0:00:02 > 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 > 0:00:11Who can make the most money buying and selling antiques as they scour the UK?
0:00:11 > 0:00:13£35 cash.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16The aim is to trade up and hope each item turns a profit.
0:00:16 > 0:00:20But it's not as easy as it sounds and there can only be one winner.
0:00:20 > 0:00:21Could you sell me two for a tenner?
0:00:21 > 0:00:22Two for a tenner?!
0:00:22 > 0:00:27So will it be the highway to success or the B road to bankruptcy?
0:00:27 > 0:00:28I'm on my knees already.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:38 > 0:00:42On the road this week two 'grands fromages' of the antique world -
0:00:42 > 0:00:44David Barby and Philip Serrell.
0:00:44 > 0:00:46I cannot believe we are doing 60 in this car.
0:00:46 > 0:00:48I can't believe we are doing half that!
0:00:50 > 0:00:54They're living it up in a 1971 Morris Minor Convertible.
0:00:54 > 0:00:58Philip, could you get that scarf out of my face? Thank you.
0:00:58 > 0:01:03Last Series David and Philip came fifth and sixth respectively.
0:01:03 > 0:01:09Now, with £200 lining each of their pockets, they're both here to win.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11If you could be less theatrical
0:01:11 > 0:01:13and keep both hands on the steering wheel.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16David, I would only ever criticise you
0:01:16 > 0:01:18if your driving wasn't up to it...
0:01:18 > 0:01:20and it isn't - you've got your foot on the clutch.
0:01:22 > 0:01:26David Barby has been antiques-obsessed since a nipper.
0:01:26 > 0:01:30A leading valuer and auctioneer, he's a dab hand at slashing prices.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33Is that the very best you can do?
0:01:33 > 0:01:35Honestly, definitely.
0:01:35 > 0:01:39His opponent Philip Serrell is the ex-school teacher from Worcester.
0:01:39 > 0:01:43He's not done badly as an auctioneer either.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46On this trip he's praying for success.
0:01:46 > 0:01:50Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today for the buying of antiques.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53Pitted against each other in their search for antique gems,
0:01:53 > 0:01:57they'll go head-to-head at auction at the end of every episode...
0:01:57 > 0:02:01- 55.- ..so it's all about snaffling up profits.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05- I'm staggered.- So am I, so am I.
0:02:09 > 0:02:10This week's journey,
0:02:10 > 0:02:13a race from Lincoln to Wotton-Under- Edge in Gloucestershire.
0:02:16 > 0:02:23Our first leg begins in Lincoln then onto Horncastle with an auction face-off in Leicester.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25What do you think of the car, Barbs?
0:02:25 > 0:02:28It's wonderful. My Aunt Amy used to have a car like this.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30I think we should call her Amy.
0:02:30 > 0:02:31Amy it is. Red Amy.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34- TO THE TUNE OF "Lady In Red": - # Amy in red... #
0:02:37 > 0:02:40Lincoln is a city immersed in history.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44Its cathedral is the third largest in England,
0:02:44 > 0:02:49while the castle contains one of the last four remaining copies of the Magna Carta.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52It's also home to some fine antiques,
0:02:52 > 0:02:56so our dapper duo better have those fivers at the ready.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59Gosh this looks stunning, doesn't it?
0:02:59 > 0:03:02- Oh, dear me, Barbs. Come on, out we jump.- Ah!
0:03:02 > 0:03:04- Come on, Barby. - Oh, that's a welcome break, Phil.
0:03:04 > 0:03:08- Where are you going to go?- I think I'll head up here. What about you?
0:03:08 > 0:03:11- Steep hill...- Oh, there's a rather nice wine shop down there.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14- You are looking for antiques. - Vintage!- Best of luck!- Cheers!
0:03:16 > 0:03:22And the prize for reaching the antiques first goes to David.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25This is rather exciting this is my first shop...
0:03:25 > 0:03:28hope they've got some decent stuff.
0:03:28 > 0:03:32David's a bit of an old...hand when it comes to buying.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36I'm looking right across the board... something that takes my eye.
0:03:36 > 0:03:41Anything that is cheap enough or reasonable enough
0:03:41 > 0:03:45that is going to sell at auction and make a profit.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48Of course that means dealers beware!
0:03:48 > 0:03:50His tactic - intimidation.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52I'll do 30.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54Using the Barby Stare...
0:03:54 > 0:03:56DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS
0:04:03 > 0:04:05Excuse me?
0:04:05 > 0:04:08Could I trouble you to have this cabinet opened?
0:04:08 > 0:04:10Oh, oh! Here we go.
0:04:10 > 0:04:16And what sort of negotiating power do you have? And what's the sort of rule?
0:04:16 > 0:04:22Well, the standard is usually dealers 10%. But...
0:04:22 > 0:04:24SHE LAUGHS
0:04:24 > 0:04:26How did I know you were going to do that?
0:04:28 > 0:04:31Cos my next remark is going to be is that the very best you can do?
0:04:33 > 0:04:38Last series that phrase was the scourge of antiques shops across the land.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41Is that your very best? Is that the very best you can do?
0:04:41 > 0:04:43What's your very best? Is that your very best?
0:04:43 > 0:04:47And yes, he's about to start it all over again.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49Oh, is that fun!
0:04:49 > 0:04:51A table lighter in the form of a crocodile.
0:04:51 > 0:04:56Can you just check on the very best you can do on that one?
0:04:56 > 0:04:59If you don't haggle, I'll do it for £12.
0:05:01 > 0:05:02Go on, agree with me.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05It looks like you've been rumbled, David.
0:05:05 > 0:05:07What a strange thing.
0:05:07 > 0:05:12When smoking was fashionable, table lighters popped up everywhere.
0:05:12 > 0:05:18Big in the '20s and '30s, stylish Deco versions were a must-have.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21This is a snappy little novelty from the 1950s.
0:05:21 > 0:05:25£18.50 down to £12 - not bad.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28But he'll want more off it. You watch.
0:05:28 > 0:05:29At ten it would be reasonable.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35Yeah, OK. All right.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37- And that would be at £10?- Yeah, OK. - OK.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40You're definitely off the Christmas card list.
0:05:42 > 0:05:46Across town Philip is about to do something very rash.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49- Is everything for sale in your window?- Everything.- Everything is for sale?
0:05:49 > 0:05:51Yup he's having a butcher's in the butcher's.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54- How much are the ostrich eggs? - Ostrich eggs, £15, sir.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56Get out of here! Get out of here!
0:05:56 > 0:05:59OK. So he's gone a little off-menu.
0:05:59 > 0:06:04But ostrich eggs are popular when they've been emptied out like these ones.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06Even more so when they've been hand-painted.
