0:00:02 > 0:00:05It's the nation's favourite antiques experts, with £200 each,
0:00:05 > 0:00:10a classic car and a goal to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:10 > 0:00:12Going, going, gone.
0:00:12 > 0:00:14- Yes!- I think I've fallen in love with a brick.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17The aim? To make the biggest profit at auction, but it's no mean feat.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19Yes!
0:00:19 > 0:00:21There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers.
0:00:21 > 0:00:23I feel antiqued out!
0:00:23 > 0:00:28So, will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:28 > 0:00:30- CRUNCH! - Charlie!- Sorry about that!
0:00:30 > 0:00:32This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:37 > 0:00:39It's the final leg of our battle of the sexes
0:00:39 > 0:00:40round the north of England.
0:00:40 > 0:00:43Road Trip rookie Christina Trevanion has been tussling
0:00:43 > 0:00:47with the former youngster of the team, Charles Hanson.
0:00:47 > 0:00:50See, you've taken the mantle now. I was the youngest on the Road Trip.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53- Am I the youngest on the Road Trip? - I was the youngest on the Road Trip.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56You're now officially the youngest.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58Charles may have lost his junior status,
0:00:58 > 0:01:01but this rather nifty 1969 Morris Minor
0:01:01 > 0:01:03has a good few years on the pair of them.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08New girl in class Christina has got off to a good start.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11But head boy Charles played a blinder,
0:01:11 > 0:01:13winning the next two legs with handsome profits.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15Feisty Christina fought back,
0:01:15 > 0:01:18winning the fourth leg, thanks to a rattling railway lot.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20Brilliant!
0:01:20 > 0:01:21So, it's 2-2.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24It's all to play for on this final leg.
0:01:24 > 0:01:25This could be a giant-killer.
0:01:25 > 0:01:29This could be Man United being blown away by Accrington Stanley.
0:01:29 > 0:01:33- Are you calling me Accrington Stanley?- I might be.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36Old boy Charles began the trip with £200,
0:01:36 > 0:01:39but has made some handsome profits
0:01:39 > 0:01:41and now has an impressive £567.84
0:01:41 > 0:01:47to play with, putting him miles ahead in the race to the finish.
0:01:47 > 0:01:49Newbie Christina also began with £200
0:01:49 > 0:01:54and has steadily increased her total to a respectable £335.24,
0:01:54 > 0:01:59but with Charles more than £200 ahead she's playing catch-up.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02Our experts embarked from Whaley Bridge in Derbyshire
0:02:02 > 0:02:05before weaving over 600 miles around the north of England
0:02:05 > 0:02:09to conclude at Cobridge in Stoke-on-Trent in the Potteries.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11Today we're starting out in Harrogate,
0:02:11 > 0:02:14heading east to York then north to Northallerton,
0:02:14 > 0:02:18Masham and Richmond, before auction in Cobridge, Stoke-on-Trent.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23Harrogate found fame as a spa town at the end of the 16th century,
0:02:23 > 0:02:26its reputation growing through the 17th century,
0:02:26 > 0:02:29when people came from far and wide to drink the waters.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31The Royal Baths were opened in 1897,
0:02:31 > 0:02:35although only the Turkish bath remains working today.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39With the stakes at two wins each, Charles and Christina are heading
0:02:39 > 0:02:44into the Harrogate Antiques Centre to see who can up the ante today.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46OK? On your mark, get set, go.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49Will it be Charles or Christina who finds a winner amongst
0:02:49 > 0:02:52the more than 50 stalls here?
0:02:52 > 0:02:55Charles is first off the plot and is guided by Phil,
0:02:55 > 0:02:58who's looking after lots of stallholders' wares today.
0:02:58 > 0:03:02What I'm looking for is something quirky, something a bit different.
0:03:02 > 0:03:03This is quite interesting
0:03:03 > 0:03:06because what we've got here is a painted plaster cherub.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08It's referred to as the Goose Boy.
0:03:08 > 0:03:09Why's he the Goose Boy?
0:03:09 > 0:03:12Because he's with the goose.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14Are your glasses fogged?
0:03:14 > 0:03:17Use your eyes, Charles. Let's see how Christina is getting on.
0:03:17 > 0:03:21I'm thinking a little bit of jewellery would be great.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24To beat Charlie I need to make a lot of money.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27Which is looking unlikely.
0:03:27 > 0:03:29But it'll be fine. Think positive.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32Yeah... Charles is deep in thought.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35- Can we very carefully lift her off? - Right.
0:03:35 > 0:03:39What I want to do is just determine what she's made of. She's very heavy.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41If I put her down there...
0:03:41 > 0:03:43So, she is plaster.
0:03:43 > 0:03:44Am I loving her?
0:03:44 > 0:03:45Am I feeling her?
0:03:45 > 0:03:47Well, clearly. I mean...
0:03:47 > 0:03:50- No...- Oh, lordy.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52Just watch where you put those hands, Charles.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54- It's not really giving me that love. - OK.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57So, no lighting up Charles' world here.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00Has Christina found anything at Roy's stall?
0:04:00 > 0:04:03There's a cabinet of curiosities if ever I saw it.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06Oh, that's fun. Can I have a look at the little dish with the owl on top?
0:04:09 > 0:04:11That's rather lovely, isn't it?
0:04:11 > 0:04:13What's your best price on that one, Roy?
0:04:13 > 0:04:16- Er...- £22 on it.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18£15.
0:04:18 > 0:04:22A neighbouring stallholder, Myra, also has an owl to offer Christina.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24Ooh, we've got competition, I like it!
0:04:27 > 0:04:30What's your best price on that one, Myra? That's 35.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32Er, 25.
0:04:32 > 0:04:3425. And 15 for that one.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37- See, that one makes that one look quite expensive.- 12.- Ooh!
0:04:37 > 0:04:39We've got an auction going on.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42You've got competition with Charles Hanson.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45- I have, haven't I? I've really got to win.- I've got to see you win.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48- Exactly.- All right. I'll go down to 20!- Oh! I love it, brilliant.
0:04:48 > 0:04:52Road Trip fever seems to have gripped Roy and Myra.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55They're slashing their prices like billy-o.
0:04:55 > 0:04:59How about 20 for the both of those as a job lot,
0:04:59 > 0:05:02- cos I want to buy something off both of you?- 32.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04- 32 for the two.- On the two.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07Can we say 30 for the two?
0:05:07 > 0:05:09- Cash, now.- Go on.- Yeah!
0:05:09 > 0:05:13Brilliant! Thank you very much, sir. Thank you, Roy. Thank you, Myra.
0:05:13 > 0:05:18Christina's off to a flying start with those two owl-adorned boxes.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20Is Charles ready to swoop as well?
0:05:20 > 0:05:25One thing I did see earlier on that is just nagging at me a bit
0:05:25 > 0:05:27is this thing over here.
0:05:27 > 0:05:28- The scent bottle.- Yeah.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31This green malachite glass bottle with stopper
0:05:31 > 0:05:34was made in Czechoslovakia in the 1930s.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37- It's priced at 210... - I can do better than that.
0:05:37 > 0:05:42- It's a big price and you must make a profit.- My best is 80.- Really?
0:05:44 > 0:05:49I'd want to pay probably about £45. That's my maximum.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52A £210 ticket price down to £45?
0:05:52 > 0:05:55That's quite a proposal, Charles.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57Get it sold. If it's not...
0:05:57 > 0:05:59- OK. 45.- Sure?- 45.- We've got a deal.
0:05:59 > 0:06:00- Sold!- Wow!
0:06:00 > 0:06:02He's done it! Clever boy, Charles.
0:06:02 > 0:06:06Well, they're both off to a good start with those lots.
0:06:06 > 0:06:07Back to the road.
0:06:08 > 0:06:12Leaving Harrogate, our duo are now heading east to York.
0:06:12 > 0:06:16York is one of England's most historic cities.
0:06:16 > 0:06:17Full of stunning architecture,
0:06:17 > 0:06:21it has been a Roman, Saxon and Viking settlement.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23But will antiques and vintage
0:06:23 > 0:06:26provide Charles with ye olde worlde treasures?
0:06:26 > 0:06:28Hello, sir. I'm Charles Hanson. Good to see you.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30- Pleased to meet you, sir. - May I browse your emporium?
0:06:30 > 0:06:34- You can. Help yourself. - That's very kind.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41Careful now, Charles.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45Spider! There's a big spider.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48You really must leave alone, dear boy.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51There's some really nice objects.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54And first and foremost there's this vase in here which is marked Monart
0:06:54 > 0:06:59and it's Scottish, it captures the essence of the early 20th century.
0:06:59 > 0:07:03£60 isn't a great deal and I think collectors will recognise it
0:07:03 > 0:07:06for being what it is and it could be worth a bit more.
0:07:06 > 0:07:10Now, over there Charles has spotted a rather nice Liberty enclosed-style
0:07:10 > 0:07:12Arts and Crafts cabinet.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14It's from the same sort of period.
0:07:14 > 0:07:15It's mahogany...
0:07:15 > 0:07:17I think you'll find it's oak, Charles.
0:07:17 > 0:07:21You've got this wonderful almost sinuous stained-glass effect.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24It's very Art Nouveau.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27Charles' wish list is getting rather full,
0:07:27 > 0:07:30and oh, dear, he's spotted something else.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33There's a huge market today for sporting ephemera,
0:07:33 > 0:07:35sporting memorabilia.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39What you want is to find something that really takes you back in time.
0:07:39 > 0:07:44That's interesting. It could make £20, it could make £100.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47And sometimes you've got to gamble.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50Now, I think it's about time to step up to the wicket
0:07:50 > 0:07:52and start the ball rolling, Charles.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54- These items don't belong to you, do they?- No.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56I'm working on behalf of a friend of mine.
0:07:56 > 0:07:57- He's over there, isn't he?- Yes.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00- He's a bit camera shy, isn't he? - He's a bit camera shy.
0:08:00 > 0:08:06If I bought the cabinet, the Monart glass vase and the cricket ball
0:08:06 > 0:08:10and the last thing was the cane, which, um...
