0:47:50 > 0:47:57.
0:48:02 > 0:48:06The nation's favourite antiques experts, £200 each and one big challenge.
0:48:06 > 0:48:08Well, duck, do I buy you or don't I?
0:48:08 > 0:48:10Who can make the most money
0:48:10 > 0:48:12buying and selling antiques as they scour the UK?
0:48:12 > 0:48:13Look at the colour.
0:48:13 > 0:48:17The aim is trade up and hope that each antique turns a profit
0:48:17 > 0:48:18but it's not as easy as it looks,
0:48:18 > 0:48:21and dreams of glory can end in tatters.
0:48:21 > 0:48:22Thank you.
0:48:22 > 0:48:25So, will it be the fast lane to success
0:48:25 > 0:48:26or the slow road to bankruptcy?
0:48:26 > 0:48:29Bad luck for Thomas. £50 down.
0:48:29 > 0:48:31This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:48:35 > 0:48:39This week, we're out on the road with a right pair of rascals -
0:48:39 > 0:48:43auctioneers Thomas Plant and Mark Hales.
0:48:43 > 0:48:47- Gentle as you can.- I know! What are you talking about?
0:48:47 > 0:48:49- Beautifully, smoothly. - Yeah, all right.
0:48:49 > 0:48:52Do you think I'm a back seat driver? I most definitely am.
0:48:52 > 0:48:56Thomas Plant isn't afraid to name his price.
0:48:56 > 0:48:59- How much is on it?- 350.
0:48:59 > 0:49:01What would you like it to be?
0:49:01 > 0:49:04I want it to be for nothing, really.
0:49:04 > 0:49:10And this is Mark Hales. He just loves antiques.
0:49:10 > 0:49:11That's made my day.
0:49:11 > 0:49:14Whatever happens to me now today, I'll still be smiling
0:49:14 > 0:49:16because I've seen that and I've held that.
0:49:16 > 0:49:20Thomas suffered more losses than profits yesterday
0:49:20 > 0:49:22but remained positive.
0:49:22 > 0:49:26Made money though, didn't it? Made money, made money.
0:49:26 > 0:49:30And Mark was rather boisterous at auction.
0:49:30 > 0:49:31Go, Floppy, go!
0:49:33 > 0:49:38From his original £200, Thomas now has a limp £209.75.
0:49:38 > 0:49:42Because we're about to buy in the Republic of Ireland,
0:49:42 > 0:49:45this converts to 226 euros and 53 cents.
0:49:48 > 0:49:51And just ahead by a nose is Mark Hales.
0:49:51 > 0:49:55He managed to add to his £200 kitty
0:49:55 > 0:49:58with a respectable figure of £223.89.
0:49:58 > 0:50:02Converted into euros, he has 241.80.
0:50:04 > 0:50:08The vintage 1967 Sunbeam Alpine is the stylish choice of automobile
0:50:08 > 0:50:13for this week's antiques adventure.
0:50:13 > 0:50:16This week, Thomas and Mark will travel all the way
0:50:16 > 0:50:19from Northern Ireland and will notch up a whopping 460 miles
0:50:19 > 0:50:24all the way to the beautiful village of Pontrilas in South Herefordshire.
0:50:28 > 0:50:30And on today's show,
0:50:30 > 0:50:34we start in Dublin with an auction showdown at Ballybrittas.
0:50:38 > 0:50:41The River Liffey flows through the centre of Dublin.
0:50:41 > 0:50:44What better place for the chaps to kick off today's rendezvous
0:50:44 > 0:50:47and indulge in a bit of shopping strategy?
0:50:48 > 0:50:51- A lovely big river. - Very nice indeed.
0:50:51 > 0:50:55- Teeming with salmon and possible bargains in Dublin.- I hope so.
0:50:55 > 0:50:57Are you going to strike hard bargains this time?
0:50:57 > 0:51:00Are you going to deal strongly?
0:51:00 > 0:51:03I think if you keep pushing, you make your own luck.
0:51:03 > 0:51:06You can't play too safe, Thomas, can you really?
0:51:06 > 0:51:10You have to step out of your comfort zone if you're going to win a round.
0:51:10 > 0:51:12Like you did with your spoons.
0:51:12 > 0:51:15You might have noticed that in the last round I bought silver.
0:51:15 > 0:51:18I know. Come on, less of this self-congratulation.
0:51:18 > 0:51:22- I told you I wouldn't mention it. - This praise!- One-nil.- Let's go.
0:51:22 > 0:51:23One-nil!
0:51:23 > 0:51:25# One-nil! #
0:51:25 > 0:51:29Well, they're certainly playful.
0:51:29 > 0:51:31They're making their way
0:51:31 > 0:51:34to Dublin's Antiques Mecca, Francis Street.
0:51:35 > 0:51:37It's Mark's turn first.
0:51:37 > 0:51:41He's having a good old gander at Michael Connell Antiques.
0:51:41 > 0:51:44- Good morning, sir. - Good morning, how are you?- I'm Mark.
0:51:44 > 0:51:47- Michael Connell, pleased to meet you.- How do you do, Michael?
0:51:47 > 0:51:51How refreshing to walk into a shop that is very much the real thing.
0:51:51 > 0:51:55- Thank you very much. - Absolutely wonderful.
0:51:55 > 0:51:57Would it be OK if I had a jolly good look?
0:51:57 > 0:52:00- Have a good wander, there's loads of stuff here.- Lovely.
0:52:00 > 0:52:03- Thank you very much indeed. - No problem.
0:52:05 > 0:52:09Mark is a master spy of hunting down unusual antiques.
0:52:09 > 0:52:13He's a lovable charmer that knows how to work the room.
0:52:19 > 0:52:23He takes his time, slowly but surely narrowing down the items
0:52:23 > 0:52:24he wants to consider.
0:52:28 > 0:52:34- And then Bingo! He makes his move. - Nice little camera here.
0:52:34 > 0:52:38These are very, very collectible.
0:52:38 > 0:52:44Maybe if we can get this for a good price, this might be worth a go.
0:52:44 > 0:52:49This little beauty is said to be an original spy camera from the 1940s.
0:52:49 > 0:52:53A lot of people will buy this sort of thing at auction to place online.
0:52:53 > 0:52:55Postage is very little, it's easy.
0:52:55 > 0:52:59It can be posted anywhere in the world easily and it's very collectible.
0:52:59 > 0:53:03It's got its original leather case. It's all working, it's all there.
0:53:03 > 0:53:05I'll have a little think about that.
0:53:07 > 0:53:11And as he thinks about it, the search continues.
0:53:15 > 0:53:18This just caught my eye because there's always RAF collectors.
0:53:18 > 0:53:20That's just come in, yes.
0:53:20 > 0:53:23There are in my part of the world anyway. I'm down in Devon.
