0:00:01 > 0:00:04The nation's favourite antiques experts.
0:00:04 > 0:00:06£200 each, and one big challenge.
0:00:06 > 0:00:08Well, duck, do I buy you, or don't I?
0:00:08 > 0:00:11Who can make the most money buying and selling antiques,
0:00:11 > 0:00:13as they scour the UK?
0:00:13 > 0:00:17The aim is trade up and hope each antique turns a profit.
0:00:17 > 0:00:18But it's not as easy as it looks.
0:00:18 > 0:00:21Dreams of glory can end in tatters.
0:00:21 > 0:00:22- £60.- Get out of here!
0:00:22 > 0:00:25Will it be the fast lane to success,
0:00:25 > 0:00:26or the slow road to bankruptcy?
0:00:26 > 0:00:29I want to go and cry!
0:00:29 > 0:00:31This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Yeah.
0:00:36 > 0:00:39It's a brand-new week and we're on the road
0:00:39 > 0:00:41with antiques experts Philip Serrell,
0:00:41 > 0:00:43and Jonathan Pratt.
0:00:43 > 0:00:48Between them, they have 55 years' experience in the antiques game,
0:00:48 > 0:00:51so competitiveness is in their blood.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54This is the hare against the tortoise.
0:00:54 > 0:00:55You're the tortoise, then?
0:00:55 > 0:00:58No, I saw myself as the hare.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01Well, we'll soon find out, won't we?
0:01:03 > 0:01:08Philip Serrell is a hard-nosed negotiator.
0:01:11 > 0:01:12I'll give you £65 for it.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18Listen, I'm doing you a favour.
0:01:19 > 0:01:21- £60.- Get out of here!
0:01:24 > 0:01:28Jonathan Pratt sometimes seems to lack a bit of focus.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37Yes...
0:01:38 > 0:01:40I don't know what I'm doing.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43Good. That bodes well, then(!)
0:01:43 > 0:01:47Our pair begin their adventure with £200 each,
0:01:47 > 0:01:52the open road in front of them, and the wind up their tails.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57Don't you just love the Lake District?
0:01:57 > 0:02:00The British countryside's fantastic.
0:02:05 > 0:02:10On their road trip this week, Philip and Jonathan will travel 140 miles,
0:02:10 > 0:02:12starting in Cockermouth, through the Lake District,
0:02:12 > 0:02:15all the way to Wilmslow.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18Their first stop today is Cockermouth,
0:02:18 > 0:02:22eventually ending up at the auction in Kirkby Lonsdale.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24As they approach Cockermouth,
0:02:24 > 0:02:27do the pair have a buying strategy?
0:02:27 > 0:02:30I think sticking to the decorative and traditional
0:02:30 > 0:02:33- is a good basis. - The dafter, the better, I think.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36Shops in Cockermouth, brace yourselves!
0:02:38 > 0:02:40The ancient Cumbrian town of Cockermouth
0:02:40 > 0:02:43is on the edge of the Lake District.
0:02:45 > 0:02:51Most famous for being the birthplace of poet William Wordsworth in 1770.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53Wordsworth House,
0:02:53 > 0:02:57the large Georgian home in which he was born, still exists.
0:02:57 > 0:03:01But, for Jonathan and Philip, actions speak far louder than words.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03Time to shop.
0:03:03 > 0:03:07I can't wait. I'm really looking forward to this.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09Welcome to Cockermouth, JP.
0:03:09 > 0:03:10D'you know where you're going?
0:03:10 > 0:03:15The pair go their separate ways, on the hunt for the best bargain.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17Let the battle begin.
0:03:17 > 0:03:22And Philip's up with his first shop of the day.
0:03:24 > 0:03:28- Morning, how are you? - Morning, squire.
0:03:28 > 0:03:29Colin, Philip. How are you?
0:03:29 > 0:03:32Is it all right if I just wander round?
0:03:32 > 0:03:33Course it is.
0:03:33 > 0:03:35After a bit of exploring, Philip's found something
0:03:35 > 0:03:38that tickles his fancy.
0:03:38 > 0:03:39Not difficult.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43Those fit the Serrell bill, don't they?
0:03:43 > 0:03:47I think they're relatively old.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50You can see where they've just retted in the rowlocks.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52Can you say that before the watershed?
0:03:52 > 0:03:55You can say that. It's a nautical term.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57There's some mileage in these.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59I'm going to give him £15 for those.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02Before he tries to negotiate on the oars,
0:04:02 > 0:04:05Philip wants to assess his options.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08Can I have a look at that poster at the back, please?
0:04:08 > 0:04:11There's a demand for old posters.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13Early travel posters can make a fortune.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16Is that an old one, d'you think?
0:04:16 > 0:04:17Yes, it is.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19It's period.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21Period being how old?
0:04:21 > 0:04:24- Is that 19...?- '4Os.- 1940s?
0:04:24 > 0:04:27Vintage propaganda posters like this,
0:04:27 > 0:04:29by artist, John Pimlott,
0:04:29 > 0:04:32would have been printed by the National Savings Movement,
0:04:32 > 0:04:35in an attempt to raise funds for the war effort,
0:04:35 > 0:04:38during both world wars
0:04:38 > 0:04:39Oh, that's a pity.
0:04:39 > 0:04:43This has got a huge rip on the right hand side.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45£45 will own it.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48I'm interested in buying that, and that.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50Don't know why I'm interested in that. Lunacy.
0:04:50 > 0:04:51£50 for the pair.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54I'm going to say a bit less than that.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57But, we've got a starting point, haven't we?
0:04:57 > 0:04:59We've got to start somewhere.
0:04:59 > 0:05:03Let me see if I can find something else.
0:05:03 > 0:05:07Philip's sticking to his guns to get a good deal.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09What on earth are those?
0:05:09 > 0:05:13They're axle hooks, off a horse cart.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15These cast iron contraptions
0:05:15 > 0:05:18would have been used to secure axles to the wheel of a railway cart.
0:05:18 > 0:05:22Explain to me how this would have worked, then.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25That's the hub, on a cart.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28Then the cartwheel slides on that spline, there,
0:05:28 > 0:05:30and that screws on.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32- Locks your wheel... - ..And holds it on.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34What's happened to them?
0:05:34 > 0:05:37They've been under water, and that's the residue of silt.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40They're in there to be cleaned up.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42- This is the Cockermouth flood?- Yeah.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44That must have been devastating.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46It was unbelievable. Unbelievable.
