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-It's the nation's favourite antiques experts!

-All right, viewers?

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With £200 each, a classic car

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and a goal to scour Britain for antiques.

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On fire! Yes!

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Sold!

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The aim, to make the biggest profit at auction.

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But it's no mean feat!

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50p!

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There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers.

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You've had it a while!

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So, will it be the high road to glory

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or the slow road to disaster?

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Ooh!

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Oh, no!

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This is the Antiques Road Trip!

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Yeah!

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On this road trip, we're journeying with two antiques maestros,

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who are eagle of eye and quick to the punch.

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When I got out of bed this morning,

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I felt as if I'd been through a round with Mike Tyson!

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-Why was that?

-I went through round one with you!

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Anita Manning is a flamboyant Scot

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who owns her own saleroom

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and who's always proud to showcase her unique sense of style.

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Here we go.

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Too exotic.

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While James Lewis is a Derbyshire auctioneer

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who has an eye for quality

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and is never afraid of making a cheeky offer.

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Both our jolly chums began this epic road trip with £200.

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Anita stormed ahead on the first leg

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and now has a whopping £321.60

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burning a hole in her sporran. Do girls wear sporrans?

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But James also made consistent profits.

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He boasts a budget of £293.50.

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I don't know what he's moaning about, really. But he will moan!

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Not quite out for the count,

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but you certainly won the round hands down!

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This top-trading twosome

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are driving a sweet little '60s chick - the 1969 Volkswagen Beetle.

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The whole road trip will see them sally forth

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through the glories of southern England,

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from Oxfordshire and the South East,

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then west, and then back to hopeful triumph in our nation's capital.

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In this leg they begin in the leafy London district of Wimbledon,

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heading for auction near the town of Alresford in Hampshire.

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MUSIC: "The Wombling Song" by The Wombles

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We're on Wimbledon Common!

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-Yep.

-Is that where the Wombles came from?

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What do you mean, "came" from?

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-Are Wombles real things, James?

-Of course they are!

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They're as real as your haggis!

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Good point.

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# Underground, overground, Wombling free... #

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They've arrived in the centre of lovely Wimbledon,

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where James will begin his search - for antiques, hopefully!

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He's heading into his first shop of the day,

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the haltingly named Just Pause...

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..where, ready to greet him, is proprietor Maria. Hi, Maria!

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-Hi, I'm James. Nice to see you.

-Nice to see you.

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And he's shortly spotted something that appeals.

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How much is the decanter box?

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-Negotiable.

-OK.

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-There's a lot of damage, isn't there?

-Yeah.

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It's a portable mahogany liqueur casket,

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probably dating from around the 1830s,

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containing six glass decanters.

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A smart way of transporting one's grog when one's travelling.

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There's no ticket price on it

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and it sounds like Marie's open to a haggle.

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With an auction estimate of 40 to 60, would you consider 40?

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-How about 45?

-That should be worth that.

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-It is!

-You're...

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That's a great, great bargain.

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James is tempted, but he's going to think on that and browse further.

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There's a large item in the basement

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that seems to have caught his beady eye.

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Gosh.

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Cor blimey!

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Cor blimey, guv'nor!

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A big lump of Chinese. Um...

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Got a bit of age to it. You've had it a while, haven't you?

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Well, it's Chinese blue and white, ticket price £85.

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But neither James nor Marie are sure of its age.

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James is optimistic

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in hoping that it might just turn out to be an antique piece,

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dating from the 19th or even 18th century.

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But if it is the latter, it could be seriously valuable.

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Still, it's a gamble, isn't it?

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Or is it?

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It's either worth thousands or nothing!

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Well, I hope it's thousands for you!

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Well, the fact that it's been here all these months,

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probably means it's not!

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What would you like to offer?

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You are bubbly, Marie!

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Well, it's been reduced three times. You've had it ages.

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How about a cheeky 30 quid?

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OK.

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-Sure?

-Done!

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I was thinking you were going to say 50!

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I was, but then I thought we'd do a deal.

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I'll give you - this is a rare thing for me - I'm going to give you 40.

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-Thank you!

-40.

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Highly maverick move, I'd say, for the Road Trip.

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He's voluntarily raised his own offer.

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Let's hope that bit of good karma sees James right with the vase

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at the auction.

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But this pair are getting on swimmingly

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and James has soon found something else nearby.

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Oh, they've both had their ears off.

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Do you know, a long time ago,

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I really desperately wanted one of these.

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-Aw!

-They're carved out of a block of serpentine. They're from Florence.

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It's a pair of figures of dogs.

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Indeed modelled from the dark green mineral serpentine

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and dating from the Victorian period.

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Perhaps brought home from some lucky traveller's Grand Tour of Europe.

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Marie has got £90 on the pair.

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I like the dogs, but I think they're too much money because of the ears.

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-The dogs could be cheaper.

-Could they?

-Yes.

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-30?

-40?

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35.

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-OK.

-Deal!

-Done!

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But what about the portable liqueur casket he also liked?

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Marie last offered a price of £45 on that.

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And 45 on that. You've got a deal.

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-There you go.

-Thank you.

-Brilliant. Well, that's three.

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Three items indeed. Good start, James.

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Meanwhile, Anita has driven on to the London district of Battersea,

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otherwise known as "Battercia"!

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Ha!

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The area's most famous disused power station

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is often likened to an upturned table.

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This well-heeled postcode seems a good place to start her morning.

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She's strolling off into her first shop of the day,

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the sizeable Northcote Antiques Market.

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Best get hunting, girl.

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And she's soon spotted a glittering little bauble.

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I always think that silver and crystal is a lovely combination.

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This is a little dish that would possibly belong to a lady.

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This possibly could have been an ashtray.

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It bears silver hallmarks, though, dating it to 1909.

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Though the marks have been slightly damaged by over-polishing.

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Ticket price is £58.

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This would have belonged to a rather racy type of female, you know!

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Much like yourself, Anita.

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Dealer Donald doesn't know what he's in for. Stand by, boy!

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It's had a bit of a knock.

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And also the hallmark has been rubbed.

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-You know what's coming, don't you?

-I know exactly what's coming!

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-Can I tell you what I'd like to pay for that?

-Sure.

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I would like to pay £20 for it.

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OK...

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-You haven't fallen down.

-I haven't fallen down.

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He hasn't agreed to the offer, either!

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Less than half price is quite a discount.

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I'd be tempted to offer it to you for about 30.

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Um, could you come to 25?

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That might give me a wee bit of a chance.

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-OK.

-Will we do that?

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-Only cos we like you!

-Oh, thank you so much, Donald!

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Anita's charm does her proud yet again.

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And she's got the racy little number for £25.

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But she's really on fire this morning

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and she's soon found something else.

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I'm quite interested in this item here.

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It's a bronzed censer.

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I think that it's Oriental.

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Yes. A censer is a vessel for burning incense.

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The ticket price on this one is £35.

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Diana will call Peter, the dealer who owns it. Great phone!

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All right. Here she is.

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Hello, Peter. It's Anita from the Antiques Road Trip.

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Can you come to, say, 22?

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OK. Let's go for 25, Peter.

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Smashing.

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Peter knocks a tenner off the asking,

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and Anita's got both ashtray and censer for a nice round £50.

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Anita's jumped in the Beetle and is having a great day.

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London! I love it!

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Marvellous.

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She's en route to Eccles Road Antiques.

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Time for a truffle about.

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I quite like these.

