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 > 0:00:19The aim is to trade up and 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?
0:00:29 > 0:00:31This is the Antiques Road Trip!
0:00:37 > 0:00:42It's the third day for our intrepid treasure hunters Thomas Plant and Paul Laidlaw.
0:00:42 > 0:00:47They're battling it out to see who can buy the best and profit the most
0:00:47 > 0:00:51as they zoom along in their rather dishy Alfa Romeo.
0:00:55 > 0:01:02They're in high spirits, especially Thomas, as he did so well at the auction yesterday.
0:01:02 > 0:01:04£600.
0:01:04 > 0:01:08Everything now is all gravy for me! It's all gravy!
0:01:08 > 0:01:12Two of his lots made over £100 in profit
0:01:12 > 0:01:18so Thomas is now loaded with £383.56 to spend today.
0:01:19 > 0:01:23Paul, our militaria enthusiast, did less well.
0:01:23 > 0:01:28He bought wisely, but at the auction, the buyers chose to steer away.
0:01:28 > 0:01:30Paul, that is terrible!
0:01:30 > 0:01:35So today, he's only got £213.78.
0:01:35 > 0:01:39But it would take a lot to dampen this Scot's enthusiasm
0:01:39 > 0:01:42as he tries to enlighten Thomas on their travels.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45- It's a bro' day, I'll tell you that. - A bro' day?
0:01:45 > 0:01:49- Bro'.- Fine? Bonny?- Yes, a bonny day.
0:01:49 > 0:01:53As opposed to the dreich days we saw in Yorkshire.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55Don't remind me!
0:01:55 > 0:01:58Their weekend road trip started in Skipton
0:01:58 > 0:02:01before heading south through Derbyshire to Stamford.
0:02:01 > 0:02:05Then it's Cambridgeshire before they drive south to Tetsworth
0:02:05 > 0:02:07and then Pewsey for the final auction.
0:02:07 > 0:02:11Today, we're kicking off in Huntingdon.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14If all goes well, we'll end up at the auction house in Towcester
0:02:14 > 0:02:16for a right toasting!
0:02:16 > 0:02:17Ah, Huntingdon!
0:02:17 > 0:02:22The birthplace of one of our country's most famous leaders, Oliver Cromwell.
0:02:22 > 0:02:27Our first shop of the day is Hunt's Antiques and Collectibles.
0:02:27 > 0:02:31Spelt with an H. What a welcome for our lucky lads!
0:02:31 > 0:02:33Morning. Hello, girls!
0:02:33 > 0:02:37Nice to meet you. What a lovely reception!
0:02:38 > 0:02:42Let's hope there's lots of beautiful antiques like our beautiful reception!
0:02:42 > 0:02:49Oh, dear! Pass the sick bag! It's time for shopping now in this eclectic mix of stalls.
0:02:49 > 0:02:50What's this?
0:02:50 > 0:02:53Paul's pinched Thomas's tactics!
0:02:53 > 0:02:59Hi, there. I'm Paul Laidlaw. We're popping into your auction shortly to sell some items.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02How low do you stoop, Paul Laid-low? ..Law.
0:03:02 > 0:03:06'We'll start with silver, gold and jewellery, then paintings and prints.
0:03:06 > 0:03:12- 'There's a very small selection of clocks this time, so any clocks...' - Could stand out. OK.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14'The market's pretty hungry for those.
0:03:14 > 0:03:19'Then we have a small rug section, mirrors, and then furniture.'
0:03:19 > 0:03:23What's the furniture market like for you on that evening?
0:03:23 > 0:03:26'It's fairly robust. Everything is price sensitive.
0:03:26 > 0:03:31- 'Georgian is a good seller.' - Jonathan, you've been really helpful. I appreciate it.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33- 'No problem.'- Thanks.
0:03:33 > 0:03:35Paul likes a spot of furniture hunting.
0:03:35 > 0:03:39It doesn't take him long to spot a rather splendid mirror.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42Jonathan mentioned that he had a sophisticated audience
0:03:42 > 0:03:47and that his private buyers had an eye for tasteful Georgian elegance.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50What we have here is an over-mantel mirror. Late Victorian.
0:03:50 > 0:03:55Victorian? Didn't the auctioneer say Georgian and elegant, not Victorian and fussy?
0:03:55 > 0:03:58Marquetry-inlaid rosewood.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00String inlay here.
0:04:00 > 0:04:04Decent mouldings, good quality turnings, bevel-edged mirror.
0:04:04 > 0:04:08The mirror's not oxidised. The condition, apart from
0:04:08 > 0:04:12a repair to that little turned column there
0:04:12 > 0:04:15which frankly doesn't worry me too much.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18It's sharp enough. They've had problems selling that.
0:04:18 > 0:04:2185 now down to 50.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24Between you and me, I want it for a fraction of that price.
0:04:24 > 0:04:29Our Scottish expert is racing off to try and clinch the first sale of the day
0:04:29 > 0:04:31and he isn't shy with his haggling!
0:04:31 > 0:04:34It was 85. Forget that. It's now 50.
0:04:34 > 0:04:41I'm hoping to God that the seller is going to give me a present with that.
0:04:41 > 0:04:45- Are you going to make a phone call? - I'll have to make a call.
0:04:45 > 0:04:50Julie, upstairs, your over-mantel.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52He's offering ten or £15!
0:04:52 > 0:04:54No, but that was half...
0:04:54 > 0:04:58I know, I know. I thought it was funny as well!
0:04:58 > 0:05:00Would you like to have a word with him?
0:05:00 > 0:05:03Hi. Look, I'm not taking the mickey!
0:05:04 > 0:05:08I think my estimate at auction is 30 to £60 on that.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11Can we do it? Thank you very much. I'll hand you back.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13All the best. Bye!
0:05:13 > 0:05:18Not quite the £15 he was hoping for, but still a good deal at £30.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20With hardly a pause, he's on the hunt for more.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23There's not much of any age here.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25Apart from that clock.
0:05:25 > 0:05:29He's spotted an American Ansonia clock.
0:05:29 > 0:05:33We are looking at a clock that's now 110 years old.
0:05:33 > 0:05:37It looks like black marble, but it's lacquered cast iron.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39And it looks really smart,
0:05:39 > 0:05:41but it's the budget model.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43All that glitters...
0:05:43 > 0:05:48Knowing Paul, he'll want to slash that price tag down by half. Here we go again! Poor woman!
0:05:48 > 0:05:51- The stall there on the corner.- Yes. - A few clocks in it.
0:05:51 > 0:05:56- There's an Ansonia cast iron clock. - Right.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58It is what it is.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01- £65 is on it.- Mm-hmm.
0:06:01 > 0:06:05Ever the optimist, I'd love to get it for £30 in all honesty.
