0:00:02 > 0:00:05The nation's favourite antiques experts, £200 each and one big challenge.
0:00:05 > 0:00:08Testing, testing.
0:00:08 > 0:00:11Who can make the most money buying and selling antiques as they scour the UK?
0:00:11 > 0:00:13Lord above!
0:00:13 > 0:00:15The hope is that each antique turns a profit.
0:00:15 > 0:00:20But it's not as easy as it sounds and there can only be one winner.
0:00:20 > 0:00:21What a dilemma.
0:00:21 > 0:00:26So will it be the highway to success or the B-road to bankruptcy?
0:00:26 > 0:00:29If I wasn't in the same car as you, I'd let your tyres down.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:40 > 0:00:46Our two antiques experts this week are old friends, David Barby and Philip Serrell.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49Just keep straight on this road.
0:00:49 > 0:00:51I'm fearful every time your hands hit that wheel.
0:00:51 > 0:00:55- Fearful?- I'm more fearful when they're off the wheel.- Pardon?
0:00:57 > 0:01:00David Barby drives a hard bargain.
0:01:00 > 0:01:04The very, very, very best is 120.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07I have a wife and child to feed, sir. I have to make some profit.
0:01:07 > 0:01:08Let's split the difference at 100.
0:01:08 > 0:01:12And here we reveal the secret behind the infamous Barby stare.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15Lots of practice!
0:01:15 > 0:01:17DRAMATIC MUSIC
0:01:17 > 0:01:21Philip Serrell had many jobs before becoming an auctioneer.
0:01:21 > 0:01:25His first was clearing out sheep pens for the local livestock auctions.
0:01:25 > 0:01:28Elementary, my dear Barby.
0:01:28 > 0:01:32These days, he appreciates the finer things of life.
0:01:32 > 0:01:35You've some interesting things in here. You've some nice things.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38He's got some beautiful things in there.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41Both experts started this week with £200.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45David did fantastically well at yesterday's auction.
0:01:45 > 0:01:51His £5 tray made a staggering £195 profit. Wow!
0:01:51 > 0:01:56200 in the front, then. £200 and done then.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58Oh, what a splendid day. I really have enjoyed it.
0:02:00 > 0:02:05He starts this leg with a very handsome £426.92.
0:02:07 > 0:02:12Philip, however, struggled to keep up with David and did rather less well.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15At £12 and done then...
0:02:15 > 0:02:17It's like the Wall Street crash.
0:02:17 > 0:02:22He starts today with £196.71.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25What are you going to buy, what are your tactics?
0:02:25 > 0:02:27Because you haven't really got much option, have you?
0:02:27 > 0:02:29Such a ratbag.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32You really are a ratbag.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37This week's Road Trip is a gentle meander
0:02:37 > 0:02:42from the east to the west of England, from Lincoln to Wotton-Under-Edge.
0:02:42 > 0:02:46Today's leg kicks off in Bury St Edmunds.
0:02:46 > 0:02:50Then our two chaps visit Clare, Cavendish, and Sudbury,
0:02:50 > 0:02:53before ending up in Campsea Ashe for auction.
0:02:53 > 0:02:58First stop for both our experts is Risby Barn Antiques Centre.
0:02:58 > 0:03:03It's a 15th-century converted barn, stuffed to the rafters with antiques
0:03:03 > 0:03:06and collectibles from over 40 dealers.
0:03:06 > 0:03:11So there should be something to tempt both Philip and David.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14Where do you want to go? Do you fancy the barn?
0:03:14 > 0:03:17I quite fancy the barn because it looks a bit car-y, doesn't it?
0:03:17 > 0:03:21You're keen on automobiles, aren't you? Go on then, I'm going to the other one.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24Past and present, that suits me. Best of luck.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28I'm going to be very canny and careful today.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31I think Philip has resolved to have a big blow-out!
0:03:31 > 0:03:34No need to be personal!
0:03:34 > 0:03:38It doesn't take long for our ceramics expert to sniff out something.
0:03:38 > 0:03:42Those are immensely interesting.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45This is Wedgewood cream ware.
0:03:45 > 0:03:51And Wedgewood made his fortune from producing cream ware.
0:03:51 > 0:03:59It was when Josiah Wedgewood gave Queen Charlotte a tea set in 1765 that his business really took off.
0:03:59 > 0:04:05He instinctively knew that everyone would want the same cups and saucers as the Queen.
0:04:05 > 0:04:09And this pierced decoration is typical of cream ware.
0:04:09 > 0:04:14There is some damage but £245 for the pair for that little bolt of history. Wonderful.
0:04:14 > 0:04:18Philip, however, seems to be missing his day job.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22This would make a wonderful auctioneer's rostrum,
0:04:22 > 0:04:25lot 47, pulpit, where do you start me?
0:04:25 > 0:04:291,000, 1,500, 2,000, ha-ha, would be brilliant, wouldn't it?
0:04:29 > 0:04:31Some hopes.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36Maybe he'll have more luck inside.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42I do think this is very David Barby.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45I can just see him in that on the Norfolk beaches.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48Actually I'd rather not see him in that on the Norfolk beaches.
0:04:48 > 0:04:49Do try and focus, Philip!
0:04:52 > 0:04:56David, on the other hand, has seen something that intrigues him.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58What's this, please?
0:04:58 > 0:05:01That's for strawberries.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03- A strawberry eater?- Yes!
0:05:03 > 0:05:06How old is that?
0:05:06 > 0:05:0820, 30 years.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10- That's quite quirky.- Quirky, we do.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12A strawberry holder.
0:05:13 > 0:05:19It works by pushing the spike into the strawberry, then squeezing the sides, to remove the stalk.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21It's called a huller.
0:05:21 > 0:05:25So silly, isn't it, that you have one special thing for eating strawberries?
0:05:25 > 0:05:27That's at £15.
0:05:27 > 0:05:32I can't say I like the thing, or that I would use it, but it's such a novelty piece.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35Can you put it on one side for me? I'll have a look at it later.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37Thank you very much.
0:05:38 > 0:05:42I like that ship's wheel. I think they're a quite good decorator's item.
0:05:42 > 0:05:47They look quite nice with a piece of circular glass cut out and made into a coffee table.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50Ships' wheels are bizarrely quite collectable.
0:05:50 > 0:05:54But all of a sudden, you get loads and loads imported from the Far East.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56But that's £65.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59I would want to buy it for sort of half that.
0:05:59 > 0:06:04On the other side of the shop, another piece of pottery catches David's eye.