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These are what we call firedogs.

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They would sit on either side of the hearth

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and you would lay your poker,

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the shovel and the brush there.

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So that your fire tools would lie across these.

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These are very nice. They're quality, they're ornate,

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they're possibly French.

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Ticket price is £75.

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But Anita's hoping that Helen might be able to do a deal.

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-Helen?

-Yes?

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I was having a wee look at these firedogs.

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I think possibly 19th century?

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They are French. Definitely French, the French Empire.

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So, mid-19th century.

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I'd like to buy them. Can I offer a price?

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Can I make an offer and you can tell me if I'm...

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-I can tell you to leave the shop?

-You can do that if you want!

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I would like to be paying around the 50 mark for these.

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Can we do sort of 55?

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-Yeah.

-Will you do 55?

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-55 and I'll shake your hand.

-Thank you very much.

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A nice deal done, very amicably.

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Helen's recommended that Anita take a look in the basement

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where there's a lot of stock that's been in the shop for some time

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and on which a good deal might be struck.

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Helen just said, "Good luck. You may be some time!"

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Maybe she thinks that a giant spider will capture me!

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Well, let's hope not!

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But something has captured Anita's heart.

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That's quite a nice wee thing.

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It's from the 1920s

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and it's a child's sliding, folding chair.

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Isn't it just so cute

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to see something like that in the miniature?

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Ticket price was £195 before it was confined to the gloom below stairs.

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You know, I thought that wee child's chair

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is just absolutely lovely.

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-It's charming, isn't it?

-Have you had that for a long time?

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Yes, since God was a boy, basically!

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If this has been here since God was a boy,

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this chair is costing you money.

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Yes, I take your point.

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So you're going to make me an offer, aren't you?

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Do. Make me an offer and I'll see...

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Do I need to be sitting?

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Yes! Can I buy it for 40 quid?

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Yes.

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Crikey - that's £150 off!

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What a buy, eh?

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And they're on the road again, this time for Molesey in Surrey.

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On the banks of Old Father Thames,

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Molesey is a south-western suburb of central London.

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Anita's jumping out of the car at a stunning local landmark,

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Hampton Court Palace.

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That looks absolutely fantastic.

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We'll come back to you in due course, Anita.

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James is driving to Hampton Court Emporium.

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He's soon spotted an unusual little item, though.

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What's this funny little ewer in here?

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A ewer is a type of pitcher, or jug -

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this one modelled from gilt metal in a neo-classical style.

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The ticket price is £95.

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Oh!

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French inkwell. Ah, now that's taken you by surprise!

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The top of the jug hinges to reveal this gilt-metal socle.

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And then inside is a clear glass inkwell.

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So it's a bit of a novelty.

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What would you think?

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I'd put 30 to 50 on that at auction.

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-Really.

-Hmm.

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Hoping it might make a bit more.

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So it would need to be heavily discounted.

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Lesley will call the dealer who owns it.

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He's got a price in mind. Could the dealer match it?

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Can we push you down just a wee bit further?

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He has got a price in mind which he's written on his hand.

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What is your very, very...?

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Obviously we don't want you to lose money on it.

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Right, James.

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£45. That's...

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Snap!

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-Fantastic!

-Shake!

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Brilliant.

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So, James's rather unusual haggling method

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lands him a price that both he and the dealer are happy with.

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Put her there, then!

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Anita, meanwhile, is over in the rarefied environs

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of Hampton Court Palace...

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..where she's meeting exhibition curator Sebastian Edwards.

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-Hi, I'm Anita.

-Hello, Anita. Welcome to Hampton Court.

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Oh, what a splendid and wonderful building!

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The palace has been shaped most notably by Cardinal Wolsey

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during the reign of King Henry VIII in the 16th century

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and later under William III

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from 1689 to 1702.

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I really can't wait to get inside.

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Today, Anita's here to see a specific exhibition

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that Sebastian curates.

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And it's one with a rather lively premise.

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"The Secrets of the Royal Bedchamber"!

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We have a special exhibition, just for you!

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This sounds very interesting!

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Come and have a look.

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I say!

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The exhibition largely looks at the 17th and 18th centuries,

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a time when monarchs' bedrooms became almost public spaces

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into which the great and good of the kingdom would vie to be invited.

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The bedchamber of the king, or even queen, became the place

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where some of the nation's biggest intrigues were played out.

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And the monarch received members of the court

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actually lying in the royal bunk.

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It was a real privilege to meet the king in his bedroom.

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He was off his guard, he was relaxed, and in theory, informal,

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and that's where everybody at court wanted to be.

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Anita's particularly interested in seeing a bed

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that belonged to Mary of Medina,

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the wife of King James II.

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It's the bed in which Mary gave birth in a very public fashion.

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Poor old love!

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There were 70 witnesses around it,

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which included many important men of the kingdom.

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-Let's have a look at that.

-Come and see.

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James and Mary's son was born in this bed in 1688.

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The nation in this period was Protestant

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but James and Mary were Catholic,

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and the prospect of a Catholic heir to the throne

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caused a political crisis.

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Many in Government were keen to deny

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that the royal baby was a legitimate heir,

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so the King planned to crowd the birthing room

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with 70 important witnesses

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immediately after his son was born.

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This includes ministers of state,

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the Archbishop of Canterbury, ambassadors,

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he wants everybody to know that this is an absolutely regular birth

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and that it's his child.

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So, it was very important that this child was seen to be the king's son.

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But unfortunately, it didn't work in this case.

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Despite the King's efforts, a lurid rumour spread

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that threw the parentage of the baby into public doubt.

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The bed has a special name, the warming pan bed,

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because there was a great story at the time

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that the baby was not hers, that the baby had died or there was no baby.

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And that a changeling, somebody's else's child, had been bought

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and slipped into the palace in a warming pan,

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which is one of these great metal dishes on a stick

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that you put hot coals in to warm the bed,

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as a suitable container to hide the baby in.

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Of course the story wasn't true,

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but the suspicion surrounding the royal birth

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paved the way to a revolution.

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In 1688, the forces of James' son-in-law,

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the Protestant William of Orange, invaded,

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and he became King William III alongside his wife.

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James and Mary, though, fled to France, where they lived in exile.

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And it all started in that bed?

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It all started in this bed.

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So the course of this nation's history changed in this bed.

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Indeed it did.

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Anita's had a dizzying romp through 17th-century history this morning

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but it's time for her to be on her way.

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Do you know, Sebastian, it's enough to make me want a wee lie down!

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But thank you for those stories. Bye-bye!

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But James is still back in East Molesey proper,

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and wandering into Palace Antiques.

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James is looking for a final item.

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Perhaps this little brass box for tapers or matches.

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It's about 1850.

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Embossed brass. Provincial.

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Could even be Dutch, something like that.

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It was just to hang next to the fireplace.

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It's 150 years old and it's seven quid.

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So there'll be a bit of trade on that.

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But...

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..that's the sort of thing that...

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..might make 20 quid at auction.

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Ash, can I borrow you for a second?

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I know "last of the big spenders", and all,

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would four quid be all right?!

0:19:280:19:30

Just seven on it.

0:19:300:19:32

Yeah... Actually, five pounds, James, would be just right.

0:19:320:19:36

OK. I'll take it. Thanks very much.

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He certainly seems to have overcome his indecisiveness. Look at this!

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Now, Anita's only a short stroll away

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and heading into Bridge Road Antiques.

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She doesn't give up, does she?

