0:00:02 > 0:00:03It's the nation's favourite antiques experts.
0:00:03 > 0:00:06- With £200 each... - I want something shiny.
0:00:06 > 0:00:10..a classic car and a goal - to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:10 > 0:00:13- I like a rummage! - I can't resist it.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16The aim, to make the biggest profit at auction, but it's no mean feat.
0:00:16 > 0:00:19Why do I always do this to myself?
0:00:19 > 0:00:22- There'll be worthy winners...- Give us a kiss.- ..and valiant losers.
0:00:22 > 0:00:24Come on - stick 'em up.
0:00:24 > 0:00:26- So, will it be the high road to glory...- Onwards and upwards!
0:00:26 > 0:00:28..or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:28 > 0:00:30Take me home!
0:00:30 > 0:00:31This is Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:33 > 0:00:34Yeah!
0:00:36 > 0:00:39# It's a new dawn, it's a new day
0:00:39 > 0:00:43# It's a new life for me
0:00:45 > 0:00:47# And I'm feeling good. #
0:00:47 > 0:00:50Today we begin a brand-new adventure in the south of England with
0:00:50 > 0:00:52les auctioneers extraordinaires,
0:00:52 > 0:00:55Catherine Southon and Charles Hanson.
0:00:55 > 0:01:00How exciting. They make a nice couple, don't they?
0:01:00 > 0:01:01I'm a northern guy,
0:01:01 > 0:01:04and I've come very far south to take on a southern lass.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07That's it. Southon in southern.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10You know what they say - there can be a big North-South divide
0:01:10 > 0:01:13and I'm feeling it, but not that much.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16Right. Road Trip regular Charles is a smooth talker
0:01:16 > 0:01:19who knows his stuff when it comes to sniffing out antiques.
0:01:20 > 0:01:21Isn't it beautiful?
0:01:21 > 0:01:23Oh, look at this little lamby!
0:01:23 > 0:01:25- I know.- Oh, look!
0:01:25 > 0:01:28- Baaa!- Hello, lambs.
0:01:30 > 0:01:34His rival on this journey, another Road Trip favourite, Catherine,
0:01:34 > 0:01:37is the queen of brokering a good deal.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39How do you play the Road Trip game?
0:01:39 > 0:01:41- What is your game? - I don't have a game.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43I don't have a strategy.
0:01:43 > 0:01:44If I like it, I buy...
0:01:44 > 0:01:46- What have you done? - My seat has gone back.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49Sorry. Sorry, Catherine about that.
0:01:49 > 0:01:53Oh, Charles. Starting this Road Trip with £200 each,
0:01:53 > 0:01:59our experts will be zipping around in this snazzy 1981 MGB GT.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02On this epic Road Trip,
0:02:02 > 0:02:05Catherine and Charles will start in the south of England before making
0:02:05 > 0:02:07their way north, meandering around the West Midlands
0:02:07 > 0:02:10and then travelling through the Peak District.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14They will finish up with a final auction in Congleton in Cheshire.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19This leg will kick off in Arundel, West Sussex,
0:02:19 > 0:02:23and end in Paddock Wood, Kent, for an auction. Nice.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25Charles, it is getting really hot in here.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27You think this is right?
0:02:27 > 0:02:29Um, do you mean the car or us?
0:02:29 > 0:02:31- What?- Sorry.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34Charles Hanson!
0:02:34 > 0:02:38Yeah. This morning, our Charles will shop first.
0:02:38 > 0:02:39Look out, Arundel.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41Isn't that charming?
0:02:42 > 0:02:44- Good morning.- Good morning.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47- How are you?- I'm very well, thank you, Charles.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49- Charles Hanson.- Nice to meet you. - What a gorgeous town.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51You are right there.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54David's good lady wife Amy has something she'd like to
0:02:54 > 0:02:56show Charles, and she's a good egg.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58Hello. Is that ostrich egg? Of course.
0:02:58 > 0:02:59It's a cigarette stand, isn't it?
0:02:59 > 0:03:01Dispenser. I would have thought...
0:03:01 > 0:03:02What is it - 1930s?
0:03:02 > 0:03:04Yes, it's so exotic,
0:03:04 > 0:03:07It's so, I suppose, stylish.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10So really because this obviously is a faux shell.
0:03:10 > 0:03:11It's not a real shell, is it?
0:03:11 > 0:03:15It's just made to imitate some type of ostrich egg.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17It's a really stylish object, Amy.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19How much is it?
0:03:20 > 0:03:23- £50. - How much?- £50.- £15?- 50!
0:03:23 > 0:03:25Sorry. Five-zero.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27OK. You're happy. No problem. 20.
0:03:27 > 0:03:28- How much?- 20.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31- 20?- Yeah.- Oh, that's not bad.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33Blimey! One to consider.
0:03:33 > 0:03:37And he rather fancies this Minton bowl. Goodness knows why.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40The reason that I like this is this, what we call...
0:03:40 > 0:03:43we call this blue Blue Celeste.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47What I love is this continuous band of sailing vessels
0:03:47 > 0:03:52against this really well-illuminated skyline.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54- Art Deco, 1930.- Oh, right. - HE TAPS THE BOWL
0:03:54 > 0:03:55Is that a chip?
0:03:55 > 0:03:57Yeah, it is.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59Yeah. Surely that will knock some money off
0:03:59 > 0:04:01the £120 ticket price, then?
0:04:01 > 0:04:04I'd want to pay you about £50.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07- Is that too little?- I think that's too low, I'm afraid.
0:04:07 > 0:04:08Would you meet me at £60?
0:04:08 > 0:04:10Let's do it at £60.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12Amy, you are happy at 60?
0:04:12 > 0:04:14- Yeah.- I think we're all good at 60. - David, you're happy?
0:04:14 > 0:04:16So I can buy the attractive bowl,
0:04:16 > 0:04:18my Road Trip now is off and running,
0:04:18 > 0:04:20quite literally sailing.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23You slightly lost me there, Charles.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25Anyway, that's your first lot bought -
0:04:25 > 0:04:27what else is here of interest?
0:04:27 > 0:04:30A little rootwood carving of an elder.
0:04:30 > 0:04:31Probably Japanese.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34And this would date to around 1880.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36He has got a split.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38The feet are not particularly good,
0:04:38 > 0:04:41but the detail in there is very, very nice indeed.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44Nice patination. David, how much is he?
0:04:44 > 0:04:45- 35.- Yeah, he's nice.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47And the best on him would be?
0:04:47 > 0:04:49Make an offer.
0:04:49 > 0:04:50- Make an offer?- Yes.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53- £10.- All right.- Is that a sale?
0:04:53 > 0:04:55It's a £10 sale. Well done.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57- I'll take him.- Thank you very much indeed.- I'll take him.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59Cor, he is on a roll, isn't he?
0:04:59 > 0:05:02That's another lot bought and he is showing no sign of stopping.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04What is this ink stand here, David?
0:05:04 > 0:05:08- Well, I believe it to be Black Forest.- OK. So it is German.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11I think it is about 1900, 1910.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14- But it is in remarkably good condition.- Yep.
0:05:14 > 0:05:19Black Forest carvings became a symbol of luxury and wealth
0:05:19 > 0:05:22associated with travel, and very popular today.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24What would be your very best price, Amy?
0:05:24 > 0:05:27You can have...150.
0:05:27 > 0:05:33I like it, but my bid would be £70.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36- £80.- Oh, don't say that.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39SHE LAUGHS
0:05:39 > 0:05:41£75, and you've got a deal.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43- OK.- OK, 75 is good.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46- I'll take it. Go on, thank you very much.- Thank you so much.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49Another deal done and Charles is still considering
0:05:49 > 0:05:51the cigarette dispenser, which could be a risky punt,
0:05:51 > 0:05:53as tobacco-related collectables
0:05:53 > 0:05:55aren't particularly popular these days.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57HE COUGHS
0:05:57 > 0:05:58And your best on that is 20?
0:05:58 > 0:06:01- Yes.- This lovely sort of simulated ostrich egg in the jazz
0:06:01 > 0:06:03Art Deco style,
0:06:03 > 0:06:06it's got great style, I will buy this for £20.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08Thank you, Amy.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10It seems like a no-brainer to me, and he is done!
0:06:10 > 0:06:15That's a huge £165 spent on four lots in his very first shop.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21Catherine has made her way to Storrington
0:06:21 > 0:06:23for her first shop of the day.
0:06:23 > 0:06:27And she's made a beeline for something elegant.
0:06:27 > 0:06:31I have actually done OK with some fans recently.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34This one in particular, though, this is mother-of-pearl,
0:06:34 > 0:06:36so the guard sticks, the outer sticks,
0:06:36 > 0:06:39are mother-of-pearl.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41It does say on it, AF, so "as found",
0:06:41 > 0:06:43so that means there is obviously something wrong with it.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46Well, let's get the lowdown from dealer, Ian.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48It's in a little bit of a poorly state.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50- Oh, gosh, it is, isn't it? - Yeah.
0:06:50 > 0:06:56OK. Right. You don't have any more, by any chance, do you?
0:06:56 > 0:06:58Anywhere else, dotted?
0:06:58 > 0:07:02Well, actually, I have. I've got two more which I haven't priced up yet.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04I haven't put out for sale.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06Lovely! This is getting exciting.
0:07:06 > 0:07:07It is indeed.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09Right, let's see those fans.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11I used to have a few of those.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14Well, the problem that we have is that we have
0:07:14 > 0:07:19three fans in very poor condition.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21These two you haven't put prices on.
0:07:21 > 0:07:25- No.- I mean, he's put £12 on that, your friend, Simon?- Yes.
0:07:25 > 0:07:30I mean, I would probably offer eight, if that is acceptable to him.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33- Eight for this one, alone?- Yeah.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35I think I can do it for ten.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39Oh, OK. And then I would probably say ten for each of those.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41Shall we see what else you might buy?
0:07:41 > 0:07:43Well, I'm quite interested in your little puppy outside.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46- Ah.- How much is that doggie in the window?
0:07:47 > 0:07:49Well, actually on the path.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51- He's lovely.- He's actually...
0:07:51 > 0:07:54Although he is a puppy, he is about the same age
0:07:54 > 0:07:56as the larger full-sized Great Dane.
