Episode 9 Antiques Road Trip


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It's the nation's favourite antiques experts,

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-with £200 each...

-I love that!

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..a classic car, and a goal to scour Britain for antiques.

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-Yippee!

-I've got pieces that could fly.

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The aim - to make the biggest profit at auction, but it's no mean feat.

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-There'll be worthy winners, and valiant winners.

-Hello, ladies.

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So, will it be the high road to glory, or the slow road to disaster?

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-But there's nobody bidding!

-This is the antiques road trip.

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Yeah!

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Today, we're out and about with antiques supremos Mark Stacey

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and Paul Laidlaw.

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Their approach is somewhat disciplined.

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-Stacey, Private Stacey!

-I might have to lie down.

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-To the fore! Show me those antiques!

-Yes, sir.

-Stacey!

-Yes, sir!

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That's not an antique, boy!

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Oh, I love it when you're all commanding, Paul!

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Antiques dealer Mark Stacey is extremely

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complementary of his road trip.

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I wonder if that's Mr Laidlaw when he first wakes up in the morning.

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And he is always exceptionally enthusiastic.

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Oh, it's going to be one of those days, you know! I can feel it.

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This is Paul Laidlaw.

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He's an auctioneer that drives a hard bargain.

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How low can you go?

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Much lower.

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And for a big man, he's in touch with his feminine side.

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I've got to show the pinkie. Doesn't that work?

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I'm not so sure, Paul!

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At their last auction, Mark enjoyed a couple of meaty profits.

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Hah! But it wasn't enough to beat the might of flying-high Paul Laidlaw.

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From his original £200, Mark has made a rather slow rise upwards.

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He has £335.06 to burn.

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But three-times-lucky Laidlaw has made an impressive wadge of cash.

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From his original £200, he has a wondrous £619.60 to splurge.

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Getting the boys from A to B is the Sunbeam Alpine GT.

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-This seat is horizontal, I'm that laid-back today.

-Really?

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Paul, I know your face. You're lying to me.

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You're lying to me, Paul!

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Mark and Paul are journeying over 300 miles from Sabden

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in Lancashire all the way south to Bridgwater in Somerset.

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On today's show, first stop is the Herefordshire town of Leominster.

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And they will auction in the spa town of Cheltenham.

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The history of Leominster dates back as far as the seventh century,

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but it really boomed with the wool trade in the Middle Ages.

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Anyway, back to our loving road-trip friends.

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You're all heart, you know.

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-Come on, let's go and have some fun.

-THEY LAUGH

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Muchas gracias!

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De nada!

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I think I'm going to go this way, Paul.

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-In that case, I'm going that way.

-See you later.

-See you, then.

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To begin the day's shopping, the boys are going to scour

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the Secondhand Warehouse & Antiques Centre.

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Mark's first plan of attack is to find out what sort of auction

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they're going to. Sensible.

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OK, it's an answer phone.

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Answer phone.

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But the number is permanently busy.

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If I find out that's Paul Laidlaw on the phone to them,

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I'm not going to be terribly happy at all.

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Aha.

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Uh-oh!

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All the best to you. Bye.

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Boy, did I do the right thing making that call. It's a specialist sale.

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Vintage textiles, costume and related, allied with 20th-century decorative arts.

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This is pretty damn focused.

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In fairness, I'm going to find Mark and tell him this, yeah.

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Play the game!

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Very sporting of you, Mr Laidlaw. Well done.

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-Compadre, I phoned the auction house.

-Oh, did you?

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I knew nothing about it, and I think I did the right thing.

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-Oh, well done.

-Specialist sale.

-Oh, yes?

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Vintage textiles, costume and related accessories, allied with 20th-century decorative arts.

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-Thanks for sharing that.

-No worries, man. See you later.

-See you later.

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Well, that's jolly nice of Paul, isn't it, Mark? Isn't it?

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Whatever I do, he's one step ahead of me.

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Because I was phoning the auction house to find out - just as well,

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so anyway. So I think I'll just go home.

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I mean, I just can't do anything. I can't do anything.

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Oh, boo-hoo, Mark! Don't cry. Pull yourself together, man, and get buying!

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What's this?

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That's quite sweet, isn't it? Very simply made.

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Obviously, it's a representation of Christ on the cross.

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But this is a sort of rosewood here - maybe a coromandel or rosewood.

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And then this is chrome. Very angular shape.

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That screams one period for me - Art Deco. 1920s/30s.

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I think that's quite fun.

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The other fun thing about it is it's only marked up at £15.

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You see, that's got to double its money, really.

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Mark finds dealer Chris to talk money.

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Chris - sorry, I found a really silly little thing.

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-That's quite all right.

-Well, not silly - it's just a bit of fun.

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-I mean, I really like it. It's very Art Deco.

-It is Art Deco, yes.

