0:00:02 > 0:00:05It's the nation's favourite antique experts with £200 each,
0:00:05 > 0:00:10I love that, a classic car and a goal to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:10 > 0:00:13- Yippee! - I've got pieces that could fly.
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 > 0:00:23Hello, ladies.
0:00:23 > 0:00:27So, will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:28 > 0:00:29But there's nobody bidding!
0:00:29 > 0:00:31This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:33 > 0:00:34Yeah!
0:00:37 > 0:00:39Today, we are out on the road with an enchanting pair
0:00:39 > 0:00:41of antiques experts -
0:00:41 > 0:00:44Mark Stacey and Paul Laidlaw.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47- I'm just a giver, Paul. - Well, I've heard that.
0:00:47 > 0:00:50If I wisnae driving, I'd hug you.
0:00:52 > 0:00:55Antiques dealer Mark Stacey is very supportive
0:00:55 > 0:00:58of his Road Trip compadre.
0:00:58 > 0:01:00Well done, Paul, for finding something.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02And I mean that really sincerely.
0:01:02 > 0:01:04THEY LAUGH
0:01:04 > 0:01:09And he is finding this antiques adventure a journey of discovery.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11I'm going to stick to my principles.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14My God, there's a sentence I never thought I'd hear myself say.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18Auctioneer Paul Laidlaw is a happy chappy.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21HE LAUGHS
0:01:21 > 0:01:24Muahaha! But a real tough cookie when it comes to buying antiques.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27- Are they ever going to be 20 quid? - Um...
0:01:27 > 0:01:30And really enters into the spirit of the adventure.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32He who dares, wins.
0:01:35 > 0:01:39Mark's biggest profit so far, from the previous auction,
0:01:39 > 0:01:40was the China Lassie dog.
0:01:42 > 0:01:46But it wasn't enough to take on the might of tough-talking Laidlaw.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48Oh, no, he stormed it with profit after profit.
0:01:51 > 0:01:56From his original £200, Mark has made some small gains.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59He has £210.66 to play with today.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04But second-time winner Paul Laidlaw is racing ahead.
0:02:04 > 0:02:11He has speculated and accumulated his £200 to a hefty £371.10.
0:02:14 > 0:02:19The boys are travelling in style in the 1967 Sunbeam Alpine GT.
0:02:19 > 0:02:23But do you know, it's not over yet. There are three more auctions.
0:02:23 > 0:02:27I looked at it. I don't think I'm sitting pretty!
0:02:31 > 0:02:34Paul and Mark will travel over 300 miles from Sabden, Lancashire,
0:02:34 > 0:02:36to Bridgwater in Somerset.
0:02:36 > 0:02:40On today's show, they're beginning in the county town of Stafford.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43And will auction 30 miles away in the town of Nantwich,
0:02:43 > 0:02:45in Cheshire.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50Stafford has a rich history
0:02:50 > 0:02:53and is home to the largest timber-framed townhouse
0:02:53 > 0:02:55in the country. But back to present day.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59Our antique hunters are ready to spend, spend, spend
0:02:59 > 0:03:01in their first shop of the day.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03There it is.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05We passed a wee half-timbered street up there that
0:03:05 > 0:03:07had your name written all over it, I suspect.
0:03:07 > 0:03:11- Should I be listening to you? - Trust me, Mark,
0:03:11 > 0:03:12love you like a brother.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14There is no competitive element to this.
0:03:14 > 0:03:18- I'll see you later.- Have a good one.
0:03:18 > 0:03:20They're playful duo, aren't they?
0:03:20 > 0:03:23Anyway, let's get the show on the road.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25Mark's first shop is just around the corner.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28Assistant Maureen is on duty today.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30Look out.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33- What a lovely little shop you've got here.- It's gorgeous, isn't it?
0:03:33 > 0:03:36- I love it.- Curiosity shop. - It really is, actually.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38I don't know where to look first.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41Well, as all antique experts know,
0:03:41 > 0:03:45store rooms can be a haven of fresh, unsorted stock.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50This looks quite interesting, doesn't it?
0:03:50 > 0:03:52Because when you look at something like this,
0:03:52 > 0:03:54what's the first thing that comes to mind?
0:03:54 > 0:03:56You've got a sort of Eastern style,
0:03:56 > 0:03:59all this very busy etching with foliage,
0:03:59 > 0:04:02this absolutely bonkers handle,
0:04:02 > 0:04:08which is shaped with a sort of, I don't know, some sort of animal
0:04:08 > 0:04:13that has eaten the lid, this animal head at the bottom.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15This is almost certainly silver-plate.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17Now, there's three pieces to this.
0:04:17 > 0:04:22You've got the teapot, the rather big sugar bowl,
0:04:22 > 0:04:25again with the same sort of decoration,
0:04:25 > 0:04:29and you've got a charming little cream jug.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32Again, the same decoration.
0:04:32 > 0:04:36Now, is it Indian? No, it's not.
0:04:36 > 0:04:42It's actually made in England for the Indian market.
0:04:42 > 0:04:46We're probably looking at something that was made in about 1860.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49The only problem is, again, the price.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52£150.
0:04:52 > 0:04:53No, that's lovely.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55The owner isn't here,
0:04:55 > 0:04:58so Mark gets on the telephone to find out the very best price.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02Could we do it for 50, please?
0:05:02 > 0:05:04Oh, please, 50.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08OK, listen, I'm not going to argue over a fiver.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11Honestly, Stuart, that's very kind of you.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13If you are happy to let it go for 55.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17Listen, thank you so much. Bye-bye, Stuart.
0:05:18 > 0:05:22£55, Mark?! You're a very lucky boy.
0:05:25 > 0:05:29Paul, meanwhile, is heading to Browse Antiques, also in Stafford.
0:05:30 > 0:05:34- Hello.- Hello.- How are you doing? I'm Paul.- Hello, Paul, Hugh.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37- Pleased to meet you. This is your emporium?- This is it, yep.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39Come and have a wander around.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54Oh, what have you got there then?
0:05:54 > 0:05:59A carved meerschaum pipe.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02It is actually probably a cigarette pipe.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05Meerschaum is a soft white mineral,
0:06:05 > 0:06:08often used to make highly decorative smoking pipes.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10We have what I think
0:06:10 > 0:06:15is a rather little charming 17th century tavern scene.
0:06:15 > 0:06:20Got a little, I'm going to call this chap a Cavalier here.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23And here is a rather buxom tavern maid
0:06:23 > 0:06:25serving up the ale.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27OK, bank that.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30Paul definitely has an eye for the unusual,
0:06:30 > 0:06:34and now he has found a real little rarity.
