0:00:02 > 0:00:05It's the nation's favourite antiques experts with £200 each...
0:00:05 > 0:00:06I 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.
0:00:13 > 0:00:17The aim? To make the biggest profit at auction, but it's no mean feat.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19Why do I always do this to myself?
0:00:19 > 0:00:21- There'll be worthy winners... - Give us a kiss.
0:00:21 > 0:00:23- ..and valiant losers. - Come on, stick 'em up.
0:00:23 > 0:00:26- So, will it be the high road to glory...- Onwards and upwards.
0:00:26 > 0:00:29- ..or the slow road to disaster? - Take me home!
0:00:29 > 0:00:31This is Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:38 > 0:00:42Today, we'll be exploring the expensive horizons of East Anglia
0:00:42 > 0:00:45with North Norfolk Digital on the dial.
0:00:45 > 0:00:47So, are you an Alan Partridge fan?
0:00:47 > 0:00:49Isn't everyone an Alan Partridge fan?
0:00:49 > 0:00:51There's a bit of Alan Partridge within everyone, isn't there?
0:00:51 > 0:00:55- A-ha!- A-ha-ha!
0:00:55 > 0:00:58That's Natasha Raskin behind the wheel of the racy red Mercedes,
0:00:58 > 0:01:02in the very good company of Paul Laidlaw. They like a laugh.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05- You and I, how are we getting along? Quite well.- Are we?
0:01:05 > 0:01:09- Let's analyse our relationship. - Lordy!
0:01:09 > 0:01:13Amateur psychologist and professional auctioneer Natasha
0:01:13 > 0:01:15- are from Glasgow.- Stretchy.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18Is he saying, "No, no, don't buy me. You probably can't afford me"?
0:01:18 > 0:01:21Is up against a formidable foe
0:01:21 > 0:01:24in fellow countryman and auctioneer Paul.
0:01:24 > 0:01:25Wow!
0:01:25 > 0:01:29Some shrewd buys have put him way out ahead
0:01:29 > 0:01:33- and, despite flopping at their last auction...- Ouch.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36..he still has quite a cushion of cash.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38See, I heard you were good for a tab.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40PAUL LAUGHS
0:01:40 > 0:01:42You'll be lucky!
0:01:42 > 0:01:46The £200 that Natasha began with is shrinking fast,
0:01:46 > 0:01:50down now to £168.72.
0:01:50 > 0:01:55Whilst Paul's identical starting sum has headed in the opposite direction
0:01:55 > 0:02:00and currently stands at £457.02.
0:02:00 > 0:02:04I could spare some pennies, some shekels, and bail you out
0:02:04 > 0:02:08- but, thinking about that, there is not a generous bone in my body.- Oh.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11- So, no.- OK.- OK, awkward silence.
0:02:11 > 0:02:15After kicking off on the west coast of Scotland,
0:02:15 > 0:02:17Paul and Natasha have mostly motored south,
0:02:17 > 0:02:20tootling towards the eastern coast of England,
0:02:20 > 0:02:25before arriving at a concluding auction in Norfolk at Diss.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28Today, we'll be taking an East Anglian canter
0:02:28 > 0:02:31towards the finishing line at a Newmarket auction,
0:02:31 > 0:02:34but starting out in the Norfolk village of Northwold.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37Nestled in the sugar beet belt
0:02:37 > 0:02:43and with an old filling station now put to a very different use. Cute!
0:02:43 > 0:02:46- See you later.- See you soon.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49Ooh. Would help if I put it into drive.
0:02:49 > 0:02:54No novelty air fresheners or bunches of tired carnations here.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57- Hello, there.- Hello.- I'm Paul. - Pleased to meet you.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00- You are?- Mary. - Mary, it's good to see you.
0:03:00 > 0:03:04- So, all sorts of different sheds and barns full of treasure?- Yeah.
0:03:04 > 0:03:08- See you in a minute. - I that might be a tad optimistic,
0:03:08 > 0:03:11especially with your forensic approach, Paul.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13That's a great thing.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17That going to be late '50s, early '60s.
0:03:17 > 0:03:22BOAC. I think that was the British Overseas Air Corporation.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25"Speedbird routes across the world."
0:03:25 > 0:03:30My word, that's evocative of the excitement of post-war air travel.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32What a great thing! And do you know what?
0:03:32 > 0:03:36There are collectors for these and I don't think they're fan collectors,
0:03:36 > 0:03:39I think they're collectors of commercial airline memorabilia.
0:03:39 > 0:03:45Isn't that seductive? It appears to be reduced to all of £12.
0:03:45 > 0:03:49And frankly, if that's your bag, it's a gift.
0:03:49 > 0:03:53But is it the profit that I need? No, so onwards!
0:03:53 > 0:03:56He might well have bought it on day one though.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59- Can you smell that? - HE SNIFFS
0:03:59 > 0:04:01- Smoky smell.- No.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03All that cash burning a hole in your pocket perhaps?
0:04:03 > 0:04:08OK, it's in a locked cabinet, so trust me when I tell you
0:04:08 > 0:04:13we have got a 1950s British design classic in there.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16Homemaker cups and saucers,
0:04:16 > 0:04:21monochrome printed, very stylish, very moderne,
0:04:21 > 0:04:25retailed by Woolies, for what it's worth.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28Six for £60, chips on one cup.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31£10 for a Homemaker cup and saucer.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33That's good value and do you know what?
0:04:33 > 0:04:36It brings me back to...
0:04:37 > 0:04:41..another classic that I rejected a few steps ago.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44Heatmaster, we see, in the 1940s,
0:04:44 > 0:04:47introducing these earthenware bodies,
0:04:47 > 0:04:52your teapot, your egg coddler, your milk jug,
0:04:52 > 0:04:58all distinctively clad in nickel or chrome-plated jackets.
0:04:58 > 0:05:02These weren't purely decorative, they were meant to be insulating.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05This keeps your tea hot for longer.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08This is definitely cheap at £18 for the three pieces,
0:05:08 > 0:05:12so if lotted these together at auction, similar periods,
0:05:12 > 0:05:15similar style, iconic names and brands...
0:05:17 > 0:05:18..I think that works.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21Over to Mary for a closer look at those.
0:05:21 > 0:05:25£60 for six, with the chipped one cup.
0:05:25 > 0:05:32Frankly, I've seen worse than that, but it's too dear for me.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35Now, teacups and saucers need a teapot.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39And I like the blue Heatmaster.
0:05:39 > 0:05:44Can there be any movement on the combined package?
0:05:44 > 0:05:47- Is it the same vendor owns both? - Yes.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50But as he's uncontactable today, it's Mary's call.
0:05:50 > 0:05:54- I'm going to say £48. - For the Homemaker?- Yeah.
0:05:54 > 0:05:58- Can you make a decision about...? - What was on that?
0:05:58 > 0:06:00Not a lot, to be honest with you.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02£18.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06Mm, I'll say £15.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09£48 and £15 is £63.
0:06:09 > 0:06:14May I offer £55, another £8 off?
0:06:14 > 0:06:16Yeah, I'll take it on my head.
0:06:17 > 0:06:22- I bought something!- So, with Paul having bagged the tea things...
