0:00:02 > 0:00:05'It's the nation's favourite antiques experts with £200 each...'
0:00:05 > 0:00:11- I love that.- '..a classic car and a goal to scour Britain for antiques.'
0:00:11 > 0:00:13- Yippee!- I can see better with those.
0:00:13 > 0:00:17'The aim - to make the biggest profit at auction.
0:00:17 > 0:00:21'But it's no mean feat. There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers.'
0:00:21 > 0:00:23- HE LAUGHS - He's come to have a row.
0:00:23 > 0:00:27'So, will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster?'
0:00:27 > 0:00:29He's just about killed that, hasn't he?
0:00:29 > 0:00:31'This is the Antiques Road Trip!
0:00:33 > 0:00:35'Yeah!
0:00:35 > 0:00:37'It's the fourth leg of our road trip
0:00:37 > 0:00:40'and experts James Lewis and James Braxton
0:00:40 > 0:00:44'are once again hitting the highways in their 1983 Beetle convertible
0:00:44 > 0:00:47'as they discuss their fortunes so far.'
0:00:47 > 0:00:50I think there is a small ocean between us.
0:00:50 > 0:00:55- You're on the up, though. You're on the up. Comeback.- Hot on your heels.
0:00:55 > 0:00:59'The comeback kid, James Braxton, has 20 years of experience in auctioneering.
0:00:59 > 0:01:04'But as the road trip takes its toll, he's starting to suffer delusions of grandeur.'
0:01:04 > 0:01:10I think I might buy this for James, chauffer's peaked cap, for when he's driving me in said yellow Beetle.
0:01:10 > 0:01:14He could pop this on. I think he's got a bigger head than me, though.
0:01:14 > 0:01:18- HE LAUGHS - 'Maybe it's because he's beating you hands down, James.'
0:01:18 > 0:01:21I'll give that to James when I'm driving around the country.
0:01:21 > 0:01:26'The cranially-challenged James Lewis is also a seasoned auctioneer with his own business in Derbyshire
0:01:26 > 0:01:29'and is highly competitive.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32'He's on a roll and is going for bust, quite literally.
0:01:34 > 0:01:39'James Braxton has had a difficult run so far and made more losses than gains.
0:01:39 > 0:01:44'From his initial £200, he only has £176.30 to play with.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47'James Lewis, on the other hand, has been coining it in,
0:01:47 > 0:01:54'winning three out of three auctions and growing his initial £200 to £781.74
0:01:54 > 0:01:58'to spend on today's road trip. How does he do it?
0:01:58 > 0:02:02'The route for the week takes our happy campers from Ampthill in Bedfordshire
0:02:02 > 0:02:04'over the channel to Jersey and back,
0:02:04 > 0:02:07'to the final destination in Leamington Spa,
0:02:07 > 0:02:10'covering almost 1,000 miles. Crikey!
0:02:11 > 0:02:13'Today's trip begins in Barham in Kent
0:02:13 > 0:02:17'and ends up in auction at Tring, Hertfordshire.
0:02:20 > 0:02:25'Barham in the Kent Downs is an area of outstanding natural beauty.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28'But in days of yore, travellers in these parts
0:02:28 > 0:02:32'were terrorised by the notorious highwayman Black Robin.
0:02:32 > 0:02:36'Today you'll just have to make do with James Lewis and James Braxton.'
0:02:36 > 0:02:40- So you've got considerably more money than I have.- Yeah.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44- I had a bit of luck.- Bit of luck. - 'Let's see if it continues.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47'The two Jameses are en route to their first shop of the day,
0:02:47 > 0:02:53'Stablegate Antiques, but the old Beetle isn't meeting Lord Braxton's very high standards.'
0:02:53 > 0:02:56Why can't we have a bloody Bentley like normal people?
0:02:56 > 0:02:59'Normal people, James?
0:02:59 > 0:03:03'Champagne tastes on a bare income. I'll say no more.'
0:03:03 > 0:03:08- Antiques.- Come on, then. - 'Stablegate Antiques is a family affair based on a farm
0:03:08 > 0:03:12'and run by Michael Giuntini and his son, Christian.'
0:03:12 > 0:03:14- Hello, guys. - Good to see you. I'm James.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17- Hello. Lovely. James. - Pleasure to meet you.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20- So is it one room or two? - We've got two rooms.
0:03:20 > 0:03:25- This is the main room and then we've got another store...- Store?
0:03:25 > 0:03:28A store that's not quite as elaborate as this one, but...
0:03:28 > 0:03:31You want to push him into the elaborate one. He's got quite a lot of money.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33'Not that he's better, you know?'
0:03:33 > 0:03:38- Swine! Right, let's have a look in here.- The Aladdin's cave.
0:03:38 > 0:03:42'He'd better rub an old lamp and hope for a genie, then. Go for it, James.'
0:03:53 > 0:03:56- What could that be?- £70.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59How about a cheeky 50?
0:04:00 > 0:04:03Oh, I might have to consult the management about that.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05'By management, he means his dad.
0:04:05 > 0:04:09'Whilst he does that, why don't you enlighten us on your find, James?'
0:04:09 > 0:04:12It's a clock that is in the French style.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15This brass and tortoiseshell
0:04:15 > 0:04:17is known as Boulle work,
0:04:17 > 0:04:21that was invented by a chap called Andre Charles Boulle,
0:04:21 > 0:04:23who was cabinetmaker for Louis XIV.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26This one has the brass laid into the tortoiseshell.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28'I've said it before and I'll say it again,
0:04:28 > 0:04:33'it's been illegal to work with tortoiseshell since new laws were introduced in 1947,
0:04:33 > 0:04:37'but anything produced before that time can still be traded. There we go.'
0:04:37 > 0:04:43And the way it works is that the sheet of brass and the sheet of tortoiseshell are together
0:04:43 > 0:04:45and you cut the two pieces out
0:04:45 > 0:04:48so you have a positive and a negative of each,
0:04:48 > 0:04:51which is called parte and contra parte.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53And the brass is inlaid into the tortoiseshell
0:04:53 > 0:04:56and the tortoiseshell is inlaid into the brass.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59So somewhere there is another clock
0:04:59 > 0:05:03exactly the same but the opposite, if you follow.
0:05:03 > 0:05:05'Clear as mud, James. Thank you very much.
0:05:05 > 0:05:07'And just in case the first clock is too expensive,
0:05:07 > 0:05:11'he's found a second one, and this one in lacquered walnut.'
0:05:11 > 0:05:14- All right.- What news?
0:05:14 > 0:05:19- It'll be 60, £60 possibly. - 60. How about that one?
0:05:19 > 0:05:22- About the same sort of figure, around the £60 mark.- £60.
0:05:22 > 0:05:27What's happened here at the front? Is it just... Is that doable, do you think, that lacquer?
0:05:27 > 0:05:30It's a bit of water damage.
0:05:31 > 0:05:36- Maybe a little bit of polish on there, maybe.- Let's just...
