0:00:01 > 0:00:04The nation's favourite antiques experts, £200 each
0:00:04 > 0:00:06and one big challenge!
0:00:06 > 0:00:07I'm declaring war.
0:00:07 > 0:00:09Why?
0:00:09 > 0:00:13Who can make the most money buying and selling antiques as they scour the UK?
0:00:13 > 0:00:16The aim is to trade up
0:00:16 > 0:00:19and hope each antique turns a profit.
0:00:19 > 0:00:24But it's not as easy as you might think, and things don't always go to plan.
0:00:24 > 0:00:28Will they race off with a huge profit or come to a grinding halt?
0:00:28 > 0:00:29Think I believe that?
0:00:29 > 0:00:31This is the Antiques Road Trip!
0:00:35 > 0:00:39Today, we're in Wales with, appropriately, the two Davids!
0:00:39 > 0:00:46David Barby and David Harper. Although neither, of course, is a saint.
0:00:46 > 0:00:48I think I'm lost.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51- I'm lost without my sat nav. - What do you call her?- Harriet.
0:00:51 > 0:00:56David Harper is a dealer with a taste for the finer things in life.
0:00:56 > 0:01:00These can make thousands, can't they? I'll give you 200 quid for it.
0:01:00 > 0:01:04While co-driver David Barby does the shopping and is an auctioneer.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07There's nothing he likes more than to go for a song!
0:01:07 > 0:01:13- #- I want a dream lover so I don't have to dream alone.- #
0:01:13 > 0:01:15Ooh, flat!
0:01:16 > 0:01:20David B has led the whole trip, but David H is catching up fast!
0:01:20 > 0:01:23So how are you feeling, Mr Barby, still in the lead?
0:01:23 > 0:01:26I feel very relaxed about it.
0:01:26 > 0:01:30Well, don't feel too relaxed because somebody's nipping at your heels!
0:01:30 > 0:01:33- Yapping, I would say!- Yapping! - Ruf! Ruf!
0:01:33 > 0:01:36Hmm. They began with £200 each
0:01:36 > 0:01:43and David Barby goes into today with a very respectable £726.05 to spend.
0:01:43 > 0:01:48While the other David has almost as much with £674.98.
0:01:52 > 0:01:57On this trip, we travelled from Northern Ireland, heading south towards the county of Meath
0:01:57 > 0:01:59then across to the north coast of Wales
0:01:59 > 0:02:04and once again heading south, ending our trip in Llanelli.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06This leg starts out in Aberystwyth
0:02:06 > 0:02:09and heads for an auction in Shrewsbury.
0:02:11 > 0:02:15In the mid-19th century, a fine pier and a railway were built
0:02:15 > 0:02:20making Aberystwyth a Victorian tourist boom town.
0:02:20 > 0:02:24Back in the Middle Ages, though, when the English were much less popular,
0:02:24 > 0:02:30Aberystwyth Castle was once the stronghold of the Welsh freedom fighter, Owain Glyn Dwr.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33We have to try and mix and blend with the natives.
0:02:33 > 0:02:37- You're ingratiating yourself?- Yes, just like you do rather nicely.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40So I have a Welsh phrase book.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43I've written down one of your favourite phrases.
0:02:43 > 0:02:47Please, just... Just for me cos I'd love to hear you say it.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49In English, how do you do it?
0:02:49 > 0:02:51"Is that your very, very best?"
0:02:51 > 0:02:53Wonderful. Now, in Welsh,
0:02:53 > 0:02:58you say, "Hoffet ti dawnsio?" Say that.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00Hoffet ti dawnsio?
0:03:00 > 0:03:03Not in a Chinese accent, a Welsh one. Try again.
0:03:03 > 0:03:04Hoffet ti dawnsio?
0:03:04 > 0:03:06- Dawnsio.- Dancho.
0:03:06 > 0:03:07Hoffet ti dawnsio.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09- Hoffet ti dawnsio.- Exactly.
0:03:09 > 0:03:15I want you to look into the vendor's eyes and stare at them with that twinkle that only you have,
0:03:15 > 0:03:18- and say...- Hoffet ti dawnsio?
0:03:18 > 0:03:19You naughty boy!
0:03:19 > 0:03:24- Music to my ears.- Knowing you, it's probably a swear word.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29David Barby starts his shopping a few hundred yards from the sea front.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32- This looks interesting! Hello. David Barby.- Hello.
0:03:32 > 0:03:39On a mission to find something unusual, idiosyncratic or even downright odd!
0:03:39 > 0:03:41Let's see the quirky things.
0:03:41 > 0:03:45Oh, what's this? Quirky and expensive too?
0:03:45 > 0:03:48At £125, a fork.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50I love the social history behind it.
0:03:50 > 0:03:55You'd pass your bread roll on the end of this, rather than taint it with your fingers.
0:03:55 > 0:04:00- That's rather nice. What's the very best you can do on that?- I can do a lot on that. 85.
0:04:00 > 0:04:01Ooh! Too much.
0:04:04 > 0:04:0675, then.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08Is that the very best you can do?
0:04:11 > 0:04:13Go on. 25 quid.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15- 25.- Yeah.
0:04:16 > 0:04:20£100 off, a slap round the chops, and then...
0:04:20 > 0:04:24- I think it's got a little fracture down the side.- Really?- Yeah.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26It's a gaping hole!
0:04:26 > 0:04:28Ah, here we go!
0:04:28 > 0:04:31I've been told if I use a certain expression like...
0:04:31 > 0:04:34Hoffet ti dawnsio? Um...
0:04:35 > 0:04:38I don't think you'd get very far!
0:04:40 > 0:04:43In other words, is that the very best price?
0:04:43 > 0:04:47- Yes, I think 25 is... - Even with that damage?
0:04:47 > 0:04:51- You quoted that before the damage was noticed. - Go on. 20 quid, then.- 20 quid.
0:04:51 > 0:04:56- OK, it's a deal. Thank you very much indeed.- Pleasure.- Thank you.
0:04:56 > 0:05:01And after finally forking out (ha!) David spies something that might go with his first buy.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04That was from my attic, so that could be any price.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09This would have been in a picnic hamper
0:05:09 > 0:05:13and you might have taken this out with your Bentley.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15In there, you would have a burner.
0:05:15 > 0:05:20And then this little kettle would stand on that.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22So that's ten pounds.
0:05:22 > 0:05:26I'm really not sure where David got that from.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29But it seems to have been OK'd, and now he's had another idea.
0:05:29 > 0:05:34I like this, David, because it's the same period as the kettle.
0:05:34 > 0:05:40I'd like to think that Mum and Dad had unpacked the picnic
0:05:40 > 0:05:43and brought the baby's dish along.
0:05:43 > 0:05:48- So they could make his rusks. - Rusks, yes!- Or porridge.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50And feed him whilst on the picnic.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53We have the alphabet round the edge which is rather nice.
0:05:53 > 0:05:57And then this delightful golfing scene here.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00Hmm. The Golly image,
0:06:00 > 0:06:03which used to feature on a well-known brand of jam,
0:06:03 > 0:06:08and in books by Enid Blyton, is now regarded as an offensive caricature.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10But such items do have a value
0:06:10 > 0:06:12as pieces of social history.
0:06:12 > 0:06:16- I'd like to buy the two to go together.- Right. OK.
0:06:16 > 0:06:20- I think they should go together. - I think it would be fun, yes.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24- It would be fun.- We paid 20 for that one.- 20?!
0:06:24 > 0:06:26- It's been here ages! - It hasn't been here ages.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29I came on holiday when I was 12 and saw that!
0:06:29 > 0:06:31And wanted it ever since!
0:06:31 > 0:06:35We could do a deal perhaps with the kettle. How about that?
0:06:35 > 0:06:36And the...
0:06:36 > 0:06:40Hmm. How about 30 quid for the kettle?
0:06:40 > 0:06:42Oh, no, no, no, no, no.
0:06:42 > 0:06:46- You mentioned ten on it originally. - 20 quid with the kettle.
0:06:46 > 0:06:4815.
0:06:48 > 0:06:5015 with the kettle.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55- Yeah, go on, then. 15.- £15.- You waited all those years to buy it!
0:06:56 > 0:06:59And while David Barby is busy buying...
0:06:59 > 0:07:03- How's my Welsh?- I think... Keep at it. Keep at it!
0:07:03 > 0:07:05Thank you very much!
0:07:05 > 0:07:06Iechyd da!
0:07:06 > 0:07:09..David Harper has meanwhile taken the Triumph inland
0:07:09 > 0:07:12through the spectacular scenery
0:07:12 > 0:07:17of the Ystwyth Valley, where they used to mine lead, zinc and silver,
0:07:17 > 0:07:20travelling from Aberystwyth to Rhayader.
0:07:24 > 0:07:28The oldest town in mid-Wales dates back to the fifth century
0:07:28 > 0:07:32but the place really got on the map when, in 1843,
0:07:32 > 0:07:35the locals rioted over road tolls.