0:06:05 > 0:06:10Let's try. Hello? Chris? Hello, it's Denise at Trading Post.
0:06:10 > 0:06:14Can I just check - the Ansonia clock on your stand.
0:06:14 > 0:06:19- Marked at 65.- Ask if they'll go anywhere near 35.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22£40. Final. Lowest.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24- Sold at £40. Thank you very much. - Thank you.
0:06:24 > 0:06:28Paul's off to a fighting start and has already bagged two items.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30But I'm worried about Thomas
0:06:30 > 0:06:33as he's looking rather empty-handed.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36I genuinely thought you'd gone, it was so quiet!
0:06:36 > 0:06:40Abandoned you! No, I thought you'd gone as well, cos you were quiet.
0:06:40 > 0:06:46- Normally I hear the dulcet tones of...- "Ooh, we're doomed!" - "We're doomed!"
0:06:46 > 0:06:49- The Scottish lilt. - Have you bought anything?
0:06:49 > 0:06:54- No. Not yet. Have you?- Ask Uncle Laidlaw if he's bought anything.
0:06:54 > 0:06:58- Has he bought any furniture? - Oh, Laidlaw!
0:06:58 > 0:07:02It's an evening auction. We'll be there all night!
0:07:02 > 0:07:08- It was there, it was big, it was brown!- I think I'll be moving on quite soon.- Ditto.
0:07:08 > 0:07:13Now he knows Paul is done and dusted in this shop, Thomas needs to get a move on.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15Oh, no! He's found another hat!
0:07:15 > 0:07:19What's this, the Wild West? Hmm. Could be beaver.
0:07:19 > 0:07:23# Davy, Davy Crockett, king of the wild frontier. #
0:07:23 > 0:07:30I'm looking for jewels. There's a bit more jewellery I want to have a look at.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33Just to get out and see.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36Even if it's costume, great. Costume jewellery, people love it.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39It's a piece of vintage jewellery.
0:07:39 > 0:07:44A marcasite necklace. It's not that old.
0:07:44 > 0:07:50Marcasite is cut steel, cut in a triangle to make it look like a stone.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53It's ticketed at £7.50.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57I'd want to pay a fiver for it.
0:07:57 > 0:08:01With the owner away and not answering, our blonde bombshell comes to the rescue.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03Paula says you can have it for six pounds.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06Six? Go on, six pounds.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10- Can I have some change and a receipt, please?- Of course.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13I'm going to dazzle them with bling, basically.
0:08:13 > 0:08:14Thank you very much.
0:08:14 > 0:08:20It's not much of a dent in your £383, but it's a start, Thomas!
0:08:21 > 0:08:27As for Paul, he's done with shopping for the day and is trying to find a fascinating local manor house.
0:08:27 > 0:08:31I don't recall the last time we saw a river!
0:08:31 > 0:08:36From Huntingdon, he drives seven miles east to the village of Hemingford Grey,
0:08:36 > 0:08:39a beautiful place by the River Ouse.
0:08:39 > 0:08:45His destination, The Manor, a house set in four acres of flourishing gardens with a fascinating past.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47Showing him round is Diana Boston.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50- Very nice to meet you.- Likewise.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52You live in an idyll, do you not?
0:08:52 > 0:08:55I know. It's lovely, isn't it? It's perfect.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57Diana, tell me what we're looking at here.
0:08:57 > 0:09:04We're looking at either the oldest or continuously oldest inhabited house in Britain.
0:09:04 > 0:09:09- But obviously we're not looking... - Not from this prospect! - No, not from this prospect.
0:09:09 > 0:09:14The original front door is in the south wall of the house and this is the north wall.
0:09:14 > 0:09:19This beautiful house was built by the Normans in 1139.
0:09:19 > 0:09:24Over its many centuries has been added onto by the Tudors and Georgians,
0:09:24 > 0:09:27creating this amazing building.
0:09:27 > 0:09:31The Manor is Diana's private home, but she does open it to the public
0:09:31 > 0:09:34so that they, too, can enjoy this wonderful piece of history.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36Come in, Paul.
0:09:36 > 0:09:40The house was also made famous by Diana's mother-in-law, Lucy Boston,
0:09:40 > 0:09:45a famous children's author who used the house and its contents as inspiration.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47And it's easy to see why!
0:09:48 > 0:09:54What a cosy... I've got to say, my human reaction is, "What a cosy room!"
0:09:54 > 0:09:56It is a cosy room.
0:09:56 > 0:10:01The centrepiece must be this splendid Tudor chimney breast.
0:10:01 > 0:10:05It's huge and still has its bread oven and salt cupboard.
0:10:05 > 0:10:11That chimney goes absolutely slap bang straight to the top of the house.
0:10:11 > 0:10:15Sometimes, when you're sitting here, it's the first time you know it's snowing
0:10:15 > 0:10:19because you see the flakes coming down!
0:10:19 > 0:10:25Right, Paul, now we're coming back into the old part of the house.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28But it makes a lovely room, this, doesn't it?
0:10:28 > 0:10:30It's all opened out, isn't it?
0:10:30 > 0:10:34The light, and again, the views!
0:10:34 > 0:10:38- I know.- And post guards. Hand-made glass.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41It does something subliminal.
0:10:41 > 0:10:45So you've got the two centuries, 600 years apart.
0:10:45 > 0:10:51You've got the Georgian, and the good old Norman solid stone arch.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53We've got a Victorian cheval mirror
0:10:53 > 0:10:59then early Georgian, 20th-century cane chairs.
0:10:59 > 0:11:04A big Victorian splendid brass divan bed!
0:11:04 > 0:11:08Again, it's all in there.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11But it works!
0:11:11 > 0:11:13This really is a splendid home.
0:11:13 > 0:11:17But typically, Paul's eyes are drawn to the antiques.
0:11:17 > 0:11:22I can see you've spotted something else and you're not a bit interested in my house!
0:11:22 > 0:11:25This is wonderful! But is that an EMG?
0:11:25 > 0:11:27That is an EMG.
0:11:28 > 0:11:30Oh, my word!
0:11:30 > 0:11:32Steady, Paul! Take a tablet.
0:11:32 > 0:11:36EMG, otherwise known as Ellis Michael Ginn,
0:11:36 > 0:11:41were responsible for producing some of the best gramophones at the time in the world
0:11:41 > 0:11:45and these are now serious collectors' items. So Paul's excited!
0:11:45 > 0:11:47For me, in the first instance,
0:11:47 > 0:11:50they are so sculptural.
0:11:50 > 0:11:54- Acoustically, in its day, this was it.- Somebody made it with love.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57Extraordinary to think that this huge great horn
0:11:57 > 0:12:03- is made out of 1920s London telephone directories! - It's papier-mache.
