0:00:02 > 0:00:04It's the nation's favourite antiques experts.
0:00:04 > 0:00:06- That's cracking. - With £200 each...
0:00:06 > 0:00:08- Wonderful. - ..a classic car,
0:00:08 > 0:00:11and 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 > 0:00:20- No-brainer.- Going, going, gone.
0:00:20 > 0:00:23There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers.
0:00:23 > 0:00:25- So, will it be the high road to glory...- Push!
0:00:25 > 0:00:28..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 leg three of the road trip,
0:00:39 > 0:00:43and two auctions down for antiques aficionados
0:00:43 > 0:00:45Anita Manning and Raj Bisram.
0:00:45 > 0:00:47So you didn't sleep, darling?
0:00:47 > 0:00:50To be honest, when you get £3.59 down,
0:00:50 > 0:00:52it's hard to sleep.
0:00:55 > 0:00:59So far, Raj has resisted the temptation to play dirty.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01I wonder if I could maybe put Anita in these.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04Ha! And Anita has negotiated hard so far.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07Could you come down even a wee bit more?
0:01:07 > 0:01:12Their faithful friend for the week has been the 1978 Triumph Spitfire.
0:01:12 > 0:01:18Well, Raj, we're in the lovely county of Essex.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21- The sun's trying to get through the cloud.- It is.
0:01:21 > 0:01:22The rain has stopped...
0:01:23 > 0:01:25..and we're happy again.
0:01:25 > 0:01:26We certainly are.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28Good-oh.
0:01:28 > 0:01:32Our auctioneering duo started their road trip with £200 each,
0:01:32 > 0:01:35and it's been nail-biting stuff ever since.
0:01:35 > 0:01:39Raj now has £428.24 to spend
0:01:39 > 0:01:45but Anita managed to swipe the lead with a tidy £431.48,
0:01:45 > 0:01:48so there is less than £4 in it.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51It's so close now, I'm not sure what to do,
0:01:51 > 0:01:53whether to go all out for it
0:01:53 > 0:01:55- or play...- Play it cool. - Play it cool.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59- You, my friend, have to make your own mind up about that.- I know.
0:01:59 > 0:02:00I'm a risk taker.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02- I know you are. - THEY LAUGH
0:02:02 > 0:02:05- That's what I'm counting on, Raj. - RAJ LAUGHS
0:02:05 > 0:02:07Us too.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10After kicking off from Wisbech in Cambridgeshire,
0:02:10 > 0:02:11they took in the sights of Norfolk,
0:02:11 > 0:02:14and they're continuing through Essex and Suffolk,
0:02:14 > 0:02:18from where they'll then head south to Kent, Surrey, and East Sussex,
0:02:18 > 0:02:21before navigating north to Bolton in Lancashire for their final auction.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24Gosh. Today's journey starts in Halstead, Essex,
0:02:24 > 0:02:30and comes full circle back to auction in Rayleigh, also in Essex.
0:02:30 > 0:02:34There's a town in Essex, which is the oldest town in Britain,
0:02:34 > 0:02:37- which is Colchester. - Oh, I didn't know that.- Yeah.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40That fella is a mine of information, but it is Halstead,
0:02:40 > 0:02:43not Colchester, where the pair are heading to, first off.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46Certainly looks like a big place.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48Oh, there's going to be a lot of choice here.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50- ANITA LAUGHS - Well, wish me luck.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52- Have fun, Raj.- I will.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55And remember - be dangerous.
0:02:55 > 0:02:56I will be.
0:02:56 > 0:02:57Have a good day.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03Burning oil. Huh.
0:03:03 > 0:03:07Halstead Antiques is situated in a former corn mill, hence the size,
0:03:07 > 0:03:11and holds about 25,000 items over two floors.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14Just a few things to choose from in here, then...
0:03:14 > 0:03:16Motor memorabilia is really collectable.
0:03:16 > 0:03:20If you can find original items, they're worth getting your hands on.
0:03:20 > 0:03:24And this is actually an original Wayne petrol pump.
0:03:24 > 0:03:26It's been completely restored.
0:03:26 > 0:03:27I love it.
0:03:27 > 0:03:31It's way out of my price range, but it's great.
0:03:31 > 0:03:35At £650, it's staying right where it is.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40This is a nice, decorative paddle.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42A lot of people put these on their wall.
0:03:42 > 0:03:46I'm always drawn to anything boating as well.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48I quite like this, this is quite nice.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50Got another one here, 18.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58Well, then, what are you thinking?
0:03:58 > 0:04:00They'd make quite a nice lot.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03With ticket prices of £29 and £18,
0:04:03 > 0:04:08Raj wants to see if he can get a deal for the two from owner, James.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10There's not going to be a lot in it for these, but I quite like them.
0:04:10 > 0:04:14- £25? 20, 25?- Yes.
0:04:14 > 0:04:1520? Can we shake hands?
0:04:15 > 0:04:18- 25.- 20? - 25 sounded a lot better to me.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20I'll tell you what, what about splitting it down the middle?
0:04:20 > 0:04:22- £22.50?- Yeah.- Yeah?
0:04:22 > 0:04:26You'll take that? Brilliant. We have a deal!
0:04:26 > 0:04:29- Thank you very much, Raj. - Thank you, James.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32I know there's a saying that goes something like,
0:04:32 > 0:04:34"Up..." What is it?
0:04:34 > 0:04:36"Up the creek without a paddle"?
0:04:36 > 0:04:37Up the creek without a paddle.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40Well, I've got two paddles, I should be OK.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42Here's hoping.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45So that's £22.50 for the early 20th-century paddles.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52Meanwhile, Anita has made her way a couple of miles west
0:04:52 > 0:04:57to the village of Gosfield, home to Gosfield Antiques Village.
0:04:57 > 0:04:58Ten years ago,
0:04:58 > 0:05:02this former working farm was developed into a shopping mecca
0:05:02 > 0:05:03and today, it's run by Glen.
0:05:03 > 0:05:05Welcome, Anita.
0:05:05 > 0:05:06- Hello.- Welcome to Gosfield.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09It's lovely to be here. I've had a walk through here.
0:05:09 > 0:05:10It's wonderful.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12So you've got this building here
0:05:12 > 0:05:14and you've got the building across the road.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17Across the courtyard. Lots of cabinets.
0:05:17 > 0:05:18- Is that the cabinet? - SHE GASPS
0:05:18 > 0:05:21I'm a terrible girl for the cabinets.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23Could I go across?
0:05:23 > 0:05:24- Let's go this way.- Thank you.
0:05:24 > 0:05:28There are 168 cabinets, to be precise.
0:05:28 > 0:05:29Anita's idea of heaven.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32And they are stocked with all things small.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38I'm spoiled for choice.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41I've had a quick look around.
