0:00:02 > 0:00:04The nation's favourite antiques experts,
0:00:04 > 0:00:06£200 each and one big challenge.
0:00:06 > 0:00:08Well, duck, do I buy you or don't I?
0:00:08 > 0:00:10Who can make the most money
0:00:10 > 0:00:12buying and selling antiques as they scour the UK?
0:00:12 > 0:00:13Sold.
0:00:13 > 0:00:17The aim is trade up and hope that each antique turns a profit.
0:00:17 > 0:00:18But it's not as easy as it looks,
0:00:18 > 0:00:21and dreams of glory can end in tatters.
0:00:21 > 0:00:22HONKING
0:00:22 > 0:00:25So, will it be the fast lane to success
0:00:25 > 0:00:26or the slow road to bankruptcy?
0:00:26 > 0:00:29That's the sweat over.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:37 > 0:00:40Today, ladies and gentlemen, auctioneers James Lewis
0:00:40 > 0:00:43and Anita Manning are going head-to-head in Norfolk.
0:00:43 > 0:00:46And it seems someone's getting a wee bit competitive.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49- How much have you got to spend? - I've got...
0:00:49 > 0:00:51Not as much as me!
0:00:51 > 0:00:53THEY LAUGH
0:00:53 > 0:00:55Yet, James, yet!
0:00:56 > 0:01:01So far, James has turned his original £200 stake
0:01:01 > 0:01:04into a marvellous £428.20.
0:01:04 > 0:01:09As for Anita, she's currently sitting on £306.84,
0:01:09 > 0:01:13which makes James the undisputed champion so far.
0:01:13 > 0:01:17Although, as our experts take their 1970s VW Beetle
0:01:17 > 0:01:21on the third leg of their Road Trip, anything is possible.
0:01:21 > 0:01:26The best laid plans of mice and men gang aft agley.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31- It's Robert Burns.- Robert who?
0:01:31 > 0:01:34- ANITA LAUGHS - Oh, James!
0:01:34 > 0:01:37This road trip is taking us from Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire,
0:01:37 > 0:01:41and heading south via East Anglia and on to the West Country,
0:01:41 > 0:01:43ending up, we hope, in Cirencester.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48But today, we're kicking off in Fakenham,
0:01:48 > 0:01:51and we'll end this leg with an auction in Aylsham.
0:01:51 > 0:01:56Situated on the River Wensum, Fakenham owes much of its
0:01:56 > 0:02:00good fortune to Henry VIII because when he abolished
0:02:00 > 0:02:03the monastery in the neighbouring town of Heston, suddenly this
0:02:03 > 0:02:07market town became the stopover of choice for weary pilgrims.
0:02:07 > 0:02:11So, what better place for our experts to park the VW
0:02:11 > 0:02:13and conduct a little commerce?
0:02:13 > 0:02:17- 20 dealers, James. - That's 10 each.- OK.
0:02:17 > 0:02:21Though, one shop, two experts - things can get messy.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25There's only about £100 between James and I,
0:02:25 > 0:02:30and it's possible to catch up and go forward, that would be fun.
0:02:30 > 0:02:36But James is a formidable opponent. Oh, he's a cracker.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38- He's a hard guy to beat.- I'll say.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41Already he's found something he likes.
0:02:41 > 0:02:46- It's probably French. It's Art Deco. - And a snip at £35.
0:02:47 > 0:02:51The inkwell is typically Art Deco.
0:02:51 > 0:02:56They're straight lines, very architectural in style.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59And inside, a little glass liner.
0:03:00 > 0:03:04My problem is, again, I think my heart might be ruling my head.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06I'd like to have that on my desk.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09James is still at that cabinet down there.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11I'm just waiting for him to go away.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13I heard that!
0:03:13 > 0:03:15- Hello, darling!- Hello!
0:03:15 > 0:03:19Not much longer, Anita, he's called Mandy over.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22It's got a bit of something about it.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24But, a bit of breakage on the top there.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27- Yes, it's sad that so many things are damaged, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:03:27 > 0:03:32- That would need to be about 20.- 25?
0:03:32 > 0:03:36I was thinking 15, but 20 would be my max.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38Can I split it with you, £22.50?
0:03:38 > 0:03:41I can't. I can't, that's...
0:03:41 > 0:03:44If I was going to go for it, it would have to be that.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47- OK, go on, 20, I'll do that.- OK.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50- With the deal done... - Thanks very much.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52..and the cabinet finally vacated,
0:03:52 > 0:03:54it's Anita's chance to find something gorgeous.
0:03:54 > 0:03:59And she's thinking Murano. Not one piece but two.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01Here's another piece here.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06It's got that nice weight in it, a nice polished base.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08And that's rather pretty.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10Together, a nice wee lot,
0:04:10 > 0:04:12but it all depends on the price I can get it for.
0:04:12 > 0:04:17Together, they're priced at £20, but naturally,
0:04:17 > 0:04:19Anita's motto is "never pay retail".
0:04:19 > 0:04:24I'd be looking to buy the two of them for 10. Would that be possible?
0:04:24 > 0:04:27- OK, let me go and make a phone call.- OK.
0:04:29 > 0:04:34Not exactly high-stakes negotiation but every penny counts.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38- He says the best on those would be 14.- 14?- Yes.
0:04:40 > 0:04:45- Could you ask him if he'd go to 12? - I could do that for you.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47Thank you, Mandy, thank you.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51I know he will cos he already told me.
0:04:51 > 0:04:52SHE LAUGHS
0:04:52 > 0:04:56- He said, "Try 14 and if they won't do it, I'll take 12."- Oh, Mandy!
0:04:58 > 0:05:00Right, here we go.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04Our next stop on this road trip is Holt,
0:05:04 > 0:05:08a small market town with rather a colourful history.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10Yep, from the plague of 1348,
0:05:10 > 0:05:13which saw the surprising demise of 23 priests,
0:05:13 > 0:05:18to the great fire of 1708 which destroyed the entire town,
0:05:18 > 0:05:21Holt is no stranger to drama or antique shops.
0:05:21 > 0:05:27- I'm James.- Nice to see you. - What a fantastic shop.
0:05:27 > 0:05:32- Just how they used to be 20 years ago.- My prices are going down!
0:05:33 > 0:05:38- Good, I'll have a wander.- Now, that's a little mercenary, James.
0:05:38 > 0:05:42Although, considering you love the old-school nature of the shop,
0:05:42 > 0:05:44I'm surprised - have to say delighted -
0:05:44 > 0:05:46that you're ultimately drawn to this collection.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49Could you tell me about these?
0:05:49 > 0:05:52They don't seem to fit in your policy of glass and ceramics.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55- My son has joined the business.- OK.
0:05:55 > 0:06:01- These are mammoth teeth with the roots here.- That's wonderful.
0:06:01 > 0:06:02This is a mammoth tusk.
0:06:03 > 0:06:08Now, bones can be highly saleable IF they have the right provenance,
0:06:08 > 0:06:12and Richard says this collection's from the late 19th century
0:06:12 > 0:06:14and was purchased from a Norfolk country house.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17So, given that they're new to the market,
0:06:17 > 0:06:20they might stir a bit of interest.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24- My son's put 480 on the collection. - Oh, right.- Yes.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27Good heavens, that is a lot of interest.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29Would you be able to do it for 200?
0:06:29 > 0:06:32- Would you be able to phone him and ask?- I'll phone my son, shall I?
0:06:32 > 0:06:35- Thank you. Just see what he says. - Right.
0:06:35 > 0:06:40Well...I don't know. Maybe I'm mad, offering £200.
0:06:40 > 0:06:44It's a collection of old bones, at the end of the day. It's...
0:06:45 > 0:06:47But it's different.
0:06:47 > 0:06:52In a way, I hope I get the answer, "No, they won't take £200!"
0:06:52 > 0:06:56because I think to offer £200 for that lot might be slightly bonkers.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02- I've been in touch with my son... - Yes.
0:07:02 > 0:07:06..and he said...
0:07:07 > 0:07:10..£250 would be the very best.
0:07:10 > 0:07:11JAMES SIGHS
0:07:11 > 0:07:16It's too much. It's too much for me, I think.
0:07:16 > 0:07:20So, the sensible thing to do here is walk away. Right, James?
0:07:20 > 0:07:23My right hand is just waiting to come out.
0:07:23 > 0:07:30- An extra 10, would it make any difference to him?- 220.- Oh, blimey!
0:07:31 > 0:07:34The more you hesitate, the more it'll go up.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36215 and you've got a deal.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40And I am completely insane.
