0:00:02 > 0:00:04It's the nation's favourite antiques experts...
0:00:04 > 0:00:06- What a job.- ..with £200 each...
0:00:06 > 0:00:08- Are you with me?- ..a classic car...
0:00:08 > 0:00:12- Buckle up.- ..and a goal - to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:12 > 0:00:14- Ooh, sorry!- Ha-ha!
0:00:14 > 0:00:17The aim - to make the biggest profit at auction.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19But it's no mean feat.
0:00:19 > 0:00:23- There'll be worthy winners...- Yes! - ..and valiant losers.
0:00:23 > 0:00:27So will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:27 > 0:00:29Have a good trip.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:36 > 0:00:39Welcome to the hop gardens and orchards of Kent...
0:00:40 > 0:00:44..for a brand-new instalment of an age-old struggle.
0:00:44 > 0:00:46- Deja vu.- Deja vu.
0:00:46 > 0:00:48Not just twice but thrice.
0:00:48 > 0:00:52This is the gunfight at the OK Corral in Kent.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54Yes, auctioneers Charlie Ross and James Braxton
0:00:54 > 0:00:57have famously fought it out before...
0:00:57 > 0:00:59Are you hearing this?
0:00:59 > 0:01:01..with Charlie's jumbo profits
0:01:01 > 0:01:03making the difference north of the border.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06Last time. £2,700.
0:01:06 > 0:01:07APPLAUSE
0:01:07 > 0:01:09I was big in Scotland.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12- You were very big in Scotland. - You were huge in East Anglia.
0:01:12 > 0:01:16Quite. James served up his revenge a few years later...
0:01:16 > 0:01:18£50, I'll take it.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20On the net at £200 dead.
0:01:20 > 0:01:21Done.
0:01:21 > 0:01:25..leaving things nicely poised for a decider of sorts.
0:01:25 > 0:01:29Monetary-wise you are nudging ahead with about 1,500 quid.
0:01:31 > 0:01:32Well, fortunately for James,
0:01:32 > 0:01:35the slate's been wiped clean for this trip,
0:01:35 > 0:01:38so they're setting out with £200 each
0:01:38 > 0:01:40and an Alfa Romeo Spider to share.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43- Lovely. Have you got a theme for your buying?- Normal stuff.
0:01:43 > 0:01:47Anything that would sit comfortably in my drawing room, I will buy.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54After taking off from Chart Sutton in Kent,
0:01:54 > 0:01:55Charlie and James will be
0:01:55 > 0:01:57sauntering around the south-east,
0:01:57 > 0:01:59moseying up towards the Midlands
0:01:59 > 0:02:02and then wandering west before eventually
0:02:02 > 0:02:05making Dorset their destination and a D-Day in Dorchester.
0:02:07 > 0:02:08Today's journey will conclude
0:02:08 > 0:02:11at auction number one in Washington, West Sussex.
0:02:11 > 0:02:15But their first stop is in the aforementioned Kent village
0:02:15 > 0:02:17of Chart Sutton,
0:02:17 > 0:02:20on the edge of the Weald, just south of Maidstone.
0:02:23 > 0:02:24Ah, now, here we are.
0:02:24 > 0:02:28James, why have you brought me to a garden centre?
0:02:28 > 0:02:32Oh, they've got plenty of antiques as well.
0:02:32 > 0:02:36- Hang on.- Touching, isn't it? - My dear old thing.
0:02:36 > 0:02:37This is a little higher.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39They're in this one together.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41- You'll be all right.- Thank you.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43- Lead on, James. - This looks very good, doesn't it?
0:02:43 > 0:02:45Ah-ha!
0:02:45 > 0:02:49- Charlie?- Yep.- Trevor. - Nice to meet you.- James.- James.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51- Very good to meet you. - And who's lurking here?
0:02:51 > 0:02:54- Jackie. Hello.- Jackie. - Lovely to meet you, Jackie.
0:02:54 > 0:02:55- Hi.- Splendid.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58- Jackie, do you have things here? - I do, yes.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00Take me to your stock, Jackie!
0:03:00 > 0:03:04I'm going to stick with Trevor. You can't go wrong with a Trevor.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06Plenty to choose from.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08There are 22 dealers represented here.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11Where's your little patch?
0:03:11 > 0:03:13My cabinet's over here.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16But nothing beats being on the ground.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18What are those little pair of shoes you've got here?
0:03:18 > 0:03:21- Victorian boots.- I rather think
0:03:21 > 0:03:23that they belonged to somebody rather smart.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25- They're very cute, aren't they?- Yeah.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32Look at those.
0:03:32 > 0:03:33How old was the child, do you think?
0:03:33 > 0:03:37- About three maybe?- About three. Yeah. £50.
0:03:37 > 0:03:38Hmm...
0:03:38 > 0:03:41- Pop them back in the cabinet.- Sure. - Worth thinking about.- OK.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44Any other promising places?
0:03:46 > 0:03:49This is absolutely wonderful.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51Do you know what that is?
0:03:51 > 0:03:54- No.- Have a guess.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57But don't say a jockey's cap because that's what it is.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00But what do you think it was used for?
0:04:00 > 0:04:03- Come on, Jackie.- Sugar or salt? No?
0:04:03 > 0:04:07- Getting there.- Tea?- Tea!- Tea. - Yeah. Isn't that wonderful?
0:04:07 > 0:04:10- Tea caddy, spoon or scoop.- Cute.
0:04:10 > 0:04:14Yeah, beautifully, beautifully made.
0:04:14 > 0:04:15Silver. It's late, though.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19It's...certainly not Victorian.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23It's 20th century. In fact it's dated here. Yeah, 1943.
0:04:23 > 0:04:28That is a real shame in so much that I like things to be antique
0:04:28 > 0:04:30and this is missing out by a bit.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32- Do you like loose leaf tea? - I do.- So do I.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36The quality of workmanship is superb.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39But it's £85.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41If it could be bought for £40-45,
0:04:41 > 0:04:43I think it would make a small profit.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48Meanwhile, James has also found a bit of a scoop.
0:04:49 > 0:04:54This is sort of like a maltster's shovel, so it's a grain shovel.
0:04:54 > 0:04:59And years ago people talk about malting barley in Kent.
0:04:59 > 0:05:03Produced masses of barley for the brewing process.
0:05:03 > 0:05:05And you've got an all-wooden shaft here.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09I suppose the last thing you wanted to do was have metal stuff.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11So you were probably terribly conscious of sparks.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13But also its lightness.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15I don't know what it's made of.
0:05:15 > 0:05:19Normally, it would be an ash shaft and then something like this,
0:05:19 > 0:05:22the actual plate here, would be probably sycamore.
0:05:22 > 0:05:26Sycamore has antibacterial properties to it.
0:05:26 > 0:05:27And this was for turning.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29So you're drying your malts,
0:05:29 > 0:05:31you're getting the sugars out of the barley.
0:05:31 > 0:05:36And every village, especially around Kent, would have a malthouse.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38Not exactly in a rush this morning, are they?
0:05:41 > 0:05:43A splendid box!
0:05:43 > 0:05:45- I love that.- It's nice, isn't it?