0:05:41 > 0:05:45Now I'm going to be a wee bit more careful,
0:05:45 > 0:05:48ask to look at things, examine them,
0:05:48 > 0:05:50touch them and ask the price.
0:05:52 > 0:05:56And she's got something in mind. Time to bring back Glen.
0:05:56 > 0:05:57Found something?
0:05:57 > 0:05:59I quite like this little ornament here,
0:05:59 > 0:06:01the little antelope.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07It's not a precious metal, it's not silver.
0:06:07 > 0:06:08I think that's quite sweet,
0:06:08 > 0:06:11and I love the malachite base.
0:06:11 > 0:06:15I love those lovely, natural stones.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18It looks as if it's just the malachite,
0:06:18 > 0:06:21they've given it a knock and taken a chunk off of it,
0:06:21 > 0:06:24so it is a wee, sort of, artisan piece.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26It's got a ticket price of £38.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33But something else has also caught Anita's eye.
0:06:33 > 0:06:37This little silver snuff box there, it's £22.
0:06:37 > 0:06:38It doesn't seem a lot of money.
0:06:38 > 0:06:45It looks very pretty with the enamelling showing an exotic bird.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49I'm looking for a hallmark here.
0:06:49 > 0:06:55I can see a rather roughly stippled
0:06:55 > 0:06:58"925."
0:06:58 > 0:07:03It's as if it's been done by an amateur with a screwdriver.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06There is some discolouration there,
0:07:06 > 0:07:08so they've tested it.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11I think it probably is silver.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14The snuff box and the ornament, which I think is a ring holder,
0:07:14 > 0:07:17would total £50, so Anita's hoping to strike a deal.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20If I bought both of them,
0:07:20 > 0:07:24I would be thinking in the region of...
0:07:26 > 0:07:28..£25, £30.
0:07:29 > 0:07:33- I think we could manage £30. - You could manage 30, go for 30?
0:07:33 > 0:07:35Let's do it, then.
0:07:35 > 0:07:36Thank you very much, Glen.
0:07:36 > 0:07:41That's £30 for the stylised ring holder and silver snuff box.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43Good-oh.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47Back with Raj in Halstead now.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49He's found himself another option.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52I really like this William Russell Flint.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54He was a Scottish artist, an illustrator as well.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56He had a great life.
0:07:56 > 0:08:00He just painted beautiful women, and mostly naked.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02I mean, this is quite unusual, because they've got clothes on.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04Obviously, his originals are really what you want,
0:08:04 > 0:08:06but this is a nice signed print.
0:08:06 > 0:08:11I would be interested around the £50 mark region.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13Like much of Russell Flint's work,
0:08:13 > 0:08:15his watercolour brush technique is superb,
0:08:15 > 0:08:18which is why his originals are coveted by collectors.
0:08:18 > 0:08:22The ticket price is £115 and Raj wants it for 50,
0:08:22 > 0:08:25so he's putting in a call to the off-site dealer.
0:08:25 > 0:08:26Stand by.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28Hello, Andrea, hello there.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32Thank you so much indeed.
0:08:32 > 0:08:33That's really kind.
0:08:33 > 0:08:37Lovely, thank you very much indeed, Andrea.
0:08:37 > 0:08:38Great! Fantastic.
0:08:38 > 0:08:39She's agreed to that.
0:08:39 > 0:08:43That's £50 for the 1950s William Russell Flint print.
0:08:43 > 0:08:47Raj has one more item he'd like to have a go at.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50This is a little bit different - it's turned into a bench,
0:08:50 > 0:08:53this "Danger Electricity" sign.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55I would want to pay £30 for it.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57It would make a great garden seat.
0:08:57 > 0:09:03It's priced at £85, so what's the best James can do?
0:09:03 > 0:09:0450?
0:09:04 > 0:09:07I'm prepared to split the difference and I'll pay 40 for it...
0:09:09 > 0:09:11HE EXHALES
0:09:11 > 0:09:13..which is slightly more than I wanted.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16He might be pushing it.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19- Yes.- Yes?- Yes.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22We have a deal. Thank you very much, James.
0:09:22 > 0:09:26Good man. Let's hope it sparks some interest at auction.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30So that's £40 for the "Danger Electricity" bench,
0:09:30 > 0:09:32£50 for the William Russell Flint print
0:09:32 > 0:09:38and £22.50 for the pair of paddles, totalling £112.50.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41Thank you very much indeed, James, it's been a pleasure to meet you,
0:09:41 > 0:09:44and thank you for making me feel so welcome.
0:09:44 > 0:09:45- And you.- All the best.
0:09:50 > 0:09:56While Raj has been spending, Anita's headed south to Braintree.
0:09:56 > 0:09:57The town is responsible
0:09:57 > 0:10:00for producing some of the finest textiles in British history,
0:10:00 > 0:10:03favoured by the Royal family for over a century.
0:10:03 > 0:10:08To tell Anita more is textile historian and author Mary Schoeser.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10Mary, it's lovely to be here.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12It's lovely to have you here, Anita.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14I love textiles
0:10:14 > 0:10:19and I can see all of these wonderful cloths round about me.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21By the end of the 19th century,
0:10:21 > 0:10:23Essex had become a hub for silk production.
0:10:23 > 0:10:27Benjamin Warner, an entrepreneur with a background in textiles,
0:10:27 > 0:10:30took over this Braintree mill in 1895.
0:10:30 > 0:10:35At the time, it was one of Britain's largest mills for hand-woven silk.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37The contents of these drawers reveal
0:10:37 > 0:10:40over 100 years of ever-changing fashion and style,
0:10:40 > 0:10:42showing the fabric of British history.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45That's a lovely line.
0:10:45 > 0:10:50These early silks are so exquisite
0:10:50 > 0:10:53and they must have been so expensive to make.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56Who were the people who were wearing these things?
0:10:56 > 0:11:00Well, they were the wealthiest of all people
0:11:00 > 0:11:03because silk is the most expensive fibre.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06And so, of course, many of the clients were aristocrats
0:11:06 > 0:11:08and members of the royalty.
0:11:09 > 0:11:13Warners have dressed and furnished royal households for generations.
0:11:13 > 0:11:18Samples of these priceless cloths make up just part of this collection
0:11:18 > 0:11:21of 100,000 items.
0:11:21 > 0:11:26Mary, isn't that the most magnificent piece of fabric?
0:11:26 > 0:11:30That gold is glowing, it's so wonderful.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33Well, it is very special indeed.
0:11:33 > 0:11:37We know that the pattern was used at Queen Victoria's coronation
0:11:37 > 0:11:40and this is cloth of gold,
0:11:40 > 0:11:45woven for the coronation of Edward VII
0:11:45 > 0:11:49and it is gold thread woven into the cloth.
0:11:49 > 0:11:50That is amazing.