0:53:23 > 0:53:26Whenever we have anything that's RAF,
0:53:26 > 0:53:28there's always somebody that wants to buy it.
0:53:28 > 0:53:31I just thought that's a bit of fun so that's definitely a maybe.
0:53:31 > 0:53:35Right, the camera, Michael. 60-odd euros.
0:53:35 > 0:53:36I'll do 50 on it, Mark.
0:53:36 > 0:53:39I'm out of my comfort zone as usual.
0:53:39 > 0:53:42I'll do 40 to bring you into your comfort zone.
0:53:42 > 0:53:45- Is it...? - It's working.
0:53:45 > 0:53:46- Is it rare enough?- It's rare.
0:53:46 > 0:53:50- It's a miniature spy, what they call, spy camera. - And it's all there?
0:53:50 > 0:53:52The leather case, the lot.
0:53:52 > 0:53:55Little spy camera in its original leather case, 40 euros.
0:53:55 > 0:53:58- Oh, let's have a go. Let's have a go.- Right.
0:53:58 > 0:54:01- All right, I'll have that, Michael. We'll shake on that one.- Thank you.
0:54:01 > 0:54:05I'll have that one. I'll get the money out in a minute.
0:54:05 > 0:54:09What about this little match box holder? This has to be pennies.
0:54:09 > 0:54:12I'm not that enamoured with it, it's just RAF. It's a collectible.
0:54:12 > 0:54:15- If it's really cheap, I'll have a go. - I'll do a tenner on it.
0:54:15 > 0:54:19All right, we'll have a go with that. Thank you, Michael. Shake on that as well.
0:54:19 > 0:54:26The job's a good 'un, Mark. It's an impressive start to your day.
0:54:26 > 0:54:29Meanwhile, Thomas Plant is making his way to St James's Gate in Dublin,
0:54:29 > 0:54:33the home of the world-famous Guinness beverage.
0:54:36 > 0:54:40Obviously, there are other stouts available
0:54:40 > 0:54:43but it would be rude not to visit whilst one's in Dublin.
0:54:43 > 0:54:4810 million glasses of this world-famous stout are enjoyed
0:54:48 > 0:54:52in 150 countries across the globe, but Thomas is not going for a drink.
0:54:52 > 0:54:55Oh no. He's here to find out about the history.
0:54:55 > 0:55:00It all started in 1759, when Arthur Guinness signed
0:55:00 > 0:55:03a rather unique lease for a disused brewery in Dublin.
0:55:03 > 0:55:07Archivist Evelyn Roche is Thomas's guide for today.
0:55:07 > 0:55:11- I keep on hearing about this famous lease.- Absolutely.
0:55:11 > 0:55:14One of the most famous leases in Irish history, probably,
0:55:14 > 0:55:16and I've a copy of it here to show you.
0:55:16 > 0:55:19- OK.- This is it.
0:55:19 > 0:55:23It's an indenture, the term that would have been used back in the 18th century.
0:55:23 > 0:55:28It was signed 252 years ago for an incredible 9,000 years.
0:55:28 > 0:55:309,000 years!
0:55:30 > 0:55:32That is an extraordinary amount of time.
0:55:32 > 0:55:34Did he think, I may as well buy it?
0:55:34 > 0:55:37Very hard for us to conceive of 9,000 years as a period of time.
0:55:37 > 0:55:40I guess all you can say, about Arthur, he certainly had
0:55:40 > 0:55:44a belief in his beer and a belief that he was going to be around for 9,000 years.
0:55:44 > 0:55:47- I hear you've got something else to show me.- I do indeed.
0:55:47 > 0:55:49I'll take you over here.
0:55:49 > 0:55:53This is one of the absolute gems that we hold here in the archive.
0:55:53 > 0:55:57It's a recipe book that dates right back to Arthur's time.
0:55:57 > 0:56:00It's a recipe that he himself would have brewed.
0:56:00 > 0:56:04What this shows is that he was actually brewing West India Porter.
0:56:04 > 0:56:07Why this particular recipe is of such interest to us
0:56:07 > 0:56:10here at Guinness is that it's the direct precursor
0:56:10 > 0:56:14of a beer that we still brew today over 200 years later
0:56:14 > 0:56:17here in St James's Gate which we call Guinness Foreign Extra Stout.
0:56:17 > 0:56:19That is fascinating, it really is.
0:56:19 > 0:56:22What are these here, these children's books?
0:56:22 > 0:56:24Sort of Alice in Wonderland?
0:56:24 > 0:56:26These are what are known as doctor's books.
0:56:26 > 0:56:29They're really, really highly illustrated booklets
0:56:29 > 0:56:32that were first produced in the early 1930s
0:56:32 > 0:56:36and they're called doctor's books because they were actually issued
0:56:36 > 0:56:38by Guinness to GPs, general practitioners,
0:56:38 > 0:56:43around Christmas time of every year as a thank-you gift to GPs
0:56:43 > 0:56:44who, at that point in time,
0:56:44 > 0:56:48would have been endorsing Guinness as a health tonic.
0:56:48 > 0:56:51Very much, you have to look at it as a point in time.
0:56:51 > 0:56:55This is the very first one here and it's based on Alice in Wonderland
0:56:55 > 0:56:58so would have been the Lewis Carroll centenary
0:56:58 > 0:57:02around the 1930s, so would have been very topical, I guess, at the time.
0:57:02 > 0:57:07What they would have done is just adapted a lot of the copy
0:57:07 > 0:57:10and a lot of the ditties to Guinness.
0:57:10 > 0:57:13This one here at the end is just one of my personal favourites.
0:57:13 > 0:57:16You have the hare here looking at his pocket watch and saying,
0:57:16 > 0:57:18"Oh my ears and whiskers! It's Guinness time!"
0:57:18 > 0:57:21Well, my ears and whiskers indeed.
0:57:21 > 0:57:24While Thomas enjoys a touch of the black stuff,
0:57:24 > 0:57:27Mark's still shopping in Dublin's Francis Street.
0:57:27 > 0:57:33- Good morning.- Good morning. - Good morning, I'm Mark.- I'm Esther.
0:57:33 > 0:57:35- Hello, Esther. How do you do? - Fine, thank you.
0:57:35 > 0:57:38- What a lovely day out there. - It's lovely.
0:57:38 > 0:57:40- What a lovely shop.- Thank you.
0:57:40 > 0:57:43- Would you mind awfully if I just have a little browse?- No.
0:57:43 > 0:57:44Off we go again.
0:57:44 > 0:57:47This chap is a likeable fellow with a real love of antiques.
0:57:50 > 0:57:53Do you know, it sort of makes the day worthwhile
0:57:53 > 0:57:57when you see something like that. I absolutely love this.