0:07:35 > 0:07:40Many were dressed up in drag and became known as Rebeccaites.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43Although he likes his ladies, David's only interested in shopping
0:07:43 > 0:07:47and spending his money here at Court House Antiques.
0:07:48 > 0:07:52- So, what's this building? - This is the old courthouse.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55- The magistrates' bench used to be there.- Magistrate, eh?
0:07:55 > 0:07:59- Through where the books are there's two holding cells.- No.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01Is that where you put customers that don't pay?
0:08:01 > 0:08:03I do!
0:08:03 > 0:08:06The courthouse holds many of the usual suspects,
0:08:06 > 0:08:11and for the right price, any of these items can get an early release. But which ones?
0:08:11 > 0:08:14So, what have you got?
0:08:14 > 0:08:17Gin, Bourbon, sherry, Scotch, brandy and vodka.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19- Are they all the same?- They are.
0:08:19 > 0:08:23So probably 1960s, but you've got that Victorian shape.
0:08:23 > 0:08:27It's very 1880s in its shape, a classical thing.
0:08:27 > 0:08:33I can tell you, if they were in silver, they would be hundreds of pounds.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35But they're in pewter.
0:08:35 > 0:08:39But the thing is, on six liquor bottles, they'd look the biz.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41- Yeah.- What kind of money are they?
0:08:41 > 0:08:45Lots of money. £20 for the six.
0:08:45 > 0:08:46Ooh, Robin.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49Robin, honestly.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51It's a bargain, isn't it?
0:08:51 > 0:08:53- 20 quid.- It can be more.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57I don't know I if I dare ask if they can be less?
0:08:57 > 0:09:00- No, they couldn't be less. - I'll have to have them.- I think so.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02Good man. Thank you. I'll have those.
0:09:02 > 0:09:06Six labels later and Harper is in the hunt.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08That's a cracking thing, Robin.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11I think that's 1835, 1840, with a later top.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14- Can I take the glasses off? - Certainly can.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17This symbol was first used in 3000 BC
0:09:17 > 0:09:21and has been associated with everything from religion and magic to politics.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24What kind of money is it?
0:09:24 > 0:09:27To you, about £80.
0:09:27 > 0:09:3080 quid.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33- That couldn't be 50, could it?- No, it couldn't be 50.- It couldn't?
0:09:33 > 0:09:37- It couldn't. - Under any circumstances? - Under any circumstances.
0:09:39 > 0:09:43All right. What could it be under any circumstances?
0:09:44 > 0:09:4670.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49It's a good thing. 60?
0:09:51 > 0:09:53No. It's pushing it at 60.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56- I couldn't replace it for that.- 65?
0:09:56 > 0:09:5965 is there.
0:09:59 > 0:10:05- Yeah, OK.- Shall we do a deal at 65? - It's a deal at 65.- Thank goodness. I love spending money here.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08Not content with table and labels,
0:10:08 > 0:10:10David goes looking for more.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13Look at that!
0:10:14 > 0:10:17That is a Japanese Satsuma ware.
0:10:17 > 0:10:21What a grand, impressive thing!
0:10:21 > 0:10:23Robin, what money is the Satsuma?
0:10:23 > 0:10:26- It's got some damage on it, unfortunately.- Has it?
0:10:26 > 0:10:29Yeah, on the lions. This one here.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32Oh, yeah, missing its tail. Yeah.
0:10:32 > 0:10:37There you go. There's the male version. That's the Dog of Fo, or Shishi dog.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40The Dogs of Fo are there to protect the owner.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42- Yeah.- You own it and they're scaring me away!
0:10:42 > 0:10:44What would it cost for me to own it?
0:10:44 > 0:10:47- £40. There you are.- 40 quid.- Yes.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49Blimey, that is a gift.
0:10:49 > 0:10:53Tell you what, if you dress that up, put it in someone's living room
0:10:53 > 0:10:59or dining room or hallway, and it would look £4,000-worth.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01- It can be!- Really, Robin? Can it?
0:11:01 > 0:11:04Do you mind? I do want to spend big(!)
0:11:04 > 0:11:07- Take 30 quid for it.- No, come on!
0:11:07 > 0:11:10- I'll spin you a coin, 30 or 40. - Go on, then.- Good man.
0:11:10 > 0:11:12I love spinning coins. You call.
0:11:12 > 0:11:14Heads.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16Yes!
0:11:16 > 0:11:19- Marvellous!- It's not a fix?
0:11:20 > 0:11:24So, £30 to David Harper. Meanwhile, back in Aberystwyth,
0:11:24 > 0:11:28there's a museum dedicated to the history of Ceredigion,
0:11:28 > 0:11:30or Cardiganshire.
0:11:30 > 0:11:36David Barby has come to the beautiful old Coliseum theatre to take a look.
0:11:36 > 0:11:41- Hello, David, welcome to Ceredigion Museum. I'm Michael, the curator. - Pleased to meet you.
0:11:41 > 0:11:45The theatre was built for Variety in 1905
0:11:45 > 0:11:48and later converted to a cinema.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50It became a museum in 1984.
0:11:50 > 0:11:55- That's the piano that was used during silent films. - My mother, in Rugby,
0:11:55 > 0:12:00played the piano at the cinema where they showed silent movies.
0:12:00 > 0:12:04But to keep us quiet at home, she would play Hearts and Flowers,
0:12:04 > 0:12:11which was often the one she'd employ during love scenes or melodramatic scenes when looking at the screen.
0:12:13 > 0:12:17The festivals of music and literature known as Eisteddfod
0:12:17 > 0:12:19first took place in the 12th century
0:12:19 > 0:12:24and their revival in the 19th coincided with the rise in Welsh nationalism.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27- What does Eisteddfod mean? - It's a meeting place, really.
0:12:27 > 0:12:34- It's where everybody meets to share their skills and enthusiasm... - It's a gathering.- Yes.
0:12:34 > 0:12:35That's a lovely concept.
0:12:35 > 0:12:41All that talk of music and the old theatre seems to have had quite an effect on David Barby,
0:12:41 > 0:12:44someone never likely to suffer from stage fright.
0:12:44 > 0:12:49- #- Keep the home fires burning
0:12:49 > 0:12:53- #- Though your hearts are yearning
0:12:53 > 0:12:57- #- Though your lads are far away
0:12:57 > 0:13:01- #- They dream of home...- #
0:13:01 > 0:13:04I do believe he's had a glass of sherry!
0:13:04 > 0:13:09- #- ..through the clouds are shining
0:13:09 > 0:13:13- #- Till the dark clouds inside out
0:13:13 > 0:13:16- #- Till the boys come home!- #
0:13:16 > 0:13:18Hmm. And on that bum note...
0:13:18 > 0:13:21David Barby has left Aberystwyth and has arrived
0:13:21 > 0:13:25in Rhayader to get back to shopping.
0:13:25 > 0:13:29But, keeping one step ahead, David Harper is also on the road again
0:13:31 > 0:13:34- Hello!- Good morning.- David Barby. What's your name?
0:13:34 > 0:13:38- David Carnan.- Another David! Good, we have something in common!
0:13:39 > 0:13:45David Barby's found one antique already and hopes to buy big today and so stretch his lead.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49And I think he's found something that could fly.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51There's a nice First World War propeller.
0:13:51 > 0:13:55This is a patent.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58One that was manufactured as an example.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01It's actually never been on a plane.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03How much is that?
0:14:03 > 0:14:0550 quid.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08The very, very, very best.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11That started at the very best. That's a bargain!
0:14:11 > 0:14:12Oh, he's...
0:14:12 > 0:14:16He's from my neck of the woods, as well. Birmingham.
0:14:16 > 0:14:20- I'm a Scouser, from Liverpool. - Well, that's close enough!
0:14:22 > 0:14:24That is a possibility.
0:14:24 > 0:14:28But I'd like it much reduced on that.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31- How much?- 30.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36- Go ahead. Seeing as it's you. - OK.- Seeing as it's a sale.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42Meanwhile, David H has arrived at his final shop,
0:14:42 > 0:14:47having made the journey from Rhayader to Llanidloes.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51Hi, I'm David Harper.
0:14:51 > 0:14:53- Mark. Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you, too.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56- So how a browse round and... - I will. OK, Mark.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59I'll give you a shout if we can do something. OK.
0:14:59 > 0:15:04- What about the recumbent Buddha? Is it modern?- He's the good luck Buddha of the shop.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06The first thing I look at, I can't buy?
0:15:06 > 0:15:08That's a great start!
0:15:08 > 0:15:11Stumped again. Ah, well, as the Buddha says,
0:15:11 > 0:15:15"To the one who endures, the final victory comes."
0:15:15 > 0:15:19Nothing about nice things in cabinets, though!
0:15:19 > 0:15:22OK. Think of the man who has absolutely everything.
