:01:39. > :01:43.through Northern Ireland to the north-west of England. The
:01:43. > :01:53.competition starts at Grey Abbey and their experts are making their way
:01:53. > :01:55.
:01:55. > :02:03.to auction at Belfast. They are driving this sporty little number.
:02:03. > :02:12.1977, a year before I was born. was five. Five years more of wearing
:02:12. > :02:19.flares and stupid tank tops the new! With �200 each, therein picturesque
:02:19. > :02:22.Co down, heading towards their first shopping stop, Grey Abbey. It is
:02:22. > :02:28.called Grey Abbey because of this stunning 12th century Cistercian
:02:28. > :02:34.abbey that it was almost completely destroyed just over a century later
:02:34. > :02:44.by Edward, the younger and less famous rubber of Robert the Bruce. I
:02:44. > :02:44.
:02:44. > :02:54.wonder if the village is ready for its next innovation. -- invasion.
:02:54. > :02:57.
:02:57. > :03:07.Good luck, mate. Take your time, look after your money. Do is stop
:03:07. > :03:11.
:03:11. > :03:17.jumping everywhere, Jonathan. You must be fit. This is quite an
:03:17. > :03:21.impressive place you've got, quite a nice collective of staff. Jonathan
:03:21. > :03:28.is a novice on the show and is also buying for a market he doesn't know.
:03:28. > :03:32.Nothing like taking a chap out of his comfort zone. This is the first
:03:32. > :03:42.antique shop I have been in outside England. Outside my neck of the
:03:42. > :03:42.
:03:42. > :03:47.woods. Charles is fantasising about his perfect purchase. I am hoping to
:03:47. > :03:57.find something that describes history, full of heritage and age.
:03:57. > :03:59.
:03:59. > :04:09.That is my gameplan, by a genuine antique. Here is a genuine teapot.
:04:09. > :04:12.
:04:12. > :04:16.Evocative of the neoclassical movement. Feeling a bit peckish? He
:04:16. > :04:22.is doing this because porcelain normally has a cold, dense feel to
:04:22. > :04:29.the tooth but this has a softness and warned that points to
:04:29. > :04:36.restoration. Still, �78, not bad, but the heart is ruling the
:04:36. > :04:44.commercial mind. I must put it down and walk away. Jonathan is not quite
:04:44. > :04:54.ready to walk away from his shop. Bridge on the Logan by George Kirk?
:04:54. > :05:04.Not quite. The Logan is Belfast's first major river. It supported the
:05:04. > :05:04.
:05:04. > :05:14.ship holding industry in the village and it is on for a mere �20. Work
:05:14. > :05:15.
:05:15. > :05:19.involved is the same as an oil painting. And images cut onto a
:05:19. > :05:29.metal plate, Inc is applied and then wiped off so that it remains only in
:05:29. > :05:30.
:05:30. > :05:40.the engravings. This will be done around 1900, 1910. This is such a
:05:40. > :05:42.
:05:42. > :05:48.major part of Belfast. 15? 20. It is worth that all day long. 20 quid,
:05:48. > :05:51.thank you very much. I have gone for something which is Belfast,
:05:51. > :05:59.identifiable as a Belfast subject, and not a lot of money. I think it's
:06:00. > :06:09.perfect. �20? Very happy. Across the courtyard, Charles is trying to
:06:10. > :06:12.
:06:12. > :06:18.sniff out his first bargain. Very Irish in its inspiration. The way it
:06:18. > :06:22.falls in is so evocative of high Victorian furniture. This late
:06:22. > :06:28.19th-century mahogany side table has been made in the manner of a Regency
:06:28. > :06:36.designer who was determined to reform contemporary taste by
:06:36. > :06:46.interviewing it with the spirit of classical purity. It is on for about
:06:46. > :06:47.
:06:47. > :06:53.200. That is the top of Charles's budget. We are missing some of the
:06:53. > :07:03.moulding. It is a gamble at �200. I would probably say, here is �100.
:07:03. > :07:04.
:07:04. > :07:12.Done deal. Am I being a bit too keen? Yes, you are. Jonathan is on
:07:12. > :07:21.the hunt for his next lucky purchase. Any paintings? That is the
:07:21. > :07:27.toilets! Try spending a penny in an antique shop, Jonathan! Charles,
:07:27. > :07:36.still in shock number two, is in a quandary over his table. -- shop
:07:36. > :07:45.number two. I like it because it is decorative. Can I take a closer
:07:45. > :07:54.look? Good idea. You never know what might be hiding underneath. We have
:07:54. > :08:04.some woodworm and lost to the veneer. Shall we say �75? Good
:08:04. > :08:08.
:08:08. > :08:14.work, Charles. Down from �200. you take �50 for it? OK. You really
:08:14. > :08:24.turned the tables on him there! Impressive. In another antique shop,
:08:24. > :08:26.
:08:26. > :08:36.Jonathan is distracted by something that ticks. It is just goldplated. I
:08:36. > :08:37.
:08:37. > :08:46.think it's about 1917. It has been warned by amongst others royal navy
:08:46. > :08:54.divers, Jack Cousteau and of course James Bond. The auction you are
:08:54. > :09:04.going to, they have a lot of watch collectors. What is the price? I
:09:04. > :09:09.