0:57:57 > 0:58:0019th century French Rousseau.
0:58:00 > 0:58:06Superb. Acid-etched, look at the colour. That in front of the light.
0:58:06 > 0:58:12Unfortunately, a lot of damage. Actually, it's not for sale.
0:58:12 > 0:58:16Esther's keeping this and I really don't blame her
0:58:16 > 0:58:19because if I found this somewhere, I would keep it.
0:58:19 > 0:58:23Oh, wonderful piece of glass. That's made my day.
0:58:23 > 0:58:26Whatever happens to me now today, I'll still be smiling
0:58:26 > 0:58:29because I've seen that and I've held that.
0:58:29 > 0:58:33MUSIC: "Magic Moments" by Perry Como
0:58:36 > 0:58:38I think he likes it.
0:58:38 > 0:58:41But you're here to buy, Mark. Back to it!
0:58:41 > 0:58:44Have you got any little bits and bobs?
0:58:44 > 0:58:48Anything there's a profit left in. Anything I can turn a copper with.
0:58:48 > 0:58:53- I doubt it. - Anything you've bought well.
0:58:55 > 0:58:59- This is a very English thing. - I like that. Isn't it lovely?- Yes.
0:58:59 > 0:59:02- Mother of pearl, little penknife, fruit knife.- A fruit knife.
0:59:02 > 0:59:06Little ladies' penknife or fruit knife. Is that pennies?
0:59:06 > 0:59:10- Little penknife.- There's 20 euro on it. We could do something.
0:59:10 > 0:59:12Could it be 10?
0:59:12 > 0:59:15- That will give me a chance, wouldn't it?- It would.- It would, wouldn't it?
0:59:15 > 0:59:20- It could be 10.- Yes?- Yes. - Esther, I think I love you.
0:59:20 > 0:59:21I love that.
0:59:21 > 0:59:24- It must make more than that, mustn't it?- It has to.
0:59:24 > 0:59:27Bless your heart, you're a lovely lady.
0:59:27 > 0:59:31- Thank you.- Right, 10 euros. Thank you very much.
0:59:31 > 0:59:35Gosh, Mark really likes to dish out the kisses and the compliments.
0:59:35 > 0:59:37The charm seems to be working though.
0:59:37 > 0:59:41That's another cheeky lot to add to his bag of tricks.
0:59:43 > 0:59:45Thomas, on the other hand, has a lot of catching up to do.
0:59:45 > 0:59:50His first bout of shopping begins in Michael Connell Antiques.
0:59:50 > 0:59:54- Hello.- Hello, how are you?- Good, thank you. How are you?- Not too bad.
0:59:54 > 0:59:58- Michael Connell, pleased to meet you.- Michael, I'm Thomas Plant. Nice to meet you.
0:59:58 > 1:00:00Can I have a good scoot around?
1:00:00 > 1:00:04Feel free. Work away, take your time.
1:00:04 > 1:00:08Thomas loves sniffing out a bargain and like Mark,
1:00:08 > 1:00:10he loves to get stuck right in.
1:00:25 > 1:00:27I will ask Michael about this.
1:00:27 > 1:00:32A big decorative drum, isn't it? It's made of, this is pigskin.
1:00:32 > 1:00:35This is brass and this is wood round here.
1:00:35 > 1:00:38Somebody could have that on a sideboard or somebody
1:00:38 > 1:00:41could have that as almost like a coffee table now.
1:00:41 > 1:00:45They're quite decorative things. I quite like the painting around it.
1:00:45 > 1:00:50I think that's quite good fun. But it's got a lot of money.
1:00:50 > 1:00:51350 euros.
1:00:51 > 1:00:55The thing is, nobody's offended by an offer.
1:00:58 > 1:01:03- The drum.- Yeah.- What can that be? - How much is on it?- 350.
1:01:03 > 1:01:06What would you like it to be?
1:01:06 > 1:01:10I want it to be for nothing, really.
1:01:10 > 1:01:11It can be 50.
1:01:11 > 1:01:14Eh? What's that you say? 50 euros!
1:01:16 > 1:01:20- You couldn't make it for 50 quid. - No. And it's old as well.
1:01:20 > 1:01:23It's definitely Victorian, Edwardian, Victorian.
1:01:23 > 1:01:25It's got a bit of age to it.
1:01:27 > 1:01:32- If we said 40, would you do it? - If we said 50, I'll do it.
1:01:32 > 1:01:37I am just now... Do you see the door there?
1:01:37 > 1:01:40It's a good price at 50.
1:01:41 > 1:01:4545. Thank you.
1:01:45 > 1:01:48HE LAUGHS
1:01:49 > 1:01:52- Oh, you're giving me a tip as well? - No!
1:01:52 > 1:01:54Blimey, that was a super quick deal.
1:01:54 > 1:01:57Perhaps Thomas has got a lucky shamrock in his pocket.
1:01:57 > 1:01:59Bye, thank you very much.
1:02:00 > 1:02:05Meanwhile, we can't seem to get Mark away from Francis Street.
1:02:05 > 1:02:09He's still shopping there. This time it's Lantern Antiques.
1:02:10 > 1:02:14- Good afternoon, sir.- Good afternoon.
1:02:14 > 1:02:18- I'm Mark.- I'm John. - How do you do, John?
1:02:18 > 1:02:22- Some very, very nice things here. Can I have a browse?- Of course, yeah.
1:02:22 > 1:02:24Thank you very much, John. Thank you.
1:02:25 > 1:02:28Mark wastes no time having a good old rummage.
1:02:28 > 1:02:34And before too long, he spots a glass scent bottle.
1:02:34 > 1:02:37Have a good old dust.
1:02:37 > 1:02:41That's all right. A bit of dust is always very nice.
1:02:41 > 1:02:46- Helps the ageing process, doesn't it? - Yeah.- Lovely scent bottle.
1:02:46 > 1:02:49It's quite late, isn't it, John? Oh, yeah, I think so.
1:02:49 > 1:02:53- Bright gilding on it. - Yeah.- Is it pennies?
1:02:53 > 1:02:57- Did you buy it with other things? - 15 euro.
1:02:59 > 1:03:02Well, that's tempting, isn't it? I like that. It's very pretty.
1:03:02 > 1:03:05- Could it be 10 euros?- 12.
1:03:06 > 1:03:09Yes, yes, yes. I think we'll buy that.
1:03:09 > 1:03:12That's decorative and that's fun, isn't it?
1:03:12 > 1:03:16I think the ladies will like it. My wife would like that very much.
1:03:16 > 1:03:18She'd be quite happy to have that.
1:03:18 > 1:03:22But then she'd be quite happy to have anything I bought, frankly.
1:03:22 > 1:03:24There we have it.
1:03:24 > 1:03:27Mark has yet another goody to add to his collection.
