0:00:01 > 0:00:04The nation's favourite antiques experts,
0:00:04 > 0:00:07- £200 each and one big challenge. - Testing, testing!
0:00:07 > 0:00:10Who can make the most money buying and selling antiques
0:00:10 > 0:00:11as they scour the UK?
0:00:11 > 0:00:13Do you want to sit down?
0:00:13 > 0:00:18The aim is to trade up and hope each antique turns a profit.
0:00:18 > 0:00:20It's not as easy as it sounds and there can only be one winner!
0:00:20 > 0:00:23No! No, no. Don't listen! Don't listen!
0:00:23 > 0:00:26So, will it be the highway to success or the B-road to bankruptcy?
0:00:26 > 0:00:29- £30 isn't going to buy it, is it? - I'm afraid not.
0:00:29 > 0:00:30This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:36 > 0:00:38This week, two of our favourite antiques,
0:00:38 > 0:00:42Charlie Ross and Mark Stacey, and their '65 Pagoda
0:00:42 > 0:00:45are travelling from Bridgnorth in the Midlands to Wales,
0:00:45 > 0:00:48then on to Chippenham in Wiltshire.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51Along the way, they've discovered many a bargain...
0:00:51 > 0:00:55I've already bought that chair. You can't have it, my friend.
0:00:55 > 0:00:56Get it out of here!
0:00:56 > 0:00:58..and endured many a crushing blow.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01- You've lost a little bit.- Yeah. - Isn't that awful(!)
0:01:01 > 0:01:06But now, they're about to take it to the limit one more time.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10Charlie Ross is a respected auctioneer
0:01:10 > 0:01:13and often donates his skills to charity.
0:01:14 > 0:01:20Amongst his many successes, he can even boast a 15 million sale of Jimi Hendrix songs.
0:01:20 > 0:01:21Thank you very much.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23Bad luck.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26Mind you, on this show, his returns are a little lower.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29I reckon it's about £3 profit!
0:01:29 > 0:01:32Meanwhile, Mark Stacey has a quarter of a century in the business,
0:01:32 > 0:01:35having worked as an auctioneer, a dealer and a valuer.
0:01:35 > 0:01:41Though, on this leg of the journey, what he really wants people to know is he's also from...Wales.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44- We're fighting for the land of our fathers, here.- Righty-o!
0:01:44 > 0:01:46And something we're hearing...
0:01:46 > 0:01:48let's see now... about every five minutes.
0:01:48 > 0:01:53I'm sure that she's the sort of person that will support a fellow Welshman.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56I do come from this part of the world, as you know.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59Having arrived in Wales, today's leg of the journey
0:01:59 > 0:02:01will take us from the market town of Cowbridge,
0:02:01 > 0:02:04right through to the capital city, Cardiff.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07Final destination, the Chippenham Auction Rooms,
0:02:07 > 0:02:09for the boys' ultimate showdown.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12- It's our last auction. - I'm feeling rather sad.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14- The end is in sight, isn't it? - It is!
0:02:14 > 0:02:16But let's recap.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18They started the week with £200 each
0:02:18 > 0:02:21and, so far, Mark has more than doubled his money,
0:02:21 > 0:02:27giving him a total of £404.54 and, as we all know now, he's a Welshman in Wales.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30Will he use this to his advantage?
0:02:30 > 0:02:33- My father was a coal miner, you know.- What do you think, boyo?
0:02:33 > 0:02:37Charlie, on the other hand, is an Englishman trailing dangerously behind.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40After a week of many lows, and the odd high,
0:02:40 > 0:02:46he has just £286.80, so this leg is his last chance.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49- Well, profit, that's the name of the game, Charlie.- Absolutely!
0:02:49 > 0:02:52Round five begins in Cowbridge,
0:02:52 > 0:02:55a picture-skew little town in the Vale of Glamorgan,
0:02:55 > 0:02:58which is built on the site of a Roman settlement,
0:02:58 > 0:03:01dating back to the first century.
0:03:01 > 0:03:05Remember, I'm part of the land of their fathers.
0:03:06 > 0:03:11Today, Cowbridge is affectionately known as "The Bond Street of Wales".
0:03:11 > 0:03:15But first, Charlie and Mark want to try their luck at the local car-boot sale.
0:03:15 > 0:03:16I know how you like a boot fair.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18Actually, I'm not a boot fair person.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21- Oh, but it's your sort of quality. - Oh! Now...!
0:03:23 > 0:03:27Ooh! Only problem is, the real bargains were snapped up
0:03:27 > 0:03:31about two hours ago, while our experts were fast asleep at the hotel.
0:03:31 > 0:03:35Still, if anyone can spot an opportunity, it's you-know-who.
0:03:35 > 0:03:39Oh, look, it's an original Vincent Van Gogh Sunflowers here in Cowbridge.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41Can you believe it?
0:03:41 > 0:03:43I reckon that's worth about £20 million.
0:03:43 > 0:03:44If I can get that for about 50p,
0:03:44 > 0:03:47I think I might have beaten Charlie Ross, don't you?(!)
0:03:47 > 0:03:50And if you think that reeks of desperation,
0:03:50 > 0:03:51take a look at Charlie in action.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53- Oh, that's old!- Yeah, take it.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55- You can't get rid of it?- No.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57How much do you want for it? £1?
0:03:57 > 0:04:00- £30.- £30!- Go on.- Oh, come on!
0:04:01 > 0:04:04Thanks to the Industrial Revolution, items such as this
0:04:04 > 0:04:09could suddenly be mass produced so, throughout the 19th century,
0:04:09 > 0:04:13the Victorian cast-iron fireplace became incredibly popular everywhere.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16Lovely shell backplate!
0:04:16 > 0:04:20Today, it's still popular, but is it worth £30?
0:04:20 > 0:04:23That's absolutely extortionate, isn't it, madam?
0:04:23 > 0:04:24Would you take a fiver for it?
0:04:24 > 0:04:27- No!- Are you sure?- No.
0:04:27 > 0:04:28I'm really quite interested in it.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30Am I the first person to ask?
0:04:30 > 0:04:32No, no. It's gone down in price.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34- What did it start at? - It started at £50.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36Tell you what, I'll see you an hour later, it'll be a fiver.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38Or, failing that...
0:04:38 > 0:04:41- Would you take a tenner?- I can't!
0:04:41 > 0:04:43Come on, Charlie, give her another fiver.
0:04:43 > 0:04:44- £15, yeah.- £15, yes?
0:04:44 > 0:04:46I'll have that!
0:04:46 > 0:04:49Have you got a fiver for me? I'll pick it up later.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52While Charlie's off to an interesting start,
0:04:52 > 0:04:56Mark's forgotten the auction completely and is buying himself a little something.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58Oh, some boxer shorts.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01"An amusing Santa Surprise."
0:05:01 > 0:05:04- Well, we all need a Santa Surprise at Christmas, don't we?- Absolutely!
0:05:04 > 0:05:10These fashionable knickers also come with their very own jungle bells.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13Oh, the bells can be removed, apparently.
0:05:13 > 0:05:14- How much are they?- 50p.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17There we are. Well, I'll keep them for Christmas.
0:05:17 > 0:05:18Moral of the story?
0:05:18 > 0:05:20Thank you very much.
