Episode 22 Antiques Road Trip

The nation's favourite antiques experts, £200 each, one big challenge.

Well, duck, do I buy you or don't I?

-Who can make the most money buying and selling antiques as they scour the UK?

-Sold.

The aim is trade up and hope each antique turns a profit, but it's not as easy as it looks.

-Dreams of glory can end in tatters.

-TOOTS HORN

So will it be the fast lane to success or the slow road to bankruptcy?

That's the sweat over!

This is the Antiques Road Trip.

This week, we're beetling about in a Beetle, with James Lewis and Anita Manning.

Which way, left or right?

Straight ahead, James!

Anita, from Glasgow, is an auctioneer with a reputation for being sensible

and playing things a wee bit safe. Just how wrong could they be?

I was a wild child!

James, from Derbyshire, is an auctioneer, too, and equally surprising.

-TOOTS HORN

-He loves animals and when he was younger, he wanted to be a vet.

All the little donkeys together!

So, as the competition hots up, who's feeling instinctive

and who's going to play it by the book?

If there was ever a time to spend up, it's this one, I think.

There's a wee bit of me that's saying, "Be canny, Anita!

"Be careful with your money! Always keep something for the bank."

Anita Manning began with £200 and has £216.08 to spend today.

While James Lewis, who also began with £200,

has the lead, with £271.10 at his disposal.

-So, James, you've got £270-plus. Give me your tactics, James.

-Well...

This week's road trip starts at Pateley Bridge in Yorkshire

and heads south, travelling via East Anglia to the West Country and concluding in Cirencester.

Today, we start out in Lincolnshire, at Horncastle,

and make for an auction in Norfolk, at Diss.

South of the Lincolnshire Wolds, the town of Horncastle used to be famous

for its summer horse fair, but these days, it's all about antiques.

With over 40 different dealers,

this establishment could get a bit tricky.

But there's also, of course, plenty of choice.

It's quite an interesting thing.

Think of Pirelli calendars, think of them as collectable things,

this is the precursor of that.

It's been a calendar and your paper part would be attached here.

What I like is the wonderful Art Nouveau influence here.

Another one there from 1910.

In this one, we still have the paper calendar.

January, February and March has been taken off,

but something has happened in April and they've kept that on.

Now what's this? Another nice bit of Art Nouveau, for £52?

This is a silver pin cushion.

Art Nouveau, started probably in the 1870s, 1880,.

so towards the end of the Victorian era.

The patterns almost seem to be freed up with organic shapes.

They were looking to nature for their inspiration.

What I would be thinking about would be between 25 and 30.

-Am I coming anywhere near?

-You are getting near.

-Am I near the 25 or am I near the 30, David?

-The latter, my dear.

The latter!

-I'll go to 32.

-It is good.

-If we came to 30.

-That would be less than 32.

-I know!

-THEY LAUGH

-£30.

-£30?

-Done!

Thank you so much. That's wonderful.

Deal done, just as James reaches his first shop, Bric-a-brac.

-Good morning.

-Hi.

The term bric-a-brac is French and translates as "odds and ends",

meaning a collection of curios.

-Is it OK if I have a browse around?

-Of course, yes, feel free.

What do we need to get rid of?

THEY LAUGH

-Anything you desperately want to get rid of?

-The boot pull, we'd like to get rid of that.

It's a good country house look, isn't it?

How much could the boot jack be?

It can be 100.

For 100 quid, I'll kick my boots off myself.

£75. That has got to be the best deal in the world.

-I did pay 195 for it, so I'm losing there.

-Did you?

-But you've had it a long time?

-Yeah, I have.

When stuff like that was fetching the money.

-They used to make a lot of money?

-They're back in fashion now.

-Oh, yeah, good try.

-From today!

But there's plenty of stuff they can't wait to get rid of, either.

What about the lampshade?

-Is that quirky enough for you?

-This one?

-Yeah.

