0:00:02 > 0:00:03It's the nation's favourite antiques experts, with £200 each,
0:00:03 > 0:00:06a classic car and a goal -
0:00:06 > 0:00:09to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:09 > 0:00:11That hurts!
0:00:11 > 0:00:13My sap is rising.
0:00:13 > 0:00:17The aim? To make the biggest profit at auction,
0:00:17 > 0:00:18but it's no mean feat.
0:00:18 > 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 > 0:00:25So, will it be the high road to glory,
0:00:25 > 0:00:27or 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!
0:00:35 > 0:00:39Today, we're out and about with a right pair of mischief makers.
0:00:39 > 0:00:42Auctioneers James Braxton and Charles Hanson.
0:00:42 > 0:00:44Stop mucking about, Charles.
0:00:44 > 0:00:48Now, James Braxton simply loves all the towns he visits.
0:00:48 > 0:00:52God bless you, Combe Martin.
0:00:52 > 0:00:55And he's VERY charming with the ladies...
0:00:55 > 0:00:57- Can I show it to you?- Yes, fine.
0:00:57 > 0:00:58This is Charles Hanson.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01He's a real risk taker.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03- And nervy.- That's my entire money gone!
0:01:03 > 0:01:05What have I done?
0:01:05 > 0:01:08And buying antiques really makes him very happy.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10I feel like dancing in the rain.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15James isn't faring too well at auction.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18Unfortunately, he's had more losses than profits.
0:01:18 > 0:01:19Gone.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22Not my day, is it?
0:01:22 > 0:01:24Charles, on the other hand,
0:01:24 > 0:01:27is proving to be one very smart cookie.
0:01:27 > 0:01:29Everything he buys turns into a profit,
0:01:29 > 0:01:32especially that liberty stool.
0:01:32 > 0:01:34- Yes!- Well done, well done! - Thank you very much.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37APPLAUSE
0:01:37 > 0:01:40Well, from his £200,
0:01:40 > 0:01:44James has only been able to shuffle towards the finishing line...
0:01:44 > 0:01:48Huh! And currently has a paltry £248.24
0:01:48 > 0:01:51rattling round in his back pocket.
0:01:51 > 0:01:52Oh, dear!
0:01:52 > 0:01:55But third-time winner, Charles Hanson...
0:01:55 > 0:01:57Wow, has he sprinted ahead!
0:01:57 > 0:01:59From his original £200,
0:01:59 > 0:02:04he has an impressive £943, and a penny, to spend.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08And the car of choice
0:02:08 > 0:02:12is James's beloved 1952 MG.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15You're just under 1,000.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18I'm trailing with just under 250.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20But I feel quite emotionally unstable.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23To have so much money - do I bank it? Do I play it?
0:02:23 > 0:02:26Do I gamble? Do I...?
0:02:26 > 0:02:28I think, on your roll,
0:02:28 > 0:02:31anything you touch may turn to gold.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33James and Charles are travelling 400 miles,
0:02:33 > 0:02:36from Dulverton, West Somerset,
0:02:36 > 0:02:37via the Isle of Wight,
0:02:37 > 0:02:41to the county town of Truro, in Cornwall. What a trek!
0:02:41 > 0:02:45On today's show, first stop is the Devon town of Crediton.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48And they'll auction in the Cornish town of Lostwithiel.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50I've got to bounce back.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52- Come on, Braxton!- Bounce back.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54Bounce back, Braxton!
0:02:54 > 0:02:55Bounce back, Braxton.
0:02:55 > 0:02:57Bounce back, Braxton! Ha-ha!
0:02:57 > 0:03:00- "Bounce back, Braxton," indeed. - It's coming in!
0:03:00 > 0:03:03The missionary St Boniface
0:03:03 > 0:03:05was born in Crediton in the seventh century,
0:03:05 > 0:03:09and the town's parish church is over 1,100 years old.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12Let's get going with our road trip.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15First to have a go is the excitable Charles Hanson. Stand by.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20- That's my first shop. Fantastic! - Spooky - it's called "James".
0:03:20 > 0:03:21I know. "James Antiques".
0:03:21 > 0:03:24Well, good luck. Not too much luck.
0:03:24 > 0:03:28- My namesake can't hang around(?) - Go on, get out, get out. - I'll see you later.
0:03:28 > 0:03:29- See you later.- Wish me luck.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31- Good luck.- I don't need it.
0:03:31 > 0:03:32Good luck, birthday boy.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35- Bye!- Bye.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37Oops! Steady there, James.
0:03:37 > 0:03:41Now, don't be too cocky, Carlos. This is traffic,
0:03:41 > 0:03:43and you're an adult.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46Now, get your shopping done before you do yourself a mischief.
0:03:46 > 0:03:47Good morning, sir.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49- Good morning.- How are you?
0:03:49 > 0:03:51Welcome to James Antiques.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53- You're the Mr James, are you? - I am indeed.
0:03:53 > 0:03:54- Or are you a James?- I'm Jim.
0:03:54 > 0:03:56- Good to see you, Jim.- Call me Jim. - Hello, Jim.
0:04:05 > 0:04:09This is nice stick, Jim, isn't it? A wonderful Hawthorn cane.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11If you were a gent,
0:04:11 > 0:04:13as you are, Jim, a Devonian gent,
0:04:13 > 0:04:16back in the year, 1909...
0:04:16 > 0:04:18- Yes.- London hallmark.- It's one of the nicest sticks
0:04:18 > 0:04:19I think we've had.
0:04:19 > 0:04:20Wonderful stick.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23Of a superior quality.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25A wonderful handle, as well.
0:04:25 > 0:04:27I like it, Jim. That's a good thing, isn't it?
0:04:27 > 0:04:30So, Jim, what would be the best price on your fine cane?
0:04:30 > 0:04:34- We're asking 168, as you'll probably see.- Yes.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36Er, 150, straight 150.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38Jim, it's not a bad price.
0:04:38 > 0:04:42I think, again, going back to auction,
0:04:42 > 0:04:44I'll want it a bit cheaper than that.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46What's the best price?
0:04:46 > 0:04:47- 125.- 125, you see.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50That's a really good offer,
0:04:50 > 0:04:53and I just feel that, at 125,
0:04:53 > 0:04:55I'm going to say, "Thank you, but I'll leave it."
0:04:55 > 0:04:57Thank you very much. All the best!
0:04:57 > 0:04:59Well, I take it that's a no, then?
0:04:59 > 0:05:01Yeah, you, too. Bye.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04Charles-style. Good.
0:05:04 > 0:05:09Meanwhile, James has travelled south to the historic city of Exeter.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12Exeter's long and fascinating history
0:05:12 > 0:05:16dates back as far as 250 BC, and it's home to this
0:05:16 > 0:05:19breathtaking 12th-century cathedral.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21Just in case you didn't know,
0:05:21 > 0:05:23JK Rowling was a student at Exeter University,
0:05:23 > 0:05:25and my parents got married in the cathedral.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29Now, James hasn't had much luck so far,
0:05:29 > 0:05:32but the sun is shining, he's got the shades on.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35He's wearing a rather natty outfit, which should excite the ladies...
0:05:35 > 0:05:37if only he can get out of the car.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39MUSIC: "The Ipcress File" by John Barry
0:05:39 > 0:05:42What a glorious place!
0:05:43 > 0:05:46Watch out, Exeter Antiques Centre.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48James is a man on a mission,
0:05:48 > 0:05:53and it's not long before James finds dealer Mike to talk business.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55- Anything I should be looking...? - This rolling pin here...