0:05:20 > 0:05:24If Mark Stacey invites you to a Christmas soiree, run.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27And if Charlie's doing the music, run even faster.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30HE PLAYS TUNELESSLY
0:05:30 > 0:05:32Sorry!
0:05:32 > 0:05:34- Lovely!- Works well, doesn't it? - It does!
0:05:34 > 0:05:36But while the pickings are slim in the final minutes
0:05:36 > 0:05:41of the Cowbridge car-boot sale, Mark has managed to spot something with his name on it.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43Where did you get them from?
0:05:43 > 0:05:46They're just in the family, been handed down. What would they be made of?
0:05:46 > 0:05:49These are just nickel. They're very light, you see.
0:05:49 > 0:05:53There's not even...um, I don't think there's any silver content.
0:05:53 > 0:05:58Medals often attract strong interest at auction but the big money
0:05:58 > 0:06:02is for military medals, which can be linked back to a particular battle.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05These, on the other hand, are simply ceremonial
0:06:05 > 0:06:06and they're worth a lot less.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08What were you hoping to get for them?
0:06:08 > 0:06:10- £25?- £25?!- Yeah.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13There's no harm in hoping, is there?
0:06:13 > 0:06:16- Well, what do you reckon, then? - Well, a lot less than that.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19- £20.- No! I said, "a lot less!"
0:06:20 > 0:06:23Looking to do anything for a good price,
0:06:23 > 0:06:25Mark starts as he means to go on.
0:06:25 > 0:06:29Bearing in mind, I do have to beat that Englishman...
0:06:29 > 0:06:31- Well, now you're talking. They'll come right down, now.- Yes.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34- A fiver for the three?- Tenner.
0:06:34 > 0:06:39- Eight. Cash.- £9.50. - £8.50, you've got a deal.
0:06:39 > 0:06:40I'm not going to argue over 50p.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42Three medals for £8.50.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44Do you know, Charlie, I sniff a profit, there.
0:06:44 > 0:06:49So, today, we've learned - A, it pays to be local,
0:06:49 > 0:06:52and B, that it wasn't a good day to have a cheeky lie-in.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55I did try knocking on your door but you were dead to the world.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57I was, I was asleep. I'm now regretting it.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00Yes, I know. The snoring kept me awake half the night!
0:07:00 > 0:07:01And I was in the next room.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05Right, then. Let's see how the boys fare on the high street.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09Mark's first stop is the local antique centre
0:07:09 > 0:07:12and, immediately, something special has caught his eye.
0:07:12 > 0:07:17Well, I've found a lovely pair of pottery vases here.
0:07:17 > 0:07:21I mean, they're Wedgwood type, with this jasper ware.
0:07:21 > 0:07:25Jasper ware was first developed by Josiah Wedgwood in the 1770s,
0:07:25 > 0:07:28taking thousands of trials to perfect.
0:07:28 > 0:07:32Today, it's a classic and is still very much in production.
0:07:32 > 0:07:36As for its name, this was inspired by the resemblance to the mineral, jasper,
0:07:36 > 0:07:39an opaque form of quartz.
0:07:39 > 0:07:40Now, judging by the imagery on these vases
0:07:40 > 0:07:44and the direct references to Nelson, they commemorate
0:07:44 > 0:07:48the Battle of Trafalgar and could be early 19th century.
0:07:48 > 0:07:53I have a feeling that they're going to be beyond our budget
0:07:53 > 0:07:54but they are charming.
0:07:54 > 0:07:59So let's meet the Welshman's next opponent. They call him...John.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01The lowest.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03- Death! As David Harper would say. - Death!
0:08:03 > 0:08:05MOCK CHOKING
0:08:05 > 0:08:09- My cost back, £145. - DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS
0:08:09 > 0:08:13£145?! Go easy, Mark, he's a pensioner!
0:08:13 > 0:08:15It's a bit cheeky, really, of me, is to say...
0:08:15 > 0:08:19- You can be as cheeky as you like. I will give you three answers.- Yes?
0:08:19 > 0:08:23"No", "Yes" and "Go away!"
0:08:23 > 0:08:25Oh, well, I don't want the latter one!
0:08:25 > 0:08:28Because I have to keep my end up, as it were...
0:08:28 > 0:08:33That is why I have offered them to you at a wholesale, discounted price!
0:08:33 > 0:08:36I know! I hate this! I hate this! I hate this!
0:08:36 > 0:08:41I think, in John, Mark Stacey has finally found his match. This should be good!
0:08:41 > 0:08:45Allow us senior citizens to make a little bit of profit!
0:08:45 > 0:08:47Oh, no!
0:08:47 > 0:08:50Otherwise we can't be here tomorrow when you come again!
0:08:50 > 0:08:53I know! I can't compete with this.
0:08:53 > 0:08:57- We'll be starved. We'll be in our coffins.- Oh, no!
0:08:57 > 0:09:00Well, if it's a sob story John wants, Mark wrote the book.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03I think you'd agree with this, John, the market is not like it was.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06If we were ten years ago, it would have been different,
0:09:06 > 0:09:10because there would have been specialist buyers and collectors out there all the time.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13The market for quality has never changed.
0:09:13 > 0:09:17Tell you what, you have got a line for everything, John,
0:09:17 > 0:09:19and I love you for it.
0:09:19 > 0:09:23Here is an opportunity to double your money.
0:09:23 > 0:09:27No! No, no. Don't listen, don't listen. Don't listen, Mark!
0:09:29 > 0:09:31So, John's standing firm at £145
0:09:31 > 0:09:35and Mark's final act of desperation starts now.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38A fellow Welshman, you're a fellow Welshman, you cannot see me
0:09:38 > 0:09:40lose against an Englishman.
0:09:40 > 0:09:44So, I've got a sum of money in my hand, plus your business card
0:09:44 > 0:09:47and I'll promise that I'll tell all my friends,
0:09:47 > 0:09:51if they're ever coming to this part of the world, they have to go in and say,
0:09:51 > 0:09:55to my new best friend, John, and have a look at your antiques centre.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57Oh, gawd. Pass me a bucket.
0:09:57 > 0:10:02- I'm afraid, unless it's £145... - I've lost it.- ..you've lost it.
0:10:04 > 0:10:06As for Charlie, he thinks he's found
0:10:06 > 0:10:09a winning formula - buy silver, beat Stacey, which is why,
0:10:09 > 0:10:12right now, he's clutching at this Art-Deco silver vase.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15Bearing in mind what happened before when I bought a bit of silver,
0:10:15 > 0:10:17I had a bit of luck.
0:10:18 > 0:10:22At the last auction, it was the silver that wiped the smile
0:10:22 > 0:10:26off Mark's face and, of course, gave Charlie his first win of the week.
0:10:26 > 0:10:31- That's £55 profit.- You are clawing it back, aren't you?
0:10:31 > 0:10:34Are we due, therefore, a repeat performance?
0:10:34 > 0:10:35Well, Charlie seems to think so.
0:10:35 > 0:10:40It's a good, I should think, 14 inches high, so it's impressive.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42It's got a pretty clear hallmark.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45I can see it's Chester. People like collecting Chester.
0:10:47 > 0:10:48But, don't be fooled.
0:10:48 > 0:10:53It is solid silver but with lead in the base to make it more stable.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58So, if you're using the scrap weight as an indication of value,
0:10:58 > 0:11:00you might be paying too much.
