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It's the nation's favourite antiques experts, with ?200 each, | 0:00:04 | 0:00:08 | |
a classic car and a goal - to scour Britain for antiques. | 0:00:08 | 0:00:12 | |
Going, going, gone! BOTH: Yes! | 0:00:12 | 0:00:15 | |
Hello! | 0:00:15 | 0:00:16 | |
The aim? To make the biggest profit at auction, but it's no mean feat. | 0:00:16 | 0:00:20 | |
Yes! | 0:00:20 | 0:00:21 | |
There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers. | 0:00:21 | 0:00:24 | |
I'm got to try and win. | 0:00:24 | 0:00:26 | |
So, will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster? | 0:00:26 | 0:00:30 | |
Sun shines on the brave, doesn't it? Exactly. | 0:00:30 | 0:00:32 | |
This is the Antiques Road Trip! | 0:00:32 | 0:00:34 | |
Yeah! | 0:00:36 | 0:00:37 | |
# By the sea, by the sea | 0:00:37 | 0:00:39 | |
# By the beautiful sea | 0:00:39 | 0:00:41 | |
# You and me, you and me | 0:00:41 | 0:00:42 | |
# Oh, how happy we'll be. # | 0:00:42 | 0:00:44 | |
This week, we're way down in the West Country. | 0:00:44 | 0:00:47 | |
Old hand Phil Serrell at the wheel, plus keen learner Tom Scott. | 0:00:47 | 0:00:51 | |
Are you Tom or Thomas? I'm Tom. Phil. Good to meet you, mate. Yeah. | 0:00:51 | 0:00:55 | |
You looking forward to this? I didn't mean to touch your knee then, by the way. | 0:00:55 | 0:00:59 | |
That's all right, don't worry. Later on in the week, perhaps. Yes! | 0:00:59 | 0:01:02 | |
Really? Hmm... | 0:01:02 | 0:01:04 | |
Dealer Tom may be a Road Trip rookie, but he should know a | 0:01:04 | 0:01:08 | |
thing or two about antiques, having grown up in the family business. | 0:01:08 | 0:01:12 | |
It is, sadly, way out of my price league. You want to put it back then! | 0:01:12 | 0:01:16 | |
Keen-eyed viewers | 0:01:16 | 0:01:17 | |
may have seen Tom's potential at his shop in Rutland. | 0:01:17 | 0:01:21 | |
How old is it? 19...? '20s, '30s. Yeah. Sign him up! | 0:01:21 | 0:01:25 | |
Phil's been around, it's safe to say, and as an auctioneer, | 0:01:25 | 0:01:29 | |
he knows quality, but he doesn't always buy it. | 0:01:29 | 0:01:32 | |
Hellfire and damnation! | 0:01:32 | 0:01:34 | |
On past trips, he's acquired a reputation for buying big old | 0:01:34 | 0:01:38 | |
lumps, but this week apparently, he might just go straight. | 0:01:38 | 0:01:42 | |
What I'm going to avoid are bridges, canoes and vaulting horses. | 0:01:42 | 0:01:46 | |
Those are my three definite no-noes. I'm going to play it sensible. | 0:01:46 | 0:01:50 | |
Never! | 0:01:50 | 0:01:52 | |
Phil and Tom start out with ?200 apiece, | 0:01:52 | 0:01:55 | |
a 1980s Lancia Beta Spider and a map of Cornwall. | 0:01:55 | 0:01:58 | |
Penzance is this way, Land's End's got to be that way. | 0:01:58 | 0:02:01 | |
Penzance is that way? Yeah. OK. I'll do a quick handbrake. | 0:02:01 | 0:02:05 | |
TYRES SCREECH Ha-ha! | 0:02:05 | 0:02:07 | |
Our trip begins at the far south west corner of Britain, | 0:02:07 | 0:02:10 | |
at St Buryan, before wending its way around several counties, | 0:02:10 | 0:02:15 | |
to reach Wareham, in Dorset. | 0:02:15 | 0:02:17 | |
Today, we start out at St Buryan and make for an auction in Ladock, | 0:02:17 | 0:02:21 | |
near Truro. | 0:02:21 | 0:02:23 | |
Phil, here. St Buryan. This is your place. | 0:02:23 | 0:02:25 | |
We've got to find a shop, haven't we? Let's keep them peeled. | 0:02:25 | 0:02:28 | |
Hang on. What have we got here? Oh, there it is. | 0:02:30 | 0:02:33 | |
Boathouse Antiques. This looks lovely, mate. | 0:02:33 | 0:02:36 | |
You're going to have a great old time in here. I'm going to enjoy this. | 0:02:36 | 0:02:39 | |
Right! I'm out of here. I've got to go to find my shop. | 0:02:39 | 0:02:43 | |
Hope she doesn't break down. | 0:02:43 | 0:02:45 | |
So, the old hand is the first to hit the ground, strolling, and no prizes | 0:02:45 | 0:02:50 | |
for guessing exactly what they specialise in at Boathouse Antiques. | 0:02:50 | 0:02:54 | |
That's a buoy, isn't it? Not a girl(!) That's a fender. | 0:02:54 | 0:02:57 | |
That basically stops you bashing into the dock or whatever. | 0:02:57 | 0:03:00 | |
That's correct. Brilliant. | 0:03:00 | 0:03:01 | |
I've never seen Phil as much of a sailor, | 0:03:01 | 0:03:03 | |
but he's warming to this all right. | 0:03:03 | 0:03:05 | |
So what are these? These are dead eyes, | 0:03:05 | 0:03:08 | |
which are part of a boat rigging. | 0:03:08 | 0:03:10 | |
There would have been a large rope going through here | 0:03:10 | 0:03:12 | |
and then another one here and this would go up to the mast. Oh, right. | 0:03:12 | 0:03:17 | |
And are those collectable? Yes, they do, yeah. And what are they made of? | 0:03:17 | 0:03:22 | |
Probably lignum, by the look of it. They're lignum vitae. Dogwood. | 0:03:22 | 0:03:25 | |
Dogwood. Do you know how you can tell? No. | 0:03:25 | 0:03:28 | |
From the bark. Oh! Very good! | 0:03:28 | 0:03:30 | |
LAUGHTER | 0:03:30 | 0:03:32 | |
Lignum vitae is a tough, durable and extremely dense wood. | 0:03:32 | 0:03:36 | |
It's used for bowling bowls and until recently, | 0:03:36 | 0:03:39 | |
policemen's truncheons. | 0:03:39 | 0:03:40 | |
I like those. | 0:03:40 | 0:03:42 | |
You've got ?28 on those. | 0:03:42 | 0:03:45 | |
To me, they're like 10 or 12, but let me put them by. | 0:03:45 | 0:03:49 | |
Put them by. See what we can do. Put them by. | 0:03:49 | 0:03:51 | |
Utterly useless, those, but that's just my sort of thing. | 0:03:51 | 0:03:54 | |
While Phil explores his seafaring side, | 0:03:54 | 0:03:56 | |
Tom's at the wheel of the Lancia, discovering that long hair | 0:03:56 | 0:04:00 | |
and open-top cars can be a tricky mix. | 0:04:00 | 0:04:03 | |
I feel like I need to buy a headband in the first shop we get to. | 0:04:03 | 0:04:06 | |
Or have a haircut. | 0:04:06 | 0:04:08 | |
Tom and his troublesome locks are on their way to St Just, | 0:04:08 | 0:04:14 | |
the most westerly town in mainland Britain, | 0:04:14 | 0:04:17 | |
so could this be our most westerly antiques shop? | 0:04:17 | 0:04:20 | |
Logical. | 0:04:20 | 0:04:22 | |
You must be Vicky. I am, yes. I'm Tom. Nice to meet you. | 0:04:22 | 0:04:24 | |
Nice to meet you. Do you mind if I have a bit of a browse | 0:04:24 | 0:04:27 | |
and I'll give you a shout in a minute? | 0:04:27 | 0:04:29 | |
Not at all. Help yourself. Brilliant. Thank you. | 0:04:29 | 0:04:32 | |
No sign of an Alice band in Bygones. | 0:04:32 | 0:04:35 | |
Or any of the big French antique furniture that Tom usually | 0:04:35 | 0:04:38 | |
specialises in. I'm sure he'll keep his hair on though. | 0:04:38 | 0:04:41 | |
This is great. A good decorative piece, this one. | 0:04:41 | 0:04:45 | |
It's an urn, so there should be a tap in here. Hopefully... | 0:04:45 | 0:04:49 | |
And he's off. Has got a few nibbles on it though, but it has... | 0:04:49 | 0:04:52 | |
It's got plenty of nibbles. And it's got the tap. Got the tap. | 0:04:52 | 0:04:55 | |
How much is it? | 0:04:55 | 0:04:57 | |
?10. ?10. | 0:04:57 | 0:04:59 | |
What can we say? | 0:04:59 | 0:05:01 | |
Eight quid and it's yours. | 0:05:01 | 0:05:02 | |
Call it a fiver and we've got a deal. Call it 8. | 0:05:02 | 0:05:05 | |
6. 8. | 0:05:05 | 0:05:06 | |
6.50. | 0:05:06 | 0:05:08 | |
