0:00:02 > 0:00:04It's the nation's favourite antiques experts.
0:00:04 > 0:00:06With £200 each, a classic car
0:00:06 > 0:00:09and a goal to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:09 > 0:00:10That hurts.
0:00:12 > 0:00:13My sap is rising.
0:00:13 > 0:00:17The aim, to make the biggest profit at auction, but it's no mean feat.
0:00:17 > 0:00:21There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers.
0:00:21 > 0:00:22Could you do 50 quid on that?
0:00:22 > 0:00:27So, will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:27 > 0:00:29Your steering is a bit lamentable.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:33 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:37 > 0:00:41This week we're out on the road with a right pair of rascals,
0:00:41 > 0:00:44auctioneers James Braxton and Charles Hanson.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49James Braxton is the grown-up one, well, sort of,
0:00:49 > 0:00:51and keeps young Charles in check.
0:00:51 > 0:00:53- Don't say sorry, just do it.- Sorry.
0:00:53 > 0:00:54- Don't say sorry.- Sorry.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57- Don't say sorry!- OK, OK, OK.
0:00:57 > 0:01:01Once he sniffs out antiques there's no stopping him.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03Oh, smells of antiques.
0:01:05 > 0:01:09This is Charles Hanson. He's having a bit of trouble with his helmet.
0:01:09 > 0:01:10Can't get it on.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13And he's a right scaredy-cat too.
0:01:13 > 0:01:14If you turn the handle...
0:01:14 > 0:01:16- Will it hurt me or not?- No.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19- Is it a trick? Is it a trick?- No.
0:01:19 > 0:01:24James is keeping his chin up despite being the current loser.
0:01:24 > 0:01:26£10 all done.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28Oh, dear, that was cheap.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31Charles Hanson, meanwhile, had a splendid first outing
0:01:31 > 0:01:35with a glittering array of profits, especially the antique toolbox.
0:01:35 > 0:01:39At £220 if you're all done. Last time.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41Oh, thanks, Jim.
0:01:41 > 0:01:48From his original £200, James now has £246.80 to flash about.
0:01:51 > 0:01:55And streaking ahead is the young Charles Hanson.
0:01:55 > 0:02:02He managed to add to his £200 kitty with a wondrous £373.10.
0:02:02 > 0:02:03Ho, ho, ho.
0:02:03 > 0:02:08And James's pride and joy, a stylish 1952 MG, will ferry them about.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11He's slightly nervous because Charles is at the wheel.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13And quite rightly.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16And with no hood they're at the mercy of the weather.
0:02:16 > 0:02:21- Now, Charles, are you getting to grips with this?- Yes.
0:02:21 > 0:02:26- Oh!- Exactly. Your steering is a bit lamentable.- Sorry.
0:02:26 > 0:02:30- Concentrate.- I think There's some grease on the road.- No, it isn't.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32This week on the Antiques Road Trip
0:02:32 > 0:02:37James and Charles will travel 400 miles from Dulverton, West Somerset
0:02:37 > 0:02:41via the Isle of Wight to the land of golden beaches,
0:02:41 > 0:02:42Truro in Cornwall.
0:02:42 > 0:02:46On today's show they're starting at the Dorset coastal town of Poole
0:02:46 > 0:02:50and heading for auction two in Shanklin on the Isle of Wight.
0:02:50 > 0:02:56First stop is the Dorset coastal town of Poole.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59Would we be lucky here? Would we?
0:02:59 > 0:03:02I don't know, James, in these difficult times.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05What's on the water then?
0:03:05 > 0:03:08Oh, that's a kite. Kite surfing.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10Oh, yes, it is, look.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13Poole has Europe's largest natural harbour
0:03:13 > 0:03:18and attracts many looking for lashings and lashings of adventure.
0:03:18 > 0:03:24Instead of blazing sunshine our intrepid antiques hunters are faced with lashing rain.
0:03:24 > 0:03:26Just ignore the parking lines, Charles, eh?
0:03:29 > 0:03:33This is young Charles's first stop where he hopes to splash the cash.
0:03:36 > 0:03:40- Hello, sir.- Hiya.- Good morning. - All right.- How's life?
0:03:40 > 0:03:43- Very well, nice to see you.- What a wonderful shop. Charles Hanson.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47- Brian, Ethan.- Good to see you as well. What a fantastic shop.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51Charles has a meticulous eye for the unusual.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53Oh, wow!
0:03:57 > 0:04:00This drinks decanter was made to stop the servants
0:04:00 > 0:04:01from having a quick snifter.
0:04:01 > 0:04:05It's unusual because it's also a games compendium.
0:04:07 > 0:04:11The evergreen, the fairly boring, but the fairly attractive
0:04:11 > 0:04:15oak and brass mounted three-glass Tantalus.
0:04:15 > 0:04:21495 is a bit steep even for "have-a-go Hanson".
0:04:22 > 0:04:27The name Tantalus comes from a Greek mythological figure who was tantalised by objects
0:04:27 > 0:04:29that he could never reach.
0:04:29 > 0:04:33We've also got inside a chess set, the draughts,
0:04:33 > 0:04:38the cribbage board, the pack of cards, the die,
0:04:38 > 0:04:41and everything else.
0:04:41 > 0:04:46The really important matter is to check the condition of the decanters, Brian.
0:04:46 > 0:04:51- Are they OK?- They're OK. - These are OK, nice Tantalus.
0:04:51 > 0:04:55Oops, goodness me. No, it's OK.
0:04:55 > 0:04:59- There's a few chips. There's a chip there.- Is there a chip?
0:04:59 > 0:05:02Brian, there's a chip there, mate.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04- There's a chip there. - Let me have a look.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06They could be cheaper. They could be cheaper.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08Do you know, I never knew that.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11- So...- I feel guilty now.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14There's a few nibbles, Brian, there's a few nibbles.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17- There's a few bites on that one! - There's a few bites.
0:05:17 > 0:05:21- My word!- Might put the price down a bit.- I'll drop it to 150 then. I'll lose money on it.
0:05:21 > 0:05:25Well, Brian, that's good of you. It's just the chips.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29We've dropped another tenner, to 140.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31Would you take 120?
0:05:31 > 0:05:33I'll take 130, I'll meet you halfway.
0:05:33 > 0:05:37- 130...- Is that OK with you, Ethan? Is that all right?- Yeah.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39- 130.- 130.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42I'm going... It's almost a third of my budget.
0:05:42 > 0:05:48But, at 130, Brian, I'm going, going...going...going...