1:03:28 > 1:03:31After all that excitement,
1:03:31 > 1:03:33Heaven knows what they'll get up to tomorrow.
1:03:37 > 1:03:39The boys are up nice and early.
1:03:39 > 1:03:42There's still more antiques to hunt down in Dublin.
1:03:42 > 1:03:46So far, Mark has spent 72 on three auction lots.
1:03:46 > 1:03:49The spy camera, so called,
1:03:49 > 1:03:53an RAF match box holder, the lady's fruit knife
1:03:53 > 1:03:57and the glass scent bottle, leaving 169.80 for the day ahead.
1:04:02 > 1:04:04Thomas, meanwhile,
1:04:04 > 1:04:08had a tremendous result with the fabulous deal on the Victorian drum.
1:04:08 > 1:04:11He spent a total of 45 euros on one lot.
1:04:11 > 1:04:13Goodbye, thank you very much.
1:04:13 > 1:04:17He has 181.53 to splash around town.
1:04:18 > 1:04:21So, onwards with our Irish adventure.
1:04:21 > 1:04:25Thomas needs to catch up with the old shopping.
1:04:25 > 1:04:28He begins his day where Mark ended his shopping yesterday.
1:04:28 > 1:04:33Its Lantern Antiques, located on the boys' beloved Francis Street.
1:04:34 > 1:04:37- Good morning.- Morning.
1:04:37 > 1:04:40- I'm Thomas.- Morning. Welcome.
1:04:40 > 1:04:43- Thank you very much. And you're? - John.
1:04:43 > 1:04:46- Do you mind if I have a good look around?- Of course.
1:04:46 > 1:04:48Thank you very much.
1:04:49 > 1:04:54Thomas has been a tough taskmaster when it comes to naming his price.
1:04:54 > 1:04:57Who knows what he will get up to today?
1:04:58 > 1:05:01Crumbs. That's a whopper.
1:05:07 > 1:05:13This is a Victorian brass grain measure, as it says on there.
1:05:13 > 1:05:17You can see it's Victorian because just here,
1:05:17 > 1:05:21you've got a Victorian mark - V.R. and the Crown.
1:05:21 > 1:05:23Then you've got these proof marks here.
1:05:27 > 1:05:33I rate that. I like that. I think it's a lovely thing.
1:05:33 > 1:05:38You must sort of scoop into the grain and then you sort of,
1:05:38 > 1:05:41off it comes, and then that's your measure of grain.
1:05:41 > 1:05:45Beautifully made. I might ask about it.
1:05:45 > 1:05:49Interesting item, Thomas. Let's hope it's in your price range.
1:05:54 > 1:05:57This is a Stilton waiter or Stilton stand. A cheese dish.
1:05:59 > 1:06:05It's mahogany and Georgian, I would have thought.
1:06:05 > 1:06:09Cheese coasters would have been used around the Georgian dinner-table
1:06:09 > 1:06:12to contain a round of Stilton.
1:06:12 > 1:06:16Normally they would have had casters for ease of use.
1:06:17 > 1:06:21It's the kind of thing which is still quite collectible
1:06:21 > 1:06:24because it's small and it would fit into a modern interior.
1:06:24 > 1:06:28There's no price on it so I'm going to have to ask John about it.
1:06:28 > 1:06:31Hold on to your hats! He's going in for the deal.
1:06:31 > 1:06:34It's the grain measure first.
1:06:34 > 1:06:37I mean, I know you've got quite a good price on it
1:06:37 > 1:06:40but obviously, I'm looking.
1:06:41 > 1:06:45- I'm sort of hoping.- 200.
1:06:45 > 1:06:50Really? You wouldn't sort of think again on that one?
1:06:50 > 1:06:53- Would you?- 150.
1:06:55 > 1:06:59- No less.- Really?- Yes. - Go on.- No.- No way, no.
1:06:59 > 1:07:03It's worth a lot of money, that. What's your price then?
1:07:03 > 1:07:06- I'd like to give you 75.- No way.
1:07:06 > 1:07:09- I can only ask. - I'll split the difference.
1:07:09 > 1:07:12100 and something-five or something.
1:07:12 > 1:07:16- I want to get it under the three-figure.- No. No less, no way.
1:07:16 > 1:07:21- OK. We can just think about that for a second.- OK, right.
1:07:21 > 1:07:23I want to ask you about something else.
1:07:23 > 1:07:27- Just up this way if at all possible.- Of course.
1:07:27 > 1:07:31Can I ask you about this Stilton piece?
1:07:31 > 1:07:33Well, you know, it's incomplete. The wheels.
1:07:33 > 1:07:34- The wheels are missing.- Yeah.
1:07:34 > 1:07:40- I bought it and didn't realise that. - Was that cheap?- It is, yeah.
1:07:40 > 1:07:43- How much?- 80.
1:07:43 > 1:07:46Would you do a little bit less?
1:07:46 > 1:07:50- 60 is my lowest now, OK. - Halfway, 50.- No, 60.
1:07:50 > 1:07:52- 50, go on.- No, no way.
1:07:52 > 1:07:56- With the grain thing, What about 140?- OK, go on.
1:07:56 > 1:07:58- If it will get rid of you, go on. - You want to get rid of me!
1:07:58 > 1:08:00- Yeah, yeah.- Really?
1:08:00 > 1:08:02You're certainly being tough today, Thomas.
1:08:02 > 1:08:05Remember, people do have to make a living.
1:08:05 > 1:08:06- Been a real pleasure.- Thank you.
1:08:06 > 1:08:09Mark, meanwhile, has hopped in the car
1:08:09 > 1:08:14and is making his way to Sandycove, located eight miles south of Dublin.
1:08:14 > 1:08:17He has got an appointment with Robert Nicholson,
1:08:17 > 1:08:19curator of the James Joyce Museum.
1:08:20 > 1:08:24- Good morning, sir. You must be Robert.- I am indeed.- I'm Mark.
1:08:24 > 1:08:27Morning, Mark. Welcome to the James Joyce Museum.
1:08:27 > 1:08:31- Why don't you come on in and I'll show you around?- Thank you.
1:08:31 > 1:08:34James Joyce is considered one of the most influential writers
1:08:34 > 1:08:38in the modernist avant-garde of the early 20th century.
1:08:38 > 1:08:44The museum is situated in a Martello tower that was originally built
1:08:44 > 1:08:49by the British as a defence against the expected Napoleonic invasion.
1:08:49 > 1:08:52Joyce is best known for Ulysses, a landmark novel
1:08:52 > 1:08:58that features a day in the life of a fictional character in 1904 Dublin,
1:08:58 > 1:09:03which was considered rather experimental and controversial for the early 20th century reader.
1:09:06 > 1:09:10Here we are. This used to be the living room of the tower.
