0:00:02 > 0:00:06The nation's favourite antiques experts, £200 each and one big challenge.
0:00:06 > 0:00:09- Cos I'm going to declare war.- Why?
0:00:09 > 0:00:13Who can make the most money buying and selling antiques as they scour the UK?
0:00:13 > 0:00:14There's nothing in here.
0:00:14 > 0:00:18The aim is to trade up and hope each antique turns a profit.
0:00:18 > 0:00:19Disappointing.
0:00:19 > 0:00:21But it's not as easy as you might think,
0:00:21 > 0:00:24- and things don't always go according to plan.- Push!
0:00:24 > 0:00:28So, will they race off with a huge profit or come to a grinding halt?
0:00:28 > 0:00:31- Terribly nervous now, James. - This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:36 > 0:00:40This week, we start a new chapter with veteran road trippers
0:00:40 > 0:00:44James Braxton and Jonathan Pratt. Goody!
0:00:44 > 0:00:46Seasoned auctioneer James is quite the charmer
0:00:46 > 0:00:49when buying and selling antiques.
0:00:49 > 0:00:52- £40, Val.- £42.50.
0:00:52 > 0:00:56- I dare you.- £42.50. £41 and I'll do it.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58Done, because you're a horrible person!
0:00:58 > 0:01:01And always asking the most important questions...
0:01:01 > 0:01:05And for a cuckoo clock, do you need a cuckoo?
0:01:05 > 0:01:06CUCKOO COOS
0:01:06 > 0:01:10..James's opponent is young auctioneer Jonathan Pratt.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13He seems to be quite a meticulous fellow...
0:01:13 > 0:01:16I am just slightly concerned about that stone.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19..but can also be prone to a bit of confusion.
0:01:19 > 0:01:24You're looking at everything, and it can confuse.
0:01:24 > 0:01:26Must be his age.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28The question is, will James help or hinder?
0:01:28 > 0:01:31You can hear him now, can't you? He's round there,
0:01:31 > 0:01:34skulking around, putting me off.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39The boys will travel in James's trusty MG.
0:01:39 > 0:01:43She's prone to breaking down, but let's hope she goes the full distance.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46With £200 in their back pocket,
0:01:46 > 0:01:49can they uncover treasures that will make a stonking profit at auction?
0:01:53 > 0:01:58This week's road trip will start off in Altrincham, Greater Manchester.
0:01:58 > 0:02:02The chaps will journey over 300 miles to the deep south-west,
0:02:02 > 0:02:05finishing off in Lostwithiel, Cornwall.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07But this is day one of the trip.
0:02:07 > 0:02:11We kick off with a bit of shopping in bustling market town Altrincham,
0:02:11 > 0:02:15and we'll auction just over 20 miles away in Nantwich.
0:02:16 > 0:02:20The town of Altrincham an ancient mediaeval history.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23The old marketplace was a thriving trade centre as far back as 1290.
0:02:23 > 0:02:28The arrival of stocks meant that any thieves and vagabonds
0:02:28 > 0:02:32were put on public display. Better be on your best behaviour, boys!
0:02:32 > 0:02:35Oh, dear, the heavens have well and truly opened.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38Right, then, you two, what's your plan for the day?
0:02:38 > 0:02:42- You're off to your first shop. - Yep.- I'm off to mine.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44And I'm hoping to buy all five items immediately.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47And go and have a coffee!
0:02:47 > 0:02:48THEY LAUGH
0:02:48 > 0:02:49What's your tactics?
0:02:49 > 0:02:51I'm not competitive in the slightest,
0:02:51 > 0:02:54I just like winning, that's basically it.
0:02:54 > 0:02:56I'm just masking non-competitiveness.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59I'm going to be searching for everything,
0:02:59 > 0:03:02- my whole life is dedicated to beating you.- I've seen you at work,
0:03:02 > 0:03:06trying to catch me by surprise with this big wonder.
0:03:06 > 0:03:10- Anyway, good luck.- Thank you. And you.- Let battle commence.
0:03:11 > 0:03:16James seems to be in a jovial mood, even without his coat.
0:03:16 > 0:03:21Will he get his hands on some treasures in his first shop of the day?
0:03:21 > 0:03:25- Hello, James.- Val.- He's James. - There's a nice calendar down here.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29I'm just getting the feel of the place at the moment,
0:03:29 > 0:03:31I like some goodies already.
0:03:33 > 0:03:37That is lovely, isn't it? And how much have you got on this one?
0:03:37 > 0:03:41Tina, how much have we got on that? The picture.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44£1950, isn't it?
0:03:44 > 0:03:48- It's a bit beyond me, Val. - I was going to say!
0:03:48 > 0:03:49THEY LAUGH
0:03:49 > 0:03:53- Do you know Bruce Bairnsfather? - Yes, yes.- There's quite a lot in that window.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56So you've got this nice plate, this wall plate.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58I'll be flexible on those,
0:03:58 > 0:04:01- cos I actually have another box full of them.- Do you?
0:04:03 > 0:04:06Bairnsfather was a great war cartoonist, so '14-'18 war.
0:04:06 > 0:04:11Captain Bruce Bairnsfather was a world-famous cartoonist
0:04:11 > 0:04:16who created satirical images from the trenches of the First World War.
0:04:16 > 0:04:17His character, Old Bill,
0:04:17 > 0:04:19a walrus-moustached soldier,
0:04:19 > 0:04:23was much-loved for keeping up the morale of the troops at the time,
0:04:23 > 0:04:26and his work is much sought-after today.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29He was just a really important cartoonist,
0:04:29 > 0:04:32who kept everybody's spirits up.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34The only problem is,
0:04:34 > 0:04:40and here's a funny one, you can see this sort of missile coming in.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42Coiffeur In The Trenches.
0:04:42 > 0:04:46This says, "Keep your head still, or I'll have your blinking ear off."
0:04:46 > 0:04:49The only problem with ashtrays is they're not as popular.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52This is a lovely piece, that. What's your little gold?
0:04:52 > 0:04:54Is that a little pearl box?
0:04:54 > 0:04:58And how much have you got on your little pearl box, Val?
0:04:58 > 0:05:02It's 1927. I've got £195 on it.
0:05:02 > 0:05:06I have a limited budget that I've got to spread. I think that's lovely.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08And I think that's lovely.
0:05:09 > 0:05:14- Looks like you're spoilt for choice, James.- It is lovely.
0:05:14 > 0:05:19What could you do the two for? So that's the pearl box and the plate.
0:05:19 > 0:05:23- I'll do the two for £200. - £200, that's my total budget.
0:05:23 > 0:05:27Could you do either of these two items at £90, Val?
0:05:27 > 0:05:33- Not really.- Not really. What could you do the two ashtrays at?
