0:00:03 > 0:00:07It's the nation's favourite antiques experts with ?200 each...
0:00:07 > 0:00:12I love that. ..a classic car and a goal to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:12 > 0:00:15Yippee! A good job I like you!
0:00:15 > 0:00:20The aim? To make the biggest profit at auction. But it's no mean feat.
0:00:20 > 0:00:22There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers.
0:00:22 > 0:00:24I'm getting wet!
0:00:24 > 0:00:28So will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:28 > 0:00:31How much did you make? About a couple of quid.
0:00:31 > 0:00:33This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:33 > 0:00:36Yeah!
0:00:36 > 0:00:43Experts Philip Serrell and Thomas Plant are back on the open road for the final leg of an epic road trip,
0:00:43 > 0:00:47whizzing along in their oh, so retro 1975 Triumph Stag,
0:00:47 > 0:00:50as they reflect on their fortunes so far.
0:00:50 > 0:00:55I've worked it out. I think I've earned about 4p an hour. I've done rather well(!)
0:00:55 > 0:01:01Yeah, I've probably only gone up to 40p an hour, but we've ebbed and flowed, ebbed and flowed.
0:01:01 > 0:01:06Sadly, Philip has ebbed a bit more than he's flowed. Even with almost 30 years' experience,
0:01:06 > 0:01:08he can still make a boo-boo with a canoe.
0:01:08 > 0:01:12I did tell you 50 quid? That's a big "ouch", isn't it? A big "ouch".
0:01:12 > 0:01:16And who could forget his vaulting horse fiasco? ?30... No.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18Ouch!
0:01:18 > 0:01:20Ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch!
0:01:20 > 0:01:23Not that our Thomas has done any better.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25Ouch! Ouch!
0:01:26 > 0:01:32From his initial ?200, Philip now has ?204.68 to spend on today's shopping.
0:01:34 > 0:01:41Thomas has really grown his ?200 which means that he starts today with ?252.20.
0:01:41 > 0:01:46Well done, boy. The route for the week takes our intrepid road trippers across land and sea
0:01:46 > 0:01:49from Samlesbury in Lancashire to the Isle of Man
0:01:49 > 0:01:53and back to the final destination of Greenwich, almost 700 miles away.
0:01:53 > 0:01:58Wow! But today's trip begins in Risby before ending up at auction in Greenwich.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03Founded around the 10th century, Risby is a picturesque Suffolk village,
0:02:03 > 0:02:08home to St Giles' Church, a flint construction notable for its East Anglian round tower.
0:02:08 > 0:02:13Rather conveniently, it's also home to the Risby Barn antiques centre.
0:02:13 > 0:02:17Where do you want to go? I'll go over there.
0:02:17 > 0:02:21I'll look in here. See you later. Worst of luck. Best of luck.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24Isn't he sweet, Thomas? The centre has several antique emporiums.
0:02:24 > 0:02:30Philip has bagged Risby Barn Antiques, housing 34 dealers and run by owner Richard Martin.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32No, that's not him. That is.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34Good to see you again.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39I like that a lot.
0:02:39 > 0:02:43You've got it down as a "sycamore powder container".
0:02:43 > 0:02:45Do you know what it does? Powdering your wig?
0:02:45 > 0:02:48No, it's called a finger carrot.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51In the 19th century, ladies had long gloves.
0:02:51 > 0:02:56You put talcum powder in there, then you put that down the finger of the glove
0:02:56 > 0:02:58and you shake talcum powder into it,
0:02:58 > 0:03:04then because they're very tight leather, the lady can pull the glove on easier.
0:03:04 > 0:03:09It's a finger carrot. At auction, it's 40 to 60 quid, so I've got to get it for 35 quid or thereabouts.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12Can we put that by? Yes. We'll see where we can go.
0:03:12 > 0:03:17A finger carrot, eh? Gosh! At ?70, you'll need to dig deep for that one.
0:03:17 > 0:03:21Don't stop there, Phil. What else have you found? Something nutty?
0:03:21 > 0:03:25Those are 1750s, brass hazelnut crackers.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29And when I started in this game, these would have been probably...
0:03:29 > 0:03:30Fairly new?
0:03:30 > 0:03:34Between ?100 and ?150.
0:03:34 > 0:03:38And now you can't sell 'em. They're like 15 quid.
0:03:38 > 0:03:44Yeah. And it's just... You've got ?28 on. It's just a complete nonsense, isn't it?
0:03:44 > 0:03:47You've got these which are brass
0:03:47 > 0:03:51and you've got those which are cut steel.
0:03:51 > 0:03:57What can you do on the finger carrot? Can you do me 35 quid? I was hoping to squeeze you for 40 on it.
0:03:57 > 0:04:03I think the auction estimate for that is ?40 to ?60. If it makes 40, I've got to pay commission.
0:04:03 > 0:04:09The commission for that is seven quid. These things have got to be between ?5 and ?10 each.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11OK, 35 on the finger...
0:04:11 > 0:04:13I'd give you 40 quid for the two.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17OK, special offer for today.
0:04:17 > 0:04:2040 quid for the two, but I don't know which one I want.
0:04:20 > 0:04:26Have a little think. I'll continue to look round. Thank you. You've been very good to me. No problem.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30That is a lovely old thing.
0:04:33 > 0:04:35But...
0:04:37 > 0:04:40The hinge is broken. It's 85 quid.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42That wants to be ?30.
0:04:42 > 0:04:47This is like... It's not leather at all, is it? It's cardboard.
0:04:47 > 0:04:53Yes, it's from the sort of 1920s when they started to move away from leather.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56I see that as another 40-60 quid.
0:04:56 > 0:05:01I was going to come out and say 50. Can I think about that as well? Yes, certainly.
0:05:01 > 0:05:08Thomas, meanwhile, has been rooting round in one of the other nearby antiques shops, Past And Present.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10It looks like it's got a few nicks.
0:05:10 > 0:05:15Yeah, a few little nicks here from being dropped.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17A stunning piece of glass.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20The purity of the glass is just so good.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23It's by Kosta Boda.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26They had a coding system on the base of each vase.
0:05:26 > 0:05:30LH and you've got 1444 over 2 something.
0:05:30 > 0:05:36But the most important thing in all of that is the L and the H. That stands for Vicke Lindstrand.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39Lindstrand was a seminal designer for Kosta Boda,
0:05:39 > 0:05:43a company that has been producing glass in Sweden since 1742.
0:05:43 > 0:05:48It's quite frankly the best glass in the world, if you want my honest opinion.
0:05:48 > 0:05:54Good for you, Thomas. It looks like he's found his first item. Philip is going for the hat-trick.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57I definitely want that because I love that
0:05:57 > 0:06:02and out of these two little nutcrackers, I think those are the nicest.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04Can you do...80 quid the lot?
0:06:07 > 0:06:11OK, we'll go with that. You're a gentleman. I'll get some money out.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14Dust your wallet off! Not a bad start for the day.
0:06:14 > 0:06:19That's the finger carrot for ?35, the faux leather trunk for ?40 and the nutcrackers for a fiver.
0:06:22 > 0:06:27It sounds really wrong what I'm about to say, but I fancy buying a bit of flesh today.
0:06:27 > 0:06:31Grow up, Thomas! At ?165, she's a lady of class and distinction.
0:06:31 > 0:06:35Really wrong, but a Deco figure, you know, a Deco figure.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41"Depose" which is good, so it's period.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44She's a nice figure. Hopefully, it can be a good price.
0:06:44 > 0:06:48Time to call in proprietor Joe Aldridge to see
0:06:48 > 0:06:53if there's a deal to be done on the Kosta Boda vase and the Art Deco figure.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57I'll do you that at 120. No real damage which is unusual.
0:06:57 > 0:07:01I like the Boda. What can the Boda be? I'll sell you that for ?40.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04We can't sort of do 120 for the two?
0:07:04 > 0:07:09That's painful. I know it's painful, but it's only a question. You can say "yay" or "nay".
0:07:09 > 0:07:13That... I could do you the two for 150.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16And you've got two quality items.
0:07:16 > 0:07:21So, between 120 and 150, is there a figure we could meet at like 130?
0:07:21 > 0:07:24Do me 140 then, but that's it.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27135? 140.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30Look, this started off at 165!
0:07:31 > 0:07:36140, you've got a deal. Good man. You've been a really good man. That's brilliant.
0:07:36 > 0:07:41That's the vase and the Art Deco figure in the bag. Let's hope they're well wrapped, baby.
0:07:41 > 0:07:47Nearby, Philip has found the 2 Tinkers antique shop, run by dealer Karen Funston.
0:07:47 > 0:07:52And it doesn't take too long for him to find his next purchase, a butcher's block, don't you know?
0:07:52 > 0:07:57What do you reckon? I think they're lovely and I want to buy one off you. Which sells worst?
0:07:57 > 0:08:00Well, I would say the small one.
0:08:00 > 0:08:06Sells worst? Sells worst, yeah. Because you can make those into coffee tables? Yeah. Right.
