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 > 0:00:07Because I'm here to declare war.
0:00:07 > 0:00:09Why?
0:00:09 > 0:00:11Who can make the most money buying and selling antiques
0:00:11 > 0:00:13as they scour the UK?
0:00:13 > 0:00:15No.
0:00:15 > 0:00:18The aim is to trade up, and hope each antique turns a profit.
0:00:18 > 0:00:19Ouch.
0:00:19 > 0:00:20But it's not as easy as you might think,
0:00:20 > 0:00:22and things don't always go to plan.
0:00:22 > 0:00:24Push!
0:00:24 > 0:00:28So, will they race off with a huge profit, or come to a grinding halt?
0:00:28 > 0:00:29Oooh.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:34 > 0:00:35# Yeah! #
0:00:36 > 0:00:40It's the last leg for our competitive experts,
0:00:40 > 0:00:43Paul and Thomas, but they're putting a brave face on it.
0:00:45 > 0:00:47The sun is out to say hello!
0:00:47 > 0:00:50Laidlaw feels better already.
0:00:50 > 0:00:51Thomas Plant.
0:00:51 > 0:00:55He's a valuer, he's an auctioneer, and he's an eternal ditherer.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57I'm just thinking in my head.
0:00:57 > 0:01:00But he certainly has his own peculiar charm.
0:01:00 > 0:01:04Let's hope there's lots of beautiful antiques, like our beautiful reception.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06Oh, Lord! Here's Paul Laidlaw.
0:01:06 > 0:01:08He's an auctioneer, he's a tactician,
0:01:08 > 0:01:11and he's all business, by any means necessary.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14Hand over your money, sir.
0:01:14 > 0:01:18It's been a roller coaster of emotion on their road trip so far,
0:01:18 > 0:01:21and our savvy Scot had a wobbly start.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23- Oh!- Paul!
0:01:23 > 0:01:28But he's played a clever game, and is now racing out in front,
0:01:28 > 0:01:32with a very healthy £360.68.
0:01:32 > 0:01:34Read it and weep, Plant!
0:01:34 > 0:01:37Thomas, bless him, started very well indeed.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40I just feel, oh!
0:01:40 > 0:01:44But sadly, he's been on a downward spiral,
0:01:44 > 0:01:48leaving him chasing his tail with £208.54.
0:01:48 > 0:01:49Can you lend me some money?
0:01:49 > 0:01:54That's a meagre £8.54 profit since he started this trip.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57It's the final furlong,
0:01:57 > 0:02:00as our boys cruise in their suave Alfa Romeo Spider.
0:02:00 > 0:02:04Thomas has lost plenty of money, but he's not losing his head.
0:02:05 > 0:02:06Oh, yes.
0:02:06 > 0:02:07Just his hat.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09Oh, my hat's gone!
0:02:13 > 0:02:16This road trip has taken our experts from Skipton,
0:02:16 > 0:02:18through the glorious English countryside
0:02:18 > 0:02:22to their final destination in Pewsey, Wiltshire.
0:02:23 > 0:02:27On today's last leg, Thomas and Paul leave Watlington,
0:02:27 > 0:02:29and head for auction in Pewsey.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31First stop is the village of Tetsworth.
0:02:34 > 0:02:39And could this be the beginning of a beautiful friendship?
0:02:39 > 0:02:41Anyway, I've been here before.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43Oh, my word, right.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46So, I've got a bit of a head start, because I know all about this place.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48Yeah, but do you know anything about antiques?
0:02:48 > 0:02:51Well, from recent experience, the answer is no!
0:02:51 > 0:02:55The Swan is a classy establishment, with many a price tag
0:02:55 > 0:02:58to cause our boys consternation, especially poor Thomas.
0:02:58 > 0:02:59Hi.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01Hello, good morning.
0:03:01 > 0:03:02Morning.
0:03:02 > 0:03:06Luckily, lovely Philippa's on hand to help, to give them,
0:03:06 > 0:03:08well, kind words, at least.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12Chinese armorial-style bowl.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16Hmmm, not at 140, no.
0:03:17 > 0:03:18Come on, Thomas.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21Money isn't everything. Unless you're buying antiques.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26I think I would have more of a gamble at the beginning
0:03:26 > 0:03:27of this exercise than I will be today.
0:03:27 > 0:03:31Oh, come on, Paul. Live a little. Go all in.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35Wait round the corner and then attack him.
0:03:35 > 0:03:36Rob him of all his money.
0:03:36 > 0:03:41It's worth a try, Thomas, but mind you don't take someone's eye out.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44I adore vintage spectacles.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47It's partly the former science student in me
0:03:47 > 0:03:50that is drawn to them as instruments.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53You know, this is technology, optics,
0:03:53 > 0:03:56and partly, aren't they so evocative of a time?
0:03:56 > 0:04:00Could you see Dr Johnson wearing such spectacles?
0:04:00 > 0:04:04But, price tag, £15.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06I think that's a no-brainer.
0:04:06 > 0:04:10Paul, if it's a no-brainer, maybe you've found your level.
0:04:10 > 0:04:14They're really rather sweet, but are you losing your focus?
0:04:14 > 0:04:17I'm dying to try these on, but with my melon-sized head,
0:04:17 > 0:04:18that's not advisable.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20Pretty, original case.
0:04:20 > 0:04:21Consider them sold.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23- Yep.- Easy as that.
0:04:23 > 0:04:24- Yeah, lovely.- Thank you very much.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28Well done, Paul. Though you sort of forgot to haggle.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31But at least you've not left empty-handed.
0:04:33 > 0:04:34Ah, Laidlaw.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36Thomas Plant, you come lightly laden, there.
0:04:36 > 0:04:37No investments made.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39But I'm on a mission.
0:04:39 > 0:04:40Well, I know you are.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42- I think vamoose. - Vamoose, definitely.
0:04:42 > 0:04:46Well, at least someone is grabbing their last trip by the horns.
0:04:46 > 0:04:50So, let's get this antiques rodeo back on the road-eo.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55Thomas and Paul leave Tetsworth in the dust and push on,
0:04:55 > 0:04:5840 miles west, to the market town of Lechlade.
0:05:00 > 0:05:04And hot-to-trot Laidlaw is straight into his next shop. Smokin'!
0:05:05 > 0:05:07- Hello, there.- Come in.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09- Hi, I'm Paul. - Hello, Paul. I'm Mandy.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12Paul's exploring Jubilee Hall Antiques,
0:05:12 > 0:05:17and seems to be in a serious buying mood today.
0:05:17 > 0:05:22Pleasing little early 19th-century pocket snuffbox, there.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24Lacquered papier mache.
0:05:24 > 0:05:30Fishing with nets hanging out to dry. £35 ticket price.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33I think that's a lovely little object for that.
0:05:33 > 0:05:38Could you see for me what the bottom line could be on that?
0:05:38 > 0:05:41Well, you seem like a nice young man.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44Nicer than some, so how about £30?
0:05:44 > 0:05:48I'd like to pay £20 for that, is what I'd like to pay.
0:05:48 > 0:05:52I can't, sorry. I went straight in at my bottom line for 30.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55I could have gone higher and negotiated down.
0:05:55 > 0:05:59Indeed, indeed, indeed. Squeeze some more out of that. £25.
0:05:59 > 0:06:0229. Another pound, just to be friendly.
0:06:02 > 0:06:06Make it £28, and I will buy it.
0:06:06 > 0:06:07I can't.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10Wow, Mandy is really standing her ground,
0:06:10 > 0:06:13but surely Paul can squeeze just a little more?
0:06:13 > 0:06:17Ah! You're good!
0:06:17 > 0:06:19Make it £28.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21- I can't.- 29's a rubbish number.
0:06:21 > 0:06:22Seriously, I can't.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26You know I'm going to buy it. I'm not going to be silly.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29- Thank you for squeezing as hard as you could.- Thank you.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32Well done for standing strong, Mandy.
0:06:32 > 0:06:33This man is on a mission today,
0:06:33 > 0:06:37and heading straight to the Lechlade Antiques Centre to make his mark.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45What's this, then? Asking for £38.
0:06:45 > 0:06:49So, what is it? Victorian. I mean, high Victorian, OTT.
0:06:49 > 0:06:55We've got this cast, gilt-metal brass claw
0:06:55 > 0:06:57holding this agate egg.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59It's essentially a pipe,
0:06:59 > 0:07:05but a cigarette would be held in the bowl, rather than tobacco.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07You could see Alistair Crowley with that, couldn't you?
0:07:07 > 0:07:09You certainly could.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11I'll tell you what I want to pay for that.
0:07:11 > 0:07:12I'll take a punt at 15,
0:07:12 > 0:07:16and I'm pretty damn sure I can look you in the eye,
0:07:16 > 0:07:18I'll get £20 or £30 for it.
0:07:18 > 0:07:2015 quid. We'll let it go for 15 quid. We'll give it a punt.
0:07:20 > 0:07:22Been a pleasure.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24- Just for a laugh. - Yeah, absolutely.
0:07:24 > 0:07:30Another fantastic result, Paul. You're on fire today.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32Unfortunately, the same can't be said
0:07:32 > 0:07:34for your somewhat dithering competitor,
0:07:34 > 0:07:37who's bought sweet nothing so far.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40Let's hope Thomas pulls his finger out.
0:07:40 > 0:07:41Night, night!