0:06:34 > 0:06:39We have a little silver cylinder,
0:06:39 > 0:06:41this cockerel finial, I don't know what he's doing there.
0:06:41 > 0:06:46We've got this little knob here that clearly turns this carousel
0:06:46 > 0:06:49and they appear to be cocktail recipes.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51Now, if I turn this, do these just like...?
0:06:51 > 0:06:53Look at... Oh!
0:06:53 > 0:06:55Oh, please!
0:06:57 > 0:07:00Oh, I love a gadget.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02I'd quite like a drink, as well, to be honest with you.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05That's working on many levels for me.
0:07:05 > 0:07:06And me!
0:07:06 > 0:07:10"Doctor's Cocktail." I think that is a riot.
0:07:10 > 0:07:14Date wise, cries out mid-20th century. Could it be 1930s?
0:07:14 > 0:07:16It could be as late as the '50s, in all honesty.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19Mid-20th century, I think, is your hedge.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22But what's not to like about how novel,
0:07:22 > 0:07:26I'm going to say decadent, that is.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29Bank that. What a hoot.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35Well, that's a good couple of items rooted out,
0:07:35 > 0:07:37maybe he'll start buying soon.
0:07:37 > 0:07:41Oh, hang onto your hats, Paul has that glint in his eye again.
0:07:41 > 0:07:45We see a little enamelled white metal brooch.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47I like that very much.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50Could this be Tut-mania?
0:07:50 > 0:07:52What, Tut-mania?
0:07:52 > 0:07:58Howard Carter, 1922 I think, has uncovered Tutankhamen's tomb.
0:07:58 > 0:08:02And there was a huge revival and interest in such,
0:08:02 > 0:08:05and we get all of these Egyptianate
0:08:05 > 0:08:09Tut-mania influenced pieces.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11And we have a little look
0:08:11 > 0:08:15and we see two cracking little initials - we see CH.
0:08:15 > 0:08:22CH is Charles Horner, famed for his enamelled silver work,
0:08:22 > 0:08:26his Art Nouveau silver work, small silver brooches, hat pins and so on.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29That's a name to conjure with.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32Have we made a Road Trip discovery?
0:08:34 > 0:08:37Ten pounds?!
0:08:37 > 0:08:41We have also got a big smile on our face.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45That is what they call a no-brainer.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48Right, let's keep going.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51But before he begins negotiations,
0:08:51 > 0:08:54he wants to have a nosy in the back storeroom.
0:08:54 > 0:08:58I love that. Well, it appeals to me.
0:08:58 > 0:09:02Has nothing to do with buying, he's just such good fun.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05We know the pe... we know the origin. Chinese.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08We know the period - it's going to be inter-war.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11In carved hardwood.
0:09:11 > 0:09:18But we have carved bone and horn eyes and a full set of dentures here.
0:09:18 > 0:09:23Look at his smiling face. I mean, it looks absolutely... I adore it.
0:09:23 > 0:09:27We have the problem that it is lighting and lighting can frighten.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29You know I am passionate about it,
0:09:29 > 0:09:31But the end user at auction can worry. They go,
0:09:31 > 0:09:33"Who am I going to get to wire that?
0:09:33 > 0:09:35"Will I get a socket to fit? Does a modern bulb go in it?
0:09:35 > 0:09:37"Is it safe?"
0:09:37 > 0:09:42And this a hurdle you would overcome at auction, so ignore my enthusiasm.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45This is cold, rational... This is business.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47Um... Is there money in it?
0:09:49 > 0:09:52We'll see. It starts at 75. That's not a lot of money.
0:09:52 > 0:09:57Right. He's certainly picked out enough. Let's get buying Paul, eh?
0:09:57 > 0:09:58- Hugh, how are you doing?- Fine.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01- Sort anything out?- Uh, yeah.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04I mean, there are things I'm interested in.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07Cheeky Paul asked for a combo price for the laughing Buddha,
0:10:07 > 0:10:11the pipe, the cocktail menu and the brooch.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14150, that sounds like a good price.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21And the brooch is in there?
0:10:21 > 0:10:25If you do it at 150, the brooch is in today.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28- Lovely work. Thank you.- Yep. Excellent.
0:10:28 > 0:10:32£150? That's almost a quarter off the combined ticket price
0:10:32 > 0:10:36of £195. Who's laughing now then, Buddha?
0:10:39 > 0:10:43Meanwhile, Mark is heading 17 miles away to Stoke-on-Trent.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49This area is considered to be the home of the pottery industry
0:10:49 > 0:10:54in England and is commonly known as The Potteries.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58Mark is going to visit a wonderful collection of Paragon figurines.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07The Paragon China Company was a British manufacturer
0:11:07 > 0:11:12of bone china from 1919 until 1960.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15The company was renowned for producing high-quality teaware
0:11:15 > 0:11:18and tableware and were granted three Royal Warrants.
0:11:18 > 0:11:23The Paragon brand enjoyed great success throughout its reign
0:11:23 > 0:11:26and was visited by celebrities such as Gracie Fields
0:11:26 > 0:11:29and also a young Princess Elizabeth.
0:11:32 > 0:11:36Kathy Artus has one of the largest collections of Paragon figurines in
0:11:36 > 0:11:41Britain and, as a third-generation former employee of the factory,
0:11:41 > 0:11:45her passion for this once great company is second to none.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48Kathy is going to give lucky Mark the grand tour.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53Kathy, thank you for inviting me to your home to see...
0:11:53 > 0:11:55- your Paragon collection.- Yes. - I mean, it's amazing!
0:11:55 > 0:11:59- How many pieces have you got? - 206 all together at the moment.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02And I'm still collecting. I've been collecting for a long time now.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05But at its heyday, how many people were employed at the factory,
0:12:05 > 0:12:08- do you know?- There must have been at least 60 gilders
0:12:08 > 0:12:10- and lithographers and things. - Really?- Yes.
0:12:10 > 0:12:11It was quite a large factory.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13And they did such a variety.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16They did the dogs, the ornaments, they did all the cups
0:12:16 > 0:12:18and saucers, the dinnerware.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20And when did they close down?
0:12:20 > 0:12:25Well, they were taken over by TC Wild and then Doulton
0:12:25 > 0:12:28and I suppose it was mid-'70s when they actually finished.
0:12:28 > 0:12:32- And how many did they produce, do you know?- There is no record.
0:12:32 > 0:12:36In fact, until I started collecting, all I got was a very rough list,
0:12:36 > 0:12:38which I have added to over the years.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41Who was the chief designer of these figures?
0:12:41 > 0:12:44Basically, Reg Johnson. He designed most of the figurines.
0:12:44 > 0:12:45I've got an example to show you.