0:08:06 > 0:08:10OK... But I've got to be mean.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12Nothing new there then!
0:08:12 > 0:08:14I'll give you 15 quid for it.
0:08:15 > 0:08:1725.
0:08:17 > 0:08:21I'll give you 20 quid and that's me finished, honest.
0:08:21 > 0:08:25OK. 20 quid? 20 quid. Deal. Oh, you're an angel. Thank you so much.
0:08:25 > 0:08:29I'd better get some money out. Oh, Lord!
0:08:29 > 0:08:35Thank you very much. Thank you very much indeed. What the hell am I going to do with that?
0:08:35 > 0:08:40In order to continue their spending spree, our experts are heading west, to Cambridge.
0:08:42 > 0:08:47Famous university town and administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire,
0:08:47 > 0:08:51the city of Cambridge lies on the River Cam
0:08:51 > 0:08:55and if our boys are taking a punt, there's no better place to do it.
0:08:55 > 0:09:00Thomas's first shop is the Cambridge Antiques Centre run by Stephen Hunt
0:09:00 > 0:09:05where it's straight down to business. These are fun. These are mother-of-pearl.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08And they're gaming counters. They're Chinese.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12They become really, really valuable.
0:09:12 > 0:09:16Chinese gaming counters arrived in the UK in the 18th century.
0:09:16 > 0:09:23They were used in a variety of card games, each design denoting a different value, like poker chips.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25What have these gaming counters got to be?
0:09:25 > 0:09:30On a wet and windy day, um, ?20?
0:09:30 > 0:09:31Quite rich.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34Going below ?10, is that going to be crucifying them?
0:09:34 > 0:09:38I think so. Can we say 10?
0:09:38 > 0:09:39I think I'd like to settle on 10.
0:09:39 > 0:09:43It's a good start, but he's also got his beady eye on something else.
0:09:43 > 0:09:47This is a leather telescope, possibly military, naval,
0:09:47 > 0:09:50with the leather, this brown sort of leather.
0:09:50 > 0:09:57And it does actually work. I can actually see the chimney pots over there, if not a bit dirty.
0:09:57 > 0:10:02Aye-aye, Captain Thomas. If only you had the treasure map to go with it. Whoa! What do you know?
0:10:02 > 0:10:06"Hanno explores the west coast of Africa.
0:10:06 > 0:10:12"Eric the Red discovers Greenland in 984."
0:10:12 > 0:10:16That's quite a nice travel map. It's rather lovely. Good fun.
0:10:16 > 0:10:17Yeah.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19I really like The Great Discoveries.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21OK.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23And I really like the telescope.
0:10:23 > 0:10:29Right. They would go together nicely. They look really nice together. OK.
0:10:29 > 0:10:33I was looking for about 35 on the telescope
0:10:33 > 0:10:36and 25 on The Great Discoveries.
0:10:36 > 0:10:40Yeah, I haven't got that, to be candid.
0:10:40 > 0:10:45Really cheeky... Yeah. Can I give you 20 for the telescope and the picture?
0:10:45 > 0:10:48That's really cheeky, Tom.
0:10:48 > 0:10:52Yes, it'll save me cleaning it. ?30. Thank you. Thank you very much.
0:10:55 > 0:11:02Elsewhere in Cambridge, Philip is still shopping, but why on earth is he going into an off-licence?
0:11:02 > 0:11:05What's the old codger up to?
0:11:05 > 0:11:07I'm Philip. I'm James. Good to see you.
0:11:07 > 0:11:11I'd like a malt whisky. We've got about 350 whiskies.
0:11:11 > 0:11:17What's the dearest? The dearest is about 215, but we have had them over 300, 400...
0:11:17 > 0:11:19For a bottle of Scotch? Yeah.
0:11:19 > 0:11:26I see where he's going with this. A good whisky can be an investment, often increasing in value with age.
0:11:26 > 0:11:28Probably my favourite malt. Right.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31They produce their standard 10-year-olds
0:11:31 > 0:11:36in the smallest distillery on mainland Scotland in Pitlochry.
0:11:36 > 0:11:41And in this case, it's spent time in a Sauternes cask, which is a sweet wine from Bordeaux.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44Is it going to come to between 25 and 30 quid?
0:11:44 > 0:11:49Probably not. I could see what I could do on it, but we're probably talking more around the 40 mark.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53You can't do 32 quid? 35 would be the lowest I could go.
0:11:53 > 0:11:5635 quid. 35 quid I can do.
0:11:56 > 0:12:01At 12 years old, it's an antique of sorts. It's spiritual, warming, a liquid asset.
0:12:01 > 0:12:06Thomas has also gone off-piste. He's in the Campkins Camera Centre. Oh, dear!
0:12:06 > 0:12:08Thomas. Hi. Robin.
0:12:08 > 0:12:12I've noticed you have quite a few vintage cameras.
0:12:12 > 0:12:17What would you recommend? Lubitel. Lubitel. We have it modestly priced at ?80.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19It's a piece of Cold War history.
0:12:19 > 0:12:25It was far easier to just take something from the West, copy it. It was just cheaper.
0:12:25 > 0:12:31What date is this? 1960s? Well, the first two digits would tell us the year. Right, OK.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34Not always reliable, but '84, a good year.
0:12:34 > 0:12:39The beauty of this is although it's very pretty to look at, it's something usable
0:12:39 > 0:12:43because this takes a film called 120 which is actually an available film.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46What can be done on that price? Anything?
0:12:46 > 0:12:48Let's try ?70.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50OK, ?70.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53That's a good discount. That's a good 10%.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56Would you be happy and meet me at 60?
0:12:57 > 0:12:5965.
0:13:00 > 0:13:0265...
0:13:04 > 0:13:08You've got a deal. Excellent. It's a real pleasure. Thank you.
0:13:08 > 0:13:12Let's hope he doesn't regret that snap decision. Ha!
0:13:12 > 0:13:18With almost ?70 still to spend, Philip's next port of call is the Cambridge Antiques Centre
0:13:18 > 0:13:20where Thomas bought the mother-of-pearl gaming counters.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23I can't remember what's in there.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27Glassware, you've got lots of glassware.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30Isn't that just a bit of fun? Peter Pan. Yeah.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33"The boy who never grew up."
0:13:33 > 0:13:35Oh, yeah. That's nice.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38That shape, I would say it's about 1820.
0:13:38 > 0:13:44Really? I would think that's probably continental, hand-painted and not worth a great deal of money.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46It rarely is when YOU'RE shopping.
0:13:46 > 0:13:50It's like all this Wedgwood and Goss as well. Interesting.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53That's really sweet.
0:13:54 > 0:14:00It's not the pots that interest me. These. Oh, the little fish. I think they're quite fun.
0:14:00 > 0:14:04That's exactly what Thomas thought. Great minds, eh?
0:14:04 > 0:14:08I think the whole lot's worth a tenner. Oh, Philip.
0:14:08 > 0:14:12What about ?15 the lot? I think they'll sell for 15-25 quid.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14I think you'll get a bit more than that.
0:14:14 > 0:14:21I'd like you to have that. Are you sure? And all of it for...?15.
0:14:21 > 0:14:26Throw in the Peter Pan one for 15 quid. Done. You're a gent. Thank you very much indeed.
0:14:26 > 0:14:30Have I been done? You haven't.
0:14:30 > 0:14:35Thank you very much. You're welcome. See you soon. Bye!
0:14:36 > 0:14:43The last shop of the day is The Hive, run by Bill Deadman. Thomas has just ?17.20 to spend.
0:14:43 > 0:14:48That's quite decorative. A nice plant pot with enamel.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52I don't know how old it is. Persian or Indian?
0:14:52 > 0:14:55I'd have thought Indian. A lot of work has gone into that.
0:14:55 > 0:15:00What can this one be? 22? I haven't got that.
0:15:00 > 0:15:04How far apart on it are we, then? I'm looking at sort of half that.
0:15:04 > 0:15:10And a bit more. Obviously... No, I can't. Not half as in 22, but as in 12.
0:15:10 > 0:15:14I've only got a bit more than that. What is he gibbering on about?
0:15:14 > 0:15:17How does 18 sound? 15 for this.
0:15:17 > 0:15:22Go on, then. Deal done. A scholar. A star.
0:15:22 > 0:15:24?15.
0:15:26 > 0:15:28Thank you. I think I've got ?2 left.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30What can I find you for ?2, then? HE LAUGHS
0:15:33 > 0:15:38The nutcrackers. A nice pair. Same idea as Philip.
0:15:38 > 0:15:44I've got ?2.20. You're not going to get nothing for 20p. So you'll give me a drink? I'll give you 20p.
0:15:44 > 0:15:49Oh, he's all heart. One out, one in and Philip is on the lookout for another whisky-related item
0:15:49 > 0:15:53to add a bit of vintage to that modern bottle of Scotch.
0:15:53 > 0:15:58I have a very mean budget. Can I buy these for about a fiver?