7,50, it's yours. 7, deal. 7.50! | 0:05:08 | 0:05:12 | |
I'll take it for 7.50. I think that's brilliant fun. Phew! | 0:05:12 | 0:05:16 | |
Is every deal he does going to be as hard-fought as that? | 0:05:16 | 0:05:19 | |
First buy for the beginner. | 0:05:21 | 0:05:23 | |
Back in St Buryan, Phil's uncovered yet more seafaring stuff. | 0:05:23 | 0:05:27 | |
These things here, I think they're interesting. | 0:05:27 | 0:05:30 | |
What do they make at auction? | 0:05:30 | 0:05:31 | |
I would expect a copper one like that to make ?50 or ?60. | 0:05:31 | 0:05:36 | |
Ah, a ship's lantern. | 0:05:36 | 0:05:38 | |
That's a Masthead. Do you know how I know that's Masthead? | 0:05:38 | 0:05:41 | |
Because it says here, Masthead. Genius, I am. An absolute genius. | 0:05:41 | 0:05:45 | |
Absolute something, certainly. | 0:05:45 | 0:05:47 | |
So how old is this? | 0:05:47 | 0:05:49 | |
This one is probably World War II, I would think. | 0:05:49 | 0:05:52 | |
But the glass looks all right. Yes. | 0:05:52 | 0:05:54 | |
And that strikes me that if that was polished up, it would | 0:05:54 | 0:05:57 | |
make quite a nice lamp, wouldn't it? | 0:05:57 | 0:05:59 | |
Yeah, it is a lamp. | 0:05:59 | 0:06:01 | |
I think I'd like to buy the lamp and I'd like to buy these dead eyes. | 0:06:01 | 0:06:06 | |
I've chucked all my eggs in one marine basket then. | 0:06:06 | 0:06:09 | |
I feel a salty lot shaping up. | 0:06:09 | 0:06:10 | |
Can I give you ?40 for the two? | 0:06:10 | 0:06:14 | |
That really is too tight. It's me being mean, isn't it? Yeah. | 0:06:14 | 0:06:19 | |
Um, for you, we could do 50. | 0:06:19 | 0:06:22 | |
That is a good price. I know. It's a cracking price. | 0:06:22 | 0:06:25 | |
That was brisk work. A rate of knots, even. | 0:06:27 | 0:06:30 | |
Have you got any polish? I have, actually. | 0:06:30 | 0:06:32 | |
Do you want to have a go? Yeah, I'll have a go. | 0:06:32 | 0:06:35 | |
Now, any sign of young Tom adding to his old pot? | 0:06:35 | 0:06:38 | |
Do you mind if I open up the...? No, have a look. | 0:06:38 | 0:06:41 | |
That's a very old Moorcroft vase. But not very colourful. | 0:06:41 | 0:06:44 | |
Vicky's right. Moorcroft is famous for its brilliant colour, | 0:06:44 | 0:06:47 | |
divided by tube lines, in the same way that a cake is iced. | 0:06:47 | 0:06:52 | |
Nice though, isn't it? It's got a lovely shape to it, lovely feel. | 0:06:52 | 0:06:56 | |
What have we got? ?65. | 0:06:56 | 0:06:58 | |
What could be your absolute best dealer-to-dealer, | 0:06:59 | 0:07:03 | |
first time Road Tripper, deal? | 0:07:03 | 0:07:06 | |
My very best, ?40 and it's yours. That's a bargain. | 0:07:06 | 0:07:09 | |
I'm thinking more like 30. We can do a deal at 30. | 0:07:11 | 0:07:15 | |
We can do a deal at 35 and it's yours. | 0:07:15 | 0:07:17 | |
32 and we're done. | 0:07:18 | 0:07:21 | |
Can you meet me there? Blimey, Vicky, he's a determined customer! | 0:07:21 | 0:07:25 | |
It's a sweet little piece though. Deal? | 0:07:25 | 0:07:28 | |
I'll bring it over to you. I've seen it. | 0:07:28 | 0:07:30 | |
Not 35? Not 35. I can do 32. | 0:07:33 | 0:07:37 | |
Cash, today? Right now. | 0:07:37 | 0:07:40 | |
Go on, then. You've got a bargain. Done. | 0:07:40 | 0:07:42 | |
I feel like I've been done. Yeah(!) | 0:07:42 | 0:07:45 | |
Well, they both sound happy enough. | 0:07:45 | 0:07:48 | |
Good start, Tom. Phil's still at it, too. | 0:07:48 | 0:07:51 | |
Seems like he's settling in, in fact. | 0:07:51 | 0:07:53 | |
Nothing seaworthy this time though. | 0:07:53 | 0:07:55 | |
This is a walnut fire screen | 0:07:55 | 0:07:59 | |
and this would have sat in front of a fire, strangely enough. | 0:07:59 | 0:08:03 | |
Like the man said - genius! | 0:08:03 | 0:08:05 | |
What I love about this is the mirror on the front, | 0:08:05 | 0:08:08 | |
it just gives depth to your room, doesn't it? | 0:08:08 | 0:08:11 | |
It would do, yes. You've got a ticket price on that of 68. | 0:08:11 | 0:08:14 | |
What's the best you could do that for? 40. | 0:08:14 | 0:08:17 | |
I think I'm going to buy that. I think that's really lovely quality. | 0:08:17 | 0:08:20 | |
Go on, here we go, ?40. ?40. You're an angel, thank you very much. | 0:08:20 | 0:08:25 | |
He's not always in such a good mood, Trisha. | 0:08:25 | 0:08:27 | |
I've got to get out of here because if I don't get out of here... You'll find something else! | 0:08:27 | 0:08:31 | |
It's going to be a one-stop shop. There we are. Thank you very much. Thank you. | 0:08:31 | 0:08:35 | |
I thought Phil might be about to spend the lot in that shop. | 0:08:35 | 0:08:38 | |
Tom, meanwhile, is back on the road and heading for Ashton, | 0:08:40 | 0:08:45 | |
where, deep in the Cornish countryside, he's about to see | 0:08:45 | 0:08:49 | |
an astonishing collection of vintage electric guitars. | 0:08:49 | 0:08:53 | |
Guy. Tom. Pleasure to meet you. And very nice to meet you too. | 0:09:00 | 0:09:04 | |
Thank you. I hear you've got a great collection to show us. | 0:09:04 | 0:09:08 | |
Guy's passion for all things rock began back in 1963 when a friend | 0:09:08 | 0:09:12 | |
somehow booked up-and-coming group The Beatles to play | 0:09:12 | 0:09:17 | |
a concert at his school. Guy was smitten. | 0:09:17 | 0:09:19 | |
And 50 years later, he has over 140 twangers crammed into his home. | 0:09:19 | 0:09:25 | |
So, why guitars? What's drawn you to the guitars? They ARE rock 'n' roll. | 0:09:25 | 0:09:29 | |
They define rock 'n' roll, the styles, the shapes. | 0:09:29 | 0:09:32 | |
The way they've evolved over the years. | 0:09:32 | 0:09:35 | |
There was a trade embargo between this country and America up | 0:09:35 | 0:09:38 | |
until the late '50s, so we never saw American guitars then. | 0:09:38 | 0:09:41 | |
And that's why in 1958 we have the very first commercially built | 0:09:41 | 0:09:45 | |
British guitars. | 0:09:45 | 0:09:46 | |
It's fantastic, beautifully made. It's a stunning piece, isn't it? | 0:09:46 | 0:09:51 | |
It is a stunning piece. | 0:09:51 | 0:09:52 | |
This is the earliest known surviving guitar built by Jim Burns | 0:09:52 | 0:09:58 | |
and this dates from '58 and almost certainly | 0:09:58 | 0:10:01 | |
it was the guitar advertised in Melody Maker on December 10th, 1959. | 0:10:01 | 0:10:08 | |
Guy owns examples of just about every axe fashion, | 0:10:08 | 0:10:12 | |
from the '50s up to the '90s and beyond. | 0:10:12 | 0:10:16 | |
But it's not a huge house and so every room is being used. | 0:10:16 | 0:10:19 | |
It would appear you've brought me up into your bedroom. I have, actually. | 0:10:19 | 0:10:23 | |
What's going on here? It's where I keep my favourite guitars. | 0:10:23 | 0:10:26 | |
We've now moved into the '80s. | 0:10:26 | 0:10:28 | |
We're looking to the Traveling Wilburys guitar here. | 0:10:28 | 0:10:32 | |
The Traveling Wilburys, as you probably know, | 0:10:32 | 0:10:35 | |
was a band made up of five very famous musicians who suddenly | 0:10:35 | 0:10:39 | |
decided they were going to form a band and write a song | 0:10:39 | 0:10:42 | |
and it was going to be a hit. And that's precisely what happened. | 0:10:42 | 0:10:45 | |
So, of the five, you've got Bob Dylan... | 0:10:45 | 0:10:48 | |
Jeff Lynne, George Harrison, Roy Orbison and Tom Petty. | 0:10:48 | 0:10:52 | |