:09:09. > :09:16.think I said 85. I would split it with you, 82. I will take it.
:09:16. > :09:26.Charles who can't drag himself away from Derek's shop. How early do you
:09:26. > :09:29.
:09:29. > :09:37.think that is? About 1810, 18 20s. �30 to you. Would you take �20 for
:09:37. > :09:47.it? I would buy them all day long for �20. �25, I will split it with
:09:47. > :09:49.
:09:49. > :09:59.you. I want 60 and you are having it at 25. Derek, thanks ever so much, I
:09:59. > :10:00.
:10:00. > :10:10.will buy it. Thank you. What is that cunning look in Charles' I? -- his
:10:10. > :10:13.
:10:13. > :10:19.eye. I will have a word shortly with you about what we have got. Charles
:10:19. > :10:29.looks suspiciously pleased with himself. He sold it as a early 19th
:10:29. > :10:32.
:10:32. > :10:39.century Chinese but it is probably dated from around 1700, 1720. It is
:10:39. > :10:43.probably about 180 years from what he thinks. I wonder if your
:10:43. > :10:48.expertise has helped you choose a cheeky winner. Our two young blades
:10:48. > :10:58.have already brought two items each, now time to crack onto the next
:10:58. > :10:59.
:10:59. > :11:09.estimation. Ready? Let's go.They are heading south for the fairy,
:11:09. > :11:17.crossing to Porter fairy on the banks of Strangford Lough. For our
:11:17. > :11:27.young road trippers, not even paying for the ferry crossing is as
:11:27. > :11:29.
:11:29. > :11:39.straightforward as it should be. we get a discount? No. It looks like
:11:39. > :11:47.
:11:47. > :11:53.Charles has met his match. And we are off. Having left Grey Abbey and
:11:53. > :11:57.taken the ferry to Strangford, they are heading north to Saint Field,
:11:57. > :12:04.dating back to the early 18th-century, when it was known for
:12:04. > :12:10.its cornflour and flax mills. Today it is better known for antiques.
:12:10. > :12:20.With two shops to choose from, our guys decide who goes where. One two,
:12:20. > :12:27.
:12:27. > :12:36.three. Thank you very much. This might look nice but the prices are a
:12:36. > :12:45.bit rich for Jonathan. I have just under �100 left and I think, that
:12:45. > :12:48.looks sweet, but he is asking �248. Not worth looking at. Those prices
:12:48. > :12:58.do seems steep and it seems like Charles is not having much luck
:12:58. > :12:59.
:12:59. > :13:08.either. These look to be worst first period, around 1775, that they were
:13:08. > :13:15.make by -- made by any Tate or a forger based in Paris in the 1880s.
:13:15. > :13:22.-- made by an imitator. You only know by the feel of the body.
:13:22. > :13:30.would need �180 for them. If they were real, �3000, �4000, but they
:13:30. > :13:38.are not. They have not exactly had the luck of the Irish. Time to speed
:13:38. > :13:45.off to bustling, busy Belfast. Belfast, as I'm sure you know, is
:13:45. > :13:50.the capital of Northern Ireland. A city which once had the UK's biggest
:13:50. > :13:58.thread and tobacco factories and home to the historic ship lands
:13:58. > :14:05.where the last century's most iconic ship was built, the Titanic. While
:14:05. > :14:15.Charles Swans after see the sights, Jonathan hits the shops. -- swans
:14:15. > :14:25.off to see the sights. Jonathan is keen to find out items of local
:14:25. > :14:35.interest with the shopkeeper's help. From a local aspect, there are a
:14:35. > :14:36.
:14:36. > :14:45.couple of options. Thank you, but I don't want to buy a map. A whole
:14:45. > :14:55.souvenir industry grew up around Killarney in south-west Ireland.
:14:55. > :14:59.
:14:59. > :15:02.is a real touristy thing, early 19th century. This is bog oak. Entire
:15:02. > :15:11.forests lay preserved under Ireland's's many bogs. The lack of
:15:11. > :15:21.oxygen in waterlogged Pete prevents the natural decay. This gives the
:15:21. > :15:25.characteristic black colour. Right. Well, that's got a harp on as well.
:15:25. > :15:35.This is the sort of thing that would sell? I think they would fly out,
:15:35. > :15:41.
:15:41. > :15:50.yes. Would you do it for �65?What about �68 and we'll have a deal?
:15:50. > :15:56.that's mine. The luck of the Irish. While Jonathan is on a mission to
:15:56. > :16:01.spend, spend, Charles is seeing the sights of Belfast. Belfast City Hall
:16:02. > :16:11.is the city's most iconic building. It was planned when Queen Victoria
:16:11. > :16:15.gave Belfast city status in 1888. And finally opened in 1906. Today,
:16:15. > :16:20.it is the civic building of the City council, if you want a register a
:16:20. > :16:27.birth or death, apply for a wedding licence or even get married, the
:16:27. > :16:33.City Hall is where you do it. The grandeur. The opulence and we
:16:33. > :16:40.look around and we can see the ornate plaster work, the wonderful
:16:40. > :16:45.marble slabs mounted on every wall. It goes up so many tiers. It is like
:16:45. > :16:49.a big icing cake. Good morning. Good morning.What a
:16:49. > :16:54.grand staircase you have. Cindy. Welcome to Belfast City Hall.
