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It's the nation's favourite antiques experts with £200 each, | 0:00:02 | 0:00:06 | |
a classic car and a goal - to scour Britain for antiques. | 0:00:06 | 0:00:10 | |
Going, going, gone! | 0:00:10 | 0:00:12 | |
Yes! | 0:00:12 | 0:00:13 | |
How do I look? | 0:00:13 | 0:00:14 | |
The aim, to make the biggest profit at auction, but it's no mean feat! | 0:00:14 | 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 | 0:00:23 | |
So, will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster? | 0:00:23 | 0:00:28 | |
I like it when you're chasing me! | 0:00:28 | 0:00:29 | |
This is the Antiques Road Trip. | 0:00:30 | 0:00:32 | |
Yeah! | 0:00:34 | 0:00:36 | |
It's all to play for on this fifth and final leg of the Road Trip | 0:00:37 | 0:00:42 | |
between our hardy antiques experts, Mark Stacey and Will Axon. | 0:00:42 | 0:00:46 | |
-Let's go for broke! -Shall we? -We've got no option, really. | 0:00:46 | 0:00:49 | |
Our intrepid duo have made a pact to spend every penny they have | 0:00:49 | 0:00:55 | |
in the aim of being crowned this week's winner. Brave boys! | 0:00:55 | 0:01:00 | |
Mark's a seasoned barterer and has used all his experience to get that cheeky smile back on his face. | 0:01:00 | 0:01:05 | |
While Will's cabinet fever has taken a turn for the worse. | 0:01:08 | 0:01:12 | |
The walls seem to be closing in on me. | 0:01:12 | 0:01:15 | |
Having started the week on £200, Mark and Will will finally both begin a leg | 0:01:16 | 0:01:20 | |
with more money than they started with. | 0:01:20 | 0:01:23 | |
Mark is in a rich vein of form with stonking great wins in the last two auctions. | 0:01:23 | 0:01:29 | |
He has £296 to start this final leg. | 0:01:29 | 0:01:32 | |
While Will's snapping at his heels with £251.86 to spend. | 0:01:33 | 0:01:39 | |
So, as they prepare to risk everything for victory, | 0:01:39 | 0:01:42 | |
our antique experts ride into battle in their noble white steed, | 0:01:42 | 0:01:47 | |
a classic 1963 Triumph TR4. | 0:01:47 | 0:01:50 | |
This week's Road Trip is whisking us through no less than five counties. | 0:01:50 | 0:01:54 | |
The boys started the week in Hastings, East Sussex, | 0:01:54 | 0:01:58 | |
visiting Kent, Essex, Suffolk and Hertfordshire | 0:01:58 | 0:02:01 | |
before their final auction in the London suburb of Ruislip. | 0:02:01 | 0:02:05 | |
Today, we're kicking off in Gosfield in Essex | 0:02:05 | 0:02:07 | |
before finishing at an auction showdown in Ruislip. | 0:02:07 | 0:02:11 | |
-Oh! -This looks like it, Mark. -This is it. | 0:02:12 | 0:02:15 | |
Hoping the rain doesn't put a dampener on things, | 0:02:15 | 0:02:18 | |
the boys' first stop is at Gosfield Shopping Village. | 0:02:18 | 0:02:22 | |
-Cabinet Room, that sounds like us. -Or the war room! | 0:02:22 | 0:02:25 | |
This huge shop is the perfect place for the boys to start their battle to blow their budget. | 0:02:27 | 0:02:31 | |
Don't forget our agreement, Will! Remember... | 0:02:31 | 0:02:34 | |
-I'm up for it. Are you up for it? -Absolutely! My word! | 0:02:34 | 0:02:38 | |
We're going to do it, right? | 0:02:38 | 0:02:39 | |
I like this. This is a really nice ink standish or a desk stand, really. | 0:02:47 | 0:02:53 | |
And they've got down here, "A rare Regency desk tray. 1810". | 0:02:53 | 0:02:57 | |
And it says here enamelled and gilded, | 0:02:57 | 0:03:01 | |
but, actually, it's meant to be Boulework. | 0:03:01 | 0:03:05 | |
Boulework was named in honour of the pre-eminent artist in the field of marquetry, Andre Charles Boule. | 0:03:07 | 0:03:15 | |
He perfected the fashion of inlaying brass and tortoiseshell in the 17th and 18th centuries. | 0:03:15 | 0:03:21 | |
In order to trade tortoiseshell and ivory, it must predate 1947, | 0:03:21 | 0:03:25 | |
although it's still not to everyone's taste. | 0:03:25 | 0:03:28 | |
It is in a terrible condition. | 0:03:28 | 0:03:30 | |
I mean, it's got a lot of the brasswork missing, | 0:03:30 | 0:03:33 | |
and some of the silverwork on it, I think is actually later. | 0:03:33 | 0:03:36 | |
With a starting price of £135, dealer Glenn is on hand to give Mark a closer look. | 0:03:36 | 0:03:43 | |
-You certainly can. -I've just fallen in love with it. | 0:03:43 | 0:03:46 | |
I think it's a lovely piece. | 0:03:46 | 0:03:47 | |
It looks as if it's had a hard life, though, Glenn. | 0:03:47 | 0:03:52 | |
I'm going to be very cheeky, Glenn. | 0:03:53 | 0:03:55 | |
What could be the lowest price on that? | 0:03:55 | 0:03:57 | |
We could go to 50, I think, for that one. | 0:03:58 | 0:04:01 | |
50? Oh, gosh! That's really a shock to me. | 0:04:01 | 0:04:03 | |
Because that's the sort of figure I was hoping to get it for. | 0:04:03 | 0:04:06 | |
-Will you put a reserved on that for me? -Certainly. | 0:04:06 | 0:04:09 | |
A whopping £85 off the asking price, eh? Nice work, Mark! | 0:04:09 | 0:04:13 | |
Now, what's Will up to? | 0:04:13 | 0:04:15 | |
Now, I know Staffordshire's not hugely fashionable at the moment, but they're a good subject. | 0:04:16 | 0:04:21 | |
Two huntsmen... | 0:04:21 | 0:04:23 | |
..one with his crossbow and his spaniel, | 0:04:23 | 0:04:26 | |
and the other one holding up a deer. | 0:04:26 | 0:04:29 | |
You're right! They're not in vogue these days, | 0:04:29 | 0:04:32 | |
and at £75 you'd better ask Beta if she's amenable to a deal. | 0:04:32 | 0:04:37 | |
ALARM SOUNDS | 0:04:37 | 0:04:39 | |
Oh, crumbs! | 0:04:41 | 0:04:42 | |
Wasn't me! | 0:04:42 | 0:04:44 | |
-There's a lot of silver. -A lot of silver! | 0:04:44 | 0:04:46 | |
Well, now you know you can't get them for a steal, Will! | 0:04:47 | 0:04:50 | |
I mean, my budget sort of leaves me at sort of £50, really, for the pair. | 0:04:50 | 0:04:55 | |
-I was thinking about that price. -Were you? -Yeah. | 0:04:55 | 0:04:57 | |
-Oh, dear! -So, are we agreed? | 0:04:59 | 0:05:01 | |
Ooh! | 0:05:01 | 0:05:03 | |
Strike while the iron's hot, why not? | 0:05:03 | 0:05:05 | |
But Will's playing it cool | 0:05:07 | 0:05:09 | |
and has also put his item on reserve. | 0:05:09 | 0:05:11 | |
It looks like the long game for these two boys. | 0:05:11 | 0:05:14 | |
It's a little piece, a gentleman would have it on his desk or in his library for keeping matches | 0:05:22 | 0:05:28 | |
or vestas. | 0:05:28 | 0:05:30 | |
You keep them in here. | 0:05:30 | 0:05:31 | |
But it's just a sweet little thing, because you've got a sort of Alpine walker here | 0:05:31 | 0:05:36 | |
with his backpack there... | 0:05:36 | 0:05:39 | |
and his walking cane. | 0:05:39 | 0:05:41 | |
And this is like a barrel here. | 0:05:41 | 0:05:43 | |
This item's also marked at £135. | 0:05:44 | 0:05:47 | |
Are you going to aim low again, Mark? | 0:05:47 | 0:05:50 | |
Do you think if I bought the two items that I could get that for £70? | 0:05:51 | 0:05:57 | |
-70, plus the 50 for the...? -Yes. | 0:05:57 | 0:06:00 | |
