0:00:02 > 0:00:06The nation's favourite antiques experts. £200 each. One challenge.
0:00:06 > 0:00:08Well, duck, do I buy you or don't I?
0:00:08 > 0:00:11Who can make the most money buying and selling antiques
0:00:11 > 0:00:13as they scour the UK?
0:00:13 > 0:00:16The aim is to trade up and hope that each antique turns a profit.
0:00:16 > 0:00:20It's not as easy as it looks and dreams of glory can end in tatters.
0:00:20 > 0:00:23I'm a loser. I'm a loser.
0:00:23 > 0:00:26Will it be the fast lane to success, or the slow road to bankruptcy?
0:00:26 > 0:00:29Oh! There's a mouse! There's a mouse!
0:00:29 > 0:00:31This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:35 > 0:00:40It's a new week and we've got two antiques maestros
0:00:40 > 0:00:43embarking on their first-ever road trip together.
0:00:43 > 0:00:48It's none other than David Barby and Charles Hanson.
0:00:48 > 0:00:50# Greased Lightning Go Greased Lightning! #
0:00:50 > 0:00:54David, don't you feel we're like Sandy and Danny
0:00:54 > 0:00:55from Greased Lightning?
0:00:55 > 0:00:59Well, I certainly feel as though I am stuck in the 1970s.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02They're taking the air in a classic 1959 Hillman Minx.
0:01:02 > 0:01:04Perfect for fostering their new friendship.
0:01:04 > 0:01:09I think this is so iconic as a car. We've got the lovely bent seats.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11I can rest my hand on your thigh if I really wished to,
0:01:11 > 0:01:12but I don't want to.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15- But you've done it twice already. - By accident!
0:01:15 > 0:01:17LAUGHTER
0:01:17 > 0:01:20# You're the one that I want
0:01:20 > 0:01:22# You're the one that I want Ooh ooh ooh honey! #
0:01:24 > 0:01:27Antiques valuer David Barby is known for his haggling style.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30The infamous Barby stare.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33But, lately, he's been forced to change tack.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35I'll go 55.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39SHE LAUGHS
0:01:39 > 0:01:40How low will you stoop?
0:01:40 > 0:01:42While his rival, Charles,
0:01:42 > 0:01:46an auctioneer from Derbyshire, likes quirky things.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48Much like himself.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50The helmet is a bit greasy.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52So, equipped with £200 each,
0:01:52 > 0:01:54our experts are ready to roll with the punches
0:01:54 > 0:01:56as they buy antiques to sell at auction.
0:01:59 > 0:02:01What a price! What a price!
0:02:03 > 0:02:07This week David and Charles are on one huge 300-mile road trip
0:02:07 > 0:02:10that starts in Lichfield, Staffordshire,
0:02:10 > 0:02:12stretches south to Frome in Somerset,
0:02:12 > 0:02:17heads back up to the Wirral and finally ends in Nottingham.
0:02:17 > 0:02:18Wow.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23But, today, they're only moving a few inches on the map,
0:02:23 > 0:02:25starting their shopping in Lichfield
0:02:25 > 0:02:27and heading for the auction in Coventry.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35One unmissable feature of Lichfield is this,
0:02:35 > 0:02:39its impressive three-spired mediaeval cathedral.
0:02:39 > 0:02:43The city also boasts more than 200 listed buildings,
0:02:43 > 0:02:47which only adds to its old historical charm.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50- Shall we pull in, David? - OK. let's have a look around.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54Oh, do be careful! For heaven's sake!
0:02:54 > 0:02:58David, the thing is, I know Lichfield like the back of my hand.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01Well, this worries me, because, I think you have an unfair advantage.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04As luck would have it,
0:03:04 > 0:03:07Lichfield is one of Charles's old stamping grounds.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10So, beware David, he'll know everyone.
0:03:11 > 0:03:15But is he going to be able to make the most of it?
0:03:16 > 0:03:19So, to the shops, and Lichfield Antiques Centre
0:03:19 > 0:03:22is packed with goodies from over 60 specialist dealers.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25Of course, Charles already knows that.
0:03:26 > 0:03:30Eight months ago, I opened this Antiques Centre.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32Officially opened it.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37- Good morning.- Good morning.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39Good morning. Hello, Charles.
0:03:39 > 0:03:40- Good to see you, again.- And you too.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43- Nice to see you, again. - Nice to see you, too.- Oh, my word.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47- He has an unfair advantage, already. - I know David as well.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51I'm going to insist Charles goes that direction and I go in this direction.
0:03:51 > 0:03:52What might be?
0:03:52 > 0:03:55- See you in a few moments, I hope. - Right, good.- Best of luck, Charles.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04Madeleine, what I'm looking for
0:04:04 > 0:04:07are objects which are big and decorative.
0:04:07 > 0:04:08Not too expensive.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11Hopefully you can help. If I'm lucky.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13I love your necklace, by the way.
0:04:13 > 0:04:17- Is it Art Nouveau?- Thank you, it is Art Nouveau.- Silver enamel?
0:04:17 > 0:04:20- A true antique! Not you, Madeleine, the necklace.- Hmm, yes.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23Er, come on, Charles. Get on with it.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27Now, any thoughts on a strategy, Carlos?
0:04:27 > 0:04:32I really want to find out what this auction house is like,
0:04:32 > 0:04:35and I wonder if the young lady on the reception desk
0:04:35 > 0:04:39might have the Internet and I can just tap in this sale room
0:04:39 > 0:04:42and find out what the auction's like.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44Good call.
0:04:44 > 0:04:45So, here we go.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47It will be a general sale.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49That's great, that's superb.
0:04:49 > 0:04:54Which means, they sell anything from a second-hand washing machine
0:04:54 > 0:04:58to decorative candlesticks like these, at £14.
0:05:01 > 0:05:05- These are a very nice.- A very nice pair of Maling Ware candlesticks.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09They're quite Art Deco with this enamelled and printed design.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11They must be 1930s.
0:05:12 > 0:05:16Indeed, this was the period when Maling's Newcastle-based factory
0:05:16 > 0:05:21produced pottery with the signature lustre glaze and gilding.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23But is there a deal to be done?
0:05:24 > 0:05:26What's the best price on those, Madeleine?
0:05:26 > 0:05:28Well, you've got £14.50 on those,
0:05:28 > 0:05:32so we could do those for £13.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34Would you take £10 for them?
0:05:34 > 0:05:37- We could contact the dealer and see...- Fine, OK, Madeleine.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44- The answer was?- You're in luck. - Great. That's really good.
0:05:44 > 0:05:48If I can't make money on a £10 purchase, when can I?
0:05:48 > 0:05:50Now, there's a question.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52At the other end of the shop,
0:05:52 > 0:05:55David's also spotted something decorative.