0:05:55 > 0:05:57Oh, right. OK.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59They might have put scraps in it. Victorian scraps.
0:05:59 > 0:06:04How interesting. That is unlike rolling pins I have seen before.
0:06:04 > 0:06:08- It's one of these Victorian salt pins, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11That were given, full of salt,
0:06:11 > 0:06:14and then sometimes, you get them painted, don't you?
0:06:14 > 0:06:17- How unusual!- Victorian scraps. - Scraps, aren't they?- Yeah.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19Very quirky, isn't it?
0:06:19 > 0:06:21What could this fellow be, Mike?
0:06:21 > 0:06:26- What have I got on it? - What have you got on it?
0:06:26 > 0:06:2895.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30- 70?- 70.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33What else have got there? I think that's very interesting, Mike.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35Here's something unusual.
0:06:35 > 0:06:36Oh, yeah...
0:06:36 > 0:06:37Horseshoe filer.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39Oh, really, is it?
0:06:39 > 0:06:41So, that's a farrier's tool, isn't it?
0:06:41 > 0:06:43God, that's well made!
0:06:43 > 0:06:44And so you could take that out
0:06:44 > 0:06:47and sharpen that, as well?
0:06:47 > 0:06:51This file would whittle a horse's hoof.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54Much in the same way a nail file is used in manicures.
0:06:54 > 0:06:58And the ticket price is £20.
0:06:58 > 0:07:02So I could just sort of give it some, couldn't I?
0:07:02 > 0:07:04That's rather fun.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07Now, Mike, could this be really cheap?
0:07:07 > 0:07:08Could you do a tenner on that?
0:07:08 > 0:07:11I might buy something else from you, Mike, as well.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14- HE SIGHS - Go on, then.- Oh, Mike!
0:07:14 > 0:07:17Good man, good man. That's really nice, I like that.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20- Can I revisit that rolling pin? - Very quirky.
0:07:20 > 0:07:24D'you like rolling pins, or d'you just buy quirky items?
0:07:24 > 0:07:25- Just buy quirky items.- Yeah.
0:07:25 > 0:07:29Salt pins are handy, aren't they?
0:07:29 > 0:07:31They help keep salt nice and dry,
0:07:31 > 0:07:33and this one is decorated by scrap pictures,
0:07:33 > 0:07:35which is called "decalcomania".
0:07:35 > 0:07:38Could you do anything really good on this?
0:07:38 > 0:07:42- Like sort of 30 or 35? - Oh! You're robbing me.
0:07:42 > 0:07:43HE LAUGHS
0:07:43 > 0:07:46- I like old puggy.- 45.
0:07:46 > 0:07:4845?
0:07:48 > 0:07:50It IS very unusual...
0:07:50 > 0:07:53- 50, the two. There you are. - 50, the two?
0:07:53 > 0:07:54Oh, that's very kind of you.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56- Mike, I'm going to have it.- Right.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59That's really kind of you. Thank you very much indeed. So, 50 for the two...
0:07:59 > 0:08:03Looks like Braxton is definitely tring to bounce back,
0:08:03 > 0:08:08and that's a good start, with two items in the old bag.
0:08:08 > 0:08:09Charles, meanwhile,
0:08:09 > 0:08:12is still empty-handed and stuck in Crediton.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14He's got an appointment to get to,
0:08:14 > 0:08:18but James and the MG are nowhere in sight.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20I'll see you later!
0:08:20 > 0:08:22I'll see you later. Bye!
0:08:22 > 0:08:24He's saying to me he's too busy shopping.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27I either get the number 51 or 50 bus in a lay-by
0:08:27 > 0:08:28over there somewhere,
0:08:28 > 0:08:30or I get a push-bike. I'll tell you...
0:08:31 > 0:08:33I'll do something.
0:08:33 > 0:08:34Mr postie,
0:08:34 > 0:08:37is there a bike shop around here at all, or anything on those lines?
0:08:37 > 0:08:39Yeah, just back there n the right hand side.
0:08:39 > 0:08:43- Right hand side?- Yeah. - A Bike shop?- Yeah. - Fantastic, thanks!
0:08:43 > 0:08:45Now what's he up to?
0:08:45 > 0:08:47- Fantastic. Look, The Bike Shed.- Ah.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49Brilliant! Thanks, Andy.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52- Right, Charles.- Helmet on. - Gird up your loins.- See you, Andy.
0:08:52 > 0:08:53Off you go.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55MUSIC: "The Pushbike Song" by The Mixtures
0:08:55 > 0:08:58The enigmatic Charles is using the magic of pedal power
0:08:58 > 0:09:00to travel.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03OK, well, not quite all the way we hoped,
0:09:03 > 0:09:05to West Putford, near Holsworthy.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11As if by magic, Charles is heading to the enchanting world
0:09:11 > 0:09:15of Britain's only gnome reserve. Huh!
0:09:15 > 0:09:18Artist and founder Ann Atkins created the reserve
0:09:18 > 0:09:20in 1979,
0:09:20 > 0:09:24and holds the world record for owning over 2,000 gnomes.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26Gosh.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33Siegfried was the very first gnome
0:09:33 > 0:09:37who gave Ann the idea of sharing her woodland retreat with the public.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40The sun is shining, and Ann...
0:09:40 > 0:09:43I begin to believe.
0:09:43 > 0:09:44Of course!
0:09:44 > 0:09:47- I begin to believe in gnomes. - The real world, isn't it, here?
0:09:47 > 0:09:49- No blaring music and slot machines...- No!
0:09:49 > 0:09:52- ..It's just nature and the gnomes and the fairies.- It is.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55Nature and the gnomes, and I can't wait to get started.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57You're going to wear a gnome hat.
0:09:57 > 0:09:58Erm...
0:09:58 > 0:10:01- You've got to wear a gnome hat... - OK.
0:10:01 > 0:10:03..cos you embarrass them, otherwise.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05- Come on.- Uh-oh.
0:10:05 > 0:10:06This is the real world, hey?
0:10:06 > 0:10:08Will that one fit you all right?
0:10:08 > 0:10:10- I'm going to go for an orange one, Ann.- Oh, yeah(!)
0:10:10 > 0:10:12The gnomes recognise me.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14That looks splendid. That looks good, actually.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16Thanks, Ann. Are you going to wear one as well?
0:10:16 > 0:10:19I don't usually, because they know me well enough.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22Charles needs no encouragement.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24The little people have existed in different cultures
0:10:24 > 0:10:27throughout the world for many centuries.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29Gnomes originated in Germany in the 19th century,
0:10:29 > 0:10:31with a company called Heissner
0:10:31 > 0:10:33producing some of the first figures.
0:10:33 > 0:10:37But it's Sir Charles Isham who's credited with starting the tradition
0:10:37 > 0:10:40of garden gnomes in Britain.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42In 1847, he featured a number of terracotta gnomes
0:10:42 > 0:10:44in a large rockery alongside his home,
0:10:44 > 0:10:48Lamport Hall, in Northamptonshire.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52So, where are we going now?
0:10:52 > 0:10:53We're going into the wood.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55You lead the way and then you'll get the good view.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57Oh, wow!
0:10:57 > 0:10:58Wah-ah-ah-ah!
0:10:59 > 0:11:03- Oh, Ann, isn't it wonderful? - It's nice, isn't it?
0:11:03 > 0:11:04I feel almost... I don't know...