0:12:45 > 0:12:49Reg Johnson was a renowned studio potter
0:12:49 > 0:12:52and was a design director for the Royal Doulton group,
0:12:52 > 0:12:55working mainly for Paragon and Royal Albert brands.
0:12:55 > 0:13:01This one of Princess Margaret, this was one of the original moulds.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04As you can see, all the flowers are actually made individually.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07Individual little petals. So they are put on and then hand-painted.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10And then fired, yes. That was one of the original ones.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13When it went into production, because it would cost
0:13:13 > 0:13:17so much to have them done and have the individual flowers made,
0:13:17 > 0:13:20they actually started painting... they just put the blue dress
0:13:20 > 0:13:22- and they painted the flowers on. - Painted on.- Hand-painted.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25And the features aren't quite as strong and as crisp,
0:13:25 > 0:13:28because that was taken off a mould. That was the original.
0:13:28 > 0:13:33# I'm going to see you today
0:13:33 > 0:13:37# All's well with my world
0:13:37 > 0:13:39# And the people that I meet
0:13:39 > 0:13:41# As I hurry down on the street
0:13:41 > 0:13:46# Seem to know I'm on my way! #
0:13:46 > 0:13:51I've got a few that really... Took a lot of getting, if you like.
0:13:51 > 0:13:56- Gosh.- This one, which is Urchin, I had this one from America.
0:13:56 > 0:14:00- I probably paid over the odds for him. Don't tell my husband.- OK.
0:14:00 > 0:14:04But all we got was a name. We didn't know what he looked like,
0:14:04 > 0:14:06there was no record of colour or pattern.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09And as far as I know, there's only one.
0:14:09 > 0:14:14- And the date on this is '30s? - '40s.- '40s.- Yes.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17- He is rather cheeky, isn't he? - Yes, he reminds me of my grandson.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20- Oh, does he? - Yes, I think he is lovely.
0:14:20 > 0:14:24- He is obviously a little pixie. - Yes. He is very rare.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27I think these are lovely cos they're... what I like about them,
0:14:27 > 0:14:30- they've got that sort of real energy about them.- Yes.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33- They've all got different features. - And they have got a real quality
0:14:33 > 0:14:37rather than the mass-produced, who all look very...the same.
0:14:37 > 0:14:41- Yes.- These look very individual. They've got individual characters.
0:14:41 > 0:14:45But alas, we must say farewell to Mark
0:14:45 > 0:14:49and catch up with that cheeky chappy, Paul Laidlaw.
0:14:49 > 0:14:53Paul's still in Stafford and continuing his shop-athalon
0:14:53 > 0:14:55in Windmill Antiques.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58He's already bought four items and he's hungry for more.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00- Hello, Ian?- Hi, Paul.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03- Yes, how are you?- How are you doing? - Nice to meet you.
0:15:03 > 0:15:04Good to see you.
0:15:04 > 0:15:08Love the feeling of your establishment. My kind of shop!
0:15:08 > 0:15:10Good man, good man.
0:15:19 > 0:15:23Is that a travelling pipe? It is, isn't it?
0:15:23 > 0:15:24Yeah, I've seen them.
0:15:24 > 0:15:28They're mad, aren't they? It all disappears into itself.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31How totally insane.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34Is that...? That's not dear, is it? What's the price on that?
0:15:34 > 0:15:39- Out of interest.- Tenner. - I'm going to put it back, but it's...
0:15:39 > 0:15:43To be honest with you, I've already bought a pipe.
0:15:43 > 0:15:47And that's why it resonates. I knew what it was.
0:15:47 > 0:15:52In this treasure trove, it is not long before he finds something else.
0:15:52 > 0:15:56Sugar tongs. Modelled as a wishbone.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00Delightful. Good fun.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03Decent set of assay marks.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06- What's on those?- £20 to you, Paul.
0:16:06 > 0:16:0920 quid on the sugar tongs isn't expensive
0:16:09 > 0:16:13but you know I'm going to... bid you on it.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15HE LAUGHS
0:16:15 > 0:16:18- That was a given.- Right, yeah.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21So what am I really going to pay for them before I shake your hand,
0:16:21 > 0:16:23wish you well and bid you adieu?
0:16:23 > 0:16:27- £15. As a goodwill gesture. - I'm going to do it. Cheers, man.
0:16:27 > 0:16:28Thanks very much.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30I'll get you some money. One last parting shot.
0:16:30 > 0:16:35We looked at your wee travelling combination, your pipe thing.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38- It is missing its... - It is lacking that.
0:16:38 > 0:16:42- Take a couple quid for it? Parting shot?- I don't see why not.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44- Yeah, it's a bit of fun.- Excellent.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46I've already bought something that marries...
0:16:46 > 0:16:47I bought a bit of meerschaum.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49- You can put it with the others. - Exactly.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52- It all grist to the mill. Thank you. We keep doing this.- I know.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54We're on a roll.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57Crikey Moses, with a total of six items, Paul's going to
0:16:57 > 0:17:01combine the small travel pipe with the meerschaum pipe
0:17:01 > 0:17:04and the silver sugar tongs with the silver broach. Got it?
0:17:04 > 0:17:06After a long, exciting day though,
0:17:06 > 0:17:10it's time for the boys to turn in and have a good night's rest.
0:17:10 > 0:17:12Nighty-night.
0:17:15 > 0:17:19It is a brand-new day and the boys are raring to go, even though
0:17:19 > 0:17:21the heavens have descended.
0:17:22 > 0:17:24Day two, Cheshire.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28- Footballers' wives territory. - Absolutely.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30We don't fit into that category.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33I don't think, anyway. Are you a WAG?
0:17:33 > 0:17:36THEY LAUGH
0:17:36 > 0:17:37Ha, ha.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40So far, Mark has spent £55 on one lot -
0:17:40 > 0:17:43the silver-plated Indian-style tea set -
0:17:43 > 0:17:47leaving a princely sum of £155.66 for the day ahead.
0:17:50 > 0:17:54Paul, meanwhile, threw caution to the wind and spent £167
0:17:54 > 0:17:59on six items, which he will combine into four auction lots.
0:17:59 > 0:18:03That gives him a nice chunk of £204.10 to spend.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09The boys have travelled to the village of Walgherton,
0:18:09 > 0:18:11in Cheshire.
0:18:11 > 0:18:15They are heading for Dagfields, a mecca for antique lovers.
0:18:15 > 0:18:21There are six giant antiques emporia, with over 200 dealers.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23Don't abandon, come on.
0:18:23 > 0:18:27You've got to at least give it a try, Mark.
0:18:27 > 0:18:28It's not over till it's over.
0:18:28 > 0:18:32- It's not over, but it is over if you can't get out of the car.- It is.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35That is a problem.