0:11:00 > 0:11:04It's got some damage, it's got a little bit of denting.
0:11:05 > 0:11:09There's just one fly in the ointment, the price tag,
0:11:09 > 0:11:10which reads 135.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13Something Charlie's only too happy to ignore.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16My brain's thinking, "60?"
0:11:18 > 0:11:20May have cost him £100, of course.
0:11:20 > 0:11:22And so, with never-ending supply of cheek...
0:11:22 > 0:11:24Do you want to sit down?
0:11:25 > 0:11:28..Charlie tries it on with the shop's owners, Sue and John.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31Do you have carte blanche to kick me out of the shop
0:11:31 > 0:11:34- if I make you a rude offer?- I do.
0:11:34 > 0:11:38- Would I be the first person you've ever kicked out of your shop?- No.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41I'm going to say I'd love to buy it for £60.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43We can't, John, can we?
0:11:43 > 0:11:45We can't possibly sell it for that.
0:11:45 > 0:11:49I can hear the oracle speaking from the inside room, there.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51Remember the scrap value of silver, it's...
0:11:51 > 0:11:54I certainly wouldn't forget the scrap value, John.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57Quite difficult to tell, though, because it's got a lump of lead in the bottom.
0:11:57 > 0:12:02- Did you put the lead in the bottom? - I hadn't seen that! - CHARLIE LAUGHS
0:12:02 > 0:12:03Would you take £60 for it?
0:12:03 > 0:12:07Very, very best price today is going to have to be £70.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10That's my very best price.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12- Today's special offer is £70? - It is.
0:12:12 > 0:12:16- You happy with that in the back, John?- Yes.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19- In which case, I shall shake on it. - Good!- Thank you very much, indeed.
0:12:19 > 0:12:21That's sweet of you. Wrap away!
0:12:21 > 0:12:23While Charlie's obsessed with silver,
0:12:23 > 0:12:27Mark's head over heels in love with those jasper ware vases
0:12:27 > 0:12:30and has called the auctioneer in Chippenham for a second opinion.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33He likes them, he thought the same as me, £200 to £300.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36I don't think there's anything I need to worry about, do you?
0:12:36 > 0:12:38So, it's a quickish call to John.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40I really would like to buy the vases.
0:12:40 > 0:12:44I'm just so passionate about them, I don't mind what happens.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47And after one more hopeless attempt at negotiation...
0:12:47 > 0:12:50And I can't tweak you down at all on that 145, John?
0:12:50 > 0:12:54Mark agrees, pay what John's been asking for since the beginning,
0:12:54 > 0:12:57145.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59Thank you so much, John.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01Take care.
0:13:01 > 0:13:05Having gotten the better of one of our experts,
0:13:05 > 0:13:09now let's see if John can make it two. Charlie Ross has just arrived at the antiques centre
0:13:09 > 0:13:14and is about to try a little charm to get a good price on this Victorian sampler.
0:13:14 > 0:13:19Anne Davis. Worked, age 16 years, 1882. Adam and Eve.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26The oldest surviving English sampler was made by Jane Bostock in 1598
0:13:26 > 0:13:30to celebrate the birth of her cousin, Alice.
0:13:30 > 0:13:34What started as a tradition, carried out by grown women,
0:13:34 > 0:13:39by the 18th century became an almost compulsory part of a young girl's education.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41Today, samplers are highly collectable
0:13:41 > 0:13:44but the early examples are, by far, the most valuable.
0:13:44 > 0:13:48- Colours are still strong. - Charlie likes what he sees.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50As does John.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52So, let the dance begin.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54How much is said item, sir?
0:13:54 > 0:13:57- It's £80.- Is it?
0:13:57 > 0:14:01- My £30 isn't going to buy it, is it? - No.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03- I'm afraid not.- No. I'm not being rude, by the way.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06Well, that's a matter of opinion.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09I like it, I don't...I don't pretend not to like it.
0:14:09 > 0:14:13I think, at auction, it would probably make £50 or £60.
0:14:13 > 0:14:15So, if I pay £80 for it,
0:14:15 > 0:14:18that old Stacey's going to really knock me into a cocked hat, isn't he?
0:14:18 > 0:14:22I couldn't possibly comment. But if it's a help...
0:14:22 > 0:14:23how about £95?
0:14:24 > 0:14:26- It's gone up!- Yes.
0:14:27 > 0:14:31If I stay here another hour, it could go up to £120!
0:14:31 > 0:14:35- Yes.- You're supposed to be going the other way.
0:14:35 > 0:14:39- Well, it's to encourage you. - That didn't encourage me at all, it made me run for the door.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42But it made you laugh, it made you think about it again.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45You're lulling me into a false sense of security.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48You will make a more realistic offer.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51Charlie knows when he's been beaten and so starts begging.
0:14:54 > 0:14:58- It's hard, isn't it? Would you take £50 from me, sir?- Nope!
0:14:58 > 0:15:02I will pay £60, if it's any good to you, sir.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05- Come up a fiver and I'll do a deal with you.- On £65?
0:15:05 > 0:15:08- Yes, I'll do a deal. - Oh, sir. Put your hand there.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11Despite everything, then,
0:15:11 > 0:15:15Charlie and Mark are still full of their usual bluster.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17- I've had such a good day.- Have you?
0:15:17 > 0:15:20- Yeah.- Should I be worried?
0:15:20 > 0:15:22I think you should be very, very worried!
0:15:22 > 0:15:24ENGINE STRUGGLES
0:15:26 > 0:15:30- Oh, dear. It's just not their day. - Boot it man, boot it!
0:15:30 > 0:15:31ENGINE STRUGGLES
0:15:33 > 0:15:36ENGINE ROARS
0:15:36 > 0:15:37Get the revs up!
0:15:39 > 0:15:42I could do a nice European tour with you in this, old chap.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45It would be rather nice, wouldn't it?
0:15:48 > 0:15:51With just one day left to outdo each other,
0:15:51 > 0:15:55Charlie and Mark waste no time in getting this show on the road.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57The next stop, the capital city of Cardiff.
0:15:57 > 0:16:01There will be unlimited opportunities in Cardiff.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04Perhaps a very good place for Mark to mention he's from Wales.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07I do come from this part of the world, as you know.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09You're so geographically well-read.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13As for Mark's spending on this leg,
0:16:13 > 0:16:16he's so far parted with £153.50, most of which was on one item,
0:16:16 > 0:16:22those jasper ware vases, leaving him a sizable £251 in the kitty.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26Charlie, meanwhile, has spent £150 on the fireplace,
0:16:26 > 0:16:28the vase and the sampler,
0:16:28 > 0:16:34which leaves the old charmer £136.80 still at his disposal.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38- So, I'm right on your heels, Stacey. - You're very close behind me, Charlie.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40But, who knows?
0:16:40 > 0:16:43A shopping spree in the capital could change everything.
0:16:43 > 0:16:48Beside the many antique shops, it's also home to Cardiff Castle and its latest guest
0:16:48 > 0:16:55is one Mr Mark Stacey, who's managed to get a free tour from Matthew, the curator.
0:16:55 > 0:16:57- There's only one Cardiff Castle. - Absolutely, absolutely.