0:06:09 > 0:06:13This piece here is the last-but-one Prime Minister.
0:06:13 > 0:06:18Tony Blair, with his traditional smile, slightly sticky-out ears.
0:06:18 > 0:06:24And the beautiful handle is modelled as Mr Mandelson.
0:06:24 > 0:06:29It's made by Bairstow Manor Pottery, in association with Carlton Ware.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32It's priced at £48.
0:06:32 > 0:06:33I don't like it...
0:06:34 > 0:06:38..but I think it has a potential market if I can get it at the right price.
0:06:38 > 0:06:44Ah yes, David. Those magic words, "the right price".
0:06:44 > 0:06:46Jo?
0:06:46 > 0:06:50Richard, can I borrow you for a second, do you think?
0:06:50 > 0:06:51Can I have a look at that walking stick?
0:06:56 > 0:07:00It's actually a stick for measuring horses.
0:07:00 > 0:07:04And you pull a little thing out of a handle
0:07:04 > 0:07:06and then this pulls out here.
0:07:10 > 0:07:14And that would go on the shoulder of a horse and tells you how many hands high it is.
0:07:14 > 0:07:18I like that, but I'd like to pay a whole lot less than the price on it.
0:07:18 > 0:07:19Ah, why does that not surprise me?
0:07:19 > 0:07:25He's more than £200 down and the pressure's beginning to tell.
0:07:25 > 0:07:29Let me just tell you a story, this might take some time.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32I'm in real trouble, cos at our last auction,
0:07:32 > 0:07:38Barby completely paralysed me, he's got double the money I've got left, and I'm really up against it.
0:07:38 > 0:07:43I've got to be really be brutal and try and pinch things off you. I'd like to give you £40 for that.
0:07:43 > 0:07:47I'd have to have a word with the dealer and double check with him.
0:07:47 > 0:07:48Oh, no! >
0:07:48 > 0:07:50Your horse-measuring walking stick.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52What's the very best you can do on it?
0:07:52 > 0:07:59Righty-oh, then, OK, bye. Even though you are a poor auctioneer, he couldn't manage that sort of amount.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01He would stretch to 50, special offer for you.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07Well, I'm going to have to buy something else and net all this off, haven't I?
0:08:07 > 0:08:09He needs a hand, poor Philip.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12David, however, prepares for battle.
0:08:12 > 0:08:18I try to choose things which are interesting, slightly quirky.
0:08:18 > 0:08:22Do you think that Mr Blair would sell as a quirky object?
0:08:22 > 0:08:26- Without doubt.- What's the very best? I think the price is quite heavy.
0:08:26 > 0:08:30- I'll do you that for £25. - Is that the very best you can do?
0:08:30 > 0:08:33- I'm trying very hard for you here, David.- Yes, I know.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35Where would you like to be?
0:08:35 > 0:08:38- Under 20.- I'll do it for £20.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41Can you do under 20? Just tuck it under the 20.
0:08:41 > 0:08:43- £18.- 18?
0:08:45 > 0:08:51It gives me great satisfaction to buy Mr Blair for £18. It really does.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54But he's not quite finished yet.
0:08:54 > 0:08:59What I find so fascinating is that they actually produced in silver,
0:08:59 > 0:09:01an object for eating strawberries.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04It was for the ladies at the time, so they didn't get
0:09:04 > 0:09:07their delicate little hands covered in strawberry juice.
0:09:07 > 0:09:12I don't know how you can refuse it for £10.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14Is that the best?
0:09:14 > 0:09:18Why did I know you were going to say that? £8.
0:09:18 > 0:09:19What about a fiver?
0:09:19 > 0:09:23Yeah, go on. Two objects for £23.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28Can you round them off at 20?
0:09:28 > 0:09:29This is getting quite painful!
0:09:31 > 0:09:34- Yeah, go on.- Oi!
0:09:34 > 0:09:37Joe, thank you very much indeed.
0:09:38 > 0:09:39- Thank you.- It's a pleasure.
0:09:39 > 0:09:44No wonder you're smiling, David. The poor man didn't stand a chance.
0:09:44 > 0:09:45I have enjoyed it.
0:09:46 > 0:09:50Is Philip having as much success, I wonder?
0:09:50 > 0:09:53Richard, this is the ship's wheel I was looking at.
0:09:53 > 0:09:57It's priced at £65. I don't know why, I just think it's a bit of fun.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00I'd like to buy it at £20, £25.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03I was going to say 45 and come down to 40.
0:10:03 > 0:10:07Philip's already agreed on £50 for the walking stick.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10If he bought the wheel as well, they would cost £90.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12I'll give you £80 for the two.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15I might just encourage you a little bit, look.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18- I'm going to meet you halfway at £85.- Look, there's £80.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20Barby stands there.
0:10:20 > 0:10:24He looks at you and he goes, "Is that your very, very best?"
0:10:24 > 0:10:26And I will do this and say yes.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30- He just keeps a straight face.- 85. - Go on then, all right.
0:10:30 > 0:10:36So that's the measuring stick for £50, and the ship's wheel for £35.
0:10:36 > 0:10:41I mean, the thing is, am I gonna look like a right Charlie Chaplin with this stick? I hope not.
0:10:44 > 0:10:50His shopping for the day now over, Philip heads towards Moyse's Hall, in Bury St Edmunds.
0:10:53 > 0:10:58It's a local history museum with a wonderfully eclectic collection, reflecting life in rural Suffolk.
0:10:58 > 0:11:02His guide for the day is Alex McWhirter.
0:11:02 > 0:11:06You must be Alex, good to see you.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10Moyse's Hall was built in the 12th century.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13It's been a tavern, a family home, and even a jail.
0:11:13 > 0:11:20As a result, the museum is home to some of the grisliest exhibits.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23Alex, this is something else, isn't it?
0:11:23 > 0:11:25- Gibbet cage!- Gibbet cage?
0:11:25 > 0:11:29Probably the only bespoke suit this man had made for him.
0:11:29 > 0:11:33A man called John Nichols, found guilty of murdering his daughter,
0:11:33 > 0:11:37sentenced to be hanged, and then further to hang in irons.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41Nichols was executed in 1794. They built this cage around his body
0:11:41 > 0:11:44after they cut him down from the scaffold.
0:11:44 > 0:11:50Then they hung his corpse in the gibbet cage from the crossroads.
0:11:50 > 0:11:52Basically, the punishment was twofold.
0:11:52 > 0:11:57On the one hand, it helps the authorities to illustrate to the rest of the community,
0:11:57 > 0:11:59this is what you get if you plan to murder somebody.
