0:00:02 > 0:00:05It's the nation's favourite antiques experts, with £200 each,
0:00:05 > 0:00:10a classic car, and a goal - to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:10 > 0:00:12- Going, going, gone.- Yes.
0:00:12 > 0:00:14Hello!
0:00:14 > 0:00:17The aim, to make the biggest profit at auction, but it's no mean feat.
0:00:17 > 0:00:18Yes!
0:00:18 > 0:00:21There will be worthy winners and valiant losers.
0:00:21 > 0:00:23I'm going to try and win.
0:00:23 > 0:00:27So will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:27 > 0:00:30- The sun shines on the brave, doesn't it?- Exactly.
0:00:30 > 0:00:32This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:39 > 0:00:43It is day two of our week in the way-out West Country,
0:00:43 > 0:00:45with Tom Scott and Phil Serrell.
0:00:45 > 0:00:49- Do you know what I love about a road trip?- Go on.- The weather.
0:00:49 > 0:00:53- This is just right. Lovely, isn't it? - A little bit of soft top.
0:00:53 > 0:00:54Shouldn't we have gone down there?
0:00:54 > 0:00:57Part-time Lancia navigator Phil,
0:00:57 > 0:01:00from Worcester, is an auctioneer by day, with a wealth of knowledge.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03That's a fairly grotesque bit, isn't it?
0:01:04 > 0:01:07Dealer Tom, from the county of Rutland, may have
0:01:07 > 0:01:10only just slipped behind the wheel but he is already proving to be
0:01:10 > 0:01:14a smart, speedy and extremely determined chap.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17- Watch out, Phil, he means business.- Done.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19I got quite excited when they said to me,
0:01:19 > 0:01:22"We've got this new chap coming on. He hasn't done it before."
0:01:22 > 0:01:25- I thought, "That will be all right." - This is my first time.- Get out.
0:01:25 > 0:01:28"Your cheque is in the post and I will still love you in the morning."
0:01:28 > 0:01:30I've heard all that!
0:01:30 > 0:01:34Well, Tom started out with £200 and he has managed to increase that
0:01:34 > 0:01:36to £220.24,
0:01:36 > 0:01:38whilst Phil also began with £200
0:01:38 > 0:01:43but has a slim lead with £240.08.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46I'm going to blow the lot on clotted cream and pasties.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49That should even things up.
0:01:49 > 0:01:51Our trip begins at the far south-west corner
0:01:51 > 0:01:53of Britain, at St Buryan,
0:01:53 > 0:01:56before wending its way around several counties,
0:01:56 > 0:02:01but always hugging the coast, to reach Wareham in Dorset.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04Today, we're starting out in Cornwall, at Lostwithiel.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06After a brief excursion into Devon,
0:02:06 > 0:02:09we end up back there for the auction as well.
0:02:11 > 0:02:16"Lostwithiel. Ancient stannary town." What's a stannary town?
0:02:16 > 0:02:20Well, any number of things to do with tin mining in Cornwall
0:02:20 > 0:02:22and Devon actually.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25Lostwithiel was the administrative centre of a mining area where
0:02:25 > 0:02:29tin coinage was once collected for the Crown or the Duchy of Cornwall.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31This is lovely, isn't it?
0:02:31 > 0:02:33It's beautiful.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35In another strange quirk, Lostwithiel
0:02:35 > 0:02:39and the other stannary towns could appoint representatives
0:02:39 > 0:02:43or "stannators" to Cornwall's Stannary Parliament, too.
0:02:43 > 0:02:47Nowadays, the local currency is known as "the antique".
0:02:47 > 0:02:50- There we go. - Let's go. See what we can find.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55- We've got some nice bits.- Good, mate. - See you later. Have a good day.
0:02:55 > 0:02:57Take care.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01- Hello.- How are you?- I'm fine, thanks.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04Mike's shop is crammed with high-quality vintage items.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07The only trouble is, quality tends to cost.
0:03:07 > 0:03:11- Wicked shop. A wicked, wicked shop. - That's nice.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14- I think you've got really cool things. Can I have a quick look round?- OK.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17Then perhaps, if you can think of anything that might do well
0:03:17 > 0:03:19- for me, that'll be lovely.- Lovely.
0:03:24 > 0:03:28Look at that. That's taken me back to the wild days of the '60s.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31You've got Procol Harum, Santana.
0:03:32 > 0:03:37It's an original poster from 1968 and it's 245 quid.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40I don't think that's expensive, but the problem I've got,
0:03:40 > 0:03:41it's all my money.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43Not only will the auction be a general sale,
0:03:43 > 0:03:47so no rock ephemera, please, but it will be just down the street.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50Mike, though, might be able to point Phil at something
0:03:50 > 0:03:52he can see a profit in.
0:03:52 > 0:03:53I like this mirror.
0:03:53 > 0:03:58- Don't give me a price on it yet, but is that by anybody?- No, it's not.
0:03:58 > 0:04:02It's just a nice design. The shape is right.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04It fits in with that mid-century look.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07I would see that making 20 to 40 quid,
0:04:07 > 0:04:09something like that, in an auction.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12I think Mike just realised what Phil will be offering.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15- Can I have a look at the back of it?- Yeah. It's quite hefty.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18- It looks to me like it's come out of Star Trek.- It does, it does.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20It's got the right look.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23- I can just see that in Mr Spock's living quarters.- Logical!
0:04:23 > 0:04:26Could you do that for ten or 15 quid?
0:04:26 > 0:04:31- I'd do it for 15. I couldn't go any lower.- That's all right.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34I'm going to buy that off you for 15 quid. I think...
0:04:35 > 0:04:37In the right auction,
0:04:37 > 0:04:41I would hope that that could make 50 or 60 quid.
0:04:41 > 0:04:45General sale around the corner. Don't get carried away.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47I think that's a bit of fun. I quite like that.
0:04:49 > 0:04:54- OK, Tom's turn.- Morning.- Morning. - You must be Judith.- Yes.- Tom.
0:04:54 > 0:04:55- Lovely to meet you.- Hello.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58Do you mind if I have a bit of a wander around and see what
0:04:58 > 0:05:02- we can come up with?- Upstairs, whatever.- Upstairs, brilliant. OK.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04I'll get stuck in. I'll give you a shout in a while.
0:05:04 > 0:05:05I hope you can find something.
0:05:05 > 0:05:07That didn't sound helpful, did it?
0:05:07 > 0:05:11So far this week, Tom has sniffed out something in no time flat.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14He seems to have relaxed a bit this morning, though.
0:05:14 > 0:05:18This is another piece of wood. I love bits of wood.
0:05:18 > 0:05:22It's just a beech rolling pin. I love that, though.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24How much, I wonder.
0:05:24 > 0:05:29Like Phil, he needs to buy for the auction, which is in this town.
0:05:29 > 0:05:30A couple of terracotta plant pots.
0:05:30 > 0:05:34They are pretty recent, obviously, but they are quite nice.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37- It's good as a pair. - The ticket price on these is £28.
0:05:37 > 0:05:42They are worth a quick go. Perfect for a general sale.
0:05:42 > 0:05:43Good seasonal piece as well.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46He's definitely getting the hang of it.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49I'll avoid anything Georgian, Victorian, Edwardian, vintage.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52Something like these eight glasses up here, these are quite fun.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56These eight...
