36- If not, we maybe have a trailer to put on the back of your car.- Aw!
0:12:36 > 0:12:37Good luck with that, then!
0:12:37 > 0:12:41Meanwhile, Raj is just ten miles north-west of Anita
0:12:41 > 0:12:45in the former weaving town of North Walsham to visit...
0:12:45 > 0:12:48Wait a minute, where's he going? The garden centre?
0:12:48 > 0:12:50I've just stopped at a garden centre.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53It's not really the place you look for antiques, but you never know.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56Blimey, what's he up to now?
0:12:56 > 0:12:58A sack of peat? A phone box?
0:12:59 > 0:13:01That's exactly what I'm talking about.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03Something that's a bit unusual
0:13:03 > 0:13:08that you wouldn't find in a place like this - an old telephone box.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10Ring-ring! How's that, eh?
0:13:10 > 0:13:12Ben's the man to call today. Hello, Ben.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15- Hi.- Hello!- Are you the owner? - Yes, I am.- This is fantastic.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17- This is just the thing I'm looking for.- OK.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20Give me an idea what kind of money you would be expecting for it?
0:13:20 > 0:13:23Um...1,000-1,500?
0:13:23 > 0:13:27- I've got about 300... Just over £330.- Right, OK.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30Is there any way we're going to be able to do a deal?
0:13:30 > 0:13:32I don't think I could do it for that.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34But Ben thinks he might have something else
0:13:34 > 0:13:37that might tickle Raj's fancy.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40Right, I managed to dig out an old apple picker.
0:13:40 > 0:13:44Um, we tend to get items like this to put out on display.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46You know, it's a nice piece of...
0:13:46 > 0:13:51old agricultural collector's item, really. How much can you do it for?
0:13:51 > 0:13:55- £10?- £5 and we've got a deal. - Yeah, OK, we can do that.- Yeah?
0:13:55 > 0:13:59- Yeah, sounds good.- We have a deal. - A lovely job.- Thank you, Ben.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01And that is Raj's first buy of the trip.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03An apple picker bag for a fiver.
0:14:05 > 0:14:07Back with Anita now in Stalham
0:14:07 > 0:14:09and she's finally found some smaller items.
0:14:10 > 0:14:16Well, this just looks like the teddy bears' picnic!
0:14:16 > 0:14:19Isn't this absolutely delightful?
0:14:19 > 0:14:22This little chair, I like particularly.
0:14:22 > 0:14:27It's a little child deckchair, or steamer chair.
0:14:27 > 0:14:31It's probably from the late 19th, early 20th century.
0:14:31 > 0:14:35A wee bit of damage there, which is a wee bit worrying.
0:14:35 > 0:14:39But I also like this lovely pokerwork table
0:14:39 > 0:14:42that all the teddy bears are sitting around.
0:14:42 > 0:14:46Now, this is early 20th century,
0:14:46 > 0:14:50and here we have an image of a pretty girl.
0:14:51 > 0:14:55The little table has bobbin turned legs,
0:14:55 > 0:15:00and further pokerwork decoration on the understage.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04People like miniature things.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08Pokerwork is the art of burning a design into wood or leather
0:15:08 > 0:15:12using a heated, pointed tool, also known as pyrography.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15With no price on it, Anita calls Mike over.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19So I like this table.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22I think it's quite sweet.
0:15:22 > 0:15:30Now, is this something that I could buy for not a lot of money?
0:15:30 > 0:15:36I think it's worth about £100, but, to you, maybe a bit less.
0:15:37 > 0:15:43It's pretty, it's perfect, it's lovely, but these are not unusual.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47Well, I'd like you to beat your competitor.
0:15:47 > 0:15:51- Oh, thank you, darling! - So I think, today, we'll say £40.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53- Will we say 40? - SHE GASPS
0:15:53 > 0:15:55That is a wonderful deal.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57- Have we got a deal? - We've got a deal.
0:15:57 > 0:16:02Scorching. That's £40 for the late-19th-century pokerwork table.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05Meanwhile, Raj has made his way half a mile further down the road to
0:16:05 > 0:16:08a more traditional Road Trip stop in North Walsham,
0:16:08 > 0:16:10at Timeline Antiques Centre, run by Michael.
0:16:12 > 0:16:13Hello. Michael?
0:16:13 > 0:16:15- Hello, Raj.- Hi, nice to meet you.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18The centre is home to several different dealers,
0:16:18 > 0:16:21stocking both small and large antiques.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25I'm wondering if I could maybe put Anita in these?
0:16:28 > 0:16:30I don't think she'd appreciate it, really.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33No, me neither. Best move on.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39I have to say, I do like furniture,
0:16:39 > 0:16:41and I especially like nice, early oak,
0:16:41 > 0:16:45and this is an 18th-century... It's what they call a mule chest.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47Actually, it's got some nice inlay.
0:16:49 > 0:16:50It's not in bad condition, this one.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54I mean, the hinges have been replaced.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56It's got quite a few splits as well.
0:16:56 > 0:17:00But here, they've had little minor repairs, but you would expect that.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03You know, this is an old piece - 1741.
0:17:03 > 0:17:05It's a bit over my budget, though,
0:17:05 > 0:17:07so I'd better look at something else.
0:17:07 > 0:17:11Yes, at £675, you better had.