120 in total. | 0:06:00 | 0:06:02 | |
-I think we could do that. -Can we do that? -I think we can. | 0:06:02 | 0:06:05 | |
-Well, let's shake hands on that, shall we? -Thanks very much. | 0:06:05 | 0:06:07 | |
Cor! You're on fire, Mark! | 0:06:07 | 0:06:10 | |
But Will seems to have fallen into that old theme trap again. | 0:06:10 | 0:06:14 | |
I might have fallen into a stag and deer theme, | 0:06:16 | 0:06:19 | |
because, look, there's quite a stylish bronze stag at the back there. | 0:06:19 | 0:06:23 | |
I mean, it's very much in that sort of Art Deco style. | 0:06:24 | 0:06:27 | |
And having been reduced in price several times, | 0:06:27 | 0:06:30 | |
it now has a ticket price of just £80. | 0:06:30 | 0:06:33 | |
If I was going to be interested in it, it would have to be a sort of similar...similar figure | 0:06:33 | 0:06:38 | |
to my last lot, sort of £50. | 0:06:38 | 0:06:40 | |
Mmm...so £50 off? | 0:06:40 | 0:06:42 | |
-Bearing in mind... -It's already...you see? | 0:06:43 | 0:06:45 | |
Well, that's because no-one else has bought it, so I'm doing him a favour. | 0:06:45 | 0:06:50 | |
No alarm bells ringing for you, then, Will! | 0:06:50 | 0:06:53 | |
-I think we can... -Do you think we could do that? -Yeah, yeah. | 0:06:53 | 0:06:56 | |
-Do a favour. -You see, this is very difficult for me, | 0:06:56 | 0:07:00 | |
because as soon as you say, "Yes", I feel like I ought to say, "Deal!" | 0:07:00 | 0:07:04 | |
But our cunning expert is looking to add one more item to his bundle, | 0:07:04 | 0:07:09 | |
hoping he can knock more money off when it's time to pay. | 0:07:09 | 0:07:11 | |
This caught my eye. | 0:07:11 | 0:07:14 | |
They've got it down as a French ebony and ivory inlaid watch box, | 0:07:15 | 0:07:20 | |
circa 1840, so we don't have to worry about the fact that it's got ivory in it. | 0:07:20 | 0:07:25 | |
Mmm...pre-1947 ivory's not everyone's cup of tea, | 0:07:25 | 0:07:29 | |
but, at £75, Beta is back again to talk shop. | 0:07:29 | 0:07:33 | |
I know your price already! | 0:07:33 | 0:07:35 | |
You do, don't you? | 0:07:35 | 0:07:37 | |
Hey! I think we all do, Will! £50? | 0:07:37 | 0:07:40 | |
-I might throw a cat among the pigeons and say 40 this time instead of 50! -Oh! | 0:07:41 | 0:07:46 | |
You will disappoint me! | 0:07:46 | 0:07:48 | |
45. | 0:07:48 | 0:07:50 | |
-Oh, go on, then! Well, I'll tell you what, put it with the other bits... -Uh-huh. | 0:07:52 | 0:07:55 | |
-..and I'll come up in a minute and we'll tot it all up and see where we're at. -OK. | 0:07:55 | 0:07:59 | |
That's £145 for the three items, Will, | 0:07:59 | 0:08:03 | |
over half of your remaining budget. | 0:08:03 | 0:08:05 | |
Now to negotiate a deal on the bundle. | 0:08:05 | 0:08:08 | |
130? | 0:08:08 | 0:08:09 | |
40? | 0:08:10 | 0:08:11 | |
I'm going to be really mean and say 135. | 0:08:12 | 0:08:15 | |
-135. -It's a deal! Good! -Deal. -Lovely. Oh, lovely, lovely. | 0:08:15 | 0:08:19 | |
Lovely jubbly! So, that works out at £45 for each. Well done, Will. | 0:08:19 | 0:08:23 | |
But methinks your nemesis will be happier after that shop. | 0:08:23 | 0:08:27 | |
Mark's taking control of the wheels after that shopping extravaganza and is heading to Suffolk, | 0:08:30 | 0:08:36 | |
to the rather impressive surroundings of Kentwell Hall in Sudbury. | 0:08:36 | 0:08:41 | |
But we're not here to admire this beautiful home, rather to hear of its salacious past, | 0:08:41 | 0:08:47 | |
where infidelity began one man's road to ruin. | 0:08:47 | 0:08:51 | |
And, you know, our Mark loves nothing more than a bit of scandal. | 0:08:51 | 0:08:55 | |
Waiting to meet him is the Hall's present owner, the larger-than-life Patrick Phillips. | 0:08:55 | 0:09:00 | |
-Strange things have happened... -Really? -..in this house over the centuries, | 0:09:00 | 0:09:03 | |
-and it's one of the intriguing parts of living in a house like this... -I bet! | 0:09:03 | 0:09:07 | |
-..is picking up all these bits. -It is! -And the more scandalous they are, the more I like it. | 0:09:07 | 0:09:11 | |
I love scandal. Shall we start? | 0:09:11 | 0:09:13 | |
LAUGHTER Why not? | 0:09:13 | 0:09:15 | |
Richard Moore's father originally inherited the house from his uncle, the Lord Mayor of London, | 0:09:15 | 0:09:21 | |
Sir John Moore. When Richard wed Sydney Arabella Cotton in 1796, | 0:09:21 | 0:09:27 | |
they made Kentwell their marital home. | 0:09:27 | 0:09:30 | |
But it was a marriage not without its troubles, | 0:09:30 | 0:09:33 | |
for within these walls lies a story of passion and intrigue. | 0:09:33 | 0:09:37 | |
But why would we start the scandalous tour in the kitchen? | 0:09:37 | 0:09:40 | |
Ah! Well, this is, of course, one of the places where the staff congregate, | 0:09:40 | 0:09:45 | |
and they were peeking through this door, so we hear, or read, | 0:09:45 | 0:09:49 | |
-and they could see the stairs at the end of the corridor. -Oh, yes, of course! | 0:09:49 | 0:09:54 | |
And the wife of the owner of the house, Mrs Moore, | 0:09:54 | 0:09:58 | |
was seen ascending those stairs with the new young steward | 0:09:58 | 0:10:04 | |
-with whom she'd spent many an evening going over the house accounts. -Well, of course! | 0:10:04 | 0:10:09 | |
He was checking the figures. | 0:10:09 | 0:10:11 | |
Shall we move on? | 0:10:11 | 0:10:13 | |
Patrick's bringing Mark into the library to tell us more. | 0:10:14 | 0:10:18 | |
-We're getting into the thick of the tale. -Are we? | 0:10:18 | 0:10:21 | |
Now, tell me, tell me more, Patrick. | 0:10:21 | 0:10:23 | |
When the staff saw Mrs Moore and the steward ascend by the backstairs together, | 0:10:23 | 0:10:30 | |
-they knew something was afoot, because she would be expected to ascend by the main stairs. -Yes. | 0:10:30 | 0:10:36 | |
And so they all beetled across into here... | 0:10:36 | 0:10:40 | |
and were listening for sounds above. | 0:10:40 | 0:10:45 | |
And they report that they heard two lots of footsteps upstairs, | 0:10:45 | 0:10:51 | |
and they heard the creaking of the bed... | 0:10:51 | 0:10:54 | |
The next day, when the staff go up to the bedroom, | 0:10:56 | 0:11:01 | |
they make close inspection of the bedding, | 0:11:01 | 0:11:04 | |
the condition of which they report to their Lordships. | 0:11:04 | 0:11:08 | |
I would love to be one the Lordships, wouldn't you? | 0:11:09 | 0:11:13 | |
And it was in this great dining room that Sydney Arabella's scandalous shenanigans were finally exposed. | 0:11:13 | 0:11:19 | |
Mr Moore and Mrs Moore were dining a deux in here. | 0:11:19 | 0:11:25 | |
A butler was standing wherever butlers stand, | 0:11:25 | 0:11:28 | |
and an altercation arose between Mr Moore and Mrs Moore, | 0:11:28 | 0:11:32 | |
and Mrs Moore took the water carafe and poured it all over the head of Mr Moore. | 0:11:32 | 0:11:37 | |
-In front of the butler? -In front of the butler... | 0:11:37 | 0:11:39 | |
and stormed out of the room. | 0:11:39 | 0:11:41 | |