-Try not to pull on it, it'll fall to bits.

-That's bonkers, isn't it?

-How much could that be?

-That can be 25.

This is very much in the Arts and Crafts style.

It's made out of a solid sheet of copper,

cut and then these little flower designs pushed through.

They've had it a long time and tried 45, now it's been crossed out

and it's now 32.

There's an even older one underneath that.

115.

I don't know.

That's...

-That's my hat.

-This is the ransom.

-It looks a darn sight better on you.

-You buy something, or the hat gets it!

OK, what do you want to get rid of the most,

the boot pull or that thing?

The light thing I can live with, the boot pull I'm sick of.

I want to get rid of the boot pull.

-What is the absolute?

-I'm losing so much.

I suppose, 50 quid. Don't dare say no.

-Mamma...

-I'll be back in a minute, darling.

You buy it or I'll tell everyone I caught nits from you.

HE LAUGHS

That is so unfair.

They're messing with your mind, James.

I don't like this game, any more.

You love it, darling, you love it.

-You've had that ages.

-Darling, I paid 20. I've got to have 25.

No way will I take my money back.

Go on then, you can have it for 20.

That threw me completely. Right.

That one, I see at 15.

-That one, I see at 35.

-No, darling.

-OK.

-I'm sorry, darling, we couldn't do business.

-We couldn't.

-But I have enjoyed your company.

-I've enjoyed yours, too, thanks very much.

-Good luck with the rest of the town.

-Thank you. Could I have my hat?

Oh, come on.

I might come back. Save it, save it. I might come back.

So while James heads, hatless, onto the streets of Horncastle,

at the antiques centre, Anita is heating her stride - and the goods.

Back amongst the cabinets, she's sniffed out something else.

Stand by.

The little bottles, they have a bit of quality. They're not moulded glass.

That one's blown and you can see where they've polished the pontile.

The pontile is the part that has been broken off.

It's the type of thing that a lady of some substance and wealth

would take with her when she made her trip to Paris, New York or Lisbon.

It's in a little leather case and there is a little lock here,

which again, tells us that the contents of the bottles would be fairly expensive.

It's priced at £115. I wonder what David can do on that?

I thought it was pretty. What I would be looking to pay, £40-£60.

-The 60s nearer to the figure than the 40.

-Could it go to 50?

-No, no chance. Do you want me to come with my figure?

-Yes.

-My figure is 75.

-75. Is there a wee bit of movement on that?

With the accent on "wee".

THEY LAUGH

70.

-That's it, I'm not going any lower.

-Is that it?

-Yeah.

OK, I think I'm going to take a chance on it.

Having splashed out £100 here,

the jewellery has now caught her eye.

Can she put together a little Scottish something to appeal at the auction?

There's a group of Charles Rennie Mackintosh-style items.

Charles Rennie Mackintosh is one of the most renowned

architects and designers that Scotland has ever produced.

These little...two brooches and a little pendant

they're quite nice quality and, although they aren't of the period,

they will be quite sought after.

According to the labels, the set should cost around £35.

Now, can you give me a price on these?

I can. Three for 20.

Three for 20.

Are you able to take £2 off, to make it 18?

I'll go 19, but that would be it.

That's the end.

Let's go for those ones, then, three for 19! Thank you, again.

It's a pleasure.

It's just as well James doesn't know what Anita's up to,

because at Great Expectations, he is struggling.

What is that?

The owner has told him that 10% is the most he can knock off.

There is a bargain section.

What does it say, "30% of all marked prices."

And, in it, a boat lamp.

This funny little boat is not the most exciting thing in the world,

but I'm really struggling to find anything in here,

at all, worth buying.

Erm... They've got 12 quid on it.

It's an absolutely pathetically low amount of money, but...

..I want to be spending something more,

but I just can't find anything...

anything that I actually want to buy.

I don't really want to buy this, either, but...

HE SIGHS

I've seen men walk to the gallows faster than this.

