0:00:02 > 0:00:04The nation's favourite antiques experts, £200 each
0:00:04 > 0:00:06and one big challenge.
0:00:06 > 0:00:09- 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 > 0:00:19- The aim is to trade up and hope each antique turns a profit.- Disappointing.
0:00:19 > 0:00:22But it's not as easy as you might think
0:00:22 > 0:00:24and things don't always go to plan.
0:00:24 > 0:00:27- Push!- So will they race off with a huge profit
0:00:27 > 0:00:30- or come to a grinding halt? - I'm terribly nervous, James.
0:00:30 > 0:00:32This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:36 > 0:00:39We're out on the road with gents about town James Braxton
0:00:39 > 0:00:40and Jonathan Pratt.
0:00:42 > 0:00:47The cheeky James Braxton is a tough taskmaster when it comes to naming his price.
0:00:47 > 0:00:51At the end of the day, I'll try and squeeze you on a price.
0:00:51 > 0:00:55Jonathan, on the other hand, is feeling the pressure.
0:00:55 > 0:00:58OK, £100. Oh, God, I'm so...so...
0:00:59 > 0:01:05From his original £200, new leader James has taken pole position
0:01:05 > 0:01:09with a respectable £318.46 to play with.
0:01:09 > 0:01:14Have the nerves got the better of our once triumphant Jonathan?
0:01:14 > 0:01:18He's back to the beginning with a paltry £206.36.
0:01:18 > 0:01:22James's trusty MG is the chariot of choice as they battle it out
0:01:22 > 0:01:26in the third leg of their trip.
0:01:26 > 0:01:30On this trip, James and Jonathan are travelling over 300 miles
0:01:30 > 0:01:35all the way from Altrincham to the warm southern shores of Lostwithiel in Cornwall.
0:01:35 > 0:01:41They boys have reached Birmingham, heading for their next auction in Frome, Somerset.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43First stop, though,
0:01:43 > 0:01:46is Warwickshire's literary jewel in the crown - Stratford upon Avon.
0:01:46 > 0:01:51This historic market town has more than 800 years of history
0:01:51 > 0:01:57and is, of course, best known as the birthplace of the world-famous playwright William Shakespeare.
0:01:57 > 0:02:04The boys haven't made a lot of money, so they'll be raring to go and getting lots of focus by...
0:02:04 > 0:02:07going for a sail down the River Avon!
0:02:07 > 0:02:11Right, that's enough sightseeing, chaps.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13Let's get on with some shopping.
0:02:13 > 0:02:17The first shop is Stratford Antiques Centre.
0:02:17 > 0:02:24Let's begin with Jonathan. He's lagging behind. Last time, he didn't haggle, bought lots of cracked items
0:02:24 > 0:02:26and well...
0:02:26 > 0:02:29What's this he's looking at now? Oh, no.
0:02:29 > 0:02:35I've got a thing for pepperettes at the moment. It's a little pepperette formed as an owl.
0:02:35 > 0:02:41It's a lead body, would have been plated. Little glass eyes. It's not what he started off life as.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43This wooden base is later
0:02:43 > 0:02:46and you can see the glue it's been stuck on to it with.
0:02:46 > 0:02:51But it's quite nicely made. Glass eyes which might have been replaced.
0:02:51 > 0:02:55Pepperettes were extremely popular at the Victorian dining table,
0:02:55 > 0:02:58a novel way of seasoning one's meat and two veg.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00A pity his feet are missing!
0:03:00 > 0:03:04How much is that? There's no ticket on it. Would you take...
0:03:04 > 0:03:07I'm going to be mean. Would you take £15 for it?
0:03:07 > 0:03:10Um... I'd take 20, I think.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13- Owls and pigs are very popular. - Yeah.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16Yeah, it's just...
0:03:17 > 0:03:20- I know it's been sort of...- Yeah.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22..in the wars a bit, hasn't it?
0:03:22 > 0:03:27There's no denying its age. I'm thinking that it's a late Victorian novelty.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30And the owl is wisdom. But I don't know why his feet have gone.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33Meet me halfway - £17.50?
0:03:33 > 0:03:38- That's OK.- Brilliant. That's my first purchase. That'll do nicely. I'll hand that over.
0:03:38 > 0:03:44A bit better on the price, Jonathan, but I did mention those missing feet, old fruit.
0:03:44 > 0:03:50- There we go.- Thank you very much. And your change.- Thank you very much. Lovely. That's a good start.
0:03:53 > 0:04:00On the other hand, MG lover James is like a coiled spring. He's spotted something already.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03There are some little MG logos here, badges,
0:04:03 > 0:04:06which I might have a look at.
0:04:06 > 0:04:11And as quick as greased lightning, James finds antique dealer Tony.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14- Tony, I'm fascinated.- Yes. - Can you tell me a bit...
0:04:14 > 0:04:19- I have a nice MG TD.- OK.- My 1952...
0:04:19 > 0:04:23- I was interested in this little fellow.- This one here?- Yeah.
0:04:23 > 0:04:28The chap I bought it off, he wasn't quite sure how it was attached to the car.
0:04:28 > 0:04:35And I've certainly never found anyone so far who was able to throw much light on it, you know...
0:04:36 > 0:04:39- It's rather fun, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:04:39 > 0:04:43- And it's sort of a cast alloy, isn't it?- Yes, it is.
0:04:43 > 0:04:49- Sometimes they had quite a nice badge at the back to go on the spare wheel.- That's right.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52If there was a locking... You know, on the earlier ones.
0:04:52 > 0:04:58- I mean, it stands up. I thought some MG owner might want to just stand it on his desk.- Yeah.
0:04:58 > 0:05:03- It would make a nice weight, that. - A paperweight, yes.
0:05:03 > 0:05:08- To all intents and purposes, it's rather nice and bright, isn't it?- Yes, it is.
0:05:08 > 0:05:12- That would clean up very nicely. - I'm sure it would, yes.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14I'm a terrible instinctive buyer, though.
0:05:14 > 0:05:19I look at something, I quite like it, and sort of tend to go for it.
0:05:19 > 0:05:23- This is an expensive place, Stratford upon Avon.- Yes, it is.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26- But it's not so expensive as some. - No, no.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29I can do you a deal on it, anyway.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32- Would you take a fiver for it, Tony? - TONY LAUGHS
0:05:32 > 0:05:36- No.- No? No?- No, no.
0:05:36 > 0:05:41It's like a boxer. You like to get in that sharp jab at the beginning, don't you?
0:05:41 > 0:05:45Well, you're at 5, I'm at 25. Will you meet me in the middle?
0:05:45 > 0:05:47- No. - LAUGHTER
0:05:49 > 0:05:54As you flatly rejected my five, I'm flatly rejecting your middle.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56- Can I just have a look and see?- Yeah.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59- I know. What does it say? You bought it for three?- No.
0:05:59 > 0:06:04It says to make a couple of quid, I've got to get ten for it.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06- Ten?- Yeah.
0:06:06 > 0:06:10- I'm not going to argue with you, Tony.- OK.- Ten?- Ten.
0:06:10 > 0:06:14Thank you very much indeed. It's coming home to the right person.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17Well, that's James sorted.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19What about Jonathan?
0:06:19 > 0:06:23That page turner with the leaf-type finial...
0:06:23 > 0:06:27- That's 120.- And it's got age? Is it late 19th century?- It's 1930s.
0:06:27 > 0:06:311930s. And the Scottish one on the left?
0:06:31 > 0:06:37- This one is an older one. - A late 19th century one with the Cairngorms inset in the handle?- Yes.
0:06:37 > 0:06:42- And that matchbox strike. Is that silver and enamel? - That is silver and enamel.
0:06:42 > 0:06:46- And the box with the chevrons on? - This one?- The wooden box.
0:06:46 > 0:06:51- Oh, this one. - Is it fitted for anything?- It's got some sewing bits and pieces.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54A substantial amount of time later...
0:06:56 > 0:07:00That's sitting in there. It hasn't moved out of there for ages.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04It's got a "CLC" on it.
0:07:04 > 0:07:08It's sort of like.. You know, it's a sort of otter hound or something.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10I do like that.
0:07:10 > 0:07:14- Even the lettering on it is nicely '30s.- Mm-hm.
0:07:14 > 0:07:19And EW is easy enough to... Anyone, Edward Wilson or something, you know?
0:07:19 > 0:07:24A page turner. Now, what do you mean, you don't have one?
0:07:24 > 0:07:26- You can have that for 100.- OK.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29These two would have to be 50 each.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31They've got to be £50 each.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34Instead of 100.
0:07:35 > 0:07:37OK...
0:07:37 > 0:07:40MUSIC: "Under Pressure", by Queen and David Bowie
0:07:43 > 0:07:46Oh, dear. Oh...
0:07:46 > 0:07:47OK...
0:07:47 > 0:07:52OK, £100. Oh, God, I'm so, so...
