0:00:01 > 0:00:03It's the nation's favourite antiques experts
0:00:03 > 0:00:05with £200 each...
0:00:06 > 0:00:11..a classic car and a goal to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13- Yippee!- Sometimes a man is in need.
0:00:13 > 0:00:18The aim? To make the biggest profit at auction. But it's no mean feat.
0:00:18 > 0:00:21There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers!
0:00:22 > 0:00:23Knobbly nick-nacks.
0:00:23 > 0:00:27So, will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:27 > 0:00:29It landed on the rug!
0:00:29 > 0:00:31This is the Antiques Road Trip!
0:00:33 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:35 > 0:00:39It's a right royal showdown on this week's Road Trip
0:00:39 > 0:00:42as the antique trade's answer to Prince Charles
0:00:42 > 0:00:45does battle with our very own Bonnie Prince Charlie!
0:00:45 > 0:00:50Charlie Ross is a veteran freelance auctioneer
0:00:50 > 0:00:54whose twinkle-eyed charm makes him one of the most formidable Road Trippers ever.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57Shop! I need a lady, please!
0:00:57 > 0:01:02Whilst whipper-snapper Charles Hanson, a Derbyshire auctioneer,
0:01:02 > 0:01:04is determined to show what young blood can do.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08I'm off and running. I'm off and running, Charlie!
0:01:08 > 0:01:10Go! Go! Go!
0:01:10 > 0:01:14- You and me.- I can't believe it. - Experience and youth.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18Both of them begin this week with a bumper budget of £200.
0:01:18 > 0:01:22They'll be aiming to trade that up on each leg of the Road Trip,
0:01:22 > 0:01:24buying antiques to sell at auction.
0:01:25 > 0:01:29Charles and Charlie are paired with a very stylish set of vintage wheels.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32The 1971 Triumph TR6.
0:01:33 > 0:01:37Do you know, Charlie, this car is a dream, isn't it?
0:01:37 > 0:01:39It's fantastic, as long as you're not driving it!
0:01:39 > 0:01:41Cheeky!
0:01:43 > 0:01:47This week, Charles and Charlie will travel around 500 miles
0:01:47 > 0:01:49through the glorious heartlands of England,
0:01:49 > 0:01:50from Tarporley in Cheshire
0:01:50 > 0:01:53to Itchen Stoke near Winchester in Hampshire.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58In this leg, they begin in Tarporley,
0:01:58 > 0:02:00heading for their first auction in Manchester.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05Luckily, our pair are the best of chums.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08# Consider yourself my mate #
0:02:08 > 0:02:10Just tell me where we are!
0:02:10 > 0:02:14Fine. You're just outside Tarporley, a terribly pretty village
0:02:14 > 0:02:18that seems to be the ideal place to begin.
0:02:18 > 0:02:22They're heading for their first shop where a bevy of beauties await.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26It's so exciting, Charlie.
0:02:26 > 0:02:30Are you ready? Going, going, gone!
0:02:30 > 0:02:32And they're off!
0:02:32 > 0:02:33Girls!
0:02:33 > 0:02:34Hello!
0:02:34 > 0:02:38- I'm Charlie.- Hello.- Charlie, nice to meet you. Jane.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40- Jane.- Louise.- Louise.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44- Hi, Louise, Charles. Hi, Jane. Good to see you.- Hello.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47- Ladies, can we just browse? - You can browse, yes.
0:02:47 > 0:02:51Can we maybe take a personal shopper with us? Are you available to escort us?
0:02:51 > 0:02:53- Whichever you prefer, sir. - Any preferences?
0:02:53 > 0:02:57- How can I possibly have a preference with two such beautiful women! - Absolutely!
0:02:57 > 0:02:58Don't be too long. I'm going to count!
0:02:58 > 0:03:00OK.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03Hmm. Does young Charles have a strategy planned out?
0:03:04 > 0:03:08Jane, my Road Trip with Charlie is all about buying things which are quirky.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10I'm not too keen on knobbly nick-nacks.
0:03:10 > 0:03:15Looking around, you only seem to deal in nice high-brow objects which I love.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18Hmm. Knobbly nick-nacks notwithstanding,
0:03:18 > 0:03:21is there anything to catch Carlos's eye?
0:03:21 > 0:03:24Jane, round the corner, what I did see,
0:03:24 > 0:03:26are these pair of figures.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29It's a pair of plaster lamps in the shape of cherubs.
0:03:29 > 0:03:34Ticket price, a substantial £145.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37- They have a look, don't they, about them?- They do.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39They certainly make a statement.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43- Are they yours?- No, they belong to another dealer.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47- I think there's age to them, but I think they've had work done on them. - Yes.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50They're big and they're bold. They're quite frightening
0:03:50 > 0:03:52but they've got a great look.
0:03:52 > 0:03:56Jane will phone the dealer, Francesca, who's selling them.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58But what can Charles offer?
0:03:58 > 0:03:59They could, on a bad day, make 30.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01On a good day, they could make £100.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03So 50 is a fair offer.
0:04:04 > 0:04:08Jane's spoken to the dealer. Will she accept Charles's cheeky offer?
0:04:08 > 0:04:09OK. Bye.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13Have I been too rude?
0:04:13 > 0:04:18She said, essentially, that 50 is more or less what she paid for them.
0:04:18 > 0:04:23To give a profit, would Francesca viably take £60 for them?
0:04:23 > 0:04:26I'll tell you what. Go down to the 70.
0:04:26 > 0:04:2765.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30Take a chance. Heard that song?
0:04:30 > 0:04:32# Take a chance
0:04:32 > 0:04:34# If you change your mind... #
0:04:34 > 0:04:35# Honey, I'm still free
0:04:35 > 0:04:38# Take a chance on me... #
0:04:38 > 0:04:41- Take a chance together?- 65. Go on. I'll shake on that.
0:04:41 > 0:04:46- Thank you, Jane.- It's done. - That's my Road Trip up and running again, Charlie Ross!
0:04:46 > 0:04:48I'm up and running!
0:04:48 > 0:04:49Charlie, I'm off and running!
0:04:49 > 0:04:54So Charles's musical haggling seems to have won the day.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56And he's got his first buy.
0:04:56 > 0:04:57Mamma mia!
0:04:57 > 0:05:00# Mamma mia, here I go again
0:05:00 > 0:05:04# My, my, how can I resist you #
0:05:05 > 0:05:10Meanwhile, Charlie's still downstairs, doing his level best to charm the lovely Louise.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13Right, Louise, where are your things?
0:05:13 > 0:05:15Round the corner, just round there.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17- Round that wall.- Splendid.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20That looks rather good. Mercury in there.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24Yes, we're bell ringers.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27A pair of Moorcroft candlesticks.
0:05:27 > 0:05:291920s. Would you model it for me?
0:05:29 > 0:05:31Not now, no!
0:05:32 > 0:05:34I don't suppose this is yours, is it?
0:05:34 > 0:05:36No, you've gone past mine!