0:11:04 > 0:11:10- Like you did when you were three, maybe?- Exactly.- Yes.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13There's something about them - they look so happy.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16- They make a landscape really come alive.- They do.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19- You can just imagine magic, can't you?- Yeah! Yeah!
0:11:19 > 0:11:21How would I tell the difference between
0:11:21 > 0:11:24an elf, or a pixie or a gnome?
0:11:24 > 0:11:27A gnome is ancient as the hills,
0:11:27 > 0:11:29- and young as a child - all in one go.- Yes.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32- Pixies are entirely young. - Are they really?- Yes.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35- Never grow old?- No.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43In the winter, do all these gnomes stay out and shiver,
0:11:43 > 0:11:45or will they be brought inside?
0:11:45 > 0:11:47They have their yearly bath...
0:11:47 > 0:11:49Do they complain?
0:11:49 > 0:11:51No, once a year they put up with it.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53Well done.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55Those that need it get new clothes.
0:12:07 > 0:12:08Tell me, if I was a gnome,
0:12:08 > 0:12:10which I am now,
0:12:10 > 0:12:13and you're going to sort of keep me in the woods,
0:12:13 > 0:12:15would I be fishing or perhaps just relaxing?
0:12:15 > 0:12:17- Oh, let me think. - What would you do with me Ann?
0:12:17 > 0:12:19I think I'd have you on the beach.
0:12:19 > 0:12:21- Would you really?- yeah, I think so.
0:12:21 > 0:12:22Would you like to be on the beach?
0:12:22 > 0:12:24- I could happily pop into Putford-on-Sea.- Yeah!
0:12:24 > 0:12:26Exactly.
0:12:27 > 0:12:31Let's leave Charles in quiet contemplation.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33Sorry?
0:12:36 > 0:12:39James, meanwhile, is having a splendid day.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42He has two items already in the bag.
0:12:42 > 0:12:46And he's looking for more in the town of Torrington,
0:12:46 > 0:12:48in North Devon.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54James arrives in town on a baking-hot day...
0:12:54 > 0:12:56which is a rarity.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58- Hello!- Hello.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00- James.- How do you do?
0:13:00 > 0:13:03- Joanna.- Very nice to meet you, Joanna.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06It is boiling out there!
0:13:06 > 0:13:09Funny fellow, isn't it?
0:13:09 > 0:13:12I like the shape. It's an unusual shape.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15Most tea caddies are square, round, and everything.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17And this is rather fun.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19It's hexagonal, so five-sided.
0:13:19 > 0:13:22I want to see what it's like when I give it a good old clean.
0:13:22 > 0:13:26And see whether it'll shine a bit.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28- I think it will.- I think it will.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31How much do you want for this fellow, Joanna?
0:13:31 > 0:13:34Erm, I put 22 on that.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37Would you give a little discount, or not, for this?
0:13:37 > 0:13:39- Erm...- You don't have to.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41THEY LAUGH
0:13:41 > 0:13:43- But it does all help. How much? - Erm...
0:13:43 > 0:13:45- £20?- £20?
0:13:45 > 0:13:47£20?
0:13:47 > 0:13:48It's a round note, isn't it?
0:13:48 > 0:13:51- I'll buy it for 20.- Oh! Thank you. - Thank you very much indeed!
0:13:51 > 0:13:53Well, after all that shopping, James,
0:13:53 > 0:13:55it's time to turn in.
0:13:55 > 0:13:59Another busy day awaits tomorrow.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01Night-night!
0:14:01 > 0:14:04MUSIC: "There's A Brand New Day On The Horizon" by Elvis Presley
0:14:04 > 0:14:06# There's a brand-new day on the horizon... #
0:14:06 > 0:14:09The boys are up and at 'em!
0:14:09 > 0:14:15There's no stopping Charles now as he races the MG!
0:14:15 > 0:14:19So far, James has spent £70 on three lots.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22The farrier file, the unusual salt pin
0:14:22 > 0:14:24and the tea caddy,
0:14:24 > 0:14:26leaving a sum of £178.24
0:14:26 > 0:14:28for the day ahead.
0:14:30 > 0:14:32And Charles, meanwhile,
0:14:32 > 0:14:34may be the richest,
0:14:34 > 0:14:36but he hasn't spent, so far, a single penny.
0:14:36 > 0:14:42That gives him a bulging purse of £943 and a penny to spend.
0:14:42 > 0:14:46Our road-trippers have travelled to the port town of Bideford
0:14:46 > 0:14:48in North Devon.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50HORN BEEPS
0:14:50 > 0:14:52And Charles leads the way
0:14:52 > 0:14:55as they charge to the shops.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00Hah! The boys are in luck this morning.
0:15:00 > 0:15:04A bustling antiques fair is in full swing at Bideford's Pannier Market.
0:15:04 > 0:15:05Jim, I'll see you later.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08OK, see you later.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11So, with his swag bag empty, young Carlos needs to get a wiggle on.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14Now I'm after...antiques.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17Your little dog here, he's quite sweet, isn't he?
0:15:17 > 0:15:20That's a beautiful Airedale, a proper Beswick.
0:15:20 > 0:15:21- Beswick?- Yeah.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23- What's your name?- Tony. - Tony, mate...
0:15:23 > 0:15:25Condition's so important.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27What is it - 1970s, '60s?
0:15:27 > 0:15:29It could be '60s, that.
0:15:29 > 0:15:33A '60s dog of a great collectability.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36You're going to sell that to someone who is an Airedale owner,
0:15:36 > 0:15:37or Airedale breeder,
0:15:37 > 0:15:40who will say, "It's Beswick," so it's Rolls-Royce,
0:15:40 > 0:15:41it's the proper quality.
0:15:41 > 0:15:45- Yeah.- And there's money in it for you.- Very tempting.
0:15:45 > 0:15:46What's he worth?
0:15:46 > 0:15:48That's on at 37.50.
0:15:48 > 0:15:50I would do you that for £20.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52I was honestly hoping
0:15:52 > 0:15:54to pay a tenner.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56No, split it with me at 15.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59£15. Well, sometimes,
0:15:59 > 0:16:01you've got to get your show on the road.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04£15, yeah. Take it for £15. We're happy.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06And he's not finished yet.
0:16:06 > 0:16:10Oh no, he's found another stall with something to tickle his fancy.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13- I don't know who the maker is. - Isn't that nice?
0:16:13 > 0:16:16This is lead-glaze earthenware.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19And it's novel, it's 1880s.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21It's a water jug.
0:16:21 > 0:16:23It's going to appeal to, perhaps, hunting people,
0:16:23 > 0:16:27with this crop here, on the handle.
0:16:27 > 0:16:29And it's what we call "majolica".
0:16:29 > 0:16:33I do like it. It's in good condition, bar the fact
0:16:33 > 0:16:35we have a crack here, just on the lid.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38The age, and from the lozenge mark on the bottom, here,
0:16:38 > 0:16:42we can date it to around 1881.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44Margaret, what's your best price?
0:16:44 > 0:16:46- 65.- 65? OK.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49Would you take £50 for it?
0:16:49 > 0:16:5255.
0:16:52 > 0:16:5355?
0:16:53 > 0:16:56Margaret, we're going, going...
0:16:56 > 0:16:58- Gone!- We've got it!
0:16:58 > 0:17:00Thank you very much, I'm delighted.
0:17:00 > 0:17:01A really handsome jug,
0:17:01 > 0:17:05which is full of Victorian flavour. Thanks, Margaret.