0:05:47 > 0:05:51Sampson Mordan. They were silversmiths
0:05:51 > 0:05:54who made a lot of patented silverware,
0:05:54 > 0:05:56and that's a safe box.
0:05:56 > 0:05:57I bet it's heavy.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59Beautiful lock.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03S Mordan and Co, Makers of London.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06I love that. Oh, someone's put something in it.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08- Ooh, sorry!- Steady on, Charlie.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11"SM and Company - that's Mordan and Company -
0:06:11 > 0:06:15"may safely assert that their fireproof boxes and safes,
0:06:15 > 0:06:18"from the peculiar interior construction
0:06:18 > 0:06:21"and the superior manner put together..." They're amazing.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24Can you see how thick the walls are?
0:06:24 > 0:06:28I think they're hollow, but they're fireproof.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30So they're filled with sand.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33- OK.- That's what gives it weight. It's not solid steel.
0:06:33 > 0:06:34You could stick that in a furnace,
0:06:34 > 0:06:38and with the sand acting as an insulator,
0:06:38 > 0:06:41that would keep the interior from getting damaged.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43- Has it got a key?- It hasn't.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46- Oh, Jackie!- I know.- No key?
0:06:46 > 0:06:49- No key, I don't think.- I mean, what good is a safe without a key?
0:06:50 > 0:06:53Good question. What's the ticket price?
0:06:53 > 0:06:55£68.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58No, there's not a profit in it at £68.
0:06:58 > 0:07:03But with that name on it, that really takes it above a level.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05And I love it.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08I can contact the dealer and see what best price is.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12I think we're getting somewhere at last.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14OK, well, it's Jackie from Chart Sutton Antiques.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16How can Trevor help?
0:07:16 > 0:07:18I like luxury goods, Trevor.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20What have you got, luxury goods?
0:07:20 > 0:07:22Well, there's a very nice Sampson Mordan...
0:07:22 > 0:07:24- Ooh!- ..pencil extender there.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26- I'd like to see that. - If that's up your street.- Yes.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28More Sampson and Mordan.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31You know, the Braxton barometer of quality
0:07:31 > 0:07:35is always weight, and that feels quite heavy. It's a pencil,
0:07:35 > 0:07:37often known as a racing pencil.
0:07:37 > 0:07:41Often the racing pencils had a little sort of fob there
0:07:41 > 0:07:44- so they could be put in a pocket for racing.- Yes.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46But this is a more heavy-duty one.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49Take the pencil out and that is a weight, isn't it?
0:07:49 > 0:07:50It's quite a weight of silver.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53It's silver, is it? SM and Co. There we are.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56The firm's founder was the co-inventor
0:07:56 > 0:08:00of the very first propelling pencil in 1822.
0:08:00 > 0:08:0285 quid we've got.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04Does it owe you a lot?
0:08:04 > 0:08:05It does owe us a bit, I'm afraid.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07Erm...
0:08:07 > 0:08:10I think 60 probably is going to be where I'm going to be on it.
0:08:13 > 0:08:14Nice bit of silence.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16Could I squeeze you a bit? How about 50?
0:08:17 > 0:08:20- Yes, let's do 50.- Come on, Trevor. Put it there.- Let's do 50.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22Thank you very much indeed.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24We're finally off and running.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26That's a good start, Trevor.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29Plus, Charlie has to choose between the caddy spoon, now £50,
0:08:29 > 0:08:31and that strongbox, now 40.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34So why not ask a friend?
0:08:34 > 0:08:35Hypothetical question.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37- Two things.- Yep.
0:08:37 > 0:08:43- One is a Sampson Mordan 19th-century safe...- Spooky!
0:08:43 > 0:08:45..beautifully made, lovely label.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47- Superb condition.- Key?- No key.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49- No key.- No key.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51Second object, a caddy spoon...
0:08:51 > 0:08:55- Yep.- ..in the form of a jockey's hat.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57- Jockey's cap. Yep.- Beautifully made.
0:08:57 > 0:09:011943.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03- 1943.- Very late.- From the two of it,
0:09:03 > 0:09:06I think the date sounds a little late, 1943.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08- Yeah.- You're safe with the safe!
0:09:11 > 0:09:14And with that, our sage departs.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16We entered as two, I leave as one.
0:09:17 > 0:09:21But will his purely hypothetical advice be heeded?
0:09:21 > 0:09:24"You're safe with the safe."
0:09:24 > 0:09:27- Good plan.- Whether I'll be able to lift it or not is another matter.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29I'm going to buy it.
0:09:29 > 0:09:30Put it there, Jackie.
0:09:30 > 0:09:31Mwah!
0:09:31 > 0:09:33- Charlie!- Happy with the deal?
0:09:33 > 0:09:35- Yes, that's fine.- Goody.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37First, cash. £40.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40Then, carry. Quite a bit more than 40lbs.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42HE STRAINS LOUDLY
0:09:44 > 0:09:46Our Father's...
0:09:46 > 0:09:48I'm not sure this is going to work.
0:09:48 > 0:09:49Neither am I.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55It's a snug fit.
0:09:55 > 0:09:56Look at that.
0:09:59 > 0:10:00Oh.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05Meanwhile, elsewhere in Kent,
0:10:05 > 0:10:07James is off to see a local historian
0:10:07 > 0:10:10about one of the county's more unusual visitors.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14Beside the Thames estuary at Gravesend,
0:10:14 > 0:10:17where at St George's Church,
0:10:17 > 0:10:20400 years ago, Pocahontas was buried.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27Hello. Sandra Sodor. Please come in out of the rain
0:10:27 > 0:10:29to learn about Pocahontas.
0:10:32 > 0:10:36Although the original building was destroyed by fire in 1727,
0:10:36 > 0:10:38there are several reminders at St George's
0:10:38 > 0:10:42of the Native American princess who died here when returning home
0:10:42 > 0:10:44from visits to London.
0:10:45 > 0:10:50- She'd been presented at court... - Yes.- And had had a rather fun time.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52- Yes.- And was she married?
0:10:52 > 0:10:56She was with her husband, John Rolfe, who had been a colonist,
0:10:56 > 0:10:58and her son.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01And they had been visiting London.
0:11:01 > 0:11:03And people were very curious to see them.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06Come over and join us in this brave new world.
0:11:06 > 0:11:10- How old was she at this point? - One can't be too exact,
0:11:10 > 0:11:13but we believe she was born 1596,
0:11:13 > 0:11:16and when they first came over, it's 1616.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19- Really? So, early 20s?- Yes, yes.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21- Amazing life already, isn't it? - That's right.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25The story starts in 1607
0:11:25 > 0:11:28with the British colonisation of the area
0:11:28 > 0:11:31that would become Jamestown, Virginia,
0:11:31 > 0:11:33where the early ill-prepared settlers
0:11:33 > 0:11:36suffered from famine and disease.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39And that is where you get Captain John Smith.
0:11:39 > 0:11:43He is out trying to find friendly native Americans
0:11:43 > 0:11:44that he can trade with.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48But after a skirmish, he is taken back to the village
0:11:48 > 0:11:50where Powhattan was.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53He's given food, so Smith says.
0:11:53 > 0:11:57And then they bring out two stones and they make as if to kill him.