0:08:10 > 0:08:13is Chester hallmarked. If I bought all four...
0:08:13 > 0:08:15- Hmm.- ..what's the best price? 150.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18What could you knock the whole lot down for?
0:08:18 > 0:08:20Look at your mate, he's over there.
0:08:20 > 0:08:21I don't want him to fall over with shock.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23It's all up to camera-shy Martin.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26I can see it. He's saying 120.
0:08:26 > 0:08:30He's saying 120. Would you do the whole lot for £100?
0:08:31 > 0:08:35Yes, he says yes. Upset and he's crying now, though.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38And that's it. Thanks ever so much.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40But this inning's not over yet.
0:08:40 > 0:08:44Our camera-shy dealer has thrown in an extra item as part of the deal -
0:08:44 > 0:08:48an early 20th-century monochrome photograph of a cricket team,
0:08:48 > 0:08:52probably of the era that would've used Charles' cricket ball.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54That's wonderful. What a bonus.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57Guys, that's the first time that's ever happened to me.
0:08:59 > 0:09:05Ah, the sun is shining, but our Charles is mourning his lost youth.
0:09:05 > 0:09:09- I was a young pretender.- Yeah. - You are now the young pretendess.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13- The young pretendess. - And you can take me.- Yes, Charles.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15She'll take you to the next shop.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18Later they'll head south to the potteries for their auction
0:09:18 > 0:09:19in Cobridge, Stoke-on-Trent,
0:09:19 > 0:09:23but next stop on the trip is Northallerton.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26This could be the winner.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30- Good luck, enjoy yourself. - Will do.- Bye!
0:09:30 > 0:09:32- Good morning.- Good morning. - How are you?- Very well, thank you.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35- What a fine day.- Excellent. - In Northallerton.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38- Good to see you, I'm Charles Hanson. - Pleased to meet you. Andrew.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41Charles is looking to unearth something special here
0:09:41 > 0:09:44- at Exquisite Antiques. - Is there anything market-fresh?
0:09:44 > 0:09:46Has anything just come in?
0:09:46 > 0:09:49Are there any rich pickings that maybe haven't been
0:09:49 > 0:09:50looked at before already?
0:09:50 > 0:09:52- A couple of bits.- Oh, yeah?
0:09:52 > 0:09:55We've got the prints on the top there from the north-east
0:09:55 > 0:09:57and then we've got some selections in the back.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59- These are interesting prints, aren't they?- They are.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01Obviously the gentleman on there,
0:10:01 > 0:10:04- Jimmy Kay, had them published in the 1920s.- Who was Jimmy Kay?
0:10:04 > 0:10:07We believe when we've researched it this gentleman obviously did
0:10:07 > 0:10:09these charcoals and etchings,
0:10:09 > 0:10:11and then he had them published in newspapers as well.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13He's from Harding in County Durham,
0:10:13 > 0:10:16so obviously they're all very mining shots with obviously the mining
0:10:16 > 0:10:19and the sort of north-east Geordie little bit of twang in there
0:10:19 > 0:10:21as well. But they're absolutely fabulous.
0:10:21 > 0:10:22They're wonderful.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24What's the best price on them?
0:10:24 > 0:10:27- 50.- 50, and no less? - No less.- No less, OK.
0:10:27 > 0:10:32They're probably worth anything from £30 upwards. Um...
0:10:32 > 0:10:33Make me an offer.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36But you're a Yorkshire man, aren't you?
0:10:36 > 0:10:38You're a Yorkshire man and I'm a Derbyshire man.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40- I've got short arms and long pockets.- Exactly.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44If you don't make an offer you never know, but I won't be cheeky.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47- I think my offer...- 49.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52- Take a chance.- Take a chance...
0:10:52 > 0:10:54..at £30.
0:10:55 > 0:11:01- I can do 30.- Are you sure?- You're a nice guy, yes.- Are you sure? Mate!
0:11:01 > 0:11:03Well, that's deal done, then.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05Charles has got his last lot for the auction
0:11:05 > 0:11:08and Andrew packs up the drawings in the old suitcase they came in.
0:11:10 > 0:11:15Meanwhile Christina is off to the small market town of Masham.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18The pressure is on for her to beat Charles at the next auction,
0:11:18 > 0:11:21but she's still a long way behind in the money stakes.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24Will Aura Antiques hold her winning lot?
0:11:24 > 0:11:25Hello.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29- You must be Robert.- That's right. - Hi, Robert, I'm Christina.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31- Hello, Christina. - Nice to meet you. Hi.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37After a quick look at his wares,
0:11:37 > 0:11:39Christina makes the owner an offer he can't refuse.
0:11:39 > 0:11:44Take me upstairs, Robert. That's not an offer you have every day, is it?
0:11:44 > 0:11:45Hmm, mind your step.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47I love this, how much is this?
0:11:47 > 0:11:50- It's a tenner.- A tenner?- Yes.
0:11:52 > 0:11:54Why so cheap?
0:11:54 > 0:11:58Well, it's really a shop fitting but I no longer require it.
0:11:58 > 0:12:02But it's a nice funky thing. I don't know how old it is, but it's...
0:12:02 > 0:12:05- Well, it's not going to be very old, is it?- No, but it's...
0:12:05 > 0:12:08In fact, I don't think it's very old at all,
0:12:08 > 0:12:11but the prints on it I think have got some age to it, haven't they?
0:12:11 > 0:12:14Yeah. I think you could do well out of that for a tenner.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16- I think, what, a fiver?- Oh, no!
0:12:16 > 0:12:18Oh, go on. Do it for a fiver.
0:12:18 > 0:12:19Go on.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22I'm clearing a space for you, you can put some nice furniture there.
0:12:22 > 0:12:26- Go on, then.- A fiver?- Yeah.- You're a legend. I love you, thank you.
0:12:26 > 0:12:30Well done, Christina. The killer negotiator strikes again.
0:12:30 > 0:12:35Right, so, what have we got in here?
0:12:35 > 0:12:38- You've got a lovely little ruby there.- And the turquoise.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40Very sweet. I like that.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43The ticket price is £90 on that gold brooch,
0:12:43 > 0:12:45and here's another little gem.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48Nine-carat. Is it jade or...
0:12:48 > 0:12:49agate...?
0:12:49 > 0:12:54- Looks Scottish to me. - Hmm. You've got some lovely things.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57Come on, Christina. Make a decision, make a decision.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00Yes, come on, Christina, do make your mind up, dear.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03Right, Robert, I think these two are the ones
0:13:03 > 0:13:05that I'm most interested in.
0:13:05 > 0:13:09That one at £90 and that one at £55.
0:13:09 > 0:13:13- But I don't want to pay that. - 100 for the two.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15You couldn't squeeze just a little bit more?
0:13:17 > 0:13:18- That would make me a liar.- Would it?
0:13:18 > 0:13:21Yes, cos I've just said that's me best.
0:13:23 > 0:13:2595 would be wonderful.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28- Go on, then. - You're a star! Thank you very much.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30£95. That's wonderful.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33Negotiating on your knees seems to work.
0:13:33 > 0:13:37£95 for the two brooches and a measly fiver for that screen.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40- I owe you £100. It's a round 100, isn't it?- Yes, it is.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42Well, that was short and sweet.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45Will those brooches raise enough to take Christina ahead of Charles?
0:13:45 > 0:13:47We'll find out at the auction.
0:13:47 > 0:13:48- It's been a pleasure.- Thank you.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51- Thank you very much. - Hope you do well.- So do I!
0:13:51 > 0:13:53Christina and Charles get together again
0:13:53 > 0:13:57and head off to their final shopping destination, Richmond.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02Founded in the 11th century by the Normans,
0:14:02 > 0:14:05this market town nestles in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales.
0:14:07 > 0:14:09Arriving in Market Place itself,
0:14:09 > 0:14:11Christina gives Charles his marching orders.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13He's off to meet Linda Powell
0:14:13 > 0:14:16at the museum of the Green Howards Regiment.
0:14:16 > 0:14:20- Afternoon.- Good afternoon. - I'm hoping you're Linda Powell.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22- I am. Lovely to meet you. - I'm Charles Hanson.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24- It's great to be here at your museum. - Thank you.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26- May I have a wander round?- Of course. - Can't wait.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28Fighting in every major campaign
0:14:28 > 0:14:31from the 17th century through two world wars
0:14:31 > 0:14:32to the Gulf War and Bosnia,
0:14:32 > 0:14:36the regiment had a proud history for over 300 years.
0:14:36 > 0:14:40They became part of the Yorkshire Regiment in 2006.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43Regiments were originally named after their colonels.
0:14:43 > 0:14:45The Green Howards were differentiated
0:14:45 > 0:14:48from another regiment, led by a second Colonel Howard,
0:14:48 > 0:14:51as "green" because of the trimmings on their uniforms.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54What we do here is both tell the story of the great and the good,
0:14:54 > 0:14:57but also the ordinary soldier.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59But more than that, we can tell the story
0:14:59 > 0:15:00of the whole regimental family,
0:15:00 > 0:15:02and that includes women who were married
0:15:02 > 0:15:06and who followed their men throughout the centuries,
0:15:06 > 0:15:08so it's not just about the fighting.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10It's about everyone who was part of the regiment.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13It wasn't uncommon, even as far back as the Crimean War,
0:15:13 > 0:15:16for small numbers of women to accompany their husbands
0:15:16 > 0:15:18to the front line.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20One lady did write about her experiences,
0:15:20 > 0:15:23and we have something called the Green Howards' Gazette.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26After the Crimea, in about the 1890s,
0:15:26 > 0:15:29she wrote in to this magazine to describe her experiences
0:15:29 > 0:15:32during the Crimea, and it's a wonderful account.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35Linda reads Margaret Kerwin's account of an attack.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37"The day of the explosion
0:15:37 > 0:15:40"was the most frightful thing that I ever witnessed.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43"It was reported that some Frenchmen got heavy punishment
0:15:43 > 0:15:45"as they had set fire to the English and French magazines
0:15:45 > 0:15:47"which were together.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49"I was on my knees ironing at the time,
0:15:49 > 0:15:52"and my little pet goat lying beside me,
0:15:52 > 0:15:54"when four shells exploded in my tent
0:15:54 > 0:15:57"and covered me all over with earth.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00That just gives you some idea of what she was going through,
0:16:00 > 0:16:02and at the same time, she carries on ironing.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05The museum also has some more hard-hitting exhibits.
