0:00:02 > 0:00:04It's the nation's favourite antiques experts.
0:00:04 > 0:00:05That's cracking!
0:00:05 > 0:00:07- With £200 each...- Wonderful.
0:00:07 > 0:00:11..a classic car, and a goal to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13That's exactly what I'm talking about.
0:00:13 > 0:00:14I'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 > 0:00:30How awfully, awfully nice.
0:00:30 > 0:00:31This is Antiques Road Trip!
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:37 > 0:00:39We're back on the road for the fourth round
0:00:39 > 0:00:42of Anita Manning versus Raj Bisram,
0:00:42 > 0:00:45with these two veteran auctioneers competing to be champion.
0:00:45 > 0:00:47Are you going to be living dangerously today?
0:00:47 > 0:00:51I'm not telling you about any of my tactics today, Raj Bisram.
0:00:51 > 0:00:53BOTH LAUGH
0:00:53 > 0:00:56She will be playing her cards close with Raj,
0:00:56 > 0:00:59but Anita's laying them on the table with the dealers.
0:00:59 > 0:01:00I love you, too!
0:01:00 > 0:01:04And it seems the heady world of antiques is getting to Raj.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06Cos I can see already, my eyes are starting to sparkle.
0:01:06 > 0:01:12Accompanying them on this trip is a 1978 Triumph Spitfire, in red.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15We're very lucky again, Anita - look, the sun is coming out.
0:01:15 > 0:01:17Blue skies.
0:01:17 > 0:01:21# Blue skies Plenty of blue skies. #
0:01:21 > 0:01:23- SHE LAUGHS - I made that up myself.
0:01:23 > 0:01:27I was going to say, it's not one that I know.
0:01:28 > 0:01:29Me neither, huh!
0:01:30 > 0:01:32Since starting their road trip with £200 each,
0:01:32 > 0:01:36our ace auctioneers have had a roller-coaster journey.
0:01:36 > 0:01:40Anita now has £414.12 to play with.
0:01:40 > 0:01:48But Raj has snatched the lead once more with a big fat £536.98.
0:01:48 > 0:01:49So, what's the plan today?
0:01:49 > 0:01:52So, Raj, is it going to be dangerous?
0:01:52 > 0:01:54Do you want to spend big?
0:01:54 > 0:01:55Have you got that urge?
0:01:55 > 0:01:59Certainly, if I see the right thing, and I've got the money,
0:01:59 > 0:02:01I'm going to be spending it, yeah.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03Yeah, fingers crossed.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06After first hitting the road in Wisbech, in Cambridgeshire,
0:02:06 > 0:02:10they've travelled through Norfolk, Essex, Suffolk, and Surrey
0:02:10 > 0:02:12and they'll be continuing through Kent and East Sussex
0:02:12 > 0:02:16before turning north to Bolton in Lancashire for their final auction.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18Ha-ha, look at that!
0:02:18 > 0:02:22Today's ball starts rolling from Deal in Kent - Raj's home county -
0:02:22 > 0:02:25and lands them at auction in Battle, in East Sussex.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27The auction is very near the coast,
0:02:27 > 0:02:29so anything connected to the sea...
0:02:31 > 0:02:32..would be a good idea.
0:02:32 > 0:02:36And Battle, of course, is the site of the Battle of Hastings.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39- Is it really? - So, anything that's historical...
0:02:39 > 0:02:42So, forget about the wee brooches?
0:02:42 > 0:02:45Forget the wee brooches, forget the Troika vases...
0:02:45 > 0:02:48- SHE LAUGHS - Let's get a suit of armour...
0:02:48 > 0:02:49- Yes!- ..and go to battle.
0:02:49 > 0:02:50Yes!
0:02:52 > 0:02:54But before battle commences, Raj's first stop
0:02:54 > 0:02:57is the picture-perfect seaside town of Deal in Kent,
0:02:57 > 0:03:01home to a spectacular seafront and some great shopping.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03Well, Raj, isn't that bonny?
0:03:03 > 0:03:05Oh, that... That is beautiful.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08Beautiful, I love the sea.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10And remember, spend a couple of bob.
0:03:10 > 0:03:11I will.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14- Bye!- Bye.
0:03:15 > 0:03:20Holding the fort at family-run Full House Emporium today
0:03:20 > 0:03:21is owner Mick Davies.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23- Hello, there.- Hello, there.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25- I'm Raj.- I'm Mick.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27- Nice to meet you, Mick. - Nice to meet you, too.
0:03:27 > 0:03:29A lovely, sunny day. Lots of bargains for me?
0:03:29 > 0:03:31- We hope so.- I hope so, too.
0:03:31 > 0:03:35With an eclectic mix of antiques, vintage and curios,
0:03:35 > 0:03:37Raj shouldn't have too much trouble.
0:03:44 > 0:03:48This is really nice - late Victorian.
0:03:48 > 0:03:52But they've gone down in price so much recently.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55Here, you would have kept all your envelopes, your pens,
0:03:55 > 0:03:57probably not the original inkwells,
0:03:57 > 0:03:59but they're still there, and then you open this up.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01Keep all your letters and paperwork in there.
0:04:01 > 0:04:07I mean, at £225, you know, it needs a bit of work doing to it,
0:04:07 > 0:04:11but I used to sell these for £400 to £600.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14But Mick has something he thinks may be of interest to Raj.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16Shotgun cleaning kit.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18I mean, we know it's not in its original box,
0:04:18 > 0:04:21but it's quite nice with all these cleaning rods, isn't it?
0:04:21 > 0:04:23Various sizes, as well.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25I presume some are for 14, some are for 12 bores...
0:04:25 > 0:04:28We've got various paraphernalia...
0:04:28 > 0:04:31Pull throughs, brushes,
0:04:31 > 0:04:32powder.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35You've got ten rods there.
0:04:35 > 0:04:36And how much could the...
0:04:37 > 0:04:40- Well, I got it, I think, for 45. - Yeah.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42I could do that, really, for 20.
0:04:42 > 0:04:4415 and we have a deal.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48- Yeah. Fine.- Brilliant. Thank you very much indeed.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50My first purchase.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53And Raj has spotted a potential second.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55The Anglepoise lamp. They're quite collectable now.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58People convert them. Obviously, this one's working,
0:04:58 > 0:05:00but it's got the original... The old light fitting, as well.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02I quite like those.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05There's no ticket price, so what's it going to be?
0:05:05 > 0:05:0650.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09Well, then?
0:05:09 > 0:05:1130.
0:05:11 > 0:05:1340.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16- 35.- 38.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18- 37.- Ruthless!
0:05:18 > 0:05:20We have a deal. £37.
0:05:20 > 0:05:21- There we go. - LAUGHING:- Thank you!
0:05:22 > 0:05:24He's driven a hard bargain
0:05:24 > 0:05:27whilst Anita's been cruising the Kent countryside in the Triumph.
0:05:30 > 0:05:34My lovely Kentish man is feeling very confident.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37He's done very well and he's making big profits.
0:05:37 > 0:05:42BUT that can be a dangerous position to be in.
0:05:42 > 0:05:43Indeed.