0:11:57 > 0:12:01And a child runs out from the crowd,
0:12:01 > 0:12:03protects him by laying her head on his.
0:12:03 > 0:12:04This is Pocahontas?
0:12:04 > 0:12:06This is Pocahontas,
0:12:06 > 0:12:10favoured daughter of Powhattan, the big chief.
0:12:10 > 0:12:14Although some historians doubt the veracity of Smith's account,
0:12:14 > 0:12:17what undoubtedly is true is that Pocahontas
0:12:17 > 0:12:22was kidnapped by the British a few years later, at the age of about 17.
0:12:22 > 0:12:26Another English sea captain takes her back to Jamestown.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28And they held her as a hostage
0:12:28 > 0:12:30because they want to try to free English prisoners.
0:12:30 > 0:12:34And it's there, whilst she is there in Jamestown,
0:12:34 > 0:12:38she is converted to Christianity and meets Rolfe.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40And she then takes the name Rebecca.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45The governor promises to bring her back with him when he returns,
0:12:45 > 0:12:48back to England, which is why she travels,
0:12:48 > 0:12:51and also some of the other Native Americans,
0:12:51 > 0:12:52and they come over.
0:12:54 > 0:12:58- She's a princess.- Yes.- And this is acknowledged in London.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00Yes, it is. Got lots of attention,
0:13:00 > 0:13:03but sadly some of the Native Americans
0:13:03 > 0:13:05are succumbing to our germs.
0:13:05 > 0:13:10They were returning home, and she was already unwell.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13She boarded the vessel very unwell.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15And sadly, she died.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18Pocahontas is so well known throughout the world.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21Why does it have such great resonance?
0:13:21 > 0:13:23She was curious.
0:13:23 > 0:13:24She was, erm...
0:13:24 > 0:13:28She was also intelligent and she brought together the two people.
0:13:28 > 0:13:32- The Europeans and this new country. - Yes, the Native Americans.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35She worked for peace between them.
0:13:35 > 0:13:39It is the story of a young woman who is representing a people
0:13:39 > 0:13:42that have often been misrepresented, I believe.
0:13:42 > 0:13:47Pocahontas' funeral took place on March the 21st, 1617.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49Cause of death, unknown.
0:13:53 > 0:13:57Now, whither Charlie behind the wheel of the Alfa?
0:13:58 > 0:14:01These windscreen wipers are spectacular.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04I have never seen anything like it.
0:14:04 > 0:14:09They move like a nonagenarian who's on his last legs.
0:14:09 > 0:14:13Weather permitting, he's en route to Faversham
0:14:13 > 0:14:15and his second shop of the day.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22My word, Peter, is it?
0:14:22 > 0:14:24- Charlie.- Yes!
0:14:24 > 0:14:26Long time. Look at you!
0:14:26 > 0:14:28What do you mean, look at me? Hey!
0:14:28 > 0:14:31- You recognise me? - Yeah, Finchley Auctions.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34- No!- Yeah! We're going back a long time now.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37- 25...- 25, 30 years.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40- I haven't done Finchley for 25, 30. - You look really well.- How amazing!
0:14:40 > 0:14:43- Yeah.- And I come up here. - Yeah, you found us.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47Well, that was nice. Charming shop too,
0:14:47 > 0:14:50seemingly full of stock from France, Spain and Italy.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59You're going to find the unusual here.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03Titian...Vecelli.
0:15:03 > 0:15:04That is Titian.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06The Venetian old master, don't you know?
0:15:06 > 0:15:10I don't think this is 16th century, but isn't it fun?
0:15:10 > 0:15:13It's an embossed portrait on copper.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17That is what you call a speculative lot,
0:15:17 > 0:15:20in a distressed condition, which I particularly like.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23Auction estimate, 10-200.
0:15:23 > 0:15:25Quite.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28Don't know what Mr James Braxton would think of that.
0:15:28 > 0:15:32A Titian, that's not to be sneezed at, perhaps.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34Now, does anything else make the cut?
0:15:34 > 0:15:36This is rather splendid.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38A guillotine.
0:15:38 > 0:15:42- Peter?- Yes?- May I borrow you? - Certainly.
0:15:42 > 0:15:46- What is it?- It's a baguette... - Oh, a baguette slicer!
0:15:46 > 0:15:48- Yeah, a guillotine, yeah. - What a lovely idea.
0:15:48 > 0:15:50- It's got a maker's name on it.- Yeah.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52Oh, yes!
0:15:52 > 0:15:55Mr Georgeson, Faubourg.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57- Nice bit of kitchen aid. - It's beautiful, isn't it? Yes.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59- And this is the number three, sir? - Yeah.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01Did you know this was the number three?
0:16:01 > 0:16:03- Yeah, we had a number two. - Did you?- Yeah.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05CHARLIE LAUGHS
0:16:05 > 0:16:07- If you could get the matched set, of course.- Oh, yeah.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09I'm sure there's someone out there who's got the set
0:16:09 > 0:16:11- or looking for this one.- Yes.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14I mean, if you had that in a modern, big kitchen,
0:16:14 > 0:16:16people would ask about it, wouldn't they?
0:16:16 > 0:16:19- Apart from it being useful, it's decorative and...- Yeah.
0:16:19 > 0:16:20I love that.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22No ticket price. Anything else?
0:16:22 > 0:16:24Do you fancy being adventurous
0:16:24 > 0:16:27- and climbing up there? - Yes, I am happy to climb.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30- I'll move a chair if you want. - Lovely.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32Looks like he's after something on that wall.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34Oh, stand lively.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37- Plaster, I take it?- Yeah.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39Original would have been marble or something.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41Bit of a crack. Yes. Absolutely.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44I think we've got Pan with his pipes on the left here.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46There he is.
0:16:46 > 0:16:48I'd like to think on the right there we've got Mr Bacchus,
0:16:48 > 0:16:50because he was the god of wine.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52He's certainly delivering the grapes to these two,
0:16:52 > 0:16:55who are treading the grapes
0:16:55 > 0:16:58and having rather a jolly time about it.
0:16:58 > 0:17:02Relief-moulded plaster plaque copy of something from Pompeii,
0:17:02 > 0:17:05- somewhere like that.- Grand tour. - From the grand tour.- 1920s.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07Yeah, 1920s.
0:17:07 > 0:17:10Ticket price, £65.
0:17:10 > 0:17:12I like your Titian. I like your baguette cutter.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15I like your plaque. I like those three things,
0:17:15 > 0:17:17and I'd like to make an offer for those three things.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19I want to pay £100 for the three.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21Oh, dear.
0:17:21 > 0:17:22Oh, crikey. Really?
0:17:22 > 0:17:25- 110?- Are you sure?- Yeah.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28- I think that's incredibly generous. - It gives you a bit of...
0:17:28 > 0:17:29- It gives me a bit of a chance.- Yeah.
0:17:29 > 0:17:33Pleasure to do business with you.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36A touching reunion plus three items bought.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39£30 for the relief, 40 for the Titian
0:17:39 > 0:17:41and 40 for the baguette slicer.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44Quite a day, really.