0:11:51 > 0:11:55In 1911, Warners were called on again to weave their magic
0:11:55 > 0:11:58for the coronation of King Edward's son and daughter-in-law,
0:11:58 > 0:12:03who were to become King George V and Queen Mary.
0:12:03 > 0:12:09This is one of two hand-woven, hand-brocaded cloths made in 1911
0:12:09 > 0:12:12for Queen Mary's coronation trousseau.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15There was a close relationship between Princess May,
0:12:15 > 0:12:18as she was called, prior to being crowned.
0:12:18 > 0:12:23Her wedding cloth, most famously, was woven by Warners.
0:12:23 > 0:12:27I think of Princess May as the first People's Princess.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29She was the first, as far as I know,
0:12:29 > 0:12:35to actually come inside a factory and stand next to a worker
0:12:35 > 0:12:37with his coat off, you know,
0:12:37 > 0:12:41and witness real work.
0:12:41 > 0:12:45That must have been a huge thing at that time,
0:12:45 > 0:12:51- because royalty just didn't pop down to their local factory!- No, no.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54Princess Mary was a big supporter of British industry,
0:12:54 > 0:12:57promoting the high-quality designs of English hand-woven silk,
0:12:57 > 0:13:01a tradition that has continued through the Royal family to today.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06This one is very special.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09It's a hand-woven velvet.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12Oh, so beautiful.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14I can almost taste that.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16What would this have been used for?
0:13:16 > 0:13:20Well, this was used for the chairs of estate at the coronation
0:13:20 > 0:13:22of George V and Queen Mary.
0:13:22 > 0:13:27It is based on a 17th-century Genovese velvet design,
0:13:27 > 0:13:29but this was one of the cloths that...
0:13:29 > 0:13:31Warners, really, by this time,
0:13:31 > 0:13:34were the only hand weavers who could produce it.
0:13:34 > 0:13:36Very, very special. Very special.
0:13:36 > 0:13:40- That is not just a piece of fabric, that is a work of art.- It is.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43It is. It's a piece of history.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45The archive holds 25,000 swatches,
0:13:45 > 0:13:48recording which weavers made them and when.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51Even though the mill shut in 1971,
0:13:51 > 0:13:55some of Warners' classic designs are back in production today.
0:13:55 > 0:14:01And this is taken from the original from the 1930s.
0:14:01 > 0:14:02Oh, that's fab.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04And I thought you would love that.
0:14:04 > 0:14:06- I think I'll try it on. - I think you should.
0:14:06 > 0:14:07- Shall I?- I think you should.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12- Oh, there we go.- What do you think?
0:14:12 > 0:14:13It really is perfect.
0:14:13 > 0:14:17Warners' success not only lives on through this magnificent archive,
0:14:17 > 0:14:21but their designs are still being used by high-end companies
0:14:21 > 0:14:24across the world, showing that this great British business
0:14:24 > 0:14:25will not be forgotten.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34Raj, meanwhile, has got weaving his way north across the border
0:14:34 > 0:14:38into Suffolk, to the magnificent medieval market town of Clare,
0:14:38 > 0:14:42and to Market Hill Antiques, headed up by Robin.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45- Hello, there.- Good afternoon. - Robin, isn't it?
0:14:45 > 0:14:46- That's correct.- I'm Raj.- OK, Raj.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49You've got some lovely little things I can see already.
0:14:49 > 0:14:50My eyes are starting to sparkle.
0:14:50 > 0:14:52- Have a good look.- I will do.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55Raj still has over £300 in his wallet.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57So get it dusted off.
0:14:57 > 0:15:01You very rarely go into a shop where you see a rare piece
0:15:01 > 0:15:04of Royal Doulton, and this is a Columbine figurine,
0:15:04 > 0:15:06which is a very rare piece.
0:15:06 > 0:15:07It's hand-signed.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10I can't see a price on it
0:15:10 > 0:15:13but this is from 1931.
0:15:13 > 0:15:17At £700, it's more than twice Raj's remaining budget.
0:15:17 > 0:15:18So, he'd better get on looking.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22The buttons - they're interesting.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25I've got 175 on them.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27That is probably a bit much for auction.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30They've got ridged design on, which dates them to circa 1900.
0:15:30 > 0:15:32They are silver. They've been tested.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34But they're in the original retailers' box,
0:15:34 > 0:15:36which is West & Sons of Dublin.
0:15:36 > 0:15:40Not only are these a nice set of Art Nouveau silver buttons,
0:15:40 > 0:15:42they're Irish, and they're in their original box.
0:15:42 > 0:15:44There's got to be a profit in these.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46I would pay you £50 for those.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48You would pay that for them?
0:15:48 > 0:15:50- They're yours then, Sir.- Brilliant.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53- We have a deal.- Thank you.
0:15:53 > 0:15:56A generous discount at £50 for the set of Art Nouveau buttons.
0:15:56 > 0:16:00On that note, it's time to button up and call it a night.
0:16:00 > 0:16:01So, nighty-night.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07Good morning, Antiquers!
0:16:07 > 0:16:11What a beautiful morning it is to take the Triumph Spitfire out
0:16:11 > 0:16:12again for a spin.
0:16:12 > 0:16:16Don't you think, Raj, it's just the joy of joys?
0:16:16 > 0:16:20To be sitting in a wee, flashy convertible...
0:16:21 > 0:16:25..in the sunshine, with a good pal?
0:16:25 > 0:16:28I tell you, I couldn't ask for anything better, Anita.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31Not sure where the sunshine is, though, Anita.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33So far, Anita has found herself two items.
0:16:33 > 0:16:36An enamel snuffbox and a stylised antelope -
0:16:36 > 0:16:41a possible ring stand - leaving her with just over £400 still to spend.
0:16:41 > 0:16:43Let's do it then. Thank you very much, Glen.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46Raj has four lots in the old bag.
0:16:46 > 0:16:48A pair of paddles,
0:16:48 > 0:16:50a William Russell Flint print,
0:16:50 > 0:16:52a "Danger Electricity" concrete bench
0:16:52 > 0:16:54and a set of Art Nouveau buttons.
0:16:54 > 0:16:59And he has just over £265 left to play with.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01We have a deal.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04You know, England is such a beautiful country,
0:17:04 > 0:17:09with all these wonderful little villages and the changing landscape.
0:17:09 > 0:17:13Anita, you can see why Kent is known as the Garden of England.
0:17:13 > 0:17:14True, true.
0:17:14 > 0:17:19This morning, they're heading to western Kent, to the town of Otford,
0:17:19 > 0:17:22home to a former winner of Britain's best roundabout.
0:17:22 > 0:17:26So, Raj, today, we're going to share a shop.
0:17:26 > 0:17:30I don't want you following me around,
0:17:30 > 0:17:34trying to buy a nicer wee brooch than I am!