And they've all signed it, on the back here. | 0:10:52 | 0:10:55 | |
Yes, this is a facsimile signature of the band. | 0:10:55 | 0:10:57 | |
To be fair, it's a promotional guitar. | 0:10:57 | 0:10:59 | |
It's not a great player, but it's a great piece of guitar history. | 0:10:59 | 0:11:02 | |
Yeah, of course. | 0:11:02 | 0:11:04 | |
Now, the '80s weren't one of our most tasteful eras | 0:11:04 | 0:11:07 | |
and so Guy also has a machine gun-shaped guitar, | 0:11:07 | 0:11:11 | |
inspired by Rambo, and this little treasure. | 0:11:11 | 0:11:14 | |
Well, this is probably the most unusual custom-built | 0:11:14 | 0:11:17 | |
guitar of all time, | 0:11:17 | 0:11:19 | |
and this is the Blue Moon guitar that was specially | 0:11:19 | 0:11:22 | |
made for the band Showaddywaddy | 0:11:22 | 0:11:25 | |
when they launched their version of the oldie Blue Moon. | 0:11:25 | 0:11:28 | |
It's obviously been featured a number of times on television, | 0:11:28 | 0:11:32 | |
but more recently, I managed to meet up with the band | 0:11:32 | 0:11:36 | |
when they were in Falmouth and that was the first time they'd seen it | 0:11:36 | 0:11:39 | |
since the very early '80s | 0:11:39 | 0:11:41 | |
because the guitarist at the time, Russ Field, | 0:11:41 | 0:11:44 | |
didn't find it a very comfortable guitar to play. | 0:11:44 | 0:11:47 | |
Because if you can imagine playing a guitar with dangling feet | 0:11:47 | 0:11:51 | |
just below your waist... | 0:11:51 | 0:11:53 | |
Yeah, I can see what you're getting at down there. | 0:11:53 | 0:11:56 | |
So many guitars and so little time. | 0:11:56 | 0:11:58 | |
Since his rock epiphany back in the '60s, Guy has been in a lot | 0:11:58 | 0:12:02 | |
of bands, but things didn't quite turn out as you might expect. | 0:12:02 | 0:12:06 | |
You must be itching to just give us a tune. Can you do that for us? | 0:12:06 | 0:12:10 | |
I wondered if you were going to say that, because actually | 0:12:10 | 0:12:13 | |
I don't play guitar. | 0:12:13 | 0:12:15 | |
Crikey! Turns out, he's actually a drummer! | 0:12:15 | 0:12:19 | |
Hang on, is Tom really playing that thing? | 0:12:19 | 0:12:22 | |
Actually, miming. | 0:12:23 | 0:12:26 | |
CYMBAL CRASH | 0:12:26 | 0:12:28 | |
While Tom's been wigging out, | 0:12:28 | 0:12:30 | |
Phil's made his way from St Buryan to nearby Penzance. | 0:12:30 | 0:12:35 | |
Probably not for the sunbathing. | 0:12:35 | 0:12:38 | |
Though Penzance is noted, usually, for its mild climate, as well as | 0:12:38 | 0:12:42 | |
the birthplace of Sir Humphrey Davy, inventor of the miners' safety lamp. | 0:12:42 | 0:12:46 | |
Looks quite pleased with it too, doesn't he? | 0:12:46 | 0:12:48 | |
Enough promenading. Time to warm up with a bit of bargaining. | 0:12:50 | 0:12:54 | |
Bracing, isn't it? It's a nice day for Cornwall(!) | 0:12:54 | 0:12:58 | |
Bloody hellfire! | 0:12:58 | 0:13:00 | |
I'm Phil. How are you? It's a bit fresh today. Are you both shops? Yeah. | 0:13:00 | 0:13:05 | |
On one side, Jeff has traditional antiques, | 0:13:05 | 0:13:07 | |
and next door, the more vintage 20th century stuff. | 0:13:07 | 0:13:11 | |
Maybe a little cheaper, Phil hopes. | 0:13:11 | 0:13:13 | |
I'd like to spend somewhere around, I don't know, | 0:13:13 | 0:13:17 | |
between 15 and ?30-35, something like that. | 0:13:17 | 0:13:21 | |
Well, right behind you. We've got a pair of bed ends here. | 0:13:21 | 0:13:24 | |
Don't worry about the first look! The good thing about this... | 0:13:24 | 0:13:27 | |
Those look like they're worth a pound. | 0:13:27 | 0:13:29 | |
Yeah, but there is something to recommend them. | 0:13:29 | 0:13:33 | |
Yeah, I know what that is | 0:13:33 | 0:13:35 | |
because I've sold furniture by this lady, Betty Joel. Absolutely. | 0:13:35 | 0:13:39 | |
It was her husband that was designing | 0:13:39 | 0:13:41 | |
and she thought she could do it better than him. | 0:13:41 | 0:13:43 | |
I've got to say, looking at these, I think she was probably wrong. | 0:13:43 | 0:13:47 | |
Well... | 0:13:47 | 0:13:48 | |
One of England's finest bespoke furniture makers during the | 0:13:48 | 0:13:52 | |
'20s and '30s, Betty Joel crafted Art Deco-inspired interiors for the rich and famous. | 0:13:52 | 0:13:57 | |
This is the best way to put it, she's the Clarice Cliff of furniture. Yeah, absolutely. | 0:13:57 | 0:14:02 | |
Yeah, and even Clarice had her off days, I'm sure. | 0:14:02 | 0:14:05 | |
That label though has to be worth something. | 0:14:05 | 0:14:07 | |
In horrible things of our time, these are up there. | 0:14:07 | 0:14:10 | |
I'll do you a good deal for it, don't worry. | 0:14:10 | 0:14:12 | |
Can you throw in paraffin and matches as well? That's very cruel. | 0:14:12 | 0:14:17 | |
I know. ?25. | 0:14:17 | 0:14:20 | |
We've agreed that they're worth a pound. | 0:14:20 | 0:14:22 | |
All we've got to do now is agree what the price of that is worth. | 0:14:22 | 0:14:25 | |
I'll give you ?20 and I'll take them. | 0:14:25 | 0:14:28 | |
OK. | 0:14:28 | 0:14:30 | |
You're a gentleman. Thank you very much indeed. | 0:14:30 | 0:14:33 | |
Well, it's been quite a day. | 0:14:33 | 0:14:35 | |
Looks like it'll turn out nice tomorrow, too. | 0:14:35 | 0:14:37 | |
Nighty-night! | 0:14:37 | 0:14:39 | |
Next morning finds Tom at the wheel | 0:14:43 | 0:14:45 | |
and the navigator in need of guidance. | 0:14:45 | 0:14:47 | |
Excuse me, mate. Do you know where the docks are? The docks? Yeah. | 0:14:47 | 0:14:51 | |
If you go round, mini roundabout, follow it round, basically the end of town. | 0:14:51 | 0:14:56 | |
All right. Thanks. Round the roundabout. Cheers, mate. | 0:14:56 | 0:14:59 | |
That was a good local Cornish accent, that. It was good. | 0:14:59 | 0:15:02 | |
Yesterday, Tom bought a filtration urn | 0:15:02 | 0:15:05 | |
and Moorcroft vase for just ?39.50, thanks to some pretty tough tactics. | 0:15:05 | 0:15:11 | |
Call it 8. 6. | 0:15:11 | 0:15:12 | |
8. 6.50. | 0:15:12 | 0:15:15 | |
Leaving him with over ?160 at his disposal. | 0:15:15 | 0:15:18 | |
While Phil discovered his sea legs, spending ?110 on some dead eyes | 0:15:18 | 0:15:23 | |
and a Masthead light that's now looking rather shipshape. | 0:15:23 | 0:15:27 | |
Plus a fire screen and some bed heads by a famous name. | 0:15:27 | 0:15:32 | |
Leaving him with ?90 to spend today. | 0:15:32 | 0:15:36 | |
Later, they'll be making for that auction in Ladock, | 0:15:36 | 0:15:39 | |
but our first stop is the port of Falmouth. | 0:15:39 | 0:15:42 | |
These days, Falmouth is famous as a holiday destination, | 0:15:45 | 0:15:49 | |
but the real secret of its success lies beneath the bay. | 0:15:49 | 0:15:53 | |
Wait, wait. Look, a sign. Maritime Museum. | 0:15:53 | 0:15:57 | |
Thanks to the deepest natural harbour in western Europe and some | 0:15:57 | 0:16:01 | |
resourceful sailors, Falmouth was once Britain's most important port. | 0:16:01 | 0:16:06 | |
Will you please just try and leave me something in the shop? | 0:16:06 | 0:16:09 | |
See you later. Bye. | 0:16:09 | 0:16:10 | |
So, while Tom gets shopping, Phil's interest in all things nautical | 0:16:10 | 0:16:14 | |
takes him to the award-winning National Maritime Museum Cornwall. | 0:16:14 | 0:16:19 | |
You must be Jonathan. I am indeed. Welcome to the Maritime Museum, Phil. This is fantastic. | 0:16:19 | 0:16:23 | |