So, the butler used this incident to explain to Mr Moore | 0:11:41 | 0:11:45 | |
that did he know that his wife had been doing more than the accounting with the steward? | 0:11:45 | 0:11:52 | |
Anyway, Mrs Moore was immediately banished from the house by Mr Moore... | 0:11:52 | 0:11:58 | |
"Get out of here, you..." whatever it was they said in those days. | 0:11:58 | 0:12:02 | |
-So, there was no question? He took the word of the butler and out she went. -And out she went. | 0:12:02 | 0:12:08 | |
Well, we must assume she and her lover lived happily ever after. | 0:12:09 | 0:12:12 | |
Ironically, it was the aggrieved Mr Moore's life which took a sorry turn. | 0:12:12 | 0:12:16 | |
Through gambling debts, the money he had spent on the house and the divorce, | 0:12:16 | 0:12:21 | |
his finances spiralled out of control. | 0:12:21 | 0:12:23 | |
The house was sold, but, sadly, his debts were insurmountable and he was committed to a debtors' prison, | 0:12:23 | 0:12:28 | |
where he died soon afterwards. | 0:12:28 | 0:12:30 | |
-Well, that was a juicy little tale from the early 19th century. -I hope it didn't shock you! | 0:12:31 | 0:12:37 | |
I need to go and lie down and get over it. | 0:12:37 | 0:12:39 | |
A juicy tale, indeed. | 0:12:39 | 0:12:41 | |
So, while Mark's mopping his brow, | 0:12:43 | 0:12:46 | |
Will's travelled east to Finchingfield in Essex, | 0:12:46 | 0:12:51 | |
hoping he can add to his auction arsenal. | 0:12:51 | 0:12:53 | |
Finchingfield, a picture-postcard village with its duck pond, village green and medieval cottages, | 0:12:55 | 0:13:01 | |
was once home to the author of The Hundred And One Dalmatians, Dodie Smith. | 0:13:01 | 0:13:05 | |
Will's arrived at Finchingfield Antiques and he's not wasting any time. | 0:13:05 | 0:13:10 | |
With just over £100 left, you'll need to pick wisely. | 0:13:12 | 0:13:15 | |
An 18th-century hand-blown bottle. | 0:13:15 | 0:13:18 | |
With a good deep base. | 0:13:21 | 0:13:24 | |
Obviously, the deeper the base, the more glass you've got to use, | 0:13:26 | 0:13:29 | |
hence it's more expensive to make, | 0:13:29 | 0:13:30 | |
which is why, when you get some very good early-vintage wines, | 0:13:30 | 0:13:34 | |
they tend to have a very deep base to them. | 0:13:34 | 0:13:38 | |
He's not had much luck with glass on this trip, but it doesn't seem to have put him off. | 0:13:38 | 0:13:43 | |
Now, this I like, this little... | 0:13:43 | 0:13:45 | |
..glass rummer... | 0:13:47 | 0:13:48 | |
I mean, from the shape, it's going to be circa 1800, 1810. | 0:13:48 | 0:13:52 | |
It's only £40, which seems reasonable. | 0:13:52 | 0:13:55 | |
Time to get owner Peter involved. | 0:13:55 | 0:13:58 | |
Right. | 0:13:58 | 0:13:59 | |
There we are. | 0:13:59 | 0:14:01 | |
I just wanted to check the... check the condition. | 0:14:02 | 0:14:05 | |
Right, it's just got a little nibble here and there, but... | 0:14:05 | 0:14:08 | |
PING! | 0:14:08 | 0:14:10 | |
-Nice ring. -Perfect. | 0:14:10 | 0:14:12 | |
Perfect! | 0:14:14 | 0:14:15 | |
Star-cut base, square foot... | 0:14:15 | 0:14:18 | |
-Can you move a little on the price for me? -What would you like me to move to? | 0:14:18 | 0:14:21 | |
-20. -20? | 0:14:22 | 0:14:24 | |
I'll do you an absurdly ridiculous price... | 0:14:24 | 0:14:28 | |
of 25. | 0:14:28 | 0:14:30 | |
-25? -Mmm. -It's worth taking a punt at that, isn't it? | 0:14:32 | 0:14:35 | |
-I think so. -£25. -Mmm. | 0:14:35 | 0:14:37 | |
Will just can't help himself. | 0:14:38 | 0:14:41 | |
He's going back to the wine bottle to try and match them up, | 0:14:41 | 0:14:44 | |
but with no price on it, Peter's making a call to the dealer with an offer of a tenner. | 0:14:44 | 0:14:48 | |
And it's good news! | 0:14:48 | 0:14:50 | |
-Done. -Nice one. -It's all yours. -That's all right, isn't it, for a tenner? | 0:14:50 | 0:14:53 | |
-I think it's a nice thing. -Yeah, it is, isn't it? -Yeah. | 0:14:53 | 0:14:56 | |
Sounds like you're trying to convince yourself there, Will. | 0:14:56 | 0:14:58 | |
Are you going to leave it there or...? No. Aha, thought not. | 0:14:58 | 0:15:03 | |
Another piece of glassware, is it? | 0:15:03 | 0:15:04 | |
There's quite a nice cordial glass here as well | 0:15:04 | 0:15:08 | |
which would sit quite nicely with my two lots so far. | 0:15:08 | 0:15:12 | |
Trouble is it's had a repair and it's just got some nibbles on the base as well. | 0:15:12 | 0:15:17 | |
With £39 on the ticket, Will has offered £25 for the glass and Peter's worked his magic again! | 0:15:18 | 0:15:24 | |
-Is that a deal? -It's a deal. -Good work. -You've done it. | 0:15:25 | 0:15:28 | |
Well done. | 0:15:28 | 0:15:29 | |
Nice going, Will. That's £60 for the group. | 0:15:29 | 0:15:32 | |
It's the end of a busy day and time for our experts to have a well-earned rest. | 0:15:34 | 0:15:39 | |
Nighty-night. | 0:15:39 | 0:15:40 | |
It's a brand-new day for our treasure hunters | 0:15:42 | 0:15:45 | |
as they wind through the country in search of their next adventure. | 0:15:45 | 0:15:49 | |
-Are we shopping together again in the morning? -I think so, yes. | 0:15:49 | 0:15:52 | |
Oh, let's hope it's as big as yesterday's. | 0:15:52 | 0:15:54 | |
Well, I hope so, otherwise it could be very push and shove! | 0:15:54 | 0:15:58 | |
Are you sure this is the best road to be taking a classic Triumph down, boys? | 0:15:58 | 0:16:02 | |
-Don't cramp me... Oh! Oh, God! -I don't think we're going to find any antiques down here, Mark! | 0:16:02 | 0:16:06 | |
Oh, I knew it! What have you done? | 0:16:06 | 0:16:09 | |
Oh! Oh! | 0:16:09 | 0:16:10 | |
-There's a ford! I'm not going through that in this. -No, we're not going through there, no. | 0:16:10 | 0:16:15 | |
Well, looks like it's the long road to success for you two now! | 0:16:15 | 0:16:19 | |
These roads aren't built for these cars. | 0:16:19 | 0:16:22 | |
So, as the boys try to find dry land, | 0:16:22 | 0:16:26 | |
let's recap on what they've bought. | 0:16:26 | 0:16:27 | |
Mark has spend £120 on two items, | 0:16:27 | 0:16:30 | |
a Continental silver spill holder and an ink standish. | 0:16:30 | 0:16:34 | |
That means he still has a mighty £176 left to spend. | 0:16:34 | 0:16:40 | |
Will, on the other hand, has parted with £195 on a pair of Staffordshire figures, | 0:16:41 | 0:16:46 | |
a bronze stag, an ebony and ivory watch box, and a collection of glassware, | 0:16:46 | 0:16:51 | |
which still leaves him with £56.86 to spend on his last lot. | 0:16:51 | 0:16:55 | |
The boys are heading over 50 miles south-west into Hertfordshire | 0:16:57 | 0:17:01 | |
to resume shopping in St Albans. | 0:17:01 | 0:17:04 | |
In Roman Britain, Verulamium was the second biggest city after Londinium, | 0:17:05 | 0:17:10 | |
and was built very near the present city centre, | 0:17:10 | 0:17:13 | |
and it's within the centre that the boys are looking for Fleetville Vintage Emporium. | 0:17:13 | 0:17:18 | |