0:05:46 > 0:05:50You ARE very close to a bit of water, aren't you?
0:05:50 > 0:05:52Yeah.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54I can see £50 for that lot now.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56- How about £60?- Get out of here!
0:05:56 > 0:05:59- Meet us half way. - No, it's 50 quid, Colin.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02Another look.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05The cards are on the table.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08Philip's leaving Colin to mull over his offer.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11Has Philip's clever tactic worked?
0:06:11 > 0:06:15- I'll give you 50 quid, and that's my best shot.- Cash?
0:06:15 > 0:06:16- Yep.- Done.
0:06:16 > 0:06:20- It was £40, wasn't it(?) - £50, sir.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22Naughty.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25Philip's come out fighting, and has three items.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27And the competition's on.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30Time for Jonathan to spring into action.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33Or not.
0:06:36 > 0:06:40Sterling silver stamps, so that's relatively modern.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42Meh.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44Right, let's dive in there.
0:06:44 > 0:06:45Erm...
0:06:47 > 0:06:52..Phil's probably bought two objects by now.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55Two broken bits of wood, I expect.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58Not far off. Spooky!
0:06:58 > 0:07:03Those fit the Serrell bill, don't they?
0:07:07 > 0:07:11By Jove, it looks like something's caught Jonathan's eye!
0:07:11 > 0:07:14Ooh! A pretty, pink vase.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17This is probably Monart, which is Scottish glass.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20Monart glass was made from the 1920s
0:07:20 > 0:07:22at the Moncrieff glass works in Scotland
0:07:22 > 0:07:25by a family of Spaniards, called Ysart.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28Modern glass is fashionable, cos people can put them in the home,
0:07:28 > 0:07:30put flowers in them.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33Also, they can collect. It's something they can research.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35They can pick it up fairly cheaply.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39Marked at £65, the Jonathan I know
0:07:39 > 0:07:43won't part with that much dosh this early in the game.
0:07:43 > 0:07:47I'd be interested in it, but only at £40. That'd be it for me.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50- I'll see what I can do.- Thanks.
0:07:50 > 0:07:54The thing about it is it's nice and honest. I know Phil would hate it.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58Yes, far too jazzy for our Philip.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00Dusty old books are far more up his street.
0:08:00 > 0:08:01See what I mean?
0:08:01 > 0:08:03He's not left that last shop,
0:08:03 > 0:08:06and now has his hands on an old accounts ledger.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08"The Cumberland Union Bank Book.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10"1876".
0:08:10 > 0:08:12Accounts ledgers, like this,
0:08:12 > 0:08:14kept an accurate record
0:08:14 > 0:08:16of individuals' finances,
0:08:16 > 0:08:19with everything hand-written.
0:08:19 > 0:08:21Colin, are we in Cumberland?
0:08:21 > 0:08:23Of course we are!
0:08:23 > 0:08:25- I don't travel very well, me. - Now Cumbria.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28When did Cumberland become Cumbria?
0:08:28 > 0:08:29Early '70s.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32This is what I really love about this business.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35You have this fantastic social history, and it's all here.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38I'm really, really excited by this.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41If there's a Cumbrian museum,
0:08:41 > 0:08:45and they don't buy this, there's something seriously wrong somewhere.
0:08:45 > 0:08:49There's one price coming here, cos I've got to be mean.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51I'll give you 30 quid for it.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54There you are.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57Whoa! Hold your horses. He's not agreed yet.
0:08:57 > 0:08:58Is that any good?
0:08:58 > 0:09:01Well...
0:09:01 > 0:09:05Good man. This is just absolutely fascinating.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07£80 down, but four items bagged.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09Not a bad start for Philip.
0:09:15 > 0:09:19How's Jonathan's haggling, over £40 for the pink vase, going?
0:09:21 > 0:09:23I've talked to the owner.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26He'd be willing to take £42.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31- I'll do that.- It's yours.- Only two quid more than I was asking.
0:09:31 > 0:09:33- Exactly.- I like that.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36I'd put it on the mantle, at home.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38That wouldn't make you much profit though.
0:09:38 > 0:09:40At last, it's one item down, for Jonathan.
0:09:43 > 0:09:47Now it's Philip's turn to have a squiz in the very same shop.
0:09:50 > 0:09:54Looks like they've got some really interesting things in here.
0:09:54 > 0:09:58Philip, let us in on your secret to a great buy.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00I think the best thing to do, mentally,
0:10:00 > 0:10:02is wander around a shop, first,
0:10:02 > 0:10:06and try and find, in my own mind, a few things I might like.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08Brilliant. Thanks(!)
0:10:11 > 0:10:14Which direction will he take in this shop?
0:10:14 > 0:10:17The auction's in Kirkby Lonsdale.
0:10:17 > 0:10:21The least you can do is pronounce it correctly. It's 'Kirby'.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23We've got Kendal. Now, there's Kirkby Lonsdale.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25'Kirby'. Oh, I give up.
0:10:25 > 0:10:30It's £6. That's just no money at all.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33But you're still going to drive a hard bargain, aren't you?
0:10:33 > 0:10:36What's the best on your road map?
0:10:36 > 0:10:38£5.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40SHE SIGHS
0:10:40 > 0:10:42£4. All right. That's it, £4.
0:10:42 > 0:10:46I haven't said anything yet. Haven't said a word.
0:10:46 > 0:10:47SHE LAUGHS
0:10:47 > 0:10:50That's all I've got.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52Fibber! You've got over £100.
0:10:52 > 0:10:53£3?
0:10:53 > 0:10:56No, I'm really sticking out for £4 here.
0:10:56 > 0:10:57I'll have it off you for £4.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00Jonathan and I can find our way round here now.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02With the fifth deal done already,
0:11:02 > 0:11:05Philip's on a roll,
0:11:05 > 0:11:07and, back on the road, he lets Jonathan in
0:11:07 > 0:11:10on what's driving him to buy, buy, buy.
0:11:10 > 0:11:11I'd be happy to win.
0:11:11 > 0:11:14I don't mind what happens, as long as I come first.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20Having seen what the Cockermouth shops had to offer,
0:11:20 > 0:11:23our pair's next destination is another Cumbrian town.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25Keswick.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29Nestled between the Skiddaw mountain range,
0:11:29 > 0:11:32and Derwentwater,
0:11:32 > 0:11:35Keswick is one of the most idyllic locations in the Lake District.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39For many years, it has been, and continues to be, a market town.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42In the 1813-built Moot Hall, in the market square,
0:11:42 > 0:11:46is one of Keswick's most prominent buildings.