0:08:03 > 0:08:07OK. Is it worth committing to that?
0:08:07 > 0:08:10I'm going to bite the bullet because I like it.
0:08:10 > 0:08:16- I'll have that for £100.- Mm-hm. - Committed. I'm going to shake the hand now. There we go.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19100 smackers on a page turner?!
0:08:19 > 0:08:25I'm going to say "no" to the rest of them. I've done one bold move. I'm going to say "no" to the rest.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27If there's anything else...
0:08:27 > 0:08:31Oh, no. Quick, let's get out of here and leave him to it!
0:08:31 > 0:08:37Buoyed up by his MG purchase, James is distracted by the annual River Festival.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39But then he's easily distracted.
0:08:39 > 0:08:45Everyone knows Stratford is renowned as the birthplace of Willie Shakespeare,
0:08:45 > 0:08:49but the history of the canal boat reigns supreme here.
0:08:49 > 0:08:54It started with the Victorians with their desire to escape the smoggy industrial towns.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56- May I come on board?- By all means.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58- Mind your head.- Mind the head.
0:08:58 > 0:09:02Because in the boatman's cabin, there isn't a lot of room.
0:09:02 > 0:09:07Oh! Especially, if like Braxton, you're partial to a full English.
0:09:07 > 0:09:12Barge owner Brian has kindly allowed our James to step aboard. Well, clamber really.
0:09:12 > 0:09:17- I love the decoration in here. - Roses and castles, very classical.
0:09:17 > 0:09:25- Really?- I don't know whether they were a bit Romany or what their origins were.- It does look Romany.
0:09:25 > 0:09:29- This is where they ate.- So this is the table?- There's the table.
0:09:29 > 0:09:33- I use it as a booze cupboard, as you can see.- Very good.
0:09:33 > 0:09:37Man should only live on whisky and biscuits. I see you do!
0:09:37 > 0:09:40I do. Living proof that it works, yes!
0:09:40 > 0:09:46And interestingly enough, directly under this, this drawer was called the crumb drawer.
0:09:46 > 0:09:52- When they'd finished eating, when you tipped this up, all the crumbs went in the crumb drawer.- Great idea.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54- Ditch it outside.- Feed the ducks.
0:09:54 > 0:09:59A visit to a barge wouldn't be complete without having a gander at the engine room.
0:09:59 > 0:10:05Russell Newbery Diesel Engines are the heart of several hundred canal boats in the UK
0:10:05 > 0:10:08and were first manufactured in 1934.
0:10:08 > 0:10:12Brian, you seem very well set up here. Do you live all year on this?
0:10:12 > 0:10:16- Yes, I do.- Really?- I live on the boat all the year round.
0:10:16 > 0:10:20- And do you have a mooring? - No, I don't have a mooring.
0:10:20 > 0:10:24I cruise continually - I'm what they call a continual cruiser.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27- A continual cruiser. - But I do moor up at night.
0:10:27 > 0:10:31Yes, naturally. While James is having a jolly and relaxed time,
0:10:31 > 0:10:34what's going on with our panicky Jonathan?
0:10:34 > 0:10:40Mr Pratt is travelling 50 miles south to the glorious town of Tetbury in the Cotswolds.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44He's still deliberating over that pricey page turner.
0:10:44 > 0:10:48I don't know. I really like it. I think it's a great object.
0:10:48 > 0:10:53£100 is a lot of money and I didn't have a lot of money to start with.
0:10:53 > 0:10:57And I've got to be so much more careful now. I am a bit nervous.
0:10:57 > 0:11:02Stop fretting, Jonathan, and get stuck in to your next shop - Top Banana.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05Stay away from cracked items, young man.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08And while you're at it, try a bit of haggling.
0:11:17 > 0:11:23It's quite nicely painted and this is tobacco staining, all this yellow, which adds to the age.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27And I'd say it's probably painted in the '30s.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29There's nothing on the back.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31£38.
0:11:34 > 0:11:38That'll clean up rather nicely, I think.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44It might appeal to a fellow skier like myself.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46A mountain man.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49Hardly, with my back, anyway.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53Antiques dealer Hugo opened for business over ten years ago.
0:11:53 > 0:11:59He's spotted Jonathan having a good old rummage around and wants to make sure he hasn't nicked anything.
0:11:59 > 0:12:03- It's not bad. I think it's oil on board.- Yeah, yeah.
0:12:03 > 0:12:08- I'd give you 30 quid for it. - If you give me 35, you can have it.
0:12:08 > 0:12:14There's no snow on the ground here. Every skier will look at it and say, "There's no snow on the ground.
0:12:14 > 0:12:20- "I don't want to be reminded about a bad ski holiday!"- It's romantic, though.- It's the summer time!
0:12:20 > 0:12:25- 30?- Go on, then. Take it for 30. - Go on, then. Thank you.- Deal.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28It's time for the boys to leave Tetbury, Gloucestershire,
0:12:28 > 0:12:34and make the short journey 30 miles to the pretty Wiltshire village of Castle Combe.
0:12:34 > 0:12:39The sun has got its hat on. Let's join the chaps as they hunt down some bargains
0:12:39 > 0:12:42at Castle Combe car boot sale.
0:12:42 > 0:12:46The car boot sales here are some of the largest in the West Country.
0:12:46 > 0:12:51With hundreds of stalls, there should be something to take the boys' fancy.
0:12:51 > 0:12:55As usual, James is getting stuck in straight away.
0:12:55 > 0:13:01It's a little maquette. It's made of terracotta, sort of, um...sculptor's clay.
0:13:01 > 0:13:05It's a sort of preparatory thing before possibly casting it.
0:13:05 > 0:13:09Most of these things were never cast in bronze,
0:13:09 > 0:13:12but it was something they did in the studio.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15He's marked on the back. I don't know who the devil he is.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17DF, yeah, I don't know who he is.
0:13:17 > 0:13:23- Might be worth a fortune. - No, it won't be that size. It's just a maquette.- Yeah.
0:13:23 > 0:13:27- It's terracotta.- Yes.- Just a little fun. I'll give you a pound for it.
0:13:27 > 0:13:31- No, you must be joking.- Why? - I'd rather put it on the wall.
0:13:31 > 0:13:33- How much do you want?- A tenner.
0:13:36 > 0:13:40- A fiver and I'll do it. - No, make it eight.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43- No, I'll do five.- Six. - Five and it's yours.
0:13:44 > 0:13:49- Go on.- Five it is. It's all good fun, isn't it?
0:13:49 > 0:13:53- There we are.- There you go. - Thank you very much indeed.
0:13:53 > 0:13:57- And there's your five...- That's very kind. Thanks a lot.- Cheers.
0:13:57 > 0:14:01And the full packaging service - gift-wrapped by the hubby!
0:14:01 > 0:14:05I don't want to drop it, otherwise I'll lose money on it already.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08Thank you. That's very kind of you. Bye!
0:14:08 > 0:14:11Last of the big spenders there, James!
0:14:11 > 0:14:16A brisk bit of business and that's another faceless, low-cost item in the bag.
0:14:16 > 0:14:20There's a hell of a lot to see here and I don't know...
0:14:20 > 0:14:24I don't know where to start, really. I don't know where to start.
0:14:24 > 0:14:29This takes me back. I used to go round these things when I was a bit younger.
0:14:29 > 0:14:31OK, dive in, I think.
0:14:31 > 0:14:35- It looks like faience, really, isn't it?- Yes.
0:14:35 > 0:14:39Tin glaze. It's so precisely done. It's nicely, finely potted.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41The decoration is really precise.
0:14:41 > 0:14:46This little tankard was made by the Aldermaston Pottery in Berkshire.
0:14:46 > 0:14:50It was founded in 1955 by Alan Caiger-Smith and Geoffrey Eastop.
0:14:50 > 0:14:54The pottery is renowned for its tin-glazed wares.
0:14:54 > 0:14:56It's nibbled on the back, isn't it?
0:14:56 > 0:15:00Jonathan, what did I say about damaged items?
0:15:00 > 0:15:02- How much is it?- A couple of quid.
0:15:02 > 0:15:06- OK...- But I'll let you off. It's only £2 after all!
0:15:06 > 0:15:09- I'll have to find some things to go with it.- Oh, crikey!
0:15:09 > 0:15:13James has found another item to pounce on.
0:15:13 > 0:15:18When you have two handles, sometimes they call them loving cups, but it's very nicely waisted.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21It is a nice item, isn't it?
0:15:21 > 0:15:25Would you do it for a couple of pounds...? OK, I'll take it.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28- Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:15:28 > 0:15:32Good grief! Another item at £2. What a pair of spendthrifts!
0:15:32 > 0:15:36Thanks a lot. I don't think I would have bought it if it had one handle.
0:15:36 > 0:15:40It has two handles. It's a loving cup. It has nice symmetry.
0:15:40 > 0:15:44It's got a maker's name, so somebody was pleased to manufacture it
0:15:44 > 0:15:49and it's either got a pattern number or more likely, the date, 1879.