0:05:33 > 0:05:36I'll do those at £40, just for the two ashtrays.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38£40 for the two ashtrays.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41And could you do 90 on that, Val?
0:05:41 > 0:05:43- I'll do that for you.- OK.
0:05:43 > 0:05:49- I'll take those two, so 40 and 90. - That's 130. Thank you very much.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51Job done, thank you. I'm so pleased.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55- Tina, could you wrap those for me? Thank you.- Well done, Tina.
0:05:55 > 0:05:56Everybody needs a Tina.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01Hey, hands off, Mr Braxton, Tina's not for sale.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03Blimey, you weren't joking
0:06:03 > 0:06:06when you said you wanted to buy all your lots as quickly as possible.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09It's only the first shop and you've already spent £130.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16Meanwhile, in nearby Hale,
0:06:16 > 0:06:21Jonathan is in tentative mood as he approaches his first shop.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24I've walked a little way, and here it is. Still raining.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27I've got no idea what to expect inside.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30There's some painted furniture in the window, so I'm not so sure at the minute.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36- Morning.- Morning.
0:06:36 > 0:06:40This is Porcupine, and what do you sell a lot of round here?
0:06:40 > 0:06:43- Chandeliers.- Really?- A lot.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45- Interesting.- Glass of fizz?
0:06:45 > 0:06:47- Well, why not?- Why not?!
0:06:47 > 0:06:51- James is driving!- Join in the club!
0:06:51 > 0:06:53Champagne on arrival, Jonathan. What's Val up to?
0:06:53 > 0:06:57The Cheshire gentlemen, what do they want?
0:06:57 > 0:07:00- This is a ladies' shop. - This is definitely.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03I have a few things, I've just bought a great croquet set,
0:07:03 > 0:07:04a chap'll buy that.
0:07:09 > 0:07:13I think, in all honesty, there's nothing in here for me.
0:07:13 > 0:07:17The painted furniture is far too ready-to-go and priced accordingly.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20I don't want to buy a chandelier, I've had my fingers burnt before.
0:07:20 > 0:07:25It's a great shop, retail. Not much for me.
0:07:25 > 0:07:29I've been offered a cup of coffee, so I might go downstairs for a cup of coffee now.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31Champagne, now coffee.
0:07:31 > 0:07:37- You don't normally have six or seven chandeliers hanging in someone's sitting room.- True.
0:07:37 > 0:07:41But this is where you assemble them, clean them and you get them ready for upstairs?
0:07:41 > 0:07:43- That's it.- What else have you got?
0:07:43 > 0:07:46- What about the croquet set? Is this complete?- Yes,
0:07:46 > 0:07:48they're very hard to find, croquet sets, now.
0:07:48 > 0:07:52This one, would you take £45?
0:07:53 > 0:07:56- You're obviously joking?(!)- No.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59Right, go on. Up we go.
0:07:59 > 0:08:00If we said...
0:08:03 > 0:08:09- ..60?- No.- OK, what do you want for it?- 80.- You want £80?- Yeah.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17Oh, blimey.
0:08:17 > 0:08:1865.
0:08:18 > 0:08:22Oh, come on, 70. 70's good, you know.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25- Where's this coffee?- On its way.
0:08:25 > 0:08:29- Erm, 65.- Done for 70.- 65.
0:08:29 > 0:08:33£67.50. Go for it. Yes, we've done it!
0:08:35 > 0:08:38Brilliant, lovely, thank you very much.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41It obviously pays to have a nosy around in a lady's basement, Jonathan.
0:08:41 > 0:08:46Well, OK, I did say that I wasn't going to buy anything.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48I don't know, maybe the champ...
0:08:49 > 0:08:53Maybe the sparkling champers might have helped.
0:08:53 > 0:08:57I'm not disappointed, though. I think this is a bit of a speculative lot.
0:08:59 > 0:09:03There is a chance of a profit, so I'm not too disappointed.
0:09:03 > 0:09:09The boys are switching shops this morning, so it's a case of one in and one out!
0:09:09 > 0:09:13Take it easy, Mr Braxton, you've already spent £130 and it's not even lunch time.
0:09:13 > 0:09:18- Hello.- Very nice to meet you.- Hello, nice to meet you. James.- I'm Val.
0:09:18 > 0:09:23- Val.- Yes.- Another Val! I've just come from a Val.- Yes, she is, I forgot.
0:09:23 > 0:09:27- In Altrincham.- I know her very well. - Very good.- I've got some fizz.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30- Oh, lovely. I won't say no. - Well, the other one didn't, either.
0:09:30 > 0:09:34Eh-up! Watch yourself, James, Val's got the champers out again.
0:09:34 > 0:09:38You like to soften up your client. Is she a skiing lady, then?
0:09:38 > 0:09:41Yes, she's lovely, but I like skiing.
0:09:41 > 0:09:45- It's a sort of Marquette, isn't it? - Yes.- Plaster of Paris, is it?- Yes.
0:09:45 > 0:09:49This is quite fun because it has the alpine theme. You've got your skis, your pole
0:09:49 > 0:09:51and your St Bernard, obviously.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54And, a glamorous early skier, look at that.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56No skier should be complete without a tie.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58SHE LAUGHS
0:09:58 > 0:10:00- How much have you got on that?- 85.
0:10:00 > 0:10:05- The best I can do, Val, and you can chuck me out of your shop.- I will.
0:10:05 > 0:10:09- 35 is the best I can do.- I'm sure you can go better than that.
0:10:09 > 0:10:14- I can't, in fact.- 60. - I can't do 60.- Well, I can't do 35.
0:10:14 > 0:10:18- You've got to meet me somewhere in the middle.- I'm very happy.
0:10:18 > 0:10:22- Otherwise that's staying. - £37.50, I can do.
0:10:22 > 0:10:27Good God, you're a pain in the butt! You beam the whole way through!
0:10:27 > 0:10:29You can go better than that.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32OK, 37.50.
0:10:32 > 0:10:36- You keep repeating yourself. - Yeah.- The answer is, "no". You've got to go higher.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38- General war of attrition, Val.- Go on.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41CLOCK TICKS
0:10:45 > 0:10:49- You take a long time to decide. - I'm just thinking about...- 45.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54I can't do 45. I've got to save myself some money.
0:10:54 > 0:10:59- So £40, and we will shake. - 42.50 and it's done.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04- You see.- £40, Val.
0:11:04 > 0:11:08- 42.50, I dare you. - £41 and I'll do it.
0:11:08 > 0:11:12Done, because you're a horrible person and you've got a great smile.
0:11:12 > 0:11:14Thank you, Val.
0:11:15 > 0:11:19Very close. Meanwhile, back in Altrincham, Jonathan is on a mission
0:11:19 > 0:11:22to find some more gems for his collection.
0:11:22 > 0:11:27- Hi, there.- Hello.- Good morning. - How are you?- A bit wet.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29Well, you are in Manchester.