0:05:36 > 0:05:39- A good bit of spit normally... - HE LAUGHS - Spit's always good!
0:05:39 > 0:05:42- If in doubt, spit on it! - HE LAUGHS
0:05:42 > 0:05:46'Disgusting! Stop spitting and start buying. He's thinking, though.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50'Something's ticking. He's thinking. Yes.
0:05:50 > 0:05:55- 'No! He's sunk. Don't drop it.' - I think I'm going to leave that one.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58'Well, that was worth the wait, wasn't it?'
0:05:58 > 0:06:02That's worth about £40 to me, but I can understand if you don't want to take that.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05I'll give you 50 for that, though, if that's any good to you.
0:06:05 > 0:06:09- OK, we'll do it for 50. - 50, you've got yourself a deal.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12- Thank you very much. - Brilliant. Thank you. There you go.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14- Thank you very much, sir.- Thank you.
0:06:14 > 0:06:18I've got 40 in hand. Is 40 any good for you on the other?
0:06:18 > 0:06:22- I think we can do that for 40.- Could you?- With the water damage, yeah.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25In that case, hang on, I won't put that back in my pocket.
0:06:25 > 0:06:30- There's some more.- Thank you very much!- All right.- Cheers.- Thank you. - Pleasure doing business.- And you.
0:06:30 > 0:06:34'Meanwhile, James Braxton is slumming it in a barn
0:06:34 > 0:06:36'with Christian's dad, Michael.'
0:06:36 > 0:06:38What about this fella?
0:06:38 > 0:06:42- Well, I wrap myself at night in that just to keep warm. - JAMES SNEEZES
0:06:42 > 0:06:44- 'Bless you.' - Well, it would keep you warm.- Yes.
0:06:44 > 0:06:48- Yes, it's a...- Is that the moth or the dust playing with me?
0:06:48 > 0:06:51I should say it's the dust probably. But nice colours.
0:06:51 > 0:06:57'Kilims are produced by nomads for use as carpets, bags and tent curtains,
0:06:57 > 0:07:00'with different tribes doing different designs.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02'Nice but dusty.'
0:07:02 > 0:07:05It's just raw wool, isn't it, totally unbleached.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07- You've got a bit of damage there. - Yeah.
0:07:07 > 0:07:11Terrible old damage. But I did notice... Here we are.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14- Magic carpet beater. - Oh, yeah.- See, look.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17You keep a well-stocked garden shed, I must say.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20- I used to get hit with that one. - MICHAEL LAUGHS
0:07:20 > 0:07:24No, we don't want to know about your hobbies, Michael.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27- 'Cheeky!' - How much is a blanket these days?
0:07:27 > 0:07:32- I don't know, something like that, 10... - Fiver?- Yeah, £5, £10, I suppose.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34- Yeah.- I think I'd be happy to give you a fiver for this.
0:07:34 > 0:07:38- Good.- I am known for my generosity.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41- Yeah, well, I'm sure you are. - JAMES LAUGHS
0:07:41 > 0:07:46- I can get an upgraded carpet for a fiver. Well done!- Thank you.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49'Seems to me it's Michael that's taking a beating.
0:07:49 > 0:07:53'A kilim rug for a fiver? Whilst they finish spanking the rug,
0:07:53 > 0:07:57'at the bottom of the beautiful Kentish garden, James Lewis is growing impatient.'
0:07:59 > 0:08:02- Come on, James. - What are you doing sitting down?
0:08:02 > 0:08:05- I've been buying. - Have you been buying?- Yeah.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08- You've bought?- Yeah.- How many?
0:08:08 > 0:08:11- Er, 27 objects.- You've done well.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14- No, I haven't, I've bought two. - Well done!- How about you?
0:08:14 > 0:08:17- Take a pew.- I bought one.- Oh, right.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20One little chirpy little bit of textile, really.
0:08:20 > 0:08:24- You've bought a carpet, haven't you? - A magic one.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26- I heard you banging it!- A magic one.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29I've been giving it a jolly good spanking.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32'Oh, Brackers! You're giving the game away!
0:08:32 > 0:08:34'If you don't shush up, it'll be you getting the spanking.'
0:08:34 > 0:08:37This rug, how exciting is it?
0:08:37 > 0:08:40I don't want... It's not very exciting, don't you worry.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43- Don't you worry. - Tell me about your rug, James.
0:08:43 > 0:08:49- Goodbye!- James! I've got the keys. - 'Does he know something about that rug that he's not letting on?
0:08:49 > 0:08:51- 'The old fox!'- James!
0:08:51 > 0:08:55- 'James Lewis will just have to wait and see.'- James!
0:08:56 > 0:09:00'From Barham, our boys travel 16 miles across country
0:09:00 > 0:09:03'to Faversham in the Swale district of Kent.
0:09:03 > 0:09:07'This market town grew up around the ancient seaport of Faversham Creek
0:09:07 > 0:09:11'and was the birthplace of the explosives industry in England.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14'More about that later on.'
0:09:14 > 0:09:17- Good luck.- Thanks a lot. - Remember, no smoking.- 'Boom-boom.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20'First, James Braxton has some shopping to do
0:09:20 > 0:09:24'at Squires Antiques, run by Anne and her son, Connor.'
0:09:35 > 0:09:38Ahh! Little Mouseman.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41God, that's a well-used breadboard, that, isn't it?
0:09:41 > 0:09:45And it's still fabulous. There's the little mouse.
0:09:45 > 0:09:49Thompson of Kilburn was a very famous maker in Yorkshire
0:09:49 > 0:09:53and he created furniture
0:09:53 > 0:09:56and these were more his novelty things, breadboards,
0:09:56 > 0:09:59but his signature was putting a mouse on an item
0:09:59 > 0:10:03and that's how the name was coined, Mouseman.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06And is there some dramatic movement on the price, Connor?
0:10:06 > 0:10:09- Oh, I'm sure there can be, yes. - Really? What would you...
0:10:09 > 0:10:13You can have that for 45. There's a good chance you'll...
0:10:13 > 0:10:16- Yeah, it's nice, isn't it?- Yeah. - It's a lovely piece, that.
0:10:16 > 0:10:20Have you got anything market-fresh? Something you've bought recently
0:10:20 > 0:10:24- snuggled away?- I'm going to let you look at... It's very small.
0:10:24 > 0:10:28- Very small.- A little locket,
0:10:28 > 0:10:31believed to be gold, but it's not marked,
0:10:31 > 0:10:33but it's a pretty little thing.
0:10:33 > 0:10:38It's very pretty, isn't it? How much do you want for that, Anne?
0:10:38 > 0:10:42I think if you had it for £35, there might be a profit.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44It's sweet and tiny
0:10:44 > 0:10:47- and its size is a novelty, isn't it? - Mm.
0:10:47 > 0:10:51Very pretty. Anything else market-fresh?
0:10:51 > 0:10:56Erm, well, we've just put this out this morning. This is collectable because it's LNER.