0:17:12 > 0:17:18I've seen a really nice pair of scallop-rounded dishes, Crown Derby,
0:17:18 > 0:17:21which I quite like as well, in one of these cabinets here.
0:17:22 > 0:17:26Raj calls on Michael's assistance to take a closer look.
0:17:26 > 0:17:30These are nice, and are they in perfect condition?
0:17:30 > 0:17:31This one feels like it is.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36For their age, they're in really good condition, yeah.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39- Talking about 1806...- Yeah! - ..that sort of date.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41Yeah, they're nice, I quite like them.
0:17:41 > 0:17:45- Can I have a look at the other one, please?- Yes.- They are early ones.
0:17:46 > 0:17:48- All hand-painted.- Yeah.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51- And the shape of them is slightly different, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54The ticket price is £78.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56What can you do these for, Michael?
0:17:56 > 0:18:01- Because I bought them well...- Mm-hm? - ..um, I could let those go for £30.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04I would normally say, "Can you do a little bit better?"
0:18:04 > 0:18:06because it's just in my nature, OK?
0:18:06 > 0:18:10But, on this occasion, at £30...
0:18:11 > 0:18:13..I'm going to shake your hand.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16- That's wonderful, thank you. - Thank you very much indeed, Michael.
0:18:16 > 0:18:18That's a fair, fair price, so...lovely!
0:18:18 > 0:18:21But Raj isn't done just yet. Oh, no.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24Have you got anything that's apple-related?
0:18:24 > 0:18:25Weird question.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29- Er...- Because I'll tell you why. I've bought a lot already.
0:18:29 > 0:18:33It's just a simple apple picker, and I wanted to know if I could buy
0:18:33 > 0:18:36anything that was apple-connected to put with it to bulk the lot up.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39I've got a preserve pot in the shape of an apple.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41Oh, you could be onto something.
0:18:41 > 0:18:45Yep, a silver-plated EPNS apple sauce pot.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48Yeah, it's not a lot of money. I mean, what could you do that for?
0:18:48 > 0:18:50A fiver?
0:18:50 > 0:18:53A fiver? Yes, I'll have that as well.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55- Well done. - Thank you very much indeed.
0:18:55 > 0:19:00So that's £35 for a pair of early 19th-century scalloped Derby dishes
0:19:00 > 0:19:01and an apple preserve pot.
0:19:01 > 0:19:06On that fruity note, it's time to get some shut-eye, Antiquers.
0:19:06 > 0:19:07Nighty night.
0:19:10 > 0:19:11Wakey-wakey, rise and shine!
0:19:11 > 0:19:14It's another beautiful day for treasure hunting.
0:19:15 > 0:19:19# On the road again, Raj! We're on the road again
0:19:19 > 0:19:22# We're on the road We're on the road
0:19:22 > 0:19:25# We're on the road again! #
0:19:25 > 0:19:26And in high spirits.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29So far, Anita's gathered four items -
0:19:29 > 0:19:32a silver top-hat brush, a Masonic pendant,
0:19:32 > 0:19:36an enamel dressing table set and a pokerwork table, all for £95,
0:19:36 > 0:19:40leaving her just over 200 still to spend.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42Isn't this absolutely delightful?
0:19:42 > 0:19:44Raj has three items -
0:19:44 > 0:19:47an apple picker bag and an apple preserve pot,
0:19:47 > 0:19:51and a pair of scalloped Derby dishes, costing just £40,
0:19:51 > 0:19:54so he still has just over £330 left.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56Yes, I'm going to have that as well.
0:19:58 > 0:20:02I've been learning some Norfolk sayings while I've been here.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05What do you think it is to pingle?
0:20:05 > 0:20:07To pingle? Tell me.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09It's to play with your food.
0:20:09 > 0:20:10Oh, right!
0:20:10 > 0:20:13Not sure that'll come up today, but thanks anyway.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15- Look at that, beautiful.- Oh, wow!
0:20:15 > 0:20:18- Here we are in beautiful, beautiful Norwich.- Wow.
0:20:18 > 0:20:20Wow, isn't that gorgeous?
0:20:20 > 0:20:22This morning, the jolly duo are
0:20:22 > 0:20:24taking the Triumph Spitfire to Norwich,
0:20:24 > 0:20:29Norfolk's county town, voted England's first city of literature.
0:20:30 > 0:20:34- I think I'm going shopping. - Aw, well, have a great time.- Yeah.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37You might be tempted to spend big.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40- You never know!- With all your dosh. - Yep, I've got some money.
0:20:40 > 0:20:44Based just outside Norwich city centre is East Anglia's largest
0:20:44 > 0:20:47dealer-based antiques and collectables centre -
0:20:47 > 0:20:48Looses Emporium.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51Patrick is at the helm today.
0:20:51 > 0:20:52- Hello, Patrick, is it?- Yes, it is.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55- Hi, Raj, nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you.
0:20:56 > 0:20:57- What a place!- It is.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59It looks enormous!
0:20:59 > 0:21:01It is. With two floors of antiques, vintage,
0:21:01 > 0:21:06retro and modern items to peruse, Raj has a lot of ground to cover,
0:21:06 > 0:21:07so Patrick's helping.
0:21:09 > 0:21:11Oh, I've just noticed this.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14- Oh, yeah, that...- Oh, I tell you, can I try that on?