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And, quick as you like, she's collared dealer David.

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Look out, David.

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So I had a look at this old tennis racket here.

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Yes, this is a very old-fashioned racket. Beautiful, eh?

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It is indeed a mid-20th-century tennis racket

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fitted with a square, wooden press to protect it. Ticket price is £10.

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Worth a whack, eh?

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Could we take that off?

0:20:220:20:24

-Could we maybe...test it?

-We could. I'm sure we could.

0:20:240:20:28

Lordy! I hope this shop is well-insured!

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Thankfully, they can't find a ball, so they're using a faux fur hat.

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Naturalement!

0:20:380:20:40

We're just doing a wee bit of bat and ball.

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-I've got a better one.

-Bat and hat.

-OK.

0:20:420:20:44

-That was good.

-That was good. I think that was very good.

0:20:490:20:51

He would say that. Careful with that hat, Anita.

0:20:510:20:54

If you break it, you have to buy it.

0:20:540:20:56

Speaking of which, are you planning to make any purchases

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or just have another game with your best friend?

0:20:590:21:01

Would you like something else as well with it, perhaps?

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-You know, to sort of...

-Is there any other tennis-y things?

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-What about this?

-There was a photograph you were interested in.

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That's quite nice, isn't it?

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Look at that. The Surbiton championships.

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-1904.

-So it's sort of Edwardian.

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It's a set of photographs depicting players at Surbiton tennis club,

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dating from 1909.

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Ticket price on that is £20.

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Now, what could good old sport David do

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on the prices of the racket and the photos?

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-I'd like to buy that for about a fiver.

-Would you?

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-Uh-huh.

-Mm-hm.

-Cos it's not going to make any money!

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It's not going to make any money in auction,

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-but it's good for a bit of fun.

-It's good for a bit of fun, it is.

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Deal done, then, at five pounds on the racket.

0:21:510:21:54

-Oh, thank you.

-Thank you, Anita.

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And the photos?

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How about ten pounds for them? Would that do it for you?

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A fiver would do it.

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All right, then, we'll do that for you, as well.

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Will you? The two of them for a tenner?

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All bought, then.

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Give us a kiss!

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Shopping over, let's remind ourselves

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what our experts have bought.

0:22:160:22:17

James began the second leg with £293.50,

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and spent £170 on five auction lots.

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The Florentine dogs...

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the bronze spill box...

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the novelty inkwell...

0:22:310:22:33

the liquor casket...

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and a huge Chinese vase.

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Anita started with £321.60

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and spent £155 also on five auction lots -

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the silver and crystal ashtray...

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the bronze censer...

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the miniature chair...

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the tennis racket and photographs...

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and the French firedogs.

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On this show, Anita and James

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have toured west London

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before leaving the smoke to head for their auction in nearby Alresford

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in Hampshire.

0:23:100:23:11

The attractive small town of Alresford

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hosts a yearly watercress festival

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to celebrate local production of the peppery leaf.

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Let's hope Anita and James can be as fresh and sprightly today

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as they head for Andrew Smith & Son's auctioneers.

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-Oh!

-There we go!

0:23:280:23:30

Are you ready, darling?

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Yeah, doesn't it look good?

0:23:320:23:34

Best get inside, then.

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Today's gavel-basher is Nick Jarrett.

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The sale is about to begin.

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First up is Anita's silver and crystal ashtray, or dish.

0:23:450:23:50

£10. Ten I have. 12 can I say?

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12, 14, 16, 18, £20 and two.

0:23:530:23:57

25. 25, new bidder. 28.

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£30. And two.

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At £30.

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£30 I have. At £30. Have you done?

0:24:050:24:08

-Yes! I'm happy.

-Well done.

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It ekes out a £5 profit.

0:24:110:24:13

Not a bad start for her.

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But she will have to pay auction costs on that.

0:24:150:24:18

Next is James's pair of Florentine dogs.

0:24:200:24:23

Will the buyers be straining at the leash?

0:24:230:24:25

Bid on the book at £30.

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-32. I'm out at £32.

-Come on!

0:24:280:24:31

Anyone else here? 35. 38.

0:24:310:24:33

40. Two. 45. 48. £50. He's back in.

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Was cheap, wasn't it? 55.

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60? At £55, then, with the gentleman. All done?

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Selling at 55.

0:24:420:24:45

-Dear me.

-I know. Those two missing ears were worth another £45!

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It's a decent profit, but not what he'd hoped for.

0:24:500:24:54

Ruff!

0:24:540:24:55

Now, it's Anita's Oriental censer.

0:24:570:24:59

Does she scent a winner?

0:24:590:25:01

£30. Take five on that.

0:25:010:25:03

35. At £35. 40 can I say now?

0:25:030:25:07

All done at 35. Have you done?

0:25:070:25:10

-Last chance.

-Ohh...

0:25:100:25:13

Again, not the flyer she wanted.

0:25:140:25:16

But a profit's not to be sniffed at.

0:25:160:25:19

-Still, no losses so far.

-No loss.

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Now, it's James' bargain little bronze taper holder.

0:25:230:25:27

I'm going to start you here at £32.

0:25:270:25:30

35 can I say now?

0:25:300:25:32

At £32. Anybody else in at 32?

0:25:320:25:34

At £32. Have you done?

0:25:340:25:38

What can you say about that?

0:25:380:25:40

It strikes right with someone

0:25:400:25:43

and earns James a very nice mark-up.

0:25:430:25:45

One for Anita, now, as her 1920s child's chair is up.

0:25:470:25:51

£50. 50, surely? 30, then?

0:25:510:25:54

30, I have. 32. 35. 38. 40.

0:25:540:25:58

And two. 45.

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48. 50. And five. 60.

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And five. 70?

0:26:030:26:04

65, gentleman's bid, yes?

0:26:040:26:07

£65. Selling at 65.

0:26:070:26:10

Another very nice profit for Anita. Well done.

0:26:100:26:14

Profit in the furniture section? That isn't easy to do. Well done.

0:26:140:26:18

Now, it's James's novelty inkwell,

0:26:180:26:21

modelled as an Etruscan jug.

0:26:210:26:25

£30 for it, can I say? £30?

0:26:250:26:27

-20?

-Oh, no!

0:26:270:26:28

You're right!

0:26:300:26:31

-Ten?

-Oh, no!

-Can I have... 12. 15.

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18. 20. They're in, now.

0:26:340:26:36

James!

0:26:360:26:37

-It's running away.

-Are you in at 28?

0:26:370:26:39

-£30. £35.

-It's still a loss!

0:26:390:26:42

38, new bidder. And 40. Two.

0:26:420:26:44

The lady's bid at 45. All done.

0:26:440:26:46

There you are.

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It climbs up to what he paid for it.

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But that'll mean a loss after auction costs.

0:26:520:26:55

Now it's Anita's tennis-themed lot.

0:26:560:26:59

Five pounds? Five pounds.

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A pound if you like.

0:27:030:27:04

-One pound I have.

-Boo!

0:27:040:27:07

-One pound. Two, three.

-Thank you, darling!

0:27:070:27:09

Four. Five. Six. Seven. Eight. Nine. £10.

0:27:090:27:14

Yes!

0:27:140:27:16

At £10, all done. A tenner.

0:27:160:27:19

Yes!

0:27:190:27:20

Thanks to the charming lady to Anita's right,

0:27:220:27:25

that barely breaks even.

0:27:250:27:27

I think you owe her a glass of something.