Well, I haven't found anything really exciting.

I was wanting to spend a lot more money with you, but there we go.

What could that be. It was in the 30% off stand upstairs?

It's not your lucky day today.

That's on the left-hand side. The items on the right is 30% off.

So, that can be, erm...

that can be £11.

Oh, well...

God, right underneath the stand that said 30% off?

Yeah, but that's on the right, this is on the left.

Right, do I want it? Not really. OK.

-I'll leave it, thank you very much.

-Are you going to leave it? OK. Thank you very much.

So, a very frustrated James Lewis departs, empty-handed again.

Meanwhile, Anita "Three Deal" Manning has bid farewell

to Horncastle and motored to the nearby resort of Woodhall Spa,

where, deep in the woods, she's making for a unique little picture house, called Kinema.

-Hi, Jim, I'm Anita, lovely to meet you.

-Pleased to meet you.

I'm so happy to be here. What a wonderful place.

-I'm dying to see the auditorium. Can you take me in?

-This way.

It was originally built as a sports pavilion,

but soon converted to show movies.

The Kinema hasn't looked back

since opening with Charlie Chaplin's The Kid in 1922.

Jim, this is wonderful.

Tell me why is it called Kinema and not cinema?

The actual Kinema is a German word, which comes from "kinetic",

which means pure motion.

The Kinema remains a popular local cinema, where you can see the very latest releases.

# I'd rather make the noise before the talkies

# There's not a single noise that he can't do #

-So that's to join the frames together?

-That's right, yes.

But they also have a fine collection of silents,

as well as pre-1940s talkies and newsreels.

This is fascinating. I want to be a projectionist when I grow up!

If you ever do! Of course, all their archive is on 35 millimetre

and much of this on highly-combustible nitrate stock.

The projectors are housed behind the screen,

inside of at the back of the auditorium.

Back projection, using a mirror to flip the image,

was once common in early cinema,

but the Kinema has the only surviving example in the UK.

In the intermission, there is an opportunity for Jim to reappear

and show off one more delight -

the magnificent rising Compton organ, the last of its kind.

It's only been here since 1987, when it was rescued from another cinema.

That organ is very exotic, it's wonderful.

ORGAN PLAYS

Once talkies were invented,

the organ became THE star attraction between movies.

Famous organists toured the nation,

playing a week at a time, attracting their own army of fans.

I think, Anita's one now.

Well done!

I'm sure that some people will come along here especially just to hear that playing.

-Could I be right?

-Yes!

While Anita grabs a choc ice and settles in for the main feature,

James is still shopping.

As we know, Horncastle does have a lot of antique shops

and this one looks familiar. I wonder if Anita's overlooked any bargains?

That's nice. Very nice.

These little houses were made from about 1780 and throughout the 19th century.

Made in Staffordshire, made in fairly standard moulds.

You can see by the quality of the moulding,

this sort of thing wasn't for a fine home, it was for working-class people.

Early ones make £400, they can do.

Then, in the last 20 years, the Chinese have been reproducing these

and that's caused the market to plummet.

These things were made for quite a long time.

This one says, "Repro Staffordshire money box."

I've just got a feeling, I don't think it is a repro one.

I think it's quite a late one.

I'll see what he'll take for it.

The ticket says £20.

Tell me what you think to this?

That doesn't look repro to me.

It doesn't look repro.

No, I don't think it is repro.

On a cheapo thing like that, would you take a tenner?

It's 20 on it? 12.

12. OK.

I'm not going to argue with you over two quid.

I'm fed up with messing around. Deal - 12 quid!

-Thank you.

-Thank you very much. There we are.

-Thank you.

At last! Appropriately, on a money box.

But, hang on, now he's back at Bric-a-brac.

I feel a deal with Carmen coming on.

That, or an aria.

Listen, while James and I talk business,

will you go and play with your toys, please?

Good lad.

So!