0:17:44 > 0:17:45It's got a name, this car.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47- It's called Nelly.- Nelly.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49- Nelly.- Nelly the elephant.- Yep.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51# Nelly the elephant packed her trunk
0:17:51 > 0:17:53# And said goodbye to the circus. #
0:17:53 > 0:17:55- HORN TOOTS - Ooh!
0:17:55 > 0:17:56Night-night, Nelly.
0:18:01 > 0:18:05Next day, Charlie is being a bit coy about one of his purchases.
0:18:05 > 0:18:09Something that is related to French food.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12- Oh-hon-hon!- Yeah, ah-ha-ha-ha!
0:18:12 > 0:18:14I'm not going to tell you what it is,
0:18:14 > 0:18:16but it's a wonderful feat of engineering.
0:18:16 > 0:18:18- FRENCH ACCENT:- Is it for the snail?
0:18:18 > 0:18:22- Non.- For the oyster?- Non.
0:18:22 > 0:18:23Do you know, I can't see James
0:18:23 > 0:18:26ever guessing it's a baguette slicer somehow,
0:18:26 > 0:18:29and as for the portrait of Titian and the Italian relief?
0:18:29 > 0:18:32Although he definitely had a clue
0:18:32 > 0:18:34with that purely hypothetical safe...
0:18:34 > 0:18:38- Your brain is thinking, "Which could make the biggest loss?"- Yes!
0:18:38 > 0:18:41..leaving Charlie with only £50 in his wallet.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45Whereas James acquired just the silver pencil holder.
0:18:45 > 0:18:49The Braxton barometer of quality is always weight,
0:18:49 > 0:18:51and that feels quite heavy.
0:18:51 > 0:18:54Which means he still has 150 to spend today.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59Later, they'll be heading both south and west
0:18:59 > 0:19:02to an auction in Washington, West Sussex.
0:19:02 > 0:19:06But the first stop this morning is back in Faversham,
0:19:06 > 0:19:09that splendid old Kent market town.
0:19:09 > 0:19:10Thank you for a lovely ride.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13- That's a pleasure, Charlie. - I'm going off to splash the cash.
0:19:14 > 0:19:15But not too much.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18Just £50 left, remember.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24Wonderful old box plane
0:19:24 > 0:19:26together with a lot of tools and a splendid box.
0:19:26 > 0:19:30What I like about this is you can tell who owned it.
0:19:30 > 0:19:34Mr AW Hildrew. These were valuable things,
0:19:34 > 0:19:37so you'd put your name on them so that you didn't lose them.
0:19:37 > 0:19:42It's together with a lot of other tools and the original box.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44The whole lot's priced up at £200.
0:19:46 > 0:19:47I haven't got £200,
0:19:47 > 0:19:52but if I had £200, I would seriously think of making an offer, certainly.
0:19:52 > 0:19:56Let's leave Charlie pondering and catch up with James,
0:19:56 > 0:19:59manoeuvring the motor towards the village of Chilham...
0:20:01 > 0:20:03..and Bagham Barn.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11- Hello. Hello. James.- Morning.
0:20:11 > 0:20:13- I'm Peggy.- Hello, Peggy, lovely to meet you.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15- Welcome.- Was it agricultural, this farm?
0:20:15 > 0:20:19Yes. The farmer, Smith, was here 40 years with his cows.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21Lovely. Lovely.
0:20:21 > 0:20:25The aroma has changed a bit since the cows were around, of course.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31Now, this is something I really like.
0:20:31 > 0:20:36We've got some floor tiles here and the reassurance of turning them over
0:20:36 > 0:20:38and seeing a clear manufacturer. Minton.
0:20:38 > 0:20:44Herbert Minton really got going with this new technique for
0:20:44 > 0:20:48Victorian... Victorians were building churches like Billy-oh.
0:20:48 > 0:20:52Most of these tiles, which were known as encaustic tiles,
0:20:52 > 0:20:55ended up on the pavements of churches.
0:20:55 > 0:21:00They were used in places that had heavy foot traffic.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03So, as they wore down, the pattern remained.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06There was another very famous resident in Kent
0:21:06 > 0:21:07during the 19th century.
0:21:07 > 0:21:12Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin, the great architect.
0:21:12 > 0:21:16He and Sir Charles Barry did the palaces of Westminster.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19And, who knows, this might be a Pugin design.
0:21:19 > 0:21:21We have only got three floor tiles.
0:21:21 > 0:21:26I'd expect these tiles to be maybe £10 or £20 each.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29Let's see. I'll ask what price they have on them.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31Peggy? Hello, Peggy.
0:21:31 > 0:21:33Now, I've found these tiles here.
0:21:33 > 0:21:34How much are they?
0:21:34 > 0:21:35£45.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38- £15 each.- Each. - About what I thought.
0:21:38 > 0:21:42- Did you?- Are you open for offers on these?
0:21:42 > 0:21:43Not half price.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45There is little damage.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48What about 30, Peggy? Can you do 30?
0:21:48 > 0:21:50- That's fair.- Is it fair?
0:21:50 > 0:21:52- That's fair.- I thought it was very unfair,
0:21:52 > 0:21:54- but I'll shake your hand on that. - No, that is fair.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58Anyway, that's the first one bought.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00- I have to keep looking. I will see you later.- Thank you.- Bye.- OK.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03Now, what about Charlie in Faversham?
0:22:03 > 0:22:06Looks like the tools are on hold.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09- Hello, madam.- Hello. - How are you?- I'm fine.
0:22:09 > 0:22:11- You've made my day. - I've made your day?- Yes.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14- Well, you've made my day. - Happy to meet you.- Happy?- Yes.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17You are saying "appy". You are not English.
0:22:17 > 0:22:18- I am French.- You are French.
0:22:18 > 0:22:22- Bonjour, madame. - Bonjour, monsieur.- Enchante.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25- I shall never wash again. - I should 'ope not.
0:22:26 > 0:22:30Entente cordiale aside, what's he going to buy here?
0:22:30 > 0:22:32Ah.
0:22:35 > 0:22:36Chinese?
0:22:38 > 0:22:39Bronze.
0:22:40 > 0:22:42Not great quality.
0:22:42 > 0:22:47Looks like it's had a few repairs, but it's got rather a splendid...
0:22:47 > 0:22:51..bottom. And that almost looks Japanese.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53Have a look at the bottom.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55I think you might be right, Charlie.
0:22:55 > 0:22:56And there's a signature.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01If only I could read the signature.
0:23:01 > 0:23:05Unfortunately, the ticket price is only too legible.
0:23:05 > 0:23:06Time to talk to the dealer.
0:23:06 > 0:23:08Are you the owner of this exceptional object, sir?
0:23:08 > 0:23:11- I am indeed.- I am Charlie. You are? - Pleased to meet you, Charlie.
0:23:11 > 0:23:13- Mike.- Mike. Marvellous.
0:23:13 > 0:23:14Tell me about your pot.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17I know it's Japanese, and that's all I know about it.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19It is Japanese. That looks Japanese on the inside.
0:23:19 > 0:23:21- Yes, I think it is.- Yeah?
0:23:21 > 0:23:24But the outside looks Chinese to me.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26- Not a clue.- Neither have I.
0:23:26 > 0:23:28I just took a punt on it because it looked...
0:23:28 > 0:23:32- ..intriguing.- Yes, and you put a punt on the price.
