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It's the nation's favourite antiques experts, with £200 each,

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a classic car, and a goal - to scour Britain for antiques.

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-Going, going, gone.

-Yes.

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Hello!

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The aim, to make the biggest profit at auction, but it's no mean feat.

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Yes!

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There will be worthy winners and valiant losers.

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I'm going to try and win.

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So will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster?

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-The sun shines on the brave, doesn't it?

-Exactly.

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This is the Antiques Road Trip.

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It is day two of our week in the way-out West Country,

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with Tom Scott and Phil Serrell.

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-Do you know what I love about a road trip?

-Go on.

-The weather.

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-This is just right. Lovely, isn't it?

-A little bit of soft top.

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Shouldn't we have gone down there?

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Part-time Lancia navigator Phil,

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from Worcester, is an auctioneer by day, with a wealth of knowledge.

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That's a fairly grotesque bit, isn't it?

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Dealer Tom, from the county of Rutland, may have

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only just slipped behind the wheel but he is already proving to be

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a smart, speedy and extremely determined chap.

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-Watch out, Phil, he means business.

-Done.

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I got quite excited when they said to me,

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"We've got this new chap coming on. He hasn't done it before."

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-I thought, "That will be all right."

-This is my first time.

-Get out.

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"Your cheque is in the post and I will still love you in the morning."

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I've heard all that!

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Well, Tom started out with £200 and he has managed to increase that

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to £220.24,

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whilst Phil also began with £200

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but has a slim lead with £240.08.

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I'm going to blow the lot on clotted cream and pasties.

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That should even things up.

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Our trip begins at the far south-west corner

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of Britain, at St Buryan,

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before wending its way around several counties,

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but always hugging the coast, to reach Wareham in Dorset.

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Today, we're starting out in Cornwall, at Lostwithiel.

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After a brief excursion into Devon,

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we end up back there for the auction as well.

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"Lostwithiel. Ancient stannary town." What's a stannary town?

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Well, any number of things to do with tin mining in Cornwall

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and Devon actually.

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Lostwithiel was the administrative centre of a mining area where

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tin coinage was once collected for the Crown or the Duchy of Cornwall.

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This is lovely, isn't it?

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It's beautiful.

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In another strange quirk, Lostwithiel

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and the other stannary towns could appoint representatives

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or "stannators" to Cornwall's Stannary Parliament, too.

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Nowadays, the local currency is known as "the antique".

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-There we go.

-Let's go. See what we can find.

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-We've got some nice bits.

-Good, mate.

-See you later. Have a good day.

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Take care.

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-Hello.

-How are you?

-I'm fine, thanks.

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Mike's shop is crammed with high-quality vintage items.

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The only trouble is, quality tends to cost.

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-Wicked shop. A wicked, wicked shop.

-That's nice.

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-I think you've got really cool things. Can I have a quick look round?

-OK.

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Then perhaps, if you can think of anything that might do well

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-for me, that'll be lovely.

-Lovely.

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Look at that. That's taken me back to the wild days of the '60s.

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You've got Procol Harum, Santana.

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It's an original poster from 1968 and it's 245 quid.

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I don't think that's expensive, but the problem I've got,

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it's all my money.

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Not only will the auction be a general sale,

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so no rock ephemera, please, but it will be just down the street.

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Mike, though, might be able to point Phil at something

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he can see a profit in.

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I like this mirror.

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-Don't give me a price on it yet, but is that by anybody?

-No, it's not.

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It's just a nice design. The shape is right.

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It fits in with that mid-century look.

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I would see that making 20 to 40 quid,

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something like that, in an auction.

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I think Mike just realised what Phil will be offering.

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-Can I have a look at the back of it?

-Yeah. It's quite hefty.

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-It looks to me like it's come out of Star Trek.

-It does, it does.

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It's got the right look.

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-I can just see that in Mr Spock's living quarters.

-Logical!

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Could you do that for ten or 15 quid?

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-I'd do it for 15. I couldn't go any lower.

-That's all right.

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I'm going to buy that off you for 15 quid. I think...

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In the right auction,

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I would hope that that could make 50 or 60 quid.

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General sale around the corner. Don't get carried away.

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I think that's a bit of fun. I quite like that.

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-OK, Tom's turn.

-Morning.

-Morning.

-You must be Judith.

-Yes.

-Tom.

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-Lovely to meet you.

-Hello.

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Do you mind if I have a bit of a wander around and see what

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-we can come up with?

-Upstairs, whatever.

-Upstairs, brilliant. OK.

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I'll get stuck in. I'll give you a shout in a while.

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I hope you can find something.

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That didn't sound helpful, did it?

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So far this week, Tom has sniffed out something in no time flat.

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He seems to have relaxed a bit this morning, though.

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This is another piece of wood. I love bits of wood.

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It's just a beech rolling pin. I love that, though.

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How much, I wonder.

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Like Phil, he needs to buy for the auction, which is in this town.

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A couple of terracotta plant pots.

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They are pretty recent, obviously, but they are quite nice.

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-It's good as a pair.

-The ticket price on these is £28.

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They are worth a quick go. Perfect for a general sale.

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Good seasonal piece as well.

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He's definitely getting the hang of it.

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I'll avoid anything Georgian, Victorian, Edwardian, vintage.

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Something like these eight glasses up here, these are quite fun.

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These eight...

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They are quite fun. Very, very fine.

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They could be quite good.

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The ticket price is £18. Time to speak to Judith.

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You've got a pair of terracotta garden urns upstairs.

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You've got £28 on them.

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I'm wondering whether you might be able to do a bit of friendly

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dealer-to-dealer trade discount.

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-That sounds ominous when you say that.

-It does a little.

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-What do you think we could do on those?

-Usually 10%.

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Can we bend those "usually" rules?