0:05:56 > 0:05:58They are quite fun. Very, very fine.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01They could be quite good.
0:06:01 > 0:06:05The ticket price is £18. Time to speak to Judith.
0:06:05 > 0:06:09You've got a pair of terracotta garden urns upstairs.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11You've got £28 on them.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13I'm wondering whether you might be able to do a bit of friendly
0:06:13 > 0:06:16dealer-to-dealer trade discount.
0:06:16 > 0:06:20- That sounds ominous when you say that.- It does a little.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23- What do you think we could do on those?- Usually 10%.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26Can we bend those "usually" rules?
0:06:26 > 0:06:30- I would normally say 25.- OK.
0:06:30 > 0:06:34- I know what you're going to ask for. - Interesting.- How about 20?- Exactly.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36Could we do a deal at 20?
0:06:36 > 0:06:39Can we bridge it halfway? Because it's not mine. It's a different customer.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42I've got to get them through the auction.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45I've got to get that commission through. Can we do 20?
0:06:45 > 0:06:47What do you think?
0:06:47 > 0:06:49He's a tough cookie.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52Tom's proving to be no pushover either, Judith.
0:06:52 > 0:06:57- I can apologise to him personally. - You won't.- No, he won't actually.
0:06:57 > 0:07:01- Can we do 20?- We'll say 20. - Perfect. Thank you very much.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03I appreciate that.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06To help the deal, because you've given me that little more off,
0:07:06 > 0:07:11- you've got another little set of eight green glasses...- Glasses.
0:07:11 > 0:07:17..up on the shelf. Those are quite fun. Those are on at £18, I think.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20He would go down to 15 but definitely no more.
0:07:20 > 0:07:24- Because they are worth it.- That's fair. So we could do the two for 35.
0:07:24 > 0:07:28- Yeah.- Perfect.- Right.- Two purchases. Done. Thank you very much.
0:07:28 > 0:07:29I'd better get you some money.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34So, with his younger rival off to another good start,
0:07:34 > 0:07:37what's the next move for the silver fox?
0:07:39 > 0:07:44- Aye aye...- Hello, how are you? - Very well, thank you.- Good, good.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46Can I have a grapefruit juice, please?
0:07:46 > 0:07:50With at least ten antique shops to choose from, why come here?
0:07:50 > 0:07:54You've got some interesting bits hanging on the walls or whatever.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57Can I tempt you to flog any of those to me?
0:07:57 > 0:08:00Well, it depends how much you offer, but yeah.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03- Story of my life, that is.- That's it. - I'll have a look round.- OK.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05Here we go.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08That's quite interesting because this would have hung on a bar
0:08:08 > 0:08:12over a fireplace not too dissimilar to that.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14And by adjusting this,
0:08:14 > 0:08:16you have a saucepan or a pan on the bottom or a kettle and you
0:08:16 > 0:08:21could've adjusted this up and down so that it was low or higher or higher up.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23Oh, right.
0:08:23 > 0:08:27Jackie, my budget is little, all right? And I mean really little.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30- We are talking a few pounds here, not big time.- Okey-dokey.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32And I think that bit of metal is interesting.
0:08:32 > 0:08:36You've got two of those, haven't you? You might not miss one of those.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39- Right, yeah.- Is there anything outside we could have a look at?
0:08:39 > 0:08:44- Yes.- Now, for a trip up the beer garden path.- I like that.
0:08:44 > 0:08:49- That wheel.- Yeah, that is quite nice. - That's quite tidy, that, isn't it?
0:08:49 > 0:08:52I could put that with that ratchet thing as one lot.
0:08:52 > 0:08:56- Don't suppose you've got another one, have you?- I'm afraid not.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59She's a pub landlady, Phil, not a scrap-metal dealer.
0:08:59 > 0:09:03That has come off something like a railway porter's trolley. Yeah.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06- I think it's a bit of fun.- Yeah.
0:09:06 > 0:09:11I think the two of them are going to make...sort of 15 to 25 quid.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14I've got to pay my commission. I'd like to make a profit.
0:09:14 > 0:09:18This is really mean. Can I give you a fiver for the two? A fiver.
0:09:18 > 0:09:20- Is that all?- I am mean.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22I don't know how to show a girl a good time.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24- Go on, then, a fiver will do. - You're an angel.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27- Thank you so much.- Thank you. I'll get myself a drink with that.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29I'll pay for mine first.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32Well, for a price like that, it's hard to go wrong,
0:09:32 > 0:09:34whatever those old lumps make.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37Ideally what I'm looking for is someone at the auction room who
0:09:37 > 0:09:42has a saucepan that they want to warm over a fire, and a one-wheel trolley.
0:09:42 > 0:09:43Well, good luck, Phil.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45Meanwhile, they are back on the road,
0:09:45 > 0:09:48heading east from Lostwithiel towards Liskeard.
0:09:49 > 0:09:53- Do you want to go to the loo?- Me? - Yeah.- Yeah, can do. - It's just up here...
0:09:55 > 0:09:58- That was a bit of a joke, you see, because we're in Looe.- Oh, mate.
0:09:58 > 0:10:02- I totally missed that.- Looe is just up here.- Oh, I see. Right. Got you.
0:10:02 > 0:10:03It's just a geographical joke.
0:10:05 > 0:10:09Liskeard, about nine miles north of Looe, with an E, Tom,
0:10:09 > 0:10:12- is another stannary town.- Is that my shop there?- Oh, there you go.
0:10:12 > 0:10:17- Bay Tree Trading.- It's also the home of Cornish blue cheese.
0:10:17 > 0:10:18Careful now, Phil.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21- That looks all right. - Yeah, absolutely.- Get in there, mate.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24- Have fun.- Yeah, have a good time. - See you later.- Bye.
0:10:28 > 0:10:32- Hi, how are you?- Fine, thanks. Welcome to Liskeard.- Yeah, cheers.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34- Good to see you. How are you doing? - Yeah, really good.
0:10:34 > 0:10:37Bay Tree Trading doesn't sell trees.
0:10:37 > 0:10:41Not many traditional antiques here either. Just the job for Phil then.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44I'm sure he'll rise to the challenge.
0:10:44 > 0:10:48I could put that with the two bits I bought from the pub, couldn't I?
0:10:48 > 0:10:50A little bit of metalware.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53So, there is a sort of a theme running.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02But for all Phil's high hopes, nothing is quite right.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08He has even lost interest in that piece of metal he was
0:11:08 > 0:11:10so pumped up by just now.
0:11:11 > 0:11:15I really have to buy something here. This is panic time.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17Keep calm, Phil. You can cope.
0:11:19 > 0:11:23It's not often that I'm speechless, but I am.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27Hang on. Has Alexis got something?
0:11:27 > 0:11:30Nice piece of Doulton plate. Absolutely perfect.
0:11:30 > 0:11:3318th-century Royal Doulton.
0:11:34 > 0:11:38- That's not 18th-century. That's about 1930.- 1930, is it?
0:11:38 > 0:11:42Made in England - anything that's got Made in England, it's 20th century.