0:05:55 > 0:06:00A pair of late 19th-century silver shades, for candles of all things.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06You support them like that, and then my finger is the candle
0:06:06 > 0:06:09- and they're just so nice. - They're beautiful.
0:06:09 > 0:06:13- I have often seen these also silk lined, as well.- OK.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16Which is quite good. I do like those.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18I see there's £80.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20What's the best price on those?
0:06:20 > 0:06:22What price are you looking for?
0:06:22 > 0:06:23I'd like these at £50.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26- I could speak to the dealer. - See what he has to say.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28See what his position is.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31- All right.- OK. - I'll just continue looking. OK.
0:06:31 > 0:06:32Hmm.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34What is your best price?
0:06:37 > 0:06:40Will the dealer really go for David's daring £50 offer?
0:06:41 > 0:06:46- The best price he could do would be 60.- 60?- 60.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49- That is £20 off the original price. - £60.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53OK. Let me come back to you on those.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55All right, be coy.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58With everything to play for, Charles now steps up his buying strategy.
0:06:58 > 0:07:02His victim, Madeleine. Poor thing.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04We're going to a fairly general auction,
0:07:04 > 0:07:09we're going where my tactics will be to spend a bit less.
0:07:09 > 0:07:13What I quite like, which has caught my eye, Madeleine,
0:07:13 > 0:07:16is this wonderful corner cabinet here. Oak and mahogany.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19You open the doors up, there we are.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21It's missing a panel back.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24The interior isn't in the best of states,
0:07:24 > 0:07:27but it's a pretty little corner cupboard.
0:07:27 > 0:07:31We all over time are bruised and battered and messed around with.
0:07:31 > 0:07:32But this is still here.
0:07:32 > 0:07:36Madeline's probably wishing she wasn't.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39It could be yours for £80.
0:07:39 > 0:07:43I would like to make an offer of £30.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45Meet in the middle on £40?
0:07:45 > 0:07:48Would you go, Madeleine, at £35?
0:07:48 > 0:07:50Are you sure?
0:07:50 > 0:07:53- All right.- Going once.- Not sure.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55Not sure?! Oh, no! What have I done?
0:07:55 > 0:07:59- Going twice.- Go on.
0:07:59 > 0:08:00- Are you sure?- I'm sure.- Positive?
0:08:00 > 0:08:02Oh, get on with it.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06- Going, going, gone.- It's a bargain. - Madeleine, thank you, you're a star.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10Thank goodness that's over.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12I thought I was going to be sick, there.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14But there's no respite for poor Madeleine.
0:08:14 > 0:08:20David now has her in his sights over the £60 on those candle shades.
0:08:20 > 0:08:24What do you think he'd come down to? What would you come down to?
0:08:24 > 0:08:29We may be able to persuade him to do another £10 off.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31- So, that's at £50 for the two. - That's £50 for two.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33I think you've got a bargain there.
0:08:33 > 0:08:37Right, you have a sale, Madeleine. Thank you very much indeed.
0:08:37 > 0:08:42Keen on exploiting his Lichfield contacts,
0:08:42 > 0:08:46local lad Charles heads across town to another friendly dealer.
0:08:46 > 0:08:47He's on the trot.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50We could go the more scenic route, I hope you don't mind,
0:08:50 > 0:08:51I am sure it's this way.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53Via the lavatories?
0:08:53 > 0:08:55Aren't you meant to be the one with the local knowledge, Charles?
0:08:56 > 0:09:00I have memories of a very small antiques shop this way.
0:09:00 > 0:09:01No wonder he's so skinny.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03Charles is off to see an old friend,
0:09:03 > 0:09:06Jim Jordan, in the hope of finding something special.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08Hello, Jim. Surprise.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10- Hello, Charles!- How are you doing?
0:09:10 > 0:09:13This is a man I have known for a long time, James Jordan.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15- Good to see you. - Morning Charles, nice to see you.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18What's the best bargain which I could set sail with?
0:09:18 > 0:09:20In your opinion?
0:09:20 > 0:09:23Definitely the little fork and shovel set.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25I like it, it's £75.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28- What would be the best price, Jim? - £65.- Between friends?
0:09:28 > 0:09:32- Between friends, I'll let you have it for £60.- Tempting.
0:09:32 > 0:09:37The fork and spade is in fact a novelty piece of Victorian cutlery,
0:09:37 > 0:09:42and may not be one to be missed. So, what else?
0:09:42 > 0:09:46I've got a couple of old silver pocket watches.
0:09:46 > 0:09:52What we've got here is a tired, working order, silver pocket watch.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55That's the Chester hallmark there,
0:09:55 > 0:09:57the assay city shield mark.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00Enamel dial, it's nice condition although it's missing its small
0:10:00 > 0:10:05subsidiary seconds dial hand.
0:10:05 > 0:10:09Likewise, this one hasn't got a glass cover.
0:10:09 > 0:10:13They're quite nice. How much would they be to buy, those two watches?
0:10:13 > 0:10:16That one, £30.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18And that one, £20.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21They're nice, aren't they? There's one more thing, Jim.
0:10:21 > 0:10:26In the centre, just hidden behind is a cut glass slipper.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29It's just a pretty thing, isn't it?
0:10:29 > 0:10:31It's just a pretty thing.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35Almost an adornment in the cabinet, to show off the jewellery.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38Eight pounds isn't a lot for it.
0:10:38 > 0:10:42I think I shall leave the spade, fork, and knife.
0:10:42 > 0:10:47If I said four pounds for him, that's a deal,
0:10:47 > 0:10:48and with the watches,
0:10:48 > 0:10:50I must remember they're not in great condition.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54- Would you take £25 for them? - I'll do that.- Thanks, Jim. Superb.
0:10:54 > 0:10:56That gives me a great start.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59- And sometimes they say it's who you know.- Er, yes.
0:11:02 > 0:11:07Back at the first shop, David feels there's more good fruit to be picked
0:11:07 > 0:11:09and he is getting passionate
0:11:09 > 0:11:13about this late 19th-century arts and crafts plate.
0:11:13 > 0:11:18It's got a nice William Morris type background,
0:11:18 > 0:11:19and then the head,
0:11:19 > 0:11:23with that very floppy collar all the way round.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26At £68, I feel a haggle coming on.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29Not surprisingly, Madeleine has left this one to colleague, Mark.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32There's only so much you can take.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34£68 seems an awful lot to pay.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36I would like to see it at about £40.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38Time to phone the dealer.
0:11:38 > 0:11:39Thank you.
0:11:40 > 0:11:41That, I liked.
0:11:41 > 0:11:46That OK? 40? Thank you very much, take care now, bye.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48You're in luck, 40 it is.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50£40, my God.
0:11:50 > 0:11:52He's done it again.
