0:00:02 > 0:00:06The nation's favourite antiques experts, £200 each and one big challenge.
0:00:06 > 0:00:09- Cos I'm going to declare war.- Why?
0:00:09 > 0:00:13Who can make the most money buying and selling antiques as they scour the UK?
0:00:13 > 0:00:14There's nothing in here.
0:00:14 > 0:00:18The aim is to trade up and hope each antique turns a profit.
0:00:18 > 0:00:19Disappointing.
0:00:19 > 0:00:21But it's not as easy as you might think,
0:00:21 > 0:00:24- and things don't always go to plan.- Push!
0:00:24 > 0:00:28So, will they race off with a huge profit or come to a grinding halt?
0:00:28 > 0:00:31- Terribly nervous now, James. - This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:36 > 0:00:40This week, we start a new chapter with veteran road trippers
0:00:40 > 0:00:44James Braxton and Jonathan Pratt. Goody!
0:00:44 > 0:00:46Seasoned auctioneer James is quite the charmer
0:00:46 > 0:00:49when buying and selling antiques.
0:00:49 > 0:00:52- £40, Val.- £42.50.
0:00:52 > 0:00:56- I dare you.- £42.50. £41 and I'll do it.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58Done, because you're a horrible person!
0:00:58 > 0:01:01And always asking the most important questions...
0:01:01 > 0:01:05And for a cuckoo clock, do you need a cuckoo?
0:01:05 > 0:01:07CUCKOO COOS
0:01:07 > 0:01:11..James's opponent is young auctioneer Jonathan Pratt.
0:01:11 > 0:01:13He seems to be quite a meticulous fellow...
0:01:13 > 0:01:16I am just slightly concerned about that stone.
0:01:16 > 0:01:20..but can also be prone to a bit of confusion.
0:01:20 > 0:01:24You're looking at everything, and it can confuse.
0:01:24 > 0:01:26Must be his age.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29The question is, will James help or hinder?
0:01:29 > 0:01:32You can hear him now, can't you? He's round there,
0:01:32 > 0:01:34skulking around, putting me off.
0:01:36 > 0:01:40The boys will travel in James's trusty MG.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43She's prone to breaking down, but let's hope she goes the full distance.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46With £200 in their back pocket,
0:01:46 > 0:01:50can they uncover treasures that will make a stonking profit at auction?
0:01:54 > 0:01:58This trip will start off in Altrincham, Greater Manchester.
0:01:58 > 0:02:02The chaps will journey over 300 miles to the deep south-west,
0:02:02 > 0:02:05finishing off in Lostwithiel, Cornwall.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08But this is day one of the trip.
0:02:08 > 0:02:12We kick off with a bit of shopping in bustling market town Altrincham,
0:02:12 > 0:02:15and we'll auction just over 20 miles away in Nantwich.
0:02:16 > 0:02:20The town of Altrincham an ancient medieval history.
0:02:20 > 0:02:24The old marketplace was a thriving trade centre as far back as 1290.
0:02:24 > 0:02:28The arrival of stocks meant that any thieves and vagabonds
0:02:28 > 0:02:32were put on public display. Better be on your best behaviour, boys!
0:02:32 > 0:02:36Oh, dear, the heavens have well and truly opened.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38Right, then, you two, what's your plan for the day?
0:02:38 > 0:02:42- You're off to your first shop. - Yep.- I'm off to mine.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45And I'm hoping to buy all five items immediately.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47And go and have a coffee!
0:02:47 > 0:02:48THEY LAUGH
0:02:48 > 0:02:50What's your tactics?
0:02:50 > 0:02:52I'm not competitive in the slightest,
0:02:52 > 0:02:54I just like winning, that's basically it.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57I'm just masking non-competitiveness.
0:02:57 > 0:02:59I'm going to be searching for everything,
0:02:59 > 0:03:03- my whole life is dedicated to beating you.- I've seen you at work,
0:03:03 > 0:03:06trying to catch me by surprise with this big wonder.
0:03:06 > 0:03:11- Anyway, good luck.- Thank you. And you.- Let battle commence.
0:03:12 > 0:03:17James seems to be in a jovial mood, even without his coat.
0:03:17 > 0:03:21Will he get his hands on some treasures in his first shop of the day?
0:03:21 > 0:03:26- Hello, James.- Val.- He's James. - There's a nice calendar down here.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29I'm just getting the feel of the place at the moment,
0:03:29 > 0:03:31I like some goodies already.
0:03:33 > 0:03:35Do you know Bruce Bairnsfather?
0:03:35 > 0:03:38- Yes, yes.- There's quite a lot in that window.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41So you've got this nice plate, this wall plate.
0:03:41 > 0:03:42I'll be flexible on those,
0:03:42 > 0:03:45- cos I actually have another box full of them.- Do you?
0:03:45 > 0:03:50Bairnsfather was a great war cartoonist, so '14-'18 war.
0:03:50 > 0:03:55Captain Bruce Bairnsfather was a world-famous cartoonist
0:03:55 > 0:04:00who created satirical images from the trenches of the First World War.
0:04:00 > 0:04:01His character, Old Bill,
0:04:01 > 0:04:04a walrus-moustached soldier,
0:04:04 > 0:04:08was much-loved for keeping up the morale of the troops at the time,
0:04:08 > 0:04:11and his work is much sought-after today.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13He was just a really important cartoonist,
0:04:13 > 0:04:16who kept everybody's spirits up.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18The only problem is,
0:04:18 > 0:04:24and here's a funny one, you can see this sort of missile coming in.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26Coiffeur In The Trenches.
0:04:26 > 0:04:30This says, "Keep your head still, or I'll have your blinking ear off."
0:04:30 > 0:04:34The only problem with ashtrays is they're not as popular.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36This is a lovely piece, that. What's your little gold?
0:04:36 > 0:04:38Is that a little pill box?
0:04:38 > 0:04:42And how much have you got on your little pill box, Val?
0:04:42 > 0:04:46It's 1927. I've got £195 on it.
0:04:46 > 0:04:50I have a limited budget that I've got to spread. I think that's lovely.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53And I think that's lovely.
0:04:54 > 0:04:59- Looks like you're spoilt for choice, James.- It is lovely.
0:04:59 > 0:05:03What could you do the two for? So that's the pill box and the plate.
0:05:03 > 0:05:07- I'll do the two for £200. - £200, that's my total budget.
0:05:07 > 0:05:12Could you do either of these two items at £90, Val?
0:05:12 > 0:05:17- Not really.- Not really. What could you do the two ashtrays at?
0:05:17 > 0:05:20I'll do those at £40, just for the two ashtrays.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22£40 for the two ashtrays.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25And could you do 90 on that, Val?
0:05:25 > 0:05:27- I'll do that for you.- OK.
0:05:27 > 0:05:33- I'll take those two, so 40 and 90. - That's 130. Thank you very much.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35Job done, thank you. I'm so pleased.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39- Tina, could you wrap those for me? Thank you.- Well done, Tina.
0:05:39 > 0:05:40Everybody needs a Tina.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45Hey, hands off, Mr Braxton, Tina's not for sale.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47Blimey, you weren't joking
0:05:47 > 0:05:50when you said you wanted to buy all your lots as quickly as possible.
0:05:50 > 0:05:54It's only the first shop and you've already spent £130.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00Meanwhile, in nearby Hale,
0:06:00 > 0:06:04Jonathan is in tentative mood as he approaches his first shop.
0:06:04 > 0:06:08I've walked a little way, and here it is. Still raining.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11I've got no idea what to expect inside.
0:06:11 > 0:06:15There's some painted furniture in the window, so I'm not so sure at the minute.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20- Morning.- Morning.
0:06:20 > 0:06:25This is Porcupine, and what do you sell a lot of round here?
0:06:25 > 0:06:27- Chandeliers.- Really?- A lot.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29- Interesting.- Glass of fizz?
0:06:29 > 0:06:32- Well, why not?- Why not?!
0:06:32 > 0:06:35- James is driving!- Join in the club!
0:06:35 > 0:06:38Champagne on arrival, Jonathan. What's Val up to?
0:06:38 > 0:06:41The Cheshire gentlemen, what do they want?
0:06:41 > 0:06:44- This is a ladies' shop. - This is definitely.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47I have a few things, I've just bought a great croquet set,
0:06:47 > 0:06:49a chap'll buy that.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57I think, in all honesty, there's nothing in here for me.
0:06:57 > 0:07:01The painted furniture is far too ready-to-go and priced accordingly.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04I don't want to buy a chandelier, I've had my fingers burnt before.
0:07:04 > 0:07:09It's a great shop, retail. Not much for me.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11I've been offered a cup of coffee,
0:07:11 > 0:07:14so I might go downstairs for a cup of coffee now.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16Champagne, now coffee.
0:07:16 > 0:07:21- You don't normally have six or seven chandeliers hanging in someone's sitting room.- True.
0:07:21 > 0:07:25But this is where you assemble them, clean them and you get them ready for upstairs?
0:07:25 > 0:07:27- That's it.- What else have you got?
0:07:27 > 0:07:30- What about the croquet set? Is this complete?- Yes,
0:07:30 > 0:07:33they're very hard to find, croquet sets, now.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36This one, would you take £45?
0:07:38 > 0:07:41- You're obviously joking?(!)- No.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43Right, go on. Up we go.
0:07:43 > 0:07:44If we said...