0:15:49 > 0:15:54So it's got three nice elements that might lift it in an auction room.
0:15:54 > 0:15:59That's a pound a handle! Time to leave Castle Combe and get the wheels rolling.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02The chaps are heading to the town of Tetbury.
0:16:02 > 0:16:06- I bought two items.- I don't know how you did it. I struggled...
0:16:06 > 0:16:12I know we like to reveal it all, but in all honesty, I struggled to find even one object.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15Did you? Did money pass hands there?
0:16:15 > 0:16:17It did, but I can tell you barely!
0:16:17 > 0:16:22I could have bought a coffee for what I think I paid for it.
0:16:22 > 0:16:28Old Brackers needs to catch up on the shopping. He's on his way to meet with George, owner of Artique.
0:16:28 > 0:16:34George specialises in exotic wares from Afghanistan, India and Pakistan.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38The shop is a Mecca of unique treasures, if you know what I mean.
0:16:38 > 0:16:45My mission, George, is to try and find maybe a couple of items that I can put forward to auction.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48It's an auction in Somerset, in Frome,
0:16:48 > 0:16:52- and I want to have something that is slightly exotic.- Sure.
0:16:52 > 0:16:57I'd love it to be Indian, Pakistani, whatever, something that has a story
0:16:57 > 0:17:03- and something that will communicate to people who go to an auction as well.- Sure, sure.
0:17:03 > 0:17:07So I might try and buy a slightly more expensive one and a cheap one,
0:17:07 > 0:17:12but at the end of the day, I'm going to try and squeeze you on a price.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14Of course. What's new?
0:17:17 > 0:17:20The coffee table, George? How much is that?
0:17:20 > 0:17:22£45.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26And this would be Indian as well?
0:17:26 > 0:17:30This is Indian, probably sort of more like hill station.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32Yeah.
0:17:33 > 0:17:37- Up in the cool mountains. - Up in the cool mountains, yes.
0:17:37 > 0:17:39Yes, cool.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44Interesting, but there's lots more inside.
0:17:44 > 0:17:50- How much are your kilims, George? - They vary enormously in size and age.
0:17:50 > 0:17:52And things like that?
0:17:52 > 0:17:57- Things like that would cost you... - Sort of later. - Yeah, sort of 1940.- Yeah.
0:17:57 > 0:18:01- But this is from Afghanistan. - That's from Afghanistan?
0:18:01 > 0:18:03I could show it to you if you want.
0:18:03 > 0:18:08Kilims are flat, woven carpets or rugs produced from the Balkans to Pakistan.
0:18:08 > 0:18:12The language of the kilim weaver can convey anything
0:18:12 > 0:18:17- from hopes of marriage and good fortune to tribal allegiance. - The carpet room...
0:18:19 > 0:18:23This is Baluchi, as I say, probably 1940.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27Nice, simple, nomadic, domestic kilim.
0:18:27 > 0:18:33- Yeah, it's very nice.- Suddenly, kilims are having a big revival.
0:18:33 > 0:18:37- I can see how it would really work in a contemporary home, this.- Yeah.
0:18:37 > 0:18:41- It looks modern, doesn't it? - It does look modern.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43Yes, interesting, fascinating.
0:18:43 > 0:18:48Now, George, I'm quite interested in possibly, maybe...
0:18:49 > 0:18:52- ..buying something like that.- Yes.
0:18:52 > 0:18:59And maybe the coffee table. I might just grab the coffee table and see what it looks like on it.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02No, let the younger man take it, George.
0:19:02 > 0:19:06I can manage this. It's a lovely weight, reassuring.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09- It's always good for the buyer to feel the goods.- Absolutely.
0:19:09 > 0:19:14Now let's have a look. So we've got a teak coffee table.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16And a rather nice kilim rug.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20Rooney, come on. Off the carpet, boy.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23- You love rugs.- Yeah.
0:19:23 > 0:19:27- He knows quality, this dog. - Oh, I know. Now, George,
0:19:27 > 0:19:32- what sort of special price could you do for the two?- Here he goes.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35Our warrior James is on the warpath.
0:19:36 > 0:19:40- The absolute...bottom on it... - Yeah?
0:19:40 > 0:19:43..is £120 for the kilim.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47And £45 for the table.
0:19:47 > 0:19:52- £45 for the table... - Which is incredibly cheap.- Yeah.
0:19:52 > 0:19:57Brackers is interested. Watch out. He's just about to pounce.
0:19:57 > 0:20:03Both are very usable pieces of furniture in any environment. And it's a great look at the moment.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06- Yeah, it's a good look, isn't it? - Yes.
0:20:09 > 0:20:16It's so difficult with these things. As soon as I buy these, I'm at the mercy of others.
0:20:16 > 0:20:20- 150 for the two? - No, I can't.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23- You can't?- 40...
0:20:26 > 0:20:27OK.
0:20:27 > 0:20:32- Thank you very much indeed. - That is really cheap.- Great price.
0:20:32 > 0:20:33Thank you.
0:20:35 > 0:20:41Right. Let's get this show back on the road. Time to recap on what the boys have spent their pennies on.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44Jonathan Pratt started today with £206.36
0:20:44 > 0:20:49and spent £149.50 on four auction lots.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51A pottery mug.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53An owl pepperette.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55The silver page turner.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58And the Alpine oil painting.
0:20:58 > 0:21:02James Braxton began with £318.46
0:21:02 > 0:21:06and has spent £167 on five lots.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08An Indian table.
0:21:08 > 0:21:10A kilim carpet.
0:21:10 > 0:21:11A pewter mug.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13A terracotta maquette.
0:21:13 > 0:21:17And an MG steering wheel boss. James also has the coral necklace
0:21:17 > 0:21:19which was unsold from the last auction.
0:21:19 > 0:21:23Now, what do our chaps think of each other's items?
0:21:24 > 0:21:28When I saw that carpet, I was very, very pleased. £110 is a lot.
0:21:28 > 0:21:35It's never going to make that. It's the wrong type of carpet - it's not old, not antique.
0:21:35 > 0:21:39The only thing threatening me is that picture.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41It's a very nice picture, but...
0:21:43 > 0:21:45Don't mention that paper knife.
0:21:46 > 0:21:51Ha ha! It's been a tough third leg with the boys battling it out
0:21:51 > 0:21:54from Stratford upon Avon via Tetbury, Castle Combe,
0:21:54 > 0:21:57and finally to the town of Frome.
0:21:57 > 0:22:02Frome in northeast Somerset sits on the Mendip Hills.
0:22:02 > 0:22:07Let's hope our boys unearth some big-value profit at auction. Dore and Rees' auction house
0:22:07 > 0:22:10is located in a converted chapel
0:22:10 > 0:22:12and has been in the town since 1868.
0:22:12 > 0:22:14Let the auction commence!
0:22:14 > 0:22:17First up, Jonathan's trying to turn his luck
0:22:17 > 0:22:19with an Aldermaston Pottery mug -
0:22:19 > 0:22:21the one that's chipped.
0:22:21 > 0:22:25We come to the limited edition Aldermaston Pottery tankard.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28Associated with the Royal Berkshire Hospital. 10 I am bid.
0:22:28 > 0:22:3012 I have. 14.
0:22:30 > 0:22:3316. 18.
0:22:33 > 0:22:3620, fresh place. 22 now? 22.
0:22:36 > 0:22:3824 now?
0:22:38 > 0:22:4324 now if you want it. The bid's at 22. Selling at £22.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47- Well done.- Get in there!
0:22:47 > 0:22:50Crikey! Jonathan with a profit.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53Next up, it's James's Indian table.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56Here's hoping the bidders of Frome like a taste of the exotic.
0:22:56 > 0:23:01We come to the teak hardwood Indian coffee table.
0:23:01 > 0:23:03Got the nice distressed look to it.
0:23:03 > 0:23:0510 I'm bid. 12 if you want it.
0:23:05 > 0:23:0912 I have on the desk. 14 now. 14.
0:23:09 > 0:23:1216. 18. 20.
0:23:12 > 0:23:16- 22. 24. 26 now?- Stop.- Go on!
0:23:16 > 0:23:20- No, that's enough. - Going to be sold at £24.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23All done at £24?
0:23:23 > 0:23:26- Oh, dear.- Never mind.- Never mind.
0:23:26 > 0:23:28Apparently not.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31It's the footless owl pepperette.
0:23:31 > 0:23:35The cast metal pepperette. Modelled in the form of an owl.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38Say for that one £10?
0:23:38 > 0:23:425 I'm bid here. 8 if you want it. 8 I have. 10 now?
0:23:42 > 0:23:4510 I have. 12. 14.
0:23:45 > 0:23:4816. 18. 20.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51- Well done.- 22. 24.
0:23:51 > 0:23:5326.
0:23:53 > 0:23:55- Luck of the devil.- 28. 30.