0:06:22 > 0:06:24- That's wonderful. Lovely seeing you.- And you.
0:06:24 > 0:06:28..it's time to learn where Natasha's taking the Merc.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32Towards neighbouring Suffolk, actually,
0:06:32 > 0:06:35and Mildenhall Woods, where she's about to discover
0:06:35 > 0:06:37a highly unusual fortification.
0:06:37 > 0:06:41- Good morning.- Good morning and welcome to Mildenhall Warren Lodge.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44There are only two of these buildings, standing,
0:06:44 > 0:06:46left anywhere in the world.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49As local historian Anne Mason knows,
0:06:49 > 0:06:52this early 15th century construction was once at the centre
0:06:52 > 0:06:55of a huge medieval rabbit farm, known as a warren,
0:06:55 > 0:06:58where the little creatures were raised
0:06:58 > 0:07:00for their meat and furry pelts.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03Rabbits were high-class luxury items.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05They were often on the menu, actually,
0:07:05 > 0:07:08at important banquets and feasts.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10And if you were a peasant,
0:07:10 > 0:07:15you were not allowed to eat rabbit meat nor wear rabbit fur.
0:07:15 > 0:07:19People tried to do it but, no, the penalties were severe.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22So, who was allowed to wear this rabbit fur and eat rabbit meat?
0:07:22 > 0:07:25Anyone who was of manorial rank and above.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27And the higher up you were in the nobility,
0:07:27 > 0:07:30you were then allowed to wear black rabbit fur
0:07:30 > 0:07:33or the silver-grey fur, which was a little like ermine.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36Bunny mania began in 1066,
0:07:36 > 0:07:40although the Romans had brought rabbits to Britain first,
0:07:40 > 0:07:43but it was our Norman conquerors who reintroduced them,
0:07:43 > 0:07:46creating warrens to keep their treasured exotic creatures
0:07:46 > 0:07:48safe from indigenous poachers.
0:07:48 > 0:07:53They come from the Mediterranean and they like a dry, sandy soil
0:07:53 > 0:07:56and they like a dry climate in winter,
0:07:56 > 0:07:59which is why this part of East Anglia, known as the Brecks,
0:07:59 > 0:08:00is suited to rabbits because it has
0:08:00 > 0:08:04the closest to that Mediterranean climate of anywhere in this country.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07So, how do you keep all these rabbits under control,
0:08:07 > 0:08:09I mean, if they're just everywhere
0:08:09 > 0:08:12and breeding, as we know, like rabbits?
0:08:12 > 0:08:15Yes, each warren had perimeter banks around it
0:08:15 > 0:08:19so, if you were to walk the half mile to the edge of this warren,
0:08:19 > 0:08:22you would discover that there are banks delineating it,
0:08:22 > 0:08:26and these banks, originally, would be up to 12 metres wide
0:08:26 > 0:08:28and they'd be two metres high
0:08:28 > 0:08:31and then they'd have a hedge of gorse planted on the top,
0:08:31 > 0:08:34which acted as a barrier to the rabbits escaping,
0:08:34 > 0:08:36but also helped to prevent predators,
0:08:36 > 0:08:39including human poachers, from coming into the warren.
0:08:39 > 0:08:43But the well-paid man in charge, known as the warrener,
0:08:43 > 0:08:45was taking no chances.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48- Would you like to go in first? - I sure would, thank you.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51Hence this sturdy building, recently restored,
0:08:51 > 0:08:54which served as both family home and fortress.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57The lodges are almost like miniature castle keeps
0:08:57 > 0:08:59because they're defensive.
0:08:59 > 0:09:04There's a single doorway and, if you see the square windows,
0:09:04 > 0:09:07they are the medieval windows, so they're 600 years old,
0:09:07 > 0:09:10and there's one on each of the walls,
0:09:10 > 0:09:13so that the warrener could look out over the whole warren
0:09:13 > 0:09:16and survey it and make sure everything was secure.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18With very good reason.
0:09:18 > 0:09:24We know that in the 1380s, the warrener on Brandon Warren hired
0:09:24 > 0:09:26what we would call security guards
0:09:26 > 0:09:29to protect him against "malefactors of the night".
0:09:29 > 0:09:31That's unbelievable, isn't it?
0:09:31 > 0:09:34And demand for rabbit meat and fur kept on growing,
0:09:34 > 0:09:37with peak bunny, especially for this area,
0:09:37 > 0:09:39reached during the Victorian era.
0:09:39 > 0:09:44From the 1840s, once railways came to East Anglia,
0:09:44 > 0:09:46- they were transported by train.- Ah.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49And there was actually a train that left Thetford station
0:09:49 > 0:09:51that became known as the "bunny train",
0:09:51 > 0:09:54because it took all the rabbits up to the London markets.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57So, at this time, is rabbit fur and rabbit meat
0:09:57 > 0:09:59still only available to the upper classes?
0:09:59 > 0:10:02No, because in 1884,
0:10:02 > 0:10:05Parliament passed something called the Ground Game Act
0:10:05 > 0:10:09and that removed rabbits' exclusive protection,
0:10:09 > 0:10:12so they could be eaten by anyone.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15And then, of course, in the Second World War,
0:10:15 > 0:10:19they were very much part of the staple diet, because by now,
0:10:19 > 0:10:22they were wild in the countryside and people regarded them
0:10:22 > 0:10:24as a way of getting their ration of meat.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27That was fascinating, Anne. I've never been anywhere like it.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30But now I'm going to make like a rabbit and hop off.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33- Quite a tale, eh?- Bye.- Bye.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36# Run, rabbit, run, run, run... #
0:10:36 > 0:10:38But while Natasha's been rabbiting on,
0:10:38 > 0:10:41Paul's been following the usual scent,
0:10:41 > 0:10:43taking our route back north
0:10:43 > 0:10:46to the Norfolk town of Swaffham...
0:10:47 > 0:10:51..famous for the old English folk tale about a certain pedlar...
0:10:52 > 0:10:55..and an antiquesmonger in this old schoolhouse.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00- Hello, is it Mel?- Yes, and you're Paul?- Good to see you.- And you.
0:11:00 > 0:11:06- Wow, what a school this must have been!- Absolutely.- What a building!
0:11:06 > 0:11:09Many an old boy has come back and they've had the cane in here.
0:11:09 > 0:11:14- Oh, Lordy!- Very good. Should I have come bearing an apple for Miss?
0:11:14 > 0:11:17Definitely. As long as you've got full pockets, that's what we like.
0:11:17 > 0:11:21I think Paul might well be top of the class here.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25Do you like? I like!
0:11:25 > 0:11:27Especially as the curriculum includes
0:11:27 > 0:11:29one of his favourite subjects.
0:11:29 > 0:11:33One would think that patina had to be right.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36Looks like a belt buckle, eh? Price, £14.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39Does Keith flex at all on price?
0:11:39 > 0:11:42Um, 10%.
0:11:42 > 0:11:47- So, a £14 badge is a £12 badge when I round up the £1.40 to £2?- Yeah.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50- Do you want to know what it is? - Do tell.
0:11:50 > 0:11:55This is Great War, perhaps even pre-First War Ottoman -
0:11:55 > 0:12:00what would call Turkish - army officer's waist belt clasp.