0:11:43 > 0:11:44There we are.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50Oh, dear. Good luck, Phil.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56But while Phil struggles, Tom motors on,
0:11:56 > 0:12:00heading south-east from Liskeard to St Germans...
0:12:01 > 0:12:04..to visit an ancient and magical home.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06It's beautiful, this, isn't it?
0:12:06 > 0:12:09Little bit bumpy for the old Lancia but...
0:12:09 > 0:12:12It's going to be an impressive view when we get round this corner,
0:12:12 > 0:12:14I think.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22Port Eliot has been the home of the Eliots of Germans
0:12:22 > 0:12:25for 500 years and Tom's here to see
0:12:25 > 0:12:29a few of its accumulated treasures, with the lady of the house.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31- Lady St German.- Hello.- Hello.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33- A pleasure to meet you. I'm Tom. - Lovely to see you.
0:12:33 > 0:12:39- Thank you so much for having me at this wonderful house.- Come in.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41Not forgetting Roo and Lark.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46The nation's oldest continually inhabited dwelling
0:12:46 > 0:12:50and now open to the public every summer, Port Eliot is vast,
0:12:50 > 0:12:54with over 100 rooms and an air of faded grandeur about each one.
0:12:54 > 0:12:58The house might almost have inspired Gormenghast.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00I think one of the things I love about Port Eliot
0:13:00 > 0:13:02and it's known for is its patina.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05It's an extremely old house
0:13:05 > 0:13:08and it really hasn't been redecorated for several generations.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11For example, this wallpaper is 19th-century.
0:13:11 > 0:13:12It's beautiful, isn't it?
0:13:12 > 0:13:15It's green, as you can see,
0:13:15 > 0:13:20and the green dye contained arsenic and people died from this wallpaper.
0:13:20 > 0:13:22- Of course. But we'll be OK today. - You should be. Yes.
0:13:22 > 0:13:26There is no recorded cases of anyone dying from the wallpaper here.
0:13:27 > 0:13:31During the Middle Ages, Port Eliot really was a flourishing port
0:13:31 > 0:13:33and an Augustinian priory.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36But in the 18th century the Eliots employed landscape painter
0:13:36 > 0:13:38Humphry Repton to build a dam
0:13:38 > 0:13:44and create what is now a Grade I listed park and garden.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46Now it's a perfect, perfect classical landscape.
0:13:46 > 0:13:51- It's a kind of pastoral ideal, and it does change hourly.- Yes.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53And also, it would have been a bit inconvenient
0:13:53 > 0:13:56- to have to wait for the tide to get home.- It's a bit of a wait.
0:13:56 > 0:14:00Yes, it would have been every 12 hours you could have made it home.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02Neoclassical architect Sir John Soane,
0:14:02 > 0:14:05who designed the old Bank of England,
0:14:05 > 0:14:07also got to work on the house at that time,
0:14:07 > 0:14:11demolishing much that was medieval to create an enfilade.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13Incredible, isn't it?
0:14:13 > 0:14:17The first Baron Eliot, and the man who paid for that refit,
0:14:17 > 0:14:20can be seen in this family portrait by Joshua Reynolds.
0:14:20 > 0:14:24- He was a patron of Joshua Reynolds all his life.- Right.
0:14:24 > 0:14:28And Reynolds was so grateful to Edward Eliot that
0:14:28 > 0:14:32when he died he left him his snuffbox, which we have here.
0:14:32 > 0:14:33Which is beautiful.
0:14:33 > 0:14:37And when Reynolds academics come here and they sit on the sofa
0:14:37 > 0:14:39to study this picture and the others in the room,
0:14:39 > 0:14:41if you give them this to hold and they open it,
0:14:41 > 0:14:45they almost pass out because they can't quite believe what they're looking at.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47We're very lucky to have it here.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50And if you're not keen on Reynolds, there's plenty more,
0:14:50 > 0:14:52like the van Dyck in the morning room,
0:14:52 > 0:14:55as well as several more modern works.
0:14:58 > 0:15:04But the house's undoubted masterpiece is the huge mural
0:15:04 > 0:15:06in Sir John Soane's round room.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09- It is all incredible, isn't it? - It's so powerful, the mural.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11You actually can't read a book sitting in here.
0:15:11 > 0:15:13- Yeah, it distracts you.- Yes.
0:15:13 > 0:15:17All you can think about when you're in here is the mural and what it's saying.
0:15:17 > 0:15:23The Riddle, by the controversial Plymouth-based artist Robert Lenkiewicz,
0:15:23 > 0:15:26was commissioned in 1980 and took over 20 years to complete.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29Hidden amongst the dragons and destruction
0:15:29 > 0:15:32are several references to the family's history.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36Every time I come in here I see something different.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39- You suddenly spot something. - I've just spotted a Harley-Davidson.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41Absolutely, that's my husband's.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43- He rode to Morocco on that in the '60s.- Fabulous.
0:15:43 > 0:15:47- And it gives you some sense of the scale of the room.- Absolutely, yes.
0:15:47 > 0:15:51You can lose a seven-foot-long motorcycle in the corner of the room!
0:15:53 > 0:15:55Thank you so much for showing me around.
0:15:55 > 0:15:58- It's been absolutely brilliant. - Maybe I should show you the way out.
0:15:58 > 0:16:02- Do you mind?- It's not that easy, it's not that straightforward. - Brilliant. Thank you.
0:16:07 > 0:16:08Now, what's Phil been up to?
0:16:11 > 0:16:14Last time we saw him he was a bit stuck.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17An antique shop would be useful, though.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20- You've got to think laterally in this business.- Quite, Phil.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23I suppose after his trip to the pub earlier, anything is possible
0:16:23 > 0:16:26but it's hard to see much resembling an antique here,
0:16:26 > 0:16:29but Owen has got an idea about some granite.
0:16:29 > 0:16:33- Now, I do like those.- I think they are coping stones or curbs.
0:16:33 > 0:16:35- Heavy, mind.- How old are they?
0:16:35 > 0:16:38They're probably, I would say, late Victorian.
0:16:38 > 0:16:43- How much would just that piece be? - That bit, oh, let's say £250.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46- Really?- Yeah, it's not cheap stuff. - Really?
0:16:46 > 0:16:47Granite is very expensive, yes.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50That could be the oldest thing I've ever bought on this programme.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53- Well, it could be.- 250 quid?- Yes.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55- Well, it's out of my budget.- Whoops!
0:16:55 > 0:16:59That's a no-no, but these may be substantially cheaper.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02These barrels, are they ex-beer barrels or are they just barrels
0:17:02 > 0:17:04that are made for garden centres?
0:17:04 > 0:17:07They're whisky barrels, they are ex-whisky barrels.
0:17:07 > 0:17:10If you've got a sensitive nose you can smell the aroma.
0:17:10 > 0:17:14- Actually, you can smell some booze, can't you?- Yes.- That's fantastic.
0:17:14 > 0:17:15THEY LAUGH
0:17:15 > 0:17:19It's a bit like the pub all over again!
0:17:19 > 0:17:21£20, £19.
0:17:21 > 0:17:25- Can we take the best-looking one of the £19-ers?- I would say...
0:17:25 > 0:17:29- Well, that one looks quite nice. - OK, can we take that out?- Certainly.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32Right, and to put in Sir's pot?