0:16:57 > 0:17:03During its 2,000 years of history, the castle has been a Roman garrison,
0:17:03 > 0:17:07a Norman stronghold and the property of Henry VIII.
0:17:07 > 0:17:12Then, in Victorian times, it was transformed into what only can be called a gothic fairytale
0:17:12 > 0:17:19by its owner, the 3rd Marquess of Bute and his architect, William Burges.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21Mark's first stop, the banqueting hall.
0:17:21 > 0:17:22HE GASPS
0:17:22 > 0:17:25It's quite spectacular, isn't it?
0:17:25 > 0:17:27It's amazing. Look at those wonderful colours.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30It's the biggest room we've got in Cardiff Castle
0:17:30 > 0:17:35and it was actually created by knocking seven bedrooms into one,
0:17:35 > 0:17:37just so Lord Bute, who owned the castle,
0:17:37 > 0:17:40could have a, sort of, entertaining space for his visitors.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43I think it's completely over the top.
0:17:43 > 0:17:47- I could live here!- You could? - Yes.- Right, OK, well.
0:17:47 > 0:17:51In that case, Mark, you may want to inspect the rest of the house,
0:17:51 > 0:17:54starting with the winter smoking room.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57Oh, yes. I could come and have a cigarette here.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00- No, you can't. We have a strict no-smoking policy!- Not any more.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02I'd be thrown in the tower, probably.
0:18:02 > 0:18:04But in a smoking room in the 19th century, actually,
0:18:04 > 0:18:08it wasn't just cigars and it wasn't just cigarettes or pipe tobacco.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11- They smoked opium, as well. - Of course they did, yes.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14And with this being a room with many uses,
0:18:14 > 0:18:17the architect designed the furniture accordingly.
0:18:17 > 0:18:22This is a Burges piece. This is where you kept your wines and spirits and, can you see,
0:18:22 > 0:18:24there are all different things there?
0:18:24 > 0:18:26There are hops, barley, a vine leaf,
0:18:26 > 0:18:29he's sticking out his tongue, he's had too much to drink,
0:18:29 > 0:18:32and a beehive, representing mead.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34And then there was more wine in there.
0:18:34 > 0:18:39It's a big, sliding cellarette that would take 40 bottles of wine.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41Then, when you wanted to smoke afterwards,
0:18:41 > 0:18:44you have cigar drawers up here.
0:18:45 > 0:18:49But all of this is nothing compared with the summer smoking room.
0:18:49 > 0:18:53Oh, my good lord! That is amazing!
0:18:53 > 0:18:57- I'm speechless, you know. - Well, there's a first then.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59Climbing out of the top of the column,
0:18:59 > 0:19:02you've got two almost life-size figures of the North Winds.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05But, again, the quality of it.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08Completely over the top, Matthew, isn't it? Everywhere.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11William Burges's friend, Oscar Wilde, said,
0:19:11 > 0:19:14"If a thing's worth doing, it's worth doing to excess."
0:19:14 > 0:19:16- I think Burges really took it to heart.- He certainly did.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20Across town, Charlie is a man on a mission.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23- Good afternoon. - Though, by the look of things,
0:19:23 > 0:19:26Louis is one shop owner who shouldn't be messed with!
0:19:26 > 0:19:28A couple of feet of cold, British steel.
0:19:28 > 0:19:30They don't like it up 'em!
0:19:30 > 0:19:32THEY LAUGH
0:19:32 > 0:19:36But, rather than steel, it's silver Charlie's once again pinning his hopes on.
0:19:36 > 0:19:40Aren't they sweet. Knife rests.
0:19:40 > 0:19:44If you went out for dinner, in a posh house like Mark Stacey's,
0:19:44 > 0:19:47you'd probably have one of these to rest your knife.
0:19:47 > 0:19:49Two or three centuries back, it wasn't uncommon
0:19:49 > 0:19:53for the gentry to enjoy a meal of up to 12 courses
0:19:53 > 0:19:55but only have one knife and fork per person.
0:19:55 > 0:20:00Thus, the knife rest was created to save soiling the table.
0:20:01 > 0:20:05By the late 19th century, they became more upmarket, looking like this.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07They're silver, silver bases.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11With very nice gadroon decoration around the edge
0:20:11 > 0:20:14and mother-of-pearl rests coming out of them.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17They're very high quality.
0:20:17 > 0:20:20But are they the sort of thing the average person will be going for?
0:20:20 > 0:20:25Probably not. It's something, like me, that just takes your eye.
0:20:26 > 0:20:30- I like those. - And so, Charlie scours the store for something else,
0:20:30 > 0:20:34only to end up with an item even more obscure,
0:20:34 > 0:20:38a set of 12 silver teaspoons with a golfing motif.
0:20:38 > 0:20:43Now, I'm slightly concerned about the fact that these aren't in their original box
0:20:43 > 0:20:45but there are plenty of people that like golf.
0:20:47 > 0:20:48Quick peep at the hallmark.
0:20:48 > 0:20:52I can see they're made by Walker & Hall, you don't get a better maker than that, do you?
0:20:52 > 0:20:53That's right.
0:20:53 > 0:20:57Walker & Hall were established in the mid-1800s
0:20:57 > 0:21:02and went on to be one of the biggest manufacturers and retailers of silver
0:21:02 > 0:21:07for more than 100 years, with branches as far afield as Cape Town and Australia.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09Needless to say, they were renowned for quality
0:21:09 > 0:21:15and most of their products, just like this set of teaspoons, were produced in Sheffield.
0:21:15 > 0:21:16Would £50 buy those? Cash.
0:21:16 > 0:21:21Unfortunately not. I could probably scrap them for more than that!
0:21:21 > 0:21:22I'd hate you to do that.
0:21:22 > 0:21:27- I'll tell you what I'll do...- Yeah? - ..I'll give you a real good deal, I'll do them for £60.
0:21:29 > 0:21:335 x 12 = 60. I can't honestly say no, can I?
0:21:33 > 0:21:36And so, with silver being his item du jour,
0:21:36 > 0:21:41Mr Ross is going to take these and the knife rests as well.
0:21:41 > 0:21:46- I'm going to spend £90 with you, if I may?- That's good.- In real cash.
0:21:46 > 0:21:51What concerns me is I'm leaving you to go out with some money left!
0:21:51 > 0:21:53Only a smidgen, don't worry.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56- I'll buy Mark a drink on the way home.- Oh, right.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58If you believe that, you'll believe anything.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01Actually, I think Mark may have started drinking already.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04He's being strangely nostalgic.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07I've just spotted this plate, which really takes me back
0:22:07 > 0:22:11to when I was about five years old, just over.
0:22:11 > 0:22:15The moon landing of 1969, the Apollo missions.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18I remember, huddled around the television set with my family
0:22:18 > 0:22:20and we were allowed to watch it live, happening.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22It was an amazing time.
0:22:23 > 0:22:25Like the vases Mark bought earlier,
0:22:25 > 0:22:27this commemorative plate is also jasper ware,
0:22:27 > 0:22:31this time, in the range's distinctive colour, Wedgwood Blue.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34Still, it sounds like an emotional purchase to me, this.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37Where's that old penny-pincher we all know and love?
0:22:37 > 0:22:42If it's the right price, of course, my profit's going to skyrocket to the moon.
