0:00:02 > 0:00:05It's the nation's favourite antiques experts with £200 each...
0:00:05 > 0:00:06I love that!
0:00:06 > 0:00:11..a classic car and a goal, to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13- Yipee!- Have I just done a terrible thing?
0:00:13 > 0:00:18The aim - to make the biggest profit at auction, but it's no mean feat.
0:00:18 > 0:00:22There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers.
0:00:22 > 0:00:23Am I going to flip a coin?
0:00:23 > 0:00:27So will it be the high road to glory, or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:27 > 0:00:29I can't believe it! We're rubbish!
0:00:29 > 0:00:32This is the Antiques Road Trip!
0:00:33 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:38 > 0:00:42It's the second leg of our trip in a 1983 bronze Mini,
0:00:42 > 0:00:46with Catherine Southon and David Harper and, today, it must be Wales.
0:00:49 > 0:00:53# You'll be welcome in the Valleys
0:00:53 > 0:00:55# When she comes... #
0:00:55 > 0:00:58- The lower gear you go, the lower your voice is.- Really?
0:00:58 > 0:01:02- So if I go up, I go, "Whaa!"- Whaa! CATHERINE LAUGHS
0:01:02 > 0:01:05David, whilst, clearly, not much of a singer,
0:01:05 > 0:01:08is an antiques expert who's been collecting since he was a nipper.
0:01:09 > 0:01:13# She'll be coming round the mountain when she comes
0:01:13 > 0:01:14Whoo! Whoo!
0:01:14 > 0:01:18# She'll be coming round the mountain when she comes... #
0:01:18 > 0:01:22Catherine is an auctioneer and maritime expert
0:01:22 > 0:01:25and, for this trip only, a pirate. Yaaaagh!
0:01:25 > 0:01:28- Pirate's seal. - A pirate's seal. Ooh-aah!- Ooh-aah!
0:01:28 > 0:01:32- So what about the pirate pact? - We're keeping it.- Are we? - Absolutely!
0:01:32 > 0:01:37- We are spending every single penny? - Down to the penny. That's the pirate pact.
0:01:38 > 0:01:43Catherine started with £200 and has £221.40 to spend today.
0:01:45 > 0:01:49David also began with £200 and has a narrow lead
0:01:49 > 0:01:52with £234.52 at his disposal.
0:01:53 > 0:01:58You are only a little bit ahead of me, David. There is a mere inch between us.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01- I can catch up. - You can catch up very easily.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06Our trip starts in Eccleston, in Lancashire.
0:02:06 > 0:02:10Head south for about 350 miles through Wales and the West Country
0:02:10 > 0:02:14to Seaton on the south coast of England.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18Today's leg begins in Ruthin, in North Wales,
0:02:18 > 0:02:22and heads for an auction at Bridgnorth in Shropshire.
0:02:24 > 0:02:28- Ruthin, I think.- Ruthin.- Ruthin as in "griffin".- Griffin?- Griffin.
0:02:28 > 0:02:33This is a fine old town, packed with many historic buildings.
0:02:36 > 0:02:40One of Ruthin's many claims to fame is that Land Of My Fathers,
0:02:40 > 0:02:43the Welsh National Anthem, was first printed here.
0:02:43 > 0:02:47- Picture House Antiques! - Doesn't that look good?
0:02:47 > 0:02:49- Yeah!- Oh, no!
0:02:49 > 0:02:52He looks like he's going to give me a big discount.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55All right, all right! No need to rush!
0:02:55 > 0:02:57Let me get in first.
0:02:57 > 0:03:01Phew! It doesn't take a genius to work out that the Picture House Antiques Centre
0:03:01 > 0:03:03was probably a cinema at some point.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06There's certainly plenty of room to show everything very nicely.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09- I did see a little inkwell round here.- Right.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11Plus Andy to usher Catherine around.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14- Which I thought was rather nice. - What the...?
0:03:14 > 0:03:17Yeah, maybe not, actually. I'm having a look at it. Maybe not.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19- I think it's Indian. - Not so nice close up.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23Well, you take her to the inkwell, but you can't...
0:03:23 > 0:03:29How's that go again? David, with Maureen as his guide, has his eye on a much safer bet.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32- Royal Crown Derby always makes so much money, doesn't it?- It does.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35- Imari pattern - it's the one, isn't it?- It is.
0:03:35 > 0:03:40The original Imari takes its name from the Japanese port it was exported from.
0:03:40 > 0:03:45But British manufacturers had been successfully imitating it for over 200 years.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47This...
0:03:47 > 0:03:51Crown Derby Imari makes more money than the original Japanese Imari.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53- Yeah.- It's a mad world.
0:03:53 > 0:03:59- Are you going to have this as well? - She's hard this one, isn't she? - You have to be.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02The ticket price is £50 on those.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06- £30 for the pair. - 35 and you can have them.
0:04:06 > 0:04:10- £30, Maureen. Say yes.- 35. - Please!- No.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12- I'll spin a coin.- It's got to be 35. - Spin a coin.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14You dare!
0:04:14 > 0:04:18OK, I'll spin it, you call. So if you lose, it's £30.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20- If you win, it's 35. Ready? - All right.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22- Call.- Heads.
0:04:23 > 0:04:27- It's tails.- Tails. Maureen, thank you so much.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30Oh, Maureen! But at least we have a buy!
0:04:30 > 0:04:31Great stuff!
0:04:31 > 0:04:35Now, after all that excitement, Catherine seems really keen on something.
0:04:35 > 0:04:40See, this is lovely. Beautifully carved book stand.
0:04:40 > 0:04:45Black Forest. Bavarian. But it's £150!
0:04:45 > 0:04:47What's the German for "very best price"?
0:04:47 > 0:04:50- This is nice, Andy.- Black Forest. - Too expensive.
0:04:50 > 0:04:55- What I can do for you...- Yes. - One price and one price only.- Oh!
0:04:55 > 0:04:5795 quid.
0:04:57 > 0:05:01- That really is a bit too much for me. - Right, 80 quid and that is it.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04- Let me have a look at it. - Yes. Here we go.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07- And it's perfect, would you say? - Almost.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10- Did you notice this?- Yes.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13- I don't think that is... - It's a bit of leaf been broken off.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17- The price reflects it. - If you can say 70, I'll shake your hand and go for it.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20Go on then! You're breaking my heart.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23Oh, I don't want to break your heart.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26She's got herself a good price there.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29But now it's David's turn with Andy.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32Looks like he's already found something.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34This thing. The little desk set there.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36Ah, the inkwell. Remember that?
0:05:36 > 0:05:38- Here we are, David. - Right. OK. Lovely.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41- Have a look, my friend. - Thank you very much indeed.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43That's an interesting thing, isn't it?
0:05:43 > 0:05:49- It's just tin. It's not a great quality thing, but it's... - It's unusual!- It's unusual.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52- What's it got on it? - 38, I think.- 38?