0:05:45 > 0:05:49Back on the coast in Deal, Raj has a third possible buy.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51Nice silver-plated punchbowl.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53Relatively new one.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56- It's got the look, though. - It certainly has got the look.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59I mean, that's actually got some weight to it, that one.
0:05:59 > 0:06:00The ladle has.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03It sports a ticket price of £65.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05What would be the best, Mick?
0:06:06 > 0:06:08I could do it for 30.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13I should think this is a 20th-century one.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16It's in good condition, what would be the very, very best on it?
0:06:16 > 0:06:18- 25.- 25?
0:06:18 > 0:06:20That's what I paid for it, so...
0:06:20 > 0:06:22- I break even.- We've got a deal.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24- It's been there for a while. - We've got a deal.
0:06:24 > 0:06:25- OK.- Thank you very much indeed.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27Along with the punchbowl,
0:06:27 > 0:06:30he's shelling out £15 for the shotgun cleaning kit
0:06:30 > 0:06:33and 37 for the Anglepoise lamp.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35£77 all in.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38Careful, now.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44Meanwhile, Anita has made her way north to Sandwich.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46Still in Kent.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48The town's name means "sandy place",
0:06:48 > 0:06:51as opposed to a delicious lunch option, huh!
0:06:51 > 0:06:55Anita's here to check out Vintage Curiosities, run by Mandy.
0:06:55 > 0:06:56Hello, Mandy.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59- Hello!- Hello!- Hi! I'm Anita.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01- I'm Mandy.- It's lovely to meet you.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05Anita's armed with local boy Raj's shopping tips for auction.
0:07:07 > 0:07:13Raj said that items which have to do with the sea
0:07:13 > 0:07:15might be good in our next auction
0:07:15 > 0:07:19and we have here a pair of port and starboard lamps -
0:07:19 > 0:07:21they are older ones.
0:07:21 > 0:07:26The ones which will get the best money will be copper ones.
0:07:26 > 0:07:32But they are probably 18th century, early 19th century.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34There is quite a bit of damage on them.
0:07:34 > 0:07:39And the price is...over £100.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41Better see what Mandy can do.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44I like these. They're good, honest, period items.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46They're not copper ones...
0:07:46 > 0:07:50- No.- They are, uh, just like a tin.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52But they're the right age.
0:07:52 > 0:07:56The other thing they have going against them is the damage.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58Yes. I can see that, yeah.
0:07:58 > 0:08:02Is there a possibility of a good deal on these?
0:08:02 > 0:08:04Could you come anywhere near £80?
0:08:04 > 0:08:06Yes, I'll think about that, Anita.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09While Mandy thinks, Anita has something else in mind.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12There was another thing that I looked at
0:08:12 > 0:08:17and it was this... Oriental piece here.
0:08:17 > 0:08:21- They have been making these deities since the beginning of time.- Yes.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23And the older ones are really good.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26It's the beginning of the 20th century,
0:08:26 > 0:08:29not the beginning of the... 7th century.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31- ANITA LAUGHS - Yes.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33It's priced at £85.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35Could that be bought for around 40?
0:08:35 > 0:08:38I'm thinking more 55.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40- 55?- Yes.
0:08:40 > 0:08:44- Could you come to 45?- 50.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47- 50?- Yeah. That's the lowest I can go on that.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49- 50. - I'll have a wee think about that.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51- OK, then.- I'm tempted.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53- Yeah.- I'm tempted. - MANDY LAUGHS
0:08:53 > 0:08:56It's a gamble, as Anita's not an Asian specialist,
0:08:56 > 0:08:59but the market for Eastern antiques is buoyant
0:08:59 > 0:09:04and depending on the size and age, deities can attract large sums.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07It all depends on whether it catches the right eyes at the auction.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10Now, that's more like Anita - jewellery.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12I rather like garnets.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15People call them the poor man's rubies,
0:09:15 > 0:09:16but I think they're nice.
0:09:16 > 0:09:20I mean, they are a gemstone. Any idea how old these are, Mandy?
0:09:20 > 0:09:22- '80s, maybe.- '80s, uh-huh.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24- '70s, '80s.- Yeah.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27- Because the clasp is quite nice, it's not just a hook.- No.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29Yeah, it's a very nice clasp.
0:09:29 > 0:09:33That's a five-strand garnet necklace and priced at £18.
0:09:33 > 0:09:37- Could they be bought for ten? - The lowest I'd go is 12.
0:09:37 > 0:09:41If I... If I paid 12 for these,
0:09:41 > 0:09:43could you come in another wee bit on the Buddha?
0:09:43 > 0:09:45No, not on the Buddha, no.
0:09:45 > 0:09:4662?
0:09:46 > 0:09:48Yes. 62.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51Can you make it a round 60?
0:09:51 > 0:09:53- ANITA LAUGHS - OK, then.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55- Is that all right?- £60, yes.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57- I don't want you to be unhappy about it.- No, that's fine.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59OK, Mandy. That's absolutely terrific.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01- You're welcome. - Thank you very, very much.
0:10:01 > 0:10:03Good luck at auction.
0:10:03 > 0:10:08That's £60 for the bronze deity and the five-strand garnet necklace.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10Anita's decided against the ship's lights,
0:10:10 > 0:10:12but she's happy with her lots.
0:10:12 > 0:10:17My tactic this morning was to probably spend minimally,
0:10:17 > 0:10:23unless I saw something which I was absolutely sure of a profit on.
0:10:23 > 0:10:27Now, I've just bought a Buddha for £50 there,
0:10:27 > 0:10:30and I've taken a wee bit of a chance with that.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34I'm just going to put my faith in it at £50.
0:10:34 > 0:10:36That's all you can do for now, girl.
0:10:39 > 0:10:44While Anita's been busy, back in Deal, Raj has... Hang on a minute...
0:10:44 > 0:10:46As you can see, I'm working really hard.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49The sun's shining, here I am in...
0:10:49 > 0:10:52By the sea in beautiful Deal,
0:10:52 > 0:10:54having some lovely fresh crab.
0:10:54 > 0:10:56Does life get any better?
0:10:56 > 0:10:59Maybe not, my friend, but there's no rest for the wicked,
0:10:59 > 0:11:01as restaurant owner Ian
0:11:01 > 0:11:04reckons he's got something inside that might be of interest to Raj.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07It's a doll's eye switchboard.
0:11:07 > 0:11:11I love it. Straight away, I absolutely love it.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13It came from Harrogate originally...
0:11:13 > 0:11:16and it had been retrieved from Germany, I assume,
0:11:16 > 0:11:17from the forces.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20This must be, sort of, '50s, '60s?
0:11:20 > 0:11:22I think, maybe, a little earlier than that, but, yeah.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25Earlier than that. This is such an unusual item.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27- This is really... - Would you consider selling it?
0:11:27 > 0:11:31I have got £459 left.
0:11:31 > 0:11:35And I'm prepared to throw it all at this. I love it.
0:11:36 > 0:11:40I tell all my customers that I'm NOT going to sell it for 400...
0:11:40 > 0:11:41If you DO change your mind,
0:11:41 > 0:11:44- I'll give you my mobile number, give me a ring.- OK.- OK?