0:05:48 > 0:05:49gone.
0:05:49 > 0:05:50Thanks very much, Ethan.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53I'm delighted with that. Thanks ever so much, guys.
0:05:53 > 0:05:57It certainly pays to be thorough, Charles. Excellent work.
0:05:57 > 0:06:02Meanwhile, James has tootled forth, nine miles away,
0:06:02 > 0:06:04to the village of Lytchett Minster.
0:06:04 > 0:06:05Ooh.
0:06:05 > 0:06:06Running.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09Button Shop Antiques is the first on his list
0:06:09 > 0:06:11and, by Jove, he's certainly keen.
0:06:11 > 0:06:12Hello.
0:06:12 > 0:06:13Hello.
0:06:13 > 0:06:14Hello!
0:06:14 > 0:06:15Hello, I'm James.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18Hello, James, I'm Thelma.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20- Hello, Thelma, how are you? - Nice to meet you.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23- Hello, young man.- This is Matthew.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26Ooh, there's a lot of little helpers here in Dorset.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28- Everybody needs a right-hand man. - They do.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31This is rather nice, isn't it?
0:06:31 > 0:06:33Poole Pottery.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36I love the glaze of them.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38- It's like an eggshell.- It is.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41- It's satiny, it's lovely. - Very tactile.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44If you were a blind person, that would be a treat.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47It's a sort of beaker, I'd imagine, isn't it?
0:06:47 > 0:06:48Yes, it is, really, yes.
0:06:48 > 0:06:52And the plate, also, is Poole Pottery.
0:06:52 > 0:06:53Poole Pottery, that's lovely.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57The price on the beaker is £6 and the plate is £12.
0:06:57 > 0:07:01And here's a pottery tray, also £12.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04Now, this... What is this?
0:07:04 > 0:07:05This is Devon Ware.
0:07:05 > 0:07:06Devon Ware.
0:07:06 > 0:07:10"A place for everything and everything in its place."
0:07:10 > 0:07:13It's not very well done, but I think...
0:07:13 > 0:07:16- Is there a Branscombe? - Yeah, it's Branscombe.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18- It's Branscombe. - It's Branscombe, yes.
0:07:18 > 0:07:19Definitely not Torquay.
0:07:19 > 0:07:25It's a lovely...sort of generically known as Devon Ware, motto ware.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28"A place for everything and everything in its place."
0:07:28 > 0:07:29Yeah, it's lovely.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31And, hold on, something's winking at me.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33Look at that.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36I like it, I like that stiff leaf pattern.
0:07:36 > 0:07:40When buying antiques, it pays to have a few tricks up your sleeve.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43It's so beautiful.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46- It is cracked. - Oh, I see what you mean.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48Dead as a dodo, isn't it?
0:07:48 > 0:07:50- Terrible shame!- I know.
0:07:50 > 0:07:54One little crack makes the whole of it sound dead.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57It does, doesn't it? That's what happens when anything's cracked.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00Um, Thelma, is this very cheap?
0:08:00 > 0:08:02Yeah, it is about £20, I would think.
0:08:02 > 0:08:03Has somebody tried to restore it?
0:08:03 > 0:08:07Well, it might be, because the jug that goes with it
0:08:07 > 0:08:14has had some horrible gold bits put on the top of it.
0:08:14 > 0:08:18- Somebody's had a go... - Somebody's had a...- They have.
0:08:18 > 0:08:22- There's a little amateur restorer out there, isn't there?- Yeah.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25I'm just going to do a little test if you don't mind.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27It looks very vicious, but I promise it's not very vicious
0:08:27 > 0:08:29because I'm going to do it very lightly.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31The coin test is pretty nifty
0:08:31 > 0:08:36because it highlights any lumps and bumps of repair work.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42Now, I'm not doing it on the paint, just on the glaze.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44- Yes, I know. - And it's not sticking at all.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47- So it hasn't been restored. - I don't think it has.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50No, it's just that crack there.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53What do you have on the jug, Thelma?
0:08:53 > 0:08:56- £10.- £10.
0:08:56 > 0:08:57I like the Motto Ware as well.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59Yes, it's nice, isn't it?
0:08:59 > 0:09:01And I like these two.
0:09:01 > 0:09:06It seems to be a shop of companion pieces, doesn't it?
0:09:06 > 0:09:08It does, doesn't it?
0:09:08 > 0:09:11Everything comes in two. I like those two.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14- They all came in separately. - Could you do the whole lot for 40?
0:09:19 > 0:09:21Yes, all right.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24It's being a bit mean on that one... Well, say 45, then.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26But quite realistic on the others.
0:09:26 > 0:09:27Say 45.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29I shouldn't have opened my big mouth!
0:09:29 > 0:09:31You said it!
0:09:31 > 0:09:33Well, you know, I've got to eat.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35Can you do 40?
0:09:35 > 0:09:38I'll tell you what, shall we break the difference?
0:09:38 > 0:09:40- OK.- Do you want to do, what, 42?
0:09:40 > 0:09:42- 42.- 42. I'm very happy with that, Thelma.
0:09:42 > 0:09:46- Thank you very much indeed. - Lovely, thank you.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48- Thank you, Matthew. - Thank you.
0:09:48 > 0:09:53To clarify, James paid £30 for the Royal Worcester jug and bowl,
0:09:53 > 0:09:56£7 for the Branscombe Ware pottery tray,
0:09:56 > 0:10:00and a fiver for the Poole Pottery Coronation plate and beaker.
0:10:00 > 0:10:04The big wheels are moving once more.
0:10:04 > 0:10:08The chaps are together again and it's dry.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11The boys are heading to Christchurch,
0:10:11 > 0:10:14the most easterly coastal town in Dorset.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16So how's Charles getting on with the driving?
0:10:16 > 0:10:19I would go down again, double de-clutch.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21- Nice flip.- Sorry! - No, too far.
0:10:21 > 0:10:25You went from fourth to second. You should have gone into third.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30Christchurch is an ancient market town
0:10:30 > 0:10:32based between the rivers Avon and Stour.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34It boasts an 11th-century priory
0:10:34 > 0:10:37that attracts pilgrims from all over the world.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41Charles is taking some time out from shopping.
0:10:41 > 0:10:45He's off to visit one of the most intriguing museums in the country.
0:10:45 > 0:10:46This is it, Jim.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48Looks good, doesn't it?
0:10:48 > 0:10:50The Museum of Leccy.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52- I'll see you later. - Good luck.