0:10:56 > 0:11:00'Oh, yeah, that's the London North Eastern Railway to you and me.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02'It's a railwayman's lamp,'
0:11:02 > 0:11:04We have Cheshunt.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07Do you think that might be the man who owned this?
0:11:07 > 0:11:11I suggest it's probably the name of the station.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13Ah. Is there a station there?
0:11:13 > 0:11:16- Could be, couldn't it? - It's on a plate that's been put on after the event.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19It has, hasn't it?
0:11:19 > 0:11:23- I might just see if there's a train station. - 'Don't you just love smart phones?
0:11:23 > 0:11:27'New technology to research the old - good move, James.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30- 'He's our modern man, you know?' - Cheshunt.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33Cheshunt Station, Hertfordshire.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35'Which is where the auction is.'
0:11:35 > 0:11:37Spooky!
0:11:37 > 0:11:40It's funny how the stars align occasionally, isn't it?
0:11:40 > 0:11:43Stars align.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46- And what did you think on that? - It could be a similar price to the locket.
0:11:46 > 0:11:50- It could be 35, as well. Do you a good discount on that.- Yeah.
0:11:50 > 0:11:54- Yeah.- Right, could I do the whole lot for £110?
0:11:54 > 0:11:57- There isn't much profit left for us, is there?- No?
0:11:57 > 0:12:00But then we've enjoyed having you here, so...
0:12:00 > 0:12:04Well, no, no, no, if there isn't, I'm very happy to do....
0:12:04 > 0:12:06Shall we split the difference?
0:12:06 > 0:12:10- Give me 115, then. - 115, I'm very happy to do that.- Yes.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12That's really kind. Thank you very much indeed, Anne.
0:12:12 > 0:12:17'So, that's the rail lantern at £40, the Mouseman cheeseboard at £40
0:12:17 > 0:12:21'and the gold locket for £35. Nice work!'
0:12:21 > 0:12:25- Thank you very much indeed. And thank you, Connor. - Thank you.- Thanks a lot. Bye.
0:12:25 > 0:12:29'With time to spare, James is off to find out about the town's explosive past.
0:12:29 > 0:12:33'Faversham was once the centre of gunpowder production in the UK
0:12:33 > 0:12:37'and also the site of the biggest tragedy the industry's ever known.
0:12:37 > 0:12:41'James has come along to meet local historian Arthur Percival.'
0:12:41 > 0:12:44- Hello.- Hello, James, and welcome to Chart Gunpowder Mills.
0:12:44 > 0:12:50Thank you very much. I see some fabulous old installations here.
0:12:50 > 0:12:54- Yes, it's the oldest gunpowder mill in the world, in fact.- Really?
0:12:54 > 0:12:59It dates from 1759, but there was a mill on this site way back in the 16th century
0:12:59 > 0:13:04and Faversham is said to be the cradle of the gunpowder industry.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07So why Faversham? Did you have some raw materials here?
0:13:07 > 0:13:11We had water power, which you can see down there.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13We had woodland around us
0:13:13 > 0:13:17and you need a lot of charcoal to make powder.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20And we are a port and so we had access by seas,
0:13:20 > 0:13:24because every went by water in those days, not by road.
0:13:24 > 0:13:29Yeah. So the Elizabethan fleet was kept in gunpowder.
0:13:29 > 0:13:33Yes. And we're quite proud of the fact that powder from here
0:13:33 > 0:13:37must have gone to Nelson at Trafalgar
0:13:37 > 0:13:39and to Wellington at Waterloo,
0:13:39 > 0:13:43so it's played its part in national history.
0:13:43 > 0:13:48'The water-powered mill turned these huge wheels outside and in
0:13:48 > 0:13:52'which blended the three ingredients needed to make the explosive cocktail,
0:13:52 > 0:13:57'charcoal, saltpetre and sulphur. But even back then,
0:13:57 > 0:13:59'health and safety policies were strict and enforced.
0:13:59 > 0:14:04'The biggest fear for any worker would've been a fire in a gunpowder store.'
0:14:04 > 0:14:09- As far as possible, everything was wood rather than metal.- Why's that?
0:14:09 > 0:14:11Well, simply because you wanted to avoid sparks.
0:14:11 > 0:14:15- Aha! Yes!- Cos if you had a spark, the game was up.
0:14:15 > 0:14:21'Sunday 2nd April 1916 should've been a day of rest for the factory workers,
0:14:21 > 0:14:24'but many of the men were called to do overtime
0:14:24 > 0:14:27'to meet the wartime demand for explosives.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29'But the day was to end in tragedy.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32'A number of linen sacks caught fire
0:14:32 > 0:14:35'and at 1:20pm there was an almighty explosion.'
0:14:35 > 0:14:39EXPLOSION
0:14:39 > 0:14:42'Shockwaves were felt across the southeast,
0:14:42 > 0:14:49'shattering windows in Southend and sending tremors as far as Norwich, 145 miles away.'
0:14:53 > 0:14:56This is what it roughly looked like afterwards.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58- That's the aftermath.- Goodness.
0:14:58 > 0:15:02And as you see from the photograph, it's virtually featureless.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05- A bit reminiscent of a nuclear explosion.- It is, isn't it?- Yes.
0:15:05 > 0:15:12'15 tons of TNT and 150 tons of ammonium nitrate had exploded
0:15:12 > 0:15:14'at one of the factories just outside Faversham,
0:15:14 > 0:15:18'killing 109 men and boys. Gosh.'
0:15:18 > 0:15:20And here are the poor workers here.
0:15:20 > 0:15:24Yeah, that's the mass grave in Faversham Cemetery.
0:15:24 > 0:15:28And again, rather touchingly, the service was inter-denominational,
0:15:28 > 0:15:33which in those day, to have Catholics and Protestants and non-conformists all together
0:15:33 > 0:15:38was a bit unusual. But in the circumstances, you have no alternative.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41'It was a dark day for the town
0:15:41 > 0:15:44'and one that will never be forgotten.
0:15:44 > 0:15:48'But in spite of the tragedy, it wasn't the end of the explosives industry here.'
0:15:48 > 0:15:52- It went on till 1934...- Right.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55..when the whole of the factory closed down,
0:15:55 > 0:16:00and it closed not because of any inadequacy in the gear or the workforce,
0:16:00 > 0:16:04but simply because ICI, who then owned the business,
0:16:04 > 0:16:08saw the war clouds gathering of World War II
0:16:08 > 0:16:12and thought Faversham was pretty close to the continent
0:16:12 > 0:16:16and they remembered last time the enemy overran Belgium in no time at all
0:16:16 > 0:16:19and so they'd better find a safer place for it.
0:16:19 > 0:16:24So they moved it up to Ardeer in Scotland, near Stevenston,
0:16:24 > 0:16:27and quite a lot of the machinery was taken up there
0:16:27 > 0:16:31and quite a few of the staff moved to Stevenston.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33'During the restoration of the gunpowder mill,
0:16:33 > 0:16:37'the original mechanics were repatriated from Scotland
0:16:37 > 0:16:41'and now form a key part of the visitors' centre, which serves as a constant reminder
0:16:41 > 0:16:47'of those who lived and died for the industry right here in Faversham. Fascinating.