0:07:44 > 0:07:47It's a new day, it's a new dawn,
0:07:47 > 0:07:51and at least one of our chaps is feeling good.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54So far, Paul's spent £59 on three lots.
0:07:54 > 0:08:00He's still got a huge £301.68 to burn.
0:08:00 > 0:08:04Thomas, meanwhile, hasn't spent a penny.
0:08:04 > 0:08:08He's still got his full £208.54 to burn.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15The boys are going their separate ways.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17Thomas is stopping off in Hungerford,
0:08:17 > 0:08:20while Paul is trying his luck 30 miles away in Basingstoke.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22Still on a roll,
0:08:22 > 0:08:26Paul's seeking good prospects for his auction grand finale.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28Hopefully, owner Alan can help.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31This is mid-19th century.
0:08:33 > 0:08:34Long case clock.
0:08:34 > 0:08:38You picture a grandfather clock, and you picture an upright face
0:08:38 > 0:08:42and a long, slender trunk and plinth base, typically,
0:08:42 > 0:08:48but this one here with this drum head, and then this tapering trunk,
0:08:48 > 0:08:52it's not unique to Scotland, but it's particularly common.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55A very fine, handsome piece, Paul.
0:08:55 > 0:09:00But at £550, are you admiring it or, you know, just considering it?
0:09:00 > 0:09:03The clock, it's got to be 250 quid's the best you're going
0:09:03 > 0:09:04to get that out of me.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08200 squids.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10Mmm!
0:09:10 > 0:09:12I know it's lean.
0:09:12 > 0:09:16Huh, £200? You've got to admire his nerve.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19Tell you what. You buy me a cup of coffee, and you can have a deal.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21That's one down. Cheers, my man.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24Hats off. A handsome item with a healthy discount.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26There's no stopping Paul Laidlaw today.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31Little surprise, this. Magic lantern.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35For those that don't know, it's a big slide projector.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37It's a Victorian specimen.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39We should have, but it's lacking, a burner in here,
0:09:39 > 0:09:42a naked flame burner,
0:09:42 > 0:09:45and we projected onto the wall and in the Victorian era,
0:09:45 > 0:09:49when we can't pop down the cinema because the Lumiere brothers
0:09:49 > 0:09:51haven't gone there yet,
0:09:51 > 0:09:54this is cracking home entertainment, isn't it?
0:09:54 > 0:09:57Now, I have got the box and some slides for you.
0:09:57 > 0:09:58Oh, excellent!
0:09:58 > 0:10:00They're up here.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02There's the original box.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04Might change everything. Yeah, OK.
0:10:04 > 0:10:05It's a bit tatty,
0:10:05 > 0:10:08which is why I didn't display it with it. But there we are.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10A wee handful of...
0:10:11 > 0:10:13Some original Victorian slides.
0:10:13 > 0:10:14Oh, fair enough.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16Oh.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18No slight...?
0:10:18 > 0:10:19£50, £50. That's a good price.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21I'm against the clock.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24Can we make it 40, shake, I give you some money and I run?
0:10:25 > 0:10:26Proper money?
0:10:26 > 0:10:29Proper money. Alan, a pleasure.
0:10:29 > 0:10:33So, Paul's now filled his swag bag with four items.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37Thomas, however, has still not parted with any cash.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39Shocking, isn't it?
0:10:39 > 0:10:41At least it's stopped raining.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44And there's enough blue sky to mend a man's shirt,
0:10:44 > 0:10:47so maybe my luck is turning.
0:10:47 > 0:10:52I really hope so, Thomas. I really, really do.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54Bags of money to spend.
0:10:54 > 0:10:56Bags of money.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59Actually, you've still got the same £208.54
0:10:59 > 0:11:02you had first thing yesterday morning!
0:11:02 > 0:11:04- There we go. - Oh, well done.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06Actually, before we start, I saw this.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08You like your glass, don't you?
0:11:08 > 0:11:09I love my glass.
0:11:09 > 0:11:13Look at that trumpet vase.
0:11:13 > 0:11:17It's Bohemian glass from the Art Nouveau period
0:11:17 > 0:11:20in the late 19th century, early 1900s.
0:11:20 > 0:11:21OK.
0:11:21 > 0:11:23I like the sound of this.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27Thomas Plant could, quite possibly, soon be back in business.
0:11:27 > 0:11:32So, what I found here is a pair of silver-plated posy vases.
0:11:32 > 0:11:33Mm-hmm.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36They're £16.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39One's got a chip to the glass which is quite severe.
0:11:39 > 0:11:40Yeah.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43Right, I'm going to carry on in here, if that's all right.
0:11:43 > 0:11:48I think I can hear the cogs turning in Thomas's mind.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50Could we be looking at a potential bulk buy
0:11:50 > 0:11:52for a bumper auction lot here?
0:11:52 > 0:11:58So, I've just been in the cabinet, and pulled out a load of stuff.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00That's the way we do it.
0:12:00 > 0:12:04Corkscrew, propelling pencil, and a knackered pair of tongs.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08Interesting. Now, what's that you've found?
0:12:10 > 0:12:14This is David Anderson. David Anderson is a silversmith.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17It is a brooch and pendant, which is quite nice.
0:12:17 > 0:12:231970s, just a very lovely thing, and very fashionable right now.
0:12:24 > 0:12:29OK, so all these items now add up to £239.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32Luckily, Elizabeth has worked her magic
0:12:32 > 0:12:36and the dealer has come down to 176, so...
0:12:36 > 0:12:39Do you think 150 would be too cheeky?
0:12:39 > 0:12:40Quite possibly.
0:12:40 > 0:12:41176.
0:12:41 > 0:12:42Well, she's given you...
0:12:42 > 0:12:44I know, I know, but I can only ask.
0:12:44 > 0:12:45Well, you can ask.
0:12:45 > 0:12:49You're not entirely surprised to hear from me again, are you?
0:12:49 > 0:12:53No, no. The whole lot adds up to 176. Can we do it for 150?
0:12:54 > 0:12:58- She's putting her glasses on, that's a good sign.- Oh, good!
0:12:58 > 0:12:59No, she says it's not good.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01Oh, no, no!
0:13:01 > 0:13:03She'll do it for 160.
0:13:03 > 0:13:05How about I meet her halfway? 155.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07No, can't be 155. It's got to be 160.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10Because she doesn't think she's making any profit on it now.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13- Deal. Deal.- Lovely, thank you.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17Well done, Thomas. You're finally back in the game.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19I was worried about you for a while there.
0:13:19 > 0:13:24Less of concern is the now well-stocked Paul Laidlaw.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26Content with his purchases,
0:13:26 > 0:13:29he's allowed himself a little romantic assignment. Oo-aah!
0:13:30 > 0:13:34In Chawton lies the former home of one of England's foremost
0:13:34 > 0:13:36ladies of letters.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38Louise is here to show Paul around
0:13:38 > 0:13:41the wonderful Jane Austen House Museum.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43Set amongst the landed gentry,
0:13:43 > 0:13:47Jane Austen's many finely crafted novels made her
0:13:47 > 0:13:53one of the widest-read English writers in the world, her work still loved today.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55A place of pilgrimage, I've no doubt.
0:13:55 > 0:13:56Yeah, definitely.
0:13:56 > 0:14:00Jane moved to Chawton at the age of 33, finding both her new home
0:14:00 > 0:14:05and her creative Eden, but not necessarily finding happiness.
0:14:05 > 0:14:09This is the table at which Jane sat and revised her earlier novels,
0:14:09 > 0:14:13including Sense And Sensibility and wrote entirely three others,
0:14:13 > 0:14:16Emma, Mansfield Park, and Persuasion,
0:14:16 > 0:14:20and she sat here because she could hide herself away, in a way.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23She was a very private person,
0:14:23 > 0:14:25and she didn't want, like a lot of creative people,
0:14:25 > 0:14:29they don't want other people giving them ideas and suggestions.
0:14:29 > 0:14:31Why did she not marry? Do we know?
0:14:31 > 0:14:34Well, money has a lot to do with it,
0:14:34 > 0:14:37and that is reflected very much in her writing.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39There's an awful lot of preoccupation with money,
0:14:39 > 0:14:42but I think had the right man presented himself,
0:14:42 > 0:14:46had Mr Darcy walked through the door, or better yet, I don't know,
0:14:46 > 0:14:50Captain Wentworth - I'm going to get carried away, now - I think
0:14:50 > 0:14:54she would have been persuaded to marry, but, you know,
0:14:54 > 0:14:57it didn't happen, and for us, I think we have to be grateful,
0:14:57 > 0:15:00because had she married, I'm sure we wouldn't have these books now.
0:15:00 > 0:15:01Indeed.
0:15:01 > 0:15:05Amazingly, Jane Austen was able to write not just beautifully,
0:15:05 > 0:15:07but continuously.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09It's just extraordinary,
0:15:09 > 0:15:13the literary output in such a short time.
0:15:13 > 0:15:15I mean, it's almost unprecedented, really,
0:15:15 > 0:15:18and so we do feel we are one of the most important
0:15:18 > 0:15:21and significant literary shrines in the world, actually,
0:15:21 > 0:15:25that so much work was done here in such a short space of time.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28A novel a year, really, which is staggering.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30My word.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33You have to wonder if she actually left the chair.
0:15:33 > 0:15:37Jane's first novel was published in 1811, under the pseudonym A Lady.