0:11:44 > 0:11:46Nice try, though.
0:11:51 > 0:11:52Right, Raj.
0:11:52 > 0:11:54Anita's taking a break from shopping
0:11:54 > 0:11:57and heading north-west to Whitstable.
0:11:57 > 0:11:59A unique Parliamentary act in the late 18th century
0:11:59 > 0:12:03changed the fortune of this charming seaside town for ever,
0:12:03 > 0:12:07making it eternally synonymous with one of the world's most luxurious
0:12:07 > 0:12:09gastronomic delights...
0:12:09 > 0:12:11Oysters.
0:12:11 > 0:12:12To find out more,
0:12:12 > 0:12:16Anita's meeting trustee of Whitstable Museum Peter Banbury.
0:12:16 > 0:12:18- Hi, Peter.- Hello, Anita!
0:12:18 > 0:12:20Oh, what a charming facade.
0:12:20 > 0:12:21- Do come in.- Thank you.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28It's believed that oysters have been harvested in Whitstable
0:12:28 > 0:12:30for almost 2,000 years,
0:12:30 > 0:12:34with the Romans exporting them back to Rome by the thousand.
0:12:34 > 0:12:38What made this an area where oysters flourished?
0:12:40 > 0:12:42Whitstable is on the Thames Estuary,
0:12:42 > 0:12:45so we have a mixture of freshwater and saltwater.
0:12:45 > 0:12:46And we've also got
0:12:46 > 0:12:49a particularly flavoursome form of mud off the shore,
0:12:49 > 0:12:53on which the plankton can grow and on which the oysters feed.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56So, were they farmed or were they just fished out of the sea?
0:12:56 > 0:12:58Originally, they were just fished out of the sea
0:12:58 > 0:13:00for local consumption.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03But, back in 1793,
0:13:03 > 0:13:06Whitstable working men clubbed together to form a co-operative
0:13:06 > 0:13:11through an act of Parliament to farm the oysters in an intensive way.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16This act meant that the co-operative controlled the protected area
0:13:16 > 0:13:18of around six square miles,
0:13:18 > 0:13:23allowing THEM to invest time and money into establishing oyster beds,
0:13:23 > 0:13:26as Whitstable native oysters
0:13:26 > 0:13:28take five years to grow big enough to eat.
0:13:28 > 0:13:29By 1850,
0:13:29 > 0:13:34the Whitstable co-operative was sending 80 million oysters a year
0:13:34 > 0:13:35to London's fish market.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37Wow!
0:13:37 > 0:13:43So oyster production really was a big part of the growth, the wealth,
0:13:43 > 0:13:46and the welfare of this little town?
0:13:46 > 0:13:49Indeed. Whitstable certainly punched above its weight
0:13:49 > 0:13:50because the oyster cultivation
0:13:50 > 0:13:53brought in external money into the village
0:13:53 > 0:13:54and enabled developments to happen.
0:13:54 > 0:13:57It must have involved the whole town.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59Well, indeed. You look at an oyster yawl and, of course,
0:13:59 > 0:14:02you need sales, you need the masts,
0:14:02 > 0:14:04you need the blocks, the pulleys, the rope.
0:14:04 > 0:14:08Then the fisherman needs sea boots to wear to keep him warm.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11And that's BEFORE the oysters were brought to shore.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14Then there's the process of preparing them,
0:14:14 > 0:14:15transporting and selling them,
0:14:15 > 0:14:19as well as the building of the boats - named yawls -
0:14:19 > 0:14:22another huge business for Whitstable.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24At the peak of the area's oyster production,
0:14:24 > 0:14:26around 100 of these boats
0:14:26 > 0:14:29would be seen off the coast of Whitstable every day.
0:14:29 > 0:14:31Essentially, it's a fairly shallow draft boat,
0:14:31 > 0:14:35and it's got a long counter and a wide deck.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37So you've got plenty of space for the men to lift up
0:14:37 > 0:14:38these rather heavy dredges,
0:14:38 > 0:14:42tip them out on deck and sort out the oysters from the culch.
0:14:43 > 0:14:48Whitstable now has just one of these yawls left, named Favourite.
0:14:48 > 0:14:49Built in 1890,
0:14:49 > 0:14:54she operated until the Second World War when she was gunned down.
0:14:54 > 0:14:55But locals rescued her
0:14:55 > 0:14:58and she now proudly sits just inside the sea wall.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00The mast would be 69 feet.
0:15:00 > 0:15:04- Uh-huh.- Really huge. The deck is quite low.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06- The water level would only be about here.- Right.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08So, you're really quite low to the water.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11And the curve, I think, is something really very impressive.
0:15:11 > 0:15:12Beautiful.
0:15:14 > 0:15:18Over 200 years since the original co-operative was formed,
0:15:18 > 0:15:23oysters are still an intrinsic feature of the town and its harbour.
0:15:23 > 0:15:25The business has had its ups and downs,
0:15:25 > 0:15:28but oysters are once again being cultivated in large quantities.
0:15:28 > 0:15:33One man who's seen it all through his 70 years in the industry
0:15:33 > 0:15:37is third-generation oyster fisherman Derek West.
0:15:37 > 0:15:38Derek, it's lovely to meet you.
0:15:38 > 0:15:42- And I believe you are the king of this domain.- Yes.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45Whitstable native oysters can only be eaten
0:15:45 > 0:15:50in months with the "R" in the name as they reproduce over the summer.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53Weekends are Derek's busiest time
0:15:53 > 0:15:56as they can sell up to 1,500 oysters.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59There's a muscle up there - you have to cut that through, see?
0:15:59 > 0:16:01- Uh-huh.- You put your knife around there, like that,
0:16:01 > 0:16:03and you turn it over.
0:16:03 > 0:16:04Uh-huh. Why's that?
0:16:04 > 0:16:06They look much nicer when they're turned over
0:16:06 > 0:16:09and all the liquor in it, see?
0:16:09 > 0:16:10Oh, isn't that beautiful?
0:16:10 > 0:16:13You've had royalty down at your stall, haven't you?
0:16:13 > 0:16:15- Yes, we had Prince Charles... - Prince Charles.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17Yeah, he come down here and had some oysters.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20He said they enjoyed 'em.
0:16:20 > 0:16:2480,000 visitors flock to the town each year from across the globe
0:16:24 > 0:16:28to feast on this tasty treat at its annual oyster festival.
0:16:28 > 0:16:32And we'll leave these three to do just the same.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38Raj, meanwhile,
0:16:38 > 0:16:42has headed into the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
0:16:42 > 0:16:44and to the village of Barham.
0:16:44 > 0:16:48Isn't it pretty? Next stop, Stablegate Antiques.
0:16:48 > 0:16:49- Hi, there.- Hi, there.
0:16:49 > 0:16:50- I'm Raj.- I'm Christian.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52- Nice to meet you, Christian. - Nice to meet you.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55Based in a 17th-century farmhouse,
0:16:55 > 0:16:58these showrooms specialise in Georgian and Victorian furniture
0:16:58 > 0:17:00and quality antiques.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03It's fairly obvious from just mooching around in here
0:17:03 > 0:17:06that Christian is definitely into furniture.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08This is a classic whatnot.