0:15:58 > 0:16:04That's the one I'd like. No, you're not going to buy that, I'm afraid.
0:16:04 > 0:16:08That's got no trade on it as well, but...
0:16:08 > 0:16:10I'll do it for six.
0:16:10 > 0:16:16See those, that's just a pressed-out bit of plate, isn't it?
0:16:16 > 0:16:21It is. How about ?4? I'll give you two quid. Three.
0:16:21 > 0:16:23That's it. Go on. You're a gentleman.
0:16:23 > 0:16:28And you're a bandit. Having finished his looting in Cambridge,
0:16:28 > 0:16:34Philip is galloping off to Luton for a trip back in time. # Oh, the Deadwood stage... #
0:16:34 > 0:16:39The Stockwood Discovery Centre is home to the Mossman carriage collection,
0:16:39 > 0:16:45the largest private collection of horse-drawn vehicles in the UK. Philip meets Philippa Backer.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48Nice to meet you. Welcome to the Mossman collection.
0:16:48 > 0:16:53Born in 1908, George Mossman was a local man. A butcher by trade,
0:16:53 > 0:16:58he collected, restored and constructed carriages for 50 years.
0:16:58 > 0:17:02His incredible passion has provided a lasting legacy for all to see.
0:17:02 > 0:17:07What we have here is a good variety of examples of horse-drawn vehicles
0:17:07 > 0:17:11from your trade vehicles such as the baker's van,
0:17:11 > 0:17:13right through to grand coaches.
0:17:13 > 0:17:17How many carriages have you got? We've got about 60 on display.
0:17:17 > 0:17:17And they were all his? About 54 came from George Mossman. We had a few already.
0:17:23 > 0:17:27Mossman provided carriages for the Queen's Coronation procession
0:17:27 > 0:17:30in 1953, but they weren't just for the nobility.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33At the turn of the last century, carriages were commonplace.
0:17:33 > 0:17:38That's for ladies. It dates from when? This is late 1800s.
0:17:38 > 0:17:43Why is that for ladies and that for gentlemen? They're quite different.
0:17:43 > 0:17:48If you have a look at this one, it has a low-slung body. I know how it feels!
0:17:48 > 0:17:53It would be easier for a lady to get in and out of it in a graceful way.
0:17:53 > 0:17:58It also had a lower centre of gravity so it was a safer ride.
0:17:58 > 0:18:04Inside, there's plenty of room for the lady's voluminous dress, which she'd have worn.
0:18:04 > 0:18:09So that's the lady's. And this is the gentleman's. It's more racy.
0:18:09 > 0:18:13This is called the spider phaeton. This is a more speedy vehicle.
0:18:13 > 0:18:17It was quite well-known for making sharp turns,
0:18:17 > 0:18:22which meant it was more likely to tip up. It was quite dangerous. It had a reputation.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25But that made it more attractive.
0:18:25 > 0:18:29From the butcher, the baker and even the undertaker,
0:18:29 > 0:18:32everyone relied on horsepower.
0:18:32 > 0:18:36A case of only foals and hearses! TIM LAUGHS
0:18:36 > 0:18:41And round here is a pushbike. Or the funereal equivalent.
0:18:41 > 0:18:47If you really didn't have very much money at all... Pulled by hand. ..you had this bier.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50I think you've got such a good job.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53Me, too. I want your job.
0:18:53 > 0:18:57No time for that now, Philip. It's back to your own day job.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59With all shopping completed,
0:18:59 > 0:19:02let's have a quick look at how their dosh was spent.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05Thomas started this leg of the Road Trip with ?252.20
0:19:05 > 0:19:09and has spent the lot - ha! - on six lots!
0:19:09 > 0:19:13He splashed out on the Art Deco figure, the Kosta Boda glass vase,
0:19:13 > 0:19:15the mother-of-pearl gaming counters,
0:19:15 > 0:19:19which he's paired with the silver-plated nutcrackers,
0:19:19 > 0:19:20the vintage Lubitel camera,
0:19:20 > 0:19:24the brass telescope paired with the early explorer's map,
0:19:24 > 0:19:26and an Indian brass and enamel bowl.
0:19:26 > 0:19:30Philip, on the other hand, set out with ?204.68
0:19:30 > 0:19:36and has also bought six lots costing a slightly more cautious ?153.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39He speculated on a rectangular butcher's block,
0:19:39 > 0:19:44a faux leather trunk, a 19th-century finger carrot,
0:19:44 > 0:19:46which he's paired with some brass nutcrackers,
0:19:46 > 0:19:49a 12-year-old whisky with the silver-plated label,
0:19:49 > 0:19:53some mother-of-pearl gaming counters and a couple of coffee cups!
0:19:53 > 0:19:56So, what do they make of that little lot, then?
0:19:56 > 0:19:58He's done exactly what he said he wasn't going to do.
0:19:58 > 0:20:02He's played it safe! It's brilliant! And I've gone and risked everything!
0:20:02 > 0:20:04Tables reversed! Roles reversed!
0:20:04 > 0:20:06The only difference is I want to make the profit.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09This is going to be really, really interesting, because Thomas
0:20:09 > 0:20:13has been and done the lot and he's put ?165 into his top two lots!
0:20:13 > 0:20:16I think the worst that can happen to me is that I might break even
0:20:16 > 0:20:20and, with a bit of luck, I might make ?50-?100,
0:20:20 > 0:20:22but I can see this being a really, really tight one!
0:20:22 > 0:20:26There's only one way to settle this and find out who will be victorious!
0:20:26 > 0:20:28It's off to the auction we go.
0:20:28 > 0:20:33From Luton, our experts embark on the final 40 miles to the saleroom
0:20:33 > 0:20:36in Greenwich, south-east London, home of Greenwich Mean Time,
0:20:36 > 0:20:38the Cutty Sark and Greenwich Auctions...
0:20:38 > 0:20:39BELL RINGS
0:20:39 > 0:20:42..where our experts will go head-to-head for one last time.
0:20:42 > 0:20:46The auctioneer today is Rob Dodd and having had a look,
0:20:46 > 0:20:51he's got some breaking news on Thomas's rare Art Deco lady.
0:20:51 > 0:20:58When the courier brought the items in, we noticed the lady hadn't been particularly wrapped very well.
0:20:58 > 0:21:02Unfortunately, I won't be able to put her under the hammer.
0:21:02 > 0:21:07Look at her! Thomas is also in bits. The poor thing.
0:21:07 > 0:21:12She's armless. That's probably the highest grade plaster of Paris I've ever seen!
0:21:12 > 0:21:17Have you seen that? It was like a garden gnome!
0:21:17 > 0:21:20And...? And...? It's an upmarket garden gnome.
0:21:20 > 0:21:25Well, the rare Art Deco figure has just become a lot rarer.
0:21:25 > 0:21:28Never mind, Thomas. She's covered by insurance. More about that later.
0:21:28 > 0:21:35Come on, boys. It's time to get this sale underway with the very excitable auctioneer, Rob.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38Oh, my! Doesn't he clatter that? He hits it down!
0:21:38 > 0:21:43Philip has a lot at stake on the vintage butcher's block.
0:21:43 > 0:21:47Start with a bid with me of ?25 on that. Oh, profit.
0:21:47 > 0:21:5130 with me. Looking for 32. 32. 35. 38.
0:21:51 > 0:21:55?40. 42 I need. Well, that's all right, Phil.
0:21:55 > 0:21:5750. Take 52 if I have to.
0:21:57 > 0:22:0252. 5 with me. Looking for 60. 5 with me.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04Phil, what is going on?!
0:22:04 > 0:22:08Are you all done? ?70 on the telephone. I'm out. Looking for 75.
0:22:08 > 0:22:11Last time. On the telephone at ?70!
0:22:11 > 0:22:17The butcher's block turns out to be a prime cut, delivering a meaty profit. I better just go now.
0:22:17 > 0:22:23We're neck and neck now. Yeah, all right. Aren't we? All right! We are.
0:22:23 > 0:22:29First up for Thomas is the mother-of-pearl gaming counters and silver-plated nutcrackers.
0:22:29 > 0:22:33Stunning lot. What a great lot. Yeah. ?8.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36They're worth a lot more. 10. 12.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39I've got 12. Are we all done?
0:22:39 > 0:22:41At ?12 only.
0:22:41 > 0:22:45?12. 20p down from there. Are you? Oh, that's sad(!)
0:22:45 > 0:22:48An unlucky roll of the dice on the gaming counters.
0:22:48 > 0:22:52Next up for Philip is the faux leather trunk.
0:22:52 > 0:22:55?30 only on that. Looking for 32.
0:22:55 > 0:22:575. 8. 40 with me. 42. I'm out.
0:22:57 > 0:23:03Looking for 45 anywhere. 45. 48. 50 I want. ?50.
0:23:03 > 0:23:05And 2. I'll take 52. 5 I need.
0:23:05 > 0:23:0852 there. 55.
0:23:08 > 0:23:13Looking for 58. Are we all done? At ?55 on that trunk.