0:15:22 > 0:15:26He wants for nothing. What do you buy him for Christmas?
0:15:26 > 0:15:32Well, the perfect gentleman's accessory, a really good pen.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34He may not actually use it,
0:15:34 > 0:15:37but a Parker pen with a 14-carat gold nib.
0:15:37 > 0:15:3916 quid.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41It's actually really cheap.
0:15:41 > 0:15:47If you were to go to a vintage pen shop, I think that would make 50 quid, possibly?
0:15:47 > 0:15:51- That's a really nice pen, Mark, isn't it?- It is.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54Could that be devastatingly cheap? Help me out.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56- I'd go down to 12 on that.- 12.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58I bet we could make it ten.
0:15:58 > 0:16:02- I haven't got any change. Couldn't we?- Let's have a look. - I bet we could.
0:16:02 > 0:16:06- Seeing as it's you.- Good man. Thanks, Mark. Deal done. Thank you.
0:16:06 > 0:16:10Come on, David, own up. These are just the sort of toys
0:16:10 > 0:16:12you'd like to have yourself!
0:16:12 > 0:16:14Let's have a look at this watch.
0:16:14 > 0:16:21That's a really good quality, Swiss-made small manufacturer Roamer watch.
0:16:21 > 0:16:25My first good watch, bought for me when I was 18, was a Roamer.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27How much is it, Mark?
0:16:27 > 0:16:2928 quid.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32And so while David comes over all nostalgic,
0:16:32 > 0:16:35the dealer himself arrives to hear his offer.
0:16:35 > 0:16:40- Hello.- Hello, I'm Clive. I'm the owner of the items in the cabinet.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43- So if you're looking for a deal... - You've called him, have you?
0:16:43 > 0:16:47Good man. Right, let's have a look at this little watch.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49What kind of money could that be?
0:16:49 > 0:16:53- I could do that at £20. - Could you?- Yeah.
0:16:53 > 0:16:5420 quid, eh?
0:16:54 > 0:16:57Do you want to say 15 and be really happy?
0:16:58 > 0:17:00Would that make you happy, Clive?
0:17:02 > 0:17:05- Yes, go on, then.- Sure?- Yes. - Good man. Thank you very much.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08- The pen was yours, I believe?- Yes.
0:17:08 > 0:17:09So I owe you 25 quid.
0:17:09 > 0:17:13- That's fine.- There's 20 and five.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16That's it. I've hardly spent any money!
0:17:16 > 0:17:20And with that less than tactful comment, we shift our gaze to David Barby,
0:17:20 > 0:17:22who's struggling to spend his cash.
0:17:23 > 0:17:29David has travelled from Rhayader to Newbridge-on-Wye, in search of that big purchase.
0:17:31 > 0:17:35But despite a huge choice, things are not looking good.
0:17:38 > 0:17:39Hmm.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42I haven't seen anything yet
0:17:42 > 0:17:44that will be suitable for the auction.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47Eventually, David finds something to ponder upon.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49But he's still not happy.
0:17:49 > 0:17:56Well, it's a 1930s Jacobean revival cabinet, very fashionable at that time.
0:17:58 > 0:18:00It's a floor-standing gramophone.
0:18:00 > 0:18:05In the lower section you have storage for gramophones. It's got the original uprights.
0:18:05 > 0:18:09And then you have the sound box, which is here.
0:18:09 > 0:18:13It normally has a silk-lined screen. We haven't got that.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18Then you've got the actual turntable here.
0:18:19 > 0:18:23It's nicely dusty but not in particularly good working order.
0:18:23 > 0:18:27Which is a shame, because he could have played something to suit his mood!
0:18:27 > 0:18:29Gloomy!
0:18:30 > 0:18:33HEART-RENDING VIOLIN SOLO
0:18:39 > 0:18:42I'm quite, quite disappointed
0:18:42 > 0:18:49that there is nothing there that I can buy and make a profit on at auction.
0:18:51 > 0:18:54Moving on, David Barby, has travelled from Newbridge-on-Wye
0:18:54 > 0:18:58to Llangurig, where he arrives, a desperate man.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02- Hello?- Hello!
0:19:02 > 0:19:06- David Barby.- Hi, Dave. Mike Elliott. - Hello, Michael, how are you? - How are you?
0:19:06 > 0:19:12This is a privilege. Thank you. To come into somebody's house that's also the dealer.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15- There's few left. - There's hidden treasures.
0:19:17 > 0:19:21There are certainly plenty of treasures in Mike's crowded house.
0:19:21 > 0:19:25The palpitations subside as David begins to feel at home.
0:19:25 > 0:19:30This is so encouraging because there are things I feel I can actually buy.
0:19:33 > 0:19:37- What's this little piece? - That's only just come in.
0:19:37 > 0:19:41I think it's for cigarettes or something, if you lift it up.
0:19:41 > 0:19:45- Cigarettes, cuff-links. - I think it's 1900 or something.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47- Yes.- That can be 35 quid.
0:19:47 > 0:19:49Oh, sugars!
0:19:49 > 0:19:52Why did I buy that kettle?
0:19:53 > 0:19:55Come on, David. No regrets about the kettle.
0:19:55 > 0:20:00A little box to think about, and next door, a slightly bigger box!
0:20:00 > 0:20:02What is that, on its own, the small cabinet?
0:20:02 > 0:20:05It's rosewood, but I can be £45.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07It's a good bit of wood.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10- I think that's got potential.- Yes.
0:20:10 > 0:20:16- This is the base of an etagere which is, in ordinary terms, a what-not.- A what-not.
0:20:16 > 0:20:21So above here, you'd have probably one, maybe three shelves.
0:20:21 > 0:20:26It was intended for ornamental items, clocks, bijouterie, something like that.
0:20:26 > 0:20:30- I'm going to have that one.- Good. - Thank you very much.- Good. Pleasure.
0:20:30 > 0:20:35- That's an interesting little clock, yes.- Yes. Yeah.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38- What price range are we looking at? - Two and a half.
0:20:38 > 0:20:39I think he means hundreds.
0:20:39 > 0:20:44- That's the very best you can do? - Yes, it does owe me more, I promise you.
0:20:44 > 0:20:45Seriously.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48Is that the very, very best you can do?
0:20:48 > 0:20:49Well, the very best
0:20:49 > 0:20:51would be £230.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53Right.
0:20:53 > 0:20:58- I saw that little box that you quoted, was it 30?- 35.- £35 on it.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00I think that is exquisite.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02- It is.- Absolutely exquisite. - Super.
0:21:02 > 0:21:06Well, at 250 quid, you might be able to marry the two.
0:21:08 > 0:21:10- That is very tempting.- Well.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12That's cheap.
0:21:12 > 0:21:14Tempting and cheap!
0:21:14 > 0:21:17DRUM ROLL
0:21:17 > 0:21:20Ooh, what have I done?
0:21:20 > 0:21:24What a relief! David's finally splashed that cash.
0:21:24 > 0:21:28And now he's discovered something Mike will probably never sell,
0:21:28 > 0:21:29his karaoke machine!
0:21:31 > 0:21:36- #- I want a dream lover, cos I don't wanna dream alone.- #
0:21:36 > 0:21:39Keep singing like that and you'll always be alone!
0:21:39 > 0:21:43So, with the shopping over, let's recap on what the boy have bought.
0:21:43 > 0:21:47David Harper has spent £140 on five lots,
0:21:47 > 0:21:50comprising six liqueur labels,
0:21:50 > 0:21:52a parquetry table,
0:21:52 > 0:21:56a fountain pen, a watch, and a piece of Satsuma ware.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00While David Barby has, as promised,
0:22:00 > 0:22:04lavished a whopping £355 also on five lots.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06The 19th-century time-piece,
0:22:06 > 0:22:08plus the little box.
0:22:08 > 0:22:11A fork, the picnic collection,
0:22:11 > 0:22:14a rosewood cabinet and a propeller.
0:22:14 > 0:22:18But what do the boys think of each other's items?
0:22:18 > 0:22:20David does have that ability
0:22:20 > 0:22:24of embellishing and making his objects sound absolutely wonderful
0:22:24 > 0:22:26when in fact they're not.
0:22:26 > 0:22:32I dislike intensely the late Japanese Satsuma pieces
0:22:32 > 0:22:34because they are gaudy and fairground like.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37I'm not being awful. It's just that it's a risky one.
0:22:37 > 0:22:42So we're both going to be hoping on that one, in opposite directions.
0:22:42 > 0:22:46After starting out on the Welsh coast at Aberystwyth,
0:22:46 > 0:22:50this leg of our tour will conclude just over the English border
0:22:50 > 0:22:53in Shrewsbury. That's the way I pronounce it.