0:15:37 > 0:15:39This was a convention at the time,
0:15:39 > 0:15:43and allowed Jane to preserve her anonymity.
0:15:43 > 0:15:48Ah, well, no prizes for guessing. A first edition in publisher's boards.
0:15:48 > 0:15:53First edition of her first published novel, Sense And Sensibility.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55How was it received?
0:15:55 > 0:16:00Don't forget that the reading public are pretty small,
0:16:00 > 0:16:04so you're talking about hundreds of copies, not thousands,
0:16:04 > 0:16:07you know, but it was well received.
0:16:07 > 0:16:08The best received,
0:16:08 > 0:16:12I think I would probably say was Pride And Prejudice.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15People really liked it straight away, which was great.
0:16:15 > 0:16:19Despite being a lady of the time, Jane Austen's novels became
0:16:19 > 0:16:22hugely popular, and are still loved throughout the world.
0:16:22 > 0:16:26Today, I think she may just have gained a new admirer.
0:16:29 > 0:16:33From Hungerford, Thomas is driving 35 miles south to Winchester,
0:16:33 > 0:16:38and as the final auction draws ever closer, the pressure is definitely building.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43My shop closes in three quarters of an hour,
0:16:43 > 0:16:45and I'm racing to get to Winchester.
0:16:45 > 0:16:50Time is against me. I feel I have the devil chasing me on my back.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52I don't mean to scare you, Thomas,
0:16:52 > 0:16:56but with only £48.54 in your pocket,
0:16:56 > 0:17:01and a difference of over £150 to make up,
0:17:01 > 0:17:02this is the last chance saloon.
0:17:02 > 0:17:06Now, get in that shop, quick smart!
0:17:06 > 0:17:09Can I have a look at the long horn spoon, please?
0:17:09 > 0:17:11You can see on the ticket...
0:17:11 > 0:17:13It's a love spoon, it's got a little heart on it.
0:17:14 > 0:17:18It's very sweet. What's the very, very best on the spoon?
0:17:18 > 0:17:19(25.
0:17:19 > 0:17:20(Would you do 20?
0:17:20 > 0:17:21(Why are we whispering?
0:17:21 > 0:17:23(Oh, you are a cheeky chap.)
0:17:23 > 0:17:24Well, I'm only asking.
0:17:24 > 0:17:28How about splitting in the middle and meeting you halfway?
0:17:28 > 0:17:2922?
0:17:29 > 0:17:31Yeah, OK.
0:17:31 > 0:17:32£22.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34Now, what's next?
0:17:34 > 0:17:37Oh, a pretty cameo brooch. How very you, Thomas!
0:17:37 > 0:17:39I had 45 on it.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42It's quite pretty. It's a lovely cameo.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45I've got to take 30. I'm sorry, but that's the best I can go.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47No, that's fine.
0:17:47 > 0:17:48That's the best I can do.
0:17:48 > 0:17:52I'm not disappointed that you've got to stick at 30. That's fine.
0:17:52 > 0:17:56Not much. Come on, Thomas. We're fast approaching closing time.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59- If you're really kind.- Yes?
0:17:59 > 0:18:00Go on, then.
0:18:00 > 0:18:01Really nice to me.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03Yes?
0:18:03 > 0:18:05Would you do that at £26?
0:18:05 > 0:18:06Yes.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08- Would you?- I will.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11At long last, Thomas finishes his shopping
0:18:11 > 0:18:13with just 54p left in his pocket.
0:18:13 > 0:18:18Now it's time, gentlemen, please. Time to get along to the auction.
0:18:20 > 0:18:24Paul began his last trip with £360.68,
0:18:24 > 0:18:29and spent an impressive £299 on five auction lots.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34The Victorian spectacles.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36The Georgian snuffbox.
0:18:36 > 0:18:37The Victorian cigarette pipe.
0:18:37 > 0:18:39There may be a theme here.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42The Victorian magic lantern box.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45And the big, risky Glasgow clock.
0:18:47 > 0:18:51As for Thomas, he started with just £208.54,
0:18:51 > 0:18:54and eventually spent £208,
0:18:54 > 0:19:00leaving just 54 pence in his pocket, and got six lots.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02The shell cameo brooch.
0:19:02 > 0:19:07The David Anderson pendant, the George V love spoon,
0:19:07 > 0:19:10the Bohemian glass vase, the bundle of small,
0:19:10 > 0:19:15white metal items too numerous to mention, and the German posy vases.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17Gosh.
0:19:17 > 0:19:22And did either chap impress their long-suffering road trip companion?
0:19:22 > 0:19:25My least favourite item is the magic lantern slides.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27They're so difficult to sell.
0:19:27 > 0:19:31The mixed lot, frankly, is a load of rubbish.
0:19:31 > 0:19:36My biggest fear is coming out with less money than I started with.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39Now, if that happens, I'm just going to be gutted.
0:19:41 > 0:19:45So, it's tissues at the ready, as we hit the road one last time.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50It's been an eventful final leg from Tetsworth
0:19:50 > 0:19:54via Lechlade, Hungerford, Basingstoke, Chawton and Winchester,
0:19:54 > 0:19:57with the grand finale in Pewsey firmly in sight.
0:19:58 > 0:20:02The Jubilee Auction Rooms are the last port of call for
0:20:02 > 0:20:04our nervous pair, and auctioneer David Harrison
0:20:04 > 0:20:10has a few wise words to say about our experts' choices.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13I think there's an interesting, varied selection.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15I think the clock is going to be the interesting one,
0:20:15 > 0:20:19and I do honestly think that the brooch should sell well.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21I think, out of the two of them,
0:20:21 > 0:20:23I think Thomas stands the better chance.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25It's been a week of surprising auctions,
0:20:25 > 0:20:29with a rum mix of catastrophe and triumph.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31Hopefully our boys can finish with a flourish,
0:20:31 > 0:20:34but frankly, Thomas needs a miracle.
0:20:34 > 0:20:36And his cameo brooch is first up.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39Straight in, £30 here.
0:20:39 > 0:20:4020.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42Ten.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44Anyone like it?
0:20:44 > 0:20:45No.
0:20:45 > 0:20:49Obviously not. Right, we'll pass that by.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51No-one wants to bid.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53We will pass that by.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56I don't know what happened there. Nobody wanted it.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59Oh, dear, Thomas. You'll just have to take it home.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02Fingers crossed for your next brooch.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05David Anderson, little sweet little thing. Straight in, £40 for this.
0:21:05 > 0:21:0720, I've got, £20.
0:21:07 > 0:21:0922, thank you.
0:21:09 > 0:21:1124. 26.
0:21:11 > 0:21:1328. And 30. 32.
0:21:13 > 0:21:14This is doing better.
0:21:14 > 0:21:1735. 35. At £35, then.
0:21:17 > 0:21:19Go on.
0:21:19 > 0:21:2138 outside, now.
0:21:21 > 0:21:2440, sir, 40. 42.
0:21:24 > 0:21:2645. 48. 50.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28And five, ma'am?
0:21:28 > 0:21:29Down here at 50.
0:21:30 > 0:21:31- £50.- Oh, profit.
0:21:31 > 0:21:35That's more like it, Thomas. Fingers crossed for a fightback.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38Now, first on the nose for Paul
0:21:38 > 0:21:40are the Victorian spectacles.
0:21:40 > 0:21:41Ten, then.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43Ten, thank you, sir.
0:21:43 > 0:21:4412. 14.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47There we are. 16, 18.
0:21:47 > 0:21:4920. And two, 22.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52- That's what we said they'd make. - Good guesstimate, isn't it?
0:21:52 > 0:21:5322. Bid's in the doorway.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56BANGS GAVEL That's what I said. Well done.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59A reasonable profit there, and nothing to be sniffed at.
0:21:59 > 0:22:03Unlike Paul's Georgian snuffbox. He haggled hard.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06Let's hope it was worth the effort.
0:22:06 > 0:22:07I've got interest. £20 I am bid.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10£20. 22. 25.
0:22:10 > 0:22:1128, and 30.
0:22:11 > 0:22:1332, sir?
0:22:13 > 0:22:1432. 35.
0:22:14 > 0:22:18- That's exactly what they said. - Have you done bids on my stuff?
0:22:18 > 0:22:19- Yeah. - Oh, cheers, mate(!)
0:22:19 > 0:22:22Fine. 38, 40. Carrying on.
0:22:22 > 0:22:2445. 48.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27- Good result.- This is going to make my estimate of 55.
0:22:27 > 0:22:32At £55, then. I'm selling at 55. Commission bid.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34BANGS GAVEL
0:22:34 > 0:22:35£55. Well done you.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38That's more like it. Well done, Paul.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41Now, will Thomas's love spoon send him head over heels?
0:22:41 > 0:22:42Here we are. 30.
0:22:42 > 0:22:4520, I've got against you all at £20.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47Go on.
0:22:47 > 0:22:4924. 26. 28.
0:22:49 > 0:22:5128.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53Against you all, then, I'm going to sell at £28.
0:22:53 > 0:22:54Any advance? Go on.
0:22:54 > 0:22:55BANGS GAVEL
0:22:55 > 0:22:58- 28.- Tiny bit of a sweat on, there, when it started to happen?
0:22:58 > 0:23:00Yeah, I got a bit of a sweat on.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06Oh, dear. After commission, that £6 ain't going far.
0:23:06 > 0:23:11Next up is Paul's novelty pipe, but will it blow the bidders away?