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-You know, with the chrome, and the rosewood.

-Yes.

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-But I need to get it for 10 quid.

-You need to get it for 10 quid. Well, I'm sure we could do that.

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Could we do that 10 quid?

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-You can do that for 10 quid. No problem.

-Oh, lovely. Look. I'll give you...

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That was easy peasy, Mark. Right, how's Paul faring?

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Right, right, right, right. I need to start finding things, that's what I need to be doing.

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What's wrong with you, Paul? You'll usually buying for Scotland.

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Oh, not enough time!

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I've got to buy something.

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-I don't want to come out of the first shop with nothing. I've never done that before.

-Oh dear!

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Paul doesn't seem to have had his porridge this morning.

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Mark, on the other hand, is firing on all cylinders.

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He's already moved on to his next shop just down the road

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in Leominster Antiques Centre.

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Just getting a bit hot in here again.

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It's funny, the temperature keeps changing today. I'm going to ditch my coat for a minute.

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Oh, diddums! He's such a sensitive soul.

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Oh, good Lord! I can't believe that.

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I mean, there was a well-known designer in the 1930s called

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Mabel Lucie Attwell who produced lots of prints

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and lots of printed China for Shelley and things like this.

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And I've just spotted here - three bars of soap,

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believe it or not, in a little box,

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with Mabel Lucie Attwell prints on them.

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Mabel Lucie Attwell was a British illustratoress and based

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her famous drawings of cute children on her daughter Peggy.

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They're unbelievable. "If you want to be loved, be loving", it said.

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It's the only way to be, Mark.

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I must see these, actually. Where's Jeremy? Jeremy!

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Owner Jeremy responds to the yell.

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I've found something absolutely ridiculous which...

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you will think I'm barking mad.

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Right.

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Ah! These are my mother's.

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-Never!

-They are.

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I mean...

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You can still smell the carbolic or something in them.

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I think they're absolutely amazing.

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"Best 'posh up' as folks all say - this may be a LUCKY day!"

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Well, hope springs eternal, Mark!

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How amazing is that! British Legion Industries. And they're five quid?

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I have to have them, Jeremy.

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I just have to have them, and do you know, I won't even ask for a discount.

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That's very kind. You could clean up, actually, couldn't you?

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Do you know, I normally do the funny lines, Jeremy. Thanks - you've stolen that.

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No, that's my job!

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Paul will think I've lost the plot. I think I might agree with him.

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With two items in the bag,

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that should hopefully stop Mark getting in a lather.

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Ha ha!

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Back to Paul. He hasn't found any antiques.

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And he's not having much luck with the car, either.

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Oh, thank goodness!

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Paul's taking a breather from shopping

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and driving 30 miles away to Highley in Bridgnorth.

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Paul is stepping back in time to the world of whistles and steam.

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The Severn Valley Railway was in the transport business

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for 101 years from 1862 to 1963.

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A group of railway enthusiasts formed the Severn Valley Railway Society at Kidderminster

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in 1965 to safeguard the heritage of this once-great industry.

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Paul is meeting with visitor manager Nicky Vale.

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I've got to wave!

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HE LAUGHS

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Holy Moses, they are beasts, are they not?

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Yes, so you tend to get the real scale for size

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when you're sort of at ground level,

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because when you're at the platform you do see them from platform level.

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-You don't actually get to appreciate how big in fact they are.

-Of course.

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And how many can I see here?

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Well, we've got eight locomotives here

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and we've also got the royal saloon which I'll take you round.

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Ah! Shall we? I'm loving this!

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One of the star exhibits here is the royal saloon carriage,

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used by King George VI during the Second World War.

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This carriage enabled the King to travel to bombed areas within

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the UK and also to help raise the morale of the troops.

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Well, here you have, Paul, this would be the King's personal valet's room.

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This is where he would be living, obviously

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because he was in charge of looking after the King,

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and there's enough work space for him obviously to help do his duties as well.

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So he would press the King's shirts and things in here as well.

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-Then we have in here the King's personal bathroom.

-My word.

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And I'll take you through now to the King's bedroom.

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So yes, as you can see, it was very ahead of its time with the air conditioning

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and the central-heating that was in here, and you can actually

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-appreciate the craftsmanship of the panelling in here well.

-Indeed.

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-It's very smart, isn't it?

-It absolutely is.

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But even by today's standards,

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there is just a touch of modernity about it. Very clean, very elegant.

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-Dare I say minimal, spartan?

-Yes.

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Well, as I say, it was still austerity,

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-so it's not... It was very much a functional saloon.

-Yeah.

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And what about his safety, if we're during wartime?

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-What happens if the bad guys show up or whatever?

-Absolutely.

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Well, with that in mind, they built these effectively bombproof.

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This carriage was pretty extraordinary.