0:17:08 > 0:17:14This is made of beautiful walnut, it's typically mid-Victorian.
0:17:14 > 0:17:15It's got a mirror on the back.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18It's one of the best whatnots I think I've ever seen.
0:17:18 > 0:17:22A whatnot is a stand with shelves for small objects.
0:17:22 > 0:17:26But at £900, it's just under twice what Raj has left. Huh!
0:17:26 > 0:17:28Christian, can you point me in the direction
0:17:28 > 0:17:31of something that you think isn't too expensive,
0:17:31 > 0:17:33that there's going to be a profit in it?
0:17:33 > 0:17:36Erm, swords are always good.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38Swords are...
0:17:38 > 0:17:42- This isn't really a sword, this is a fencing sabre.- Yes.
0:17:43 > 0:17:44Well, it comes with the hat.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46- It's a nice old one, isn't it? - It is.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49- 1930s, is it?- Yep.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51Made by Wilkinson.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53- So it's a good maker.- Mm-hm.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55- It is a bit different.- It is.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58The ticket price is £175,
0:17:58 > 0:18:00but what's the best Christian can offer?
0:18:00 > 0:18:03Uh, about...80.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07I think that's too strong for me.
0:18:07 > 0:18:08I'd be happy to pay £50.
0:18:08 > 0:18:1155 and we can shake hands.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14For a fiver, I'm definitely going to shake your hands.
0:18:14 > 0:18:15- Good man.- £55...
0:18:15 > 0:18:17- Good man.- Thank you very much indeed.- Thank you.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19A very generous discount,
0:18:19 > 0:18:21at £55 for the fencing mask and foil,
0:18:21 > 0:18:24and it's time to call it a day.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27So, nighty-night.
0:18:33 > 0:18:34Good morning, road trippers!
0:18:34 > 0:18:36Raj is in the driving seat today,
0:18:36 > 0:18:40chauffeuring Anita through the Kent countryside in a Triumph Spitfire.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42What a gent, eh?
0:18:42 > 0:18:46Well, Anita, another glorious, glorious morning.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48Another wonderful day in paradise.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50Absolutely.
0:18:50 > 0:18:51Up to now,
0:18:51 > 0:18:55Anita's purchased a garnet necklace and an Eastern deity figure,
0:18:55 > 0:18:59leaving her just over £350 still to spend.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01OK, Mandy. That's absolutely terrific.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04Raj has found four items - a shotgun cleaning kit,
0:19:04 > 0:19:07an original Anglepoise lamp,
0:19:07 > 0:19:09a silver-plated punchbowl and ladle
0:19:09 > 0:19:12and a 1930s fencing foil and mask,
0:19:12 > 0:19:15still giving him over £400 left to play with.
0:19:15 > 0:19:16We've got a deal.
0:19:18 > 0:19:19Look at that view.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21- Yeah.- Beautiful.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23Rural England.
0:19:23 > 0:19:24Kent is a beautiful county.
0:19:24 > 0:19:28And lying in the heart of rural Kent is Anita's first stop today.
0:19:28 > 0:19:32The charming market town of Faversham.
0:19:32 > 0:19:36I'm not sure whether these fields are apple orchards or hop fields.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39Hop. Now, you use hops to make beer, am I right?
0:19:39 > 0:19:41You do, and in fact,
0:19:41 > 0:19:45this area is where the oldest brewery in Britain is.
0:19:45 > 0:19:49It's true, but rather than supping beer, Anita must hit the shops,
0:19:49 > 0:19:52starting today with Squires Antiques.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55- Lovely wee town, Raj. - It is, isn't it?
0:19:55 > 0:19:58And this is my big shopping day!
0:19:58 > 0:20:01- Thank you.- Spend all your money! - I'll do my very best, Raj.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03- Good.- Bye.- I'll see you later.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08On hand to help is owner Ann.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11- Hello, I'm Anita.- Hello, Anita.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14- So nice to meet you. - It's lovely to meet you, too.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18It's straight upstairs for Anita to see what takes her fancy.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25And, at the drop of a hat, she's found something.
0:20:26 > 0:20:30I find terrestrial globes irresistible.
0:20:31 > 0:20:36They are a little snapshot of how the world was
0:20:36 > 0:20:38at the time that they were made.
0:20:38 > 0:20:44This is a political globe made in 1978.
0:20:44 > 0:20:51Now, in 1978, the Berlin Wall was still there.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53And if we turn round to Africa,
0:20:53 > 0:20:59we can see down here Southern Rhodesia has not become Zimbabwe.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01It's in good condition.
0:21:01 > 0:21:04There are no tears...
0:21:04 > 0:21:05It's priced...
0:21:06 > 0:21:08..at £55.
0:21:08 > 0:21:12One to keep in mind, but there's plenty more to choose from.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18This is a little Victorian crib.
0:21:18 > 0:21:22It's made of some sort of cast iron here
0:21:22 > 0:21:26and the baby lies in a string basket.
0:21:26 > 0:21:32We have some very nice little detail and we have porcelain wheels.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35So, this is a little period piece.
0:21:35 > 0:21:40It's the perfect thing for displaying dogs, or teddies
0:21:40 > 0:21:42if you are a collector,
0:21:42 > 0:21:46and there are plenty of those about the salerooms.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51The cradle has a ticket price of £85.
0:21:51 > 0:21:54Ann, it's this crib...
0:21:54 > 0:21:56I quite like that.
0:21:56 > 0:21:57Have you had it for a wee while?
0:21:57 > 0:21:59Yes, I have had it a while.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02It has been borrowed occasionally.
0:22:02 > 0:22:07One Christmas, it spent all Christmas in Canterbury Cathedral as their nativity.
0:22:07 > 0:22:13Since you've had it for a long time, could that be bought for...
0:22:13 > 0:22:17in the region... 40, £45?
0:22:17 > 0:22:20- Would 45...- 45.- ..be any good?
0:22:20 > 0:22:23£45. That's lovely. Thank you so much, Ann.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26- You're welcome.- And while she's feeling on top of the world,
0:22:26 > 0:22:28how about that globe?
0:22:28 > 0:22:32Ann, I quite fancy the terrestrial globe here.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35Now, it's not an old one.
0:22:35 > 0:22:40The most valuable maps and globes are those very, very early ones.
0:22:40 > 0:22:44I would like to be buying it probably around about...
0:22:44 > 0:22:4620...
0:22:46 > 0:22:50£25 - is that at all possible?
0:22:50 > 0:22:52Well, I will do 25.
0:22:52 > 0:22:55- 25.- If you would like it. - Oh, that's great.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58Thank you. Thank you so much for that.
0:22:58 > 0:23:02That's £70 for both the 1978 political globe
0:23:02 > 0:23:04and the Victorian cradle.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07Now, there's just a slight issue of getting it to auction.
0:23:07 > 0:23:09RATTLING
0:23:11 > 0:23:15Back with Raj now, who's making the most of the nice weather.
0:23:15 > 0:23:20A wonderful sunny day, the shades are on, Anita won't see me coming.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23Yeah, however will she recognise you?