0:12:03 > 0:12:07The papier-mache goes right the way down to here.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10And this then is brass to here.
0:12:10 > 0:12:14That is a magical instrument, I've got to say!
0:12:14 > 0:12:17- Any chance of... - You'd like to hear it?
0:12:17 > 0:12:20How about that? Yes.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23The whole ceremony of winding it up,
0:12:23 > 0:12:28sharpening the needle and putting on a record is part of the gramophone's fascination.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31But for Paul, I think, we've lost him to the music!
0:12:31 > 0:12:32Oh, Lordy!
0:12:33 > 0:12:36SCRATCHY VOCAL RECORDING
0:12:51 > 0:12:54While Paul is away with the wee fairies,
0:12:54 > 0:12:57Thomas is keen to keep spending!
0:12:57 > 0:13:02Ramsey is just a small town, but has a very famous Benedictine abbey,
0:13:02 > 0:13:06which, in its heyday, was home to at least 80 monks
0:13:06 > 0:13:07and all those habits!
0:13:07 > 0:13:11Now all that remains is the abbey college and the gatehouse.
0:13:11 > 0:13:12And Thomas,
0:13:12 > 0:13:17still on a mission to find all that glitters and shines.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20Hopefully, Abbey Antiques and owner Rita have a good hoard.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23- How long have you been here? - Over 30 years.- Really?
0:13:23 > 0:13:26I'm sure you're only 21!
0:13:26 > 0:13:31'Oh, Thomas, stop the charm offensive and start hunting!'
0:13:31 > 0:13:35Basically, because there's silver and jewellery in here, I'm going to have a look.
0:13:35 > 0:13:40It's a Georgian silver spoon with this bright cut design to it.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43It's quite sweet, really.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46There's another spoon here. This is fiddle pattern.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48You can see the fiddle here.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52Again, this is a Victorian spoon.
0:13:53 > 0:13:561886, London.
0:13:56 > 0:14:01Thomas has brought his scales with him to see how much these silver pieces could be worth
0:14:01 > 0:14:03should someone want to melt them down.
0:14:03 > 0:14:07They're objects in their own right. Georgian and Victorian objects.
0:14:07 > 0:14:12One shouldn't be looking at their weight.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14But I'm afraid, in this modern day,
0:14:14 > 0:14:18with the price of metal, it is a consideration.
0:14:18 > 0:14:23These two spoons are priced at £54 for the pair.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25But I'm sure Thomas can work his magic!
0:14:26 > 0:14:30I've had a word with my husband and he says, yes, they can both be...
0:14:30 > 0:14:32- £18?- Each.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34Really. OK, wonderful.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37- Thank you.- I can do that for you. - That's very kind.
0:14:37 > 0:14:43- That's a nice decorative one. - I love the bright cut pattern. It's one of my favourite things.
0:14:43 > 0:14:45- I will take those.- Right.
0:14:45 > 0:14:46- If that's all right.- Yes.
0:14:46 > 0:14:51- So that will be...36, isn't it? - Yes, that's right, yes.- 36.
0:14:51 > 0:14:52I will buy those.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54- Can I look at other things?- Yes.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58This is a nurse's belt.
0:14:58 > 0:15:02Silver is malleable. It bends. This is plated.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05It's quite a nice nurse's belt, though, isn't it?
0:15:05 > 0:15:08It wouldn't go round my waist! Look at that.
0:15:08 > 0:15:12Er, no, Thomas. It's for a lady, if you hadn't noticed!
0:15:12 > 0:15:15Not for a beast like me!
0:15:15 > 0:15:17I know it doesn't fit me!
0:15:18 > 0:15:21But I like it. I know it's silver plate. Doesn't matter.
0:15:21 > 0:15:26I think it's delightful. What's the very, very best on that, please?
0:15:26 > 0:15:33- As I like you, I'll do a special price of 15.- I'll go for that as well, if that's all right.
0:15:33 > 0:15:37So 15 for this, then we've got 36 for those.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40Now, where's Paul when you need a mathematician?
0:15:40 > 0:15:42That's £48, isn't it?
0:15:42 > 0:15:46I think you'll find that adds up to 51, Thomas. Nice try!
0:15:46 > 0:15:49- Let's get our minds to it! - No, 51. It's 51.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52£51. Shall we call it a cool 50?
0:15:52 > 0:15:56- After knocking all that off for you? - I know, I know!
0:15:56 > 0:15:58Would you mind?
0:15:58 > 0:16:00Well, you do smile nicely!
0:16:00 > 0:16:02Please, Rita, don't encourage him!
0:16:03 > 0:16:07Thomas pockets his three pieces. A nice addition to his necklace.
0:16:07 > 0:16:12After a slow start, Thomas has raised his game and is feeling so confident,
0:16:12 > 0:16:15he's taking some time out. Ducky!
0:16:15 > 0:16:17Very therapeutic, this.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20I'm ahead of the game. I've got three items.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22I've got plenty of money.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25I can just relax and feed the ducks!
0:16:25 > 0:16:29What a lovely end of the day for both of them.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31They make a lovely couple, don't they?
0:16:33 > 0:16:36The next day, as the sun shines across Cambridgeshire,
0:16:36 > 0:16:40our intrepid experts are on the road again and talking dirty!
0:16:40 > 0:16:46I've gone down the furnishing route. Who would have thought? Picked up the big brown things.
0:16:46 > 0:16:51- Oh.- But look, when in Rome... We're going to a furniture sale.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53Not exactly. The sale is split.
0:16:53 > 0:16:57I believe it starts with jewellery and silver and watches, et cetera.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01So I'll have all my stuff out the way and then we have to wait three hours
0:17:01 > 0:17:04for the Laidlaw's bits of brown to come up.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07So far, Paul has two buys under his belt.
0:17:07 > 0:17:12Both brown, but not just furniture. A mirror and a clock for £70.
0:17:12 > 0:17:16Thomas has stuck to his strengths.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18All things shiny and small.
0:17:18 > 0:17:19But he's only spent £56.
0:17:19 > 0:17:24That's not much considering he has £383 in his pocket!
0:17:24 > 0:17:28But let's hope he digs deeper today as they drive west
0:17:28 > 0:17:32leaving Cambridgeshire behind and entering Northamptonshire
0:17:32 > 0:17:35and the town Finedon, formerly known as Thingdon.
0:17:35 > 0:17:37Maybe they couldn't agree on a name!
0:17:37 > 0:17:41It has a magnificent church which has an organ
0:17:41 > 0:17:44which was apparently once played by Handel, who knew a thing or two!
0:17:44 > 0:17:48They've got two antique shops bang next door to each other.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51I wonder what our dynamic duo will come up with next?