0:07:47 > 0:07:53- ..60?- No.- OK, what do you want for it?- 80.- You want £80?- Yeah.
0:08:00 > 0:08:01Oh, blimey.
0:08:01 > 0:08:0365.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06Oh, come on, 70. 70's good, you know.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09- Where's this coffee?- On its way.
0:08:09 > 0:08:13- Erm, 65.- Done for 70.- 65.
0:08:13 > 0:08:17£67.50. Go for it. Yes, we've done it!
0:08:20 > 0:08:22Brilliant, lovely, thank you very much.
0:08:22 > 0:08:26It obviously pays to have a nosy around in a lady's basement, Jonathan.
0:08:26 > 0:08:30Well, OK, I did say that I wasn't going to buy anything.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32I don't know, maybe the champ...
0:08:34 > 0:08:38Maybe the sparkling champers might have helped.
0:08:38 > 0:08:42I'm not disappointed, though. I think this is a bit of a speculative lot.
0:08:43 > 0:08:48There is a chance of a profit, so I'm not too disappointed.
0:08:48 > 0:08:49The boys are switching shops.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52So, it's a case of one in, one out.
0:08:52 > 0:08:53Take it easy, James,
0:08:53 > 0:08:57you've already spent £130 and it's not even lunch time.
0:08:57 > 0:09:02- Hello.- Very nice to meet you.- Hello, nice to meet you. James.- I'm Val.
0:09:02 > 0:09:07- Val.- Yes.- Another Val! I've just come from a Val.- Yes, she is, I forgot.
0:09:07 > 0:09:11- In Altrincham.- I know her very well. - Very good.- I've got some fizz.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14- Oh, lovely. I won't say no. - Well, the other one didn't, either.
0:09:14 > 0:09:18Eh-up! Watch yourself, James, Val's got the champers out again.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22You like to soften up your client. Is she a skiing lady, then?
0:09:22 > 0:09:25Yes, she's lovely, but I like skiing.
0:09:25 > 0:09:29- It's a sort of Marquette, isn't it? - Yes.- Plaster of Paris, is it?- Yes.
0:09:29 > 0:09:33This is quite fun because it has the alpine theme. You've got your skis, your pole
0:09:33 > 0:09:35and your St Bernard, obviously.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38And, a glamorous early skier, look at that.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41No skier should be complete without a tie.
0:09:41 > 0:09:42SHE LAUGHS
0:09:42 > 0:09:44- How much have you got on that?- 85.
0:09:44 > 0:09:50- The best I can do, Val, and you can chuck me out of your shop.- I will.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53- 35 is the best I can do.- I'm sure you can go better than that.
0:09:53 > 0:09:59- I can't, in fact.- 60. - I can't do 60.- Well, I can't do 35.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02- You've got to meet me somewhere in the middle.- I'm very happy.
0:10:02 > 0:10:06- Otherwise that's staying. - £37.50, I can do.
0:10:06 > 0:10:11Good God, you're a pain in the butt! You beam the whole way through!
0:10:11 > 0:10:14You can go better than that.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16OK, 37.50.
0:10:16 > 0:10:20- You keep repeating yourself. - Yeah.- The answer is, "no". You've got to go higher.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23- General war of attrition, Val.- Go on.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25CLOCK TICKS
0:10:29 > 0:10:33- You take a long time to decide. - I'm just thinking about...
0:10:33 > 0:10:35- 45.- I can't do 45.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38I've got to save myself some money.
0:10:38 > 0:10:43- So £40, and we will shake. - 42.50 and it's done.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48- You see.- £40, Val.
0:10:48 > 0:10:52- 42.50, I dare you. - £41 and I'll do it.
0:10:52 > 0:10:56Done, because you're a horrible person and you've got a great smile.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58Thank you, Val.
0:11:00 > 0:11:04Very close. Meanwhile, back in Altrincham, Jonathan is on a mission
0:11:04 > 0:11:06to find some more gems for his collection.
0:11:06 > 0:11:12- Hi, there.- Hello.- Good morning. - How are you?- A bit wet.
0:11:12 > 0:11:13Well, you are in Manchester.
0:11:16 > 0:11:21- How much do you want for this? - I would have thought about 200. - Yeah, crikey.
0:11:21 > 0:11:25Looks like Val is trying to squeeze your budget too, Jonathan.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27What kind of things do you like?
0:11:27 > 0:11:33There's lots of things that catch my eye. Jewellery-wise, it depends.
0:11:33 > 0:11:38- I like the bronze but I can't afford that. What's that, £2,500 or something?- Yes.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41It's a matter of filtering through that top veneer
0:11:41 > 0:11:46- and seeing what's left within my budget that I can afford.- Mmm.
0:11:46 > 0:11:47Anything else you can show me?
0:11:47 > 0:11:50We've got stuff downstairs in the cellar but it is a cellar,
0:11:50 > 0:11:55- it is not another showroom. - That's fine.- If you'd like to have a mooch, you're welcome.
0:11:55 > 0:11:56Thank you.
0:11:56 > 0:12:00Ah, once more into the basement, dear Jonathan.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02I'm looking for the delights. Oh, my word, here we go.
0:12:02 > 0:12:06- I bet you James didn't look down here.- 'I bet he did.'
0:12:06 > 0:12:09"To Church", I like engravings.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12Whilst Jonathan scuttles about downstairs,
0:12:12 > 0:12:15Val holds court at the counter.
0:12:15 > 0:12:19A little canvas of a lady. That's got some age.
0:12:19 > 0:12:23She's in shocking condition. Pretty girl, early Victorian.
0:12:23 > 0:12:27It's a bit of a punt, but, you know. I'll have a think about that one.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32Shallow Campana jardiniere with a stone base.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34That's stone because it's chipped.
0:12:34 > 0:12:35OK.
0:12:39 > 0:12:43Right, three things that I'm interested in. That's the first.
0:12:43 > 0:12:47- Yes.- She's in appalling condition, isn't she?- She is, make me an offer.
0:12:49 > 0:12:50A tenner?
0:12:52 > 0:12:56- Well, you said!- Make it 20, and OK.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58- £15?- OK.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01I'll take that for £15.
0:13:01 > 0:13:07That's the first one. Erm, the terracotta clay, shallow Campana.
0:13:07 > 0:13:12- Yeah, yeah. Make me an offer. - £25.- OK.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15OK. Brilliant!
0:13:15 > 0:13:17Yeah, I'm not doing anything with it.
0:13:17 > 0:13:21- I'll just get this print and see what you think of the print. - Yes, OK.
0:13:21 > 0:13:26- That one.- Oh, that one!
0:13:26 > 0:13:28- Make me an offer.- £18.
0:13:29 > 0:13:3120 and it's yours.
0:13:33 > 0:13:37I'll have a proper look at this. You can have a look at it.
0:13:39 > 0:13:40Is it what I think it is?
0:13:42 > 0:13:45It's behind non-reflective glass, which is a bit of a pain.
0:13:45 > 0:13:46Yeah, it is.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50- £18.- OK.- Brilliant.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53Those three objects, I'll take.
0:13:53 > 0:13:58Well done, Jonathan, your purchases so far are rather eclectic.
0:13:58 > 0:14:02Looks like checking out the basement is your new number one manoeuvre.
0:14:05 > 0:14:09Meanwhile, where's Mr Braxton tootling off to?
0:14:09 > 0:14:12James is hurtling his way
0:14:12 > 0:14:17to the magical world of cuckoo land in Tabley, Cheshire.
0:14:17 > 0:14:21The museum was created by brothers Roman and Maz Piekarski.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24They are widely respected in the world of horology -
0:14:24 > 0:14:27that's the study of time to you and me.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29Over the last 40 years, their passion for cuckoo clocks
0:14:29 > 0:14:32has resulted in an enchanting collection
0:14:32 > 0:14:37of over 600 cuckoo clocks of all shapes and sizes and is regarded
0:14:37 > 0:14:39as the most important collection in the world.
0:14:41 > 0:14:46Today, Roman opens the doors to enlighten James further.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48What an amazing place.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51For many of us, they think cuckoo clocks are Swiss, is that right?
0:14:51 > 0:14:54No, cuckoo clocks are from the Black Forest in Germany.
0:14:54 > 0:14:58After the Second World War, there was a big anti-German feeling,
0:14:58 > 0:15:00and so they sold them
0:15:00 > 0:15:03through Swiss agents, so everybody thinks the cuckoo clocks are Swiss.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06- But why "cuckoo"? - In the beginning, in our research,
0:15:06 > 0:15:11we feel they tried to make a rooster clock, like an alarm clock,
0:15:11 > 0:15:14but it was very difficult to imitate the rooster.
0:15:14 > 0:15:18As they were doing it, they probably heard the old cuckoo and they went,
0:15:18 > 0:15:20"Oh, two bellows, "two pipes, there's the cuckoo".
0:15:20 > 0:15:25Then in about 1840, 1845, they made the quail which was one pitch,
0:15:25 > 0:15:28so one bellow only, and it went on like that.
0:15:28 > 0:15:33- Oh, so it's almost mechanical ease, isn't it?- Yes.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35Really...?
0:15:35 > 0:15:40- Now, this big fellow's caught my eye.- A clock fit for a king, huh?
0:15:40 > 0:15:43In our opinion it's the most important cuckoo clock in the world.