0:11:48 > 0:11:54New town, new shop. Jonathan needs to up his game and get spending.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58I hope there's a bargain to be done in here.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06It's a bit small for me.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11Is there any chance I could look at a vase, here?
0:12:11 > 0:12:13(Cheers).
0:12:13 > 0:12:15Gosh.
0:12:15 > 0:12:19It's Chinese. Could be 600/700 years old.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22Or it could have been made 30 years ago.
0:12:22 > 0:12:26What struck me when I saw it down the front, there
0:12:26 > 0:12:28was the colour of the glazes and the decoration
0:12:28 > 0:12:31is typically old Chinese.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34So, it's likely it's a copy
0:12:34 > 0:12:37of a second or third century vase.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40During the Tang Dynasty in China,
0:12:40 > 0:12:42from 618 to 907,
0:12:42 > 0:12:44a wide range of ceramics were produced.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46According to Jonathan,
0:12:46 > 0:12:49this vase resembles the style from that era.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52What would you be willing to accept for it?
0:12:52 > 0:12:55Well, I would do it for a straight 60 quid,
0:12:55 > 0:12:57and that would be death on it.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00I think it's such a nice item that, as a decorative piece,
0:13:00 > 0:13:02it's worth that.
0:13:02 > 0:13:03For me, £40.
0:13:03 > 0:13:07And then, it's worth the risk, cos I could lose money on it.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10£50 would be an absolute...
0:13:10 > 0:13:11Yeah...
0:13:11 > 0:13:14Have a think at £50. See if you can find anything else, first.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17And he's off browsing again.
0:13:17 > 0:13:18Come along, Jonathan.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21Philip's got five items, compared to your one.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27This is a Japanese cloisonne vase.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30This is a vase made of copper, and then over the top,
0:13:30 > 0:13:32they lay a very thin wire.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34Between the wires of the pattern,
0:13:34 > 0:13:37they then put in coloured enamels, which are, basically, melted glass.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40The Japanese, at the end of the 19th century,
0:13:40 > 0:13:44were brilliant at it. The quality of these irises is beautiful.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46The crafting of Japanese cloisonne
0:13:46 > 0:13:48was perfected in the 19th century,
0:13:48 > 0:13:53when artist and samurai, Kaji Tsunekichi,
0:13:53 > 0:13:56mastered the intricate technique of enamelling,
0:13:56 > 0:14:00helping to popularise Japanese art in the west.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02What's going on there?
0:14:02 > 0:14:04Crikey, that's odd, isn't it?
0:14:04 > 0:14:06It's like it's been in a fire.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09Almost like a thick lacquer's on there.
0:14:09 > 0:14:10Something has melted the glass.
0:14:10 > 0:14:15So, unless you were willing to accept
0:14:15 > 0:14:17£30 for it...
0:14:17 > 0:14:20- Shall I put it in a bag for you? - HE LAUGHS
0:14:20 > 0:14:25I know it's damaged but, marked at £125, I'd shake on it if I were you.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29- 30 quid.- £30.- Smashing.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32That's not a bad deal you've got!
0:14:32 > 0:14:36My decision is to be made, whether I want to take that pot.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38How much are you saying for that?
0:14:38 > 0:14:41- £50.- £50 you're saying for that. Are you SURE you're saying £50?
0:14:41 > 0:14:44- I could not go any less than £50. - You couldn't?
0:14:46 > 0:14:47HE SIGHS
0:14:47 > 0:14:50Come on. Decision time.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53- It's worth a punt, I'll go for that, as well.- Excellent.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56A bit of a theme here. Japanese, Chinese.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58I think the theme's vases, actually.
0:14:59 > 0:15:03Jonathan's bought his third vase for auction,
0:15:03 > 0:15:06but shopping isn't all the town of Keswick has to offer.
0:15:10 > 0:15:15The discovery of a substance called wad, a pure form of graphite,
0:15:15 > 0:15:17in Cumberland, eventually resulted
0:15:17 > 0:15:20in the development of pencil production in Keswick.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22So, where better for Philip to go
0:15:22 > 0:15:25and learn about the history of pencil making in the town,
0:15:25 > 0:15:28than the Cumberland Pencil Museum.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30Alex Farthing, the museum manager,
0:15:30 > 0:15:33will show Philip round.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35I always thought Philip was a bit of an HB.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37Welcome to the Pencil Museum!
0:15:37 > 0:15:40I never thought I'd get excited about pencils.
0:15:40 > 0:15:42Why pencils, here?
0:15:42 > 0:15:45Way back in the 1500s, the story goes
0:15:45 > 0:15:46there was a large storm,
0:15:46 > 0:15:48and shepherds went out to tend their flock.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51They found numerous trees fallen down on their land.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54One of the trees had become uprooted.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57Underneath, inside the roots, was a black substance.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00They pulled out that black substance and thought it was coal.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02They tried to burn it, it didn't burn.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05But it marked their hands. Later, they marked their sheep with it.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07That's a piece of wad.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10The graphite is the wad, ground down with other substances,
0:16:10 > 0:16:12to produce the graphite.
0:16:12 > 0:16:13Can I draw with that?
0:16:13 > 0:16:16You can, yeah.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18From the graphite mined in Cumberland,
0:16:18 > 0:16:23eventually writing instruments came into use, around 1560.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25You dig up this wad,
0:16:25 > 0:16:28and it started off by someone making a strip of graphite?
0:16:28 > 0:16:29Yes.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32- Which they put into a wooden channel? - Yes.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34How does that gradually convert into a pencil?
0:16:34 > 0:16:37I'll show you these slats.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39It's a slat of Canadian cedar wood.
0:16:39 > 0:16:40I understand that's made...
0:16:40 > 0:16:43You used to get tree trunks, slat them down.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45They'd come in a specific length.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47It's actually grooved,
0:16:47 > 0:16:49so all the channels are grooved in.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51Then you get round pieces of graphite.
0:16:51 > 0:16:55You put the graphite in the bottom of the slat. It gets glued in.
0:16:55 > 0:16:57The top slat goes on top, and you make a wooden sandwich.
0:16:57 > 0:17:02The top gets grooved into a round. The bottom is grooved into a round,
0:17:02 > 0:17:04- and they all get separated. - I've just made a pencil.
0:17:04 > 0:17:08Pencils may be an everyday writing tool for some...