0:17:34 > 0:17:38Well, I'm afraid, Anita, all's fair in love and war.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41And antiques. The shop in question
0:17:41 > 0:17:44is Otford Antique and Collectors Centre.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47Well, we've both got money,
0:17:47 > 0:17:50- let's go shopping. - RAJ CHUCKLES
0:17:50 > 0:17:54Helping Anita and Raj today are Barry and Alan.
0:17:54 > 0:17:55Here we are.
0:17:55 > 0:17:56Hello, hello.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58- Hi.- Morning.
0:17:58 > 0:18:01- How are you?- How are you, all right?
0:18:01 > 0:18:03I'm Raj, nice meet you.
0:18:03 > 0:18:04Smashing place you've got.
0:18:04 > 0:18:08I believe this is a skyscraper of an antique shop.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10Well, we've got about 30 different dealers,
0:18:10 > 0:18:12just over 30, I think, haven't we?
0:18:12 > 0:18:14- 35, I think.- Upstairs, downstairs.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16I'm going to go.
0:18:16 > 0:18:18But, Anita, can you give me a 20-minute start?
0:18:18 > 0:18:21- No.- OK. Fair enough. - See you later, good luck, Raj.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25Raj heads upstairs while Anita tours the ground floor.
0:18:31 > 0:18:35Raj soon finds something that's calling him.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38These, um, old Bakelite telephones, the old black ones,
0:18:38 > 0:18:39and the white ones as well,
0:18:39 > 0:18:42have become very, very collectable now.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44As you can see, this one is from a town just down the road,
0:18:44 > 0:18:46in fact, Orpington.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49This is a 1920s to 1940s one,
0:18:49 > 0:18:51with a price ticket of £120,
0:18:51 > 0:18:53so they have really gone up in value.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55What's really interesting about these old phones, though,
0:18:55 > 0:18:56is they can be converted.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58One to think about, eh?
0:18:58 > 0:19:00How's Anita getting on?
0:19:00 > 0:19:02When you come into a big shop like this,
0:19:02 > 0:19:04with lots and lots of dealers,
0:19:04 > 0:19:08it can be a bit daunting at the beginning.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11What I tend to do is to whizz round,
0:19:11 > 0:19:14have a look at everything first of all,
0:19:14 > 0:19:18and then I try to go round more carefully.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22Meanwhile, Raj has been hitting the cabinets
0:19:22 > 0:19:24and has roped in Alan to help.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27I really like the look of this...
0:19:27 > 0:19:29That's a lovely piece of glass.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31Yeah, it's lovely.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33It's absolutely lovely.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35These kind of items sell really, really well
0:19:35 > 0:19:37and there are a lot of collectors for them.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39This is in really good condition.
0:19:39 > 0:19:43Rene Lalique originally worked in jewellery but is now synonymous
0:19:43 > 0:19:45worldwide with exquisite glass design,
0:19:45 > 0:19:48which he began to do in the late 19th century.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50This shell bowl dates from the 1930s.
0:19:50 > 0:19:55Any idea what you think we could possibly get it for?
0:19:55 > 0:19:56Er...
0:19:58 > 0:20:00I've got 275.
0:20:00 > 0:20:01It's on 10%.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04I'd happily pay 150 for it.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06I don't think he would take that.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09But Alan's going to get the dealer on the phone for Raj
0:20:09 > 0:20:10to see what he can do.
0:20:10 > 0:20:12Hello, Andrew?
0:20:13 > 0:20:17Uh-huh. I mean, for me, it's going to be about 150, 160.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22Yes, I'm going to take a chance. Yes, I like it.
0:20:22 > 0:20:26I like it, yeah. I will definitely take it for 165, yes.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28Thank you very much indeed, Andrew.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30He's come down to 165.
0:20:30 > 0:20:34- Yeah, bye!- There might be a small loss there, but I love it.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37I love Rene Lalique's work, I love his glass.
0:20:37 > 0:20:38- Lovely bowl.- It's a lovely bowl
0:20:38 > 0:20:40and it's actually quite a rare one, this one.
0:20:40 > 0:20:44The shape and the design is slightly different to his normal ones.
0:20:44 > 0:20:48So, that's £165 for the Lalique-signed shell bowl.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54Back with Anita now and, after her initial whizz round,
0:20:54 > 0:20:57she spotted a potential little gem in the window.
0:20:57 > 0:21:02People say that brown furniture is not popular just now.
0:21:02 > 0:21:06But small pieces of furniture are still popular.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09And this is a lovely, wee, functional thing
0:21:09 > 0:21:13that you can keep your favourite books in.
0:21:13 > 0:21:17Victorian, mahogany,
0:21:17 > 0:21:21and it has this rather nice carved detail here.
0:21:21 > 0:21:25I like that, and I'm going to have a go at it.
0:21:25 > 0:21:27Oh! So, Barry's putting it to one side
0:21:27 > 0:21:30while Anita continues her search.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32Hang on a minute. What's she doing now?
0:21:32 > 0:21:36- MUSIC PLAYS - Raj!- Yes?- Oh, no!- Shall we dance?
0:21:36 > 0:21:39Another one of my talents, I don't think.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42- Why don't I put this on as well? - You look so handsome.- Let's go!
0:21:42 > 0:21:44- Fred Astaire. - SHE LAUGHS
0:21:53 > 0:21:55I'm getting into this.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58I'm not sure he'll get a ten from Len.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00I'm afraid I still have some items to buy,
0:22:00 > 0:22:05so I think I'll have to twirl off and I'll see you later.
0:22:05 > 0:22:06Adios!
0:22:06 > 0:22:11With Raj's shopping finished, but his dancing career starting,
0:22:11 > 0:22:13Anita's searching high and low
0:22:13 > 0:22:15to find something to wow the auction-goers of Essex.
0:22:16 > 0:22:20There's some lovely 20th-century items in here.
0:22:20 > 0:22:25Some lovely Whitefriars here, some Daum glass,
0:22:25 > 0:22:27and a piece of Troika.
0:22:27 > 0:22:31Troika pottery was only made for a short period and this wheel vase,
0:22:31 > 0:22:33so-called as it's round,
0:22:33 > 0:22:36looks to have been made by Louise Jinks,
0:22:36 > 0:22:40who worked at Troika between 1976 and 1981.
0:22:42 > 0:22:46I like it very, very much. I love the modernist design.
0:22:46 > 0:22:50I love the fact that it was made by an artist.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53It's priced at £145, and another option
0:22:53 > 0:22:56to go with her miniature mahogany bookcase, perhaps.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58Let's see what Barry can do.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00I think that's a nice wee thing.
0:23:00 > 0:23:04- It's priced at £38, Barry.- OK. - But there's a wee damage here.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06A little bit of the moulding missing.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09- Right.- I was wondering if there was a possibility
0:23:09 > 0:23:12of getting it nearer £20?