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The protection of the King was crucial, therefore

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the steel armour and plated shutters made it weigh 20 tons more than

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the standard carriage.

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OK, Paul. So here we have the living room,

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where many an important conversation went on with various

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heads of state and Churchill, the King, the Queen, Montgomery -

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-they would have all been in here during the wartime.

-My word.

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Yes, so in the middle of the war, there's business at hand,

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he's got his red telephone there.

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You know, "I need to speak to..." Sitting at his desk,

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Replying to letters, making decisions,

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-a wee nerve centre on the move.

-That's it, yes.

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It had to obviously be incognito,

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-so it had to fit in with the normal trains as well.

-Yeah.

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So is there a possibility that this is scooting past your platform,

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-and you wouldn't know...?

-Absolutely, yes.

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Well, it was in the crimson colour,

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-so it would be within the normal British Rail livery, yes.

-Right!

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-You wouldn't know the King was coming.

-No flags waving?

-No, no, no.

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It's way more than just a royal carriage.

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-It's the time frame, the historical context that flavours it.

-Yes.

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It's time to blow the whistle, wave goodbye to Paul,

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and find that cheeky Mark Stacey.

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Mark is still in Leominster.

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He's found another shop, and it's owned by Sally.

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Feel free to have a wander.

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-Lovely, I'll start at the top and work my way down.

-Of course.

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-OK, if you need any help give us a holler.

-Lovely. Mine is normally quite strong tea.

-OK! Any sugar?

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-One sugar, please.

-One sugar - right.

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Get your priorities right, Mark.

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The first thing I want to do is start stripping off.

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Now don't get excited, OK? It's only the jacket.

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For now, but it depends how much I'll have to take off to get the right item.

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That would be one of your famous funny lines, I suppose, Mark.

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That's quite funky, isn't it, that chair? It's really funky!

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It's very 1960s.

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Oops-a-daisy! Smarten up, Mark.

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It's obviously structurally sound, as it's taken my weight.

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I think that's rather fun. It's quite comfy, actually.

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And this sort of elastic wicker. And it all looks OK.

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No maker's name, as far as I can see.

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I think that's rather funky.

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"Bucket seat. Flower-shaped," it says. £72. I've never seen one.

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It's quite visual though, isn't it?

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-Sally?

-Yes, Mark.

-Could you pop up, dear?

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Now, listen, I love this chair.

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-I don't suppose the dealer's here for that.

-No, but 65?

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72 to 65.

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That is a very fair discount if I was buying it privately.

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I've got to think about what it would make at auction, you see.

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While Mark is pondering, he spots something else.

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You've got a sundial here.

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In bronze.

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Gosh, it looks 1930s, doesn't it?

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With that sort of square sunburst type design.

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But it's actually got some Roman numerals here.

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MCM and XX. VIII.

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No, that's much later. 1978 or something.

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Oh, someone knows their Roman numerals. 1978, it is.

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It's not bad. It's priced at £42.

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I think sundials are quite commercial items, you know.

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And also, I like this.

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This is a really cute little garden ornament.

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Nothing special when you constitute it's concrete really,

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but it's modelled as a SylvaC bunny rabbit.

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This bunny is in the style of SylvaC pottery bunnies,

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which were very popular in the 1930s.

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I don't think it's very old.

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But it's got quite a bit of growth and things on there.

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I think that's rather fun.

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Priced at 15 quid.

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That's nothing, is it, really?

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I can carry these down and show Sally and see if we can get a bit off.

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Yes, come on. Let's take them down.

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Sally has phoned the dealer who owns all the items.

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£45 is the very best for the bunny and the sundial.

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But Sally has been asked to close the deal on the capsule chair.

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I think I'll go for these two at 45 because I think they are quite nice.

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They are quite commercial.

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What do you think the lowest would be if I took the chair?

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-It's marked at 72.

-45.

-45.

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Could we get it for 40?

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-Go on then.

-Are you sure?

-You only live once, don't you?

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-Come on, have a hug.

-Oh, it's worth it.

-Thank you. You've been so kind.

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-You're welcome.

-I'd better give you some cash.

-It would help.

-So 95 I'm going to give you.

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Well, after a day of hard graft, it's time for the chaps to turn in.

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Nighty night.

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The boys are rearing to go and as usual they are being rather playful.

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I don't think you bought anything yesterday.

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You can see I'm sitting lopsided because the wallet's that full!

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Exactly! Exactly! It probably will be after today, you jammy dodger!

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So far, Mark has spent £100 on five lots.

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The Art Deco plaque.

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The rare Mabel Lucie Attwell soaps. The capsule chair.

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The bronze sundial. And the bunny garden ornament.

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Leaving a sum of £235.06 for the day ahead.

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And Paul? Well, he hasn't spent a single penny.

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That gives him a great big sack of cash.

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He has £619.60 to spend on antiques.