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-I would normally say 25.

-OK.

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-I know what you're going to ask for.

-Interesting.

-How about 20?

-Exactly.

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Could we do a deal at 20?

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Can we bridge it halfway? Because it's not mine. It's a different customer.

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I've got to get them through the auction.

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I've got to get that commission through. Can we do 20?

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What do you think?

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He's a tough cookie.

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Tom's proving to be no pushover either, Judith.

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-I can apologise to him personally.

-You won't.

-No, he won't actually.

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-Can we do 20?

-We'll say 20.

-Perfect. Thank you very much.

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I appreciate that.

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To help the deal, because you've given me that little more off,

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-you've got another little set of eight green glasses...

-Glasses.

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..up on the shelf. Those are quite fun. Those are on at £18, I think.

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He would go down to 15 but definitely no more.

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-Because they are worth it.

-That's fair. So we could do the two for 35.

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-Yeah.

-Perfect.

-Right.

-Two purchases. Done. Thank you very much.

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I'd better get you some money.

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So, with his younger rival off to another good start,

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what's the next move for the silver fox?

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-Aye aye...

-Hello, how are you?

-Very well, thank you.

-Good, good.

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Can I have a grapefruit juice, please?

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With at least ten antique shops to choose from, why come here?

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You've got some interesting bits hanging on the walls or whatever.

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Can I tempt you to flog any of those to me?

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Well, it depends how much you offer, but yeah.

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-Story of my life, that is.

-That's it.

-I'll have a look round.

-OK.

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Here we go.

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That's quite interesting because this would have hung on a bar

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over a fireplace not too dissimilar to that.

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And by adjusting this,

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you have a saucepan or a pan on the bottom or a kettle and you

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could've adjusted this up and down so that it was low or higher or higher up.

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Oh, right.

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Jackie, my budget is little, all right? And I mean really little.

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-We are talking a few pounds here, not big time.

-Okey-dokey.

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And I think that bit of metal is interesting.

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You've got two of those, haven't you? You might not miss one of those.

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-Right, yeah.

-Is there anything outside we could have a look at?

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-Yes.

-Now, for a trip up the beer garden path.

-I like that.

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-That wheel.

-Yeah, that is quite nice.

-That's quite tidy, that, isn't it?

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I could put that with that ratchet thing as one lot.

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-Don't suppose you've got another one, have you?

-I'm afraid not.

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She's a pub landlady, Phil, not a scrap-metal dealer.

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That has come off something like a railway porter's trolley. Yeah.

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-I think it's a bit of fun.

-Yeah.

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I think the two of them are going to make...sort of 15 to 25 quid.

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I've got to pay my commission. I'd like to make a profit.

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This is really mean. Can I give you a fiver for the two? A fiver.

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-Is that all?

-I am mean.

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I don't know how to show a girl a good time.

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-Go on, then, a fiver will do.

-You're an angel.

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-Thank you so much.

-Thank you. I'll get myself a drink with that.

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I'll pay for mine first.

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Well, for a price like that, it's hard to go wrong,

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whatever those old lumps make.

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Ideally what I'm looking for is someone at the auction room who

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has a saucepan that they want to warm over a fire, and a one-wheel trolley.

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Well, good luck, Phil.

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Meanwhile, they are back on the road,

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heading east from Lostwithiel towards Liskeard.

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-Do you want to go to the loo?

-Me?

-Yeah.

-Yeah, can do.

-It's just up here...

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-That was a bit of a joke, you see, because we're in Looe.

-Oh, mate.

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-I totally missed that.

-Looe is just up here.

-Oh, I see. Right. Got you.

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It's just a geographical joke.

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Liskeard, about nine miles north of Looe, with an E, Tom,

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-is another stannary town.

-Is that my shop there?

-Oh, there you go.

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-Bay Tree Trading.

-It's also the home of Cornish blue cheese.

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Careful now, Phil.

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-That looks all right.

-Yeah, absolutely.

-Get in there, mate.

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-Have fun.

-Yeah, have a good time.

-See you later.

-Bye.

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-Hi, how are you?

-Fine, thanks. Welcome to Liskeard.

-Yeah, cheers.

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-Good to see you. How are you doing?

-Yeah, really good.

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Bay Tree Trading doesn't sell trees.

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Not many traditional antiques here either. Just the job for Phil then.

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I'm sure he'll rise to the challenge.

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I could put that with the two bits I bought from the pub, couldn't I?

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A little bit of metalware.

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So, there is a sort of a theme running.

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But for all Phil's high hopes, nothing is quite right.

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He has even lost interest in that piece of metal he was

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so pumped up by just now.

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I really have to buy something here. This is panic time.

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Keep calm, Phil. You can cope.

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It's not often that I'm speechless, but I am.

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Hang on. Has Alexis got something?

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Nice piece of Doulton plate. Absolutely perfect.

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18th-century Royal Doulton.

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-That's not 18th-century. That's about 1930.

-1930, is it?

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Made in England - anything that's got Made in England, it's 20th century.

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There we are.

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Oh, dear. Good luck, Phil.

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But while Phil struggles, Tom motors on,

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heading south-east from Liskeard to St Germans...

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..to visit an ancient and magical home.

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It's beautiful, this, isn't it?

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Little bit bumpy for the old Lancia but...

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It's going to be an impressive view when we get round this corner,

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I think.

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Port Eliot has been the home of the Eliots of Germans

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for 500 years and Tom's here to see

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a few of its accumulated treasures, with the lady of the house.

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-Lady St German.

-Hello.

-Hello.

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-A pleasure to meet you. I'm Tom.

-Lovely to see you.

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-Thank you so much for having me at this wonderful house.

-Come in.

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Not forgetting Roo and Lark.