0:21:14 > 0:21:16- Anita would love it.- OK, then.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19- Let's try that. - When she sees this...
0:21:19 > 0:21:20- Let's try this on. - RAJ LAUGHS
0:21:20 > 0:21:23- How does it go on? - I don't know. I'll try.
0:21:23 > 0:21:24OK.
0:21:24 > 0:21:28Chief Long-in-the-Tooth Bisram is in the building.
0:21:28 > 0:21:30Maybe I'd have the mickey taken out too much if I bought that,
0:21:30 > 0:21:32but it is different.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35It certainly is that. But what else have you seen?
0:21:35 > 0:21:38These fairground, these... Old 1940s, I guess?
0:21:38 > 0:21:40Yeah, probably a little bit earlier, some of them.
0:21:40 > 0:21:44I'd do you one for £200. That's what they cost me each.
0:21:45 > 0:21:49I don't know a lot about them. I know they're collectable.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51They are collectable at the moment, yeah.
0:21:51 > 0:21:54- RAJ SIGHS - They don't often come on the market.
0:21:54 > 0:21:55I mean, I have to say,
0:21:55 > 0:21:58I am tempted by them, they are slightly different.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01I mean, actually, I just noticed that...
0:22:01 > 0:22:03- That motorbike one. - Yeah, that's the one I'd want.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06You see, then, if I bought something like that,
0:22:06 > 0:22:09then I'd be looking for two different markets,
0:22:09 > 0:22:11not only the fairground market, the decorative market...
0:22:11 > 0:22:14- Mmm, motorbike people.- ..but also the motorbike people, as well.
0:22:14 > 0:22:19It's a little bit risky for me, but will you take £150 cash for them?
0:22:20 > 0:22:21I can do 180.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26What about split the difference - 160?
0:22:27 > 0:22:30- I can't risk too much.- Go on, then. - 160?- Go on, then.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32- We've got a deal.- Got a deal.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34Very kind, Patrick. Anita was right.
0:22:34 > 0:22:38It seems Raj is spending big today and he's not finished yet.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41It's dealer Roy's turn now.
0:22:41 > 0:22:45Is it possible I could have a look at this, I guess, paper knife,
0:22:45 > 0:22:47- I think you'd call it? - Are you over 18?- I'm over 18!
0:22:47 > 0:22:49Only just, though, only just.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51In your dreams!
0:22:51 > 0:22:54Yeah, what I noticed, and it is as well,
0:22:54 > 0:22:57- is the engraving here of the tennis player.- Mm-hm.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59- Unusual.- It IS unusual.
0:22:59 > 0:23:03- I would guess, from the blade, probably '60s or '70s.- OK.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06- Not a particularly old piece, but unusual.- No.
0:23:06 > 0:23:10- It is unusual. I mean, it's a great maker.- Mm-hm.- Wilkinson.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13- That is definitely quite a quality item.- Yeah.
0:23:13 > 0:23:15What could you do this for?
0:23:17 > 0:23:23Erm...the very best would be 40. And that's half-price.
0:23:24 > 0:23:28Could I possibly offer you 35 for it?
0:23:28 > 0:23:29It would be cash.
0:23:32 > 0:23:34- Yes.- Yes?
0:23:34 > 0:23:37- At £35...- Leaving me a little bit of meat on the bone, as they say.
0:23:37 > 0:23:39I'm going to shake your hand.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42- Thank you very much indeed. - No problem.- Thank you very much.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44So that's £35 for the engraved paper knife
0:23:44 > 0:23:48and 160 for the early 20th-century fairground motorcycle ride.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52- Thank you very much indeed. - Thank you.
0:23:52 > 0:23:56- Thank you for showing me around. - That's all right. I hope you do ever so well with it.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58Still in Norwich, Anita's here to find out
0:23:58 > 0:24:00about a little-known local lad
0:24:00 > 0:24:04who was once an entertainer and film star, famous the world over.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07To tell Anita more about this forgotten pioneer
0:24:07 > 0:24:11of stage and screen is local historian and author Philip Yaxley.
0:24:11 > 0:24:15- Hi, Philip. - Lovely to see you, Anita.
0:24:15 > 0:24:19It's lovely to be here in this wonderful square,
0:24:19 > 0:24:23with Norwich Cathedral here and the marvellous Norwich School.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27William Vernon Blyth was born in 1887.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29After attending Norwich School,
0:24:29 > 0:24:34he sought fame and fortune as a magician and comedian in London.
0:24:34 > 0:24:38His sister, Coralie, was already big in the West End theatre scene,
0:24:38 > 0:24:43but in 1906, she went to America and took 19-year-old Vernon along.
0:24:43 > 0:24:47He got a small part in one of her plays, leading to other roles,
0:24:47 > 0:24:49which not only impressed his peers,
0:24:49 > 0:24:51but also wannabe actress, Irene Foote,
0:24:51 > 0:24:53who went on to become his wife.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58Was he successful at that time before he met Irene?
0:24:58 > 0:25:02He was becoming more and more well-known on the Broadway stage.
0:25:02 > 0:25:04They got married in May 1911,
0:25:04 > 0:25:07and they became more and more successful.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10Vernon Castle, as he was now known, and wife, Irene,
0:25:10 > 0:25:11went on to act in Paris.