0:11:31 > 0:11:36- How much do you want for this? - I would have thought about 200. - Yeah, crikey.
0:11:36 > 0:11:40Looks like Val is trying to squeeze your budget too, Jonathan.
0:11:40 > 0:11:44What kind of things do you like?
0:11:44 > 0:11:48There's lots of things that catch my eye. Jewellery-wise, it depends.
0:11:48 > 0:11:54- I like the bronze but I can't afford that. What's that, £2,500 or something?- Yes.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57It's a matter of filtering through that top veneer
0:11:57 > 0:12:01- and seeing what's left within my budget that I can afford.- Mmm.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03Anything else you can show me?
0:12:03 > 0:12:06We've got stuff downstairs in the cellar but it is a cellar,
0:12:06 > 0:12:10- it is not another showroom. - That's fine.- If you'd like to have a mooch, you're welcome.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12Thank you.
0:12:12 > 0:12:16Ah, once more into the basement, dear Jonathan.
0:12:16 > 0:12:18I'm looking for the delights. Oh, my word, here we go.
0:12:18 > 0:12:22- I bet you James didn't look down here.- 'I bet he did.'
0:12:22 > 0:12:25"To Church", I like engravings.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28Whilst Jonathan scuttles about downstairs,
0:12:28 > 0:12:31Val holds court at the counter.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34A little canvas of a lady. That's got some age.
0:12:34 > 0:12:38She's in shocking condition. Pretty girl, early Victorian.
0:12:38 > 0:12:43It's a bit of a punt, but, you know. I'll have a think about that one.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47Shallow Campana jardiniere with a stone base.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50That's stone because it's chipped.
0:12:50 > 0:12:51OK.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58Right, three things that I'm interested in. That's the first.
0:12:58 > 0:13:03- Yes.- She's in appalling condition, isn't she?- She is, make me an offer.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06A tenner?
0:13:08 > 0:13:12- Well, you said!- Make it 20, and OK.
0:13:12 > 0:13:16- £15?- OK.- I'll take that for £15.
0:13:18 > 0:13:22That's the first one. Erm, the terracotta clay, shallow Campana.
0:13:22 > 0:13:28- Yeah, yeah. Make me an offer. - £25.- OK.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30OK. Brilliant!
0:13:30 > 0:13:33Yeah, I'm not doing anything with it.
0:13:33 > 0:13:37- I'll just get this print and see what you think of the print. - Yes, OK.
0:13:37 > 0:13:41- That one.- Oh, that one!
0:13:41 > 0:13:44- Make me an offer.- £18.
0:13:45 > 0:13:4620 and it's yours.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52I'll have a proper look at this. You can have a look at it.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56Is it what I think it is?
0:13:57 > 0:14:01It's behind non-reflective glass, which is a bit of a pain.
0:14:01 > 0:14:02Yeah, it is.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06- £18.- OK.- Brilliant.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09Those three objects, I'll take.
0:14:09 > 0:14:13Well done, Jonathan, your purchases so far are rather eclectic.
0:14:13 > 0:14:18Looks like checking out the basement is your new number one manoeuvre.
0:14:21 > 0:14:25Meanwhile, where's Mr Braxton tootling off to?
0:14:25 > 0:14:27James is hurtling his way
0:14:27 > 0:14:33to the magical world of cuckoo land in Tabley, Cheshire.
0:14:33 > 0:14:37The museum was created by brothers Roman and Maz Piekarski.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40They are widely respected in the world of horology -
0:14:40 > 0:14:42that's the study of time to you and me.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45Over the last 40 years, their passion for cuckoo clocks
0:14:45 > 0:14:48has resulted in an enchanting collection
0:14:48 > 0:14:53of over 600 cuckoo clocks of all shapes and sizes and is regarded
0:14:53 > 0:14:55as the most important collection in the world.
0:14:56 > 0:15:01Today, Roman opens the doors to enlighten James further.
0:15:01 > 0:15:07What an amazing place. For many of us, they think cuckoo clocks are Swiss, is that right?
0:15:07 > 0:15:10No, cuckoo clocks are from the Black Forest in Germany.
0:15:10 > 0:15:14After the Second World War, there was a big anti-German feeling,
0:15:14 > 0:15:15and so they sold them
0:15:15 > 0:15:19through Swiss agents, so everybody thinks the cuckoo clocks are Swiss.
0:15:19 > 0:15:23You've got to remember that everything was made within a 25-mile radius of each other,
0:15:23 > 0:15:26all in the Black Forest in southern Germany.
0:15:26 > 0:15:28- So it's that localised, 25 miles?- Yeah.
0:15:28 > 0:15:32Do they do the whole thing, the people in the Black Forest,
0:15:32 > 0:15:34did they make the movements and cases?
0:15:34 > 0:15:36It was a pure cottage industry.
0:15:36 > 0:15:41A family would be making cabinets, somebody making movements, another family making hands,
0:15:41 > 0:15:47weights, and then it was all put together by a fitter and exported.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49CUCKOO
0:15:49 > 0:15:53- But why "cuckoo"? - In the beginning, in our research,
0:15:53 > 0:15:57we feel they tried to make a rooster clock, like an alarm clock,
0:15:57 > 0:16:00but it was very difficult to imitate the rooster.
0:16:00 > 0:16:04As they were doing it, they probably heard the old cuckoo and they went,
0:16:04 > 0:16:07"Oh, two bellows, "two pipes, there's the cuckoo".
0:16:07 > 0:16:12Then in about 1840, 1845, they made the quail which was one pitch,
0:16:12 > 0:16:15so one bellow only, and it went on like that.
0:16:15 > 0:16:20- Oh, so it's almost mechanical ease, isn't it?- Yes.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22Really...?
0:16:22 > 0:16:28- And for a cuckoo clock, do you need a cuckoo?- Of course you do!
0:16:28 > 0:16:30Of course you do.
0:16:30 > 0:16:34What we have here is very, very interesting.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37This is not a clock but it's Black Forest.
0:16:37 > 0:16:41In the early days of photography, you had to stand there for ages when you had your picture taken,
0:16:41 > 0:16:45so to keep people occupied they used to say "watch the birdie".
0:16:46 > 0:16:48Cuckoo, cuckoo...
0:16:49 > 0:16:53- What are you showing me now? - I'd like to show you this clock here
0:16:53 > 0:16:55which is a cuckoo and echo.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58CUCKOO ECHOES
0:16:58 > 0:17:01How is that done?
0:17:01 > 0:17:05I can show you on this clock here, which we've taken the dial away,
0:17:05 > 0:17:10and you can see the cuckoo and echo working.
0:17:10 > 0:17:13Oh, I see, so there's separate bellows at the back.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16Yes, which are reversed inside the pipes
0:17:16 > 0:17:19so it throws it around and it sounds like an echo.
