0:00:01 > 0:00:03The nation's favourite antiques experts
0:00:03 > 0:00:05£200 each, and one big challenge.
0:00:05 > 0:00:07Testing! Testing!
0:00:07 > 0:00:09Who can make the most money
0:00:09 > 0:00:12buying and selling antiques as they scour the UK?
0:00:12 > 0:00:14Can I see 80? 75?
0:00:14 > 0:00:18The aim is trade up and hope each antique turns a profit.
0:00:18 > 0:00:22But it's not as easy as it sounds. There can only be one winner.
0:00:22 > 0:00:26So will it be the highway to success or the B road to bankruptcy?
0:00:26 > 0:00:29Job done. I'm now broke.
0:00:30 > 0:00:33This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:38 > 0:00:42Our two antiques experts this week are Charles Hanson and Jonathan Pratt.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45Auctioneer Charles Hanson is our youngest Road Trip expert
0:00:45 > 0:00:49and keen to ingratiate himself with the locals. Cheesy!
0:00:49 > 0:00:52What's the best price on it, between friends?
0:00:52 > 0:00:56Between friends... Between friends... Between friends...
0:00:56 > 0:01:01Between friends, Jonathan Pratt, whose expertise is in jewellery,
0:01:01 > 0:01:04has an encyclopaedic knowledge of all things hallmarked.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07It's a capital D which is...
0:01:08 > 0:01:09..1924.
0:01:09 > 0:01:13F... A, B, C, D, E, F...
0:01:13 > 0:01:141905.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20Both experts started this week with £200
0:01:20 > 0:01:23and there's still everything to play for
0:01:23 > 0:01:27after the auction in Belfast on yesterday's show.
0:01:27 > 0:01:33Jonathan started well and walked away slightly up with £218.29.
0:01:34 > 0:01:39Charles, however, made the fatal mistake of not listening to his gut instinct.
0:01:39 > 0:01:4170, 80, 90...
0:01:41 > 0:01:43At £30, cheap lot now at £30.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45Cheap lot. Cheap lot.
0:01:45 > 0:01:46HE SIGHS
0:01:46 > 0:01:52So, Charles starts today's show a bit down with £194.16.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00This week's Road Trip is around gorgeous Northern Ireland
0:02:00 > 0:02:02and north-west England.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05On today's show, Charles and Jonathan
0:02:05 > 0:02:09are hitting the antiques trail, starting in Londonderry,
0:02:09 > 0:02:13or Derry as it's known, and heading for auction in Omagh.
0:02:13 > 0:02:17The names of these cities are familiar because of the Troubles,
0:02:17 > 0:02:21but Northern Ireland has now put its recent unhappy past behind it.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27Derry is the country's second-biggest city
0:02:27 > 0:02:31and the only walled city in the country to survive intact.
0:02:31 > 0:02:36As a result, it's known as the Maiden City, because its walls were never breached.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38But more of that later.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41I wonder if the city is ready for its next assault?
0:02:41 > 0:02:43- Go right?- That way?
0:02:44 > 0:02:47- That way?- That way.
0:02:51 > 0:02:55First stop for Jonathan is antiques dealer Simon O'Dowd.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58- Nice to meet you, Jonathan Pratt. - Jonathan. How are you?
0:02:58 > 0:03:00Very good, thank you.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03Pretty much anything and everything in here.
0:03:03 > 0:03:04Bit of everything, yeah.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07When a shop's as stuffed as this, where does a chap start?
0:03:07 > 0:03:10If you walk around looking at the table tops and stuff,
0:03:10 > 0:03:12you don't see above your head.
0:03:12 > 0:03:16You look up, you're not necessarily looking in the cabinets.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19Finally, something does catch his eye, though.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21- Is that a pocket watch stand?- It is.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24- The style of them is quite pretty. - 30 quid.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27Dating from around 1890,
0:03:27 > 0:03:31the pocket watch stand is a splendid example of Arts and Crafts.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33You stand this on your mantelpiece.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36You hang your pocket watch from the back, and the little dial
0:03:36 > 0:03:40appears in this aperture, and you've got a mantel clock.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42When you go out, take it off,
0:03:42 > 0:03:45put it in your pocket on the end of the chain. Nice little thing.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48Just the job for the modern man about town.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50What would be your best on that?
0:03:50 > 0:03:5330... I would say 25.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55OK. Right, well, that's...
0:03:55 > 0:03:59- I'll have a think.- Sure.- I might make you an offer in a minute.
0:03:59 > 0:04:00An offer I can't refuse?
0:04:00 > 0:04:03Well, you probably will.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05BELL CHIMES
0:04:08 > 0:04:12There are only a few antiques shops in this part of Ireland,
0:04:12 > 0:04:14so Charles is heading south of Derry
0:04:14 > 0:04:17towards the pretty little village of Lack.
0:04:17 > 0:04:18Good Lack, Charles!
0:04:20 > 0:04:22- Good morning, sir. - Hello, how are you?
0:04:22 > 0:04:24- Good to see you. - Welcome to Lack.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27I'm looking for...
0:04:27 > 0:04:28a bargain.
0:04:29 > 0:04:33With Jonathan taking the lead after yesterday's auction,
0:04:33 > 0:04:35Charles has a lot to prove.
0:04:35 > 0:04:40This... When we think of what the Irish like, we think of glitz, of glamour.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43This, to me, is delightful.
0:04:43 > 0:04:49We've got this hanging oil lamp with a glass opaque shade.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52It's in good condition. Delightful bell flower design.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54What we call semi-lobed.
0:04:54 > 0:04:58This lamp is either late Victorian or Edwardian.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03Dating, I suppose, to around 1890 to 1900.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06Most people might say it's vulgar.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08It's over the top.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10Look at the colour.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12It's not for me,
0:05:12 > 0:05:15but the market here I think will like it.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18Hmm. The market won't like you insulting them, Charles!
0:05:18 > 0:05:23- And is the lamp even in your budget? - What's it worth, Paul?- 170.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26Yeah. What's your absolute best on it, Paul?
0:05:26 > 0:05:29- The rock bottom?- Rock bottom.
0:05:29 > 0:05:33- 150.- That's probably over two-thirds of my budget.
0:05:33 > 0:05:37And can I really risk it all on that one item? I can't. But I like it.
0:05:37 > 0:05:42Back in Derry, a modest little job catches Jonathan's eye.
0:05:42 > 0:05:43That's quite sweet.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46- Page-turner.- A little page-turner.