0:06:06 > 0:06:11They also make rather striking trophies and decorative pieces.
0:06:11 > 0:06:18But just on their own at auction... Well, Philip could end up with egg on his face.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21- Could you sell me two for a tenner? - Two for a tenner?!- Yeah.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23I'm here to make money, mate, not friends.
0:06:23 > 0:06:27Yeah, but you'd make a lifelong friend. Can you do two for a tenner?
0:06:27 > 0:06:30- Two for £15, how's that? - Two for a tenner?
0:06:30 > 0:06:32Two for £15 like we stated!
0:06:32 > 0:06:35- I'll take 'em.- I bet you want a carrier bag as well.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37- I do.- That's a fiver. - Get out of here!
0:06:37 > 0:06:38Go and get me a new fiver.
0:06:38 > 0:06:42I don't quite know what I am doing here but these things do sell at auction.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45So, you know 15 quid for the two,
0:06:45 > 0:06:47I might double my money.
0:06:47 > 0:06:52You might have a double yoker. It all depends on if you are going to do something clever with them.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57David is still hunting for knock-down booty.
0:06:57 > 0:07:02He's befriended dealer Jennifer Davidson in an attempt to seduce a profit.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04Can I have a quick look at that?
0:07:04 > 0:07:07- Oh, I love the cockerel on it. - Hmm, me too.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11It's really different, isn't it? What was that for, do you think?
0:07:11 > 0:07:17- It's got that sort of almost lemon squeeze-type thing, hasn't it?- Yeah.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21The origin of the cocktail is hotly disputed.
0:07:21 > 0:07:25But it's probably all to do with the tail of a cockerel.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27Those different coloured feathers
0:07:27 > 0:07:31represent the many ingredients combined to make a unique blend.
0:07:31 > 0:07:38This cocktail decanter is from the 1920s, priced at £55.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40I like that, what's the very best on it?
0:07:40 > 0:07:43Um, I'll do 32 on that.
0:07:43 > 0:07:47I just think it's really cracking, it's unusual.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49Good sales pitch, Jennifer.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52- Is that the very best you can do on it?- Definitely.
0:07:52 > 0:07:56I wouldn't dream of letting it go for less than that, honestly.
0:07:57 > 0:07:58Jennifer's tough.
0:07:58 > 0:08:04So David's next ploy is to push for a double deal on the croc and the decanter.
0:08:04 > 0:08:0635 for the two.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08- No.- 35 cash.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11I can't do it, honestly. No, it's got to be 40.
0:08:11 > 0:08:15Not even £39, it's got to be 40.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17I am on my knees already.
0:08:17 > 0:08:18SHE LAUGHS
0:08:18 > 0:08:20You are so cruel!
0:08:20 > 0:08:25No, I'm not. I've been really generous to you. I wouldn't do it for anybody else.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27OK.
0:08:27 > 0:08:28What have I done?! OK...
0:08:28 > 0:08:32- What have- I- done, more like!
0:08:32 > 0:08:34Thank you.
0:08:34 > 0:08:39Smoothie. That's £10 for the crocodile and £30 for the glass decanter.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41Oh, he's such a hard man.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47Philip's finally on the hunt for a real antiques shop.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50But after the eggs debacle, what's he scrambling for?
0:08:50 > 0:08:54You've got to just try and buy four or five small lots,
0:08:54 > 0:08:58and hope to double your money on each one. If I can find something interesting
0:08:58 > 0:09:01and think laterally - I think that's the plan, think laterally.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04Phew. So there is a game plan.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06Hello! I'm Philip how are you?
0:09:06 > 0:09:08- Pleased to meet you.- You're name is?
0:09:08 > 0:09:12- Anne.- Anne and...?- Nice to see you, Philip.- Good to see you. - My name is Bob.- Bob.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15- You like rocking horses, don't you? - We breed them!
0:09:15 > 0:09:18You breed them? Can I go and have a look?
0:09:18 > 0:09:20- Go on then, off you go. - Goodness me, look at this.
0:09:20 > 0:09:25Looking at the reams of stuff Bob Warner has amassed,
0:09:25 > 0:09:31Philip's lateral thinking would probably come in handy any time about now.
0:09:31 > 0:09:32Lord above.
0:09:32 > 0:09:36- We try to achieve the Aladdin's cave effect.- I think you've done that.
0:09:40 > 0:09:44It's actually difficult shopping in a shop like this - you're surrounded by so much stuff
0:09:44 > 0:09:48that often you can't see the wood for the trees. There's stuff everywhere.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51Look, it's like the start to the Grand National.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54There's another three or four of them outside, two more in the hallway.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57I don't know where he gets it all from.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59So it's nay to a horse then.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02Onto David and a spot of porcelain.
0:10:02 > 0:10:07That Royal Worcester plate at £38 but it's got to be under £30.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11Royal Worcester is famous for porcelain.
0:10:11 > 0:10:17This 1909 plate has a high quality translucency which comes from firing
0:10:17 > 0:10:22fine white clay and ground feldspar rock called petuntse,
0:10:22 > 0:10:26with added ingredients such as bone ash.
0:10:26 > 0:10:31In a high temperature kiln this produces a fusion like opaque glass which makes it translucent.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34The sad thing about Worcester at the moment is that
0:10:34 > 0:10:36production has ceased,
0:10:36 > 0:10:39so these objects in time will become very sought after.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43Jennifer thinks it's Victorian.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45But the porcelain master is not convinced.
0:10:45 > 0:10:49He's checking the date code of dots on the back.
0:10:49 > 0:10:50There's 12 dots on the top,
0:10:50 > 0:10:5712, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 dots which brings it into the early 20th century.
0:10:57 > 0:11:01So it's not 19th, so what would the price be on that?
0:11:01 > 0:11:03Why should that make any difference?
0:11:03 > 0:11:06Because it's not as early as I anticipated.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09- SHE SIGHS - Oh!
0:11:09 > 0:11:10Yes, he is a pain.
0:11:12 > 0:11:14- 25.- 24.
0:11:16 > 0:11:1824.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20Aren't I good to you?
0:11:20 > 0:11:23You've got to remember me in your will.
0:11:23 > 0:11:24That's what Philip Serrell says.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26SHE LAUGHS
0:11:26 > 0:11:31Oh dear. Talking of whom, has Philip actually found anything yet?
0:11:31 > 0:11:34We've got Mauchline Ware which is this Scottish
0:11:34 > 0:11:38- transfer-printed ware from about 1900-1910.- Yes.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41And, I mean, I think at auction
0:11:41 > 0:11:43these are like £10 or £15 a piece,
0:11:43 > 0:11:49which is a bit more than...or a bit less, rather, than you've got them priced up at.