0:12:00 > 0:12:05And almost certainly, this is a souvenir of two campaigns.
0:12:07 > 0:12:09Gallipoli - there's a possibility.
0:12:09 > 0:12:13Or more likely, what was called then, Mesopotamia.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15- You've seen Lawrence of Arabia. - Of course.
0:12:15 > 0:12:19- OK, and that, I think, is a souvenir of that campaign.- Wow.
0:12:19 > 0:12:23- I'll take that. Stick that in the Laidlaw pile.- OK.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25And I'll keep ferreting about in here.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27I might have found a rich vein, you see.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29- You never know. - Are you cool with that?
0:12:29 > 0:12:32There's some more military stuff in the scout hut as well.
0:12:32 > 0:12:36- Oh, you're a temptress! - I know, I know.- Yes!
0:12:36 > 0:12:39Ooh, Miss, someone likes your buckles!
0:12:41 > 0:12:42What about Natasha?
0:12:42 > 0:12:45Back down in Suffolk and off to Risby.
0:12:45 > 0:12:50Nice thatch! On her way to the first shop of the day.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53- Hello, good afternoon.- Hello, there. - I'm Tasha.- I'm Richard.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55- Pleased to meet you. - Lovely to meet you. What a roof!
0:12:55 > 0:12:58It's an impressive roof and there's plenty of it.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00Yes, they like them big round here.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02Should suit all tastes then, Natasha.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05Genuinely, I am obsessed with darts.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07Can you imagine going to play a game of darts
0:13:07 > 0:13:09and these were presented to you?
0:13:09 > 0:13:12"Spalding's Special Wooden Darts."
0:13:12 > 0:13:16Look at the flights on these! They imitate bird feathers.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19They are so cool, honestly.
0:13:19 > 0:13:23If I were buying for myself, I would buy these.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26Unfortunately, there's one missing, which is such a shame.
0:13:26 > 0:13:30There's only £5.50 on the ticket. Might have to pass.
0:13:30 > 0:13:34The search for the star prize goes on. What's that?
0:13:34 > 0:13:38It says on the label, "Rain measuring kit".
0:13:38 > 0:13:39And then inside,
0:13:39 > 0:13:43you've got this copper funnel for catching the rain, obviously.
0:13:43 > 0:13:47Pop it in there and it actually fits really nicely
0:13:47 > 0:13:49on top of the bottle, so chances are, this is the original.
0:13:49 > 0:13:53And there's a beaker. Oh, look at that! So, there we are.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55It's measured in millilitres, as you would expect,
0:13:55 > 0:13:57but once you get to the top here,
0:13:57 > 0:13:59that equates to half an inch of rain.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02And the funnel seems to be original
0:14:02 > 0:14:04and the case is definitely original,
0:14:04 > 0:14:06because everything fits in an absolute treat.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09I think Paul would quite like that, if I came back with a rain measure.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11We did start in Scotland in the pouring rain,
0:14:11 > 0:14:14so he might find it quite funny if I bring the rain to Norfolk.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17Unlikely to be another one at the auction.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19Back at school in Swaffham...
0:14:21 > 0:14:23..Paul's in the fourth form, by the look of it.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26Still in a good mood too.
0:14:26 > 0:14:31So, I spy this vase in a sea of drab blue and white.
0:14:31 > 0:14:36A standout vase in terms of modernity, of geometry.
0:14:36 > 0:14:40A very distinctive cylindrical neck and a verted rim
0:14:40 > 0:14:43on a diminutive truncated conical body.
0:14:43 > 0:14:47Now, is that a circa 2010...
0:14:47 > 0:14:51designer piece or something earlier?
0:14:51 > 0:14:54So, what do you do? Turn it upside down, you fool.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58AUL, something.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01Ault. A-U-L-T.
0:15:01 > 0:15:05And there is one name that we associate with the Ault manufactory
0:15:05 > 0:15:07during the late 19th century
0:15:07 > 0:15:12and that name is Dr Christopher Dresser.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14This father of the Aesthetic Movement
0:15:14 > 0:15:17is one of the most prolific and important designers
0:15:17 > 0:15:19of the Victorian era.
0:15:19 > 0:15:23That's a Christopher Dresser design, produced by Ault, late 19th century.
0:15:23 > 0:15:25What's the price tag on this?
0:15:25 > 0:15:27£20. Sold.
0:15:27 > 0:15:29Another great find.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31- Mel, I'm back.- Hi.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34- This pile is getting bigger slowly. - Oh, please, keep going, keep going.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37I'm not the biggest spender you're going to meet today,
0:15:37 > 0:15:41- and that's got £20 on it, the vase. - OK.- Is there a wee bit...?- 10%.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44- Sweet. Stick that in the pile. Wonderful.- Perfect. Lovely.
0:15:44 > 0:15:48So, £18 then. With his belt buckle, a total of just £30.
0:15:48 > 0:15:52And now he's off to look at that militaria Mel mentioned.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55John, have you tested your barometer? Does it work?
0:15:55 > 0:15:58- I'm sure it does. They never go wrong.- They do.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00- They don't!- They do!
0:16:00 > 0:16:03- Give me two ticks. - Hey, what's he up to?
0:16:03 > 0:16:06I now have a laboratory. It's pretty straightforward stuff, this,
0:16:06 > 0:16:09but what I can do now, assuming this is airtight,
0:16:09 > 0:16:14is I can change the pressure inside there.
0:16:14 > 0:16:18- See that? Increase in air pressure. - It's working very well.
0:16:18 > 0:16:20- It's working a treat. - That is a top tip.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23- Would you like my apparatus for free?- That's for the next auction.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25Thank you very much.
0:16:25 > 0:16:29OK, so it works. Now, what's attracted you to it, Paul?
0:16:29 > 0:16:31The fact that it's designated Mark II.
0:16:31 > 0:16:36So, we're looking, clearly, at an instrument for use by technicians.
0:16:36 > 0:16:41We've got a serial number, Oblique 45. That was made during the war.
0:16:41 > 0:16:45- Could be... It's Met Office. MO.- Good.
0:16:45 > 0:16:49And the Met Office's role, as you know, during war, is key...
0:16:49 > 0:16:52- Just a bit. - ..to feed the air forces and so on.
0:16:52 > 0:16:56So, that is a wee piece of history, one way or another, and I love it.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58- Yes.- And so, onto the next bit.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00You've got a £40 price tag on it.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02Are you the kind of man I can haggle with or not?
0:17:02 > 0:17:05Oh, well, everybody in this trade haggles a bit, don't they?
0:17:05 > 0:17:08OK, you'll not accept it, but it won't frighten you.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11- I'll offer you £20. - I'll do that for what about £30?
0:17:11 > 0:17:14- You know what I'm going to say now, don't you?- Yes, I do.- We all do.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17- Are you going to accept £25?- Yes. - It's a deal, sir.
0:17:17 > 0:17:21- Thank you very much.- Paul's very pleased with his school prizes.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24Thank you kindly. I shall grab said instrument...
0:17:24 > 0:17:26- OK, Paul.- ..and bid you adieu.
0:17:26 > 0:17:30And last time we checked, Natasha was keen on the rain measuring kit.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33Anything else of note?