0:11:52 > 0:11:54And he's not finished yet.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56I love the engraving of the fruit and vine,
0:11:56 > 0:11:58and the dimpled effect.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00It's hand blown and a nice piece.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03In fact, if you look carefully,
0:12:03 > 0:12:06the small bubbles in the glass are reminiscent of Clutha glass,
0:12:06 > 0:12:09originally made to designs by Christopher Dresser.
0:12:09 > 0:12:15Using a coloured Glasgow art glass with added potassium nitrate.
0:12:16 > 0:12:17Ticket price, £24.
0:12:19 > 0:12:21Can you try him for £10?
0:12:21 > 0:12:23Yes, I will give him a call for you.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26OK, tell him that I bought the other one, see what he can do on that.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29- No problem at all, thank you. - OK. Thank you.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34You have £24 on it.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36He's offering £10.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40- That's fine, he'll do that for £10. - Oh, that's wonderful!
0:12:40 > 0:12:42A bargain.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44I think so, as well.
0:12:44 > 0:12:45I'll say, at £10.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48Right, let me out of this shop before I buy it all.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53I think they will only be too glad
0:12:53 > 0:12:56to see the back of David's ruthless bargaining skills.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01Meanwhile, Charles is back on the road.
0:13:01 > 0:13:05He's been sent to Coventry, in search of some answers.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10Well, I've had a great morning in Lichfield, I bought four items.
0:13:10 > 0:13:11I'm delighted.
0:13:11 > 0:13:16And, hopefully, my star find, my two pocket watches,
0:13:16 > 0:13:18I might find out a little more about them,
0:13:18 > 0:13:20whether they were a real bargain,
0:13:20 > 0:13:23by the place I am going to now, in Coventry.
0:13:23 > 0:13:27He's heading for Coventry's watch museum.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29In the 18th and 19th centuries
0:13:29 > 0:13:34the city was one of three UK centres for watch and clock manufacture.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39Charles hopes the curator, Paul Shufflebotham,
0:13:39 > 0:13:41can tell him more about his watches.
0:13:46 > 0:13:50The only way you can tell about watches is to check the hallmark
0:13:50 > 0:13:54on the cases, and there's there going back to 1829.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56Made by Vale and Rotherham.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59With a Birmingham case. Of course, the cases were made...
0:13:59 > 0:14:02- They would make the cases in Coventry, as well.- Would they?
0:14:02 > 0:14:03Quite a skilled job.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06Certain factories were making the enamel dials?
0:14:06 > 0:14:09That would be, they came from Chapelfields
0:14:09 > 0:14:13- and there would be one dial maker doing that on his own.- Really?!
0:14:13 > 0:14:17Indeed. The skill of the watchmaker knew no bounds.
0:14:17 > 0:14:21In 1948, the then Lord Mayor,
0:14:21 > 0:14:22Harry Weston,
0:14:22 > 0:14:26persuaded Mr Peacock who was the second last apprentice in Coventry
0:14:26 > 0:14:30- to make a watch as a wedding present to the Queen.- Queen Elizabeth?
0:14:30 > 0:14:33Queen Elizabeth, this was made in 1948.
0:14:33 > 0:14:37What he did, he had two rough movements, which are two kits,
0:14:37 > 0:14:40one he finished and it was cased and sent to the Queen.
0:14:40 > 0:14:44This is the other movement, which we found in his shop
0:14:44 > 0:14:47when it closed down in 2000.
0:14:47 > 0:14:51Of course, we now know what type of movement is in the Queen's watch.
0:14:52 > 0:14:56Well, the two watches Charles bought can't beat that,
0:14:56 > 0:14:58but they might still have a pedigree.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03I came across these two pocket watches,
0:15:03 > 0:15:05which I bought on my road trip.
0:15:05 > 0:15:10That one, I can tell you for a start, is a Coventry-made watch.
0:15:10 > 0:15:11- Isn't that wonderful!- Yes.
0:15:11 > 0:15:12Isn't that wonderful?
0:15:12 > 0:15:15- In fact, it's made by one of our distant relatives.- Oh!
0:15:15 > 0:15:18- It's not?!- That's the trademark, on the balance cog.
0:15:18 > 0:15:22- You know what they say, Paul. It's a very small world.- It is.
0:15:22 > 0:15:23What would you pay for the pair?
0:15:23 > 0:15:26If you saw them at an antique fair or at auction.
0:15:26 > 0:15:28The case in this one is very good,
0:15:28 > 0:15:34so, I would be tempted to pay anything up to £75 or £100.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36That's in very good condition, that.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39This one, again, it looks a bit ropey.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41£30 or £40 on that one.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43- I bought the pair for £25.- Blimey.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46- You've done well there. - Not bad, is it?
0:15:46 > 0:15:50Perhaps you should invite him to the auction, Charles.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53Those two pocket watches, I bought in Lichfield
0:15:53 > 0:15:55have a certain Coventry connection.
0:15:55 > 0:15:56We're going to Coventry,
0:15:56 > 0:15:59they're being sold in Coventry and who knows?
0:15:59 > 0:16:02They now might make a huge profit. Wonderful day.
0:16:03 > 0:16:07Satisfied that he's made a good buy, Charles heads back to Lichfield.
0:16:09 > 0:16:14Which is where David is, and it's Jim Jordan's shop again,
0:16:14 > 0:16:16and what's the first thing he finds?
0:16:16 > 0:16:21The very item local boy Charles was offered a £60 deal on.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24Let's see if David can do better.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27Want to put that price down.
0:16:27 > 0:16:29It's a lovely replica, isn't it?
0:16:29 > 0:16:32Isn't it nice! And Mappin and Webb, good makers.
0:16:32 > 0:16:36Mappin and Webb are a famed company of silversmiths
0:16:36 > 0:16:40and cutlery manufacturers with roots going back to 1774.
0:16:43 > 0:16:47This sweet miniature fork and spade set is probably late Victorian.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49How lovely is that?
0:16:51 > 0:16:55I can imagine a piece of Brie on the end of there, cutting it off.
0:16:55 > 0:16:57Picking it out with the fork.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01It's very nice, but £75 is just a little bit too much.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04What's the very best price you can do on that?
0:17:04 > 0:17:06£50?
0:17:06 > 0:17:08I need it lower than £50.
0:17:08 > 0:17:12Uh-oh! Out comes the Barby stare.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15- I will do it for 42, for you.- 42?
0:17:15 > 0:17:18£42, eh? What a pro.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21Well, there's a lesson for you, Charles.
0:17:21 > 0:17:26- James, thank you.- Pleasure.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30David is certainly the cat that got the cream.
0:17:30 > 0:17:34So, there endeth the first day of shopping.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37Good night and sleep tight, road trippers.
0:17:40 > 0:17:44It's the second day of our road trip and we start again in Lichfield
0:17:45 > 0:17:48but it appears one of our roadtrippers has had a rough time,
0:17:48 > 0:17:50and it wasn't down to the shopping.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53What's happened, David?!