0:17:51 > 0:17:55- So you're going in there?- Yeah. - I'll see you in there. Swap.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57- See you.- See you in a min.
0:17:57 > 0:17:59- Hello.- Hello!
0:17:59 > 0:18:02- I'm Thomas.- Hi, Thomas, it's Sean. - Very nice to meet you.- And you.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05I'll enjoy having a good look round
0:18:05 > 0:18:08- and hopefully doing some deals with you.- Excellent.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10- I'll leave you to it. - Thanks very much.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14After saying he was going to stick with his jewellery plan,
0:18:14 > 0:18:16Thomas is going off-piste!
0:18:16 > 0:18:20There are some really nice works of art in here.
0:18:20 > 0:18:21It's fascinating.
0:18:21 > 0:18:27It's late 19th-century, that sort of Olympian look to it.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30That aesthetic taste with these ladies
0:18:30 > 0:18:34in dinaferous robes. Dinaferous. See-through robes.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36I love late-Victorian art. I love it.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38The word, Thomas, is diaphanous!
0:18:38 > 0:18:42- I really like it. - And me. I might have a chat!
0:18:42 > 0:18:43What's the best price on this?
0:18:43 > 0:18:47To you, you've made it sound so fantastic,
0:18:47 > 0:18:51- I've left a one off the front of the 275!- Yeah, yeah!
0:18:51 > 0:18:52£200.
0:18:52 > 0:18:57- That's your cheapest, is it? - Absolute. The oils on it are worth that!
0:18:57 > 0:18:59Yeah!
0:19:00 > 0:19:02You wouldn't do it for 150?
0:19:02 > 0:19:05You're right. Absolutely right! I wouldn't!
0:19:05 > 0:19:07What would you do it for, then?
0:19:07 > 0:19:09I think 200 is as cheap as I'd go.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11I'll bring it down and have a look.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14This is huge. I could really bomb on this!
0:19:14 > 0:19:20No, I still like it. Sean and I need to chat more. But I'll have a good look around.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22It's the first thing I've seen.
0:19:22 > 0:19:26Back to the original plan, then. Small and shiny. Remember?
0:19:26 > 0:19:29Are you sure you haven't got any jewels floating about?
0:19:29 > 0:19:36I've possibly got some things, and also some silver. I live down the road.
0:19:36 > 0:19:40I was going to bring it in, but we don't keep valuable silver here.
0:19:40 > 0:19:44So Thomas is off to see a secret bit of silver down at Sean's.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47- Are we going to walk or drive?- Walk. - It's only down the road?
0:19:50 > 0:19:53There's a few items over there. A nice scent bottle.
0:19:55 > 0:19:57A small Russian icon.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00Yeah. That's nice. The scent bottle is sweet.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02You've got a silver top there.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04A little love heart.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06It's Edwardiana.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08Birmingham 1904.
0:20:10 > 0:20:12That's quite nice.
0:20:12 > 0:20:16This heart-shaped scent bottle would please the ladies at the auction.
0:20:16 > 0:20:21- Or how about the clock? The auctioneer said they do well. - What's this watch?
0:20:21 > 0:20:24It's Swiss. A bit of ormolu.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27- Yes.- A bit of paste, bit of fun.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29- It's good fun, really, isn't it? - Yep.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32- A bit of 19th-century fun. - Working condition.
0:20:32 > 0:20:34- And a good movement.- Yeah.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37It's a lovely movement.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40While Thomas considers his options with a coffee...
0:20:40 > 0:20:44Nice garden. Nice dog. Whoops, dogs!
0:20:44 > 0:20:47..Paul's keen sense of a bargain has got him excited.
0:20:47 > 0:20:52He's spotted a very quirky Edwardian stand made from mahogany.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56Let's just cut to the chase.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59- It's got 48 on it.- Yeah.
0:20:59 > 0:21:00Best price, £40.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03No, we're not trying hard enough!
0:21:03 > 0:21:09Don't mind me being shockingly cheeky, but you'd have to want to get rid of it at 20-odd quid.
0:21:09 > 0:21:13The best I can really do for you on it would be 30.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16Should we get it out and have a look at it?
0:21:16 > 0:21:18- I know it's surrounded. Is that OK? - No problem.
0:21:18 > 0:21:22I'm making you work and you've already done me a favour. Let's see.
0:21:22 > 0:21:27- Now, it might go back in the window. - I'm used to it! Excuse me.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29- Thanks very much.- OK.
0:21:32 > 0:21:36- Ah, it's had a fabric back.- Yes, it had some Silvacote material.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38But very decorative. Very attractive.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41It's just the quirkiest little screen
0:21:41 > 0:21:42you've seen in a long time!
0:21:42 > 0:21:48- No way on God's earth that's going to be a £20 job?- 28. We must be getting there now.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50We are getting close, aren't we?
0:21:50 > 0:21:53I hate these rubbish numbers cos 28, I always round up.
0:21:53 > 0:21:55At 25 I'll shake your hand and we'll do a deal.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58You've squeezed me, but we'll do it.
0:21:58 > 0:22:04Forever squeezing, Paul clinches the deal and heads off to Thomas's shop.
0:22:04 > 0:22:08Little does he know, Mr Plant has done a runner, but what an opportunity
0:22:08 > 0:22:12to sweep in and find something that Thomas has missed.
0:22:12 > 0:22:14Laidlaw, in a desperate moment,
0:22:14 > 0:22:17dares to ask the price of a Viccy swivel toilet mirror
0:22:17 > 0:22:20that couldn't be further from fashionable!
0:22:20 > 0:22:23I'd do that for a £20 note to give you a fighting chance.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26Fighting chances work for me in this life, Mike!
0:22:26 > 0:22:28Never mind the quality, feel the weight!
0:22:32 > 0:22:34You'll have to be there.
0:22:34 > 0:22:39Between you and me, these should be easy-sellers all day long.
0:22:39 > 0:22:41They're such good things in houses.
0:22:41 > 0:22:43The problem with these is,
0:22:43 > 0:22:48you and I appreciate them, and no-one wants to know! They're unloved.
0:22:48 > 0:22:52I'm not going to take the mickey at £20. Thanks very much.
0:22:52 > 0:22:57Paul's buying flurry isn't over yet. He's off to find yet another shop
0:22:57 > 0:23:02while Thomas is still deliberating over the scent bottle and clock at Sean's.
0:23:02 > 0:23:04What could you do that for?
0:23:04 > 0:23:08As we've had such a good day, this is a crucifying price,
0:23:08 > 0:23:10£90.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13You said 220 for the clock.
0:23:13 > 0:23:17- Yep.- What would be your uber-best on that one
0:23:17 > 0:23:19if I went with these two?