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The nation's oldest continually inhabited dwelling

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and now open to the public every summer, Port Eliot is vast,

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with over 100 rooms and an air of faded grandeur about each one.

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The house might almost have inspired Gormenghast.

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I think one of the things I love about Port Eliot

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and it's known for is its patina.

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It's an extremely old house

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and it really hasn't been redecorated for several generations.

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For example, this wallpaper is 19th-century.

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It's beautiful, isn't it?

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It's green, as you can see,

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and the green dye contained arsenic and people died from this wallpaper.

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-Of course. But we'll be OK today.

-You should be. Yes.

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There is no recorded cases of anyone dying from the wallpaper here.

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During the Middle Ages, Port Eliot really was a flourishing port

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and an Augustinian priory.

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But in the 18th century the Eliots employed landscape painter

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Humphry Repton to build a dam

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and create what is now a Grade I listed park and garden.

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Now it's a perfect, perfect classical landscape.

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-It's a kind of pastoral ideal, and it does change hourly.

-Yes.

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And also, it would have been a bit inconvenient

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-to have to wait for the tide to get home.

-It's a bit of a wait.

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Yes, it would have been every 12 hours you could have made it home.

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Neoclassical architect Sir John Soane,

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who designed the old Bank of England,

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also got to work on the house at that time,

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demolishing much that was medieval to create an enfilade.

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Incredible, isn't it?

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The first Baron Eliot, and the man who paid for that refit,

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can be seen in this family portrait by Joshua Reynolds.

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-He was a patron of Joshua Reynolds all his life.

-Right.

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And Reynolds was so grateful to Edward Eliot that

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when he died he left him his snuffbox, which we have here.

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Which is beautiful.

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And when Reynolds academics come here and they sit on the sofa

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to study this picture and the others in the room,

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if you give them this to hold and they open it,

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they almost pass out because they can't quite believe what they're looking at.

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We're very lucky to have it here.

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And if you're not keen on Reynolds, there's plenty more,

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like the van Dyck in the morning room,

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as well as several more modern works.

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But the house's undoubted masterpiece is the huge mural

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in Sir John Soane's round room.

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-It is all incredible, isn't it?

-It's so powerful, the mural.

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You actually can't read a book sitting in here.

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-Yeah, it distracts you.

-Yes.

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All you can think about when you're in here is the mural and what it's saying.

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The Riddle, by the controversial Plymouth-based artist Robert Lenkiewicz,

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was commissioned in 1980 and took over 20 years to complete.

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Hidden amongst the dragons and destruction

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are several references to the family's history.

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Every time I come in here I see something different.

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-You suddenly spot something.

-I've just spotted a Harley-Davidson.

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Absolutely, that's my husband's.

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-He rode to Morocco on that in the '60s.

-Fabulous.

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-And it gives you some sense of the scale of the room.

-Absolutely, yes.

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You can lose a seven-foot-long motorcycle in the corner of the room!

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Thank you so much for showing me around.

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-It's been absolutely brilliant.

-Maybe I should show you the way out.

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-Do you mind?

-It's not that easy, it's not that straightforward.

-Brilliant. Thank you.

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Now, what's Phil been up to?

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Last time we saw him he was a bit stuck.

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An antique shop would be useful, though.

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-You've got to think laterally in this business.

-Quite, Phil.

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I suppose after his trip to the pub earlier, anything is possible

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but it's hard to see much resembling an antique here,

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but Owen has got an idea about some granite.

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-Now, I do like those.

-I think they are coping stones or curbs.

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-Heavy, mind.

-How old are they?

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They're probably, I would say, late Victorian.

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-How much would just that piece be?

-That bit, oh, let's say £250.

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-Really?

-Yeah, it's not cheap stuff.

-Really?

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Granite is very expensive, yes.

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That could be the oldest thing I've ever bought on this programme.

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-Well, it could be.

-250 quid?

-Yes.

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-Well, it's out of my budget.

-Whoops!

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That's a no-no, but these may be substantially cheaper.

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These barrels, are they ex-beer barrels or are they just barrels

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that are made for garden centres?

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They're whisky barrels, they are ex-whisky barrels.

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If you've got a sensitive nose you can smell the aroma.

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-Actually, you can smell some booze, can't you?

-Yes.

-That's fantastic.

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THEY LAUGH

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It's a bit like the pub all over again!

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£20, £19.

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-Can we take the best-looking one of the £19-ers?

-I would say...

0:17:210:17:25

-Well, that one looks quite nice.

-OK, can we take that out?

-Certainly.

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Right, and to put in Sir's pot?

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Now, what I want is something that looks really, really big

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-and is really, really cheap.

-OK.

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You could have something like a rhododendron.

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Shorter, but it will fill out the container better.

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I am not sure how Phil's big and cheap approach

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would go down on our Gardeners' Question Time, but it's a plan.

0:17:440:17:48

So that's about the right size.

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-Would it be possible to put some stuff in there?

-Er, stuff?

0:17:500:17:52

-Soil I guess is what we're looking for.

-Compost, yeah, we can do that.

0:17:520:17:55

And how much could you do that for?

0:17:550:17:57

So we've got the barrel, 19, the rhododendron is 25...

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Could you do it for £20 the two, cos I'm stuffed?

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-I, I, I, I think we could, yes.

-Thank you.

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Shake hands. Let me get you some money out.

0:18:080:18:10

That's the quickest I've ever seen Phil move.

0:18:100:18:12

Look at that.

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It looks like Phil might have saved a difficult day, but is he happy?

0:18:190:18:24

So, let me just work this out then,

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you get to go to a really beautiful home

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with a collection of artwork, yes?

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-And later on in the week, I'm going to prison?

-Yes.

-How does that work?

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Sounds about right! Night-night, boys.

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Next morning, Phil's made an important resolution.