0:17:32 > 0:17:35Now, what I want is something that looks really, really big
0:17:35 > 0:17:36- and is really, really cheap.- OK.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38You could have something like a rhododendron.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41Shorter, but it will fill out the container better.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44I am not sure how Phil's big and cheap approach
0:17:44 > 0:17:48would go down on our Gardeners' Question Time, but it's a plan.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50So that's about the right size.
0:17:50 > 0:17:52- Would it be possible to put some stuff in there?- Er, stuff?
0:17:52 > 0:17:55- Soil I guess is what we're looking for.- Compost, yeah, we can do that.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57And how much could you do that for?
0:17:57 > 0:18:02So we've got the barrel, 19, the rhododendron is 25...
0:18:02 > 0:18:05Could you do it for £20 the two, cos I'm stuffed?
0:18:05 > 0:18:08- I, I, I, I think we could, yes. - Thank you.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10Shake hands. Let me get you some money out.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12That's the quickest I've ever seen Phil move.
0:18:16 > 0:18:17Look at that.
0:18:19 > 0:18:24It looks like Phil might have saved a difficult day, but is he happy?
0:18:24 > 0:18:26So, let me just work this out then,
0:18:26 > 0:18:29you get to go to a really beautiful home
0:18:29 > 0:18:31with a collection of artwork, yes?
0:18:31 > 0:18:35- And later on in the week, I'm going to prison?- Yes.- How does that work?
0:18:35 > 0:18:37Sounds about right! Night-night, boys.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42Next morning, Phil's made an important resolution.
0:18:42 > 0:18:46I think I've got to remember the title of this programme today.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48- I'll just leave it at that.- Right.
0:18:48 > 0:18:52Good idea. Because things did go a little awry yesterday.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54This is panic time.
0:18:54 > 0:18:58A frustrated Phil ended up spending £40 on a pot and a plant,
0:18:58 > 0:19:01a mirror and some old bits of metal,
0:19:01 > 0:19:03leaving him with £200.08 to spend today.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06That's quite tidy, that, isn't it?
0:19:06 > 0:19:11His young rival, Tom, meanwhile, spent just £35 on some glasses
0:19:11 > 0:19:14- and more pots...- Perfect.- Right.
0:19:14 > 0:19:18..leaving him with £185.24 at his disposal.
0:19:18 > 0:19:22Later they'll be making for that auction back in Lostwithiel,
0:19:22 > 0:19:25but our first stop is in Devon at the port of Plymouth.
0:19:26 > 0:19:31- It's lovely being by the sea, but I do like Rutland.- Do you?
0:19:31 > 0:19:32That ain't by the sea, is it?
0:19:38 > 0:19:40This is the Hoe,
0:19:40 > 0:19:43where, in 1588, Sir Francis Drake famously insisted
0:19:43 > 0:19:48on finishing his game of bowls before whipping the Spanish Armada.
0:19:48 > 0:19:49Drake was from nearby Tavistock
0:19:49 > 0:19:54but famous Plymothians include former Labour leader Michael Foot,
0:19:54 > 0:19:58Olympian Tom Daley and Scott of the Antarctic.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00And speaking of highly competitive explorers...
0:20:00 > 0:20:03You and I haven't done the same shop yet, have we?
0:20:03 > 0:20:05No, mate, this is another new experience.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07This is going to be tussles and tussles, isn't it?
0:20:07 > 0:20:09They did say you're a very, very fair man.
0:20:09 > 0:20:11Let me tell you, they lied.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15- This is a brilliant little place, isn't it?- This is really cool.
0:20:15 > 0:20:16This looks quite something.
0:20:16 > 0:20:18Hello, John.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21- This is the oppo, Tom. - Charming, Phil!
0:20:21 > 0:20:23All right? Pleased to meet you.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25- You've got some stuff in here, haven't you?- Yes.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28Yes, it's the product of a diseased mind.
0:20:28 > 0:20:29Now, steady, John.
0:20:29 > 0:20:33Eclectic, certainly, with a strong martial influence, I'd say.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38Enough to make our two a little giddy.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42I've seen something up here I like. Look at that.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44An air raid siren.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46How cool is that?
0:20:47 > 0:20:50It's a rear wheel off a German World War II bomber.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52Isn't that brilliant?
0:20:52 > 0:20:55Now, come on! Think general sale.
0:20:55 > 0:20:59Can I get that down and have a look at it, please? I like that.
0:20:59 > 0:21:03This is a Victorian woolwork piece of militaria,
0:21:03 > 0:21:07relating to the Battle of Ladysmith and other battles.
0:21:07 > 0:21:11The latest one was Ladysmith,
0:21:11 > 0:21:13so we're talking about just before 1900.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16Actually it's the Gloucester Regiment.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19The Glorious Glosters were one of the most honoured units
0:21:19 > 0:21:23in the British Army, although since 2005 they've merged
0:21:23 > 0:21:27with some other regiments to become the 1st Battalion, The Rifles.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29- What would that come for? - 35.
0:21:29 > 0:21:33- And that's the death on that?- That's the death.- OK, I'll have that.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36I think Phil's mojo is definitely on the rise.
0:21:38 > 0:21:42- Can I just have a look at that? What is that?- It's a loudspeaker.
0:21:43 > 0:21:48It's called the Sterling Baby, probably a 1910, 1920 early speaker.
0:21:50 > 0:21:51I really like that.
0:21:51 > 0:21:53What would that come for?
0:21:53 > 0:21:55- I would do it for 20.- OK.
0:21:55 > 0:21:59For someone who lives in the early 20th century or whatever,
0:21:59 > 0:22:01it would be a great decorative thing for a house.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04What you have to do is think laterally and what I'm thinking here,
0:22:04 > 0:22:10if you put a light in there, wouldn't that make a great lamp?
0:22:10 > 0:22:12Yes, it would, actually.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15I suppose that could be described as a lamp bulb moment.
0:22:15 > 0:22:16TING!
0:22:16 > 0:22:18Two buys to Phil.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21- I better give you some money. - Yes, that would be good.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23£55 the total.
0:22:23 > 0:22:25- Thanks very much. - Thank you very much.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28Phil's finally content, it seems.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31Time for Tom to get a turn with the proprietor.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34What about Buddhas? You can't go wrong with Buddhas.
0:22:34 > 0:22:36Too easy to reach, I think, John!
0:22:36 > 0:22:38Tom's intent on a rummage.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41- That's a camel saddle.- You could convert that and stick a...
0:22:41 > 0:22:44You could even turn it into a coffee table, couldn't you?
0:22:44 > 0:22:45Or, if you had a camel...
0:22:45 > 0:22:48That's great, isn't it? I like that.
0:22:48 > 0:22:50Plenty of backsides on here.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53It's just really rough and ready, isn't it?
0:22:53 > 0:22:56Another old nice piece of wood and it's really dusty
0:22:56 > 0:22:58so it's clearly been here for a long time, John.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00No, no, I dust every day. Must be woodworm!
0:23:00 > 0:23:03If it's worm as well then that's even better for me!
0:23:03 > 0:23:06What would you do something like that for?
0:23:06 > 0:23:09- Has it got a ticket on it, actually? - It does.- What does it say?
0:23:09 > 0:23:12- Do you want me to be honest or not? - Yeah, tell me.- It is at 75.