0:23:19 > 0:23:26Those two? Again, it was the best price. 190 would be the cheapest on that clock.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29- Let's go back and look at the picture.- That's a good idea.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32Back to the shop, then. After a lot of thought,
0:23:32 > 0:23:36Thomas decides the picture isn't for him. But just when I thought
0:23:36 > 0:23:38he'd finally made up his mind,
0:23:38 > 0:23:40another item is thrown into the mix.
0:23:40 > 0:23:44If you like that style of French clock,
0:23:44 > 0:23:48I personally think that's a better quality one.
0:23:48 > 0:23:50That one can be 210.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52- It's signed as well.- Yeah.
0:23:52 > 0:23:55V.Dogesy, or something.
0:23:55 > 0:23:59Put the two together and actually, you're right.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02- That is a little boudoir clock. - Absolutely.
0:24:02 > 0:24:03It's titchy. This is the boy.
0:24:03 > 0:24:08Can I just ask, can I have a one in front of this, somewhere along the line?
0:24:08 > 0:24:14- You're really, really pushing... - I know I'm pushing. But I'm asking.
0:24:14 > 0:24:19190 is the absolute death. And that's, in my view, giving it away.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21180?
0:24:21 > 0:24:26I can see the estimate, 150 to 250 at auction. I'm thinking as an auctioneer.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29180, as I'm feeling worn down.
0:24:29 > 0:24:33Now, Thomas, you've got your reduction. At least make up your mind now.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36You know you hate parting with any cash.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38- Can we make it...- No!- No?
0:24:38 > 0:24:41No. Don't even ask! If you ask, the price is going up!
0:24:41 > 0:24:44OK, I get where we are.
0:24:44 > 0:24:46What I'll do, as an act of good faith,
0:24:46 > 0:24:51is I'll throw something in that will ease the pain.
0:24:51 > 0:24:55- So 270, plus a bonus?- Plus a bonus.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58- A bonus buy!- Fine.- Deal.- Deal.- Done.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01- I'd better give you some cash. - I think that would help!
0:25:01 > 0:25:04OK. Spondoolies, here we come.
0:25:04 > 0:25:08So... Two, four, six, eight.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11Finally, Thomas has made a decision
0:25:11 > 0:25:15and gone with the pretty scent bottle and the expensive French clock.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19I think that might give you a chance.
0:25:19 > 0:25:24- It's...- I think it's an American high school fraternity ring.
0:25:24 > 0:25:26Silver. Bit of fun.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29"Central High". It's great.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32Thank you! I can't look a gift horse in the mouth.
0:25:34 > 0:25:38After that, I'm exhausted! Thomas is off for a change of scenery.
0:25:40 > 0:25:42Thank you!
0:25:42 > 0:25:46While Paul has decided with £100 still left to spend, he can afford
0:25:46 > 0:25:48to whizz round one more shop.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51- Hello! I'm Paul.- Nick.
0:25:51 > 0:25:53Nick, I'll be back in a mo.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57This is a palace of retro.
0:25:57 > 0:26:01OK. There you go. There's a watch in there.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04And what may be a silver case.
0:26:04 > 0:26:09It will date from the 1910s or 1920s.
0:26:09 > 0:26:13These are commonly called today trench watches.
0:26:13 > 0:26:19They are red hot at the moment. Military watches of all periods, on fire!
0:26:19 > 0:26:25As long as it's assayed before 1918, you can call that a trench watch.
0:26:25 > 0:26:28It's worth asking. I can't see the price. Who knows?
0:26:28 > 0:26:30Nick has come to the rescue.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39It's sterling silver and it bears import marks.
0:26:39 > 0:26:43It's priced at £25, but before going any further,
0:26:43 > 0:26:45Paul needs to check two things.
0:26:45 > 0:26:49Was it made before 1918, therefore officially a trench watch,
0:26:49 > 0:26:50and does it go tick-tock?
0:26:50 > 0:26:54Bear with me while I look at my little bible here!
0:26:54 > 0:26:561918.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59What I do is give these a little shake
0:26:59 > 0:27:01and the balance wheel there...
0:27:01 > 0:27:06If it's been dropped, the arbor that the balance wheel rotates on can snap.
0:27:06 > 0:27:10In a trench situation, it could take a knock and that could happen.
0:27:10 > 0:27:12It's running. Is the mainspring any good?
0:27:12 > 0:27:15No! That's where it falls down.
0:27:15 > 0:27:19These are wearable little watches. I'll try and buy that.
0:27:19 > 0:27:25But not for £25. And my route in is the mechanical defect.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27- Hi.- Nick, how are you doing?
0:27:27 > 0:27:31The wee watch you got for me has got £25 on it.
0:27:31 > 0:27:35If you try winding it, the winding pinion is shot.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38I need it for a tenner. That's what I need.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40If we said 15, I'd shake hands.
0:27:40 > 0:27:44You would shake hands, but I can't.
0:27:44 > 0:27:46Any chance of that being a tenner?
0:27:46 > 0:27:50- £12.- I've got you on the run now!
0:27:52 > 0:27:54It's a tenner, isn't it?
0:27:54 > 0:27:55£11.
0:27:55 > 0:27:57It's 11 quid. You're a good man!
0:27:57 > 0:28:01Wow. Three shops and three buys. Not bad at all, Paul.
0:28:01 > 0:28:04Not content with three changes of venue today,
0:28:04 > 0:28:06Thomas is back on the road again.
0:28:06 > 0:28:10Travelling west for about 32 miles, he's heading for Rugby
0:28:10 > 0:28:12to the Rugby Football museum
0:28:12 > 0:28:15to meet Second Row Forward curator Victoria.
0:28:15 > 0:28:20The museum is in the original building where William Gilbert,
0:28:20 > 0:28:23boot and shoemaker, made the first rugby balls in 1842.
0:28:23 > 0:28:27Thank you very much for letting us come to this wonderful museum.
0:28:27 > 0:28:29What's the story behind it?
0:28:29 > 0:28:34This is a privately-owned collection of rugby football memorabilia.
0:28:34 > 0:28:40One of the most interesting things about it is that the building it's in
0:28:40 > 0:28:45is the building that's got the longest continuous association with football in the world.
0:28:45 > 0:28:50It was William Webb Ellis, a pupil at Rugby School,
0:28:50 > 0:28:52who invented the game of rugby
0:28:52 > 0:28:56and asked the bootmaker, William Gilbert, to design the new type of ball.
0:28:56 > 0:29:01I believe that we can see somebody who used to make balls here.
0:29:01 > 0:29:05Indeed. John Batchelor started ball-stitching in 1948.
0:29:05 > 0:29:07In over 60 working years,
0:29:07 > 0:29:10it's estimated he's stitched over 60,000 balls.