0:23:32 > 0:23:33Hmm.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36Optimistic, isn't it?
0:23:36 > 0:23:37Yes.
0:23:38 > 0:23:42- Right answer.- But you have to start somewhere.- Absolutely.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44That all sounds encouraging, doesn't it?
0:23:44 > 0:23:46I could do you a really good deal.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49- I'd need to buy that ever so cheaply.- A one-off price for you.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51- Yeah?- 20 quid.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53- What?- £20.
0:23:53 > 0:23:55Does 20 quid show you a profit?
0:23:55 > 0:23:58No, that's what I paid for it, but I'm fed up with looking at it.
0:23:58 > 0:23:59You're fed up with looking at it.
0:23:59 > 0:24:01- Well, thank you very much indeed. - You're welcome.
0:24:01 > 0:24:05Well, that really was quite a reduction.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08Anything like that in the barn, I wonder?
0:24:08 > 0:24:12A sort of walnut German box, Continental box,
0:24:12 > 0:24:14nice bevelled piece of glass here.
0:24:14 > 0:24:16A gilt metal frame. We've got a very interesting ship.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18I wonder which ship it is.
0:24:18 > 0:24:20Here we are. What does it say?
0:24:20 > 0:24:23Box with Titanic photo.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25Eh? £35.
0:24:25 > 0:24:27That's perked him up a bit.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30I doubt it probably came from the Titanic,
0:24:30 > 0:24:34but I think it's a souvenir of history's most famous ship.
0:24:34 > 0:24:38It went under, April 1912.
0:24:38 > 0:24:41It means I can write in the catalogue description,
0:24:41 > 0:24:45rather ordinary box with picture of Titanic on the thing.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48That'll be picked up by all these fans.
0:24:48 > 0:24:52I think the box is slightly earlier. I think this has been put on,
0:24:52 > 0:24:55but sometimes it's best not to dwell these things.
0:24:55 > 0:24:57Well said.
0:24:57 > 0:24:58I like this item.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01Peggy, I have found another item.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04- Wow.- Have a look at it. Have you seen it?- Titanic.- Titanic.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07- A marriage.- Yeah, a marriage, is it?
0:25:07 > 0:25:10That's a very nice way of saying it. How much could that be?
0:25:10 > 0:25:13- Do you think they might take 20? - No.- No? What would they take?
0:25:13 > 0:25:15- 25.- 25 for it, it is.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18So 30, 25, that's 55.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21Business is certainly brisk today.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24- Right.- Well done. - Tiles away, box away.
0:25:24 > 0:25:25Don't scratch the box.
0:25:25 > 0:25:27Thank you. Bye.
0:25:28 > 0:25:31But while James makes for his last shop...
0:25:33 > 0:25:35..Charlie is taking a bit of a break
0:25:35 > 0:25:37down by the River Medway at Chatham.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41This is the historic Royal Dockyard,
0:25:41 > 0:25:44which for hundreds of years was where Britain's warships were built.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49And Charlie is here to explore the HMS Ocelot
0:25:49 > 0:25:52in the company of a former submarine commander.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56Aha! It's Chris.
0:25:56 > 0:25:58Hello, Charlie, welcome on board. Chris Reynolds.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01Thank you very much indeed. I feel privileged being on board your ship.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04It's not a ship, she's a submarine.
0:26:04 > 0:26:06Oh, I see. Can I call her a boat?
0:26:06 > 0:26:09You can call her a boat if you want, and that's what many people do.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12- Yes.- Right. Lesson number one.
0:26:13 > 0:26:15The first submarines built here
0:26:15 > 0:26:18had an important role to play in World War I,
0:26:18 > 0:26:22and the vessels soon became vital, both as weapons and deterrents.
0:26:23 > 0:26:28HMS Ocelot was launched in 1962 at the very height of the Cold War,
0:26:28 > 0:26:32and much of what it actually did remains classified to this day.
0:26:34 > 0:26:39Chris, my first reaction is this is incredibly complicated.
0:26:39 > 0:26:41There's so much going on down here.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44You are now in the fore ends or the torpedo compartments
0:26:44 > 0:26:46- of the submarine. - Yes, and I can see that
0:26:46 > 0:26:48because there's a torpedo there.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51One of the 24 the sub would have been armed with.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56- We are now going to go through into the junior rates mess.- Yes.
0:26:56 > 0:26:58Be careful with your head as you go through.
0:26:58 > 0:27:00Crikey, that's a squeeze.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03OK, Charlie, best way to go through here is feet first,
0:27:03 > 0:27:05so if you hold on to the handle at the top,
0:27:05 > 0:27:09feet through, swing through, and there you are.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11Piece of cake, frankly.
0:27:15 > 0:27:17Not bad for a first effort, Charlie.
0:27:18 > 0:27:20Ah, this is where we sleep, is it?
0:27:20 > 0:27:23- Yes.- Can I give one a try? - Please do.
0:27:23 > 0:27:25Can you remember what it's like to sleep in one of these?
0:27:25 > 0:27:27I certainly can. I will show you my bunk later on.
0:27:27 > 0:27:29This is the best we've got, so feel free.
0:27:29 > 0:27:31I expect you had a luxury model...
0:27:31 > 0:27:33Oh, no, everybody had the same.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36- Really?- Absolutely. - What, even the commander?
0:27:36 > 0:27:38You wait until you see the captain's cabin.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40I can't wait. Blimey.
0:27:41 > 0:27:44Not a lot of room, is there? To be honest...
0:27:46 > 0:27:49..if you had an insomniac above you and below you,
0:27:49 > 0:27:51it would be a pretty miserable night.
0:27:51 > 0:27:55Would we have a grille here to stop me rolling out of bed
0:27:55 > 0:27:57- if it was rough? - No, just practice.
0:27:57 > 0:28:00So, at any one time, how many chaps on board?
0:28:00 > 0:28:03You would have a complemented crew of 69 people.
0:28:03 > 0:28:06Right. I've had enough of sleeping.
0:28:06 > 0:28:09Now...can you take me into the dining room?
0:28:09 > 0:28:11- You're sat at it.- What?
0:28:11 > 0:28:14This is where the junior rates would sit, bring their meals,
0:28:14 > 0:28:17and they would sit, eat, sleep in this compartment.
0:28:17 > 0:28:19Marvellous. Waitress service?
0:28:19 > 0:28:21No.
0:28:23 > 0:28:24No-one, regardless of rank,
0:28:24 > 0:28:27was likely to get much breathing space on the Ocelot.
0:28:27 > 0:28:30This, for example, is the captain's quarters.
0:28:30 > 0:28:31Note the en-suite.
0:28:33 > 0:28:35On the right-hand side, you've got the toilets,
0:28:35 > 0:28:37or the heads as we would call them.
0:28:37 > 0:28:39Lovely. Luxury accommodation.
0:28:39 > 0:28:43Here's the galley. They used to produce some fantastic food.
0:28:43 > 0:28:44- Did they?- Yes.
0:28:44 > 0:28:48It takes a certain sort of personality to be able to remain
0:28:48 > 0:28:50submerged under the most perilous of conditions.
0:28:52 > 0:28:55And at the centre of any drama was usually the control room.