0:17:05 > 0:17:09And Charles has good reason to be pleased as Punch.
0:17:09 > 0:17:10I'm so excited,
0:17:10 > 0:17:13because my jug I've just bought
0:17:13 > 0:17:16is actually made by George Jones.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19And George Jones was the most important maker
0:17:19 > 0:17:21of majolica pottery.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23In his lead-glaze earthenware forms,
0:17:23 > 0:17:26he would always use a small, black number
0:17:26 > 0:17:29on the bottom of his majolica wares.
0:17:29 > 0:17:30It's got the black number.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32Without the condition issue,
0:17:32 > 0:17:35it could be a jug worth maybe £800.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38In its condition, maybe, just maybe,
0:17:38 > 0:17:40it might make more than £100.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43I'm really excited, a really big find.
0:17:43 > 0:17:47Could this be another Road Trip discovery?
0:17:47 > 0:17:49James, meanwhile,
0:17:49 > 0:17:50has spied something in the window
0:17:50 > 0:17:52of Bideford Pottery.
0:17:52 > 0:17:56Your window has lured me in. I'm James.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58- Hello.- Nice to meet you.
0:17:58 > 0:18:00Harry Juniper is a skilled potter,
0:18:00 > 0:18:04and has been in the business for the last 60 years.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07And there's plenty here to tempt James.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12I like this!
0:18:12 > 0:18:17What's that? "A frog, he would a woo-ing go.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19"Woopsie diddley dandy dee."
0:18:19 > 0:18:21BELL RINGS
0:18:21 > 0:18:22Beautifully delivered, James(!)
0:18:22 > 0:18:25Some things lend themselves very nicely to clay.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27Yeah, they do, don't they?
0:18:27 > 0:18:30And I love the naturalistic face here.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33- And I see, very nicely, you sign everything.- Yes.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35Here we are, "Harry Juniper". What a great name!
0:18:35 > 0:18:37HE LAUGHS
0:18:37 > 0:18:39"Of Bideford. 2011" I rather like that.
0:18:39 > 0:18:43Could you give me a special price on that, Harry?
0:18:43 > 0:18:45No!
0:18:45 > 0:18:46Well, good for you!
0:18:46 > 0:18:48It's got 25 on it.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50- That's dirt cheap, isn't it? - It IS dirt cheap.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52- And I'll pay you 25 for it.- Good! - Why not?
0:18:52 > 0:18:54Nice one, Harry!
0:18:54 > 0:18:59Bideford is turning out to be very fruitful for the boys.
0:18:59 > 0:19:00So far, so good.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03Charles is nipping across the road to visit Susannah
0:19:03 > 0:19:05in Old Bridge Antiques.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08Have a rummage through this one, as well.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15In the auction business, people love to rummage.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17They love to dig deep.
0:19:17 > 0:19:22They love to unearth treasure.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25Would you split all this up, Susannah, for auction,
0:19:25 > 0:19:29or would you almost sell the whole lot as one job lot?
0:19:29 > 0:19:31We could put a collection together in a box.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34If I bought an entire box, for example,
0:19:34 > 0:19:35what would the price be?
0:19:35 > 0:19:38I think the best price would be £80.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41- Sue.- Yes.- Love the box.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43It's a great box,
0:19:43 > 0:19:45but I just love this box as well,
0:19:45 > 0:19:47which is leather, and it's clad,
0:19:47 > 0:19:48and it's of a higher quality.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50Let's say, for example,
0:19:50 > 0:19:52I put all this jewellery
0:19:52 > 0:19:54- into there, OK?- Yes.
0:19:57 > 0:19:59All my treasure...
0:19:59 > 0:20:02Blimey, I hope you're going to buy all that now.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05..into there...
0:20:05 > 0:20:07like that, OK?
0:20:07 > 0:20:11My treasure, into a really fine box.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14Best price, Sue? Give me the biggest and best price.
0:20:14 > 0:20:16OK, £70.
0:20:16 > 0:20:17Oh, my goodness me!
0:20:17 > 0:20:19- OK.- And that is a very good deal.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21Yeah.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23How about this? If I give you,
0:20:23 > 0:20:25not 400,
0:20:25 > 0:20:27but 4,000...pence...
0:20:27 > 0:20:29- SHE LAUGHS - ..for this?
0:20:29 > 0:20:31Which is £40.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34So that's your very best offer?
0:20:34 > 0:20:35HE SIGHS
0:20:35 > 0:20:37I feel really mean, but yes, because...
0:20:37 > 0:20:39OK, then I wish you well,
0:20:39 > 0:20:40and I hope that you make plenty at auction.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43- I will leave it, and that's fine. - That's fine, you can have it for 40.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45- You sure?- Absolutely. Shake my hand.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47- £40, you sure, Sue?- Shake my hand!
0:20:47 > 0:20:49- Are you happy?- I'm happy as long as you shake my hand.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51Even though I don't really like it!
0:20:51 > 0:20:52SHE LAUGHS
0:20:52 > 0:20:54OK, Sue, I'll have it.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56- I'll take it away.- Well done.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58That's £40. Or, to Sue, 4,000 pence.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00SHE LAUGHS
0:21:00 > 0:21:01Crikey, Charles!
0:21:01 > 0:21:04Your bare-faced cheek has got you another Road Trip bargain.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06Look at that!
0:21:06 > 0:21:11Meanwhile, James had arrived at the Pannier Market,
0:21:11 > 0:21:15and, like Charles, Tony's stall has also caught his eye.
0:21:15 > 0:21:19That's a great fun mirror, isn't it?
0:21:19 > 0:21:21It's very stylish.
0:21:21 > 0:21:23That's typical '20s/'30s.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26It's got a lovely outback on it.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29- It's great fun, isn't it?- Mm!
0:21:29 > 0:21:33That little touch of the bubbles just makes it, doesn't it?
0:21:33 > 0:21:35Tony, can you do a "special" special price...?
0:21:35 > 0:21:37For £60 is a bargain.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40Can you do anything more dramatic on that?
0:21:40 > 0:21:41"Dramatic"?
0:21:41 > 0:21:44If I knocked you £20 off that,
0:21:44 > 0:21:46I think you'd have a superb bargain at £40.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48I would be very pleased at that, Tony.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51Thank you, that's really kind of you.
0:21:51 > 0:21:53Aw, ever the gent!
0:21:53 > 0:21:56So, James has just bought his fifth item, and they're off.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59Looks like Charles has had enough of the bike, though.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03Right, Okehampton.
0:22:03 > 0:22:05- You don't mind.- That's a long way. - It IS a long way.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08You weren't really thinking of cycling, were you?
0:22:08 > 0:22:10Yes, I would have done, if you'd told me I had to.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12Don't worry, you're safe, I'll take you.
0:22:12 > 0:22:14Don't talk push-bikes.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17Let's go. That's more like it!
0:22:17 > 0:22:20He's hitching a lift with gallant, Buck-up Braxton,
0:22:20 > 0:22:24and they're travelling 30 miles south to the West Country town
0:22:24 > 0:22:25of Okehampton.
0:22:25 > 0:22:29Okehampton is located on the northern edge of Dartmoor.
0:22:29 > 0:22:33With three items bagged, Charles is hoping to splash more of his cash.
0:22:33 > 0:22:35He's got over £800 left,
0:22:35 > 0:22:38and he's on the run.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40- Hello, madam.- Hello!- How are you?
0:22:40 > 0:22:41I'm very well. Nice to see you.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44Thank you for letting me come to your shop and peruse.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47- I believe you are Charles? - I am Charles, yes.