0:23:23 > 0:23:26Raj is heading north-west to the historical dockyard, Chatham.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30It's now home to a 19th-century naval ship that not only protected
0:23:30 > 0:23:32the oceans and interests of the British Empire,
0:23:32 > 0:23:36but also played a vital role in turning thousands of young men
0:23:36 > 0:23:39into British naval officers.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42To find out more, Raj is meeting Preservation and Education Director
0:23:42 > 0:23:46of Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust Richard Holdsworth.
0:23:46 > 0:23:47Hi, there.
0:23:47 > 0:23:49- Hi. Nice to meet you.- I'm Raj.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52I'm Richard. Welcome to the Historical Dockyard at Chatham.
0:23:52 > 0:23:55What a beautiful day and what an amazing ship.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59Built in 1878 and powered by both steam and sail,
0:23:59 > 0:24:03HMS Gannet was a small but mighty ship.
0:24:03 > 0:24:08She's seen many incarnations but has now been restored to her original
0:24:08 > 0:24:1019th-century glory.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12She had a crew of about 145.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14145 people?
0:24:14 > 0:24:18They had to be able to man the masts and set the sails, and warships
0:24:18 > 0:24:21are always crew-heavy because of the need to man the guns.
0:24:21 > 0:24:25And, although she is a small ship, she packed a mighty punch.
0:24:26 > 0:24:30By the time she was decommissioned from war service in 1895,
0:24:30 > 0:24:34HMS Gannet had spent 17 years patrolling the Pacific,
0:24:34 > 0:24:37Mediterranean and Red seas.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40In 1913, the ship was brought back into service,
0:24:40 > 0:24:44this time as a dormitory for a naval training school,
0:24:44 > 0:24:47and renamed TS Mercury.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49In the early 20th century,
0:24:49 > 0:24:52the Royal and Merchant navies were crying out for thousands of boys
0:24:52 > 0:24:55to complete basic sea training,
0:24:55 > 0:24:58encouraging them to enlist - which most of them did -
0:24:58 > 0:25:01despite the conditions they endured.
0:25:01 > 0:25:03This is the 1920s, '30s.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06Being forced to get up early in the early hours of the morning,
0:25:06 > 0:25:08abandoned ship, swim to the shore, and things,
0:25:08 > 0:25:12were all part of life on board Mercury.
0:25:12 > 0:25:155,000 boys were stationed here
0:25:15 > 0:25:18over its 54-year service as a dormitory.
0:25:18 > 0:25:22Training was paid for by the boys' parents, who wanted their sons
0:25:22 > 0:25:24to have a Navy career.
0:25:24 > 0:25:27There were up to 160 boys
0:25:27 > 0:25:31aged between 12 and 15 on board at any one time.
0:25:31 > 0:25:36Retired Merchant Navy captain David Parsons spent three years aboard
0:25:36 > 0:25:37in the 1960s.
0:25:37 > 0:25:41So, having cleaned the ship in the morning, we went ashore,
0:25:41 > 0:25:42had a shower and everything,
0:25:42 > 0:25:46breakfast, then we had normal daily lessons -
0:25:46 > 0:25:50as in any school - but the lessons were punctuated with navigation
0:25:50 > 0:25:54and seamanship. The afternoons were usually dedicated to sports,
0:25:54 > 0:25:56homework ashore in the evenings,
0:25:56 > 0:26:00and then back on board to spend yet another night on the hull.
0:26:00 > 0:26:02That, of course, is corrugated iron.
0:26:02 > 0:26:06That was all there was between us and the outside elements
0:26:06 > 0:26:09and the heating never really worked.
0:26:09 > 0:26:11So it was bitterly cold.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14It was character-building.
0:26:14 > 0:26:17The majority of the boys would sleep on the top deck and the rest below,
0:26:17 > 0:26:19with only 18 inches of room each.
0:26:19 > 0:26:21Wow!
0:26:21 > 0:26:25- Luxury.- We had hammocks in lines like this.
0:26:25 > 0:26:27Looks like it was... pretty tough going.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30They were, actually, incredibly comfortable.
0:26:30 > 0:26:33And you could get a really good night's sleep in one of these.
0:26:33 > 0:26:37And Raj is about to find out how comfortable it really was.
0:26:37 > 0:26:41I'm going to have to take my jacket off for this. Oh, boy. OK.
0:26:41 > 0:26:42So, here we go.
0:26:42 > 0:26:47I'm going to go for it. So, you reckon, hang on to a hook and...
0:26:47 > 0:26:49And then throw yourself on?
0:26:49 > 0:26:51That's it. You got it. You got it.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53Wa-hey!
0:26:53 > 0:26:55- Well done.- How about that?
0:26:55 > 0:26:59- I'm impressed.- Oh! If only Anita could see me now.
0:26:59 > 0:27:03TS Mercury closed as a training ship in 1968.
0:27:03 > 0:27:05She may have travelled the world,
0:27:05 > 0:27:08taking part in many important naval assignments,
0:27:08 > 0:27:13but her longest and most crucial role was as the training base
0:27:13 > 0:27:16for thousands of young men who went on to serve Great Britain
0:27:16 > 0:27:18in the Royal and Merchant navies.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23Meanwhile, Anita has made her way to the Isle of Sheppey,
0:27:23 > 0:27:27a nine-mile-long island off the North Kent coast.
0:27:27 > 0:27:32The town of Sheerness lies on its northern side and Anita's next shop,
0:27:32 > 0:27:36Grandad's Attic. The man in charge is a very young-looking grandad!
0:27:36 > 0:27:37Hello. I'm Anita.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40- I'm Barry.- Great to meet you. - And you.
0:27:40 > 0:27:43Barry's shop stocks vintage collectables, antiques,
0:27:43 > 0:27:45and all things weird and wonderful.
0:27:45 > 0:27:49Many of our antiques and collectables shops are now
0:27:49 > 0:27:53stocking items from the 1950s.
0:27:53 > 0:27:58And this little magazine rack is one such item.
0:27:58 > 0:28:01What we have here is a wonderful simplicity.
0:28:01 > 0:28:07And the 1950s was a time of advancement in science.
0:28:07 > 0:28:14These little spheres, which form the feet of the magazine rack,
0:28:14 > 0:28:17take us to molecular biology.
0:28:17 > 0:28:19Atomic science.
0:28:19 > 0:28:21And that's exciting.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24This is priced up at £26.
0:28:24 > 0:28:28Not a lot of money for all that style.
0:28:28 > 0:28:32But Anita's got her eye on something else from the same period.
0:28:32 > 0:28:34But what about kids in the 1950s
0:28:34 > 0:28:36and the early '60s?
0:28:36 > 0:28:42There were no video games, there was no social media, what did they do?
0:28:42 > 0:28:44They played with this sort of toy.
0:28:44 > 0:28:46Barry, tell me about this.
0:28:46 > 0:28:48It's a magnetic football game, Anita,
0:28:48 > 0:28:51from the 1950s, 1960s.
0:28:51 > 0:28:55You'd have two magnets with corresponding colours to the teams.
0:28:55 > 0:28:59- These go underneath the table onto the players.- Wow!