0:11:59 > 0:12:06Also, as a murderer, Nichols was denied the right to a burial in consecrated ground,
0:12:06 > 0:12:09and his corpse was left to rot.
0:12:09 > 0:12:13It wasn't until around 130 years later, that his remains
0:12:13 > 0:12:18were discovered by American airmen just before the Second World War.
0:12:18 > 0:12:25They found the gibbet cage buried in undergrowth, still containing the skeleton and boots of John Nichols.
0:12:25 > 0:12:26Gee!
0:12:27 > 0:12:28What's that?
0:12:28 > 0:12:31That's a mortlock or mortsafe.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34A mortsafe was a device made of wrought iron,
0:12:34 > 0:12:39which was placed around a grave to prevent the body being stolen.
0:12:39 > 0:12:43Effectively, that would have been used to stop the trade in body snatching.
0:12:43 > 0:12:48Medical students in the 18th and 19th centuries learned anatomy
0:12:48 > 0:12:53by attending dissections of corpses and there was a shortage of bodies.
0:12:53 > 0:12:57So the medical profession, bless their souls, needed bodies
0:12:57 > 0:13:01- to practice on, so people used to pinch bodies and this stopped them pinching bodies.- That's right, yes.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04If you go around churchyards today, you can still see them.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07- Really?- Yeah. Variants of.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11While Philip sees the sights...
0:13:11 > 0:13:13BELL TOLLS
0:13:13 > 0:13:17..David leaves Bury St Edmunds and heads south to Clare
0:13:17 > 0:13:21to continue shopping, not just for antiques!
0:13:25 > 0:13:29- Gosh, I love the look of that jacket. - Well, would you like to try it? - Yeah!
0:13:32 > 0:13:36# He is a dedicated follower of fashion... #
0:13:44 > 0:13:47You don't do jackets up these days!
0:13:47 > 0:13:51Oh, what fun. This is just too small.
0:13:51 > 0:13:55Antiques, David, think antiques!
0:13:55 > 0:14:02A wonderful set of spoons here by the leading silversmith...
0:14:02 > 0:14:07of the pre-war years, called Omar Ramsden.
0:14:07 > 0:14:12Ramsden marketed the idea that any of his clients could commission
0:14:12 > 0:14:17a unique piece to his own specifications, no matter how humble.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19As soon as you see a spoon by Omar Ramsden,
0:14:19 > 0:14:22you'll never want to look at anything else.
0:14:22 > 0:14:27They've got £350 each or £1,200 for the four.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30I would dearly like to buy those but I haven't got enough money. Oh!
0:14:33 > 0:14:35This is a lovely suitcase.
0:14:35 > 0:14:40It is leather and leather suitcases are quite collectable.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42I think that's quite smart.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45It's the sort of thing I'd buy to put my gubbins in there.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48And it looks impressive.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50But can he buy at the right price?
0:14:50 > 0:14:53I don't think there's any name on this one, is there?
0:14:53 > 0:14:56I don't think so. Unfortunately, it doesn't have a key either.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59No. This is a problem. It's a bit battered and well used.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01It's really scuffed.
0:15:01 > 0:15:05A bit like you. And that's another very effective bargaining ploy.
0:15:05 > 0:15:09Pointing out all the faults before negotiating.
0:15:09 > 0:15:14She's got £35. I can do £30.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17What were you looking at?
0:15:17 > 0:15:20- Well. I was hoping for a greater reduction actually.- How much?
0:15:20 > 0:15:24- I was looking for something in the region of about 20.- Oh, my word!
0:15:24 > 0:15:28- Can you just check how much she's prepared to accept?- Sure, I'll give her a buzz for you, by all means.
0:15:29 > 0:15:33OK, the very best she'll do is £28.
0:15:33 > 0:15:39Sorry. She wouldn't go anywhere near £20.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42- That's her very best, is it?- It is.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46I don't think I'm going to make a profit on that.
0:15:47 > 0:15:53It looks as if the infamous Barby stare hasn't worked this time, David.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55Both our chaps have bought two items apiece.
0:15:55 > 0:15:59And there's another frenetic day's shopping ahead of them tomorrow.
0:15:59 > 0:16:03Let's hope they have a restful evening. Ahhh...
0:16:08 > 0:16:13It's the second leg of Philip and David's jaunt through East Anglia
0:16:13 > 0:16:17and both our chaps can't wait to start shopping.
0:16:17 > 0:16:23So far, Philip's spent the grand total of £85 on two items,
0:16:23 > 0:16:28a horse-measuring walking stick and a 19th-century ship's wheel.
0:16:28 > 0:16:32He's left with just £111.71 to spend.
0:16:32 > 0:16:36David's been rather more cautious with his money,
0:16:36 > 0:16:39and spent a trifling £20 on a Tony Blair character jug
0:16:39 > 0:16:42and a silver strawberry-eater.
0:16:42 > 0:16:43It's so silly, isn't it?
0:16:44 > 0:16:50He's left with the commanding sum of £406.92 to spend.
0:16:50 > 0:16:54This morning, David's still in Clare.
0:16:54 > 0:17:00It's an old wool town and wool was one of the most important commodities in medieval England.
0:17:00 > 0:17:08These days, however, Clare is better known as Suffolk Village of the Year, 2010.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10Praise indeed.
0:17:10 > 0:17:14David's first stop - Market Hill Antiques.
0:17:14 > 0:17:18Morning. Hello! David Barby, very pleased to meet you.
0:17:18 > 0:17:22- Roy, pleased to meet you. - Right, I'm here to buy some antiques.
0:17:22 > 0:17:28What have you got you can put me in touch with?
0:17:28 > 0:17:31- Oh, I like that toy.- That's quite nice.- So what's it do?
0:17:31 > 0:17:33It's an acrobat. Wind him up...
0:17:33 > 0:17:36..and then you just give him a helping hand.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41Gosh.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44- He's made of celluloid. - Celluloid, yeah.
0:17:44 > 0:17:49The first celluloid toys were produced in Japan in the late 19th century.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52These delicate toys were easily damaged.
0:17:52 > 0:17:56One of the main reasons why they're so desirable today.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59How much is that?
0:17:59 > 0:18:03- I've got £110...- Oh!- £110 on it.
0:18:04 > 0:18:06What's the very best you can do on that?
0:18:08 > 0:18:10Probably get somewhere near 60.
0:18:10 > 0:18:1240 would be better.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15- Who for?- Me!