0:05:36 > 0:05:38Oh, no! I'm coming back. Sorry. Come on. Come on.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40Show me yours! Show me yours!
0:05:40 > 0:05:41Oh, Charlie!
0:05:41 > 0:05:44Something caught my eye in here.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47Charlie's spotted a rosewood box.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50The price on the ticket is £68.
0:05:51 > 0:05:56It's still got the original interior to it, which is unusual.
0:05:57 > 0:06:01The thing to look for with these boxes is damage.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04If there's mother-of-pearl missing, it's a nightmare.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07Jane can do a deal on the box.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09What can Charlie offer?
0:06:09 > 0:06:12About 30 quid. At 30 quid I would certainly buy it.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14Jane doesn't look quite convinced.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16Can Charlie sweeten the deal?
0:06:16 > 0:06:20What can I get you? Is there a sweetie shop in the village?
0:06:20 > 0:06:22- I'm very partial to chocolate. - Are you? Tell you what.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25I will go to the shop and buy you something.
0:06:25 > 0:06:29So Charlie offers to buy Jane some chocs if she'll let him have the box for £30
0:06:29 > 0:06:32rather than the £34 she wants.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35See you in a minute.
0:06:37 > 0:06:41He's heading for The Old Fire Station chocolate shop.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45Charlie might be in the chocolate shop,
0:06:45 > 0:06:47but his tactics aren't changing.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49Are you negotiable on your price at all?
0:06:49 > 0:06:52I'm very tight on buying my Victorian rosewood box.
0:06:52 > 0:06:56I'd say these are fresher and newer than your rosewood box!
0:06:56 > 0:07:02- I suspect we might be able to do something.- Certainly fresher!
0:07:02 > 0:07:05He'll take a box of the hand-made truffles for Jane.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07- Is that all right?- Gosh!
0:07:07 > 0:07:08She won't be able to resist...those.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10How much do I owe you, sir?
0:07:10 > 0:07:14Well, 5.99 normally. To you, £5.50.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16Ooh, how splendid!
0:07:16 > 0:07:18Big Cheshire smile.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20Hmm. I think there's a flaw in your maths here, Charlie.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23- Very kind of you. Thank you. - Thank you.- All the best.
0:07:23 > 0:07:27But Charlie's about to have a terrible realisation.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32I think I've got this slightly wrong.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35I've now paid £5.50 for the chocolates
0:07:35 > 0:07:38and hopefully I'll get the box for 30.
0:07:38 > 0:07:39But it could have been 34.
0:07:40 > 0:07:44Oh, Lordy. I'm not sure maths is your strong suit, old boy!
0:07:46 > 0:07:52- Jane.- Charlie. - Today is your lucky day.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55Oh, Charlie, thank you!
0:07:55 > 0:07:57It's yours.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01- Thank you very much indeed. - That's so sweet of you.
0:08:01 > 0:08:05Chocolates included, the box cost £35.50,
0:08:05 > 0:08:08so his charm actually costs him money!
0:08:08 > 0:08:09But at least he's got his first buy.
0:08:11 > 0:08:16Now he's heading straight upstairs where he immediately spots a hand mirror.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19- That's quite nice. - Blimey, that's cheap. Sorrento.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22But Charlie seems to have taken a shine to it, too.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26Do you want to leave me up here and I'll see you downstairs?
0:08:26 > 0:08:28No, you can go downstairs now. I like a bit of Sorrento.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30I was just browsing that, Charlie.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33I was just about to pick it up.
0:08:34 > 0:08:35Yeah, course you were, Charles!
0:08:35 > 0:08:39- I've never heard so much rubbish... - Can I help you?- ..in all my life.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42- You have been up here for an hour and you've missed that.- Yes.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45The southern-Italian town of Sorrento
0:08:45 > 0:08:48has a long history of producing items in marquetry.
0:08:48 > 0:08:52This mirror dates from the late 19th century.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55I'm not going to have an argument with you.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57OK. OK, go on, take it downstairs.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59- Go on.- Jolly reasonable.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02- Do you really want to buy this, Charles?- No, I don't.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05- Go on, get out of here. - # If you change your mind... #
0:09:05 > 0:09:07Exactly. Go on. Get downstairs.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09A little jealous, Charles?
0:09:09 > 0:09:12I went straight up and saw something I liked.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14- You didn't.- It's not difficult in this shop.
0:09:14 > 0:09:18It's a pretty little thing, I must admit. I did look at it for my dressing table.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22- Did you.- Yes.- You come up with all the lines, don't you, Jane?
0:09:22 > 0:09:25- Yeah, yeah.- All the lines.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27Half price. 7.50.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32Can you really not do a fiver on that?
0:09:32 > 0:09:346.50.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38How can I turn that down?
0:09:38 > 0:09:41How can I possibly turn you down?
0:09:41 > 0:09:43- That's a good deal. - It is. I'll have it.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46- You'll have it.- Yep. Put it with my purchases.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48I'm going back upstairs.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51Because I like this sh... Ooh, God, I just bumped my head!
0:09:51 > 0:09:53- Ouch!- Have you got a first aid kit?
0:09:53 > 0:09:56Oh, do be careful, Charlie.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01Meanwhile, Charles Hanson is in another part of the antiques centre
0:10:01 > 0:10:03with another dealer, John.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05And Charles is upping the pressure.
0:10:07 > 0:10:12One thing, John, I did see, that I really, really like
0:10:12 > 0:10:15is this wonderful maritime time-piece
0:10:15 > 0:10:19which also includes the barometer dial, also the compass
0:10:19 > 0:10:22- and also the thermometer.- Yes. - On the anchor.
0:10:22 > 0:10:26- That really is...- That's a really high quality piece.- Yes, it is.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28John, what age is that?
0:10:28 > 0:10:31- 1910, would you say?- Hmm.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34Aye, aye, Captain! I quite like this.
0:10:34 > 0:10:371910, it's a real Edwardian novelty.
0:10:38 > 0:10:42On the ticket is a whopping £250, well out of Charles's league.
0:10:43 > 0:10:48He only has £135 left, but can he persuade John to cut him a deal?
0:10:49 > 0:10:53I've got 135. Would you possibly come down to that level?
0:10:53 > 0:10:54- Yes.- Would you really?
0:10:54 > 0:10:57- 135.- Yeah. Um...
0:10:57 > 0:10:58Here we go!
0:10:58 > 0:11:00Would you... I'm not being funny.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02I want to take to auction three items.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05Would you possibly give me a bit of change from 135?
0:11:05 > 0:11:07Just for me, John?
0:11:07 > 0:11:10Maybe a tenner? John, would you make it 125?
0:11:10 > 0:11:14Leave me a tenner for luck tomorrow. I'll have a whole day shopping with £10!
0:11:14 > 0:11:16That's a big discount.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19- One for the road.- 125. - Are you sure?- OK.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21125. That leaves me £10.
0:11:21 > 0:11:22Thanks, John.
0:11:22 > 0:11:27Let's hope my maritime time-piece will tick the right way, eh, John?