0:22:42 > 0:22:44Ah, there he is.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46Now, he's going to work his magic on Rita,
0:22:46 > 0:22:49who's acting on behalf of the dealer.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52I think it's a really wacky item.
0:22:52 > 0:22:56- I've got to sell it at auction, you see. Try and make a profit.- Right.
0:22:56 > 0:22:59And it's marked up at £10 and there's a slight rim chip.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04It's such a shame, isn't it?
0:23:04 > 0:23:09Which, loosely translated, means Mark only wants to pay a fiver at the very most.
0:23:09 > 0:23:13Now, you've kindly found out what the best price on this is for me, haven't you?
0:23:13 > 0:23:16- Yes.- What is that?- £8.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21- £8?!- Cash.- Cash?!
0:23:21 > 0:23:27Did you hear this? £8 and she wants cash and it's got a chip and no fish.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31- What shall I do?- Buy it. - Oh, you would say that.
0:23:31 > 0:23:35While the dealer's nowhere to be found and Rita can't drop
0:23:35 > 0:23:39the price any further, Mark still can't help himself.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42If only I could phone her
0:23:42 > 0:23:45and explain my plight and my dilemma to her.
0:23:45 > 0:23:50I'm sure that she's the sort of person that will support a fellow Welshman,
0:23:50 > 0:23:54trying to beat an Englishman on this competition, you see.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57Now, he's out scurrying around another part of Cardiff,
0:23:57 > 0:24:02- possibly, I don't know where, looking for bargains as well. - Right.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05I've got to put this into auction, pay all the commissions
0:24:05 > 0:24:08and then still make a profit.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11Does the profit go to me after all this hard work? No.
0:24:11 > 0:24:15It's not fair, is it? It's not fair at all.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17Get your hankies ready, here comes the big finish.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21This is a stratospheric price we're talking here, madam.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23You know, this could be the difference for me
0:24:23 > 0:24:27winning the whole week or being shot down to Mars.
0:24:28 > 0:24:33And you don't care, you're not giving me any help at all, are you? Thank you very much(!)
0:24:33 > 0:24:37After much drama, Mark finally accepts reality.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40- £8, you said?- Thank you very much. - £2 change, please.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46Not far from this tragic display, on the outskirts of Cardiff,
0:24:46 > 0:24:48is Saint Fagan's Natural History Museum,
0:24:48 > 0:24:53which endeavours to keep traditional Welsh crafts alive.
0:24:53 > 0:24:57Charlie has finished shopping and, with a little time to kill,
0:24:57 > 0:25:01Emma is helping him to discover his inner Welshness,
0:25:01 > 0:25:03through the very Welsh tradition of love spoons.
0:25:03 > 0:25:08- Well, here's the case showing some of our love spoons.- How wonderful!
0:25:10 > 0:25:14Simply put, this is a tradition dating back at least 350 years,
0:25:14 > 0:25:18whereby boy meets girl, girl likes boy,
0:25:18 > 0:25:20boy carves girl a spoon to declare his love.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23The more you loved somebody, the more carving you put into it.
0:25:23 > 0:25:28I think it is, it shows how much affection would have been thought of towards the girl,
0:25:28 > 0:25:30carving possibly her initials and the date
0:25:30 > 0:25:33and some symbols which would have meant something to the carver.
0:25:33 > 0:25:35So they're all unique.
0:25:35 > 0:25:40The oldest surviving Welsh love spoon was carved in 1667,
0:25:40 > 0:25:42though judging by its elaborate nature,
0:25:42 > 0:25:46it's thought the tradition might go back even further than that.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49It seems to me that there's a crown shape at the top.
0:25:49 > 0:25:53Any history of royalty being given a love spoon?
0:25:53 > 0:25:56Nowadays, you have commissions for spoons.
0:25:56 > 0:25:59I think Elton John was given a spoon for his wedding.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01Oh, was he?
0:26:01 > 0:26:04Elton John's nearly royalty.
0:26:04 > 0:26:09Charlie's tour also includes learning how to carve his very own love spoon. Watch out, ladies!
0:26:09 > 0:26:13I'm probably trying to cut too much at a time, aren't I?
0:26:13 > 0:26:17You seem to be able to get a nice scrolling shave each time you did it.
0:26:17 > 0:26:21- Practice, see?- Ah, I'm just chipping it all over the place.
0:26:21 > 0:26:26But in true Ross style, he's delegating the real work to young Bob, here.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28When will that be finished?
0:26:28 > 0:26:29Um...
0:26:30 > 0:26:33I don't know.
0:26:33 > 0:26:35- Perhaps next week? - I'll come back then.
0:26:35 > 0:26:39Back in the city centre, it's Mark's turn to pit wits with Louis.
0:26:39 > 0:26:43Come on, you must have got something lurking in your cupboards there
0:26:43 > 0:26:46that you can do me something ultra-special on?
0:26:46 > 0:26:49- Cheap and cheerful? - Well, cheap and profitable, I'd like to call it.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52Obviously a wink's as good as a nudge down here in Cardiff,
0:26:52 > 0:26:57because what Louis' pulling out of the cabinet is a silver fruit stand,
0:26:57 > 0:27:00made by the German company WMF.
0:27:00 > 0:27:04What they're really well-known for is those wonderful sort of maidens.
0:27:04 > 0:27:05You know, very Art Nouveau.
0:27:05 > 0:27:10With a history dating back to the mid-1800s and a reputation for pioneering techniques
0:27:10 > 0:27:13in both silver plating and finishing,
0:27:13 > 0:27:15this is a name synonymous with quality.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18Quite like it, because it's got that sort of star design there,
0:27:18 > 0:27:21and I love the basket of fruits and things.
0:27:21 > 0:27:23And, if that one had maidens on it,
0:27:23 > 0:27:25it would be worth a few hundred pounds.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28What ridiculously over-the-top price have you got on it now, then?
0:27:28 > 0:27:31I don't think it's ridiculously over the top. £35.
0:27:31 > 0:27:38£35? Now, you start thinking about what a very, very good price you could let me have that for.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40Bearing in mind that we're on the same side, you know.
0:27:40 > 0:27:45- We're fighting for the land of our fathers here.- Righty-o.
0:27:45 > 0:27:49- See how cheeky you can be. - A tenner.- No.
0:27:49 > 0:27:52- That's far too cheeky.- Oh, come on.
0:27:52 > 0:27:54- It can't be THAT too cheeky, surely?- It is.- £12.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57I think it cost me a little bit more than that.
0:27:57 > 0:28:01£15 and I might make a couple of quid profit.
0:28:01 > 0:28:04- £15?- That is cheeky.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07Actually, Louis, brace yourself. Mark's not done yet.
0:28:07 > 0:28:09- Well, I'll tell you what.- What? - I'll do you a deal.
0:28:09 > 0:28:16If I pay you £15 for it, can you supply me with a little Mark memento for my journey?
0:28:16 > 0:28:19- I'll tell you what I'll do with you. - Tell me.- I've got a...
0:28:19 > 0:28:22I'm moving away, now, because I'm worried that spear is going to come out.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25Just to make you feel homesick...
0:28:30 > 0:28:34- Wonderful.- How appropriate, an old miner's lamp.
0:28:34 > 0:28:36Did you know that Mark's from Wales?