0:05:46 > 0:05:50Ladies in the 19th century were far too delicate to leaf through books,
0:05:50 > 0:05:55so to protect their gloved hands from becoming soiled by printing ink,
0:05:55 > 0:05:57they used page-turners like these.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59Only £6, though.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01That's another possibility.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03Suddenly, Jonathan spots something shiny.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06It's pewter, silvered pewter.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09It's WMF, which is, um,
0:06:09 > 0:06:15a recognised manufacturer of quality metalware.
0:06:15 > 0:06:20WMF stands for Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24That is "Wurttemberg's metal goods factory" to me and you.
0:06:24 > 0:06:30They were the world's largest producer of Art-Nouveau metalware in the early 1900s.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33How much is that chap? Don't bother looking at the bottom!
0:06:33 > 0:06:37- 30 quid as well.- Best price is?- 27.
0:06:37 > 0:06:41- 27.- And you can clean it yourself.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43£25...
0:06:43 > 0:06:45Call that haggling, Jonathan?
0:06:45 > 0:06:48- For that?- Yeah.- OK. We can do that.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51Thank you very much. That's another one bought.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54I quite like... Just as a novelty and a curiosity,
0:06:54 > 0:06:59because it's got some age and it's a page-turner. It's a little bit worn.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01- £4.- £4.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05OK. OK. Two things, there we go. Thank you very much.
0:07:05 > 0:07:06Can I pinch a bit?
0:07:06 > 0:07:09Give it some elbow grease!
0:07:11 > 0:07:14There you are. Isn't that lovely?
0:07:14 > 0:07:17It's scrubbed up nicely, Jonathan, like you!
0:07:17 > 0:07:21So, 2-0 to Jonathan. Hadn't you better get a move on, Charles?
0:07:24 > 0:07:28I think Jonathan's strategy will be to really spend.
0:07:28 > 0:07:32We think alike, we work alike, we enjoy each other's company,
0:07:32 > 0:07:37but at the same time, we are really at it together to win.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40Then stop chatting and start spending.
0:07:40 > 0:07:44- I want to show you an interesting piece.- OK, come and show me, Paul.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46- Is that...?- That's Regency. - Isn't that nice?
0:07:46 > 0:07:48I can do a deal on that one.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51Isn't that gorgeous? So, Paul, tell me, is that a face screen?
0:07:51 > 0:07:53I'd call it a fire screen.
0:07:53 > 0:07:58A fire screen made out of glass may not seem the most obvious way
0:07:58 > 0:08:01of protecting ladies from the glare of the fire,
0:08:01 > 0:08:05but that's what they were used for in the early 19th century.
0:08:05 > 0:08:09This screen would in fact protect the female face.
0:08:09 > 0:08:13I suppose ladies back in those days, when make-up
0:08:13 > 0:08:18was fairly intensely used, to hide all those imperfections...
0:08:18 > 0:08:20Steady, Charles!
0:08:22 > 0:08:24Although make-up then, made of beeswax,
0:08:24 > 0:08:26was prone to running in the heat.
0:08:26 > 0:08:30You've got this here for your tea, obviously. I presume this is for...
0:08:30 > 0:08:32What's the best price, Paul?
0:08:32 > 0:08:34- Rock bottom?- Rock bottom.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37Between friends.
0:08:37 > 0:08:41- 120.- 120, gosh.
0:08:41 > 0:08:45120, Paul. You're talking my language. I like it!
0:08:46 > 0:08:50Back in Derry, Jonathan is at the first shop he visited,
0:08:50 > 0:08:54but this time with an intriguing new tactic up his sleeve.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58- I've still got some time left. I'm going to keep looking around.- Sure.
0:08:58 > 0:09:03I'm so competitive with Charlie. I just love to be able, to sort of,
0:09:03 > 0:09:05see if I can find maybe what he might buy as well.
0:09:07 > 0:09:11I'd be very surprised if he didn't buy something like this.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14Little silver strut clock, with orange enamel on it.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17That's a portable timepiece with a strut
0:09:17 > 0:09:21that hinges out to support it, and dates from 1936.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25Completely silver apart from a base metal case for the movement.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27Ticking away beautifully.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32A little bit of damage on the top.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34I think that's rather sweet.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37I might have to beat him to it on that one.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39- It was at 85.- It was at £85.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42Would you take a little bit on that?
0:09:42 > 0:09:46I can do a fiver on that for you.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48So it would be £80.
0:09:48 > 0:09:49Yes, indeed.
0:09:49 > 0:09:5385 minus five is in fact 80.
0:09:53 > 0:09:58I can't just can go round buying everything I think Charlie might buy!
0:09:58 > 0:10:00That would be silly!
0:10:00 > 0:10:03But I really like it.
0:10:05 > 0:10:06Go on, then!
0:10:06 > 0:10:08All right, OK.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11That's it. I will leave and I shall never return.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13- Are you sure now?- Yes, definitely.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15£80.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17- Thank you.- Bye-bye.- Take care.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19Good luck.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22Jonathan is off to a flying start.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25Down the road in Lack, however, Charles is still lacking.
0:10:25 > 0:10:29Here we've got a delightful gentleman's hatbox, isn't it?
0:10:29 > 0:10:32- That's correct. - The lid opens up like so.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34It's leather and tooled inside.
0:10:34 > 0:10:36And here's your hat.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39- Look at that for quality, isn't that nice?- Yes.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41If you're a gentleman, I suppose, from this period,
0:10:41 > 0:10:44you would not be seen without a fine top hat
0:10:44 > 0:10:48in a wonderful Morocco box like this.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51How lucky can I be on this, Paul?
0:10:51 > 0:10:5365. That's it.
0:10:53 > 0:10:59Paul, what I might do, on a really serious note, what I might do...
0:10:59 > 0:11:03I like the hatbox very much and the screen over there.
0:11:03 > 0:11:09I'd buy them both...probably... with your blessing,
0:11:09 > 0:11:12for around £120?
0:11:12 > 0:11:14- No.- No. OK. Doesn't matter.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16If you don't ask the question, you never know.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19What's the best if I bought them both together?
0:11:20 > 0:11:23- 150.- 150. I'll think about it for a second.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26Do you mind?
0:11:26 > 0:11:29- I'll think about it. - But a good dealer buys right away.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32- A good dealer buys right away? - He knows...
0:11:32 > 0:11:34Well, I know too.
0:11:34 > 0:11:38But you know, Paul, sometimes life is a bit pressurised.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40Charles may just have met his match here!
0:11:40 > 0:11:43140.
0:11:43 > 0:11:45- 40...- With a luck's penny?