0:23:12 > 0:23:15- Oh, my goodness! - Is that too big a discount?
0:23:15 > 0:23:17I would've thought it probably is.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20So, Barry's going to let Anita talk to the dealer herself.
0:23:20 > 0:23:22Hello, Jackie, it's Anita here.
0:23:22 > 0:23:30Hi! Now, I've fancied that nice wee, um, kind of miniature bookcase.
0:23:30 > 0:23:34I was wanting to pay round about £20 for it,
0:23:34 > 0:23:38but, um, Barry was saying that was a wee bit too much.
0:23:38 > 0:23:4125 would be absolutely wonderful.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43Thank you, Jackie.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45Right. Bye-bye.
0:23:45 > 0:23:46- 25, Barry.- Lovely!
0:23:46 > 0:23:49If you don't ask, you don't get and Anita's not done yet.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52Barry's back on the phone to dealer Andrew,
0:23:52 > 0:23:54who sold the Lalique bowl to Raj.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56Let's see if he's still feeling generous.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58Hello, Andrew.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01I fancied the little wheel vase.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04Now, you've got 145 on it.
0:24:04 > 0:24:08SHE LAUGHS
0:24:08 > 0:24:10I love you, too.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13What's the very best that you can do, Andrew?
0:24:14 > 0:24:18Aw, thank you so much. That's absolutely fabulous.
0:24:18 > 0:24:20OK, bye-bye.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23So, 90 for that. He's come down for us.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25That's terrific.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28So, that's £115 all in, including the mahogany bookcase.
0:24:28 > 0:24:30Gosh!
0:24:30 > 0:24:33- I love my lovely items. - Well done!- OK.- Good luck with them.
0:24:33 > 0:24:35- See you next time. Bye-bye! - Thank you, bye-bye.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44Meanwhile, Raj has headed north to Bexleyheath,
0:24:44 > 0:24:46a town belonging to Kent until 1965,
0:24:46 > 0:24:49when it became part of Greater London Boroughs.
0:24:49 > 0:24:53Raj is here to find out about the birthplace of interior design
0:24:53 > 0:24:55at the former home of an iconic British artist.
0:24:55 > 0:24:59National Trust house and gardens manager, Robin Finney,
0:24:59 > 0:25:02is here to tell Raj more.
0:25:02 > 0:25:04Guess whose house it was, then? Go on.
0:25:04 > 0:25:06- Hello, Robin.- Hi, Raj.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08- Welcome to Red House. - Thank you much indeed.
0:25:10 > 0:25:14Red House was built for William Morris in 1859
0:25:14 > 0:25:16when he was just 25.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19He went on to become one of the most influential designers
0:25:19 > 0:25:23of the 19th century, inspiring the Arts and Crafts movement.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26So, Robin, at the time, when he built this house,
0:25:26 > 0:25:28it was quite a way from Central London.
0:25:28 > 0:25:31It was about 12 miles, and this was all countryside.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34Yeah, so the house was all surrounded by orchards at the time.
0:25:34 > 0:25:37I mean, in Britain, we had the Industrial Revolution.
0:25:37 > 0:25:39- Yes.- How did that shape his thoughts?
0:25:39 > 0:25:42He was very much looking for an antidote for that.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44You see this movement out into the country,
0:25:44 > 0:25:48and this medieval way of living is him pushing back on that
0:25:48 > 0:25:51and that industrial way and brutalist way of life.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54As the only property to have been commissioned,
0:25:54 > 0:25:57created and lived in by Morris,
0:25:57 > 0:26:01the Red House gives a unique insight into his world.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04Morris enlisted his friend, architect Philip Webb,
0:26:04 > 0:26:08to design a dream home amongst this rural idyll.
0:26:08 > 0:26:12A palace of art where he and fellow guests could collaborate.
0:26:12 > 0:26:16So, what did this house represent for him?
0:26:16 > 0:26:20So Morris had actually just got married to Janey Burdon,
0:26:20 > 0:26:23and this was really supposed to be their forever home,
0:26:23 > 0:26:26so where they would grow old, their children would be born.
0:26:27 > 0:26:32With that in mind, the garden also tied in with the style of the house,
0:26:32 > 0:26:34both inside and out.
0:26:34 > 0:26:38Many of the flowers planted here feature in Morris's famous designs.
0:26:38 > 0:26:44But it's inside where you can see his work really come to life.
0:26:44 > 0:26:48Having struggled to find furnishings beautiful enough for his new home,
0:26:48 > 0:26:51he and architect Webb decided to make their own.
0:26:51 > 0:26:54This is an incredible piece of furniture -
0:26:54 > 0:26:56very typical of the Arts and Crafts movement.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59- Is this something he would have made himself?- Yes.
0:26:59 > 0:27:03Everything in the house was either designed by Morris or his friends.
0:27:03 > 0:27:07And this piece here was designed by Philip Webb and painted by Morris.
0:27:07 > 0:27:09Everything had to be beautiful in its own right,
0:27:09 > 0:27:12which everyone knows that famous quote by Morris -
0:27:12 > 0:27:15"Have nothing in your houses you do not know to be beautiful
0:27:15 > 0:27:16"or believe to be beautiful."
0:27:16 > 0:27:18That's very much symbolises that.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22Morris's palace of art dream came true
0:27:22 > 0:27:26as the Red House became a creative hub of collaboration
0:27:26 > 0:27:29and the foundations of interior design were formed.
0:27:29 > 0:27:31His friends and fellow artists,
0:27:31 > 0:27:34including Edward Burne-Jones and his wife,
0:27:34 > 0:27:38added their touch to this rural retreat during their regular visits,
0:27:38 > 0:27:40often staying for weeks at a time.
0:27:40 > 0:27:44It led to, in 1861, to the founding of the firm
0:27:44 > 0:27:46which we now know as Morris & Co.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49So this group of friends decided that, actually, these things
0:27:49 > 0:27:52they were creating were good enough to be sold to other people.
0:27:52 > 0:27:54And a lot of things you'll see in Red House today
0:27:54 > 0:27:56actually went into production for the firm.
0:27:56 > 0:28:00The company produced a range of domestic furnishings,
0:28:00 > 0:28:04aimed at making homes beautiful as well as practical.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07Morris & Co was becoming really successful.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10He was commuting from Bexleyheath every day into London,
0:28:10 > 0:28:12which could be a struggle sometimes now,
0:28:12 > 0:28:14but then was a much bigger journey.
0:28:14 > 0:28:16Plans were drawn up to extend the house
0:28:16 > 0:28:18and for the Burne-Joneses to move in.
0:28:18 > 0:28:22But due to some sad personal circumstances of theirs,
0:28:22 > 0:28:25that didn't happen and the decision was made to move.