0:17:10 > 0:17:12..but years after their creation, in World War II,
0:17:12 > 0:17:17it was a special pencil design which could mean the difference
0:17:17 > 0:17:18between life and death.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22The gentleman who made this pencil
0:17:22 > 0:17:24was called Charles Fraser-Smith.
0:17:24 > 0:17:28He worked for MI6.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30And worked for the Government.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32He was instructed by the Government
0:17:32 > 0:17:34to come up with devices, instruments,
0:17:34 > 0:17:37that would help airmen
0:17:37 > 0:17:40throughout the war, if they fell into enemy territory,
0:17:40 > 0:17:42to get home again safely.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44Charles Fraser-Smith designed
0:17:44 > 0:17:47a brilliant secret wartime tool,
0:17:47 > 0:17:49which was issued to RAF pilots.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51Inside a hollowed-out pencil
0:17:51 > 0:17:54was a map of Germany, marking escape routes and safe houses,
0:17:54 > 0:17:58as well as a miniscule compass, underneath the rubber.
0:17:58 > 0:18:01If you set off into enemy territory,
0:18:01 > 0:18:03you snapped your pencil in half,.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05and you could then pull out the little map.
0:18:05 > 0:18:09Gadget-designing genius Charles Fraser-Smith
0:18:09 > 0:18:13was actually the inspiration for author Ian Fleming's character Q
0:18:13 > 0:18:15in his James Bond novels.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19The wonderful part of it
0:18:19 > 0:18:21is they were done completely secretly.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23So, in the evenings,
0:18:23 > 0:18:24everybody went home,
0:18:24 > 0:18:28and a selection of management came back, with five or six other people,
0:18:28 > 0:18:31and produced these pencils, but it looks like a normal pencil.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33Because of the war's Secrecy Act,
0:18:33 > 0:18:37how many of these kits were made remains a mystery,
0:18:37 > 0:18:41but it's thought that only ten remain in the world today.
0:18:41 > 0:18:42It's really opened my eyes.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44I'm now going to scour antique shops
0:18:44 > 0:18:46to see if I can find a green pencil.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48Excellent. Lovely to have you.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51Steady on, Philip!
0:18:51 > 0:18:54So, Philip's seen that the Lake District is the heart of discovery,
0:18:54 > 0:18:57invention, and creation,
0:18:57 > 0:18:59and for some, a pencil is not just a pencil.
0:19:02 > 0:19:07That's the end of the duo's busy first day in the Lakes.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11Time to get some rest.
0:19:16 > 0:19:20The next morning, the competition's hotting up,
0:19:20 > 0:19:25and the chaps are in fighting spirit ready for another day of shopping.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28- I'm going to beat you by hundreds of pounds.- Really?
0:19:28 > 0:19:30Yeah!
0:19:30 > 0:19:34Yesterday, the gents kicked off with a healthy start.
0:19:34 > 0:19:38Philip Serrell was chomping at the bit to buy
0:19:38 > 0:19:40and spent £84 on a pair of oars,
0:19:40 > 0:19:42a poster,
0:19:42 > 0:19:44two axle hubs,
0:19:44 > 0:19:47an accounts ledger, and a map.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50That leaves £116 for his second day of shopping.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53Jonathan Pratt had a slow start,
0:19:53 > 0:19:55but soon caught his rival up,
0:19:55 > 0:19:57and spent a total of £122 on three vases,
0:19:57 > 0:20:01leaving him £78 for today.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04For their second day of shopping,
0:20:04 > 0:20:07they're heading 20 miles east, to Penrith.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15Once known as "the capital of Cumbria",
0:20:15 > 0:20:19the pretty town of Penrith is in the hub of the Eden Valley.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21With its central location,
0:20:21 > 0:20:24Penrith developed as a market town for the surrounding area,
0:20:24 > 0:20:29and the town still retains much of its medieval layout.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31I think one of the shops is just there...
0:20:31 > 0:20:33The gents are going head-to-head.
0:20:33 > 0:20:37They're off to the same shop together - look out!
0:20:37 > 0:20:39- Age before beauty.- No, no, no, no...
0:20:39 > 0:20:42And they've come with a strategy.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45- You go upstairs first, and then we'll swap over, yeah?- OK.
0:20:45 > 0:20:50Sounds polite, but Philip knows that usually, the rubbish is upstairs!
0:20:50 > 0:20:55- Right...- Meanwhile, Jonathan's overcoming some hurdles,
0:20:55 > 0:20:59to have a root around - just as well he's fit!
0:20:59 > 0:21:04- ..and the saucepan, it's all in one. - Yeah, that's lovely, it's fun.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07Ugh!
0:21:07 > 0:21:09Careful!
0:21:13 > 0:21:17I've got three vases already, I don't know what I'm thinking, but...
0:21:17 > 0:21:19That makes two of us!
0:21:19 > 0:21:24..look at that baby! Ha!
0:21:21 > 0:21:24Walk away, Jonathan, walk away!
0:21:24 > 0:21:26Ooh! There we go.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28- It IS more than 70, erm...- OK.
0:21:28 > 0:21:33Look out, the head honcho's here to suss out the competition.
0:21:33 > 0:21:35How are you getting on?
0:21:35 > 0:21:38Just looking, Phil, just looking, you know.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41Don't know what it is, it's like a belt buckle almost...
0:21:41 > 0:21:45Don't let him put you off, Jonathan!
0:21:48 > 0:21:52At last! Something pretty has caught his eye...
0:21:52 > 0:21:56She's quite a pretty young lady. I like it because it's...
0:21:56 > 0:22:00it's just a profile of a bust of a lady, which is very simple.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03Stamped 9C for nine carat - that's good enough.
0:22:03 > 0:22:07It's about 1880 in date, and they're getting more fashionable now.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10- How much is this one? - That one's 45 - it IS gold.
0:22:10 > 0:22:14You wouldn't take £35? You'd think about it...
0:22:14 > 0:22:17- £40.- Ha-ha!- Good tactic.
0:22:17 > 0:22:21You must be learning from Philip. Let her ponder your offer!
0:22:21 > 0:22:26- That little shell cameo of yours, you wouldn't do it for 35?- I would.
0:22:26 > 0:22:30- Well, I'll take that for £35, if I may.- Very good.- Thank you.
0:22:30 > 0:22:34There are no ladies catching Philip's eye, though.
0:22:34 > 0:22:39I'm struggling here. What about our little sewing machine, Sylvia?
0:22:39 > 0:22:43That's lovely, isn't it, in its original box?