0:11:28 > 0:11:30Well, let's hope it does.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35Meanwhile, Charlie the charmer is still upstairs.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39And yet another item has taken his fancy.
0:11:39 > 0:11:44Arts & Crafts Movement, wall pocket in brass.
0:11:44 > 0:11:49Typical Arts & Crafts decoration here.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52The Arts & Crafts Movement of the late Victorian period
0:11:52 > 0:11:58celebrated design drawn from natural form and traditional craftsmanship.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00This wall pocket is priced at £32.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04I really do think it's a good thing.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09Oh, I can't resist having a go at this!
0:12:09 > 0:12:11Shop! I need a lady, please!
0:12:11 > 0:12:13LAUGHTER
0:12:13 > 0:12:17- Louise!- A young, attractive lady. Any one of the two will do!
0:12:17 > 0:12:21How many ABBA songs would I have to sing to get the price down on that?
0:12:21 > 0:12:24I've got a much better voice than Charles Hanson!
0:12:24 > 0:12:25Shall we say three?
0:12:25 > 0:12:26# Waterloo... #
0:12:26 > 0:12:29- Ooh!- Ooh, dear! Ooh, crumbs!
0:12:29 > 0:12:30Tut-tut!
0:12:30 > 0:12:34I think... I think we're probably looking at a best price there of 25.
0:12:34 > 0:12:3725?! I thought you were going to say 20.
0:12:37 > 0:12:42- I'd pay £20 for it, I really would. - 20?- Yeah.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45- Go on, then, £20.- Happy with that? - Yep.
0:12:45 > 0:12:50And with that, Charles and Charlie's bumper Tarporley spending spree
0:12:50 > 0:12:52draws to a happy close.
0:12:52 > 0:12:57- Enjoy the chocolates.- Thank you, I will, Charlie. Thank you. I will.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00- Lovely to see you.- All the best. - Good luck.- It's been delightful.
0:13:00 > 0:13:01- I'm gonna win!- Good luck!
0:13:04 > 0:13:06Lovely ladies, lovely buys.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08Expensive chocolates.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12With only £10 left in his budget,
0:13:12 > 0:13:15Charles Hanson is in no pressing rush to shop this afternoon.
0:13:15 > 0:13:19So he's already in the car, driving the 33 miles
0:13:19 > 0:13:22over the Welsh border to Llangollen, Denbighshire.
0:13:25 > 0:13:30He's going to take a look around the fascinating house, Plas Newydd.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34- Afternoon!- Hello!- How are you? - Good, thank you.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37- I'm Charles Hanson.- Hello, Charles. - Nice to meet you.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39He's meeting heritage assistant Gail.
0:13:39 > 0:13:45The house is a museum dedicated to the lives of two extraordinary former inhabitants.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48"The ladies of Llangollen", as they were known,
0:13:48 > 0:13:52living here together in the late 18th and early 19th century.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55Lady Eleanor Butler and Miss Sarah Ponsonby.
0:13:55 > 0:13:57They came here in 1780.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59They were here for 49 years.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01- May we go in?- Please do. Come in.
0:14:03 > 0:14:07The pair lived here, sharing a bed and a loving companionship
0:14:07 > 0:14:12which scandalised some members of their Georgian and Regency society,
0:14:12 > 0:14:14but also drew many famous friends to visit them,
0:14:14 > 0:14:18including poets Byron, Shelley and Wordsworth.
0:14:18 > 0:14:23The ladies were high born, but rejected their aristocratic backgrounds
0:14:23 > 0:14:27to live a life dedicated to learning, art and nature.
0:14:27 > 0:14:31This incredible house is their enduring legacy.
0:14:31 > 0:14:35So really, the story of this house, dwelling,
0:14:35 > 0:14:37- revolves around two ladies.- Yes.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39Well done, Charles(!)
0:14:39 > 0:14:41The ladies put their artistic stamp on the house,
0:14:41 > 0:14:44most strikingly in these wooden embellishments.
0:14:44 > 0:14:49Both ladies came from aristocratic Anglo-Irish families.
0:14:49 > 0:14:53They got together. They came here, they left their homes?
0:14:53 > 0:14:57Yes, it was termed as an elopement. They "eloped" from Ireland
0:14:57 > 0:14:59and the two met through their love of literature.
0:14:59 > 0:15:00Tell me about them, as ladies.
0:15:00 > 0:15:04As ladies, very courageous, very brave for their times.
0:15:04 > 0:15:08They knew what they wished to achieve out of life.
0:15:08 > 0:15:12What they wished to do with their lives was better themselves,
0:15:12 > 0:15:15educate themselves and beautify their surroundings
0:15:15 > 0:15:16and live closer to nature.
0:15:16 > 0:15:20The couple were also interested in art and design.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23They remodelled this property from a traditional farmhouse
0:15:23 > 0:15:27into this extraordinary Gothic style.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30Their vision leaves us a unique home.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33What a wonderful place to elope to.
0:15:33 > 0:15:37I look in this hallway, Gail, and all this oak panelling
0:15:37 > 0:15:41really reflects a romance for the past.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44It's a collage of carvings, a mosaic, really, it's become,
0:15:44 > 0:15:49but of old furniture and ecclesiastical carvings.
0:15:49 > 0:15:50This is the roof of a four-poster bed,
0:15:50 > 0:15:52which is quite incredible.
0:15:52 > 0:15:56We've got coffers, blanket chests and so on,
0:15:56 > 0:16:00that have been cut up and assembled here with the help of a local joiner.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03The ladies had the idea and the eye for the design.
0:16:03 > 0:16:08We also have lots of stained glass, if you'd like to come through.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11Mind your head, Charles!
0:16:12 > 0:16:14Tell me about the stained glass.
0:16:14 > 0:16:19It's done in the same style, really. A mosaic of stained glass pieces.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21They are. They're shards, aren't they?
0:16:21 > 0:16:23You've got chins and eyes.
0:16:23 > 0:16:27And strange pieces. Some pieces are even upside-down.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30- Absolutely.- But it's more to get the overall effect.
0:16:30 > 0:16:34- Absolutely. They had a real passion for the past.- Yes.
0:16:34 > 0:16:39Which they've put back together in an ad-hoc way, which worked.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41In their own style, yes.
0:16:41 > 0:16:45Gail's taking Charles upstairs into the bedroom.
0:16:45 > 0:16:50The ladies shared this until Eleanor's death in 1829.
0:16:50 > 0:16:51Here we have the ladies' bedroom.
0:16:51 > 0:16:57- Isn't it a gorgeous room?- It is. - Did they ever come out and say, "We're courting?"
0:16:57 > 0:17:01- Oh, no.- Were they very private? - Very private about it.
0:17:01 > 0:17:05The way we get an insight into the ladies' lives
0:17:05 > 0:17:08is that Eleanor Butler kept a journal for many years.
0:17:08 > 0:17:15In this, she calls Sarah her sweet, "my beloved", and so on,
0:17:15 > 0:17:20and their terminology certainly shows that they had a great love for one another.