0:17:53 > 0:17:56- Well... - David Barby, what's happened?!
0:17:56 > 0:17:58- Look at that. - Mate, what have you done?
0:17:58 > 0:18:00- I tripped last night.- You didn't?!
0:18:00 > 0:18:03- Where?- Straight into a garden bench.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06- You didn't?! - I did, it cut me just there.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09This is a sympathy vote. I shall go in there, say, "What's the price...
0:18:09 > 0:18:12"..Oh! Sorry, could you repeat that?".
0:18:12 > 0:18:15- Have you had stitches?- There and there.- How many have you had?
0:18:15 > 0:18:19Oh, I don't know. Glue and stitches. I feel like a panda.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22And just as cuddly.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25Well, he may be a bit down in the mouth,
0:18:25 > 0:18:27but he is certainly not out, old love.
0:18:27 > 0:18:33So far, David Barby has spent £142 on four quality lots,
0:18:33 > 0:18:37leaving him just £58 to spend.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40His rival, Charles Hanson, on the other hand
0:18:40 > 0:18:42has opted for more general items,
0:18:42 > 0:18:46parting with a mere £74 on four auction lots.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50And that's left him with a nagging regret.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54I almost regret not buying one item,
0:18:54 > 0:18:59in a cabinet was a sweet little knife and condiment spoon.
0:18:59 > 0:19:03I just saw it and I could not get him down from £60.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06Oh, very, very nice.
0:19:06 > 0:19:08Seems David's not letting on.
0:19:08 > 0:19:13Now, Charles has kindly volunteered to chauffeur poor David
0:19:13 > 0:19:16to Lichfield's Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum
0:19:16 > 0:19:19for an early-morning tonic of local history.
0:19:19 > 0:19:24Well, in that fragile state, he can hardly be expected to drive himself.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27It wouldn't be safe!
0:19:27 > 0:19:30Waiting for David is museum curator, Joanne Wilson.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32Perhaps she'll perk him up.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35- Hello!- Hello! - What a greeting. How are you?
0:19:35 > 0:19:39- I'm very well, thanks. Welcome to Johnson's Birthplace.- Thank you.
0:19:39 > 0:19:40Seems to be working.
0:19:40 > 0:19:44Dr Johnson made literary history in the mid 18th-century
0:19:44 > 0:19:47with his dictionary of the English language.
0:19:47 > 0:19:51He was born in this very house in 1709.
0:19:51 > 0:19:55His early upbringing here laid the foundations for the monumental work.
0:19:55 > 0:19:57Wow.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00This was the Johnson family bookshop.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03Where Michael Johnson, Samuel's father, had the house built,
0:20:03 > 0:20:06this was the family business and they lived above it.
0:20:06 > 0:20:10This very room was where Johnson discovered his love of reading.
0:20:10 > 0:20:11Over 300 years ago.
0:20:13 > 0:20:17Johnson left the family home in his 20s to seek his fortune in London,
0:20:17 > 0:20:20but it wasn't until 1747,
0:20:20 > 0:20:23when he was commissioned to write the dictionary,
0:20:23 > 0:20:25that he came into money.
0:20:25 > 0:20:29Up until he started in that work he was really quite a poor journalist.
0:20:29 > 0:20:33It was only when he was approached, in 1747, to write the dictionary,
0:20:33 > 0:20:35that his fortunes changed.
0:20:35 > 0:20:36Why did they choose him?
0:20:36 > 0:20:40They chose him because he was getting known by the printers
0:20:40 > 0:20:41and publishers in the area
0:20:41 > 0:20:44as having a fantastic knowledge of literature.
0:20:44 > 0:20:48Almost an encyclopaedic mind and it was this quality which made him
0:20:48 > 0:20:50perfect for writing the dictionary.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53Have you got examples of this work? This first dictionary?
0:20:53 > 0:20:56We have indeed! We have a first edition of his work over here.
0:20:56 > 0:20:57My, my, my!
0:20:59 > 0:21:02Johnson judged it would take three years to write.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04In fact it took nine,
0:21:04 > 0:21:06despite having several assistants.
0:21:08 > 0:21:12This is almost a trembling moment.
0:21:12 > 0:21:16Something so part and parcel of English history.
0:21:16 > 0:21:21There are over 43,000 definitions in Johnson's dictionary,
0:21:21 > 0:21:25some of which we'd find quite quirky today.
0:21:25 > 0:21:27His definition for oats.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30A grain which in England is generally given to horses
0:21:30 > 0:21:32but in Scotland supports the people.
0:21:32 > 0:21:33DAVID LAUGHS
0:21:33 > 0:21:36What's rather lovely is that the six assistants
0:21:36 > 0:21:39who worked with Johnson on the dictionary were all Scottish.
0:21:40 > 0:21:44Whilst writing consumed much of Johnson's life,
0:21:44 > 0:21:47he also had other passions, like tea drinking.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50This is my favourite item in the museum's collection.
0:21:50 > 0:21:51This is Johnson's teapot.
0:21:51 > 0:21:55He was a fantastic lover of tea,
0:21:55 > 0:21:58said to be able to drink up to 25 cups in one sitting.
0:21:58 > 0:21:59So does my wife!
0:21:59 > 0:22:00LAUGHTER
0:22:00 > 0:22:04- This is beautiful. I love the teapot. - It's beautiful, isn't it?
0:22:04 > 0:22:07- It's Jackfield Black, from Shropshire.- Yep, absolutely.
0:22:07 > 0:22:11There's a lovely caricature next to it by Rowlandson which shows Johnson
0:22:11 > 0:22:13basically falling asleep over a cup of tea.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16His hostess pleading with him to finish
0:22:16 > 0:22:19and the servant yawning at the back.
0:22:19 > 0:22:23You can see that it's well past bedtime on the clock.
0:22:23 > 0:22:25Johnson was also known for his scruffy appearance
0:22:26 > 0:22:30and that's not been lost on the museum's costume department.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34- Gosh, it's a scrubby wig. - Well, he was a scruffy chap.
0:22:34 > 0:22:35Was he really?
0:22:35 > 0:22:39Yes, it was actually said he'd have the front of his wig burnt, often,
0:22:39 > 0:22:43because he'd be leaning over the candlelight to do his work.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45Oh, God, that looks terrible. Oh!
0:22:45 > 0:22:47You may need a hat, as well. To top it off.
0:22:47 > 0:22:49Oh, this looks ghastly.
0:22:53 > 0:22:54Oh, dear.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57I don't think he was a very good-looking guy, was he?
0:22:57 > 0:23:00DAVID LAUGHS
0:23:00 > 0:23:03Hmm. Hardly a picture of beauty, is it?
0:23:03 > 0:23:07But, joking apart, it's not his wig but his English dictionary
0:23:07 > 0:23:11that Johnson will be best remembered for.