0:23:55 > 0:23:5832 now?
0:23:58 > 0:24:01All done at 30? All done.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04- Phew!- Well done.- Thank you.
0:24:04 > 0:24:08Could this be the tide turning for Jonathan?
0:24:08 > 0:24:11It's James's kilim carpet next.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14Will it fare better than the coffee table?
0:24:14 > 0:24:16The striped patterned kilim carpet.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19That's the one displayed over the rail there.
0:24:19 > 0:24:23Nice pattern to that one as well. £30?
0:24:23 > 0:24:28- 30 I'm bid. 35 now if you want it.- Come on.
0:24:28 > 0:24:32It's going to be sold on its maiden bid at £30. 35?
0:24:32 > 0:24:35- Come on.- Sell it! - 35 I have on the desk.
0:24:35 > 0:24:4040 I have. 45 now? 45. 50 now? £50 I have.
0:24:40 > 0:24:4355 now? Across the room at £50.
0:24:45 > 0:24:47You were lucky there!
0:24:48 > 0:24:51Lucky? Losing 60 quid?!
0:24:52 > 0:24:56Ouch! That's just nasty. Let's move on quickly.
0:24:56 > 0:25:01Paintings have been good choices for the boys. Will Jonathan's luck hold?
0:25:01 > 0:25:04The alpine scene oil painting on board.
0:25:04 > 0:25:08That's by the Austrian artist Peter Haller.
0:25:08 > 0:25:10Say for that one, put me in, £50?
0:25:12 > 0:25:16- 50 I'm bid.- Well done. - 55 I have on the desk. 60 I have.
0:25:16 > 0:25:20- 65 now?- (Come on, come on.)
0:25:20 > 0:25:23It's going to be sold at £60 to my right. 65 if you're interested.
0:25:23 > 0:25:27- Come on.- All done at £60? All done?
0:25:28 > 0:25:32Doubled your money. That's all right. Well done.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35Not bad. £30 profit.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38Back to James with the £2 pewter mug.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41It's got the Hampden stamp.
0:25:41 > 0:25:445 I'm bid. 8 now if you want it. 8 I have.
0:25:44 > 0:25:4810. 12.
0:25:48 > 0:25:52- 14 now? 14 now if you want it. - Go on!
0:25:52 > 0:25:5414. She's back again. 16 now?
0:25:55 > 0:26:00It's going to be sold at £14. Fierce competition. All done at 14?
0:26:00 > 0:26:06- Very good. Well done. Well done, Frome.- That's good.- Happy with that.
0:26:06 > 0:26:10Let's drink to that. Finally, a small profit.
0:26:10 > 0:26:15Help! It's the pricey page turner. I don't know if I can look.
0:26:15 > 0:26:20Continental silver, a nice little bloodhound decoration.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22- All right, all right.- £20?
0:26:22 > 0:26:2820 I'm bid. 22 now if you want it. 22 I have on the desk.
0:26:28 > 0:26:3024. 26. 28.
0:26:30 > 0:26:3330. 32.
0:26:33 > 0:26:3734. 36. 38 now?
0:26:37 > 0:26:39- Selling at £36.- No...
0:26:40 > 0:26:44- Done.- How much did you pay for it?
0:26:46 > 0:26:51- 100.- 100. Well, at least you didn't pay 110.
0:26:51 > 0:26:56Disaster with a capital D. Let's move on swiftly.
0:26:56 > 0:27:01Next up, it's the terracotta maquette. Bought for a snip.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04We come to the studio terracotta maquette.
0:27:04 > 0:27:07The wall mask of the boy's head.
0:27:07 > 0:27:12Got the initials DF to that one. Nice little decorative piece there.
0:27:12 > 0:27:17Say for that one, start me at £10? For the terracotta maquette there.
0:27:17 > 0:27:21Start me away, £5 then? 5 I'm bid.
0:27:21 > 0:27:2410 now if you want it. 10. 12.
0:27:24 > 0:27:27- Go on.- 14. 16.
0:27:27 > 0:27:31- Go on.- 18 now? It's going to be sold at 16.
0:27:31 > 0:27:33All done at £16?
0:27:33 > 0:27:37I thought that was worth more. £30, £40, at least.
0:27:37 > 0:27:41- There you go.- There we are. - Moving in the right direction.
0:27:41 > 0:27:44A small profit. Hey ho, better than nothing.
0:27:44 > 0:27:50The MG steering wheel boss is next. Yet another bargain basement buy.
0:27:50 > 0:27:55We've come to the MG... The MG steering wheel boss.
0:27:55 > 0:27:5720 I'm bid. 22 now if you want it.
0:27:57 > 0:28:01Turn your old car into a sports car.
0:28:01 > 0:28:06It's going to be sold at £20 on its maiden bid. All done?
0:28:06 > 0:28:09- You paid how much? A tenner? - A tenner.
0:28:10 > 0:28:13Another small profit.
0:28:13 > 0:28:17But finally it's the turn of the unsold coral necklace.
0:28:17 > 0:28:21£10? For the red coral necklace?
0:28:21 > 0:28:24- Hello...- Start me? 10 I'm bid.
0:28:24 > 0:28:2812 now if you want it. Selling for £10?
0:28:28 > 0:28:3112 if you want it. 12 I have.
0:28:31 > 0:28:3414 now? 14.
0:28:34 > 0:28:3616 nearest me? 16 I have.
0:28:36 > 0:28:3918. 20.
0:28:39 > 0:28:4122 now?
0:28:41 > 0:28:45Bring the lady a glass of water. Have you got some? Keep going.
0:28:45 > 0:28:49With the gentleman here at £20. Are we all done at £20?
0:28:52 > 0:28:55- It could have been a lot worse. - That's good.
0:28:55 > 0:28:59It's a break even, which in fact means a loss.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02The auction house take commission.
0:29:02 > 0:29:06Again a poor show from the boys, with both making losses.
0:29:06 > 0:29:10Pictures are the way forward. I haven't exposed myself to silver.
0:29:10 > 0:29:16I'm going to buy silver on the next one. Silver, pictures, jewellery.
0:29:16 > 0:29:22I've got to do small gains for another auction and see if I can get over 200.
0:29:22 > 0:29:24And that's it. I'll have him.
0:29:24 > 0:29:28Jonathan started today's show with £206.36.
0:29:28 > 0:29:33And after paying auction costs, he made a loss of £28.14.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36Jonathan is on a shaky peg here
0:29:36 > 0:29:41with just £178.22 to carry forward to the next round.
0:29:43 > 0:29:47James, meanwhile, started with £318.46
0:29:47 > 0:29:52and although he made a greater loss, of £48.92,
0:29:52 > 0:29:58James has a princely sum of £269.54 to take forward.
0:29:58 > 0:30:00Hit the road!
0:30:00 > 0:30:02Wales, here we come.
0:30:05 > 0:30:08On this trip, James and Jonathan are travelling over 300 miles
0:30:08 > 0:30:10from Altrincham in Greater Manchester
0:30:10 > 0:30:14all the way south to sunny Lostwithiel in Cornwall
0:30:14 > 0:30:18On this leg, they're heading for auction in Crewkerne.
0:30:18 > 0:30:22But we begin in the medieval city of Wells.
0:30:23 > 0:30:25Wells is one of the smallest cities in the UK,
0:30:25 > 0:30:29nestling on the southern side of the Mendip Hills,
0:30:29 > 0:30:34the history of Wells stretches all the way back to Roman times.
0:30:34 > 0:30:38The cathedral is probably the finest example of Early English architecture
0:30:38 > 0:30:41built between the 12th and 14th centuries.
0:30:41 > 0:30:43Beautiful.
0:30:45 > 0:30:48The chaps roll into town, ready to start afresh,
0:30:48 > 0:30:50determined and full of excitement,
0:30:50 > 0:30:54to gain fast on the poor results thus far.
0:30:54 > 0:30:56- Wow.- Lovely-jubbly.
0:30:56 > 0:30:58I do love all this medieval architecture.
0:31:00 > 0:31:02Very good. Very good condition, as well.
0:31:02 > 0:31:04- Well driven.- Thank you very much.
0:31:04 > 0:31:09- So what are you looking for, then? - I hear we're going to Lawrence's.
0:31:09 > 0:31:15It's a general sale, so I'm going to stick with all the things that I've made money out of so far
0:31:15 > 0:31:17and ignore the stuff I've lost money on.
0:31:17 > 0:31:21- So anything over £30...- Forget it. - Forget it. So think small.
0:31:21 > 0:31:25You did well on the picture last time. I'm going to buy a picture.
0:31:25 > 0:31:28- Anyway, good luck. - Thank you, James. And you.
0:31:28 > 0:31:30So, the battle plans are in place.
0:31:30 > 0:31:38James is in jovial mood as he takes his haul of £269.54 into his first shop of the day.
0:31:38 > 0:31:41- Hello, nice to meet you. James. - Craig.- Hello, Craig.