Isn't it lovely? Can I have a look? Yeah, come on. | 0:16:23 | 0:16:27 | |
The museum celebrates naval history | 0:16:27 | 0:16:29 | |
and especially Falmouth's role in it. | 0:16:29 | 0:16:32 | |
It was from here that Sir Francis Chichester | 0:16:32 | 0:16:34 | |
and Dame Ellen MacArthur set sail around the world, | 0:16:34 | 0:16:38 | |
but what really made Falmouth great was its very handy location. | 0:16:38 | 0:16:42 | |
During the 18th century, we're at war, on and off, with France | 0:16:42 | 0:16:47 | |
and with Spain. | 0:16:47 | 0:16:48 | |
We're also the most westerly port. Right. | 0:16:48 | 0:16:51 | |
So if you want to get into the wide Atlantic, | 0:16:51 | 0:16:53 | |
this is the place to leave from, or to arrive to. | 0:16:53 | 0:16:56 | |
And I suppose also, if you've got a big sailing vessel, | 0:16:56 | 0:16:59 | |
you couldn't zigzag down the channel. Absolutely. | 0:16:59 | 0:17:02 | |
That could take you weeks. | 0:17:02 | 0:17:04 | |
And from here, you can get in easily and you can get out easily. | 0:17:04 | 0:17:08 | |
From the 17th century until 1851, | 0:17:08 | 0:17:11 | |
Falmouth was a packet station from whence small fast ships | 0:17:11 | 0:17:15 | |
carrying mail between Britain and the colonies avoided her enemies. | 0:17:15 | 0:17:20 | |
When Napoleon attempted a blockade in the early 1800s, | 0:17:20 | 0:17:23 | |
the packet sailors of Falmouth became national heroes. | 0:17:23 | 0:17:28 | |
They were running these small fast ships with about six to ten | 0:17:28 | 0:17:31 | |
guns only. They weren't meant to fight. | 0:17:31 | 0:17:34 | |
That was only in extremis. | 0:17:34 | 0:17:35 | |
And they were carrying the post to and from Lisbon, Brazil, the | 0:17:35 | 0:17:39 | |
Caribbean, Halifax, Nova Scotia, | 0:17:39 | 0:17:41 | |
and they were getting past the enemy and carrying the mail. | 0:17:41 | 0:17:45 | |
And here is a packet. | 0:17:45 | 0:17:47 | |
That's what the mail would go in. | 0:17:47 | 0:17:49 | |
This ship was sailing all the way to the Caribbean for a packet | 0:17:49 | 0:17:52 | |
that big, with the post in that. | 0:17:52 | 0:17:55 | |
It had probably got something else on board, such as bullion or money. | 0:17:55 | 0:17:59 | |
And there is a packet and there is a letter from it. How rare are those? | 0:17:59 | 0:18:02 | |
That's the only one we know in existence | 0:18:02 | 0:18:05 | |
and it was just left on the doorstep of the museum one day. | 0:18:05 | 0:18:08 | |
So that's the only one in the world that you know of. Yes. | 0:18:08 | 0:18:12 | |
That really is quite something. Isn't it? | 0:18:12 | 0:18:14 | |
The museum also includes examples of outstanding individual | 0:18:16 | 0:18:19 | |
heroism by Falmouth's sailors, like the tiny fibreglass | 0:18:19 | 0:18:23 | |
boat in which the Robertsons somehow survived, back in 1971. | 0:18:23 | 0:18:28 | |
The family of six were attempting to sail around the world | 0:18:31 | 0:18:34 | |
when a killer whale sank their schooner. | 0:18:34 | 0:18:37 | |
Mum Lynn, a former nurse, was the real heroine though, | 0:18:37 | 0:18:41 | |
devising a means to keep the family hydrated. | 0:18:41 | 0:18:44 | |
Let me show you how they survived. | 0:18:44 | 0:18:46 | |
That looks like beeswax polish and a bike pump. It does. Two issues - | 0:18:46 | 0:18:51 | |
one, food, the other, fresh water. | 0:18:51 | 0:18:53 | |
Fresh water, you can't drink seawater cos you go loopy, | 0:18:53 | 0:18:56 | |
so you put it in through an enema, up your backside. | 0:18:56 | 0:19:01 | |
Ooh! And there it is. | 0:19:01 | 0:19:03 | |
Oh! | 0:19:03 | 0:19:05 | |
The museum has a place where the most amateur sailor can have fun. | 0:19:05 | 0:19:10 | |
Fans blow wind across the water, you try your hand remotely. | 0:19:10 | 0:19:14 | |
It's not easy though. | 0:19:14 | 0:19:16 | |
Tighten up as you go into the wind. Wrong way. | 0:19:16 | 0:19:19 | |
Oh, Lord! Now what's going on? No, I've just crashed. | 0:19:19 | 0:19:24 | |
Well, not if you're Phil. | 0:19:24 | 0:19:25 | |
What's really upset me is there's a four-year-old boy up there, | 0:19:25 | 0:19:28 | |
beating me. He's doing very well. Keep that course! | 0:19:28 | 0:19:31 | |
Tighten up, excellent! | 0:19:31 | 0:19:33 | |
BLOWS RASPBERRY | 0:19:36 | 0:19:37 | |
Argh! | 0:19:39 | 0:19:41 | |
Crikey! I've got a fair lick on now, haven't I? | 0:19:41 | 0:19:44 | |
Oh, Lord! | 0:19:44 | 0:19:46 | |
While Cap'n Phil's been having the wind taken out of his sails, | 0:19:46 | 0:19:51 | |
Tom's been after some treasure. | 0:19:51 | 0:19:53 | |
Yesterday, he found something in the window | 0:19:53 | 0:19:55 | |
and it looks like he's going to do it again. | 0:19:55 | 0:19:58 | |
It's a sort of tactic, I suppose. Morning, Chris. Morning. | 0:19:58 | 0:20:01 | |
How are you doing? Nice to meet you. And you? Yeah, very good, thank you. | 0:20:01 | 0:20:05 | |
I've opened up my storeroom up through the back, | 0:20:05 | 0:20:08 | |
so you can wander up. Great. The back room sounds brilliant. | 0:20:08 | 0:20:11 | |
Loads of rubbish up there. All prices negotiable. Lovely. | 0:20:11 | 0:20:14 | |
That's what we like. If you want me, just come down and get me. I'm cleaning my fish. | 0:20:14 | 0:20:19 | |
Huh! Oh, well. Good luck with that. | 0:20:19 | 0:20:21 | |
Looks like an interesting sort of place though. Packed, too. | 0:20:21 | 0:20:24 | |
Phil will be arriving later. But meanwhile, Tom's first in to bat. | 0:20:24 | 0:20:28 | |
Look at this. | 0:20:28 | 0:20:31 | |
That's fun. I like that. | 0:20:31 | 0:20:33 | |
Many uses, but just great for whacking the dust out of your rugs. | 0:20:33 | 0:20:37 | |
Or anything you fancy. Maybe a bit of cricket in the afternoon. | 0:20:37 | 0:20:41 | |
Straight to long on! I like this. This is great. Nice chunk of oak. | 0:20:41 | 0:20:45 | |
Good bit of woodworm in the end. It's well used. | 0:20:45 | 0:20:47 | |
I'm going to have a word with Chris about this. | 0:20:47 | 0:20:50 | |
Tom certainly doesn't hang about, does he? Chris, I love that. | 0:20:50 | 0:20:54 | |
That's great. OK. | 0:20:54 | 0:20:56 | |
Does it have a price on it? No price. I'm assuming that's... | 0:20:56 | 0:21:00 | |
A low price. | 0:21:00 | 0:21:01 | |
A very, very low price, I'm sure. | 0:21:01 | 0:21:03 | |
What about a tenner? | 0:21:03 | 0:21:05 | |
Needs to be lower than that, Chris. | 0:21:05 | 0:21:07 | |
That's what I was going to do to you! | 0:21:07 | 0:21:10 | |
I was thinking more of a few pounds. It's a little extra, isn't it? | 0:21:10 | 0:21:13 | |
Quite an old little extra. Yeah. | 0:21:13 | 0:21:16 | |
I think it's for possing. Possing? | 0:21:16 | 0:21:19 | |
I thought it maybe was for whacking, or a little game of French cricket. | 0:21:19 | 0:21:22 | |
Possibly, yeah, but I think it might be a possing stick. OK. | 0:21:22 | 0:21:26 | |
It could be maybe Irish for... | 0:21:26 | 0:21:28 | |
In which case, ten pounds is really cheap, isn't it? | 0:21:28 | 0:21:32 | |
I was thinking more like a fiver. Go on, then. | 0:21:32 | 0:21:35 | |
Fiver, great. | 0:21:35 | 0:21:37 | |
Deal. OK. Thank you very much. | 0:21:37 | 0:21:40 | |
Well, whatever that stick was used for, Tom's got it cheap. | 0:21:40 | 0:21:43 | |
