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It's the nation's favourite antiques experts | 0:00:02 | 0:00:04 | |
with £200 each, a classic car and a goal to scour Britain for antiques. | 0:00:04 | 0:00:10 | |
Going, going, gone! | 0:00:10 | 0:00:13 | |
How do I look? | 0:00:13 | 0:00:14 | |
The aim, to make the biggest profit at auction, | 0:00:14 | 0:00:16 | |
but it's no mean feat! | 0:00:16 | 0:00:18 | |
Yes! | 0:00:18 | 0:00:19 | |
There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers. | 0:00:19 | 0:00:22 | |
I'm going to become a bin man. | 0:00:22 | 0:00:24 | |
So, will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster? | 0:00:24 | 0:00:28 | |
I like it when you're chasing me! | 0:00:28 | 0:00:30 | |
This is the Antiques Road Trip! | 0:00:30 | 0:00:32 | |
Yeah! | 0:00:34 | 0:00:35 | |
The Garden of England awaits on the third leg of their Road Trip | 0:00:37 | 0:00:41 | |
for our antiques experts Mark Stacey and Will Axon. | 0:00:41 | 0:00:44 | |
There is some nice countryside around, isn't there? | 0:00:46 | 0:00:49 | |
Yes. Let me know when you find it! | 0:00:49 | 0:00:51 | |
Road Trip veteran and antiques expert Mark knows exactly how to uncover a bargain. | 0:00:52 | 0:00:57 | |
And he has a great moral fibre, to boot. | 0:00:57 | 0:01:00 | |
I promise not to nick anything! | 0:01:00 | 0:01:02 | |
Newmarket newbie Will, though, | 0:01:05 | 0:01:06 | |
has been suffering from a bit of cabinet fever so far | 0:01:06 | 0:01:09 | |
and needs to get his head back in the game. | 0:01:09 | 0:01:12 | |
It's bad. I need to focus. | 0:01:12 | 0:01:14 | |
Both Mark and Will started the week with £200 | 0:01:14 | 0:01:17 | |
and despite making a profit at the last auction, | 0:01:17 | 0:01:19 | |
they still find themselves in the red. | 0:01:19 | 0:01:21 | |
Let's do the biz. | 0:01:21 | 0:01:25 | |
Mark's opening losses were nearly offset by his second-leg profit. | 0:01:25 | 0:01:29 | |
But he still only has £188.14 to start this leg. | 0:01:29 | 0:01:34 | |
A disastrous beginning to Will's Road Trip means he'll need to get in gear | 0:01:34 | 0:01:39 | |
to improve on his budget of £144.32. | 0:01:39 | 0:01:43 | |
With such a poor start to their Road Trip, | 0:01:43 | 0:01:46 | |
it seems ironic that they're sitting pretty in a classic Triumph! | 0:01:46 | 0:01:51 | |
And this 1963 TR4 is certainly attracting some admiring attention. | 0:01:51 | 0:01:56 | |
Wa-hey! | 0:01:56 | 0:01:58 | |
What-ho, boys! | 0:01:58 | 0:01:59 | |
"What-ho, boys"?! | 0:02:01 | 0:02:03 | |
WILL LAUGHS | 0:02:03 | 0:02:06 | |
Our travelling treasure-hunters | 0:02:06 | 0:02:08 | |
are cruising through a whopping five counties. | 0:02:08 | 0:02:10 | |
They started the week in Hastings, East Sussex, | 0:02:10 | 0:02:12 | |
and will circumnavigate the south-east, | 0:02:12 | 0:02:15 | |
before ending up at an auction in the London suburb of Ruislip. | 0:02:15 | 0:02:18 | |
On this leg, they'll start in the coastal town of Deal | 0:02:20 | 0:02:23 | |
and end up at an auction in Chiswick, | 0:02:23 | 0:02:26 | |
clocking up nearly 130 miles along the way. | 0:02:26 | 0:02:29 | |
Well, Mr Stacey, we have arrived. | 0:02:34 | 0:02:36 | |
Well driven, I have to say. Can I make that absolutely clear? | 0:02:36 | 0:02:40 | |
I've thrown off the mantle of driver error! | 0:02:40 | 0:02:43 | |
Long may it continue, in my opinion. | 0:02:43 | 0:02:46 | |
But please, please, Will, tell me - where are we? | 0:02:46 | 0:02:48 | |
Allow me! Once the busiest port in England, | 0:02:48 | 0:02:51 | |
Deal is now a quiet seaside resort town | 0:02:51 | 0:02:54 | |
though its maritime history pervades the quaint surroundings. | 0:02:54 | 0:02:59 | |
The coast of France is approximately 25 miles away and is visible on a clear day. | 0:02:59 | 0:03:04 | |
-Mark, you're on that way. -Am I? Good luck. Happy hunting. | 0:03:04 | 0:03:06 | |
-Happy hunting, mate. -Don't find too much! -See you later! | 0:03:06 | 0:03:09 | |
Thankfully, Mark's found an antiques shop, run by Mick, | 0:03:13 | 0:03:16 | |
and he's hoping it's flush with bargains that get him back in the black. | 0:03:16 | 0:03:20 | |
-Hello. -Hello, there. | 0:03:20 | 0:03:23 | |
-I'm Mark. -Mick. How do you do? -Nice to meet you, Mick. | 0:03:23 | 0:03:26 | |
The shop seems well stocked with items to catch Mark's eye, | 0:03:26 | 0:03:30 | |
and even has a canine security system, | 0:03:30 | 0:03:33 | |
attack dog Jasper. | 0:03:33 | 0:03:35 | |
The wagging tail's a bit of a giveaway, though! | 0:03:35 | 0:03:37 | |
Heading for auction in Chiswick, the boys need to tailor their buys | 0:03:38 | 0:03:42 | |
to the demands of that fussy London market. | 0:03:42 | 0:03:44 | |
You've got to look for those quirky items that just might appeal there. | 0:03:44 | 0:03:49 | |
Found something quirky, have you, Mark? | 0:03:49 | 0:03:50 | |
It's a pottery garden seat. | 0:03:50 | 0:03:53 | |
These were used in the Victorian period as conservatory seats. | 0:03:53 | 0:03:57 | |
They're often made of majolica. | 0:03:57 | 0:04:00 | |
This has got a nice high-fired blue glaze on it | 0:04:00 | 0:04:04 | |
with bubbles on the top where the glaze has blistered. | 0:04:04 | 0:04:08 | |
It's a lovely octagonal shape, | 0:04:08 | 0:04:11 | |
in a sort of Chinese style. | 0:04:11 | 0:04:12 | |
It's priced up at £55. It needs to be a lot less than that. | 0:04:12 | 0:04:17 | |
So I might have a word with Mick. | 0:04:17 | 0:04:20 | |
And right on cue... | 0:04:20 | 0:04:21 | |
Go on, then. Make me an offer. | 0:04:21 | 0:04:23 | |
What about 20 quid, Mick? Cash. | 0:04:23 | 0:04:25 | |
-25. -Oh, come on. You know you want me to win. You want me to win. | 0:04:25 | 0:04:29 | |
-OK. -Shall we shake hands at 20, then? -Done. | 0:04:29 | 0:04:34 | |
Thanks a lot. I'm really pleased with that. | 0:04:34 | 0:04:36 | |
Well, it looks like there's a good deal to be had in Deal! Eh, Mark? | 0:04:36 | 0:04:40 | |
Meanwhile, Will's arrived at Inside-Out Antiques. | 0:04:40 | 0:04:43 | |
I wonder if he can make a quick deal, too. | 0:04:43 | 0:04:45 | |
-Hello, there. -Hiya. -Hi. You must be Vince. | 0:04:45 | 0:04:48 | |
-I am. -I'm Will. How do you do? | 0:04:48 | 0:04:50 | |
-What's that, a skull? -Yes. | 0:04:56 | 0:04:58 | |
Would have been the lid of something or other? | 0:04:58 | 0:05:00 | |
-A poison bottle? -I would say more of a walking stick. -Cane handle. | 0:05:00 | 0:05:05 | |
-Cane handle. Very interesting. -That is quite interesting. Quite quirky. | 0:05:05 | 0:05:09 | |
I've got 60 on that. | 0:05:09 | 0:05:11 | |
Let's have a look in there. Why can't we get in there? | 0:05:11 | 0:05:13 | |
Well, it's bronze. | 0:05:15 | 0:05:18 | |
A sort of memento mori. | 0:05:19 | 0:05:21 | |