0:28:59 > 0:29:02And you move your corresponding players.
0:29:02 > 0:29:04Wow! Can we have a game?
0:29:04 > 0:29:06Yeah. Let's have a quick game.
0:29:06 > 0:29:08But first, Anita has to get match ready.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11So, it's Manchester United against Chelsea.
0:29:11 > 0:29:12Let's go!
0:29:12 > 0:29:14THEY LAUGH
0:29:14 > 0:29:16I think that's a corner.
0:29:16 > 0:29:19I think that's your corner. Yeah, good.
0:29:19 > 0:29:21ANITA LAUGHS
0:29:22 > 0:29:24They're stuck together!
0:29:24 > 0:29:27Is that a penalty for Manchester United?
0:29:27 > 0:29:29- I think it is.- Oh!
0:29:30 > 0:29:32Oh!
0:29:32 > 0:29:35Barry, I've got to buy this.
0:29:35 > 0:29:40I've got to buy it. How many pence can it be bought for?
0:29:40 > 0:29:45Pence? Well, it's got...
0:29:45 > 0:29:47£15 on the ticket.
0:29:47 > 0:29:49Ten?
0:29:49 > 0:29:50Could you make it...
0:29:52 > 0:29:56- ..£8?- Seeing as you beat me, Anita, yeah, OK.
0:29:56 > 0:30:02A goal for Anita at £8 for the 1960s magnetic football game.
0:30:02 > 0:30:05Come on, boys, you're my winning team.
0:30:12 > 0:30:17Back with Raj now, who's made his way to the village of Teynham -
0:30:17 > 0:30:19home to Wildwinds Antiques,
0:30:19 > 0:30:21headed up today by Gwyneth and Richard.
0:30:21 > 0:30:24- Hello, there.- Hello.
0:30:24 > 0:30:25- And you are?- Richard.
0:30:25 > 0:30:27- And this lovely lady?- Is Gwyneth.
0:30:27 > 0:30:28- Hi!- Hello. Nice to meet you.
0:30:28 > 0:30:30- Pleased to meet you.- I'm looking for something that's a little bit
0:30:30 > 0:30:32different, a little bit special.
0:30:32 > 0:30:34Can you point me in the right direction?
0:30:34 > 0:30:37- You better start in this direction. - Thank you.
0:30:37 > 0:30:41Raj has got over £400 in his pocket and a 3,000 square foot showroom
0:30:41 > 0:30:45in which to spend it. Wow.
0:30:45 > 0:30:50Over here, we've got some gold albums and some record covers.
0:30:50 > 0:30:52They're actually becoming really collectable.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55One of the things I think is worth investing in definitely
0:30:55 > 0:30:57is if you can get some nice old albums.
0:30:57 > 0:31:01Condition is really, really important, so always go
0:31:01 > 0:31:04through them and make sure there's no big scratches on them.
0:31:04 > 0:31:06Not something to take to auction this time -
0:31:06 > 0:31:08though there is something Raj likes,
0:31:08 > 0:31:11and he's called Richard over to help.
0:31:11 > 0:31:14Well, this is really heavy, Raj.
0:31:14 > 0:31:15And it is original.
0:31:15 > 0:31:18It's something that's different, and that's what I like about it.
0:31:18 > 0:31:22- Here you go. - Now, it's got 142 on it.
0:31:22 > 0:31:25Right. I presume it's a railway sign.
0:31:25 > 0:31:27Yeah. It's the distance from Derby.
0:31:27 > 0:31:29But how do you know it's from Derby?
0:31:29 > 0:31:34Because the owner, who was a serious railway enthusiast,
0:31:34 > 0:31:36gave me that information.
0:31:36 > 0:31:38It could be 142 miles from anywhere.
0:31:38 > 0:31:41Couldn't it? Really?
0:31:41 > 0:31:44There's a £260 ticket price.
0:31:44 > 0:31:46This is a gamble, and I like gambles.
0:31:46 > 0:31:48I'm going to get my tissue out now.
0:31:48 > 0:31:50You get your tissue out. OK.
0:31:50 > 0:31:52I will give you £80 for it.
0:31:52 > 0:31:54Because it's you, Raj.
0:31:55 > 0:31:57- A deal?- A deal.- Fantastic.
0:31:57 > 0:31:59I hope you make a good profit on it.
0:31:59 > 0:32:03That's a whopping £180 off the railway mileage sign.
0:32:03 > 0:32:06Now, he's just got to get it out of the shop.
0:32:06 > 0:32:08Could be trolleyed, this. Huh!
0:32:10 > 0:32:14And that's shopping finished. Now, time to check out their wares.
0:32:14 > 0:32:16Along with the railway sign,
0:32:16 > 0:32:21Raj paid out £212 on a shotgun cleaning kit...
0:32:21 > 0:32:23An Anglepoise lamp...
0:32:23 > 0:32:25A silver-plated punchbowl and ladle...
0:32:25 > 0:32:28And a 1930s fencing mask and foil.
0:32:29 > 0:32:33Anita spent £138 on a garnet necklace...
0:32:33 > 0:32:35A Victorian cradle...
0:32:35 > 0:32:37A 1978 political globe...
0:32:37 > 0:32:41A 1960s magnetic football game...
0:32:41 > 0:32:43And an Eastern bronze deity.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46Gosh. Opinions, please!
0:32:46 > 0:32:51The Anglepoise lamp at 37 was a good buy.
0:32:51 > 0:32:55The cool cats will absolutely love that lot.
0:32:55 > 0:32:56The Eastern bronze deity.
0:32:56 > 0:33:00I've got the feeling this is more 20th century than 19th century,
0:33:00 > 0:33:03but at £50, she shouldn't go wrong.
0:33:03 > 0:33:11His biggest spend was on the railway memorabilia, but that sign at £80
0:33:11 > 0:33:14needs a bit more to make big profit.
0:33:14 > 0:33:15The Victorian cot.
0:33:15 > 0:33:18These once were very saleable but they seem to have gone off the boil.
0:33:18 > 0:33:23Interesting thoughts. Anita and Raj began this trip
0:33:23 > 0:33:26from Deal in Kent and, after two days searching for gems,
0:33:26 > 0:33:28they've now crossed the border into East Sussex
0:33:28 > 0:33:31for their forth auction in Battle.
0:33:31 > 0:33:37One of the most important battles in the history of Great Britain
0:33:37 > 0:33:40took place there - in 1066.
0:33:40 > 0:33:44And another great battle will take place there today
0:33:44 > 0:33:47at auction between Raj and Anita!
0:33:47 > 0:33:49Exciting stuff, eh?
0:33:49 > 0:33:54So, Anita, which one of your items today do you think will do the best?
0:33:54 > 0:33:59I'd like to think that the Indian deity would make the most money.
0:33:59 > 0:34:01But it may not.
0:34:01 > 0:34:03It could make £15.
0:34:03 > 0:34:05It could make £200.
0:34:05 > 0:34:07Well, we'll not have to wait long,
0:34:07 > 0:34:12as their final calling point of this leg is at Burstow & Hewett
0:34:12 > 0:34:15auctioneers, who've been in business since 1790.