0:16:51 > 0:16:55'Back on the road, though, James Lewis has Beetled into Herne Bay
0:16:55 > 0:16:58'for some bracing sea air and hopefully some more antiques.'
0:16:58 > 0:17:02I don't know what to expect, really, from the next place.
0:17:02 > 0:17:07But even if I only buy one thing,
0:17:07 > 0:17:10that will be fine for me.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17'Herne Bay is a seaside town on the south coast of the Thames Estuary,
0:17:17 > 0:17:22'home to the world's first freestanding clock tower, built in 1837.
0:17:22 > 0:17:24'But this is no time to dally, James,
0:17:24 > 0:17:27'because you've got shopping to do.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30'His last emporium of the day is Interior Interiors,
0:17:30 > 0:17:34'run by Roger and Lynne Hampshire. Hello!'
0:17:34 > 0:17:37- Hello there.- Hello! - Hi. I'm James. Nice to see you.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40- This is Lynne, my wife. I'm Roger. - Nice to meet you.
0:17:40 > 0:17:45'Roger and Lynne sell an eclectic mix of furniture and small antiques,
0:17:45 > 0:17:48'including some rather quirky items. So what's James got now?'
0:17:48 > 0:17:52- This is what you need for piles, a good suppository mould.- 'I'll have to take your word for it.'
0:17:52 > 0:17:58- Uh-huh. - Apparently, the guy that had those in the war was making lipsticks.
0:17:58 > 0:18:03- Was he really? - 'Suppository-shaped lipstick, eh?
0:18:03 > 0:18:06'You wouldn't need a handbag to carry them around, would you?
0:18:06 > 0:18:10'Instead, what about a vintage sewing machine by makers Wheeler and Wilson?'
0:18:10 > 0:18:14It's got those bits
0:18:14 > 0:18:17and it's got a belt drive on it,
0:18:17 > 0:18:20which is very unusual.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22- Right.- And it's very rare.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25I'd let you have that for 150 quid.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28- Cor.- That is rare.- Yeah.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31Well, make me a bid. Make me a sporting bid.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33I could see that making 50 quid at auction.
0:18:33 > 0:18:36'Someone's playing the long game.'
0:18:36 > 0:18:39- Keep looking.- Yep.- Keep looking.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41'So, he does.
0:18:47 > 0:18:53'But he ends up right back where he started for another look at the suppository mould.'
0:18:53 > 0:18:5520 quid.
0:18:56 > 0:19:00I can do you 30 quid for these folders.
0:19:00 > 0:19:04'Roger's thrown some other pharmaceutical items into the mix.
0:19:04 > 0:19:09'The cork crusher would've been used to mould corks into the right size for medicine bottles
0:19:09 > 0:19:14'and the paper folders were for, well, folding medical papers.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16'And what about the sewing machine?'
0:19:16 > 0:19:21- I can see this sewing machine make 50.- I could see the sewing machine making 300 or 400
0:19:21 > 0:19:25- if you get the right people. - Could make 100. - It could make a lot more than that.
0:19:26 > 0:19:30'This is turning into a real battle of wills, but who's going to crack first?'
0:19:30 > 0:19:32I'm getting fed up with saying things
0:19:32 > 0:19:36and you just say no, so you tell me, how much money have you got left?
0:19:36 > 0:19:38Right. Oh, I've got loads to spend.
0:19:38 > 0:19:42- 'Don't brag. But it is true.' - I'm not short of cash.
0:19:42 > 0:19:47Those I rated £8 each, so there's 16.
0:19:47 > 0:19:53That I rate at 20 at auction, so I don't want to pay 20 for it, cos there's no profit in it.
0:19:53 > 0:19:58So I rate those at about £20, for that group.
0:19:58 > 0:20:02I rate that at about 15 to 20 at auction.
0:20:02 > 0:20:06So it would need to be a tenner. So that's 30.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08And that's all you want to buy, is it?
0:20:08 > 0:20:12All right, I'll offer you £100 for the sewing machine and these.
0:20:12 > 0:20:17- 120 it's got to be. - I'll give you 105.- Hm.
0:20:17 > 0:20:21- This is where you say, "Split the difference," I think. - OK, all right, how about 110?
0:20:21 > 0:20:23Go on, then, you've worn me down.
0:20:23 > 0:20:27'Looked like the other way around to me. Well done, Roger.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30'So, that's the three pharmaceutical items for £30,
0:20:30 > 0:20:35'but has he got himself stitched up with that sewing machine at £80? We'll have to see.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38'Night-night, boys.
0:20:39 > 0:20:43- 'After a restful night, our boys are raring to go...'- Wahh!
0:20:43 > 0:20:47'..as they hit the highway for a second day of shopping.
0:20:47 > 0:20:51'But having slept on it, James Lewis is having regrets about the vintage sewing machine.'
0:20:51 > 0:20:54I ended up paying 80 quid for something
0:20:54 > 0:20:59that I am now convinced will probably make about 20, 20 or 30.
0:20:59 > 0:21:03- It's a shocker. - That sounds like one of my purchases.
0:21:03 > 0:21:07'So far, James Braxton has spent £120 on four lots,
0:21:07 > 0:21:09'the kilim rug, the railway lantern,
0:21:09 > 0:21:13'the gold book pendant and the Mouseman cheeseboard,
0:21:13 > 0:21:16'which leaves him with just £56.30 to spend.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20'James Lewis has also bought four lots,
0:21:20 > 0:21:24'spending £200 on two Louis XV mantle clocks,
0:21:24 > 0:21:27'a Victorian sewing machine and a collection of pharmaceutical items,
0:21:27 > 0:21:33'leaving him with £581.74 to spend on the day ahead.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38'Travelling on from Herne Bay, James Lewis is heading for Rochester
0:21:38 > 0:21:42'on the River Medway to continue his shopping.
0:21:42 > 0:21:47'Rochester is best known for its cathedral and castle and an epic siege in 1215.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50'But the only person likely to be under siege today
0:21:50 > 0:21:55'is Bill Mcskimming of Cottage Style Antiques once James starts bargaining with him.'
0:21:55 > 0:21:59- Ah, hello!- Hello.- I'm James. Nice to see you.- I'm Bill. Nice to meet you.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01Gosh, what a place!
0:22:06 > 0:22:09'Eventually, James is caught in a pile of tribal art.
0:22:09 > 0:22:11'Can you guess what it is yet?'
0:22:11 > 0:22:15You look at the shape and you think immediately Aboriginal, Australian.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18It's called a throwing stick,
0:22:18 > 0:22:21and they were like a boomerang but not quite the same.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24Not all of them were designed to come back.
0:22:24 > 0:22:29This has a much nicer feel to it. It's much heavier.
0:22:30 > 0:22:35Sort of a lignum vitae feel, which is the only wood that doesn't float.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38But the little bits of decoration there
0:22:38 > 0:22:41still feel fairly sharp.