0:22:51 > 0:22:52This is fun, isn't it?
0:22:52 > 0:22:54I know!
0:22:54 > 0:22:55Tell me about these musket balls.
0:22:55 > 0:22:57The area, Great Torrington,
0:22:57 > 0:22:59which is North Devon,
0:22:59 > 0:23:00going back towards Bideford,
0:23:00 > 0:23:05was the last stronghold of the Cavaliers
0:23:05 > 0:23:06during the Civil War.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09This is something I picked up locally.
0:23:09 > 0:23:11I'm almost certain these musket balls,
0:23:11 > 0:23:15which are mounted in this oak display case,
0:23:15 > 0:23:19are certainly mid-17th century.
0:23:19 > 0:23:21I would think so, but it could be quite gory.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23- They could have killed somebody. - Exactly.
0:23:23 > 0:23:28- I also quite like that scent bottle here.- Yeah.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31This is a cut-glass perfume bottle -
0:23:31 > 0:23:34Birmingham, 1942.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37If you were a lady in the Second World War, you may have had this
0:23:37 > 0:23:40to maybe mesmerise your husband
0:23:40 > 0:23:43coming back from the Forces, or whatever.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45What's the best price on that, Sue?
0:23:45 > 0:23:46- Goodness me!- Best price, Sue?
0:23:46 > 0:23:48- Right.- I don't negotiate now.
0:23:48 > 0:23:50"Best price, Sue?" or, "Best price, Jo?"
0:23:50 > 0:23:52"Best price, Jo." Sorry, Jo.
0:23:52 > 0:23:53- It's gone up.- Silly boy!
0:23:53 > 0:23:54SHE LAUGHS
0:23:54 > 0:23:56I would do that for £60.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58OK. That's food for thought. Thanks, Sue.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00Thanks, Jo.
0:24:00 > 0:24:02And this caster?
0:24:02 > 0:24:04A lovely, quality...
0:24:04 > 0:24:06- Which it is.- ..heavy...
0:24:06 > 0:24:08Which it is.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11..silver caster and cover.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14This is London, from the year, 1937.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17And it's Georgian-style, but yes, 20th-century.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19It is. Lighthouse caster form.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22Faceted. Good size.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24We likey-likey, OK?
0:24:24 > 0:24:26What have we got on that?
0:24:28 > 0:24:29Right, 160.
0:24:29 > 0:24:31What will we do with that?
0:24:31 > 0:24:33Let's try and be good to you.
0:24:33 > 0:24:34120.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36Yeah.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38Oh, I sense another Cheeky Charlie bargain on the cards.
0:24:38 > 0:24:42I've seen those two, and I do like the musket balls, as well, up here.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44Would you take...
0:24:44 > 0:24:4660 for him, 60 for him,
0:24:46 > 0:24:48and 30 for him?
0:24:48 > 0:24:49Which makes...?
0:24:49 > 0:24:51£150.
0:24:53 > 0:24:55For three items...
0:24:55 > 0:24:56There you go. Lovely.
0:24:56 > 0:24:58On eggshells. We've got there.
0:24:58 > 0:25:00We've sold, so that's wonderful.
0:25:00 > 0:25:02Hats off to you, Charles.
0:25:02 > 0:25:04Yet another good deal done.
0:25:04 > 0:25:06While Charles has been
0:25:06 > 0:25:08on a buying bonanza,
0:25:08 > 0:25:10James is travelling half an hour away to the village
0:25:10 > 0:25:13of Lifton, in Devon.
0:25:16 > 0:25:22James is visiting the Fairground Heritage Trust.
0:25:22 > 0:25:24It was created to preserve the vibrant history
0:25:24 > 0:25:26of the funfair.
0:25:26 > 0:25:28Housed in a massive barn,
0:25:28 > 0:25:30the collection is open to the public
0:25:30 > 0:25:32and illustrates the splendour of a bygone era.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35It is testament to the travelling showmen
0:25:35 > 0:25:37who would construct and operate
0:25:37 > 0:25:39the large, colourful rides and stalls
0:25:39 > 0:25:42along beaches and open spaces, up and down the country.
0:25:42 > 0:25:47James is meeting with trustee Guy Belshaw to find out more.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50- Hello.- James, welcome to the Fairground Heritage Centre.
0:25:50 > 0:25:52Hello. It's Guy, isn't it?
0:25:52 > 0:25:54That's right. I'm a trustee here.
0:25:54 > 0:25:55What an amazing place.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57Who operated these funfairs?
0:25:57 > 0:25:59They were operated by
0:25:59 > 0:26:01extended families...
0:26:01 > 0:26:02two or three generations...
0:26:02 > 0:26:06and they would operate over a specific geographical area.
0:26:06 > 0:26:07So, "manors"?
0:26:07 > 0:26:10That's it. There would be families in the West Country,
0:26:10 > 0:26:11the Midlands, South Wales.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14They'd come together for big charter fairs in the autumn,
0:26:14 > 0:26:17but generally, they'd travel as a cohesive family unit...
0:26:17 > 0:26:21with the riding masters owning the big stream rides
0:26:21 > 0:26:23and the side tenants with coconut shies
0:26:23 > 0:26:25and the fat lady show,
0:26:25 > 0:26:27that sort of thing.
0:26:27 > 0:26:29What sort of time? Queen Victoria's time?
0:26:29 > 0:26:31From earlier than that, really.
0:26:31 > 0:26:33From Queen Victoria, 1837,
0:26:33 > 0:26:35there were already roundabouts by then.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38But the great heyday of the English steam fair
0:26:38 > 0:26:40- was around the late 1880s... - Right.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42..to the outbreak of the Great War, really.
0:26:42 > 0:26:47Guy, that is a particularly splendid carousel.
0:26:47 > 0:26:50This one was carved by Arthur Anderson of Bristol.
0:26:50 > 0:26:52A galloper, not a carousel -
0:26:52 > 0:26:56there's leatherwork there, real horse hair for the tail.
0:26:56 > 0:26:58This one, Silver Song,
0:26:58 > 0:27:00is one of the best examples of Anderson's work.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03The ones on the outside, that the public saw first,
0:27:03 > 0:27:06were the more elaborately-carved ones...
0:27:06 > 0:27:09with the lesser detail were the ones within, really.
0:27:09 > 0:27:13But the biggest thrill is yet to come.
0:27:13 > 0:27:15God, these are the living fellows, aren't they?
0:27:15 > 0:27:16This is it.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19This is our pride and joy in here, the fairground building.
0:27:19 > 0:27:21So, the real dodgems here.
0:27:23 > 0:27:24How old is this fella?
0:27:24 > 0:27:28Well, James, this is oldest working fairground ride in the country.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30This was built in 1906
0:27:30 > 0:27:33by Savages of King's Lynn,
0:27:33 > 0:27:35who were very famous agricultural engineers,
0:27:35 > 0:27:38as well as fairground ride builders.
0:27:38 > 0:27:41It really is the centrepiece of our collection here...
0:27:41 > 0:27:43Is this fellow unique?
0:27:43 > 0:27:45It is unique.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48It is the only spinning-top, switchback ride in the world.
0:27:48 > 0:27:49There isn't another like it.
0:27:49 > 0:27:52It takes a lot of upkeep, but it certainly works.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55- How'd you like to have a go? - Yeah I'd love to.
0:27:55 > 0:27:58- Why don't you jump in the third car? - Third car? OK.