0:23:11 > 0:23:13What's that worth, chaps? £100 for it.
0:23:13 > 0:23:15No? 50.
0:23:15 > 0:23:1730. There you are.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20Bid, then, at £30. 30, 32 commission.
0:23:20 > 0:23:2135. 38.
0:23:21 > 0:23:2340. 42.
0:23:23 > 0:23:2545. 48.
0:23:25 > 0:23:26Well done, Laidlaw.
0:23:26 > 0:23:27Many thanks.
0:23:27 > 0:23:3150. Five. 60. At 60.
0:23:31 > 0:23:32Well done.
0:23:32 > 0:23:36At £60, then, nice thing. All done at 60.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39- BANGS GAVEL - Get in!
0:23:39 > 0:23:42Fantastic result, Paul.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45Next up is Thomas's mixed lot of white metal items.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48That's not silver to you and me.
0:23:48 > 0:23:49£100.
0:23:49 > 0:23:5150 to start. Thank you very much indeed. 50 bid.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54- Go on. - 60. Five. 70.
0:23:54 > 0:23:58At 70. Here to be sold at 70.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00Thank you, sir.
0:24:00 > 0:24:01Is it enough?
0:24:01 > 0:24:02All right!
0:24:02 > 0:24:04Oh dear, Thomas. Oh dear, oh dear.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06Feel free to bid anytime.
0:24:09 > 0:24:13Now, can Paul conjure up a profit on the magic lantern?
0:24:13 > 0:24:14At £20, I am bid.
0:24:14 > 0:24:16That's ridiculous.
0:24:16 > 0:24:1925. 28.
0:24:19 > 0:24:20And 30. 32.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23And five.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25And eight. At 38.
0:24:25 > 0:24:27That's dirt cheap. Dirt cheap.
0:24:27 > 0:24:28At £38.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31Oh, dear. The bidders liked that one, Paul, but not a lot.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33OK, fair enough.
0:24:33 > 0:24:35Cheer up, Paul. At least it sold.
0:24:36 > 0:24:40Thomas, it's time for your Art Nouveau vase.
0:24:40 > 0:24:42Bohemian iridescent green glass vase.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44There's a really nice vase, there.
0:24:44 > 0:24:45Tell a lie.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48£50 away. 30, then.
0:24:48 > 0:24:49Go on.
0:24:49 > 0:24:5130 I've got, thank you.
0:24:51 > 0:24:52£30 bid. At 30.
0:24:52 > 0:24:5432, sir. 32.
0:24:54 > 0:24:5735. And eight.
0:24:57 > 0:24:59Go on, a bit more. Bit more.
0:24:59 > 0:25:03£38. At £38. Doesn't seem expensive.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06Oh, one more. Go on. Go on.
0:25:06 > 0:25:071228.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10- 29. - Fair enough. That's all right.
0:25:10 > 0:25:12At least it's a profit,
0:25:12 > 0:25:15and surely your twin-handled vases will help you end on a high.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18Who likes them?
0:25:18 > 0:25:21Ten, there's a voice outside. £10.
0:25:21 > 0:25:22That's 12, thank you. 12.
0:25:22 > 0:25:2414, now, here. 16 outside.
0:25:24 > 0:25:2618, now.
0:25:26 > 0:25:28New place, yes.
0:25:28 > 0:25:30Lady's bid. 24, sir. 24.
0:25:30 > 0:25:31And six, ma'am?
0:25:31 > 0:25:3326. 28.
0:25:33 > 0:25:3630. 32, sir, 32. No more.
0:25:36 > 0:25:4035. 35. In the doorway, now.
0:25:40 > 0:25:42£35. Go on!
0:25:42 > 0:25:44That was hard work.
0:25:44 > 0:25:46Yes!
0:25:46 > 0:25:48There you go. What did I tell you?
0:25:48 > 0:25:53Now for Paul's final lot of the week, and his biggest gamble so far.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56The hour of reckoning is upon us. Tick-tock!
0:25:56 > 0:25:59£100 I am bid. 100 I've got.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01And ten, sir. 120.
0:26:01 > 0:26:03130. 140 commission.
0:26:03 > 0:26:05150, 160.
0:26:05 > 0:26:06170, 180.
0:26:06 > 0:26:08190.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11I am out. Bid's in the doorway at £190.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14200. And ten.
0:26:14 > 0:26:16220, 230.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19240, 250.
0:26:19 > 0:26:21260, 270.
0:26:21 > 0:26:23280, 290.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26300. 20, sir? 320.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30340. 360. 380.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32And he's gone. At 380.
0:26:32 > 0:26:34Bid's on the telephone.
0:26:34 > 0:26:39At £380, then, I'm selling it at 380 on the telephone.
0:26:39 > 0:26:41- Well done. - Thanks, my man.
0:26:41 > 0:26:42You've beaten me hands down.
0:26:42 > 0:26:48With a profit of 180, I think you've just hit the bull's-eye.
0:26:48 > 0:26:52You and I desperately deserve a pint and a hug.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55Oh, dear, no, please, no hugging.
0:26:55 > 0:26:57The pint I'll take!
0:26:57 > 0:27:00A very wise choice indeed.
0:27:00 > 0:27:04Thomas started the show with just £208.54,
0:27:04 > 0:27:06and went on to lose even more.
0:27:06 > 0:27:12After paying auction costs, he ends his road trip with just £181.76.
0:27:12 > 0:27:15No pocket money for you, Thomas.
0:27:15 > 0:27:22Paul, meanwhile, started this leg with a comfortable lead at £360.68.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25He made some clever purchases and some very healthy profits,
0:27:25 > 0:27:31ending the week triumphant on £516.78.
0:27:31 > 0:27:33Gold star for you, Paul.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36That's it. I feel thrashed.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39You've utterly annihilated me.
0:27:43 > 0:27:46A pleasure. You're not getting away without a hug!
0:27:46 > 0:27:47Oh, I love a happy ending!
0:27:50 > 0:27:53It's been an emotional trip for both our fellows,
0:27:53 > 0:27:55and there's been fighting talk from the start.
0:27:56 > 0:27:58Are you feeling lucky, punk?
0:27:58 > 0:28:00They both wanted victory at any cost.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02Rob him of his money.
0:28:02 > 0:28:04"Hand over your money, sir."
0:28:04 > 0:28:06But, what started with war...
0:28:06 > 0:28:07I'll always have a hug for you.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10..ended with a whole lorra love!
0:28:10 > 0:28:12Honey, I'm home!
0:28:12 > 0:28:13You've got to feel for me.
0:28:13 > 0:28:14Because I love you!
0:28:16 > 0:28:17# And it's all I can do
0:28:17 > 0:28:19# I wish my days... #
0:28:19 > 0:28:22Now that's enough of that.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25Let's not forget the little Italian masterpiece here, eh?
0:28:25 > 0:28:27She's been beautiful, hasn't she?
0:28:28 > 0:28:31You could now afford to buy this, with all your profits.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37We leave the windy roads of Wiltshire,
0:28:37 > 0:28:41and head up country to Yorkshire, and meet a brand-new set of experts.
0:28:41 > 0:28:45Charles Ross and Charles Hanson are two Charlies.
0:28:46 > 0:28:49# Large amounts don't grow on trees.
0:28:49 > 0:28:51# You've got to pick A pocket or two. #
0:28:51 > 0:28:54If I'm being the Artful Dodger, you can be Fagin, OK?
0:28:54 > 0:28:57Seasoned Charlie Ross is an auctioneer
0:28:57 > 0:28:59of great experience and stature.
0:28:59 > 0:29:01Oh, I like those.
0:29:01 > 0:29:04And despite his advancing years, he's still got it.
0:29:04 > 0:29:0635.
0:29:06 > 0:29:10Do you have it in your power, madam, to reduce the price for an old man?
0:29:12 > 0:29:15Hot on Charlie's heels is a greener, sprightly auctioneer,
0:29:15 > 0:29:17the young pretender, Charles Hanson.
0:29:17 > 0:29:18The Young Pretender.
0:29:18 > 0:29:21That's what I'm called by Mr Wonnacott, you see.
0:29:21 > 0:29:22Amongst other things!
0:29:23 > 0:29:26Our chaps begin their adventure with £200 each,
0:29:26 > 0:29:27the open road in front of them,
0:29:27 > 0:29:31and a classic 1960's Ford Corsair as this week's chariot.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36Could you stick to the middle of the lane, rather than trying to kill me?
0:29:36 > 0:29:39I'm testing out the actual wheel.
0:29:40 > 0:29:44Our two Charlies will travel over 300 miles in England, south,
0:29:44 > 0:29:47all the way to Rye in East Sussex.
0:29:47 > 0:29:50La destination du jour is Doncaster,
0:29:50 > 0:29:54but we get off to a flying start at the seaside.
0:29:54 > 0:29:57Bridlington, Yorkshire is the first pin in our map.
0:30:01 > 0:30:02It's amazing.
0:30:02 > 0:30:05There must be six antique shops within 200 metres, there.
0:30:05 > 0:30:07We could be here all day.
0:30:07 > 0:30:10Bridlington is crammed with arts and antiques,
0:30:10 > 0:30:13so let's not waste time getting our bearings.
0:30:15 > 0:30:18You know, I get the impression you haven't got a clue where we are.
0:30:18 > 0:30:20Erm, Lincolnshire?