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First pin on the map today is Lower Broadheath in Worcester.

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Mark's being dropped off by the gallant Mr Laidlaw.

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-Have a good day.

-Absolutely.

-See you later.

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# Land of Hope and Glory. #

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Sergeant Major Laidlaw!

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See you later.

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We'll catch up with Mark later, but for now there is a pressing need for Paul to buy some antiques.

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He's travelling 16 miles away to Evesham in Worcestershire

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and as usual, he's in high spirits.

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It will be all right. It will be good. It will be good.

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With zero antiques in his pocket,

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Paul really needs to get into gear and start buying.

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-Hello there. I'm Paul.

-Right. I'm Mandy.

-Pleased to meet you, Andy.

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-Are you the antiques manager?

-I am indeed.

-Most excellent.

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Whose is the big plaster cat?

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That is one that Michael has had here for a while now.

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Don't tell him that, Andy! Dealer Michael won't be at all pleased.

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I like that. It's plaster. And very nicely patinated.

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This is just paint but they've given it an almost Verdi green patination

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and then they have put highlights in gilding to lend the feel

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of patinated bronze rubbed at the highlights, showing the core metal.

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That's cleverly...

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It's very nicely sculpted and it's cleverly finished.

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And Paul's spotted another attractive female.

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She's quite foxy.

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Yes. Terracotta body. Green painted.

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Art Deco inspired.

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Somewhat athletic if not downright contorted.

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And she's got the longest legs in Christendom. Quite sexy.

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I think that's been overpainted. It has.

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It's been repainted but it was green to start with.

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It was that malachite green.

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I think I can forgive it that, to be honest with you.

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And we've got a pricetag of £88.

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And then something a bit bonkers catches his eye.

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What on earth is going on there? I'm winging it here.

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We've got a donkey with wicker panniers filled with fayre.

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Here's the key element.

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Holly and the donkey is crying out, "A Merry Christmas."

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What is going on there? But it gets worse.

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I don't think he likes it.

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These insane barrels and bottles jumping, chasing, running.

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Utterly grotesque. What does it say on the back?

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Nothing. Is it damaged? No.

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It's insane, isn't it? I mean, really.

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What on earth? I love that.

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I absolutely love that.

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Oh, Lordy!

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£55 is a lot of money for a Victorian plate.

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Make no bones about it. Is it a lot of money for this?

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Get me another one!

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Paul decides on a figure of £120 for all three.

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The question is, will the dealer agree?

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A quick phone call later and Andy has the answer.

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You must be a very persuasive man. He's actually agreed. 120.

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-It's a deal then?

-It is. It's a deal.

-Thanks for your help.

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-Good man.

-No problem at all.

-Spot on.

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Blimey! This combination buy gives Paul a total of £243

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off the original ticket prices.

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Gee whiz! Paul's antiques prowess reigns supreme today.

0:23:100:23:15

Back to Mark.

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He was dropped off by Paul earlier in Lower Broadheath, Worcestershire.

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Mark is visiting a very special cottage where one of Britain's

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greatest composers was born on 2nd June in 1857.

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Sir Edward Elgar.

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The cottage was established as a museum in 1934

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by his daughter, Carys Elgar Blake.

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The Elgar Birthplace Museum has unique and nationally important

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collection of manuscripts, diaries, books and personal possessions.

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Mark is meeting with Chris Bennett to find out more.

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-Good morning. I'm Mark.

-Good morning. I'm Chris. Welcome to Elgar's birthplace.

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-I'm looking forward to this.

-Let's go in.

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Steep stairs, Chris.

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Yes. We're going into the room where Elgar was born on 2 June, 1857.

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-But this is a landing, isn't it?

-It is, yes.

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It appears to be a landing now. This room was rather smaller in 1857.

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-So it would have been another bedroom, I guess?

-It would, yes.

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It would have been quite crowded in here. There were five of them in the family. Five children.

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So it would have been nice and cosy!

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-And how long did Elgar actually spend here?

-Only a very short time.

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He was born here but the family left when he was only about two and a half years old.

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So he wasn't there for long?

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He wasn't here for long at all but the place came to mean a great

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deal to him and he used to revisit throughout his life, actually.

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The museum has one of Elgar's prized possessions.

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As a young man, Elgar was just a local musician.

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He was a teacher and a violinist.

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-And we do have one of his early violins here.

-Really?

-Yes. Here it is.

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There's nothing particularly special about the instrument.

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It's not a valuable instrument as such.

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It's just that it was Elgar's violin and he played it around Worcester and Malvern in the 1870s and 1880s.

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We associate Edward Elgar with such masterpieces

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as 'Pomp and Circumstance' and the 'Enigma Variations'.

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But there is one particular Elgar creation

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with real romantic sentiment behind its composition.

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When Elgar was a young man he was just a local teacher.