0:18:35 > 0:18:36Stay.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39Come on, dearie, it's not that bad.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41Mark is first to get stuck in.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44We'll have a little mooch in here, I think.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50- Hello, good morning. I'm Mark. - Pleased to meet you, Mark, I'm Jeff.
0:18:50 > 0:18:51Nice to meet you, Jeff.
0:18:51 > 0:18:54- This is your shop, is it? - It is, yes.
0:18:54 > 0:18:56What will tickle his fancy in here then?
0:18:56 > 0:18:59This is rather interesting. We've got...
0:18:59 > 0:19:01This is certainly 19th century.
0:19:03 > 0:19:05The first thing that struck me, actually,
0:19:05 > 0:19:07was the little shield there with the initials on it.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10I think it says HS.
0:19:10 > 0:19:16What I think we've got is four 19th century coloured aquatints
0:19:16 > 0:19:19or something like that in a later frame.
0:19:19 > 0:19:23But then somebody has drawn and water coloured all these
0:19:23 > 0:19:27wonderful birds and decoration around them.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30And the colours are still quite vibrant on it.
0:19:30 > 0:19:35And we've got exotic birds. We've got a golden pheasant here.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38A peacock.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41I think that bird is strangely called hoopoe.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44Interesting. I never knew you were bird lover, Mark.
0:19:47 > 0:19:51And there's a cockatoo which doesn't look very happy, she's squawking.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54Then there is a hummingbird and various other birds.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57It's rather fun, though.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00It is priced up at £49.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03Which actually is reasonable for all that work, I have to say.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08And he's spied something else.
0:20:08 > 0:20:12It is a banister-shaped vase with gilt decoration, cobalt blue.
0:20:12 > 0:20:13No factory marks.
0:20:13 > 0:20:17It feels as though it has a little bit of age, though, I don't know.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19Painted with a windmill scene.
0:20:19 > 0:20:23So it might be somebody who has just bought a blank and painted it.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26But this cobalt is very nice.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28It is quite stylish for a mantelpiece or something
0:20:28 > 0:20:30in a big Cheshire sitting room.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32There is no hanging about with this Mark.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35He is going to strike up a negotiation.
0:20:35 > 0:20:39Now, what this is building up to... is my ridiculously low offer.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42- I was expecting it.- Which... Oh.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45Then, do you need to sit down now or after?
0:20:45 > 0:20:47THEY CHUCKLE
0:20:47 > 0:20:51Do you think, Jeff, that I would get this for a tenner?
0:20:53 > 0:20:56How about 15?
0:20:56 > 0:20:58£15...
0:20:58 > 0:21:00Tell me about this vase over here.
0:21:00 > 0:21:05I mean, I don't suppose we could say the two for £15?
0:21:05 > 0:21:10Um... Oh. Oh, the pain is growing.
0:21:10 > 0:21:15- Um, yes, seeing it's you. - Are you sure?- Yes, I am sure.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18Oh, please, I really do... I mean, this is going to help me.
0:21:18 > 0:21:19Thank you very much.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22- Are you sure you are happy with...? - I'm very happy.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24What a chancer!
0:21:24 > 0:21:25Let's catch up with Paul.
0:21:25 > 0:21:30Although he has four lots, he just can't help having a good nosy about.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32The old pro.
0:21:32 > 0:21:33Check this out.
0:21:33 > 0:21:401920s, 1930s, we see a vogue for pewter tea sets, OK?
0:21:40 > 0:21:44What they tend to look like is pretty dull, olde English, yeah?
0:21:44 > 0:21:46Just dreary.
0:21:46 > 0:21:50And, of course, they oxidise to that pewter, that flat pewter grey,
0:21:50 > 0:21:53but in this instance, you've got this geometric form,
0:21:53 > 0:21:56you've got compressed forms,
0:21:56 > 0:21:58I love that to bits!
0:21:58 > 0:22:00And look at the price tag.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03Yes, you guessed it, he's found something he loves.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06For an oval tray, the pot,
0:22:06 > 0:22:10the sugar, the cream...
0:22:10 > 0:22:11£22.
0:22:11 > 0:22:15I'm going to have a word, but I need a give-away price.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18I'm going to ask... £22, we'll see what happens.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24- Yeah. - I think he's addicted to antiques.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26It has got 22 on it.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29Philip is calling the dealer of the tea set to find out
0:22:29 > 0:22:32if Paul's bid of £15 is acceptable.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34OK, Mark, thank you.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38He says for you, sir, he'll do it.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40Because you are one of his favourite, he says.
0:22:40 > 0:22:42THEY LAUGH
0:22:42 > 0:22:44He is now one of mine.
0:22:46 > 0:22:48Maybe Mr Laidlaw needs to calm his jets.
0:22:48 > 0:22:52Seven items and a total of five auction lots.
0:22:53 > 0:22:58Back together again, the Road Trip wheels are on the move once more.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02Mark's being dropped off in Leek in Staffordshire.
0:23:04 > 0:23:08Did you know that former five-times world professional darts champion
0:23:08 > 0:23:11Eric Bristow lives here?
0:23:11 > 0:23:12Not a lot of people do.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15Anyway, Mark is hoping to score a bullseye
0:23:15 > 0:23:17and take the lead from Paul.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20He is going for a mooch around in Christopher Mudd Design.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23- I'm Mark.- Dealer Natalie is manning the shop today.
0:23:23 > 0:23:28Mark is keen to get back on form in the old profit stakes
0:23:28 > 0:23:31and he has stumbled on a new strategy.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34This is the sort of thing that Paul Laidlaw would like, you know.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36A pair of vases in brass.
0:23:37 > 0:23:41But they are made of old shell cases.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43And it is known as trench art.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45The soldiers in the trenches,
0:23:45 > 0:23:49when there were long periods of non-hostility,
0:23:49 > 0:23:53they would take these spent shells
0:23:53 > 0:23:57and use whatever primitive tools they had to sort of, in this case,
0:23:57 > 0:24:02planish the actual shaft of this with the little dots.
0:24:02 > 0:24:06And actually beat out that pattern and then shape the top.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09I mean, these are not terribly rare, but they are...
0:24:09 > 0:24:13they're great fun and are really collectible.
0:24:13 > 0:24:16And I really like them because I think it just shows you that,
0:24:16 > 0:24:18you know, in amongst all that, um,
0:24:18 > 0:24:21carnage of the Great War,
0:24:21 > 0:24:24life in the trenches must have been absolute hell.
0:24:24 > 0:24:28The soldiers had to keep themselves busy
0:24:28 > 0:24:31and they turned out, you know, actually,
0:24:31 > 0:24:34wonderful pieces of art like that.
0:24:35 > 0:24:41And these are priced up at £48 the pair, which is not very much.