0:27:270:27:30

Maybe "deuce"? Hah!

0:27:300:27:32

Now, it's James's portable liqueur casket.

0:27:330:27:36

Will the punters be tempted to take a swig?

0:27:360:27:39

50 I have, thank you. I'll take a fiver on that.

0:27:390:27:42

At £50, gentleman's bid.

0:27:420:27:44

55 just in front. 60 and five.

0:27:440:27:46

70. Five. 80. Five.

0:27:460:27:49

90. Five. 100. And ten.

0:27:490:27:52

120. 130. 140.

0:27:520:27:54

150? 140. All done?

0:27:540:27:57

At 140.

0:27:570:27:58

-Yeah!

-Well done, you.

-Good result.

0:27:580:28:01

-Happy now?

-That's a brilliant result.

0:28:010:28:03

A terrific result for James.

0:28:030:28:05

And he's definitely in the lead.

0:28:050:28:06

It's nice to see a wee smile on your face.

0:28:070:28:10

Now, can Anita repeat the trick

0:28:100:28:12

with her set of bronze firedogs?

0:28:120:28:15

£42. 45, can I say?

0:28:150:28:17

45, now. Lady's bid. 48?

0:28:170:28:19

-At £45.

-That's cheap.

0:28:190:28:21

At £45. Are you sure at 45?

0:28:210:28:24

-Come on!

-At £45, then.

0:28:240:28:26

No!

0:28:260:28:27

Oh, you poor thing!

0:28:280:28:30

What a shame. They didn't set the saleroom alight.

0:28:300:28:34

It's the excitement of the auction!

0:28:350:28:38

There, there, Anita.

0:28:380:28:40

Lastly, it's James's great hope.

0:28:410:28:44

His Chinese blue and white vase.

0:28:440:28:46

We have got a phone bid, which is good.

0:28:460:28:49

And I can start you here at £400.

0:28:490:28:52

-Yes!

-420, can I say? 420.

0:28:520:28:54

Blimey!

0:28:540:28:55

450. 470.

0:28:550:28:57

500. Thank you. And 20.

0:28:570:28:59

520. 550.

0:28:590:29:01

570. 600?

0:29:010:29:03

570, then. At £570 have you done?

0:29:030:29:06

At 570. All done.

0:29:060:29:09

Wow!

0:29:090:29:10

An enormous profit on the vase that sat unloved on a shelf for months.

0:29:140:29:19

What a spot, James!

0:29:190:29:21

Give him a wee clap!

0:29:210:29:23

Thank you!

0:29:250:29:27

Anita started this leg with £321.60.

0:29:280:29:33

After paying auction costs,

0:29:330:29:35

she made a small loss of £3.30

0:29:350:29:37

and finishes today with £318.30.

0:29:370:29:41

Whilst James began with £293.50.

0:29:430:29:47

After costs, he made a profit of - drum roll, please...

0:29:470:29:51

£520.44,

0:29:530:29:55

giving him £813.94 to carry forwards.

0:29:550:30:00

Although it does seem to have rather gone to his head!

0:30:030:30:05

-I'm going in the back, not the front.

-OK.

0:30:050:30:08

There you are.

0:30:080:30:09

HE GRUNTS

0:30:090:30:11

-OK, darling?

-Come on, then.

0:30:140:30:16

You could always make him walk, Anita.

0:30:170:30:20

Ah, well, maybe not -

0:30:200:30:22

because they're off on the third leg of their road trip.

0:30:220:30:25

Beginning near Lacock in Wiltshire,

0:30:250:30:28

heading for auction in Cirencester, Gloucestershire.

0:30:280:30:31

They're supposed to be on their way to a shop.

0:30:330:30:36

Car boot sale.

0:30:360:30:37

Oh, hang on.

0:30:370:30:38

Let's go and have a look there.

0:30:380:30:40

That's where the bargains will be had. Look! Let's do it, yes?

0:30:400:30:44

In the usual haphazard fashion they're making an unplanned stop

0:30:450:30:49

at Lacock car boot sale,

0:30:490:30:51

which is about four miles from the centre of Chippenham.

0:30:510:30:54

This bustling car boot runs in the summer months, weather permitting.

0:30:560:31:01

ANITA LAUGHS

0:31:010:31:02

Nice to see you.

0:31:020:31:04

James has a whopping £813.94 to spend.

0:31:040:31:09

There we go.

0:31:090:31:11

A pair of true firedogs.

0:31:110:31:15

Ah, firedogs again, eh?

0:31:150:31:17

Unlike Anita's fancy bronze ones,

0:31:170:31:19

these firedogs or andirons are more utilitarian,

0:31:190:31:23

and would stand in a hearth to support a large log.

0:31:230:31:27

Stallholder Oliver has priced the pair at £40.

0:31:270:31:31

These are French provincial. They're about 1860/1870.

0:31:310:31:35

True to form, James is going to try a cheeky offer.

0:31:350:31:39

I'll give you 14 quid for them.

0:31:390:31:40

Gosh.

0:31:400:31:42

I think they might make 20 at the auction, that's why.

0:31:420:31:44

16 and we've dealt. See? We've dealt. Dead easy. There you go.

0:31:440:31:47

16, there you go.

0:31:490:31:51

-Right...

-And he's spotted something else at Oliver's stall.

0:31:510:31:55

One of my biggest soft spots is for snuffboxes

0:31:560:31:59

and this little chap is about 1850/1860.

0:31:590:32:04

It's turned wood, and therefore treen.

0:32:040:32:07

It's not worth very much money at all, but it's just quite sweet.

0:32:080:32:13

-Will another cheeky offer fly?

-I will give you two quid for that box.

0:32:130:32:17

-It's cracked and it's lost its top.

-It's lovely.

0:32:170:32:21

-Go on.

-No.

-Three.

-Certainly not.

-Three.

0:32:210:32:24

Four. I came down tons on that one.

0:32:240:32:26

-Four.

-Thank you very much.

0:32:260:32:28

Careful, sir.

0:32:290:32:31

Oliver sticks to his guns but £4 is enough to buy the box, eh.

0:32:310:32:34

Anita meanwhile is, as usual, trying on some headgear.

0:32:370:32:40

STAR WARS THEME PLAYS

0:32:400:32:41

I'm not sure that dealer's impressed, Anita.

0:32:460:32:49

Lordy.

0:32:530:32:56

James is at least looking at antiques.

0:32:560:32:58

These are interesting. Only two of them, though, which is a real shame.

0:32:590:33:03

An early 19th century fire shovel and a pair of tongs.

0:33:050:33:08

Sadly, now separated from the poker that would have completed the set.

0:33:080:33:11

And he's also found a toasting fork.

0:33:150:33:18

Probably dating from a little earlier.

0:33:180:33:20

There's no ticket price on them.

0:33:200:33:21

He's thinking of incorporating all three into a lot with

0:33:210:33:24

the fire dogs he's already bought.

0:33:240:33:27

That makes a more respectable lot for an auction.

0:33:270:33:29

What would buy those?

0:33:290:33:31

-£4.

-I'm going to be a mean git and offer you two.

0:33:310:33:35

-Go on, then.

-Is that all right? There you go.

0:33:370:33:39

You've got yourself a deal.

0:33:390:33:41

Thank you very much. Thank you.

0:33:410:33:44

-Hello, darling. How did you get on?

-Not too bad.

0:33:440:33:47

Anita hasn't found anything here so they're going to get back on track.