0:17:33 > 0:17:36Old leather music case, circa 1950.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39That's such quality. Their initials on the front.
0:17:39 > 0:17:43NEW. How funny. It's something old and it spells "NEW".
0:17:43 > 0:17:46It's been taken everywhere, by the looks of it.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49But it's good quality leather and as a result, although it's worn,
0:17:49 > 0:17:50it has lasted.
0:17:50 > 0:17:52SHE INHALES
0:17:52 > 0:17:55Oh, it smells of cigarettes and tobacco.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58Gosh, what an interesting thing.
0:17:58 > 0:18:00And there's a wee thing here -
0:18:00 > 0:18:05"Noel E Wimperis, Small Heath, Birmingham."
0:18:05 > 0:18:08And I just wonder, because it is such nice quality...
0:18:09 > 0:18:11..I wonder if he was somebody.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14How many times have you heard people talk about provenance?
0:18:14 > 0:18:19The name is there, so why not look online? Cos you never know.
0:18:19 > 0:18:24So, this is a forum that I've found, talking about cinema in Birmingham.
0:18:24 > 0:18:28"The Warwick Cinema situated in Westley Road, Acocks Green...
0:18:30 > 0:18:33"Originally opened as a silent cinema
0:18:33 > 0:18:37"with Noel Wimperis and the Warwick orchestra playing music
0:18:37 > 0:18:39"to accompany the films."
0:18:39 > 0:18:42Hold on, there's a bit more. So, this is from the Tamworth Herald.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44I'm getting all excited.
0:18:44 > 0:18:48"In Birmingham, Noel (Eric) Wimperis,
0:18:48 > 0:18:51"son of Tamworth's best-known bandmaster,
0:18:51 > 0:18:56"was playing Ivor Novello's popular tunes in Tony's smart new ballroom."
0:18:56 > 0:19:00And this is his music bag, and it's only listed at £18.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02Provenance is key.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05We have it, we have a cool item. I've got to bag it.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08Hey, this is all very exciting.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11With the bag plus that rain measurer under discussion, eh?
0:19:11 > 0:19:13I'm interested in these two lots.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16Obviously I want to do a bit of a haggle, Richard.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18- Yes.- So, what's the combined price?
0:19:18 > 0:19:21- Your maths is probably better than mine.- Not a great deal.- £56?
0:19:21 > 0:19:26- £56, as it stands at the moment. - OK, what about...£30 the two?
0:19:26 > 0:19:29Of course, you want to beat Paul, or at least catch up with him.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31Yeah, I'd like to try.
0:19:31 > 0:19:35- Special offer today, but today only then.- Are you sure?
0:19:35 > 0:19:36Yeah, we'll go with that.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39Well, I'm chancing my arm and so I'll shake your hand.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41- Thank you so much. That's really kind of you.- OK.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44- That was short and sweet. - You're a very nice gentleman.
0:19:44 > 0:19:48- Thank you very much.- Thank you so much. Take care.- Bye-bye.- Bye-bye.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51Now, has Mr Partridge got a drive-time show?
0:19:51 > 0:19:53Nighty-night.
0:19:56 > 0:20:00Next morning, the wind is most definitely from the East.
0:20:01 > 0:20:05- Paul, maybe we could put the roof up.- Is this about your hair again?
0:20:05 > 0:20:08It's not about my hair, it's about the fact I'm a bit chilly.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10- Also my hair. - THEY LAUGH
0:20:10 > 0:20:15Paul breezed through day one, acquiring a barometer,
0:20:15 > 0:20:17a tea set and some cups and saucers,
0:20:17 > 0:20:20a vase and a military belt buckle.
0:20:20 > 0:20:24- Oh, you're a temptress. - I know, I know.- Yes!
0:20:24 > 0:20:28Oh, yes. Leaving him with just under £350 for today's shopping.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31While Natasha was no slouch either,
0:20:31 > 0:20:34acquiring a music case with provenance...
0:20:34 > 0:20:35I'm getting all excited.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38..and a rain measuring kit - as you do -
0:20:38 > 0:20:41thus reducing her float to less than £140.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43Have you got a shopping trolley full of goodies?
0:20:43 > 0:20:45Um, I've got a couple of things already.
0:20:45 > 0:20:49One of them could be pertinent if the weather changes.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51Is it a brolly owned by Fred Astaire?
0:20:52 > 0:20:54Who told Paul?
0:20:54 > 0:20:55THEY LAUGH
0:20:55 > 0:20:58Later, they'll be heading to that auction at Newmarket,
0:20:58 > 0:20:59but the first stop today
0:20:59 > 0:21:03is just outside the Norfolk village of Panxworth...
0:21:04 > 0:21:07..where there be dragons. Rrr.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09This is such a cool place, Paul.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12And you love reclamation stuff. You're big on that, aren't you?
0:21:12 > 0:21:15I am, and I can give you this one for free.
0:21:15 > 0:21:20- Pallets and bricks are so in at the moment.- You're a legend, thank you.
0:21:20 > 0:21:21And look at this Mustang!
0:21:21 > 0:21:24Very nice! Want to swap cars?
0:21:24 > 0:21:26Talk to the chaps in charge.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29- How are you doing?- I'm Frank. I'm the manager.- I'm Paul.
0:21:29 > 0:21:30Nice to meet you, Paul.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32- I'm Tasha.- I'm Daniel.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35Look at that! Look over there! Look...
0:21:35 > 0:21:38Calm down! There must be enough to go round.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45What a building! What a space!
0:21:46 > 0:21:49Even the smell! Old buildings, old timber.
0:21:49 > 0:21:53If you bottle that, I'll dab it behind my ears of a morning happily.
0:21:53 > 0:21:57Eau de antique, eh? Irresistible!
0:21:57 > 0:21:59That's quite cool, isn't it? The candle holder there.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01There are little sconces,
0:22:01 > 0:22:04little candle holders missing from the second tier,
0:22:04 > 0:22:10but it's one, two, three, four-tiered and weird candelabrum.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13Yes.
0:22:13 > 0:22:14OK, steady.
0:22:14 > 0:22:18OK, so you pop your little candles in there
0:22:18 > 0:22:22and then you have a lovely feature one at the top.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25There would have been three here, increasing in number.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28It's wrought iron, it's rusting a little bit,
0:22:28 > 0:22:30but it's quite interesting.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33And it doesn't have a price on it and it's covered in cobwebs.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36And maybe Daniel and Frank hate this.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38OK, I'll put it back over here.
0:22:39 > 0:22:44- And I'll keep looking.- Marching towards the sound of gunfire?
0:22:44 > 0:22:48A Royal Enfield lightweight sports. It was a good bike in its day.
0:22:48 > 0:22:50Sturmey-Archer hub gears.
0:22:50 > 0:22:52HE CHUCKLES
0:22:52 > 0:22:55A proper Brooks saddle. That's a good thing.
0:22:55 > 0:22:57Very Paul.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59That's the condition you want to find them these days -
0:22:59 > 0:23:03unrestored, original, but not too far gone.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06What's really desirable is this sleepy,
0:23:06 > 0:23:08untouched, original condition.
0:23:08 > 0:23:13Just oil it, wax it, conserve it and enjoy.
0:23:13 > 0:23:15Meanwhile, at the back...