0:18:15 > 0:18:17Yeah. I'll do a deal at £40.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20At 40, OK.
0:18:20 > 0:18:25David, however, isn't finished dealing just yet.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27I like those, but not at £220.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30Obviously, I can do you a good deal on those.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33- I'll do them for 140. - That's too much.
0:18:33 > 0:18:38You know they're not just an ordinary set of silver buttons.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41They're stunning Nouveau buttons.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43What's the very best you can do on those?
0:18:43 > 0:18:46Very, very, very best and that will be 120.
0:18:46 > 0:18:50I can't touch them. Could you do them at 90 please?
0:18:50 > 0:18:54I really can't, the very, very, very best is 120.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57I have a wife and child to feed, sir. I have to make some profit.
0:18:57 > 0:18:58Let's split the difference at 100.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02100 on the buttons.
0:19:02 > 0:19:06Poor man, David. That's less than half the original price.
0:19:06 > 0:19:10Philip is leaving Clare and heading towards Cavendish.
0:19:10 > 0:19:14His next port of call is the Old Forge Shop.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16Ideal for the old codger.
0:19:16 > 0:19:17Hello.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19Philip. Good to see you.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22- Is it all right if I have a quick flick round?- Please do.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24You've got some nice things in here.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26That's kind of you to say, thank you very much.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29Well, I just think that's wonderful.
0:19:29 > 0:19:30Yeah, a little glove box.
0:19:30 > 0:19:35The thing about timber is that they talk about property and the most important thing about property
0:19:35 > 0:19:40is location, location, location, and when they talk about timber, the most important thing is colour
0:19:40 > 0:19:44and the second most important thing is colour and the third is colour.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47Now when we talk about colour and patina, patina is the lines
0:19:47 > 0:19:51on your hands and the wrinkles on your face and I've plenty of those.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54That's got patina and that is just absolutely beautiful.
0:19:54 > 0:19:58It's almost like chewed coffee and it's a bit sad to get that excited
0:19:58 > 0:20:04about a bit of timber, isn't it? But I just think that's absolutely glorious.
0:20:04 > 0:20:09But at £145, it's beyond Philip's reach,
0:20:09 > 0:20:13who has only £111.71 left to spend.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15Need a bank loan to buy that.
0:20:16 > 0:20:22Back in Clare, something military catches David's eye.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24These cards are by Bruce Bairnsfather...
0:20:24 > 0:20:32Captain Bairnsfather was stationed in France until 1915, when he was hospitalised with shell shock.
0:20:32 > 0:20:34He went on to become a household name
0:20:34 > 0:20:37for his cartoons of life at the front.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40This was almost propaganda
0:20:40 > 0:20:45to alleviate the misery of the trenches.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48So this made light of the circumstances.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50There's a man's history on the back of them, sir.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55"They call me jam, raspberry jam I am."
0:20:57 > 0:21:02And this one here - "London's a better 'ole than it was a week ago" - so says T Holland.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05They're £72.
0:21:05 > 0:21:06Approximately £6 a card, isn't it?
0:21:06 > 0:21:09- Yes. - Would £4 a card do any good?
0:21:09 > 0:21:12I'd like those at £30 please.
0:21:12 > 0:21:1835. So it's 165, then we can strike a deal on the three pieces.
0:21:18 > 0:21:19- How much? - Pardon?
0:21:19 > 0:21:23- Hundred and what? - 165 on that. What was we on this one?
0:21:23 > 0:21:25100.
0:21:25 > 0:21:2840.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31- 175. - I'll go for the 165 you suggested.
0:21:31 > 0:21:33170, we've got a deal then.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37So you're doing those at 30 for me?
0:21:37 > 0:21:38Thank you very much.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40- Yeah, basically. - All right.
0:21:40 > 0:21:42Thank you.
0:21:42 > 0:21:46Can I count my fingers when we're finished just in case you've stolen one of them?!
0:21:46 > 0:21:48Ha-ha-ha!
0:21:48 > 0:21:53I don't think I have! Oh, I'm pleased actually that I've bought those.
0:21:53 > 0:21:55Because it's good social history.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58And that's £170 for the lot.
0:22:00 > 0:22:04As David admires his purchases,
0:22:04 > 0:22:09Philip glimpses something shiny - four napkin rings.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12Ah, these are silver, and they were assayed in Birmingham.
0:22:12 > 0:22:17There's been plenty of silver in this series with the Birmingham hallmark.
0:22:17 > 0:22:22The city's Assay Office was founded in 1773, and is now the largest in the world.
0:22:22 > 0:22:27It's where 12m articles of gold, silver and platinum are tested
0:22:27 > 0:22:31every year to make sure they contain the legal amount of precious metal.
0:22:33 > 0:22:35They match.
0:22:35 > 0:22:39- But they're different hallmarks. - Different dates.- I don't think these have got any age at all.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42- No.- Because they look like mid-1950s.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45- They've got no age... - No, I agree.- They're not a set.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47The label says precisely that.
0:22:47 > 0:22:51Absolutely. And what I think has happened to these, I'm sure before you got them,
0:22:51 > 0:22:55is that someone's cleaned these with something really abrasive.
0:22:55 > 0:23:00You can almost see that there are abrasive marks on each one of them.
0:23:00 > 0:23:06- I would see these as having an auction estimate of between £25 and £35 for the four in auction.- Right.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09So I've got to buy them at the bottom end of that if I can.
0:23:09 > 0:23:11- We can't go that low. - What can you do?
0:23:11 > 0:23:16Sorry. I mean, we've got a price tag there of 55 for the set.
0:23:16 > 0:23:21Erm, bearing in mind your situation, and strapped for cash and everything else,
0:23:21 > 0:23:24and all the sob stories you've given me already...
0:23:24 > 0:23:26No, it is true, trust me, I tell you.
0:23:26 > 0:23:28..I'm prepared to do those at 40.
0:23:28 > 0:23:30If you'll meet me at £35, I'll have them.
0:23:32 > 0:23:36Well, you're asking me to almost go by 40% trade.
0:23:36 > 0:23:38Yep. And I'll have 'em for sure.
0:23:38 > 0:23:43And I'll shake your hand and I'll buy you coffee, tea and send you Christmas cards, birthday cards...
0:23:43 > 0:23:47Well, on that basis I'll give you my address and look forward to receiving Christmas cards.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50Ha-ha-ha! You're a good man. Graham, thank you so much.
0:23:52 > 0:23:56David has finished shopping in Clare, and is heading south
0:23:56 > 0:24:01towards Sudbury, the birthplace of one of England's most famous artists.
