0:00:02 > 0:00:05It's the nation's favourite antiques experts. With £200 each...
0:00:05 > 0:00:07I want something shiny.
0:00:07 > 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 > 0:00:16The aim - to make the biggest profit at auction, but it's no mean feat.
0:00:16 > 0:00:19- Sorry. - Why 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 > 0:00:24- ..and valiant losers. - Come on, stick 'em up.
0:00:24 > 0:00:27- So, will it be the high road to glory...- Onwards and upwards!
0:00:27 > 0:00:29- ..or the slow road to disaster? - Take me home.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31This is Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:36 > 0:00:40Morning. Today's forecast calls for blue skies.
0:00:40 > 0:00:42On this fourth leg of the trip,
0:00:42 > 0:00:44we're horsing around in sunny southern England...
0:00:46 > 0:00:49- New Forest. Ponies. - Ponies, yeah.
0:00:49 > 0:00:52Here we are in the beautiful New Forest.
0:00:52 > 0:00:57..with two blue-sky thinkers - James Braxton and Raj Bisram.
0:00:57 > 0:00:59Yeah, isn't that lovely? Beautiful.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02Raj has been steeped in antiques trading since the tender age
0:01:02 > 0:01:06of ten, and he's very much in tune with the ancient landscape.
0:01:07 > 0:01:11I mean, this has been like this for...thousands of years.
0:01:11 > 0:01:13- Thousands of years. - Yeah.
0:01:13 > 0:01:17"Thousands". Well, James is no less a legend of this game,
0:01:17 > 0:01:20ever ready to steal a bargain.
0:01:20 > 0:01:25You can expect to see some sort of highwayman rushing out any moment.
0:01:26 > 0:01:30The only highwayman I've seen in the New Forest is you, James.
0:01:32 > 0:01:36Both our aficionados of old stuff began with £200.
0:01:36 > 0:01:42Raj has now traded that up to hold £432.66...
0:01:42 > 0:01:45while James is a hair ahead of him -
0:01:45 > 0:01:49well, he's got a bit more - having accumulated £471.90.
0:01:49 > 0:01:51It is close!
0:01:51 > 0:01:54Today, they're driving a dashing white darling - the 1968
0:01:54 > 0:01:58Renault Caravelle, and it looks as if they've made a new friend.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01Hello, Daisy. Want to say hello to James?
0:02:06 > 0:02:07After starting off in Bath,
0:02:07 > 0:02:11our experts have roved around a fair chunk of southern England.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13Later, they'll zip up to the Midlands,
0:02:13 > 0:02:15before heading back down to Binegar in Somerset.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21On this leg, they begin in the New Forest village of Brockenhurst,
0:02:21 > 0:02:25and aim for auction in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. Crikey Moses!
0:02:25 > 0:02:29Two more new friends in the New Forest. Giddy up!
0:02:29 > 0:02:32- Nick, you obviously live in this area.- I'm very blessed to live here.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34- You are. All the best to you. - Enjoy the rest of your stay, guys.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37- Thank you very much. - Thanks a lot. Bye.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39Cor, they're friendly sorts round here, aren't they?
0:02:39 > 0:02:41So Brockenhurst should be just the place to kick off
0:02:41 > 0:02:43with some more shopping.
0:02:43 > 0:02:47This morning, Raj is dropping James off at his first shop, where
0:02:47 > 0:02:50we'll hope for a little less horsing around, and maybe a bit of dog work.
0:02:50 > 0:02:54- Ah, here's my shop! - Oh, James.- How exciting.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57- Here you go, James. - Great. Thank you.
0:02:57 > 0:03:01And don't forget what I said - spend everything you can.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04I will. OK, see you, chief.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06All the best, James.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08Bye. Good luck.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13Come on then, James. Time to shop!
0:03:13 > 0:03:16- Hello. James.- Hi, I'm Pam. Nice to meet you.- Hello, Pam.
0:03:16 > 0:03:17This is lovely.
0:03:17 > 0:03:21I'll say! Pam has an electric shock... I mean eclectic stock,
0:03:21 > 0:03:24including many pieces brought back from her travels in France.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27And speaking of which...
0:03:27 > 0:03:30- We've got a little light here. That's rather nice.- That's lovely.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33That's actually, I would have thought...
0:03:33 > 0:03:35Yeah, that is a Deco piece.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38Oh, yes. This table lamp, a la Francais,
0:03:38 > 0:03:42perhaps dates from the early 20th century.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45You'd think something like that might be made of bronze,
0:03:45 > 0:03:46but this is a sort of wrought iron, isn't it?
0:03:46 > 0:03:49- No, I think that's a sort of poor man's version.- Yeah.
0:03:49 > 0:03:53- But quite pretty.- Yeah. - Is that quite cheap?
0:03:53 > 0:03:57Well, it depends what you call cheap. I have 55 on it.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00- But there is always movement, as you know.- Yeah. That's...
0:04:00 > 0:04:02I quite like that.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06That's a possibility then, but James is on a real rummage this morning.
0:04:06 > 0:04:11- Do you want a hand, or are you all right?- I think I'm all right.- OK.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13Any breakages will be paid for.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15That's you told then, James.
0:04:15 > 0:04:19Interesting, behind there, there's a Coromandel, Chinese Coromandel
0:04:19 > 0:04:23screen, which is lacquer
0:04:23 > 0:04:27and applied bits of...
0:04:27 > 0:04:31Generally, they were mother of pearl and bone.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33I might ask about that.
0:04:33 > 0:04:37Actually, I think this is a Japanese screen with
0:04:37 > 0:04:41a type of lacquer work which is called Shibayama.
0:04:41 > 0:04:45Right. Let's get down and dirty.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47After you, then, James.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50So, I'm after the screen, but to get to the screen,
0:04:50 > 0:04:53I've got to uncover a couple of items.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55Yeah. Well, keep at it then. CLATTER
0:04:55 > 0:04:58Oh, my gosh! Remember, you break it, you buy it, James!
0:04:58 > 0:05:00This is the screen.
0:05:00 > 0:05:04It may be two-fold screen, but it's missing quite a lot of bits,
0:05:04 > 0:05:05isn't it?
0:05:05 > 0:05:08Missing the top bits as well. What's the other side like?
0:05:08 > 0:05:11Oh, yeah. It's also missing a ticket price.
0:05:11 > 0:05:12I quite like this.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15The more effort you put in, the more you're going to get out,
0:05:15 > 0:05:18so I'm going to start unpeeling the stuff.
0:05:18 > 0:05:19Unpeeling.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22Lord, unpeeling, he goes.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25And your little Kashmir table, the carved one?
0:05:25 > 0:05:29Yeah, definitely Kashmiri. North Indian subcontinent.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31Well done, James.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34- Quite nicely carved. - It is nicely carved, yes.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37They're beginning to do slightly better, these.
0:05:37 > 0:05:38That is an old one as well.
0:05:38 > 0:05:42It's not one of the sort of really modern ones, but it's quite sweet.
0:05:42 > 0:05:46- Very frustrating.- I think they are an intelligence test, to be honest.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49- I think, yeah... - Yes, well done, James.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51You just have to...