0:23:15 > 0:23:18Ooh, I can't believe I can open that. Oh!
0:23:18 > 0:23:22Oh, it's filled with water. Oh, it's horrible. It's all over my hands.
0:23:22 > 0:23:26- Have another look. - What is going on with this place?
0:23:26 > 0:23:29Well, Paul's discovered the workshop for a start.
0:23:29 > 0:23:31What's all that marble over there?
0:23:31 > 0:23:34- Is that some sort of centre table being reconstructed?- It's art deco.
0:23:34 > 0:23:40- It's as art deco as it comes.- What's the top like? Yeah, a single piece.
0:23:40 > 0:23:44- Be impressive when it's done. - Can we put it on just to show...?
0:23:44 > 0:23:46Very stylish thing. Impossible to date.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49You'd love that to be inter-war.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51Far from pristine condition though.
0:23:51 > 0:23:56- Is that buyable in this state? - If I recall, it cost me £130.
0:23:56 > 0:23:57You're tempting me.
0:23:57 > 0:24:02That's got to be £180 before I break even and £200 makes me £20.
0:24:02 > 0:24:06- It might make £200 but...I'm not sure.- Me neither.
0:24:06 > 0:24:10Maybe something a wee bit more classical, eh?
0:24:10 > 0:24:12MUSIC: Symphony No 5 by Beethoven
0:24:12 > 0:24:16- I think that's Beethoven. - Well, the music's a clue.
0:24:16 > 0:24:20Because I have sold a really beautiful etching of Beethoven
0:24:20 > 0:24:23in the past and it was called Grumpy Beethoven
0:24:23 > 0:24:27and he looked just like this, a really good likeness.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30Classical music is a really big market -
0:24:30 > 0:24:32music stands, beautiful instruments.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34But he doesn't have a price
0:24:34 > 0:24:37and I have a feeling that he might be quite expensive
0:24:37 > 0:24:39because of his iconic status.
0:24:39 > 0:24:41I think you might be right.
0:24:41 > 0:24:43Cheer up, love.
0:24:43 > 0:24:47That vellum case opens from the narrow end.
0:24:47 > 0:24:51Is that a funky interior or is it just vacant?
0:24:51 > 0:24:52That would be a surprise for you and me.
0:24:52 > 0:24:54PAUL LAUGHS
0:24:54 > 0:24:57Are you all right there, Paul? Yeah? Put it on here.
0:24:57 > 0:24:58That'll do the trick.
0:24:59 > 0:25:03- It's quite different. - That IS quite different.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05"Harrods Ltd."
0:25:05 > 0:25:07Whoops, it may have just gone up.
0:25:07 > 0:25:09That'll not be dear, will it?
0:25:10 > 0:25:1120 quid.
0:25:12 > 0:25:1450 quid!
0:25:14 > 0:25:18Or maybe a bit of a job lot with that risky marble table he admired.
0:25:18 > 0:25:22I said £130 but to make it nice, to juice it up,
0:25:22 > 0:25:24I'll go £150 for the both.
0:25:24 > 0:25:27Oh... Boom!
0:25:27 > 0:25:32- You've just done that - sucker punch!- Well...
0:25:32 > 0:25:33I only wanted to buy one thing.
0:25:33 > 0:25:36But I know when the right offer's being made.
0:25:36 > 0:25:40- You're a gentleman.- Cheers, mate. All done.- Pleasure.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43I'm going to grab my case and I'm going to scoot.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46The table might just slow you down a bit though.
0:25:46 > 0:25:48Now, what's Natasha found?
0:25:48 > 0:25:53A vintage weird bulbous lamp thing.
0:25:53 > 0:25:57- Nice description.- It could actually have been a vase. This is brand-new.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00Someone has glued this on rather crudely,
0:26:00 > 0:26:04but I would definitely have this in my flat.
0:26:04 > 0:26:09I think it is super gorgeous. I don't mind the crude bit at all.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12I don't even really mind the price tag.
0:26:12 > 0:26:16Which is £86.40, £72 before VAT.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19Thank you so much. Come on, let me show you what I've found.
0:26:19 > 0:26:21- Do you like this one?- I do like it.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24- What could be the best price on it, Daniel?- So, I will take £40.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26That's very generous of you.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29I wonder if I could just make you a cheeky offer
0:26:29 > 0:26:32and say, if you were to sell it to me for £30,
0:26:32 > 0:26:34I'd take it away and you'd never have to see it again.
0:26:34 > 0:26:36Do we have other stuff you're interested in?
0:26:36 > 0:26:42- Well, there's the candelabrum. - Let's say £120 for the both.
0:26:42 > 0:26:45Oh, I can't do it for £120.
0:26:45 > 0:26:47That's true.
0:26:47 > 0:26:51She needs to make her £138.72 go a bit further.
0:26:51 > 0:26:55- I could really only afford to offer you £80.- £80?
0:26:55 > 0:26:59- Um, that's what I was thinking, so we'll have that!- Really?
0:26:59 > 0:27:02- Are you sure?- Yeah, go on, that'll do.- That shocked her.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05- Will you give me a hand carrying them out?- Yeah, Frank?
0:27:05 > 0:27:07SHE LAUGHS
0:27:07 > 0:27:11Good work, Natasha. Now, wither Paul?
0:27:12 > 0:27:14En route to the rivers and lakes
0:27:14 > 0:27:16of the Norfolk Broads and Ludham,
0:27:16 > 0:27:19for a voyage into the areas past.
0:27:19 > 0:27:21Hello, Brian?
0:27:21 > 0:27:24Hello, Paul, welcome to the Norfolk Wherry Trust
0:27:24 > 0:27:26and the 118-year-old wherry Albion.
0:27:26 > 0:27:30Black-sailed wherries were, for hundreds of years,
0:27:30 > 0:27:32the iconic lorries of the Broads,
0:27:32 > 0:27:35although the Albion is one of only two left.
0:27:35 > 0:27:37They're not seaworthy. They're adapted entirely
0:27:37 > 0:27:40to the rivers and the large lakes of the area.
0:27:40 > 0:27:43They came, originally, from a keel design,
0:27:43 > 0:27:45which is a step on from Viking longboats.
0:27:45 > 0:27:50- When did they come about?- Probably we're talking 300 or 400 years ago.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53- Right.- And the tradition was they were never built to plans.
0:27:53 > 0:27:55The boat builders just knew...
0:27:55 > 0:27:58If someone said, "I want a wherry that will carry 40 tonnes",
0:27:58 > 0:28:00then they would build them one.
0:28:00 > 0:28:03With their shallow draft and distinctive sail,
0:28:03 > 0:28:07plus plenty of muscle, the wherries were able to carry goods
0:28:07 > 0:28:10to all corners of the manmade Broads,
0:28:10 > 0:28:13providing a vital commercial and social link.
0:28:13 > 0:28:18- That's some tool you've got there, David.- This is a quant.- Right.
0:28:18 > 0:28:20We launch it out there...
0:28:22 > 0:28:26..into the bottom, put the button in your shoulder
0:28:26 > 0:28:28and then lean down,
0:28:28 > 0:28:30one hand on the boat.
0:28:30 > 0:28:33How difficult can it be, eh?