Ah! Here it is. Don't worry, boys, | 0:17:19 | 0:17:21 | |
it looks more than big enough for the both of you! | 0:17:21 | 0:17:24 | |
-Hello. -Hello. -I'm Mark. | 0:17:24 | 0:17:26 | |
Georgina is the lady to help you around this indoor flea market. | 0:17:26 | 0:17:29 | |
-Nice to meet you. -Hi, Will. | 0:17:29 | 0:17:30 | |
These are what you call a gu vase because of the shape. | 0:17:46 | 0:17:49 | |
You've got this slender body and then this central knop. | 0:17:49 | 0:17:52 | |
But at £120 it's a bit out of your league, Will. | 0:17:52 | 0:17:56 | |
Well, I suppose it might be worth a chance. | 0:17:57 | 0:18:00 | |
You fancy your chances with Georgina, don't you? | 0:18:00 | 0:18:03 | |
I want to see this! | 0:18:03 | 0:18:04 | |
-I've got something like £56.58. -Oh! | 0:18:04 | 0:18:08 | |
-Oh! -And I want to spend out. I don't want to walk out of this shop with a penny in my pocket. | 0:18:08 | 0:18:12 | |
You've actually got another 28p, Will! But I don't think that will sway this deal! | 0:18:12 | 0:18:17 | |
Oh, that's... I don't think I could do that. | 0:18:17 | 0:18:20 | |
I understand. I thought it would be worth a cheeky ask. | 0:18:20 | 0:18:23 | |
If you borrow some money from Mark... | 0:18:23 | 0:18:26 | |
I could do that for 80. | 0:18:26 | 0:18:28 | |
You don't know him very well, do you? | 0:18:28 | 0:18:31 | |
So, no joy for Will, but Mark has found something to gee him up. | 0:18:31 | 0:18:35 | |
Now, this is quite interesting. | 0:18:35 | 0:18:37 | |
This, I think, is from a horse on the Manchester Ships Canal, if you see the MSC. | 0:18:37 | 0:18:44 | |
I'm almost sure they would have belonged to a horse | 0:18:45 | 0:18:48 | |
that was pulling maybe the barges or the canal boats. | 0:18:48 | 0:18:52 | |
The blinkers would have been used to prevent the horse from being distracted on the towpath. | 0:18:52 | 0:18:58 | |
They're late-Victorian and are priced up at £35. | 0:18:58 | 0:19:01 | |
I love it, I think it's got character, | 0:19:01 | 0:19:04 | |
-I think it's got social history on its side... -Absolutely. | 0:19:04 | 0:19:07 | |
You want to see me make a small profit on it? | 0:19:07 | 0:19:09 | |
Well, seeing as you're stressed... | 0:19:09 | 0:19:11 | |
I think I will try and help you out. Do you want to do the deal at 20? | 0:19:11 | 0:19:16 | |
-I'd rather do it at 15. -Oh, Mark! | 0:19:16 | 0:19:19 | |
Because then it gives me a bite. | 0:19:19 | 0:19:21 | |
-Well... -And I haven't finished shopping yet. -No, I do appreciate that. | 0:19:21 | 0:19:25 | |
You know, I might find another thing. | 0:19:25 | 0:19:27 | |
-OK. -I might not, mind you! | 0:19:27 | 0:19:29 | |
-OK, seeing as I got a kiss and a hug... -Oh, my gosh! | 0:19:32 | 0:19:36 | |
-It's 10, then? -No, it was... | 0:19:36 | 0:19:38 | |
15 it is! | 0:19:39 | 0:19:41 | |
10! Come on, kiss and a hug, go! | 0:19:41 | 0:19:43 | |
Oh, you old smoothie! Our Georgie is a game girl, you know! | 0:19:44 | 0:19:47 | |
Now, as luck would have it, Will has bumped into Riccardo, the owner of the gu vase he was interested in. | 0:19:47 | 0:19:52 | |
Can he resurrect the deal? | 0:19:52 | 0:19:55 | |
I've got £56.86 in my pocket. | 0:19:55 | 0:19:58 | |
-I want to give it a punt, see what happens. -Yeah, OK. | 0:20:01 | 0:20:03 | |
-Yeah? -Yeah. | 0:20:03 | 0:20:05 | |
-Oh, lovely work! -We can do that. -Shall we do it? -Yeah. -Good! | 0:20:05 | 0:20:08 | |
Well, let's go and have a word with George. Did you see that? That was a stroke of luck! | 0:20:08 | 0:20:12 | |
So the gauntlet has been thrown down. | 0:20:12 | 0:20:15 | |
Will is all spent out, and he's not going to let Mark forget it! | 0:20:15 | 0:20:19 | |
-I've spent out. -You've spent it, did you? -I spent every last penny. | 0:20:19 | 0:20:23 | |
-Are you sure? -Yeah. -It's not a little lie? -It's not a lie. | 0:20:23 | 0:20:25 | |
-There's no trickery. -I have zero pence left, | 0:20:25 | 0:20:28 | |
-and I just wanted to show you that if you don't spend out... -Yes? | 0:20:28 | 0:20:31 | |
..That is where you will find yourself... On the naughty step! | 0:20:31 | 0:20:36 | |
-Go on, then. -Thank you. Naughty step, indeed! | 0:20:36 | 0:20:39 | |
-I don't think those shoes are your size. -Thank you! They're not my height either! | 0:20:39 | 0:20:43 | |
Oh! | 0:20:45 | 0:20:47 | |
So with that, Mark focuses his attention on a large glass bowl. | 0:20:47 | 0:20:52 | |
It's got quite nice decoration going around it, | 0:20:52 | 0:20:55 | |
a sort of diamond-y upper border. | 0:20:55 | 0:20:58 | |
I mean, it's really... it's a huge piece of glass. | 0:20:58 | 0:21:00 | |
But with £161 left in your pocket and £50 on the ticket, | 0:21:02 | 0:21:05 | |
what are you going to offer Georgina for it? | 0:21:05 | 0:21:10 | |
£20? | 0:21:11 | 0:21:13 | |
You're doing it again, Mark! | 0:21:13 | 0:21:14 | |
Am I being naughty? Do I get another slap? | 0:21:14 | 0:21:16 | |
Indeed! | 0:21:16 | 0:21:18 | |
Could you meet me at 25, Mark? | 0:21:18 | 0:21:20 | |
-Yes, I could. Thank you, George. -Done. -Thank you very much. | 0:21:20 | 0:21:23 | |
A big purchase, Mark, but for a small price. | 0:21:23 | 0:21:26 | |
Are you sure you're going to honour your end of the bargain? | 0:21:26 | 0:21:30 | |
Will, on the other hand, has not a penny to his name, | 0:21:30 | 0:21:33 | |
and after going out with a bang, it's fitting that he's off to visit a gunpowder mill. | 0:21:33 | 0:21:38 | |
Will's heading back to Essex | 0:21:39 | 0:21:41 | |
to the fantastically named Secret Island in Waltham Abbey. | 0:21:41 | 0:21:45 | |
Secret Island was one of the three Royal Gunpowder Mills in the UK, | 0:21:47 | 0:21:51 | |
but the only site to have survived virtually intact. | 0:21:51 | 0:21:55 | |
Of course, it was not so secret to the locals over the 350 years it produced explosives. | 0:21:55 | 0:22:02 | |
The mill began as a commercial venture in the 17th century, | 0:22:02 | 0:22:06 | |
but went on to supply ammunition for the Crimean War and the First World War. | 0:22:06 | 0:22:10 | |
It gained its secretive name around the end of the Second World War | 0:22:12 | 0:22:16 | |
when it became an important site for research and development | 0:22:16 | 0:22:20 | |
with workers made to sign the Official Secrets Act. | 0:22:20 | 0:22:23 | |
But Will is meeting tour guide Michael to find out about its origins as a gunpowder mill. | 0:22:24 | 0:22:30 | |
Is that literally like we would imagine a mill next to a river with the waterwheel and so on, | 0:22:30 | 0:22:36 | |
-being powered by the water? -Absolutely. -Was gunpowder produced like that? | 0:22:36 | 0:22:39 | |
It absolutely was. Yes, in the early days, it was water-powered. | 0:22:39 | 0:22:43 | |
-The site that we have here, this was the site of the earliest gunpowder mills. -Right. | 0:22:43 | 0:22:49 | |
-And, as you can see, it's on a canal here. -Yes. -This in fact was Millhead Stream, | 0:22:49 | 0:22:54 | |