Maybe to perhaps just remind you of your own mortality, | 0:05:21 | 0:05:26 | |
every morning as you take your cane out of the cane stand. | 0:05:26 | 0:05:29 | |
Yeah. I'm asking 75 for it. | 0:05:29 | 0:05:32 | |
I thought it was 60 a minute ago! | 0:05:32 | 0:05:34 | |
So did I! | 0:05:34 | 0:05:36 | |
Play that back! I want proof! | 0:05:37 | 0:05:39 | |
-I've got 60 on that. -'I thought so!' | 0:05:42 | 0:05:44 | |
Who said antiques was a fair game? | 0:05:44 | 0:05:46 | |
Yeah. Might be. | 0:05:46 | 0:05:48 | |
What sort of age do you think it's got? Early 20th, late 19th? | 0:05:48 | 0:05:52 | |
Always difficult to tell on that type of thing. Very difficult to tell, in fact. | 0:05:52 | 0:05:56 | |
Got a bit of wear on the... the "pateena" there. The patina. | 0:05:56 | 0:06:00 | |
Potato, "potahto". Either way, looks like he's holding on to that one. | 0:06:00 | 0:06:04 | |
That's got something about it. Where did that come from? | 0:06:11 | 0:06:13 | |
China, I'd say. | 0:06:13 | 0:06:15 | |
20th century. Looks like a bronze censer case, or incense burner, as it's better known. | 0:06:15 | 0:06:21 | |
What's the ticket price? | 0:06:21 | 0:06:23 | |
No price on it? | 0:06:23 | 0:06:24 | |
-No. -It must be cheap. | 0:06:24 | 0:06:27 | |
55. | 0:06:28 | 0:06:29 | |
SHARP INTAKE OF BREATH | 0:06:29 | 0:06:33 | |
What if I came in, really cheeky, and said I could have them both for 50 quid? | 0:06:33 | 0:06:38 | |
I'd say, "Bloomin' cheek!" | 0:06:38 | 0:06:40 | |
Can't do it. Can't do it. | 0:06:40 | 0:06:42 | |
75, you've got a deal. | 0:06:42 | 0:06:44 | |
70 quid. | 0:06:44 | 0:06:46 | |
70 quid, Vince. Go on. Five quid luck money. | 0:06:46 | 0:06:48 | |
-Luck money? -For me. 70 quid. | 0:06:48 | 0:06:52 | |
Yeah! You're a man! You're a man! Good work. | 0:06:52 | 0:06:55 | |
Crikey Moses! £70. That's nearly half your remaining budget, Will. | 0:06:55 | 0:06:59 | |
Although they do say, "Go big or go home." | 0:06:59 | 0:07:02 | |
-Whoa! What are you doing here? -Hello, Mark. | 0:07:04 | 0:07:06 | |
This is a fortuitous meeting. | 0:07:06 | 0:07:08 | |
-Are you my lift? -Yeah. Why, are we done here? | 0:07:08 | 0:07:11 | |
-I think so, don't you? -Yeah. Have any luck? | 0:07:11 | 0:07:13 | |
-Shall we go to Margate? -Yeah, come on, then! | 0:07:13 | 0:07:17 | |
With items in their bag already, | 0:07:22 | 0:07:24 | |
the chaps are making the short trip 16 miles up the Kent coast | 0:07:24 | 0:07:27 | |
to Margate. | 0:07:27 | 0:07:29 | |
For the last 250 years, | 0:07:29 | 0:07:31 | |
the town of Margate has been a leading seaside resort in the UK, | 0:07:31 | 0:07:36 | |
drawing Londoners to its beaches. | 0:07:36 | 0:07:38 | |
But it's the antiques that have drawn our Mark here, | 0:07:38 | 0:07:41 | |
starting with Paraphernalia. | 0:07:41 | 0:07:44 | |
I suppose it's meant to look like a fan. | 0:07:48 | 0:07:50 | |
Often fans are framed in frames like this. | 0:07:50 | 0:07:54 | |
The frame is later, I think. | 0:07:54 | 0:07:56 | |
But it suits it quite well. There's a little bit of damage on the frame. | 0:07:56 | 0:07:59 | |
So I think it's a 19th-century engraving of an 18th-century scene. | 0:07:59 | 0:08:04 | |
But I just think that's rather fun. | 0:08:04 | 0:08:07 | |
If it was - how shall I put it delicately? - cheap. | 0:08:07 | 0:08:12 | |
Well, it's one to bear in mind. | 0:08:12 | 0:08:14 | |
But owner Andrew has a jasperware flask | 0:08:14 | 0:08:16 | |
that's caught Mark's eye. | 0:08:16 | 0:08:18 | |
Gosh, that's rather fun, isn't it? It's a Wedgwood-type thing. | 0:08:18 | 0:08:21 | |
Yes, it is. And it's got a silver top. | 0:08:21 | 0:08:24 | |
It's rather sweet, isn't it? | 0:08:25 | 0:08:27 | |
Sweet, but not antique. '70s, I'd say. | 0:08:27 | 0:08:30 | |
So it's really like a model of an 18th-century one? | 0:08:30 | 0:08:35 | |
-That's correct, yes. -They obviously did a little series here. | 0:08:35 | 0:08:38 | |
"Jasperware perfume bottle collection." | 0:08:38 | 0:08:41 | |
-It's a nice collector's piece. -I rather like that, Andrew. | 0:08:41 | 0:08:44 | |
Oh, dear! I've just seen the price! | 0:08:44 | 0:08:46 | |
Really. Do tell. | 0:08:46 | 0:08:48 | |
I'm disappointed cos it's got two figures. | 0:08:49 | 0:08:52 | |
I'll put that over there. Can we? | 0:08:54 | 0:08:55 | |
The two figures being 2 and 5. | 0:08:55 | 0:08:58 | |
But knowing you, Mark, you can get that price down. | 0:08:58 | 0:09:00 | |
Now, can we do a really good deal on those? | 0:09:02 | 0:09:05 | |
Um... OK. | 0:09:05 | 0:09:06 | |
I don't like the sound of that. | 0:09:06 | 0:09:08 | |
There was a long pause and a very, very non-committal response. | 0:09:08 | 0:09:12 | |
What kind of deal? | 0:09:12 | 0:09:14 | |
Oh, I hate doing this, cos I don't like asking for anything off. | 0:09:14 | 0:09:18 | |
What?! | 0:09:18 | 0:09:19 | |
Cos I find it very hard to negotiate. | 0:09:19 | 0:09:23 | |
Oh, here we go! | 0:09:23 | 0:09:24 | |
Where do you need it to be? | 0:09:24 | 0:09:26 | |
I need it to be £20, really. | 0:09:26 | 0:09:29 | |
And then I would pay 15 for that. | 0:09:29 | 0:09:32 | |
-OK. Let's do that. -Are you sure? -Yeah, yeah. -Happy with that? | 0:09:32 | 0:09:35 | |
-And I can come back and visit you again? -You can any time, and I can eat tonight. | 0:09:35 | 0:09:39 | |
-We've got a deal. Thank you, Andrew. -You're welcome. | 0:09:40 | 0:09:43 | |
Nice work. That's two items bought for just £35. | 0:09:43 | 0:09:47 | |
Take note, Will. | 0:09:47 | 0:09:49 | |
He's popped along the road to try and uncover the mystery | 0:09:49 | 0:09:52 | |
surrounding one of Margate's top tourist attractions, | 0:09:52 | 0:09:55 | |
where something quite extraordinary exists | 0:09:55 | 0:09:58 | |
two metres under a garden. | 0:09:58 | 0:09:59 | |
Will's meeting up with Sarah for the guided tour. | 0:09:59 | 0:10:02 | |
Thanks very much. I'm really looking forward to this visit. | 0:10:02 | 0:10:05 | |
I've read and seen a lot about The Grotto. | 0:10:05 | 0:10:08 | |
-Nothing quite prepares you for the actual thing, though. -I can imagine. | 0:10:08 | 0:10:11 | |
The story goes that in 1835, | 0:10:11 | 0:10:14 | |
James Newlove lowered his young son Joshua into a hole in the ground | 0:10:14 | 0:10:19 | |
that had appeared during the digging of a duck pond. | 0:10:19 | 0:10:22 | |
Joshua emerged describing tunnels adorned with shells. | 0:10:22 | 0:10:26 | |
He had discovered the Shell Grotto. | 0:10:26 | 0:10:29 | |
However he came upon it, James Newlove could see the commercial benefit of his find. | 0:10:29 | 0:10:35 | |
The Grotto, with its 4.6 million shells, opened its doors to the public in 1838 | 0:10:35 | 0:10:40 | |
and came as something of a surprise to the people of Margate. | 0:10:40 | 0:10:43 | |