0:30:20 > 0:30:22We're in Yorkshire.
0:30:22 > 0:30:25But Yorkshire is down the middle of the country, isn't it?
0:30:25 > 0:30:27Look, I'm going to go and buy some antiques,
0:30:27 > 0:30:28and I'm going to thrash you.
0:30:30 > 0:30:33- I'm just going to leave you. - Any shops, yet? Antique shops?
0:30:34 > 0:30:36Feel a bit lost.
0:30:37 > 0:30:40Fortunately, Bridlington's many antique shops
0:30:40 > 0:30:42are fairly easy to find.
0:30:43 > 0:30:44- Good morning.- Hello.
0:30:44 > 0:30:46- Is this your shop?- It is.
0:30:46 > 0:30:47- May I look in?- Yes, come in.
0:30:47 > 0:30:48Thank you very much indeed.
0:30:53 > 0:30:56What's this one here?
0:30:56 > 0:30:59Victory. Oh, these are great!
0:30:59 > 0:31:00Are they complete, do you know?
0:31:00 > 0:31:02I think it's an actual game.
0:31:02 > 0:31:05Oh, I see, and it's got instructions?
0:31:05 > 0:31:06Ribbentrop's 15 points!
0:31:06 > 0:31:08- Goebbels ten points. - Goebbels ten points!
0:31:08 > 0:31:10If you kill them, you get points.
0:31:10 > 0:31:12Chamberlain, Neville Chamberlain!
0:31:12 > 0:31:16Mr Ross has found Victory already, but it's a vintage card game
0:31:16 > 0:31:19based on World War II, with all the well-known characters.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22- How much are those? - Only six pounds.
0:31:22 > 0:31:25Oh no, no, that's the label price, come on!
0:31:25 > 0:31:26Did you say four?
0:31:26 > 0:31:28I said five.
0:31:28 > 0:31:29- Did you?- Yes.
0:31:29 > 0:31:31You've got a deal. Good man.
0:31:31 > 0:31:34That's fab. Thank you very much indeed.
0:31:34 > 0:31:35An excellent start.
0:31:35 > 0:31:38Charlie has found his first purchase,
0:31:38 > 0:31:41and amazingly, Charles has now found his first shop.
0:31:41 > 0:31:43- Hello, madam.- Hello.
0:31:43 > 0:31:45Nice to see you. What a fine shop you've got.
0:31:45 > 0:31:46Oh, thank you very much.
0:31:46 > 0:31:49A great mix and match. It's quite eccentric.
0:31:49 > 0:31:52What I'm looking for are things which really are quirky, a bit different.
0:31:52 > 0:31:54Have you ever seen one of these before?
0:31:54 > 0:31:56Let's have a look at that.
0:31:56 > 0:31:58Watch it, very heavy.
0:31:58 > 0:31:59- It's a gnome, isn't it? - Very heavy.
0:31:59 > 0:32:01Gosh, it is heavy, isn't it? Isn't it heavy?
0:32:01 > 0:32:02Very.
0:32:02 > 0:32:04But, in fact, it's got some age to it, as well.
0:32:04 > 0:32:07I would have thought, probably, around 1900.
0:32:07 > 0:32:08How much is he?
0:32:08 > 0:32:09The little gnome.
0:32:09 > 0:32:11He's £50.
0:32:11 > 0:32:12Yeah.
0:32:12 > 0:32:16If he was £10, I would jump at the chance, and if you said,
0:32:16 > 0:32:18"Go on, Charles, take the gnome away for £10,"
0:32:18 > 0:32:22I'll say, "Thank you, he'll make a profit."
0:32:22 > 0:32:23Food for thought. Here you go.
0:32:25 > 0:32:26Thanks for the memories.
0:32:27 > 0:32:31Whilst Charles considers a mythical gnome of his own,
0:32:31 > 0:32:34he continues his serious search for...
0:32:34 > 0:32:36Oh, cup of tea.
0:32:36 > 0:32:38The antiques upstairs, are they?
0:32:38 > 0:32:39- They are, yes.- Fine.
0:32:39 > 0:32:43It's quite nice having a tea room downstairs, antiques upstairs.
0:32:44 > 0:32:46Wow.
0:32:46 > 0:32:49What we've got here are a very nice pair of Edwardian silver oval salts,
0:32:49 > 0:32:53pierced, and, in fact, they are in the neoclassical style, aren't they?
0:32:53 > 0:32:55They are.
0:32:55 > 0:32:57It's so evocative of the 1780s,
0:32:57 > 0:32:59when we were discovering Pompeii, Herculaneum.
0:33:01 > 0:33:04Made in 1908, these salt cellars hark back to
0:33:04 > 0:33:06that great age of discovery.
0:33:07 > 0:33:10I could go to 27.
0:33:10 > 0:33:14If I said 26, and then I said 25, would you go 25?
0:33:14 > 0:33:16Go one, then. 25.
0:33:18 > 0:33:20- If I said 24.- No.
0:33:20 > 0:33:22Andy, you're a great sport.
0:33:23 > 0:33:25And you can always keep them yourself and enjoy them.
0:33:25 > 0:33:31Well, I can't do that, Andy, because I've got to beat the old bean.
0:33:31 > 0:33:36Old bean? What a terrible disrespect for your elders, Mr Hanson.
0:33:36 > 0:33:39Now, what is the old eagle up to?
0:33:39 > 0:33:41More shopping.
0:33:41 > 0:33:43Hello? Hiya, how are you?
0:33:43 > 0:33:45Fine, thank you. And you?
0:33:45 > 0:33:47Good. Very well indeed. I'm Charlie.
0:33:47 > 0:33:49Hello, Charlie. I'm Andrew.
0:33:49 > 0:33:51Come to spend some money which you, Andrew. Well, I hope.
0:33:51 > 0:33:54I would imagine, and I'm not being rude here, that is probably
0:33:54 > 0:33:57as unsalable a thing as you've got in the shop.
0:33:57 > 0:33:59Absolutely. We've had it a long time, now.
0:33:59 > 0:34:01It's so beautiful, in perfect nick.
0:34:01 > 0:34:02Fabulously made.
0:34:02 > 0:34:04For 30 quid, it's an absolute bargain.
0:34:04 > 0:34:06Wouldn't be bad for a tenner.
0:34:07 > 0:34:08Would it?
0:34:10 > 0:34:12It's a lovely art deco piece,
0:34:12 > 0:34:15but Charlie's strangely drawn to his first love - furniture.
0:34:17 > 0:34:18It's only 30 quid.
0:34:18 > 0:34:21Oh, you old tempter.
0:34:21 > 0:34:22Presumably this comes out,
0:34:22 > 0:34:24because the hinges look as if they're missing.
0:34:24 > 0:34:26Marvellous. You get everything in this shop.
0:34:26 > 0:34:28You don't even get the hinges.
0:34:29 > 0:34:32Nor, may I say,
0:34:32 > 0:34:35do you get a back to it!
0:34:35 > 0:34:37Is there anything obvious corner cupboard?
0:34:38 > 0:34:42Now, let's offer up the door the right way round.
0:34:43 > 0:34:46And ipso facto,
0:34:46 > 0:34:50we have the Georgian corner cupboard.
0:34:50 > 0:34:52And now it's 40 quid.
0:34:52 > 0:34:54I thought you'd say, "Now it's a tenner,
0:34:54 > 0:34:56because I've noticed the back's missing!"
0:34:56 > 0:34:58I mean, I love furniture.
0:34:58 > 0:35:03I'd give you a tenner for it and take it away for fun, but I think...
0:35:03 > 0:35:05Yeah. You can have that for a tenner.
0:35:05 > 0:35:06Bother!
0:35:06 > 0:35:12And whilst Charlie gets hot and bothered, Charles is seeing red,
0:35:12 > 0:35:16with a pair of bohemian lustres and a ticket price of £70.
0:35:18 > 0:35:24What we have here are a pair of flashed red or ruby-tinted lustres,
0:35:24 > 0:35:29which would be sat on a dining table or a sideboard.
0:35:29 > 0:35:33Would date to around 1890.
0:35:33 > 0:35:38I like them, and the possibility that they could be 1930s.
0:35:38 > 0:35:40Would you accept 20?
0:35:40 > 0:35:44I give you a really good chance of saying, "Come on!"
0:35:44 > 0:35:46How about 25?
0:35:47 > 0:35:49I think, Andy, at £25...
0:35:49 > 0:35:52And I'll throw the shirt in as well.
0:35:52 > 0:35:53Careful what you offer!
0:35:53 > 0:35:56Charles Hanson will definitely take the biscuit.
0:35:56 > 0:35:59Charlie Ross, meanwhile, will take the teapot.
0:35:59 > 0:36:02In fact, he's got a couple of items in mind.
0:36:02 > 0:36:04You know how you said I could have that for a tenner?
0:36:04 > 0:36:06Can I have those two for 20?
0:36:06 > 0:36:08Definitely.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13Definitely!
0:36:14 > 0:36:17You're very difficult to read, you are!
0:36:17 > 0:36:1920 quid. I'll have those two.
0:36:19 > 0:36:20There we go, sir. There's that.
0:36:21 > 0:36:25Thank you very much indeed, andt his rather splendid oak...
0:36:25 > 0:36:27Well, I'd like to call it a salad bowl.
0:36:27 > 0:36:29I shall sell the two items together,
0:36:29 > 0:36:33and hopefully make a thumping profit.