We have the lantern and we have the boot pull.

I know you said 50 on that and 20 on that.

-70, but...

-65's far better than 70.

-65!

-How about 60?

-Would you fight me for £5?

-No, I wouldn't.

-Just five little pounds.

You've nearly got your hand in your pocket.

-Go on.

-Marvellous! I'll tell you what, I'll give you your hat back.

Thanks! That's the deal, then.

HE LAUGHS

-Come on, then, where's my hat?

-Erm...

That's a relief.

Our two have both spent well on their first day in Lincolnshire.

Now, loosen up a bit, before it all starts again in the morning.

Very, very flat Lincolnshire, isn't it?

Day two, and in the Lovebug they're relaxed, but reserved.

James, you've had quite a lot of dosh to spend.

-Have you spent it all?

-No.

Yesterday James spent £77 on the money box, a copper lantern

and a boot jack, which means he has almost £200 left in his pocket.

I want to go home.

While Anita spent £119 on costume jewellery,

some perfume bottles and a case,

plus an Art Nouveau pin cushion, leaving her with just under £100

to spend today.

What do you think is my best buy?!

They're making for an auction in Diss

but calling in first at the village of Heckington,

where James and Anita will part company.

This looks interesting.

-I'm going to head straight off.

-OK.

-I'm going to have some fun.

-Go on!

Anita is being led to a shop, appropriately, called

Up The Garden Path.

Hello, I'm Anita.

-Hello Anita, I'm Vee.

-It's lovely to meet you.

-Lovely to meet you.

This crowded little shop mixes antiques and quality reproductions with a French feel.

-This was the precursor of a child's mobile?

-That's right.

Yes, it would be, yes.

We bring quite a bit back from France when we go.

-That's why we've got brocante.

-That's it.

Brocante... Brocaunte. How do you pronounce it?

-Brocante.

-Brocante.

That's French for antique, but Vee's also got

plenty of solidly British stuff.

-You've got a wonderful array of Doulton there.

-I have, yes.

-Of course, your Royal Crown Derby.

-The Royal Crown Derby.

-Imari pattern, they call it, don't they?

-Yes.

-Very beautiful.

Looks good, but it comes with a huge price of £260.

This is something that I could be interested in, Vee,

if I could get a good deal on this one.

The price that I'd be looking at would be...

in the region of about £80.

Is that at all possible?

Could you manage 90?

-Could we go to 85?

-85. I'll do it you for 85.

Oh, that's lovely, thank you very much.

What a bargain, but it means that Anita has just £12.08 left

and one shop still to go.

But what of James and his lucky mascot, Ed?

Well, they've Beetle-d down from Heckington

to nearby Grimsthorpe,

to visit Grimsthorpe Castle.

Grimsthorpe has been the home of the de Eresby family

since it was given to them by Henry VIII in 1516 -

and they still live here.

Hello, James, nice to see you.

Good to see you. Gosh!

What an amazing hall.

-Isn't it lovely? Vanbrugh's hall.

-Gosh.

-Well-known architect.

-Yes, indeed. Well known for his symmetry.

Vanbrugh substantially redesigned the building in the 18th century

and since then, Grimsthorpe no longer looks much like a castle.

Then, of course, up here, we've got all the kings who gave land

or titles to the family, at some point.

The family have very strong links with the Royal Family, don't they?

Yes, going back to the 11th Baron,

who married Katherine of Aragon's cousin.

Her husband was Master of the Horse to Henry VIII.

-So we're talking about...

-1516.

-Gosh.

And the links to the Royal Family still stay today?

-They do. The present Lady Willoughby was the Queen's youngest maid of honour at the Coronation.

-Lovely.

Those close ties with royalty have resulted in several

de Eresbys serving as Lord Great Chamberlain, in charge

over the House of Lords and with an important role at coronations.

-Plus, quite a few perks.

-We're coming to Prince Albert's throne.

-Oh, really?