0:28:34 > 0:28:37I've been less daunted. OK, and then upright.
0:28:39 > 0:28:41Like so.
0:28:44 > 0:28:48Have I driven it in or is it just floating away? It's like a harpoon!
0:28:50 > 0:28:54It's in now, I can feel that. Push.
0:28:57 > 0:29:00- I can feel I'm doing some work. - Oh, yeah? Thanks, Paul.
0:29:00 > 0:29:02Now, look lively with that black sail,
0:29:02 > 0:29:05the practical emblem of these traders.
0:29:05 > 0:29:07Handles off and down.
0:29:10 > 0:29:12Only several times a day you had to do this.
0:29:12 > 0:29:15- Well worth it though. - Why the black sail, Brian?
0:29:15 > 0:29:18Originally, they were heavy canvas, which rotted, of course.
0:29:18 > 0:29:20And so, they used to get fish oil
0:29:20 > 0:29:23and smear it all over to help preserve the sail.
0:29:23 > 0:29:27But then they found that the rats actually quite enjoyed that.
0:29:27 > 0:29:28Pretty yummy for a rat,
0:29:28 > 0:29:31and so they then put either tar or coal dust on the top.
0:29:31 > 0:29:33Did you go home to your bed at night?
0:29:33 > 0:29:36- You have the cabin at the back, which is called the cuddy.- Right.
0:29:36 > 0:29:39They would have slept in that some of the time.
0:29:39 > 0:29:41And the stories of them being in the winter,
0:29:41 > 0:29:44- frozen in for several days at a time.- Oh, my word!
0:29:44 > 0:29:46So, we have a good stove in the cuddy,
0:29:46 > 0:29:48so they would have been as warm as toast in there.
0:29:48 > 0:29:52- A crew of typically...?- Two. - Of two?!
0:29:52 > 0:29:54- Often a man and a boy.- Oh, my word!
0:29:54 > 0:29:56Apparently, there's one record of a 14-year-old
0:29:56 > 0:29:59who was a skipper and his younger brother was the mate.
0:29:59 > 0:30:01It wasn't a soft life at all.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04Once, the Broads would have been thick with these sails,
0:30:04 > 0:30:08but the coming of the railways rendered the freighters obsolete.
0:30:08 > 0:30:11There's another sail. That amazes me!
0:30:11 > 0:30:13So that by the turn of the 20th century,
0:30:13 > 0:30:16most of the wherries were either converted to pleasure craft
0:30:16 > 0:30:18or else scrapped altogether.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21So, do be careful with that tiller, Paul.
0:30:21 > 0:30:24I've got a concentrating face on because I tell you, I am.
0:30:24 > 0:30:28- If you go aground, you have to get it off.- Oh!- Ha-ha.
0:30:28 > 0:30:30Aye-aye, Captain Ian.
0:30:30 > 0:30:34HE PLAYS THE ACCORDION
0:30:34 > 0:30:37Yep, all wherry nice!
0:30:38 > 0:30:40But it's time to call a "Holt",
0:30:40 > 0:30:44because that's where Natasha's taken our route off to -
0:30:44 > 0:30:48the very Georgian market town in north Norfolk,
0:30:48 > 0:30:50in search of one last shop.
0:30:50 > 0:30:52- Hello, good afternoon.- Hello. - I'm Natasha.
0:30:52 > 0:30:54Hello, I'm Anita. Nice to meet you.
0:30:54 > 0:30:56As on the last few trips,
0:30:56 > 0:31:01Natasha has faced a similar problem at about this time - lack of funds.
0:31:01 > 0:31:04When you've got £58 in your purse and you're in a place
0:31:04 > 0:31:09that's filled almost exclusively with just the good, cool stuff,
0:31:09 > 0:31:10and all the rest has been filtered out.
0:31:10 > 0:31:12I think I've got my work cut out.
0:31:12 > 0:31:14You can do this, girl.
0:31:14 > 0:31:17I'm going to go...this way.
0:31:17 > 0:31:20Nothing too fancy though, OK?
0:31:20 > 0:31:23It's a little easel and it's just so lovely.
0:31:23 > 0:31:26Look how easy to transport that is.
0:31:26 > 0:31:31Early 20th century is when it became so popular to paint en plein air,
0:31:31 > 0:31:32which just means outside.
0:31:32 > 0:31:37Something as simple and brown and sort of boring looking as this
0:31:37 > 0:31:40could, perhaps, have such an amazing story behind it,
0:31:40 > 0:31:44because, for all we know, it could have belonged to Pissarro
0:31:44 > 0:31:47or, I don't know, anyone else.
0:31:49 > 0:31:50She paints a picture, yeah?
0:31:50 > 0:31:53Now, this is really cool, but I will confess to you,
0:31:53 > 0:31:55when I was walking over here from a distance,
0:31:55 > 0:31:59I thought it was a really decimated and sad dressing screen.
0:31:59 > 0:32:03It's quite obviously a door and, in fact, if I'm right,
0:32:03 > 0:32:05it's a door from a train.
0:32:05 > 0:32:07So, here we are. "Railway carriage door,
0:32:07 > 0:32:11"1930s, 1940s era, from the LNER."
0:32:11 > 0:32:14That's the London and North Eastern Railway.
0:32:14 > 0:32:19There it is. "LNER". I was on the Flying Scotsman the other day,
0:32:19 > 0:32:20shovelling coal.
0:32:20 > 0:32:22She was, too, in York.
0:32:25 > 0:32:27But this train treen has had a hard life.
0:32:27 > 0:32:29It's been left outside, hasn't it?
0:32:29 > 0:32:35OK, so, it has rotted a little in areas and, of course,
0:32:35 > 0:32:39no window to pull down and lean out of to kiss your lover goodbye,
0:32:39 > 0:32:41in a sort of Brief Encounter moment.
0:32:41 > 0:32:43- Really?- £75.
0:32:43 > 0:32:49I think it's already reflected in the price. But I don't have £75.
0:32:49 > 0:32:52I have spotted "NT". That means "No trade".
0:32:52 > 0:32:56They don't want to haggle, but maybe if I beg, they'll let me do it.
0:32:56 > 0:33:01- Mind the doors, Anita.- The LNER carriage door has caught my eye.
0:33:01 > 0:33:05- Mm-hmm.- But, although I like it and although I'd like to buy it,
0:33:05 > 0:33:09- I don't actually have the ticket price in my purse.- Right, OK.
0:33:09 > 0:33:13- Would you be open to an offer of £50?- Um, I'm not sure.
0:33:13 > 0:33:15It's more than 10% discount
0:33:15 > 0:33:19that we normally would like to offer for dealers.
0:33:19 > 0:33:21OK, I tell you what I'll do.
0:33:21 > 0:33:23Anita, I'm going to come clean.
0:33:23 > 0:33:27I have got 20, 40, 55,
0:33:27 > 0:33:31- a hair bobble, 58...- Yeah. - And 72 pence.
0:33:31 > 0:33:35- What do you think?- Well, we won't deprive you of your hair bobble,
0:33:35 > 0:33:37but I think that's a good offer.
0:33:37 > 0:33:39- Are you sure?- We'll take that.
0:33:39 > 0:33:42- That's really great, thank you so much!- Thank you.