0:22:41 > 0:22:46That might just be pre-war, but those two are certainly later.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49You don't think that's a shield, do you? Or do you?
0:22:49 > 0:22:52- No.- Cos if you held it, they'd hit your hand and you'd drop it.
0:22:52 > 0:22:56- Yeah, there's no way of... - Or something to knead the dough?
0:22:56 > 0:22:59Yeah, it could be, couldn't it? Something like that.
0:23:01 > 0:23:05I do like my tribal stuff. How much are they?
0:23:05 > 0:23:08They could be 50.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11I've got four lots already.
0:23:11 > 0:23:13I could put the clocks together.
0:23:13 > 0:23:18- I bought a sewing machine. Why did I buy a sewing machine? - 'Here we go again.'
0:23:18 > 0:23:21£80 for a sewing machine.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24It wasn't a standard Singer type, it was something slightly different, but...
0:23:24 > 0:23:28'Get over it. Move on. Feeling well and truly stitched up,
0:23:28 > 0:23:32'James's spirits are lifted when he spies a tiny tortoiseshell snuff box.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35'And you know what we say about tortoiseshell.'
0:23:35 > 0:23:39It's classic George II, sort of 1720, 1740.
0:23:39 > 0:23:44That lovely flattened hinge. And the shape is typical.
0:23:44 > 0:23:51You often see these with silver piquet decoration in the top, which make a fortune.
0:23:51 > 0:23:58But a moulded edge. And, again, the way it just shuts so perfectly.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02300 years of shutting and it still works.
0:24:02 > 0:24:04That's a lovely little box.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09- How much would that be?- 20.- 20.
0:24:10 > 0:24:14You say 15 and I'll say OK.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17- In that case, 15. - HE LAUGHS
0:24:17 > 0:24:19Yes? You've got a deal.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21'And then he goes back to the boomerang.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23'Funny - shouldn't it come back to him?'
0:24:23 > 0:24:26Would 20 quid be all right for those bits of tribal art?
0:24:26 > 0:24:30- Yeah.- Yeah? In that case, you've got a deal on those.
0:24:30 > 0:24:34Well done. Brilliant. Thank you. It's...
0:24:34 > 0:24:37I don't think they're greatly old, but you never know.
0:24:39 > 0:24:44'Having completed all his shopping, James Lewis is travelling on to Yalding near Maidstone
0:24:44 > 0:24:48'to take a well-earned tea break. As you do.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50'He's here to meet Sue Blazye
0:24:50 > 0:24:53'who's just warmed up one of her many teapots.'
0:24:53 > 0:24:55- Hi, how are you?- Hi! - Welcome to Teapot Island.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58Hi. Thank you very much. My goodness!
0:24:58 > 0:25:01- And it really is an island, isn't it?- Nearly.
0:25:01 > 0:25:05- We have to cross the river both ways to get in.- So why Teapot Island?
0:25:05 > 0:25:09We bought it as Riverside Diner, and we collected teapots, so we changed it to Teapot Island.
0:25:09 > 0:25:11Come on, let's have a look.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15'Sue is absolutely teapotty.
0:25:15 > 0:25:19'She bought the tea room in 2002 and has since transformed it
0:25:19 > 0:25:23'into a treasure trove of novelty teapots, over 6,000 of them!'
0:25:23 > 0:25:25- JAMES LAUGHS - My goodness!
0:25:25 > 0:25:28- Oh, and you sell them, too!- Oh, yes.
0:25:28 > 0:25:32The first one of everything belongs to me and then we sell them.
0:25:32 > 0:25:34They're completely mad, aren't they?
0:25:34 > 0:25:38- HE LAUGHS I think they're lovely. - In the nicest sort of way!
0:25:38 > 0:25:42'Britain is a nation of tea-brewing eccentrics,
0:25:42 > 0:25:46'drinking an estimated 165 million cups of tea every day,
0:25:46 > 0:25:49'a heck of a lot of tea, calling for a heck of a lot of teapots.'
0:25:49 > 0:25:52- When did it all start? - It started in 1983
0:25:52 > 0:25:54when my grandmother gave me a teapot.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56And that's how it started.
0:25:56 > 0:26:00- So all these are just in 30 years? - Yes. But this is not part of the collection.
0:26:00 > 0:26:05- The collection is through that door. - Come on, then.- Go through the door.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09'Originally, teapots were tiny
0:26:09 > 0:26:12'and it's said that tea was drunk directly from the spout.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15'In the mid-18th century, makers such as Wedgwood and Whieldon
0:26:15 > 0:26:20'produced pots shaped like pineapples, cabbages and cauliflowers.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23'So the novelty teapot was born.'
0:26:23 > 0:26:25Wow.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28They are crazy. Crazy designs.
0:26:28 > 0:26:32- Fairly modern or...- Yes. 1950s.
0:26:32 > 0:26:37- Oh, OK.- Not very old ones, just different shapes. We just wanted to collect the different shapes.
0:26:37 > 0:26:43- Just ones that you liked. - Yes. I love them, but now it's become our life.
0:26:43 > 0:26:45Really? How many have you got altogether?
0:26:45 > 0:26:48Over 6,800 now.
0:26:48 > 0:26:50So this is only the first little bit of it.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55- That is a life. - These three are really rare.
0:26:55 > 0:26:57By somebody called James Erin.
0:26:57 > 0:27:00So we've got the walrus, rhino...
0:27:00 > 0:27:04And the rain bird. The rain bird's the most expensive.
0:27:04 > 0:27:08- She's the rarest. - 'And cost Sue £1,000.'
0:27:08 > 0:27:12- So when was James Erin? - In the 80s.- In the 80s, was he?
0:27:12 > 0:27:16Most of the novelty ones started, I think, 70s, 80s, 90s.
0:27:16 > 0:27:21That was the heyday. And that's what I know more about, the novelty.
0:27:21 > 0:27:23- They're more fun in the 80s. - They are. They're really exciting.
0:27:25 > 0:27:30'Over 30 years, Sue reckons she's spent approximately £136,000 on her teapots.
0:27:30 > 0:27:33'But once you've got them, where do you put them all?'
0:27:35 > 0:27:38Up until 18 months ago, this was my lounge.
0:27:38 > 0:27:42And we had an upstairs extension built.
0:27:42 > 0:27:46- For the teapots?- No, for myself. - For yourself. - And the teapots have the old lounge.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49So this collection is costing you a fortune.
0:27:49 > 0:27:53- It's not just the buying of the teapots, it's the extending of the house.- Mm.
0:27:53 > 0:27:56I wouldn't be surprised that if one day
0:27:56 > 0:27:59this is in one of the big museums of our country
0:27:59 > 0:28:06as an important catalogued collection of teapots of this generation.
0:28:06 > 0:28:09'And with that, it's almost time for James to get back in the Beetle.
0:28:09 > 0:28:13'But not before Sue dusts down a very special teapot.'
0:28:13 > 0:28:16Now, that is what I call a teapot.
0:28:16 > 0:28:20And it works! Fantastic! Look at that!