-Yes.

-When you said you had Queen Victoria's throne, as well?

-It's the next one along.

Then of course, this little table is important.

This is the one she signed her Coronation Oath on, in 1838.

I'd always assumed that this type of furniture would be

passed down for the next king or queen to sign on.

-So each king or queen had their own House of Lords furniture?

-Yes.

And the old furniture has to be disposed of.

So, your Lord Great Chamberlain takes it off their hands!

Oh! Must be very harsh for him(!)

And in the splendid Chinese drawing room, Jerry has promised

James a glimpse at one of the castle's greatest treasures.

-Oh, my word.

-Tell me all about it, James.

A mahogany George III silver table, with this pierced gallery. Do you know much about it?

I know it's Chippendale.

Thomas Chippendale was THE important Georgian furniture maker

and designer, who, in 1754, published his designs

entitled "The Gentleman And Cabinet-maker's Director".

Everybody knows Chippendale, because there is so much of it about.

Not made BY him, but made by regional cabinet-makers

copying his style throughout the country.

We believe it is by Chippendale. We've got six chairs which match it.

I mean, that is just fabulous. What a piece of furniture.

Not for sale, of course, but incredibly precious.

Time for James to pick up Anita and do a wee bit more shopping.

Travelling from Grimsthorpe to Stamford.

This historic town, with its fine medieval core,

was for 700 years known for its bull-running festival.

Until 1837, that is, when the Society For The Prevention of Cruelty To Animals put a stop to it.

In the 1960s, Stamford became the very first conservation area in England and Wales.

It's a nice shop,

but James and Anita couldn't be in more contrasting positions.

One fairly full wallet, the other, almost empty purse.

This is a terrific place.

And all I've got left is 12 quid!

Although many of the dealers aren't around,

the shop owner Peter can always bargain on their behalf.

And that will light. I must do my little trick.

A binnacle, containing a magnetic compass and light

would have been mounted on the deck of the ship to aid the helmsman.

-It lights up.

-How much could that be? Let's have a look...

The price on the label is £230.

I could do that for 150.

-At auction, they'd probably put 50-80 on it.

-Really?

-I like it, though.

-It's, um... Could you do any better than that?

-I'll go to 110.

-It's a good-looking thing, isn't it?

-Yes.

I'll do 100. My very best would be 100.

(SIGHING) £100, £100.

Right. OK. Let me have a think.

So, while James ponders a big purchase,

how's Anita doing with her more limited budget?

There's a cocktail shaker there, Art Deco, from the 1930s.

The body of it has an etched glass design.

And I quite like that.

Cocktails are a wee bit exotic

and that item is just the tiniest, wee bit exotic.

The cocktail shaker.

CABINET DOOR OPENS

It's just a piece of fun, isn't it?

-Yes!

-But it's quite nicely etched.

These things remind me of palm fronds and grapes.

-Everything is there.

-You can have that for 12.

Yes...

Will it make a profit in auction, though?

Well, you'd know better than I. I think it might.

I do like it. It's not an item of any great value,

but I've only got a few quid in my pocket left.

What I'd like is...

if you are able to give me it for less than that?

-What have we got?

-Five?

-I'll go seven.

-Seven. OK. It's a deal!

-Good.

And James and I will fill it with cocktails!

I think James also has something a bit alcoholic lined up in his cabinet.

That's an interesting thing. Known as a tantalus.

The idea is that it would tantalise people that were trying to

get at the whisky.

You can imagine going on a grouse shoot or pheasant shoot

and you wouldn't want the entire massive

tantalus to take with you, but you can imagine the old butler with that in hand.

It's by Mappin and Webb of London, who are good silversmiths.

The lock at the end is a Betjemann's patented lock

and that pushes in and that terms.

It releases the bottles.

-Pricey, though. £250.

-Very unusual.

-Here we are.

-That's pretty, isn't it?

-It's lovely.

I mean, it's...