0:07:40 > 0:07:45- Well, I think you are making a bad mistake, really.- Do you?- Yes.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53In search of a less expensive purchase,
0:07:53 > 0:07:56James has moved on to Mews Antiques,
0:07:56 > 0:07:59but Peter is proving to be quite the salesman.
0:07:59 > 0:08:04- If you can find the name on it, you've got a hell of a piece.- Yeah.
0:08:04 > 0:08:08- I've been looking at that for a long time.- I wish.
0:08:08 > 0:08:12- It ought to say something, "Glasgow School" or something like that.- Yeah.
0:08:12 > 0:08:17- But...- It doesn't.- It doesn't, no.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19There's a great big hole, as well.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22It's been repaired, it's as I got it, on the bottom there.
0:08:22 > 0:08:27And just in case you're wondering, it's an Arts and Crafts log bin,
0:08:27 > 0:08:32embossed rather nicely with Viking galleons in choppy seas, circa 1890.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34What could that be?
0:08:34 > 0:08:41- 75's our very best on that. - 75, yeah.- It's worth it all day long.
0:08:42 > 0:08:48- For me, I'd be looking at about 45. - Can't do.- No.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50I don't mind giving you a fighting chance,
0:08:50 > 0:08:53but I'm not going to cut my throat.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55I don't blame you, I wouldn't want you to.
0:08:55 > 0:08:59Yeah, I'd be looking at 50, 55.
0:09:00 > 0:09:07- Oh, you're not going to toss a coin for it! Oh, no!- If you're game, I am.
0:09:07 > 0:09:12- 65 upper, 50 lower.- 45 lower. - No, too far out.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14You've got to leave me something in it.
0:09:14 > 0:09:18- You've got to leave me a chance, too! - Too right.- 60-50 then.- Done.
0:09:18 > 0:09:20Go on. I'll have heads.
0:09:24 > 0:09:30- Tails, my son.- Tails. Oh! You've got a deal, £60. Done.
0:09:30 > 0:09:35- I didn't even want it!- Nobody comes in here for anything they want!
0:09:35 > 0:09:38- They certainly don't come here for anything they need.- Like a haircut!
0:09:38 > 0:09:42And something else James doesn't need is...
0:09:42 > 0:09:45- This weird thing here. - Oh, that marvellous device.
0:09:47 > 0:09:48Handle him tenderly.
0:09:48 > 0:09:53Now, the gong is an ancient Chinese custom used to signal
0:09:53 > 0:09:56peasant workers in from the fields.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59This one, however, is more ornamental, probably English
0:09:59 > 0:10:01and dating back to the 1920s.
0:10:01 > 0:10:05- Ticket price - £42. - £20, it needs to be.
0:10:05 > 0:10:09Ooh, I really don't know, we'd have to ask.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11If we get in touch with the guy,
0:10:11 > 0:10:13whether he's remotely going to consider that.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15It's a long way short.
0:10:15 > 0:10:20- See if you can make him feel sorry for me!- Right, I'll go and ask.
0:10:20 > 0:10:21Thank you.
0:10:21 > 0:10:25£20 is the absolute limit.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28I'm not budging, I'm not tossing a coin.
0:10:28 > 0:10:32- Just as well, when the dealer's answer is..."Yes."- Deal.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35- There you go.- Deal.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38Leaving James and Anita to end the day's shopping
0:10:38 > 0:10:41with a game of twenty questions.
0:10:41 > 0:10:46- Is it some weird and wonderful, obscure thing?- Yes.- Is it?- Yes!
0:10:46 > 0:10:49- Is it lovely to look at?- No.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52Am I going to love it or hate it?
0:10:52 > 0:10:54- Hate it.- Am I?- Yeah.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58Time for James to take his mind off his troubles for a while
0:10:58 > 0:11:01as he's dropped off in the village of Thursford.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04It's here you'll find the Thursford Collection,
0:11:04 > 0:11:07something that started as a hobby for the late George Cushing
0:11:07 > 0:11:11and has ended up becoming one of the world's most important
0:11:11 > 0:11:13steam and fairground museums,
0:11:13 > 0:11:17though these days the man in charge is his son John.
0:11:17 > 0:11:22- John, great to see you.- And you. - I've heard so much about this place.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24- Let me show you around.- Love to.
0:11:24 > 0:11:28The tradition of fairs dates back at least 800 years
0:11:28 > 0:11:31and was a chance for traders to sell their wares.
0:11:31 > 0:11:37Over time, acrobats, musicians and performers also joined the mix.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40But what really revolutionised the experience was steam,
0:11:40 > 0:11:43providing everything from the rides to the music.
0:11:43 > 0:11:47Oh, look at that! So when was this made?
0:11:47 > 0:11:50Well, this would have been made before the war,
0:11:50 > 0:11:52this is actually a German organ. It was overhauled
0:11:52 > 0:11:55and Father bought it in '62 or '63, I think.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57Just because he loved the sound.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00It brought back his childhood memories
0:12:00 > 0:12:03when he went to the fair and heard nothing but fairground organs.
0:12:03 > 0:12:08- Does it still play?- Indeed it does. We'll crank it up.- Come on, then.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10FAIRGROUND MUSIC
0:12:18 > 0:12:21- That is absolutely incredible, it's so loud, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24But I suppose, in the hustle and bustle of a fairground,
0:12:24 > 0:12:28- it needed that volume to get an attraction.- It did.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31Of course, there were many other fairground organs
0:12:31 > 0:12:33in the fair at that time, including inside the rides.
0:12:33 > 0:12:37In the 1860s, the arrival of the steam-powered merry-go-round
0:12:37 > 0:12:40had some people fearing for their children's lives.
0:12:40 > 0:12:45But despite their concerns of injury and explosion,
0:12:45 > 0:12:47the ride went on to become a classic.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50I've never seen one of those.
0:12:50 > 0:12:51Well, you wouldn't have done,
0:12:51 > 0:12:54- because this is the only one in the world.- Is it, really?
0:12:54 > 0:12:56It's really an antique, yes.
0:12:56 > 0:13:01- At the time, people would stand 50 deep to watch this.- Really?
0:13:01 > 0:13:03Yeah, just going round.
0:13:03 > 0:13:07Not only is this penny ride the only one of its kind,
0:13:07 > 0:13:12it's also a local, produced in the Norfolk factory of Frederick Savage.
0:13:12 > 0:13:17It was always rumoured that when the showmen paid for these things,
0:13:17 > 0:13:20they would take sacks of pennies to pay for them.
0:13:20 > 0:13:22Wow.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24And the people who built them
0:13:24 > 0:13:27- obviously had to count all those pennies out.- Yeah.
0:13:27 > 0:13:31- Does this still work?- Indeed it does, yes. We run this every day.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34- Would you like a ride?- I was hoping you were going to say that!
0:13:34 > 0:13:35Come on, lead the way.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40Of course, the organ would be playing.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43I never went to sea because I got seasick.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46The feeling's coming back to me.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48HE LAUGHS
0:13:48 > 0:13:51Oh, James, you big old girl's blouse!
0:13:51 > 0:13:54You just sit back and enjoy the ride.
0:13:58 > 0:14:02Anita's headed to the seaside town of Sheringham,
0:14:02 > 0:14:05the jewel in the north Norfolk coast
0:14:05 > 0:14:08where she's greeted by another classic.
0:14:08 > 0:14:12Maybe you could exterminate your competitor with some fine finds in here, Anita!
0:14:12 > 0:14:15SHE LAUGHS
0:14:15 > 0:14:19- Could be an interesting shop. Love your Dalek.- He's gorgeous, isn't he?
0:14:19 > 0:14:23- Is he for sale?- No, no, no!
0:14:23 > 0:14:28Perhaps just as well. Best we see what else Glenda has to offer.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30There's certainly a diverse range.
0:14:30 > 0:14:32And after the most thorough of searches,
0:14:32 > 0:14:34Anita's rather keen on this.
0:14:34 > 0:14:40Good quality, no name. Probably Italian. Probably Murano glass.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42(I quite like that.)
0:14:42 > 0:14:45While Murano glass dates back to the 10th century,
0:14:45 > 0:14:49this piece practically screams the early '70s.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52But not to worry, in the world of antiques and collectables,
0:14:52 > 0:14:53glass is hot right now.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57Which could explain why there's no price tag, or it's fallen off.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59- Could I make an offer?- Yeah.
0:14:59 > 0:15:04£20. That's what I'd like to pay on him.