0:28:01 > 0:28:02The anticipation!
0:28:02 > 0:28:04Am I going to be jettisoned?
0:28:04 > 0:28:06I'm ready for speed. Here we go.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17The rodeo switchback travelled around the country till the 1940s,
0:28:17 > 0:28:20thereafter spending most of its time
0:28:20 > 0:28:23at Clarence Pier Amusement Park in Southsea.
0:28:23 > 0:28:25However, in 1974,
0:28:25 > 0:28:29it was sold to the Six Flags theme park in New Jersey,
0:28:29 > 0:28:30in America.
0:28:30 > 0:28:33A successful consortium, though,
0:28:33 > 0:28:35rescued this historic ride and returned it to the UK
0:28:35 > 0:28:37in the mid-'80s.
0:28:37 > 0:28:39Marvellous.
0:28:39 > 0:28:44Sadly, all good things, though, must come to an end.
0:28:44 > 0:28:46That was fun, really good fun.
0:28:46 > 0:28:48Oh! I'm on quite a slope here!
0:28:48 > 0:28:50HE LAUGHS
0:28:50 > 0:28:53It's time for James to meet up with Charles
0:28:53 > 0:28:56and have a look at one another's treasures.
0:28:56 > 0:28:58Right, James - show us what you've got.
0:28:58 > 0:29:01- BOTH: Woh!- Hello!
0:29:01 > 0:29:02It's a real old motley crew.
0:29:02 > 0:29:03Five items,
0:29:03 > 0:29:05but I think my bargain,
0:29:05 > 0:29:08which I'm rather pleased with, is this fellow.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11- Yeah.- Now, have a look at that,
0:29:11 > 0:29:13What do you think of it?
0:29:13 > 0:29:15That's really good.
0:29:15 > 0:29:16- A tea caddy...?- With lid.
0:29:16 > 0:29:19- Oh, no!- Keep going - how much?
0:29:19 > 0:29:20It IS solid silver, as well.
0:29:20 > 0:29:23Oh... You've done it!
0:29:23 > 0:29:25That is a crossroads.
0:29:25 > 0:29:27You've found a real bargain there.
0:29:27 > 0:29:28How much?
0:29:28 > 0:29:32It ought to have cost you... Silver tea caddy, Dutch, 1880s...
0:29:32 > 0:29:36It ought to have cost you, probably, between £150 and £200.
0:29:36 > 0:29:38You'll tell me you bought it for about 50?
0:29:38 > 0:29:40- 20.- You didn't?!
0:29:40 > 0:29:42Oh! He's back!
0:29:42 > 0:29:44- Bingo's back!- yeah, Bingo's back!
0:29:44 > 0:29:46And this is a mad bit.
0:29:46 > 0:29:47That's awesome. Victorian.
0:29:47 > 0:29:52- Have you ever seen a scrap-work salt pin?- Never!
0:29:52 > 0:29:53That's gorgeous.
0:29:53 > 0:29:56Again, so Victorian, so whacky.
0:29:56 > 0:29:58Don't tell me it cost you £30.
0:29:58 > 0:30:01- 40.- That's a great thing.
0:30:01 > 0:30:02This is my last purchase...
0:30:02 > 0:30:04in Bideford...
0:30:04 > 0:30:08- and I thought, "Cornwall. Seaside home."- That's lovely.
0:30:08 > 0:30:10- How much?- 40.- No!
0:30:10 > 0:30:13Right, Charles, your turn.
0:30:13 > 0:30:15There you are. That's my collection.
0:30:15 > 0:30:17Hey, a nice collection!
0:30:17 > 0:30:18My favourite lot, James, is this.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21I'm happy it's George Jones.
0:30:21 > 0:30:23It's circa 1881.
0:30:23 > 0:30:26It's got that hunting Cornish interest.
0:30:26 > 0:30:28I would say, with the damage,
0:30:28 > 0:30:30it's quite easy to restore, this stuff.
0:30:30 > 0:30:33You might be pushing the two, maybe more.
0:30:33 > 0:30:35- You're being serious?! - I think, 100, 200...
0:30:35 > 0:30:37It cost me £55.
0:30:37 > 0:30:39- That's very good.- I hope so.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42What are all your balls?
0:30:42 > 0:30:44They are, reputedly,
0:30:44 > 0:30:46from the Civil War.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49- Oh, sort of musket balls?- Exactly.
0:30:49 > 0:30:51I think you would have paid 25 for those.
0:30:51 > 0:30:54Yeah, they cost me £30.
0:30:54 > 0:30:56What about this fella?
0:30:56 > 0:30:58I thought, "I'm digging all the time..."
0:30:58 > 0:31:01A lady came in, over the counter,
0:31:01 > 0:31:03she said, "Charles, this has just come in."
0:31:03 > 0:31:05I said, "Oh, yeah." So, like Fagin,
0:31:05 > 0:31:08I looked in.
0:31:08 > 0:31:10- Hey!- "Hey!"
0:31:10 > 0:31:11- Aw!- Came in over the counter!
0:31:11 > 0:31:13These people pay fortunes...
0:31:13 > 0:31:15Oh, no!
0:31:15 > 0:31:18Like Fagin does, look at this, James.
0:31:18 > 0:31:21- We've got some coral here. - That will make 150 to 200 quid.
0:31:21 > 0:31:22Get out of here!
0:31:22 > 0:31:23Easy!
0:31:23 > 0:31:25The box is quite nice.
0:31:25 > 0:31:29It's a lovely box - a really heavy, functional Regency box.
0:31:29 > 0:31:32I bet you paid 80 to 100.
0:31:32 > 0:31:33Yeah, £40.
0:31:33 > 0:31:35HE LAUGHS
0:31:35 > 0:31:39Then I rounded off, and I thought, "You know..."
0:31:39 > 0:31:40No, I'm not interested.
0:31:40 > 0:31:42Is that Beswick?
0:31:42 > 0:31:44You're peddling hard...
0:31:44 > 0:31:46Is it BESWICK?!
0:31:46 > 0:31:47Yes, it is.
0:31:47 > 0:31:49That's nice, isn't it?
0:31:49 > 0:31:51I know you like dogs. You have two at home and your wife likes dogs,
0:31:51 > 0:31:53- so I paid £15.- That's good.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56But what do they REALLY think?
0:31:56 > 0:31:58His last purchase
0:31:58 > 0:32:00is his danger purchase, for me.
0:32:00 > 0:32:02That Regency box stuffed full of goodies,
0:32:02 > 0:32:04that in the auction room is just a magnet.
0:32:04 > 0:32:07If it's in the cabinet, lots of goodies in it,
0:32:07 > 0:32:12I predict that will make between £150 and £250.
0:32:12 > 0:32:14I'm really impressed with James's items.
0:32:14 > 0:32:18I love his silver caddy and I think he struck gold.
0:32:21 > 0:32:23It's been an ambitious fourth leg
0:32:23 > 0:32:27with the boys battling it out from Crediton via Exeter, West Putford,
0:32:27 > 0:32:30Torrington, Bideford, Okehampton, Lifton
0:32:30 > 0:32:34and finally heading for the Cornish town of Lostwithiel.
0:32:36 > 0:32:39Lostwithiel sits at the head of the estuary of the River Fowey,
0:32:39 > 0:32:43and the name comes from old Cornish, meaning Tail End of the Woodland.
0:32:47 > 0:32:50And as our experts arrive in town,
0:32:50 > 0:32:53it's time to find out who will be crowned champion
0:32:53 > 0:32:56at today's auction. Can Charles make it four in a row?