which provided the power to drive the waterwheel. | 0:22:54 | 0:22:58 | |
Gunpowder was originally discovered by the Chinese in the 9th century, | 0:22:58 | 0:23:02 | |
the constituents of which are sulphur, carbon and saltpetre. | 0:23:02 | 0:23:06 | |
Time now for Will's science lesson. | 0:23:06 | 0:23:09 | |
As a layman, what is saltpetre? | 0:23:09 | 0:23:12 | |
-Not very romantic, I'm afraid. It is excrement, animal or human excrement. -Really? -Indeed. | 0:23:12 | 0:23:19 | |
Go on! Have a sniff! | 0:23:19 | 0:23:20 | |
Thankfully it doesn't smell as such still. | 0:23:20 | 0:23:23 | |
Oh, that's disappointing. | 0:23:23 | 0:23:25 | |
Let's have a look what it looks like. | 0:23:25 | 0:23:27 | |
-OK. -It's quite grainy, isn't it? -Yeah. So almost like a sort of salt consistency, isn't it? | 0:23:29 | 0:23:33 | |
It is, really. Yes, absolutely. Absolutely. | 0:23:33 | 0:23:36 | |
And the next one was sulphur. | 0:23:36 | 0:23:38 | |
-Right. And that's what we've got in here, is it? -It is, yes. | 0:23:38 | 0:23:41 | |
-I did pay some attention at chemistry lessons at school. -Right, good! | 0:23:41 | 0:23:44 | |
-And I can recognise the yellow colour of sulphur. -Absolutely. | 0:23:44 | 0:23:46 | |
Oh, a full-bodied vintage, eh? Hints of citrus, perhaps? | 0:23:46 | 0:23:51 | |
Well, I think it smells of sort of spent fireworks. | 0:23:51 | 0:23:54 | |
-OK. -For obvious reasons, probably. -Could well be. | 0:23:54 | 0:23:56 | |
Honestly, Jilly Goolden, eat your heart out! | 0:23:56 | 0:23:58 | |
I feel like I'm on Blue Peter here, but maybe an adult version of it. | 0:23:58 | 0:24:02 | |
Wow! Look at that. What a great colour! | 0:24:02 | 0:24:04 | |
-And then the final ingredient... -Is charcoal. | 0:24:04 | 0:24:07 | |
Let's have a look at that. Oh, look at that! | 0:24:07 | 0:24:09 | |
This, of course, is produced from wood. | 0:24:09 | 0:24:12 | |
The elements were mixed together before being ground and incorporated using the millstones | 0:24:12 | 0:24:18 | |
to produce what was then known as black powder. | 0:24:18 | 0:24:21 | |
Gunpowder suffered from several weaknesses, | 0:24:21 | 0:24:23 | |
not least of which was the fact that smoke emanating from the gun | 0:24:23 | 0:24:27 | |
gave away the position of the shooter, | 0:24:27 | 0:24:29 | |
and so gunpowder was eventually phased out in preference to chemical-based explosives. | 0:24:29 | 0:24:35 | |
Were they as dangerous to produce as gunpowder? | 0:24:35 | 0:24:39 | |
They certainly were very volatile indeed, needing very careful handling. | 0:24:39 | 0:24:45 | |
Nitro-glycerine was even more so in that it needed to be produced within a very tight temperature range. | 0:24:45 | 0:24:52 | |
-Right. -If it went above 22 degrees centigrade, the whole of the plant would have gone up. -Oh, blimey! | 0:24:52 | 0:24:59 | |
In order to avoid meltdown, workers were required to watch temperature gauges for hours on end, | 0:24:59 | 0:25:05 | |
dreary work indeed. | 0:25:05 | 0:25:06 | |
As you can imagine, very sleep-inducing too. | 0:25:06 | 0:25:10 | |
So to prevent any catastrophic catnaps, they invented this, the one-legged stool. | 0:25:10 | 0:25:16 | |
-If you would like to sit on the one-legged stool... -Let's see how I would have done. | 0:25:16 | 0:25:20 | |
-So, I would have been sat here... -You would have been looking at these gauges... -Staring at the gauges. | 0:25:20 | 0:25:24 | |
And I would have felt my eyelids starting to go... I'm feeling a bit sleepy anyway, it's been a long day! | 0:25:24 | 0:25:28 | |
-Me eyelids are starting to go and I would have just... -Start to nod off. | 0:25:28 | 0:25:31 | |
-Oh! -That's it, absolutely! BELL RINGS | 0:25:31 | 0:25:32 | |
-It works. -It works. You cannot sleep on a one-legged stool. It is impossible. | 0:25:32 | 0:25:37 | |
Following on from its time producing explosives and its top-secret research and development days, | 0:25:37 | 0:25:44 | |
the site was opened to the public as a visitors' attraction. | 0:25:44 | 0:25:48 | |
-I bet they do a great fireworks display! -BOOM! | 0:25:48 | 0:25:51 | |
Now, while Will has been entertained by explosives, | 0:25:51 | 0:25:55 | |
Mark has made his way to Hertford, the county town of Hertfordshire, | 0:25:55 | 0:25:59 | |
where, in 1563, the English Parliament met because of an outbreak of the plague in London. | 0:25:59 | 0:26:05 | |
But with time running out, Mark's heading straight to his last shop of the trip to see Bonnie | 0:26:05 | 0:26:12 | |
at the sweetly named Honey Lane Antiques. | 0:26:12 | 0:26:14 | |
-Bonnie, that's amazing, isn't it? -It's beautiful. | 0:26:14 | 0:26:16 | |
-I tell you what, that would look stunning if you had a big mansion, wouldn't it? -Yeah. | 0:26:17 | 0:26:21 | |
-Nice and big. -In your downstairs cloakroom! | 0:26:21 | 0:26:24 | |
Cloakroom? | 0:26:24 | 0:26:25 | |
Wherever it hangs, this late-19th century beaten-brass charger is priced at £150. | 0:26:25 | 0:26:33 | |
We could do that for 130. | 0:26:33 | 0:26:36 | |
-Can I put...can I reserve it? -You certainly can. -Can I put it down there? -Yes. | 0:26:37 | 0:26:41 | |
Looks like you're hooked, Mark! | 0:26:41 | 0:26:43 | |
And Bonnie's not finished trying to get all of your remaining £136! | 0:26:43 | 0:26:48 | |
What about if I threw a cannon in? | 0:26:48 | 0:26:50 | |
-A cannon? -A nice cast-iron and brass cannon. -Oh, that's quite... -For £136 for the two. | 0:26:50 | 0:26:56 | |
-I think it's great fun and it goes well with our sort of armorial theme. -Indeed. | 0:26:56 | 0:27:02 | |
Come on, Mark, the clock's ticking. It's time you made your mind up. | 0:27:02 | 0:27:06 | |
-Life's a gamble, isn't it? -It is. | 0:27:07 | 0:27:10 | |
-The choice is yours. -I know. | 0:27:10 | 0:27:12 | |
-But I don't...I'm not good with choices. -You see... | 0:27:12 | 0:27:15 | |
I can see Tim now going, "Oh, Mark's dithering again!" | 0:27:15 | 0:27:19 | |
Oh, good grief! No wonder! Stop dithering, man! | 0:27:19 | 0:27:22 | |
-This...oh! -Oh, careful, dear! -Some kind of a mythical sea horse with the... | 0:27:23 | 0:27:29 | |
It's called a hippocanthus. | 0:27:29 | 0:27:31 | |
Ah, Bonnie's trying to see if another lump of metal will add weight to the deal. | 0:27:31 | 0:27:34 | |
It's a decorative pierced brass dish, probably early-20th century. | 0:27:34 | 0:27:38 | |
-So the cannons, this... -That. -And the charger. -And the charger. | 0:27:38 | 0:27:41 | |
-Well, they kind of fit, I suppose. -They do. | 0:27:41 | 0:27:44 | |
-Because they'd make a nice interesting lot, wouldn't they? -Indeed. | 0:27:44 | 0:27:47 | |
-Shall we do that? -Yes. | 0:27:47 | 0:27:48 | |
-I think you couldn't possibly go wrong. -Bonnie, come and give me a hug. | 0:27:48 | 0:27:51 | |
Because I think they'll... I don't care if they make any money. | 0:27:51 | 0:27:55 | |