He wants more, too. What sort of things are you interested in? | 0:21:43 | 0:21:46 | |
There's a couple of bits in the window I wanted to ask you about. | 0:21:46 | 0:21:49 | |
I thought so. I saw it as I was walking past. | 0:21:49 | 0:21:52 | |
There's a little fire extinguisher down there that I did see. OK. | 0:21:52 | 0:21:55 | |
That's great, isn't it? Nice thing. | 0:21:55 | 0:21:57 | |
"To operate, turn the handle to the left, work like a pump." Brilliant. | 0:21:57 | 0:22:01 | |
That's probably about 100 years old. It's a great piece, isn't it? | 0:22:01 | 0:22:05 | |
That's good fun. It's a good piece to hang on the wall somewhere. | 0:22:05 | 0:22:08 | |
Pretty cheap. How cheap? | 0:22:08 | 0:22:10 | |
Well, it's ?28. That's pretty cheap. | 0:22:10 | 0:22:13 | |
That's your ticket price. A very low ticket price. | 0:22:13 | 0:22:17 | |
I was thinking more like...?18. | 0:22:17 | 0:22:21 | |
OK, that says ?20, then we won't have to change a note, will we? ?20. | 0:22:24 | 0:22:28 | |
25 for two, we're done. Brilliant. | 0:22:28 | 0:22:30 | |
You haven't got a bit of beeswax, have you? | 0:22:30 | 0:22:33 | |
Just give this a little bit of a feed. Yeah, OK. | 0:22:33 | 0:22:36 | |
That was cheeky. Seems to be paying off though. | 0:22:36 | 0:22:40 | |
That's looking very good, isn't it? That's looking all right. | 0:22:40 | 0:22:44 | |
I'll give you ?20 for it. I'll take it. LAUGHS | 0:22:44 | 0:22:47 | |
So, while Tom heads out of town, I think that's the way actually, | 0:22:47 | 0:22:52 | |
the big man is already hard on his heels. | 0:22:52 | 0:22:55 | |
Ah, seems he's already at browse mode. | 0:22:55 | 0:22:57 | |
That's a fairly grotesque bit of Bretby, isn't it? | 0:22:57 | 0:23:00 | |
Very good spot. | 0:23:00 | 0:23:01 | |
Chris is impressed. | 0:23:01 | 0:23:03 | |
That could be very cheap. | 0:23:03 | 0:23:06 | |
I don't even like it. | 0:23:06 | 0:23:07 | |
There's a bit of a pattern forming here. | 0:23:07 | 0:23:09 | |
Is it Phil's latest tactic to buy stuff | 0:23:09 | 0:23:12 | |
he really can't stand the look of? It is absolutely horrible. | 0:23:12 | 0:23:15 | |
A loving cup has at least two handles for shared drinking. | 0:23:15 | 0:23:19 | |
This slightly tatty example from Derbyshire dates from 1905. | 0:23:19 | 0:23:23 | |
That's the issue with that, isn't it? | 0:23:23 | 0:23:25 | |
I don't know what the price on that is, | 0:23:25 | 0:23:27 | |
but I think that's got to be a gift with that chip. | 0:23:27 | 0:23:30 | |
Yes. What's a gift? You don't want to know what I think a gift is. | 0:23:30 | 0:23:34 | |
I think that's got to be 15 or ?20. | 0:23:34 | 0:23:37 | |
With a chip in it. OK. I'll do it for ?20. | 0:23:37 | 0:23:39 | |
Really? Mm-hmm. | 0:23:39 | 0:23:41 | |
He didn't see that coming! | 0:23:41 | 0:23:43 | |
This is what you've got to bear in mind. This is a typical Bretby pot. | 0:23:43 | 0:23:47 | |
And the first rule of buying any pot is if it's damaged, leave it alone. | 0:23:47 | 0:23:52 | |
So what am I going to do? Yeah, here we go. | 0:23:54 | 0:23:58 | |
Let's put it in the pile. | 0:23:58 | 0:23:59 | |
Oh, well. Like those bed heads, it's cheap enough. | 0:23:59 | 0:24:03 | |
Now, is there anything else hideous that Phil's not at all keen on? | 0:24:03 | 0:24:08 | |
That might be something. Wine labels. Some of those are silver. | 0:24:08 | 0:24:12 | |
Some are unmarked silver. | 0:24:12 | 0:24:13 | |
Some are silver plate. | 0:24:13 | 0:24:15 | |
The rum one, here, is silver, but it's continental. | 0:24:15 | 0:24:19 | |
The sherry one, I think is 18th century, Sheffield plate. | 0:24:19 | 0:24:23 | |
You can tell it's Sheffield plate cos if you just look through, | 0:24:23 | 0:24:26 | |
you can see the copper coming through the silver. | 0:24:26 | 0:24:28 | |
I really like that. Probably not very valuable. It's not silver. | 0:24:28 | 0:24:32 | |
And these four brandy ones, whether they're plated or silver, | 0:24:32 | 0:24:35 | |
I don't know. They're not marked, so you can't call them silver. | 0:24:35 | 0:24:39 | |
But I think they're interesting. | 0:24:39 | 0:24:41 | |
OK, Chris. What's your price? You said you could do 20 for that. | 0:24:41 | 0:24:45 | |
I agreed 20 on that cos it's got a chip and I've had it some while. | 0:24:45 | 0:24:49 | |
Could you do those for the same? No. What could you do those for? | 0:24:49 | 0:24:53 | |
The absolute minimum on those is going to be ?40. | 0:24:53 | 0:24:56 | |
The pot's at 20, the labels are at 40, that's ?60. | 0:24:56 | 0:24:59 | |
Can I give you ?50 for the two, which is 30 for the labels | 0:24:59 | 0:25:02 | |
and 20 for the pot? Yeah, I'll accept that. You're a gentleman. Thank you very much. | 0:25:02 | 0:25:05 | |
That's Phil done for the day, then. ?50. Thank you very much indeed. | 0:25:05 | 0:25:10 | |
Not Tom though. He's making his way ten miles north to Redruth. | 0:25:10 | 0:25:16 | |
Just the sort of place where Mr Davy's safety lamp would have | 0:25:16 | 0:25:19 | |
been greatly appreciated, because during the 19th century, | 0:25:19 | 0:25:23 | |
Redruth became a mining boom town, producing tin, | 0:25:23 | 0:25:26 | |
lead and copper in huge quantities. | 0:25:26 | 0:25:29 | |
Hiya. Hi. Walter. | 0:25:31 | 0:25:32 | |
How are you doing? Tom. How are you doing? Nice to meet you. | 0:25:32 | 0:25:35 | |
Nice to meet you. How's it going? Right on. If I can have a bit of a dig around and I'll give you | 0:25:35 | 0:25:39 | |
a shout in a minute. Feel free, my friend. Thank you very much. | 0:25:39 | 0:25:43 | |
No prizes for guessing what sort of thing Tom might pick | 0:25:43 | 0:25:47 | |
up in Thornley Trading. | 0:25:47 | 0:25:49 | |
This is definitely a lighting shop. Look at all this. Yep, Tom! | 0:25:49 | 0:25:53 | |
This is a beauty. | 0:25:53 | 0:25:55 | |
Actually, Tom is a bit of a lighting expert. | 0:25:55 | 0:25:58 | |
?700, a little bit out of my league at the moment. | 0:25:58 | 0:26:01 | |
Maybe at the end of the week! | 0:26:01 | 0:26:03 | |
He is confident. But thanks to some hard bargaining, | 0:26:03 | 0:26:06 | |
he still has over ?130 in his pocket. | 0:26:06 | 0:26:09 | |
There's a nice ship's lamp in the window down here. | 0:26:09 | 0:26:13 | |
I like the look of that. | 0:26:13 | 0:26:14 | |
Here we go. | 0:26:14 | 0:26:16 | |
Back to the window. | 0:26:16 | 0:26:17 | |
Seeing as we're at the coast, really, | 0:26:17 | 0:26:19 | |
should buy something from the coast, shouldn't we? | 0:26:19 | 0:26:22 | |
Something with a good nautical feel to it. Great minds, eh? | 0:26:22 | 0:26:25 | |
Wasn't Phil saying much the same thing yesterday? | 0:26:25 | 0:26:29 | |
A nice original one. A good chunk. | 0:26:29 | 0:26:31 | |
Nice, yeah. Clean up nice. | 0:26:31 | 0:26:33 | |
Don't know the history of that one, tell you the truth. | 0:26:33 | 0:26:36 | |
OK, so it's... It's local. Yeah. | 0:26:36 | 0:26:39 | |
Probably made from Redruth copper then. | 0:26:39 | 0:26:42 | |
You'd have a port and you'd have a starboard light on your boat, | 0:26:42 | 0:26:46 | |
at the front and at the back. So this is the...red? | 0:26:46 | 0:26:50 | |
Don't know. Let's go for port! HE LAUGHS | 0:26:50 | 0:26:53 | |
I don't think these two are sailors either. | 0:26:53 | 0:26:56 | |