0:15:43 > 0:15:48- It was made for Frederick The First of Baden Baden.- Right.- In the 1860s.
0:15:48 > 0:15:52- Yes, I love the figures here. - They're all hand-carved.
0:15:53 > 0:15:58This clock is an amazing testament to exquisite craftsmanship.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00Many would go cuckoo over it!
0:16:00 > 0:16:04In German folklore, they believed in the little people that come out at night
0:16:04 > 0:16:10to do all the work in the houses and on the machines and everything.
0:16:10 > 0:16:16- Thank you very much. I go away a wiser man.- Thank you.- Thank you.
0:16:20 > 0:16:21Next stop for James,
0:16:21 > 0:16:25it's 13 miles down the road in Tarporley, Cheshire,
0:16:25 > 0:16:29where he's trying his luck in Tarporley Antique Centre,
0:16:29 > 0:16:30hoping to bag a bargain.
0:16:30 > 0:16:35James, you might find something interesting in the back room.
0:16:35 > 0:16:40It's got all the weird and wonderful rusty, old things, that men like.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43Toys for the boys, excellent! This is the boys' room, is it?
0:16:43 > 0:16:49- We've got First World War grenades. We've got weapons.- There we are.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52Ahoy!
0:16:53 > 0:16:57I've just found this nice group of medals, Great War medals.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00I don't know a great deal about the Great War.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03I know a little bit about the general history of it,
0:17:03 > 0:17:07but a friend and a colleague of mine knows a great deal. I'll give him a call.
0:17:10 > 0:17:15In the antiques' business it's impossible to know every single subject inside out
0:17:15 > 0:17:21and seasoned expert, James, knows it's vital to have a bulging contacts' book that one can use
0:17:21 > 0:17:22in times of need.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28This man has priced them up at £60.
0:17:28 > 0:17:34If I could secure them at £29, they would be a lovely bed fellow for my Bruce Bairnsfather.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36Here goes.
0:17:36 > 0:17:40Telephone call over, James is armed with the necessary information.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42Will he be able to seal the deal?
0:17:42 > 0:17:47- This is the particular thing I like in here.- Let's have a look. - It's your Great War trio.
0:17:47 > 0:17:51My only conundrum, and I'm going to be totally straight with you,
0:17:51 > 0:17:56I larged it yesterday in Altrincham and Hale and spent a lot of money.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59Oh, you're going to give me the sob story now.
0:17:59 > 0:18:03I am going to give you a sob story, but it doesn't matter, you can either say "yay or nay".
0:18:03 > 0:18:06That is exactly what I have left.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08£29.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11£29 and no other small change?
0:18:11 > 0:18:15I've heard this sob story before from other people, but you do it so nicely.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18OK, that's really kind of you. Thank you very much, indeed.
0:18:18 > 0:18:22You're welcome. Would you like them wrapped for that money?
0:18:22 > 0:18:25Oh, well - dear, oh, dear, I wouldn't have the temerity to ask,
0:18:25 > 0:18:27but now you're offering, lovely.
0:18:27 > 0:18:31# Prince Charming Prince Charming
0:18:31 > 0:18:35# Ridicule is nothing to be scared of... #
0:18:35 > 0:18:39Our next and final shopping destination is 18 miles away
0:18:39 > 0:18:43in the village of Sandiway, near Northwich.
0:18:43 > 0:18:47Blakemere Craft Centre is set around charming Edwardian stables
0:18:47 > 0:18:51and is home to a large antiques and collectables emporium.
0:18:51 > 0:18:54James is there, but as he's splashed all his cash,
0:18:54 > 0:18:58the only buying he'll be doing is at the ice cream stall.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00- Thanks a lot.- Thank you very much.
0:19:00 > 0:19:07£1.75, I hope Jonathan is able to find similar value in the antiques store.
0:19:07 > 0:19:11In here, this has caught my eye.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14That little brooch at the back, it says it's a Peridot bug brooch.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16Says it's in solid white metal.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19It's worth looking at, as not all antique jewellery was hallmarked anyway.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22So it might be late 19th century and that could be interesting.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24OK, let's have a look at that.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28What would be the best price on that?
0:19:28 > 0:19:32- We can definitely do you 10% off it.- At a push £30?
0:19:32 > 0:19:34Yeah, at a push, we can go to £30.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36Wish I had a stronger lens with me,
0:19:36 > 0:19:40I'm slightly concerned about that stone.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45I tell you what, I like it anyway.
0:19:45 > 0:19:49What the heck, it's nice, there's a little bit of gold and silver,
0:19:49 > 0:19:52if you can take £30, I'm not going to haggle any more.
0:19:52 > 0:19:56Shopping's over, let's recap on what the boys have bought.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59James blew every single penny of his £200 budget
0:19:59 > 0:20:01and ended up with four lots.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03The lady skier figure,
0:20:03 > 0:20:05the medals, a gold pill box,
0:20:05 > 0:20:09and the Bruce Bairnsfather ashtrays
0:20:09 > 0:20:11Jonathan, on the other hand, was more cautious
0:20:11 > 0:20:14and spent £155.50 on five lots.
0:20:15 > 0:20:16The engraving,
0:20:16 > 0:20:18a child's croquet set,
0:20:18 > 0:20:21a terracotta jardiniere,
0:20:21 > 0:20:22a bug brooch,
0:20:22 > 0:20:24and a Victorian portrait.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27So, what do they think of their chances at auction?
0:20:27 > 0:20:31Now I've seen what James has got, it's all that panic about,
0:20:31 > 0:20:36"Did I pay too much for that? Have I chosen the right objects for the right sale?" That sort of stuff.
0:20:36 > 0:20:40So...yes, I feel a lot better now.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43I think I have a chance.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46Is Jonathan feeling a little rocky? I don't know.
0:20:46 > 0:20:51I think his optimism waned a little when my pill box slipped on
0:20:51 > 0:20:54his electronic scales and registered 14 grams!
0:20:54 > 0:20:58That's great. I think my items, I like my items.
0:20:58 > 0:21:02I think they have a theme, I think they're nice, clean items.
0:21:02 > 0:21:08You know, my condition is good, pretty well on all of them, bar the skier.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11And I think I might just have squeezed this leg.
0:21:11 > 0:21:12Given the choice,
0:21:12 > 0:21:16I think Jonathan might swap my four items for his five.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20The boys have employed some cunning manoeuvres,
0:21:20 > 0:21:22but what results lie ahead?
0:21:22 > 0:21:25What a wonderful start to the first leg.
0:21:25 > 0:21:28We've travelled from Altrincham, Greater Manchester,
0:21:28 > 0:21:32and followed a south-westerly direction through Tarporley
0:21:32 > 0:21:35to the final destination of the day in the historic
0:21:35 > 0:21:38market town of Nantwich, Cheshire.
0:21:38 > 0:21:42Nantwich is a small medieval market town with a modern edge,
0:21:42 > 0:21:45yet still crammed full of ancient character.
0:21:45 > 0:21:49The Great Fire in 1583 destroyed much of the town
0:21:49 > 0:21:52but its rebuilding has left a wealth of beautiful timber-framed
0:21:52 > 0:21:54buildings second only to Chester.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59So, have our boys made a good gamble with their items?
0:21:59 > 0:22:03There's only one way to find out, at their first auction of the trip.
0:22:03 > 0:22:07- Here we go. - Are you feeling lucky, Jonathan?
0:22:07 > 0:22:10Erm...are you feeling lucky?
0:22:10 > 0:22:14I'm feeling good, I think I've got some nice items.
0:22:14 > 0:22:19- Whether the general public of Nantwich think so will be a different matter.- Exactly!
0:22:19 > 0:22:24Peter Wilson Fine Art Auctioneers has been established since the mid-50s
0:22:24 > 0:22:28and specialises in many things, including furniture, jewellery and ceramics.
0:22:28 > 0:22:32Today is the collectables and antiques auction.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35Let's hope our boys walk away with tidy profits.
0:22:35 > 0:22:36Quiet, please.
0:22:36 > 0:22:40All attention to the front. The auction is about to start.
0:22:40 > 0:22:45- I want steady profits. Steady, just chip, chip, chip.- Honestly?
0:22:45 > 0:22:51- Cha-ching, cha-ching.- Not a snowflake in hell's chance.- Cha-ching.
0:22:51 > 0:22:55First up, it's Jonathan's engraving.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58Will his basement buy come up trumps?
0:22:58 > 0:23:02Lot number 23 showing now. We really like this. What may we say?
0:23:02 > 0:23:04How much are we bid on this? I have £80 straightaway.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06- At £80.- Oh!
0:23:06 > 0:23:11Five now do I hear? At £80, I'm bid at 80. Five anywhere now, quickly?
0:23:11 > 0:23:17Don't hold back. At £80 only. At 80. Five, 90 now. At 90, and five now.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20At 90, great value for money.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23At 90, sold at 90.
0:23:23 > 0:23:27Jonathan sets the standards high with an early profit.
0:23:27 > 0:23:29HE LAUGHS
0:23:29 > 0:23:30Well done!
0:23:32 > 0:23:35Next up it's another Jonathan purchase - the child's croquet set.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39We like this, ladies and gentlemen. What's it worth?
0:23:39 > 0:23:43£80 bid straightaway. £80 I have. 85 anywhere now?
0:23:43 > 0:23:48At 85, 90's here, 95 now. At 90 I have it. And five now? £90 only.