0:15:04 > 0:15:09- OK.- Shall we go for it?- We'll go for £20.- But Anita's not done yet.
0:15:09 > 0:15:13Something curious has caught her eye. No, not that, this.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18- This is a shortbread mould.- Yeah.
0:15:18 > 0:15:22- And it's probably late 19th-early 20th century.- Think so?
0:15:22 > 0:15:25- It's a country piece.- It is, yes.
0:15:25 > 0:15:29Actually, I think that country might be Scandinavia.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31And given the size of the mould,
0:15:31 > 0:15:33it was probably used by a high-street baker.
0:15:33 > 0:15:37But £45? Really?
0:15:37 > 0:15:40If I was buying this,
0:15:40 > 0:15:46I would be looking to buy it in the region of £12-18.
0:15:46 > 0:15:50- Right. I would've liked it as close to 20 as possible.- How about 15?- OK.
0:15:50 > 0:15:54- Can we do 15?- We'll do 15.- That's wonderful, thank you very much.
0:15:54 > 0:15:55Thank you.
0:15:55 > 0:15:58After a slow start yesterday,
0:15:58 > 0:16:02Anita now has three auction lots up her sleeve.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05AND she's got her determined stride on.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08Though things aren't going nearly as well for James,
0:16:08 > 0:16:12as I'm afraid there's bad news about the fossil collection.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15'I think that yesterday when you were in the shop, you asked my dad
0:16:15 > 0:16:17'if they came from a local auction
0:16:17 > 0:16:20- 'or if they came from a country house.'- Yeah.
0:16:20 > 0:16:24'And he got muddled up, they actually came from both.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26'They came from the local country house,
0:16:26 > 0:16:28'but I bought them at auction.'
0:16:28 > 0:16:30Oh, right. Where did you buy them from?
0:16:30 > 0:16:33'I bought them from a Keys auction,
0:16:33 > 0:16:36'from their antiques sale, which is in Aylsham.'
0:16:36 > 0:16:41I know exactly where it is. That's where I'm taking them to.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44- 'Ah! OK.'- OK.
0:16:44 > 0:16:48Even worse, at that auction they sold for £70.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50Oh, jeez!
0:16:50 > 0:16:55But the good news is Luke's prepared to refund two-thirds
0:16:55 > 0:16:58of the £215 James gave him. Wow!
0:16:58 > 0:17:04If I give you a fiver profit, and took them to Keys and just...
0:17:04 > 0:17:07just because they are the most wacky things I have ever seen,
0:17:07 > 0:17:09what would you say?
0:17:09 > 0:17:12'Actually, yes, let's do it.'
0:17:12 > 0:17:19- Will you?- 'Yup. I would be happy to do that because this is a mess that I have made.'
0:17:19 > 0:17:22Ah, yes. So that we are all clear here,
0:17:22 > 0:17:25as the fossils have recently been bought from
0:17:25 > 0:17:31the auction house we are going to, Luke is kindly dropping the price from £215 down to £75.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34Which hopefully means all parties are happy.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36A very honest mistake made by his dad.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39He has been an antiques dealer there for over 40 years
0:17:39 > 0:17:41and to still take a much reduced profit.
0:17:41 > 0:17:45But at least he has made a fiver, it is a couple of pints in the local pub.
0:17:45 > 0:17:49Oh, good, a happy ending, I think, particularly for James.
0:17:49 > 0:17:53Our next stop - Cromer -
0:17:53 > 0:17:58a popular resort town often referred to as the gem of the Norfolk coast.
0:17:58 > 0:18:00Oh, lovely! Lovely!
0:18:00 > 0:18:05And there are lovely shops like Brisbane Antiques for Anita to browse.
0:18:05 > 0:18:10- BELL RINGS - Hello, it is lovely to meet you and be in this fabulous wee town.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13- Yeah, excellent.- This looks nice.
0:18:13 > 0:18:19Yes, very nice and before long our canny Scot is finding herself
0:18:19 > 0:18:21quite excited by Philip's knick-knacks.
0:18:21 > 0:18:25This is rather sweet. It is a little ivory box.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28And this cartouche here is probably gold.
0:18:28 > 0:18:32I think this is probably Georgian.
0:18:32 > 0:18:33It is a period piece.
0:18:33 > 0:18:37And, because it is pre-1947, as far as the ivory goes
0:18:37 > 0:18:39it is legal and above board.
0:18:39 > 0:18:43Inside is a little toothpick.
0:18:43 > 0:18:48This is the type of thing that a fine Georgian gentleman would
0:18:48 > 0:18:55have in his pocket, and after lunch would take his little ivory box out,
0:18:55 > 0:19:00take his little silver toothpick out and make himself lovely again.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02And for the ladies,
0:19:02 > 0:19:07Anita is thinking this gold brooch - Edwardian and fabulous.
0:19:07 > 0:19:12It has a lovely turquoise and little row of seed pearls.
0:19:12 > 0:19:16Now, this is in the shape of a wishbone.
0:19:16 > 0:19:21Maybe if I buy this brooch I might get my wish to make a profit.
0:19:21 > 0:19:25Well, if anyone can twist Philip's arm, it's you, Anita. Watch out!
0:19:25 > 0:19:31I quite like the wee ivory box. Could it be sold for £45-£50?
0:19:32 > 0:19:34I'd do a straight 50 on that
0:19:34 > 0:19:37and that would give you a chance on that. And 60 on that.
0:19:38 > 0:19:42I tell you what, what I would like to buy the two for is £100.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45- That is what I would like to buy the two for.- I will do 100.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48- Would you? - Yeah, that will give you a chance.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50Oh, you're a darling! Thank you so much!
0:19:50 > 0:19:53As for James, he's in Aldborough,
0:19:53 > 0:19:56looking round the village antiques store.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01And after a wee bit of looking and some chin-rubbing,
0:20:01 > 0:20:05James has found something to get his brain ticking.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08As you'd expect for an Arts and Crafts style clock, it is carved in oak.
0:20:08 > 0:20:14And at the top here we have these very stylised flag irises.
0:20:14 > 0:20:21The whole shape is typical of the Arts and Crafts period - 1870, 1890.
0:20:21 > 0:20:28With a very plain dial and the screws are prominent, not hidden.
0:20:28 > 0:20:32Because the idea of the Arts and Crafts is you show how it's made.
0:20:32 > 0:20:34It is, however, not as early as it looks.
0:20:34 > 0:20:39It's 20th century, probably around 1930,
0:20:39 > 0:20:42maybe even later than the Arts and Crafts style.
0:20:42 > 0:20:47- How much is it?- I could do 30 quid. - I don't think it would make...
0:20:47 > 0:20:51- By the time the commission gets taken off.- This is the problem. 25.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53I think there is a profit in that one.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55OK, that is something to think about.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58What is this one, this little chap here?
0:20:58 > 0:21:01- Oh, it is not as nice, is it?- No.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03I'll do the two for 30 quid.
0:21:03 > 0:21:07- Now there must be a profit.- 30?
0:21:07 > 0:21:10Would 20 buy them?
0:21:10 > 0:21:13- By the time they take the commission off.- I know.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15- Hang on, I'll get my handkerchief out in a minute.- Go on.
0:21:15 > 0:21:20- 25. How's that? - That's a deal.- OK.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23That's James done and dusted then, and just moments
0:21:23 > 0:21:26after his departure, guess who's also in the neighbourhood?
0:21:26 > 0:21:29Hi! Are you Terry?
0:21:29 > 0:21:34- Lovely to meet you. - What are you doing here? I just seen a friend of yours a while ago.
0:21:34 > 0:21:38- Has that big besom James Lewis been here?- Yes, he certainly has.
0:21:38 > 0:21:42- Has he bought all the bargains? - Well, he may have done.- Oh, no!
0:21:42 > 0:21:44I am not 100 percent sure.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46Don't you worry, Anita,
0:21:46 > 0:21:49I'm sure Terry will hand you a bargain on a platter(!)
0:21:49 > 0:21:55This wee thing here, it's not a thing of any great significance.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57Not going to make a lot of money,
0:21:57 > 0:22:00BUT I have another two items which I thought
0:22:00 > 0:22:04I might put THIS with my other items to make a wee lot.
0:22:04 > 0:22:09Well, you're going to tell me you are hard up and you need to make a profit, so three quid?
0:22:09 > 0:22:11ANITA LAUGHS
0:22:11 > 0:22:18- How's that?- It is a very generous sort of price. But...
0:22:18 > 0:22:21I thought there might be. What?