:16:54. > :17:00.What do you think of the wonderful building? I think it is incredible.
:17:00. > :17:05.Cindy, to me, it is so classic of the great Roman past.
:17:05. > :17:11.The rooms are full of precious antiques and one piece in particular
:17:11. > :17:17.catches Charles' eye. So this over here to me looks a very, very nice
:17:17. > :17:26.early 20th century Edwardian come George V mahogany sideboard, but we
:17:26. > :17:30.all know in the business where it came from, who it belonged to is
:17:30. > :17:35.everything. It is actually walnut. Right, sorry.
:17:35. > :17:39.A walnut sideboard, specially commissioned to go on to the
:17:39. > :17:44.Titanic, to the captain of the Titanic's quarters. It wasn't
:17:44. > :17:50.finished in time. The ship had sailed. This ought to be resting on
:17:50. > :17:57.the seabed. Can we value it, Cindy? Well, we have had it valued and over
:17:57. > :18:00.�100,000. Yeah because of the pedigree, the romance, the drama.
:18:00. > :18:10.Don't get too carried away by the sideboard, Charles. Remember, there
:18:10. > :18:16.is still shopping to be done! Jonathan is remaining -- John's
:18:16. > :18:21.remaining �30 is burning a hole in his pocket. What are these? They are
:18:21. > :18:26.spirit measures. They would be given out for music festivals.
:18:26. > :18:35.Londonderry. They are like trophies. Let's hope these juniors were old
:18:35. > :18:44.enough to drink the shots! They are Birmingham hallmarked. It is a
:18:44. > :18:51.capital D. 1924 and there is an element of the art decor about it.
:18:51. > :18:59.This is the rocket sort of thing. sale for �50 for the pair. They are
:18:59. > :19:04.quite sweet. Early, nice design, and made of silver. Local interest. Url
:19:04. > :19:10.let me have these for -- you will let me have these for... �30.It is
:19:10. > :19:15.what I have got left. OK, I will take it. Thank you very much. Job
:19:15. > :19:19.done. I'm now broke! Asset rich and cash poor.
:19:19. > :19:24.On the other side of town, the time is running out for Charles. He only
:19:24. > :19:34.has two items for auction and still has �135 to spend. The pressure is
:19:34. > :19:38.
:19:38. > :19:48.on. Good afternoon to you, sir. are you? That's pretty, isn't it? I
:19:48. > :19:49.
:19:49. > :19:56.like that. It is a nice silver bonbon dish. And it is �48. Can
:19:56. > :20:05.Charles sweet-talk him into a deal? Well, would you take �30 for this?
:20:05. > :20:11.And that will give me a chance? and I will do you a deal.
:20:11. > :20:14.between friends. That will give me a great start. You are a good sport.
:20:14. > :20:22.As Charles wheels and deals, Jonathan spent all his money and is
:20:22. > :20:28.in the pub enjoying a pint. Lucky blighter!
:20:28. > :20:33.Charles still has �105 to spend and is following in his old friend's
:20:33. > :20:41.footsteps. So what we have got here... The province of Ulster.It
:20:41. > :20:47.is a map of Ulster. Thanks, Charles. Jonathan has told us that. 1676. We
:20:47. > :20:50.are talking ten years after the Great Fire of London. I like it very
:20:50. > :20:53.much, Donald. It is the sort of thing much, Donald. It is the sort
:20:54. > :21:01.of thing that could make �150 or �30. If I bought this, I would have
:21:01. > :21:06.to spend about �50. To buy it from you? Unfortunately that wouldn't
:21:06. > :21:13.happen. �90 would be the price on that. I just think it tells a great
:21:13. > :21:17.story about my journey I have had so far. It is lovely to roll back time
:21:18. > :21:27.and be adventurous with objects. Could it be that Charles is letting
:21:27. > :21:33.his heart rule his head again? your hand out and clinch the deal. I
:21:33. > :21:38.just know that will sell. I really, really know that will sell. I am so
:21:38. > :21:43.confident. I like it because it tells a story of my trip so far so
:21:44. > :21:53.I'll buy it. I've only got �15 left, but it doesn't matter. There is a
:21:54. > :22:00.
:22:00. > :22:07.No point having second thoughts now, Carlos. The buying is over. But have
:22:07. > :22:16.they bought wisely? With his �200 starter pack, Jonathan blew it all
:22:16. > :22:21.on two items. He bought a painting of a bridge. He bought an omega
:22:21. > :22:29.wristwatch and a trinket box and a pair of spirit measures. Charles
:22:29. > :22:33.only spent �180 of his allowance of �200, but bought four items. The
:22:33. > :22:39.regency-style mahogany table, a Chinese porcelain mug, possibly from
:22:39. > :22:44.the early 18 century, a silver bonbon dish and an engraved map of
:22:44. > :22:54.17th century Ulster. But what do they make of each other's purchases?
:22:54. > :22:59.I think his biggest loss out of that lot is the map.
:22:59. > :23:08.The cover at �68. It was a lot of money. If it was �48 I wouldn't have
:23:08. > :23:12.bought. It. �28, I wouldn't have bought it. �10 maybe. It is boring.