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I think I've got to remember the title of this programme today.

0:18:420:18:46

-I'll just leave it at that.

-Right.

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Good idea. Because things did go a little awry yesterday.

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This is panic time.

0:18:520:18:54

A frustrated Phil ended up spending £40 on a pot and a plant,

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a mirror and some old bits of metal,

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leaving him with £200.08 to spend today.

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That's quite tidy, that, isn't it?

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His young rival, Tom, meanwhile, spent just £35 on some glasses

0:19:060:19:11

-and more pots...

-Perfect.

-Right.

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..leaving him with £185.24 at his disposal.

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Later they'll be making for that auction back in Lostwithiel,

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but our first stop is in Devon at the port of Plymouth.

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-It's lovely being by the sea, but I do like Rutland.

-Do you?

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That ain't by the sea, is it?

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This is the Hoe,

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where, in 1588, Sir Francis Drake famously insisted

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on finishing his game of bowls before whipping the Spanish Armada.

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Drake was from nearby Tavistock

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but famous Plymothians include former Labour leader Michael Foot,

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Olympian Tom Daley and Scott of the Antarctic.

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And speaking of highly competitive explorers...

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You and I haven't done the same shop yet, have we?

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No, mate, this is another new experience.

0:20:030:20:05

This is going to be tussles and tussles, isn't it?

0:20:050:20:07

They did say you're a very, very fair man.

0:20:070:20:09

Let me tell you, they lied.

0:20:090:20:11

-This is a brilliant little place, isn't it?

-This is really cool.

0:20:120:20:15

This looks quite something.

0:20:150:20:16

Hello, John.

0:20:160:20:18

-This is the oppo, Tom.

-Charming, Phil!

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All right? Pleased to meet you.

0:20:210:20:23

-You've got some stuff in here, haven't you?

-Yes.

0:20:230:20:25

Yes, it's the product of a diseased mind.

0:20:250:20:28

Now, steady, John.

0:20:280:20:29

Eclectic, certainly, with a strong martial influence, I'd say.

0:20:290:20:33

Enough to make our two a little giddy.

0:20:360:20:38

I've seen something up here I like. Look at that.

0:20:400:20:42

An air raid siren.

0:20:420:20:44

How cool is that?

0:20:440:20:46

It's a rear wheel off a German World War II bomber.

0:20:470:20:50

Isn't that brilliant?

0:20:500:20:52

Now, come on! Think general sale.

0:20:520:20:55

Can I get that down and have a look at it, please? I like that.

0:20:550:20:59

This is a Victorian woolwork piece of militaria,

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relating to the Battle of Ladysmith and other battles.

0:21:030:21:07

The latest one was Ladysmith,

0:21:070:21:11

so we're talking about just before 1900.

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Actually it's the Gloucester Regiment.

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The Glorious Glosters were one of the most honoured units

0:21:160:21:19

in the British Army, although since 2005 they've merged

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with some other regiments to become the 1st Battalion, The Rifles.

0:21:230:21:27

-What would that come for?

-35.

0:21:270:21:29

-And that's the death on that?

-That's the death.

-OK, I'll have that.

0:21:290:21:33

I think Phil's mojo is definitely on the rise.

0:21:330:21:36

-Can I just have a look at that? What is that?

-It's a loudspeaker.

0:21:380:21:42

It's called the Sterling Baby, probably a 1910, 1920 early speaker.

0:21:430:21:48

I really like that.

0:21:500:21:51

What would that come for?

0:21:510:21:53

-I would do it for 20.

-OK.

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For someone who lives in the early 20th century or whatever,

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it would be a great decorative thing for a house.

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What you have to do is think laterally and what I'm thinking here,

0:22:010:22:04

if you put a light in there, wouldn't that make a great lamp?

0:22:040:22:10

Yes, it would, actually.

0:22:100:22:12

I suppose that could be described as a lamp bulb moment.

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TING!

0:22:150:22:16

Two buys to Phil.

0:22:160:22:18

-I better give you some money.

-Yes, that would be good.

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£55 the total.

0:22:210:22:23

-Thanks very much.

-Thank you very much.

0:22:230:22:25

Phil's finally content, it seems.

0:22:250:22:28

Time for Tom to get a turn with the proprietor.

0:22:280:22:31

What about Buddhas? You can't go wrong with Buddhas.

0:22:310:22:34

Too easy to reach, I think, John!

0:22:340:22:36

Tom's intent on a rummage.

0:22:360:22:38

-That's a camel saddle.

-You could convert that and stick a...

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You could even turn it into a coffee table, couldn't you?

0:22:410:22:44

Or, if you had a camel...

0:22:440:22:45

That's great, isn't it? I like that.

0:22:450:22:48

Plenty of backsides on here.

0:22:480:22:50

It's just really rough and ready, isn't it?

0:22:510:22:53

Another old nice piece of wood and it's really dusty

0:22:530:22:56

so it's clearly been here for a long time, John.

0:22:560:22:58

No, no, I dust every day. Must be woodworm!

0:22:580:23:00

If it's worm as well then that's even better for me!

0:23:000:23:03

What would you do something like that for?

0:23:030:23:06

-Has it got a ticket on it, actually?

-It does.

-What does it say?

0:23:060:23:09

-Do you want me to be honest or not?

-Yeah, tell me.

-It is at 75.

0:23:090:23:12

I'll do it for 50. How's that?

0:23:120:23:14

50's probably still a bit steep for me, but I do like it.

0:23:140:23:18

All right, 40. Now that I look at it in the light, I must admit,

0:23:180:23:22

-it's not inspiring me either.

-It's been through the wars, hasn't it?

0:23:220:23:25

-I tell you what, I'd go for it at £30.

-Well, now...

0:23:250:23:30

Could you do me it at 30?