0:16:05 > 0:16:09- So what's this? - It's a piece of somebody's belt
0:16:09 > 0:16:13which, erm...a shot has landed in the middle of it.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15But he survives it.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18He was a bit bruised, but he survived.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21- And this was lodged in...? - His belt buckle.
0:16:21 > 0:16:22- That's incredible.- Yeah.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24You look at the size of this bullet,
0:16:24 > 0:16:26and I mean, for it just to be lodged there
0:16:26 > 0:16:28and not even penetrate is incredible.
0:16:29 > 0:16:33The stunning medal room reflects the honours awarded
0:16:33 > 0:16:34to members of the regiment.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38You've got over 5,000 medals in this room,
0:16:38 > 0:16:41including 18 Victoria Crosses.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44- 18 Victoria Crosses?!- Yeah. - And of course, the Victoria Cross...
0:16:44 > 0:16:48It's the highest award you can be awarded.
0:16:48 > 0:16:53Less than 1,400 Victoria Crosses have been awarded
0:16:53 > 0:16:57in the 157 years since its inception.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00Awarded for valour in the face of the enemy,
0:17:00 > 0:17:04the medals have traditionally been cast of metal from Russian cannons
0:17:04 > 0:17:06captured during the Crimean War.
0:17:08 > 0:17:12You stand in a room like this and you feel very small.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14You feel very small for what these great men
0:17:14 > 0:17:18achieved in their lifetimes and for what they did for us today.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20It takes your breath away, doesn't it?
0:17:20 > 0:17:22Absolutely, Charles.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27Heading into York House Antiques,
0:17:27 > 0:17:30it's Christina's last chance to find that hidden treasure
0:17:30 > 0:17:34which will take her ahead of Charles and win her the day.
0:17:34 > 0:17:38- Oh, hello.- Hi.- How do you do? - I'm Christina, how are you?
0:17:38 > 0:17:41- I'm Christina, too. - Are you? Oh, my goodness!
0:17:41 > 0:17:46Heading upstairs, our Christina's on a mission to hammer home a bargain.
0:17:46 > 0:17:48Maybe that's what I need as my new gavel.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55This little...tile here...
0:17:55 > 0:17:58Great subject - look at him, bless him.
0:17:58 > 0:18:01This poor little caged bird, looking at these beautiful moths,
0:18:01 > 0:18:05which are all out and free, and he's stuck behind his cage.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08Quite a sad subject, really.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10Oh, but great that it's Mintons.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13Absolutely brilliant - Stoke-on-Trent.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16Minton was one of the best-known of the Stoke potteries,
0:18:16 > 0:18:20founded by Thomas Minton at the end of the 18th century.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23Time to see if that damage can help Christina get the price down.
0:18:23 > 0:18:28Um...yeah, nice tile, but unfortunate about this crack.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30What's your best price on that?
0:18:30 > 0:18:33Because I wouldn't be looking to pay anything near that, because...
0:18:33 > 0:18:36- I wouldn't either. - THEY LAUGH
0:18:36 > 0:18:38- I don't think so, no. - Because of this damage.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41I mean, literally, I was thinking a fiver.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44Literally, because of this.
0:18:44 > 0:18:48- I would say yes, OK.- For a fiver? Oh, you're a genius! Wow, OK.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51Another item for a fiver - cheeky girl.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53No, I'm really pleased with that. Thank you very much.
0:18:53 > 0:18:57That's my last purchase. Fantastic.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59Well, that's Christina's final lot.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01Will her purchases earn enough profit
0:19:01 > 0:19:05for her to overtake Charles' lead of over £200?
0:19:05 > 0:19:11Charles Hanson started this final leg with £567.84p,
0:19:11 > 0:19:14and spent £175 on five lots -
0:19:14 > 0:19:17a Scottish Monart glass vase,
0:19:17 > 0:19:19a Liberty & Co display cabinet,
0:19:19 > 0:19:21a green malachite glass scent bottle,
0:19:21 > 0:19:25a collection of original cartoons by Jimmy Kay,
0:19:25 > 0:19:26a Victorian cricket ball,
0:19:26 > 0:19:30together with a cricket photograph circa 1890,
0:19:30 > 0:19:34and an Edwardian bamboo walking cane. Gosh.
0:19:34 > 0:19:38Christina Trevanion started with £335.24p
0:19:38 > 0:19:41and spent £135, also on five lots.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43A nine-carat gold and hard-stone brooch,
0:19:43 > 0:19:46a folding screen with plates of regal scenes,
0:19:46 > 0:19:50a Victorian gold brooch in the form of a coiled snake,
0:19:50 > 0:19:52a large Minton tile,
0:19:52 > 0:19:54and a dressing table jar and circular box,
0:19:54 > 0:19:56both decorated with an owl.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59But what did they think of each other's treasures?
0:19:59 > 0:20:03I like what he's bought! I love his Liberty cupboard.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05It's not OVERLY in vogue at the moment,
0:20:05 > 0:20:07but with that name attached it should do really, really well,
0:20:07 > 0:20:10so I think he's done a great job with that.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13But those drawings are gorgeous, I love those. Icing on the cake.
0:20:13 > 0:20:16Totally unique. I think he's pulled a blinder with those.
0:20:16 > 0:20:18£5 for a screen - unbelievable.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21The tile - OK, it was £5, but it had a big crack in,
0:20:21 > 0:20:23but it is local interest.
0:20:23 > 0:20:27But that wonderful little Deco brooch could really fly.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30She's bought really well. Very nervous about this.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33After starting in Harrogate, heading east to York,
0:20:33 > 0:20:36then north, to the Richmond area,
0:20:36 > 0:20:37the last stretch of our trip
0:20:37 > 0:20:40heads back south, to the Potteries,
0:20:40 > 0:20:42and concludes at an auction in Cobridge,
0:20:42 > 0:20:44Stoke-on-Trent.
0:20:44 > 0:20:48Coburn was once known as the global heart of the ceramics industry.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51Josiah Wedgwood founded the first of Stoke's many potteries
0:20:51 > 0:20:52in the 18th century,
0:20:52 > 0:20:56and today the area remains a thriving industry.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59Our duo are finally arriving at their showdown,
0:20:59 > 0:21:02at ASH Auctions.
0:21:02 > 0:21:07- This is quite daunting, isn't it? - I'm excited!- This is the last one.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10But also, it's the big one.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12- Isn't it?- Well, good luck.- Good luck.
0:21:14 > 0:21:19Founding partner Lee Sherratt will man the gavel at today's auction.
0:21:19 > 0:21:20Let the games begin.
0:21:21 > 0:21:23First up is Christina's brooch,
0:21:23 > 0:21:25but what will the bidders think?
0:21:25 > 0:21:28£50, straight in on commission.
0:21:28 > 0:21:29£50, it's on sale at £50.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31At £50, bid at 55, can I see?
0:21:31 > 0:21:33At £50, bid £55. Are you carrying on?
0:21:33 > 0:21:35Still on commissions. Carry on, Jeff.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38AUCTIONEER: 55, 65, 75, 78.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41Up to £78 on commission bids, £78.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43At £78, all done?
0:21:43 > 0:21:46Finishes at £78.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49- 78!- Phew!- That's great, well done, that's great!
0:21:49 > 0:21:53Splendid! Keep it up, Christina, and you might just catch him.
0:21:53 > 0:21:58Next up, Charles' first lot, the Monart glass vase.
0:21:58 > 0:22:0025 on bid. 25, straight in. I thought you would.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03- Look at the hands! - Look at the hands!
0:22:03 > 0:22:0435. 35, 40.
0:22:04 > 0:22:0740 bid, 5, 45. 50, 55. 55, 60.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10At £55 on my right. At...
0:22:10 > 0:22:1360, fresh money standing. 60, 65, 65, 70.
0:22:13 > 0:22:1570 I'm bid.
0:22:15 > 0:22:16- Go on! One more!- 75...
0:22:16 > 0:22:1980, 80 I'm bid. 85. 85, 90.
0:22:19 > 0:22:2190 I'm bid now. 95, 95 - top it up?
0:22:21 > 0:22:23One more! One more!
0:22:23 > 0:22:26Bid £100, and five. He's out now, you see?
0:22:26 > 0:22:28At £100. At £100.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30Selling at £100, selling...
0:22:30 > 0:22:32Oh, he hasn't finished yet, Lee.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34£105, back in, seated.
0:22:34 > 0:22:35105, 105.
0:22:35 > 0:22:37Have another go, madam. 110.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40100...108, then. 108, I'm tempting you.
0:22:40 > 0:22:45At £105, then. First time, second time, at £105...
0:22:46 > 0:22:48SHE LAUGHS
0:22:48 > 0:22:51Well, now! The auctioneer got it wrong on that one.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53That's a massive profit for Charles.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56Will Christina's bargain-basement screen shield her
0:22:56 > 0:22:58from impending disaster?
0:22:58 > 0:22:59£20 to get on, somebody.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02£20 - come on, it's worth that, surely?
0:23:02 > 0:23:04Come on, Christina - gallop it. Canter...
0:23:04 > 0:23:05£20 for it. £15 for it.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08- Ugh...- £15 for it - come on, it's got to be worth that?
0:23:08 > 0:23:10£10. £10 for it.
0:23:10 > 0:23:14- Hey! She's bid on it. - It's cheap at £10 - come on.
0:23:14 > 0:23:20Well short. I'll sell it at £10, all done. Maiden bid for only £10.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23Double the money there, but double a fiver isn't much,
0:23:23 > 0:23:25and she's still lagging behind.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28Next, it's Charles's Liberty-style cabinet.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31£50 - it's got to be worth that. £50. £40, bid me.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34£40 bid. Great buy at £40.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36- That's good. - This is very cheap at £40.
0:23:36 > 0:23:37I'll take £50, if you like. 50.