0:33:470:33:51

Let's roll.

0:33:510:33:52

They're finally back on the road and aiming for Bath.

0:33:570:34:00

What better place for them to continue their day?

0:34:020:34:05

Here we go.

0:34:080:34:09

James, isn't this absolutely wonderful?

0:34:110:34:15

Beautiful, isn't it?

0:34:150:34:17

James, I've got to go shopping. I've got lots to do.

0:34:170:34:20

Indeed you do, Anita.

0:34:200:34:21

She's strolling off into Old Bank Antiques Centre,

0:34:210:34:24

and she's got £318.30 to spend.

0:34:240:34:27

Go, girl.

0:34:270:34:29

And soon, something on the walls put a gleam in her eye.

0:34:310:34:34

My eye was drawn to this mirror.

0:34:340:34:37

By this wonderful horse.

0:34:370:34:41

And horseman, he's quite good looking too.

0:34:410:34:44

What we have in the top is an engraving and underneath a mirror.

0:34:440:34:48

But this image is so splendid and so beautiful and he has the best

0:34:480:34:52

and proudest of steed.

0:34:520:34:54

It probably dates from the early 19th century. Ticket price is £85.

0:34:560:35:00

That's too steep.

0:35:010:35:03

So Alex will have to be consulted.

0:35:030:35:05

-Alex!

-Hello.

-I was quite taken by this mirror here.

0:35:050:35:11

Do you know anything about this print?

0:35:110:35:13

Do you know who the character is? To me it looks like...

0:35:130:35:16

Looks a little bit like the Duke of Wellington.

0:35:160:35:18

With that nose.

0:35:180:35:19

So, what could Alex do on the price?

0:35:190:35:22

Could you do 40 on that?

0:35:220:35:24

-Yes, go on.

-We'll go for that.

-OK.

0:35:260:35:29

Yeah. OK, that's fine.

0:35:290:35:30

-Thank you very much, Alex.

-OK.

-Thank you.

0:35:300:35:32

Marvellous.

0:35:320:35:34

A super, less than half-price deal on the mirror.

0:35:340:35:36

But Anita's got her eye on another celebratory item.

0:35:360:35:41

This is really just a bit of fun.

0:35:410:35:44

This crazy ice bucket and...

0:35:440:35:48

-A bottle.

-..is there any champagne in there?

-No.

0:35:480:35:51

Thankfully.

0:35:510:35:53

It's a modern plastic ice bucket in the shape of a top hat

0:35:530:35:56

along with a display bottle, sans champagne.

0:35:560:36:00

Not exactly antique, is it, Anita? But festive.

0:36:000:36:03

What could it be bought for, £8?

0:36:050:36:07

-Yes,

-go on, then. For fun.

-Why not?

0:36:080:36:12

Done. She's got her two lots in this shop and she's charging on.

0:36:120:36:16

Now, James is less than a mile away

0:36:180:36:20

and about to wander off into his first shop proper.

0:36:200:36:23

Brian and Caroline Craik Ltd.

0:36:230:36:26

-Welcome, David....

-Hello there.

-..to my emporium.

-Nice to see you.

0:36:270:36:32

James has soon espied something that attracts him.

0:36:350:36:38

That's an interesting bit of furniture.

0:36:400:36:43

It's a Chinese occasional table fashioned from rosewood

0:36:440:36:47

-and dating from around 1900.

-This is lovely.

0:36:470:36:51

The quality of this little hook here and the lovely line of the leg...

0:36:510:36:57

is exactly what people are looking for in this Chinese furniture.

0:36:570:37:02

Caroline had a price of £225 in mind for the table but, of course,

0:37:020:37:06

James is keen to negotiate. Stand by.

0:37:060:37:09

-Is there much movement there?

-Well, 175?

0:37:110:37:15

How about 130, and I'm pretty much there?

0:37:150:37:19

If you say 150, OK, I'll let it go.

0:37:200:37:22

James is tempted.

0:37:220:37:24

-You got a deal.

-Woo!

0:37:240:37:27

Deal done at £150. It's not like James to splash his cash.

0:37:270:37:31

Let's hope the gavel pays off.

0:37:310:37:32

Now, Anita has travelled about 14 miles onwards

0:37:340:37:38

to the town of Frome in Somerset.

0:37:380:37:40

And she's wasting no time meeting dealer Alan.

0:37:430:37:46

-Hi, Anita. How are you?

-I'm good thank you.

-Nice to see you.

0:37:460:37:50

What about this wee guy here? Tell me about him.

0:37:500:37:52

I think this wee guy is great fun.

0:37:520:37:56

It's a teddy bear, knitting.

0:37:560:37:59

-Is he working?

-Oh, yeah, it works.

0:37:590:38:01

SHE CHUCKLES

0:38:010:38:03

MUSIC: "O Fortuna"

0:38:030:38:05

He's pretty scary.

0:38:080:38:09

He's very...arresting.

0:38:140:38:17

Certainly something about him.

0:38:170:38:19

You can say that again.

0:38:190:38:20

Let's see if we've got a little maker's mark here.

0:38:200:38:26

This is a Japanese one.

0:38:260:38:28

It is indeed a Japanese automaton toy bear with light up eyes

0:38:280:38:33

dating from the 1950s.

0:38:330:38:35

Ticket price is £65.

0:38:370:38:39

Anita seems keen on it, but will need to seek a substantial discount.

0:38:390:38:44

I think my best price would be 35.

0:38:450:38:51

-Well, it's...

-That's a good price.

-It's... Uh-huh.

0:38:510:38:55

Would £25 buy him?

0:38:550:38:57

Can we go anywhere in that sort of region?

0:38:570:38:59

-OK, I'll do it for 25.

-We can do it for 25.

0:38:590:39:02

That's absolutely wonderful. Thank you, very much.

0:39:020:39:05

I'm hoping that he will do well and somebody will fall in love with him.

0:39:050:39:09

James, meanwhile is still back in Bath.

0:39:110:39:13

He's heading for the Herschel Museum of Astronomy which tells the story

0:39:130:39:17

of one of 18th-century Bath resident's stellar achievements.

0:39:170:39:22

He's meeting museum volunteer and astrophysicist Rebekah Lusher.

0:39:220:39:28

-Rebekah, hi.

-Hi, James.

-Nice to see you.

0:39:280:39:30

-Welcome to the Herschel Museum.

-Thank you.

-Let's go inside.

-Lovely.

0:39:300:39:33

William Herschel was a German-born musician who moved to Bath

0:39:340:39:37

in 1766 and indeed into this very house.

0:39:370:39:41

Herschel was to go on to become the first astronomer

0:39:440:39:47

to discover a planet in our solar system since ancient times.

0:39:470:39:51

But it was his outstanding talent in music

0:39:510:39:53

that first brought him to Bath.

0:39:530:39:56

He was appointed the music director at the newly built

0:39:560:40:00

-Octagon Chapel for the high society of Bath.

-OK.

0:40:000:40:04

William soon settled into his new role and his place in Bath society.

0:40:040:40:10

But this intelligent and determined man

0:40:100:40:13

also embarked on a varied programme of self-education.

0:40:130:40:16

William taught himself English and then he taught himself mathematics.

0:40:160:40:21

-OK.

-He studied optics and became quite interested in astronomy.

0:40:210:40:26

Astronomy was very popular with society.

0:40:260:40:29

It was the fashionable thing to do.