0:05:53 > 0:05:56- Does that clean up? - I think it might.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58See, if that cleaned up...
0:05:58 > 0:06:00Aah!
0:06:00 > 0:06:01Andy...
0:06:04 > 0:06:06Yes, my friend.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08Here we go!
0:06:08 > 0:06:11Am I going to flip a coin?
0:06:11 > 0:06:14Something tells me that Andy definitely wasn't born yesterday.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17Could do. £15.
0:06:17 > 0:06:1920 quid.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24- I tell you what, I'll flip a coin. 15 quid or 20 quid.- I'm on for that.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26- Call.- Heads.
0:06:28 > 0:06:32- Tails it is.- Tails again, baby! It's the lucky coin. - There you go, 15 quid.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35Here we go. Bee's wax is approaching as we speak.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38- Shall we give it a bit of a rub down?- Go for it.
0:06:38 > 0:06:42- See if it makes any... - Oh, look at that!
0:06:42 > 0:06:45- I think it makes a bit of a difference.- It's coming up a treat.- It is actually.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48Oh, dear! Someone shouldn't be watching this.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51- Look at that, Andy!- Yeah.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54That is a transformation.
0:06:54 > 0:06:58It's that inkwell. I liked it. Maybe I should have gone for that.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01Little bit of elbow grease. What a difference, eh?
0:07:01 > 0:07:04He's polishing it up. He's giving it a good rub.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08- I think that's been transformed, hasn't it?- Yep.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11Yeah, interesting.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14- Thank you, sir.- OK.
0:07:14 > 0:07:18Having spent just £45, David's done here. That was quick work.
0:07:18 > 0:07:22His pirate pal though has unfinished business.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24That seems quite reasonable.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27And think that spying that inkwell has her feeling the pressure.
0:07:27 > 0:07:31I always promised myself I would never buy this stuff again - WMF.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33Wurttembergen metallwaren...
0:07:33 > 0:07:36WMF is a German company that, at the start of the 20th century,
0:07:36 > 0:07:41was the world's largest producer of household metalware in the Art Nouveau style,
0:07:41 > 0:07:45or Jugendstil, as they call it in Germany.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48- How much can you do on that then, Andy?- What's on there? 35 on it.
0:07:48 > 0:07:54- With this...- Don't tell me 10%. - I would have to phone the dealer.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57- Can you have a word on that?- Yes!
0:07:57 > 0:07:59OK, it's ponder time.
0:07:59 > 0:08:03It's silver-plated, but it's a nice shape of a leaf there.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06I quite like the handle here with the berries on.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09- Right, I've had a word.- Go on then. - You can have it for 30.
0:08:09 > 0:08:13- Can you get that a bit lower? - 28 is the def.- Shall we say 25?
0:08:13 > 0:08:16It's got to be 28. Honestly.
0:08:16 > 0:08:1826.
0:08:18 > 0:08:19Nope!
0:08:19 > 0:08:24I'm struggling here with every last little pound!
0:08:24 > 0:08:26It's 28, darling. Sorry.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29You were doing HIM good deals.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32- I lost on the flip of a coin! I'm a gambler!- Are you?
0:08:32 > 0:08:36- Do you want to gamble with me? - I can't. It's somebody else's stuff.
0:08:36 > 0:08:41- Oh, go on! Do it for 25. - No, 28. 28 is the def on it.
0:08:41 > 0:08:45- I'm buying it. - You're buying it?- I am.
0:08:45 > 0:08:51- Thank you very much, madam.- Give me as much change as you possibly can. - It will still be 28 quid!
0:08:51 > 0:08:56Phew! That's a relief. Catherine spent almost half her cash on those two objects.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59Broom! Broom-broom-broom! Woo-hoo!
0:08:59 > 0:09:02Now, while she heads off for a little more shopping,
0:09:02 > 0:09:04David's going directly to jail!
0:09:04 > 0:09:07Because in addition to its other historic sites,
0:09:07 > 0:09:12Ruthin boasts an impressive Victorian prison, now a museum.
0:09:12 > 0:09:16- Now, you must be Margaret.- David. - Yes! Lovely to meet you.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19Croeso i Carchar Rhuthun. Welcome to Ruthin jail.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22Thank you very much. I wish I could respond to that. I love that outfit.
0:09:22 > 0:09:26- This is a period jailer's outfit? - This is the matron's outfit, yes!
0:09:26 > 0:09:31There's been a house of correction on this site since the 17th century.
0:09:31 > 0:09:35But the Prison's Act of 1865 set new standards
0:09:35 > 0:09:39and this building was opened a few years later.
0:09:39 > 0:09:44Well, here we are in the main part of the jail.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46- HE WHISTLES - Some size, isn't it?- It is.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49- There are cells here for 100 men. - My goodness.
0:09:49 > 0:09:54- It is magnificent, isn't it? - It is, yes.- Built to last.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56High-security, too.
0:09:56 > 0:10:00The escape-proof design is based London's Pentonville jail,
0:10:00 > 0:10:03which became the model for prisons in Britain and the Empire.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06This is the typical cell.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08So each cell had light and running water.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10Luxuries, you see, isn't there?
0:10:10 > 0:10:14In many ways, the new jail was a great improvement on what came before.
0:10:14 > 0:10:18But the Victorians weren't about to make life easy. Oh, no!
0:10:18 > 0:10:24Each prisoner got his own cell, but because of what they call the "Silent System",
0:10:24 > 0:10:26prisoners were forbidden to talk.
0:10:26 > 0:10:32This person would have been in the cell for 23 out of 24 hours.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35- Yeah?- They'd also do their work in the cell as well.
0:10:35 > 0:10:39They used to send old rope from the ports, like Liverpool.
0:10:39 > 0:10:43And they'd be frayed and covered in tar.
0:10:43 > 0:10:48And what the prisoners did was, they had to unpick the old rope.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51So that's where we get the term "money for old rope".
0:10:51 > 0:10:54Money for old rope! Gosh!
0:10:54 > 0:10:57As if silent and dirty work wasn't enough,
0:10:57 > 0:11:00further punishments were administered in the basement of the jail,
0:11:00 > 0:11:05including countless hours spent winding the crank.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08It is absolutely pointless.
0:11:08 > 0:11:14It's just something that was invented to be a punishment.
0:11:14 > 0:11:19There was a screw and you could tighten the screw to make it more difficult.
0:11:19 > 0:11:23And, apparently, that's the derivation of the turn "screw"...
0:11:23 > 0:11:26- As in a prison warden? - ..For a prison warden.
0:11:26 > 0:11:30- Oh, I see! So he would be the screw tightener?- Yes.- I've got you. OK.
0:11:31 > 0:11:36With such a regime, it was no wonder that the prisoners longed to escape.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41But only one man ever managed it.