0:23:37 > 0:23:41At 55, now five. 55, 60. 60 bid, now 65.
0:23:41 > 0:23:4365, 70. 70...
0:23:43 > 0:23:46- Good girl...- 75.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49- At 75.- Go on!- At 75. Commission bidder.
0:23:49 > 0:23:54- At £75, then...- Yes, 80! Sorry...
0:23:54 > 0:23:57£80 for it. You can't do that!
0:23:57 > 0:23:58£80 bid, 80 bid.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01Keep your hands down!
0:24:01 > 0:24:03For you, madam, £80. Commissions are now out.
0:24:03 > 0:24:08At £80, then, once, twice...third and final time, 80...
0:24:08 > 0:24:11Well done, Charles. So, what's that?
0:24:11 > 0:24:13I must calm down, I'm so excited! Sorry!
0:24:13 > 0:24:17After being physically restrained from joining in,
0:24:17 > 0:24:18Charles doubles his money there.
0:24:18 > 0:24:22Christina's next lot, the Victorian snake brooch.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25- £50 commission, straight in. - Great.- £50, straight in, here.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28I'll take five, if you like. £50, take five.
0:24:28 > 0:24:30If not, commissions still in. Carry on, Jeff.
0:24:30 > 0:24:35AUCTIONEER: 50, 60. 60, 70. 73.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38We're up to £73 now on commission. 73, is there 75 anywhere?
0:24:38 > 0:24:42If not, then it's straight to commission at £73.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45Not bad. Is she catching Charles yet?
0:24:45 > 0:24:49Will his scent bottle have the sweet smell of success?
0:24:49 > 0:24:52- Straight in, we've got a commission bid of £50.- Good lad!
0:24:52 > 0:24:54At £50, where's 55?
0:24:54 > 0:24:57This is a belter. At £50, where's 55? I should think so.
0:24:57 > 0:25:0155, 60. At £60, where's 65? Go on, it's worth more than this.
0:25:01 > 0:25:03Straight to a commission bidder.
0:25:03 > 0:25:07- Five. At 65, 70. At £70, at £75. - One more!
0:25:07 > 0:25:10- Now 80. £80 bid.- Go on, one more!
0:25:10 > 0:25:13- It's only money!- One more! - Commission bidder gets it.
0:25:13 > 0:25:17- At £80, the hammer's up... - Hold on...
0:25:17 > 0:25:22So, £80 for that fragrant lot. He's ahead by more than a nose now.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25Will Christina's tile fire up some interest back in its home town?
0:25:25 > 0:25:27£30 - can I see 20?
0:25:27 > 0:25:29- £20, £20...- No!
0:25:29 > 0:25:32£20 bid on the right-hand side. I'll take two, if you like.
0:25:32 > 0:25:37If not...maiden bidder at £20, the hammer's up.
0:25:37 > 0:25:39Quadruple! You know...
0:25:39 > 0:25:42Well, that was quick! Top marks, Christina.
0:25:42 > 0:25:45It's the turn of Charles' pen and ink drawings.
0:25:45 > 0:25:46Could they be his masterpiece?
0:25:46 > 0:25:49£50 the lot. Interesting lot, here. £40 can I see?
0:25:49 > 0:25:52£40 to get along. £20 the lot.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55£20 - £20, off at £20. I'll take £25, now.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58At £20 bid. All over the place. 25 bid. 25 bid now.
0:25:58 > 0:26:0130 bid now. 35, 35 bid now. 35, 40 bid now.
0:26:01 > 0:26:05At 40 bid now. 45 bid. At 45 bid now. 50 bid? 45.
0:26:05 > 0:26:07At £45, left-hand side at 45.
0:26:07 > 0:26:10- Being sold off, no mistake... - She's back in again.
0:26:10 > 0:26:13At 50 bid, now. She's out, now. In the seats at £50.
0:26:13 > 0:26:16At £50 bid once. £50 twice.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19Third and final time at £50.
0:26:19 > 0:26:23£50, eh? Charles just keeps increasing that lead.
0:26:23 > 0:26:27Christina's last lot, now - the two boxes, decorated with birds.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30But is it OWL over for her already?!
0:26:30 > 0:26:3415, can I see 15? Give me ten to get on, somebody. £10.
0:26:34 > 0:26:35At £10, front row...
0:26:35 > 0:26:38Hey! I don't think they've noticed Lee has started the bidding...
0:26:38 > 0:26:42At £12, now 14. 14 bid now, 16, if you like.
0:26:42 > 0:26:4416. At £16, now 18, if you like?
0:26:44 > 0:26:4718. 18 bid, now 20's against you, 20.
0:26:47 > 0:26:51At £18, then, front row bid at £18.
0:26:51 > 0:26:55It's the first loss of the day, and our experts didn't even notice.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58What? Have we sold? Did they sell?
0:26:58 > 0:27:01They've sold it already!
0:27:01 > 0:27:04Maybe they'll be more on the ball now - ha!
0:27:04 > 0:27:06Here's Charles's final lot,
0:27:06 > 0:27:09the cane, photograph and cricket ball with stand.
0:27:09 > 0:27:13£40. £40 straight in, it's on sale. That's 40 bid.
0:27:13 > 0:27:15At £40, worth more than this, surely. Where are the bids?
0:27:15 > 0:27:1945. 45, 50. Five. On commission...
0:27:19 > 0:27:21No mistake. You carrying on?
0:27:21 > 0:27:25- 53, 54.- Up to £54 on commission.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27At £54, commission bid.
0:27:28 > 0:27:32At £54 once, twice, third and final time...
0:27:34 > 0:27:35Howzat?
0:27:35 > 0:27:37Let's just say it's been an experience!
0:27:37 > 0:27:39SHE LAUGHS
0:27:39 > 0:27:42Well, Christina wasn't out for a duck,
0:27:42 > 0:27:45but I think it was Charles who scored a six there.
0:27:45 > 0:27:50Christina began this leg with £335.24p.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53After paying auction costs, she made a profit of £28.18p,
0:27:53 > 0:27:58giving her a grand total of £363.42p.
0:27:59 > 0:28:03Charles began with an impressive £567.84p.
0:28:03 > 0:28:08After costs, he made a profit of £127.58p,
0:28:08 > 0:28:12winning the trip with a massive total of £695.42p.
0:28:12 > 0:28:14All proceeds go to Children In Need.
0:28:14 > 0:28:18Charles may have seen off the threat from the young pretender Christina,
0:28:18 > 0:28:22but she's not letting his victory go to his head.
0:28:22 > 0:28:24You may have won, but your driving is still atrocious.
0:28:24 > 0:28:26- Hand over the keys.- Come on!
0:28:26 > 0:28:30Listen, this is a built-up area! Surely it's a man's prerogative?
0:28:30 > 0:28:32No, not this time. No, I want to go home alive.
0:28:32 > 0:28:34SHE LAUGHS
0:28:34 > 0:28:37- Come on.- Take me home.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40Thanks for the memories. Well played.
0:28:40 > 0:28:44- That's it. That's it, Christina. - Woo-hoo!- Woo-hoo!
0:28:46 > 0:28:49We're moving on to the start of a brand-new road trip,
0:28:49 > 0:28:53and a battle of the sexes with some familiar faces.
0:28:53 > 0:28:55# She's a lady! #
0:28:55 > 0:28:56Glaswegian Anita Manning
0:28:56 > 0:28:59was one of the first female auctioneers in the country.
0:28:59 > 0:29:03Her auction house is the largest non-specialist seller
0:29:03 > 0:29:05of paintings in Great Britain.
0:29:05 > 0:29:09She is well known for her good taste in art. But how about in men?
0:29:09 > 0:29:12He's lovely. He reminds me of one of my old boyfriends.
0:29:15 > 0:29:20Ha-ha! That dashing Road Trip veteran Lewis, James Lewis,
0:29:20 > 0:29:23started collecting antiques as a child of just five.
0:29:23 > 0:29:27He specialises in wooden objects and tribal art,
0:29:27 > 0:29:30and can often come up with another clever use for his purchases.
0:29:30 > 0:29:32This is...
0:29:33 > 0:29:37..a really rare Indian musical instrument.
0:29:38 > 0:29:41Both experts have £200 to spend as they journey in this
0:29:41 > 0:29:45beautiful 1969 Volkswagen Beetle.
0:29:45 > 0:29:48James takes first turn in the driving seat
0:29:48 > 0:29:50while Anita quizzes him on tactics for the trip.
0:29:50 > 0:29:52Tell me all your secrets.
0:29:52 > 0:29:55There aren't any.
0:29:55 > 0:29:58- I haven't got... - You've not got secrets from me?
0:29:58 > 0:30:00No secrets from Anita?
0:30:04 > 0:30:08Our experts will wind their way almost 800 miles from
0:30:08 > 0:30:10rural Oxfordshire to London,
0:30:10 > 0:30:12cross to the West Country
0:30:12 > 0:30:15and the South Coast before returning to London again.
0:30:15 > 0:30:16Wow!
0:30:16 > 0:30:19On this first leg, our team is starting out in Deddington,
0:30:19 > 0:30:23continuing through Oxfordshire, before crossing into Hertfordshire
0:30:23 > 0:30:24for their auction in St Albans.
0:30:26 > 0:30:30Deddington is a pretty village on the edge of the Cotswolds.
0:30:30 > 0:30:33The market square was once home to the Pudding Pie Fair,
0:30:33 > 0:30:36when a plum pudding was especially baked,
0:30:36 > 0:30:39and pigs, sheep and horses were all on sale.
0:30:40 > 0:30:45But it's the antiques on sale that brought our pair here. Or is it?
0:30:45 > 0:30:46Shall we just enjoy ourselves?
0:30:46 > 0:30:49I should be carrying you across the threshold.
0:30:49 > 0:30:50Really, James?
0:30:50 > 0:30:52- Come here.- No!
0:30:52 > 0:30:56- You'll drop me on my head. - All right, come on.
0:30:56 > 0:30:57Come on.
0:30:57 > 0:30:59Lordy!
0:30:59 > 0:31:02- Hello, Brenda!- Hello, Anita!
0:31:02 > 0:31:04- I'm Anita.- Who's your boyfriend?