0:11:49 > 0:11:56Mauchline, in Ayrshire, had a thriving souvenir industry in the late-19th and early-20th centuries.
0:11:56 > 0:12:01Transferred patterns of famous land- marks were printed onto sycamore,
0:12:01 > 0:12:07making a vast range of delightful storage boxes for snuff, jewellery, needles and bobbins.
0:12:07 > 0:12:13I think that on five pieces I'd want about £75, that's about the death.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15You couldn't do 60 quid?
0:12:15 > 0:12:20- Make it 70 and we have a deal.- 65. - Go on then.- You are a gentleman I'll have those of you.
0:12:21 > 0:12:28David's done with his shopathon, so he's indulging in a spot of history at Lincoln Castle.
0:12:28 > 0:12:33In 1068 William the Conqueror built fortifications here.
0:12:33 > 0:12:39And by Norman times, thanks to its wealth, this was the third city of the realm.
0:12:39 > 0:12:45For over 900 years the castle has also been a courthouse and a prison.
0:12:45 > 0:12:49So not surprisingly it's had a bit of a gruesome past.
0:12:49 > 0:12:53Peter Tomlinson is a Cultural Services Advisor.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56Gosh, Peter, what a fantastic structure! What is this?
0:12:56 > 0:13:02It is. This building is called Cobb Hall and it's a 13th-century defensive tower.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04Down there, it's a steep ladder, isn't it?
0:13:04 > 0:13:09It is. This is a dungeon area of the medieval tower and it's called
0:13:09 > 0:13:14an oubliette and that is from the French word oublier meaning to forget.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17So in fact they put people down there and forgot.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19What was their life expectancy?
0:13:19 > 0:13:21How long would they have survived?
0:13:21 > 0:13:24If they were thrown down there and they were injured
0:13:24 > 0:13:26probably a matter of days, if that.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29If they were fed they might have lasted a little bit longer.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32- Dear, dear! Thank goodness we live in the 21st century.- Quite horrific.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34What else have you got to show me?
0:13:34 > 0:13:37It's even worse upstairs.
0:13:37 > 0:13:41One of the most famous hangmen in Britain wielded his rope here.
0:13:41 > 0:13:45William Marwood created the long drop
0:13:45 > 0:13:49which ensured a prisoner's neck broke instantly.
0:13:49 > 0:13:54The length of rope required for a more humane clean break
0:13:54 > 0:13:57was calculated from the prisoner's height and weight.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00Before the 1820s all hangings had to be public.
0:14:00 > 0:14:04So the people outside had to see executions taking place.
0:14:04 > 0:14:09The point we're standing on was where the scaffold was situated so it would have been 20-feet.
0:14:09 > 0:14:13Goodness me, that would have projected it high. Anybody infamous?
0:14:13 > 0:14:18The first person to be hanged on this site was in fact a woman who was found guilty of poisoning
0:14:18 > 0:14:22her daughter and she was brought into the prison and executed on this spot.
0:14:22 > 0:14:26Oh dear, oh dear. Right, Let's go onto something happier, I think.
0:14:26 > 0:14:30I agree, it's all got very gory.
0:14:30 > 0:14:34But visitors to the castle cannot leave
0:14:34 > 0:14:39without seeing its original copy of the 1215 Magna Carta.
0:14:39 > 0:14:43My word, Peter, this is the holy of holies, isn't it?
0:14:43 > 0:14:48This single document, devised by a group of medieval barons,
0:14:48 > 0:14:53was created to stop King John exploiting his people and his power.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57The King agreed to the terms at Runnymede near Windsor Castle.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00It reduced his power, created a strong parliament
0:15:00 > 0:15:05and became the basis of citizens' rights.
0:15:05 > 0:15:11Only three other original copies exist, two in the British Library and one at Salisbury Cathedral.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14Bishop Hugh of Lincoln was present when it was drawn up
0:15:14 > 0:15:17and it's thought he brought this copy home with him.
0:15:17 > 0:15:21Although what happened to it after that became a bit of a mystery.
0:15:21 > 0:15:26It was lost in the cathedral for quite a number of years.
0:15:26 > 0:15:30The story goes that they were doing some restoration work in the cathedral,
0:15:30 > 0:15:34one of the workmen opened a drawer to move it out of the way
0:15:34 > 0:15:37and they found folded up in the drawer the Magna Carta.
0:15:37 > 0:15:39Goodness me!
0:15:39 > 0:15:43This is a modern translation of the Magna Carta.
0:15:43 > 0:15:48And these four points that we see here are the clauses
0:15:48 > 0:15:52that were eventually written into English law which still apply today.
0:15:52 > 0:15:53It's freedom of the church.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55That one is trial by jury.
0:15:55 > 0:16:01This one states that no man shall be taken, imprisoned or outlawed or banished.
0:16:01 > 0:16:07- And this one states, "To no-one we will sell or deny the right of justice."- The rights of man.
0:16:07 > 0:16:12But what about the rights of antiques dealers?
0:16:12 > 0:16:15That naughty Philip Serrell is about to get cheekier.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17If that's possible.
0:16:17 > 0:16:21That's a little Edwardian hanging shelf...
0:16:21 > 0:16:25date's about 1910, something like that.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27Bob's got that priced at £60.
0:16:27 > 0:16:31It's split there, look, you can just see that split down there.
0:16:32 > 0:16:38These could in fact date anywhere between 1890 and 1910.
0:16:38 > 0:16:43Made of satin birch, they held books, porcelain plates or figurines -
0:16:43 > 0:16:46a platform to show off prized possessions.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49I'd want to buy that for 20 or 30 quid.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51I'm going to put that down there.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54Philip wants Bob to knock the price down. Ha!
0:16:54 > 0:16:57Can we do a bit of a deal, in fact a large discount on those, Bob?
0:16:57 > 0:16:59What are you offering?
0:16:59 > 0:17:03I think at auction they're 20 to 40 pounds' worth so I need to buy them at 20 quid.
0:17:03 > 0:17:07- No.- What can you do them for? - I'll do them for 30.
0:17:07 > 0:17:10Let me have another look at them. What about 25?
0:17:10 > 0:17:13No, 30. Leave me a little bit.
0:17:14 > 0:17:16Remember those cracks? Philip does.
0:17:16 > 0:17:17Look at that.
0:17:17 > 0:17:21Oh, Bob, this is teaching me to look more carefully.
0:17:21 > 0:17:25Look at that split down there, and another there, and another there.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27And that peg's not original.
0:17:27 > 0:17:28What have I done?