0:07:56 > 0:07:57Is he not very old?
0:07:57 > 0:07:59He's probably about ten years old.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01What sort of price could he be?
0:08:01 > 0:08:04- He could be about 30-ish? - I would say 40.
0:08:04 > 0:08:10If we can say 30 on the fans and 38 on him, we've got a deal.
0:08:10 > 0:08:15You don't think we could do 32 on the fans and 38 on him?
0:08:17 > 0:08:19Oh, I'm not going to argue over £2.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22- Very good.- I'm not going to argue over £2.- Thank you.
0:08:22 > 0:08:26It's been lovely. £32. £38. What are we going to call him?
0:08:26 > 0:08:28Lucky.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30Well, let's hope he lives up to his name.
0:08:30 > 0:08:35So that is the trio of fans and Lucky the dog bought for £70.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37Good stuff. Woof.
0:08:39 > 0:08:43Back with Charles and he has made his way 12 miles north
0:08:43 > 0:08:47to the small town of Petworth - I live near there.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51Charles is heading into Petworth Antiques.
0:08:51 > 0:08:56With just £35 left in his pocket, he'll need to be canny.
0:08:56 > 0:08:57Isn't that sweet?
0:08:57 > 0:09:00We see lots of blue and white at antique centres
0:09:00 > 0:09:02and often it's willow pattern,
0:09:02 > 0:09:04it can be quite mundane and quite boring.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06This is a fisherman pattern,
0:09:06 > 0:09:10and this coffee cup would date to around 1785.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13And what I like about this coffee pot is you will see,
0:09:13 > 0:09:16this, almost, fritting in the glaze,
0:09:16 > 0:09:19which might suggest it is experimental.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22It could be quite an early coffee cup.
0:09:22 > 0:09:27With a ticket price of £10, it is time to talk to dealer Jeff.
0:09:27 > 0:09:291,000 pence and the best price would be, in pence?
0:09:29 > 0:09:33I should think £8.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36800 pence. That's not bad. 800 pence.
0:09:36 > 0:09:40- A good buy, I think.- It just sounds a bit more grand saying pence.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42If you say so, Charles.
0:09:42 > 0:09:46And it looks like that is a deal done on the Caughley coffee cup.
0:09:46 > 0:09:50And with that, a day's shopping draws to a close.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53Nighty-night, guys.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01And just like that, Catherine and Charles are back on the road.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04This is, Charles,
0:10:04 > 0:10:06the first time I have ever been in a car with you driving
0:10:06 > 0:10:09- and I am petrified. - You're not, are you?
0:10:09 > 0:10:10- Why?- This is you.
0:10:12 > 0:10:16This morning, Catherine and Charles have moseyed along
0:10:16 > 0:10:18to Lewes in East Sussex,
0:10:18 > 0:10:20home to our experts' first shop of the day.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23This is well-known territory to me - I will show you around.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25Come on. Ladies first.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30Catherine has £120, while Charles
0:10:30 > 0:10:32has just under 30. Crumbs!
0:10:32 > 0:10:35Oh, look, smiley owners Michelle and Craig.
0:10:35 > 0:10:36Hello!
0:10:36 > 0:10:41This cabinet, I feel, is a very good place to start.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43- Hello.- Hello, I am back with the keys.
0:10:43 > 0:10:44Thank you, Michelle.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47- Another thing...- Can I call you Michelle My Belle?
0:10:47 > 0:10:49It might give us a discount as well. Thank you, Michelle.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51ALARM SOUNDS Oh, my Lord! Charles!
0:10:51 > 0:10:53- Sorry about that.- How alarming.
0:10:53 > 0:10:57Meanwhile, Catherine has spied a small charm that she likes.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59Isn't that sweet?
0:10:59 > 0:11:03You've got this nice sort of embossed design.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06I would have thought it is about 1920.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08- Somewhere around there. - Can I hold on to that?
0:11:08 > 0:11:11- Of course.- Would you mind? Can I give that to you?
0:11:11 > 0:11:13Thank you. I just like that because it is a little bit...
0:11:13 > 0:11:16A little bit different. And we all love a fan, don't we?
0:11:16 > 0:11:18We do indeed.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20Well, you certainly seem to this Road Trip.
0:11:20 > 0:11:24What else has caught your eye, then, old girl?
0:11:24 > 0:11:26I saw this ballerina.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29I'm not a big fan of brooches, but she is quite sweet.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31- Yes.- The subject is fantastic,
0:11:31 > 0:11:35I mean, so often you find these big clusters with the big stone stuck in
0:11:35 > 0:11:38the middle, but something like that..
0:11:38 > 0:11:40I mean, and she's quite elegant.
0:11:40 > 0:11:41Her pose is quite elegant, isn't it?
0:11:41 > 0:11:42She's actually quite lovely.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44I quite like that.
0:11:44 > 0:11:45It has got 50 on it.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47I was thinking in my mind sort of 28, 30...
0:11:47 > 0:11:50We'll leave Craig to consider Catherine's offer,
0:11:50 > 0:11:53because Charles has found a Swansea porcelain ink stand.
0:11:53 > 0:11:57He only has £27 left, so fingers crossed, eh?
0:11:57 > 0:11:59I think it's lovely.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02It is this beautiful boat shape and I would call this a piece
0:12:02 > 0:12:06of Georgian porcelain and then it would date to around 1820.
0:12:06 > 0:12:07How much could that be, Michelle?
0:12:07 > 0:12:11I will have to phone him because there is no ticket on it.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13Could it be £25?
0:12:13 > 0:12:15- I really don't know. - Could you give him a call?
0:12:15 > 0:12:16All right, I'll ask him, yeah.
0:12:16 > 0:12:18Ink well. Thanks, Michelle.
0:12:18 > 0:12:19- Find out for me.- OK.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22Hi, Ian, it is Michelle.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24Hello, lovey, how are you?
0:12:24 > 0:12:27Right, Michelle My Belle, what news?
0:12:27 > 0:12:29- Michelle?- Your luck is in.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31- No, really? - Well, he said 30, but...
0:12:31 > 0:12:36Really? I just wonder if you could do £28?
0:12:36 > 0:12:38I think that would be OK.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40- I will buy that for £28. - OK.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43Oh, no, you won't. You're short, Charles.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45I've only got £27 left.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48- Oh, dear.- Would you like... - Never mind!
0:12:48 > 0:12:51- That is not on purpose. I am a pound short.- I believe you.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53Would you take £27?
0:12:53 > 0:12:56And you really have completely cleared me out.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58I apologise.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00Yes. It's fine, it's fine, never mind.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03Are you sure? Michelle My Belle, give us a kiss.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06- Are you happy with that?- Yes. It doesn't matter.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08You naughty boy.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10That forgiving deal means Charles has spent every single penny,
0:13:10 > 0:13:12so top marks.
0:13:12 > 0:13:16Catherine is still shopping and Craig has something he thinks
0:13:16 > 0:13:18will pique her interest.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21How about some Asprey hair brushes?
0:13:21 > 0:13:24- Now you're talking.- These have only just come into stock
0:13:24 > 0:13:27- so they haven't even been cleaned yet.- They are lovely.
0:13:27 > 0:13:31So this would've been in a set once upon a time.
0:13:31 > 0:13:33Perhaps with some other little jars or something like that.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35And maybe a hand mirror, probably.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38But it's nice that we've got Asprey on the side there -
0:13:38 > 0:13:41a nice clear mark, which is lovely, and you haven't polished them,
0:13:41 > 0:13:44which I think is fantastic.
0:13:44 > 0:13:48A great side as well is the lovely green enamel,
0:13:48 > 0:13:49the engine-turned enamel.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52Did you have a price in mind for these?
0:13:52 > 0:13:54Yes. They come in at a massive £10 each.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56So £40.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58Can they be 30 - is that cheeky?
0:13:58 > 0:14:00- Can they be 30?- They can be 35. - Lovely.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02Now, decision time.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04Catherine has three lots.
0:14:04 > 0:14:06Did you find out anything else on that?
0:14:06 > 0:14:08I had a word with Michelle, we've made a decision
0:14:08 > 0:14:09and we're going to take 30 on it.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12You can do 30? That's wonderful. I will take that at 30.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14This had a little ticket on it. What price...was it 12?
0:14:14 > 0:14:17It was £12, so it's £10.
0:14:17 > 0:14:18£10, OK.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20Can you do that for eight?
0:14:20 > 0:14:21Just to make my lot...
0:14:21 > 0:14:24The reason being, the rest of my fans are 32 and if
0:14:24 > 0:14:26I can make that eight, that gives it a nice comfortable...
0:14:26 > 0:14:28- A nice round figure. - A nice round figure.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31So, if I can do eight for that, that's lovely.
0:14:31 > 0:14:36And £35 for the Asprey hairbrushes makes a combined total of £73.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38S'marvellous.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42Having spent every penny,
0:14:42 > 0:14:44Charles has decided to take a trip to the seaside,
0:14:44 > 0:14:46and has made his way to Brighton.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50MUSIC: I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside
0:14:50 > 0:14:54But he is not here to stroll along the prom, prom, prom - oh, no.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57Instead, he is here to learn all about how the town
0:14:57 > 0:15:00used to pong, pong, pong,
0:15:00 > 0:15:03as he has come to meet Stuart Slark,
0:15:03 > 0:15:05who knows a thing or two about Brighton's sewers.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07Rather Charles than me.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09- Is it Stuart?- Yes, it is.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11- Good to see you.- Hello, Charles, nice to meet you.
0:15:11 > 0:15:15That smell. It is great taking in this lovely air.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18- Oh, it's beautiful.- It's clean and we always say enjoy the sea air,
0:15:18 > 0:15:20- don't we?- We do.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22If we roll back the years to maybe when Brighton Pavilion
0:15:22 > 0:15:26and Prince Regent George IV, it was the place to come,
0:15:26 > 0:15:28it was highly fashionable,
0:15:28 > 0:15:30but back then there was a stench, wasn't there?