How do you bring four-point-whatever million shells | 0:10:46 | 0:10:50 | |
to a small garden or a small point, | 0:10:50 | 0:10:54 | |
without anyone knowing or noticing or...? | 0:10:54 | 0:10:57 | |
That's... That's a difficult question. | 0:10:57 | 0:11:01 | |
I just don't know the answer to that. | 0:11:01 | 0:11:03 | |
Maybe it was built long enough before the 1830s | 0:11:03 | 0:11:06 | |
-for it just to have been forgotten. -Forgotten in local folklore. -Yeah. | 0:11:06 | 0:11:11 | |
Or maybe it was built in secret. But that's difficult to imagine. | 0:11:11 | 0:11:16 | |
In modern times, grottoes have served as chapels or shrines. | 0:11:16 | 0:11:19 | |
But at first glance, the design here only adds to the confusion, | 0:11:19 | 0:11:24 | |
with cockles, whelks, mussels and oysters | 0:11:24 | 0:11:27 | |
creating an array of patterns. | 0:11:27 | 0:11:29 | |
Since the first paying customers descended the chalk stairway, | 0:11:29 | 0:11:33 | |
debate has raged about its origins, | 0:11:33 | 0:11:36 | |
whether as an ancient temple or a meeting place for a secret sect. | 0:11:36 | 0:11:41 | |
There's one theory that the grotto was meant to represent a journey through life and death. | 0:11:41 | 0:11:46 | |
So you crawl down your chalk passage, that represents birth. | 0:11:46 | 0:11:50 | |
-Yes. -This rotunda, this circus, we're in a circular passage here, | 0:11:50 | 0:11:55 | |
this has got lots of flowering forms, | 0:11:55 | 0:11:58 | |
a couple of phallic symbols over there. | 0:11:58 | 0:12:00 | |
The panel that I'm standing in front of is generally referred to as a womb. | 0:12:00 | 0:12:05 | |
I can see it now, yes! | 0:12:05 | 0:12:08 | |
And as you go further down, the bottom room becomes much more geometrical | 0:12:08 | 0:12:12 | |
with suns and stars and moons. | 0:12:12 | 0:12:15 | |
So the theory is that you travel through life and death to the afterlife. | 0:12:15 | 0:12:20 | |
But people who think this was some kind of garden fancy or folly | 0:12:20 | 0:12:24 | |
just see patterns. | 0:12:24 | 0:12:26 | |
And with nearly 180 years' worth of embellishment, | 0:12:26 | 0:12:30 | |
there seems little chance of discovering the truth behind its mysterious beginnings. | 0:12:30 | 0:12:34 | |
For what it's worth, | 0:12:34 | 0:12:36 | |
it might have been dug out for smugglers to hoard their secret stash of contraband, | 0:12:36 | 0:12:41 | |
a practice rife for centuries along the south coast. | 0:12:41 | 0:12:45 | |
But whatever its origins, it's certainly a magical, mysterious place. | 0:12:45 | 0:12:49 | |
With three purchases already in the old bag, | 0:12:52 | 0:12:55 | |
Mark's still scouring the shops at Margate before they close, looking for more bargains. | 0:12:55 | 0:13:00 | |
Hello, Mark. Pleased to meet you. I'm Ron Scott. How are you? | 0:13:00 | 0:13:03 | |
Well, I'm so underdressed! | 0:13:03 | 0:13:05 | |
Nice hat! It's late in the day and it seems Mark has got his work cut out for him | 0:13:06 | 0:13:11 | |
if he's going to get round this place! | 0:13:11 | 0:13:12 | |
-How long have we got? -We should have been closed half an hour ago, but I'll stick with it for you. | 0:13:12 | 0:13:17 | |
I think I'll still be here on Series 12! | 0:13:17 | 0:13:19 | |
Crikey! You'd best get looking, quick smart! | 0:13:21 | 0:13:24 | |
Oh, gosh! | 0:13:28 | 0:13:29 | |
It never ends! Look! | 0:13:30 | 0:13:32 | |
It just carries on and carries on. | 0:13:32 | 0:13:35 | |
Do you know, I'm beginning to absolutely hate antiques! | 0:13:39 | 0:13:42 | |
Pull yourself together, man. | 0:13:42 | 0:13:44 | |
There must be one item in here! | 0:13:44 | 0:13:46 | |
Ooh, looks like he's found one. | 0:13:46 | 0:13:48 | |
The smallest thing, possibly. A silver-topped dressing table jar. | 0:13:48 | 0:13:52 | |
Now, this is broken. | 0:13:53 | 0:13:55 | |
Probably beyond repair. But it is silver-topped, actually. | 0:13:55 | 0:13:58 | |
And nicely, it still has its stopper in it, which is unusual. | 0:13:58 | 0:14:03 | |
That's only priced at 15 quid. | 0:14:03 | 0:14:05 | |
You must admit that is realistically priced. | 0:14:05 | 0:14:07 | |
It is realistically priced, Ron. | 0:14:07 | 0:14:09 | |
But it is broken! | 0:14:09 | 0:14:11 | |
-Let's be honest. -If 12 quid's good for you, it's good for me. | 0:14:12 | 0:14:15 | |
-I think we're going to do that. Are you happy with that? -I am. Good man. | 0:14:15 | 0:14:19 | |
-Thank you. -Thanks, Ron. -Thank you very much, Mark. | 0:14:19 | 0:14:21 | |
Finally! Thank goodness for that! | 0:14:21 | 0:14:24 | |
Thanks very much, Mark. Let me get the door for you! | 0:14:24 | 0:14:27 | |
-Thank you, Ron. See you again. -Bye! Thanks very much. | 0:14:28 | 0:14:31 | |
Oh, I need a lie-down! | 0:14:31 | 0:14:33 | |
A spectacular day of seaside spending is at an end. | 0:14:36 | 0:14:41 | |
Time to rest those purse strings. | 0:14:41 | 0:14:43 | |
Nighty-night! | 0:14:43 | 0:14:45 | |
Morning has broken, and the boys are back on the road. | 0:14:46 | 0:14:49 | |
Scream if you want to go faster, Mark! | 0:14:53 | 0:14:56 | |
So far, Will has only visited one shop | 0:14:58 | 0:15:00 | |
and already he's offloaded half of his budget, | 0:15:00 | 0:15:03 | |
spending £70 on two pieces. | 0:15:03 | 0:15:06 | |
I'm sure he'd have bought the grotto, too, if he could have. | 0:15:06 | 0:15:09 | |
He has £74.32 to part with... | 0:15:09 | 0:15:12 | |
..whereas Mark's collected four pieces of bounty. | 0:15:14 | 0:15:17 | |
With a thrifty bit of business, | 0:15:17 | 0:15:19 | |
he got it all for just £67. | 0:15:19 | 0:15:22 | |
So he still has £121.14 to spend accordingly. | 0:15:22 | 0:15:27 | |
The boys are heading across Kent to the outskirts of the town of Westerham, | 0:15:28 | 0:15:32 | |
where Mark is visiting a rather important house. | 0:15:32 | 0:15:35 | |
When he wasn't in residence at Number 10, Downing Street, | 0:15:39 | 0:15:43 | |
Chartwell House was the family home of arguably Britain's greatest prime minister, Sir Winston Churchill. | 0:15:43 | 0:15:49 | |
Even at the height of World War II, | 0:15:49 | 0:15:51 | |
this retreat was to be his sanctuary, | 0:15:51 | 0:15:54 | |
living here between 1924 and the end of his life. | 0:15:54 | 0:15:58 | |
That entranceway looks grand. | 0:15:58 | 0:16:01 | |
Bit of a pile, isn't it? | 0:16:01 | 0:16:02 | |
Have fun. Behave yourself! | 0:16:02 | 0:16:04 | |
-Wish me luck. -Good luck. -And I hope at the end of this, I'll go like that! | 0:16:04 | 0:16:09 | |
Victory! Take care, Mark. | 0:16:09 | 0:16:11 | |
V is also for View, | 0:16:13 | 0:16:16 | |
which Alice is providing Mark with, on their guided tour starting on the pink terrace. | 0:16:16 | 0:16:20 | |