0:23:11 > 0:23:15A remarkable piece of writing which remained pre-eminent for 150 years
0:23:15 > 0:23:19before the Oxford English dictionary superseded it.
0:23:24 > 0:23:25And after that tonic,
0:23:25 > 0:23:29our intrepid road trippers are ready to get goodbye to Lichfield.
0:23:29 > 0:23:31They're heading south to Balsall Common,
0:23:31 > 0:23:34a village seven miles west of Coventry.
0:23:35 > 0:23:39And here lies Old Lodge Farm Antiques,
0:23:39 > 0:23:41with Trevor and Diane on hand to meet and greet.
0:23:43 > 0:23:44Good to see you.
0:23:44 > 0:23:49- Trevor, I'll give you a call if I see anything I quite like. OK?- OK.
0:23:49 > 0:23:53Oh! Oh, there's a mouse! There's a mouse!
0:23:53 > 0:23:54Sorry, sorry, sorry!
0:23:54 > 0:23:57Oh, for goodness' sake, Charles, settle down.
0:23:57 > 0:23:58It's a tiny shrew!
0:23:58 > 0:24:03But for good measure, let's take another look.
0:24:03 > 0:24:04Oh, there it is.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10SPRINGING SOUND EFFECTS
0:24:10 > 0:24:12For heaven's sake, Charles.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15It's just the owner's pet shrew, Zebedee.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17- Is it your pet shrew?- Yes!
0:24:17 > 0:24:20Their pet shrew.
0:24:20 > 0:24:21Goodness me.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23LAUGHTER
0:24:23 > 0:24:29It seems Charles is taking no chances with his trousers.
0:24:29 > 0:24:31Red Socks, eh, Charles?
0:24:31 > 0:24:33Natty.
0:24:33 > 0:24:39The only way to guard against a scary shrew is to get a defence
0:24:39 > 0:24:41and luckily help is at hand.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44- Oh, no.- Charles and your armour.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47- Well, maybe great shrew protectors. - Yes.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50They could be yours for £65, as well!
0:24:50 > 0:24:53So your foot goes in like that.
0:24:53 > 0:24:55I might even buy them, they're quite...
0:24:55 > 0:24:57What's the best price on them?
0:24:57 > 0:25:01What have we got on them? £65.
0:25:01 > 0:25:03Um...55? 55.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05There's a helmet as well?!
0:25:05 > 0:25:08- Yes.- Goodness me.- Put it on in case you can't get it back off!
0:25:08 > 0:25:10Is the helmet inclusive?
0:25:13 > 0:25:16I don't mind seeing to a shrew for you.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19- Do you want me to see to him for you?- Yes.- Great.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22Carlos, what do you look like?
0:25:23 > 0:25:27Armour came in varying materials including leather, chainmail
0:25:27 > 0:25:28and plate.
0:25:28 > 0:25:32This suit, however, is a modern decorative version
0:25:32 > 0:25:36and, if nothing else, it's ideal for stopping rodents,
0:25:36 > 0:25:38or anything else, shooting up your trouser leg.
0:25:38 > 0:25:43The dealer's not here so there's everything to play for, Charles.
0:25:43 > 0:25:45Diana, he won't go to 30, will he?
0:25:45 > 0:25:4830 would be my price, if he would.
0:25:48 > 0:25:49I know it's half price,
0:25:49 > 0:25:53but I just think it would give me a good chance.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56- What do you think? £30. - All right, yes.
0:25:56 > 0:25:58I came into an antique shop expecting to find
0:25:58 > 0:26:02a glorious Royal Worcester vase, or a fine pair of silver pepperettes.
0:26:02 > 0:26:03What have I bought?
0:26:03 > 0:26:08An armour to protect myself from a shrew. Amazing what you come across.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12So, with his new backseat passenger,
0:26:12 > 0:26:16Charles heads nine miles east on a return visit to Coventry,
0:26:16 > 0:26:20this time he's got shopping on his mind.
0:26:22 > 0:26:27Now, just as the proprietors of the Antiques Emporium have got rid
0:26:27 > 0:26:30of one cheeky haggler, here comes another one.
0:26:30 > 0:26:31Hello!
0:26:31 > 0:26:35With two black eyes, maybe David needs a suit of armour too.
0:26:35 > 0:26:40Unlike Charles, David only has eyes, be they a little sore,
0:26:40 > 0:26:42for traditional antiques
0:26:42 > 0:26:48like these attractive watercolours by local artist, G Hammond.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51The quality is quite good.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53The artist, G Hammond, rings a bell there.
0:26:53 > 0:26:57Either it's a local artist from the Leamington Spa, Warwick area,
0:26:57 > 0:27:01or I have had his work before, coming through the salerooms.
0:27:01 > 0:27:05- You've got £85, is that the pair? - No, that's £85 each.
0:27:05 > 0:27:06That's £85 each.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09Is that the very best you can do on that one?
0:27:09 > 0:27:10I can do £75 on that.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13I was thinking something like 40.
0:27:13 > 0:27:14No, I couldn't do 40.
0:27:14 > 0:27:18The very, very best, I'll do 65.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21Could you do 48?
0:27:21 > 0:27:24I am not moving off 60.
0:27:24 > 0:27:26Crikey, Moses.
0:27:26 > 0:27:30The famous Barby stare has failed on Diane.
0:27:30 > 0:27:32Maybe because it's so black.
0:27:32 > 0:27:36It's just that I think I've only got £58.
0:27:36 > 0:27:38I would have given it to him for nothing
0:27:38 > 0:27:41just to get him out of the shop.
0:27:43 > 0:27:49Anyway, he is on his knees - could this be a proposal?
0:27:49 > 0:27:51I can go up to £55. That's my max.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54£55.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57I'll go £55, but...
0:27:57 > 0:27:59SHE LAUGHS
0:28:01 > 0:28:05Just when we all thought the deal was sealed...
0:28:05 > 0:28:08This knock on my head, I can't remember the price we agreed.
0:28:08 > 0:28:14- Was it 45? - No, 55 was the final figure.
0:28:14 > 0:28:1755. Let me give you £55.
0:28:17 > 0:28:19Thank you very much indeed.
0:28:19 > 0:28:23Ha! It must be tough handling over that last bit of cash.
0:28:23 > 0:28:25So, with David all spent up,
0:28:25 > 0:28:29it's left to Charles to wind up the shopping,
0:28:29 > 0:28:32at Antiques of Earlsdon. The owner is Steve.
0:28:33 > 0:28:35Looking for anything in particular?
0:28:35 > 0:28:39Something a bit interesting, something that's highly decorative,
0:28:39 > 0:28:41that's going to go down well.
0:28:41 > 0:28:43Nothing like a bit of a desk set,
0:28:43 > 0:28:45which we could do you a nice little...?