0:22:53 > 0:22:57The English and the Welsh have fought over the place for years,
0:22:57 > 0:23:00but the county town of Shropshire escaped the bombs of World War II
0:23:00 > 0:23:04and currently has well over 600 listed buildings.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07Street names such as Bear Steps, Dog Pole and Grope Lane
0:23:07 > 0:23:10have remained unchanged for centuries, too.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13David B and David H are crossing the River Severn
0:23:13 > 0:23:16for a general sale at Hall's auctioneers.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19I'm fearful that I shall make a loss today.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23- David, think lucky. - I'll think lucky.
0:23:23 > 0:23:25David Barby's fork.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27With a crack.
0:23:27 > 0:23:28£30. 30.
0:23:28 > 0:23:3020, anywhere?
0:23:30 > 0:23:3320? Ten. £10 bid. At 12 now.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36At ten. Should be 12. £12.
0:23:36 > 0:23:3812. 14. 16.
0:23:38 > 0:23:43- 18. 20. 22. £22. Four anywhere? - It's so cheap.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45At 22.
0:23:45 > 0:23:47I'm surprised.
0:23:47 > 0:23:51That tiny profit will be a loss after commission.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53I'm concerned about the other lots.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56David Harper's nice piece of parquetry.
0:23:56 > 0:24:01Start the bidding. 50. 30 to start me. £30. 35.
0:24:01 > 0:24:05- 40. Five. 50. £50. Take the five. - Come on!
0:24:05 > 0:24:08£50 in the room now. At 50.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11- Five now? We are selling at £50. - No, David, no!
0:24:11 > 0:24:13226.
0:24:13 > 0:24:16Another loss. This ain't boding well.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18That's a very bad start for me.
0:24:18 > 0:24:22- You've got your Satsuma coming up. - Yeah. Thank you very much(!)
0:24:22 > 0:24:25Now, David B's picnic collection with child's bowl.
0:24:25 > 0:24:2810 bid. £10 bid. Take the 12.
0:24:28 > 0:24:32- At £10. Is there a 12? At £10. £12? - Oh, God, this is terrible!
0:24:32 > 0:24:35At £10.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39- £10.- What did that owe you? 15?
0:24:39 > 0:24:43A familiar outcome today.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46- You're smiling.- I'm trying not to. - I wish you wouldn't!
0:24:46 > 0:24:51Now, what will Shrewsbury make of David H's prized Satsuma?
0:24:51 > 0:24:54Start the bidding. Should be straightaway £40. 40. 40 bid.
0:24:54 > 0:24:58£40. Take the five now. At £40. 45.
0:24:58 > 0:25:0050. Five.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03- 55.- Come on.- £55 bid. 60?
0:25:03 > 0:25:08At £55. Selling at £55.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11- You've made a profit.- It's a profit. - It's a profit.
0:25:11 > 0:25:13Yes. Be very grateful!
0:25:13 > 0:25:15They may be rare, today.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17I'm happy with that, just to make a profit.
0:25:17 > 0:25:21The auctioneer likes David's propeller, but will anybody else?
0:25:21 > 0:25:2330 bid. £30 I'm bid.
0:25:23 > 0:25:2530. Five now. At £30.
0:25:25 > 0:25:29Who's got the five? At 30. Starter's bid. 35.
0:25:29 > 0:25:3040. Five.
0:25:30 > 0:25:3450. £50 at the back there.
0:25:34 > 0:25:37At 50. We shall sell. Make no mistakes.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40- Oh, well.- How do you feel about that?- It's OK.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43Another profit, minus commission.
0:25:43 > 0:25:44Give me a smile.
0:25:46 > 0:25:48Neck and neck. What can these do?
0:25:48 > 0:25:5230. £30. There we go.
0:25:52 > 0:25:56- Label your bottles. 30 bid. - Come on, baby.
0:25:56 > 0:25:5832 now? At 30. Who's got the two?
0:25:58 > 0:26:01Bid's in front at £30. Maiden bid.
0:26:01 > 0:26:03At 30.
0:26:03 > 0:26:05- Ten quid.- £10. That's all right.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08No matter who made them. They made a profit.
0:26:08 > 0:26:09That's the spirit!
0:26:10 > 0:26:14Next, David Barby's what-not bottom bit.
0:26:14 > 0:26:16Straightaway 10, 25, £30.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19At £30. Take the five. At £30. Five now.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22At £30. And five. 35.
0:26:22 > 0:26:24At 35. 40. Five.
0:26:24 > 0:26:2750. £50. Where's the five? Five.
0:26:27 > 0:26:33- 60. Five. £65 in the back. - Should be worth more than that.
0:26:33 > 0:26:35At 65.
0:26:35 > 0:26:37- That made a profit.- A profit, yes.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40I think today's going to be who-gets-away-with-it day.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44Next, David Harper's fountain pen.
0:26:44 > 0:26:4820? No? Ten. Give me a start. Ten bid. 12. 15.
0:26:48 > 0:26:5218 at the back? £18, gentleman's bid. 20 now.
0:26:52 > 0:26:54At 18. Should be 20.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56At £18.
0:26:56 > 0:27:02- You've made a profit.- At £18. - Come on.- Now selling at £18.
0:27:02 > 0:27:04You've made a profit.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06I made a profit. I know!
0:27:06 > 0:27:08Yes, he has. Just.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11I'm trying to tell myself, "Be happy."
0:27:11 > 0:27:14But it's not a great profit, is it?
0:27:14 > 0:27:17Now for David Barby's big risk.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19The time-piece and the box.
0:27:19 > 0:27:24Start the bidding straightaway with me. Commission bid. 180 I'm bid.
0:27:24 > 0:27:25180.
0:27:25 > 0:27:29190. At £190. Do I see 200?
0:27:29 > 0:27:30At 190.
0:27:30 > 0:27:34200. At £200. Commission bid against you now.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37At £200, commission bid.
0:27:37 > 0:27:39200.
0:27:39 > 0:27:43Could that loss give David Harper an overall lead?
0:27:43 > 0:27:46Very disappointing. But it's what I thought.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49Finally the watch that reminded David Harper of his misspent youth.
0:27:49 > 0:27:5120. Where are you? £20.
0:27:51 > 0:27:52No? £20.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55Ten to start it. Ten bid. £10 bid.
0:27:55 > 0:27:56Take the 12. At £10.
0:27:56 > 0:27:59At £10. Should be a 12.
0:27:59 > 0:28:04- At £10.- Should be 12.- 12 to sell. - Come on!
0:28:04 > 0:28:06At £10.
0:28:06 > 0:28:08At £10.
0:28:08 > 0:28:11- I'm trying! At £10.- Try harder!
0:28:11 > 0:28:14At ten. It's in Australia, though, it's upside-down.
0:28:14 > 0:28:16- £10.- It works.
0:28:16 > 0:28:17£10.
0:28:17 > 0:28:21For God's sake, I can't believe it.
0:28:21 > 0:28:25David, don't worry. Don't worry.
0:28:25 > 0:28:27I can't believe it.
0:28:27 > 0:28:30That Swiss miss means a loss
0:28:30 > 0:28:34but nothing like what David Barby suffered on his time-piece.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37Somebody is one or two pounds ahead,
0:28:37 > 0:28:40but I don't know who because my maths is so poor!
0:28:40 > 0:28:46Good news, David Harper, because after a so-so day in Shropshire for both of them,
0:28:46 > 0:28:48he's just crept into the lead.
0:28:48 > 0:28:53David Barby began with £726.05
0:28:53 > 0:28:58and made a loss of £70.46 after auction costs today.
0:28:58 > 0:29:03So he has just £655.59 to spend going forward.
0:29:03 > 0:29:08While David Harper started this round with £674.98,
0:29:08 > 0:29:11and made a loss of £6.34 after auction costs,
0:29:11 > 0:29:17leaving him today with £668.64 to spend on the final leg.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20A lead of little more than £10.
0:29:21 > 0:29:24- I am so relieved. - You're so relieved.- Absolutely.
0:29:24 > 0:29:28- A victory for me, but not a great victory. A weak victory.- £10!
0:29:28 > 0:29:32It could have been substantially more, David Barby,
0:29:32 > 0:29:37if you had failed on that clock and I had won on my Satsuma or my pen.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40Quality will out!
0:29:40 > 0:29:45On this trip, we've travelled in a Triumph TR3 through Ireland, north and south,
0:29:45 > 0:29:48and then across Wales.
0:29:48 > 0:29:51The winner will be crowned at an auction in Llanelli.
0:29:51 > 0:29:54But we start out in England, at Hereford.
0:29:56 > 0:29:59The cathedral city of Hereford is famous for cattle and cider,
0:29:59 > 0:30:02Composer Edward Elgar was a resident
0:30:02 > 0:30:05and wrote several of his most famous works here.
0:30:05 > 0:30:09This is a very well-dressed Edwardian gentleman.
0:30:09 > 0:30:14- This is Elgar.- Is it Elgar. - He's got a little notepad. They're the musical scores.- I see!
0:30:14 > 0:30:17- Getting inspiration from this wonderful building.- As you would.