0:17:20 > 0:17:24And that love and companionship is what life is all about.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28And with that happy thought, it's time for Charles to hit the road.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31Thank you ever so much for a wonderful visit.
0:17:36 > 0:17:40Meanwhile, Charlie Ross has travelled to Tilston in Cheshire,
0:17:40 > 0:17:42where he's keen to hunt for more buys.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49- Hello.- Hello! Sally, is it?
0:17:49 > 0:17:51- Yes, it is.- Charlie.- Hello, Charlie.
0:17:53 > 0:17:57Sally's got something that might just capture Charlie's heart.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00This little piece is unusual. Did you notice that?
0:18:02 > 0:18:03No!
0:18:04 > 0:18:06You'll have to educate me here.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09Sally wasn't quite sure what the object was,
0:18:09 > 0:18:11until she found a newspaper cutting
0:18:11 > 0:18:14relating to the theft of a similar piece.
0:18:14 > 0:18:19I didn't know what it was for, then I found this little thing
0:18:19 > 0:18:21which says...
0:18:21 > 0:18:24- "Artichoke cup stolen".- Yes.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27- Sally! Really!- Not this one! I didn't! I promise!
0:18:29 > 0:18:32It's an unusual little object, isn't it?
0:18:32 > 0:18:34- A Chinese artichoke cup.- Yes.
0:18:34 > 0:18:40- Would you get a whole artichoke in there?- I think you'd just put the heart.- Just the heart.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42- Just the heart. - What a glorious object!
0:18:42 > 0:18:46- It's like a little Chinese hat, isn't it?- It looks like it, yes.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49Yes, you look charming, darling!
0:18:49 > 0:18:50Suits you!
0:18:50 > 0:18:53What a lovely thing. That's just so gorgeous.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56And it hasn't even got a price on it.
0:18:56 > 0:19:01Well, it's rather special, isn't it? £45 because it's a damaged top.
0:19:01 > 0:19:06- Is that all it is?- Yes.- I could fool Charles Hanson, my opponent, with that.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09My worry was him, how he jumps up and down.
0:19:09 > 0:19:13He's have broken the whole lot. You're lucky he's not here, to be honest.
0:19:14 > 0:19:15Oh, Sally!
0:19:15 > 0:19:17What was that you were saying, Charlie?
0:19:17 > 0:19:19I did a Hanson!
0:19:19 > 0:19:21It landed on the rug!
0:19:21 > 0:19:23Thank God for that!
0:19:23 > 0:19:25Anyway, it's been damaged before.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27I don't care! My heart!
0:19:29 > 0:19:32Charlie didn't break it, but he is going to buy it.
0:19:32 > 0:19:39I'm not going to ask you what your best is, because it was £45 and I think that's reasonable.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41- We have a deal. - We have a deal.- And I love it.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45- Hanson will like it.- Hanson will be jealous, I reckon!
0:19:45 > 0:19:47He will be jealous! How delightful!
0:19:47 > 0:19:49Delightful indeed.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53Buying fever is upon Charlie today,
0:19:53 > 0:19:55so he's off to Chester, Cheshire.
0:19:55 > 0:19:59The city's historic buildings sing of the past.
0:19:59 > 0:20:05Let's hope he can find something shiny to buy in this frankly-named antique shop.
0:20:06 > 0:20:10- Peter?- Yes.- Charlie.- Nice to meet you.- Nice to see you.- OK.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13Charlie's spent £107 today,
0:20:13 > 0:20:15so he's still got £93 in his pocket.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19Thinking of the auction in Manchester,
0:20:19 > 0:20:22Charlie's decided to put Peter's canny local knowledge to use.
0:20:23 > 0:20:28Over to you. Pull me something out that you think that you can sell me that I'll make a profit.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30And Peter, if it makes a profit,
0:20:30 > 0:20:33I will sing your name...
0:20:33 > 0:20:36- from the rooftops.- Listen.
0:20:36 > 0:20:41Peter's got an early 20th century American coffee percolator.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44Complete. Nothing missing on it.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47Dated on the bottom with the patent numbers to 1906.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50Something you can make money on, especially in Manchester.
0:20:50 > 0:20:55How many coffee bars would like to put that in their coffee bar?
0:20:55 > 0:20:58How, in Manchester, a trendy city...
0:20:58 > 0:21:00A trendy coffee bar would like that.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03Well, but now - how much is it?
0:21:04 > 0:21:07- If you didn't turn a profit on that at £20.- What?!
0:21:07 > 0:21:10- You're not selling me that for 20 quid?- I'll do it for 20.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13Huh! That's woken you up, Charlie. What a bargain!
0:21:13 > 0:21:15That's really fantastic.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17Be still, my beating heart!
0:21:17 > 0:21:22But I'm trying to beat that Hanson, and frankly, that's my way forward.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24You'll do it with that.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26I'm sorry. It's not a lot of money, is it?
0:21:26 > 0:21:30- Listen, it's money.- It's money. - At least I hope it is!
0:21:30 > 0:21:31Oh, that's real!
0:21:31 > 0:21:33I should hope so.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36And with that zinger of a deal,
0:21:36 > 0:21:40Charles' and Charlie's jam-packed first day ends on a high.
0:21:40 > 0:21:42Night-night, chaps!
0:21:45 > 0:21:48Right, it's the start of a new day on the Road Trip.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52The boys are just outside Chester and about to head for the shops.
0:21:52 > 0:21:56But things are not off to a roaring start.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59GEARS GRATE
0:21:59 > 0:22:00Like a lady. Treat it like a lady.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04I can't get it into gear. I doubt it's the gear box.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06I think the clutch... If the clutch has gone...
0:22:06 > 0:22:08Calamity!
0:22:08 > 0:22:12Trust me. I know just about enough about cars
0:22:12 > 0:22:16to know that this is not gonna work.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18So we're what, a mile outside Chester?
0:22:18 > 0:22:22This is a pickle. But wait, who's that on the horizon?
0:22:22 > 0:22:27By pure chance, a big fan of the Road Trip appears in the car park.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29Our car has stopped working.
0:22:29 > 0:22:33- Hello, sir. How are you?- Hello! - Very nice to see you!
0:22:33 > 0:22:34Very nice to see you!
0:22:34 > 0:22:36Lovely Peter, the Road Trip fan,
0:22:36 > 0:22:38agrees to give them a lift to the shops.
0:22:39 > 0:22:44Good golly. Those lucky Charlies have charmed their way out of yet another jam.
0:22:44 > 0:22:45Thank you, Peter.
0:22:45 > 0:22:50So far, Charles has spent £190 on just two lots.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53The cherub table lamps
0:22:53 > 0:22:55and the maritime mantel clock with barometer,
0:22:55 > 0:22:59leaving him only a meagre £10 to spend today.
0:23:02 > 0:23:06While Charlie's already amassed five lots at a cost of £127.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09The Sorrento-ware hand mirror,
0:23:09 > 0:23:11the rosewood sewing box...
