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