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He gave violin and piano lessons.

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That, in fact, is how he met his wife.

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She came for piano lessons and she was rather taken with her new piano teacher.

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Not only that, she was a bit of a poet

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and she wrote a little poem about that experience.

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Oh, wow. To him?

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Yes, that's correct. We have it here. It's called 'Love's Grace'.

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Wonderful! And this is all in her handwriting?

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That is Alice's handwriting, yes.

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And what did he do to respond to this?

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He responded with a piece of music called 'Love's Greeting',

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which is translated to 'Salut d'Amour'.

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-Oh, wow!

-A most beautiful piece.

-So romantic, isn't it?

-It is.

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-It's lovely.

-So what happened to this piece of music?

-It became very successful.

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It earned a fortune for the publisher, if not for Elgar,

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because he sold the copyright for a few guineas.

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But he did eventually earn money from it when he recorded it.

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MUSIC: "Salut d'Amour" by Edward Elgar

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-Oh, it's lovely, isn't it?

-It's beautiful. So evocative of the time.

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-So sentimental.

-Yes.

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I prefer to use the word, 'romantic' rather than 'sentimental'.

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No, it is. It is very romantic.

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This was Elgar's engagement present to Alice.

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What a lovely gift. It goes on today.

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While Mark has been enjoying the great masterpieces of Elgar,

0:26:560:27:01

Paul is still shopping in Evesham.

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Judy is holding the fort for the owner today.

0:27:040:27:07

-Hello there. How are you doing?

-Fine, thank you. And you?

-Very well, thanks.

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I see here what appears to be a 19th-century ladies fan.

0:27:150:27:23

In painted silk.

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The problem is, it's priced up, as far as I can see, at £85.

0:27:260:27:31

The origins of the decorative fan vary.

0:27:310:27:34

The most interesting being inspired by a bat's wing

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spread across a lantern from seventh century Japan.

0:27:380:27:41

That is rather splendid.

0:27:410:27:46

No breaks to the sticks. Structurally good.

0:27:480:27:51

I don't think there's much to worry about there.

0:27:540:27:57

Is the owner about?

0:27:570:27:59

Judith makes a quick call to the owner to get the very best price.

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-Mrs Laporta has agreed £30 is the bottom price.

-£30.

0:28:030:28:08

-I'll take a punt at that. Excellent. Thanks very much.

-Thank you.

-I'll give you some money.

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I think he's back on a roll.

0:28:130:28:14

That makes a nice four lots for Paul's bag of antiques goodies.

0:28:140:28:19

And with Paul still in shopping mode,

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he's travelling 12 miles away to Dodwell in Stratford-upon-Avon.

0:28:230:28:28

Glorious afternoon.

0:28:280:28:30

It certainly is.

0:28:300:28:31

Stratford Antiques and Interiors have been established for over 12 years.

0:28:310:28:36

Can Paul find his fifth lot in here?

0:28:360:28:38

And very quickly, he bumps into David, one of the owners.

0:28:430:28:47

He has a fancy little Art Deco number that might just tempt him.

0:28:470:28:51

Thank you. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

0:28:530:28:56

There's more going on than I suspected at first.

0:28:570:29:01

These are rather nice. Almost butterfly-like.

0:29:010:29:06

-It's got to be French, hasn't it?

-I think so, yes.

-Gallia metal.

0:29:060:29:11

And the cockerel. All the clues and indicators are there.

0:29:110:29:15

Sweet.

0:29:150:29:17

My problem is redundancy, insofar as it's purely a decorative object,

0:29:180:29:25

but it should be something that you could at least envisage using on occasion.

0:29:250:29:30

How ambitious are you on price though? Is this an expensive object?

0:29:310:29:35

It has 175 on it. But we can negotiate.

0:29:350:29:38

There is negotiating and then there's you slinging me out

0:29:380:29:42

into the car park saying, "And don't come back!"

0:29:420:29:46

Can we come to an arrangement?

0:29:460:29:48

-Give me an option on that at 50 quid on the way out of the door.

-OK.

0:29:490:29:53

Good man. Thank you very much.

0:29:530:29:55

I suppose that means you bought it then. Well done, Paul.

0:29:570:30:00

But now, it's that time we've all been waiting for.

0:30:000:30:04

The boys get to check out one another's treasures.

0:30:040:30:07

I think you ought to close your eyes, Paul.

0:30:080:30:11

That's a rare form of capsule chair. Never seen one.

0:30:130:30:16

-Flower head?

-I love it.

0:30:160:30:18

I love capsule chairs. Absolute classic.

0:30:180:30:21

I just thought it was so sweet. It made me smile.

0:30:210:30:24

But I must show you these, Paul.

0:30:240:30:25

-Yes.

-Because I just fell in love with them.

0:30:250:30:28

-Bars of soap with Mabel Lucie Attwell prints on them.