0:28:36 > 0:28:39Because my father was a coal miner, you know.
0:28:39 > 0:28:43So I can have that to put into the auction and help me beat Charlie Ross?
0:28:43 > 0:28:48- With my pleasure.- Well, I think I've just dug a good profit up there.
0:28:48 > 0:28:51Louis, you are a star. Thank you so much.
0:28:53 > 0:28:57And now Mark's squeezed as much mileage as is humanly possible
0:28:57 > 0:29:01out of being a Welshman, it's time for this week's final show-and-tell.
0:29:01 > 0:29:04- Oh, I say.- Tall.- Tall.
0:29:04 > 0:29:07- And silver.- And silver. - Chester.- And Chester.
0:29:07 > 0:29:08- Quite nice hallmarks.- Yeah.
0:29:08 > 0:29:14- How much did you pay for it? - I paid £70.- 70, not 75?- No, 70.
0:29:14 > 0:29:16Do you think I've gone for silver because it did well last time?
0:29:16 > 0:29:18- Yes, I think you have.- Yes.
0:29:18 > 0:29:21Bear in mind Mark thinks anything over a fiver is a small fortune.
0:29:21 > 0:29:23Case in point, his medals.
0:29:25 > 0:29:30- We settled on a compromise of £8.50. - What, for all three?- All three.
0:29:30 > 0:29:31Oh, Mr Stacey. Yet again. You can't go wrong!
0:29:31 > 0:29:35I mean, they're fun, aren't they? But they might make...
0:29:35 > 0:29:37- They're worth a fiver each. - You think so?- Yeah, fiver each.
0:29:37 > 0:29:39Put them away.
0:29:39 > 0:29:46As for Charlie's next item, well, it's a bit of a curveball and it cost £15.
0:29:46 > 0:29:49- Oh, good lord. - What do you mean?
0:29:49 > 0:29:51It's quite nice, isn't it?
0:29:51 > 0:29:53Well, it's all right, and it wasn't much money.
0:29:53 > 0:29:56It's got to make a bit at £15, hasn't it?
0:29:56 > 0:30:00- I was hoping there'd be two people doing up the house who might get excited about it.- Yeah.
0:30:00 > 0:30:02- Shall I put it back where it came from?- Please.
0:30:02 > 0:30:03HE GRUNTS WITH EFFORT
0:30:03 > 0:30:06I was rather pleased that you weren't horrified by that purchase.
0:30:06 > 0:30:09No, I quite like it. I quite like it, actually, Charlie.
0:30:09 > 0:30:11- Right, come on.- I'm going to show you my next purchase.
0:30:11 > 0:30:12- I just loved it.- Yep.
0:30:12 > 0:30:16- Because it celebrates the moon landing.- Oh, right. - By Wedgwood in 1969.
0:30:16 > 0:30:19I remember, you know, as a five-year-old,
0:30:19 > 0:30:21watching that on the television with my family.
0:30:21 > 0:30:24- Look at them, playing golf on the moon.- I think it's great fun.- Yeah.
0:30:24 > 0:30:27And it was only £8. So, you know...
0:30:27 > 0:30:31- Can't go wrong. You've been playing safe, haven't you?- Kind of.- Yeah.
0:30:31 > 0:30:35Meanwhile, Charlie's still taking chances, like his Victorian sampler for £65.
0:30:37 > 0:30:40- Shall we put it the right way up? - It might help.
0:30:40 > 0:30:43Yes.
0:30:43 > 0:30:46- It's not in good condition, Charlie. - You can get the staining out.
0:30:46 > 0:30:48It is late, though, Charlie.
0:30:48 > 0:30:52Of course it's late but, you know, if it was an 18th-century one,
0:30:52 > 0:30:55it would be worth way beyond my budget.
0:30:55 > 0:30:59Well, I mean, it's a popular field but I wish you luck with it.
0:30:59 > 0:31:01How terribly sincere(!)
0:31:01 > 0:31:03Still, Mark's charming demeanour did get him
0:31:03 > 0:31:08a great deal from Louis, the fruit stand for £15.
0:31:08 > 0:31:10- I think there's a small profit in it.- Yeah.- Not a huge profit.- No.
0:31:10 > 0:31:16- I think there's a small profit in it.- A working profit. - A working profit.
0:31:16 > 0:31:18- But did that come with something? - Yes.- They weakened.
0:31:18 > 0:31:23- They kindly gave me...- For nothing?! - ..the 1860s miner's lantern.
0:31:24 > 0:31:27They've been asking £20-£30 for those.
0:31:28 > 0:31:33Mind you, Charlie also did very well to pick up those silver knife rests.
0:31:33 > 0:31:37Cleaned up and on a table, they look, I think, really quite stunning.
0:31:37 > 0:31:40- I like the shape of them. - And they were £75.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43And I said, "I'm going to shoot you across the bows, I'll give you £30."
0:31:43 > 0:31:45Oh, Charlie, you didn't get it for £30.
0:31:45 > 0:31:47And he said, "I'll take it!"
0:31:47 > 0:31:48I should have started at £20.
0:31:48 > 0:31:51But just when Charlie is feeling quietly confident,
0:31:51 > 0:31:53out come Mark's jasper ware vases,
0:31:53 > 0:31:57which the auctioneer thinks could go for up to £300.
0:31:57 > 0:31:59They're probably the best thing we've bought on tour.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02- I think they are, actually. - Oh!- Careful.
0:32:02 > 0:32:06They deserve to make a decent profit, in my opinion, but...
0:32:06 > 0:32:09In my opinion, they deserve to make a thumping loss.
0:32:09 > 0:32:10Of course.
0:32:10 > 0:32:14Well, I've gone a bit ordinary at the end.
0:32:14 > 0:32:18- Where's your imagination, man? - What? In there.
0:32:18 > 0:32:21And what ridiculous price did you get those?
0:32:21 > 0:32:23- I offered him £50. - That's a bit mean.
0:32:23 > 0:32:25Well, it was, but he took £60.
0:32:25 > 0:32:29- Well, it's a fiver a spoon, isn't it?- Yeah. Must get half an ounce each.
0:32:29 > 0:32:33- You know I'm quite good at selling silver by weight.- Oh, well, yes.
0:32:33 > 0:32:37- But, you know, Charlie, you're just a one-trick pony.- Oh, no!
0:32:38 > 0:32:42I'm so glad to see the boys are still pretending to be friends
0:32:42 > 0:32:45but, going into their final auction, what do they really think?
0:32:45 > 0:32:50Charlie's pulled out a few surprises again, I must admit.
0:32:50 > 0:32:53The problem is, he's quite a traditionalist and he remembers things
0:32:53 > 0:32:56that were really popular in the saleroom ten years ago.
0:32:56 > 0:33:00I feel pretty confident about getting a profit
0:33:00 > 0:33:02and getting fairly close up to Mark
0:33:02 > 0:33:06but I've got to make up over £100, which is not going to be easy.
0:33:06 > 0:33:10He could finish me off in one fell swoop with those vases.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13If the vases make £300, I'm sunk.
0:33:13 > 0:33:16Starting in Bridgnorth in the Midlands,
0:33:16 > 0:33:18then buying and selling their way to Cardiff,
0:33:18 > 0:33:21the boys have now arrived at their final destination,
0:33:21 > 0:33:23Chippenham in Wiltshire.