0:22:21 > 0:22:24I am looking to put it with another item.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26It is just to bulk up the item
0:22:26 > 0:22:29and I was wondering if you could give me it for £1?
0:22:29 > 0:22:31Oh, take the damn thing! God!
0:22:31 > 0:22:35And so, shopping over, let's see what they bought.
0:22:35 > 0:22:39James started this leg with a very solid £428.20
0:22:39 > 0:22:44and after paying a reduced price on that fossil collection,
0:22:44 > 0:22:47his total spend comes to £200 for five auction lots.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50Dem bones...
0:22:50 > 0:22:52The Art Deco inkwell...
0:22:52 > 0:22:53The ornamental gong...
0:22:53 > 0:22:55The log bin...
0:22:55 > 0:22:57And two clocks.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01Anita meanwhile, began with £306.84
0:23:01 > 0:23:05and has been just as frugal as ever, spending just £148
0:23:05 > 0:23:08also on five auction lots,
0:23:08 > 0:23:12consisting of the shortbread mould...
0:23:12 > 0:23:13The glass pussycat...
0:23:13 > 0:23:15The ivory toothpick box...
0:23:15 > 0:23:17The Edwardian brooch...
0:23:17 > 0:23:18And the mix of Murano glass and pottery.
0:23:18 > 0:23:23But what do our experts really think of each other's items?
0:23:24 > 0:23:27James' two clocks might struggle.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30They are standard auction fare.
0:23:30 > 0:23:34And this type of item has gone down in price.
0:23:34 > 0:23:40But the little clock with the enamelled face deserves £25,
0:23:40 > 0:23:43but maybe only in a retail situation.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46I think he might be lucky to get out of that one.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49I don't think Anita's got anything that's going to make big money.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51But then again,
0:23:51 > 0:23:54I don't think she's got anything there where she's going to lose either.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57She's been very canny in the way she's spent,
0:23:57 > 0:24:00hasn't spent very much money at all.
0:24:00 > 0:24:04Whereas I have spent loads more money. Loads more.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06After teeing off in Fakenham,
0:24:06 > 0:24:09Anita and James end this leg
0:24:09 > 0:24:13with an auction showdown in the country village of Aylsham.
0:24:13 > 0:24:15Our experts are taking their wares
0:24:15 > 0:24:18to the weekly auction at Keys Auctionners
0:24:18 > 0:24:21with James having won the first two legs of this trip.
0:24:21 > 0:24:25So, without further ado, let the auction begin!
0:24:26 > 0:24:33First up, Anita's 1960s Murano glass pussy. Meow!
0:24:33 > 0:24:37At 30 in the middle of the room now. 32 at the back. 32.
0:24:37 > 0:24:4135? 35. 38? 38.
0:24:41 > 0:24:4440? No encouragement from the front there. 40 there. At 40.
0:24:45 > 0:24:5042? 42 now. We will take it then at £42...
0:24:51 > 0:24:52We're off to an exciting start!
0:24:52 > 0:24:56That's a pre-commission profit of £22.
0:24:56 > 0:24:58Well done.
0:24:59 > 0:25:04Let's see if James' Arts and Crafts log bin can do better.
0:25:04 > 0:25:08£50 start? £30 start? £30. I'm bid at 30.
0:25:08 > 0:25:1132, I have in the middle of the room now. 32.
0:25:11 > 0:25:13A fresh bid at 35. 38.
0:25:13 > 0:25:18At 38, the hammer is up, I shall sell then. At £38...
0:25:18 > 0:25:19Well!
0:25:19 > 0:25:21That was disappointing.
0:25:21 > 0:25:25- I thought it would do more than that.- I mean, really?!
0:25:26 > 0:25:27Huge loss.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30£22, to be exact, old bean.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33Although, on a happier note, if you would like to make the world's
0:25:33 > 0:25:35biggest shortbread biscuit,
0:25:35 > 0:25:38then look no further than Anita's next lot.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41Look at that! How striking!
0:25:41 > 0:25:43Opening bid here, beside me at 30.
0:25:43 > 0:25:45You are all out in the room, at £30 I have.
0:25:45 > 0:25:49At £30. 32.
0:25:49 > 0:25:5335? 35. 38? 38? 38. 40?
0:25:53 > 0:25:5742. Right-hand side, takes it then at 42...
0:25:57 > 0:26:00So far our canny Anita is in the money.
0:26:00 > 0:26:04That is another profit of £27. Hooray!
0:26:06 > 0:26:09Time for James' collection of early 20th-century clocks.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12Which even HE is beginning to doubt.
0:26:12 > 0:26:17I like the stylised irises. It is a good heavy solid oak clock.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20The other one's an also-ran.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22£50 is the opening bid beside me now.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25At 50, 50 the opening bed is 50. 55.
0:26:25 > 0:26:28- 60. 65.- Go on! - He's got a bid on the book.
0:26:28 > 0:26:3270, 75. 80. 85. 90.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35Right beside me at 90.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38All done then at 90. £90 goes to commission.
0:26:38 > 0:26:42Bravo, James. That's a sensational profit of £65.
0:26:42 > 0:26:46That was good. That was... Stunned into complete silence.
0:26:46 > 0:26:48Onto Anita's mixed lot now,
0:26:48 > 0:26:51which from Murano glass
0:26:51 > 0:26:54to Scandinavian pottery, has it all.
0:26:54 > 0:26:59£10. Five for it? Do I hear £5 anywhere for it?
0:26:59 > 0:27:02Five pounds. Five. Eight?
0:27:02 > 0:27:05Do you want 10, madam? Ten it is now. At 10.
0:27:05 > 0:27:0612 in the middle of the room.
0:27:06 > 0:27:10At 15. A fresh bidder. At 15.
0:27:10 > 0:27:12At 15 then and selling. 15.
0:27:12 > 0:27:15I thought they were going to sell it at five for a minute.
0:27:15 > 0:27:20I know. Maybe you should have taken that plaque for nothing!
0:27:20 > 0:27:23Yap, a poor showing there. But moving on...
0:27:23 > 0:27:25it's James' Art Deco desk stand.
0:27:27 > 0:27:28Finely adorned
0:27:28 > 0:27:30with a family of heffalumps!
0:27:30 > 0:27:34Starting me at £50 on this lot here? At 50? 30? £20 start.
0:27:34 > 0:27:3820, I'm bid in the middle of the room.
0:27:38 > 0:27:3920? 20? 22?
0:27:39 > 0:27:4325, 28. 30. 32.
0:27:43 > 0:27:4635. 38. 40. 42. 45.
0:27:46 > 0:27:4948. 50. 55. 60. 65.
0:27:51 > 0:27:5470. 75. No. 75.
0:27:54 > 0:27:56At 75. 75 and all done.
0:27:56 > 0:27:59Hammer's up and away then at 75.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02Well blow me down, that's a result and a half!
0:28:02 > 0:28:05Not to mention a £55 profit pre-commission.
0:28:05 > 0:28:07Something to trumpet about.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10Yup, here is hoping the bidders are just as passionate
0:28:10 > 0:28:14when it comes to Anita's Edwardian gold brooch.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17- I think we both liked that. - Yeah, the wishbone.- Yeah!
0:28:17 > 0:28:20£40 is the bid beside me here.
0:28:20 > 0:28:25- Straight in at what you paid. - £40 now. At 40, 42. 45. 48.
0:28:25 > 0:28:2950? No. At 50. 55, fresh bidder. 55.
0:28:29 > 0:28:3460. 60 beside me. Still at 60. You're out in the room.
0:28:34 > 0:28:3660. £60 goes to commission.
0:28:37 > 0:28:41Not a bad result. But we were hoping for better.
0:28:42 > 0:28:48- Next it's James' rather amusing table gong.- We will start at £50.
0:28:48 > 0:28:5250? 30? Is the bid at 30?
0:28:52 > 0:28:5732 - I have now. At 35. 38. 38, 40?
0:28:57 > 0:28:59£40. Now at 40.
0:28:59 > 0:29:0240. 42. 45?
0:29:02 > 0:29:0545, 48 at the back now. At 48.
0:29:05 > 0:29:1048. The hammer's up, I will sell at £48. £48.
0:29:10 > 0:29:12- That is a good profit.- It is.
0:29:12 > 0:29:14I am happy with that.
0:29:14 > 0:29:16And so you should be, James.
0:29:16 > 0:29:19£28, that is not to be sniffed at.
0:29:21 > 0:29:23One of my favourites now -
0:29:23 > 0:29:26Anita's Georgian ivory toothpick box,
0:29:26 > 0:29:28complete with silver toothpick.