0:29:10 > 0:29:12That's a lot of balls!
0:29:12 > 0:29:16- What's this?- That's a stitching horse.- A stitching horse.
0:29:16 > 0:29:19If I go on here like this, so you'd sit down like that.
0:29:19 > 0:29:21That would go in the jaws of the horse
0:29:21 > 0:29:24and there's a ratchet to put your foot on.
0:29:24 > 0:29:27That brings it down so you're holding the work tight
0:29:27 > 0:29:29and your hands are free all the time.
0:29:29 > 0:29:32- Like a vice in a workshop. - A bit like a vice, yes.
0:29:32 > 0:29:34But gentle so you don't hurt the leather.
0:29:34 > 0:29:37I suppose nowadays they're made by machine.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40But there's so much skill in making something correct.
0:29:40 > 0:29:44When it's correct, you appreciate the craftsmanship
0:29:44 > 0:29:48and the absolute love which has gone into it. Did you love it?
0:29:48 > 0:29:53I suppose if you make anything with your hands, it's satisfying if it's a nice thing.
0:29:53 > 0:29:59When I watch the game again, I will watch it with a new interest.
0:29:59 > 0:30:01A new dimension. Thank you.
0:30:01 > 0:30:06Thomas, you'd better trot off. It's wet and Mr Laidlaw is waiting for you with his wares.
0:30:06 > 0:30:09Laidlaw, look at all of that.
0:30:09 > 0:30:13- Never mind the quality, see the size!- I'll kick off.
0:30:13 > 0:30:16Because it's a jewellery sale, I bought a little...
0:30:16 > 0:30:19- Diamante.- Yep, I call it paste.
0:30:19 > 0:30:22Makes sense. Paste necklace.
0:30:22 > 0:30:23I paid six quid.
0:30:23 > 0:30:26Double the profit on that one.
0:30:26 > 0:30:29- Come on, I want to see what's behind...- OK.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32I'm staying here. I'm not getting involved!
0:30:32 > 0:30:35- Looks better from a distance! - Is it better from a distance?
0:30:37 > 0:30:39- Behold!- Right.
0:30:39 > 0:30:44- You cleaned it up?- What do you mean? That's authentic dust!
0:30:44 > 0:30:46I'm throwing that in with the deal!
0:30:46 > 0:30:47- What did you pay?- £30.
0:30:47 > 0:30:50- No!- Sweet, isn't it? - No way you paid 30 for that!
0:30:53 > 0:30:56Can't argue with that. Nice little tablespoon, that.
0:30:56 > 0:31:03- Tablespoon, 1804.- That's fine. And a little fiddle.- That's a Victorian one for a marriage.
0:31:03 > 0:31:06- Yep.- But it's by George Morley. It's really nice.
0:31:06 > 0:31:10- What did you pay for those? - I paid 35 for the two.
0:31:10 > 0:31:13- You cannot lose money on those. - You can't.
0:31:13 > 0:31:17Actually, Thomas, I think you'll find it was 36.
0:31:17 > 0:31:19So I'll see your few ounces and raise you a few kilo!
0:31:19 > 0:31:21Oh, here we go!
0:31:21 > 0:31:23Oh, the back's gone!
0:31:26 > 0:31:29- A slate mantel clock. Fair enough. - Yeah. That's what I thought.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35- German movement on the back. - Ansonia.
0:31:35 > 0:31:37Ansonia. Oh, it's an American one.
0:31:37 > 0:31:40- 40?- 40 quid.- That is interesting.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43OK. A waist belt.
0:31:43 > 0:31:46- It's a waist belt.- Made of? - Electroplated.
0:31:46 > 0:31:48EPNS. Not silver. Would be nice if it was.
0:31:48 > 0:31:50I'm not sure I see the quality in that.
0:31:50 > 0:31:52But it didn't cost much.
0:31:52 > 0:31:57- It's electroplated. An Edwardian electroplated... - You'll get 20 to 40 for that.
0:31:57 > 0:31:59- 14 paid.- I'm happy with that. No worries.
0:31:59 > 0:32:04It's a daft thing. It's a hearth shelf.
0:32:04 > 0:32:08I think that wants a nice William Morris fabric at the back, then you're away.
0:32:08 > 0:32:13But Edwardian, Sheraton-influenced.
0:32:13 > 0:32:16Strong mahogany. Quirky, dotable little piece.
0:32:16 > 0:32:19- £25.- God.
0:32:19 > 0:32:22- It's all right.- 25 quid? This is where I really played the game.
0:32:22 > 0:32:26- That's sweet.- Sweet as a nut.
0:32:26 > 0:32:29Hand-enamelled porcelain perfume, silver-mounted.
0:32:29 > 0:32:35- It's not hand-enamelled.- Print and tint, is it?- Yes. But you can't have everything in life!
0:32:35 > 0:32:38- But that didn't cost you a fortune? - Oh, it did.
0:32:38 > 0:32:3990 quid.
0:32:39 > 0:32:42- It's a lot of money. - You went too far.
0:32:42 > 0:32:45- It's nice, though.- I think you're cruising, thus far.
0:32:45 > 0:32:47That's a punt.
0:32:47 > 0:32:50- OK. Next item. - Right. Where did I go?
0:32:50 > 0:32:53I then went to the shop you were in.
0:32:53 > 0:32:55- OK.- Had a bit of fun.
0:32:55 > 0:32:57Came away with...
0:32:59 > 0:33:04I know. It won't set the world alight. But find fault with it.
0:33:04 > 0:33:09I can't find fault with a Victorian toilet mirror, or dressing table mirror.
0:33:09 > 0:33:14- But no-one loves them at the moment. - They're not loved.- 20 quid.- Perfect.
0:33:19 > 0:33:21It's a 150 to 250 estimate.
0:33:21 > 0:33:24I could live with that, Thomas. What did you pay for that?
0:33:26 > 0:33:27180.
0:33:27 > 0:33:30- 180?!- 180.
0:33:30 > 0:33:35It's a really nice - I don't mind telling you, I could take that home.
0:33:35 > 0:33:39Now down to your order of magnitude, in terms of scale!
0:33:39 > 0:33:41You're going to mock this.
0:33:41 > 0:33:44When I drop it and it doesn't bounce!
0:33:44 > 0:33:46Ah!
0:33:47 > 0:33:50Birmingham imports, 1918.
0:33:50 > 0:33:52- So it can legitimately be called... - A trench watch.
0:33:52 > 0:33:55- That's sweet. - It's all right, isn't it?- £30?
0:33:55 > 0:33:5775.
0:33:57 > 0:33:58Laidlaw!
0:33:58 > 0:34:00- No, 11.- Thank God for that!