:23:12. > :23:18.Again he hasn't paid a lot of money for it it is because there is not
:23:18. > :23:25.many people wanting to buy it. has been a fabulous road trip. Our
:23:25. > :23:30.two chaps started off in Greyabbey and stopped off in Saintfield before
:23:30. > :23:35.arriving in Belfast and once again our two experts rolled back into the
:23:35. > :23:39.city for auction day. Best of luck, Charlie.
:23:39. > :23:43.You might need it. No, ladies first. After you.
:23:43. > :23:47.Well, charming. Belfast Auctions first opened its
:23:47. > :23:52.doors 25 years ago and it sells everything from antiques to
:23:52. > :23:56.jewellery, furniture and household goods. Perfect therefore for our
:23:56. > :24:06.boys varied collection. I have been dreading this moment sclament
:24:06. > :24:27.
:24:27. > :24:33.up is the Owe ming Omega SeaMaster �140. �150. $160. -- �160. Beginners
:24:33. > :24:38.luck pushes Jonathan into the lead with �78 profit. But how long can it
:24:38. > :24:46.last? Welcome to the Road Trip. That's a cracking start. Next up is
:24:46. > :24:56.Charles' it map of Ulster. A gamble at �90. There is a nice map for sale
:24:56. > :25:00.next. An interesting lot. 20. on, let's go. At �30. A it cheap lot
:25:00. > :25:05.now at �35. That's one gamble that didn't pay
:25:05. > :25:11.off and an unwelcome loss to kick-start Charles' auction. Will
:25:11. > :25:21.Jonathan hold on to his lead with the lucky bog oak trinket box at
:25:21. > :25:21.
:25:21. > :25:28.�68. I have set the ball rolling t and. Hey guys.I am going to be
:25:28. > :25:33.complacent from now on? Shouldn't you be paying attention? For
:25:33. > :25:42.goodness sakes stop talking! You are a fighter, are you? I am a
:25:42. > :25:47.fighter. At �30. That will teach you two to chat!
:25:47. > :25:55.Has the Irish bog oak box been sold? It has been sold. How much for,
:25:55. > :26:01.please, sir? �30. Thank you. But the not so lucky Irish tink et
:26:01. > :26:07.box made Jonathan a loss of �38 and decimated his lead. Charles is
:26:07. > :26:17.hoping to redeem himself with his silver bonbon dish. A snip at �30.
:26:17. > :26:19.
:26:19. > :26:26.need this to pay dividends. Come on! Come on! Let's keep going. �65. �70.
:26:26. > :26:30.The silver bonbon dish, �70. �40 on that, baby. I'm delighted.
:26:30. > :26:35.So you should be. That's a �40 profit.
:26:35. > :26:45.Jonathan is hoping to reclaim his winning streak with these silver
:26:45. > :26:52.
:26:52. > :26:56.glasses. �30 for the pair. �30. �40. �45. �47. 50. Jonathan is streaking
:26:56. > :27:02.ahead with another cheeky little profit. Next up Charles' porcelain
:27:02. > :27:09.mug. A bargain at �25 and more so because Charles was right in dating
:27:09. > :27:19.it to the early 18th rather than the early 19th century. Come on. Around
:27:19. > :27:22.1720. An early piece. �30. �40. �45. �47. Another profit, but Charles is
:27:22. > :27:29.still struggling to claw his way back into the race after such a
:27:29. > :27:37.heavy loss on the map. It is time for Jonathan's final lot. The
:27:37. > :27:45.engaving of the Lagan. Has Jonathan been sold down the river? �25. The
:27:45. > :27:52.bid is at the back at �27. 50. Are we all finished at �27. 50? But it
:27:52. > :27:58.is enough of a profit to maintain a convincing lead over Charles. Who
:27:58. > :28:04.made �2. 50 profit. A massive loss, but he is back. He
:28:04. > :28:09.is bigger. He is better and he won't escape!
:28:09. > :28:18.Charms a is banking -- Charles is banking everything on his
:28:18. > :28:28.regency-style table to stay in the race. A steal at �40. �40. �50. �50.
:28:28. > :28:30.
:28:30. > :28:34.�60. Back now at �70. All finished at �701234 That's -- $70. That's OK.
:28:34. > :28:37.After my disaster, I proved a point. We are back in business. . It is the
:28:37. > :28:42.end of the first auction and Jonathan goes into the lead. He
:28:42. > :28:48.started off with �200 and offering paying it the commission he made a
:28:48. > :28:54.profit of �18. 29. After commission t Charles has gone
:28:54. > :28:57.from �200 down to �194. 16, but it is early days yet and anything could
:28:57. > :29:01.happen. Well 1-0 to me.
:29:01. > :29:04.It was quite close. It was.And that's how it is going to be
:29:04. > :29:08.throughout the journey. Ah, fighting talk.
:29:08. > :29:12.Next up the boys are hitting the antiques trail in Londonderry and
:29:12. > :29:17.heading off for auction in Omagh. The names of these cities are
:29:17. > :29:23.familiar because of the troubles, but Northern Ireland has put its
:29:23. > :29:29.unhappy past behind it. Derry is the country's second biggest city and
:29:29. > :29:34.the only walled city in the country to survive intact. As a result, it
:29:34. > :29:39.is known as the Maiden City because its walls were never breached, but
:29:39. > :29:49.more later. I wonder if the city is ready for its next assault?