0:24:41 > 0:24:47I love the thought of something that was causing such destruction has
0:24:47 > 0:24:52now been turned into, you know, a pair of lovely vases to use at home.
0:24:52 > 0:24:56Mark is on a mission to find out the very best price from Natalie.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59- If I buy them, I have got to get them at a very cheeky price.- Yes.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02OK. You can say no, of course.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05There is no obligation on your part, all right?
0:25:05 > 0:25:07I'm just trying it on a bit here.
0:25:07 > 0:25:11If I buy them, I need to get them for about £10 for the pair.
0:25:11 > 0:25:15- That's quite low.- It is quite low, I know.- 12? We could do 12.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18I'm not going to argue, that's fine. Thank you.
0:25:18 > 0:25:20- Thank you very much, Natalie. - You're welcome.
0:25:20 > 0:25:24And on that bombshell, let's catch up with Paul.
0:25:26 > 0:25:30Paul has travelled three miles away to the large village of Cheddleton,
0:25:30 > 0:25:31in the Staffordshire moorlands.
0:25:33 > 0:25:37He is visiting the unique Cheddleton Flint Mill, a site once
0:25:37 > 0:25:42highly important to the potteries industry in nearby Stoke-on-Trent.
0:25:44 > 0:25:46Good for the soul.
0:25:47 > 0:25:48In the late 18th century,
0:25:48 > 0:25:52when pottery making was reigning supreme in the UK,
0:25:52 > 0:25:56Josiah Wedgwood was a pioneer of a type of English earthenware
0:25:56 > 0:25:58called creamware.
0:25:59 > 0:26:03It was discovered that the baked flint produced by the mills
0:26:03 > 0:26:06was an excellent ingredient to provide durability and strength,
0:26:06 > 0:26:11therefore allowing a cheaper alternative to expensive porcelain.
0:26:11 > 0:26:13At the peak of the pottery boom,
0:26:13 > 0:26:16there were dozens of flint mills in and around Stoke-on-Trent.
0:26:17 > 0:26:21The Cheddleton Flint Mill Preservation Trust
0:26:21 > 0:26:25was formed in 1967 to save the site from dereliction and ruin.
0:26:25 > 0:26:29Since then, the mill has undergone substantial renovation
0:26:29 > 0:26:30and is open to the public.
0:26:33 > 0:26:37Paul is meeting with Treasurer Helen Outram to find out more.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40- You've got two water wheels here. - Two, yes, we have.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42And I believe that is unique.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44In Britain, at any rate, yes.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47So, where does the whole process begin on site?
0:26:47 > 0:26:49It begins by the canal.
0:26:49 > 0:26:54So, the flint came in by narrow boat from the South East of England,
0:26:54 > 0:26:58Kent or Sussex, or even from the coast of France.
0:26:58 > 0:27:02And was unloaded by the crane.
0:27:02 > 0:27:04Put into the kilns.
0:27:04 > 0:27:07It was laid - a layer of coal, a layer of flint,
0:27:07 > 0:27:10a layer of coal, a layer of flint until it was full.
0:27:10 > 0:27:12Then they set fire to it and it burned for two days.
0:27:12 > 0:27:16Then it was unloaded from the bottom of the kiln
0:27:16 > 0:27:22and loaded onto little trucks and it used to come right across here.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25- And then it's ground in the mills. - Right.
0:27:27 > 0:27:31- This one is about 1800. The other one is earlier.- Right.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34And this is the rest of the plateway, see?
0:27:34 > 0:27:35Oh, I see, yeah, yeah.
0:27:35 > 0:27:39And then it did actually turn into here, as well.
0:27:39 > 0:27:41- That's cool.- Yeah.
0:27:41 > 0:27:45Inside the mill, Helen has some examples of flint before
0:27:45 > 0:27:47and after baking.
0:27:47 > 0:27:50- I see a couple of pebbles. - That's right.
0:27:50 > 0:27:54- Now, that's the raw flint, which is almost black.- Yeah.
0:27:54 > 0:27:58And then after it's been calcined, it becomes white.
0:27:58 > 0:28:01It's like something you'd rake out the bottom of your hearth.
0:28:01 > 0:28:05- That's right, and much easier to grind.- I see.
0:28:05 > 0:28:07The heart of the mill is upstairs.
0:28:07 > 0:28:12- So, here is the grinding pan.- Wow.
0:28:12 > 0:28:15And the flints go into the grinding pan.
0:28:15 > 0:28:19So, what is the end product, Helen?
0:28:19 > 0:28:21The end product is a milky liquid
0:28:21 > 0:28:25which is actually a suspension of silica particles in water.
0:28:25 > 0:28:29And when it's to the right consistency, it is run off
0:28:29 > 0:28:34down the trench there and goes down into the wash tub,
0:28:34 > 0:28:36which is on the floor below.
0:28:36 > 0:28:41Once washed, the liquid would be baked in the drying kiln.
0:28:41 > 0:28:44The finished product would be clay-like blocks,
0:28:44 > 0:28:47which would then be transported to The Potteries to be
0:28:47 > 0:28:50used for the manufacture of creamware.
0:28:50 > 0:28:52Helen, that's a fascinating tale.
0:28:52 > 0:28:55Thank you very much for letting me come here today
0:28:55 > 0:28:56on such a glorious afternoon.
0:28:56 > 0:28:59- Lovely to meet you. - A real pleasure.- Thank you very much.
0:28:59 > 0:29:00- Thank you.- Thank you.
0:29:03 > 0:29:07While Paul has been discovering the lost worlds of the flint mill,
0:29:07 > 0:29:10Mark Stacey is still in Leek, visiting P&J Antiques,
0:29:10 > 0:29:12his final shop of the day.
0:29:12 > 0:29:14Hello, Jo, nice to meet you.
0:29:14 > 0:29:17Mark is meeting with proprietor and dealer Jo.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20And, as usual, Mark likes to get to the heart
0:29:20 > 0:29:22of the dealer's fresh, unsorted stock.
0:29:22 > 0:29:26Oh, now what are these, Jo, covered in dust?
0:29:26 > 0:29:28There's something I've had for a while.
0:29:28 > 0:29:30We think they're Austrian silver,
0:29:30 > 0:29:32- but we can't really find the hallmark.- Oh, is it?
0:29:32 > 0:29:35I don't know where you can see. Probably go out there.
0:29:35 > 0:29:36Yeah, go outside.
0:29:41 > 0:29:44- They are in good shape, aren't they?- They are nice.
0:29:44 > 0:29:47They need a little bit of work on the bottom.
0:29:47 > 0:29:49They're all there, aren't they?
0:29:49 > 0:29:51I think they're quite nice.