-It was a pleasure meeting you. -You too. -And we've had a bit of fun, haven't we? | 0:27:55 | 0:27:58 | |
We have. It's been great. | 0:27:58 | 0:27:59 | |
So, Mark has managed to spend up, but maybe the pressure to blow the lot has backfired. | 0:27:59 | 0:28:05 | |
Has Mark been rather rash in spending £136 on these three items? | 0:28:05 | 0:28:09 | |
Only time will tell. So, let's reveal what they bought. | 0:28:09 | 0:28:13 | |
-Show me yours. -I'll show you mine in due course. | 0:28:13 | 0:28:16 | |
Well, let's have a look. Where am I? Here we go. | 0:28:16 | 0:28:18 | |
Well, well, well! Gosh! | 0:28:20 | 0:28:22 | |
You and your job lots! | 0:28:22 | 0:28:24 | |
What do you mean, my job lots? I got one job lot. | 0:28:24 | 0:28:27 | |
-And then this piece which is bronze, rather stylish, and I think it is of the period. -Yes. | 0:28:27 | 0:28:34 | |
Mmm, suitably underwhelmed, Mark! | 0:28:34 | 0:28:36 | |
-I like this little lot. -This lot here? -Yeah. | 0:28:36 | 0:28:38 | |
A nice rummer, has got one or two little nibbles... | 0:28:38 | 0:28:41 | |
-and then I found an 18th-century... bottle... -Bottle. -Yeah. | 0:28:41 | 0:28:45 | |
-And an 18th-century... -What I liked about this was that deep... -It's lovely, isn't it? | 0:28:45 | 0:28:48 | |
-Very nice, very pushed in. -Exactly. But it wasn't a lot of money. | 0:28:48 | 0:28:51 | |
It's a nice little honest 18th-century lot. | 0:28:51 | 0:28:53 | |
-That's what I thought. You know, for a study collection. -And Staffordshire figures. | 0:28:53 | 0:28:57 | |
Do you know what? I kind of regretted them after I bought them. | 0:28:57 | 0:29:00 | |
Do you know...? I absolutely adore Staffordshire figures. | 0:29:00 | 0:29:03 | |
-I think they're great. -I think they're wonderful. I love the colours. -Look at his face. | 0:29:03 | 0:29:07 | |
-I like the naivety... -Fine 'tache! They're in very good condition. | 0:29:07 | 0:29:10 | |
But they just don't seem to be flavour of the month, do they? | 0:29:10 | 0:29:13 | |
Likey, but no likey! | 0:29:13 | 0:29:15 | |
-And you kept with your form of a Chinese! -I did it for you. I thought... -Oh! | 0:29:15 | 0:29:19 | |
-It's not terribly old, you know that. -And it's not great quality. Lovely shape. -It's all right. | 0:29:19 | 0:29:24 | |
Yeah, it's a gu vase. | 0:29:24 | 0:29:26 | |
Used for libation... | 0:29:26 | 0:29:28 | |
-Exactly! -Look at you! | 0:29:28 | 0:29:30 | |
-Well, you know... -Ooh! Will! | 0:29:30 | 0:29:32 | |
-Honestly, I'm beginning to think you might know something about antiques! -No, I'm just guessing. | 0:29:32 | 0:29:36 | |
Now, I'm looking forward to seeing what you've bought. | 0:29:36 | 0:29:39 | |
-Are you really? -Yes, of course I am! -Are you ready for this? -Yeah, yeah, yeah. | 0:29:39 | 0:29:42 | |
It's quite different, Will. | 0:29:42 | 0:29:44 | |
Oh, look! | 0:29:44 | 0:29:45 | |
Because...because I've gone completely sort of bonkers, really. | 0:29:45 | 0:29:50 | |
Let's take these off so I can have a closer look. | 0:29:50 | 0:29:52 | |
-I found... Well, I found this in the... -Skip? -The Village. | 0:29:52 | 0:29:55 | |
-You might think that, actually! -I'm joking. | 0:29:56 | 0:29:58 | |
It needs...it needs a heck of a lot of work, but it is a really nice period thing. | 0:29:58 | 0:30:03 | |
-It's a Regency... -That's nice quality as well, isn't it? | 0:30:03 | 0:30:06 | |
I mean, it was marked up at £135, but I got it for 50. | 0:30:06 | 0:30:09 | |
That's a good discount. | 0:30:09 | 0:30:11 | |
I bought this amazing glass bowl! | 0:30:11 | 0:30:13 | |
-Great size. -It's a wonderful size. -Perfect condition. | 0:30:13 | 0:30:16 | |
-DEEP RING -That's... -It's interior design. | 0:30:16 | 0:30:18 | |
-That is a good bowl. -And it was 25 quid. -No? | 0:30:18 | 0:30:22 | |
You couldn't buy a plastic one for 25 quid! | 0:30:22 | 0:30:24 | |
-But then this is what really struck my eye, Will. -Oh, there's something else at the fr... | 0:30:24 | 0:30:27 | |
-That! -Oh! | 0:30:27 | 0:30:29 | |
-Oh, look! I'm going to put these back on! -I think it's absolutely amazing, actually. | 0:30:29 | 0:30:33 | |
But, I mean, I paid far too much, Will. I paid far too much for all this. | 0:30:33 | 0:30:37 | |
-I bet you didn't. You're double-bluffing me. -No, I'm not, £136. | 0:30:37 | 0:30:41 | |
-For that little group. -Yeah. It's too much. | 0:30:41 | 0:30:44 | |
Listen, what better way to end the show, you know, with no money in our pockets, | 0:30:44 | 0:30:50 | |
a load of stuff in the sale? Let's see what happens. | 0:30:50 | 0:30:53 | |
So, what do our pair really think, then? | 0:30:53 | 0:30:55 | |
Can I just say how proud I am of my friend Mark, | 0:30:55 | 0:30:59 | |
because we agreed to spend out and spend out we have. | 0:30:59 | 0:31:02 | |
We're both on zero. It's all down to the wire for the last auction. | 0:31:02 | 0:31:06 | |
Will is desperate to find a Chinese piece. | 0:31:06 | 0:31:09 | |
We are going to the auction house that sold, reportedly sold | 0:31:09 | 0:31:14 | |
an 18th-century Imperial vase for £50 million. | 0:31:14 | 0:31:19 | |
That isn't going to make 50 million, I'll tell you. | 0:31:19 | 0:31:22 | |
50p more like! | 0:31:22 | 0:31:24 | |
So, with the storm clouds circling above, is this the sign of things to come | 0:31:24 | 0:31:29 | |
as our boys head to today's auction? | 0:31:29 | 0:31:31 | |
On the last leg of their Road Trip, | 0:31:31 | 0:31:33 | |
our seasoned experts have zigzagged their way | 0:31:33 | 0:31:36 | |
through Essex, Suffolk and Hertfordshire, | 0:31:36 | 0:31:39 | |
starting out in Gosfield | 0:31:39 | 0:31:40 | |
and ending up in Ruislip for the auction. | 0:31:40 | 0:31:43 | |
-Well, Mark... -This is it. -This is it. | 0:31:43 | 0:31:45 | |
-Our moment of judgment. -The battle lines are drawn. | 0:31:45 | 0:31:47 | |
-Shall we go and find out? -After you, sir. | 0:31:47 | 0:31:49 | |
The final battlefield is at Bainbridges, | 0:31:49 | 0:31:52 | |
and, as Mark said, scene of the famous multimillion-pound Chinese porcelain vase sale | 0:31:52 | 0:31:59 | |
which made world headlines in 2010. | 0:31:59 | 0:32:01 | |
Presiding over our proceedings is auctioneer and owner Peter Bainbridge. | 0:32:01 | 0:32:06 | |
Let's see what he thinks of our experts' choices. | 0:32:06 | 0:32:09 | |
We've got a Boule standish to sell, | 0:32:09 | 0:32:12 | |
which is probably 19th century. | 0:32:12 | 0:32:15 | |
It's missing a top of one of the wells in the middle, | 0:32:15 | 0:32:18 | |
so that, plus all the repair that's necessary, | 0:32:18 | 0:32:21 | |
I would think it may only be worth £40-£60. | 0:32:21 | 0:32:25 | |
Also I'm afraid an item that was entered a Regency wineglass, | 0:32:25 | 0:32:30 | |
and it's definitely not Regency, it's 20th century, in my view, | 0:32:30 | 0:32:33 | |
and it comes with a little cordial glass which is down as 18th century, may well be. | 0:32:33 | 0:32:38 | |