:29:49. > :29:59.That way? That way? That way. Jonathan has �218 to spend. Perhaps
:29:59. > :29:59.
:29:59. > :30:02.he can pass some of it to Simon. are you? Very good, thank you.
:30:02. > :30:07.You have got pretty much anything and everything in here.
:30:07. > :30:11.When a shop is as stuffed as that, where does a chap start? If you look
:30:11. > :30:13.at the table tops, you don't see above your head. You are not
:30:13. > :30:17.necessarily looking in the cabinets because there is something in every
:30:17. > :30:21.single place. Ah, finally something does catch his
:30:22. > :30:26.eye? It is a pocket watch stand. style is pretty.
:30:26. > :30:31.Dating from around 1890, the pocket watch stand is a splendid example of
:30:31. > :30:35.arts and crafts. So you stand this on your mantelpiece and you hang
:30:35. > :30:40.your pocket watch from the back and the little dial appears and then you
:30:40. > :30:45.have got a mantle clock and when you go out, take it off, put it your
:30:45. > :30:48.pocket and put it on the end tft chain.
:30:48. > :30:58.Just the -- of the chain. Just the job for the man about town.
:30:58. > :30:59.
:30:59. > :31:05.What is your best on on that? might make you an offer in a minute.
:31:05. > :31:10.An offer I can't refuse? You probably will!
:31:10. > :31:17.There are only a few antique shops in this part of Ireland so Charles
:31:17. > :31:24.is heading south to Derry, towards the village of Lack. Good luck,
:31:24. > :31:29.Charles. Hello. Nice to see. Good to see you. Welcome to Lack.
:31:29. > :31:35.I am looking for a bargain. We are going to go upstairs.
:31:35. > :31:40.I have an interesting piece here. That's a regency. Isn't that nice?I
:31:41. > :31:46.can do a deal on that one. Paul, is that a face screen? Well, I call it
:31:46. > :31:50.a fire screen. A fire screen made out of glass may not seem the most
:31:50. > :31:57.obvious way of protecting ladies from the glare of the fire, but
:31:57. > :32:04.that's what they were used for in the early 19 th seN th centre
:32:04. > :32:12.century. This screen would protect the lady's face. Make-up was used to
:32:12. > :32:19.hide all those imperfections. Steady, Charles. Although make-up
:32:19. > :32:28.then made of bees backs was prone to running in the heat -- bees wax was
:32:28. > :32:37.prone to running in the heat. your best price? Rock bottom.
:32:37. > :32:46.Between friends? �120. Back in Derry, a modest little job, catches
:32:46. > :32:49.Jonathan's eye. Ladies in the 19th century were too delicate to leave
:32:49. > :32:59.through books so to protect their gloved hands from becoming soiled by
:32:59. > :33:06.
:33:06. > :33:16.printing ink they used page turners like these. Suddenly Jonathan spots
:33:16. > :33:22.
:33:22. > :33:29.something shiny. P- pewter.WM F. They were the world's largest
:33:29. > :33:36.producer of metal ware in the early 1900s. How much is that chap?
:33:36. > :33:44.bother looking at the bottom. best price is? �27 and clean it
:33:44. > :33:54.yourself. �25. You call that haggling, Jonathan? OK, I can do
:33:54. > :34:00.that. Thank you very much. Just because it
:34:01. > :34:09.has age and it is a novelty. �4. OK. Two things. There we go.
:34:09. > :34:13.Thank you very much. Give it some elbow grease. Isn't
:34:13. > :34:20.that lovely? It scrubbed up nicely Jonathan, like you!
:34:20. > :34:29.So 2-0 to Jonathan. Down the road in Lack, Charles is stick lacking!
:34:29. > :34:33.have a delightful gentleman's hat box. It is leather and tooled inside
:34:33. > :34:39.and here is your hat. Isn't that nice? If you are a gentleman, I
:34:39. > :34:44.suppose from this period, you would not be seen without a fine top hat
:34:44. > :34:54.in a wonderful Morocco box like this. How lucky can I be on this,
:34:54. > :34:54.
:34:54. > :35:01.Paul? 6 65.What I might do, what I might do, I like the hat box very
:35:01. > :35:09.much and the screen over there. I will buy them both probably with
:35:09. > :35:13.your blessing for around �120. OK. It doesn't matter. I only ask
:35:13. > :35:19.the question, you never know. What's the best price if I bought
:35:19. > :35:29.them both together? �150. I will think about it for a second. Do you
:35:29. > :35:32.
:35:32. > :35:42.mind? I will think about it. A good dealer buys right away.
:35:42. > :35:44.
:35:44. > :35:54.Sometimes life is a bit pressurised. 140? As Charles feels the strain,
:35:54. > :35:57.
:35:57. > :36:07.Paul offers to throw in money given back when the price is agreed on.
:36:07. > :36:09.