0:17:28 > 0:17:32- Come on, Bob, 25 quid.- Go on then. - You are an excellent man. Thank you, Bob.
0:17:33 > 0:17:37Gosh. Meanwhile David's being a clever boy.
0:17:37 > 0:17:42He's phoning the auction house for a heads-up on what else to buy for the upcoming sale.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45Ok, you think there'll be a market for silver.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47So I go for small items of silver?
0:17:47 > 0:17:50I can buy four or five objects.
0:17:50 > 0:17:52Silver boxes, something like that?
0:17:52 > 0:17:54And you. Bye-bye. Bye-bye.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57So it looks like it's all about buying silver.
0:17:57 > 0:18:01I don't suppose David will be telling Philip that.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06With money spent and booty bought it's time to skip town.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09- It's a hot old day, isn't it? - Isn't it wonderful?
0:18:09 > 0:18:13- Are we going where the wild road takes us now?- I think so. We'll head north.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15Drive on, Barby, drive on!
0:18:15 > 0:18:17A well-earned rest is on the cards.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20Who knows what they'll turn up tomorrow.
0:18:23 > 0:18:30Day two. It's a gorgeous morning and David is at the wheel of the newly-christened Morris Minor.
0:18:30 > 0:18:32Come on, Amy, God bless you, my love.
0:18:32 > 0:18:36# Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps. #
0:18:39 > 0:18:44The gents are motoring 21 miles east to Horncastle.
0:18:44 > 0:18:48Out of their £200 starter packs...
0:18:48 > 0:18:51they've each bought three sets of goodies.
0:18:51 > 0:18:56David's spent £64 while Philip has forked out £105.
0:18:56 > 0:19:00- Are you pleased with what you bought, Barbs?- Reasonably so.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03- What about you?- Pretty much the same.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07Horncastle is an established honey pot for the antiques trade,
0:19:07 > 0:19:11so there are plenty of places to have a nosey about.
0:19:11 > 0:19:16It's also a picturesque market town lying between the rivers Bain
0:19:16 > 0:19:18and Waring on the edge of the Fens.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20Right, let's hop out, Barbs.
0:19:20 > 0:19:25- Have you got a plan, Barby? - Yes, do you want your scarf? - No. I've got a plan.
0:19:25 > 0:19:29We've got East Street, South Street, North Street.
0:19:29 > 0:19:30As yet I can't find West Street.
0:19:30 > 0:19:35But I am going to head north up to East Street and then come back south down to West Street.
0:19:35 > 0:19:39Then I might go west across to East Street and then South Street...
0:19:39 > 0:19:41You are confusing, aren't you?
0:19:41 > 0:19:43All confusing.
0:19:43 > 0:19:45Actually, this is the wrong way.
0:19:45 > 0:19:50David, fresh with titbits on what sells at the Leicester auction rooms,
0:19:50 > 0:19:54is shaping up to be the one who really does have a plan.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56I'm going to look for something a little bit special,
0:19:56 > 0:19:59something which has that little bit of sparkle,
0:19:59 > 0:20:03something a little bit different.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06Possibly in silver. And it's one of those situations that,
0:20:06 > 0:20:10when I see the object I'll want to buy it.
0:20:11 > 0:20:16For Philip, there's a lesson to be learned on why not to show off about map-reading.
0:20:16 > 0:20:22I used to teach geography and at the minute I am just trying to work out whether this map goes...
0:20:22 > 0:20:24that way or that way.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27Or whether I should be... or should I be going...?
0:20:28 > 0:20:30Um...
0:20:32 > 0:20:34There's an answer to this, hold on just a minute.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38That way.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43Could Philip be on the right track this time? Let's hope so.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45Now what's David up to?
0:20:45 > 0:20:49I have got to find something which appeals to me,
0:20:49 > 0:20:52would appeal to a collector (and at a very reasonable price).
0:20:52 > 0:20:56But in true David Barby fashion he spots something pricey.
0:20:56 > 0:20:57That's very nice.
0:20:57 > 0:21:02At £135 the label says it's a case for a thermometer.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04Well, at least it's silver.
0:21:04 > 0:21:07It's very nice. Sampson Mordan, good name.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10But is it going to sell at that auction?
0:21:10 > 0:21:15Sampson Mordan and Co specialised in silver boxes,
0:21:15 > 0:21:18propelling pencils and retractable pens.
0:21:18 > 0:21:24This is more likely to be a pen or pencil case created between 1890 and 1910.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27The chains allowed it to hang decoratively
0:21:27 > 0:21:32from an ornamental clasp around your belt called a chatelaine.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35What's the very best you can do on that, please?
0:21:35 > 0:21:39Well, we normally do 10% but I can telephone the person and find out
0:21:39 > 0:21:42- if they can do better.- Could you? Thanks awfully.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47Meanwhile Philip has at last found an antiques shop.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49Well done, old fruit.
0:21:49 > 0:21:50Be methodical.
0:21:50 > 0:21:55The ostrich eggs prove Philip's tendency to think outside the box.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57So what next?
0:21:57 > 0:22:01I'm going to buy a chimney pot. People buy these, put them in their gardens.
0:22:01 > 0:22:05What they're good for is you can have these out, it's a glorious sunny day,
0:22:05 > 0:22:09you've got your barbeque going and just at the side of the barbeque
0:22:09 > 0:22:13you've got this wonderful planter, cos that's what it's going to become, a garden planter.
0:22:13 > 0:22:1745... Need to get the price down to about 20 quid for one.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20It's back inside for a haggle!
0:22:20 > 0:22:22How much discount can you give on those?
0:22:22 > 0:22:25The rule is 10% over £10, that's usually what we have to stick to.
0:22:25 > 0:22:31Meaning Philip won't be getting a chimney pot for £20. What about a cocktail shaker instead?
0:22:31 > 0:22:34It's a bit of a pity here that this one's engraved.
0:22:34 > 0:22:40"Pannal Open Meeting Best Net Score". Is that golf? Who knows?
0:22:40 > 0:22:43But the important thing is it is by a good maker, Walker and Hall.
0:22:43 > 0:22:47If you look at the little flag at the bottom it has a W and H on there
0:22:47 > 0:22:49and it tells you it's by Walker and Hall.
0:22:50 > 0:22:55Established by George Walker and joined by Henry Hall in 1853,
0:22:55 > 0:23:00Walker and Hall were a successful Sheffield silver manufacturers.
0:23:00 > 0:23:05Their staple output - tea services, cutlery and trophies.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08It isn't silver, it's plated but, um...
0:23:10 > 0:23:12..it's not the best in the world,
0:23:12 > 0:23:16it'd be nice if the engraving wasn't on it but that's OK for a tenner.