1:09:10 > 1:09:14We still have it more or less the way it was when Joyce was here.
1:09:14 > 1:09:18In 1904, James Joyce spent six nights here along with friend
1:09:18 > 1:09:21Oliver St John Gogarty,
1:09:21 > 1:09:25owner of the tower, and acquaintance Samuel Chenevix Trench.
1:09:25 > 1:09:31This is actually the room described in the opening chapter of Ulysses.
1:09:31 > 1:09:35You find the three men sitting here having breakfast.
1:09:35 > 1:09:39If you can imagine the whole room, as he describes it,
1:09:39 > 1:09:42filled with smoke from cooking breakfast.
1:09:42 > 1:09:44It's all full of fumes.
1:09:44 > 1:09:49He describes rays of light coming down from the window shafts, there.
1:09:49 > 1:09:51They meet in the middle of the room.
1:09:51 > 1:09:57- The rays cross and the smoke rising through it.- I can smell it.
1:09:57 > 1:10:00I'm there. Wonderful. That is wonderful.
1:10:00 > 1:10:06Downstairs there's a very rare item that Mark must see before he leaves.
1:10:06 > 1:10:09Let me introduce you to the most famous
1:10:09 > 1:10:12and influential novel of the 20th century, Ulysses.
1:10:13 > 1:10:15This is one of the rare first editions.
1:10:15 > 1:10:19Joyce spent seven years writing Ulysses.
1:10:19 > 1:10:22It's an immensely complex book.
1:10:22 > 1:10:25The book was banned in America and London
1:10:25 > 1:10:29due to the risque nature of some of the chapters,
1:10:29 > 1:10:32hence the reason that its first publication was in Paris.
1:10:32 > 1:10:35It was finally published on James Joyce's 40th birthday,
1:10:35 > 1:10:38the 2nd of February 1922.
1:10:38 > 1:10:43It took another 12 years before the ban was raised
1:10:43 > 1:10:46in the United States and then Britain.
1:10:46 > 1:10:51This edition is limited to 1000 copies. Number 819. Wonderful.
1:10:51 > 1:10:55While Mark's been brushing up on Irish literature,
1:10:55 > 1:10:58Thomas has travelled from Dublin to Newcastle -
1:10:58 > 1:11:02that's Newcastle in the Republic of Ireland -
1:11:02 > 1:11:04to visit his last shop of the day.
1:11:04 > 1:11:10Thomas is going for a good old nosy in Foley's Storehouse.
1:11:10 > 1:11:14- Hello.- How you doing?- All right if I have a look around?- No problem.
1:11:14 > 1:11:18Now, here he goes. Will his lucky run continue?
1:11:20 > 1:11:22# I feel lucky
1:11:24 > 1:11:26# I feel lucky, yeah
1:11:28 > 1:11:32# No Professor Doom gonna stand in my way
1:11:33 > 1:11:36# Mmm, I feel lucky today. #
1:11:40 > 1:11:44Antique Sevres painted double-handled urn with floral design
1:11:44 > 1:11:48and opposing English country scene.
1:11:48 > 1:11:51It's a nice thing.
1:11:52 > 1:11:55It's been completely off. It just needs complete restoration.
1:11:55 > 1:11:58It's a nice thing, though.
1:11:58 > 1:12:03It's lovely, the harbour scene, isn't it lovely? Gorgeous. Love it.
1:12:03 > 1:12:09Love the shape. It's classical. Again, it's a proper antique.
1:12:09 > 1:12:13Looks like Thomas is ready to negotiate.
1:12:13 > 1:12:17Time to get manager Euan in on the action.
1:12:17 > 1:12:19- This, here. - It's an interesting piece.
1:12:19 > 1:12:24It's whacked, it's completely been off its rim, hasn't it?
1:12:24 > 1:12:30- Can anything be done there? In terms of price?- Price? Certainly.
1:12:30 > 1:12:34Well, let's just see. It's standing at 90 euros.
1:12:34 > 1:12:38I could do it for 70. How would you feel about that?
1:12:38 > 1:12:42I was thinking, because it's so badly damaged,
1:12:42 > 1:12:45I'll give you 20 euros for it.
1:12:45 > 1:12:49- Hmm.- Because it is whacked all the way around.
1:12:49 > 1:12:51It's an interesting thing.
1:12:51 > 1:12:56- I love it for what it is, it's just a decorative item now.- Right, OK.
1:12:56 > 1:13:00I follow you, I follow you. Look, I'll give it to you for 20.
1:13:00 > 1:13:0520? All right. Deal. That's a deal.
1:13:05 > 1:13:06Good stuff, thank you.
1:13:06 > 1:13:10What's wrong with you, Thomas? You really are pushing it today.
1:13:10 > 1:13:13Anyway, with the purchase of the vase,
1:13:13 > 1:13:15that means you have a total of five lots.
1:13:18 > 1:13:20Back to Mark.
1:13:20 > 1:13:21He's still in Sandycove
1:13:21 > 1:13:26and has decided to have a bit of a nose in Sandycove Antiques.
1:13:26 > 1:13:31- Good afternoon, madam.- How are you? - I'm Mark, how do you do?- I'm Fiona.
1:13:31 > 1:13:37- Hello, Fiona. Lovely things. Lovely shop.- Thank you.- Really nice.
1:13:37 > 1:13:41- Can I have a browse?- You can.- Is it OK? Thank you very much indeed.
1:13:43 > 1:13:44Our Mark loves a bit of a browse
1:13:44 > 1:13:49and he's not afraid to have a good old feel of the goods.
1:13:49 > 1:13:51But what's he in the mood for buying?
1:13:51 > 1:13:54I would love to buy a little bit of silver.
1:13:54 > 1:13:57But I would be very much in your hands.
1:13:57 > 1:14:01I know it's straightforward, but have you any Dublin silver?
1:14:01 > 1:14:06I have a few Irish silver spoons here. Two rat-tail spoons.
1:14:06 > 1:14:11Rat-tail was typically Irish. That's called rat-tail.
1:14:11 > 1:14:14This is the bright-cut one I was going to show you.
1:14:14 > 1:14:17That's bright-cut, it's called. Star pattern.
1:14:17 > 1:14:20- Isn't that lovely? - How beautiful.- Pretty.
1:14:20 > 1:14:23- 1832. Lovely hallmarks. - I like your spoons.
1:14:23 > 1:14:26Can we put them on your desk?
1:14:26 > 1:14:29Mark fared well with his Dublin spoons at yesterday's auction.
1:14:29 > 1:14:34Perhaps another set of spoons is a shrewd and canny move?
1:14:36 > 1:14:41These are Irish, here. They are a pair of brass button shiners.