0:15:30 > 0:15:33There was a very bad stench, yes.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36Because Brighton didn't have any sewerage system at all.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38All the properties were on cesspits,
0:15:38 > 0:15:41which meant there was nowhere for it to go,
0:15:41 > 0:15:42which meant when they were full up
0:15:42 > 0:15:44they used to tip them in the streets.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46And it used to come all the way down on to the beach,
0:15:46 > 0:15:47and then go out into the sea.
0:15:47 > 0:15:48You're going to show me
0:15:48 > 0:15:51what the sewers did to make this what it is today.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53- Yes.- Great! I can't wait, Stuart.
0:15:53 > 0:15:56By the mid-19th century,
0:15:56 > 0:15:59Brighton was one of the fastest-growing towns in Britain
0:15:59 > 0:16:01and thousands of families would visit
0:16:01 > 0:16:04for their annual seaside holiday.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07As a result, parts of Brighton struggled to cope.
0:16:07 > 0:16:11One huge problem was the stench from overflowing cesspits,
0:16:11 > 0:16:14and it would take one engineering genius to fix it,
0:16:14 > 0:16:16by creating a sewerage system.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22- Mind your step, Charles. - I can smell it.
0:16:22 > 0:16:23Oh, my goodness me.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26- Is that sewage?- That is raw sewage going through there at the moment.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29Oh, my goodness me. So are we now...?
0:16:29 > 0:16:32This is the old Victorian sewer.
0:16:32 > 0:16:37Everything you see today with me is the old Victorian sewer, yes.
0:16:37 > 0:16:38There is a surface run-off.
0:16:38 > 0:16:42- Is that sewage?- No, that is just condensation in here at the moment.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44I am pleased to hear it.
0:16:44 > 0:16:45If you look here...
0:16:45 > 0:16:48- Oh, yes.- This is where the rats normally sit.
0:16:48 > 0:16:49Oh, you are joking.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52- There's none here, so you're all right.- Oh, God!
0:16:52 > 0:16:54This is awful,
0:16:54 > 0:16:59in the nicest sense of learning about history, it's awful.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01Gosh, we're quite deep now, aren't we, underground?
0:17:01 > 0:17:04Yes, we are about 40 foot underground at the moment
0:17:04 > 0:17:05in the sewers itself.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08My immediate reaction, I think, Stuart,
0:17:08 > 0:17:12to what I can see is what a tremendous feat of engineering.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14It's an incredible feat of engineering
0:17:14 > 0:17:17when you think this was all open-cast done,
0:17:17 > 0:17:20in other words it was a great big hole and then they just built
0:17:20 > 0:17:22the brickwork around a wooden frame.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28The man in charge of designing this impressive system
0:17:28 > 0:17:30was Sir John Hawkshaw,
0:17:30 > 0:17:33a talented civil engineer noted for his work on Charing Cross
0:17:33 > 0:17:38and Cannon Street railway stations in London.
0:17:38 > 0:17:39What did Sir John Hawkshaw do?
0:17:39 > 0:17:41All I can see is a tunnel.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43What was different with his work?
0:17:43 > 0:17:48The difference came because Brighton has got no pumping stations on it
0:17:48 > 0:17:51at all, and everything was done by gravity.
0:17:51 > 0:17:55So what they invented, they invented an egg-shaped barrel,
0:17:55 > 0:17:57as you can see. I'll show you with my torch.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00As you can see, the egg-shaped barrel there.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03So what that does, because it is
0:18:03 > 0:18:05a small amount of gravity going through,
0:18:05 > 0:18:09what it does, it speeds up and throws all the water
0:18:09 > 0:18:11into the bottom of the barrel
0:18:11 > 0:18:13and makes it go faster as you can hear it going down
0:18:13 > 0:18:15the end of this pipe bit.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17What a man Sir John was.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20He almost, I suppose, rescued Brighton from what had been.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23I think he helped make it as popular as it was.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26And it is still in very good working condition now.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28Which way are we going now, Stuart?
0:18:28 > 0:18:30- Let's go down here.- OK.
0:18:30 > 0:18:32As you go round the second bend, just mind the step down.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34I feel like I'm in a loo, literally.
0:18:34 > 0:18:39There are an impressive 29 miles of Victorian sewers
0:18:39 > 0:18:41running under Brighton.
0:18:41 > 0:18:42Wow!
0:18:42 > 0:18:46# Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside
0:18:46 > 0:18:49# Oh, I do like to be beside the sea... #
0:18:49 > 0:18:52I wish he would stop jumping up and down.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54Stuart, I can see light.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57Yes, this is one of the most impressive chambers
0:18:57 > 0:18:59that has ever been built
0:18:59 > 0:19:01by Sir John Hawkshaw.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03Wow, that is amazing, isn't it?
0:19:03 > 0:19:05If you would believe it,
0:19:05 > 0:19:07we have been told there is over seven million bricks in here.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09Who were the workers?
0:19:09 > 0:19:12They employed Irish navvies, actually.
0:19:12 > 0:19:16So the Irish came over in their droves to support this build?
0:19:16 > 0:19:18Yes, correct, yes.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21And it cost quite a bit of money in those days.
0:19:21 > 0:19:25They estimated the cost to build this at £80,000.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28Back in 1860 something?
0:19:28 > 0:19:32- Correct.- That would work out to be about £9 million today.
0:19:32 > 0:19:36You would never get brickwork laid like this now in this day and age.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38How long did it take to build?
0:19:38 > 0:19:41It took from 1869 to 1874.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44It was five years, which is incredible.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48A tribute to Victorian ingenuity and construction,
0:19:48 > 0:19:53Hawkshaw's sewers remain in use today, keeping Brighton clean,
0:19:53 > 0:19:55fragrant and safe from disease.
0:19:55 > 0:19:59Daylight. Thank goodness.
0:19:59 > 0:20:00Talking of fragrant...
0:20:02 > 0:20:06The sweet smell of Brighton is here once again.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08That was an experience.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10So romantic, Charles.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19Back with Catherine and she's travelled half an hour south
0:20:19 > 0:20:22to Peacehaven for a final spot of shopping.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27Good afternoon, sir.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29Hiding behind the cabinets!
0:20:29 > 0:20:31Good afternoon. A pleasure to meet you.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34- I'm Catherine and you're...? - Hello, Catherine, I'm Steve.
0:20:34 > 0:20:38Hello, Steve. Catherine has £57 still to spend.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41Thank goodness there's lots of stock.
0:20:41 > 0:20:45Whenever I see anything shagreen, I have to pick it up.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48Shagreen is the most wonderful material.
0:20:48 > 0:20:54So this is dyed, dyed green shark skin or ray skin.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57You find a lot of things made from this in the Art Deco period.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59This is probably '20s, '30s.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01It's a lighter.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03Had that been an etui or something like that,
0:21:03 > 0:21:06that would have been absolutely gorgeous.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08Can you do this for 20?
0:21:08 > 0:21:09HE SIGHS
0:21:09 > 0:21:11No.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13Oh!
0:21:13 > 0:21:1522 really would be the lowest.
0:21:15 > 0:21:1622.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18Shake my hand, Steve.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21I'm going to buy this at £22.
0:21:21 > 0:21:22Okey-doke.
0:21:22 > 0:21:26That purchase brings the shopping to a close for this Road Trip.
0:21:26 > 0:21:30Catherine will add the Art Deco gent's lighter
0:21:30 > 0:21:32to her other purchases -
0:21:32 > 0:21:36the collection of fans, including the novelty gilt metal charm,
0:21:36 > 0:21:38the Great Dane woofer,
0:21:38 > 0:21:41the green enamel brush set,
0:21:41 > 0:21:45and the 1950s silver ballerina brooch.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48She spent a total of £165.
0:21:48 > 0:21:49Well done, that girl.
0:21:49 > 0:21:54Charles, meanwhile, spent every single penny of his £200 pot,
0:21:54 > 0:22:00buying a Minton bowl, the 1930s ostrich egg cigarette dispenser,
0:22:00 > 0:22:03the Japanese carved figure,
0:22:03 > 0:22:06the Black Forest desk stand,
0:22:06 > 0:22:08the rare Caughley coffee cup
0:22:08 > 0:22:11and the Swansea porcelain ink stand, which,
0:22:11 > 0:22:13if it's right, is worth a fortune.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15So, what do they make of each other's lots?
0:22:15 > 0:22:17I love Catherine's puppy. That Great Dane in the window,
0:22:17 > 0:22:21made in Cotswold stone, was an inspired buy.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23And at £32, to me,
0:22:23 > 0:22:25it's worth between 50 and 70.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28That little blue and white cup looks pretty rare to me,
0:22:28 > 0:22:31but have you spotted that massive crack down it?
0:22:31 > 0:22:35But then he only paid £8 so who knows what will happen?
0:22:37 > 0:22:40After starting in Arundel in Sussex,
0:22:40 > 0:22:41our experts are now en route to
0:22:41 > 0:22:44auction in Paddock Wood, Kent.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46And they are raring to go.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49We are literally at the back of the saleroom.
0:22:53 > 0:22:54And the sun is shining.
0:22:54 > 0:22:56And the sun is shining.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58- What can go wrong? - Everything is in our favour today.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01Hop Farm Auction Rooms is the place of battle.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04What does the man in charge, Alex Jenkins, have to say
0:23:04 > 0:23:06about our experts' lots?
0:23:06 > 0:23:10I think my favourite for the auction has got to be the Black Forest.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12I think that one has just got it all going on.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15I think it is going to do very well and I'm just jealous
0:23:15 > 0:23:16that I can't buy it myself, I have to say.
0:23:16 > 0:23:18The Cotswold stone,
0:23:18 > 0:23:19this could be the little fun
0:23:19 > 0:23:21surprise hit of the auction, I think.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23Time to find out.
0:23:23 > 0:23:25With buyers online and in the room,
0:23:25 > 0:23:27it's time for this pair to take their seats.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33First up, Charles's Minton bowl - this could be good.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36100, it starts at 100.
0:23:36 > 0:23:37Oh, come on.
0:23:37 > 0:23:41- I do hate to disappoint. - It's a great object, I had £100.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43110, 120, 130, 140, 150 now.
0:23:43 > 0:23:47160 on there, 170 now.
0:23:47 > 0:23:49- Go on.- I'm over the moon with that.