0:05:51 > 0:05:54You have to keep working and then finally, it finds its form.
0:05:54 > 0:05:58- And as you can see, dust comes free with that one.- Dust comes free.
0:05:58 > 0:05:59Yeah. No charge.
0:05:59 > 0:06:03Very reasonable then, Pam. What's the asking price?
0:06:03 > 0:06:08- I've had it a while.- Yeah. - That can be £50.- £50, yeah.
0:06:08 > 0:06:12So, James now has his sights on this table, the little
0:06:12 > 0:06:16French Art Deco jobby and not forgetting the substantial screen.
0:06:18 > 0:06:19Oh!
0:06:20 > 0:06:23And then a bit of china.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26So, what a... That's the great thing about antiques.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29- You can see the world. - You can indeed.
0:06:29 > 0:06:33Pam's offered this three item round the world jaunt for £130 all in.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35Well, it's cheaper than the flight!
0:06:35 > 0:06:38- Could I do the lot for 110? - Oh, goodness!
0:06:38 > 0:06:42- Could we meet in the middle at 120? - 120, you read my mind.
0:06:42 > 0:06:43- Put it there.- Brilliant.
0:06:43 > 0:06:47- OK.- Thank you very much indeed, Pam. - That's great.- Such a gent, James.
0:06:47 > 0:06:51So, he has the screen for £50, the table for £40, and the lamp for 30.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53Well done!
0:06:53 > 0:06:55Thank you, Pam! Thank you!
0:06:59 > 0:07:02In the meantime, Raj has travelled onwards.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05He's heading for the New Forest village of Beaulieu,
0:07:05 > 0:07:09which is home to the British National Motor Museum,
0:07:09 > 0:07:13where Raj is strolling off to meet curator Richard.
0:07:17 > 0:07:22- Hi there.- Hello, Raj.- Nice to meet you. What a fantastic place!
0:07:22 > 0:07:26This enormous museum celebrates every facet of our automotive
0:07:26 > 0:07:31heritage, from the supercharged to the frankly silly.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33But today, Raj is here to learn about
0:07:33 > 0:07:37a very British sort of motoring obsession - caravanning,
0:07:37 > 0:07:41and Richard's taking him into the museum's backstage
0:07:41 > 0:07:43archive rooms to learn more.
0:07:45 > 0:07:49Well, leisure caravanning actually started in 1885,
0:07:49 > 0:07:51with William Gordon Stables.
0:07:51 > 0:07:56Wanderer was the first caravan, the first leisure caravan, and as I say,
0:07:56 > 0:07:58William Gordon Stables built that himself,
0:07:58 > 0:08:01he was an ex-naval officer, he was a surgeon,
0:08:01 > 0:08:06and he had to retire early due to ill health in his mid 30s and
0:08:06 > 0:08:10he was looking for something to do, I think, so he built this caravan
0:08:10 > 0:08:13and he went from Twyford in Berkshire
0:08:13 > 0:08:16back to his town of birth, Inverness, in Scotland.
0:08:16 > 0:08:21This near 600-mile journey, horse drawn, was the first caravan holiday
0:08:21 > 0:08:25and William Gordon Stables chronicled his adventure
0:08:25 > 0:08:29in his 1886 book, The Cruise Of The Land Yacht Wanderer.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32# You know, I'm the wanderer
0:08:32 > 0:08:34# Yeah, I'm the wanderer
0:08:34 > 0:08:37# I roam around, around, around, around, around... #
0:08:39 > 0:08:42Once he'd published his book, of course, people reading it,
0:08:42 > 0:08:45the wealthy and the aristocracy were thinking - what a great idea.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48So, it became more popular and in fact,
0:08:48 > 0:08:50the Caravan Club was formed in 1907.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53And he became vice president.
0:08:53 > 0:08:57The Caravan Club championed this new hobby in its early years.
0:08:57 > 0:09:01It grew quite quickly in its initial stages as well. From those
0:09:01 > 0:09:04first 11 members, within five years they had nearly 300 members.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06267, I think, in 1912.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08And a third of those were women.
0:09:11 > 0:09:15Caravanning afforded these Edwardian ladies all sorts of new freedom.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18The chance to go out into the countryside and actually take
0:09:18 > 0:09:21part in activities, which would have been barred to them before -
0:09:21 > 0:09:24hunting, fishing, sports, that sort of thing, they could do.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26So, they would get together as groups,
0:09:26 > 0:09:30usually unmarried women, would go off in a caravan to the country.
0:09:30 > 0:09:34And here we can see a leisure caravan,
0:09:34 > 0:09:37- just before the First World War. - This actually, to most people,
0:09:37 > 0:09:40I'd say would be much more recognisable as a caravan.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43Absolutely. This would probably be a single horse would be pulling that
0:09:43 > 0:09:45and quite often caravans would
0:09:45 > 0:09:47actually have been hired out for the day,
0:09:47 > 0:09:50so we're looking at the change from the wealthy starting to
0:09:50 > 0:09:53be able to hire a caravan just for the day to go out into the
0:09:53 > 0:09:57New Forest or a day trip to the seaside, as they're doing here.
0:09:58 > 0:10:02But as the pursuit became more popular, the First World War
0:10:02 > 0:10:06loomed and the new caravans took on a more serious purpose.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09They soon learned that they could be used for accommodation,
0:10:09 > 0:10:14they could be used as ambulances, so the Caravan Club members
0:10:14 > 0:10:18actually donated 50 caravans to be sent across to the front.
0:10:18 > 0:10:22After the war ended, caravanning for leisure took off once more.
0:10:22 > 0:10:26So, you have returning servicemen who have seen caravans in action
0:10:26 > 0:10:28and how useful they could be, and at the same time,
0:10:28 > 0:10:32the government was selling off lots of surplus materials.
0:10:32 > 0:10:37And so, lots of enterprising businessmen could buy this
0:10:37 > 0:10:40material quite cheaply and make trailer caravans.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43One such one was the Navarac caravan,
0:10:43 > 0:10:46which was actually made from aircraft parts.
0:10:46 > 0:10:50These new caravans were designed to be towed by motor vehicles
0:10:50 > 0:10:55and Richard's taking Raj on a little trip to see an early example.
0:10:55 > 0:10:59- Richard, is this one of the first commercially made caravans?- It is.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01This is an Eccles caravan,
0:11:01 > 0:11:04really the first commercially produced caravans.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06What year were these first manufactured?
0:11:06 > 0:11:08The company started in 1919,
0:11:08 > 0:11:10so right at the end of the First World War.
0:11:10 > 0:11:14This caravan dates from 1926, so they went all the way through
0:11:14 > 0:11:16the '20s and Eccles is still a well known name today.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19- Wow! Fantastic! - From these beginnings,
0:11:19 > 0:11:22caravanning grew in popularity through the 20th century,
0:11:22 > 0:11:26becoming one of our most beloved hobbies and giving the masses
0:11:26 > 0:11:29access to life on the open road.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31Raj is quite taken.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33He'll be buying one!
0:11:33 > 0:11:36I quite like this!
0:11:36 > 0:11:38In fact, if you don't mind, Richard,
0:11:38 > 0:11:41would you shut the door and leave me to read my book?