0:23:13 > 0:23:18Better than nothing. Where are we now? Who's winning?
0:23:18 > 0:23:21You are winning. Really? Yes.
0:23:21 > 0:23:26Packing a tidy profit, the trunk turns out to be not too shabby.
0:23:26 > 0:23:33Another of Philip's items now is the finger carrot and the brass hazelnut crackers.
0:23:33 > 0:23:37It's got to start with a bid with me at a paltry ?10. Ouch.
0:23:37 > 0:23:4012. 15. 18. 22. I'm out.
0:23:40 > 0:23:43Looking for 25 on these. 25. 28. ?30.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46?30 there. Looking for 32.
0:23:46 > 0:23:50Last time at ?30. That was an ouch.
0:23:50 > 0:23:57That WAS an ouch. Ow. The sale room fails to go nuts for the crackers, resulting in a loss for Philip.
0:23:57 > 0:24:01The Kosta Boda vase is up next for Thomas.
0:24:01 > 0:24:06?15 only for the Boda vase. Looking for 18.
0:24:06 > 0:24:0820 with me. Looking for 22. 25.
0:24:08 > 0:24:1228. I'm out. 30 I want.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15I've got 28. ?30 there. 32 I need, sir.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17For the last time... Ouch. That's an ouch.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21?30 on the vase. Ouch. Ouch indeed!
0:24:21 > 0:24:24That's another loss for Thomas. I don't mind who wins or loses.
0:24:24 > 0:24:28Really? No, it doesn't matter. It's all about the winning.
0:24:28 > 0:24:34Talking of which, it's the straight from cask 12-year-old whisky and the silver-plated label next.
0:24:34 > 0:24:38Got to start with me at a paltry ?15 only.
0:24:38 > 0:24:41Looking for 18. 20. 2. 5. 30.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44I'm out. 32 I need. 32.
0:24:44 > 0:24:4734. Doing well. 38.
0:24:47 > 0:24:51?40. 42 there. Looking for 44. Are we all done? 44 with the voice.
0:24:51 > 0:24:54Looking for 46. DOG BARKS
0:24:54 > 0:24:57The dog wants it now. Have they let my ex-wife in?
0:24:57 > 0:25:0046. 48. ?50 I need.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03?50 I've got.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05Take 2. 52. 4 I want.
0:25:05 > 0:25:0754.
0:25:07 > 0:25:12No? ?54 at the back of the room. Looking for 56. Are we all done?
0:25:12 > 0:25:1556. He's back. Looking for 58.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18Yes! 58 down the back. Looking for 60. Are we all done?
0:25:18 > 0:25:21At ?58.
0:25:21 > 0:25:25Well done. That's a bit of a fluke result.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28I'm pleased with it, though. Really pleased.
0:25:28 > 0:25:32Cheers, Philip. And a dram fine profit.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35Back to Thomas now, though, for his Lubitel camera. ?10 only.
0:25:35 > 0:25:40Looking for 12. I'll be back. 12. 15. 18. I'm out.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43?20. 22. You're coming in? 22.
0:25:43 > 0:25:47Looking for 25. 5. Looking for 28. Looking for ?30.
0:25:47 > 0:25:51?30. Looking for 32. I've got 30. Are we all done?
0:25:51 > 0:25:54At only ?30 on the camera.
0:25:54 > 0:25:58Ouch! What did that cost you? Go away.
0:25:58 > 0:26:02A negative result on the camera and another loss for Thomas.
0:26:02 > 0:26:07Now more mother-of-pearl gaming counters, this time for Philip.
0:26:07 > 0:26:11Lot 115. Another really good, stunning lot.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14Bid's with me at ?8. 8.
0:26:14 > 0:26:16Looking for a tenner. 12.
0:26:16 > 0:26:2015. I'm out. Looking for 18. I've got 15. Sorry, Thomas.
0:26:20 > 0:26:2518 there in front. Are you sure they weren't mixed up?
0:26:25 > 0:26:29At ?18. The luck... The luck of Philip.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32That's made my week. I don't care what happens now.
0:26:32 > 0:26:36It may be a small profit, but it's better than the loss Thomas made.
0:26:36 > 0:26:43Arr! Shiver me timbers! Can he gain any ground with his early map and brass telescope?
0:26:43 > 0:26:46Got to start with a bid with me of ?20 only.
0:26:46 > 0:26:50Looking for 22. 22. 25. 8 I need.
0:26:50 > 0:26:54You don't have to think about it. 28. ?30. 32 I want.
0:26:54 > 0:27:0032. I'm out. Looking for 35. 35 there. 38 I need.
0:27:00 > 0:27:04Are we all done at 35? 38, new place. ?40.
0:27:04 > 0:27:0842 I need. Yes, 42. 45.
0:27:08 > 0:27:1148 I want. I've got 45 in front.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14At ?45!
0:27:14 > 0:27:18That's made what it should. Definitely, definitely.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21The competition could still go either way.
0:27:21 > 0:27:28If I win by less than six quid, I'm going to gain no satisfaction from it at all. Oh, yeah.
0:27:28 > 0:27:35Philip's final lot is the coffee can and the Peter Pan coffee cup. Will it need fairy dust to fly?
0:27:35 > 0:27:37This is a really, really good lot.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40I mean, this is exceptional.
0:27:40 > 0:27:43They sniff these things out.
0:27:43 > 0:27:46Someone is getting their leg pulled.
0:27:46 > 0:27:51The bid's with me on these, seriously, at ?5.
0:27:51 > 0:27:56I'll take 6. You know we can't do 50p in this auction room.
0:27:56 > 0:27:586. Here we go. This is more like it.
0:27:58 > 0:28:027. 8, madam? You can't pull out. You started it.
0:28:02 > 0:28:07I'll take 9 there. You need to come back. 10. 11.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10Go 12. Go 12. It's a pound.
0:28:10 > 0:28:14?13 there. Looking for 14. 14 there. New place in the room.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17With you, sir.
0:28:17 > 0:28:22Very, very good. At 15... ?16 in time!
0:28:22 > 0:28:24This is getting serious. 17 I need.
0:28:24 > 0:28:27I've got 16. Are we all done? Are you sure?
0:28:27 > 0:28:30I'd have bought more if I'd known!
0:28:30 > 0:28:34Looking for 19. Are we all done? Are you sure? ?19! Looking for ?20.
0:28:34 > 0:28:41Are we all done this time? How do you do it? At ?19 on two cups!
0:28:42 > 0:28:44Give him a round of applause!
0:28:46 > 0:28:52No justice. Clap your hands if you believe in Philip. Go on, Tinkerbell, give us a smile.
0:28:52 > 0:28:54I'm going to go home. You should.
0:28:54 > 0:28:59Thomas's last item is the brass and enamel-footed bowl.
0:28:59 > 0:29:03?12 on this. Looking for 15. 18.
0:29:03 > 0:29:0619 there. ?20 there. Looking for 21.
0:29:06 > 0:29:10Are you sure? ..21 there! Looking for 22.
0:29:10 > 0:29:14I've got ?21. Looking for 22.
0:29:14 > 0:29:17Madam, great. 22 there. Looking for 23. Last time.
0:29:17 > 0:29:21At ?22 with a smile!
0:29:21 > 0:29:26Thomas makes a small comeback on his last lot, but what about his smashed figure?
0:29:26 > 0:29:33I don't want to be picky here, but your insurance claim could swing this one way or the other.
0:29:33 > 0:29:38No, it's not going to. I've lost money on my insurance claim.
0:29:38 > 0:29:41I reckon it would have made ?200.
0:29:41 > 0:29:43Sadly, Thomas, we'll never know.
0:29:43 > 0:29:50The insurance pay out valued the figure at ?120, giving Thomas a final ?20 profit,
0:29:50 > 0:29:53but will it be enough to tip the scales?
0:29:53 > 0:29:56Thomas started the show with ?252.20.
0:29:56 > 0:30:01After auction costs, he's made a loss of ?39.82,
0:30:01 > 0:30:05giving him a grand total for this Road Trip of ?212.38.
0:30:05 > 0:30:09Philip, however, began with ?204.68
0:30:09 > 0:30:13and, after costs, he's made a profit of ?52,
0:30:13 > 0:30:19taking his overall total to ?256.68, with all profits going to Children In Need.
0:30:19 > 0:30:23Which means that, after a nail-biting last auction,
0:30:23 > 0:30:27Philip wins the day and this Road Trip. Congratulations, old bean.
0:30:27 > 0:30:32Philip... Don't feel bad about it. Feeling bad about what?
0:30:32 > 0:30:39You lulled me into that false sense of security. You played it safe and you've beaten me by all of...
0:30:39 > 0:30:44Do you know what I think it was? I've beaten you by... ?30? ..the cost of the camera. I know!
0:30:44 > 0:30:49So it was that camera wot done it. Better luck next time.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52And as we wave goodbye to Philip and Thomas...
0:30:52 > 0:30:54Are we going the right way? Ha!