0:22:41 > 0:22:43Sylvia, this isn't very old, is it?
0:22:43 > 0:22:47Well, no, but it's nice, I just think it's pretty.
0:22:47 > 0:22:51- It's 1960s, Sylvia.- Do you think so? - Oh, without a shadow of a doubt.
0:22:51 > 0:22:57- And how much do you want for it? - £22, instead of 29.
0:22:57 > 0:23:01- Sylvia, I'll give you 15 quid for it. - No, I don't give huge discounts.
0:23:01 > 0:23:05- I have to make a living.- Sylvia, it's time to change your policy.
0:23:05 > 0:23:11I would love to sell you something.
0:23:07 > 0:23:11Well, can you try a bit harder? This is my best and final shot.
0:23:11 > 0:23:13Can I give you 18 quid for it?
0:23:13 > 0:23:16- OK.- Sylvia, you're an angel. - I am, I know!
0:23:16 > 0:23:19Are you going soft on us, Philip,
0:23:19 > 0:23:23buying a child's sewing machine and giving away all these hugs?
0:23:23 > 0:23:25Dear, oh dear, oh dear.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27Shopping's over...
0:23:27 > 0:23:31Steady, Phil - looks as if you could do with a lie-down, mate.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36That's right, steady him.
0:23:36 > 0:23:40The Lake District has been home to many remarkable historical figures,
0:23:40 > 0:23:45and Jonathan is going to find out about one of them, in Coniston,
0:23:45 > 0:23:4830 miles south of Penrith.
0:23:48 > 0:23:53Brantwood is an 18th-century country house which was once the home
0:23:53 > 0:23:57of John Ruskin, a Victorian who excelled in multiple fields.
0:23:57 > 0:24:02He was catapulted to fame as a leading art critic of the era,
0:24:02 > 0:24:05but was also an artist, poet and radical theorist -
0:24:05 > 0:24:08what you'd call a polymath.
0:24:08 > 0:24:10Through his love of the Lakes,
0:24:10 > 0:24:15Ruskin bought Brantwood in 1871, and lived there
0:24:15 > 0:24:18until his death in 1900.
0:24:18 > 0:24:22Today, the house is a museum, but it is kept very much as a home,
0:24:22 > 0:24:27and Brantwood Trust director Howard Hull will give Jonathan a glimpse
0:24:27 > 0:24:30into the life of one of England's most important
0:24:30 > 0:24:32social and cultural figures.
0:24:32 > 0:24:37- Ah, hello!- Jonathan.- Nice to meet you, lead the way, please!
0:24:37 > 0:24:42So, this is Ruskin's study - it was the nerve centre of his world.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44- He came here in 1871... - That's right, a celebrity.
0:24:44 > 0:24:48- Oh, was he?- Yes, one of the most famous men in England,
0:24:48 > 0:24:52desperate to get away from the burden of fame and wealth -
0:24:52 > 0:24:55- he'd inherited a huge amount from his father...- Yes.
0:24:55 > 0:25:00He'd inherited the money almost at exactly the time that he'd written
0:25:00 > 0:25:03one of the most stinging criticisms of capitalism.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06He was full of contradictions and he knew it.
0:25:06 > 0:25:10As well as being an artist, Ruskin was a huge admirer and champion
0:25:10 > 0:25:13of the famous JMW Turner,
0:25:13 > 0:25:16and avidly collected his watercolours.
0:25:16 > 0:25:21So, this is the cabinet that Ruskin kept his Turner watercolours in.
0:25:21 > 0:25:25I think of it as the nuclear reactor at the heart of Brantwood,
0:25:25 > 0:25:30because it contained some of the most precious and beautiful paintings.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33A collection of Turner watercolours, I mean,
0:25:33 > 0:25:37that's millions upon millions of pounds in today's money.
0:25:37 > 0:25:42Indeed. Ruskin started to collect Turners when he was quite young.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44It became a lifelong obsession.
0:25:44 > 0:25:48Ruskin's life was not only dominated by art
0:25:48 > 0:25:50but also by writing.
0:25:50 > 0:25:54Writing was the instrument of all the change and activity
0:25:54 > 0:25:57and commission of his ideas, and you get a picture of that
0:25:57 > 0:26:02if you look at this record of the letters that came in and out
0:26:02 > 0:26:06- of Brantwood, and what some of the replies were.- Right.
0:26:06 > 0:26:10It was drawn up by his secretary, and I rather like the fact
0:26:10 > 0:26:14that the secretary has doodled a little cartoon of Ruskin here.
0:26:14 > 0:26:17Ruskin was sent a number of manuscripts
0:26:17 > 0:26:20by people who wanted his feedback.
0:26:20 > 0:26:25One entry I think is rather fun - there's a lot of regrets for delay,
0:26:25 > 0:26:29- and this one in particular I like. - It says, in Ruskin's hand,
0:26:29 > 0:26:32"Sending manuscript back
0:26:32 > 0:26:37"with regrets for its long detention -
0:26:37 > 0:26:41"(20 years)." I mean, for goodness' sake!
0:26:41 > 0:26:45- Where to next?- Right, to a place where they enjoyed themselves.
0:26:45 > 0:26:49That sounds like the place to be, come on!
0:26:49 > 0:26:51So, this was Ruskin's drawing room.
0:26:51 > 0:26:54This was the heart of the family life.
0:26:54 > 0:26:58He lived here with his cousin and her husband and their growing family.
0:26:58 > 0:27:02He loved to make things and invent things,
0:27:02 > 0:27:06and this room is full of it - he designed the wallpaper,
0:27:06 > 0:27:10we have a wood carving from a wood carving school that he set up
0:27:10 > 0:27:13in the local village, and he had his own projects
0:27:13 > 0:27:17- like this one, which was the creation of musical instruments.- Right!
0:27:17 > 0:27:21This is a ziphon - according to Ruskin!
0:27:21 > 0:27:25It was designed for children to learn the rudiments of music.
0:27:25 > 0:27:30It is like a cross between a lyre, a harp and a zither.
0:27:30 > 0:27:35- Put it on your hip, and sort of like...- Take it away!
0:27:35 > 0:27:39STRINGS TWANG
0:27:39 > 0:27:43Don't give up your day job, Jonathan!
0:27:43 > 0:27:46Ruskin was also an inspirational lecturer,
0:27:46 > 0:27:50and was appointed Slade Professor of Fine Art
0:27:50 > 0:27:55at Oxford University in 1869, the oldest professorship of art.