1:14:41 > 1:14:44Apparently the people in the army,
1:14:44 > 1:14:48to shine the brass buttons on their uniform,
1:14:48 > 1:14:51they would put this on to stop the...
1:14:51 > 1:14:55- Aren't they lovely?- They're Irish. It says FCA on them.
1:14:55 > 1:15:01- What does the FCA stand for, do you know?- I can't remember the name.
1:15:01 > 1:15:05- Is it military?- It's military, yes. - Irish military?
1:15:05 > 1:15:07That's good, isn't it?
1:15:07 > 1:15:11You're quite right, Mark. It is Irish military.
1:15:11 > 1:15:14And it stands for Forsa Cosanta Aitiuil
1:15:14 > 1:15:17which means Local Defence Force.
1:15:17 > 1:15:22The original ticket price for this shiny pair is 118 euros.
1:15:22 > 1:15:23Aren't they fun?
1:15:23 > 1:15:28If we put those on the desk, have a little think about those.
1:15:28 > 1:15:32Let's say I've got about 110 euros to spend.
1:15:32 > 1:15:34What can I buy there for 110 euros?
1:15:34 > 1:15:38Perhaps those would be good and these lovely brass button shiners.
1:15:38 > 1:15:44Is that a good buy at 55 euros? Can I get a profit at auction if I buy those for 55 euros?
1:15:44 > 1:15:49I think 55's OK for those because they're Irish silver.
1:15:49 > 1:15:52- The rat-tail appeals to people. - Can I get a profit on those?
1:15:52 > 1:15:58- That just seems a lot to me, 55. 35? - What about 45?
1:15:58 > 1:16:03I definitely wouldn't want to have a go at 45. Maybe I'd have a go at 40.
1:16:03 > 1:16:07- At 40 it's 20 each.- Do you think I should have a go at £40?
1:16:07 > 1:16:13Just because they're military? All right. OK, Fiona. Thank you very much indeed.
1:16:13 > 1:16:17And just when you think he's finished for the day...
1:16:17 > 1:16:20You know the two pretty ones, they're Dublin as well?
1:16:20 > 1:16:27- They are Dublin, 1832. - How about all four?
1:16:27 > 1:16:30£25 a spoon, isn't it?
1:16:30 > 1:16:36- You're quite happy with these? Same deal with those?- OK, I'll do that.
1:16:36 > 1:16:41- We have a deal.- Thank you very much. That's really sweet.
1:16:42 > 1:16:47- I'm in a spoon-buying mood, you might have noticed.- Good, I'm delighted you like the spoons.- Thank you.
1:16:47 > 1:16:49He loves a nice Irish spoon.
1:16:49 > 1:16:53And he's also one for kissing the ladies.
1:16:53 > 1:16:55Maybe that's why he's always smiling.
1:16:55 > 1:17:00It's time for the boys to show one another their antique goodies.
1:17:01 > 1:17:03My first item, Thomas.
1:17:05 > 1:17:08Wonderful. A little micro camera?
1:17:08 > 1:17:15- A spy camera, Thomas. And... - Vesta case. That's very nice.
1:17:15 > 1:17:22The camera cost 40 euros. The matchbox holder, the RAF matchbox holder, 10 euros.
1:17:22 > 1:17:27- Good luck.- Thank you very much, Thomas. That's it, is it? That's all you can say about them?
1:17:27 > 1:17:29- That's all I'm going to say. - Lovely(!)
1:17:29 > 1:17:32Thomas isn't too impressed, it seems.
1:17:32 > 1:17:40Quite heavy. Oh, my goodness me. What have we here, Thomas?
1:17:40 > 1:17:45- Well, this, according to the antiques shop, is a measure for grain.- A grain measure!
1:17:45 > 1:17:49- It is bronze.- That, I like. - It is a thing of majesty.
1:17:49 > 1:17:53- That is absolutely beautiful. - 90 euro.- I like that a lot.
1:17:53 > 1:17:57I think you did extraordinarily well, actually. Very well.
1:17:57 > 1:18:01Mark is very impressed.
1:18:01 > 1:18:05- Right.- Oh! Look at that.
1:18:05 > 1:18:11So, these are to polish your buttons on your military uniform
1:18:11 > 1:18:15without getting the polish on your tunic.
1:18:15 > 1:18:20Top marks, Thomas. A little bit of a chance on these. I just thought, well, have a go.
1:18:20 > 1:18:24Best of luck. They will probably do you all right in the end.
1:18:26 > 1:18:29- It's for your Stilton cheese. - For your Stilton cheese.
1:18:29 > 1:18:33It's in raw condition. It needs a bit of work.
1:18:33 > 1:18:36But it's all there, really. That was 50.
1:18:36 > 1:18:38I think that's safe enough, certainly.
1:18:38 > 1:18:40There you are, Thomas. Look at that.
1:18:40 > 1:18:46- A mother-of-pearl penknife?- Yes. - Birmingham. - I bought it for 10 euros.
1:18:46 > 1:18:49- Bargain. You will make a profit. - I thought it would make 20. - Perfect.
1:18:49 > 1:18:53Thomas has a surprise up his sleeve.
1:18:53 > 1:18:57He managed to return to Michael Connell Antiques and bag himself another bargain.
1:18:57 > 1:19:02Goodness me. That's most unusual and very, very nice.
1:19:02 > 1:19:07You wouldn't have spent more than let's say 35 euros on them?
1:19:07 > 1:19:10- Less than that.- A snip! - 20 euro.
1:19:10 > 1:19:13Goodness me, that was a steal, Thomas.
1:19:13 > 1:19:16Looks like a good buy, Thomas.
1:19:16 > 1:19:22- Another little bricy-bracy thingy. - Don't break it! - I have to handle this one.
1:19:22 > 1:19:27- It's a lovely little scent bottle, isn't it?- Very, very pretty. - Isn't that nice?
1:19:27 > 1:19:33- Remove your finger.- Oh, lovely. - Lift the perfume, let the drops out.
1:19:33 > 1:19:37I thought that was very pretty and very decorative.
1:19:37 > 1:19:41There are always ladies at auctions. Surely it will be saleable.
1:19:41 > 1:19:46You can see it's a big item. If I can wrestle it out of the bag.
1:19:46 > 1:19:48- My goodness me.- There we are.
1:19:48 > 1:19:50I would like you to put into words,
1:19:50 > 1:19:54words that people can understand, why you bought this drum.
1:19:54 > 1:19:56It's in good condition.
1:19:56 > 1:19:58What happens to these now
1:19:58 > 1:20:01is they get made into very nice wine tables,
1:20:01 > 1:20:04coffee tables, occasional tables.
1:20:04 > 1:20:07Do you know, Thomas, I've got to be totally frank here.
1:20:07 > 1:20:11- I really dislike your drum quite intensely.- Really?- It's quite fun.