0:29:51 > 0:29:54Sort of early 20th century, I would've thought.
0:29:54 > 0:29:57They have a slightly classical look, but in a 20th century style,
0:29:57 > 0:30:01- haven't they?- Yeah. - They are filled silver, as you know.
0:30:02 > 0:30:04How much are they, Jo?
0:30:07 > 0:30:11If you don't beat me down, they're £20 for the pair.
0:30:11 > 0:30:1320 for the pair.
0:30:13 > 0:30:16- He's going to say, "Oh..."- I'm not allowed to beat you down then?
0:30:19 > 0:30:21- That's not fair.- Go on then, try.
0:30:23 > 0:30:28- If I said £10, you are going to come back at me and say...- 15.
0:30:28 > 0:30:32£15. And I am going to say, "Jo, I'll take them."
0:30:32 > 0:30:34Thank you very much indeed.
0:30:34 > 0:30:38It is time for the boys to show one another their antiques goodies.
0:30:38 > 0:30:41Oh, my good Lord.
0:30:41 > 0:30:43I am not sure about the old Buddha lamp there, Paul.
0:30:43 > 0:30:45No, I thought you were going to love him! Seriously?
0:30:45 > 0:30:47No, I don't like that.
0:30:47 > 0:30:50Oh, I would take him home, I love him!
0:30:50 > 0:30:52I... You can have him. You can have him.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55And I hope if you touch his belly, it brings you good luck.
0:30:55 > 0:30:56I love this.
0:30:56 > 0:30:59Bonus is the tray.
0:30:59 > 0:31:02Oh, that is nice. I do love this, Paul.
0:31:02 > 0:31:05- This is my little gem. - I do like that.
0:31:05 > 0:31:08- That is really sweet. Charles Horner.- That's the one.- Yep.
0:31:08 > 0:31:12Beautiful. How much was it, cheap?
0:31:12 > 0:31:14- Ten.- That's very reasonable.
0:31:14 > 0:31:17Even in damaged condition, that should be £80, £100 or more.
0:31:17 > 0:31:20But I think that has got Mark Stacey written all over it.
0:31:20 > 0:31:24- I love that.- Yep.- Love the cockerel on the top.- Yep.- Very nice. Silver?
0:31:24 > 0:31:27- I wish.- Silver-plate.- Yeah, yeah.
0:31:27 > 0:31:30I think you have done extraordinarily well, I applaud you.
0:31:30 > 0:31:34- Thank you very much, old man. - Except for the lamp.- Except...
0:31:34 > 0:31:36Go on, show me, show me. Come on!
0:31:38 > 0:31:42OK, we have gone down the metal work route. Oh, and we've got...
0:31:42 > 0:31:46- Actually this.- Right. - I absolutely adore that.
0:31:46 > 0:31:50- I absolutely adore it. - I absolutely adore the mount.
0:31:50 > 0:31:53Yes, but the vibrancy and the quality...
0:31:53 > 0:31:55That's a fascinating piece.
0:31:55 > 0:31:57I love it. I fell in love with it, Paul.
0:31:57 > 0:32:00Expensive? How much?
0:32:00 > 0:32:03I don't know, you tell me. £10.
0:32:03 > 0:32:04It was a gift, wasn't it?
0:32:04 > 0:32:06Now, the other good buy that I made today...
0:32:06 > 0:32:09You bought a pair of silver candlesticks as electroplate, didn't you?!
0:32:09 > 0:32:14- Yes.- 250 quid worth of candlesticks for...?- £15.
0:32:14 > 0:32:17You've done it! You've done it!
0:32:17 > 0:32:20But what I thought you would really like, Paul, and I bought them
0:32:20 > 0:32:22because I love trench art.
0:32:22 > 0:32:26- I don't think they're valuable, they were £12.- Well...
0:32:26 > 0:32:29You've done it, you've done it. You didn't think you were going to.
0:32:29 > 0:32:33I told you, Paul, there is life in the old dog yet.
0:32:33 > 0:32:35There is life in the old dog yet.
0:32:35 > 0:32:38Having seen each other's purchases,
0:32:38 > 0:32:39what do our experts really think?
0:32:43 > 0:32:46If Stacey had a hat, he's got a rabbit in the hat.
0:32:46 > 0:32:48Where did he get the candlesticks from?
0:32:48 > 0:32:49Ah!
0:32:49 > 0:32:52Oh, dear, oh, dear, oh, dear.
0:32:52 > 0:32:55I shan't think Mr Laidlaw is very happy with me, do you?
0:32:56 > 0:32:59Let's get back on the road and head to auction.
0:33:02 > 0:33:05It has been a competitive third day,
0:33:05 > 0:33:08starting in Stafford via Stoke-on-Trent, Walgherton,
0:33:08 > 0:33:09Leek, Cheddleton,
0:33:09 > 0:33:14with the final destination of Nantwich on the horizon.
0:33:14 > 0:33:16The town of Nantwich
0:33:16 > 0:33:20was renowned for its salt houses as far back as the 10th century.
0:33:22 > 0:33:26- Here we are, Paul. - Looking good.- The auction room.
0:33:26 > 0:33:29- Sun shining on the righteous yet again.- Absolutely.
0:33:29 > 0:33:31- Story of my life!- Of course, Paul.
0:33:32 > 0:33:35Peter Wilson Auctioneers have been established
0:33:35 > 0:33:38in the town for many years and are renowned for their gallery
0:33:38 > 0:33:40and fine arts sales.
0:33:40 > 0:33:43Auctioneer Rob Stearns tells us about his favourite lot.
0:33:45 > 0:33:50Three top hits for me are going to be... The candlesticks because I
0:33:50 > 0:33:53think they should do well since they have had a little bit of a clean.
0:33:53 > 0:33:56The cocktail menu dispenser, I think, that is a terrific thing
0:33:56 > 0:33:58and everybody seems to like that.
0:33:58 > 0:34:00It is in and out of the cabinets a lot.
0:34:00 > 0:34:03And last of all, purely because it makes me happy, the Buddha.
0:34:06 > 0:34:09Mark Stacey started today with £210.66
0:34:09 > 0:34:12and spent £97 on five auction lots.
0:34:15 > 0:34:19Paul Laidlaw began with £371.10 and spent
0:34:19 > 0:34:22£182 on five lots.
0:34:25 > 0:34:27Not only do we have a packed sale room,
0:34:27 > 0:34:30but we also have an audience live on the web.
0:34:31 > 0:34:34First up, it's Mark's 19th-century vase.
0:34:34 > 0:34:36He thinks it could do pretty well.
0:34:36 > 0:34:38Who will give me ten to start this off? Ten anywhere?
0:34:38 > 0:34:39Do I hear it? £10 surely.