0:23:12 > 0:23:14I'll do it for 50. How's that?
0:23:14 > 0:23:1850's probably still a bit steep for me, but I do like it.
0:23:18 > 0:23:22All right, 40. Now that I look at it in the light, I must admit,
0:23:22 > 0:23:25- it's not inspiring me either.- It's been through the wars, hasn't it?
0:23:25 > 0:23:30- I tell you what, I'd go for it at £30.- Well, now...
0:23:30 > 0:23:32Could you do me it at 30?
0:23:32 > 0:23:34I'll do it for 35, how's that? Meet you halfway?
0:23:34 > 0:23:37- How about meeting me halfway, 32.50?- No!
0:23:37 > 0:23:41- Come on!- No, no, no, no. - £35.- £32.50.- £35.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43- Go on, 35.- OK, cheers.- Deal.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45I like that, that's brilliant. Thanks, John.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48Now, that's just the sort of thing Phil would have bought.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51You'll be coming down some other time, won't you? I'll give you the fiver then.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53There's a tenner in there, that will do.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56- Oh, go on.- Look at that! You beauty.- There you are.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58You must be joking, John, even better.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00Brilliant, a bit more of a deal.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03A fiver discount because of a lack of change?
0:24:03 > 0:24:04Not bad!
0:24:04 > 0:24:06- Brilliant. Thank you very much indeed.- It's OK.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12Time to say farewell to the Devon coast for a while
0:24:12 > 0:24:16and head inland from Plymouth to Morwellham,
0:24:16 > 0:24:20where Phil is about to visit a historic mine and river port
0:24:20 > 0:24:22that's now an open museum.
0:24:22 > 0:24:26It may look a little quiet right now but back in Victorian times
0:24:26 > 0:24:29Morwellham Quay was very busy indeed.
0:24:29 > 0:24:33Hi, Jason. Philip. How are you? Or Phil. Good to see you.
0:24:33 > 0:24:35- Welcome to Morwellham. - Nice to meet you.
0:24:35 > 0:24:37Now, they tell me that this is the Devonian copper capital
0:24:37 > 0:24:39- of the 19th century? - It certainly was.
0:24:39 > 0:24:42Yes, the biggest copper port in Queen Victoria's empire.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44What I really want to know is, how do they get the stuff out?
0:24:44 > 0:24:46- How do they make it?- Let me show you.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49I'll take you into our mine and show you how they got copper out.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51- Into a mine?- Yes, certainly. Perfectly safe.- All right.
0:24:51 > 0:24:54Just like Port Eliot that Tom visited yesterday,
0:24:54 > 0:24:59the port was first established by monks, Benedictine this time,
0:24:59 > 0:25:03transporting tin, lead and silver from inland to Plymouth.
0:25:03 > 0:25:07Much later, copper deposits were discovered right beside the port
0:25:07 > 0:25:10and the mine was opened in the 18th century.
0:25:10 > 0:25:12And you are 100% sure it's all quite safe?
0:25:12 > 0:25:18Yes, this mine has been here since 1718 and it's been very, very safe.
0:25:21 > 0:25:25The narrow gauge railway travels deep inside the copper mine
0:25:25 > 0:25:27to visit the abandoned workplaces
0:25:27 > 0:25:31and help demonstrate just how tough conditions were for the miners.
0:25:32 > 0:25:34How much is there between us and up there?
0:25:34 > 0:25:37- You've got about 50 feet of rock. - 50 feet of rock.
0:25:38 > 0:25:40So, what does this do?
0:25:40 > 0:25:42This waterwheel was installed to actually pump the water
0:25:42 > 0:25:44from the levels below us.
0:25:44 > 0:25:46This level we're on is the lowest level that would naturally drain
0:25:46 > 0:25:49the water but those four levels below us will flood.
0:25:49 > 0:25:52- This was a man's job, presumably? - Yes,
0:25:52 > 0:25:55if you consider men starting their adulthood at about the age of ten.
0:25:55 > 0:25:56You're joking?
0:25:56 > 0:25:59Well, legally boys at the age of ten were allowed to work underground
0:25:59 > 0:26:02so we find boys of ten or 11 coming down and working as miners.
0:26:02 > 0:26:04Doesn't bear thinking about, does it?
0:26:04 > 0:26:08Life wasn't a lot easier above ground at Morwellham either,
0:26:08 > 0:26:10because they were still an awfully long way
0:26:10 > 0:26:12from getting their hands on the copper.
0:26:13 > 0:26:15This is where the ore is dressed.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18This means removing as much of the waste rock as possible
0:26:18 > 0:26:20to get down to that copper.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23What they did was smash that lump of rock there with that
0:26:23 > 0:26:27- as hard as they could? - Yes, you break that down. - Sounds like my sort of a job, that.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30Certainly, have a pair of goggles and then we'll have a go.
0:26:30 > 0:26:31Right, there we go.
0:26:32 > 0:26:34Where's that gone?
0:26:35 > 0:26:38Oh, Lordy! Come on, Phil, concentrate!
0:26:38 > 0:26:40I've never seen anybody do that. Are you any good at snooker?
0:26:40 > 0:26:42Come on, Phil, concentrate.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44- Flat rocks tend to break easier. - Really?
0:26:44 > 0:26:47- It's man's work, this, isn't it? - Not necessarily.
0:26:47 > 0:26:50In the Victorian times this would be done by children aged seven
0:26:50 > 0:26:52upwards and you'd really have lots of women doing this.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55- You're joking?- There we go.
0:26:56 > 0:26:58That's fool's gold, isn't it?
0:26:58 > 0:27:00Actually, you've got some copper.
0:27:00 > 0:27:02Get in there! Look at that!
0:27:02 > 0:27:05You can see this gold colour is actually the copper.
0:27:05 > 0:27:08The pieces of copper, some of them quite a bit bigger than Phil's
0:27:08 > 0:27:12little find, were then posted through the holes in a griddle
0:27:12 > 0:27:15to help the assayer determine their value.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18When, in 1844, huge new deposits were discovered
0:27:18 > 0:27:20just four miles to the north,
0:27:20 > 0:27:25Morwellham's reputation as the richest copper port in the Empire was assured.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28Right, so what we have here, this is the end product.
0:27:28 > 0:27:29So, after we've done all of that work,
0:27:29 > 0:27:32we've sent our ore off to South Wales,
0:27:32 > 0:27:34in their huge furnaces they smelt it,
0:27:34 > 0:27:35turn it into these ingots.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38You can see here where it's been liquefied at one point.
0:27:38 > 0:27:41And this was then sent off to manufacturers to be turned into
0:27:41 > 0:27:44pots, pans, kettles, coins and all sorts of copper products.
0:27:44 > 0:27:47I've really, really enjoyed this. You have terrified me,
0:27:47 > 0:27:49taking me down that mine, and that was a bit unfair of you
0:27:49 > 0:27:51but I think it's time that I bought you a cup of tea.
0:27:51 > 0:27:53- That would be very welcome. - Thank you.
0:27:57 > 0:27:59Meanwhile Tom has still got quite a bit of shopping to do...
0:28:01 > 0:28:05..motoring from Morwellham back into Cornwall,
0:28:05 > 0:28:08and Callington. Plenty of cash in his pocket too.