0:11:43 > 0:11:44Ah!
0:11:44 > 0:11:46Life doesn't get any better!
0:11:46 > 0:11:50You said it, Raj. Don't get too comfy, will you, or drop off?
0:11:52 > 0:11:56Now, James has travelled on to the market town of Ringwood,
0:11:56 > 0:12:00where he's sauntering off into his next shop, not a care in the world.
0:12:03 > 0:12:07- Hello. James.- Oh, hello, James. My name is Peter.- Hello, Peter.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10- Good to see you. Take me to your cheaper parts.- The bargain basement.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13- The bargain basement, please. - Which happens to be upstairs.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15- Perfect! Perfect!- Follow me.
0:12:15 > 0:12:19- We shall, Peter. We shall. - So, up these lovely stairs.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22Here we are, James, at the bargain basement.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25- Yeah.- The first thing that catches my eye is this wonderful oil lamp.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28- How much is that then, Peter? - Well...
0:12:28 > 0:12:31- Don't look at the label.- Glasses on. - Do you need to...? Watch your head.
0:12:31 > 0:12:37I'll watch my head. Well, we've got that marked at £225.
0:12:37 > 0:12:41- It's too expensive.- But if not that lamp, maybe a spotlight.
0:12:41 > 0:12:46Peter's love is not only oil lamps, but it's am dram.
0:12:46 > 0:12:51Peter is just directing a local theatrical production.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54So that's his life. You can tell it, can't you?
0:12:54 > 0:12:57He does have a dramatic flair,
0:12:57 > 0:13:01but is this an item I see before me, or just an old pot?
0:13:01 > 0:13:04- Look at this! - Just feel the weight of that.
0:13:04 > 0:13:09- That is a wee beastie.- Yes. - That is a wee beastie, isn't it?
0:13:09 > 0:13:14Yeah, it's a substantial French copper cooking pan and lid.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17Look at that! You could really...
0:13:17 > 0:13:19You could cook something up in that, couldn't you?
0:13:19 > 0:13:21- You could.- I've got a very lovely dish that I do.
0:13:21 > 0:13:24Sausages and lentils with a bit of paprika.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26That's a lot of sausages and lentils.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29- That'd be lovely, wouldn't it? Feed an army!- Certainly would.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32There's no ticket price on it, so Peter will find out what
0:13:32 > 0:13:37the cost could be while James browses the rest of the shop.
0:13:37 > 0:13:38When you come back,
0:13:38 > 0:13:42I want a soliloquy from one of your latest productions, Peter.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45A soliloquy? Well, I could give you...
0:13:45 > 0:13:47I am the very model of a modern major general!
0:13:47 > 0:13:49- But I don't think I will. - JAMES LAUGHS
0:13:49 > 0:13:52Come on now, Peter!
0:13:52 > 0:13:57Our James is the very model of a modern antiques maestro, methinks!
0:13:57 > 0:13:58What think thou?
0:13:58 > 0:14:03A brown cheese drainer. Blessed is the cheese maker.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06# I am the very model of a modern major general
0:14:06 > 0:14:08# I've information vegetable, animal, and mineral
0:14:08 > 0:14:11# I know the kings of England, and I quote the fights historical
0:14:11 > 0:14:13# From Marathon to Waterloo in order categorical... #
0:14:13 > 0:14:15Oyster dish. Here we are.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18# I'm very well acquainted too with matters mathematical
0:14:18 > 0:14:20# I understand equations, both the simple and quadratical
0:14:20 > 0:14:23# About binomial theorem I'm teeming with a lot o' news... #
0:14:23 > 0:14:26Bamboo. The blessed material.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28# But still, in matters vegetable, animal, and mineral,
0:14:28 > 0:14:32# He is the very model of a modern Major General. #
0:14:32 > 0:14:34But he hasn't spotted anything else that takes his fancy,
0:14:34 > 0:14:37so back to that copper pan he goes.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39But what can Peter propose?
0:14:41 > 0:14:45- You're a man of the amateur dramatic, aren't you?- I am, yes.
0:14:45 > 0:14:50- I want a dramatic... - Dramatic. Well, let's say £90!
0:14:50 > 0:14:51I'll give you 70.
0:14:51 > 0:14:5375.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56- 75, you have yourself a deal.- Right. - Thank you very much indeed.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58- You're welcome, James. - Thank you, Peter.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00That is a fine item, isn't it?
0:15:00 > 0:15:06It's an absolute star. But just as James is paying up, look who it is.
0:15:06 > 0:15:11- Oh, here he is.- Hello! Hello! - Peter, Raj. Raj, Peter.- I'm Peter.
0:15:11 > 0:15:13Hello, Peter. Lovely to meet you.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16Look at that. Big money passing hands!
0:15:16 > 0:15:20- Can I just check it? - Check it.- My goodness!
0:15:20 > 0:15:23- See?- Peter, you are in luck!
0:15:23 > 0:15:25These are all real!
0:15:25 > 0:15:26Thanks for checking, Raj.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30But James is spending some serious cash today.
0:15:30 > 0:15:34- For him to spend that much money on one item...- Yeah.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36- Have I done well?- I can't...
0:15:36 > 0:15:38Peter, you don't know how well you've done, OK?
0:15:38 > 0:15:42Believe you me, that is normally a month's budget for him.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45- But I hope I can find something as well.- Yeah. Well, good luck.
0:15:45 > 0:15:46I'm going to...
0:15:46 > 0:15:51So, it's goodbye to James and the hunt is on for Raj.
0:15:51 > 0:15:55It's a papier mache apple. I should really buy it for James.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57Teacher's pet.
0:15:57 > 0:16:01But how's he feeling, now he's cased the joint?
0:16:01 > 0:16:06Even though James got here first, I'm sure he's had trouble
0:16:06 > 0:16:09buying here because there's not very much you can buy for a fiver.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11So that leaves the door open for me.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14And I'm sure I'm going to find some bargains. I like this shop.
0:16:17 > 0:16:18Pretty comfortable.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21Come on, Raj. You need some buys. What's this?
0:16:23 > 0:16:27Well, these are quite interesting. I'm not a fisherman,
0:16:27 > 0:16:32but I do like sporting items and these are very unusual lures.
0:16:32 > 0:16:36Yep, attractive to fish and to Raj. Focus, focus. That's it.
0:16:36 > 0:16:41£148 on the price ticket, which is way over what I would want to
0:16:41 > 0:16:44pay for them, but they are interesting.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47If I could get these at 30 to £40...
0:16:47 > 0:16:50I know it's a lot to knock off, but if I could get them for that,
0:16:50 > 0:16:52I'm going to do a deal.
0:16:52 > 0:16:57That's a big ask! Can Raj's powers of persuasion reel Peter in?
0:16:57 > 0:17:00- Who writes this stuff? - I've got a price in mind.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02- Can I make you a crazy offer?- Yes.
0:17:02 > 0:17:07I was hoping that if I could get those for £35 there would be
0:17:07 > 0:17:10a small profit in it. I'll happily pay you 40 for them.