0:23:49 > 0:23:50Selling at 160.
0:23:50 > 0:23:54Yeah! I just liked it.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57- Thank you very much.- I wonder if they know about the chip.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59Charles is off to a flying start, though.
0:23:59 > 0:24:01That was your best thing.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03Yeah, it was, and my blockbuster paid off, and I'm delighted.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06Can Catherine make as big a splash with her first lot?
0:24:06 > 0:24:09Her set of enamel brushes are next.
0:24:09 > 0:24:11- £50 - I'm in.- Well done.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14- Put it there? That's good, well done.- Sh! Keep going.
0:24:14 > 0:24:1655 is online, 60.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18At £60, £60, 65, 70, we're there.
0:24:18 > 0:24:21- £70, sir?- I told you.
0:24:21 > 0:24:22- I told you.- £70 here, 75 we want.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25At £70 it is.
0:24:25 > 0:24:27Yay! He's a friend of mine.
0:24:27 > 0:24:31Hey! That's a profit apiece - great stuff.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33I think you did very well.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36Charles is up again, this time with his Swansea porcelain ink stand.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39Now, stand by.
0:24:39 > 0:24:42- £30 online. - Thank you, net, I'm happy.
0:24:42 > 0:24:4432. 32 is at the back, 32.
0:24:44 > 0:24:4634's there, 36? 36 there.
0:24:46 > 0:24:48- Come on!- 38 is there, 40.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50- Keep going.- 40 is there, 42.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52- 42 is there - 44, anywhere? - It doesn't need any more!
0:24:52 > 0:24:5546 there, 48, 50 now.
0:24:55 > 0:24:57£50 online.
0:24:57 > 0:24:59At £50, we're selling at 50.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03Gosh, well done. Another profit there for Charles,
0:25:03 > 0:25:04but it could have been more.
0:25:04 > 0:25:06You are flying.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08- It's good.- £23...
0:25:08 > 0:25:11Shall I go? You want to do this Road Trip by yourself?
0:25:11 > 0:25:13Thank you, Wales, and thank you, Kent.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16Time to find out if there are any dog lovers in the room.
0:25:16 > 0:25:18It's Catherine's Great Dane.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21Will he prove to be lucky?
0:25:21 > 0:25:24- £20 is bid.- That's profit there.
0:25:24 > 0:25:26- Oh, it's a bid!- £22 now,
0:25:26 > 0:25:31- £22, 22 is online, 24.- Oh, come on!
0:25:31 > 0:25:35- 22 it is.- No.- The sympathy bids are coming in.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38- Well done.- 26 is in.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41- £28, 30.- Yay! 32, 34. 34 is online.
0:25:41 > 0:25:4436. 38's there, 40 now.
0:25:44 > 0:25:46- 42.- Very, very, very good.
0:25:46 > 0:25:4944, back in. 46 there, 48 to you.
0:25:49 > 0:25:5148's there, 50 now.
0:25:51 > 0:25:5248 it is.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54It got there in the end.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57And it's another profit for Catherine.
0:25:57 > 0:25:59- Here we go, at £5... - Lucky, you made £10.
0:25:59 > 0:26:06- Lucky.- Now, Charles, this time with his Oriental old boy.
0:26:06 > 0:26:10- 22, 24, 26, 28.- Quite right, yes.
0:26:10 > 0:26:1230. Go on!
0:26:12 > 0:26:13Go on! Go on!
0:26:13 > 0:26:1532's online. 32 it is.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18At £32. Sells at 32.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22Charles is certainly on a roll today.
0:26:22 > 0:26:24Quality sells.
0:26:24 > 0:26:25Quality sells well.
0:26:25 > 0:26:27Quality sells well.
0:26:28 > 0:26:30That's his mantra.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32Catherine's fan selection is up next.
0:26:32 > 0:26:33£20, thank you, sir.
0:26:33 > 0:26:3522 now, straight in at 20.
0:26:35 > 0:26:37Net's in. Watch the net go. Watch the net.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39Still cheap for this lot.
0:26:39 > 0:26:41- It's really cheap.- 22 is there, 24, 26, 28, 26 there.
0:26:41 > 0:26:4528, 30. 32, 34. No?
0:26:45 > 0:26:4832 it is. In the middle at £32.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51Anywhere else? Still pretty things, still cheap.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53- Come on, Internet.- Watch the net. - There's nothing on the net.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56£32 it is , it sells at 32.
0:26:56 > 0:26:58- What?- Paris.
0:26:58 > 0:27:00It was a risky punt, given their condition,
0:27:00 > 0:27:03and one which didn't pay off, unfortunately.
0:27:03 > 0:27:08I'm really gutted. I really, really thought they would do brilliantly.
0:27:08 > 0:27:10That was my hope.
0:27:10 > 0:27:12Don't laugh. Don't laugh!
0:27:12 > 0:27:16Time to see how Charles's ostrich egg cigarette dispenser
0:27:16 > 0:27:18will go up in smoke or not.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21- £60 I'm bid. £65 we want.- We are in.
0:27:21 > 0:27:25- You've got 60?- Look! We're live in the States.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27£60 I've got, £65 we need.
0:27:27 > 0:27:30At £60. It's still cheap, isn't it?
0:27:30 > 0:27:32£60 here,
0:27:32 > 0:27:33- at 60 it is.- Come on!
0:27:34 > 0:27:36The world came to Kent
0:27:36 > 0:27:41and the world saluted my egg and it hatched. I'm delighted.
0:27:41 > 0:27:44I bet you are. That profit means Charles is romping
0:27:44 > 0:27:46- further into the lead. - Funny old game, you know,
0:27:46 > 0:27:48we've got a long way to go.
0:27:48 > 0:27:50Oh, if looks could kill.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53But can Catherine make a comeback
0:27:53 > 0:27:55with her pretty little silver ballerina brooch?
0:27:55 > 0:27:59Start straight in at £36.
0:27:59 > 0:28:03- £38 anywhere?- Good.- Good. Keep going.- Good.- £38 now.
0:28:03 > 0:28:07£38 there, 40 is here, 42, 44, 46.
0:28:07 > 0:28:09- She's skipping away.- £48 now.
0:28:09 > 0:28:12- Oh, that's quite good. - 46 there, 48 we need.
0:28:12 > 0:28:13Any more?
0:28:13 > 0:28:15At 46.
0:28:15 > 0:28:17Nice profit.
0:28:17 > 0:28:19You've got to be pleased with that, Catherine.
0:28:19 > 0:28:23- That's good. That's sweet 16 profit.- It's good for you.
0:28:23 > 0:28:26Next up, Charles's rare Caughley coffee cup.
0:28:26 > 0:28:28- £30 for it.- 30.
0:28:28 > 0:28:29Come on, rare object.
0:28:29 > 0:28:31Look, Internet bid.
0:28:31 > 0:28:36- Yes, straight in at 30.- 32 we need. Still cheap. £30 there, 32 we want.
0:28:36 > 0:28:38At £30 it is.
0:28:38 > 0:28:4132's in, £34 now.
0:28:41 > 0:28:43£32, at £32, it is 34 we want.
0:28:43 > 0:28:46- Still going on the net.- At £32, £32 it is, at 32.
0:28:46 > 0:28:50- Stop dancing.- Sorry.- Another cracking profit there for Charles.
0:28:50 > 0:28:53Look at me. Thanks a lot. That's good.
0:28:53 > 0:28:57Catherine is back in the hot seat now with her last lot,
0:28:57 > 0:29:00the Art Deco gents' lighter.
0:29:00 > 0:29:01£10 I'm bid.
0:29:01 > 0:29:0412, 14, 16, 18.
0:29:04 > 0:29:07- Come on, it's gorgeous!- 22 it is.
0:29:07 > 0:29:0924, worth a lot more.
0:29:09 > 0:29:13- Too little ducks. Quack quack. - 22, and 24 we need.
0:29:13 > 0:29:14At 22.
0:29:14 > 0:29:18Well, at least it wasn't a loss.
0:29:18 > 0:29:21It had a good skin on it, it was a thick-skinned object,
0:29:21 > 0:29:25you're thick-skinned as well, come on, it doesn't matter.
0:29:25 > 0:29:28I think I'm going to cry.
0:29:28 > 0:29:32Here comes Charles's final lot, the Black Forest desk stand.
0:29:32 > 0:29:35- 100 I'll take, 100, thank you. - Hello!
0:29:35 > 0:29:37- You should take that and run. - No. Come on.
0:29:37 > 0:29:39£100 it is. 110 now, should be more.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42- 110, 120, 130. - What?- Hold tight, baby. I'm sorry.
0:29:42 > 0:29:44- 130, 140. - Are you paying these guys?- 140, 150.
0:29:44 > 0:29:48- Hold tight.- 160 online. 170.- Hello, Internet. America is calling.
0:29:48 > 0:29:50It's the American dream. Come on, America. Come on, America.
0:29:50 > 0:29:52- 170,- 180, 190?
0:29:52 > 0:29:54- Yes, please.- Yes, please. - 190 there, 200.
0:29:54 > 0:29:57- 200 is there, 210?- How do you... - Come on, America.- Charlie!
0:29:57 > 0:30:00- 220, 230. 230 is there, 240 now. 230 it is.- I'm amazed!
0:30:00 > 0:30:03Baby, hold tight, it's a funny old game.
0:30:03 > 0:30:05Sorry, Catherine. Keep going.
0:30:05 > 0:30:07230 in the room, 240 we want.
0:30:07 > 0:30:10- Come on, America!- 240 is there, 250 is yours.
0:30:10 > 0:30:14- 250 it is, 260 now. - Come on!- At 250 in the room.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16- At 250 it is, selling.- Sold.
0:30:16 > 0:30:19- Thank you very much.- Well done.
0:30:19 > 0:30:21- Wow!- Well done. - I can't believe it.
0:30:21 > 0:30:23I think I need a kiss for that.
0:30:23 > 0:30:24Oh!
0:30:26 > 0:30:29And so Charles completes his full house of profits
0:30:29 > 0:30:31with an amazing result.
0:30:31 > 0:30:33I think you should do a little dance.
0:30:33 > 0:30:34I might have a little jig for joy.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37I might do a little jig for joy as well.