0:11:45 > 0:11:49As Charles feels the strain, Paul offers to throw in a luck's penny -
0:11:49 > 0:11:54money and good luck given back as a gesture when a price is agreed upon.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57I'm going to give you 125,
0:11:57 > 0:12:01and a luck's penny. It's called an Irish luck's penny, isn't it?
0:12:01 > 0:12:05- There you are. - That's a deal! Have £3 back.
0:12:05 > 0:12:06That makes it 128.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09- Thank you very much. - I really appreciate your time.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12His shopping in Derry is now complete.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15Jonathan is heading south to the pretty little village
0:12:15 > 0:12:17of Ballinamallard,
0:12:17 > 0:12:21where he gets stuck in what passes as a traffic jam in rural Ireland.
0:12:21 > 0:12:25I think the small one's going to win. He'd really pushing them along.
0:12:25 > 0:12:26Oh, love, that way.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28Back a bit, back a bit.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31Go on, in you go. There's a good girl.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34I don't think they're listening. They don't give an udder.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36OK...
0:12:39 > 0:12:42Go on, in you go. Stop flapping your arms, mate!
0:12:45 > 0:12:47Right, there we go.
0:12:47 > 0:12:48Good luck.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57With three items already in the bag,
0:12:57 > 0:13:00Jonathan is easily distracted.
0:13:04 > 0:13:05Didgeridoo...
0:13:09 > 0:13:11Never even been to Australia.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14Just comes naturally to people like me.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16I don't know what you had for breakfast,
0:13:16 > 0:13:17but Rolf Harris wouldn't like this.
0:13:17 > 0:13:21You pick up these things occasionally just because you never know.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25They might just have missed out the fact that it might...
0:13:25 > 0:13:28It's not plated silver. It's not likely.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30Not this time, though.
0:13:30 > 0:13:34It is plated silver and costs just £9.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37If that was silver, you'd probably be getting
0:13:37 > 0:13:39£300 for it at auction.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42The silver market itself is in a funny state of affairs.
0:13:42 > 0:13:46The metal is actually outstripping the value of the object now.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48It's getting to a point where people
0:13:48 > 0:13:50are having to really think long and hard now.
0:13:50 > 0:13:56When you've got a tea service which at auction's making 350, and the metal's worth 500.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58It's breaking their hearts, but people are doing it.
0:13:58 > 0:14:02Scrapping it because, crikey, if you don't, someone else will.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04It's a shame, but it's going on.
0:14:05 > 0:14:09St Charles is taking a break from the world of antiques
0:14:09 > 0:14:12to visit an oasis of calm back in Derry.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15St Columb's cathedral was named after Columba,
0:14:15 > 0:14:18a leading religious figure from the 6th century
0:14:18 > 0:14:22who converted much of Scotland and northern England to Christianity.
0:14:22 > 0:14:28Charles is off to find out more from Daphne Gillick, senior tour guide.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31Hello, you must be Charles. I'm expecting you here today.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34- Nice to meet you. - Welcome to St Columb's Cathedral.
0:14:34 > 0:14:35What a magnificent building.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37It normally is wonderful.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40At the moment, we're in the middle of major restoration,
0:14:40 > 0:14:42so it's a bit different from normal.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45I suppose after 400 years, one expects it.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48- Well, it's like your own house, it needs a lot of work.- Exactly.
0:14:49 > 0:14:53Finally completed in 1633,
0:14:53 > 0:14:56the cathedral is the city's oldest building
0:14:56 > 0:15:02and the first Protestant cathedral to be built after the Reformation in the British Isles.
0:15:02 > 0:15:06Its most valuable object is stored safely away under lock and key
0:15:06 > 0:15:09and tells the story not just of the cathedral,
0:15:09 > 0:15:12but the origins of Derry itself.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14Now, this is it.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17This is the Promise Chalice.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19This is no replica?
0:15:19 > 0:15:21No replica, no. This is the real thing.
0:15:23 > 0:15:27It was sent over from London by the Honourable The Irish Society,
0:15:27 > 0:15:31who provided the money and manpower to build the city,
0:15:31 > 0:15:34which is why it's called Londonderry.
0:15:34 > 0:15:38It was the first thing to come across from London
0:15:38 > 0:15:40before they built the church.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43That's why it's called the Promise Chalice, it was sent as a promise.
0:15:43 > 0:15:48This is 1613. To think that this was manufactured
0:15:48 > 0:15:5150 or so years before the Great Fire of London...
0:15:51 > 0:15:54And it's still used to celebrate Holy Communion.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57You can see over time, where hands have held here,
0:15:57 > 0:15:59to reveal the silver underneath.
0:15:59 > 0:16:03Even on the rim, where mouths have drunk from it.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06If it's worth whatever, it doesn't matter.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08It's what it stood for.
0:16:08 > 0:16:13And what it did for the oldest building, of course, in Londonderry.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16And there's still more to see.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19So, we go forward how many years from 1613?
0:16:19 > 0:16:22This is up to 1688,89.
0:16:22 > 0:16:26This is a mortar shell from the time of the Siege of Derry.
0:16:26 > 0:16:32In March 1689, the exiled British Catholic monarch James II
0:16:32 > 0:16:35arrived in Ireland to reclaim the throne.
0:16:35 > 0:16:39But Londonderry had always been a Protestant stronghold
0:16:39 > 0:16:42and refused to accept his authority.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44James lay siege to the city
0:16:44 > 0:16:48in an attempt to starve its inhabitants into submission.
0:16:48 > 0:16:52Towards the end of the 105-day siege,
0:16:52 > 0:16:55this mortar shell was fired into the city.
0:16:55 > 0:16:57It weighs 270lbs in weight.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00This is hollow inside, as you can feel.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03These would normally have been filled with explosives.
0:17:03 > 0:17:04This one didn't have explosives.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07Instead, this one had a letter inside,
0:17:07 > 0:17:10asking the people in the city to surrender,
0:17:10 > 0:17:12giving them favourable terms for surrender,
0:17:12 > 0:17:16to which they said no. That's where the term "no surrender" came from.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18And that was just outside here?
0:17:18 > 0:17:21- In the graveyard, yes.- And then transported what, ten yards inside?
0:17:21 > 0:17:24And here it's been for the last 400 years.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27- Thanks ever so much for the tour. - You're welcome.
0:17:27 > 0:17:31To have had these hands handle two such important objects
0:17:31 > 0:17:34really has made my trip so, so worthwhile.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39Jonathan, however, isn't ready to say his goodbyes just yet.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42He's still poking about.