0:31:04 > 0:31:09- This is my big pal, Jamesie. - Your big pal, brilliant.
0:31:09 > 0:31:13With four floors of goodies, Deddington Antiques Centre
0:31:13 > 0:31:15is owner Brenda's treasure trove.
0:31:15 > 0:31:18James is first off the buying blocks.
0:31:18 > 0:31:22- Let's have that little pincushion. - OK.- Cheers.
0:31:22 > 0:31:26This George V pincushion has a ticket price of £33.
0:31:26 > 0:31:30- What could that be? - This is somebody else's.- OK.
0:31:30 > 0:31:31Um...
0:31:31 > 0:31:34I will do...
0:31:34 > 0:31:3525.
0:31:35 > 0:31:38- I think it would make 20 to 25. - Right.
0:31:40 > 0:31:42I was going to offer you a cheeky 15.
0:31:42 > 0:31:44Oh, cheeky indeed.
0:31:44 > 0:31:45Give me 20.
0:31:45 > 0:31:48It's going to go for more than 20 - it's hallmarked silver.
0:31:48 > 0:31:51- Split the difference, you've got a deal.- What's the difference?
0:31:51 > 0:31:5317.50.
0:31:53 > 0:31:54That's ridiculous!
0:31:54 > 0:31:5619.
0:31:56 > 0:31:57Oh, that's even more ridiculous!
0:31:57 > 0:31:59- Well, you're being ridiculous, so I might as well be.- 18.
0:31:59 > 0:32:01- 18.50.- Go on.
0:32:01 > 0:32:03- Well done.- You've got a deal.
0:32:03 > 0:32:06Now, can Anita battle Brenda as well as James has?
0:32:06 > 0:32:09Brenda, could I see this green tray?
0:32:09 > 0:32:11Yeah. Look at that.
0:32:11 > 0:32:14- That is so...- I think that's quite pretty.- Very pretty.
0:32:14 > 0:32:16I think I've got a thing about mermaids.
0:32:16 > 0:32:19- I think they're gorgeous.- They're supposed to be magical, aren't they?
0:32:19 > 0:32:23Yeah. I wonder if this would be magical for me.
0:32:23 > 0:32:26- What have we got on it? - You've got 55.
0:32:26 > 0:32:29I'll tell you what I'd like to be paying for it - 22.
0:32:29 > 0:32:33Would you? I'd like you to pay...
0:32:33 > 0:32:3432.
0:32:34 > 0:32:3732. Could you let it go for 25?
0:32:37 > 0:32:39Um...
0:32:39 > 0:32:43- 28.- 28?- 28?- It's a deal. - Thank you so much.- That's lovely.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46But Anita's not finished with Brenda yet.
0:32:46 > 0:32:49Her sparkly stock is beckoning.
0:32:49 > 0:32:52These orange Art Deco beads have a ticket price of £18.
0:32:52 > 0:32:55These are kind of fun.
0:32:55 > 0:32:58- They're not amber, obviously.- No. - But they've got some age to them.
0:32:58 > 0:33:01OK, and they are not too dear. Can you give me a deal on that?
0:33:01 > 0:33:03- I can give you a deal. - Can you give me it for ten quid?
0:33:03 > 0:33:07- I'll give you it for ten quid. Deal.- You are a star.
0:33:09 > 0:33:11Very nicely done, Anita.
0:33:11 > 0:33:14Will these two Art Deco items - the necklace and tray -
0:33:14 > 0:33:16garner high profits for her, do you think?
0:33:19 > 0:33:23James is playing catch-up. Has anything else taken his fancy?
0:33:23 > 0:33:25Do you have anything Chinese?
0:33:25 > 0:33:27That seems to be what is doing really well at auction
0:33:27 > 0:33:30- at the moment. - What about the brush pot?
0:33:30 > 0:33:33- Yeah, let's look at that. - Yeah? It's...
0:33:33 > 0:33:37Obviously, this has been turned after, but it is an old brush pot.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40Wooden with mother-of-pearl.
0:33:40 > 0:33:41There's a big split up there.
0:33:41 > 0:33:45- Yeah, but that's all part of the charm of the item.- It's on the back.
0:33:45 > 0:33:47Ha-ha, it is.
0:33:47 > 0:33:51- I would put 40 to 60 on that.- Would you really?- Yeah. What could it be?
0:33:51 > 0:33:53It's a fairly expensive piece,
0:33:53 > 0:33:57but if you gave me a £50 note...
0:33:57 > 0:34:01I could live with that. Only just, but I could live with it.
0:34:01 > 0:34:04James isn't sure. And now he has spotted something else.
0:34:04 > 0:34:06The other thing I saw earlier...
0:34:06 > 0:34:07He's quite heavy.
0:34:07 > 0:34:10I'm not sure whether he's a base metal.
0:34:10 > 0:34:13- Oh, yes, he is. - He's a base metal, isn't he?
0:34:13 > 0:34:16This 19th century bronzed desk figure of St Peter
0:34:16 > 0:34:19has a ticket price of £28.50.
0:34:19 > 0:34:21What could he be?
0:34:22 > 0:34:24He could be... Make me an offer.
0:34:25 > 0:34:27I would say about a tenner.
0:34:27 > 0:34:30What about if I do it for 20?
0:34:30 > 0:34:31Mm...
0:34:31 > 0:34:34- I'd put 40 to 60 on the brush pot.- Mm.
0:34:34 > 0:34:36£60 for them both.
0:34:37 > 0:34:40- I want to try and make a profit. - Mm-hm.
0:34:40 > 0:34:43If I gave you 40 for that, a tenner for that - 50 the two -
0:34:43 > 0:34:44how about that?
0:34:44 > 0:34:47- Give me 55 and we've got a deal. - Ooh...
0:34:47 > 0:34:49- Fine, OK.- OK?- See how we go.
0:34:49 > 0:34:52You'll be all right, you've got a religious one on your side.
0:34:52 > 0:34:56Hallelujah! But will St Alban of the auction house
0:34:56 > 0:34:59look more kindly on James's next lot
0:34:59 > 0:35:02or Anita's Deco buys?
0:35:02 > 0:35:04You better track down the competition
0:35:04 > 0:35:06and head out on the road again, James.
0:35:06 > 0:35:11Leaving Deddington, our duo are heading north to Banbury.
0:35:11 > 0:35:13In the nursery rhyme,
0:35:13 > 0:35:17Banbury Cross was where one could spot a fine lady on a white horse.
0:35:17 > 0:35:21This particular cross was erected in 1859 to commemorate
0:35:21 > 0:35:24the marriage of Queen Victoria's daughter, Victoria, don't you know?
0:35:24 > 0:35:29Could Frogabilia be the shop where Anita will find rings for her
0:35:29 > 0:35:31fingers and bells for her toes?
0:35:31 > 0:35:35- Hello, I'm Anita. - Hi, nice to meet you.
0:35:35 > 0:35:38- Welcome. - This is absolutely gorgeous.
0:35:38 > 0:35:42Nancy Maroody's shop is packed full of unusual items that might
0:35:42 > 0:35:45just take Anita ahead of James in the shopping stakes.
0:35:45 > 0:35:46Lordy.
0:35:46 > 0:35:50- Nancy, is it all right to have a look at the brass?- Of course, of course.
0:35:50 > 0:35:52OK.
0:35:52 > 0:35:55- Nice Arts and Crafts piece. - All right. That's lovely.
0:35:55 > 0:35:57That's lovely.
0:35:57 > 0:35:59- Let's take it over to the counter. - OK.
0:35:59 > 0:36:01I like this.
0:36:01 > 0:36:05- It has a northern look about it, Nancy.- Mm.
0:36:05 > 0:36:09This was a motif that was often used in the northern regions,
0:36:09 > 0:36:13where we have this. It is almost like a Viking longship.
0:36:13 > 0:36:18The ticket price on this solid brass jardiniere is £60.
0:36:18 > 0:36:21Anita has spotted some objects that tribal art expert James
0:36:21 > 0:36:23might be interested in.
0:36:23 > 0:36:26- And you can see through the eyes. - That's right.
0:36:26 > 0:36:28Does my bum look big in this?
0:36:28 > 0:36:31Now, I really wouldn't like to comment there, Anita.
0:36:31 > 0:36:33This caught my eye.
0:36:33 > 0:36:36- It's a little oil.- Mm-hm.
0:36:36 > 0:36:39It was done in 1866,
0:36:39 > 0:36:42by a J Gordon, who apparently
0:36:42 > 0:36:45lived in Edinburgh.
0:36:45 > 0:36:50- A-ha!- Let's have a wee look at it out in the light, shall we?
0:36:51 > 0:36:53It's quite well done.
0:36:53 > 0:36:57The subject is sort of charming,
0:36:57 > 0:37:00you know, with the house here
0:37:00 > 0:37:02and the little duck pond.
0:37:02 > 0:37:04It has a little je ne sais quoi.
0:37:04 > 0:37:08This landscape, by little-known Scottish painter James Gordon,
0:37:08 > 0:37:11has a ticket price of £20.
0:37:11 > 0:37:14Has Anita found an undiscovered masterpiece here?
0:37:14 > 0:37:15Maybe a bargain.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18On the pot... Can I make an offer on it?
0:37:18 > 0:37:21- Yes, let's see what your offer would be.- Yeah.
0:37:21 > 0:37:24What I'd like to pay for it is probably
0:37:24 > 0:37:27in the region of £30.
0:37:27 > 0:37:30- Right.- In that region. Can you come anywhere near that?
0:37:30 > 0:37:33- 45?- 45...
0:37:35 > 0:37:39If you give me 45 for that, I will make you a very good deal for that.
0:37:39 > 0:37:41OK, how much will you give me on that?
0:37:41 > 0:37:44I'm going to give you this for £5.
0:37:46 > 0:37:50- That is a great deal. OK. - I think you can't lose there.
0:37:50 > 0:37:51Thank you very much.
0:37:51 > 0:37:53Well done, Anita.
0:37:53 > 0:37:55I wonder if either of those will leave James's chances
0:37:55 > 0:37:57of victory scuttled.