0:28:08 > 0:28:12I've still got £150 to get rid of, so, erm...
0:28:12 > 0:28:14I'm sure we'll find something.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17- I still need a hairband. - Or maybe a haircut.
0:28:19 > 0:28:23The little town of Callington is famous for its murals.
0:28:23 > 0:28:24Pasties too.
0:28:25 > 0:28:29- Afternoon.- Good afternoon.- Tom. Nice to meet you.- Dave Williams.
0:28:29 > 0:28:32- Welcome to my humble emporium, Tom.- I love it.
0:28:32 > 0:28:35Strangely, Tom hasn't spotted anything in the shop window
0:28:35 > 0:28:37on this leg of the trip.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40But despite its moderate size, Goldings has a good mix,
0:28:40 > 0:28:43with a bit of Eastern promise too.
0:28:43 > 0:28:45What is this, Dave?
0:28:45 > 0:28:48- DAVE LAUGHS - It's something quite rare.
0:28:48 > 0:28:52- Pick it up, it's very light. - Like a great big finial, isn't it?
0:28:52 > 0:28:53DAVE LAUGHS
0:28:53 > 0:28:55It's actually a rice container.
0:28:55 > 0:28:58- I was going to say a rice container, OK.- Made in Burma.
0:28:58 > 0:29:02You'll see them in Burma still in use, by monks,
0:29:02 > 0:29:04to get their daily rice ration.
0:29:04 > 0:29:06But they're very much smaller than those.
0:29:06 > 0:29:10The other useful fact is that the wood contains a particular
0:29:10 > 0:29:14sort of resin which discourages any insects or rodents
0:29:14 > 0:29:16who might have designs on your rice.
0:29:16 > 0:29:18- We'll keep that one in mind.- Mm-hmm.
0:29:18 > 0:29:22Dave's also got a storeroom at the back. Might there be a bargain?
0:29:22 > 0:29:27- Nice oval frames there.- Very nice Regency frames there.- Very nice.
0:29:27 > 0:29:28Dig 'em out for you.
0:29:28 > 0:29:32They're prints by Angelica Kauffmann that were
0:29:32 > 0:29:35extremely popular in that period.
0:29:35 > 0:29:38Angelica Kauffmann was a Swiss-born artist who was one
0:29:38 > 0:29:41of the only two female founding members
0:29:41 > 0:29:43of the Royal Academy in 1768.
0:29:43 > 0:29:47Where would you see these at? What would you do these for me at?
0:29:47 > 0:29:49Make me a reasonable offer.
0:29:49 > 0:29:52What I'm thinking, Dave, is, probably, the condition they are...
0:29:54 > 0:29:58- ..I'd probably look at about £20 for the pair.- Phwooh.
0:29:58 > 0:30:02Despite Dave's reaction, I think they're making progress.
0:30:02 > 0:30:04Let's look at the rice container again.
0:30:04 > 0:30:07I've got 85 on it.
0:30:07 > 0:30:10It's a very unusual piece.
0:30:10 > 0:30:12How about 85 for all three?
0:30:14 > 0:30:16If I knew a little bit more about the sale,
0:30:16 > 0:30:18then I'd be a little more...
0:30:20 > 0:30:23..eager. But I just...
0:30:23 > 0:30:25- Well, I bought it! - I know you bought it.
0:30:25 > 0:30:27But then again, I buy odd things.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30That's the thing, you've got it in your lovely shop.
0:30:30 > 0:30:35- A steering wheel for an elephant. - Obviously(!)
0:30:35 > 0:30:36That's an ankus.
0:30:36 > 0:30:39You have got some brilliant little pieces lying around.
0:30:39 > 0:30:43- Do you know how they use them? - I'm assuming it's kind of...
0:30:43 > 0:30:45Probably not very nicely, by the looks of that.
0:30:45 > 0:30:48Hook that behind the elephant's ear. Either left or right.
0:30:48 > 0:30:51Just give it a tug to tell it to go left or right.
0:30:51 > 0:30:53I could have done with that with Philip earlier.
0:30:53 > 0:30:55It would take more than that.
0:30:55 > 0:31:00You're at 85, aren't you, with the rice container and the two frames?
0:31:00 > 0:31:01Yup.
0:31:01 > 0:31:06- You've got 30 on here. - How about 100 for the four pieces?
0:31:06 > 0:31:10- Well, I was going to say 90. - Ooh. Painful.
0:31:11 > 0:31:14- 95.- Shall we meet in the middle?
0:31:14 > 0:31:17- 92.50?- Go on, you've got a deal.
0:31:17 > 0:31:18Brilliant.
0:31:18 > 0:31:21So, £62.50 for the rice pot and elephant goad,
0:31:21 > 0:31:24plus £30 for the Kauffmann prints.
0:31:24 > 0:31:26Now, let's have a look at what they've bought.
0:31:26 > 0:31:28Tom, how've you got on?
0:31:28 > 0:31:31It's been a great one again, Phil, but we need to get a move on.
0:31:31 > 0:31:32Whip that off before it takes off.
0:31:32 > 0:31:37- You want me to help, no? It's going on its own.- You got it?- I like those.
0:31:37 > 0:31:40- Nice, aren't they? - Where'd you buy that, Pisa?
0:31:40 > 0:31:43I don't know what's happened here, but it looks a bit wonky.
0:31:43 > 0:31:45- I like those.- Lovely, aren't they?
0:31:45 > 0:31:50Yeah, those are really cool. I mean, it's all a bit of a joke, isn't it?
0:31:50 > 0:31:53That you buy these things today for the frames, not the prints.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56- That's exactly what I did. - What'd they cost you?
0:31:56 > 0:32:01- 30 quid.- Well, they've got to make, what, £50-80?- I'd hope so.
0:32:01 > 0:32:03The hell is that?
0:32:04 > 0:32:07This, I'm reliably informed, is an elephant steering wheel.
0:32:09 > 0:32:12What? We've got one, two, three, four.
0:32:12 > 0:32:15Four lots there, and there's one more. I'm going to show you this.
0:32:15 > 0:32:18- What's that then? That's a saddle, isn't it?- My camel saddle.
0:32:18 > 0:32:20Is it off a camel?
0:32:20 > 0:32:23- I thought you got the hump. CHUCKLING:- What'd you think of that?
0:32:23 > 0:32:25It's actually OK, isn't it?
0:32:25 > 0:32:29Because you can either make that into a really cool stool, or a low table.
0:32:29 > 0:32:31- Little low table.- I think he likes some of those.
0:32:31 > 0:32:35- I'm going to show you what I've got. You ready for this?- Yeah, go.
0:32:35 > 0:32:39- Crikey, this all looks pretty vicious.- Yeah.- I like your horn.
0:32:39 > 0:32:43- I'm really, really pleased with that. - I saw this.- Did you?- I did.
0:32:43 > 0:32:45- That was 20 quid.- Was it really?
0:32:46 > 0:32:51I was going to reach for that, but I didn't, stupidly. That's lovely.
0:32:51 > 0:32:54And this, it's from the Gloucestershire Regiment,
0:32:54 > 0:32:59- it's 19th-century and it just records their battles.- Yeah, that's lovely.