0:30:37 > 0:30:39- GAVEL BANGS - Sorry. We're being told off now.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42Catherine started this leg with £200 and made a pretty profit
0:30:42 > 0:30:49of £13.76 after auction costs, leaving her with £213.76.
0:30:49 > 0:30:51Well done.
0:30:51 > 0:30:56Charles also started with £200 and he made an amazing profit of
0:30:56 > 0:31:01£278.88, after saleroom fees,
0:31:01 > 0:31:05so he goes into the next leg way out in the lead,
0:31:05 > 0:31:08with a fabulous £478.88.
0:31:10 > 0:31:13MUSIC: I Get Around by The Beach Boys
0:31:18 > 0:31:21Hold onto your hats, we're about to start off on the second leg
0:31:21 > 0:31:24with giggly twosome Charles amd Catherine.
0:31:24 > 0:31:26They do love a laugh.
0:31:26 > 0:31:31They'll start in the Kent village of Chart Sutton,
0:31:31 > 0:31:34and aim for auction in Bourne End in Buckinghamshire.
0:31:34 > 0:31:38They're sharing their first shop. Fortunately, it's a biggie.
0:31:38 > 0:31:40Dealers Jamie and Trevor are on hand to help.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43- Hello, gents.- Hello.- Hello.
0:31:43 > 0:31:46- Catherine.- I'm Trevor. How nice to meet you.- Hello.
0:31:46 > 0:31:48- Hello, Charles. Trevor.- Good to see you.- Nice to meet you.- Jamie.
0:31:48 > 0:31:50Jamie, hello, Jamie.
0:31:50 > 0:31:52Time to split up and browse.
0:31:52 > 0:31:57Antiques don't buy themselves, you know.
0:31:58 > 0:32:01Catherine has just over £210.
0:32:01 > 0:32:04I quite like this. What's this over here?
0:32:04 > 0:32:07- Oh, the clock and the manicure set. - That's an unusual combination.
0:32:10 > 0:32:13This charming Edwardian mantle clock contains some tools
0:32:13 > 0:32:16for keeping your nails neat and tidy. How sweet.
0:32:16 > 0:32:18Want to have a look?
0:32:18 > 0:32:21And then you open it up and you've got...
0:32:21 > 0:32:22A set of manicure tools.
0:32:22 > 0:32:24It's priced at £35.
0:32:24 > 0:32:28To make something on this, I need it to be more like 15.
0:32:28 > 0:32:31Could we split the difference and come in at 20?
0:32:31 > 0:32:34- OK, let's put that as a possibility. - OK.- Put that to one side,
0:32:34 > 0:32:37because I feel you have a lot more to offer here.
0:32:37 > 0:32:42One item put aside. And what's this?
0:32:43 > 0:32:45That's quite a nice old...
0:32:45 > 0:32:48..railway sign. It's very heavy, be careful.
0:32:48 > 0:32:50- It is heavy, isn't it? Cast iron. - Yes, cast iron.
0:32:50 > 0:32:55What is it? "Any person who omits to shut and fasten this gate
0:32:55 > 0:32:59"is liable to a penalty." That's a big lump, isn't it?
0:32:59 > 0:33:01Yes, it's quite nice.
0:33:01 > 0:33:03It's proced at 48.
0:33:05 > 0:33:08What's ypur best, then, Trev?
0:33:08 > 0:33:13- I'm happy to let you have that for 15, if it helps.- Are you? Right.
0:33:13 > 0:33:15Another item to set aside.
0:33:15 > 0:33:18And there really is no stopping Catherine this morning. Go, girl.
0:33:18 > 0:33:20This is nice.
0:33:22 > 0:33:24- Yeah, that's unusual, isn't it?- Mm.
0:33:24 > 0:33:27Certainly is. Mid-20th century parasol
0:33:27 > 0:33:29embellished with a carved figure?
0:33:29 > 0:33:30Lovely.
0:33:30 > 0:33:32- The sticks are all good. - There we are.
0:33:32 > 0:33:35Mm. Priced at £35.
0:33:35 > 0:33:37And once again, Catherine's not going to commit
0:33:37 > 0:33:38until she's finished browsing.
0:33:41 > 0:33:43Isn't this terribly bad luck to put that over your head?
0:33:43 > 0:33:45Oh, yeah, thanks. God, I don't need any more bad luck!
0:33:45 > 0:33:47I don't need any more.
0:33:47 > 0:33:51Charles, do you want an umbrella?
0:33:51 > 0:33:56Now, Charles has a huge £480. And this looks promising.
0:33:56 > 0:33:59They're good signs, aren't they?
0:33:59 > 0:34:01Wow!
0:34:01 > 0:34:05It's a collection of six enamel advertising signs from the early
0:34:05 > 0:34:07to the mid-20th century.
0:34:07 > 0:34:10Ticket price on the lot is a whopping £600.
0:34:10 > 0:34:14Dealer Jamie will try to contact the vendor to see if a deal
0:34:14 > 0:34:17can be struck, while Charles browses on.
0:34:17 > 0:34:20But elsewhere, Catherine has also nabbed Jamie's attention.
0:34:22 > 0:34:24Tell me about the bubblegum machine.
0:34:24 > 0:34:26It's very good. It takes 20p pieces.
0:34:26 > 0:34:29- You can use it as a money box, if you want to.- Oh, you can use it?
0:34:29 > 0:34:30Yeah, you can use it.
0:34:30 > 0:34:34Oh, yes. It dates from the 1980s. Ticket price is £75.
0:34:34 > 0:34:37Can we say 25 and I won't go down any more?
0:34:37 > 0:34:40- OK.- Can we?- Yeah.- I quite like this.
0:34:40 > 0:34:43- I'm going to shake your hand on that.- OK.- I'm going to say yes
0:34:43 > 0:34:45- to £25.- OK.
0:34:45 > 0:34:48Crikey! Catherine bags the sweetest of discounts.
0:34:50 > 0:34:55But, despite the dancing, she's still got a heap of items set aside.
0:34:55 > 0:34:57The mantle clock-cum-manicure set,
0:34:57 > 0:35:00the railway signage and the mid-20th century parasol,
0:35:00 > 0:35:03which Trevor has had some word on.
0:35:03 > 0:35:05He's prepared to let you have that for £18.
0:35:05 > 0:35:08- 18, OK.- Mm.
0:35:08 > 0:35:10I can do the clock for 15 for you, if that helps.
0:35:10 > 0:35:12Right. So we've got 15 on the clock.
0:35:12 > 0:35:14Yes. And the railway sign...
0:35:14 > 0:35:18- We can do that for 15? - I'll do it for 15.
0:35:18 > 0:35:20Yeah, I think that seems pretty good.
0:35:20 > 0:35:24Deal done, then, at £48 for the parasol, sign and clock,
0:35:24 > 0:35:28and Catherine also has the bubblegum machine she bought earlier as well.
0:35:28 > 0:35:32So, she's got a whopping four items in the bag for a total of £73,
0:35:32 > 0:35:34and she's finished here also.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37HE WHISTLES Nice flowers.
0:35:41 > 0:35:44And Charles... Blimey! This carved African mask
0:35:44 > 0:35:50dates from around about 1900, and it's priced at £95.
0:35:50 > 0:35:53- I'm going to read your mind...- Go for it.
0:35:55 > 0:35:58- Go on, tell me.- No, you read my mind. What did I say?
0:35:59 > 0:36:03- I think you might say about £30. - I had £30 in mind.
0:36:03 > 0:36:05- No!- There we go.- Really?
0:36:05 > 0:36:08- It was £30.- And that still gives you a profit?- Yes.
0:36:08 > 0:36:11Lovely. That little "face-off" - ha-ha!
0:36:11 > 0:36:14means Charles finally has his first item.
0:36:14 > 0:36:17And now, the owner of all those signs is on the blower.
0:36:17 > 0:36:20What might he do if Charles takes all six?
0:36:20 > 0:36:2230 quid the lot?
0:36:23 > 0:36:25£400?
0:36:25 > 0:36:29- And that's the bottom? - Better than the top.
0:36:29 > 0:36:31And after a final chat with Jamie...
0:36:31 > 0:36:33Take care, bye-bye, bye!
0:36:34 > 0:36:37So, if we both say together, the best price was...?
0:36:37 > 0:36:38380.
0:36:38 > 0:36:39It wasn't?!
0:36:39 > 0:36:41A terrific offer,
0:36:41 > 0:36:44but Charles still wants to keep his options open.
0:36:44 > 0:36:49I feel duty bound, just to get myself around
0:36:49 > 0:36:51the great landscape of Kent,
0:36:51 > 0:36:54just to make sure I don't unearth anything else...
0:36:54 > 0:36:56would you have an agreement to hold them?
0:36:56 > 0:36:59- Yep.- And I will, either way, call you.- Yep.
0:36:59 > 0:37:02Jamie, you are a gent.
0:37:02 > 0:37:06Charles has those on hold, and the mask in the bag.
0:37:06 > 0:37:07And he's heading off.
0:37:10 > 0:37:15Meanwhile, Catherine has travelled on to the Kent town of Tenterden,
0:37:15 > 0:37:17where she is strolling into her next shop.
0:37:17 > 0:37:18Looks lovely in here.
0:37:24 > 0:37:29Quite nice. So we've got a leather Georgian fire bucket.
0:37:29 > 0:37:32Copper around the top.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35That's quite nice, isn't it?
0:37:35 > 0:37:371820s, '30s?
0:37:37 > 0:37:40It's in quite nice condition. People like these.
0:37:40 > 0:37:42As well they might.
0:37:42 > 0:37:44What can Pam and Terry do for you?
0:37:45 > 0:37:47138 on your bucket.
0:37:47 > 0:37:49We could do 110
0:37:49 > 0:37:52for you. It is an old Georgian one,
0:37:52 > 0:37:55- it's at least 200 years old. - Yeah.
0:37:55 > 0:37:59I do like it. The ones that tend to do very well
0:37:59 > 0:38:01aren't so worn. Because this is quite worn.
0:38:01 > 0:38:03It feels like it's almost...
0:38:03 > 0:38:06- It still holds water.- Have you tested it?- We have.