0:23:16 > 0:23:18What's the best you could do that for, my dear?
0:23:18 > 0:23:21- On that one it would be nine. - I just think that's quite nice.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23- Did you say £8?- I said nine.
0:23:23 > 0:23:27Did you? It's terrible, my hearing has gone all... It's just an age thing, honestly.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30- It wasn't eight?- It wasn't, no, sorry.
0:23:30 > 0:23:32- Could it be eight? - No, it couldn't, it could be nine.
0:23:32 > 0:23:36- Thank you very much, you're very kind.- Hurts, that does. I'm hurt.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39I'm actually really hurt. Yeah.
0:23:39 > 0:23:40I'm sure you'll get over it, Phil.
0:23:40 > 0:23:46Across town David's awaiting a final price for his silver case.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49Just listening in at the moment, see whether it can come down in price.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51£105, David, is the best.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53Could they tuck it under £100, please?
0:23:53 > 0:23:58No, she says she wouldn't earn anything. She can't take £35 off.
0:23:58 > 0:24:02I couldn't budge her. Sorry, David, it's difficult.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05I'm sticking my neck out if I buy that. But...
0:24:05 > 0:24:10my strategy is that someone might go along to that saleroom
0:24:10 > 0:24:13hoping to find something of that ilk
0:24:13 > 0:24:18and be prepared to pay over the £105, which I think is reasonable.
0:24:18 > 0:24:21I don't want to leave here empty-handed.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24I tried twisting her arm.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27Oh, dear, dear, dear. 105.
0:24:27 > 0:24:31Decisions, decisions, David.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33Yeah. OK, that's fine.
0:24:33 > 0:24:35The heart has ruled the head.
0:24:35 > 0:24:37Do you want a tissue?
0:24:38 > 0:24:42- I'd like a receipt, thank you. - Thank you very much. - Thank you very much.
0:24:42 > 0:24:46Well, done it. I know what Serrell's going to say, he'll say I've blown it.
0:24:46 > 0:24:53But I like it. Something of quality and hopefully my reputation is intact!
0:24:54 > 0:24:58As David prepares for that all-important show and tell,
0:24:58 > 0:25:04Philip is about to enjoy a once-in- a-lifetime opportunity to get up close and personal
0:25:04 > 0:25:09with one of the few remaining Lancaster Bombers, at Lincolnshire Aviation Centre.
0:25:09 > 0:25:11Do you know, I am just so excited today
0:25:11 > 0:25:14because you look at all the heroes of the Second World War
0:25:14 > 0:25:16and you look at what they flew,
0:25:16 > 0:25:19it's sort of quite humbling in a way.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22The museum is owned by two local farmers.
0:25:22 > 0:25:28They've dedicated it to their eldest brother whose plane was shot down in 1944.
0:25:28 > 0:25:36It's also a tribute to the 55,000 men of Bomber Command who lost their lives during the war.
0:25:36 > 0:25:39- Hi, Phil, I'm Ian.- Ian, how are you?
0:25:39 > 0:25:41- Not too bad.- This is just wonderful.
0:25:46 > 0:25:52Engineer Ian Hickling is bringing 'Just Jane' onto the apron.
0:25:52 > 0:25:57Built in 1945, she narrowly missed seeing any action in the Second World War.
0:25:57 > 0:26:05But thousands of Lancasters like her did, helping Bomber Command win the war in the air.
0:26:05 > 0:26:11There were over 7,500 built. Half of them were shot down during the war.
0:26:11 > 0:26:16- It's just awesome, isn't it?- Yeah. - It's like being in the presence of some history.
0:26:16 > 0:26:20It is. Unfortunately now there are only about 17 left in the world.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22One of their most famous sorties
0:26:22 > 0:26:29was in May 1943, when 19 Lancasters unleashed the bouncing bomb.
0:26:29 > 0:26:31A unique cylindrical explosive,
0:26:31 > 0:26:34it had to be dropped at a precise height and speed
0:26:34 > 0:26:38so it would bounce along the water and hit its target.
0:26:38 > 0:26:42Many of us know about that night thanks to the film Dambusters.
0:26:42 > 0:26:51Those brave aircrews breached the Moehne and Eder Dams bringing chaos to the industrial Ruhr Valley.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56- What was the life expectancy of a Lancaster pilot?- About four trips.
0:26:56 > 0:26:58Four trips and you were gone.
0:26:58 > 0:27:03Yeah, that was it. And the average age of the crew was 22 years old.
0:27:04 > 0:27:11Philip knows only too well the precariousness of flying planes like this into battle.
0:27:11 > 0:27:18A dear friend won the DSO medal for bravery after flying his Lancaster home on just two of four engines,
0:27:18 > 0:27:23following a harrowing 1944 bombing raid on Berlin.
0:27:23 > 0:27:28When under attack the most dangerous position on board was the rear gunner.
0:27:28 > 0:27:32They lost twice as many rear gunners than any other position on the aeroplane.
0:27:32 > 0:27:34- So he was strapped in there?- Yeah.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37This is the most vulnerable bit because this is where the Messerschmitt
0:27:37 > 0:27:41would have come and attacked you from behind. So how did this guy get out?
0:27:41 > 0:27:44His parachute was actually outside the turret,
0:27:44 > 0:27:48so he has to unstrap, climb out the turret, put his parachute on,
0:27:48 > 0:27:54get back into the turret, turn the turret through 90 degrees and fall out through the side.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57If you can imagine it. It's just unbelievable.
0:27:57 > 0:27:59- Would it be possible to look inside? - Of course.
0:27:59 > 0:28:01Thank you, this is fabulous.
0:28:06 > 0:28:09I tell you what, Ian, I don't mean to be rude
0:28:09 > 0:28:12but I had a look at your behind earlier
0:28:12 > 0:28:15and thought, "If he can get in there, I can." I'm now not so sure!
0:28:15 > 0:28:18- Ha ha!- Is this that girl expression - does my bum look big in this?
0:28:18 > 0:28:21You're home and dry now.
0:28:23 > 0:28:27Would you like to get in the pilot's seat so we can start it up and run it?
0:28:27 > 0:28:30- Start it?- Absolutely. - You're joking?- No.
0:28:30 > 0:28:32- Pull yourself up, that's it.- Yeah.
0:28:32 > 0:28:35That's it, then sit in the seat.
0:28:35 > 0:28:36So that's it now.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39- Oh, I can fly one of these now! - That's it.
0:28:39 > 0:28:40Mag switches on.
0:28:40 > 0:28:42- Right, you ready?- How cool is this?
0:28:42 > 0:28:44Right, here we go.