0:24:01 > 0:24:05Thomas Gainsborough was a firm favourite with British royalty,
0:24:05 > 0:24:09and painted portraits of George III and Queen Charlotte.
0:24:09 > 0:24:16And this is where it all began - Gainsborough's childhood home, where David's guide is Emma Dearing.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18Thomas Gainsborough was born here in 1727,
0:24:18 > 0:24:22and spent the first 13 years of his life in the surrounding areas.
0:24:22 > 0:24:27Gainsborough was one of the great masters of 18th-century painting.
0:24:27 > 0:24:34He was best known for his portraits, and painted about 800 of England's aristocrats.
0:24:34 > 0:24:39This house displays more of the artist's work at any one time
0:24:39 > 0:24:42than any other museum in the world.
0:24:42 > 0:24:46This is the cabinet that he used to mix his paints.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49- Now, do we lift it up?- Yes, we do.
0:24:50 > 0:24:54- Tell me about this.- Well, we have a marble slate in the centre,
0:24:54 > 0:24:58which is where Gainsborough would have mixed his pigments.
0:24:58 > 0:25:00So these would have been, what, for brushes?
0:25:00 > 0:25:02Er, yes, presumably for brushes or palettes.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05When you see something like this and you actually pass your hands
0:25:05 > 0:25:09over this, you really feel part and parcel of that period, don't you?
0:25:09 > 0:25:13- Absolutely, yes. - And also the artist. I think this is a wonderful piece.
0:25:13 > 0:25:15And this is an example here of his early work?
0:25:15 > 0:25:20Yes, an early group portrait known as a conversation piece.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22Two of the gentlemen in this painting, we believe,
0:25:22 > 0:25:25were school friends of Thomas Gainsborough.
0:25:25 > 0:25:32- It always amazes me when I look at portraits of that period, they always look so arrogant and disdainful!- Yes!
0:25:32 > 0:25:37You know, they're looking out at you and saying, what are you interlopers here for?
0:25:40 > 0:25:44You speak for yourself! When he was 32 and ambitious to win
0:25:44 > 0:25:48more commissions, Gainsborough moved to the fashionable spa town of Bath.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51He soon discovered there was a ready market for his portraits.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56- I can see why this is your favourite picture.- Yes, she's stunning.
0:25:56 > 0:25:57Isn't she stunning?
0:25:57 > 0:26:02This is a portrait of Harriet, Viscountess Tracy.
0:26:02 > 0:26:04So she was watering at Bath, was she?
0:26:04 > 0:26:06Yes.
0:26:06 > 0:26:10She was one of many aristocratic visitors that would have spent
0:26:10 > 0:26:15their time in Bath visiting pump houses and taking tours of the town.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18From a distance, it looks exceptionally rich,
0:26:18 > 0:26:21you've got the creases and the folds, the lace is wonderfully done.
0:26:21 > 0:26:27Close up, you can see the spontaneity of the brush work, and it's quite rough.
0:26:27 > 0:26:34Yes, yes. Gainsborough was quite particular, he would often write to his clients about the correct way
0:26:34 > 0:26:39to view his portraits, and encourage them to stand further away
0:26:39 > 0:26:43to truly appreciate the detail in the work.
0:26:43 > 0:26:47Gainsborough claimed to prefer painting landscapes to portraits.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49But it was his portraits which made him famous.
0:26:49 > 0:26:53It's been an absolute pleasure to have you here.
0:26:53 > 0:26:54Thank you very much indeed. Bye-bye.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56Thank you. Bye-bye.
0:26:58 > 0:27:02Now it's Philip's turn to pay a visit to dealer Robin Stone.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06- Hi, how are you doing?- Morning.
0:27:06 > 0:27:12But can he bear the strain of another road-tripper, so soon after David's hard bargaining?
0:27:12 > 0:27:16I like that car print, and it's quite apt since we're in a car, isn't it?
0:27:16 > 0:27:19What is it, about 1920? 1930?
0:27:19 > 0:27:22I think it's 1927, that one.
0:27:22 > 0:27:251926, October 1926. I haven't looked at the price yet.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28I don't even want to look at the price, and I'm going to make you an offer for things.
0:27:28 > 0:27:32- I've only got £45 on it to start with, sir.- Oh, really?
0:27:32 > 0:27:35See, I think that's £10 or £15 worth at auction.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38Give me £15 and that's yours.
0:27:38 > 0:27:42Well, I might do that in a minute. I'll tell you why I think that.
0:27:42 > 0:27:44It's a page, can I just take it off here?
0:27:44 > 0:27:46Yeah, just lift it down.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49It's a page that's been cut out of a magazine.
0:27:49 > 0:27:54And this here is very evocative of almost like an elite car mascot, isn't it?
0:27:54 > 0:27:59I like that, but I'm conscious that I'm not buying a work
0:27:59 > 0:28:04of art off you, I'm buying a page that's been cut out of a magazine.
0:28:04 > 0:28:08A page cut out of a magazine in a period frame.
0:28:08 > 0:28:10Very, very, very strong Art Deco influence.
0:28:10 > 0:28:14Let me just tell you this, he is a lovely man, but he is something of a salesman.
0:28:14 > 0:28:18I'll give you a tenner, and that's me finished. Truthfully.
0:28:18 > 0:28:19- £10 cash.- Yeah, yeah.
0:28:19 > 0:28:22- I've just been done, I think here, quietly.- And we have been suckered.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25Yeah, absolutely right. Thank you ever so much.
0:28:25 > 0:28:27Huh! Not bad, Philip, not bad at all.
0:28:27 > 0:28:30That's a reduction of £35.
0:28:30 > 0:28:31And he's not finished yet.
0:28:33 > 0:28:36- What on earth is that? - It's a Rolls-Royce tyre spreader.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39- Oh, can I have a look at it, please? - You can, sir.
0:28:39 > 0:28:43This is literally a device which opens up a punctured tyre,
0:28:43 > 0:28:48so that you can see what has caused the damage, and where to mend it.
0:28:48 > 0:28:50That holds the tyre open.
0:28:50 > 0:28:53I think that's quite a cool thing.
0:28:53 > 0:28:56It's the sort of lunatic thing I'd like to buy.
0:28:56 > 0:29:01- So the wall of the tyre sits there and there, with the tread over the top there.- Yep.
0:29:01 > 0:29:03So you've got it like that,
0:29:03 > 0:29:09and then you spread it like that - what could you do that for?