0:11:41 > 0:11:45Petty thief John Jones escaped from Ruthin jail twice
0:11:45 > 0:11:48and the public loved him for it.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53His other name was the Welsh Houdini.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56He spent his life in and out of jail.
0:11:56 > 0:12:01And he escaped from that window up there in 1913.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04He was 61 years of age, at this time.
0:12:04 > 0:12:09- And he went across the top of the building here.- Yeah.
0:12:09 > 0:12:14- Over the wall.- Leaped over the wall. - And landed on a very convenient haystack.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17Oh, that is handy, isn't it? A bit of help there, I think.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20He was seen by somebody who was out shooting
0:12:20 > 0:12:24- and that person asked him to stop and he didn't.- Right.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27And the person with the gun shot him in the leg.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30He bled to death
0:12:31 > 0:12:33and that was the end of him.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36But Jones's death only made him more popular
0:12:36 > 0:12:42and postcards of his funeral were soon mass produced and sold throughout the country.
0:12:42 > 0:12:47- Hang on a minute! So that was a postcard they were selling of his funeral?- Yes. Yes.
0:12:47 > 0:12:53- So the guy genuinely is a local hero, even today.- Yes.
0:12:53 > 0:13:00WELSH MALE CHOIR SING
0:13:00 > 0:13:04So, while David's been detained at Her Majesty's pleasure,
0:13:04 > 0:13:07Catherine has motored on,
0:13:07 > 0:13:10making her way north from Ruthin to Denbeigh.
0:13:10 > 0:13:14The town takes its name from the Welsh for "little fortress"
0:13:14 > 0:13:19and, for hundreds of years, Denbeigh was fiercely contested between the Welsh and the English.
0:13:19 > 0:13:24Although things have, thankfully, calmed down quite a bit since then.
0:13:25 > 0:13:26Right. Here we are.
0:13:26 > 0:13:30Let's see what deals can be done.
0:13:31 > 0:13:35- Hello! Hello. I recognise you! - And I recognise yourself.
0:13:35 > 0:13:39Wonderful! You've got a very cheeky smile. Cheeky smile! Right!
0:13:39 > 0:13:42She's right. He has, actually.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45It's got to bode well that these two have met before.
0:13:45 > 0:13:49Plenty of stock, too, but Catherine seems a bit, well, stuck!
0:13:49 > 0:13:54There should be something, but nothing's jumped out so far.
0:13:54 > 0:13:58Hi, we're coming to your auction to sell a few items...
0:13:58 > 0:14:03Now she's called the auctioneer to get a bit of inspiration about what might do well in Bridgnorth.
0:14:03 > 0:14:08..Sort of countryfied, rustic - that's the sort of line we want to go for.
0:14:08 > 0:14:13Right. I'll tell you what I want. I want something rustic, countryfied and something novel.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16Have you got that, Paul?
0:14:17 > 0:14:19Good grief!
0:14:19 > 0:14:21Ah, wildlife!
0:14:21 > 0:14:23Oh, my...!
0:14:23 > 0:14:26Usually found in the country.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29Really nasty!
0:14:29 > 0:14:30Suit yourself!
0:14:30 > 0:14:34- Am I a difficult customer?- Erm...?
0:14:34 > 0:14:36Don't answer that, Paul.
0:14:36 > 0:14:40- Oh, not that cribbage board! - Oh, do you not like it, no?
0:14:41 > 0:14:43Who plays cribbage?!
0:14:43 > 0:14:45These are unusual.
0:14:45 > 0:14:49Crown green bowls, presented in the Victorian period
0:14:49 > 0:14:52with silver mounts on.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57- Are they Lignum, do you think? - Yeah.- Lignum vitae.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59It's a hard wood.
0:14:59 > 0:15:03- How much can you do those for? - The ticket price on them is 70.
0:15:03 > 0:15:08What would you like to pay for 'em, taking into account the price I gave?
0:15:08 > 0:15:10£30.
0:15:11 > 0:15:12- 60?- Oh!
0:15:12 > 0:15:1430!
0:15:14 > 0:15:16£40 and they're yours.
0:15:16 > 0:15:20- You've got a broken buckle, look. You're struggling with it.- No, no.
0:15:20 > 0:15:24There's nothing wrong with that. It's a nervous disposition.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28Hmm? She doesn't seem completely bowled over.
0:15:28 > 0:15:32- Okey-doke. - I didn't mean to hold them there!
0:15:32 > 0:15:35It just sort of happened. There we are!
0:15:35 > 0:15:38I'm going to go. I'm very embarrassed.
0:15:40 > 0:15:45She's getting somewhere. Bowls aren't exactly countryfied though.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47Now that's more like it!
0:15:47 > 0:15:51There you go. There's a good, original tractor seat. Three days ago that come in.
0:15:51 > 0:15:55- Lovely! How old is that? - Probably pre-1920s.
0:15:55 > 0:15:58Now you see, I could imagine that on somebody's wall.
0:15:58 > 0:16:02If you cleaned that all up and put that on a wall,
0:16:02 > 0:16:05that would actually look quite nice. I mean, look at all this!
0:16:05 > 0:16:07- Really intricate, isn't it? - Yeah, yeah.
0:16:07 > 0:16:12- What's that name? Victor?- Victor, quite a rare tractor, of its day.
0:16:12 > 0:16:16I'm not sure that Paul's a bona fide tractor expert!
0:16:16 > 0:16:18So what could you do that for?
0:16:18 > 0:16:2245 on the ticket price. I'll let you have it for 35.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25Can you do a better deal on it?
0:16:25 > 0:16:28The very best on that would be 30 on that one.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32Mm.
0:16:33 > 0:16:36Meanwhile, back in the woods...
0:16:36 > 0:16:39This is not REALLY what I was looking for.
0:16:39 > 0:16:44They are rather nice. There's got to be a profit in those, hasn't there?
0:16:44 > 0:16:47Especially if I can try and get them down for 25. Where's he gone?
0:16:47 > 0:16:52- I've made a decision.- OK. - So can we do 25 on this?
0:16:52 > 0:16:54- Yeah?- Carry on.
0:16:54 > 0:16:58- Carry on. And what about 25 for the seat?- No, I can't do that.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01But I will go 55 on the two.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04- I'm taking a gamble! I don't know anything about them. - It's not a gamble, I promise you.
0:17:04 > 0:17:08- Oh, go on! Make me happy. £50 for the two.- £50. Shake this time.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10Oh, what can Paul do?
0:17:10 > 0:17:13Thank you. The champion!
0:17:13 > 0:17:16We'll see! She's aiming to win though, by any means.
0:17:16 > 0:17:20There we are. I'm going to play him at his own game.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23I'm going to spend probably almost all my money,
0:17:23 > 0:17:26but I'm not going to spend it all.
0:17:26 > 0:17:28I'm going to go against the pirate pact
0:17:28 > 0:17:32and just see what he thinks about that.
0:17:32 > 0:17:36A whiff of mutiny. I wonder what those two will be talking about later?