But, in fact, it's got a damn big piece of metal in the bottom of it, | 0:32:38 | 0:32:41 | |
so I guess it's been repaired which completely negates its value. | 0:32:41 | 0:32:45 | |
Oh, dear! That doesn't bode well. | 0:32:45 | 0:32:47 | |
Will Axon set out on this leg with a meagre £251.86, | 0:32:48 | 0:32:53 | |
but kept to his promise, spending it all on his five lots. | 0:32:53 | 0:32:58 | |
Mark Stacey began this leg with £296 and also went for broke on his five lots. | 0:32:58 | 0:33:04 | |
Now, brace yourselves! Peter is a good old-fashioned auctioneer. | 0:33:07 | 0:33:11 | |
First up is Will's 19th-century ebony and ivory French watch box. | 0:33:13 | 0:33:18 | |
Let's have a bid. Will it be... who's going to give me £20? | 0:33:18 | 0:33:21 | |
-20 to go. 10 to go, then, please. Come on. -Oh, come on! | 0:33:21 | 0:33:23 | |
For goodness' sake, it's unusual. Tenner bid. Thank you. 15 now. | 0:33:23 | 0:33:26 | |
I've got a bid at 10. 15. £20. £25? Thank you. | 0:33:26 | 0:33:29 | |
£30. 35 now. 35. 40. | 0:33:29 | 0:33:31 | |
40 I'm bid. Got a bid at 45 anywhere? | 0:33:31 | 0:33:33 | |
Got a bid at 40 at the back of the room. Any advance on £40? | 0:33:35 | 0:33:37 | |
-All done today at 40. -Puh-puh-puh! | 0:33:37 | 0:33:39 | |
Selling at £40. Last time. | 0:33:39 | 0:33:41 | |
It was very close, Will. | 0:33:42 | 0:33:44 | |
Close is not good enough, I'm afraid. That's a loss, Will. | 0:33:44 | 0:33:48 | |
Next in line is Mark's Continental silver spill holder. | 0:33:49 | 0:33:53 | |
I'm opening the bidding here at £80. Do I hear 90 anywhere? | 0:33:53 | 0:33:56 | |
I've got a bid at £80. 90? My bid is £80. Take 90 now. | 0:33:56 | 0:33:59 | |
-Is it going to go up? -Come along, let's see another bid! | 0:33:59 | 0:34:02 | |
Thank you. 90. 100 I'm bid. 110? | 0:34:02 | 0:34:05 | |
I would. 110. | 0:34:05 | 0:34:07 | |
120 now. £110. I've got a bid at 110. | 0:34:07 | 0:34:09 | |
120, I've got a bid. 130 now? | 0:34:09 | 0:34:11 | |
130 bid. Thank you. 140 anywhere? | 0:34:11 | 0:34:13 | |
140. Thank you. 150 now. | 0:34:13 | 0:34:15 | |
Are you all done at 140? | 0:34:15 | 0:34:17 | |
Well done, Mark. You've doubled your money. Good work. | 0:34:17 | 0:34:21 | |
-I need it, Will. -OK... | 0:34:21 | 0:34:23 | |
Oh, he's never happy, that boy! | 0:34:23 | 0:34:25 | |
It's Will's glass rummer, cordial glass and wine bottle next. | 0:34:27 | 0:34:32 | |
Peter thinks this could be a flop. Let's see. | 0:34:32 | 0:34:35 | |
Opening bid, what say now, £20? | 0:34:35 | 0:34:37 | |
10 to go, then, please. Your starter for £10. 10 bid. 15 now. | 0:34:37 | 0:34:40 | |
We've got a bid at 10. Do I hear 15? I've got a bid at £10. 15. | 0:34:40 | 0:34:42 | |
-20 I'm bid. 25? -It's going on a bit. | 0:34:42 | 0:34:45 | |
£30. 35 now. 40? | 0:34:45 | 0:34:47 | |
At £35. 40 anywhere? Got a bid at 35. Another bid, sir, at the back? £40? | 0:34:47 | 0:34:51 | |
-At £35. Any further bids? 40 I'm bid. -Just... Go on! | 0:34:51 | 0:34:54 | |
Got a bid at 40 now. We're selling at £40 for the last time today. | 0:34:54 | 0:34:56 | |
At 40. Any further bidding? We're selling at £40 for the last time. | 0:34:56 | 0:35:00 | |
All done. 40. | 0:35:00 | 0:35:02 | |
231. Sold. | 0:35:02 | 0:35:04 | |
That look says it all. Another loss, Will. | 0:35:04 | 0:35:07 | |
Mark's rather large glass bowl is next. | 0:35:10 | 0:35:13 | |
Here it is. Have a look at the stage, then, please. Isn't that lovely? | 0:35:13 | 0:35:16 | |
It's so big, isn't it? | 0:35:16 | 0:35:17 | |
This comes probably from a wash set, ladies and gentlemen. | 0:35:17 | 0:35:20 | |
And, er... or you could use it as a footbath. | 0:35:20 | 0:35:23 | |
You could put fish in it, couldn't you? £20? | 0:35:23 | 0:35:25 | |
£20 to go. £10 to go, then, please. | 0:35:25 | 0:35:27 | |
At the back. 10 I'm bid. 15 now. 15 I'm bid. Thank you. | 0:35:27 | 0:35:30 | |
20 now, please. 20 I'm bid. 25? 25 bid. 30? | 0:35:30 | 0:35:32 | |
30 I'm bid. 35? | 0:35:32 | 0:35:34 | |
35 bid. 40. | 0:35:34 | 0:35:35 | |
40 I'm bid. 45? | 0:35:35 | 0:35:37 | |
I've got a bid at 40. Any further bids? | 0:35:37 | 0:35:38 | |
We are selling today at £40 for the last time. | 0:35:38 | 0:35:40 | |
Are you all out at 40, then? | 0:35:40 | 0:35:43 | |
Oh! | 0:35:43 | 0:35:44 | |
OK, big sighs, but that is another steady profit, Mark! | 0:35:44 | 0:35:48 | |
Can Will's stag finally turn him a profit? | 0:35:50 | 0:35:54 | |
£20 to go, then, please. Come on! Let's get a move on at £20. | 0:35:54 | 0:35:56 | |
Opening bid at £20, surely to goodness? | 0:35:56 | 0:35:58 | |
What's going wrong? 20 I'm bid. 25 now? The bid is £20. | 0:35:58 | 0:36:01 | |
25. Thank you. 30? 30 I'm bid. 35 now, please. 35. £40 now. | 0:36:01 | 0:36:04 | |
-I've got a bid at 35. 40 anywhere? 40, come on! -Surely! | 0:36:04 | 0:36:08 | |
£35. Any further bids? I'm selling today at £35. | 0:36:08 | 0:36:11 | |
Any further bids? For the last time today, then, at £35. | 0:36:11 | 0:36:15 | |
So another crushing loss for Will. | 0:36:17 | 0:36:20 | |
I guess the bidders found it a bit "deer"! | 0:36:20 | 0:36:23 | |
Ha-ha! Never mind! | 0:36:23 | 0:36:25 | |
I think I'm going to have to write my letter of resignation! | 0:36:25 | 0:36:28 | |
Well, if you need a seconder...! Er... | 0:36:29 | 0:36:32 | |
A touching piece of moral support there, Mark! | 0:36:32 | 0:36:36 | |
Perhaps you're blinkered by your own success! | 0:36:36 | 0:36:39 | |
Very collectable, £20? | 0:36:39 | 0:36:40 | |
Quite collectable, £10? | 0:36:40 | 0:36:42 | |
Thank you. 10 I'm bid. 15 I'm bid. 20 now, please. | 0:36:42 | 0:36:44 | |
£20. 25. I've got a bid of £20 at the back of the room. | 0:36:44 | 0:36:47 | |
-Come on! They shouldn't... -You're in profit. | 0:36:47 | 0:36:49 | |
Make it 25, will you? At £20. Come on, a bit of imagination! | 0:36:49 | 0:36:53 | |
25, thank you. £30. 35. | 0:36:53 | 0:36:55 | |
£40. 45? | 0:36:55 | 0:36:57 | |
Are you all done and finished at £40? Any further bids? | 0:36:57 | 0:36:59 | |
40 and selling to number 93. | 0:36:59 | 0:37:02 | |
-Thank you. -£40. -£40, that's all right. | 0:37:02 | 0:37:05 | |
That is all right, Mark! | 0:37:05 | 0:37:07 | |
There is no distraction for you in your pursuit of profit! | 0:37:07 | 0:37:10 | |
It's your pair of Staffordshire huntsmen up next, Will. | 0:37:13 | 0:37:16 | |
I figure these should yield you a return. | 0:37:16 | 0:37:19 | |
£20. £20, ladies and gentlemen, please, with a spaniel, remember. | 0:37:19 | 0:37:23 | |
So, anybody interested in dogs. £20. | 0:37:23 | 0:37:26 | |
Ooh, 10 to go, then, please. Come on. Show me somewhere. | 0:37:26 | 0:37:29 | |
Tenner bid, thank you. 15 now? 15 I'm bid. 20 now. 20 I'm bid. | 0:37:29 | 0:37:31 | |
25? I think you should. | 0:37:31 | 0:37:34 | |
So does Will! | 0:37:34 | 0:37:35 | |
They're lovely! At £20. 25. That's better. £30, sir? | 0:37:35 | 0:37:39 | |