I love it, but 175 is just way out of my price league. | 0:26:56 | 0:27:01 | |
What do you reckon we can get onto there? Shall I bid you first? | 0:27:01 | 0:27:04 | |
Bid me. | 0:27:04 | 0:27:07 | |
I'm looking at ?60. | 0:27:07 | 0:27:08 | |
Nah, I couldn't let it go. I paid more than ?60 for it myself. | 0:27:08 | 0:27:12 | |
I'll do it for a one-er. | 0:27:12 | 0:27:16 | |
I just can't see... It's just not going to get there. | 0:27:16 | 0:27:19 | |
I'm surprised how generous I am, you know? | 0:27:19 | 0:27:21 | |
You're being very generous, but I've got to be mean. | 0:27:21 | 0:27:24 | |
I could do 70. Definitely not going lower than 90. | 0:27:24 | 0:27:28 | |
Sorry about that. | 0:27:28 | 0:27:30 | |
We've all got to live. Right on, Walter! | 0:27:30 | 0:27:32 | |
I know we have. But I've got to try and win. | 0:27:32 | 0:27:36 | |
You'll win with that! There's a profit in that, no problem! | 0:27:36 | 0:27:39 | |
Meet me in the middle. ?80. | 0:27:40 | 0:27:43 | |
Nah. | 0:27:43 | 0:27:44 | |
?80 cash... | 0:27:44 | 0:27:46 | |
We could do a deal right now. It's less than half price, man! | 0:27:46 | 0:27:49 | |
I'll wrap it up. | 0:27:49 | 0:27:51 | |
85, you've got a deal. 85. 80? | 0:27:51 | 0:27:54 | |
No, 85. Come on. 85. | 0:27:54 | 0:27:57 | |
Deal. Done. | 0:27:57 | 0:27:58 | |
Phew! Tom's finally splashed out. Wisely not spent it all though. | 0:27:58 | 0:28:03 | |
Now, let's have a look at what they got. | 0:28:03 | 0:28:06 | |
Come on, then. I want to see what you bought. Do us your worst. | 0:28:06 | 0:28:09 | |
Go easy on me, Phil. Get out of here! Come on, have a look. | 0:28:09 | 0:28:12 | |
This is what we got. Ah! | 0:28:12 | 0:28:14 | |
Nice... It was an "ah" for no particular reason at all, really. | 0:28:15 | 0:28:20 | |
Just ah! Recognition, I'd say. | 0:28:20 | 0:28:22 | |
I like that a lot. I think that's lovely. And that's what? About 19... | 0:28:22 | 0:28:26 | |
Somewhere between 1930...? | 0:28:26 | 0:28:28 | |
1930, maybe. I like that. | 0:28:28 | 0:28:31 | |
I like this. Little paddle. Now this... | 0:28:31 | 0:28:34 | |
You like my fire extinguisher? Yeah. That's my favourite lot. | 0:28:34 | 0:28:38 | |
How much was that? | 0:28:38 | 0:28:40 | |
That was ?20. | 0:28:40 | 0:28:41 | |
That's for nothing, isn't it? This was 85. | 0:28:41 | 0:28:44 | |
That could be a trouble piece. Well, I don't know cos you know... | 0:28:44 | 0:28:48 | |
I like it. But you know your lamps. | 0:28:48 | 0:28:50 | |
And someone's going to make that into a really good decorative lamp. | 0:28:50 | 0:28:54 | |
Someone can add a lot of value to this. They can clean it all down. | 0:28:54 | 0:28:58 | |
A bit like Phil already has with his, then. | 0:28:58 | 0:29:00 | |
Just out of curiosity, you didn't think about buying one with | 0:29:00 | 0:29:03 | |
a sort of clear glass front to it? I quite like the red light. | 0:29:03 | 0:29:07 | |
Really? Ha-ha! Swiftly moving on... | 0:29:07 | 0:29:10 | |
Is it my turn? Yeah, let's have a look. What have you got? | 0:29:10 | 0:29:13 | |
Well, there's a certain amount of deja vu going on here. | 0:29:13 | 0:29:16 | |
Nice! Yours is bigger than mine, Phil. Well, you know. | 0:29:16 | 0:29:20 | |
Far be it for me to boast. | 0:29:20 | 0:29:21 | |
You've been busy cleaning this, by the looks of it. | 0:29:21 | 0:29:24 | |
It needs converting. And it would just make a great light, | 0:29:24 | 0:29:27 | |
I feel, once someone had done it. That's lovely. I'm not so sure about what you've got going on down here. | 0:29:27 | 0:29:31 | |
Well, there's a bit of a marine connection. These are lignum vitae, they're 19th century, | 0:29:31 | 0:29:36 | |
and they're eyelids out of rigging, basically. OK. Yeah, I see. | 0:29:36 | 0:29:39 | |
They were ?50, the two. That's all right. | 0:29:39 | 0:29:41 | |
That's going to be great, surely. Hope so. And what's this? | 0:29:41 | 0:29:46 | |
Bretby. Bretby. Yeah. A little damage. That's one lot... Yeah. | 0:29:46 | 0:29:51 | |
Two, three, four. Four? Where's fifth? | 0:29:51 | 0:29:54 | |
I'm not sure that you and the rest of the world are going to be ready for this. OK. | 0:29:54 | 0:29:58 | |
What is this?! What?! That is just THE most horrific bed head... | 0:30:01 | 0:30:07 | |
Don't hold back. Say what you feel. It's horrid, isn't it? | 0:30:07 | 0:30:11 | |
It's really awful. Yeah. | 0:30:11 | 0:30:12 | |
The only reason I bought it is cos of this, here. | 0:30:12 | 0:30:15 | |
Betty Joel. Betty Joel, OK. Billy's mother. | 0:30:15 | 0:30:19 | |
She was a really good arts and crafts designer. What happened to this one? | 0:30:19 | 0:30:24 | |
Everybody gets it wrong sometimes. ?20. | 0:30:24 | 0:30:27 | |
Was I robbed? I think we should just cover it up again. OK, yeah. | 0:30:27 | 0:30:31 | |
Probably a good move. | 0:30:31 | 0:30:32 | |
After that, I almost hesitate to ask, but what did he really think? | 0:30:32 | 0:30:37 | |
The ship's lantern and the spirit labels, he's done brilliantly | 0:30:37 | 0:30:40 | |
with, but he's just really, really let himself down with that bed. | 0:30:40 | 0:30:44 | |
It's just awful. | 0:30:44 | 0:30:46 | |
Secretly, I think Tom really likes my bed. | 0:30:46 | 0:30:49 | |
I think he was just double bluffing me. Phil's been brilliant. | 0:30:49 | 0:30:53 | |
He's kind of dragged me through the process. He's young. | 0:30:53 | 0:30:56 | |
He's good looking. | 0:30:56 | 0:30:58 | |
He's knowledgeable. | 0:30:58 | 0:31:00 | |
You know, we don't want people like that on this programme. | 0:31:00 | 0:31:03 | |
After beginning in St Buryan, | 0:31:03 | 0:31:05 | |
today's trip will be decided at an auction in Ladock, near Truro. | 0:31:05 | 0:31:10 | |
What are you worried about today? Only the five lots I've got in. | 0:31:10 | 0:31:14 | |
That Bretby mug, yeah? | 0:31:14 | 0:31:16 | |
Probably one of the worst things ever known to mankind. | 0:31:16 | 0:31:19 | |
Run a very close second by my Billy Joel bed ends | 0:31:19 | 0:31:22 | |
and Edwardian fire screen that nobody wants. | 0:31:22 | 0:31:25 | |
Oh, Lordy! | 0:31:25 | 0:31:26 | |
So, while Truronians and others take a very good look, | 0:31:28 | 0:31:32 | |
let's hear what occasionally outspoken auctioneer | 0:31:32 | 0:31:35 | |
Philip Buddell thinks of our lots' lots. | 0:31:35 | 0:31:38 | |
The first item we have to sell today will be the Bretby loving cup. | 0:31:38 | 0:31:43 | |
Not the sort of piece of Bretby that I would regard as very collectable. | 0:31:43 | 0:31:47 | |
Probably rather ugly, I think, considered by most. | 0:31:47 | 0:31:50 | |
The brass pyrene fire extinguisher, it's fairly useless. | 0:31:50 | 0:31:54 | |
Its value is in its scrap metal and nothing else. | 0:31:54 | 0:31:57 | |
No-one will want this on their wall. | 0:31:57 | 0:32:00 | |
It'll certainly be useless as far as putting any fire out. | 0:32:00 | 0:32:03 | |
Oh, dear! | 0:32:03 | 0:32:04 | |
HE CHUCKLES | 0:32:04 | 0:32:06 | |
Phil started out with ?200 and he spent ?160 on five auction lots. | 0:32:06 | 0:32:12 | |
I don't even like it. | 0:32:12 | 0:32:13 | |
Tom also began with ?200 and he spent ?149.50, | 0:32:14 | 0:32:19 | |
also on five auction lots. | 0:32:19 | 0:32:21 | |