It's a bit worn, the bottles are chipped... But...what could that be?

Um, a hundred and...150?

-I rate that the same as the other one!

-Really?

-We'll go down to 100, then, on that one.

-100.

If I bought two things from you...

would you do a deal on the two?

On the, er...

Yes, we're a bit low anyhow. Um...

Yes, all right, I'll do, er...

I'll do 90 on the ship's binnacle and 90 on this one, then. So 180.

-At £180, you've got yourself a deal. Thank you.

-Thank you.

So, most of their cash has been spent, but on what?

Is that a little Staffordshire piece, James?

They said in the shop that it was a reproduction,

and I have to say I didn't think it was.

I like it because it's colourful.

I like the combination of blue and yellow. How much did you pay for it?

-What do you think?

-£5.

Oh, it wasn't THAT cheap, for goodness sake! It was 12.

-Well, at £12, you MIGHT get away with it.

-"Might get away with it"?!

What's that supposed to mean?!

"Might get away with it!" Less of that! What's yours?

OK, my first thing... is a little pin cushion.

Still with pins.

There are collectors who collect little items associated with sewing.

I think it will also appeal to a hat pin collector.

You've got another collectors' market there. How much was it?

-I paid £30 for it.

-I think that's cheap.

Next up, James's wonky lantern.

-Oh, that's nice, James. That is nice.

-Do you like it?

-I love it.

-I love Arts And Crafts and I love beaten metalwork.

-Yes.

-I paid £20 for it.

-James, that's a real bargain.

-You like it?

-I like it very, very much.

-Great.

I wonder if James will be equally enthused?

Oooh. Don't tell me. Three scents? Three scents.

-Three little bottles.

-I like it.

-Do you like it?

-Mm.

-Good.

-What did you pay?

-Well, I paid £70 for it.

-I might get away with it, James.

-You got a good discount.

-I got a good discount.

-I like it, yes.

-Time for James to put his foot in it.

-James, what on Earth is that?

That, I have to say,

I loved when I saw it. It's a Victorian boot jack.

You stick your foot in there, you pull on the handle...

It's not something that appeals to me,

although I can see the quality in the work in it.

The best of luck with it, James.

My next little lot is a group of silver pieces -

two brooches and a little stone-set pendant.

I can see you wearing that.

It's just like one of those round, stained-glass windows that you see in Glasgow.

Well, brilliant. Like them. Like them very much.

You know the old phrase, "He's missed the boat"?

Well, I certainly think I've missed the boat on this one, in more than one way.

Aye-aye, Captain.

Oh, James, that's great! I like the shape.

It appeals to me as an object. I do like it.

Marine items are generally very expensive, James.

It wasn't cheap.

-It was £90.

-From £90, I think you should have nae bother at a'.

What will James make of Anita's biggest buy?

It's a piece of Royal Crown Derby.

-This is very popular with the travelling people.

-Absolutely.

That also helps the fact that it's a crucifix.

It's an awful thing to say in today's society,

but that is normally a difficult selling point,

but because a lot of the travelling community are still

very religious people, this type of thing still sells well.

-OK, now the big question, what did you pay?

-I paid 85 for it.

That... That is a steal. That is absolutely brilliant.

£85.

-I think he liked it.

-Well, my final lot is that.

-Oh, James.

-That is a delicious little item. And dating from..?

-1890 to 1900.

Turn of the century. I think that that is lovely, that's a super item. Well done.

Good, thank you. I liked it.

-Martini, anyone?

-You could see it sitting in one of those 1950s bars.

-Yes, you could - mirrored interior!

-Yes, the cushioned plastic.

-Class! OK, what did you pay?

-I paid seven pounds for it.

Well, it didn't break the bank, did it?

Well done. I think we ought to take that to the bar now, give a practise.

Quick, before they do that, what do they REALLY think?

What I do like is that wonderful tantalus.