0:30:54 > 0:30:56..we say hello to a couple of new experts -
0:30:56 > 0:30:58Mark Stacey and Paul Laidlaw! Yeah!
0:30:58 > 0:31:00Paul, this is the first time I've driven this car.
0:31:00 > 0:31:05And it's a bit... It's a bit... What is this? I don't know, I'm not doing it, Paul!
0:31:05 > 0:31:11Antiques expert Mark Stacey is very good at identifying antiques.
0:31:11 > 0:31:16They lost the top or something. The top off a big one!
0:31:17 > 0:31:23And auctioneer Paul Laidlaw always knows the most important things to ask...
0:31:23 > 0:31:27Do you offer such a thing as a toilet?
0:31:27 > 0:31:34Our gents about town begin their adventure with ?200 each and an open road in front of them.
0:31:34 > 0:31:38Their automobile of choice is the 1967 Sunbeam Alpine.
0:31:38 > 0:31:43She looks good and she drives like the wind. Well, sometimes.
0:31:47 > 0:31:51It doesn't sound very good. That is misfiring horribly!
0:31:53 > 0:31:56On this road trip, Mark and Paul travel over 300 miles
0:31:56 > 0:32:01from Sabden in Lancashire to Bridgwater in Somerset.
0:32:01 > 0:32:05But we begin our shopping mission in the village of Sabden,
0:32:05 > 0:32:08with the auction in the market town of Burnley in Lancashire.
0:32:12 > 0:32:15Sabden is a small village in the lush green Ribble Valley.
0:32:15 > 0:32:20But before the boys get stuck into shopping, they take in the view.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23Let's get on our way, Paul. I think we need to get shopping.
0:32:23 > 0:32:25The clouds are ominous. Oh, no.
0:32:25 > 0:32:28I don't know a lot about cars, Paul.
0:32:28 > 0:32:31But when you turn a key, there's meant to be a noise, isn't there?
0:32:31 > 0:32:32No, it's dead, isn't it?
0:32:32 > 0:32:35I mean, I could ring the dealer, I suppose, couldn't I?
0:32:35 > 0:32:40Oh, dear. Looks like we're not going to start as quickly as we thought.
0:32:40 > 0:32:43And it's antiques dealer Phil to the rescue.
0:32:43 > 0:32:45OK then, let's go.
0:32:46 > 0:32:51Thank goodness for Good Samaritan Phil. Oh, don't worry, boys.
0:32:51 > 0:32:53We'll take care of the car.
0:32:55 > 0:32:59See you later, Phil. Take care, bye.
0:32:59 > 0:33:03Finally, Paul makes his destination of Sabden.
0:33:03 > 0:33:07This antiques tournament can now well and truly begin.
0:33:07 > 0:33:11Paul's getting stuck into Ribble Valley Antiques.
0:33:11 > 0:33:14With over three floors, he should be spoiled for choice.
0:33:14 > 0:33:20That's quite sexy. Perfume as a hip flask. But it's silver.
0:33:20 > 0:33:25The Victorian lady loved to carry her favourite perfume about her person.
0:33:25 > 0:33:28Yeah, I'm liking what I see. I like what I see.
0:33:28 > 0:33:31Can we just put that into the mix? Yeah. I'm interested.
0:33:35 > 0:33:42Here we are. I like this. A vintage clay pigeon trap.
0:33:42 > 0:33:45I think that's the term. So what do we have?
0:33:45 > 0:33:50We have a sprung mechanism that will launch, discus-style, a skeet.
0:33:50 > 0:33:52One of these. And that's your clay pigeon.
0:33:52 > 0:33:56It gets, you know, loose, it gets propelled through the air.
0:33:56 > 0:33:58And here we go. OK?
0:33:58 > 0:34:04Like the condition. It looks like an original paint.
0:34:04 > 0:34:08"Eley clay pigeon trap, late 19th century, ?160."
0:34:08 > 0:34:11Let's get dealer Paul into the mix.
0:34:11 > 0:34:15?80, it can be yours. In the back of the car.
0:34:15 > 0:34:18Too much. Too much? It's too much.
0:34:18 > 0:34:2270 quid it's yours.
0:34:22 > 0:34:26Give me 15 minutes, yeah? No problem. Cheers, buddy.
0:34:26 > 0:34:29Well, while Paul takes his 15 minutes,
0:34:29 > 0:34:31let's find out how Mark's getting on.
0:34:31 > 0:34:36Mark has travelled in antique dealer Phil's red van
0:34:36 > 0:34:39to the village of Whalley, also in the Ribble Valley.
0:34:39 > 0:34:42After being chauffeured around the countryside,
0:34:42 > 0:34:46Mark can hopefully get on with buying some gems in Phil's shop.
0:34:46 > 0:34:50Somebody brought this in. Oh, is it one of those mandolins? Exactly.
0:34:50 > 0:34:53Oh, wow! Neapolitan.
0:34:53 > 0:34:58Oh, they're all... Oh, God, that's beautiful quality, isn't it?
0:34:58 > 0:35:03Yeah. Very nice. Rosewood. Lovely.
0:35:03 > 0:35:07And this is tortoiseshell, is it? A bit of tortoiseshell, yeah.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10Remember, tortoiseshell is acceptable to sell
0:35:10 > 0:35:12only if it predates 1947.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17God, it's beautifully done, isn't it?
0:35:17 > 0:35:20What would you say that was, about 1900? Yeah.
0:35:20 > 0:35:23Alfredo Albertini.
0:35:23 > 0:35:28I'm sure that's a great deal of money, though, Phil? ?65.
0:35:28 > 0:35:33Hang on, let me sit down. I thought I heard ?65 then.
0:35:33 > 0:35:38Well. Actually it doesn't sound bad. It should be 165, really.
0:35:38 > 0:35:42I might be interested in that, Phil, actually.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45Mark knows the best way of finding some goodies
0:35:45 > 0:35:48is getting to the heart of the dealer's collection.
0:35:48 > 0:35:53So he's getting first dibs at Phil's as-yet-unpriced new stock.
0:35:53 > 0:35:59This is entitled "Dad's pipe in three acts".
0:36:01 > 0:36:04So, smoking the pipe, all right.
0:36:04 > 0:36:08Smoking the pipe, possibly a little queasy.
0:36:08 > 0:36:13Definitely ill here now. And a broken pipe on the floor.
0:36:13 > 0:36:17Oh, it's rather fun, isn't it? What does it say on there?
0:36:17 > 0:36:20"London, published 1897 by Cadbury."
0:36:20 > 0:36:24Oh, that's it. Cadbury, yeah. Yeah, it's charming. Not dear.
0:36:24 > 0:36:28How much is it? Oh, it's...
0:36:28 > 0:36:33?30. Oh, really? ?10 per picture? Yeah.
0:36:33 > 0:36:37Could you take 20 for it?
0:36:37 > 0:36:3925.
0:36:39 > 0:36:43Go on then, ?25. OK. Thank you very much.
0:36:43 > 0:36:45Now, what about that mandolin?
0:36:45 > 0:36:47Phil's knocked another fiver off the price.
0:36:47 > 0:36:52You couldn't do the mandolin for any less than that? No.
0:36:52 > 0:36:54That's 60. That's a definite no, isn't it?
0:36:54 > 0:36:57OK. ?60. Thank you very much, Phil.
0:36:57 > 0:37:01Thanks. I'm sorry to have taken up so much of your time. Not at all.
0:37:01 > 0:37:03But that's... I'm very happy with that.
0:37:03 > 0:37:06I hope I'm going to make sweet music at the auction.
0:37:09 > 0:37:14Excellent work, Mark. Interesting buys from your first shop of the day.
0:37:14 > 0:37:20Dare we go back to Paul in Sabden? Let's hope he's made some decisions.
0:37:20 > 0:37:24Look what we have here. We have a print.
0:37:24 > 0:37:28Dating to probably about 1920.
0:37:28 > 0:37:30We've got the Cenotaph.
0:37:30 > 0:37:33And we've got an old man, a little bit bedraggled.
0:37:33 > 0:37:39And he's paying respect on bended knee to The Glorious Dead,
0:37:39 > 0:37:41the fallen of The Great War.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44I actually know who this chap is.
0:37:44 > 0:37:52That's Old Bill. He's the creation of Bruce Bairnsfather.
0:37:52 > 0:37:56Bruce Bairnsfather was a prominent British humorist and cartoonist.
0:37:56 > 0:38:00He's best known for his World War I character Old Bill.
0:38:00 > 0:38:02This sketch is in the style of the artist.
0:38:02 > 0:38:04Paul has now moved on to the store room.
0:38:04 > 0:38:07As if three floors weren't enough, eh?
0:38:11 > 0:38:18Pretty uninspiring plaster bust of Christ, yeah?
0:38:18 > 0:38:21No. Marble.
0:38:23 > 0:38:26Hand-worked in marble.
0:38:26 > 0:38:30Religion, however, we know does not sell.