:36:09. > :36:12.will give you �123. Have �3 back. thought Jonathan had finished
:36:12. > :36:20.shopping in Derry but it seems the rivalry with his old chum is rather
:36:20. > :36:24.getting to him. I am so competitive with Charlie. Let me see if I can
:36:24. > :36:32.find what he might buy as well. I will be surprised if he didn't buy
:36:32. > :36:36.something like this, little silver clock with orange enamel. A portable
:36:36. > :36:44.timepiece with a struct that hinges out to supported. It dates from
:36:44. > :36:49.1936. Completely silver apart from the base, ticking away beautifully.
:36:49. > :36:59.A bit of damage on the top. I think that is rather sweet. I might have
:36:59. > :37:00.
:37:00. > :37:10.to beat him to it. It was 85.Would you take a little bit on that?
:37:10. > :37:14.
:37:14. > :37:22.do a fiver less. So it would be 80. Indeed! I can't go around buying
:37:22. > :37:32.everything that he would buy! But I really like it. Go on, then. That is
:37:32. > :37:38.
:37:38. > :37:46.it full . . I will leave and never come back. Still in the grip of
:37:46. > :37:50.competition fever, Jonathan is heading south in search of more
:37:50. > :38:00.booty. Having three items under his belt is not doing much for his
:38:00. > :38:01.
:38:01. > :38:08.concentration. Didgeridoos. Never even been to Australia, it just
:38:08. > :38:14.comes naturally for people like me. After a brief flirtation with a
:38:14. > :38:19.silver plate, something else catches his eye. Quite a modern glass vase
:38:19. > :38:28.and I was thinking, there are lots of modern factories that are quite
:38:28. > :38:32.sellable now. Modern glass is attractive. When it is handmade and
:38:32. > :38:38.fashionable like this bars it is eminently sellable. This is
:38:38. > :38:47.something somebody would walk into a department store and buy. It looks
:38:47. > :38:57.like they did just that! But it should be at least 30 years old.
:38:57. > :39:02.
:39:02. > :39:12.have got �30 on it. Yes!Would you consider �15? We will go for 15.
:39:12. > :39:15.
:39:15. > :39:24.Thanks very much. �9 off? Not bad at all. Is he learning the dark art of
:39:24. > :39:29.haggling? In Derry, Charles is... Hello, haven't we been here before?
:39:29. > :39:39.I am Charles Hanson, it is great to be here. Are you open to
:39:39. > :39:40.
:39:40. > :39:47.negotiation? A little bit. You seem like a nice chap. You will only be
:39:47. > :39:53.able to negotiate if Jonathan has left you anything to buy. This seems
:39:53. > :39:59.to be some kind of lot. Be in bossing work is very good. Hopefully
:39:59. > :40:09.it has hallmarks. There they are. Beautifully embossed, heavy. Is that
:40:09. > :40:12.
:40:12. > :40:18.your price? 345. A little out of your price range, seeing as you only
:40:18. > :40:26.have �66 to spend! Jonathan is racing off towards an antique shop
:40:26. > :40:30.in drum Duff. It is a little village in deepest County Fermanagh. Yet it
:40:30. > :40:40.is proving very hard for him to find. Where exactly are these roads
:40:40. > :40:47.leading? Are you sure there's an antique shop around here? How are
:40:47. > :40:53.you? I did not believe my satellite navigation when it sent me here. You
:40:53. > :41:00.have the most amazing stock. People are pleasantly surprised when they
:41:00. > :41:10.come in. We'll Jonathan, with only �94 left, find anything he can
:41:10. > :41:12.
:41:12. > :41:17.afford? Within my budget will I be unlikely to find anything? We will
:41:17. > :41:27.always try to get into your budget. I will show you a definite bargain.
:41:27. > :41:28.
:41:28. > :41:35.Within your budget. Where is he taking you, Jonathan? Beautiful,
:41:35. > :41:43.untouched walnut, Victorian. Would you believe it? A fire screen, just
:41:44. > :41:53.like Charles court earlier. It looks like a dressing mirror but it has
:41:53. > :42:00.two sheets of clear glass instead. would be inclined to say it was for
:42:00. > :42:07.two little stuffed birds. Back then all forms of taxidermy were wildly
:42:07. > :42:17.fashionable. There is half a moth in here. You won't charge me for that,
:42:17. > :42:29.
:42:29. > :42:39.will you? We never charge for extras. �80. Where do I get my heart
:42:39. > :42:44.
:42:44. > :42:48.tablets? Where it -- we shall see at the auction. I wish you luck.
:42:48. > :42:52.Reunited, the chaps are back on the road and heading south to
:42:52. > :42:58.Enniskillen, a town whose name is familiar because of its recent
:42:58. > :43:08.troubled past. These days, though, this picturesque town is better
:43:08. > :43:18.known for more tranquil pursuits, such as hosting the water ski World.
:43:18. > :43:18.
:43:18. > :43:28.-- World Cup. What makes this antique shop so special is that it
:43:28. > :43:36.is also the owner's home. Good morning. Good morning, nice to meet
:43:36. > :43:40.you. It looks like a home rather than a shop, because it is. David
:43:40. > :43:47.and Eva Lind actually live here, although they are quite happy to let
:43:47. > :43:52.people come in for a few hours a day and let people buy their furniture.
:43:52. > :44:02.I can't afford to hang around because I need to be quick. He will
:44:02. > :44:07.
:44:07. > :44:11.honour those star treasures. -- on earth. Focus, Jonathan, please.