Oh, madam, and you're a horsey person! | 0:37:39 | 0:37:41 | |
Yeah, but it's a spaniel. | 0:37:41 | 0:37:43 | |
Oh, but look at that little goatee! | 0:37:43 | 0:37:45 | |
-£25. £25. -That's enough. It's all right. | 0:37:45 | 0:37:48 | |
£25. Are we going to 30? We are selling at 25. | 0:37:48 | 0:37:50 | |
30. Thank you. | 0:37:50 | 0:37:52 | |
-35? -Go on. -I've got a bid of 30 at the back of the room. -One more, | 0:37:52 | 0:37:55 | |
-to make me break even. -30. | 0:37:55 | 0:37:57 | |
No. At £30. Any further bids? Selling at 30, then. | 0:37:57 | 0:38:00 | |
Last time today at £30. | 0:38:00 | 0:38:02 | |
-Sold for 30. -Gosh, Will. | 0:38:02 | 0:38:05 | |
Gosh, indeed! It's really not been your day today! | 0:38:05 | 0:38:08 | |
But how will the bidders react to Mark's big blowout? | 0:38:12 | 0:38:15 | |
His large brass platter and brass accompaniments. | 0:38:15 | 0:38:18 | |
-Oh, I can't bear this! -Here we go. | 0:38:18 | 0:38:20 | |
I think large is a bit of an understatement. | 0:38:20 | 0:38:22 | |
Look at the damn thing! | 0:38:22 | 0:38:24 | |
- It's huge. - It is huge, isn't it? | 0:38:24 | 0:38:26 | |
You could sublet it, madam! | 0:38:26 | 0:38:29 | |
And you also get with it a pierced brass dish over there, | 0:38:29 | 0:38:32 | |
-which is pretty dull...and a miniature cannon. -It's not dull! | 0:38:32 | 0:38:35 | |
-It is. -OK, for the lot, what are you going to give me, £20? | 0:38:35 | 0:38:38 | |
20 to go. Come on, it's been polished. You don't have to. £20. | 0:38:38 | 0:38:41 | |
Well, it's worth thinking about! 20 I'm bid. Do I hear 25 now? | 0:38:41 | 0:38:45 | |
25 at the back. At £30? £30, thank you. 35? | 0:38:45 | 0:38:48 | |
35, thank you. £40? | 0:38:48 | 0:38:49 | |
At £35. Another fiver? | 0:38:49 | 0:38:51 | |
-Go on! -She's shaking her head. | 0:38:51 | 0:38:54 | |
35 at the back of the room. Any further bids on 35, then? | 0:38:54 | 0:38:56 | |
Selling at £35, all done. | 0:38:56 | 0:38:59 | |
-Gosh! -35, 74. Well done. | 0:38:59 | 0:39:01 | |
Ouch! I bet you're brassed off with that! | 0:39:01 | 0:39:05 | |
That stonking great loss means Will could be back in with a chance, | 0:39:05 | 0:39:08 | |
if only he could make a healthy profit on his last lot, | 0:39:08 | 0:39:12 | |
his bargain buy, the gu vase. | 0:39:12 | 0:39:14 | |
Come on, somebody give me a £10 note. 10 I'm bid. 15. £20. | 0:39:14 | 0:39:18 | |
-It's going on, it's creeping up. -£20. 25. | 0:39:18 | 0:39:21 | |
£30. | 0:39:21 | 0:39:22 | |
£30 I'm bid. 35 anywhere? 30 I'm bid. 35? | 0:39:22 | 0:39:25 | |
35. £40? 45. | 0:39:25 | 0:39:28 | |
£50? | 0:39:28 | 0:39:29 | |
Got a bid of 45. 50 anywhere? Got a bid of 45. Looking for 50 now. | 0:39:29 | 0:39:33 | |
£50. | 0:39:33 | 0:39:34 | |
55? Got a bid of 50. In the front row at £50. Be able to take 5 more. | 0:39:34 | 0:39:38 | |
We're selling at 50. A gu vase at 50. Any further bids? | 0:39:38 | 0:39:41 | |
All done. Gu and gone! | 0:39:41 | 0:39:43 | |
-"Gu and gone!" -Gu and gone! | 0:39:44 | 0:39:47 | |
Huh! Gu and gone with your chance of victory, Will! | 0:39:47 | 0:39:50 | |
No beginner's luck here, then! | 0:39:50 | 0:39:52 | |
It's Mark's last lot. | 0:39:53 | 0:39:55 | |
The Boulework inkstand or pen stand. | 0:39:55 | 0:39:58 | |
Peter estimated £40-£60, | 0:39:58 | 0:40:00 | |
but can our Stacey go out as winner of this week's Road Trip on a high? | 0:40:00 | 0:40:05 | |
50 to go, then, please. Come on. 50 I'm bid. | 0:40:05 | 0:40:07 | |
60 now. I've got a bid of £50. 60 anywhere? | 0:40:07 | 0:40:09 | |
We've got a bid of £50. 60 anywhere now? | 0:40:09 | 0:40:11 | |
I've got a bid of £50. 60? Thank you. 70 now, please. | 0:40:11 | 0:40:14 | |
70 bid. Thank you. 80 now. 90? | 0:40:14 | 0:40:16 | |
100 on the book. 110. | 0:40:16 | 0:40:18 | |
-120. -Oh! | 0:40:18 | 0:40:20 | |
-120. 130. 140. -Oh, this is going very well! | 0:40:20 | 0:40:23 | |
-140. 150. 160. -Ker-ching! | 0:40:23 | 0:40:26 | |
170. | 0:40:26 | 0:40:27 | |
180. | 0:40:27 | 0:40:29 | |
190. | 0:40:29 | 0:40:30 | |
-200. -Gosh! It's good. | 0:40:30 | 0:40:32 | |
210. 220. | 0:40:32 | 0:40:33 | |
230. 240. | 0:40:33 | 0:40:36 | |
250. | 0:40:36 | 0:40:38 | |
-£240. -Yeah, mate! | 0:40:38 | 0:40:39 | |
£240 now. Do I hear 250? We've got a bid at £240. Do I hear 250? | 0:40:39 | 0:40:42 | |
Another bid, 250? | 0:40:42 | 0:40:44 | |
250? | 0:40:45 | 0:40:47 | |
Selling at 240, then. | 0:40:47 | 0:40:48 | |
Here at 240. For the last time today at £240. | 0:40:48 | 0:40:50 | |
Are we all done at 240, then? | 0:40:50 | 0:40:52 | |
-Sold at 240. -I can't believe it! -£240! | 0:40:52 | 0:40:56 | |
-I cannot believe that, Will! -Mark, you've got it, you've got it, mate! | 0:41:01 | 0:41:04 | |
-£240! -Oh! | 0:41:04 | 0:41:07 | |
Top job, eh? | 0:41:07 | 0:41:08 | |
That's a cracking profit of £190 before costs, Mark, | 0:41:08 | 0:41:12 | |
and don't you look pleased with yourself? | 0:41:12 | 0:41:14 | |
Come on. Let's get some fresh air and a drink! | 0:41:14 | 0:41:17 | |
-A stiff drink! -Come on. | 0:41:17 | 0:41:19 | |
So, Will Axon's debut turned into a disaster! | 0:41:23 | 0:41:26 | |
He kicked off this leg with £251.86, | 0:41:26 | 0:41:29 | |
but after auction costs made a dismal loss of £91.96, | 0:41:29 | 0:41:34 | |
and ends this Road Trip with just £159.90. | 0:41:34 | 0:41:39 | |
Mark Stacey started this final leg with £296. | 0:41:40 | 0:41:44 | |
He earned a fantastic £109.90 profit after auction costs, | 0:41:44 | 0:41:50 | |
making him not only today's winner, | 0:41:50 | 0:41:52 | |
but also the winner of this week's Road Trip! | 0:41:52 | 0:41:55 | |
He's left with a grand total of £405.90. | 0:41:55 | 0:41:59 | |
Well done, Mark! All profits go to Children In Need. | 0:41:59 | 0:42:03 | |
Oh, well, that was a tale of two halves, wasn't it? | 0:42:03 | 0:42:05 | |
A tale of two halves, I should say! Your half and mine! | 0:42:05 | 0:42:08 | |
-Sorry about that! -Listen, it's all fair in love and war. | 0:42:08 | 0:42:12 | |
MUSIC: "It Takes Two" by Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston | 0:42:12 | 0:42:15 | |
Will, you're clear this side. Yes, go on. Go to it, Willie! | 0:42:15 | 0:42:19 | |
And what a trip it's been for our boys! | 0:42:21 | 0:42:25 | |
With experience triumphant over enthusiasm... | 0:42:28 | 0:42:31 | |
It's had its ups and downs. | 0:42:33 | 0:42:35 | |
Do you know, I'm beginning to absolutely hate antiques! | 0:42:35 | 0:42:38 | |
Will learned to develop a thick skin... | 0:42:38 | 0:42:40 | |
and a fetish for themes. | 0:42:40 | 0:42:42 | |
Alcohol theme. | 0:42:42 | 0:42:43 | |
Stag and deer theme. | 0:42:43 | 0:42:45 | |
My glass theme. | 0:42:45 | 0:42:46 | |
-And the master soon showed his class. -Oh, lovely. | 0:42:46 | 0:42:49 | |
I'll come back here again! | 0:42:49 | 0:42:51 | |
And, above all, they formed an unbreakable bond. | 0:42:51 | 0:42:54 | |
Toodle-oo, chaps! | 0:42:55 | 0:42:57 |