-Rare.

0:30:280:30:32

-I would have passed that by and that would be folly.

-Five quid.

0:30:320:30:37

-Good one. Like it. What the...? What have you done?

-Don't get excited.

0:30:370:30:43

-I just thought it was a good-looking piece.

-It's all right.

0:30:430:30:46

-What did you pay for that?

-40 quid.

0:30:460:30:48

That could do 80 quid.

0:30:490:30:50

And, of course, might star buy is the reconstituted...

0:30:500:30:54

Marmaduke rabbit.

0:30:540:30:55

Marmaduke rabbit. Not SylvaC this time.

0:30:550:30:58

Very much like a SylvaC. I paid a fiver for it.

0:30:580:31:02

-You're not going to lose on it.

-I think it is 20 or 30 quid.

0:31:020:31:05

-I'm with you on that.

-As a humorous bit of nonsense, it's good.

0:31:050:31:09

-It's cool.

-Right, on to yours.

0:31:090:31:12

Oh, I think a lot of it is me.

0:31:180:31:20

-So, it's Italian, is it?

-It's French.

0:31:200:31:22

-The cockerel.

-Oh, the cockerel.

-Yeah.

0:31:220:31:25

I adore the subtle quality of that.

0:31:250:31:29

I think it is really nice.

0:31:290:31:31

Art Nouveau is iffy but that is really nice quality, actually.

0:31:310:31:35

-I'll tell you, what I do love is the plate.

-I thought that was you.

0:31:350:31:38

-I absolutely adore it.

-Isn't it insane? Have you seen the legend?

0:31:380:31:42

-A Merry Christmas. I adore it. And it was cheap?

-10.

-Oh, Paul.

0:31:420:31:47

-Who cares?

-I love it.

-I am liking my big lioness.

0:31:470:31:52

-It's made of plaster, is it?

-It is, yeah, yeah.

0:31:520:31:55

But it's a big beast.

0:31:550:31:58

There's nothing wrong with that. I mean, again, what did you pay for it?

0:31:580:32:01

I've stumped up for that.

0:32:010:32:04

-90 squids.

-Size is on its side.

0:32:040:32:07

She is plaster?

0:32:070:32:09

She is. But, again, French, art terracotta, period.

0:32:090:32:15

-Freakishly long legs.

-Freakishly long.

0:32:160:32:20

Actually, she does look in agony.

0:32:200:32:22

-We've got an interesting selection, Paul.

-Again.

-We've done it again.

0:32:260:32:31

There is chalk and cheese here

0:32:310:32:32

and I think it's going to be a hoot again at the auction.

0:32:320:32:35

-It's always a hoot, man.

-Almost. Listen.

-Kiddo.

-Shall we skedaddle?

0:32:350:32:38

-Swim?

-Off you go.

-Do a Reggie Perrin?

-After you.

0:32:380:32:41

Nae danger!

0:32:410:32:42

But what do they really think?

0:32:450:32:47

Totally at ease with this.

0:32:470:32:49

He is going to win. Well done.

0:32:490:32:53

The concrete rabbit.

0:32:530:32:56

I'm sorry, what?

0:32:560:32:57

The Antiques Roadtrip.

0:32:570:32:59

This isn't the "I was drunk and I stole a piece

0:32:590:33:01

"from somebody's garden for a laugh" trip. What?

0:33:010:33:04

It's been an ambitious fourth leg with the boys battling it out

0:33:060:33:09

from Leominster via Highley, Lower Broadheath, Evesham, Dodwell

0:33:090:33:14

and, finally, full steam ahead to the spa town of Cheltenham.

0:33:140:33:19

Cheltenham is the birthplace of former Olympic ski jumper

0:33:190:33:23

Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards.

0:33:230:33:26

And as our experts arrive in town,

0:33:260:33:27

it's time to find out who will be crowned champion of today's auction.

0:33:270:33:32

The Cotswold Auction Company dates back to the late 1800s.

0:33:340:33:39

Auctioneer Lindsey Braune kindly lends her thoughts

0:33:390:33:42

on the chaps' offerings.

0:33:420:33:45

The blue and white capsule chair - we love the shape,

0:33:450:33:47

it's a flower head, really striking.

0:33:470:33:50

The Victorian plaque - not really my taste but it's a novelty piece

0:33:500:33:54

and they have a way of taking off.

0:33:540:33:57

Mark Stacey started today with £335.06

0:33:570:34:01

and spent £100 on five auction lots.

0:34:010:34:03

Paul Laidlaw began with £619.60

0:34:070:34:11

and spent £200 on five lots.

0:34:110:34:13

Settle down, everyone, the auction is about to begin.

0:34:160:34:19

The Internet's watching us, remember.

0:34:190:34:21

-This is always a good thing.

-There's always somebody watching us, Paul.