0:32:59 > 0:33:03Jeffrys Auctions was established in 1865.
0:33:03 > 0:33:07Auctioneer Ian Morris kindly lends his thoughts
0:33:07 > 0:33:09on the chaps' offerings.
0:33:09 > 0:33:13I very much like the black case with the jewellery in
0:33:13 > 0:33:16and I think that will do rather well.
0:33:16 > 0:33:20I would like to see it make £150, £200.
0:33:20 > 0:33:25Wow! James Braxton started today with £248.24,
0:33:25 > 0:33:28and spent £135 on five auction lots.
0:33:30 > 0:33:34Charles Hanson began with £943.01,
0:33:34 > 0:33:37and spent £260 on six lots.
0:33:41 > 0:33:44Quiet, please! The auction is about to begin.
0:33:44 > 0:33:46There's an atmosphere.
0:33:46 > 0:33:51- There is. I like it. - Can you feel the hum?- I can.
0:33:51 > 0:33:54First up it's Charles's Victorian leather jewellery box,
0:33:54 > 0:33:57stuffed full of loot!
0:33:57 > 0:33:59- Come on, James, here we go. - Here we go.
0:33:59 > 0:34:03Got some interest already and I'm starting at £110.
0:34:03 > 0:34:04NO way!
0:34:04 > 0:34:05110, 120, 130...
0:34:05 > 0:34:07I told you!
0:34:07 > 0:34:09160, 170...
0:34:09 > 0:34:10I can't believe it!
0:34:10 > 0:34:13180, 190, 200... 210
0:34:13 > 0:34:15220, 230,
0:34:15 > 0:34:17- 240... - I can't believe it.
0:34:17 > 0:34:19- At 240 are we all done?- At £240...
0:34:19 > 0:34:20HE BANGS GAVEL
0:34:20 > 0:34:23Put it there! I can't believe it!
0:34:23 > 0:34:29By gosh, Charles has done it again and is off to a rip-roaring start.
0:34:29 > 0:34:31Just look at James's face!
0:34:35 > 0:34:37Steady there, Charles.
0:34:37 > 0:34:40Let's see if James can make his mark with the farrier's file.
0:34:40 > 0:34:42Very good, did my nails this morning, lovely.
0:34:42 > 0:34:45£10, we'll say no more.
0:34:45 > 0:34:49£10? five, six, at eight, at eight, ten,
0:34:49 > 0:34:5112, 14,
0:34:51 > 0:34:5316, 18,
0:34:53 > 0:34:55at 18, 20,
0:34:55 > 0:34:5722, 24,
0:34:57 > 0:34:5826, 28,
0:34:58 > 0:35:00£30, 32...
0:35:00 > 0:35:0232, front row.
0:35:02 > 0:35:05- At 32, are we done?- 32... - HE BANGS GAVEL
0:35:05 > 0:35:06Come on, give it!
0:35:06 > 0:35:10- It's all right, isn't it? - Trebled your money.
0:35:10 > 0:35:14Not bad, James, but you'll need better luck to beat Charles.
0:35:14 > 0:35:19And it's James's tea caddy now and he's got high hopes.
0:35:19 > 0:35:20£70 I'm bid.
0:35:20 > 0:35:22£70, £70...
0:35:22 > 0:35:2675, £80, 85...
0:35:26 > 0:35:2895...
0:35:28 > 0:35:30At £100...
0:35:30 > 0:35:33- At the £100... - HE BANGS GAVEL
0:35:33 > 0:35:37Congratulations! That is five times what you paid for it.
0:35:37 > 0:35:39- That's good.- I'm pleased with that.
0:35:39 > 0:35:41That's more like it.
0:35:41 > 0:35:43Let's hope you're on the up.
0:35:43 > 0:35:46It's that 1950s mirror
0:35:46 > 0:35:48with the little fish next.
0:35:48 > 0:35:50£30 away, £20 away...
0:35:50 > 0:35:53- Ten, I'm bid. At £10, 12, 14... - Here we go.
0:35:53 > 0:35:5515, 18, 20,
0:35:55 > 0:35:5722, 25...
0:35:57 > 0:35:5928, £30,
0:35:59 > 0:36:0132... At 32...
0:36:01 > 0:36:04At 32... All done?
0:36:04 > 0:36:06- At 32... - BANGS GAVEL
0:36:06 > 0:36:07Only 32.
0:36:07 > 0:36:10Oh, dear. Just when you thought your luck was changing.
0:36:10 > 0:36:12But never fear, James,
0:36:12 > 0:36:16there's still that unusual Victorian salt pin to go.
0:36:17 > 0:36:18Quite interesting.
0:36:18 > 0:36:20Can I say £30? £20?
0:36:20 > 0:36:22£15? £18, £20,
0:36:22 > 0:36:2422,
0:36:24 > 0:36:2525,
0:36:25 > 0:36:2628,
0:36:26 > 0:36:28£30... Is it?
0:36:28 > 0:36:30£30, 32,
0:36:30 > 0:36:3235, 38,
0:36:32 > 0:36:33£40...
0:36:33 > 0:36:3638, still seated. At 38...
0:36:36 > 0:36:38Are we done at £38?
0:36:38 > 0:36:39HE BANGS GAVEL
0:36:39 > 0:36:41- Yes!- (LAUGHS)
0:36:42 > 0:36:45Is that laughter or tears?
0:36:45 > 0:36:49It's just not your day today, James.
0:36:49 > 0:36:53We're back to Charles and his majolica jug next.
0:36:53 > 0:36:57It's the one he thinks might go for a mint.
0:36:57 > 0:36:59- We've still got three bids on the books.- Oh, hell!
0:36:59 > 0:37:02I'm going to start at £80.
0:37:02 > 0:37:04£90, £100,
0:37:04 > 0:37:05110, 120, 130,
0:37:05 > 0:37:07140, 150, 160,
0:37:07 > 0:37:09170, 180, 190...
0:37:09 > 0:37:11- Delighted.- What did I say?
0:37:11 > 0:37:14200. Oh, my God.
0:37:15 > 0:37:19- 220, 230, 240? - 240.
0:37:19 > 0:37:20250, 260...
0:37:20 > 0:37:22Well, well!
0:37:22 > 0:37:25- 270, 280... - I don't believe it.
0:37:25 > 0:37:27280. That's good.
0:37:27 > 0:37:29Yeah, it is good.
0:37:29 > 0:37:31- 320, 340... - Keep going.
0:37:31 > 0:37:33- 340. - I can't believe it.
0:37:33 > 0:37:36At 340 on the phone... 360, 380...
0:37:36 > 0:37:38Gosh!
0:37:38 > 0:37:39380,
0:37:39 > 0:37:43- 400...- I don't believe this. Keep going. This is wonderful!
0:37:43 > 0:37:44Wonderful!
0:37:44 > 0:37:47- 420, 440?- Oh, goodness me! - 440. 460?
0:37:49 > 0:37:50- 460...- Oh, magic!
0:37:50 > 0:37:53- 480, 500...- This is heaven.
0:37:53 > 0:37:57500. 520? 520. 540?
0:37:57 > 0:38:00- 540?- 'Telephone bid.'- No.
0:38:00 > 0:38:03- 520 in the room.- Thank you very much.- At 520 in the room...
0:38:03 > 0:38:04£520...
0:38:04 > 0:38:05- HE BANGS GAVEL - Yes!
0:38:05 > 0:38:06Wonderful, wonderful!