-This is an amazing view, isn't it? -It is. | 0:16:20 | 0:16:23 | |
It's one of the prime reasons that Churchill bought this property in the first place. | 0:16:23 | 0:16:28 | |
I can understand. It looks out forever. | 0:16:28 | 0:16:30 | |
What are we looking at here? | 0:16:30 | 0:16:32 | |
We're looking over The Weald of Kent, | 0:16:32 | 0:16:33 | |
and it's a view that Churchill once remarked was worth fighting for, and I agree. | 0:16:33 | 0:16:39 | |
It represents England, doesn't it? | 0:16:39 | 0:16:41 | |
It really does. And we are in the Garden of England. | 0:16:41 | 0:16:43 | |
Inside, the rooms remain much as they were when he lived here, | 0:16:46 | 0:16:50 | |
the pictures, books and personal mementos | 0:16:50 | 0:16:52 | |
evoking the career and wide-ranging interests of a great statesman, writer and painter. | 0:16:52 | 0:16:59 | |
An accomplished artist, part of the house was set aside for his passion, | 0:16:59 | 0:17:03 | |
a creativity that yielded more than 500 pictures. | 0:17:03 | 0:17:07 | |
Mark's attention has been drawn to a portrait of the great man, | 0:17:07 | 0:17:11 | |
which hangs in Lady Churchill's sitting room. | 0:17:11 | 0:17:13 | |
That's by Oswald Birley. He's wearing his iconic siren suit that he's very well known for. | 0:17:13 | 0:17:20 | |
What I like about the portrait is that if you didn't know who it was, | 0:17:20 | 0:17:24 | |
which is impossible of course, but if you didn't, | 0:17:24 | 0:17:26 | |
that would just be a kindly grandfather, wouldn't it? | 0:17:26 | 0:17:29 | |
Don't you think? The eyes are so warm. | 0:17:29 | 0:17:31 | |
They are. It's a very nice portrait. | 0:17:31 | 0:17:34 | |
-It's one of the family's favourite of him, summing him up. -It's lovely. | 0:17:34 | 0:17:38 | |
Churchill was also well known for his writing, | 0:17:39 | 0:17:42 | |
and won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1953. | 0:17:42 | 0:17:46 | |
Welcome to Sir Winston's study. | 0:17:46 | 0:17:49 | |
This is really the beating heart of the house. | 0:17:49 | 0:17:52 | |
This is where he would have written most of his works, | 0:17:52 | 0:17:55 | |
History of the Second World War, History of Marlborough, | 0:17:55 | 0:17:58 | |
and it was also a room that had to be quiet for him, | 0:17:58 | 0:18:00 | |
so children not allowed in here. | 0:18:00 | 0:18:02 | |
-If he was working, even Lady Churchill would slip notes under the door. -Really? | 0:18:02 | 0:18:06 | |
And this is the desk he used? As you said, nothing has changed. | 0:18:06 | 0:18:10 | |
No. He would read at the desk | 0:18:10 | 0:18:12 | |
and perhaps open his correspondence, | 0:18:12 | 0:18:14 | |
-but he used to like working standing up. -Really? | 0:18:14 | 0:18:19 | |
That's quite odd, isn't it? | 0:18:19 | 0:18:21 | |
Most writers, I would have thought, would prefer to be sitting down, | 0:18:21 | 0:18:24 | |
in these days of the laptop. Why did he like standing up? | 0:18:24 | 0:18:27 | |
He was a very natural orator, | 0:18:27 | 0:18:29 | |
and I think to really get into your stride, you have to be standing up. | 0:18:29 | 0:18:33 | |
The writing flows from that, I suppose, if you're standing up. | 0:18:33 | 0:18:37 | |
It's a wonderful room. | 0:18:37 | 0:18:39 | |
Alice, thank you so much for just a little glimpse of Chartwell. | 0:18:41 | 0:18:44 | |
-A pleasure. -I hope some day I can come back and have a proper look round. Thank you. | 0:18:44 | 0:18:49 | |
We leave one great British hero | 0:18:52 | 0:18:55 | |
to join Will, another, who has made the short journey from Westerham to Brasted, | 0:18:55 | 0:19:00 | |
where he's checking out the wares at Courtyard Antiques. | 0:19:00 | 0:19:03 | |
That's quite interesting. | 0:19:03 | 0:19:05 | |
Stoneware. Blue and white. Obviously got a bit of age to it. | 0:19:13 | 0:19:19 | |
Probably mid-19th century. | 0:19:19 | 0:19:21 | |
Nicely decorated, and I love this sort of deep blue | 0:19:21 | 0:19:26 | |
contrasting with the lighter blue. | 0:19:26 | 0:19:28 | |
It gives a bit of depth to it. | 0:19:28 | 0:19:30 | |
You've got this almost stylised chinoiserie decoration, | 0:19:30 | 0:19:33 | |
and these have a slightly European slant on them, the flowers. | 0:19:33 | 0:19:39 | |
But it's sweet. Nice-shaped border. | 0:19:39 | 0:19:42 | |
And it looks in pretty... pretty good condition. | 0:19:42 | 0:19:46 | |
That's quite interesting. | 0:19:48 | 0:19:49 | |
It's obviously had a price on it. | 0:19:49 | 0:19:51 | |
He hasn't been able to sell it, so he's reduced it to 45, | 0:19:51 | 0:19:54 | |
which is kind of within my budget. | 0:19:54 | 0:19:56 | |
Well, only just. | 0:19:56 | 0:19:58 | |
Let's see what owner Barry has to say. | 0:19:58 | 0:20:00 | |
What really interested me was the fact that it looks like it's had a price on, | 0:20:00 | 0:20:05 | |
-it's been unsold. -Yeah. | 0:20:05 | 0:20:07 | |
He's reduced it. It's still unsold. | 0:20:07 | 0:20:10 | |
So I was going to ask if I could make an offer for that of £20. | 0:20:10 | 0:20:17 | |
-I think I've got to make a phone call. -That's fine. | 0:20:18 | 0:20:22 | |
Looks like Will's decided to have a one-to-one with the seller himself. | 0:20:22 | 0:20:25 | |
I was wondering if I might be able to take a punt on it as such | 0:20:25 | 0:20:29 | |
at sort of £20. | 0:20:29 | 0:20:31 | |
That's really kind of you. Thanks very much. I'll pass you back to Barry to say goodbye. | 0:20:33 | 0:20:37 | |
Cheers. Thank you. Bye! | 0:20:37 | 0:20:39 | |
Result! | 0:20:39 | 0:20:41 | |
Hello, Chris? Is that all right? | 0:20:41 | 0:20:44 | |
I wish I'd known you were that accommodating! | 0:20:44 | 0:20:48 | |
I'd have bought it myself a long time ago! | 0:20:48 | 0:20:50 | |
That man is making a move now! Too late, Barry, I'm having it! Thank you! | 0:20:50 | 0:20:54 | |
Well, I never! I'd pay up quick, if I were you! | 0:20:56 | 0:20:59 | |
Uh-oh. Something tells me he's not finished yet. | 0:21:00 | 0:21:03 | |
Elaine's the lady to talk to. | 0:21:05 | 0:21:07 | |
I've been looking at your canes. Some very nice ones there. | 0:21:07 | 0:21:11 | |
But yesterday, I bought a cane handle but without a cane. | 0:21:11 | 0:21:15 | |
You wouldn't happen to have in your workshop or knocking around anywhere | 0:21:15 | 0:21:19 | |
a cane without a handle? | 0:21:19 | 0:21:21 | |
-Actually, I do have an ebony one. -Really? | 0:21:21 | 0:21:25 | |
-Any chance I could have a look at that? -Actually, yes. | 0:21:25 | 0:21:28 | |
Elaine's gone off for a rummage. | 0:21:28 | 0:21:30 | |
But where's Will going? | 0:21:30 | 0:21:32 | |
Now what's he up to? | 0:21:33 | 0:21:35 | |
Come on, mate. | 0:21:39 | 0:21:40 | |
This is interesting. | 0:21:40 | 0:21:42 | |