0:28:56 > 0:29:00In their service during the Second World War,
0:29:00 > 0:29:05Lancasters dropped over 608,000 tonnes of bombs
0:29:05 > 0:29:08on more than 156,000 missions.
0:29:08 > 0:29:14- For Philip this is an incredible chance to experience a vital part of our national heritage.
0:29:16 > 0:29:17That's just the best day ever.
0:29:17 > 0:29:21Honestly, I can't thank you enough. It's been one of the best days of my life.
0:29:21 > 0:29:24- Good.- Come on, I'll buy you a tea. - Good man!
0:29:31 > 0:29:35They've pondered. They've haggled. They've parted with their cash.
0:29:35 > 0:29:40Now Philip and David must reveal what they've bought to one another.
0:29:40 > 0:29:43- Hiya, Phil. - Barbs, where have you been?
0:29:43 > 0:29:46Have you had a good day? You haven't been waiting that long have you?
0:29:46 > 0:29:49Hours and hours and hours... No, I've had an awesome day.
0:29:49 > 0:29:54Discussion topic number one - Philip's cocktail shaker.
0:29:54 > 0:29:56- That is extraordinary. - Why? Have you got some gin?
0:29:56 > 0:29:59- No.- I know it's no great shakes.
0:29:59 > 0:30:03Ha ha, no great shakes... Well, look on the bottom, it's Walker and Hall.
0:30:03 > 0:30:05- Yeah, nice make.- Nine quid.
0:30:05 > 0:30:07That's very, very good, actually.
0:30:07 > 0:30:10Why I say "how extraordinary..." I think that's quite cheap.
0:30:10 > 0:30:14Extraordinary because I have bought something very similar.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16That's lovely, isn't it?
0:30:16 > 0:30:18Now that is a cocktail decanter.
0:30:18 > 0:30:22If you were going to buy a new decanter like that, what would that cost you?
0:30:22 > 0:30:25- Oh, a fantastic amount. - £100, £150, £200?- Yeah.
0:30:25 > 0:30:27- Do you like that?- Yeah, I do. I do.
0:30:27 > 0:30:32Now for the Mauchline Ware boxes priced at £65.
0:30:34 > 0:30:38They might make £20-£25 each, and I thought if I was unlucky they might make 15 quid a piece.
0:30:38 > 0:30:41I think you're right, that is a very good speculation.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44I wanted to buy something quirky.
0:30:44 > 0:30:48- I bought that.- Yeah, well, that's, um, quirky, isn't it?
0:30:48 > 0:30:50- Isn't it quirky!- Yeah. - What do you think?
0:30:52 > 0:30:55- How much did you pay for that? - Cost a lot of money actually. - A pound?- Tenner.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58Those ostrich eggs are up next.
0:30:58 > 0:31:01Nothing antique about them apart from the pong.
0:31:02 > 0:31:05Can you imagine sitting on one of those for...?
0:31:05 > 0:31:07- Oh, have you smelt them? - No, I don't want to.
0:31:07 > 0:31:13Watch out, David, Philip has indeed come up with a cunning use for them and it involves you.
0:31:13 > 0:31:18For me one of the highlights of this trip has been working with you.
0:31:18 > 0:31:20Because I'd really value this.
0:31:20 > 0:31:23- I'd like you... Could you sign that one for me?- I don't think so.
0:31:23 > 0:31:26- No, no, honestly, please sign it for me.- You are selling this.
0:31:26 > 0:31:29- Well, yeah.- I don't want it to have an enhanced value.
0:31:29 > 0:31:31I'd never thought of that.
0:31:31 > 0:31:32Oh, yes, you had!
0:31:32 > 0:31:36- I'll sign it afterwards. There.- So you're happy to sign it afterwards?
0:31:36 > 0:31:40Excellent, thank you. That's on camera now and we can put in the catalogue,
0:31:40 > 0:31:43"David J Barby will sign this afterwards". Isn't he a lovely man?
0:31:43 > 0:31:46In fact, I'm going to sign one now, Barbs. Give me a pen.
0:31:46 > 0:31:49I'm going to sign it, "Best wishes, Philip Serrell."
0:31:49 > 0:31:53- And I shall ask you to do the same. - After the sale.
0:31:53 > 0:31:55Another item, David's plate,
0:31:55 > 0:31:58and it's bound to impress the man from Worcester.
0:31:58 > 0:32:01Do you know, this stuff is so undervalued.
0:32:01 > 0:32:07That plate was making £30 to £50 probably...25 years ago.
0:32:07 > 0:32:11- That's at auction.- Yeah, and we would get for that today £30 to £50.
0:32:11 > 0:32:13- How much did you pay for it?- £24.
0:32:13 > 0:32:16£24. Yeah, you should make a profit.
0:32:16 > 0:32:22But what about Philip's satin birch bookshelves for 25?
0:32:22 > 0:32:25The thing I like about these is you can either have them free-standing
0:32:25 > 0:32:29on top of a chest of drawers or you can hang them, can't you?
0:32:29 > 0:32:32I have several of those at home with porcelain on.
0:32:32 > 0:32:34- Do you want another one? - No, thank you.- Right.
0:32:34 > 0:32:36They are very nice. I think that's a good buy.
0:32:36 > 0:32:42The most expensive buy so far, costing David over half his cash...
0:32:42 > 0:32:45the Sampson Mordan silver case.
0:32:45 > 0:32:47- Little pencil holder.- Pencil holder.
0:32:47 > 0:32:50I think they had it as a thermometer holder,
0:32:50 > 0:32:53but I think really it's too fancy for a thermometer.
0:32:53 > 0:32:57- A bit of a thick old thermometer. You wouldn't want that put anywhere, would you?- No.
0:32:57 > 0:33:00If you had told me that was £30 or £300 I couldn't argue with you
0:33:00 > 0:33:04- because I've never seen one sold before. What did you pay for that? - £105.
0:33:04 > 0:33:07- Really?- Yeah, a lot of money. - I think you bought well.
0:33:07 > 0:33:09I think out of everything you and I have bought
0:33:09 > 0:33:13- that's the best quality item. - Do you really think so?- I do.
0:33:13 > 0:33:14That was all very polite.
0:33:14 > 0:33:17But what's the real verdict?
0:33:17 > 0:33:22The crocodile or alligator... if I had put any money on Barby NOT buying anything
0:33:22 > 0:33:24it would have been on not buying that,
0:33:24 > 0:33:27I would have thought that's not his thing at all, I can't get that.
0:33:27 > 0:33:29He bought the ostrich eggs,
0:33:29 > 0:33:31something I would never have thought of buying,
0:33:31 > 0:33:33they are brand spanking new.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36They stink cos they've just been blown
0:33:36 > 0:33:42and some person might pay...oh, maybe £20 for them, I don't know.