0:29:09 > 0:29:13I've got 18 on it. I'd be really and truly looking around 15.
0:29:13 > 0:29:15- No, I couldn't do that. - What have you got?
0:29:15 > 0:29:17I don't know, I...
0:29:17 > 0:29:19- For me it's like something between two and five quid...- Oh, no.
0:29:19 > 0:29:24Because I think if you put it in a general sale, which is my problem,
0:29:24 > 0:29:26- I think 90% of the world... - Wouldn't know what it was.
0:29:26 > 0:29:31..wouldn't know what it was, but you're just gambling that two people there might take a shine to it.
0:29:31 > 0:29:32I'll do it for £10.
0:29:32 > 0:29:34- Got to be a fiver.- What about eight?
0:29:34 > 0:29:38No, it's got to be a fiver. It's got to be a fiver.
0:29:38 > 0:29:40Make it six, come on. You've got to move a little bit.
0:29:40 > 0:29:44You're a gentleman. Thank you ever so much, you're a star.
0:29:44 > 0:29:47I feel quite pleased with that, actually.
0:29:47 > 0:29:51And so you should be, Philip, given that you've bargained two-thirds off the price!
0:29:54 > 0:30:00The day's shopping is now over, and it's time for our two chaps to show off their purchases.
0:30:00 > 0:30:02But have they spent wisely?
0:30:02 > 0:30:07- I'll go for starters. Are you ready for this?- This is very exciting. I love this bit. Oh, it's a poster.
0:30:07 > 0:30:11Well, it's a page out of, I suppose, the French equivalent to the London Illustrated News.
0:30:11 > 0:30:14And it was cut out in 1926.
0:30:14 > 0:30:18- Oh, I love the car. What did you pay, £15?- No, 10 quid.
0:30:18 > 0:30:22- Do you think it's all right?- Oh, for heaven's sake, the frame's worth more than that! This is solid oak.
0:30:22 > 0:30:26Next, David's character jug - what a character!
0:30:26 > 0:30:29Oh, my life. Who is it?
0:30:29 > 0:30:32Oh, come on, that big smile and sticky-out ears!
0:30:32 > 0:30:34Well, it's not...
0:30:34 > 0:30:35It's Tony Blair.
0:30:35 > 0:30:37- You have bought a Tony Blair jug. - A Tony Blair mug.
0:30:37 > 0:30:40It's, er, Carlton ware,
0:30:40 > 0:30:44and this is limited edition, there were 500 of these made, I paid 15 for it.
0:30:44 > 0:30:48But look, I found this on the second shelf in a cupboard.
0:30:48 > 0:30:50You could hardly see it.
0:30:50 > 0:30:53I think that's probably the best place for it, Barbs.
0:30:53 > 0:30:56- I'll let you disclose this one. - Oh, come on!
0:30:57 > 0:31:01- It's lovely! - Well, there's no age to them, Barbs. In fact, they're the same age as me.
0:31:01 > 0:31:03Gosh, made in 1920?
0:31:03 > 0:31:06Oh, shut it, you! They're 1950s.
0:31:06 > 0:31:08So you paid what, £40?
0:31:08 > 0:31:12- I paid £35 for the four. So you think that's all right? - I think that's marvellous.
0:31:12 > 0:31:17Now for the strawberry eater - and Philip's confused.
0:31:17 > 0:31:21- Silver, import mark...- Yes. - What's that for, is it...?
0:31:21 > 0:31:23Do you do that with it?
0:31:23 > 0:31:27You haven't got a "Barby" doll have you that I could just...?
0:31:27 > 0:31:31Actually, it's creating a wax figure of Philip Serrell.
0:31:31 > 0:31:34- What's it for, Barbs?- And then you know, bang, bang, bang, bang!
0:31:34 > 0:31:38- What's it for? - This is a strawberry eater.
0:31:38 > 0:31:40But it's such fun.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43I paid a lot of money for it because it was so unusual.
0:31:43 > 0:31:44- Yeah, so you paid a fiver. - Yeah.- Yeah.
0:31:44 > 0:31:48This is such a mystery object, Barby.
0:31:48 > 0:31:53Right... This was made in about 1910.
0:31:53 > 0:31:57- And when you bought your new Rolls-Royce Phantom...- Yes.
0:31:57 > 0:31:59..you went out in it and you might have had a puncture.
0:31:59 > 0:32:05And you put the tread there and the wall there and you opened it up like that and you plugged the puncture.
0:32:05 > 0:32:09I heard that the auction room like quirky things and I thought,
0:32:09 > 0:32:13well, there's nothing comes quirkier than that. It was a very poorly octopus.
0:32:13 > 0:32:16- How much?- Six quid.- Oh, well, you're going to make a profit on that.
0:32:16 > 0:32:17Who knows?
0:32:17 > 0:32:19Next up, the postcards.
0:32:19 > 0:32:22They're certainly not saucy.
0:32:22 > 0:32:24- Oh, I do like them, are they Bruce Bairnsfather?- Yeah.
0:32:24 > 0:32:28Yeah, no, I do like those, I think Bruce Bairnsfather is hugely collectible,
0:32:28 > 0:32:31and I think he's also incredibly evocative, isn't he?
0:32:31 > 0:32:33I think those are quite nice, actually.
0:32:33 > 0:32:36- These were £30.- Yeah, they're a fiver each aren't they?
0:32:36 > 0:32:39- I'm very happy about that, because... - You paid a tenner for them.
0:32:39 > 0:32:40No, I've got six more.
0:32:40 > 0:32:43- You're fine, aren't you? - I paid £30 for the 12.
0:32:43 > 0:32:45Yeah, no, they're fine, absolutely fine.
0:32:45 > 0:32:49It's Philip's turn next with his horse-measuring stick.
0:32:49 > 0:32:51Yes, oh, it's lovely.
0:32:51 > 0:32:53Very, very nice.
0:32:53 > 0:32:55- I bought it for £50. - I think that stands a chance.
0:32:55 > 0:32:57Oh, those are lovely.
0:32:57 > 0:33:01Art Nouveau buttons. And how much were those, Barbs? Truthfully...
0:33:01 > 0:33:03These were the most expensive item.
0:33:03 > 0:33:05These were £100.
0:33:05 > 0:33:07Well, I think you'll get out of those. Ready?
0:33:07 > 0:33:09Yeah.
0:33:12 > 0:33:13I think that's absolutely fabulous.
0:33:13 > 0:33:17I paid £35 for that.
0:33:17 > 0:33:19I think that's very good.