0:30:17 > 0:30:22- Which way do we go? Over there? OK. Come on, let's go shopping!- Oh!
0:30:25 > 0:30:30I love antique centres. There's always lots of stock. That's what I like.
0:30:30 > 0:30:35But as with most antique centres, the choice can be a little overwhelming.
0:30:35 > 0:30:40It's one of these occasions when there's just too much to look at. You get bedazzled.
0:30:40 > 0:30:45And with £668 to spend, David Harper's been bedazzled by something special.
0:30:45 > 0:30:47I've never handled anything quite like this,
0:30:47 > 0:30:50described as a "treen carved Brazil nut shell".
0:30:50 > 0:30:55That's exactly what it is. "Treen" meaning any small piece of hand-carved wood.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58For £28, you can have that on your side table.
0:30:58 > 0:31:00- But, Richard...- Yes?
0:31:00 > 0:31:04What do you think...of that?
0:31:04 > 0:31:08- Have you seen anything quite like it before?- No, I haven't.- No.
0:31:08 > 0:31:12- It is quite interesting.- It is. So the Brazil nuts are on the inside?
0:31:12 > 0:31:16This is like the husk. That's how it grows, I believe.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19What could that be for me?
0:31:19 > 0:31:23- Erm, we could do that for £20 for you.- 20.- Yes.
0:31:24 > 0:31:2620 quid...
0:31:27 > 0:31:32- I think I'm going to have to have it, don't you?- Yes? - Good man. Thank you very much.
0:31:38 > 0:31:41Elsewhere, David Barby is less decisive. With £663 to spend,
0:31:41 > 0:31:45he knows what he likes, but will it sell at auction?
0:31:45 > 0:31:49But at £185, this inkstand is a bit pricey.
0:31:49 > 0:31:53I think... It's not flavour of the month,
0:31:53 > 0:31:57but it's quirky enough, because it's tall, to be of interest.
0:31:57 > 0:32:00- But they've gone off the boil.- Yes.
0:32:00 > 0:32:04So it's got to be at a very reasonable figure.
0:32:04 > 0:32:05OK.
0:32:05 > 0:32:07- I'll try! - HE LAUGHS
0:32:07 > 0:32:10- Go on, Richard, you tell him all that.- Hello.
0:32:10 > 0:32:14This is quite nice. It's late Victorian.
0:32:14 > 0:32:18It's the sort of thing that a gentleman would have on his desk.
0:32:18 > 0:32:20The pens would rest either side.
0:32:20 > 0:32:24That would be for red ink, the other would be for blue ink.
0:32:24 > 0:32:27And it could be taken from one room to another.
0:32:27 > 0:32:33You'd put nibs in there, maybe sealing wax in that one,
0:32:33 > 0:32:35and then you'd have envelopes.
0:32:35 > 0:32:40At auction, that would sell for somewhere in the region of £80-90.
0:32:41 > 0:32:44So, it's got to be at a fairly reasonable price.
0:32:44 > 0:32:46OK. Thank you.
0:32:47 > 0:32:49125.
0:32:50 > 0:32:53I think I'm going to bomb on it.
0:32:53 > 0:32:57Step aside, Richard. Let's see the master at work.
0:32:57 > 0:33:00I'm concerned if I buy it at the figure that you mentioned,
0:33:00 > 0:33:04I don't stand a chance at auction.
0:33:04 > 0:33:07Well, I was hoping round about 80.
0:33:07 > 0:33:10That is very, very encouraging.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13Would you split the difference at 90, sir?
0:33:13 > 0:33:17I'm actually on my knees. Yes.
0:33:17 > 0:33:20OK, they're going to film me going on my knees now.
0:33:20 > 0:33:25So, I'm on my knees and will be filmed!
0:33:25 > 0:33:30£90. OK. You've got a deal. Thank you very much. Bye-bye.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36And that is how the master does it.
0:33:36 > 0:33:41So, while David and inkstand part to see more of historic Hereford...
0:33:41 > 0:33:46- Can I have a look at that little lacquered box there? - ..other David tries his skills.
0:33:46 > 0:33:50- It's a tea caddy...- Yes. - ..which is quite nice.
0:33:50 > 0:33:53How old do you think this one is?
0:33:53 > 0:33:57- 18...80?- It's got to be, hasn't it?
0:33:57 > 0:34:00It's got that pagoda top, which is very Chinese, isn't it?
0:34:00 > 0:34:04Inlaid with mother-of-pearl, which is gorgeous.
0:34:04 > 0:34:08- Let's have a look at the caddy box. - Let's get hold of that.
0:34:08 > 0:34:11So that should slide, shouldn't it?
0:34:12 > 0:34:16- Can you smell anything? - It smells beautiful. Smell that.
0:34:16 > 0:34:21- No. I still can't smell anything. - For goodness, sake! Really? - No. I can't, really.
0:34:21 > 0:34:24- Can you smell my aftershave? - Slightly.
0:34:24 > 0:34:29- Poo!- I poured loads on! I'm covered in aftershave! - That's enough of that, thank you.
0:34:29 > 0:34:32What's that going to sell for? Is it £30?
0:34:32 > 0:34:36- I doubt it very much.- No? - I doubt it.
0:34:36 > 0:34:39- Is it 20, then?- No.- Oh.- No. No.
0:34:39 > 0:34:43Er, it's got to be, I don't know,
0:34:43 > 0:34:46- 85?- Ohh! Really?- Mm.- Really?- Mm.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48Could it be 40?
0:34:48 > 0:34:5050 and you've got a deal.
0:34:50 > 0:34:54I'll make it 45. And I'll buy you a cup of tea.
0:34:54 > 0:34:56- You're a hard man! - A lovely cup of tea!
0:34:56 > 0:35:00I'll make it myself. I'll mix it and blend it and everything.
0:35:00 > 0:35:04- OK.- Marvellous. You're an absolutely dreamboat. Thank you very much.
0:35:04 > 0:35:07- That's a beautiful... - It is a beautiful piece.
0:35:07 > 0:35:09I'm not sure you'll ever get that cuppa!
0:35:09 > 0:35:13But while David H has been getting keen on that caddy, giving it a sniff,
0:35:13 > 0:35:18poor old David B's had a drama. He's been involved in an accident!
0:35:18 > 0:35:21You should've seen the other guy!
0:35:21 > 0:35:24It's nothing like that! I tripped! I tripped!
0:35:24 > 0:35:27I fell over a step no bigger than that
0:35:27 > 0:35:30and wham! straight into one of those garden benches!
0:35:30 > 0:35:36It split my eye just down there and my eyelid just down there.
0:35:36 > 0:35:38Marvellous staff! Marvellous staff!
0:35:38 > 0:35:44They patched it up and made it look rather attractive, rather like a sort of mosaic.
0:35:44 > 0:35:45It looks rather nice, doesn't it?
0:35:46 > 0:35:49So, David Harper has headed off
0:35:49 > 0:35:51through the Brecon Beacons,
0:35:51 > 0:35:55making his way from Hereford to Trecastle.
0:35:55 > 0:35:59- CAR WHISTLES - Not sure about that fan belt, David!
0:35:59 > 0:36:02The shop includes the mysterious Kingdom of Rust,
0:36:02 > 0:36:06and there's plenty here that you won't find in the usual antiques outlet.
0:36:06 > 0:36:10- Hello, I'm David.- I'm Margaret. - Hello, Margaret. Lovely to meet you. - And you.
0:36:10 > 0:36:13- This looks nice.- I hope there's something you'll be interested in.
0:36:13 > 0:36:17I'm sure there will be, Margaret! Give him time...
0:36:19 > 0:36:22Tucked away behind the wardrobe, opportunity lurks.
0:36:22 > 0:36:25These... You grab that one.
0:36:25 > 0:36:28Let me grab that one.
0:36:28 > 0:36:31I would imagine, then, that these things,
0:36:31 > 0:36:35- they're obviously copper plates for printing, aren't they?- They are.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37How many have you got? About 15.
0:36:37 > 0:36:43Margaret, I think these are probably from a metal manufacturer
0:36:43 > 0:36:48who's created a catalogue, circa 1880.
0:36:48 > 0:36:51What have we got there? It's some kind of range.
0:36:51 > 0:36:54But look at the plate. It's so beautifully done.
0:36:54 > 0:36:59- I've just seen something really quite important there.- Right.
0:36:59 > 0:37:02I don't know whether it'll make a difference to the price.
0:37:02 > 0:37:05Can you read backwards?
0:37:05 > 0:37:08I've got a job reading forwards, let alone backwards!
0:37:08 > 0:37:11Look at that there. If you were to print that...
0:37:11 > 0:37:14"Coalbrookdale".
0:37:14 > 0:37:17- Wonderful. - One of the best manufacturers
0:37:17 > 0:37:20- of mainly cast iron wares. - Absolutely.