0:10:54 > 0:10:55Bzzzzzzz!
0:10:55 > 0:10:59- See you later, OK? Have a good shop. - Yeah, bye.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05Housed within an old power station,
0:11:05 > 0:11:10the museum provides a potted history of the world of electricity.
0:11:12 > 0:11:16Bright spark Charles is meeting with Ian Peterson to find out more.
0:11:16 > 0:11:20OK, so where are we going, Ian?
0:11:20 > 0:11:23If you'd like to come through to the demonstration room.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25OK.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29- Now...- Who's this great man here standing before us?
0:11:29 > 0:11:33Indeed a great man. This is Michael Faraday,
0:11:33 > 0:11:37who is the father of electricity. He discovered more things about electricity than anybody else.
0:11:37 > 0:11:43And what was really marvellous about Michael Faraday is he believed in sharing it.
0:11:43 > 0:11:48Basically, he gave everybody the components they need for future invention and discovery.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50Yes.
0:11:50 > 0:11:54The power station was originally built in 1903
0:11:54 > 0:11:58to supply the trams that ran directly from Poole to Christchurch.
0:11:59 > 0:12:04The museum's pride and joy is the electric number 85 tram.
0:12:04 > 0:12:05She was built in 1914
0:12:05 > 0:12:11and is the last complete surviving Bournemouth tram in existence.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13This tram's reasonably unique,
0:12:13 > 0:12:17because in this part of the world, one of the main industries was holidaymaking.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20So you could afford to have nice, luxuriant seating inside.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22Yes.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25It's the beginning of affordable commuting.
0:12:25 > 0:12:30You could live in Christchurch and easily work in one of the hotels in Bournemouth, for example.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33So trams like this were quite revolutionary.
0:12:33 > 0:12:34DING
0:12:34 > 0:12:38We've got some light bulbs on in here
0:12:38 > 0:12:40and that was how it was back in the day.
0:12:40 > 0:12:44You had lighting, as with these bulbs, back in 1905, 1910.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46- Yeah.- Amazing.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49Fine. I can see over here it says, on the number 85,
0:12:49 > 0:12:52"Please do not spit in the car."
0:12:52 > 0:12:56- Yes, well, it's an unhealthy thing, isn't it?- I think so!
0:12:56 > 0:12:58I should jolly well think so, Charles!
0:12:58 > 0:13:01Not only did electricity have a huge impact on the commuter,
0:13:01 > 0:13:05it also revolutionised the 20th-century household.
0:13:05 > 0:13:11Domestic appliances were rare in postwar Britain.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14The freezer was almost unknown
0:13:14 > 0:13:19and in 1957 only 15% of the population owned a fridge.
0:13:19 > 0:13:22Ian and Charles step back in time.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25- Obviously, electricity has changed people's lives.- Yes.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27Electricity has made life easier.
0:13:27 > 0:13:32Things like washing machines have had such a fundamental social effect.
0:13:32 > 0:13:38And this is what people actually forget about electricity, because everybody's used to having a fridge.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41Everybody's used to having a washing machine.
0:13:41 > 0:13:46At one time people used to talk about washing day and it was complicated and everything else.
0:13:46 > 0:13:51But it's also given us all sorts of things which would have been luxuries, which we take for granted.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54This is a Morphy Richards toaster here.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56What, 1980s?
0:13:56 > 0:13:58- No, it's 1950s. - Oh, I'm sorry!
0:13:58 > 0:14:01That is a design classic.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03That is still being emulated today. I can't say copied,
0:14:03 > 0:14:07but it certainly inspires a lot of the modern toasters.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10But the one I really like, which I think you'll like as well,
0:14:10 > 0:14:14this is an American toaster. It was made in about 1935.
0:14:14 > 0:14:16You put it in the centre of the table
0:14:16 > 0:14:20and you put a slice of bread in each...
0:14:20 > 0:14:22- Yes.- And then you just closed it up,
0:14:22 > 0:14:25and when you wanted to do the other side, you carefully did that.
0:14:25 > 0:14:26Isn't that wonderful?
0:14:26 > 0:14:29- And it's just brilliant, isn't it? - Isn't it?
0:14:29 > 0:14:30Yeah, wonderful.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33This is our representation
0:14:33 > 0:14:37of a 1950s, early '60s kitchen.
0:14:37 > 0:14:41You've got all sorts of mod cons that we take for granted.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44We've got a beautiful cooker, a washing machine,
0:14:44 > 0:14:45we've got a fridge.
0:14:45 > 0:14:49A lot of these things you'd have to be earning a fair bit of money
0:14:49 > 0:14:51for something like this.
0:14:51 > 0:14:55All these items, all these things that we rely on today,
0:14:55 > 0:14:58they became possible because of electricity.
0:14:58 > 0:15:02And they really did change people's lives.
0:15:02 > 0:15:06So, without electricity, we would certainly have a very different world.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08Time to say cheerio to Charles
0:15:08 > 0:15:11and find out what live-wire James is up to.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18He's on his way to sunny Lymington, in Hampshire.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21The good weather is definitely raising his spirits.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24And for the first time the sun has come out!
0:15:24 > 0:15:27I'm feeling rather jolly about this.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30This is glorious.
0:15:30 > 0:15:32Lymington, here we come!
0:15:33 > 0:15:36Oh, dear, he spoke too soon.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38The clouds are back.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44But once again he's as keen as mustard.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47He's very sprightly today, isn't he? Running everywhere.
0:15:47 > 0:15:51- Hello. James.- Hello. Frank. - Hello. Nice to meet you.- And you.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53- May I have a good look round? - Certainly.
0:15:53 > 0:15:57Frankly Frank is the owner of Browse, in Lymington.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00And already something has caught James's eye.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03I like this. It looks like a tea caddy, doesn't it?
0:16:03 > 0:16:05It's a biscuit tin.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07I think it's rather fun.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10Huntley & Palmers were very famous for these
0:16:10 > 0:16:14and they produced a range for Christmas and other occasions,
0:16:14 > 0:16:20where they would produce this rather fun range of novelty biscuit tins.
0:16:20 > 0:16:25There would have been custard creams in there, Hobnobs and whatever.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28But they were packaged in different boxes
0:16:28 > 0:16:31and people started collecting them.
0:16:31 > 0:16:35William Crawford & Sons Ltd was founded in Leith in 1813
0:16:35 > 0:16:37as the local bakery.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39And like many biscuit manufacturers,
0:16:39 > 0:16:41they produced an array of novelty tins
0:16:41 > 0:16:44which can be rather popular at auction.