0:17:10 > 0:17:14- All right, we'll go for 40. - We will?- Go to 40.- You'll go to 40?
0:17:14 > 0:17:17- 40, yeah.- Right, let's shake hands then.- If you insist.- Yeah, lovely.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20Fantastic. So we've done a deal at £40.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23That is a generous and kind discount from Peter.
0:17:24 > 0:17:28But might fate deal Raj another good hand?
0:17:30 > 0:17:33I mean, this is a nice, brass crib board.
0:17:33 > 0:17:37I mean, it used to be a great pub game, crib. I still play crib.
0:17:37 > 0:17:41I love it. Not a lot of people do these days but it's still a nice...
0:17:41 > 0:17:44It's still even a nice decorative piece.
0:17:45 > 0:17:50That might date from the early 20th century. It's ticketed at £23.
0:17:50 > 0:17:52Peter?
0:17:52 > 0:17:55- Peter? Are you there?- Yes, Raj. What have we got here.
0:17:55 > 0:17:59Nothing earth-shattering, OK? I do warn you.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01- The crib board.- Yes?
0:18:01 > 0:18:04Can offer you a tenner for it? You haven't got a lot of money on it.
0:18:04 > 0:18:08- £10 then.- We have a deal. Thank you very much indeed.
0:18:08 > 0:18:12So, all that remains is to pay Peter and skedaddle.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14- Thank you very much indeed. - Lovely to see you.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16You too. Thanks again.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19And that swift deal brings us to the end of a
0:18:19 > 0:18:22jam-packed first day on the trip.
0:18:22 > 0:18:23So nighty-night, chaps.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28But another bright summer morning finds our two boys back
0:18:28 > 0:18:31in the car and raring to go.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34James, a lovely, beautiful morning in Hampshire.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37What a lovely day!
0:18:37 > 0:18:40- Oh, it's gorgeous.- Well, it's the Caribbean of the UK, isn't it?
0:18:40 > 0:18:43Hah! I don't think I'd go that far.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46But Raj has hooked two lots -
0:18:46 > 0:18:49the fishing lures and the cribbage board.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52He still has £382.66 in his wallet though.
0:18:54 > 0:18:58While James has collected four lots - the Oriental screen,
0:18:58 > 0:19:03the Art Deco lamp, the Kashmiri table and copper cooking pan.
0:19:03 > 0:19:08He still has £276.90 left to cook with.
0:19:08 > 0:19:10And of course,
0:19:10 > 0:19:14Raj had a sneak peek at that pricey pan as James was paying for it.
0:19:16 > 0:19:20But it's more decorative than usable these days, that pot.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22Oh! Excuse me!
0:19:22 > 0:19:23RAJ LAUGHS
0:19:23 > 0:19:25It's a lovely, heavy pan.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28We could magic up some magic dishes IN that pan.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31A nice, big Bouillabaisse. That would be nice.
0:19:31 > 0:19:35Oh... Whelks and eels.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38Whelks and eels, that's what we need.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42Nah. What you want is buys.
0:19:42 > 0:19:46This morning, their first shop is in the village of Wickham,
0:19:46 > 0:19:51a pretty and pastoral place with roots dating back to ancient times.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54- In!- Fantastic.- In we go.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56- Well, good luck.- There it is.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59- Enjoy some lovely handbags, second hand clothing.- Let's hope so.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02- Enjoy your day. - A world of great days.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04- Goodbye.- See you later. - Bye, bye,- bye, bye. Bye.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09Raj is headed straight for Warwick Lane Shopping Centre
0:20:09 > 0:20:11where he's meeting Steve.
0:20:11 > 0:20:13- Hi, Steve. - Hello there.- Oh, Raj.
0:20:13 > 0:20:16- And you must be Steve.- Indeed he is.
0:20:18 > 0:20:23This is a large place with plenty of stock so Raj better look shipshape.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28We're near the sea. How's that?
0:20:28 > 0:20:30RAJ LAUGHS
0:20:30 > 0:20:31Ridiculous.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34But it's not a life on the ocean wave he's heading for this morning.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38I mean, these could be a good buy
0:20:38 > 0:20:41if I get left up the creek without a paddle.
0:20:41 > 0:20:42You might be right.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45But what's this then?
0:20:45 > 0:20:48The whole world of telecommunications is
0:20:48 > 0:20:51changing and people are collecting old telephones,
0:20:51 > 0:20:53Bakelite telephones are fetching lots of money
0:20:53 > 0:20:57and so are some of the 1960s and '70s telephones now.
0:20:57 > 0:21:00They're even making money and what I've found here is an old...
0:21:00 > 0:21:04An exchange. An old exchange telephone system.
0:21:05 > 0:21:09This vintage device known as a dictograph comes with a small phone
0:21:09 > 0:21:12extension and plenty of retro charm.
0:21:12 > 0:21:14PHONE RINGS Hold the line please, caller.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17It's really an interesting one because, I mean,
0:21:17 > 0:21:20this exchange has got land channels, typists, planning,
0:21:20 > 0:21:23drawing office, I mean this would probably have been used by
0:21:23 > 0:21:26a council or something like that.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28If I can get this at the right price...
0:21:28 > 0:21:32It's got £30 on the ticket. I'd like to get this for £20 or below.
0:21:32 > 0:21:37Steve can speak to the vendor by phone, probably.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40- I will give her £20 for the two items.- OK. All right.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43- And it's going to be cash. - And it's cash.- And it's cash.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45- All right, I'll go and ask. - Use your charm.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48- You've got a nice smile there. - I will. All right.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50And while Steve flashes his pearly whites...
0:21:50 > 0:21:52PHONE RINGS
0:21:52 > 0:21:54Hello?
0:21:54 > 0:21:59James. Get off the line. There's a train coming!
0:22:00 > 0:22:03Ha! But we have an answer.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06- Steve. How did you get on? - Good news. She'll do it.
0:22:06 > 0:22:10- 20 quid.- Fantastic. Brilliant. We have a deal.- All right.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13- So, £20 for the two, yeah? - Yeah, yeah.- Fantastic.
0:22:13 > 0:22:16He's got the dictograph and the little phone extension
0:22:16 > 0:22:18set up for only £20.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21Dog-on-it.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23But there might be something else maybe downstairs.
0:22:23 > 0:22:25This is interesting.
0:22:25 > 0:22:29It's German or Austrian and it's a pipe.
0:22:32 > 0:22:36But it's really quite old. It's dated 1807.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39- 1807!- Yeah!
0:22:39 > 0:22:41The pipe is finished with hallmarked silver,
0:22:41 > 0:22:43a touch of quality, methinks.
0:22:44 > 0:22:49You know, I can just see an old Austrian or German farmer
0:22:49 > 0:22:56sitting in the Gaststube drinking his beer and smoking his pipe.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58You paint quite a picture, Raj.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01Ticket price on that is £55.
0:23:01 > 0:23:05Time for another word with young Steve who can negotiate perhaps
0:23:05 > 0:23:09on behalf of the vendor again on the phone. Maybe.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12I'll offer you £20 for it.
0:23:12 > 0:23:14I don't think he'd go down that far.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17I think he'd be happier with £30 to be honest with you, Raj.