0:23:48 > 0:23:55- Come on.- All quiet at £90. Will be sold at £90.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57- Sold at 90.- Well done.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00A profit's a profit, Jonathan. You've still got 3 to go.
0:24:00 > 0:24:05Lot number 46, this terrific plaster figure, ladies and gentlemen.
0:24:05 > 0:24:12The Lady Skier. £30 straightaway. At £30 bid, and five now. 35.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14Your bid at 35, I'm looking for 40.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17- Oh, I knew it.- It's going to stick at this, by the look of it.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19At 35, bid's there.
0:24:19 > 0:24:25All quiet at 35. Disappointing, at £35 only, then. Your bid, 35.
0:24:26 > 0:24:30Disappointing indeed. Hopefully your next item
0:24:30 > 0:24:31will bring you better luck.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34Back to Jonathan now and the terracotta jardiniere.
0:24:34 > 0:24:40Lot number 57, terracotta garden urn. What may we say for it?
0:24:40 > 0:24:43£40 anywhere for it now? £40, surely, for it.
0:24:43 > 0:24:47Quickly now, £40 anywhere now do I hear? £40 now do I hear at £40?
0:24:47 > 0:24:50A lovely thing at £40. 40 I'm bid. At 40, and five now do I hear?
0:24:50 > 0:24:54At £40 only, a lonely bid of £40. Disappointing price.
0:24:54 > 0:24:58At £40 only, then, if you're all finished and done at 40. All quiet.
0:24:58 > 0:25:04- At £40.- Oh, well, fair enough, £40. - Steady gains here, Jonathan.
0:25:04 > 0:25:06Can James catch up? His medals are next.
0:25:06 > 0:25:11A group of medals. And I can start the bidding on these at £70.
0:25:11 > 0:25:16- A bid straightaway. 75 anywhere now? At £70.- You're in there.
0:25:16 > 0:25:22- 75, 80, 85, 90, 95. At £90 on commission.- Good boy.
0:25:22 > 0:25:26At £90 only, then, with me, on commission. Make no mistake.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29- At 90, all quiet and done at 90. - Well done, well done.
0:25:29 > 0:25:31- Thank you.- Very good, James. - Thank you.
0:25:31 > 0:25:36Sounds like James' friend gave some good advice there.
0:25:36 > 0:25:38What about Jonathan's bug brooch?
0:25:38 > 0:25:41Has it got a sting in its tail?
0:25:41 > 0:25:44Lot number 78 is this delightful little bar brooch.
0:25:44 > 0:25:46- Oh, isn't that pretty? - It's a lovely thing.
0:25:46 > 0:25:50I've got £20 bid for it straightaway. 25 anywhere now?
0:25:50 > 0:25:5425, thank you, at 25. 30 anywhere now? At 25, the bid's there,
0:25:54 > 0:25:58at 30 anywhere now do I hear? At £25, 30, 35.
0:25:58 > 0:26:03- £30 only, at 30. Bid's here at £30 and will be sold.- No, it won't.
0:26:03 > 0:26:04At 30, your bid at 30.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07- That's what I paid for it. My first loss.- Oh, dear.
0:26:07 > 0:26:10Oh, dear, Jonathan. £30 on the nose.
0:26:10 > 0:26:11Still means a loss because
0:26:11 > 0:26:15the auction house must take its hard-earned commission.
0:26:15 > 0:26:20So far Jonathan is in the lead with four lots down, one to go.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22Can James make the comeback
0:26:22 > 0:26:24with his remaining two lots?
0:26:24 > 0:26:26It's his gold pillbox next.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28Lot number 88, this delightful pillbox.
0:26:28 > 0:26:34£130 bid on commission, at 130, 135, 140, 145 now.
0:26:34 > 0:26:37At 140, the bid's here.
0:26:37 > 0:26:42- 145 do I hear? At £140 it will be sold.- Oh, come on.- 140 then.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44140 - sold.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47Not bad, but you obviously had higher hopes.
0:26:50 > 0:26:52Oh, well, 140.
0:26:52 > 0:26:54- It's still a profit, James. - Still a profit.
0:26:54 > 0:26:59Will the Bruce Bairnsfather ashtrays make some much-needed dosh?
0:26:59 > 0:27:01These Grimwades, Old Bill...
0:27:01 > 0:27:04You can't even see the chip in the photograph.
0:27:04 > 0:27:05It brilliant, isn't it?
0:27:05 > 0:27:08What may we say for these? 50 I'm bid.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11Straightaway at 50. £50 on commission at 50.
0:27:11 > 0:27:1255, 60, 65 now do I hear?
0:27:12 > 0:27:17- £60, the bid's here. At 65 there.- Very good.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20That's taken out the commission at 65.
0:27:20 > 0:27:22All quietened down at £65 then. 65.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25- Well done. Well done, James. - Thank you.
0:27:25 > 0:27:26Oh, dear. Disappointing.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29But one never knows what will happen at auction.
0:27:31 > 0:27:33Finally, it's the badly slashed portrait.
0:27:33 > 0:27:37Did Jonathan spot something special here?
0:27:37 > 0:27:39Lot number 110.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42This magnificent portrait. How much may we say?
0:27:42 > 0:27:46- I've got £20 bid for it straightaway on commission.- Fantastic!
0:27:46 > 0:27:4825, at £25, bid's there. 30 anywhere else?
0:27:48 > 0:27:5030 bid on the internet,
0:27:50 > 0:27:5335, 40 now on the internet do I hear? £40?
0:27:53 > 0:27:57- Come on, internet.- 45, 50 now. 50 on the internet,
0:27:57 > 0:28:0055? 55. 60 now. 60 am I bid?
0:28:00 > 0:28:05- At 60, 65, 70.- They'll chuck it back when they see the condition.
0:28:05 > 0:28:08- They'll chuck it back. - 80 now. At £80.
0:28:08 > 0:28:1280 bid, 85, 90 now on the internet, at 90. At 90?
0:28:12 > 0:28:17No, 85, your bid at 85. £85, last chance.
0:28:17 > 0:28:18At 85, being sold, then. 90.
0:28:18 > 0:28:20LAUGHTER
0:28:22 > 0:28:24SHE MOUTHS
0:28:24 > 0:28:26- 100!- Get in there!- 105 do I hear?
0:28:26 > 0:28:32£100 bid in the room. Last chance, being sold at 100.
0:28:32 > 0:28:37- Get in there! - Well done. Well done.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40Well, can you believe it? James and Jonathan can't.
0:28:40 > 0:28:43Triumph is on Jonathan's side today.
0:28:43 > 0:28:47Stunned. No words, no words for it.
0:28:47 > 0:28:51Well done, well done. Very good, very good indeed.
0:28:53 > 0:28:57Ah, well, the drinks are on you tonight, that's for sure, Jonathan.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02So, all in all, a surprising and exciting first auction.
0:29:02 > 0:29:06Our chaps started today's show with £200 each.
0:29:06 > 0:29:12After paying auction costs, Jonathan's made a profit of £131.50,
0:29:12 > 0:29:15so has £331.50 to carry forward.
0:29:16 > 0:29:21And lagging behind is James, who made a profit of £70.60,
0:29:21 > 0:29:25leaving him with £270.60 in the kitty.
0:29:25 > 0:29:29It's the end of the first day, both chaps are in healthy profit,
0:29:29 > 0:29:31but there's still four more to go.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36On this trip, James and Jonathan will travel over 300 miles
0:29:36 > 0:29:39to the enchanting climes of Lostwithiel in Cornwall.
0:29:41 > 0:29:44On this leg, they'll make their way to auction number two
0:29:44 > 0:29:47in Birmingham. Having left the auction behind in Nantwich,
0:29:47 > 0:29:50the first destination is the ancient town of Leek in Staffordshire.
0:29:52 > 0:29:55Leek is hailed as the Queen of the Moorlands.
0:29:55 > 0:29:57The Pennines are on the doorstep of the town.
0:29:57 > 0:29:59Once a booming silk town,
0:29:59 > 0:30:02there are strong connections with the Arts and Crafts movement.
0:30:02 > 0:30:05James has £270.60 in his pocket,
0:30:05 > 0:30:08while Jonathan has just over £60 more,
0:30:08 > 0:30:10as they begin the second leg of their trip.
0:30:10 > 0:30:12- Here we are.- Here we are. - Nice shop front.
0:30:12 > 0:30:16A lovely gilt swag above the door. Bit of a swag like you!
0:30:17 > 0:30:21- Good morning, gentlemen.- Hello! - Welcome to the House of Antiques.
0:30:21 > 0:30:24- Thank you.- There are two floors. - Yep.
0:30:24 > 0:30:27- Is there a basement? - Not that we know of, no!
0:30:27 > 0:30:31- No basement.- I don't mind starting upstairs.- OK.- I'll go upstairs.
0:30:31 > 0:30:35- You go upstairs.- I'll head off and leave you to it, OK?- Yeah.
0:30:35 > 0:30:39Looks like the basement tactic is ruled out here, Jonathan.
0:30:39 > 0:30:41Upstairs for you, young man.
0:30:41 > 0:30:43They're nice. How much are those?
0:30:43 > 0:30:45Too much for you, I'm afraid.
0:30:46 > 0:30:48How do you know?
0:30:48 > 0:30:52- They're fire irons, or implement rests.- 225.