0:34:39 > 0:34:41Lovely decorative vase for somebody at ten.
0:34:41 > 0:34:43- At £10 only.- Oh, come on.
0:34:43 > 0:34:4515. The internet like it.
0:34:45 > 0:34:48At £15 bid. At 15. 20 is it now?
0:34:48 > 0:34:49£15 on the internet. At 15.
0:34:49 > 0:34:5220 is it now? £15, bid's on the internet.
0:34:52 > 0:34:54£15 only then.
0:34:54 > 0:34:58- Take hold of your money. - It's a profit, isn't it?
0:34:58 > 0:35:01Not the profit you were expecting, though, Mark,
0:35:01 > 0:35:03but, yes, it is still a profit.
0:35:03 > 0:35:06Next up, it's Paul's laughing Buddha.
0:35:06 > 0:35:09Let's hope the smile attracts a nice big profit.
0:35:10 > 0:35:14- I've got £50 bid for this. - Oh, 50 straight in.- 55 is it now?
0:35:14 > 0:35:15£50 on bid.
0:35:15 > 0:35:1755. 60 on commission.
0:35:17 > 0:35:1965. 70. 75. 80.
0:35:19 > 0:35:2185. 90. 95.
0:35:21 > 0:35:23I'm liking it a lot more now.
0:35:23 > 0:35:25110. 120. 130?
0:35:25 > 0:35:28120 is here.
0:35:28 > 0:35:29130? 130.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32I'm liking it a lot more now!
0:35:32 > 0:35:35- Anywhere else, at 130 bid? - Where's the net? Come on.
0:35:35 > 0:35:37I like this very much. At £130, bid is there.
0:35:37 > 0:35:39At 130 and going to be sold at 130.
0:35:40 > 0:35:42Paul definitely enjoyed that result.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45Not so sure about Mark, though.
0:35:45 > 0:35:47Quite ridiculous.
0:35:47 > 0:35:50HE LAUGHS
0:35:52 > 0:35:56Now, maybe Mark's unusual 19th-century decorative frame
0:35:56 > 0:35:59with photographs will claw back some winnings.
0:35:59 > 0:36:02- I've got £30.- 30 straight in.
0:36:02 > 0:36:0535. 40 is it now? 35, bid at 35.
0:36:05 > 0:36:0740. 45. 50 now. 50 bid.
0:36:07 > 0:36:10And they're off. Yeah, that's going to do you.
0:36:10 > 0:36:12Come on, a little bit more. Come on, internet.
0:36:12 > 0:36:1350, it's your bid at 50.
0:36:13 > 0:36:17At £50, had its chance, £50 then and being sold at 50...
0:36:19 > 0:36:22Well, that was a great buy, Mark, with a wonderful slice of profit.
0:36:22 > 0:36:25It has definitely put a smile back on your face.
0:36:25 > 0:36:28Come out of your shell now, I see!
0:36:28 > 0:36:31PAUL LAUGHS
0:36:33 > 0:36:36Over to Paul and that rare little cocktail carousel.
0:36:36 > 0:36:38£50 bid, straightaway at 50.
0:36:38 > 0:36:4055 is it now? At £50, and bid at 50.
0:36:40 > 0:36:42And five now do I hear?
0:36:42 > 0:36:4355 there. 60. 65.
0:36:43 > 0:36:4865 is it now? 65. 65. 65 there.
0:36:48 > 0:36:4965, the bid is there now. 70.
0:36:49 > 0:36:51Multiple bidding on the internet at 70.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53At 70. 75. 80.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56- It's all the internet. - It is now on the internet, 85.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59£80 we have. 85. 90 again on the internet.
0:36:59 > 0:37:0190 you are bidding. £85 on bid.
0:37:01 > 0:37:04Is that 90? 90 bid now. At 90.
0:37:04 > 0:37:06At £90 only, any more bids?
0:37:06 > 0:37:08It's a lovely thing. At £90 only then.
0:37:08 > 0:37:11Put the hammer down. Put the hammer down!
0:37:11 > 0:37:14OK, OK.
0:37:14 > 0:37:17Yet another sizable profit for Paul.
0:37:17 > 0:37:19This is all going very well.
0:37:21 > 0:37:24It's Paul again with the silver lot of sugar tongs
0:37:24 > 0:37:26and the Egyptian brooch.
0:37:26 > 0:37:28£50 bid straightaway.
0:37:28 > 0:37:31At 50. I bid at 50. And five now do I hear? 55.
0:37:31 > 0:37:3460 on commission. 65? 65.
0:37:34 > 0:37:3670. 75? 70 with me on commission.
0:37:36 > 0:37:3875, fresh bidder. 75.
0:37:38 > 0:37:4180 is it now? 75, your bid at 75.
0:37:41 > 0:37:43Going to be sold at £75 then.
0:37:43 > 0:37:47- Oh!- Well, that's £50, Paul.
0:37:47 > 0:37:50The bidders of Nantwich are loving Paul's lots.
0:37:50 > 0:37:52It is yet another chunk of profit.
0:37:55 > 0:37:59There, there, Mark. It is your turn next with the Indian tea set.
0:37:59 > 0:38:02It should make a £100, but, you know...
0:38:02 > 0:38:05Not if my prayers have been answered.
0:38:05 > 0:38:07HE LAUGHS
0:38:07 > 0:38:09At 30. Where are you now at £30?
0:38:09 > 0:38:12This is really cheap. At £30. £30 bid down here.
0:38:12 > 0:38:14At £30. I have... 35 is it now?
0:38:14 > 0:38:16At 35. 35. 40 now. 40 bid.
0:38:16 > 0:38:1945. It's good value at 45.
0:38:19 > 0:38:22At 40, the bid is here. At £40. At 45. Anybody else
0:38:22 > 0:38:25for a cup of tea? At £40. The bid is here £40.
0:38:25 > 0:38:26I can't believe it, Paul.
0:38:26 > 0:38:2945. 50 now? Are you sure?
0:38:29 > 0:38:3245, the bid is there at 45, going to be sold at 45.
0:38:32 > 0:38:35Bid's there at £45. Going away at £45 then.
0:38:35 > 0:38:37I just don't understand it.
0:38:37 > 0:38:40- I don't understand that.- I don't understand it, Paul, honestly.
0:38:40 > 0:38:41I'm not understanding.
0:38:41 > 0:38:43Sadly, it didn't make £100.
0:38:43 > 0:38:46That is your first loss of the day, though.
0:38:46 > 0:38:51Over to Paul with the charming pipe duo lot next.
0:38:51 > 0:38:52At £50 on bid.
0:38:52 > 0:38:5455? 55. 60. 65.