0:33:19 > 0:33:22Next up, David's acrobat toy.
0:33:22 > 0:33:24Oh, I like those, I've seen those.
0:33:26 > 0:33:30There's something about that figure, Barbs, that I find very spooky!
0:33:30 > 0:33:33Ha-ha-ha-ha!
0:33:33 > 0:33:35It's wonderful! Look at it.
0:33:35 > 0:33:37Well, that's eerie, that is.
0:33:37 > 0:33:39Now look, you see, it looks like he's...
0:33:39 > 0:33:41It's almost hypnotic, isn't it?
0:33:41 > 0:33:44Oh, my god, did you see that?
0:33:44 > 0:33:46Oooh!
0:33:48 > 0:33:49How much did I pay for it? Come on.
0:33:49 > 0:33:52- 15 quid?- No!- 30 quid?- No.
0:33:52 > 0:33:54Fiver?
0:33:54 > 0:33:56I paid £40 for it.
0:33:56 > 0:33:58Cor, Philip doesn't look impressed with David's toy.
0:33:58 > 0:34:03But what do they really think about each other's purchases? Go on, dish the dirt.
0:34:03 > 0:34:07I think the tyre-changer implement is fascinating.
0:34:07 > 0:34:12And those buttons are just beautiful quality, he'll double his money and perhaps make 150/160.
0:34:12 > 0:34:19The print I'm not so keen on, because it does look like a cutting from a newspaper.
0:34:19 > 0:34:23Barby and Tony Blair - now there is two strange bedfellows.
0:34:26 > 0:34:31But which of our two strange bedfellows will win this leg's auction?
0:34:31 > 0:34:34It's been a splendid Road Trip so far.
0:34:34 > 0:34:39Our two chaps started off in Bury St Edmunds, stopping off in Clare,
0:34:39 > 0:34:42Cavendish and Sudbury along the way.
0:34:42 > 0:34:45Today, they're heading into the picturesque little village
0:34:45 > 0:34:47of Campsea Ashe for auction day.
0:34:50 > 0:34:52I'm pretty sure they could do with a horse-measuring stick!
0:34:54 > 0:34:57Well, we're quite early, there's hardly anybody here yet.
0:34:57 > 0:34:59None of your namby pamby silver buttons!
0:35:00 > 0:35:05Abbotts Auction Rooms have been holding weekly sales here since the early 1920s.
0:35:05 > 0:35:09It still feels like a traditional rural market.
0:35:09 > 0:35:14Every Monday morning, stallholders set up outside the rooms,
0:35:14 > 0:35:17selling everything from seafood to slippers.
0:35:26 > 0:35:30That's enough messing about, lads. Time to start work!
0:35:30 > 0:35:35The weekly auction attracts everyone from the browser to the serious collector.
0:35:35 > 0:35:39How does auctioneer, Geoffrey Barfoot, think our chaps will do?
0:35:40 > 0:35:42The horse measuring stick...
0:35:42 > 0:35:46We're in Suffolk, a lot of local horse breeders, so that may just take off.
0:35:46 > 0:35:50The Japanese toy in its original box, I think that could do quite well.
0:35:50 > 0:35:53We've got a few toy collectors here today.
0:35:53 > 0:35:58The one lot I do have doubts about is the Art Deco framed advert,
0:35:58 > 0:36:03which I think is really just a page out of a magazine.
0:36:03 > 0:36:07The stand-out item is probably the case set of Edwardian silver Art Nouveau buttons.
0:36:07 > 0:36:09And that's good news for David.
0:36:09 > 0:36:14He started this leg ahead of Philip, with £426.92,
0:36:14 > 0:36:17and spent just £190 on five items.
0:36:19 > 0:36:24Philip started with a rather less impressive £196.71,
0:36:24 > 0:36:27and spent £136, also on five items.
0:36:27 > 0:36:30David's more than £200 ahead of him.
0:36:30 > 0:36:34If he's to stay in the race, Philip needs to "wrench" out a profit.
0:36:34 > 0:36:37Let's hope we don't "tyre" of these puns!
0:36:37 > 0:36:39The tension is rising and here's our auctioneers.
0:36:39 > 0:36:42Darling and Miliband lookalikes.
0:36:42 > 0:36:47This is all building up a sense of drama now, a sense of theatre.
0:36:47 > 0:36:49Yes, it is. My stomach is churning.
0:36:53 > 0:36:55First up is Philip's Art Deco print.
0:36:55 > 0:36:58David wasn't impressed, nor was the auctioneer.
0:36:58 > 0:37:01- But what do the buyers think? - At twenty pounds with me...
0:37:01 > 0:37:03I'm absolutely staggered.
0:37:03 > 0:37:07Are we all done then at 20? Five in the front row now.
0:37:07 > 0:37:09Off the book and in the room at 25.
0:37:09 > 0:37:10I'm absolutely staggered..
0:37:10 > 0:37:12And I sell...
0:37:12 > 0:37:14That's brilliant. That is brilliant.
0:37:14 > 0:37:20And that's a great start for Philip, who's more than doubled his money.
0:37:20 > 0:37:24Now, it's David's first item - his Tony Blair character jug.
0:37:24 > 0:37:27But will it win over the bidders? As opposed to the voters.
0:37:27 > 0:37:31I can tell you one thing, I bet the buyer's name won't be Gordon Brown!
0:37:32 > 0:37:33There we are.
0:37:33 > 0:37:36Could be an antique of the future.
0:37:36 > 0:37:3810 with the lady. Down here at 10 only, 12 in the middle.
0:37:38 > 0:37:4414, 16, 18, 20. And 2, 25.
0:37:44 > 0:37:4725, I'm bid here and still cheap.
0:37:47 > 0:37:49- It is cheap.- In the middle of the room then, at 25 only.
0:37:49 > 0:37:52- Still a cheap lot. - That's a tenner profit, isn't it?
0:37:52 > 0:37:56And it's not a vote of no confidence for David's first item.
0:37:57 > 0:38:00Next up, it's the ship wheel.
0:38:00 > 0:38:05Philip bought it for £35, but will it sink or swim?
0:38:05 > 0:38:07£20 I'm bid in the middle. Bargain.
0:38:07 > 0:38:1225. At 25, another bid at 30, seated.
0:38:12 > 0:38:1635, 40.
0:38:16 > 0:38:18Are we all done then at 40? In profit.
0:38:18 > 0:38:19I thought it would have done a bit more.
0:38:19 > 0:38:24A small profit, not enough to make a dent in David's lead.