0:23:300:23:32

I'll do it for 35, how's that? Meet you halfway?

0:23:320:23:34

-How about meeting me halfway, 32.50?

-No!

0:23:340:23:37

-Come on!

-No, no, no, no.

-£35.

-£32.50.

-£35.

0:23:370:23:41

-Go on, 35.

-OK, cheers.

-Deal.

0:23:410:23:43

I like that, that's brilliant. Thanks, John.

0:23:430:23:45

Now, that's just the sort of thing Phil would have bought.

0:23:450:23:48

You'll be coming down some other time, won't you? I'll give you the fiver then.

0:23:480:23:51

There's a tenner in there, that will do.

0:23:510:23:53

-Oh, go on.

-Look at that! You beauty.

-There you are.

0:23:530:23:56

You must be joking, John, even better.

0:23:560:23:58

Brilliant, a bit more of a deal.

0:23:580:24:00

A fiver discount because of a lack of change?

0:24:000:24:03

Not bad!

0:24:030:24:04

-Brilliant. Thank you very much indeed.

-It's OK.

0:24:040:24:06

Time to say farewell to the Devon coast for a while

0:24:090:24:12

and head inland from Plymouth to Morwellham,

0:24:120:24:16

where Phil is about to visit a historic mine and river port

0:24:160:24:20

that's now an open museum.

0:24:200:24:22

It may look a little quiet right now but back in Victorian times

0:24:220:24:26

Morwellham Quay was very busy indeed.

0:24:260:24:29

Hi, Jason. Philip. How are you? Or Phil. Good to see you.

0:24:290:24:33

-Welcome to Morwellham.

-Nice to meet you.

0:24:330:24:35

Now, they tell me that this is the Devonian copper capital

0:24:350:24:37

-of the 19th century?

-It certainly was.

0:24:370:24:39

Yes, the biggest copper port in Queen Victoria's empire.

0:24:390:24:42

What I really want to know is, how do they get the stuff out?

0:24:420:24:44

-How do they make it?

-Let me show you.

0:24:440:24:46

I'll take you into our mine and show you how they got copper out.

0:24:460:24:49

-Into a mine?

-Yes, certainly. Perfectly safe.

-All right.

0:24:490:24:51

Just like Port Eliot that Tom visited yesterday,

0:24:510:24:54

the port was first established by monks, Benedictine this time,

0:24:540:24:59

transporting tin, lead and silver from inland to Plymouth.

0:24:590:25:03

Much later, copper deposits were discovered right beside the port

0:25:030:25:07

and the mine was opened in the 18th century.

0:25:070:25:10

And you are 100% sure it's all quite safe?

0:25:100:25:12

Yes, this mine has been here since 1718 and it's been very, very safe.

0:25:120:25:18

The narrow gauge railway travels deep inside the copper mine

0:25:210:25:25

to visit the abandoned workplaces

0:25:250:25:27

and help demonstrate just how tough conditions were for the miners.

0:25:270:25:31

How much is there between us and up there?

0:25:320:25:34

-You've got about 50 feet of rock.

-50 feet of rock.

0:25:340:25:37

So, what does this do?

0:25:380:25:40

This waterwheel was installed to actually pump the water

0:25:400:25:42

from the levels below us.

0:25:420:25:44

This level we're on is the lowest level that would naturally drain

0:25:440:25:46

the water but those four levels below us will flood.

0:25:460:25:49

-This was a man's job, presumably?

-Yes,

0:25:490:25:52

if you consider men starting their adulthood at about the age of ten.

0:25:520:25:55

You're joking?

0:25:550:25:56

Well, legally boys at the age of ten were allowed to work underground

0:25:560:25:59

so we find boys of ten or 11 coming down and working as miners.

0:25:590:26:02

Doesn't bear thinking about, does it?

0:26:020:26:04

Life wasn't a lot easier above ground at Morwellham either,

0:26:040:26:08

because they were still an awfully long way

0:26:080:26:10

from getting their hands on the copper.

0:26:100:26:12

This is where the ore is dressed.

0:26:130:26:15

This means removing as much of the waste rock as possible

0:26:150:26:18

to get down to that copper.

0:26:180:26:20

What they did was smash that lump of rock there with that

0:26:200:26:23

-as hard as they could?

-Yes, you break that down.

-Sounds like my sort of a job, that.

0:26:230:26:27

Certainly, have a pair of goggles and then we'll have a go.

0:26:270:26:30

Right, there we go.

0:26:300:26:31

Where's that gone?

0:26:320:26:34

Oh, Lordy! Come on, Phil, concentrate!

0:26:350:26:38

I've never seen anybody do that. Are you any good at snooker?

0:26:380:26:40

Come on, Phil, concentrate.

0:26:400:26:42

-Flat rocks tend to break easier.

-Really?

0:26:420:26:44

-It's man's work, this, isn't it?

-Not necessarily.

0:26:440:26:47

In the Victorian times this would be done by children aged seven

0:26:470:26:50

upwards and you'd really have lots of women doing this.

0:26:500:26:52

-You're joking?

-There we go.

0:26:520:26:55

That's fool's gold, isn't it?

0:26:560:26:58

Actually, you've got some copper.

0:26:580:27:00

Get in there! Look at that!

0:27:000:27:02

You can see this gold colour is actually the copper.

0:27:020:27:05

The pieces of copper, some of them quite a bit bigger than Phil's

0:27:050:27:08

little find, were then posted through the holes in a griddle

0:27:080:27:12

to help the assayer determine their value.

0:27:120:27:15

When, in 1844, huge new deposits were discovered

0:27:150:27:18

just four miles to the north,

0:27:180:27:20

Morwellham's reputation as the richest copper port in the Empire was assured.

0:27:200:27:25

Right, so what we have here, this is the end product.