0:23:12 > 0:23:15..the Arts & Crafts wall pocket,
0:23:15 > 0:23:16the brass percolator
0:23:16 > 0:23:19and the Chinese artichoke cup.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23Which leaves him with £73 in his pocket.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27- Bye, Peter!- This way, Charlie.- Bye!
0:23:27 > 0:23:29- Bye, Peter!- What a great guy.
0:23:29 > 0:23:33Thanks to Peter, they're finally in Chester city centre.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36Now, if they can just find their antiques shops...
0:23:39 > 0:23:42- Charlie, come on!- Slow and steady wins the race.
0:23:42 > 0:23:46- Look. "Welcome to Chester."- Know the story of the tortoise and the hare?
0:23:46 > 0:23:49- Yes.- Yes. Just slow down.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51You're like Romeo up there! Come on.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53Look at him. Always running!
0:23:53 > 0:23:57Charles has hared away from Charlie the tortoise
0:23:57 > 0:23:59and off towards K.D. Antiques.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02He's meeting old chum Calvin.
0:24:02 > 0:24:07Last year, Charles went on an epic buying spree in this very shop,
0:24:07 > 0:24:10putting almost £100 in Calvin's till.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14His budget this time is rather more modest.
0:24:14 > 0:24:18What I'm looking for is something that might just cost me
0:24:18 > 0:24:20- £10 or thereabouts.- OK.
0:24:20 > 0:24:24And what I intend to do today, to be completely blunt with you,
0:24:24 > 0:24:26is I'm going to take your object
0:24:26 > 0:24:28and then try and build on it.
0:24:28 > 0:24:33- And swap it...- With other dealers? - Exactly. With your blessing.
0:24:33 > 0:24:34OK.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36Further to this master plan,
0:24:36 > 0:24:39Charles thinks he's found something he can trade up.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43It's an auctioneer's gavel. Isn't that wonderful?
0:24:43 > 0:24:45- A pocket gavel.- Isn't that neat?
0:24:45 > 0:24:50Ticket price is £14. What can Calvin let it go for?
0:24:51 > 0:24:53- Five pounds.- Five pounds.
0:24:53 > 0:24:56Going once, going twice, going, gone.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59- That's it, Calvin.- Well done. - Thanks, Calvin. That's great.
0:24:59 > 0:25:04The cunning Charles has another buy, and he's off to see if he can trade it up.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09Meanwhile, Charlie is nearby in another shop
0:25:09 > 0:25:11where the delightful young Rachel is helping him.
0:25:11 > 0:25:16That's taken my eye. Gosh, that's fabulous, that bread fork.
0:25:16 > 0:25:21- Yeah, it's lovely. It's an unusual item, really nice...- Glorious!
0:25:22 > 0:25:24The quality of that!
0:25:24 > 0:25:25Yeah, it's beautiful.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28That's a fabulous item.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32It's a Victorian silver-plated bread fork
0:25:32 > 0:25:35used for serving bread or rolls at a formal dinner.
0:25:36 > 0:25:38There's £27 on the ticket.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42There's probably a little bit of trade in that, isn't there?
0:25:42 > 0:25:45- I could probably tweak you a bit. - You could tweak me a bit.
0:25:45 > 0:25:49I could probably do that for you for about £23.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51Fantastic quality.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54If I made those, I'd want to put my name on them.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57Terrific. Charlie pays £23 for the bread fork
0:25:57 > 0:26:00and he's got his last lot for auction.
0:26:00 > 0:26:02But his problems aren't over.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05He wanted to spend this afternoon at a museum about half an hour away,
0:26:05 > 0:26:09but with the Triumph still caput, how will he get there?
0:26:11 > 0:26:14Our car's broken down, so I have to get a cab.
0:26:14 > 0:26:18- I'll hitch in the rain. - My husband is in Chester today
0:26:18 > 0:26:21- and I'm sure he could drop you off en-route.- Is he not working today?
0:26:21 > 0:26:24- No, he's got a day off. - That would be brilliant!- OK.
0:26:24 > 0:26:25What service, eh?
0:26:25 > 0:26:29Charlie's off to meet Rachel's husband Matt just around the corner.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32It's Charlie's second miscellaneous man in a car park,
0:26:32 > 0:26:34and it's not even lunch time!
0:26:34 > 0:26:35A-ha!
0:26:35 > 0:26:38Would you be, by any chance, Matt?
0:26:38 > 0:26:40Hi, Charlie, how are you?
0:26:40 > 0:26:42- This is really kind of you. - No problem. Glad to help.
0:26:42 > 0:26:46Charlie and the Good Samaritan, Matt,
0:26:46 > 0:26:49are heading for Northwich, about 18 miles away.
0:26:49 > 0:26:53The area around Northwich has been famous for producing salt
0:26:53 > 0:26:55for many hundreds of years,
0:26:55 > 0:26:57and this afternoon, Charlie's going to learn why.
0:26:59 > 0:27:03- Matt, thank you very much indeed. - Not a problem. Have a good day! - All the best!- Bye, now.
0:27:03 > 0:27:05Gosh, aren't people nice, eh?
0:27:05 > 0:27:09Charlie's heading into the Weaver Hall Museum
0:27:09 > 0:27:12which tells the salty story of the region's past.
0:27:12 > 0:27:15He's meeting community and education officer, Tom.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18- Ah, Tom? - Yes. Very pleased to meet you.
0:27:18 > 0:27:23- Today, I'd rather be down a salt mine, it's so horrible out there! - You want to find out about salt.
0:27:23 > 0:27:26This area is built on salt,
0:27:26 > 0:27:28literally and figuratively.
0:27:28 > 0:27:34And it's brought the local people both prosperity and misfortune over the centuries.
0:27:34 > 0:27:38My word. Tom, before we get into all this,
0:27:38 > 0:27:40I need to start at the very beginning.
0:27:40 > 0:27:44- Can I take you back 220 million years? Is that far enough?- How long?
0:27:44 > 0:27:48- If we've got time...- I was thinking Roman times! 220 million years?
0:27:48 > 0:27:53At that time, what is now Cheshire was a very salty sea
0:27:53 > 0:27:55which dried up, and over those millions of years,
0:27:55 > 0:27:58has left behind that, which we call rock salt.
0:27:58 > 0:28:02If you don't believe me, lick your finger, rub on there, and have another lick.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05- I'd better not actually lick that. - Don't do that.
0:28:05 > 0:28:07Ha, good advice, Tom.
0:28:08 > 0:28:13Most of that is salt. So if you have water running underground over the top of that,
0:28:13 > 0:28:16instead of your spring being fresh drinking water,
0:28:16 > 0:28:19it comes out very salty. But we can make something of it.
0:28:19 > 0:28:24We can make the beginnings of salt, something people have been doing for over 2,000 years in Cheshire,
0:28:24 > 0:28:26back to the Iron Age.
0:28:26 > 0:28:30Salt would be produced by evaporating the water from this natural brine.
0:28:30 > 0:28:35Behind them is a pan used to do this. That dates from the medieval period.
0:28:35 > 0:28:39A medieval pan, so only 1,000 years old. But still old enough!