0:40:290:40:31

At a dinner party you get out a telescope

0:40:310:40:33

and have a look for things.

0:40:330:40:35

So he took it up as a hobby originally

0:40:350:40:37

and borrowed some telescopes.

0:40:370:40:39

Tried to find some things.

0:40:390:40:41

And decided he was quite disappointed with them

0:40:410:40:44

and thought, "I can do better than this."

0:40:440:40:46

And that's really where he started,

0:40:460:40:48

-because his telescopes are the best in the world.

-Really?

0:40:480:40:51

Remarkably, Herschel crafted these sophisticated telescopes

0:40:520:40:56

right here in this very house - and using skills he taught himself.

0:40:560:41:01

He had the talents to do it, and he did. All from scratch.

0:41:010:41:04

He turned this house, basically, into a workshop.

0:41:040:41:07

Every room was full of speculum metals, polishing mirrors, lathes.

0:41:070:41:12

-Lovely. And you've still got workshops here?

-Yes, we do.

0:41:120:41:15

Love to see. Yeah? Come on.

0:41:150:41:17

Oh, golly. Right, so what's all this?

0:41:190:41:24

These are the tools he used to make his mirrors for his own telescopes.

0:41:240:41:29

This is the speculum metal they use for the mirrors.

0:41:290:41:32

An alloy of copper and tin.

0:41:320:41:34

These precisely-shaped mirrors

0:41:340:41:36

were the secret to Herschel's powerful, home-made telescopes.

0:41:360:41:40

Using them, he made his most famous discovery.

0:41:400:41:44

They are heading outside to see the spot where it happened.

0:41:440:41:47

This is Herschel's garden where he used to bring his telescopes.

0:41:470:41:50

And we think this is the area of the garden where

0:41:500:41:52

he first discovered a new planet.

0:41:520:41:54

When he first observed the new celestial body,

0:41:540:41:58

Herschel thought it might be a comet.

0:41:580:42:01

However, further observation by Herschel

0:42:010:42:03

and others revealed it to be Uranus.

0:42:030:42:06

The first new planet found in our solar system

0:42:060:42:09

since at least the ancient Greeks.

0:42:090:42:12

It brought him world fame.

0:42:130:42:15

And his telescopes, which suddenly became well-known over the world,

0:42:150:42:20

were ordered by many of the best astronomers.

0:42:200:42:23

Herschel went on to make many more contributions to science,

0:42:230:42:27

including the discovery of infrared radiation,

0:42:270:42:31

and was appointed the King's astronomer by George III.

0:42:310:42:35

Time now for James to link up with Anita.

0:42:370:42:40

They're driving to the town of Marlborough in Wiltshire.

0:42:400:42:44

First shop of the day is the Marlborough Parade Antiques Centre.

0:42:440:42:48

-James, this looks wonderful.

-Looks nice, doesn't it?

0:42:480:42:51

Aw, this looks great.

0:42:510:42:53

Best get browsing, you two.

0:42:530:42:55

And Anita's the first to spy something.

0:42:590:43:02

She's found a pair of Art Nouveau metal earrings set with seed pearls.

0:43:020:43:07

Ticket price is £49.

0:43:070:43:09

Of course, Anita wants to negotiate,

0:43:090:43:11

but Gary is being quite strict about the shop's policy

0:43:110:43:14

of discounting no more than 10% for trade.

0:43:140:43:17

Do you think the dealer would give us a wee bit more than 10%?

0:43:190:43:22

She won't do much more than that,

0:43:220:43:23

because they're reasonable, aren't they?

0:43:230:43:25

-They're nice. How low would she go?

-42.

0:43:250:43:29

Gary's sticking at that price.

0:43:290:43:30

She's tempted and she's spotted another two

0:43:300:43:33

pieces of jewellery in another cabinet, as well.

0:43:330:43:36

Mind the dog.

0:43:360:43:37

-We've got these big sort of big...

-Rare rocks.

0:43:370:43:42

They're like Cairngorms but they're big bits of show.

0:43:420:43:47

1950s, they've got that sort of '50s look about them.

0:43:480:43:52

It's two brooches inset with large gemstones

0:43:520:43:55

which look similar to the Cairngorm quartz

0:43:550:43:58

native to Anita's Caledonian homeland.

0:43:580:44:01

Combined ticket price on the two is £19

0:44:030:44:05

and it doesn't sound like Gary's open to negotiation.

0:44:050:44:09

-Don't even try it.

-Oh, right.

0:44:100:44:12

You're a mean beastie.

0:44:120:44:15

So can I have them for 19, surely you'd take your 10% off.

0:44:150:44:18

Not on those. Anything under 20.

0:44:180:44:21

-Is that your rule?

-Madam, that is our rule.

0:44:210:44:23

OK, darling. We'll see what happens. It's worth taking a chance on.

0:44:250:44:30

But Anita will take the pair for £19,

0:44:300:44:32

as well as the earrings for £42.

0:44:320:44:35

Anita's all bought up and on her way.

0:44:370:44:39

Meanwhile, James has wandered outside

0:44:410:44:43

and has found an item of his own.

0:44:430:44:44

It's a carpenter's trunk.

0:44:480:44:50

These things were popular in the 19th century.

0:44:520:44:55

In fact, right the way through into the 1920s.

0:44:550:44:59

And carpenters would have a trunk like this

0:44:590:45:02

that would be full of their little tools.

0:45:020:45:05

It's fashioned of pine and probably dates from the late 1800s.

0:45:060:45:11

It was marked up at a hefty £150, but since it's been sitting outside,

0:45:110:45:16

dealer Robert seems to be in a generous mood.

0:45:160:45:19

-Give me £50.

-30 quid.

-I can't. Honestly can't.

-Can't you?

0:45:190:45:24

-I wish I could.

-35?

-£40 and we have a deal.

-You've got a deal. 40 quid.

0:45:270:45:33

-Well... It's worth a bash at that.

-It is!

0:45:330:45:38

Another lot in the bag and James does seem to be in luck today

0:45:380:45:42

as he's shortly enlisted Gary's help in finding another bargain.

0:45:420:45:47

Just found that in the back room.

0:45:470:45:49

At least it's an original.

0:45:490:45:51

-It's a pastel, is it?

-Pastel, yeah.

-It's a pastel.

0:45:510:45:54

# The tears of a clown

0:45:540:45:57

# When there's no-one around. #

0:45:570:46:01

It is indeed a fairly modern pastel drawing of a clown.

0:46:010:46:04

Gary's willing to kick off the negotiation at £15.

0:46:060:46:09

But James is ever ready to go lower.

0:46:090:46:11

Fiver.

0:46:120:46:14

-Are you trying to rob me?

-No.

-Trying to rob me, bankrupt me?

0:46:150:46:19

12.50 and that hurt.

0:46:210:46:23

-How about 7.50?

-Ooh!

-Straight into the soft underbelly.

0:46:250:46:28

You're crippling me.

0:46:280:46:31

Tenner and it's yours.

0:46:310:46:32

-Eight.

-Tenner.

-Tenner!

0:46:320:46:34

-Thank you very much.

-Ten quid.

0:46:340:46:37

Terrific. But he's not finished yet.

0:46:380:46:41

He's travelling on to Hungerford in Berkshire.

0:46:430:46:46

He's sauntering into Hungerford Arcade,

0:46:480:46:50

where he's meeting dealer Adrian, who's an old pal.

0:46:500:46:54

-Hello, there.