0:33:42 > 0:33:45- I've never really wiped myself out before.- It had to happen sometime.
0:33:45 > 0:33:49Thank you so much. I'll take my bobble and I'll say thank you.
0:33:49 > 0:33:50- Take care. Bye.- Bye.
0:33:50 > 0:33:53And that brief encounter concludes our spree.
0:33:53 > 0:33:56So, let's have a look at what we have on board.
0:33:56 > 0:34:01With Paul parting with £260 for a belt buckle,
0:34:01 > 0:34:03a tea set plus six cups and saucers,
0:34:03 > 0:34:07a barometer, a vase,
0:34:07 > 0:34:10a suitcase and a marble table.
0:34:10 > 0:34:17While Natasha lavished all of her £168.72 on a rain measuring kit,
0:34:17 > 0:34:19a lamp stand, a music case,
0:34:19 > 0:34:22a candelabrum and that train door.
0:34:22 > 0:34:26So, first class or about to hit the buffers, eh?
0:34:26 > 0:34:30I like Natasha's purchases. I like Natasha's purchases!
0:34:30 > 0:34:33The vase is my favourite thing that Paul has bought.
0:34:33 > 0:34:37It's so simple, so discreet. It's just how I'd describe Paul himself.
0:34:37 > 0:34:40The triple gourd glass lamp - I love it.
0:34:40 > 0:34:43I do not recognise that table from the salvage yard,
0:34:43 > 0:34:45but it's pretty fabulous.
0:34:45 > 0:34:47That's my gamble. £130 paid.
0:34:47 > 0:34:49If you look at that and go,
0:34:49 > 0:34:53"It's BEEN fabulous but it's beyond restoration", oh, deary me!
0:34:55 > 0:34:58After setting off from Northwold in Norfolk,
0:34:58 > 0:35:01our experts are now on their way to a Suffolk auction in Newmarket...
0:35:03 > 0:35:06..where, at the historic epicentre of horse racing,
0:35:06 > 0:35:10our couple of thoroughbreds are approaching the parade ring.
0:35:10 > 0:35:15- Pretty impressive, Paul. Do you think they'll let us in?- I doubt it!
0:35:15 > 0:35:17But this is no day at the races
0:35:17 > 0:35:20because Rowley's Auctioneers are here with internet bidding too.
0:35:20 > 0:35:23So, is the contest going to be a classic?
0:35:23 > 0:35:25Over to the gavel wielder, James Fuller.
0:35:25 > 0:35:27The rain measuring kit - interesting lot.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29Never sold one, to be honest with you.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32Nice sunny day today, not sure how that's going to fare.
0:35:32 > 0:35:35The Heatmaster and the Homemaker may struggle here today,
0:35:35 > 0:35:37as we're a lot more of a traditional sale.
0:35:37 > 0:35:40The LNER carriage door - someone with good vision and imagination
0:35:40 > 0:35:42could turn that into something very interesting.
0:35:42 > 0:35:44A profit would be lovely.
0:35:44 > 0:35:46- Right.- What a place! - Quite the venue.
0:35:46 > 0:35:49I feel like we're taking our seats at the theatre.
0:35:49 > 0:35:51Curtain up on Paul's first offering,
0:35:51 > 0:35:54the Ottoman belt buckle. Will it be a belter?
0:35:54 > 0:35:57I'm going to start straight in here at 18. 20.
0:35:57 > 0:35:5922. 24. 25, bid.
0:35:59 > 0:36:01- I thought he said 80. - I thought he said 80!
0:36:01 > 0:36:05- 30, thank you, internet. - Wait, the internet's gone wild.
0:36:05 > 0:36:08Where's 5? Internet bid, then, on this lot at £30.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10- HE BANGS GAVEL - Not enough.- Wait a minute.
0:36:10 > 0:36:15- You got it for thruppence. - Bit more, but the point's well made.
0:36:15 > 0:36:17At this point, we'd be doing a wee cartwheel
0:36:17 > 0:36:19across the parading ring right here.
0:36:19 > 0:36:23Now, Paul's admitted he rather admires Natasha's lamp. So do I.
0:36:23 > 0:36:26Got to start in here with me at 22. £24 bid. 24 bid.
0:36:26 > 0:36:29- 26 where?- Come on! - Is this your lamp?- I think so.
0:36:29 > 0:36:33- My commission bid at £24.- No! - I think that was it.
0:36:34 > 0:36:38Crikey, someone's got a bulbous lamp for a slim price.
0:36:38 > 0:36:42That was my favourite thing as well. It was going to make money
0:36:42 > 0:36:45to validate the fact that I have great taste.
0:36:45 > 0:36:48Now, do we see a profit on Paul's tea gubbins?
0:36:48 > 0:36:52Got to start those here with me at 22. 4. 26, I'm bid now.
0:36:52 > 0:36:55- 26, I have on commission. - Come on.- 28 where? Come on.
0:36:55 > 0:36:58Good name, Homemaker. Designer stuff, this.
0:36:58 > 0:37:01- Where are we going with these? 26 with me.- Good show.
0:37:01 > 0:37:03- He's selling it at £24.- Ooh.
0:37:03 > 0:37:0634 against you. With me at only £34.
0:37:06 > 0:37:10Internet's out. It's my commissions at £34.
0:37:11 > 0:37:14- Ouch.- Is that sore?- Ooh.
0:37:14 > 0:37:16He doesn't usually do losses.
0:37:16 > 0:37:18I'm just going to have a little cry.
0:37:19 > 0:37:22Cheer up. Natasha's rain measurer is next.
0:37:22 > 0:37:25Where are we going with this? I'm going to start here with me
0:37:25 > 0:37:28at 22. 24. £26 bid. £26 bid.
0:37:28 > 0:37:3228 where? Good-looking lot. Nicely cased and lovely presented.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35With me at £26.
0:37:36 > 0:37:40A few precious drops of profit, Natasha.
0:37:40 > 0:37:43The rain measuring gauge was half full.
0:37:43 > 0:37:45Paul's posh luggage, anyone?
0:37:45 > 0:37:48Wee bit shabby, isn't it? Or is it still looking all right?
0:37:48 > 0:37:50- Are you dissing my case? - To your face.
0:37:50 > 0:37:52Oh, concentrate, you two!
0:37:52 > 0:37:57I'm going to go on this one, here with me, at 25. 28. £30 bid.
0:37:57 > 0:37:59And if it doesn't sell today,
0:37:59 > 0:38:00you can always add it to your collection.
0:38:00 > 0:38:02£30. Who's got 5?
0:38:02 > 0:38:05- With me at £30.- It's got initial on it. Oh, it's happening.
0:38:06 > 0:38:09- Oh, how much did it sell for? - I think it sold for £30.
0:38:09 > 0:38:11Oh, thanks, sir.
0:38:11 > 0:38:13At least someone was on the case. Ha!
0:38:13 > 0:38:16Now, Paul, you need to stop messing around because that was YOUR lot.
0:38:16 > 0:38:18Start taking this seriously.
0:38:18 > 0:38:21Natasha's movie and music related luggage next.
0:38:21 > 0:38:24You know they say a touch of celebrity adds value to a lot?