I've got to try and win. | 0:32:21 | 0:32:23 | |
First under the hammer, Phil's least favourite lot, | 0:32:24 | 0:32:29 | |
the Bretby loving cup, | 0:32:29 | 0:32:31 | |
with a chip. | 0:32:31 | 0:32:33 | |
Ideal for all you into a bit of love this weekend. Start me at ?20. | 0:32:33 | 0:32:38 | |
20, I'm bid. That's a relief. | 0:32:38 | 0:32:40 | |
At ?20 on the Bretby loving cup. At 20. | 0:32:40 | 0:32:42 | |
At ?20, I'm bid. At 20. He can drop the hammer, I don't care at all. | 0:32:42 | 0:32:46 | |
26, 28. 28, I have in front. | 0:32:46 | 0:32:49 | |
At 28, 30 at the back. At ?30. | 0:32:49 | 0:32:50 | |
It's getting there. | 0:32:50 | 0:32:52 | |
I'm absolutely...staggered. | 0:32:52 | 0:32:54 | |
32, I have. 34 at the back. | 0:32:54 | 0:32:56 | |
At ?34. 36. | 0:32:56 | 0:32:58 | |
36, bidding in the front here. At ?36. 38. | 0:32:58 | 0:33:01 | |
38 in the second row. | 0:33:01 | 0:33:02 | |
40 in front. At ?40, I can breathe again. | 0:33:02 | 0:33:05 | |
At 40, I'm bid. At ?40. 42, would you say now? | 0:33:05 | 0:33:08 | |
Against you. Shame to miss it for another ?2. | 0:33:08 | 0:33:12 | |
I'll lend him a pound! | 0:33:12 | 0:33:13 | |
At 42. 44. | 0:33:13 | 0:33:14 | |
At 44. Come again. Surely. | 0:33:14 | 0:33:16 | |
At ?44, have you all done? If the gavel's up, I sell. | 0:33:16 | 0:33:20 | |
Bidding in front at ?44. | 0:33:20 | 0:33:23 | |
44, 133. Thank you. | 0:33:23 | 0:33:25 | |
So much for Phil's chipped pot advice! | 0:33:25 | 0:33:28 | |
Bargain. That's all right. | 0:33:28 | 0:33:30 | |
Well done! Thank you. | 0:33:30 | 0:33:32 | |
Well done, Victor! | 0:33:32 | 0:33:33 | |
Time for Tom's possibly Irish paddle or bat... Bit of old wood? | 0:33:33 | 0:33:38 | |
Looking for someone with a canoe. | 0:33:38 | 0:33:40 | |
Where are you going to start me on this one? | 0:33:40 | 0:33:42 | |
?5, thank you. 5, I'm bid, on the Irish paddle. At ?5. | 0:33:42 | 0:33:45 | |
At ?5, a fairly useless piece of equipment. What's he saying? | 0:33:45 | 0:33:49 | |
At 5, I'm bid. At 6, would you say now? | 0:33:49 | 0:33:51 | |
?5. 6. At 6, I'm bid. At ?6, a brave man here at 6. | 0:33:51 | 0:33:55 | |
7. Come on! At 7, I'm bid. At ?7. ?8. | 0:33:55 | 0:33:58 | |
Racing away, Tom. Yes! Here we go! | 0:33:58 | 0:34:00 | |
At 9, I have. We're in the big money, almost. | 0:34:00 | 0:34:02 | |
10 at the back. At 10. | 0:34:02 | 0:34:04 | |
That's it. Bidding at the back of the room, at 10, I have for the paddle. | 0:34:04 | 0:34:07 | |
At ?12, I'm bid. At 12, I have. 14. | 0:34:07 | 0:34:10 | |
At ?12 on the oak panel. Come on! 14. | 0:34:10 | 0:34:13 | |
At ?14. ?16. | 0:34:13 | 0:34:14 | |
At ?16. Let's face it, if you take this home with you, it's a | 0:34:14 | 0:34:17 | |
wonderful talking point round the dinner table. | 0:34:17 | 0:34:20 | |
At 16, I'm bid. Bidding in front. 18. 18, come on! | 0:34:20 | 0:34:23 | |
We're going to get there! You're away! | 0:34:23 | 0:34:25 | |
At ?20. 22. | 0:34:25 | 0:34:27 | |
At ?22. It should be worth about ?100. | 0:34:27 | 0:34:30 | |
At 22, on the paddle. | 0:34:30 | 0:34:32 | |
Could be Irish, could be Cornish, could be Welsh, could be Scottish... | 0:34:32 | 0:34:35 | |
Could be sold in a minute. | 0:34:35 | 0:34:37 | |
That's got to be good. Selling at ?22. Bidding in front. | 0:34:37 | 0:34:41 | |
?22, you lucky man. | 0:34:41 | 0:34:44 | |
Now, that should stir things up. | 0:34:44 | 0:34:46 | |
You pleased with that? I'll buy some more of those. Yeah. | 0:34:46 | 0:34:49 | |
Brilliant. There's a bloke got one down here, but he wants ?40 for it! | 0:34:49 | 0:34:53 | |
HE LAUGHS | 0:34:53 | 0:34:56 | |
OK, the labels. Phil actually liked these. | 0:34:56 | 0:34:58 | |
There we are. What have you got to say on those labels? | 0:34:58 | 0:35:01 | |
Start me at ?10. Ouch. | 0:35:01 | 0:35:05 | |
?10 on the labels. Where's your sense of adventure? | 0:35:05 | 0:35:09 | |
19th-century Sheffield plate. | 0:35:09 | 0:35:11 | |
And a silver one there. Thank you. 10, I'm bid. | 0:35:11 | 0:35:13 | |
At 10. I have ?10. | 0:35:13 | 0:35:15 | |
On my left at 12. | 0:35:15 | 0:35:18 | |
At 12, the labels. 14 at the back. | 0:35:18 | 0:35:19 | |
?16. You've got three or four bidders. | 0:35:19 | 0:35:22 | |
I'm bid at 20. At 20, bidding to my left, | 0:35:22 | 0:35:25 | |
at ?20 on the white metal labels. 22 at the back. | 0:35:25 | 0:35:28 | |
At ?22, ?22. I have ?22. | 0:35:28 | 0:35:30 | |
And 4. At ?24. 26. At 26, I'm bid. | 0:35:30 | 0:35:34 | |
Ouch! | 0:35:34 | 0:35:35 | |
Really? | 0:35:35 | 0:35:36 | |
These are cheap! That's REALLY cheap. | 0:35:36 | 0:35:38 | |
At ?26. 8 to advance it. | 0:35:38 | 0:35:41 | |
Selling at ?26. Bidding at the far end of the room. | 0:35:41 | 0:35:44 | |
Selling. | 0:35:44 | 0:35:46 | |
26, to 139. | 0:35:46 | 0:35:48 | |
Oops! That's a blow. | 0:35:48 | 0:35:50 | |
Is there happiness written all over your face? No! | 0:35:50 | 0:35:54 | |
No! | 0:35:54 | 0:35:56 | |
Will this be a nice little urn-er for Tom? | 0:35:56 | 0:36:00 | |
What will this make, then? This, mate... | 0:36:00 | 0:36:02 | |
The only thing this'll make is a good plant pot with a weed growing | 0:36:02 | 0:36:05 | |
out the top of it, I think. Start me at ?20. Come on! Yes! | 0:36:05 | 0:36:09 | |
Mid-19th century, some age with it. Lot of use left in it, | 0:36:09 | 0:36:13 | |
if you want to do a bit of filtration this weekend. | 0:36:13 | 0:36:15 | |
Start me at 10, then. 10, I'm bid. | 0:36:15 | 0:36:18 | |
At ?10. You're getting too good at this! Instant profit straightaway. | 0:36:18 | 0:36:22 | |
At 12. I'm beginning not to like you, Tom. | 0:36:23 | 0:36:26 | |
Oh, here we go. Look at this. | 0:36:26 | 0:36:27 | |
At ?12. 14. | 0:36:27 | 0:36:29 | |
At 14. 16. At 16, ?16. 18. | 0:36:29 | 0:36:32 | |
At 18, I'm at 18. At ?18, bidding in the front row. | 0:36:32 | 0:36:35 | |
I tell you what, I should do this for a living. I thought you did. | 0:36:35 | 0:36:39 | |
At ?18...I sell. | 0:36:39 | 0:36:41 | |
All done at 18. 20 or not? | 0:36:41 | 0:36:43 | |
?18. | 0:36:43 | 0:36:46 | |
Another solid profit puts Tom in the lead. | 0:36:46 | 0:36:48 | |
That's you racing away, you see? That's all right. | 0:36:48 | 0:36:52 | |
I'm getting quietly kippered here! | 0:36:52 | 0:36:55 | |
What you've done is you've lulled me into a false sense of security. | 0:36:55 | 0:36:58 | |
Now, can another of Phil's unloved acquisitions get him | 0:36:58 | 0:37:02 | |
back in the game? | 0:37:02 | 0:37:03 | |
If I get out of this without being burnt, it's a result. | 0:37:03 | 0:37:06 | |
Right, who's going to start me at ?40 on the bed head and foot boards? | 0:37:06 | 0:37:10 | |
?40, designed by Betty Joel. | 0:37:10 | 0:37:13 | |
40, I'm bid. 40, I have. At ?40. | 0:37:13 | 0:37:15 | |
At ?40, I'm bid. At ?40. Start the car, I'm off! | 0:37:15 | 0:37:18 | |
What is going on here? | 0:37:18 | 0:37:21 | |
That certificate alone is worth ?50. | 0:37:21 | 0:37:24 | |
Forget about the bed head and foot boards. At ?40, I'm bid. | 0:37:24 | 0:37:28 | |
45, I'll take. At ?40. | 0:37:28 | 0:37:31 | |
Where is your sense of taste and your knowledge? | 0:37:31 | 0:37:35 | |
Bidding at the back, 45. 50. At 50, I've got. 55? | 0:37:35 | 0:37:38 | |
At ?50, against you on the right. Bidding on the left. | 0:37:38 | 0:37:41 | |