0:28:20 > 0:28:24Well, brilliant. Cheers.
0:28:25 > 0:28:27'With only enough tea for two,
0:28:27 > 0:28:32'James Braxton has made his way to Charing, 20 miles away.
0:28:32 > 0:28:34'His final shop of the day is SV Antiques,
0:28:34 > 0:28:37- 'managed by Nigel Mullarkey.'- Hello.
0:28:37 > 0:28:42- Nigel.- Good to see you. - Good to see you again.
0:28:42 > 0:28:44You find me at the end of my buying phase.
0:28:44 > 0:28:47I've been to Faversham, bought some quite nice things.
0:28:47 > 0:28:50Have you got any odds and things?
0:28:50 > 0:28:55- Yeah, I think if you look out the side there, we might find something. - There?- I think so.- OK, brilliant.
0:28:55 > 0:29:01- That's where your cheaper items are. - 'They'll need to be cheap. He's only got £56.30 to spend.'
0:29:05 > 0:29:06Jungle.
0:29:08 > 0:29:12- 'Oh, that looks cheap.' - Onyx from the Atlas Mountains.
0:29:12 > 0:29:15There's something really comforting about the shape.
0:29:15 > 0:29:17'Yeah, if you happen to be a chicken.'
0:29:17 > 0:29:23Hasn't quite got enough in there. But if we just pepper them up a bit.
0:29:23 > 0:29:27'He's padding out the odd little lot with some old glass bottle stoppers.'
0:29:28 > 0:29:32Now, Nigel, how much for that lot? Make it cheap.
0:29:32 > 0:29:37- 20 quid the lot.- 20 quid the lot. Is anybody going to buy that?
0:29:37 > 0:29:41Or am I the stupidest man in antiques?
0:29:41 > 0:29:43'Er, no comment.'
0:29:43 > 0:29:47- Could you do 15, Nigel? - I thought I was a bad buyer.
0:29:47 > 0:29:49THEY LAUGH
0:29:49 > 0:29:52- Go on, let's have a deal. - 15, go on. Let's put it there.
0:29:52 > 0:29:55- I think the joke could be on me. - Or me.
0:29:55 > 0:29:57THEY LAUGH
0:29:57 > 0:30:02'Ha! With shopping completed, it's time for the two Jameses to weigh up the competition
0:30:02 > 0:30:05'as they get to see each other's items.'
0:30:07 > 0:30:10- Goodness me!- There we go.
0:30:10 > 0:30:14That looks an extraordinary sewing machine.
0:30:14 > 0:30:19- Now, you think that's your howler? - Yeah, I do.
0:30:19 > 0:30:21'Uh-oh. He's not still going on about that, is he?'
0:30:21 > 0:30:23I paid 80 quid for it.
0:30:23 > 0:30:27Well, for a very basic manual Singer, you pay £25 or £30.
0:30:27 > 0:30:32- For just a... Yeah. - That's lovely. I think that's a nice bit of engineering.
0:30:32 > 0:30:35- What's wrong with that? - I think it is, but I just don't think it's worth anything.
0:30:35 > 0:30:38'Methinks he doth protesteth too much.
0:30:38 > 0:30:42- 'What about that snuff box, then?' - A nice bit of tortoiseshell.- Lovely.
0:30:42 > 0:30:45It's so plain. The ones that make a lot of money
0:30:45 > 0:30:48are the ones with the nail-head decoration.
0:30:48 > 0:30:50- Sort of piquet, yeah. - Yeah.- It's nice.
0:30:50 > 0:30:54- And you can see the sort of Ordnance Survey contours in it.- Yes!
0:30:54 > 0:30:58- So it's fine, isn't it? - Yeah. And it was 15 quid.
0:30:58 > 0:31:01- That's cheap, isn't it? - Yeah. It should have a one in front of it and more, I would hope.
0:31:01 > 0:31:07- Yeah. I think you've shown up my bits already.- Oh, really? - Right, are you ready?- Go on, then.
0:31:07 > 0:31:10- Here we go!- Ooh, what's that?
0:31:10 > 0:31:13Here you are. Take that one.
0:31:14 > 0:31:17Ooh, I like that.
0:31:17 > 0:31:20It's pretty, isn't it? I think it's gold and black enamel.
0:31:20 > 0:31:23- How much?- That was £35.
0:31:24 > 0:31:26That could have a one in front, couldn't it?
0:31:26 > 0:31:32- Lovely.- So that's quite sweet. And this is the thing I'm rather pleased with.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35It's a sort of guard's, a sort of platform lamp.
0:31:35 > 0:31:38And this is how sometimes the stars can all align in one.
0:31:38 > 0:31:44- It's Cheshunt. And in fact, it's the station's name.- Yeah.
0:31:44 > 0:31:48- Guess where Cheshunt is.- No idea. - 'Clueless.'
0:31:48 > 0:31:51- Hertfordshire.- 'Geography never was his strong point.'
0:31:52 > 0:31:55- And that's the £5 rug.- £5.
0:31:56 > 0:32:00- What is that? Is that a kilim?- Yeah. It's one of these flat-weave fellas.
0:32:00 > 0:32:03'Seems as though James is pretending he doesn't know what it is.'
0:32:03 > 0:32:07- We all go off to Tring with our heads held high.- Yep.
0:32:07 > 0:32:10- Bestest.- Good luck.- Good luck.
0:32:10 > 0:32:13'Oh, yeah. So come on, boys, what do you really think?'
0:32:13 > 0:32:16I think James has bought really well this time.
0:32:16 > 0:32:19I love that little book locket.
0:32:19 > 0:32:24It's one of those things that appeals to more than one collecting angle.
0:32:24 > 0:32:26I think that is probably the star lot for him.
0:32:26 > 0:32:29I don't think James has much to fear with a boxed sewing machine,
0:32:29 > 0:32:32belt-driven, which is very unusual.
0:32:32 > 0:32:36I think he was just toying with me. The man is toying with me.
0:32:36 > 0:32:39'As James Lewis finishes toying with James Braxton,
0:32:39 > 0:32:43'there's only one way to find out who will be victorious in today's competition.
0:32:45 > 0:32:50'From Charing, our experts embark on the final 100 miles of today's trip
0:32:50 > 0:32:53'to the auction in Tring in Hertfordshire.'
0:32:54 > 0:32:56- This is it.- Righty-ho!
0:32:57 > 0:33:00Whoa! How about that?
0:33:00 > 0:33:02- Perfect!- Perfick! Well done.
0:33:02 > 0:33:08See, I haven't lost my technique of stopping this damn car. I'm hoping for better luck in there.
0:33:08 > 0:33:13'Today our experts are going head-to-head at Tring Market Auctions.
0:33:13 > 0:33:17'Established in 1832, it's one of the best-known salerooms in the home counties.
0:33:17 > 0:33:23'But does auctioneer Stephen Hearn think our experts have bought wisely? Stand by.'