0:34:00 > 0:34:04£11. Trench watch. Silver case.
0:34:05 > 0:34:09- It's not bad, 11 quid. - It's all right.- There's a profit on all your items.
0:34:09 > 0:34:15Because I wanted these for a certain price, the college ring was passed over.
0:34:15 > 0:34:20- You could squeeze 20 to £30 out of that.- It's silver. It's a tenner.
0:34:20 > 0:34:24- Good luck to you.- Good luck, my man. Another interesting auction.
0:34:24 > 0:34:27- If I'm not crying at the end of this one!- You won't be.
0:34:27 > 0:34:29I'll be the one with tears.
0:34:29 > 0:34:33But forget all these niceties. What are you really thinking, boys?
0:34:33 > 0:34:36I can't say anything derogatory about any of his stuff.
0:34:36 > 0:34:38It's all good clean stuff.
0:34:38 > 0:34:41It's a little bit... "Oh, I might be a bit bored!"
0:34:41 > 0:34:45But, you know, he's played a safe one.
0:34:45 > 0:34:48I think I was maybe a bit reserved and/or polite to Tom.
0:34:48 > 0:34:51The diamante's junk
0:34:51 > 0:34:54and has no place in a catalogued auction.
0:34:54 > 0:34:55But he'll make money on it.
0:34:55 > 0:35:00The belt, I'm sorry to say, ditto.
0:35:00 > 0:35:02It may have some age, but it's junk.
0:35:02 > 0:35:08The perfume, you may be surprised to hear, I also consider junk.
0:35:08 > 0:35:10It has age and it has a silver mount
0:35:10 > 0:35:13but it wasn't a rich thing in its day.
0:35:13 > 0:35:16It's not junk. I was over harsh. But it's not a rich thing.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19I think maybe he paid too much money for that.
0:35:19 > 0:35:23I think they've both done jolly well so far in the journey.
0:35:23 > 0:35:27Starting in Huntingdon, then on to Finedon and now Towcester,
0:35:27 > 0:35:30where their fabulous finds will go under the hammer.
0:35:30 > 0:35:34This Northamptonshire town is the oldest in the county
0:35:34 > 0:35:38with a very illustrious and bloody history.
0:35:38 > 0:35:41Dating back to the Vikings, the Romans, the Civil War,
0:35:41 > 0:35:43it's hard to imagine it all now
0:35:43 > 0:35:46with its busy, bustling centre.
0:35:46 > 0:35:49And there is another battle on today
0:35:49 > 0:35:51as our experts arrive at the auction house.
0:35:51 > 0:35:53- Here we are.- This is it, Thomas. - Excited?
0:35:53 > 0:35:57- I'm feeling good. How are you? - I've got to get out of the car.
0:35:57 > 0:36:00Swell. I've given you a trump card.
0:36:00 > 0:36:02I've spent so much money.
0:36:02 > 0:36:06Do you want to go up? I think I could be the loser on this one.
0:36:07 > 0:36:11Holding the fort today is auctioneer Jonathan Humbert.
0:36:11 > 0:36:14I've spent a huge amount of money. I could be in trouble.
0:36:14 > 0:36:16I bought the nice ormolu clock.
0:36:16 > 0:36:22We like that. Sexy, small, appeals to a lot of people. I think it'll do all right.
0:36:22 > 0:36:24How about Paul's really interesting clock?
0:36:24 > 0:36:26The cast iron one!
0:36:26 > 0:36:30Yeah, I think that's got a niche market.
0:36:30 > 0:36:33- There are people that enjoy that sort of thing.- Scrappers?
0:36:33 > 0:36:39We've bought completely different things. He's gone furniture. I've bought smalls.
0:36:39 > 0:36:44- Do they fit the business? - Everything you've bought just about should find a home.
0:36:44 > 0:36:48But how much that home is willing to pay... Hmm.
0:36:48 > 0:36:52Hmm. This auction is split into jewellery and silver at the beginning
0:36:52 > 0:36:54and furniture at the end.
0:36:54 > 0:36:57It's looking rather quiet. Let's hope it picks up.
0:36:57 > 0:37:00First, Thomas's silver spoons.
0:37:00 > 0:37:01£30 bid. Five online.
0:37:01 > 0:37:0440 if you like. Five online, please.
0:37:04 > 0:37:07- What did you pay?- 36.- In the money.
0:37:07 > 0:37:11£50 here, then. I'm selling at £50. All out? The hammer's up.
0:37:11 > 0:37:12At £50.
0:37:13 > 0:37:15- £50.- Bang on the money.
0:37:15 > 0:37:17That's a good start, Thomas.
0:37:17 > 0:37:21The next item is much riskier. The expensive perfume bottle.
0:37:21 > 0:37:25Heart-shaped. Good thing. Who's going to start me at £30?
0:37:25 > 0:37:28£30 online. £30 bid now.
0:37:28 > 0:37:31Five online also. 40 anywhere else?
0:37:31 > 0:37:34£35 bid becomes 40. £40 here, then.
0:37:34 > 0:37:36Five anywhere? £40 bid.
0:37:36 > 0:37:38Take five, it's up to you. At £40.
0:37:38 > 0:37:42£45. 50. 50 here now. 60 anywhere? Surely.
0:37:42 > 0:37:44£50. What a pretty thing it is.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47At £50 here and I'm selling.
0:37:47 > 0:37:49At £50.
0:37:49 > 0:37:52Ouch!
0:37:52 > 0:37:54I couldn't agree more. Now,
0:37:54 > 0:37:56it's Thomas's necklace.
0:37:56 > 0:37:59Come on, let's go easy start. £20, surely?
0:37:59 > 0:38:02£20 will be a miracle. How did you get away with that?
0:38:02 > 0:38:0635 here. At £35 bid. Who's going 40?
0:38:06 > 0:38:08£40 bid. At £40.
0:38:08 > 0:38:10All out and selling at £40.
0:38:10 > 0:38:1340 only, then. Sold, then, at 40.
0:38:15 > 0:38:17- That's all right.- You jammy...what!
0:38:17 > 0:38:21Considering he only paid £6, that's a massive profit for Thomas.
0:38:21 > 0:38:25And since the next item was his free ring, surely his luck must continue?
0:38:25 > 0:38:28If this ring makes 50 quid, I'll buy you a drink!
0:38:28 > 0:38:32- Fiver away, surely.- No!
0:38:32 > 0:38:34A fiver away. Hoorah! Five and a five and a five.
0:38:34 > 0:38:36I'll take £6 if you will.
0:38:36 > 0:38:38- Go on!- £5 bid. Six. Six we have.
0:38:38 > 0:38:40Seven upstairs.
0:38:40 > 0:38:42It's up to you at £7. Make no mistake.