0:38:06 > 0:38:08But will this deal hold water?
0:38:08 > 0:38:11Would that be your best on that?
0:38:11 > 0:38:13I can do you £100.
0:38:13 > 0:38:16- It's a lot of money, isn't it? - Do 90, then.
0:38:16 > 0:38:18- And 90 is your best price? - Yeah.- Yeah? OK.
0:38:18 > 0:38:20- We'll shake on it.- Thank you.
0:38:20 > 0:38:22A gamble it is.
0:38:22 > 0:38:26Catherine parts with the lion's share of her kitty
0:38:26 > 0:38:27for a venerable bucket,
0:38:27 > 0:38:31leaving her with just over £50 left to spend.
0:38:31 > 0:38:34And after such a daring buy, I think a bit of rest is needed,
0:38:34 > 0:38:36so nighty-night.
0:38:39 > 0:38:45The morning sun finds them back in the MG, and raring to go.
0:38:45 > 0:38:47You know, the sun has got his hat on today.
0:38:47 > 0:38:50It's going to be a hip, hip, hip hooray.
0:38:50 > 0:38:51And I can't wait. Yeah.
0:38:51 > 0:38:54And neither can I, Charles.
0:38:54 > 0:38:58They have arived in the village of Headcorn.
0:38:58 > 0:39:00Catherine's dropping Charles off at his first shop.
0:39:00 > 0:39:02Sweet little place.
0:39:02 > 0:39:04Drive carefully. See you later. Good luck.
0:39:06 > 0:39:07Bye.
0:39:07 > 0:39:08With only £50 in his pocket,
0:39:08 > 0:39:12Chsrles is meeting Shirley, owner of Allsorts.
0:39:12 > 0:39:14Hi, Shirl.
0:39:14 > 0:39:16- Shirley, good to see you. - And you.- It's nice to be here.
0:39:16 > 0:39:18- Good.- I like your antique shop. I'll go for a wander.
0:39:18 > 0:39:20- OK.- Thank you, Mrs...
0:39:20 > 0:39:24- Just Shirley?- Just Shirley. - Just Shirley here in Kent.- Not Mrs.
0:39:24 > 0:39:27I like your style. We're friends in Kent. That's great.
0:39:30 > 0:39:32Now, that's a lot of crockery.
0:39:32 > 0:39:34That's quite nice.
0:39:34 > 0:39:37Isn't that pretty? Isn't that a beautiful shape?
0:39:37 > 0:39:39It's so... So Art Deco.
0:39:39 > 0:39:43So you. This part-dinner service was made by Gray's,
0:39:43 > 0:39:46a Staffordshire pottery maker founded in 1907.
0:39:46 > 0:39:50But this set dates from the early 20th century.
0:39:50 > 0:39:53Look at that, the design. That's got the lid...
0:39:55 > 0:39:56Open it up,
0:39:56 > 0:40:00and this sort of set just makes you feel happy.
0:40:00 > 0:40:03That ladle. Because the colours are so vibrant,
0:40:03 > 0:40:08the sun is shining in Kent, and importantly, I like this.
0:40:08 > 0:40:12Ticket price is £45. Oh. Shirley...!
0:40:12 > 0:40:16Shirley! You're a lady who's full of joy.
0:40:16 > 0:40:19What could be the best price on that?
0:40:19 > 0:40:20I'll have to phone the dealer for you.
0:40:20 > 0:40:23- But I'm sure we can do something. - What are you thinking?
0:40:23 > 0:40:25- What are you thinking? - What am I thinking?
0:40:25 > 0:40:28He's got 45... I don't know if he'd go as low as 30.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31- That sounds good to me.- Does that all right?- Yeah.
0:40:31 > 0:40:35Within a flash, Shirl the Pearl has the answer.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38- I've spoken to the dealer. - Full of Art Deco promise. Hit me.
0:40:38 > 0:40:42- Yes, you can have it for 30. - I'll take it. Thank you.- Great.
0:40:42 > 0:40:44I'll take it. That's one down. Fantastic. I'm delighted, Shirley.
0:40:44 > 0:40:47And that's another tidy little buy for Charles.
0:40:47 > 0:40:49Thank you, Shirl.
0:40:50 > 0:40:54Now, Catherine already has five items in the old bag,
0:40:54 > 0:40:59so she's galloped straight back to the town of Maidstone.
0:40:59 > 0:41:02Cantered, actually. Where she seems to be horsing around.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04Ha! Where did you get that wonderful conveyance, ma'am?
0:41:04 > 0:41:07MUSIC: Galloping Home by Denis King
0:41:07 > 0:41:10So, from classic car
0:41:10 > 0:41:12to my carriage. This is even more classic.
0:41:14 > 0:41:17Eat your heart out, Charles Hanson.
0:41:17 > 0:41:20Crikey. In quite the correct style, she is heading
0:41:20 > 0:41:25- for the Tyrwhitt-Drake Museum of Carriages.- Thank you very much!
0:41:25 > 0:41:27That was an amazing experience.
0:41:27 > 0:41:28Thank you, thank you.
0:41:28 > 0:41:30- You're welcome.- Thank you, Wilbur and Buster.
0:41:30 > 0:41:32Well done, boys.
0:41:32 > 0:41:38Here she's meeting Maidstone Museum's director Victoria Barlow.
0:41:38 > 0:41:40- Hi, there.- Hi.- Victoria, very nice to meet you.
0:41:40 > 0:41:45This place holds a collection of over 60 carriages.
0:41:45 > 0:41:47It's a time capsule of the world
0:41:47 > 0:41:50when horsepower was really the thing.
0:41:50 > 0:41:54We owe its existence today to its founder and namesake.
0:41:55 > 0:41:57Who's our friend here, then?
0:41:57 > 0:41:59OK, so this is the reason that we're here,
0:41:59 > 0:42:01this is Garrard Tyrwhitt-Drake.
0:42:01 > 0:42:05He was born in the 1880s, so very much a late Victorian,
0:42:05 > 0:42:09but he came from a local brewing family, so very wealthy.
0:42:09 > 0:42:12The reason he's important for this museum was that
0:42:12 > 0:42:14after the end of the Second World War
0:42:14 > 0:42:18he began to see that carriages had had their day.
0:42:18 > 0:42:19Motorised vehicles were coming in,
0:42:19 > 0:42:22and he was quite aware of the fact that
0:42:22 > 0:42:24a lot of the carriages that had been so popular and that he remembered so
0:42:24 > 0:42:29fondly from his youth, were sitting in barns, rotting away,
0:42:29 > 0:42:30and were never going to be used again,
0:42:30 > 0:42:33and he wanted to save examples,
0:42:33 > 0:42:36so that we would know what it was like.
0:42:36 > 0:42:41The horse-drawn carriages he saved form the basis for the museum's
0:42:41 > 0:42:44collection. They tell the story of coach and carriage evolution
0:42:44 > 0:42:46down the ages - from the days
0:42:46 > 0:42:49when carriage travel was only for the wealthy,
0:42:49 > 0:42:52to the 19th century, when it opened up to ordinary people.
0:42:52 > 0:42:55Well, this is quite an important carriage in the development of them.
0:42:55 > 0:42:59This is a Clarence, also known as a growler,
0:42:59 > 0:43:02because of the noise its wheels made on the floor.
0:43:02 > 0:43:04This was one of the first carriages in the Victorian era,
0:43:04 > 0:43:08when a normal middle-class family could buy a carriage
0:43:08 > 0:43:10and take their family out in it.
0:43:12 > 0:43:15This made carriage travel an option for the middle-class masses.
0:43:15 > 0:43:21And they soon learned that they made perfect cabs for hire,
0:43:21 > 0:43:23because you could get four people and some
0:43:23 > 0:43:26luggage into the carriage,
0:43:26 > 0:43:29so people started then renting them by the hour,
0:43:29 > 0:43:32- and these became the first hackney carriages.- Oh, really?
0:43:32 > 0:43:35So where we get the name hackney carriages from today,
0:43:35 > 0:43:36for the London cabs?
0:43:36 > 0:43:39The streets of Britain's cities teemed with carriages
0:43:39 > 0:43:41in their Victorian heyday,
0:43:41 > 0:43:43but it didn't take long until carriage design
0:43:43 > 0:43:46evolved along some more daring lines.
0:43:48 > 0:43:50Victoria, this particular coach
0:43:50 > 0:43:54looks structurally very different from what we've seen downstairs.
0:43:54 > 0:43:56What's happened here is we've had a shift
0:43:56 > 0:43:58from having your driver upfront
0:43:58 > 0:44:01driving you while you sit in comfort at the back.
0:44:01 > 0:44:05This is actually an owner-driver vehicle, so you drive yourself.
0:44:05 > 0:44:10It meant that it became very popular with young men who liked speed.
0:44:10 > 0:44:14So this was, you know, the sort of sports car of its day.
0:44:14 > 0:44:18You would get up, set off, possibly with a friend,
0:44:18 > 0:44:21but essentially it was for the young, the daring,
0:44:21 > 0:44:23the need for speed.
0:44:23 > 0:44:25MUSIC: William Tell Overture by Rossini
0:44:25 > 0:44:28Boy racers might have been a hazard even in the 19th century,
0:44:28 > 0:44:30but Victoria also wants to show
0:44:30 > 0:44:33Catherine another carriage that really typified the age.
0:44:33 > 0:44:35Giddy up.
0:44:36 > 0:44:38This is lovely and open, this one, isn't it?
0:44:38 > 0:44:41It is. This is a Victoria.
0:44:41 > 0:44:43- So this was named after...- The Queen, Queen Victoria,
0:44:43 > 0:44:49who very much popularised carriages as a way of being seen by a crowd.
0:44:49 > 0:44:51So a lot of the carriages we looked at downstairs
0:44:51 > 0:44:53had doors and window blinds that you could pull,
0:44:53 > 0:44:54so you could ride in privacy.
0:44:54 > 0:44:57This carriage is all designed to show off.
0:44:57 > 0:44:59- "Look at me."- Indeed.
0:44:59 > 0:45:01So when you are going out to an event,
0:45:01 > 0:45:03perhaps to the races or to a picnic,
0:45:03 > 0:45:06and you've paid a fortune for your beautiful dress,
0:45:06 > 0:45:07you want people to see it.