0:28:45 > 0:28:48- That's the whole set there? - A whole set, marble.
0:28:48 > 0:28:49Yeah, it's nice, isn't it?
0:28:49 > 0:28:52Sets like this would have taken pride of place
0:28:52 > 0:28:54on a gentleman's desk,
0:28:54 > 0:28:59made of solid striated marble.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02You get a blotter, two inkwells and a stationery rack.
0:29:02 > 0:29:06The whole lot would cost you £38.
0:29:06 > 0:29:08It's missing its glass wells, isn't it?
0:29:08 > 0:29:10It is missing its glass wells.
0:29:10 > 0:29:11It's a bit tired, I like the style.
0:29:11 > 0:29:13It's striking, it's quite jazzy,
0:29:13 > 0:29:16but, Steve, they're difficult things to sell.
0:29:16 > 0:29:19If I was going to buy this from you I would buy it for five pounds.
0:29:19 > 0:29:23I can't give it to you for a fiver, Charles. Sorry.
0:29:23 > 0:29:24I was going to say, a tenner.
0:29:24 > 0:29:27Okay. Meet me halfway, at eight pounds.
0:29:28 > 0:29:30Right, deal. Eight quid.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33Go on! At eight pounds. Steve, you're a star.
0:29:33 > 0:29:37- Thanks, Steve. Are you sure?- Yep. - For eight pounds.- That's fine.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40That was cheap.
0:29:40 > 0:29:43Seems Charles, though, is having doubts.
0:29:43 > 0:29:46For the first ever time I've been sold something,
0:29:46 > 0:29:48am I happy with my eight pounds spend?
0:29:48 > 0:29:50I'm not sure, yet.
0:29:50 > 0:29:52Hmm, I know the feeling,
0:29:52 > 0:29:54but I don't think you've too much to worry about.
0:29:54 > 0:29:57So, time now for our experts to show their hand.
0:29:57 > 0:30:02Where better than next to Coventry's stunning post-war cathedral
0:30:02 > 0:30:06built after German bombers razed the old building to the ground.
0:30:06 > 0:30:08All ready for the battle is Charles.
0:30:10 > 0:30:12Oh, my! What have you got there?
0:30:12 > 0:30:16David, this goes on like so, I say, welcome to our road trip,
0:30:16 > 0:30:19and somehow, if I can walk,
0:30:19 > 0:30:22carefully, without them cutting into my legs.
0:30:22 > 0:30:24Oh, my, my!
0:30:24 > 0:30:26Hold on, David.
0:30:26 > 0:30:28And it's so heavy.
0:30:28 > 0:30:30They cost me £30.
0:30:30 > 0:30:32- The whole lot?- All in!
0:30:32 > 0:30:35- That's very good. - Would you pay £30 for them?- No.
0:30:35 > 0:30:38- Will they make a profit?- Yes.
0:30:38 > 0:30:40Right, put your finger up, please.
0:30:42 > 0:30:45Is it a reading light?
0:30:45 > 0:30:50- What are they?- They're for candles. - Oh, of course! Oh, how nice.
0:30:50 > 0:30:56I think because we're staying in Coventry, they might struggle.
0:30:56 > 0:31:00This is my next lot, have a look at that, David. Just look at that.
0:31:00 > 0:31:02- Isn't that lovely!- Isn't it!- Yeah.
0:31:02 > 0:31:04- I think that's very attractive. - Really?
0:31:04 > 0:31:08- David, you know... - I think it's amusing.
0:31:08 > 0:31:10I think you paid a fiver.
0:31:10 > 0:31:12It cost me four pounds.
0:31:12 > 0:31:14I thought as much.
0:31:14 > 0:31:15What's your next lot?
0:31:15 > 0:31:18I like it a lot. I think it's up your street.
0:31:18 > 0:31:21- In the right sale it ought make £50.- I like it.
0:31:21 > 0:31:23The important thing is I like it.
0:31:25 > 0:31:29- Yes... Very plain, very simple, very functional.- Yes.
0:31:29 > 0:31:31Where's the rest of it?
0:31:31 > 0:31:32Is it the upper section...?
0:31:32 > 0:31:35TOGETHER: Of a floorstanding corner cupboard.
0:31:35 > 0:31:39- It cost me £35. - That's very good value.
0:31:39 > 0:31:40Right.
0:31:42 > 0:31:45I like it, David. I think it's a lovely object.
0:31:45 > 0:31:47I reckon you paid about £45 for it.
0:31:48 > 0:31:53- A lot more? £85? £20? £10? - Yeah!- You didn't, David?
0:31:53 > 0:31:55- I did, £10.- Oh, I say.
0:31:55 > 0:31:58Ah! Little Malings. Very, very nice indeed.
0:31:58 > 0:32:00What I like, I can feel candle wax.
0:32:00 > 0:32:04- Can you really? - Yeah, I'm just scraping it off now.
0:32:04 > 0:32:06So, they have been used on a table.
0:32:06 > 0:32:09Let's say a dining table, or something...
0:32:09 > 0:32:11No, those are very nice.
0:32:11 > 0:32:13Oh, David!
0:32:13 > 0:32:15I saw this, David, and I like this.
0:32:15 > 0:32:19I would be very disappointed if it made less than £50.
0:32:19 > 0:32:20I would be devastated(!)
0:32:20 > 0:32:22LAUGHTER
0:32:22 > 0:32:25My fifth item. Here we go, David.
0:32:25 > 0:32:31It's very stylish, typical, sort of, German, strong, design.
0:32:31 > 0:32:33- Masculine, heavy.- Chunky.
0:32:33 > 0:32:36- What did it cost me?- 30 quid?
0:32:36 > 0:32:39- Eight pounds.- Eight pounds. That is marvellous.
0:32:39 > 0:32:42There's certainly a profit in that, Charles
0:32:42 > 0:32:44- Close your eyes.- Yes.
0:32:44 > 0:32:46Don't open them.
0:32:47 > 0:32:48Open them.
0:32:48 > 0:32:56- Oh! This was the lot I saw in Mr Jordan's antique shop.- Yes!
0:32:56 > 0:33:00But, Mr Jordan would not go any less than £60.
0:33:00 > 0:33:02- I paid £42 for them. - You didn't?!- I did.
0:33:02 > 0:33:04So, you got a whole £18 off
0:33:04 > 0:33:08from my initial quotation.
0:33:08 > 0:33:09I paid £42 for them.
0:33:09 > 0:33:11- How did you do that? - I just spoke to the guy.
0:33:11 > 0:33:14Is that how you got the black eyes?
0:33:14 > 0:33:15LAUGHTER
0:33:15 > 0:33:19Two very nice silver pocket watches,
0:33:19 > 0:33:22and that one you're holding is by a Coventry maker.
0:33:22 > 0:33:26That is brilliant. I love the cases, they're not battered.