:44:11. > :44:18.is rather groovy. People aren't really lying decanters any more but
:44:18. > :44:27.you have Lou glass over white glass, �69, much less than it would
:44:27. > :44:33.cost in a department store. I think Charles has spotted something.
:44:33. > :44:39.like the objects inside. Jonathan, stop looking. Close that door. I
:44:39. > :44:49.can't go anywhere and there he is. That is a nice little information
:44:49. > :44:56.
:44:56. > :45:03.box. This soft white stone looks like seafoam, soft when first
:45:03. > :45:09.exposed but hardened when heat is applied. You would smoke it like
:45:09. > :45:18.so. What I like so much is the fact that this face is so well carved.
:45:18. > :45:27.Late Victorian. Look at that skull. Aren't they sweet? Imagine smoking
:45:27. > :45:31.him. I think they might do quite well at auction. But Jonathan
:45:31. > :45:37.doesn't see anything in his budget so he is leaving Charles to get on
:45:37. > :45:46.with it. This is very traditional, nice tray which I hope is 19th
:45:46. > :45:52.century. It has applied crust border, the whole story and the
:45:52. > :45:56.etiquette of tea drinking or dining. Back in the late 18th century, all
:45:56. > :46:06.tea was a treat. It was exotic and expensive, the preserve of the upper
:46:06. > :46:07.
:46:07. > :46:13.classes, and tea trays were all the rage. It is a snip at �70. My budget
:46:13. > :46:20.is �66 and my tactics is to buy two items. If I was to give you the
:46:20. > :46:23.collection of pipes and the tray for �60. David, you are a good man and,
:46:23. > :46:33.I will think about it for the time being, but that's a really good
:46:33. > :46:37.
:46:38. > :46:43.offer. Thanks. Thank you David. I will have a think. The fascination
:46:43. > :46:49.with history, do I or don't I? knows, Charles, will you or won't
:46:49. > :46:59.you? As Charles delib rates, Jonathan is offer off to visit a
:46:59. > :47:07.very big house in the country. Welcome to Florence court. Thank you
:47:07. > :47:14.very much. Jonathan's guide for the day is Martin Story. Florencecourt
:47:14. > :47:21.House was the seat of the Cole family. I am glad you didn't unleash
:47:21. > :47:25.one of these on me. Some people suggested an aggressive pointing
:47:25. > :47:29.towards the driveway. They were won in a bet from a local familiar over
:47:29. > :47:35.100 years -- family over 100 years ago.
:47:35. > :47:43.Goodness me. It is an impressive sight, isn't it in William Cole a
:47:43. > :47:47.peer and politician was given the title earl of Enniskillen in 1889.
:47:48. > :47:53.Five generations of the family would live here until falling agriculture
:47:53. > :47:58.prices and falling wage costs made it too expensive to run. It was
:47:59. > :48:03.given to the National Trust in 1953. This is the library. Isn't this
:48:03. > :48:08.lovely? It is not unlike mine at home.
:48:08. > :48:12.It is like a man's room. The family gathered in the library. This would
:48:12. > :48:16.be a perfect setting for a murder! Even in a grand room, there are
:48:16. > :48:23.still traces of the cloel family. Such as this -- Cole family such as
:48:23. > :48:28.this measuring stick in the family. Childrens names, dates and heights
:48:28. > :48:34.recorded. What is mine? I have got my heels
:48:34. > :48:40.on. I am about six foot. Well, I like to think anyway.
:48:40. > :48:49.There is time for a squint upstairs. And this is the countess's bedroom.
:48:49. > :48:56.The last thing is the chamber pot. Ah-ha. Oh crikey. Who is this chap
:48:56. > :48:59.then? Gladstone. William Gladstone Prime Minister of
:49:00. > :49:04.Britain had antagonised many families over his support for Irish
:49:04. > :49:09.home rule. It threatened their supremacy and this was certainly one
:49:09. > :49:13.of the more imaginative ways they could express their disapproval, by
:49:13. > :49:18.urinating on him! That will wipe the smile of his face, won't it? That's
:49:18. > :49:25.a rare object. Enough of chamber pots, Jonathan has
:49:25. > :49:30.something more pressing to do!ing Well, this is why on a nice sunny
:49:30. > :49:40.day you want to have bought all your stuff early! I guess Charlie is not
:49:40. > :49:51.
:49:51. > :50:00.a bargain. Hello Charles. Welcome back.
:50:00. > :50:06.The tray I like. I also like on my tray to take away... A nice little
:50:06. > :50:10.collection of pipes. My offer is �50. I would be very sad
:50:10. > :50:17.if I turned you away without a deal because you might not make any money
:50:17. > :50:22.at the auction. So I'm going to deal with you and hope... Are you sure,
:50:22. > :50:24.David? Yes.It is a very good... is a very good deal.
:50:24. > :50:28.I really appreciate it. Now, the buying is over, but have they spent
:50:29. > :50:38.wisely? Charles started this leg down with
:50:39. > :50:41.
:50:41. > :50:51.�1294. 16 and spent -- �194. 16. A top hat, complete with leather box.
:50:51. > :50:51.
:50:51. > :50:55.A collection of pipes and a ma mog knee table. -- mahogany table.