0:33:23 > 0:33:25Here we are, coming into Chippenham now.
0:33:25 > 0:33:27"Historic market town"!
0:33:27 > 0:33:32- It's our last auction. - I'm feeling rather sad.
0:33:32 > 0:33:35Charlie Ross and Mark Stacey will do battle one last time
0:33:35 > 0:33:38in the general sale at the Chippenham auction rooms.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41You've got the devil in you today, haven't you, Mr Ross? Eh?
0:33:41 > 0:33:43- The end is in sight, isn't it? - It is!
0:33:46 > 0:33:47Well, Charlie, this is it.
0:33:49 > 0:33:52The sun is out to greet my profits!
0:33:52 > 0:33:55At the final sale, you think you are going to make some, do you?
0:33:55 > 0:33:58It's a bit like the gunfight at the OK Corral, isn't it?
0:33:58 > 0:34:00You know, I am over 100 bullets up on you.
0:34:00 > 0:34:04Ah, but you can only go one way. Downwards!
0:34:04 > 0:34:05- Up! Up!- No, no, no.- Upwards.
0:34:05 > 0:34:08I'll leave you to go in the downward direction, Charlie.
0:34:08 > 0:34:11You've got more experience at it.
0:34:11 > 0:34:15Tensions are running high, a keen crowd has gathered
0:34:15 > 0:34:18but before auctioneer Richard Edmonds calls lot number one...
0:34:18 > 0:34:21Selling at 30...
0:34:21 > 0:34:24..let's see how he rates the chances of our two contenders.
0:34:24 > 0:34:28I think Charlie, overall, has got a better chance.
0:34:28 > 0:34:31Mark has got the jasper ware vases, which are very nice.
0:34:31 > 0:34:35But overall, Charlie may just do best because he's gone for silver,
0:34:35 > 0:34:39which is very good at the moment. It's very good for sellers.
0:34:39 > 0:34:44Mark started this leg of the journey with an impressive £404.54
0:34:44 > 0:34:49and has gone on to spend £176.50 on five auction lots.
0:34:49 > 0:34:50Thank you.
0:34:50 > 0:34:53But Charlie's had a slightly more turbulent time of things.
0:34:53 > 0:34:59He started tonight's leg with just £286.80 and is going out in a blaze of glory,
0:34:59 > 0:35:04having spent £240 of it on his five items.
0:35:04 > 0:35:06Time to see who's really in the money.
0:35:06 > 0:35:08Let the auction begin!
0:35:08 > 0:35:10First to go under the hammer is Mark's Wedgwood plate,
0:35:10 > 0:35:13commemorating the Apollo moon landing.
0:35:13 > 0:35:15Ah, here it is.
0:35:16 > 0:35:21Let's hope the residents of Chippenham are keen on space travel.
0:35:21 > 0:35:24And I've got two commission bids and I start at 10. 12. 15 bid.
0:35:24 > 0:35:30At 15. Is there 18? At 18. 20. And 2. At 22. 25 anywhere?
0:35:30 > 0:35:32At 22 standing, against the commission.
0:35:32 > 0:35:3422. Is there 5 anywhere else?
0:35:34 > 0:35:36I was told they had taste in Chippenham!
0:35:36 > 0:35:38Well, they have. They're buying it for £22.
0:35:38 > 0:35:401045, thank you.
0:35:40 > 0:35:44Not a bad result and, of course, Stacey's over the moon.
0:35:44 > 0:35:47Oh, cleared a good tenner on that.
0:35:47 > 0:35:50Next up, it's Mark's piece de resistance,
0:35:50 > 0:35:54the jasper ware vases, which are already causing a bit of a buzz.
0:35:54 > 0:35:58They're Chetham & Woolley, circa 1795 to 1820,
0:35:58 > 0:36:03so four commission bids and I'm starting here, with me at 100.
0:36:03 > 0:36:0710. 120. 130. 140. With me at 140 bid. Is there 150?
0:36:07 > 0:36:12It's a great start, but the figure Mark's banking on is closer to 300.
0:36:12 > 0:36:16I'll come to the phone now, 150 if you like? 150. 160.
0:36:16 > 0:36:20170. 180. 190 takes me out, sir. 190. I am out.
0:36:20 > 0:36:23Any profit? They cost 145?
0:36:23 > 0:36:26200. Super things, these. At 190.
0:36:26 > 0:36:30- At 190, on the telephone, then. - Quite enough for me!
0:36:30 > 0:36:32190, all done?
0:36:32 > 0:36:35Yours, sir, on the telephone. 190.
0:36:35 > 0:36:39Oh, dear. There's nothing worse than watching a grown man cry!
0:36:39 > 0:36:40You're disappointed, aren't you?
0:36:40 > 0:36:43But it does mean Charlie still has a fighting chance.
0:36:43 > 0:36:45And here's his first lot...
0:36:45 > 0:36:49Large-framed and glazed Victorian needlework sampler by Ann Davies.
0:36:49 > 0:36:53..which seems to have attracted some very welcome attention.
0:36:53 > 0:36:55And one, two, three commission bids and we'll start at 45,
0:36:55 > 0:36:58looking for 50. 50. 5.
0:36:58 > 0:37:0060, I'm out, George. At 60.
0:37:00 > 0:37:01This surely isn't it?
0:37:01 > 0:37:07- 65, fresh place. 70. 75. 80. £75, then.- Come on!
0:37:07 > 0:37:11Back of the room, then. It sells, then, at 75.
0:37:11 > 0:37:13670, thank you.
0:37:13 > 0:37:16Oh, dear. Not a great start for Charlie's fightback.
0:37:16 > 0:37:19He needs to do better if he's going to win!
0:37:19 > 0:37:22That did considerably more than I thought it would.
0:37:22 > 0:37:25Let's hope his Victorian fireplace does the trick.
0:37:25 > 0:37:28- Would you hold my hand through this?- No, I wouldn't.
0:37:28 > 0:37:31Commission bid on this and I start with me at 10.
0:37:31 > 0:37:3712. 15 bid. At 15. 18, anywhere? 18. 20. And 2. At 22.
0:37:37 > 0:37:40Come on, 25, 30, 35, 40.
0:37:40 > 0:37:41Oh, it's so cheap, sir.
0:37:41 > 0:37:45- 25 anywhere else? - Come on, sir.- Oh, Charlie.
0:37:45 > 0:37:47253, thank you.
0:37:47 > 0:37:49Well, I hate to be a merchant of doom,
0:37:49 > 0:37:52but this isn't looking good, is it?
0:37:52 > 0:37:54- I reckon it's about £3 profit! - At £45.
0:37:54 > 0:37:59And, as if to rub salt in Charlie's wounds, Mark's freebie is up next.
0:37:59 > 0:38:02One miner's lamp, circa 1860.
0:38:02 > 0:38:06- Don't you dare let this make £25. - A couple of commission bids.
0:38:06 > 0:38:08Lot of interest, I have three commission bids
0:38:08 > 0:38:12and I start at 15, 18, 20 and 2 with me.
0:38:12 > 0:38:18At 22. 25 now. At 22. 25. 28. 30. At £30, seated.
0:38:18 > 0:38:21Commission's out at 30. 2 anywhere else, then?