0:27:250:27:28

So, after we've done all of that work,

0:27:280:27:29

we've sent our ore off to South Wales,

0:27:290:27:32

in their huge furnaces they smelt it,

0:27:320:27:34

turn it into these ingots.

0:27:340:27:35

You can see here where it's been liquefied at one point.

0:27:350:27:38

And this was then sent off to manufacturers to be turned into

0:27:380:27:41

pots, pans, kettles, coins and all sorts of copper products.

0:27:410:27:44

I've really, really enjoyed this. You have terrified me,

0:27:440:27:47

taking me down that mine, and that was a bit unfair of you

0:27:470:27:49

but I think it's time that I bought you a cup of tea.

0:27:490:27:51

-That would be very welcome.

-Thank you.

0:27:510:27:53

Meanwhile Tom has still got quite a bit of shopping to do...

0:27:570:27:59

..motoring from Morwellham back into Cornwall,

0:28:010:28:05

and Callington. Plenty of cash in his pocket too.

0:28:050:28:08

I've still got £150 to get rid of, so, erm...

0:28:080:28:12

I'm sure we'll find something.

0:28:120:28:14

-I still need a hairband.

-Or maybe a haircut.

0:28:140:28:17

The little town of Callington is famous for its murals.

0:28:190:28:23

Pasties too.

0:28:230:28:24

-Afternoon.

-Good afternoon.

-Tom. Nice to meet you.

-Dave Williams.

0:28:250:28:29

-Welcome to my humble emporium, Tom.

-I love it.

0:28:290:28:32

Strangely, Tom hasn't spotted anything in the shop window

0:28:320:28:35

on this leg of the trip.

0:28:350:28:37

But despite its moderate size, Goldings has a good mix,

0:28:370:28:40

with a bit of Eastern promise too.

0:28:400:28:43

What is this, Dave?

0:28:430:28:45

-DAVE LAUGHS

-It's something quite rare.

0:28:450:28:48

-Pick it up, it's very light.

-Like a great big finial, isn't it?

0:28:480:28:52

DAVE LAUGHS

0:28:520:28:53

It's actually a rice container.

0:28:530:28:55

-I was going to say a rice container, OK.

-Made in Burma.

0:28:550:28:58

You'll see them in Burma still in use, by monks,

0:28:580:29:02

to get their daily rice ration.

0:29:020:29:04

But they're very much smaller than those.

0:29:040:29:06

The other useful fact is that the wood contains a particular

0:29:060:29:10

sort of resin which discourages any insects or rodents

0:29:100:29:14

who might have designs on your rice.

0:29:140:29:16

-We'll keep that one in mind.

-Mm-hmm.

0:29:160:29:18

Dave's also got a storeroom at the back. Might there be a bargain?

0:29:180:29:22

-Nice oval frames there.

-Very nice Regency frames there.

-Very nice.

0:29:220:29:27

Dig 'em out for you.

0:29:270:29:28

They're prints by Angelica Kauffmann that were

0:29:280:29:32

extremely popular in that period.

0:29:320:29:35

Angelica Kauffmann was a Swiss-born artist who was one

0:29:350:29:38

of the only two female founding members

0:29:380:29:41

of the Royal Academy in 1768.

0:29:410:29:43

Where would you see these at? What would you do these for me at?

0:29:430:29:47

Make me a reasonable offer.

0:29:470:29:49

What I'm thinking, Dave, is, probably, the condition they are...

0:29:490:29:52

-..I'd probably look at about £20 for the pair.

-Phwooh.

0:29:540:29:58

Despite Dave's reaction, I think they're making progress.

0:29:580:30:02

Let's look at the rice container again.

0:30:020:30:04

I've got 85 on it.

0:30:040:30:07

It's a very unusual piece.

0:30:070:30:10

How about 85 for all three?

0:30:100:30:12

If I knew a little bit more about the sale,

0:30:140:30:16

then I'd be a little more...

0:30:160:30:18

..eager. But I just...

0:30:200:30:23

-Well, I bought it!

-I know you bought it.

0:30:230:30:25

But then again, I buy odd things.

0:30:250:30:27

That's the thing, you've got it in your lovely shop.

0:30:270:30:30

-A steering wheel for an elephant.

-Obviously(!)

0:30:300:30:35

That's an ankus.

0:30:350:30:36

You have got some brilliant little pieces lying around.

0:30:360:30:39

-Do you know how they use them?

-I'm assuming it's kind of...

0:30:390:30:43

Probably not very nicely, by the looks of that.

0:30:430:30:45

Hook that behind the elephant's ear. Either left or right.

0:30:450:30:48

Just give it a tug to tell it to go left or right.

0:30:480:30:51

I could have done with that with Philip earlier.

0:30:510:30:53

It would take more than that.

0:30:530:30:55

You're at 85, aren't you, with the rice container and the two frames?

0:30:550:31:00

Yup.

0:31:000:31:01

-You've got 30 on here.

-How about 100 for the four pieces?

0:31:010:31:06

-Well, I was going to say 90.

-Ooh. Painful.

0:31:060:31:10

-95.

-Shall we meet in the middle?

0:31:110:31:14

-92.50?

-Go on, you've got a deal.

0:31:140:31:17

Brilliant.

0:31:170:31:18

So, £62.50 for the rice pot and elephant goad,

0:31:180:31:21

plus £30 for the Kauffmann prints.

0:31:210:31:24

Now, let's have a look at what they've bought.

0:31:240:31:26

Tom, how've you got on?

0:31:260:31:28

It's been a great one again, Phil, but we need to get a move on.

0:31:280:31:31

Whip that off before it takes off.

0:31:310:31:32

-You want me to help, no? It's going on its own.

-You got it?

-I like those.

0:31:320:31:37

-Nice, aren't they?