0:25:11 > 0:25:13Whilst there, they made the move
0:25:13 > 0:25:16from acting to dancing, after getting a slot
0:25:16 > 0:25:21at elegant Parisian dining and dancing revue Cafe de Paris.
0:25:21 > 0:25:26At the time, intimate animal-named dances, like the turkey trot,
0:25:26 > 0:25:30were all the rage, but the Castles tamed these dances,
0:25:30 > 0:25:32refining and popularising them.
0:25:32 > 0:25:36When they returned to America, their careers continued to skyrocket.
0:25:36 > 0:25:411914 was a very, very big year - the pinnacle of their success.
0:25:41 > 0:25:45They issued the bestselling book, Modern Dancing.
0:25:45 > 0:25:50And they did a whirlwind tour of American cities, 35 -
0:25:50 > 0:25:53some people call it 32 - cities in 28 days!
0:25:53 > 0:25:55And, everywhere they went, there were big banners,
0:25:55 > 0:25:59"The Castles are coming, hooray, hooray!" and big crowds!
0:25:59 > 0:26:01Equate it to the Beatles in 1964.
0:26:01 > 0:26:05They were young, they were talented, they were beautiful,
0:26:05 > 0:26:09and everyone wanted to copy what they were doing.
0:26:09 > 0:26:11Yes, with all their endorsements and fashion,
0:26:11 > 0:26:15they weren't just the Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire of that time,
0:26:15 > 0:26:18but heavens they were, but they were also the Posh and Becks.
0:26:18 > 0:26:22Vernon wrote a film, called The Whirl of Life.
0:26:22 > 0:26:24A huge hit, both at home and abroad,
0:26:24 > 0:26:29even Fred Astaire admitted Vernon was his dancing inspiration.
0:26:29 > 0:26:31To tell and show Anita more is
0:26:31 > 0:26:35professional ballroom dancer Sasha Zagovsky.
0:26:35 > 0:26:39Tell me what the popular dances of that time were.
0:26:39 > 0:26:41Well, really, as a reaction to the stiff formality
0:26:41 > 0:26:45of the Victorian age, the animal dances had become very popular,
0:26:45 > 0:26:48and we had everything from the bunny hug
0:26:48 > 0:26:51to the chicken scratch to the kangaroo hop.
0:26:51 > 0:26:54The one that survives to today, of course, is the foxtrot.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56The Castles refined all of these dances
0:26:56 > 0:26:58and made them much more acceptable.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01Give it a go, then, Anita. If I can do it, anyone can.
0:27:01 > 0:27:03Eight steps.
0:27:04 > 0:27:07And then, from there, achieve a rotation.
0:27:07 > 0:27:09Not one I ever did on Strictly.
0:27:09 > 0:27:14- We breeze along happily, as Vernon Castle says in his book.- Great fun!
0:27:14 > 0:27:19You back away from each other. You run around me, Anita.
0:27:19 > 0:27:23We wind up, I turn to meet you, we do a lovely little dance pose.
0:27:23 > 0:27:25- Aw! - SHE LAUGHS
0:27:25 > 0:27:26Seven!
0:27:27 > 0:27:33So what influence did they have from that time up to today?
0:27:33 > 0:27:37Really it's the idea of style, polish, poise,
0:27:37 > 0:27:40elegance and technique.
0:27:40 > 0:27:43All of those things! Really, without the Castles,
0:27:43 > 0:27:47we wouldn't have ballroom dancing today, and probably no Strictly.
0:27:47 > 0:27:49And that would be a shame.
0:27:49 > 0:27:54Vernon died in 1918, serving his country in World War I.
0:27:54 > 0:27:59Irene retired from public life a few years later, but lived until 1969.
0:27:59 > 0:28:01Just over 20 years after Vernon's death,
0:28:01 > 0:28:05their story was memorialised when Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
0:28:05 > 0:28:09starred in The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle.
0:28:09 > 0:28:13This local Norwich boy may no longer be well-known,
0:28:13 > 0:28:17but without him pioneering a clean-cut but fun dancing style,
0:28:17 > 0:28:20ballroom dancing wouldn't be what it is today.
0:28:24 > 0:28:28In the meanwhile, Raj has whizzed southwest of Norwich to Wymondham.
0:28:28 > 0:28:34He's here to check out a local gem, Market Cross Antiques, run by David.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37- Hello there.- Hello, how are you? - David, is it?- It certainly is.
0:28:37 > 0:28:38- I'm Raj.- How'd you do?
0:28:38 > 0:28:41There's three showrooms' worth of stock to choose from.
0:28:44 > 0:28:46What have you got there?
0:28:46 > 0:28:49This is a piece of West German pottery.
0:28:49 > 0:28:52At the time, it wasn't very, very popular,
0:28:52 > 0:28:55but it seems to have become more and more popular now.
0:28:55 > 0:28:57So that's a possibility.
0:28:57 > 0:29:01It's got a ticket price of £35 for it.
0:29:01 > 0:29:03If I could get that for...
0:29:03 > 0:29:05£15, £20...
0:29:05 > 0:29:08there's a few bob in it.
0:29:08 > 0:29:10One to think about. Maybe try another room.
0:29:13 > 0:29:15These are a little bit different, a pair of saddles.
0:29:15 > 0:29:19One for me, one for Anita. We could go riding off into the sunshine.
0:29:20 > 0:29:21Time to find David.
0:29:21 > 0:29:23- I've seen the pair of saddles. - Oh, yeah?