0:34:15 > 0:34:17- Here we are. - A-ha! Well done. Well done.
0:34:20 > 0:34:23- Well, Anita... - Are you ready for Battle?
0:34:23 > 0:34:25- Very good. - And is Battle ready for us?
0:34:25 > 0:34:26Let's go!
0:34:26 > 0:34:29Mark Ellin is the auctioneer today.
0:34:29 > 0:34:31Thoughts, please, sir...
0:34:31 > 0:34:35The fencing epee and mask - it's interesting,
0:34:35 > 0:34:37but I don't think it has much value.
0:34:37 > 0:34:40The cradle is, I'm sure, a Victorian piece.
0:34:40 > 0:34:43Slightly limited appeal, these, really, these days.
0:34:43 > 0:34:46The Anglepoise lamp is quite a stylish thing.
0:34:46 > 0:34:50Needs rewiring, but it's a vintage piece of lighting and I think anyone
0:34:50 > 0:34:51would like that on the desk.
0:34:51 > 0:34:54The bronze deity - this was illustrated on the website
0:34:54 > 0:34:57and seemed to have had a lot of enquiries from all over for this
0:34:57 > 0:35:01and I think it'll be a moment of excitement. It'll stand out today.
0:35:01 > 0:35:03It sounds as if there are commission bids on the book.
0:35:03 > 0:35:05With no internet bidding here,
0:35:05 > 0:35:08it's between these and the auction-goers of East Sussex.
0:35:11 > 0:35:14First up is Raj's fencing foil and mask.
0:35:14 > 0:35:1720? Anyone like it for 20? In the doorway.
0:35:17 > 0:35:18£20, I'm bid. At 20.
0:35:18 > 0:35:2025 at the front.
0:35:20 > 0:35:2130 in the doorway.
0:35:21 > 0:35:23- 35.- Come on.- 40?
0:35:23 > 0:35:2445, again?
0:35:24 > 0:35:2650. At 50.
0:35:26 > 0:35:27Yours in the doorway still.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29It's going, then. All done at £50, then?
0:35:29 > 0:35:31Selling at 50.
0:35:31 > 0:35:32Ooh!
0:35:32 > 0:35:34Still time to make it up, Raj.
0:35:34 > 0:35:36All its qualities were MASKED.
0:35:36 > 0:35:37I know. Absolutely.
0:35:37 > 0:35:39Oh, where does she get those lines?
0:35:39 > 0:35:41And now, Anita's turn with the cradle.
0:35:41 > 0:35:4330 bid. Here in the centre.
0:35:43 > 0:35:44£30, I'm bid. At 30.
0:35:44 > 0:35:45Any advance on 30?
0:35:45 > 0:35:48Bidding's in the centre of the room. No more bids, then, it's going.
0:35:48 > 0:35:50On the first bid, here at £30. All done?
0:35:52 > 0:35:53Gosh. What bad luck, Anita.
0:35:55 > 0:35:56- That's worth more than 30 quid. - Yeah.
0:35:56 > 0:36:00But you can get a bargain at auction.
0:36:00 > 0:36:04Let's hope Raj's shotgun cleaning kit isn't a bargain, too!
0:36:04 > 0:36:0530 anywhere for this?
0:36:05 > 0:36:0725? 25.
0:36:07 > 0:36:09- Thank you.- 25! Straight in there.
0:36:09 > 0:36:11It's a profit. I've got to be pleased.
0:36:11 > 0:36:1330 in the doorway. 35 at the top of the room?
0:36:13 > 0:36:14No. Thank you. Yours at 35.
0:36:14 > 0:36:18The bidding's over here. It's going. All done at £35, then...
0:36:18 > 0:36:20- Well done.- Small profit.
0:36:20 > 0:36:23He's doubled his money.
0:36:23 > 0:36:25A profit is a profit is a profit.
0:36:25 > 0:36:26Absolutely.
0:36:26 > 0:36:30Can Anita do the same with her garnet necklace?
0:36:30 > 0:36:3430 bid, here in the front. £30 only. 35 in the doorway.
0:36:34 > 0:36:3535, 40. Down here.
0:36:35 > 0:36:3945 here? 50. 55.
0:36:39 > 0:36:42£60 here. 65 again. 65 here now.
0:36:42 > 0:36:44- 65!- At £70.
0:36:44 > 0:36:4675.
0:36:46 > 0:36:47No. Thank you. Yours at 75.
0:36:47 > 0:36:50In the centre of the room. It's going here now, for the last time.
0:36:50 > 0:36:51Selling at £75, then.
0:36:52 > 0:36:56Incredible! A magnificent profit for Anita.
0:36:56 > 0:36:57That was a good profit.
0:36:57 > 0:36:59- That was a brilliant profit. - I'm happy with that.
0:36:59 > 0:37:03- £65!- In fact, I'm delirious. - I would be, too.
0:37:03 > 0:37:06Next, Raj's railway mileage sign.
0:37:06 > 0:37:10It's his biggest spend and riskiest item.
0:37:10 > 0:37:15I mean, somebody who lives at number 142 and lives on the corner.
0:37:17 > 0:37:18£50?
0:37:18 > 0:37:20Thank you. 55 in the doorway.
0:37:20 > 0:37:2255 bid. 60 again.
0:37:22 > 0:37:24At 60. Again in the doorway?
0:37:24 > 0:37:2665. 70 again.
0:37:26 > 0:37:28We've got a couple of railway enthusiasts.
0:37:28 > 0:37:2975. At 80.
0:37:29 > 0:37:33At 85. 90. At 95.
0:37:33 > 0:37:34£100 bid.
0:37:34 > 0:37:36Thank you. He's out. 100 in the centre.
0:37:36 > 0:37:37All done at £100, then?
0:37:39 > 0:37:42It's a profit and every penny counts.
0:37:42 > 0:37:45- You took a chance and it paid off. - Well, it made a small profit.
0:37:45 > 0:37:49I suppose I've got to be grateful for small profits. OK.
0:37:49 > 0:37:52Indeed. Next up is Anita's 1960s magnetic football game.
0:37:54 > 0:37:55Say, 30 for that game?
0:37:55 > 0:37:5720? Anyone like it for 20?
0:37:57 > 0:37:59Come on. Anyone like it for 20?
0:37:59 > 0:38:02£15, then. You don't know what you're missing.
0:38:02 > 0:38:03It's great fun!
0:38:03 > 0:38:05Come on! £10, then.
0:38:05 > 0:38:07It's got to go. Ten in the front.
0:38:07 > 0:38:09- £10...- You're in profit.- No?
0:38:09 > 0:38:12Two bidders at £10. Here at ten, then.
0:38:12 > 0:38:14Any more bids? It's going here in the front row at £10.
0:38:14 > 0:38:16Ten. Thank you very much.
0:38:16 > 0:38:18It's great fun.
0:38:18 > 0:38:20It is great fun.
0:38:20 > 0:38:24And Anita's made another - albeit small - profit.
0:38:24 > 0:38:26I think I'll make a few pence profit,
0:38:26 > 0:38:29even though I am paying commission.
0:38:29 > 0:38:32It gave me all that fun, so it was a great buy.