0:38:30 > 0:38:32But there's no getting away from the fact that
0:38:32 > 0:38:38that is a pleasingly-executed depiction.
0:38:38 > 0:38:40I'm certainly asking about that.
0:38:40 > 0:38:44Finally, could we be closing in for a bit of negotiation?
0:38:44 > 0:38:48Well, I survived it. Um, I've got four things in the mix.
0:38:48 > 0:38:52Trap, silver...
0:38:52 > 0:39:00print and Christ, four things. Give me the price on the four.
0:39:00 > 0:39:04150 for the job lot. 100 quid the lot.
0:39:04 > 0:39:06110 and you've got a deal.
0:39:08 > 0:39:10Cheers, big man.
0:39:10 > 0:39:11Phew, thank goodness for that.
0:39:11 > 0:39:17A big antique swoop for your first shop of the day, Paul.
0:39:17 > 0:39:20Mark is still on the lookout for antiques
0:39:20 > 0:39:24and is heading east to the village of Cross Hills in Keighley.
0:39:25 > 0:39:29Mark's visiting Heathcote Antiques, owned by Simon Webster,
0:39:29 > 0:39:32to try and add more to his antiques booty.
0:39:32 > 0:39:36That's a bit of cricketing memorabilia here, I suppose.
0:39:36 > 0:39:42July 2nd, 1935, WF Cooke, nine wickets for 30.
0:39:42 > 0:39:45But this is probably the original ball that they used
0:39:45 > 0:39:47and then somebody's just had that mounted on there.
0:39:47 > 0:39:50Probably in silver plate, because there's no hallmarks.
0:39:50 > 0:39:52And it's marked up at ?58.
0:39:55 > 0:40:01Mark's found this curious object, priced at ?78.
0:40:01 > 0:40:04This, I've never seen anything like it.
0:40:04 > 0:40:08It's beautifully made, a nice turned handle, nice and solid in your hand.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11And when you turn it upside down,
0:40:11 > 0:40:13it says, a marine distance meter.
0:40:15 > 0:40:18Now, I have no idea what you use this for.
0:40:18 > 0:40:19Er, allow me.
0:40:19 > 0:40:22I'm told this naval pipe meter is a measuring device,
0:40:22 > 0:40:24with a small sighting telescope.
0:40:24 > 0:40:27It was used by the Navy for range finding.
0:40:27 > 0:40:30And actually, there's a little military arrow there,
0:40:30 > 0:40:34which means it was used by the military for some reason.
0:40:35 > 0:40:37Which adds a little bit of interest to it.
0:40:37 > 0:40:40But I don't know what it's for.
0:40:40 > 0:40:42Right, time's up.
0:40:42 > 0:40:44Let's go and do the deed.
0:40:44 > 0:40:45I mean, I like this.
0:40:45 > 0:40:47I have no idea what it was used for.
0:40:47 > 0:40:51I'm not even going to look at your price, Andrew.
0:40:51 > 0:40:53Because I know what I want to pay for this.
0:40:53 > 0:40:54Well, that's good.
0:40:56 > 0:40:59But will he accept it? That'll be the question.
0:40:59 > 0:41:01So, that I like,
0:41:01 > 0:41:04because I think it's the sort of item somebody might just pick up.
0:41:04 > 0:41:06This, I think, is quirky.
0:41:06 > 0:41:11I think anything related to cricket has got a chance. Yes.
0:41:11 > 0:41:13And it's got a nice date on this. It's probably not silver,
0:41:13 > 0:41:16I think it's silver plate... I think it's unmarked silver.
0:41:16 > 0:41:18Do you think so? There's no wear on it.
0:41:18 > 0:41:20So those two, I think, are good for the sale.
0:41:20 > 0:41:21CLOCK CHIMES
0:41:21 > 0:41:24You don't want these in your cabinet.
0:41:24 > 0:41:25?20.
0:41:27 > 0:41:28HE EXHALES DEEPLY
0:41:28 > 0:41:31Honestly. And the same for this.
0:41:31 > 0:41:33And that gives me a really good sporting chance.
0:41:33 > 0:41:35Give me another fiver and we'll have a deal. 45.
0:41:35 > 0:41:38Yes. I can't argue with you. Thank you very much.
0:41:38 > 0:41:38Are you happy with that, Simon? I'll have to be now.
0:41:40 > 0:41:44And generous dealer, Simon, also throws in a vintage cricket cap
0:41:44 > 0:41:44to go with the cricket ball! How's that?!
0:41:47 > 0:41:50Reunited and back in the repaired jalopy, the boys have travelled
0:41:50 > 0:41:52to the town of Skipton in North Yorkshire.
0:41:52 > 0:41:56The gateway to the Yorkshire Dales, Skipton has an ancient castle,
0:41:56 > 0:41:58dating from the 11th century.
0:41:58 > 0:42:04Mark is in good spirits as he heads for Skipton Antique Centre.
0:42:04 > 0:42:09And after a quick gander, he's found an interesting cabinet,
0:42:09 > 0:42:11owned by the rather camera-shy Pauline.
0:42:12 > 0:42:17It's a teddy bear. Ticket price, a hefty ?165.
0:42:17 > 0:42:20Can I have a little look at it? Of course you can. Yes, no problem.
0:42:20 > 0:42:24Because I do rather like old vintage teddy bears. Yes, I know you do.
0:42:24 > 0:42:29You know I do. I do. I had one once, very successfully on a show. Yes.
0:42:29 > 0:42:30But he's caught my eye, you know,
0:42:30 > 0:42:33because he's the biggest in there, isn't he? Mmm.
0:42:33 > 0:42:35Oh, he's so... It says he's a growler.
0:42:35 > 0:42:39He's a growler with a little mishap in between.
0:42:39 > 0:42:41SHE LAUGHS, TEDDY BEAR GROWLS QUIETLY
0:42:41 > 0:42:43You see? Oh, hang on.
0:42:43 > 0:42:45It's like he's burping. Burping.
0:42:45 > 0:42:47THEY LAUGH
0:42:48 > 0:42:51Oh, his head turns as well. And his arms.
0:42:51 > 0:42:53Oh, yes, they swivel, and his legs turn. Yes, yes.
0:42:53 > 0:42:55But I mean, he's got no maker's marks,
0:42:55 > 0:42:58so we can't say if he's English or German. No, no.
0:42:58 > 0:43:00I must admit... It's just such a nice cuddle.
0:43:00 > 0:43:03I'm rather getting fond of him, actually, I must admit.
0:43:03 > 0:43:05It's sort of... He's growing on me.
0:43:05 > 0:43:08But I do think he looks lovely on the chair.
0:43:08 > 0:43:12Yes, I don't mind the chair going with him. Look, Pauline... Mm-hm?
0:43:12 > 0:43:16..ideally, I'd love to pay about 50 quid.
0:43:16 > 0:43:19Right. Is that pushing you too hard, do you think, for the two?
0:43:19 > 0:43:22It is, but because it's you and I want you to win...
0:43:22 > 0:43:25Can we have a little bear hug to celebrate? Yes.
0:43:25 > 0:43:26SHE LAUGHS
0:43:26 > 0:43:30Ooh, Mark's very happy with his growling teddy.
0:43:30 > 0:43:34But how is Paul faring? He's enjoying the sunshine,
0:43:34 > 0:43:39as he takes a bracing walk to Wash House Antiques, also in Skipton.
0:43:39 > 0:43:43Good morning. Isn't it a good morning? It's lovely.
0:43:43 > 0:43:45I'm Paul. Samantha, pleased to meet you.
0:43:45 > 0:43:48Pleased to meet you, thanks very much. This is rather interesting.
0:43:55 > 0:43:58That's an interesting corona you've got there, is it not?
0:43:58 > 0:43:59The one with the thistles?
0:43:59 > 0:44:01Yes, yes. It is a really good strong...
0:44:01 > 0:44:04I thought it was a really good interior piece, that one.
0:44:04 > 0:44:06It is, yes, yes, yes.
0:44:06 > 0:44:09Any age to it?
0:44:09 > 0:44:15Well, to me, I thought it was a Victorian one. It's wrought iron.
0:44:15 > 0:44:17Have you got high hopes for it, or not?
0:44:17 > 0:44:22Well, I've got it in the shop at ?250. Yes.
0:44:22 > 0:44:25Out of my league.
0:44:25 > 0:44:28I am prepared to come down. That really is a starting price.
0:44:28 > 0:44:32How low can you go? I would have to be brutal.
0:44:32 > 0:44:35Much lower. Brutal. Right. We're at two figures for a start,
0:44:35 > 0:44:38because that's how much money I've got. I mean... Right.
0:44:38 > 0:44:41..I've got barely over ?100 left in my pocket.
0:44:41 > 0:44:45If you can't do 100, 90, 90 has to be the bottom line for it.
0:44:48 > 0:44:5180 quid and I'll buy it. I'll do it at 80.
0:44:51 > 0:44:55Let me give you a big, sincere, warm handshake. Thanks very much.
0:44:55 > 0:45:00What a display of excellent negotiating skills, Paul. Well done.