0:28:39 > 0:28:43Salt was produced in this way for many hundreds of years.
0:28:43 > 0:28:48In the 19th century, a new technique for extracting salt was pioneered.
0:28:48 > 0:28:51Water was pumped underground, dissolving the mineral.
0:28:52 > 0:28:57This was a boon for the industry, but became a curse for the town.
0:28:57 > 0:29:02- I wanted to show you some effects of the salt industry on the town. - Yes.
0:29:02 > 0:29:06One of the worst effects it had was subsidence, or as some people say, sub-SI-dence,
0:29:06 > 0:29:08and it's the collapse of the ground
0:29:08 > 0:29:11- when they took too much salt from underneath.- Of course!
0:29:11 > 0:29:14The subsidence problems caused by salt extraction
0:29:14 > 0:29:16came to a head in the late 1800s.
0:29:16 > 0:29:19Most famously in Northwich, the Castle Street subsidence.
0:29:19 > 0:29:22We see where a whole house has tipped backwards.
0:29:22 > 0:29:24That's absolutely extraordinary,
0:29:24 > 0:29:27that the house is still more or less intact!
0:29:27 > 0:29:31This is as a result of the unique architecture they came up with.
0:29:31 > 0:29:35That was to have a timber frame that would hold the bricks together.
0:29:35 > 0:29:40So if the building tipped, the wooden frame held the bricks in place
0:29:40 > 0:29:43and the glass in the windows, and they could jack the whole thing back up again!
0:29:43 > 0:29:48This destructive kind of salt extraction has now ended.
0:29:48 > 0:29:52but the area continues its tumultuous relationship with the mineral.
0:29:52 > 0:29:55Rock salt is mined nearby to this very day
0:29:55 > 0:29:59and with thanks to Tom for his "seasoned" knowledge...
0:29:59 > 0:30:03- It's been absolutely fascinating. - Thank you.- Thank you very much. Bye!
0:30:03 > 0:30:07..it's time for that old salt, Charlie, to hit the road.
0:30:16 > 0:30:18Charles is still back in Chester
0:30:18 > 0:30:22and is about to try his luck in the shop where Charlie Ross bought his percolator yesterday.
0:30:26 > 0:30:30His plan is still to swap the gavel he bought earlier,
0:30:30 > 0:30:33along with the lonely fiver still in his pocket,
0:30:33 > 0:30:35for an item that might make more at auction.
0:30:35 > 0:30:38Will canny Peter take the bait?
0:30:38 > 0:30:41Peter, the first question is, do you like it?
0:30:41 > 0:30:43- I love that. It's fantastic. - Do you really?
0:30:44 > 0:30:49Chester's storeyed streets have given Charles a taste for the ancient today.
0:30:49 > 0:30:54When you're in Chester, you want to... You just get a feel
0:30:54 > 0:30:56and you want something historic.
0:30:56 > 0:30:59Peter has some genuine archaeological finds
0:30:59 > 0:31:02that might fit the bill - a number of medieval rings.
0:31:02 > 0:31:07In the main, these are British finds - metal detectorists, archaeologists.
0:31:07 > 0:31:10- This one here was found in the Thames.- Really?
0:31:10 > 0:31:12Fairly recently.
0:31:12 > 0:31:16It's a fertility ring dating from way back in the 1100s.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19That's a medieval bronze ring, almost a love token, in the shape.
0:31:19 > 0:31:24- I think so, yes.- With that heart. - With that heart shape, yes. - What a wonderful ring.
0:31:24 > 0:31:29So that is a beautiful little medieval ring, 12th century.
0:31:29 > 0:31:33Now that, Peter, is priced at £45.
0:31:33 > 0:31:35But would that ring
0:31:35 > 0:31:37be a viable swap for my gavel?
0:31:37 > 0:31:41- With the fiver.- With the fiver. - That you've got in your pocket.
0:31:41 > 0:31:43- I've got five pounds left over. - Five pounds as well.
0:31:43 > 0:31:46- It's a good deal for you.- It's a good deal for me, absolutely.
0:31:46 > 0:31:48Thanks again. Look after the gavel, OK?
0:31:48 > 0:31:50See you, Peter. Bye!
0:31:50 > 0:31:56And with that buy, our lads are ready to reveal their purchases to one another.
0:31:57 > 0:32:00Go on, then, Charlie. I can't wait!
0:32:02 > 0:32:06I like your array. No, I really do.
0:32:06 > 0:32:08But what I want to go to, Charlie, first of all
0:32:08 > 0:32:11is this small jar and cover here.
0:32:11 > 0:32:15- Is it a custard cup and cover? - Artichoke.- Is it really?
0:32:15 > 0:32:18- For the heart of an artichoke. - That's a really rare object, Charlie. I love it.
0:32:18 > 0:32:22But all importantly, I suspect you probably paid £45.
0:32:22 > 0:32:26- How much was it?- £45.- No, it wasn't! No, it wasn't! Really? No!
0:32:26 > 0:32:28Bang on the money, Charles.
0:32:28 > 0:32:30No wonder you're a valuer!
0:32:31 > 0:32:35- I love the rosewood box. - It's got its original interior.
0:32:35 > 0:32:37I bought it on price.
0:32:37 > 0:32:39- I like it.- It is what it is.
0:32:39 > 0:32:44- And this is a patent coffee percolator.- What a lovely object.
0:32:44 > 0:32:48- I thought it was quite quirky having coffee through a tap.- Great object.
0:32:48 > 0:32:51- Cost 20.- No, it didn't!- That's better.- That's a really good thing.
0:32:51 > 0:32:53Very complimentary.
0:32:54 > 0:32:58- Now, I, Charlie, I bought three things.- Yep.
0:32:58 > 0:33:00Charlie, you do look impressed(!)
0:33:01 > 0:33:04They're chipped plaster!
0:33:04 > 0:33:06Ghastly!
0:33:06 > 0:33:07The best thing to do here, I think,
0:33:07 > 0:33:09is to sell the shades.
0:33:09 > 0:33:12Throw those away and sell the shades.
0:33:12 > 0:33:15- They are outrageous.- They are outrageous.- They're like you!
0:33:15 > 0:33:16- Don't you like them at all?- No.
0:33:16 > 0:33:19I get the feeling you're not too keen on them, Charlie!
0:33:20 > 0:33:24- But this.- Isn't that gorgeous? - I think it's amazing!
0:33:24 > 0:33:25High praise!
0:33:26 > 0:33:28- What did that cost?- That was 125.
0:33:28 > 0:33:31That is as nice as those are dreadful!
0:33:31 > 0:33:34- Charlie, this ring is circa 1180. - Yeah.
0:33:34 > 0:33:39And it was fished out of the Thames in March 2012.
0:33:39 > 0:33:42- That's real history, isn't it? - It certainly is. How much was it?
0:33:42 > 0:33:44I only had today £10 left over.
0:33:44 > 0:33:48So I had to trade hard. So I bought a gavel for a fiver.
0:33:48 > 0:33:50I went to see Peter. I had a five pound note.