1:20:11 > 1:20:16- It's just all mucky and yellow and horrible and smelly.- That's nice.
1:20:16 > 1:20:20- I'm not very keen. - It's nice! I'm taking it away, then.
1:20:20 > 1:20:23I think we can safely say Mark doesn't like the drum.
1:20:23 > 1:20:26Have a look at these.
1:20:26 > 1:20:30We've got some Irish spoons here, Irish spoons.
1:20:30 > 1:20:33- They're all Dublin.- They're all Dublin, they're all Georgian.
1:20:33 > 1:20:36They cost 100. What do you think?
1:20:36 > 1:20:39You've got a profit there for sure, a profit.
1:20:39 > 1:20:41So, Mark, this was my last shot.
1:20:41 > 1:20:45There's the front, nicely painted.
1:20:45 > 1:20:47I like that a lot.
1:20:47 > 1:20:52That is so me, early 19th-century, soft paste, English porcelain.
1:20:52 > 1:20:56You probably snatched it away for 30 euros.
1:20:56 > 1:20:58- 20 euros spent.- Wonderful.
1:20:58 > 1:21:00That's something I'd buy myself at home.
1:21:00 > 1:21:03Because it was 20, it would go on the mantelpiece.
1:21:03 > 1:21:05- To the auction. - To the auction, Thomas.
1:21:05 > 1:21:11To the auction indeed. Both boys are pretty pleased with their buys.
1:21:11 > 1:21:13But what do they really think?
1:21:13 > 1:21:17I've bought real antiques, real antiques and quality.
1:21:17 > 1:21:19So...
1:21:20 > 1:21:23Who knows? That risk is so big.
1:21:24 > 1:21:28Mark seems to have spent all his money on not great hopes
1:21:28 > 1:21:30apart from the spoons.
1:21:30 > 1:21:35Out came the drum, there was my opportunity, I didn't like it.
1:21:35 > 1:21:39It was smelly, horrible, the condition was appalling.
1:21:39 > 1:21:41He's right, it was a Victorian drum,
1:21:41 > 1:21:46but I can't see it fetching more than he paid for it.
1:21:46 > 1:21:51It's been an exciting second leg from Dublin, Sandycove
1:21:51 > 1:21:54and the village of Newcastle, County Dublin
1:21:54 > 1:21:57to the final destination of Ballybrittas, Portlaoise.
1:21:59 > 1:22:01Ballybrittas is a small village
1:22:01 > 1:22:06located in the North East of County Laois, Ireland.
1:22:06 > 1:22:09It's auction day as our dynamic duo arrive
1:22:09 > 1:22:11at their second auction of the week.
1:22:11 > 1:22:16Ashgrove Auction Rooms has been established since 2005
1:22:16 > 1:22:19and holds two auctions per month.
1:22:19 > 1:22:22Our auctioneer for today, and owner, is Sean Eacrett.
1:22:22 > 1:22:26He has a few thoughts to share on our chaps' purchases.
1:22:27 > 1:22:32The silver spoons will do extremely well. They should make their money.
1:22:32 > 1:22:37The one I think is going to do the least well, I could be totally wrong, will be the scent bottle.
1:22:37 > 1:22:40We haven't had a huge amount of interest in it,
1:22:40 > 1:22:44but we have quite a lot of ladies here tonight and it's a more feminine piece.
1:22:44 > 1:22:50Mark Hales started today's show with 241 euros and 80 cents.
1:22:50 > 1:22:53He spent 212 euros on five lots.
1:22:55 > 1:22:58Thomas Plant began with 226.53
1:22:58 > 1:23:05and nearly blew the lot by spending 225 on five lovely lots.
1:23:07 > 1:23:10It's the moment we've all been waiting for. Quiet please!
1:23:10 > 1:23:12The auction is about to begin.
1:23:12 > 1:23:18First up, it's Thomas' unusual cheese coaster.
1:23:18 > 1:23:22We have bids taking us in here at 120.
1:23:22 > 1:23:26You were right, Thomas, you're smiling now.
1:23:26 > 1:23:31- 130, 140. Any advance on 140? - That's very good.
1:23:31 > 1:23:32Are we all out and done?
1:23:32 > 1:23:35Fair warning to you all at 140.
1:23:35 > 1:23:38- We're happy now, aren't we? - Yeah, absolutely.
1:23:38 > 1:23:41That's a good... That's a good result.
1:23:41 > 1:23:45It's a tidy profit for Thomas.
1:23:45 > 1:23:50Next up we have Mark's military brass button polishers.
1:23:50 > 1:23:55Can we see 30 for them, please? 20 is bid. 22 and I am out.
1:23:55 > 1:23:59It's in the room at 22. Any advance on 22?
1:23:59 > 1:24:0325, 28. Any advance on 28?
1:24:03 > 1:24:05All out and done at 28.
1:24:06 > 1:24:09You won't be buying them again, will you?
1:24:09 > 1:24:13No, I think I'll give button shiners a miss for the rest of my life.
1:24:13 > 1:24:15I would.
1:24:15 > 1:24:19Button shiners clearly aren't so popular with this audience it seems.
1:24:19 > 1:24:26And now for Thomas's pigskin drum, the one Mark hates.
1:24:26 > 1:24:31- And we have commissions on the book. - Oh, no!- 22 is bid. Any advance?
1:24:31 > 1:24:3625, 28, 30, 32, 35 in the room on the left.
1:24:36 > 1:24:4138, 40, 42, 42 there. Any advance on 42?
1:24:41 > 1:24:4545, 48, 50, 60,
1:24:45 > 1:24:4865, 70.
1:24:48 > 1:24:5470 on the right. Selling at 70. A round of applause at 70.
1:24:54 > 1:24:57Hey! Smelly, old drum.
1:24:59 > 1:25:03It seems Thomas is rather chuffed with that result.
1:25:03 > 1:25:06It's Mark's scent bottle next.
1:25:06 > 1:25:10Maybe it'll lift him from loss into profit.
1:25:10 > 1:25:1320 for this, please. A tenner?
1:25:13 > 1:25:17Ten are bid. Any advance on 10? 12, 15,
1:25:17 > 1:25:20- 18, 20...- We're there.
1:25:20 > 1:25:2322, 25,
1:25:23 > 1:25:2528, 30, 30 in front.
1:25:25 > 1:25:28All out and done at 30.
1:25:28 > 1:25:31Not so bad. That's OK.
1:25:31 > 1:25:34You've got to be so pleased!
1:25:34 > 1:25:38It's a small profit, but it's better than nothing.
1:25:38 > 1:25:43It's Thomas's lovely English porcelain vase next.
1:25:43 > 1:25:46We have a commission starting this one at 65 bid.
1:25:46 > 1:25:50Any advance on 65? Selling on commission at 65.