0:17:42 > 0:17:43I just picked up
0:17:43 > 0:17:47quite a modern glass vase and I'm thinking to myself,
0:17:47 > 0:17:51there are plenty of modern glass factories which are quite saleable,
0:17:51 > 0:17:55like Merano and Whitefriars are popular. Modern glass is attractive.
0:17:55 > 0:17:59And when it's hand-made and fashionable like this vase, it's eminently saleable.
0:17:59 > 0:18:03It's the sort of thing someone would just walk into
0:18:03 > 0:18:05a department store and go and buy.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08And looking at that barcode on the bottom,
0:18:08 > 0:18:10it looks as if they did just that, yesterday.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13However, the wear on its base suggests
0:18:13 > 0:18:17that it's at least around 30 years old.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19- You've got £24 on it.- That's right.
0:18:20 > 0:18:21Yes?
0:18:21 > 0:18:24Yes?! Would you...
0:18:24 > 0:18:28consider £15? You'd consider £15.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31£15, yeah. We'll go for 15.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34Deal.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37£15. Thanks very much.
0:18:37 > 0:18:41Well, £9 off, eh? Not bad at all.
0:18:41 > 0:18:46Is our Road Trip rookie finally learning the dark art of haggling?
0:18:46 > 0:18:49Over in Derry, Charles is...
0:18:49 > 0:18:51Hello, haven't we been here before?
0:18:51 > 0:18:54- I'm Charles Hanson. - Very pleased to meet you.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57- Great to be here.- Welcome to Derry. - Thank you very much.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01And you're open to a bit of negotiation?
0:19:01 > 0:19:03A little bit, yeah.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06- Between friends, a bit more? - A little bit more.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09- You seem like a nice chap. - Oh, thank you. You too. You too.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11But you'll only be able to negotiate
0:19:11 > 0:19:14if Jonathan's left you anything to buy, Charles!
0:19:14 > 0:19:20- I love this big, what appears to be some sort of blotter.- Yeah.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22The embossed work is very good.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24Hopefully it's hallmarked.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27It's there. 1894.
0:19:27 > 0:19:31Heavy, beautifully embossed, with its repousse design.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33- Is that your price, there? - That's us.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36That's 345.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38Yes, Charles. That's 345.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41And just a little out of your price range,
0:19:41 > 0:19:44given that you've only got £66.16 to spend.
0:19:46 > 0:19:51Our chap Jonathan, though, is racing off towards an antique shop in Drumduff.
0:19:51 > 0:19:56It's a little village in deepest County Fermanagh.
0:19:56 > 0:20:00Yet it's proving very hard for him to find.
0:20:00 > 0:20:05Where exactly are these roads leading to?
0:20:05 > 0:20:08Are you sure there's an antiques shop around here?
0:20:10 > 0:20:13- Jonathan Pratt, nice to meet you. - How are you?- Good, thank you.
0:20:13 > 0:20:17I didn't believe my satellite navigation when it sent me here.
0:20:17 > 0:20:20And you've got this amazing stock here.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23Yes, we're always pleasantly surprised
0:20:23 > 0:20:26by the reaction of people when they come in.
0:20:27 > 0:20:31But will Jonathan, who has only £94.29 left,
0:20:31 > 0:20:33find anything he can afford?
0:20:33 > 0:20:36Obviously I can stand in here and say it's unlikely
0:20:36 > 0:20:39that, in my budget, I'll be able to buy anything.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41No, certainly. We'll show you a few other things.
0:20:41 > 0:20:45- We will always try and get into your budget.- I'm sure, of course.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47You're a businessman.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50- I will show you a definite bargain. - I like a good bargain.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52Oh, yes. Within your budget.
0:20:52 > 0:20:54Where is he taking you, Jonathan?
0:20:54 > 0:20:55Beautiful.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58Untouched.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01Walnut, Victorian.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03How bizarre is that?
0:21:03 > 0:21:05Would you believe it?
0:21:05 > 0:21:08A fire screen, just like Charles bought earlier.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11Synchronicity or what?
0:21:11 > 0:21:14It looks like a dressing mirror except that instead of a mirror,
0:21:14 > 0:21:16it's got two sheets of clear glass.
0:21:16 > 0:21:21I would be inclined to say it was perhaps stuffed with little stuffed birds.
0:21:21 > 0:21:26Not very PC now, nor much fun for the birds when you think about it.
0:21:26 > 0:21:30But back then, all forms of taxidermy were wildly fashionable.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32There's half a moth in here.
0:21:32 > 0:21:36- Yes.- You won't charge me for that, will you?
0:21:36 > 0:21:39No, we never charge for extras.
0:21:42 > 0:21:46I will take off you today, for that, £80.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48Blimey.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51If that hasn't possibilities...
0:21:51 > 0:21:53As much as that? Ooh, dear.
0:21:53 > 0:21:55- No, no.- Bless me!
0:21:55 > 0:21:58Where do I get my heart tablets?
0:22:02 > 0:22:04We shall see
0:22:04 > 0:22:07at the auction. Go on, then.
0:22:08 > 0:22:12- I wish you luck.- Thank you very much.- I wish you luck.
0:22:13 > 0:22:18It's now the end of a rather frenetic first day. But so much fun.
0:22:18 > 0:22:22Time for our chaps to put their feet up and reflect on their purchases.
0:22:29 > 0:22:34It's the second leg of the road trip and our experts are raring to go.
0:22:34 > 0:22:39- What have you bought so far? - A complete secret for you to see tonight.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42When I show you my hoard,
0:22:42 > 0:22:45you will be impressed by Hanson's hoard.
0:22:46 > 0:22:48Maybe I'll be impressed by Pratt's package.
0:22:50 > 0:22:55So far, Charles has spent an impressive £128 on two items.
0:22:55 > 0:23:01A 19th century rosewood fire screen and top hat, complete with box.
0:23:01 > 0:23:03- There y'are.- That's a deal.
0:23:03 > 0:23:09So, he's left with a respectable £66.16 to shop with.
0:23:10 > 0:23:15Jonathan, meanwhile, has gone for broke and spent a staggering £204 on five items.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18Like I'm a compulsive buyer or something.
0:23:18 > 0:23:20You sure are. A decorated page-turner,
0:23:20 > 0:23:24a silver jar, a sweet little enamel strut clock,
0:23:24 > 0:23:29an Italian glass vase and, finally, another fire screen.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32And he's left with the princely sum of £14.29....
0:23:32 > 0:23:34How do you blow these things?
0:23:36 > 0:23:37..and sore lips.
0:23:42 > 0:23:47Today, our two young blades are heading confidently for Enniskillen.
0:23:47 > 0:23:52It's a town whose name is familiar because of its recent troubled past.