0:38:32 > 0:38:35Back to Raj now with the silver-plated punchbowl and ladle.
0:38:36 > 0:38:38Start me off. 40, will you say?
0:38:38 > 0:38:4030? £30, I'm bid.
0:38:40 > 0:38:42- Straight in, well done.- 35?
0:38:42 > 0:38:44At £35, then.
0:38:44 > 0:38:45It's going at £35. 40 in the front now.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48At 40. Selling at £40 on the front, then...
0:38:49 > 0:38:52A good solid profit for Raj.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54- Well done, darling.- Small profits.
0:38:54 > 0:38:58Next, can Anita's globe rock anyone's world?
0:38:58 > 0:39:00I'm starting this. A couple of absentee bids.
0:39:00 > 0:39:03I've 30 to start. £30 bid for this. 35 in the doorway.
0:39:03 > 0:39:06- I'm in profit, darling. - 40. 45. 50?
0:39:06 > 0:39:07£50 bid. 55?
0:39:07 > 0:39:0960? Any advance on 60?
0:39:09 > 0:39:1065 here now.
0:39:10 > 0:39:1270. At 70.
0:39:12 > 0:39:15Commission bid, then. It's going. For the last time at £70, then.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17- 70.- Yes!
0:39:17 > 0:39:20Great profit for Anita - more than doubling her money.
0:39:20 > 0:39:23You must be pleased with that. That is a great result.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25It deserved that.
0:39:25 > 0:39:29Now, to Raj's final item - the original Anglepoise lamp.
0:39:29 > 0:39:33Anita and the auctioneer liked it, but how about the people of Battle?
0:39:33 > 0:39:36I'm starting this. I've 60 bid to start.
0:39:36 > 0:39:37- Yes!- 65 in the door.
0:39:37 > 0:39:39- Yes!- 70. 75? 80?
0:39:39 > 0:39:4185? 90?
0:39:41 > 0:39:43100, with me.
0:39:43 > 0:39:45- 100!- 110 with you. 110 in the doorway.
0:39:45 > 0:39:46I'm out. Bidding's over there at 110.
0:39:46 > 0:39:49Any more bids now? 120 behind you.
0:39:49 > 0:39:51130. 140. 150.
0:39:51 > 0:39:57At 150. No. Yours at 150. Selling now for £150, then...
0:39:57 > 0:39:59- BOTH: Yes! - Brilliant.
0:39:59 > 0:40:01Wow! Look at that!
0:40:01 > 0:40:03Raj has quadrupled his money.
0:40:03 > 0:40:04Well done, Raj.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07That was not bad at all. I'm pleased with that. I'm pleased with that.
0:40:07 > 0:40:09Thank goodness for that!
0:40:10 > 0:40:14Now, Anita's final lot - the Eastern bronze deity.
0:40:14 > 0:40:17Auctioneer Mark said there'd been some excitement over it.
0:40:17 > 0:40:19- I'm on the edge of my seat. - Here we go.
0:40:19 > 0:40:22- Hold my hand. - Here it is, showing here.
0:40:22 > 0:40:24Now, lots of interest in this.
0:40:24 > 0:40:27And I have a number of absentee bids on this.
0:40:27 > 0:40:30And I'm starting this at £1,000.
0:40:30 > 0:40:32Oh, my gosh!
0:40:32 > 0:40:341,000, I have.
0:40:34 > 0:40:361,000 bid. 1,100 in front.
0:40:36 > 0:40:391,200 there. 1,300 bid.
0:40:39 > 0:40:41- 1,400 here.- Wow!
0:40:41 > 0:40:43The old instinct kicked in.
0:40:43 > 0:40:46- Fantastic!- 1,800.
0:40:46 > 0:40:491,900. 2,000.
0:40:49 > 0:40:522,100. 2,200.
0:40:52 > 0:40:54This is flying!
0:40:54 > 0:40:552,700.
0:40:55 > 0:40:562,800.
0:40:56 > 0:40:59And that's a Road Trip record-breaker!
0:40:59 > 0:41:02- Ooh, la-la!- 3,100.
0:41:02 > 0:41:033,200.
0:41:03 > 0:41:06Thank you. Here at 3,200.
0:41:06 > 0:41:08At 3,200. 3,300 in the doorway.
0:41:08 > 0:41:10Where is it going to stop?
0:41:10 > 0:41:133,400. 3,400 here.
0:41:13 > 0:41:16- I think you're right out of the game now.- I'm out...
0:41:16 > 0:41:18I'm on a different planet.
0:41:18 > 0:41:203,500 again in the doorway.
0:41:20 > 0:41:25- 3,600 bid.- It just shows you, if you get a real feeling about something.
0:41:25 > 0:41:263,800.
0:41:26 > 0:41:30It's going, then. For the last time at 3,800.
0:41:30 > 0:41:31Wow.
0:41:31 > 0:41:33Yes!
0:41:33 > 0:41:38- Ha-ha, ha-ha!- And I think that deserves a round of applause.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41- Brilliant.- You can say that again!
0:41:41 > 0:41:43That is an incredible result.
0:41:43 > 0:41:45The biggest Road Trip profit ever!
0:41:45 > 0:41:50- Fantastic.- 3,800 squidgeroonies!
0:41:52 > 0:41:56The day belongs to you.
0:41:56 > 0:41:58And what an extraordinary day it's been.
0:41:58 > 0:42:01Things like that CAN happen.
0:42:01 > 0:42:05So get out into your antiques shops and keep searching.
0:42:05 > 0:42:07Well said, Anita.
0:42:07 > 0:42:10Raj set off with £536.98,
0:42:10 > 0:42:16and after a mixed auction, post-costs, he's made £95.50,
0:42:16 > 0:42:19leaving him with £632.48 -
0:42:19 > 0:42:22which normally is brilliant.
0:42:22 > 0:42:26But Anita began this leg with £414.12.
0:42:26 > 0:42:29After an unbelievable day and auction fees,
0:42:29 > 0:42:36she's made an incredible £3,129.70 profit - ha! -
0:42:36 > 0:42:41giving her £3,543.82 to spend next time.
0:42:41 > 0:42:42I'm gobsmacked.
0:42:42 > 0:42:44I think I'm a wee bit ahead of you now.
0:42:44 > 0:42:47I think you might just be a little bit ahead of me.
0:42:47 > 0:42:48A wee bit.
0:42:48 > 0:42:50Let me please open the door for you.
0:42:50 > 0:42:53- Ah, thank you. You're wonderful. - Champagne tonight, I believe.
0:42:53 > 0:42:54Champagne!
0:42:57 > 0:43:00- Onwards and upwards. - How much further up can you go?!
0:43:00 > 0:43:01Cheerio!
0:43:01 > 0:43:04Next time on Antiques Road Trip...
0:43:04 > 0:43:06How will Anita spend all that lolly?
0:43:06 > 0:43:09This is a James Bond car.
0:43:09 > 0:43:11I wonder if I could afford it.
0:43:11 > 0:43:14And how does Raj plan to catch up?
0:43:14 > 0:43:15Ha!
0:43:15 > 0:43:17Can you believe it?