0:38:24 > 0:38:28I wouldn't say that Noel Eric Wimperis... Did you know who he was?
0:38:28 > 0:38:29THE Noel Eric Wimperis?
0:38:29 > 0:38:31Pay attention, here it comes. Don't miss it.
0:38:31 > 0:38:34- A couple of commission bids. - Two commission bids.- 25.
0:38:34 > 0:38:3730 and 2, I'm bid. 32 bid. 5 where?
0:38:37 > 0:38:39Tripling your money, just about.
0:38:39 > 0:38:41With me at £32. 5, will you?
0:38:43 > 0:38:45This is cool. That's a wee profit.
0:38:45 > 0:38:47What do you mean? That's magic!
0:38:47 > 0:38:49Yes, are we looking at a happy ending?
0:38:49 > 0:38:51Two commission bids.
0:38:51 > 0:38:54And then the music kicks in. # De-de-de-de-de-de. #
0:38:54 > 0:38:57Back to Earth, with Paul's little barometer.
0:38:57 > 0:38:59It's been pressure tested and is in working order.
0:38:59 > 0:39:04You can buy it with confidence. And I have commission bids on it.
0:39:04 > 0:39:07Starting here, with me, at 22.
0:39:07 > 0:39:10- 24.- Oh, now, what did you pay for it?
0:39:10 > 0:39:15- £25.- And 6, I'm bid. 38.
0:39:15 > 0:39:1740, I'm bid. 50, internet.
0:39:17 > 0:39:20- 60 where?- 60, come on!
0:39:20 > 0:39:23Internet bid of £50.
0:39:24 > 0:39:28- Oh, yes!- Doubled my money. - Much more like it.
0:39:28 > 0:39:31There's a wee dog, panting like a beast and I can't handle it.
0:39:31 > 0:39:33I keep thinking it's you.
0:39:35 > 0:39:38Now, any train door fanciers?
0:39:38 > 0:39:39Good, interesting lot this.
0:39:39 > 0:39:41Make a nice mirror or something of that nature.
0:39:41 > 0:39:45He's selling it, he's selling it! That's my boy!
0:39:45 > 0:39:47Start it here at 25.
0:39:47 > 0:39:51- 25?!- 35 bid. 40 where?
0:39:51 > 0:39:53Come on, we need someone with some imagination
0:39:53 > 0:39:55to make this into something interesting.
0:39:55 > 0:39:58Or a railway carriage missing a door.
0:39:58 > 0:40:0040 on the internet. 5, I have against you, internet.
0:40:00 > 0:40:05- Come on, 50!- Come on. Yes, £50 bid. And 5, I have.
0:40:05 > 0:40:08- One more, one more! - It's making a profit!- £60 bid.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11I shall to the internet at £60.
0:40:12 > 0:40:15- How is that for a result? - Do you reckon?- Yes!
0:40:15 > 0:40:19Abso-blimming-lutely. Gambled and got away with it.
0:40:19 > 0:40:22You went with your heart and you made £1.28.
0:40:22 > 0:40:23And then you lost more than that
0:40:23 > 0:40:26on charges, but that's by the by. That's a result!
0:40:26 > 0:40:29This, however, represents a much bigger gamble, Paul.
0:40:29 > 0:40:33I'm starting straight in at £30 bid. 30 bid only.
0:40:33 > 0:40:37- It's a long way off, this. - Seems cheap.- Yes, seems cheap!
0:40:37 > 0:40:41- At only £30. 5, do I see anywhere? - This is scary.
0:40:41 > 0:40:47- I feel bad for you but, oh, no, I feel...- 35.- Oh!- What?
0:40:47 > 0:40:495, if you'd like.
0:40:49 > 0:40:52- Oh!- He must have a hoverer on the internet.
0:40:52 > 0:40:54It's 45. Surely someone's going to round that up to 50.
0:40:54 > 0:40:58- Seems very cheap.- Surely someone's going to round that up to 150!
0:41:00 > 0:41:04OK, and that's how you get to kiss off £100 in one lot!
0:41:04 > 0:41:07- Oh, well, you can afford it. - I actually feel sad for the antique,
0:41:07 > 0:41:10if I'm personifying the antique here.
0:41:10 > 0:41:13Never mind the antique! Me!
0:41:13 > 0:41:16How does that make Natasha's candelabrum feel,
0:41:16 > 0:41:17we wonder. Nervous?
0:41:17 > 0:41:20With me at £30. Straight in at £30.
0:41:20 > 0:41:22I need more, I need more, auctioneer.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25Seems cheap at only £30. 5, internet, surely.
0:41:25 > 0:41:29A lot of decorative metalwork for £30.
0:41:29 > 0:41:33- Sad, sad.- At only £30...
0:41:36 > 0:41:40- Sad.- Not a lot. But then she didn't have much to start off with.
0:41:40 > 0:41:43I've just realised a trick that I missed is maybe for votive candles,
0:41:43 > 0:41:46maybe I should have lit a few in advance of the sale.
0:41:46 > 0:41:49When it reaches that what we really need in this auction
0:41:49 > 0:41:52- is divine intervention, I think we're in trouble.- Yeah.
0:41:52 > 0:41:54Well, it felt like a small miracle
0:41:54 > 0:41:57when this vase popped up, Paul. Your last lot.
0:41:57 > 0:42:01Hang on a minute. I've just got one more thing I've got to do.
0:42:01 > 0:42:04Starting in here at £18 bid.
0:42:04 > 0:42:07- 20, now I'm bid. 22. - Oh, OK.- 24 where?
0:42:07 > 0:42:12- My commission's at 22.- That's got to be worth so much more than that.
0:42:12 > 0:42:15- I would have hoped. - Selling here with me at £22.
0:42:17 > 0:42:21Oh, Paul. Technically it's a profit, a very, very small profit.
0:42:21 > 0:42:23Count your blessings.
0:42:23 > 0:42:25Let's go, let's go.
0:42:25 > 0:42:28Paul began with £457.02
0:42:28 > 0:42:34and after auction costs, he made a loss - ha! - of £86.98.
0:42:34 > 0:42:39So, his current pile stands at £370.04.
0:42:40 > 0:42:44While Natasha started out with £168.72,
0:42:44 > 0:42:48and after auction costs, she made a much smaller loss of £27.68.
0:42:48 > 0:42:53So, she wins today, but with just £141.04 left.
0:42:53 > 0:42:55Do you know something? This is all going the wrong way.
0:42:55 > 0:42:59It wasn't going to be on our greatest hits compilation.
0:42:59 > 0:43:01Am I catching up? No!
0:43:01 > 0:43:03I've a wee bit of buffer but the way things are going,
0:43:03 > 0:43:06I'm counting no chickens.
0:43:06 > 0:43:08And they're off.
0:43:08 > 0:43:10Next, on the Antiques Road Trip...
0:43:10 > 0:43:13If you see anything good, let me know.
0:43:13 > 0:43:16- Just one left to go. - It was a strike! How good is that?
0:43:16 > 0:43:19- And then it's all over.- Oh, my God.
0:43:19 > 0:43:21- Bar the shouting. THROUGH LOUDSPEAKER:- Is it cheap, Natasha?
0:43:21 > 0:43:23Oh, what was that?