0:37:20 > 0:37:23- Hold that, Margaret. - You grip fast, Margaret.
0:37:23 > 0:37:26- What else have we got here? It's a footman, isn't it?- It is.
0:37:26 > 0:37:31That's the kind of thing, in 1880, you would put in front of the fire
0:37:31 > 0:37:34and you'd put your slippers on. How much are they?
0:37:34 > 0:37:38- They're cheap.- Are they? - Very cheap for what they are.
0:37:38 > 0:37:41How much each could they be?
0:37:41 > 0:37:44Well, they should be about £8 each.
0:37:44 > 0:37:48- No, they shouldn't!- They should! Absolutely! Look at the quality -
0:37:48 > 0:37:51Er, hello! It's says £4 each.
0:37:51 > 0:37:55- You asked how much- should- they be! - Oh, right! OK!
0:37:55 > 0:37:58Hey, she's good. She's very good.
0:37:58 > 0:38:01They are unique.
0:38:01 > 0:38:02Do them for £2 each
0:38:02 > 0:38:05and I'll have every single one you can throw at me.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08- Don't tempt her. - Every one, I'll have.- No!
0:38:08 > 0:38:12I mean, that's... It'd break my heart.
0:38:12 > 0:38:14- CLANG! - Whoops!
0:38:14 > 0:38:17Margaret, I think... Was that you that dropped that or was it me?
0:38:17 > 0:38:20It's definitely you, so they're worth £3 each now!
0:38:20 > 0:38:25- She's good, isn't she? - I'll give you £2 each, all done.
0:38:25 > 0:38:28- Margaret, take my money.- I can't!
0:38:28 > 0:38:31- Take my money.- I can't. I can't! No! - DRAMATIC MUSIC
0:38:31 > 0:38:35- I'll meet you halfway. - Stick to your guns, Margaret.
0:38:37 > 0:38:40Don't do it, Margaret!
0:38:40 > 0:38:44This is really painful, you know that? It's grieving me to have to do this.
0:38:44 > 0:38:48- It's great fun, you know it is. - I know. Well...
0:38:48 > 0:38:52It's what we get out of bed on a morning for. Come on!
0:38:52 > 0:38:57It doesn't make any difference whether it's £2.50 or £250,000, it's the same feeling.
0:38:57 > 0:38:59We love it!
0:38:59 > 0:39:01- No!- Marvellous. Marvellous.
0:39:05 > 0:39:09As the proud owner of some old blocks,
0:39:09 > 0:39:11his colleague has also moved on,
0:39:11 > 0:39:14making his way from Hereford to Brecon...
0:39:16 > 0:39:18..a traditional mid-Wales market town,
0:39:18 > 0:39:21which also has a not-so-traditional jazz festival
0:39:21 > 0:39:24and some antique shops.
0:39:26 > 0:39:28- Hello?- Hello?
0:39:28 > 0:39:30- Hello!- Hello!
0:39:30 > 0:39:33Don't let my appearance shock you. I'm David Barby.
0:39:33 > 0:39:36- Hi. I'm Martha.- Hello, Martha.
0:39:36 > 0:39:39- Do you know what I'm here for?- Yes! - To get bargains!
0:39:39 > 0:39:43Have a look around, if your eye allows you, that is.
0:39:43 > 0:39:44I noticed in the window,
0:39:44 > 0:39:51you've got a little sort of, erm, pink heart resting on some tiles.
0:39:51 > 0:39:56- What are the tiles? - I can get them out of the window if you want to have a look at them.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59- Yes. How much are they? - They're £6 each.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02- Oh!- Oh, no!- I've come over all faint!
0:40:02 > 0:40:07- Could I have a look at them, please? - Of course.- Thank you.
0:40:11 > 0:40:15- Where do these come from? - Are they off an old wash stand or maybe a fire surround?
0:40:15 > 0:40:19- Yes. How much are they?- £6 each.
0:40:19 > 0:40:22Ooh! Come on! What's the very best you can do?
0:40:22 > 0:40:25- The very, very best? - Make me an offer.
0:40:25 > 0:40:26HE SIGHS
0:40:26 > 0:40:29- £2 each.- Ooh!
0:40:29 > 0:40:33- How many are you going to take? - The lot.- The lot.
0:40:33 > 0:40:35- OK.- £2.- £4 each.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38Two pounds! Two pounds!
0:40:38 > 0:40:42- £4 each. That's 24, down from 36. - Let's split the difference.
0:40:42 > 0:40:45- £3 each. Please.- No, 20, the lot.
0:40:46 > 0:40:48- 18.- Oh, no!
0:40:48 > 0:40:52- 18. I'm going to buy something else! - Are you?- Yes!
0:40:52 > 0:40:55If you buy something else, I may consider it.
0:40:55 > 0:40:57OK, right.
0:40:58 > 0:41:03There was a designer for Midwinter Pottery called Jessie Tait,
0:41:03 > 0:41:05and she moved over to Meakin,
0:41:05 > 0:41:09and this is one of her designs from the 1950s.
0:41:09 > 0:41:13I think that's quite good. That's £22. That's quite a lot.
0:41:15 > 0:41:20The, erm, Meakin...
0:41:20 > 0:41:22- ..coffee set...- Mm.
0:41:22 > 0:41:2522 on that.
0:41:27 > 0:41:32- What did we agree on the tiles? 20? - No, 18.- 18.
0:41:34 > 0:41:3535 on the lot?
0:41:35 > 0:41:38- Is that the very best you can do? - Yes, it is.
0:41:38 > 0:41:42I think that's a good little bundle. Don't you?
0:41:44 > 0:41:47HE SIGHS
0:41:47 > 0:41:50All right, £30 and that's it. I can't do any more.
0:41:50 > 0:41:52- Go on then.- £30.- 30.
0:41:52 > 0:41:57- Martha, the coffee pot's chipped! - Oh, no!- Yes.
0:41:58 > 0:42:01That's why it was priced cheap.
0:42:02 > 0:42:06- Do you see it there? - Yes, I can see it.
0:42:07 > 0:42:101960s... £22. Oh, no!
0:42:10 > 0:42:13- It's chipped.- I know, but you've knocked me so far down.
0:42:13 > 0:42:15- It's priced accordingly. - It's chipped.
0:42:15 > 0:42:19- I said 28 originally and you said no.- OK.
0:42:19 > 0:42:22- Do you want it for 28 then? - Yes, please.- Right!
0:42:22 > 0:42:25So he's got that coffee set for a tenner.
0:42:25 > 0:42:28- There we are!- Thank you very much!
0:42:28 > 0:42:32Meanwhile David Harper is taking time out from shopping as he makes his way to the barracks
0:42:32 > 0:42:36to see the South Wales Borderers Museum in Brecon.
0:42:36 > 0:42:39- Bill.- David. - David Harper. Nice to meet you.
0:42:39 > 0:42:44The regiment, which has been based in the town for over 120 years, has a fascinating history.
0:42:44 > 0:42:49But it will be for ever associated with just one word - Zulu.
0:42:49 > 0:42:51This was the Anglo-Zulu War.
0:42:51 > 0:42:56- My goodness me. There's some colour in here, isn't there?- It certainly is.
0:42:56 > 0:42:59The British invasion of Zululand in 1879
0:42:59 > 0:43:03would be forgotten today were it not the Battle of Rorke's Drift,
0:43:03 > 0:43:06where a tiny number of South Wales Borderers
0:43:06 > 0:43:11defended a mission station against massive Zulu forces.
0:43:11 > 0:43:15A much larger British force was defeated in the battle before Rorke's Drift,
0:43:15 > 0:43:20but as anyone who's seen the movie starring Michael Caine and Stanley Baker will know,
0:43:20 > 0:43:26it was the way the Welsh regiment bravely marshalled their resources that saved them.
0:43:26 > 0:43:29What I've got here, this is the Mark II Martini-Henry.
0:43:29 > 0:43:32This is a real one from the period of the Zulu War.
0:43:32 > 0:43:35- I fixed a 22-inch bayonet on it. - Nice.
0:43:35 > 0:43:37- The weight is about 8.5 pounds.- Yes.
0:43:37 > 0:43:42The thing you notice first is the long reach with the bayonet.
0:43:42 > 0:43:45- It is a long reach.- Yes, absolutely. - Keep them at bay.
0:43:45 > 0:43:50- It's a single-shot weapon and it's cocked by pulling this handle down. - I know it.
0:43:50 > 0:43:54- A single round goes into the breach.- Lock it.
0:43:54 > 0:43:58You then pull the trigger and it fires. There is no safety catch.
0:43:58 > 0:44:03After eight hours of battle, the Zulu forces withdrew,
0:44:03 > 0:44:05honouring the Borderers in song.
0:44:05 > 0:44:10A record number of Victoria Crosses were awarded, with seven going to the 24th.
0:44:10 > 0:44:15Although those on show are copies, David Harper is about to have a treat.