0:38:42 > 0:38:45£6 it is downstairs and selling at £6.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48All money for nothing, though. All money for nothing.
0:38:48 > 0:38:50I know. It's hardly worth it, though, is it?
0:38:50 > 0:38:53I'm relieved to say not.
0:38:53 > 0:38:56Six. Seven pounds. Goodness me, here we are.
0:38:56 > 0:38:59- £7 bid.- Give them half an hour they'll get to 50 quid!
0:38:59 > 0:39:02Quiet! No need to be nasty.
0:39:02 > 0:39:08And sold upstairs at seven pounds.
0:39:08 > 0:39:13Wow. Time for the nurse's belt. Fingers crossed.
0:39:13 > 0:39:15At £30, surely.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17£30 surely. Bid me £20 to clear.
0:39:17 > 0:39:20£20 in. £20 bid. Then five.
0:39:20 > 0:39:23At £25 bid, then 30 surely?
0:39:23 > 0:39:2425 here.
0:39:24 > 0:39:2630 anywhere? It's up to you.
0:39:26 > 0:39:28The hammer's up. Last chance.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30At 25 before me.
0:39:30 > 0:39:33- Go on, one more.- Sold then at £25.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35Pretty tight audience, isn't it?
0:39:35 > 0:39:38I don't know, it's a belter! Anyway,
0:39:38 > 0:39:41moving quickly along, at last it's one of Paul's pieces.
0:39:41 > 0:39:43The trench watch.
0:39:43 > 0:39:47A bit on the rare side. Start me now, easy money. £40.
0:39:47 > 0:39:49- 40?- £40 in, sir. Thank you.
0:39:49 > 0:39:53£40 bid, then. Five online. £50, sir?
0:39:53 > 0:39:55£50 in.
0:39:55 > 0:39:57£50. £50. At £50 bid then.
0:39:57 > 0:39:5960, surely? At £50 bid.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02£50. At £50. £50 before me here and I'm selling.
0:40:02 > 0:40:03At £50. Are we all out?
0:40:05 > 0:40:07Well done. That's a really good profit.
0:40:07 > 0:40:11Well done, Paul. Next up is Thomas's very expensive clock.
0:40:14 > 0:40:16£100. 110.
0:40:16 > 0:40:18110 bid. 120. 120 bid.
0:40:18 > 0:40:20120 bid. 130.
0:40:20 > 0:40:22The hammer's up now. Last chance.
0:40:22 > 0:40:24At £130.
0:40:26 > 0:40:29Unfortunately, the right buyers are just not here tonight.
0:40:29 > 0:40:31That was a £50 loss. Ouch!
0:40:31 > 0:40:34It's Paul's turn. It's the battle of the clocks!
0:40:34 > 0:40:38- At £40 I've got. 45 online will buy. - Get in!
0:40:38 > 0:40:41- £40 now in the room.- You've got 40.
0:40:41 > 0:40:44£40 bid, then. At £40. Are we all out?
0:40:44 > 0:40:46At £40 only, here selling.
0:40:48 > 0:40:53Oh, dear! Hopefully Paul's Victorian mirror will make a profit.
0:40:53 > 0:40:57£30 bid, then. Five upstairs. 40 downstairs I go.
0:40:57 > 0:40:59£40 bid. Five if you like.
0:40:59 > 0:41:01At £40 bid. £40. At £40 bid.
0:41:01 > 0:41:03Five. 45, then. At 45.
0:41:03 > 0:41:08At £45. 45 and sold at 45.
0:41:08 > 0:41:11That's a nice £25 profit for Paul.
0:41:11 > 0:41:15- It should have been 75.- Stop it! Stop it.- Show me the money.
0:41:15 > 0:41:17Paul's large rosewood mirror is next.
0:41:17 > 0:41:19Bought for just £30.
0:41:19 > 0:41:22Bid me £40 if you will. It's a good example.
0:41:22 > 0:41:23£40 if you will, please.
0:41:23 > 0:41:26£40, please. £40 in.
0:41:26 > 0:41:28£40 bid, then. 45 upstairs.
0:41:28 > 0:41:3050 downstairs. £50 here.
0:41:30 > 0:41:34- Sold in the room, then, at £50. - What did you pay for it?
0:41:35 > 0:41:3950 - not bad. That's £20 profit before auction costs.
0:41:39 > 0:41:41- Little nibbles. - It could have been 120.
0:41:41 > 0:41:44Next, another of Paul's lots, and his last.
0:41:44 > 0:41:47The slightly ambiguous stand.
0:41:47 > 0:41:50I've not seen another one before. Who'll go £30 on it?
0:41:50 > 0:41:51£30, please.
0:41:53 > 0:41:56- £20, if you will.- There's no way this is making a loss.
0:41:56 > 0:42:00£20 in. At £20 only. Five if you like, anywhere else?
0:42:00 > 0:42:05- At £20.- It's not great.- The hammer's up. Last chance.- No way!
0:42:05 > 0:42:08At £20 only. Are we all out? At £20 only.
0:42:10 > 0:42:12Don't worry, Paul. This item may have flopped,
0:42:12 > 0:42:14but it's still your day.
0:42:14 > 0:42:17I didn't think I'd claw it back so soon, if at all, Tom.
0:42:17 > 0:42:21- No.- Let's go and celebrate! - Let's have a drink.
0:42:21 > 0:42:24That is an extremely good idea!
0:42:24 > 0:42:25Mine's a Scotch!
0:42:25 > 0:42:30Thomas started today on top with £383.56.
0:42:30 > 0:42:35But, after auction costs, he's made a horrific loss of £78.36
0:42:35 > 0:42:40leaving him with £305.20 in the piggy bank.
0:42:41 > 0:42:47Paul, on the other hand, was trailing behind with £213.78 after auction costs,
0:42:47 > 0:42:50though today he's made a profit of £42.10.
0:42:50 > 0:42:54So with £255.88 to spend,
0:42:54 > 0:42:56Mr Laidlaw is catching up.
0:42:56 > 0:42:58Oink!
0:42:58 > 0:43:00You're driving. Don't make me feel sick!
0:43:01 > 0:43:02We're off!
0:43:05 > 0:43:08Red sky at night, shepherd's delight.
0:43:08 > 0:43:10Red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning.
0:43:10 > 0:43:14Next time on the Antiques Road Trip, our dashing duo head east
0:43:14 > 0:43:17where Tom, also known as Cruise, is flying high.
0:43:17 > 0:43:19Ready for take-off. Bit nervous.
0:43:23 > 0:43:25And Paul has a mountain to climb.
0:43:25 > 0:43:26Yuk!
0:43:26 > 0:43:31What I need is one of those big long poles.
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