0:16:45 > 0:16:51It's this novel packaging that induced people to buy their wares
0:16:51 > 0:16:53and retain them as loyal customers.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00Crumbs! There's no stopping this cream cracker.
0:17:01 > 0:17:06This little fellow, Frank, I can't see a price tag on it.
0:17:06 > 0:17:11- Can that be a cheap fella?- It can be a cheap fella.- Ah-ha.- Erm...- Tenner?
0:17:11 > 0:17:16- Tenner... Say 15.- 15?
0:17:16 > 0:17:19You've got yourself a deal, Frank. Thanks a lot.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23There's another quickie deal for James.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29Now, James, this is it. This is glorious, isn't it?
0:17:29 > 0:17:32- The Isle of Wight.- Amongst the yachters.- We're like pirates!
0:17:32 > 0:17:35THEY LAUGH
0:17:35 > 0:17:37- Pirates are like this! - Yeah, exactly.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40Let's go and make our fortune, mate.
0:17:40 > 0:17:44It's been a packed day for the boys and, as a finale, they've got
0:17:44 > 0:17:47a trip across the water to the Isle Of Wight.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51Nighty-night.
0:17:57 > 0:17:58The chaps are up and at it,
0:17:58 > 0:18:01rejuvenated after a good night's rest.
0:18:05 > 0:18:09So far, James has been a very busy boy. He spent £57
0:18:09 > 0:18:13on four auction lots - the Poole pottery coronation plate and beaker,
0:18:13 > 0:18:17the Royal Worcester jug and bowl, the Branscombe ware pottery tray
0:18:17 > 0:18:19and the novelty biscuit tin,
0:18:19 > 0:18:24leaving £189.80 for the day ahead.
0:18:26 > 0:18:31Meanwhile, Hawk-Eye Carlos managed to get an excellent deal
0:18:31 > 0:18:35on the chipped tantalus. He spent a total of £130 on one lot.
0:18:35 > 0:18:40He has £243.10 to splash around town.
0:18:43 > 0:18:47The boys are heading along the coast of the Isle of Wight.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50First stop is the village of Chale.
0:18:52 > 0:18:57James and Charles have adventured over the Solent to the largest
0:18:57 > 0:18:59island in England.
0:18:59 > 0:19:04From east to west, the Isle of Wight measures just over 20 miles.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07The village of Chale is situated on the south coast of the island
0:19:07 > 0:19:11and is in the area known as "the back of the Wight".
0:19:11 > 0:19:13Don't you know?
0:19:13 > 0:19:17The fellows are sharing their first stop of the day - Chale Antiques -
0:19:17 > 0:19:21and with three barns crammed full,
0:19:21 > 0:19:25they should hopefully find something to tickle their fancy.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27With four lots in the bag,
0:19:27 > 0:19:30James is wasting no time getting the lie of the land.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32Let's have a look. Look at this.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34We've got a vice.
0:19:34 > 0:19:39We've got two metal... two metal winders here
0:19:39 > 0:19:44and two huge mahogany...
0:19:44 > 0:19:47mahogany cheeks here,
0:19:47 > 0:19:51which are bound here, but on a very sturdy table.
0:19:51 > 0:19:56That is the objet trouve - the found object.
0:19:56 > 0:20:00An object of practical use that has aesthetic beauty.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03And that is why... That's lovely.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05Heavy old fellow. You could...
0:20:05 > 0:20:08They... You could move that around.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10Maybe, you know, we're near the coast,
0:20:10 > 0:20:13maybe something to do with the ship.
0:20:13 > 0:20:14Rather nice.
0:20:14 > 0:20:19Meanwhile, I'm going to find out a little more about that fellow.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21Do you have names for these barns?
0:20:21 > 0:20:25He's tracked down the owner Michael, who thinks he knows what it is.
0:20:25 > 0:20:30- Out of there. Out of there!- What's up? What's up, mate? Excuse me.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33- Out of there.- It's first come first served!- Out of there.- Michael...
0:20:33 > 0:20:38- Out of there.- Can I go in this barn, Michael? Ow!
0:20:38 > 0:20:42Oh, steady! He's serious about defending his patch, you know!
0:20:42 > 0:20:46This is a 19th-century bookbinder's vice.
0:20:46 > 0:20:50- Bookbinder? I thought it had a purpose.- Volume in there.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53It's a very unusual thing, but now it's very sculptural
0:20:53 > 0:20:57and decorative and could be used in all sorts of places.
0:20:57 > 0:21:02- Restaurants, glass top...- It's a sort of found object, isn't it?
0:21:02 > 0:21:05- You won't get another one. - No. And how much is that?
0:21:07 > 0:21:11Oh, it's got to make around about 150, which is...
0:21:13 > 0:21:17- Bookbinder's vice. - And if you had to have it made...
0:21:18 > 0:21:24- ..I think that will be worth...- It's great fun, isn't it?- Very unusual.
0:21:24 > 0:21:28- Michael, could you do 100 on that? - HE GASPS
0:21:28 > 0:21:32- I could do a little bit off that but not a great deal.- A little off 100?
0:21:32 > 0:21:35Off the 150. I would take...
0:21:37 > 0:21:41..squeezed, 120. I think that's a good buy.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44Michael, you have a deal.
0:21:44 > 0:21:49Crikey, James. No flies on you! That's his fifth buy of the day.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52No wonder he's looking so pleased with himself.
0:21:53 > 0:21:55James, wait for me!
0:21:55 > 0:21:58But no luck for young Charles, and if he doesn't hurry up,
0:21:58 > 0:22:00- he'll miss his lift.- Wait! James!
0:22:08 > 0:22:10Next stop for our excitable road trippers
0:22:10 > 0:22:12is the fair town of Shanklin.
0:22:14 > 0:22:18- And the sun's so nearly got his hat on!- So nearly?- And now...
0:22:18 > 0:22:23- The sun has got his hat on.- Almost! Hip, hip, hip, hooray!
0:22:23 > 0:22:28- The sun has got his hat on and he's coming out to...- Play!
0:22:28 > 0:22:30With us! With us!
0:22:30 > 0:22:32Don't give up the day job, chaps!
0:22:34 > 0:22:39Shanklin is a charming seaside town lined with thatched cottages
0:22:39 > 0:22:42and is usually famed for its glorious weather.