It's Mappin and Webb, it's silver-plated

and it was only £90.

The thing I think she might struggle with is that scent casket.

I don't think the central bottle is original.

I think that will be the downfall.

After starting out in Horncastle,

this leg of our trip will conclude in Diss for the auction showdown.

-I'm looking forward to...

-It's lovely, actually, isn't it?

-Timber-framed houses.

-They're not short of lots!

Not short of buyers, either, and that's the main thing.

-Are you nervous, James?

-I'm always nervous, Anita.

-Let's get rid of that.

-Well done!

And so, while Diss folk take a closer look, Anita and James

are anxious to hear from the auctioneer, Elizabeth Talbot.

The favourite item that James has brought to us today is the boot jack.

It fits very well into the country area that we live

and people do like that sort of thing. It's quite collectable, too.

Of Anita's items, two things stand out -

the Royal Crown Derby cross - we have quite a few local collectors.

I'm hoping she'll do well on that.

And the cocktail shaker, which I think will appeal to the taste here.

Anita began with £216.08

and she spent a total of £211 on five auction lots.

James started out with £271.10

and spent £207, also on five lots.

-OK, Diss is it. James leads by one auction to nothing.

-Wake up, James.

-I don't want to.

-Come on, James, buck up.

James, your lots are coming up now.

Starting with one of Anita's.

Lot 147 now, the Art Nouveau silver mounted pin cushion. This is pretty.

Birmingham, 1903. I have interest on the sheets, and I start at £30.

-Straight in at 30.

-42, 45, 48 and 50.

55 and 60, five and 70, five, I'm out. 80, new bidder.

-80 at the front, I'll take five.

-Come on!

-That's a great price.

£80, are you all done?

-Well!

-Yes!

-Did you think it would make that?

Oh, well...!

No, I don't think she did.

-That was a great start, James.

-Brilliant start.

Little bit too good for my liking!

Ah, a bit of competitiveness.

-What can James's money box do?

-Start me at 20.

-There should be hands everywhere at that.

-£20, surely. Come on.

Thank you, 20 bid. I have 20 now.

-£20, the lady's bid. Looking for two.

-Go on.

22. 25.

Lost 28.

Are you sure? Good value still.

-Go on!

-30, the lady.

-She's charming the bids out.

Gentleman is out. It worked, madam. At £30, anybody else can join in.

At £30, with the lady at £30.

£30 and selling.

-Wow, there we go.

-Well done.

That's exactly what we thought it might make.

Another decent profit - minus commission.

-Hurrah!

-Good start.

Now, Glasgow-style jewellery, in Norfolk.

Start me at 30.

£30, surely, come on.

-Straight away.

-32, 35, 38, 40.

-Where are you at two? Come along, now.

-It's a gentleman buyer.

42, 45, 48, 50. Five.

55 is in the corner.

-60, sir?

-Go on!

£60, the corner. Where's five?

At 60, the corner bid. Any advance?

Five? No.

£60, thank you.

Well, that trebled your money.

Well done, Anita.

There is nothing to be ashamed of with that.

Quite.

-What will they make of your lantern, James?

-An unusual piece, this.

-30, I'll take.

-Come on. 30 bid.

-Yes, come on, help him out.

30 bid. 32, 35, 38, 40.

Two... Sure?

42 has moved to my front.

42, any advance? 45.

This is what auctions are all about! £45 is bid, where's eight?

Anybody else can join in - at 45, any advance?

Well done.

Gosh, that was close, wasn't it?

You've doubled your money, James.

I hope my stuff does this, as well!

Well, next up is the cross that James was rather envious of.

I do have interest on the sheets and I start at £32.

35, 38, 40, 42, 45, 48, 50,

five, 60, five, 70 bid, 75,

new bidder, 80, five, 90, five.

Gentleman's bid is 95, 100 commission, 110.

120. At 120 now, looking for 30.

Oh, it's worth more than that!