0:28:58 > 0:29:00This is extraordinary.
0:29:00 > 0:29:02This is the sort of thing I've seen in films.
0:29:04 > 0:29:06This must be the periscope.
0:29:06 > 0:29:08This is one of two periscopes we've got on board.
0:29:08 > 0:29:10This is the attack periscope.
0:29:10 > 0:29:12It's called the attack periscope
0:29:12 > 0:29:17because if you look at it from outside, it's got a very thin neck,
0:29:17 > 0:29:20so it's not so visible from enemy ships.
0:29:20 > 0:29:23I see. That is amazing. I can see the Bismarck.
0:29:24 > 0:29:30After almost 30 years and 90,000 miles of highly secret missions,
0:29:30 > 0:29:34the HMS Ocelot was decommissioned in 1991.
0:29:34 > 0:29:37- You know what's disappointing, don't you, Chris?- What?
0:29:37 > 0:29:39It hasn't got a horn.
0:29:40 > 0:29:43The old boat soon became a tourable museum,
0:29:43 > 0:29:47alongside this Victorian sloop, and a World War II destroyer.
0:29:48 > 0:29:51Chris, it's been absolutely fascinating.
0:29:51 > 0:29:52Thank you so much.
0:29:52 > 0:29:56- It was a pleasure.- If I may, I'll just remain in the seat and dive.
0:29:56 > 0:29:57Please do.
0:30:01 > 0:30:03Let's leave Charlie on manoeuvres...
0:30:07 > 0:30:11..and catch up with James's shopping mission, in the village of Teynham,
0:30:11 > 0:30:16beside the Chatham main line, with £95 in his pocket.
0:30:19 > 0:30:20- Hello, James.- Hi, Vicky.
0:30:20 > 0:30:22Hello, Vicky, nice to meet you.
0:30:22 > 0:30:24Now, Vicky, are there many bays to this?
0:30:24 > 0:30:27Yes, we've got just over 20 dealers.
0:30:27 > 0:30:28And some of them may be antiques.
0:30:28 > 0:30:31- Definitely. - Well, I'll get my nose...
0:30:31 > 0:30:33So, with Vicky's affirmative ringing in his ears,
0:30:33 > 0:30:35what can he come up with?
0:30:35 > 0:30:38These are commonly known as Gypsy tables.
0:30:38 > 0:30:41Rather nicely turned base, three legs, and...
0:30:41 > 0:30:43Can you see this rather plain top?
0:30:43 > 0:30:45I might just take these things off.
0:30:45 > 0:30:48This is just beech. I think it's even pine.
0:30:48 > 0:30:53But this top would have been covered in a rather nice velvet cloth.
0:30:53 > 0:30:56And on top of there, you would have had your witch's ball,
0:30:56 > 0:30:58your fortune-telling ball.
0:30:58 > 0:31:01And you can imagine the lady telling your fortune
0:31:01 > 0:31:04with that big crystal ball there.
0:31:04 > 0:31:07I can see many profits.
0:31:07 > 0:31:11I can see abject misery for Mr Ross.
0:31:11 > 0:31:15Lordy! Let's have a look at the ticket first.
0:31:15 > 0:31:18It's 85 quid. I might be able to do a deal on this.
0:31:18 > 0:31:22If I could get that for 40 or 50 quid, I might buy it.
0:31:22 > 0:31:26Mind you, I've always suspected James might possess special powers.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32So we've got a snake here.
0:31:32 > 0:31:33They say possibly bronze.
0:31:33 > 0:31:34Definitely.
0:31:34 > 0:31:38The Braxton weight test, that is bronze.
0:31:38 > 0:31:40It feels strong.
0:31:40 > 0:31:41How unusual.
0:31:41 > 0:31:43Now, he would do an unusual thing like that?
0:31:43 > 0:31:47Quite well defined here, we've got all the scales there.
0:31:47 > 0:31:51This has the work of the Japanese about it, I think.
0:31:51 > 0:31:54Maybe the tip has got a bit damaged,
0:31:54 > 0:31:57but damage, sometimes, is a sign of age.
0:31:57 > 0:31:59I must say, I haven't seen many of these.
0:31:59 > 0:32:03When buying antiques, always look for the unusual.
0:32:03 > 0:32:07The ticket price is £50. Time for our Vicky to call the dealer.
0:32:08 > 0:32:11Hi, Jeanette. I've got your snake here.
0:32:11 > 0:32:15He just wondered if he could have a quick talk to you
0:32:15 > 0:32:16about the price, is that OK?
0:32:16 > 0:32:18That's James, not the snake.
0:32:18 > 0:32:20- Who am I speaking to? - This is Jeanette.
0:32:20 > 0:32:22Hello, Jeanette.
0:32:23 > 0:32:24I've got your Sid.
0:32:24 > 0:32:27This is why we're not in Paradise, I've found the culprit.
0:32:27 > 0:32:30What could you do? I was volunteering a cheeky 30.
0:32:31 > 0:32:3539, you have a deal, that's very kind, Jeanette.
0:32:35 > 0:32:39Now for the table. The asking price is £85,
0:32:39 > 0:32:41but James now only has 56 left.
0:32:43 > 0:32:44Lovely legs.
0:32:44 > 0:32:47Just like you, I can tell.
0:32:47 > 0:32:49Would £40 buy it, Jenny?
0:32:51 > 0:32:53I can go to 45.
0:32:53 > 0:32:54That was close.
0:32:55 > 0:32:59- Thank you.- You've done well there, didn't you?- I did do well...
0:32:59 > 0:33:01So, with £84 paid...
0:33:01 > 0:33:04- God bless Kent. Thank you very much indeed, Vicky.- Thank you.
0:33:04 > 0:33:07..it's time to pocket the python
0:33:07 > 0:33:10and point the motor towards that south coast saleroom.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13The auction we're going to is just north of Worthing,
0:33:13 > 0:33:15and it's very much a family affair.
0:33:15 > 0:33:19- All online?- Online? Undoubtedly online.
0:33:19 > 0:33:21- Yes.- Probably wears braces, as well.
0:33:22 > 0:33:23I don't know...
0:33:23 > 0:33:27- All good auctioneers wear braces. - All good auctioneers wear braces.
0:33:27 > 0:33:30Don't forget the belt, for good measure.
0:33:30 > 0:33:31Time for some shut-eye.
0:33:34 > 0:33:36This is Washington.
0:33:36 > 0:33:39No sign of a White House.
0:33:39 > 0:33:40Still, a very big deal, though.
0:33:40 > 0:33:44- This is our date with destiny, Charlie.- I'm nervous.- Why?
0:33:44 > 0:33:46- I'm very nervous. - I'm very excited.- Are you?
0:33:46 > 0:33:49- What, really excited?- Very excited. - Come on, then. Very excited.
0:33:49 > 0:33:52After starting their trip at Chart Sutton in Kent,
0:33:52 > 0:33:55Charlie and James have gone all the way to West Sussex...
0:33:56 > 0:33:58..to Toovey's auction house,
0:33:58 > 0:34:00a family concern, with internet bidding.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05James parted with £189 for his five auction lots.
0:34:10 > 0:34:14Charlie spent a bit less, £170 for his five lots.
0:34:15 > 0:34:16Matron!