0:30:54 > 0:30:57Put them down, Jenny. Put them down.
0:30:57 > 0:31:01I don't enjoy taking a price from £100 down to 40.
0:31:01 > 0:31:02Everyone can do that.
0:31:02 > 0:31:07I want to find something I can make money out of without having to haggle too much.
0:31:09 > 0:31:11Come on, Jonathan, get real!
0:31:11 > 0:31:14Surely that's what buying antiques is all about!
0:31:14 > 0:31:17There's a bit of Tunbridge Ware down there. Can I see that?
0:31:17 > 0:31:21- I'm not mad about brushes. - No, I'm not, either.
0:31:21 > 0:31:23My speciality is Tunbridge Ware.
0:31:23 > 0:31:27It's a perspective cube. Quite sweet.
0:31:29 > 0:31:31I like that. I'll pop it down there.
0:31:33 > 0:31:36This is a cabinet full of pottery
0:31:36 > 0:31:40and it has a look of pottery about it, which is this little tray.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43The decoration on it is very much 18th century.
0:31:43 > 0:31:47Little cattle and sheep. A shepherd with a riverscape behind
0:31:47 > 0:31:49and some buildings.
0:31:49 > 0:31:54When you pick it up, you realise how cold it is. It's on a metal base and it's a bit of enamel.
0:31:54 > 0:31:57It's a novelty item, it's a nice item
0:31:57 > 0:32:02and it's very difficult to quantify the value of it.
0:32:02 > 0:32:04It's a good collectors' type thing.
0:32:04 > 0:32:07What would you let me have it for?
0:32:08 > 0:32:11I could sell that for £70.
0:32:11 > 0:32:15I think it's the sort of thing that might interest private people.
0:32:15 > 0:32:17I will...
0:32:17 > 0:32:21Should I... Shall I make it a fiver less?
0:32:21 > 0:32:22Oh, crikey!
0:32:24 > 0:32:25Think I should do that?
0:32:25 > 0:32:29I'm never going to be one for turning down an extra fiver!
0:32:30 > 0:32:32Hey, what's going on, Jonathan?
0:32:32 > 0:32:34Surely you're the one that's meant to do the haggling!
0:32:36 > 0:32:39Any more in your little treasure trove here?
0:32:39 > 0:32:41Right. How about that?
0:32:41 > 0:32:45- A nice bit of coral and it's a christening set.- That's lovely.
0:32:47 > 0:32:49You've got a little necklace.
0:32:49 > 0:32:52- Yep.- And then a bracelet.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54What I like about this coral is the colour.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57It's a nice bit. I like that.
0:32:57 > 0:32:58Yippy-doo.
0:32:58 > 0:33:03The popularity of christening gifts really kicked off with the Victorians.
0:33:03 > 0:33:05A tradition that's still going strong today.
0:33:05 > 0:33:08- He's broken, so...- Is he?- Yeah.
0:33:08 > 0:33:12- "Paul Pry". Who was Paul Pry? - He was an actor.
0:33:12 > 0:33:14OK. Oh!
0:33:15 > 0:33:18What's the significance of him having his pants down?
0:33:18 > 0:33:23I understand that he was an actor who played the part of a buffoon.
0:33:23 > 0:33:25I like the novelty factor.
0:33:25 > 0:33:27I'm not a pot man, really.
0:33:27 > 0:33:29You don't say, Jonathan(!)
0:33:29 > 0:33:32This Staffordshire pepper pot is a novel choice.
0:33:33 > 0:33:35Early 19th century, slip moulded.
0:33:35 > 0:33:39And the fun piece of him with his pants down!
0:33:39 > 0:33:42- What would you do for that?- 25.
0:33:42 > 0:33:44I love it. I like it. I like it a lot!
0:33:44 > 0:33:48I like it a lot. You're talking my money. There we go.
0:33:48 > 0:33:50James will be jealous!
0:33:51 > 0:33:54Hmm. Still not haggling, Jonathan?
0:33:54 > 0:33:57- Right. What have we got next? - How about those?
0:33:57 > 0:33:59- Ooh! They're nice, aren't they? - Yes.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02A pair of glove stretchers from Canton.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05The carving is absolutely stunning.
0:34:05 > 0:34:09You've got loads of little people and trees, and on this side,
0:34:09 > 0:34:13- you've got the little cartouche that's been left blank.- Terrific.
0:34:13 > 0:34:15They're very nice.
0:34:15 > 0:34:20So gloves, natural things, made of kid, whatever thing,
0:34:20 > 0:34:23and when you get them wet, they shrink.
0:34:23 > 0:34:25So when they're damp, when you bring them home,
0:34:25 > 0:34:28as they dry out, you stretch them.
0:34:28 > 0:34:30So, you bring them back to their former size.
0:34:30 > 0:34:32Ah, glove stretchers.
0:34:32 > 0:34:35Just what you need in this day and age(!)
0:34:35 > 0:34:38- Jenny, I'm going to make you a cheeky offer.- Right.
0:34:38 > 0:34:42- £50 for the three. - 60 and you have a deal.
0:34:42 > 0:34:4660 and I have a deal? I'm very happy to accept. Thank you.
0:34:47 > 0:34:49Neigh!
0:34:49 > 0:34:51Jonathan, I see you have time to play.
0:34:51 > 0:34:53I take a moment at home normally
0:34:53 > 0:34:56and make sure I have a play on the rocking horse!
0:34:56 > 0:34:59Oh, stop horsing around, you two!
0:34:59 > 0:35:03- Did it please you not, then?- I'm not just pleased, I'm delighted!- Really?
0:35:03 > 0:35:07Well, you've certainly made some interesting choices. Let's get a move on!
0:35:07 > 0:35:12Just under 50 miles away, Jonathan is journeying south
0:35:12 > 0:35:16to the town of Willenhall in the Black Country area of the West Midlands.
0:35:18 > 0:35:23I have come here to Willenhall, to The Lock museum
0:35:23 > 0:35:25to learn about locks.
0:35:25 > 0:35:29Lock-making began in the area during Elizabethan times.
0:35:29 > 0:35:31Number 54, New Road, Willenhall,
0:35:31 > 0:35:34was once home to the Hodson family
0:35:34 > 0:35:37and now opens its doors to the general public.
0:35:37 > 0:35:40Willenhall is also known as Humpshire.
0:35:40 > 0:35:45The locksmiths would develop humps in their backs
0:35:45 > 0:35:48due to the long hours being spent over their work.
0:35:48 > 0:35:55Resident locksmith Andy Middlebrook isn't humpy, but has a rather unexpected treat for our Jonathan.
0:35:56 > 0:35:58What are you making on here?
0:35:58 > 0:36:01We're making the bar for the bar padlock.
0:36:01 > 0:36:05- That was the Hodsons' main type of lock that they made.- OK.
0:36:05 > 0:36:09I can show you there, it's great for locking double doors, single doors.
0:36:09 > 0:36:15You can drill a hole in the wall and slide the bar into that and snap things into position.
0:36:15 > 0:36:17If you take the key, drop the key in,
0:36:17 > 0:36:21and when you unlock the bolt, it throws the bolt across,
0:36:21 > 0:36:22lifts the shackle out of the way
0:36:22 > 0:36:24and you slide the whole bar out.
0:36:24 > 0:36:26It's like a lockable bolt.
0:36:26 > 0:36:28I could do with one of those for home!
0:36:28 > 0:36:31Would you like to have a go, Jonathan?
0:36:31 > 0:36:33- Come round the barrier. - I'll take this off.
0:36:33 > 0:36:38Yes, one's stripy sports jacket is not suitable for this type of work, methinks!
0:36:38 > 0:36:41- Like a pump of the bellows?- Why not?
0:36:41 > 0:36:42In for a penny, in for a pound!
0:36:42 > 0:36:45- You've got to start as the apprentice!- OK.
0:36:45 > 0:36:48Start with a point. Start losing it.
0:36:48 > 0:36:53Right. Come on, give it some welly! Put your back into it, man!
0:36:53 > 0:36:57- I just keep going?- Keep going. Put a pair of goggles on.- Right.
0:36:57 > 0:36:59- Look the part now, do I? - You're getting there!
0:36:59 > 0:37:03We'll move you on to forging the end of the bar.
0:37:03 > 0:37:05Bring it round to your anvil.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08- Tilt it up very slightly. - I'm hitting the point, am I?
0:37:08 > 0:37:09Crikey, this is a bit different
0:37:09 > 0:37:12to hammering the gavel at auction, Jonathan!
0:37:12 > 0:37:16- Work your way along it to the edge of the anvil.- This looks rubbish!
0:37:16 > 0:37:18- The more you do, the better it gets.- OK.
0:37:18 > 0:37:21I wouldn't give up the day job if I were you!
0:37:21 > 0:37:26- This is like The Generation Game! - Yes. So if you come round this side.
0:37:26 > 0:37:31- I'll drop it in and you grab hold of the end I'm holding.- Right, OK.
0:37:31 > 0:37:34Then just evenly, flatly bring it round.
0:37:34 > 0:37:37- Off you go. Keep going while it's still off.- OK.
0:37:37 > 0:37:39- Down a bit.- I see.
0:37:39 > 0:37:42- Yes, yes, yes. Touch it to there. - OK.
0:37:42 > 0:37:43- Look at that.- There you go.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46Your first bar padlock bar.
0:37:46 > 0:37:48Fantastic!