0:22:42 > 0:22:47Sadly, the sun doesn't have her hat on today as the boys roar into town.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51But let's hope the prospects are brighter for Charles,
0:22:51 > 0:22:54because so far he has only bought one item.
0:22:54 > 0:22:56Eeks!
0:22:57 > 0:23:02- Hello. Good afternoon. Charles, nice to meet you. Your name is?- John.
0:23:02 > 0:23:06- Hi, John. And you are?- Sally. - Able assistant? Hello, Sally.
0:23:06 > 0:23:10That's the spirit, Charles. Go get 'em!
0:23:10 > 0:23:14I'm not going to hang around, I've got to really pull it out of the bag.
0:23:18 > 0:23:22And it's not long before he spies some old treasure.
0:23:22 > 0:23:24And we're not talking about the owner.
0:23:24 > 0:23:31I love Roman coins and here you've got a wonderful hoard of Roman coins.
0:23:31 > 0:23:35This could be the handsome hoard of Roman coins going to auction.
0:23:35 > 0:23:40If only these coins could talk, you wonder how many hands have patinated
0:23:40 > 0:23:44the coins and given them real pedigree.
0:23:44 > 0:23:48And John, have they come from one hoard or have they come from...
0:23:48 > 0:23:51- They were found on the mainland. - On the Isle of Wight?
0:23:51 > 0:23:53- No, on the mainland. - Were they really?- Yes.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56- These were all found in one place? - Yes.- That's wonderful.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58See, I would happily...
0:23:58 > 0:24:05All of these coins were dug out of the ground and this is real treasure.
0:24:05 > 0:24:09And let's say, John, for example, I said, "John..."
0:24:09 > 0:24:14If I was an English pirate and I've come to the Isle of Wight
0:24:14 > 0:24:18with my hoard of Roman coins found on mainland Britain,
0:24:18 > 0:24:21to make my fortune on the Isle of Wight, if I said,
0:24:21 > 0:24:24"John, I'll buy the whole lot..."
0:24:24 > 0:24:29- Right.- How much would they cost me? - That lot there?- Tell me. One price.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32- John, think about it.- 50 quid. - £50. There we are.
0:24:32 > 0:24:37A handsome hoard of Roman coins for £50.
0:24:37 > 0:24:39I'm very tempted to buy these.
0:24:39 > 0:24:42What do I think? I've done quite well, John.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45I've done quite well, but sometimes...
0:24:45 > 0:24:48If I gave you them for 40 quid you'd double your money.
0:24:48 > 0:24:52Oh, don't say that, John. Don't say that. Don't say that, John!
0:24:53 > 0:24:55Go on then, £30.
0:24:57 > 0:25:01- Come on, £30. - The Hanson hoard is going, going...
0:25:01 > 0:25:06I told James I wanted treasure and Pirate Hanson has found his loot.
0:25:06 > 0:25:10Sold! You're a good man. £30. Isn't that wonderful?
0:25:10 > 0:25:12£30 for a hoard of Roman coins.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15Ah-har, me hearties!
0:25:15 > 0:25:18Finally, more booty for Pirate Hanson.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23Meanwhile, James is also in Shanklin.
0:25:23 > 0:25:27He's visiting the home of an extraordinary artist.
0:25:36 > 0:25:40- Hello.- Hello.- James. - Elizabeth Meek. You're very welcome.
0:25:40 > 0:25:41Nice to meet you. Thank you.
0:25:41 > 0:25:46Elizabeth Meek is one of today's greatest miniaturists
0:25:46 > 0:25:48and portrait painters.
0:25:48 > 0:25:49For the past 20 years,
0:25:49 > 0:25:53Elizabeth has created jewel-like miniature portraits
0:25:53 > 0:25:57from all walks of life, including royalty.
0:25:57 > 0:26:02- These are a few samples of my work. - They're lovely, aren't they?
0:26:06 > 0:26:11- Is the demand for miniatures growing?- Absolutely huge demand.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14I've got a waiting list that's going to take me till the end of next year.
0:26:14 > 0:26:18I think this is because you are a rather special miniature artist,
0:26:18 > 0:26:20- aren't you?- Well, thank you.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23And what's your current title?
0:26:23 > 0:26:26- My current title is President of the Royal Miniature Society.- I see.
0:26:26 > 0:26:31And Elizabeth's commissions can cost up to £2,000.
0:26:31 > 0:26:36Portrait miniatures were at the height of their popularity
0:26:36 > 0:26:39in the late 16th century in the court of Elizabeth I.
0:26:39 > 0:26:43The pre-eminent miniaturist then was Nicholas Hilliard.
0:26:48 > 0:26:52Hilliard was the greatest English miniature painter
0:26:52 > 0:26:58and he wrote this extensive book, which was to teach artists
0:26:58 > 0:27:02how to paint portrait miniatures, and he gave lots of little tips,
0:27:02 > 0:27:04some of which are applicable today.
0:27:04 > 0:27:07He suggested that artists wore silk clothes so that the dust
0:27:07 > 0:27:10didn't go on to the miniatures, that they must be
0:27:10 > 0:27:14very careful not to let dandruff and hairs fall onto the miniature
0:27:14 > 0:27:18and also never to speak over the miniature
0:27:18 > 0:27:21because of spittle going onto the painting.
0:27:21 > 0:27:24As a precursor to photography,
0:27:24 > 0:27:28miniatures would even be valuable for proposals of marriage
0:27:28 > 0:27:31and this was precisely the method used
0:27:31 > 0:27:34when Henry VIII married Anne of Cleves,
0:27:34 > 0:27:36which turned out very nicely(!)
0:27:36 > 0:27:42Miniatures now encompass everything from landscapes to still life,
0:27:42 > 0:27:45to portraits, in every medium.
0:27:45 > 0:27:50It's not just portrays nowadays. And people just love them, collectors.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54Alas, the clock is ticking,
0:27:54 > 0:27:58so we must reluctantly leave the world of miniatures.
0:27:58 > 0:28:03Charles, meanwhile, has travelled eight males north to Ryde,
0:28:03 > 0:28:05the largest town on the island.
0:28:05 > 0:28:07The sun's shining, we're happy.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10- Hello, sir.- Hello, my friend, how you doing?- How's life?
0:28:10 > 0:28:13Island Antiques is the last shop of the day.
0:28:13 > 0:28:17Charles has only got two items, but is he worried? Nah!
0:28:20 > 0:28:23This is quite nice. This is a very novel
0:28:23 > 0:28:27little oak stationary desk-stand. Probably pewter.