0:31:46 > 0:31:49We're just having a jolly good look everywhere.
0:31:49 > 0:31:50What have we got here?
0:31:50 > 0:31:56So we've got a nice horn. It's been steamed and bent over.
0:31:56 > 0:31:58You can see the crease there.
0:31:58 > 0:32:02We've got a nice silver ferrule that is obviously quite thick.
0:32:02 > 0:32:05The marks have rubbed but it's still survived.
0:32:05 > 0:32:07There's a malacca cane here.
0:32:07 > 0:32:12Early in the 20th century, malacca was referred to as the king of canes.
0:32:12 > 0:32:15Made from rattan found on the coast of Sumatra,
0:32:15 > 0:32:17they are the perfect material for walking sticks.
0:32:17 > 0:32:20That's an elegant piece. It's rather nice, isn't it?
0:32:23 > 0:32:26So that's a nice little silver fellow.
0:32:26 > 0:32:27Yeah, that just came in yesterday.
0:32:29 > 0:32:33It's a sort of meat skewer. Nice clear marks.
0:32:33 > 0:32:38Sterling silver skewers were rather popular during Victorian times.
0:32:39 > 0:32:43- How much have you got on that one? - Mm. About 45.
0:32:43 > 0:32:44About 45.
0:32:44 > 0:32:48You've got a nice sort of decorative art feeling, haven't you?
0:32:49 > 0:32:53These have been thrown in anger at some errant husband, haven't they?
0:32:53 > 0:32:56- Beautiful, with the bronze inlay. - Lovely inlay, isn't it?
0:32:56 > 0:33:00- They've both got a small dint in. - They've got dings, haven't they?
0:33:00 > 0:33:03- But they're a pair. - They're decorative. The dings are at the back.
0:33:03 > 0:33:06The dings are at the back. Who's going to know?
0:33:06 > 0:33:10I normally leave all damaged goods to my partner, Jonathan Pratt.
0:33:10 > 0:33:14He seems to love them but you never know, I might be tempted.
0:33:14 > 0:33:16He knows a good pair when he sees them.
0:33:16 > 0:33:20I'm foolhardy. I've noted three things I'd quite like to walk away with here.
0:33:20 > 0:33:24- But, Craig, let's talk turkey, shall we?- OK.
0:33:24 > 0:33:25Get down and dirty.
0:33:25 > 0:33:31- I know it's fresh in. £30 for that, OK?- OK.
0:33:31 > 0:33:33And then I'm going to go over here.
0:33:35 > 0:33:39I quite like your cane. Rubbed marks, I'm going to look over those.
0:33:41 > 0:33:42I'd love that for 25.
0:33:42 > 0:33:43Going in for the deal.
0:33:43 > 0:33:46- And I'd like these...- Going to tell us the ticket price, James?
0:33:46 > 0:33:50- ..for... I'm not even going to look at the label.- Oh, thanks.
0:33:50 > 0:33:5150 quid.
0:33:51 > 0:33:54So that's three items. How are we doing?
0:33:54 > 0:33:59- Am I barking mad?- No, you've got a deal.- Thank you, Craig.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02Whoo! Braxton's a fast worker.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05Really pleased with the purchases and I think I'll strike...
0:34:05 > 0:34:08- Very debonair!- ..an elegant figure around Wells now.
0:34:08 > 0:34:12Anyway... Ooh, dear. The old lumbago.
0:34:12 > 0:34:14There we are. Thank you, Craig.
0:34:14 > 0:34:17PROJECTOR WHIRRS
0:34:23 > 0:34:26Worthy of an Oscar, that, James, anyway.
0:34:26 > 0:34:28Let's move on to Jonathan.
0:34:28 > 0:34:32Up to now, Jonathan has... Well, he's been pretty rubbish.
0:34:32 > 0:34:38But this morning, he's ready to turn the trip around and make good on his £178.22.
0:34:38 > 0:34:40Good morning. Hello, there.
0:34:40 > 0:34:44- Jonathan Pratt. Nice to meet you. - Hello. Pleased to meet you.
0:34:44 > 0:34:49Well, where shall I start? I may as well start just here.
0:34:49 > 0:34:52- This brooch in the corner. 19 sort of 40s.- Yes.
0:34:52 > 0:34:59- How much is that?- Erm, 24. - OK.- Is it quite unusual. It is '40s.
0:34:59 > 0:35:03- Yeah. I like that because it's that real sort of...- It's got that look.
0:35:03 > 0:35:07- Yeah. And it's evocative of the Art Deco.- Yes, but it's later.
0:35:07 > 0:35:08- But it's later.- Yes.
0:35:08 > 0:35:13Because during the war, if you wore diamonds it was far too ostentatious.
0:35:13 > 0:35:16- Absolutely.- Polished metal was much more preferred.
0:35:16 > 0:35:18That's kind of from the same...
0:35:18 > 0:35:20Would you...? You're saying £24
0:35:20 > 0:35:22but would you accept 10 or 12 or something?
0:35:22 > 0:35:24- 15.- 15, OK.
0:35:26 > 0:35:28This little chap here.
0:35:28 > 0:35:32Because what I'm trying to think is, to sell at auction, you need novelty.
0:35:32 > 0:35:35- Novelty sells. - If you say so.
0:35:35 > 0:35:37This little chap here is an ink well.
0:35:37 > 0:35:39I know that because... HE WHISTLES
0:35:39 > 0:35:43..inside there's a little glass reserve.
0:35:43 > 0:35:46Actually, it's not glass, it's plastic.
0:35:46 > 0:35:49Bakelite probably, I suppose. It fits rather snugly.
0:35:49 > 0:35:54And if that's the case that suggests this was made early 20th century.
0:35:54 > 0:35:57- Right.- You've found something.
0:35:57 > 0:35:59- Yeah, I like this little chappie. - It's sweet.- It is.
0:35:59 > 0:36:03I've never seen this... I'm sure there's millions of different types.
0:36:03 > 0:36:06- Ink wells, yes.- Novelty ink wells are always popular.
0:36:06 > 0:36:10- What would be the best price? - I'll look him up for you.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13He's all excited.
0:36:13 > 0:36:16- £45.- £45.
0:36:16 > 0:36:20Oh, no. He's all confused - again.
0:36:20 > 0:36:21He's such a nice thing.
0:36:21 > 0:36:23Yeah.
0:36:24 > 0:36:28This is a gamble. Is it a gamble? I really like it?
0:36:28 > 0:36:30James, I know, will really like it
0:36:30 > 0:36:33but will he say, "Oh, Jonathan, that was a bit strong."
0:36:33 > 0:36:37Anyway, I am going to be committed.
0:36:37 > 0:36:41I'm going to take that because I think that's a nice object for £12.
0:36:41 > 0:36:44And I'm going to take that for £45.
0:36:44 > 0:36:48- That's 15, by the way.- Oh, it's 15. So I can't have it for 12?
0:36:48 > 0:36:49Huh! Nice try, Jonathan.
0:36:49 > 0:36:53- OK, so £60.- That's right, thank you. - Oh, well. As long as he's happy.
0:36:53 > 0:36:55He's only a young 'un. He'll learn.
0:36:55 > 0:36:57That's lovely. Thank you very much.
0:36:57 > 0:37:01- If I could have a receipt... - You can, with pleasure.- Wonderful.
0:37:04 > 0:37:06Great.
0:37:06 > 0:37:12Pleased with his purchase, Jonathan rewards himself with a visit to the exquisite Bishop's Palace.
0:37:12 > 0:37:16This splendid medieval palace has been the home of the bishops of Bath and Wells
0:37:16 > 0:37:18since the 13th century.
0:37:18 > 0:37:21Wells gets its name from a series of springs
0:37:21 > 0:37:23found in the gardens here.
0:37:23 > 0:37:25The palace welcomes visitors all year round.
0:37:25 > 0:37:31Jonathan is meeting up with interpretation consultant Kate Rambridge.
0:37:31 > 0:37:33Don't they call them guides any more?
0:37:33 > 0:37:36- Hi, there.- Hello.
0:37:36 > 0:37:40- You must be Kate.- I'm Kate. And you're...?- Jonathan. - Nice to meet you.
0:37:40 > 0:37:44- Wow, this is wonderful, isn't it? - It is a really lovely space.
0:37:44 > 0:37:46What can you tell me about it?
0:37:46 > 0:37:49This is a 13th century chapel.
0:37:49 > 0:37:54It is one of the oldest parts of the palace to survive
0:37:54 > 0:38:00and it was built as a private chapel for the Bishop of Bath and Wells.
0:38:00 > 0:38:06- Wow.- So this is where his own staff of clerics and chaplains
0:38:06 > 0:38:10would have performed services, probably daily.
0:38:16 > 0:38:19This is the... This is what a bishop holds, his staff.
0:38:19 > 0:38:23This is the Bishop's crosier, which is his staff of office.