0:38:21 > 0:38:26£30, lady's bid. Selling at £30.
0:38:27 > 0:38:32- The jammy old devil's done it again.- They liked that!- Don't care.
0:38:32 > 0:38:34And with profits on the up,
0:38:34 > 0:38:37Mark also has high hopes for his silver-plated fruit stand.
0:38:37 > 0:38:41I start at 40. 5. 50. 5, anywhere?
0:38:41 > 0:38:44At 50 bid, is there 5? At 50. At £50.
0:38:44 > 0:38:48That's more than a working profit, isn't it? £50.
0:38:48 > 0:38:52- At 50, then, it sells. - That's all right.- All done at 50?
0:38:52 > 0:38:54I think I was lucky with that, Charlie.
0:38:54 > 0:38:55That was a very good price for that.
0:38:55 > 0:39:00Mark's lead is only getting bigger but this auction isn't over yet.
0:39:00 > 0:39:03Charlie's wisely bought three separate pieces of silver,
0:39:03 > 0:39:04which could be his salvation.
0:39:04 > 0:39:07This is it, Charlie. Looks pretty, they've cleaned it.
0:39:07 > 0:39:15- And I'm bid...- Ooh!- ..50. 5. 60. 5. 70. 75. 80. 5.
0:39:15 > 0:39:1780, here. At 80, is there 5 now?
0:39:17 > 0:39:19At 80. On the commission at 80.
0:39:19 > 0:39:21I'm not very good at this, am I?
0:39:21 > 0:39:2480. £80, then. It goes and sells at 80.
0:39:26 > 0:39:28Oh, my. It's a tragedy.
0:39:28 > 0:39:32- Sorry.- Have you a handkerchief?
0:39:32 > 0:39:34Right, then. Let's say a quick prayer for the teaspoons
0:39:34 > 0:39:38and hope that at least one of these people is a golfing nut.
0:39:38 > 0:39:40Lot 470 is a cased set of 12 silver teaspoons.
0:39:40 > 0:39:43- Right, here we go.- Here we are.
0:39:43 > 0:39:4430. 5. 40, anywhere?
0:39:44 > 0:39:47At 35, looking for 40 now.
0:39:47 > 0:39:48There's 12 of them!
0:39:48 > 0:39:51At the back of the room at 40. 45, there, then.
0:39:51 > 0:39:56Oh, for God's sake, how can you sell 12 silver spoons for £45?!
0:39:56 > 0:39:59- Yours, sir. 45, thank you. - Another loss.
0:39:59 > 0:40:01Yes, I'm afraid it is, Charlie.
0:40:01 > 0:40:03But if you can bear to soldier on,
0:40:03 > 0:40:07your silver and pearl knife rests are up next.
0:40:07 > 0:40:09I've got three commission bids.
0:40:09 > 0:40:13I'm bid here 30, 5, 40, 5, 50 anywhere?
0:40:13 > 0:40:17Ah, this could be it. Charlie Ross's rise from the ashes!
0:40:17 > 0:40:20- Bucking the trend.- £45, then.
0:40:20 > 0:40:21All done at 45?
0:40:21 > 0:40:24No, hang on. False alarm.
0:40:24 > 0:40:29Nothing I can do now can wrest the victory from you.
0:40:31 > 0:40:36So, even though the auction isn't quite over, Charlie is conceding defeat.
0:40:36 > 0:40:38I've got something for you.
0:40:38 > 0:40:43- What is this, you silly sausage? - A medal. I'm going to pin it to you
0:40:43 > 0:40:46for your superb performance.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49- Well, I shall wear it with pride. - I hope you will.
0:40:49 > 0:40:54Speaking of medals, Mark's final lot looks set
0:40:54 > 0:40:57to make him more money, which is why he looks like he's about to burst.
0:40:57 > 0:41:0125. Is there 28? Is there 28? 28? There is.
0:41:01 > 0:41:05- There's a bid over there.- Is there 30? I saw the bid. Is there 30?
0:41:05 > 0:41:06This is amazing.
0:41:06 > 0:41:0928, I have. 30, I'm looking for. At £28.
0:41:09 > 0:41:13This is the icing on that enormous cake.
0:41:14 > 0:41:16You made a profit on every lot today?
0:41:16 > 0:41:19- Um...have I?- I think so.- I think I probably have, actually.- You have!
0:41:19 > 0:41:22So, Mark Stacey has done it again.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25But how does this affect the final tally?
0:41:25 > 0:41:31Well, Charlie started the leg with £286.80 but, after commission,
0:41:31 > 0:41:38actually made a loss of £20.06, leaving him with just £266.74.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41Well, that was a bit high and low, wasn't it, Charlie?
0:41:41 > 0:41:43Well, high for you and low for me!
0:41:44 > 0:41:48Mark, meanwhile, started with £404.54
0:41:48 > 0:41:51and made a profit of £87.11,
0:41:51 > 0:41:57giving him the winning total of £491.65.
0:41:57 > 0:41:59# The winner takes it all
0:42:01 > 0:42:04# The loser's standing small... #
0:42:04 > 0:42:08Well, what a week it's been. After coming third last year,
0:42:08 > 0:42:13Mark has shown us this series, he'll do whatever it takes to be number one!
0:42:13 > 0:42:14Will you get out?
0:42:14 > 0:42:18- It's too late, Charlie. - You've bought it? - I've already bought that chair.
0:42:18 > 0:42:20Even cheat a fellow Welshman.
0:42:20 > 0:42:23- We're fighting for the land of our fathers here.- Righty-o.
0:42:23 > 0:42:27And while Charlie hasn't had such a good run with the actual antiques...
0:42:27 > 0:42:29I'm not very good at this, am I?
0:42:29 > 0:42:33- ..and that's putting it mildly... - That did more than I thought it would.
0:42:33 > 0:42:38..this suave old gent certainly knows how to charm the ladies.
0:42:38 > 0:42:40Absolute angel! Mwah! Mwah!
0:42:40 > 0:42:42He can even charm old Stacey.
0:42:42 > 0:42:46- They're probably the best thing we've bought on tour. - I think they are.
0:42:46 > 0:42:48- Oh!- Careful.
0:42:48 > 0:42:51So, as the week comes to an exciting close...
0:42:51 > 0:42:53I couldn't do it without you, honestly.
0:42:53 > 0:42:57..Mark Stacey couldn't kick Charles Hanson of the top
0:42:57 > 0:42:59of our leader board and slots into second place,
0:42:59 > 0:43:02while Charlie brings up the rear in fourth
0:43:02 > 0:43:06but there are many more miles to go and antiques to buy.
0:43:06 > 0:43:10- I think that's amazing, and do you know what?- What? - I couldn't have done it without you.
0:43:10 > 0:43:14- You've been fabulous. Take me home! - Back to the drawing board!
0:43:14 > 0:43:18Next week, it's the turn of mighty James Lewis...
0:43:18 > 0:43:21What on earth is that?
0:43:21 > 0:43:23..and the lovely Kate Bliss.
0:43:23 > 0:43:26- 20?!- 20.
0:43:26 > 0:43:30They'll be battling it out, scouring the highlands and lowlands of Scotland
0:43:30 > 0:43:33for antiques to make them the biggest profit.
0:43:33 > 0:43:35- Yes!- Well done.
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