0:17:19 > 0:17:25What you've got to remember in the Victorian days, the more your clock did, the more entertaining it was.
0:17:25 > 0:17:29The happier the people were, there was no television so the clock had to do everything.
0:17:31 > 0:17:35These look like English bracket clocks, but these were made for the big houses,
0:17:35 > 0:17:38the stately homes, the very wealthy people.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41I just noticed these moving eyes, what are these?
0:17:41 > 0:17:45These are bracket clocks with the eye turners in the bottom.
0:17:45 > 0:17:50They were made in 1856 in Eisenbach in the Black Forest.
0:17:50 > 0:17:54- Now, this big fellow has caught my eye.- A clock fit for a king, huh?
0:17:54 > 0:17:57In our opinion it's the most important cuckoo clock in the world.
0:17:57 > 0:18:02- It was made for Frederick The First of Baden Baden.- Right.- In the 1860s.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06- Yes, I love the figures here. - They're all hand-carved.
0:18:07 > 0:18:12This clock is an amazing testament to exquisite craftsmanship.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15Many would go cuckoo over it!
0:18:15 > 0:18:18In German folklore, they believed in the little people that come out at night
0:18:18 > 0:18:24to do all the work in the houses and on the machines and everything.
0:18:24 > 0:18:30- Thank you very much. I go away a wiser man.- Thank you.- Thank you.
0:18:35 > 0:18:36It's the end of a long day
0:18:36 > 0:18:40and the chaps will rest in the village of Tarporley.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42Another busy day awaits tomorrow.
0:18:47 > 0:18:52It's day two and we're 13 miles down the road in Tarporley, Cheshire.
0:18:52 > 0:18:58James is visiting Tarporley Antique Centre, hoping to bag a bargain.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01Yesterday, James proved he's a gambling man.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03He spent a whopping £171.
0:19:03 > 0:19:07He bought the Bruce Bairnsfather ashtrays,
0:19:07 > 0:19:11the eye-catching gold pill box and the ski figurine.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13This leaves him with a measly £29.
0:19:16 > 0:19:21Jonathan has remained steady. He spent just over £125 on four items.
0:19:21 > 0:19:26A child's croquet set, a terracotta jardiniere, the engraving
0:19:26 > 0:19:27and the rather tatty painting.
0:19:27 > 0:19:32This leaves him with just under £75. Game on!
0:19:34 > 0:19:39James, you might find something interesting in the back room.
0:19:39 > 0:19:43It's got all the weird and wonderful rusty, old things, that men like.
0:19:43 > 0:19:47Toys for the boys, excellent! This is the boys' room, is it?
0:19:47 > 0:19:54- We've got First World War grenades. We've got weapons.- There we are.
0:19:54 > 0:19:55Ahoy!
0:19:56 > 0:20:01I've just found this nice group of medals, great war medals.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03I don't know a great deal about the Great War.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06I know a little bit about the general history of it,
0:20:06 > 0:20:11but a friend and a colleague of mine knows a great deal. I'll give him a call.
0:20:14 > 0:20:18In the antiques' business it's impossible to know every single subject inside out
0:20:18 > 0:20:24and seasoned expert, James, knows it's vital to have a bulging contacts' book that one can use
0:20:24 > 0:20:26in times of need.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32This man has priced them up at £60.
0:20:32 > 0:20:38If I could secure them at £29, they would be a lovely bed fellow for my Bruce Bairnsfather.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40Here goes.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43Telephone call over, James is armed with the necessary information.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46Will he be able to seal the deal?
0:20:46 > 0:20:51- This is the particular thing I like in here.- Let's have a look. - It's your Great War trio.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54My only conundrum, and I'm going to be totally straight with you,
0:20:54 > 0:20:59I larged it yesterday in Altrincham and Hale and spent a lot of money.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02Oh, you're going to give me the sob story now.
0:21:02 > 0:21:06I am going to give you a sob story, but it doesn't matter, you can either say "yay or nay".
0:21:06 > 0:21:10That is exactly what I have left.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12£29.
0:21:12 > 0:21:14£29 and no other small change?
0:21:14 > 0:21:19I've heard this sob story before from other people, but you do it so nicely.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22OK, that's really kind of you. Thank you very much, indeed.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25You're welcome. Would you like them wrapped for that money?
0:21:25 > 0:21:29Oh, well - dear, oh, dear, I wouldn't have the temerity to ask,
0:21:29 > 0:21:31but now you're offering, lovely.
0:21:31 > 0:21:35# Prince Charming Prince Charming
0:21:35 > 0:21:38# Ridicule is nothing to be scared of... #
0:21:40 > 0:21:44Meanwhile, Jonathan is on his way over to the village of Blackden near Crewe,
0:21:44 > 0:21:47just over 20 miles away.
0:21:47 > 0:21:52He has a special invitation to a rare 16th-century timber-framed building
0:21:52 > 0:21:54called the Old Medicine House,
0:21:54 > 0:21:57believed to have been built for an apothecary.
0:21:57 > 0:22:01Herein lies an even more remarkable twist to the tale.
0:22:01 > 0:22:06In 1970, Alan and Griselda Turner discovered through an architect friend
0:22:06 > 0:22:09that the house was to be condemned and demolished.
0:22:09 > 0:22:16We were living in that house there, which is basically three up and three down with three children.
0:22:16 > 0:22:21We needed more space. The architect that we found said it was very difficult
0:22:21 > 0:22:24to extend a timber-framed building and the best way to do it
0:22:24 > 0:22:27was to bring another timber frame to join it on.
0:22:27 > 0:22:31Determined to save the Old Medicine House the couple managed
0:22:31 > 0:22:36to dismantle the building piece by piece and move it 20 miles
0:22:36 > 0:22:38and attach it to their own home here in Blackden.
0:22:38 > 0:22:45The house is an amazing piece of history and Griselda has made some fascinating discoveries
0:22:45 > 0:22:46over the past few decades.
0:22:46 > 0:22:50Here is the display of the artefacts going back...
0:22:50 > 0:22:51This was found in the house?
0:22:51 > 0:22:53This was found in the house. This was a stirrup.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56- We found stuff mostly in the fabric. - OK.
0:22:56 > 0:22:59When we were taking it down my husband, Alan, told workmen
0:22:59 > 0:23:03if they found anything unusual they were to stop.
0:23:03 > 0:23:07In 2004, the Blackden Trust was set up to preserve the history of the house
0:23:07 > 0:23:11and visitors are warmly welcomed.
0:23:12 > 0:23:16And another amazing discovery was found in the rafters of the house.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21Right, these are the shoes.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24In the 16th Century shoes in the roof
0:23:24 > 0:23:28were used as a protective charm to ward off evil spirits.