-Hello, James. Good to see you.

-Good to see you.

0:46:540:46:57

James is assembling a job lot of small items

0:46:570:47:01

around the little treen snuffbox he bought yesterday.

0:47:010:47:03

So, he'll need to scour this sizeable antiques centre.

0:47:030:47:07

He's soon found a candidate for his job lot - a bijouterie.

0:47:070:47:11

It's a novelty pincushion shaped like a lady's shoe.

0:47:110:47:15

Ticket price is £6.

0:47:150:47:17

Would three quid be any good for that?

0:47:170:47:20

I will try.

0:47:200:47:21

Adrian will call the person who owns it.

0:47:210:47:24

-Can you please do £3? Yes.

-Brilliant. That's great.

0:47:240:47:29

That's in the bag for £3, then.

0:47:290:47:31

In the meanwhile, he's found something else.

0:47:310:47:33

-Oh, crikey, that's fun.

-He should have a matchbox on his back there.

0:47:350:47:39

It's another novelty item.

0:47:390:47:41

A Victorian pewter smoker's stand or matchbox holder.

0:47:410:47:45

25, would you ask her?

0:47:450:47:46

With pleasure.

0:47:460:47:47

James is in luck. The dealer will accept £25 for that.

0:47:500:47:54

And he's now got something else at a price that suits him.

0:47:550:47:59

I just found this cast iron font-like creature

0:47:590:48:05

that would hold matches

0:48:050:48:09

and I thought, "Whoopee! That's not expensive."

0:48:090:48:13

"Small cast iron urn, no lid - £1."

0:48:130:48:16

Even James isn't barefaced enough to haggle on that.

0:48:160:48:20

So he's got the smoker's stand, pincushion and urn for £29,

0:48:200:48:24

and Adrian's going to throw in a few antique coins

0:48:240:48:27

that might slot into the missing recess in the snuffbox

0:48:270:48:31

for one extra pound. That's nice.

0:48:310:48:34

-£30 - spot on.

-Yes. And thank you so much.

0:48:340:48:36

-It's been lovely.

-Thanks.

-Really enjoyed it.

0:48:360:48:38

Thank you very much.

0:48:380:48:40

Shopping done,

0:48:400:48:41

let's remind ourselves what our experts have bought.

0:48:410:48:44

Anita started this leg with £318.13, and spent £134 on five auction lots.

0:48:460:48:51

The champers ice bucket and bottle...

0:48:510:48:55

..the 19th century mirror...

0:48:570:49:00

the automaton bear...

0:49:000:49:02

the brooches...

0:49:020:49:03

and the earrings.

0:49:030:49:05

James began with £813.94, and spent £252 on five auction lots.

0:49:060:49:13

The firedogs and tools...

0:49:130:49:15

the carpenter's chest...

0:49:150:49:17

his job lot of small items...

0:49:170:49:20

the portrait of a clown...

0:49:200:49:22

and the Chinese table.

0:49:220:49:25

But it's time now to get back on the road to auction.

0:49:270:49:30

They're driving to Cirencester

0:49:300:49:32

in Gloucestershire.

0:49:320:49:34

The market town of Cirencester

0:49:340:49:36

has origins dating back to the Roman occupation of Britain.

0:49:360:49:39

They're pulling up at the saleroom

0:49:410:49:42

of auctioneers Moore Allen and Innocent.

0:49:420:49:45

Here we are, James.

0:49:460:49:47

Here we go.

0:49:490:49:50

This looks interesting.

0:49:520:49:54

Best dive right in, then.

0:49:540:49:56

Presiding today will be auctioneer Philip Allwood.

0:49:580:50:01

The auction's about to begin.

0:50:020:50:04

First up, it's James's pair of 19th century firedogs,

0:50:050:50:08

accompanied by fire tools.

0:50:080:50:10

They didn't light Anita's fire.

0:50:100:50:12

Will they set the saleroom ablaze?

0:50:120:50:15

I can start you on the book at 30.

0:50:150:50:18

At £30, got it here. Five, if you like, now.

0:50:180:50:20

That's a start.

0:50:200:50:22

Five, 50. At 50...five.

0:50:220:50:24

60, five. 70.

0:50:240:50:27

At £70 here. Five anywhere? Five. 80.

0:50:270:50:30

At £80, back with me at £80. Anyone?

0:50:300:50:32

At £80, you all sure?

0:50:320:50:35

At £80, five on the net.

0:50:350:50:36

At £85 here, the book's out.

0:50:360:50:38

85, you all sure...?

0:50:380:50:40

Blimey - that certainly did burn a hot streak.

0:50:410:50:45

-I am thrilled with that.

-Well done!

0:50:450:50:47

I bet you are.

0:50:470:50:48

Now it's Anita's mirror, appended to a portrait

0:50:480:50:52

that may be the Duke of Wellington - or may be somebody else entirely.

0:50:520:50:55

20? Ten, to get on, going to be a tenner.

0:50:550:50:58

£10 for the glass?

0:50:580:51:00

A fiver?

0:51:000:51:02

Oh, dear - this isn't going in the right direction.

0:51:020:51:05

-Nobody? A fiver?

-Go on!

0:51:050:51:08

-At £5 over here.

-James, I'm going to burst into floods of tears!

0:51:080:51:12

At £5, on my right here at £5.

0:51:120:51:14

A fiver. At £5. At £5...

0:51:140:51:17

I'll need another 50 more!

0:51:170:51:19

At £5.

0:51:190:51:22

That's trotted off to a disaster.

0:51:220:51:24

Bad luck, Anita.

0:51:240:51:25

Now another try for James, with his pine carpenter's chest.

0:51:270:51:30

Will it carve out a profit?

0:51:300:51:33

Who'll start me at 100?

0:51:330:51:34

100?

0:51:340:51:35

Good pine chest there. 100?

0:51:350:51:37

-50, to get on. £50.

-He's trying...

0:51:370:51:40

-30, then.

-Oh, what?

-£30?

0:51:400:51:44

£30, a bid there at 30. Got to be cheap, at £30.

0:51:440:51:46

Five, anyone? At £30, five. 40. Five.

0:51:460:51:49

At £45 in the room now.

0:51:490:51:51

£45 - 50, if you like?

0:51:510:51:52

At £45, it's selling right in front of me here.

0:51:520:51:55

At £45 - 50. At 55.

0:51:550:51:57

At 55. 60, now.

0:51:570:51:59

At £55 in front of me, now. At 55, it's selling.

0:51:590:52:02

60. Five. At £65, right in front of me in the room here.

0:52:020:52:06

At £65, you're out on the net.

0:52:060:52:08

At £65, you all sure?

0:52:080:52:10

Selling here, then. At 65, you all done...?

0:52:100:52:14

So, it does nail a decent profit in the end.

0:52:150:52:18

-He did his best there.

-Not bad.

-He did his best.

0:52:180:52:21

Now, will there be cause for celebration

0:52:210:52:24

on Anita's ice bucket and display bottle of champers?

0:52:240:52:27

Ten to get on. £10, a bid there.

0:52:270:52:29

-Yeah, yeah!

-£10, I have.

0:52:290:52:31

At £10, 12, going to say now.

0:52:310:52:33

At £10. 12, on the net.

0:52:330:52:36

At 12, the book's out at £12. £15, if you like, now?

0:52:360:52:39

At 12, 15. 18, over there.

0:52:390:52:41

Oh! Go on, go, go on!