0:33:50 > 0:33:55He was very happy to do a deal where I gave him the gavel and a fiver
0:33:55 > 0:33:57and in return, he gave me that ring.
0:33:57 > 0:33:59Well done, old man. Well done.
0:33:59 > 0:34:01That's all very sportsmanlike.
0:34:01 > 0:34:05But when their rival's back is turned,
0:34:05 > 0:34:07which lots do they like most and least?
0:34:07 > 0:34:09Charles's dreadful lamps.
0:34:09 > 0:34:13But his fantastic clock and barometer,
0:34:13 > 0:34:17which I think is shop of the week, frankly.
0:34:17 > 0:34:21That percolator, again, to me, Charlie, it's a knobbly nick-nack.
0:34:21 > 0:34:23You've changed your tune, then!
0:34:23 > 0:34:27Come on, buddy, let's get away with this £20 lot which might make a tenner.
0:34:27 > 0:34:30Don't buy something because it's cheap.
0:34:30 > 0:34:33Buy with a passion. Buy because you adore it.
0:34:33 > 0:34:36Like you adore those cherubs, eh, Charles?
0:34:36 > 0:34:39I'm very happy with my purchases.
0:34:39 > 0:34:42If I had the choice now of swapping any of his for mine,
0:34:42 > 0:34:45I would swap...none of them.
0:34:45 > 0:34:49Confidence from the young upstart, eh? Off to the battlefield, then!
0:34:50 > 0:34:52On this first leg of their Road Trip,
0:34:52 > 0:34:55our happy Charlies have travelled from Tarporley, Cheshire,
0:34:55 > 0:34:58to arrive at their auction in Manchester.
0:34:58 > 0:35:01Batten down the hatches! Profit, here we come!
0:35:01 > 0:35:04With the Triumph back on the road, they're off!
0:35:06 > 0:35:11A modern cultural power-house rising from its proud industrial past,
0:35:11 > 0:35:15Manchester's a vibrant UK city that needs little introduction.
0:35:15 > 0:35:18What was the industry in Manchester?
0:35:18 > 0:35:20- Oh...- Textiles?
0:35:20 > 0:35:22Ohhh!
0:35:22 > 0:35:25Apart from to Charlie, it would seem!
0:35:27 > 0:35:30Venerable auction house Capes Dunn
0:35:30 > 0:35:33has been serving the city for 180 years.
0:35:33 > 0:35:37Today, auctioneer Caroline Lane will be wielding the gavel.
0:35:37 > 0:35:39But before she faces the crowd,
0:35:39 > 0:35:41what does she think of our lads' buys?
0:35:41 > 0:35:46I think they are a fun, eclectic group of items.
0:35:46 > 0:35:49The cherubs, they're nice, attractive things.
0:35:49 > 0:35:50Are they antique? Possibly not.
0:35:50 > 0:35:53They look like they could have been made 20 years ago.
0:35:53 > 0:35:55What about the coffee percolator?
0:35:55 > 0:36:00We unpacked it and went, "Crikey! This has been cleaned within an inch of its life."
0:36:00 > 0:36:03It's a shame, because it doesn't show much of its age.
0:36:03 > 0:36:05It's a nice thing. It's quite pretty.
0:36:05 > 0:36:09Charles and Charlie both started this Road Trip with £200.
0:36:09 > 0:36:13Charles Hanson has spent the full whack on just three lots.
0:36:15 > 0:36:20Charlie Ross, meanwhile, has assembled six lots at a cost of £150.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24Battle is about to commence.
0:36:27 > 0:36:30First up is Charlie's Sorrento inlaid mirror.
0:36:30 > 0:36:33How will it reflect on his buying acumen?
0:36:33 > 0:36:35Who will bid me £10 for this lot?
0:36:35 > 0:36:37Surely £10? It's here to sell.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40Thank you. £10 seated here on the front.
0:36:40 > 0:36:43Thank you very much. Here at £10. Any more?
0:36:43 > 0:36:46Surely? Thank you. £15.
0:36:46 > 0:36:5015 there. Any advance with the gentleman on my right at £15.
0:36:50 > 0:36:54- Well done.- Are we all sure at just 15?
0:36:54 > 0:36:56Charlie's off to a solid start.
0:36:58 > 0:37:00Next up, another for Charlie
0:37:00 > 0:37:02as his rosewood box faces the crowd.
0:37:02 > 0:37:06He had to woo the dealer with choccies to get it,
0:37:06 > 0:37:07but will it seduce the sale room?
0:37:07 > 0:37:09Start the bidding with me at £15.
0:37:09 > 0:37:11Looking for 20. 20 at the back of the room.
0:37:11 > 0:37:1325. Thank you. 30.
0:37:13 > 0:37:1735 on my right. If we're all sure at £35.
0:37:20 > 0:37:24Oh, dear. The cost of the chocolates tips the scales.
0:37:24 > 0:37:26Bad luck, Romeo!
0:37:26 > 0:37:30Without the chocolates, a profit. With the chocolates, a loss.
0:37:31 > 0:37:33Now, the first for Charles Hanson.
0:37:33 > 0:37:36His 12th-century fertility ring.
0:37:36 > 0:37:37Will it bear fruit?
0:37:37 > 0:37:40A rare 12th century fertility ladies' bronze ring.
0:37:40 > 0:37:43- Ooh, I say.- Circa 1180.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46- Bit of fertility. - It's history, Charlie.- Yes.
0:37:46 > 0:37:48I'm going red!
0:37:48 > 0:37:51I think my parents would like me to get one of these!
0:37:51 > 0:37:53Lot 33, with me at £10.
0:37:53 > 0:37:57- Come on.- It's already in at ten. - Thank you. 15. 20.
0:37:57 > 0:38:0025. 30.
0:38:00 > 0:38:0135.
0:38:03 > 0:38:0640. With the lady seated here at £40.
0:38:06 > 0:38:08Any more? 45. Back in, sir. Thank you.
0:38:08 > 0:38:10We're at 45 now. One more?
0:38:10 > 0:38:12One more? No?
0:38:12 > 0:38:14I can't tempt you. 45 with the gentleman seated.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17If we're all sure at £45.
0:38:19 > 0:38:23The sale room gets a giggle, and it's a profit for Charles.
0:38:24 > 0:38:25One for Charlie, now.
0:38:25 > 0:38:30Here's his American percolator. Can it build up a head of steam?
0:38:30 > 0:38:33I will start the bidding with me at £15. With me at just 15.
0:38:33 > 0:38:3520. 25 now. 30. 35.
0:38:35 > 0:38:3740 now. With the gentleman at £40.
0:38:37 > 0:38:40- Brilliant.- Up a bit. - Brilliant.- Are we sure?
0:38:40 > 0:38:43Just £40. If we're all sure at 40.
0:38:43 > 0:38:45- 45 just in time.- Oh, yes!
0:38:45 > 0:38:4745 with the gentleman standing. 50. Thank you.
0:38:47 > 0:38:51At £50, if we're all sure at 50.