0:17:36 > 0:17:40- Do you know what we need to have? - What?- Welsh cakes.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43- Oh, definitely! I love Welsh cakes. - They're very nice!- Yes.
0:17:43 > 0:17:45Nighty, night!
0:17:49 > 0:17:53Day two, and the talk is, once more, of piracy.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56Are you going to spend £190?
0:17:56 > 0:17:59The pirate pact stands and we have to blow everything.
0:17:59 > 0:18:03- Every single penny that's in my pocket will be spent today.- Really?
0:18:03 > 0:18:09It HAS to be! And if you're a piratess, a proper one, you will do exactly the same.
0:18:09 > 0:18:15Yesterday, David spent just £45 on some Crown Derby and a desk inkwell.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18A little bit of elbow grease, mate. What a difference, eh?
0:18:18 > 0:18:21Leaving him with £189.52 to spend today.
0:18:22 > 0:18:28While Catherine plumped for some bowls, a book stand, a bonbon dish
0:18:28 > 0:18:34and a tractor seat, spending £148, and leaving £73.40, but will she spend it all?
0:18:37 > 0:18:40Today, they're motoring south to Wrexham
0:18:40 > 0:18:42with the auction in Bridgnorth.
0:18:44 > 0:18:48The tallest building in the town and one of the seven wonders of Wales
0:18:48 > 0:18:52is the 16th-century Church of St Giles.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54- Look at that!- That is beautiful!
0:18:54 > 0:19:00But as well as a gothic masterpiece, lucky Wrexhamites can also lay claim to an Acorn Antiques.
0:19:00 > 0:19:04- This is me!- Have a great, great time! - Thank you very much indeed. - Marvellous!
0:19:04 > 0:19:08- I hope you have fun, too. - I will, don't you worry. - See you later!
0:19:12 > 0:19:14Hi! I'm Catherine. Hello. I'm Catherine Southon.
0:19:14 > 0:19:18Hello, Catherine, and welcome to Acorn Antiques.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21- Have you got a Mrs Overall? - That's me!- Ooh!- I'm afraid!
0:19:21 > 0:19:24You don't look like Mrs Overall! You're much more glamorous.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27No, not THAT Acorn Antiques, of course!
0:19:27 > 0:19:31Plenty of choice though. It just requires a little focus.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34I'm still thinking about the whole rustic idea.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37I do you love kitchenalia.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39I love, absolutely love, these butter stands.
0:19:39 > 0:19:43And look at that one with the cow on!
0:19:43 > 0:19:46But that is really expensive - £90!
0:19:46 > 0:19:50Nobody is going to give me £90 for that.
0:19:50 > 0:19:54Ah, well! At least she's enjoying herself. I wonder what's become of David?
0:19:59 > 0:20:02Mm, good job you brought the Mini!
0:20:03 > 0:20:06This place looks intriguing though.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12- Hello.- Hello. I'm David. - Oh, I'm Tess Gittins.
0:20:12 > 0:20:16Now what they REALLY specialise in here are oil lamps
0:20:16 > 0:20:18and it looks like David's already spotted something.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21- This is the base to an oil lamp? - Yes, that's right, yes.
0:20:22 > 0:20:27- It's quite a nice one with the tennis on it.- It is quite unusual.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30- You restore oil lamps?- Yes, we do. - Can you restore that one for me?
0:20:30 > 0:20:32I'd have to ask my husband about that.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35How much would it cost to make a lamp using that?
0:20:35 > 0:20:38We've got a lamp over here.
0:20:38 > 0:20:44- So, basically, you're suggesting I can have that top half...- Yes. - ..and put that base on?- Yes.
0:20:44 > 0:20:48So David's wasted little time in getting Ainsley to make him a lamp.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51Has Catherine found anything yet?
0:20:51 > 0:20:54- I like this little rocking chair. - That would bring a good price.
0:20:54 > 0:20:59- It's lovely. What's on it? - What has he got on it? He's got £80 on that.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02I don't want to spend any more than 40 on it.
0:21:02 > 0:21:06- I doubt he'd sell it for that. - He might do. Depends what sort of a day he's having.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09- He might! I'll go and ask him for you.- Thank you very much.
0:21:09 > 0:21:13While Lynn heads off to talk to Roy, how's the lamp coming along?
0:21:13 > 0:21:18- How's it going, Ainsley? - Unfortunately, can't use that with the old base.
0:21:18 > 0:21:23- Right.- What I can do is put it back on to the original base,
0:21:23 > 0:21:26- which is very, very like it. - I don't want that base!
0:21:26 > 0:21:29I want THAT base. That's the thing I want.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31- I think he wants that base! - I want that base!
0:21:31 > 0:21:33Mm, thought so!
0:21:34 > 0:21:39- Unfortunately, it won't go on. - Have you got another one that might go on?- No.- No.
0:21:39 > 0:21:45Yet, after more looking around, Ainsley thinks he might have one at home.
0:21:45 > 0:21:49- Can we have a look at it?- I can certainly go and get it for you. - Would you mind terribly?
0:21:49 > 0:21:52I just like this base. Can you think about the price?
0:21:52 > 0:21:56How about if I said 40, yeah? Deal done. Just get it. I'll have it.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59- I think it's worth a bit more than that.- 45 and we're done.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02What do you think, Tess?
0:22:02 > 0:22:05- Make your mind up.- Come on, Tess!
0:22:05 > 0:22:09- We're antiques dealers! - Yes, go and get the lamp. - We'll take it from there.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12So David makes a deal. Sight unseen.
0:22:12 > 0:22:16- If you say it's a nice thing, I'll have it.- It is very pretty.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19To make a deal, sight unseen, he must really value that base.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21Size is important then, Tess, isn't it?
0:22:21 > 0:22:25So Ainsley's off. I wonder if Catherine will want the legs changed on that chair now?
0:22:25 > 0:22:28- His very, very best price...- Mm.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30..is £55.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33And that's his very, very best.
0:22:33 > 0:22:37I don't think I'd make any money on that, so...
0:22:37 > 0:22:39- He really wouldn't go any more than 55?- No.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42No, definitely not, no.
0:22:42 > 0:22:43OK.
0:22:43 > 0:22:48Thank you very much indeed, Lynn. Thank you for all your help. Catch you later.
0:22:48 > 0:22:50Ooh, that's a bit disappointing!
0:22:50 > 0:22:55Oh, dear! Much more of this and Catherine will have quite a lot of money left over.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58Ah, Ainsley's got it, but will it fit?
0:22:58 > 0:23:00- ..I think.- Yeah, keep going. That's it.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03Please fit, Ainsley. Please fit.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07- It does fit.- Right.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10- Isn't it a lovely colour?- Oh!
0:23:10 > 0:23:14- Beautiful, isn't it?- Ooh! I've got a pair of trousers the same colour.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17Well, that's certainly ruined the moment for me.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19My gosh!