0:28:25 > 0:28:26Morris was completely heartbroken
0:28:26 > 0:28:29and said he would never be able to return to the house,
0:28:29 > 0:28:30cos it would just be too heartbreaking.
0:28:30 > 0:28:34- Quite sad really, isn't it? - A really sad end, yeah.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37William Morris and his family moved out
0:28:37 > 0:28:41just five years after it was built in 1865.
0:28:41 > 0:28:42Morris is still regarded globally
0:28:42 > 0:28:45as one of the greatest designers of all time,
0:28:45 > 0:28:48who revolutionised the way people decorated their homes.
0:28:48 > 0:28:50But this might not have been the case
0:28:50 > 0:28:54without the artistic hotbed of creativity he set up here
0:28:54 > 0:28:56that shaped both his life and work.
0:29:00 > 0:29:04In the meantime, Anita's crossed the border into Surrey,
0:29:04 > 0:29:06to the village of Godstone.
0:29:06 > 0:29:11Its pretty pond was where horses were watered in ye olden days,
0:29:11 > 0:29:13before being stabled in what's now
0:29:13 > 0:29:16a different type of watering hole across the road.
0:29:16 > 0:29:21Anita's here to try her luck at Godstone Emporium, run by Jacqui.
0:29:21 > 0:29:23- Ooh!- Hi, girls!- Hi!
0:29:23 > 0:29:25- I'm Anita.- Lovely to meet you.
0:29:25 > 0:29:28Oh, it's great to be here, it's great to be here.
0:29:28 > 0:29:32- This looks lovely.- There's lots of treasures here to be found.
0:29:32 > 0:29:35That's what we like to hear. So, what will Anita hunt out first?
0:29:39 > 0:29:42What a lovely wee gem I've found here!
0:29:42 > 0:29:45It's a little Art Nouveau shelving unit.
0:29:45 > 0:29:49Dates 1880-1910.
0:29:49 > 0:29:54It's combining the curvilinear with the geometric,
0:29:54 > 0:29:58and that can be quite typical of Art Nouveau style,
0:29:58 > 0:30:02particularly Glasgow Art Nouveau style.
0:30:02 > 0:30:05At £48.50, it's one to keep in mind.
0:30:07 > 0:30:10- Scotch Corner! - BAGPIPES ON SOUNDTRACK
0:30:10 > 0:30:13I wonder if they knew I was coming.
0:30:15 > 0:30:17There is a selection here.
0:30:17 > 0:30:21And I think, today, I would like to buy some agate jewellery.
0:30:21 > 0:30:24We have the wonderful autumn colours here.
0:30:24 > 0:30:28But I like this one as well.
0:30:28 > 0:30:33This is mounted in silver.
0:30:33 > 0:30:35Let's have a look at the hallmark.
0:30:38 > 0:30:41That's a Glasgow hallmark. I've got to buy that.
0:30:42 > 0:30:46This central stone is called a Cairngorm.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49And it has the colour and hues
0:30:49 > 0:30:54of the peaty streams, or burns, of Scotland.
0:30:54 > 0:31:01Around the outside, we have these citrines.
0:31:01 > 0:31:07And the silver mount is engraved with leaves and flowers.
0:31:07 > 0:31:10And it's quite a beautiful thing.
0:31:10 > 0:31:14So, if I pick out another two of them...
0:31:17 > 0:31:20..I might be able to get a deal with the dealer.
0:31:20 > 0:31:23So, it's back to Jacqui, to see what she can do.
0:31:23 > 0:31:24Jacqui...
0:31:24 > 0:31:29- Hello.- I've found three little brooches in that Scotch Corner
0:31:29 > 0:31:31you've got round here.
0:31:31 > 0:31:33- Right. - They're absolutely lovely.
0:31:33 > 0:31:37- What I thought I might do is, if I could buy three...- Mm-hm.
0:31:37 > 0:31:41..I could do a deal on the three.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44Well, let's have a look at the prices.
0:31:44 > 0:31:4658. 38.
0:31:46 > 0:31:48And 55.
0:31:48 > 0:31:50151.
0:31:50 > 0:31:55The brooches belong to dealer Maria, who happens to be here today.
0:31:55 > 0:32:00Could you come anywhere near £100 for the three of them?
0:32:00 > 0:32:05- Not that low, no.- Not that low? What's the best you can do, Maria?
0:32:05 > 0:32:12- 120.- Is that the very, very, very best you can do on it?- Yeah.
0:32:12 > 0:32:15OK, let's go for that.
0:32:15 > 0:32:17- Thank you very much. - Thanks very much.
0:32:17 > 0:32:19She may be over 400 miles from home,
0:32:19 > 0:32:24but Anita's bought three Scottish brooches for £120.
0:32:24 > 0:32:27- OK, that's lovely. Thank you very much.- Thank you.- Bye.
0:32:27 > 0:32:30And with that, shopping's done.
0:32:30 > 0:32:34Let's have a gander at their purchases.
0:32:34 > 0:32:37Along with the three brooches, Anita found an enamel snuffbox,
0:32:37 > 0:32:40a stylised antelope ring stand,
0:32:40 > 0:32:45a miniature mahogany bookcase, and a Troika wheel vase,
0:32:45 > 0:32:48all for £265.
0:32:48 > 0:32:53Raj splashed £327.50 on two wooden paddles,
0:32:53 > 0:32:57a William Russell Flint print, a "Danger Electricity" bench,
0:32:57 > 0:33:00a set of Art Nouveau buttons, and a Lalique shell bowl.
0:33:00 > 0:33:03Thoughts, anyone?
0:33:03 > 0:33:06The Troika wheel vase. This is a really lovely item.
0:33:06 > 0:33:08There are a lot of collectors of Troika.
0:33:08 > 0:33:10It's going up in value all the time.
0:33:10 > 0:33:17I love that Coquilles Lalique bowl. That was an item of quality.
0:33:17 > 0:33:19Should make a profit.
0:33:19 > 0:33:24The little metal antelope figurine, I'm not sure about this one.
0:33:24 > 0:33:26I think I'd better say nothing.
0:33:26 > 0:33:29But his electric chair.
0:33:29 > 0:33:35Is that going to burn him out and stop him making huge profits?
0:33:35 > 0:33:36Who knows?
0:33:36 > 0:33:38Who knows, indeed!
0:33:38 > 0:33:40After hitting the road from Halstead, Essex,
0:33:40 > 0:33:42and two successful shopping days,
0:33:42 > 0:33:45Anita and Raj are now on the approach to their third auction
0:33:45 > 0:33:48back in Essex again - in Rayleigh.
0:33:48 > 0:33:50Raj, I hate to say this,
0:33:50 > 0:33:54but are we going round in circles, here?
0:33:54 > 0:33:57To be honest, Anita, I'm the driver, you're the navigator.