0:33:26 > 0:33:30- I love the, sort of, vacant cartouche on the back.- Absolutely.
0:33:30 > 0:33:32Very nice, a nice little buy, Charles.
0:33:32 > 0:33:35For your sixth purchase.
0:33:35 > 0:33:36Well done.
0:33:36 > 0:33:41I think you bought very, very well. May the best man win.
0:33:41 > 0:33:46So, niceties apart, what do they really think of each other's lots?
0:33:47 > 0:33:50The vase, at £10, with the little dimples
0:33:50 > 0:33:54and that wonderful included body is a wonderful find.
0:33:54 > 0:33:57But, I think David's bought with his mind in the clouds,
0:33:57 > 0:34:01with what he likes, and he hasn't really bought for the saleroom.
0:34:01 > 0:34:03So, hopefully, they might come unstuck, slightly.
0:34:03 > 0:34:06I think Charles Hanson's items
0:34:06 > 0:34:10was a huge eclectic mixture of goodies.
0:34:10 > 0:34:13I think he is trying to back every avenue,
0:34:13 > 0:34:16that he expects to find in the auction room.
0:34:17 > 0:34:19So, after kicking off in Lichfield,
0:34:19 > 0:34:23the first leg of this road trip comes to an end in Coventry.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28Their destination, Warwick Auctions.
0:34:28 > 0:34:31Before auctioneer, Chris Burns, can take up his gavel,
0:34:31 > 0:34:35let's see what he thinks of our experts' choices.
0:34:38 > 0:34:43I think the items to do well today is David's miniature fork and spade,
0:34:43 > 0:34:47I think the suit of armour will do least well. Charles will struggle.
0:34:47 > 0:34:51Charles's items should go for the general sale, better in a general.
0:34:51 > 0:34:54David's, I think, are more for the antique collectors' sale.
0:34:54 > 0:34:58Oops, Charles. You bought for the wrong auction!
0:34:58 > 0:35:01But you did the research on it.
0:35:01 > 0:35:04You silly boy, Pike.
0:35:04 > 0:35:07David's bought for the sale. The sale is an antiques sale.
0:35:07 > 0:35:09He's bought quality.
0:35:09 > 0:35:11Hanson's bought, I wouldn't call it tat,
0:35:11 > 0:35:13but the cheaper end of the market.
0:35:13 > 0:35:18Maybe, I haven't quite catered for a fine art market.
0:35:18 > 0:35:20LAUGHTER
0:35:20 > 0:35:23Our experts started this road trip with £200 each
0:35:23 > 0:35:26and in the last two days
0:35:26 > 0:35:29David has spent a total of £197 on five auction lots.
0:35:31 > 0:35:35His rival, Charles, has spent £112 on six lots.
0:35:37 > 0:35:40Time to see if they've made the right choices.
0:35:40 > 0:35:42Let the auction begin.
0:35:43 > 0:35:45I feel apprehensive.
0:35:45 > 0:35:48Positive, deep breathing, you're with me.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51DAVID BREATHES DEEPLY
0:35:51 > 0:35:53Right, are we ready now?
0:35:53 > 0:35:58So, David's quirky candle shades are the first to face the bidders.
0:35:58 > 0:36:02Lovely quality things, commission bids with me at £40.
0:36:02 > 0:36:05- Wow! Fantastic.- Five, anywhere? Five, I've got.
0:36:05 > 0:36:0750 with me, five, sir, 60,
0:36:07 > 0:36:10five, 70, five.
0:36:10 > 0:36:1280, the bid is with me at £80.
0:36:12 > 0:36:17Five, anywhere? And selling for £80.
0:36:17 > 0:36:21And the sale room loves them! Well, who wouldn't?
0:36:21 > 0:36:22That's a relief.
0:36:23 > 0:36:27David's second item, the art pottery plate,
0:36:27 > 0:36:29and another one he haggled hard for.
0:36:29 > 0:36:34- £30 to start him...- Sell it(!) - Come on.
0:36:34 > 0:36:4035 with me, 38, 40. Five takes me out. Bid is in the room at £45 only.
0:36:40 > 0:36:4450, I've got. Five. Make no mistake, the bid is in the room at £55.
0:36:44 > 0:36:50- And selling for £55...- Down there! - £60, he's back in, five.
0:36:50 > 0:36:52Well pointed, Mr Barby.
0:36:52 > 0:36:55And it's selling for £60.
0:36:55 > 0:36:59And that's another profit.
0:36:59 > 0:37:00Charles's turn now.
0:37:00 > 0:37:04Can his glass slipper find its Cinderella?
0:37:04 > 0:37:06Where do you want to bid for it?
0:37:06 > 0:37:08- £100 for it(?)- Oh, brilliant!
0:37:08 > 0:37:10Five pounds to start him off.
0:37:10 > 0:37:11Must be worth £5.
0:37:11 > 0:37:13Eight pounds, I've got. 10.
0:37:13 > 0:37:16- One more!- 10, I've got. £12.- Great.
0:37:16 > 0:37:18£15, £18?
0:37:18 > 0:37:23- I don't believe this. - And selling for £15.
0:37:23 > 0:37:27Well, would you believe it?
0:37:28 > 0:37:32If that can sell, surely David's in the money with his next lot.
0:37:32 > 0:37:34A lovely, quality glass vase.
0:37:34 > 0:37:37Where do you want to bid for that?
0:37:37 > 0:37:40Five pounds to start him. Eight, 10, 12, 15, 18,
0:37:40 > 0:37:4320, 22, 25.
0:37:43 > 0:37:4428, anywhere?
0:37:44 > 0:37:48Selling for £25...
0:37:48 > 0:37:53Disappointing, but still a profit, David.
0:37:53 > 0:37:57I can't believe you make £11 on the glass slipper,
0:37:57 > 0:38:02and on the wonderful, wonderful glass vase I only make £15.
0:38:02 > 0:38:07Charles now needs a £55 profit to steal a lead.
0:38:07 > 0:38:12Can his locally made watches seduce the bidders?
0:38:12 > 0:38:1420 for them? Must be £20 worth of scrap.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17£20, I've taken. 30, 40.
0:38:17 > 0:38:20Gentleman standing up at £45, 50, anywhere?
0:38:20 > 0:38:22Selling for £45...
0:38:23 > 0:38:26- 50, I've got on the internet. - Yes, 50!- God.
0:38:26 > 0:38:27Five in the room.
0:38:27 > 0:38:29- One more!- 60?
0:38:29 > 0:38:31That's a good buy, Charles.
0:38:31 > 0:38:3360 on the internet, five?
0:38:33 > 0:38:3565, in the room.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38Selling for £65.
0:38:39 > 0:38:41Thank you, David. Thank you.
0:38:41 > 0:38:43- Do you know what?- What?