0:52:410:52:43

I'm getting all excited here, James!

0:52:430:52:46

£18, a bid here. At £18 - 20, now.

0:52:460:52:48

Fill it up. At £18, it's selling on the net, here.

0:52:480:52:51

You're all out in front of me. At £18...

0:52:510:52:53

-18, it is.

-Aw!

0:52:530:52:55

Corks popped all round, then.

0:52:550:52:57

At least it's back on the right road.

0:52:580:53:01

Next, it's James's job lot of bijouterie -

0:53:010:53:04

will the little items serve up a big profit?

0:53:040:53:08

At £50.

0:53:080:53:09

30, to get on.

0:53:090:53:11

At £20 a bid - at £20, five, now.

0:53:110:53:13

At £20 - five. 30. Five.

0:53:130:53:16

At £35, got to be cheap at 35. 40.

0:53:160:53:19

Five. 50. Five.

0:53:190:53:22

60, if you like, madam? At 55...60.

0:53:220:53:25

Five. 70? There's 65, here.

0:53:250:53:27

At £65 - it's on the left.

0:53:270:53:30

They like it, James. They like it.

0:53:300:53:32

You all done?

0:53:320:53:33

A sizable win for James.

0:53:340:53:37

-Ah...

-There's a profit, there. That's good.

-You're doing all right.

0:53:370:53:41

Time now for Anita's automaton bear.

0:53:420:53:45

Who'll start me, 50? £50?

0:53:450:53:47

Go on, go on...

0:53:470:53:49

£30?

0:53:490:53:51

20, to get on. Got to be £20.

0:53:510:53:53

-Yes, £20, a bid there.

-Go on! We've started.

0:53:530:53:56

30. At £30, I have £30. Anyone else?

0:53:560:53:59

At £30, it's in the room, now. At £30. Five, anyone?

0:53:590:54:02

At £30 - it's got to be cheap, at £30.

0:54:020:54:03

Look at him!

0:54:030:54:05

It's only one eye that's on.

0:54:050:54:08

Oh, dear, that's not going to help...Cyclops.

0:54:080:54:10

It's selling in the room, here. You all done at 30?

0:54:100:54:13

Grr!

0:54:130:54:15

The uncooperative bear picks a terrible time to break down,

0:54:150:54:18

but at least it scrapes a profit.

0:54:180:54:20

It wasn't just one eye when we had it!

0:54:210:54:24

Now it's James' modern pastel portrait of a Pierrot.

0:54:260:54:30

Will it be smiles or tears after this lot?

0:54:300:54:33

£20 for the Pierrot, there.

0:54:330:54:34

The bidders have been scared off.

0:54:340:54:37

-A tenner?

-No!

0:54:370:54:39

Dear me - £10, it's no laughing matter.

0:54:390:54:41

£10. Nobody? A fiver?

0:54:410:54:44

Oh, what?

0:54:440:54:46

Yes? Really? £5, a bid. At £5, at £5, there.

0:54:470:54:51

-Anybody?

-Wow...

0:54:510:54:52

-I can't believe who's bidding.

-That is mad.

0:54:520:54:54

At £5, it's selling here for a fiver.

0:54:540:54:57

At £5 - the frame would cost you that.

0:54:570:54:59

-At £5, you all sure?

-He's trying...

-You all done at a fiver?

0:54:590:55:04

Tears, as it turns out.

0:55:050:55:07

That is just insane.

0:55:070:55:11

One more for Anita, as her pair of Cairngorm-style brooches are up.

0:55:110:55:17

£10.

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A fiver?

0:55:180:55:19

THEY GROAN

0:55:190:55:21

£5, a bid at five. Eight.

0:55:210:55:22

Ten. At 12, do you mean, madam?

0:55:220:55:25

At £10 here. At £10. 12 - thank you, madam.

0:55:250:55:28

At the back at 12. 15, if you like?

0:55:280:55:29

15. 18. At £18 at the back, there.

0:55:290:55:32

20, if you like, now?

0:55:320:55:34

£18, you all sure?

0:55:340:55:36

Go on, go on!

0:55:360:55:37

What a shame.

0:55:370:55:39

Oh...it could have been a LOT worse.

0:55:390:55:44

Now it's James's great hope - the Chinese table.

0:55:450:55:48

I can start you on the book at...

0:55:480:55:51

At 180. At 180, we've started. At 180.

0:55:530:55:56

190, now. At £180, I have. 180...190.

0:55:560:56:00

Looking good...

0:56:000:56:01

220. 240. 260. 280.

0:56:010:56:05

At £280 - 300, if you like. 280 I have.

0:56:050:56:08

At £280. £300, on the phone, if you like?

0:56:080:56:11

At £280 here. At £280, you all sure now?

0:56:110:56:16

At 280...

0:56:160:56:18

James's instincts were right.

0:56:200:56:22

That lot was full of Eastern Promise.

0:56:220:56:24

Well done. Well done, well done.

0:56:240:56:26

And finally, Anita's up with her Art Nouveau earrings

0:56:260:56:30

set with seed pearls.

0:56:300:56:32

£50, to get on. £50 a bid - thank you, madam. At £50.

0:56:320:56:35

At 50, look cheap at £50. Five, anyone?

0:56:350:56:38

Five on the net. 60. Five. 70. At 75...

0:56:380:56:42

80. Five. 90. At £90...five.

0:56:420:56:45

100...

0:56:450:56:46

It's a flier.

0:56:460:56:48

120. 130. 140 to me madam.

0:56:480:56:52

At 130, 140 on the net.

0:56:520:56:54

150, if you like, on the phone?

0:56:540:56:55

At 140. 150.

0:56:550:56:57

At 150. 160, if you like, on the phone?

0:56:570:57:00

At 150, I have. 150. It's on the net here at 150.

0:57:000:57:03

160.

0:57:030:57:04

At 160, someone else...170, now.

0:57:040:57:07

It's at 160. It's on the phone now, the net's out.

0:57:070:57:10

-At 160. 170, back in.

-Back in!

0:57:100:57:13

At 170. 180 if you like, now.

0:57:130:57:15

180. At 190. 200, fill it up, now.

0:57:150:57:19

200.

0:57:190:57:20

-Crikey!

-This is running and running.

0:57:200:57:22

240 now. At 220. 240.

0:57:220:57:26

At 240. It's on the phone now at 240. 260, now.

0:57:260:57:29

At £240 - it's on the phone, now, at 240.

0:57:290:57:34

An absolutely smashing profit

0:57:350:57:37

proves Anita really does

0:57:370:57:38

have an eye for style.

0:57:380:57:40

-Yes!

-Yes! Well done!

0:57:400:57:43

Anita started this leg with £318.30.

0:57:450:57:49

After paying auction costs, she made a profit of £121.02

0:57:490:57:54

and ends today with £439.32.

0:57:540:57:58

Well done.

0:57:580:57:59

But heavyweight James beat her to the punch once more.

0:58:010:58:05

He began with £813.94

0:58:050:58:08

and after costs, made a profit of £158 today,

0:58:080:58:13

giving him £971.94 to carry onwards.

0:58:130:58:18

-Well, James, that was SO exciting!

-He did his best, didn't he?

0:58:190:58:24

-Uh-huh.

-Got every last pound out of them.

0:58:240:58:27

Indeed, he did.

0:58:270:58:28

To the Beetle, and away to the next leg.

0:58:280:58:31

-Here we go!

-Aye, here we go.

0:58:310:58:33

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