0:28:27 > 0:28:32Over the years it has tarnished, but look at that really stylish design,
0:28:32 > 0:28:35very much evocative of the Arts and Crafts...
0:28:38 > 0:28:42And that's quite stylish. It's 1910 and it could be yours for £30.
0:28:42 > 0:28:44That's quite nice.
0:28:51 > 0:28:54Think, Hanson, you've got to get thinking now,
0:28:54 > 0:28:56what's going to take your fancy?
0:29:00 > 0:29:04Got a whole array of plate and silver and jewellery.
0:29:04 > 0:29:07And the best price, Anthony, on this little...
0:29:09 > 0:29:12- ..envelope stand?- 20 quid.- 20 quid.
0:29:16 > 0:29:20Sometimes on your road trip, you need a stocking filler.
0:29:20 > 0:29:25That one item which is a stocking filler. Merry Christmas.
0:29:25 > 0:29:30- I'll take it, OK? £20. I'm going to take it.- Christmas? Moving on...
0:29:30 > 0:29:35Right, time to find out what they think of each other's wares.
0:29:35 > 0:29:37JAMES LAUGHS NERVOUSLY
0:29:37 > 0:29:41Um, first of all, James, I like the tea caddy,
0:29:41 > 0:29:45which of course isn't, is it? It's a little biscuit barrel. I love that.
0:29:45 > 0:29:50It's so evocative, what, 1910, 1915? Edwardian biscuit tin.
0:29:50 > 0:29:54- I bet it was worth a nibble at what, £30?- 15.- You're joking. £15?
0:29:54 > 0:29:57Oh, hell. OK, I'm in trouble.
0:29:57 > 0:30:00My least favourite is the Worcester, of course,
0:30:00 > 0:30:02because it's a bit outdated.
0:30:02 > 0:30:04- I can see condition problems. - Don't touch it!- Sorry!
0:30:04 > 0:30:07But I have to, because I need to learn the condition of it
0:30:07 > 0:30:09and give you an honest opinion.
0:30:09 > 0:30:12- I bet you paid £40.- 30.- Oh, no. OK.
0:30:12 > 0:30:14- Right side!- And of course, you know,
0:30:14 > 0:30:17we're on the Isle of Wight, you've got to remember Queen and country.
0:30:17 > 0:30:23- Made at Poole?- Yep.- Love it. OK.- Just over...there.- Yeah, OK, love it.
0:30:23 > 0:30:26It's dated as well. I'm sorry, I've got to handle, James.
0:30:26 > 0:30:28- They're expensive, I must handle. - No, don't.
0:30:28 > 0:30:32I love them. I bet you paid, for those two bits together...
0:30:32 > 0:30:34£25.
0:30:34 > 0:30:38- Five.- You're joking. What are you doing to me? Where did you get these?
0:30:38 > 0:30:42I love that. "A place for everything and everything in its place."
0:30:42 > 0:30:44I like it. I bet it cost you £25.
0:30:44 > 0:30:47- Seven.- Oh, you're joking, seven pounds?
0:30:47 > 0:30:49But I did spend some money on this fellow.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52I did spend some money on this fellow. Look.
0:30:52 > 0:30:56It looks to me to be fairly crippling.
0:30:56 > 0:30:58Maybe on your expense, hopefully.
0:30:58 > 0:31:00It could be something you put your clothes in.
0:31:00 > 0:31:04- It's a book press.- OK. - It's an artisan, artisan tool.
0:31:04 > 0:31:06- So you turn there and there?- Yes.
0:31:06 > 0:31:09You put your book in there. It's for working on the spine.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12I like it. Has it come out of a barn or something?
0:31:12 > 0:31:16- Yes, it has. In Chale.- Oh!
0:31:16 > 0:31:18James, that could be your nemesis!
0:31:18 > 0:31:20I suspect, James, if I bought that,
0:31:20 > 0:31:24I would probably want to pay about £35.
0:31:24 > 0:31:29- Really?- You paid less than that? I'll bet £10. You paid £10 for it?
0:31:29 > 0:31:33- Oh, I can't believe it! - 120.- Pence?
0:31:33 > 0:31:38- Pounds.- You didn't. Oh, no, you didn't! Give me a press. Good man.
0:31:38 > 0:31:43- Go on, let's see yours.- OK. I literally found treasure.
0:31:43 > 0:31:45Treasure!
0:31:45 > 0:31:48- Look, James.- No, not the games compendium.
0:31:48 > 0:31:50Look at the games compendium. Look!
0:31:50 > 0:31:56- James, look at that.- That is lovely. I reckon you paid...
0:31:56 > 0:31:59- £120 for it.- Yeah, I paid 130.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02- 130. OK.- Spot on. - Your next purchase?
0:32:02 > 0:32:07Roman bronze denominations of coinage going back to the third,
0:32:07 > 0:32:11fourth century AD. We're talking 500 years
0:32:11 > 0:32:13- before William the Conqueror. - How much?
0:32:13 > 0:32:19- Guess.- £35.- Oh, doesn't it show? You're spot on! They were £30.
0:32:19 > 0:32:22- Third and final? I like that. I like that.- Do you really?- I do like that.
0:32:22 > 0:32:27- I'm going to say £28.- It cost me 20. And that's it.- Well done.
0:32:27 > 0:32:31Well done, James. I can't wait for the auction, OK?
0:32:31 > 0:32:34But what do they really think?
0:32:34 > 0:32:38I firmly believe James is a dapper guy from the south
0:32:38 > 0:32:40who has a certain swagger.
0:32:40 > 0:32:45And, at the moment, my mate, he's just buying a bit of tat.
0:32:45 > 0:32:50He is massively in the lead. He has got clear water between us. £100.
0:32:50 > 0:32:53But I think I've got him on this one.
0:32:53 > 0:32:56It's been an exciting second leg travelling from Poole
0:32:56 > 0:33:00via Lytchett Minster, Christchurch, Lymington
0:33:00 > 0:33:03and then a voyage to the Isle of Wight,
0:33:03 > 0:33:06where we popped into Chale, Shanklin and Ryde.
0:33:06 > 0:33:09And the boys love the Isle of Wight so much,
0:33:09 > 0:33:12today's auction will take place in Shanklin.
0:33:13 > 0:33:16This is their second road trip auction.
0:33:16 > 0:33:21- James, this is it.- Into the auction. Yes, stop. That would be good.
0:33:21 > 0:33:26- Where dreams are made. The Hanson hoard comes good.- Let's see.
0:33:26 > 0:33:29Squeeze a small profit. OK?