0:34:16 > 0:34:20So, what do they make of each other's chances?
0:34:20 > 0:34:22It's a lovely object. Totally impractical.
0:34:22 > 0:34:26Value? I suppose £30 to £35.
0:34:26 > 0:34:28Price paid?
0:34:28 > 0:34:30£50. Well done, Braxton.
0:34:30 > 0:34:33Well, let's have the opinion of the man in charge -
0:34:33 > 0:34:36gavel-wielder Rupert Toovey himself.
0:34:36 > 0:34:39That Oriental bronze vase is beautiful.
0:34:39 > 0:34:42My specialist says it's actually Chinese.
0:34:42 > 0:34:46Though the base has been repaired with a Japanese panel.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48Most unusual.
0:34:48 > 0:34:49The Titanic box.
0:34:49 > 0:34:53Well, it is of the period, but it's certainly not of the ship.
0:34:53 > 0:34:56I love that 19th-century classical frieze.
0:34:56 > 0:34:58A grand tall piece.
0:34:58 > 0:35:00It's such lovely taste.
0:35:00 > 0:35:02The Japanese bronze snake is the star of the show.
0:35:02 > 0:35:05If anything is going to fly, it will be that.
0:35:05 > 0:35:07That is exciting.
0:35:07 > 0:35:12- Very excited.- I feel a swarm of profits coming on.
0:35:12 > 0:35:14I do, I do.
0:35:14 > 0:35:16First, Charlie's slicer.
0:35:16 > 0:35:18Baguettes, it's had a few.
0:35:19 > 0:35:25Typically French, you know, to have a kitchen item after the guillotine.
0:35:25 > 0:35:26Exactly, yes.
0:35:26 > 0:35:29We're opening here at £25.
0:35:29 > 0:35:31- He's got a bid.- 28 now online.
0:35:31 > 0:35:32At £28, can I see 30?
0:35:32 > 0:35:34We need a little bit more.
0:35:34 > 0:35:35£28, then?
0:35:35 > 0:35:37Selling at £28.
0:35:37 > 0:35:38- Oh, dear.- 20.
0:35:38 > 0:35:40£28.
0:35:40 > 0:35:43Well, it's nice to see you're on normal form, Charlie.
0:35:43 > 0:35:46Don't get too excited yet, James, unless, of course,
0:35:46 > 0:35:49your table has just given you a glimpse of the future.
0:35:49 > 0:35:51- £25.- £25!
0:35:51 > 0:35:53- Yes, that's not bad.- It's a start.
0:35:53 > 0:35:56£25. £28 do I see? 28 in the front row.
0:35:56 > 0:35:58£28, can I see 30?
0:35:58 > 0:36:0028 and 30 there is now. 32.
0:36:00 > 0:36:0232, 35. 38?
0:36:02 > 0:36:06- Come on, keep going. - Is there any advance on £35?
0:36:06 > 0:36:08Fair warning.
0:36:08 > 0:36:0935.
0:36:09 > 0:36:12Currently as bad as each other.
0:36:12 > 0:36:14It's not all roses in the Braxton bed.
0:36:14 > 0:36:16It isn't.
0:36:16 > 0:36:19How about Charlie's Renaissance maestro?
0:36:19 > 0:36:21- Have you seen Titian?- Yes.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24- What did you think of Titian? - Not something I'd put on my wall.
0:36:24 > 0:36:27Is it not? It's only because it needs a polish.
0:36:27 > 0:36:29- It needs more than a polish. - Now, now!
0:36:29 > 0:36:31We've got to open this lot at £30.
0:36:31 > 0:36:32£30. There you are.
0:36:32 > 0:36:34At £30, is there any more?
0:36:34 > 0:36:37We've seen 32, 32, 35, 38.
0:36:37 > 0:36:3938 with the team. £38.
0:36:39 > 0:36:41At £38 in the room now.
0:36:41 > 0:36:44Against the commission bidder, fair warning, £38...
0:36:44 > 0:36:46In the nick of time, online, 40.
0:36:46 > 0:36:4840 now, 42 will you bid?
0:36:48 > 0:36:50- No.- It's a steal.
0:36:50 > 0:36:52Online at £40.
0:36:52 > 0:36:53At £40, is there any advance?
0:36:53 > 0:36:55We're selling, £40.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59He doesn't look at all happy with that, does he?
0:36:59 > 0:37:02Well done, Charlie. You know, you're getting there, you're improving...
0:37:02 > 0:37:05Look, I can do without this patronising Braxton behaviour.
0:37:05 > 0:37:07- Under...- You haven't won yet. - ..break even.
0:37:07 > 0:37:11Well, a profit would be a good start. His tiles.
0:37:11 > 0:37:13- What do you think they are? - Very sober colouring.
0:37:13 > 0:37:15- Drab is the word I was looking for. - No, sober.
0:37:15 > 0:37:17- Drab.- Sober.
0:37:17 > 0:37:20Opening the bidding here with conflicting bids to £30.
0:37:20 > 0:37:22At £30 now, 32 can I see?
0:37:22 > 0:37:24At £30 now. At £30.
0:37:24 > 0:37:25Is there any advance? And two standing.
0:37:25 > 0:37:28- 32 in the room. At £32. - A man of taste.
0:37:28 > 0:37:30£32 in the room, with you, sir.
0:37:30 > 0:37:33- At £32. - Nearly washing their face.
0:37:33 > 0:37:3536. 36, 38.
0:37:35 > 0:37:37Internet coming alive.
0:37:37 > 0:37:4238 and 40? £40 in the room again.
0:37:42 > 0:37:43All done, I think, at 40.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46It's £40 and selling.
0:37:46 > 0:37:48Thank you, sir, £40.
0:37:48 > 0:37:50At last.
0:37:50 > 0:37:52By the law of averages, I suppose.
0:37:52 > 0:37:55I'd like to call myself Midas.
0:37:55 > 0:37:58I'd like to call you something else, but I won't.
0:37:58 > 0:38:02Now, can Charlie's Bacchanalian relief provide just that?
0:38:02 > 0:38:04Have you ever trodden the grapes?
0:38:04 > 0:38:07I've never trodden, squelching, you can't...
0:38:07 > 0:38:09- Is that what it's called? - You can't beat a bit of squelching.
0:38:09 > 0:38:11The lowest we can start at £45.
0:38:11 > 0:38:13- Well done.- £45, can I see the 50?
0:38:13 > 0:38:15- A profit!- 55 now, and 60.
0:38:15 > 0:38:1655 here.
0:38:16 > 0:38:1860 is there online.
0:38:18 > 0:38:20£55. 60, can we see?
0:38:20 > 0:38:21- £55.- £55 come on commission.
0:38:21 > 0:38:23It's a steal at 55.
0:38:23 > 0:38:25Lovely thing. 55.
0:38:25 > 0:38:28Things are definitely looking up.
0:38:28 > 0:38:30- Well done.- That's a profit. - Congratulations.
0:38:30 > 0:38:33- You're surprised at that, aren't you?- No, it's a very nice item.
0:38:33 > 0:38:36As is your pencil holder.
0:38:36 > 0:38:38I paid £50 for it.