0:33:57 > 0:34:01OK? So, if we are, it's your fault.
0:34:01 > 0:34:03Good point!
0:34:03 > 0:34:06We've both won one auction each.
0:34:06 > 0:34:11We've both had a reasonable amount of money to spend.
0:34:11 > 0:34:14I wonder what's going to happen today.
0:34:14 > 0:34:17We'll soon find out, as our experts' last stop of this leg
0:34:17 > 0:34:20is at family-run Stacey's Auctioneers.
0:34:20 > 0:34:22Here we are, Raj.
0:34:22 > 0:34:26Well, here we go. I'm looking forward to this one.
0:34:26 > 0:34:27You never know.
0:34:27 > 0:34:29- Right, third auction.- Here we are.
0:34:29 > 0:34:33- OK.- Are you confident, Raj? - Absolutely!
0:34:33 > 0:34:36Paul Stacey is in charge of the rostrum today.
0:34:38 > 0:34:41The little silver snuffbox, very decorative,
0:34:41 > 0:34:44but it hasn't got a hallmark, so a bit of a risk there.
0:34:44 > 0:34:47The large concrete sign, "Danger Electric" -
0:34:47 > 0:34:49limited market, I think.
0:34:49 > 0:34:52Not particularly pretty, so I think that might struggle a little bit.
0:34:52 > 0:34:54Um, star items for me -
0:34:54 > 0:34:56the Lalique bowl, I think, will do very well,
0:34:56 > 0:34:57because it's an early piece of Lalique.
0:34:57 > 0:35:00Made during the '40s, so I think that'll do well.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03The silver brooches, they're hallmarked, Scottish.
0:35:03 > 0:35:05I think they're going to do quite well, they're in good condition.
0:35:05 > 0:35:09Hang on to your hats, it's time to see what the Essex auction-goers
0:35:09 > 0:35:11and phone and internet bidders think.
0:35:13 > 0:35:16- RAJ LAUGHS - Well, here we are.- Yeah!
0:35:17 > 0:35:21First up is Anita's enamel snuffbox.
0:35:21 > 0:35:24Shall we say about £10 to start? Got to be worth that, surely?
0:35:24 > 0:35:2810 is bid. 12 now, 14. Advance on 14, if you want it.
0:35:28 > 0:35:31- And 16 I've got. - In profit, in profit.
0:35:31 > 0:35:34At £16 now. Any advances? 18. Thank you. 20.
0:35:34 > 0:35:3722. 25 on the internet now.
0:35:37 > 0:35:40- SHE GASPS, DROWNS HIM OUT - Yes!- You're out in the room.
0:35:40 > 0:35:43An internet bid at £25, then,
0:35:43 > 0:35:44- £25.- Yes!- Brilliant.
0:35:44 > 0:35:48Brilliant. She starts as she'd like to go on, doubling her money.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51- That's a very, very good start. Well done.- Thank you, darling.
0:35:51 > 0:35:52THEY LAUGH
0:35:53 > 0:35:56Over to Raj now, with his two paddles.
0:35:56 > 0:35:58Shall we say £10 to start?
0:35:58 > 0:36:01- 10 I've got, thank you, sir. 12 now is bid.- Oh, no!
0:36:01 > 0:36:04- Against you. 14. 16.- These will probably go for about 100 quid!
0:36:04 > 0:36:09£18, 20 now with you. 22. 25. 28 now we have.
0:36:09 > 0:36:13Gentleman standing at 28 and we have now internet action.
0:36:13 > 0:36:14- Oh, no!- 30.
0:36:14 > 0:36:17There we go. 32 now. Back in the room.
0:36:17 > 0:36:2335? No! At 35, £40 now, all on the internet. There we are.
0:36:23 > 0:36:26Are we all done? I'm about to sell at £40, then.
0:36:26 > 0:36:27GAVEL BANGS
0:36:27 > 0:36:30And a decent profit to start for Raj.
0:36:30 > 0:36:33- Just a small profit. - Well done, darling.
0:36:33 > 0:36:37I should start to get worried now.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40We're back with Anita now, for the antelope ring stand thingamajig.
0:36:40 > 0:36:44£20 to start, surely. £20 we've got, straight in. Thank you, sir.
0:36:44 > 0:36:4720 is bid. 22. 25. 28.
0:36:47 > 0:36:51- 30.- Yes!- 32, 35. 38.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53At 38 now, 42 is bid online.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56- You're out in the room. - I'm in trouble.- At 42, then.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59An online bid at £42, then.
0:36:59 > 0:37:01- GAVEL BANGS - Yes!- Brilliant. Well done.
0:37:01 > 0:37:04Anita's made another healthy profit.
0:37:04 > 0:37:06- Are you panicking?- I am! - Are you worried? Are you worried?
0:37:06 > 0:37:09- Nah. Not me, not me, no. - SHE LAUGHS
0:37:09 > 0:37:11Well, we'll see if you should be
0:37:11 > 0:37:14as it's Raj's turn now with the Art Nouveau buttons.
0:37:14 > 0:37:16Shall we say about £30 to start, surely?
0:37:16 > 0:37:22- 30 I've got. 32. 35. 38. 40. - Come on!- Come on, come on!
0:37:22 > 0:37:2845. 48. 50, 5. 60, 5.
0:37:28 > 0:37:32- 70,- 5. Oh, profit!- 80.- Profit!
0:37:32 > 0:37:36- 85. 90...- Yes!- In a fresh place at the far back of the room now.- Yeah.
0:37:36 > 0:37:38Are you still with me? 95. Thank you.
0:37:38 > 0:37:39- Yes!- Come on!- 100, round it up.
0:37:39 > 0:37:41110, if you like?
0:37:41 > 0:37:43- 110.- Yes!- No more.- Yes!
0:37:43 > 0:37:45£110 is now bid.
0:37:45 > 0:37:50For the last time, the hammer's up, I'm selling at £110, then.
0:37:50 > 0:37:54- GAVEL BANGS - Yes.- Yes!- Aw, gimme a kiss!
0:37:54 > 0:37:58Well played, sir. Raj has more than doubled his money.
0:37:58 > 0:38:03My heart was beating, boom-boom, boom-boom! I should be worried!
0:38:03 > 0:38:07He is catching up, but it's Anita's Troika vase next.
0:38:07 > 0:38:11Commission bid at 55, advance on that if you want it.
0:38:11 > 0:38:16- Oh, no!- At 55. £60. 65. 70 in the room now with you, sir.
0:38:16 > 0:38:18Commissions are out. Are we all done?
0:38:18 > 0:38:23- For the last time, the hammer's up. - Oh, no!- I'm selling at £70.
0:38:23 > 0:38:26GAVEL BANGS That's a blow for Anita. What a job.
0:38:26 > 0:38:29- Aw!- A little loss.- Just a wee loss.