0:37:48 > 0:37:50- What's this big old thing? - It's our floor press.
0:37:50 > 0:37:54A press tool, so it actually punches out the shape of the...
0:37:54 > 0:37:56Straight out of the metal?
0:37:56 > 0:37:59Yes. It makes the front and back plate for the bar padlock.
0:37:59 > 0:38:03So, we're then moving on to your bar
0:38:03 > 0:38:04to make the bar padlock.
0:38:04 > 0:38:08- You drill through there and it fixes inside?- It fits on a rim, yeah.
0:38:08 > 0:38:13- OK. This is one real beast, isn't it?- Would you like to operate it?
0:38:13 > 0:38:16Cos we can.
0:38:17 > 0:38:21- One, two, three.- Right. Crikey, we're going quite fast here!
0:38:21 > 0:38:23- That's it.- Was that it?
0:38:23 > 0:38:27- Yeah, that was it.- Blimey. - So wind him back up again.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30Because it's mounted on a block of sandstone,
0:38:30 > 0:38:33the component that we've just pressed
0:38:33 > 0:38:36drops through... There's the one we've just done.
0:38:36 > 0:38:40Then we have to tap the metal through again.
0:38:40 > 0:38:42And we're on for the next one.
0:38:42 > 0:38:47- That's why this was called Humpshire!- Yes, exactly.- You'd be like this a lot of the time.
0:38:47 > 0:38:51You'd spend 40 years standing at a vice that's the wrong height
0:38:51 > 0:38:53and it ruins your actual stature.
0:38:53 > 0:38:56I'm getting a bad back thinking about it!
0:38:56 > 0:38:59While Jonathan has a quick lie-down,
0:38:59 > 0:39:00where's that Mr Braxton?
0:39:00 > 0:39:05He's a perfect candidate for banging a hammer and getting his hands dirty.
0:39:05 > 0:39:10Not! He's shopping in Leek, hoping to get more items in the old bag.
0:39:10 > 0:39:14- Hello.- Hi, James. Julian. Pleased to meet you.- Nice to meet you.
0:39:14 > 0:39:16What a great mix!
0:39:16 > 0:39:20It's your first male shop owner, James.
0:39:20 > 0:39:22Will you still weave your magic?
0:39:22 > 0:39:26Can I have a little sniff around everywhere?
0:39:27 > 0:39:29- "Sold."- Yes, this morning.
0:39:29 > 0:39:31- Put it down, James.- Sorry.
0:39:31 > 0:39:34- Put it down. It's nice, isn't it? - Yeah.
0:39:34 > 0:39:36Where's that come from?
0:39:36 > 0:39:38Just a local sale.
0:39:38 > 0:39:42A stuffed chicken! What a weird thing to do!
0:39:42 > 0:39:46- I thought the hands were nicely done.- Very nicely done, isn't it?
0:39:46 > 0:39:49- Some good whiskers on him.- Yes.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52Never mind the whiskers! Have you seen anything you want to buy?
0:39:54 > 0:39:57We're still waiting for the frame.
0:39:57 > 0:39:59- Have you got a frame? - No, I'm still waiting for it.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02And is this cheap, Julian?
0:40:02 > 0:40:0460.
0:40:04 > 0:40:06It's an Italian landscape.
0:40:06 > 0:40:10It's got no figurative interest, which is a minus.
0:40:10 > 0:40:14It's got rather bizarre silver birch trees in it.
0:40:14 > 0:40:18You'd expect to have cypresses, which are long, elegant conifers.
0:40:18 > 0:40:22For those of you who don't speak Braxton,
0:40:22 > 0:40:24he means cypress trees.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26Does he give a location for it?
0:40:28 > 0:40:30Yep. My Italian's not hot, though.
0:40:30 > 0:40:321958.
0:40:32 > 0:40:35- Had it had cypresses in... - You mean cypress.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38..I think it might have been more of a goer.
0:40:38 > 0:40:40I've already bought three items.
0:40:40 > 0:40:42This would be a fourth.
0:40:42 > 0:40:45Quality problem. Lots of choice.
0:40:46 > 0:40:50Ah, Julian. I'm undecided. I like that picture downstairs.
0:40:50 > 0:40:55- My only conundrum, had it had cypresses...- Oh, I give up!
0:40:55 > 0:40:58- ..are you open tomorrow? - I am.- You are.
0:40:58 > 0:41:00I will come and see you tomorrow.
0:41:00 > 0:41:02- Either way I'll phone you. - No problem.
0:41:02 > 0:41:06- Very kind. Very nice to see you. - Thank you.- OK. Bye!- Bye.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10Jonathan has now joined James back in Leek
0:41:10 > 0:41:13for an antiques fair in the market square.
0:41:13 > 0:41:15Let's just go down here and see what he's got.
0:41:19 > 0:41:21This is uranium.
0:41:21 > 0:41:24If you put a Geiger counter to it, it would go "bzzzz"!
0:41:24 > 0:41:29They used a bit of uranium for the orange glaze.
0:41:30 > 0:41:33That will be radioactive for ever!
0:41:35 > 0:41:37I won't sleep with it!
0:41:39 > 0:41:43I once found a little fob in the bottom of a box
0:41:43 > 0:41:45which was worth £200.
0:41:45 > 0:41:47And it wasn't even made of gold.
0:41:47 > 0:41:49It had a calendar on it.
0:41:49 > 0:41:53It was rattling round in something like this. Always worth looking.
0:41:53 > 0:41:54All you need is one object.
0:41:59 > 0:42:01How about your Art Deco lady on the onyx?
0:42:03 > 0:42:0480 quid.
0:42:04 > 0:42:07- I think it's been re-attached. - Has it?
0:42:11 > 0:42:13It's quite a Lorenzl look to it.
0:42:13 > 0:42:16On the outset, it looks a bit clumsy.
0:42:16 > 0:42:19but it has got a bit of definition to it.
0:42:19 > 0:42:22It's just been battered a bit. Hasn't been looked after.
0:42:22 > 0:42:24It's been abused a bit.
0:42:24 > 0:42:27I think it is bronze. It's got the weight there.
0:42:27 > 0:42:29It's silvered bronze.
0:42:29 > 0:42:31Silver is very much a Deco colour,
0:42:31 > 0:42:36associated with the motor car, the train. Everything was chromed.
0:42:36 > 0:42:38I like the white onyx.
0:42:38 > 0:42:41Green onyx or brown onyx would have killed this.
0:42:43 > 0:42:45Can I squeeze you a lot?
0:42:45 > 0:42:47You can squeeze me down to 60 quid.
0:42:47 > 0:42:50Would you do it for 45?
0:42:50 > 0:42:52- OK.- 45, OK.
0:42:52 > 0:42:55It's worth a punt. I think it's a lovely item.
0:42:55 > 0:42:56Thank you. Very kind.
0:42:58 > 0:42:59That's rather fun.
0:42:59 > 0:43:03You look at it and wonder what on earth it is. Very unusual shape.
0:43:03 > 0:43:08Looks like silver, but the marks say EP, electroplate.
0:43:08 > 0:43:10It's a little cigar lighter.
0:43:10 > 0:43:13The only thing I can say that gives away its age
0:43:13 > 0:43:15is this spiral fluting,
0:43:15 > 0:43:18which would be early part of the Victorian period.
0:43:18 > 0:43:221840s or '50s, something like that.
0:43:22 > 0:43:26The little flame in the top so you'd pass it around and light the cigars.
0:43:26 > 0:43:29It's sadly not in great condition.
0:43:29 > 0:43:31A bit of Blu-tac's been used as a form of restoration!
0:43:31 > 0:43:34And little ones all the way round the outside as well.
0:43:36 > 0:43:37It's sweet. On little ball feet.
0:43:37 > 0:43:40- What's the best price on it? - 20.- £20.
0:43:40 > 0:43:44I mean, £20. I don't think I'd lose any money on it.
0:43:46 > 0:43:48What do I do? What do I do?
0:43:48 > 0:43:51Well, you could try getting a cheaper price!
0:43:51 > 0:43:52I'll take it.
0:43:52 > 0:43:54Yeah. Go on.
0:43:54 > 0:43:58- It makes my day a little easier. - Thank you.- If I take that.
0:44:00 > 0:44:02Oh, dear, Jonathan.
0:44:02 > 0:44:04Three items bought so far, and still no haggling.
0:44:06 > 0:44:10James has just heard that the Italian landscape is now framed.
0:44:10 > 0:44:12Will this be his fifth item?
0:44:13 > 0:44:14I'm going to the shop now
0:44:14 > 0:44:18to see this frame Julian's found for the picture.
0:44:18 > 0:44:21If it really works with the Italian landscape,
0:44:21 > 0:44:24I'll go for it. I want to try and buy it for as near as £20.
0:44:24 > 0:44:26Hi, Julian, again.
0:44:27 > 0:44:30What's this about a picture being framed?
0:44:30 > 0:44:33I found a frame. I remembered I'd got a frame at home
0:44:33 > 0:44:35that fitted.
0:44:35 > 0:44:39- That's better, isn't it? - It lifts it up, doesn't it?
0:44:39 > 0:44:41It does. It really lifts it. I like it.
0:44:41 > 0:44:43Um, er, hmm.
0:44:43 > 0:44:46Nutty problem of price, isn't it?
0:44:47 > 0:44:50- £20.- No, I couldn't.