0:38:23 > 0:38:30So this is used in ceremonies which the Bishop is officiating.
0:38:30 > 0:38:34This particular crosier is still used from time to time
0:38:34 > 0:38:37but it's well over 100 years old
0:38:37 > 0:38:43and it really is, I think, the most magnificent piece of Episcopal bling
0:38:43 > 0:38:46- that you could hope to find. - Absolutely.
0:38:46 > 0:38:49It's very, very top-heavy, as you can imagine.
0:38:49 > 0:38:52- Can I have a go? Am I allowed to touch it?- Erm, yes, by all means.
0:38:52 > 0:38:56- I have to put gloves on, do I? - I only handle it with gloves.
0:38:56 > 0:38:58What a responsibility.
0:38:58 > 0:39:02And I think it can be a little bit loose in the socket, so...
0:39:02 > 0:39:05That's all I need, is to sort of break it.
0:39:05 > 0:39:06Steady!
0:39:06 > 0:39:10This spectacular and opulent artwork
0:39:10 > 0:39:13was made by silversmith John Dando Sedding.
0:39:13 > 0:39:16The intricate figures standing shoulder to shoulder
0:39:16 > 0:39:19are the elite spiritual figures of the time.
0:39:19 > 0:39:21I feel very grand holding this.
0:39:21 > 0:39:23Perhaps this is a new turning point in my career.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25Bless you, my child. Maybe.
0:39:25 > 0:39:29Perhaps it's for the best, if this trip's auction results are anything to go by.
0:39:29 > 0:39:36The chaps leave Wells behind and head for the idyllic town of Shaftesbury.
0:39:36 > 0:39:37- By 'eck! - MUSIC: "Hovis" theme
0:39:37 > 0:39:41Feels like you're on the top of t'world, 'ere.
0:39:41 > 0:39:44This is Gold Hill, the steep cobbled hill
0:39:44 > 0:39:48made famous by Ridley Scott's 1973 Hovis ad
0:39:48 > 0:39:51and as you'll notice, it's nowhere near Yorkshire.
0:39:51 > 0:39:55Shaftesbury is one of the oldest towns in England.
0:39:58 > 0:40:02James is having a good old nosy in the antiques shop called Leanings.
0:40:02 > 0:40:07Owners David and Rebecca Leanings first opened for business a couple of years ago.
0:40:07 > 0:40:10- Hello, I'm James.- Hello. Hi. Rebecca.- Nice to meet you.
0:40:10 > 0:40:13- Hi, James. David Leaning.- Hello. - Pleased to meet you.
0:40:13 > 0:40:17Very nice. I'm intrigued by your portrait behind, there.
0:40:17 > 0:40:19- Thank you.- You two?- Yes.
0:40:19 > 0:40:22- It was a wedding gift.- Oh, fabulous.
0:40:22 > 0:40:25- Well, if I may, I'll have a look around.- Of course.
0:40:25 > 0:40:27Thank you.
0:40:27 > 0:40:31There's certainly plenty to choose from. It's bursting at the seams.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34What I want to do is find a picture.
0:40:34 > 0:40:36They sell 50 or 60 lots of pictures.
0:40:36 > 0:40:38It would be quite nice to be in each category,
0:40:38 > 0:40:41just in case something's hot at that time.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43So much stuff.
0:40:43 > 0:40:45Pictures have always been a failsafe for the boys
0:40:45 > 0:40:48and it looks like that's the route for James.
0:40:48 > 0:40:50Look at this.
0:40:50 > 0:40:53What have you got there, then?
0:40:53 > 0:40:55A painting.
0:40:55 > 0:40:58# You're just too good to be true... #
0:40:58 > 0:41:01- Sounds romantic... - # Can't take my eyes off you... #
0:41:01 > 0:41:06- Looks romantic...- A life study, I think they're known as,
0:41:06 > 0:41:08not a rudie-nudie, OK?
0:41:10 > 0:41:14Might not be nude to you but it looks nude to me.
0:41:14 > 0:41:17# And I thank God I'm alive... #
0:41:17 > 0:41:21- I think he likes it. - # You're just too good to be true... #
0:41:21 > 0:41:25- What's going on now? - # Can't take my eyes off you.- #
0:41:25 > 0:41:27- Oh, I know. - It's got merit. It's good.
0:41:27 > 0:41:29I'll make an offer for this.
0:41:29 > 0:41:31HE SIGHS
0:41:31 > 0:41:34- That's a big sigh. - I think that's it, then.
0:41:34 > 0:41:37# The sight of you leaves me weak... #
0:41:37 > 0:41:40Better get the glasses on, just to make sure.
0:41:41 > 0:41:44# But if you feel like I feel
0:41:44 > 0:41:48# Please let me know that it's real... #
0:41:48 > 0:41:50Been away from home a bit.
0:41:50 > 0:41:52# You're just too good to be true... #
0:41:52 > 0:41:56- Quite a few days, I'd say. - # Can't take my eyes off you. #
0:41:56 > 0:41:57Right.
0:41:57 > 0:42:00- I've pored all over your lovely shop.- Good, thank you.
0:42:00 > 0:42:04How long has it taken you to gather all these items?
0:42:04 > 0:42:08- We've been open just over two years. - Two years?- Two years.
0:42:08 > 0:42:11You've got a problem, you two, haven't you?
0:42:11 > 0:42:14Anyway, I've spotted a picture here I quite like the look of.
0:42:14 > 0:42:19- It's a rather nice lady.- Mm-hm. - It's not terribly old. 1992.
0:42:19 > 0:42:26Erm, and what I'll do and you can say, "James, get out of this shop immediately,"
0:42:26 > 0:42:29but I'd like to offer you £15 for that.
0:42:29 > 0:42:32- Well, we won't take 15. - You won't take 15?- No.
0:42:32 > 0:42:36- No. What would you take on this? - I would take 25 on that.
0:42:36 > 0:42:37- 25.- Mm.
0:42:37 > 0:42:42- Would you meet me halfway at 20? - OK.
0:42:42 > 0:42:47Nudie lady in the bag, all the charm and mojo seem to be back in force.
0:42:47 > 0:42:49That's very kind. Thank you.
0:42:49 > 0:42:53Jonathan, meanwhile, is making his way to that famous hill.
0:42:53 > 0:42:57He's going for a spot of shopping in Gold Hill Gallery.
0:42:59 > 0:43:03- Hello.- Good morning. - Nice to meet you. Jonathan Pratt.
0:43:03 > 0:43:06- Hi, Jonathan.- What a location you've got.- I'm very lucky.
0:43:06 > 0:43:09- You've got a mixture of things. - A very eclectic mixture.
0:43:09 > 0:43:11I just sort of seek things out.
0:43:11 > 0:43:14- It's a very pretty shop, actually. - It's a girly shop.
0:43:14 > 0:43:16It's a girly shop, I can see.
0:43:16 > 0:43:18Maggie is the proprietor
0:43:18 > 0:43:21and it's looking likely that our very chipper Jonathan
0:43:21 > 0:43:22is in the mood to buy.
0:43:24 > 0:43:26Quite a useful little stool.
0:43:27 > 0:43:30Upholstered in a Persian rug.
0:43:30 > 0:43:33It makes quite a nice little fashionable object.
0:43:33 > 0:43:35It's got some age, actually.
0:43:35 > 0:43:39You can look at the underside of it and it's a 19th-century frame
0:43:39 > 0:43:44and then upholstered with a late 19th-century rug.
0:43:44 > 0:43:46Quite useful, quite decorative.
0:43:46 > 0:43:49It's quite a reasonable price.
0:43:49 > 0:43:52The ticket says £40. Can Jonathan get it for less?
0:43:52 > 0:43:55I rather like that, actually. Would you take £20 for it?
0:43:57 > 0:44:02- I don't think so, no.- No. - No. Possibly 35.
0:44:03 > 0:44:07I did tell myself I wasn't going to buy anything over £30, you see.
0:44:07 > 0:44:08I haven't got a lot of money.
0:44:09 > 0:44:13Crikey! Straight in with a price and a sob story to boot.
0:44:13 > 0:44:16I don't know whether it's working with Maggie.
0:44:16 > 0:44:18Even the dogs aren't interested.
0:44:18 > 0:44:21Have another think, Jonathan. There's plenty to see here.
0:44:21 > 0:44:25Actually, where is he? Jonathan? Coo-ee!
0:44:25 > 0:44:27Oh, there you are.
0:44:27 > 0:44:30That's the ticket, Jonathan. Get stuck in, old boy.
0:44:35 > 0:44:39Crikey. Been quite well polished, hasn't it?
0:44:39 > 0:44:43- I think it was originally Sheffield plate. - I think it might have been.
0:44:43 > 0:44:47- The plate's worn off.- Would you take an offer?- Try me, yes.
0:44:47 > 0:44:50- £10.- I knew you were going to say that.
0:44:51 > 0:44:5220.