0:33:29 > 0:33:32- After you.- Great. - "Children not permitted."
0:33:32 > 0:33:37Island Auction Rooms has been established since 1850
0:33:37 > 0:33:38and holds two auctions per month.
0:33:38 > 0:33:42Today, we have two auctioneers in charge of proceedings -
0:33:42 > 0:33:45Tim Smith and Warren Riches.
0:33:45 > 0:33:48Warren has a few thoughts on today's items.
0:33:48 > 0:33:50The quirkiest lot is the bookbinder,
0:33:50 > 0:33:55which is a lumpy piece but I think someone might fall in love with it,
0:33:55 > 0:33:58and the Roman coins, they're a kind of speculative lot
0:33:58 > 0:34:01which should do well on the internet.
0:34:01 > 0:34:04My favourite's the three bottle tantalus and games compendium.
0:34:04 > 0:34:08It's just a nice piece of quality and it's quite a handsome piece.
0:34:08 > 0:34:11Let's hope it's rags to riches.
0:34:11 > 0:34:15James Braxton started today's show with £246.80
0:34:15 > 0:34:18and spent £177 on five lots.
0:34:22 > 0:34:26Charles Hanson began with £373.10
0:34:26 > 0:34:30and spent £180 on just three auction lots.
0:34:31 > 0:34:35Quiet, please! The auction is about to begin.
0:34:35 > 0:34:37The room is absolutely heaving.
0:34:37 > 0:34:41And not only that, the auctioneers have the internet bids
0:34:41 > 0:34:42in front of them.
0:34:44 > 0:34:47First up, it's Charles's magnificent but nibbled tantalus
0:34:47 > 0:34:49and games compendium.
0:34:49 > 0:34:53- Here we are.- Tantalus. Nice hobnail cut-glass decanters.
0:34:53 > 0:34:58- Showing here, sir!- Chest pieces. - Good man. There we are.- There it is.
0:34:58 > 0:35:03- Showing there.- Good man. - Someone start me at £100.
0:35:03 > 0:35:05- Anywhere? 100 in the middle.- Yes!
0:35:05 > 0:35:08We've got 100 right in the middle. 110 anywhere?
0:35:08 > 0:35:11110. 120. 130.
0:35:11 > 0:35:15140. 150. 160. 170.
0:35:15 > 0:35:19180. 190. 200.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22210. 200 in the middle. 210 anywhere?
0:35:22 > 0:35:24210, the phone?
0:35:24 > 0:35:27- On the phone?- 210 on the phone. 220.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29- 230.- I can't believe it, Jim.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32240. 250. 260.
0:35:32 > 0:35:33270.
0:35:36 > 0:35:39280? It's 270 on the phone then.
0:35:39 > 0:35:44We're going to sell at 270, all done at 270 on the phone.
0:35:44 > 0:35:49- Yes!- Well done.- Thank you. He's over there. Good man.- That's very good.
0:35:49 > 0:35:54- I can't believe it. I can't believe it.- 140?!- I'm cooking gas, Jim.
0:35:54 > 0:35:55I'm cooking gas.
0:35:55 > 0:35:57You certainly are, Carlos.
0:35:57 > 0:36:01And you're off the starting block and you made a whopping profit.
0:36:01 > 0:36:05God, it's always a roller coaster at auctions,
0:36:05 > 0:36:09no matter how you get on, you always get nervous and you get butterflies.
0:36:09 > 0:36:12So, next up on the road trip roller coaster
0:36:12 > 0:36:15is James's Branscombe pottery tray.
0:36:15 > 0:36:18Someone start me. £30. 30 anywhere?
0:36:18 > 0:36:2120, if you like? 20 is on my right.
0:36:21 > 0:36:23- Brilliant.- Two anywhere?
0:36:23 > 0:36:2522. 24.
0:36:25 > 0:36:28- 24. 26. 28.- That is brilliant.
0:36:28 > 0:36:33- 26 here. 28 anywhere? - Keep going.- £26 right in the centre.
0:36:33 > 0:36:38Eight, can I say? 26 then, we're selling in the room at 26.
0:36:38 > 0:36:42- Well played, buddy. Good profit. - That's good. 19.
0:36:42 > 0:36:45You more than trebled. That is a result.
0:36:45 > 0:36:48Keep it going, Jim.
0:36:48 > 0:36:52Not such an exciting result for James, but it's still a profit.
0:36:52 > 0:36:58And now for Charles's treasure. The hoard of Roman coins.
0:36:58 > 0:37:02- Discovered in the south of England...- Quite right.
0:37:02 > 0:37:08- We've got quite a lot of interest. Coming in at 55.- Great.
0:37:08 > 0:37:1265. That takes him straight out. 70, he's back in. And five?
0:37:12 > 0:37:1575? 75 on the net. 80?
0:37:15 > 0:37:18£75 then. We're on the internet at 75.
0:37:18 > 0:37:22- I am delighted, Jim.- We're going to sell at 75 to the internet.
0:37:22 > 0:37:25- Well done, well done. That's great. - I'm delighted, Jim. I am.
0:37:25 > 0:37:28- Doubling your money.- I can't grumble. I'm delighted, buddy.
0:37:28 > 0:37:30I think you'll get a job at JP Morgan.
0:37:30 > 0:37:33You're a great generator of wealth. Just what you need.
0:37:33 > 0:37:36Well done. Charles is chuffed to bits.
0:37:36 > 0:37:38He's unearthed yet another profit.
0:37:40 > 0:37:43It's James's novelty biscuit tin next.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46Can it give him a much-needed lift?
0:37:46 > 0:37:49Nice lot. Someone start me. £30.
0:37:51 > 0:37:5220, then.
0:37:52 > 0:37:55- 20. Yeah. - 20, I am bid. Two anywhere?
0:37:55 > 0:37:58At £20 at the back of the room. At 20.
0:37:58 > 0:38:02- 22. 24. 26. 30.- Here we go, James.
0:38:02 > 0:38:0432. 34. 36.
0:38:04 > 0:38:08No money at all? At £34 on my right. £36 anywhere?
0:38:08 > 0:38:12- Yeah, go on.- £34 then, all finished at 34?- Oh.
0:38:13 > 0:38:19- 34. That's all right. That's double. - That's still £19 profit.- Steady work.
0:38:21 > 0:38:23- Jim, happy?- Sort of!
0:38:24 > 0:38:26At least it's a profit, James.
0:38:26 > 0:38:30Steady work, but you need a biggie to overtake Charles.