0:38:54 > 0:38:5670 is with me. 75 now.
0:38:56 > 0:38:58At £70, the bid is with me at £70.
0:38:58 > 0:39:00At 75 on the internet. 80 here.
0:39:00 > 0:39:0385 now. 85. 90.
0:39:03 > 0:39:0595 on the internet, at 95.
0:39:05 > 0:39:0795, your bid on the internet at 95.
0:39:07 > 0:39:11110. Multiple bidding on the internet. 110 now. 110.
0:39:11 > 0:39:13120 is there? 120. 130 now.
0:39:13 > 0:39:15130 bid. 140 is there?
0:39:15 > 0:39:18140 bid. 150 now. 150 do we hear?
0:39:18 > 0:39:22150. 150 bid. 160. Multiple bidding on the internet. 160.
0:39:22 > 0:39:25160. 170 now. Bid at 180 now.
0:39:25 > 0:39:27Bid at 180. At 190 we have now.
0:39:27 > 0:39:29At 190. Finished up on the internet?
0:39:29 > 0:39:31£200, make it a nice round figure?
0:39:31 > 0:39:32200 bid now. At 200.
0:39:32 > 0:39:34The bid is there a £200
0:39:34 > 0:39:37and will be sold at £200 on the internet.
0:39:37 > 0:39:39Multiple bidding.
0:39:39 > 0:39:42- Congratulations, Paul. - Yes.- Congratulations.
0:39:42 > 0:39:45If I smoked, I'd open a big fat cigar.
0:39:45 > 0:39:49What a cracking profit, Paul! That is the best result so far.
0:39:50 > 0:39:54It is Mark next with the trench art shell cases.
0:39:54 > 0:39:56Straightaway £30 for these. £30.
0:39:56 > 0:39:5935 anywhere now? 35 there. At 35.
0:39:59 > 0:40:0040 with me. 45 now.
0:40:00 > 0:40:0245, your bid at 45.
0:40:02 > 0:40:05- At 50, fresh bidder. - Oh, 50.- Doing well.
0:40:05 > 0:40:0660 now. 60 bid. 65?
0:40:06 > 0:40:09At £60 I'm bid, away at the back at £60.
0:40:09 > 0:40:1065 anywhere else?
0:40:10 > 0:40:1365. 70 now. 65 on bid sitting down here.
0:40:13 > 0:40:15£65 and will be sold.
0:40:15 > 0:40:17- At £65, bid there.- At 65...
0:40:17 > 0:40:21- That was a good break, Mark. - That was a very good price.
0:40:21 > 0:40:23It was indeed. Thankfully.
0:40:23 > 0:40:24That was a great buy, Mark.
0:40:27 > 0:40:30Next, it's Paul with the 1920s pewter tea set.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34£20 to start it off, please. At 20. 20 anywhere now?
0:40:34 > 0:40:3520 bid straightaway.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38Hand went up like a demon there. £20 straightaway.
0:40:38 > 0:40:41- At £20. 25 is it now? - Disappointing.
0:40:41 > 0:40:44What great value for money this is at 20. And five? 25.
0:40:44 > 0:40:4530 bid. 35 now.
0:40:45 > 0:40:4835, just one more. 35?
0:40:48 > 0:40:50At 30, the bid is here. £30, bid's there.
0:40:50 > 0:40:52At £30. Very stylish thing for little money.
0:40:52 > 0:40:55At £30, and going to be sold for £30 only then.
0:40:55 > 0:40:59If you are all finished and done, being sold at £30 then.
0:40:59 > 0:41:02Not one of your best results today, though, Paul,
0:41:02 > 0:41:03but every penny counts.
0:41:05 > 0:41:08You know, you have doubled your money, there is no shame in that.
0:41:08 > 0:41:10Yeah.
0:41:10 > 0:41:12Right, it's the candlesticks.
0:41:12 > 0:41:14Dah-dah-dah!
0:41:16 > 0:41:18Now for the final lot of the day,
0:41:18 > 0:41:20it's Mark's pair of silver candlesticks
0:41:20 > 0:41:22that he managed to buy for a song.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25I've got £80 bid for them straightaway. £80.
0:41:25 > 0:41:2885 is it now? £80 on bid.
0:41:28 > 0:41:3085 now. What value for money. Come on, now.
0:41:30 > 0:41:33- There's no bidding! - There's the Net. Net
0:41:33 > 0:41:3685. 90. 95 on the internet. 95.
0:41:36 > 0:41:3995 do I hear? 95 surely.
0:41:39 > 0:41:41- 95 on bid.- Yep.- 95, that takes my commission out.
0:41:41 > 0:41:4395 on the internet.
0:41:43 > 0:41:45At 95. 100 anywhere else?
0:41:45 > 0:41:48- It is going to be the net. - But there's nobody bidding!
0:41:48 > 0:41:51Super value for money at £95. And going to be sold at 95.
0:41:51 > 0:41:53I mean, this is just unbelievable.
0:41:53 > 0:41:56- It had to be the damage. - It's unbelievable.
0:41:57 > 0:42:00Go on, Mark, it is an £80 profit.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03Great results, but not enough to beat Paul.
0:42:05 > 0:42:08- Congratulations.- Cheers, man. - The drinks AGAIN are on you.
0:42:12 > 0:42:16Mark started today's show with £210.66,
0:42:16 > 0:42:20and after paying auction cost, made a profit of £124.40.
0:42:20 > 0:42:25Mark has £335.06 to carry forward.
0:42:29 > 0:42:32Paul, meanwhile, started with £371.10
0:42:32 > 0:42:34and after auction costs,
0:42:34 > 0:42:37made a bumper profit of £248.50
0:42:37 > 0:42:39Paul is today's winner.
0:42:39 > 0:42:45He has a whopping £619.60 to take forward.
0:42:45 > 0:42:47Well done.
0:42:47 > 0:42:50- Well, Paul, congratulations again. - Yes.
0:42:50 > 0:42:52- I think I'll drive this time. - Yeah, good.
0:42:52 > 0:42:56You can bask in your own glory.
0:42:56 > 0:42:59- Home, Jeeves. - Onwards and downwards, Paul.
0:43:03 > 0:43:05Next time on the Antiques Road Trip,
0:43:05 > 0:43:09Paul and Mark head for the Herefordshire town of Leominster.
0:43:10 > 0:43:13Mark gives it the full monty.
0:43:13 > 0:43:15The first thing I'm going to do is start stripping off.
0:43:15 > 0:43:17Now, don't get excited at home, it's only the jacket.
0:43:17 > 0:43:21And Paul gets upset by a plate.
0:43:21 > 0:43:24It's insane, isn't it? I mean, really,
0:43:24 > 0:43:27what on earth...? I love that.
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