0:23:17 > 0:23:21£30 I think is too much. OK, I tell you what I'll do,
0:23:21 > 0:23:25A good dealer will split it down the middle, so what about £25?
0:23:25 > 0:23:29- All right, then. OK, £25. - Fantastic. We have a deal.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32- Thank you very much, indeed. - Fantastic.
0:23:32 > 0:23:36With two more items bagged, our boy in blue is wandering off.
0:23:40 > 0:23:41James, meanwhile,
0:23:41 > 0:23:44has motored on to the environs of the village of Twyford.
0:23:44 > 0:23:48A fan of our greatest historical feats of engineering, he's planning
0:23:48 > 0:23:50to pay a visit to Twyford Waterworks
0:23:50 > 0:23:53where he's meeting trustee, Martin Gregory.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58- Hello, James.- Martin.- Hello, Martin.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00Welcome to Twyford waterworks.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05This beautifully preserved Edwardian pumping station and water
0:24:05 > 0:24:09treatment plant was designed to draw fresh water from wells
0:24:09 > 0:24:13deep below the Hampshire, countryside's chalky landscape.
0:24:14 > 0:24:18After the Acts of Parliament in the 1860s that required local
0:24:18 > 0:24:22authorities to build waterworks to supply clean water,
0:24:22 > 0:24:27in Hampshire, we drilled wells in the chalk and pumped
0:24:27 > 0:24:31the water out to the customers around the area.
0:24:31 > 0:24:37The Waterworks has been supplying water to the area ever since.
0:24:38 > 0:24:42But the clean water drawn from these wells
0:24:42 > 0:24:44has one big disadvantage.
0:24:44 > 0:24:49Hampshire water's very hard which did present a problem.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52- And what's the problem with hard water then?- Two problems.
0:24:52 > 0:24:57One, you get limescale in the pipes so the pipes fur up.
0:24:57 > 0:25:01And two, the soap won't lather, at least,
0:25:01 > 0:25:03old 19th-century soaps won't lather.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06Luckily, an Aberdeen doctor,
0:25:06 > 0:25:11Thomas Clark patented a system for getting around this in
0:25:11 > 0:25:16the 1840s and all the waterworks in Hampshire were equipped with
0:25:16 > 0:25:20this Clark's lime softening process.
0:25:20 > 0:25:24This method used chalk quarried here on-site to produce
0:25:24 > 0:25:27a substance known as lime which is essential
0:25:27 > 0:25:30in the water softening process.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33Here we are up at the top of the railway incline.
0:25:33 > 0:25:36- Ah! That looks very much like chalk. - It is chalk.
0:25:36 > 0:25:40It's chalk that's been quarried just down below us
0:25:40 > 0:25:43and is being brought up here to the Lime Kiln.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46- Don't tell me these poor people had to lug it up, did they?- No.
0:25:46 > 0:25:51From the start in 1903, getting it up the hill, up the incline,
0:25:51 > 0:25:53we had a hydraulic engine.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56- Well, that makes sense, you're a waterworks.- That's right.
0:25:56 > 0:26:00A water engine driven by the water that we're pumping up to the reservoir.
0:26:00 > 0:26:02- Really?- Yes.- And is that still functioning?
0:26:02 > 0:26:05- That still functions. Come and look at it.- Oh, lovely.- Jubbly.
0:26:05 > 0:26:09Obviously, James can't wait to see this water-powered engine move
0:26:09 > 0:26:12the skip of chalk up the hill. Here we go.
0:26:12 > 0:26:16Right, so here is the hydraulic engine. The water comes in
0:26:16 > 0:26:19this pipe here, there's the throttle valve, so open
0:26:19 > 0:26:22the water valve and let some water in. There you are.
0:26:22 > 0:26:26So, release the break. And up it comes.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29Now, we can see it coming up the incline now.
0:26:29 > 0:26:31And that's just pressure of water?
0:26:31 > 0:26:33And that's just the pressure of the water in this pipe here.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36Isn't that fabulous?
0:26:36 > 0:26:40Once the water drawn from the wells has been softened,
0:26:40 > 0:26:44it was pumped out to a reservoir from which it supplied local homes.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47Martin, what is this mighty machine?
0:26:47 > 0:26:49This is the machine that did two jobs.
0:26:49 > 0:26:53It raised water from the wells, with one set of pumps
0:26:53 > 0:26:57and it delivered water to the reservoir with the other set of pumps.
0:26:57 > 0:27:02- Wow.- It's a steam engine made in Leeds in 1914.
0:27:03 > 0:27:05Although this engine is no longer in use,
0:27:05 > 0:27:09the plant is still pumping water today.
0:27:09 > 0:27:14We're still supplying about 20 million litres
0:27:14 > 0:27:17a day of water to the public water supply.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19The only thing that's changed is it's
0:27:19 > 0:27:24now electric pumps in place of steam pumps. Marvellous.
0:27:24 > 0:27:26But it's time for James to hit the road.
0:27:26 > 0:27:31So, Martin, I must thank you. It's been absolutely fascinating.
0:27:35 > 0:27:37In the meanwhile,
0:27:37 > 0:27:40Raj has travelled on to the seaside city of Portsmouth where he's
0:27:40 > 0:27:46strolling to Parmiters Antiques with just over £337 in his pocket.
0:27:46 > 0:27:50- It's his last chance to shop. - Hello, there.- Hello, Raj.
0:27:50 > 0:27:52Hi, you must be Ian.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55That he is. This place is a real treasure trove.
0:27:55 > 0:27:59Absolutely stuffed with weird and wonderful items
0:27:59 > 0:28:02but could Raj have bitten off more than he can chew?
0:28:02 > 0:28:04The Big Apple.
0:28:06 > 0:28:09This is right up my street.
0:28:09 > 0:28:13There are some really unusual, wonderful things in this shop.
0:28:13 > 0:28:17This is fantastic. Let's just hope I can afford one or two of them.
0:28:20 > 0:28:24Over here, we've got those three owls and something that I was
0:28:24 > 0:28:29told when I first started out in the business was that the owl was
0:28:29 > 0:28:33- a lucky emblem of the antique dealer.- Oh, yeah?
0:28:33 > 0:28:36Well, let's hope those bring you luck in your search, Raj.
0:28:36 > 0:28:41What's it going to make at auction? Can we keep looking?
0:28:42 > 0:28:44- I mean, I know that's out of my league but...- 900.- 900.
0:28:44 > 0:28:49- I had to know.- That's out of the question then. But wait!
0:28:49 > 0:28:53- The mirror?- You might be in business.- Oh!
0:28:53 > 0:28:55- Came in a house clearance. - Yep?
0:29:01 > 0:29:03Age. It's got age.
0:29:03 > 0:29:06Yes, it's got age, it's got age, it's nice bevelled glass,
0:29:06 > 0:29:08it's a nice, decorative one.
0:29:09 > 0:29:12This 19th-century brass mirror is certainly striking,
0:29:12 > 0:29:14but at what price?
0:29:15 > 0:29:18Hit me with that.
0:29:18 > 0:29:20£45. That's a bargain.