0:38:32 > 0:38:34This Royal Worcester jug and bowl may be damaged,
0:38:34 > 0:38:37but can it catapult James into the lead?
0:38:37 > 0:38:39Someone start me. £50 and away.
0:38:41 > 0:38:43£30, then.
0:38:43 > 0:38:4932 on the net. 34 in the room? 32 on the net. 34 anywhere?
0:38:49 > 0:38:54The net has it at 32. It goes to the net at 32.
0:38:54 > 0:38:56Oh, yippy-do(!)
0:38:56 > 0:38:59- Jim, it's a profit. - It's just not happening.
0:38:59 > 0:39:02It's just not working for me. Not working.
0:39:02 > 0:39:05I don't know what's gone wrong. The wheels are coming off, chief.
0:39:05 > 0:39:09Be a good sport, James. It could be worse.
0:39:11 > 0:39:14It's Charles's Art Deco letter stand now.
0:39:14 > 0:39:16Will it put him even further in the lead?
0:39:17 > 0:39:2130 anywhere? 20, if you like then.
0:39:21 > 0:39:2420 bid. Two, can I say? I've got 20.
0:39:24 > 0:39:2822 in the middle. 24. 26. 28.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30And 30. And two.
0:39:30 > 0:39:3430 in the middle. Two anywhere? I've got £30. Right in the middle.
0:39:34 > 0:39:36Going to sell at 32 in time. 34.
0:39:36 > 0:39:3936, will you say?
0:39:39 > 0:39:4334 right in the middle, we're going to sell at £34.
0:39:43 > 0:39:44Delighted.
0:39:44 > 0:39:49- I'm happy, Jim.- 34. That's good. - Thank you.- Well done.- I'm delighted.
0:39:49 > 0:39:50Small profit.
0:39:50 > 0:39:54- Small profit.- Working profit, I always like to say.
0:39:54 > 0:39:59- Jim, every pound is a winner, OK? - Spoken like a true pro, Charles.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02The pennies look after the pounds. Well done.
0:40:03 > 0:40:05Fingers crossed for James.
0:40:05 > 0:40:08He's hoping for a right royal profit with his Poole pottery plate
0:40:08 > 0:40:09and beaker.
0:40:09 > 0:40:11Someone start me, £30 and away.
0:40:13 > 0:40:1620 then? £20 I'm bid. 20.
0:40:16 > 0:40:20Two anywhere? £20 on my left at 20. 22. 24.
0:40:20 > 0:40:2326. 26. 28. They're cheap
0:40:23 > 0:40:25at £26, below me at £26.
0:40:25 > 0:40:2728 anywhere? 28.
0:40:27 > 0:40:30- Well done.- 30. 32. 34.
0:40:30 > 0:40:32Go on, keep going.
0:40:32 > 0:40:34All finished, 32 then.
0:40:34 > 0:40:37I sell in the middle of the room at £32.
0:40:37 > 0:40:42- Brilliant.- Well done. You got a good buy there.- Fantastic.- Steady work.
0:40:42 > 0:40:44Yeah, you're grinding it out. You're grinding.
0:40:44 > 0:40:49At last! James is full of smiles. That is his biggest profit yet.
0:40:52 > 0:40:54So now it is James's last stab at the lead.
0:40:54 > 0:40:59Will that big lump of a bookbinder's vice be the winning ticket?
0:40:59 > 0:41:03- Nice lot, this one. Someone start me at £100.- Commission's at 100.
0:41:03 > 0:41:07- £100 I'm bid on commissions. - Brilliant!- And 10. 120.
0:41:07 > 0:41:12- 120, a good thing. 130. 130. 140. - I'd never have thought...
0:41:12 > 0:41:16- One more.- 140. 150. 160.
0:41:16 > 0:41:19Away, buddy. Heck.
0:41:19 > 0:41:21160. 170.
0:41:21 > 0:41:26At 160, then. It goes at 160.
0:41:26 > 0:41:30- Jim, I am in admiration, buddy. - I'm pleased.
0:41:30 > 0:41:33- Well done, that man.- I would never
0:41:33 > 0:41:37in my wildest dreams have thought that. I commend you, buddy.
0:41:37 > 0:41:42- Who would have thought that? Well done, James.- Hanson-Braxton.
0:41:42 > 0:41:46- It was good.- Let's get back to England.- Well played.
0:41:47 > 0:41:53"Back to England"? Stupid boy. So, has James done enough to win?
0:41:54 > 0:41:58He started today's show with £246.80
0:41:58 > 0:42:03and, after paying auction costs, made a small profit of £55.88,
0:42:03 > 0:42:08giving him a respectable £302.68 to carry forward.
0:42:08 > 0:42:10Well done.
0:42:13 > 0:42:16But there's no stopping Charles.
0:42:16 > 0:42:20He started with a delightful £373.10
0:42:20 > 0:42:24and accumulated a bumper profit of £130.78,
0:42:24 > 0:42:29making him today's clear winner with a whopping £503.88
0:42:29 > 0:42:31going into the next show.
0:42:31 > 0:42:33There's something rather engaging about Charles
0:42:33 > 0:42:36when he's on a winning roll.
0:42:36 > 0:42:38Didn't you have faith in young Hanson?
0:42:38 > 0:42:41I did, but I just didn't think that compendium was going
0:42:41 > 0:42:44- to make so much money.- I know. I'm delighted. I can't believe it, Jim.
0:42:44 > 0:42:47- But listen, we're going back now... - I think almost indecent,
0:42:47 > 0:42:49if not vulgar profits!
0:42:49 > 0:42:54- Vulgar!- Jim, you make your own luck. I got lucky.- You did get lucky.
0:42:54 > 0:42:58- It was really lucky. - Second-time win, then, for Charles.
0:42:58 > 0:43:03James is certainly keen to overtake his companion in the profit stakes.
0:43:03 > 0:43:05- Really lucky.- Really lucky.
0:43:05 > 0:43:08HORN TOOTS
0:43:08 > 0:43:10Next time on the Antiques Road Trip,
0:43:10 > 0:43:13James and Charles head for Dorchester,
0:43:13 > 0:43:14James is flying high...
0:43:14 > 0:43:16David, this is amazing.
0:43:16 > 0:43:19It feels even bigger within the cockpit.
0:43:19 > 0:43:22..and Charles finds a secret location.
0:43:22 > 0:43:24Abracadabra!
0:43:27 > 0:43:29Am I seeing things?
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