0:32:59 > 0:33:02I went and bought these from the pub.
0:33:02 > 0:33:04Yeah, Tom, the pub, and there's more.
0:33:04 > 0:33:07This is my bit of camouflage here, look.
0:33:08 > 0:33:11- This is a rhododendron.- Yeah. - Where did you get that?
0:33:11 > 0:33:14I went to a garden centre cos I got fed up in the shop,
0:33:14 > 0:33:17- so I bought that there. - Is that all you bought?
0:33:17 > 0:33:21No, no, there is something else. Look at this. This...
0:33:21 > 0:33:23is my Star Trek mirror.
0:33:23 > 0:33:25Never seen anything like that in my life.
0:33:25 > 0:33:27- You're Mr Contemporary Man, aren't you?- No.
0:33:27 > 0:33:31That was £15, it's kind of cool, but should I have bought it?
0:33:31 > 0:33:3215 quid, that's brilliant.
0:33:32 > 0:33:35You could always use it down the beach, what's it called, boogie board?
0:33:35 > 0:33:38- Yeah, boogie board.- Enough levity, what did they really think?
0:33:39 > 0:33:42I'm not a fan of the surfboard mirror, I've got to say,
0:33:42 > 0:33:44but what do I know?
0:33:44 > 0:33:48I'm not overly convinced about that big bamboo pot thing,
0:33:48 > 0:33:51and that elephant steerer, what's all that about?
0:33:51 > 0:33:54I thought it'd be really, really simple to spend £200,
0:33:54 > 0:33:58but I'm learning this Antiques Road Trip is not as easy as it looks.
0:33:58 > 0:34:01Not exactly sounding very confident, are they?
0:34:01 > 0:34:03After beginning in Lostwithiel, today's trip will
0:34:03 > 0:34:07conclude at an auction right back here in Lostwithiel.
0:34:07 > 0:34:08TIM CHUCKLES
0:34:08 > 0:34:10I wonder what Lostwithiel means.
0:34:10 > 0:34:13Well, since you asked, Phil, it's reckoned to come from
0:34:13 > 0:34:16an old Cornish expression meaning "Tail end of the woodland".
0:34:16 > 0:34:20There was a battle here too, back in 1644 -
0:34:20 > 0:34:24probably not fought with elephant prods and rhododendrons, though.
0:34:24 > 0:34:26- Up and at 'em, Tommo. - Who's going to win, you or me?
0:34:26 > 0:34:28Come on, let's get in.
0:34:28 > 0:34:33Jefferys have been here in Lostwithiel for almost 150 years,
0:34:33 > 0:34:36so I suppose they must have sold a potted plant before.
0:34:36 > 0:34:39But what does auctioneer Ian Morris make of what
0:34:39 > 0:34:41Phil and Tom have bought?
0:34:41 > 0:34:43The Baby Sterling horn, I quite like this,
0:34:43 > 0:34:46early 20th century, it's got a bit of a look to it,
0:34:46 > 0:34:49and I think maybe in the region of £60-100.
0:34:49 > 0:34:51Pair of terracotta urns?
0:34:51 > 0:34:53Right time of year, coming into the gardening season,
0:34:53 > 0:34:55so I hope they might be a good earner.
0:34:55 > 0:34:56The bad news for Tom though,
0:34:56 > 0:35:00is that two of his items have been damaged in transit.
0:35:00 > 0:35:02He's lost one green glass,
0:35:02 > 0:35:05and the bamboo rice container has become even more misshapen.
0:35:05 > 0:35:10If it wasn't damaged, I think it'd make £50, maybe a little bit more.
0:35:10 > 0:35:15But as it is, maybe £30-50 would be a more conservative estimate.
0:35:16 > 0:35:20Because Tom's items were insured though, the auctioneers' valuation
0:35:20 > 0:35:22guarantees a minimum pay-out -
0:35:22 > 0:35:26£25 for the glasses and £50 for the rice device.
0:35:26 > 0:35:28Right.
0:35:28 > 0:35:35Tom started out with £220.24, and he spent £157.50 on five auction lots.
0:35:35 > 0:35:36That's great, I like that.
0:35:36 > 0:35:41Whilst Phil began with £240.08, and he spent just £95,
0:35:41 > 0:35:43also on five auction lots.
0:35:44 > 0:35:48- That is the wheel deal. - 45, thank you.
0:35:48 > 0:35:50(It is exciting, isn't it?)
0:35:50 > 0:35:53Yeah, in a perverse sort of a way, if you like some sort of
0:35:53 > 0:35:57masochistic pleasure, the rinser that you put yourself through.
0:35:58 > 0:36:01Phil's first into battle with his Glorious Glosters woolwork.
0:36:02 > 0:36:04I've got two bids of £20.
0:36:04 > 0:36:07Exactly the same, and that's where we'll start with me, at £20.
0:36:07 > 0:36:13£20, £20, 22, 22, 25, 28... £30?
0:36:13 > 0:36:19At £28... 30, 32... 35? 35. 38? 38. £40?
0:36:19 > 0:36:22- 38 in the middle... - That's good. Is that good?
0:36:22 > 0:36:26- I'll tell you in a minute. - ..45. 48? £50? £50.
0:36:26 > 0:36:2955, 60? 60. Five?
0:36:29 > 0:36:34At £60 we bid, at £60, all done.
0:36:34 > 0:36:37- The buyer, 50, thank you. - First skirmish to Phil, well done.
0:36:39 > 0:36:41That's record-breaking for me, that is.
0:36:41 > 0:36:44Double-figure profit? Get in.
0:36:44 > 0:36:48And speaking of things being broken, Tom's SEVEN green glasses.
0:36:48 > 0:36:52£30 away? £20 away, very nice-looking.
0:36:52 > 0:36:55£20? At ten, I'll take 12...
0:36:55 > 0:36:57Be nice to get him over the 25.
0:36:57 > 0:37:03At £16, 18 now? We all done? Going...and £16.
0:37:03 > 0:37:05£16, to 184.
0:37:05 > 0:37:09Just a pound more than he paid, but remember, because they were
0:37:09 > 0:37:13damaged in transit, the £25 insurance valuation applies.
0:37:13 > 0:37:17So I would have made a pound, I've actually made ten.
0:37:17 > 0:37:20I'm going to start breaking more of my stuff, I tell you,
0:37:20 > 0:37:21it's the way forward.
0:37:21 > 0:37:25How about Phil's horn? The auctioneer likes it.
0:37:25 > 0:37:28- I think that's got real potential. - I hope so, I hope so.
0:37:28 > 0:37:32- I've got three bids, and I'm going to start at £40.- Ooh, profit.
0:37:32 > 0:37:34At £40, I'll take five.
0:37:34 > 0:37:3745, £50, 55, £60.
0:37:37 > 0:37:40£60 still with me, at 60. 65.
0:37:40 > 0:37:43£70. Is it five? £70 still with me.
0:37:43 > 0:37:45At £70...
0:37:45 > 0:37:49£70. Five, no? We all done? At £70, to 729.
0:37:49 > 0:37:53After all the angst, Phil's doing very well here.
0:37:53 > 0:37:56- That's good, really good. - Phew.- Well done, mate.
0:37:56 > 0:38:01Now for Tom's elephant steering device and damaged rice container.