0:23:19 > 0:23:22That is drop-dead gorgeous.
0:23:22 > 0:23:26For £45 as well!
0:23:26 > 0:23:2745.
0:23:27 > 0:23:28Well done, David!
0:23:28 > 0:23:30Thank you.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33Now has Catherine gone off her rocker? Not quite.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36She's offered £50 and Lynn's made one more call.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39- Now then, let's have a chat. Have you had another...?- I have.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42Now he didn't want to go to 50.
0:23:42 > 0:23:47- He didn't. But I told him that you really had fallen in love with it.- Oh!
0:23:47 > 0:23:50- And I do think that makes a difference.- It does!
0:23:50 > 0:23:52- And so he says he will take 50.- Yes!
0:23:52 > 0:23:55That's brilliant. Thank you so much! You're an absolute star.
0:23:55 > 0:23:59So she still has £23.40 left.
0:23:59 > 0:24:01Could prove controversial.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04Well, I have made my final purchase.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07But I've broken the pirate pact.
0:24:07 > 0:24:09Mm! Thought so.
0:24:10 > 0:24:14Plenty of time to share that as they drive deep into the country,
0:24:14 > 0:24:17from Wrexham to Overton.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21- I think it might be here... - Are you sure?!
0:24:21 > 0:24:24Just keep on going past the pigs, on the left.
0:24:24 > 0:24:29- Oh, look at the pigs!- Oh, aren't they gorgeous?- Aren't they lovely?
0:24:30 > 0:24:32- How much have you got left? - A lot.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35- See you later!- Good luck!
0:24:37 > 0:24:39- Hello there.- Hello. How are you? - What's your name?- Gary.
0:24:39 > 0:24:41- Gary. I'm David. - Nice to see you, Gary.
0:24:41 > 0:24:45Now, it's just as well that David likes furniture because there's plenty of it here!
0:24:45 > 0:24:48Some of it, very nice indeed.
0:24:48 > 0:24:52And playing pirates can lead to some curious bargaining techniques.
0:24:52 > 0:24:57I've got 144.52. Whatever's in that pocket. And I want to give it all to you.
0:24:57 > 0:25:02Gary's giving little away, especially not this £250 Pembroke table.
0:25:02 > 0:25:04- So what's that, 1840?- Mm.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07Lovely base. Solid mahogany.
0:25:07 > 0:25:09Should have a draw this end. Does it? One draw.
0:25:09 > 0:25:14- There you go. Do you want to give me an idea?- It owes me 120.- Right.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16- Let me bear that in mind.- Yeah.
0:25:16 > 0:25:21From £250 to £120! Ha! David's honesty might be paying off here.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24- They're very popular at the moment - the trunks.- Yes, trunks are good.
0:25:24 > 0:25:28- Any labels on it?- I don't think there is, to be honest.
0:25:28 > 0:25:32Cos when you see these old shipping labels, they're great talking points.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35Something like that just oozes its history.
0:25:35 > 0:25:40"If I could tell stories." That's early 20th century. Out of interest...
0:25:40 > 0:25:43..would 144.52 buy both of those items,
0:25:43 > 0:25:48- the Pembroke table and... - Not on that, no.- Are you sure?- Yeah.
0:25:48 > 0:25:52That was a bold move. The ticket price on the trunk alone is 200.
0:25:52 > 0:25:57I would give you everything in my pocket right now for those two objects.
0:25:57 > 0:26:01I couldn't do the two of those for that money, but...
0:26:01 > 0:26:04Cindy, come in and help him. Please.
0:26:04 > 0:26:06Come on, Cindy.
0:26:06 > 0:26:10All I would ask is take my money, clear some space, guys.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14David's really waving that cash around now.
0:26:14 > 0:26:17If I had one penny more, I'd give it to you.
0:26:17 > 0:26:18Mm.
0:26:18 > 0:26:21- Are you sure though?- Count it! Here!
0:26:21 > 0:26:26- That's all I've got. That should be 140...- 20, 40, 60...
0:26:26 > 0:26:2780, 100...
0:26:27 > 0:26:30Let Gary get his hands on it.
0:26:33 > 0:26:35- 140...- Four.- Four...
0:26:35 > 0:26:38..52p is the bid.
0:26:38 > 0:26:42- Sure there's no more? - That's it! That's it! I'm absolutely wiped out.
0:26:42 > 0:26:46- Here, look! Nothing more. - What about the other one?
0:26:46 > 0:26:49- Oh!- A bit of old paper. You can have that.
0:26:51 > 0:26:54- Go on then!- Good! Thank you...
0:26:54 > 0:26:58Well, that little sum went a very long way.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01Meanwhile, Catherine's crossed the border into England,
0:27:01 > 0:27:04travelling from Overton to Melverley
0:27:04 > 0:27:08to visit a church which has survived disaster twice.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11- Hello, Catherine!- Hi! Hello!
0:27:11 > 0:27:14- Welcome to Melverley Church. - You must be Lynn.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17- Come and have a look.- I can't wait. What a treat!
0:27:17 > 0:27:21There's been a church here on the edge of the river, and the Welsh border,
0:27:21 > 0:27:26for about 1,000 years, but the present building dates back to 1406.
0:27:26 > 0:27:32- That is beautiful. Isn't it lovely? - There's not a nail or screw in this building. It's all pegged together.
0:27:32 > 0:27:34- Really?- Yep.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37Gosh, you can see! They're literally all pegged.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40It's quite incredible.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42A rare example of wattle and daub construction,
0:27:42 > 0:27:47St Peter's is possibly one of the oldest timber-framed churches in Britain.
0:27:47 > 0:27:49It was rebuilt after the original was burned to the ground
0:27:49 > 0:27:54during the Owain Glyndwr Welsh uprising in 1401.
0:27:55 > 0:28:00And all that remains of that church is the font.
0:28:00 > 0:28:03So it's been here for about 1,000 years.
0:28:03 > 0:28:04My goodness!
0:28:04 > 0:28:06Isn't that amazing?
0:28:06 > 0:28:11We still do baptisms in that Saxon font.
0:28:12 > 0:28:17Incredibly, the villagers managed to rally round and rebuilt their church in just five years.
0:28:17 > 0:28:21And it's been in almost continual use ever since.
0:28:21 > 0:28:25I'm fascinated by the structure of it. How was this put together?
0:28:25 > 0:28:30It was built like this because they knew how to build barns, didn't they?
0:28:30 > 0:28:37Much of the furniture in the church is Jacobean, including the altar and the fine, carved pulpit.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40Isn't it lovely! All the little flowers here.
0:28:40 > 0:28:45Dating from slightly later is the church's other great treasure,
0:28:45 > 0:28:46it's chained Bible.
0:28:46 > 0:28:49People were beginning to learn to read.
0:28:49 > 0:28:54And to save them borrowing it, and not returning it,
0:28:54 > 0:28:58it was chained. It meant they had to come to church to read it.