0:23:28 > 0:23:32This house is multiply protected. It's protected by the shoes and quatrefoils
0:23:32 > 0:23:37- on either side of the window. - The Gothic motif, particularly for churches?- Yeah.
0:23:37 > 0:23:39So you've taken these out of your roof.
0:23:39 > 0:23:41- They're here in the house in boxes.- Yes.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43Have you replaced them with anything else?
0:23:43 > 0:23:46- My son actually hid his first trainers up there.- Oh, good.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49So the tradition still continues, yeah.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52- A pair of old running shoes. - Yes, indeed.
0:23:52 > 0:23:58Because this house was once owned by an apothecary, local herbalist, Sue, is on hand
0:23:58 > 0:24:01to give the low-down on ancient, herbal remedies.
0:24:01 > 0:24:05So, take me through all this medicine here.
0:24:05 > 0:24:09This house has a history of herbs and medicines going back to the 16th Century
0:24:09 > 0:24:11when we thought an apothecary lived here,
0:24:11 > 0:24:16right up to the 20th Century when the famous XX oils were made here.
0:24:16 > 0:24:21- They were a cure-all.- Really(!) - Anything you had wrong with you, this would cure it.
0:24:21 > 0:24:26When we re-erected the house, lots of seeds and things fell out of the timbers and plants
0:24:26 > 0:24:31that had never grown here before started to come up like opium poppies and feverfew.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33All things that were used in folk remedies.
0:24:33 > 0:24:35So we decided to plant a herb garden outside.
0:24:35 > 0:24:40- Shall we have a look?- Would you like to look at the garden?- Please, I'll see if I can identify any.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44This cabbage-like plant at the front?
0:24:44 > 0:24:46They're opium poppies.
0:24:46 > 0:24:47They're the poppies? Of course.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49I recognise the leaf now.
0:24:49 > 0:24:50Do you recognise this?
0:24:50 > 0:24:54I've got this in my garden at home and this is Alchemilla?
0:24:54 > 0:24:56We call it Lady's Mantle, the folk name for it.
0:24:56 > 0:24:58But what on earth is it useful for?
0:24:58 > 0:25:01In the 18th century it was said if you'd been breastfeeding
0:25:01 > 0:25:05and you wanted to reshape your breasts afterwards,
0:25:05 > 0:25:08you'd place the leaves on your breast to firm them up again.
0:25:08 > 0:25:12So a sort of a cosmetic surgery of the 16th century?
0:25:12 > 0:25:14It is, yes.
0:25:14 > 0:25:15Wonderful.
0:25:15 > 0:25:19Come on, Jonathan, refocus on making a profit at auction.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23You need to get a move on for a spot of shopping.
0:25:28 > 0:25:31Our next and final shopping destination is 18 miles away
0:25:31 > 0:25:35in the village of Sandiway, near Northwich.
0:25:35 > 0:25:39Blakemere Craft Centre is set around charming Edwardian stables
0:25:39 > 0:25:43and is home to a large antiques and collectables emporium.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46James is there, but as he's splashed all his cash,
0:25:46 > 0:25:49the only buying he'll be doing is at the ice-cream stall.
0:25:49 > 0:25:53- Thanks a lot.- Thank you very much.
0:25:53 > 0:26:00£1.75, I hope Jonathan is able to find similar value in the antiques store.
0:26:00 > 0:26:01This is quite nice quality actually.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08- Jonathan?- Hello.- How are you getting on?- I'm all right.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10Look at it you! What flavour's that?
0:26:10 > 0:26:12I'm relaxing, it's lovely strawberry.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15If you find your purchase, I might buy you one of these.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17Lots to see in here. How long did you spend in here?
0:26:17 > 0:26:20I spent no time in here, just had a quick little look.
0:26:20 > 0:26:24- You just carry on, don't worry about time.- Thank you.
0:26:25 > 0:26:29- I won't, I won't. Bye. - Goodbye and good luck.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32Thank you, James. Thank you(!)
0:26:33 > 0:26:36It's nice to see a man scratching around isn't it?
0:26:38 > 0:26:41You can hear him now, he's round there skulking around,
0:26:41 > 0:26:43putting me off.
0:26:43 > 0:26:46I'm trying to concentrate, get on with the job
0:26:46 > 0:26:51and he's there licking his lolly, giving it all that.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53Eagle, knicker elastic!
0:26:53 > 0:26:55The heat is on for poor Jonathan.
0:26:55 > 0:27:00Don't listen to that cheeky beggar, Braxton, he's winding you up.
0:27:01 > 0:27:05In here, this has caught my eye.
0:27:05 > 0:27:08That little brooch at the back, it says it's a Peridot bug brooch.
0:27:08 > 0:27:10Says it's in solid white metal.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13It's worth looking at, as not all antique jewellery was hallmarked anyway.
0:27:13 > 0:27:16So it might be late 19th century and that could be interesting.
0:27:16 > 0:27:18OK, let's have a look at that.
0:27:20 > 0:27:22What would be the best price on that?
0:27:22 > 0:27:26- We can definitely do you 10% off it.- At a push £30?
0:27:26 > 0:27:28Yeah, at a push, we can go to £30.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30Wish I had a stronger lens with me,
0:27:30 > 0:27:34I'm slightly concerned about that stone.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39I tell you what, I like it anyway.
0:27:39 > 0:27:43What the heck, it's nice, there's a little bit of gold and silver,
0:27:43 > 0:27:46if you can take £30, I'm not going to haggle any more.
0:27:46 > 0:27:47Yes we'll do it for £30.
0:27:47 > 0:27:51Thank goodness you've found something Jonathan.
0:27:51 > 0:27:53Top marks for not allowing James to put you off your stride.
0:27:53 > 0:27:55Shopping is now over,
0:27:55 > 0:27:59it's time to have a look at one another's purchases.
0:27:59 > 0:28:03Jonathan, how are you feeling? Bubbly?
0:28:03 > 0:28:07Terribly nervous now, James. I've got this all under wraps here.
0:28:07 > 0:28:09Bring it on.
0:28:09 > 0:28:12The story is, we went downstairs for a coffee
0:28:12 > 0:28:16and she'd only just bought this, and here it was.
0:28:16 > 0:28:18- Fresh goods.- Fresh goods.
0:28:18 > 0:28:19Looks... Oh!
0:28:19 > 0:28:21A little croquet set.
0:28:21 > 0:28:23- Isn't that sweet?- There we go.
0:28:23 > 0:28:26Is this for a smaller home, or is this indoors?
0:28:26 > 0:28:29- It's a child's croquet set, I suppose.- A child's croquet set.
0:28:29 > 0:28:30I imagine it probably is.
0:28:30 > 0:28:32It looks very good, can I see a ball?
0:28:32 > 0:28:34You can have a couple.
0:28:34 > 0:28:36- Lovely, very good. - You've always wanted a couple.