0:38:51 > 0:38:55Splendid. I love that auctioneer!
0:38:55 > 0:38:57She's doing you proud, Charlie.
0:38:57 > 0:39:01- Coffee?- Don't.- Coffee? Coffee?
0:39:01 > 0:39:03I think you might have had too much of the stuff, Charlie.
0:39:05 > 0:39:06Now Charles's gamble.
0:39:06 > 0:39:10The, er, decorative cherub lamps.
0:39:10 > 0:39:13Tell me now, you don't actually like them, do you?
0:39:13 > 0:39:15No. No.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17- With me at £20.- Oh, no. - Far too much.
0:39:17 > 0:39:2125. 30. 35 now. In the room at 35.
0:39:21 > 0:39:23- 40 on my right.- What?! - 45 here.- Keep going.
0:39:23 > 0:39:2650. 55.
0:39:26 > 0:39:28- Good grief, sir!- Keep going!
0:39:28 > 0:39:29- How dare you?- One for the road!
0:39:29 > 0:39:3165. 70.
0:39:32 > 0:39:3470 on my right. 75.
0:39:34 > 0:39:38- Oh!- 75 with the gentleman on my left.- Good man, sir.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41£75. Any more? If we're all sure at 75?
0:39:42 > 0:39:44- 80 just in time.- Yes!- Oh!
0:39:44 > 0:39:46- 80 just in time.- One more.
0:39:46 > 0:39:4885. Thank you.
0:39:48 > 0:39:4985 now.
0:39:49 > 0:39:51It's a wack business.
0:39:51 > 0:39:54Any more? 85.
0:39:54 > 0:39:56Good man, sir. Thank you very much.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59Manna from heaven for the young pretender,
0:39:59 > 0:40:01as he steals the lead.
0:40:01 > 0:40:03Well done, old bean!
0:40:03 > 0:40:07And now Charlie's silver-plated bread fork.
0:40:07 > 0:40:08Who'll start me for this lot? £15?
0:40:08 > 0:40:13- Who'll start me 15? Thank you. - Oh, madam!
0:40:13 > 0:40:1820 I have. The gentleman seated. 25. Thank you. 25 I have.
0:40:18 > 0:40:20With the lady seated on my right at 25.
0:40:20 > 0:40:22If you're all sure, I will sell at 25.
0:40:23 > 0:40:26- Well done.- Lovely taste, madam.
0:40:26 > 0:40:28Marvellous taste.
0:40:28 > 0:40:30It just about holds.
0:40:30 > 0:40:33But that's a small loss for Charlie after auction costs.
0:40:33 > 0:40:35Charles is still in the lead.
0:40:37 > 0:40:40Next is Charlie's Arts & Crafts wall pocket.
0:40:40 > 0:40:44I have interest with me and it starts at £30.
0:40:44 > 0:40:48The bid is with me at 30. 35 and I'm out now.
0:40:48 > 0:40:5035 on my right. 40 if you'd like. Thank you, sir.
0:40:50 > 0:40:53No? £40 with the gentleman standing.
0:40:53 > 0:40:56Not bad, but I still think it could do a bit more.
0:40:56 > 0:40:58Any advance? All sure? Nice example.
0:40:58 > 0:41:01All sure at just £40?
0:41:02 > 0:41:04Very respectable.
0:41:04 > 0:41:06And Charlie sneaks ahead of the young buck.
0:41:06 > 0:41:08You know your stuff, Charlie.
0:41:08 > 0:41:12The artichoke cup Charlie nearly broke is next.
0:41:12 > 0:41:14Does a smashing profit await?
0:41:14 > 0:41:16I have interest. It's with me at £50.
0:41:16 > 0:41:19With me at 50. I'm moving into the room.
0:41:19 > 0:41:20- # Do-dee-dee! #- Well done, Charlie.
0:41:20 > 0:41:22Any more?
0:41:22 > 0:41:25- Come on!- Well done. - My bid at just £50.
0:41:25 > 0:41:27- Seems cheap.- It does.
0:41:27 > 0:41:31- I will sell at £50.- Well done, Charlie.- Could we do one more?
0:41:32 > 0:41:35Hmm. The auctioneer clearly had faith in it,
0:41:35 > 0:41:37but it fair choked with the crowd.
0:41:37 > 0:41:39Yo-ho-ho.
0:41:39 > 0:41:45So, everything rests on Charlie's much-admired maritime time-piece. Will it take sail?
0:41:45 > 0:41:48- A novel Edwardian gilt-metal... - Wonderful thing. This is it.
0:41:48 > 0:41:50- I have interest.- Ooh.
0:41:50 > 0:41:53I can start the bid with me at £80. With me at £80.
0:41:53 > 0:41:55- That's a good bid.- With me at £80.
0:41:55 > 0:41:58- A nominal bid.- Keep going. - The bid is with me at 80.
0:41:58 > 0:41:59Ohhh.
0:41:59 > 0:42:01Any more on this lot? Seems cheap. It's a nice thing.
0:42:01 > 0:42:04- With me at just £80.- Unbelievable.
0:42:04 > 0:42:07We're all sure? I will sell at just 80.
0:42:08 > 0:42:11Oh, dear! Despite those high hopes,
0:42:11 > 0:42:13it fails to float.
0:42:13 > 0:42:14Hard game, isn't it?
0:42:14 > 0:42:17It's a hard game, bean.
0:42:18 > 0:42:22I've had so much luck on my Road Trip.
0:42:22 > 0:42:23I need some bad luck. And that's bad luck.
0:42:23 > 0:42:26Graceful in victory,
0:42:26 > 0:42:28but noble in defeat.
0:42:28 > 0:42:30Was there ever a pair like 'em?
0:42:30 > 0:42:34So the distinguished Charlie Ross takes the day
0:42:34 > 0:42:36with a steady accumulation of profit.
0:42:37 > 0:42:40Tortoise one, hare nil.
0:42:41 > 0:42:43Charles Hanson started this leg with £200.
0:42:43 > 0:42:48After paying auction costs, he made a stinging loss of £27.80.
0:42:48 > 0:42:52He begins the next leg with £172.20.
0:42:54 > 0:42:58Charlie Ross also started with £200.
0:42:58 > 0:43:01He made a reasonable profit of £26.30
0:43:01 > 0:43:06and starts next time with £226.30.
0:43:08 > 0:43:13- I've just been talking to the man that bought your fertility ring. - Yes?
0:43:13 > 0:43:15"I like this", he said, "but it's a bit late for me."
0:43:17 > 0:43:19It's never too late on the Road Trip.
0:43:19 > 0:43:21On to the next leg, boys.
0:43:22 > 0:43:24Next time on the Antiques Road Trip,
0:43:24 > 0:43:27the boys go from Chesterfield to Grantham.
0:43:27 > 0:43:30Charlie finds something he simply must have.
0:43:30 > 0:43:32- I want that. I want that! - You have it.
0:43:32 > 0:43:35And Charles will literally do anything to seal the deal.
0:43:35 > 0:43:38The car. The car needs washing. Anything else?
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