0:44:15 > 0:44:17You are kidding, surely?
0:44:17 > 0:44:21These are two of the actual Victoria Crosses.
0:44:21 > 0:44:25- Oh, no. Bill, please. - If I could ask you just to hold...
0:44:25 > 0:44:27That's Henry Hook's Victoria Cross.
0:44:27 > 0:44:30- You're joking? - Which is the man on the right there.
0:44:30 > 0:44:35- Made famous in the film.- Indeed, by James Booth, who played him.
0:44:35 > 0:44:40And this is Bromhead's Victoria Cross,
0:44:40 > 0:44:42- which is the Michael Caine character.- You are joking?
0:44:42 > 0:44:47You're probably looking at over one million pounds there, in terms of value.
0:44:47 > 0:44:51My goodness me! I've never handled anything
0:44:51 > 0:44:57- quite as emotional and powerful as two Victoria Crosses.- Indeed.
0:44:57 > 0:45:00My goodness me!
0:45:00 > 0:45:05It's an amazing, amazing feeling to hold those two.
0:45:11 > 0:45:15Now, what about our own brave little soldier,
0:45:15 > 0:45:17forcing on...
0:45:18 > 0:45:23- Hello.- Hello.- David Barby. - Tim Nelson.- Hello, Tim.
0:45:23 > 0:45:26David Barby has decided that as he's in Wales,
0:45:26 > 0:45:31and has spent more time there than anyone else this week in A&E, he's going to buy something Welsh.
0:45:31 > 0:45:36- There's a little salt box. - That's nice. How much is that?
0:45:36 > 0:45:39- Well, it's marked up at £120.- Ooh!
0:45:39 > 0:45:43- But I could do that for £90. - That's what I like to hear.
0:45:43 > 0:45:47- Was that made in Central Wales? - Probably Carmarthenshire.
0:45:47 > 0:45:52That would mount on the wall, preferably close to the fire,
0:45:52 > 0:45:54and the salt would go in there,
0:45:54 > 0:46:00and if you had a cauldron or a cooking range close to the fire, you'd take the salt out,
0:46:00 > 0:46:05put it in your cooking to flavour it and it would keep dry.
0:46:05 > 0:46:10The other thing I like, this little concession all the way along here, we call that chip carving.
0:46:10 > 0:46:12I like that. I like that immensely.
0:46:12 > 0:46:17- We're selling at... - Where are you going?- "Cllanelli".
0:46:17 > 0:46:21- TIM'S PRONUNCIATION:- Cllanethli. - Is it... It's on the coast!- Yes.
0:46:21 > 0:46:23- Is it "Cllanethli"?- Cllanethli.
0:46:23 > 0:46:27- That's a possibility. - Righto.- That's a possibility.
0:46:27 > 0:46:32- And what is that? Is that a chopping block?- I think it's a chopping block.
0:46:32 > 0:46:36- That's not particularly old, is it? - I think it probably is, yes.
0:46:36 > 0:46:39It's got a nice iron bar band round it.
0:46:39 > 0:46:44I could do that for you for £90, that one.
0:46:44 > 0:46:48It's a chopping block of some description.
0:46:48 > 0:46:51- Can I just have a look underneath it? - Yes, of course.
0:46:51 > 0:46:57- And the legs look to be made of ash. The whole thing could be made of ash, couldn't it?- Yes.
0:46:57 > 0:47:01Is that the very best you can do? What happens if I took two pieces?
0:47:01 > 0:47:04I couldn't do a great deal. But, er...
0:47:04 > 0:47:07I'd do 160 for the two.
0:47:07 > 0:47:10Right. What else have you got that is quirky?
0:47:10 > 0:47:13- Let's have a look. - You can have a look.
0:47:13 > 0:47:16- I'm looking for that wow factor.- Yes.
0:47:16 > 0:47:19- I like the stool, actually. - The stool's nice.
0:47:21 > 0:47:25- What's the price on that?- That's 55.
0:47:25 > 0:47:27Why 55?
0:47:27 > 0:47:32Why not? It just came into my head at the time!
0:47:32 > 0:47:35THEY LAUGH
0:47:35 > 0:47:37- I think that's quite high, actually. - Do you?- Yes.
0:47:37 > 0:47:40- That's another possibility.- Yes?- Ohh!
0:47:40 > 0:47:42Once more around the block...
0:47:42 > 0:47:46It's such a weighty piece.
0:47:46 > 0:47:50That means if somebody sat at it, it's not going to move.
0:47:50 > 0:47:54And I love this sort of worn air,
0:47:54 > 0:47:59and you can see the chop marks all the way across the top where it's been used.
0:47:59 > 0:48:00Right.
0:48:00 > 0:48:04- Tim! Can you believe I've made up my mind?- Yes?
0:48:04 > 0:48:09- I'm going for the salt box.- Yes. - And I'm going for the...
0:48:09 > 0:48:12- ..chopping block!- Righto.
0:48:12 > 0:48:16- And that was at 160. - Yes. For the two, yes. Yes.
0:48:16 > 0:48:19- I'm going to say something to you. - Yes?
0:48:19 > 0:48:24Could you just knock it down to 150? Please?
0:48:24 > 0:48:28- OK.- 150.- Yes.
0:48:28 > 0:48:32Thank you very much. I hope I made the right choice.
0:48:35 > 0:48:40So whilst one David staggers off, the other one nips in.
0:48:40 > 0:48:43Now it's David Harper's turn to see what he can unearth.
0:48:43 > 0:48:47Something stunning or sloppy seconds? We'll see.
0:48:47 > 0:48:51- That carving on the wall... - That's sold.
0:48:51 > 0:48:53- Is it?- Mm.
0:48:53 > 0:48:58Then guess what. The shopkeeper says he has something David might be interested in.
0:48:58 > 0:49:01- Now then. That's Aesthetic Movement, isn't it?- Yes.
0:49:01 > 0:49:05- Let me have a look at that material. - Could be a bit of mileage in that.
0:49:05 > 0:49:09- That's original material, isn't it? - Yes.- That's a lovely thing.
0:49:09 > 0:49:14- So that is Japanese inspired. 1880? - Yes, probably.
0:49:14 > 0:49:16- No marks on it.- No.
0:49:16 > 0:49:20- Oh. There is something there, actually.- Is there?- Mm.
0:49:20 > 0:49:24- That's good. What kind of money? - £50.
0:49:24 > 0:49:25- Is it?- Yes.
0:49:25 > 0:49:28- It couldn't be 30, Tim? - No. 50 is the absolute...
0:49:28 > 0:49:31- Is that the death?- It is.
0:49:31 > 0:49:34- Did Barby look at this?- He did. - Did he really?- Yes.
0:49:34 > 0:49:37- What did he say about it? - He liked it very much.
0:49:37 > 0:49:40Not enough to buy it, though.
0:49:40 > 0:49:43- Just treat me a bit, Tim. Give me a chance.- 45.
0:49:43 > 0:49:48- 40, I'll have it. - No. I can't. 45, it's a deal.
0:49:48 > 0:49:54At this stage of the game, every fiver counts, I promise you.
0:49:54 > 0:50:00- Go on, then. 40 quid.- Good man! Top man! Thank you very much!
0:50:00 > 0:50:02Barby didn't spot these bottles, though.
0:50:02 > 0:50:05- Are these Welsh?- Probably not, no.
0:50:05 > 0:50:09They're obviously just fruitwood, or...
0:50:09 > 0:50:14What's that there? It smells like an ointment Barby should put in his eye.
0:50:14 > 0:50:17- It's TCP. - It does smell like that, doesn't it?
0:50:17 > 0:50:21- Does that say "chloroform"?- Yes. You could use that on him, as well.
0:50:21 > 0:50:24- We could sedate him, couldn't we? - TIM LAUGHS
0:50:24 > 0:50:28I daren't smell that too much. I might faint!
0:50:28 > 0:50:35- Amazing. Where do these come from? - They came out of a house of a chap whose father was a country GP.
0:50:35 > 0:50:39They're lovely. What sort of money? Are they cheap?
0:50:39 > 0:50:44- It depends what you call cheap. - I call cheap very cheap. What do you call cheap?
0:50:44 > 0:50:48- I would want... How many is there? Six of them.- Yes.
0:50:48 > 0:50:51I would want £45.
0:50:51 > 0:50:53- £45?- For the six.
0:50:53 > 0:50:57How about a fiver each? That's 30.
0:50:57 > 0:51:00- TIM SIGHS - Ooh!
0:51:00 > 0:51:04I'll split the difference, but that would be the death on them. 35.
0:51:04 > 0:51:06- 35. I have to have them.- Righto.
0:51:06 > 0:51:10Thank you very much. Marvellous. I absolutely love them.
0:51:10 > 0:51:11Marvellous.
0:51:11 > 0:51:15So, shopping's done. Let's recap what the boys have bought.
0:51:15 > 0:51:21David Harper has spent £177.50 on five lots.