0:28:38 > 0:28:40And how much did you pay for them?
0:28:40 > 0:28:46- 70... No, £68.50 I think it was. - £68...- £67.50. What d'you think?
0:28:46 > 0:28:49- Best of luck with them.- You know...
0:28:49 > 0:28:54Right, here's my first purchase. Two ashtrays.
0:28:54 > 0:28:56They're kind of fun.
0:28:56 > 0:29:00Not normally something you should really buy, ceramic ashtrays, is it?
0:29:00 > 0:29:03Is this Barnswood or whatever his name is?
0:29:03 > 0:29:07- Yes, Bruce Bairnsfather, one of which is chipped. - I noticed that.
0:29:07 > 0:29:09- You noticed that?- Yes.
0:29:09 > 0:29:12You're honing in on the errors?
0:29:12 > 0:29:16No. Far be it from me to try and pick fault in things.
0:29:16 > 0:29:18How much do you think I paid for them?
0:29:18 > 0:29:22- You paid £15.- I paid a lot more than that, I paid £40.- Did you? OK.
0:29:22 > 0:29:25Because of the Bruce Bairnsfather prints,
0:29:25 > 0:29:28I think that will carry the day.
0:29:28 > 0:29:32Goodness me, there's quite a garden theme to your purchases isn't there?
0:29:32 > 0:29:36So we've got this, this sort of terracotta planter.
0:29:36 > 0:29:39It's not in the finest of condition.
0:29:39 > 0:29:43To say it's got a few chips is a slight under exaggeration.
0:29:43 > 0:29:47- I'd say it's probably end of 19th century, early 20th century. - So would I.
0:29:47 > 0:29:50Shallow Campana, terracotta urn, how much do you think?
0:29:50 > 0:29:55I'd pay anything between £30 and £60 for it.
0:29:55 > 0:29:58I paid £25 for it.
0:29:58 > 0:30:00I think you're in with a shout with that one.
0:30:00 > 0:30:03OK, here's my second, enjoy.
0:30:05 > 0:30:09Look at that, isn't that very cute, a little pill box.
0:30:09 > 0:30:11- Nine carat gold!- Nine carat gold.
0:30:11 > 0:30:15- Bring out the scales.- Here we go.
0:30:15 > 0:30:17Does it measure terracotta, your scales?
0:30:17 > 0:30:21You can see the scratch marks on there. Here we go.
0:30:21 > 0:30:24- Slap it on.- 14 grams.- 14 grams.
0:30:24 > 0:30:26So if you're paying up to 120 for it,
0:30:26 > 0:30:30- you're on the money for gold value. - Yeah.
0:30:30 > 0:30:34Sadly, the value of this little pill box lies in the weight,
0:30:34 > 0:30:36but hopefully someone will buy it
0:30:36 > 0:30:38for its beauty and not its scrap value.
0:30:38 > 0:30:41And I paid £90 for it.
0:30:41 > 0:30:43Ooh! Good.
0:30:43 > 0:30:46I didn't see it, but then you bought it before I got in there.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49I did. Come on man of mystery, what have you got?
0:30:50 > 0:30:53Look at this! This is very glam.
0:30:53 > 0:30:54It's got some age.
0:30:54 > 0:30:58- What are you dating that at? - 1840, 1850.
0:30:58 > 0:31:01Yes, yes I'm getting that.
0:31:01 > 0:31:04Not in great condition, so again this was in Val's basement.
0:31:04 > 0:31:08I think if it gets through the viewing process,
0:31:08 > 0:31:10I think you've got a profit.
0:31:10 > 0:31:12We might have to put more clingfilm on there.
0:31:12 > 0:31:14Here it is, a big fella.
0:31:14 > 0:31:15You've peaked haven't you?
0:31:15 > 0:31:18I haven't peaked, I wouldn't want to peak too soon.
0:31:18 > 0:31:23You've probably seen it before. Reveal, go on. Enjoy.
0:31:23 > 0:31:28Wow! Actually, was this at the back by the wrapping area?
0:31:28 > 0:31:31It was, it's plaster of Paris. it's one of those maquettes.
0:31:31 > 0:31:35I've always felt these were sort of a decoration for French radiator covers.
0:31:35 > 0:31:37You know they have those big radiator things.
0:31:37 > 0:31:42It's not without fault, she's lost her toes at some point, or it's been stuck back on again.
0:31:42 > 0:31:45I was told it was a skiing injury.
0:31:45 > 0:31:48That's why she sitting down! She's hurt her knee as well.
0:31:48 > 0:31:51She's twisted her knee. How much did you pay for it?
0:31:51 > 0:31:53- £41.- I think that's a good price. - Thank you.- Yes.
0:31:53 > 0:31:55Show me your fourth object.
0:31:55 > 0:31:57My fourth object.
0:31:57 > 0:31:58Ah-ha!
0:31:58 > 0:32:01Who was this by? It's an artist's proof.
0:32:01 > 0:32:04It's an artist's proof by someone called Frieff.
0:32:04 > 0:32:07It's behind non reflective glass which doesn't...
0:32:07 > 0:32:09On no, it's just filthy! Look at that.
0:32:09 > 0:32:12- I think it just needs a clean.- That might be a thing to do.
0:32:12 > 0:32:15- This looks like another basement purchase. Is it?- Yes!
0:32:15 > 0:32:19- How much did you pay? - £18.
0:32:21 > 0:32:23This is my fourth and...
0:32:23 > 0:32:26Is this the cutlery from lunch?
0:32:26 > 0:32:28- This is my final, here we are.- Blimey!
0:32:28 > 0:32:35A nice little Great War group, medal group. 14/15 Star, British war medal
0:32:35 > 0:32:37and the Victory Medal.
0:32:37 > 0:32:39- Solid silver?- Yes.
0:32:39 > 0:32:45- Yes, that one.- Yeah.- And I paid my remaining money, I paid £29.
0:32:45 > 0:32:49- I think that's a good buy, James.- Thank you.
0:32:49 > 0:32:52But are the boys being truthful with one another?
0:32:52 > 0:32:58Now we've done the reveals, I'm a little more confident again.
0:33:00 > 0:33:04Now I've seen what James has got, it's all that panic about,
0:33:04 > 0:33:09"Did I pay too much for that? Have I chosen the right objects for the right sale?" That sort of stuff.
0:33:09 > 0:33:13So...yes, I feel a lot better now.
0:33:13 > 0:33:16I think I have a chance.
0:33:16 > 0:33:19Is Jonathan feeling a little rocky? I don't know.
0:33:19 > 0:33:24I think his optimism waned a little when my pill box slipped on
0:33:24 > 0:33:27his electronic scales and registered 14 grams!
0:33:27 > 0:33:31That's great. I think my items, I like my items.
0:33:31 > 0:33:35I think they have a theme, I think they're nice, clean items.