0:28:58 > 0:29:01I'm quite surprised that you don't keep this protected in any way.
0:29:01 > 0:29:05You don't touch it with any gloves. I mean, it's your pride and joy here.
0:29:05 > 0:29:08But the church is open every day to everybody.
0:29:08 > 0:29:12It's our special thing and we want everybody to see it.
0:29:12 > 0:29:15Do you know, we have bats in this church?
0:29:15 > 0:29:18And, at night, they would come and they mess everywhere.
0:29:18 > 0:29:22They've never messed on this Bible.
0:29:22 > 0:29:25She says pointing to a tiny bit! LAUGHTER
0:29:25 > 0:29:31Just over 20 years ago, the people of Melverley had to fight to save their church for a second time,
0:29:31 > 0:29:34when the River Vymwy flooded its banks.
0:29:35 > 0:29:38And it looked as if the church had moved.
0:29:38 > 0:29:41And when they came to anchor it, there was no foundation,
0:29:41 > 0:29:45so the whole building had to be raised in the air
0:29:45 > 0:29:47and it had to have new foundations.
0:29:47 > 0:29:50And the building was raised on car jacks.
0:29:50 > 0:29:52It was horrendous.
0:29:52 > 0:29:57Faced with the bill for £250,000, this little village of about 50 houses,
0:29:57 > 0:30:03set up about fundraising and, astonishingly, managed the feat in just two years.
0:30:03 > 0:30:09- Everybody got involved, whether they came to church or not.- That's wonderful.- They were all there.
0:30:09 > 0:30:14- This building just grabs your imagination.- I was going to say, it was worth saving.
0:30:17 > 0:30:21Right! Confession time. What have they bought?
0:30:21 > 0:30:24So item number one...
0:30:24 > 0:30:25that.
0:30:25 > 0:30:27- Right.- Wait.
0:30:27 > 0:30:31And there's some more items
0:30:31 > 0:30:34under here.
0:30:34 > 0:30:38Wait, Catherine Southon! There is one more piece. Close your eyes.
0:30:40 > 0:30:42But can I introduce you to my favourite object?
0:30:44 > 0:30:47Ah! I think it's absolutely breath-taking.
0:30:47 > 0:30:50- It's beautiful.- Thank you.
0:30:50 > 0:30:53As an object, first of all, as an oil lamp, it's stunning.
0:30:53 > 0:30:56- This... Is this all etched?- Yep.
0:30:56 > 0:31:01- That's just divine, but what I love...- Go on tell me.
0:31:01 > 0:31:03- I love that base.- Thank you.
0:31:03 > 0:31:08It is absolutely gorgeous. You've got all these figures playing...tennis, is it?
0:31:08 > 0:31:11It's just wonderful!
0:31:11 > 0:31:14- Oh, thank you.- I love that!
0:31:14 > 0:31:16What about that bargain table though?
0:31:16 > 0:31:21- I'll go through the other items. - Go on then.- Proper piece of English furniture.
0:31:21 > 0:31:26Early to mid-19th-century, solid mahogany, Pembroke table.
0:31:26 > 0:31:30- It's lovely.- And the early 19th-century travel trunk. - Yeah, it's nice.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32- Kept its shape, hasn't it? - Good shape.
0:31:32 > 0:31:37Well, she's impressed so far. I wonder what she'll make of that inkwell second time round?
0:31:37 > 0:31:42- I do need to have a little look. - This is the object you saw, but if you remember,
0:31:42 > 0:31:46it was much dirtier, so I've given it a nice clear wax.
0:31:46 > 0:31:50But it's really tarnished, David. Look at this still.
0:31:50 > 0:31:54If you were built in 1910 or 1920, you'd be a bit tarnished as well.
0:31:54 > 0:31:56That's what you call "an antique".
0:31:56 > 0:31:58Steady on, David!
0:31:58 > 0:32:01- You know, I was absolutely heartbroken that you bought that. - Are you still heartbroken?
0:32:01 > 0:32:06- I don't think I am, David.- Woah! - Shall we move on?- All right.
0:32:06 > 0:32:09- Right, ready?- I'm very ready.
0:32:10 > 0:32:11Ooh!
0:32:11 > 0:32:14- OK.- Right. - Is that really a tractor seat?
0:32:14 > 0:32:16Well spotted!
0:32:16 > 0:32:20- It is.- Cast iron.- Yes.- I don't know a great deal about them. That's interesting.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23Non-committal, but polite.
0:32:23 > 0:32:25OK. I'm going to show you these.
0:32:25 > 0:32:28- Lignum vitae.- Yes.
0:32:28 > 0:32:33- Presentation.- Ooh! 1895. This is more you than me.
0:32:33 > 0:32:37- I can't even hold them. They're too heavy for me.- They're nice.- That's probably why I've got back ache.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40I don't think he's very keen on those.
0:32:40 > 0:32:43- How about that?- Is that WMF?- It is.
0:32:43 > 0:32:48I do absolutely adore WMF. I think that's a good buy.
0:32:48 > 0:32:52Finally, something David likes! What about the book stand?
0:32:52 > 0:32:55But look how it's carved all around. Isn't that lovely?
0:32:55 > 0:32:58Lovely colour. Very good quality.
0:32:58 > 0:33:02- I think that's good.- I absolutely adore it.- That's good.- It's lovely.
0:33:02 > 0:33:04- Final item.- OK.
0:33:04 > 0:33:07Little child's rocker.
0:33:07 > 0:33:12Windsor. Erm, I can't see its construction very well. It doesn't look like it's a period one.
0:33:12 > 0:33:17- Well, I thought it was Victorian. - I wouldn't be massively confident it was Victorian, personally,
0:33:17 > 0:33:19but I don't know whether it matters.
0:33:19 > 0:33:23Time for the £221.40 question.
0:33:23 > 0:33:27Has the piratess spent every...
0:33:27 > 0:33:29single...?
0:33:29 > 0:33:31- Aaah!- David!
0:33:31 > 0:33:34You've broken the pirate pact.
0:33:34 > 0:33:38Oh, dear! Pact over then. But what did they really think?
0:33:38 > 0:33:42That inkwell wasn't that special after all, was it?
0:33:42 > 0:33:45I didn't really need to be so upset about it.
0:33:45 > 0:33:50I think the item that doesn't do anything for me are the bowls.
0:33:50 > 0:33:53I see them almost every day of my life.
0:33:53 > 0:33:57This time round it could be me that wins!
0:33:57 > 0:34:01After starting out in Ruthin, in North Wales,
0:34:01 > 0:34:05this leg concludes with an auction in Bridgnorth, in Shropshire.
0:34:05 > 0:34:09Did you know that Bridgnorth was the birth place of Francis Moore,
0:34:09 > 0:34:14the creator of Old Moore's Almanack back in 1657?