1:25:50 > 1:25:5470, 75, 80, 82.
1:25:54 > 1:25:58I'll take 85. Are we all done and finished at 85?
1:25:58 > 1:26:00Fair warning to you all at 85.
1:26:02 > 1:26:06- Well done, Thomas. That's great, isn't it?- That's a good result.
1:26:06 > 1:26:08I'm very pleased with that.
1:26:08 > 1:26:11It IS a good result. Yet another profit for Thomas.
1:26:11 > 1:26:18Next up, it's Mark's quirky little camera and RAF matchbox holder.
1:26:18 > 1:26:24And we have bids taking us in at 35, 38 bid here with me.
1:26:24 > 1:26:27Need a lot more than that.
1:26:27 > 1:26:3240, 42, 45, 48, 50 and I am out. In the room at 50.
1:26:32 > 1:26:3655, 60, 65,
1:26:36 > 1:26:41Any advance on 65? 70, 75, 80, 85,
1:26:41 > 1:26:4490, sir?
1:26:44 > 1:26:4690, 95,
1:26:46 > 1:26:51100 on the right. Any advance on 100?
1:26:51 > 1:26:54Fair warning to you all at 100.
1:26:54 > 1:26:57You put your money on that.
1:26:57 > 1:27:00I'm quite proud of myself because I'm not a cameraman.
1:27:00 > 1:27:01Clearly.
1:27:01 > 1:27:05Well, it's a nice little earner and your best result so far, Mark.
1:27:05 > 1:27:09It's Thomas's rather lovely carving set next.
1:27:09 > 1:27:13Here's to having another big slice of profit, Tom.
1:27:13 > 1:27:1620 is bid. Any advance on 20?
1:27:16 > 1:27:1822, 25,
1:27:18 > 1:27:2228, 30, 32 and I'm out.
1:27:22 > 1:27:27Any advance on 32? To you, madam, selling at 32.
1:27:27 > 1:27:30- I think that's... - I think that's very good.
1:27:30 > 1:27:35- No, it should have made 45. - No, no, it made a profit, it's fine.
1:27:35 > 1:27:39Quite right, Thomas, at least it wasn't a loss.
1:27:39 > 1:27:44It's Mark's delicate, lady's fruit knife next.
1:27:44 > 1:27:48We have two bids, they're small, but 22 is bid.
1:27:48 > 1:27:50Any advance on 22?
1:27:50 > 1:27:5325, I'm out. On the right-hand side at 25.
1:27:53 > 1:27:5628 online.
1:27:56 > 1:27:5830 in the room.
1:27:58 > 1:28:0132, 32 online.
1:28:01 > 1:28:06Any advance on the online bidder at 32? Online at 32.
1:28:06 > 1:28:07Selling at 32.
1:28:07 > 1:28:10- That's a world record... - It's very good, isn't it?
1:28:10 > 1:28:14..for a bent, silver, mother-of-pearl fruit knife.
1:28:14 > 1:28:17Thomas, how dare you? It was beautiful.
1:28:17 > 1:28:21That was unexpected. Well done, Mark.
1:28:21 > 1:28:24Thomas's turn now.
1:28:24 > 1:28:28How will the unusual, bronze grain measure fare?
1:28:28 > 1:28:31And we have...
1:28:31 > 1:28:36one, two, three, four, five, six bids...
1:28:36 > 1:28:39- Oh, really.- ..starting at 190.
1:28:39 > 1:28:42What did I say?
1:28:42 > 1:28:44Any advance on 190?
1:28:44 > 1:28:50200, 220, 240, 250, I'll take 260. 260 online.
1:28:52 > 1:28:55- that was a nice one, sir. - Wonderful result.
1:28:57 > 1:29:00It's a quite unusual piece because of the handles.
1:29:00 > 1:29:04Normally you'd see them without handles. 260. Any advance on 260?
1:29:04 > 1:29:10- Fair warning. 280, 300. - It's getting better, Thomas.
1:29:10 > 1:29:14220, 320, 340,
1:29:14 > 1:29:16I'll take 350. 340 online.
1:29:16 > 1:29:19Any advance on 340 online?
1:29:19 > 1:29:23Any advance on 340? All out and done and fair warning to you all at 340.
1:29:25 > 1:29:31- A wonderful result.- You're going to have rather a lot to spend in Wales.
1:29:31 > 1:29:34By jingo, that's a tremendous result.
1:29:34 > 1:29:36It's our final lot of the auction.
1:29:36 > 1:29:41Maybe Mark's spoons will get him back on the road to recovery.
1:29:41 > 1:29:45And we have commission starting in at 85.
1:29:45 > 1:29:48Go, go, go.
1:29:48 > 1:29:5385, 90, 95, 100, 110, 120, I'm out.
1:29:53 > 1:29:57120 on the left hand side. I'm selling at 120.
1:29:57 > 1:30:00130 online. 140.
1:30:00 > 1:30:04Need to be quicker online. I'm selling at 140.
1:30:04 > 1:30:07Fair warning at 140.
1:30:07 > 1:30:10- It could be worse for teaspoons. - Brilliant.
1:30:10 > 1:30:13- It's a profit.- Brilliant.
1:30:13 > 1:30:17Well, maybe not quite the result you were looking for
1:30:17 > 1:30:21and sadly not enough to achieve a lead today, Mark.
1:30:21 > 1:30:26It's only the second day in. There's still all to play for.
1:30:26 > 1:30:30Does one be cautious with one's profit? Or does one spend it?
1:30:30 > 1:30:37After paying auction costs, Mark has made a profit of 58.60.
1:30:37 > 1:30:41He has a total of 300.40 to carry forward.
1:30:41 > 1:30:44Thomas Plant is today's triumphant winner
1:30:44 > 1:30:47with a spectacular array of profits.
1:30:47 > 1:30:52He's made a wonderful profit of 321.94
1:30:52 > 1:30:59and therefore has a staggering 548.47 going forward.
1:30:59 > 1:31:03- Mark, are you driving?- Thank you very much, Thomas, that's wonderful.
1:31:03 > 1:31:06I think we know who won, don't we? I think we know who won. I'm driving.
1:31:06 > 1:31:10It's just down to luck, isn't it? It's just down to sheer luck.
1:31:10 > 1:31:15- What a lovely, lovely evening. - Nice people. Good auctioneer.
1:31:15 > 1:31:18That was good fun.
1:31:18 > 1:31:23Next time on the Antiques Road Trip, the chaps head to Wales.
1:31:24 > 1:31:28Mark is super tough when naming his price.
1:31:28 > 1:31:29Do you think she'd knock £1 off?
1:31:29 > 1:31:33And Thomas shows off his driving expertise.
1:31:33 > 1:32:01- I'm looking for more, Thomas.- Are you?
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