0:29:23 > 0:29:27You've got £20 on each. What's the best?
0:29:29 > 0:29:31I'd do the pair for 20.
0:29:31 > 0:29:33- The pair for 20? - That's gotta be cheap.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36Could I squeeze you to 15 for the two?
0:29:36 > 0:29:39- Yeah, go on.- Are you sure?- Yeah. - I want you to be happy as well.
0:29:39 > 0:29:40- Yeah.- Yeah? Are you sure?- Yeah.
0:29:40 > 0:29:45Yee-ha! That's £15 for the two old leather saddles.
0:29:45 > 0:29:48- Thank you very much indeed. - I hope you have some luck with them.
0:29:48 > 0:29:53Back with Anita now, who's making her way to the village of Panxworth,
0:29:53 > 0:29:56home of a group of 17th-century
0:29:56 > 0:29:59thatched barns and Norfolk Antique & Reclamation Centre.
0:29:59 > 0:30:01In charge today there is Frank.
0:30:01 > 0:30:02Hello, I'm Anita.
0:30:02 > 0:30:05- Hi, Frank, nice to meet you. - Oh, it's lovely to meet you too.
0:30:05 > 0:30:09This is an astonishing place.
0:30:09 > 0:30:12The centre combines architectural salvage with antiquities and curiosities.
0:30:12 > 0:30:17Plenty to pique Anita's interest and, yes,
0:30:17 > 0:30:19she's already found something.
0:30:19 > 0:30:26There are so many things in here which are huge and heavy.
0:30:26 > 0:30:28But this is a nice, wee chest.
0:30:28 > 0:30:30It needs a bit of TLC
0:30:30 > 0:30:36but it's a good, honest, wee 19th-century piece here.
0:30:37 > 0:30:38Miniature chest.
0:30:38 > 0:30:41It's had a lock.
0:30:41 > 0:30:45This might have carried precious stuff in it.
0:30:45 > 0:30:47It might have been a fine lady's jewels.
0:30:48 > 0:30:52It's made of pine and it has these
0:30:52 > 0:30:56iron strapping affairs here.
0:30:56 > 0:31:00And look! Two wee carrying handles.
0:31:00 > 0:31:02Isn't that sweet?
0:31:02 > 0:31:05With no ticket price, it's time to call Frank.
0:31:05 > 0:31:06Frank!
0:31:07 > 0:31:10I've spotted this wee miniature chest here.
0:31:10 > 0:31:11Oh, yeah, a lovely little pine box.
0:31:11 > 0:31:14Uh-huh. There is no price on it just now.
0:31:14 > 0:31:18What I'd like to pay for it is £20.
0:31:18 > 0:31:21Is that coming anywhere near
0:31:21 > 0:31:22what you're...?
0:31:22 > 0:31:25We have it listed online for 65.
0:31:25 > 0:31:28- Erm...- 65. Oh, but it's still online at 65.
0:31:28 > 0:31:30- It hasn't sold.- You're quite right.
0:31:30 > 0:31:33I can meet you at £30.
0:31:33 > 0:31:35Could you come down even a wee bit more?
0:31:35 > 0:31:39Just a wee bit more to 25?
0:31:39 > 0:31:40How about we split the difference?
0:31:40 > 0:31:43- 27.50.- 27.50.
0:31:43 > 0:31:46- Put it there.- It's a hard bargain.
0:31:46 > 0:31:48Thank you, thank you.
0:31:48 > 0:31:52Deal done. £27.50 for the miniature pine chest.
0:31:52 > 0:31:53- Thank you very much.- You're welcome.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56- Thanks. It's been great. - Good luck at the auction.
0:31:56 > 0:31:57And, with that, shopping is complete.
0:31:57 > 0:31:59Let's take a peek at our experts' treasures.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02Along with the pine box, Anita bought a Masonic pendant,
0:32:02 > 0:32:06a top-hat brush, an enamelled dressing-table set,
0:32:06 > 0:32:11and a Victorian pokerwork table for £122.50.
0:32:11 > 0:32:16Raj spent £250 on an apple picker bag and preserve pot,
0:32:16 > 0:32:19a pair of 19th-century Derby china dishes,
0:32:19 > 0:32:23an early 20th-century fairground ride, an engraved paperknife,
0:32:23 > 0:32:25and two old leather saddles.
0:32:25 > 0:32:26So, what do they think?
0:32:26 > 0:32:30I think Raj has bought really well this time.
0:32:30 > 0:32:33I love those Derby dishes.
0:32:33 > 0:32:36A pair. They're the right period.
0:32:36 > 0:32:38He's got to double his money.
0:32:38 > 0:32:42The silver and enamelled dressing-table set is definitely good quality
0:32:42 > 0:32:44but I think I've spotted a little bit of damage.
0:32:44 > 0:32:46So we'll see how that goes.
0:32:46 > 0:32:51I think my favourite item is the fairground motorcycle.
0:32:51 > 0:32:56But that was a bit dangerous at £160.
0:32:56 > 0:32:57This is a nice occasional table.
0:32:57 > 0:33:00Lots of people are looking for things like this.
0:33:01 > 0:33:03I shall be very confident for her.
0:33:03 > 0:33:04We shall soon see.
0:33:04 > 0:33:07After starting in Sheringham, Norfolk,
0:33:07 > 0:33:12Anita and Raj are now nearing their second auction in Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex.