0:38:29 > 0:38:33We're back with Raj now for the William Russell Flint print.
0:38:33 > 0:38:34£60 anywhere?
0:38:34 > 0:38:39- £60 I've got, on the telephone. - Oh, no!- 65 online against you.
0:38:39 > 0:38:42- ANITA LAUGHS - £70.
0:38:42 > 0:38:4675. 80. 85.
0:38:46 > 0:38:52- 90 now. On the telephone at £90. Any advance now?- Bit more. Bit more.
0:38:52 > 0:38:55- I'm about to sell at £90, then. - GAVEL BANGS
0:38:55 > 0:38:58Another great profit for Raj.
0:38:58 > 0:39:00Next, it's Anita's priciest purchase,
0:39:00 > 0:39:02the three Scottish brooches.
0:39:02 > 0:39:0540 anywhere, nice brooches at 40, surely?
0:39:05 > 0:39:07- 40 I've got, thank you.- Oh, yes!
0:39:07 > 0:39:1240 is bid on the telephone. 42 online, against you.
0:39:12 > 0:39:1445. 48.
0:39:14 > 0:39:1750 on the telephone now.
0:39:17 > 0:39:20- 55, back online.- Yes, come on!
0:39:20 > 0:39:2260 on the telephone, thank you.
0:39:22 > 0:39:2365.
0:39:23 > 0:39:2570.
0:39:25 > 0:39:26Back on the telephone.
0:39:26 > 0:39:2875 online.
0:39:28 > 0:39:31£80 now, still on the telephone, 85.
0:39:31 > 0:39:3490 now, still on the telephone.
0:39:34 > 0:39:3695.
0:39:36 > 0:39:39- No.- Aww.- At 95 is bid.
0:39:39 > 0:39:42At £95, then.
0:39:42 > 0:39:44Ouch! That's a second loss for Anita.
0:39:44 > 0:39:46Sell them in Scotland, girl.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48That could have been a lot worse, darling.
0:39:48 > 0:39:50Yeah!
0:39:50 > 0:39:52Don't hold back.
0:39:52 > 0:39:55Raj's "Danger Electricity" bench is up next.
0:39:55 > 0:39:58Auctioneer Paul wasn't sure. Do the bidders agree?
0:39:58 > 0:40:00£30 anywhere?
0:40:00 > 0:40:02£20?
0:40:02 > 0:40:04Ah, there we are, some internet activity!
0:40:04 > 0:40:08- £20 is offered. - Thank God for that!- At £22.
0:40:08 > 0:40:1025 now.
0:40:10 > 0:40:12It's all online. 28. Here we go.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14At 30, 32.
0:40:14 > 0:40:17Last opportunity. We don't give free delivery for this, sorry.
0:40:17 > 0:40:19£32. 32.
0:40:19 > 0:40:21Last opportunity at 32, then.
0:40:23 > 0:40:27Unfortunately, no-one was on Raj's wavelength with that one.
0:40:27 > 0:40:31My heart BLEEDS for you.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33Said with feeling, as well!
0:40:34 > 0:40:38It's now Anita's final lot, the miniature mahogany bookcase.
0:40:38 > 0:40:39Commission bids.
0:40:39 > 0:40:41- Commission bids!- Cleared at £50.
0:40:41 > 0:40:44- Straight in, there you go!- Come on!
0:40:44 > 0:40:4655 is the bid.
0:40:46 > 0:40:47Any advances now?
0:40:47 > 0:40:50£60. 65.
0:40:50 > 0:40:52- 70.- Yes, yes!
0:40:52 > 0:40:54At 70, on the telephone, this bid.
0:40:54 > 0:40:57A telephone bid at £70, then.
0:40:57 > 0:40:59- Yes!- £70.- There you go.
0:40:59 > 0:41:02Almost tripled her money. Go, girl!
0:41:02 > 0:41:05Is that 300% profit?
0:41:07 > 0:41:11Not quite, but not far off. It all comes down to Raj's final lot.
0:41:11 > 0:41:13It's his gamble buy, will it pay off?
0:41:15 > 0:41:17Quite a bit of interest in this, ladies and gentlemen.
0:41:17 > 0:41:21- Good luck, darling.- I must start the bidding here with me at £100, then.
0:41:21 > 0:41:23Let's advance on 100.
0:41:23 > 0:41:25- That's not right.- At £100, 120.
0:41:25 > 0:41:27All on the internet at the moment.
0:41:27 > 0:41:29160 now.
0:41:29 > 0:41:30170 is a commission bid.
0:41:30 > 0:41:33Against you, 180.
0:41:33 > 0:41:34- 190 now, still with me. - Come on, more!
0:41:34 > 0:41:37200. 220 is bid.
0:41:37 > 0:41:39230 now.
0:41:39 > 0:41:40240, 250.
0:41:40 > 0:41:42260 now is bid.
0:41:42 > 0:41:44260!
0:41:44 > 0:41:47At £260 is the bid, then,
0:41:47 > 0:41:48last opportunity now.
0:41:48 > 0:41:51I'm about to sell at £260, then.
0:41:53 > 0:41:56- That was wonderful!- 260! - Congratulations.
0:41:56 > 0:41:59An amazing profit for Raj.
0:41:59 > 0:42:03- Well, that's it all over. - What an auction! WHAT an auction!
0:42:03 > 0:42:05- I need a cup of tea. - Come on, let's go.
0:42:08 > 0:42:13Let's do the maths. Anita began this leg with £431.48.
0:42:13 > 0:42:18After auction costs, she is down £17.36,
0:42:18 > 0:42:20leaving her with £414.12.
0:42:22 > 0:42:25Raj set off with £428.24
0:42:25 > 0:42:28and, post costs,
0:42:28 > 0:42:31he is up by a decent £108.74,
0:42:31 > 0:42:37making him the midweek winner with £536.98.
0:42:37 > 0:42:39So, congratulations, old bean.
0:42:39 > 0:42:41Oh, Raj, that was so exciting!
0:42:41 > 0:42:43- That was an exciting one, wasn't it? - Well, listen,
0:42:43 > 0:42:48living dangerously and spending big money obviously works for you.
0:42:48 > 0:42:52- There you go! Please. - Thank you, darling.
0:42:53 > 0:42:55- Here we go!- Hey!
0:42:57 > 0:42:59See you again, folks.
0:42:59 > 0:43:03Next time, our auctioneers head into battle for their fourth round.
0:43:03 > 0:43:06- Let's get a suit of armour and go to battle!- Yes!
0:43:06 > 0:43:08Raj Bisram changes his approach.
0:43:08 > 0:43:10As you can see, I'm working really hard.
0:43:10 > 0:43:13And Anita Manning gets a shock at the auction.
0:43:13 > 0:43:15- BOTH:- Yes!