0:34:210:34:25

Right, it's Mark's Art Deco plaque to start us off.

0:34:270:34:31

-It'll take divine intervention, Mark.

-£20 to start. £10, then.

0:34:310:34:35

-Come on, then.

-£10. £10 bid online.

-10 online.

-At £10 only.

0:34:350:34:42

Maiden bid on line. 12. Going up online. At 12, 15. At 15, now.

0:34:420:34:47

Bids online at 15. At 15. 18 anywhere? At £15, be quick.

0:34:470:34:53

At £15, I'm selling, it's online.

0:34:530:34:55

Well, there's £5 profit.

0:34:570:34:59

£10 more than I thought!

0:35:000:35:01

There we are.

0:35:010:35:03

I've warned you about thinking.

0:35:030:35:06

It's not good for you!

0:35:060:35:08

It's not really the big-money profit he was looking for.

0:35:080:35:12

Next, it's Paul's turn with the roaring lioness.

0:35:120:35:16

Who'll start me at £50 for this one? £50. £30 then.

0:35:160:35:20

-Start me off someone.

-Oh dear!

0:35:200:35:22

Very dramatic. 30 bid, thank you.

0:35:220:35:25

Who's going on? At £30. Five. At 40.

0:35:250:35:29

45, 50. At 50.

0:35:290:35:33

In the deep at 50.

0:35:330:35:35

Against you online. In the room at 50. Are we all done?

0:35:350:35:39

At 50 and selling.

0:35:390:35:41

Well, well, well, Paul!

0:35:410:35:42

Can I just say one thing to you?

0:35:430:35:46

Welcome to my world.

0:35:460:35:49

HE SNORTS

0:35:490:35:50

Oh, dear! what an unfortunate noise!

0:35:500:35:53

You don't need to be so nervous Paul, or nasal!

0:35:530:35:56

It was only the first lot.

0:35:560:35:58

I'm really gutted and upset.

0:35:580:35:59

You're so sincere, Mark!

0:36:010:36:04

Right, it's your capsule chair next!

0:36:040:36:06

Start me off at 20. 20. Who's going on? At 20 bid.

0:36:060:36:10

At 20. At 22. 25. At 25.

0:36:100:36:14

Are we all done at 25 then?

0:36:160:36:19

Oh, dear! Not so high and mighty now, Mark, eh?

0:36:210:36:24

I think somebody had a good buy.

0:36:240:36:26

Sometimes you need that at an auction.

0:36:260:36:28

-That's why we come.

-We'll come back again.

0:36:280:36:31

Next, it's Paul's wacky donkey platter.

0:36:320:36:37

£20. Start me at £20.

0:36:370:36:39

To be honest, I wish I'd seen it, Paul.

0:36:390:36:42

A very unusual plate. £10.

0:36:420:36:44

Start me off someone.

0:36:440:36:46

-It is in freefall.

-No, it's not.

0:36:460:36:49

It must make a lot more than that.

0:36:490:36:51

Where's the 12? At £10. This isn't much it. At £10. 12 here. At 12.

0:36:510:36:56

15, is it? At £12.

0:36:560:36:58

Ah, it's...

0:36:580:37:00

At £12. Are we all sure?

0:37:000:37:03

Oh, dear, Paul!

0:37:060:37:07

The bidders weren't impressed by little donkey.

0:37:070:37:10

I'll miss that. I would have taken that home myself.

0:37:130:37:17

I thought it was lovely.

0:37:170:37:18

It's Paul again.

0:37:200:37:21

Perhaps the delicious Art Deco dancer will perk up the profits?

0:37:210:37:26

Start me at £30. £30 bid, thank you. Five here.

0:37:260:37:30

There we are. It's starting well, Paul.

0:37:300:37:33

60. At 60.

0:37:330:37:35

Bid in the room at 60.

0:37:350:37:38

At 65, 70, five, 80, five, 90, five, 100.

0:37:380:37:42

110. At 110. The lady seated at 110. Against you all online.

0:37:420:37:48

At 120, 130. At 130 in the room.

0:37:480:37:53

140, 150, 160 online.

0:37:530:37:57

170.

0:37:570:37:59

Lady's bid seated at 170.

0:37:590:38:01

I'm selling then against you all online, in the room at 170.

0:38:010:38:05

Oh, 180.

0:38:050:38:06

Just in time. Sorry about this! 190 for you in the room.

0:38:060:38:10

At 190 in the room and selling.

0:38:100:38:14

Wow! She really has raised Paul's profit margin.

0:38:140:38:18

Oh, my...!

0:38:180:38:19

What? I'm not upset, Paul.

0:38:190:38:22

I'm nowhere near upset.

0:38:220:38:25

Oh dear! I think someone is upset.

0:38:250:38:27

While Mark stews, I mean, patiently waits his turn,

0:38:270:38:30

it Paul's beautiful silk fan next.