At ?50, if you're all done for 50. Should be worth double. | 0:37:41 | 0:37:46 | |
At ?50, I sell. ?50. 114. | 0:37:46 | 0:37:50 | |
Oh, Betty's bed to the rescue! | 0:37:50 | 0:37:53 | |
That's good going. | 0:37:53 | 0:37:54 | |
What my mother's going to do with those, I don't know! | 0:37:54 | 0:37:58 | |
Tom's Moorcroft. Again, hardly typical. | 0:37:58 | 0:38:02 | |
Are you going to start me on this one? ?30 on the Moorcroft vase? | 0:38:02 | 0:38:05 | |
30. 20, then. | 0:38:05 | 0:38:07 | |
?20 on the Moorcroft. Thank you. 20, I'm bid. At ?20. 22. | 0:38:07 | 0:38:10 | |
24. 26. 28. Come on. | 0:38:10 | 0:38:14 | |
32. 34. 36 in front. | 0:38:14 | 0:38:16 | |
At ?36. 38 at the back. | 0:38:16 | 0:38:19 | |
38. 40 on my left. You're fine. You're fine. | 0:38:19 | 0:38:22 | |
40 on the early Moorcroft. 42. | 0:38:22 | 0:38:25 | |
42, you won't find many earlier than this. 44. | 0:38:25 | 0:38:28 | |
46. Fresh bidder. At 46. 48 at the back. | 0:38:28 | 0:38:31 | |
At ?48. 50, I'll take. I'll definitely take 50. | 0:38:31 | 0:38:35 | |
All done on this 1916-17 piece of Moorcroft. | 0:38:35 | 0:38:38 | |
At ?48 and I se... 50. | 0:38:38 | 0:38:41 | |
At 50, I'm bid at 50. | 0:38:41 | 0:38:43 | |
At ?50, I have. And 5, will you say now? | 0:38:43 | 0:38:45 | |
55. At 55, I have. You shake your head, | 0:38:45 | 0:38:48 | |
you will be disappointed not to have taken this home today, sir. | 0:38:48 | 0:38:52 | |
At ?55, the lady's bid. All done at 55. The gavel's up. Selling. | 0:38:52 | 0:38:57 | |
55 to 203. | 0:38:57 | 0:38:59 | |
The new lad is more than holding his own here. | 0:38:59 | 0:39:02 | |
This is the bloke who says he's a novice, | 0:39:02 | 0:39:04 | |
hasn't done this before, really anxious about it... Yeah(!) | 0:39:04 | 0:39:08 | |
Can Phil's fire screen start the fight back? | 0:39:08 | 0:39:11 | |
Let's get away on the fire screen. At 20. ?20. | 0:39:11 | 0:39:14 | |
Most of you, I know, haven't got fireplaces. | 0:39:14 | 0:39:17 | |
That's a point I hadn't thought of. | 0:39:17 | 0:39:19 | |
You can always use it as a decoration in the room, can't you? | 0:39:19 | 0:39:22 | |
?10, surely. 10. Thank you. 10, I'm bid. At 10. I have ?10. | 0:39:22 | 0:39:25 | |
The fire screen at 10. I'm bid 12. | 0:39:25 | 0:39:27 | |
14. At ?14. | 0:39:27 | 0:39:29 | |
?16. At ?16. ?18. | 0:39:29 | 0:39:32 | |
20, I'm bid. 20, I have. 22. | 0:39:32 | 0:39:35 | |
24. ?24, I have. At 24. | 0:39:35 | 0:39:37 | |
You shake your head. Bidding on my right at 24. Ouch. | 0:39:37 | 0:39:40 | |
Is that it? | 0:39:40 | 0:39:42 | |
Yeah. Struggled. | 0:39:42 | 0:39:43 | |
At ?24. Have you all done for 24? | 0:39:43 | 0:39:46 | |
24, Mrs Richards. Thank you. | 0:39:46 | 0:39:48 | |
Oh, dear. Another big loss. | 0:39:48 | 0:39:50 | |
Even more after commission. | 0:39:50 | 0:39:52 | |
It should have gone for 40. Shut up! At least 40. Shut up, please. | 0:39:52 | 0:39:55 | |
Shut up! Shut up! | 0:39:55 | 0:39:57 | |
Time for the big lantern showdown. Tom's first. | 0:39:57 | 0:40:01 | |
I've got various bids left on this one. | 0:40:01 | 0:40:04 | |
I have to start the bidding with me at ?80. Well done! That's good! | 0:40:04 | 0:40:09 | |
How does that happen? | 0:40:09 | 0:40:10 | |
That's great. | 0:40:10 | 0:40:12 | |
Fantastic. | 0:40:12 | 0:40:13 | |
At ?80. I am surprised. | 0:40:13 | 0:40:15 | |
?80. 85, I'll take now. At 80. | 0:40:15 | 0:40:18 | |
At ?80. I have at ?80. At ?80. 85. | 0:40:18 | 0:40:21 | |
85, 90, we're bid. With me at 90. | 0:40:21 | 0:40:22 | |
Come on, another one and it's washed its face. | 0:40:22 | 0:40:25 | |
At ?90, I have. 95, will you say now? 90. Are you bidding? | 0:40:25 | 0:40:28 | |
Or stretching? | 0:40:28 | 0:40:30 | |
At ?90. All done. 5 or not? | 0:40:30 | 0:40:34 | |
Selling at ?90. | 0:40:34 | 0:40:36 | |
?90. | 0:40:36 | 0:40:38 | |
I thought Tom knew his lights. | 0:40:38 | 0:40:40 | |
If mine does 90, I'll be pleased with that. | 0:40:40 | 0:40:42 | |
Mine did 90. Yours... You should be up into three figures, easy. | 0:40:42 | 0:40:46 | |
You know what the difference is, don't you? Clear glass. Polish. | 0:40:46 | 0:40:49 | |
You polished it. Polish. | 0:40:49 | 0:40:51 | |
Will polishing pay? Don't forget the dead eyes either. | 0:40:51 | 0:40:55 | |
I have to start the bidding with me at ?70. That's all right. | 0:40:55 | 0:40:58 | |
With me at 70. 70, I have. At 70. | 0:40:58 | 0:41:01 | |
At ?70, I have. 80. | 0:41:01 | 0:41:03 | |
At 80. 90, with me. At 90. | 0:41:03 | 0:41:05 | |
At ?90, I have for this marvellous Masthead lamp. | 0:41:05 | 0:41:09 | |
At ?90. I'll take 95. | 0:41:09 | 0:41:11 | |
Yes, I'm looking at you, sir. | 0:41:11 | 0:41:15 | |
95. Yes. I knew I could rely upon you for 95. | 0:41:15 | 0:41:18 | |
Unfortunately, I have a bid of ?100 here. | 0:41:18 | 0:41:21 | |
LAUGHTER | 0:41:21 | 0:41:23 | |
So, 100, I'm bid. At ?100. I have at 100. At 100, bidding with me at 100. | 0:41:23 | 0:41:28 | |
I'll take another 5 from you, if you like. | 0:41:28 | 0:41:30 | |
Not on this one. Are you sure? | 0:41:30 | 0:41:32 | |
Right, at ?100. 100, I have. And 5 anywhere else in the room? | 0:41:32 | 0:41:37 | |
At ?100. 5 or not? | 0:41:37 | 0:41:39 | |
?100. | 0:41:39 | 0:41:42 | |
Game on! Phil is most definitely back in this. | 0:41:42 | 0:41:45 | |
The question is, Tom, | 0:41:45 | 0:41:47 | |
is your extinguisher going to put your fire out? | 0:41:47 | 0:41:50 | |
Good question. The auctioneer hates it. | 0:41:50 | 0:41:53 | |
Where are you going to start me? ?10 on the fire extinguisher. 10? | 0:41:53 | 0:41:57 | |
5, thank you. ?5, I'm bid on the fire extinguisher. | 0:41:57 | 0:42:00 | |
At ?5, the bid. ?6. | 0:42:00 | 0:42:02 | |
?7. At 7, I'm bid ?8. | 0:42:02 | 0:42:04 | |
?8, ?9. 9, I have at 9 on the brass fire extinguisher. 9. 10, in front. | 0:42:04 | 0:42:08 | |
This is going to struggle. Big time. | 0:42:08 | 0:42:10 | |
14 on my right. At ?14. 16. The bidding in front. | 0:42:10 | 0:42:15 | |
?18. Bidding in the middle at 18. | 0:42:15 | 0:42:17 | |
20 on my right. At 20. | 0:42:17 | 0:42:19 | |
And 2. 22. In the middle, the bidding at ?22. | 0:42:19 | 0:42:22 | |
At ?22, all done. I sell at ?22. | 0:42:22 | 0:42:26 | |
?22 to 239. | 0:42:26 | 0:42:29 | |
That ?2 profit will be a loss after commission | 0:42:30 | 0:42:33 | |
and Phil is the winner today. | 0:42:33 | 0:42:35 | |
Sun shines on the brave, doesn't it? Exactly. | 0:42:35 | 0:42:39 | |
Well done, mate. Come on. | 0:42:39 | 0:42:40 | |
Tom began with ?200 and, after paying auction costs, | 0:42:42 | 0:42:46 | |
he made a profit of ?20.24. | 0:42:46 | 0:42:49 | |
Phil also started with ?200 and after paying auction costs, | 0:42:49 | 0:42:53 | |
he made a profit of ?40.08. | 0:42:53 | 0:42:56 | |
So Tom's the loser, | 0:42:57 | 0:42:59 | |
but he's certainly giving the Silver Fox a run for his money. | 0:42:59 | 0:43:02 | |
It was close. | 0:43:02 | 0:43:04 | |
Too close! | 0:43:04 | 0:43:05 | |
Next time on the Antiques Road Trip, Phil gets stuck. | 0:43:10 | 0:43:14 | |
This is panic time. | 0:43:14 | 0:43:16 | |
And Tom takes off. This is a wheel off a German World War II bomber. | 0:43:16 | 0:43:20 | |
Brilliant. | 0:43:20 | 0:43:22 |