0:29:20 > 0:29:23- 35, we got a deal. - You got a deal.
0:29:23 > 0:29:26£35, Ian, we have a deal.
0:29:26 > 0:29:28Marvellous. We have a deal.
0:29:28 > 0:29:33Without much reflection at all, Raj pounces on that excellent buy.
0:29:33 > 0:29:37- Once again, thank you very much indeed.- Great to meet you.- You too.
0:29:37 > 0:29:39Thanks, Ian. You're a gent.
0:29:44 > 0:29:47Meanwhile, James has motored on to the ancient city of
0:29:47 > 0:29:50Winchester where he has one more shop
0:29:50 > 0:29:53in his sights with £276.90 left.
0:29:53 > 0:29:57Here, dealer Mary resides. Hi, Mary.
0:29:57 > 0:29:58Not contrary.
0:29:58 > 0:30:02- Hello.- Hello.- James. - Hi, I'm Mary, nice to meet you.
0:30:02 > 0:30:04Hello, Mary, good to meet you.
0:30:04 > 0:30:08This place specialises in vintage and industrial homewares.
0:30:08 > 0:30:11But it's not quite the usual antiques emporium.
0:30:11 > 0:30:14The stuff you'll want to see is probably downstairs.
0:30:14 > 0:30:17- Basement, oh! Will you lead me down?- In the basement.
0:30:17 > 0:30:20- Yes, I will.- Will you lead me down? Come on.
0:30:20 > 0:30:22Deep down in the basement,
0:30:22 > 0:30:27there's mood lighting and all sorts of retro and reclaimed items.
0:30:27 > 0:30:28But one important question
0:30:28 > 0:30:31is playing on James' mind this afternoon.
0:30:31 > 0:30:33Why do people like buckets?
0:30:33 > 0:30:36The buckets, we find people mainly buy the buckets
0:30:36 > 0:30:39- for planting outside.- Ah. - Or as a bin.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42- As a funky, different, cool bin. - A cool bin, isn't it?- A cool bin.
0:30:42 > 0:30:44And they have integrity. They are nicely made,
0:30:44 > 0:30:48- they've got some weight.- Exactly. They are very well aged.
0:30:48 > 0:30:51Some builder has kindly mixed some pug.
0:30:51 > 0:30:54Added a bit of cement.
0:30:54 > 0:30:57- Didn't quite clean it out, did he? - Naughty monkey.
0:30:57 > 0:30:59Anyway, the old fire buckets.
0:30:59 > 0:31:01But James is still quite taken with it.
0:31:02 > 0:31:04Could you do me a special deal?
0:31:04 > 0:31:07- I could.- Taking into account the pug?
0:31:07 > 0:31:10- That's additional extras. - Oh, is that? Oh, sorry. Silly me.
0:31:10 > 0:31:14I'm not quite in the vintage retro field.
0:31:14 > 0:31:18I see that as a condition problem, but you see that as an asset.
0:31:18 > 0:31:21- I do indeed.- An asset. - You could do a little bit on it.
0:31:21 > 0:31:23What's your price on that?
0:31:23 > 0:31:26- So, we could do it for £20? - £20, £20.
0:31:26 > 0:31:28I'll tell you what, would you do it for £19?
0:31:28 > 0:31:31- 19 is fine, yes.- Thank you very much indeed, Mary.
0:31:31 > 0:31:34Well, lovely. I'm a vintage convert.
0:31:34 > 0:31:37Ever the optimist, James.
0:31:37 > 0:31:40He's got that for less than a purple note.
0:31:40 > 0:31:42- Thank you.- Thank you very much indeed. Bye.
0:31:42 > 0:31:44So, James has bagged that as well.
0:31:46 > 0:31:48Oh, Lordy, he's keen to get to the auction.
0:31:50 > 0:31:53As well as the fire bucket, James also has the Oriental screen,
0:31:53 > 0:31:59the Kashmir table, the Art Deco lamp and a large copper pan with lid.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02He spent £214 exactly.
0:32:02 > 0:32:05While Raj has the fishing lures, the cribbage board,
0:32:05 > 0:32:09the dictograph, the pipe and the brass mirror.
0:32:09 > 0:32:13He spent £130, but what do they think of each other's finds?
0:32:13 > 0:32:15We'll soon see. Sea.
0:32:15 > 0:32:18Surreal.
0:32:18 > 0:32:20Pipe I don't think much of.
0:32:20 > 0:32:22Lures I don't think much of.
0:32:22 > 0:32:24Cribbage board, what's a cribbage board?
0:32:24 > 0:32:28James' fire bucket, all I can imagine is, he's worried,
0:32:28 > 0:32:30cos things are hotting up and he'll need the fire bucket
0:32:30 > 0:32:32to put the flames out.
0:32:32 > 0:32:36Modesty precludes me from saying who will win the auction,
0:32:36 > 0:32:39but I'll be very cross if it ain't me.
0:32:39 > 0:32:42That's fighting talk. I love it.
0:32:42 > 0:32:43As they head to auction.
0:32:43 > 0:32:47They began in Brockenhurst and are now aiming for the saleroom,
0:32:47 > 0:32:49in Shrewsbury, Shropshire.
0:32:49 > 0:32:52We're off to Shrewsbury, which is...
0:32:52 > 0:32:54Shroos-bury, Shrows-bury, Shrews-bury.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57Is it a Shrews-bury or is it a Shrows-bury?
0:32:57 > 0:32:59That's a matter of heated debate locally.
0:32:59 > 0:33:01- It is pretty. Look at the costumes. - I know.
0:33:01 > 0:33:03It's lovely.
0:33:04 > 0:33:06They're headed for Halls salesroom,
0:33:06 > 0:33:08which is just on the outskirts of town.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13- Wow.- A purpose-built auction house, raring to go.
0:33:13 > 0:33:16Well, let's hope they do us proud today.
0:33:16 > 0:33:18Good rooms for good items.
0:33:18 > 0:33:21Today, our auctioneer is Alexander Clement.
0:33:21 > 0:33:26Before the off, though, what does he make of James' and Raj's lot?
0:33:26 > 0:33:29I think the thing which will move the quickest is the Kashmir table.
0:33:29 > 0:33:32Nice size and well carved.
0:33:32 > 0:33:35The mirror, I really like. It's really nicely made.
0:33:35 > 0:33:38It is well cast. Nice quality.
0:33:38 > 0:33:42I like it, but will the market agree with me? I don't know.
0:33:42 > 0:33:43The sale's about to begin.
0:33:43 > 0:33:46Take your seats, please, gents.
0:33:47 > 0:33:49What's your sense and feeling?
0:33:49 > 0:33:51I think the stars are aligning for me.
0:33:51 > 0:33:53Good items, good saleroom.
0:33:53 > 0:33:55Hopefully good prices.
0:33:56 > 0:34:00First up, it's Raj's set of fishing lures.
0:34:00 > 0:34:02Will they bring in a profit?
0:34:02 > 0:34:05Interest here with me on commission at £10 commission bid.
0:34:05 > 0:34:0715 online. 20 here.
0:34:07 > 0:34:1025, commission's out. £25 online bed.