Do you know what? I've got a good feeling about this. | 0:21:44 | 0:21:46 | |
-He seems to fit on there pretty well. -Very nice. Yes. | 0:21:51 | 0:21:54 | |
What sort of money are you asking on the cane? | 0:21:56 | 0:21:58 | |
25. | 0:22:00 | 0:22:01 | |
£18. | 0:22:01 | 0:22:03 | |
-Then at least you know it's gone to... -20. | 0:22:04 | 0:22:06 | |
20... | 0:22:06 | 0:22:07 | |
You shook my hand before I could even think about it. | 0:22:07 | 0:22:10 | |
Elaine, I'm not going to quibble over a couple of quid with you. | 0:22:10 | 0:22:13 | |
I think £20 is a fair price, | 0:22:13 | 0:22:15 | |
because together, they stand a chance. | 0:22:15 | 0:22:18 | |
Do you know, Will, I think you might be right. | 0:22:20 | 0:22:22 | |
And while you were attempting to blow your entire budget, | 0:22:22 | 0:22:25 | |
Mark's travelled the seven-mile journey ahead to Otford. | 0:22:25 | 0:22:29 | |
Located on the River Darent, | 0:22:30 | 0:22:33 | |
it was voted Village of the Year in 2006 | 0:22:33 | 0:22:36 | |
and the sort of place where you can find a bargain on the street. | 0:22:36 | 0:22:39 | |
Otford Antiques. | 0:22:39 | 0:22:40 | |
These are quite funky. | 0:22:44 | 0:22:46 | |
As soon as you see this type of shape, | 0:22:46 | 0:22:47 | |
you're imagining the 1960s, '70s. | 0:22:47 | 0:22:52 | |
It's got that sort of '70s look about it. | 0:22:52 | 0:22:55 | |
When we look underneath, | 0:22:56 | 0:22:58 | |
yes, we've got a maker's name here. | 0:22:58 | 0:23:00 | |
"Uldum Mobelfabrik. Made in Denmark." | 0:23:00 | 0:23:05 | |
A lot of the value in this type of retro vintage furniture | 0:23:05 | 0:23:08 | |
is who the designer is. | 0:23:08 | 0:23:10 | |
If it's a really good designer, | 0:23:10 | 0:23:12 | |
then they can be worth quite a lot of money. | 0:23:12 | 0:23:15 | |
If it's just run-of-the-mill mass-produced, not so good. | 0:23:15 | 0:23:19 | |
If you're going to do these things, you've got to go on your own gut feeling. | 0:23:19 | 0:23:23 | |
But we'll go in and find out and see whether we can pick up four chairs. | 0:23:23 | 0:23:27 | |
-They belong to this place, do they? -Yes, they belong to Jackie here. | 0:23:27 | 0:23:30 | |
-They're mine. -Oh, Jackie is my favourite girl's name! | 0:23:30 | 0:23:33 | |
Oh, he's a smooth operator. | 0:23:33 | 0:23:35 | |
Jackie, how much do you really want for them? | 0:23:35 | 0:23:39 | |
-60 would be the price. -If I could get them for about 50 quid... | 0:23:39 | 0:23:43 | |
-Can't do 60? -I'd love them for 50, honestly. | 0:23:43 | 0:23:46 | |
That look tells me Elaine has an opinion on this, too. | 0:23:46 | 0:23:49 | |
If you add another £10 onto that, you can have them. That gives Jackie a little profit | 0:23:50 | 0:23:56 | |
and gives you a good chance of a profit as well. | 0:23:56 | 0:23:58 | |
-Ooh. We've got a businesslady here! -It's like the Mafia! | 0:23:59 | 0:24:02 | |
We've got a "Donness", here, not a Don! | 0:24:03 | 0:24:06 | |
I can't believe this! | 0:24:06 | 0:24:08 | |
-I'm being... I'm... I'm... -She's my friend! | 0:24:08 | 0:24:11 | |
I'm being mugged! What's the number for Crimewatch... Crime Fighters? | 0:24:11 | 0:24:14 | |
-Could we split in the middle? -Tell you what... Yes. | 0:24:18 | 0:24:20 | |
So we'll say 55. | 0:24:20 | 0:24:22 | |
-Would you be happy at 55? Promise me, Jackie? -Yes, fine. | 0:24:22 | 0:24:25 | |
-Cos I don't want to go away if you don't say... -It's fine. | 0:24:25 | 0:24:29 | |
If you then say, "That horrible Mark Stacey was over"... | 0:24:29 | 0:24:32 | |
-If you do think I'm horrible, I'm James Lewis! -I won't talk about you. | 0:24:32 | 0:24:35 | |
Or somebody like that! | 0:24:35 | 0:24:36 | |
Thank you very much. We'll call that a deal, but I'm going to keep on looking, if that's all right. | 0:24:36 | 0:24:41 | |
Look out! The opposition has arrived, | 0:24:41 | 0:24:44 | |
but with £34.32 left in his pocket, | 0:24:44 | 0:24:47 | |
he'll have to dig deep to find a bargain here. | 0:24:47 | 0:24:50 | |
Will's heading upstairs to see what Mark has overlooked. | 0:24:52 | 0:24:55 | |
What's this buried? | 0:24:57 | 0:24:58 | |
That's quite nice, you know. | 0:24:59 | 0:25:01 | |
Buried under the books, for good reason, is a book slide. | 0:25:01 | 0:25:06 | |
Hello. | 0:25:06 | 0:25:07 | |
I think we may have hit a minor jackpot here. | 0:25:13 | 0:25:17 | |
Make sure Mark's not around. | 0:25:17 | 0:25:18 | |
Look at this. This is a book slide, yeah? | 0:25:18 | 0:25:22 | |
Blimey, he's excited. | 0:25:22 | 0:25:23 | |
It's obvious what it does. You put your books, it can go left or right. | 0:25:23 | 0:25:29 | |
But what has got me quite excited about this, | 0:25:29 | 0:25:33 | |
it's cracking quality. | 0:25:33 | 0:25:36 | |
It's actually in coromandel wood, | 0:25:37 | 0:25:39 | |
which is a family of the rosewood. | 0:25:39 | 0:25:42 | |
It's similar to my cane, actually. | 0:25:42 | 0:25:45 | |
And this I have not seen very often. | 0:25:45 | 0:25:49 | |
It has got a cracking little label, | 0:25:49 | 0:25:52 | |
"Farthing & Thornhill, Makers. Cornhill", in London. | 0:25:52 | 0:25:55 | |
To put a maker's mark on a book slide, | 0:25:55 | 0:25:58 | |
you know this has got to be super quality. | 0:25:58 | 0:26:00 | |
And do you know the best bit? | 0:26:00 | 0:26:03 | |
It's 28 quid! | 0:26:03 | 0:26:05 | |
Whoo! And look at the dust! | 0:26:07 | 0:26:09 | |
It's been there for months, years, perhaps. | 0:26:09 | 0:26:13 | |
I'll tell you, it just goes to show. | 0:26:13 | 0:26:16 | |
Just dive in and have a look. | 0:26:16 | 0:26:18 | |
I couldn't see it because of the books, | 0:26:18 | 0:26:20 | |
but a little bit of effort, a little bit of searching, | 0:26:20 | 0:26:23 | |
and that, my friends, I think is a super little lot. | 0:26:23 | 0:26:28 | |
I'm not even going to guesstimate what it could make at auction, | 0:26:30 | 0:26:33 | |
but I've seen them make a lot more than £28 and they're nowhere near as good as this. | 0:26:33 | 0:26:38 | |
So, I don't think that's even a maybe. That's a definite. | 0:26:38 | 0:26:42 | |
Now, what's this Mark's got his eye on? | 0:26:44 | 0:26:46 | |
Looks like Denby pottery. | 0:26:46 | 0:26:48 | |
Denby's striking designs graced the 1970s with flair. | 0:26:48 | 0:26:52 | |
Although typically painted in browns and oranges, the bulb pattern is somewhat unusual. | 0:26:52 | 0:26:57 | |
Do you know, I'm rather taken with this vase. | 0:26:57 | 0:27:00 | |
But I don't know why, really... | 0:27:00 | 0:27:02 | |
..because I don't know anything about it. | 0:27:03 | 0:27:05 | |
And it's a heck of a lump, really, for... It's got £28 on it at the moment. | 0:27:06 | 0:27:11 | |
It goes... CLANGING | 0:27:11 | 0:27:13 | |
Careful! | 0:27:13 | 0:27:14 | |
Who did that? | 0:27:14 | 0:27:16 | |