0:33:12 > 0:33:14So, how do they think they'll do?
0:33:14 > 0:33:17There's £70 between us.
0:33:17 > 0:33:2020 or 30 quid is easy to make up.
0:33:20 > 0:33:2370 quid is not as easy.
0:33:23 > 0:33:27You may not be... You may not make it up in one hit
0:33:27 > 0:33:29but I may well lose it in one hit.
0:33:29 > 0:33:31THEY LAUGH
0:33:31 > 0:33:33That's the exciting thing about auctions.
0:33:33 > 0:33:35You never quite know what will happen.
0:33:35 > 0:33:40I'm worried about the motorcycle because I've laid out so much.
0:33:40 > 0:33:42But you were dangerous and you were courageous
0:33:42 > 0:33:44and you love taking a gamble, Raj.
0:33:44 > 0:33:49I think I'm the Evel Knievel of the antiques world.
0:33:50 > 0:33:52If you say so, Raj.
0:33:52 > 0:33:53- Essex...- Uh-huh?
0:33:53 > 0:33:55..is the wealthiest county in Britain.
0:33:55 > 0:33:59- Oh, right, well, I hope they are all at the auction.- So do I. So do I.
0:33:59 > 0:34:03I'm not sure that's true but the county does have more islands than
0:34:03 > 0:34:06any other in England, with 35 of them.
0:34:06 > 0:34:09But our experts' last stop is on mainland Essex
0:34:09 > 0:34:10at Sworders auctioneers.
0:34:10 > 0:34:12This looks spectacular, doesn't it?
0:34:12 > 0:34:15- Lots of cars as well.- Yes, it does. Oh, it's going to be busy, Raj.
0:34:15 > 0:34:17Oh, it is going to be busy for sure.
0:34:17 > 0:34:19OK, here we go. Well, good luck today.
0:34:19 > 0:34:21Let's go and make some money.
0:34:21 > 0:34:24Today's gal with a gavel is Prudence Hopkins.
0:34:24 > 0:34:27I think the Masonic pendant is rather nice.
0:34:27 > 0:34:31Generally, I would probably say this one might struggle on the day, but you never know.
0:34:31 > 0:34:34The apple pickers and the little apple preserve dish
0:34:34 > 0:34:36is a really fun lot.
0:34:36 > 0:34:39I'm not sure how many people have orchards in Essex
0:34:39 > 0:34:42but hopefully someone will pick it up for its quirkiness.
0:34:42 > 0:34:44The pokerwork table is a very nice lot.
0:34:44 > 0:34:48It's very interesting and hopefully, again, it will do well on the day.
0:34:48 > 0:34:52The fairground motorcycle is my favourite lot.
0:34:52 > 0:34:57I think it's an interior piece, so I think that's our winner.
0:34:57 > 0:35:00Take your seats. It's time to see what both the local clientele and
0:35:00 > 0:35:02internet bidders think.
0:35:02 > 0:35:05First up is Anita's Masonic pendant.
0:35:07 > 0:35:09I'm straight in at £20.
0:35:09 > 0:35:11£20 is bid.
0:35:11 > 0:35:13- Already, fantastic. - Do I see 25 anywhere?
0:35:13 > 0:35:14£20 is bid.
0:35:14 > 0:35:1625 is yours, sir.
0:35:16 > 0:35:17£25 now in the room.
0:35:17 > 0:35:20- Another one. - We'll sell it, then, at £25.
0:35:20 > 0:35:22Make no mistake.
0:35:22 > 0:35:26It's a solid profit, straight off the bat, for Anita.
0:35:26 > 0:35:27That's not a bad profit.
0:35:27 > 0:35:28What a good start.
0:35:28 > 0:35:30- Good start.- It's what I predicted.
0:35:30 > 0:35:32A little profit on it.
0:35:32 > 0:35:38We knew it wasn't going to fly but at least it's paid for its lunch.
0:35:38 > 0:35:41Sticking with Anita, it's her silver top-hat brush.
0:35:41 > 0:35:43Pretty thing, this one.
0:35:43 > 0:35:45£20 for this one.
0:35:45 > 0:35:4620.
0:35:46 > 0:35:49- Oh, no, they don't like it. - Ten, then. Take it away today.
0:35:49 > 0:35:50£10 for this one.
0:35:50 > 0:35:54£10 is bid. Thank you. 15 now on the internet.
0:35:54 > 0:35:5620. 25 to bid, internet.
0:35:56 > 0:35:58- Yeah.- I have £20.
0:35:58 > 0:36:00£20 in the room, then.
0:36:00 > 0:36:0225 now on the internet.
0:36:02 > 0:36:0330?
0:36:03 > 0:36:04£25, then.
0:36:04 > 0:36:07On the internet, they'll take it at 25.
0:36:09 > 0:36:12It's another profit for Anita.
0:36:12 > 0:36:14I thought it might go a little further.
0:36:14 > 0:36:18Listen, you've sold two things and you made a profit on each one.
0:36:18 > 0:36:20If I get to that position, I'll be happy as well, OK?
0:36:22 > 0:36:26Well, let's see, eh, as Raj's Derby dishes are next.
0:36:27 > 0:36:29£20 for these.
0:36:29 > 0:36:3220...£20 is bid.