0:34:10 > 0:34:13- Any advance on £25? - 25, go on.
0:34:13 > 0:34:14Go on. Keep going.
0:34:14 > 0:34:18Online bid, 25. And I'm selling if we're all done.
0:34:18 > 0:34:20£25...
0:34:20 > 0:34:23Only a loss of £15.
0:34:23 > 0:34:27Don't despair, Raj, you have bigger fish yet to fry.
0:34:27 > 0:34:31Don't dwell on it. Just move on. You've got another four options.
0:34:31 > 0:34:34You're so kind, James. You make me feel so much better.
0:34:36 > 0:34:40Now, one for James, as his Oriental lacquered screen greets the room.
0:34:40 > 0:34:42We will start this one at £30.
0:34:42 > 0:34:45- £30.- It'll make it. It'll make it.
0:34:45 > 0:34:48I'll take 20 if it helps. £20.
0:34:48 > 0:34:51- Oh, dear. - Surely there must be 20?
0:34:51 > 0:34:53- Hey, your dreams are coming true. - I'll take ten then.
0:34:53 > 0:34:56£10.
0:34:56 > 0:34:57At £10.
0:34:57 > 0:35:00- Turning into a nightmare. - £10 I have online.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03- 15 now.- Here we go. - Still online.
0:35:03 > 0:35:05- Keep going.- I will sell then if we're all done.
0:35:05 > 0:35:07No, 20. £20. Any advance?
0:35:07 > 0:35:08- 25.- Oh, dear.
0:35:08 > 0:35:11£25 there. Settling there and I'm selling.
0:35:11 > 0:35:14Fair warning now. If we're all done then at £25...
0:35:14 > 0:35:1630. Fresh place in the room. Thank you.
0:35:16 > 0:35:17- Blimey.- Any advance on that 30?
0:35:17 > 0:35:20And I'm selling, if we're all done. Fair warning now.
0:35:20 > 0:35:22£30. All done then at 30.
0:35:22 > 0:35:26Only a £20 loss. Dear, oh, dear. That wasn't expected, was it?
0:35:26 > 0:35:28No.
0:35:28 > 0:35:30Not the best start for Mr Braxton either,
0:35:30 > 0:35:33but there's everything still to play for.
0:35:33 > 0:35:35That was the lot I thought you were going to make loads of money on.
0:35:35 > 0:35:38- I mean, that's a really nice thing. - Nice thing.
0:35:38 > 0:35:41Raj is next to try his hand, as his cribbage board is up.
0:35:41 > 0:35:44Start this one with a quick start, £10.
0:35:44 > 0:35:47- Yeah, come on. Straight in. - Ten I have in the room here at £10.
0:35:47 > 0:35:49Any advance at £10?
0:35:49 > 0:35:51- Not a loss.- 15 online.
0:35:51 > 0:35:53- £15 then.- One more.
0:35:53 > 0:35:55Are we all done? I'm selling then, if we're all done.
0:35:55 > 0:35:57Fair warning now at £15.
0:35:57 > 0:35:58It's a profit.
0:35:58 > 0:36:00I didn't think I'd be saying this,
0:36:00 > 0:36:02but that was the first profit of the day.
0:36:02 > 0:36:04First profit of the day.
0:36:04 > 0:36:07Indeed it is. Well done, Raj.
0:36:07 > 0:36:10You must be a little bit depressed with your screen.
0:36:10 > 0:36:13I know, I can tell. I already know your smiles.
0:36:13 > 0:36:16OK? You've got one smile which is really happy, made lots of money.
0:36:16 > 0:36:19Then you've got that other smile, haven't made a penny yet.
0:36:19 > 0:36:20Very sad.
0:36:20 > 0:36:25But James has a chance to turn that around with his Kashmir table.
0:36:25 > 0:36:27We'll start here with a commission bid.
0:36:27 > 0:36:30- £20 commission bid.- £20.
0:36:30 > 0:36:32£20, that's good.
0:36:32 > 0:36:34How prophetic it is. Good.
0:36:34 > 0:36:3525, thank you.
0:36:35 > 0:36:3730, 35, 40.
0:36:37 > 0:36:3945, 50.
0:36:39 > 0:36:4055, 60.
0:36:40 > 0:36:4265, commission is out. £65.
0:36:42 > 0:36:44Any advance at £65?
0:36:45 > 0:36:48That's more like it. Keep going. Keep it coming.
0:36:48 > 0:36:52All done then. And selling. Fair warning now. £65.
0:36:52 > 0:36:55That's a nice little earner for him.
0:36:55 > 0:36:57You've got to be pleased with that. That's a really...
0:36:57 > 0:36:58- Oh, it's nice.- Yeah, yeah.
0:36:58 > 0:37:01It's nice to have your tastes ratified by a larger public,
0:37:01 > 0:37:03- isn't it? - RAJ SIGHS
0:37:03 > 0:37:05The dictograph is next.
0:37:05 > 0:37:07Will it ring in a profit for Raj?
0:37:07 > 0:37:09I have interest here with me on commission.
0:37:09 > 0:37:12I can go straight in with a commission bid of £10.
0:37:12 > 0:37:14Oh, God. I don't like it when he says that.
0:37:14 > 0:37:17- But it's only the start. - 15 online.
0:37:17 > 0:37:2020 with me. 25, 30.
0:37:20 > 0:37:21- Well done.- 35, 40.
0:37:21 > 0:37:2340.
0:37:23 > 0:37:26On commission then and selling if we are all done. 45.
0:37:26 > 0:37:27Your mate's woken up, see.
0:37:27 > 0:37:30You've got a friend there. You've got a friend.
0:37:30 > 0:37:32Wiped your smile off your face.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35I can't tell you. You've made my auction here.
0:37:35 > 0:37:39Thanks indeed to the bidder in the room, that's a real winner.
0:37:39 > 0:37:42- How much did that make again, James? - Sorry?- Did you catch that?
0:37:42 > 0:37:43- How much did it make?- Yeah, 45.
0:37:43 > 0:37:4545, lovely.
0:37:45 > 0:37:48And the man of taste sitting there, 40.
0:37:48 > 0:37:51There was a few people online as well. Don't you have a go at this
0:37:51 > 0:37:52man next to me.
0:37:52 > 0:37:54I should jolly well think not.
0:37:54 > 0:37:58James' Art Deco lamps now tries to light the way to riches.
0:37:58 > 0:38:01Let's go straight in at £10.
0:38:01 > 0:38:03- Oh,- £10. £10 I have online.
0:38:03 > 0:38:0615, 20.
0:38:06 > 0:38:0725, 30.
0:38:07 > 0:38:1035, 40.
0:38:10 > 0:38:13Thank you anyway. £40 online bid. Any advance there?
0:38:13 > 0:38:15Give your mate a nudge.
0:38:15 > 0:38:17I will sell then to the online bidder.
0:38:17 > 0:38:19If we are all done then at 40.
0:38:20 > 0:38:22£40.
0:38:22 > 0:38:26I do wish I could walk into a shop and buy an Art Deco lamp for £40.
0:38:28 > 0:38:32You walked into a shop and bought it for £30, to be fair, James.