0:44:55 > 0:44:57- In the middle?- In the middle.
0:44:57 > 0:45:01£15. OK. £15.
0:45:03 > 0:45:05I do like this stool as well.
0:45:05 > 0:45:08That's a nice little object. It hasn't been messed about with.
0:45:08 > 0:45:1030 would be the best on it, though.
0:45:10 > 0:45:12- 30 would be your best?- Yes.
0:45:14 > 0:45:17I really like it. And it is on my budget now, isn't it?
0:45:17 > 0:45:20£30 is on my budget. I told myself not to spend more than £30.
0:45:22 > 0:45:27I think I am going to buy it.
0:45:28 > 0:45:31- Thank you very much, Jonathan. - Thank you.
0:45:31 > 0:45:33- I hope you do well with them.- Thank you.
0:45:33 > 0:45:37Well done, Jonathan. That's another two items in the bag.
0:45:37 > 0:45:39The boys are swapping shops
0:45:39 > 0:45:42and it's now Jonathan's turn to visit Leanings,
0:45:42 > 0:45:44owned by lovebirds David and Rebecca.
0:45:44 > 0:45:47Here we are. Look at all this. Good morning.
0:45:47 > 0:45:49- Pleased to meet you. - Nice to meet you.
0:45:49 > 0:45:53- You're David, is that right?- I am. - And...?- Rebecca.- David and Rebecca.
0:45:54 > 0:45:58- This is eclectic. I'm free to roam, am I?- Please do.
0:45:58 > 0:46:00Thank you very much.
0:46:00 > 0:46:03Jonathan really needs to pick up the pace.
0:46:03 > 0:46:06He's had too many losses and not enough profits.
0:46:06 > 0:46:09I thought it was silver but it's porcelain,
0:46:09 > 0:46:10silvered porcelain.
0:46:10 > 0:46:14This was an interesting method of firing silver or gold onto porcelain.
0:46:14 > 0:46:20It's a thrifty way of filling the parlour with rather more valuable looking items.
0:46:20 > 0:46:22A really strong Art Deco shape.
0:46:22 > 0:46:25If you had the tea pot and the milk jug to go with it,
0:46:25 > 0:46:28it would be a great tea service, very fashionable.
0:46:29 > 0:46:31It's probably with it for a couple of pounds.
0:46:31 > 0:46:33There's no price on it.
0:46:33 > 0:46:34What do you think of that?
0:46:34 > 0:46:38Little Art Deco silvered pottery sugar bowl and cover.
0:46:40 > 0:46:42There's no price on it.
0:46:42 > 0:46:44- Six.- Fiver?
0:46:44 > 0:46:46OK.
0:46:46 > 0:46:49Ooh, a whole pound off, Jonathan. Steady!
0:46:54 > 0:46:58I love the colour. I think it's a very tranquil colour.
0:46:58 > 0:47:01It's probably only about 40 years old.
0:47:02 > 0:47:06But the base, crikey, I mean, it's a phenomenal amount of wear
0:47:06 > 0:47:09but to me, it's a lovely shape, lovely colour
0:47:09 > 0:47:13and the other appealing thing is it said £25 on it.
0:47:13 > 0:47:15Would you take £15?
0:47:15 > 0:47:19Wow. We've upped the ante but will they accept a tenner off?
0:47:19 > 0:47:22- How about 17?- £17.
0:47:22 > 0:47:24Do I like it for £17?
0:47:24 > 0:47:28Well, you love it at 25, so you have to like it at 17.
0:47:28 > 0:47:31If you don't buy it, somebody else will
0:47:31 > 0:47:32and it will go quickly.
0:47:32 > 0:47:35CUCKOO CLOCK STRIKES
0:47:35 > 0:47:40Is that an omen? You're cuckoo unless you do?
0:47:40 > 0:47:43Jonathan, subliminal message - buy, buy.
0:47:43 > 0:47:46- I'll have it.- Thank you very much.
0:47:46 > 0:47:49And there we have it. The cuckoo clock has called time
0:47:49 > 0:47:52on Jonathan's last shop of the day.
0:47:54 > 0:47:56Meanwhile, James has made it back to Shaftesbury
0:47:56 > 0:47:59and is visiting Gold Hill Gallery.
0:47:59 > 0:48:04- Hello. James.- Hello.- Hello. - Nice to meet you.
0:48:04 > 0:48:07- And, sorry, your name is?- Maggie. - Maggie. Very nice, too.
0:48:07 > 0:48:10- What a fabulous street, isn't it? - I feel privileged to be here.
0:48:10 > 0:48:13- May I have a look round? - Yes, please do.
0:48:13 > 0:48:16He's not under a great deal of pressure to buy
0:48:16 > 0:48:19but knowing James, he'll probably sniff something out.
0:48:20 > 0:48:24Bottle coasters or slides or stands.
0:48:24 > 0:48:28This is very much a sort of 18th-century thing,
0:48:28 > 0:48:33sort of the Georgian, er, lifestyle.
0:48:33 > 0:48:35And you'd stand a decanter in it.
0:48:35 > 0:48:38Look at all the service they've done and they're still intact.
0:48:38 > 0:48:41You know, quality of craftsmanship, isn't it?
0:48:42 > 0:48:44That's nice.
0:48:44 > 0:48:49Porcelain. Chinese. Not a great deal of age to it.
0:48:49 > 0:48:51You know, people love them in conservatories.
0:48:51 > 0:48:54Everybody has a conservatory these days.
0:48:54 > 0:48:56Why not fill it with nice things?
0:48:56 > 0:48:59And it's a very practical seat.
0:48:59 > 0:49:01Don't sit there too long, James.
0:49:01 > 0:49:05It looks rather dainty and, well, you're quite a big fellow.
0:49:05 > 0:49:07They're two quite nice items.
0:49:07 > 0:49:11Maggie, I have not a huge amount of money
0:49:11 > 0:49:19but would £40 buy either the pair of coasters or the garden seat?
0:49:19 > 0:49:21I'm not really bothered what I buy.
0:49:24 > 0:49:25SHE SIGHS
0:49:25 > 0:49:29I could do the coasters for £45.
0:49:29 > 0:49:33For 45. And what could you do the garden seat for?
0:49:33 > 0:49:36I make it a policy never to sell anything for less than I've paid for it.
0:49:36 > 0:49:39- That's my rule of thumb. - That's quite a good rule.
0:49:39 > 0:49:42- So I would say 60 for the garden seat.- 60.
0:49:46 > 0:49:49I'm going to make my money squeeze a little further.
0:49:49 > 0:49:52- Maggie, I'm going to buy those. - I think they're a good buy.
0:49:52 > 0:49:54- Yeah. Thank you.- Thank you.
0:49:54 > 0:49:57- Thank you very much indeed. - Thank you, James.
0:49:57 > 0:50:00One, two, three, four, five.
0:50:00 > 0:50:0245.
0:50:05 > 0:50:07- Thank you. - Thank you very much indeed.
0:50:07 > 0:50:09I hope you do well with them.
0:50:09 > 0:50:11And there we have it. Shopping is now over.
0:50:11 > 0:50:14Let's recap on what the boys have bought.
0:50:14 > 0:50:18Jonathan started this leg with £178.22
0:50:18 > 0:50:22and spent £127 on five auction lots.
0:50:22 > 0:50:23A brooch.
0:50:23 > 0:50:26A goblin ink well.
0:50:26 > 0:50:28A Victorian footstool.
0:50:28 > 0:50:31A copper tray he's paired with a porcelain sugar bowl
0:50:31 > 0:50:32and a green glass vase.
0:50:32 > 0:50:36James, meanwhile, began with £269.54
0:50:36 > 0:50:41and has spent £174 also on five lots, made up of...
0:50:41 > 0:50:43A malacca cane.
0:50:43 > 0:50:45A silver letter opener.
0:50:45 > 0:50:48A pair of vases.
0:50:48 > 0:50:49A nude oil painting.
0:50:49 > 0:50:51And a pair of silver decanter stands.
0:50:51 > 0:50:54So, what do our experts think of each other's wares?
0:50:55 > 0:50:59Jonathan, where are the bashed bits? You had no broken bits this time.
0:50:59 > 0:51:03I think they're all nice sound items
0:51:03 > 0:51:05and I think that helps at auction.
0:51:05 > 0:51:08I'm actually quite reassured that I've bought well
0:51:08 > 0:51:11and I think that it's a good game now, actually.
0:51:11 > 0:51:14Without further ado, it's time to get back on the road
0:51:14 > 0:51:16and head to auction.
0:51:16 > 0:51:19Crewkerne is a busy market town
0:51:19 > 0:51:22that retains much charm from the bustle of previous centuries
0:51:22 > 0:51:25and has some very attractive Georgian architecture.
0:51:25 > 0:51:28It's auction day as our experts roll into town.
0:51:28 > 0:51:31Who will be the victor this time round?