0:38:00 > 0:38:04Later they'll head east, to St Albans, for the auction.
0:38:04 > 0:38:06But their next stop of the day is Woodstock,
0:38:06 > 0:38:11where they'll swap driving seats before Anita heads off to Oxford.
0:38:11 > 0:38:13The lovely Woodstock in rural Oxfordshire
0:38:13 > 0:38:17was established as a market town in the late 12th century.
0:38:17 > 0:38:18Once famous for glove making,
0:38:18 > 0:38:22it now hosts visitors en route to Blenheim Palace.
0:38:22 > 0:38:25- You've got three antique shops here. - I know.
0:38:25 > 0:38:27- And loads of money.- Loads of money.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30Hopefully not as much as I'll have by the time I'm finished.
0:38:34 > 0:38:36- Oh!- Oh, blimey.
0:38:36 > 0:38:38Careful with the old girl... Car, I mean.
0:38:38 > 0:38:42James heads into Woodstock Antiques hoping to unearth that winning item.
0:38:42 > 0:38:44- Hi, Michael. How are you? - Hello, James. Good to see you.
0:38:44 > 0:38:46Good to see you again.
0:38:46 > 0:38:50James has already bought three good items - will he run true to form
0:38:50 > 0:38:54and buy quite a few more from Michael's cornucopia?
0:38:54 > 0:38:56He's spotted a commemorative tin
0:38:56 > 0:39:01bearing a portrait of the present queen's grandmother, Queen Mary.
0:39:01 > 0:39:04These tins were given to all of the troops in the First World War
0:39:04 > 0:39:08and she sent this tin, which was wrapped up, and inside the tin,
0:39:08 > 0:39:11as you open it, first thing was a Christmas card.
0:39:11 > 0:39:14Take the Christmas card out and there were two packages.
0:39:14 > 0:39:17The tins contain a small block of chocolate,
0:39:17 > 0:39:19tobacco and a tiny pencil.
0:39:19 > 0:39:21Got a few bits of tarnish marks.
0:39:21 > 0:39:24It's 100 years old next year.
0:39:24 > 0:39:27I think we'd all be a bit tarnished up after 100 years, don't you?
0:39:27 > 0:39:29Mind your head there, sir.
0:39:31 > 0:39:35What on earth is THIS doing here?
0:39:35 > 0:39:38Indian cheroot advertising.
0:39:40 > 0:39:44In the 1950s, say... You know, in those days,
0:39:44 > 0:39:47you know, the dangers of smoking were not as...
0:39:47 > 0:39:49known as they are today.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52You don't get big smoking adverts any more.
0:39:52 > 0:39:55I've no idea what that's worth.
0:39:55 > 0:39:57Absolutely no idea.
0:39:57 > 0:39:59We'll see if Michael does.
0:39:59 > 0:40:00But first that brass tin.
0:40:00 > 0:40:02How about a tenner for the brass tin?
0:40:02 > 0:40:04Oh, yeah, that's all right.
0:40:04 > 0:40:05Straight up.
0:40:05 > 0:40:08I got it for 50p, so that's fine.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11- THEY LAUGH - That's no problem.
0:40:11 > 0:40:1350p!
0:40:13 > 0:40:16I think maybe Michael should be an expert on Road Trip
0:40:16 > 0:40:17if he can make profits like that.
0:40:17 > 0:40:19I'll make you a second cheeky offer.
0:40:21 > 0:40:23Your sign that you said could be 30 quid.
0:40:23 > 0:40:26I didn't say it could be 30 - I said it could be 40.
0:40:26 > 0:40:27OK.
0:40:27 > 0:40:28Oh, cheeky.
0:40:28 > 0:40:30How about 20, then?
0:40:30 > 0:40:3130 will do it.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33How about 25? You're a good bloke!
0:40:33 > 0:40:35Cheers. Thank you.
0:40:35 > 0:40:36OK.
0:40:36 > 0:40:38A tin sign and a brass tin.
0:40:38 > 0:40:42I think James should go and look for a scarecrow and a lion, don't you?
0:40:45 > 0:40:48Meanwhile, Anita is beetling along to Oxford,
0:40:48 > 0:40:50at the wheel for the first time.
0:40:50 > 0:40:55The city of dreaming spires, Oxford is home to 38 colleges.
0:40:56 > 0:40:59Anita arrives in the very heart of Oxford to meet
0:40:59 > 0:41:03Stephen Johnston at the stunning Museum of the History of Science.
0:41:03 > 0:41:06Originally built in the 17th century to house
0:41:06 > 0:41:09the vast collection of Elias Ashmole,
0:41:09 > 0:41:13it was one of the first purpose-built museums in the world.
0:41:13 > 0:41:17Containing over 20,000 objects, it encompasses all branches of
0:41:17 > 0:41:21science from astronomy to chemistry and early photography.
0:41:21 > 0:41:23Hello, Anita. I'm Stephen.
0:41:23 > 0:41:27Stephen, it's very, very exciting to be here.
0:41:27 > 0:41:30The exhibits, they are a feast for the eyes.
0:41:30 > 0:41:32They look like pieces of sculpture.
0:41:32 > 0:41:36Yep, many of them are sculptural because many of them come from
0:41:36 > 0:41:40a period when our conventional distinction between the arts
0:41:40 > 0:41:43and the sciences didn't exist.
0:41:43 > 0:41:46So someone commissioned an object for astronomy or anything else
0:41:46 > 0:41:50and they expected not just functional and smart -
0:41:50 > 0:41:51it was beautiful.
0:41:53 > 0:41:57This conjunction of art and science is perfectly illustrated by
0:41:57 > 0:42:01the museum's fine collection of early plate and box cameras.
0:42:01 > 0:42:03This is a genuine black box.
0:42:03 > 0:42:06And a box full of glass vessels
0:42:06 > 0:42:10and bottles which were all used for early photography,
0:42:10 > 0:42:12by one person we now know of as Lewis Carroll.
0:42:12 > 0:42:17Who wrote, of course, the wonderful Adventures Of Alice In Wonderland.
0:42:17 > 0:42:21Yes, and people often don't realise now that there was a real Alice -
0:42:21 > 0:42:24she was a real person, Alice Liddell.
0:42:24 > 0:42:28He would use this set to do photography with the Liddell family
0:42:28 > 0:42:30and Alice Liddell herself.
0:42:30 > 0:42:33And he was so good at children's portrait photography
0:42:33 > 0:42:36because when he told them a story they would...
0:42:36 > 0:42:41They would stay still during the long exposure!
0:42:41 > 0:42:43They wouldn't fidget!
0:42:43 > 0:42:49The museum also contains the world's largest collection of astrolabes.
0:42:49 > 0:42:53These were instruments used for many purposes, including locating
0:42:53 > 0:42:55the positions of celestial objects,
0:42:55 > 0:42:59telling the time and even to write horoscopes.
0:42:59 > 0:43:03This astrolabe was originally bought for Queen Elizabeth I
0:43:03 > 0:43:06by a supposed suitor from the court - Robert Dudley,
0:43:06 > 0:43:08the future Earl of Leicester.
0:43:08 > 0:43:10This is the sky.
0:43:10 > 0:43:12When you look up at night you see the stars moving.
0:43:14 > 0:43:15As I do that...
0:43:15 > 0:43:18that is the stars turning around us.
0:43:18 > 0:43:21You can measure time by stars.
0:43:21 > 0:43:23You can measure time by the sun.
0:43:23 > 0:43:28The stars are in one place here. As you turn that round, you see
0:43:28 > 0:43:31the track that the sun would make for that particular day.
0:43:31 > 0:43:33The museum has objects
0:43:33 > 0:43:36that come right up to the 20th and 21st centuries -
0:43:36 > 0:43:40and this unprepossessing piece of slate has quite a tale.
0:43:40 > 0:43:43We've kept it because it's Albert Einstein's blackboard.
0:43:43 > 0:43:48The one he used in Oxford lecturing, so that's his writing up there.
0:43:48 > 0:43:51- And those are his equations?- Yes.
0:43:51 > 0:43:53Obviously I could explain that to you in great length,
0:43:53 > 0:43:57but maybe I'll leave that with you to interpret by yourself.
0:43:57 > 0:44:00I'll come back and test you later.
0:44:00 > 0:44:02- I'll work it out, Stephen.- Great.
0:44:02 > 0:44:08Now, I know that E=mc2.
0:44:08 > 0:44:10But I don't get that one.
0:44:10 > 0:44:13I think we'll just say it's all relative...
0:44:13 > 0:44:16and leave it at that, shall we, Anita?
0:44:16 > 0:44:19While Anita is left stumped,
0:44:19 > 0:44:24James has also arrived in scholarly Oxford for his final stop.
0:44:24 > 0:44:27Will Nora Brook's sparkling shop be an education for this
0:44:27 > 0:44:29Road Trip stalwart?
0:44:29 > 0:44:30I'm James, nice to see you.
0:44:30 > 0:44:33- How do you do? I'm Nora. - What a shop.- Yeah.
0:44:33 > 0:44:36I've got to try and find something that's going to give me
0:44:36 > 0:44:39a chance of making a profit at auction.
0:44:39 > 0:44:41What about the wonderful college oar -
0:44:41 > 0:44:44do you think you might be able to make a big profit with that?
0:44:44 > 0:44:47Certainly not your normal stock.
0:44:47 > 0:44:49How much could that be?
0:44:49 > 0:44:51I could take £25 for it.
0:44:51 > 0:44:54It is original. All of it is original.
0:44:54 > 0:44:56That chunk out the top.
0:44:56 > 0:44:58I know, there is a chunk out of the top.
0:44:58 > 0:45:01An old oar with a chunk missing.
0:45:01 > 0:45:04I don't know how well THAT would do in the Boat Race.
0:45:04 > 0:45:06How about these?
0:45:06 > 0:45:08Oh, well, they're wonderful, aren't they? Silver-gilt.
0:45:08 > 0:45:12These pretty grape scissors catch James's eye.
0:45:12 > 0:45:15- I suppose I could take 75 for those. - 75?
0:45:15 > 0:45:19They're a lovely weight, aren't they?