0:23:52 > 0:23:55These days, though, this picturesque little town
0:23:55 > 0:23:58on the banks of the River Erne is better known
0:23:58 > 0:24:00for more tranquil pursuits,
0:24:00 > 0:24:04such as hosting the Water Ski World Cup. Wow!
0:24:09 > 0:24:13What makes Crannog Antiques so special
0:24:13 > 0:24:15is that it's also the owner's home.
0:24:15 > 0:24:16LOUD DRONE
0:24:16 > 0:24:19Cor, blimey. That's going to wake the dead, isn't it?
0:24:19 > 0:24:21- Good morning.- Hello, good morning.
0:24:21 > 0:24:25- Charles Hanson.- Nice to meet you. - Hi, Jonathan Pratt.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28It looks just like a home, rather than a shop.
0:24:28 > 0:24:30And that's because it is.
0:24:30 > 0:24:33David and Evelyn Hassard actually live here.
0:24:33 > 0:24:37Although they're quite happy to let people come in for a few hours a day
0:24:37 > 0:24:39and buy furniture. Extraordinary!
0:24:39 > 0:24:42I can't afford to hang around in each room.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44I need to be quick and scan.
0:24:44 > 0:24:46If I'm not, JP is around before I am.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49And he will unearth those really star treasures.
0:24:49 > 0:24:50Haven't got time, OK?
0:24:50 > 0:24:52Treasures, Charles?
0:24:54 > 0:24:57Doesn't really fit, does it?
0:24:57 > 0:25:00Focus, Jonathan, please.
0:25:01 > 0:25:02This is rather groovy.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05People aren't really buying decanters any more.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08You've got blue flash glass over a clear glass bottle.
0:25:08 > 0:25:09£69.
0:25:09 > 0:25:13It would cost a hell of a lot more in a department store to buy this.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16It's got more colour than ordinary cut-glass.
0:25:16 > 0:25:18I think Charles has spotted something.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21What I like are the objects inside.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24There he is, look. Jonathan, will you stop looking?
0:25:24 > 0:25:29Get out of here! Close that door. I can't go anywhere, and there he is.
0:25:29 > 0:25:31David, that's a nice little meerschaum pipe.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33- Yes.- Isn't that sweet?
0:25:33 > 0:25:39Very interesting character, carved in meerschaum. This would be, what, 1880? 1885?
0:25:39 > 0:25:43Meerschaum is a soft, white stone which looks like sea foam.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46In fact, it's what it means in German.
0:25:46 > 0:25:51It's soft when first extracted, but hardened when exposed to heat.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54Put that in your pipe and smoke it, Charles.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57And back in the 1880s, 1890s, you'll smoke it like so.
0:25:57 > 0:25:59What I like so much
0:25:59 > 0:26:02is the fact that this face
0:26:02 > 0:26:04- is so well carved, isn't it?- It is.
0:26:04 > 0:26:08That's nice as well. Carved late Victorian one.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11That is a nice skull one. Look at that skull.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14- Aren't they sweet? Look at his glass eyes.- A scary one.
0:26:14 > 0:26:16Imagine smoking him.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19I quite like them, David. They might do quite well at auction.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24Jonathan doesn't see anything in his budget,
0:26:24 > 0:26:26so he's leaving Charles to get on with it.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29This is very traditional. It's a very, very nice tray
0:26:29 > 0:26:33- which, I hope, is certainly 19th century, isn't it?- Definitely.
0:26:33 > 0:26:38Mahogany, what we what we call this piecrust border. I think it's great.
0:26:38 > 0:26:43It tells a whole story. The etiquette of tea-drinking or dining.
0:26:44 > 0:26:48Back in the late 18th century, all tea was a treat.
0:26:48 > 0:26:52It was exotic and expensive, the preserve of the upper classes,
0:26:52 > 0:26:55and tea trays like this were all the rage.
0:26:57 > 0:26:59It's a snip at £70.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02I'll be honest, my budget is £66.
0:27:02 > 0:27:06My tactics, really, are to buy two items for around £30 each.
0:27:06 > 0:27:08Could I take your money from you
0:27:08 > 0:27:14if I were to give you the collection of pipes and the tray for 60?
0:27:14 > 0:27:17David, you are a good man.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19I'll think about it for the time being.
0:27:19 > 0:27:20That's a really good offer.
0:27:21 > 0:27:24Thank you, David. I'll have a think.
0:27:27 > 0:27:28I love my job.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30It's intrigue,
0:27:30 > 0:27:34the suspense, the fascination with history.
0:27:34 > 0:27:36But, also, do I or don't I?
0:27:36 > 0:27:39Who knows, Charles? Will you or won't you?
0:27:41 > 0:27:45As Charles deliberates, Jonathan's off to visit a very big house in the country.
0:27:45 > 0:27:50# He lives in a house, a very big house in the country...
0:27:52 > 0:27:54- Nice to meet you. - Pleased to meet you.
0:27:54 > 0:27:56- Welcome to Florence Court. - Thank you very much.
0:27:56 > 0:28:00Jonathan's guide for the day is Martin Storey.
0:28:00 > 0:28:04Florence Court House, built in the mid-18th century,
0:28:04 > 0:28:08was the ancestral seat of the Cole family.
0:28:08 > 0:28:11I'm glad you didn't unleash one of these on me
0:28:11 > 0:28:12as I was coming up the driveway.
0:28:12 > 0:28:17Some people suggest it's a bit aggressive pointing down towards the main entrance driveway.
0:28:17 > 0:28:21They were won in a bet from a local family just over 100 years ago.
0:28:26 > 0:28:30- Goodness me. - It's an impressive sight, isn't it?
0:28:30 > 0:28:35William Cole, a peer and politician, was given the title
0:28:35 > 0:28:37Earl of Enniskillen in 1789.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40Five generations of the family would live here,
0:28:40 > 0:28:42until falling agricultural prices
0:28:42 > 0:28:47and rising wage costs made it too expensive to maintain.
0:28:47 > 0:28:50It was given to the National Trust in 1953.
0:28:50 > 0:28:53This is my favourite room. This is the library.
0:28:54 > 0:28:57Isn't this lovely? It's not unlike mine at home, actually, I have to say.
0:28:57 > 0:28:59Very much a man's room, really.
0:28:59 > 0:29:03A bit like something out of a Hercule Poirot murder mystery.
0:29:03 > 0:29:05"The family gathered in the library",
0:29:05 > 0:29:07perfect for something like that.
0:29:07 > 0:29:11Even in such a grand room, there are still traces of the Cole family,
0:29:11 > 0:29:14such as this measuring stick in the corner.