0:27:57 > 0:28:01Ruskin was a wonderful painter. He used his art not professionally,
0:28:01 > 0:28:04in the sense of exhibiting them to sell,
0:28:04 > 0:28:09but in his books and his lectures - and these are his lecture diagrams.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11- Wow!- That's a horse chestnut.
0:28:11 > 0:28:16There's something rather beautiful about it. There were six in sequence,
0:28:16 > 0:28:19- and they're the unfolding of the chestnut bud.- Oh, OK.
0:28:19 > 0:28:24So, it's a time lapse. I consider this to be the PowerPoint
0:28:24 > 0:28:26of the 19th century.
0:28:26 > 0:28:31People never forgot the lectures that he gave
0:28:31 > 0:28:36or his writings at the time, because they were so vivid, so colourful.
0:28:36 > 0:28:41- I've no idea how this man had so much time.- No.- Such a busy man.
0:28:41 > 0:28:43Having learned about Ruskin's life -
0:28:43 > 0:28:46one of the most multi-talented men of his day -
0:28:46 > 0:28:50Jonathan has a date to meet another multi-talented man,
0:28:50 > 0:28:53he's called Philip Serrell.
0:28:53 > 0:28:58And so he's travelling back north to Penrith.
0:28:58 > 0:29:02Let's see what the boys think of each other's buys.
0:29:02 > 0:29:04- You show me yours first.- Really?
0:29:04 > 0:29:08Well, the first lot is a bit of a mixed lot, really.
0:29:08 > 0:29:13- There's a pair of those... - Right up your street!- Yeah.
0:29:13 > 0:29:15..which are axle splines, off a cart.
0:29:15 > 0:29:19- And to go with them, because I thought...- You've got the ca...?
0:29:20 > 0:29:25- I guess it's what you need, if you need to build your cart...- Yeah.
0:29:25 > 0:29:28- ..if it rains a lot! - I paid 30 quid for the two.
0:29:28 > 0:29:31I think that could be a profit, couldn't it?
0:29:31 > 0:29:35- Right...- So, I think this is Monart, 1930s.
0:29:35 > 0:29:37What did you pay for that, JP?
0:29:37 > 0:29:40- I paid £42.- Guv.- But I like it, it's in nice condition.
0:29:40 > 0:29:45It won't be when I've dropped one of my axle stubs on it.
0:29:43 > 0:29:45Ooh, you meanie!
0:29:45 > 0:29:47- Me next?- Yep. - I bought this because...
0:29:47 > 0:29:50- At the weekend you like to knock up a scarf or two.- Yeah!
0:29:50 > 0:29:54Probably 1960s, but it's never been played with, has it?
0:29:54 > 0:29:58- No, it hasn't.- No, don't play with it, John.- I love the versatility,
0:29:58 > 0:30:01- I wasn't expecting...- B-b-b-baby, you ain't seen nothing' yet!
0:30:04 > 0:30:09It's good quality, but I think it could have been in a fire.
0:30:09 > 0:30:13- JP, how much did you pay for that? - £30.- Put it back.
0:30:13 > 0:30:16I thought this would be eminently useful for us,
0:30:16 > 0:30:20a road map of where we are, with some of the roads we've been on.
0:30:20 > 0:30:26Smack bang in the middle is Kirkby Lonsdale, where the auction is.
0:30:23 > 0:30:26So, that's worth,
0:30:26 > 0:30:30- a tenner - you paid five pounds for it.- Four.
0:30:34 > 0:30:38When you go out shopping again, take somebody with you.
0:30:38 > 0:30:41That, Jonathan, is truly dreadful.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44- You don't like it, then? - Is it, do you think?- Yeah.
0:30:44 > 0:30:48Am I going really mad here then? I thought that was potentially...
0:30:48 > 0:30:51a couple of hundred years old.
0:30:51 > 0:30:56The only way that's 1710 is if it's ten past five, mate.
0:30:53 > 0:30:56Oh, no! Have I blown it already?
0:30:56 > 0:30:59- How much did you pay for it - you haven't told me?- £50.
0:30:59 > 0:31:03- Right, OK.- It's in good order, and it's decorative, Phil.
0:31:03 > 0:31:06Fine, OK. Swiftly moving on.
0:31:06 > 0:31:10I bought that as a poster - after John Pimlott, right?
0:31:10 > 0:31:15And I thought, old posters are moderately collectible, aren't they?
0:31:15 > 0:31:19- It's not in A1 condition. - This is not a time to be spiteful
0:31:19 > 0:31:22- just because of what I said about your pot.- Philip, I'm not like that.
0:31:22 > 0:31:27- Was it the image, really, the guy bearing his pecs...?- Just shut it!
0:31:27 > 0:31:31- ..and you thought, phwor!- I saw it and thought, "John will like that."
0:31:31 > 0:31:35- Not overly exciting, is it? - It depends on what you like.
0:31:35 > 0:31:38Not as exciting as your last pot. John, I love you - what's next?
0:31:38 > 0:31:42- Ah, well, you know your jewellery, don't you?- Well, yes.
0:31:42 > 0:31:46I don't see a lot of them. Just a nice little shell cameo,
0:31:46 > 0:31:50- set in gold. - What is that worth - you know that?
0:31:50 > 0:31:53I think it's worth £30-50. I paid 35 for it.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56So there's a profit there.
0:31:56 > 0:31:59- HE BREATHES OUT - Is that what you do? Right...
0:31:59 > 0:32:03I think this is really, really interesting. It's Cumberland...
0:32:03 > 0:32:08- Smells like it's come from under the stairs.- It's Cumberland Bank Ltd,
0:32:08 > 0:32:10in about 1870 - there's the names
0:32:10 > 0:32:15of a load of Cumbrian people in there, and it's just a ledger.
0:32:15 > 0:32:20I thought it was really interesting, a fantastic bit of social history.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23Probably a wise buy, only time will tell.
0:32:23 > 0:32:27They've not exactly held back with their opinions so far,
0:32:27 > 0:32:30but what do they really think of each other's buys?
0:32:30 > 0:32:34On the whole, he's got these five objects, and across the board,
0:32:34 > 0:32:38they're pretty unimaginative. He needs to take those big brass nuts
0:32:38 > 0:32:41he bought and start wearing them.
0:32:41 > 0:32:44JP, bless him, he really had a punt, didn't he?
0:32:44 > 0:32:48The vase - the thing about cloisonne, if it's perfect, buy it.
0:32:48 > 0:32:52If it isn't perfect, whatever the price, don't buy it.