0:33:35 > 0:33:41You know, my condition is good, pretty well on all of them, bar the skier.
0:33:41 > 0:33:44And I think I might just have squeezed this leg.
0:33:44 > 0:33:45Given the choice,
0:33:45 > 0:33:49I think Jonathan might swap my four items for his five.
0:33:51 > 0:33:54The boys have employed some cunning manoeuvres,
0:33:54 > 0:33:55but what results lie ahead?
0:33:55 > 0:33:58What a wonderful start to the first leg.
0:33:58 > 0:34:01We've travelled from Altrincham, Greater Manchester,
0:34:01 > 0:34:05and followed a south-westerly direction through Tarporley
0:34:05 > 0:34:08to the final destination of the day in the historic
0:34:08 > 0:34:11market town of Nantwich, Cheshire.
0:34:11 > 0:34:15Nantwich is a small medieval market town with a modern edge,
0:34:15 > 0:34:19yet still crammed full of ancient character.
0:34:19 > 0:34:22The Great Fire in 1583 destroyed much of the town
0:34:22 > 0:34:26but its rebuilding has left a wealth of beautiful timber-framed
0:34:26 > 0:34:28buildings second only to Chester.
0:34:29 > 0:34:33So, have our boys made a good gamble with their items?
0:34:33 > 0:34:37There's only one way to find out, at their first auction of the week.
0:34:37 > 0:34:41- Here we go. - Are you feeling lucky, Jonathan?
0:34:41 > 0:34:43Erm...are you feeling lucky?
0:34:43 > 0:34:47I'm feeling good, I think I've got some nice items.
0:34:47 > 0:34:51Whether the general public of Nantwich think so, will be a different matter.
0:34:51 > 0:34:52Exactly!
0:34:52 > 0:34:57Peter Wilson Fine Art Auctioneers has been established since the mid-50s
0:34:57 > 0:35:02and specialises in many things, including furniture, jewellery and ceramics.
0:35:02 > 0:35:06Today is the collectables and antiques auction.
0:35:06 > 0:35:09Let's hope our boys walk away with tidy profits.
0:35:09 > 0:35:11Budge up!
0:35:11 > 0:35:15The ever effervescent Robert Stones is today's auctioneer.
0:35:15 > 0:35:18Rob joined the business in 1982 and has worked as an auctioneer
0:35:18 > 0:35:20all his working life.
0:35:20 > 0:35:22They've bought some nice things,
0:35:22 > 0:35:26which we're excited about, so I think the sale is going to be pretty successful.
0:35:26 > 0:35:28The croquet set's the most unusual thing.
0:35:28 > 0:35:31I haven't seen one before so that'll be interesting.
0:35:31 > 0:35:35The gold box, I think, is something which is going to do reasonably
0:35:35 > 0:35:38well because obviously bullion at the moment is doing very well.
0:35:38 > 0:35:41The one that worries me most is definitely the painting
0:35:41 > 0:35:43that looks like someone's jumped through it.
0:35:43 > 0:35:44Speculative, of course,
0:35:44 > 0:35:47because it is quite good quality,
0:35:47 > 0:35:50but on the other hand, the condition is not very clever,
0:35:50 > 0:35:52so we'll see what happens with that one.
0:35:52 > 0:35:57James Braxton blew every single penny of his £200 budget
0:35:57 > 0:35:59and ended up with four lots.
0:35:59 > 0:36:03Jonathan Pratt, on the other hand, was slightly more cautious
0:36:03 > 0:36:06and spent £155.50 on five lots.
0:36:08 > 0:36:13Quiet, please. All attention to the front. The auction is about to start.
0:36:13 > 0:36:18- I want steady profits. Steady, just chip, chip, chip.- Honestly?
0:36:18 > 0:36:24- Cha-ching, cha-ching.- Not a snowflake in hell's chance.- Cha-ching.
0:36:24 > 0:36:28First up, it's Jonathan's engraving.
0:36:28 > 0:36:30Will his basement buy come up trumps?
0:36:30 > 0:36:34Lot number 23 showing now. We really like this. What may we say?
0:36:34 > 0:36:37How much are we bid on this? I have £80 straightaway.
0:36:37 > 0:36:39- At £80.- Oh!
0:36:39 > 0:36:44Five now do I hear? At £80, I'm bid at 80. Five anywhere now, quickly?
0:36:44 > 0:36:50Don't hold back. At £80 only. At 80. Five, 90 now. At 90, and five now.
0:36:50 > 0:36:52At 90, great value for money.
0:36:52 > 0:36:56At 90, sold at 90.
0:36:56 > 0:37:00Jonathan sets the standards high with an early profit.
0:37:00 > 0:37:02HE LAUGHS
0:37:02 > 0:37:03Well done!
0:37:03 > 0:37:05Well he may laugh.
0:37:05 > 0:37:09Next up it's another Jonathan purchase - the child's croquet set.
0:37:09 > 0:37:12We like this, ladies and gentlemen. What's it worth?
0:37:12 > 0:37:16£80 bid straightaway. £80 I have. 85 anywhere now?
0:37:16 > 0:37:21At 85, 90's here, 95 now. At 90 I have it. And five now? £90 only.
0:37:21 > 0:37:27- Come on.- All quiet at £90. Will be sold at £90.
0:37:27 > 0:37:29- Sold at 90.- Well done.
0:37:29 > 0:37:33A profit's a profit, Jonathan. You've still got 3 to go.
0:37:33 > 0:37:38Lot number 46, this terrific plaster figure, ladies and gentlemen.
0:37:38 > 0:37:44The Lady Skier. £30 straightaway. At £30 bid, and five now. 35.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47Your bid at 35, I'm looking for 40.
0:37:47 > 0:37:50- Oh, I knew it.- It's going to stick at this, by the look of it.
0:37:50 > 0:37:52At 35, bid's there.
0:37:52 > 0:37:57All quiet at 35. Disappointing, at £35 only, then. Your bid, 35.
0:37:58 > 0:38:02Disappointing indeed. Hopefully your next item
0:38:02 > 0:38:04will bring you better luck.
0:38:04 > 0:38:07Back to Jonathan now and the terracotta jardiniere.
0:38:07 > 0:38:13Lot number 57, terracotta garden urn. What may we say for it?
0:38:13 > 0:38:15£40 anywhere for it now? £40, surely, for it.
0:38:15 > 0:38:19Quickly now, £40 anywhere now do I hear? £40 now do I hear at £40?
0:38:19 > 0:38:23A lovely thing at £40. 40 I'm bid. At 40, and five now do I hear?
0:38:23 > 0:38:27At £40 only, a lonely bid of £40. Disappointing price.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30At £40 only, then, if you're all finished and done at 40. All quiet.