0:36:33 > 0:36:35There's optimism for you,
0:36:35 > 0:36:38and now, Andy's got something to sweeten the deal.
0:36:38 > 0:36:40What have you got for me there?
0:36:40 > 0:36:42Two beautiful hinges. £10, please.
0:36:42 > 0:36:45Oh, don't charge me for them! That's horrible!
0:36:46 > 0:36:49Oh!
0:36:49 > 0:36:52I don't know what to do, now. Do they actually..?
0:36:52 > 0:36:53To you, five quid.
0:36:54 > 0:36:59Well, I suppose it would be extremely rude if I didn't say yes.
0:36:59 > 0:37:02How much is your gnome, by the way?
0:37:02 > 0:37:04Gnome?
0:37:04 > 0:37:06- Yeah.- 40.
0:37:06 > 0:37:08- Seriously.- To you, £30.
0:37:08 > 0:37:09Ah, it's that little fellow again.
0:37:09 > 0:37:12Could Ross succeed where Hanson failed?
0:37:13 > 0:37:15T'other fella offered me £20. I said no.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18Frankly, if Hanson offers you 20 quid,
0:37:18 > 0:37:20it's probably only worth a tenner.
0:37:22 > 0:37:2730 quid, 1920s, cast-iron, doorstop.
0:37:27 > 0:37:30It's good fun. Give you 20 quid for it.
0:37:30 > 0:37:3130.
0:37:31 > 0:37:33No. Look, I will make a final offer of 25 quid.
0:37:35 > 0:37:37Here we go again. Thank you very much, sir!
0:37:38 > 0:37:43You have just witnessed why Ross is so hopeless at dealing.
0:37:43 > 0:37:47He really gets to like someone, gets on a roll,
0:37:47 > 0:37:51and carries on buying and buying and buying and buying,
0:37:51 > 0:37:55and then gets outside the shop and thinks, "Why? Why? Why?"
0:37:57 > 0:37:58Why?
0:37:58 > 0:38:01Well, I don't know if you don't know, Charlie.
0:38:02 > 0:38:04But now the shops are shutting,
0:38:04 > 0:38:07and lovely Bridlington must provide shelter for our weary experts.
0:38:07 > 0:38:09Nighty-night.
0:38:17 > 0:38:20It's a brand-new day in Bridlington, and Charlie Ross wants to sample
0:38:20 > 0:38:24just one more shop before the unstoppable road trip moves us on.
0:38:27 > 0:38:31Could Mr Ross be smelling victory today?
0:38:31 > 0:38:34A twinkling collection of scent bottles has caught his eye.
0:38:34 > 0:38:36I just saw these little jars here.
0:38:36 > 0:38:38Yes.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41That little one there, that's rather sweet, isn't it?
0:38:41 > 0:38:42Yeah. That looks more like perfume.
0:38:42 > 0:38:44I think that's perfume, without a doubt.
0:38:44 > 0:38:46That little one there. Hobnailed cut.
0:38:46 > 0:38:48Another screwtop.
0:38:48 > 0:38:50A little bit bashed, but when I'm that old,
0:38:50 > 0:38:52I'll be a bit bashed, I expect.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54What about a price for the lot?
0:38:54 > 0:38:56I'd be looking for £25.
0:38:56 > 0:38:59- £25 the lot?- Yes.
0:38:59 > 0:39:03Do you know, I think that is the best deal I've had in my life.
0:39:03 > 0:39:06I think that's sensational. Are you really happy with that?
0:39:06 > 0:39:08Yes, I am, yes.
0:39:08 > 0:39:09Put it there, Andy.
0:39:09 > 0:39:11Here it comes. Oh, dear. Have you got change?
0:39:27 > 0:39:28There we go.
0:39:28 > 0:39:32Oh, real coins. Thank you very much. That's really kind. Thank you.
0:39:32 > 0:39:35Blimey. Do you know, I even missed some more, didn't I?
0:39:35 > 0:39:38- Could I have the other two for a fiver?- Yes.
0:39:38 > 0:39:42When I tell Hanson I bought ten things for 30 quid,
0:39:42 > 0:39:44he'll call me a rogue.
0:39:44 > 0:39:46Amongst other things, no doubt.
0:39:46 > 0:39:51But finally, the road trip can get going, as our chaps hit the highway.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53There's no stopping them now.
0:39:53 > 0:39:55Yeah!
0:39:55 > 0:39:56Wheelspin!
0:40:03 > 0:40:05What were you driving in the '50s?
0:40:05 > 0:40:07In the '50s, I was not old enough to drive.
0:40:07 > 0:40:09You were.
0:40:09 > 0:40:11I don't know how many times I have to tell you.
0:40:11 > 0:40:15I was not old enough to drive. I was born...
0:40:15 > 0:40:18Well, I'm not going to tell you when I was born. You can guess.
0:40:18 > 0:40:21ENGINE FAILS
0:40:21 > 0:40:26Oh, dear. Perhaps this fragile classic needs more careful handling.
0:40:27 > 0:40:29I mean the car, not Charlie.
0:40:29 > 0:40:31There's not a dicky.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34It's not going to go. I'll give you a push.
0:40:34 > 0:40:38No, leave it. When I get up to a certain speed, I'll say "Now".
0:40:38 > 0:40:40Take your jacket off first, or not?
0:40:40 > 0:40:41No, no, I'm quite happy. I'm English.
0:40:41 > 0:40:44OK, well, just watch yourself. Bean, be careful!
0:40:44 > 0:40:45I'm all right!
0:40:45 > 0:40:47Watch yourself, Bean! Come on!
0:40:47 > 0:40:48I'm not even moving!
0:40:48 > 0:40:50I can't!
0:40:50 > 0:40:52IGNITION
0:40:52 > 0:40:54Ah, yes!
0:40:54 > 0:40:55Push!
0:40:55 > 0:40:58Don't use the battery! Take your foot off the clutch!
0:40:59 > 0:41:01Oh, nearly.
0:41:01 > 0:41:03- I'm absolutely knackered. - Shall I have a go?
0:41:03 > 0:41:06So Charlie's now leading from the front,
0:41:06 > 0:41:09and Charles is bringing up the rear.
0:41:09 > 0:41:10Push!
0:41:10 > 0:41:11Bean, just be careful.
0:41:11 > 0:41:13Push!
0:41:13 > 0:41:15Push! That's good! I like it!
0:41:15 > 0:41:16I love it.
0:41:19 > 0:41:21- Bean!- I'm not hanging around.
0:41:21 > 0:41:22Hold on.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25Bean, let me give them a call now. Hold on. He's not happy.
0:41:25 > 0:41:27If Bean goes, I'm on my own, lost in Lincolnshire.
0:41:27 > 0:41:29In fact, we're in Yorkshire.
0:41:29 > 0:41:30- Bean!- What?
0:41:30 > 0:41:31I'm going to get Bean.
0:41:33 > 0:41:34Don't worry!
0:41:34 > 0:41:36It's our first time together!
0:41:39 > 0:41:41Fortunately, the local mechanics managed to find
0:41:41 > 0:41:46our blighted experts, so they can finally get going.
0:41:46 > 0:41:48BOTH: Cheers! Thank you!
0:41:51 > 0:41:52Further down the road,
0:41:52 > 0:41:56a full 20 miles south from Bridlington to Skirlaugh,
0:41:56 > 0:41:59the very lucky Charles Hanson has a date with the Constable family.
0:41:59 > 0:42:01# Charlie Hanson
0:42:01 > 0:42:03# Charlie Hanson
0:42:03 > 0:42:05# Charlie Hanson, Charlie Hanson
0:42:05 > 0:42:07# Oh, Charlie Hanson. #
0:42:10 > 0:42:15Burton Constable Hall has existed here for over 500 years,
0:42:15 > 0:42:18and is the ancestral home of the Constable family,
0:42:18 > 0:42:20descended from Norman knights,
0:42:20 > 0:42:24but no relation to Constable the painter, sadly.
0:42:24 > 0:42:27Although Catholics themselves, the Constable family bought
0:42:27 > 0:42:30cheap church land made available by Henry VIII's
0:42:30 > 0:42:32dissolution of the monasteries in the 1530s,
0:42:32 > 0:42:35and displaced an entire village of locals
0:42:35 > 0:42:39to make room for these lovely, finely-trimmed gardens.
0:42:39 > 0:42:43The trouble with you aristocracy is you just don't know when to stop.
0:42:43 > 0:42:45Charlie, when you've got it, you got to flaunt it, Charlie.
0:42:45 > 0:42:50I know, I know. I just wish I had it. I've never had it.
0:42:50 > 0:42:54In the 1560s, Sir John Constable tore down most of the original
0:42:54 > 0:42:57manor house to create this Elizabethan mansion,
0:42:57 > 0:43:01very much in the style of Big 'Enery's beloved Hampton Court.
0:43:01 > 0:43:03Wow!
0:43:03 > 0:43:05It's almost like a Hampton Court of the north.
0:43:05 > 0:43:07It's so spectacular,
0:43:07 > 0:43:11and before me there are no signs of modern homes, nothing at all.
0:43:11 > 0:43:16We are caught back in the 1550s. It's absolutely momentous.
0:43:16 > 0:43:17Ah, good morning, sir.
0:43:17 > 0:43:19- Hello. David Connell. - Charles Hanson.