0:29:14 > 0:29:17Children's names, dates, ages and heights recorded,
0:29:17 > 0:29:20- going back over the last century. - So, where am I, then?
0:29:20 > 0:29:22I've got my heels on.
0:29:22 > 0:29:25Have I shrunk? Just about six foot, I suppose.
0:29:25 > 0:29:26I like to think, anyway.
0:29:27 > 0:29:31There's just time for a quick squint upstairs.
0:29:32 > 0:29:35And this is the Countess's bedroom.
0:29:35 > 0:29:40And the last thing in here, just wanted to point out, the chamber pot.
0:29:42 > 0:29:44- Crikey.- Yes.
0:29:44 > 0:29:48- Who's this chap, then?- Gladstone. - This is Gladstone, is it?
0:29:48 > 0:29:52William Gladstone, Prime Minister of Britain in the late 19th century,
0:29:52 > 0:29:55had antagonised many aristocratic families
0:29:55 > 0:29:58over his support for Irish Home Rule.
0:29:58 > 0:30:01It threatened their supremacy and this was certainly
0:30:01 > 0:30:05one of the more imaginative ways they expressed their disapproval -
0:30:05 > 0:30:06urinating on him.
0:30:06 > 0:30:09That will wipe the smile off his face, won't it?
0:30:09 > 0:30:11That's quite a rare object.
0:30:11 > 0:30:13Enough of chamber pots,
0:30:13 > 0:30:17Jonathan has something rather more pressing to do.
0:30:19 > 0:30:22This is why, on a nice sunny day,
0:30:22 > 0:30:25you want to have bought all your stuff early.
0:30:25 > 0:30:28I guess Charlie's not going to be having this luxury.
0:30:28 > 0:30:30# In the country
0:30:31 > 0:30:33# In the country
0:30:34 > 0:30:36# In the country! #
0:30:36 > 0:30:39Charles is making one final dash for a bargain.
0:30:39 > 0:30:41DOORBELL
0:30:44 > 0:30:46Hello, Charles.
0:30:46 > 0:30:48You're welcome back.
0:30:48 > 0:30:54The tray, I like. I also like, on my tray, to take away...
0:30:55 > 0:30:58- A nice little collection of pipes? - And my offer...
0:31:00 > 0:31:01..is £50.
0:31:01 > 0:31:05I would be very sad if I turned you away without a deal,
0:31:05 > 0:31:08because you mightn't make any money at the auction.
0:31:08 > 0:31:12- So I'm going to deal with you and hope...- Are you sure, David?
0:31:12 > 0:31:15It's a very good price to pay.
0:31:15 > 0:31:19I really appreciate it. Thanks again, bye. Pleasure, bye.
0:31:19 > 0:31:24With only £16.16 left, Charles finally calls it a day.
0:31:26 > 0:31:29I've now finally got something to play with.
0:31:29 > 0:31:32Something to really cherish.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35Something to stand by.
0:31:35 > 0:31:39And, Jonathan, watch out. Because...
0:31:40 > 0:31:43..I'm coming to get you.
0:31:43 > 0:31:44Almost!
0:31:49 > 0:31:52Now the buying is over, it's time for our chaps
0:31:52 > 0:31:55to show off their purchases.
0:31:55 > 0:31:57But have they spent wisely?
0:31:57 > 0:32:00- I thought you had a pretty busy day.- It's been fraught.
0:32:00 > 0:32:02But I hope for the right reasons.
0:32:02 > 0:32:05- What have you bought? - Can I go first?- Please.
0:32:05 > 0:32:10- I like it. - It's Victorian, walnut, circa...
0:32:10 > 0:32:141840. 1850. Well, 1860. The quality is very nice.
0:32:14 > 0:32:18What I think you've bought there is a magnificent structure.
0:32:18 > 0:32:21- What did you pay for it?- £80. - Oh, well played!
0:32:21 > 0:32:26- There we go.- Oh, very nice. Has it got a hat in there, though?
0:32:26 > 0:32:29OK, a little top hat.
0:32:29 > 0:32:31Leather case. Christie's of London.
0:32:31 > 0:32:34Actually, a very good maker. I get these down in my saleroom.
0:32:34 > 0:32:37With less moth on it, though.
0:32:37 > 0:32:38Isn't the box lovely?
0:32:38 > 0:32:42- It's a slightly small hat. - It's all right. Good top hat.
0:32:42 > 0:32:45- First half of the 19th century. - I would have thought 1880.
0:32:45 > 0:32:48- I paid £43 for it.- That's very good.
0:32:48 > 0:32:51You either like it or you hate it. Glass vase.
0:32:51 > 0:32:54I can see some wear. It's not new. It's got some age.
0:32:54 > 0:32:56- What is it? 1950s? '60s? - I would say so.
0:32:56 > 0:32:58It's a great decorative piece.
0:32:58 > 0:33:02- Thank you.- When I use the word decorative, I mean it very loosely.
0:33:02 > 0:33:05- I mean it loosely. How much?- 15.
0:33:05 > 0:33:08OK. Oh, perfect. Perfect.
0:33:08 > 0:33:09Next up, Charles's fire stand.
0:33:09 > 0:33:12But is Jonathan impressed?
0:33:12 > 0:33:14- How bizarre.- Look at that.
0:33:14 > 0:33:17- How bizarre. - That goes up for your face screen.
0:33:17 > 0:33:20You've got the little rest here as well.
0:33:20 > 0:33:23Very well made, I'll give you that. How much did you pay?
0:33:23 > 0:33:26- £85.- Bang on, Charlie.
0:33:26 > 0:33:29Oh, nice.
0:33:29 > 0:33:30I'm hoping it's silver-backed.
0:33:30 > 0:33:35- Have a look, Charlie.- It is silver. London. What year would this be?
0:33:35 > 0:33:39- 1912, 13?- Later, about 20-something.
0:33:39 > 0:33:41- Can't remember the date. - Gorgeous quality.
0:33:41 > 0:33:43- I paid £80 for it.- Did you?
0:33:43 > 0:33:45I love it. I really like it.
0:33:45 > 0:33:48I saw that, you bought that at that chap's house this morning.
0:33:48 > 0:33:50I just think it's good quality.
0:33:50 > 0:33:52- Got some age to it. - I reckon you paid £40.
0:33:52 > 0:33:56- 30. Not so keen, are you, on that? - I don't like it, no. Sorry, Charlie.
0:33:56 > 0:33:59That's nice.
0:33:59 > 0:34:01A little page-turner.
0:34:01 > 0:34:03- It's got some age to it.- Yeah.