0:29:28 > 0:29:31That is a lovely classic little Georgian antique.
0:29:31 > 0:29:3746 is the opening bid. 46. 46. 46. 48.
0:29:37 > 0:29:4148. A fresh bid at 50. 55 now.
0:29:41 > 0:29:46At 55. At 55 now. Hammer's up. We will sell then. At 55.
0:29:46 > 0:29:48Oh, a bit disappointed at that.
0:29:48 > 0:29:52I'll say. That was very surprising.
0:29:53 > 0:29:55But the drama isn't over yet.
0:29:55 > 0:29:57We are ending with a lot that's
0:29:57 > 0:29:59no stranger to this auction house -
0:29:59 > 0:30:00it's James' infamous
0:30:00 > 0:30:02fossil collection.
0:30:02 > 0:30:07Anybody start me here at £100 on this lot here? £100 is the bid.
0:30:07 > 0:30:11It is right beside me here. We have an opening bid of £100 now.
0:30:11 > 0:30:16The hammer is up at £100 and selling. £100 goes to commission.
0:30:16 > 0:30:18Never mind, you made a profit, James.
0:30:18 > 0:30:20Yes, against the odds, too.
0:30:20 > 0:30:25The story of James' fossils has a happy ending, for James.
0:30:25 > 0:30:29Anita, though, started this leg with £306.84.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32And has made a modest profit of £27.48.
0:30:32 > 0:30:37Giving her a grand total of £334.32
0:30:37 > 0:30:41to spend going forward, bless her.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44James, meanwhile, began with £428.20.
0:30:44 > 0:30:47And after another cracking auction,
0:30:47 > 0:30:53he's made a profit of £87.82, which means the lead is still his
0:30:53 > 0:30:58with £516.02 in the kitty. Cheer up!
0:30:58 > 0:31:05What a day. Do you know, I will never ever try and predict an auction again.
0:31:05 > 0:31:09The things that we thought were going to do well didn't.
0:31:09 > 0:31:13And other things that we weren't too sure about went up in price.
0:31:13 > 0:31:18- Yeah, completely crazy. - Where are we going, James?- Suffolk.
0:31:18 > 0:31:22- That sounds nice.- I've never been to Suffolk.- Neither have I.
0:31:22 > 0:31:23- Adventure.- Adventure.
0:31:26 > 0:31:28This trip kicked off in Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire
0:31:28 > 0:31:30and now heads south, via East Anglia,
0:31:30 > 0:31:32and on to the West Country,
0:31:32 > 0:31:35reaching its conclusion in Cirencester.
0:31:36 > 0:31:39But right now, we're en route to Needham Market in Suffolk
0:31:39 > 0:31:43and we'll end this leg with an auction in Bedford.
0:31:48 > 0:31:52Back in its day, Needham Market thrived, thanks to wool.
0:31:52 > 0:31:57But the plague of 1663 put something of a spanner in the works,
0:31:57 > 0:31:59as the town was ultimately chained off
0:31:59 > 0:32:03and two thirds of the population perished. Oh, dear.
0:32:03 > 0:32:09OK, darling. I'm going on to the next town. Have fun in there.
0:32:09 > 0:32:12- I will.- And remember, James...
0:32:12 > 0:32:15- spend, spend, spend.- Not a chance!
0:32:15 > 0:32:19- You spend if you want to. Not me. - THEY LAUGH
0:32:19 > 0:32:22So, as Anita heads off James enters his first shop,
0:32:22 > 0:32:25weighed down by his hefty £516.
0:32:25 > 0:32:27- Hi.- Hi, how are you? - I'm James, nice to see you.
0:32:27 > 0:32:30- Ellie.- Hi, Ellie. Hi.
0:32:30 > 0:32:33And here, in the Station Yard Emporium,
0:32:33 > 0:32:36there's a little something for everyone.
0:32:36 > 0:32:38That's a nice little thing.
0:32:40 > 0:32:43Good, practical, useful box.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46Bridge written across the front.
0:32:46 > 0:32:50Little angles on it, even got the original playing cards
0:32:50 > 0:32:52and a drop-down front.
0:32:52 > 0:32:57But the great news is that bridge is as fashionable today as it was then.
0:32:57 > 0:33:01Anita's hurtling towards
0:33:01 > 0:33:03the historic market town of Framlingham
0:33:03 > 0:33:05or, as the locals call it, Fram.
0:33:05 > 0:33:09This neck of the woods is also where, in 1553,
0:33:09 > 0:33:13Mary Tudor took refuge and gathered supporters
0:33:13 > 0:33:17in order to campaign for her rightful place on England's throne.
0:33:20 > 0:33:22And speaking of campaigns,
0:33:22 > 0:33:29Anita is to finally outbuy that old rogue James Lewis with her £334.
0:33:29 > 0:33:32- Hi, I'm Anita.- Hello, Anita.
0:33:32 > 0:33:34Which brings her to Witchball Antiques,
0:33:34 > 0:33:37a shop she is already just a little bit in love with.
0:33:37 > 0:33:41- Those, there's two prints, there. - Oh, right.
0:33:41 > 0:33:46The National, Grand National.
0:33:46 > 0:33:51Nice choice, though these John Beer prints of the 1903 Grand National
0:33:51 > 0:33:54are priced at £145 the pair!
0:33:54 > 0:33:59- Jill, we're in horsey country. - Yes, definitely. That's for sure.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02We're going to an auction in Bedford, which is not too far,
0:34:02 > 0:34:05surely there must be interest in horses there?
0:34:05 > 0:34:07- Absolutely.- I do like them.
0:34:07 > 0:34:10In that case, go on, make Jill an offer.
0:34:10 > 0:34:12I dare you.
0:34:12 > 0:34:14They're a wee bit dear for me.
0:34:14 > 0:34:17Is there anything that we can do on price?
0:34:18 > 0:34:22I'll get down to 60, but I can't do any better.
0:34:22 > 0:34:24That is actually what I paid for them.
0:34:24 > 0:34:27That's what you paid for them. You can't come any lower than that?
0:34:27 > 0:34:30I don't want to take a loss.
0:34:30 > 0:34:34To tell you the truth, I can't resist them, so it's a deal. Thank you.
0:34:34 > 0:34:36Well done, Anita.
0:34:36 > 0:34:40Back in Needham Market, James has found something else he likes.
0:34:40 > 0:34:46To start with, we've got the city, Worcester, 1902.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48Obviously, it tells you exactly what it is.
0:34:48 > 0:34:52It's a plate made for the coronation of Edward,
0:34:52 > 0:34:54Queen Victoria's son.
0:34:54 > 0:34:58But you often get these in Staffordshire pottery
0:34:58 > 0:35:01and they're fairly cheaply made most of the time,
0:35:01 > 0:35:03but this one is a porcelain.
0:35:03 > 0:35:07Turn it over and it has the Royal Worcester mark.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10Turn it back and it has the same price tag as the bridge box.
0:35:10 > 0:35:13My favourite price of £22.50.
0:35:13 > 0:35:17I'll ask what their best is on that.
0:35:17 > 0:35:19And I'll see if I can do a deal on that.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22See how we go.
0:35:22 > 0:35:26The woman to talk to is our Ellie.
0:35:26 > 0:35:29What would be, what could you do that for?
0:35:30 > 0:35:33Are they very flexible at the front, there?
0:35:33 > 0:35:37Well, it would normally be 20.
0:35:37 > 0:35:38- 18?- 18, OK.
0:35:38 > 0:35:41The same for that one, I think.
0:35:41 > 0:35:44- 35 for the two.- 35.
0:35:44 > 0:35:48- That would probably be the best on them.- OK.
0:35:48 > 0:35:52The only thing that's worrying me about that is the fact it's lost a tray inside.
0:35:52 > 0:35:54It should have a little tray in there.
0:35:56 > 0:35:59If they could be 30, I would take them.
0:36:01 > 0:36:05- Yeah.- OK. 30 on those, that's a definite yes, then.
0:36:05 > 0:36:07That was easy, wasn't it?
0:36:07 > 0:36:10How is Anita getting on?
0:36:10 > 0:36:14This is a little miniature microscope.
0:36:14 > 0:36:18I like miniature things and they are very appealing to the buyers.
0:36:18 > 0:36:21I think we are going into a collectors' sale, so this
0:36:21 > 0:36:25is the type of thing which might be of interest to the buyers there.
0:36:25 > 0:36:29It would have perhaps been used in maybe the turn of the century,
0:36:29 > 0:36:31beginning of the 20th century.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34I'm going to ask the price of it and see if I can get a deal on it.