It goes quite nicely with the chairs. | 0:27:16 | 0:27:17 | |
Yes, put it down! | 0:27:17 | 0:27:19 | |
It's time to do battle with our Jackie again. Stand by! | 0:27:19 | 0:27:22 | |
-Hello, Jackie. I don't know what it is, but I'm in a '70s mood today. -Good! Retro. | 0:27:23 | 0:27:29 | |
I'm looking back. Looking back, you know. | 0:27:29 | 0:27:31 | |
-Of course, I wasn't around in the -'70s(!) Of course not! | 0:27:31 | 0:27:35 | |
-What about 15? -No, can't do 15. | 0:27:35 | 0:27:37 | |
-You're adamant! -It's far too cheap. -Adamant. -Yes. | 0:27:37 | 0:27:40 | |
-What about 14? -No. 18? | 0:27:40 | 0:27:43 | |
We're very close. | 0:27:43 | 0:27:45 | |
-We want to do a deal on this, don't we? -We do. | 0:27:45 | 0:27:48 | |
How much did we say? 16? | 0:27:49 | 0:27:51 | |
No. 17. | 0:27:51 | 0:27:53 | |
-Are you going to be determined on 17? -Mm. | 0:27:54 | 0:27:57 | |
-Really? -Yes. | 0:27:57 | 0:27:59 | |
-It's a good price. -Go on, then. 17. Thanks, Jackie. | 0:27:59 | 0:28:03 | |
£17. | 0:28:03 | 0:28:05 | |
If I can't make a profit on that... | 0:28:05 | 0:28:07 | |
..I'm going to become a bin man! | 0:28:11 | 0:28:13 | |
Oh, you do talk a lot of tosh! | 0:28:14 | 0:28:16 | |
But whilst Mark's tipping over the edge, | 0:28:16 | 0:28:19 | |
Will's on the slide. | 0:28:19 | 0:28:20 | |
-I found a little book slide upstairs. -OK. | 0:28:20 | 0:28:23 | |
Buried under... Now, | 0:28:23 | 0:28:25 | |
28 that's got on it. | 0:28:25 | 0:28:26 | |
What's the absolute death on this? | 0:28:26 | 0:28:29 | |
A sliding book... We've got 28. | 0:28:29 | 0:28:32 | |
-20 quid? -20? ..Yes. | 0:28:35 | 0:28:37 | |
OK. So that's a deal. That's a deal, £20. | 0:28:37 | 0:28:41 | |
He's still not finished, yet, don't you know? | 0:28:42 | 0:28:45 | |
Chinese rice paper paintings. | 0:28:46 | 0:28:48 | |
They're usually for export, and they show traditional Chinese customs, | 0:28:50 | 0:28:54 | |
traditional Chinese costumes, | 0:28:54 | 0:28:56 | |
and the really sought-after ones traditional Chinese tortures and crime punishment. | 0:28:56 | 0:29:01 | |
There's no... | 0:29:02 | 0:29:04 | |
no price on it... | 0:29:04 | 0:29:06 | |
..which might be a good thing. | 0:29:07 | 0:29:09 | |
That's worth an ask. I'm going to go and say, "Can that be 15 quid?" | 0:29:11 | 0:29:14 | |
I reckon that's worth a go. | 0:29:14 | 0:29:16 | |
Hey, Will! You do know you only have £14.32 left, don't you? | 0:29:16 | 0:29:21 | |
Beryl's calling the painting's owner, so fingers crossed. | 0:29:21 | 0:29:25 | |
OK. Thank you. Bye. | 0:29:25 | 0:29:27 | |
-All done. 14. -Ooh, thank you very much! | 0:29:28 | 0:29:31 | |
-What did he say the price was on it, ten? -15. | 0:29:31 | 0:29:33 | |
Was it? | 0:29:33 | 0:29:35 | |
Well, it's better to be lucky than good. | 0:29:37 | 0:29:39 | |
Will's finished shopping, with a whole 32p warming his pocket, | 0:29:39 | 0:29:43 | |
which wouldn't even buy a drink, but nevertheless, the boys have gone to the pub to reveal their lots. | 0:29:43 | 0:29:48 | |
-Shall I show you? -Yeah. | 0:29:50 | 0:29:52 | |
Ta-da! | 0:29:52 | 0:29:54 | |
Ooh. | 0:29:54 | 0:29:55 | |
It's quite odd, isn't it? It's an odd selection. | 0:29:55 | 0:29:59 | |
It's an eclectic mix, Mark! | 0:29:59 | 0:30:02 | |
-I know. I think this is amazing. -Let's have a look. | 0:30:02 | 0:30:05 | |
It's an engraving. | 0:30:05 | 0:30:06 | |
But it's actually framed as a fan and printed as a fan. | 0:30:06 | 0:30:11 | |
I like the frame as well. | 0:30:11 | 0:30:13 | |
-How much was that? -20. | 0:30:13 | 0:30:15 | |
-Not a lot, is it? -I thought it was quite sweet. | 0:30:15 | 0:30:17 | |
From the sweet to the swirly. | 0:30:18 | 0:30:21 | |
-You've gone a bit retro today. -I love this. Don't you? | 0:30:21 | 0:30:25 | |
Denby Ware. Have you ever seen it? | 0:30:25 | 0:30:26 | |
-Not in that pattern. -I love it. | 0:30:26 | 0:30:29 | |
And this was only 17 quid. | 0:30:29 | 0:30:32 | |
-That's not a lot, is it? -It's not a lot of money, really. | 0:30:32 | 0:30:34 | |
-And Denby's on the way up, isn't it? -It is. | 0:30:34 | 0:30:36 | |
I think it's quite collectable. | 0:30:36 | 0:30:38 | |
And these are Danish, with the maker's name underneath. | 0:30:38 | 0:30:40 | |
-It's a set of four. -So two more. I could see those retailing for 80 quid. | 0:30:40 | 0:30:46 | |
If they retail for 80 quid, I'm going to lose money. | 0:30:46 | 0:30:49 | |
-How much did you pay? -55. | 0:30:49 | 0:30:51 | |
You could make a small profit! | 0:30:51 | 0:30:53 | |
I've shown you mine. Now show me yours. | 0:30:53 | 0:30:56 | |
No funny faces to camera! | 0:30:56 | 0:30:57 | |
-You little fibber! You're jumping around inside! -No, I'm not! | 0:31:03 | 0:31:07 | |
I'm just looking. Oh, this is nice. | 0:31:07 | 0:31:09 | |
-That is an absolute belter. -That's lovely, isn't it? | 0:31:09 | 0:31:12 | |
Coromandel. | 0:31:12 | 0:31:13 | |
Oh, that's lovely, actually. | 0:31:14 | 0:31:16 | |
It's just the sort of thing I like. | 0:31:16 | 0:31:18 | |
-I mean, it was cheap, wasn't it? -Yeah. | 0:31:18 | 0:31:20 | |
-It had 28 quid on the ticket. -No money at all. -I got it for £20. -Oh, that's nothing. | 0:31:20 | 0:31:25 | |
There's got to be a profit in that. | 0:31:25 | 0:31:27 | |
-Got to be. A little Chinese rice paper painting. -That's pretty. | 0:31:27 | 0:31:32 | |
-Sweet, isn't it? -Of a little junk. -You'd estimate that 20 to 30 quid whatever, wouldn't you? | 0:31:32 | 0:31:36 | |
-Would you? -I would. -I don't think you would. It would be a job lot. | 0:31:36 | 0:31:40 | |
-For crying out loud! -These are very collectable if you have a set of them. | 0:31:40 | 0:31:43 | |
-Yes. -A single one on its own is, I think, difficult to sell. -We shall see. | 0:31:43 | 0:31:48 | |
A Chinese... | 0:31:48 | 0:31:50 | |
Oh, you and your Chinese! You're desperate to find something that will make a lot of money! | 0:31:50 | 0:31:55 | |
-I just like it! -You are, Will! -I just like it! | 0:31:55 | 0:31:57 | |
-Put it away. -Thank you. That wasn't a lot of money. -Jolly good. | 0:31:57 | 0:32:00 | |
Now, this... | 0:32:00 | 0:32:02 | |
-In one shop I bought the bronze head. -Yes. | 0:32:02 | 0:32:07 | |
-Da-da-da! -Oh, you've glued it? | 0:32:07 | 0:32:09 | |
-No! -Is this allowed in the rules? | 0:32:09 | 0:32:11 | |
And in the other shop, the lady had a cane with no head. | 0:32:11 | 0:32:14 | |
Here's one I made earlier! | 0:32:14 | 0:32:16 | |
I stuck it together with double-sided sticky tape! | 0:32:16 | 0:32:18 | |
-But you don't think it's modern? -Look at that. -I do. | 0:32:18 | 0:32:22 | |
# There may be trouble ahead... # | 0:32:22 | 0:32:24 | |
It's like Fred and Ginger, isn't it? | 0:32:24 | 0:32:26 | |