0:38:01 > 0:38:03Actually, I don't mind the bamboo pot,
0:38:03 > 0:38:05it's the elephant steering wheel I can't quite get my head around.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08There we are, that one's carrying a little bit of damage.
0:38:08 > 0:38:12For those two together, can I say £50 away? £30 away? £20 I'm bid.
0:38:12 > 0:38:19At £20 to get on then. 22, 25, 28, £30,
0:38:19 > 0:38:2232, 35? 35, 38?
0:38:22 > 0:38:26At £35 I'm bid. £35, are we all done?
0:38:26 > 0:38:30At £35, to 721.
0:38:30 > 0:38:32Thanks to the guaranteed insurance price of £50,
0:38:32 > 0:38:37based on the auctioneer's valuation, the loss is nowhere near as heavy.
0:38:37 > 0:38:40I think he really wanted the elephant steering wheel
0:38:40 > 0:38:42and he's hoping in the next sale there's going to be
0:38:42 > 0:38:46a set of brakes, wing mirrors and lights to go with it!
0:38:46 > 0:38:49Time for Tom's frames. Prints too, if you like.
0:38:49 > 0:38:52£50 away? £30 away? £30 I'm bid.
0:38:52 > 0:38:58- Got bids in the book. - £50, 55, 60. Five?
0:38:58 > 0:39:0165. 65, bid's to the room, at £65...
0:39:01 > 0:39:04- That's a good one.- Good price, isn't it?
0:39:04 > 0:39:08- 65...65.- That's better, Tom.
0:39:08 > 0:39:11- I'm pleased with that cos it's... - Don't rub it in, Tom.
0:39:11 > 0:39:13It's a result, no need to labour the point.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17Now for Phil's pub acquisitions.
0:39:19 > 0:39:20That's the way forward,
0:39:20 > 0:39:23you start buying lumps of metal, watch him try and bust that.
0:39:23 > 0:39:26It's probably that what rolled into my boxes.
0:39:26 > 0:39:27PHIL LAUGHS
0:39:27 > 0:39:31- Can I say £20 away? £20? I've got £15 on the book.- Get in.
0:39:31 > 0:39:3518, 20, is it two? At £20 I'm bid.
0:39:35 > 0:39:36£20 the bid, two or not?
0:39:36 > 0:39:38Are we done?
0:39:38 > 0:39:41I'll sell them at the £20.
0:39:41 > 0:39:44- Nice little tenner profit.- Lovely. - Pleased with that.
0:39:44 > 0:39:48- Yes, almost anything would have been good.- It's your urns next, isn't it?
0:39:48 > 0:39:52- How much is a Greek urn?- Not a lot these days. Not an awful lot.
0:39:52 > 0:39:56Tom's looking for a couple of keen gardeners here.
0:39:56 > 0:40:00Can I say £30 away? £20 I've got on the book.
0:40:00 > 0:40:02Know what, I thought he said £200 there.
0:40:02 > 0:40:08£30. 32, 35...38, £40.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11- Bid's on the book.- Is that it?
0:40:11 > 0:40:15At 42 to my left. At 42 over there then, 45, no?
0:40:15 > 0:40:18Done at 42, to 307.
0:40:18 > 0:40:22Not bad. If only he'd stuck some rhododendrons in them.
0:40:22 > 0:40:27- They were very cheap for somebody. - Yeah. Sorry.
0:40:28 > 0:40:30Phil's Star Trek mirror.
0:40:30 > 0:40:33- DRAMATIC VOICE:- How boldly will the bidders go?
0:40:33 > 0:40:38- The retro-style oval and bevel wall mirror.- Why, why, why, why?
0:40:38 > 0:40:43Lovely wall mirror there, £30 away? £20 away? £10, pretty as a picture.
0:40:43 > 0:40:50- 12, is it 14?- Isn't that Alexis from Bay Tree Trading?
0:40:50 > 0:40:5522, 25? At 22, the bid's right in the middle. At £22, 25, no?
0:40:55 > 0:40:57Absolutely flabbergasted.
0:40:59 > 0:41:02That's made me a profit, how the hell is that?
0:41:02 > 0:41:05Not out of this world, but better than some expectations.
0:41:05 > 0:41:07Always knew that'd make a profit, always knew,
0:41:07 > 0:41:09had confidence all the way through.
0:41:09 > 0:41:12It's the one Lostwithiel's been waiting for -
0:41:12 > 0:41:15Phil's plant and pot lot.
0:41:15 > 0:41:19Very antique, it's a rhododendron, called the Rocket,
0:41:19 > 0:41:21hopefully it will fly.
0:41:21 > 0:41:24- I've got two bids very close together.- Get in there!
0:41:24 > 0:41:31- I've got to start at £28. - Get in there!- At £28...
0:41:31 > 0:41:35Are we done? £28 the bid, 30, no?
0:41:35 > 0:41:39Both bids on the books, very close together. At £28. To buyer 79.
0:41:39 > 0:41:40Should have bought two, shouldn't I?
0:41:42 > 0:41:44Don't push your luck, Phil.
0:41:44 > 0:41:49So, just Tom's camel saddle between Phil and a comfortable victory.
0:41:49 > 0:41:52- Wish me luck, mate, come on. - I do wish you luck actually, I do.
0:41:52 > 0:41:54Not much, but a little bit.
0:41:54 > 0:41:57Can I say £30 away? £20 away?
0:41:57 > 0:42:02At £10, a bid, I'll take 12. 12, 14, 16.
0:42:02 > 0:42:04Come on, come on, come on.
0:42:04 > 0:42:06At 16, 18, 20. 22?
0:42:08 > 0:42:15- 22. 25?- I think that's a bit harsh, mate.- At £22, five, no? Going?
0:42:15 > 0:42:17- Shocker.- Going at £22.
0:42:18 > 0:42:21An even bigger loss after auction costs means
0:42:21 > 0:42:24the old hand triumphs again.
0:42:24 > 0:42:27- Loser drives?- All right, again. It's always me.
0:42:27 > 0:42:32Tom began with £220.24 and, after paying auction costs,
0:42:32 > 0:42:38he made a profit of £9.78, leaving him with £230.02.
0:42:40 > 0:42:43Phil started out with £230.08
0:42:43 > 0:42:47and, after paying auction costs, he made a profit of £69.
0:42:47 > 0:42:52So he has £309.08 to spend next time.
0:42:52 > 0:42:53- Well, there we go.- Well done, Phil.
0:42:53 > 0:42:57Perhaps wary of young Tom's capacity to fight back,
0:42:57 > 0:43:00- Phil is not rubbing it in, though. - Tenner up, aren't you?
0:43:00 > 0:43:04- I am a tenner up. - You're not a loser, Tom.- A tenner up.
0:43:04 > 0:43:05- Ooh, look out.- Ay, we're off.
0:43:05 > 0:43:09Next on the Antiques Road Trip - Tom tries a new tactic.
0:43:09 > 0:43:13That's really nice. What sort of friendly deal could you do for me?
0:43:13 > 0:43:16Bearing in mind I'm holding a mallet.
0:43:16 > 0:43:19- And Phil reverts to type. - That doesn't work, Tina, does it?
0:43:19 > 0:43:20Faulty goods.