0:33:23 > 0:33:26The Victorian Wheeler sewing machine,
0:33:26 > 0:33:29that's a very interesting item.
0:33:29 > 0:33:31It's a machine now which is quite rare.
0:33:31 > 0:33:35As the value of these sewing machines is not that high,
0:33:35 > 0:33:39I still think it might get very close to £100.
0:33:39 > 0:33:44The kilim red ground rug, that's one of the early 20th century rugs.
0:33:44 > 0:33:46It's had a lot of wear.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49But there again, there are many buyers who like a rug of that type
0:33:49 > 0:33:51which has had some wear to it.
0:33:51 > 0:33:56It's going to be restricted in value. Probably around £50 or £60.
0:33:56 > 0:34:01'James Braxton started this leg of the road trip with £176.30
0:34:01 > 0:34:04'and has spent £135 on five lots,
0:34:04 > 0:34:09'leaving him with a cash reserve of £41.30. Tight!
0:34:10 > 0:34:14'James Lewis started with £781.74 and bought six lots
0:34:14 > 0:34:16'costing £235,
0:34:16 > 0:34:22'leaving him with a seriously healthy balance of £546.74.'
0:34:24 > 0:34:29- What's your first lot? - Aboriginal club.- G'day!- G'day!
0:34:29 > 0:34:32'First up for James Lewis, it's the selection of tribal objects,
0:34:32 > 0:34:35'boomerang, club and carved bowl.'
0:34:35 > 0:34:39I'd like to see 100 for it. 50 or 40?
0:34:39 > 0:34:42Yes, 40 we've got for that one, surely. Yes. And 5.
0:34:42 > 0:34:4550. 5. 60. 5. 70.
0:34:45 > 0:34:475. 80. 5. 90.
0:34:47 > 0:34:51At £90 on my left, then. At £90. Thank you.
0:34:51 > 0:34:53GAVEL BANGS Good job!
0:34:53 > 0:34:57- That was quick and easy, wasn't it? - Tribal art - it's the future.
0:34:57 > 0:35:00'Strewth! A bonza start for James Lewis.
0:35:01 > 0:35:03'It's the first lot now for James Braxton,
0:35:03 > 0:35:06'the gold and enamel book pendant.'
0:35:06 > 0:35:08A nice lot. It's worth £70.
0:35:08 > 0:35:10Or 50. Or 40.
0:35:10 > 0:35:1230. 5. 40. 5.
0:35:12 > 0:35:1550. And 5. 60. And 5 now.
0:35:15 > 0:35:20Sitting down. £60 if there's no further bids, then.
0:35:20 > 0:35:23- It's yours, sir, at £60. Thank you. - GAVEL BANGS
0:35:23 > 0:35:25Not quite what I was hoping for.
0:35:25 > 0:35:31- But, but still a profit. - 'Well done, Brackers!
0:35:31 > 0:35:36'Time for the first of James Lewis's clocks to go under the hammer.
0:35:36 > 0:35:38'The red Boulle work jobbie.'
0:35:38 > 0:35:41Here it is, a rather nice clock, that one.
0:35:41 > 0:35:45- Nice one.- It's a nice one.
0:35:45 > 0:35:48What about 100 for it? Or 50 for it? Yes, 50 I've got for that one.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51Thank you. 5. 60. 5.
0:35:51 > 0:35:5470. 5. 80.
0:35:54 > 0:35:57Shall we go 90. Yes. And 100?
0:35:57 > 0:36:02No more? £90. 5. Just a fiver. It all helps, you know?
0:36:02 > 0:36:0895, then, I'm selling it. It's going to sell for £95, then.
0:36:08 > 0:36:11- GAVEL BANGS - Thank you.- It's a working profit.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13- Double your money, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:36:13 > 0:36:16Yeah. I thought that might have made a bit more.
0:36:16 > 0:36:18'Don't get too excited, will you, James?
0:36:18 > 0:36:21'There's nothing wrong with a £45 profit.
0:36:22 > 0:36:27'James Lewis's other timepiece now, the walnut jobbie.'
0:36:27 > 0:36:305. 60. 5.
0:36:30 > 0:36:34- 70.- Well done. - 5 now. At 70, and 5 it is.
0:36:34 > 0:36:36At £70, then, you're out at £70. And 5.
0:36:36 > 0:36:3975. 80. 5.
0:36:39 > 0:36:42- See?- At £80.- It's doing well. - And I shall sell.
0:36:42 > 0:36:45- For £80 then, thank you. - GAVEL BANGS
0:36:45 > 0:36:47- £80. - Yeah. Another profit, which is good.
0:36:47 > 0:36:50That's good! That's good!
0:36:50 > 0:36:53'No time to celebrate, though.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56'Victory for James Lewis isn't a foregone conclusion.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59'Next it's James Braxton's pine bowl
0:36:59 > 0:37:03'with the green onyx eggs and the glass stoppers. Groovy.'
0:37:03 > 0:37:06There you are. Useful lot to somebody.
0:37:06 > 0:37:09Where will we start? £20 for them? Tenner for them?
0:37:09 > 0:37:128 for them. 9 for them. 10 for them.
0:37:12 > 0:37:15Madam, you're missing that... 12!
0:37:15 > 0:37:1715 anywhere? 15 I'm bid for those.
0:37:17 > 0:37:1918 I've got for them!
0:37:19 > 0:37:23- Oh, go on!- Go on!- 20?
0:37:23 > 0:37:27No, 18's got them, then. I'll sell them for £18, then.
0:37:27 > 0:37:30'A tiny profit, but at least it's not a loss.'
0:37:30 > 0:37:32HE LAUGHS
0:37:32 > 0:37:34'No wonder he's still smiling.
0:37:35 > 0:37:40'James Lewis's Georgian tortoiseshell snuff box is up next.'
0:37:40 > 0:37:44- It's smaller than I remember it. - It is.
0:37:44 > 0:37:48- Have I got £70 for it? Or 50? - I'd give you 70. Oh, no!
0:37:48 > 0:37:50Come on! 40, yes.
0:37:50 > 0:37:54- 40 we're bid, then. 5 now. At £40. - No!
0:37:54 > 0:37:5845. 50. 5. 60. And 5.
0:37:58 > 0:38:01And 70. And 5. And 80.
0:38:01 > 0:38:04And 5. 90?
0:38:04 > 0:38:08- At £85.- I want it! - 5, is it?- Too much.
0:38:08 > 0:38:12No more, then, at £95. Are you out, madam?
0:38:12 > 0:38:15- Sir's got it for £95. Thank you. - GAVEL BANGS
0:38:15 > 0:38:21- A good profit, but...- £80 profit. That's a great profit.- Yeah. Yeah.
0:38:21 > 0:38:25'A great profit on the snuff box. £80 is not to be sneezed at.
0:38:26 > 0:38:29'Next for James Braxton, it's the railwayman's lantern
0:38:29 > 0:38:33'from Cheshunt Station, just over 30 miles away from the auction.'
0:38:33 > 0:38:37- There you are, local object there. £80 for it.- 80.