0:34:14 > 0:34:20I wonder if the current edition has anything about our pair's prospects at the local auction room?
0:34:20 > 0:34:23- Let's go!- This is it.
0:34:23 > 0:34:25- This is where I edge forward.- Is it?
0:34:25 > 0:34:29- You're only an inch away, missus. - Breathe in that country air, David!
0:34:29 > 0:34:33They seem to sell just about everything at Nick Deighton,
0:34:33 > 0:34:35including all kinds of livestock.
0:34:35 > 0:34:39Today though, I'm assured, it's antiques and collectables only.
0:34:39 > 0:34:44So let's hear what auctioneer Mark Stafford-Lovatt thinks of Catherine and David's offerings.
0:34:44 > 0:34:48Pembroke table - they're not the best of sellers at the moment.
0:34:48 > 0:34:50They're just a little bit out of fashion.
0:34:50 > 0:34:53The bonbon dish might not happen,
0:34:53 > 0:34:55because it is quite late for WMF.
0:34:55 > 0:34:58Oil lamps - this time of year? It's summer.
0:34:58 > 0:35:01People aren't thinking about dark nights and power cuts.
0:35:01 > 0:35:04Oh, well! Not exactly a ringing endorsement!
0:35:04 > 0:35:06- Oh! Thank you.- Come on, dear.
0:35:06 > 0:35:09Catherine began with £221.40
0:35:09 > 0:35:13and she spent £198 on five auction lots.
0:35:15 > 0:35:20David started out with £234.52 and he splashed it all on five lots.
0:35:23 > 0:35:26Almost ready. Is it me or is it a bit warm in here?
0:35:26 > 0:35:28- I am getting a bit hot.- Oh!
0:35:28 > 0:35:32First up, Catherine's bit of Black Forest
0:35:32 > 0:35:37You're on, you're on, missus! Good luck. It's a beautiful object.
0:35:37 > 0:35:3820. 22.
0:35:38 > 0:35:4025. 27.
0:35:40 > 0:35:42- £30.- Go on!- 32.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45- Come on!- 35.- A long way to go.- 37.
0:35:45 > 0:35:4740. 42.
0:35:47 > 0:35:4945. 47.
0:35:49 > 0:35:5150. 55.
0:35:51 > 0:35:5460. 65.
0:35:54 > 0:35:57- 65 bid.- Ooh, come on!
0:35:57 > 0:35:59At 65 then. All done at 65?
0:35:59 > 0:36:01Ooh!
0:36:01 > 0:36:03CATHERINE LAUGHS
0:36:03 > 0:36:0465.
0:36:04 > 0:36:07A £5 loss, but more after commission.
0:36:07 > 0:36:11Bad luck! But, actually, well bought because it's a beautiful thing.
0:36:11 > 0:36:15Now for that controversial inkwell. Will David's polishing pay off?
0:36:15 > 0:36:1710. £10. I'm bid 10. 12.
0:36:17 > 0:36:2114. 16. 18.
0:36:21 > 0:36:23- Yes, baby! Come on!- £18 the bid!
0:36:23 > 0:36:26£18 the bid at the back. At 18. Now 20. 20 bid.
0:36:26 > 0:36:28£20 now. 22. At 22 bid.
0:36:28 > 0:36:3022 at the back. At 22 now.
0:36:30 > 0:36:34- Go on!- I'm trying! 22 at the back. 22 now. All done?
0:36:34 > 0:36:36- At 22.- Oooh!
0:36:36 > 0:36:39Seven quid!
0:36:39 > 0:36:41Yes, a small profit.
0:36:41 > 0:36:43Still jealous?
0:36:43 > 0:36:48Next David's Crown Derby. Will it drive Bridgnorth wild?
0:36:48 > 0:36:5110 bid. At 10. 12. 14. 16.
0:36:51 > 0:36:52- 18.- Oooh!
0:36:52 > 0:36:55- 18 bid. 20.- Come on!- £20 the bid.
0:36:55 > 0:36:59At £20 the bid. £20 and 2. 22. At 4.
0:36:59 > 0:37:016. 8. 28. 30.
0:37:01 > 0:37:06- £30. I got 2. 35.- I'm in profit! Do you know what a profit is?
0:37:06 > 0:37:08At 35. 35 bid.
0:37:08 > 0:37:11At 35 bid. You've paid for the dish. You're doing well. At 35.
0:37:11 > 0:37:15- 35 in the middle.- No! - Are you all done? You sure?
0:37:15 > 0:37:19- Yes!- At 35.- No!- We're sure! Hammer down!- No!- You sure?- No!
0:37:19 > 0:37:22- At 35.- Oh!
0:37:22 > 0:37:25Well, at least David's got excited.
0:37:25 > 0:37:27I'm into profit, missus.
0:37:27 > 0:37:29Catherine's shiny dish next.
0:37:29 > 0:37:32WMF. How do you say it? Go on, impress us all.
0:37:32 > 0:37:37- Wurttembergen metallwaren fabrik. - Oh, God! You are amazing!
0:37:37 > 0:37:4110 bid. £10 the bid. At £10. At £10. I've got 12.
0:37:41 > 0:37:4314. 16. 18.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46- 20. 22.- Come on!
0:37:46 > 0:37:50- 22 bid.- It should be much more. - It should be like 50 quid!
0:37:50 > 0:37:52- 50 or 60 quid.- At 22 now.
0:37:52 > 0:37:5424. 24 bid.
0:37:54 > 0:37:5724 bid. Right there at 24. 26.
0:37:57 > 0:37:5928. 28 bid.
0:37:59 > 0:38:02At 28. All done? At 28.
0:38:02 > 0:38:05Oh! Another loss, after commission.
0:38:05 > 0:38:07Bad luck, genuinely bad luck.
0:38:07 > 0:38:10It looked the part, didn't it?
0:38:10 > 0:38:12Never mind, Catherine, let's go bowling.
0:38:12 > 0:38:15- 10.- Cor blimey!
0:38:15 > 0:38:18- £10 I'm bid. 12. - Don't panic.- 14. 16.
0:38:18 > 0:38:2018. 18 bid.
0:38:20 > 0:38:22- £18. I've got 20.- 20.
0:38:22 > 0:38:25- 22.- Come on!- 22 bid. At 5. 25 bid.
0:38:25 > 0:38:2727. 27 bid.
0:38:27 > 0:38:3127 bid. At 27. At 30. £30 the bid.
0:38:31 > 0:38:33At 2. 32 bid. 35 this side.
0:38:33 > 0:38:37- 35 now.- Come on!- 35 bid. At £35!
0:38:37 > 0:38:39Great! Her first profit today.
0:38:39 > 0:38:43- Ten quid profit on all of that. - It's profit!- My God!
0:38:43 > 0:38:47So will David's little treasure light up the room?
0:38:47 > 0:38:50- 50.- Oh!- 50. 50 bid.
0:38:50 > 0:38:52At £50, the bid. 52.