-Where'd you buy that, Pisa?

0:31:370:31:40

I don't know what's happened here, but it looks a bit wonky.

0:31:400:31:43

-I like those.

-Lovely, aren't they?

0:31:430:31:45

Yeah, those are really cool. I mean, it's all a bit of a joke, isn't it?

0:31:450:31:50

That you buy these things today for the frames, not the prints.

0:31:500:31:53

-That's exactly what I did.

-What'd they cost you?

0:31:530:31:56

-30 quid.

-Well, they've got to make, what, £50-80?

-I'd hope so.

0:31:560:32:01

The hell is that?

0:32:010:32:03

This, I'm reliably informed, is an elephant steering wheel.

0:32:040:32:07

What? We've got one, two, three, four.

0:32:090:32:12

Four lots there, and there's one more. I'm going to show you this.

0:32:120:32:15

-What's that then? That's a saddle, isn't it?

-My camel saddle.

0:32:150:32:18

Is it off a camel?

0:32:180:32:20

-I thought you got the hump. CHUCKLING:

-What'd you think of that?

0:32:200:32:23

It's actually OK, isn't it?

0:32:230:32:25

Because you can either make that into a really cool stool, or a low table.

0:32:250:32:29

-Little low table.

-I think he likes some of those.

0:32:290:32:31

-I'm going to show you what I've got. You ready for this?

-Yeah, go.

0:32:310:32:35

-Crikey, this all looks pretty vicious.

-Yeah.

-I like your horn.

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-I'm really, really pleased with that.

-I saw this.

-Did you?

-I did.

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-That was 20 quid.

-Was it really?

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I was going to reach for that, but I didn't, stupidly. That's lovely.

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And this, it's from the Gloucestershire Regiment,

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-it's 19th-century and it just records their battles.

-Yeah, that's lovely.

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I went and bought these from the pub.

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Yeah, Tom, the pub, and there's more.

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This is my bit of camouflage here, look.

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-This is a rhododendron.

-Yeah.

-Where did you get that?

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I went to a garden centre cos I got fed up in the shop,

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-so I bought that there.

-Is that all you bought?

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No, no, there is something else. Look at this. This...

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is my Star Trek mirror.

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Never seen anything like that in my life.

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-You're Mr Contemporary Man, aren't you?

-No.

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That was £15, it's kind of cool, but should I have bought it?

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15 quid, that's brilliant.

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You could always use it down the beach, what's it called, boogie board?

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-Yeah, boogie board.

-Enough levity, what did they really think?

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I'm not a fan of the surfboard mirror, I've got to say,

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but what do I know?

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I'm not overly convinced about that big bamboo pot thing,

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and that elephant steerer, what's all that about?

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I thought it'd be really, really simple to spend £200,

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but I'm learning this Antiques Road Trip is not as easy as it looks.

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Not exactly sounding very confident, are they?

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After beginning in Lostwithiel, today's trip will

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conclude at an auction right back here in Lostwithiel.

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TIM CHUCKLES

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I wonder what Lostwithiel means.

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Well, since you asked, Phil, it's reckoned to come from

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an old Cornish expression meaning "Tail end of the woodland".

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There was a battle here too, back in 1644 -

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probably not fought with elephant prods and rhododendrons, though.

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-Up and at 'em, Tommo.

-Who's going to win, you or me?

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Come on, let's get in.

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Jefferys have been here in Lostwithiel for almost 150 years,

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so I suppose they must have sold a potted plant before.

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But what does auctioneer Ian Morris make of what

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Phil and Tom have bought?

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The Baby Sterling horn, I quite like this,

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early 20th century, it's got a bit of a look to it,

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and I think maybe in the region of £60-100.

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Pair of terracotta urns?

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Right time of year, coming into the gardening season,

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so I hope they might be a good earner.

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The bad news for Tom though,

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is that two of his items have been damaged in transit.

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He's lost one green glass,

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and the bamboo rice container has become even more misshapen.

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If it wasn't damaged, I think it'd make £50, maybe a little bit more.

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But as it is, maybe £30-50 would be a more conservative estimate.

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Because Tom's items were insured though, the auctioneers' valuation

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guarantees a minimum pay-out -

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£25 for the glasses and £50 for the rice device.

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Right.

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Tom started out with £220.24, and he spent £157.50 on five auction lots.

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That's great, I like that.

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Whilst Phil began with £240.08, and he spent just £95,

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also on five auction lots.

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-That is the wheel deal.

-45, thank you.

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(It is exciting, isn't it?)

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Yeah, in a perverse sort of a way, if you like some sort of

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masochistic pleasure, the rinser that you put yourself through.

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Phil's first into battle with his Glorious Glosters woolwork.

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I've got two bids of £20.

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Exactly the same, and that's where we'll start with me, at £20.

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£20, £20, 22, 22, 25, 28... £30?

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At £28... 30, 32... 35? 35. 38? 38. £40?

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-38 in the middle...

-That's good. Is that good?

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-I'll tell you in a minute.

-..45. 48? £50? £50.

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55, 60? 60. Five?

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At £60 we bid, at £60, all done.

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-The buyer, 50, thank you.

-First skirmish to Phil, well done.

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That's record-breaking for me, that is.

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Double-figure profit? Get in.

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And speaking of things being broken, Tom's SEVEN green glasses.

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£30 away? £20 away, very nice-looking.

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£20? At ten, I'll take 12...

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Be nice to get him over the 25.

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At £16, 18 now? We all done? Going...and £16.

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£16, to 184.

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Just a pound more than he paid, but remember, because they were

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damaged in transit, the £25 insurance valuation applies.

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So I would have made a pound, I've actually made ten.

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I'm going to start breaking more of my stuff, I tell you,

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it's the way forward.