0:36:34 > 0:36:38As for the ticket price, £45.
0:36:39 > 0:36:46I'd like to be buying it in the region of...15-20.
0:36:46 > 0:36:48Is it possible anywhere near that?
0:36:48 > 0:36:55I think it would probably have to be about £30. I don't think I can do any better than that.
0:36:55 > 0:36:59I don't know if I'd be able to make a profit on that.
0:36:59 > 0:37:04OK, I'll continue looking. There was another thing I was looking at.
0:37:04 > 0:37:07The clock. The brass clock.
0:37:07 > 0:37:09Hmm... Not bad, and by the look of it,
0:37:09 > 0:37:12I think we're talking the Arts and Crafts period here.
0:37:12 > 0:37:18I like the shape, I like the embossed flowers here. And it's ticking away.
0:37:18 > 0:37:22- Your husband's sorted that out. - It does go.
0:37:22 > 0:37:27Would I be able to buy that for about 20?
0:37:27 > 0:37:33- Can I just...? Maybe 25, but I'd have...- To ask the boss?- Yes!
0:37:33 > 0:37:36I thought you were the boss!
0:37:36 > 0:37:42The thing is, the many clocks in this shop belong to Jill's husband, who repairs them for a living.
0:37:42 > 0:37:45The final say on this goes to him.
0:37:47 > 0:37:50- Anita.- How did you get on? - I can do £30 on that for you.
0:37:50 > 0:37:54But the other piece, the little microscope, he can do 20.
0:37:54 > 0:37:58- He can do 20?- Yes. So does that help?
0:37:58 > 0:38:01Ah-ha. It helps...
0:38:01 > 0:38:07- What it's given me now is a dilemma, which one do I like the most? - I see. Which one to buy?
0:38:07 > 0:38:13If I take two of them, can you knock another wee bit off?
0:38:13 > 0:38:19- How about 45 for the two? - 45, will we go for it? It's a deal! Thank you so much.
0:38:19 > 0:38:22Extremely chuffed with the morning's shopping,
0:38:22 > 0:38:25Anita's next stop is what's considered to be
0:38:25 > 0:38:29the birthplace of thoroughbred horse racing.
0:38:29 > 0:38:31Where else but Newmarket?
0:38:36 > 0:38:41After all, they've been racing here as far back as 1622
0:38:41 > 0:38:44and currently, the town is home to more than 50 trainers,
0:38:44 > 0:38:47not to mention 3,000 racehorses,
0:38:47 > 0:38:53making it the logical location of the National Horseracing Museum.
0:38:53 > 0:38:55Alan, how lovely to meet you.
0:38:55 > 0:39:01I'm so excited to be in this museum because I am a girl who loves horses.
0:39:01 > 0:39:05- Excellent. We've got some wonderful things to show you.- Lead on.
0:39:06 > 0:39:12Amongst the many exhibits, there's everything from a skeleton of Hyperion,
0:39:12 > 0:39:16considered by some the greatest thoroughbred racer of the 20th century...
0:39:16 > 0:39:19He was a small horse, only 15 hands.
0:39:19 > 0:39:23But he had a tremendous engine and a wonderful stride.
0:39:23 > 0:39:28..to the silks of some of the world's most acclaimed jockeys,
0:39:28 > 0:39:32such as local boy Francis Buckle, also known as the Pocket Hercules,
0:39:32 > 0:39:37who first raced in 1783 weighing just 3 stone 13 pounds.
0:39:37 > 0:39:42Gosh! And then there's the legendary Frankie Dettori
0:39:42 > 0:39:49who, in 1996, achieved the miraculous feat of winning seven races on a single day at Ascot.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52I was there that day and as each race went on,
0:39:52 > 0:39:57it became more incredible - "He can't surely win the next race!"
0:39:57 > 0:40:04It came to the seventh race and he was on this not very fancied horse.
0:40:04 > 0:40:10But he managed to summon up something and put this horse on the line to win.
0:40:10 > 0:40:14If only you had money on that, Anita!
0:40:14 > 0:40:16Ah well, never mind.
0:40:16 > 0:40:19On to the city of Cambridge she gallops,
0:40:19 > 0:40:23home to one of Britain's most famous universities.
0:40:23 > 0:40:26Established in the 13th century,
0:40:26 > 0:40:29the likes of Francis Bacon, Sir Isaac Newton
0:40:29 > 0:40:33and Charles Darwin all received their education right here.
0:40:34 > 0:40:37Then, of course, there's the shopping.
0:40:43 > 0:40:47- Hi. I'm Anita.- I'm David. Very nice to meet you.
0:40:47 > 0:40:49It's lovely to be in Cambridge.
0:40:49 > 0:40:55Now, while Gabor Cossa Antiques may not be the biggest shop in town,
0:40:55 > 0:40:58it's certainly packed to the gunnels.
0:40:58 > 0:41:02And what a range, inspiring Anita to forget her love of jewellery
0:41:02 > 0:41:06and glass and opt for something outside the box.
0:41:06 > 0:41:11This is a lovely little box of dolls' clothing.
0:41:11 > 0:41:18On the top, we have a selection of hats from various periods and styles.
0:41:18 > 0:41:21Look at this rather elaborate affair here,
0:41:21 > 0:41:26which would probably be worn by a dowager duchess.
0:41:26 > 0:41:28A pair of Victorian bloomers.
0:41:28 > 0:41:32No girl should be without a pair!
0:41:33 > 0:41:37I think I'll have a word with David about this little box.
0:41:37 > 0:41:42Because after all, a price tag of £45 is just a little high for our Anita.
0:41:42 > 0:41:46I have mixed feelings about this sort of thing.
0:41:46 > 0:41:48I find dolls' things actually a little creepy.
0:41:48 > 0:41:51But on the other hand, I'm quite attracted to it as well,
0:41:51 > 0:41:54not that I want to dress up dolls!
0:41:54 > 0:41:57But there's something about little things...
0:41:57 > 0:42:01- I thought that this would be fun to buy.- I think it will be 35.
0:42:01 > 0:42:05Would it be possible for you to come...
0:42:09 > 0:42:11..to nearer the 25 limit?
0:42:11 > 0:42:14I will take 27, if that's any good?
0:42:14 > 0:42:18That's great. 27, I'm delighted with that.
0:42:18 > 0:42:23And I think it's great fun, and it's nice really to have something different.
0:42:23 > 0:42:27My thoughts exactly, which is probably why James is now headed back to Fram...
0:42:29 > 0:42:33..into the very shop Anita did so well in yesterday.
0:42:33 > 0:42:38- Hello.- Hello, James. - Lovely to see you. What a shop!
0:42:38 > 0:42:41The only thing to consider is, with so many objects,
0:42:41 > 0:42:44how can James possibly decide on just one?
0:42:44 > 0:42:46Hmm!
0:42:47 > 0:42:49It's, erm...
0:42:50 > 0:42:55It's a tribal quiver, which would have been over the shoulder...
0:42:55 > 0:42:58That should be tied on.
0:42:58 > 0:43:03..with little steel barbed arrows
0:43:03 > 0:43:09that are varying according to whatever you're trying to catch.
0:43:09 > 0:43:15And do you know what? I'm thinking Amazon Pygmy circa 1895.
0:43:15 > 0:43:19Funny old thing. How much is it?
0:43:19 > 0:43:23- £20.- £20?- Yes.- Well, that's not going to break the bank.
0:43:25 > 0:43:28But will it make a profit? And more importantly,
0:43:28 > 0:43:32is James ready to make a decision this soon after lunch?
0:43:32 > 0:43:36All right. So £20 for that. That's something to think about.
0:43:36 > 0:43:38Righty-oh, then.
0:43:38 > 0:43:43Back in Cambridge, Anita's moved on to the local antique centre,
0:43:43 > 0:43:47where she's wasting no time in tracking down her next bargain.
0:43:49 > 0:43:52- Stephen?- Yes, Anita.
0:43:52 > 0:43:56There are a couple of Scottish items on this desk.
0:43:56 > 0:44:00Well, I did say we have a complete mixture of merchandise.
0:44:00 > 0:44:05Although it's made in Birmingham, I thought it was quite apt,
0:44:05 > 0:44:08where we have this lovely thistle,
0:44:08 > 0:44:12with the amethyst glass stone atop.
0:44:12 > 0:44:15And in case you haven't guessed,
0:44:15 > 0:44:19it's a Charles Horner hatpin holder, early 1900s.