0:45:07 > 0:45:12So you could fold the roof back down and the sides are cut away very low.
0:45:12 > 0:45:14And obviously for the Queen, that was important,
0:45:14 > 0:45:15so her subjects could see her.
0:45:18 > 0:45:19As the 20th century dawned,
0:45:19 > 0:45:22motorised transport started to usurp the carriage,
0:45:22 > 0:45:26but these still have an elegance and romance all of their own.
0:45:28 > 0:45:31Well, I have to say it's been wonderful.
0:45:31 > 0:45:33Now my carriage awaits. And I have to head off.
0:45:33 > 0:45:37- Thank you so much, Victoria, thank you.- Take care.- Bye-bye.
0:45:38 > 0:45:40You could get too used to this, Catherine.
0:45:40 > 0:45:42Right, we're off again.
0:45:42 > 0:45:44Walk on, as they say.
0:45:51 > 0:45:56Meanwhile, Charles has motored on to the town of Faversham...
0:45:56 > 0:45:59..where he's sauntering off into his next shop.
0:45:59 > 0:46:01Andy's in charge here today.
0:46:01 > 0:46:05True to form, Charles doesn't take long to spot a possible.
0:46:05 > 0:46:08It's this revolving cabinet here.
0:46:08 > 0:46:10Here they are.
0:46:10 > 0:46:12- Aren't they wonderful? - They're lovely.
0:46:12 > 0:46:14- Are they yours?- They are, sir.
0:46:14 > 0:46:17- They could be yours. - Aren't they gorgeous?
0:46:17 > 0:46:22They are a pair of decorative cut steel shoe buckles,
0:46:22 > 0:46:25which Charles thinks may date from as early as the 18th century,
0:46:25 > 0:46:27and I think he's right.
0:46:27 > 0:46:30So, you'd put them on like that, wouldn't you, in the day?
0:46:30 > 0:46:32That's it, yes.
0:46:32 > 0:46:36So... Maybe a Georgian gent, and don't my shoes look better now?
0:46:36 > 0:46:40- They do, they look beautiful. - They're just stunning.
0:46:40 > 0:46:44Ticket price on these handsome accoutrements is £150.
0:46:44 > 0:46:48But what might be Andy's bottom line?
0:46:48 > 0:46:50To be honest, I'd like about 80.
0:46:50 > 0:46:52- Could you go a bit less, do you think?- 70.
0:46:52 > 0:46:54You're an odd and I'm an even.
0:46:54 > 0:46:56- Right.- Odd and even.
0:46:56 > 0:46:59And I wonder if you could be an even-steven and meet me at £60.
0:47:01 > 0:47:04- Go on, then.- Are you sure? - Yeah.- Does that leave you...?
0:47:04 > 0:47:08- It still gives me a profit, yeah, absolutely.- And that's a deal.
0:47:08 > 0:47:11- Done. Sold. Thanks a lot.- Thank you. - Appreciate it.
0:47:11 > 0:47:14That's one more item bagged, but Charles is still on the hunt.
0:47:16 > 0:47:19Watch out, he is in a cabinet.
0:47:19 > 0:47:20Quite like this vase down here.
0:47:20 > 0:47:22Hello, vase.
0:47:22 > 0:47:25"Hello, Charles!"
0:47:25 > 0:47:28And that landscape is quite unusual, and the gilding is good.
0:47:28 > 0:47:32Charles is gently tapping the vase on his teeth
0:47:32 > 0:47:35to check for the sound of any repairs.
0:47:35 > 0:47:37Sounds OK - and you do have to have your own teeth.
0:47:37 > 0:47:40It's a piece of Carlton Ware, probably dating from the 1920s.
0:47:40 > 0:47:43- Andy?- Yes? - Excuse me, come hither.
0:47:43 > 0:47:45- Over here. I'm waiting.- I'm admiring your vase.
0:47:45 > 0:47:48- Thank you.- It says £15.
0:47:48 > 0:47:49I like it. Best price?
0:47:49 > 0:47:53- 13?- I was hoping you might say it could be Hanson's den - number...?
0:47:53 > 0:47:56- Ten.- 12...
0:47:56 > 0:47:59I would happily take this vase for a tenner, because I think for £10
0:47:59 > 0:48:02- it's decorative. Put it there. - Yeah, go on.- £10?
0:48:02 > 0:48:05- Sold!- Good man. - Are you happy with that?- Yeah, fine.
0:48:05 > 0:48:09That's yet another deal sealed. Good man.
0:48:12 > 0:48:14Now, Charles is in a bit of a pickle.
0:48:14 > 0:48:18Remember the set of six metal signs he reserved yesterday?
0:48:18 > 0:48:20The last quote was £380.
0:48:20 > 0:48:23The problem is, Charles no longer has that much cash.
0:48:23 > 0:48:27Oh,dear, what's to be done?
0:48:27 > 0:48:30But I've still got £348 left.
0:48:30 > 0:48:33Time to give the dealer, Jamie, a tinkle, I think.
0:48:33 > 0:48:36Let's go for it.
0:48:36 > 0:48:40Thanks ever so much, I'll buy them. Thanks a lot. Cheers. All the best.
0:48:40 > 0:48:42Bye-bye, cheers, bye-bye. Bye.
0:48:42 > 0:48:44Well, from having a full kitty,
0:48:44 > 0:48:49I'm now down to nothing. I've bought the signs for £348.
0:48:49 > 0:48:54I'm banking on a whole load of rusty old tin plate signs,
0:48:54 > 0:48:58which could be dangerous. But he who dares wins, as they say.
0:48:58 > 0:49:01Who says? The SAS, and Del Boy! That's who.
0:49:01 > 0:49:04And so, that concludes the shopping.
0:49:04 > 0:49:08Charles has bagged the African tribal mask, the Carlton Ware vase,
0:49:08 > 0:49:12the part-dinner service and the metal shoe buckles,
0:49:12 > 0:49:14as well as the set of six signs,
0:49:14 > 0:49:16which he plans to sell in three separate lots.
0:49:16 > 0:49:18He spent £478 exactly.
0:49:18 > 0:49:21While Catherine has the Georgian fire bucket,
0:49:21 > 0:49:23the manicure set-cum-clock,
0:49:23 > 0:49:28the vintage railway sign, the bubblegum machine -
0:49:28 > 0:49:32freshly filled with sweeties that cost her a fiver - and the parasol.
0:49:32 > 0:49:36She spent £168 exactly.
0:49:36 > 0:49:38But what on earth do they make of each other's lots?
0:49:38 > 0:49:40Not much, I fancy.
0:49:40 > 0:49:43I love her bubblegum dispenser.
0:49:43 > 0:49:45For £25, it's cheap.
0:49:45 > 0:49:48It might go pop at auction, and it might blow up the room
0:49:48 > 0:49:50and make a fortune. I hope not.
0:49:50 > 0:49:55Charles loves those little Georgian shoe buckles, and they are lovely,
0:49:55 > 0:49:58especially being in their fitted case, but,
0:49:58 > 0:50:00do people really want those?
0:50:00 > 0:50:04Do people really buy those? Who knows? Time will tell.
0:50:06 > 0:50:10On this leg, they began their buying in Chart Sutton, Kent,
0:50:10 > 0:50:14and are now heading for some selling in Bourne End in Buckinghamshire.
0:50:14 > 0:50:17Could it be the END for you in Bourne END?
0:50:17 > 0:50:19I might be born again in the end!
0:50:19 > 0:50:21DEEP VOICE: Now...
0:50:21 > 0:50:26..this is not the end, it is not even the beginning of the end.
0:50:26 > 0:50:28Now, that's a quote. Time to get inside.
0:50:31 > 0:50:33Our auctioneer today is Simon Brown.
0:50:33 > 0:50:35Before the off, what does he make of our lots?
0:50:37 > 0:50:42The late 1970s, early '80s bubblegum machine, it's quirky.
0:50:42 > 0:50:46The pair of Georgian shoe buckles, very collectable,
0:50:46 > 0:50:48quite sought after and quite rare,
0:50:48 > 0:50:50so I'm looking forward to selling those.
0:50:50 > 0:50:55The sale's about to begin. Starting positions, please.
0:50:57 > 0:50:59First up, it's Catherine's parasol.
0:50:59 > 0:51:01- 20 I'm bid.- Well done.
0:51:01 > 0:51:0220 in the room.
0:51:02 > 0:51:04- You built it up. - It's moving. Hold tight.
0:51:04 > 0:51:06- Online, he's got.- 25 now.
0:51:06 > 0:51:09Really disappointing.
0:51:09 > 0:51:13It's a profit, if not a huge one.
0:51:13 > 0:51:16You made 700 pence.
0:51:16 > 0:51:18Nothing to be sniffed at.
0:51:18 > 0:51:21Now, it's Charles's African mask.
0:51:21 > 0:51:2440 I'm bid. Got you. 40. Yours at 40.
0:51:24 > 0:51:2742. 45. 47. 50. 55.
0:51:27 > 0:51:2960. 65?
0:51:29 > 0:51:33That's good. £20 profit.
0:51:33 > 0:51:34I thought you'd make more than that.
0:51:34 > 0:51:36Selling at 60. Are we all done?
0:51:36 > 0:51:38On my right, thank you.
0:51:38 > 0:51:40That's a nice winner to start him off.
0:51:40 > 0:51:43Had a nice colour, had a nice glow, like you.
0:51:43 > 0:51:45- Colour?- Nice colour and glow.
0:51:45 > 0:51:47Didn't have colour, it was wooden.
0:51:47 > 0:51:49The bubblegum machine filled with sweets is next
0:51:49 > 0:51:52to take a pop at some profit.
0:51:52 > 0:51:54Nice stylish little piece there.
0:51:54 > 0:51:57- With sweets.- Who'll start me at £30, please, for this lot?
0:51:57 > 0:52:00- 30 I'm bid.- Well done.- Yours at 30.
0:52:00 > 0:52:03Have we all done at 30? 32. 35. 37. 40.
0:52:03 > 0:52:05- 42.- Good.- 45.