0:38:52 > 0:38:55- Yes!- 55. 55 bid.- Come on!- At 55 now.
0:38:55 > 0:38:5957. 57. 60.
0:38:59 > 0:39:03- £60 now.- Come on.- At £60 the bid. 2. At 62.
0:39:03 > 0:39:0765. 65 bid. At 65 now.
0:39:07 > 0:39:1067. 67. 70.
0:39:10 > 0:39:11- £70 the bid.- Yes! Come on!
0:39:11 > 0:39:14At £70. You all done? 70 at the back!
0:39:14 > 0:39:16And that's a blinking oil lamp!
0:39:16 > 0:39:21A decent profit, but he'd hoped for much more.
0:39:21 > 0:39:25It could have made 150, 200. It could have done.
0:39:27 > 0:39:28OK, let's rock!
0:39:28 > 0:39:31- 20 bid. 22.- It'll go. It'll go.- 27.
0:39:31 > 0:39:34£30. 30 bid. £30 the bid.
0:39:34 > 0:39:38£30 I've got. 32. 35. 37. 37.
0:39:38 > 0:39:4140. £40 I've got. At £40. 42.
0:39:41 > 0:39:43- 45.- Come on!- 45.
0:39:43 > 0:39:4545 bid. At 45 bid.
0:39:45 > 0:39:4947. 47 bid. 47 now. Still cheap. 50.
0:39:49 > 0:39:51£50 the bid. 52. 55.
0:39:51 > 0:39:5355 bid. At £55!
0:39:53 > 0:39:57- How cheap is that?- Oh, Catherine! - I'm just so annoyed!- Catherine!
0:39:57 > 0:40:01Just as well she bought it for £50.
0:40:01 > 0:40:04It's just absolutely hopeless.
0:40:04 > 0:40:06Nobody's raising their hands, David!
0:40:06 > 0:40:10Don't worry. You've got your tractor seat next!
0:40:10 > 0:40:13Yep, the ultimate rustic buy.
0:40:13 > 0:40:16- There's a little money spider, Catherine.- Where, where?
0:40:16 > 0:40:19- Floating down from the ceiling. - That's good luck.- Share him?- No!
0:40:19 > 0:40:21No! He's mine!
0:40:21 > 0:40:23Those two need all the help they can get.
0:40:23 > 0:40:25- 30 quid.- No, sir!
0:40:25 > 0:40:27- A tenner then?- Oh, yeah.- 10 then.
0:40:27 > 0:40:30- At £10.- Tenner?!- 10. 10 bid.
0:40:30 > 0:40:34£10! For a tractor seat with "Victor" on it?!
0:40:34 > 0:40:3518. 20.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38- 22. 24. 26.- Come on!
0:40:38 > 0:40:4226 bid. At 26. Now 8. 28 bid. At 28 now.
0:40:42 > 0:40:4528! Any more on 28? Come on, hurry it up.
0:40:45 > 0:40:49- Come on, money spider! - 30. 32. 32 bid. At 32 now.
0:40:49 > 0:40:52- At 32.- Oh, come on!- 35 bid!
0:40:52 > 0:40:5335.
0:40:53 > 0:40:55Ooh!
0:40:55 > 0:41:00A small return on the investment Catherine, erm, ploughed in!
0:41:00 > 0:41:03Ten quid. Don't...
0:41:03 > 0:41:06Now it's David's trunk. Bought with pirate gold.
0:41:06 > 0:41:08Would it turn into a treasure chest?
0:41:08 > 0:41:12- 30.- Oh!- That's what I thought. 30 bid.
0:41:12 > 0:41:14At £30. At £30.
0:41:14 > 0:41:17- 35.- Come on!- £40. £40 the bid.
0:41:17 > 0:41:1945. 45 the bid. At 45 bid.
0:41:19 > 0:41:2345. I'll 2 and a half, if you like! 47 and a half.
0:41:23 > 0:41:25- 47 and a half!- 50 bid!
0:41:25 > 0:41:2952.50! 55! 55, anybody? All done?
0:41:29 > 0:41:31- At £55...- No!
0:41:32 > 0:41:36Sorry, shipmate! That's an even bigger loss after commission,
0:41:36 > 0:41:38but how will David's other bit of booty do?
0:41:38 > 0:41:40- £100 to start me!- Go on!
0:41:40 > 0:41:43Come on then. It's down to you. Where you like. 50 quid, surely.
0:41:43 > 0:41:4650. 50 bid. At £50 now.
0:41:46 > 0:41:4855 bid. At 55 bid.
0:41:48 > 0:41:5160 bid. At £60. 5. 65 bid.
0:41:51 > 0:41:54At £70. At £70 and gone.
0:41:54 > 0:41:57At £70, the bid. £70 at the back. At £70 now.
0:41:57 > 0:42:01- At £70 the bid.- Oooh! - No, no, on!- Are all done?
0:42:01 > 0:42:0575. 80. £80 the bid. £80.
0:42:05 > 0:42:0780 now. £80 the bid.
0:42:07 > 0:42:0985. 85. 85.
0:42:09 > 0:42:1285 bid. 85. 90. £90 now.
0:42:12 > 0:42:15- 95. 95. £100.- Yes!
0:42:15 > 0:42:18How come? It was finishing a moment ago at £70!
0:42:18 > 0:42:23£100. Walking away at 100. All done? Quite sure? £100.
0:42:23 > 0:42:25Well done!.
0:42:25 > 0:42:26That is very, very good.
0:42:26 > 0:42:31Phew! That table means David wins today, but it was close.
0:42:31 > 0:42:34I think I might have just pipped it.
0:42:34 > 0:42:38If you did, this time it's not an inch, it's a millimetre.
0:42:39 > 0:42:42Catherine began with £221.40
0:42:42 > 0:42:47and, after paying auction costs, she made a loss of £19.24,
0:42:47 > 0:42:51leaving £202.16 to spend tomorrow.
0:42:52 > 0:42:56David, on the other hand, started out with £234.52
0:42:56 > 0:43:01and, after auction costs, he lost £3.28.
0:43:01 > 0:43:06So he still has a narrow lead, with £231.24.
0:43:06 > 0:43:10- Right, come on, you! - Well, David Harper...
0:43:10 > 0:43:13All I can say is...
0:43:13 > 0:43:17- Congratulations! Well done! - Thank you very much. I only lost a few quid.
0:43:17 > 0:43:22Didn't I do well? But now it's all to play for. We've got to go and take some big risks.
0:43:22 > 0:43:25Next time on the Antiques Road Trip,
0:43:25 > 0:43:28Catherine empties her pockets.
0:43:28 > 0:43:3260... That's all I have in the world. Sad, isn't it?
0:43:32 > 0:43:34And David packs his trunk.
0:43:34 > 0:43:38We'll put in these two little characters.
0:43:38 > 0:43:40Is that ever going to happen?
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