At 120, am I missing anyone else? Are you all done?

-120, thank you.

-120. Ach, well.

It's made more than the auctioneer's estimate.

Double. Well, that's a bit of a relief.

I think James thought it might have done a bit better, but Anita

is comfortably in the lead today.

-I'm happy enough with that, James.

-And it's made a profit. Good.

Right - next is this brass maritime ship's compass.

-You're under pressure, James.

-I'm under pressure.

-You're sweating.

I have interest on this one here, and I start at 55. £55 bid.

And 60, five, 70, five, 80, five...

Yes? 90. Five.

Oh, round it up now.

-Go on!

-100. And 10.

It's back with me at 110, I've lost the lady.

At 120, she softened at 120. I'm out at 120. 120 bid now.

At 120 in the gallery, any advance on 120?

Well done, Elizabeth!

She got every last pound out of them for that.

Yep, you steered nicely into profit.

That's the sweat over.

Now, golden Cadillac or rusty nail?

What will Anita's shaker make?

I have interest on this one shown and I start at £18.

-£18 bid, and 20, two...

-Good start.

-Bit of a stir.

-35, 38, 40, two...

-42 with me. I'll take five.

-That's a great price!

I have 42. 45, thank you, 48.

It's on commission at 48.

Any advance?

My word. That is a corking profit!

-In percentage terms, that's the best all day.

-Yep. Cheers, Anita.

That's a whopper.

-I'm a happy girl!

-You SHOULD be a happy girl!

OK, plenty of wellies in Norfolk.

What will James's device make?

I have interest on the sheets and I start at 42.

£42, 45, 48, 50,

five, 60, five, 70, five, 80,

five, 90, five. 100, yes?

100 in the room, I'm out. I'll take the 10. At 110, it's a fine example.

At £100, any advance?

-James!

-She of little faith!

I'll have to eat my words!

And that's put them neck-and-neck.

What about Anita's perfume bottles?

That's lovely. Start me at 50.

30 to start, surely.

The lady's bid at 30. She spots quality at 30 there.

May I say two, 32, 35...

-Two ladies bidding.

-Yes.

Four, madam , 38? 40.

£40, you've lost a friend there at £40.

At £40, where's two?

At 42 - new bidder. 45...

Oh, go on, sir.

48.

And 50.

Your wife won't mind. 55, go on.

Yes? 55.

60.

She still won't mind!

LAUGHTER

It's 60 and it does sell.

Do you know, I think you came away with that very lightly.

First loss of the day.

But at least James isn't rubbing it in.

That could quite easily have made £40 with that wrong bottle.

Now, if James's tantalus does better, he'll win today.

This is the best thing I've bought on the entire trip.

Start me at 100.

-Oh, it's cheap.

-Come on, £100.

-Jeez!

-80 to start, surely?

Come on, at £80, surely? 50 bid.

50 I have. A low start at 50. Five.

Lots of bidders, now.

60, five, 70, five, 80, five,

-90, five, 100, 110, new bidder.

-It's worth way more than this.

120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 170,

180, 190,

200, and 10.

-Go on!

-Any advance on £210?

A good piece at 210.

Brilliant!

Isn't that wonderful?

I could hardly breathe, it was so tense.

Great result, after a shaky start.

-James, that's the excitement of the auction.

-That is brilliant.

I'm happy with that.

-All in all, we seem to have both done well.

-I think we have.

So you have, Anita, but thanks to that last lot,

James is the winner again and is in the lead.

After paying auction costs,

Anita has made a profit of £90.76.

So, she has £306.84 to spend tomorrow.

James, on the other hand,

made £157.10 after auction costs

and so he has a very handy £428.20

to spend tomorrow.

But beware the Anita fight back.

Next time on the Antiques Road Trip, Anita goes for broke...

And I was wondering if you could give me it for a pound!

..and James gets an honest opinion.

-I think you're making a bad mistake, really.

-Do you?!

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