0:44:19 > 0:44:21Very stylish, and right next to it,
0:44:21 > 0:44:26the item that made Charles Horner a household name, the hatpin.
0:44:26 > 0:44:29I say...buy them both.
0:44:29 > 0:44:32- I have to have a go at that, don't I? - Well, I think you should.
0:44:32 > 0:44:36The Scottish connection.
0:44:36 > 0:44:43Would it be possible to buy that in the region of...in the 20s?
0:44:43 > 0:44:48- 20, 25... Would it be possible? - Certainly not 20.- Not 20?
0:44:48 > 0:44:52Because I know what it owes me.
0:44:52 > 0:44:56- You've paid... - I could certainly do it for 25.
0:44:56 > 0:44:59- 25.- Which is nearly a 50% reduction.
0:45:00 > 0:45:02It's very tempting.
0:45:04 > 0:45:08- Are you going to throw that in with it?- I certainly am not!
0:45:08 > 0:45:10My goodness gracious me!
0:45:10 > 0:45:13Oh, well. It was worth a try.
0:45:13 > 0:45:18What if I said you can have them both for a 50 pound note?
0:45:18 > 0:45:20That's got to tempt you.
0:45:20 > 0:45:23It's certainly tempting me.
0:45:23 > 0:45:27It's certainly tempting me! I've got to take that.
0:45:27 > 0:45:32- Well, OK. I'll get them wrapped up. - It's a deal.- And good luck with them.
0:45:32 > 0:45:35Thank you. I'm very pleased at that.
0:45:35 > 0:45:38And so you should be, girl! That's an absolute bargain.
0:45:38 > 0:45:43James, on the other hand, loves just about everything he sees.
0:45:43 > 0:45:47How about the shells for a group, for the whole lot?
0:45:47 > 0:45:4950, OK.
0:45:49 > 0:45:51I like that.
0:45:51 > 0:45:54It's a good little group.
0:45:54 > 0:45:59It's by a very well known factory called Royal Dux,
0:45:59 > 0:46:01based in Czechoslovakia.
0:46:01 > 0:46:06And the raised pink triangle mark is the earlier mark.
0:46:06 > 0:46:10They were well known for doing this...
0:46:10 > 0:46:13what's known as a blush ivory glaze,
0:46:13 > 0:46:18which is quite matt, and then they would have a dusted gilt.
0:46:18 > 0:46:21And in this shop, there's two pieces.
0:46:21 > 0:46:26One group of donkeys, very nice, and one goat pulling a cart.
0:46:27 > 0:46:32If you wanted the two, I could do them for...55.
0:46:32 > 0:46:36- How about that?- 55. OK.
0:46:37 > 0:46:39Let's see... There's the quiver for £20,
0:46:39 > 0:46:46the shells for 50 and the Royal Dux also 50, or 120 the lot.
0:46:46 > 0:46:49What sort of deal could you do for all three?
0:46:49 > 0:46:54I could take another £10 off, but that's it.
0:46:54 > 0:46:56110.
0:46:58 > 0:46:59Deal.
0:46:59 > 0:47:01Thank you very much.
0:47:01 > 0:47:05So, with their shopping done, let's see what they spent it on.
0:47:05 > 0:47:11James started this leg with an impressive £516.02
0:47:11 > 0:47:15and has gone on to spend £140 on five auction lots, comprised of -
0:47:15 > 0:47:18the collection of shells...
0:47:18 > 0:47:20The Worcester commemorative plate...
0:47:20 > 0:47:22The silver-mounted box...
0:47:24 > 0:47:26The Royal Dux donkeys and goat...
0:47:27 > 0:47:30And the unusual quiver and arrows.
0:47:31 > 0:47:37Anita meanwhile, kicked off with £334.32
0:47:37 > 0:47:42and has parted with £182, also on five auction lots.
0:47:42 > 0:47:45These are the two horse prints...
0:47:45 > 0:47:47The brass clock...
0:47:47 > 0:47:49The dolls' clothing...
0:47:49 > 0:47:52The microscope...
0:47:52 > 0:47:57And the Charles Horner hatpin and holder.
0:48:00 > 0:48:04But what do our experts really think of each other's items?
0:48:04 > 0:48:06The dolls' clothes really leave me totally cold,
0:48:06 > 0:48:10but I do know that there is a great market for them.
0:48:10 > 0:48:13And textiles, at the moment, are doing really well.
0:48:13 > 0:48:18But dolls aren't. So it's going to be an interesting thing to see
0:48:18 > 0:48:22whether the doll buyers are still prepared to pay a lot of money for miniature textiles.
0:48:22 > 0:48:29The quiver and arrows... Well, is that not a typical James Lewis item?
0:48:29 > 0:48:33For ten quid, it's not going to make all that much difference.
0:48:33 > 0:48:38Not something I'd have bought, but there'll be somebody out there that wants them.
0:48:38 > 0:48:40Here's hoping!
0:48:42 > 0:48:44After beginning this leg in Needham Market,
0:48:44 > 0:48:48Anita and James now end with an auction showdown
0:48:48 > 0:48:50in the town of Bedford.
0:48:50 > 0:48:52During World War II,
0:48:52 > 0:48:56Bedfordshire effectively became the spy capital of Britain,
0:48:56 > 0:48:58possibly due to its central location,
0:48:58 > 0:49:00with everything from code-breaking
0:49:00 > 0:49:04to the training of secret agents taking place right here.
0:49:04 > 0:49:06Though more importantly for us,
0:49:06 > 0:49:12it's also home to W&H Peacock, our auctioneers du jour.
0:49:12 > 0:49:13Are you looking forward to it, James?
0:49:13 > 0:49:17What do you think the answer is to that one?
0:49:17 > 0:49:22- No!- We look forward to every auction!- I dread every auction.
0:49:22 > 0:49:25- But the room's full. They're flowing out of the door.- Wow!
0:49:30 > 0:49:34Doing the honours on the podium today is David Fletcher.
0:49:37 > 0:49:39So, without further ado, let the auction begin.
0:49:41 > 0:49:46First up, Anita's brass Arts and Crafts mantle clock.
0:49:46 > 0:49:49- This is going to do well. - Let's hope so!
0:49:49 > 0:49:50£50, may I say?
0:49:50 > 0:49:5330?
0:49:53 > 0:49:55Straight up.
0:49:55 > 0:49:5740 online.
0:49:57 > 0:49:585.
0:49:58 > 0:50:0150. 55.
0:50:01 > 0:50:03Calm down. It's not you. You're not up there.
0:50:05 > 0:50:07Stop it! Stop it!
0:50:07 > 0:50:11In the blue shirt. 65, it's you. 70, the blue shirt. At £70.
0:50:13 > 0:50:16I'm selling now at £70.
0:50:16 > 0:50:18GAVEL BANGS
0:50:18 > 0:50:23- Yes!- Well done. Well done. That is fantastic.
0:50:23 > 0:50:27Yes, indeed. That's a £45 profit, pre-commission.
0:50:28 > 0:50:32On to James's Edward VII commemorative plate.
0:50:32 > 0:50:3310 for this.
0:50:33 > 0:50:3511, 12.
0:50:35 > 0:50:3815, sir? No? At £12.
0:50:38 > 0:50:4015. 15, there.
0:50:40 > 0:50:4215. 18.
0:50:42 > 0:50:4420. In the front row.
0:50:45 > 0:50:4922. 25. 28.
0:50:49 > 0:50:5230. 35. No?
0:50:52 > 0:50:56At £35. Back of the room. All done.
0:50:56 > 0:50:57GAVEL BANGS
0:50:57 > 0:51:00- That's all right.- I haven't got a clue what that was worth.
0:51:00 > 0:51:02- £25.- 35!
0:51:02 > 0:51:04Oh, sorry.
0:51:04 > 0:51:06Are you pinching a tenner off me?
0:51:08 > 0:51:11Nicely played, James. We're off to a cracking start.
0:51:12 > 0:51:17And next, it's Anita's miniature microscope in polished brass.
0:51:17 > 0:51:2020, I'm bid. Thank you, sir. At £20.
0:51:20 > 0:51:22- 22. 25. 28.- Come on.
0:51:22 > 0:51:26- 30.- Yes!- At £30.
0:51:26 > 0:51:28- Go on!- Come on!
0:51:28 > 0:51:30We'll go with 35.
0:51:30 > 0:51:33At 35. 40.
0:51:33 > 0:51:3545. 50.
0:51:35 > 0:51:40At £50. You're about to make a young lady very happy.
0:51:40 > 0:51:43- THEY LAUGH - In the middle of the room. At £50.