0:43:19 > 0:43:21David Connell is the director here,
0:43:21 > 0:43:24and welcomes Charles into a world of opulence.
0:43:26 > 0:43:28Wow.
0:43:29 > 0:43:33It was a parlour in the Elizabethan house, converted to a dining room
0:43:33 > 0:43:35in the 18th century, when this new interior was put in.
0:43:35 > 0:43:37I think it tells you everything
0:43:37 > 0:43:40when the theme of the plasterwork is Bacchus.
0:43:40 > 0:43:42Revelry, wine.
0:43:42 > 0:43:43Absolutely.
0:43:43 > 0:43:45Over the top. It's ostentatious.
0:43:45 > 0:43:49It wasn't just the interior design that went over the top.
0:43:49 > 0:43:53Some fairly strange ideas bounced around these walls
0:43:53 > 0:43:54in the 18th century.
0:43:54 > 0:43:58William Constable fancied himself a worldly man of the Enlightenment,
0:43:58 > 0:44:02with a keen interest in the emerging vogue of scientific discovery.
0:44:02 > 0:44:07The squeamish might wish to avert their eyes now.
0:44:07 > 0:44:11We now go into the cabinet of curiosities of William Constable.
0:44:11 > 0:44:13It's an 18th-century gentleman's museum.
0:44:13 > 0:44:17Anyone who was anyone in 16th century Europe had themselves
0:44:17 > 0:44:20a Wunderkammer, or cabinet of curiosities,
0:44:20 > 0:44:21and by the 18th century,
0:44:21 > 0:44:25many landowning families had managed to create a room in their house
0:44:25 > 0:44:29with a small collection of the weird and wunderbar from around the world.
0:44:30 > 0:44:33Pure science of the 18th-century sort.
0:44:33 > 0:44:37This room's full of electrical machines, a rather fine telescope,
0:44:37 > 0:44:41and then some of the things go off into fantasy.
0:44:41 > 0:44:45William Constable tried breeding experiments,
0:44:45 > 0:44:46crossbreeding chickens and rabbits,
0:44:46 > 0:44:52and there is an account of him trying to do this in his menagerie.
0:44:52 > 0:44:54Crossbreeding rabbits with chickens?
0:44:54 > 0:44:58Yes, although he did say they all looked a bit like chickens.
0:44:58 > 0:44:59And it worked?
0:44:59 > 0:45:01No, of course not.
0:45:01 > 0:45:03You stupid boy, Charles.
0:45:03 > 0:45:06William Constable's collection has been lovingly restored
0:45:06 > 0:45:11since the 1970s in its original display cabinets,
0:45:11 > 0:45:14and is the most complete original Wunderkammer of its type in Britain.
0:45:16 > 0:45:21What got him on this way of experimenting,
0:45:21 > 0:45:23and trying things and collecting peculiar things, David?
0:45:23 > 0:45:27Well, he considered himself a man of the Enlightenment,
0:45:27 > 0:45:31and he had the time and the money to be able to do this.
0:45:31 > 0:45:32It was by no means unusual.
0:45:32 > 0:45:36What's unusual is his collection surviving into the 21st century.
0:45:36 > 0:45:40Was he a married man? Did he have a good life? Was he a good boy?
0:45:40 > 0:45:44He was going to get married in the 1750s,
0:45:44 > 0:45:48but the prospective bride's father called off the marriage
0:45:48 > 0:45:51because he wasn't going to mass often enough.
0:45:51 > 0:45:52He wasn't a good Catholic.
0:45:52 > 0:45:58Before gaming, Internet, television and radio, a cabinet of curiosities
0:45:58 > 0:46:01was the must-have home entertainment system for the very wealthy.
0:46:02 > 0:46:05You know, that appears to be some sort of foetus in there.
0:46:05 > 0:46:06It is.
0:46:06 > 0:46:08- And do we know what it is?- No.
0:46:08 > 0:46:11- Small mammal.- A small mammal. That's a good description.
0:46:11 > 0:46:13So this is entertainment for after-dinner.
0:46:13 > 0:46:14Yeah.
0:46:14 > 0:46:20Ladies read, and gentlemen came and played with their toys.
0:46:20 > 0:46:22Going back, 1760s, your blokes would be entertained
0:46:22 > 0:46:25with these skulls and bones.
0:46:25 > 0:46:27Well, I think you blokes have been entertained enough.
0:46:27 > 0:46:31Bye-bye, all the best to you. See you, David. Bye, bye.
0:46:31 > 0:46:33Time to get this show back on the road.
0:46:33 > 0:46:37Charles and Charlie have a further date with destiny
0:46:37 > 0:46:40and a final opportunity to bag some killer antiques.
0:46:40 > 0:46:43Skirlaugh is behind us, in the dust,
0:46:43 > 0:46:47as we journey nine miles west to the bustling market town of Beverley.
0:46:49 > 0:46:50Time is marching on. Let's shop.
0:46:50 > 0:46:53You know, you want objects to talk to you and say, "Come on, Hansen.
0:46:53 > 0:46:54"Find me, find me."
0:46:56 > 0:46:58This cocktail desk is quite nice.
0:46:58 > 0:47:00MUSIC: "My Heart Will Go On" by Celine Dion
0:47:00 > 0:47:06# Near, far, wherever you are
0:47:06 > 0:47:09# I believe... #
0:47:09 > 0:47:13Look at this. 1950s boat-shaped bar. Isn't that glorious?
0:47:13 > 0:47:18This wonderful front. Don't worry, it's not glass, it's plastic.
0:47:18 > 0:47:21- I'm Charles Hanson.- Chris. - Good to see you.
0:47:21 > 0:47:24Would there be much opportunity of negotiation, do you think?
0:47:24 > 0:47:26We can do ten percent on it.
0:47:26 > 0:47:27- No more?- No.
0:47:28 > 0:47:32Oh, Charles. At £85, that's a big gamble.
0:47:32 > 0:47:35Put this silly ship of dreams out of your head, boy, and move on!
0:47:37 > 0:47:40I might just ask Chris how much this caddy is,
0:47:40 > 0:47:42because it has a nice quality.
0:47:42 > 0:47:47Tea caddy, mahogany, 1830, but it's a bit boring, and it's not really me.
0:47:47 > 0:47:51We want to go for something...
0:47:51 > 0:47:52like the bar.
0:47:54 > 0:47:56I'm going to set sail.
0:47:56 > 0:48:01I'm going to hit those high seas, I'm going to take on the waves
0:48:01 > 0:48:06and say "Charlie Ross, it's this or nothing."
0:48:07 > 0:48:11Oh, dear. Really, Charles? Really?
0:48:11 > 0:48:14What do you drink, Chris? Shaken or stirred?
0:48:14 > 0:48:16I'm more a pint of bitter man.
0:48:16 > 0:48:17Are you a shaken man?
0:48:17 > 0:48:19I will be.
0:48:19 > 0:48:20Come on.
0:48:20 > 0:48:23Well, I'm shaken, and stirred.
0:48:23 > 0:48:25For the wrong reasons. I might live to regret it.
0:48:25 > 0:48:27If you don't try these things in life...
0:48:27 > 0:48:32Well, for better or worse, it's too late now,
0:48:32 > 0:48:34and our two chaps must get themselves to auction.
0:48:38 > 0:48:41Charlie Ross shopped and shopped well,
0:48:41 > 0:48:45spending a proud £95 on five auction lots.
0:48:45 > 0:48:47The Victory playing cards.
0:48:47 > 0:48:50The glass and silver scent bottles.
0:48:50 > 0:48:51The cast-iron gnome.
0:48:51 > 0:48:55The art deco plated kettle with the oak bowl,
0:48:55 > 0:48:57and the Georgian corner cupboard.
0:48:58 > 0:49:02Charles Hanson got less for more, spending £135 on three lots.
0:49:05 > 0:49:06The Ruby table lustres.
0:49:07 > 0:49:09The neoclassical silver salts.
0:49:09 > 0:49:12And the 1960s ship cocktail bar.
0:49:12 > 0:49:15Stupid boy!
0:49:15 > 0:49:18But I wonder what our chaps think of each other's chances.
0:49:18 > 0:49:23There's one thing about Charlie I really, really admire,
0:49:23 > 0:49:25and I mean I admire.
0:49:25 > 0:49:29He has the courage to just go out on a whim
0:49:29 > 0:49:32and make the most ridiculous purchase.
0:49:32 > 0:49:34I'm feeling a bit like the Titanic.
0:49:34 > 0:49:37Doomed, and the iceberg has just hit me.
0:49:38 > 0:49:42And now it's time to set sail once more, in the Corsair.
0:49:42 > 0:49:45It's been a cracking first leg.
0:49:45 > 0:49:48The road trip has brought us from Bridlington through handsome
0:49:48 > 0:49:50Skirlaugh and brilliant Beverley, finally arriving in
0:49:50 > 0:49:55South Yorkshire's proud Doncaster, known affectionately as Donny.
0:49:58 > 0:50:01Well, frankly, if your things sell as badly as you drove,
0:50:01 > 0:50:03I won't have any problems at all.
0:50:03 > 0:50:07Give me the keys. I'm not letting you drive again, that's for sure.
0:50:07 > 0:50:09George is today's auctioneer,
0:50:09 > 0:50:14and would like to be kind to Charlie and Charles's hopes and dreams.
0:50:15 > 0:50:18The scent bottles are OK, collectable little items,
0:50:18 > 0:50:22silver, hallmarked, the same as the salts.