0:44:52 > 0:44:55I was thinking last night, how should I phrase this?
0:44:55 > 0:44:57Any chance?
0:44:57 > 0:44:58Uh...
0:44:59 > 0:45:01What sort of price are you looking at?
0:45:01 > 0:45:04- Sorry?- What sort of area are you looking at?
0:45:04 > 0:45:05£20!
0:45:06 > 0:45:08Yeah.
0:45:10 > 0:45:13With it framed, I can knock it out at about 40.
0:45:13 > 0:45:15If that would help.
0:45:15 > 0:45:19I'm very happy. Can we strike middle ground here?
0:45:19 > 0:45:21What about 30?
0:45:21 > 0:45:22Don't think about it, shake on it!
0:45:25 > 0:45:27Thank you. Thank you. That's lovely.
0:45:27 > 0:45:29There you go, Jonathan.
0:45:29 > 0:45:33You should take notes from James. That's his fifth item in the bag.
0:45:33 > 0:45:35Hello, James.
0:45:35 > 0:45:38You're looking very relaxed. All over, is it?
0:45:38 > 0:45:41Yes, you know. Nearly there. Ooh, crikey!
0:45:43 > 0:45:46You're not supposed to comment!
0:45:46 > 0:45:47Felt it sag in the middle there!
0:45:47 > 0:45:50- How are you doing? Finished? - I am finished.
0:45:50 > 0:45:53I've finished here now and I'm moving off to a couple more shops.
0:45:53 > 0:45:57- Got money in your pocket? - I have a lot of money still.
0:45:57 > 0:46:00- I'm going to sit back. I've done my work.- Enjoy it. Have a coffee.
0:46:00 > 0:46:02Get on. Get on.
0:46:02 > 0:46:04I'll carry on rocking.
0:46:04 > 0:46:06Very nice action on these cobbles.
0:46:07 > 0:46:12So, Jonathan makes his way 27 miles away in Ashbourne, Derbyshire,
0:46:12 > 0:46:14with plenty still to do.
0:46:15 > 0:46:19He's definitely been a stranger to a bit of haggling.
0:46:19 > 0:46:22So let's see what he gets up to in Ashbourne Antique Centre.
0:46:22 > 0:46:25- Hello, there.- Hello. - Nice to meet you.
0:46:25 > 0:46:27- Jonathan Pratt. - Hello, Barbara Aycott.
0:46:27 > 0:46:30- One floor?- Yes.- OK.
0:46:30 > 0:46:33- A mixture of things.- We've got a lot of different items.
0:46:33 > 0:46:35Different dealers as well.
0:46:35 > 0:46:39That little bottle. Is it a silver case, or just a plated case?
0:46:39 > 0:46:41It's a plated case.
0:46:41 > 0:46:45- No, it's a silver case, but the bottle's cracked.- Oh, is it?- Yes.
0:46:45 > 0:46:49- Yes, it's cracked.- With a lovely coronet on the top.- Gorgeous.
0:46:49 > 0:46:53- It's not English, is it?- No. But it's an English label on the bottle.
0:46:53 > 0:46:55But it actually comes with it.
0:46:55 > 0:46:57Continental 800. Probably German.
0:46:57 > 0:47:00- How much is that?- 40.
0:47:00 > 0:47:02Now I'm thinking.
0:47:03 > 0:47:07I really like that. I like the colour of the glass and the stopper with the crown.
0:47:09 > 0:47:12It would be great if it was English and not cracked!
0:47:13 > 0:47:16- Do you know what, I'll take that. - OK. Thank you.
0:47:16 > 0:47:18I like that. It's really pretty.
0:47:20 > 0:47:22Crikey, Jonathan!
0:47:22 > 0:47:25A damaged pepper pot, a cracked bottle and no haggling!
0:47:27 > 0:47:30Let's see how you get on in the last shop of the day.
0:47:32 > 0:47:36- Jonathan Pratt.- Hello! - Mind if I look around? - Not at all. Please do.- Thanks.
0:47:36 > 0:47:40Manion Antiques is just across the road. Go on, Jonathan,
0:47:40 > 0:47:43I dare you to have a haggle with shop owner Vivien.
0:47:43 > 0:47:49A blue transfer-decorated porcelain cup from the 19th century.
0:47:49 > 0:47:52Very pretty decoration on it with one or two minor chips.
0:47:52 > 0:47:57A nicely-moulded handle, which is attached still, always a bonus!
0:47:57 > 0:47:59And it's got a glass bottom.
0:47:59 > 0:48:03But there is one little thing. There's a hairline crack.
0:48:03 > 0:48:04You can hear it.
0:48:04 > 0:48:07DULL ECHO
0:48:07 > 0:48:08Running just down there.
0:48:08 > 0:48:11It affects the price. OK.
0:48:11 > 0:48:13I'm adjusting my thoughts about value.
0:48:13 > 0:48:16What do you think?
0:48:16 > 0:48:19- £30.- Ooh! What about 40, then?
0:48:20 > 0:48:2340's better. Will you accept £35 for that?
0:48:23 > 0:48:25Sorry? Are you haggling?
0:48:25 > 0:48:27For you, yes.
0:48:27 > 0:48:29So I now have five objects.
0:48:31 > 0:48:34And James will be arriving shortly.
0:48:35 > 0:48:37Gosh, Jonathan! Five lots
0:48:37 > 0:48:40and three of them are damaged!
0:48:42 > 0:48:43Still, shopping's over,
0:48:43 > 0:48:47so let's recap on what the boys have spent their money on.
0:48:47 > 0:48:53James started this leg with £270.60 and spent £135 on five auction lots.
0:48:53 > 0:48:56The Tunbridge Ware box
0:48:56 > 0:48:57a coral necklace,
0:48:57 > 0:48:58the glove stretchers,
0:48:58 > 0:49:00a Deco figure,
0:49:00 > 0:49:01and an Italian painting.
0:49:01 > 0:49:06Jonathan, meanwhile, began with an impressive £331.50
0:49:06 > 0:49:09and decided to employ the non-haggle tactic.
0:49:09 > 0:49:13He spent only £185 on his five lots.
0:49:13 > 0:49:15A pepper pot,
0:49:15 > 0:49:17a Bilston pin tray
0:49:17 > 0:49:19a Victorian cigar lighter,
0:49:19 > 0:49:20a silver-mounted glass bottle
0:49:20 > 0:49:22and a blue transfer mug.
0:49:22 > 0:49:25So, who do they think has bought better?
0:49:25 > 0:49:28I have the nicer objects.
0:49:28 > 0:49:32They're nicer quality, if the condition may be a bit suspect.
0:49:32 > 0:49:34Nicer quality, nicer age, nicer stories.
0:49:34 > 0:49:36They'll sit better in the sale.
0:49:36 > 0:49:40I think mine are slightly more get up and go.
0:49:40 > 0:49:42They're cleaner, they're undamaged.
0:49:42 > 0:49:48And I think generally, hopefully, I'll do better.
0:49:48 > 0:49:53Right. The gloves are off. Both boys think they'll be victorious.
0:49:53 > 0:49:56But only the bidders of Birmingham can decide.
0:49:57 > 0:49:59They started in the town of Leek
0:49:59 > 0:50:01and journeyed via Willenhall,
0:50:01 > 0:50:03and Ashbourne
0:50:03 > 0:50:07to their final destination, the city of Birmingham.
0:50:08 > 0:50:12Birmingham, or Brum, as it's affectionately known,
0:50:12 > 0:50:15is a thriving city in the West Midlands.
0:50:15 > 0:50:19It's auction day as our sparring partners roll into town.
0:50:19 > 0:50:23Here you are. Palace of Dreams, Jonathan. How do you think you'll do?
0:50:23 > 0:50:26- I've bought some quite nice things. - I've bought some nice things.
0:50:26 > 0:50:29My two stars are the Art Deco figure and the picture.
0:50:29 > 0:50:33Biddle & Webb have been established for over 50 years
0:50:33 > 0:50:36and hold up to five auctions every month.
0:50:36 > 0:50:40They specialise in fine art, antiques, silver and jewellery.
0:50:40 > 0:50:44Now, settle down, the auction is about to begin.
0:50:47 > 0:50:50First up, Jonathan's chipped pepper pot.
0:50:52 > 0:50:54- There he is. - Nice little thing, this.
0:50:54 > 0:50:57Do I see £10 anywhere? £10?
0:50:57 > 0:51:01- £5? Do I see- £5? Come on! - £5 anywhere?
0:51:01 > 0:51:03£5 there. Do I see eight?
0:51:03 > 0:51:05I've got £5. Do I see eight?
0:51:05 > 0:51:08I'll sell at £5. Selling now at £5.
0:51:10 > 0:51:14- I liked him!- Well, he got a good old spanking, didn't he?
0:51:15 > 0:51:18That's a whopper of a loss, Jonathan.
0:51:18 > 0:51:23Next, James's Tunbridge Ware box. Maybe it will attract some interest.
0:51:23 > 0:51:25Nice little bit of local treen!
0:51:25 > 0:51:28OK. What shall I say for this, then?
0:51:28 > 0:51:32£20. £20. Do I see £20 anywhere?
0:51:32 > 0:51:34£10. £10 there.
0:51:34 > 0:51:38Ten. Do is see 12? I've got £10. 12. 15. 18.