0:38:37 > 0:38:39Railway piece. Yes, 80 or 50?
0:38:39 > 0:38:4240. 5. 50.
0:38:42 > 0:38:445. 60.
0:38:44 > 0:38:47- 5. 70.- Well done.- 5. No more?
0:38:47 > 0:38:52- OK, then, £75. - That's all right, isn't it?
0:38:52 > 0:38:55- At £75. Thank you!- Well done.
0:38:55 > 0:38:58- Pleased with that. - Yeah, that's a find.
0:38:58 > 0:39:02'James Braxton's fortunes have really taken a turn for the better.
0:39:02 > 0:39:06'He'll struggle to win the war, but at this rate, he could still take the battle.
0:39:07 > 0:39:10'Next up for James Lewis is the collection of pharmaceutical items,
0:39:10 > 0:39:13'including paper folders and suppository mould.
0:39:13 > 0:39:16'Now, no jokes about this being a bum deal.'
0:39:16 > 0:39:19There you are. You can take that one home and do as you please.
0:39:19 > 0:39:22What about £60 for them? £40?
0:39:22 > 0:39:255. £50. 5. £60.
0:39:25 > 0:39:29- 5. £70. 5. £80.- Really?
0:39:29 > 0:39:31Madam, one more.
0:39:31 > 0:39:33No? At £80, then, they're going to be sold.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35That's good, isn't it?
0:39:35 > 0:39:37- For £80, then.- Very good. GAVEL BANGS
0:39:37 > 0:39:40- Thank you very much.- It's really good, really good. Well done him.
0:39:40 > 0:39:43- And how much did you buy those for? - 30.
0:39:44 > 0:39:47'Piles of profit from the suppository mould.
0:39:47 > 0:39:51'If that doesn't leave James Lewis smiling, nothing will.
0:39:51 > 0:39:55'It's time for James Braxton's next item, the Mouseman breadboard.'
0:39:55 > 0:39:59There you are, what about £80 for it? 80? Or 50? Or 40?
0:39:59 > 0:40:0340 I'm bid for it. Not a lot of money, you know?
0:40:03 > 0:40:055. 50. 5. 60.
0:40:05 > 0:40:095. 70. 5. 80. 5. 90 now.
0:40:09 > 0:40:1185. 90 is it?
0:40:11 > 0:40:1590 I'm bid for it! Are you five?
0:40:15 > 0:40:18- Sorry, no.- No? 90 has it, then. - THEY SNIGGER
0:40:18 > 0:40:22I shall sell it. Down it goes. We sell at £90, then.
0:40:22 > 0:40:24- £32.- More than double your money.
0:40:24 > 0:40:27- Double your money, gosh. - Braxton's back!
0:40:27 > 0:40:30'Brackers is indeed back with a vengeance.
0:40:30 > 0:40:33'This is his best auction so far.
0:40:33 > 0:40:35'After all the moaning about the sewing machine,
0:40:35 > 0:40:38'let's see if James Lewis was right to be worried.'
0:40:38 > 0:40:42We ought to be talking £100 for it, surely.
0:40:42 > 0:40:46100 or 50? I thought so. At 50. Yes, 50 I'm bid.
0:40:46 > 0:40:51- 60 I'm bid. 70. 80. - Hey?- One more. 90.
0:40:51 > 0:40:54It's got to be £100. 100 I've got, there you go.
0:40:54 > 0:40:57100 we're bid. 10 is it? Yes.
0:40:57 > 0:41:00And 20. Are you 30? 130.
0:41:00 > 0:41:05Consultation. Yes? 140!
0:41:05 > 0:41:07There you go, then, at £140.
0:41:07 > 0:41:11And 50. You've lost it, then. At £140, then.
0:41:11 > 0:41:14- Thank you.- Well done!
0:41:14 > 0:41:16I'm stunned at that.
0:41:16 > 0:41:20- I was absolutely convinced that was going to make 30 quid.- 'Get away!
0:41:20 > 0:41:23'He seems to have surprised himself with that one, then,
0:41:23 > 0:41:26'but he doesn't have the competition stitched up yet.
0:41:27 > 0:41:30'Last for James Braxton is his kilim rug.
0:41:30 > 0:41:33'It needs to sell for more than £232
0:41:33 > 0:41:36if he stands a chance of winning this leg.'
0:41:36 > 0:41:38- Nice rug, that one.- Lovely.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41What about £100 for it? 50 for it?
0:41:41 > 0:41:4540, surely, then! Yes, it's 40.
0:41:45 > 0:41:47Oh, well done! Well done!
0:41:47 > 0:41:51We're not there yet, surely. 50 I'm bid. 60. And 5. 70.
0:41:51 > 0:41:535. And 80 from madam.
0:41:53 > 0:41:56£80. Never mind the hole.
0:41:56 > 0:41:58- Shh!- Shh!- 5, anyone?
0:41:58 > 0:42:01At £80 then, madam.
0:42:01 > 0:42:03- I shall sell it, then, for £80. - GAVEL BANGS
0:42:03 > 0:42:07- Well done. Very pleased with that. - Well done, James. Brilliant!
0:42:07 > 0:42:09'That really is a magic carpet,
0:42:09 > 0:42:15'giving Brackers a ridiculous 1,500 percent profit!
0:42:15 > 0:42:18'Not enough to win today's auction, though, but it's a victory of sorts.
0:42:18 > 0:42:21'It's the first time on this road trip that he hasn't made a loss!
0:42:23 > 0:42:27'James Braxton started the show with £176.30,
0:42:27 > 0:42:32'and after auction costs, he's made a profit of £129.86,
0:42:32 > 0:42:36'Sending him through to the next round with £306.16.
0:42:38 > 0:42:42'However, James Lewis started with £781.74,
0:42:42 > 0:42:46'and after auction costs, he's made a profit of £240.60,
0:42:46 > 0:42:51'taking his total to an almighty £1022.34
0:42:51 > 0:42:54'and his fourth victory in a row.'
0:42:54 > 0:42:57- Ah, pleased with that. - Well done, you.
0:42:57 > 0:43:00- Very pleased with that. - Yeah, that's good.
0:43:00 > 0:43:05You take the leg, but I am definitely showing better performance.
0:43:05 > 0:43:08- Healthy profits.- Healthy profits. - Come on. Good.
0:43:08 > 0:43:14'So, with just one final leg to go, can James Braxton save face by winning the last auction?
0:43:14 > 0:43:17'Or will it be a total whitewash for James Lewis?
0:43:17 > 0:43:19'Next time on the Antiques Road Trip...'
0:43:19 > 0:43:23That is the oldest poo you will ever see.
0:43:23 > 0:43:25'..James Lewis is up to his old tricks again.'
0:43:25 > 0:43:28That is a fossilised turtle turd.
0:43:28 > 0:43:31'And coughs and sneezes spread diseases.'
0:43:31 > 0:43:33- HE SNEEZES - Oh, I blame you!
0:43:33 > 0:43:36My gift to you is my flu. JAMES SNEEZES
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