0:38:38 > 0:38:42- Too much money.- It's got to make 60 plus, hasn't it, to pull you away?
0:38:42 > 0:38:45At £25, can I see 28?
0:38:45 > 0:38:4728 I have with the lady now.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49£28. At £28, can I see the 30 anywhere?
0:38:49 > 0:38:52At £28, and 30 now, in a fresh place.
0:38:52 > 0:38:53Go on, sir.
0:38:53 > 0:38:5535 I have, and 38?
0:38:55 > 0:38:58Lovely thing. 38 I have, and 40 is there?
0:38:58 > 0:39:01- No?- You're getting there, old bean.
0:39:01 > 0:39:03Fair warning. Madam, 38.
0:39:03 > 0:39:05Thank you.
0:39:05 > 0:39:07Well, Charlie did predict as much.
0:39:07 > 0:39:10Time for his Oriental bronze bowl.
0:39:10 > 0:39:12I have high hope of this.
0:39:12 > 0:39:14- Do you?- Have you seen the auctioneer's estimate?
0:39:14 > 0:39:16- How much did you pay for it?- 20.
0:39:16 > 0:39:18That's good. 20. What the estimate?
0:39:18 > 0:39:2080 to 120.
0:39:20 > 0:39:21We're opening at £40.
0:39:21 > 0:39:23That's twice what I paid.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25£40. Two can I see?
0:39:25 > 0:39:26It's 40.
0:39:26 > 0:39:28£40, then, and two.
0:39:28 > 0:39:3045? 48, 50, and five.
0:39:30 > 0:39:3255, I have in the front row.
0:39:32 > 0:39:33At £55, is there any advance?
0:39:33 > 0:39:38- 55, that's all right. - Fair warning, 55.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41It's a profit, but not what he'd hoped for.
0:39:41 > 0:39:43Oh, I'm sorry about that.
0:39:43 > 0:39:45- You're not at all.- No, I'm not. - No.- No.
0:39:45 > 0:39:48Now, can snakes fly?
0:39:48 > 0:39:49We're about to find out.
0:39:49 > 0:39:53This is where Braxton's Road trip explodes.
0:39:53 > 0:39:55- Do you think so?- Yeah, I do.
0:39:55 > 0:39:58The lowest that we can start on this is £80.
0:39:58 > 0:39:59£80, can I see the 85?
0:39:59 > 0:40:01At £80, 85 can I see?
0:40:01 > 0:40:0485, and 90, and five.
0:40:04 > 0:40:06- Go on, 100.- 95 and 100 here.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08110. 110 now online.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11Against the commission... 120.
0:40:11 > 0:40:12And rising, 130.
0:40:12 > 0:40:15- At £130. 140 now. - Keep going, keep going.
0:40:15 > 0:40:16- At £140.- 140.- £140.
0:40:16 > 0:40:18150, it is.
0:40:18 > 0:40:22£160. 160 now, 170 is there?
0:40:22 > 0:40:24Slowing at £160.
0:40:24 > 0:40:27- Keep going. - 180, it's jumped to, £180.
0:40:27 > 0:40:31Can I see 190? At £180!
0:40:31 > 0:40:32Wave now or forever hold your peace.
0:40:32 > 0:40:35£180, sold.
0:40:35 > 0:40:39James Braxton, you are nothing short of genius.
0:40:39 > 0:40:41- I salute you.- Thank you.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43We all salute you.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46Charlie's last chance to impress.
0:40:46 > 0:40:48That safe, er...no key.
0:40:49 > 0:40:52It's very heavy. Do you think it won't get a bid at all?
0:40:52 > 0:40:54Because it's quite difficult to pick up.
0:40:54 > 0:40:56I tried to put it in our car.
0:40:56 > 0:40:58- I picked it up.- Did you?
0:40:58 > 0:40:59Straight lift.
0:40:59 > 0:41:01They call him Bulging Braxton.
0:41:04 > 0:41:05We're opening the bidding here at £30.
0:41:05 > 0:41:08£30 and two, 35, 38.
0:41:08 > 0:41:10- Hang on.- 35, I have.
0:41:10 > 0:41:12- Come on, then.- At £35 all done.
0:41:12 > 0:41:1435.
0:41:16 > 0:41:20Well, there we are, it's not been Charlie's day today, has it?
0:41:20 > 0:41:24Do you know, that very nearly made a profit.
0:41:24 > 0:41:26I know, that was...
0:41:26 > 0:41:28If it had just had that key.
0:41:28 > 0:41:31Next up, James's Titanic interest.
0:41:32 > 0:41:34Opening at £25. £25, I can see 28.
0:41:34 > 0:41:37At £25, 28, I have in the room.
0:41:37 > 0:41:40- Can I see 30? - Somebody in the room bidding.
0:41:40 > 0:41:4132, it's jumped up to here online.
0:41:41 > 0:41:4434, will you bid? No. 32 here.
0:41:44 > 0:41:46At £32, 34 in the room.
0:41:46 > 0:41:4834, hang on. It's taking off.
0:41:48 > 0:41:5038, I have, and 40.
0:41:50 > 0:41:52- It's floating.- 40, I have, and two.
0:41:52 > 0:41:54Two I have, and five is...
0:41:54 > 0:41:56Yes. Five I have.
0:41:56 > 0:41:5848? 48 it is.
0:41:58 > 0:41:5950, I have, and five?
0:41:59 > 0:42:02- This is a whitewash. - At £55, 60 is there?
0:42:02 > 0:42:0360, and 65, is there?
0:42:05 > 0:42:06£60.
0:42:06 > 0:42:09At £60, is there any advance? Fair warning.
0:42:09 > 0:42:11£60.
0:42:11 > 0:42:16Just putting on a bit of flesh now, Charlie, a bit of flesh.
0:42:16 > 0:42:19I think rump might be one way of describing this.
0:42:19 > 0:42:21Don't worry, there's always another round.
0:42:21 > 0:42:24This is only the first round.
0:42:24 > 0:42:26Have I got to do four more auctions with you?
0:42:26 > 0:42:28I want to go and count the cash.
0:42:30 > 0:42:32- Come on.- Get on with it.
0:42:32 > 0:42:34Charlie started out with £200,
0:42:34 > 0:42:39and after auction costs, he made a wee profit of £4.66.
0:42:39 > 0:42:43While James, who began with the same sum, made, after costs,
0:42:43 > 0:42:45a profit of £100.46.
0:42:45 > 0:42:47So, he already has quite a margin.
0:42:49 > 0:42:53The Lord shines on winners, Ross.
0:42:53 > 0:42:56Yes, I'm surprised it's not raining on me.
0:42:56 > 0:42:58A little cloud hovering.
0:42:58 > 0:43:01Blue skies might be just around the corner.
0:43:01 > 0:43:03Next on the Antiques Road Trip...
0:43:03 > 0:43:07Are you just going to be sitting on your £300? Gloating?
0:43:07 > 0:43:09Big budget. Small shops.
0:43:09 > 0:43:11It is tiny, isn't it?
0:43:11 > 0:43:13I've just been, sort of, trying to measure it.
0:43:13 > 0:43:15And titchy treasures.
0:43:15 > 0:43:19Oh, I say. If Braxton doesn't buy that, I'll eat my hat.