0:38:300:38:33

30 for this one. Painted silk. £30. £20 then. Start me off someone.

0:38:340:38:40

£20 bid, thank you. At 20. Who's going on?

0:38:400:38:44

At 22. 25, 28, 30.

0:38:440:38:47

At 30. Lady's bid seated at 30.

0:38:480:38:52

At £30. Anyone online? At £30 then all done.

0:38:520:38:56

-£30, Paul.

-Fair enough! I'll take that.

0:38:560:39:00

Not as exciting as your last lot,

0:39:000:39:02

but be thankful it wasn't a gasping loss, Paul.

0:39:020:39:07

It is Paul yet again with the Art Deco liqueur set.

0:39:070:39:11

Lots of it in the book. I must start at...

0:39:110:39:15

Er, 75, 80...

0:39:150:39:17

-Ooh, Paul!

-85. At 85.

0:39:170:39:21

With me at 85. Who's going on?

0:39:210:39:24

-90, 95.

-That's online, Paul.

-100.

0:39:240:39:28

Bid's online at 100 now. At 100.

0:39:280:39:31

110. Still going up online.

0:39:310:39:34

120, 130, 140.

0:39:340:39:36

At 140. At 150, at 160.

0:39:360:39:42

Anyone joining in in the room?

0:39:420:39:44

Bids online at 160. Are you all sure?

0:39:440:39:47

Be quick if you're still in otherwise I'm selling at 160 online.

0:39:470:39:52

Well, Paul, another huge profit for you.

0:39:540:39:56

Once more with feeling, Mark!

0:39:580:40:00

Well done, Paul.

0:40:000:40:02

Finally, it's Mark's turn with a bronze sundial. Go on, sunshine!

0:40:040:40:09

Show them what you're made of.

0:40:090:40:11

Start at 35 here.

0:40:110:40:12

Commission bid with me at 35.

0:40:120:40:14

Who's going on? At 35, 40, five, 50, five.

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At 55. Still with me at 55. 60 anywhere?

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55. 60 online now.

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-Surely going to come again. Yes.

-At 65 then and selling.

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-That's all right. £25.

-Good buy.

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There you go, Mark. Hopefully that will cheer you up.

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Aw! It's Mark's little bunny next.

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Will she hop away with some juicy profit?

0:40:440:40:47

Start me off £20. Very handsome. At ten bid here. Who's going on?

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-At ten, 12, 15, 18, 20.

-They're flying. It's a flying bunny!

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25, 28, 30, five.

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At 35 in the deep.

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At 35.

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Who's going on? 40 anywhere?

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At 35. Jenny's bid right at the back.

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35. 40 anywhere?

0:41:090:41:11

There we are! I'm pleased with that.

0:41:110:41:13

-What a result!

-God bless Jenny.

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There's a kiss coming Jenny's way, I can tell you!

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That's a £30 profit.

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Quick, Jenny, run while you can!

0:41:230:41:25

Nice little profit, though, Mark.

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Finally, it's our last lot of the day

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with Mark's Mabel Lucie Atwell soaps.

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-Here it is, Paul. The last lot.

-Very unusual.

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Can't be many of these left. All got used probably. £20, start me.

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£20?

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-On the Internet?

-There'll be coming at any time. There it is!

-20 online.

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Who's going? At £20 online. At £20.

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It's all going my way.

0:41:500:41:54

-I can't believe it!

-And selling.

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I'll have to be grateful with a £15 profit, but I must admit,

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I thought there'd be a bit more interest online.

0:42:000:42:03

I thought it would be all Internet.

0:42:030:42:05

Look on the bright side, Mark. It wasn't a thumping loss.

0:42:050:42:09

-Well done to you.

-Cheers.

-Let's get out of here, shall we?

-Let's do it.

0:42:090:42:13

Mark started today's show with £335.06

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and after paying auction costs, made a teeny-weeny profit of £31.20.

0:42:190:42:25

Mark has just £366.26 to carry forward.

0:42:250:42:30

It will get better.

0:42:300:42:33

Paul, meanwhile, started with £619.60

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and made a respectable profit of £162.44.

0:42:370:42:42

Paul has a mighty £783.04 to take forward.

0:42:420:42:47

Enough to make you smile.

0:42:470:42:49

Congratulations! Another victory, Paul. Well done!

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Profits across the board.

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Yes, ups and downs.

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-And it's dry. Do you want to drive?

-That's the main thing. Oh, go on. Why not?

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Next time on the Antiques Road Trip, Mark and Paul head for the former seafaring city of Bristol.

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Mark nearly gets trapped.

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Keep the door locked, Mo.

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Keep the door locked.

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And Paul has a very delicate approach when naming his price.

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I'm trying to get that slaughtered. I want that for 10 or 20 quid.

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