0:36:32 > 0:36:34Thank you. Do I see five anywhere?
0:36:34 > 0:36:36£20 is now bid.
0:36:36 > 0:36:37The room goes silent.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40We will sell them, maiden bid at 20.
0:36:41 > 0:36:42Oh, dear. That's got to hurt.
0:36:44 > 0:36:46Does my face looked disappointed?
0:36:46 > 0:36:47- Yup.- £20?
0:36:47 > 0:36:49I know.
0:36:49 > 0:36:51£20? Did I hear right?
0:36:51 > 0:36:52Afraid so, fella!
0:36:52 > 0:36:57But maybe his apple picker bag and preserve holder will do better.
0:36:57 > 0:36:59OK, let's hope they love it.
0:36:59 > 0:37:02Just what you need for the summer.
0:37:02 > 0:37:03Make your own cider.
0:37:03 > 0:37:06- This one, £20... - Come on!
0:37:06 > 0:37:0720 for this.
0:37:07 > 0:37:10- Come on!- Ten, then, take it away today.
0:37:10 > 0:37:11£10.
0:37:11 > 0:37:13£10 today.
0:37:13 > 0:37:14Five, then.
0:37:14 > 0:37:16£5. Any interest?
0:37:16 > 0:37:19- £5. Thanks, sir. - Do they grow apples in Essex?
0:37:19 > 0:37:20Come and take her at £5.
0:37:20 > 0:37:22Do I see ten anywhere?
0:37:22 > 0:37:25We'll sell it, then, at £5, maiden bid.
0:37:27 > 0:37:30Second loss for Raj. Ouch!
0:37:30 > 0:37:31Oh, darling...
0:37:31 > 0:37:33I'm not sure what's going on today.
0:37:33 > 0:37:35But...
0:37:35 > 0:37:37I must be still asleep.
0:37:37 > 0:37:40OK? I'm going to wake up in a minute, aren't I?
0:37:40 > 0:37:44Let's go back to Anita and see if she's still on her lucky streak
0:37:44 > 0:37:46with her pokerwork table.
0:37:46 > 0:37:48£40 for this one.
0:37:48 > 0:37:49£40 is bid.
0:37:49 > 0:37:51Thank you. Do I see five? 45.
0:37:51 > 0:37:53- Straight in at 40.- Straight in at 40.- Straight in at 40.
0:37:53 > 0:37:5550...
0:37:55 > 0:37:5855. 60.
0:37:58 > 0:38:00£60 now with the lady. 65, new bidder.
0:38:00 > 0:38:01Well done again.
0:38:01 > 0:38:03- 70.- 70?- 75.
0:38:03 > 0:38:0580.
0:38:06 > 0:38:0785.
0:38:07 > 0:38:0990.
0:38:09 > 0:38:11- Yes!- £90, then, with the lady...
0:38:11 > 0:38:12Well done. Well done.
0:38:12 > 0:38:14I'm coming shopping with you.
0:38:14 > 0:38:16Take it away today at £90.
0:38:16 > 0:38:19Great stuff. Anita's more than doubled her money.
0:38:19 > 0:38:21You certainly are brilliant.
0:38:21 > 0:38:25Maybe Raj's luck will turn with his engraved paperknife.
0:38:26 > 0:38:31And I can start the bidding straight in at £25.
0:38:31 > 0:38:32£25 is bid.
0:38:32 > 0:38:36- Paid 35 for it.- Do I see 30 anywhere for the little paperknife?
0:38:36 > 0:38:38£25. 30.
0:38:38 > 0:38:4035 with me.
0:38:40 > 0:38:41- Come on.- 40, sir.- Yes.
0:38:41 > 0:38:4340 is yours.
0:38:43 > 0:38:44£40, then, in the room.
0:38:44 > 0:38:46It's quiet, everyone else.
0:38:46 > 0:38:48We'll sell it at 40.
0:38:49 > 0:38:51There is still time to claw back some profits, Raj.
0:38:53 > 0:38:56Back with Anita, now, for her miniature pine chest.
0:38:58 > 0:39:00Start me off. £30.
0:39:00 > 0:39:02£30 on the internet.
0:39:02 > 0:39:05- £30 straight in.- Done it!- Do I see five anywhere?- Straight in.
0:39:05 > 0:39:07£30 straight in.
0:39:07 > 0:39:11We'll sell it to the internet, make no mistake, at £30...
0:39:13 > 0:39:15That should have done better. Bad luck, Anita.
0:39:16 > 0:39:20Now, can Raj ride off with some profits with his two saddles?
0:39:21 > 0:39:25Start me off. £20 for the two saddles.
0:39:25 > 0:39:2820. Ten, then, take them away today.
0:39:28 > 0:39:29- Struggling a bit, darling. - £10 is bid.
0:39:29 > 0:39:32- Thank you. Do I see 15 anywhere? - Got ten.- £10 is now bid.
0:39:32 > 0:39:34No, they're not going to sell for a fiver each.
0:39:34 > 0:39:3915 to take them away. Selling, then, maiden bid at £10.
0:39:39 > 0:39:42Blimey! That's the third loss for Raj.
0:39:42 > 0:39:45Look at them, they are very happy. Look, they're going,
0:39:45 > 0:39:47"Can't believe we've got those two saddles for £10."
0:39:47 > 0:39:49Yeah, well, that's the auction.