0:38:24 > 0:38:29Next item to go under the hammer is David's £5 strawberry huller.
0:38:29 > 0:38:32There we are, something for you to take along to Wimbledon
0:38:32 > 0:38:34and eat your own individual strawberries.
0:38:34 > 0:38:3610, I'm bid. At 12 in the corner.
0:38:36 > 0:38:42- 14, 16, 18...- That's a good price, Barbs, I think.
0:38:42 > 0:38:4618 and I sell. Any other bids, then? 20 and 2.
0:38:46 > 0:38:5324, 26... With the hat at 26, and I sell.
0:38:53 > 0:38:55- Yes!- That's a good price, isn't it?
0:38:55 > 0:38:58And that's another sweet profit for David.
0:39:00 > 0:39:04The auctioneer's never sold one like it before,
0:39:04 > 0:39:08but what will the bidders think of Philip's £6 tyre clamp?
0:39:08 > 0:39:10Anyone start me at 20? £20 with you.
0:39:10 > 0:39:14At 25 there. 30, 5.
0:39:14 > 0:39:1540, in the middle here at £40.
0:39:15 > 0:39:19- Are we all done?- That's a result! - In the middle of the room at 40.
0:39:19 > 0:39:21And the bids keep rolling on!
0:39:21 > 0:39:2645. 50, 5. 60, 5.
0:39:26 > 0:39:3070, 5. 80, £80.
0:39:30 > 0:39:33I'm staggered. That's brilliant. Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35Lucky, isn't it? Brilliant.
0:39:35 > 0:39:40That's more like it. A £74 profit on a £6 item.
0:39:40 > 0:39:46Next up, it's David's "spooky" Japanese toy.
0:39:46 > 0:39:49Interest on the book and I open at £30. At £30 I'm bid.
0:39:49 > 0:39:51You're home with this, Barbs!
0:39:51 > 0:39:57Do I see 2 anywhere? 32, 35, 38, 40.
0:39:57 > 0:40:0442, 45, 48, 50. 52, 55, 58.
0:40:04 > 0:40:05Are we all done?
0:40:05 > 0:40:07I think that's a good price, don't you?
0:40:07 > 0:40:11It's a profit, but not as much as David had hoped, greedy guts!
0:40:11 > 0:40:16Give me that, "Is that your very, very best?" Go on, do it for me.
0:40:16 > 0:40:19Give me the look as well. I'm ready for it. OK, go.
0:40:19 > 0:40:22Is that the very best you can do?
0:40:22 > 0:40:26You see, and that is what wins, because you can't... That just has you.
0:40:26 > 0:40:30And you've got to keep dropping the price when he does that to you. This is so unfair. I can't...
0:40:30 > 0:40:35The art, which you won't be able to do, is to keep the mouth shut when you've said it.
0:40:35 > 0:40:39Philip has high hopes for his horse-measuring walking stick here,
0:40:39 > 0:40:41in deepest rural Suffolk.
0:40:41 > 0:40:42Oh-arr!
0:40:42 > 0:40:4730 I'm bid down here, at 30. 5. 40, 5. 50, 5.
0:40:47 > 0:40:5060, down here at 60, any other bids?
0:40:50 > 0:40:52All done then at 60.
0:40:52 > 0:40:57And it's first past the post for Philip, with a profit of £10.
0:40:57 > 0:41:01Next up, David's piece of social history
0:41:01 > 0:41:04with his set of twelve comic postcards.
0:41:04 > 0:41:07I open the bidding at £12. At £20 I'm bid. At 20, 2.
0:41:07 > 0:41:1225, 28, 30. 2, 35, 40.
0:41:12 > 0:41:14£40 in the corner now, any other bids?
0:41:14 > 0:41:16- One more, please. - 40 in the corner then...
0:41:16 > 0:41:20- Oh, no!- And I sell at 40.
0:41:20 > 0:41:22And that's another modest little profit.
0:41:24 > 0:41:27Don't be childish, Philip.
0:41:27 > 0:41:29I've told you!
0:41:31 > 0:41:36Philip's last item for auction are his four matching napkin rings,
0:41:36 > 0:41:37which he bought for £35.
0:41:37 > 0:41:39I open the bidding at £30.
0:41:39 > 0:41:4432, 35, 36, 38, 40. On the far right at 40, any other bids?
0:41:44 > 0:41:47And I shall sell. Your bid, sir.
0:41:47 > 0:41:52It's been a good auction for Philip, and he's gaining ground on David.
0:41:54 > 0:41:59But there's still David's set of six Art Nouveau design buttons,
0:41:59 > 0:42:00his final lot.
0:42:00 > 0:42:0550 to go then. 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100.
0:42:05 > 0:42:08And 10. 120, 130, 140.
0:42:08 > 0:42:11- On the far right at 140, any other bids?- Oh, no.
0:42:11 > 0:42:17140, then. 150, he's back in. 150.
0:42:17 > 0:42:21Brand new bidder on the counter at 150, and selling away.
0:42:21 > 0:42:24All buttoned up. And that £50 profit means that
0:42:24 > 0:42:26you've now even with Philip.
0:42:26 > 0:42:30You've each made £109 profit before commission. Well done.
0:42:30 > 0:42:32- Well done, Barbs.- Well done.
0:42:32 > 0:42:34- It's been a good sale, hasn't it? - Yeah.
0:42:35 > 0:42:38But who's the overall winner?
0:42:38 > 0:42:43Although both men did equally well at auction, David's still in the lead.
0:42:43 > 0:42:46He started this leg with £426.92.
0:42:46 > 0:42:49After paying auction costs and commission,
0:42:49 > 0:42:57he made a profit of £56.30 and takes £483.22 forward to tomorrow's show.
0:42:59 > 0:43:03Philip started this leg with £196.71.
0:43:03 > 0:43:07As the items he bought cost less than David,
0:43:07 > 0:43:11his profit after commission is £65.82.
0:43:11 > 0:43:16He takes £262.53 forward to tomorrow's show.
0:43:16 > 0:43:18Philip's back in the game!
0:43:18 > 0:43:22- Well, that was a good sale, wasn't it? Happy now?- Sort of relieved!
0:43:26 > 0:43:29In tomorrow's show, Philip acts the goat...
0:43:29 > 0:43:31He's quite fun, isn't he?
0:43:31 > 0:43:32Can I make you a silly offer on it?
0:43:32 > 0:43:36And David finds a treasure trove of silver...
0:43:36 > 0:43:39I'm going to offer you £180 for the three.
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