So the total price of this? | 0:32:26 | 0:32:28 | |
55. | 0:32:30 | 0:32:31 | |
-It's a specky little lot. Someone might give me 60... -"Specky little lot"? | 0:32:32 | 0:32:35 | |
-Ooh, gosh. -It's the technical term. -This time next year, we'll be millionaires! | 0:32:35 | 0:32:39 | |
We'll be millionaires, Mark! | 0:32:39 | 0:32:41 | |
-Listen, well done. -Good work, mate. | 0:32:41 | 0:32:43 | |
I've enjoyed it again and I look forward to the auction. | 0:32:43 | 0:32:46 | |
-I'm looking forward to it. Thanks. -Good work. | 0:32:46 | 0:32:48 | |
Listen, we're fun, and we're still friends. | 0:32:48 | 0:32:51 | |
They might well say that, but what do they really think? | 0:32:51 | 0:32:53 | |
Looking at the table on the reveal, | 0:32:53 | 0:32:55 | |
I was kind of more happy with my items than his. | 0:32:55 | 0:32:59 | |
The walking stick is genius. Absolute genius. | 0:32:59 | 0:33:01 | |
To marry a 19th-century cane | 0:33:01 | 0:33:04 | |
with what I think is a very modern cast skull is genius! | 0:33:04 | 0:33:10 | |
I'm fairly confident that this auction will be mine! | 0:33:10 | 0:33:15 | |
It's time to get back on the road and head to the den of antiquity, Chiswick Auctions. | 0:33:15 | 0:33:21 | |
On the third leg of their Road Trip, our doughty dealers | 0:33:22 | 0:33:26 | |
have crossed the breadth of Kent and into London, | 0:33:26 | 0:33:29 | |
starting in Deal and ending in Chiswick for the auction. | 0:33:29 | 0:33:32 | |
But the main thing is we are having fun. | 0:33:33 | 0:33:35 | |
We are having fun, and we're round and round the round-around! | 0:33:35 | 0:33:38 | |
I know. Or even the roundabout! | 0:33:38 | 0:33:40 | |
Around about the roundabout! | 0:33:40 | 0:33:42 | |
Don't worry, guys. I'll do the talking! | 0:33:44 | 0:33:46 | |
Chiswick, a well-to-do suburb of west London | 0:33:47 | 0:33:50 | |
and the birthplace of Dame Helen Mirren, | 0:33:50 | 0:33:52 | |
provides the end to the third leg of our Road Trip. | 0:33:52 | 0:33:56 | |
-This is it. -Here we are, Mark. | 0:33:56 | 0:33:58 | |
Let's rock this saleroom! | 0:33:58 | 0:34:00 | |
Rock something, anyway! Come on. | 0:34:00 | 0:34:02 | |
Chiswick Auctions have been in business for only 15 years, | 0:34:02 | 0:34:06 | |
but have gained an excellent reputation, | 0:34:06 | 0:34:09 | |
and are frequently featured on TV. | 0:34:09 | 0:34:12 | |
They specialise in fine art, antiques and collectables. | 0:34:12 | 0:34:15 | |
The man at the helm of today's auction with his gavel at the ready is William Rouse. | 0:34:15 | 0:34:19 | |
We've got a set of four rosewood dining chairs | 0:34:19 | 0:34:22 | |
which is just the thing that's in vogue at the moment. | 0:34:22 | 0:34:25 | |
People like retro items. | 0:34:25 | 0:34:27 | |
There's also a very nice coromandel book slide. | 0:34:27 | 0:34:29 | |
It isn't always necessarily the most commercial of items in terms of practicality, | 0:34:29 | 0:34:34 | |
but it's a really nice-quality thing. | 0:34:34 | 0:34:36 | |
And quality tends to sell. | 0:34:36 | 0:34:38 | |
Quite right. | 0:34:38 | 0:34:40 | |
Mark Stacey set out on this leg with £188.14 | 0:34:40 | 0:34:44 | |
and forked out 139 smackers on six items for his five lots. | 0:34:44 | 0:34:49 | |
Will Axon began this leg with a lowly £144.32 | 0:34:49 | 0:34:54 | |
and once again spent all but a few pennies also on six items that comprise five lots. | 0:34:54 | 0:35:01 | |
-Are you fluttering? -No. -No? -Confident. | 0:35:01 | 0:35:04 | |
Really? | 0:35:04 | 0:35:06 | |
Right, chaps, let battle commence. | 0:35:06 | 0:35:08 | |
First up is Will's chinoiserie platter, circa 1840. | 0:35:09 | 0:35:14 | |
I've got interest on this on the book, | 0:35:15 | 0:35:17 | |
I'm sure you'll be pleased to know. And I'm straight in at £15. | 0:35:17 | 0:35:21 | |
-Oh, well, that's good. -£15. | 0:35:21 | 0:35:23 | |
18. 20. 22. 25. | 0:35:23 | 0:35:26 | |
25 is bid. 28 I'll take. | 0:35:26 | 0:35:28 | |
28. 30. 32. | 0:35:28 | 0:35:32 | |
In the doorway, then, at £32. | 0:35:32 | 0:35:34 | |
£32. Are you all done and finished at £32? | 0:35:34 | 0:35:37 | |
32. | 0:35:37 | 0:35:39 | |
Well done. I'm surprised at that. | 0:35:40 | 0:35:43 | |
A steady £12 profit for Will's platter. Good start. | 0:35:43 | 0:35:46 | |
It's Mark's garden seat next, | 0:35:48 | 0:35:50 | |
with pierced decoration. | 0:35:50 | 0:35:52 | |
-Interest in this on the book. I'm straight in at £35. -That's good. | 0:35:53 | 0:35:57 | |
35. 40. 45. | 0:35:57 | 0:36:00 | |
45 is bid, then. At £45. | 0:36:00 | 0:36:02 | |
Anybody else, then? At £45 I'm going to sell it. 45. | 0:36:02 | 0:36:07 | |
A healthy £25 profit for Mark. This is going rather well! | 0:36:07 | 0:36:11 | |
45. I thought it might be more. They'd just started to bid then. | 0:36:11 | 0:36:15 | |
Then they realised what they were doing! | 0:36:15 | 0:36:18 | |
Now, now, boys! | 0:36:19 | 0:36:21 | |
It's time for Will's bronze censer case. | 0:36:21 | 0:36:25 | |
What's it worth? Start me. £30 for this lot. | 0:36:25 | 0:36:27 | |
-Speculative lot. I'm bid 30. -This is worth 30. | 0:36:27 | 0:36:30 | |
35. 38. 40. | 0:36:30 | 0:36:33 | |
42. 45. 48. | 0:36:33 | 0:36:36 | |
50. £50. | 0:36:36 | 0:36:37 | |
£50 in the middle of the room. At 50. | 0:36:38 | 0:36:40 | |
Anybody else? All done and finished at £50. I'm going to sell. | 0:36:40 | 0:36:44 | |
At 50 it goes. | 0:36:44 | 0:36:46 | |
-You were lucky with that one. -I was not! | 0:36:47 | 0:36:50 | |
I'm not sure about luck, | 0:36:50 | 0:36:51 | |
but I do know it's another profit for Will. | 0:36:51 | 0:36:55 | |
Told you we'd have a good day! | 0:36:55 | 0:36:56 | |
Cheer up, Mark. It's your fan-shaped engraving next. | 0:36:56 | 0:37:00 | |
What's it worth? Start me at £30. | 0:37:02 | 0:37:04 | |
£20, the lot to go for £20, surely? | 0:37:04 | 0:37:07 | |
For this framed fan, anybody? | 0:37:07 | 0:37:10 | |
-Oh, dear. £10 start me. -Oh, no! -Start me at ten here. | 0:37:10 | 0:37:14 | |
12. 14. 16. | 0:37:14 | 0:37:17 | |
18. 20. 22. | 0:37:17 | 0:37:19 | |
-£22 in front of me. Anybody else at £22? -It's another shame. | 0:37:19 | 0:37:25 | |
25 there. 28. 30. | 0:37:25 | 0:37:27 | |
32. 35. 38. | 0:37:27 | 0:37:30 | |
40. 42. 45. | 0:37:30 | 0:37:33 | |
45 there. Away there at 45. Bit more respectable. £45. | 0:37:33 | 0:37:39 | |
-That was close! -I hope you brought a change of trousers! | 0:37:39 | 0:37:42 | |
Fear not, Mark. You're on a roll. | 0:37:42 | 0:37:45 | |
Another £25 profit. | 0:37:45 | 0:37:47 | |
I thought that was going to struggle. | 0:37:48 | 0:37:49 | |
-You hoped it was going to struggle! -I did not! -Of course not, Will(!) | 0:37:49 | 0:37:53 | |
-45... -Let the viewers make up their own mind. | 0:37:53 | 0:37:56 | |