0:52:05 > 0:52:07- Well done.- Shhh!- 55.
0:52:07 > 0:52:0960. 65. 70?
0:52:09 > 0:52:12- 65 in the room.- Yes!- Selling at 65.
0:52:12 > 0:52:14Are you all done at 65,
0:52:14 > 0:52:15we all done?
0:52:15 > 0:52:18- Ohh...- That blew a big bubble.
0:52:18 > 0:52:21Ooh-hoo! And it's another winner for her.
0:52:21 > 0:52:23- It had a style. - Nah-nah, nah-nah-nah!
0:52:23 > 0:52:25I can be childish.
0:52:25 > 0:52:27You certainly can.
0:52:27 > 0:52:30Next up is Charles's little Carlton Ware vase.
0:52:30 > 0:52:32- Rouge Royale.- Ten to start.
0:52:32 > 0:52:34- £10, anybody interested? - Could be in trouble.
0:52:34 > 0:52:36Ten for the Carlton Ware vase.
0:52:36 > 0:52:38- Oh, I say.- Go on, sell it for a fiver.
0:52:38 > 0:52:39Go on, it would be hilarious.
0:52:39 > 0:52:41- Fiver?- £5, anybody?
0:52:41 > 0:52:44- That's not me bidding. I'm not bidding.- Thank you very much.
0:52:44 > 0:52:47£5. We are struggling.
0:52:47 > 0:52:48£5 now.
0:52:48 > 0:52:51- Hello!- Are we all done at £5?
0:52:51 > 0:52:53Selling at five. Just behind, now.
0:52:53 > 0:52:56- I told you I was horrible. - SHE LAUGHS
0:52:58 > 0:53:01So the rivalry's really ramping up.
0:53:01 > 0:53:03Somebody has bought a wonderful bargain,
0:53:03 > 0:53:06and I commend them for very good taste.
0:53:08 > 0:53:10One more chance for Catherine now,
0:53:10 > 0:53:14as her mantle clock, concealing a manicure set, meets the room.
0:53:15 > 0:53:1820 I'm bid. Yours at 20,
0:53:18 > 0:53:19- are we all done?- Good. Profit.
0:53:19 > 0:53:21- Oh, shush.- 25, 27...
0:53:21 > 0:53:2430. £27 now.
0:53:24 > 0:53:26It's good. Doubling up.
0:53:26 > 0:53:29- 30. 32.- Double...- Charles, will you be quiet?
0:53:29 > 0:53:30- You've doubled up.- Selling at 30,
0:53:30 > 0:53:32yours at 30. Are we all done at 30?
0:53:32 > 0:53:34- I've not finished yet. - 30, are we all done now?
0:53:36 > 0:53:37Did you buy it?
0:53:37 > 0:53:39- Did you buy it?- Me? No, I didn't buy it.
0:53:39 > 0:53:41The guy behind you.
0:53:41 > 0:53:44Thanks to the chap behind, she's nailed a winner there.
0:53:46 > 0:53:48Next, Charles's six metal advertising signs,
0:53:48 > 0:53:53which he's split into three separate lots, each costing him £116.
0:53:53 > 0:53:54Here's the first.
0:53:54 > 0:53:57We all done at 75 in the room now?
0:53:59 > 0:54:01And now, the next lot of signs.
0:54:01 > 0:54:04Selling at 130 now.
0:54:04 > 0:54:06And the final sign is...
0:54:06 > 0:54:0995 now on the net. Selling at 95.
0:54:09 > 0:54:12- One more.- You don't need any more money. I do.
0:54:12 > 0:54:14Are we all done?
0:54:14 > 0:54:20Altogether, those three lots LOST - ha! - £48. Bad luck, Charles.
0:54:20 > 0:54:23I wish you'd have put them all together in one lot
0:54:23 > 0:54:25and then you would have had even more losses.
0:54:25 > 0:54:27And that would have been good for me.
0:54:27 > 0:54:29It's the battle of the signage now
0:54:29 > 0:54:32as Catherine's railway specimen is up.
0:54:33 > 0:54:36£10 I'm bid. Got you at ten. 12. 14. 16.
0:54:36 > 0:54:39- 18. 16. 16 seated.- Doubled up...
0:54:39 > 0:54:41- Selling at 16. All done.- It's good.
0:54:41 > 0:54:43- No, it's not.- 16. 18. 20.
0:54:43 > 0:54:4522. 25. 27.
0:54:45 > 0:54:4830. 32. 35?
0:54:48 > 0:54:51- It's amazing.- Ooh.- £32 now.
0:54:51 > 0:54:53- I thought we were on a roll, then. - You've flown.
0:54:53 > 0:54:56- You all done at 32? On my right. - Internet might have come in on that.
0:54:56 > 0:54:58- That's puffed and huffed like a train.- That was my steam train.
0:54:58 > 0:55:01Like a loco, and you really moved, baby.
0:55:01 > 0:55:05That did, indeed, puff its way to a nice little profit.
0:55:05 > 0:55:08- I'm building up slowly.- You are. - As I say, I'm getting there.
0:55:08 > 0:55:12Now, Charles's Art Deco-style dinner service.
0:55:12 > 0:55:15- 80, then, to start. - Go on.- Anybody interested?
0:55:15 > 0:55:1860, then, to start. 60.
0:55:18 > 0:55:20- Nobody interested?- Oh, no.- 60.
0:55:20 > 0:55:22We're coming down. 50? Anybody interested?
0:55:22 > 0:55:2340.
0:55:23 > 0:55:2530?
0:55:25 > 0:55:27LAUGHTER
0:55:27 > 0:55:29- 30?- Ten!- 20?
0:55:29 > 0:55:31It's a full room. 20.
0:55:31 > 0:55:33Someone feels sorry for you.
0:55:33 > 0:55:3420, I've got you at 20.
0:55:34 > 0:55:36Don't worry, Charles!
0:55:36 > 0:55:38Don't worry. Don't worry.
0:55:38 > 0:55:40- It's a disaster.- Hammer down!
0:55:40 > 0:55:42- At 20...- Gavel down!
0:55:42 > 0:55:43- Shove it down.- At £20...
0:55:43 > 0:55:45- Help!- At £20 on the back wall...
0:55:45 > 0:55:48- Shut up!- At £20 now... - He doesn't need any help!
0:55:48 > 0:55:50Selling at 20, are we all done?
0:55:50 > 0:55:51- Yay! - SHE LAUGHS
0:55:53 > 0:55:56No need to gloat, Catherine, though that was an unlucky loss.
0:55:56 > 0:55:58THEY LAUGH
0:56:00 > 0:56:02The final lot now for Catherine.
0:56:02 > 0:56:05Her leather fire bucket might just ignite some interest.
0:56:07 > 0:56:10- Pretty one... - It is pretty.- Pretty?
0:56:10 > 0:56:11£50, please, for this lot.
0:56:11 > 0:56:1350. 40, then, to start.
0:56:13 > 0:56:15Good bucket there at 40. 40 I'm bid.
0:56:15 > 0:56:17- Come on!- 40, yours at 40. 42 now...
0:56:17 > 0:56:21Yours at 42. 45 - with me at 45...
0:56:21 > 0:56:23- Oh, I really need... - Are you all done at 45?
0:56:23 > 0:56:25With me at 45. We all done now?
0:56:25 > 0:56:29Ooh-hoo! That went up in smoke.
0:56:29 > 0:56:32But importantly, Catherine, you had a passion for it.
0:56:32 > 0:56:34I don't know if I did, actually.
0:56:34 > 0:56:37Well, you don't any more.
0:56:37 > 0:56:41Our very last lot now, Charles's Georgian cut steel shoe buckles.
0:56:41 > 0:56:44Start me at £100, please, for this lot.
0:56:44 > 0:56:46100 I'm bid. Got you. 100.
0:56:46 > 0:56:48110. 120. 130...
0:56:48 > 0:56:51- They're worth all of this. - How do you do that?
0:56:51 > 0:56:53150. 160.
0:56:53 > 0:56:56170. 180. 190. 200. 200.
0:56:56 > 0:56:58- Lordy!- 220...
0:56:58 > 0:57:00- Charles!- 240. 260.
0:57:00 > 0:57:03280. 300. 320.
0:57:03 > 0:57:07340. 360. 380. 400.
0:57:07 > 0:57:11They dance away like a man in a fine pair of shoes.
0:57:11 > 0:57:13- I'm absolutely... - They're wonderful.
0:57:13 > 0:57:16At 420. Got you at 420. Yours at 420...
0:57:16 > 0:57:18Did they have diamonds?!
0:57:18 > 0:57:21They were stunning. They were completely...
0:57:21 > 0:57:22Did they have diamonds on them?
0:57:22 > 0:57:26Diamonds are a girl's best friend, baby. Give us a kiss.
0:57:26 > 0:57:29Ha-ha! And buckles are a boy's, it seems.
0:57:29 > 0:57:32That's a stunning profit for Charles, and with it,
0:57:32 > 0:57:35he absolutely steals the day.
0:57:35 > 0:57:40Catherine began this leg with £213.76.
0:57:40 > 0:57:46After auction costs, she made an unfortunate loss of £6.46,
0:57:46 > 0:57:50leaving her now with £207.30.
0:57:52 > 0:57:57While Charles started with £478.88.
0:57:57 > 0:58:02After costs, he made a monster profit of £182.10.
0:58:02 > 0:58:07So, he now has £660.98.
0:58:07 > 0:58:09Well done, Charles.
0:58:09 > 0:58:11Next sale is mine.
0:58:11 > 0:58:12Well, you never know.
0:58:12 > 0:58:14You're on my away patch now - well, my home patch.
0:58:14 > 0:58:17- Let's go.- Let's go.- Seatbelts on.
0:58:17 > 0:58:20And on to the next leg.
0:58:20 > 0:58:22ENGINE REVS
0:58:22 > 0:58:24- Woo-hoo!- Careful! - Sorry, Catherine...
0:58:26 > 0:58:28Now we're off.
0:58:28 > 0:58:29Are we in the right gear?
0:58:29 > 0:58:30Beep, beep!
0:58:30 > 0:58:33- Ooh! - THEY LAUGH
0:58:34 > 0:58:36Cheerio.