0:51:38 > 0:51:4118? 20. 22. 25.
0:51:41 > 0:51:4428? £25 there, then.
0:51:44 > 0:51:46Are we all done at £25?
0:51:48 > 0:51:50Oh, dear. We're not off to a good start at all.
0:51:52 > 0:51:55Surely to goodness the little Bilston pin tray
0:51:55 > 0:51:58will get you back in the running, Jonathan?
0:51:58 > 0:51:59Come on, come on, come on.
0:51:59 > 0:52:01Ooh. Telephone bid coming in.
0:52:01 > 0:52:05What shall we say? £40. £40 anywhere?
0:52:05 > 0:52:09£30 to start, then. £30 to start. Any interest at £30?
0:52:09 > 0:52:13£30 at the back of the room. Do I see 32 anywhere?
0:52:13 > 0:52:14I'll sell at £30.
0:52:15 > 0:52:18- I'm going to cry! - Here's a tissue!
0:52:18 > 0:52:21We're not doing terribly well here, chaps.
0:52:21 > 0:52:25- I don't know what to say! - I don't know what to say!
0:52:25 > 0:52:29Up next, it's the coral necklace and bracelet. Best of luck, James.
0:52:29 > 0:52:32There's no justice in the world if it makes £20.
0:52:32 > 0:52:34£20 for the coral necklace.
0:52:34 > 0:52:37£10 to start. £10 anywhere?
0:52:37 > 0:52:40Any interest? A coral necklace with matching bracelet.
0:52:40 > 0:52:42No?
0:52:42 > 0:52:43Pass and move on.
0:52:43 > 0:52:48Oh, dear! Birmingham is not brimming with profits for the boys.
0:52:48 > 0:52:51That's an unsold lot so I can move it on to the next!
0:52:51 > 0:52:53Then why did she sell mine for five?
0:52:53 > 0:52:57An unsold item means it moves on to the next leg.
0:52:57 > 0:53:00Maybe it will fare better at the next auction.
0:53:00 > 0:53:03That's not fair! That is not fair!
0:53:05 > 0:53:08Another of your non-haggle buys, Jonathan.
0:53:08 > 0:53:10Could it strike a light of hope for you?
0:53:10 > 0:53:14Victorian silver-plated table cigar lighter of triangular form
0:53:14 > 0:53:16with wavy, fluted body.
0:53:16 > 0:53:19You never know. I might just...
0:53:19 > 0:53:22Something to pop on your desk. What shall we say for this?
0:53:22 > 0:53:24£20. £20 anywhere.
0:53:24 > 0:53:27Do I see £20 for the desk lighter. £20?
0:53:27 > 0:53:3015? 15 to start. 15 anywhere?
0:53:30 > 0:53:34- 15 there. Do I see 18? - Come on, someone.- Do I see 18?
0:53:34 > 0:53:37- Come on.- I'll sell at £15.
0:53:38 > 0:53:42It's going to haunt me, the sound of that gavel!
0:53:42 > 0:53:44And again another loss.
0:53:44 > 0:53:48You need to rethink your tactics, Jonathan. Next up
0:53:48 > 0:53:50it's James' handy glove stretchers.
0:53:50 > 0:53:5419th-century Cantonese glove stretchers.
0:53:54 > 0:53:59Box-wood knuckles carved figures in relief. Nice little things. What shall we say?
0:53:59 > 0:54:01£10 anywhere? £10 for the glove stretchers.
0:54:01 > 0:54:04£10. £10. Who said that?
0:54:04 > 0:54:07£10 there. Do I see 12 anywhere? £10 there.
0:54:07 > 0:54:11Do I see 12 anywhere? I'll sell at £10.
0:54:11 > 0:54:14Oh, dear. Oh, well.
0:54:14 > 0:54:17As expected, really.
0:54:17 > 0:54:19It's better than a fiver!
0:54:20 > 0:54:23So far, the boys are three lots down each.
0:54:23 > 0:54:28Jonathan hasn't made a profit on any and James has an unsold item.
0:54:28 > 0:54:30Could it get any worse?
0:54:30 > 0:54:33I'm going back to buying pictures from basements!
0:54:33 > 0:54:35That's what I'm going to do.
0:54:35 > 0:54:38This is very disappointing, chaps.
0:54:38 > 0:54:42Maybe Jonathan can claw back some profit with the silver-mounted bottle.
0:54:42 > 0:54:44Oh - is that the one with the crack in it?
0:54:44 > 0:54:46£20. £20 anywhere?
0:54:46 > 0:54:48£10 to start?
0:54:48 > 0:54:50£10 anywhere? Any interest at £10?
0:54:50 > 0:54:53£10 there. 12. 15?
0:54:53 > 0:54:55- You're away.- Only got two bidders.
0:54:55 > 0:55:01£18 seated. I've got £18 seated. Can I see 20? I'll sell at £18.
0:55:01 > 0:55:05- There you go.- £18. Dear, oh, dear.
0:55:05 > 0:55:07Play nicely, boys!
0:55:07 > 0:55:10Right, James, it's the scantily-clad Deco figure next.
0:55:11 > 0:55:14The one you thought was bronze.
0:55:14 > 0:55:17Lot 691A. After Lorenzl.
0:55:17 > 0:55:19Decorative little item there.
0:55:19 > 0:55:23What shall we say for this? £20 anywhere for the figure?
0:55:23 > 0:55:26£20. £20 anywhere?
0:55:26 > 0:55:27£10, then? £10 there.
0:55:27 > 0:55:2912, sir? 12?
0:55:29 > 0:55:32- It's worth more.- 15. 18. 20. 22.
0:55:32 > 0:55:3425. 28.
0:55:34 > 0:55:3530.
0:55:35 > 0:55:37£28 seated.
0:55:37 > 0:55:41£28. Do I see 30 before I sell at £28.
0:55:44 > 0:55:45Joke, isn't it?
0:55:45 > 0:55:49Could this be a record for the most disappointing results ever?
0:55:49 > 0:55:51Shall we go home now?
0:55:53 > 0:55:57It's the last chance saloon, Jonathan, with the blue transfer mug
0:55:57 > 0:55:59with the glass bottom... and the crack.
0:55:59 > 0:56:01£10. £10 anywhere?
0:56:01 > 0:56:03£10 for this.
0:56:03 > 0:56:06£5, then? £5 there. £8 anywhere?
0:56:06 > 0:56:07£5 on the front.
0:56:07 > 0:56:11- You're away again!- I've got £5
0:56:11 > 0:56:13and I'll sell at £5.
0:56:13 > 0:56:15- Well done(!)- Thank you, James.
0:56:15 > 0:56:17There we go.
0:56:17 > 0:56:18That's brilliant.
0:56:18 > 0:56:23A loss on every single item! It beggars belief, Jonathan.
0:56:23 > 0:56:26So, it's the final lot of the day.
0:56:26 > 0:56:29Glass-bottomed mugs with cracks aren't big in Birmingham,
0:56:29 > 0:56:31but perhaps the painting will be a hit.
0:56:31 > 0:56:34Mario Bordi. Campagna di Siena.
0:56:34 > 0:56:39Oil on board. Signed with label en verso. There's interest in this.
0:56:39 > 0:56:43- Don't!- Steady!- I can start the commissions on the book at £60
0:56:43 > 0:56:45- with me.- Oh, please!
0:56:45 > 0:56:4865. 70. 75. 80.
0:56:48 > 0:56:4985. 90.
0:56:49 > 0:56:5295. 100. 105?
0:56:52 > 0:56:56110 with me. 120? 120 takes me out.
0:56:56 > 0:56:58- 120 in the room.- Clearly mad!
0:56:58 > 0:56:59130. 140.
0:56:59 > 0:57:02150. 160. 170?
0:57:02 > 0:57:07160 in the room, then. Are we all finished at £160?
0:57:09 > 0:57:12- Very well done, James. - Thank you.- Very well done.
0:57:12 > 0:57:15Best of a bad lot, that.
0:57:15 > 0:57:18Good golly, so it is. Braxton has played a blinder.
0:57:18 > 0:57:20£130 profit on one item.
0:57:20 > 0:57:22He is the clear winner of the day.
0:57:22 > 0:57:24For goodness' sake!
0:57:24 > 0:57:26Well, that's it, isn't it?
0:57:26 > 0:57:28That's it. It's all over.
0:57:31 > 0:57:36Jonathan started this leg with £331.50.
0:57:36 > 0:57:39He experienced disaster on every single lot
0:57:39 > 0:57:44and made a devastating loss overall of £125.14.
0:57:44 > 0:57:48Will Jonathan hopefully remember to haggle next time?
0:57:48 > 0:57:53He's almost back to square one with the sum of £206.36.
0:57:55 > 0:57:58James started this leg with £270.60.
0:57:58 > 0:58:01And, after paying auction costs,
0:58:01 > 0:58:05made a small profit of £47.86.
0:58:05 > 0:58:10He takes the lead with the princely sum of £318.46 to carry forward.
0:58:14 > 0:58:16There you go, James.
0:58:16 > 0:58:19Sorry, that is the position.
0:58:19 > 0:58:21The winner takes all.
0:58:21 > 0:58:23The winner takes the key.
0:58:23 > 0:58:25- I'm on the tee. - I'm raising the game, James.
0:58:25 > 0:58:27I'm raising the game.
0:58:27 > 0:58:29I think you need to!