0:34:03 > 0:34:05Could be 1900, 1910.
0:34:05 > 0:34:09- I reckon this may have cost you £20. - No.
0:34:09 > 0:34:11- More?- No.
0:34:11 > 0:34:13- A lot less?- Lot less.- How much?
0:34:13 > 0:34:14- £4.- You're joking.
0:34:14 > 0:34:17£4? I like it very much.
0:34:20 > 0:34:22- Look.- Cool. That's cool.
0:34:22 > 0:34:25That one's worth a tenner.
0:34:25 > 0:34:27OK.
0:34:27 > 0:34:30- These are the ones you should buy for a few pence.- Correct.
0:34:30 > 0:34:32Dig up the garden. I found a few at home.
0:34:32 > 0:34:34A couple of quid for that one.
0:34:34 > 0:34:36She's worth...
0:34:36 > 0:34:39£20, £25.
0:34:39 > 0:34:42The skull, he's got a chunk out the top, another 10 for that.
0:34:42 > 0:34:43How much did you pay?
0:34:43 > 0:34:46- £20.- You're on a winner there, definite winner.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48I think so.
0:34:49 > 0:34:52Golly. Is it WMF?
0:34:52 > 0:34:54Have a look.
0:34:54 > 0:34:55It is, isn't it?
0:34:55 > 0:34:58That's nice quality.
0:34:58 > 0:35:03So we're very much in and around 1905, 1910.
0:35:03 > 0:35:06- Original liner?- I think it is, yeah. And this banding.
0:35:06 > 0:35:10- I love this Liberty style design. - Yeah, that's what I liked about it.
0:35:10 > 0:35:15- I spent £25 on it.- Bargain. - I think so. I think so.
0:35:16 > 0:35:20But what do the two chaps really think?
0:35:20 > 0:35:23There's probably two items which I would not ever touch.
0:35:23 > 0:35:27One would be the glass vase, because it's fairly nondescript.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29It's fairly boring.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32Piecrust shape mahogany tray, George III style.
0:35:32 > 0:35:36But 19th century made. To be honest with you, I was being polite.
0:35:36 > 0:35:37I didn't like it at all.
0:35:37 > 0:35:41The fire screen also. It's really crisp, really well carved,
0:35:41 > 0:35:45but again, it wouldn't be to my liking.
0:35:45 > 0:35:47Hate saying it, I think I'm going to win.
0:35:47 > 0:35:51Brave words indeed from our Road Trip novice!
0:35:51 > 0:35:53But has he spoken too soon?
0:35:56 > 0:35:58It's been a fabulous road trip.
0:35:58 > 0:36:00Our two chaps started off in scenic Londonderry,
0:36:00 > 0:36:02and stopped off in Lack,
0:36:02 > 0:36:04Ballinamallard
0:36:04 > 0:36:06and finally, Enniskillen.
0:36:06 > 0:36:11Today, Charles and Jonathan are rolling in to Omagh for auction day.
0:36:13 > 0:36:14Ah, well done. We're here!
0:36:14 > 0:36:20Viewback Antiques was established in the early 1970s by Geoffrey Simpson.
0:36:20 > 0:36:23He started his career in London's Portobello Road,
0:36:23 > 0:36:26before moving back to his native Omagh.
0:36:26 > 0:36:31Geoffrey sells everything, from furniture, to ceramics, to jewellery.
0:36:31 > 0:36:33Plus everything in between.
0:36:33 > 0:36:36But what does he think of our chaps' purchases?
0:36:36 > 0:36:40The first fire screen, the rosewood one, it's a quality item.
0:36:40 > 0:36:43I could see it making £120 to £140.
0:36:43 > 0:36:48I think the WMF piece is a reproduction item.
0:36:48 > 0:36:50I'm just not happy with the article,
0:36:50 > 0:36:54it seems to be a little bit too fresh. But that's only my opinion.
0:36:54 > 0:36:55£30 to £40, perhaps.
0:36:58 > 0:37:03Charles started this leg slightly down, with £194.16,
0:37:03 > 0:37:07and spent a confident £178 on four items.
0:37:09 > 0:37:14Jonathan started with a respectable £218.29,
0:37:14 > 0:37:18and blew it all, bar £14.29, on five items.
0:37:20 > 0:37:24As a nervous hush descends, our two chaps can barely contain themselves.
0:37:24 > 0:37:26- Oh, dear!- Here we go!
0:37:27 > 0:37:29Be doing a jig by the end of the night!
0:37:29 > 0:37:33- Can we have a wee bit of hush, please?- Sorry, sorry.
0:37:33 > 0:37:35Do behave, boys.
0:37:37 > 0:37:39First up is the decorated page-turner,
0:37:39 > 0:37:42which Jonathan bought for a whopping £4.
0:37:43 > 0:37:45Start me at ten. £10 bid.
0:37:45 > 0:37:4715 over here in the middle.
0:37:47 > 0:37:50Come on, keep going, keep going. 15, 18, 18 something?
0:37:50 > 0:37:51Keep it low!
0:37:51 > 0:37:54I'm going to sell at 15, if we can't...
0:37:54 > 0:37:55£20 over here.
0:37:55 > 0:37:57£20 it is once, then.
0:37:57 > 0:38:00- £20 twice, then. - Get it sold, get it sold!
0:38:00 > 0:38:03- £20. Sold to the lady. - Get in there!- No, no!
0:38:03 > 0:38:07Well done, Jonathan. The first profit of the day. But can it last?
0:38:07 > 0:38:13Next is Jonathan's WMF silver jar, which cost him £25.
0:38:13 > 0:38:15£20 bid. I have 25.
0:38:15 > 0:38:17At 25. At 30, at 30.
0:38:17 > 0:38:18- Bit more, bit more.- Keep it low.
0:38:18 > 0:38:20Down the back, at 35.
0:38:20 > 0:38:22Come on, 40 something.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24At 40. At 40, at 45.
0:38:24 > 0:38:2645, who'll give me 50?
0:38:26 > 0:38:31- Come on, someone.- All finished? Everybody happy, at 45 for the WMF.
0:38:31 > 0:38:33Sold at £45, BP.
0:38:33 > 0:38:36Are you starting to worry, Charles?
0:38:37 > 0:38:39Seems like I know what I'm talking about, doesn't it?
0:38:39 > 0:38:42Jonathan didn't like it,
0:38:42 > 0:38:46but will Charles's £30 mahogany tray help him stay in the race?
0:38:46 > 0:38:49- £30 bid here. 30.- No way!
0:38:49 > 0:38:51At 35, at 35. At 40, at 40.