0:51:43 > 0:51:45GAVEL BANGS
0:51:45 > 0:51:48Yes! THEY LAUGH
0:51:48 > 0:51:51- Well done, well done. - Great auctioneer.
0:51:51 > 0:51:54Oh, yes, that's your money doubled,
0:51:54 > 0:51:55and then some.
0:51:56 > 0:51:59But can our fabulous auctioneer sells James's
0:51:59 > 0:52:04seashells from the seashore? Let's find out, shall we?
0:52:04 > 0:52:07£30. 35.
0:52:07 > 0:52:1340, 5. 50. Five, sir? No? At £50.
0:52:13 > 0:52:1555. All done.
0:52:15 > 0:52:17GAVEL BANGS
0:52:17 > 0:52:20- Oh!- A bit of a disappointment.
0:52:20 > 0:52:22Never mind, James.
0:52:22 > 0:52:26You'll just have to chalk this one up to experience.
0:52:26 > 0:52:30Moving on now to Anita's collection of dolls' clothes.
0:52:30 > 0:52:32A specialist lot, to say the least.
0:52:32 > 0:52:34But how will it do in a general auction?
0:52:34 > 0:52:3820. 22. 25.
0:52:38 > 0:52:4028. 30.
0:52:40 > 0:52:4335. No? At £35.
0:52:43 > 0:52:48Latest bid at 35. All done...
0:52:48 > 0:52:49GAVEL BANGS
0:52:49 > 0:52:51Oh, well.
0:52:51 > 0:52:53No, it's fine, James. It's fine.
0:52:53 > 0:52:54Oh, knickers!
0:52:54 > 0:52:56So much for textiles.
0:52:56 > 0:52:58Next!
0:53:00 > 0:53:02Ah, James's silver-mounted bridge box,
0:53:02 > 0:53:05the very definition of style.
0:53:05 > 0:53:06- 30!- Ooh!
0:53:06 > 0:53:1030, 5. 40, 5.
0:53:10 > 0:53:1150, 5.
0:53:12 > 0:53:1460, 5.
0:53:14 > 0:53:1670, 5.
0:53:16 > 0:53:1880, 5.
0:53:18 > 0:53:2090, 5. 100.
0:53:20 > 0:53:23At £100.
0:53:23 > 0:53:25110. Oh, gone up now. 120.
0:53:25 > 0:53:29At 120. All done at 120...
0:53:29 > 0:53:31GAVEL BANGS
0:53:31 > 0:53:35- Yes.- Thank you. Thank you.
0:53:35 > 0:53:40Bravo! That's a £100 profit, pre-commission.
0:53:40 > 0:53:42Let's hope there's some money left
0:53:42 > 0:53:45for Anita's Grand National prints
0:53:45 > 0:53:49by First World War artist John Beer.
0:53:49 > 0:53:51At 30. 35.
0:53:51 > 0:53:5540, 5. 50, 5.
0:53:55 > 0:53:58- At £55.- Come on.
0:53:58 > 0:54:00- And £55.- Aah...
0:54:00 > 0:54:02GAVEL BANGS
0:54:04 > 0:54:06Oh...
0:54:06 > 0:54:11- Well...- There was nobody even to look at to encourage.- I know.
0:54:13 > 0:54:16It's our first loss of the day, I'm afraid.
0:54:16 > 0:54:18And it means James is galloping ahead.
0:54:20 > 0:54:24His next item, that cheeky South American quiver.
0:54:24 > 0:54:29- I've got £10 on the book. - Ooh!- £10. 12. 15.
0:54:29 > 0:54:3218. 20. 22.
0:54:32 > 0:54:36At £22, 25, 28. 30.
0:54:36 > 0:54:4035. 40, 5. 50.
0:54:40 > 0:54:4555, fresh bid. No? At 55.
0:54:45 > 0:54:47All done then at 55...
0:54:48 > 0:54:49GAVEL BANGS
0:54:49 > 0:54:54- That's OK, that's OK. - Absolutely fine.
0:54:54 > 0:54:58Though let's not forget, it did make a decent profit.
0:54:59 > 0:55:02Looking to regain a little lost ground,
0:55:02 > 0:55:04Anita's last great hope
0:55:04 > 0:55:08is this charming Charles Horner hatpin and hatpin holder.
0:55:08 > 0:55:10Best of luck, old girl!
0:55:10 > 0:55:16At 50, 5. 60, 5. 70. At £70.
0:55:18 > 0:55:21- Here!- Here!- Online, 80. With me at £80.
0:55:21 > 0:55:23- Hello!- Come to you in a minute,
0:55:23 > 0:55:24come to you in a minute. £85...
0:55:24 > 0:55:26LAUGHTER
0:55:26 > 0:55:28Oh, my, this IS exciting!
0:55:28 > 0:55:30100.
0:55:30 > 0:55:32- 110.- Yes!
0:55:32 > 0:55:36- 110 on online.- Here, here. - I'll take you now. 120.
0:55:36 > 0:55:39See, I didn't forget you.
0:55:39 > 0:55:43130. 140. 150, may I say? 150.
0:55:43 > 0:55:44160.
0:55:44 > 0:55:48170? 170.
0:55:48 > 0:55:53180. At the back of the room, 180. 190.
0:55:53 > 0:55:57- 190...- Go on, round it up. One more. - One more.
0:55:57 > 0:55:59BOTH: Yes!
0:55:59 > 0:56:02210. At 210.
0:56:03 > 0:56:08I'm working jolly hard on this lot! 210. It's online. All done...
0:56:08 > 0:56:09Sure? Have another go.
0:56:09 > 0:56:11GAVEL BANGS
0:56:11 > 0:56:12- Oh!- Oh.- Thank you.
0:56:12 > 0:56:14Well done.
0:56:14 > 0:56:16Well done. Well done.
0:56:16 > 0:56:18- Brilliant.- Ah, that was good.
0:56:18 > 0:56:23- That is a fantastic result.- I know, but it was so exciting, wasn't it?
0:56:23 > 0:56:29And dare I say it? That figure gives Anita the lead in this auction.
0:56:29 > 0:56:31But there's one item still to go.
0:56:31 > 0:56:34James's slightly damaged Royal Dux.
0:56:34 > 0:56:37Mind you, there is no doubting the quality.
0:56:37 > 0:56:39They've got everything going for them,
0:56:39 > 0:56:41apart from the fact that they're broken.
0:56:41 > 0:56:43Now, start me, please, £200.
0:56:43 > 0:56:47- Bid, thank you. At 200. 210.- What?!
0:56:47 > 0:56:53At 210. 220. 230. 240. 250.
0:56:53 > 0:56:56At £250.
0:56:56 > 0:56:58- Good Lord!- 250, all go?
0:56:58 > 0:57:01- 260, on the telephone.- Go on!
0:57:01 > 0:57:02270.
0:57:04 > 0:57:07- 280.- Go on!- 290.- Go on! Keep going!
0:57:09 > 0:57:10300. 320.
0:57:10 > 0:57:12350.
0:57:12 > 0:57:15LAUGHTER
0:57:15 > 0:57:17At 320.
0:57:17 > 0:57:21At £320...
0:57:21 > 0:57:22GAVEL BANGS
0:57:22 > 0:57:24Yeah!
0:57:26 > 0:57:28LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE
0:57:29 > 0:57:31Oh, my word!
0:57:31 > 0:57:35James Lewis, you old dog. You surprised yourself.
0:57:36 > 0:57:41Pre-commission, that's a staggering profit of £270.
0:57:41 > 0:57:43When he said 200, I thought he was asking for 200.
0:57:43 > 0:57:47When he actually said 200 bid, I thought, oh, what?!
0:57:47 > 0:57:49I can't believe that.
0:57:49 > 0:57:51That's a great result. Really, really pleased.
0:57:52 > 0:57:55Well, what an auction!
0:57:56 > 0:58:00Anita started with £334.32 and, after commission,
0:58:00 > 0:58:04made a profit of £162.40,
0:58:04 > 0:58:11giving her a grand total of £496.72 to spend going forward.
0:58:11 > 0:58:13GAVEL BANGS
0:58:13 > 0:58:16James, meanwhile, began with £516.02,
0:58:16 > 0:58:20and after making a massive £339.70,
0:58:20 > 0:58:23that means James has won both auctions
0:58:23 > 0:58:29and fills his coffers to £855.72 for the next leg.
0:58:29 > 0:58:33- Where are we off to now?- Oxfordshire. - Let's go.- Onwards and upwards.
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