0:38:43 > 0:38:46I think the guy who bought the watches was from the museum,
0:38:46 > 0:38:48the guy who I went to see.
0:38:48 > 0:38:49Yes, it was, Charles.
0:38:49 > 0:38:50He has a museum,
0:38:50 > 0:38:52and here they are.
0:38:52 > 0:38:55Back in Coventry on public display, thanks to me.
0:38:55 > 0:38:58I am buying for the nation, David.
0:38:58 > 0:39:02What would we do without you, Charles? So modest, too.
0:39:02 > 0:39:05Now for David's star buy. Eat your heart out, Charles.
0:39:05 > 0:39:08Commission bids start me at £45.
0:39:08 > 0:39:1050, anywhere? 50, I've got.
0:39:10 > 0:39:15Five with me, 60. Five with me, 70. Five, 80, five.
0:39:15 > 0:39:18- The bid's with me at £85. - Come on, come on, come on!
0:39:18 > 0:39:22Selling for £85...
0:39:23 > 0:39:25And I was so nearly tempted to buy them.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28Yes, but you didn't...
0:39:28 > 0:39:31Now, can Charles pull himself out of second place
0:39:31 > 0:39:34with this battered half of a cupboard?
0:39:34 > 0:39:37If I was going to be nervous on any item
0:39:37 > 0:39:41in my first auction with you, David, this is it.
0:39:41 > 0:39:45- Once this would have been the best part of £200-300.- Hear, hear!- Sssh!
0:39:45 > 0:39:49Where do you want to bid for it? £40 for it? 20 for it?
0:39:49 > 0:39:51- Five pounds for it?- Oh, my God.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53- Oh, please! - Hammer down! Come on, hammer down!
0:39:53 > 0:39:55£10, I've got in the room.
0:39:55 > 0:39:58I've got 12 on the Internet. 15, sir? 15, I've got.
0:39:58 > 0:40:00- 18?- Oh, it's painful.
0:40:00 > 0:40:05I've got 18, I've got, there. 20, two, 25. 28, anywhere?
0:40:05 > 0:40:09Selling for £25...
0:40:09 > 0:40:11Ouch! I bet that hurt.
0:40:11 > 0:40:14- So, what's that? A loss of £10? - I can't believe it.
0:40:14 > 0:40:17Plus the commission you've got to pay.
0:40:18 > 0:40:22Right. Let's hope David's picture can cheer us all up.
0:40:22 > 0:40:23£20 to start him off?
0:40:23 > 0:40:2722, I've got. £25, £28, £30, 40,
0:40:27 > 0:40:3050, five, £60?
0:40:30 > 0:40:33Any more? A cheap lot for £55.
0:40:33 > 0:40:3460, is back in.
0:40:34 > 0:40:36I've got 60 in the room. 65.
0:40:36 > 0:40:4170, at the very back. Five, 80, 90.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43Oh, somebody appreciates it.
0:40:43 > 0:40:4495 on the Internet.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46100. 110, on the net.
0:40:46 > 0:40:50Selling for £110...
0:40:50 > 0:40:56That's put David firmly ahead by £122 before auction costs.
0:40:56 > 0:41:00- What a price!- That was good. It was touch and go, Charles.
0:41:01 > 0:41:04Can Charles's Maling candlesticks dent that lead?
0:41:04 > 0:41:05Perfect condition.
0:41:05 > 0:41:07£30 to start them?
0:41:07 > 0:41:0810 for them?
0:41:08 > 0:41:10- Five to start? - I don't believe it!- Five!
0:41:10 > 0:41:11Five, I've taken.
0:41:11 > 0:41:13Eight on the Internet.
0:41:13 > 0:41:1410? I've got £10 in the room.
0:41:15 > 0:41:1612, anywhere?
0:41:16 > 0:41:1812, the hand. 15, 18,
0:41:18 > 0:41:2120, on the Internet. Two?
0:41:21 > 0:41:23Selling for £20.
0:41:23 > 0:41:25Going, going, going, gone.
0:41:25 > 0:41:28That's +10 Charles. You're good.
0:41:28 > 0:41:30That's OK. I'm doubling up, David. I am on my way.
0:41:30 > 0:41:33Ever the optimist.
0:41:33 > 0:41:36I think, David, it all rests on my armour.
0:41:36 > 0:41:41An interesting part suit of armour, ideal for a night out in the town(!)
0:41:41 > 0:41:43Ha-ha-ha!
0:41:43 > 0:41:46£20, I've taken. Two, anywhere?
0:41:46 > 0:41:5022, I've got. 25, 28, 30, two?
0:41:50 > 0:41:5532, I've got. 35, 38, 40, 42.
0:41:55 > 0:41:58Selling for £40.
0:41:59 > 0:42:01That's OK, £10 profit, David.
0:42:01 > 0:42:04I'm nibbling, like that shrew almost nibbled me, David.
0:42:04 > 0:42:08You need bites, not nibbles, to win this lark, Charles.
0:42:08 > 0:42:11Now it's all down to that lump of a desk set.
0:42:11 > 0:42:12Lord help us.
0:42:12 > 0:42:16Where do you want to be for it? 10 for it?
0:42:16 > 0:42:19£10, I've taken. The lady.
0:42:19 > 0:42:2512, 15, 18, 20, two, 25, 28.
0:42:25 > 0:42:29- Lady's bid of £25. - Wonderful thing.- Chipped.
0:42:29 > 0:42:33Selling for £25...
0:42:35 > 0:42:36Well, no surprises, there.
0:42:36 > 0:42:38The winner...
0:42:38 > 0:42:40..is David Barby.
0:42:40 > 0:42:43Congratulations, a good start. We're on the road.
0:42:43 > 0:42:48David started this first leg of the Road Trip with £200,
0:42:48 > 0:42:53and after auction costs made a profit of £98.20.
0:42:53 > 0:42:58Which means he ends this leg with £298.20.
0:43:01 > 0:43:07Charles started on £200, but only made £43.80,
0:43:07 > 0:43:13leaving him with £243.80 going into round two.
0:43:14 > 0:43:16David, I have had another bite at.
0:43:16 > 0:43:21I am determined now that I'm either going out with a bang,
0:43:21 > 0:43:24or, I'm going to go out there and find the Rolls-Royce of antiques.
0:43:24 > 0:43:27Next time on The Road Trip, we're off to Morthen,
0:43:27 > 0:43:30where David gets a taste of Africa.
0:43:30 > 0:43:34This is brilliant. What's it look like?
0:43:34 > 0:43:37Charles turns Inspector Clouseau on a picture he's not sure about,
0:43:37 > 0:43:39and then he gives David a driving lesson.
0:43:39 > 0:43:42Don't forget, David, mirrors, signal, manoeuvre.
0:43:42 > 0:43:44Charles, are you doing this to annoy me?
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