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How about Phil's horn? The auctioneer likes it.

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-I think that's got real potential.

-I hope so, I hope so.

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-I've got three bids, and I'm going to start at £40.

-Ooh, profit.

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At £40, I'll take five.

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45, £50, 55, £60.

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£60 still with me, at 60. 65.

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£70. Is it five? £70 still with me.

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At £70...

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£70. Five, no? We all done? At £70, to 729.

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After all the angst, Phil's doing very well here.

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-That's good, really good.

-Phew.

-Well done, mate.

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Now for Tom's elephant steering device and damaged rice container.

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Actually, I don't mind the bamboo pot,

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it's the elephant steering wheel I can't quite get my head around.

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There we are, that one's carrying a little bit of damage.

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For those two together, can I say £50 away? £30 away? £20 I'm bid.

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At £20 to get on then. 22, 25, 28, £30,

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32, 35? 35, 38?

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At £35 I'm bid. £35, are we all done?

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At £35, to 721.

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Thanks to the guaranteed insurance price of £50,

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based on the auctioneer's valuation, the loss is nowhere near as heavy.

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I think he really wanted the elephant steering wheel

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and he's hoping in the next sale there's going to be

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a set of brakes, wing mirrors and lights to go with it!

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Time for Tom's frames. Prints too, if you like.

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£50 away? £30 away? £30 I'm bid.

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-Got bids in the book.

-£50, 55, 60. Five?

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65. 65, bid's to the room, at £65...

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-That's a good one.

-Good price, isn't it?

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-65...65.

-That's better, Tom.

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-I'm pleased with that cos it's...

-Don't rub it in, Tom.

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It's a result, no need to labour the point.

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Now for Phil's pub acquisitions.

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That's the way forward,

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you start buying lumps of metal, watch him try and bust that.

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It's probably that what rolled into my boxes.

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PHIL LAUGHS

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-Can I say £20 away? £20? I've got £15 on the book.

-Get in.

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18, 20, is it two? At £20 I'm bid.

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£20 the bid, two or not?

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Are we done?

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I'll sell them at the £20.

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-Nice little tenner profit.

-Lovely.

-Pleased with that.

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-Yes, almost anything would have been good.

-It's your urns next, isn't it?

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-How much is a Greek urn?

-Not a lot these days. Not an awful lot.

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Tom's looking for a couple of keen gardeners here.

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Can I say £30 away? £20 I've got on the book.

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Know what, I thought he said £200 there.

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£30. 32, 35...38, £40.

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-Bid's on the book.

-Is that it?

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At 42 to my left. At 42 over there then, 45, no?

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Done at 42, to 307.

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Not bad. If only he'd stuck some rhododendrons in them.

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-They were very cheap for somebody.

-Yeah. Sorry.

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Phil's Star Trek mirror.

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-DRAMATIC VOICE:

-How boldly will the bidders go?

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-The retro-style oval and bevel wall mirror.

-Why, why, why, why?

0:40:330:40:38

Lovely wall mirror there, £30 away? £20 away? £10, pretty as a picture.

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-12, is it 14?

-Isn't that Alexis from Bay Tree Trading?

0:40:430:40:50

22, 25? At 22, the bid's right in the middle. At £22, 25, no?

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Absolutely flabbergasted.

0:40:550:40:57

That's made me a profit, how the hell is that?

0:40:590:41:02

Not out of this world, but better than some expectations.

0:41:020:41:05

Always knew that'd make a profit, always knew,

0:41:050:41:07

had confidence all the way through.

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It's the one Lostwithiel's been waiting for -

0:41:090:41:12

Phil's plant and pot lot.

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Very antique, it's a rhododendron, called the Rocket,

0:41:150:41:19

hopefully it will fly.

0:41:190:41:21

-I've got two bids very close together.

-Get in there!

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-I've got to start at £28.

-Get in there!

-At £28...

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Are we done? £28 the bid, 30, no?

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Both bids on the books, very close together. At £28. To buyer 79.

0:41:350:41:39

Should have bought two, shouldn't I?

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Don't push your luck, Phil.

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So, just Tom's camel saddle between Phil and a comfortable victory.

0:41:440:41:49

-Wish me luck, mate, come on.

-I do wish you luck actually, I do.

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Not much, but a little bit.

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Can I say £30 away? £20 away?

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At £10, a bid, I'll take 12. 12, 14, 16.

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Come on, come on, come on.

0:42:020:42:04

At 16, 18, 20. 22?

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-22. 25?

-I think that's a bit harsh, mate.

-At £22, five, no? Going?

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-Shocker.

-Going at £22.

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An even bigger loss after auction costs means

0:42:180:42:21

the old hand triumphs again.

0:42:210:42:24

-Loser drives?

-All right, again. It's always me.

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Tom began with £220.24 and, after paying auction costs,

0:42:270:42:32

he made a profit of £9.78, leaving him with £230.02.

0:42:320:42:38

Phil started out with £230.08

0:42:400:42:43

and, after paying auction costs, he made a profit of £69.

0:42:430:42:47

So he has £309.08 to spend next time.

0:42:470:42:52

-Well, there we go.

-Well done, Phil.

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Perhaps wary of young Tom's capacity to fight back,

0:42:530:42:57

-Phil is not rubbing it in, though.

-Tenner up, aren't you?

0:42:570:43:00

-I am a tenner up.

-You're not a loser, Tom.

-A tenner up.

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-Ooh, look out.

-Ay, we're off.

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Next on the Antiques Road Trip - Tom tries a new tactic.

0:43:050:43:09

That's really nice. What sort of friendly deal could you do for me?

0:43:090:43:13

Bearing in mind I'm holding a mallet.

0:43:130:43:16

-And Phil reverts to type.

-That doesn't work, Tina, does it?

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Faulty goods.

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