:50:55. > :51:02.Jonathan blew it all on five items. A decorated page turner. A silver
:51:02. > :51:10.jar. A sweet little enamel clock and filmily, another fire screen. --
:51:10. > :51:14.finally, another fire screen. But what do the chaps think about each
:51:14. > :51:19.other's items? There is twoe items I would not touch. -- two items, I
:51:19. > :51:24.would not touch. One is the glass vase. It is non descript. A mahogany
:51:24. > :51:34.tray, 19th century made. I didn't like it at all. The fire screen
:51:34. > :51:34.
:51:35. > :51:36.also, it is really crisp and well carved, but it wouldn't be to my
:51:36. > :51:41.liking. I hate saying it. I think I'm going
:51:41. > :51:46.to win! Brave words. But has he spoken too soon?
:51:46. > :51:52.It has been a fabulous road trip. Our two chaps started off in
:51:52. > :51:56.Londonderry and stopped off in Lack. Ballinamallard and finally
:51:56. > :52:06.Enniskillen and now it is time for Charles and Jonathan to roll into
:52:06. > :52:12.
:52:12. > :52:16.Omagh for auction day. S Viewback Antiques sell everything.
:52:16. > :52:26.As the nervous hush descends, our two chaps can barely contain
:52:26. > :52:26.
:52:26. > :52:29.themselves. Ah, here we go. I will start doing the jig by the end of
:52:29. > :52:32.the night. Can we have at bit of hush, please?
:52:32. > :52:42.Too bad, boys. First up is the decorated page turner which Jonathan
:52:42. > :52:53.
:52:53. > :52:58.bought for �4. Keep going. Keep going. �20 once.
:52:59. > :53:03.�20 twice. Well done, Jonathan, the first profit of the day, but can it
:53:03. > :53:13.last? Next is Jonathan's WMS silver jar
:53:13. > :53:22.which cost him �25. At �25. At �30. At �30. At �35. Down the back at
:53:22. > :53:32.�35. At �40. At �45. Who will give me �50? Come on, someone.
:53:32. > :53:33.
:53:33. > :53:43.Sold at �45. Are you starting to worry t Charles?
:53:43. > :53:44.
:53:44. > :53:52.? Will Jonathan's tray help stay in the race? At �35. At #40e. At �45.
:53:52. > :54:02.It is a lady's bid at �45. �45, Charlie boy.
:54:02. > :54:03.
:54:03. > :54:13.Not bad. Now for Jonathan's enamel time piece which cost �80.
:54:13. > :54:17.At �60. At �60. �65. �75. All finished. At �75. Sold at �75.
:54:17. > :54:22.Jonathan, is it time up for your profits?
:54:22. > :54:32.Jonathan is hoping to reclaim his winning streak with this Italian
:54:32. > :54:32.
:54:32. > :54:42.vase which he hopes was a bargain at �15. �20. At �35. At �30. At �35. At
:54:42. > :54:44.
:54:44. > :54:53.�40. At �40. �45. �45. �45. All finished. A good price. Next up,
:54:53. > :55:03.Charles' job lot of pipes which he bought for �20. �40. �30. Start me
:55:03. > :55:04.
:55:04. > :55:11.at �20. �20 bid. At �20. At �25. At �30. �35. At �35. At �30. At �40. At
:55:11. > :55:17.�40, it is a lady's bid. At �40. Another profit for Charles, but it
:55:17. > :55:24.is too close to call. Now it is time for the battle of the fire screens
:55:24. > :55:31.to begin. Jonathan's walnut fire screen cost a tidy �80 and it needs
:55:31. > :55:40.to do well if he is to stay in the race. Start me at �50. At �50. At
:55:40. > :55:46.�60 down the back. At �70 here at the front. �80. �9 o at the front.
:55:46. > :55:52.At �100. At �100. It is not enough. It is not enough.
:55:52. > :56:00.I cannot get more money. �100. Is there another bid? All finished and
:56:00. > :56:05.done at �100. A �20 profit, but Jonathan hoped for more. Next up,
:56:05. > :56:13.the rose wood fire screen which Charles bought for �85. This is the
:56:13. > :56:21.moment when the second auction will be decided. It is that simple
:56:21. > :56:28.simple. �100 instantly. At �120. Any advance on �120? Charlie, Charlie,
:56:28. > :56:37.�130. You jammy so and so.
:56:37. > :56:43.Sold. Upz That car is cruising into fifth gear
:56:43. > :56:47.As Charles surges ahead, next up is his hat and box. A snip at �43 and
:56:47. > :56:52.there is a sudden change of auctioneer too.
:56:52. > :57:02.It sounds like you are at the races, Charlie.
:57:02. > :57:10.
:57:10. > :57:20.I'm praying. I'm praying. �40. �50. �508 -- �50. No. No. �70.
:57:20. > :57:22.
:57:22. > :57:27.That's a handsome profit of �37 for Mr Hansen. A triumphant Charles
:57:27. > :57:37.steals the lead from Jonathan. After paying the auction costs he made a
:57:37. > :57:43.profit of �65 and takes �259. 17 to the next leg. Jonathan did not do
:57:43. > :57:53.quite as well. He began this part of the road trip with 218. . 29 and
:57:53. > :57:55.