0:32:52 > 0:32:55And the vase? Well...
0:32:55 > 0:32:59Either he's horribly wrong, or I'm horribly wrong.
0:32:59 > 0:33:03I just wouldn't have bought that. I don't think it's Chinese,
0:33:03 > 0:33:05I think it's probably European,
0:33:05 > 0:33:08and I don't think it's nearly as old as he thinks.
0:33:10 > 0:33:14On the first leg of their road trip, the pair travelled through Cumbria
0:33:14 > 0:33:17from Cockermouth to Keswick,
0:33:17 > 0:33:20a brief trip to Coniston, and Penrith.
0:33:20 > 0:33:25The final destination for today's auction is Kirkby Lonsdale.
0:33:25 > 0:33:28Kirkby Lonsdale lies on the River Lune,
0:33:28 > 0:33:31and the town's churchyard has breathtaking views.
0:33:31 > 0:33:36It's an ancient settlement, recorded in the Doomsday Book, back in 1086.
0:33:36 > 0:33:40It was granted a charter to hold markets in the 13th century,
0:33:40 > 0:33:43which continue to thrive today.
0:33:45 > 0:33:47The boys are heading for the auction,
0:33:47 > 0:33:50and it's a typical British summer's day.
0:33:50 > 0:33:55Let's hope the weather doesn't put a dampener on the chaps' spirits!
0:33:55 > 0:33:59No need to shut the window, you're driving next!
0:33:59 > 0:34:01Will Philip's safe buys
0:34:01 > 0:34:04or Jonathan's brave choices make the most profit?
0:34:04 > 0:34:07James Thompson Auctioneers is a family-run firm.
0:34:07 > 0:34:11They've been in business since the mid-1940s.
0:34:11 > 0:34:13Glyn Thompson is our auctioneer -
0:34:13 > 0:34:17what does he think of Philip and Jonathan's buys?
0:34:19 > 0:34:23The child sewing machine, it's quirky, in its original box.
0:34:23 > 0:34:27It's in lovely condition - barely been out of the box, I would think.
0:34:27 > 0:34:31But it's still a child's toy, so a £30-40 estimate on that one.
0:34:31 > 0:34:35The combination of the vintage wooden oars and the
0:34:35 > 0:34:39cast iron and brass hubs, a bit like chalk and cheese to collectors,
0:34:39 > 0:34:42I was sceptical about putting them together.
0:34:42 > 0:34:44The Victorian 9-carat gold brooch
0:34:44 > 0:34:47is sweet, but the cameo isn't of great quality.
0:34:47 > 0:34:51But with the gold content, I'd say £50-80.
0:34:51 > 0:34:56The boys started the first leg of the competition with £200 each.
0:34:56 > 0:35:01Philip Serrell spent a total of £102 on six items
0:35:01 > 0:35:03which he'll put into five lots at auction -
0:35:03 > 0:35:09it's a stitch-up! - leaving him £98 in his pocket.
0:35:10 > 0:35:15Jonathan Pratt spent a little more of his money, £157,
0:35:15 > 0:35:19on four lots, and he has a smaller reserve of £43.
0:35:22 > 0:35:25It's time for the auction to begin!
0:35:25 > 0:35:29You're looking rather learned, chaps - and smug.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32First up, Philip's 19th-century accounts ledger.
0:35:32 > 0:35:37Interesting local lot, the 1876 Cumberland Union Bank ledger.
0:35:37 > 0:35:4120 to start. 20 bid, thank you. £20 bid, 25...
0:35:41 > 0:35:4325, 30, 35, 40.
0:35:43 > 0:35:4845, 50, 55...
0:35:48 > 0:35:51No? 55 bid, 60 I'll take. At 55, seated to my right,
0:35:51 > 0:35:53selling at 55.
0:35:53 > 0:35:56Game on.
0:35:56 > 0:36:00Don't get used to it, it's one of many - building you up for a fall.
0:36:00 > 0:36:04A decent start, with a £25 profit.
0:36:04 > 0:36:08Next is Philip's 1940s' National Savings poster
0:36:08 > 0:36:10by artist John Pimlott.
0:36:10 > 0:36:13£30 for the poster?
0:36:13 > 0:36:16Well, ten to start me. £10 bid.
0:36:16 > 0:36:20The poster I'm selling, at £10 bid. 12, 12 bid, 14,
0:36:20 > 0:36:2216, 18,
0:36:22 > 0:36:2420 is it? I'm 18 bid.
0:36:24 > 0:36:2820, beg your pardon. 20 bid, 22, 24.
0:36:28 > 0:36:31£24, you're all out standing up.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34Bid sat down at 24, then, selling at 24.
0:36:34 > 0:36:37That's fair enough, did the job.
0:36:37 > 0:36:41Only £4 profit, but a profit nevertheless.
0:36:42 > 0:36:47- Your bit of cloisonne next.- Yeah. - I think that was a fine vase once.
0:36:47 > 0:36:51- There is damage.- Let's hope the damage doesn't lose Jonathan money.
0:36:51 > 0:36:54Pretty cloisonne vase, with iris decoration.
0:36:54 > 0:36:57Well, 10 to start.
0:36:57 > 0:37:00£10 bid, nice little iris vase.
0:37:00 > 0:37:0312 bid, 15, 15 bid, 18.
0:37:03 > 0:37:0620. £20 bid, two anywhere else?
0:37:06 > 0:37:10At £20, stood up now, selling at 20.
0:37:12 > 0:37:17- Isn't going so well, JP, is it? - And it's a loss for Jonathan.
0:37:17 > 0:37:20Perhaps his Scottish vase will prove more popular.
0:37:20 > 0:37:26671 is the 1930s' either Monart or Vasart
0:37:26 > 0:37:28Scottish glass vase.
0:37:28 > 0:37:32I have commission interest, I'll start this at £20 bid.
0:37:32 > 0:37:34Five I'll take now, 25.
0:37:34 > 0:37:3825. 25, 30, 35,
0:37:38 > 0:37:4140... £40 bid. Where's five? 45.
0:37:41 > 0:37:4445 bid. 50 if you like?
0:37:44 > 0:37:47Get him in, get him in.
0:37:47 > 0:37:50No, all out on the phone, at £45 in the centre of the room,
0:37:50 > 0:37:52selling at 45.
0:37:52 > 0:37:56Well, that's a nice £3 profit there.
0:37:56 > 0:38:01I hate to break it to you, but after commission, it's not done that well.