0:51:21 > 0:51:24The medicine collection, a Chinese tea caddy,
0:51:24 > 0:51:27some treen,
0:51:27 > 0:51:31the copper printing plates and a stool.
0:51:31 > 0:51:34While David Barby, also with five lots,
0:51:34 > 0:51:38has spent £268 on a salt box,
0:51:38 > 0:51:40a vintage coffee set,
0:51:40 > 0:51:42six tube-lined tiles,
0:51:42 > 0:51:45an inkstand and a chopping block.
0:51:45 > 0:51:49But what do they think of each other's buys?
0:51:49 > 0:51:51The highlight was the stool.
0:51:51 > 0:51:57It was the one that I rejected and I'm wondering whether I've made the right choice.
0:51:57 > 0:51:59He fancies that in a big way and, I've got to say,
0:51:59 > 0:52:02that thing really could fly.
0:52:02 > 0:52:06It is absolutely just right. I love it to death!
0:52:06 > 0:52:09I wish I'd have bought it now. What have I done?
0:52:11 > 0:52:14After starting out in England at Hereford,
0:52:14 > 0:52:18the final leg of our road trip will be decided in Wales
0:52:18 > 0:52:19at Llanelli.
0:52:24 > 0:52:27- I hope you fare well. - How are you feeling?
0:52:27 > 0:52:29- Apprehensive.- Happy?
0:52:29 > 0:52:34- I'm always happy with you. - I'm always happy with you. That's why I feel slightly sad.- Why?
0:52:34 > 0:52:36Sad that our journey is coming to an end.
0:52:36 > 0:52:39- This is it!- I feel that.- The finale.
0:52:39 > 0:52:44- I'm going to miss you. - I shall miss you, as well. Waking up to breakfast with you...
0:52:44 > 0:52:48- It's marvellous.- Evening meal... BOTH: Yes.
0:52:48 > 0:52:51Now, come on, Davids. Just £13 between them.
0:52:51 > 0:52:56I feel more nervous today than any of our previous auctions.
0:52:56 > 0:52:59I think because this is it... Here we go. You're on.
0:53:01 > 0:53:04What will they think of David Barby's proper Welsh antique?
0:53:04 > 0:53:08At 50 for the salt box. At 50. £50.
0:53:08 > 0:53:10- It should make a bit more.- 55. 60?
0:53:10 > 0:53:13At 60. And five.
0:53:13 > 0:53:17- 70.- Ooh.- At £70. And five?
0:53:17 > 0:53:20All done, then, at £70? 70.
0:53:20 > 0:53:23An even bigger loss after commission.
0:53:23 > 0:53:25It's not the end of the world.
0:53:25 > 0:53:29Now the David Harper medicine collection.
0:53:29 > 0:53:34£20. At 20. Five. At 25. 30. Five.
0:53:34 > 0:53:37And 40. At 45.
0:53:37 > 0:53:40Back of the room at 45. 50 now?
0:53:40 > 0:53:44- At £45.- Get in!
0:53:44 > 0:53:46The hard bargaining pays off.
0:53:46 > 0:53:50£10, minus commission. So it's a tiny profit.
0:53:50 > 0:53:53Vintage coffee set, anyone?
0:53:53 > 0:53:57At 10. Pretty coffee set at 10. £10. 15.
0:53:57 > 0:54:01At 15. 20? At 20 for the coffee set.
0:54:01 > 0:54:05At 20. Going to sell it, then, at £20 for the set.
0:54:05 > 0:54:0720.
0:54:07 > 0:54:10Twice what David B paid.
0:54:10 > 0:54:12- I'm quite pleased about that.- Good.
0:54:14 > 0:54:17David Harper's treen now. Nutty or nice?
0:54:17 > 0:54:2010, I'm bid. At 10. Back of the room at 10.
0:54:20 > 0:54:22Unusual piece. 15.
0:54:22 > 0:54:25- 20.- Oh.- Five. At 25?
0:54:25 > 0:54:29Is it 30 now? At £25.
0:54:29 > 0:54:32- Oh, God!- You've made a profit. - A tiny profit!
0:54:32 > 0:54:35Tinier still after commission.
0:54:36 > 0:54:40David Barby's tube-lined tiles...
0:54:40 > 0:54:4410, I'm bid. 15. 20. Five. 30.
0:54:44 > 0:54:48Five. Is that a bid? 40. Five.
0:54:48 > 0:54:5150. And five. 60. Five?
0:54:51 > 0:54:5470. Five. 80.
0:54:54 > 0:54:55At £80.
0:54:55 > 0:54:58Lady's bid, back of the room then, at 80 for the tiles.
0:54:58 > 0:55:00210.
0:55:00 > 0:55:03Those tiles have put David Barby back into the lead.
0:55:03 > 0:55:07Well done! Well done!
0:55:07 > 0:55:11- What did you pay for those?- Er, 18.
0:55:11 > 0:55:13Good margin!
0:55:13 > 0:55:16Now, who can small the lapsang souchong?
0:55:16 > 0:55:1930, I'm bid. At 30. £30. At 30.
0:55:19 > 0:55:21Five. 40.
0:55:21 > 0:55:27And five. At £45 for the tea caddy? No more? 45.
0:55:27 > 0:55:29A loss after commission.
0:55:29 > 0:55:33How much did you pay for it?
0:55:33 > 0:55:36- Was it 40?- 45, actually, David.
0:55:37 > 0:55:40David B's half-price inkstand...
0:55:40 > 0:55:44I'm bid 50 and 60 to start. Rostrum bids.
0:55:44 > 0:55:49£60. 70. At 70. 80, rostrum bid here with us. 90.
0:55:49 > 0:55:53100. At £100. At 100.
0:55:53 > 0:55:57And ten, is it? At £100. And ten.
0:55:57 > 0:56:01At 110. At 120.
0:56:01 > 0:56:04At £120.
0:56:04 > 0:56:05His biggest spend, too.
0:56:05 > 0:56:10- That lead looks firm. - 120. That was good.
0:56:11 > 0:56:15- Will these make an impression?! - 10, I'm bid. Back of the room.
0:56:15 > 0:56:1715. At £15.
0:56:17 > 0:56:21At 15. 20. Centre of the room at 20.
0:56:21 > 0:56:25- £20 for the copper plates?- Come on!
0:56:25 > 0:56:28- 20. - It's slipping away for David Harper.
0:56:28 > 0:56:31Horrified!
0:56:31 > 0:56:34Bids on the old block or just chips?
0:56:34 > 0:56:3640, I'm bid. At £40. At 40.
0:56:36 > 0:56:4050. At £50. 60?
0:56:40 > 0:56:4270. 80. At 80?
0:56:42 > 0:56:45- Unusual piece. At £80.- Rare!- At 80.
0:56:45 > 0:56:49- Going to sell. 90. At 90. 100.- Ohh!
0:56:49 > 0:56:52- Last call at £100 for the block. - Sorry!
0:56:52 > 0:56:55- 100. - DAVID HARPER CLAPS
0:56:55 > 0:56:56Ooh, sorry!
0:56:56 > 0:56:59Another solid profit for David Barby.
0:56:59 > 0:57:03- David, give me your hand! - That's good!
0:57:04 > 0:57:06This stool has got to sell for more than £80
0:57:06 > 0:57:09if David Harper is going to grab the lead back.
0:57:09 > 0:57:1220, I'm bid. Back of the room at 20. £20.
0:57:12 > 0:57:18At 20 for the stool. At £20. And five, is it? At £20?
0:57:18 > 0:57:24- Last call.- No! - 25. At 25. At 25. Is it 30?
0:57:24 > 0:57:29- Go on!- All done at £25. 25.
0:57:29 > 0:57:31That's it. I think David B has it.
0:57:31 > 0:57:35Well played, the victor of the road trip.
0:57:37 > 0:57:39How sweet!
0:57:42 > 0:57:46David Harper started this round with £668.64
0:57:46 > 0:57:50and made a loss of £46.30 after auction costs,
0:57:50 > 0:57:55leaving him with the final sum of £622.34.
0:57:55 > 0:57:59While David Barby began with £655.59
0:57:59 > 0:58:03and made a profit of £51.80 after action costs.
0:58:03 > 0:58:09And so, he's finished with a grand total of £707.39.
0:58:10 > 0:58:14Somebody had to win. It's a nice change for it to be me and not you!
0:58:14 > 0:58:16I'm not bothered.
0:58:16 > 0:58:19It's been the most wonderful, magical journey. It really has.
0:58:19 > 0:58:23- It has for me. And to celebrate, I've got something fizzy.- Whay-hey!
0:58:23 > 0:58:26Disgusting! And so concludes the tale of two Davids!
0:58:26 > 0:58:29Only one winner. No, of course not!
0:58:29 > 0:58:31- They're both champs!- Come on, baby!
0:58:31 > 0:58:34# We're the princes of the universe! #
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