0:38:30 > 0:38:37- At £40.- Oh, well, fair enough, £40. - Steady gains here, Jonathan.
0:38:37 > 0:38:39Can James catch up? His medals are next.
0:38:39 > 0:38:44A group of medals. And I can start the bidding on these at £70.
0:38:44 > 0:38:48- A bid straightaway. 75 anywhere now? At £70.- You're in there.
0:38:48 > 0:38:55- 75, 80, 85, 90, 95. At £90 on commission.- Good boy.
0:38:55 > 0:38:58At £90 only, then, with me, on commission. Make no mistake.
0:38:58 > 0:39:01- At 90, all quiet and done at 90. - Well done, well done.
0:39:01 > 0:39:04- Thank you.- Very good, James. - Thank you.
0:39:04 > 0:39:09Sounds like James' friend gave some good advice there.
0:39:09 > 0:39:10What about Jonathan's bug brooch?
0:39:10 > 0:39:13Has it got a sting in its tail?
0:39:13 > 0:39:16Lot number 78 is this delightful little bar brooch.
0:39:16 > 0:39:18- Oh, isn't that pretty? - It's a lovely thing.
0:39:18 > 0:39:23I've got £20 bid for it straightaway. 25 anywhere now?
0:39:23 > 0:39:2625, thank you, at 25. 30 anywhere now? At 25, the bid's there,
0:39:26 > 0:39:30at 30 anywhere now do I hear? At £25, 30, 35.
0:39:30 > 0:39:35- £30 only, at 30. Bid's here at £30 and will be sold.- No, it won't.
0:39:35 > 0:39:37At 30, your bid at 30.
0:39:37 > 0:39:39- That's what I paid for it. My first loss.- Oh, dear.
0:39:39 > 0:39:42Oh dear, Jonathan. £30 on the nose.
0:39:42 > 0:39:44Still means a loss because
0:39:44 > 0:39:47the auction house must take its hard-earned commission.
0:39:47 > 0:39:53So far Jonathan is in the lead with four lots down, one to go.
0:39:53 > 0:39:55Can James make the comeback
0:39:55 > 0:39:56with his remaining two lots?
0:39:56 > 0:39:58It's his gold pillbox next.
0:39:58 > 0:40:01Lot number 88, this delightful pillbox.
0:40:01 > 0:40:07£130 bid on commission, at 130, 135, 140, 145 now.
0:40:07 > 0:40:09At 140, the bid's here.
0:40:09 > 0:40:15- 145 do I hear? At £140 it will be sold.- Oh, come on.- 140 then.
0:40:15 > 0:40:17140 - sold.
0:40:17 > 0:40:20Not bad, but you obviously had higher hopes.
0:40:23 > 0:40:24Oh, well, 140.
0:40:24 > 0:40:27- It's still a profit, James. - Still a profit.
0:40:27 > 0:40:31Will the Bruce Bairnsfather ashtrays make some much-needed dosh?
0:40:31 > 0:40:33These Grimwades, Old Bill...
0:40:33 > 0:40:36You can't even see the chip in the photograph.
0:40:36 > 0:40:38It brilliant, isn't it?
0:40:38 > 0:40:40What may we say for these? 50 I'm bid.
0:40:40 > 0:40:44Straightaway at 50. £50 on commission at 50.
0:40:44 > 0:40:4555, 60, 65 now do I hear?
0:40:45 > 0:40:49- £60, the bid's here. At 65 there.- Very good.
0:40:49 > 0:40:52That's taken out the commission at 65.
0:40:52 > 0:40:55All quietened down at £65 then. 65.
0:40:55 > 0:40:57- Well done. Well done, James. - Thank you.
0:40:57 > 0:40:59Oh, dear. Disappointing.
0:40:59 > 0:41:02But one never knows what will happen at auction.
0:41:04 > 0:41:06Finally, it's the badly slashed portrait.
0:41:06 > 0:41:10Did Jonathan spot something special here?
0:41:10 > 0:41:12Lot number 110.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15This magnificent portrait. How much may we say?
0:41:15 > 0:41:18- I've got £20 bid for it straightaway on commission.- Fantastic!
0:41:18 > 0:41:2125, at £25, bid's there. 30 anywhere else?
0:41:21 > 0:41:2330 bid on the internet,
0:41:23 > 0:41:2535, 40 now on the internet do I hear? £40?
0:41:25 > 0:41:29- Come on, internet.- 45, 50 now. 50 on the internet,
0:41:29 > 0:41:3355? 55. 60 now. 60 am I bid?
0:41:33 > 0:41:37- At 60, 65, 70.- They'll chuck it back when they see the condition.
0:41:37 > 0:41:40- They'll chuck it back.- 80 now. At £80.
0:41:40 > 0:41:4580 bid, 85, 90 now on the internet, at 90. At 90?
0:41:45 > 0:41:49No, 85, your bid at 85. £85, last chance.
0:41:49 > 0:41:51At 85, being sold, then. 90.
0:41:51 > 0:41:53LAUGHTER
0:41:55 > 0:41:56SHE MOUTHS
0:41:56 > 0:41:59- 100!- Get in there!- 105 do I hear?
0:41:59 > 0:42:04£100 bid in the room. Last chance, being sold at 100.
0:42:04 > 0:42:09- Get in there!- Well done. Well done.
0:42:09 > 0:42:13Well, can you believe it? James and Jonathan can't.
0:42:13 > 0:42:16Triumph is on Jonathan's side today.
0:42:16 > 0:42:20Stunned. No words, no words for it.
0:42:20 > 0:42:24Well done, well done. Very good, very good indeed.
0:42:26 > 0:42:29Ah, well, the drinks are on you tonight, that's for sure, Jonathan.
0:42:31 > 0:42:35So, all in all, a surprising and exciting first auction.
0:42:35 > 0:42:39Our chaps started today's show with £200 each.
0:42:39 > 0:42:44After paying auction costs, Jonathan's made a profit of £131.50,
0:42:44 > 0:42:48so has £331.50 to carry forward.
0:42:49 > 0:42:53And lagging behind is James, who made a profit of £70.60,
0:42:53 > 0:42:57leaving him with £270.60 in the kitty.
0:42:57 > 0:43:01It's the end of the first day, both chaps are in healthy profit,
0:43:01 > 0:43:03but there's still four more days to go.
0:43:05 > 0:43:08Next time our dynamic duo head for Leek in Staffordshire.
0:43:11 > 0:43:16- Jonathan gets his hands dirty. - A pump of the bellows to start with.
0:43:16 > 0:43:18Why not? In for a penny, in for a pound, eh?
0:43:18 > 0:43:21You've got to start as the apprentice.
0:43:21 > 0:43:25- And James meets a hot chick. - And where's that come from?
0:43:25 > 0:43:32- Just a local sale.- So a stuffed chicken?- Yeah.- What a weird thing to do.
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