0:38:01 > 0:38:04Anyone out there want a sewing machine for their child?
0:38:04 > 0:38:13682, the child's Vulcan tin plate sewing machine in its original box.
0:38:13 > 0:38:16Ten bid. Thank you £10 bid. 12 I'll take then.
0:38:16 > 0:38:1810 bid. 12. 12 bid.
0:38:18 > 0:38:1914. 14 bid.
0:38:19 > 0:38:2316. 18. 18 and 20 there.
0:38:23 > 0:38:2520 bid.
0:38:25 > 0:38:2622. 25.
0:38:26 > 0:38:3028. 30 bid. 30 bid.
0:38:30 > 0:38:33Two anywhere else? At £30, all done now.
0:38:33 > 0:38:35Selling then at 30. 340.
0:38:37 > 0:38:41Never mind, Jonathan, but yes, Philip has made a £12 profit.
0:38:42 > 0:38:47Let's hope Phillip's next item keeps him on the road to success.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49Nice clean example of a Bartholomew's road map.
0:38:51 > 0:38:5310 to start me. 10 bid. Thank you, £10 bid.
0:38:53 > 0:38:5512 I'll take, the Bartholomew's map.
0:38:55 > 0:38:58At 12. 12 bid. 14.
0:38:58 > 0:39:0216. 18. 20. £20 bid.
0:39:02 > 0:39:05Two anywhere now? At £20. Selling then at 20.
0:39:05 > 0:39:10- That was sort of all right. - Very bright. Very bright.
0:39:10 > 0:39:11Good boy.
0:39:11 > 0:39:13Looks like that was a wise buy.
0:39:15 > 0:39:18Now, it's time for two of Philip's items in one lot.
0:39:20 > 0:39:22We've amalgamated two lots here.
0:39:22 > 0:39:26714 is the pair of wooden oars,
0:39:26 > 0:39:29plus the Victorian carriage hubs.
0:39:29 > 0:39:33At 30 bid. Thank you. £30 bid. 35 now I'll take. £30 bid.
0:39:33 > 0:39:3635. 35. 40 bid.
0:39:36 > 0:39:4045. 50 bid. 55.
0:39:40 > 0:39:4360 bid. 65. 70.
0:39:43 > 0:39:4675. 80. 85.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48JP, you've gone ever so pale.
0:39:48 > 0:39:52£85 standing up then. Selling now at 85.
0:39:54 > 0:39:57There's a man out there with a broken down train
0:39:57 > 0:40:00and a boat without any oars. You've just made his day.
0:40:00 > 0:40:03Don't lose heart, Jonathan.
0:40:03 > 0:40:05Philip's doing rather well, though.
0:40:05 > 0:40:11Next, it's Jonathan's Chinese, or possibly just Chinese-style vase.
0:40:11 > 0:40:15Perhaps this will be the item that puts him back in the game.
0:40:15 > 0:40:18£10 the globular vase. Thank you. £10 bid.
0:40:18 > 0:40:2312 now I'll take. 12. 12 bid. 15. 18. 20.
0:40:23 > 0:40:2622. 25. 28.
0:40:26 > 0:40:3030 bid. £30 bid. Two anywhere else?
0:40:30 > 0:40:33At £30 now. Selling then at 30.
0:40:33 > 0:40:37My hopes and dreams dashed in one fall of the hammer.
0:40:37 > 0:40:41Ouch! He didn't see that coming. Another loss.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43726.
0:40:43 > 0:40:44Here we are, JP.
0:40:44 > 0:40:47But it's not over yet, Jonathan.
0:40:47 > 0:40:52It's the last lot, and you have one more chance with your pretty brooch.
0:40:52 > 0:40:54Victorian nine carat gold mounted shell cameo,
0:40:54 > 0:40:56classical design.
0:40:56 > 0:41:0020 to start me. The gold's worth that. 20 bid.
0:41:00 > 0:41:01£20 bid. And 5.
0:41:01 > 0:41:0425. 30. 35. 40.
0:41:04 > 0:41:1045. 50. 50 bid. Five anywhere else?
0:41:10 > 0:41:14Gold mounted cameo, at £50 then. Selling at 50.
0:41:14 > 0:41:15Jonathan ended on a profit.
0:41:15 > 0:41:19But it wasn't quite enough for him to win this leg of the game.
0:41:19 > 0:41:22There we go. At least I've redeemed myself.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25Soaked up a little bit of loss.
0:41:25 > 0:41:28I will walk out with my head high now and a spring in my step.
0:41:28 > 0:41:29Come on, let's go.
0:41:32 > 0:41:34Which means that today the winner is...
0:41:34 > 0:41:38our no-nonsense negotiator, Philip Serrell.
0:41:40 > 0:41:44Having both started with £200 apiece,
0:41:44 > 0:41:46after auction costs,
0:41:46 > 0:41:52Jonathan Pratt made a loss of £38.10 on his items.
0:41:52 > 0:41:57So for the next leg he'll have £161.90 to spend.
0:41:58 > 0:41:59From his original £200,
0:41:59 > 0:42:06Philip Serrell made a profit of £73.48 after commission.
0:42:06 > 0:42:13So he has £273.48 to carry on to the next leg.
0:42:13 > 0:42:18Auction over, so good to see Philip's always a gracious victor.
0:42:18 > 0:42:20Get out of here. You better drive,
0:42:20 > 0:42:22because I want to count my money in the passenger seat.
0:42:26 > 0:42:28Did you leave the motor running?
0:42:29 > 0:42:33Oh, sorry Phil. It's nice knowing you. See you later.
0:42:33 > 0:42:36It's stuck. JP, let me in, you rat!
0:42:37 > 0:42:39They're good friends really.
0:42:39 > 0:42:41Until next time then, chaps.
0:42:50 > 0:42:52This is the homoerotic poster.
0:42:52 > 0:42:54No, not the homoerotic poster.
0:42:54 > 0:42:58The Cumberland Union Bank ledger. I think that's such a great...
0:42:58 > 0:43:00On the next Antiques Road Trip,
0:43:00 > 0:43:05Jonathan Pratt seems more interested in browsing for clothes than antiques.
0:43:05 > 0:43:08That's rather pretty. It's my colour, I think.
0:43:08 > 0:43:13Whereas Philip Serrell's a macho man who's not afraid to get his hands dirty.
0:43:13 > 0:43:16I'll wash, you do the preliminary dry, you give the final dry.
0:43:16 > 0:43:17You two are evil!