0:33:42 > 0:33:45I think his pencil holder or whatever it is,
0:33:45 > 0:33:47I think that is a brave call - £105 for that?
0:33:47 > 0:33:49That's the winner or the looser.
0:33:49 > 0:33:53If he goes and loses £60 or £70, I think I might be up on him
0:33:53 > 0:33:57but if he doesn't... Well, you can never be sure where Barby is.
0:33:59 > 0:34:05So far our boys have legged it across Lincolnshire in hot pursuit of money-spinning treasures.
0:34:05 > 0:34:09They've gone from Lincoln, out east to Horncastle.
0:34:09 > 0:34:13Now it's a 75-mile beeline south to Leicester.
0:34:14 > 0:34:21It's here the gents go head- to-head at auction to gain the first financial advantage of the week.
0:34:23 > 0:34:31An industrial hotspot in the 18th and 19th centuries, Leicester has burgeoning boot and shoe industries.
0:34:31 > 0:34:37But it's engineering that it's most well known for, a business that still thrives here today.
0:34:37 > 0:34:40For our intrepid trippers though, there's a different agenda.
0:34:41 > 0:34:45Your driving is atrocious. Will you not hold my hand?
0:34:45 > 0:34:47Don't hold my hand.
0:34:48 > 0:34:53Churchgate Auctions have been in business for 30 years.
0:34:53 > 0:34:59Today it's a general sale, although collectibles and quirky items do well here.
0:34:59 > 0:35:03Auctioneer Dickon Dearman is in charge of the proceedings.
0:35:03 > 0:35:07- How are we going to do today?- I think it's going to be a good sale.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10- Really?- We had a good viewing yesterday, a lot of public, a lot of trade buyers in,
0:35:10 > 0:35:13a lot of collectors and, fingers crossed, we are going to have a good sale today.
0:35:13 > 0:35:16- What is the best thing today? - In today's sale?
0:35:16 > 0:35:22- Not our lot...- What he's trying to prompt you here is to say the best lot is that wonderful...
0:35:22 > 0:35:25- Hush your mouth, honey child! - ..that wonderful silver pencil case,
0:35:25 > 0:35:28- that's what he's really trying to get you to say.- I see!
0:35:28 > 0:35:32Funnily enough, that has tickled his fancy.
0:35:32 > 0:35:36After all, silver was the hot tip David got from this very auction house.
0:35:36 > 0:35:39My favourite piece has to be the pencil case.
0:35:39 > 0:35:42And the estimate for that is in the region of £60 to £80.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45So that's a nice piece, I'm anticipating that'll do quite well.
0:35:48 > 0:35:54David has spent a considerable £169 on four lots - the croc lighter,
0:35:54 > 0:35:56the cocktail decanter,
0:35:56 > 0:36:00the Worcester plate and the silver pen or pencil holder.
0:36:00 > 0:36:01Thank you very much.
0:36:02 > 0:36:06While Philip has forked out £114 on five lots -
0:36:06 > 0:36:12the ostrich eggs, two sets of Mauchline boxes, the bookshelves
0:36:12 > 0:36:14and the cocktail shaker.
0:36:14 > 0:36:16I'll have those off you.
0:36:16 > 0:36:21It's all to play for, and as ever with an auction anything can happen.
0:36:23 > 0:36:24Out of the starters' gate
0:36:24 > 0:36:27is Philip's silver-plated cocktail shaker.
0:36:27 > 0:36:28£20 only for it.
0:36:28 > 0:36:30£20 bid, do I see £22 now?
0:36:30 > 0:36:3522, 22, 24, 26, 28, £30.
0:36:35 > 0:36:39I don't believe that. I do not believe that.
0:36:39 > 0:36:41- Sold for £28.- I'm staggered.
0:36:41 > 0:36:43So am I, so am I.
0:36:43 > 0:36:47With a surprising profit of £19 before commission
0:36:47 > 0:36:51the crowd's won over, for now anyway.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53- That is a very good result.- Luck!
0:36:54 > 0:36:57Next up, Philip's ostrich eggs.
0:36:57 > 0:37:01He's signed one already. The other awaits the scroll of David Barby.
0:37:01 > 0:37:04What shall we say for these then? £20 for them?
0:37:04 > 0:37:07£20, £20 being bid, thank you, 22 now.
0:37:07 > 0:37:13- 22.- For heaven's sake.- 25, 27, £30 I'm bid, 32 now...
0:37:13 > 0:37:16It's the only thing I put my name to that won't bounce!
0:37:16 > 0:37:18- Thank you, sir.- £30.
0:37:18 > 0:37:21You've doubled your money. You've doubled your money.
0:37:21 > 0:37:24That's right, David, Philip's made a good profit on those...
0:37:24 > 0:37:26putting him way out in front.
0:37:26 > 0:37:29I hope it goes the same with me.
0:37:29 > 0:37:32You'll do well, Barby. You've got more to double because you bought good things.
0:37:34 > 0:37:38Let' see if that rings true with David's 1920s cocktail decanter,
0:37:38 > 0:37:41with the lemon-squeezing stopper.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44Lot number 30, interesting piece there now. Commission bid...
0:37:44 > 0:37:47- £30.- Well done, well done. - Straight in.
0:37:47 > 0:37:5032, 32, 35, 37,
0:37:50 > 0:37:56- £40, 42, 45, 47,- Well done, Barbs. - 47 do I see now?
0:37:56 > 0:37:59Selling for £45...
0:37:59 > 0:38:01Well done, Barbs, well done.
0:38:02 > 0:38:06That's a £15 profit... a great start.
0:38:06 > 0:38:09He'll lose a little of that to the auction house...
0:38:09 > 0:38:12as our two experts know only too well.
0:38:12 > 0:38:15All these auctioneers charge commission. It's never right, is it?
0:38:15 > 0:38:18That's why you drive an Aston Martin.
0:38:18 > 0:38:20Shhh. Don't tell anybody that!
0:38:21 > 0:38:23Now for the Royal Worcester plate...
0:38:23 > 0:38:27It's a nice piece, but will it clean up for David?
0:38:27 > 0:38:31And lot number 40. The Royal Worcester plate, 1909, bluish-green.
0:38:31 > 0:38:36Oh, isn't that beautiful? Isn't that lovely? It's extraordinary.
0:38:36 > 0:38:40£20 straight in, £20, 22 now, 22...
0:38:40 > 0:38:46- Come on...- ..25, 27, £30, 32, 35, 35 do I see now?
0:38:46 > 0:38:48- Come on, come on, come on.- £32.
0:38:48 > 0:38:5132. Oh, well that's not bad.