0:45:00 > 0:45:05The boys are together again and Mark's behind the wheel this time.
0:45:05 > 0:45:06Let's hope she works.
0:45:06 > 0:45:07And hey presto.
0:45:07 > 0:45:11ENGINE STARTS UP, PAUL LAUGHS
0:45:12 > 0:45:15Mark is being a real gent and dropping Paul off
0:45:15 > 0:45:18at his next destination in Saltaire, West Yorkshire.
0:45:18 > 0:45:20Listen... See you later, buddy.
0:45:20 > 0:45:22Enjoy your shop, even though you don't need it.
0:45:22 > 0:45:26PAUL LAUGHS See you later. Take care. Bye.
0:45:26 > 0:45:31We'll catch up with Paul later. But for now, we're off with Mark,
0:45:31 > 0:45:35who looks just the part behind the wheel of the classic Sunbeam Alpine.
0:45:38 > 0:45:42He's travelling the three miles to Baildon in West Yorkshire.
0:45:43 > 0:45:45Mark is meeting another enthusiast
0:45:45 > 0:45:48who's keeping old traditions alive in her home.
0:45:48 > 0:45:53Diane West's passion is rag rugging. I'm Mark. Pleased to meet you.
0:45:53 > 0:45:56This original thrift craft
0:45:56 > 0:46:00flourished from the era of the Industrial Revolution.
0:46:00 > 0:46:03Whilst Diane's rugs are decorative, back in their day,
0:46:03 > 0:46:07they were purely functional. And it wasn't just women who made the rugs.
0:46:07 > 0:46:10Men joined in too, both using scraps of unwanted fabrics
0:46:10 > 0:46:13from around the house and from rags
0:46:13 > 0:46:16discarded from the many local textile mills.
0:46:16 > 0:46:20Diane was in search of an artistic hobby craft, when she came across
0:46:20 > 0:46:24a local group reviving the tradition of rag rug making.
0:46:24 > 0:46:28I couldn't believe the sort of work that they were doing,
0:46:28 > 0:46:32all made out of scrap material, plastics, leather,
0:46:32 > 0:46:35all sorts of stuff, and I got really excited about it,
0:46:35 > 0:46:37and so I joined them.
0:46:37 > 0:46:40And when I came home and I said to my mum,
0:46:40 > 0:46:42"I've joined a rag rug making group,
0:46:42 > 0:46:47"I never knew about rag rugs," she was absolutely horrified.
0:46:47 > 0:46:51Wow. Because she remembered rugs when she was a child,
0:46:51 > 0:46:54and they were a sign of poverty.
0:46:54 > 0:47:00And I couldn't, sort of, reconcile this attitude with the wonderful,
0:47:00 > 0:47:02creative things that I'd seen,
0:47:02 > 0:47:05and once I started making rugs, she said to me,
0:47:05 > 0:47:07"They're not like the ones we used to make."
0:47:07 > 0:47:09She was obviously attributing them to the ones
0:47:09 > 0:47:11where she was growing up, maybe. Yeah.
0:47:11 > 0:47:15The life cycle of a rag rug would begin in the front room
0:47:15 > 0:47:18beside the fire, then moving to the kitchen, and after
0:47:18 > 0:47:21varying degrees of wear and tear
0:47:21 > 0:47:24would finally end up as the doormat at the back door.
0:47:24 > 0:47:26Now with the mills gone,
0:47:26 > 0:47:31modern-day rag ruggers make do with using old family clothes.
0:47:31 > 0:47:35The sky's made out of... It's hand-dyed nylon tights.
0:47:35 > 0:47:39His beard is the cuffs of jumpers. Gosh.
0:47:39 > 0:47:45His gown is made out of scraps of velvet and it's from a local mill.
0:47:45 > 0:47:47They used to sell the scrap bags for a pound.
0:47:47 > 0:47:51Diane's going to show Mark some of the traditional methods
0:47:51 > 0:47:55rag ruggers use, starting with a hessian base.
0:47:55 > 0:47:57There's two different techniques.
0:47:57 > 0:48:00One's hooking and the other's prodding.
0:48:00 > 0:48:03Hooking is where you pull the fabric up. OK.
0:48:04 > 0:48:08And prodding is where you push it through. OK.
0:48:08 > 0:48:10Would you like to have a go? No, not really!
0:48:10 > 0:48:14SHE LAUGHS It's not that bad! But I will.
0:48:14 > 0:48:17So I've got my little... You've got your hook. My hook.
0:48:17 > 0:48:20What you need to do is put that underneath here.
0:48:20 > 0:48:23Underneath here, following this line, roughly?
0:48:23 > 0:48:27Yeah, and then put your hook through and try and wrap...
0:48:27 > 0:48:31Anywhere through there? Yes. Oh, whoa! Well done. I've done it.
0:48:31 > 0:48:35Put that down a bit, then I push it in again? Yes.
0:48:35 > 0:48:38Then I've got it under. Hey... Marky, come on.
0:48:38 > 0:48:41But sometimes it's easier if you tilt the hook.
0:48:41 > 0:48:45Yes! See, I've got another one through. Yes, you're through, yes.
0:48:45 > 0:48:50Yeah, three in a row. Thank you for letting me have a go.
0:48:50 > 0:48:52Thank you for coming and having a go in my workshop.
0:48:52 > 0:48:55It's lovely to have met you, and thank you so much again. You too.
0:48:55 > 0:48:58Goodbye, Diane. Bye-bye.
0:48:58 > 0:49:04As amateur rag rugger Mark downs tools, let's catch up with Paul.
0:49:04 > 0:49:07He's back in Saltaire, a Victorian model village
0:49:07 > 0:49:10and a designated world heritage site.
0:49:10 > 0:49:14Paul is having a rummage in Carlton Fine Art and Antiques.
0:49:14 > 0:49:18He's only got ?10 left, so his savvy plan is to beef up
0:49:18 > 0:49:21one of his current lots with a value-adding partner.
0:49:21 > 0:49:28Just there you have a little Victorian pocket knife
0:49:28 > 0:49:30and a tiny little corkscrew.
0:49:30 > 0:49:32That corkscrew ain't going to open any wine bottles.
0:49:32 > 0:49:35It's for opening perfume bottles.
0:49:35 > 0:49:39And what do we have in hand but our perfume?
0:49:39 > 0:49:42There is also a little button hook for fastening up
0:49:42 > 0:49:45the buttons on one's gloves, let's say.
0:49:45 > 0:49:48But will dealer Malcolm be up for negotiating?
0:49:48 > 0:49:52I'm just going to float this one. That's sitting at 11 and a half,
0:49:52 > 0:49:56that's sitting at ?6, 17 and a half.
0:49:56 > 0:50:01If the pair can be a tenner, which is my budget,
0:50:01 > 0:50:05I'll go for it. If not, I've had a great afternoon
0:50:05 > 0:50:07and I'll see you next time.
0:50:07 > 0:50:11Any chance of that, do you think? We'll do a deal. Have I done one?
0:50:11 > 0:50:16We've done a deal. Thanks, my friend. OK.
0:50:16 > 0:50:17Skint!
0:50:20 > 0:50:23And that's the last deal of the day.
0:50:23 > 0:50:27Mark Stacey started this leg with his full allowance of ?200
0:50:27 > 0:50:30and has spent a total of ?180 on five auction lots.
0:50:30 > 0:50:33He's invested in a Sicilian mandolin,
0:50:33 > 0:50:37an unusual naval pipe meter, a vintage teddy bear,
0:50:37 > 0:50:39a cricket ball and cap,
0:50:39 > 0:50:42and a selection of Victorian black-and-white prints.
0:50:42 > 0:50:46His rival, Paul Laidlaw, also started with ?200
0:50:46 > 0:50:48and has blown the lot - ha! - on five lots.
0:50:48 > 0:50:53A clay pigeon trap, a religious bust, an Old Bill sketch,
0:50:53 > 0:50:57an Arts and Crafts corona pendant light
0:50:57 > 0:51:01and a Victorian trio of perfume bottle, penknife and button hook.
0:51:01 > 0:51:04But what do our chaps make of each other's spoils?
0:51:04 > 0:51:06Who's going to win?
0:51:06 > 0:51:09I don't know. If you want my opinion, he might have an edge on me,
0:51:09 > 0:51:10but you know what they say,
0:51:10 > 0:51:13there's many a tune played on an old mandolin.
0:51:15 > 0:51:19Truth of the matter is, for all the obvious reasons,
0:51:19 > 0:51:21I'm not keen on the picture.
0:51:21 > 0:51:24I can see why it was bought, but would I hang it?
0:51:24 > 0:51:31Could I live with it? No. And I suspect I'm in the majority.
0:51:33 > 0:51:35It's been a cracking first leg.
0:51:35 > 0:51:38We began our journey in Sabden, travelling via Whalley,
0:51:38 > 0:51:41Cross Hills, Skipton, Saltaire and Baildon,
0:51:41 > 0:51:43finally arriving in Burnley in Lancashire.