0:38:51 > 0:38:53At 45. Any advance on 45?
0:38:53 > 0:38:55It's the lady's bid of 45.
0:38:55 > 0:38:57All finished and done at 45.
0:38:57 > 0:38:58£45, Charlie boy.
0:38:58 > 0:39:01Not bad, Charles. Not bad at all.
0:39:01 > 0:39:04Now for Jonathan's enamelled strut timepiece,
0:39:04 > 0:39:06which cost a respectable £80.
0:39:06 > 0:39:08£40 bid. At £40.
0:39:08 > 0:39:12- It's got to be worth another 45 or 50.- At 60, right at the back. At 60.
0:39:12 > 0:39:1460. We've got a long way to go here.
0:39:14 > 0:39:1965. 70. At 75. 75. All finished, all done at 75.
0:39:19 > 0:39:20Sold at 75.
0:39:20 > 0:39:22JONATHAN GROANS
0:39:22 > 0:39:26Oh, Jonathan. Is it time's up for your profits?
0:39:26 > 0:39:29Jonathan's hoping to reclaim his winning streak
0:39:29 > 0:39:33with this Italian vase, which he hopes was a bargain at £15.
0:39:33 > 0:39:3620. £20 bid. At 25 down here.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38At 25. At 30 over here. At 35.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41At 35. At 40 in the middle.
0:39:41 > 0:39:44- At 40, at 40 it is. 45, new blood. - No!
0:39:44 > 0:39:46At 45, 45.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48All finished and done at 45.
0:39:48 > 0:39:52- Get in there! - Well played. Good price.- Thank you.
0:39:52 > 0:39:55Next up, Charles's job lot of meerschaum pipes,
0:39:55 > 0:39:57which he bought for £20.
0:39:57 > 0:39:5940. 30.
0:40:00 > 0:40:03Start me at 20. £20 bid. At £20.
0:40:03 > 0:40:04£20 bid?
0:40:04 > 0:40:06At 25. 30.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08- At 30, 35.- Yes!
0:40:08 > 0:40:10At 35.
0:40:10 > 0:40:11At 40, at 40.
0:40:11 > 0:40:15- At £40, it's the lady's bid. - Time for the lady.
0:40:15 > 0:40:17At £40...
0:40:17 > 0:40:19Another profit for Charles.
0:40:19 > 0:40:22But it's still too close to call.
0:40:22 > 0:40:25Now it's time for the battle of the fire screens to begin.
0:40:25 > 0:40:29Jonathan's walnut fire screen cost a tidy £80,
0:40:29 > 0:40:32and it needs to do well if he's to stay in the race.
0:40:32 > 0:40:34Here we go. This is it.
0:40:34 > 0:40:36Oh, man.
0:40:36 > 0:40:40Start me at £50. £50 bid, instantly. At 50. At 60, down the back. At 60.
0:40:40 > 0:40:42At 70 here at the front. At 70.
0:40:42 > 0:40:45£80 over here. £90 at the front.
0:40:45 > 0:40:46Keep going, keep going.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49And £90, then. £100.
0:40:49 > 0:40:51- Thank you. - £100.- That's good.
0:40:51 > 0:40:54No, it's not, it's not enough! Keep going!
0:40:54 > 0:40:57- At 100, I cannot get more money! - Of course you can!
0:40:57 > 0:41:01Is there another bid? All finished and done at £100.
0:41:01 > 0:41:03- Broke even on that baby. - A £20 profit.
0:41:03 > 0:41:05But Jonathan had hoped for more.
0:41:05 > 0:41:12Next up, the rosewood fire screen, which Charles bought for £85.
0:41:12 > 0:41:16This is the moment when the second auction will be decided.
0:41:16 > 0:41:17It's that simple.
0:41:17 > 0:41:22- £100 bid instantly. At 110.- £100?! - 110. 110.
0:41:22 > 0:41:23No!
0:41:23 > 0:41:27At £110. 120. At 120, any advance on 120?
0:41:27 > 0:41:29Charlie, Charlie, Charlie. 130.
0:41:30 > 0:41:33- You jammy so-and-so.- Sold to Mr W.
0:41:33 > 0:41:35- How much did you pay for that?- 130.
0:41:35 > 0:41:37- £85.- Makes £130.
0:41:37 > 0:41:41He's cooking, Hanson! He's in that car, he's cruising into fifth gear.
0:41:41 > 0:41:44- Hanson's cooking!- Argh!
0:41:44 > 0:41:51As Charles surges ahead, next up is his hat and box, a snip at £43.
0:41:51 > 0:41:53And there's a sudden change of auctioneer, too.
0:41:53 > 0:41:56Shut your eyes, Charlie. Sounds like you're at the races!
0:41:56 > 0:41:59I'm praying. I'm praying!
0:41:59 > 0:42:01At 20, I'm bid. 30 now.
0:42:01 > 0:42:0440, seated. Now at 40.
0:42:04 > 0:42:08- Aw!- Yes! Keep going.- £50 bid.
0:42:08 > 0:42:10No, no, no.
0:42:10 > 0:42:11Yes! £70!
0:42:11 > 0:42:1575 now. 80 bid. 80 it is.
0:42:15 > 0:42:18- At £80.- Thank you!
0:42:18 > 0:42:22And that's a handsome profit of £37 for Mr Hanson.
0:42:22 > 0:42:25- Well done, Charlie. - Well played.- Well done.
0:42:25 > 0:42:29A triumphant Charles steals the lead from Jonathan.
0:42:29 > 0:42:33He started today's show with £194.16.
0:42:33 > 0:42:35After paying the auctioneer's commission,
0:42:35 > 0:42:38he's made a tidy profit of £65 and a penny.
0:42:38 > 0:42:44And takes £259.17 forward to tomorrow's show.
0:42:45 > 0:42:47Jonathan didn't do quite as well.
0:42:47 > 0:42:52He started today's show with £218.29.
0:42:52 > 0:42:56He made a profit of just £30.78, after commission,
0:42:56 > 0:43:01and takes £249.07 forward to tomorrow's show.
0:43:01 > 0:43:04So, just £10 and a few pence between them.
0:43:04 > 0:43:08The competition is still too close to call.
0:43:08 > 0:43:09- Back to England?- Let's go, come on.
0:43:09 > 0:43:12- The Mother Country?- I'll be back.
0:43:16 > 0:43:19In the next show, Jonathan hits new heights.
0:43:19 > 0:43:20Get in there!
0:43:20 > 0:43:24And Charles hits one height too many.
0:43:24 > 0:43:26I could be in trouble.
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