0:38:51 > 0:38:52An £8 profit.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54But it should have faired better.
0:38:54 > 0:38:55That was all right.
0:38:55 > 0:38:58It's not brilliant but it's all right, isn't it?
0:38:59 > 0:39:01Will the bidders get more excited about
0:39:01 > 0:39:04Philip's late-19th century book shelves?
0:39:05 > 0:39:07£10 is being bid, is there 12?
0:39:07 > 0:39:1214, 16, 18, £20, 22, 25, 25, 27,
0:39:12 > 0:39:1727, £30, 30 I have, £32, 32 anywhere?
0:39:17 > 0:39:19Selling to you, sir, for £30.
0:39:19 > 0:39:21£30. What's a fiver, Barbs?
0:39:21 > 0:39:24- You haven't made a loss on it.- Not till you take the commission off.
0:39:24 > 0:39:28Indeed, after commission that will be a small loss.
0:39:28 > 0:39:31Next up the first batch of Mauchline Ware boxes.
0:39:31 > 0:39:36Philip has split his five Mauchline Ware boxes into two lots.
0:39:36 > 0:39:39Here are the first two boxes.
0:39:39 > 0:39:42- £20 on these.- That's good, 22.
0:39:42 > 0:39:4925, 27, £30 is my bid, £32, I have it, 35, 35 anywhere?
0:39:49 > 0:39:51Selling for £32.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53- That was OK.- Respectable.
0:39:54 > 0:39:56The crowd has seen the first batch -
0:39:56 > 0:40:01has it whet their whistles for Philip's second lot of pretty boxes?
0:40:01 > 0:40:04- Another commission bid. I'm opening at £30.- That's good.
0:40:04 > 0:40:1232, 35, 37, £40, 42, 45, 47, £50 now, 50 do I see?
0:40:12 > 0:40:13Selling for £47.
0:40:13 > 0:40:16- Well, that's good, Philip. - That's all right, Barbs, isn't it?
0:40:16 > 0:40:19That's a respectable profit of eight pounds.
0:40:19 > 0:40:23Splitting up the Mauchline Ware was a definite advantage.
0:40:23 > 0:40:27That's good, that's good, that's good. You are doing very well.
0:40:27 > 0:40:32Now for David's bronze-finished metal crocodile lighter...
0:40:32 > 0:40:36Philip couldn't believe he'd bought it, so could it lead to regrets?
0:40:36 > 0:40:39The alligator... This'll do all right.
0:40:39 > 0:40:44- Crocodile cigarette lighter.- Yes! - I have a bid of £22, is there 22?
0:40:44 > 0:40:4622, 25, 27,
0:40:46 > 0:40:48£30, 32... No.
0:40:48 > 0:40:51- 32, 32... - Come on, come on, come on.
0:40:51 > 0:40:5335... No. £35?
0:40:53 > 0:40:55- That's a hell of a profit. - Come on...
0:40:55 > 0:40:57At £30. Thank you.
0:40:57 > 0:40:59That's a hell of a profit, Barbs.
0:41:00 > 0:41:02A £20 profit, proving that sometimes
0:41:02 > 0:41:05the more quirky the item, the better.
0:41:05 > 0:41:10- Well done, you.- Oh... - I'm really pleased for you. I'm really, really pleased for you.
0:41:10 > 0:41:12Now for the final lot.
0:41:12 > 0:41:17The silver Sampson Mordan pen or pencil case. If this bombs,
0:41:17 > 0:41:19it could be curtains for David.
0:41:19 > 0:41:23- And the scarce Sampson Mordan pen or pencil case.- Well, here we are...
0:41:23 > 0:41:26How's it going to do how's it going to do, how's it going to do?
0:41:26 > 0:41:29What shall we say for this now, £100 for this piece?
0:41:29 > 0:41:31Any interest at 100? Do I see £100...?
0:41:31 > 0:41:34I'm going to open the bidding here at £50, commission bid.
0:41:34 > 0:41:3755, 60, 65,
0:41:37 > 0:41:3870, 75,
0:41:38 > 0:41:4080, 85...
0:41:40 > 0:41:43No. £85? 85... 85...
0:41:43 > 0:41:4590 from this lady. 95...
0:41:45 > 0:41:47£100...
0:41:47 > 0:41:50- The bids keep rolling in... - 110, 120, 130...
0:41:50 > 0:41:53- And again.- 140... - And again.- 150...
0:41:53 > 0:41:58- 150, sir. 160...- Well done, Barbs, that's a real good price.- 170? No.
0:41:58 > 0:42:00£170...? 170, do I see?
0:42:00 > 0:42:03No further interest. Selling to this lady for £160.
0:42:03 > 0:42:06- Oh, yes!- Well done, Barbs. Well done.
0:42:07 > 0:42:09That's the biggest profit of the day.
0:42:09 > 0:42:11No wonder he's delighted!
0:42:11 > 0:42:13You've done really well with that.
0:42:13 > 0:42:15You can give me a kiss.
0:42:15 > 0:42:18I'm pleased, but I am actually not THAT pleased for you.
0:42:18 > 0:42:21Well - at least he signed your ostrich egg, Philip.
0:42:21 > 0:42:26It's been a positive start to the week for both our boys.
0:42:28 > 0:42:31Out of his original pot of £200,
0:42:31 > 0:42:36after paying the auction costs Philip has made a profit of £23.57.
0:42:36 > 0:42:41Which gives him a stand up total of £223.57
0:42:41 > 0:42:43to shop with tomorrow.
0:42:43 > 0:42:46But David has beaten Philip to the finish line.
0:42:46 > 0:42:48After paying commission,
0:42:48 > 0:42:50he's made a profit of £52.59
0:42:50 > 0:42:55which sees him leaving with £252.59.
0:42:55 > 0:42:59So - will Philip let him celebrate? Probably not.
0:42:59 > 0:43:04- Now, don't gloat!- I want to go and spend it all at our next one!
0:43:04 > 0:43:06- Have you got the map...? - Don't put your arm around me.
0:43:06 > 0:43:09- I am a demonstrative person, Philip.- I'm getting wet.
0:43:09 > 0:43:13Get in the car, for Christopher Columbus!
0:43:16 > 0:43:18Next time on the Antiques Road Trip...
0:43:18 > 0:43:21Philip takes haggling to a whole new height.
0:43:21 > 0:43:24I'm trying to start sowing the seed of doubt in Richard's mind
0:43:24 > 0:43:27as to how little this is really worth...
0:43:27 > 0:43:28I can feel one of my headaches coming on.
0:43:28 > 0:43:32And could there be a surprise in store at auction for David?
0:43:32 > 0:43:34Look at the little look on his face!
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