0:50:22 > 0:50:24They're pretty good, and the Edwardian cast-iron gnome,
0:50:24 > 0:50:27it's a little bit naff, is what I can see.
0:50:27 > 0:50:28We never know.
0:50:28 > 0:50:31Some collectable person there might be OK with that.
0:50:32 > 0:50:37It's got to be good, clean stuff, like the bar, for example.
0:50:37 > 0:50:39Buckle up and hang on to your collectables.
0:50:39 > 0:50:41The auction is about to begin.
0:50:41 > 0:50:44First up is Charlie's doer-upper prospect.
0:50:44 > 0:50:49The £10 Georgian corner cabinet, plus £5 worth of hinges.
0:50:49 > 0:50:50Ten to start me on the piece.
0:50:50 > 0:50:53Five bid, he says, five bid.
0:50:53 > 0:50:54Any advance? Ten.
0:50:54 > 0:50:5515. 20.
0:50:55 > 0:50:58Five. 30.
0:50:58 > 0:51:00Five. 40.
0:51:00 > 0:51:03Gap's in at 40. 45 bid.
0:51:03 > 0:51:06- Well done, buddy. - 50, it's back in.
0:51:06 > 0:51:08Hang on!
0:51:08 > 0:51:10- 55.- 55!
0:51:10 > 0:51:12Any more? All done?
0:51:12 > 0:51:15At £55. The buyer.
0:51:16 > 0:51:19And Ross is off to a flyer, with a fine early profit.
0:51:21 > 0:51:23Next we have those handsome ruby lustres.
0:51:23 > 0:51:25They might be 1920s and worth a small fortune,
0:51:25 > 0:51:28but there again, they may not.
0:51:28 > 0:51:3015. 20.
0:51:30 > 0:51:3120?
0:51:31 > 0:51:3425 bid, lady's in at 25. Any advance on 25?
0:51:34 > 0:51:36No more!
0:51:36 > 0:51:37- Go on!- No more.- Any more?
0:51:37 > 0:51:39All done at £25.
0:51:41 > 0:51:43That's OK, I've broken even.
0:51:43 > 0:51:44- No, you have to pay commission. - Oh, yes.
0:51:44 > 0:51:49Yeah, sadly the auction house must take its hard-earned crust.
0:51:49 > 0:51:511940s playing cards.
0:51:51 > 0:51:53Two bid.
0:51:53 > 0:51:55£2 bid. Four bid.
0:51:55 > 0:51:56Six bid. Eight bid. £8 bid.
0:51:56 > 0:51:58- Profit.- Any more?
0:51:58 > 0:52:00Should make more. Never seen one before.
0:52:00 > 0:52:01- Ten bid.- Ten.- Yeah, that's OK.
0:52:01 > 0:52:0411 bid is back in. 11 bid.
0:52:04 > 0:52:07I like it. Come on, George!
0:52:07 > 0:52:11Well, let's hope the sweet smell of success continues.
0:52:11 > 0:52:13Now, here we go, ladies and gentlemen.
0:52:13 > 0:52:17Lovely collection of silver-topped scent bottles.
0:52:17 > 0:52:18Can we see ten to start?
0:52:18 > 0:52:21Ten bid. £10 bid.
0:52:21 > 0:52:2215. 20.
0:52:22 > 0:52:24Five. 30.
0:52:24 > 0:52:26- Five. 40.- Well played.
0:52:26 > 0:52:29£40 bid. Any advance on 40?
0:52:29 > 0:52:31- 45 bid. - Oh, get out of here!
0:52:31 > 0:52:33Cheap, cheap.
0:52:33 > 0:52:3745 bid. All done at £45.
0:52:37 > 0:52:39Well played. Brilliant.
0:52:39 > 0:52:43And Mr Ross comes up spelling of roses again.
0:52:43 > 0:52:46Hanson needs to start catching up.
0:52:46 > 0:52:49His Edwardian silver salts are the next contenders.
0:52:49 > 0:52:51- Can we see ten to start with? - Go for it!
0:52:51 > 0:52:52- Ten bid.- Come on!
0:52:52 > 0:52:54£10 bid. 15.
0:52:54 > 0:52:5620. 25 in the shades.
0:52:56 > 0:52:5930 bid is back in.
0:52:59 > 0:53:02In at 30. At £30.
0:53:02 > 0:53:05Well, a small profit is still a profit.
0:53:05 > 0:53:09And now, a little man steps forward for Charlie Ross.
0:53:09 > 0:53:12Can we see £2? Two bid. £2 bid.
0:53:12 > 0:53:14Four bid. £4 bid. The bid's there at four.
0:53:14 > 0:53:18- Keep it down. - Any advance on four? Any more?
0:53:18 > 0:53:19Six bid. Eight bid.
0:53:19 > 0:53:20Ten bid.
0:53:20 > 0:53:22Ten bid.
0:53:22 > 0:53:25- 12 is back in.- Keep going, George, keep going!
0:53:25 > 0:53:29Any advance on 12? All done at £12.
0:53:29 > 0:53:33- George!- Got to go at £12.
0:53:33 > 0:53:36It's gone.
0:53:36 > 0:53:39Sadly, the heavy metal gnome carried little weight
0:53:39 > 0:53:41with the buyers of Doncaster.
0:53:41 > 0:53:44Oh, that felt like a knife in the ribs!
0:53:44 > 0:53:46Slowly, back in the game.
0:53:46 > 0:53:51Mr Ross has one last shot at a big profit today. One lump or two?
0:53:51 > 0:53:53Ten to start me.
0:53:53 > 0:53:55Five anywhere?
0:53:55 > 0:53:56Five bid. Lovely set. Five bid.
0:53:56 > 0:53:58Ten bid. 15.
0:53:58 > 0:54:0020. 25.
0:54:00 > 0:54:0330. 35.
0:54:03 > 0:54:0535, in the seats in the middle of the room.
0:54:05 > 0:54:08Going at £35.
0:54:08 > 0:54:13Not bad, but I think Charlie had higher hopes.
0:54:14 > 0:54:17Finally, it's time to raise the bar,
0:54:17 > 0:54:20or could that be Charles's ship of dreams?
0:54:21 > 0:54:23This is what you've all been waiting for.
0:54:23 > 0:54:24Yes, it's iconic!
0:54:24 > 0:54:28It's the retro bar at the back in the shape of a boat.
0:54:28 > 0:54:31Got the anchors on it.
0:54:31 > 0:54:3350, 40, 30, 20.
0:54:33 > 0:54:36- Oh, it's coming down.- Ten. - Oh, no!
0:54:38 > 0:54:40Ten bid. £10 bid.
0:54:40 > 0:54:43- Ten bid. Any more? 15.- 15!
0:54:43 > 0:54:44- 20.- 20!
0:54:44 > 0:54:45- Five.- Five!
0:54:45 > 0:54:4825 bid. Any more? You won't get one as cheap as that one.
0:54:48 > 0:54:50Go on.
0:54:50 > 0:54:5127.50.
0:54:51 > 0:54:5227.50!
0:54:52 > 0:54:5727.50 bid. At 27.50.
0:54:57 > 0:55:00Oh!
0:55:00 > 0:55:02Sadly, Hanson's dreams of auction glory have sunk,
0:55:02 > 0:55:06but I believe that the road trip goes on.
0:55:06 > 0:55:09That's life, you know. I'm down.
0:55:09 > 0:55:10I admire you for your courage.
0:55:10 > 0:55:12But I'm not forgotten.
0:55:12 > 0:55:14And also for your extreme stupidity.
0:55:14 > 0:55:15That's a big loss, isn't it?
0:55:15 > 0:55:18But, other than that, I'm with you all the way, baby.
0:55:18 > 0:55:21So, someone has taken an early lead,
0:55:21 > 0:55:25and someone else is off for an early bath.
0:55:25 > 0:55:29Our chaps started today's show with £200 each.
0:55:29 > 0:55:34After paying auction costs, Charlie made a small profit of £34.56.
0:55:34 > 0:55:39Mr Ross has a reasonable £234.56 to carry forward.
0:55:39 > 0:55:43Poor Charles, meanwhile,
0:55:43 > 0:55:45made a bruising loss of £67.35.
0:55:45 > 0:55:51Mr Hanson has just £132.65 to start the next show.
0:55:52 > 0:55:56Of course, it's only day one, and there will be much to learn
0:55:56 > 0:55:59about antiques buying, and about each other.
0:55:59 > 0:56:02Do you wear a gold chain at all, or anything like that?
0:56:02 > 0:56:03No, no. Look, Charlie.
0:56:03 > 0:56:05Yes?
0:56:05 > 0:56:06Do I look like a medallion man?
0:56:06 > 0:56:08If you can't...
0:56:08 > 0:56:12Oh, your driving is horrendous!
0:56:12 > 0:56:13Sorry!
0:56:13 > 0:56:15Next time on the Antiques Roadtrip,
0:56:15 > 0:56:17Charlie and Charles head for Lincolnshire,
0:56:17 > 0:56:20- and auction round two in Grantham. - Thank you.
0:56:20 > 0:56:22Charlie tries for some understanding.
0:56:22 > 0:56:25You really have to concentrate and put a lot of work in.
0:56:25 > 0:56:28Charles tries for our sympathy.
0:56:28 > 0:56:33I've had a disaster already. I've lost £80 already, and I'm down.
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