0:51:43 > 0:51:48Come on, let's get in. I'm dying for a cup of tea if nothing else.
0:51:48 > 0:51:51It's auction day as the boys arrive in town.
0:51:52 > 0:51:56Walton and Walton are a general auctioneers with
0:51:56 > 0:51:58a long-established reputation.
0:51:59 > 0:52:03Steven Parkinson is our auctioneer and the auction is about to begin!
0:52:03 > 0:52:06Moment of truth. It is.
0:52:06 > 0:52:10First up, it's Paul's bust of Christ. ?30.
0:52:10 > 0:52:12?20 on the books starts it, then.
0:52:12 > 0:52:1520, 22, now where? I've got ?20. Come on, that's little money.
0:52:15 > 0:52:1822, 24, 26, 28, 30...
0:52:18 > 0:52:2230, come on, you know you want to. 32, 34, are you sure now?
0:52:22 > 0:52:27I know I want him to. 34, 36, 38.
0:52:27 > 0:52:29Are we all sure now with my bid at 36?
0:52:29 > 0:52:32GAVEL BANGS That's all right, isn't it?
0:52:32 > 0:52:34Well, it didn't perform a miracle
0:52:34 > 0:52:36but it's a good profit to start us off.
0:52:36 > 0:52:40Five of those, you wouldnae grumble. No, no.
0:52:40 > 0:52:43Let's see if Mark's teddy bear can give him
0:52:43 > 0:52:45a nice, big wodge of profit.
0:52:45 > 0:52:47I can start straight on the book, cos I've got bids all over.
0:52:47 > 0:52:49I'm starting with ?50.
0:52:49 > 0:52:5250's bid. 55, ?50, 55 now where?
0:52:52 > 0:52:54Come on, it's cheap at half the price.
0:52:54 > 0:52:56?50, all your hands should be up.
0:52:56 > 0:52:59Are we sure? Going to sell to my bidder at ?50...
0:52:59 > 0:53:01GAVEL BANGS Bids all over.
0:53:01 > 0:53:05Oh, dear, Teddy, not the result Mark was looking for.
0:53:05 > 0:53:09I've no idea what's going on in this place! No idea.
0:53:09 > 0:53:12Next it's Paul's clay pigeon trap.
0:53:12 > 0:53:15Will it launch him further into the lead?
0:53:15 > 0:53:1820? 20 I've got. Thank you.
0:53:18 > 0:53:22Got to do more than this. 25, 30, 35.
0:53:22 > 0:53:29At the back? No, not you, David. 35, 40, 45, 50, 55?
0:53:29 > 0:53:3360, 65, 70, 75, 80? No.
0:53:33 > 0:53:37Are we all sure? Come on. We'll sell at ?75, make no mistake.
0:53:37 > 0:53:39GAVEL BANGS No shame. It's close.
0:53:39 > 0:53:40No shame in that at all.
0:53:40 > 0:53:43Another small profit, Paul. Keep it up.
0:53:43 > 0:53:46That could've been a disaster. Yeah, plugged the bath.
0:53:46 > 0:53:47Unfortunately, it wasn't!
0:53:50 > 0:53:54Mark's turn next with the Sicilian mandolin.
0:53:54 > 0:53:59Starting on the book at 20. 20, 25, now where? 25, 30, 35, 35 with that?
0:53:59 > 0:54:0440, are you sure now? 40, 45 back in. 45, 50?
0:54:04 > 0:54:0750 I've got. All sure at ?50? GAVEL BANGS
0:54:07 > 0:54:11Another loss is not music to Mark's ears, but it's still early days.
0:54:11 > 0:54:15It can only get better. PAUL CHUCKLES
0:54:15 > 0:54:20That's the spirit, Mark! Right, it's Paul's Old Bill sketch next.
0:54:20 > 0:54:2420? Come on, all your hands should be at ?20 for this one.
0:54:24 > 0:54:2920 I've got. 20, 25 now where? I've got ?20 to my right-hand side. 25!
0:54:29 > 0:54:3325, 30. 30, 35? 35, 40. 40?
0:54:33 > 0:54:36Are we all sure now, going at ?40? It's a good buy.
0:54:36 > 0:54:38It's a wee profit.
0:54:38 > 0:54:42It's a wee profit indeed, Paul. And they all add up.
0:54:42 > 0:54:45It's a damn good result, that. Well done. Cheers, buddy.
0:54:47 > 0:54:49Behave yourself, Mark!
0:54:49 > 0:54:52It's your Victorian black-and-white prints next.
0:54:52 > 0:54:55Got to be ?30, hasn't it? 20, then.
0:54:55 > 0:54:5720 I've got then, 22, now where?
0:54:57 > 0:55:0322, 24, 26, 28, 30, and two, 32.
0:55:03 > 0:55:0832, 34, 36. It's flying. I've got 34 there.
0:55:08 > 0:55:11Are we all sure now with a bid at 34?
0:55:11 > 0:55:12Well done.
0:55:12 > 0:55:17Thank goodness Mark's finally got a profit - however small!
0:55:17 > 0:55:23Back to Paul, it's the Arts and Crafts corona pendant light next.
0:55:23 > 0:55:28We'll have to come straight in with me at ?30. Hands up everywhere.
0:55:28 > 0:55:3730, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60. 60 there, then. 65, now where?
0:55:37 > 0:55:40Are we all sure now with ?60? No, no, no!
0:55:40 > 0:55:43Oh, what? MARK WHISTLES
0:55:43 > 0:55:47Oh, dear, Paul. It's your first loss of the day. What a pity.
0:55:47 > 0:55:50You bargained so well for that lot.
0:55:50 > 0:55:53It's Mark's unusual naval pipe meter next.
0:55:53 > 0:55:56Will it excite the bidders of Burnley?
0:55:56 > 0:56:01I'm going to start the bidding with me on the book at ?14.
0:56:01 > 0:56:03Oh, ?14! The heavy hitters out(!)
0:56:03 > 0:56:0714, 16, 18, 20, 22,
0:56:07 > 0:56:1222, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32.
0:56:12 > 0:56:16You're doing all right, man. ..32, 34, 36? No?
0:56:16 > 0:56:19Are we all sure now, with a bid of ?34?
0:56:19 > 0:56:23Well, someone's bought it, Mark, just not at the price you hoped for.
0:56:23 > 0:56:27I'm clawing my way back to break even!
0:56:27 > 0:56:30It's Mark again, with his final lot of the day.
0:56:30 > 0:56:32The cricket ball and cap.
0:56:32 > 0:56:36Where will you start me on this? Come on. 30? A tenner?
0:56:36 > 0:56:40It's got to be sold - a tenner, I'm taking. 10, 15, 20.
0:56:40 > 0:56:4625, 30, 35, 40? No, I have 35 sat down. Come on. A bit more.
0:56:46 > 0:56:49We're going to let it go cheap. Oh, no. Come on. ?35 going...
0:56:49 > 0:56:52GAVEL BANGS Oh...
0:56:52 > 0:56:55Well, you didn't score a century with that one, Mark,
0:56:55 > 0:56:57but it's better than a loss.
0:56:57 > 0:57:00It's the last lot of the day, Paul's dainty little trio
0:57:00 > 0:57:04of Victorian perfume bottle, buttonhook and penknife.
0:57:04 > 0:57:0650?
0:57:06 > 0:57:1115? Crikey, it's a bid, I've got to take it. ?15, have you heard?!
0:57:11 > 0:57:1618, 20, 25, 30.
0:57:16 > 0:57:2135, 40? No. 35, 38 if it's easier.
0:57:21 > 0:57:2438 I've got then, 38 and 40.
0:57:24 > 0:57:2840 I've got, 45, 50?
0:57:28 > 0:57:34It's going a bit. Strong now. Are we all sure now with a bid of 45?
0:57:34 > 0:57:36Well done. Well done.
0:57:36 > 0:57:39Yet another small profit for Paul.
0:57:39 > 0:57:44Let's go. I need lessons from you on dealing. Behave yourself!
0:57:44 > 0:57:46Our chaps started with ?200 each.
0:57:46 > 0:57:49It's been a mixed bag of results, but who is the winner?
0:57:49 > 0:57:54After paying auction costs, Mark made a small loss of ?13.54,
0:57:54 > 0:57:58giving him ?186.46 to carry forward.
0:57:58 > 0:58:02Paul, meanwhile, is nudging ahead by a whisker with a profit
0:58:02 > 0:58:06of ?9.92, making him today's winner,
0:58:06 > 0:58:10with ?209.92 to start the next leg. Well done.
0:58:10 > 0:58:15Well, Paul... And listen carefully, because I don't intend to say this very often.
0:58:15 > 0:58:17PAUL GUFFAWS
0:58:17 > 0:58:21As you are the victor on this occasion... Say that again? No!
0:58:21 > 0:58:25On this occasion I will drive you, but just listen,
0:58:25 > 0:58:28don't get used to it. Ho ho ho ho ho!