0:39:49 > 0:39:51- Well...- A day out at the auctions.
0:39:52 > 0:39:53Next, it's Anita's final item.
0:39:53 > 0:39:55The enamelled dressing-table set.
0:39:56 > 0:39:57Here we are. Here we are.
0:39:57 > 0:39:59Pay attention. Pay attention.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02- OK, here we go.- Very pretty,
0:40:02 > 0:40:04a slight little bit of damage but that won't alter it.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07Start me off - £20 for this.
0:40:07 > 0:40:09- 20 straight in.- 20 is bid.
0:40:09 > 0:40:11- Yes.- Thank you, sir.- Yes. - 25 now on the internet.
0:40:11 > 0:40:1430, sir. 30.
0:40:14 > 0:40:1635. 40.
0:40:16 > 0:40:19- Good.- 45. 50.- Yeah.
0:40:19 > 0:40:21- 55, 60...- Oh.
0:40:21 > 0:40:2465. 70.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26£70. 75, now, on the internet.
0:40:26 > 0:40:2780 to bid, sir?
0:40:27 > 0:40:30- £80 for the gentleman in the room. - Yes.- Wow!- Yes.
0:40:30 > 0:40:3185 on the internet.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34- 90.- Yes.- It's still going.
0:40:34 > 0:40:35- 95.- Yes.
0:40:35 > 0:40:37100.
0:40:37 > 0:40:39110.
0:40:39 > 0:40:41- Yes.- Ooh. Wow.- 120 to bid.
0:40:41 > 0:40:44120. 130 to bid, internet.
0:40:44 > 0:40:45130.
0:40:45 > 0:40:48- I don't believe it. I don't... Oh, yes.- 140.
0:40:48 > 0:40:52In the room, if you're all done and out, at £140...
0:40:53 > 0:40:57Incredible. That's seven times what Anita paid for it.
0:40:57 > 0:40:58- Yes.- What a...
0:40:58 > 0:41:00- What a result.- Vroom, vroom...
0:41:00 > 0:41:02You've caught up already.
0:41:02 > 0:41:03Oh, my goodness.
0:41:03 > 0:41:05Well done indeed.
0:41:05 > 0:41:07It all comes down now to Raj's last item -
0:41:07 > 0:41:09his biggest spend and riskiest buy.
0:41:11 > 0:41:14- Here we go. - I have a run of bids on this.
0:41:14 > 0:41:17I have to be in at £140.
0:41:17 > 0:41:20- Yes!- All right, it's not a profit. - £140 is now bid.- Not a profit yet.
0:41:20 > 0:41:22Do I see 150 anywhere?
0:41:22 > 0:41:25- 100 and... 150, 160...- Yes.
0:41:25 > 0:41:27170 to bid, internet.
0:41:27 > 0:41:29170. 180.
0:41:29 > 0:41:32190 to bid. 190 now on the internet.
0:41:32 > 0:41:35- 200 in the room. - Yes.- £200 in the room.
0:41:35 > 0:41:38220. 240.
0:41:38 > 0:41:40260 to bid.
0:41:40 > 0:41:43260. 280.
0:41:43 > 0:41:44300.
0:41:44 > 0:41:47£300, then, on the internet.
0:41:47 > 0:41:50- If you are quiet in the room... - Well...- ..we'll sell it at £300.
0:41:50 > 0:41:51Yeah, that's OK.
0:41:53 > 0:41:58Amazing. Certainly a clever buy from Raj, almost double his money.
0:41:58 > 0:42:00- Are you happy, darling? - Yes, I'm happy with that.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03- Oh...- Yes, I'm happy with that. - Oh, that's wonderful.
0:42:03 > 0:42:05Yes, that's good. I'm happy with that.
0:42:05 > 0:42:06Definitely happy.
0:42:06 > 0:42:09And so he should be, but is it enough?
0:42:09 > 0:42:13Raj set off this leg with £370.74.
0:42:13 > 0:42:18Post-auction costs, he's up £57.50,
0:42:18 > 0:42:22giving him £428.24.
0:42:22 > 0:42:26Anita began with £299.78,
0:42:26 > 0:42:30and after auction costs, she made £131.70,
0:42:30 > 0:42:35making her today's winner with £431.48.
0:42:35 > 0:42:36Good going, girl.
0:42:36 > 0:42:38Well, well done, Anita.
0:42:38 > 0:42:39Well, that was so, so...
0:42:39 > 0:42:41- Exciting wasn't it?- ..exciting.
0:42:41 > 0:42:43Well done, you're in front now.
0:42:43 > 0:42:45Oh, not just snapping at your heels.
0:42:45 > 0:42:47A wee, wee bit in front.
0:42:47 > 0:42:49- You certainly are.- Well, Raj,
0:42:49 > 0:42:51what's going to happen next?
0:42:51 > 0:42:54Let's go off to the next one!
0:42:55 > 0:42:58Can't wait. See you soon, chaps.
0:42:58 > 0:43:01Next time, our auctioneers continue their south-east adventure.
0:43:01 > 0:43:04Are we going round in circles, here?
0:43:04 > 0:43:07Raj goes gaga for all things antique.
0:43:07 > 0:43:08My eyes are starting to sparkle.
0:43:08 > 0:43:11And Anita Manning goes all out for a deal.
0:43:11 > 0:43:12I love you too.