0:38:32 > 0:38:36Based on what we've sold so far, the copper pan will make a loss
0:38:36 > 0:38:38and my fire bucket will make a loss.
0:38:38 > 0:38:40If you carry on like this, I actually am going to buy,
0:38:40 > 0:38:44there is a violin coming up and I'm thinking of buying it.
0:38:44 > 0:38:46Serenade me.
0:38:46 > 0:38:47HE IMITATES PLAYING VIOLIN
0:38:47 > 0:38:49Chin up, chaps.
0:38:49 > 0:38:53As the pipe which took Raj's fancy tries to smoke out some buyers.
0:38:53 > 0:38:55We'll start this one at £20.
0:38:55 > 0:38:58- £20.- So cheap. - £20 anywhere?
0:38:58 > 0:39:00- 25.- 25.
0:39:00 > 0:39:0230, 35.
0:39:02 > 0:39:05Yeah, well done. Steady work.
0:39:05 > 0:39:08In the room then at £35...
0:39:08 > 0:39:10- 40.- 40?- Fresh place.
0:39:10 > 0:39:12- 45.- 45.- Thank you anyway.
0:39:12 > 0:39:13And I'm selling if we're all done then.
0:39:13 > 0:39:16Fair warning now, £45.
0:39:16 > 0:39:18Well done.
0:39:18 > 0:39:19Well done, very good.
0:39:19 > 0:39:23James has piped down as that lot strikes gold.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25Well, that lot didn't go up in smoke, did it?
0:39:25 > 0:39:28Listen, I'll do the jokes, thanks, Raj.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30This sizeable copper pan now for James.
0:39:31 > 0:39:3320 I have, at £20.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35Here in the room. 25 online.
0:39:35 > 0:39:3630.
0:39:36 > 0:39:3835.
0:39:38 > 0:39:3940.
0:39:39 > 0:39:43Here in the room then and selling if we are all done, at £45.
0:39:43 > 0:39:4545.
0:39:45 > 0:39:47That cops a loss, sadly.
0:39:47 > 0:39:50Could've melted it down for more.
0:39:50 > 0:39:53I mean, these are lovely pans, but to be honest,
0:39:53 > 0:39:55they're quite decorative more than unusable.
0:39:55 > 0:39:58I mean, people these days, they want nonstick, don't they?
0:39:58 > 0:40:01Nonstick! Don't give me nonstick.
0:40:01 > 0:40:03Nonstick...
0:40:03 > 0:40:06Tell you how you get nonstick, is you stand over the pot
0:40:06 > 0:40:09and occasionally use a wooden spoon.
0:40:09 > 0:40:11That's how things don't stick.
0:40:11 > 0:40:12Thanks, Delia.
0:40:12 > 0:40:16Raj has one last chance to shine now with his brass mirror.
0:40:16 > 0:40:18I'll go straight in here with a commission bid of £30.
0:40:18 > 0:40:22- Commission bid.- £30. - Any advance on £30?
0:40:22 > 0:40:2335 online.
0:40:23 > 0:40:2540 here with me.
0:40:25 > 0:40:27Online is quite busy, isn't it?
0:40:27 > 0:40:2845, 50.
0:40:28 > 0:40:3045, 50, 60.
0:40:30 > 0:40:32I will sell to my commission bid at £50 if we're all done.
0:40:32 > 0:40:35At 50...
0:40:35 > 0:40:36Well done.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39You see, steady work, Raj.
0:40:39 > 0:40:41You've come out smelling of roses, really, haven't you?
0:40:41 > 0:40:43How many profits?
0:40:43 > 0:40:46- Four?- Four.- Wow.
0:40:48 > 0:40:50You don't sound at all jealous, James.
0:40:50 > 0:40:52Another one to Raj.
0:40:52 > 0:40:54Well, you came in very confident.
0:40:54 > 0:40:56- I did, I did.- You liked your items.
0:40:56 > 0:40:59I liked my items.
0:40:59 > 0:41:02And as if to cement his less than stellar day,
0:41:02 > 0:41:05now, it's James' dingy fire bucket.
0:41:05 > 0:41:08I have interest here on commission, at £10 commission bid.
0:41:08 > 0:41:11- £10. Straight in. - Any advance then at £10?
0:41:11 > 0:41:12- Hey, look.- Oh, my man.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15- 25, 30.- Oh, my God.
0:41:15 > 0:41:17- I don't believe it! No. - 35, 40.
0:41:17 > 0:41:1845, commission's out.
0:41:18 > 0:41:20- £45.- £45!
0:41:20 > 0:41:23At £45...
0:41:23 > 0:41:2545.
0:41:25 > 0:41:28- Goodness.- Talk about blaze of glory.
0:41:28 > 0:41:32Well done. £45. God.
0:41:32 > 0:41:35- Anyway, OK, that put my flame out, didn't it?- Yeah.
0:41:35 > 0:41:39An unexpected run on the bucket cheers James right up.
0:41:39 > 0:41:41On the very last lot.
0:41:41 > 0:41:42After you.
0:41:42 > 0:41:45So, let's do the maths.
0:41:45 > 0:41:49James began this leg with £471.90.
0:41:49 > 0:41:52After auction costs, he made an unfortunate loss.
0:41:52 > 0:41:54£29.50.
0:41:54 > 0:41:59Leaving him with £442.40 to carry forward.
0:41:59 > 0:42:01Don't look so gloomy.
0:42:03 > 0:42:05While Raj has clinched victory.
0:42:05 > 0:42:08He started with £432.66.
0:42:08 > 0:42:11After auction costs, he made a profit of £17.60
0:42:11 > 0:42:15and leaves today with £450.26.
0:42:15 > 0:42:20So, he is today's victor and has narrowly stolen James' lead.
0:42:20 > 0:42:22Well done.
0:42:22 > 0:42:24It couldn't be closer now.
0:42:24 > 0:42:26- I mean, you were in front. - You've taken it.
0:42:26 > 0:42:29I know, but only just. So, what a last leg we're into.
0:42:29 > 0:42:31- What a last leg. You sound like Mo Faro.- Or even Mo Farah!
0:42:31 > 0:42:36As long as I come back with a gold, I'll be happy, all right?
0:42:36 > 0:42:39Tripping over at the beginning and now you're racing ahead.
0:42:39 > 0:42:42For the moment, I'm going to run round the back of the car,
0:42:42 > 0:42:44so you can drive me away from here. OK?
0:42:44 > 0:42:48Oh, it'll be my rather grudging pleasure I think, Raj.
0:42:48 > 0:42:50Shouldn't have happened with my lots.
0:42:50 > 0:42:52It really shouldn't have happened.
0:42:52 > 0:42:55That's the luck of the saleroom, James.
0:42:55 > 0:42:57Onto the final trip, eh?
0:42:57 > 0:42:58Cheerio.
0:43:01 > 0:43:06On the next Antiques Road Trip, it's James and Raj's final showdown.
0:43:06 > 0:43:10If Raj is keen to win, I'm keener to beat him, OK?
0:43:10 > 0:43:13As the competition really heats up.
0:43:13 > 0:43:16I know what James is up to. I know what he's up to.