0:38:06 > 0:38:09Thank you very much! Wonderful!
0:38:09 > 0:38:10Thank you, auctioneer!
0:38:10 > 0:38:14- Drinks are on you! - Oh, absolutely! And the rest.
0:38:14 > 0:38:15Oh, goodness me!
0:38:18 > 0:38:19Put it there!
0:38:19 > 0:38:21Well done.
0:38:21 > 0:38:26Put it there indeed! A magnificent lump sum for young Charles.
0:38:27 > 0:38:28Can I...?
0:38:31 > 0:38:32HE KISSES THE JUG
0:38:36 > 0:38:38That Charles is in a kissing mood!
0:38:38 > 0:38:41Still, next it's the collection of musket balls.
0:38:41 > 0:38:43£30 to start me. £20 I'm bid.
0:38:43 > 0:38:45Come on.
0:38:45 > 0:38:47£30, 35, £40,
0:38:47 > 0:38:49- 45, £50...- Keep going.
0:38:49 > 0:38:5055, £60...
0:38:50 > 0:38:51Wonderful.
0:38:51 > 0:38:55- How much did you pay for it? - £30 it cost me.
0:38:55 > 0:38:56Approximately £30.
0:38:56 > 0:38:58- 65... - HE BANGS GAVEL
0:38:58 > 0:39:00- Well done. - Congratulations.
0:39:00 > 0:39:01- Well done. - Congratulations.
0:39:01 > 0:39:03Well done.
0:39:05 > 0:39:10Profits aplenty yet again for young Charles. Keep up the good work, boy!
0:39:10 > 0:39:13Great balls of fire! Goodness gracious...
0:39:13 > 0:39:16You say "Great balls of fire."
0:39:16 > 0:39:19- Goodness gracious... - Great balls of fire.
0:39:19 > 0:39:22HE MIMICS GUN FIRING
0:39:22 > 0:39:23Stupid boy!
0:39:23 > 0:39:27Anyway, it's Charles again with the lighthouse sugar caster.
0:39:27 > 0:39:30How about £80? £80 away.
0:39:30 > 0:39:33- Come on! - £30 I'm bid.
0:39:33 > 0:39:3655, 60, 65, 70, 75,
0:39:36 > 0:39:3880, 85, 90...
0:39:38 > 0:39:40That's great!
0:39:40 > 0:39:43£90, take 95... At £90...
0:39:43 > 0:39:4595, thank you. 100, 110...
0:39:45 > 0:39:48- Well done! - 110, 120, 130?
0:39:48 > 0:39:50At 120. You sure?
0:39:50 > 0:39:53At 120...
0:39:53 > 0:39:54- £120. - HE BANGS GAVEL
0:39:54 > 0:39:57Brilliant! Double money. You were right.
0:39:57 > 0:40:00Is there no stopping the young pretender?
0:40:00 > 0:40:05The bidders of Lostwithiel just can't resist his items.
0:40:07 > 0:40:09So how about Charles's scent bottle?
0:40:09 > 0:40:11Are we in for another sweet-smelling profit?
0:40:13 > 0:40:16- £20 to start me. - No. Too much. Too much.
0:40:16 > 0:40:1835, £40, 45,
0:40:18 > 0:40:2050, 55,
0:40:20 > 0:40:23£55, 60,
0:40:23 > 0:40:2565, £70...
0:40:25 > 0:40:27At £70, take 75...
0:40:27 > 0:40:29- One more!- Too much.
0:40:29 > 0:40:32- At £70, are we done? Going at £70... - HE BANGS GAVEL
0:40:32 > 0:40:35Yes, profit! Put it there!
0:40:35 > 0:40:36No.
0:40:36 > 0:40:40Come on, James, be a sport! We all have bad days.
0:40:41 > 0:40:44So now, show Charles what you're made of.
0:40:44 > 0:40:47It's your last lot of the day, the froggy hand bell.
0:40:49 > 0:40:51Handsome, isn't it?
0:40:51 > 0:40:52LAUGHTER
0:40:52 > 0:40:53£10 away.
0:40:53 > 0:40:55£10? £5?
0:40:55 > 0:40:57Five I'm bid. Rings your bell?
0:41:00 > 0:41:01At seven, at eight,
0:41:01 > 0:41:04at nine? At nine, at ten. At 12? At 12.
0:41:04 > 0:41:06At 14, at 16, at 18,
0:41:06 > 0:41:09at 20, 22... At 22...
0:41:09 > 0:41:12Dropped a clanger there! At 22...
0:41:12 > 0:41:14- At 22... - HE BANGS GAVEL
0:41:14 > 0:41:17And that little froggy didn't come home with the money, James.
0:41:17 > 0:41:19It just croaked.
0:41:19 > 0:41:21From froggy to doggy.
0:41:21 > 0:41:26It's the final lot of the day with Charles's terrier.
0:41:26 > 0:41:28£30 away? £20 I'm bid.
0:41:28 > 0:41:31Yes! Profit.
0:41:31 > 0:41:3225, £30, 35,
0:41:32 > 0:41:35£40, 45.
0:41:35 > 0:41:37I can go to 48. 50? 50.
0:41:37 > 0:41:39Wowzer! Well done.
0:41:39 > 0:41:41At £50 I'm bid. Done?
0:41:41 > 0:41:43- Going at £50. - HE BANGS GAVEL
0:41:43 > 0:41:45You are unassailable.
0:41:45 > 0:41:47- It gets better and better and better.- Can I drive?/
0:41:47 > 0:41:49No.
0:41:50 > 0:41:53Yet another profit with the little dog
0:41:53 > 0:41:57makes Charles the jubilant fourth- time-in-a-row winner at auction.
0:41:57 > 0:42:03I'm just absolutely blown over. I'm blown away. I'm blown away.
0:42:03 > 0:42:05Oh, dear, oh, dear.
0:42:05 > 0:42:06Well done.
0:42:08 > 0:42:12So James started today's show with £248.24.
0:42:12 > 0:42:17And after paying auction costs, made a small profit of £48.68,
0:42:17 > 0:42:22leaving him with just £296.92 to carry forward.
0:42:22 > 0:42:24Oh, dear, oh, dear.
0:42:25 > 0:42:30Charles, meanwhile, started with a massive £943.01,
0:42:30 > 0:42:35and made a magnificent £613.30 profit today.
0:42:35 > 0:42:40Giving him a staggering £1,566.31 to take forward.
0:42:40 > 0:42:42Good lord.
0:42:42 > 0:42:44Well done.
0:42:44 > 0:42:47James, sometimes you get lucky, OK?
0:42:47 > 0:42:48HE CHUCKLES
0:42:48 > 0:42:52Hold on. There is no "sometimes". With you it's "always".
0:42:54 > 0:42:56- Anyway, well done.- Thank you, mate!
0:43:00 > 0:43:03Next time on the Antiques Road Trip,
0:43:03 > 0:43:08James and Charles head for a stormy Liskeard, in Cornwall.
0:43:08 > 0:43:09Ohhh!
0:43:09 > 0:43:11No!
0:43:11 > 0:43:14James turns to the church.
0:43:14 > 0:43:17I heard you've got a pulpit that you might be interested in selling.
0:43:17 > 0:43:19- Am I right?- You are right, yes!
0:43:19 > 0:43:22And Charles tries a spot of arm-wrestling.
0:43:22 > 0:43:24Come on, Andy!
0:43:24 > 0:43:27He's too good. I'm off!
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