0:51:31 > 0:51:34Right, settle down. The auction is due to commence.
0:51:36 > 0:51:39First up we have every dandy's favourite accessory,
0:51:39 > 0:51:40the malacca cane.
0:51:40 > 0:51:44Bids start me here at £20. £20 I have.
0:51:44 > 0:51:4825, 30, 35 now and I'm out. At £35.
0:51:48 > 0:51:51In front of me at £35. And I'm selling.
0:51:51 > 0:51:53At £35...
0:51:53 > 0:51:57I take it back. It's marginally nicer than I thought.
0:51:57 > 0:52:02A tenner profit isn't that great but it's certainly better than nothing.
0:52:02 > 0:52:05Next up it's Jonathan's gold-plated bow brooch.
0:52:05 > 0:52:08- £20 for it?- 15.- 15 is bid.
0:52:08 > 0:52:11£15 is bid. Spoken bid at 15.
0:52:11 > 0:52:14I'll sell at 15. Maiden bid at £15. Are we done?
0:52:14 > 0:52:16It's £15 and I'm selling.
0:52:16 > 0:52:17- At £15. - GAVEL BANGS
0:52:17 > 0:52:20- Oh, dear.- That washed its face.
0:52:20 > 0:52:23That was pretty uneventful.
0:52:25 > 0:52:27It's his first lot of the day
0:52:27 > 0:52:30and well, let's be honest, it's not a great start.
0:52:30 > 0:52:31A break even is still a loss
0:52:31 > 0:52:35because the auction house must take their hard-earned commission.
0:52:35 > 0:52:37It's James' second item,
0:52:37 > 0:52:40the one that he started off calling a silver skewer
0:52:40 > 0:52:43and is now creatively titled a letter-opener.
0:52:43 > 0:52:48A silver letter-opener. Sheffield, 1935. £20 for it?
0:52:48 > 0:52:52£20 for it? £20 is bid. Can I say five anywhere?
0:52:52 > 0:52:55At £20, then. I'm selling at 20.
0:52:55 > 0:52:57For the last time at 20. All done at £20.
0:52:59 > 0:53:01Just happens so quickly, doesn't it?
0:53:01 > 0:53:04A notional profit is soon expunged.
0:53:05 > 0:53:08Just goes to show, it doesn't matter how you dress it up,
0:53:08 > 0:53:12a skewer, letter opener, it still made a tenner loss.
0:53:12 > 0:53:17Hopefully, Jonathan's funny little goblin can enchant the bidders
0:53:17 > 0:53:18of Crewkerne.
0:53:18 > 0:53:23This is the cast brass ink well modelled as a hobgoblin.
0:53:23 > 0:53:25Bids start me here at £25.
0:53:25 > 0:53:2825, 30, 35, now and I'm out.
0:53:28 > 0:53:3035, 40. Five.
0:53:30 > 0:53:33£45. In the room at £45.
0:53:33 > 0:53:38The gentleman's bid is at £45. I'm selling at £45.
0:53:38 > 0:53:39Are we done? At £45.
0:53:39 > 0:53:41Disaster strikes.
0:53:41 > 0:53:4345. Washing your face again.
0:53:46 > 0:53:48- Oh, dear.- Oh, Jonathan, don't worry.
0:53:50 > 0:53:52Oh, dear, indeed. It's another break even,
0:53:52 > 0:53:54which again means yet another loss.
0:53:57 > 0:53:59Well, it's not a great start so far
0:53:59 > 0:54:01but perhaps James' eye for a good pair
0:54:01 > 0:54:03will turn up the profit margin.
0:54:03 > 0:54:06Interest here starts me at 90. 100, I'm bid.
0:54:06 > 0:54:09- Oh!- £100 I have. 110, 120.
0:54:09 > 0:54:11130, 140.
0:54:11 > 0:54:15150. I'm out. It's £150 in the room.
0:54:15 > 0:54:19And I'm selling at £150 now. At 150.
0:54:19 > 0:54:21For the last time at 150.
0:54:23 > 0:54:24I'm not smiling.
0:54:27 > 0:54:31Now, that's more like it. £100 profit is wondrous news for James.
0:54:34 > 0:54:37Now, this is an interesting little item.
0:54:37 > 0:54:39Jonathan sorely needs some profit.
0:54:39 > 0:54:43It's a Victorian square footstool upholstered with a Persian rug
0:54:43 > 0:54:48- and I'm bid £32 on this. £32 is bid. - Huh!
0:54:48 > 0:54:52- All right.- £32 is bid. - Someone stick their hand up.
0:54:52 > 0:54:53At 32. It's on commission.
0:54:53 > 0:54:56I'll sell at £32 if you're all done in the room.
0:54:56 > 0:54:57For the last time at £32.
0:54:57 > 0:54:59A small profit.
0:55:01 > 0:55:04Er, £15 starts me here...
0:55:04 > 0:55:09A very small profit but it's a loss after commission.
0:55:10 > 0:55:16It's the nude oil next. Will James streak ahead with yet more profit?
0:55:16 > 0:55:20Oil on board, nude study by Sue McDougal.
0:55:20 > 0:55:22£20 for that. £20 for it?
0:55:22 > 0:55:26At £20 for it. £15? 15 is bid. At £15 I have.
0:55:26 > 0:55:28At £15 and I'm selling.
0:55:28 > 0:55:30At £15.
0:55:31 > 0:55:35Ah! No rudie-nudies here.
0:55:35 > 0:55:40Yet another loss. Sadly, Lady Luck seems to have left your side.
0:55:40 > 0:55:44I wonder if this interesting lot can beef up your coffers, Jonathan?
0:55:44 > 0:55:49This is the oval gallery tray and a silvered porcelain sugar bowl.
0:55:49 > 0:55:51Both in the same lot. £20 for them?
0:55:51 > 0:55:57- £20 for these?- Come on.- There's a ring of optimism in his voice.
0:55:57 > 0:55:59£15 if you will. £10, then.
0:55:59 > 0:56:02At £10.
0:56:02 > 0:56:03At £10?
0:56:04 > 0:56:06Five, then. Five is bid. Are you bidding now?
0:56:06 > 0:56:11Eight, ten. £10 on my left. It's at ten.
0:56:11 > 0:56:13Selling at £10. At £10 only.
0:56:14 > 0:56:16- No!- That was lucky. That was almost unsold.
0:56:17 > 0:56:21That would have been a blessing, James.
0:56:21 > 0:56:23Profits are sadly lacking, Jonathan.
0:56:23 > 0:56:25We're nearly at the end.
0:56:27 > 0:56:32It's Braxton's final lot, the silver decanter stands.
0:56:32 > 0:56:35A pair of Sheffield plated decanter stands.
0:56:36 > 0:56:38£20 for these? 20 is bid.
0:56:38 > 0:56:4025, 30.
0:56:40 > 0:56:43Five, 40, five, 50.
0:56:43 > 0:56:46£50. Standing to my left. I'm selling at 50 on this one.
0:56:46 > 0:56:50At £50. Are we done? It's £50 and I'm selling.
0:56:50 > 0:56:51At 50, now.
0:56:54 > 0:56:57So it washed its face.
0:56:58 > 0:57:02Another small success for James. OK, it's only a fiver
0:57:02 > 0:57:05but it's better than Jonathan's run of luck.
0:57:05 > 0:57:09Jonathan's last hope lies with the green glass vase.
0:57:09 > 0:57:12It's a Whitefriars ribbed green glass vase.
0:57:12 > 0:57:15Tapered design. £15 I'm bid.
0:57:15 > 0:57:2018, 20, five now. At £25. I'm out. It's in the room at 25.
0:57:20 > 0:57:23- And selling at £25.- No. No, no, no. - At £25.
0:57:25 > 0:57:28Doesn't look like James has much sympathy.
0:57:31 > 0:57:35Well, Jonathan, £8 profit isn't exactly the lofty heights of success
0:57:35 > 0:57:39but it's been your highest profit so far.
0:57:39 > 0:57:42The runaway success of the pair of bronze vases
0:57:42 > 0:57:44means James is today's winner.
0:57:44 > 0:57:50Jonathan started this leg with £178.22
0:57:50 > 0:57:55and after paying auction costs made a loss of £22.86.
0:57:55 > 0:58:01The loser yet again, he has a paltry £155.36 to carry forward
0:58:01 > 0:58:03to the final leg of the competition. Bad luck.
0:58:07 > 0:58:11James, meanwhile, started this leg with £269.54
0:58:11 > 0:58:15and after costs, made a small profit of £51.40
0:58:15 > 0:58:18but it's enough to make James victorious once again.
0:58:18 > 0:58:23He has a splendid £320.94 to take forward.
0:58:26 > 0:58:30Oh, well, there's always another leg.
0:58:30 > 0:58:32I'll get you, Braxton...
0:58:34 > 0:58:36if it's the last thing I do. LAUGHTER
0:58:36 > 0:58:38It may be.