0:45:19 > 0:45:20Quite late, though.
0:45:20 > 0:45:22I think they're '30s.
0:45:22 > 0:45:25This cabinet looks interesting.
0:45:25 > 0:45:27That cabinet has always got interesting things.
0:45:27 > 0:45:30- Ah!- That's a whole set of stuff.
0:45:30 > 0:45:32It was all together in a box.
0:45:32 > 0:45:34All of those bits were together in one box.
0:45:34 > 0:45:35And the little velvet bag.
0:45:35 > 0:45:37Funny thing, that is.
0:45:37 > 0:45:3917th century.
0:45:39 > 0:45:42Cloak or a cape.
0:45:42 > 0:45:45- They're interesting.- They are.
0:45:45 > 0:45:50That, I think, is the finial from a Chinese hat.
0:45:50 > 0:45:52Oh, right.
0:45:52 > 0:45:54- And so might that have been on the shoulder of a robe?- Perhaps.
0:45:54 > 0:45:56How much are these?
0:45:56 > 0:45:58I suppose I want £30 for them.
0:45:58 > 0:46:01- The lot.- Yeah.
0:46:01 > 0:46:02And those are...?
0:46:02 > 0:46:04Well, I thought 75.
0:46:04 > 0:46:08Will you take 80 for the three lots?
0:46:08 > 0:46:10How about 90?
0:46:10 > 0:46:13I can't quite remember how much I've got.
0:46:13 > 0:46:15Oh, do keep track, James.
0:46:15 > 0:46:17You've got £91.50.
0:46:17 > 0:46:21Shall we say 85? That's absolutely my very best.
0:46:21 > 0:46:24- It's very fair. Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:46:24 > 0:46:27James has done it again and bought quite a few items.
0:46:27 > 0:46:31I do wonder how he'll put his five lots together, though.
0:46:31 > 0:46:34- Thank you.- Thank you.- Bye. - Good luck.
0:46:34 > 0:46:39Now that Anita has escaped Einstein's head scratcher,
0:46:39 > 0:46:45maybe she'll come top of the class with her last shop of the trip - Antiques On High.
0:46:45 > 0:46:49I'm sure Anita can score high marks here with Caroline Henney
0:46:49 > 0:46:52helping her through the 25 dealers' wares.
0:46:52 > 0:46:55There's interesting things in this cabinet.
0:46:55 > 0:46:57And there's something that's caught my eye.
0:46:57 > 0:46:59I wonder if I could have a look at those...
0:46:59 > 0:47:04- ..chrome paws. SHE LAUGHS - OK!
0:47:04 > 0:47:08These 19th-century polished steel castors
0:47:08 > 0:47:11probably came off a table and have a ticket price of £55.
0:47:11 > 0:47:15We've got four bits of furniture.
0:47:15 > 0:47:17Yes. I think you need a settee.
0:47:17 > 0:47:19I need a settee!
0:47:19 > 0:47:21- They're unusual.- They are.
0:47:21 > 0:47:23But I would like to buy them fairly cheaply.
0:47:23 > 0:47:26I can have a word with the dealer.
0:47:26 > 0:47:29I can let you know where I...
0:47:29 > 0:47:31Shall I sit down for this bit?
0:47:31 > 0:47:33I think you'll need to lie down.
0:47:33 > 0:47:37I would like to be paying in the region of £10 for those.
0:47:37 > 0:47:38Oh, gosh.
0:47:38 > 0:47:43Let me have a quick word and I'll see how the land lies for you.
0:47:43 > 0:47:46Caroline has a chat with the camera-shy dealer,
0:47:46 > 0:47:49but she's not sure Anita will like the news.
0:47:49 > 0:47:52Anita, I think really the best we can do on them is £30.
0:47:52 > 0:47:54That's under a tenner each.
0:47:54 > 0:47:58But I really want to get four feet ahead of James.
0:48:00 > 0:48:05Do you think there would be the slightest possibility of, say, £20?
0:48:05 > 0:48:08I'll tell you what, Anita - if you beat James, yeah,
0:48:08 > 0:48:10we'll do them for 20.
0:48:10 > 0:48:12Great. Four feet ahead.
0:48:12 > 0:48:14Don't paws for profit.
0:48:14 > 0:48:15Oh, no!
0:48:15 > 0:48:19I hope you win or you won't have a leg to stand on!
0:48:19 > 0:48:22Just as well this isn't the Joke Road Trip.
0:48:22 > 0:48:24That's the shopping over.
0:48:24 > 0:48:28Anita Manning started today with £200 and spent £108 on five lots -
0:48:28 > 0:48:32an oil on board, dated 1866,
0:48:32 > 0:48:34four paw castors,
0:48:34 > 0:48:36a brass Arts and Crafts jardiniere,
0:48:36 > 0:48:39a 19302 Art Deco moulded glass tray
0:48:39 > 0:48:42and a set of Art Deco plastic beads.
0:48:42 > 0:48:44James Lewis also started with £200,
0:48:44 > 0:48:48and he has spent £193.50, also on five lots -
0:48:48 > 0:48:50a Victorian presentation oar,
0:48:50 > 0:48:52with an advertising sign for cheroots,
0:48:52 > 0:48:55a bronzed desk figure of St Peter,
0:48:55 > 0:48:57with a brass WWI Christmas tin,
0:48:57 > 0:49:00a pair of silver-gilt grape shears,
0:49:00 > 0:49:02with a silver pin cushion,
0:49:02 > 0:49:05an oriental bamboo Shibayama brush pot
0:49:05 > 0:49:07and a Chinese imperial hat finial
0:49:07 > 0:49:10and shoulder decorations in a velvet evening bag.
0:49:10 > 0:49:14Phew! What a mixture! But what do they think of each other's haul?
0:49:14 > 0:49:18James Lewis has bought hundreds of things!
0:49:18 > 0:49:20He cannot help himself!
0:49:20 > 0:49:23He spent all his money because that's what he loves doing.
0:49:23 > 0:49:27By far, Anita's best purchase, and the best item, is the oil painting.
0:49:27 > 0:49:29I think that's really quite good.
0:49:29 > 0:49:31I think I might have blown a few chances
0:49:31 > 0:49:33by buying too much,
0:49:33 > 0:49:35but we'll see.
0:49:36 > 0:49:37We will indeed.
0:49:37 > 0:49:39After starting out in Deddington,
0:49:39 > 0:49:42our intrepid duo have wound their way through Oxfordshire,
0:49:42 > 0:49:46crossing over into Hertfordshire for the auction in St Albans.
0:49:46 > 0:49:48Just 22 miles from London,
0:49:48 > 0:49:51St Albans is a stunning cathedral city.
0:49:51 > 0:49:55The shrine of St Alban, the first Christian martyr in Britain,
0:49:55 > 0:49:57sits within the great cathedral,
0:49:57 > 0:49:59and is a site for pilgrimage.
0:49:59 > 0:50:02Anita and James are heading for Hertfordshire Auctions
0:50:02 > 0:50:05to see who will get today's gold star.
0:50:05 > 0:50:07This first auction of the road trip
0:50:07 > 0:50:10is under the guidance of auctioneer Chris Small,
0:50:10 > 0:50:11and is also being held online,
0:50:11 > 0:50:13so might attract extra bidders.
0:50:13 > 0:50:17First up, it's James's bizarre lot
0:50:17 > 0:50:19of that tin sign and the oar.
0:50:19 > 0:50:21Will it leave him up the creek?
0:50:21 > 0:50:24Starting at £20, who's in? 20 got.
0:50:24 > 0:50:2820 I'm bid on two on the net. 22, 25, and 30. 35.
0:50:28 > 0:50:2935's in the room, and 40.
0:50:29 > 0:50:3145.
0:50:31 > 0:50:3345, and 50. And 55.
0:50:33 > 0:50:36At 55, these two items at £55 I've got.
0:50:36 > 0:50:39Going to sell them. £55 I'm bid.
0:50:39 > 0:50:42- Last chance. Are you done with them? - GAVEL FALLS
0:50:42 > 0:50:43Not bad, James.
0:50:43 > 0:50:47A small profit on that strange combination.
0:50:47 > 0:50:49That's sort of all right for a daft lot.
0:50:49 > 0:50:54Next, it's Anita's first lot of that hidden masterpiece,
0:50:54 > 0:50:57bought for a measly fiver.
0:50:57 > 0:51:0020, I'm bid. And 25. At 30 I'm bid.
0:51:00 > 0:51:02Do you think this is cheap? I do!
0:51:02 > 0:51:05£30 I'm bid, going once.
0:51:05 > 0:51:07£30, and 35 bid.
0:51:07 > 0:51:09- In the room at 35.- Yes!- Yes!
0:51:09 > 0:51:11At 40. Straight back in at 40.
0:51:11 > 0:51:13At 45, he says.
0:51:13 > 0:51:16- Yes!- 45 got. And 50 on the net.
0:51:16 > 0:51:19At 50 I'm bid. This one. It's up to you.
0:51:19 > 0:51:23You're nodding the wrong way. Have a think about it.
0:51:23 > 0:51:26- It's an oil on board at £50.- Yes!
0:51:26 > 0:51:28£50, eh? But I don't know if James and Anita
0:51:28 > 0:51:30can handle the excitement.
0:51:30 > 0:51:34Next - James's St Peter figure
0:51:34 > 0:51:38and the World War I Christmas tin.
0:51:38 > 0:51:39Starting at 20, who's in?
0:51:39 > 0:51:42(20...) Oh, come on!
0:51:42 > 0:51:4420, I've got.
0:51:44 > 0:51:45LAUGHTER
0:51:45 > 0:51:49Don't worry, James, they're there. I've seen it. £20 I've got.
0:51:49 > 0:51:51And 5, 30, and 35.
0:51:51 > 0:51:54And 35. Got to hurry you. 40.
0:51:54 > 0:51:55And 45 on the net.
0:51:55 > 0:51:58£45 going once...
0:51:58 > 0:52:00£45 twice.
0:52:00 > 0:52:03Third, final... Oh, and 50.
0:52:03 > 0:52:06Goodness me, the hammer nearly went down then, didn't it?