That's you told, Will. | 0:37:57 | 0:37:59 | |
Handbags at the ready, | 0:37:59 | 0:38:01 | |
let's see if the auction room gets as excited about the book slide | 0:38:01 | 0:38:05 | |
as you did, Will. | 0:38:05 | 0:38:06 | |
Nice-quality object. | 0:38:07 | 0:38:09 | |
And I'm straight in at £60. | 0:38:09 | 0:38:11 | |
£60 I'm bid. 65. 70. | 0:38:11 | 0:38:14 | |
75. 80 is my last. 85 in the room. | 0:38:14 | 0:38:17 | |
-That's very good. -Need someone to go with him, now. | 0:38:17 | 0:38:20 | |
At £85 in the room. Anybody else want to come in? | 0:38:20 | 0:38:22 | |
I can sell the lot. 85 it goes, then. | 0:38:22 | 0:38:25 | |
I think that's a jolly good price. | 0:38:26 | 0:38:28 | |
Well, how sporting of you, Mark. | 0:38:29 | 0:38:31 | |
A cracking result for Will there. | 0:38:31 | 0:38:33 | |
Do I smell a profit here? | 0:38:34 | 0:38:36 | |
It's Mark's scent flask and dressing table jar. | 0:38:36 | 0:38:39 | |
Must be worth £30. £15 each for them. | 0:38:41 | 0:38:43 | |
-30 I'm bid. 32. -That's good. -32 I'm bid. | 0:38:43 | 0:38:46 | |
At £32. Come along. | 0:38:46 | 0:38:48 | |
£32 is all I'm bid. | 0:38:48 | 0:38:50 | |
Seems so cheap. Can't believe it. | 0:38:50 | 0:38:51 | |
35. Thank you. | 0:38:51 | 0:38:53 | |
35 there. In the middle of the room. | 0:38:53 | 0:38:56 | |
38. It's amazing where they come from. | 0:38:56 | 0:38:58 | |
40. 42. | 0:38:58 | 0:39:00 | |
£42. Here we are. | 0:39:00 | 0:39:02 | |
At £42. Are you all done and finished? | 0:39:02 | 0:39:05 | |
£42. | 0:39:05 | 0:39:06 | |
I was very lucky with that one. | 0:39:06 | 0:39:08 | |
A £15 profit, Mark. But you'll need to do better to win this auction. | 0:39:08 | 0:39:12 | |
Eyes up. It's Will's pith painting next. | 0:39:14 | 0:39:18 | |
Somebody likes it. I've got a start-off bid of £30 with me. | 0:39:18 | 0:39:21 | |
-That's all right. -I'm pleased with that. -32 I'll take in the room. | 0:39:21 | 0:39:24 | |
It's with me, then, on a commission bid of 30. | 0:39:24 | 0:39:26 | |
Anybody else want to come in against commission? | 0:39:26 | 0:39:28 | |
With me, then, at £30. I'm going to sell it at 30. Sold. | 0:39:28 | 0:39:32 | |
A commission bid is a bid left by someone | 0:39:32 | 0:39:35 | |
who can't be at the auction. | 0:39:35 | 0:39:37 | |
How will the Chiswick bidders react to Mark's big purchase, | 0:39:37 | 0:39:41 | |
the Danish dining chairs? | 0:39:41 | 0:39:43 | |
Somebody offer me £20 to start me. | 0:39:43 | 0:39:45 | |
£20 for the four chairs. | 0:39:45 | 0:39:47 | |
That's absolutely... £10, then? | 0:39:47 | 0:39:51 | |
Uh-oh! | 0:39:51 | 0:39:52 | |
Bruno can't resist a bargain. | 0:39:52 | 0:39:54 | |
12. OK. Suddenly things are beginning to move. | 0:39:54 | 0:39:57 | |
Someone's had a go... | 0:39:57 | 0:39:58 | |
Too much. Dear, oh, dear. £12. | 0:39:58 | 0:40:01 | |
£14 in the blue. | 0:40:01 | 0:40:03 | |
16. £16 standing, then. | 0:40:03 | 0:40:06 | |
At £16. Oh, dear! | 0:40:06 | 0:40:08 | |
£16. I'm going to sell them. | 0:40:08 | 0:40:10 | |
Oh, dear, indeed. The dining chairs were a sitting duck. | 0:40:11 | 0:40:14 | |
That's a loss of £39. | 0:40:14 | 0:40:17 | |
Mark, you were unlucky with them. | 0:40:17 | 0:40:19 | |
Well, that's the way it goes. It's life. | 0:40:19 | 0:40:21 | |
Now, how will the bidding go on Will's last lot of the day, | 0:40:24 | 0:40:27 | |
his cleverly amalgamated skull and cane? | 0:40:27 | 0:40:30 | |
-This is a nice bit of fun. -Yes, it is! | 0:40:32 | 0:40:34 | |
Somebody likes it. I'm straight in at £40. With me at £40. | 0:40:34 | 0:40:38 | |
I've got bids everywhere. | 0:40:38 | 0:40:40 | |
Leaping to bid on it. 45. | 0:40:40 | 0:40:43 | |
-50. -They all want it. -55. 60. | 0:40:43 | 0:40:45 | |
65. 70. | 0:40:45 | 0:40:47 | |
75. 80. | 0:40:47 | 0:40:49 | |
85. 90. | 0:40:49 | 0:40:50 | |
95. 100. | 0:40:50 | 0:40:52 | |
-110. 120. -This is ridiculous! -130. | 0:40:52 | 0:40:55 | |
-140. -Go on! -150. | 0:40:55 | 0:40:57 | |
160. 170. 180. | 0:40:57 | 0:40:59 | |
-190. -Oh, it's a good thing, Mark. | 0:40:59 | 0:41:02 | |
-It's not a good thing! -£200 there. | 0:41:02 | 0:41:04 | |
Thanks for the bid. At £200. Anybody else want to come in? | 0:41:04 | 0:41:07 | |
Unusual lot. £200. I'm going to sell it. | 0:41:07 | 0:41:09 | |
Ooh! | 0:41:09 | 0:41:11 | |
Now I know what it feels like! | 0:41:11 | 0:41:13 | |
I think it's brilliant, Will. | 0:41:13 | 0:41:15 | |
Say it like you mean it, Mark! | 0:41:15 | 0:41:17 | |
A stonking profit for Will. Bravo! | 0:41:17 | 0:41:20 | |
It's Mark's last chance to catch up. | 0:41:22 | 0:41:25 | |
But his Denby pottery vase will have to go some | 0:41:25 | 0:41:27 | |
for him to stand a chance of victory at today's auction. | 0:41:27 | 0:41:30 | |
-There we go. £20 for this. The Denby vase for 20. -Come on! | 0:41:30 | 0:41:34 | |
20 I'm bid here. | 0:41:34 | 0:41:36 | |
22. 25. 28. 30 in front of me here. | 0:41:36 | 0:41:40 | |
At £30. Still at 30. | 0:41:40 | 0:41:42 | |
-It's a profit at least. -£30. I'm going to sell it for 30. | 0:41:42 | 0:41:46 | |
Well, it's a profit, Will. | 0:41:47 | 0:41:49 | |
Little consolation there for Mark. | 0:41:49 | 0:41:50 | |
After auction costs, that's a small profit | 0:41:50 | 0:41:53 | |
and nowhere near enough to win today | 0:41:53 | 0:41:55 | |
as Will takes the spoils. | 0:41:55 | 0:41:57 | |
It's been a tremendous auction for our new boy of knick-knacks | 0:41:57 | 0:42:01 | |
against the Titan of treasure. | 0:42:01 | 0:42:04 | |
So, the tables have turned. | 0:42:04 | 0:42:05 | |
Mark started this leg with £188.14 | 0:42:05 | 0:42:09 | |
and after costs made a disappointing £6.96 profit, | 0:42:09 | 0:42:14 | |
giving him £195.10 to play with on the next leg. | 0:42:14 | 0:42:18 | |
Will Axon, though, went forth and multiplied. | 0:42:20 | 0:42:23 | |
He kicked off this leg with £144.32 | 0:42:23 | 0:42:27 | |
and after auction costs made a whopping £181.54 | 0:42:27 | 0:42:32 | |
and starts next time with a bumper £325.86. | 0:42:32 | 0:42:36 | |
Well done! | 0:42:36 | 0:42:38 | |
What a contrast, William. | 0:42:38 | 0:42:40 | |
My first taste of victory, Mark! | 0:42:40 | 0:42:43 | |
It was quite a taste of victory as well, you know. | 0:42:43 | 0:42:46 | |
-But it's raining. Shall we go? -Get in the car. | 0:42:46 | 0:42:48 | |
So, we've got a real contest now. | 0:42:51 | 0:42:53 | |
In your own time, Will! | 0:42:53 | 0:42:56 | |
Next time on the Antiques Road Trip... | 0:43:00 | 0:43:03 | |
..Mark Stacey can't refuse an "amuse-bouche". | 0:43:04 | 0:43:07 | |
Ooh, lovely! I'll come back here again! | 0:43:07 | 0:43:10 | |
Whilst Will Axon's just easily amused! | 0:43:10 | 0:43:13 | |
COW MOOS | 0:43:13 | 0:43:15 | |
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