0:52:06 > 0:52:09Now, James, no manhandling the bidders now!
0:52:09 > 0:52:11And 5, on the net.
0:52:11 > 0:52:15Are we sure we're done now? At £55 I sell it.
0:52:15 > 0:52:17Yes! Well done!
0:52:17 > 0:52:21Heavens above! That was £30 on the purchase price there.
0:52:21 > 0:52:24James's turn again. It's the sharp little lot
0:52:24 > 0:52:27of the pincushion and the grape scissors.
0:52:27 > 0:52:28Start me at 20, who's in?
0:52:28 > 0:52:3020. 25. And 30.
0:52:30 > 0:52:3335. And 70 on the net,
0:52:33 > 0:52:37at £70 I've got. At 75, I'm bid.
0:52:37 > 0:52:4080 on the net bidder. £80 I'm bid now, and a 5 I'm bid.
0:52:40 > 0:52:43At 85, still with the net bidder at 85.
0:52:43 > 0:52:44Are we done? Going once.
0:52:44 > 0:52:46£85 then going twice.
0:52:46 > 0:52:50Third, final time at £85.
0:52:50 > 0:52:53Oh, dear. After costs that's actually a small loss.
0:52:53 > 0:52:55Now, James isn't happy at all.
0:52:55 > 0:52:57They could've made double that. Double that.
0:52:57 > 0:52:59Well, he would say that, wouldn't he?
0:52:59 > 0:53:02Now, let's see whether Anita's castors will do any better.
0:53:02 > 0:53:05Tell me your bids - what do you want to pay for 'em?
0:53:05 > 0:53:075 I've got. 8 I've got. At 8 I'm bid now.
0:53:07 > 0:53:1010, I've got. 12 I've got. And 15.
0:53:10 > 0:53:12Got 15. In the yellow at 15.
0:53:12 > 0:53:1415, I'm bid. 15. 18.
0:53:14 > 0:53:16Got 18. 20.
0:53:16 > 0:53:18- No!- £20 I've got.
0:53:18 > 0:53:20£20. And 22 on the net bidder.
0:53:20 > 0:53:22They're joining in now.
0:53:22 > 0:53:25£22 I've got.
0:53:25 > 0:53:28£22 I've got now, at £22. Up to you.
0:53:28 > 0:53:30And 25 in the room.
0:53:30 > 0:53:33- I can't believe this!- £25 I've got.
0:53:33 > 0:53:37Going once. Going twice.
0:53:37 > 0:53:38Got 'em. 25.
0:53:38 > 0:53:41- No wonder you're laughing. - Yes! Yes!
0:53:41 > 0:53:43But after costs, that's not much of a profit,
0:53:43 > 0:53:47but Anita's delighted, which is great.
0:53:47 > 0:53:48Well, it's time for his bamboo pot.
0:53:48 > 0:53:51Can this lot give James a brush with victory?
0:53:51 > 0:53:55Start me at £20, who's in? £20 I've got. 25 got. 30.
0:53:55 > 0:54:0032 bid. £35 I've got. All these bids are on the net. At £35 I've got.
0:54:00 > 0:54:0338 in the room. And 40. 45 got.
0:54:03 > 0:54:0550. 55.
0:54:05 > 0:54:0660.
0:54:06 > 0:54:07Come on!
0:54:07 > 0:54:10And 5. And 70.
0:54:10 > 0:54:13And 5. And 80.
0:54:13 > 0:54:15At £80 for the Japanese.
0:54:15 > 0:54:18£85 is on the net. At £85 I'm bid.
0:54:18 > 0:54:22One more? Once then, £85.
0:54:22 > 0:54:2490. Thought you would.
0:54:24 > 0:54:2790's in the room now. At £90.
0:54:27 > 0:54:28Third and final time, it's yours.
0:54:28 > 0:54:31- That was a sweat. - That was quite exciting.
0:54:31 > 0:54:34Phew! Well done. James is storming ahead of Anita now.
0:54:36 > 0:54:38It's her favourite lot,
0:54:38 > 0:54:41the brass Arts and Crafts jardiniere.
0:54:41 > 0:54:43Start me at £20, who's in?
0:54:43 > 0:54:4420, thank you. 20, 22,
0:54:44 > 0:54:4525, 28.
0:54:45 > 0:54:4730, 32, 35,
0:54:47 > 0:54:4838, 40.
0:54:48 > 0:54:5142, 45.
0:54:51 > 0:54:5245. Got 48, 50.
0:54:52 > 0:54:5555, 60...
0:54:55 > 0:54:5865. 70.
0:54:58 > 0:54:5975, 80.
0:54:59 > 0:55:00£80.
0:55:00 > 0:55:04And 5. At £90. Do you want 5?
0:55:04 > 0:55:06£90. And 5.
0:55:06 > 0:55:08And 100. You're out?
0:55:08 > 0:55:11£100 then. I'll take 5 if it helps?
0:55:11 > 0:55:13- Go on.- 105.
0:55:13 > 0:55:16110. 110 I'll say.
0:55:16 > 0:55:18110 I'm bid. £110.
0:55:18 > 0:55:22Marvellous, Anita. Another lot more than doubling its purchase price.
0:55:22 > 0:55:25And she's just snuck into the lead.
0:55:25 > 0:55:27It all hangs on James's final lot.
0:55:27 > 0:55:31He's sure this gilt-metal hat finial clasps and bag
0:55:31 > 0:55:33were a good buy.
0:55:33 > 0:55:35Start me at 20. Who's in? At 20 got.
0:55:35 > 0:55:37And 25, and 30.
0:55:37 > 0:55:39- And 35. And 40.- (Times it by 10.)
0:55:39 > 0:55:42- And 45. And 45 is to my right.- No way.
0:55:42 > 0:55:45- At £45 I'm bid.- Come on!
0:55:45 > 0:55:47And 50. 55.
0:55:47 > 0:55:49And 60. And 65.
0:55:49 > 0:55:52- £65 I'm bid.- No way!
0:55:52 > 0:55:54You're up, madam. It's there, once.
0:55:54 > 0:55:5665 going twice.
0:55:56 > 0:55:58Third, final time, then.
0:55:58 > 0:56:00Oh, James isn't a happy bunny,
0:56:00 > 0:56:04even though he more than tripled the £20 purchase price.
0:56:04 > 0:56:06He thought he had a valuable lot there.
0:56:06 > 0:56:08If you found the Crown Jewels in the lake
0:56:08 > 0:56:10and it made a tenner and it was a tenner profit,
0:56:10 > 0:56:12you wouldn't be happy, would you?
0:56:12 > 0:56:15Aw. Anita's moulded glass tray
0:56:15 > 0:56:17with the mermaid next.
0:56:17 > 0:56:18Will the bidders be wooed?
0:56:18 > 0:56:20£20. £20 I've got.
0:56:20 > 0:56:23- Straight in, £20 I've got. - You what?
0:56:23 > 0:56:24And 25. And 28. Any more?
0:56:24 > 0:56:28And 30. And 32. And 35.
0:56:28 > 0:56:3138, 38. 38 and 40.
0:56:31 > 0:56:3342, 45,
0:56:33 > 0:56:3448.
0:56:34 > 0:56:3650.
0:56:36 > 0:56:38- 52.- It's appealing.
0:56:38 > 0:56:40It's useful.
0:56:40 > 0:56:44- And 60.- You are pulling my fin.
0:56:44 > 0:56:45She's beaten the both of you.
0:56:45 > 0:56:50£55 I'm bid, coming right at the end there at £55.
0:56:50 > 0:56:52Are you done with it?
0:56:52 > 0:56:57Do you know, you're crowned queen of the castle.
0:56:57 > 0:57:00- I'm going for a beer. - SHE LAUGHS
0:57:00 > 0:57:01We've got one more to go.
0:57:01 > 0:57:04- I don't care, I've given up! - LAUGHTER
0:57:04 > 0:57:06You're all mad!
0:57:06 > 0:57:08Takes one to know one! And he's off.
0:57:08 > 0:57:11I think it's just too much excitement for the poor boy.
0:57:11 > 0:57:13But you're winning, James.
0:57:13 > 0:57:15He's away in a huff.
0:57:15 > 0:57:18But Anita still has one lot to go.
0:57:18 > 0:57:21Can the amber-effect beads be her Crown Jewels?
0:57:21 > 0:57:22£30 for those.
0:57:22 > 0:57:25How can he start those at £30?!
0:57:25 > 0:57:26A tenner. Who's in?
0:57:26 > 0:57:29- Yes!- 50p!
0:57:29 > 0:57:31Oh, do behave, James.
0:57:31 > 0:57:33James Lewis!
0:57:33 > 0:57:3518. 22. 25.
0:57:35 > 0:57:3728.
0:57:37 > 0:57:4030. 32, 35, 38,
0:57:40 > 0:57:43- 40.- £40.- Lady's bid £40.- What!
0:57:43 > 0:57:45£40 - I think she's done it.
0:57:45 > 0:57:47In the chair at £40.
0:57:47 > 0:57:49Are you done with them?
0:57:49 > 0:57:53- £40.- Yes! James Lewis, did you see that?
0:57:53 > 0:57:55Yeah.
0:57:55 > 0:57:56By George, on the very last lot
0:57:56 > 0:58:00Anita has taken the lead and won the auction!
0:58:01 > 0:58:05That's better. Kiss and make up like good boys and girls now.
0:58:05 > 0:58:07James began this first leg with £200.
0:58:07 > 0:58:09After paying auction costs,
0:58:09 > 0:58:12he made a respectable profit of £93.50,
0:58:12 > 0:58:15giving him £293.50
0:58:15 > 0:58:18to take into the next leg.
0:58:19 > 0:58:21Anita also began with £200,
0:58:21 > 0:58:23but she has stormed ahead of James
0:58:23 > 0:58:26with an impressive profit of £121.60,
0:58:26 > 0:58:30winning this leg and giving her £321.60
0:58:30 > 0:58:33to play with on the next. Well done, girl.
0:58:33 > 0:58:35Drive on, James. Drive on.
0:58:37 > 0:58:40So, off to London.